Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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File Photo: 11/19/11 Chester PA: Delaware Offensive Tackle Gino Gradkowski #56 carries the Battle of the blue trophy off the field Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 at PPL Park in Chester PA.



With the win over Villanova and other results around the nation, The #15 Rank Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens will have to wait until Sunday for a NCAA FCS playoff invite when the 20-team field will be announced Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at 10 a.m. on ESPNU.
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There are a lot of people not to care about these.After hitting a fly to left in the second inning, Matsui connected for a long two-run homer to right during the fourth against White Sox starter Philip Humber. It was Matsui’s first home run since Sept. 19 against the Texas Rangers while with the Oakland Athletics.

“You’ll see him in left field, you’ll see him as a DH and you’ll see him pinch hit,” Maddon said. “I’m just really eager to have him here. A very classy kind of a guy.”cheap baseball jerseys




Matsui, who will turn 38 on June 12, played 13 games with Durham after signing a minor league contract with Tampa Bay on April 30. He hit .170 with four RBI for Durham, where he played in left field four times. “Defensively, I didn’t have any issues at all,” Matsui said through a translator. “So, I think I was able to get some games in and get ready for this.”wholesale jersey

Matsui has played nine seasons in the major leagues, with the New York Yankees (2003-09), Los Angeles Angels (2010) and the Athletics (2011), following a 10-year career with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Central League.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Goals That Changed History – Alessandro Calori

Stadio Renato Curi 14 May 2000: It shouldn’t have come to this.  With eight games left in the 1999/00 season, Juventus held a comfortable nine point lead over Lazio at the top of Serie A.  However, losses to Lazio, Milan and Verona meant that going into the last day of the campaign, Juve held only a one-point advantage – a win at Perugia was required to secure a third Scudetto in 4 years.
Lazio had to defeat Reggina at the Stadio Olimpico and hope that 85 miles away, Juventus would slip up.  The side from Rome did all they could, recording a routine 3-0 victory with goals from Simone Inzaghi, Juan Sebastian Veron and Diego Simeone.
The real drama came in the other match.  To say that the weather conditions at the Renato Curi were poor would be putting it mildly.  The torrential rain became such an issue that referee Perluigi Collina delayed the start of the second-half.  Collina then wandered around the sodden pitch – ball in one hand, umbrella in the other – trying to decide if it was at all playable.
The contest did eventually resume.  A free-kick from the left wasn’t properly cleared and the ball fell kindly for Alessandro Calori – the centre-back guiding a right-footed shot past Edwin Van Der Sar.  Juventus’ chances of regaining parity then suffered a blow when Gianluca Zambrotta was sent-off.
It just wasn’t their day.  Despite having a side containing the likes of Alessandro Del Piero, Zinedine Zidane and Edgar Davids, Juve failed to reply.  The other Inzaghi – Pippo – squandered possibly their best opportunity, sending a side-footed volley over the bar from close range.
Perugia held on for the win, sparking wild celebrations in Rome amongst Lazio players and fans, their match having long since finished.  For the side from the capital, it was only the second league title in their history, matching the achievement of 1974.

Jean-Baptiste and King – The Newest Timbers

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Andrew Jean-Baptiste was taken in the eighth position by the Portland Timbers, making him the third draft pick in the MLS era. At 6’2″, 205 pounds, Jean-Baptiste is an imposing presence on the back line, but at just 19-years old, has time to develop. Importantly, Jean-Baptiste’s Generation adidas contract will not count against the Timbers’ salary cap, joining Darlington Nagbe with that designation. I believe AJB will be a reserve player in 2012, learning the MLS game and providing depth if needed as David Horst recovers from hip surgery.