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On the eve of the 2006-07 season, LeBron James stood along the baseline at Quicken Loans Arena and looked up toward the ceiling.Man, James said, scanning the rafters, weve just got to start putting some banners up there.James was coming off his first taste of the playoffs. He recorded a triple-double in his first game, made a game winner with less than a second left in his fifth game and nearly pulled off a historic comeback before losing to the Detroit Pistons?in seven games in the second round. He tasted some success, and as he embarked on his fourth season, he started to feel his place.As James scanned the upper reaches, there was a single banner marking a Cavs accomplishment, a Central Division title in 1975-76. That was the so-called Miracle of Richfield team from 30 years earlier, a team that won 49 games and one playoff series and was a legend in Cleveland for it. The bar for such status was not high.There were six jerseys retired next to the lone banner, only one of them belonging to a Hall of Famer. That was for Nate Thurmond, who played 114 games with the franchise near the end of his career. He was beloved for those 114 games, but again, the bar was relatively low with a team history essentially devoid of greatness.When James was a teenager, he started attending games at the arena, and he couldnt believe how bad the Cavs were, how empty the arena often was, with its bright blue seats seeming like a neon sign of disinterest. During his senior year of high school, he went to several games, was given courtside seats and visited the locker room. His thought was pretty clear after he watched that 17-win team with the lowest attendance in the league: They were awful, and he didnt want to be a part of it.When James made his first trip to Boston two weeks into his rookie season, his then-coach Paul Silas pulled him aside after the morning shootaround and showed James the 1974 and 1976 championship banners that Silas helped the Celtics win. It took him a moment to find them; there were so many hanging that they were hard to locate. As the old coach pointed, his wide, proud smile emerged.Youll get one of them someday, Silas said to James before bellowing out one of his famous laughs. But youll never be better than I was!Before the 2015 playoffs, James wanted to illustrate to his teammates what they were playing for. In 2011, when he was about to start his first playoff run with the Miami Heat, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had displayed the teams 2006 championship trophy in front of the players as a symbolic reminder. This time around, the Cavs didnt have anything to show off, so James brought his championship rings to practice. His teammates?Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love had never been in a playoff game before. Now, it was James taking on the mentor role and showing off the proud symbols of his work.Fifteen years after he hoped hed never play for the Cavs, 14 years after Silas shared some of his proudest accomplishments, 10 years after James lamented the gaping holes in the rafters and two years after he declared he was coming home, a banner will go up Tuesday night. It will be an 8-foot-wide, 14-foot-tall flag placed in the center of all the other banners.Once the championship banner is raised, the Cleveland rafters will have nine titles represented: five Central Division, three Eastern Conference and one NBA. The Cavs had to order a trophy case to be built in their facility to house all the hardware James has helped them win.Im looking forward to seeing that banner go up and it saying world champions, James said. And another one for Eastern Conference champion and for a division title. Its great to see those accomplishments and be a part of it.The rings are special; they are a players private piece of the championship. They are treasured, they are counted, they are worth so much more than the actual value of the gold and diamonds that make them up.But rings cannot be shared. Rings cannot be looked at as a reminder during difficult times in future big games that are sure to be played in the arena. Rings cannot be pointed to 40 years later with swelling pride to the stars of the day.That is why, out of everything James has won in his career and with all the other banners he helped raise for another franchise, seeing the wine and gold pennant unveiled is a moment James has been looking forward to.It means so much to me for my own personal goals, James said. And I know it means a lot to everyone in Northeast Ohio and anyone who has anything to do with Cleveland sports history. Tony Clark Jersey . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games. Stitched Padres Jerseys . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. https://www.cheappadresjerseys.us/383m-andy-benes-jersey-padres.html . 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SEATTLE -- The last time Seattle left-hander Wade LeBlanc started a game, teammate Felix Hernandez was on the disabled list, fellow left-hander Wade Miley was a part of the Mariners rotation, and the bullpen included Mike Montgomery, Joaquin Benoit and Nathan Karns.Things certainly have changed in Seattle over the past two weeks.Due to a flurry of moves leading up to the trade deadline, LeBlanc is back in the rotation and scheduled to start Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. It will mark his first action since July 23, his first start since July 18 and only his third appearance since the All-Star break.Injuries to the rotation led to the Mariners dealing for LeBlanc in June. He was pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate after spending the 2015 season in Japan, yet Seattle was so desperate that he was immediately added to the Mariners rotation -- only to become a welcome addition while throwing solid outings over his first two starts.The return of Hernandez left LeBlanc in limbo. However, recent deals that included starter Miley and part-time starter Montgomery left the Mariners pretty thin in terms of starters -- so LeBlanc (1-0, 4.26 ERA) is back in the rotation as of Tuesday.He is one of several journeymen who will get the call for the Mariners (52-52) as they finish off a lost season. First-year general manager Jerry Dipoto refuses to use those terms, and he doesnt see the recent moves as a selling-off of a team out of contention, but the transactions spoke volumes about where the Mariners are after leading the American League West for much of April and May.We had a lot of oars in the water, Dipoto said before the Mariners 2-1 loss to Boston on Monday, but obviously nothing else came to fruition after we finished the Miley-(Ariel) Miranda deal (on Sunday). It was not for lack off trying to be creative and trying to get some things done.dddddddddddd.The Red Sox (58-46) were only slightly more active as they pursue the AL East title. They are tied with Toronto, a game behind the Baltimore Orioles, after a dramatic win Monday. Another ninth-inning home run, this one by Mookie Betts, finished off another comeback victory.Youve got to play 27 outs to beat us, Betts said. Youre starting to see that more and more now.Boston added veteran southpaw Fernando Abad to its bullpen in a Monday trade, and the former Minnesota Twin should be in uniform and ready to make his Red Sox debut Tuesday. It could also be the major league debut for outfield prospect Andrew Benintendi, who was called up from Triple-A after Mondays win. Manager John Farrell said the left-handed-hitting Benintendi probably wont be in the lineup against southpaw LeBlanc on Tuesday but is likely to start Wednesday night.Hes ready, Farrell said. Were going to get a first-hand look very soon.Boston lefty David Price, who already beat the Mariners once this season, is scheduled to start Tuesday. Price (9-7, 4.26 ERA) allowed one run on six hits over eight innings during a 2-1 victory over Seattle on June 19. In six career starts against the Mariners, Price is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA.LeBlancs only career appearance against the Red Sox came in 2011, when he gave up three runs in three innings during a no-decision for the San Diego Padres.Seattle might debut a new closer, as veteran Steve Cishek blew a save Sunday night and gave up the game-winning homer Monday. Manager Scott Servais said after Mondays loss that the Mariners would try to get Cishek in some better spots without the game on the line. ' ' '