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| gwalden | Feb 8 2017, 10:50 PM Post #1 |
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Football season is over now and the Patty's had their parade! When does baseball free agency start? |
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| Tony Dorr | Feb 12 2017, 03:24 PM Post #2 |
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Damn near showtime for UFBDL2017. When do we declare returning contracts? I'd reco by Midnight 19 Feb. Then everyone could take a week to get ready for FA. And then come 27 Feb, early in the morning, let the bidding begin... Thoughts??? cheers, TD |
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| dc27werner | Feb 14 2017, 10:43 PM Post #3 |
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I hope we can get this ball rolling soon. Looking forward to another fun season. |
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| gwalden | Feb 15 2017, 12:06 AM Post #4 |
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Allright, it seems like the baseball perpetual order has been reset!!! King Felix has shown up at camp in the 225# range determined to restore the pitching world standard for MLB Aces so the M's are happy! Hopefully, the league will be ready to start F/A on the 19th. We have our spring training tickets booked now for Mid March and want to take a good look at our winners come April 1st! Let's Go M's! |
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| Tony Dorr | Feb 15 2017, 11:18 AM Post #5 |
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What dates and locations did you all select for the Cactus League. Carol is intrigued, but we gotta figure out if we can swing the trip (another busy month!). cheers, TD |
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| gwalden | Feb 15 2017, 07:30 PM Post #6 |
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We picked some really good games during the weekend of March 16 thru 19: Thurs 3/16 CHC @ LAD (probably a near impossible seat now) Fri 3/17 A's @ D-backs talking stick fields is really nice Sat 3/18 Gigantes @ M's Sun 3/19 LAA @ CWS too bad this one wasn't at Tempe Diablo a great stadium in the hills but maybe next year Hope you and Carol and anybody else from the league can join us for one or any of the games. Mom & Pop live in Litchfield Park (West Valley) and have said they'd host an event at their place if we wanted to do a BBQ or something. Let us know.... Liz, Gene & Greg |
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| Tony Dorr | Feb 18 2017, 02:05 PM Post #7 |
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the logistics of getting us from the East Coast to AZ and back to the East Coast in time for me to hit the Mon-am work gauntlet and then Dulles airport (and for Carol to get to NC in time to meetup with friends) just aren't coming together. So we're a no-go for Cactus League 2017. We're gonna try to pre-plan this for 2018 so we can make it work... cheers, TD and best of luck to the M's, Dodgers, and Snakes in UFBDL2017... |
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| gwalden | Feb 18 2017, 07:27 PM Post #8 |
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Well I'm bummed that this trip didn't work out but look forward to the upcoming season and for sure next year for spring training. Let's try to make plans in early January so that we can pull the trigger on getting great seats early for interesting teams. Tell Carol we said hey, and hopefully we'll be able to meet up Wednesday. Liz is traveling and I have a thing in north OC but will try to meet up Wed evening in south county. G, L & G (& mom) |
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| Tony Dorr | Mar 29 2017, 06:03 AM Post #9 |
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Tell us stories about the Cactus League... Hope you all had a great trip. Hope to be there with ya next year. cheers, TD |
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| gwalden | Mar 29 2017, 07:36 PM Post #10 |
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We'd love to have any or all of you join us next season! The weather was pure sun in the upper 80's to mid 90's most of the games we saw. Great food, friends, family and baseball. A tip for those of you going, definitely see a few Dodger games but avoid their home games at camelback ranch unless you're a lizard! The field faces south and the sun is intense all 9 innings. Looking back, the Cubs kicked the Blue Crew's ass on their home field so that was kind of a bummer. Melky Cabrera hit a ball so far it cleared the players VIP parking lot and rattled around next to the light transformer in the next county! Watched Ryon Healy hit a vapor trail ball that literally, you heard the crack of the bat, blinked your eyes and the kids on the grass on the berm were already in full run trying to chase it down. Jed Lowrie had the defensive play of our weekend on a screamer between him and the 2nd base bag snowcapped and flipped to start the DP. The pitching was good but not necessarily great for our games. Anyway, if you've never been, it's a great mixture of superstars and nobody's giving everything they've got to earn a spot on the team. Plenty of cold suds in the stands and bad food too. Having Mom with us is the icing as she's a casual BB fan that socializes and gets folks talking about the old days, their kids, you name it! Hope anyone can make the trip and enjoy with us the 3rd weekend of March 2018! |
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