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Pujols joins legends with 100th RBI of the season
PITTSBURGH — Albert Pujols turned down a day off and then joined some elite company.
Pujols hit his 40th home run and reached 100 RBIs for the fourth consecutive season, and the St. Louis Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the
Pirates with a 4-0 victory Sunday.
Pujols, who also hit his first triple of the season, became the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs. He joined Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams as the only players to accomplish the feat.
"it's awesome," Pujols said.
"it's tough to get 100 at this
Jason Marquis (13-4) held the Pirates to four hits in 7 1-3 shutout innings to win his 10th straight decision. He hasn't lost since the Pirates beat him 11-8 on May 26. He walked four and hit a batter as the Cardinals won their seventh straight
level, but I'm here to do the best I can to win. I don't care who they try to compare me to. I just want to be myself and try to get better every day."
"I was more than pleased," La Russa said. "It was a tough matchup against (Oliver) Perez, a hot day, the end of a road trip. It was an outstanding performance."
The Pirates have lost nine of their last 12 — with seven of the losses to St. Louis. They were 1-7 in consecutive weekend series against the Cardinals.
game against the Pirates.
"We have a long way to go
The Cardinals are 18-6 on the road since the All-Star break.
to get to their level," Pirates outfielder Mackowiak said.
"There's a terrific attitude on this team," La Russa said. "The guys really push each other. This club has played at a really high level for a long time and that's hard to do. You have to dig deep and they do, every day."
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SCRIMAGE: Offense main attraction
Giles became more comfortable as the game progressed, scoring seven points on perfect 3-of-3 shooting and also earning a standing ovation after jumping out-of-bounds to save a possession. Galindo showed nerves early but regained his
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shooting touch in the third quarter, knocking in a pair of threes.
dunks around the rim. Robinson showed his scoring potential in a third-quarter display, draining a pair of threes and also a jumper for eight points in a 90-second span.
Five other returners scored in double-digits, led by Simien with 17 points.
Lee, who earned Self's praise earlier in the week for his effort in practice, stood out among the returning players, scoring 14 points and showing perhaps
the best condition on the Jayhawks' roster.
capacity was met
Fans began lining up at 6:30 a.m. outside of Horejsi, more than nine hours before the start of the exhibition.
The athletic center closed its doors around 3 p.m. when
Dallas recruit C.J. Miles attended the event with his parents, and fans greeted him with cheers of and "Come to Kansas" and "C.J., C.J." Kansas is considered the current leader for Miles, according to rivals.com.
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QUARTERBACKS: Trying to fill the gap left by Whittemore
"Last year was last year," Barmann said. "This is a new year, and we're going to have new challenges. We're just going to have to keep working."
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This season, however, Barmann is prepared to lead an offense which he believes has improved from last year.
"Things are definitely moving up for us," Barmann said. "I think the offense as a whole is a little bit ahead of where we were last year."
Standing behind Barmann, ready to step up if he is unable to perform are juniors Brian Luke and Jason Swanson.
Luke appeared in four games last season, passing for 285 total yards.
Swanson came to Kansas by way of the City College of San Francisco where he helped his undefeated team to the NJCAA championship last year.
His season high came in a 44-21 loss at Oklahoma State, where he recorded a career-high 193 vards.
In that season he went 62-of-104 for 1,187 yards and nine touchdowns.
The Jayhawks face a schedule heralded as one of the third or fourth hardest in the country.
JAYHAWK QUARTERBACKS AT A GLANCE
Their strength of schedule is
Name No. Height Weight Class
Adam Barmann 7 6-4" 210 So.
Jason Swanson 8 6-0" 190 Jr.
Brian Luke 14 6-6" 225 Jr.
Source: 2004 Kansas Football Media Guide
ranked as high as second by foxsports.com.
The responsibility of leading the team will fall on these three inexperienced sets of shoulders
Whittemore's numbers from last year, they will have to improve vastly on their accomplishments from last year.
If they are to replace
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Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Presents:
Senator George McGovern Winner of the 2004 Dole Leadership Prize Monday September 13,7:30 p.m. Lied Center
Upcoming events at the Dole Institute:
Friday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Sept.26-Oct.2
Sept.30, Oct.5, Oct.8, Oct.13
October 26
October 28
November
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Patriot Act Author Viet Dinh
Civic Literacy Week
Presidential Debate Watch at the Institute
Former Ambassador to Qatar
New York Times Columnist David Brooks
Political Humor Month at the Dole Institute
- Stay tuned for dates/times
Presidential Lecture Series
Bob Dole Book Signing
Inaugural Class of Dole Scholars Introduced
The Visitor's Hall at the Dole Institute will be closed 1-5 p.m.Sept.10 and 12-4 p.m.Sept.8 and Sept.18
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