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                                      WASHINGTON -- Chase Utley sat in the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse and watched as Cole Hamels was chased from a game 1,000 miles away. Air Jordan 1 Nz Sale . Eight years ago might as well be an eternity.Back then Utley made the signature play on the base paths in the decisive Game 5 and Hamels was lights out as they won the World Series together with the Philadelphia Phillies. Not far from Utley on Thursday were two other members of that team: catcher Carlos Ruiz and pitcher Joe Blanton.Utley, Ruiz and Blanton have been reunited with the Dodgers and face fellow 2008 World Series winner Jayson Werth of the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series. Trades and signings have brought all four players to this point, knowing it could be their last chance to win another championship.Were all in different roles, different stages of our careers, said Blanton, the Phillies Game 4 starter and home run slugger in 2008 who is now a setup man for Los Angeles. The mindsets still the same. ... Winning is just a matter of a bunch of things: breaks going your way, getting hot at the right time, just the way game plays out, matchups.From the 2008 champions, only Pat Burrell and Shane Victorino went on to get another ring. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins reflected on Burrell and Victorinos triumphs when he was traded to the Dodgers before last season and hoped it would be his chance.Rollins last week thought about how funny it was that four of his former Philadelphia teammates are back in the playoffs against each other with the same goal in mind.Both of these teams are great teams that have a chance to get it done, said Rollins, now an analyst for TBS. I cant pull either way, but it shows you how much in baseball from year to year you dont know whats going to happen, you dont know when youre going to lose a teammate, a trades going to happen. Im glad to see them in it. I just hope they all do well when its their turn at bat.Utley, Ruiz and Werth are all 37 years old and dont know how many more postseason at-bats they have left. Utley is on a one-year deal, Ruiz is at the end of his contract and Werth has one season left before he could again hit unrestricted free agency.The rare air of October isnt lost on any of them.I feel like Im real hungry, Ruiz said. I feel like I want to win and I want to win and do my best to help the team. Definitely at the end of my career to have another shot to go to the World Series, its huge. Well take it one game at a time the same way we did in 08.Werth, who left the Phillies after their World Series defeat in 2009 to sign a $126 million, seven-year deal with the Nationals, appreciates every chance he has left. He has made the playoffs in seven of the past 10 seasons between Philadelphia and Washington but hasnt been able to break through since 2008.As you get older, you get less and less opportunities, Werth said. Im not going to have too many of these chances left. You dont want to take them for granted, but at the same time youve just got to play baseball.Hamels, now 32 and with the Texas Rangers, said looking back he didnt understand the value of winning a championship so young. Even return trips to the playoffs in 2009, 2010 and 2011 didnt bring the same success.Thats why those from the 2008 Phillies appreciate what they did back then as they focus on the task of trying to do it again.If you win a World Series with somebody, you create an everlasting bond, Werth said. Im assuming that (Utley, Ruiz and Blanton are) going to try beat me, and Im going to be trying to beat them. ... Its just business out there.---AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report. Air Jordan 1 Nz Clearance . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Cheap Air Jordan 1 Nz .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. http://www.airjordan1nz.com/ . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Jos Buttler has admitted Englands players have been forced to think about issues they have not previously considered, after the tour to Bangladesh was given the go-ahead but with the option remaining open for individuals to decide if they would travel.Late on Thursday evening, the ECB confirmed that the tour - scheduled to start on September 30 - would proceed, following the security assessment undertaken earlier this month. The one-day squad, plus Alastair Cook, were briefed at the team hotel in London with the players making use of the time to ask a significant number of questions.The squads for the tour will only be named after the current series against Pakistan is completed, so the question of whether any players will pull out may remain unclear for a couple of weeks. Buttler would be a certain selection for the one-day leg of the trip, but would not comment on whether he would tour despite describing the meeting as positive.There are things that people have probably never even considered before about cricket, and things people probably didnt realise went on for every single tour we go on, he said. They are normally never privy to these conversations behind the scenes.Its probably new ground for a lot of people, some guys in the meeting - Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook - were part of the team that went back to India in 2008 so have been in this situaation before and probably know how to deal with it. Air Jordan 1 Nz Online. But its new ground for people and its important we try to deal with it the best we can.It was a positive meeting with lots of information to digest. All you can say is its something you have to digest. Its tricky for us at the moment, weve got a game tomorrow and international cricket needs your full focus to perform well.Buttler would not divulge details of what was discussed at the team hotel but indicated there had been a reassuring level of information from Reg Dickason, the ECBs head of security, PCA chief executive David Leatherdale, head of operations John Carr and team director Strauss.However, Buttler was keen not to take his focus off the second one-day international against Pakistan at Lords on Saturday.It was a private meeting, there was a lot of information. As a player you felt there was a great duty of care from the board and a lot has been considered which was put across to the players, Buttler said. There was lot to digest which is tough to do mid-series - theres no good time for these things to happen - but they have to be discussed. Its paramount we are as professional as we can be and think about it when we can, but 11am tomorrow is not the time. ' ' '