RODGER’S QUICK TAKE

Once the Tri-city Valleycats get into the middle of June the attendance will start to climb back to normal. Remember, fans are still used to the season starting a month from now, which was the norm back when the Valleycats played in the New York-penn League. With Independent ball, it’s an earlier start but with more home games. Tuesday was a great start to the season at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, and it will only get better. Manager Pete Incaviglia has a quality team that will compete for the Frontier League championship, and the Valleycats hope to draw 3,000 fans per game this summer. Rodger Wyland is the sports director for Newschannel 13. Listen to him weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WTMM (104.5 FM, “The Team”).