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Ca i Winnipeg repress. Com saturday August 30, 2008 Weir shaves Beard strokes / d4 sports on to d11 record d10 12 cal Montreal 30 b. C. 25 Northern league Winnipeg 7 Joliet 4 mob al Boston 8 Chicago White sox 0 / Detroit 6 Kansas City 3 / n. Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 1 / Tampa Bay 14 Baltimore 3 / Seattle 3 Cleveland 2 / Texas at l. A. Angels late / Minnesota at Oakland late no Chicago cubs 3 Philadelphia 2 / Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 1 / Cincinnati 11 san Francisco 7 / n. Y. Mets 5 Florida 4 / Washington 7 Atlanta 3 / Houston 3 st. Louis 2 / l. A. Dodgers at Arizona late / Colorado at san Diego late d 1 Winnipeg repress. Com sports ticker p picture a deranged scientist rubbing his hands together at the seeming brilliance of his strategies for domination and laughing madly at the havoc they will create when revealed to the world. Got the image Good. Now just so were Clear that is not repeat not Kevin Glenn quarterback and offensive play caller for the Winnipeg Blue bombers. He does not stay up into the wee hours studying film and concocting plays in a White lab coat does not obsess Over the minutia of the is and of. Of sure he puts in his hours helping with the game plan but lets be Clear on something Here the popular notion that Glenns first kick at calling All the plays in the win Over Hamilton earlier this month was a stroke of pure Genius is bunk. Just ask the Man himself. Its the same game plan. Its not like ism drawing up plays in the dirt out there on the Field said Glenn. Teams will do what they do against us and Well do what we do. We want to match them up with Good plays and take what the defence gives us. Honestly its no different than when the offensive coordinator Calls plays. Maybe so. But its also no coincidence that Glenns first Effort steering the offence was nothing Short of a rousing Success. The bombers threw up a season High 37 Points against the tic ats with Glenn at the controls while running Back Charles Roberts seemingly forgotten for Long stretches in the previous seven games finished with 145 Yards Rushing on 23 carries and pulled in another seven Yards Worth of catches. It a snot exactly nuclear physics but it was a smart and effective game plan. But now comes sundays labour Day classic and a matchup against the Saskatchewan roughriders who just so happen to sport a league Best 6 2 record and have a defence that simply flies around the Field popping people in the Mouth. And so what do Glenn & co. Have up their sleeves for this one ism not going to Over think it said Glenn. I know thatus not a Juicy answer but ism not going to try and dream up something that Isnit there. My thing is to just go out and Call the game plan weave established and have been working on All week. And hopefully it works. Thatus All you can do. Weave watched enough film to know what Saskatchewan is going to do its just a matter of executing. But its also a matter of having the stomach for being in charge too. Earlier this week Kerry Joseph stiff armed the play calling responsibilities in Toronto turning them Back Over to offensive coordinator Steve Buratto. Glenns take is this he May be calling the plays but he still needs the eyes and ears and brain Power of those around him to be successful. Its not that i like or dont like calling the plays said Glenn. Its just something that has to get done. My thing is whatever it takes for this team to be successful whether its me calling plays or coach Berry or offensive coordinator kit Cartwright or Ryan Dinwiddie or coach Dyce it does not matter. I just want to win. Its More responsibility for me but i dont look at it like that. I just look at it like ism going out there to Call the plays. You have to have other people seeing what you re seeing. And if they see something you re not seeing then help you so that you can make an adjustment the next time you get out there. Calling the plays is about having a feel for the game and a feel for what you want to Call next. Ill Call the plays and if everybody executes their assignments we should be successful. De. Tait free press. My. Ca bedlam in the boonies d3 wet wild win for als d3 Glenn no play calling Genius by de tait it will be same game plan As usual is. Riders Joliet ill. Rest his regulars in a meaningless series to end the Northern league regular season not a Chance says manager Rick Forney of the swooning Winnipeg Gold eyes. Absolutely not Forney said tersely in the dugout at Silver Cross Field Friday night before his club stuck in third spot in the six team Northern league and destined to meet the Gary South Shore rail cats tuesday in game 1 of a five game semifinal playoff series started a three game set against the Joliet Jack hammers. Theress no Point in that. They can get All the rest they want after sept. 15. And i think to a Man you ask these Guys if they want to play today or if they want a Day off they re All going to Tell you they want to play. Baseball careers Are Short and baseball seasons Are even Shorter. Weave got an Opportunity to play for a championship and that does not come up every season. We have a lot to play for Here in the next three Days. The fish were coming off a three game sweep at the hands of the league leading Fargo Moorhead re Hawks and their bats had gone silent including the one used by their acknowledged offensive catalyst and a team Leader third baseman Brent Metheny. But the 27 year old said while he has been struggling hell get Back in the Groove. And he denied any suggestion there could be a rift in the clubhouse. No one heres complaining bitching he said. Fargo beat us. They re no. 1 in the league they beat us three games we tied for the season All three games were close. Thatus baseball. But Metheny who still sported a .359 batting average heading into fridays game to remain among the league leaders did concede his Back is bothering him. I have a sore Back every Day he chuckled. Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg free press Kevin Glenn & co. Put up a season High 37 Points against Hamilton with Glenn calling the plays but the bomber a a admits he did not do anything terribly inventive. Fish dont have enough laurels to rest on by Chris Cariou regulars will play in meaningless series continued please see Forney d 6 fish Hooks d 6 Mike Deal / Winnipeg free press archives Rick Forney play now rest later d _ 01_ aug 30 08. Ind d1 8 / 29/ 08 10 43 36 pm ;