JETHAWKS NOTEBOOK: JETHAWKS OFF THE MARK IN 10-3 LOSS.Byline: Chris Cocoles Daily News Staff Writer Maybe it was the 14 errors in five games. Or the 2-3 record in the same span. Perhaps it was the eight scoreless innings Monday night after they crossed the plate three times in the first. Whatever the reasons were, JetHawks manager Rick Burleson There are just three open dates remaining between now and the regular-season finale on Aug. 30 at High Desert. That could be good news for this team. ``They seemed to start (the free time) a day early,'' Burleson said of Monday's 10-3 loss to lowly Bakersfield. ``Every time we have a day off it's the same old (stuff).'' The JetHawks went down quietly after the Blaze, entering the game 27 games under .500, spotted them an early 3-0 lead. ``I think it was too much confidence. We let up,'' left fielder Luis Tinoco said. ``We let them score some runs and they took our confidence.'' The Blaze outhit the JetHawks 13-6. After they posted their three-spot in the first, the closest the JetHawks would come to scoring again was when Jayson Bass was tagged out by pitcher Andy Taulbee at the plate trying to score from third on a pitch that got away from catcher Tim Flaherty in the sixth. ``We got what we deserved,'' Burleson said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if it's the dog days (of summer) and the heat. It disappoints me to see what's there and see the type of game we've played (earlier in the season).'' The defensive breakdown, which started with an unfathomable seven errors last Thursday against Modesto, hasn't helped the cause. ``We have to . . . help the pitchers a little better,'' Bass said. A two-out error by shortstop Ramon Vazquez in the seventh, the JetHawks' only one Monday, led to three unearned runs with new arrival Geronimo Newton on the mound. ``We can't just think about offense,'' Bass said. ``You always hear defense wins games and defense wins championships.'' The JetHawks have the Valley Division's second-half championship to play for and a wild-card playoff berth as a consolation prize consolation prize n. A prize given to a competitor who loses or does not win the first prize. consolation prize Noun something given to console the loser of a game . ``We can be a good team or a mediocre team,'' Burleson said. ``It's really up to them.'' Saluting the Great White North: Hockey. Bryan Adams. Bob and Doug MacKenzie Douglas (Doug) MacKenzie was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Gareth Hale from 2003 to 2005. About Doug Doug first appeared in Charnham in September 2003, when he took on the job of refitting The Davenport's sandwich shop, . Yes, a little bit of Canada is coming to Lancaster Municipal Stadium on the latest installation of Wacky Wednesday at the ballpark tonight when the JetHawks play host to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are a minor league baseball team in Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA. They are a "high-A" class team in the California League, and have been a farm team of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim since 2001. . The timing is perfect for paying homage to our neighbors to the north. Today is Canada's version of Independence Day. The festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. range from the singing of ``O Canada'' along with ``The Star-Spangled Banner'', Canadian bacon Canadian bacon n. Cured rolled bacon from the loin of a pig. Noun 1. Canadian bacon - from a boned strip of cured loin pork loin - meat from a loin of pork topping on pizzas at the concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. , music from Canadian-bred artists between innings, and classic clips of the beer-guzzling MacKenzie brothers from the film ``Strange Brew'' on the stadium video screen throughout the night. The front office staff will don hockey jerseys in honor of Canada's favorite game. ``We're not trying to make fun of Canada. We're just going to make it a fun (theme) night,'' JetHawks vice president/general manager Matt Ellis Matt Ellis (born August 31, 1981, in Welland, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey left winger. He currently plays as captain for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. said. ``I love Canada.'' The Ellis family, Matt and his father Mike, operate the Lethbridge (Alberta) Black Diamonds of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Matt and his wife Michele's 3-year-old son Michael, who was born in Lethbridge while Matt was the team's general manager and has dual American and Canadian citizenship, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch The ceremonial first pitch is longstanding ritual of American baseball in which a guest of honor throws a ball to mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game. . Welcome to the party: All three of the pitchers sent to the JetHawks from Double-A Orlando, Newton, John Newton, John, 1725–1807, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. London. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea, where he eventually became the captain of a slave ship plying the waters between Liverpool and Sierra Leone. Kelly and Steve Janicki, pitched in Monday's game. While Kelly, who allowed just one earned run in 3-1/3 innings, is making his second stint in Lancaster this season, an above-average Monday crowd of 3,068 got their first look at Newton and Janicki. R. CUCAMONGA AT JETHAWKS Game times and pitching matchups: Tonight: 7:11, Quakes TBA TBA See: To be announced vs. JetHawks RH Patrick Dunham (9-4, 3.04). Thursday: 7:11 p.m., Quakes TBA vs. JetHawks LH Brian Fuentes (3-4, 4.56). Friday: 7:11 p.m., Quakes TBA vs. JetHawks LH Julio Ayala (7-2, 3.23). All games at Lancaster Municipal Stadium. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: R. CUCAMONGA AT JETHAWKS (See text) |
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