The Kansas City Royals wrapped up a six game home stand with an 8-3 loss to the Twins. The Royals were looking to finish the stand with a three-game sweep but the Twins jumped all over starter Jimmy Gobble to prevent that from happening. Gobble was touched for a run in the third inning, and then Minnesota rallied for five runs in the fourth. Gobble, who was yanked with two outs in the fourth, was charged with the Twins first six runs and dropped to 2-3. In the fifth, the Royals loaded the bases with one out and trailing 6-1. Mike Sweeney hit a pop fly down the first base line, and the umpire invoked the infield fly rule, even though Doug Mientkiewicz dropped it. Desi Relaford tagged and head home. The throw hit Mike Sweeney in the back and the ball and allowed Relaford to score. The ball was grabbed by Henry Blanco who threw to first base. Why? Carlos Beltran didn’t realize the infield fly rule had been called and headed for second base, but stopped and turned around once he saw Carlos Beltran standing on the bag. Double play, inning and rally over. The Royals never scored again.
McGehee 23rd At Indy, McMurray 4th At Concord
Rain forced a couple of long delays and forced the Indianapolis 500 to end 20 laps early and that was good news for Buddy Rice who took the checkered flag on Sunday. St. Louis area native Robbie McGehee, who earned the final spot in the 33-car field was able to avoid a wreck to finish 23rd. He also had a mishap in the pits when rookie Larry Foyt mistakenly stopped at his pit. That cost McGehee a lap…. At the Coca Cola 600, Jimmy Johnson was the winner and Joplin’s Jamie McMurray finished fourth. St. Louis native Rusty Wallace came in 10th and Fenton native Ken Schrader was 31st.
Irwin In Lead At Senior PGA
St. Louis native Hale Irwin had a one shot-lead over Dave Barr and Jay Haas when play was suspended at the Senior PGA championship in Louisville. Irwin finished one hole on Sunday and was seven under par when rain forced the tournament to a halt. Kansas City’s Tom Watson trailed by two strokes after finishing his round. Play will resume today, weather permitting.
Violent Weather Leaves Four Dead In Missouri
The Memorial Day holiday will be remembered as a weekend of wicked weather for many Missourians. Three people were killed Saturday when a tornado struck Weatherby and Santa Rosa in northwest Missouri. Several other people were injured in Saturday’s storms. The dangerous weather continued Sunday with more reports of twisters touching down in Missouri and neighboring states. A severe thunderstorm in Berkeley, near St. Louis, brought down a tree limb that landed on a vehicle and killed the man inside. More than 130-thousand people in the St. Louis area lost power at the height of the storm. More dangerous weather is forecast for parts of the state today before the storms move east.
Date Set For St. Louis County Conceal & Carry Challenge
A hearing has been set for June 8th on St. Louis County’s challenge to the state’s conceal and carry gun law. It will be heard in Cole County Circuit Court. St. Louis County claims the $100 fee that sheriffs can charge for processing permit applications does not fully cover the costs and is, therefore, an unfunded mandate. That would be a violation of the Hancock Amendment. The Hancock issue was one of the arguments used by conceal and carry opponents as they took their case to the State Supreme Court in an effort to kill the law that had been passed by the Legislature. It’s the only argument that made any headway with the judges. But many counties which claim there are no cost problems associated with the permits have gone about the business of issuing the permits and have encountered no problems.
