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From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Barton Missed by Pitch, Bogar Ticked

June 25, 2007

Brian Barton missed by pitch – you don’t hear that very often.
Usually it’s Barton hit by pitch. And another pitch. And yet one more time…
In fact, it’s happened a Minor-League leading 22 times this year as the Aeros right-fielder is way ahead of last year’s pace when he was plunked 25 times.
Barton has a [...]

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Some Random Thoughts

June 22, 2007

* Can you believe Randy Newsom is 7-for-7 in save opportunities? Truthfully, I can. He is one special kid, and I don’t mean baseball-wise. Heck, he probably has the least real “baseball” talent of any of the Aeros, but is such a superior human being. His sharp mental state and fun-loving way of looking at [...]

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Could Aeros Near-Brawl Provide New Rival?

June 18, 2007

True story:
I was at the bank this afternoon and ran into Aeros hitting coach Lee May Jr. He was obviously tired, having just gotten off the team bus a few hours earlier after a long bus ride back to Akron from Portland, Maine. Thank goodness they had Monday off.
He asked if I’d heard about the [...]

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Roster Moves Galore

June 12, 2007

The Aeros made SEVEN roster moves the last wo days – a few just paper moves, but moves none the less.
Ready? Here goes:
Right-hander NICK PESCO was sent to high Class-A Kinston, catcher WYATT TOREGAS was placed on the Disabled List with a lower back strain, catcher DAVID WALLACE joined the team from Triple [...]

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Santos Earns Pitcher of the Week Award

June 11, 2007

I just found out that little lefty Reid Santos won the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week award for the week ending June 10th.
That’s great news for the Aeros do-it-all pitcher of the season. In two starts for the Aeros last week, he was 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 0.90 ERA.
He made his first [...]

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Westbrook and Roster Moves Dominate Friday’s Aeros Action

June 8, 2007

Jake Westbrook made a rehab start at Akron Friday night and looked like he needed more rehab time. He said he felt fine, which is good news regarding his left abdominal strain. But in his two rehab starts with Triple-A Buffalo and Akron, he’s gotten hit hard. Friday he allowed four runs on five hits [...]

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Mailbag

June 6, 2007

Larry wrote wondering about how high the ceiling is for shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. He figures the Tribe must be getting a little worried about third-base prospect Andy Marte (now at Buffalo). minors and how far Cabrera needs to go before he’s MLB ready. It seems like he’s surpassed expectations every step of the way, so [...]

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Kinston the Key to Aeros Continued Success

June 2, 2007

People ask me all the time why the Aeros continue to do well year after year. This is my fifth season covering the team for the Beacon Journal and I always say the same thing:
1) The parent-club Indians continually stock the team with a bulk of its minor-league prospects. It used to be all organizations [...]

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