Monday, August 31, 2015

Song Of The Day #2-Love-Bummer In The Summer (1967)


I think this song's title accurately describes Sunday's game!

Song Of The Day: The Doors-Summer's Almost Gone (1968)


Chase Edwards Bombed in CT Tigers 10-2 Loss At Staten Island Sunday Afternoon


Sunday, August 30, 2015
at Richmond County Ballpark, Staten Island, NY

Connecticut Tigers' pitcher Chase Edwards continued his struggles in 2015 by being shelled for 9 earned runs and 11 hits in just 2.1 innings in Connecticut's 10-2 loss to Staten Island Sunday afternoon. The loss more or less killed the Tigers chances at winning the Stedler Division (as the team is now 4.5 games behind Tri-City.) The Tigers still have a faint chance at a Wild Card berth (trailing West Virginia by 3.0 games.) Tiger catch Shane Zeile cracked his team lead tying 6th homer for the Tigers in defeat.

Connecticut Tigers (31-33) 2
at Staten Island Yankees (35-32) 10

WP-Staten Island: Ethan Carnes (2-0, 1.44), Save-James Reeves (2)
LP-TIGERS: Chase Edwards (6-6, 6.63)

Home Runs: TIGERS-Shane Zeile (6)

TIGERS Record (31-33)
Third Place-Stedler Division (4.5 GB first place Tri-City, 1.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fifth Place (3.0 GB first place West Virginia)




Sunday, August 30, 2015

Tigers Late Rally Falls Short In 4-3 Loss To Lowell In 10 Innings Saturday Night In Norwich


The Connecticut Tigers rallied late but came up short in a 4-3 loss to the Lowell Spinners in 10 innings at Dodd Stadium in Norwich. The Tigers lost ground to Lowell, Tri-City and West Virginia in the NY-Penn playoff chase.

Saturday, August 29, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Lowell Spinners (34-33) 4
at Connecticut Tigers (31-32) 3
10 innings

WP-Lowell: Matt Kent (7-1, 2.00), Save-Bobby Poyner (9)
LP-TIGERS: Oswaldo Castillo (1-2, 4.50)

Attendance (2623)
Season Attendance (67,654)
Time (3:11)

TIGERS Record (31-32)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.5 GB first place Tri-City, 1.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fourth Place (3.0 GB first place West Virginia)


Friday, August 28, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Comsat Angels-Independence Day (Polydor 1980)


Watkins Brilliant In CT Tigers 1-0 Over Lowell Friday Night In Norwich



Friday, August 28, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

The Connecticut Tigers won their third straight game Friday by shutting out the Lowell Spinners 1-0 at Dodd Stadium. Tiger starter Spenser Watkins was brilliant, tossing 7 shutout innings, giving up just 3 hits, while striking out 7 and walking none. Reliever Jake Shull made it interesting in the bottom of the 9th but held on to claim his 7th save. The Tigers only run came in on a balk in the first inning. 

The win puts the Tigers into a tie with Lowell for second place in the Stedler Division, just 2.5 games behind first place Tri-City (who lost in Vermont.) The Tigers are also tied with Lowell for 4th place in the NY-P Wild Card race (just 2 GB first place West Virginia.)

Lowell Spinners (33-33) 0
at Connecticut Tigers (31-31) 0

WP-TIGERS: Spenser Watkins (5-4, 2.33), Save-Jake Shull (7)
Lowell: Austin Glorius (1-2, 1.37)

Attendance (4595)
Season Attendance (65,031)
Time (2:17)

TIGERS Record (31-31)
Second Place tie with Lowell-Stedler Division (2.5 GB first place Tri-City)
Wild Card-Fourth Place tie with Lowell (2.0 GB first place West Virginia)

CT Tigers Pass 60,000 Mark In Attendance Thursday Night


The Tigers passed the 60,000 mark in attendance Thursday night. The Tigers were on pace to set an new season high in attendance in 2015 before some key rainouts stalled things a bit. The Tigers should still come close to last year's record setting mark with 5 home dates to go!

