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If a woman ever makes it to the Majors, this is how it'll happen, by throwing a knuckleball.

I'm a big House fan, but I think that show needs to go. The producers made a big mistake in not writing Chase, Cameron and Foreman out of the show entirely after the third season. As a result, they're left trying to make the show work with an ensemble cast, and it just doesn't. The show in its current form isn't well paced and doesn't bear much resemblance to what worked in the first place. I believe that Hugh Laurie's contract is up at the end of the season and the show is getting close to jumping the shark with a House-Cuddy romance. 24 should probably also go, though I think it's a victim of the times. The first season of 24 was great because it was so genre-busting. Since, the show has become quite formulaic but tried to distinguish itself in the past couple of years by making Jack into almost an anti-hero; unfortunately, this is happening at the time when every superhero film and action movie is doing the same thing.

Not only did Rottino pitch in the season finale, he also played every position on the diamond during the extra inning game. MJC

Postponed: Huntsville at Birmingham (White Sox), rain Huntsville Site Update: The Stars and Barons were rained out on Sunday evening at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The game will be made up as part of a 6:00 p.m. CT doubleheader Monday night. Huntsville sends lefty Matt Ford (1-3, 4.68) to the mound against Barons left-hander Heath Phillips (7-8, 4.20) in game one. In game two, Stars left-hander Jeff Housman (4-6, 3.23) meets Barons right-hander Eduardo Villacis (2-2, 3.04). The FPH Financial Services Pre-Game Show starts at 5:45 p.m. CT. Stars baseball can be heard on ESPN 1450 and at www.huntsvillestars.com. Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 10, High Desert 8 (13 Innings) High Desert Box Score: Nice job in late relief by Homero Rivera... David Nolasco coughs it up in the 13th. GAME DATE: 7/25/04 INL at HD INLAND EMPIRE 10 AT HIGH DESERT 8 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG G.Harris CF 6 2 2 0 .263 K.Bibbs CF 5 1 1 1 .278 M.Garciaparr 2B 4 3 2 3 .195 C.Crabbe 2B 5 1 1 0 .290 J.Gonzalez 3B 7 0 1 0 .300 B.Van Iderst RF 6 0 2 1 .372 J.Nelson LF 6 1 3 1 .300 T.Hinton 1B 6 1 1 1 .305 C.Arroyo RF 6 1 2 1 .316 F.Villanueva CAT 6 1 2 1 .259 M.Rogelstad 1B 6 1 1 2 .238 J.Eure 3B 6 1 1 0 .244 R.Rivera CAT 6 0 1 2 .240 T.Farnsworth DH 6 0 0 0 .204 J.Ellison DH 5 1 2 0 .326 M.Mendez LF 6 2 2 2 .258 M.Hagen PH 2 0 0 0 .213 E.Cruz SS 5 1 2 0 .229 M.Hagen DH 0 0 0 0 .213 D.Bradley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Monzon SS 7 1 2 1 .243 M.Kusiewicz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Livingston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Steele PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Rivera PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Jimenez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Pizarro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 55 10 16 10 TOTALS 51 8 12 6 INLAND EMPIRE 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2-10 16 3 HIGH DESERT 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0- 8 12 1 E--J.Gonzalez, J.Nelson, B.Livingston, B.Van Iderst. DP--INLAND EMPIRE 1, HIGH DESERT 0. LOB--INLAND EMPIRE 14, HIGH DESERT 6. 2B--G.Harris (11), J.Nelson (19), R.Rivera (18), F.Villanueva (15), M.Mendez (8). 3B--G.Harris (14). HR--M.Garciaparr (1), E.Monzon (1), F.Villanueva (10), M.Mendez (7). SB--M.Garciaparr (3), J.Ellison (1). HBP--M.Garciaparr 2, J.Nelson. SH--K.Bibbs. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INLAND EMPIRE B.Livingston 7.1 8 6 4 1 5 1 3.69 M.Steele 0.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 9.35 C.Jimenez (W,5-5) 4.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.63 M.Pizarro (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.94 HIGH DESERT D.Bradley 5.0 8 5 5 1 2 1 3.42 M.Kusiewicz 2.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 4.17 D.Kolb 2.0 3 3 3 1 4 1 6.10 H.Rivera 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.94 D.Nolasco (L,2-6) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 7.85 HB--D.Bradley, D.Kolb, D.Nolasco. WP--D.Bradley, M.Kusiewicz, H.Rivera. SO--G.Harris 2, M.Garciaparr, J.Gonzalez 2, J.Nelson, M.Rogelstad, R.Rivera, J.Ellison, E.Monzon, K.Bibbs 3, B.Van Iderst, T.Hinton, F.Villanueva 2, J.Eure 2, T.Farnsworth 2, M.Mendez. BB--G.Harris, M.Garciaparr, C.Arroyo, M.Rogelstad, R.Rivera, C.Crabbe. T--3:52. A--1283High Desert Game Log: Final 14 Maverick batters down in order -- MB www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=17931 Final: Helena 4. Provo (Angels) 2 Helena Box Score: Take RHP Derek DeCarlo off the injured list, obviously -- great outing -- MB GAME DATE: 7/25/04 PRV at HEL PROVO 2 AT HELENA 4 YTD YTD PROVO AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG R.Giannotti CF 2 0 0 0 .253 S.Sollmann 2B 4 1 2 3 .298 R.Leahy 2B 4 0 0 0 .313 A.Festa 3B 2 0 1 0 .333 S.Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 .404 G.Richardson 1B 4 0 0 1 .361 A.Toussaint DH 3 0 0 0 .359 A.Mannon RF 3 0 2 0 .292 B.Johnson CAT 4 0 0 0 .230 C.Lozada DH 4 0 0 0 .273 N.Sutton 3B 4 1 1 0 .376 J.Serfass LF 4 0 0 0 .224 J.Renz RF 4 0 1 1 .292 C.Fermaint CF 4 1 1 0 .258 C.Remole 1B 4 1 1 0 .238 C.Blevins CAT 2 1 0 0 .250 M.Perdomo LF 4 0 2 1 .258 A.Escobar SS 3 1 1 0 .308 F.Cordova PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Theodorako PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Waters PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Decarlo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Edwards PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 5 2 TOTALS 30 4 7 4 PROVO 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0- 2 5 1 HELENA 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X- 4 7 2 E--S.Rodriguez, S.Sollmann, A.Escobar. DP--PROVO 1, HELENA 0. LOB-- PROVO 9, HELENA 6. 2B--J.Renz (10), C.Remole (7), S.Sollmann (6). SB--R.Giannotti (7), N.Sutton (4), C.Fermaint (3), A.Escobar (12). HBP--S.Rodriguez, A.Toussaint. SH--R.Giannotti, A.Festa. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA PROVO F.Cordova (L,1-3) 4.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 8.72 C.Waters 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.07 B.Edwards 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.84 HELENA J.Theodorako 3.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 5.32 D.Decarlo (W,3-0) 5.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50 HB--J.Theodorako, D.Decarlo. PB--C.Blevins 2. SO--S.Rodriguez 2, B.Johnson, N.Sutton, J.Renz, S.Sollmann, A.Mannon, C.Lozada, J.Serfass, C.Fermaint, A.Escobar. BB--R.Giannotti 2, R.Leahy, A.Festa, A.Mannon, C.Blevins. T--2:10. A--524Helena Game Log: Alcides Escobar back on the sunny side of .300 www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16573 Good night for the affiliates. MJC

