Rodgers dominant from start to finish

How good was Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ against the Chicago Bears on Sunday? 

On the day in which the Packers got their 700th win and Rodgers became the quarterback with the fewest pass attempts to reach 25,000 passing yards, he was almost perfect. 

Consider this: 

The lowest that Rodgers’ Total QBR (which goes from 0 to 100) dipped to at any point during the game was 98.8 (after one incompletion on an overthrow in the second quarter and one on an underthrown ball in the third quarter). 

Rodgers had a Total QBR of 99 or better after 32 of his 35 action plays in this game. He finished with a career-best 99.0 rating, the third-best by a quarterback in any game this season. 

What were the keys to attaining such a number? 

One was that Rodgers started strong. On the first drive of the game, Rodgers completed his first four passes, netting the Packers their first 79 yards on offense. 

Rodgers was 6-of-6 overall when passing at least 15 yards downfield (quarterbacks get more credit for longer throws). He was 10-of-10 targeting Jordy Nelson in situations in which the Bears rushed four men or fewer at him. 

Two of Rodgers’ four touchdown passes were thrown more than 10 yards downfield. He had only one such touchdown pass in his first three games of the season. 

He was also perfect on third down. Rodgers was 7 for 7 for 79 yards and four first downs (including two touchdowns) in third-down situations. 

It helped that the Bears defense made things relatively easy for him. Rodgers was 18 for 20 when the Bears sent four or fewer pass rushers, with completions on each of his first 11 pass attempts. 

Rodgers and the Packers offense scored on 6-of-7 offensive drives (86 percent). Only once since Rodgers became starter have the Packers scored on a higher rate of their drives (88 percent Week 8 last season against Vikings). 

The performance continued a pattern of excellence for Rodgers in Chicago. His Total QBR there is 84.0. When he plays the Bears elsewhere, it's 56.4. 

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Top stats to know: Jeter ends career with hit

AP Photo/Chris O'MearaDerek Jeter's final totals leave him with a lot to smile about.

Derek Jeter’s esteemed major league career came to an end with an infield single in his second at-bat against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. 

After a great deal of celebration, his final statistical totals can be entered into the record books. 

The most noteworthy of those are: 

• Jeter finishes with 3,465 hits, the sixth-most in major-league history, the most by a player whose primary position was shortstop, and the most for a player on the New York Yankees. His 1,923 runs scored (coincidentally the same number as the year in which Yankee Stadium opened) rank ninth-most all-time. 

• The Elias Sports Bureau notes that the 3,465 hits rank fourth-most by a player for one team, trailing only Ty Cobb (3,902 for the Tigers), Stan Musial (3,630 for the Cardinals) and Hank Aaron (3,600 for the Braves). 

• Jeter is also the Yankees' all-time leader in games played (2,747), at-bats (11,195), runs, doubles (544), and stolen bases (358). He’s played in more different seasons in pinstripes (20) than any other player, and his 12-year run as Yankees captain is the longest in team history. 

• Jeter is also the postseason’s all-time leader in games played, hits and runs scored. 

• Jeter finished with 149 hits this season. He had 17 150-hit seasons in his career, tied with Aaron for fourth-most, one shy of the all-time mark, held by Pete Rose, Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb. 

• The last hit against Clay Buchholz was noteworthy statistically in that it pushed Jeter’s career batting average from .30945 to .30951, which is rounded up to .310 

Jeter is one of 13 players to record at least 3,000 hits and hit at least .310 for his career. The others are Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente, Stan Musial, Paul Waner, Eddie Collins, Honus Wagner, Nap Lajoie, Cap Anson, Cobb and Speaker.

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Kernels: Regular season in review

•  Four-strikeout games: Often called the "golden sombrero", the past eight seasons have been the most prolific in history for these games, and the 170 this year shattered last year's mark of 154. Prior to 2007, there had been only one season with over 100, Giancarlo Stanton, George Springer, and Javier Baez led the way with five such games each; the only known player with more in a season was Phillies All-Star Dick Allen who had seven in the famous 1968 "Year of the Pitcher." 

