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No surprise here – Connecticut moves to Richmond

September 23, 2009

As has been rumored for some time now, the Eastern League’s Connecticut Defenders franchise will relocate to Richmond, Va., for next season and play at The Diamond.
The Diamond was the longtime home of the Triple-A Richmond Braves (since 1966), who moved across state to Gwinett.
When the Braves left, the city agreed to make numerous improvements [...]

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Aeros top host Connecticut 7-2 in first game of EL finals Tuesday

September 15, 2009

Make it 12 and counting.
Consecutive wins, that is, as the Aeros continued to roll through the playoffs with a 7-2 victory in the opening game of the Eastern League Championship Series Tuesday night at Connecticut’s Dodd Stadium.

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Aeros Tomlin efficient in win

May 13, 2009

AEROS 2, BAYSOX 1
Key Stats:
Akron starting pitcher Josh Tomlin reached the seventh inning for the first time this season. The right-hander took a shutout through six innings, only needing 78 pitches to do so, 15 of which did not find the strike zone.
Tomlin’s eight balls in the seventh inning was one less than he [...]

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Aeros first AA team to 21 wins

May 9, 2009

AKRON AEROS 6, HARRISBURG SENATORS 0
KEY STATS: The Aeros won their seventh consecutive game against slumping Harrisburg, outscoring the Sens 36-17 over that span…The Aeros entered the game as the first Double-A team across the minors to reach the 20-win mark.
STORM’S STAR: Aeros starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez improved to 2-0 with a 0.75 [...]

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A weekly look at the Tribe’s minor leagues

May 1, 2009

There may not be a whole lot to cheer about with the Indians these days, but let’s check out what some of the team’s minor leaguers are up to with the season just about a month old.
TRIPLE  A COLUMBUS
The Clippers are 9-12 and in last place in the International League West Division:
* The Indians called [...]

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Aeros 9, Senators 3

April 30, 2009

KEY STATS: Aeros right-hander Jeanmar Gomez won his Double-A debut, holding the Senators to a run on two hits in five innings, walking one and striking out five. . . . With the sweep, the Aeros wrapped up a 7-1 homestand and increased their franchise-best start to 16-4. . . . The Senators (2-16) lost [...]

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04-29-09 Morning RoundUp

April 29, 2009

 
It was one of those games the Indians had no business winning, but they found a way with Boston shining the light.
The Red Sox committed three errors — some could argue four with that Jacoby Ellsbury sliding attempt in centerfield — including the final play of the game that allowed the Indians to snap the [...]

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4-27-09 Morning RoundUp

April 27, 2009

Leave it to Aaron Laffey to stop the Tribe’s bleeding again.
The left-hander allowed two runs and five hits through 6 1/3 innings to improve his record to 2-0. Through six innings though it was a three-hit shutout. 
In the seventh inning Laffey loaded the bases and was replaced by Jensen Lewis, who gave up a two-run [...]

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Curve 7, Aeros 6 (10 innings)

April 26, 2009

Key stats:  The Curve committed five errors, with three of them coming in the first inning. It allowed the Aeros to jump out to a quick 4-0 lead. The Aeros committed three costly errors as well, including one in the eighth inning that allowed two runs to score. 
Key moment: Aeros starter Frank Hermann just seemed [...]

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4-26-09 Morning RoundUp

April 26, 2009

What positives could be taken from Saturday night’s 7-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field?
Starting pitching?
Carl Pavano allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings. He walked one. But as Sheldon Ocker points out, the Twins two, fourth-inning runs were made possible by four consecutive groundballs.
relief pitching?
Rafael Perez is being brought back [...]

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Aeros beat Curve 4-3

April 25, 2009

KEY STATS: Aeros starter Chuck Lofgren saw his no-hit bid end after six innings. No, he didn’t give up a hit. He was pulled because his pitch count began to get too high.
Lofgren, who threw 85 pitches, struck out seven, walked one and hit one batter with a pitch. The walk and hit batter [...]

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Aeros winning streak reaches six

April 23, 2009

AKRON AEROS 9, ALTOONA CURVE 5
KEY STATS: With the victory, the Aeros (11-2) increased their winning streak to an Eastern-League best six games…Altoona (3-10) committed a season-high four errors, including back-to-back miscues in the fourth inning. In their first 13 games, the Curve have racked up 22 errors, including a trio of errors in a [...]

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4-23-09 Morning Roundup

April 23, 2009

The starting pitching seems to be turning a corner, but where were the bats Wednesday?
Cleveland Indians starter Cliff Lee pitched eight innings Wednesday night. He allowed two runs, nine hits, struck out five and walked one.
As April gets closer to May though, Lee has already equaled his loss total from a year ago (three). It [...]

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Curve comes to Akron for four games

April 22, 2009

 Altoona Curve  Vs. Akron Aeros at Canal Park

AKRON AEROS

 
ALTOONA CURVE

Double A
Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians
 
Double A
Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

THE SKINNY:

The Aeros are off to a hot 10-2 start, fresh off a double-header sweep at Harrisburg Wednesday that increased their winning streak to five consecutive games.   Utility man Jerad Head was instrumental defensively in left field [...]

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Aeros first baseman Beau Mills talks baseball

April 22, 2009
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4-18-09 Morning Roundup

April 18, 2009

Solo home runs and errors and bad calls! Oh My!
There were a lot of different things Friday’s 6-5 loss to the Yankees could be pinned on.
While the media acknowledged the five solo home runs the Yankees hit, the Indians main three beat writers each focused on something a little bit different.
For Sheldon Ocker, it was [...]

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Nick Weglarz profile

April 14, 2009

One of the things we would like to do with this blog is ramp up the video of our minor league coverage. This is our first interview of the season and it features Aeros outfielder Nick Weglarz, who is rated the No.3 prospect within the Indians organization, according to Baseball America. Please let us know [...]

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BAYSOX 3, AEROS 0

April 10, 2009

BOWIE BAYSOX (1-2) 3, AKRON AEROS (2-1) 0
KEY STATS – The Aeros were unable to get much going offensively Friday night as they were limited to three scattered hits. It wasn’t as if the Aeros couldn’t hit, they just seemed to hit were a glove was. Carlos Santana put a charge into two balls that [...]

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Aeros win season opener

April 8, 2009

AKRON AEROS 9, BOWIE BAYSOX 5 – Aeros win their season opener at home
KEY STATS – Aeros starting pitcher Hector Rondon (1-0) earned the win by limiting the Baysox to a run on five hits while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings. Rondon dominated the first five frames before leaving the ball up a [...]

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Video: Aeros manager previews season

April 8, 2009
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