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Clippers win Triple-A National Championship
Following their Governors' Cup playoff modus operandi, the Clippers scored early and often Tuesday night, topping the Tacoma Rainiers, 12-6, in the Triple-A National Championship Game from Oklahoma City.
It marked the second straight win for the International League in the game, which features the IL champ against the Pacific Coast League's...

Photo credit: Tony Lastoria/IPI
As promised, here is the raw video from last night. Below I have included the final out and onfield celebration, the post game trophy ceremony on the field, the clubhouse champagne showers, players speeches, and even mascot Skipper getting in on the action!
I also have lots of other highlights and video from the game and after it which I will be including...

Congratulations to the Lake County Captains on winning the 2010 Midwest League Championship! As noted in the recap last night (early this morning), I will be posting lots of video and photos from the game and postgame festivities later on today and tomorrow. With the help of Michael Taylor I am also putting together a professional quality tribute video for the Captains and their championship, so...

Captains Win Midwest League Title In Inaugural Season
Low-A Lake County finished off an incredible postseason run by winning the deciding Game Five of the Midwest League Championship series against Clinton by a final score of 3-1.
It was a well played game by both teams with very good defense, pitching and some timely hitting. In the end, the Captains had just a few more opportunities...

Low-A Lake County lost last night 3-2 which evened things up in their five game series at 2-2, meaning it all comes down to tonight to decide the Midwest League Championship. Game 5 is at 6:30PM EST tonight, and left-hander Giovanni Soto is on the hill for the Captains.
Here is a quick look at yesterday's Lake County performance. The positions listed below are where the player was playing...

Photo credit: Lianna Holub/IPIL’Kings Shock Captains 3-2 to Force Game Five
Clinton forced a fifth a deciding game in their best-of-five series with Lake County with a 3-2 come from behind win at Classic Park on Sunday night. The Captains will host the Lumberkings Monday night September 20th at 6:30PM for the fifth and deciding game for the Midwest League Championship.
The Captains...

Low-A Lake County is the only Indians

Photo Credit: Lianna Holub/IPICaptains Win 7-3, One Win From Title
Lake County defeated Clinton on Saturday night 7-3, putting themselves one win from the Midwest League Championship. The Captains will try and wrap things up Sunday night at 6:30PM at Classic Park in Game Four.
Coming off a heartbreaking defeat two nights ago and the series locked up at one a piece the Captains took...

First off, congrats to Triple-A Columbus who last night finished off their quest for the Governor's Cup and International League Title with a 13-2 shellacking of Durham. They won the best-of-five series 3-1. What a postseason for the Clippers as they dominated the two best teams in the league (record-wise) by going 6-2 in the playoffs, hit .321 with 13 HR and a .932 OPS as a team, and had a 2.33...

Photo credit: MiLB and BrianFlemingPhotography.comClippers claim eighth Governors' Cup in style
They had to wait an extra day, but after a 14-year drought, it was well worth it. The Clippers routed the Durham Bulls Friday night, 13-2, winning the Governors' Cup three games to one.
It is the first Cup for Columbus since 1996, marking the longest draught in franchise history. It's the...

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's (playoff) game. Columbus is now up 2-1 in their best-of-five series and can win the Governor's Cup with a win tonight, and Lake County is tied at 1-1 in their best-of-five series and resume play tomorrow night...

"Minor Happenings" is a weekly column which covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.
Here is the final regular...

Photo credit: Lianna Holub/IPIClippers fall in the ninth in Durham
A ninth-inning sacrifice fly kept the champagne on ice for Columbus and the Durham Bulls alive in the Governors' Cup finals. The Clippers clawed back from a 2-0 deficit, but were done in by Leslie Anderson's line drive out to center, which scored Elliot Johnson in walk-off style.
The Clippers had chances early but couldn't...

Triple-A Columbus and Low-A Lake County are currently in the final round of their respective league's postseason.
Columbus currently leads 2-0 in their best-of-five series with Durham, and can finish off the sweep and win the Governor's Cup with a win tonight in Durham. Here is the remaining schedule for the three possible playoff games:
Game 3: Thursday 9/16 @ Durham (RHP Yohan Pino),...

The 2010 edition of the Kinston Indians boasted the starting pitching depth of a reenergized Cleveland Indians organization. Although the offense took some time to catch up, the 2010 K-Tribe will best be remembered for an amazing end of the season run that got the Indians back into the Carolina League Playoffs after a two year drought.
The first half of the Carolina League season was rich...

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's (playoff) game. Columbus is now up 2-0 in their best-of-five series and can win the Governor's Cup with a win tonight, and Lake County is up 1-0 in their best-of-five series and play again tonight in Clinton before...