TORONTO -- New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin isnt mad at the Toronto Blue Jays for stealing signs. Hes upset with himself for not noticing sooner. Martin, a native of Chelsea, Que., claimed the Blue Jays were relaying information from second base to the batter during Torontos 16-7 victory Thursday night that started off with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. "You move your head one way its a fastball, you move your head the other way its a slider," Martin said after the game. "It was pretty blatant." "Its just an easier game when you know whats coming," he added. But before Fridays game, Martin made it clear he didnt consider Torontos behaviour to be out of bounds. "I was more angry at myself for figuring it out too late," he said. "Theres a reason you give multiple signs." Martin said it was the fourth inning Thursday when he switched signs with Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista on second base at Aaron Hill at the plate. Hills at-bat ended with a swinging strikeout. "Its a part of the game and its a fun part of the game, too," Martin said. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, a catcher in his playing days, agreed with Martin that the onus is on the defence to protect signs from being stolen. "Its studying your opponent is what it is," Girardi said. "To me, its not cheating because youre studying something. Youre looking for signs. Signs can be tipped a lot of different ways. It doesnt just have to come from the fingers the guy puts down. Guys have found how pitchers tip pitches forever. Is that cheating? If you know it, are you not going to use it? "I think if its coming from the bullpen or someones got binoculars or it comes from the stands, thats out of bounds," Girardi added. "But if its the players and the competitiveness of the players, thats in bounds to me." Girardi said the catchers vantage point is the best place to notice any unusual behaviour in the batters box. "You watch some of the swings that clubs are taking," he said. "Are they fooled on any of the pitches? Are they bailing when youre throwing the ball in? Theres a lot of things that you watch for." So, did the Yankees skipper notice signs being relayed on Thursday? "Im not going to comment on that but believe me, we pay attention to it," Girardi said. Blue Jays manager John Farrell, a former pitcher, claimed to be "unaware" of the Blue Jays stealing signs. "Thats something thats part of the game and why we spend a lot of time in spring training making sure there are multiple sets of signs," Farrell said. "If thats something thats sensed between the lines, youve got to be equipped to handle what you might perceive taking place." Girardi said hes conscious of Toronto trying to steal signs, but only because theyre a familiar opponent in the AL East. "A lot of times, when you see teams more, and we see these guys 18 times, theyre more familiar with you, youre more familiar with them and you pay close attention," he said. Thats why, Girardi suggested, the topic likely came up in New Yorks pre-game meetings. "I tell our guys what to do and how we have to prepare when we go into different series and things to watch for," he said. Cheap Jerseys . The 57-year-old Tietjens has coached New Zealand to nine IRB World Sevens titles and to four Commonwealth Games gold medals as its only coach in the professional era. New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said the re-signing was made with a focus on 2016 when sevens will be in the Olympics. Cheap NFL Jerseys . According to the Lithuanian Basketball official site LithuaniaBasketball.com, Valanciunas, who the Raptors took with the fifth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft will remain with his current team until the end of the season. http://www.cheapjerseyschinanfl.us.... . You can watch the pre-game show now on TSN2, followed by the game on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. One night after netting a career-best 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Lincredible run continued in Minnesota, as the point guard from nowhere scored 20 points, including a go ahead free throw with 4. [url=http://www.cheapjerseyschinanfl.us.com/]Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Unfortunately for the Canadians, so did opposing goaltender Tobias Stephan. Stephan made 50 saves and HC Geneve-Servette capitalized on its chances in a 6-5 semifinal win over defending champion Canada.PATTAYA, Thailand -- Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia won her first tournament in almost four years after she beat Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the final of the Pattaya Open on Sunday. Makarova needed 1 hour, 36 minutes to defeaat the 66th-ranked Pliskova and claim her second career title.dddddddddddd She also won in Eastbourne on grass in 2010. The 28th-ranked Makarova says "I had to focus on my return to make the points. Im really happy as its my second title." cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '