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the Indians and Royals, Carrasco got six games. So being a pitcher,

Started by wff0605, 2014/07/04 04:00AM
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the Indians and Royals, Carrasco got six games. So being a pitcher,

#1 2014/07/04 04:00AM

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All five Canadians eligible for the PGA Tour this year will tee it up at the SONY Open in Hawaii this week. All five are coming in at different points in their careers and with different levels of game. Over the next few days, Ill look at the group and their chances for 2013. First up, the veterans: Stephen Ames The Calgarian will turn 49 at the end of April and clearly is looking ahead to 2014 when hell turn 50 and join the Champions Tour. He helped a group in his hometown secure a stop on that circuit, ripe for him to get a home game for once in his career. Ames, however, will tell you he is far from done on the regular tour and still wants to be competitive. But last year, he made just seven cuts in 20 starts and earned less than $200,000. Clearly the desire has waned somewhat even if he doesnt admit that. His coach, Sean Foley, has lamented the lack of work ethic from his first big client and the two have had a somewhat chilly off-season although they are still working together. Whats also evident is that the talent is still there. Ames possesses one of the sweetest swings on the PGA Tour and if he can keep his mind focused, can still play some exceptional golf. In qualifying for the British Open last year, he posted a 61. For 2013, I believe Ames will improve considerably on his 2012 campaign. Look for a fast start too; Ames has cashed cheques in three of his first four starts in each of the last five years. Mike Weir The struggles of Mike Weir are well documented. The last PGA Tour cut he made came in July of 2011. Since injuring his arm at Hilton Head in 2010, its been a steady descent into the depths of despair for the Canadian sports icon. Through it all hes remained positive and optimistic, working with former Canadian Tour player Grant Waite on finding a solution to his wayward driver. If he never finds an answer to his troubles it certainly wont be for a lack of effort. He has spent hour after hour beating balls. An observer who witnessed Weir on the range just before Christmas said swings with his driver were markedly improved and the balls were flying straight and on target. Whether he can take that to the course will be revealed in Hawaii. If he can keep the driver in play, he should improve considerably as the rest of his game has been solid. One player who teed it up with him last year during his troubles marvelled at his short game saying, "Im not sure what he would have shot if he didnt have his wedge working. He was masterful." Weir cashed in one of his two lifetime money list exemptions to play this year and intends on playing a heavy schedule. He will tee it up in the first four stops on the PGA Tour and has indicated hed like to play the entire West Coast swing. There will also be plenty of attention focused on the left-hander in April as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his Masters win. While it will no doubt be nice for Weir to look back on that performance, he would probably enjoy it more if he could rekindle the game he had at that time, which took him to third in the Official World Golf Ranking. Im expecting Weir to improve markedly in 2013 and while he may not challenge for a Green Jacket, Im sure making some cuts early in the year would go a long way to rebuilding his confidence. coach outlet . -- Georgia is dealing with a big loss heading into its Southeastern Conference showdown against South Carolina. cheap coach handbags . But this one is a bit different. The celebrated Swiss star doesnt actually need to win a match, he just needs to show up and play -- at each of the years four Grand Slams. http://www.coach-factoryoutl... . His team never recovered. Friday night in front of 5,584 spectators on Lou Gehrig Night at Shaw Park, the visiting Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks beat the Goldeyes 9-6 to win its first game against the Fish in its last 10 starts. 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"He obviously wanted to have his voice heard, but he also wanted to put the team first. He didnt want to put the club in a tougher situation than this situation already has put us in." Weaver had steadfastly insisted on having his say at a hearing sometime during Los Angeles trip to New York next week. He reiterated his feelings late Friday night after pitching nine scoreless innings in a no-decision against Seattle. But Weaver explained after batting practice on Saturday that he changed his mind after a conversation with manager Mike Scioscia, who previously stated that he would stand behind whatever decision Weaver had made. "Anybody who gets a suspension wants to get their side of the story heard," Weaver said. "It would have been nice to do, but this helps the team out a little bit better. If we would have prolonged this thing a little bit, we would have had to bring up another pitcher and go that route." Now, the right-hander will sit out a three-game series against the Yankees. He could have pitched on full rest Wednesday or Thursday in New York. Weaver is 14-5 with a 1.78 ERA. He did not hit a batter last season in a career-high 224 1-3 innings, and has plunked just one this year in 176 2-3 innings. "Its my first time going through this process, so I guess I didnt really understand how it was going to affect the team," he said. "So having a long talk with my agency last night and with the team and with SSosh, its just the right thing to do.ddddddddddddquot; Weaver received the ban for throwing a pitch over the head of Detroits Alex Avila last Sunday at Detroit during his marquee matchup with fellow Cy Young Award contender Justin Verlander. The pitch came right after Carlos Guillen showboated on a home run -- which angered Weaver and prompted plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt to warn both benches about retaliatory beanballs. Weaver threw the next pitch over Avilas head and was immediately ejected, along with Scioscia. On Tuesday, Cleveland pitcher Carlos Carrasco was suspended six games for throwing at Kansas Citys Billy Butler right after Melky Cabrera has hit a grand slam against him and stood at home plate admiring it. Carrasco appealed his suspension and pitched Wednesday at Boston. When asked what he would have said had he gone through with the hearing, Weaver replied: "I would have tried to get it dropped a couple of days. It looked a lot worse than it was. I wasnt trying to go after his head. I think if you look back, it was about two feet over his head. So I dont think it was that close. But after what happened with the Indians and Royals, Carrasco got six games. So being a pitcher, basically you just have a days suspension even though its six days." This will be the third time this season that Weaver will pitch on more than five days rest. He threw on six days rest May 25 after shutting out Oakland, and gave up three runs over six innings in a 9-5 loss at Boston. On July 16, he beat Oakland 4-2 on eight days rest in his first start following the all-star break. "Obviously I would like to be out there every fifth day, and the suspension is going to get in the way of that," he said. "But its not going to be too bad getting pushed back another day. Ill just get back out there on Saturday and put this behind me." ' ' '

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