Recovery

Been fighting a cold.

Nearly over it.

Nearly.

I'm looking forward to getting back to work. Sort of.

Actually, I've been taking drugs and going to work. Apparently, I can work while under the influence of cold medicine.

Now that I have the drugs out of my system, I'm curious as to what I've got to fix. You see, I'm a little worried that I might have done that's not right, and need to be re-done.

Cold medicine can impair one's judgment, you see. Of course, if my judgment is impaired by default, then it shouldn't be an issue. That's what I'm banking on.

Otherwise, I'm looking forward to getting back to the ball park for some ball games. I've missed the last few.

On Saturday, the Catfish lost 15-9 to Greenville.

Sunday, I missed the Catfish 5-3 loss to Greenville.

Tuesday, I didn't get to see the Catfish beat Augusta 6-4.

And, last night, I missed the Catfish 7-4 loss to Augusta.

I'm looking forward to getting back to the ball park. And back to the blog.

Catfish drop one to Greenville, 4-1

The Columbus Catfish fell behind early and couldn't recover.

The Greenville Drive (Red Sox) held on to beat the Catfish tonight, 4-1, in the opener of a 4-game home series.

Catfish swept, losing streak at 10

The losing streak has now reached 10 games.

The Columbus Catfish fell behind by 5 runs, but fought back, only to lose by a run with the tying run in scoring position.

The loss to the Greenville Drive (Red Sox) meant another sweep, and the 10th straight loss by the Catfish, 7-6 this afternoon.

Catfish drop 9th straight

The Columbus Catfish losing streak is now at 9.

The Greenville Drive (Red Sox) handed the Catfish their 9th consecutive defeat 6-2, Saturday night.

Catfish losing streak at 8

Hard times have indeed fallen on the Columbus Catfish.

The Greenville Drive (Red Sox) used the middle innings to erase a Catfish lead and go on to send them to their 8th straight loss, 6-3 Friday night.

Catfish fall in extra innings, eliminated

The Columbus Catfish eliminated from a first-half playoff berth. Tonight, they dropped a 7-5 decision in 10 innings to the Greenville Drive (Red Sox), as their slide continued.

Grand slam leads Catfish to win

Columbus Catfish DH Greg Sexton went 4-for-5 and drove in 5 runs, including 4 on a 6th inning grand slam, to help the Catfish down the Greenville Drive (Red Sox) 11-5 tonight. It is the Catfish' 2nd straight win, and gives them a split in the series.

Down 1-0 after a 1st inning solo homer by Greenville RF Ryan Kalish, the Catfish scored twice in the 3rd, when SS Omar Luna, who singled with 1 out, scored on a bases loaded walk to RF Maiko Loyola. CF Emeel Salem, who had singled, then scored when Sexton grounded out to second.

Greenville took a 4-2 lead on a Che-Hsuan Lin 3-run homer in the bottom of the 3rd.

The Catfish tied it up in the 6th. Loyola walked and scored on groundout by C Mike McCormick. Sexton, who had doubled, scored on a single by 1B Henry Wrigley.

In the 7th, the Catfish broke it open. With 1 out, Salem singled, LF Stephen Vogt reached on an error, and Loyola singled to right to load the bases. That set the stage for Sexton's 4-run blast to left, putting the Catfish up 8-4.

Three more runs in the 9th capped the win for the Catfish. 3B Reid Fronk doubled in Loyola, then McCormick doubled home Sexton and Fronk to increase the lead to 11-4.

Alex Cobb pitched 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, walking a pair, as he improved to 5-2, tops in the league in wins. Kevin Boggan pitched 2 innings, allowing 2 hits. Jose Mejias pitched the 9th, allowing a run on 1 hit and 3 walks, to close out the game.

Sexton's grand slam was his 1st home run of the season. His 5 RBIs puts him at 18, 1 behind Wrigley for the team lead. Salem, who went 3-for-5, stole his league-leading 23rd base of the year.

