Defs blank the FisherCats 2-0 as Garrett Broshuis, Joe Bateman and

Billy Salder record the team shutout. Garrett (2-1) gave up three hits in six innings, Joe pitched a perfect 7th and 8th and Billy threw a 1-2-3 9th for his 8th save. Nate Schierholtz had a RBI single in the 5th and the Defs picked up an insurance run on a wild pitch in the 7th. A day after the 23-9 football score this was a typical Defender/FisherCat game i.e., low-scoring with good pitching. Defenders hitting continues to come alive as they bang out 11 hits plus a couple of hard hit outs and a couple of hits that would have been out of the yard in other EL ballparks.
Misc Fan notes: The first of 5 bobblehead promos went off tonight. Tonight's was the Roger Clemens figure. I got there at 4:45 having been warned by Jim, the main usher and gatekeeper, Monday night to get there early and had maybe 25 people in front of me. While waiting the people around me discussed various eBay notes and selling tips. The best perhaps collecting all 5 and selling them as a set. The line soon wrapped past the gift shop, Defender clubhouse and batting cage. It took 25 minutes once the gates opened to hand out all 1,000 bobbleheads. About 15-20 folks got the bobblehead and simply left and more than a couple complained about the league rule of no entry to the park once you're in.
The best part for me as the great packaging of the bobblehead. Pictures of all four players with a thumbnail description of their rehab with the Navigators, a Cutter bio, along with a schedule of June thru the end of season, web page address, and the front is the cover of the prelim. pocket schedule but without the "Navigators" airbrushed off. OUTSTANDING improvement over last years bobblehead packaging and a nice marketing tool. And by the way, the bobblehead is pretty good looking.
There was a NESN film crew there (free advertising) and the piece will run Wednesday.
So mission accomplished in getting a nice crowd up there (2600) on what would have otherwise have been a low turnout date, especially with yet another cold one up there today. Looking forward to the next one!