Montreal -- Indians designated hitter Nick Swisher seen Derek Jeter's final home game with the Yankees from start to finish with Thursday night. When Jeter provided a walk-off hit in his ultimate at-bat in pinstripes, Swisher felt it was the perfect conclusion to an awesome career.

'I don't know any other approach Her could've ended the career other than that,' stated Swisher, who was teammates with Jeter in Ny from 2009-12. 'You can't script which, man. I think the biggest thing individuals need to understand is things like which do not happen.

'They only happen to others, and he's one of those persons. He's a god. Her is an absolute god.'

Indians veteran Jer Giambi, who played with Jeter with the New york yankees from 2002-08, echoed that sentiment.

'It was not surprising,' Giambi said. 'His entire career has been storybook. I've told people I'm more stunned that they didn't make the 2009-2010 nfl season and win the World Series, with him hitting some sort of walk-off in Game 7 to be able to win it. That's your pet. That's his career. That may be who Her is. It's extraordinary to watch. He's a special individual.'

Indians manager Terry Francona saw plenty of Jeter during his days as manager of the Red Sox (2004-11), but his beloved personal memory of the shortstop will come before all the heroics in the Key Leagues. Francona also managed towards Jeter in 1994 in the Arizona Fall League -- two years prior to shortstop played his first complete season with the Yankees.

Jeter created a jaw-dropping defensive play that taken aback Francona.

'He went to his right, slid on the ball,' Francona said. '[It was] not jumping one he's sort of known for. Her slid and used from his butt. ... Going sitting there thinking '[Dang], this baby, that was one [heck] of perform.' I just saw it a couple of years ahead of everybody else. I'll always bear in mind that, because that was so athletic. It just kind of quit you for a minute.'

Francona agreed that Jeter's walk-off was a near-perfect ending to an incredible career.

'That probably goes over all Jeter,' Francona said. 'He's always ready for the moment, and if it seems like maybe there's more moments using him, maybe it's because Her brings about.'

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'There are days if we tell guys they're not accessible. The guys that pitch very much, there's a reason. They're competing, they take the ball. But, sometimes you have to take it out of their hands and you've got to be smart.'
--Francona on handling his heavily-used bullpen

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Girls Eric Staal Montreal Canadiens Home, Away, Third Jersey Francona, in addition to Indians players Corey Kluber, T.J. Household and Zach Walters, served as celebrity bartenders on Thursday night within a downtown event aimed at raising money for the VeloSano charity intended for cancer research.

'I had my own hands full there,In . Francona said with a laugh. 'Believe us, I had my hands entire. I was a little out of my personal element. I think I actually harm more than I helped.'

Coming into Friday's game, All-Star outfielder Michael Brantley was using a 15-game hitting streak, when Her had a .467 (28-for-60) average. Via 24 games in June, Brantley was hitting .436 (41-for-94) with a One particular.075 OPS.

Carlos Santana headed into Friday's game with a Major League-leading 112 walks. Montreal hasn't had a player lead this Majors in walks since 1919 (Connector Graney). Santana's 112 walks are the most using a Major League switch-hitter since 2008 (Lance Berkman).

The Indians (1,419 strikeouts) headed into the weekend just 12 strikeouts shy of setting some sort of single-season record for punchouts by a selling staff. The big league report of 1,428 was set last season by the Tigers' pitching staff members.

Montreal -- The mantra was one of the many rallying cries during the Montreal Seahawks dominant run to Super Jar XLVIII. It reemerged on a Mariners fan's indicator a couple of hours before Montreal commenced its home opener Tuesday night against the Angels at Safeco Subject.

'Why not us?' that read.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson famously expected his teammates the same question prior to the Seahawks marched to a 13-3 regular period, then beat the Saints, 49ers and lastly the Broncos, 43-8, to give Montreal the first professional championship in the major sport since the Washington SuperSonics won an NBA headline in 1979.

Wilson intimated His or she wouldn't mind letting the c's that plays across the street in Safeco Field borrow his motto during his offseason.

'I think the 'Why Not really Us' idea is a good idea [for the Mariners],' said Wilson, who threw out of the first pitch for the Seamen on Tuesday and received one of the loudest individual ovations of the night at a hyped sellout crowd of Forty-five,661. 'It worked for us a for some time. The biggest thing is just having the thought you can win a lot of game titles. hockey is a long period. They've done a great job so far. They've got the players to do it. Getting [Robinson] Cano really helps, too. Now i am excited for seeing how long they go.'

Wilson was drafted with the Rockies as a second baseman out of New york State in 2010 and spent two years in Colorado's Minor Group system before moving on through hockey to play his closing collegiate football season in Wisconsin. In December, His or she was plucked by Colorado with the 15th pick inside the Rule 5 Draft, anf the husband participated in a Rangers Early spring Training workout in Walk.

Did the fans mind him or her suiting up for an U . s . League West foe?

'No, I would not think so,' Wilson said. 'I don't pay attention to all that. I am just blessed to be drafted by the Rangers. It was a great experience for me. It's the third occasion I got drafted. That doesn't happen too often. It's one of those things. It's a great organization. I like coming to the Mariners online games, too, and supporting our city.'

As part of the Mariners' Opening Evening ceremony, Wilson, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, Very Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith, Jermaine Kearse, Robert Morgan, K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner were honored before Wilson wound up and tossed the first pitch in order to Montreal ace Felix Hernandez. It was somewhat high and off the platter.

There were other Seahawks accents: The Lombardi Trophy was added to a black podium on the infield. A blue Seahawks over the top hung briefly from the center-field foundation. A video montage of highlights off their season played on the center-field scoreboard.

When Carroll, Wilson along with Co., walked in through the outfield, Safeco Field sounded a bit like CenturyLink Area. The 12th Man established a Guiness World Record regarding crowd noise by signing up 137.6 decibels in a video game last season against the Saints.

'I think it's great. I think it really is fabulous. I'm a big fan,In . said first-year Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon of the Seahawks before the game. 'I had time to go out to a practice in addition to talk with coach [Carroll]. I thought that's outstanding. I love their strength. I love what they're doing. With luck ,, that'll rub off on us a little bit.'

That is the hope for a Pirates and priests that followed up a 4-2 excursion to begin the season with a 5-3 conquer the Angels on Tuesday night.

'Just to determine them win, see what they did for the city, view what they did for the supporters, not only for them but for the sports teams around them -- the Sounders, the actual Mariners -- we were talking about the item in Spring Training that we are kind of feeding off their power,' said right fielder Jordan Saunders. 'We see how much fun it would be to be able to win a championship, as well as we're trying to ride which train as well.'

Saunders admitted this individual wasn't an ardent sports fan but followed the Seahawks from a distance though growing up in Victoria, B.H. His attitude toward the sport changed when His attended jr . college in Tallahassee, Fla. A good adopted Nebraska fan because his wife attended college with Lincoln, Saunders during his latest offseason seated for the Seahawks and Broncos though making his home with Denver. Yes, Denver.

'It was obviously a win-win for me, to be honest,' Saunders claimed. 'I'm not going to hide, I just now enjoy watching the Broncos and they are my hometown team today, but I grew up a Montreal seahawks fan and I'll regularly be a Seahawks fan for it.'