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WEDNESDAY , MAY 31, 2012 H B1 WWW.KY-NEWS.COM $1,200,000 Annual payment to former player Bobby Bonilla by the New York Mets through the year 2036. Bonilla, who last played in the majors in 2001, is also collecting $500,000 per annum from the Baltimore Orioles through 2015. 1 Rank in the majors for Ryan Braun in total bases and extra-base hits since he made his debut in May of 2007. He also ranks in the top five in hits, runs, RBIs, home runs and slugging over that span. Nelson Cruz Paul Konerko, Chicago Konerko, at age 36, is playing as well as he ever has. He ended last week with a 13- game hitting streak that included multi-hit games in eight of his last 10. The White Sox first baseman batted .583 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and 10 runs. As of Sunday, his batting average stood at .399. C.J. Wilson, Los Angeles Wilson allowed just seven baserunners in 14 innings. He tossed eight innings at Oak- land, yielding just one hit. After six innings at Seattle, it took a blister — not the Mariners’ bats — to get him out of the game. Melky Cabrera, San Francisco Last week, he hit .452 with two homers, eight RBIs and 12 runs. He scored at least one run in six of the Giants’ seven games, including four multi-run games. On Sunday, he scored all three runs in San Francisco’s 3-2 win over Miami. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis After struggles during the recovery process from Tommy John surgery, Wainwright is once again stalking the mound with his pre- surgery presence. He tossed a four-hit shutout with only one walk and nine Ks against San Diego, then followed with a six- inning, one-run win over the Phillies. Compiled by Charlie Miller. Follow Charlie on Twitter @AthlonCharlie. 1. Dodgers Scored six or more runs in seven of last 10 games. 2. Rangers 25-2 when allowing three runs or less; 5-16 otherwise. 3. Orioles Outscored Royals and Red Sox on homestand, lost 4 of 6. 4. Rays Fernando Rodney finally blew a save. 5. Yankees Andy Pettitte has found the fountain of youth. 6. Nationals Sweep at Atlanta has Nats cruising. 7. Reds Won eight of nine and next nine vs. Pirates and Astros. 8. Braves Tough week drops Braves to fourth, but still in hunt. 9. Marlins Can gain ground in East this week. 10. Blue Jays Lost five straight, Baltimore and Boston visit this week. 11. Cardinals Losing record outside the division. 12. Indians Majors best at 10-2 in one-run games. 13. Mets 8-2 when R.A. Dickey starts. 14. Angels Look out! Pujols and Angels hitting their stride. 15. Phillies Roy Halladay’s shoulder is balking. 16. Giants Melky Cabrera (.369) having a terrific season. 17. White Sox June schedule lines up well for Sox. 18. Tigers Must improve defensively to climb in standings. 19. Red Sox 4-8 at Fenway Park vs. AL East. 20. D’backs Offense better; pitching worse in May. 21. A’s Bullpen has 2.55 ERA, 1.16 WHIP. 22. Pirates Third-best ERA (3.23) in majors. 23. Mariners Starters allowed just 33 homers in 49 starts. 24. Astros Won seven of nine prior to losing last two at L.A. 25. Brewers Opp. batting .185 off Zack Greinke at home; .369 on road. 26. Royals Jonathan Broxton doing nice job as fill-in closer. 27. Padres Get to play Cubs next. 28. Rockies Cubs only team in NL playing worse right now. 29. Twins On pace to have worst two-season stretch in history. 30. Cubs Scored 18 runs in last nine games — all losses. Athlon Sports Atlanta at Washington In a rematch of last weekend that the Braves would like to forget, Atlanta must enact some kind of revenge in order to stay close to the Na- tionals. After the Nats’ sweep at Atlanta, Wash- ington held a 2.5-game lead. The Braves were without much of their offense with Chipper Jones, Brian McCann and Jason Heyward ail- ing. The Nationals will have better starting pitching sending Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gon- zalez and Jordan Zimmermann to the mound. Baltimore at Tampa Bay Evidently, there isn’t a law stating that either the Yankees or Red Sox have to be atop the AL East. The Rays and Orioles