ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SALMON SNAPS HIS HR SKID.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer Right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield Tim Salmon But by no means does the homer indicate Salmon is ready to be the hitter he was before the injury - .347, seven homers, 25 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in in 26 games. Salmon's wrist is not 100 percent and it won't be the rest of this season. There are days it feels weak. In 22 games since coming back, Salmon is hitting .165 (13 for 79) with one homer and eight RBI. ``My mind's saying one thing and my body's doing something else,'' Salmon said. ``This is what I'm going to have for the rest of the year, so I don't make excuses for it. The doctors say it's going to take an extended period (of rest) to get over this.'' The injury occurred May 3 when Salmon attempted to make a sliding catch in right field. Initially, the team hoped Salmon would be out only a few days. But it was soon learned it was much more serious. ``This is an injury they said could take four months just to heal,'' he said. ``I've talked to guys who said it takes the whole offseason, but I still have to go out and play today.'' Carew banged up: Add hitting coach Rod Carew He was born to a Panamanian mother on a train in the town of Gatun, which at that time was in the Panama Canal to the Angels' list of walking wounded Walking wounded is a term used in first aid and triage to indicate injured persons who are of a relatively low priority. These patients are conscious and breathing and usually have only (relatively) minor injuries; thus they are capable of walking. . While throwing soft-toss to rookie Trent Durrington Trent John Durrington (born August 27, 1975 in Sydney, Australia) is a Major League Baseball player who is presently under a Minor League contract with the Cleveland Indians. He is primarily a second baseman. , Carew took a batted ball "Fly ball" and "line drive" redirect here. For the dog sport, see flyball. In baseball, a batted ball is any ball that, after a pitch, is contacted by the batter's bat. on the right foot and suffered a nasty bruise. Durrington has been up with the big-league club for only a few days, so injuring a Hall of Famer wasn't exactly getting off on the right foot. ``No, it's not real good,'' Durrington said in his heavy Australian accent. ``Not when he's going to be the one helping me. I'm trying to stay as low key as possible. He didn't say too much at first, then he took his shoe off. Troy (Glaus) and I had a bit of a giggle, and Rod laughed too. He took it in pretty good spirits.'' Some players joked about looking into the cost of a one-way ticket to Australia, to which Carew responded: ``Get one for me, too.'' Also: First baseman Mo Vaughn continues to make progress recovering from a staph infection Staph infection Infection with Staphylococcus bacteria. These bacteria can infect any part of the body. Mentioned in: Cephalosporins in his right shin. He waved off reporters before Sunday's game, but according to media spokesman Tim Mead, Vaughn believes the infection resulted after he fouled a ball off his leg. . . . Outfielder Garret Anderson was not in the lineup for the second consecutive day because of a sore left ankle, injured Friday when he slipped in the outfield. . . . Jim Edmonds got his second start of the season in center on Sunday. ANGELS vs. CLEVELAND Time: 7:05 p.m. at Edison Field. TV/Radio: FSW FSW Friction Stir Welding FSW Flight Software FSW Full Spectrum Warrior (video game) FSW Family Support Worker FSW Female Sex Worker FSW Fox Sports World (cable TV channel) ; KLAC-AM (570), XPRS-AM (1090, Spanish). Matchup: The last time the Indians were in town, the Angels had high hopes for the 1999 season. That was the three-game series to open the season. The Angels won opening night 6-5 but lost Mo Vaughn to a severely sprained left ankle. Neither Vaughn nor the Angels have been the same since. Ken Hill (4-10, 4.96 ERA) will start for Anaheim against Cleveland's Bartolo Colon (10-4, 5.56). - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): Box Box: Angels vs. Cleveland (see text) |
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