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 Member 19148 Level 19.34 Feb 2007 
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I was loving that, as i have Lester on my fantasy team. (btw - some of you have multiple fantasy teams?? I have enough trouble making time for one!) Anyway, the no-no by Lester was a shining moment on an otherwise shitty start to 2008 for the guy. He's been a drain on my team until lately, where he's been finally learning that a pitcher's K/BB ratio needs to be > 1 :P. And yeah, he definitely definitely owes Ellsbury a succulent steak - as do I for all his stolen bases lately. I picked him for fantasy this year and was worried about his playing time vs. Coco Crisp's. So far he's been looking just fine though - apparently his performance during WS 2007 wasn't just a fluke..he really is a damn fine player. All this talk about the Red Sox is starting to make me queasy though, and i worry that people will mistake me for a fan. I'm not anti-sox by any means, mind you - Manny is baseball's clown while still managing to be a (almost) total asset to his team. That double play where he high-fived the fans behind the left field wall was fucking great! As long as the guys playing for Beantown stay down to earth, they'll never become the new Wankees for me. Anyways, i'm a Jays fan born+raised. I grew up watching them win the series twice in a row in '92/'93, and have been waiting 15 years for them to play significant games in Sept. ever since. This year could be the year - i'd have to be crazy to expect them to take the AL East, but they played a hell of a month of May (20-10 i believe) and if they can keep it up they definitely have a shot at the wild card. How about their pitching staff? Finally, two things - What the fuck is up with: a) the Tampa Bay b) those bums from Detroit? Jam it back in, in the dark.
Music is a mysterious thing. Sometimes it makes people remember things they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember or not.
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Member 19148 Level 19.34 Feb 2007
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He started with a hell of a bang though. Decent sliding catch, and scoring the winning run after hitting an american-league, though Fenway, triple. There's nowhere I can't reach.
Music is a mysterious thing. Sometimes it makes people remember things they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember or not.
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Member 19148 Level 19.34 Feb 2007
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I'm not even a BoSox fan, and i love Manny and everything he's brought to the game. It says something when a guy hits so consistently well that an MLB team is willing to play him regularly in left field with his skills. In PRO baseball.
The guy must REALLY know how to swing the bat to pull that off. And he does, given his placement in oh-so-many all time hitting records. Besides, the characters in baseball get remembered along with the legends, and Manny has a good chunk of both. Kind of like Bill "Spaceman" Lee, only on the field instead of off. I think his best days will be remembered by most as a Red Sock (?), but who knows what he'll do out in LA. BTW, he's wearing #99 now, the same number as Mitch Williams, Wild Thing of the early 90's Phillies. I don't know who else has ever worn #99 - anyone got any others? This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Music is a mysterious thing. Sometimes it makes people remember things they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember or not.
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Member 19148 Level 19.34 Feb 2007
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Manny is a favourite of many..one my personal favs too. To anyone, who is in your top 3-5 favourite players to watch? Be it for talent, stats, entertainment value, make up your own criteria, etc.. Though it might come off rather wapish, Ichiro is a quick pick for me. This guy's perfect at everything except power, and he gets his fair share of extra bases anyway. His 2004 season is too hard to ignore - even being in the vicinity of .400 for the season (.372) is ridiculous enough in today's game. Plus many of his his quotes are understandable yet funny altogether, and i only wish i could hear a transcript of any of his all-star game speeches. Close seconds: - Dustin Pedroia - both in the field and especially at the plate for a 2B. Good for him if he maintains his numbers through the years, in fact, WOW if he does. He's always on base, and should've taken over Ellsbury at lead-off long ago. For any tough infield play, don't count on him choking at all, he's consistent as hell at 2B. No Robbie Alomar, but nobody is. - Josh Hamilton - I know they're selling his "story" big time, but he hits like no other this year. A +.300 avg with +20 doubles and dingers coming from where he did is noteworthy. Exclude his home run derby excellence when you read this - he's awesome otherwise. Decent in the OF too. - John McDonald - OK, this is a pretty biased pick, i'll admit. But he's an incredible defensive SS for the Blue Jays. His 2007 season was a highlight reel unto itself, though i'm willing to risk that many don't even know who he is, ya? I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?
Music is a mysterious thing. Sometimes it makes people remember things they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember or not.
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