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This post contains spoilers. Saucony Shoes Australia .Ginny Baker (portrayed by Kylie Bunbury) is human, and that sentiment seemed be the underlying theme in the fourth episode of Pitch, Foxs new drama about the first woman to play Major League Baseball.In the episode, entitled The Break, Baker is named to the All-Star team while juggling an intense relationship with her mother -- and her mothers boyfriend, which is an added stress for the young pitcher.There are probably viewers who thought Ginny Baker as an All-Star was an undeserved storyline at best, and cheesy at worst. If Baker were pitching in 2016, however, there absolutely would be a giant social media campaign to #PutHerInTheGame.The problem is that Baker isnt an All-Star in the traditional sense of the term. Shes won her last three games, but isnt the best pitcher on her team, let alone one of the best in the league. Yet by popular demand shes made the elite team.Sometimes characters are written to be a bit arrogant or confident -- blinding them to their own flaws. Baker, however, is fiercely competitive and knows when she isnt playing well or hasnt earned something.Interestingly, manager Al Luongo (Dan Lauria) encouraged her to accept the offer to play in the game. Take the pity date, he said, referencing how his wife only went out with him because she felt sorry for him. It doesnt matter why they say yes; it matters what you do after they say it.This is a feeling that many marginalized people know quite well. Women, people of color, the LGBTQ community, etc., are frequently told that they must earn their opportunities to prove that they are just as good as those in the privileged majority. It is a function of meritocracy, or the ideal that, in the United States, rewards are based upon a persons hard work.However, many opportunities and spaces are closed to those typically marginalized, or at least are rife with barriers to entry. Boardrooms, writers rooms, and ballclub front offices are a few examples. That scarcity of representation creates immense pressure to justify the presence. No doubt Baker felt that when she took the mound.Once in the game, she promptly gave up a home run (which the announcers gleefully highlighted).No one shoulders a bigger burden than Baker, and even when shes successful in the league, there are moments when that sense of pressure shows.Adding to that burden, is the complexity of her relationships (and lack thereof) with her family. Bakers mother, Janet (Chastity Dotson), makes an appearance in this episode, and to say their relationship is tense would be an understatement. It is revealed that a portion of Bakers tenacity for baseball was developed as a means to get back at her mother, after Baker witnessed her get a little too close to a man who was not Bakers father. It turns out, that same man is now Janets boyfriend, and she brought him to San Diego (Baker pitches for the San Diego Padres).These glimpses of Baker off the mound create a deeper sense of humanity for the character. Shes strong, vulnerable and capable. And isnt that what all women are? Bunbury asked me rhetorically during a set visit in August.Baker is not meant to be a superhero, but she is doing superhuman work, both in the fictional Pitch universe and in viewers living rooms. She turns conversations about worth on their heads, and she is constantly humanizing women at a time when society might need that most.The character implores us to look past the burden she carries and see her for the person -- the human -- that she is. Shes exactly the hero we need. Sale Saucony Shoes Australia . 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Oft-injured receiver Marqise Lee stayed healthy for one day in training camp.The Jacksonville Jaguars held Lee out of practice Friday with a left hamstring injury, the latest setback for a third-year pro who cant seem to stay on the field.Lee has missed significant time with ankle, hamstring and knee injuries. He practiced so little last summer that offensive coordinator Greg Olson said Lee was like the albino tiger at the zoo. If you get there and youre lucky enough to get him to come out of the cave and see him, its a good day.Lee embraced the nickname, but had hoped to make it part of his past and not a pattern. Now, hes back on the sideline.It was very disappointing, Lee said after practice Friday. You never want to sit out. But its nothing crazy. Thats the biggest thing. I felt a little (hamstring) fatigue, and they decided to sshut me down. Saucony Australia Outlet. second-round draft pick in 2014, Lee has 52 catches for 613 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons. He had just 15 receptions for 191 yards and a touchdown last year, falling well behind Allen Robinson, Allen Hurns and maybe even rookie Rashad Greene on the depth chart.And now hes not even on the field.Its not going to be for an extended period of time, but were going to be cautious with it and make sure that we do our due diligence, coach Gus Bradley said. Were going to be more cautious than