Link Report for Games of Sunday, June 5th

[Mass Haas]

http://www.brewerfan.net/images/store/dailylinkreport.jpg

[Mass Haas]

Sunday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: LHP Jeff Housman at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 5:40 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

 

Nashville Site Gamecast Feed:

www.nashvillesounds.com/live/xlive.htm

 

Huntsville: RHP Dennis Sarfate at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450.com/

 

If that link is down for bandwidth, use:

specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml

 

Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 12:00 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.live365.com/cgi-bin/m...2747300015

 

West Virginia: LHP Greg Kloosterman and RHP Robbie Wooley in a double-dip at Lakewood (Phillies), 12:05 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's -- right side of web page link):

www.blueclaws.com/

[Mass Haas]

Links to follow Sunday's action as it happens:

 

Nashville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

 

Brevard County:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

 

West Virginia Game One:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lwdafx_1

 

West Virginia Game Two:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lwdafx_2

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1

 

Stars Notebook (Through Friday's Action)

Mark McCarter

Huntsville Times

 

Covering the bases

 

The Stars are hardly playing any role of "The Comeback Kids'' this season. Going into Saturday's game, they were yet to win - going 0-for-25 - in games they trailed after eight innings. Of late, they have been even more anemic, well, late. Manager Don Money had these stats scribbled on a piece of paper on his desk: Against opponents' relievers, in the last 30 2/3 innings, the Stars have mustered one earned run, only 18 hits, six walks and struck out 22 times. ... Nelson Cruz extended his hitting streak to eight games with a first-inning single Saturday night. In his first seven games back from the disabled list, he was 12-for-30. ...

 

Milwaukee's promotion this week of outfielder David Krynzel isn't expected to have a domino effect on the Stars. At this point, there are no plans to promote anyone from here to Nashville, where Ryan Knox can step in as the starting center fielder....

 

The Stars are at 22 players, one short, as it is, with no replacement yet for Matt Ford, who was released earlier in the week. ... Reliever Ryan Miller continues to rehab. He'll throw live batting practice this week to check his progress. ... Fellow reliever Jerome Gamble is still out for several more weeks, according to Money. He's playing catch on the side, but he's not ready to pitch. ...

 

There was an old Brewers reunion Saturday night. Scouting the game for the Pirates, and popping in to see Money, was former pitcher Pete Vuckovich, a Cy Young winner for Milwaukee. Movie buffs will remember Vuckovich as Klu Haywood in "Major League." ... Fitting, then, as official scorer Don Rizzardi noted, there would be a player named Serrano (Mississippi catcher Ray) in the game.

 

Ex-Star Dusty Wathan had three homers, including a grand slam, for Triple-A Buffalo Thursday night. ... The Stars won't see any immediate impact from this week's baseball draft. Historically, Milwaukee scouting director Jack Zduriencik leans toward high school prospects. A guess: The Brewers' No. 1 pick will be Asheville, N.C., high school star Cameron Maybin. ... If you're counting, it'll be eight games in a row the Stars will be playing Mississippi. "The schedule,'' Money said, "is ridiculous.'' ... Here's your Stars' clubhouse golf rankings: coach Rich Sauveur, Matt DeWitt, Glenn Woolard and Dana Eveland. Hmmm. All pitchers. Coincidence?

 

Around the league

 

Going into Saturday's play, the Southern League South was a traffic jam. Jacksonville, Mississippi and Montgomery were all tied at 28-27, with Birmingham a half-game back at 27-27. Meanwhile, West Tenn and Carolina are bunched at the top of the SL North, with everybody else in their dust. The Mudcats and Diamond Jaxx opened a four-game series at Carolina last night. ... West Tenn ace Rich Hill, who led the league with 90 strikeouts in 58 innings, was promoted last week to Triple-A and whiffed 14 in his debut. ... Jacksonville's Chad Billingsley struck out 12, including six in a row, in the Suns' win Thursday against Mobile. ... Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 and Miss North Carolina, will be at the Mudcats' game on June 13. The same night, at Joe Davis Stadium, a family of four, for $40, will get four tickets, four hot dogs and four soft drinks. Who wins that promotional war?

 

Brewings

 

Triple-A Nashville Sounds (30-26, first place in Pacific Coast League American Division): 1B Prince Fielder PCL Player of the Week with seven homers, 16 RBIs, 32 total bases, 1.280 slugging percentage and .360 average.

 

Single-A Brevard County Manatees (21-32, fifth in Florida State East Division): P Ty Taubenheim 8-1, 2.55 ERA

 

Single-A West Virginia Power (17-37, seventh in South Atlantic League Northern Division): SS Alcides Escobar .307, 14 SBs

 

On deck

 

The Stars host Mississippi today at 2:05. Fans who bring their church bulletins will be admitted for half-price. Monday's game is 7:05, with a 12:05 start on Tuesday. After a two-game visit to Chattanooga, the Stars are back Friday to host the Lookouts.

