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BREWERS MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS TOPS AMONG ALL ORGANIZATIONS Brewers Minor League System Posts a Combined .603 Winning Percentage MILWAUKEE ? With the first half of the minor league season nearly completed, the Milwaukee Brewers minor league system ranks atop all other minor league organizations with the best overall record. In 262 games, the Brewers farm system has a 158-104 record, a combined .603 winning percentage. Ranking second on the list is the New York Yankees, who have a .579 mark (161-117) Both of the Brewers Class A teams clinched first half titles after the Brevard County Manatees claimed the Florida State League Eastern Division first half title this week. Last week, the West Virginia Power secured a spot in the playoffs after winning the South Atlantic League Northern Division first half title. Currently, the Brewers Double A squad, the Huntsville Stars, hold a narrow first place lead in the Southern League (1/2 game lead with four games remaining in the first half) and the Nashville Sounds are second in the standings, trailing the Iowa Cubs by 1.5 games in the Pacific Coast League Triple A standings. The Brewers will be represented by a number of players selected to All-Star contests. Brevard County landed six players in the FSL All Star Game including pitchers Wil Inman, Ben Stanczyk, Josh Wahpepah and Luis Pena in addition to shortstop Alcides Escobar and outfielder Cole Gillespie. (Both Pena and Inman will not participate as a result of their promotions to Huntsville). The West Virginia Power had seven players and two staff members named to the SAL All-Star team. Center fielder Darren Ford, closer E.J. Shanks and pitcher Mike McClendon were all named to the original All-Star team, but will miss the game after being promoted to High-A Brevard County. Outfielder Chuck Caufield, third baseman Taylor Green, and LHP Zach Braddock were added to the revised roster and will join catcher Andy Bouchie, Manager Mike Guerrero and Hitting Coach Corey Hart at the SAL All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 19 in Rome, Georgia. The Class AA and AAA teams have yet to be announced. On the season, the Nashville pitching staff ranks first in the Pacific Coast League in team ERA (3.69) and has been led by pitcher Yovani Gallardo, who was promoted to Milwaukee yesterday. Gallardo leads the PCL in wins (http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif and leads the entire minor leagues in strikeouts (110) and strikeouts per 9 IP (12.75). Nashville starter Chris Oxspring leads the league with a 2.50 ERA (minimum 0.8 IP/team game) and is second in the league in strikeouts (74) while limiting opposing hitters to a .216 batting average. --more-- MINOR LEAGUES continued The Huntsville pitching staff has also had key contributions with Manny Parra leading the way with a league best ERA (2.6http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif and a league-high 80.2 innings pitched. Parra was promoted to Triple A Nashville yesterday. He is currently ranked second in the Southern League in wins (7) and strikeouts (81). Closer Marino Salas has recorded 13 saves, which ranks third in the league, along with a minuscule 1.04 ERA. The Stars? offense has been powered by Steve Sollmann. He is currently ranked sixth in the league in batting (.329), second in on-base percentage (.455) and third in runs scored (45). Catcher Lou Palmisano (.299 batting average) and Brendan Katin have been productive at the plate. Katin ranks fourth in the league with 47 RBI. Brevard County clinched the first half using a balanced attack of pitching and hitting. As a team, the Manatees are currently third in ERA (3.22) in the FSL and third in hitting (.270). Alcides Escobar has been a spark, posting a .325 batting average which ranks fourth in the league. His 18 stolen bases also ranks fourth best in the FSL and he leads the Manatees with 37 runs scored. On the pitching side, recently promoted Wil Inman was dominant during his FSL stint. His 1.72 ERA places him second in the league and he owns the league-lead in strikeouts with 98 (second in all of the minors behind Gallardo). He has held opposing batters to a .198 batting average. Luis Pena also dominated FSL hitters during his time in Brevard County. His five wins and six saves still lead the team and opposing hitters batted a meager .184 against him. The West Virginia Power owns the best record in all of the minor leagues with a 46-18 mark (.719 winning percentage) entering tonight?s games. The Power have been nothing short of dominant so far this season, highlighted by their 14-game winning streak from April 12-27 along with their league best .307 team batting average. West Virginia has been led by the league?s best offense, averaging 6.76 runs and 11 hits per game. They have scored the most runs (433) in the South Atlantic League (43 more than second place Greensboro) and have collected 81 more hits than the next highest team in the league. The Power have five batters that are currently ranked in the top 7 in batting average in the SAL. Taylor Green?s .339 avg. places second, followed by Michael Brantley and Darren Ford who rank fourth while hitting .335. Chuck Caufield (.331) and Andrew Lefave (.329) round out the list, ranking sixth and seventh respectively. Meanwhile, Caufield leads the SAL in hits (87) and is second in RBI (53). Darren Ford paces the league in stolen bases with 31. The benefactors of the Power offense has been the pitching staff. Mike McClendon posted a 5-2 record with a 2.87 ERA before his promotion to Brevard County. Zach Braddock leads the team in ERA (1.21) and was named the Brewers Pitcher of the Month for April. Meanwhile, the Brewers? 2006 first round pick Jeremy Jeffress joined the Power in late May and has gone 3-0 alongside a 1.45 ERA in four starts.

