The slogan is catching on in the Bears press box and I like it.
The Bears are just 1/2 game behind Bridgeport in the Atlantic League North Division, looking to capture their first playoff berth since winning the league championship in 2002.
At 13-7, the Bears are six games above .500 for the first time since the end of that 2002 season.
Pitching -- the franchise's long time bugaboo -- is at the front of the resurgence. With a league-leading 2.97 earned-run average and five shutouts in 20 games, the Bears are a shell of their former selves -- and that is a good thing.
The unusual game times -- 3 p.m. Sundays and 5:05 Tuesdays -- should work for the Bears attendance-wise, capturing group audiences while they are still in the area.
The Bears and Patriots played the most memorable championship series in league history in 2001 and with both teams possibly playoff-bound again, who wouldn't like a Rt. 287/280 series this season? Well, the Atlantic League attendance watchers for one.
Of course, I'd be foolish not to mention the second best press box meal I've had this year. Next to Commerce Bank Ballpark's Zupko's in Dunellen, this Applebee's Carside to Go was the best. Mozzarella sticks, chicken strips, fries and a pile of lettuce (supposed to be a salad) -- all very tasty.
It's a new era in Newark.
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not all salad has cold cuts or fried hicken in it... sorry to break it to you...
if both teams face off in the championship, who'd win newark or somerset?
Anon-A-Moose thinks most salad will contain things other than lettuce; not everything is a chef's salad, although the moose rather enjoys those.
I'm gonna stop by Sunday for a few. Tell Marc to have some of that Applebees Carside-To-Go ready to go!
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