ended last week tied for first place. Two weeks ago, the Orioles won two of three in Baltimore in a hotly con- tested series. Wei-Yin Chen and David Price will take the hill in the Friday opener. Texas at Los Angeles Angels The Rangers-Angels rivalry was supposed to be the 2012 version of the Yankees-Red Sox — two powerful teams spending big money in the offseason, with one franchise stealing the other’s ace. But through mid-May, the Angels hadn’t cooperated in the scheme. Albert Pujols has found his stroke, and the Angels are getting hot. The Rangers took two of three in Texas earlier and the teams won’t meet again until after the All-Star break. SPRINT CUP SERIES Track: Dover International Speedway Race: FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Location: Dover, Del. When: Sunday, June 3 TV: FOX (12:30 p.m. EST) Layout: 1.0-mile oval Banking/Turns: 24 degrees Banking/Straightaways: 9 degrees 2011 Winner: Matt Kenseth Crew Chief’s Take: “Dover is a high-banked, one-mile oval that is similar at both ends. It’s also a concrete track with several grooves. Goodyear has a new tire that puts a lot of rub- ber down and makes for very slick spots on the track. Cars drive over a hump at both cor- ner entries that unloads tires and makes cor- ner entry a big challenge. Most drivers would say it’s a real ‘driver’s track.’ Dover has made significant improvements to pit road in the last year, which has helped the pit crews.” NATIONWIDE SERIES Track: Dover International Speedway Race: 5-Hour Energy 200 When: Saturday, June 2 TV: ESPN (1:30 p.m. EST) 2011 Winner: Carl Edwards CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Track: Dover International Speedway Race: Lucas Oil 200 When: Friday, June 1 TV: SPEED 4:30 p.m. EST) 2011 Winner: Kyle Busch DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND 1. Greg Biffle (1) 453 — 2. Matt Kenseth (1) 443 -10 3. Denny Hamlin (2) 437 -16 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 435 -18 5. Jimmie Johnson (1) 405 -48 6. Martin Truex Jr. 404 -49 7. Kevin Harvick 398 -55 8. Kyle Busch (1) 391 -62 9. Tony Stewart (2) 388 -65 10. Carl Edwards 372 -81 ^ CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP ^ 11. Brad Keselowski (2) 368 -85 12. Cint Bowyer 366 -87 13. Ryan Newman (1) 337 -116 14. Paul Menard 337 -116 15. Kasey Kahne (1) 330 -123 16. Joey Logano 314 -139 17. Jeff Burton 300 -153 18. Juan Pablo Montoya 296 -157 19. Aric Almirola 291 -162 20. Marcos Ambrose 287 -166 KASEY KAHNE In the first six races of the season, Kahne averaged a 28.5-place fin- ish. Since, he’s caught fire, averaging a 5.5-place running in the last six. In that time, he’s advanced from a low of 32nd in the standings to 15th. JOEY LOGANO Logano has gone the other way. Since consec- utive top 10s to start the year, Logano has only one other, with an av- erage run of 19.6. Kasey Kahne ASP, Inc. Highs & Lows Sprint Cup Standings Tracks on Tap KASEY AT THE WHEEL Kasey Kahne’s win in the Coke 600 came in his 300th ca- reer NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start. He joins Ned Jarrett and Rusty Wallace as the only drivers to win in their 300th start. Kahne’s victory was his third in the 600 and fourth overall in points-paying races at Char- lotte Motor Speedway. Kahne also has one win at CMS in the All-Star Race (2008). A QUICK MARATHON This year’s edition of the Coca- Cola 600 was the quickest in the history of the event. Sunday’s race clocked in a three hours, 51 minutes, 14 seconds. The race was interrupted only five times for cautions and had an average speed of 155.687 mph. The previous quickest 600-miler was in 1995, at three hours, 56 minutes, 55 seconds. PACING THE FIELD Through 12 races in the 2012 season, Jimmie Johnson leads the series in laps led with 502. After sitting on point for 204 laps on Sun- day, Greg Biffle moves into second on the list, with 470 laps led. Surprisingly, Jeff Gordon — who is 22nd in points with zero wins — is third, having led 343 circuits. FITTINGLY ENOUGH ... Aric Almirola earned his first career Sprint Cup pole on Friday for the Coca-Cola 600. With a decidedly patriotic flare on Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, it was only fitting that Almirola’s sponsor was the U.S. Air Force. Almirola is in his first full season at the Cup level, driving the iconic No. 43 machine for Richard Petty Motorsports. He finished 16th in the race. ONE DRIVER’S OPINION Denny Hamlin, on the re- duction in cautions this season: “Bottom line, I think everyone is so concerned with points nowadays. You know if you wreck and you finish in the 30s, you’re going to take 10 races to get that back.” Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro. Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTaliaferro or email him at [email protected] 1. Jimmie Johnson Bad pit stops took Johnson from a top-3 car to 12th in Charlotte. 2. Greg Biffle Fourth-place finish in the Coke 600 after leading 204 laps. 3. Denny Hamlin Via Twitter: “If I could just shake this Cal Naughton Jr syndrome...” 4. Matt Kenseth Finished 10th and finds himself just 10 points shy of points lead. 5. Kasey Kahne Has posted five consecutive finishes of eighth or better. 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt can boast a series-best nine top 10s thus far in 2012. 7. Brad Keselowski Hard-earned fifth in the 600 after a runner-up in the All-Star Race. 8. Kyle Busch Young “Rowdy” has four straight runs of fourth or better. 9. Tony Stewart Either a world-beater or totally out to lunch every weekend. 10. Martin Truex Jr. Still hanging in at sixth in the championship standings. 11. Carl Edwards Despite lack of fireworks, Carl has eight top 10s to his credit. 12. Kevin Harvick A three-week skid gave way to a solid eighth at CMS. 13. Clint Bowyer Despite showing early speed in the 600, he limped to a 13th. 14. Jeff Gordon When the bad luck stays away, Gordon can still perform. 15. Paul Menard Still very quietly clicking off top-15 showings.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2012 H B1WWW.KY-NEWS.COM
$1,200,000 Annual payment to former player Bobby Bonilla by the New York Mets through the year 2036. Bonilla, who last played in the majors in 2001, is also collecting $500,000 per annum from the Baltimore Orioles through 2015.
1 Rank in the majors for Ryan Braun in total bases and extra-base hits since he made his debut in May of 2007. He also ranks in the top five in hits, runs, RBIs, home runs and slugging over that span.
Nelson Cruz
Paul Konerko, ChicagoKonerko, at age 36, is playing as well as heever has. He ended last week with a 13-game hitting streak that included multi-hitgames in eight of his last 10. The White Soxfirst baseman batted .583 with three homeruns, 10 RBIs and 10 runs. As of Sunday,his batting average stood at .399.
C.J. Wilson, Los AngelesWilson allowed just seven baserunners in14 innings. He tossed eight innings at Oak-land, yielding just one hit. After six inningsat Seattle, it took a blister — not theMariners’ bats — to get him out of thegame.
Melky Cabrera, San FranciscoLast week, he hit .452 with two homers,eight RBIs and 12 runs. He scored at leastone run in six of the Giants’ seven games,including four multi-run games. On Sunday,he scored all three runs in San Francisco’s3-2 win over Miami.
Adam Wainwright, St. LouisAfter struggles during the recovery processfrom Tommy John surgery, Wainwright isonce again stalking the mound with his pre-surgery presence. He tossed a four-hitshutout with only one walk and nine Ksagainst San Diego, then followed with a six-inning, one-run win over the Phillies.
Compiled by Charlie Miller. Follow Charlie on Twitter @AthlonCharlie.
1. Dodgers Scored six or more runs in seven of last 10 games.2. Rangers 25-2 when allowing three runs or less; 5-16 otherwise.3. Orioles Outscored Royals and Red Sox on homestand, lost 4 of 6.4. Rays Fernando Rodney finally blew a save.5. Yankees Andy Pettitte has found the fountain of youth.6. Nationals Sweep at Atlanta has Nats cruising.7. Reds Won eight of nine and next nine vs. Pirates and Astros.8. Braves Tough week drops Braves to fourth, but still in hunt.9. Marlins Can gain ground in East this week.
