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#ClutchMLB: Tu semana en las Grandes Ligas: Se arman los Cubs y Rangers rumbo a la postemporada; Detroit está caliente

Tu semana en las Grandes Ligas-25 al 31 de julio
Por Daniel “Mr. Clutch” Mercado Castro
          Baltimore (59-45) sobrevive al tope del Este en la Americana a pesar de perder sus series ante Colorado y Toronto (59-46). Los Blue Jays vuelven a contar con victorias de Aaron Sánchez y J.A. Happ. Boston (57-46) dio pasos para atrás al ser barrido por Detroit y dividir honores con los Angels. Los Yankees (52-52) llevan 4 derrotas seguidas al ser barridos por los Rays (42-61) y están cambiando a todo el que quieran. Colome salvó 4, tiene 25.
          Los Indians (60-42) barrieron a Oakland gracias a los bambinazos de Napoli para mantener su control en la Central de la Americana. Detroit (57-48) se metió de lleno a la pelea gracias a dos victorias de Verlander, incluyendo juego completo con 11 ponches, y juego de dos cuadrangulares de Miguel Cabrera. No dejemos fuera el walk-off infield hit de Iglesias. Los White Sox (51-54) dividieron honores con sus vecinos Cubs en una serie de 4 juegos gracias a un walk-off single de Saladino. Los Royals (49-55) llevan 4 derrotas seguidas y cada vez más se alejan de los postemporada. Los Twins (40-64) cerraron la semana ganándole la serie a los White Sox con juego de dos bambinazos de Dozier.
          Texas (62-44) es el que manda en el Oeste de la Americana y siguen sacando ventaja con una barrida de 4 juegos a los Royals. Gallo sacó su primer cuadrangular de la temporada, Moreland conectó un walk-off homerun, Beltre & Odor tuvieron juego de dos cuadrangulares cada uno, y Hamels ganó su 12 de la temporada. Houston (55-49) caminó hacia atrás al ser barrido por Detroit. Keuchel perdió sus dos salidas en la semana. Seattle (52-51) recibió la primera victoria de Félix Hernández en casi dos meses, pero le botaron el juego del domingo ante los Cubs. Los Angels (47-58) contaron con dos victorias del boricua Héctor Santiago y la primera victoria de Tyler Skaggs en la temporada. Oakland (47-58) le ganó la serie a Texas.
          Los Nationals (61-44) no deja el tope del Este de la Nacional gracias a victorias de Strasburg, Scherzer y Roark. Miami (57-48) ya se metió segundo al ganarle la serie a los Phillies (48-59) y contar con un par de bambinazos de Ozuna. Ichiro está a solo 2 hits de los 3 mil con su 2,998. Los Mets (54-50) tuvieron una mala semana luego de que Familia logrará su salvado consecutivo 52, botó los próximos dos partidos. Atlanta (37-68) tuvo una buena semana con juego de 4-4 de Freeman y 4 salvados de Johnson.
          Los Cubs (63-41) no se mueven del tope de la Central en la Nacional con el ingreso de Chapman como su nuevo cerrador y victorias de Hammel, Lester y Lackey. Lo mejor fue que Lester ganó un juego con un suicide squeeze y el lanzador Travis Wood realizó una tremenda atrapa jugando el jardín izquierdo. Los Cardinals (56-49) le ganaron la serie a los Mets y dividieron honores de 4 juegos ante Miami. Gyorko sigue caliente con el bate y Hwan Oh salvó 3 juegos. Los Pirates (52-51) fueron barridos por unos Brewers (47-56) que han ganado 4 juegos seguidos. C. Anderson se apuntó dos triunfos, Andy Wilkins sacó su primer cuadrangular en la MLB y Jeffress salvó 4 en la semana. Los Reds (42-62) ganaron su series ante Giants y Padres con Homer Bailey ganando su primer juego de la temporada.
          Los Giants (61-44) siguen al tope del Oeste en la Nacional gracias a dos victorias de Cain, incluyendo un cuadrangular de su bate. ¿Quién dijo que los lanzadores no batean? Los Dodgers (59-46) le ganaron la serie a los Diamondbacks (43-62) a fuerza de palos con un tripleta de bambinazos de Pederson. Colorado (52-53) cayó bajo los .500 y perdieron al novato Trevor Story por el resto de la temporada con una lesión en el pulgar. David Dahl sacó su primer cuadrangular de la temporada. Los Padres (45-60) perdieron ambas series.
Cambios:

