Link Report for Mon. 5/13 - Manatees and Timber Rattlers pull out one-run wins

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Monday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Nashville: RHP R.J. Seidel at home vs. Sacramento (Athletics), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

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Huntsville: RHP Ariel Pena at Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page

 

Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule

 

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Brevard County: LHP Jed Bradley at St. Lucie (Mets), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule

 

Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed, we'll let you know that.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Preston Gainey at home vs. Burlington (Angels), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM WNAM

 

Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio.

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV.

 

So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

 

NOTE: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link).

[Mass Haas]

Programming note: Mississippi has MiLB.TV coverage, so if you're a subscriber, you can watch this Stars' series (live and/or archived).

 

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DVR alerts: The Timber Rattlers are on TV three times this week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday). Tonight's broadcast, as is Wednesday's, is on MyNew32 TV out of Green Bay. Tuesday's broadcast is via Time Warner Cable Sports32.

 

Tonight's TV pre-game show is at 6:00 PM, "Showdown: Timber Rattlers Pre-Game".

[Mass Haas]

Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Nashville

 

Huntsville

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

[Mass Haas]

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter.

[Mass Haas]

Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times.

 

New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

[Mass Haas]

Weather.com:

 

Nashville

 

Pearl, MS

 

St. Lucie, FL

 

Grand Chute (Appleton)

[TooLiveBrew]

I'm looking forward to Ariel Speedwagon's start tonight... coming off his best start as a Brewers player (6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K)

[Mass Haas]

Nice job again, Brad -- pink galore in the Timber Rattlers Mothers Day photo gallery.

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For those who couldn't view the Post Crescent Mothers Day videos, here's a separate Fox 11 link with interviews with the three moms and their Timber Rattlers sons.

[Mass Haas]

Worth your while, not very lengthy, and an insightful read:

 

Technology transforming scouting

Ben visits Nashville, where the Minors meet the Internet age

[Mass Haas]

AUDIO: Alex talked Huntsville Stars on the Mississippi pre-game Sunday.

[TheCrew07]

Jorge Soler is the only divisional prospect winner this week.

 

Offensive Players of the Week

[TheCrew07]

Andy Oliver of the Pirates the only divisional mention.

 

Pitchers of the Week

[TheCrew07]

DVR alerts: The Timber Rattlers are on TV three times this week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday). Tonight's broadcast, as is Wednesday's, is on MyNew32 TV out of Green Bay. Tuesday's broadcast is via Time Warner Cable Sports32.

 

Tonight's TV pre-game show is at 6:00 PM, "Showdown: Timber Rattlers Pre-Game".

 

The pre-game interviews were pretty good, this is the first chance I've had to catch the pre-game. Matt Erickson talked about Clint Coulter pressing and being fairly hard on himself through his early struggles and how important it was that the coaching staff keeps reminding him that the minors are basically just practice and he's facing a huge jump competition.

 

Maino also interviewed Victor Roache and other than talking to Victor about hitting high school pitching last year I thought it was a decent interview. He asked Roache about the Greg Vaughn comparison that keeps getting tossed around and how well the team is coming together, Victor responded positively to both questions. During the audio discussing how well the team gets along the picture cut to Roache and McFarland messing around together and have a good time during warm-ups.

[Mass Haas]

Via Jeff Hem's blog --

 

Audio from Nashville — “Mondays with Mike (Guerrero)”

 

Here is this week’s “Mondays with Mike,” during which the Sounds’ manager discusses the team’s improvements since last week’s chat, what he sees at the plate right now from Khris Davis and Josh Prince, the latest on first baseman Hunter Morris, who suffered a mild concussion on Friday and the impact on the team’s play when the parent club’s general manager is in town (as the Brewers’ Doug Melvin currently is).

[fondybrewfan]

It appears that Mr. Pena might have figured something out. 4 innings and only one hit so far

[markedman5]

Greinke trade could be unreal if Pena and Helwig continue to develope like they seem to be.....

 

Huntsville Stars ‏@HuntsvilleStars 4m

More on Stars RHP Ariel Pena: Strikes out the side in the 5th and strands a runner on third.

 

Line through five: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB

[TheCrew07]

Greinke trade could be unreal if Pena and Helwig continue to develope like they seem to be.....

 

Huntsville Stars ‏@HuntsvilleStars 4m

More on Stars RHP Ariel Pena: Strikes out the side in the 5th and strands a runner on third.

 

Line through five: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB

It very well could end up being the gold star standard for what not to do as a buyer if all 3 players have lengthly big league careers. The idea of giving up 3 big leaguers to miss the playoffs makes me sick.

[TheCrew07]

Rattlers being outhit but go to the tenth tied at 3.

[Mass Haas]

STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

[TooLiveBrew]

Greinke trade could be unreal if Pena and Helwig continue to develope like they seem to be.....

 

Huntsville Stars ‏@HuntsvilleStars 4m

More on Stars RHP Ariel Pena: Strikes out the side in the 5th and strands a runner on third.

 

Line through five: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB

It very well could end up being the gold star standard for what not to do as a buyer if all 3 players have lengthly big league careers. The idea of giving up 3 big leaguers to miss the playoffs makes me sick.

