Basil’s Blog

We’re in Huntsville for the Southern League finals between the Montgomery Biscuits and the Huntsville Stars (Brewers).
And they have a sign up concerning parking.
They want four dollars … “in small bills.”
I’m wondering what kind of money they’re using. Or what the exchange rate is here on American money.
I mean, they have a problem with people [...]

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The Wife and I … and the oldest granddaughter … are in Huntsville.
Yes, the Catfish season is over … and it ended on a great note with the South Atlantic League championship … but the Biscuits are still playing.
The Southern League championship series is underway, and the Montgomery Biscuits are in the finals against the [...]

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Got good reason to smile tonight.
The Columbus Catfish beat the West Virginia Power (Brewers) tonight, 6-0, to win their first South Atlantic League championship in a 3-game sweep.

Photo: Columbus Catfish

What started out as a pitcher’s duel between the Catfish’ Jeremy Hellickson (13-3, 2.67 ERA season; 1-0, 1.00 ERA playoffs) and West Virginia’s Donovan Hand (3-4, [...]

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In today’s edition of the local newspaper, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, there was a letter from some fans supporting the Columbus Catfish.
Well, in the online edition, there was a comment left by someone … anonymously of course … who showed just how big of an ass some people are:
The Catfish are 95% players with names that [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, someone backed into my car. His fault.
And trying to deal with USAA insurance has been a pain. A huge pain.
First, when I contacted USAA, they didn’t return my calls and haven’t decided that they are responsible.
Harsh words were said. By me. I gave them a piece of my mind. Which [...]

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Another 5-2 win tonight put the Columbus Catfish one win away from the South Atlantic League title. Last night, the Catfish took game one of the best-of-five series by a 5-2 come-from-behind win over the West Virginia Power (Brewers). Tonight, though, the Catfish led the whole way.
In the first inning, Maiko Loyola led off with [...]

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This was more like what was expected.
In the Southern Division series, the Columbus Catfish swept the Augusta GreenJackets (Giants) in two games, wreaking havoc on what was considered the best pitching staff in the league.
And, though it took three games, the West Virginia Power (Brewers) took the Northern Division series from Hickory Crawdads (Pirates) in [...]

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This past weekend, I went to a ballgame in Augusta. Then stopped by and spent some time with my Big Sister and her husband, the Chief.
It was a great ballgame … and a great visit.
We chatted. We caught up on things we haven’t caught up on in email. And we watched some Star Trek. The [...]

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We’ve been talking baseball. For my sisters. Who really don’t care.
There’s the diamond on which the teams play, there’s the offense (batters) and defense (pitcher, catcher, infielders, outfielders), and such. Let’s talk about base runners.
Once a batter gets on base (hit, error, walk, hit by pitch, dropped third strike, catcher’s interference, or as a pinch [...]

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Another promised pitcher’s duel only half-delivered last night. Columbus Catfish starter Jeremy Hellickson did his part, scattering 4 hits and striking out 5 in 6 innings work as the Catfish beat the Augusta GreenJackets (Giants) 7-1 to take the South Atlantic League Southern Division title in a two game sweep.
Hellickson ran into trouble early, allowing [...]

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