It was a picture perfect night for baseball in Connecticut. No, our winter didn't extend into late April, as it did in Minnesota, but this was one of the first days where it actually would have made sense to wear t-shirts and shorts around town. 4,615 were in attendance this evening as the Rock Cats took on the Richmond Flying Squirrels. ...
As we turn the calendar page from 2012 to 2013, it’s also time to turn the page and look forward to the 2013 season. The Roster & Payroll page has become a pretty popular destination for TwinsDaily.com visitors, so I’ve decided to make some changes to make it MORE informational (can you believe it?) but also more reader-friendly. The 2012 page has been skinned down to the big-league payroll and is still viewable here (link not available yet...). The meat and ...
Player of the Game: Minnesota's Own Nathan Hanson, who dramatically raised his batting average last night http://twinsfanfromafar.blogspot.com [Originally published, with more pictures, at Twins Fan From Afar] I stayed for all ...
New Britain is looking for more consistency from center fielder Aaron Hicks [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] Last night's Rock Cats-Fisher cats game was postponed for weather. If the weather ...
Rock Cats catcher Chris Herrmann [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] The New Britain Rock Cats won what ended up being a fairly close game last night, 10-7, over the Binghamton Mets. It was 10-2 going into the 9th inning, but Daniel ...
Updated 05-22-2012 at 08:39 AM by Twins Fan From Afar
Is 2012 the last season that the Twins organization will call New Britain the home for their AA team? [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] Something is amiss. Something doesn't feel quite right to this blogger. ...
Wilkin Ramirez is not long for AA if he keeps up his 1.228 OPS [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] Like their parent club, the Rock Cats split a 4-game series over the weekend against the Reading Phillies. I attended Thursday night's game, ...
This post originally appeard in it's entirety at www.puckettspond.com What's been going on with the Twins MiLB affiliates?Sometimes my life gets in the way of my baseball writing, and fortunately while I have been away from the day in and day out happenings of the Twins minor league affiliates, baseball has gone on. I'd like to throw out a very special thank you to my friend Mark Smith (@MarkArtSmith) for creating ...
[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] The Rock Cats lost big last night, 10-3, against the Reading Phillies. You can read a good re-cap of the game by Seth Stohs here at TwinsDaily, and here at the Rock Cats' website, but I thought I'd try to provide you with a few things that won't show up in the box score, which you can check out here. ...
[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] New Britain had an unscheduled night off Monday, and maybe that was a good thing. At 18-12, the Rock Cats are just 1.5 games out of first place in their division, but are 5-5 over their last 10 games, and had lost 2 of 3 to the Portland Sea Dogs over the weekend before Monday evening's contest against the Binghamton Mets was rained out. So it's a good time to take notice of a few things. First, player movement. If you ...
Chris Herrmann celebrates his first inning home run. Mauer's 2013 backup??? [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] Unlike their parent club, the New Britain Rock Cats put up a fight after the odds were stacked ...
Though he had 2 hits last night, Joe Mauer came up short when it counted the most. [Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] Regardless of what some people in Twins Territory might think, the fact of the matter is that Joe Mauer ...
Updated 04-24-2012 at 03:05 PM by Twins Fan From Afar
[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar] New Britain fans have been treated to a lot of wins early in the 2012 season The minor league baseball season is just about 3 weeks old. For the New Britain Rock Cats, it has been ...
Updated 04-23-2012 at 08:42 AM by Twins Fan From Afar
[Originally published with a couple pictures at Twins Fan From Afar] It was a beautiful evening for outdoor baseball in central Connecticut -- the kind of night where you might come wearing a t-shirt, but had better pack a hooded sweatshirt for when the sun disappears behind the bleachers. The Rock Cats began a homestand tonight, and it was "Anti-Diet Night" at New Britain Stadium. For $12, or $14 if you wanted the good tickets, you could get all-you-can eat hot dogs, hamburgers, ...
Updated 04-20-2012 at 08:37 AM by Twins Fan From Afar