Link Report for Games of Tuesday, May 13th

[bork]

JJ Hardy gets his first start in a while. Gets a rocket single in his first at bat.

 

Gripp gets the start at 3rd, commits an error in the 2nd. Next batter misses a home run by inches. Haren and Liriano are mowing down the hitters. Haren with 7 Ks. Still scoreless after 3.

 

Lost audio for a bit.

 

Hardy replaced by Barnwell defensively in the 5th. Stars load the bases in the 5th with 1 out, but Knox strikes out for the 3rd time and Krynzel gets an out. Haren with 9 Ks.

Liriano replaced after 5 scoreless innings, with 4 Ks. Scoreless after 5.

 

Smokies get on the board in the 7th. 1st & 2nd no one out. Lee makes good play on bunt to get lead runner. Runners to 1st and 3rd on fielder's choice. Double down the line scores a run, but he kept running and they end up with 2 men on 3rd. Gets the Stars out of the inning. 1-0 Smokies.

 

Interesting end to the top of the 9th. Adams puts runners at the corners with 1 out. Batter stikes out. Kremblas late on the thow to 2nd, but Paz fires back home to get the double play.

 

Haren dominated the stars with 11 Ks in 7 innings.

 

Yes it was a depressing game to listen too. The most interesting part was the commercials. The mic never went off so you could year the banter between the announcer and whoever the woman was recording key plays for the game.

[squarepusher]

Tennessee (Cardinals) 1 - Huntsville 0

 

Thanks for the game detail Bork..... pretty depressing game to listen to, hey?... made my work day crawl by pretty slow.

 

 SOU FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 FINAL WP - DANNY HAREN (6-0) LP - DEREK LEE (4-1) SAVE - MIKE LYONS (13) TIME: 2:30 ATT: 4,092 

[BrewCrewKid]

Was just listening to the post game wrapup, why isn't Kade starting?

[squarepusher]

I think they're still taking it easy on Kade coming off injury....

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

Reading bork's updates today (thanks!), I couldn't help but think that the most depressing part of the game was that the Cardinals have their next Matt Morris waiting in the wings in Dan Haren...

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=64

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Welcome to AA - Daryl Clark and Kade Johnson a combined 1-for-16 thus far; Johnson, as noted earlier in the thread, with the day off...

 GAME DATE: 5/13/03 TENNESSEE 1 AT HUNTSVILLE 0 YTD YTD TENNESSEE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG S.Schumaker CF 4 0 1 0 .292 R.Knox RF 3 0 0 0 .250 C.Cosme 2B 4 0 2 1 .345 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 .280 C.Erickson 3B 4 0 0 0 .205 J.Hardy SS 2 0 1 0 .329 B.Jacobsen 1B 3 0 1 0 .328 C.Barnwell SS 2 0 0 0 .235 P.Bolivar LF 3 0 0 0 .231 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 0 0 .254 J.Dodson RF 3 0 0 0 .230 D.Clark LF 4 0 0 0 .100 Y.Molina CAT 4 0 1 0 .290 R.Paz 2B 4 0 1 0 .260 J.Nelson SS 4 1 2 0 .250 R.Gripp 3B 3 0 2 0 .211 D.Haren PIT 3 0 1 0 .214 M.Kremblas CAT 2 0 0 0 .119 J.Lambert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Liriano PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 S.Krause PH 1 0 0 0 .317 C.Cosbey PH 0 0 0 0 .245 M.Lyons PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 C.Hart PH 1 0 1 0 .272 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 1 8 1 TOTALS 30 0 5 0 TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 8 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 1 E--R.Gripp. DP--TENNESSEE 0, HUNTSVILLE 2. LOB--TENNESSEE 8, HUNTSVILLE 6. 2B--C.Cosme 2 (18). SB--P.Bolivar (8). CS--J.Dodson. SH--R.Knox, M.Kremblas. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA TENNESSEE D.Haren (W,6-0) 7.0 4 0 0 1 11 0 0.82 J.Lambert 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.74 M.Lyons (S,13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.04 HUNTSVILLE P.Liriano 5.0 3 0 0 2 4 0 2.49 D.Lee (L,4-1) 3.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2.40 M.Adams 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 PB--M.Kremblas. SO--C.Erickson, J.Dodson, J.Nelson, D.Haren, R.Knox 3, D.Krynzel, C.Barnwell, B.Gemoll 3, D.Clark 2, R.Paz, M.Kremblas, P.Liriano. BB--B.Jacobsen, P.Bolivar, J.Dodson, C.Cosbey. T--2:30. A--4092

