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  1. soccer10k
    I could easily think of several dozen hitters I'd rather have up than Jeter. Care to name a few? I would also take Pujols also.
  2. soccer10k
    http://rivercats.com/schedule/?month=05&year=2006 I'm not sure about the current naming rights to the stadium, but it was initially named after the supermarket chain.
  3. soccer10k
    They did look pretty pathetic in the top of the ninth. they looked bad the whole game, particularly Ramirez in that clutch situation. I only got off work in time to watch from the bottom of the eighth on.
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    Thanx for the tip. If I go, it'll be for all 3 games. Just one question..... who or what is Raley ? Actually it's a four game series Monday through Thursday. The name comes from the family that owns the Raley's Supermarkets chain.
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    Relax.... they'll be in San Francisco in just 3 short weeks !! :wink: I'm ticked about that because the series is Tuesday through Thursday and I have class late Tuesday and Wednesday and early Thursday so there was no chance I could go to any of the games. Why couldn't they have played on a weekend like last year? BLAST!! At least I'll get to see the Iowa Cubs in Sacramento at the end of May. 8) My brother in law in Sacramento has been pestering me to come out for that series. I may just take him up on it. I've never seen [insert latest corporate sponsor name here] Park yet. I just refer to it as Raley Field. I don't worry about all of that sponsor crap. It's a really nice field and there really isn't a bad seat in the stadium. If you are going to a night game and don't want to sit on the sun, then sit on the third base side. The first base side is in the sun for a while. I would also recommend the Thursday because it is $1 hot dog night.
  6. soccer10k
    Nope... for the ASG, you use numerous e-mails. Preferably e-mails from http://www.dodgeit.com Thanks. I figure this year I'll help Vance out and try to do my part.
  7. soccer10k
    Relax.... they'll be in San Francisco in just 3 short weeks !! :wink: I'm ticked about that because the series is Tuesday through Thursday and I have class late Tuesday and Wednesday and early Thursday so there was no chance I could go to any of the games. Why couldn't they have played on a weekend like last year? BLAST!! At least I'll get to see the Iowa Cubs in Sacramento at the end of May. 8)
  8. soccer10k
    I have to get in on this post count padding. If I do it enough, I'll be up to 1000 in no time.
  9. soccer10k
    I thought he was gonna have a huge year this year, so I picked him too. He's gotten 3 hits in his last two games, so let's hope his swing is coming around. He was hitting well in the WBC so that's why I picked him.
  10. soccer10k
    Thank you. I'm assuming that's how you vote numerous times for the All Star Game as well.
  11. soccer10k
    They did look pretty pathetic in the top of the ninth.
  12. soccer10k
    I would have to say that Gagne's save streak and Hershiser's scoreless innings streaks are better than DiMaggio's hit streak. A hitter generally gets four plate appearances per game, i.e. four chances to get a hit. For a pitcher, one bad pitch and your streak is over, whether that is scorless innings or consecutive saves. I would say that the scoreless innings streak is even better than the consecutive saves streak because depending on the opportunity, you can give up a run or two and still get a save. You don't get that chance for the scoreless innings streak. But they are all quite impressive.
  13. soccer10k
    I dunno, I remember Alou being upset that he didn't even get a call from Hendry or any courtesy interest even though they knew they weren't bringing him back. I was disappointed we didn't bring Alou back. He definately would have helped last year. Probably wouldn't have got us to the playoffs, but definately would have helped.
  14. soccer10k
    Now that I get the "moran" joke, it's SO much funnier when somebody says that.
  15. soccer10k
    Everybody ripped him when he left for Cincinnati. If I remember correctly, he actually took less money to play in Cincinnati than what somebody else offered him.
  16. soccer10k
    sometimes you have to take the game out of abstraction and look at what was going on in the game. big gigantic right handed hitter, Lowe burying sinker after sinker at the ankles and in the dirt, Navarro having trouble picking and even more trouble on the transfer, and the infield unable to hold Pierre close. if he goes, there is very little chance that he is thrown out. I agree with the original poster (although I do not agree that he should always have the green light). I don't know if it was a hit and run with Walker up or not, but Pierre should have been at second two or three pitches before that. I don't think Pierre should have the green light but, in the case of last night's game, he should have been more aggressive on the bases. But I agree that Pierre should worry about getting on base first before he worries about stealing.
  17. soccer10k
    How about Gagne's 84 straight save streak.
  18. soccer10k
    Also, how did Pawtucket manager Joe Morgan go 33 innings without screwing something up? That in of itself is amazing.
  19. soccer10k
    That's what I like. An interesting question: How many beers did Wade Boggs drink between the games?
  20. soccer10k
    It's a lose-lose situation for Dusty. If you walk Drew and bring in Williamson to face Kent and Williamson gives up a game winning hit, then Dusty is criticized for not just pitching to Drew. He stuck with a lefty-lefty match up, which is a good idea, and got burned. It was unfortunate that it cost us the game.
  21. soccer10k
    Are you freaking kidding me? They lost that series, so obviously he didn't clutch up enough. You want to talk about random stuff like that, how about throwing in Leyritz. The only reason Jeter has lots of big hits in the playoffs is because he's a good hitter who has played lots of playoff games. He's also had a lots of times he's made big outs (offensively, not defensively) in playoff games because he's played lots of playoff games. I'd rather have the better hitter, which in any given game is usually somebody other than Jeter. They didn't lose that series because of Jeter. They would have lost in 5 (I think, it might have been 4) without those two homeruns.
  22. soccer10k
    You can go ahead, but if I'm pitching in on an Aston Martin, I had better be driving it sometimes.
  23. soccer10k
    No he doesn't. Not even close. The two best things about Jeter is he's relatively productive for his position, and he's consistently productive (for the most part). He's not particularly clutch. He doesn't ALWAYS come through. He's just a really good offensive SS, and a questionable defensive SS. He's grossly overpaid. Just because he's on the Yankees doesn't change that fact. If Beltre was on the Yankees and doing what he's doing, he'd still be overpaid. You can't just disqualify a guy from the discussion because he's on a team that can afford him. Heck, every team can afford a bust, because they all have one to some extent or another. I'm not disqualifying him. I'm just saying to put it in perspective. $19 mil for the Yankees isn't the same as $19 mil for any other team. That's my point. The Yankees will pay people more because they know they can. I would consider Beltre much more overpaid. As for Jeter being clutch, two home runs in the World Series against the Diamondbacks and countless other big hits. Stats don't tell the whole story. Honestly, who else would you want up to bat in a crucial situation? I would pick David Ortiz over Jeter but Jeter would be number 2.
  24. soccer10k
    He fell off his legs last winter.
  25. soccer10k
    Man, I want this win tonight! Give us some momentum going into the dreaded Card Series... Winning 2 out of 3 on the road is important. Especially with the Cards coming up.
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