[Mass Haas]

 AM-NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]NASHVILLE SOUNDS (MILWAUKEE) 30 27 .526[/b] MEMPHIS REDBIRDS (ST.LOUIS) 28 27 .509 1.0 OMAHA ROYALS (KANSAS CITY) 24 33 .421 6.0 IOWA CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 23 33 .411 6.5

 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB Barnwell, Chris, 3B ... .250 60 9 15 5 0 0 3 5 9 0 Borders, Pat, C ... .245 98 8 24 2 0 3 14 3 18 1 Durrington, Trent, 3B ... .270 159 29 43 7 2 2 19 31 41 15 *Erickson, Matt, 3B ... .429 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 *Fielder, Prince, 1B ... .256 203 29 52 12 0 11 39 33 50 3 Hart, Corey, OF ... .265 196 32 52 13 4 4 22 19 35 8 Knox, Ryan, OF ... .230 100 17 23 5 0 2 8 11 22 5 Mosquera, Julio, C ... .194 98 13 19 8 0 1 11 6 15 1 *Nelson, Brad, OF ... .254 197 33 50 14 1 6 29 28 51 3 Orie, Kevin, 3B ... .314 137 26 43 14 0 9 34 28 17 2 Rivera, Mike, C ... .267 30 5 8 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 Scarborough, Steve, SS ... .242 153 28 37 8 0 7 24 20 31 4 Weeks, Rickie, 2B ... .333 189 41 63 14 9 12 48 23 46 7

 W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB SO SO/9 Adams, Mike 0 0 0.00 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 6 13.5 Bennett, Jeff 1 0 4.45 21 7 28.1 23 15 14 15 20 6.4 Capellan, Jose 4 2 4.39 11 0 55.1 59 29 27 23 41 6.7 Davis, Kane 2 1 2.86 22 1 28.1 27 10 9 16 33 10.5 Helling, Rick 4 2 4.50 11 0 68.0 62 42 34 35 52 6.9 Hendrickson, Ben 2 5 4.45 12 0 62.2 65 40 31 28 52 7.5 *Housman, Jeff 2 4 5.57 11 0 53.1 61 36 33 30 45 7.6 Lehr, Justin 5 4 5.79 18 1 37.1 53 29 24 13 25 6.0 Meyers, Mike 3 3 6.15 20 0 33.2 37 24 23 19 31 8.3 Paronto, Chad 2 0 2.59 22 4 31.1 30 11 9 14 30 8.6 *Pratt, Andy 2 4 8.85 13 0 39.2 57 45 39 31 41 9.3 Santana, Julio 2 0 1.50 8 1 12.0 8 2 2 4 15 11.3 Weibl, Clint 0 2 5.54 17 1 39.0 46 25 24 23 29 6.7

[Mass Haas]

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 38 18 .679 CAROLINA MUDCATS (FLORIDA) 37 18 .673 .5 TENNESSEE SMOKIES (ARIZONA) 23 33 .411 15.0 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 23 33 .411 15.0[/b] CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 22 34 .393 16.0

 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB *Bibbs, Kennard, OF ... .280 161 19 45 13 4 0 14 13 21 10 #Crabbe, Callix, 2B ... .241 166 20 40 9 1 1 15 35 34 10 Cruz, Enrique, SS ... .271 192 23 52 9 1 6 23 13 46 8 Cruz, Nelson, OF ... .296 169 28 50 13 0 11 39 20 51 1 *Gemoll, Brandon, 1B ... .229 144 15 33 6 2 2 12 9 32 2 *Gwynn, Anthony, OF ... .286 203 39 58 9 0 0 12 35 38 22 #Rodriguez, Guilder, 2B ... .238 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Rottino, Vinny, C ... .274 197 21 54 9 3 2 24 14 29 1 Van Iderstine, Ben, OF ... .284 81 9 23 4 1 0 5 7 10 1 Vanden Berg, John, 1B ... .258 89 11 23 6 1 1 13 11 26 0 Winchester, Jeff, C ... .284 109 13 31 1 0 0 12 7 15 0 Zuniga, Tony, 3B ... .253 158 13 40 5 0 3 21 17 25 0

 W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB SO SO/9 Ballouli, Khalid 2 4 5.22 12 1 50.0 66 37 29 19 35 6.3 Bradley, Dave 2 1 1.56 17 0 34.2 24 7 6 12 29 7.5 *Costello, Ryan 0 1 9.00 2 0 6.0 8 6 6 2 3 4.5 Dewitt, Matt 1 2 3.42 21 5 26.1 33 13 10 11 25 8.5 *Eveland, Dana 5 4 2.94 12 0 70.1 62 30 23 25 64 8.2 *Ford, Matt 1 3 6.00 16 0 21.0 34 20 14 12 19 8.1 Gamble, Jerome 1 0 9.64 12 2 14.0 23 15 15 1 21 13.5 Miller, Ryan 0 0 5.40 4 1 5.0 3 3 3 1 4 7.2 *Parra, Manny 2 4 3.86 11 0 60.2 72 31 26 12 59 8.8 Sarfate, Dennis 4 3 3.56 11 0 60.2 52 27 24 20 61 9.0 *Stetter, Mitch 0 3 2.81 21 4 32.0 27 10 10 4 31 8.7 Woolard, Glenn 3 5 5.40 11 0 53.1 58 35 32 30 44 7.4 Zumwalt, Alec 1 2 4.26 19 1 38.0 36 18 18 18 29 6.9

[Mass Haas]

 EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB VERO BEACH DODGERS (LOS ANGELES DODGERS) 31 22 .585 JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (FLORIDA) 29 25 .537 2.5 DAYTONA CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 26 25 .510 4.0 PALM BEACH CARDINALS (ST.LOUIS) 26 28 .481 5.5 [b]BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES (MILWAUKEE) 22 33 .400 10.0[/b] ST. LUCIE METS (NEW YORK METS) 19 32 .373 11.0

 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB *Anderson, Drew, OF ... .288 205 31 59 7 3 2 12 21 46 5 Campana, Wandel, 3B ... .252 143 9 36 6 1 1 14 4 10 0 #Chavez, Ozzie, SS ... .237 177 15 42 10 3 1 11 16 32 3 De La Cruz, Carlos, 3B ... .194 67 2 13 2 0 1 9 3 20 0 Deevers, Robby, OF ... .175 97 4 17 4 1 0 3 0 33 3 Eure, Jeffrey, 1B ... .218 193 33 42 13 1 11 29 13 65 0 #Ezi, Travis, OF ... .266 79 13 21 4 5 1 8 10 25 6 Heether, Adam, 3B ... .295 78 18 23 6 0 2 9 11 11 0 Medlin, C.J., C ... .316 76 14 24 3 0 5 22 13 17 0 Moss, Steve, OF ... .272 180 24 49 9 4 6 23 14 44 7 Palmisano, Lou, C ... .260 169 17 44 4 4 2 20 18 28 1 *Serfass, Jake, OF ... .111 27 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 14 0 Sollmann, Steven, 2B ... .235 187 23 44 6 1 0 14 18 26 7

 W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB SO SO/9 *Anderson, Ryan 0 0 0.00 2 0 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 15.4 Diggins, Ben 0 0 3.86 4 0 4.2 2 2 2 8 4 7.7 Dillard, Tim 2 5 2.90 11 0 68.1 55 31 22 16 44 5.8 Durost, Kenny 0 8 7.71 11 0 37.1 44 36 32 20 42 10.1 Evert, Brett 0 2 5.06 7 2 10.2 9 6 6 4 7 5.9 Grybash, Dan 0 1 8.24 17 1 19.2 32 21 18 11 25 11.4 *Habel, Josh 1 3 2.03 5 0 26.2 19 8 6 10 26 8.8 Hall, Bo 0 0 4.24 17 0 34.0 29 19 16 20 30 7.9 *Lewis, Jeremy 1 4 5.54 21 2 26.0 25 18 16 9 24 8.3 Pena, Luismar 1 3 4.03 5 0 29.0 25 14 13 13 25 7.8 Slack, Nick 0 2 9.43 18 2 21.0 29 23 22 6 15 6.4 Stockman, Landon 0 2 3.86 11 1 14.0 20 10 6 6 11 7.1 Taubenheim, Ty 8 1 2.49 11 0 76.0 57 23 21 19 47 5.6 Villanueva, Carlos 5 0 2.28 9 0 47.1 26 13 12 14 61 11.6 Wolfe, Brian 0 0 0.00 4 1 6.0 4 0 0 1 5 7.5

[Mass Haas]

 NORTHERN DIVISION W L PCT GB LEXINGTON LEGENDS (HOUSTON) 34 21 .618 HAGERSTOWN SUNS (NEW YORK METS) 33 21 .611 .5 LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (CLEVELAND) 31 25 .554 3.5 KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 28 28 .500 6.5 DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (BALTIMORE) 25 31 .446 9.5 HICKORY CRAWDADS (PITTSBURGH) 21 32 .396 12.0 LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS (PHILADELPHIA) 18 37 .327 16.0 [b]WEST VIRGINIA POWER (MILWAUKEE) 18 37 .327 16.0[/b]

 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB *Bates, Dallas, OF ... .237 131 15 31 3 1 3 13 13 26 2 *Blevins, Clay, C ... .203 59 6 12 2 1 0 1 10 10 0 Brady, Joshua, 1B ... .274 106 16 29 8 1 4 20 12 28 4 #Corporan, Carlos, C ... .241 141 20 34 5 1 5 21 12 47 0 Corredor, Nestor, C ... .203 69 4 14 4 0 0 7 5 14 2 Escobar, Alcides, SS ... .312 218 36 68 10 5 0 15 7 48 14 *Iribarren, Hernan, 2B ... .313 198 29 62 6 4 2 25 23 41 19 Lewis, Will, OF ... .292 120 14 35 5 1 3 26 6 17 3 Lozada, Charlie, C ... .156 32 1 5 2 0 0 7 0 4 0 Mannon, Adam, OF ... .115 52 7 6 1 0 1 2 12 20 0 Murray, Josh, 3B ... .187 182 19 34 3 1 4 15 14 63 4 Parejo, Freddy, OF ... .242 153 17 37 5 2 2 15 9 28 11 *Rasheed, Hasan, OF ... .214 28 6 6 1 0 0 2 3 11 0 Richardson, Grant, 1B ... .257 113 11 29 8 0 2 10 13 29 3 #Septimo, Agustin, OF ... .227 75 9 17 3 0 1 6 5 18 3 *Tuttle, Jason, OF ... .000 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

