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Final: @Mobile 5, Huntsville 0 Mobile Game Recap: BayBears Alone in First After 6th Straight Win MOBILE, Ala. - Patrick Corbin has rattled off 20 consecutive scoreless innings, just five shy of a BayBears' record as he worked seven frames on Saturday night at Hank Aaron Stadium to guide the BayBears to a 5-0 victory over the Huntsville Stars. Corbin (5-2) dealt with some trouble in the top of the second as the Stars (28-27) loaded the bases with one out. Angel Gonzalez doubled while Brandon Jones walked in front of an infield single by Martin Maldonado. Corbin stayed steady with his use of the breaking ball to record strikeouts on Hainley Statia and Wily Peralta (3-6), keeping Huntsville off the board. Huntsville left eight men on base including six in scoring position as they went 1-for-9 with runners on second and/or third. The BayBears (32-24) waited until the fourth to score their first run. Paul Goldschmidt walked with two outs, and Ryan Wheeler busted a double down the right field line to score Goldschmidt. It was the only run surrendered by Peralta in five innings as he fanned eight. Jesus Sanchez replaced Peralta in the sixth and coughed up two solo home runs. A.J. Pollock banged his fourth with a majestic fly down the right field line. Wheeler cracked his sixth with a laser to right field, putting the BayBears up by three. Huntsville threatened to get closer in the eighth with two hits off Clay Zavada, but Ryan Cook (S, 4) induced the final out off the bat of Gonzalez. The BayBears added two runs in the bottom of the eighth as Marc Krauss and Jake Elmore each drove in a run. Elmore was 3-for-3. Cook finished the ballgame with a perfect ninth inning. The BayBears take on the Stars in game two of their five-game series on Sunday night at 6:05. Right-hander Jarrod Parker (4-4) will start for the BayBears against fellow righty Michael Fiers (2-1). Huntsville Box Score CF Logan Schafer compiled his third multi-hit game (of nine total games played), going 2-4. 1B Sean Halton & Gonzalez each were 1-4 with a double. 3B Steffan Wilson, Jones, & Maldonado were the only other Stars players with hits. Peralta pitched well, with a final line of 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, & 8 K. He also picked off a baserunner in the 3rd inning. My only guess as to TheCrew07's question about the brevity of his outing was the first-pitch temperature of 101 degrees. Sanchez did not pitch well; he, in fact, pitched terribly. He gave up home runs to two of the first three batters he faced, allowed three ER (four R total), and six hits in two innings of work. Sadly enough, though, the Stars still would've lost even if Peralta had kept the BayBears off the scoreboard for the rest of the game. The bats never really woke up for Huntsville. Huntsville Play-by-Play Beyond just the 2nd inning mentioned in the game story, the Stars had runners reach in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 8th innings. The 8th was probably their best shot to score after the 2nd: Huntsville Top of the 8th Pitcher Change: Clay Zavada replaces Patrick Corbin, batting 9th. Logan Schafer grounds out, third baseman Ryan Wheeler to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Steffan Wilson singles on a line drive to left fielder Ollie Linton, deflected by shortstop Taylor Harbin. Erik Komatsu grounds into a force out, third baseman Ryan Wheeler to second baseman Jacob Elmore. Steffan Wilson out at 2nd. Erik Komatsu to 1st. Sean Halton hits a ground-rule double (11) on a fly ball to right field. Erik Komatsu to 3rd. Pitcher Change: Ryan Cook replaces Clay Zavada, batting 9th. Angel Gonzalez lines out to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Huntsville Gameday

