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not what the finish that I was looking for. But that doesnt take away from the positives of the day. Hit the ball well, gave mys
not what the finish that I was looking for. But that doesnt take away from the positives of the day. Hit the ball well, gave mys
in Allgemein 25.05.2018 08:19von MJL456 • 2.720 Beiträge
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - The business of baseball is raw. It is unemotional. It creates space for feel good stories, some with lengthy enough time spans to reel in a fan base, but if the subject of said narrative doesnt fit with the broader plan he will find himself back on the outside. Todays subject: Munenori Kawasaki, who is packing his bags for a flight to Atlanta and a drive to nearby Lawrenceville. There, he will meet his Buffalo teammates, the Bisons, in the midst of a series against the Braves Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Its the business of baseball. Jose Reyes is ready to return. Kawasaki has options, meaning he can be demoted without passing through waivers. Its the obvious move and the right move. Its also a bold move; surely general manager Alex Anthopoulos knows many Blue Jays fans wont be happy. Neither are Kawasakis teammates. Not to say they disagree with the decision. Its just that Kawasaki left a unique impression. "This is the part of the game that sucks," said Mark Buehrle. "Between the fans and the guys in here I think everybodys fallen in love with this guy. Come up here and done everything everybodys asked for him to do and probably plus more. This is the part, I think every guy in baseball, not what you do on the field but the business side of it, thats what sucks about it." Buehrle went on to add, "I love the guy." Buehrles sentiment is the majority view in the clubhouse. Kawasaki commanded a large presence, one which belied his relatively diminutive stature. He mingled in broken English with those who speak English. He spoke in broken Spanish with the clubs Latin contingent. On the field, Kawasaki will be remembered for his two out, two-run, game-winning double which capped a four-run ninth inning in a 6-5 win over Baltimore on May 26. Weeks later, on June 21, Kawasaki would hit an improbable two-run home run in the seventh to pull the Blue Jays into a 6-6 tie with those same Orioles. Toronto would win the game 7-6 and climb to .500 for the first time this season. Manager John Gibbons, his finger on the pulse of his team, knew this was a delicate situation. He called an impromptu, brief team meeting after Tuesday nights 5-1 loss to the Rays to inform the players of the roster move. Thats atypical. "Its tough to do," said Gibbons. "But the way it sets up, you know we want to keep our pitching intact. In that spot he wouldnt be playing much at all but its tough. You feel for the kid, he did a tremendous job for us, but hell be back." Truth is Anthopoulos had few alternatives. Reliever Juan Perez, 34, is out of options. Were he to be designated for assignment, he assuredly would have been claimed on waivers. Perez has been effective, has experience and is making the major league minimum salary. Its unlikely, due to the money hes owed, Dustin McGowan would have been scooped up had he been waived but, because of service time, McGowan has the right to refuse an assignment to the minor leagues. Given he can still throw a fastball 95 miles per hour after multiple shoulder surgeries, the Jays are eager to see if McGowans a salvageable asset. Neil Wagner was a non-starter. Hes now a fixture in Gibbons bullpen. Its a credit to Kawasaki that on the day of Reyes return to the Blue Jays, an important moment in this rollercoaster of a season, its his demotion that has people talking. Upon learning of the move, Kawasaki addressed the media with a message for his fans. There was nothing broken about the English. "I love you guys," Kawasaki said. The feeling is mutual. Nike Epic React Flyknit Italia . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. 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RENO, Nev. -- Greg Chalmers is trying to leave his rivals behind in the Barracuda Championship -- and not get too far ahead of himself.Its a necessity at this level if you want to be successful, said Chalmers, the 42-year-old Australian who leads active PGA Tour players in starts without a victory at 385.The left-hander birdied five of the final six holes Saturday at Montreux to increase his lead to six points over Ben Martin and Gary Woodland in the modified Stableford scoring event.Chalmers had seven birdies and a bogey for a 15-point round and 39-point total in the scoring system that awards eight points for double eagle, five points for eagle, two points for birdie and deducts a point for bogey and three points for double bogey or worse.Theres a long way to go, and theres plenty of players capable of shooting a lot of points out here, Chalmers said. This golf course can give you a lot of points, if you drive it well, get it into play, start making a few putts. Ill get out there tomorrow and get that first tee shot in play and get after it.The scoring system awards aggressive play. In conventional scoring, Chalmers was 16 under with rounds of 67, 68 and 65. Martin was 15 under, and Woodland 13 under.Chalmers has only conditional tour status. He has made six starts this season on the PGA Tour, tying for 58th in the first in China in November and missing the cut in the rest, and also has played nine Web.com Tour events.Martin had eight birdies in a 16-point round, the best score of the week.The course dries out in the afternoon, the wind picks up, it plays a little tougher, said Martin, the winner last season in Las Vegas for his first tour title. I was really happy. I was bogey-free. Eight birdies today. Ive been trending in the right direction.Woodland had an 11-point round. The 2013 champion birdied all four par-5 holes.I played beautifully all day. I didnt get as much out of it ass I would like to, Woodland said.ddddddddddddHit a lot of good shots, a lot of good putts. I would like to see a couple more go in. But Im excited about the way Im playing, and Im looking forward to tomorrow.Chalmers, Martin and most of the players are fighting for a spot in the British Open in two weeks at Royal Troon in Scotland. Because of the West Virginia floods that led to The Greenbrier Classic being canceled next week, a spot was transferred to the leading player not already eligible at Montreux. Woodland was the only player in the top 23 who has already qualified for the Open.That would be awesome, Martin said. I put myself in position to get there tomorrow. And this tournament will get me in the Open, the PGA, Maui, so theres a ton of upsides to play well tomorrow.Scotlands Martin Laird was fourth with 28 points after a six-point round. Steve Wheatcroft scored nine points to reach 27, and Will MacKenzie was another point back after an eight-point round.Wes Roach topped the group at 25 after a 13-point round. He had seven birdies and closed with a bogey on the par-5 18thI played well. Hit the ball great, Roach said. Obviously, not what the finish that I was looking for. But that doesnt take away from the positives of the day. Hit the ball well, gave myself a lot of good chances, made seven birdies.Colt Knost and Bronson Burgoon also had 25 points.Kelly Kraft had a 15-point round to reach 22. He had eight birdies and a closing bogey.I actually hit it the same I did as the first two days, buy finally made some putts, Kraft said. I worked hard, putted yesterday for about two hours after my round and found a little something and just started kind of rolling in some 10-, 15-footers early and got it rolling.He lost his drive to the right on the par-5 18th. 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