Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The saddest words of tongue or pen are not tragedy, but “What might have been...” Casey Kotchman was the Angels’ first round pick in the 2001 draft. He made his major league debut after a dramatic baserunning injury to Darin Erstad in 2004, called up from AA Arkansas to join the team on a Sunday afternoon. He had been a batboy to Garret Anderson in the minors where his father, Tom Kotchman was a coach....
Prairie Sun Rising (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
. C ongratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies, winners of the 2008 World Series. Here in Prairie Country, where Fargo is the home of 61-in-61--"some say" still baseball's homerun king, Roger Maris--we take our baseball seriously. To the roster of homegrown baseball stars Darin Erstad and Rick Helling, now is added Phillies catcher Chris Coste. You do Fargo-Moorhead and your hometown team, the RedHawks,...
DoughStreet.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
A lot of things broke well for the Astros in 2008: Brian Moehler, Randy Wolf, LaTroy Hawkins, Ty Wigginton, Darin Erstad and the rest of the wise men, and Wesley Wright. A few others didn’t. In no particular order they were (be sure to click ahead and see the full pictorial essay before you vote): [...]
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
A lot of things broke well for the Astros in 2008: Brian Moehler, Randy Wolf, LaTroy Hawkins, Ty Wigginton, Darin Erstad and the rest of the wise men, and Wesley Wright. A few others didn't. In no particular order they were (be sure to click ahead and see the full pictorial essay before you vote): Hurricane Ike, who's wind and rain put out the Astros white hot streak? via www.sciam.com Bud Selig?...
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
HOUSTON — Darin Erstad's pinch-hit solo homer lifted Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves, but the Astros were eliminated from the National League wild-card race when Milwaukee beat Chicago.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
HOUSTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Darin Erstad hit a one-out home run in the ninth inning Friday, giving the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over Atlanta. Despite the Astros' third straight victory, their faint playoff hopes were officially ended when Milwaukee won earlier in the evening. Houston vaulted into contention for the wild-card berth by winning 14 out of 15 games. Their momentum, however, was halted...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
The Eagle Sports (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the ...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
So I just watched the malfunctioning MLB Game Day tell me that Daryl Ward struck out against Seth McLung to seal the Astros fate in the NL Wild Card: elimination. The prior five or ten minutes were spent reveling in the glory of Darin Erstad's walk-off HR. Even though I knew that Milwaukee had the lead, in those last five or ten minutes, it still felt like we were going to do it and it felt good....
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the Astros were still eliminated from playoff contention.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night but the Astros were still eliminated from playoff contention.
FIRE JOE MORGAN (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yes. You are. He should have tried to punt.
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
23,000 Cub fans just watched Carlos Zambrano no-hit Houston in an Astros home game in Milwaukee. It was the first Cubs no-hitter since Milt Pappas in 1972. He fanned Darin Erstad for the final out. Yes, tons of Cub...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP Carlos Zambrano SP *Randy Wolf 13-5, 3.58, 117 K, 64 BB, 173.1 IP 10-11, 4.45, 146 K, 67 BB, 174 IP LF Alfonso Soriano LF *Darin Erstad SS Ryan Theriot CF *Michael Bourn 1B Derrek Lee SS Miguel Tejada 3B Aramis Ramirez 1B #Lance Berkman C Geovany Soto 3B #Geoff Blum RF Mark DeRosa RF Hunter Pence CF Reed Johnson 2B *David Newhan 2B Ronny Cedeno C Humberto Quintero...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Pinch-hitters Darin Erstad and David Newhan had back-to-back run-scoring hits in the eighth inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 7-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
