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Gibbons refers to him as an above average 3B defensively. In terms of physical tools, I'd agree with that. Not sure he's going to fit well at 2B.

Sounds Swept In Albuquerque With 9-2 Defeat Nashville Returns To Greer Tomorrow Following 1-6 Road Trip Nashville Sounds http://i.imgur.com/MReh9SI.jpg Caleb Gindl, archive photo (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds) AUDIO: Khris Davis RBI Single AUDIO: Blake Lalli RBI Single ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Albuquerque Isotopes wrapped up a three-game sweep of the Nashville Sounds with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday evening at Isotopes Park. Nashville (32-62), which committed a season-high four errors in the contest, suffered its sixth consecutive loss to conclude a 1-6 road trip. Albuquerque grabbed a 2-0 lead against Zach Kroenke in the first inning. Dee Gordon (2-for-4) led off with a single, stole his PCL-leading 33rd base of the year, and later scored the night's first run on a groundout. Later in the frame, Ian Stewart and Brian Barden ripped back-to-back two-out doubles to double the advantage. Elian Herrera upped the Isotopes' lead to 4-0 in the home half of the second with a two-out, two-run single to right off Kroenke. The Sounds halved the deficit to 4-2 in the fourth when Khris Davis and Blake Lalli contributed one-out RBI singles against Albuquerque starter Matt Magill. Davis' knock extended the outfielder's longest hitting streak of the year to six games. Albuquerque answered the Sounds' pair of runs with two more two-out runs of their own in the bottom of the frame, when the Isotopes did not get a ball out of the infield. Gordon contributed an RBI infield single before Alex Castellanos later drew a catcher's interference call from Lalli to force home the Isotopes' second run of the inning to make it a 6-2 contest. Kroenke (4-12) suffered a loss for his fourth straight outing after giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits in his five innings of action. Red Patterson (5-3) earned the win for Albuquerque with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief behind starter Matt Magill. The Isotopes tacked on three final runs in the eighth against Rob Wooten on a rally aided by a blown strike three call. With a pair of runners on board and one out, Gordon swung at a two-strike offering but the pitch was curiously ruled a check-swing ball, and the Albuquerque batter later drew a walk to load the bases. Wooten struck out Herrera for the next out, which should have gotten him out of the frame. However, Castellanos got a turn at the plate and, on a 3-2 offering with all runners moving, blooped a ball to left-center that emptied the bases with the aid of a Josh Prince throwing error. Caleb Gindl went 2-for-4 to continue his hot hitting for the Sounds in the losing effort. He has hit safely in 11 of 12 games at a .400 clip (18-for-45) since rejoining Nashville. The Sounds return to Music City tomorrow to host the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds (AAA-Cardinals) in a four-game series. Right-hander R.J. Seidel (1-4, 5.94) will toe the slab for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander Carlos Martinez (3-2, 1.98). Nashville Box Nashville PbP Nashville Gameday

My goodness. They really are getting the whole band back together. Vinny Del Negro & Joel Pryzbilla would probably re-sign, wouldn't they?

Good catch, & thanks for posting this! A scouting report exists!

Can't say it any better. The more I see, the more I like him. When Nelson graduates, if he's the #1 prospect, it

How badly would you want the Brewers to add him, if they were contending? Would you really want to see the organization part with someone like Jimmy Nelson to acquire Lohse with the requirement that you'd owe him a minimum of $22M more through his age 35 & 36 seasons? While I agree that Lohse is an attractive pitcher, results-wise, right now, I think too many on this forum are pretty drastically overrating what kind of return he'd bring.

This is the simplest & most reliable way to test it. Coshun typically is pretty well-spoken aside from the occasional stumble over his words, but I agree that he has no grasp of proper usage of "I" v. "me"... I've noticed it constantly as well.

A lot of wild assumptions being made by a small number of posters assuming Braun's guilt, too...

Dylan Brown's photography has been excellent so far this season.

The final pitch (#113) of the game was a 96 mph fastball, according to the tv broadcast.

Whoa, whoa, whoa... let's not get crazy here!

