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Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - The Miami Marlins made it
official Friday, inking infielder Jeff Baker to a two-
year contract. No financial terms were disclosed, but
previous reports from the Miami Herald had the deal worth
$3.7 million. A nine-year veteran, Baker appeared in 74
games with the Texas Rangers last season, batting .279
with 11 homers and 21 RBI. "We are very excited to add
such an experienced player in Jeff Baker," Marlins
president of baseball operations Michael Hill said.
"Offensively and defensively, we like the options that
his versatility will provide (manager) Mike Redmond."
Baker is a career .267 hitter with 48 homers and 199 RBI
over 617 games with the Rockies, Cubs, Tigers, Braves and
Rangers. The Marlins designated outfielder Jimmy Paredes
for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
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Netherlands on Friday came as a shock to everyone who
follows the beautiful game. It also served as a reminder
that at the highest level of the game, the margin for
error is incredibly small. Up 1-0 in the first half after
Xabi Alonso had converted a dubious penalty kick, Spain
had a glorious chance to double their lead in the 43rd
minute. An exquisite reverse pass from Andres Iniesta
(pictured below) sent David Silva in alone on the Dutch
goal. Unfortunately, Silvas finish wasnt up to the same
standard as Iniestas pass. (CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE) Just
one minute later, the Netherlands equalized through a
spectacular Robin van Persie diving header. With no
apparent danger coming from the Netherlands, Spain set up
in a very narrow defensive shape. (Spains opponents will
do well to take note exploiting this is a key to
success against the reigning World Cup champs.) Yet just
two passes later, the ball was in the back of the Spanish
goal. The first pass came from Bruno Martins Indi to
Daley Blind, who took up a wide position on the left
flank. It was a free pass, with no Spanish player in a
position to put pressure on Blinds first touch. (CLICK
FOR LARGER IMAGE) Once Blind received the ball, Spains
back four was vulnerable to the diagonal ball over the
top to van Persie because Sergio Ramos, the left
central defender, fell asleep and got caught ball-
watching. (CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE) With no pressure on
the ball, Blind was able to spot that van Persie managed
to get a step in front of his marker, Ramos. (CLICK FOR
LARGER IMAGE) The ball from Blind was exquisite, and it
was matched only by the finish from van Persie - a
diving, looping header over Iker Casillas in Spains goal.
(CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE) So what could Spain have done
differently? In this situation, when the ball went wide
to Blind, Gerard Pique was tight with Arjen Robben, the
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defensive partner, Ramos, needed to be in a deeper
covering position, so that he could support Pique while
also nullifying the threat of the ball in behind to van
Persie. (CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE) It is only a matter of
Ramos being 3-4 yards deeper, but at the World Cup, that
is sometimes all that is needed to create scoring
opportunities. Had Spains back-four been properly aligned
(highlighted in yellow, above), Blind would never had
played the ball forward for van Persie to run onto
because Ramos would have been in a position to head the
pass away. This goal, scored right before the half-time
break, was a real blow to Spains confidence. From nearly
doubling their lead a minute earlier, to conceding a
wonder goal to the Dutch, the momentum turned in favour
of the Netherlands going into the second half. The
Spanish collapse after the break where they conceded
four unanswered goals should have been prevented,
though. The second goal was down to a combination of
wonderful skill from Robben and slack marking from Pique
and Ramos; the third and fourth goals down to mistakes
from Casillas, with the fifth goal a classic counter-
attacking move from the Dutch. It would be naοve to
presume that this result as shocking as it was is
an indication that Spains style of play is now
ineffective. La Roja still possess a squad full of some
of the worlds most talented players, and they will
continue to employ their tiki-taka possession game to
great effect. Players like Alonso, Xavi, Iniesta and
Silva are still a joy to watch, and they will go into
their next game with Chile knowing they must win, as a
loss will effectively end their tournament. What it does
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