[MassBrew]

South Bend (Diamondbacks) 7, Beloit 4

 

Beloit Linescore and Game Blurb from the Snappers' Site:

Another reason we need an announcer at Beloit is that the voice of the team normally supplies online game summaries, of which this doesn't exactly qualify -- that's OK, we still love our friends in Beloit management http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

www.snappersbaseball.com/...1befb8b6ef

[MassBrew]

In progress: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 3, High Desert 2 (bottom of the 5th)

 

RHP Dan Hall with 6 K's through three IP; he's looking for his 5th win...

 

Raburn singled, stole second, scored on a Guerrero single...

 

Mike Lindskog with kind words for Brewerfan and the Link Report tonight http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ...

 

Hall wraps up his night with 8 K's through 5 IP; J.J. Furmaniak, who hit 3 HR's for Lake Elsinore Monday night, just crushed a Hall offering for a 2-run HR and the lead...

 

This East Coaster has to call it a night, catch you in the AM...

 

Go Mavs!

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis 7, Pawtucket (Red Sox) 2

Bill Hall is simply smoking in May! Only at .257 now, but when you consider where he was just a couple of weeks back...

 

Indy Site Game Summary:

 

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bill Hall pounded out four hits and Keith Luuloa blasted a two-run homer as the Indianapolis Indians (14-23) defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox 7-2 Tuesday night at Victory Field. Dave Burba picked up his first victory in an Indianapolis uniform making a rare relief performance.

 

Burba, 2-3 overall, pitched a season-high seven innings striking out seven to earn the victory for the Tribe in relief of Jayson Durocher, who made a one-inning start on a rehabilitation assignment for the Milwaukee Brewers. Durocher pitched a 1-2-3 first inning striking out two PawSox (20-15) on only nine pitches, but was taken out of the game as planned and relieved by Burba.

 

Burba surrendered an RBI double to Andy Abad in the fourth inning which cut the Tribe lead to 2-1, but then retired 12 of the next 13 Pawtucket hitters before allowing a lead-off double to Bill Haselman in the eighth.

 

The Indians rapped out 11 base hits in the contest, and jumped on PawSox starter Chris Elmore (1-1) from the very beginning by scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Hall, who was 4-for-4, doubled home Joe Lawrence and then scored on Mark Smith's RBI groundout later in the frame. For Hall it was the first four-hit game of his Triple-A career, and first since August 19, 2001, when he played at Double-A Huntsville.

 

Luuloa's homer in the fourth inning made it 4-1 Indians. The Tribe added three runs in the fifth with Hall singling in a run and scoring.

 

Smith came into the game with a 14-game hitting streak, which was the longest active streak in the International League, but finished 0-for-3.

 

The teams continue the series Wednesday with a 2 p.m. Business Day Special.