 W L ERA G SV IP H R ER BB SO SO/9 Baker, Joshua 1 3 7.46 10 0 35.0 41 31 29 16 35 9.0 Barnes, Justin 2 1 3.72 4 1 9.2 11 7 4 1 10 9.3 Beresford, Simon 1 1 6.23 18 1 26.0 34 23 18 10 26 9.0 Decarlo, Derek 2 2 4.06 12 0 37.2 36 18 17 13 32 7.6 Gallardo, Yovani 0 3 3.76 11 1 40.2 37 19 17 19 40 8.9 Hinton, Robert 2 2 2.19 18 3 24.2 17 8 6 7 25 9.1 Johnson, David 1 1 5.06 7 0 16.0 19 16 9 10 16 9.0 *Kloosterman, Gregory 3 7 5.18 11 0 57.1 56 41 33 24 45 7.1 Martin, Forrest 1 4 6.75 6 0 26.2 35 22 20 11 25 8.4 Montalbo, Brian 1 2 5.63 16 1 48.0 56 33 30 20 34 6.4 Rogers, Mark 0 4 4.97 9 0 29.0 21 17 16 21 39 12.1 Stanczyk, Ben 1 1 2.89 19 1 28.0 20 9 9 12 26 8.4 Wahpepah, Joshua 2 3 3.98 11 0 54.1 53 26 24 7 42 7.0 Wooley, Robert 1 3 4.72 10 0 34.1 51 23 18 11 21 5.5

[Mass Haas]

Life's no dream for Fielder

Prospect severs ties with father

Tom Haudricourt, Journal-Sentinel

 

Since being selected in the first round of the 2002 draft out of high school by the Milwaukee Brewers, Prince Fielder has been one of the youngest players in his league on a yearly basis.

 

Accordingly, the 21-year-old first baseman has had to grow up fast, like it or not.

 

Complicating matters for Fielder is a tragic family situation created by his father, former big-league slugger Cecil Fielder. With a series of gambling losses and financial boondoggles, he squandered most of the family's considerable fortune, resulting in the loss of their $3.7 million home in Melbourne, Fla.

 

When Cecil Fielder's 13-year major-league career ended in 1998, he had amassed approximately $47 million in earnings. It took him about five years to fritter it away, mostly through losses at casinos, including the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J.

 

Failed business ventures, such as Big Daddy Classic Cars and a small airplane service, also contributed to the family bankruptcy. Before the Fielders knew what hit them, they were swamped by lawsuits, liens on their property and process servers.

 

Prince Fielder discovered how bad the situation had become in startling fashion in August 2002, while playing for the Class A Beloit Snappers. He came off the field one day and was handed papers by a process server, who was searching for his runaway father.

 

Though Prince Fielder declined to get into the details of the sordid affair, it is assumed he was able to protect the $2.4 million signing bonus he received from the Brewers after being the seventh player drafted in 2002.

 

Prince remains in contact with his mother, Stacey, who filed for divorce, and sister, Ceclynn, who were forced to move out of the family mansion when a bank foreclosed on the mortgage. But he has cut all ties with his father, who no longer comes to watch the hitting prodigy play minor-league games.

 

"I can't think about it," said Fielder, who has been on a home-run spree of late at Class AAA Nashville. "I've got games to play. I wish it didn't happen, but there's nothing I can do about it now."

 

A feature by HBO's "Real Sports" over the off-season showed mother and daughter standing outside of the boarded-up mansion, peering through locked gates. Stacey Fielder had only recently recovered from a serious auto accident.

 

With a 10-month-old son and a fiancée, Prince Fielder has his own family unit to support. Ever aware of the horrors visited on his mother and sister by his father's gambling, he says his budding new family helps him get through the tough times.

 

"It takes your mind off baseball at times," he said. "You don't want to think about baseball all the time, for six months."

 

Not to mention the ruination of his family by a father no longer welcome to watch his talented son, a chip off the baseball block, sock tape-measure home runs.

 

Not his main focus

 

When the Brewers selected second baseman Rickie Weeks with the second pick of the 2003 draft, they gave him a five-year major-league contract guaranteed at $4.8 million with a chance to make $5.5 million.

 

To max out that deal, Weeks had to make the Brewers' opening day roster in 2004. The package was worth $5.325 million if he earned a roster spot at the start of this season.

 

The last chance to earn incentives comes next year, when Weeks' deal is worth $5.1 million if he is on the opening day roster. After that, the minimum of $4.8 million is the best he can do.

 

"The last time I looked at that was when I was drafted," said Weeks. "After that, I couldn't even tell you what the money is.

 

"If you worry about that, you put added pressure on yourself. It's hard enough to come out here every day and try to hit a baseball. The more pressure you put on yourself, the harder it is to play the game."

 

By giving the first major-league contract in club history to a draft pick, the Brewers will run out of minor-league options on Weeks by 2007. Considering the offensive binge he has been on at Nashville (.326, 14 doubles, 8 triples, 11 home runs, 45 RBI entering the weekend), that shouldn't be a problem.

 

As for his high profile in the minors, Weeks said, "You're going to have certain critics saying, 'He should be doing this, doing that.' Nobody has higher expectations than I do."

 

North of the border

 

Because of work visa restrictions in the United States in the wake of 9/11, all players selected in the amateur draft Tuesday out of Canada will be unable to play rookie ball this season. That hasn't stopped the Brewers from doing extensive scouting in that country, however.

 

General manager Doug Melvin and assistant Gord Ash are Canadians, so it stands to reason they would be in tune with prospects in that country. But the primary force behind the club's emphasis on Canadian baseball is Dick Groch, Melvin's top scout.

