ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SOURCE SAYS BIG ANGELS-CARDS TRADE IN MAKING.Byline: Joe Haakenson San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune A source close to the Angels said Sunday that the club is considering making a blockbuster trade with the St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. . The Angels would give up outfielder Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. , pitcher Jason Dickson Dickson is a graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University. He plays for the Somerset Patriots and was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1994 MLB Amateur and Triple-A pitcher Scott Schoeneweis Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He plays for the New York Mets. in exchange for pitcher Todd Stottlemyre Stottlemyre, who started Sunday's game against the Dodgers, went into the day 9-8 with a 3.29 ERA. Jordan began the day hitting .328 with 15 homers and 59 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 . Both Stottlemyre, 33, and Jordan, 31, are eligible to become free agents at the end of this season. And Jordan, who played defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons However, Jim Turner, Jordan's agent, is trying to convince Jordan not to play football. ``Brian's a very interesting guy,'' Turner said. ``And he has a lot of belief in himself doing things. But that would be awfully difficult to imagine. My best advice to him is that `(baseball) is where your future is.' There's a difference between emotion and reality. He's just hitting his stride as a baseball player. It will be awfully interesting to see how good he can be. He could establish himself as one of the great players in the game.'' Finley improved: Pitcher Chuck Finley said his right forearm/wrist felt much better Sunday, one day after he got hit by a line drive hit by the Orioles' Joe Carter in the third inning. Finley, who will be pushed back in the rotation from Tuesday to Friday, is a magnet for freak injuries, but he was happy it wasn't worse on Saturday. ``It was going to hit me in the face if I didn't put my arm up,'' he said. Finley suffered a cut on his right knee in his start Wednesday that required eight stitches to close. This is just another in a long list of freak injuries the lefty has had over the years. ``Someone asked how it (forearm) felt last night,'' Finley said. ``I said my knee doesn't hurt anymore. ``I think (the freak injuries) are created to make me forget about the time before. I broke my wrist to make me forget about getting cracked in the face. I hurt my knee to forget about my wrist. And I got hit last night to forget about my knee. . . . It's weird, very weird stuff.'' Endangering records: What kind of season is Darin Erstad having? If he continues on his pace, he'll set Angels single-season records in four offensive categories. Following are the categories, Erstad's projected total and club record: Hits - Erstad (215), Alex Johnson (202 in 1970); doubles - Erstad (53), Doug DeCinces (42 in 1982) and Johnny Ray (42 in 1988); total bases - Erstad (374), Don Baylor (333 in 1979); extra-base hits - Erstad (90), DeCinces (77 in 1982). Watson tabbed: Allen Watson will start in Finley's spot Tuesday in Minnesota, his first start since an elbow injury and cut wrist had him on the disabled list for six weeks. He returned last week and has made three relief appearances. ``I wanted Allen Watson to have a start,'' Angels manager Terry Collins said. ``All along, that's where we felt he would best help the club.'' |
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