July 2007

Quick riddle: Who is worse on the mound right now – the Indians Cliff Lee or the Aeros Shawn Nottingham?
Quick answer: Both of them.
At least it seemed that way Thursday night.
In front of me on the field was the clearly overwhelmed Nottingham, who coughed up 10 runs – including eight in the first two [...]

After all the other players and coaches had quickly headed into the lockerroom late Saturday night, Asdrubal Cabrera sat silently by himself in the dugout, absently staring out onto the field for about five minutes.
Cabrera didn’t get a hit in the Aeros 6-1 loss to visiting Reading that included three errors. In taking a few [...]

You know a win is huge when it snaps a four-game losing streak.
But at Canal Park, you know an Aeros win is really big when manager Tim Bogar busts out his cowboy boots.
I don’t mean once he’s out of uniform and dressed in street clothes. Nope, Bogar’s big-game statement is always made while still in [...]

Some notes from across the league before the Aeros head home to Canal Park Monday night to kick off a seven-game home stand. In their just-completed four-game road trip to rival Altoona, the Aeros went 2-2, winning the first two games before dropping the last two.
AKRON – Recently promoted catcher/infielder Chris Gimenez led the league [...]

It took the first half of the season, but Aeros center fielder Trevor Crowe has finally found his stroke.
After piecing together a 13-game hitting streak while on the road with the Aeros, Crowe came home to Canal Park Saturday night and increased his streak to 14 games, showing off his new form with a [...]

The Aeros are 8-2 over their last 10 games, having taking over the best record in the league with a 49-31 mark entering Sunday’s game at Erie.
With the win streak, they’ve stretched their first-place lead in the Southern Division to 3.5 games over the SeaWolves.
Last week, closer Randy Newsom led the league with four saves [...]