MONTREAL - Aging junior-middleweights Delvin Rodriguez and Joachim Alcine will get to fight again another day.
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rounds on Friday night at Montreals Olympic Stadium. Judge Jack Woodburn saw
things for the hometown fighter Alcine with a 96-94 scorecard while Benoit
Roussel scored the action for the visiting Rodriguez, 97-93. Judge Pasquale
Procopio scored things even at 95-95. "We upset the apple cart just a little
bit," said trainer Buddy McGirt, who reunited with Alcine for the first time
since 2009 when he guided the Haitian born fighter to a pair of victories. "Im
happy with the draw, I dont think they could have called it any other way. It
was close. All we had to do with this fight was keep it basic, use the jab"
Rodriguez, who was coming off a three destruction at the hands of former
champion Miguel Cotto, maintained he won the fight but thought that his own
performance could have been better. "Coming back I was tight in there, really
tight. I couldnt get my combinations going in there like I usually do. But I
still believe I won the fight cleanly. He never caught me with a clean punch and
was never able to hurt me." The bout often resembled exactly what was, two
fighters on the back-nine of their careers, often sloppy, filled with lots of
holding and ordered breaks from referee Michael Griffin. Alcine (35-7-2) was at
his best when working his jab but only occasionally was he able to follow it up
with anything significant. The former world champion was a long way from his
glory days of 2007 where he held the WBA championship belt at 154 pounds. The
Montreal fighter who now calls California home once again kept his best for the
crowd of approximately 1,500 who were clearly on his side. It is the second time
Alcine has been brought in as an opponent, and the second time he has surprised.
In 2011 he was brought in as fodder for middleweight hopeful David Lemieux who
was coming off his first career loss. Alcine shocked the Lemieux and the world
with a majority decision in their 12 round bout. Instead of reviving his career,
Alcine proceeded to lose his next five fights. At 38, Alcine was supposed to
have been the perfect tonic for Rodriguez (28-7-4) who fallen against Cotto and
in his shot at the 154-pound crown in 2012 versus Austin Trout. "We were brought
in to lose," said McGirt, glad of the effort his fighter put in. "It was a
frustrating fight, anytime I got close to the guy, he kept on grabbing me," said
Rodriguez. "Im sure when I get back home and watch the fight, Ill see I clearly
won it." Alcine predictably also thought he was on the winning side. "This was
not the right decision for this fight, The guy is young," said the former champ
of his 34 year-old opponent. All the eyes are on him and for them, Im old. I
think for next time, there wont be any doubt, I will win by knockout. No doubt."
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expected playoff showings from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, have the Heat off
and running in these playoffs.The last two seasons injuries have ruined any
chances the Toronto Blue Jays might have had of contending, especially those to
the pitching staff. This time around the injury bug has bitten hard on the Tampa
Bay Rays, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Tampa Bay has three of their
elite starting pitchers sidelined right now. Over the weekend, Alex Cobb
strained a left oblique muscle during a stellar performance against the
Cincinnati Reds. Hes gone four-to-six weeks. Lefty Matt Moore is due to play
catch on the side today in Baltimore as doctors are trying to decide if he needs
Tommy John surgery or whether his left elbow will get better with treatment and
rest. Right hander Jeremy Hellickson, who also has an elbow issue, is hoping to
be back in May or early June. Even a team as deep and talented as the Rays cant
afford to lose three starting pitchers. The Red Sox also have problems. Star
second baseman Dustin Pedroia has had to return to Beantown to get his left
wrist checked out. Shane Victorino is out as well with a thumb injury and
39-year-old closer Koji Uehara is being examined to determine the cause of
shoulder stiffness. The Yankees are no different. They lost their new closer
David Robertson to the 15-day DL with a groin muscle pull, first baseman Mark
Teixiera is injured again, catcher Francisco Cervelli has a hamstring problem,
second baseman Brian Roberts had to sit out with back tightness and team captain
Derek Jeter missed two games in a row over the weekend with quad tightness. The
Yankees were so thin in the infield, they had to move Kelly Johnson back to
third base, rookie Yangervis Solarte to second and have Carlos Beltran play his
first game ever at first. The Baltimore Orioles biggest concern is star third
baseman Manny Machado, who continues to rehab his surgically repaired knee. The
Blue Jays have a few problems of their own with Maicer Izturis tripping on the
dugout steps Sunday in Baltimore and spraining his left knee and then having to
go on the 15-day DL. On the plus side, Jose Reyes and closer Casey Janssen could
be back by next weekend in Cleveland and lefty J.A. Happ is already back up from
Triple-A Buffalo. The bottom line is, the Blue Jays, Yankees and Rays are locked
in a three-way tie for first in the A.L East at 7-6. The Orioles are second at
5-7 and the Red Sox are bringing up the rear at 5-8. By the weekend, the Jays
should have the healthiest line-up in the division and this is the time for them
to take advantage of their rivals injury woes and do some real damage. - The
team that has really come of nowhere in the first two weeks of the season is the
Milwaukee Brewers. Coincidentally, they had an identical record to the Blue Jays
a year ago at 74-88. They are off to a torrid start this time around, winning
nine-straight through Sunday and a 10-2 record. This is the second-best start in
franchise history after 1987 when they started the year 13-0. Their startting
rotation of Yovani Gallardo, Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, Marco Estrada and
Wily Peralta have nine quality starts in 12 games, and the staff ERA is a
sparkling 1.
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from his Biogenesis PED suspension and has made a successful move from left
field to right to clear a spot for youngster Khrys Davis, who is regarded as a
budding star. The other big story for the Brewers is closer Francisco Rodriguez,
once a star with the Angels. He stepped on a cactus is Spring Training and was
still pulling out spines until about a week ago. His left foot, his plant foot
when throwing, was so tender that he had to pay extra attention to his delivery
to keep it consistent. K-Rod has been perfect so far, going four-for-four in
save situations. The teams payroll, according to Cots Baseball Contracts, is
about $103.4 million. Thaats roughly $29 million less than the that of the Jays.
The interesting thing is that they have a dozen players on their roster making
the minimum of between $500-534K. In other words, there is a good mix of
veterans and youth. The Brewers lead the NL Central by three games on the St.
Louis Cardinals and they open an early season showdown series at Miller Park on
Monday night against the Redbirds. - There is a Milwaukee connection to one of
the players the Blue Jays have in Buffalo. Juan Francisco is a 62", 245-pound
first/third baseman, who was released by the Brewers during spring training.
The Jays picked him up to add a little punch with the Bisons. The 26-year-old
left-handed hitter has provided just that. In fact, last season he hit 18 homers
split between the Brewers and the Atlanta Braves. The knock on Francisco is that
hes not every good defensively, but hes turned into a good pick-up for Buffalo
especially since the Brewers are picking up $331,967 of his salary. - Tuesday
marks the 11th-annual Jackie Robinson Day where the MLB honours the man who
broke the colour barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The year before
Jackie broke in with the Dodgers organization, he played with the old Montreal
Royals in the International League. I was curious to find out who was the first
African-American to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in that same league. It
didnt happen until 1951. In July of that year, Jack Kent Cooke, the
communications mogul who later owned the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles
Kings, bought the Leafs. A week-and-a-half later, he signed two African-American
players, pitcher Leon Day and catcher-third baseman Charlie White. Later in that
season, another black pitcher, Frank Barnes, joined the Leafs. He only made two
appearances with the club and had an ERA of 45. Of the three, though, according
to my research, Barnes is the only one of the trio still alive. He is
87-years-old. Yankees great Mariano Rivera was the last player to wear the
number 42. Now that Rivera has retired, the number 42 will never be worn again.
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