August has been a good month for minor league no-hitters – there have been approximately 412 so far (that might be a slight exaggeration), with three more added to the list on Saturday.
In the Arizona League, three Athletics pitchers combined to hold the Angels hitless – payback, perhaps, for August 14, when the Angels did [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Akron Aeros’
23 Aug
The No-Hitters Keep Coming
1 Aug
Matt McBride Homers Twice, Drives In Eight; That’s A Good Day
We’ve mentioned Akron’s Matt McBride here a couple times, first when he saved Jeanmar Gomez’s perfect game with a terrific catch in the outfield and later when a story came along regarding his struggle to find a defensive position.
Akron beat Binghamton 16-3 on Friday, scoring in every inning but the second, and McBride [...]
5 Jun
Matt McBride Is Still Figuring Out This Whole “Playing The Outfield” Thing
Remember the story of Jeanmar Gomez, the pitcher in the Cleveland system who pitched a perfect game a couple weeks ago? He cruised until the ninth inning, when the leadoff hitter ripped a sinking liner to left. Only a diving play by Matt McBride saved the gem.
There was a story about McBride in The Morning [...]
27 May
The Z-Meter: 5/27/2009 – Two For the Show
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to starring in MLB in one year.
Promoted:
Jordan Zimmermann: Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) to Washington [...]
23 May
Jeanmar Gomez Pitches Perfect Game, Owes Matt McBride A Nice Steak Dinner
Coming into the 2009 season, Cleveland Indians minor leaguer Jeanmar Gomez had compiled a 20-19 career record in three seasons. His highest level reached was A+ Kinston, where in 2008 he went 5-9 with a 4.55 ERA in 27 starts.
After starting this season with a 2-2, 2.63 in four starts for Kinston, the 20-year-old Gomez [...]
25 Jul
Photos: Akron Aeros @ Altoona Curve 7/24/2008
What the heck was Extra P. doing in Altoona, PA?
It’s a direct result of this site, actually. The primary goal of my trip to Pennsylvania was to visit my brother, who lives in Pittsburgh. There are much quicker ways to get there than to go through Altoona. But I knew that the Altoona Curve (Pirates) [...]
9 Jul
Mother Nature Delays LaPorta’s Akron Debut
We’re still waiting for Matt LaPorta’s debut as a Cleveland subsidiary following the big Sabathia trade. The big fella was scheduled to make his first start for the Akron Aeros this evening, but a massive thunderstorm blew through Ohio and put that on hold.
Matt LaPorta’s debut as an Indians farmhand was postponed after a thunderstorm [...]
26 Jan
Indians Minor Leaguer Newsom Selling Himself Off For $20/Share
I’ve seen this story in several different places today, a fact that would normally cause me to turn tail and find something else to write about, but it was just too good to pass up.
It starts simply enough: Randy Newsom is a 25-year-old pitcher for the Cleveland Indians’ AA affiliate in Akron, OH. Originally signed by [...]
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