Me,Eric,and my family went up to Nashua for a game tonight. It was against Brockton and went into the 10th inning. Old friend Jamie Baker came in for Brockton for a couple of innings and held the Pride down....but they eventually played fundamental baseball and won the game on a walkoff single. It was fun up there,and me and Eric both enjoyed ourselves--I'd like to try to go to one more Can-Am game this summer before the season ends. Who's in? =]
Now......for some good discussion: What does everyone think of the Manny Ramirez trade?
Keep in mind that the Red Sox acquired outfielder Jason Bay from the Pirates and sent Manny to the Dodgers and outfielder Brandon Moss and RHP Craig Hansen to the Pirates in a three-team deal. While I think we should've got more then a decent outfielder out of all we gave up.......I'm pretty content with the trade.
It was evident he didn't want to play here the past few weeks and the mood in the clubhouse was definitly affected--and if the clubhouse is in a funk sometimes it carries over onto the field of play (wednesday night anyone?). Bay is a pretty good outfielder, and he is a decent hitter. He won't make up for Manny's bat in the order and won't make others fear him as bad-but at least he getds on base. At .282 Bay's hitting better then like half of the Sox,and has 64 RBI-making him 2nd on the team in that category. So he's a pretty good hitter,but like I said can't make up for what Manny brought.
Don't get me wrong,I love Manny. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have those trophys.......but now he was just another distraction the team didn't need,and it festered. I appreciate what he did and am happy he'll eventually go intot he hall of fame (anyone wanna disagree?) but this deal is good not only for the team,but for him too.
So when it's all said and done I'm happy we got the trade done and think Bay will do pretty good. So what do you guys think?
Showing posts with label Road Trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Road Trips. Show all posts
Friday, August 01, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Worcester trip
The Worcester Tornadoes home opener is Thursday, May 29, vs. Sussex at 7 PM.
Let's start planning this now. Who's in for a Fraser Faithful trip?
Let's start planning this now. Who's in for a Fraser Faithful trip?
Monday, September 17, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Game One TONIGHT!
Tonight is game one of the Can-Am Championship series! Tonight at historic "come-in-for-a-buck" Holman Stadium Ryan Bicondoa & the Spirit will face off against The Nashua Pride,led by A-Ok.
I'll be heading up with Sparky......so I'll have some pics and,maybe, a video or two in a day or two (classes will make things hectic).
So,everyone enjoy the game live on the radio and internet at 7 and....
GO SPIRIT!
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
As always, fun is good at the crappiest ballpark in America..... if not the world
The newcomer made a splash in New Haven...
Make no mistake: Yale Field really is the epitome of a crappy, crappy ballpark. I really truly did hear crickets chirping on Monday night. The place is in disrepair and there’s garbage everywhere. The concessions are awful, the ticket prices are ridiculous, the playing field is choppy… nobody likes Yale Field. And it shows – there were no more than 300 people at each of the games on Monday and Tuesday.
Yes, all three of these pictures were taken DURING the game.
But with that said, for the second year in a row, I had a freaking BLAST at Yale Field. It probably helps that the Spirit are 5-1 in my trips to Yale, and pulled off a very exciting win on Monday night. I also greatly enjoy being able to yell GO SPIRIT and having it echo back to me about 2 seconds later because the place is so empty. I enjoy the strange, quiet atmosphere at the park.
“For all its faults,
And I think what is most enjoyable is the sense of humor with which the Cutters employees handle their franchise’s hopeless situation. The food vendors walk through totally empty sections yelling, unenthusiastically, ‘peanuts,’ ‘soda,’ or whatever – and sometimes they walk right up to people and ask them personally if they want something. The “fun team” goes out and recruits people to participate in on-field games. When NH’s mascot came over to us on the first base side and started ragging on us for supporting the opponent, Grant said “Hey, it’s not a crime to support a successful team,” and the mascot shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head.
