Monday, August 30, 2004

louisville bats baseball: 08-30-2004

AL Wrap: Wakefield Three-Hitter Helps Red Sox Tame Tigers
From: www.reuters.com

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Sunday."

NL Wrap: Pujols Boosts Cards, Giants Delight for Bonds
From: www.reuters.com

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Albert Pujols cracked his 40th home run of the season and reached 100 RBI for the fourth straight year to help the St Louis Cardinals blank the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the National League Sunday."

Confident Hewitt Eyes Second U.S. Grand Slam Title
From: www.reuters.com

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - The secret is out. Lleyton Hewitt is back in form and hungry for another grand slam title."

Baseball News: maybe no game today
From: www.capspecialties.com

" By The Associated Press August 29 2004 TORONTO (AP) -- A thunderstorm knocked out power at SkyDome on Sunday, an hour before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees were to play. With about 5,000 fans in the..."

Baseball News: yankees hr feats
From: www.capspecialties.com

" AL Twins 7, Angels 1 Mariners 9, Royals 7 (1st) Mariners 5, Royals 3 (2nd) Yankees 18, BlueJays 6 Redsox 5, Tigers 1 Rangers 4, Orioles 3 As 5, Devil Rays 4 Whitesox 5, Indians 3 NL Cardinals 6,..."

Baseball News: octets
From: www.capspecialties.com

" One American League scout called Hideki Matsui "the Yankees second- most-dangerous hitter" after Sheffield. The same scout baseball cardsmended Lofton for his aggressive approach to the game. Said the scout: "You look for hustle plays so you can time..."

The Yankees Lose Ground, but Not Their Swagger
From: www.nytimes.com

"Cobbling together five victories in seven road games should be cause for celebration. Yet after Sunday's loss, the Yankees were grilled about the charging Red Sox."

Red Sox Cut AL East Deficit to 4 1/2 Games (AP)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"AP - The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they're brimming with confidence."

Kurt Warner to Start for the Giants (AP)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"AP - Two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner made sure that Eli Manning remained the New York Giants' quarterback of the future. Citing Warner's experience and recent play, coach Tom Coughlin said Sunday that Warner had beaten out the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft for the starting job in the season opener at Philadelphia on Sept. 12."

Replacement Level Yankees Weblog :: About Damn Time
From: rd.sportsblogs.org

"Since winning last Monday, the Yankees have played 6 straight games in which they've trailed at some point. Through Saturday, they had won four of those games, and yesterday they were only nine outs away from doing it a fifth time. But then it all fell apart, as Mike Mussina ran out of gas and gave up the lead, and Paul Quantrill came in, and seeing runners on his flank and in his rear, went into suck mode. By the time it was over, the Yankees trailed 6-2, and despite a valiant effort, fell ..."