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CHICAGO -- Nearly 13 years after he was traded away, Joe Nathan is back with the Giants. Cheap Puma Soccer Jerseys .San Francisco promoted the 41-year-old right-hander from Double-A Richmond before Saturdays game against the Chicago Cubs.I want to prove to myself that I can still do it, said Nathan, who signed a minor league deal Aug. 19.Nathan was a sixth-round pick of the Giants in 1995 and began his career as a starter before moving to the bullpen. But after struggling in the 2003 playoffs, Nathan was dealt along with left-hander Francisco Liriano to Minnesota for catcher A.J. Pierzynski.It turned out to a one-sided deal, as Nathan became one of the top closers in the game with 377 saves and six All-Star selections with Minnesota, Texas and Detroit. But he has appeared in only four major league games the past two seasons after a second Tommy John surgery.Ultimate motivation is to win a ring and from there it was kind of nice to prove some people wrong, Nathan said. Once I had the injury, I dont think it was 5 minutes after we found out I was going to have surgery that people were already saying, `So youre retiring, right?Nathan picked jersey No. 74, having been born in 1974.Manager Bruce Bochy says the playoff contenders plan to use Nathan in the sixth and seventh innings.Whats impressive is what hes accomplished, but he still has such passion for the game that here he is pitching at Double-A, Bochy said. And now here he is, back with the Giants.Nathan appeared in three games with the Cubs earlier this season, but was then released Aug. 6 amid a roster crunch.He had one really good game up in Milwaukee (on July 24) where we got a couple guys on and he struck out the side, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. His pitches got up to the low 90s (mph) with some really good break. It was just a lack of opportunity with us. . Im really happy that hes there.The Giants opened a spot on the 40-man roster for Nathan by recalling right-hander Ray Black from Double-A Richmond and putting him on the 60-day disabled list. China Soccer Jerseys . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Wholesale Adidas Soccer Jerseys . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysbywholesale.com/ ;. Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. The AFLs four most powerful clubs could be on a collision course with the league over its distribution of the new $2.5b broadcast rights agreement.West Australian clubs Fremantle and West Coast, as well as Victorian powerhouses Collingwood and Hawthorn are reported to be deeply disappointed after being told by the AFL they will receive no additional money from the competitions broadcast riches.In August, 2015, the AFL signed off on the massive six-year, $2.508b broadcast rights agreement, which will run from 2017 to 2022. The existing deal was effectively worth $250m a year - the new contract 67 percent bigger at $418 million per anum.Fairfax Media has reported the quartet have learned they will receive about $8.6m each next year -- in real terms, no increase from previous seasons despite the new sports media deal.Some of their rival clubs, however, are likely to be up to $20m better off in a sliding scale, Fairfax reported, with GWS, Gold Coast, Brisbane and St Kilda the major beneficiaries.Fremantle CEO Steve Rosich confirmed the Dockers were disappointed with the mooted business model, saying: We have concerns going forward with the AFLs investmennt model. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys. Meanwhile, AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has confirmed the league was close to finally buying Etihad Stadium, a move that will boost significantly the finances of three of the grounds tenant clubs - North Melbourne, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs.The league can take ownership of the stadium for $30 in 2025, but officials have been negotiating an early release.McLachlan said the AFL wanted to buy the stadium early to ensure all clubs were looked after fairly.Theres a chance, theres a chance six months ago, a chance a year ago, we just keep chipping away, yeah, theres a chance [that the sale would be finalised before the end of the year], McLachlan said on Melbourne radio station 3AW.Really what we want to do is make it better, spend money in the stadium for our supporters and our fans and also our tenant deals for our clubs so they make some money.Earlier this year, North Melbourne chairman James Brayshaw called his clubs home-game deal at Etihad as the worst stadium deal in the history of world sport. 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