Clan-Members » done a lot of work on that, and every

MIAMI -- A day after Rich Hills perfect game was cut short, more clarity was provided as to why the Dodgers starter didnt remain in Saturdays game against the Marlins.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts decision to pull Hill after seven innings of a perfect game is what drew the most attention late Saturday night, but there also seemed to be somewhat of a discrepancy as to why the move was made.Roberts said there was a hot spot on Hills finger, indicating that the pitchers previous battles with blisters could arise if action was not taken. Hill, though, said afterward that he was not having any blister problems.Roberts clarified the situation Sunday morning.He said the blister wasnt affecting him; thats true, Roberts said. Obviously, he was throwing the ball well. But in talking to the trainer, when you start looking at the blister from a medical viewpoint and you start seeing some tenderness -- as the trainer has gotten familiar with Richs blister -- those are symptoms and signs that the next step is a blister that could present itself.Roberts admitted that if the situation arose earlier in the season instead of September -- in the middle of a chase for the division title -- he might have handled things differently.I think if it was earlier in the year I would have let him go back out there, yes, Roberts said. But weve got Clayton [Kershaw] coming back. He threw three innings the night before. What weve done since February to get to the point were at with two and a half weeks left in the season, it just wasnt worth the risk. Richie is throwing as good as anyone in all of baseball. To take the risk to lose him for the postseason is irresponsible, I think, on my part.Roberts actually had Grant Dayton warming up in the sixth inning Saturday and thought of removing Hill then. He then decided to let his pitcher go seven innings before Joe Blanton replaced him in the eighth. Blanton gave up a two-out single to end the perfect game.There has never been a combined perfect game in major league history. In fact, Hills outing Saturday is now the longest a starting pitcher had lasted before being removed after retiring everybody he had faced.Roberts was jokingly congratulated on his move that made history.Wow, thats great, Roberts said with a smirk. Thats not what I envisioned my first year as manager, so thanks for that one.Roberts also removed Ross Stripling from a potential no-hitter on April 8 at San Francisco. Stripling had thrown 7 1/3 hitless innings in his major league debut at San Francisco, but Roberts removed him as a precaution because the young right-hander was just two years removed from Tommy John surgery.Much has been made of the decisions Roberts has been forced to make with both Stripling and Hill. But for pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, the moves were twice as stressful, especially with Hill on Saturday.Im always going to side with the pitcher, but at the same time, this is trying to do something bigger than an individual situation, Honeycutt said. Both of those are the right call. But it doesnt make it any easier. My gut just feels sick about [Hill] having to go through that. And for Dave too. Somebody has to make the call and he has to make it.Roberts said he got plenty of input in April when he made the decision to pull Stripling from his April no-hitter. On Saturday night, he primarily sought the voice of just one person for solace. Roberts called his 15-year-old son Cole.I didnt watch any of it or read any of it, Roberts said. I called my son and made sure he wasnt mad at me because he was mad after I took Stripling out. He wasnt mad.Fake Nike Shoes Black Friday .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Nike Shoes Black Friday Online . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. http://www.nikeshoesblackfriday.com/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Wholesale Nike Shoes Black Friday . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nike Shoes Black Friday Sale . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U.On a day India managed to get just one wicket in 47 overs despite having a more threatening attack than New Zealands and on a more difficult pitch than the one they batted on, a glaring statistic stood out: R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bowled just two maidens between them.More importantly, though, the most continuous deliveries that Ashwin got at one batsman was six. Jadeja managed to keep one batsman on strike for longer, but not with telling effect. He had Martin Guptill facing for nine straight deliveries, but was hit for two boundaries. That meant no pressure was built. He then had Kane Williamson on for nine straight deliveries, but this time Williamson managed to avoid pressure with a couple.It was the next string of 12 deliveries that Jadeja bowled in a row at Williamson that resulted in two close calls. This was around the tea interval where India felt New Zealand began to slow the game down. The crux, though, is that in the unbeaten 117-run partnership between Tom Latham and Williamson - their sixth century stand in just 24 innings together - the right-left duo didnt let the Indian bowlers bowl at them for long periods of time.It was down to Indias in-and-out fields as well as the enterprise of Latham and Williamson. Teams nowadays, especially on turning tracks, prefer to operate with in-and-out fields, knowing the batsmen are not patient enough to keep picking singles. Then theres the knowledge that modern bats are good enough to send half-hits over the infield. Williamson and Latham, though, showed the patience and skill to keep picking those singles and turning the strike over. Every time they did so, the bowlers had to change their angle and their plans.That is one of the keys, New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan said. You dont allow Ashwin or Jadeja to bowl 12 or 15 balls at one person. You have to find a way a way to get down the other end and both those guys did that really nicely today.Their discipline [stood out], they stuck to their game plans and when the Indian bowlers missed, we jumped all over it. I thought the way they rotated the strike with that left- and right-hand combination throughout the partnership was crucial. They just worked really hard, and showed how hard it is out there. This surface is still playing pretty well, but there is a few balls taking off and turning. All in all the self-discipline from both those guys throughout the partnership was crucial.Withh the pitch deteriorating significantly from the opening day, but the turn being slow, there was a likelihood of them getting beaten often but equally there were chances of edges not carrying, especially with Williamsons soft hands.dddddddddddd It will be crucial to not let these extraordinary deliveries affect you as long as they dont dismiss you.Thats part of playing in India, McMillan said. We are confronted with two very good spinners who know the conditions well and are going to challenge you at different times. Mental [focus] plays a big part, not getting flustered, being comfortable in those conditions and being comfortable with the ball beating the outside edge and not letting that worry you. Both guys soaked that up really nicely throughout that partnership and whenever they got a scoring opportunity they made the most of it.One of the basics of playing spin well is to pick the length early, something McMillan thought both Latham and Williamson did well. Weve done a lot of work in terms of using the feet and getting deep in the crease, theyre all key things to playing spin well, he said. You watch the best players of spin around the world and they dont get caught on the crease. They are either forward or back.All our guys have done a lot of work on that, and everyone does it differently. Everyones technique is different, and it is important you dont just try and play the same way. You have to use what works for you, and weve done that really well. Both players today used the depth of the crease really well. The key to that is picking up the length early. If you do that you can go forward or back.As India batting coach Sanjay Bangar pointed out, New Zealand were in similar position to that of India before they collapsed: 150-plus for 1. This is a pitch where one can bring many. Also New Zealand might have to bat last on this pitch unless they can show similar skill till they reach 500. McMillan knows there is a lot of hard work to do still, and with the bat that has to be done in the first innings.There is a lot of cricket to be played, McMillan said. It is the end of day two, and we are only halfway to what India scored in their first innings. We still have a lot of cricket and batting to do before we even start looking at what will happen on day four and five. ' ' '