Columbus: Mike Goseling vs. Louisville @ 7:05 pmAkron: Jeanmar Gomez vs. Binghamton @ 7:05 pmKinston: Off dayLake County: T.J. House at Delmarva @ 7:05 pmMahoning Valley: Brett Brach at Williamsport @ 7:05 pmAZL Indians: Season o...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Akron Playoff Info
The Akron Aeros have clinched the Southern Division thanks to a 1-0 Reading loss to Bowie in game one of a doubleheader Sunday night. The division crown cements the Aeros’ playoff schedule, which will begin September 9. Divisional round playoff games at Canal Park are now scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th, Thursday, September 10th, and Sunday, September 13th (if necessary). All games would start at 7:05 p.m.Now, should the Aeros once again advance to the Eastern League Championship Series, Akron would host the final three games of the best-of-five...
Game Recaps: Sunday 8/30
Aeros Clinch Division, Though Fall 5-3The Aeros missed an opportunity to clinch the Southern Division title in front of the home faithful Sunday afternoon, dropping a 5-3 final to the Binghamton Mets before 4,867 fans at Canal Park. Akron (81-53) clinched the title with a loss by Reading in a game played later in the evening.The B-Mets struck first in the first, as consecutive doubles from Jose Coronado and Ike Davis put the visitors on the board. DJ Wabick added an RBI single later in the inning to take a 2-0 lead, but the Aeros cut the margin...
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Ghosts of Prospects Past, Err, Present: Andy Marte
No, this is not a coronation. It’ll take more than a two-week hot streak and a couple game-winning homeruns to turn a former prospect’s dusty cocoon into a butterfly. But for Tribe fans desperate for a feel-good story at the end of a lost season, the ballad of Andy Marte just might be one worth latching on to.As with any great coming-of-age drama, Marte’s quest for success and self-discovery had to hit rock bottom before starting its ascent. In his particular case, that...
Carrasco Cleveland Bound
I'm getting word that Triple-A Columbus right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Cleveland bound and will be officially added to the roster on Tuesday. He will make his major league debut and start Tuesday night in Detro...
Game Recaps: Saturday 8/29
Clippers topple Louisville 5-3The Clippers came out on top of a 5-3 decision over the Louisville Bats Saturday at Slugger Field.Columbus jumped on young left-hander Travis Wood in the first inning with a pair of runs and scored two more in the third on a Wes Hodges single. Clippers starter Chuck Lofgren, meanwhile, shut out the Bats over the first four innings before yielding a run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.Lofgren got into trouble in the sixth, giving up a two-out RBI double to Wes Bankston to make it 4-2. With the tying runs in scoring...
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Knapp Still Expected To Pitch This Fall
The report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer late last night about Low-A Lake County fireballing right-hander Jason Knapp's situation being more grave than initially anticipated and that we underwent an MRI on Friday set off a firestorm in my e-mail inbox last night and today.With that in mind, I wondered myself 1.) how hurt Knapp really was 2.) how concerned the Indians really are and 3.) why an MRI was not done when the trade went down.Well, I was able to talk to someone very...
Minor Happenings: McBride To Catch In AFL
"Minor Happenings" covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.First off, for those wondering, Paul Cousineau and I had a last minute change of plans this week so our weekly on-line radio show Smoke...
Game Recaps: Friday 8/28
Aeros Drop Rain-Shortened Affair, 3-1The Aeros managed just one hit and Binghamton scored single runs in three straight innings before rain halted Friday night’s game early as the Mets took the opener of this four-game series 3-1 before 8,456 fans at Canal Park. The Aeros fell to 80-52 with the loss and Akron’s magic number to clinch the Southern Division title remained two over Reading, as the Phillies were rained out at home. Binghamton improved to 50-80.Akron opened the scoring on Jared Goedert’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the second,...
Friday, August 28, 2009
Indians Acquire Pino From Twins
The Indians today acquired right-handed pitcher Yohan Pino from the Minnesota Twins to complete the August 7th trade that sent right-hander Carl Pavano for a player to be named later.Pino, 25, has split the 2009 season between AA New Britain and AAA Rochester where he has gone a combined 7-3 w/a 3.03 ERA in 40 games/12 starts (113.0IP, 98H, 38ER, 27BB, 108K). The 3.03 ERA is the 6th lowest in the Twins system. He started the year at New Britain (5-1, 3.19ERA, 32G/4GS) before being sent to AAA Rochester on July 20 (2-2, 2.82ERA, 8GS). He has...
Gomez, Santana Named Eastern League All Stars
The Eastern League announced their 2009 Eastern League All-Star Team today, and right-handed starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez and catcher Carlos Santana were named to the team. The selections to the team were voted on by respective Eastern League team managers and coaching staffs, sportswriters, radio and television broadcast personnel and other members of the media.Catcher: Carlos Santana, Akron Aeros (.285, 21 HR, 89 RBI, 82 R)Akron catcher Carlos Santana entered the season rated by Baseball America as the top rated prospect in the Cleveland organization,...
Indians Hope Price Was Right
As the deadline approached this past July 31st for teams to make non-waiver deals, right-hander Bryan Price was on the bus getting ready for his next start for High-A Salem, a Boston Red Sox affiliate. Little did he know that while he and his teammates were making the short trip from the team hotel to the field in Wilmington, DE that his baseball career was about to take a big turn.Price, 22, was sitting back with the rest of his teammates catching some last minute updates...
Game Recaps: Thursday 8/27
Aeros clinch playoff spotAkron clinched its fifth straight trip to the post-season and also set a new Eastern League record by winning at least 80 games for the fifth straight year with an 11-5 triumph over Bowie before 1,612 fans at Prince George's Stadium Thursday night. The Aeros improved to 80-51 and finished 4-4 on this eight-game road trip, while the Baysox slipped to 66-64. The Aeros also became the first team in EL history (dating to 1923) to record five straight 80-win seasons, breaking a tie with the 1976-79 West Haven Yankees.Lonnie...
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