Darin Erstad was taken for x-rays after catching (or not catching) a ball in outfield drills today.
"A ball kicked off funny off the grass and caught me in the cheek bone," he said. "I guess it's precautionary more than anything. ... It was just a line drive and I went to catch it. Well, I missed it. "
And Brandon Backe and Edwin Maysonet both lost weight battling a stomach bug. Backe apparently lost 10 pounds over the weekend - and that's a lot o' poopin'.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