          Drew Storen de Seattle a Toronto por Joaquin Benoit. Melvin Upton Jr. de San Diego a Toronto por Hansel Rodríguez. Eduardo Nuñez de Minnesota a San Francisco por Adalberto Mejía. Matt Kemp de San Diego a los Braves por Héctor Olivera. Billy Burns de Oakland a los Royals por Brett Eibner. Zach Duke de los White Sox a St. Louis por Charlie Tilson. Andrew Miller de los Yankees a los Indians por Clint Frazier, Justas Sheffield, Ben Heller y J.P. Feyereisen. Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea y Tayron Guerrero de San Diego a Miami por Jarred Cosart, Carter Capps, Luis Castillo y Josh Naylor. Tyler Clippard de Arizona a los Yankees por Vicente Campos. Wade Miley de Seattle a Baltimore por Ariel Miranda. Mark Melancon de los Pirates a los Nationals por Felipe Rivero y Taylor Hearn. Jay Bruce de los Reds a los Mets por Dilson Herrera y Max Wotell. Mike Bolsinger de los Dodgers a Toronto por Jesse Chávez. Will Smith de los Brewers a San Francisco por Phil Bickford and Andrew Susac. Jonathan Lucroy y Jeremy Jeffress de Milwaukee a Texas por Lewis Brinson, Luis Ortiz y un jugador a nombrar luego. Ricky Nolasco y Alex Meyer de los Twins a los Angels por Héctor Santiago y Alan Busenitz. Carlos Beltrán de los Yankees a Texas por Dillon Tate, Erik Swanson and Nick Green. Iván Nova de los Yankees a Pittsburgh por dos jugadores a nombrar luego. Josh Reddick y Rich Hill de Oakland a los Dodgers por Jharel Cotton, Grant Holmes y Frankie Montas. Jonathon Niese de los Pirates a los Mets por Antonio Bastardo. Drew Hutchison de Toronto a los Pirates por Francisco Liriano, Reese McGuire y Harold Ramírez. Steve Pearce de Baltimore a los Rays por Jonah Heim. Pat Light de Boston a los Twins por Fernando Abad. Joe Smith de los Angels a los Cubs por Jesús Castillo. Scott Feldman de Houston a Toronto por Lupe Chavez. Josh Fields de Houston a los Dodgers por Yordan Álvarez. Brandon Guyer de los Rays a los Indians por Nathan Lukes y Jhonleider Salinas. Matt Moore de los Rays a los Giants por Matt Duffy, Lucius Fox y Michael Santos.




























































































































#ClutchMLB: Mitch Moreland (AL) y Jim Johnson (NL) los Jugadores de la Semana en la MLB




sábado, 30 de julio de 2016

#Knockeando: Notas recientes del UFC

WHAT’S ON THE MINDS OF THE STARS OF UFC® 201?

Atlanta – As fight night approaches, here is what the stars of UFC® 201: LAWLER vs. WOODLEY had to say leading up to their Saturdaynight matchups:


Robbie Lawler: “The thing is, no one ever wants Fight of the Night. Every fight I’ve gone in, I want Knockout of the Night. I want to be in and out quick. Sometimes, these guys just have a lot of grit. They’re highly trained and I just can’t get them out of there so I get fight of the night. I want to knock people out.”

Tyron Woodley: “I was training up in Milwaukee and I asked Anthony Pettis what it was like when Dana White walked behind him and wrapped the belt around his waist for the first time. I could see Anthony go back to that exact moment in time and relive that moment. I feel like I’m the best welterweight in the world. I possess the skills and I know I’m the best in the world so I might as well go grab that belt.”

