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2B FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 STANDINGS, MORE CURTAIN CALL Boston NY Yankees Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Detroit Chicago Sox Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Oakland Texas LA Angels Seattle NY Mets Atlanta Philadelphia Florida Washington St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh San Diego San Francisco Arizona LA Dodgers Colorado CLEATS / If's, OKAY FOP me TO \ T [ WATCM “PEMULTIMATE FIGMTIMG ) M V CMAMPIOMWIIP' BECAUSE / Wednesday’s Major League Linescores By The Associated Press Oakland 201 002 000-5 9 2 Baltimore 000 000 100-1 6 0 Zito, Sauerbeck (8), Street (9) and Melhuse Benson, BChen (7) and RaHernandez. W-Zito 10-6. L-Benson 9-9. HRs-Oakland, Bradley (4), EChavez (15), Thomas (20). Kansas City 000 000 000-0 4 0 Boston 000 100 00x-1 7 0 MRedman and Phillips Beckett, Papelbon (9) and Mirabelli. W-Beckett 12-5. L-MRedman 6- 5. Sv-Papelbon (29). HR-Boston, MRamirez (25). Seattle 100 100 010-3 8 1 New York 000 001 100-2 6 2 Meche, Sherrill (7), Lowe (7), RSoriano (8), Putz (9) and RRivera RaJohnson, Farnsworth (9) and Stinnett. W-Lowe 1-0. L-RaJohnson 10-8. Sv-Putz (18). HR-Seattle, Sexson Braves reflect on Aaron’s HR anniversary By ft Travis Haney Morris News Service ST. LOUIS - With the Braves crushing homers at a prolific and historic pace this week, it’s fitting that today marks the anniversary of baseball’s consummate home run milestone. As a Brewer, Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final home run 30 years ago today, July 20, 1976 at Milwaukee’s County Stadium. Put this in perspec tive: With eight home runs already this month entering Wednesday, Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones have com bined to hit 671 home runs in 23 1/2 seasons in the majors. Aaron hit 755 in 23 sea sons. He averaged 37 homers a season for nearly a quarter century. “It’s hard to believe, to be honest with you,” Chipper said. “That a guy could play at that level for that long, it’s unbelievable. We as players now think about playing the game 24, 25 years, and not too many of us can fathom that.” Jones said a player such as New York’s Alex Rodriguez might one day reach Aaron’s plateau, but it won’t carry the same weight as the initial bar set. “I think Hank Aaron’s American League EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 57 36 .613 - 31-13 26-23 508 445 Won 3 6-4 55 37 .598 1.5 31-18 24-19 516 427 Lost 1 8-2 52 42 .553 5.5 32-20 20-22 502 457 Lost 2 5-5 44 53 .454 15 27-25 17-28 460 532 Lost 2 5-5 39 56 .411 19 22-20 17-36 396 498 Lost 6 1-9 CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 63 31 .670 - 30-16 33-15 489 359 Won 1 7-3 58 35 .624 4.5 33-14 25-21 541 447 Lost 1 4-6 53 40 .570 9.5 36-11 17-29 461 414 Won 6 7-3 42 52 .447 21 23-23 19-29 516 482 Won 1 3-7 32 62 .340 31 19-23 13-39 422 563 Lost 3 2-8 WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROADRS RA STRK LIO 50 45 .526 - 24-22 26-23 421 419 Won 2 5-5 49 46 .516 1 25-25 24-21 477 457 Won 2 6-4 48 46 .511 1.5 24-24 24-22 448 439 Lost 1 8-2 45 50 .474 5 24-24 21-26 449 446 Won 1 3-7 National League EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROADRS RA STRK LlO 56 38 .596 - 27-18 29-20 506 433 Lost 1 6-4 45 50 .474 11.5 21-23 24-27 508 485 Lost 1 8-2 43 50 .462 12.5 21-26 22-24 460 489 Won 1 5-5 42 51 .452 13.5 22-23 20-28 433 450 Won 1 5-5 40 56 .417 17 20-24 20-32 434 499 Lost 1 3-7 CENTRAL W L PCT GB HOME ROADRS RA STRK LlO 53 41 .564 - 31-19 22-22 477 463 Won 1 8-2 50 45 .526 3.5 25-23 25-22 479 489 Won 1 6-4 46 49 .484 7.5 28-22 18-27 435 454 Won 1 4-6 46 50 .479 8 29-20 17-30 444 514 Lost 