Song Of The Day: MC5-Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)

Tigers Keep Season Alive With Dramatic 3-2 12th Inning Win Thursday Night In Norwich



Thursday, August 27, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

On the one year anniversary of Franklin Navarro's game winning grand slam over Lowell in 2014, the Connecticut Tigers once again took their season off life support with a dramatic 3-2 win in the bottom of the 12th inning at Dodd Stadium in Norwich.

The game was deadlocked after the 11th inning, before Lowell scored a go ahead run in the top of the 12th. The Tigers responded in the bottom of the frame with hits by Jose Zambrano, Will Allen and finally a two run game winning double by first baseman to seal the win.

It was a scenario that was eerily similar to last season's heroics by The Tigers. Prior to Navarro's game winning slam, the Tigers' post season hopes were about to be terminated. Following the win, the Tigers trailed first place Tri-City by 5 games and wild card leader Brooklyn by 2 games. With last night's win, the Tigers trail first place Tri-City by 3.5 games and second place Lowell by 1.0 game. Connecticut trails West Virginia in the wild card race by 3 games. 

Credit must go to the Tigers team, for not playing out the string after their team was gutted by recent promotions. The Tigers still have an uphill climb but they still have a puncher's chance to make the post season (if the team is not further decimated by promotions down the stretch.)

The Tigers also passed the 60,000 mark in attendance Thursday night. 

Lowell Spinners (33-32) 2
at Connecticut Tigers (30-31) 3
12 innings

WP-TIGERS: Andres Tejada (2-1, 4.50)
LP-Lowell: Taylor Nunez (2-3, 2.52)

Home Runs: TIGERS-Steven Fuentes (1)

WICH Player Of The Game-Corey Baptist

Attendance (1850)
Season Attendance (60,436)
Time (3:34)

TIGERS Record (30-31)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.5 GB first place Tri-City, 1.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fifth Place (3.0 GB first place West Virginia)


Thursday, August 27, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Turtles-Grim Reaper Of Love (White Whale 1966)


Tigers Host Lowell In Three Game Series Beginning Thursday Night In Norwich


Tigers Get Off The Deck And Defeat Valley Cats 3-1 Wednesday Night In Troy, NY



Wednesday, August 26, 2015
at Bruno Stadium, Troy, NY

Connecticut Tigers (29-31) 3
at Tri-Valley Cats (35-28) 1

WP-TIGERS: Jordan Smith (2-1, 2.22), Save-Jake Shull (6)
LP-Tri-City: Yefrey Del Rosario (3-3, 4.68)

Home Runs: TIGERS-Pat Mackenzie (1)

Attendance (4324)
Time (2:33)

TIGERS Record (29-31)
Third Place-Stedler Division (4.5 GB first place Tri-City, 2.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Sixth Place (3.0 GB first place West Virginia)



Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Kinks-End Of The Season (1967)


Tigers' Pitching Shelled By Tri-City In 13-6 Blitz Tuesday Night



It would appear that the Connecticut Tigers' 2015 post-season hopes have come to a close. The Tigers' decimated pitching staff couldn't hold a 5-0 lead and eventually gave up 13 runs in a Tuesday night blitz that put the Tigers 5.5 games behind the Stedler Division leading Tri-City Valley Cats. The Tigers' weary pitching staff took another hit with the promotion of effective reliever Nate Fury.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
at Bruno Stadium, Troy, NY

Connecticut Tigers (28-31) 6
at Tri-City Valley Cats (35-27) 13

WP-Tri-City: Kevin McCanna (2-2, 3.12)
LP-TIGERS: Chase Edwards (6-5, 5.46)

HR-TIGERS: Shane Zeile (5)

Attendance (3874)
Time (3:15)

TIGERS Record (28-31)
Third Place-Stedler Division (5.5 GB first place Tri-City)
Wild Catd-Sixth Place (3.5 GB first place State College)





Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Vejtables-Feel The Music (Uptown 1966)


Eugenio Suarez Comes Out On Top In CT Tigers' Alumni Rumble Monday Night In Cincinnati


2011 CT Tiger SS Eugenio Suarez blasted his 9th HR of 2015 against 2013 CT Tiger pitcher Buck Farmer to begin a 10 run inning in the Reds' 12-5 win over the Detroit Tigers Monday night in Cincinnati.

