Oilers sliding into Fulton for a game

The Railroaders lost their pace with the Hoppers last night and fell back to 3 1/2 games out of first place. The Oilers, in 3rd place, kept pace with the Hoppers and are now only 1 1/2 games behind the Railroaders. Pretty easy to figure what they have in mind tonight in Fulton and tomorrow in Owensboro.  The question now is what is in the minds of the Railroaders?

A heartbreak of a loss like last night can hang heavy and it can happen to any team.  But I believe the Railroaders can put it behind them and get the train back on track, and keep it there!  Since the 6 game winning streak, 5 games have been played with the Railroaders losing every other game (3 total).  Its like the engine is misfiring or there are leaks somewhere. Time to patch any leaks so all the power can be used to win the games.  There's certainly not doubt in my mind about the talent the Railroaders have to get the job done.

Six times this season the Railroaders and Oilers have met.  Each team has won three of the six.  We have to regain our pace tonight and not lose any further ground, or the Oilers will replace us as second seed.  In regards to the first seed?  We can hope the Bombers, riding a 3 game winning streak, take care of the Hoppers tonight and tomorrow.  In any view through, the Railroaders need to take care their own business and secure the second seed position in the standings. We should get another shot at taking out the Hoppers, but we'll have to produce wins to get there. Only a dozen games to go, no time to waste!

Controlling our own Destiny

What does the future hold?

Three games left with the Hoppers, 3 1/2 games behind them, 14 total games to go.  The race for the season pennant remains close and any of the five top teams could pull it out.  What's a Railroader to do?  WIN Baby, WIN!

The Railroaders have arrived at an important moment in the season.  Two of the three remaining games with the Hoppers begin tonight at the Yard, and tomorrow in hostile Hoptown.  Winning these games is the best chance for the Railroaders to secure their position in the pennant race.  Owensboro is only 1 1/5 games behind us in third, and followed close by Madisonville 2 1/2 and Dubois County 3 games back.

Wins both tonight and tomorrow keep Fulton in second place and will gain two games on Hoptown.  Tough act as the Hoppers are riding a six game winning streak.  They are playing will winning the close games or blowing out opponents with huge scores.  The Railroaders have shown they can do the same, however the last three losses were by only 2 runs, games the Railroaders couldn't pull out.  Coulda, woulda, shoulda, heck, no time left now to continue that trend!

The moment and time is now for the Railroaders to bring it up notch.  It's simple, we'll need help from other teams if we don't control the Hoppers in our remaining game against them.  See you at Yard to watch the Railroaders Fire It Up once more for a run towards the finish.

Heading toward the final stretch

Fifteen games to go and 2 1/2 games behind the Hoppers.  There are some big games this week.  The Bombers come to the Yard tonight.  The Railroaders have taken 4 or 6 games against the Bombers to this point, and it's important to keep up the winning play against them.  They run the bases batter than anyone, but the Railroaders have them in every other category.  It should be another great home game in Fulton.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Hoppers return to the Yard with the Railroaders heading to Hoptown on Thursday.  The Railroaders are 3-3 with the 1st place Hoppers and it's our final chance to close in on them going head-to-head at home.  We need to make the most in our effort to defeat them in both these games.

It's pretty simple, wins over this week will greatly strengthen the Railroaders chances in taking the #1 seed in the regular season standings.  The Railroaders have the power and just need to get the train rolling down the stretch at full speed.  Time to Fire it UP!

We Moving on up!!!

These guys are Firing the Train up right now and Rolling strong!- Problem is  them Hoppers are Hoppin right along as well.. We can catch em though, Plenty Of Baseball left, Our pitching is right on , the bats can produce , keep focused on defense we be just fine. Bring Hoghead some more nachos , every little thing gonna be alright...

"We've not yet begun to Fight!"

The Railroaders' guns were silent for the most part in last night's game with the Pirates.  The Pirates boost ahead into 3rd position after winning the battle, 4 games out of 1st and 2 games behind Fulton.  Our loss and Hoptown's victory over the Cats on Friday pushed Fulton back to 2 games out of first.

Tonight at the Yard is a rematch with the Bucs and a chance for the Railroaders to even the two game series.  There are 16 games left in the regular season for the Railroaders.  Over the last 16 games the Railroaders have amassed a 13-3 record., however the last 2 game we've not played up to our potential.  It's time to get the back on the right course for final third of the season.  The race will tighten and the games will get tougher.  We have the right weapons and there's a need now to use them.

Let's Fire it Up and get going again with a strings of wins, beginning tonight!

Cats and Fireworks at the Yard

With the win last night the Railroaders have taken 4 of 5 games against the Bobcats thus far this season.  The Cats may be at the bottom of the standings with a 6-19 record, but that doesn’t make them any less dangerous on the field.  No time to let our guard down now.  Marion has added a couple new players in hopes of improving their season play.  I’m sure they would enjoy playing the spoiler for every team they face. 

The Railroaders are hot though, winning 11 of the last 12 games.  From a historical standpoint, Fulton has the exact same record of 16-11 as they this time last year through 27 games.  The difference this year; the Railroaders are only 1 ½ games behind the Hoppers this time while last year they were 4 games back with 27 completed games.  I think it’s going to have a different ending this time.  The boys are hot and playing well.

We're expecting fireworks both on and off the field tonight, so come on out to the Yard for a great 4th of July evening of entertainment!

Garret Ring scheduled pitcher for the Railroaders tonight!

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Oilers & Railroaders for 2 games tonight

Both the Railroaders and Oilers are close in the standings.  Along with the Bombers, both teams are fighting towards taking out the first place Hoppers who play the Bombers tonight and have a 2 game lead at the mid-season point.  Tonight at the Yard the Railroaders have a chance to improve over everyone with a doubleheader evening.

The Oilers like to run the bases with 58 stolen on the year and have played two less games than the Railroaders who have 38 bases taken.  The Railroaders have the bats though with a .263 team average while the Oilers come in with a .225 thus far.  Fulton has 6 active players above or near .300 in average, the Oilers best hitter is at .286.  No comparison in homeruns either as Fulton totals 23 and the Owensboro with only 3.  Railroader pitching is better at a team ERA of 2.67 and the Oilers at 2.99.  Still the Oilers win on Sunday shows they have what it take to get it done.  However, so do the Railroaders who have come back from a 5-10 start to win 8 of the last 9 games played.

Tonight is time for the Railroaders to get it going again, and at the Yard.  The other OVL games are single contest for today, so the Railroaders can move ahead with a sweep of 2 games over the Oilers.  Let's Fire It UP, Guys!!!!!