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O's @ Jays 7/9/2008


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Lineups:

Baltimore:

B Roberts 2B

N Markakis RF

A Huff DH

K Millar 1B

L Scott LF

M Mora 3B

R Hernandez C

A Jones CF

B Fahey SS

Jays:

D Eckstein DH

M Scutaro 2B

A Rios RF

V Wells CF

R Barajas 1B

S Rolen 3B

G Zaun C

A Lind LF

J McDonald SS

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I just have to ask...... Does anyone know if Greg Zaun is Rick Dempsey's nephew?

Gregory Owen Zaun...Married... Graduated from St. Francis (CA) High School in 1989... Earned Delrey League MVP honors his senior year... Was a member of the gold-winning Team USA at the 1989 World Junior Championships... Played in the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival... Is the nephew of former Major League catcher Rick Dempsey... His uncle, Pat, spent 11 years in pro baseball... Mother, Cherie, is a former pro golfer and former women's golf coach at the University of Southern California...Prior to the beginning of the 2007 season, joined the athlete-driven international humanitarian organization, "Right To Play"...He was Major League Baseball's first representative... Supported Right To Play by originally donating $1,000 for every runner he threw out during the season...Gregg & his wife, Jamie, presented "Right to Play" with a cheque for $25,000 in September.

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Hunter and Dempsey are getting old real quick.

They are terrible. I don't mind Dempsey so much on the O's Xtra parts, but as a regular announcer he is terrible. He just says whatever pops into his head, whether it is any way representative of reality or not.

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