August 14th, 2006 VOL. 1 ISSUE 1 moss gathers no tds, raiders still win! Jump to section by clicking image PO Box 1316 Alta Loma, CA 91701 (951) 751-1921 [email protected] PUBLISHER & CEO Ron Aguirre CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Bob Polk EXECUTIVE EDITOR IN CHIEF Nick Athan DIR OF STRATEGIC ALIANCES Evan R Press PRODUCTION DESIGN TEAM Bridget Aguirre Arnold Castro Connie Hernandez Andrea Louque Ryan Pasos Gil Rios INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Josh De Jong MARKETING [email protected] Brian Lemos CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] STATISTICAL SERVICES Provided by Stats Inc Associated Press MOSS GATHERS NO TDS, RAIDERS STILL WIN! MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Randy Moss wanted so badly to make a 2 - 0 triumphant return to Minnesota. W 16-10 He wanted to put on a show for the fans who supported him so FINAL steadfastly during his seven years here, and greeted him so warm- W 16-13 ly Monday in his first game at the Metrodome since the Vikings OAKLAND 16 traded him to Oakland before last season. MINNESOTA 13 Instead, Moss endured a frustrating night and voiced his displea- sure with both coach Art Shell for the way he benched the receiver and the Vikings organization that shipped him away. QTR SUMMARY Raiders WR Randy Moss, left, is tripped up but not before he gains 16 yards Moss had one catch for 16 yards and Aaron Brooks looked ragged on a second quarter pass from Aaron Brooks, leaving Vikings cornerback 1 2 3 4 again in the Raiders’ 16-13 preseason victory. Dovonte Edwards, right, on the turf Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) OAK 6 7 0 3 “I just wanted to come in and see the fans and give them some- That’s a good plan for the entire Raiders offense. 0 - 1 MIN 7 3 3 0 thing really to scream about because I’ve had my fun here in this Metrodome and they’ve had theirs, too,” Moss said. “That’s one Brooks finished 1-for-6 for 16 yards and was sacked twice by the thing I really just wanted to come back and just give back to the new-look defense, which held the Raiders to no first downs and just XXL PERFORMER fans. The organization? To hell with them.” 15 yards in one quarter of work. Moss, who lit up the Metrodome in the first seven years of his Brad Childress made his debut as Vikings coach, and the West Coast career, started the night with a feet-stomping tantrum after Brooks offense he brought from Philadelphia is the antithesis of what Min- didn’t see him wide open in the end zone. He said he was angry nesota fans saw when Moss was in purple. Those teams lived off 10/19, because Brooks got flushed to the right while Moss was on the left the big play, while the new Vikings will rely on short passes and a 148 YARDS and didn’t fault the quarterback for not getting him the ball. ball-control running game. 7.8 AVG After making his only catch against second-team cornerback Brad Johnson was 5-of-6 for 32 yards for the Vikings, who scored Dovonte Edwards in the second quarter, Moss was pulled. Moss their only TD in the first quarter on new fullback Tony Richard- 1 TD stormed off the field and threw his helmet in disgust, stewing on son’s 3-yard run. Ryan Longwell added two field goals, but missed the bench for the rest of the game. a 55-yarder that would have tied it in the fourth period. 