PHILADELPHIA -- Juan Pierre cant torment the Philadelphia Phillies any longer. The outfielder agreed to a minor league contract with the Phillies on Friday, getting an invitation to spring training with a club hes been a nemesis to for years. The 34-year-old hit .279 with two homers, 50 RBIs and 27 steals for the Chicago White Sox last season, starting 152 games in left field. The left-handed batter hit .329 against lefties. Pierre is the latest veteran to join Philadelphia, which has won five straight NL East titles. The Phillies have overhauled their bench, adding Jim Thome, Ty Wigginton and Laynce Nix. Scott Podsednik, a former all-star, also will be in camp as a non-roster player. All-stars Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence are Philadelphias starters in centre and right field, respectively. Raul Ibanez, who started in left field the last three years, is a free agent. John Mayberry Jr. is expected to get a majority of the playing time in left field, but Pierre could compete with Nix and Podsednik for a platoon role against right-handed pitchers. Nix and Podsednik also bat left-handed. Pierre leads active players with 554 steals. He has a .296 career batting average with 234 doubles, 86 triples, 16 homers and 484 RBIs in 12 seasons for Colorado, Florida, the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and White Sox. Pierre has always been tough against the Phillies. He has a .310 average and .361 on-base percentage with 21 extra-base hits, 62 runs and 40 steals in 98 games against Philadelphia. In 2003, when Pierre played for the Marlins, the Phillies had a particularly difficult time keeping Pierre off base. He hit .397 with a .471 on-base percentage, scored 16 runs and stole 12 bases in 19 games against Philadelphia. The Phillies went 6-13 against the Marlins and finished five games behind them in the wild-card standings. Florida went on to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. Zapatillas Nike Air Max Baratas España . Arrieta signed with Columbus in April, but the Costa Rican forward debuted for the Crew this month. He scored in the 17th and 34th minutes as Columbus erased an early deficit for its second straight win over an Eastern Conference foe. Zapatillas Nike Blazer Mujer . 19 Syracuse advanced to the Big East championship game with a 58-55 victory over No. http:... . However, the defending American League champions may have caught a big break as they head to Turner Field tonight for the first of three interleague meetings with the Atlanta Braves. [url=http://www.rosherundeportivas.es/]Nike Roshe Run España . Kingsbury missed a chance to break Jeremy Blooms 2005 record of six World Cup wins in a row. Like his one-time idol, Kingsbury followed his six-event winning streak with a second-place showing. Nike Blazer Low Vintage . In their latest slugfest, it was the Thunder who came out swinging but Zach Randolph and the Grizzlies got the win. Rudy Gay scored a season-high 28 points, Randolph added 20 points and 11 rebounds before getting ejected along with Oklahoma Citys Kendrick Perkins during a late-game altercation and Memphis beat the Thunder 107-97 on Wednesday night. SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez made repairs on his uniform pants as he discussed his latest setback since recovering from shoulder surgery last August. Sanchez said Friday he felt a strain in his shoulder during pre-game warmups earlier this week with the Giants Class-A affiliate in San Jose. He was scheduled to play second Thursday but was removed from the lineup to avoid further stress on his shoulder. "I was turning double plays and felt a shooting sensation in my shoulder," Sanchez said. "Its disappointing and frustrating. There are times when I felt like I was right there and then there are times I feel far away." Sanchez underwent an MRI on his shoulder, with results to be made available following Friday nights gaame against San Diego.dddddddddddd "Its like a rollercoaster," Sanchez said. "You want to get back out there as quick as you can and then you think maybe the shoulder is not ready." Sanchez continued other baseball-related activities, including taking grounders at second. He lightly tossed the ball away. "When I do throw I feel like Im at 70-80 per cent," he said. "Im throwing well and a couple of times its feels like something." Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Sanchez will get at least five days off before being reevaluated. Sanchez underwent labrum surgery on his right shoulder last August 2. He originally dislocated the shoulder last June 10 against the Cincinnati Reds, diving for a grounder up the middle. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '