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Columbus Clippers (11x Governors Cup Champion)

Didn't see a Clippers thread anywhere, so here it is.

Did anyone attend the game yesterday (Memorial Day)? I'm not sure I've ever seen an umpire blow a call as badly as last night. One of the Clippers hit a drive to center which bounced off the warning track, over the fence, and off the scoreboard.

The second base umpire promptly waved all the runners around and signalled that it was a home run. :lol:

All three outfielders, the manager, and half the infield instantly started sprinting over to him to protest. Thankfully, after much arguing from the Bisons, booing from the crowd, and an umpires' conference, it was overturned. Thankfully, no bats were thrown at him.
 
I was there, and that was one of the worst calls I have EVER seen. That ump had to be severely embarrassed. It was a Clippers' home game, he called a home run for the Clippers that wasn't, and the crowd booed him loudly. The other umps saved him from loud jeering for the rest of the game.

But then again, there were a lot of Bisons fans in the crowd (me being one of them.)
 
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I was there. I attended the first three games of the series, actually, and yes--it was a horrific call. There were little kids sitting around us saying shit like, "That wasn't a home run, was it, Daddy?" That craziness aside, it was a hell of a game to watch. 21 runs scored, 30 hits, five errors, dime-a-dog, post-game fireworks...I had a good time.

Plus, the good guys won.
 
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I was there. I attended the first three games of the series, actually, and yes--it was a horrific call. There were little kids sitting around us saying shit like, "That wasn't a home run, was it, Daddy?" That craziness aside, it was a hell of a game to watch. 21 runs scored, 30 hits, five errors, dime-a-dog, post-game fireworks...I had a good time.

Plus, the good guys won.

:slappy:

what kind of loser attends every game of a minor league baseball series?
 
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I was there. I attended the first three games of the series, actually, and yes--it was a horrific call. There were little kids sitting around us saying shit like, "That wasn't a home run, was it, Daddy?" That craziness aside, it was a hell of a game to watch. 21 runs scored, 30 hits, five errors, dime-a-dog, post-game fireworks...I had a good time.

Plus, the good guys won.

That was one of the most brutal games I have ever seen. Both bullpens were absolutely horrible. I mean, you know it's a bad game when Danny Graves is the best reliever for the teams involved. I couldn't watch the 10th anymore after the dropped flyball by the Clippers' second baseman. Just a painful game to watch.

Garko looked good though. That guy's a player.
 
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I mean, you know it's a bad game when Danny Graves is the best reliever for the teams involved.
Holy shit, we have a Danny Graves sighting! I'm not sure which to laugh harder about - Danny Graves, the fact that HE'S the Reds' all-time saves leader, or the saves statistic itself.
 
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Goodbye, Columbus

BY JIM BAUMBACH
Newsday Staff Writer

September 15, 2006

The Yankees have informed the management of the Columbus Clippers that they intend to find a new Triple-A affiliate, the latest sign of Brian Cashman's increased power.

Columbus has been the Yankees' Triple-A home for 28 years because of George Steinbrenner's connections, having grown up in the Cleveland suburbs and a longtime Ohio State supporter.But the Clippers' stadium is widely regarded as the worst in the International League, and although a new stadium has been in the works for a while, it is not expected to be ready until 2009.

Cashman refused to comment yesterday, but Clippers GM Ken Schnacke told The Columbus Dispatch yesterday that Yankees officials told the team about their intentions more than a week ago.

The Yankees undoubtedly are looking to move their top-level affiliate closer to the metropolitan area, which will help to shuttle players, in addition to significantly upgrading facilities.

One possibility is Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Phillies' Triple-A home from 1989 until this season, which will be their last. Their plans to move to Allentown have been widely reported.

Many current Yankees stopped along the way in Columbus, from Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Mariano Rivera to, more recently, Chien-Ming Wang, Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano.
 
