Timber Rattler Talk with Chris Mehring

[Seth Stohs]

Chris Mehring has been the radio voice of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers since 2000. We caught up with him recently to discuss his job, but also to discuss the Midwest League West Division's leading team and some of its players. 

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If you live anywhere in Wisconsin and have the chance to get to the Appleton/Grand Chute area, be sure to schedule a few days to watch a few Wisconsin Timber Rattlers games this year. The team is currently in first place, but more important, some really exciting and intriguing prospects are being developed on this roster. They have some very exciting pitching prospects, capable of missing bats and they have some young hitters who are capable of putting up some numbers and filling out a stat sheet. 

Today, we discuss several of those prospects with someone who has watched a lot of Timber Rattler baseball games over the past 24-25 years. Chris Mehring is the long-time radio voice and media relations director of the Rattlers. It's a lot of fun to pick his brain on this exciting team. Be sure to watch the entire video, but if you need to break it up, below is a checklist of sorts of the various topics that we covered. 

1:00: Chris Mehring's background with the Timber Rattlers 
2:30: Recommendations from Chris on going into a career in sports broadcastings. 
4:45: What is a typical day for him as Director of Media Relations and Radio Voice? (and some unique situations!)
7:27: How things have changed since 2021 when MLB took over the minor leagues and re-aligned teams. 

 

 

8:50: Were you expecting this year's team to be pretty good?
11:00: Success of the Timber Rattlers starting rotation. Good information on Alexander Cornielle, Edwin Jimenez, Patricio Aquino, Mark Manfredi, and Will Rudy. 
14:00: What does Craig Yoho need to do to be promoted? 
16:15: There are some young, very talented hitters on the roster including Dylan O'Rae, Gregory Barrios, Luke Adams, Luis Lara and more. 

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18:15: What is it like, getting to know all of these players and then watching them climb the organizational ladder, sometimes all the way to the big leagues? Mehring specifically mentioned Brice Turang, Joey Wiemer, Freddy Peralta, and Luke Barker. 
22:00: Get out to the ballpark. A lot has been done to the stadium to make it a great place for fans of all ages. This week, they host Beloit, so get to a game or two if you are able. 

The hope is that we will be able to catch up with Chris Mehring every couple of weeks, and maybe sprinkle in some player interviews as well. Please discuss this interview in the comments below, but also let us know what you think and who else you might want to hear from. 

 

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