“Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.” - Benjamin Franklin
Posted in Sports on Jul 18th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish were done in by a big inning Thursday night.
The West Virginia Power (Brewers) bested the Catfish for the 2nd straight night. The 11-4 loss was the 3rd in 4 games for the Catfish and knocked them out of first place in the South Atlantic League Southern Division.
After this season, my baseball team is leaving.
I call it “my” team, but I don’t own it. The folks that do own it are moving it to Bowling Green, KY.
Fans like me in the Columbus area will be without baseball. The good news is, not many people will be affected.
Why do I say that?
Because [...]
As a baseball fan, I have a slight love-hate relationship with umpires.
Like all fans, I am frustrated when a call goes the other way. Not so much if the call is correct. But when a call is obviously wrong — at least, obvious to me — I do get ticked off.
“Hate” is a strong word, [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 17th, 2008
At the end of the 2007 season, the Columbus Catfish swept the West Virginia Power (Brewers) in three games to win the South Atlantic League title. In those games, the Catfish outscored West Virginia by a combined score of 16-4
That’s ancient history.
West Virginia outscored the Catfish 14-4 Wednesday night in the first meeting of [...]
Earlier this year, the Columbus Catfish were sold. The new owner wanted a team to move to Bowling Green, KY.
He got it.
And I’m losing a baseball team.
Oh, not just me. The whole Columbus area. But don’t but a few people care. Because, if they did, they’d have been at the games and the team wouldn’t [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 16th, 2008
WTVM/WXTX sports anchor Dave Platta is a baseball fan. He’s a sports fan. I mean, you don’t do his job for as long as he has without loving it. And, no, he’s not the only long-time news or sports anchor in Columbus.
But I like Dave. And, truth be told, the others sports reporters I’ve met [...]
One of the joys I have attending the Columbus Catfish games isn’t just the game, or meeting the other fans, but it’s also meeting the media representatives.
Most of them are baseball fans. And people you enjoy being around.
One of the local reporters in Columbus I enjoy talking with and spending time around is Dave Platta, [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 14th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish closed out a 7-game home stand, winning 5 of the 7 games, including a split in a double header this evening.
Four of the games in the home stand were 7-inning contests, thanks to the weather. Minor League Baseball rules call for scheduled double headers to be 7-inning games. And the weather [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 13th, 2008
When the Columbus Catfish last played — a loss to Kannapolis — on Wednesday, they were in second place.
A couple of rainouts later, the Catfish find themselves all alone in first place.
Of course, it wasn’t just the rainouts. It was losses by other teams … and a Saturday night double-header sweep of the Greensboro Grasshoppers [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 9th, 2008
After edging the Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox) two nights straight, tonight’s game wasn’t close.
Kannapolis beat the Columbus Catfish 6-1, behind the power of Mark Fleisher, who hit two home runs and drove in 5 runs.
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