Remember Reds pitcher Alfredo Simon? He won 12 games in the first half and was a 2014 National League All-Star. That dude sure seems to be missing of late. Well, that’s mostly true. Simon has been making all of his starts for the Reds and remains a 12-game winner. But he is also winless in […]
Waldo Warriors Fastpitch Team Holding Tryouts
August 14, 2014 by
On August 17, 2014, from 3:00pm to 5:30pm, the Waldo Warriors Fastpitch will be holding tryouts for ages 14U and 13U Softball. The Waldo Warriors Fastpitch is a 13U team playing up to 14U Travel Softball. Tryouts will be held at Waldo Park, 257 West Main Street in Waldo. If you cannot make this session […]
Clippers Beat IronPigs 6-5 in Extra Innings
August 14, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (67-58) stunned the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-67) 6-5 in the 10th inning Wednesday night. The bullpen was fantastic for the Clippers authoring seven consecutive scoreless innings before former Clipper Russ Canzler broke a 4-4 tie with a homer off the batter’s eye in center. The Clippers authored a two-out two-run rally to […]
Indians Split Doubleheader with D-backs
August 14, 2014 by
The Indians ran a course from emotion to fatigue on Wednesday. As it neared midnight, the Tribe played into extra innings in the second game of the day against the D-backs and could not claim the desired result. “When you’re playing a game like that and you’re at home,” manager Terry Francona said, “you feel […]
Red Sox Beat Reds 5-4
August 14, 2014 by
A one-run loss often provides the most postgame discomfort, the most tossing and turning and plenty of times, the “what if” question will be uttered. With a 60-60 record this season, the Reds have lost one-run games a Major League-most 28 times. That included both games of their two-game series vs. the Red Sox, which […]
Clippers Beat IronPigs 6-1 with Big 4th Inning
August 13, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (66-58) fried the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-66) 6-1 Tuesday night. The Clippers scored six runs on six hits and one walk in the fourth inning to create separation. Eight of the starting nine had a hit for Columbus. Going into the fourth the Clippers had scored one run in the previous 22 […]
Red Sox Down Reds 3-2
August 13, 2014 by
Reds setup man Jonathan Broxton didn’t mean to buzz the tower with a first-pitch 95 mph fastball up near Yoenis Cespedes’ head. Broxton also didn’t intend to throw the next pitch over the middle of the plate to Cespedes, but that also happened and there were certainly consequences. Cespedes crushed a two-run home run in […]
Clippers Shutout by IronPigs 4-0
August 12, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (65-58) fell to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-65) 4-0 after the game was delayed 45 minutes to start the game Monday night. Once the skies cleared up the IronPigs flew to the win with great pitching from a spot starter and the bullpen. Michael Bourn went 1-4 with a single and ran […]
Crew Falls to Toronto 3-2
August 11, 2014 by
A stat sheet-filling night for Luke Moore gave Toronto FC a historic 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday. The win at Crew Stadium marked the first time Toronto have ever swept its Trillium Cup foe in the history of the rivalry, one that has largely been dominated by Columbus. Moore had a hand […]
RailRiders Beat Clippers 5-1
August 11, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (65-57) fell at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (58-63) 5-1 Sunday afternoon. Columbus missed out on a sweep of the RailRiders and ended a four game winning streak for Columbus. The Clippers had a successful road trip going 6-2. Tyler Cloyd (9-7, 4.05 ERA) pitched a quality start, but never had the lead. He […]
