Kritik und Anregungen » CFL players of the month for July

NEW YORK -- If Steven Matz pitches again for the Mets this season -- and thats no certainty -- he will be making his first career relief appearance.Matz is 9-8 with a 3.40 ERA but hasnt pitched since Aug. 14 because of a shoulder impingement. He rehabbed the shoulder and was ramping up to make a possible start earlier this week, but Matz felt pain again after throwing the bullpen session that would precede the outing.The club hasnt shut down Matz yet. They sent him for a medical exam on Friday, hoping they can get some contribution from him before the end of the regular season or in a possible postseason appearance -- or both. But the window appears to have closed for him to build up to a starting assignment.Right now, if hes able to throw -- able to pitch -- maybe well put him in the pen and see if we can get him an inning here or an inning there to see how he reacts to it, manager Terry Collins said before the Mets squared off with the Phillies at Citi Field.Right now, where we are, today, youre looking at: weve got a spot starter today (Sean Gilmartin), [Robert] Gsellman tomorrow, whos one of our guys, and Im not sure where were going to get him in.All 28 of Matzs appearances have been starting assignments. Collins was asked if he had any hesitation to deploy the lefthander as a reliever, especially in a postseason setting.Youre talking about a playoff situation where we dont even know if he can pitch right now, Collins said. If he doesnt pitch at all, you certainly cant start him in the playoffs, so either he helps you now and gets some innings out of the bullpen or he doesnt pitch at all.Collins said he would have to give Matz a lot of notice before he entered a game as a reliever. The manager also said he would not be able to use Matz on consecutive days.In other Mets rotation news, Collins said Noah Syndergaard will return to the rotation Tuesday. The right-hander, who is 13-9 with a 2.63 ERA, had been scheduled to pitch Saturday but caught strep throat. He is being treated with antibiotics.Were looking at Monday or Tuesday. We arent really sure yet, which date. Theres obviously some things down the road we have to take a look at, Collins said, referring to a possible tiebreaker game or the National League wild-card game. A lot of it will be how he feels after coming today. [If] he feels a lot better today -- hes got some energy back after the pen -- well see how he feels. 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Evgeny Kuznetsov Jersey . -- Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL.TORONTO -- Kory Sheets of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Kyries Hebert of the Montreal Alouettes, and Rene Paredes and Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders have been named the CFL players of the month for July. Sheets took home offensive player of the month honours after rushing for 712 yards and scoring four touchdowns. The running back has rushed for at least 130 yards in each of the undefeated Roughriders first five games and is on pace to surpass Mike Pringles all-time CFL rushing record of 2,065 yards. Montreal linebacker Hebert, the league leader in sacks, was named defensive player of the monnth.dddddddddddd Hebert has seven sacks so far this season and is second on the Alouettes in tackles with 31. Julys special teams player went to Stampeders kicker Paredes, who has been a perfect 16-for-16 in field goals this season. Through the first month of the season, Paredes leads kickers with 62 points. Cornish was named the leagues Canadian player of the month. The Stampeders running back has rushed for 501 yards and three touchdowns this season, while also racking up 137 receiving yards yards and a touchdown. The New Westminster, B.C., native is second to Sheets in rushing. ' ' '