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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014 SPORTS It’s Jeter’s last, Puig’s first All-Star Game NEW YORK: Derek Jeter will be making his 14th and Cano’s Seattle team mate Felix Hernandez (11-2) will members of the AL West-leading A’s on the All-Star ros- are deserving to start in their own right,” said Red Sox final All-Star appearance, while dynamic Yasiel Puig be starting pitcher for the American League, while ter. Besides last year’s home run derby winner Yoenis manager John Farrell, skipper of the AL team. makes his Midsummer Classic debut on Tuesday in the Adam Wainwright (12-4) of the defending National Cespedes, Brandon Moss, Derek Norris and pitchers Three Milwaukee Brewers players feature in the NL contest where home field advantage in the World League champion St. Louis Cardinals has the starting Scott Kazmir and Sean Doolittle are also on the AL starting lineup with Carlos Gomez in the outfield, Series goes to the winning league. assignment for the Senior circuit. squad. Oakland even has yet another All-Star on their Aramis Ramirez at third base and Jonathan Lucroy New York Yankees captain Jeter, the All-Star Game Wainwright described the honor as “something team - pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who was voted onto the behind the plate representing the NL Central leaders. most valuable player in 2000, has announced this will every starter dreams to do.” Puig, meanwhile, celebrat- NL team but was traded by the Chicago Cubs to Rounding out the starting crew for the NL are be his last season and festivities at Target Field in ed his selection to the game by having his hair cut into Oakland and will not be playing. Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Troy Tulowitzki of the Minneapolis are sure to include a tribute to the five- a star on the left side of his head. The AL lineup packs power in the middle of the Rockies, Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt, Miami’s Giancarlo time World Series winner, who is currently ninth on the The Cuban native electrified fans around the major order with two-time AL Most Valuable Player Miguel Stanton and Chase Utley of the Phillies. all-time hits list with 3,408. leagues with his eye-popping skills and exuberance Cabrera of the Tigers followed by Toronto’s Jose The AL starting lineup also includes the Angels’ MVP The 40-year-old shortstop will be playing next to when he came up for the Los Angeles Dodgers last sea- Bautista and Nelson Cruz of the Baltimore Orioles. “You candidate Mike Trout, Baltimore’s Adam Jones and familiar second base partner Robinson Cano, who was son but given his late call-up to the big leagues, he look at a third baseman with Oakland (Donaldson) Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez. Last year’s All-Star voted in by the fans in his first season in Seattle after missed being named a 2013 All Star. who’s hitting in the 8-hole, who’s got nearly 20 home MVP was Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who was play- the Mariners signed him to a $240 million free agent Making his All-Star debut in the AL lineup will be runs...it reflects the caliber of players, the depth in it, ing in his 13th and final All-Star before retiring at the deal after nine years in New York. third baseman Josh Donaldson of Oakland, one of six and the reserves will be coming in behind these guys end of the 2013 season. — Reuters Jug and jacket: Two majors and two different prizes HOYLAKE: The green jacket gave Mike Two prizes could not be any more dif- Weir a thrill he won’t forget. The Masters ferent. Winners of each wouldn’t trade champion wore his coveted prize onto the trophy for the other one - unless they the ice for a Stanley Cup playoff game in can have both. “Let’s look at it for what it Toronto, with the Maple Leafs tapping is,” British Open champion Stewart Cink their sticks and the crowd producing a said. “One is a garment. One is a device cheer louder than any he heard at for drinking stuff. If you’re looking at it Augusta National. Canada loves its golf, for what it is, and not what it means, you and the green jacket is even more mean- can have way more fun with a claret jug ingful to a country that forgets spring than a green jacket.” Zach Johnson exists until seeing the azaleas and dog- wouldn’t trade the time he went to a woods on TV each April. The claret jug charity function at home wearing his gave Padraig Harrington a moment that green jacket. “If there’s a 40 Regular in made him laugh. the