• Corey Kluber of the Indians collected 11 strikeouts in his final start on Friday to finish with 269, two shy of David Price for the major-league title. Both pitchers threw 11 games this season with 10 or more whiffs; across the majors there were 209 total this season. That number has increased for nine straight years, and is more than double the 99 from 2005. 

Kernels From This Week

Washington Nationals Back-to-back 3-hit shutouts (as a team) for 2nd time in franchise history (other was 1980 vs Giants)

Miami Marlins Shut out in 1st game of DH, scored 15 in 2nd game; first since August 14, 1987 (Padres)

Donovan Solano Had all 3 Marlins hits in game; 1st since Carl Crawford for Rays in April 2010

Baltimore Orioles 1-hit for 3rd time on Monday, their most in a season since 1968; 1st vs Yankees since 1958

Ramon Santiago Hit Reds' 1st walk-off grand slam in extra innings since Frank Robinson on August 20, 1962

Lucas Duda Walk-off HR with Mets on verge of being shut out; 2nd in team history (Duke Snider, June 7, 1963)

Kyle Lohse 2-hit shutout with 0 BB, 1st Brewer ever with 2; 1st against Reds since Danny Cox (Cardinals) in 1985

Jose Pirela 1st player to make debut as a Yankee and hit a triple since Steve Balboni in 1981

•  Our favorite sign of offense being down: This season brought us seven occurrences of a nine-run inning, most recently by the Cardinals on August 30, but no team got to double digits in the entire season (that's over 43,000 innings!). 

The last season without a single 10-run frame was 1958. 

•  Twenty-two hitters reached on catcher's interference this season. Paul Goldschmidt was this year's champion at getting the call, with four awards. Tim Federowicz, Carlos Corporan, andJason Castro each committed the error twice. Notice that Castro and Corporan are bothHouston Astros, and you find that they took home the team title. It's their most in a season since 1983. 

•  Twelve runners this year were hit by batted balls, the most since 2009. At least nobody made the mistake twice, although Matt Hollidayof the St. Louis Cardinals was hit on May 27 and then hit the batted ball that struck Matt Carpenter on September 4. 

•  Six batters played an entire game with zero at-bats this season, again the most since 2009.Matt Joyce posted the year's only five-walk nine-inning game, while Andrew McCutchen became only the sixth player in the live-ball era with zero at-bats, two walks, and two hit-by-pitches in a game. (And also the first of the six to be thrown out stealing.) 

•  Adrian Beltre's bottom-of-the-9th shot on Thursday gave the Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Athletics in the opener of the season's final series. It was the Rangers' first (and only) walk-off homer of 2014. We'd been waiting; since September 2 when the Mariners finally hit one, Texas had been the only team without a walk-off homer. It's the first time that all 30 teams hit at least one since the 2003 season. Overall there were 224 walk-offs this season, 15 less than last year. 

•  Samuel Deduno registered his first career hit on Saturday; it was also the first hit by an Astros pitcher all season. Two teams-- Seattle and Oakland-- saw their pitching staff draw an 0-for-the-season; the Mariners haven't had a pitcher hit since June 2012 (Hector Noesi). Hurlers hit just 15 home runs the entire season, with Madison Bumgarner chipping in four including the only two grand slams. That's the fewest pitcher homers in a season since 1994 when there were seven. Meanwhile, Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta both tripled on Wednesday, the first day with two pitcher triples since July 26, 2003, when Jason Isringhausen and Elmer Dessens did it. 

•  Michael Cuddyer of the Colorado Rockies posted the only cycle of the 2014 season, but this is a shout-out to the 279 players who didn't get one. That's the number of "near-cycles" this season-- three of the four needed hits. As expected, the vast majority of those (204 in this case) needed the triple. Fifty-one players went single-double-triple but didn't homer, 16 needed the double, and eight needed the single-- including Chris Owings of the Diamondbacks who did it twice! 

He's the first player to have two missed-by-the-single games in a season since Gregg Jefferies in 1988. The overall leaders in near-cycles were Miguel Cabrera and Anthony Rendon who each had five. Yoenis Cespedes missed once each by the homer, double, and single, but never needed the triple. He's the first player to do that in a season since Alex Gordon's rookie year in 2007. 

