Buzz has surrounded Isotopes Park during this four-game homestand with the Nashville Sounds that ends Monday.
The parent Florida Marlins guaranteed to stick with the Albuquerque Isotopes until 2008, a sigh of relief for anyone who thought Florida would look for a geographically closer Triple-A affiliate.
Now that Albuquerque is cemented in Florida's plans, Isotopes manager Dean Treanor has promised the good stuff.
"We will bring a (Pacific Coast League) championship to Albuquerque," Treanor said.
Albuquerque, at 58-61, is still in last place in the PCL American Southern Division, so the only hope for fireworks this year is during Sunday's postgame celebration.
However, if you get the chance, check out Isotopes leadoff man Eric Reed during this homestand. He enters Sunday's game with a 17-game hitting streak, one shy of tying the franchise record.
Plus he motors mightily through base paths, so that's fun to watch.

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