Sounds Topped By 'Topes, 10-1 Nashville's Hainley Statia Belts Team's Only Run Nashville Sounds http://i.imgur.com/S1kHXcv.jpg Hainley Statia, archive photo (Mike Strasinger / Nashville Sounds) AUDIO: Hainley Statia's Home Run ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Nashville Sounds allowed a season-high 18 hits in Tuesday night's 10-1 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes at Isotopes Park. The loss gives the 'Topes the series win with still one game remaining in the three-game set. Sounds starting pitcher Chris Narveson (2-5) had a rough night, allowing nine runs to the Isotopes over 4 1/3 innings. He allowed 12 hits to Albuquerque batters, the most surrendered by a Sounds pitcher this season, to take his fifth loss. He fanned one and walked one. With two outs in the first inning, Rusty Ryal, 3-for-4, hit a ball into shallow right field. Hainley Statia called off second baseman Scooter Gennett and dove for the ball, but was unable to come up with the out. Instead Albuquerque had runners on the corners. Narveson offered a walk to Chili Buss to load the bases, before Justin Sellers, 4-for-5, hit a bases-clearing double. Sellers scored on the next play: a single from Brian Barden that put Nashville in an early 4-0 hole. The 'Topes added two more runs in the third inning on back-to-back home runs. Buss sent the first homer to dead centerfield and Sellers followed with his shot to left. The Sounds last allowed back-to-back jacks on Friday against the Memphis Redbirds' Jamie Romak and Jermaine Curtis. In the fourth inning, Ryal and Sellers both came up with RBI knocks to make it a 9-1 game. Ryal hit a single through the gap at second to score Matt Angle and Sellers' double past a diving Josh Prince scored two. Sellers finished with six RBIs. Offensively, the Sounds scratched their lone run across in the top of the fourth inning courtesy of a solo home run by Hainley Statia. The utility player has four hits in his last 24 at-bats; each one has been a homer. He entered July having not hit a home run all season. Caleb Gindl went 2-for-4 with two doubles, while Blake Davis finished 1-for-4. Prince picked up an infield single in the ninth inning to give Nashville five on the night. Johnnie Lowe entered to record the final two outs of the fifth inning and returned in the sixth. He allowed the Isotopes their final run on Barden's RBI-single to right field. Relievers Michael Olmsted and Jesus Sanchez both pitched a scoreless inning for Nashville. Matt Palmer (5-3) guided Albuquerque from the hill to pick up his fifth win. The right-handed pitcher held Nashville batters to one run on four hits across seven innings of work and struck out nine. The 18 hits are the most allowed by Nashville since Albuquerque recorded 16 at Greer Stadium on May 24. The Sounds will look to avoid the three-game sweep against the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday night at Isotopes Park. Throwing for Nashville will be LHP Zach Kroenke (4-11, 4.41) against Albuquerque's RHP Matt Magill. Baseball returns to Greer Stadium on Thursday, July 11 for a BURGER KING Throwback Thursday, where fans can enjoy $2 beer and select concession items. Nashville Box Nashville PbP Nashville Gameday

Yeah, that one definitely got saved.

Surprise, surprise ESPN can go... well, I'd rather not get banned over some language.

This game preview story can be accessed via the "MLB Gameday" link in the OP -- scroll to the bottom of the Gameday page to find the link to the preview story. The story includes a link to a video interview with Cingrani after his last start. Braun set for return as Cingrani opposes Peralta Brewers outfielder expected to start after being activated from DL By Jeremy Warnemuende / MLB.com | 7/9/2013 12:58 AM ET Exactly one month since he last took the field for the Brewers, Ryan Braun is expected to make his return to the lineup against the Reds on Tuesday at Miller Park. Sidelined with an inflamed nerve in his right hand that forced him out of a June 9 game against the Phillies, Braun came off the disabled list on Monday and was available to pinch-hit. He didn't, however, making Tuesday his anticipated comeback. In 57 games before hitting the DL, Braun batted .304 with nine homers and 36 RBIs. Without their star left fielder, the Brewers went 11-15, including Monday's 4-3 win over the Reds. Although Braun is set to make his return, he said his hand still is not at 100 percent, and it likely won't be all season. However, he said it has felt good of late, and he doesn't anticipate that playing will worsen the injury. Milwaukee will need Braun's bat against the Reds and starting pitcher Tony Cingrani, especially considering Braun's roster spot opened up after the Brewers put third baseman and cleanup hitter Aramis Ramirez back on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee. It will be the second DL stint of the season for Ramirez, who is expected back shortly after the All-Star break. "It's been a challenging year for all of us, obviously, health-wise," Braun said. "But I'm just excited to go back out there, and I'm looking forward to competing again. Ultimately, whoever is out there is expected to contribute to winning. Hopefully we start winning more games." Braun and the Brewers, who will send Wily Peralta to the mound on Tuesday, enter the second game of a three-game set facing a considerable deficit in the National League Central. The Reds, however, find themselves right near the top. Even with Monday's loss, Cincinnati remained four games out of first place, thanks to an Oakland win over Pittsburgh, which actually put the idle St. Louis in first place by a half-game. The Reds weathered a recent nine-game winning streak by the Pirates to stay within striking distance, and manger Dusty Baker would like to see his team reel off a few more wins of its own to put the pressure on the division leaders heading into the break. "You want to cut into it, but a lot of it has to do with you winning and them losing," Baker said. "At worst, you want to maintain where you are and hopefully cut into it." Reds: Cingrani faces Brewers for second time Cingrani, who has been filling in for Johnny Cueto during his trips to the DL this season, has some experience to draw upon before facing the Brewers on Tuesday, as he took a no-decision against Milwaukee after four innings of work on May 10 at Great American Ball Park. Cingrani cruised through the first three innings of that game before Jean Segura homered in the fourth, immediately followed by a Braun home run in the next at-bat. Since then, Cingrani has made three starts and five appearances out of the bullpen. In the three starts, Cingrani was 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA, most recently allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Giants on July 3. • The Reds head into Tuesday's game battling injury issues at catcher, as Ryan Hanigan was scratched from Monday's lineup with irritation in his left wrist. X-rays came back negative, but he was replaced by Devin Mesoraco, who missed the two previous games with back spasms. Brewers: Peralta ready to return to mound Peralta had his last start cut short by a strained left hamstring, but after two extra days of rest, he doesn't expect that to be an issue when he takes on the Reds on Tuesday. "I feel pretty good," Peralta said. "I've been running on the field. Did a couple of sprints today, and it feels 100 percent. I don't feel anything right now. It's going to be ready tomorrow." Peralta was in the midst of one of his best outings of the season on July 2, when he gave up three hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He was then forced out of the game by the injured hamstring, which he later said was feeling tight beginning in the third inning. It's been an up-and-down year for Peralta, who enters his 19th start with a 5-9 record to go with a 5.27 ERA. He tossed seven innings of shutout ball on June 21 against the Braves, but he's also surrendered five or more runs on four different occasions this season. The 24-year-old right-hander is set to make his second start against the Reds on Tuesday, after allowing three runs in six innings in Cincinnati on May 12. Worth noting • The Reds bullpen hasn't allowed a run since June 28 against the Rangers. With Logan Ondrusek and J.J. Hoover keeping the Brewers off the board on Monday, Cincinnati relievers have given up just eight hits and no runs in the last 23 innings. • The Brewers and Reds are an even 58-58 all-time in Milwaukee. • Entering Tuesday's game against Cingrani, the Brewers are just 8-22 against lefty starters this season. • The Brewers' Jonathan Lucroy has homered in three straight games, and his 48 RBIs this season rank second beyond only Buster Posey among all Major League catchers.

