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April 2007

Crowe getting Back on Track

April 28, 2007

If the last two days are any indication, Trevor Crowe is getting back to his old self.
That is not only good news for the Aeros, but for the Indians as well. Their No. 1 pick (14th overall) in the 2005 draft has had the Indians brass so worried, they dispatched a handful of instructors to [...]

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Lee Does More Than Help Aeros to Win

April 27, 2007

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 [...]

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9-6 Aeros Return home Friday for Six-Game Home Stand.

April 26, 2007

The Aeros are back at Canal Park Friday night and finally, it looks like they’ll get some decent weather. Don’t worry, I’m not going to dredge up more boo-hooing over Northeast Ohio’s crappy and unpredictable weather in April.
But considering such, I’m encouraged by the fact that depsite snow, rain, heavy winds and six games already [...]

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Mailbag

April 24, 2007

I get a handful of emails a week from people asking about players and just wanting to chat about some particular baseball subject. I thought I’d include a few from the past week as some I’ve commented on via threads to certain posts, others I’ve just responded personally.
K.J. wondered what the Aeros might be doing [...]

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Some Thoughts on the Season so Far

April 20, 2007

About three weeks into the season, the Aeros are 6-4 and in second place behind Reading in
the Eastern League Southern Division.
That’s not bad considering they’ve lost six games to bad weather. I’ve been encouraged by the team’s starting pitching as well as the bullpen most games. The hitters always seem to get off to slow [...]

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More Than Baseball on his Mind

April 17, 2007

Aeros catcher Wyatt Toregas spent a good portion of Monday on his cell phone calling friends and family to make sure everyone was alright after hearing about the shooting rampage that happened earlier in the day at Virgina Tech – his alma mater.
“To see the footage on TV, it [...]

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Stop Me if You’ve Heard this Before, but More Bad Weather

April 16, 2007

I’m tired of writing about the weather. I’m sure you all are sick of reading about it, too.
But when a baseball game is started with wind gusts ranging between 30-40 mph, well…you get stuck talking about the weather.
So here goes Monday’s bad weather story (with only the good news being no snow involved).
Despite a wind [...]

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Slow Start for Crowe

April 11, 2007

The Aeros are off to a 2-1 start after completing their first series this season – a three-game homestand against the rival Altoona Curve. I like what I’ve seen out of the young team so far, but there is one little thing worrying me.
Although I’ve only got three games in which to disect, I’m a [...]

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Aeros Bullpen a Surprising Plus

April 10, 2007

With the Aeros off to a 2-0 start, the most surprising aspect of the 2007 team has been it’s bullpen. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect after the starting five (a solid group anchored by the likes of Chuck Lofgren, J.D. Martin and Scott Lewis) departed on any given game night early in the [...]

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Lofgren Solid in Double-A Debut

April 9, 2007

Finally…some Aeros baseball to write about!
There’s a couple things on my mind after the Aeros finally got the season-opener in after four days of snow delays, namely the encouraging pitching performance of left-hander Chuck Lofgren in the Aeros 6-1 victory Monday.
I feel like I’ve already said a ton about Lofgren, but trust me, this kid [...]

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Snow, Snow Go Away

April 6, 2007

Here we are two days into the Aeros season and once again I’m sitting at home in front of my computer instead of looking out the pressbox window out onto the beautiful Canal Park field.
More snow, more cold and plummeting temperatures forced Aeros officials to cancel the season opener for the second consecutive day Friday. [...]

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My favorite day of the Year

April 5, 2007

Welcome Aeros fans!
If you’re looking to learn more about your team, you’ve come to the right place.
And what better time of the year to launch this blog than Opening Day – my personal favorite holdiay. What? You don’t consider the first day of the season to be worthy of a day off of school/work? Please, [...]

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