With their homegrown success, there's understandably been a lot of talk in recent years about the Tampa Bay Rays as a model franchise. However, the Brewers' opponent on this leg of the road trip really got me thinking. While the Rays have been the poster child for the modern approach to organization-building, what about the Marlins? The Marlins obviously have the two World Series championships, but (imo) what stands out to me about the way they've been run is that they've continued to build a deep farm system, and post respectable W-L totals in the years since 2003 -- all without the benefit of being so miserable that they were drafting routinely in the top 5, like the Rays. It's astonishing to see just how long the Rays had to stock up their system with premium picks: TBR FLA '98: 29¹ 27 '99: 1 2 '00: 6 1² '01: 3 16³ '02: 2 11 '03: 1 16 '04: 4 27 '05: 8 16 '06: 3 19 '07: 1 12 ¹ inaugural draft pick; lost as FA comp. for P Roberto Hernandez ² took Adrian Gonzalez, traded him to TEX as part of deal for Ugueth Urbina in '03 ³ lost as FA comp for C Charles Johnson ² I think everyone who frequents this forum knows well that 1st rounders aren't what makes a system deep, but obviously the Rays were picking higher in later rounds, too. The first round history is just a nice visual. Over that same period of time, the respective winning percentages at the MLB level were .468 & .399. Of course, from 2008 onward, the Rays have seen a much better success rate, so have understandably garnered more attention. My general thesis here is that the Marlins have been able to sustain a strong farm system & consistently cycle fresh talent up to the big leagues, just like the Rays in the past few seasons. However, the Marlins have been able to build while also contending, or at least putting a competitive product on the field. Ironically, the Marlins were the organization that drew fire for spending 'too little' on its MLB roster, relative to revenue sharing dollars. So, ideally, now we discuss. Which organization do you believe is the better model for small or mid market teams to emulate? Or is there a different candidate? TheCrew07's recent post about organization-building in the MLB forum got me thinking about this, & I thought the conversation could be a bit more objective & emotion-free in this forum.

The best part about that audio clip is how loudly the crack of the bat resonates. Amazing!

A-Rod Garciaparra Banks Ripken (?) That's all I've got. Pretty confident in the first three, not as much with Ripken & my non-existent 5th player.

Excellent! I was thinking about this earlier this morning -- http://i.imgur.com/F971l.png

I never thought I would ever be saying this... but Bill Hall would be a pretty nice upgrade at SS

http://www.8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com/RedHot1a.jpg Ahh-ooo-ga!

Wow, BIG fly. Thanks for linking that, Mr. Mass Haas.

Here's your reason: Apparently all that mumbo-jumbo > .427 OPS EDIT: .427 OPS!!!

Maybe I can make one of Dickerson pooping on a dog. I *think* I'm kidding.

For the lazy (like me)... I really only lurk in this forum, but I agree with McCalvy that it's been nice to read

I sí what you did there

I like the avatar! (says the guy that made it for him)

Welcome, RW4P http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Hey Crew07, I'm just curious here, but what level of success will be Brewers need to achieve in this year and the next in order to redeem Melvin's decisions for you? He's not results-oriented as much as he is approach-oriented. Even if the Brewers were to win the W.S. this season (while he'd enjoy it), he still wouldn't agree with the way Melvin builds an organization. That's not a knock on TC07, just me being very familiar with his preference of strategy... because, as dlk9s said... "...and here we go again." http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

He's hitting .300 this season too- maybe I was wrong... *faints*

Morris' numbers really surprised me this month. A very quiet 326/358/494/852, although his walk numbers aren't great. Moving to AA seems to have really motivated him. Given some recent comments on Morris (not singling out you, CWH), I'm not sure if everyone noticed that he was sent back down to Brevard County. My votes are for Thornburg & Gamel.

I was very impressed with him, very nice guy I hear that RockCoCougars guy has a picture of a dog crapping on Dickerson as his avatar -- what a jerk! Really cool story, Blindcheck, thanks for sharing. Nice class, too, in not bugging the guy.

I still hate not having Laporta and Brantley They'd be bench players on this team

McCalvy posted an article on Braddock in the wee hours last night: Rehabbing Braddock nearing return