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Hope Carlos can keep his chin up & bounce back next season

Thanks for picking me up on the Nashville game, TC07

Sounds in a rain delay in the bottom of the 5th. I won't be able to wait up for this one. If anyone wants to take the reins for Nashville tonight, be my guest.

I genuinely felt bad for Votto for as much as I was celebrating & laughing. Without humidity & Carlos freaking Gomez, that's basically your ballgame. That was a HR off the bat. His reaction was priceless.

WOW. Carlos Gomez!

First, thank you for doing all the digging that went into your post. It's a good read, and just because I'm dusting off my soapbox doesn't mean that I didn't appreciate it. And this context is why having $75-ish million guaranteed to 9 veterans is criminal. The Brewers are MLB's smallest market, and have a complementary tiny TV payday. I have no real problem with the Braun contract, and obviously deals like Lucroy's, Gomez's, & Gallardo's aren't bad. But when you're topping off that cake with guaranteeing about $66M to two players in their mid-30s... that's awful team-building. The Brewers simply cannot sustain the way in which this current mess of a team was constructed. Over the past season & a half or so, monty57 has made excellent post after excellent post about this very impending doomsday of sorts. It was never sustainable, and the Brewers are so many pre-arby impact players away from being a good team that even a mediocre to good farm system wouldn't make for a very sunny picture. They very realistically are going to need to find at least three good SP options over the next season or two if they want to contend. Yeah, 2011 was a blast, but 2013 & the not-improving-anytime-soon-without-major-trades future is directly due to it. This is the future that was mortgaged. Then, you have leadership at the club feeling for whatever reason that a Aramis Ramirez from ages 34-36 was a must-sign -- if you were going to add this guy, it should've been as a rental in 2011 when the team was viably contending & 3B was a black hole. Then let some other team pay in FA for what he used to be able to do, while his body starts to fairly predictably break down as he gets into his mid-30s. My feelings on the Lohse signing put my annoyance about the Ramirez deal to shame. Just indefensible. And again, it would all be easier to take if the economic fantasy land that Attanasio & Melvin were operating in had actually been reality. But context is very important... context is everything. [/rant]

Given the overall lack of quality on the roster, that's practically criminal in terms of the GM world.

His swing looks so effortless. He might well still be tapping into his power potential. He's going to hit a lot of HRs in Miller Park, even if it's only as a platoon bat facing righties. #17 is as easy a swing as you'll ever see on an opposite-field shot.

Thanks! All set to record. I should clarify that I don't have the ability to upload the video online.