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Posted in Sports on Aug 23rd, 2008
The suspended game went bad … quickly … but the nightcap turned out fine.
The Columbus Catfish split a delayed double header with the Charleston RiverDogs (Yankees), dropping the suspended game, 14-2, but taking the late game, 8-6 Saturday night.
Posted in Sports on Aug 22nd, 2008
Columbus Catfish P Jesse Darcy pitched a 7-inning complete game, allowing just 2 hits, as the Catfish blanked the Charleston RiverDogs 2-0 Friday night.
It was the first complete game for the Catfish this season.
Posted in Sports on Aug 21st, 2008
The Columbus Catfish have started a long, hard road trip. And things aren’t getting any easier.
With 14 games left in the season, the Catfish are 5 games behind Augusta, needed to get within 1 game to even have a chance of making the playoffs.
That’s not any easier now, following the Catfish’ 10-8 loss to Charleston [...]
Posted in Sports on Aug 18th, 2008
Stephen Vogt greeted at home plate following his game-winning, 10th-inning homer.
For 9-1/2 innings, the Columbus Catfish were either behind or tied with the Hagerstown Suns (Nationals).
But in the bottom of the 9th, C Stephen Vogt gave the Catfish their first lead when he blasted the game-winning home run over the clubhouse roof beyond right field.
The [...]
Posted in Sports on Aug 17th, 2008
Stephen Vogt races across home plate after homering against Hagerstown.
The Columbus Catfish are ending the season on a roll.
They won their 12th game in 16 tries this evening, beating the Hagerstown Suns (Nationals), 3-0. It’s their 3rd in the series with Hagerstown. A win Monday gives the Catfish a 4-game sweep.
Posted in Sports on Aug 17th, 2008
Missed a couple of nights in the ball park earlier this week because of a stomach flu.
Then, missed the first two games — Friday and Saturday night — for some events involving family.
The Columbus Catfish didn’t miss me a bit. They won both Friday and Saturday night, 3-2 and 11-8.
Posted in Sports on Aug 14th, 2008
After an 8-0 road trip — and a 9-game winning streak — the Columbus Catfish have now lost three in a row.
The former tenants of Columbus’ Golden Park, the Lake County Captains (Indians) — the former Columbus RedStixx — have now won the first three games of their series, including a double header on Wednesday.
Lake [...]
Posted in Sports on Aug 11th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish’ winning streak came to a halt tonight.
The team they replaced in Columbus, the current Lake County Captains (Indians) outscored the Catfish 11-8, ending the Catfish streak at nine games.
Prior to the 2003 season, the Lake County Captains were the Columbus RedStixx, and the Catfish were the Wilmington (then the South Georgia) [...]
Posted in Sports on Aug 10th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish continued their hot streak Saturday night.
The Catfish beat the Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets) 7-5 to complete a 4-game sweep, a perfect 8-0 road trip, and their 9th straight win.
The game was remarkable in one other way: the Catfish won the game despite being out-hit by Savannah, 13-5.
Posted in Sports on Aug 9th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish got the best of both worlds Friday night in Savannah.
A pair of games were in doubt from even being played. But they waited out the weather, then took two from the host Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets), 5-3 and 5-2.
The first game was all Catfish, as they jumped out to an early lead, [...]
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