Bob Raines

Bob Raines

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About

Life long Dodger fan, Bob Raines is the Superintendent of Alexander Valley Union School District in Sonoma County, California. Though raised in Southern California, and a graduate of UCLA (BA '77) and Pepperdine (MS '88), he has lived in Northern California for nearly 20 years. He has been the subject of innumerable jibes, insults, and challenges as he proudly wears his Dodger Blue in the land of Orange and Black (and sometimes the Green and Yellow Land of the East Bay), but most years he can calmly point to the standings, the scoreboard, or the season series records and claim some sort of moral superiority.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Sandy Koufax, Jackie Robinson, Maury Wills, Don Drysdale, Orel Hershiser, any current Dodger

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Dodgers (duh), UCLA Bruins

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Gibson's World Series Home Run vs. the A's

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    let's see, which LA victory over the Giants? Too many to pick

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    DiMaggio's streak, no question

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays, even though he'd have looked way faster in Blue

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana, because you could tell he was having more fun

  • Jordan or Russell?

    That's tough. How about Magic and Kareem?

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky is called the Great One for a reason

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele didn't need divine intervention for his World Cup

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer for now

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger. Soon there'll be no question

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    is turning left all afternoon a sport?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    OK, so they turn right sometimes, too, but…

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac 10, it's just so much cooler, and except for SC, they're serious student-athletes

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  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 845 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Greetings!

    Have a new article just out of the oven looking at the Dodger starting pitching. Get it while it's hot!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342240-jcs-dodger-line-drives-feb-8-previewing-las-starters-for-2010

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 914 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Off the bench with this pinch hitting appearance and hoping all is well your way I present:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300623-jcs-dodger-line-drives-dec-1-las-vin-scully-to-return-for-2010

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1029 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Greetings baseball fans -

    Have a couple of new selections on Dodger baseball out of the oven and ready for you to sample. Hope you will be able to drop by for a look see:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/233055-jcs-dodger-line-drives-aug-8-dodger-bats-leaves-kershaw-hanging

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/232599-jcs-dodger-dugout-whispers-will-there-be-la-san-francisco-fireworks

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1046 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Manny's Bobble Head night blast banishes bygone Dodger LF Baker's bunch

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/222616-jcs-dodger-line-drives-july-22-las-manny-chad-show-stifles-cincy

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1050 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Hi then, hello again!

    Here is a press box game article from Clayton Kershaw's domination of the Astros, with a few added nuggets. Hope you get a chance to stop by and check it out.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/220278-jcs-dodger-line-drives-july-19-kershaw-out-texass-houston

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1051 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Greetings friends -

    A "best of the rest" slide show picking through the photos that didn't make the final cut on my previous efforts. Hope you get a chance to stop by.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219565-jcs-dodger-snapshots-junes-best-of-the-rest

  • Miguel Salcido posted 1198 days ago

    Miguel Salcido

    Bob, we got Hudson!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/127243-orlando-hudson-signs-deal-with-the-dodgers

    What is your projected lineup look like now?

  • Nick Carlo posted 1203 days ago

    Nick Carlo

    Who do you think will win the NL West?http://bleacherreport.com/articles/124537-mlb-predictions-nl-west

  • J.C. Ayvazi posted 1205 days ago

    J.C. Ayvazi

    Greetings Bob-

    On the topic of steroids with a side order of Hamlet I present:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/124076-open-mic-steroids-and-the-bard

  • Miguel Salcido posted 1207 days ago

    Miguel Salcido

    Check it out, like my prediction? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/122880-manny-deal-with-the-dodger-is-dunn-right

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