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 5/13/03 PAWTUCKET 1 AT INDIANAPOLIS 7 YTD YTD PAWTUCKET AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG A.Brown CF 3 0 1 0 .271 J.Lawrence LF 3 2 0 0 .204 F.Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 .395 B.Hall SS 4 2 4 2 .258 A.Abad 1B 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Conti CF 3 1 1 0 .261 J.Zuleta DH 4 0 0 0 .238 M.Smith RF 3 0 0 1 .333 L.Collier LF 4 0 1 0 .311 S.Seabol DH 4 0 1 1 .235 C.Crespo RF 4 0 2 0 .273 K.Luuloa 1B 4 1 2 2 .274 E.Snyder 3B 4 1 1 0 .202 C.McKay CAT 4 0 1 0 .144 B.Haselman CAT 3 0 1 0 .231 W.Veras 3B 3 1 1 0 .226 A.Santos 2B 3 0 0 1 .195 S.Scarboroug 2B 2 0 1 0 .115 C.Elmore PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Durocher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Cameron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Burba PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 H.Almonte PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Tolar PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 1 6 1 TOTALS 30 7 11 6 PAWTUCKET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- 1 6 1 INDIANAPOLIS 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 X- 7 11 1 E--B.Haselman, W.Veras. DP--PAWTUCKET 1, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--PAWTUCKET 6, INDIANAPOLIS 3. 2B--A.Brown (5), E.Snyder (3), B.Hall (6), C.McKay (3). HR--K.Luuloa (3). CS--C.Crespo, B.Hall, K.Luuloa. SH--J.Conti. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PAWTUCKET C.Elmore (L,1-1) 4.1 7 6 6 2 1 1 5.24 R.Cameron 2.2 4 1 0 1 1 0 2.92 H.Almonte 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.04 K.Tolar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 INDIANAPOLIS J.Durocher 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D.Burba (W,1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 3.75 R.Giron 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.07 PB--C.McKay. SO--A.Brown 2, F.Sanchez, A.Abad 2, L.Collier 2, C.Crespo, E.Snyder, A.Santos, K.Luuloa, C.McKay, S.Scarboroug. BB--A.Brown, F.Sanchez, J.Lawrence, M.Smith, S.Scarboroug. T--2:25. A--4527

[DHonks]

somebody scheduled a baseball game, but a track meet broke out. Also, nice to see Guerrero with 1/3 the extra base hits he had in AA, and also it seems like almost as many hits already (joke there).

 

High Desert winning boxscore

[MassBrew]

High Desert 6, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 3

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

ADELANTO, CA ? Ralph Santana?s two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth inning, snapped a 3-3 tie, helping the High Desert Mavericks win a much-needed 6-3 victory over the Lake Elsinore Storm.

 

With the Mavs dropping the series-opener on Monday night by a score of 12-2, Lake Elsinore looked to drop the Mavs for a fifth straight time, head-to-head. Strong pitching and timely hitting allowed the Mavs to close to within five games of first place and four games of .500 at 17-21. High Desert has won nine of their last 12 games.

 

Dan Hall was rolling through the first four frames, holding the Storm scoreless as the Mavs held a 2-0 lead. Marcus Nettles? two-out triple knocked in a run to make it 2-1 in the fifth. J.J. Furmaniak then hit his fourth home run in two games, a monstrous shot to left field for a 3-2 Storm lead.

 

The Mavs had opportunities to tie the game but failed to score a runner from third with one out in the seventh inning. Cristian Guerrero?s leadoff triple to left field in the bottom of the eighth would not go wasted though, as Scott Candelaria knocked him in to tie the game at 3-3. After Chris Morris reached on a throwing error, both he and Candelaria would score on Santana?s two-run triple down the left-field line. Santana would score on a Todd West single as the Mavs added a run for a 6-3 lead.

 

Aaron Dean, (3-2) who had his best outing in relief, gave way to Bobby Bystrowski after three innings of scoreless relief. Bystrowski worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Joseph Hastings looking to end it. For Bystrowski, it was his team-leading ninth save of the year.

 

Johnny Raburn finished the game 4-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases, to lead the Mavericks. Raburn scored a run in the first when Guerrero singled him in for a 1-0 lead. Raburn would score in the third on a Mark Ernster sac fly.

 

The Mavericks were 0-17 when trailing after seven innings coming into Tuesday night's game. Lake Elsinore was 17-0 when leading after seven innings.

 

The Mavs look to gain more ground, as they send Brian Mazone (0-2) to the hill against Jason Wiedmeyer (2-0) of the Storm on Wednesday night at Mavericks Stadium.

