Darin Erstad
Darin Erstad
Darin Charles Erstadis an American former professional baseball player and the current head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team. Prior to 2007, he had played with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchisebefore signing with the Chicago White Sox in 2007. He batted and threw left-handed. He was a two-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove Award winner...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 June 1974
believe career guys moved point ready save toward wherever
You look at guys toward the end of their career that have moved to first to, they say, save on their legs, ... I'm not at that point where I'm ready to throttle back the way I play. I believe you get out what you put into it. Wherever you're at, you can make an impact.
believe confidence deeper fortunate goes group guys regardless
I just think we believe in each other. I don't know how much deeper it goes than that. We have a lot of confidence in each and every guy, regardless of who it is, and we've been very fortunate here to have a group of guys who are like that.
plain sleep
They won, plain and simple, and we lost. One thing I know is we get to sleep (last night).
ball catch easier speed stop transition
I'm just getting up to speed with the infield. I'm not completely comfortable right yet. But the transition is a lot easier than it was the first time, ... It's pretty much the same game. Stop the ball and don't let it get by you. Catch and throw. Pretty much the same.
consistent execution given harder hit offensive runs time
At this time of year, runs are harder and harder to come by. Given that we haven't been getting hit after hit on a consistent basis, our offensive execution is going to be key.
fight hardest
This was, by far, the hardest for all of us. We had to fight through so many things.
born face kidding
Are you kidding me? He's the face of the Angels. That would be awesome. If he's healthy, you know what you're going to get. The guy's a born hitter.
gone good playing tough
We've gone through tough times and good times and we always take the same attitude, to just keep working and playing our game.
city
What day is this? What city are we in.
bonds guys understand
I understand it, but it doesn't make it any easier. I've been through a lot with these guys and the bonds are pretty strong.
guy home meet mind plate round watched
I've watched it so many times and I've rerun it in my head. I just made a decision. It's instinct. As I round third, I see that the cutoff guy has the ball, so I look at home and the first thing I see is Johnny's legs. And I see the plate between his legs. In your mind you see that and you think, I just want to meet him.
ball best guys juice
That's what we do. We have two guys who can juice the ball, but for the most part we just put the ball in play and make things happen. We're at our best when we're doing that.
good success work
Scioscia has a real good feel for when things need to be done. He's had success making adjustments. Hopefully, this will work out as well.
care less run
Run scores, we win. I could care less about that stuff.