11.   They had a scout watch the Rangers righthander Esteban Loaiza on Wednesday.

12.   Throughout this weekend, California Angels scouts will be watching Sox personnel closely as part of the Chuck Finley negotiations.

13.   Yankees scouts will watch the former Boston reliever Tom Gordon throw in Arizona next week.

14.   Milanovich showed poise in the pocket and good zip on his passes as U.S. National Football League scouts watched from the stands.

15.   With five dozen scouts watching, Cuban-exile Orlando Hernandez pitched three shutout innings Monday in his first public game in more than a year.