"The World's Most Famous Mascot"... or not
A member of the world-famous Cutters Fun Team during "30 SECONDS OF MAYHEM"
Everyone loves Sumo Wrestling, so needless to say it happens like once a year at Fraser
If I were to make a list of things the Cutters do wrong as an organization, it would take up this entire post, so instead I want to focus on a few things they do right, which the Spirit could certainly pick up on:
- -Their program is much meatier and better than ours – fewer fluff features, more information about the makeup of the ballclub and information about the league. The Spirit’s 2003 program was pretty good at that, but the programs have gotten worse each year.
- -Out-of-town updates: I’ve been harping on this for a while now, but it really does make a difference. Every game, during the 8th inning, they run through the 4 other Can-Am games, along with the Red Sox, Yankees, and Mets. It really isn’t that hard to do.
- -Their ‘fun team,’ which I guess is their equivalent of Julie a few years ago, and random interns now, is very enthusiastic. They are very nice people and seem to really like their job. They also all sit together on one side of the park and cheer for the Cutters throughout the game. It was a nice touch.
- -They do a good job of constantly promoting future games and promotions while at the park, but unfortunately there aren’t many people there to hear the advertisements.
- -Tripper is actually a cool mascot, and doesn’t look like a dead fish, which is what usually comes to mind when I think of Slugger.
Now THAT is a tough job... seriously
The games themselves were fun as well. Monday’s game was outstanding – Welch made a great first impression with a game-winning squeeze bunt in the top of the 9th, and Dennis Robinson worked around ten hits to earn the victory. The Spirit followed up with another win on Tuesday.
Two victorious days to open the trip...
Today’s loss was a rough one to take, but that’s baseball.
The Spirit fell down 8-2 after Joey Siak absolutely lost it late in his outing and started getting shelled. They made a great rally from there, however, culminating in a 5-run eighth which featured Luis Lopez’s 3 run home run to tie the game. Luis had 2 homers on the day.
Now that's a wild game...
Unfortunately, Donny Langdon served the lead right back up in the bottom of the 8th and the Spirit lost 9-8. It was encouraging to see the offense do so well, however. You can’t win ‘em all. But I liked the resolve showed by the team.
All together now.. dun-da-dun-dun, dun-da-dun-dun, ooooo-weee-oooo-wee-ooo-wee-ooo
Either way, I’ll be sad not to be there. I sure hope both teams still exist next year – unfortunately, it’s looking rough on both fronts. But if the Spirit do take on the Cutters at Yale Field in 2008, I’ll definitely be there.
Au revoir, New Haven....
This video has magical powers - the Red Sox took the lead as I put it on. Woo Roche!
Update: I just want to sincerely thank Spike for informing us that the batters can't hear us when we shout at them. I was totally unaware of this fact, and I assumed all along that their first thought was the people in the crowd and not the ball traveling at them at about 90 MPH. We are so fortunate to have been enligtened by the Great One on that issue. From now on, I will be sure to use the only baseball cheer that is 100% proven to be effective- namely, yelling "Rocketfire." Thank you again. -JG
Monday, July 30, 2007
Spirit Win One In 9th Thanks To Newcomer Down In CT
Tonight was a well-earned win for the boys. I tuned in for the last inning of the game. Sounds like the Spirit did well down in New Haven. Just a reminder,Joe is in New Haven along with Grant until Wednesday night......so I'm sure he'll have some stuff to write when he returns. ;-]
We won in the 9th thanks to a newcomer to the Spirit--below is the game post by John Leahy from the Spirit's official site,read on for more info.:
Newcomer John Welch squeezed home the winning run in the top of the ninth inning and Dennis Robinson pitched eight strong innings to lead the North Shore Spirit to a 4-2 win over the New Haven County Cutters at Yale Field in West Haven, CT. in game one of a four game series.
It was a classic pitchers duel, as it turned out, between Dennis Robinson and Rolando Valles. New Haven broke on top in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of runs in the first as Ervin Alcantara tripled and came home on an Henri Stanley sacrifice fly. Jeremy Pickrel then reached on a bunt single and moved up on a Junior Zamora single. Chas Terni then ripped an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
The Spirit would tie it at 2-2 in the third. Gilbert Gil and B.J. Weed led with back to back singles. Two outs later, Luis Lopez and and Alex Trezza stroked consecutive RBI singles to knot the score.The game stayed that way until the ninth. Alex Trezza legged out a clutch infield single and moved up on a Josue Lopez base knock. Allen Mottram sacrificed the runners up and then John Welch, in his first game with the Spirit, laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to force in Trezza. Gilbert Gil then reached on an infield hit to score the insurance run and make it 4-2.
Robinson went eight innings, allowing ten hits, walking one and fanning one. Derek Drage pitched the ninth to earn his fifth save.
Game two is Tueday night at 7:05, and Ryan Bicondoa will oppose Brad Whitworth. Game time is at 7:05 and can be heard live on 1510 the Zone and at www.northshorespirit.com.
SCORES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE:
Grays 1.........Brockton 3 (FINAL)
Nashua 4.......Worcester 2 (FINAL/10)
Quebec 5.......Sussex 8 (FINAL)
Atlantic City 4.......New Jersey 8 (FINAL)
We won in the 9th thanks to a newcomer to the Spirit--below is the game post by John Leahy from the Spirit's official site,read on for more info.:
Newcomer John Welch squeezed home the winning run in the top of the ninth inning and Dennis Robinson pitched eight strong innings to lead the North Shore Spirit to a 4-2 win over the New Haven County Cutters at Yale Field in West Haven, CT. in game one of a four game series.
It was a classic pitchers duel, as it turned out, between Dennis Robinson and Rolando Valles. New Haven broke on top in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of runs in the first as Ervin Alcantara tripled and came home on an Henri Stanley sacrifice fly. Jeremy Pickrel then reached on a bunt single and moved up on a Junior Zamora single. Chas Terni then ripped an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
The Spirit would tie it at 2-2 in the third. Gilbert Gil and B.J. Weed led with back to back singles. Two outs later, Luis Lopez and and Alex Trezza stroked consecutive RBI singles to knot the score.The game stayed that way until the ninth. Alex Trezza legged out a clutch infield single and moved up on a Josue Lopez base knock. Allen Mottram sacrificed the runners up and then John Welch, in his first game with the Spirit, laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to force in Trezza. Gilbert Gil then reached on an infield hit to score the insurance run and make it 4-2.
Robinson went eight innings, allowing ten hits, walking one and fanning one. Derek Drage pitched the ninth to earn his fifth save.
Game two is Tueday night at 7:05, and Ryan Bicondoa will oppose Brad Whitworth. Game time is at 7:05 and can be heard live on 1510 the Zone and at www.northshorespirit.com.
SCORES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE:
Grays 1.........Brockton 3 (FINAL)
Nashua 4.......Worcester 2 (FINAL/10)
Quebec 5.......Sussex 8 (FINAL)
Atlantic City 4.......New Jersey 8 (FINAL)
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Spirit @ Brockton Video from Saturday Trip
Here is a video of pics/vids I took on the road trip Eric,Joe,Amanda,Alan & I took on Saturday to Brockton.
Warning,it's a little long......but this game was awesome! ^_^
Warning,it's a little long......but this game was awesome! ^_^
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Mea Culpa
That just brings a tear to my eye......
The Spirit pounded Brockton tonight, 14-3, and Josue Lopez had quite possibly the best game any Spirit positon player has ever had. He went 5-FOR-5 with a triple (Dave thankfully has video of this amazing feat), a double, and three singles. Truly unbelievable. Ever since Leahy compared him to Mo Vaughn, he's got 7 hits... so keep it up. Jo-sue might actually be turning it around - which would be huge! WOOOO!
Our thoughts on tonight's MVP:
In addition, Vic returned. North Shore improved to 4-0 with Vic Davilla in the lineup, although Vic did go just 1-4 with a cheap hit in the 9th. I really hope he stays permanently this time.
For the record, WE CALLED IT TONIGHT!! hahahahahaha....
Post game reactions in the car:
Chris Farley didn't have his best stuff tonight, giving up 8 hits in 6 innings, but in a very unSpirit like fashion, North Shore escaped a lot of jams tonight AND were opportunistic at the plate --- and won the game by 11 despite only having 1 more hit than the Rox. When has THAT happened this year?
