These are some of the greatest moments/performances/memories created by the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, who have entertained almost four million fans since arriving in Manchester in 2004.
Great Moments/Performances
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1) Fisher Cats win championship in inaugural seasonbron Sept. 17, 2004. Pitchers Gustavo Chacin and Brandon League are immediatelybrpromoted to Toronto following the game at Gill Stadium. Chacin, a journeymanbrfrom Venezuela, cries.
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2) Blue Jays outfielder and two-time MLB home runbrchampion Jose Bautista hits grand slam, solo home run in rehab appearance onbrAug. 23, 2012 in Manchester.
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3) Rising star Jon Lester of the Portland Sea Dogs strikesbrout 13 over seven shutout innings in Manchester on July 11, 2005.
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4) Blue Jays prospect Kyle Drabek hurls team’s onlybrnine-inning no-hitter on July 4, 2010.
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5) Fisher Cats OF Travis Snider wins home run derbybrat 2008 All-Star Game held in Manchester.
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6) Tigers prospect and future AL Cy Young and MVPbrJustin Verlander strikes out 11, touches 100-mph on the radar gun in Double-Abrdebut against the Fisher Cats in Manchester on June 21, 2005.
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7) Current Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud namedbrEastern League MVP for Fisher Cats in 2011, and the Fisher Cats win theirbrsecond championship.
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8) Red Sox prospect Clay Buchholz strikes out 11brFisher Cats on June 25, 2007 in Manchester.
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9) Twins prospect Matt Garza Ks 13 in Double-Abrdebut v. Fisher Cats on May 18, 2006.
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10) Phillies slugger Ryan Howard homers off JFKbrArena behind Gill Stadium on May 20, 2004.
BONUS – Top 10 Attendance Dates:
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1) 8,903 – May 26, 2009 v. Portland (John Smoltzbrrehab appearance)
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2) 8,762 – July 16, 2008 – Eastern League All-StarbrGame
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3) 8,746 – August 28, 2010 v. Portland
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4) 8,601 – August 29, 2009 v. Portland
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5) 8,544 -brJuly 4, 2012 v. Portland (Jacoby Ellsbury/Carl Crawford rehab appearances)
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6) 8,417 – July 9, 2011 v. Portland
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7) 8,317 – June 21, 2011 v. Altoona
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8) 8,227 – June 16, 2007 v. Erie
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9) 8,226 – June 19, 2012 v. Reading
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10) 8,129 – June 21, 2008 v. Portland
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