•  If it seemed like the score 1-0 came up a lot this year, it did. Sixty-nine games were decided by that score, 21 more than last year and the most in a season since 1976. The Rays and Reds both played ten 1-0 games, and the Rays tied the Cardinals for most in the majors by winning six of them. 

And the most memorable "first time since" note of the week? The Kansas City Royals are in the postseason for the first time since 1985. See you then. 

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Five Important Pitching Keys for Softball Pitching

What are important for softball pitching?There are five very simple keys point to effective softball pitching in both practice and tournaments:preparation, Relaxation, Confidence, Muscle Control, and Style. 

The first key for softball pitching is PREPARATION – you have to prepare a lot in order to become a master pitcher.And by preparing we mean constant practicing which includes dynamic warm-ups, 75-150 ball pitches a day, hitting locations, running rotations, game mechanics mastery (rules, guidelines, pitching techniques and styles etc.), and long tosses.

Remember to practice with the normal pitching style first before going on to the more complicated softball pitching styles and techniques. Dynamic warm-ups are a must before any training or game.

The second key for softball pitching is RELAXATION – it's very important to relax mind and body before doing any pitch. Relaxation helps control blood flow and body movements meaning that if one is relaxed and not in a stressed or tensed state, he or she is more likely to deliver very hard-to-hit pitches.

A tip in getting into a relaxed state amidst competitions is to hum or sing a song (music therapy for sports) or perhaps just simple breathing exercises before making the pitch will work. The important thing is to find what calms you down.

The third key for softball pitching is CONFIDENCE – Nothing beats a confident and positive softball pitcher. It's believed that if a softball hitter senses the confidence of a softball pitcher, the pitcher has already won half of the battle. So be confident with your self and what you can do. That will greatly increase your throwing power, pitching stance, and focus.

The fourth key for softball pitching is MUSCLE CONTROL – control the mouscle doesn't  mean being all out powerful and softball pitching does not only mean throwing a ball. One can help practice and master muscle control through stretching exercises, proper dynamic-warm ups before games and practices, and of course, proper cool-down exercises after games. One will most definitely increase his or her softball pitching skills with muscle control.


The fifth key for softball pitching  is STYLE – Softball pitching in itself is a very difficult skill and role to master and excel at. It involves a lot from the player such as the right mental attitude, adequate physical prowess, and skill. But, one must definitely find the right and best suitable softball pitching style if he or she wants to become significantly better at his game.There are a lot of softball pitching styles and techniques being used today. Some of them are the two fingers, the scissors, and the three fingers. These styles are extremely varied and may take up a lot of time to master. But the good thing is it is only recommended to have around three softball pitching styles although some really great softball pitchers may have and use around six softball pitching styles. The point here is to find what softball pitching style suits you best to help you excel and perform a lot better.

Try to put yoursely into  every match and practice with these 5 very important softball pitching tips and keys. Hopt they will increase your entire softball performance.

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How to choose a high quality football

It's a important thing to choose a high quality football for anyone who like to play football game.But not everyone could choose the high quality from all kinds of football in market,so I want to tell you some good methods to choose a high quality football.

1.Material: there are PU and PVC two kinds of materials for football,PU leather feeling better, more flexible, but just be suitable for good envionment to use.Compared with PU, PVC leather football is relatively harder  and wearable,but not feel as good as PU,it's suitable for person always play football and the environment is not very to use.In both cortical identify above,about the border,the bottom of PU is thicker than PVC. In addition, there are also the difference of feeling, PU feels softer ,but PVC feels harder. Other wise, after PU is pressed down, the surface will wrinkle , but PVC is somehow relatively smooth.

2.Size: this is nothing special to say, most are playing outdoor soccer, outdoor soccer is on the 5th ball,choose 4th football if you are playing indoor soccer.

3.Three sutures: This mainly to to see whether sutures are intensive and whether seam inside not outside.