10. Blue Jays Lost five straight, Baltimore and Boston visit this week.11. Cardinals Losing record outside the division.12. Indians Majors best at 10-2 in one-run games.13. Mets 8-2 when R.A. Dickey starts.14. Angels Look out! Pujols and Angels hitting their stride.15. Phillies Roy Halladay’s shoulder is balking.16. Giants Melky Cabrera (.369) having a terrific season.17. White Sox June schedule lines up well for Sox.18. Tigers Must improve defensively to climb in standings.19. Red Sox 4-8 at Fenway Park vs. AL East.20. D’backs Offense better; pitching worse in May.21. A’s Bullpen has 2.55 ERA, 1.16 WHIP.22. Pirates Third-best ERA (3.23) in majors.23. Mariners Starters allowed just 33 homers in 49 starts.24. Astros Won seven of nine prior to losing last two at L.A.25. Brewers Opp. batting .185 off Zack Greinke at home; .369 on road.26. Royals Jonathan Broxton doing nice job as fill-in closer.27. Padres Get to play Cubs next.28. Rockies Cubs only team in NL playing worse right now.29. Twins On pace to have worst two-season stretch in history.30. Cubs Scored 18 runs in last nine games — all losses.
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Atlanta at WashingtonIn a rematch of last weekend that the Braveswould like to forget, Atlanta must enact somekind of revenge in order to stay close to the Na-tionals. After the Nats’ sweep at Atlanta, Wash-ington held a 2.5-game lead. The Braves werewithout much of their offense with ChipperJones, Brian McCann and Jason Heyward ail-ing. The Nationals will have better startingpitching sending Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gon-zalez and Jordan Zimmermann to the mound.
Baltimore at Tampa Bay Evidently, there isn’t a law stating that eitherthe Yankees or Red Sox have to be atop the ALEast. The Rays and Orioles ended last weektied for first place. Two weeks ago, the Orioleswon two of three in Baltimore in a hotly con-tested series. Wei-Yin Chen and David Price willtake the hill in the Friday opener.
Texas at Los Angeles AngelsThe Rangers-Angels rivalry was supposed tobe the 2012 version of the Yankees-Red Sox— two powerful teams spending big money inthe offseason, with one franchise stealing theother’s ace. But through mid-May, the Angelshadn’t cooperated in the scheme. Albert Pujolshas found his stroke, and the Angels are gettinghot. The Rangers took two of three in Texasearlier and the teams won’t meet again untilafter the All-Star break.
SPRINT CUP SERIESTrack: Dover International SpeedwayRace: FedEx 400 benefiting Autism SpeaksLocation: Dover, Del.When: Sunday, June 3TV: FOX (12:30 p.m. EST)Layout: 1.0-mile ovalBanking/Turns: 24 degreesBanking/Straightaways: 9 degrees2011 Winner: Matt KensethCrew Chief’s Take: “Dover is a high-banked,one-mile oval that is similar at both ends. It’salso a concrete track with several grooves.Goodyear has a new tire that puts a lot of rub-ber down and makes for very slick spots onthe track. Cars drive over a hump at both cor-ner entries that unloads tires and makes cor-ner entry a big challenge. Most drivers wouldsay it’s a real ‘driver’s track.’ Dover has madesignificant improvements to pit road in the lastyear, which has helped the pit crews.”
