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The Race To 50!

Barry Bonds tracking 59 HomeRuns!
Dave Roberts tracking 59 StolenBases!
Armando Benitez tracking 51 Saves!

Who will get there?
Who will get there first?

If the all get there how can we not win the West?

Poll
Who will get there?
Barry and Armando!
1 votes
Dave and Armando!
3 votes
Bonds Only!
9 votes
Roberts Only!
20 votes
Benitez Only!
1 votes
None, Too Old!
52 votes
All Three!
14 votes
Barry and Dave!
14 votes

114 votes | Poll has closed

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Hopefully with SF, if not, then he becomes a valuable trading commodity. Keep up the good work Big Fella. Nice HR to RCF Senor Feliz. Great win. Beat LA!!!

by wilriv21 on Apr 25, 2007 10:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
And encouraging that they scored 5 runs last night, 6 tonight.  Tomorrow, against Penny, will be a big test.

by allfrank on Apr 25, 2007 11:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Why will Penny be a tough test?  If the Giants are worth even two cents they would clearly enjoy a huge advantage.  :)

by sharksrog on Apr 26, 2007 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
At some point, they'll stop pitching to Bonds.  And, at some point, Roberts will actually get on base more often than he is now.
Adopting Dave Roberts since 2007

by hometownboy on Apr 26, 2007 2:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Less pitching to Bonds and more getting on base by Roberts (and Vizquel) would be a nice tradeoff, assuming the batters behind and immediately ahead of Barry come through in decent fashion.

by sharksrog on Apr 26, 2007 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
I say Pedro gets to 50 strikeouts before june.
Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard.

by Cynema the Band on Apr 26, 2007 6:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Maybe Linden, too. He's gobbling them in batches.

by Roger on Apr 26, 2007 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
OK, you're on.  $100 says he (Pedro) doesn't have 50 Ks by June 1.

by allfrank on Apr 26, 2007 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Pedro won't get to 50 strikeouts before June -- at least not before THIS June.  Before July, possibly.  But that assumes he is playing more than you would probably like him to play.  :)

by sharksrog on Apr 26, 2007 7:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
If Roberts plays against both RHP and LHP like he mostly has been, I think 50 steals is well within reach.

Kinda nice having a base stealer that doesn't get caught, huh?  (Even though he probably did get caught last night.)

The force is strong in Ryan Klesko. We'll rule the galaxy as father and son. 296/345/407 as of 4/24/07

by Goofus on Apr 26, 2007 8:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
And according to Jon Miller, Nomah didn't get caught in the 6th, even though the umpire said he did. Between the shoddy calls and Lowry's walk-a-thon, I think this counts as a lucky win.
Jesse Foppert: Welcome home, my son. And meet your adopted brother, Kelvin Pichardo. He's from the Dominican Republic.

by leftymalo on Apr 26, 2007 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Wow, this poll is linked on Deadspin.  Good going, rainman.
Mark Sweeney: supplying Giants clubhouses since 2006.

by scotterduder on Apr 26, 2007 12:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Cool, thanks for the feedback!

by giantsrainman on Apr 26, 2007 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
These results make it pretty clear that 5-for-5 isn't nearly enough to make us believe in Mando:

Barry and Armando!         1 vote - 1 %
Dave and Armando!       2 votes - 2 %
Benitez Only!       1 vote - 1 %

Only 4 total votes for Benitez hitting the 50-save mark.

"Yep, I'm a Dodger hater" - Kevin Frandsen

by EliminateMe on Apr 26, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
You missed the 13 votes in the "All Three" answer.
The total is 17 votes for Benitez not just 4.

by giantsrainman on Apr 26, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Oh right...good point.

Err, that is, I meant to say...I deliberately excluded those on the grounds that they represent irrational exuberance and outpourings of love engendered by the current win streak.

"Yep, I'm a Dodger hater" - Kevin Frandsen

by EliminateMe on Apr 26, 2007 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: The Race To 50!
Hey, I am one of those 13! :-)

by giantsrainman on Apr 26, 2007 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BENITEZ IS THE MAN!
Armando is now on track for 56 Saves just like Barry And Dave are on track for 56 HomeRuns and StolenBases respectively.

by giantsrainman on Apr 26, 2007 10:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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