Sep 11 2007
A Disappointing End to the Sea Dogs’ Season
She and I had a great time at the Sea Dogs game on Friday evening. The section 202 seats offered a great view of the action from behind the Dogs’ dugout, but we were not behind the netting so She got very nervous every time a ball was fouled off. The Friday game was a good one, with lots of baserunners but not many runs. After answering the Thunder’s run in the third inning, the Sea Dogs gave up two in the fourth.
They threatened several times throughout the game, but couldn’t plate another run until they were down to their last out. They got to within one and had the winning run at bat. The crowd was on its feet and cheering to try to help drive in the tying and/or winning run, but it was not to be. A roar rose from the crowd when the catcher, Otness, drove one to very deep center field, but in the end, it only made it to the warning track for the last out–395 feet when he needed 400. I’ve posted some pics from the game on our Flickr account.
Saturday’s contest (which we did not attend) did not go as well as Friday’s. The Dogs’ Chris Smith gave up two two-run doubles and they could not score a run themselves. After the Sea Dogs ended the Thunder’s season the past two years in the playoffs, the Thunder returned the favor by taking the series 3-1. Overall it was another good season for the Sea Dogs, though the last two weeks certainly could have been better. Now we await opening day 2008 at Hadlock–April 11 vs. New Britain. Until next year…