2 3-7 36 57 .387 16.5 16-28 20-29 379 475 Lost 1 6-4 34 62 .354 20 24-26 10-36 442 508 Won 1 5-5 WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROADRS RA STRK LlO 50 44 .532 - 25-28 25-16 435 422 Lost 1 6-4 48 47 .505 2.5 26-23 22-24 444 449 Won 2 5-5 47 47 .500 3 23-25 24-22 463 471 Won 1 7-3 47 48 .495 3.5 28-18 19-30 484 454 Lost 1 3-7 45 49 .479 5 22-22 23-27 444 433 Lost 1 1-9 I CAM LOOK ?m TME /) UGLY, VIOIEMT ACTION, AMP ) APPRECIATE IT AE> A PHYSICAL 7 TEST OF TMEGE GUYE>. J >• W^\ (c) 2006 Bill Hinds. Dist. by Universal Press Syndicate 755 is going to stand as the benchmark. Hank Aaron is the ultimate,” Chipper said. “Say A-Rod breaks the record eight or 10 years from now. Twenty years after he does it, people are going to say he did it in the steroid era, even though A-Rod may be a guy who’s never looked upon as a user. He’s still going to be linked to this era. “They’ll come up with something - juiced ball, expansion, something to help give credence to the fact that it’s not legitimate.” Andruw Jones said he appreciates Aaron’s final mark for various reasons, including the racial oppres sion the Mobile, Ala., native was forced to face on virtual ly a daily basis in the socially backward O6os and O7os. “I never experienced stuff like that, but it’s nice to hear what he went through, play ing baseball in the states and a game that was more of a white sport,” said Andruw, a native of Curacao. “For him to go out there and do the stuff he did, it took a lot of concentration and willing ness to put a lot of stuff behind you.” Although Barry Bonds seems to be threatening and Rodriguez might one day get close, Andruw thinks 755 - e-mail Cleatsmail@aol com (19). Cleveland 000 050 100-6 15 0 Los Angeles 100 110 100-4 13 0 Byrd, RBetancourt (7), Carmona (7), Wickman (9) and VMartinez Lackey, Romero (5), Donnelly (7), Gregg (9) and JMolina, Napoli (9). W-Byrd 7-6. L-Lackey 8-6. Sv-Wickman (15). HRs-Cleveland, Broussard (12), Boone (5). Los Angeles, JRivera (14). Chicago 001 010 000-2 5 1 Detroit 000 005 00x-5 7 0 JVazquez, McCarthy (7), Cotts (7), Riske (8) and Pierzynski Bonderman, Rodney (8), JWalker (9), TJones (9) and IRodriguez. W-Bonderman 10-4. L-JVazquez 9-5. Texas 001 000 400-5 7 0 Toronto 000 120 010-4 9 1 Millwood, FCordero (8), Otsuka (9) and Laird Janssen, Speier (7), Downs (8), BRyan (9) f rMAT'G WMAT YOU S>AIP ABOUT A tme mot pog-eat ims comtes>t, ] - the mark set three decades ago today - will stand. TRADE CHATTER: No deals went down for the Braves on Wednesday, but it wasn’t because GM John Schuerholz wasn’t trying. Schuerholz was scurrying around the visitors’ clubhouse, some times conferring with man ager Bobby Cox to get his input. But Schuerholz and Cox said no trade was immi nent, but a few possible deals were at least being bandied about. The trade deadline is July 31. MURPH IN THE HOUSE: Dale Murphy, Mr. Brave, paid a visit to the team before Can You Believe It, Carter-Wilkes Construction Inc., the Builders of that great new subdivision called Sugarloafhav^xtenae^h^pecia^uyei^onus? No, What's the bonus? If you contract and close on one of their completed homes within 30 days of the contract accep tance, you get $1,500.00 to use for anything you wish, and the builder will still pay up to $3,000.00 towards your closing cost. WOW, I have seen those homes and they are all brick on Ig. lots with such quality features like custom cabinets, security systems, sod & sprinklers. Well I heard that Karen had available a 100% loan program with no PMI! I think that we need to go visit with Karen again before they are all gone. Located on the Perry Parkway right across from the new Court House. Open Mon, Thur, & Fri 12-6 Sat 11-5 & Sun 1-5 or give Karen Roulette a call at 954-HOME (4663). 