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NEW YORK -- This is not the image New York Mets fans wanted to see: Jacob deGrom headed into the tunnel that leads to the home clubhouse at Citi Field, motioning for trainer Ray Ramirez to follow him.Given three days of extra rest after a pair of woeful starts, deGrom continued to struggle Thursday when he was reinserted into the rotation.Then, after laboring through his fifth and final inning as his fastball sagged to as low as 91 mph, deGrom made the seemingly ominous motion for the medical staff.The Mets ultimately lost to the Miami Marlins?6-4 at Citi Field to drop two games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the National Leagues second wild-card spot.DeGrom initially said after the game that he didnt feel great, but later defined that statement to mean from a mechanical perspective and offered no clarity on why he summoned Ramirez.Everthings fine, deGrom said. I was frustrated with how I pitched. I didnt feel great out there tonight. I just wanted to talk to Ray. ... Im fine.Pressed on what didnt feel great meant, deGrom added: Just kind of out of sync out there. I waved him in to talk to him, but theres nothing wrong.Manager Terry Collins was caught unaware during his postgame interview when told that deGrom had called for the trainer, but pledged to investigate.I dont know what youre talking about, Collins said. I guess Ive got to go check. Ray didnt say anything to me. But I havent been in the training room, either. Thats news to me.Second baseman Neil Walker earlier in the day had become the latest Met to be lost for the season when he committed to undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back that had deprived him of the feeling in a toe.DeGrom allowed three runs on six hits and a season-high-matching four walks in a five-inning, 102-pitch outing against the Marlins.DeGrom had allowed 13 runs and 25 hits in 9 2/3 innings over his previous two outings. That had prompted Collins, citing suspected fatigue, to skip deGroms scheduled turn in Mondays series opener.Now, deGrom has allowed 40 baserunners and recorded 44 outs in his past three starts.Collins initially planned to slot deGrom back into the rotation on Friday against the Washington Nationals, but he was moved up a day when Steven Matz had continued difficulty with a rotator-cuff impingement and the Mets aborted having the southpaw return from the disabled list.I dont think rest was really the problem, deGrom said.In an unforeseen development considering how pitching-blessed they were to open the season, the Mets already are using rookies Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman in the rotation. Any absence for deGrom could prompt them also to consider Gabriel Ynoa, Rafael Montero or Logan Verrett.Montero had a spot start for deGrom on Monday against the Marlins and tossed five scoreless innings, although Montero also walked six batters and threw 100 pitches.Assuming deGrom does have some undisclosed issue, the only healthy established starting pitchers at the moment are Noah Syndergaard and Bartolo Colon. Matt Harvey underwent season-ending surgery in July to address thoracic outlet syndrome. And Zack Wheeler is no longer expected back in 2016 after his latest setback in his rehab from Tommy John surgery. Wheeler was diagnosed two weeks ago with a flexor muscle strain.?Even Syndergaard is pitching with a bone spur in his elbow, although the Mets have suggested it will not need to be surgically removed.DeGrom insisted his issue is purely mechanical. He is falling off the mound to the first-base side, leaving him imbalanced and his fastball erratic.What did I walk, four guys? I cant throw the ball where I want right now, deGrom said. Ive got to figure that out. ... I think its mechanical. Like I said, I feel fine. I got tired toward the end. And Ive been falling off so hard to the first-base side. If you look back at film from last year, I could throw the ball and almost stand there on my landing leg. Theres no even close to doing that this year. Official Air Max 2018 Shoes . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. Cheap Air Max 2018 Shoes . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. http://www.discountairmax.com/ . 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The 25-year-old Jorgensen moved from FC Copenhagen to Rotterdam at the start of the season, netted in his first two matches and never looked back.Kasper Dolberg hasnt scored as many goals -- he has eight -- but the 19-year-old Ajax strikers stylish play has already earned him comparisons with some of the clubs greatest, including Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp.---TITLE RACEWill 2017 be the year when perennially underachieving Rotterdam powerhouse Feyenoord finally breaks a title drought stretching back into the last century?Giovanni van Bronckhorsts balanced Feyenoord team looks like a serious contender as it goes into the Dutch winter break with a five-point lead over Ajax. Two-time defending champion PSV Eindhoven is a further three points back in third and uncharacteristically struggling to find the net.Free-scoring Feyenoord has 47 goals so far this season, almost double PSVs tally of 25.There were clear signs last season of a Feyenoord revival as the team won the Dutch Cup. Now it has its 15th league title -- but first since 1999 -- in view. Van Bronckhorst managed to keep the team together over the offseason with veterans Dirk Kuyt and Ahmed El Ahmadi staying in Rotterdam along with another attacking midfielder, Tonny Vilhena, to form the teams backbone. Jorgenson arrived to provide the goals.The start of 2017 could be key for the title race as Ajax creative midfielder Hakim Ziyech and El Ahmadi will both be on African Cup duty for Morocco.---PICK OF THE PLAYERSNetherlands coach Danny Blind must be ruing the fact that Ziyech, a Dutch-born Morocco international, did not choose to play for the Netherlands.Ziyech has continued for Ajax where he left off last season at FC Twente. He slotted seamlessly into his new clubs midfield and his darting runs and incisive passes have helped too keep Ajax in the title race.ddddddddddddEl Ahmadi, meanwhile, is having his best season at Feyenoord, adding goals (four in the league) to his trademark tough tackling and pinpoint accurate ball distribution in midfield.---EMERGING TALENTWhile Jorgensen has quietly amassed his goals, and six assists, Dolberg has stolen the headlines with his graceful turns and clinical finishing, netting eight goals in 12 league matches.The highlight was a first-half hat trick in Ajaxs 5-0 rout of NEC Nijmegen on Nov. 20. The first goal is a likely contender for goal of the season as Dolberg combined with his Danish teammate Lasse Schoene before controlling the ball on his chest and twice on his thigh as he cut through a group of three defenders and sent a powerful shot into the roof of the net .Dolberg proved he can score against stronger sides, too, with a memorable strike against Celta de Vigo in the Europa League.The young Dane has not scored since the NEC hat trick, but looks certain to raise his tally after the winter break.---SURPRISE PACKAGEFC Twente nearly didnt make it into the mix this season.The Dutch soccer association called for the 2010 league champions to be relegated because of financial mismanagement and it took an appeal to secure a berth in the top flight this season. But after losing Ziyech to Ajax, it remained to be seen if Twente could survive.Turkey striker Enes Unal, on loan from Manchester City, has filled the gap with 10 goals, lifting Twente to a surprise seventh in the league at the halfway mark.---POINTS TO PROVETwo-time defending champion PSV Eindhoven goes into the winter break in third place, eight points adrift of Feyenoord, and has struggled for form all season.Captain Luuk de Jong leads the league, together with Ziyech, in shots with 60, but has only four goals to his name. PSV also was eliminated from the Champions League, finishing last in its group with only two points.Newly-promoted Go Ahead Eagles Deventer is struggling to adjust, managing only three victories in its first 17 matches and currently last in the league. 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