General

#01 - With a Sea Dog fan!!!

#02 - "A tough time at the plate"!!! - email from, and a card sent to Brett - Friday 20th July 2001

"Sea Dogs Monthly Luncheon" - held on Wednesday 8th August 2001

Luncheon - #03 - Brett is one of the Guest Speakers

Luncheon - #04 - two photos of Brett speaking during the Luncheon

#05 - A Portland Sea Dog!!! - Friday 10th August

#06 - Similar photo to the above ..........a nice photo

#07 - Brett with The (ex) President of the United States of America!!! - George Bush Snr and his wife Barbara attended a Sea Dogs home game on Tuesday 28th August 2001 - Brett was able to get this autographed photo - and he hit a home run during the game!!!

Injured !!

#01 - on Saturday 18th August 2002, Brett and the Norwich Navigators first-baseman had an accidental collision!!! - Brett injured his hip and in his words "it hurts a lot" - missed a few games before returning to the line-up

Before the Game
all photos taken on Tuesday 21st August 2001

Stretching and Preparing

Number One - two photos

Number Two - two photos

Number Three - two photos

Sprinting Drills

Number One

Number Two - two photos

Number Three

Number Four - two photos

On Deck

#01 - in the dugout putting on his batting gloves - walking up the steps to the on-deck circle - two photos - Tuesday 21st August 2001

#02 - on deck and ready to hit - Tuesday 21st August 2001 ..........quite a good photo of Brett, home plate and the bleachers

In the Batter's Box

from the front

#01 - ready to go!!! - Hadlock Field - Monday 6th August 2001

#02 - similar photo to the above

from the back

#01 - watching the ball - Hadlock Field - Monday 6th August 2001

#02 - as above - and a good swing!!!

Home Runs

- Number One - Friday 3rd August 2001 - Hadlock Field

"Roneberg fired his first shot in AA" - souvenir picture for Brett

We heard it!!! - on internet radio - "a fantastic call" by the commentator!!!

- Number Two - Tuesday 21st August 2001 - New Britain Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett

"Congratulations" card sent to Brett - heard the call by the commentator on internet radio - and the "21st" in the USA is the "22nd" in Australia, and the 22nd August is Sharon's birthday!!! - and this was a nice present!!!

- Number Three - Wednesday 22nd August 2001 - New Britain Stadium

Souvenir picture for Brett ..........Two days and Two Home Runs!!!

Heard the call on the radio!!! - "......that one is long gone!!!"

- Number Two and Three - "BACK to BACK"!!!

"Brett belts them" - article from the Cairns Post - Friday 24th August 2001

"ABC Grandstand" - this is a radio program in Cairns, and the baseball segment is done by the Cairns Baseball League's Publicity Officer Matt Bolton - on Saturday 25th August 2001, he mentioned Brett's back-to-back home runs - and also pointed out that the second one was hit on his Mother's birthday!!!

- Number Four - Tuesday 28th August 2001 - Hadlock Field

Article and photo from the Portland Press Herald

Souvenir picture for Brett - "......easily cleared the centrefield fence which is 400 feet from home plate!!!"

Welcomed back to the dugout!!! ..........a terrific picture!!!

- Number Five - Wednesday 29th August 2001 - Hadlock Field

In the words of the game commentator - "a towering blast to rightfield" ..........Two days and Two Home Runs!!!

- Number Four and Five - "BACK to BACK"!!! - AGAIN!!!

"Roneberg fires in US" - article from the Cairns Post on Brett's home runs - Friday 31st August 2001

- Number Two/Three - Number Four/Five - "BACK to BACK" then "BACK to BACK" again!!!

Article from the Australian Baseball League web site

In the Field

leftfield

#01 - playing at Hadlock Field - and a good shot of the scoreboard - Monday 6th August 2001

In the Dugout

#01 - Waiting out a rain delay - Monday 20th August 2001

#02 - as above, and it looks like Brett and the team are getting a "little bit impatient"!!!

#03 - as above, and still waiting for the rain to stop!!!

#04 - a smile from Brett - Tuesday 21st August 2001

#05 - watching the game - two photos - Tuesday 21st August 2001

Videos

"Good Games"

#01 - The Sea Dogs started a game on 17th June, but it was suspended after 13 innings due to rain - the game was continued Monday 6th August - around 7 weeks later!!! - Brett stepped into the box, hit a single up the middle, and drove in the game winning run!!!

"Games to Forget !!"

#01 - bottom of the ninth inning with runners at first and second and nobody out!!! - and Brett comes in to bat as the potential tying run - left handed pitcher, and worked the count well to be three balls and two strikes!!! - but then grounded into a double play!!! - "resulted in another missed opportunity" for the Sea Dogs - Thursday 9th August 2001

#02 - "A day to forget!!!" - during a double-header on Saturday 1st September 2001, Brett had six at-bats - and ???

With his Team-Mates

#01 - with Aaron Scheffer - Friday 10th August 2001

#02 - with Aaron Scheffer and Brian Edmonson - Friday 10th August 2001

#03 - during a rain delay on Monday 20th August 2001 - Brett (#33) and a couple of team-mates watch the others do the work!!!

#04 - Brett and the Sea Dogs lined up for the National Anthem - Tuesday 21st August 2001

"Field of Dreams"

This is an annual promotion by the Portland Sea Dogs and was held on Sunday 26th August 2001
The day is based upon the movie of the same name, with the players entering the field through a corn field "built" in rightfield
The players also wear "old style" uniforms which are auctioned off after the game

#01 - two photos of Brett in the uniform

#02 - #33 at bat ..........a good shot!!!

Statistics

#01 - With a batting average of 0.296, Brett was in ninth position in the entire Marlins organisation!!! - Thursday 19th July 2001

#02 - Statistics from the Florida State League "League Leaders" list - as at the 17th August 2001 - Brett was promoted from the Manatees to the Sea Dogs over a month ago, but he is still in the "Top 5" in two offensive categories!!! - batting average and slugging percentage

#03 - The end of the 2001 season!!! - Sunday 2nd September 2001 - and Brett finished amongst the leaders in the Florida State League "League Leaders" in batting average and slugging percentage!!!

The Season is Over !!

........and the radio broadcasts are over until April 2002!!!

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