 

"Dick was a pitching coach for the Canadian national team for a number of years so he has a good background up there," said Ash. "Forget that Doug and I are Canadian. The fact that Dick has that background is very important."

 

The Brewers drafted seven Canadian players last year, more than twice as many as any other club. They gave six-figure signing bonuses to two right-handers - Quebec's Alexandre Periard ($243,000) and Nova Scotia's Greg Langille ($107,000).

 

Though baseball is suffering at the grass-roots level in Canada due to financial cutbacks, more players are making it to the big leagues out of that country, including stars such as Eric Gagne, Jason Bay and Justin Morneau, as well as impressive Colorado rookie left-hander Jeff Francis.

 

"We believe there is talent there," said Ash. "It is under-evaluated. It's not like you're competing against 30 clubs. There's about 10 or 12 that are really into it, and the rest just do the surface.

 

"A lot of the kids from there are late bloomers because they haven't had the background in the game. You've got colleges coming north and looking for kids to give scholarships to because they don't have scholarships in Canada."

 

The top high school players this year are first baseman Nick Weglarz of Stevensville, Ontario, and right-hander Ivan Rusova of Toronto. Right-handers Jonathan Forest of the University of British Columbia and Kyle Cuthbertson of Lethbridge (Alberta) Community College also should go in the early rounds.

[Mass Haas]

RHP Tim Dillard starting for Brevard County today.

[brewcru1]

West Virginia takes game 1 of the twinbill, I think....2-1

[ThePurpleStorm]

Nelson with a big game.

2-4 with a homer. Time to promote him to AAA.

[Brian the Automator]

[ 2-4 with a homer. Time to promote him to AAA. ]

 

Where do you play him?

[shelmark]

I don't think it matters that much that Cruz is in AA as opposed to AAA. The Brewers decided to challenge Brad Nelson and put him in AAA. Cruz could make the jump from AA to the majors if they so choose. AAA is not a requirement to get to the bigs.

[Katuluu]

Until Hart gets promoted, Cruz isn't going anywhere.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Media Notes:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

 

In progress: Omaha (Royals) 3, Nashville 0, still in the top of the 1st in Nashville

Jeff Housman just burned by a broken-bat two-out two-run single; Trent Durrington gets the start in right field tonight as Corey Hart gets the night off...

[Mass Haas]

Game Suspended: Jupiter (Marlins) 2, Brevard County 2, after nine innings, rain

Manatees had a golden chance in the bottom of the 9th to win it, but Ozzie Chavez popped up a bunt with one out and the winning run at 3rd base...

 

Brevard County Box Score:

Manatees K 12 times, draw only one walk; even in an extreme pitcher's league, how can you help but like the trio of Taubenheim - Villanueva - Dillard at the top of this rotation?

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

 

Brevard County Game Log:

Yes, that's the Valerio de los Santos, now 32 years old, at high-A for Florida, making only his third appearance of the season -- injury rehab of some sort or just starting over?

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

[Mass Haas]

Final, Game One: West Virginia 2, Lakewood (Phillies) 1

Final, Game Two: Lakewood (Phillies) 17, West Virginia 4

SS Alcides Escobar misses the doubleheader after leaving Saturday's game early -- he left after hitting a double...

 

West Virginia Site Doubleheader Summary:

 

POWER WINNING STREAK STOPS AT 3

LAKEWOOD, NJ ? The West Virginia Power extended their winning streak to three games on Sunday, but had it snapped in the second half of the doubleheader at First Energy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The Power won the first game by the final of 2-1 and lost game two 17-4.

 

In game one the BlueClaws took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on Mike Dzurilla?s RBI single. The Power tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth inning when Nestor Corredor reached on an errant throw from Lakewood shortstop Brad Harman that brought in Josh Murray. The Power took the lead during the very next at bat when Hasan Rasheed drove in Agustin Septimo on a sacrifice fly. The game ended when Doug Gredvig grounded into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play.

 

The Power scored the first two runs of the second game on Adam Mannon?s two-run single in the top of the second inning. The BlueClaws tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the inning on a pair of two-out RBI singles, one from Timi Moni and the other from Brad Harman.

 

The BlueClaws pulled away, scoring six runs in the bottom of the third. Mike Lombardi, Timi Moni, Ryan Frith and Brad Harman hit two-out RBI singles consecutively and Mike Dzurilla finished the scoring in the third inning on a two-run double to make it an 8-2 Lakewood lead.

 

The BlueClaws put the finishing touches on the Power in the bottom of the fifth inning when they hit three home runs and scored nine times. Timi Moni hit a grand slam, Ryan Frith hit a solo shot and a two-run homer, Greg Isaacson knocked in a run with a single and Mike Lombardi walked with the bases loaded in the inning.

 

The Power scored the final two runs of the game on Mannon?s two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning. The home run was his second of the season.

 

In game one Dave Johnson (2-1) earned the victory, Ben Stanczyk earned his second save and Nate Johnson (4-2) obtained the loss. In game two Joe Bisenius (2-2) earned the victory and Robbie Wooley (1-4) obtained the loss. The Power move to 19-38 with the split and the BlueClaws also move to 19-38 with the split.

