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Catfish 2B Travis Denker hit his 4th home run of the 4-game series with the Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox) as the Columbus Catfish swept the visitors from North Carolina, winning 13-2.
Denker went 3-for-5, knocking in 3 runs on his 8th inning homer, and scoring two additional runs. CF Bridger Hunt was also 3-for-5 with a [...]

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From WTAE:
Man charged with smoking pot at McDonald’s
Ordered a “Really Happy Meal”
From CNN:
Seniors shafted in Oprah ticket scam
Had to actually sit and watch Oprah
From CNN:
Study: Australia collided together
Bush blamed
From CNN:
NASA goes back to the future
Flux capacitor installed on shuttle
From CNN:
Woman finds ‘God’s water’ gurgling from tree
Almighty wants it back
From CNN:
Politician’s bikini photos rub French wrong [...]

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Yeah, that’s him. That’s Travis Barbary, manager of the Columbus Catfish.
And Baseball America has tabbed him as “Best Managerial Prospect in the South Atlantic League” in the August 14-27 issue.
The Skipper of the Catfish is in his second year in Columbus. He managed many of the current players in Odgen, UT for the Raptors of [...]

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Today’s items from my blogroll.

Wyatt Earp (Support Your Local Gunfighter) says Patsy Ramsey might not be guilty … but she wan’t innocent.
Irina Tsukerman (The Ignoble Experiement, a.k.a. Live Dangerously!) looks at a Jewish video game.
Isaac Schrödinger looks at Biden’s latest statements.
Carmen (I’ll Do What I Wanna Do…..Gosh!) had a going away party.
Jack Army still has [...]

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You might recall that I’ve lobbied to be named the Columbus Catfish “Fan of the Night” in a special promotion that the team is running. They’ll name a night after a fan and make a big deal and everything.
Well, submissions have ended, and the Catfish office is reviewing everything. I don’t know if they’ve made [...]

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