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in Meet Other Ponies And TALK! Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:53 pmby chenwen121314 • 609 Posts
A look at whats happening all around the majors Tuesday:---STAGE SETNext year? It can wait. Wholesale Marlins Jerseys . The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians play Game 1 of the World Series, each with hopes of ending a long championship drought. Chicago hasnt been to the Series since 1945 and hasnt won since 1908, and Cleveland earned its most recent title in 1948.How long has it been for Chicago? Dexter Fowler will become the first black player to suit up for the Cubs in a World Series when he likely bats leadoff at Progressive Field.Jon Lester gets the ball for Chicago, and at 32 years old, hes already one of the best World Series pitchers ever. Hes won all three of his starts and has a 0.43 ERA, third-best among pitchers with at least 20 World Series innings, behind Madison Bumgarner and Jack Billingham. Lester is matched up against 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, a contender for the prize again this season.The Indians hope to have Jason Kipnis in the lineup after the second baseman sprained his left ankle celebrating the final out of the ALCS.HELP ON THE WAY?The Cubs might get back young slugger Kyle Schwarber, out since tearing knee ligaments on April 8. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday that Schwarber was traveling to Cleveland, but the person did not know yet if the slugger would be on the roster. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the roster wont be announced until Tuesday. Schwarber has played two games in the Arizona Fall League, going 1 for 6 with a double and two walks. He hit five homers in nine postseason games as a rookie last year.THOUSANDS FOR TICKETSWant to get into Wrigley Field for Game 3? It will cost you a couple thousand dollars at least, and at that price point, dont expect a seat. Standing room tickets are going for more than $2,200, and fans have called ticket brokers willing to pay as much as $12,000 for a seat. Meanwhile, Cleveland figures to have some Wrigleyville vibes for Games 1 and 2 -- ticket-selling site StubHub reported a quarter of all tickets purchased for Game 1 are being paid for with credit cards associated with Illinois ZIP codes.SERIES UMPSUmpire Larry Vanover will work his first World Series game and do it from behind home plate. John Hirshbeck will be the crew chief, joined by Series veterans Joe West and Sam Holbrook and first-timers Vanover, Chris Guccione, Marvin Hudson and Tony Randazzo. Holbrook, working his second Series, will be the replay official for the first two games, then will switch places with Vanover. This will be the sixth World Series for West and fifth for Hirschbeck.STADIUM TWEAKSLess than a decade after its opening, Yankee Stadium is being renovated. New York is adding seven new social gathering spaces, a move that will cut capacity by about 2,100 seats. The Yankees are adding a childrens zone in the right-field upper deck and replacing obstructed view bleacher seats with outdoor party decks. Miami Marlins Pro Shop . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Marlins Jerseys 2019 . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. https://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.us/ .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Chris Munce has a double-barrelled chance to take the next step in his training career and win his first stakes race.He will saddle up Nicconi Leggera and Snow Fields in the Listed Mode Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.The former champion jockey retired to take up training in Brisbane in January 2015 and has since trained nearly 80 winners.He has started the 2016-17 season well with 19 winners and is in the top 10 city trainers.Munce is satisfied with his efforts but believes it is time to take the next step.I havent had many stakes runners but winning black-type races is obviously important to all trainers, Munce said.I have gradually been able to build up the strength of my younger horses. I have several ready forr the Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic but it would be great to break my stakes winning duck at Eagle Farm. Marlins Jerseys 2020. Munce said Nicconi Leggera was an honest horse who should have won her previous start.She had a bad barrier but she is drawn in barrier one on Saturday. I have got Larry Cassidy to ride her and he is back in his best form, Munce said.I have always had an opinion of Snow Fields and I scratched her from the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday for this.In the long term I am hoping Snow Fields might be an Oaks filly and she will have to show something on Saturday to back up my opinion. ' ' '
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