anything. ... Well be smart with him and bring him back, and hopefully shortly, hell be fine.Running back T.J. Yeldon (MILWAUKEE -- Will Venable certainly makes the most out of playing at Miller Park. Cheap Sneakers China . Venable doubled twice Thursday, raising his career average at Milwaukees home ballpark to .394. The San Diego centre fielder also made a key catch in preserving the Padres 10-8 win over the Brewers. After the Brewers scored five times in the seventh inning, Norichika Aoki came up with two outs and runners on second and third. Right before the play, Padres coach Dave Roberts shifted Venable. Aoki had homered earlier. "I knew it was going to be close," Venable said. "Dave had just moved me about four more steps over, so if he hadnt done that, it would not have been close. Two more inches and I dont think I have a play." Carlos Quentin and Jesus Guzman homered for the Padres, who collected 16 hits. Edinson Volquez (8-8) worked into the sixth inning. Huston Street, the Padres seventh pitcher, closed for his 18th save in 19 tries. Volquez ran his career record to 22-8 against teams from NL Central. "I was in Cincinnati for four years, I pretty much know those guys," Volquez said. "I was here in the same division. It is nothing new." Volquez gave up six hits and three runs in 5 1-3 innings, while walking three and striking out five. "Edinson did a nice job early in the game," San Diego manager Bud Black said. "I thought he was throwing the ball well. He was really utilizing the curveball and changeup. He was making his pitches." Volquez knows he and his team might not have picked up the win if it wasnt for Venables defensive gem. "It was an unbelievable catch. He saved the game right there," Volquez said. "If the ball bounces, two guys score and probably tie the game. That was big time." Yovani Gallardo (8-9) was tagged for six runs on eight hits and three walks in 3 2-3 innings. In his previous outing, he pitched 6 1-3 shutout innings against Miami. The brief outing marked the second time in his last five starts that Gallardo lasted fewer than four innings. "Its definitely frustrating, especially coming after the start I had against the Marlins," Gallardo said. Quentin hit a sacrifice fly in the first, then hit a two-run homer in the third. Yonder Alonso doubled and scored in the third and added a two-run double in the fourth for a 6-0 lead. Yuniesky Betancourt homered in the Milwaukee fourth and Carlos Gomez connected in the sixth. The Padres got four runs in the seventh for a 10-3 lead, capped by Guzmans two-run pinch-hit homer. Milwaukee rallied with five runs in the bottom half of the inning. Aoki homered and Caleb Gindl hit a two-run double. NOTES: Ryan Brauns locker at Miller Park was absent of most personal items except for a few jerseys and a bat prior to the game, three days after he was suspended for the remainder of the season by Major League Baseball. Braun remained unavailable for comment on Thursday. A team spokesman said Braun texted him a message stating that he wants to speak with the media but isnt "legally" permitted at this time. ... Milwaukee reliever Michael Gonzalez threw two wild pitches in the seventh inning. ... Following the game, the Brewers announced that 1B Sean Halton will be optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Rob Wooten, Nashvilles closer, will be brought up. "Hes got a nice cutter and locates the ball. Hes saved a lot of games and doesnt mind being in that pressure situation," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. Wholesale Sneakers Free Shipping .  The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. Cheap Nike Sneakers . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. http://www.cheapsneakers.us/ . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. NEW YORK -- The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):10:50 p.m.Second-seeded Angelique Kerber ended 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis stay at the U.S. Open in the third round.Kerber, who has a chance to overtake Serena Williams at No. 1 in the rankings at tournaments end, beat Bellis 6-1, 6-1 in Fridays last match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.This was Kerbers tour-leading 50th match victory of 2016. She won the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title, then was the runner-up to Williams at Wimbledon in July. The Germans best showing at Flushing Meadows was reaching the semifinals in 2011.Kerber will face two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Sunday for a quarterfinal berth.The 158th-ranked Bellis had some chances to get into Fridays match, including two break points in the opening game and three more later in the first set. But she failed to convert any of those.---10 p.m.The U.S. Open set a record Friday for daily attendance: 65,286 fans.The U.S. Tennis Association says that combines day and night sessions that each set new marks. The 40,280 dayside fans topped the previous record of 38,780 set twice over Labor Day weekend in 2014. And the night mark of 25,006 beat out the 24,991 set last Sept. 11.Attendance has been helped this year by a new, 8,000-seat Grandstand stadium. And Fridays sunny weather with highs in the low 80s didnt hurt, either.