Tagged: Brett Jackson

Droppings from the Nest, August 19th

dj.jpgWell, Spokane returned the favor last night–beating the Hawks 6-1.  It was a pretty uneventful game for the Hawks besides DJ Fitzgerald’s homer…his second of the season.

So without further ado, let’s get to those droppings:

Tonight should be a fairly busy night at the ballpark.  Not only is it our Family Feast Night featuring $1 popcorn, ice cream sandwiches, hot dogs and sno cones, local boy Braden Tullis (out of Timberline HS) is the starting pitcher for Spokane.  We have already sold out of our 1B Res section, so it you want tickets run down the the box office fast!

Droppings from the Nest, August 11th

Well, the Hawks couldn’t complete the sweep last night and were shut out by the Yakima Bears 0-5.  The guys return to Memorial probably with a twinge of Groundhog Day as they take on the Everett AquaSox–the same team they played just four days ago.

Be sure to visit www.boisehawks.com or call 322-5000 for tickets! 

Now to the droppings:

Droppings from the Nest, July 31st

Jackson.jpgThe Hawks were able to nab a 12-9 victory over the Canadians last night–but for some reason I still felt like the energy had been deflated from the clubhouse.  After the game, word got out that Cubs No. 1 draft pick Brett Jackson had been promoted to Peoria.

To mimic the sentiment Mike Safford expressed in his post “It was great to know you, Brett Jackson…”, when Jackson arrived on July 4th he breathed new life into our Hawks.  His quirky and fun-loving personality in the clubhouse really brought out the best in the team. 

Good luck to you, Brett.  But now who can I count on to be responsible for the shaving cream pies during the post-game interviews?

3B Robert Wagner has been promoted from Mesa to take Jackson’s place on the roster.  He was picked by the Cubs in the 38th round of the 2009 draft out of Panola Junior College in Texas.  With the AZL Cubs, Wagner was hitting .339 with four doubles, three triples, three homers and 11 RBI.

Now to the droppings:

(Ironically) Part of the Team

shaving cream.jpgI don’t want to sound whiny or cliche, but as a woman in sports you often feel like an outsider–especially so if, like me, you have to enter the clubhouse on a regular basis.  I have never run into a problem, but I have also never felt like I’ve been included or accepted–until now.

A couple of days ago, I wrote a post on the recent shaving cream shenanigans taking place during the post-game interviews.  I should’ve known to keep my big mouth shut. 


Check out the video of last night’s interview.

I knew Brett Jackson had it coming, but ME?!  Never even saw it coming.  In fact, I turned and saw Logan Watkins, made eye contact with him and thought to myself: “Yes, Logan’s going to get Brett too!  This is awe–” SPLAT!  In my face…my mouth, my nose, my eye.  Morning after, and I can still taste men’s Barbasol in my mouth.

Eh, with all of the young guys in the clubhouse I guess that had to find some kind of use for the shaving cream–because they sure as heck can’t grow any facial hair.  (Sorry, cheap shot, but I had to get it in).

Droppings from the Nest, July 19th-21st

Playing some catch up.  Since my last post, we’ve opened our homestand against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes winning two of the three games.  I’ve got a lot of droppings to collect.

Phew!  I hope I got everything!

Be on the lookout for video from the Hawks Baseball Camp…and a lovely surprise I got after the game last night.

Third Times the Charm?

In all actuality, this title can apply to a lot of things the Boise Hawks will encounter tonight. 

First of all, coming off two winning games against Yakima, the Hawks are looking for their third straight win.  So far this season, the Hawks have only been able to string two wins together at the time.  Tonight will actually be the third time they try to get that winning streak kicked off.

The second reason is more of a personal beef I have…and yet, beef may be the wrong word. 

On Wednesday, we started doing on-field Northwest Dodge player-of-the-game interviews (and I get to be the correspondent).  The first night, I interviewed Logan Watkins who has now extended his hitting streak to eight games.  Logan was a little camera-shy so I had to beg him to come do the interview, at one point, taking him by the hand and dragging him across the field (not one of my prouder moments).  When I finally convinced him to sit in the hot-seat and we were moving through the interview fairly well, here comes Brett Jackson with a shaving-cream pie–right in Logan’s face!

Pie in face.jpgLogan handled it well, even completing the interview with shaving cream on his face, but was convinced that I had planned the whole ordeal.  After talking to Logan afterwards and straightening out the fact that I did not have anything to do with the shaving cream, I figured I was back on good terms and wouldn’t have any problems with the post-game interviews in the future.

Then came last night’s player-of-the-game interview with Justin Bour.  Justin’s a newbie, joining the Hawks just three days ago.  As I pulled him aside after the game I said to him, “Hopefully you won’t get a pie in the face like Logan did.”

Pie II.jpgLet me just say that I needed to eat my words about ten minutes later…as I saw Brett Jackson bolting towards us out of the corner of my eye.  Next thing I know…Justin’s face is plastered with shaving cream.

While I don’t know if Brett Jackson is totally to blame–and it is all in good fun anyway–Brett will be the Northwest Dodge Player of the Game tonight no matter what.  We’ll see if what goes around comes around!

Although, maybe I should be the one hoping not to get a pie in the face…

Remember, you can watch all home games on BoiseHawks.tv.  At the end of the game, don’t forget you can also catch the Northwest Dodge Player of the Game interviews…and plenty of pies.

Droppings from the Nest, July 10th

992850runey_davis.jpgBefore we get to the droppings, we have some roster news to cover.  The Hawks have added outfielder Burundi (Runey) Davis to the roster and word is that he has joined the team for tonight’s game in Vancouver.  Runey was the 12th Round Draft Pick by the Cubs this year out of Howard College in Texas.  Ironically, Howard’s team is also called the Hawks…fate?  In Mesa, Runey was hitting, .250 with one double, 2 homers, and 5 RBI in six games.  Sounds like a much needed power bat for the Hawks…

Not much in today’s droppings because of the off-day yesterday, but:

Droppings from the Nest, July 7th

Hawks secured another win last night, and, just hours from now, look to make their first 3-game winning streak of the season.  Tarlandus Mitchell will be on the mound for the Hawks–he will go head to head against Eugene’s Matt Jackson.

But before we look forward, we must look at the “droppings” collected today.

DON’T FORGET: Check out www.BoiseHawks.com for exclusive articles by the HAM Insiders…three fresh ones posted this afternoon.


ONE MORE THING: Get the players’ perspective and check out Hawks 3B Jordan Petraitis’ blog, Living the Dream, Not the Life

Droppings from the Nest, July 4th

flag.img_assist_custom.jpgHappy Fourth of July, everybody!  Although…today feels more like Christmas in July than the Fourth.  Why, you ask? 

Cubs No. 1 draft pick Brett Jackson has been added to the Hawks roster and is expected to join the team at tonight’s game!!  I hope Jackson will be able to give the guys a boost–especially after last night’s 12-0 loss to the Dust Devils.

On to the droppings:

Droppings from the Nest, July 2nd

Let’s cut to the chase:
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