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CHICAGO -- Indians manager Terry Francona barely batted an eye before deciding to send slugger Carlos Santana into left field.The decision wasnt hard.We didnt show up to keep the game close, Francona said before Game 3 of the World Series. Were trying to win.Despite Santana having minimal experience in left, Francona has him out there Friday night as the Indians and Cubs play the first Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945.Clevelands designated hitter, Santana has only played four innings in left in his seven seasons with Cleveland, and that was back in 2012.But with the Indians unable to use the DH during three games in the National League ballpark, Francona was in a bind and chose to go with Santana -- over Coco Crisp or Brandon Guyer -- while knowing it could backfire.Carlos has been terrific about it, Francona said. He volunteered. He seems excited. If he makes a bad play out there, it would hurt our chances to win and then come talk to me, not Carlos. I dont think thats fair to him. I really think when its all said and done, this gives us a better chance to win than not or I wouldnt have done it.Certainly, its a little bit of a crapshoot, I get that, Francona said. But I dont think we came all this way to play it safe.The Indians are confident Santana is athletic enough, but Santana will also have to deal with nerves, winds blowing hard toward left and Chicagos Bleacher Bums who will undoubtedly criticize his every move.Francona said he spoke to his players, Cleveland president Chris Antonetti and general Mike Chernoff before making the move with Santana, who came up as an outfielder but has primarily caught or played first and third base.He had to make a similar move when Francona managed Boston, putting David Ortiz at first.He ended up coming up and throwing somebody out at third in a Cardinal game, Francona said. The rules are what they are, so, you can either complain or try to adjust. Im obviously a little uncomfortable because he hasnt done it. But still, it potentially outweighs not playing him or (Mike) Nap (Napoli). Tomorrow, well see. If I had a crystal ball, Id either do it or not, but I dont. Ive been thinking about this since we clinched, even before we knew who was going to be pitching.The Cubs have their own issues in left.Slugger Kyle Schwarber wasnt medically cleared to play in the field after coming off knee surgery, so Chicago manager Joe Maddon can only use him as a pinch-hitter.Despite missing six months, Schwarber had no rustiness in his sweet swing as he went 3 for 7 with two walks and two RBI in Games 1 and 2, providing some needed punch for Chicago after Maddon benched struggling right fielder Jason Heyward.Jorge Soler will start in right in Game 3 for Chicago with Ben Zobrist in left.Vapormax Günstig Kaufen . 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Vapormax Kaufen Schweiz . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East.British netball is entering an exciting new era, but southern hemisphere sides are still leading the way, says England selector Maggie Jackson.The Vitality Netball Superleague has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years and has attracted talented internationals such as New Zealands Liana Leota and South African Lenize Potgieter.Homegrown players have also benefited from the higher standard of competition and England took the bronze medal at last summers World Cup, with Australia edging out New Zealand in the final. England took the bronze medal at last summers Netball World Cup But Englands recent 3-0 Tri-Series defeat to Australia gave a stark reminder that Tracey Nevilles team still need to make up ground on the top sides in the sport.And Maggie Jackson, an England selector and performance director at Hertfordshire Mavericks, admits that players need more financial support to continue the growth of club netball.I think this is like the beginning of a whole new era this season, Jackson told Sky Sports. The transfers, the recruiting and so on has felt - I think in the 11 years Ive been involved - like its moved up another notch in the standard of the Superleague. Therefore to have this kind of closeness is fantastic for lots of reasons. Australia have strengthened their reputation as the top international side Reflecting on the differences between the Superleague and the ANZ championship, Jackson said: For me, probably because of my coaching background, we have to ensure that franchises are becoming professional, as in literally professional, so we can train players during the day.Clearly tthey will have to do some work, like they do out there, but we need to get more and more players who are able to get paid to train and to compete.ddddddddddddYour average Superleague player, which makes up to 75 per cent of the squad, are all still working and coming in during the evening. Superleague: Ones to Watch Players to watch in the Vitality Netball Superleague In order to have a really effective training programme they need to rest and recover as well.But Jackson has taken positives from the three matches against the world champions in January.She singled out Ama Agbeze as a consistent performer and believes England have a promising crop of young talent. Talented young players have forced their way into Tracey Nevilles selection plans It was always going to be hard with those players who were unavailable or injured, said Jackson. It was the opportunity for people to step up. What was pleasing was to see Ama Agbeze really stepping up and playing well continuously. All the years Ive known Ama, shes been in and out of the squad, but she got some court time and really stuck to the task. I thought she and Eboni Beckford-Chambers really worked well together.Natalie Haythornthwaite who is having an impact in the Superleague - people like her have got the potential to really do well.For me, Natalie, Ama, Sara Bayman in the middle and of course Helen Housby, another one who a bit like Ama got the opportunity to play a lot more. That was pleasing to see.Also See:London Live: Storm v MavericksWATCH: Annas netball diary ' ' '