Margaritaville and Baseball
Today's Game: The Aces come into Margaritaville with a 2-1 series lead with two games remaining against the Sacramento River Cats. Neftalí Feliz is making his second start of the season and first at Greater Nevada Field. Ildemaro Vargas looks to keep his 12-game hit-streak alive against Sac-Town right-hander Mike
Today's Game: The Aces come into Margaritaville with a 2-1 series lead with two games remaining against the Sacramento River Cats.
Last Game: Game three of the five-game series with Sacramento went in the favor of the River Cats. Sacramento handed the Aces their 49th loss of the season last night by a score of 8-7. The Aces scored eight runs on nine hits and were led offensively by
Cheeseburger in Paradise: The Cheeseburger in Paradise was inspired while on a boat. Starving, Jimmy Buffett stopped at a marina in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The overcook burgers served to him and his starving crew was thoroughly enjoyed. Midre Cummings is one of 13 players in Major League history to come from the Virgin Islands. Cummings played one season in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, 2001, and played 77 games with the Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders. The only two active players with MLB experiences born in the Virgin Islands play for the Salt Lake Bees -
The Big 8: For many decades, Jimmy Buffett concerts use to always feature The Big 8. These were eight well-known songs that were the staple of his concerts. This has changed a bit since 2003, but The Big 8 are:
"Margaritaville", "Come Monday", "Fins", "Volcano", "A Pirate Looks at Forty", "Cheeseburger in Paradise", "Why Don't We Get Drunk" - only played occasionally, as of 2007, and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes".
Brito: 18 doubles, .345 avg
Vargas: 80 games played, 100 hits, 8 triples
Cron: 15 home runs, 61 RBI, .593 Slugging Percentage
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