4. Details: When you select a football, to make sure it has been pumped enough gas,have a look at the football in  air tightness, if the football run gas and is regular round, whether there is no damage,let it on your feet to see if good. Put the ball fall down from a height of 1.5m, to see if it's resilient, if it comes more than 1m is OK.

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CAST AWAY! SUP Fishing Rises Up

                            
Maybe you don't know there are lots of another ways to get out of water now than ever before. It’s an exciting time when you dream of the moments on  big blue, and you have plenty of choose to get out there. From fishing specific kayaks with pedals, and outriggers, to shallow water skiffs, and canoes that you can pole along your favorite flat, the world is your oyster… well, in this case, the water is your oyster.

One vehicle that literally stands out, or up, I should say, is the increasingly popular SUP or stand up paddleboard. You are probably thinking back 5 years ago when your local water ways consisted of boats and kayaks, and not much in between but now gazing out at the horizon it’s easy to spot stand up paddlers fishing from their crafts, practicing yoga, racing, cruising, duck hunting, and the list goes on and on. Stand up paddleboarding has quickly become one of the fastest growing outdoor sports, and with good reason. It has a low barrier to entry, the boards are more stable than you would expect, it’s a phenomenal workout and you can merge some of your favorite activities with stand up paddleboarding, add that all up and you have the recipe for an explosive new sport.

With a first careful step upon the deck of a 12-foot fishing board Kyle remembers his first outing well: “Fishing from a SUP allowed the ultimate mobility of the cast, enabling an increased window in which I could present a fly.”

You will find Kent and Kyle patrolling the flats of New England searching for striped bass in the spring, summer, and fall. “It’s changed the game in terms of sight fishing. We can get to places we haven’t been able to reach before and best of all, fish are uninterrupted by our stealthy approach,” Kyle continued on.

There are certainly still plenty of skeptics out there but it seems that stand up paddleboard fishing is here to stay.

Tidal Roots co-owner, Kent Scovill has a hunch as to why, “It’s the freedom of movement and intimacy with your environment in which SUP fishing allows me to connect to the outdoors.” As fisherman our time on the water is often defined by a peaceful escape from whatever robs our time during the week like jobs, and bills, maybe jury duty if your lucky. SUP fishing helps to halt the world and connect the angler to the outdoors.

Now, we challenge you… Whether you are in the Rocky Mountain west fishing freestone streams for trout, the Midwest for large mouth bass, or Florida for bone fish, there is likely to be an outfit that rents stand up paddleboards in your neighborhood.

So what are you waiting for, haven’t you always wanted to walk on water? Grab a couple friends, throw a board or two on top of your trusty Tacoma and head to the water. When you hook your first big fish, and you hear that reel screaming while the bow of your board pushes wake… you will thank me because there is absolutely nothing like it.

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Under Armour outstrip Adidas became the second-largest sports brand in America

It is reported that in United States, the world's biggest sports apparel market, New brand Under Armour which only 18 years history was just beyond the old brand Adidas to become second-biggest sports brand, only to Nike's second-largest sports brand.

According to data provided by Sterne Agee and SportScanInfo, in American market from January to August, Adidas AG Group's sales fell 23 percent to 1.1 billion dollars, while the same period, Under Armour Inc's sales rose 20 percent up to 1.2 billion dollars , ranking the nation's second.

In the worldwide, Adidas is still the second largest sports brand after Nike, but in the American market, although Adidas acquired Reebok Reebok pay for 4 billion dollars in 2005 to, Nike was still failed in Nike’s hometown.

Adidas lowered its 2015 annual sales of 17 billion euros expected in recent years report, the same day the stock fell more than 8 percent. Adidas  make a goog performance only footabll business in the United States market, the management wants Adidas may have better performance in football, baseball and basketball business.

Alough scale of  Under Armour can't be compared with Adidas,but it make a good performance in running apparel which is the best item in all products. Although the limited capacity of existing wholesale network to the terminal, but without prejudice to the rapid expansion of the brand footwear supplies, especially basketball shoes.