---9:30 p.m.With a spectacular `tweener lob to get to match point, Rafael Nadal easily won again at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round for the first time since winning the 2013 title.Nadal was troubled only by his six double-faults during a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over 47th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia on Friday night and has won all nine sets hes played this week.The owner of 14 Grand Slam trophies, including two at Flushing Meadows, Nadal hadnt been to the fourth round at any major tournament since the 2015 French Open.Closing in on victory against Kuznetsov, Nadal raced toward the baseline and, his back to the net, flicked a lob through his legs, eventually taking that point. When it ended, Nadal punched the air and spread his arms wide, pumping his fists.During his on-court interview afterward, Nadal said he was lucky the trick shot went in.---)9:05 p.m.Serve clocks will be used at the U.S. Open for the first time during junior and college matches.U.S. Tennis Association official Stacey Allaster says Friday that this is a test of the technology and to get the umpires and players used to it -- but not a rule change.Two clocks on each court will time how long servers take between points. Under the current rules, time violations are handed out at a chair umpires discretion.Servers have 20 seconds between points during Grand Slam matches, a frequent point of contention between umpires and players. Violations result in a warning and eventually a point penalty.---8:45 p.m.Kyle Edmund has upset 20th-seeded American John Isner at the U.S. Open for his second win over a top-25 player in three matches.The 21-year-old Edmund won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Friday. He was playing in the third round at a major for the first time.Isner, 31, is 3-6 in U.S. Open third-round matches. He had defeated the 84th-ranked Edmund in straight sets at this years French Open.Edmund beat 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet in the first round. Next up: No. 1 Novak Djokovic.Isner had 27 aces, but he converted just 1 of 7 break points, while Edmund was 3 for 4.At 5-5 in the fourth set, Isner led 0-30 when Edmunds serve was called in for an ace. Isner was out of challenges and argued to no avail that the chair umpire should have overruled it, dropping his racket to the court in frustration and fuming, It was so far out.Edmund went on to hold serve in that game then clinched the tiebreaker with a forehand winner.---6:20 p.m.The U.S. Open has surpassed 40,000 spectators for a single session for the first time.The U.S. Tennis Association announced that Fridays day session was attended by 40,280 people, topping the record of 38,780 twice over Labor Day weekend in 2014.When the USTA announced in 2013 that it would be making upgrades to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it said the capacity for each day session eventually would increase from 40,000 to 50,000.---4:25 p.m.Novak Djokovic got another free pass at the U.S. Open, advancing when his third-round opponent, Mikhail Youzhny, stopped because of injury after only six games.This came Friday, two days after the man defending champion Djokovic was supposed to play in the second round, Jiri Vesely, withdrew a couple of hours before that match because of inflammation in his left forearm.Youzhny quit after only 31 minutes while trailing Djokovic 4-2. Earlier, Youzhny received treatment from a trainer for what appeared to be a back problem.The No. 1-seeded Djokovic moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the 10th consecutive year.---4:10 p.m.Marcos Baghdatis beat Ryan Harrison 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1 to move into the round of 16 at the U.S. Open on Friday, ending the run of the American qualifier who had pulled off the one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.Harrison had reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time when he defeated the No. 5 seed and Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic on Wednesday.For the 44th-ranked Baghdatis, the victory ends a nine-match losing streak in Grand Slam third rounds. Its his first appearance in a U.S. Open fourth round and the first fourth round at any major since 2009. He will play the winner of the match between 10th-seeded Gale Monfils and Nicolas Almagro.---3:25 p.m.Eighth-seeded American Madison Keys rallied from down two breaks in the third set for another great escape at the U. Adidas Sneakers Cheap. .S. Open.Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka twice served for the match Friday, but Keys got the break both times and went on to win in a third-set tiebreaker 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3).The 18-year-old Osaka was wiping away tears on court after she lost her fourth straight game to allow Keys to even the third set at 5-5.In the first round against 60th-ranked Alison Riske, Keys came back from down a set and a break to win in 2 hours, 26 minutes. Riske had two points on her serve at 5-4 in a second-set tiebreaker to try to close out the match.The 81st-ranked Osaka was playing in just her third Grand Slam tournament and first U.S. Open, but she made it to the third round at both the Australian and French Opens this year.Asked on court if this was the best comeback of her career, Keys said: For sure. Hands down.--3:15 p.m.American Jack Sock eliminated 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time.The 26th-seeded Sock won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday, taking all 14 of his service games and never facing so much as one break point. And he handled the Croatians big serve just fine, breaking the No. 7-seeded Cilic on four occasions.The 23-year-old Socks only previous trip to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament came when he got to the fourth round of the 2015 French Open.Sock is now 2-0 against Cilic, having come back from two sets down to win their Davis Cup match this year.---2:30 p.m.Ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the first mens player into the round of 16 at this years U.S. Open.Tsonga beat 23rd-seeded Kevin Anderson -- a surprise quarterfinalist in 2015 -- 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Friday. Each player had 13 aces, but Tsonga managed to break Andersons serve twice while saving all seven break points he faced.Anderson upset Andy Murray in the fourth round last year at Flushing Meadows, but hes struggled with injuries this season.The U.S. Open is the only major at which Tsonga has not reached the semifinals. He was the 2008 Australian Open runner-up.---1:20 p.m.Roberta Vinci, last years U.S. Open runner-up, didnt drop a game in the first set, failed to serve out the match in the second, then hung on in the third to keep another run at Flushing Meadows going.The seventh-seeded Italian needed nearly two hours to top 102nd-ranked Carina Witthoeft 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the third round Friday. This is the fourth time Vinci has reached the round of 16 at the U.S. Open -- shes done it just three times combined at the other majors.And last year, she stunned Serena Williams in the semis to thwart her Grand Slam bid. It was Vincis first major final at age 32.The 21-year-old Witthoeft, whos been ranked as high as 49th, was looking to make her first Grand Slam round of 16. Shes now 0-5 against top-10 opponents.Vinci was two points from victory while serving at 5-4 in the second set, but Witthoeft broke back, part of a run of four straight games to even the match. Vinci went up a break to start the third only for Witthoeft to later get the set back on serve. Then Vinci won the last three games to move on.---1 p.m.Two-time U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki has reached her first Grand Slam round of 16 since 2015 Wimbledon.Her ranking down to No. 74 after an ankle injury and on-court struggles, Wozniacki beat Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-1 on Friday. Its the first time since January shes won three matches at the same tournament.Against the 58th-ranked Niculescu, who presents an unusual style with a forehand slice, Wozniacki played more aggressively than her normal defensive game. Wozniacki is now 7-0 against the Romanian, who was trying to equal her best performance at a major by reaching the round of 16.---12:35 p.m.Anastasija Sevastova has followed up her upset of Garbine Muguruza by equaling her best performance at a Grand Slam.About 38 hours after she stunned the French Open champ, the 48th-ranked Sevastova swept past No. 59 Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to reach the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. The Latvian also made it that far at the 2011 Australian Open, but in May 2013, she retired after a series of injuries.Sevastova returned to tennis at the start of last season, and at this years Australian Open, she played her first major since 2011. She reached the second round at Melbourne and Roland Garros then lost her first match at Wimbledon as she steadily climbed back up the rankings.Bondarenko was a U.S. Open quarterfinalist in 2009 but hasnt been past the third round at a Grand Slam since.---11 a.m.Three past champions are on the U.S. Open lineup Friday, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic all seeking to move on to the round of 16.The No. 1-ranked Djokovic, who experienced problems with his right arm in the first round and didnt have to play in the second when his opponent withdrew with an injury, takes on 61st-ranked Mikhail Youzhny in Arthur Ashe Stadium.No. 4-seeded Nadal faces Youzhnys doubles partner, Andrey Kuznetsov, on Ashe at night, while No. 7 Cilic plays No. 26 Jack Sock of the United States in Louis Armstrong Stadium.On the womens side in Ashe, second-seeded Angelique Kerber, the Australian Open champ, faces 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis. 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