Gary Galvez was cruising along for Brockton until the 3rd, when Tony Gonzalez dropped a routine fly ball into right by Luis Lopez. That opened the floodgates for the Spirit, leading to an 2RBI double for Josue "MY MAN" Lopez with 2 outs to open the scoring. Jerson Perez added another RBI to make it 3-0.
A job very well done....
In the bottom of the 4th, Gonzalez atoned for his error with a solo blast to right to make it 3-1, but it was as close as Brockton would get.
The rest of the game was a hit parade:
Torres RBI single in the 5th off of Galvez...4-1
Luis Lopez RBI single in the 6th off of Galvez...5-1
Top 6: Josue Lopez scores on a DOUBLE STEAL off of Luis Carreras...6-1
Top 8: Josue Lopez legs out an RBI TRIPLE...7-1
Stevens then came in for Brockton in the 9th and the wheels really fell off:
Luis Lopez brings in two on an E-6 by de La Cruz...9-2
Josue Lopez makes it 5-for-5 with a ribbie single...10-2
BJ Weed with 2RBI single...12-2
The Rox put in right fielder Tony Gonzalez to pitch... he walked Chris Wood and Mike Torres with the bases loaded to make it 14-2.
Yes... Fun IS Good....
Jamie Baker, Donny Langdon and Derek Drage combined to pitch the last three for the Spirit. They were all a bit shaky, but got the job done.
I think everyone can agree with this one.
Hey, at least the Rox had a FEW things to cheer about:
Vic didn't have a very good night...
And Sumo Wrestling always keep the patrons happy. I think the idiot in the red is Chris Miyake. It WOULD sum up his night... :)
Superman, Spirit style........QUOTE OF THE NIGHT:
"It's all fun and games until you [opens the fan scroll] CATCH THE SPIRIT!" -Eric Roberts
Also, I want to add that I called in to the Rox postgame show after the game. First and foremost, the Rox postgame show is GREAT. Why can't we do stuff like that?
The host is awesome, as well - and we had a nice chat. I avoided 'rubbing it in' as best as I could. ;)
At the end, he said that he knows that the Spirit fans have a blog... and that broadcasters around the league read it and pick up valuable information on the Spirit. He also greatly complimented the diehard Spirit fans out there -- we were all over Campanelli tonight.
So, Can-Am broadcasters...thanks for reading... and you're welcome. :)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Back to Baseball
Off-the-field, shmoff-the-field... there is baseball to be played.
The Spirit begin a 3-game series tonight at Brockton against a similarly mediocre Rox team (14-16). Campanelli has always been a haunted place for the Spirit when the team has been successful, so maybe it will work in reverse and will be the place where the Spirit bust out and get in the groove. We have to maintain contact w/ 4th place. Roll on....
The Spirit begin a 3-game series tonight at Brockton against a similarly mediocre Rox team (14-16). Campanelli has always been a haunted place for the Spirit when the team has been successful, so maybe it will work in reverse and will be the place where the Spirit bust out and get in the groove. We have to maintain contact w/ 4th place. Roll on....
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Spirit Win In Longest Game In Recent Memroy Up North
I went up with Eric and Alan to the Nashua/spirit game on Jimmy Buffett night up in Nashua. We eventually saw some of the sttaff and the other Dave up there. Anyway,let's get to the game report.......
The Spirit @ Nashua Game By The Numbers:
Spirit: 8 Nashua: 6 Innings: 13
Total Combined Hits: 27 Total Combined Errors: 7
Pitchers Used: 6 Spirit, 7 Nashua
Total Time: 4 hours, 21 Minutes
Total blown calls,Umps: $#$%##@
This game was so long that all of the Can-Am games were done before ours…..and even the Red Sox game IN TEXAS was done before us. Even the fireworks had to be canceled due to city ordinances, announced over the PA system by our friend Spike—filling in for the regular PA guy who was in Manchester. I even ran out of space on the front of my scorecard and had to use the back of it.
