Recently I spoke with the best pitcher in baseball, this year’s American League Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber, who was in town visiting his girlfriend’s family. He is a nice-looking kid but blends in without an overpowering look. As a college walk-on, he just kept getting better and produced an extensive repertoire of great […]
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The Brothers Iorg
The most famous swing of a baseball bat by anyone Humboldt grown was at a pitch slung by Todd Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning of the sixth game of the 1985 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. With the bases loaded and a 1-0 lead, the perfect pitch would […]
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Batter Up! A Youth Team Holds Tryouts During the COVID Crisis
All photos and video by Mark McKenna As summer approaches in the time of the COVID crisis, coaches and athletes look for new ways to practice the sports they love. On Wednesday, about 50 hopeful youths showed up throughout a series of tryouts spaced in intervals at Redwood Fields in Cutten. They hope to be […]
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Crabs 2020 Season Suspended
The Humboldt Crabs announced today that the 2020 season has been suspended until “local and state authorities allow live sports to resume.” Expressing thanks to all those who have supported the team, the Facebook post said the decision was made with “great dismay.” “If there is a sensible way to safely bring Crabs baseball to […]
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Crabs Smash Potters and a Record
He did it. HE FINALLY DID IT. Damian Henderson hit his 10th home run of the year in the bottom of the third inning Friday evening, breaking the 13-year record set by Brian Blouser. It was a frozen rope to right field that nearly busted the scoreboard. Henderson went tearing down the base path, watching […]
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Patchwork Victories for the Crabs
Humboldt Eagles – Tuesday Night We’ve got some ball players up here in Humboldt County, I tell you. Due to some scheduling issues, Tuesday’s game, originally scheduled against the Redding Ringtails as part of a two-game series, was played against the Humboldt Eagles under-19 team (back to back bird-themed teams). They are, if you are […]
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Never Leave Before the Fireworks
Guys, I’m buzzin’. Saturday was the greatest Crabs game I’ve ever attended. It’s two days later and I’m still riding the high. If you missed it, I would highly recommend fronting the production of, or creating your own time machine and going back to Saturday afternoon. Same goes for those of you who left, as […]
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A Series Told in Two Parts: Fourth of July
Part I – Through the Eyes of a Neophyte My younger brother came up this past week. Called me from the highway Monday afternoon and asked if I “got any plans this week?” I did not, so I vacuumed my couch, coiled my spare cables and did what every good Humboldtian does when they find […]
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Crabs Put on Hitting Expo in Series Sweep
Ladies and Germs, we have a winning record. This is not a drill. I repeat, we have a winning record: 13-10. Three more wins than losses. In the 23 games played thus far, we have won over half of them. Thirteen to be exact. We’re nearing the midway point of the season and the Crabs […]
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Crabs on the Upswing
Back from the sole road trip of the season, the Crabs are on a four-game winning streak, took two games from their Humboldt Bay brethren and now sport a .500 record for the first time since they were 0-0. This past week saw our Crabs travel down U.S. Highway 101 and face off against the Healdsburg […]
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SLO Betta Blues
These are getting harder to write. We’re a baker’s dozen games into the season, still three games under .500 at 5-8, and looking poised to remain so. “This is the slowest start the Crabs have had since I can remember,” said Hugh Scanion, Crab Grass Band founder and unofficial team historian. It isn’t that they’re […]
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Crabs Split Seals Series
The San Francisco Seals flippered their way into town Tuesday and split a two-game series in almost perfect symmetry. Tuesday night the Seals got on the board first, second and fourth, and sauntered into a 6-2 victory. Though the Crabs outhit the Seals 8-7, a dearth of extra base hits and a few costly errors […]