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OAKLAND, Calif. Joel Eriksson Ek Jersey . -- Terry Francona asked crew chief Mike Winters to review a collision at the plate, and the umpire obliged. The call was confirmed, denying Cleveland the go-ahead run, but the Indians manager appreciated how smoothly the new replay process went. The Indians later delivered on their chances in the ninth, with Nyjer Morgan hitting a go-ahead sacrifice fly against new Athletics closer Jim Johnson as Cleveland sent Oakland to its major league-record 10th straight opening loss with a 2-0 victory Monday night. Nick Swisher added an RBI single against Johnson (0-1), who was then pulled from his As debut to boos from the sellout crowd. "I would have booed me, too. I (stunk) today, Ill admit it," Johnson said. "Thats fine. I deserved it. I expect that. The next time theyre probably going to be cheering." In the sixth, Winters became the first umpire to initiate a review under the expanded replay system, making the call after a collision at home plate. "Basically with the new rule I just wanted to confirm what I saw that the catcher did not block the plate unnecessarily," Winters said. "He was in fair territory, he gave the runner plenty of plate to go to. I just wanted to be sure." The call was confirmed in 59 seconds and the game remained scoreless. Winters wanted to see if As catcher John Jaso had illegally blocked the plate under baseballs new rule regarding home plate collisions. With Michael Brantley on third and one out, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a comebacker that ricocheted off pitcher Sonny Grays foot. Gray quickly retrieved the ball and fired home to Jaso, who tagged a sliding Brantley. Francona came out to discuss the play. "I just wanted to check and see if Jaso had blocked the plate. Weve all discussed the new rulings and what youre allowed to do and what you arent," Francona said. "I just asked him if hed look because I thought maybe he had gotten there a little too early. ... I appreciated him checking." Oaklands Josh Donaldson hit a single off the top of the wall near the 400-foot sign in centre in the eighth, but Daric Barton held up at second waiting to tag in case the ball was caught, and the As failed to score the go-ahead run. "That was interesting," Francona said. Cody Allen (1-0) then struck out Jed Lowrie and retired Brandon Moss on a grounder to first. Justin Masterson, in his third straight opening day outing, and Gray dueled before the bullpens took over to decide it. Masterson allowed three hits, struck out four and walked one in seven scoreless innings, lowering his ERA on opening day to 0.86. The game began just four minutes behind schedule under blue skies, a best-case scenario considering the downpour a couple of hours earlier. Grey walked the first two batters of the game but quickly settled to throw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and three walks in a 105-pitch opener. The right-hander, who dueled with Detroit ace Justin Verlander in Game 2 of last falls division series, earned the start after Jarrod Parker was lost to season-ending Tommy John surgery. Yan Gomes went 1 for 3 only hours after finalizing a new $23 million, six-year contract with the Indians. He was plunked in the left elbow in the ninth. John Axford finished for Cleveland, striking out Nick Punto to end it with runners on first and second. A couple dozen grounds crew workers carried large brooms to sweep water off the tarp all afternoon. The Indians briefly came out to right field to go through some warmups during a break in the rain some three hours before first pitch. The two-time reigning AL West champion As took the field 90 minutes before first pitch under the lights when the rain finally slowed -- some even in short sleeves. It started pouring again shortly after the game ended. NOTES: Cleveland CF Michael Bourn, on the DL to start the year with a left hamstring strain, ran down a ball and hit a pair of doubles in a minor league game. He was set to go to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, and Francona expected a meeting when the team returns home to face Minnesota on Thursday. ... Gray was Oaklands ninth different opening day starter in nine years. ... Masterson was the first Indians pitcher to start three straight openers since CC Sabathia from 2006-08. Ex-As RHP Bartolo Colon did it for Cleveland in 2000-02. ... Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Adidas Christian Folin Jersey . - Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis said Wednesday hes "nodded off" during meetings, but he said its something every player does. Jonas Brodin Jersey . On July 27 cyclings best-known race will host "La Course by Le Tour de France" -- a one-day womens competition staged hours before Tour riders race on the same circuit to finish the three-week event on Paris Champs-Elysees. http://www.cheapwildjerseys.com/ . When Reyes signed a US$106-million, six-year deal with Miami last month, there was speculation Ramirez was unhappy about being supplanted at short. But new manager Ozzie Guillen sold Ramirez on the idea.Toronto FC lost ground in the MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on Wednesday night, losing 1-0 to the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The loss sees the Reds drop into a tie for 4th place with the Union and the Columbus Crew, who are logjammed at 33 points apiece. Toronto FC has one game in