{"id":537,"date":"2006-06-18T13:52:42","date_gmt":"2006-06-18T18:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/06\/monday-news-and-notes-11\/"},"modified":"2006-06-18T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2006-06-18T18:52:42","slug":"monday-news-and-notes-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/06\/monday-news-and-notes-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, June 19, 2006<\/st1:date><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n

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MLB<\/h1>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>R Johnson has an 8-2 personal and 10-5 team
\nrecord to Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/p>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Arroyo 8-3 personal record, 10-4 team and a 2.51
\nERA<\/p>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>J Johnson (Clev<\/span>) 3-7
\npersonal, 4-9 team record, 6.00 ERA<\/p>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>NYY<\/span> over 10-5 with R
\nJohnson <\/p>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nunder 9-4 with Bonderman<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7       
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\n10-5 with Davis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/p>\n

 <\/o:p><\/p>\n

World Cup<\/h2>\n

Here are news and notes from Godspicks.com private
\nclipboard.\u00a0 <\/span>They are compiled from
\nhometown newspapers and the team\u2019s own press releases. <\/p>\n

Togo-Switzerland<\/h2>\n

Aljazeera.net<\/o:p><\/h3>\n

There has been drama ahead of the match, as has been the
\ncase with Togo<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nthroughout the tournament, with the Africans threatening to boycott the match
\nover ongoing pay disputes. FIFA<\/span> has since stepped in
\nand Togo<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> will
\nplay at the Westfalenstadion<\/span> in Dortmund<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,
\nbut their preparation has been disrupted due to missing their scheduled flight.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

With coach Otto Pfister<\/span> walking
\nout on the squad three days before their first match against South
\nKorea<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> only to return on the eve of the game,
\nyou would think the worst was behind Togo<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.
\nApoel<\/span> defender Jean-Paul Abalo<\/span>
\nwill miss the match through suspension, with the Sparrow Hawks again set to
\nrely on big games from Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor<\/span>
\nand first match goal scorer Mohamed Kader<\/span>. Switzerland<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nplayed out a 0-0 draw with former World Champions France in their opening match
\nwith the defensive aspect of their team looking very much on song.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia-Ukraine<\/h2>\n

Monstersandcritics.com<\/h3>\n

Though before the tournament began the East Europeans were
\na Group H co-favourite<\/span>, the Ukrainians go into the
\ngame against Saudi Arabia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\ndamaged, coming off a 4-0 drubbing by Spain<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nlast week, and coach<\/span> Oleg Blokhin<\/span>
\nfacing with tough roster problems, especially in the defence<\/span>.
\nThe Saudis in contrast are healthy and playing some of their best football ever
\nin an international tournament, although the side must still be regretting its<\/span> Wednesday draw to Tunisia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>,
\nlosing the game\u2019s lead in the final minutes. Saudi
\nArabia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> coach Marcos Paqueta<\/span>
\nsingled out weather as a critical factor in the upcoming tie, expressing fears
\nfalling temperatures in Hamburg<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\ncould cut into the performance of his team. \u2018I like the rain but I don\u2019t want
\nto play in the rain,\u2019 Paqueta<\/span> said. \u2018Playing in rain
\nis very dangerous for us. I need the sun to come out for us.\u2019 Germany<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s
\nheat wave fell off as the week end approached, to be replaced by cool temperatures
\nand intermittent rain. Saudi players preparing for the Ukraine<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nmatch on Friday were wearing clothes suitable for the Middle Eastern winter,
\nincluding sweat shirts, jackets, long trousers and even ski caps. The
\nUkrainians ran aground against Spain<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nlast week, in part, after players and staff abandoned the side\u2019s traditional
\nhigh-energy pressing tactics because of fears of exhaustion in face of 30
\ndegree temperatures prevailing at the time. <\/p>\n

Spain-Tunisia<\/h2>\n

NZHerald.com<\/h3>\n

Spain<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nare<\/span> out to prove that their scintillating start to the
\nWorld Cup was no fluke when they play Tunisia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nin their second Group H match. Luis Aragones<\/span>\u2019 side
\ndismantled much-fancied Ukraine<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\n4-0 on Friday, raising hopes that, after half a century of World Cup
\nunderachievement, 2006 could be their year. The comprehensive nature of Spain<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>\u2019s
\nvictory, which extended their unbeaten run to 23 games, means Aragones<\/span> is unlikely to make any changes to the starting
\nXI. Tunisia, who needed a last-gasp goal from defender Radhi<\/span>
\nJaidi<\/span> to snatch a 2-2 draw against Saudi Arabia in
\ntheir opening game, are confident they can produce a much-improved performance
\nagainst the group leaders.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Once more Tunisia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nwill have to do without injured leading striker Francileudo<\/span>
\ndos Santos<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Brazilian-born
\nplayer, who has scored 18 goals in 28 matches, is out with a shin injury. Their
\nFrench coach, Roger Lemerre<\/span>, believes qualification
\nwill rest on his side\u2019s final match against Ukraine<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nand has hinted that he may rest some players.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Now at their fourth World Cup finals, Tunisia<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nhave<\/span> won just one of their previous 10 games (when
\nthey beat Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\n3-1 in their debut in Argentina<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>
\nin 1978). <\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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