Final: @Nashville 15, Iowa 11 Looks like there are some technical difficulties with the Sounds' game recap. I waited to post on this game, figuring it would get corrected... but at this point in the night, I'm assuming that isn't going to be the case. You'll have to make due with my brief recap http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Nashville Box Score With a first-pitch 94 degree temperature tonight at Greer Stadium, pitching was optional -- or, at least I'm betting the pitchers wished it would've been. The bats were every bit as hot as the weather, with the Sounds & I-Cubs combining for 26 runs & 36 hits. Both starters got rocked: Austin Bibens-Dirkx allowed six runs, all earned, over four innings. Josh Butler surrendered eight runs, but only four ER, over his four innings of work. Butler gave up nine hits, walked four, and only struck out one batter. Boorrrring! On to the good stuff... Every Nashville position player had a multi-hit game and at least one RBI. RF Brett Carroll had 4 hits, including a home run. 2B Eric Farris, LF Jordan Brown, & CF Caleb Gindl each had three hits -- Farris & Gindl notched triples, Brown a double. SS Edwin Maysonet, 1B Mat Gamel, C George Kottaras, & 3B Taylor Green had two hits apiece. Kottaras doubled, while Gamel boasted a two-run home run & walk on the evening. Brown, Maysonet, Gamel, & Green were the Sounds with two RBI (everyone else had one). Iowa raced out to an 8-2 lead after three innings, but in the middle third of the game, the Sounds seized back control. They scored four in the 4th, five in the 5th, and three in the 6th. When the dust settled after the 6th inning, the Sounds were leading 14-10. Carroll's solo home run in the 7th tacked on the final Nashville run, and they were able to hang on for the action-packed win. Reliever Donovan Hand was the only Sounds pitcher to not allow a run. He worked two innings, allowed two hits, no walks, & struck out one. Hand added a 6th-inning RBI single for good measure. Nashville Play-by-Play Pitching? We don't need no stinking pitching! Nashville Bottom of the 4th George Kottaras hits a ground-rule double (6) on a line drive . Caleb Gindl triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Perez. George Kottaras scores. Taylor Green grounds out, first baseman Scott Moore to pitcher Austin Bibens-Dirkx. Caleb Gindl scores. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Chase Wright replaces Josh Butler. Chase Wright strikes out swinging. Eric Farris triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Perez. Jordan Brown doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Perez. Eric Farris scores. Edwin Maysonet singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Fernando Perez. Jordan Brown scores. Edwin Maysonet out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Fernando Perez to catcher Welington Castillo to shortstop Augie Ojeda. I guess this was "Pick on Fernando Perez" inning... though he did see four more balls hit his way in the 6th Nashville Bottom of the 5th Pitcher Change: Marco Carrillo replaces Austin Bibens-Dirkx, batting 9th. Brett Carroll singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Marco Carrillo. Mat Gamel homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Brett Carroll scores. George Kottaras grounds out, second baseman Bobby Scales to first baseman Scott Moore. Caleb Gindl singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Camp. Taylor Green singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Perez. Caleb Gindl to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Brandon Boggs replaces Robert Hinton. Brandon Boggs walks. Caleb Gindl to 3rd. Taylor Green to 2nd. Eric Farris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Matt Camp. Caleb Gindl scores. Jordan Brown reaches on force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Augie Ojeda. Taylor Green scores. Brandon Boggs to 3rd. Edwin Maysonet singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Matt Camp. Brandon Boggs scores. Jordan Brown to 3rd. Brett Carroll pops out to third baseman Marquez Smith. Nashville Bottom of the 6th Mat Gamel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Perez. George Kottaras grounds into a force out, second baseman Bobby Scales to shortstop Augie Ojeda. Mat Gamel out at 2nd. George Kottaras to 1st. Caleb Gindl singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Perez. George Kottaras to 2nd. Taylor Green lines out to right fielder Fernando Perez. Donovan Hand singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Perez. George Kottaras scores. Caleb Gindl to 3rd. With Eric Farris batting, wild pitch by Marco Carrillo, Caleb Gindl scores. Donovan Hand to 2nd. Eric Farris singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan LaHair. Donovan Hand to 3rd. Defensive switch from left field to first base for Bryan LaHair. Pitcher Change: Jeff Stevens replaces Marco Carrillo, batting 6th. Defensive Substitution: Ty Wright replaces pitcher Marco Carrillo, batting 9th, playing left field. Jordan Brown singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Camp. Donovan Hand scores. Eric Farris to 2nd. Edwin Maysonet flies out to center fielder Matt Camp.If you're keeping score at home, that's 12 runs on 15 hits in just three innings for Nashville. I'll bet they don't reach those tallies in more than two or three games the rest of the way this season. Nashville Gameday