hand on both the Union and the Crew. THE FORMATIONS New head coach Greg Vanney lined Toronto FC up in a familiar 4-4-2 formation. With both Gilberto and Bradley Orr on the bench nursing slight injuries, Dominic Oduro pushed up front to partner Luke Moore in attack, while the inexperienced duo of Doneil Henry and Nick Hagglund were left to marshall the defence. Phildelphia played a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Conor Casey leading the line. Cristian Maidana returned to the lineup after missing the last 5 games with injury, playing just behind Casey in an attacking midfield role. THE GAME In his first game in charge of the club, Vanney wanted to see more energy and effort from his side, who were coming off a humiliating 3-0 defeat at home to New England. In that respect, Vanney should be pleased - Toronto looked more energetic, and threatened on a few occasions in the first half through the speed of Dominic Oduro. If not for the alertness of Zac MacMath in the Philadelphia goal, Oduro would have had two breakaways. Unfortunately for TFC, MacMath played the sweeper-keeper role to perfection. Despite the increased effort on Torontos part, the same defensive failings continued to haunt the club. An inexperienced back four - missing the leadership of injured skipper Steven Caldwell - were exposed on numerous occasions by the craft and guile of Casey, Maidana, Sebastien Le Toux and Andrew Wenger, who is quietly making a name for himself as a left-sided midfielder for Philadelphia. With no clear leader at the back for TFC, it was only a matter of time before the Union would get their opportunity to take the lead. There were warning signs in the first half; Doneil Henry being too aggressive, leaving Le Toux in space to try to win an aerial duel that he was never going to win; Torontos inability to get the ball from Henry and Hagglund into midfield, meaning that Collen Warner and Michael Bradley had to drop deeper and deeper to help, which in turn drew Moore and Oduro deeper themselves. The lack of a commanding, authoritative presence at the back hurt Toronto in both offensively and defensively. The inevitable Philadelphia goal came in the second half. Many will point the finger of blame solely at Doneil Henry for getting drawn into a wide position by Maidana without ever getting close enough to prevent the Argentinian from turning and playing the ball in behind to the streaking Le Toux. Henry does, of course, deserve a share of the blame. But Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund and Mark Bloom were all culpable for the goal. When Maidana picked up the ball on the left hand side, Morgan needed to make a recovery run in behind Henry, who had gone out to pressure Maidana. Morgan didnt – he instead decided to pressure the ball. This left acres of space in behind Henry for Le Toux to run into. When Maidana played the ball in behind Henry to Le Toux, Hagglund should have been 15 yards closer to his defensive partner, in a position to at least put pressure on the winger, if not intercept the through ball. But Hagglund was nowhere to be seen - he was instead man-marking Conor Casey some 30 yards away. With Le Toux striding towards goal under no pressure, he had all the time he needed to measure his centering pass to Casey. Bloom failed to get goal-side of the striker, leaving Casey with the simple task of side-footing past the helpless Joe Bendik - who was otherwise magnificent in goal for Toronto. A series of preventable mistakes at the back that resulted in a simple goal for the home side. Over 20 years ago, former Canadian national team defender Enzo Concina (now an assistant coach with the resurgent DC United) told me that to be a great defender, one must be able to "smell danger". Great defenders, he said, "sense when something bad is about to happen, and the hairs on the backs of their necks start to tingle." And therein lies the problem with Toronto FCs young defenders: they dont smell danger. Ask them to man-mark a single player, and they do an admirable job. If the game stays in front of them, they are able to physically compete. But as soon as there is movement in front, beside and behind them, its as though they are reaching around in the dark looking for the light switch. Former TFC head coach Ryan Nelsen has come in for his fair share of criticism, some justified and some unfair. But if there is one thing that I think he and his coaching staff deserve to be critiqued for it is their failure to develop the young defensive talent in their charge. Doneil Henry has all of the tools a central defender needs to succeed at the highest level of the game. But his development has gone sideways - even backwards, at times - this season. The same argument can be made about Ashtone Morgan, who was sent off in the second half for hauling down LeToux after the winger pounced on a mistake from Hagglund. All three youngsters should have a promising future in the game, but their development is happening in the shop window for all to see. Every mistake is magnified, and every goal conceded leads to more and more criticism. They will have to fight their way through this rough period, and if they come out the other side, they will be mentally stronger for it. It is a big challenge for TFCs new coaching staff to develoop and refine the potential of these young players, but if they can succeed where Nelsen and Co. Adidas Nino Niederreiter Jersey. failed, it will be worth the effort. It