2 INT “I was just more ticked because I’ve never in my career been tak- Fourth-string quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan drove the Vikings to the QB ANDREW WALTER en out of a game, preseason, during a drive,” Moss said with a Oakland 22 in the closing seconds and Childress elected to go for puzzled tone. “It’s funny to me. I don’t call the shots. I guess I just the win. Hiram Eugene intercepted O’Sullivan’s desperation heave go back to the drawing board.” into the end zone to clinch Oakland’s victory. first QUARTER SECOND QUARTER 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 v i k i n g s v i k i n g s r a i d e r s r a i d e r s 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 START TIME OF D R I V E # OF YARDS RESULT START TIME OF D R I V E # OF YARDS RESULT TIME POSS BEGAN PLAYS GAINED TIME POSS BEGAN PLAYS GAINED 15:00 0:00 OAK 30 1 0 FUMBLE KICKOFF 11:27 0:52 MIN 20 3 3 PUNT 14:53 1:24 MIN 18 4 9 FIELD GOAL 09:47 0:45 OAK 23 3 0 PUNT 13:18 1:20 MIN 26 3 9 PUNT 08:46 1:40 MIN 24 5 15 PUNT 11:08 0:47 OAK 27 4 -9 PUNT 06:51 1:24 OAK 20 4 80 TOUCHDOWN 09:36 4:20 MIN 44 11 56 TOUCHDOWN 05:11 2:12 MIN 23 6 18 PUNT 05:01 0:46 MIN 38 4 1 FIELD GOAL 02:45 2:02 OAK 15 9 28 PUNT 04:06 3:15 MIN 19 6 21 PUNT 00:31 0:28 MIN 32 6 45 FIELD GOAL 00:05 3:13 OAK 15 8 20 PUNT (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (AP Photo/Ben Margot) SUNDAY MAY 21, 2006 VOL. 1 ISSUE 111 BONDS GETS A’S FOR NUMBER 714 (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (AP (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) (AP (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) National League WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10 Arizona 24 18 .571 - 14-8 10-10 228 191 Won 2 6-4 Colorado 24 19 .558 .5 12-10 12-9 200 193 Won 2 4-6 LA Dodgers 23 20 .535 1.5 12-10 11-10 229 189 Won 3 7-3 BONDS TIES BABE AT 714 San Diego 23 20 .535 1.5 10-12 13-8 200 186 Lost 2 6-4 San Francisco 22 21 .512 2.5 11-10 11-11 208 212 Won 1 6-4 (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) American League WEST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK L10 Oakland 22 20 .524 - 11-11 11-9 195 192 Lost 1 5-5 Texas 22 20 .524 - 9-12 13-8 224 203 Won 1 5-5 Seattle 19 25 .432 4 11-13 8-12 196 212 Won 2 5-5 LA Angels 17 26 .395 5.5 8-12 9-14 183 226 Lost 4 3-7 IP H ER BB K HR PQS J Schmidt 8.1 7 2 1 3 0 5 XXL PERFORMANCE A Benitez W 3-0 1.2 2 0 1 1 0 - barry bonds B Halsey 6.1 6 2 2 4 2 4 714 th hr K Calero L 0-1 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 - 4 2 HR R RBI SB O Vizquel 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E P Feliz 0 1 0 0 giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 11 0 B Bonds 1 1 1 0 R Durham 0 0 1 0 ATHLETICS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0 S Finley 0 0 1 0 M Matheny 1 1 1 0 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) 714th homer, tying the legendary Ruth for second place on the all-time list. Hank Aar- Barry Bonds finally caught the Babe. But on is the all-time leader with 755. the San Francisco Giants needed that bat do it in the Bay Area. I’m glad they supported it. and glove of Pedro Feliz to beat the Oak- “It feels great. I can’t say enough about it,” The fans in the Bay Area are great.” land Athletics. Bonds said. “I got a whole lot off my chest. Maybe I’ll relax and play better now.” In his three other plate appearances, Bonds Bonds hit No. 714 in the first inning and Fe- struck out, flied out and was intentionally walked liz made a fine defensive play to force extra Booed by fans at virtually every ballpark be- twice. innings and delivered a key hit in the 10th cause of allegations of steroid use, the 41- as the Giants posted a 4-2 victory over the year-old Bonds surprisingly received more Behind the shot by Bonds, a homer by Mike Athletics. cheers at McAfee Coliseum. After being Matheny and eight strong innings from Jason greeted by his son, Nikolai, at home plate, Schmidt, San Francisco took a 2-1 lead into the Athletics A seven-time Most Valuable Player, Bonds Bonds came out of the dugout for a curtain ninth only to have Oakland tie it on a single by mark sent a 1-1 pitch from Brad Halsey -- whom call. Jay Payton. But that’s when Feliz took over. Chiu) Photo/Jeff (AP he was facing for the first time -- an esti- ellIs mated 390 feet deep into the seats in right- “It’s a great atmosphere here in Oakland. It With runners on the corners and one out, Feliz center field in his first at-bat.