I spent most of my day at a birthday party outside of Ironpig’s Radio Network and 3G range so I didn’t find out until a friend text messaged me that the Pigs finally won a game in a series of barn burners up in Syracuse.
Hopefully their luck, and hitting, continues as they proceed on to Pawtucket to take on the Paw Sox!
noisenation.mlblogs.com 
So it took 4 games into the third year for the Ironpigs to finally win a game in a season opening series! Don’t look now but the Ironpigs are currently tied with the SWB Yankees. I think that’s another first. And Buffalo is 3-1.
Dice-K pitched well for Pawtucket Saturday night.
Any word on special opening ceremonies on Wednesday (besides the parachutes & flyover) and whether or not the gates will open earlier than normal?
I think the only way the gates will open early is if the fans push them down. I believe the bubble machines will keep them calm until the time though 🙂
Buffalo had it rough last year. The Mets were mostly AAA players which brought a lot of AA slacker talent to Buffalo last year. A product of the Met’s overall health.
The Hobo Band will be there! One of my favorites!
They won because SYR didn’t have Roger Bernadina… he got called up to the (G)Nats after hitting .400 v the Pigs…
http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2010/04/syracuse_chiefs_lose_bernadina.html
There’s an answer for every question! Nice research!
I’m going to take credit for this win. I couldn’t wait for next week, so I decided to spend Sunday smoking a 10-lb pork butt. After eight hours and six different layers of injection/spice rub/wrapping sauce/homemade BBQ sauce, and a whole bag of lump charcoal, that thing came off the grill about the same time as Mathieson was closing down the skyChiefs.
Good karma caused by cooking a large piece of pork!
I’m ready for Wednesday. Oink!
I usually just add a dry rub, wrap in plastic wrap in the fridge overnight.. then smoke with a mix of charcoal, hickory and mesquite wood. An hour a pound plus 1. Then I chop the pork and put it back into the juices from the catch pan. It’s not the healthiest but it sure tastes good! For the sauce I make a Carolina style vingegar based sauce or if I’m feeling lazy, Cattleman’s classic works.