Woes continue

It just keeps getting worse for the Defenders, who showed signs of life right after the All-Star break, but have now hit their worst stretch of the season. East Lyme's Todd Donovan of Bowie was the latest to tag Connecticut's pitching early and often. That makes me think that Defenders manager Dave Machemer should maybe try the old Lou Pinella trick in Tampa a few years ago when Pinella put his relievers in early and his starters in after the sixth.
Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Mike Trocchi (filling in for Joe Perez while he's on vacation).