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The Opening Day 2006 Dodger Starting Lineup
Furcal, SS
Cruz, LF
Drew, RF
Kent, 2B
Saenz, 1B
Mueller, 3B
Alomar, C
Repko, CF
Lowe, P
Boy the way Bill Mueller played(Actually, there is a legitimate version of the song with Dodgers in the lyrics.)
Saenz just made the hit parade
Guys like Cruz, they had it made
Those were the DodgersAnd you knew who you were then
Drews were Drews and Kents were Kents
Mister we could use a man like Jason Repko againDerek Lowe was in a state
Sandy Alomar pulled his weight
Gee our old Furcal ran great
Those were the Dodgers!
Those were the days!"
April 2 or April 9?
Furcal SS
Martin C
J Drew RF
J Kent 2B
Garciaparra 1B
M Bradley CF
Betemit/Laroche 3B
FA/Kemp LF
D Lowe P
I guess the only good Dodger related thing that happened when I was in Houston was when I got to see Nomar hit the game winning grand slam against Lidge. The other games were pretty awful. Its no fun when you pay money to see Wandy Rodriguez make your home team look bad.
i still think it's a strange coincidence that someone mentioned it on DT yesterday, as i had been planning to go last night for about a week.
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And you knew who you were then
Cards were Cards and Reds were Reds
Mister we could use a man like Albert Spalding again
Curtis Flood was in a state
Harry Blackmun threw his weight
Gee the reserve clause was great
Those were the days!
(I hope every free agent this offseason thanked Curt Flood, Marvin Miller, Dave McNally, Andy Messersmith and Peter Seitz as he signed his multi-million dollar guaranteed contract.)
Looking at the original lyrics, it seems only half were actually used in the opening sequence.
I've heard a lot of people say he's overrated because of the park and era he played in or whatever. But c'mon, he was putting up insane numbers, WHILE HURT. I'm sorry, but I can't possibly think him overrated.
My own opinion of people who think Sandy Koufax is overrated is that they're akin to the people who complain that Marilyn Monroe couldn't sing so how could she possibly be considered talented? Or Duke Ellington couldn't read all of his music so how could he be considered a composer?
Sandy Koufax, when given three or fewer runs to work with, won 80% of the time, IIRC (source: Bill James Historical Abstract, 1986). Even in the 60's when runs were scarce, that's someone you want on the mound.
In a battle between Stan's love for Koufax and his reverence for Vin Scully, which do you think would win?
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Small sample size.
I voted for DT in the Sports Blog of the Year category. I figure if enough of us vote, perhaps we can bring the award home where it belongs. vr, Xei
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I will go to great lengths to be there for Opening Day 2007.
I was actually asking if you were planning to attend the MLB opener on the road on April 2 or the home opener April 9. I am planning to attend 4/2 in Milwaukee.
I'm sure I missed alot, but I'm almost always late to the party anyway.
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