Basil’s Blog

The Columbus Catfish fell behind early and never caught up, dropping tonight’s game to the Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets) by a score of 4-3.
A walk, two singles, a double, and a sacrifice fly put Savannah up 3-0 in the first inning.
The Catfish closed the gap to 3-2 in the 3rd. With 1 out, 2B Joey [...]

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On Pirate Night — celebrating the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie — the Columbus Catfish scored a long-sought treasure: first place in the division.
Woods Fines pitched 6 innings of 4-hit ball, striking out 4 along the way, to lead the Catfish to a 2-0 win over the Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets).
Leadoff batter Desmond Jennings [...]

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There’s the old saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
Good advice.
Which I’m about to ignore.
It’s no secret that I like baseball. And that I follow and support the local minor league team, the Columbus Catfish.
So, for that reason alone, I’m ignoring the good advice and am going to say right now that I expect [...]

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I read about the new Star Wars stamps the other day.
Apparently, I missed something.
Seems that it’s not just stamps that are taking on a Star Wars look.
They’ve got mailboxes that look like R2D2.
I wasn’t expecting that. Then, I saw one.
Now I know why the cost of postage stamps had to go up. I wonder how [...]

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Poised for a sweep of the Charleston RiverDogs (Yankees), the Columbus Catfish were denied by excellent pitching and timely hitting. Ivan Nova held the Catfish to just 2 hits in 6 innings, leading Charleston to a 3-2 win over the Catfish.
Charleston 3B Mitchell Hilligoss singled home 2B Wilmer Pino, then scored himself on a single [...]

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LF Ryan Royster drove in all 7 runs for the Columbus Catfish, including 4 on a grand slam home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, to propel the Catfish to a 7-4 win over the Charleston RiverDogs (Yankees) tonight.
Down 1-0 going into the 4th inning, the Catfish took the lead when Royster hit [...]

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I mentioned the other day that I had disproved the Wife wrong about me spilling something on myself every time I wore a white shirt. But now I’m thinking she was almost right.
Well, I stopped by Subway for breakfast this morning.
I got a sandwich with sausage, egg, and cheese.
You know what? The cheese melts.
And will [...]

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There’s no such thing as a fun visit to the dentist. But after losing a crown last week, I had to visit the dentist.
Now, I wasn’t exactly happy with the dentist I had been using. And, under the new insurance I have, he’s not a preferred service provider. I won’t even address all that hassle, [...]

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If the Columbus Catfish were in the North Division of the South Atlantic League, they’d be in first place. As it is, they’re in second place in the South Division, following Tuesday night’s 4-2 win over the Charleston RiverDogs (Yankees).
Charleston jumped to an early lead when 3B Mitch Hilligoss scored on a 1st inning error. [...]

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So Jimmy Carter called the Bush administration “the worst in history“???
Jimmy Carter?
Heck, I remember when he was a bad governor. And when he was a bad president.
But the man from Plains has decided that George W. Bush’s foreign policy is bad. So bad, that it’s the worst in history.
Hmmm.
Jimmy Carter and foreign policy?
You know, I [...]

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