Tonight, at a small sports bar in downtown, a group of supporters gathered to celebrate the Rivercats championship(s) of the Pacific Coast League but also of the Brickyard showdown. As noted at the times of the game the last two games of the divisional playoffs and the only game of the PCL championship were among the most exciting games I have ever seen.

On display tonight were the two trophies the team won at the end of the season. And there were four people who helped bring us there. Tony DeFrancesco (three PCL championships in five years) was there but so were pitching ace Shane Komine (5-12 for the season with 133 innings pitched and an ERA of 4.87 - none of that reflected his value to the team) and Jeremy Brown (341 at bats with 37 extra base hits and a .276 average) and the new kid Richie Robnett (.152 average - 33 at bats) the new kid who came up from Stockton at the end of the season.

AAA baseball is strange - one would hope that this was the last time we will see two of the three that were there tonight. Both deserve a shot in the bigs. But we won't know who will be there until next April. And even after that, if this season is a guide, we still will not have an idea of who will play for this team!