Erie Seawolves

The other night I went to Trenton's lovely Waterfront Park on a sultry night to watch the Trenton Thunder take on the Erie Seawolves, the Tigers' double-A affiliate. Mostly I liked what I saw, as the Seawolves eked out a taut 5-4 victory.

Looking over the roster, only one name was familiar to me--Jacob Turner, a pitcher who has high potential. He did not start, though. Instead it was Casey Crosby, who has gone 5-1 this year with a decent ERA. He tired mid-way through the game, but was able to get the victory.

The player I was most impressed by was the catcher, Bryan Holoday. He's not a big hitter--he worked out two walks on Monday night, and is hitting .239, but I liked the way he worked behind the plate. He threw out two runners trying to steal and blocked the plate effectively on a play at the plate. He did make a mental error--when a Trenton runner was hung out to dry between first and second, Holoday threw behind the runner, allowing him to take second.

It was a fun night at the park, and I kept the scorecard to see if, in a few years, any of these guys make the big club. It's always fun to see young they look (some were born in the 90s, for chrissakes) and have a laugh over names. The Seawolves have a guy named Deik Scram, so he should be called up just so Chris Berman can have fun with that. And in the middle innings the Seawolves first baseman, Rawley Bishop, faced a Thunder pitcher, Ryan Pope. Pope against Bishop. If only one of the were a Cardinal.