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m for him on the 40-man roster, the Rays transferr
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WINNIPEG -- Their new uniforms may be ready but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have to wait even longer than expected to play in their brand new stadium. Team president Garth Buchko announced Wednesday that the closest thing to a guaranteed opening date is now Sept. 21, almost two months later than the last projected opening date of July 26. And that date was itself a delay for a project originally to be completed for the start of the season. The news came a day after trotted out the new uniforms for the coming season. It now seems the new duds will get most of their use in 2012 at Canad Inns Stadium, where the Bombers have played for more than half a century. With construction going on behind his back as he spoke, Buchko said opening on Sept. 21 is "very likely, if not 100 per cent positive." The July 26 date had been a little softer, with a warning that it could be revised after a project review May 1. But there is still a chance Investors Group Field at the University of Manitoba could be ready for Sept. 9 and the annual Banjo Bowl game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Buchko added. The stadium is being shared with the University of Manitoba Bisons and if it is ready for that game, they would be the first to take to the new field on the Saturday that same weekend. "If all things work out and we play here on Sept. 9, the Bisons will be the first to play," said Buchko. The new opening date means the Bombers will play at least five and perhaps six games in their old home, including the exhibition home opener June 20. Buchko said Canad Inns Stadium has been prepared at a cost of about $100,000. "Its no different this year than any other year," he said. "The field has all been repaired and readied for spring camp ... Its ready to go." Fans wont have to pay new higher season-ticket prices for seats in the old stadium, the Bombers also announced Wednesday. Last years prices will be charged. The delay has been blamed on high winds that have prevented completion of the split roof over the seating areas that covers a total of about 3.2 hectares. Stuart Olson Dominion Construction project manager Stuart Clynes said the company knew wind would the issue from the beginning. "Going into December we were nine per cent ahead of schedule," he said. "If we have wind, were lifting in some cases over 200 tonnes of steel ... No lift is safe above 32 kilometres an hour." He said there are 400 people working on the project now and that will soon be 600. "Were out here working seven days a week to produce the stadium as quickly as possible," Clynes said. jerseys from china .J. -- Mark Sanchez is still the New York Jets quarterback of the future. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Former AL MVP Miguel Tejada has made the Kansas City Royals opening-day roster as a utility infielder. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinapla... . Most fans dont care who the players are; they just want to be entertained by a winning team. That mentality is understandable. After all, the goal of professional sports is to win, not produce national team players. Some respondents said they would prefer it if the team could win with Canadian players, while fewer still said they wanted to see their team field Canadian-born players at all costs. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinaplay.com/]cheap jerseys . Quebecor president Pierre Karl Peladeau stressed at a wide-ranging news conference that he will continue trying to bring an NHL team back to the city, once home to the Quebec Nordiques. 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"We cannot say enough about what Jesse has meant to our bullpen, and the positive impact hes had on our young relievers. We certainly think he has the ability to influence this years pennant race very positively for the Rays." The deal was announced before the Rays faced the division-leading Red Sox in Boston on Monday night. Tampa Bay began the day just one-half game behind Boston in the AL East. Crain was expected to fly straight to Tampa Bay, where the Rays open a two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Hahn said Crains injury affected the market for him. The team considered waiting until he is healthy, which could be in a few weeks, and trying to get him through waivers. "The very, very high likelihood would be that he would be claimed off waivers," Hahn said. "So that obviously was not a very appealing alternative when comparred with negotiating a deal now prior to the deadline, even with the complexities involved in trying to figure out whats fair compensation for a guy currently on the DL.dddddddddddd If he had been healthy for the month of July and healthy right now, it probably would have been a very different dynamic." Chicago, which was in last place in the AL Central, had lost nine of 12 heading into Monday nights game against the Indians. "Obviously, we havent played up to expectations here," Crain told reporters in Cleveland. "So to get a chance to get healthy and pitch for a team thats (fighting for first place), theres nothing more I could ask for." Crain, 32, made the All-Star team for the first time this year but did not pitch because he was injured. He said Monday he wasnt surprised he was traded, but he is focused on trying to get healthy and help his new club. "I had an idea but you dont want to go all-in until you know for sure," he said. "Now that it is, Im excited." Crain is 45-30 with a 3.05 ERA in a 10-year career, the first seven with the Minnesota Twins. He signed with the White Sox as a free agent after the 2010 season. "Great teammates, great city, the organization has been amazing to me," Crain said. "Its a time Ill never forget. Im going to miss these guys." To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Rays transferred pitcher Brandon Gomes (shoulder) to the 60-day disabled list. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '


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