Jose Reyes just hit for a cycle in Shea

alcibiades_mystery

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Wed Jun-21-06 08:46 PM
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Jose Reyes just hit for a cycle in Shea

First cycle this season.

For non-baseball fans, that's a homerun, a triple, a double, and a single, all in the same game, a damn hard feat, and pretty rare to see.

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txwhitedove

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Wed Jun-21-06 08:53 PM
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1. Baseball fanatic of zillion years ago here. Ok, he hit a homer

while there were guys on all 3 bases, correct?

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alcibiades_mystery

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Wed Jun-21-06 08:59 PM
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2. No, that's a grand slam

This is much more rare:

First time he's up, he hits a home run.
Second time he's up, he hits a double.
Third time he's up, he hits a triple.
Fourth time he's up, he struck out.
Fifth time he's up, he hit a single.

So he hit every type of hit you can hit, all in one game. It's very rare. Grand slams are a dime a dozen in comparison.

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txwhitedove

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:03 PM
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3. Amazing. My son knows all the stats but he's off in Austin.

Who else has hit a cycle before.

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JohnKleeb

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Wed Jun-21-06 10:09 PM
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18. a lot of other people since they've been playing baseball professionally

since 1876 but it's damned hard to do.

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maveric

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:06 PM
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4. Something that has never been done in San Diego Padre history.

Last week Mike Cameron got the HR, triple and double, but walked on a 3-0 count his last AB. Missed it by a cheesey single!
The Pads have never had a no-hitter in their 38 year history either.
Congrats to Jose Reyes!

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SeattleGirl

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:09 PM
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5. You know, don't you, that Cameron hit 4 home runs in one game

a few years ago, and came very very close to hitting a 5th one. It was when he was with the Mariners, and they were playing the White Sox in Chicago. Those fans gave him a standing O, which I thought was so cool of them. That's a sign of a true sports fan, I think -- to be able to recognize and acknowledge a great play or whatever, even if it's by a player on the opposing team.

(I miss Mike, BTW. He is such a cool guy!)

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maveric

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:56 PM
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11. He's a team player too.

In his last time up he could have swung on that 3-0 pitch to stretch his AB, but took it like you are supposed to do for the team. He also makes great running catches in CF.
Now if he can only start to hit consistently...

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Reverend_Smitty

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:59 PM
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13. That was the problem with Cameron when he played for the Mets...

He was a great defensive player but his hitting was streaky as hell, it was either feast or famine with Cameron

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SeattleGirl

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Wed Jun-21-06 10:07 PM
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17. He was like that with the Mariners, too. In fact, after that 4-homer

game, it seemed he couldn't hit the broadside of a barn for quite awhile. I don't know if that game did a number on his head or what. But defensively? Damn, he's good!

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alcibiades_mystery

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:12 PM
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6. Of course, Bily Wagner blows the save in the 9th and the Mets lost

Ugh.

Wagner is good, but he does this from time to time. We need a real closer. This shit donm't fly in the playoffs.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:57 PM
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12. That absolutely crushed me

he has 2 outs and can't get the job done? He can't be walking 2 people in the bottom of the ninth like that. Problem is, who is a real closer? Other than Mariano Rivera, I don't really trust any other closer in a big game situation

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alcibiades_mystery

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Wed Jun-21-06 10:02 PM
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15. Luckily, the rest of the NL East lost as well

At least, the Phillies did. We had a chance to stretch the lead to 10.5 games, but that Billy Wagner shit just kills. I absolutely cannot watch that guy in the 9th. His control problems are just perilous, and he ruined a pretty feel good home game with his bullshit this time. Jackass.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Wed Jun-21-06 10:05 PM
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16. Yeah no harm, no foul...

but I want to make this NL east lead as big as possible because this road trip coming up in Toronto, Boston and New York is going to be a killer.

But Wagner, the guy was throwing 98-99 tonight, just throw friggen strikes and dare the other team to hit the ball!

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:30 PM
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7. What team does Reyes play for? My dad's a Mets fan... nt

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alcibiades_mystery

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:46 PM
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8. The Mets

n/t

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babylonsister

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:50 PM
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9. Woot! Thanks! nt

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Jun-21-06 09:55 PM
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10. Cool!

The Minnesota Twins have the dubious distinction of having turned two triple plays in one game and still losing the game 1-0.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Wed Jun-21-06 10:01 PM
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14. The 9th cycle in Mets history

Last accomplished by Eric Valent of all people a couple of years ago. It's a pretty remarkable achievement. I'm so happy Jose, despite the loss, he seems like such a genuinely nice guy

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