White House looked like the team of last year. Huge hitting (back to back jacks at one point) and stellar defense. They crushed us. Classy team though, and it was fun hanging out with them at the bar after the game. Oddly enough, the money I won in dice ended up staying at the bar. Oh well. Lots of fun.

It's kinda like fireworks just went off in my head. Big win.

Done deal. I was never worried. Nice to take the series.

Nice at bat

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Man this is a roller coaster of a game. Cordero testing our nerves once again.

Thanks for the call ump

Didn't see this asked anywhere but is Hall nearing or made a record for most consecutive plate appearances reaching base? The Tigers have not gotten him out yet in the series.

I'm happy for you graduating H.S. One day however, you'll be sitting in front of a computer and see some kid make the same statement you did and you will realize that almost 20 years have gone by. Hopefully for you, it will be a great feeling with nice memories and you will have a beautiful family. I hope you have a wonderful life ahead of you.

Flavoring of the brats in this manner has made my heart heavy with grief. The one thing I could depend on in life was the sacrament of the Bratwurst and now, well I just don't know what to do. Perhaps I'll continue to cry. I will not however, be eating any Cherry, Kiwi, Lemon, of Aloe Vera Brats. Why not just crush my knee caps with a bat instead? It'd be less painful.

I'm pretty sure that it blocks your view of what the ignored person is saying. However- I'd suggest you maybe PM Hawing for verification. Laura is pretty up to date on the chat room topics and she will provide you with the correct information. She's one cool cat.

This is a new batting order we will use for the game on 6-14. Things may change a bit here or there, just small tweaks though. This line up will be pretty standard for the remainder of the season. 01. Bball 02. Razzorsharp 03. BrewerfanMatt 04. Right O Matic 05. Houlie24X 06. Brewerjamie15 07. ColbyJack 08. Robin19 09. ValpoCrewsader 10. Ajay 11. Jimbo 12. My94RT 13. Nullbyte 14. Radman 15. IronChefNapalm 16. BriantheAutomator I'd like to once again thank Jimbo and Nullbyte for all the statistical work they've done. Your contributions are quite a help.

Brevard County. Will Inman. It'll be a classic.

pwned Is some kind of a nerd term used in the online gaming world. I dunno.

The second half of the season starts this week. We face a tough White House team. Game time is 9 pm we are home this week. Anyone for a beer with the opposition after the game? Defense will look like this: P-- BFMatt C-- ICN 1B- Robin19 2B- Bball, Jamie SS- My94rt, Valpo 3B- Razzorsharp LF- RightOMatic LC- AJ, ColbyJack RC- Brian the Defensive Gem RF- Jimbo, Nullbyte DH- Radman

Not only did Verlander get a no hitter, but that's also a Quality Start folks! Nice job. I am lucky to have seen history against the Brewers. I don't ever want to see it again.

Is it possible to give Ned a "mental day off"? Git R Done!

This is going well. The Crew is all over this guy.

