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I think Tim Raines is definitely a hall of famer, though i doubt he gets in first ballot...

I think you are right Geno--- It's just hard tto trade away guys that you really value like Inman... Doug has been very shrewd with his trades and i see no reason to think that he wasn't here as well..

so the brewers recorrd for homers in a month is 12...braun sits at 11 now...giving him a faair chance at tying it in the next 2.5 games...

i think trading the farm for relief help would put us back more like 8-10 years ago, toby...

Final: Helena 4, Great Falls (White Sox) 3 A close game nearly lost in the last inning takes Helena to the playoffs... Helena Box Score: Caleb Gindl still batting over .500 against righties...a truly remarkable feat considering he's got more than 60 ab's against them...Roque Mercedes is good in rookie ball...but he should be...he needs to get back to WV soon and prove that he's fixed whatever his problem was... web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._helrok_grfrok_1 Helena Game Log: web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._helrok_grfrok_1 Edit: adjust score

Final: Hagerstown 9, West Virginia 0 What started out as a brilliant night by Jeremy Jeffresss completely ruined... West Virginia Box Score: 10 k's? Yes! 5 Runs? No! www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hagafx_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game log: Now the homer and the first three walks as well as the single were not good from Jeffress...but Lidyard came in and allowed all he runners to score, putting this well out of range. www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hagafx_wvaafx_1

Final(Completion of suspended game): West Virginia 7, Hagerstown (Nats) 1 This game was begun yesterday... West Virginia Box Score: Andy Lefave on base 4 times, including one homer www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hagafx_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hagafx_wvaafx_1

Final(in ten innings): Jacksonville (Dodgers) 2, Huntsville 1 Huntsville Site Game Summary: J'ville Turns Into Heartbreak City for Stars Cory Dunlap?s bases loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the tenth drove in the game-winning run in Jacksonville?s dramatic 2-1 win over the Stars Friday night in the final of a five-game set at the Baseball Grounds in a game delayed 35 minutes at the outset by rain. The Suns won for a fourth time in the series, and third by one run, to improve to 25-10 in the second half and push their lead in the South Division to four games over Montgomery, while the Stars slipped to 20-15 in the second half and saw Chattanooga pull into a first place tie in the North Division after a wild, 11-10 win over Mississippi earlier in the evening. The Suns won seven of the ten games between the teams this season and have taken 17 out of 20 over the last two seasons. Luis Pena took over on the hill for Huntsville in the home tenth and hit pinch-hitter Alberto Concepcion with his first pitch. James Tomlin dropped down a sacrifice bunt to push Concepcion to second base and a Blake DeWitt grounder moved him to third. The Stars intentionally walked Kevin Howard to face the righty-swinging AJ Ellis but the strategy backfired when Pena walked him on four pitches. Dunlap then drove a 3-1 offering into the alley in left-center field for the decisive blow and his first run batted in of the series. Ryan Crew led off the top of the tenth with a pinch-hit single and moved to second base on a Mel Stocker sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by Dunlap, allowing Stocker to reach. Hernan Iribarren doubled over the head of the center fielder Tomlin but Crew, who had to hold to make sure the ball would not be caught, was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay throw from shortstop Juan Gonzalez for the first out. Alcides Escobar was passed intentionally to load the bases but Lou Palmisano fouled out and Adam Heether grounded out, as the Stars left the sacks full for a seventh time in the series. Steve Moss had an apparent two-run home run taken away with two outs in the ninth when Anthony Raglani made a leaping catch at the wall in left field. Howard singled with two outs, stole second base and scored on a two-out hit by Ellis to give the Suns a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first inning, marking the first time the home had scored first in the series. Stars? starter Sam Narron has been scored on in the first inning in seven of his 11 starts on the road and in 11 of his 20 turns overall. Iribarren led off the fourth with a double, moved to third on an Escobar sacrifice bunt but remained stationary when Palmisano grounded out and Heether lined out on a diving grab by the third baseman DeWitt to end the threat. Steve Sollmann and Michael Brantley opened the fifth inning with singles but could not advance when Moss flied out and Brendan Katin grounded into a double play. The visitors finally broke through in the sixth when Narron, Iribarren and Escobar singled to load the bases but the rally fizzled when Palmisano grounded into a double play to push across Narron and Heether was called out on strikes. Raglani and Gonzalez singled with two outs in the seventh to chase Narron from the game but EJ Shanks, in his double-A debut, worked out of trouble by retiring Jimmy Rohan on a ground ball to end the inning. Narron was charged with a single run on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings and has gone at least six frames in each of his last four starts. He struck out five and has now gone 26 2/3 innings over those four turns without issuing a walk. The Stars return home Saturday to open up a five-game set against Chattanooga with right-hander Corey Thurman taking the hill against Lookouts? right-hander James Avery. Coverage begins at 6:50 pm central time and can be heard on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com Milb Game Wrap: Suns squeak by Stars in 10 July 28, 2007 Cory Dunlap lined an RBI single in the 10th inning to lift Jacksonville past visiting Huntsville, 2-1, on Friday. Alberto Concepcion Jr. was hit by a pitch and advanced on a sacrifice before scoring on Dunlap's single to left. A.J. Ellis singled home the other run for the Suns (25-10) in the first. Jacksonville reliever Ramon Troncoso (6-1) yielded three hits and a walk over two scoreless innings for the win. Starter Zachary Hammes gave up one run on seven hits and struck out three without walking a batter in six frames. Reliever Luis Pena (0-4) took the loss after surrendering one run on a hit and two walks in the 10th. Starter Sam Narron allowed one run on seven hits and fanned five without walking a batter over 6 2/3 innings. Narron scored on a double play in the sixth for the Stars (20-15). --Danny Wild/MLB.com Huntsville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hunaax_jaxaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hunaax_jaxaax_1