Buck Farmer got the upper hand early by blanking the Reds for 4.1 innings (not giving up a hit until the 5th inning.) Eugenio Suarez put the Reds on the board with an impressive solo blast off Buck Farmer to lead off the 6th inning. The Reds would eventually chase Farmer and would go on to score 10 runs in the frame.

Monday's game saw appearances by four former CT Tigers (Suarez with Cincinnati), two of Eugenio's 2011 teammates LF Tyler Collins and RHP Guido Knudson (also the aforementioned 2013 CT Tiger Buck Farmer.)

Eugenio Suarez was traded to Cincinnati with 2013 CT Tiger Jonathon Crawford this past off season and has turned out to be a real find for the Reds. Suarez seemed like a man on a mission against his old team Monday night. Not only did he homer off Farmer, he hit a two run double off his former Connecticut teammate Guido Knudson and later singled (driving in three runs on the night and driving his average back over the .300 mark,)

2011 CT Tiger Pitcher Guido Knudson Promoted To Detroit Tigers


2011 Connecticut Tigers' RHP Guidon Knudson made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers on August 22nd. Knudson faced his 2011 CT Tiger teammate Eugenio Suarez Monday night in Cincinnati (Suarez singled off Knudson.)


Roster Moves: Drew Smith And Gerson Moreno Promoted To West Michigan


The CT Tigers' roster took another hit over the weekend, when All Star reliever Drew Smith and hard throwing (but erratic) Gerson Moreno were promoted to Class A West Michigan.

Their roster spots were filled by RHP Ryan Milton and LHP Locke St. John.


Tiger Bullpen Implodes Again In Crucial 7-6 Loss At Tri-City Monday Night In Troy, NY



As good as the Connecticut Tigers' bullpen was in 2014, it has been just as bad in 2015. None of the 2015 Tigers' late inning pitchers has stepped up to get the job done in 2015. The Tigers' best bullpen arms Nate Fury and Drew Smith were strangely not used very much in crucial late inning spots (Smith is now gone from the team) which makes an already weak bullpen that much worse.

Reliever Jake Shull blew his second crucial game in the past 2 weeks Monday night at Tri-City. The Tigers fought hard to rally and tie the game at 6-6 in the top of the 9th, only to have Shull toss the game away in short order in the bottom of the frame. The loss more or less puts any Tiger plans of a second straight post-season berth to rest (the Tigers now trail Stedler Division leaders Tri-City by 4.5 games.

The Tigers still have an faint chance at a wildcard berth (trailing State College by 3.5 games. However, with the Detroit brass gutting the Tigers' roster of it's best players on a seeming daily basis, that seems a pipe dream at best. One can certainly understand the team promoting players on a team that is out of contention but not on a team that is right in the middle of a post-season pennant race. One thing that you'll notice with Tri-City, is that they virtually have the same roster as they had in late June. One can only dream of where the Tigers would be if their roster hadn't been decimated by promotions.

Monday. August 24, 2015
at Joseph Bruno Stadium, Troy, NY

Connecticut Tigers (28-30) 6
at Tri-City Valley Cats (34-27) 7

WP-Tri-City: Zac Grotz (4-2, 4.50)
LP-TIGERS: Jake Shull (0-4, 4.32)

Home Runs: Tri-City: Kolbey Carpenter (2), Cesar Carrasco (3)

Attendance (3342)
Time (2:49)

TIGERS Record (28-30) 
Third Place-Stedler Division (4.5 GB first place Tri-City, 1.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fourth Place (3.5 GB first place State College)




