"Some will say this reinforces the convergence of sports and entertainment, while others will suggest the only thing converging is bad taste." David Carter, principal of The Sports Business Group, on Major League Baseball putting Spider-Man 2logos on the bases at selected ballparks.
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thursday,may 6,2004
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Ryan Greene is an idiot and would not know athletic ability if it slapped him in the face.
David Padget belongs in the Guinness World Records because he might possibly be the biggest baby ever.
I'm Jeff Graves, bitch.
Catching baseball fever
Moo: Thanks for staying a part of the family. We all love you.
Matt Pacey, Olathe freshman, played catch behind Ellsworth Hall yesterday afternoon. According to weather.com,the night for today is 88 degrees.
Road trip troubles; Royals lose again
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Vernon Wells homered twice and tied a career high with five RBI, and Roy Halladay pitched seven strong innings on three days' rest, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-3 win against the Kansas City Royals yesterday.
Wells, who entered hitting just .228 with one home run and seven RBI, hit an RBI grounder in the first, a three-run homer in the second and a solo shot in the fourth for Toronto.
Staked to a 7-0 lead in the second, Halladay (3-3) won his third straight start, allowing three runs on 11 hits, while striking out four and walking none in seven innings. He's 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA when pitching on three days' rest, including 3-0 in three starts last season.
Toronto improved to 3-9 at SkyDome, the worst home record in the majors.
the worst home record. Brian Anderson (1-3) lost his third straight start for the Royals, losers of 16 of 20 overall. Their 2-12 road mark also is
the worst in the major leagues
The Blue Jays took 7-10 lead in the second as they sent nine men to the plate. They scored on consecutive RBI doubles by Kevin Cash and Orlando Hudson, Reed Johnson's sacrifice fly and Wells' three-run homer.
sacrifice and win the race. Wells hit a solo shot and Josh Phelps chased Anderson in the fifth with a two-run homer, giving Toronto a 10-0 lead.
run home, giving totals. Anderson allowed 10 runs — six earned — on 11 hits in four-plus innings.
earned — on 11 lins in four playthroughs Matt Stairs homered for the Royals in the sixth, making it 10-1.
Kansas City added two more runs in the seventh on RBI singles by Joe Randa and Carlos Beltran.
Notes: The Royals committed three errors and allowed four unearned runs. The attendance was just 14,103. Wells has five multithomer games in his career. He last hit two homers on July 21, 2003, at New York. He previously had five RBI on May 3, 2003, vs. Anaheim. Kansas City reliever Mike MacDougal hit Wells with a pitch in the eighth.
Four-man rotation starts well for Rockies
The Associated Press
MONTREAL — Joe Kennedy gave Colorado's new four-man rotation a great start, allowing only one hit during six scoreless innings and leading the
Rockies to a victory against the Montreal Expos 2-0 last night.
With a major league-high 6.38 ERA going into
Kennedy (4-0) pitched on three days' rest, giving up only Juan Rivera's single in the second inning. He struck out six and walked two.
the game, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle had already decided to go with only four starters for the rest of the month.
and walked two. Mark Sweeney pinch-hit for Kennedy in the seventh with runners on first and second and doubled on a 3-2 pitch from Zach Day (2-3), driving in the game's only runs.
Kennedy and relievers Tim Harikkala, Brian Fuentes, Victor Nunez and Shawn Chacon combined to hold Montreal to five hits. The Expos who have scored a major league-low 65 runs, were shut out for the seventh time in 28 games.
game is only tall.
Sweeney is hitting .364 in 11 pinch.
hit at-bats with six RRI
The Expos loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Nunez got Tony Batista to pop out and Brad Wilkerson to fly out.
Chacon pitched the ninth for his seventh save in eight opportunities.
enth save in eight opportunities.
Only 3,699 were on hand as, for the second straight night, Montreal drew its smallest crowd since Sept. 5, 2002, when 2,134 showed up at Olympic Stadium.
Day scattered five hits while holding the Rockies scoreless until the seventh.
