Pride Take on Offerman, Bluefish in Series that Could Decide Division

Published on June 29, 2003 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


It's a battle of the top two teams in the North Division starting today, as Jose Offerman and the Birdgeport Bluefish come to Nashua for a critical late first-half series as the Pride try to wrap up the crown with time to spare.

Nashua has taken 4 out of 6 vs. Bridgeport thus far in 2003, and this is the first time that the teams have played in New Hampshire this year. Currently, the 35-18 Pride lead the 29-24 Bluefish by 6 games with 10 to play, making the Pride's magic number 4. Should Nashua win two games in the series, they would clinch the first-half crown and a playoff spot. Tonight at 6:05 PM, 4W-1L Carlos Chantres goes for the Pride against 5W-3L Masaru Imazeki for the 'Fish.

Tomorrow and Tuesday's games are Family Nights, four tickets for just $20

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In case you missed it, the first post-game fireworks show of the year was last Friday, June 27th, and the Pride and the Riversharks put on some fireworks of their own...it was a back and forth affair, and when the Pride went into the ninth leading 6-5, all seemed right with the world until Lipso Nava smacked a 2-out homer to center to tie the game and send the contest into extra innings. That was when DJ Boston made himself the hero in the tenth, smacking a 3-run homer (his second HR on the night) out of the park to left field, winning the game and sending the crowd of 3,000-plus into an absolute frenzy. The fireworks show certainly was a perfect capper for an amazing night.

(On a personal note, I have seen the Big Three Celtics play back in the day, I saw Bruins-Canadiens playoff hockey at the Old Garden, I saw Roger Clemens pitch against Nolan Ryan, I saw the Revs in MLS Cup in front of over 60,000 fans at the Razor, and I was at the Pats 'Snow Bowl'...and Friday night's Pride-Sharks game was one of the most awesome sporting spectacles I have ever witnessed)

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2003 All-Star Game - Wednesday, July 9th - Online voting ends tomorrow Monday, June 30th, and the team's will be announced on July 2nd...FOR MORE INFO ON THIS AND ON EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD OF PRIDE BASEBALL, LOG ON TO WWW.NASHUAPRIDE.COM

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Nashua has also agreed to terms with pitcher Rusty Meacham, a Major League veteran with over 200 games in the bigs. To make room, reliever David Rollandini, who was 2-1 for Nashua this season, was assigned to the Pennsylvania Road Warriors.

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AROUND THE LEAGUE

Former Long Island Ducks and current Memphis Redbirds (AAA, Cardinals) starting pitcher Jason Ryan was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team this past Thursday. He was picked as the Redbirds lone representative for the Triple-A All Star Game to be held on Wednesday, July 16 at AutoZone Park in Memphis.

The Ducks also announced that they signed Major League veteran Luis Andujar. Andujar has been playing pro ball for 13 years, and has 35 appearances in the bigs for the White Sox and Blue Jays.

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