“Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.” - Albert Einstein
Posted in Sports on Jul 24th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish were unable to earn a split with the Lexington Legends (Astros) Wednesday night.
The Catfish only allowed 4 hits by Lexington batters, but that was enough as they blanked the Catfish 2-0. The final hit by Lexington was a 2-run homer by Lexington’s Kyle Miller that accounted for all the scoring.
Posted in Sports on Jul 23rd, 2008
Strong starting pitching, perfect relief pitching, and a little long ball thrown in.
That’s the recipe the Columbus Catfish used to down the Lexington Legends (Astros) Tuesday night, 5-2.
Jeremy Hall pitched into the 6th inning, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits, and Justin Garcia sat down all 9 batters he faced … 5 by strike out [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 22nd, 2008
After jumping to an early 4-0 lead, the Columbus Catfish couldn’t manage to hold on.
The Lexington Legends (Astros) chipped away at the lead, before scoring 4 runs in the 7th inning, to take a 7-4 decision over the Catfish Monday night.
The loss denied Catfish P Brian Flores his 8th win; he left the game after [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 21st, 2008
Next year, the Columbus Catfish will play ball in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They won’t be the Catfish, but they already have a cross-state rival waiting for them.
The Lexington Legends (Astros) beat the Catfish 16-10 in a slugfest Sunday night, opening a 4-game series on a down note.
Posted in Sports on Jul 20th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish managed to avoid a sweep Saturday night, and scored the fewest runs of the road trip in the process.
After scoring 4 runs in each of the first 3 games of the series with the West Virginia Power (Brewers), the Catfish managed but two runs Saturday night. But that was enough, as they [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 19th, 2008
The West Virginia Power (Brewers) are just one win away from sweeping the Columbus Catfish.
Friday night in Charleston, WV, West Virginia … for the third straight game … use a big inning to run away from the Catfish. Friday night’s score was 9-4, and leaves West Virginia poised for a sweep.
This week, WTVM sports anchors Dave Platta and Andrew Whittenberg are running a series on the departure of the Columbus Catfish.
The Catfish will leave Columbus for Bowling Green, KY after this season is over.
But the Catfish aren’t the first team to leave Columbus. In 2002, the RedStixx left, moving to Eastlake, OH, and becoming [...]
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, [...]
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