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导出博客文章NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes cranky right quadriceps has flared up, prompting manager Terry Collins to hold the slugger out of the Mets lineup for Thursdays series opener against the Colorado Rockies and potentially beyond. Cheap Nike Air Max Womens .Cespedes was used as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning on Thursday, but Collins said he knew the Rockies intended to intentionally walk Cespedes before sending him to the plate. Cespedes immediately was replaced by pinch runner Steven Matz in the Mets 2-1 loss.After delivering a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning Wednesday night in an eventual 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, Cespedes complained to Collins about renewed leg soreness.Last night he came in when the game was over and said it was starting to bother him pretty bad, Collins said.Cespedes originally injured the quadriceps on July 8. He missed more than a week, including skipping the All-Star Game. As a concession to try to keep Cespedes in the lineup upon his return, the Mets abandoned using him in center field, even though that has created complications with how to fill the position.However, limiting Cespedes to left field -- which requires less running than center field -- has not sufficiently allowed the leg issue to subside.The loss of Cespedes, potentially for multiple days, removes the Mets most fearsome bat and further depletes the lineup.Third baseman Jose Reyes is likewise active but unavailable because of a strained intercostal on his left side. Reyes injured the muscle in Game 1 of Tuesdays doubleheader against the Cardinals. The Mets had hoped Reyes would be capable of returning to the lineup Friday, but Collins now portrays that target as improbable.He was pretty sore last night when he left here, Collins said Wednesday.As a result, the Mets will play with a three-man bench -- Michael Conforto, Kelly Johnson and Travis dArnaud -- on Thursday against Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson.Collins said it was unfortunate that Cespedes would have to sit against a southpaw, but the manager concluded that it was just not worth risking having Cespedes blow out the muscle.Collins opted to start Alejandro De Aza in left field over Conforto in Cespedes absence because of Confortos struggles against left-handed pitching. Conforto is hitting .091 (4-for-44) against southpaws this season.Restricting Cespedes to left field has forced the Mets against right-handed pitching to use Conforto in center field for the first time in his professional career.One of the things we talked about after Ces said he didnt think he could play was, We have got to find out if this guy is going to be able to hit left-handers, Collins said about Conforto. As we look back on his season so far, if it wasnt for his struggles against left-handers, his numbers wouldnt be as bad as they look. And so we just said, Hes got a lot on his plate. We need to try to score some runs. We need to win this game. Weve pronounced it enough that, hey, these are big games now -- every one of them -- that we thought wed put somebody in [left field] who we think is going to have a little bit better chance to get some hits.There certainly can be an argument on the other side that this guy [Conforto] is the future here. Hes the prospect. Youve got to get him in there against some left-handed pitching or else hes not going to hit left-handed pitching. I certainly understand that. But right now, as Ive said before, I think weve got to give ourselves the best opportunity to try to win this game today. And hes just struggled against lefties, so we thought wed go with the other guy.Collins noted that the Mets will have the use of a designated hitter during five straight games in American League ballparks beginning Wednesday -- at Yankee Stadium, then in Detroit. Cespedes likely will serve as the DH in the bulk, if not all of those games to keep him off his legs as much as possible.Cespedes is hitting .297 with 22 homers and 58 RBIs in 320 at-bats this season. His arrival at last years non-waiver trade deadline helped propel the Mets to become the first team in MLB history to reach the World Series after ranking last in the majors in runs scored on July 31.Hes a huge piece, Collins said. 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Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva feels the company has shown him a lack of respect, according to recent statements he made to a Brazilian news outlet.Speaking to UOL, Silva said the UFC never showed him appreciation for accepting a short-notice fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas.Silva (33-8) took the fight on two days notice, less than two months after he underwent surgery to remove his gall bladder. The UFC needed Silva to replace Jon Jones, who was pulled for a failed drug test.Man, its complicated to talk about it, said Silva, as translated by MMAFighting.com. I didnt even get a thank you from [UFC president Dana White or former CEO Lorenzo Fertitta] after my last fight.I was the one who wanted to fight, of course, I took the fight, but I know what Im worth, my importance. I was really disappointed with the lack of respect from the UFC towards Brazilian athletes. Im an athlete who took the sport to another level. I dont get or ever got the respect from people. That made me really upset, sad and disappointed with the UFC.Silvas comments come on the heels of a similar sentiments made by interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo. The most dominant 145-pound champion in UFC history, Aldo, 29, requested his release from the UFC late last month. Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo also stated he felt a lack of respect from the UFC.Silva has expressed interest in a rematch against current middleweight champion Michael Bisping, who defeated him via unanimous decisiion in February. Buy Air Max Shoes Online. Silva told UOL the UFC offered to essentially have him on standby as a replacement for last weekends fight between Bisping and Dan Henderson. Bisping defeated Henderson via decision.I didnt talk to them or anyone after my last fight, Silva said. They even offered me to stay in standby in case something happened with Bisping or Henderson. But its more absurd how that [offer] came. They didnt even talk to me. My representatives came as a messenger pigeon. Im not the type of guy to get messages. After everything Ive done, I still have to stand by and wait for a fight I won? I found it a little unpleasant.I will say it again: Im really disappointed with the way they have treated me, very upset with all that. I was not the one who said I was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Dana said that. Maybe he said that to promote the event or because he really thought that. We will never know the truth. The fact is that everything Ive done, no one else could do. I wont want to be cocky or arrogant or think Im the best, but what Ive tried to do all those years was to show I was different from the others. And thats not my opinion, but everyones.Silva, 41, does not currently have a bout scheduled. Last weekend, White shot down rumors the UFC was looking to book a super fight between Silva and former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre on Dec. 10. 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