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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One pitcher surmounted tremendous odds to reach the major leagues this year at age 28. The other confronts them in trying to continue a once-stellar career.Both will face each other Tuesday night when the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels meet at Angel Stadium.The Reds Tim Adleman will make his seventh start of the season nearly four months after his major league debut. The right-hander owns a 2-1 record and a 3.68 ERA but has allowed six home runs in 29 2/3 innings.The Angels Jered Weaver, on the other hand, continues his three-year campaign against numerous injuries and diminishing velocity. The three-time All-Star, who tied for the most victories in the American League with 18 two years ago, now throws a fastball that averages between 83 and 84 mph.Adleman began his career with the Baltimore Orioles, who selected him in the 24th round of the June 2010 draft. After being released in 2012, Adleman pitched for three independent minor-league teams in two seasons as a reliever. He caught the Reds attention after compiling 10 saves and a 1.46 ERA in 40 appearances for the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Association in 2013.Cincinnati signed Adleman that October, invited him to spring training this year as a non-roster player and sent him to Triple-A Louisville to start the season.But nearly four weeks later, the Reds promoted Adleman when right-hander Raisel Iglesias went on the disabled list. He made his debut May 1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then while pitching May 19 against the Cleveland Indians, Adleman strained his left oblique muscle and joined Iglesias among the disabled. On Aug. 2, the Reds activated Adleman and sent him to Louisville but recalled him Aug. 16.For Adleman, beating the odds meant relying on dogged persistence.Its a matter of still loving to play the game despite some organizations telling me Im not good enough, and having the confidence in myself that I am good enough, he told the Cincinnati Enquirer in March. I just need someone to give me the opportunity. That factored with a lot of people who said, If you feel you can still play, give it your best shot for as long as you can because once you shut it down, you can never get it back.Weaver demonstrates similar tenacity despite his second successive poor season. Last year, the right-hander finished with a career-low seven wins and a career-worst 4.64 ERA while matching his career high with 12 losses. This year, he already has 11 defeats and a 5.31 ERA.With his five-year contract expiring after the season, the 33-year old expressed his frustration after the Indians rallied from a 4-1 deficit for a 5-4 win on Aug. 14, the Angels 10th successive defeat in an 11-game losing streak.This could be my last year and its definitely not the way I want to go out, Weaver told MLB.com. Its frustrating to sit back and watch.Yet Weaver ruled out retirement after beating the Toronto Blue Jays in his last start Thursday night to end his four-game losing streak.Im feeling better as we go on, he told the Los Angeles Times. I just think its going to take an offseason to figure this out and finally gain some strength back. Theres still a lot of work to be done. But Im looking forward to putting in the work to get back.Grossiste Chaussures Chinois . 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In the lead up - which seemed to begin the moment Mike Geiger blew the whistle in Houston last Thursday night - the Impact rumour mill went into overdrive. The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety. Chaussures Pas Cher Chine . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace.DENVER -- Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets won a home game for the second time this season, beating the Utah Jazz 105-91 on Sunday night in a matchup of struggling Western Conference teams.Rookie Jamal Murray had 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Denver improve to 2-4 at the Pepsi Center. Wilson Chandler added 17, and Danilo Gallinari had 13 points, five rebounds and eight assists.Gordon Hayward had 25 points for Utah, and Dante Exum, Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson each had 10. The Jazz have lost four straight.Will Barton started for the banged-up Nuggets after missing his previous nine games with an ankle injury. He made a 3 on his teams first attempt from the field and finished with seven points.The Nuggets led by double digits most of the night and only trailed once, 2-0. Utah stayed in touch until the fourth quarter thanks to Denvers 13-for-30 free throw shooting.The Jazz struggled early and often in their fourth back-to-back of the season, hitting just 5 of 22 shots in the opening quarter. They trailed by 19 in the second before finding any consistency.TIP-INSJaazz: PF Derrick Favors missed his third straight game with a left knee bone contusion, while PG George Hill missed his eighth straight game with a sprained thumb.dddddddddddd Hopefully the band will be back, Utah coach Quin Snyder said of his teams early season injuries. We havent really established a band so I dont even know what that sounds like. ... Veteran C Boris Diaw (rest) came off the bench after sitting out Saturdays game against Houston. He had two points.Nuggets: G Gary Harris missed his fourth consecutive game with a right foot injury and is not expected to return until mid-December.TIED BY INJURIESA plethora of injuries have hindered early expectations for the Nuggets and Jazz, two teams looking to get back to the postseason. Snyder said he hopes injuries wont link the Northwest Division rivals for long.We dont really want to be cousins in that one, he said.UP NEXTJazz: Host Denver on Wednesday night.Nuggets: End their four-game homestand on Tuesday night against Chicago. ' ' '