Under Armour was founded in 1996 in Maryland, Baltimore, the annual sales of only 10,007 thousand dollars when established.But in 2014 the S & P 500 stocks, as to the best performing stock in the August 40, Under Armour (UA) rose ranked third, is the most dazzling performance of the consumer goods industry stocks, rose as high as 57.85%.

History of Under Armour:

Under Armour (abbreviated UA) was founded in 1996 in the United States, this brand's founder Kevin Plank has been selected by Forbes ranked the United States 40 years of age TOP CEO 10's. He was an athlete before, who was captain of  University of Maryland football team,he was not satisfied with the performance of absorb sweat of cotton clothes during the training process.He thought no one could meet his need in market,so he plan to find a good material which could quickly absorb sweat. Then he decided to start their own research and development within the clothes for sport, in his grandmother's basement, he developed a micro-fiber T-shirt (micro fiber T-shirt), and made available to a lot of people try to wear,then gradually establish a reputation, slow slow to reach today's scale.

The president and chief CEO of Under Armout Kevin Plank once said: Under Armour more than 10 consecutive quarters of net profit rate of 20% to grow, the secret of its success is that we have been committed to bringing new products to meet customer needs and innovative technology. Since its first store opened in February 2013 in the company's hometown of Baltimore, it has introduced its innovative products, such as early Armour 39 digital motion control system, which can be implanted in women jogging bras for tracking heartbeat , calorie consumption and exercise intensity.Aafter the launch of the enthusiastic response of infrared heat technology ColdGear Infrared, thermal conductivity material fabric and Speedform running shoe technology; achieved rapid development in the United States after the first store opened after the start Under Armour's globalization strategy, and started online and offline, including the rapid development of mobile terminals, including the rapid expansion under the under Armour line retail electric providers website and the acquisition of the famous mobile client application MapMyFitness to meet the consumer experience.

Nike has been firmly Monopoly super star's endorsements in field of sports, Under Armour to be outdone, after failure of fighting with the Nike basketball for star Kevin Durant Durant endorsement, in time for the start of mass female market global marketing plan, they hammered out with the world's top supermodel Gisele Bundchen's cooperation, and launched a video digital advertising.

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How to choose a high quality basketball

Good basketball is the quality rather than the brand, Spalding is good, but too expensive.In fact, you can test out the quality of basketball,but not some stander data,how to choose a high quality basketball?

You could  use the following steps when you want to choose a good basketball:
Look: surface without flaws, sometimes the supermarket is cheap for selling some basketball,maybe its surface flaws, though not affect the use, but it's good for yourself not for give anyone as a gift.
Smell: There is a smell of leather for good material basketball,not  rubber; 
Press: good ball, hit the gas shortage also press does not survive, and vice versa balls hit the gas full, one by a pit; 
Weigh: too light or too heavy ball is not good, but most people can't weigh it, people always playing will know;
Jump: free fall from the head to get the ball to see if bouncing straight, with or without ramp jump on the ground, after several stops should fall in place rather than boiling.

The basketball material/weight/size?
1.If the ball is round, as recognized by the dark orange; 
2.Outside: leather, rubber or synthetic material is made; 
3.circumference is  not less than 0.749 m (74.9 cm), not greater than 0.780 m (78 centimeters); 
4.the weight is not less than 567 g, not more than 650 grams; 
5.after inflation, so that the ball from the 1.80 m height (from the ball measured from the bottom) fell to the court on the ground, bounce up height of not less than 1.20 meters, nor higher than 1.4 0 m (starting from the top of the volume of the ball); 
6.the width of the spherical joints or grooves is not more than 0.00635 m (6.35 mm). 


How to protect basketball?

1.choose basketball contain more ingredients PU material for indoor playing,like generally smooth wood floors, vinyl flooring and so on;but choose  Inflatable saturation basketball for outdoor playing;
2. regular checks basketball, not too much, and no gas. True concept of inspection methods: the basketball straight hand to the head, light up the basketball floor, playing to his chest, indicating inflated properly; described as playing in front of the inflatable too full; conversely, indicating lack of gas. 
3.Note basketball store where temperature and humidity, high temperatures can not be placed in areas such as: sun heat airtight trunk. Clean water after use without basketball, with a dry cloth to wipe better. 
4.can not be high pressure / gravity applied to basketball, basketball liner will cause deformation, burst, such as idle time sitting on basketball. First with oil or water wet ball pin, then gently insert the liner 
5.Must use the ball pin cheer, cheer mouth if only use can cause skin and bladder separation. 
6.Every kick on with a rag to wipe the sweat, air-dried on the surface marked with good leather protection products (recommended Lai), the amount to be small. Do not take the ball, fight moderate gas, enough can best play in the indoor wooden floor.