This was set to be a good matchup. It was going to be Siak Vs Thorton. Joey Siak was lights out. He went 6 innings giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits while striking out 2 and walking one. Siak also had the help of a good first tweo innings for the Spirit. In the first, Jerson Perez struck out but got to first on a wild pitch. The next batter, Darren Blackley, belted a 2-run homer to left to make it 1-0 Spirit. Then up came Carlos Rodriquez and her too belted a homer to extend our lead to 2.In the second the Spirit scored again after a Roche single and Rosa double on a passed ball and a B.J. Weed sacrifice fly. The sac fly was an amazing play though, as both center and right fielders dove for the ball VERY close together, with the right fielder coming up with it. This made it 5-0 Spirit after 2.
In the third both teams scored a run. The Spirit scored in the top frame on a RBI single from Mike Toress that scored Rob Fischer, who went to third on a Rea single. The Pride finally got aboard in the bottom frame on a lead-off homer to C Allen Mottram. The score would be 6-1 after three, but the Pride cut the lead in half in the 6th, scoring off of former Pride Jamie Baker. Baker came in after Siak allowed runners onto 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Baker came in and gave up back-to-back RBI singles to make it 6-3 Spirit. Manager Vic DaVilla then took out Baker and replaced him with Robinson,who ended Pride scoring.
The Pride shut down the Spirit lead behind the pitching performances of Jason Kosow and Lance Steven while the Pride made comebacks in the last 2 innings. In the 8th the Pride scored 2 runs on a single from Creighton that turned into an E8 then E6. Then in the 9th they scored to tie it up at 6 on a weird series of events after Fitzy came in to try to pitch. The first batter, Mottram, hit a grounder to Fitzy who then threw the ball to first…..but it was a very weak throw and the runner reached (it was ruled an E1). A wild pitch advanced the runner then the batter grounded out to Fitzgerald to advance the runner to third. The next batter was CF Rich Gianetti who sac flied to right to tie up the game. The bases would later be loaded and Fitzy got out of the jam by getting Creighton to pop up to the catcher.
Now it would go into extra innings. As the game progressed Eric, Alan, Dave, & I got a little frustrated. Before we knew it we were on our 5th pitcher and it was the 12th inning. After a while we began to wonder who would be left to pitch. It seemed like the game would never end, and the announcement of the final score of the Red Sox game only strengthened that. I will admit that although this game was frustrating it was still a blast. For the first time I saw Joe “Slim” Pescuci behind the plate…..I am totally amazed at how much weight the guy lost. However, he was not the same tonight behind the plate as the game progressed. At one point in the 12th he yelled (and swore) at the Spirit dugout for something I don’t think they did on a 2-0 count then after the next ball awards the batter first. He messed up a few times tonight, as did other umps. This game was THE WORST umpping job I’ve seen in a long time.
The Spirit bullpen of Macnamara and Langdon shut down the Pride in extra innings while Palazzolo, El Guapo himself, Mann and Borroughs held the Spirit offense at bay. Then came the 13th inning, and in came the Pride’s Nagasaki to face the Spirit’s Rodriquez with runners in scoring position. Carlos belts it to center for an RBI single, but more damage is done when the center fielder drops the ball and another run scores. The score would then become 8-6 Spirit, and that’s how it would stay in after the bottom frame was complete.
Altogether both teams did very well and the pitching performances were amazing. I really enjoyed theis game and hope that we can take another road trip home. Also, sorry if this ran a little long…..I’m no good at condensing stuff.
SPIRTFANS PLAYER OF THE GAME: I’ll have to say Macnamara. He gave us quite a few great innings in a time of need.
PRE-GAME NOTES:
--Spike called us over. He said during Friday’s game our favorite “MVP” Andy Dillard hit a grounder to short, dogged it out, and was immediately replaced by Wasserman. SO, since DeVries is gone, Spike wants us to carry on tradition and make Dillard our new “Run it out!” guy. XD
--It was Jimmy Buffett night up there. There was a band that was pretty good….but what I really liked where the jerseys, which impressed me.
IN-GAME NOTES:
-- Eric got the home run ball that Darren Blakley blasted in the first. If we are correct, it is the first homer rin ball of the Spirit season.
-- WE got talked to by an usher, who said we were swearing. I don not believe this to be true, and think that it was just some rude fans behind us who didn’t like us cheering for our team. (Sound familiar?)
-- In the 4th Donahue sent home Rosa on a double that should’ve held him to third. The result was an inning-ending out at home. While some say Rosa ran through the sign some others (like myself) say Donahue sent him.
