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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Mud, a Monday night miracle and a sneaky fake spike.Theyve all been part of an entertaining rivalry between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.Disregard the records whenever these AFC East foes get together because good, bad or mediocre, the Dolphins and Jets always seem to get fired up to face each other.A lot times, theyre in the way of getting to the playoffs, Dolphins linebacker Jelani Jenkins said. Its not really a hatred thing for me, but its definitely competition.The Dolphins (6-5) are in the middle of the AFC playoff picture, hoping to make the post-season for the first time since 2008. First up is a Monday night showdown with the struggling Jets (2-9), whod love nothing more than to put a crimp in Miamis playoff plans.You know, the way the Jets did last season, when they beat the Dolphins 20-7 at Miami in the regular-season finale and eliminated them from post-season contention.Although the record isnt as wed planned, its still a great rivalry and we look forward to facing the Dolphins, Jets quarterback Geno Smith said.The Jets hold a slight edge in the head-to-head meetings — 50-46-1 — including a playoff loss to the Dolphins. The teams also have met 12 times on Monday nights, with the Jets winning seven.They seem to play some of their best football against us and we understand that going in, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. So we have to be ready for it.Here are some memorable games between the Dolphins and Jets:MUD BOWL (Jan. 2, 1983): A.J. Duhe will forever be etched in the minds of Jets fans after he intercepted three of Richard Todds passes and kept New York from advancing to its second Super Bowl appearance.The Orange Bowl was a muddy mess because of heavy rainstorms, and things just got sloppier for the Jets and Todd, who finished with five interceptions in the Dolphins 14-0 victory. Duhe set up Miamis first score with an interception and then sealed things when he picked off Todds screen pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown.SUNDAY SHOOTOUT (Sept. 21, 1986): The Jets Ken OBrien and the Dolphins Dan Marino just kept slinging in this slugfest.With no time left in regulation, OBrien connected with Wesley Walker on a 21-yard touchdown pass to tie it. Just 2:35 into overtime, OBrien and Walker again hooked up, this time on a 43-yard toss that gave the Jets a 51-45 victory. The quarterbacks combined to set NFL single-game records of 884 net yards passing and 10 touchdown passes.WINNER-TAKE-ALL (Dec. 22, 1991): The final wild-card playoff spot was on the line in the regular-season finale, with the winner heading to the post-season and the loser going home.The Dolphins took a 20-17 lead with 44 seconds remaining on Ferrell Edmunds 1-yard catch from Marino. But OBrien drove the Jets downfield and Raul Allegre kicked a 44-yard field goal. The Dolphins went three-and-out on their first possession of OT, then Allegre booted a 30-yard winner.FAKE SPIKE (Nov. 27, 1994): Its almost 20 years to the day since the Jets led 24-21 with 30 seconds left and the Dolphins had the ball at the New York 8.Marino ran to the line of scrimmage and motioned he was going to spike the ball. Instead, Marino took the snap and threw to Mark Ingram for the winning touchdown — stunning the Jets and the Giants Stadium crowd. Miami went on to win the division, and the Jets finished with a five-game losing streak.MONDAY NIGHT MIRACLE (Oct. 23, 2000): The ultimate proof no lead is ever safe when these two meet.The Dolphins led 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, but the Jets tied it at 30 on Vinny Testaverdes pass to Chrebet with 3:55 left. Miami retook the lead just two plays later as Jay Fiedler threw a 46-yard scoring toss to Leslie Sheppard.Game over? Not quite. Testaverde hit eligible tackle Jumbo Elliott, who bobbled the pass as he fell to the turf in the end zone for a 3-yard TD with 42 seconds left. After the Jets intercepted Fiedler in OT, John Hall kicked a 40-yard field goal for a 40-37 victory powered by the largest comeback from a fourth-quarter deficit in NFL history.It was like straight playground football, Chrebet said.CHADS REVENGE (Dec. 28. 2008): Chad Pennington was once considered a franchise QB for New York, but injuries undermined his career. He was cut by the Jets when they acquired Brett Favre before the 2008 season.Pennington signed with the Dolphins and helped them go from 1-15 in 2007 to 11-5 and the AFC East title as he won the NFLs Comeback Player of the Year award. The Dolphins needed to beat the rival Jets in the regular-season finale to make the playoffs for the first time since 2000, and Pennington threw two touchdown passes to defeat Favre and the Jets 24-17.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Discount Nike Air Max Plus . Altidore strained his left hamstring in the Americans opener against Ghana on June 16 and didnt play in their next two games. "We dont know how much because we need to see how hes going, but hes available," U. Nike Air Max Plus Sale . For Bergevin, the best pick is the 30th — which traditionally goes to the Stanley Cup winner. 