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Columbus Clippers (11x Governors Cup Champion)



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And the PCL winner is........

The Sacramento River Cats (2-0) are on the brink of clinching their first Pacific Coast League Championship since 2008 with a 4-2 victory over the Round Rock Express (0-2) on Wednesday night. Game 3 is today. Games 4 and 5 (of necessary) will be Saturday and Sunday.
 
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And the PCL winner is........

The Sacramento River Cats (2-0) are on the brink of clinching their first Pacific Coast League Championship since 2008 with a 4-2 victory over the Round Rock Express (0-2) on Wednesday night. Game 3 is today. Games 4 and 5 (of necessary) will be Saturday and Sunday.


it would be cool if Round Rock made it bc former Buckeye Ronnie Dawson is on their roster
 
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River Cats 4, Clippers 0 | Columbus Clippers come up short in triple-A title game
By Pete Wickham For The Columbus Dispatch
Posted Sep 17, 2019 at 11:22 PMUpdated Sep 18, 2019 at 6:17 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Clippers came South looking to make history in the triple-A national championship game on Tuesday. They did — but not the kind they had in mind, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Sacramento River Cats before 9,123 at AutoZone Park.

The River Cats, who made the Pacific Coast League playoffs with a 73-67 record, became the first team to win the triple-A championship three times in the event’s 14-year history. The Clippers, who came in looking for their third title, instead became the first team to be shut out twice in the contest. They lost 7-0 to Fresno in their last appearance in 2015.

Lefty Caleb Baragar, making just his third start of the season at this level, had the Clippers reaching and guessing through five innings of two-hit ball, striking out five while mixing pitches from the low-90s to low-70s.

“Their guy was a bit wild early, and I thought if we got a walk we might ... but he settled down and did a great job mixing speeds and keeping us off balance,” Clippers manager Tony Mansolino said. “All their pitchers did a great job, and you just take your hat off to them.”

The Clippers found themselves in an early hole on the 94-degree night. Five of the first six Sacramento batters reached base off Kyle Dowdy, making just his second start for the Clippers, both in the postseason. This one lasted just a third of an inning as Sacramento jumped to a 3-0 lead on an RBI groundout by Francisco Pena and a two-run single by Jacob Heyward.

Relievers Argenis Angulo, Shao-Ching Chiang, Kyle Nelson and Cam Hill kept Sacramento at bay for much of the night, though No. 9 hitter Peter Maris reached Chiang for a two-out, solo homer in the sixth.

The Clippers got two runners on against Baragar in the fifth, but he ended the threat by striking out Eric Stamets looking. He struck out five, walked one and gave up a second-inning double to catcher Ryan Lavarnway and a bloop single by right fielder Connor Marabell.

“We lost two of our top hitters (to Cleveland) and that changed the dynamic,” Mansolino said. “But this is just a one-game playoff. It doesn’t take away from the job these guys did all season long.”

River Cats relievers Ricardo Pinto and Melvin Adon retired the next nine batters in order. After Adon gave up a leadoff single to Ernie Clement in the ninth, lefty Steven Okert came on and got Ka’ai Tom to hit a soft liner that first baseman Francisco Pena turned into a double play. Okert then fanned Mark Mathias to end the game.

Shortstop Abiatal Avelino and third baseman Levi Michael had three hits apiece for the River Cats, who had eight on the night.

The Clippers won 81 regular-season games, hit a team-record 213 homers and cruised to their 11th International League title, winning six of seven games. Going into the title game, they were 26-12 against lefties, including 3-0 in the IL playoffs.

https://www.dispatch.com/sports/201...clippers-come-up-short-in-triple-a-title-game
 
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11x Governor's Cup champion?

WTF is the Governor's Cup? :lol:

The International League of Minor League Baseball is one of two Triple-A baseball leagues in the United States. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. From the league's creation in 1884 until 1932, champions were simply the regular season pennant winners. Since 1933, postseason playoffs have been held to determine champions. Playoff winners are awarded the Governors' Cup.

Currently, three division winners and a wild card team (the team with the best second-place record in the league) are determined at the end of the season. The North Division champion plays the wild card team, while the champions of the South and West Divisions play one another in best-of-five series. The winners then play each other in a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.

The Rochester Red Wings have won 19 titles, the most in the league's history, followed by the Buffalo Bisons (12) and Columbus Clippers and Toronto Maple Leafs (11). Since the introduction of the Governors' Cup in 1933, the most cup titles have been won by the Columbus Clippers (11), followed by the Rochester Red Wings (10) and Syracuse Mets (8).
 
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The International League of Minor League Baseball is one of two Triple-A baseball leagues in the United States. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. From the league's creation in 1884 until 1932, champions were simply the regular season pennant winners. Since 1933, postseason playoffs have been held to determine champions. Playoff winners are awarded the Governors' Cup.

Currently, three division winners and a wild card team (the team with the best second-place record in the league) are determined at the end of the season. The North Division champion plays the wild card team, while the champions of the South and West Divisions play one another in best-of-five series. The winners then play each other in a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.

The Rochester Red Wings have won 19 titles, the most in the league's history, followed by the Buffalo Bisons (12) and Columbus Clippers and Toronto Maple Leafs (11). Since the introduction of the Governors' Cup in 1933, the most cup titles have been won by the Columbus Clippers (11), followed by the Rochester Red Wings (10) and Syracuse Mets (8).

Having spent some time in Rochester (dated someone I met on AOL about 20 years ago) and attending a Red Wings game I'm sure it's a big deal there.

But no one else cares.

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Have you ever heard of minor league ball? It matters to them, dammit!

The players are like "I can't wait to get to The Show."

Locals are like "We won the Guvner's cup!"

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Columbus Clippers returning to full capacity June 15

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The Columbus Clippers will return to full seating capacity at Huntington Park on Tuesday, June 15.

“It’s been a long time getting back to being able to welcome ALL fans into Huntington Park on a nightly basis, and we are so grateful for all the great cooperation and guidance we have had along the way. … We want everyone to stay safe when they come back to Huntington Park, and we welcome everyone back when they feel comfortable coming to see us,” Clippers president Ken Schnacke said.

The team said it will not have a mask or social-distancing policy but that fans can wear masks if it makes them feel more comfortable.

Entire article: https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/mlb/columbus-clippers-returning-to-full-capacity-june-15/
 
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