Monday, August 24, 2015

Song Of The Day: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-Moonlight On Vermont (1969)



Vermont Edges Tigers 1-0 In Rain Shortened Game Sunday Afternoon In Norwich



Sunday, August 23, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Game One Of Doubleheader (game two was canceled in 5th inning with Vermont leading 4-1 due to rain)

Game One

Vermont Lake Monsters (26-33) 1
at Connecticut Tigers (28-29) 0

WP-Vermont: Corey Miller (2-2, 2.53), Save-Ryan Gorton (3)
LP-TIGERS: Spenser Watkins (4-4, 2.50)

Attendance ?
Time (2:04)

TIGERS Record (28-29)
Second Place tie with Lowell-Stedler Division (3.5 GB first place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fourth Place tie with Aberdeen, Lowell (3.5 GB first place State College)


Saturday, August 22, 2015

Song Of The Day 2-13th Floor Elevators-Fire Engine (1966)


Song Of The Day-The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Fire (Track 1968)


Dedicated to the Dodd Stadium fire alarm system! booo!

Tigers-Vermont Game Postponed Saturday Night Due To Fire Alarm Issues


Saturday night's game between the Connecticut Tigers and Vermont Lake Monsters was postponed due to issues with Dodd Stadium's fire alarm system. A doubleheader will be played to make up the game on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Game on starts at 3:00 PM.

Mackenzie Stepping Up For Connecticut Of Late


Connecticut Tigers' second baseman Patrick Mackenzie has picked up the slack in the Tiger offense with the recent promotions of Brett Pirtle and Victor Padron. Mack is now the team's leading hitter, with an average of .320 

Album Of The Day: Augustus Pablo-Rockers Meets King Tubby In A Firehouse (1980)


Tigers Bomb Vermont 11-1 Friday Night In Norwich



Friday, August 21, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Vermont Lake Monsters (25-33) 1
at Connecticut Tigers (28-28) 11

WP-TIGERS: Jordan Smith (1-1, 2.53)
LP-Vermont: Evan Manarino (3-2, 5.16)

Home Runs-TIGERS: Shane Zeile (4)

Attendance (4205)
Season Attendance (58,586)
Time (2:55)

TIGERS Record (28-28)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.0 GB first place Tri-City, 1.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Third Place tie with Hudson Valley, 2.0 GB first place State College)


Friday, August 21, 2015

Cam Gibson Leads Connecticut In Home Runs And RBI's in 2015


Despite his playing in only 28 games due to injuries, outfielder cam Gibson is leading the Connecticut Tigers in home runs with 6 and RBI's with 23. Gibson is the son of former Detroit Tigers' great Kirk Gibson and a 5th round draft pick in 2015 out of Michigan State.

Eugenio Suarez Watch: Suarez Three Hits Thursday Vs. Arizona


Former CT Tiger Eugenio Suarez remains on fire, as he banged out 3 more hits and drove in his 32nd run of 2015 in a 6-4 Reds' loss to Arizona Thursday in Cincinnati. Eugenio is now hitting .305 on the season (just one point behind team leader Joey Votto.) 

Album Of The Day: Sonny Sharrock-Ask The Ages (Axiom 1991)


Featuring Elvin Jones and Pharoah Sanders!

CT Tiger All Star Victor Padron Promoted To Class A West Michigan


The Connecticut Tigers' 2015 playoff quest took another hit on Thursday, when 2015 NY-Penn League All Star left-fielder Victor Padron was promoted to Class A West Michigan of the Midwest League. Padron doubled in his first game with West Michigan. Good Luck Victor!

In the past three weeks the Tigers have lost starting second baseman Brett Pirtle, starting shortstop AJ Simcox and now starting left-fielder Victor Padron.

HEY DETROIT, HOW ABOUT GIVING US SOME HELP ONCE IN AWHILE!