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"Tim Wallach and Dave Van Horne are two names that have become synonymous with the Montreal Expos, and both have had a significant impact on baseball in this country, and Murray Cook and Jim Ridley helped blaze a trail for Canadians in the professional scouting and executive ranks," said Scott Crawford, the halls director of operations said in a statement. "Were proud and excited to celebrate their careers in St. Marys this June." Wallach is the Expos all-time leader in several statistical categories, including games played (1,767), hits (1,694), doubles (360), RBI (905) and total bases (2,728). Nicknamed "Eli" by his teammates, Wallach also ranks third all-time amongst Expos in runs (737) and fourth in home runs (204). Chosen 10th overall by the Expos in the 1979 amateur draft, Wallach began his big league career as an outfielder before evolving into the best third baseman in the franchises history. In 13 seasons with the Expos from 1980 to 1992, Wallach was selected to five all-star games (1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990), won three Gold Gloves (1985, 1988, 1990) and captured two Silver Slugger Awards (1985, 1987). He was also named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team in 1981, topped the National League in doubles in 1987 and 1989 and finished fourth in National League MVP voting in 1987. Van Horne began his Montreal career behind the mike with the Expos first game on April 8, 1969 until the end of the 2000 season. He became known for his trademark catch-phrases like "Up, up and away!" when the Expos hit a home run. In his 32 seasons with the Expos, he broadcast the down-to-the-wire pennant races in 1979 and 1980, the teams only post-season run in 1981 and Dennis Martinezs perfect game on July 28, 1991 – a performance that inspired, perhaps, his most famous call, "El Presidente, El Perfecto!" In 2001, Van Horne accepted the radio play-by-play position with the Florida Marlins and he would later broadcast the clubs World Series-winning 2003 campaign. In 1996, Van Horne received the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fames Jack Graney Award for broadcasting excellence and 15 years later, he was the recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fames equivalent honour, the Ford C. Frick Award. Now entering his 46th year of broadcasting major league games, Van Horne is set to become the second Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (Tom Cheek is the other) to have won both the Jack Graney and Ford C. Frick Awards. Born in Sackville, N.B. in 1940, Murray Cook has spent more than half a century in professional baseball. After graduating from Ohio University with a masters degree in history in 1962, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played shortstop and third base in the lower levels of their system for parts of four years, before hanging up his spikes to become the general manager of their Class-A affiliate in Gastonia in 1966. The Pirates promoted him too their big league front office in 1967.dddddddddddd He was named the teams assistant farm director the following year and soon rose through the ranks to become the clubs assistant director of minor league operations in 1972 and director of scouting in 1977. After 21 years in the Pirates organization, Cook was hired to be the New York Yankees scouting director in January 1983. Just over six months later, he was named the clubs general manager, becoming just the second Canadian to be a big league GM (Huntsville, Ont., native George Selkirk was the Washington Senators GM from 1964 to 1969). Cook remains just one of five Canadians to serve as a GM at the major league level. The others are Selkirk, Gord Ash (Toronto Blue Jays, 1995 to 2001), Doug Melvin (Texas Rangers, 1994 to 2001; Milwaukee Brewers, 2003 to present) and Alex Anthopoulos (Toronto Blue Jays, 2009 to present). In 1984, Cook was reassigned to the position of vice-president and director of scouting with the Yankees, before he replaced John McHale as general manager of the Expos on September 5 of that year. Drafting Randy Johnson, signing free agent Dennis Martinez and rebuilding the Expos into a surprising contender were among the highlights of his close to three years in Montreal. Following his tenure with the Expos, he served as the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1988 and 1989. Since 1990, he has worked in scouting capacities for the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. In 2010, he was named East Scout of the Year for his contributions to the scouting field. He is currently the Tigers East Coast regional cross checker. After two seasons as an outfielder in the Milwaukee Braves organization in 1964 and 1965, Toronto native Jim Ridley returned to Canada where he would have a significant impact on baseball in his home country for the next four decades. While continuing his playing career in the Intercounty Baseball League – where he was named league MVP with Stratford Hillers in 1974 – Ridley launched his storied coaching and scouting career. He began as a part-time scout with the Detroit Tigers in 1973, before joining the Toronto Blue Jays in 1976 to run the clubs first tryout camp in Utica, N.Y. In his 26 years as a scout with the Blue Jays, Ridley was the driving force behind the clubs decisions to sign Canadians like Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler and David Corrente. He also served as a coach with the Blue Jays rookie-level affiliate in Medicine Hat from 1978 to 1980. A highly respected coach at the local level, Ridley also coached the Canadian junior national team from 1983 to 1988, leading the squad to bronze medals at the World Junior Baseball Championship in 1983 and 1987. In 1988, he coached the Canadian Olympic baseball team and three years later, he was tabbed to manage Canadas squad at the Pan Am Games. Starting in 2002, Ridley served as a scout with the Minnesota Twins. Rene Tosoni and Jon Waltenbury are among the Canadians he signed and brought into the Twins organization. Ridley passed away from cancer on November 28, 2008. Each year, the Canadian Baseball Network presents the Jim Ridley Award to the countrys top scout in his memory. ' ' '