I didn't see the lineup for today's game to prepare me for the horror that is the top of our order. I tuned in the game and I see Counell up there in his contorted, painful looking stance go down on a K. He was then followed by Tony Graffanino. I don't often question Nedly's line ups, but what the heck is this? I've seen grandmothers with a tougher 1-2 combination!

I just got this in my email from the Media Relations department. I hope it's not a dupe, I didn't see this anywhere else. The players in bold have signed, and their expected level of assignment is noted (Helena or Arizona). Keep in mind that Etheridge (12th round), Bramhall (18th) and Scott (39th) are all playing in the College World Series and thus can't sign as of yet. We'll try to remind you when you can watch them during the tournament. 46 drafted, 26 signed. 26 Pitchers: (9 lefties 13 righties), 3 catchers, 3 1b, 1 2b, 4 3b, 5 ss, 8 of, {24 college kids, 22 High Schoolers) 1 7 Matt LaPorta 1B R-R 6-2 210 1/8/85 Port Charlotte, Fla. University of Florida 2 (no pick) 3 101 Jonathan Lucroy C R-R 6-0 195 6/13/86 Umatilla, Fla. University of Louisiana Lafayette6/8/07 (Helena) Brian Sankey 4 131 Eric Farris 2B R-R 5-10 175 3/3/86 Chandler, Ariz. Loyola Marymount University 6/11/07 (Helena) Corey Rodriguez 5 161 Caleb Gindl RF L-L 5-9 185 8/31/88 Pace, Fla. Pace HS (Fla.) 6/9/07 (Helena) Doug Reynolds 6 191 Daniel Merklinger LHP L-L 6-1 195 11/19/85 West Orange, N.J. Seton Hall University 7 221 Efrain Nieves LHP L-L 6-0 169 11/15/89 Guaynabo, P.R. Puerto Rico Baseball Academy 6/9/07 (Arizona) Charlie Sullivan & Manolo Hernandez 8 251 David Fonseca SS R-R 6-0 180 8/28/86 Thousand Oaks, Calif. Los Angeles Pierce JC 6/8/07 (Helena) Corey Rodriguez 9 281 Kristian Bueno LHP L-L 6-2 195 12/10/88 Corpus Christi, Texas Calallen HS (Texas) 6/8/07 (Arizona) Brian Sankey 10 311 Eric Fryer C R-R 6-2 215 8/26/85 Reynoldsburg, Ohio The Ohio State University 6/11/07 (Helena) Mike Farrell 11 341 Cody Scarpetta RHP R-R 6-2 225 8/25/88 Rockford, Ill. Guilford HS (Ill.) 12 371 Wes Etheridge RHP R-R 6-1 185 8/12/84 Huntington Beach, Calif. University of California-Irvine 13 401 Christopher Dennis LF L-R 6-1 205 9/15/88 La Salle, Ontario, Canada St. Thomas of Villanova Sec. 6/10/07 (Arizona) Jay Lapp 14 431 Donovan Hand RHP R-R 6-4 250 4/20/86 Hatton, Ala. Jacksonville State University 6/11/07 (Helena) Joe Mason 15 461 Joe Paciorek 3B R-R 6-2 225 9/20/88 Blaine, Wash. Blaine HS (Wash.) 6/9/07 (Arizona) Brandon Newell 16 491 Joel Morales RHP R-R 6-3 200 3/12/89 Guaynabo, P.R. Puerto Rico Baseball Academy 6/9/07 (Arizona) Charlie Sullivan & Manolo Hernandez 17 521 Erik Miller CF R-R 6-3 200 8/23/87 Phoenix, Ariz. Scottsdale CC 6/8/07 (Arizona) Kevin Clouser 18 551 Bobby Bramhall LHP L-L 5-11 185 7/13/85 College Station, Texas Rice University 19 581 Zealous Wheeler 3B R-R 5-10 220 1/116/87 Childersburg, Ala. Wallace State CC 6/11/07 (Helena) Joe Mason 20 611 Cameron