Basil’s Blog

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Columbus Northern won the Little League World Series yesterday, beating Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1 Monday.
It’s the second time in 7 years that a team from this area played for the championship … and the first time a team from this area has ever won it. In 1999, Phenix City National won the U.S. championship [...]

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After losing 3 in a row to Charleston, the Columbus Catfish got back on the winning track against the playoff-bound Rome Braves, winning 6-3 tonight. It’s the 5th win in a row against Rome, and the 9th in their last 10 meetings.
Rome jumped to an early 1-0 lead when leadoff batter Quentin Davis hit a [...]

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From CNN:
World’s oldest person dies at age 116
Now in tie for World’s Deadest Person
From CNN:
Suit: Winner promised to split record poker pot
Was bluffing
From KFOX:
Stolen ATM dragged for 2 miles
NAACP asks color of machine
From KMGH:
Teacher in trouble for displaying foreign flags
Still OK to burn U.S. flag
From CNN:
With Ernesto threatening, Bush visits Gulf Coast
Time to plant bombs [...]

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Items of interest from my blogroll.

GOP and College looks at Maher’s latest claim.
Olah Chadasha (Greetings from the French Hill) says Olmert is grasping at straws.
Holly Aho (Soldier’s Angel) found the perfect job.
Sophistpundit says calling something by a certain name doesn’t really accomplish anything.
Sortapundit finds a bad movie just keeps making life worse.
Janet (good enough mom) [...]

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I was planning on writing about the Columbus Northern Little League team today. They were scheduled to play in the title game of the Little League World Series on Sunday. But the game was rained out.
Columbus Northern, the Southeast Regional champions … and now the United States champions … face Asia (Japan) in the title [...]

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James McDonald pitched 8 innings of 1-hit ball, facing 1 over the minimum, but got no decision as the Catfish bats fell silent again tonight. Managing but 3 hits themselves, the Columbus Catfish left 7 batters on base and failed to score, losing to the Charleston Riverdogs, 1-0.
McDonald had another hard-luck start. His ERA is [...]

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After a break last week because of travel, I’ll be back on the air at WAR (Wide Awakes Radio) from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
If you’d like to call in, the number is 888-407-1776.

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Items of interest from my blogroll.

That 1 Guy (Drunken Wisdom) gets weirder than normal.
Tink (Tink’s Tribulations) reads Pinky and the Brain’s dictionary.
Macker goes to WAR.
SactoDan compared how the Dems and the GOP are operating.
Scared Monkeys watches Aruba play the game.
Sean Gleeson tells Peter Hartlaub that two can play that game.
Sensible Mom is back … and [...]

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Today, we’re delighted to have with us Irina (The Ignoble Experiement, a.k.a. Live Dangerously!)…

The panel has their questions…

Let’s start this thing…

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After winning 9 in a row, the Columbus Catfish have now dropped 2 straight to the Charleston Riverdogs (Yankees), losing a 3-1 contest tonight.
Charleston starter Erick Abreu was nearly unhittable for 6 innings, allow just 3 hits, one being 3B Eduardo Perez’s home run off the Day’s Inn sign in left field. It was the [...]

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