1 F airc l Q *hßealty, (4781971-2115 331 Margie Drive, Warner Rollins. GA. 31088 Disclaimer: Bonuses based on certain completed homes only Loan program based upon credit and may not apply to all purchasers SPORTS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press ■ BOSTON RED SOX-Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Beckett on a three-year contract exten sion through the 2010 season. B KANSAS CITY ROYALS- Traded 2B Ruben Gotay to the New York Mets for 2B Jeff Keppinger. ■ TORONTO BLUE JAYS- Designated 18-DH Shea Hillenbrand for assignment. ■ SAN DIEGO PADRES-Waived 3B Vinny Castilla for the pur pose of giving him his uncondi tional release. ■ CHARLOTTE BOBCATS- Signed F Othella Harrington. ■ WASHINGTON WIZARDS- Signed F Darius Songaila. ■ CHICAGO BEARS-Released 0T Qasim Mitchell and LB Stephen Larsen. ■ CLEVELAND BROWNS- Signed DB Demario Minter and DT Babatunde Oshinowo to four-year contracts. Signed DL Ulrich Winkler. ■ MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed 0L Joe Toledo to a four-year contract. B MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Agreed to terms with 0L Ryan Cook on a four-year contract. B TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS- Signed TE Tim Massaquoi. Released TE-LS Boone Stutz. B LOS ANGELES KINGS-Re signed C Eric Belanger to a one-year contract, fl MINNESOTA WILD-Signed C Wyatt Smith to a one-year contract. B NEW YORK ISLANDERS- Signed G Wade Dubielewicz to a one-year contract. Announced the resignation of Pat LaFontaine, senior adviser. B NEW YORK RANGERS- Acquired RW Adam Hall from Nashville for C Dominic Moore. B PHILADELPHIA FLYERS- Signed F Geoff Sanderson a two-year contract. B PHOENIX COYOTES-Signed D Bryan Helmer to a two-year contract. and BMolina. W-Millwood 10-5. L-Janssen 6- 9. Sv-Otsuka (20). HRs-Texas, Deßosa (6). Toronto, Overbay (16). Tampa Bay 010 001 000-2 4 0 Minnesota 010 042 00x-7 15 0 Seo, Camp (6), EJackson (7), RLugo (8) and Navarro Radke, DReyes (8), Crain (9) and Mauer. W-Radke 8-7. L-Seo 0-4. Colorado 010 003 001-5 10 0 Pittsburgh 000 303 00x-6 9 0 JJennings, RRamirez (7), Mesa (8) and Torrealba Duke, STorres (7), Capps (8), MGonzalez (9) and Paulino. W-Duke 7-8. L-JJennings 6-8. Sv-MGonzalez (15). Washington 000 000 000-0 2 0 Florida 010 000 00x-1 6 0 ROrtiz, Bowie (8) and Schneider ASanchez, Tankersley (8), Borowski (9) and Treanor. W-ASanchez 3-0. L-ROrtiz 6-9. Wednesday night’s game. Murphy’s son, Taylor, just graduated from high school, and the pair is taking a ball park tour starting with new Busch Stadium. Taylor was a batboy for Wednesday’s rain delayed game against the Cards. A handful of Braves came up to and got him to auto graph a ball. Georgia-born players Ken Ray, Chuck James, Macay Mcßride, Kyle Davies, Jeff Francoeur and Brian McCann seemed to take particular delight in meeting him and telling him they watched him growing up. Sadler leaving RYR By Adam Van Brimmer Morris News Service Robert Yates Racing announced today that driver Elliott Sadler has requested and been granted a release from his contract to take effect at the conclusion of the 2006 season. Yates has started searching for a driver to take over the No. 38 Ford Fusion for 2007. “We would like to thank Elliott for his commitment to our organization over the past four seasons and for all the success we’ve enjoyed together”, said Robert Yates. “We are excited about the opportunity to find a new driver who will continue the successful run of the #3B Ford as we maintain our focus on the future of our organization.” “Our objective this year is to finish the season on a strong note,” said Doug Yates. “It is