By Jack Ankony Cosimo Cannella has recently been the odd man out of the Dogs lineup. But as the Dogs faced off with Milwaukee on Sunday in a rubber match with serious North Division implications, Butch Hobson gave Cannella the nod at third base. In Cannella’s first start since June 7, he took Ryan Zimmerman [...]
By Jack Ankony The Dogs showed no mercy at the plate on June 7, cranking six home runs en route to a 12-6 win at Mercy Field against the Sioux City Explorers. K.C. Hobson was the winner of Monday’s home run derby, as he extended his hit streak to 10 games. Hobson hit two towering [...]
By Jack Ankony After three years at the Single-A level, Johnny Adams wasn’t on anyone’s roster in 2020. He took a year off to regroup and focus on the mental side of the game. But positioned as a mainstay on the left side of the infield for the Chicago Dogs in 2021, Adams is experiencing [...]
By Jack Ankony Johnny Adams hit a chopper towards the Kane County shortstop, and one could assume the inning would be over. Galli Cribbs Jr. mishandled the ball, and Adams was safe at first base to give the Dogs life. As the ball deflected off Cribbs Jr.’s glove, Danny Mars of the Dogs used heads-up [...]
By Jack Ankony In a nine-inning game, a two-run deficit is nothing. With the Dogs trailing 3-1, Harrison Smith hit a chopper towards third base, and a diving Grant LaValley couldn’t knock it down. Ryan Lidge and Johnny Adams sprinted around third base with no intention of stopping to tie the game at three runs [...]