The win gives the Catfish a series split with Greenville, and sends them to Augusta on a 2-game winning streak. The Catfish and Augusta play 4 games beginning Wednesday night, concluding the road trip. They open an 8-game home stand Monday night.

Catfish edge Greenville

1B Henry Wrigley drove in 3 runs and P Brian Flores picked up his first win of the year as the Columbus Catfish edged the Greenville Drive (Red Sox) 4-3 Monday night.

Wrigley got his 1st RBI of the night in the 2nd inning when he tripled with 2 out, driving in 3B Greg Sexton, who had doubled.

Greenville tied it in the 4th, but the Catfish took the lead for good in the 6th.

With 1 out, DH Maiko Loyola bunted his way on base, them moved third on a ground out by 2B Cody Cipriano. Following a pitching change, Sexton reached on an error, scoring Loyola, and putting the Catfish up 2-1.

In the 8th, the Catfish added to their lead when Wrigley doubled, scoring Sexton, who had walked, and C Mike McCormick, who had singled.

Greenville scored a run in the 8th, and another in the 9th, to make it 4-3, but reliever Austin Hinkle came in with 1 out and the tying run in scoring position. Hinkle picked of the runner, then struck out the Greenville batter to end the game.

Wrigley's 3 RBIs came on 2 hits, a double and a triple. Loyola went 3 for 5.

Flores had his longest outing of the year, pitching 5 innings. The converted reliever allowed 1 run on 4 hits, striking out a pair. Jesse Darcy pitched 3-1/3 innings, allowing a pair of runs on 5 hits, striking out 5. Hinkle's 2/3 inning work earned him his 1st save.

The win is only the 2nd in the last 8 games for the Catfish, who now have a chance to earn a split in the series with Greenville. The 4th and final game of the series is Tuesday night at 7:00 PM in Greenville. The Catfish head to Augusta Wednesday for 4 games, before opening an 8-game home stand Monday night.

Catfish fall to Greenville again

The Columbus Catfish dropped another game today to the Greenvile Drive (Red Sox), 5-0.

Three Greenville pitchers held the Catfish to just 4 hits on the night.

In the 1st inning, the Catfish had 2 runners in scoring position on an error, a walk, and a ground out, but couldn't score. And in the 3rd, CF Shawn O'Malley doubled but couldn't score. No other Catfish runners were in scoring position the rest of the night.

Jason Ragan took his 2nd straight loss, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, walking 1 and striking out 4. Chris Fessler pitched the 6th, allowing a pair of runs, none earned, on 2 hits. Travis Barnett pitched the final 2 innings, and didn't allow a base runner. He had 3 Ks.

The Catfish now need to win both remaining games in the series to earn a split, before heading to Augusta on Wednesday.

Catfish lose in 9th

The Columbus Catfish dropped their 5th game in 6 tries, losing in the 9th to the Greenville Drive (Red Sox), 3-2 Saturday night.

Greenville jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 4th, but the Catfish fought back to tie it.

With 2 outs in the 7th, C Stephen Vogt doubled, then scored when 1B Henry Wrigley singled. In the 9th, LF Reid Fronk doubled to right, move to third on a fly ball out, then score when Wrigley had his 2nd RBI single, and the game was tied at 2.

But in the 9th, Greenville won it, giving the Catfish another loss.

Starter Josh Johnson went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 5, but walking 5. Justin Garcia went 3 innings, didn't allow a hit, and had 4 Ks. Jose Mejias came in to pitch the 9th, but allowed a pair of hits, had one intentional walk, and took the loss.

The Catfish managed 11 hits, but left 6 on base. 2 runners were caught stealing, and other was throw out trying to stretch out a single.

Wrigley was 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs in a losing cause. CF Emeel Salem and SS Shawn O'Malley each had a pair of hits.

The Catfish have 3 more games in this series before heading to Augusta for four games.