isnt only the youngsters who are struggling to live up to expectations, though. The same can be said for designated player Michael Bradley. The undercard of the "Bloody Big Deal" that was Jermain Defoes arrival in Toronto, Bradley returned to MLS from Roma in Italy amidst much fanfare. This was the best midfielder on the United States World Cup team returning to play in the league where his career began. At just 26 years of age, it was argued that Bradley still has the prime years of his career ahead of him - an ideal signing for a struggling team on life support. However, with the exception of a few games prior to the World Cup in Brazil, Bradley has struggled to find his groove with TFC. This can be put down to many factors; adapting to a new league, new coach(es) and new teammates; settling in to life in a new country after living abroad for many years; fatigue after coming off the European season, joining TFC and then competing for the U.S. in the World Cup. These are factors, not excuses. Bradley should be the fulcrum around which TFC operates, regardless of circumstances. But he hasnt been - and that is a major concern for Greg Vanney. It has been suggested by some that TFC is a more balanced team when Bradley isnt in the lineup. In fact, Torontos record with Bradley in the lineup is five wins, three draws and nine losses, totalling 18 points. Without Bradley in the lineup, Toronto has recorded four wins, three draws and one loss, totalling 15 points. The challenge for Vanney is to come up with a tactical game plan that best utilizes Bradleys strengths. Michael Bradley is a very good footballer - he can, and should, be a perennial All-Star in MLS. He has an excellent passing range - TFCs best chance in the second half came from a perfectly weighted ball from Bradley to Oduro, who cut the ball back for Gilberto to strike - is strong in possession of the ball, uses it intelligently and is capable of scoring goals from midfield. The problem lies in the definition of Bradleys role and responsibility in the TFC midfield. Bradley is guilty of trying to do too much, at times. I believe that he is a hard-working, earnest player who wants nothing more than to succeed in a TFC jersey. He strikes me as being very single-minded when it comes to setting and achieving his goals. But with a player like Bradley, it is important to establish his parameters within the team. If TFC are going to persist in a 4-4-2 formation, a diamond is the best approach with Bradley operating at the top. The diamond is naturally a narrow formation that encourages the fullbacks to join in when the team is in possession, giving Bradley width as an option. It also allows TFC to play with two strikers, giving Bradley multiple forwad options with which to play. This formation takes advantage of Bradleys passing ability, which is one of his biggest assets. An issue with Bradleys earnestness is that he often drops very deep to get the ball. When he plays alongside Collen Warner - who has been an excellent signing for TFC - this is a problem, because Warner is naturally much more defensive-minded. He doesnt feel especially comfortable drifting into an attacking midfield role when Bradley drops deep, as he should do if the two players operate as a double pivot, meaning that TFC cannot build through the centre of midfield. This encourages the opposition to be extra aggresive defensively, as they know the ball is always going to go wide or be delivered long, as opposed to through the midfield. Finding pockets of space centrally is the key to unleashing TFCs offensive prowess. But in order to do so, Bradley will have to concede the deep-lying playmaker role to Warner, so that Bradley can then operate further up the field. A small tactical tweak that will pay dividends for Toronto. THE GOOD Both goalkeepers were outstanding. Joe Bendik made a number of clutch saves for TFC to keep his team in contention, while MacMath cut out numerous through balls and denied Gilbertos effort to preserve the clean sheet. Conor Casey was superb for an hour before being replaced. He gave a lesson in crafty movement and hold up play, and deservedly capped his performance with the games only goal. He had the excellent Sebastien Le Toux to thank for the goal; Le Toux ran himself into the ground for Philadelphia and was at the heart of virtually all of their offensive play. THE BAD Costly defensive errors continue to plague Toronto FC. My worry is that the youngsters will be hung out to dry - not by the coaching staff, but by the court of public opinion. Yes, these mistakes are costly, and fans want nothing more than to see the team win now. But TFC needs to be wary of throwing the baby out with the bathwater; there is plenty to work with defensively if the coaching staff can put in the time and effort to develop the players. THE STAR MAN Conor Casey just shades it over Sebastien Le Toux. Both players caused havoc for TFC defensively, but in different ways. Caseys movement, strength and hold up play was a clinic on how to play as a targetman, while Le Touxs energy and tireless running gave TFCs back four palpitations. It was only fitting that the two players linked up to score the only goal of the game. Toronto FC gets a chance at redemption on Saturday when the two teams face off at BMO Field in what could prove to be a crucial game in the Eastern Conference playoff race. (2pm ET / 11am PT, TSN2) ' ' '
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