Everything is magnified in the very first games of a new season, especially when a team is seeking its initial win. The Nashville Sounds are now 2-for-23 with runners in scoring position after two games, stranding 20 runners overall after consecutive 4-2 defeats. Easy to see where if not nipped in the bud on Sunday, the frustration level on the evening flight home to Nashville will be high, higher than if the tough results landed on a random series of games in mid-June. 

Our series of August awards continues this morning with a look at the top starting pitcher performances in the Brewers minor leagues. 

Bless the young men playing in both contests tonight: it was a bit of an ump show behind the dish I'm sad to say. Just ask the Sky Carp skipper. The most egregious missed calls were happening in Tennessee but Beloit's ump sure made a case for that rep late. None the less, I will again remind fans: the players deal with these developing 'referees' on a nightly basis. Everyone is learning and growing in the lower levels. I was privileged to watch two fantastic Minor League baseball games. Truly entertaining and playoff-caliber baseball. Let's get into the report!