I took a pretty good shot on the foot in Kansas City but it feels fine. It's a little purple but it's all good. I've been icing it down. The trainers panic. They make you do a bunch of stuff but I just told them it's a bruise, it'll be fine. I've been hit a lot harder than that, trust me. I got a   more...

With the impending offseason approaching, the Los Angeles Angels need to start rebuilding a slightly broken 2006 model, and turn it into a 2007 contender. Fear not! Some of the pieces are already in place. But with the Halos essentially out of the playoffs, it's time to start thinking about how to   more...

Big Names, Big Stars, all having problems as we head into the 1st day of Summer. Remember Tom Hanks famous line in A League of Their Own, "There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball." Apparently, these guy didn't get the memo.
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According to Peter Gammons he may retire from baseball and become an assistant" If Darin Erstad doesn't find a job that suits him, there is word that he could return to the University of Nebraska, his alma mater, and be an assistant coach for the football team. A punter in college, Erstad was part   more...
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So the Athletics are officially sellers. Everyone saw a Dan Haren and/or Joe Blanton trade coming (Haren has happened, and Blanton is coming soon), but Nick Swisher came out of nowhere. At first glance, the Athletics traded a low salary outfielder with a good amount of power and great patience.   more...
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Well, little did most of America know, the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft kicks off on June 5th. Unlike the NFL Draft and it's months of hypothesizing and glory holing that goes on before it and the NBA Draft with their wily lottery draft. No, the MLB draft loses a little luster to the quick and to the   more...
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Manager Tony LaRussa thinks Albert Pujols is wearing down. Rickie Weeks is heading back to the DL with that wrist. Josh Hamilton is set to return. Kevin Gregg closing in Florida.
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Please tell me Ozzie was kidding when he suggested hitting Darrin Erstad in the lead off spot.
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I haven't seen too many Fire Joe Morgan articles appear on Yardbarker, but there should be more of them. If you're not familiar with the premise of the blog, they take an article written by someone else and inject their own thoughts into the middle of it, poking fun at author's take on the subject.   more...
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The Houston Astros are coming to town, which means the return of Ed Wade. Corey isn't a big fan of Wade, and believes his face resembles a scrotum; have to agree with you there Corey. Wade did both good and bad while in Philly, but since he never crafted a team that was able to make it to the   more...
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On the same day they announce Scott Podsednik will be out 6-8 weeks, the White Sox signed Darin Erstad to a one year deal.
Original Story: http://tomfornellisportsblog.blogspot.co....

By Geoff Bilau, Angelswin.com Senior EditorFew who are familiar with recent Angels history would be surprised that the man at the center of the team's most memorable comeback of the 2000 season was Darin Erstad. Even though his teammates were hitting home runs at a record pace, there was never any   more...
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With the bases loaded and one out and the Phillies down a run, Shane Victorino popped the ball up to Astros leftfielder Darin Erstad. The Phillies sent Pedro Feliz home on the play and he promptly got gunned down to end the game.I have two problems with the play. First of all, Feliz is painfully   more...
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Houston Astros outfielder Hunter Pence asks you - the fans - to help him think of a nickname for his teammate Darin Erstad.
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Houston Astros' 1B Lance Berkman left today's game against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning. The official diagnosis is neck spasms.
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