By Jack Ankony First baseman K.C. Hobson’s leaping attempt drew leather, but didn’t halt Dylan Kelly’s line drive in the first inning. As the ball trickled into right field, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks jumped out to a 1-0 lead in game two of the North Division Championship Series. It wasn’t the first-inning performance Dogs ace Jordan [...]
(Former Boston Red Sox and current Chicago Dogs manager Butch Hobson chats with Roger Clemens on the mound.) By Jack Ankony Roger Clemens sported a custom “Rocket Man” shirt as he etched his signature on a foul ball for an 11-year-old fan in section 105 at Impact Field. Meanwhile, Clemens’ former manager Butch [...]
By Jack Ankony Butch Hobson called Kyle Murphy’s first professional outing on July 30 a “bulldog start.” But Hobson will now have to find a better superlative to describe Murphy’s second start for the Dogs on Aug. 4 after Murphy pitched eight and one-third of an inning while allowing three hits, one run, two walks [...]
By Jack Ankony Ryan Lidge golfed an ankle-high pitch over the head of Adam Brett Walker II in left field. Lidge drove in K.C. Hobson to score the Dogs’ first run of the game in the fourth inning. The Dogs’ hot-hitting catcher kept his rhythm at the plate, but the same wasn’t true for the [...]
By Jack Ankony The Dogs have proven to be a resilient bunch all season, and Tuesday’s series opener at Milwaukee was no different. Christian Day allowed five earned runs in his professional debut for the Dogs, but it would be foolish to count out this Dogs team when trailing 5-0 after two innings. The Dogs [...]
By Jack Ankony The Dogs' bats were hot upon arrival in Sioux Falls. For the second straight game, the Dogs scored three runs in the first inning. After a Michael Crouse single and a walk from Danny Mars, K.C. Hobson scorched a line drive down the first base line. Ryan Lidge followed that up with [...]
By Jack Ankony After drilling a home run into the bullpen last night, K.C. Hobson upped the ante on Tuesday with a home run over the bleachers, crashing into the brick wall of the Diamond Club at the U.S. Steelyard. Hobson’s 10th home run, and fourth in the last four games, gave the Dogs a [...]
By Jack Ankony After being robbed of a home run by RailCats left fielder Alec Olund in the fifth inning, K.C. Hobson spun his helmet between his hands and walked slowly back to the dugout. But as Hobson dug into the batter’s box in the seventh inning, he made sure Olund had no chance of [...]
By Jack Ankony K.C. Hobson felt like he was in a rut over the last week, so he turned to the man who has seen him swing the lumber more than anyone: his father, and Dogs manager, Butch Hobson. K.C. sensed his swing was becoming too long, which led to timing issues and not seeing [...]
By Jack Ankony Garrett Christman exited Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning with the Dogs trailing Milwaukee, but his head was held high. Christman had just completed his longest outing of the season and kept the Dogs in a position to win the game, trailing 2-0 when Juan Echevarria entered in relief. Christman tossed 6.1 [...]