This game was awful. Although the rain never arrived, the temperature displayed at CCP tonight read about 15 degrees warmer than it felt. The Pig’s bats didn’t really help the cause and errors were the deciding factor in a 2 to 5 loss to the SWB Yankees. With the loss the Pigs drop from first to a second place tie with the Yankees, as Pawtucket won today improving to 8 and 5 with a .5 game lead.
While our Pigs got run over… I saw something on the news today that was both sad and happy. A piglet was trying to cross the road and was struck by a car in Medford, NJ.
From NBC 10’s website:
A New Jersey animal rescue center is searching for the owner of a female piglet who was hit by a car this morning in Medford.
Joe Joe’s Place Animal Sanctuary says that the driver struck the piglet then drove away. Other drivers passing by took the piglet out of harm’s way and placed her on the side of the road.
Taryn Drayton, an employee at Joe Joe’s, happened to spot the wounded animal as she was driving.
“For somebody just to leave it there, its really heartbreaking,” said Taryn.
Taryn quickly called her co-worker Karin Huckel for help.
They rushed the piglet, who they named Charlotte, to the Creek’s Edge Animal Hospital.
Its there where Charlotte was treated for a broken leg and other injuries.
“She’s very fortunate to be alive,” said Dr. Christopher Keefe, who treated Charlotte’s leg.
“She’s very fortunate that Taryn being a good Samaritan, stopped and picked her up off the side of the road because certainly she could have very easily succumbed to shock.”
It should take Charlotte around six weeks to fully recover. In the meantime she will stay with a vet’s technician, who has a farm, until her owner comes forward or a new owner claims her. Charlotte is less than a year old.
If you would like to donate money for Charlotte’s medical care or if you know her owner, call Joe Joe’s Place at 609.388.5006.
Hoping for a speedy recovery for both our Pigs and this brave little piglet.
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Speaking of NBC, paste the link below into your browser to read a great piece on Andy Tracy. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/19/meet-the-oldest-man-in-minor-league-baseball/
NIce article about Andy!
Andy hit HR #3 for the Reno Aces Tuesday night.
According to Jeff Schuler’s Hog Blog, Chance Chapman was sent back to Reading after the game Tuesday night.
“Within a half-hour after the game Chapman was geting [sic] handshakes from players, coaches and Phillies officials (Chuck LaMar and Steve Noworyta were present from the front office) and was on his way back to rejoin the R-Phils. The Phillies are expected to decide Wednesday who will take Zagurski’s spot on a more permanent basis.”
Ryan Vogelsong threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Giants on Monday night and is scheduled to start on Friday against Tommy Hanson and the Braves.
The woman who saved the pig, her maiden name wasn’t Sandberg, was it? The guy/gal who hit the pig wasn’t wearing a Yankees cap, was he/she?
Perhaps the IronPigs should adopt the pig. Maybe carve out some extra space in the Biergarten so folks can visit? Or, a “petting zoo” near the playground?
Or the first 1 (one) customer throught he gates tonight gets a free pig? (sponsored by Boars’ Head Meats)
sorry.
I just watched HBO’s movie, “GOTTI”, last night…
…the driver of that car better hope that little Piglet is not connected to certain people.