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The super-sub did it again on Saturday. Quinnen Williams Jersey . Kekuta Manneh unleashed a 25-yard bomb that even the cat-like Jaime Penedo couldnt catch up to. The Panamanian keeper wasnt even close to it. The goal earned the Whitecaps a point in a game they had to chase twice. Its becoming a predictable theme; when Manneh is on, things happen. Defenders dont like playing him because they dont know what hes going to do. Heck, even the Gambian teenager might not know what hes going to do. And while those defenders are being twisted into pretzels, players like Mattocks and Miller are getting residual opportunities. It begs the questions then: why cant Kekuta be on from minute one more regularly, and in what role does he give Vancouver the best opportunity to win? When he came on to start the second half Saturday, Manneh lined up in behind the strikers as a number 10. It was a move that may have actually been inspired by Liverpools Raheem Stirling and the Jamaicans performance against Man City the week before. Sterlings goal against Norwich this past Sunday must have looked very familiar to Whitecaps fans; a 19-year old speedster, weaving through defenders before unleashing a canon that seemed to explode off his boot. Manneh also spent part of Saturday on the left side in a proper 4-4-2. Again, he didnt look uncomfortable there. Still in his building phase, Carl Robinson is not going to be anchored to one system or one lineup. But its getter harder and harder for the rookie coach to quantify leaving Manneh out from the start. The managers de facto justification is the teenagers defensive liability. Its also hard to argue having an ace up your sleeve in the event your team falls behind, like it did three times in two weeks against the LA Galaxy. I cant help but wonder what the Whitecaps would look like, especially at home, if Miller and Mattocks have Manneh in behind them, with any combination of Morales, Laba and whoever else in the midfield diamond. It would be a high risk, high reward lineup, but one that no team in MLS would want to defend against. Not to mention, it would be darn fun to watch. Maybe, in the context of this past weekends affair, the Whitecaps would have been the team showing the early initiative. Perhaps the Galaxy might have been more sensitive to pushing numbers forward knowing that any turnover could lead to punishing counters. The team poised to win the Premier League seems perfectly comfortable conceding two goals a game, because they know they can score three or more. Were getting to the point where not starting Manneh is like leaving your Ferrari in the garage on a sunny day; especially if you know that Ferrari will eventually be up for sale. Might as well get the most out of it while you can. Chuma Edoga Jets Jersey . - Young and old. Robby Anderson Jets Jersey . Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall. http://www.authenticnyjetspro.com/Wayne-chrebet-jets-jersey/ . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (5) – He had good saves on Giroux, Akeson, and Hartnell tonight.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays didnt like the way David Ortiz acted after he helped beat them with a three-run homer, and now its back on between the teams at the bottom of the AL East. Ortizs shot off Chris Archer lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory Sunday that ended their five-game losing streak and also stopped the Rays nine-game winning string. Archer (6-6) made a point of saying he didnt appreciate Ortiz staring him down and flipping his bat before beginning his home run trot. "Hes not the right guy to be saying that, I dont think," Ortiz said. "Hes got two days in the league," the slugger said, adding a couple of expletives. Ortizs 25th home run came after a walk and Dustin Pedroias infield single in the third inning, giving Boston a 3-0 lead. It was his fifth homer in seven games and his 29th at Tropicana Field, most among visiting players. "I dont know what makes him think that he can showboat the way he does, and then nobody retaliates," Archer said. "Nobody looks at him in a funny way or pitches him inside. I dont know why he feels like that, but obviously he feels the way David (Price) said he does -- he feels like hes bigger than the game. He feels like the show is all about him." Price and Ortiz began feuding after Big Papi homered off the former AL Cy Young winner last fall in the AL championship series. Price hit Ortiz with a fastball earlier this season, leading to more verbal sparring. "He played it up pretty good," Rays manager Joe Maddon said of Ortizs homer. ""The man has meant so much for the game and also back in his country (the Dominican Republic), but theres those moments that occur like that. Im not saying that my respect diminished, its just something that makes you think a little bit more." After hitting his 456th career homer, the 38-year-old Ortiz had the last worrd. Keyshawn Johnson Jersey. For now, anyway. "Maybe they get too sensitive about things, just leave it like that," he said. "I think (Archer) is a good pitcher. I think hes got great stuff. Hes a guy that I think hes going to be pretty good, but its going to take some time to get to that level." The teams next meet in late August at Tampa Bay. Desmond Jennings drove in both of the Rays runs with a double off Allen Webster in the third. Webster (1-0) pitched 5 1-3 innings in his first game this year in the majors, giving up two runs on three hits and five walks while striking out four. Webster left after Jackie Bradley caught Evan Longorias 400-foot line drive before crashing into the centre-field wall in the sixth. Koji Uehara pitched the ninth for his 21st save, striking out the last three batters. The win was the first of the season for the Red Sox at Tropicana Field, where they had lost five straight. Pedroia and Daniel Nava had two hits each for the Red Sox, who did not have a hit over the last five innings. The Rays nine-game winning streak was their longest in 10 years and the second-longest in franchise history. NOTES: Boston manager John Farrell has talked with backup INF-OF Mike Carp, who recently requested a trade. "I respect his desire to play more, and yet weve been very consistent with his role," Farrell said. "I understand when players want to get on the field more consistently." ... Derrick Brooks, who will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame next month, threw the ceremonial first pitch. ... The Rays open a three-game interleague series Monday night with RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-8) pitching against Milwaukee RHP Kyle Lohse (11-4). ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz (5-6) and Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (8-10) are the scheduled starters Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. ' ' '

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