Graham's Grand Slam, Part 1

The Whitecaps played their second double header of the season today against the Hyannis Mets. Brewster came into the day winning their last two games, while Hyannis had lost their last six.

The teams split a pair of one run games. The Whitecaps came away with a win in Game 1, beating the Mets 4-3 after four runs in their last at-bat (the 6th inning). Hyannis bounced back to win the second game 3-2 in two extra innings.

One of the stories of the day was the performance of Brewster third basemen/catcher Zach Jones. Prior to today's games, Jones had two hits in his last 35 plate appearances. Jones went 2-3 with a couple singles.

Jones is starting to heat up at the right time. He has registered a hit in the past two days for the first time this season. With the roster depleted from injuries and contract signings (like Nathan Baker's with the Pittsburgh Pirates), the Whitecaps need him to keep it up!

Brewster returns to action tomorrow (Monday, July 27) at 5 pm as they host the Cotuit Kettleers in game four of a five game homestand. Tune in at 4:45 for the pregame show with Nick, Craig, and me!

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Graham Doty, Broadcaster

A Fun Day... a Better Weekend? Nick's Knocks, Part 2

For this edition of Nick's Knocks, I don't really have a knock on anyone or anything, but I do have my All Star Game Photo Album from yesterday's game at Fenway Park. Although the game was shortened to 5 innings because of the rain, the players still seemed to enjoy the experience (see: Kyle Blair and Colin Walsh photo).

Let us know what you think of the photos. Feel free to comment right on them if you want. There are shots of batting and fielding practice, the Home Run Hitting Contest and the autograph session.

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The Whitecaps are off to Doran Park in Bourne today for a doubleheader versus the Braves. They'll have another game tomorrow (at home), then another doubleheader on Sunday. By the end of the weekend, we'll have a much better view of where the Whitecaps stand in the playoff picture. The weekend wraps up an entire week of games against the West. Starting Monday, all but two of the Whitecaps games will be against East teams.

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Nick Gagalis, Broadcaster. Broadcast Manager and Brewster Whitecaps Web Editor

New Features to the Blog

We're adding even more to our coverage of the team through the blog this week. Starting tomorrow, we'll have a specialized entry from one of our broadcasters almost every day.

Check out Nick's Knocks (which started a couple days ago) for jokes and updates on former Whitecaps.

Graham's Grand Slam is a biweekly update with four interesting points about the team or a player or coach.

Craig's Count is a collection of fun facts and news about the team.

We also added a list of blogs you might be interested in. There are a few Cape League ones, the most popular baseball blogs from ESPN, and the blog of our Broadcast Manager Nick Gagalis.

We'll still have plenty of other entries on the blog too, so check back regularly during the season!

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Nick Gagalis, Broadcaster, Broadcast Manager and Brewster Whitecaps Web Editor

Nick's Knocks, Part 1

For the first edition of the new feature, "Nick's Knocks," I figured I would start out with a knock on myself.

I made an interesting mistake on the broadcast during the doubleheader against Falmouth. During the second game of the doubleheader, I noticed a large bird flying beyond center field. I confused the term, "commodore" with "condor," suggesting that the bird might be a good omen for the team, since (I thought) that was what a commodore was. It was a pretty boneheaded move on my part, but at least it gave Graham and Craig a few laughs. Hopefully it made you smile too.

Now I understand that a commodore is a naval admiral, and that it doesn't eat mice.

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Nick Gagalis, Broadcaster. Broadcast Manager and Brewster Whitecaps Web Editor