The “unofficial” Ottawa Lynx blog

Several FLPs caught our eye this weekend as they continued to place the seemingly endless hurt on the Former Lynx Team (you remember, AAA Philadelphia?).  Howie Clark went 1-3 with a walk and run scored, Randy Ruiz 1-4 with a walk and a run, Heath Totten 3 IP scatttering 3 hits, 0 ER and 2Ks.  Most surprisingly, Eli Whiteside (Eli Whiteside?!) went 1-4 with a home run and threw out a base-runner for good measure.  Eli now calls Rochester, New York “home” and is backing up starting catcher Jose Morales for the Red Wings.

Eli was one of those players that we decided was a “good guy”.  Good guys, by definition, were players who played the game hard and who did that little extra for the fans/kids.  In August of 2006, Eli came out for the Junior Lynx clinic and spent the afternoon teaching kids the finer points of baserunning.  Howie Clark, Brian Burres and Brooks Badeaux all took time that memorable afternoon.  It’s noteworthy that Howie, Brooks and Eli were also playing that evening, so the Junior Lynx Clinic cut into their personal time.

FLC, John Russell is another one of the good guys.  The manager encouraged his players to come out to the post-game functions, and last year most of them took the advice.  Here’s a quick bit of audio from pre-season.