 

High Desert Box Score from BA:

Manager Tim Blackwell is ultra--agressive on the basepaths, but this team easily has the speed to pull it off; it's been 7 or 8 games since the Mavericks have homered; CF Chris Morris back in the line-up; Froilan Villanueva finally begins his 3-day suspension for shoving an opposing player; Mavs' pitchers strike out 14, walk only one -- yes!

 GAME DATE: 5/13/03 LAKE ELSINORE 3 AT HIGH DESERT 6 YTD YTD LAKE ELSINORE AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG M.Nettles LF 4 1 2 1 .210 J.Raburn 3B 5 2 4 0 .336 J.Furmaniak SS 4 1 1 2 .350 J.Belcher LF 3 0 0 0 .312 J.Barfield 2B 3 0 1 0 .354 M.Ernster DH 3 0 0 1 .333 J.Benick 1B 4 0 2 0 .342 C.Guerrero RF 4 1 2 1 .333 G.Sain 3B 3 0 0 0 .307 S.Candelaria 1B 4 1 2 1 .284 J.Gerber DH 4 0 0 0 .259 C.Morris CF 3 1 1 0 .262 J.Carter CF 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Alvarado CAT 4 0 0 0 .083 J.Hastings RF 4 1 1 0 .250 R.Santana 2B 4 1 2 2 .284 N.Trzesniak CAT 3 0 2 0 .277 T.West SS 3 0 2 1 .273 J.Huber PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Jones PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Cassel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 3 9 3 TOTALS 33 6 13 6 LAKE ELSINORE 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 3 9 2 HIGH DESERT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 X- 6 13 0 E--J.Benick, G.Sain. DP--LAKE ELSINORE 2, HIGH DESERT 0. LOB--LAKE ELSINORE 5, HIGH DESERT 8. 2B--J.Benick (11), J.Hastings (8), C.Morris (11). 3B--M.Nettles (4), C.Guerrero (1), R.Santana (2). HR--J.Furmaniak (5). SB--J.Raburn 2 (10), C.Morris 2 (22), R.Santana (13), T.West (7). CS--M.Nettles 2, N.Trzesniak, R.Santana. HBP--G.Sain. SF--M.Ernster. SH--C.Morris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LAKE ELSINORE J.Huber 5.0 6 2 1 3 3 0 1.80 G.Jones 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1.61 J.Cassel (L,3-2) 1.1 4 4 3 0 0 0 3.74 HIGH DESERT D.Hall 5.0 6 3 3 1 8 1 4.91 A.Dean (W,3-2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 9.41 B.Bystrowski (S,9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84 HB--D.Hall. WP--A.Dean. BALKS--D.Hall. PB--N.Trzesniak. SO--M.Nettles, J.Furmaniak, J.Benick, G.Sain 2, J.Gerber 4, J.Carter 2, J.Hastings 2, N.Trzesniak, M.Ernster 2, C.Morris, R.Santana. BB--J.Barfield, J.Belcher 2, T.West. T--2:37. A--1156

[MassBrew]

Beloit Box Score:

Four errors lead to three unearned runs; when did Callix Crabbe's average dip to .211? - yikes!; four Snappers with multiple hits; 2002 4th rounder Nic Carter's mighty struggles continue (15-for-109)...