house, they want to put it on,” he The British Open champion had his said. “They want to touch it. They want to coveted prize with him on a trip to San feel it. They want to put it on.” Francisco. Harrington got into a cab with a driver who loved the sport so much he Which one would he rather have for was wearing a golf glove. The jug was in a year? its steel case, which was leaking whiskey “Go ask Tiger,” Johnson said. Tiger that had not been drained. The driver Woods, the only active player to win all asked what was in the case, and four majors, wasn’t much help. He fell Harrington jokingly told him it was a asleep in his green jacket the night after human organ. Only after the Irishman he won the 1997 Masters, but he was got out of the cab did he have his two rarely (if ever) seen publicly in the jacket friends tell the cabbie it was the claret or carrying the jug. jug. The newest and the oldest of golf’s Mickelson has won five majors, three major championships offer two distinct of them at the Masters. One of the most prizes, both recognizable to any golf fan famous post-victory photos of Mickelson in any part of the world. was him wearing the green jacket in the drive-thru lane at Krispy Kreme in Which evokes greater emotion? Augusta. “Well, the Krispy Kreme was “I’d love to find out,” said Graeme pre-arthritis, OK? So let’s keep that in McDowell, who to date can speak only mind,” Mickelson said. BRAZIL: Louis van Gaal (left) speaks to Netherlands defender Ron Vlaar in this file photo. — AFP for the U.S. Open trophy. The claret jug is He felt the claret jug brought out all about history. Tom Kidd was the first more emotion because everyone could British Open champion to be presented a share in it - holding it, posing with it, Robson: Van Gaal can claret jug in 1873. The original was drinking from it. swapped out by a replica starting in “There’s really not much you’re going 1928, and that’s the 86-year-old trophy to do with the jacket, other than pull on that Phil Mickelson had to return when the lapels,” he said. There’s something he arrived at Hoylake on Monday. about the green jacket that seems to renew Utd challenge “It was fun to see the faces of the peo- make the champions nervous. Augusta ple that have such respect and reverence National sends the jacket home with LONDON: New manager Louis van Gaal can propel Manchester United sion to adopt a defensive approach, with emphasis on swift counter- for the game of golf and this champi- guidelines (more like a “Don’t Do” list), back into Premier League contention after their dismal form of last season attacks, was tantamount to heresy but Van Gaal was eventually proved onship, and what it means to be able to such as avoiding commercial appear- and excite the players again, former United skipper Bryan Robson said yes- right - after getting his senior players to buy into his belief. take a picture with it or drink a sip out of ances or wearing it with appropriate terday. Robson, speaking a day before the Netherlands’ World Cup coach “He had everyone believing in the tactical changes and the fact it it,” Mickelson said. attire (Note to Zach Johnson: No blue Van Gaal arrives in Manchester to take up his new post, also said that the would work for us,” said Wesley Sneijder on the team’s return home this The green jacket is more about digni- jeans, please). lack of European football at Old Trafford could help the team back to the week. “Our success in the tournament was a lot about the coach.” There ty. Sam Snead was the first Masters Watson got home from New York and top. “You could see Holland were very well organised in the World Cup and were few detractors by the end of the World Cup as the Dutch battled their champion to be presented a green jacket the jacket stayed in his closet the rest of there was discipline. Hopefully, he can bring that to Manchester. I think he way to the semi-finals, finally being eliminated by Argentina on penalties. in 1949. Every winner gets his own green the year. Angel Cabrera said it never left will,” Robson told BBC Sport. “They can bounce back straight away. His CV jacket - Jack Nicklaus, of all people, had his house in Argentina. Trevor Immelman is great. He’s got great experience with top clubs and top players.” United BELIEF IN YOUTH to wait the longest to get fitted for one - took it to Japan for an exhibition with 16- finished a lowly seventh in the Premier League last season - 22 points He was also not scared to throw young players - like Memphis Depay and the winner gets to keep it for a year year-old Ryo Ishikawa.