Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.

The Clippers kick off the Governor’s Cup Finals series tonight at home again Lehigh Valley, after completing a first-round sweep over the Durham Bulls this past Friday night. The Clippers looked unstoppable against Durham, out-scoring the Bulls by a collective 16-5 in the three game sweep. Their starters were lights-out; their offense was clutch; they shut down the Bulls’ stars on offense. In short, it was a complete domination. And, to me, it defied all logic. But, we’ll get to that in a moment.

This Week: 3-0
Playoff Results: Beat Durham 3-0 to advance to the Governor’s Cup Finals

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Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.
Now that’s more like it! After some well-deserved rest for most of the roster–and in spite of a swell of roster moves due to the Tribe’s injury situation–The Ship came out of the All-Star break with all guns blazing. The Clippers are currently riding a four-game winning streak, and have pushed their IL West lead up to 12.5 games. Put it this way: there are still seven weeks left in the season, and their magic number is already down to just 36 games. In addition to their division dominance, the Clip Show also have a nice six-game lead over Lehigh Valley for the best record in the IL.

This Week: 4-1
Season Record: 62-34, 1st place (of four) in ILW (International League West)

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Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.
The hottest team in baseball? Your Columbus Clippers. They have now won 12 out of 13, and sit 25 games above .500. They have a divisional lead of 7.5 games, and a league lead of 4.5 games. The pitching has continued to be solid, allowing just 14 runs in 6 games (2.33 rpg). The offense continues to hum, scoring 26 runs in those same six games (4.33 rpg)… and that includes being shutout in their only loss. In short, the past two weeks have been some of the best Columbus has played since I’ve been following them, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down.

This Week: 5-1
Season Record: 48-23, 1st place (of four) in ILW (International League West)

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Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.
First and foremost, my apologies. There was no Clip Show last week, and the reason for that is a bit embarrassing. It seems your trusty Clip Show reporter managed to break his right leg in a couple of places, and last Tuesday was spent shuttling around Columbus to various doctors’ offices. Wednesday involved leg surgery, and the recovery from that has keep said reporter in a state of bed-riddenness for the past week. So, don’t think too badly of me for not getting back to this until today. If it’s any consolation, I’m forced to write this week’s update from a fully-reclined-with-my-leg-elevated position, which sucks if you’re scoring at home. OK, on to the baseball. The Clippers rebounded from a mini-swoon–and another crazed roster flux–to right the ship and get back onto the winning path, blazing their way 3.5 game lead for overall best record in the IL.

Two Weeks: 9-4
Season Record: 35-16, 1st place (of four) in ILW (International League West)

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Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.

As the great Bob Mould once opined, “The tragic comedy / I hit the station as the needle hits ‘E’”. Columbus looks to be running on fumes, but, unlike their major league brethren, the good news for Columbus is that they’re still technically in the playoffs as of now, and the season ends on Labor Day. Only one more week to go! Honestly, a couple of walk-off losses made the difference between a really good week and a week of treading water like what actually came down. Let’s take a closer look at the Clippers’ week, and check the “Playoff Watch” and “And Finally” sections for a playoff update…

This Week: 3-4

Current Record: 76-61, 2nd place (of four) in ILW (International League West)

Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.

The Clippers began this week after a three-game sweep of the rival Louisville Bats. They’d regained first place in their division, and had seven more games coming up in the friendly confines of Huntington Park. Sounded like a recipe for some success. Not so fast, my friends. A five-game losing streak did some damage to the Clippers’ playoff aspirations, as their division lead is now gone again (0.5 games behind Louisville) and they find themselves clinging onto the Wild Card lead by just 2.0 games with just 14 games to go. Take note in the schedule section of the final two meetings of the year between Columbus and Louisville. Those two games will be HUGE. Let’s take a closer look at the Clippers’ week, and check the “Playoff Watch” and “And Finally” sections for a playoff update…

This Week: 2-5

Current Record: 73-57, 2nd place (of four) in ILW (International League West)

Clip Show aims to be your weekly update for all things Columbus Clippers. Check back each Tuesday afternoon for team records, roster updates, and performance updates on some of the brightest prospects in the Tribe system.

The Clippers’ backs were against the wall: they were coming home from an atrocious road trip where they went 1-7; Louisville had taken the division lead away from them after winning eight in a row and 19-of-20; the white-hot Bats were waiting for three games over the weekend at Huntington Park. Things looked bleak. And then the Clippers showed these men of will what will really was, and SWEPT THE BATS OUT OF COLUMBUS to take the division lead back! Let’s take a closer look at the Clippers’ week, and check the Playoffs and And Finally section for a playoff update…

This Week: 4-3

Current Record: 71-52, 1st place (of four) in ILW (International League West)