| 2070 Beiträge - Forenlegende
|
|
|
Roy Oswalt retired from baseball on Tuesday after winning 163 games and making three All-Star teams in 13 major league seasons. The pitchers agent, Bob Garber, confirmed the decision and said Oswalt would go to work for his agency, RMG Baseball. Oswalt will be vice-president of baseball operations. "Roy is now going to be representing players with me," Garber said Tuesday night. "Hes now an agent." The 36-year-old right-hander had a 163-102 career record with a 3.36 ERA. Oswalt won 20 games in consecutive seasons (2004-05) with the Houston Astros and was the 2005 NL championship series MVP. He pitched more than 200 innings seven times but was hampered by injuries in recent years. "He was a tremendous competitor," Giants right-hander Matt Cain said. "He was one of the guys I always loved to watch pitch. I remember facing him for the first time and I knew if I gave up more than a couple runs that it wasnt going to be a good day for us. He went about his business every fifth day like a true pro." Oswalt got hurt with Houston on June 11, 2003, when he and five other pitchers combined to no-hit the New York Yankees in an 8-0 victory in the Bronx. It was the only six-pitcher no-hitter until Seattle did the same thing against the Dodgers on June 8, 2012. Oswalt strained his right groin and left in the second. He looked toward catcher Brad Ausmus after his second pitch of the inning, his 23rd of the game, and immediately was replaced. The Yankees had gone 6,980 games -- the longest streak in major league history -- without being no-hit, since Hoyt Wilhelms 1-0 victory for Baltimore on Sept. 20, 1958. Oswalt was 0-6 with an 8.63 ERA in nine outings and six starts for Colorado last year. He signed a minor league deal with the Rockies in May 2013 and missed time with a strained left hamstring. Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was thrilled to acquire Oswalt in the middle of the 2012 season, when he went 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA in 17 appearances with nine starts. He joined the Rangers on June 22, 2012, but didnt know if the team just planned to trade him away. Washington often said Oswalt "has been a pro" in handling a tough, unclear situation that called for him to be used primarily out of the bullpen. That was after Oswalt spent two stints on the disabled list during 2011 with Philadelphia because of lower back inflammation. He went 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA in 23 starts for the Phillies that year, and his 139 innings were his fewest since 2003. He didnt go more than 59 innings in his last two years. A 23rd-round pick by Houston in the 1996 amateur draft, Oswalt pitched his first nine-plus seasons for the Astros (2001-10) and then played for Philadelphia (2010-11), Texas (2012) and the Rockies (2013). On Aug. 25, 2010, Oswalt became the first Phillies pitcher to play a position in the field in 39 years after Ryan Howard was ejected in the 14th inning of a 4-2, 16-inning home loss to the Astros. With the Phillies out of position players, Oswalt went to left field and Raul Ibanez took over at first for Howard. Oswalt drew a rousing ovation from the crowd when he caught a routine fly ball. He was the first Philadelphia pitcher to play a position since Bill Wilson on Aug. 6, 1971. D.J. Humphries Cardinals Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL. David Johnson Cardinals Jersey . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. http://www.thecardinalsshoponline.com/ .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Justin Bethel Cardinals Jersey . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Larry Fitzgerald Womens Jersey . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. SYDNEY, Australia -- Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has been fired in the wake of Australias 6-0 loss to France in a friendly in Paris on Friday, prompting a search for a replacement just eight months out from the World Cup. Football Federation Australia announced early Saturday that Osiecks contract had been terminated. German-born Osieck was already under pressure after Australias 6-0 loss to Brazil last month and Australian media reported he needed a draw or better on Friday to save his job. In a statement released in Australia on Saturday, chairman Frank Lowy said the decision was "based on the longer term issues of the rejuvenation of the Socceroos team and the preparations for the World Cup and the Asian Cup." "FFA has set a strategic objective of having a highly-competitive team in Brazil and then handing over a team capable of winning the Asian Cup on home soil in January 2015. We have come to the conclusion that change is necessary to meet those objectives," Lowy said. FFA chief executive David Gallop said assistant coach Aurelio Vidmar will act as caretaker coach for Australias match against Canada in London this Tuesday. Gallop said Head of National Performance Luke Casserly and the National Technical Director Han Berger will be charged with finding a new head coach. The most popular appointment with Australian fans would be the return of Guus Hiddink, who guided Australia to a second-round appearance at the 2006 World Cup, losing only to a late goal by eventual champion Italy. The Dutchman has been out of work since leaving Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in July. Lowy has appointed European coaches under his current reign, but prominent local A-League coaches Ange Postecoglou, Tony Popovic and Graham Arnold are also considered candidates. Fridays crushing defeat at the Parc des Princes -- in which France led 4-0 inside 30 minutes and could well have scored in double figures -- led to an outpouring of anger from fans and former players. Former Australia international Robbie Slater tweeted "worst position wevve ever been in.dddddddddddd Embarrassing! I feel for the young players." The 65-year-old Osieck managed Canada from 1998 to 2003. Most famously he led "Holgers Heroes" to victory in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, earning the Canadians a trip to Japan for the Confederations Cup. When he stepped down after a disastrous 2003 Gold Cup, the no-nonsense German coach left with a record of 20-17-9 and Canada ranked 78th in the world. He was appointed Australias national coach in 2010 and guided Australia to its third-straight World Cup. But their form during this years qualifying campaign was often unconvincing and their successive 6-0 defeats ended his three-year term. Asked about his future immediately after Fridays defeat -- and before his firing was confirmed -- Osieck seemed to have accepted he would be removed. "Two heavy losses of that extent gives some food for discussion. The merits of the past are forgotten when this happens." Current Australia midfielder Tim Cahill showed some sympathy for his sacked coach, tweeting "want to say thankyou to Holger for getting us to our third World Cup. Is this a first, to get us to WC and get the sack. Sad day for football in Oz." Osieck, who was an assistant to manager Franz Beckenbauer when Germany won the 1990 World Cup, took over as Australia coach in 2010, shortly after its exit in the group stages of that years World Cup. Its qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was in jeopardy after a loss to Jordan but it finally sealed its place with an 83rd-minute goal to Josh Kennedy in its final qualifying match, at home to Iraq. Osieck had been widely criticized for sticking with aging players such as Mark Schwarzer, Cahill, Lucas Neill and Mark Bresciano and others of the so-called "Golden Generation" which got Australia to the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. Osiecks removal continued a bad recent run for coach of Australian national teams. Cricket coach Mickey Arthur and rugby coach Robbie Deans had also been removed in the second half of 2013. Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Authentic Cheap Jerseys Authentic Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys NFL China Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
|
