Link Report for Wednesday 5/25

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Wednesday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: RHP Jorge Lopez at Sacramento (Giants), 1:30 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson)

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup.

 

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Biloxi: RHP Brandon Woodruff at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Thaddeus Krzus (@Shucks1stIntern) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast.

 

MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them.

 

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Brevard County: RHP Angel Ventura at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 5:35 PM gametime

 

Sorry folks, no audio available for this series...

 

Unfortunately, the Manatees have dropped their broadcast coverage for 2016.

 

No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. Ten of the 12 Florida State League teams provide audio (some only for home games), we'll do our best to let you know when an opponent's audio is going to be available.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP David Lucroy at Clinton (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime; expect LHP Jake Drossner to see mound action as well

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

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 - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available.

 

NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on local TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (10) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (29) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity.

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Broadcast Note: Clearwater indicates they air "select" road games, so we'll learn this evening as to whether the Thresher broadcast team made its way to Space Coast Stadium

 

Nope, afraid not, sorry friends and family of Sea Cow players...

 

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NOTE: Mobile is one of only two Southern League locales that does not provide coverage via MiLB.TV.

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

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times --

 

Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog

 

Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog

 

Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

 

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League South Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

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Sortable individual stat pages:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

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Weather.com:

 

Sacramento, CA

 

Mobile, AL

 

Viera, FL

 

Clinton, IA

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Traded Brewers' farmhand LHP Anthony Banda will face the Shuckers when the series moves to Biloxi on Friday. He's having a heck of an age 22 season. OF Mitch Haniger's long-awaited better-than-average season is happening in 2016 at age 25 (.904 OPS).

 

Keep in mind if not for the original Gerardo Parra deal, Zach Davies isn't a Brewer today.

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Wedneday's farmhand birthdays --

 

Sky Sox OF Eric Young, Jr - 31

Manatee LHP Kodi Medeiros - 20

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As usual, Nolan (@BrewerProspect) has some sweet vines taken from MiLB.TV, including several from Tuesday's high-scoring Colorado Springs contest.

 

He's a great follow on Twitter if you're on board there.

 

Here's one clip you'll see via Nolan, however the full YouTube version is below as well --

 

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AUDIO via Tuesday's Sky Sox pre-game: Brewers Pitching Coordinator Rick Tomlin (Part One)

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AUDIO via Brewers.com Wed. AM 5/25: Latest Brewers on Tap podcast, RHP Jimmy Nelson joins the podcast (04:15 minute mark) as does Brevard County Manatee Manager Joe Ayrault (10:10 minute mark)

 

Lane Grindle refers to Joe Ayrault as "Jay", can't find any other mention on the net of Joe being nicknamed "Jay", but still, nice to hear about several of the Manatees (OF Johnny Davis, RHP Bubba Derby, LHP Kodi Medeiros, RHP Cody Ponce, now-Shucker RHP Brandon Woodruff, and OF Clint Coulter).

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AUDIO: Sky Sox pre-game interview with season-long batting stud catcher Manny Pina

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Where have you gone Jorge Lopez?

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Sky Sox Recall Team’s Longest Night

By Aaron Cheris

 

Excellent read via the Sky Sox blog, nice job, Aaron...

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Where have you gone Jorge Lopez?

 

The log from the six-run frame, except for the obviously annoying walks, isn't exactly littered with line drives, at least not on paper:

 

Sacramento Bottom of the 2nd

 

Andrew Susac reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Will Middlebrooks.

Mac Williamson doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Eric Young Jr. Andrew Susac to 3rd.

Ryan Lollis grounds out to first baseman Garin Cecchini. Andrew Susac scores. Mac Williamson to 3rd.

Grant Green singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eric Young Jr. Mac Williamson scores.

Hak-Ju Lee walks. Grant Green to 2nd.

Clayton Blackburn walks. Grant Green to 3rd. Hak-Ju Lee to 2nd.

Gorkys Hernandez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Shane Peterson. Grant Green scores. Hak-Ju Lee scores. Clayton Blackburn to 2nd.