Final: Nashville 8, Fresno (Giants) 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: Longballs Lead Sounds To 8-1 Victory Date Posted: 7/27/2007 NASHVILLE ? The Nashville Sounds belted a season-high five home runs during their 8-1 victory in the finale of a four-game series with the Fresno Grizzlies in front of a Faith Night crowd of 9,053 on Friday night at Greer Stadium. With the win, Nashville (65-41) improved upon the best record in Triple-A baseball and notched its third consecutive victory to earn a series win over the Grizzlies. Sounds starter Elmer Dessens combined with a pair of relievers to hold Fresno to just two hits on the evening. Nashville second baseman Callix Crabbe went 3-for-5 with two homers on the evening, giving him the first multi-homer game of his professional career. Outfielder Laynce Nix went 2-for-4, including a two-run shot over the center field wall to end his 29 at-bat hitless streak. Crabbe led off the bottom of the first by sending a 1-0 pitch from Fresno starter Patrick Misch (2-4) over the wall in left-center field for his sixth home run of the year. It was Crabbe's second leadoff shot of the year and his first to be hit from the right side of the plate. Nashville's offense continued in the inning when Joe Dillon reached on a walk. He moved to second on his sixth stolen base of the season before scoring on a Justin Leone throwing error after an infield single by Vinny Rottino. In the bottom of the second, Crabbe repeated his earlier performance by launching a 1-2 pitch off the Copley guitar-shaped scoreboard for his second roundtripper of the game. Fresno (55-52) registered its lone run in the top of the third when Justin Knoedler led off with a triple to deep center field. He was plated two batters later on a Clay Timpner groundout to second base, making the score 3-1 in favor of Nashville. The Sounds added three to their lead in the bottom of the fifth after Charles Thomas led off the inning with a double to left field. Dillon followed with his second walk of the game before Rottino moved them both over with a sacrifice bunt. An Andy Abad chopper allowed Charles Thomas to score before Nix's two-run shot made it a 6-1 game. Nashville would score its final two runs in the seventh inning beginning with a Dillon solo homer, his team-leading 20th longball of the year. Abad followed two batters later with his seventh roundtripper of the year. Dessens (1-0) earned his first Triple-A win in his 2007 Greer Stadium debut, throwing five innings, giving up one run, and tying a season high with four strikeouts. He threw 63 pitches (38 strikes) in his third rehab outing. Nashville reliever and 2007 PCL All-Star Steve Bray had an impressive outing, throwing three hitless innings and striking out one. Mitch Stetter finished the game for Nashville, making his first appearance for the Sounds since late April. He threw a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts. The Sounds continue their homestand on Saturday when they begin a four-game series with the Sacramento River Cats (AAA-Athletics) at 6 p.m. Nashville native R.A. Dickey (8-5, 4.06) is scheduled to take the hill for the Sounds against right-hander Brad Knox (6-5, 4.42). Milb Game Wrap: Crabbe powers Sounds July 28, 2007 Callix Crabbe homered twice and three pitchers combined on a two-hitter as Nashville beat visiting Fresno, 8-1, on Friday. Crabbe went 3-for-5 with solo shots in each of the first two innings and has six homers for the Sounds (65-41), who have won three straight. Laynce Nix, Joe Dillon and Andy Abad also homered for Nashville. Elmer Dessens (1-0) made his third rehab start and allowed a run on two hits with four strikeouts in five innings. The 36-year-old right-hander went 1-1 with a 6.60 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers before injuring his right shoulder. Steve Bray followed by walking one in three hitless frames and Mitch Stetter fanned two in a perfect ninth. Grizzlies starter Patrick Misch (2-4) surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on eight hits in four innings, striking out five and walking two. Justin Knoedler hit a leadoff triple in the third and scored on Clay Timpner's groundout for Fresno (55-52), which has dropped three in a row. --Marc Jimenez/MLB.com Nashville Box Score: Callix Crabbe has been amazing this year...enough to make me wwant to apologize for dropping him out of the Power 50 a few months ago. Crabbe deserves accolades for progressing through the system and seemingly becoming a better player as he reaches its apex. Hopefully Callix will get a long look as the Tony Graffanino replacement in 2008. www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._freaaa_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._freaaa_nasaaa_1

