Well, this has been a depressing day. John Odom, the minor leaguer who made news last year when he was traded for 10 maple bats, has died of an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. Thrown off of his high school team, knocking around in the San Francisco Giants' farm system, Odom was a lost soul...

Cale Iorg Update “I’m not gonna lie. It was money, 100 percent.â€� That’s Cale Iorg, commenting on his decision to sign upon the return from his Mormon mission. About a year ago I checked in on the Baby Jays and mentioned Cale Iorg, the son of Garth Iorg. The youngest of Iorg’s three so...

A reader writes: "Hey guys, So I hate to have to play the "penis" card here, but somebody down in North Carolina needs to be admonished for selecting a logo with some very Freudian undertones." "The Class A affiliate of the White Sox down in Winston-Salem, formerly known as the Warthogs, went throug...

AFL Seventh and Final Week (2008 Season) This is the seventh (whew) installment of our AFL weekly reports. The Phoenix Desert Dogs won their fifth Arizona Fall League Championship in a row on Saturday. This was a pretty impressive win, as the Desert Dogs came from three down in the fifth to win the ...

Disgraced New House Of York Gov. T. S. Eliot Spitzer is on his manner out of the governor's mansion, but he already have been offered a gig with a minor conference baseball game team. The Macon Music squad in Macon, Ga., announced it will host "Eliot Spitzer Night" on June 13, and it claims it have ...

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. The teams ...

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? B...

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 wo...

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...

Another late-inning win for the Columbus Catfish tonight. Last night, a walk-off home in the bottom of the 9th gave the Catfish a win. Tonight, a run in the 8th broke a tie, giving the Catfish a win. That’s got to break the hearts of the Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox). But the fact that t...