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Gotcha - figured it out and got a seat right behind home-plate for Friday!
 
History Geek said:
What are my chances of being able to set up some folding chairs on the berm?
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The info link... the info link... ;)

“All tickets will be free of charge and fans can either select a reserved seat in the stands of Elliot Ballpark, or a general admission seat on the hill along the first baseline. Fans who select general admission seats will be allowed to bring lawn chairs and blankets inside Elliot Ballpark.”

I will say that the angle of the incline on the berm in some areas will make you wish your lawn/folding chair had seatbelts.
 
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I’m curious, does anyone have an idea to what ever happened to Todd Petersen and Phoenix Billings?
 
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UConn Stats @ end of regular season (1/2):

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I'll be excited to see how we do from now on. I believe Big East conference will be streaming the first few games of the tourney on youtube?

@HookC22
They were probably a few of our alumni players after having a great morning on the golf course raising money for our dugout club. If you think they were bad, you should have heard our dugouts during the 2000’s and early 2010’s. We had some great “chirpers” back then and could totally take control of game. Coach Penders loves when our teams energy dictates the feel of a game.
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Don't mean to drag it out or anything, but I see your point. I do love the rowdy energy of chants and cheers, I was getting very into it especially in the first game. These guys weren't there till the second. Rowdy and funny is one thing, I just think excessive bile and belittling just feels mean-spirited and in poor taste after a while, it got to be so unpleasant for me that I moved seats even though I was "on the same side" as them. Idk, different stuff for different tastes, I know players gotta be able to take some fierce heckling. Something about it just got under my skin, reminds me too much oh real nasty harassment and such. Not going to cast further aspersions on the guys who I don't really know though, they could well be great guys for all I know. I just personally quite dislike the vibe of intense heckling, makes me kinda crawl in my skin.
 
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Rocko52 said:
Weird, I'd gone there manually and they still weren't updated - thanks though!

Man, Kyler, Reggie, Chris and Pat Winkel all tied at 11 home runs is crazy. What a solid ball club.
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They are updated now on the website.
 
Tmill15 said:
I’m curious, does anyone have an idea to what ever happened to Todd Petersen and Phoenix Billings?
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Along with Bryan Padilla, none of these position players got into any games. Don't know if they were hurt or what. Nothing unusual here. It seems that every season there are a few position players and pitchers who don't get into any games. In a normal, non pandemic year, they end up redshirting the season. Sometimes these redshirt guys move on to some other team, and sometimes they end up developing into a quality player somewhere down the line and they really end up helping the team. In the absence of any firm information, we just get to wait and see what happens, and see if these guys are still with the team during the next fall ball season.
 
Rocko52 said:
I'll be excited to see how we do from now on. I believe Big East conference will be streaming the first few games of the tourney on youtube?

@HookC22

Don't mean to drag it out or anything, but I see your point. I do love the rowdy energy of chants and cheers, I was getting very into it especially in the first game. These guys weren't there till the second. Rowdy and funny is one thing, I just think excessive bile and belittling just feels mean-spirited and in poor taste after a while, it got to be so unpleasant for me that I moved seats even though I was "on the same side" as them. Idk, different stuff for different tastes, I know players gotta be able to take some fierce heckling. Something about it just got under my skin, reminds me too much oh real nasty harassment and such. Not going to cast further aspersions on the guys who I don't really know though, they could well be great guys for all I know. I just personally quite dislike the vibe of intense heckling, makes me kinda crawl in my skin.
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Understood and appreciate the follow up. I didn’t hear what they were saying so can’t comment on the actual words so if it was crossing the line then I’ll echo what you said.
 
dbmill said:
Along with Bryan Padilla, none of these position players got into any games. Don't know if they were hurt or what. Nothing unusual here. It seems that every season there are a few position players and pitchers who don't get into any games. In a normal, non pandemic year, they end up redshirting the season. Sometimes these redshirt guys move on to some other team, and sometimes they end up developing into a quality player somewhere down the line and they really end up helping the team. In the absence of any firm information, we just get to wait and see what happens, and see if these guys are still with the team during the next fall ball season.
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Based on Todd Peterson’s social media, he may be home already. Not totally unusual as some years guys who haven’t played will head home once the season ends to play summer ball but that seems a bit early.
 
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HookC22 said:
Based on Todd Peterson’s social media, he may be home already. Not totally unusual as some years guys who haven’t played will head home once the season ends to play summer ball but that seems a bit early.
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Yes, I've seen that happen before, guys who aren't used and get redshirted reporting to their summer ball teams before their regular college season is over. I believe Todd Peterson is slated to play with New Britain of the Futures League, and that league starts play in the middle of this week.
 
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When I went to the game, there was a squad of injured players who sat behind me. One of them was really tall and had hip surgery but did not look close to playing. The height fits Peterson's profile.

Additionally, the injured players don't go on the road with the team so that means their season really is done unless we host a regional!!
 
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hardcorehusky said:
When I went to the game, there was a squad of injured players who sat behind me. One of them was really tall and had hip surgery but did not look close to playing. The height fits Peterson's profile.

Additionally, the injured players don't go on the road with the team so that means their season really is done unless we host a regional!!
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Another player who sat out the season with a hip injury is catcher Ryan Hyde. However, he is several inches shorter than Todd Peterson, so he would not seem to fit the profile of the player you saw. By the way, Peterson is still listed on the New Britain Bees summer ball roster.
 
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