Dogs drop Opener

The Sea Dogs collected their first loss of the 2006 season about two weeks earlier than last year, when they started 10-0. It was different last night when the Connecticut Defenders won their inagural game, 5-1. The highlights were few for the Sea Dogs. New first baseman/DH Luis Jimenez was the lone offensive star with a home run and a single to lead Portland's three-hit "attack" off Connecticut starter Chris Begg. Craig Hansen was also impressive for the Dogs, with a six up, six down relief outing during which he registered three K's.

Jiminez

My new blogger friend Greg recaps the game at his Defenders Blog. He's more pleased with the results than I am.