 

The Power will conclude the four-game series against Lakewood on Monday evening at First Energy Park. RHP Josh Wahpepah (2-3, 3.81) will throw for the Power and the BlueClaws will counter with LHP Derek Griffith (2-2, 2.85). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

 

West Virginia Game One Box Score:

The Power pitchers survived this one, more so than dominated it...

 YTD YTD WEST VIRGINIA AB R H BI AVG LAKEWOOD AB R H BI AVG H.Iribarren 2B 4 0 1 0 .312 R.Frith RF 4 1 1 0 .302 F.Parejo RF 4 0 1 0 .242 B.Harman SS 4 0 0 0 .274 J.Brady LF 4 0 0 0 .264 M.Dzurilla 2B 2 0 1 1 .349 G.Richardson 1B 3 0 0 0 .250 S.Orr 3B 4 0 1 0 .281 C.Corporan DH 2 0 1 0 .245 D.Gredvig 1B 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Murray 3B 3 1 1 0 .189 C.Galloway DH 3 0 2 0 .233 A.Septimo SS 3 1 1 0 .231 T.MoniErgbli CF 3 0 1 0 .239 N.Corredor CAT 3 0 0 1 .194 D.Brant CAT 2 0 0 0 .250 H.Rasheed CF 2 0 2 1 .267 R.Plumsky LF 2 0 1 0 .333 G.Klosterman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Klemm PH 0 0 0 0 .227 D.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Klemm LF 1 0 0 0 .227 B.Stanczyk PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Carrasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Allen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 2 7 2 TOTALS 28 1 7 1 WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0- 2 7 1 LAKEWOOD 1 0 0 0 0 0 X- 1 7 1 E--J.Murray, B.Harman. DP--WEST VIRGINIA 1, LAKEWOOD 0. LOB--WEST VIRGINIA 8, LAKEWOOD 10. 2B--C.Corporan (6), A.Septimo (4). SB--F.Parejo (12), H.Rasheed (1). HBP--D.Brant. SF--H.Rasheed. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WEST VIRGINIA G.Klosterman 3.1 6 1 0 1 3 0 4.90 D.Johnson (W,2-1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.34 B.Stanczyk (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.79 LAKEWOOD C.Carrasco 5.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 6.02 N.Johnson (L,4-2) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.45 K.Allen 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12 HB--G.Klosterman. WP--G.Klosterman. SO--H.Iribarren 2, J.Brady, J.Murray, R.Frith, B.Harman, S.Orr, R.Plumsky. BB--G.Richardson, C.Corporan, M.Dzurilla 2, D.Gredvig. T--2:15. A--7123

West Virginia Game One Game Log:

Check out Greg Kloosterman's high-wire act in the 2nd; the good guys wasted their chances as well...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lwdafx_1

 

West Virginia Game Two Box Score:

When Josh Brady's your best pitcher on the day, you know you're in trouble; disappointing because Robbie Wooley's capable of so much more, Josh Baker had started to turn things around, and Simon Beresford's been struggling for a few weeks now; all five inherited runners scored, so nobody picked up their predecessor...

 YTD YTD WEST VIRGINIA AB R H BI AVG LAKEWOOD AB R H BI AVG H.Iribarren 2B 3 0 1 0 .312 R.Frith RF 5 3 4 4 .319 N.Corredor PH 1 0 1 0 .205 B.Harman SS 4 1 2 2 .281 F.Parejo CF 4 0 0 0 .236 M.Dzurilla 2B 5 1 2 2 .351 C.Lozada CAT 4 0 1 0 .167 S.Orr 3B 4 0 0 0 .275 C.Corporan 1B 3 1 0 0 .240 D.Gredvig DH 4 2 2 0 .267 J.Murray 3B 2 0 0 0 .187 C.Klemm LF 3 3 0 0 .221 A.Septimo SS 3 2 2 0 .247 G.Isaacson 1B 4 1 1 1 .289 A.Mannon RF 3 1 2 4 .145 M.Lombardi CAT 3 2 1 2 .333 C.Blevins DH 3 0 1 0 .210 T.MoniErgbli CF 4 4 4 6 .264 H.Rasheed LF 3 0 1 0 .273 J.Bisenius PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Wooley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Brady PIT 0 0 0 0 .264 TOTALS 29 4 9 4 TOTALS 36 17 16 17 WEST VIRGINIA 0 2 0 0 0 2 0- 4 9 2 LAKEWOOD 0 2 6 0 9 0 X-17 16 0 E--H.Iribarren, J.Murray. DP--WEST VIRGINIA 0, LAKEWOOD 1. LOB-- WEST VIRGINIA 6, LAKEWOOD 7. 2B--H.Iribarren (7), N.Corredor (5), A.Septimo (5), C.Blevins (3), M.Dzurilla (9). HR--A.Mannon (2), R.Frith 2 (6), T.MoniErgbli (2). HBP--S.Orr. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WEST VIRGINIA R.Wooley (L,1-4) 2.2 7 8 6 2 0 0 5.84 J.Baker 2.0 6 6 6 2 2 1 8.51 S.Beresford 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 2 7.18 J.Brady 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 LAKEWOOD J.Bisenius (W,2-2) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2 1 6.99 HB--R.Wooley. WP--R.Wooley, J.Bisenius. SO--C.Corporan, J.Murray, M.Dzurilla, S.Orr, C.Klemm, G.Isaacson. BB--C.Corporan, J.Murray, B.Harman, D.Gredvig, C.Klemm 2, M.Lombardi. T--1:58. A--7123

West Virginia Game Two Game Log:

Enter at your own risk...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lwdafx_2

[Mass Haas]

Final: Mississippi (Braves) 8, Huntsville 1

So much for momentum -- tossed away in one disastrous 9th inning by a 27-year-old veteran with 29 major league appearances under his belt...

