ANGELS NOTEBOOK: POSSIBLE FIRST FOR ERSTAD.Byline: BEN VILLA Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- All season long, the Angels have been 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. someone to play first base consistently and Saturday, they just might have found that person. 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). , who's been on the disabled list since June 23 with an irritated right ankle, was running the bases aggressively and taking balls at first before the Angels' game against Seattle. ``I'm simulating a lot of situations right now because I'm trying to get to full speed as fast as I can,'' Erstad said. ``I felt fine the other day hitting and about the only thing that still bothers me is stopping and starting real quickly. ``But the pain is tolerable and if it stay's where it's at, then I think I have a chance to play again this season.'' Erstad played first base for the Angels the past two season, winning a Gold Glove in 2004 before he was switched to center field this season to make room for Casey Kotchman Casey John Kotchman (born February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He hit his first Major League home run on August 5 2005. In 47 games in 2005, Kotchman had 7 home runs and 22 runs batted in. . Kotchman looks as if he's going to miss the rest of the season with mononucleosis mononucleosis /mono·nu·cle·o·sis/ (-noo?kle-o´sis) excess of mononuclear leukocytes (monocytes) in the blood. chronic mononucleosis chronic fatigue syndrome. , and after a hot start, rookie first baseman Kendry Morales Kendrys Morales Rodriguez (born June 20, 1983 in Fomento, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player in his rookie season as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. struggled to adjust to major-league pitching and was sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake on July 24. Since then, rookie Howie Kendrick Howard Joseph (Howie) Kendrick (born July 12, 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American Major League Baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats and throws right-handed. Kendrick Attended West Nassau High School where he played baseball. , who's primarily a second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker , has been getting the bulk of the work at first base against right-handers, and Robb Quinlan Robb William Quinlan (born March 17, 1977 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Quinlan graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications. usually gets the nod against southpaws. Even if Erstad is capable of coming back, there's no guarantee he'll be better than he was at the beginning of the year. In 27 games, he batted just .220 with no home runs and five RBIs. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said if Erstad does return this season, it would be at first base, but that his return is at least a couple of weeks away. ``Darin is doing a little better every day, but he's not at the level where he needs to be to help us,'' Scioscia said. ``He's getting closer, but he still needs to test his ankle and have the confidence that he'll be able to play first base again.'' Welcome back: After spending the past three days watching the games on TV in his office while serving a suspension, Scioscia said he's glad he'll be back in the dugout today. ``It's not like I was relaxing watching the game on TV, that's for sure,'' Scioscia said. ``You know, the only time I turn on the TV is when I've been suspended or thrown out of a game, and in my seven years here, I think it's been on a total of four times. ``But I've caught myself yelling at the TV, and I think I even hugged it once when we did something good.'' |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion