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I need a catcher named Dave who can play for the Toronto Blue Jays. Ray Rice
Jersey . Why? Let me explain. While eagerly anticipating the start
of spring training and the World Baseball Classic the other day, this tune
popped into my head and I just couldnt shake it. You mght know it, you might
not. It was a little ditty by the great Canadian comedy troup “Kids in the Hall”
and it was a video bit in their TV show called “These are the Daves I know”.
The premise was everybody knows someone named Dave and these Daves pop up in
every facet of your everyday life. It was especially funny in my family because
we have two brothers-in-law named Dave, though one goes as much by David. The
catchy chorus of the tune, is “These are the Daves I know, I know, these are the
Daves I know”. What does this have to do with baseball? Well, I took it as a
quest to put together an entire Blue Jays team of players from the organizations
past and present made up entirely of players named Dave or David. So here are
the Daves I know. At first base, you can choose between Dave Revering and
David Segui. I loved Segui because of his resemblance, particular in manner to
the Wrestler and actor, “The Rock”. At second base, you could play Dave Berg,
known more for his time with the Marlins, or for Canadian content, Dave McKay.
At shortstop another All-time Blue Jays favourite, the “Little Big Man”
David Eckstein, whom then manager Carlos Tosca said played the game the way he
wished everyone would. At third base, you have David Hollins. A couple of
obscure names to be sure, but fairly easy so far. The outfield features one Hall
of Famer, another who deserves more consideration than he received and an
up-and-coming manager. Id put Dave Winfield in left and Dave Parker in right.
Winfield drove in the ultimate winnning run in in Game 6 of the 1992 World
Series against Atlanta. And for a brief period of time in Pittsburgh, “the
Cobra” was the best player in baseball. In centrefield, youd go with
Dave Martinez, now a coach with the Tampa Bay Rays, who should be managing in
the not too distant future. At designated hitter, Id go with current Blue Jay
David Cooper. Pitching is where this team of Daves really shines. For starters
you have Dave Stieb, David Cone, Dave Stewart, David Wells and Dave
Lemanczyk. Heading up the bullpen as closer would be Dave Righetti while
rounding out the pen, you have the likes of David Bush, David Carpenter, Dave
Freisleben, Dave Geisel, David Purcey and David Pauley. The interesting thing
about these pitchers is that five threw no-hitters over their careers, though
all not with the Jays: Cone, Stewart, Wells, Stieb and Righetti. The no-hitters
by Cone and Wells were actually perfect games. Now back to my original statement
about the catcher. Thats the only position I couldnt fill with a Dave. If I went
by family ties, I could stretch it a bit though. Dave McKays son Cody caught
briefly in the Majors with Oakland and St. Louis. But thats as close as I could
get. Feel free to play this name game with any other team and see if you can
come up with a more imposing group. If all these guys were in their prime at the
same time, this bunch of Daves might actually contend for a World Series. The
name David be the way is of Hebrew origin and means “Beloved”, as these players
certainly were by Blue Jays fans. World Class Talent The Blue Jays will have at
least six, maybe seven players involved in the World Baseball Classic.
Brett Lawrie will be with Team Canada, R.A. Dickey and J.P. Arencibia with the
U.S. and Edwin Encarnacion, Melky Cabrera and Jose Reyes with the Dominican
Republic. Jose Bautista would have loved to play for the Dominican with his
three Blue Jays teammates, but coming off serious wrist surgery, the
organization did the right thing to keep him out of the event. Joe Flacco Elite Jersey . They turned five
double plays on defence and an offence that had been struggling showed some
power with three homers on a hot Monday night at U.S. Cellular Field. That
helped Gavin Floyd in his first start coming off the disabled list and gave the
White Sox a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins, ending a five-game losing streak.
Ed Dickson Jersey . Logan McVeigh, Carson
Perreaux, Mark McNeill and Josh Morrisey had the goals as Prince Albert (4-0-1)
won its fourth in a row. Travis Ewanyk replied for Edmonton (3-2-0), which lost
to Prince Albert at home in regulation for the first time in five years. http://www.nflravenssportstore.com/bernard-pierce-jersey/
. O.J. Mayo had 12 points as the revamped Mavericks pulled off a stunner in
their opener, comfortably beating the star-studded Lakers without any help from
injured Dirk Nowitzki. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points while playing on an injured
right foot, but the Lakers opened a season of enormous expectations with a major
dud of a performance. Ray Lewis Black Jersey . The Senators are
back in the same slot four years later as they head into this weekends draft and
while they might not find another Erik Karlsson, general manager Bryan Murray
has always shown a willingness to make a move in order to improve his team. Ed Reed Womens Jersey . The San Antonio Spurs
announced Wednesday that they had re-signed Duncan, bringing back the
36-year-old forward for at least a 16th season.Adam Kambeitzs first goal with
his new club proved to be the difference Saturday as the Seattle Thunderbirds
halted a 15-game winless streak by defeating the visiting Portland Winterhawks
4-3 in Western Hockey League action. Kambeitz, who was acquired from the
Saskatoon Blades on Jan. 10th., scored the winner at 9:40 of the third period.
The victory was the first for Seattle since beating the Everett Silvertips on
Dec. 7th., with the club going 0-13-2 between wins. Despite going six weeks
without a victory, the Thunderbirds still holds the eighth and final playoff
position in the Western Conference. Connor Honey and Roberts Lipsbergs each had
a goal and an assist for the Thunderbirds (17-26-2-1), while Seth Swenson
chipped in with two assists. Branden Troock also scored to round out Seattles
offence. Nicolas Petan and Brendan Leipsic had a goal and two assists apiece for
the Winterhawks (37-6-2), who have dropped back-to-back contests since having
their 14-game win streak snapped. Ty Rattie also scored. With the three points,
Leipsic pushed his point streak to 14 games (nine goals, 18 assists). Brandon
Glover made 25 saves for the win. Brendan Burke turned away 35 shots in a losing
cause. Seattle went 0-for-1 on the power play. Portland failed to score on
either of its chances with the man advantage. Elsewhere in the WHL it was:
Kootenay 3, Moose Jaw 2 (SO); Swift Current 2, Regina 1; Brandon 3, Saskatoon 2
(SO); Medicine Hat 4, Calgary 0; Prince George 3, Red Deer 1; Victoria 5,
Kamloops 4; Everett 3, Lethbridge 2; Kelowna 5, Vancouver 3; and Tri-City 4,
Spokane 3. At Kent, Wash., Leipsic opened the scoring 6:44 into the first
period, but Lipsbergs and Honey responded to make it 2-1 Seattle after 20
minutes of play. Rattie tied the game 1:32 into the second period, however the
Thunderbirds regained their lead when Troock scored at 4:59. Kambeitz made it
4-2 midway through the third period before Petan added a late goal for the
Winteerhawks. Jacoby Jones Elite Jersey. Ice 3, Warriors 2
(SO) At Moose Jaw, Sask., Zach McPhee scored the winner in the 10th round of the
shootout and Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist as Kootenay (21-25-1) handed
the Warriors (14-24-9) their ninth loss in a row. — Broncos 2, Pats 1 At
Regina, Eetu Laurikainen stopped 30 shots and Colby Cave and Graham Black each
scored as Swift Current (23-20-5) extended its win streak to six games by
downing the Pats (18-26-4). — Wheat Kings 3, Blades 2 (SO) At Saskatoon, Nick
Walters scored the winner in the 12th round of the shootout and Corbin Boes
turned aside 43-of-45 shots in regulation and overtime and 11 more in the
shootout as Brandon (17-26-4) beat the Blades (22-20-3). — Tigers 4, Hitmen 0
At Medicine Hat, Alta., Marek Langhamer stopped all 30 shots he faced and Chad
Labelle had a goal and an assist as the Tigers (22-22-3) blanked Calgary
(31-12-4). — Cougars 3, Rebels 1 At Red Deer, Alta., Klarc Wilson had a goal
and an assist and Mac Engel made 31 saves as Prince George (14-25-6) downed the
Rebels (25-19-5). — Royals 5, Blazers 4 At Kamloops, B.C., Alex Gogolev had a
goal and three assists and Brandon Magee scored two goals and added an assist as
Victoria (25-17-3) beat the Blazers (30-14-5) to extend its win streak to five
games. — Silvertips 3, Hurricanes 2 At Everett, Wash., Mitch Skapski, Mirco
Mueller and Tyler Sandhu all scored second-period goals and Austin Lotz made 30
saves as the Silvertips (19-26-2) slipped past Lethbridge (22-21-6). — Rockets
5, Giants 3 At Kelowna, B.C., Carter Rigby scored three times and Colton Heffley
chipped in with two assists as the Rockets (34-10-3) beat Vancouver (12-35-0)
for their 10th win in 11 games. — Americans 4, Chiefs 3 At Spokane, Wash.,
Malte Stromwall scored 21 seconds into overtime, Parker Bowles scored twice in
regulation and Luke Lee-Knight made 39 saves as Tri-City (27-17-3) edged the
Chiefs (28-16-2). ’ ’ ’
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