Lee Does More Than Help Aeros to Win
Posted April 27th, 2007 by Stephanie Storm
Indians left-hander Cliff Lee graced the mound for the Aeros Friday night and did more than help them to a 5-1 win.
As is common when major leaguers make rehab starts in the minors, Lee figured he’d buy the team a nice post-game spread (meal). Sometimes the big leaguers will spring for a restaurant like Outback or Damons to cater the meal - just something to give the minor leaguers a break from the same old lockeroom food.
Then Lee got a better idea. A few of the players and team officials have been wearing these new cool black pull overs with a little Aeros logo in the middle just under the neck. They look really nice, but at $50 a pop, they’re not exactly in the budget of a typical minor leaguer.
With the help of the Aeros clubhouse manager, Lee got everyone’s size and ordered 26 pullovers for the guys. Even with a discount, the bill was a nice chunk of change. Still, talk about one cool parting gift!
May 1st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Very interesting! I never knew major leaguers did this kind of thing for the minor leaguers. Definitely cool of Cliff Lee to do this. I always wondered whether it was an awkward situation for a multi-millionaire to pull on the same uniform as the $12,000-a-year guys and share a locker room with them for a night. Guess not.
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Most of the major leaguers do stuff like this. You’ll get a guy here and there who’s forgotten where he came from, but in the Indians organization, for the most part the guys are very good to their minor league counterparts.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:46 pm
That is so cool of Cliff Lee! I’m guessing he ponied up for a catered meal, too? You know, if they gave cool points in my fantasy league (one I was “volunteered” for without my knowledge until it was too late, I’ll add) I’d definitely pick him up. Instead, maybe I”ll go check out the giftshop for my own pullover…..