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MLB may not let the Astros raise the roof
Oct 24 2005 8:29PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Back in their bizarre ballpark, the Houston Astros are ready to raise the roof when the World Series resumes Tuesday night _ only Major League Baseball might not let them.
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Bowa set to coach third for the Yanks
Oct 24 2005 8:13PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Larry Bowa is set to become third-base coach of the New York Yankees. At the World Series as an ESPN analyst, Bowa said he's spoken with both Yankees manager Joe Torre and general manager Brian Cashman. Before Bowa's deal can be finalized, Cashman must decide whether to accept a new contract from New York _ his current deal expires Oct. 31.
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Questionable call again goes Chicago's way
Oct 24 2005 8:09PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Jermaine Dye did the smart thing: He kept quiet and went to first base. He knew all along the ball glanced off his bat _ but he wasn't about to tell the umpires. Foul ball or hit by pitch?
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Adversity nothing new for the Astros
Oct 24 2005 6:34PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Their supposedly good-luck beards reduced to goatees, their mood lightened by a typically fun-loving flight home, the Houston Astros didn't have to put on a brave face Monday.
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Podsednik savoring big-league opportunity
Oct 24 2005 6:15PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The little town of West, Texas, prides itself on being the state's center of Czech heritage, maker of some of the best pastries around and the home of Scott Podsednik.
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Jenks relaxed after blowing first save
Oct 24 2005 6:14PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Bobby Jenks was as relaxed as a rookie could be, playing cards in the clubhouse Monday, his thoughts far removed from his first blown save in the World Series.
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Pirates sign Williams to one-year deal
Oct 24 2005 5:54PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Left-hander Dave Williams, the only Pirates starter to win 10 games last season, chose not to go to salary arbitration and signed a $1.4 million, one-year contract Monday with Pittsburgh.
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New 'Got Milk?' ad not a hit with MLB
Oct 24 2005 12:20PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The latest "Got Milk?" commercial hit a little too close to home for Major League Baseball. Poking fun at the league's steroid scandal, the television ad for the California Milk Processor Board talks about a player getting pulled from a game "after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance."
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Phillies' Burrell, Lofton have surgery
Oct 24 2005 11:04AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Phillies outfielders Pat Burrell and Kenny Lofton had surgery last week and are expected to be ready for spring training.
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Game 2: How cold and wet was it in Chicago?
Oct 24 2005 5:37AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A puck might have been more appropriate. At least it would have been an excuse for the Houston Astros' ham-handed fielding in the second inning, when they misplayed three balls like goalies wearing catch gloves on the wrong hand, surrendered two runs and started slipping and sliding down the road to ruin and an 0-2 deficit in the World Series.
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Paul Konerko's week ends with grand slam
Oct 24 2005 5:16AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - What a week for Paul Konerko. He was the MVP of the AL championship series, became a father for the first time, and Sunday night delivered a grand slam that sent U.S. Cellular Field into delirium.
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Astros in the hole after Lidge loses again
Oct 24 2005 5:14AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - This time, Brad Lidge threw the exact pitch he wanted to throw. The result was still bad for the Houston Astros and their closer.
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