Division champ Cyclones: season finale today, playoffs begin Tuesday

 Posted by Brian Hedden at 11:10 am  Cyclones Baseball
Sep 052010
 

The Tri-City ValleyCats at-bat against the Cyclones in the 5th inning of the season’s second-to-last regular season game. Photo credit: Brian Hedden

The Brooklyn Cyclones will close out their second-best season in team history today with a 5pm game against the Tri-City ValleyCats (Troy, NY). The Cyclones have split their weekend series with the ValleyCats – last night’s 8-7 loss, which saw the Cyclones come back to tie the game twice before giving up a run in the ninth, dropped their record to 50-24.

Regardless the outcome of today’s game, the Cyclones will finish with the best record in the New York-Penn League by a country mile. They’ll start the playoffs against the NYPL wildcard – either the Williamsport Crosscutters (the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate) or the Jamestown Jammers (Florida Marlins). The three-game semi-final starts Tuesday night in Williamsport/Jamestown, then moves to Coney Island on Wednesday and (if necessary) Thursday. For schedule and ticket information, see the Cyclones web site.

While the Cyclones clinched their division a week ago, the ValleyCats go into the season’s final game fighting for their playoff lives. A win against the Cyclones will give them the Stedler Division and a playoff berth against the Batavia Muckdogs (St. Louis Cardinals). A loss opens the door for the Connecticut Tigers (Detroit Tigers) to force the ValleyCats out of the playoffs.

When the Cyclones advance to the final, Game 1 will be played in Batavia/Troy/Norwich on Thursday or Friday, with Games 2 and 3 being played in Coney Island. (Ya got that, Great Pumpkin? I said When, not If.)

The defending NYPL champions, the Staten Island Yankees, go into Sunday’s games 15.5 games back of the Cyclones in the McNamara Division.

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Cyclones take two of three from Yankees, win home opener

 Posted by Brian Hedden at 9:00 am  Cyclones Baseball
Jun 212010
 

The 8th inning defensive collapse is home to the best defensive play we’ll probably see all year. True story.

The Brooklyn Cyclones have opened up the season with two straight wins over the Staten Island Yankees – including Saturday night’s 9-6 home opening victory – before losing the third game Sunday night in St. George, 2-1.

The Baby Mets in action. Playing home games in the sea breeze of Coney Island has to beat playing home games in Jamestown.

Post-game fireworks!

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Beltran 1-3 With Cyclones In Loss

 Posted by Brian Hedden at 1:09 am  Cyclones Baseball
Sep 032009
 

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I can’t imagine how much it would cost to see Carlos Beltran in a Mets uniform at Citi Field from the ninth row behind third base. More bailout bucks than I’m willing to part with, I’m sure. To see him in his rehab appearance with the Cyclones? Fifteen U.S. dollars.

As the Cyclones designated hitter, Beltran drove in a run in his first at-bat and drew a walk later in the game.

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Too bad his temporary team is doing their best impression of its big league parent – the 4-2 loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades (whose stadium is at a commuter parking lot a mile away from the commuter train station, true story) puts them half a game behind the Staten Island Yankees, who won their game last night in St. George. If nothing else, at least the Cyclones have already clinched a wild-card playoff spot.

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