The Pigs blew another one. This time is was Mike Zagurski who loaded the bases, then walked the tying run in and gave up a hit to give the Bulls the lead.
On a better note, Domonic Brown’s debut in Philly was, well, a Domonic Brown showing! He went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a Sacrifice Fly. Way to go Domonic!
No word on who will replace Brown on the Pig’s lineup. Most likely Mike Spidale or Rich Thompson. Most Pig fans are rooting for Rich but Spidale is also a great guy.
Tonight we were visited by a group of R-Phil’s staffers. Saw Tommy Viola and former Ironpig intern Elyse out there in the trough tonight. We were also graced by the Briscoe Disco and The Coke’s own Jimmy T took him on in a dance off. On a close call, Tim Chorones gave Jimmy T the win and he took the title of #1 fan for the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs!
It was a beautiful night for baseball and the game seemed to go by quickly. The Japanese night theme was pretty cool. Pregame events included a message from Bethlehem’s sister city in Japan and Jet balloons returned to The Coke to the amusement of most. We should have those more often. The night concluded with a jersey auction that had fans waiting impatiently to see if they won. I didn’t but seeing my bid raise a little more money for Ironpig’s Charities gave me a feeling that I helped.. a little. The charities do a lot of good and the Noise Nation will actually be helping out with the Miracle League game on August 8th at 2:00pm. If you want to volunteer send me an email at editor@lvnoisenation.com and I will get you information on how to help out.
Tomorrow is an early game, 11:05 start, so I am taking a half day and getting a good day game in. See you there!
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