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
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I still feel like a bone is sticking out of my arm. I'm still in shock -- that is the best way to look at it.
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They don't say that at all. They say the opposite. They say things like 'Those balls in the hole aren't hits any more,' ... It's just people's perspective. What it boils down to is what's best for our team. And with the acquisitions we made this year, putting me on first gives us the best team. And I've said it all along: whatever's best for the team, I'm willing to do whatever.
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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.
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It is hard to describe what he meant to this team and this organization. As a teammate, he was the best -- No.1. Having him at the tail end of games and having his mentality in the clubhouse was everything.
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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.
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It was a long day, but well worth it. It was really good. It was great.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Run scores, we win. I could care less about that stuff.
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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.
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We don't put that on one guy. We're a team here and we'll do it all together. We'll try to have good at-bats, try to get guys on base, and when we get guys on base that's when we can do our stuff.
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That's the way it is. You know that's the way it's going to be. It doesn't matter what happens the rest of the season; you figure it's going to come down to the end and that's the way it's going to be.
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It doesn't really matter. They told me to get ready so that is what I'll do. It's more about getting my arm back in shape.