Darin Erstad

After his Angels missed the playoffs for the second straight year -- the first such drought under his watch -- owner Arte Moreno channeled his inner Steinbrenner this offseason, cleaning out the front office and signing both the top hitter (Albert Pujols ...  

The Angels' $240-million man will arrive at camp a week early to ... Even with several big decisions to make in the spring, Scioscia believes Los Angeles has all the pieces necessary to get back to the postseason after a two-year absence.  

No one needs to tell Nebraska coach Darin Erstad. He knows the challenge that is facing him. Erstad, a 14-year major leaguer, has played the sport all his life. He just hadn ... "I guess you can find out all you want to know on the Internet."  

Erstad said he learned how to run a team from some of the best minds in the game, such as Angels manager Mike Scioscia and former Angels bench coach and current Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. Erstad was known around the majors for his hard edge and ...  

Husker do! A diamond hidden in the mouth of a corpse? One thing’s for certain: Nebraska’s new baseball coach talks a good game. At his press conference Monday, Darin Erstad sounded every bit like a man ready to turn around NU’s baseball program. He spoke of his recruiting pitch, saying Nebraska “sells itself”; downplayed his lack of coaching experience by referencing great baseball minds he’d learned from (including his father and Mike...  

Which is a way of noting that the page was last updated in 2002. A site called Travel North Dakota says the billboard was still there as of 2010. How many miles out of your way would you drive to see the Darin Erstad billboard? Forty? I would ...  

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — New Nebraska coach Darin Erstad loves ... Erstad's playing days ended in 2009, and he accepted Mike Anderson's invitation to join the Huskers' staff as volunteer batting coach in 2011. The Huskers failed to make the ...  

If anyone ever sponsors a best coach presenting his own sport's marketing plan award, Darin lt;br />Erstad would win it hands down. Nebraska's first-year head baseball coach is in a league of his lt;br />own when it  

His list includes current managers Mike Scioscia (Angels), Joe Maddon (Rays), Ron Roenicke (Brewers) and Bud Black (Padres). "I'll text Joe Maddon -- just throw stuff at him," Erstad said. It's good to have such connections. Maddon was a bench ...  

While the Angels franchise has made its mark in the city of Los Angeles with the blockbuster acquisitions of Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson, a most unlikely source is advancing the Halos' campaign to take over the City of Angels. Scioscia played his entire ...  

With Tony LaRussa's unexpected retirement this winter, the Angels' Mike Scioscia is now the longest-tenured manager in baseball. Last May, Scioscia reached 1,000 career victories -- a milestone only five other current managers can match (Detroit ...  

Erstad couldn’t recruit as a volunteer assistant. Erstad said he learned how to run a team from some of the best minds in the game, such as Angels manager Mike Scioscia and former Angels bench coach and current Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon.  

Today is Chili Davis’ birthday-plus-one. Some people like to recognize birthdays. I like to recognize the day that somebody went home from the hospital. You’re not really born until you’re in your own smelly house. Every few weeks, during ...  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — All-Star second baseman Howie Kendrick agreed to a $33.5 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, passing up a chance to hit the free-agent market after next season. The move was the latest in a busy offseason spending spree for Angels owner Arte Moreno and new general manager Jerry Dipoto. Read full article >>  

Ralph Papa was a pinch hitter last week. The veteran Delco Senior Babe Ruth League coach and administrator was called on by Angels manager Mike Scioscia, the Springfield High product who was a good hitter in his days in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.