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导出博客文章TORONTO - Sometimes it helps to just talk. Vans Old Skool Outlet . Thats what Blue Jays players did, for more than an hour behind closed doors, before Tuesday nights game against Los Angeles. Details of what was said were scarce but on the heels of Monday nights embarrassing 14-5 loss to the Dodgers, you need not be a brain surgeon to figure out some of the likely topics covered. One could bet the house words like pride, intensity and focus came up and often. "Understanding that this game is a privilege to play in, and not taking anything for granted, and go out and having fun," said closer Casey Janssen. "Not think of the record, and all the other things. Just go out there and do your job and try to get a win." "I dont think it can be a bad thing," said manager John Gibbons of the meeting. "Its actually quite common in the game." "Whether they help or whether they dont help, I dont know," said Anthopoulos. "I mean, all the ones that Ive seen, you never really know because theyre players-only meetings and rarely do things come out of them in terms of people other than players finding out whats really said. I think thats the point of it. I think what good comes of it is the fact that players care enough to talk amongst themselves and theres an accountability there amongst the players to try to hash it out amongst themselves." After Josh Johnson authored another horrendous outing, failing to record an out in the third inning, the Blue Jays made five errors. Some were purely physical, forgivable misplays which happen over the course of a long season. Others, like Dustin McGowans misfire on a would-be double play comebacker and Adam Linds whiff on an Andre Ethier ground ball, left one to wonder whether the collective cranium was lodged in the collective posterior. "We dont have any real margin for error," said Janssen. "We need to play good ball, and just see what we can make of this thing. Hopefully we go on a run and have some meaningful games in September and try and sneak in there." Accoring to Janssen, a handful of players remained in the clubhouse long after Mondays game ended. They were "talking shop," some grievances were aired and it was decided a broader group discussion would be beneficial. "If people listen, maybe theres some good to come out of it," said Janssen. "If it doesnt, I guess were not worse off than we were before. Hopefully we come together, hopefully everyone realizes that we have each others backs and that we havent quit. There are guys in this room that genuinely care about the season, care about each other, if nothing else for the most part, were kind of tired of seeing the product that were seeing on the field." Getting the focus back on the field would be a good start. Case in point: J.P. Arencibia. Its been a trying season, in which the catcher has regressed both offensively and defensively. Off the field, Arencibia has complained about criticism hes received from broadcast analysts, first publicly and then to Blue Jays president Paul Beeston. On Tuesday morning, Arencibia shut down his Twitter account but not before tweeting the reason why. Saying he was fed up with negative feedback, Arencibia thanked his supporters and offered to pray for his "haters" before signing off. The ball club doesnt need bad publicity when its avoidable and player-created. A symptom of a season gone so, so wrong. "You only have players-only meetings when youre not playing well," said Anthopoulos. Old Skool Outlet Italia . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Vans Old Skool Vendita Online . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. http://www.oldskooloutlet.it/ . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Connacht warmed up for their Champions Cup double header with Wasps by thrashing Benetton Treviso 47-8 in the Guinness PRO12 at the Sportsground.Hooker and man-of-the-match Tom McCartney bagged a brace of tries and late inclusion Danie Poolman, who replaced the injured Matt Healy, and Denis Buckley also touched down for a 28-3 half-time lead.With their bonus point secured, the westerners added two more tries by the hour-mark from John Cooney and Quinn Roux, before replacements Vittorio Flammini and Jack Carty swapped scores in a scrappy final quarter.Treviso, who suffered a 46-3 loss at Munster last week, hit the front in Galway thanks to a fourth-minute penalty from Ian McKinley, after Connacht flanker Jake Heenan had been dispossessed in a tackle.Pat Lams men improved as the first quarter progressed, Heenan being hauled down short before a kickable penalty was turned down and McCartney, from a standing start, drove over in the clinical fashion for a 13th-minute try.Despite losing winger Cian Kelleher to the sin-bin for taking a player out in the air, Connacht pressed on and ended the first half with four tries - all converted by scrum-half Cooney.His new half-back partner, South African Marnitz Boshoff, also played well, kicking asstutely down the line as the provinces try-hunt gathered pace. Vans Old Skool Outlet Italia. Poolman was next over the whitewash in the 25th minute, benefiting from a brilliant one-handed pass from blindside Nepia Fox-Matamua.Treviso were soon down to 14 men, their tighthead Simone Ferrari paying the price for persistent ruck infringements.Connacht took full advantage with two seven-pointers before the break, McCartney going over from close range after a bout of pressure from the forwards and lovely hands from Kelleher.Cooney and Bundee Aki set up prop Buckleys 37th-minute score. A clever training ground move from a lineout, involving Boshoff and Poolman, saw Cooney cross in the 49th minute and second row Roux rumbled over from a maul five minutes later.Connachts front row replacements ceded advantage in the scrum as Treviso got on top in successive set pieces, forcing a 66th-minute try. 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