Summing up the tumult and transformations of a year in Humboldt County with only 10 stories is impossible. Collected here are some — definitely not all — of the events that stayed with us. For more on these stories, go to northcoastjournal.com. The Fires The communities tucked along the rivers in our mountains know fire. […]
Humboldt Crabs
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Cheering the bat-thrower? Really, Arcata?
It was a chilly August evening in the Arcata ballpark, but things were about to warm up fast when Sergio Sanchez stepped to the plate for the Humboldt Crabs. This was the sixth inning of a win-or-go-home game in the Far West Baseball League championship tournament, and the crowd greeted Sanchez with “Ser-gi-o … Ser-gi-o […]
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Video of Bat-Throwing Incident at Humboldt Crabs Game Goes Viral [Updated]
UPDATE, 4:45 p.m.: Humboldt Crabs President Matthew Filar sent us an email earlier defending his player. “Certainly throwing the bat was wrong,” Filar wrote, “but when a pitcher throws a ball at a batter at 92 mph, and the authority figure (the umpire) does nothing, when does the batter have to defend himself. Four pitches? […]