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Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat isnt ready to focus on the first A-League derby in the FFA Cup but he has some advice for the organisers.Within half an hour of winning through to the final four with a 2-0 win over Bentleigh Greens on Tuesday night, the draw for the next round threw up an FFA Cup first.Victory will play Melbourne City in a blockbuster semi-final next month in a draw that has delighted tournament organisers as well as both sets of fans.But if theres enthusiasm around the tie, Muscat isnt sharing in it.Im probably not as excited as everyone else, he said.Theres a couple of games at least before that game. Our attention changes to Brisbane Roar.Well worry about (the cup game) when it comes around.Victory play the Roar in the season opener on October 7.The timing of the cup tie poses a challenge.The two match days set aside for the semi-finals are October 18/19 and 25/26.Should FFA schedule the Cup derby on the first mid-week option, it would come a few days after the two teams meet on October 15 at Etihad Stadium in the A-League.But the second option has its own problems.City would need to play just two or three days before their round four Friday night home match against Adelaide.Victory doesnt have the same congestion, hosting Wellington on the following Monday.Muscat suggested it would be a no-brainer to play the match on the later date.When they decide to play that game will have a huge factor on audience and attendance, he said.The first semi-final is immediately after the second game so itd be nice to have space from the derby for everyone (and) to build it up for what it should be - a massive night in Victoria.He said he wouldnt bother to formalise his request to FFA, given a previous petitioning to space out their International Champions Cup and FFA Cup commitments didnt go Victorys way.Generally when you make requests, what happens? he said.I wont make a request. 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Rickey HendersonWhen Henderson was up for election for the Hall of Fame in 2009, it was shocking ?he was left off the ballots of 28 voters. Its just as stunning that he is not higher on this list. The aim of every game is to score as many runs as possible, and Henderson did that more than anyone -- 2,295 in his career. He reached base more than 5,000 times. He stole 1,406 bases --?over 500 more than Ty Cobb. He hit 297 homers. He won a Gold Glove Award. He is one of the best players of all time.9. Lou GehrigHe played alongside Babe Ruth in the 1920s and 30s, and yet he was so great he managed to distinguish himself long before the onset of the illness that would take his life. Gehrig hit for a high average -- .340 in his career --?and he had about 50 percent more extra-base hits than he did strikeouts. Gehrig finished in the top 10 in the MVP voting in nine seasons, and while playing in seven World Series, he batted .361 with an OPS of more than 1.200. 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Hank AaronAaron will be remembered forever for all of the home runs, of course, and some baseball fans will continue to regard him as the home run king because of Bonds association with performance-enhancing drugs. But he won Gold Gloves, a couple of batting titles, stole 240 bases and finished in the top 10 in the MVP voting in 13 seasons. He scored 2,174?times and drove in a record 2,297 runs. The consistency of his excellence is almost unimaginable now. Think about what it takes to compile 755 homers.1. Willie MaysHe might be as close to a perfect player as weve ever seen in baseball, with the power -- he finished his career third all time in home runs -- and the speed and the defense. Scouts will talk about five-tool players, and Mays was great at everything. He led the National League in homers four times and in steals four times, won 12 Gold Gloves and finished in the top 10 for the MVP 12 times. ' ' '