TORONTO – Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is still waiting for his first win under Major League Baseballs new challenge system; the skipper is 0-3 in the
regular season, 0-6 including Grapefruit League play.
Martin Perez Jersey . Still, hes a supporter. "I think in the long run it will be good," said Gibbons. Gibbons didnt challenge
a play in Wednesday nights win over the Astros, which, upon further review, may
have been overturned. Ryan Goins was picked off first base in the sixth inning
but it appeared first baseman Marc Krauss glove swept the dirt and tagged Goins
high on the shoulder after the runner had touched the bag. The Blue Jays didnt
have access to all replay angles; the angles they had were inconclusive. Gibbons
has previously expressed regret that the challenge system has sapped the
intensity of manager/umpire arguments. Hes worried about the in-game delays and
the effect on pace of play. Rather than just complaining, Gibbons proposes a
solution. "Keep it the way it is but dont give the teams the benefit of being
able to look at it behind the scenes," he said. "I think if, itd be like the old
days, you could go out and argue if you think the guy missed it that bad you go
out and argue. Of course theyre not going to look at it. This way, then they can
say, Okay, you think I missed it that bad, check it out. I think what happens
when you have the ability to look at it behind the scenes, you can go out there
on every close play there is. "In a lot of ways youre guessing. I think that
slows the game down. If youre that serious about a particular call and you think
he missed it, roll the dice without the benefit of looking at it." Gibbons
incorrectly challenged a call in the fifth inning of Thursday nights game
against Houston when the replay system confirmed Melky Cabrera was out on a
bang-bang play at first base. WAGNERS LONG DAY Neil Wagner threw two scoreless
innings in Torontos 7-3 win over Houston on Wednesday night. It was the
culmination of a long day of travel for Wagner, who was recalled from Triple-A
Buffalo. Wagner was in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where the Bisons were getting
ready to play the LeHigh Valley Ironpigs. He took an hour and a half taxi ride
to the Philadelphia airport, flew to Toronto and arrived at the stadium 10
minutes before first pitch. "It was actually just kind of easy," said Wagner. "I
just woke up, did my normal thing in the morning and then instead of going
through the normal pre-game routine I was just travelling, got here and I was
able to play a little catch." Wagner got his arm loose playing catch with left
fielder Melky Cabrera at the start of each defensive inning. Casey Janssen and
J.A. Happ are both expected to come off the disabled list sooner rather than
later, which will create a logjam in the bullpen. Wagner is in his final option
year, the reason he got sent down last month, and knows he could again fall
victim to the business of the game. "Options are the one thing for free in this
game that you dont want," said Wagner. "I cant control having them, I cant give
them to other people so I have them and if I get optioned against at some point,
so be it. Just keep doing what I do and hopefully at some point, be back."
DELABAR RESTS Reliever Steve Delabar was in good humour one day after taking a
line drive off the outside of his right leg, below the knee. The ball ricocheted
to Edwin Encarnacion at first base, who stepped on the bag for the easy out.
"That was the plan," said Delabar. "When I came out of the bullpen they said, if
you get hit with a line drive make sure your leg is angled." Delabar is using
the RICE treatment method with the bruising: Rest, Ice, Compression and
Elevation. While Delabar wont pitch on Thursday, he doesnt expect to miss any
time. "I could go, yes," said Delabar. "But I think theyre going to be cautious
with it."
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on Tuesday. The 22-year-old threw his helmet to the ground and it bounced up and
hit home plate umpire Bill Miller on the right hip after Lawrie was called out
on strikes for the second out.DURBAN, South Africa -- Such is the nature of his
touchy back that Louis Oosthuizen has planned his golf schedule only up to the
Masters in April. Problems with his lower back last year forced Oosthuizen to
miss more events than he wanted to, and to withdraw after three rounds of the
Byron Nelson Championship, after a first-round 75 at the U.S. Open, and most
disappointingly to him, after six holes in the British Open, an event he won in
2010. That began a layoff of almost three months until he returned for the
International team at the Presidents Cup in October. He played all four of the
European Tours season-ending events and managed a best finish of 15th in
Shanghai. While Oosthuizen is not prepared to look beyond the Masters, where he
was runner-up to Bubba Watson in 2012, he has prepared a busy schedule starting
with his defence this week of the Volvo Champions title on home turf at Durban
Country Club. This is his first of eight tournaments in the next nine weeks,
spread over Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. "I had some
injections in my lower back last October that seem to have helped," Oosthuizen
said on Wednesday. "The good thing is I am playing pain-free and I am doing a
lot of things to get it better. But the pain iis definitely still there and its
not going to go away, and its going to take a lot of time.
Drew Stubbs Jersey. "Its meant Ive had to cut down my practice on the range, and while Im taking the occasional
antiinflammatory, its just one of those things I have to deal with." Oosthuizen
must wish he had the constitution of Miguel Angel Jimenez or even Darre Clarke.
Jimenez returns to competition after turning 50 last Sunday and looking to again
break his "oldest ever" tour record he re-set last month in capturing a third
Hong Kong Open title. "Yes, I turned 50 a few days ago and I look in the mirror
and still see the same guy," the Spaniard joked. "So I come here looking to win,
win, win as that is my continuing motivation. For me, coming to play on the tour
is not just to get a salary. If so, I would stay at home." Clarke, 14 years
older than Oosthuizen at 45, has lost around 40 pounds since October in a bid to
rekindle his form. He hasnt won anything since the 2011 British Open. "In a
short time Im already twice as strong because most people who lose weight, they
lose strength, as well," Clarke said, showing off a trimmer figure. "Ive gone
the other way. Ive lost weight and gone twice as strong."
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