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I really don’t even need to say this anymore. It’s Monday. It rained.

Rained on us for three hours or so at the Cutters’ home-opener, in fact. In case you care, the New Haven County Cutters are the new team playing at Yale Field this year. Filling the vacancy left by the departed New Haven Ravens, they’re part of the independent Northeast League and they play a 92-game schedule. The league is said to be about equivalent to Double A ball. The Cutters won their first four games, all on the road. Tonight, in their Yale Field debut, they beat the Aces (a travelling team which plays all of its games on the road), 6-2 and improved their record to 5-0.

They play a good brand of baseball, do the Cutters. Having never seen an independent league game before, I didn’t really know what to expect. A couple of these guys were particularly impressive. Third Baseman Ryan Kane hit two doubles and already has three home runs on the short season. Starting pitcher Jordy Alexander (1-0) struck out eight Aces batters over six innings while allowing only one run. Second Baseman Gavin Fingleson made a great diving catch, had three hits and scored two runs. You might remember Gavin from the Australian Olympic baseball team. Then again, you might not.