Rangers Plan To Start Gomez In Left Field - RealGM Wiretap Less than two weeks after being designated for assignment by the Astros Cheap Jerseys Wholesale , Carlos Gomez will have the opportunity to be a starting outfielder with the AL West-leading Rangers.
Texas manager Jeff Banister told reporters on Sunday that Gomez will be the Rangers' starting left-fielder once he is brought up from the minor leagues.
Albert Pujols was finally cleared to run the bases on Wednesday, slowly reaching base twice in L.A.s' 17th game of the exhibition season.
Pujols had previously been using a courtesy runner as he recovers from offseason knee surgery.
"I'm fine, doing good, progressing, sticking with the game plan," Pujols said.
He declined to put a percentage on his current speed, but said he's "pretty sure" he will be able to run the bases as he always has.
"I can't read the future now," Pujols said. "I'm going on how I feel every day. I'm trying to progress every day. That's all I can do right now. I can't tell you where I'm going to be three weeks from now. My main goal is to be ready for Opening Day. That's what I'm trying to do right now."
Bumgarner Russell Wilson Were Once Teammates - RealGM Wiretap
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was rooting for the San Francisco Giants and former teammate Madison Bumgarner in the World Series.
"We were roommates at the [2007] East-West Showcase coming out of high school for the top 100 [baseball] players [in the nation] Cheap NFL Jerseys ,'' Wilson said. "I've gotten to know him over the past few years, but not been in touch with him lately. But we played on the same team and I think we won it all that showcase.''
Wilson, who like Bumgarner and Buster Posey grew up on the lower East Coast, also played against the catcher.
"He's a big guy and can really throw it," Wilson said of Bumgarner. "I'm excited for him. I used to play against [Giants catcher] Buster Posey too, so to watch those two guys [win the World Series] was pretty special."
锘? The humble used tennis ball might have numerous uses, several obvious, several less so. Read about a number of samples of what you could do with a ton of used tennis balls:
Dog Toys
Bit evident Cheap Jerseys , this one- but dogs simply like to run after and fetch tennis balls. If like our canine friend, your pet adores tennis balls to play with- run after, fetch and carry- but has an unfortunate capacity to loose them when out on a walk around the block, you will have also searched-for an affordable choice. Our four-legged friend takes pleasure in his tennis balls and will invariably bring one to drop at your toes when it's stroll time. He loves to run after them when thrown for him, or even better, when flung with one of those plastic ball flingers you can buy. Alas, he likes to carry them when he's got them- and then loves to lose them once we aren't watching, if possible in some impenetrable undergrowth! The net outcome is- we forever need more! We've tested low cost tennis balls from toys stores Wholesale Jerseys Cheap , but he is a huge dog and a few squeezes of his jaw is likely to pop these apart at the seams, which renders them useless and I also fret they might be harmful to him if he went on to chew them. A answer I stumbled upon is to buy secondhand tennis balls- I had not a clue there was a market for such things! We tend to keep a ample quantity of used tennis balls on hand- our four-legged friend tends to lose them after some time and used is so much more affordable than new. I find that used good quality brand tennis balls are better value than new poor quality balls- the dog tends to destroy them speedily. Just make sure they do not sit down and chew them- they're fun toys, not fun dog chews!
As Practice Balls
Used tennis balls often have lost some of their bounce versus new, but likely nevertheless have some life left in them for practice. Try a bounce test, versus a new ball and use those that apparently have some life left in them. Of course, used tennis balls are great for a 'knock- around' in the park.
Wonderful for Kids and Seaside Games
The humble used tennis ball just happens to be wonderful for just basically playing with- games of catch, piggy in the middle, seaside cricket and rounders all spring to mind- and becasue they are so affordable it does not actually matter if Pops hits it into the sea and manages to lose it. Again.
Inside the Tumble Dryer
Yes Wholesale NFL Jerseys , truly. Tennis balls added to the dryer with the clothing might actually help to soften the clothes. They are reportedly specially good for downy items. I have also noticed it claimed that they even help capture pet hairs from the clothes in their fuzz. Perhaps they might even go in with the wash to help agitate the clothes and trap hairs there?
Protecting Hard Flooring or Reducing Noise
If you have hard flooring, especially timber ones, you'll know that some chairs moved carelessly could mark the flooring. Also, they could make a lot of noise- chairs pushed back on a tiled floor for example. If this is an issue for you, take a suggestion from the school class room- and fit used tennis balls to the legs of your chairs. No more noise, no more damage. To achieve this, make a cross shaped cut in the top of a tennis ball just sufficient to take the chair leg, and press the ball on to the leg. Try this for each leg and muffle the chair! Take care Wholesale Jerseys , however, as tennis balls are tough and take a lot of cutting. I'd suggest drilling a hole in the top of the ball to begin with(using a hss drill bit) to make it easier to get a knife in to cut the cross shape. Use a craft or utility knife having a sharp blade to make the cuts.
Cleaning hard flooring
You know the way in which some footwear can leave dark marks on a hard floo.