1.   And of Karros, scooping the ball, stepping on first, and then riding out of town with the most cherished souvenir of the day.

2.   But he could not scoop the ball to second baseman Mike Lansing quickly enough to force out Gilkey.

3.   Counsell, charging in from second base, scooped the ball but had no play, loading the bases.

4.   Ron Coomer then smashed a grounder that ricocheted off Nelson toward second base, where Knoblauch scooped the ball and stepped on the bag to end the inning.

5.   The Mets defense played terrifically, turning double plays and scooping balls out of the dirt.

6.   The throw skipped in front of first baseman Tino Martinez, who was unable to scoop the ball cleanly.

7.   The tendency on a bad lie is to try and help get the ball in the air by dipping your knees or moving your legs to scoop the ball.

8.   The usually steady Snow attempted to scoop the ball with a swiping attempt rather than smothering the ball at the bag.

9.   Thomas said he expected to score as soon as he scooped the ball.

10.   But Iraqi goalie Haider M. Majid scooped the ball over the bar.