Final: Wisconsin 6, @Bowling Green 3 Well Dunn! Rattlers beat Hot Rods 6-3 By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BOWLING GREEN, KY - Jameson Dunn tossed six scoreless innings and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers bats cracked out 15 hits in a 6-3 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Rattlers. The Rattlers (28-26) scored in the first inning when Nick Shaw came home from third on a wild pitch by Bowling Green starting pitcher Victor Mateo. The Rattlers would match their season high for hits in a game with 15 in Thursday's contest. In the third inning, Mike Walker drilled an 0-1 pitch from Mateo over the Rattlers bullpen in right field. Walker's tenth home run of the season put Wisconsin up 2-0. Tyler Roberts came to the plate in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and no outs. His single to left drove in two runs. Later in the frame, Yadiel Rivera's double scored Roberts and the Rattlers had a 5-0 lead. Dunn worked a perfect sixth inning before calling it a night. He allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out four over his six scoreless innings. Chris Dennis launched a home run over the wall in right-center to lead off the seventh inning and the Rattlers were up 6-0. Bowling Green (30-25) got on the board in the seventh inning. A solo homer by Nick Schwaner came off reliever Eric Marzec. Then, Robby Price singled in a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to cut the Rattlers lead to 6-2. Stosh Wawrzasek got the first two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Schwaner lined a pitch off the top of the wall in right-center. The ball took a weird carom and by the time the ball could be retrieved, Schwaner was heading home for an inside-the-park home run. He just beat the relay to the plate to score the run that made the score 6-3. Wawrzasek walked the next batter, but got the final out on a fly ball to right to nail down the win. The Rattlers start a series with the Dayton Dragons on Friday night at Fifth Third Field. Austin Ross (5-2, 2.29) is the scheduled starter for Wisconsin. Dayton has Daniel Corcino (6-3, 3.10) as their scheduled starting pitcher. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 5:47pm. Game time is 6:07pm CDT. HOME RUNS: WIS: Mike Walker (10th, 0 on in 3rd inning, off Victor Mateo, 1 out) Chris Dennis (4th, 0 on in 7th inning, off Omar Bencomo, 0 out) BG: Nick Schwaner (5th, 0 on in 7th inning, off Eric Marzec, 2 out) Nick Schwaner (6th, 0 on in 9th inning, off Stosh Wawrzasec, 2 out, Inside-the-park home run) WP: Jameson Dunn (1-0) LP: Victor Mateo (5-4) TIME: 3:01 ATTN: 3,977 Wisconsin Box Score Walker was 3-4 with a walk; Roberts was 2-4 with two RBI; Rivera was 3-4; Shaw was 2-3 with two walks. 1B Cody Hawn was 1-5 with a double. CF Reggie Keen & RF Franklin Romero were both 1-5. LF Robert Garvey was 1-4. Dunn's final line was 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K. Lefty reliever Thomas Keeling did his job, striking out the only batter he faced -- Hot Rods SS & 3-hole hitter Derek Dietrich -- to end the 8th inning at 6-2 & strand a runner on 1B. Wisconsin Play-by-Play The top of the 6th was good for three T-Rats runs, but it was also a little odd: Wisconsin Top of the 6th Michael Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Nicholas Schwaner. Franklin Romero singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Victor Mateo. Michael Walker to 2nd. Robert Garvey singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Victor Mateo. Michael Walker to 3rd. Franklin Romero to 2nd. Tyler Roberts singles on a line drive to left fielder Nicholas Schwaner. Michael Walker scores. Franklin Romero scores. Robert Garvey out at 3rd, left fielder Nicholas Schwaner to third baseman Robby Price to second baseman Robi Estrada to shortstop Derek Dietrich. Tyler Roberts to 2nd on the throw. Pitcher Change: Omar Bencomo replaces Victor Mateo. Yadiel Rivera doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Tyler Roberts scores. Reggie Keen flies out to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Nick Shaw walks. Cody Hawn flies out to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Two bunt singles & a baserunning gaffe by Garvey.

Out of curiosity I looked at Odorizzi's and wished I hadn't, he's at 12.6, of course his BB/9 has dropped this year to 2.4... I know it's early and there is a long ways to go but he has a legit chance to be special. Yeah, I think Odorizzi is going to be special. I love Grienke, but *man*.

I was just going to say the same thing, pebadger. That post almost made me snort.

I'll be very surprised if Lawrie doesn't hit & hit well at the big-league level. I think in two or three seasons Brewers fans are really, really going to miss Lawrie & Odorizzi.