This is the seventh part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
This is the sixth part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
If May was the month the Louisville Bats made up ground in the International League West Division. Then June was the month they took a step backwards.
Louisville went 17-13 in May, then posted a 12-16 record in June. So when the Bats began July they were a long way out of first place in the West. A long way. Louisville had a 36-44 record and were in the West cellar, 12 games out of first place.
This is the fourth part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
Louisville came into May like a lamb...to the slaughter.
This is the third part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
The Cincinnati Reds went into Spring Training looking for a leftfielder.
The Reds were set in right field with former Bat Jay Bruce, while Drew Stubbs had the inside track on center after his strong finish to the ‘09 season, but “Who’s in left?” was one of several questions facing the team as players reported to Arizona in late February.
By Josh Cook
On July 1, 2009 a 21-year-old Cuban pitcher with rocket for left arm walked out of a hotel in Rotterdam, Netherlands and stepped into a waiting car driven by a friend. Aroldis Chapman, arguably the best southpaw pitching prospect in the world, was defecting.
This is the first part in a series that looks back at the remarkable season of the 2010 Louisville Bats.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats were done, stick a fork in them.
By Josh Cook
Five Durham pitchers limited Louisville to four hits as the Bulls evened their playoff series with the Bats on Thursday night.
Sparked by that pitching, and some early offense, Durham denied Louisville a 2-0 lead in the Governors’ Cup playoffs by beating the Bats 6-2 at Louisville Slugger Field to knot the series at 1-all.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats capped off an incredible, and improbable, 2010 regular season Monday.
Here is a look back at the Top 10 moments of the 2010 season so far, as the Bats prepare for their best-of-five playoff series that begins at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday night against the Durham Bulls at Louisville Slugger Field.
TOP 10 MOMENTS OF BATS' 2010 REGULAR SEASON
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats won a game, and a division, Monday afternoon.
The Bats beat the Indianapolis Indians 6-3 on Labor Day, the final day of the International League regular season, at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville’s victory, coupled with Columbus’ 5-2 loss to Toledo, gave the Bats their third straight IL West title.
By Josh Cook
The Louisville Bats won despite losing Saturday night.
That's because although Louisville lost 4-1 at Indianapolis it clinched a playoff berth with Syracuse's 8-2 loss to Rochester.