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Bears' victory comes after steep climb

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Brandon Marshall caught three touchdown passes to help the Bears catch the 49ers.

In Week 1 it was the Philadelphia Eagles. In Week 2, on Sunday night, it was the Chicago Bears.

For the second time in two weeks, a team that trailed 17-0 in the first half mounted a rally and pulled out a highly improbable victory.

On Sunday night, on the possession after the San Francisco 49ers took a 20-7 lead in the third quarter, the Bears’ win probability dipped to 5.2 percent. The Bears finished that drive with the second of Brandon Marshall’s three touchdown catches, making the score 20-14 and improving their probability of winning to 20.3 percent.

The first snap after the ensuing kickoff was the game’s biggest play in terms of win-probability swing. Kyle Fuller’s interception of Colin Kaepernick’s pass boosted the Bears’ chances of winning by more than 25 percentage points.

The Bears’ win probability surpassed 50 percent on Jay Cutler’s touchdown pass toMartellus Bennett on the next play, and the Bears never had less than a 45 percent likelihood of winning in the final 13 minutes.

Less is more

Tony Romo Career by Passes

	Fewer than 30	30 or more
W-L	23-8	41-38
TD/Int	3.1	1.7
Total QBR	73.5	60.4

Whether it’s because the Dallas Cowboys win more often when Tony Romo passes less, or it’s that Romo passes less when the Cowboys are winning, there’s no denying Romo has performed better when he throws fewer passes. In his career, his win-loss record, touchdown-to-interception ratio and Total QBR are much better when he attempts fewer than 30 passes in a game.

Romo threw 29 passes Sunday in the Cowboys' 26-10 win over the Tennessee Titans. He completed 66 percent of his passes, but he was sacked four times and averaged 6.1 air yards per pass. His Total QBR was 63.

Total QBR is a metric on a 0-to-100 scale, with 50 being average. Even when Romo throws 30 or more passes, he performs at a level above the NFL average.

Don’t blame Saints’ offense

Worst Defense/Special Teams Efficiency
1st 2 Games, Since 2006

		D/ST Eff	Final W-L
2011	Chiefs	-42.8	7-9
2008	Rams	-41.6	2-14
2012	Chiefs	-40.7	2-14
2007	Giants	-37.7	10-6
2006	Texans	-36.1	6-10
2014	Saints	-34.0	?

The New Orleans Saints have posted an NFL-high plus-30.3 offensive efficiency this season. But their defense and special teams have combined for a minus-34 efficiency, the worst in the NFL. Efficiency accounts for the impact of each play on a team’s potential point margin.

Five other teams since 2006 have posted a worse defense/special teams efficiency in their first two games, and four of them finished under .500. But there might be some hope for New Orleans -- the 2007 New York Giants finished 10-6 and won the Super Bowl.

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How to buy the right Polo shirt for yourself

Polo T-Shirts are one of the popular and comfortable shirts and most people, men in particular, are very happy to wear them. Polo shirts are also more flexible in the way they can be worn from workplace, to dinner, and on to a night out. With the collar design, Polo Shirts can keep the wearer cool but also prevent them against the sunburn. Now, men in particular, dress the Polo shirts with the coller poping up. To dress up a Polo shirt from day to evening, choose a shirt in a muted color such as grey, navy, black or beige and then, for the evening, add a multi-colored belt or one that's got detailing such as studs or an intricate buckle that adds interest to your overall appearance.
Because of its popularity, people almost have polo shirt in their wardrobe. But does your polo shirt is in good quality? And it is fit for you? How to choose the comfortable polo shirt is the big knowledge for people. Some tips are listed following.

