ANGELS NOTEBOOK: GLAUS, ERSTAD DONE?

Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer

ANAHEIM - Third baseman Troy Glaus (shoulder) and center fielder Darin Erstad (hamstring) were examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum on Monday. Both are on the disabled list and might stay there the rest of the season.

Yocum ordered Glaus to have an MRI exam on his shoulder today at the Kerlan-Jobe HealthSouth Clinic in Los Angeles. Glaus, who injured his shoulder July 21, played in two games of a rehab assignment at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, going 2 for 6 as the designated hitter. But he was pulled off the assignment when his shoulder flared up again after he tried throwing a baseball.

``If he was just swinging we probably wouldn't have seen it flare up,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``But he's trying to come back as a third baseman, and to do that you have to throw the ball.''

Yocum said Erstad should continue with his therapy and strengthening treatments but no timetable has been set for his return. Erstad, bothered by hamstring tendinitis all season, is eligible to come off the DL on Aug. 22, but with the Angels out of playoff contention, it's possible he and Glaus will sit out the rest of the season.

``If we have to go without those guys the rest of the year, then we'll go without those guys the rest of the year,'' Scioscia said. ``The fact is, they're not in the lineup now and that's what we're dealing with.''

--Schoeneweis returns: Pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was wearing his road gray uniform and a black hat, so he could joke about the Angels' woes.

When somebody mentioned to the former Angels pitcher that the club had fallen apart after he was traded to the Chicago White Sox on July 29, Schoeneweis quipped: ``I know, ... I was the glue over there.''

In reality, Schoeneweis is pitching about as well as he was with the Angels, which isn't saying much. Going into Monday's game, Schoeneweis had appeared in five games with the White Sox, going 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA and allowing opposing batters to hit .364 against him.

Schoeneweis was near tears the day he was traded and said even now he isn't sure why he was dealt.

``I thought to myself, `Why did they not want me anymore?' '' he said. ``I really don't know what the reason was. I didn't think anything I said or did was bad.''

Quite simply, Schoeneweis wasn't happy about his lack of opportunities to pitch, and he had made it clear he still wanted to be a starter. With the White Sox, Schoeneweis might get a chance to start next season.

``I think I'm going to have some opportunities here to contribute,'' he said.

Despite the trade, Schoeneweis said he holds no hard feelings and is happy to be back in Anaheim for a few days.

``I definitely was looking forward to it,'' he said. ``My family's still here, so I can see my family and some of the guys. I wasn't dreading it, but it will be strange if and when I get into a game (against the Angels). I'll have to remember to make a left turn off the mound instead of a right turn (to walk to the visitors' dugout).''

--Salmon returns: Tim Salmon returned to the lineup Monday after missing one game with a bruised left shin. Salmon suffered the injury when he fouled a ball off the shin in batting practice before Sunday's game in Cleveland.

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- Joe Haakenson