 GAME DATE: 5/13/03 SOUTH BEND 7 AT BELOIT 4 YTD YTD SOUTH BEND AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG J.Ball LF 0 0 0 0 .304 S.Moss CF 5 0 0 0 .241 J.Ball CF 4 2 1 0 .304 C.Terni SS 4 1 2 2 .287 N.Brown 3B 4 2 2 2 .243 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 0 0 .211 J.Sprowl CAT 4 1 2 2 .284 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 0 0 .336 J.Stanek DH 5 0 1 1 .242 J.Eure 3B 4 1 3 0 .237 S.Luellwitz 1B 4 0 1 1 .218 T.Hinton DH 4 0 2 0 .200 D.Callahan LF 4 0 0 0 .167 M.Mendez RF 4 1 1 0 .253 R.Barrett PH 1 0 0 0 .163 N.Carter LF 4 0 0 0 .138 R.Barrett CF 0 0 0 0 .163 P.Esparragz CAT 4 1 3 1 .299 N.Teilon 2B 5 1 3 0 .279 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Haley 2B 0 0 0 0 .100 J.Gabriel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Santiago RF 5 0 1 0 .241 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gil SS 4 1 1 1 .202 G.Mendoza PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Davis PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wilkinson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 7 12 7 TOTALS 37 4 11 3 SOUTH BEND 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0- 7 12 1 BELOIT 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0- 4 11 4 E--J.Sprowl, C.Terni, C.Crabbe, J.Eure, M.Mendez. DP--SOUTH BEND 0, BELOIT 0. LOB--SOUTH BEND 10, BELOIT 6. 2B--J.Ball (3), N.Teilon (5), J.Eure (6), M.Mendez (3). HR--N.Brown (2), C.Terni (1). SB--J.Sprowl (3), J.Eure (8), P.Esparragz (5). CS--R.Santiago. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SOUTH BEND S.Smith (W,4-1) 7.0 9 4 2 0 1 1 2.25 M.Davis 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.24 M.Wilkinson (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.30 BELOIT L.Pena (L,0-2) 3.0 5 4 3 3 3 1 5.91 J.Gabriel 2.1 5 3 1 1 2 0 6.26 R.Trytten 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.33 G.Mendoza 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.33 J.Alliston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.10 PB--J.Sprowl. SO--J.Ball, N.Brown, J.Sprowl, J.Stanek, S.Luellwitz, D.Callahan, R.Barrett, J.Gil 2, S.Moss, C.Crabbe, P.Esparragz. BB--J.Ball, N.Brown, J.Sprowl, S.Luellwitz. T--2:25. A--410

[MassBrew]

Indianapolis Star Game Story:

Quotes from Hall, Burba; "action shot" of Durocher...

 

www.indystar.com/print/ar...3-036.html

[MassBrew]

David Weiser's Huntsville Update:

 

DUEL IN THE SUN

Day baseball....... I love day baseball........ Usually that feeling isn't shared in Huntsville where you'll find so many one-dimensional sports fans, but today's Businessman's Special drew the largest mid-week afternoon crowd since June 16, 1999 when over 4,200 came through the turnstiles for a game against the Diamond Jaxx, whom we were in a race with for 1st place in the waning days of the first half........ Most of them were kids who were given the day off by the school system for their attendance record, their grades, or whatever. Some came from as far as Morgan County.

 

While they were having more fun crowding the concession lines than watching the game, I was less oblivious to the fact that this was one grand pitching duel and that was to be expected........ Danny Haren, the league's ERA leader and #1 prospect in the Cardinal organization was facing off against the Stars' hot Dominican righthander, Pedro Liriano, who had given up just 2 runs in his last 17 1/3 innings over his last three starts....... Both teams --- hot. Both pitchers --- hot!

 

Huntsville hitters are probably delighted to fatten up their batting averages now that they are done for awhile with the Smokies......... The Diamond Jaxx pitching staff (4.33 ERA) will look like BP pitching in comparison. Tuesday, the D'Jaxx gave up 23 hits to the Barons in a 12-inning, 7-6 loss......... Smokie pitchers held the Stars to a .150 average in this series, the first 4-game series the Stars have lost this year. The Stars were able to get just 4 runs on 17 hits in 35 innings, while striking out 32 times and being shutout twice. It was the first time since April 2001 that the Smokies shutout the Stars twice in a series........

 

During one overpowering stretch today from the 1st through the 3rd innings, Danny Haren struck out 6 of 7 batters, and had 9 Ks through 4 frames, all the while displaying major league-level control........ Haren's only walk --- that to pinch-hitter Chris Cosbey ---- came in the 5th when the Stars threatened for the only time in the game......... Richard Paz and Ryan Gripp led off with back-to-back singles through the infield. Mike Kremblas then placed a bunt to the third base side to move the runners into scoring position. Cosbey then ran the count full before Haren, who had issued only 5 free passes in 48 innings all season, gave him the free ticket to load the bases........ But with one out, Ryan Knox struck out on a 1-2 pitch and Dave Krynzel pounded a ball on the ground to former Stars' 1st baseman Bucky Jacobsen to end the inning. After that inning, Smokie pitchers retired 12 of the next 13 Stars hitters.