I have to guess that part of why the Angels traded for him is that they felt they could re-sign him. I always cringe when I see that justification applied to trades/potential trades. You should never trade away talent because you think it somehow nets you the first crack at signing a FA before he hits the FA market. Elite guys are (99.9% of the time) always going to want to hit the market in any event, and even if you sign the guy before he hits FA, you're still paying the market value... so what extra good did the trade do you beyond the appx. half season you get out of him anyway?

 

While I don't think it was some deviation from his m.o., I do give Melvin credit for this trade. It's already been a win thanks to Segura. Hellweg & Pena would just be icing on the cake, and both of them have pretty good upsides. Even if just one of them 'only' winds up a decent bullpen arm, you can't help but love the trade.

 

Nice to see another solid outing from Pena, but the next step for him will be to be more efficient with his pitches. Although, I guess technically the next step would be to just string some good starts together, and he's got two straight... keep on rollin', Ariel Speedwagon.

[TheCrew07]

STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League North Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

I always wonder if people are clicking on the standing links? In case you don't... BC is the only team above .500 and every franchise above A ball is in last place in the division. I for one am surprised by BC even though I shouldn't have been because most of those guys surprised me last year in WI. Not many even fringe prospects but they just keep playing well.

[Minigoon]

Final: Mississippi 5 Huntsville 1

 

Another very good start from Ariel Pena goes for naught as Mississippi scored 5 unanswered runs to defeat the Stars 5-1 Monday night. Pena, who pitched his best game as a member of the Brewers organization in his last outing, was strong again tonight. Pena (2-3) went 5 1/3 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5. One run scored after Pena left the game. Pena threw 91 pitches, 54 for strikes. These last few outings for Pena have been real impressive. It really seems like he's "found it".

 

Alan Williams came in to relieve Pena in the 5th and allowed an inherited runner to score along with one of his own. Williams's line was 2/3, 1 run on 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 1. Santo Manzanillo worked the 7th and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. Eric Marzec worked a clean 9th, striking out 1.

 

Huntsville Box Score

 

It looked like the Stars were catching a break when Mississippi Braves starter J.R. Graham left after 2 innings due to injury, but the Braves bullpen worked 7 innings allowing only a run. Catcher Shawn Zarraga and shortstop Ozzie Chavez both had 2 hits for the Stars. First baseman Jason Rogers drove in the Stars lone run on a 6th inning double. Kentrail Davis, Brock Kjeldgaard, and Robinzon Diaz had the other hits for the Stars. Right fielder Rene Tosoni saw his 9 game hitting streak snapped with an 0-4 tonight.

 

Team RISP: 0-for-11.

Team LOB: 11.

 

Ouch!

 

Huntsville Play By Play

 

The Stars short lived lead

 

Huntsville Top of the 6th

 

Ozzie Chavez singles on a line drive to center fielder Mycal Jones.

Kentrail Davis grounds into a force out, second baseman Tommy La Stella to shortstop Jaime Pedroza. Ozzie Chavez out at 2nd. Kentrail Davis to 1st.

Jason Rogers doubles (11) on a fly ball to center fielder Mycal Jones. Kentrail Davis scores.

Mike Walker grounds out, second baseman Tommy La Stella to first baseman Christian Marrero. Jason Rogers to 3rd.

Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to center fielder Mycal Jones.

 

Game 3 is scheduled for 7:00 Central time Tuesday night. Taylor Jungmann (2-4, 6.51) will be on the mound for the Stars. Huntsville (14-23) will have their work cut out for them as they are facing Alex Wood (2-1, 0.47). Wood has not allowed an earned run since April 12, covering 29 2/3 innings. Don't forget to join Alex Cohen at 6:45 for the pregame show.

[bkrause2]

Final: Brevard County 6, St. Lucie (Mets) 5

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

Welcome back Ben McMahan. In his season debut, he knocked in a pair of runs and went 2 for 3 with a triple and a walk. Cody Hawn went 2-4. Cameron Garfield was 2 for 5 with a double and scored two runs. Chadwin Stang was 1-3 with a walk. Greg Hopkins and Nick Ramirez each doubled. Hopkins, Yadiel Rivera and Jed Bradley each had an error. Bradley got hit around a bit. He scattered nine hits over five innings and allowed four runs. He walked three and struck out three. Matt Miller pitched a scoreless inning to get the win. Daniel Meadows tossed an inning and a third of scoreless relief. Seth Harvey gave up one unearned run en route to his ninth save.

 

Brevard County Play-By-Play

 

The Manatees were trailing 4-2 going in to the seventh inning before scoring four times to take the lead.

 

Brevard County Top of the 7th

 

Pitching Change: Chasen Bradford replaces Jim Fuller.

Chadwin Stang doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Gilbert Gomez.

T. J. Mittelstaedt grounds out, pitcher Chasen Bradford to first baseman Rylan Sandoval.

Gregory Hopkins doubles (8) on a ground ball to left fielder Dustin Lawley. Chadwin Stang scores.

Nick Ramirez pops out to second baseman T. J. Rivera.

Cameron Garfield doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Dustin Lawley. Gregory Hopkins scores.

Cody Hawn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Gilbert Gomez. Cameron Garfield scores. Cody Hawn to 2nd on the throw.

Ben McMahan triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Gilbert Gomez. Cody Hawn scores.

Brandon Macias strikes out swinging.