Yesterday's 8-4 Thunder loss, even coming after an eight-game win streak, prompted a stern lecture after the game about the dangers of complacency. In making three errors, failing to catch a runner after he'd been picked off, and turning the tying run at second base into the third out at third base, Trenton suffered easily its most painful loss of the season.

Franklin had a lot to say about it afterward. Check out the nearly 10-minute audio.



Also, Justin Snyder had a few good comments about what a bad loss like this means to a team that has been very good all season long.



Here are the game story and sidebar that I wrote yesterday. The sidebar is about the hidden danger of your starters going deep into games -- bullpen rust.

The Thunder won their eighth straight game yesterday, with a little help from Lance Pendleton and Marcos Vechionacci. Mike Ashmore was covering for The Trentonian, and filed this story.

Also, in surprising news, the Yankees released Thunder Opening Day starter Christian Garcia, who was on the 40-man roster. The move was made necessary when the Yankees picked up righty fireballer Shane Lindsay, who had been released by the Colorado Rockies.
Here's the story Mike wrote.

Good morning. The Thunder topped the Binghamton Mets last night, 5-2, in the first of a four-game series at Waterfront Park. David Phelps went a season-low four innings, but the bullpen, notably Wilkins Arias and Noel Castillo, both freshly back from Triple-A, held the fort.
Here is the game story

Also, in perhaps bigger news, Austin Romine has a "tired arm," which has kept from catching since Saturday against Bowie. He's thrown out just 4 of 21 runners this season, a mark of 19 percent. Both he and Tony Franklin insist Romine is fine, but he was checked out by team doctor William Gomez, as John Nalbone reports.
Here's that story

The Thunder used a 15-4 beatdown to punctuate a three-game sweep of the Bowie Baysox yesterday at Waterfront Park. Here's the game story.

Lost in the hubbub of the 15 runs was D.J. Mitchell's recovery from a rocky first inning to turn his best start in weeks. Here's that story.

Also, here's some video from yesterday's game. From top to bottom: Dan Brewer's double play scores a run, Mitchell talks about his outing and Hamilton High and Rider University star Jim Hoey gets Reid Gorecki to pop out.