WASHINGTON -- Never too early to start workin the umps, apparently.
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pitchers windups with men on base.It all began hours before Game 1, when out of
the blue, Nationals skipper Baker raised the notion that Dodgers starter Clayton
Kershaw might be doing something he shouldnt when there are runners aboard.Quite
frankly, Im hoping that ... we get some baserunners, and the umpires might call
a balk or two on him, because he kind of rolls through the set position, which
they dont call. But I heard that really upsets him if they do call one, Baker
said with a grin. So Im hoping that they call maybe a couple of them.Asked
whether he would lobby the umpires before Kershaw pitched Friday, Baker said he
wouldnt -- but his first base coach, Davey Lopes, would.Davey always alerts the
umpires, said Baker, in his 21st season as a manager in the majors.When that was
relayed to Roberts, the Dodgers rookie manager, he smiled and offered this
initial response: I didnt know Dusty wanted to play that game.Roberts continued:
Its a little gamesmanship. Clayton has been around a long time. His moves been
the same. I think hes been called for a balk a couple times.Turning his
attention to some Nationals pitchers, Roberts said, Yeah, you know what? Theres
a couple guys that I might put a bug in the umpires ears (about), as well.He
then referenced Game 3 starter Gio Gonzalez, closer Mark Melancon and relievers
Shawn Kelley and Marc Rzepczynski.So does it work when managers try to get a
message to umpires before a game?Well, I think Dusty is going to try, Roberts
said. Yeah, it does, and I think that theres a little bit of banter with ...
home plate umpires. But I think that you might see it from both sides of the
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recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Anthony Bennett wasnt really
all that interested in playing basketball. Yeah, it was cool dunking on guys,
and a great way to make new friends after moving from Toronto to the citys
suburbs. Then, he decided to get serious about six or seven years ago. His
future was calling. "I just started growing," Bennett said, flashing a smile
while talking about his unique path to the NBA. "And everyone said, You should
probably play basketball. So I said, All right. Ill give it a shot. Look where
it got me now." Look indeed. Bennett was formally introduced Friday by the
Cleveland Cavaliers, who shocked the draft by selecting the UNLV power forward
with the No. 1 overall pick on Thursday night. Although he wasnt regarded by
many draft experts as the best player available, Bennett was always at the top
of Clevelands board. They scouted the 6-foot-7, 240-pounder extensively all
season, fell in love with his game and after getting rave reviews about his
character, chose him over Kentucky centre Nerlens Noel, Kansas guard Ben
McLemore, Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr. in a flawed draft. "As we did our
evaluations throughout the entire year, we just kept coming back to his ability
and his talent and how it fit with our guys," Cavs general manager Chris Grant
said. "A lot of times, like last year, its just clear-cut. But for us, through
the year, we always had him very high in our rankings and as we went back and
reviewed the film and went on campus and visited everybody, we came away saying
hes a great kid. Hes willing to work and do the right things and hes got a bunch
of talent." From almost the moment they won the lottery until they had to call
the league with their pick, the Cavs listened to multiple trade offers before
taking Bennett, who averaged 16.1 points and 8.1 rebounds in his one season with
the Runnin Rebels. Bennett didnt find basketball as much as the sport discovered
him. After his family moved from the rough Jane and Finch area of inner Toronto
to Brampton, Ontario, Bennett enjoyed playing hoops, but it wasnt his passion.
"I was just playing around and just wasting time," he said. His mother, Edith,
was encouraged to get him on an organized team, but as she watched her boy
clumsily run up and down the floor, she never dreamed it would one day become
his profession. "At first, people were saying, Oh, he cant play," she said. "But
a few of the coaches stuck with him and gave him a chance. See what a chance
will get you?" Bennetts arrival didnt come without some risks for the Cavs. He
recently underwent shoulder surgery to rrepair a torn rotator cuff and has
reportedly struggled with his weight while recovering.
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with Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters -- to help turn around a
franchise that has gone 64-166 in the three seasons since LeBron James left. "A
lot of guys in this draft were out for medical reasons, but at the end of the
day we just felt like this was the right guy to add with all the talent he has,"
Grant said. "You put him in a pick and roll with Dion or Kyrie, hes going to be
pretty difficult to guard because he can shoot the ball and is athletic and can
handle the ball and get to the rim." Theres a strong possibility Bennett wont
even start as a rookie next season. He could wind up as a backup to fellow
Canadian Tristan Thompson, who was taken by the Cavs in the first round in 2011.
Like Bennett, Thompson grew up in Brampton. "I feel like me and Tristan will
become best friends," Bennett said. "Hes going to be my go-to guy just because
hes from Canada. Im sure there are lot more guys on that team I can go to, but
just because even if Im here in Cleveland or back home in Brampton, I can talk
to him anywhere I am." Some questioned why the Cavs would take another power
forward with Thompson on the roster and other pressing needs like a shooter or
small forward. Cavs coach Mike Brown isnt concerned about having two potential
starting power forwards and is confident playing time will begin to get sorted
out in training camp. "They have to go out and compete," Brown said. "They may
be buddies, but once they cross that line, I think theyll get after each other.
Theyll want to make themselves better, as well as the team. Its great to have
depth in all areas. Anthony is definitely a guy that has added that to us. He is
versatile. Hes different than the bigs we have. "He can be used in a lot of
different ways." As his skills developed and his game blossomed, Bennett kept a
list of players he dunked over. A dunking diary, so to speak. "I thought it was
pretty fun to do," he said with laugh. "It was between me and my friends growing
up in Canada. I thought, Why not? I think I gave it a year and a half. When I
got to 100, I stopped." Hes already made history as the first player from his
country to be taken first overall, and Bennett says theres plenty more talent
north of the U.S. border. And now that the Cavs have two Canadians, is he
expecting to hear "O Canada" played before games in Cleveland? "If it happens,
man, Ill be happy," he said.
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