-- I liked Slim when he weighed 500 pounds. He was horrible tonight….but at least we could still make fun of him =]
-- Spike was good as PA announcer tonight, minus a few mishaps.
-- I toom a few small video clips.
POST-GAMED NOTES:
--Obviously,like I said, the planned fireworks show got cancelled
-- Ok,this was uncalled for……leaving the game me and Alan walk down some stairs and Alan very gently grazes a guy walking down. The guy gets realy mad at Alan, even after he apologized, and is still yelling at us while climbing th stairs and we’re heading for an exit. Alan swears at the guy just once and the dude jumps at least 10 feet down and starts chasing after us—but thankfully is held back. That was totally uncalled for….and I hope someone brings it up to the Nashua people, as Spirit people saw this all front and center.
!~! VIDEO (WITH PICS) TO BE UP SOMETIME TOMORROW! !~!
The Spirit @ Nashua Game By The Numbers:
Spirit: 8 Nashua: 6 Innings: 13
Total Combined Hits: 27 Total Combined Errors: 7
Pitchers Used: 6 Spirit, 7 Nashua
Total Time: 4 hours, 21 Minutes
Total blown calls,Umps: $#$%##@
This game was so long that all of the Can-Am games were done before ours…..and even the Red Sox game IN TEXAS was done before us. Even the fireworks had to be canceled due to city ordinances, announced over the PA system by our friend Spike—filling in for the regular PA guy who was in Manchester. I even ran out of space on the front of my scorecard and had to use the back of it.
This was set to be a good matchup. It was going to be Siak Vs Thorton. Joey Siak was lights out. He went 6 innings giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits while striking out 2 and walking one. Siak also had the help of a good first tweo innings for the Spirit. In the first, Jerson Perez struck out but got to first on a wild pitch. The next batter, Darren Blackley, belted a 2-run homer to left to make it 1-0 Spirit. Then up came Carlos Rodriquez and her too belted a homer to extend our lead to 2.In the second the Spirit scored again after a Roche single and Rosa double on a passed ball and a B.J. Weed sacrifice fly. The sac fly was an amazing play though, as both center and right fielders dove for the ball VERY close together, with the right fielder coming up with it. This made it 5-0 Spirit after 2.
In the third both teams scored a run. The Spirit scored in the top frame on a RBI single from Mike Toress that scored Rob Fischer, who went to third on a Rea single. The Pride finally got aboard in the bottom frame on a lead-off homer to C Allen Mottram. The score would be 6-1 after three, but the Pride cut the lead in half in the 6th, scoring off of former Pride Jamie Baker. Baker came in after Siak allowed runners onto 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Baker came in and gave up back-to-back RBI singles to make it 6-3 Spirit. Manager Vic DaVilla then took out Baker and replaced him with Robinson,who ended Pride scoring.
The Pride shut down the Spirit lead behind the pitching performances of Jason Kosow and Lance Steven while the Pride made comebacks in the last 2 innings. In the 8th the Pride scored 2 runs on a single from Creighton that turned into an E8 then E6. Then in the 9th they scored to tie it up at 6 on a weird series of events after Fitzy came in to try to pitch. The first batter, Mottram, hit a grounder to Fitzy who then threw the ball to first…..but it was a very weak throw and the runner reached (it was ruled an E1). A wild pitch advanced the runner then the batter grounded out to Fitzgerald to advance the runner to third. The next batter was CF Rich Gianetti who sac flied to right to tie up the game. The bases would later be loaded and Fitzy got out of the jam by getting Creighton to pop up to the catcher.
Now it would go into extra innings. As the game progressed Eric, Alan, Dave, & I got a little frustrated. Before we knew it we were on our 5th pitcher and it was the 12th inning. After a while we began to wonder who would be left to pitch. It seemed like the game would never end, and the announcement of the final score of the Red Sox game only strengthened that. I will admit that although this game was frustrating it was still a blast. For the first time I saw Joe “Slim” Pescuci behind the plate…..I am totally amazed at how much weight the guy lost. However, he was not the same tonight behind the plate as the game progressed. At one point in the 12th he yelled (and swore) at the Spirit dugout for something I don’t think they did on a 2-0 count then after the next ball awards the batter first. He messed up a few times tonight, as did other umps. This game was THE WORST umpping job I’ve seen in a long time.