Matt Holliday hit a one-out double and Brad Hawpe was walked intentionally. Sweeney hit a drive over center fielder Endy Chavez's leaping attempt.
Missouri wants new schedule
The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa athletic director Bob Bowsley said it would be "highly unethical" for Missouri to cancel half of a four-game football series sched-
aired to start in 2005.
Missouri officials want to drop Iowa from the 2005 and 2006 football
2006 100, 104, 105 schedules and play Arkansas State instead. The two schools also are to meet in the 2007 and 2008 season, and Missouri intends to play those games, associate athletic director Ed Stewart said.
at athletic director in Missouri should honor Bowlsby said Missouri should honor all four years of the contract. The games two at each school were scheduled in 1994.
"I haven't broken a contract like this in 25 years in the business, and I don't think others should start doing it," Bowlsby said. "I think it's highly unethical and I'm very surprised by it."
Iowa is coming off seasons of 11-2 and 10-3 and consecutive January bowl appearances. Arkansas State has gone 6-7 and 5-7 the last two years.
7 and 5-7 the last two years.
Stewart said Missouri officials are trying to help Iowa find opponents to fill the two dates. Bowlsby said those schools would have to be close geographically and attract a crowd similar to what Iowa would draw for Missouri.
Chad Moller, Missouri's sports information director, did not immediately return telephone messages left at his home and cell phone yesterday evening.
A game with Missouri probably would draw a sellout or near-capacity crowd at Kinnick Stadium and could be attractive for a national or regional telecast.
telecast. "That's a fine line — what's suitable and what isn't suitable," Stewart said. "We found and forwarded a number of replacements to Iowa for their review. Hopefully, we can get something worked out with those guys in the near future."
Bowlsby said he hadn't seen a list of possible replacements, "suitable or otherwise."
erwise.
Stewart said discussions with Iowa on dropping the first two games of the series started in 2002 and maybe earlier.
started in 2002 and may have
"We've got great respect for Bob Bowlsby and coach (Kirk) Ferentz and the program that they've built over there, so hopefully we can get this thing resolved soon and everybody can be satisfied," Stewart said.
isled." Stewart said. Missouri and Iowa have not played each other in football since 1910.
Bell tolls decisively as Philadelphia slides past St. Louis
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -David Bell tied a career-high with four RBI, including a three-run homer, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals last night.
St. Louis Cemetery Kevin Millwood (3-2) pitched seven innings and Marlon Byrd homered for
Philadelphia (12-13). The Phillies, preseason favorites to win the National League East, haven't been at .500 since they were 1-1.
Scott Rolen had two hits and three RBI against his former team. Rolen is hitting .414 (24-for-58) against the Phillies since he was traded to St. Louis in 2002.
Millwood gave up four runs and eight hits. Billy Wagner pitched the ninth for his seventh save in eight chances.
his seventh save in eight games. Woody Williams (0-5) retired the first two hitters in the sixth, before walking Pat Burrell. Mike Lieberthal followed with an infield single that deflected off Williams' glove. Bell, who came in hitting just .220, then lined a 2-1 pitch into
Williams gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings. He hasn't pitched past the sixth in any of his six starts.
The Cardinals took a 3-2 lead on an RBI single by Colin Porter in the sixth. Jim Edmonds singled with one out and scored on Rolen's double to right-center.
Rolen's RBI groundout in the eighth cut it to 5-4. He had a run-scoring single in the first.
Fans again booed Rolen loudly the entire game. Once a fan favorite in Philadelphia, Rolen has been vilified since turning down a lucrative contract extension from the Phillies in 2001.
BOCO University of Kansas Board of Class Officers
We're looking for students to serve the 2004-2005 school year
- If interested, please attend our meeting @ 8pm May 10th in the governors room in the Kansas Union
Questions?
E-mail: gegordon@ku.edu
Officers represent students on university committees, help plan class projects, & activities. They recognize students, faculty, & staff with awards. Other activities include designing banners & choosing the annual class gift to the university.
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