Sandy Baez Dazzling Again As Tigers Roll Over Renegades At Hudson Valley Thursday


Tiger Sandy Baez had another brilliant performance Thursday night, giving up just 1 run and scattering six hits in 6 innings to pick up his third win of 2015. Baez began 2015 among the Detroit Tigers' Top 30 prospect earlier in the season. After some early struggles, Baez is starting to really put it together for the CT Tigers.

Thursday, August 20, 2015
at Dutchess Stadium (aka Da Dutch-Where You Can Be Your Own Fan-Ugh!), Wappingers Falls, NY

Connecticut Tigers (27-28) 6
at Hudson Valley Renegades aka Da Gades (28-29) 1

WP-TIGERS: Sandy Baez (3-3, 3.98), Save-Nate Fury (3)
LP-Hudson Valley: Cameron Varga (2-5, 3.21)

TIGERS' Home Runs: Corey Baptist (1), Joey Havrilak (3)

Attendance (4206)
Time (2:28)

TIGERS Record (27-28)
Third Place-Stedler Division (4.0 GB first place Tri-City, 1.5 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fourth Place tie with Hudson Valley (3.0 GB first place State College)

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Former CT Tiger Eugenio Suarez Belts 8th HR Of 2015 Tuesday Night


Former 2011 CT Tiger Eugenio Suarez hit his 8th homer of 2015 off Kansas City's Edinson Volquez Tuesday night in Cincinnati. Suarez has been red hot of late and has been moved up to the #2 spot in the Reds' batting order. Some folks have actually compared Suarez's abilities to a young Derek Jeter. 

Album Of The Day: Cannonball Adderley-Somethin' Else (Blue Note)


Tigers Thumped By Hudson Valley 6-2 Wednesday Night



Wednesday, August 19, 2015
at Dutchess Stadium, Wappingers Falls, NY

Connecticut Tigers (26-28) 2
at Hudson Valley Renegades (28-28) 6

WP-Hudson Valley: Benton Moss (2-2, 2.27)
LP-TIGERS: Matt Hall (0-1, 2.90)

Home Runs: TIGERS-Cam Gibson (6)
Hudson Valley-Manny Sanchez (3)

Attendance (3915)
Time (2:30)

TIGERS Record (26-28)
Third Place-Stedler Division (4.0 GB first place Tri-City, 2.5 second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fifth Place (4.0 GB first place State College)

Tigers at Hudson Valley Thursday 7:05 PM

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Tigers Split Series With Aberdeen With 6-2 Win In Norwich Sunday Afternoon


Sunday, August 16, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Aberdeen Ironbirds (27-28) 2
at Connecticut Tigers (25-26) 6

WP-TIGERS: Trent Szkutnik (1-0, 0.00)
LP-Aberdeen: Lezaro Leyva (0-2, 2.63)

Attendance (1727)
Season Attendance (54,381)
Time (3:21)

TIGERS Record (25-26)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.0 GB first place Tri-City, 2.5 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Second Place tie with Aberdeen , Hudson Valley (3.5 GB State College)


Sunday, August 16, 2015

Song Of the Day: The Only Ones-The Beast (1978)


Tigers Pounded By Aberdeen 8-3 Saturday Night In Norwich (Team's Fourth Straight Loss)

Aberdeen handed the Tigers their fourth straight loss Saturday night in Norwich 


Baltimore Orioles' 2015 first round draft pick D.J. Stewart blasted a grand slam off Ryan Castellanos in the third inning to put the game out of reach early.

Saturday, August 15, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Aberdeen Ironbirds (27-27) 8
at Connecticut Tigers (25-27) 3

WP-Aberdeen : Kevin Grendell (3-1, 1.84)
LP-TIGERS: Ryan Castellanos (1-1, 3.86)

Home Runs-Aberdeen: D.J. Stewart (5)

Attendance (2323)
Season Attendance (52,654)
Time (2:30)

TIGERS Record (25-27)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.5 GB first place Tri-City, 3.0 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Fourth Place tie with Hudson Valley (4.0 GB first place State College)

Tigers host Aberdeen Sunday afternoon 4:05 PM at Dodd Stadium



Friday, August 14, 2015

Former 2011 CT Tiger Eugenio Suarez Looks A Potential All Star With Reds


Former 2011 CT Tigers' SS Eugenio Suarez continues to impress with the Cincinnati Reds and is showing signs he can be an NL All Star in the not so distant future. Through 51 games with the Reds, Suarez is hitting .311 with 7 homers and 29 RBI's, with 12 doubles and 1 triple. In hindsight, the Detroit Tigers should have never let Suarez go (former Tiger manager Jim Leyland was a huge supporter of Eugenio.)