The Spirit bullpen of Macnamara and Langdon shut down the Pride in extra innings while Palazzolo, El Guapo himself, Mann and Borroughs held the Spirit offense at bay. Then came the 13th inning, and in came the Pride’s Nagasaki to face the Spirit’s Rodriquez with runners in scoring position. Carlos belts it to center for an RBI single, but more damage is done when the center fielder drops the ball and another run scores. The score would then become 8-6 Spirit, and that’s how it would stay in after the bottom frame was complete.
Altogether both teams did very well and the pitching performances were amazing. I really enjoyed theis game and hope that we can take another road trip home. Also, sorry if this ran a little long…..I’m no good at condensing stuff.
SPIRTFANS PLAYER OF THE GAME: I’ll have to say Macnamara. He gave us quite a few great innings in a time of need.
PRE-GAME NOTES:
--Spike called us over. He said during Friday’s game our favorite “MVP” Andy Dillard hit a grounder to short, dogged it out, and was immediately replaced by Wasserman. SO, since DeVries is gone, Spike wants us to carry on tradition and make Dillard our new “Run it out!” guy. XD
--It was Jimmy Buffett night up there. There was a band that was pretty good….but what I really liked where the jerseys, which impressed me.
IN-GAME NOTES:
-- Eric got the home run ball that Darren Blakley blasted in the first. If we are correct, it is the first homer rin ball of the Spirit season.
-- WE got talked to by an usher, who said we were swearing. I don not believe this to be true, and think that it was just some rude fans behind us who didn’t like us cheering for our team. (Sound familiar?)
-- In the 4th Donahue sent home Rosa on a double that should’ve held him to third. The result was an inning-ending out at home. While some say Rosa ran through the sign some others (like myself) say Donahue sent him.
-- I liked Slim when he weighed 500 pounds. He was horrible tonight….but at least we could still make fun of him =]
-- Spike was good as PA announcer tonight, minus a few mishaps.
-- I toom a few small video clips.
POST-GAMED NOTES:
--Obviously,like I said, the planned fireworks show got cancelled
-- Ok,this was uncalled for……leaving the game me and Alan walk down some stairs and Alan very gently grazes a guy walking down. The guy gets realy mad at Alan, even after he apologized, and is still yelling at us while climbing th stairs and we’re heading for an exit. Alan swears at the guy just once and the dude jumps at least 10 feet down and starts chasing after us—but thankfully is held back. That was totally uncalled for….and I hope someone brings it up to the Nashua people, as Spirit people saw this all front and center.
!~! VIDEO (WITH PICS) TO BE UP SOMETIME TOMORROW! !~!
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Travel info for opening series
Here's a new feature that I hope to do before every close road series. If you have any information to add, let me know.
Spirit @ Nashua, Thursday May 24- Sunday May 27
Carpools:
As of now, Grant says he will be driving up to Nashua for the opening game [I'll be going with him], so we'll see if there's any extra room in his car.
Also, Allen said that he'll be driving up there for the opener as well.
Of course, this could be moot if the Spirit do a bus trip - we'll see.
Anyone else who's going up for ANY of the four games and is willing to take people, let us know here in case anyone is looking for a ride.
Transit:
The Boston Express Bus, which runs seven times daily from Boston to Nashua and back, will be of use for the game on Sunday, May 27 -- unfortunately it doesn't run after 8 PM, so it doesn't work for the weekday games. It looks like there aren't any other good options.
Tips:
Last year when I went up to Nashua with Sparky we ate at Bugaboo Creek which was nearby and pretty good. Also, a certain "Bent Gonnelly" was there for us to bug after the game.
Driving Directions from Fraser Field:
Here
Spirit @ Brockton exhibition, Friday May 18
I won't be going to this game, but I know some others have expressed interest.
Carpools:
I've heard nothing. Anyone?
