27 Aug

Dodgers stumble to 0-5 on bad trip

One way of looking at the Dodgers’ winless road trip is to take the optimistic outlook.
That’s what Nomar Garciaparra attempted to do after hitting into two of the Dodgers’ four double plays in a 2-1 loss to the Nationals, who have the worst record in baseball.
After the Dodgers stopped their 17-inning scoreless streak by managing [...]

24 Aug

Braves conclude ‘terrible road trip’ with loss

Such is the state of the free-falling Braves, when a 1-5 road trip seems rather typical and doesn’t have any noticeable effect in the clubhouse.
The Braves blew an early lead against St. Louis in a 6-3 loss Sunday at Busch Stadium, where Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols went 2-for-2 with a homer and three walks to [...]

20 Aug

Casilla will be in tow for road trip

“Everything went good,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “Lefty, righty he hit both ways. Everything feels good, he played well.”
The Twins now have good middle-infield depth for the first time in recent memory. In addition to Casilla’s availability, shortstop Adam Everett told Gardenhire that he was ready to return for the road trip. Everett missed [...]

19 Aug

Twins set to begin grinding road trip

They will fly an estimated 6,234 miles to Anaheim, Seattle, Oakland, Toronto and back to the Twin Cities. They will be on the road for 15 nights and play 14 games.
This will be the longest road trip since 1969, when the Twins were gone for 17 days and played 15 games. It was a five-city [...]

19 Aug

Girardi Girds Yankees for an Uphill Trip

The last of the reporters were filing out of his office Sunday afternoon when Yankees Manager Joe Girardi spun out of his chair and approached a bookshelf behind him. He reached for a blue binder on the shelf that contained scouting reports.
That quickly, Girardi had put aside the Yankees’ first series victory in almost a [...]

09 Aug

Bush Departs On Asian Trip

U.S. President George W Bush on Monday left the White House for a weeklong trip to Asia, which is also his last visit to the region as the US President. The first couple boarded Air Force One on Monday at Andrews Air Force Base en route to South Korea, Thailand and China.
President Bush will travel [...]

04 Aug

Bush trip to Asia a mix of sports and politics

US President George W. Bush left Monday on a three-nation trip to Asia during which he will attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony clouded by concerns over China’s human rights record.
On the way to Seoul, he will transit at Eilson military base in Alaska to address US troops, thanking them for their service to the [...]

02 Aug

Rice meets Chinese FM on Bush’s trip to Olympics

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Chinese counterpart held talks Monday on President George W. Bush’s trip to the Olympics in Beijing and international issues, the State Department said.
Rice met with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at her office in the afternoon before a working dinner, officials said.
They “discussed the president’s upcoming trip to [...]

19 Jul

Yankee Stadium awes NL players making first appearance

National League starting pitcher Ben Sheets wants a piece of Yankee Stadium for an All-Star keepsake, but he’s not going to scoop dirt from the mound.
“I’m going to keep my cleats, and hopefully they’ll have something there,” the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander said Monday.
For the 12 NL All-Stars who have never played a game at Yankee [...]

16 Jun

Mets to begin crucial road trip in Anaheim

The New York Mets will begin a six-game road trip tonight with manager Willie Randolph, but whether or not he returns with the team is anyone’s guess.
Randolph’s crew continues its interleague slate this evening with the first of three games against the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium.
With their manager’s job [...]