Former CT Tiger Eugenio Suarez Hits 7th Homer of 2015 In Reds Win Over Dodgers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fma2A81YN7I


Jake Shull Melts Down In 9th Inning In Brutal 4-3 Tiger Loss At Vermont Friday



Friday, August 14, 2015
at Centennial Field, Burlington, VT

It's pretty safe to say, that Friday night's 9th inning meltdown was one of the worst losses in Connecticut Tigers' history. 

The Tigers were flying high after Monday night's blowout of the Auburn Doubledays in Norwich. The team was in great shape heading into a three game series against Stedler Division basement dwellers the Vermont Lake Monsters in Vermont. Well, the Tigers have come back to earth with a thud and are now in danger of falling into the cellar themselves.

The Tigers desperately needed a win Friday night after two uninspired losses in Vermont on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday's Tiger starter Sandy Baez was up to the challenge and pitched his heart out (easily his best start as a Tiger.) Untouchable Tiger reliever Drew Smith was his usual great self  (pitching a scoreless 7th inning.)

However, then things started to fall apart. Hard throwing but extremely erratic Tiger reliever Gerson Moreno almost gave the game to Vermont in the 8th but somehow managed to escape with giving up a run. Then closer Jake Shull came in for the 9th and threw the game away, giving up a walk and three hits (including a game winning three run homer to Chris Iriart of Vermont.)

This loss is a brutal one and could send the Tigers reeling out of contention. It leaves one wondering why Drew Smith is not in there closing games out (especially a pivotal one like Friday's game.) These decisions are most likely out of manager Mike Rabelo's hands but the idea is to win, isn't it? 

If the Tigers do come up short in 2015, people will always look back to Friday's loss in Vermont (the loss sort of brings to mind Logan Hoch on the final day of the 2010 season.)

Connecticut Tigers (25-26) 3
at Vermont Lake Monsters (25-28) 4

WP-Vermont: Darwin Frias (1-0, 3.60)
LP-TIGERS: Jake Shull (0-3, 3.86)

HR-Vermont: Chris Iriart (4) Game Winner

Attendance (2741)
Time (2:43)

TIGERS Record (25-26)
Third Place-Stedler Division (3.0 GB first place Tri-City, 2.5 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Third Place tie with Aberdeen (3.0 GB State College, 2.5 GB second place Lowell)


Song Of The Day: The Rolling Stones-Plundered My Soul (1972)


Outtake from Exile On Main Street

Tigers Drop Second Straight At Vermont 3-1 Thursday Night (Bats Fall Asleep Again)



Thursday, August 13, 2015
at Centennial Field, Burlington, VT

Connecticut Tigers (25-25) 1
at Vermont Lake Monsters (24-28) 3

WP-Vermont: James Naile (2-0, 2.20)
LP-TIGERS: Chase Edwards (6-4, 4.44)

Attendance (1919)
Time (2:33)

TIGERS Record (25-25)
Third Place-Stedler Division (2.5 GB first place Tri-City, 1.5 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Third Place tie with Aberdeen (2.0 GB first place State College, 1.5 GB second place Lowell)

Tigers at Vermont Thursday


Thursday, August 13, 2015

Song Of The Day: 13th Floor Elevators-Street Song (1969)


