Mudcats clean house

They're at it again...The Sugar Bears had their second 20-run game of the season, this time against the Hoboken Cutters (no Jason Jennings was not traded to Hoboken). Newark pounded Hoboken 21-8 yesterday on 24 hits and only 6 walks this time. (DMBLNews readers will remember the last game was largely the fault of 11 walks in the first two innings) The game was actually a more modest 13-8 in the middle of the eighth when Newark exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth off relievers Adam Wainwright and Braden Looper. Newark scored in every inning except the first and only hit two home runs in the game (both two-run shots). Michael Barrett and Nick Swisher each had four RBIs and five Sugar Bear batters had three hits apiece.

Carolina made a statement yesterday - cutting Tadahito Iguchi, Aubrey Huff, and Rheal Cormier. The club hopes that the moves will serve as a warning to the team that the poor play will not be tolerated. Jose Vidro was also benched for the near future in favor of newcomers Ron Belliard and Mark Loretta. Kiko Calero, cut by Vancouver earlier this year, will fill in for Cormier.