Thoughts and pictures of my local minor league baseball team the New York Penn League Connecticut Tigers; a Detriot farm team. We'll still be looking at former Navigators/Defenders players along the way....

Monday, July 02, 2007

Defs rally, beat B-Mets 5-3. Garrett Broshuis gets the

win and Tyler Von Schell goes 3 for 4 with a double and RBI and scores three runs to lead the offensive comeback.
Connecticut fell behind after the top of the fourth 3-0 as Broshuis came up a sole homer in the third and old friend Brett Harper connected on another two run shot for the B-Mets only runs of the game.
In the bottom of the fourth Connecticut would score twice. After loading the bases a one out grounder by Steve Holm forced in one run and the relay throw to first was in the dirt allowing the second run to score.
Connecticut went ahead in the 6th on a Von Schell RBI single and a Simon Klink sac fly. Von Schell looked to be out at home on the sac fly as the ball beat him to the plate leading to a protest by the Mets manager and catcher. They picked up an insurance run in the 8th as Von Schell lead off with an infield hit and came around on a booming double by Carlos Sosa to close it out at 5-3.
Broshuis went seven IP giving up hust 5 hits and notching 3 Ks. Alex Hinshaw just off the the DL pitched the 8th and Brian Anderson gets his 17th save after giving up a leadoff double. Good to see Garrett get a win as his record so far this season is not reflective as to how he has pitched.

Misc fan notes: Article in today's Norwich Bulletin by Joe Perez on attendance. One one hand GM Charlie Dodd is quoted sounding very hopeful and upbeat about things getting better. On the other hand owner Lou DiBella is quoted as unhappy with the number of people attending while acknowledging the team will likely break the 200,000 mark for the first time since 2002.
On my hand I can tell you after seeing my 29th game tonight that the field is in good shape, the staff is the most friendly and accommodating I've dealt with (and that's not a slam on any particular regime) and it starts out in the parking lot and all the way in to my seat.
Some of the promotions have been innovative and unique. The food downstairs is good. The menu up in Lou's Lounge is improved and my one tasting was darn good. The outfield billboards were all sold prior to the start of the season.
Lou has read this blog in the past and has complimented me on it and even offered to do an interview.
But Lou, outside looking in, the way this article is presented, you should have acknowledged the hard work your staff has done year to date in getting you in position to surpass 200,000. I know it's your money and I'm sure you'd like a packed house every night but your staff (and it's the first year for a bunch of these guys) is busting it every night I'm there and a public pat on the back from you to them was called for. But again, I don't know how the article was edited.

1 Comments:

Blogger thehondohurricane said...

Well said.

7:26 AM

 

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