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1. Decide what the use of the polo shirt will be.

If the polo shirt is to be worn for a golf game, choose a breathable shirt such as the North Face Men's Whistler Zip Polo Shirt. Choose a textured polo shirt for the women for a special outdoor occasion. Choose regular old cotton or pique polo shirt for a regular old day.

2. Decide whether you want a short sleeve or long sleeve shirt.

Choose a short sleeved shirt for warmer days or under sweaters. Choose a long sleeve polo shirt for brisk fall days. Remember you can layer up on top of polo shirt and still look fashionable with the polo shirt collar sticking up through.

3. Choose a better quality polo shirt.

There are cheaper polo shirts at discount stores or super stores, but the quality will also be less than acceptable. The shirts will lose their shape in no time. The cheap polo shirts will fade and they will become less acceptable with each wash. Choose high quality polo shirts and they will last you twice as long. Choose from the original Lacoste polo shirt, Ralph Lauren, or other high quality designers. Nautica also makes a nice polo shirt that lasts many years of wear.

4. Buy a polo shirt from a reputable department store.

Stores like  Victory Eagle Sports Garment Co. ,Ltd will take it back if you have problems. They stand by their merchandise. If you buy a shirt from an outlet store, you will have difficulty returning damaged merchandise. Buy from a company who will exchange or do something for you if your months old polo shirt gets stretched out or loses its shape. Keep these tips in mind when buying your next polo shirt. 

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Royal trio racking up the zeros

The three pitchers with the longest active scoreless streaks in the American League combined to put the Kansas City Royals back into sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Wednesday. 

The Royals met the challenge of the Detroit Tigers head-on thanks to the work of James Shields, Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis. 

Shields lives up to 'Big Game James' moniker 
Shields has now thrown 18 1/3 straight scoreless innings, and this marked his second straight scoreless start. 

James Shields

#33 SP
Kansas City Royals

2014 STATS

• GM31
• W14
• L7
• BB41
• K164
• ERA3.13

This is the first time Shields has had consecutive scoreless starts since June 5 and 11, 2006. If that seems like a long time ago, it was. Those were the second and third starts of Shields’ career. 

Over the past four seasons, Shields has 19 scoreless starts of at least seven innings. OnlyClayton Kershaw (27) and Hiroki Kuroda (21) have more such starts in that span. 

Shields has been really good in the season’s final month the past four seasons. His September and October record in that timeframe is 12-5 with a 2.30 ERA. 

Herrera the flamethrower 
Herrera has thrown 29 2/3 straight scoreless innings over 29 appearances. The most recent run he was charged with came June 24 against the Dodgers (He has allowed 2 of 17 inherited runners since then to score). 

Kelvin Herrera

#40 RP
Kansas City Royals

2014 STATS

• GM63
• W3
• L2
• BB23
• K54
• ERA1.30

The best thing for Herrera of late is he’s throwing nothing but strikes. He hasn’t walked anyone in his past nine appearances, a span of 8 2/3 innings. Prior to that, he was walking batters at a rate of almost four every nine innings. 

No one better than Davis 
Davis extended his scoreless streak to 30 2/3 innings by pitching a 1-2-3 ninth. He’s recorded three saves in the past six days while filling in for injured closer Greg Holland. In those three games, he has faced nine batters and retired eight, six by strikeout. 

Wade Davis

#17 RP
Kansas City Royals

2014 STATS

• GM63
• W8
• L2
• BB21
• K96
• ERA0.70

The temporary move to closer has come with a little extra oomph on his fastball. In the past three games, his heater has averaged 97.2 mph, nearly 2 mph better than his season average of 95.4. 

Davis is nearing the finish line for one of the best seasons by a reliever in the history of the sport. He has a 0.70 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP with 96 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings. 

Davis and Herrera also have combined on an amazing stat: Neither has allowed a home run this season. 

If that holds, they will be the first pair of teammates in 79 years to throw at least 60 innings in a season without allowing a home run. The latest pair to do that was Fritz Ostermueller and Jack Wilson of the 1935 Red Sox.

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