Tigers Bats Go Silent In 1-0 Loss At Vermont Wednesday



Wednesday, August 12, 2015
at Centennial Field, Burlington, VT

Connecticut Tigers (25-24) 0
at Vermont Lake Monsters (23-28) 1

WP-Vermont: Kyle Friedrichs (1-1, 2.70), Save-Ryan Gorton (2)
LP-TIGERS: Spenser Watkins (4-3, 2.61)

Attendance (1707)
Time (2:18)

TIGERS Record (25-24) 
Third Place-Stedler Division (2.5 GB first place Tri-City, 0.5 GB second place Lowell)
Wild Card-Third Place (1.0 GB first place State College, 0.5 GB second place Lowell)


Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Tigers-Auburn Rained Out Tuesday In Norwich


Tuesday's game between the Connecticut Tigers and Auburn Doubledays has been canceled due to rain and will not be made up. The Tigers (25-23) slipped back into third place but gained a half game on Tri-City and now are only 1.5 games out of first place in the Stedler Division. The Tigers are a half a game behind Lowell for first place in the Wild Card race! The Tigers are in Vermont Wednesday!

Tigers Pass 50,000 Mark In Attendance Monday Night



Song Of The Day: Magazine-The Light Pours Out Of Me (1978)


Red Hot Tigers Pound Auburn 10-5 Monday Night In Norwich

 Tiger Joey Havrilak belted his 2nd homer of 2015 in the sixth inning Monday night


Monday, August 10, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Auburn Doubledays (23-26) 5
at Connecticut Tigers (25-23) 10

WP-TIGERS: Josh Heddinger (2-0, 2.53)
LP-Auburn: Connor Overton (1-1, 3.00)

HR-TIGERS: Joey Havrilak (2)

Attendance (1512)
Season Attendance (50,331)

TIGERS Record (25-23)
Second Place tie with Lowell-Stedler Division (2.0 GB first place Tri-City)
Wild Card-First Place tie with Lowell (0.5 GA Brooklyn, State College)




Monday, August 10, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Yardbirds-Think About It (1968)


Tigers Bounce Back For 4-2 Win In First Game Of Series With Auburn Sunday In Norwich



Sunday, August 9, 2015
at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Auburn Doubledays (23-25) 2
at Connecticut Tigers (24-23) 4

WP-TIGERS: Ryan Castellanos (1-0, 2.33), Save-Jake Shull (5)
LP-Auburn: Grant Borne (1-2, 2.51)

TIGERS Player Of Game: Shane Zeile (double, triple)

Attendance (1822)
Season Attendance (48,819)
Time (2:17)

TIGERS Record (24-23)
Second Place tie with Lowell-Stedler Division (3.0 GB first place Tri-City)
Wild Card-First Place tie with Lowell, West Virginia (0.5 GA Brooklyn, State College)


Sunday, August 9, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Rolling Stones-Prodigal Son (1968 demo)


Connecticut Tigers Connection Is A SABR-Metrics Free Zone

If you are tired of being hammered by SABR-Metrics rubbish, then you have come to the right place. That's right, we will never abuse you with mind-rot like OPS, OPS+, WAR, BABIP or any of that meaningless nonsense. 

If you want to check how the great Bill James is doing with all that garbage this year, look no further than the 2015 Boston Red Sox (or San Diego Padres or Oakland A's or Washington Nationals)


2010 CT Tiger Jeff Ferrell Reaches The Major Leagues


Former 2010 Connecticut Tiger RHP Jeff Ferrell was promoted to the Detroit Tigers on July 4, 2015. Ferrell had collected 12 saves for Class AA Erie in 2015 (he pitched in 2 games with the 2010 Connecticut Tigers and had a record of 0-0, 4.26 ERA)


Tigers Brett Pirtle Promoted To High Class A Lakeland


For the second straight season the Connecticut Tigers lost one of their key offensive parts, when hot hitting second baseman Brett Pirtle was promoted to High Class A Lakeland of the Florida State League. Pirtle was hitting .333 at the time of his promotion. It appears Patrick Mackenzie will see the bulk of the time at second base for the Tigers down the stretch.