Uggla Time

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Aug 12, 2011 10:09pm
Uggla is 3/3 with 2 HR...up to .229

32 game streak
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karen lotz
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Aug 12, 2011 10:40pm
He's climbing in to the MVP race.
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Aug 12, 2011 10:55pm
He's now 29th
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Aug 12, 2011 11:04pm
If he keeps a moderately hot pace, he has a decent chance of getting his average up to around his career average. All of his other numbers should be pretty close to his average season and he should set a career high for HRs, which is ridiculous for how bad he was for how long.
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Aug 12, 2011 11:08pm
vbookie coming
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Aug 12, 2011 11:20pm
vbookie thread up with some huge odds
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Aug 13, 2011 10:06am
karen lotz;860720 wrote:He's climbing in to the MVP race.

You can't be serious?
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Aug 13, 2011 8:28pm
He's 2/2 tonight including his 27th HR.....it's really getting silly...seriously.
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Aug 13, 2011 10:19pm
Who in our lifetimes has went 33+?

In the late 80's Paul Molitor got to 39

Jimmy Rollins got 36 or 38....cant remember.

Benito Santiago 34?

Nomar? Utley? Vlad?
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Aug 13, 2011 10:24pm
^^^^ those are the ones I remember being longer....others that seemed like they went for 30 or more.... Jerome Walton got to 30 as a rookie in the late 80's. Hal Morris went over 30. Delino Deshields?
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Aug 13, 2011 10:27pm
Crimson streak;861026 wrote:You can't be serious?


Don't know. And don't call me Shirley.
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Aug 13, 2011 10:28pm
Just looked it up...forgot Luis Castillo....he got to 35

Others at 30 most of us remember...Ryan Zimmerman, Eric Davis, Luis Gonzalez, Pujols, Moises Alou, Andre Ethier, Sandy Alomar Jr.....and Wily Freaking Taveras
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Aug 13, 2011 10:29pm
Average up 60 points since July 4th. Its getting ridiculous at this point.
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Aug 13, 2011 10:33pm
karen lotz;861692 wrote:Average up 60 points since July 4th. Its getting ridiculous at this point.

If/when he gets to Tuesday....he'll be the top story unless something gigantic happens.

I wanna see at least 40.
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Aug 13, 2011 10:36pm
Is he eligible for comeback player of the year?
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Aug 13, 2011 10:39pm
karen lotz;861712 wrote:Is he eligible for comeback player of the year?

Uh....everyone is

Good Luck beating Lance Berkman or even Prince Fielder.....hello Aaron Harang
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Aug 13, 2011 10:42pm
Ironman92;861662 wrote:Who in our lifetimes has went 33+?

In the late 80's Paul Molitor got to 39

Jimmy Rollins got 36 or 38....cant remember.

Benito Santiago 34?

Nomar? Utley? Vlad?

Pete Rose- 44...it was the late 70's but it was in my lifetime.
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Aug 13, 2011 10:54pm
I know my wording sucked...it was in my lifetime as well....but do you remember it? I was only 4 so obviously not....I do remember Molitor back in about 87.
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Aug 13, 2011 11:05pm
Ironman92;861715 wrote:Uh....everyone is

Good Luck beating Lance Berkman or even Prince Fielder.....hello Aaron Harang


UGGLA
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Aug 14, 2011 3:14am
Been at Turner Feldmthe last two nights, not cheering for anyone. But fuck, Dan Uggla is on fucking fire.
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Aug 14, 2011 11:44am
Ironman92;861736 wrote:I know my wording sucked...it was in my lifetime as well....but do you remember it? I was only 4 so obviously not....I do remember Molitor back in about 87.

Yes, I do. I was 10 at the time. Remember a lot of stuff vividly from that time.
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Aug 14, 2011 3:22pm
Damn you Barney.
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Aug 14, 2011 3:37pm
that was a hell of a play.
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Aug 14, 2011 3:48pm
That play is why it's so hard to go as long as he has...it's over.
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Aug 14, 2011 3:56pm
Soriano made a pretty good running catch in the first inning on a broken bat pop up that went for a sac fly.