and it all felt like a blur, he said.Probably the hardest

A relieved Wade Graham is determined to make up for lost opportunities when he finally makes his State of Origin debut next week.Graham was rubbed out of the NSW side for game two due to suspension but was recalled to coach Laurie Daleys side on Monday for Origin III in place of Greg Bird.Daley had said upon Grahams one-match suspension for a high tackle on Johnathan Thurston that the Cronulla star might never play Origin.Graham hoped at the time, it wouldnt be the case.Im pretty excited, when I got the message last night it was a pretty special feeling, Graham said.You dont think anything will top the first time you get told, but it was definitely sweeter the second time.There is a lot of relief that I get the opportunity.Graham said he didnt dwell on missing out on game two.It was a tough time and it all felt like a blur, he said.Probably the hardest part was going to the game, watching the boys warm up, and knowing that I couldnt do it.However Graham returned to the NRL, didnt take Daleys comments to heart and held his form for a deserved call-up.I didnt think about it too much. I understood where Laurie was coming from, that it is hard to get an opportunity and that when you do get an opportunity you have to make the most of it, he said.For myself I was just taking from those comments as it was an opportunity lost.Graham will play his first game in good friend and Sharks teammate Paul Gallens final Origin game.He is someone who has had a massive influence on my career, Graham said.He is someone I have watched and admired for a long time and someone who has become a friend so to be able to share this stage with him will be pretty special.Gallen welcomed Grahams selection.I am so happy and proud of him I get emotional about it, Gallen said.I know he came to Cronulla after a phone call I made to him. I know about everything he has been through. To play a game alongside him it is going to be special for us both. Black Bills Jerseys Shop . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. 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At 49-81 they have the worst record in the American League and the second worst record in the majors.At 73-56 the Indians have the second best record in the American League, but they are coming off a disastrous seven-game trip to Oakland and Texas in which they lost five of the seven games. They could easily have lost six of the seven games because the score in one of their wins was 1-0.In their five losses on the trip that ended Sunday with a 2-1 loss in Texas, the Indians were out-scored 32-3. Overall, they scored one or zero runs in six of the seven games.The recent slump has not dimmed Manager Terry Franconas enthusiasm for his team.This team to me is pretty special, he said. Are we good enough (to reach the postseason)? I dont know. Were going to find out. I prefer to embrace the journey. You see teams in the World Series that look real glamorous, but those same teams had to weather stuff during the year. You weathered it enough to move on. I dont think that anybody claimed we were the 27 Yankees, but you look up and were in first place.On paper the first place Indians would seemingly welcome some games against the last place Twins, but in one of the seasons more inexplicable trends Minnesota has more wins against Cleveland than against the other three diivision teams combined.dddddddddddd. The Twins are 8-5 vs. the Indians and a combined 7-30 vs. the Tigers, Royals and White Sox.The two teams played a four-game series in Cleveland in early August and the Twins won three consecutive blowouts: 12-5, 10-6 and 13-5.Mondays pitching matchup will feature two pitchers who have struggled against the team they are facing. Cleveland will start Trevor Bauer (9-6, 3.88). In 10 career starts vs. Minnesota Bauer is 1-5 with a 5.86 ERA. In three starts against the Twins this year he is 0-2 with a 7.63 ERA.The Twins will start Hector Santiago (10-8, 5.16). In 13 career appearances vs. the Indians Santiago is 2/3 with a 6.10 ERA. In two starts against the Indians this year he is 0-2 with a 12.79 ERA.Santiago will be making his first start since Aug. 20. Due to a bruised left thumb, he was given some extra days off between starts. The injury occurred on July 2 when he was pitching for the Angels.In four starts since his trade to Minnesota Santiago is 0-4 with a 10.89 ERA. The thumb might be part of the problem.He talked about how it affects his ability on his off-speed stuff a little bit, his curveball, to have the same feel that he would like to have, Twins manager Paul Molitor told MLB.com. People have to pitch through things at times. Its not an issue for me that hes kind of trying to find a way to work himself through it.The Twins come into Mondays game having lost their last 10 games in a row. ' ' '