New Britain Rock Cats

From BR Bullpen

Location: New Britain, CT
League: Eastern League 1997-present
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins 1997-present
Ballpark: New Britain Stadium 1997-present

[edit] Team History

The New Britain Rock Cats are the AA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and play in the Eastern League. They play their home games at New Britain Stadium. The club came into being in 1983 when the Boston Red Sox AA affiliate relocated from Bristol, CT to New Britain, CT and became known as the New Britain Red Sox. In 1995, the club changed their affiliation to the Twins and became the Hardware City Rock Cats. Two years later, the team changed their name again, to the New Britain Rock Cats. In 2001, they were Eastern League Co-Champions, as the last round of the playoffs was cancelled by the terrorist attacks of September 11.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1997	70-72	7th	Al Newman
1998	83-59	1st	John Russell	Lost League Finals
1999	59-82	11th	John Russell
2000	51-91	11th	John Russell
2001	87-55	1st	Stan Cliburn	League Co-Champs *
2002	67-72	8th	Stan Cliburn
2003	73-68	4th	Stan Cliburn	Lost in 1st round
2004	70-70	6th	Stan Cliburn
2005	70-72	7th	Stan Cliburn
2006	64-78	11th	Riccardo Ingram
2007	69-72	9th	Riccardo Ingram
2008	64-77	10th	Bobby Cuellar