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In the midst of a terrible slump, Amos Ramon stepped up to play the heros role at Shaw Park on Tuesday night. With 6,147 fans cheering wildly, Ramon delivered a bases-loaded double in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive home two runs and give the Winnipeg Goldeyes a 6-4 win over the visiting Sioux Falls Canaries. Coming to the plate zero-for-three on the evening and one-for-36 in his last 11 games, Ramon took a fastball the opposite way to score pinch-runner Jordan Guida, along with Josh Mazzola, as the Goldeyes came back from a 4-1 deficit after an inning an a half to score one in the second, two in the seventh and two more in the eighth. With the win, the Goldeyes got back to .500 at 30-30, won their third straight game and stayed seven-and-a-half games back of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the race for first in the American Associations North Division. It was also a great way to start an 11-games-in-10-days homestand. "Amos has been scuffling lately, but hed lined out earlier in the ball game and after that he took some better swings and had some better at-bats," said Goldeyes manager Rick Forney. "You know how Amos can be when he gets going, when he heats up and gets some confidence. Maybe that was the hit that will get him going again. "Were going to let Amos play through it. Hes been scuffling, but hes done a lot of great things for us the past couple of years and hes earned everybodys patience." Sioux Falls opened the scoring with three runs in the first off of Goldeyes starter Matt Rusch, but Winnipeg answered with a single run in the bottom of the first, as Tyler Graham singled, stole second and scored on a single by Ryan Scoma. After Sioux Falls took a 4-1 lead in the top of the second, the Goldeyes answered with a run in the bottom of the second as Fehlandt Lentini doubled, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Luis Alen. The Goldeyes tied the game in the seventh, as Alen walked and went to third on a single by Tyler Graham. Graham stole second and then Alen scored on an error by Sioux Falls shortstop Cory Morales. Graham then came home on a double by Ray Sadler and the Goldeyes had tied it up at 4-4. That set up Winnipegs huge eighth inning. Casey Haerther had a terrific at bat to lead off the inning and drilled a single to centre. Mazzola then walked and Haerther was replaced by pinch-runner Jordan Guida. Lentini laid down a bunt that moved Guida and Mazzola up 90 feet, Alen was walked intentionally and then Ramon delivered the double that won the ball game. Brendan Lafferty (2-1, 4.65 ERA) got the win in relief of Rusch, who was rock solid through seven innings after a rough first inning. Closer Patrick Keating earned his 12th save. Sioux Falls reliever Kirk Clark (0-3, 4.37 ERA) suffered the loss in relief of starter Mitchell Clegg who allowed only two runs on six hits through six innings. The Goldeyes and Canaries will meet in Game 2 of this three-game series on Wednesday night, 7:00 p.m. at Shaw Park. Pete Gehle will get the start for Winnipeg, while Adam Champion will take the ball for Sioux Falls. Air Force 1 Cheap Outlet . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Wholesale Air Force 1 . Now, correct me if Im wrong but I saw one official distinctly pointing at the net indicating a good goal but after an inconclusive review they overturned the goal. Shouldnt the ruling on the ice (good goal) stand after an inconclusive review? Why was this overturned? James Veaudry Pembroke, ON -- Hey Kerry, Youll get a lot of these, but why was the Montreal goal against Nashville Saturday night overturned? Eller puts the puck on net and the on ice ruling from the ref behind the net is a Montreal goal. http://www.airforce1uk.com/ . 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As for the Jets there was plenty of attention paid to the Ontario Hockey League final, where Mark Scheifele was having a great championship series as Barrie and London battled. Scheifele missed game seven due to injury, as London scored the winning goal with one second left to advance to the Memorial Cup. London will join Portland, Halifax and host Saskatoon. Interesting father/son note – Saskatoon last hosted the Memorial Cup in 1989 with Tie Domi competing with Peterborough, here in 2013 Max Domi will compete with London. NHL scouts will love this tournament with the top three picks all in the event, those being Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. Plus a number of other top picks set to strut their stuff. Back to Scheifele, despite missing the last game he walked away with the OHL playoff scoring title going 15-26-41 in 21 games, to finish nine points ahead of Domi. Scheifele had back-to-back five point games in the final series, including a four goal game. Another Jets prospect will compete for CHL player of the year honours. Big Adam Lowry went 45-43-88 in 72 games with Swift Current and was named the WHL player of the year. And after signing with the Jets but not getting into any games, Jacob Trouba joined Team USA at the World Hockey Championships. All NHL teams, including the Jets, are now busy preparing their final lists in preparation for the NHL Draft, a one day event this year, set for June 30. (All day draft coverage on TSN and TSN 1290). Also on the “to do” list is to re-sign players like Zach Bogosian, Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little. During his post-season news conference, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff talked about injuries to a number of players as the Jets battled for a playoff spot.dddddddddddd There was some concern that Evander Kane and Mark Stuart may require surgery, but it now appears rehab and some rest is all that is needed. Cheveldayoff talked about how everything was magnified due to a shortened season and all games in conference. Plus the importance of EVERY game, starting with game one, as the roller coaster season had the Jets jumping from winning the division to drafting near the top. Cheveldayoff also talked about perhaps having to create space on the roster for some of the young players. With good training camps Trouba and Scheifele will get serious looks. If they deserve to play at the top level, they will, and the opportunity is there. Another huge question is what changes will the Jets have to make in style of play with the switch to the Western Conference. “We knew it was eventually going to happen – us moving”, added Cheveldayoff, “We got bigger in preparation of the move.” So how much will that play into how the Jets draft, which players they want to re-sign and which players will they look at via trade and unrestricted free agency. So as you play arm chair general manager, keep that in mind. As you watch playoffs it is obvious the Western Conference is tighter checking, not as wide open and more physical. For fans, the move is exciting. A number of teams have yet to experience MTS Centre. Unlike the upcoming schedule where all teams will play a home-and-home series, that was not the case two years ago, and of course this past season saw no East-West play at all. Fans have not seen the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets (The Blue Jackets did play a split squad pre-season game in Winnipeg). The 2013-14 schedule should be out around the middle of July, in the meantime enjoy the playoffs. ' ' '