 

The Smokies scored their only run off hard-luck loser Derek Lee........ In the 7th, Yadier Molina and John Nelsonhit back-to-back singles. Danny Haren dropped a bunt, but Lee quickly and cleanly fielded it and forced Molina at third........ Skip Schumaker then hit a grounder to Brandon Gemoll, who forced Haren at second. With runners on the corners and two out, .341-hitting Caonabo Cosme hit a double inside the right field line, his league-leading 18th of the season....... Nelson scored easily to break the scoreless affair, but Cosme did not see Schumaker hold up at third. Schumaker saw him coming and broke for the plate, and was retired in a rundown, ending the inning, but in a pitching match-up like this, one run may have been --- and was the difference in the game........ Cosme, 6th among SL batting leaders, was a former Oakland prospect during the years the Stars were affiliated with the A's. He was signed very young out of the Dominican and played an apprenticeship of 539 games in Class A, hitting .247, before moving up to Class AA-Midland in 2001.

 

The Stars rest Wednesday before going on an 8-game road trip, taking them first to The Big Chip, then to Greenville. The Stars are 3-1 after a day of rest.

 

Former Stars Robinson Cancel and Eric Martins are teammates on the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. Cancel is hitting .190 and Martins is at .292. Elvis Pena, with the Long Island Ducks of the same league, is hitting .175.

 

David has a Derek Lee Huntsville career breakdown on his Standings page:

 

www.starsboxscore.com/standing.html

[bork]

A quick note on DJ Clark. He hit some balls well. One would have been a homer in High Desert, but he's learning how the ball won't carry like it did before.

[MassBrew]

Daily Menu for Wednesday:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio approx. 15 minutes prior to first pitch; no audio for Beloit today...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pascual Coco at home vs. Pawtucket (Red Sox), 2:00 PM

 

HUNTSVILLE: Idle

 

HIGH DESERT: LHP Brian Mazone needs to come through tonight vs. Lake Elsinore (Padres) at home, 9:05 PM

 

BELOIT: Home at 6:30 PM vs. South Bend (Diamondbacks), it should be LHP Jeff Housman if the rotation form holds; and what's up with Beloit attendance -- 410 on Monday night and poor all season -- I know school's not out, but c'mon...

[MassBrew]

We all know that Mike Jones is hot, but we like to point out when national recognition is given, as SportsTicker does today:

 

Huntsville (MIL) righthander Mike Jones has strung together 21 consecutive scoreless innings. After yielding a home run to the first batter he faced on April 27, the 20-year-old Jones has allowed only eight hits to the 79 batters he's faced since. Jones, the 12th player taken in the 2001 draft, gave up only two hits over eight scoreless innings on May 10 to lower his ERA to 2.43. After posting a 3.12 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 139 innings in lower level Class A Midwest League last year, Jones skipped over advanced Class A High Desert and was seventh in the Southern League in ERA through May 12.

[igor67]

Hey Toby I was wondering if you had a take on Dan Hall scouting wise. His a bit old for A+ at 23, but it's not ridiculous a midseason promotion (not the Huntsville needs more pitching) and he'd be on track and holding your own in Coors II merits consideration too.

[MassBrew]

Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

We hear from Blackwell, Dean, Candelaria, and Santana...

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...941,86674,

 

Daily Press High Desert Notes Column:

Catcher Brian Foster's been snakebit as of late...

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...764,45070,

[MassBrew]

Beloit Daily News Game Story:

Nice to have the Snappers back home -- it's been a while; detailed account here from BDN Sports Editor Jim Franz...

 

www.beloitdailynews.com/503/snap14.htm

[brewmann04]

hopefully this kid gets some notices and moves up to the next level.

 

He been on a tear and also played SS,3rd,Cf so far this season showing off his Versititly