 

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

Scott Thorman?s three-run home run put Mississippi ahead to stay during a five-run ninth inning rally that resulted in an 8-5 win over Huntsville Sunday afternoon at Joe Davis Stadium. The Braves won for the eighth time in nine games to improve to 29-28 and remained one game behind South Division leaders Jacksonville and Montgomery, both of whom won Sunday afternoon. The Stars dropped to 23-34 and lost for the 12th time in their last 15 home games. Mississippi has taken eight of the last nine games between the two teams and leads the season series 9-3.

 

Matt DeWitt opened the ninth inning on the hill for the Stars and was greeted by a pinch-hit home run by Jon Schuerholz, his second of the season, to trim the Stars lead to 5-4. Gregor Blanco dropped down a bunt base hit and Jeff Francoeur walked with one out before Thorman jumped on the first pitch he saw and launched a three-run clout to give the Braves a 7-5 lead. It was Thorman?s ninth of the year, second in three games and gave him 50 runs batted in on the season. Brian McCann followed by reaching on a two-base throwing error by DeWitt and scored with two outs when Juan Velasquez singled to right and catcher Jeff Winchester could not cleanly handle Nelson Cruz?s throw to the plate from right field.

 

The two home runs allowed by DeWitt in the ninth were the first two he had given up on the season and marked the first time the Stars had allowed more than one home run in an inning. The Braves became the fourth team to score five runs in a frame against the Stars and the third to do it in the ninth inning and hit three home runs in a game for the first time. Jorge Vasquez retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his eighth save of the season and third over the last five games.

 

Winchester?s run-scoring single and a pinch-hit, sacrifice fly by Tony Zuniga put the Stars ahead 5-3 in the eighth. Winchester had doubled in the Stars first two runs in the fourth inning to knock in three runs in a game for the first time this season and has knocked in 14 of his 15 runs at home.

 

The Stars stranded Enrique Cruz at third base with one out in the fifth and failed to snap a 2-2 tie before Nelson Cruz led off the sixth with his 12th home run of the year to give the home team a 3-2 edge. Vinny Rottino followed with a triple but was left stranded at third base after Ben Van Idersinte, Winchester and Brandon Gemoll could not drive him in. Wes Timmons? leadoff home run in the seventh inning off of Dennis Sarfate tied the game at three and a string of 23 innings without giving up a long ball for the Stars stater. It was Timmons? third of the season and second at Joe Davis Stadium. Nelson Cruz, who extended his hitting streak to a season-high nine games, bounced into an inning ending double play with the bases loaded in the seventh.

 

The series continues Monday night with left-hander Manny Parra taking the hill against Braves right-hander Andrew Lerew. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:50 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

 

Huntsville Box Score:

 YTD YTD MISSISSIPPI AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG G.Blanco CF 4 2 1 0 .215 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 0 0 .235 O.Joseph LF 4 1 1 0 .243 A.Gwynn CF 4 1 2 0 .290 J.Francoeur RF 4 1 1 1 .268 N.Cruz RF 5 2 2 1 .299 S.Thorman 1B 4 1 2 4 .324 V.Rottino 3B 5 1 2 0 .277 B.McCann CAT 5 1 0 0 .258 B.Vn Idrstne LF 3 0 0 0 .274 W.Timmons 3B 3 1 1 1 .313 K.Bibbs PH 0 0 0 0 .284 J.Vasquez 2B 0 0 0 0 .250 K.Bibbs LF 1 1 1 0 .284 J.Vasquez PIT 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Winchester CAT 4 0 2 3 .292 L.Hernandez SS 4 0 0 0 .203 B.Gemoll 1B 3 0 0 0 .224 C.James PIT 2 0 1 0 .125 E.Cruz SS 3 0 2 0 .277 C.Duran PH 1 0 1 0 .250 D.Sarfate PIT 1 0 0 0 .050 B.Boyer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Zumwalt PH 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Schuerholz PH 0 0 0 0 .272 K.Ballouli PR 0 0 0 0 .214 J.Schuerholz 2B 1 1 1 1 .272 M.Stetter PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 T.Zuniga PH 0 0 0 1 .253 M.Dewitt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 8 10 7 TOTALS 33 5 11 5 MISSISSIPPI 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5- 8 10 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0- 5 11 2 E--J.Winchester, M.Dewitt. DP--MISSISSIPPI 1, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB-- MISSISSIPPI 9, HUNTSVILLE 8. 2B--J.Francoeur (20), V.Rottino (10), J.Winchester (2), E.Cruz (10). 3B--V.Rottino (4). HR--S.Thorman (9), W.Timmons (3), J.Schuerholz (2), N.Cruz (12). HBP--W.Timmons, A.Zumwalt. SF--T.Zuniga. SH--C.Crabbe, B.Gemoll, D.Sarfate. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MISSISSIPPI C.James 6.0 7 3 3 0 7 1 2.51 B.Boyer (W,2-4) 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 5.61 J.Vasquez (S,9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.23 HUNTSVILLE D.Sarfate 7.0 6 3 3 4 4 1 3.59 M.Stetter 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.73 M.Dewitt (L,1-3) 1.0 4 5 4 1 2 2 4.61 HB--B.Boyer, M.Stetter. SO--G.Blanco, O.Joseph 2, J.Francoeur, J.Vasquez, L.Hernandez, C.James, N.Cruz, B.Vn Idrstne, J.Winchester, B.Gemoll 2, E.Cruz, D.Sarfate. BB--G.Blanco, O.Joseph, J.Francoeur, S.Thorman, W.Timmons, J.Vasquez, L.Hernandez, A.Gwynn, E.Cruz. T--2:38. A--1774

