lows NFLers:On Sam Bradford:(Both smirk.)Michael: The greatest quarterback in the NFL.Martellus: Vicious. Competitive.Michael: A real Joe Montana.On Eli Manning:Martellus: Hes cool. Hes like

The Tampa Bay Rays have fired hitting coach Derek Shelton and replaced him with minor league hitting instructor Chad Mottola.?Rays president of baseball operations Matt Silverman praised Shelton for his energy and work ethic, but said the team felt it was time for a new voice.Tampa Bay is hitting an AL-low .243 this season. The Rays are 22nd in Major League Baseball in runs scored, 27th in batting average and 16th in OPS.I was surprised that it happened, especially during the season, with a month left, Shelton said, according to the Tampa Bay Times.They wanted a new message. And they made a decision they wanted someone else to be in charge of the offense.The Rays rank near the top in the majors with a plus-53 run differential since the All-Star break.Were actually swinging the bats better, theres some guys showing signs of doing things we though they could do and there are some guys having really good years, Shelton said, according to the newspaper. So I think the timing of it was surprising.Tampa is currently last in the AL Central, 18? games out of first place. Since making the playoffs in 2013, the Rays have back-to-back fourth-place finishes.The 46-year-old Shelton has been the Rays hitting coach since 2009.Mottola, 44, was the Blue Jays hitting coach in 2013. He played parts of five major league seasons with the Reds, Blue Jays, Marlins and Orioles. ?Chad has worked with players throughout the organization for several years now, and we are excited for the perspectives and experiences he will bring to this role, Silverman said, according to the Times.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.Chuma Edoga Jersey . The injury bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Chuma Edoga Youth Jersey . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. http://www.jetsrookiestore.com/Jets-Cj-Mosley-Jersey/ . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. LaDainian Tomlinson Womens Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Wesley Walker Youth Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique.Michael and Martellus Bennett are two of the NFLs sterling quote-providers, known for being thoughtful, direct and most of all honest. ESPN the Magazine spent time with the brothers in Los Angeles, before Martellus prepares for his first season in New England and Michael resumes his job within Seattles Legion of Boom.From that piece, here is an abridged list of the best takes on their fellows NFLers:On Sam Bradford:(Both smirk.)Michael: The greatest quarterback in the NFL.Martellus: Vicious. Competitive.Michael: A real Joe Montana.On Eli Manning:Martellus: Hes cool. Hes like a normal white guy you see at the park trying to teach his kids how to play soccer and you know he cant really play soccer himself.On players rights and Peyton Manning:Michaeel: In the NBA, LeBron James, Chris Paul .dddddddddddd.. theyre at the forefront. Theres no Peyton Manning standing up for the rest of the players. Hes a great player, but what has he done for the league?On J.J. Watt:Michael: Dominant player. ...?People love J.J. Watt, but they dont really like J.J. Watt, know what Im saying?Martellus: Corny. Half of the NFL is corny, though.On Jay Cutler:Michael: Worst quarterback in the NFL.Martellus: Id be open and hed throw into double coverage,On Roger Goodell:Michael: A--hole. Nah, Im just joking -- you cant say that. Overpaid.Read Michael and Martellus Bennett vs. everyone?here. ' ' '