our goal to con tinue to build this team so we will be better positioned next season to contend for the championship.” Editor’s Note: The above story was from a release from RYR and not attributed to Brimmer. BROWN TO STOY AROOND: Wally Brown will remain as Carl Edwards’ crew chief, the driver acknowledged Tuesday. Brown inherited Edwards’ No. 99 team earlier this sea son when team owner Jack Roush moved crew chief Bob Osbourne from Edwards’ car to that of struggling first- LEAGUE From" page 1B 10th and above - approxi mately 50 players - have been attending the league. In other news, the Demons have added a couple of new coaches on staff to help out with the 9th-grade pro gram. Pete Boyd, a former Demon player like Way, joins the club after a year at Hawkinsville, as does Greg Pope who Way said just graduated from Georgia Southern. He also previously played under Warner Robins defensive coordinator David Bruce when the latter was at Westside. ■■■ This from Way in regard to the Demons’ standing of 18th overall and 15th for both girls and boys in the final standings of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association Directors Cup - a measure of a school’s entire athletic program (a related story on Warner Robins as well as the rest of the county’s schools in Thursday’s Houston Daily Journal). “It’s an honor really to all of our athletes and coaches in all of the sports,” he said. “They all work real hard and 00035836 P Dance & Gymnastics Cheerleading Dance and Gymnastics _ CHEERLEADING jjmwpt For Boys & Girls N° w Enrolling Classes Begin August 7th Instructors are certified by: KAT (Kinder Accredited), USAG Gymnastics Safety Certified, National Male Cheer Coaches, U. of Ga. Dance Degree, Choreagraphers, All Department Leaders have College Degrees Pre-School Tumbling - Walking - 5 yrs. Dance - Ballet, Tap, Jazz - 3 yrs - high school USA Gymnastics - 5K - Bth grade Cheerleading - 4th grade - college THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL year Roush driver Jamie McMurray. Roush said he would revisit the move after a “90-day trial.” The drivers, crew chiefs and owners met Tuesday morning and decid ed to leave the teams how they are. “The thinking of that is that either guy would be great, but right now, change for either of us may set us back farther than any long term benefits to the change,” Edwards said on a confer ence call. Osbourne guided Edwards to a third-place finish in the Nextel Cup points standings in 2005, his first full season driving on NASCAR’s pre mier circuit. KYLE BOSCH NO IINCIR DARKHORSi. BROTHER OATS: Kyle Busch’s victory in Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300 vaulted him to fourth in the Nextel Cup points standings. And at least one former Cup champion thinks Busch is a contender. “To have him in that points position, he’s poised for a solid run in the Chase this year,” said 2004 champ Kurt Busch, Kyle’s older brother. “He’s not a dark horse anymore. He continues to mature each and every race.” Kurt Busch rated his brother an eight on a scale of one to 10 -- 10 being the best driver around. Kyle Busch, who turned 21 years old in May, has three career Cup wins in 61 starts. this is a testament to all the hard work they put in.” LIFE DOESN'T STAND STILL AND NEITHER SHOULD YOUR INVESTMENTS You can’t stop time, but your investments should still match your goals. I'ortunately, that may be as easy as a free Edward Jones Portfolio Review, So your investments and your goals keep moving in the same direction. And put time back on your side. To see if rebalancing makes sense, call or visit today to request a free Portfolio Review. R. 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