Huntsville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

[ThePurpleStorm]

Oh, God. Please don't tell me Rickie made another error. Oh God, no.

Nashville is getting no hit through 5.

[Brian the Automator]

Errors are a matter of opinion and often byproducts of good range. While Rickie isn't Ozzie Smith, it's just something to keep in mind.

[ThePurpleStorm]

You've got a good point, but is Rickie considered to have good range?

[Brian the Automator]

He's had good range from what i've seen in person...

[Mass Haas]

Final: Omaha (Royals) 4, Nashville 0

The schedule finally allows the Sounds to get our full audio attention in the evening, and we get this; oh well, still enjoyed the broadcast, guys...

 

Nashville Box Score:

The defense rests -- not good for Michael Jackson, nor the Sounds; yeah, Rickie had two errors...

 YTD YTD OMAHA AB R H BI AVG NASHVILLE AB R H BI AVG A.Brown CF 5 0 1 0 .257 T.Durrington RF 3 0 0 0 .265 D.Hocking LF 5 2 1 0 .284 R.Weeks 2B 3 0 0 0 .328 A.Guiel RF 3 1 1 0 .280 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 1 0 .257 K.Harvey 1B 5 0 4 0 .371 K.Orie DH 4 0 1 0 .312 C.Pickering DH 5 1 1 1 .165 B.Nelson LF 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Gemoll 2B 5 0 2 3 .315 M.Rivera CAT 3 0 0 0 .242 C.Truby 3B 5 0 0 0 .250 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 0 0 .234 P.Phillips CAT 4 0 1 0 .238 R.Knox CF 3 0 0 0 .223 A.Prieto SS 4 0 1 0 .273 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 1 0 .242 D.Tankersley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Housman PIT 0 0 0 0 .222 S.Camp PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Weibl PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Paronto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 41 4 12 4 TOTALS 30 0 3 0 OMAHA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 4 12 0 NASHVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 3 4 E--R.Weeks 2, S.Scarboroug 2. DP--OMAHA 0, NASHVILLE 2. LOB--OMAHA 12, NASHVILLE 9. 2B--C.Pickering (3), A.Prieto (8). CS--A.Guiel. HBP-- M.Rivera. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA OMAHA D.Tankersley (W,3-5) 5.1 2 0 0 5 5 0 5.66 S.Camp (S,1) 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.74 NASHVILLE J.Housman (L,2-5) 5.0 8 3 3 1 4 0 5.55 C.Weibl 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.27 C.Paronto 2.0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2.43 HB--D.Tankersley. WP--S.Camp, C.Weibl. SO--C.Pickering 3, J.Gemoll 2, C.Truby, P.Phillips, T.Durrington, R.Weeks, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, M.Rivera, C.Barnwell 2, R.Knox, S.Scarboroug. BB--A.Guiel 2, T.Durrington, R.Weeks, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, R.Knox. T--2:56. A--6411

Nashville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

[huntsvillefan]

Rickie has got great range, he just seldom picks the right direction to utilize it. I love the 'he's no Ozzie Smith'http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif He might even qualify for 'he's no Soriano' (defensively that is)

On a completely different subject, It has taken me two whole days to change my mind on Nelson Cruz - If and when there is a place for him, he really is AAA ready. He's one of those guys who looks awful when he doesn't hit. Quite capable of coming to bat and taking 3 huge hacks whatever the state of the game or the opposing pitcher, and when he strikes out it looks awful. But ultimately the numbers don't lie and his OPS trumps those gritty battlers who foul off numerous pitches before hitting a line drive straight to a fielder.

I'd be tempted to move him quickly before the rest of our current bunch of losers contaminate him. There really is no reason for this team to be this bad, yet time after time they find a way to turn victory into defeat. I can't even find it in my heart to blame Don Money, the poor guy seems to have tried everything except managing in a tutu and they just keep finding ways to lose for him.

If I sound particuarily vitriolic - it is because I am. I had to suffer todays last two innings debacle sitting behind a group of Atlanta Braves fans, who having griped all game, got all smug and kept saying loudly 'thats Braves baseball' as we handed one of the worst defensive teams I've seen (apart from us) another win.

I have seen this team play well, (i.e. against a great Carolina team on their first home stand) and they really are so much better than this, but their whole approach can be described by a word DHonks used recently to describe Rickie's D - nonchalant (at least thats the polite word that best describes them)

I really do live in hope that they can turn this round , but they really are a frustrating bunch to watch!