Oklahoma City. Bricktown. The Showdown - International League Champion meets Pacific Coast League Champion for a one game, winner takes all display of superiority. IL repesentative -Richmond Braves, successful recipient of the Governor's Cup after playing a split-doubleheader on Saturday, September 15, 2007, arrived in OKC via charter flight. PCL representative - Sacramento River Cats, winner of three out of five titles for bragging rights in the West, swept the New Orleans Zephyrs in three games with the final confrontation taking place at Raley Field in Sacramento before a sell out crowd. Their travel to OKC was slightly more difficult: the team came in groups on three separate commercial flights arriving between 3 and 11 pm on Sunday night, September 16. The stage was set, the participants were ready for this fight to receive the hefty trophy for the Triple-A Baseball championship.Richmond was considered the home team due to the IL's dominance at the All-Star Game in Albuquerque, New Mexico this past July 11. And we're off and running. Maybe the wrong description but the outcome became clearer as the pitching and batting of the West slowly wore down the Braves who continued to fight to win nevertheless. The final score 7-1 in the favor of the ..... SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS! The PCL and the Sacramento River Cats in particular had once again claimed the title for the best in Triple-A.
What a wonderful exhibition of talent and the best Minor League Baseball has to offer. If you haven't been to see a game, you don't know what you are missing.