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Dispatch

Yankees end relationship with Clippers

Friday, September 15, 2006

Craig Merz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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If the Columbus Clippers are to be affiliated with a New York team next season, it will have to be the Mets and not the Yankees, their major-league partner for the past 28 seasons.
The Yankees informed Columbus Baseball Team Inc. last week that they will explore other triple-A options, possibly moving their top prospects to Moosic, Pa., in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area.
The Clippers, who are owned by Franklin County, have until Sept. 30 to forge a new player-development contract. Three majorleague clubs remain unsigned for next season: the Mets, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals.
"I can guarantee we will have baseball in Columbus next season," Clippers president Ken Schnacke said. "We?re entering an entirely different era of baseball."
The planned Arena District ballpark will be a lure to a potential affiliate, Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks said.
"We are, from what I understand, much sought-after," she said.
Huntington Park is scheduled to open sometime in 2008 but possibly as late as the start of the 2009 season. The Clippers are looking for a two-year deal, but it won?t be with Cincinnati or Cleveland. The Reds (Louisville, Ky.) and Indians (Buffalo, N.Y.) have working agreements through 2008.
Schnacke would not rule out pursuing those clubs in the future.
There are 30 major-league teams and 30 teams in two triple-A leagues. The Clippers are a member of the International League.
Major-league teams looking elsewhere for minor-league affiliations have a limited pool of potential partners, International League president Randy Mobley said.
No one gets left out, he said.
Many in baseball thought the Yankees would stay put as long as former Columbus resident George Steinbrenner owned the team. However, Clippers employees can?t recall seeing either Steinbrenner or Yankees general manager Brian Cashman at Cooper Stadium the past two seasons.
Cashman issued a "no comment" yesterday when asked about the split.
He is thought to be behind the push to move the Yankees to the Scranton area because of its location, approximately 120 miles west of New York.
The Philadelphia Phillies informed the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons this year that they were pulling out to build a new stadium in Allentown, Pa. The Phillies are expected to replace Baltimore in Ottawa until the Allentown site is ready in 2008.
The other minor-league teams in the market for a major-league affiliate are Norfolk, Va., and New Orleans.
The Clippers returned pro baseball to Columbus in 1977 after a seven-year absence. They had two sub-.500 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates before signing with the Yankees in 1979 for the first of three straight International League championship seasons.
Columbus also won playoff titles in 1987, 1991, 1992 and 1996 while sending future stars such as Bernie Williams, Don Mattingly, Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter to the parent club.
Eighteen players with the Yankees? 1996 World Series championship team also played for the Clippers.
The status of Clippers manager Dave Miley and coaches Kevin Long and Neil Allen is unclear because they are under contract to the Yankees, Schnacke said. There are no plans to change the Clippers nickname, Schnacke said, and any color or uniform alterations likely would wait until after next season. Dispatch reporter Robert Vitale contributed to this story. [email protected]

Dispatch

COMMENTARY
Yankees’ exit from Columbus could open door for Reds or Indians in 2009
Friday, September 15, 2006

BOB HUNTER
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Get out your pencil and put a circle on the calendar. On second thought, circle the whole calendar. The one for 2009.
Even barring construction delays, Columbus likely will have its new Arena District ballpark by then, and with a little luck it will have another new major-league affiliate, the one that succeeds the team that will succeed the Yankees.
Confused?
It looks more complicated than it is. Now that the Yankees are looking elsewhere for a triple-A affiliate, the Clippers need to sign a two-year deal with any team available — at the moment, the Mets, Orioles and Nationals are candidates — with an eye on ending that affiliation at the conclusion of the 2008 season.
Although that’s not an ideal scenario for a city seeking a new partnership, it gives county officials two years to make a sales pitch to the Reds and Indians organizations. Their agreements in Louisville (Reds) and Buffalo (Indians) expire after the 2008 season.
Cincinnati and Cleveland recommitted this summer, so the timing couldn’t have been much worse for the Clippers. But then, the Clippers created this mess for themselves by loyally re-signing with the Yankees year after year when the Yankees have long been rumored to be interested in a market closer to New York.
The Phillies’ decision to leave Scranton, Pa., apparently set this in motion. The Yankees love Scranton because it is only 120 miles from New York, and Scranton loves the Yankees for the same reason.
Columbus loves the Reds and Indians for their proximity, but Clippers officials have steadfastly stood by the Yankees and have been unwilling to make the first move.
That’s how we came to what amounts to a worst-case scenario: The Yankees inform the Clippers they don’t want to be here, and when the Clippers look at the two Ohio teams who would be a perfect fit, they are locked into two-year agreements elsewhere.
There is no guarantee either of the Ohio teams can be lured here in 2009, but it is incumbent on Clippers and county officials to do everything in their power to get this done.
Having the Mets or Orioles minorleaguers in town wouldn’t be the end of baseball in Columbus — the new Huntington Park is going to create excitement no matter who plays there — but a lot of local fans have been vocal about their hostility toward the Yankees and their desire for a Reds or Indians farm team.
With a beautiful new ballpark and a resurgence of interest, Columbus can make a compelling case for a change in affiliation. A smart major-league general manager would recognize that this is an opportunity to gain an edge in ticket sales, media coverage and interest over an entire region currently fairly evenly split in loyalty between the Ohio franchises.
While there might be backlash from some local fans if the Clippers align themselves with one Ohio team over the other — one excuse team officials have used for remaining with the Yankees — it has become clear there are not nearly as many people in that category as there are people who refuse to go to the park simply because the players grow up to be Yankees.
Indians fans, who have viewed the Yankees as American League rivals for years, have generally said they would buy tickets to see Reds triple-A players.
If that’s true, there should be slight bump in ticket sales in 2007.
With either the Reds or Indians in Huntington Park in 2009, the city might even fall in love with minorleague baseball again.

Bob Hunter is a sports columnist for The Dispatch
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