hey, 10 k's in four innings probably meant jeremy was out of pitches to throw...man what a dominant night, even with the homer... he's got more potential than anyone we've had down on the farm since neugie...i'm beginning to think he's our new #1...

he's just depth, but he does have the potential to be very good...kinda like sarfate actually, if you look at the numbers...

i'm just curious...he's not in the lineup... edit: Sunday! I don't want to wait that long

is weeks involved?

Stephen Chapman Ops'ing 1.000 this month...on pace tto maybe squek out 30 homers this year... he also took a walk today... steve strrikes me as the kind of guy that tries to swing his way out of slumps, because he knows when he's hot he can hit anything... andy lefave should be in AA...

my bet would be a young staarting pitcher...someone from the Florida or carolina league...that how doug usually rolls...

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its a giant chunk of the original writing staff...it felt like good old times to me... and albert brooks (the voice of hank scorpio) has a prominant role as a new character

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Final: Brevard County 6, Vero Beach (Rays) 2 Milb Game Wrap Welch pitches Manatees past Rays July 26, 2007 David Welch took a perfect game into the eighth inning as visiting Brevard Country beat Vero Beach, 6-2, on Thursday. Welch (6-3) breezed through the first seven innings thanks to a little help from his defense. Third baseman Mat Gamel knocked down a wicked grounder to end the first and left fielder Cole Gillespie made an outstanding running catch on a ball hit over his head to end the seventh. "That's when I got a bit pumped up," said Welch who credited pitching coach Fred Dabney for getting him back on track. "He's helped me a lot with my breaker and especially my fastball command," said the 24-year-old Australian, who had allowed a season-high four runs on eight hits in his previous start. "[My curveball] hadn't been working for me until later in the game, but tonight I had it working right out of the bullpen." Welch lost the perfect game when catcher Anderson De La Rosa dropped a pop up in front of the mound. Matthew Devins followed with a run-scoring double to break up the no-hitter. Christian Lopez plated another run with a two-out single. Welch kept his emotions in check after his catcher's miscue and settled down to secure the win. "I just tapped him on the back and said, 'Don't worry about it.' He was calling great pitches. I hardly had to shake him off at all," Welch explained. De La Rosa also contributed with his bat, stroking a pair of RBI triples as the first-place Manatees (20-14) built a 4-0 lead in the eighth. De La Rosa, Gillespie, Yohannis Perez and Lorenzo Cain finished with two hits apiece. Ned Yost drew three walks and scored a pair of runs. "We're having a great year, and we're going to keep it going through the playoffs," said Welch, who allowed two unearned runs on two hits while striking out five without a walk over 7 2/3 innings. Ben Stanczyk retired all four batters he faced to earn his third save. Vero Beach starter Jeff Kamrath (2-7) surrendered three runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 frames for the Devil Rays (8-25). -- Zack Hample/MLB.com Brevard County Box score: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._breafa_vbdafa_1 Brevard County game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._breafa_vbdafa_1