Ramiro Pena singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Shane Peterson. Clayton Blackburn to 3rd. Gorkys Hernandez to 2nd.

Mitch Delfino walks. Clayton Blackburn scores. Gorkys Hernandez to 3rd. Ramiro Pena to 2nd.

Andrew Susac grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Will Middlebrooks. Gorkys Hernandez scores. Ramiro Pena out at 3rd. Mitch Delfino to 2nd. Andrew Susac to 1st.

Mac Williamson flies out to left fielder Eric Young Jr.

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Is it bad that I'm more excited over Gatewood walks than I am Gatewood HRs? Lol

 

Any notice that McDowell, a catcher, already has 8 steals?! Impressed!

 

Denson is just locked in. With this being his 3rd part year in Wisconsin, I could see a promotion in a month or 2.

 

Rubio getting hot! Hopefully he is finally starting to click & put tools together the way Belonis has been!

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Final: Sacramento 6, Colorado Springs 0

 

Sky Sox Shutout 6-0 In Sacramento

Sky Sox manage just four hits in loss to River Cats

By Aaron Cheris / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

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Colorado Springs Box Score

 

Well, the inning with all the sour action and all six runs was documented above; the summary indicated all six runs were earned, but the tally was four earned for Jorge Lopez...

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

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Look for this just prior to the respective game times --

 

Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

 

Includes Tuesday's pregame interview with hitting coach Al LeBoeuf

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Very early returns, but doesn't seem like Collymore is over-matched making the jump past low A ball.

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Rattlers Build Big Lead and Hold On for Win

Rattlers led 9-0, Beat Clinton 9-8

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

Wisconsin Boxscore

This one got way too close for comfort after the pitching staff was staked to a 9-0 lead. Every pitcher gave up runs except for Nate Griep who lowered his ERA to an even 2.00 ERA. Jake Drossner wasn't helped by an error but at some point you need to pitch yourself out of trouble.

 

On the offensive Luis Aviles (2-5,2B), Max McDowell (2-4), Isan Diaz (2-4), and Carlos Belonis (2-4,2B,3B) had multi hit games for the T-Rats. This team has it ups and down defensively, lately it's been most downs, but at least they held on for the win.

 

Wisconsin Recap

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Shuckers drop opener to BayBears, 9-1

Biloxi falls from first place for the first time since April 28

Biloxi Shuckers

 

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Javier Betancourt was 3-for-4 in Wednesday night's loss at Mobile (Jason Clark)

 

Biloxi Boxscore

Obviously the pitching wasn't awesome here.

 

Last week I said Jacob Nottingham (2-4) and Javier Betancourt (3-4) would soon meet batting average wise and it happened today, both finished with a .236 AVE after their excellent performances at the plate. Nottingham has hits in 8 of his last 10 games.

 

Biloxi Recap

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Final: Brevard County 7, Clearwater 2

 

Rubio's round tripper sparks Brevard County

By Donald Rieber, Jr., Manatees Examiner

 

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Elvis Rubio hit his second home run of the season on Wednesday, helping the Manatees to a 7-2 win over Clearwater.

 

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Brevard County Box Score

 

Elvis Rubio hit his 3rd home run of the season counting his early season stint with the Timber Rattlers (2nd in Brevard County). Rubio's 2-for-4 night was his 5th multi hit effort in the last seven games. Rubio is 12-for-25 overall during that stretch and has a batting average since joining the Manatees of .317. Unfortunately he has drawn just one walk over those 61 plate appearances and has just two walks total on the season in 126 plate appearances..

 

Starting pitcher Angel Ventura struck out six and walked none over 4.2 innings pitched. He gave up four hits and just one earned run. In 34.1 innings pitched this season Ventura has struck out 43 and walked 12.

 

Brevard County Game Log

 

Malik Collymore tallied his first extra base hit since joining the Manatees, a double in the 4th inning. He scored later in the inning on a wild pitch.