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September 2007

Aeros 2007 Season in Review

September 23, 2007

Expectations for the Aeros have been running high the past few years.
That’s what happens when the Indians’ Double-A team reaches the Eastern League Championship Series four times in five years, claiming a pair of titles in 2003 and 2005.
Problem is, fan expectations no longer include getting to the title game. These days, it seems, the [...]

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Cheap on Shirts, but New Grass Coming

September 20, 2007

I received this angry email from Adam this week and it got me thinking: How do fans feel about the team’s ownership? Take a look at what got Adam all ruffled up and let me know if any of you have similiar or different views. Personally, I hesitate to gripe too much at this moment [...]

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Anyone got a Handle on this team?

September 15, 2007

I’m asked a lot to give my opinion on the Aeros – the questions often coming from my boss to the guy at the grocery store.
How good are they, really?
Will they make the playoffs?
Can they come back from an 0-2 deficit in the Eastern League Championship Series?
All season, I’ve done my best to give [...]

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Aeros Go Down 2-0 in Trenton on Controversial Play at the Plate

September 12, 2007

With travel making this trip interesting to say the least – here’s an early look at the story that will run in the Beacon Thursday.
TRENTON, N.J. – Wyatt Toregas lay on the trainers table clutching his stomach, his face twisted in pain, a half-empty plastic bottle of grape Pedialyte sitting next to him.
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Aeros Advance to Championship Series, but Give Erie its Due

September 8, 2007

After practically crawling into the playoffs, the Aeros have come up with one heck of a turnaround the last two weeks in finshing the last week of the regular season strong and now knocking off Southern-Divison winner Erie 3 games to 1 with an 8-6 win Saturday night at Canal Park.
The Aeros overcame a rough [...]

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Scott Lewis Update, Rotation Set

September 7, 2007

A few of you have mentioned Scott Lewis in recent posts, so I wanted to clear some things up.
According to the Indians, Lewis is not hurt per say. After his last start in the regular season he mentioned some tingling and numbness in his left pitching arm, so the Indians brass just decided to play [...]

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Aeros Starters Getting Pounded

September 6, 2007

Considering the Aeros only knew who their first two starting pitchers were heading into the Eastern League Southern Division Playoffs, the team could be in some serious trouble. In chosing Chuck Lofgren and Jake Dittler to start the first two games, the Aeros were basically saying these are our best two guys right now.
But Lofgren [...]

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Sowers Controversy Brewing

September 5, 2007

They called it a farce. They called it cheating. They called it an injustice in minor league baseball.
But no matter how Erie fans and officials see it, it appears Jeremy Sowers will be pitching for the Aeros come Game Three of the Eastern League Southern Division Playoffs when the series shifts to Akron Friday.
After [...]

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End of the Season is Getting Interesting

September 3, 2007

After crawling through practically the second half of the season, the Aeros have really made this last week of the regular season more than interesting. Since embarking on the final regular-season and five-game road trip in Binghamton, the team has won the first four games and presently own a six-game winning streak.
In winning the last [...]

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