Basisphilosophie » Jacksonville Jaguars Jersey

KISSIMMEE http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , Fla. (AP) — Brian McCann left Atlanta five years ago as a full-time catcher.After three years with the New York Yankees and two with the Houston Astros, the 35-year-old McCann was back behind the plate for the Braves on Tuesday as a platoon player.“Nothing’s changed,” McCann said. “The clocks on the wall are the exact same. It’s funny. But it’s good to be back.”McCann, who missed two months in the middle of last season after surgery on his right knee, is one of several Braves veterans whose spring training debuts have been delayed slightly by injury considerations.Shortstop Dansby Swanson and third baseman Josh Donaldson will probably play for the first time Friday.Veteran reliever Darren O’Day, who missed the second half of last season after having surgery on his right hamstring, threw a bullpen session on Monday.“We’ve got more time than we need to get him ready,” manager Brian Snitker said.Mike Soroka, a 21-year-old right-hander whose bid for a spot in the starting rotation has been set back by a tender shoulder, will probably resume throwing on Thursday.McCann caught four innings of Tuesday’s 4-3 exhibition win over a split squad of New York Mets. He went 0 for 2 and felt the normal rust of playing in a game for the first time in four months.“From Day One, calling a sign is weird. Setting up is different,” he said. “You’re retraining your body where to go, what to do. No matter how much work you put in a back field Justin Grimm Jersey , when you get into game speed it’s another ballgame.”McCann caught all seven games for the Astros in their World Series victory 16 months ago. The veteran who has caught 1,494 major league games expects to go into the season as the left-handed part of a catching platoon with Tyler Flowers.A seven-time All-Star, McCann hit .212 with seven home runs and 23 RBIs for Houston last season.“Back in the day you wouldn’t want Brian McCann platooning with anybody because you wanted him in there,” Snitker said. “The last three years we’ve gone with two guys (Flowers and A.J. Pierzyski in 2016, Flowers and Kurt Suzuki in 2017-18) and got good results. We hope to do the same thing this year. We’ve got two catchers who aren’t everyday guys at this stage of their careers. We’ve shown that we can make this thing work.”Swanson, who last played on Sept. 25 and then had surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his left wrist, has been practicing all baseball activities including hitting, which he did in Atlanta before coming to spring training.“He feels good and it’s just a matter of getting strength back on a daily basis,” Snitker said. “But physically — legs, arms, things like that, he could play today.”Donaldson, who signed a one-year contract in November http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , played in just 52 games with Toronto and Cleveland last season due to a strained left calf muscle. The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets start their final series of the season Monday night at Citizens Bank Park with the Phillies are still clinging to slim playoff hopes and the Mets playing their best baseball since April.Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.66 ERA) for the Phillies and Zack Wheeler (11-7, 3.23) for the Mets will be on the mound in the series opener.Despite two consecutive losses, the Mets are 10-5 in September, and they have taken 10 of the first 16 games against the Phillies this season.Article continues below ...The Phillies, meanwhile, are 30-36 against the National League East this season, even after winning a weekend series against the Miami Marlins. Philadelphia is 6 1/2 games back of the Atlanta Braves in the National League East and five games back in the wild-card race.Arrieta has 18 strikeouts in his last two starts (12 1/3 innings). The veteran right-hander had seven strikeouts in his last start against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, and Arrieta gave up three runs and three hits in five innings.Arrieta got a no-decision in the game, as the Phillies coughed up a three-run lead in the ninth inning of a 7-6 loss.“It’s obviously not great, especially when we’re trying to catch the team ahead of us,” Arrieta told reporters afterward. “We got to pick it up, and if we don’t Blaine Boyer Jersey , we’re not going to be making the playoffs.”The Phillies are 2-2 since Arrieta’s last start.Arrieta has a 1.94 ERA and a 0.961 WHIP in nine career starts against the Mets. In two starts against them this year, he has allowed one earned run in 13 1/3 innings.Wheeler, who is 3-1 with a 3.10 ERA in nine starts against the Phillies, has faced the Mets’ divisional opponent just once this season. He gave up three runs in 4 2/3 innings on July 9, but the right-hander has been one of the best starters in the NL since then.Wheeler is 9-1 with a 1.67 ERA in his last 11 starts. Opponents are hitting just .192 against him in that span, and he has 76 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings.He had his best start of the season last Wednesday. Wheeler threw eight scoreless innings against the Marlins. He gave up only four hits, did not walk a batter and had seven strikeouts in the 89-pitch outing.“The competitor in me wants to go out there and throw nine every game,” Wheeler told MLB.com after the start. ” … We aren’t going anywhere right now, so I want to be ready for next year and I just want to play it smart, especially with my history. If we’re contending, I’m going back out there for sure.”Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez has homered in each of his last two games and is historically successful against Wheeler. Hernandez is 7-for-11 with seven singles in his career against Wheeler.