Being home has been a blessing in many ways, but in terms of MiLB.com it's been best to be surrounded by a bunch of unexplored ballparks and teams again. Having hit Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco, Modesto and Stockton, I had pretty much exhausted what Northern California had to offer in terms of MiLB teams.So when I saw I was assigned a few more 'On Location' spots before the conclusion of the regular season...well, let's just say I'm glad to be back in Ohio. There's like, 10 teams, within or a little over two hours from Toledo in just about every direction.
For my first road trip since the road trip back from Cali, I went with Akron. The Aeros were home, fit into my schedule, and...well, I'd never been to Akron. Here are the stories for your reading pleasure.
Click here for my general take on Canal Park. It was built by the same architectural group that had a hand in MLB parks like Jacobs Field and Camden Yards, so it had a big-league feel. Also, the Akron cityscape is actually pretty impressive in the background. Who'da' thunk it?
Click here to read up on Aeros radio broadcaster Jim Clark, who moonlights as the play-by-play caller, but his day job is being the Sports Information Director at Walsh University. A family man, that's what Clark's story is about-- a fun tradition he has with his two sons.
Click here to hear what Aeros first baseman Jordan Brown thinks of Akron and Canal Park. He's also having a pretty solid season statistically, so take notes Indians fans. He could be in Triple-A by the end of the season, and possibly into the Majors sometimes in the future.
For those of you who would rather look at pictures than read, click here to head to my Flickr! photo map and simply navigate over to the Akron area. As usual, I have some pics of the ballpark.
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People should read this.
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