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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007
>> MALIB
Padres squeeze past Rockies
San Diego wins 2-1 in 10-inning game against Colorado
BY BERNIE WILSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN DIEGO — As good as it felt for slumping Kevin Kouzmanoff to single in the winning run, he still had the wild Giles brothers to contend with.
"He speared me." Kouzmanoff said. "He just dropped his shoulder right into me. But you've got to be prepared for that, I guess. It's just a lot of fun."
Later, as Kouzmanoff spoke with reporters, Marcus Giles and pitcher Clay Hensley ambushed the rookie, smashing shaving cream pies into his face.
Reliever Doug Brocail handed him a towel, and Kouzmanoff didn't miss a beat.
"I was looking for a good pitch to
hit and I got it and I hit it the other way" he said.
Actually, there was more to it than that. The hit snapped a 2-for-20 season-opening slump for Kozummanoff, obtained in an offseason trade that sent popular second baseman Josh Barfield to Cleveland.
Padres manger Bud Black sat Kouzmanoff on Friday night to help the third baseman clear his mind after starting 2-for-17.
"I've been struggling a little bit lately," Kouzmanoff said. "It feels pretty good to pick my team up."
It was San Diego's second consecutive win against the Rockies, and both came late. On Saturday night, Adrian Gonzalez doubled in Jose Cruz Jr. with one out in the ninth for a 3-2 victory.
On Sunday, Cruz tied it with a homer off Aaron Cook, who otherwise was brilliant.
In the 10th, Khalil Greene tripled to right-center off LaTroy Hawkins (0-2) with one out. With the infield drawn in, Kouzmanoff singled past
diving first baseman Todd Helton to bring in the winning run.
"I'm just going through an adjustment period right now," said Kouzmanoff, who came up with the Indians in September and hit a grand slam on the first big league pitch he saw.
Black said it was "wonderful" to see Kouzmian bounce back.
Cruz said Kouzmanoff "is the kind of guy who can win a batting title. He's so simple and coordinated and strong. It's a long season. Pretty soon he'll have a 4-for-4 day and he'll be hitting .300. It is good to see him do that."
"The thing about it is, he cares a great deal. I think he wants to make a great first impression. He's not overly pressing, but you want to get out of the gates in good fashion. This guy's going to hit," Black said.
San Diego's bulpen got nine straight outs to extend its scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings, the longest in club history to open a season. The bulpen is 3-0 after six games.
>> NHL
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Minnesota Wild winger Stephane Veilleux goes down after colliding with St. Louis Blues' defenseman Eric Brewer during the second period of a hockey game on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won 5-1.
St. Louis looks to future after disappointing season
BY R.B. FALLSTROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — In mid-December, the st. Louis Blues were seemingly destined for a second straight lastplace overall finish in the NHL.
After only 32 games, the Blues were 12 games below .500. After Andy Murray was hired as coach, they were 11 games above .500 the rest of the way. In the final four months they beat many of the NHL's top teams, and they remained competitive even after star forwards Keith Tkachuk and Bill Guerin were sent to contenders at the trade deadline.
"We're building something here," defenseman Christian Backman said. "It looks very, very, very interesting."
Next season they could be a franchise to watch.
"I think we can look back and be proud of that," goalie Curtis Sanford said. "It just shows how much character we have, how much everybody cares, and how much pride we have."
St. Louis finished 34-35-13 with 81 points, a huge improvement after trailing the NHL with 57 points a year ago. They've missed the playoffs the last two years after a 25-year run of consistency, but believe they're ready to contend again.
Even while they're stockpiling for the future. The trade deadline deals leave the team with three first-round picks in the Entry Draft and eight picks in the first four rounds. Defenseman Erik Johnson, the first overall selection last year, could make the jump from the University of Minnesota next season.
Murray, who has a reputation for being good with developing talent, deserves much of the credit. Davidson said he was worried another franchise might beat him to the punch before the Blues let Mike Kitchen go and hired Murray on the same day.
Forward T.J. Oshie, the No. 1 pick in 2005 who helped North Dakota advance to the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Louis, also could be ready to sign. There's plenty of young talent in place already, including forwards Lee Stempniak, Jay McClement and Brad Boyes.
The well-respected Murray has
"We'll give it a run," team president John Davidson said. "We've come a long way. We can compete."
"Since the trading deadline, we've had the youngest team in the league and yet we've continued to get points, and get points in a lot of places," Murray said. "We ended up being above .500 at home since Christmas and we ended up being over .500 on the road."
been named head coach of the Canadian entry in the world hockey championships that begins later this month. He made an immediate impression, saying the slate was clean for all in his opening news conference and then backing that up by benching veterans who didn't measure up.
The Flames entered their finale on Sunday with 96 points for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, so it'll take another big step up. To bridge that gap, the franchise will need to upgrade at center.
Goalie and defense already have been addressed, with Manny Legace and Eric Brewer signing contract extensions.
Previous ownership alienated a loyal fan base by trading off Chris Pronger before the 2005-06 season. Blue-collar play helped win a lot of them back by the end of the season.
"The people of St. Louis came to respect how hard we worked, and we've laid a foundation," Murray said. "Every season stands on its own and we need to come out next season and play just as hard, but I like to think we did end it on a positive note."
"If we can get some guys off the injury wagon and get all of us playing together for a string of games, I think we've got a heck of a team," Brewer said.
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