In case you missed it, and I did, Columbus' Steven Register, who played for Auburn between 2002-04, made his major league debut last night for the Colorado Rockies. He came on in relief of Aaron Cook in the top of the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals and struck out the only batter he faced, Lastings Milledge. Good stuff. I've enjoyed interviewing him in the past.

He was 5-2 with 16 saves and a 3.28 ERA in 48 games with the Class AAA Colorado Sky Sox prior to his promotion.

I worked at another paper when Register was in high school at Shaw here in Columbus, but I saw his team play in the playoffs the year that they won a state title. Maybe 2001? Their top two starting pitchers were Nick Long, who played for a while in the Expos organization, and Register. Their No. 3 starter was Edwin Jackson, who is currently 7-7 with a 4.20 ERA for the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Needless to say, I don't recall them giving up many runs.