Final: Jacksonville (Dodgers) 14, Huntsville 4 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Suns Explode in Big Win over Stars Juan Gonzalez belted a home run and knocked in five runs to lead Jacksonville to 14-4 victory over Huntsville Thursday night in the fourth of a five-game set at the Baseball Grounds in a game delayed 50 minutes at the outset by rain. The Suns won for a third time in the series to improve to 24-10 in the second half and push their lead in the South Division to three games over Montgomery, while the Stars slipped to 20-14 in the second half and saw their North Division lead trimmed to one over Chattanooga after the Lookouts win over Mississippi earlier in the evening. The Suns have won six of the nine games between the teams this season and 16 out of 19 since last the start of least season. Brendan Katin?s grand slam with two outs in the first staked the visitors to the early lead against Joey Norrito, who had given up more than three runs only once in his first 11 starts. Huntsville has scored in the first inning in each game of the series and in seven of the last nine games. However, the Stars could manage just three singles over the next five innings against Norrito, who picked up his seventh win of the season. The right-hander walked two, struck out five and improved to 5-0 at home. The Suns have won 10 of the 12 games Norrito has started since he moved into the rotation on May 19. Jacksonville got the game tied with a four-spot in the second inning against Stars? starter Steve Hammond, who had not allowed an earned run over 14 innings in his last two turns. A two-run, bases loaded double by Gonzalez got the scoring started and a Blake DeWitt sacrifice fly capped the rally. Hammond was lifted after two frames, giving up four runs on five hits, walking one and fanning two. Vince Perkins took over and gave up the go-ahead run on a two-out, run-scoring double in the third by James Tomlin, who collected four hits, knocked in three and scored once. The Suns blew the game open in the fourth with four more runs, highlighted by Tomlin?s two-run single. Gonzalez?s three-run home run, his third in the series, capped off a four-run sixth inning that put the game out of reach. DeWitt homered for a second time in the series to finish off the scoring for the league?s highest scoring team, which has hit a home run in each of the four games and six in the series. Mark Alexander went three scoreless, hitless innings, striking out five to record his second save of the series and fourth of the year. Jacksonville handed the Stars their second 10-run loss of the season and scored the most runs allowed in a game by Huntsville this season. The series wraps up Friday night with Stars southpaw Sam Narron taking the hill against Suns? right-hander Zach Hammes. Coverage begins at 5:50 pm central time and can be heard on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com Huntsville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hunaax_jaxaax_1 Huntsville Game log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._hunaax_jaxaax_1

Final: Nashville 6, Fresno (Giants) 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: DiFelice, Nelson Lead Sounds Past Grizzlies Date Posted: 7/26/2007 NASHVILLE ? Mark DiFelice fanned a season-high eight batters over seven scoreless frames and Brad Nelson homered and drove in five runs to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 6-1 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies in front of 7,054 on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium. DiFelice (1-0), who turned in his third consecutive quality start since joining the Sounds in mid-July, earned his first victory with Nashville. He improved to 2-0 with a 1.02 ERA (4er/35.1ip) in his six starts this year between the Sounds and Double-A Huntsville. The right-hander?s eight strikeouts matched a season high. DiFelice walked Fresno leftfielder Brian Horwitz with two outs in the top of the fourth inning, the first base on balls he issued in 56 2/3 innings, dating back to May 19. Nashville (64-41) grabbed a 2-0 lead with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs and a man on first, Joe Dillon grounded to third baseman Justin Leone, whose throw to second was mishandled by William Bergolla. Nelson took advantage of the miscue by delivering a two-run double to deep center off Fresno starter Sun Woo Kim that plated Drew Anderson and Dillon. Nelson (3-for-4) extended the lead to 4-0 in the sixth with a two-run, opposite-field homer to left. The blast, which chased Kim, was his 16th of the year and fourth in his last five games. The Sounds increased the advantage to 6-0 in the seventh with a two-out rally against Grizzlies reliever Tyler Walker. Gabe Gross (3-for-4) and Anderson singled before Dillon registered his team-leading 71st RBI of the year with an RBI single to left. Nelson then ripped his second double of the night, an opposite-field line drive to left, to plate Gross for a 6-0 lead. Fresno broke up the shutout bid with two outs in the top of the ninth inning against Sounds reliever Marino Salas when Horwitz plated Leone (2-for-4) with an RBI single to right-center, bringing the score to its final 6-1. Kim (3-7) took the loss for Fresno after he allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits over five innings of work. The teams wrap up the series with a 7 p.m. finale on Friday evening. Right-hander Elmer Dessens (0-0, 1.35) will make his third rehabilitation start for Nashville and face Fresno right-hander Matt Kinney (5-9, 4.71). Nashville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._freaaa_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb..._freaaa_nasaaa_1

i think this thread is bad mojo....

Brantley has no power, doesn't play great defense, and doesn't run exceptionally fast....he's great at walking...which, while awesome, i not necessarily a trait he will be able to carrry over to the majors for the same reasons TGJ cannot... Brantley is a better hitter than TGJ, but his defense isn't even close...i like Brantley More at the moment, but not a lot more...I still favor darren ford and lorenzo cain... Katin has only been in the system 2 years and has moved quickly...brad nelson has been here 6 and has stagnated entirely...katin is also under the control of the brewers for another 4 years...considering this is his first time through AA, he's done pretty well..

i think linebrink wwill have no trouble signing with someone else...doug melvin is definitely not the only GM to overpay for relief help...even if Linebrink comes in and throws up a 4.5 era for the rest of the season, someone will definitely offer him at leats 2 years at 10 million... this isn't graffanino...and the free agent rankings have changed, so there will be many fewer type a free agents... linebrink will net us picks...