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Right-hander Paolo EspinoClippers win big, head to Governor's Cup finals
The Clippers will play in the Governor's Cup final for the first time since 1997, thanks to a series-clinching 11-5 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Saturday afternoon. Columbus last won a International League title in 1996.
Trailing 1-0, the Clippers scored three runs in the third, capped off by...

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.
Yohan Pino - RHP, Columbus: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K.
Wow, talk about stepping up your game in the playoffs. Pino put forth his strongest outing of the year, which is nice to...

"Indians Minor League Magazine" is a half hour program on the Cleveland Indians cable network SportsTime Ohio (STO) which airs weekly on Tuesday nights from 6:00-6:30 PM EST. The show recaps all of the highlights from the week that was in the Cleveland Indians farm system with lots of video, interviews, and in-studio guests.
This is the final episode of the season where the show hosts wrap...

Captains Win 3-2, Advance to MWL Semifinals
The Captains 3-2 win on Friday night over the WhiteCaps punched a ticket into the second round of the Midwest League Playoffs. Lake County won the series 2-1 over West Michigan setting up a best of three game series with Great Lakes. The Captains will host the Loons on Saturday September 11 at 6:30PM in Classic Park.
Chris Kersten provided...

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.
Zach McAllister-SP, Columbus: 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R (1 ER), 4 K, BB. McAllister was unable to pick up his defense in the 6th, giving up two HR with two outs after an error to open the inning....

The 2010 Fall Instructional League gets underway out in Goodyear, Arizona on Wednesday September 15th. Over the course of a little over four weeks and in 14 actual games the Indians will have 50 players participate in the fall program which wraps up on Thursday October 14th.
Since so many players from the 2010 Draft signed late, it will be a time to help create some opportunities for pitchers...

Captains Shutout 8-0 to Force Game Three
West Michigan evened up the three game series at one with an 8-0 win over Lake County on Thursday night. The deciding game three is Friday September 10th at 6:30PM at Classic Park.
The WhiteCaps pounded out 19 hits in a must win situation scoring a run in the second, three times in the fifth, and added four more in the eighth. Corey Jones went...

You didn't think we were finished with this, did you? Welcome to the first ever playoff edition of Around the Farm! As always, 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.
Luke Carlin-C, Columbus: 3-4, HR (1), 2B, 3 RBI, BB, R.

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The Clippers took on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in game 1 of their five game playoff. The Clippers came out of the gate strong by scoring in the 1st inning on an Ezequiel Carrera lead-off home run. The Yankees went up 2-1 in the 3rd, but Ezequiel Carrera tied the game at 2 when he scored on a Wes Hodges sac fly. The Clippers got up 4-2 by tallying runs in the 4th and 6th innings and Jerad...

After a one week hiatus, Paul Cousineau and I are both back on the cyberwaves tonight with another edition of "Smoke Signals" from 9:30-10:30 PM EST. For those wondering, the show did not air last week because I was at the Browns-Bears game and Paul was on his way to Pennsylvania for the weekend.
This week we will touch on the strong finish by right-handed pitcher Justin Masterson and how...

Clippers take series opener from Yankees
Playoff baseball returned to Columbus Wednesday night and the affair ended with a bang as Luke Carlin blasted a game-winning 2-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Clippers a 6-4 win and a 1-0 series advantage over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in the first ever post-season game in the brief history of Huntington Park.
The...

"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.
The minor league regular season...

It seems like just yesterday we were taking a look at all the new, fresh faces we were about to watch this season. It certainly went quick, and while the record was not one to remember for the Scrappers, the season proved that there are positives that you won't see in any box score, record, etc. I look forward to the 2011 season and starting over again with more fresh faces. Thank you all for taking...

The International League playoffs kickoff tomorrow when Triple-A Columbus takes on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the opening round of the minor league postseason. It is a time of the year when a great majority of minor leaguer players have already packed their bags and are on their way home for the offseason, while other players that are playoff bound are focused on winning a league championship.
For...

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 game.
Rob Bryson-SP, Akron: 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, ER, 5 K, BB.
Akron went with bullpen by committee to close out their season yesterday, and Bryson got the start and did a nice job. He finished with 80...

Note, all probables are confirmed except for the Game 4 and 5 starters for Kinston as the Indians have not decided on who will start those games if necessary. Also, Columbus and Kinston both play a five game series where Lake County has just a three game series.
Wednesday September 8:
LHP David Huff (8-2, 4.36), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Columbus, 6:35pm
LHP T.J. McFarland (11-5,...