Untouchables of Baseball and the Triple Crown Quest
Column notes the difficulty of achieving baseball’s hitting triple crown and surveys historic feats. It weighs Albert Pujols possible path to the crown against legendary records by DiMaggio, Mantle, Williams and Bonds, while recalling World Series homer benchmarks and greats across decades. Matthew Sprague comments on elite company and the century-long standard.
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DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Eddie Murray
Jorge Posada
Scott Brosius
Tino Martinez
Pujols
Garden City Busters Begin 2003 Ranked No 12 in NJCAA Poll
Garden City Community College men open 2003 season ranked 12th in the NJCAA preseason poll. Coach Bob Larson notes the 7-4 finish in 2002 and a strong sophomore class as motivation. The Busters report to camp August 8 with a season opener August 30 at Dodge City.
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Garden City Broacbusters
Jayhawk
Broacbusters
GCCC
NJCAA
Broaccuster
Bob Larson
Garden City
Coffeyville
Pionship
Glendale
Ariz
Larson
Busters
Butler County
Dixie State
Utah
Dodge City
Hutchinson
National Junior Athletic
Jones County
Miss
Blinn
Texas
Snow
Kilgore
Northwest Mississippi
Ellsworth
Iowa
Neo
Pearl River
Joliet
Ill
W.R. Harper
Isl
Nassau
N.Y
Tyler
Ridgewater
Minn
North Dakota State
Erie
Georgia Military
Grand Rapids
Mich
Iowa Central
Lackawanna
Bandits Split Doubleheader With Dodge City Reds
Garden City Bandits drop a 8-6 nightcap after winning 5 3 in game one. Coach Kevin Bascue lamented missed opportunities and stranded baserunners as Garden City rallied from a 6 1 deficit but fell in eight innings. Reds capitalized with two eighth inning runs to seal the win.
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Bandits
Dodge City Reds
Reds
Dodge City
Dustin Lamb
Quinton Adams
Garden City
RBI
Ryan Stmatze
Levi Holmes
Adams
Alex Bascue
Evan Reinert
Skyler Heinz
Bascue
Armstrong escapes crash in Tour de France near miss
Lance Armstrong dodged a dramatic fall in the ninth stage as Joseba Beloki crashed after Armstrong veered off the road. He rode through a sunbaked field, lifting his bike onto his shoulder to rejoin, avoiding a serious injury in the centennial race.
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Gap
France
Lance Armstrong
Armstrong
Kazakhstan
Alexandre Vinokourov
Spain
Joseba Beloki
Europe
Beloki
All-Star game to reintroduce signs and strategy
With home field in the World Series at stake, signs and bunt plays return to the All-Star game. Players from both leagues discuss the shift from a signal-free exhibition to a competitive showcase, led by slugger Richie Sexson and others. Melvin Mora led batting practice as anticipation builds for the game.
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Chicago
Tommy Lasorda
Milwaukee
Richie Sexson
Anderson wins All-Star Home Run Derby in Chicago
Anaheim Angel Garret Anderson edged Albert Pujols 9 8 at US Cellular Field to claim his first derby title amid a weaker field without Barry Bonds or Sammy Sosa. Anderson said he sees himself as capable of homers and uses the platform to show America his power.
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Edgar Renteria
St. Louis
Jim Edmonds
Albert Pujols
Barry Bonds
San Francisco
Gary Sheffield
Atlanta
Todd Helton
Colorado
Scott Rosen
Javy Lopez
Jose Vidro
Montreal
Jason Schmidt
San Francis
Oo Yankees
Carlos Delgado
Toronto
Alex Rodriguez
Texas
Garret Anderson
Anaheim
Gage Marinec
Hideki Matsui
New York Yankees
Istic
Troy Glaus
Jorge Posada
P. Esteban Loaiza
Chicago White Sox
Tony la Russa
Chicago
Anaheim Angels
America
Anderson
St. Louis Cardinals
Sammy Sosa
US. Cellular Field
California Angels
U.S. Cellular Field
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Matthew Sprague
Garden City Telegram
Carl Yastrzemski
Roger Maris
Bonds
Joe DiMaggio
Giants
Ted Williams
John Olerud
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Ruth
Gehrig
Msprague
Rob Houston
Houston
Gctelegram
Cameron Singhisen
Williams Stadium
Sgctelegram.com
Garden City Bandits
Kevin Bascue
Lee Legion
Baltimore
Melvin Mora
Associated Press
Angels
Cardinals
Star Pujols
All-Star
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