Transit:
The MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony line runs from Boston's South Station to two different stops in Brockton. Departing South Station at 5:15 gets you to Brockton at 5:50, ten minutes before game time (although the walk from the station looks like it's probably more than ten minutes, so you might want to go for the 4:45 train).
Tips:
Basically, avoid everything not within a twenty foot radius of the stadium (and even that's pushing it). Seriously though, there's a Burger King just off the stadium facilities and a few other places on the highway on the way down.
Directions from Fraser Field
Here
Spirit @ Nashua, Thursday May 24- Sunday May 27
Carpools:
As of now, Grant says he will be driving up to Nashua for the opening game [I'll be going with him], so we'll see if there's any extra room in his car.
Also, Allen said that he'll be driving up there for the opener as well.
Of course, this could be moot if the Spirit do a bus trip - we'll see.
Anyone else who's going up for ANY of the four games and is willing to take people, let us know here in case anyone is looking for a ride.
Transit:
The Boston Express Bus, which runs seven times daily from Boston to Nashua and back, will be of use for the game on Sunday, May 27 -- unfortunately it doesn't run after 8 PM, so it doesn't work for the weekday games. It looks like there aren't any other good options.
Tips:
Last year when I went up to Nashua with Sparky we ate at Bugaboo Creek which was nearby and pretty good. Also, a certain "Bent Gonnelly" was there for us to bug after the game.
Driving Directions from Fraser Field:
Here
Spirit @ Brockton exhibition, Friday May 18
I won't be going to this game, but I know some others have expressed interest.
Carpools:
I've heard nothing. Anyone?
Transit:
The MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony line runs from Boston's South Station to two different stops in Brockton. Departing South Station at 5:15 gets you to Brockton at 5:50, ten minutes before game time (although the walk from the station looks like it's probably more than ten minutes, so you might want to go for the 4:45 train).
Tips:
Basically, avoid everything not within a twenty foot radius of the stadium (and even that's pushing it). Seriously though, there's a Burger King just off the stadium facilities and a few other places on the highway on the way down.
Directions from Fraser Field
Here
Monday, March 05, 2007
May 15. Are YOU ready?
DURHAM, NC – The Can-Am League announced today the following dates and times for the 2007 exhibition games (as of March 2nd). The regular season opens May 24 with spring training starting May 12 in the member cities.
Tuesday, May 15th - Brockton Rox at North Shore Spirit [7:00 PM]
Wednesday, May 16th – New Jersey Jackals at Sussex Skyhawks [7:00 PM]
Friday, May 18th – North Shore Spirit at Brockton Rox [6:00 PM]
Sussex Skyhawks at New Jersey Jackals [7:05 PM]
Sunday, May 20th – Worcester Tornadoes at Brockton Rox [6:00 PM]
Tuesday, May 22nd – Brockton Rox at Worcester Tornadoes [6:00 PM]
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Who wants to roadtrip the @Brockton game? ;)
BTW, the BC Lady Eagles were bizzounced by Providence on Saturday in NH, but they still earned a berth in the NCAA tournament, and will be playing @ #3 Dartmouth on Saturday. UNH won the conference tournament (again). BC men had an amazing sweep over UNH. It was a pretty fun weekend overall. I strongly recommend attending a hockey game at the Whittemore Center.
Tuesday, May 15th - Brockton Rox at North Shore Spirit [7:00 PM]
Wednesday, May 16th – New Jersey Jackals at Sussex Skyhawks [7:00 PM]
Friday, May 18th – North Shore Spirit at Brockton Rox [6:00 PM]
Sussex Skyhawks at New Jersey Jackals [7:05 PM]
Sunday, May 20th – Worcester Tornadoes at Brockton Rox [6:00 PM]
Tuesday, May 22nd – Brockton Rox at Worcester Tornadoes [6:00 PM]
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Who wants to roadtrip the @Brockton game? ;)
BTW, the BC Lady Eagles were bizzounced by Providence on Saturday in NH, but they still earned a berth in the NCAA tournament, and will be playing @ #3 Dartmouth on Saturday. UNH won the conference tournament (again). BC men had an amazing sweep over UNH. It was a pretty fun weekend overall. I strongly recommend attending a hockey game at the Whittemore Center.
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