NATIONWIDE SERIESTrack: Dover International SpeedwayRace: 5-Hour Energy 200When: Saturday, June 2TV: ESPN (1:30 p.m. EST)2011 Winner: Carl Edwards
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIESTrack: Dover International SpeedwayRace: Lucas Oil 200When: Friday, June 1TV: SPEED 4:30 p.m. EST)2011 Winner: Kyle Busch
DRIVER (WINS) POINTS BEHIND1. Greg Biffle (1) 453 —2. Matt Kenseth (1) 443 -103. Denny Hamlin (2) 437 -164. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 435 -185. Jimmie Johnson (1) 405 -486. Martin Truex Jr. 404 -497. Kevin Harvick 398 -558. Kyle Busch (1) 391 -629. Tony Stewart (2) 388 -65
10. Carl Edwards 372 -81^ CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP ^
11. Brad Keselowski (2) 368 -8512. Cint Bowyer 366 -8713. Ryan Newman (1) 337 -11614. Paul Menard 337 -11615. Kasey Kahne (1) 330 -12316. Joey Logano 314 -13917. Jeff Burton 300 -15318. Juan Pablo Montoya 296 -15719. Aric Almirola 291 -16220. Marcos Ambrose 287 -166
KASEY KAHNE In the first six races of theseason, Kahne averaged a 28.5-place fin-
ish. Since, he’s caught fire, averaging a5.5-place running in the last six. In
that time, he’s advanced from a lowof 32nd in the standings to 15th.
JOEY LOGANO Logano hasgone the other way. Since consec-
utive top 10s to start the year,Logano has only one other, with an av-
erage run of 19.6.
Kasey Kahne ASP, Inc.
Highs & Lows
Sprint Cup Standings Tracks on Tap
KASEY AT THE WHEEL KaseyKahne’s win in the Coke 600 came in his 300th ca-reer NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start. He joins NedJarrett and Rusty Wallace as the only drivers to win intheir 300th start. Kahne’s victory was his third in the600 and fourth overall in points-paying races at Char-lotte Motor Speedway. Kahne also has one win atCMS in the All-Star Race (2008).
A QUICK MARATHON This year’s edition of the Coca-Cola 600 was the quickest in the history of the event.Sunday’s race clocked in a three hours, 51 minutes,14 seconds. The race was interrupted only five timesfor cautions and had an average speed of 155.687mph. The previous quickest 600-miler was in 1995,at three hours, 56 minutes, 55 seconds.
PACING THE FIELD Through 12 races in the 2012season, Jimmie Johnson leads the series in laps ledwith 502. After sitting on point for 204 laps on Sun-
day, Greg Biffle moves into second onthe list, with 470 laps led. Surprisingly, Jeff Gordon— who is 22nd in points with zero wins — is third,having led 343 circuits.
FITTINGLY ENOUGH ... Aric Almirola earned his firstcareer Sprint Cup pole on Friday for the Coca-Cola600. With a decidedly patriotic flare on Memorial Dayweekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, it was onlyfitting that Almirola’s sponsor was the U.S. Air Force.Almirola is in his first full season at the Cup level,driving the iconic No. 43 machine for Richard PettyMotorsports. He finished 16th in the race.
ONE DRIVER’S OPINION Denny Hamlin, on the re-duction in cautions this season:“Bottom line, I think everyone is so concerned withpoints nowadays. You know if you wreck and you finishin the 30s, you’re going to take 10 races to get thatback.”
Compiled and written by Matt Taliaferro.Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTaliaferro
or email him at [email protected]
1. Jimmie Johnson Bad pit stops took Johnson from a top-3 car to 12th in Charlotte.2. Greg Biffle Fourth-place finish in the Coke 600 after leading 204 laps.3. Denny Hamlin Via Twitter: “If I could just shake this Cal Naughton Jr syndrome...”4. Matt Kenseth Finished 10th and finds himself just 10 points shy of points lead.5. Kasey Kahne Has posted five consecutive finishes of eighth or better.6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt can boast a series-best nine top 10s thus far in 2012.7. Brad Keselowski Hard-earned fifth in the 600 after a runner-up in the All-Star Race.8. Kyle Busch Young “Rowdy” has four straight runs of fourth or better.9. Tony Stewart Either a world-beater or totally out to lunch every weekend.
10. Martin Truex Jr. Still hanging in at sixth in the championship standings.11. Carl Edwards Despite lack of fireworks, Carl has eight top 10s to his credit.12. Kevin Harvick A three-week skid gave way to a solid eighth at CMS.13. Clint Bowyer Despite showing early speed in the 600, he limped to a 13th.14. Jeff Gordon When the bad luck stays away, Gordon can still perform.15. Paul Menard Still very quietly clicking off top-15 showings.
