ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ERSTAD IS BACK WHERE HE BELONGS.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Darin Erstad Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4, 1974 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a first baseman/center fielder in Major League Baseball currently with the Chicago White Sox. Prior to 2007, he had played his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996-2006). was back in the Angels lineup in center field Tuesday night after missing two games because of a lower-back spasm, possibly related to his sore right knee that was examined Monday. ``When Darin says he can't play, you take notice,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia It turns out, Erstad's knee injury was diagnosed as a slight sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. , nothing that will damage him long-term, Scioscia said. Erstad batted just .242 in April after hitting a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. .449 in April 2000 and establishing a major-league record for hits in April with 48. He had less than half that many (22) this April. --Konerko revisited: Scioscia has as good a read as anybody on Paul Konerko Paul Henry Konerko (born March 5, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox. He previously played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1997-98) and Cincinnati Reds (1998). , the Chicago White Sox's young slugger. Scioscia saw Konerko when he worked his way through the Dodgers' minor-league organization, when Scioscia was the club's minor-league catching coordinator, and, painfully, he's seeing him now from the opposite dugout. Last year, Scioscia's first season as the Angels' pilot, Konerko hit .353 against Anaheim. ``He didn't have a chance to get his feet on the ground,'' Scioscia said of Konerko's exit from the Dodgers, first to Cincinnati, then to the White Sox. ``He's a young hitter who never had a chance to show what he could do, ... there were guys ahead of him.'' ``But he's truly blossomed in Chicago,'' Scioscia went on. ``He's an excellent situational hitter, a guy with power. ... He's become a very tough out.'' Konerko went into Tuesday night's game against the Angels batting .333, tops among the White Sox regulars. His five homers and 14 runs batted in tied for the club lead. --Ex-Long Beach star: Former Long Beach State right-hander Rocky Biddle Lee 'Rocky' Biddle (born May 21, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former Closer in the MLB. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos. He drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round (51st pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. , whose normal turn in the White Sox's starting rotation is Thursday, will instead wait to pitch until Saturday night, when the White Sox are in Texas. ``Got some things I've got to work on,'' said Biddle, who prepped at Temple City High, then pitched three seasons for Long Beach. ``I've got to get back to throwing strikes, like I was at the start of the season.'' Biddle is 1-1 with a 3.86 earned-run average. ANGELS vs. CHICAGO Time: 7:05 p.m., Edison Field. TV/Radio: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network ; 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish). Matchup: Angels' Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game (0-3) is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his first win and the White Sox might not be the best club for him to be facing trying to get it. Washburn has faced Chicago just once in his career and was knocked out in 3 2/3 innings in a game two years ago. Washburn has faced Chicago just once in his career and was knocked out in 3 2/3 innings in a game two years ago. Jon Garland, a right-hander who was recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Charlotte, will be making his 2001 debut for the White Sox. - Gordon Verrell CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. CHICAGO (see text) |
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