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Lynchburg wins tonight 3-1. And I think this was just a 3 game series. If so its over as Hillcats win their 2nd.

Krieger had a walk. Frankie had a K. Santanders had a double. Bradley had a walk.

Akron wins game three 9-4.

Allen was 1-3 with 2 walks.

Yan Gomes was 1-4 with a double and a walk.

Mike Papi was 3-5 with another freakin homer and 5 RBI. It's not too late for Papi. I've seen The Natural.

Kaminsky gives up 6 hits 3 walks and 4 earned in 5 innings.

So just quick recap. Columbus is down 2 games to 1 in their series.

Akron is ahead 2-1 in their series.

And Lynchburg wins their best of 3 series, 2-1.

The eastern league and international league series' are both best of 5.

It is 2 at one park then 3 at other.

So Akron just has to win 1 of remaining 2 games at home to advance to finals.

Columbus has to win both remaining games on the road. (Lawrenceville, GA)

I will be at UFC fights tonight in Cleveland so if anybody else is around maybe you could update us.

Hillbilly wrote:The eastern league and international league series' are both best of 5.

It is 2 at one park then 3 at other.

So Akron just has to win 1 of remaining 2 games at home to advance to finals.

Columbus has to win both remaining games on the road. (Lawrenceville, GA)

I will be at UFC fights tonight in Cleveland so if anybody else is around maybe you could update us.

As a participant?

My Lord no, UD! I'd be killed.

Just going to be watching Cleveland's own, Stipi Miocic, defend his world heavyweight championship!

Then going to visit family for several days, then returning to Cleveland to watch Tribe take on Tigers Friday and Saturday, and to watch Browns-Ravens Sunday.

Hell of a great vacation. I'm excited!

Hillbilly wrote:My Lord no, UD! I'd be killed.

Just going to be watching Cleveland's own, Stipi Miocic, defend his world heavyweight championship!

Then going to visit family for several days, then returning to Cleveland to watch Tribe take on Tigers Friday and Saturday, and to watch Browns-Ravens Sunday.

Hell of a great vacation. I'm excited!

Wish I were there!
UD

Saturday:

CLE AAA Diaz, Yandy 3B 5 1 2 1 .529 2B (1) [that's it for his season. See ya'ndy in Spring Training]
CLE AAA Zimmer, Bradley CF 4 1 1 0 .214 [would be nice if he spent the winter learning how to hit lefties]
CLE HiA Chang, Yu-Cheng SS 5 2 2 0 .400
CLE HiA Mejia, Francisco C 5 1 3 0 .600 SB (1)
CLE HiA Paulino, Dorssys LF 5 0 1 1 .200
CLE MAJ Armstrong, Shawn 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 1.93 [another day, another walk]
CLE MAJ Clevinger, Mike 4 2 1 1 2 5 5.01 [Suddenly Tribe No. 4 starter. Ready for the Rangers?Cubs?]

Sunday:

CLE AA Allen, Greg CF 4 0 0 0 .125
CLE AA Mathias, Mark 2B 3 0 0 0 .143
CLE AA Papi, Mike LF 4 1 2 0 .444 2B (1) [call him up, he;ll never be hotter]
CLE AA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 0 0 0 .333
CLE HiA Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 0 1 0 .125
CLE HiA Chang, Yu-Cheng SS 4 1 2 0 .444
CLE HiA Krieger, Tyler 2B 5 2 2 0 .182
CLE HiA Mejia, Francisco C 5 0 1 0 .400
CLE HiA Paulino, Dorssys DH 4 0 1 1 .222
CLE MAJ Gonzalez, Erik SS 0 0 0 0 .111
CLE MAJ Naquin, Tyler CF 3 1 2 1 .304 2 BB [30]

Columbus is done, thus Aguilar up for his annual brief visit to Tribe dugout

Akron reaches the finals.

Lynchburg is 1-1 in his finals series.

CLE MAJ Gonzalez, Erik PH 1 0 0 0 .100
CLE MAJ Naquin, Tyler CF 3 0 0 0 .300
CLE MAJ Armstrong, Shawn 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 3.38 no walks, good show Shawn!
CLE MAJ Merritt, Ryan 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.50 first major league run allowed

Please note, the only guys on the 40 man roster not now overflowing in the dugout or bullpen are Urshela and Morimando and TJ House [and Dylan Baker who's been injured all season but for some mysterious reason not on the 60-man DL].

Baseball America Post season all star awards...

Yandy Diaz at 3B in AAA

Nobody made AA team.

Anthony Santander in OF at high A. Bobby Bradley at DH.

Nobody at low A

Triston McKenzie at P for short season.

How good is the catcher for the Orioles system that he keeps Frankie Mejia off team?!?!

The league all star teams are voted by each league's managers or whoever. Maybe Mejia only being in each league for 1/2 the season cut his chances. But far more impressive than what Frankie didn't win is his award by Baseball America as the All-Star catcher on its all classification all star time, picked by the BA "experts"


C Francisco Mejia • Indians
Low Class A Lake County (Midwest) • High Class A Lynchburg (Carolina)

Mejia hit safely in 50 straight games from May 27 to Aug. 13. His streak spanned two different leagues and stretched farther than any other player during the modern, post-1962 history of the minor leagues. The 20-year-old Dominican might have hit in 50 straight games for two different organizations had the rumored trade-deadline deal to the Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy not been scuttled. The switch-hitting Mejia batted .342/.382/.514 at two Class A stops this season while recording a higher average and OPS (.896) than any minor league catcher except the Orioles’ Yermin Mercedes. He also gunned down 43 percent of basestealers.

AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
407 63 139 29 4 11 80 28 63 2 2 .342 .382 .514 .896

In a Q&A:

Santander might have made the third team if we took it that far

Lynchburg and Akron were in action. Ducks take 1-0 series lead. Cats drop behind 2-1.

CLE AA Allen, Greg CF 3 1 1 0 .333 BB (1), CS (1)
CLE AA Mathias, Mark 2B 4 0 0 0 .000
CLE AA Papi, Mike LF 3 1 0 0 .000 BB (1)
CLE AA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 1 1 0 .250
CLE HiA Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 0 0 0 .083
CLE HiA Chang, Yu-Cheng SS 4 0 1 0 .385
CLE HiA Krieger, Tyler 2B 3 0 1 0 .214
CLE HiA Mejia, Francisco C 3 0 0 0 .308
CLE HiA Paulino, Dorssys DH 3 0 1 0 .250 BB (1)
CLE MAJ Gonzalez, Erik 2B 0 0 0 0 .100
CLE MAJ Naquin, Tyler PH 1 0 0 0 .299
CLE HiA Lugo, Luis 5.2 7 4 4 1 6 6.35 L (0-1)

double and homer by the Minor League's All Star catcher Francisco Mejia plate all 3 Hillcat runs as Lynchburg loses 5-3 to fall behind 3-1 in their series. 2 singles by Tyler Krieger; double plus 2 singles by Yu-Chiang Chang. Mitch Brown takes the loss in relief, 3 runs on his account in 1 inning, Matt Whitehouse helped out by letting two of them score when he relieved. I guess the series is best of 7, but perhaps it's done already[?]

Akron took 2-0 game lead behind an excellent outing by Rob Kaminsky: 6 2/3 walk-free innings, 8 K, 2 runs.
Offense led by 26-year-old Akron veteran Jordan Smith with 2 doubles, a walk, a single, 2 steals: quite possibly the finale of his very undistinguished minor league career.