Portland Sea Dogs @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats
3:50 PM: It's Sea Dogs, 2-1, in the middle of the third. After two separate rain delays (the first an hour and a half, the second fifteen minutes), the Fisher Cats scored one run, and the Sea Dogs just got two runs on a homer by Aaron Bates and a few singles. At one point, shortstop Iggy Suarez was batting and accidentally tossed his bat--twice--as he fouled off pitches. Twice. All the fans cracked up, as did he, and when he managed to take a swing without losing the bat, the crowd applauded. He stuck the bat under his arm and applauded them in thanks. To the bottom of the third now...
4:04 PM: Mickey Hall just made a CRAZY diving catch in center field, landing on the warning track right next to the 400-ft mark. The Fisher Cats pulled ahead on the play, 3-2, but it sounded amazing. Oh, wait--Patterson just homered, making it 5-2 New Hampshire. Hall couldn't get that one; it was way over his head. Two outs in the bottom of the third now.
4:27 PM: 7-2 New Hampshire on two doubles. The grounds crew are on call, which makes sense if the weather up there is anything like it is here in Boston (which is to say, totally gray in all directions and windy enough that the backs of the leaves are showing).
4:04 PM: Mickey Hall just made a CRAZY diving catch in center field, landing on the warning track right next to the 400-ft mark. The Fisher Cats pulled ahead on the play, 3-2, but it sounded amazing. Oh, wait--Patterson just homered, making it 5-2 New Hampshire. Hall couldn't get that one; it was way over his head. Two outs in the bottom of the third now.
4:27 PM: 7-2 New Hampshire on two doubles. The grounds crew are on call, which makes sense if the weather up there is anything like it is here in Boston (which is to say, totally gray in all directions and windy enough that the backs of the leaves are showing).