Non-Orange County Flyer
Jose Valdez leads the team in RBIs, batting average and now frequent flyer miles. He checked into the starting lineup at second base last night after leaving New Jersey earlier at 5 a.m. and enduring three flights through Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Denver before arriving in Northern California. Valdez had returned to the East Coast to fill out mandatory paperwork as part of the immigration process. He was the last player out of the clubhouse and later almost seemed apologetic about a rare hitless night.