Rose Namajunas: “The 115-pound division is stacked. I’m not looking past Karolina, but Joanna is the woman and I would love that challenge. A lot of people think Joanna is untouchable and I’d love to be the one to prove people wrong and that I can be the best in the world.”

Karolina Kowalkiewicz: “I feel great, I can’t wait. I trained hard like I always do, but I learned new things in my camp also. This is amazing to be the co-main event; the people in the United States might not know who I am right now, but after this fight they’ll remember my name.”

Matt Brown: “The belt doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re the best in the world and my goal is to be the best in the world. If you are the best, you’ll probably end up with the belt at some point, but what the belt does is make you more famous and earn you more money. But, my goal is just to be the best there is, if that leads to the belt great. If not, that’s okay too.”

Jake Ellenberger: “My preparation for this fight has been extremely intense. I’ve been very focused and my approach was really intense. Pressure has been a key for me in this camp and in my preparation.”

Francisco Rivera: “My goal in a fight is always to get in and get out – one punch and done. I don’t like going out there and getting into these wars and I don’t like getting choked out. After the (Brad) Pickett fight I dropped out of the rankings, but I felt like I won that fight. I know I need to come out here and get the win on Saturday night, get back in the rankings and then hopefully fight a top-10 or 15 guy next.”

Erik Perez: “We (Rivera and I) both need to win this fight. I was in the rankings before Francisco was and this is my opportunity to get my name back to the top again. We both really need this win and I am going to go out there and leave all of my passion and all of my heart in the Octagon. I’m going to finish the fight and impress people. I want to go in the rankings so I need to finish the fight. Francisco Rivera has the name and the power to put me there and if I finish him you can’t deny me.”


UFC® 201: LAWLER vs. WOODLEY will be available live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, July 30 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Vubiquity, and in Canada on BellTV, Rogers, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Canal Indigo for a suggested retail price of $49.99 US/CAN for Standard Definition and $59.99 US/CAN for High-Definition.

CAST OF CHAMPIONS REVEALED FOR SEASON 24 OF THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER

CAST REVEALED FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®: TEAM BENAVIDEZ vs. TEAM CEJUDO

Flyweight champions from around the world compete for a UFC title shot

Season premieres Wednesday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1

Las Vegas – Champions from around the world will descend upon Las Vegas for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter®This season, 16 seeded competitors, all champions in their current promotion, will be coached by two former flyweight title challengers, top-ranked Joseph Benavidez and No. 2Henry Cejudo. Season 24 of the long-running UFC® reality show debuts Wednesday, August 31 at 10 p.m. ET on FS1. The series is the network’s highest-rated and most-watched original program since inception in August 2013. Last season’s finale, headlined by a strawweight world title bout between coaches Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha in, was the most-watched on FS1 since the first fall season in 2013.

Currently riding a five-fight winning streak, Benavidez (24-4, fighting out of Las Cruces, N.M.) has met current 125-pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson twice and will utilize the experience gained in those two encounters to help guide his squad of eight fighters from around the world. In addition to his matchups with “Mighty Mouse,” Benavidez has blown through the competition in the 125-pound division and racked up victories over the best flyweights in the world, including Zach Makovsky, Ian McCall and Jussier Formiga. 

Coaching opposite Benavidez this season is Olympic gold medalist, Cejudo (10-1, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.), whose only professional loss has come at the hands of Johnson. Cejudo became the youngest American to earn gold in wrestling at the 2008 games in Beijing. After representing his country on the world’s stage, he turned his attention to MMA, where he holds victories over some of the sport’s elite, including former title challenger Chris Cariaso. 

The show will feature 12 episodes airing Wednesdays on FS1. Each episode’s winner will advance in the single-elimination tournament. In a new twist from previous seasons, the two finalists will meet in the last fight in the house to determine who will receive a shot at the UFC flyweight world title at the finale in December.

Below is a full list of competitors (name, professional record, promotion, age and fighting out of):

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For more show information, bios, videos and photos, visit ultimatefighter.com and follow us on Twitter @UltimateFighter and Facebook.