Robulack 1B L-R 6-3 220 11/2/88 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Silverthorn Collegiate Institute 6/9/07 (Arizona) Jay Lapp 21 641 Connor Hoehn RHP R-R 6-1 200 7/5/89 Damascus, Md. St. John?s HS (Md.) 22 671 Matthew Cline SS R-R 5-10 155 10/18/85 Huntington Beach, Calif. Cal State Long Beach 6/8/07 (Helena) Josh Belovsky 23 701 William Hawn 3B L-R 6-1 195 8/11/88 Knoxville, Tenn. South Doyle HS (Tenn.) 24 731 Jonathan White CF L-L 6-2 198 6/16/86 Shelbyville, Tenn. Vanderbilt University 25 761 Chadwick Bell LHP R-L 6-3 200 2/28/89 Knoxville, Tenn. South Doyle HS (Tenn.) 26 791 Benjamin Feltner LF S-R 5-11 185 10/8/85 Leander, Texas Texas A&M University 27 821 Joshua Trejo LHP L-L 6-1 220 8/15/89 Union City, Calif. James Logan HS (Calif.) 6/11/07 (Arizona) Justin McCray 28 851 Steffan Wilson 3B R-R 6-1 220 5/24/86 State College, Pa. Harvard University 6/8/07 (Helena) Rene 29 881 Travis Nevakshonoff RHP R-R 6-0 180 7/22/89 Castle Guard, B.C., Canada DWPopps Sec. (British Columbia) 6/11/07 (Arizona) Marty Lehn 30 911 Corey Frerichs RHP R-R 5-11 200 5/7/86 Willis, Texas Temple Junior College (Texas) 6/10/07 (Helena) Brian Sankey 31 941 Jonathan Clarence LHP R-L 6-3 190 10/21/88 Columbus, Ind. Columbus North HS (Ind.) 32 970 Miguel Vasquez SS R-R 6-1 190 11/25/86 Orlando, Fla. Seminole CC (Fla.) 6/9/07 (Arizona) Charles Aliano 33 999 Ryan Jensen CF L-R 5-10 180 9/21/88 Langley, B.C., Canada 6/9/07 (Arizona) Marty Lehn 34 1028 Casey Baron LHP L-L 6-2 200 11/29/84 Fairland, Md. University of Maryland 6/9/07 (Helena) Tim McIlvaine 35 1057 Curtis Rindal 1B R-R 6-3 215 9/15/83 Mount Vernon, Wash. University of Washington 6/9/07 (Helena) Brandon Newell 36 1086 Curtis Pasma LHP L-L 6-0 206 9/19/85 Madera, Calif. University of Pacific 6/9/07 (Helena) Justin McCray 37 1114 Richard Hague SS R-R 6-1 180 9/18/88 Spring, Texas Klein Collins HS (Texas) 38 1142 Kurt Crowell OF R-R 6-3 215 9/21/84 Downey, Calif. Cal State Los Angeles 6/9/07 (Helena) Corey Rodriguez 39 1170 Joseph Scott SS R-R 6-0 185 8/22/86 Corona, Calif. Cal State Fullerton 40 1199 Jordan Tanner RHP R-R 6-4 190 6/8/89 New Castle, Pa. Neshannock HS (Pa.) 41 1224 Adam Arnold RHP R-R 6-0 185 5/15/86 Kamloops, B.C., Canada Thompson River University 6/9/07 (Arizona) Lehn/Lapp 42 1250 Michael Reid RHP L-R 6-3 195 5/17/88 South Lake, Texas Carroll HS (Texas) 43 1276 Cullen Sexton RHP R-R 6-2 190 7/22/88 Stevens Point, Wis. Stevens Point HS (Wis.) 44 1302 Shawn Zarraga C R-R 6-1 218 1/21/89 Lake Worth, Fla. Trinity Chirstian Academy (Fla.) 45 1328 Matt Sergey RHP R-R 6-4 170 7/29/89 Plantation, Fla. South Plantation HS (Fla.) 46 1352 Stewart Ijames RF L-R 6-1 195 8/21/88 Owensboro, Ky. Owensboro Catholic HS (Ky.) 47 1375 Aaron Tullo RHP R-R 6-3 195 3/9/88 St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg JC (Fla.)

Thanks dude. Not late notice at all.

That was sweet. This team just keeps finding ways to lose. I'm officially ticked off now.