Around the Farm: August 30, 2011

Bo Greenwell 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. Bo Greenwell: RF, Kinston: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K. Greenwell made his return to the K-Tribe last night after being placed on the DL in early June with a thumb injury. He had some loose tissue removed from it and four screws inserted in a procedure done in June in Cleveland...

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Sarbaugh named Manager of the Year

Mike Sarbaugh (Photo: IPI) The International League announced on Tuesday that Triple-A Columbus manager Mike Sarbaugh was named the 2011 IL Manager of the Year. His team recently clinched a playoff berth and will look to defend their 2010 IL title. Columbus has been the most dominant team in the league this year and has the best record in the League at 85-53. This is yet another trophy to add to Sarbaugh's achievements in his minor league managerial career. Over the...

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Game Recaps 8/30: Captains brawl their way to win

Felix Sterling (Photo: IPI) Bench clearing brawl sparks Captains 4-3 win in 11 Lake County scored two runs in the top off eleventh inning on Tuesday night defeating South Bend 4-3. The Captains snapped an eight game losing streak with the win. In the first inning, Giovanny Urshela doubled down the right field line scoring LeVon Washington giving Lake County a 1-0 lead. With Luigi Rodriguez on third, Ronny Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to center to make it 2-0. In...

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What is this team capable of?

Asdrubal Cabrera (Photo: AP) Ezequiel Carrera, Jerad Head, Jason Donald, Jack Hannahan and Shelley Duncan. If I told you in April that these five players would start in the last week of August for an Indians team that was still in contention for the AL Central crown, would you have believed me? Matt LaPorta, Chris Perez, Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore and Shin-Soo Choo. If I told you that Carrera, Head, Donald, Hannahan and Duncan were starting, and that LaPorta, Perez,...

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Trevor Crowe active in Columbus

Trevor Crowe Indians outfielder Trevor Crowe has been reassigned in his rehab assignment to Triple-A Columbus. He is recovering from shoulder surgery on March 30th and was recently playing in games for rookie level Arizona. In six games for Arizona he hit .444 (8-for-18) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 8 RBI and 9 runs scored. He is expected to be in the Columbus lineup tonight and probably will remain with the team for the duration of the playoffs. Follow Tony...

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Akron Air Raid: Down to the Wire

(MILB.com/Akron Aeros) The Aeros are still in it. They have a slight chance at taking the Western Division's Wild Card spot, but they remain four and a half games behind Bowie for that playoff spot. Akron will need to get a lot of luck and win a vast majority of the seven games left. It will be an uphill battle, but they are still playing for something at least. It's been a few weeks since an Akron Air Raid, so let's refresh things and get to work as the season winds...

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Game Recaps 8/29: Packer strong again in Akron win

Matt Packer (Photo: Lianna Holub) Five-run first leads Packer, Aeros to win The Akron Aeros brought nine men to the plate and scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning to erase a three-run deficit as they went on to win game one of a four-game series against the Reading Phillies 6-4 Monday at Canal Park. Left-handed pitcher Matt Packer recorded the win for Akron tossing eight plus innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits, walking two and striking out four....

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Sailing with the Clippers - August 22nd through August 28th

Sailing with the Clippers is a weekly Monday morning (evening this week, and this week only) installment that explores the week that was for Triple-A Columbus. Pitching was the name of the game this week for the Clippers. From Tuesday on, there was nothing but great starts from the rotation. It resulted in a number of close games, including four straight one-run affairs. The offense did not follow suit, however, as the team only scored 18 total runs. Jared Goedert was...

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