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NEW YORK -- Miami Marlins president David Samson, with the entire team joining him on Sunday, discussed the importance of resuming play Monday as a way to honor Jose Fernandez. In New York, Mets manager Terry Collins echoed those remarks, noting that the proper tribute to Fernandez would be to play the game with passion.Fernandez, the Marlins ace, died early Sunday morning in a boating accident.The Mets and Marlins begin a three-game series on Monday at Marlins Park.The Mets will face the delicate balancing act of showing the proper sensitivity for Fernandezs passing while competing for a wild-card spot. Fernandez had been slated to face the Mets in Mondays series opener after Marlins manager Don Mattingly decided to give him an extra day of rest.Obviously, when we get down there, we will have a meeting -- we will get together -- so that we keep things in perspective, Collins said. Its going to be really a tough night for a lot of people. Certainly we lost a great player, but the respect for the game itself -- and he had it -- its got to be played, and its got to be played right. Because I know thats how Jose would want to do it. Thats how he would want it played. And so weve got to keep that in our minds also.Before Sundays game against the Phillies, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes helped tape a Jose Fernandez?Mets jersey to the wall of their Citi Field dugout.[Mets chief operating officer] Jeff [Wilpon] came to me and [Asdrubal] Cabrera with the idea. He had the jersey made, Cespedes said through an interpreter. He came and spoke to us in the trainers room before the game. I decided I wanted to be the one to go out there and put it up, just to let everyone know how much this loss meant to us.The Mets will bring the same jersey to Miami to display in their dugout in solidarity.Cespedes, who also defected from Cuba, said getting through Sundays game, a 17-0 Mets win over the Phillies, was very tough.It was a very tough game today, Cespedes said. The loss of Fernandez was very tough. Even if everyone here wasnt necessarily close friends with him, we all knew how charismatic he was and how much the game meant to him.Cespedes and the Mets offered glowing remembrances of Fernandez -- and for far more than his dominance against the club. Fernandez was 3-0 with a 1.34 ERA in eight career starts against the Mets. He also showed enthusiasm for the game after treacherously defecting from Cuba.He was not only a great player, he was a great person, a great human being, Mets catcher Rene Rivera said. Its sad to hear the news about the passing of Jose. Im going to miss him. ... He enjoyed the game so much. Its a big loss in the Latin community of baseball. He was unique. What happened through his life, to try to come to the U.S. and follow his dream and save his mom, hes one of the great people in life. He enjoyed being on the mound, enjoyed baseball so much. Its a big loss.Said infielder Wilmer Flores: A lot of energy. When you see him pitching, thats what youre going to remember. Its just devastating news. Nike Air Max 90 Goedkoop . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. 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ESTERO, Fla. -- A sizable contingent of Ohio State fans came to the Gulf Coast Showcase in southwest Florida, where the weather happens to be just a bit nicer than back home.Those fans will be free to watch a certain football game Saturday afternoon.Kelsey Mitchell scored 10 of her game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, and No. 8 Ohio State used a late 11-0 run to pull away and beat Florida Gulf Coast 79-66 on Friday in the tournament quarterfinals. The win means the Buckeyes (4-1) play on Saturday night -- instead of playing a consolation matchup in the afternoon, which would have been during the Michigan-Ohio State showdown back in Columbus.Ive been at Ohio State three years and I never got a chance to experience `The Game, Mitchell said. Hopefully we can give back, watch them, cheer them on.Mitchell got better as the game went on, still having a big night despite not getting her first basket until the second quarter. She had 19 of her 25 points after halftime.Shes going to be the first pick, FGCU coach Karl Smesko said. Whenever she comes out shell be the first pick in the WNBA draft. Shes that good.Shayla Cooper finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Buckeyes. Stephanie Mavunga added 13 points and 12 rebounds for Ohio State.I thought it was a great challenge for our team, Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said.Taylor Gradinjan and Nasrin Ulel each scored 13 for Florida Gulf Coast (2-3), which trailed by one at halftime and was still within five points early in the fourth.The Eagles -- who are playing this weekend about two miles from their campus -- were 12 for 37 from 3-point range and 8 for 30 from inside the arc.Im a little bit mixed emotions right now, Smesko said. Im disappointed because we didnt work as well together as I thought we should of. But then at the samee time I saw us do some things well and move in a positive direction.dddddddddddditchell had five of the 11 points in the decisive run for Ohio State, starting it with a layup and adding a 3-pointer. The Buckeyes held a 52-31 rebounding edge, 25-11 in that department after halftime.Ohio State led by as many as 12 in the third, but Ulel -- who logged six scoreless minutes in her lone collegiate appearance entering Friday -- made three 3s in the final 2:30 of the quarter, and FGCU was within 54-48 headed to the fourth.Knowing we were in Florida, playing a team like Florida Gulf Coast, we could never get comfortable, Mitchell said.BIG PICTUREFGCU: Gradinjan left the court briefly in the first half while getting her left leg bandaged. She also had to be taken out early in the fourth quarter, favoring the leg slightly. ... The Eagles need only look at last season when figuring out how to overcome a slow start. They were 1-2 last year and finished 33-6.Ohio State: Mitchell is now the Buckeyes career leader in 3-pointers made, getting No. 271 to fall late in the third quarter. She passed Caity Matter, who made 270 from 2001-05. Mitchell didnt know she was even nearing the record. Aw, thanks, she said. ... Even though they trailed for only 1:18, the Buckeyes were tested -- there were six ties and six lead changes.HOMECOMINGS, SORT OFThis weekend is taking Smesko back to his roots. Hes a native of Ohio, and theres a chance he could face his alma mater -- Kent State -- when the three-team, eight-team tournament wraps up on Sunday.UP NEXTFGCU: Either No. 11 Syracuse or George Washington on Saturday.Ohio State: Either No. 11 Syracuse or George Washington on Saturday. ' ' '