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So after a week of tension and pure stress, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats put together their first win of the year – 36-27 over the Toronto Argonauts. Patrick Chung Jersey . Going into the game, there were reports and innuendo that all was not good between the coaches and players , the coaches and coaches and just about everybody that knew anybody in association with the club. And it may have been all true, partly true or not true at all. You never know unless youre right there with the team on a daily basis. My point is this – it doesnt matter if you like your boss or not. Your job is not to like people – its to perform on the field each and every day. If you think that you, me or anyone else is going to go through life without friction, especially in an employment situation without some conflict, youre delusional! Does it help if you like the head coach or the staff he hires? Well, yes and no. Yes in that you look forward to work as opposed to the dread you may feel if your employer is a priority avoidance. But sometimes if youre too comfortable, you dont push yourself as hard. Why? Because youre comfortable. Lets be honest here – the greatest motivator is fear and pain, not love and appreciation. And when you embrace that fact, it is very empowering . The people that have accomplished the most for themselves and others are the people willing to go through the most pain to achieve. And that pain includes other people that you have to work with that you may not like but must be accountable to. In football , you may detest your coach, but you have no choice - hes your coach! There are coaches out there that if I saw them again I would walk by and not even acknowledge they exist! Others would get a big fat hug even if they didnt want it. Is it not that way in life too? I have learned many top life lessons through football and one is that you may have difficulty with others, but you have to make the effort to get alone. Theres your professional life and your personal life and for me, I never put them in a blender together. Now dont get me wrong, there are a lot of people I like and respect at TSN, but there are few I make an effort to get along with. I am also sure the reverse is true as well from other perspectives. One of the keys to happiness or contentment is to find a job you like and grow with it. True, but it is still your job, your work and your life away from life. Getting along with your coach is great, but its not necessary. It is much more about can the coach make you a better player and can you make that coach a better coach through your great play. That is whats important. I played with a good player in Rodney Harding during my time. Good player and a tough guy. Respected him but didnt like him until we both left the game. Rodney used to ride guys pretty hard, young guys especially. His mantra of expression was, “dont get your feelings involved.” I must have heard it a thousand times. And he is right. When it comes to coaches, players and if you like someone or not, its not what you feel , its what you do. Thanks Rodney, lesson learned. Tom Brady Jersey . —Injured pitcher David Aardsma has agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with the New York Yankees. Jerod Mayo Jersey . The Canadian mens relay team upset Germany to win its first luge World Cup title with an aggregate time of two minutes 8. http://www.nikenewenglandpatriotsjerseyssale.com/wes-welker-jerseys . Eight points out of a playoff spot with six games to go is not a good situation. An area the Jets have struggled in this season is the five-on-three power play. Stevan Ridley Jersey . —The Los Angeles Angels put ace Jered Weaver on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a lower-back injury, likely forcing last seasons AL Cy Young runner-up to miss at least two starts. Rob Gronkowski Womens Jersey . Luke Donald finished atop the money list and also led the regular tour with the lowest bogey average (2.01 per round).KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The Kansas City Royals designated Jonathan Sanchez for assignment on Tuesday, cutting the struggling starter one week after Melky Cabrera, the player they traded away to get the pitcher, was named MVP of the All-Star game. Sanchez was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA in 12 starts. The left-hander, who threw a no-hitter against San Diego in 2009, gave up seven runs in 1 1-3 innings in a loss to Seattle on Monday. He gave up five runs and two homers in the first inning before retiring a batter. When Sanchez was pulled, he was booed unmercifully by the Kauffman Stadium crowd. The Royals announced the move before their game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. The Royals sent Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants last November for Sanchez and minor league left-hander Ryan Verdugo in one of the worst trades in Royals history. “You want them all to work out, but most of the time they dont, unfortunately,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore said Tuesday. “Its part of the business, you move on and you accept it. You continue to look for solutions. “Theres no need to spend a lot of time rehearsing what went wrong. You certainly analyze it, but dont beat yourself about it because this game moves on. You cant dwell on it. You cant get stuck on it. Youve got to move forward. Aaron Hernandez Womens Jersey. .” While Cabrera is hitting .353 and leads the National League with 122 hits and 40 multi-hit games, Sanchez went winless in his final 11 starts with Kansas City. “We just felt change was necessary at this point and time,” Moore said. “Its just one of those things that didnt work out. The more he tried, the worse it came. It was evident that we needed to deflate the situation and move forward.” Sanchez allowed 114 baserunners – 65 hits, 44 walks and five hit batters – in 53 1-3 innings. He had not won since April 8, his first start of the season. “We could see that he just wasnt making progress,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “There are a lot of reasons why. You can speculate why on a lot of different levels. “Its still there with Jonathan. Hes still got the stuff to be successful. For whatever reason, he just wasnt successful here. It just got to a point we needed to regroup for us and for him.” Verdugo, who was 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA with Class AAA Omaha, was recalled and started Tuesday night against Seattle in his big league debut. In other roster moves, the Royals recalled right-hander Vin Mazzaro for the third time from Omaha, and optioned outfielder Jason Bourgeois to the Storm Chasers. ’ ’ ’
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