While You Were Out - Dogs leave the Cellar

In the past week, the Portland Sea Dogs moved out of the cellar into 5th Place in the Eastern League North. After a poor start (7-13 in April), the Sea Dogs have stabilized all areas of their game, with good hitting and starting pitching and improved work from the bullpen. The Dogs are 26-24 in May and June this season.


Portland is now a game ahead of New Britain and just a game behind Trenton. The Dogs now sit four games behind the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for second place in the division. It's important to finish ahead of New Hampshire, not just because of the "natural" rivalry between Maine and NH, but because Fisher Cats are really just another variety of weasel. And nobody wants to lose to a weasel.