SEATTLE - Before Cesar Ramos took the mound, Joe Maddon raved about how the left-hander had made the transition from reliever to starter and pitched well with Tampa Bays pitching staff thinned by injuries. Asics Gel Kinsei 6 . Then Ramos got battered for three innings by Seattles bats and got no help from a shaky defensive night by the Rays. Ramos was knocked around early by the Mariners in their 12-5 win over the Rays that included video reviews on consecutive batters in the first inning and Seattle ace Felix Hernandez getting ejected in the seventh inning. "We got ambushed. We just sashayed into the canyon and they were firing from both sides," Maddon said. Ramos had allowed only nine total runs and 18 hits all season. By the end of the third inning, hed given up 11 hits and nine runs — although only five of those were earned because of four errors in the first two innings by Tampa Bays defence. The Rays committed three errors in the second inning, tying a franchise record. It was a difficult opening to a West Coast road trip for Maddons crew. "They came out aggressive and I took too long to adjust," Ramos said. "I started pitching backward later and started having more success." Even though Ramos got battered, he settled down and helped save Tampa Bays bullpen by getting through 6 2-3 innings. He didnt allow a hit after the third, retiring the final 12 batters he faced. He set career bests for innings pitched and pitches (114) although few will look beyond the rough beginning. "I appreciate him even more for what he did after the bad start," Maddon said. "A lot of guys would not do what he did, the way he saved the rest of the staff. A lot of guys would have caved right there and he did not cave." Hernandez (4-1) won for the first time in more than a month. He took a shutout bid into the seventh inning, then gave up a three-run double to Ryan Hanigan with two outs and was pulled. At that point, Hernandez was fuming about the strike zone of plate umpire Mark Ripperger. On his way off the mound, Hernandez had a few words for Ripperger. Hernandez said he couldnt repeat anything he uttered. "Im sure he got his moneys worth. I didnt understand everything he said," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "I kind of knew it was going to happen because he was not happy." Hernandez rebounded from a rough last four starts. It was his first start for the Rays since Aug. 15, 2012, when he tossed a perfect game at Safeco Field. Asked his thoughts on giving Hernandez a big early lead, Maddon said, "Thats called being sub-optimal." James Jones doubled, singled and scored in each of the first three innings as the Mariners took a 9-0 lead. Robinson Cano drove in Jones twice. They werent alone at providing production at the top of Seattles order. Stefan Romero homered, doubled and singled and Corey Hart had two hits and two RBIs. Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer and Mike Zunino added a solo shot for Seattle. The rare back-to-back replays came in the first inning as Cano and then Hart both barely missed home runs on fly balls that hit the yellow line atop the fence and bounced back. Umpires ruled both balls in play, and their calls were confirmed. Cano wound up with a double on his drive to left field, Hart was thrown out trying for a double on his shot to right. "That was pretty weird. You had nothing to lose by asking them to review them," McClendon said. NOTES: Rays LHP David Price will make his first career start at Safeco Field on Tuesday. Its just his second start against Seattle in his career. ... Cano has reached safely in 21 straight games. Onitsuka Tiger MEXICO 66 - Sneakers Basse - Bianche/Bianche DL408-0101 . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Uomo/Donna Beams X Mita X Asics Gel Lyte III Souvenir Jacket Scarpe Nere H60LK-9090.That is precisely what they got Sunday.The Ravens trailed at halftime and never built a comfortable lead against lowly Jacksonville, yet did just enough to squeeze out a 20-12 win to stay in the thick of the AFC playoff race.Nobody knows what the New Year will bring with it. In terms of hockey though, we know that Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice will achieve a very important and distinguished milestone in his career, and it shouldn’t take much more than the first week or so of the new calendar to accomplish it. Entering Monday night’s game against San Jose – the last home tilt of four in a row for Winnipeg, the Jets’ bench boss has amassed 498 NHL career wins. Since being named Jets head coach 12 months ago, Maurice has guided the Jets to a cumulative record of 36-24-12 over parts of two seasons. However, the majority of his coaching wins leading up to the impending 500th came with the Carolina Hurricanes. In fact, he totaled 323 wins with the ‘Canes and 384 overall with that franchise, which included two seasons as the Hartford Whalers before the team relocated south to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997. Maurice, who will turn 48 later this month, started his coaching career right out of major junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires. As a player in the OHL, Maurice suffered a serious eye injury in his first season in Windsor (1984-85). He managed to play four years with the Spitfires, but realized his career on the ice was likely done, as the vision in his right eye never improved. From there, the Sault Ste. Marie product turned his attention to coaching, and quickly accepted an assistant’s position with the Spitfires the very next season after his junior career was complete in 1988-89. At 28, he was named the head coach of the Whalers, a position he held through the transfer of that franchise to Carolina, where he spent another 11 seasons in total. His NHL coaching career also included a pair of seasons as the bench boss of the Toronto Maple Leafs (2006-07 and 2007-08). “It just means you’ve been around too long, I guess,” joked Maurice, when asked recently about his upcoming milestone. Seriously though, no coach wants to acknowledge they had anything to do with their personal record or success as a coach. Most – if not all – will credit the players they coached and deflect to them exclusively as the reason for one victory, never mind 500. But when win No. 500 happens, Maurice’s players will share in the moment as much as anyone. Meanwhile, MMaurice is also expected to coach his 1,200th game in the NHL later this season. Onitsuka Tiger MEXICO 66 - Sneakers Basse - Nere/Bianche DL408-9001. It’s expected he’ll officially hit the mark on April 9 when the Jets are in Colorado. Chiarot Emerging Even though Ben Chiarot is playing like a seasoned veteran on the blue line since his call-up from the American Hockey League in early December, the Jets defenceman has not yet been told by the team to get a permanent residence in Winnipeg. He admitted last weekend that he’s still living in a downtown Winnipeg hotel, although one would expect that will change sooner-than-later based on his play, and the organization will inform him to find more established digs in the city. Since joining the club 14 games ago, the Hamilton native has been stellar as a ‘D’ partner with Dustin Byfuglien, playing 20 minutes per game. As a result, it’s highly unlikely he’ll be sent back to St. John’s at all this season. It’s also commonly thought by those that cover the team on a regular basis that Chiarot is now too valuable based on his age (23) and play of late for the Jets to risk losing him to another NHL team as a waiver claim. Therefore, even when the club starts to return the likes of Zach Bogosian, Toby Enstrom, Jacob Trouba, Grant Clitsome and Mark Stuart from injury. that Chiarot will still be part of the team’s defence corps at the NHL level. NOTES: Until Winnipeg’s win over Minnesota on Dec. 27, the Jets had dropped three straight overtime/shootout decisions (Philadelphia, Colorado, Anaheim). However, they have still lost two straight overtime decisions at home….Winnipeg is 6-1-3 against the Metropolitan Division this season and 11-4-4 against the Eastern Conference….Forward Michael Frolik is tied for second in the league with three shorthanded goals this season. He and New York Rangers forward Rick Nash are slightly behind the Los Angeles Kings’ Tyler Toffoli at four….With 26 goals on the season, Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin leads the entire NHL. And of the Top 20 scorers in the league, Seguin has also recorded the most shots (160)…..Winnipeg’s penalty kill on the road is second in the league at 88.9 percent. That trails only Chicago (90 percent)….The Jets goal differential is plus-8 entering Monday’s game, the highest of the season. ' ' '
