05a_kennedy_slides   (6/19)

AK slides into second base while Ian Kinsler waits for a throw that would ultimately arrive late. Kinsler had a breakout 2004 season, hitting .345 with 51 doubles, the most of any minor leaguer that year. Texas moved him to second base so he wouldn't be blocked by Michael Young or Joaquin Arias. (Arias started the game at shortstop.) Kinsler is a play-me-or-trade-me guy, as BA says "he has little left to prove in Triple-A."