Final: Arizona Brewers 7, Arizona Royals 5 Arizona Brewers Box Score: Three more hits for Hernan Iribarren, including a triple and his eighth stolen base. ROYALS 5 AT BREWERS 7 YTD YTD ROYALS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG I.Falu DH 5 0 1 0 .293 S.Chapman CF 5 2 2 1 .237 J.Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 .262 H.Iribarren 2B 5 1 3 1 .477 T.Chapman 3B 3 2 1 0 .355 F.Parejo LF 4 0 1 1 .269 J.Ellis RF 4 2 2 0 .233 C.Gallardo 1B 4 0 0 0 .300 M.Vega 1B 4 0 1 2 .282 N.Corredor CAT 4 1 1 0 .304 C.McConnell SS 3 1 1 0 .333 B.Opdyke DH 3 1 2 0 .218 E.Santana CF 3 0 2 1 .280 O.Vicioso 3B 4 1 1 0 .227 J.Thomas CAT 2 0 0 1 .000 J.Blanc RF 4 1 2 2 .222 J.Pena PH 1 0 0 0 .200 L.Leclercq SS 3 0 1 1 .211 C.Caballero LF 4 0 0 0 .250 M.Rogers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Morales PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Breshears PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rosario PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Arias PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Tennyson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Fermin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Malave PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 5 9 4 TOTALS 36 7 13 6 ROYALS 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0- 5 9 3 BREWERS 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 X- 7 13 0 E--T.Chapman, C.McConnell 2. DP--ROYALS 0, BREWERS 0. LOB--ROYALS 5, BREWERS 7. 2B--J.Ellis (4), E.Santana (2), F.Parejo (13), O.Vicioso (3). 3B--H.Iribarren (6). HR--S.Chapman (2). SB--J.Johnson (16), C.McConnell (5), H.Iribarren (8), B.Opdyke (3), J.Blanc (1). CS--I.Falu, B.Opdyke, L.Leclercq. HBP--T.Chapman. SF--E.Santana, L.Leclercq. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA ROYALS A.Morales (L,3-2) 4.2 11 6 5 0 4 0 3.38 J.Rosario 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.32 A.Tennyson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.09 BREWERS M.Rogers 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.00 R.Breshears 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 V.Arias (W,2-0) 3.0 2 2 2 2 5 0 2.20 J.Fermin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 R.Malave (S,3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.20 HB--V.Arias. WP--A.Morales, V.Arias. SO--I.Falu, J.Johnson 2, T.Chapman, J.Ellis, J.Pena, C.Caballero 3, F.Parejo, C.Gallardo, N.Corredor, O.Vicioso 3, J.Blanc, L.Leclercq. BB--J.Johnson, C.McConnell, J.Thomas, B.Opdyke. T--2:31.

Final: Huntsville 3, Greenville (Braves) 6 Stars lose their first game of the second half... Huntsville Box Score: GAME DATE: 6/27/04 HVL at GRV HUNTSVILLE 3 AT GREENVILLE 6 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG GREENVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 1 0 0 .249 A.Stern CF 5 1 3 1 .320 A.Gwynn CF 4 1 1 0 .241 B.Butler 2B 4 1 2 0 .258 P.Fielder 1B 2 1 1 0 .252 N.Calzado 3B 4 1 2 1 .343 B.Nelson LF 3 0 0 1 .276 S.Thorman 1B 4 0 1 2 .231 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 0 0 .240 J.Melian RF 4 0 0 0 .111 J.Raburn RF 4 0 2 2 .273 T.Pena SS 4 2 2 1 .283 O.Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 .212 K.Johnson LF 2 1 1 1 .255 J.Alvarado CAT 4 0 0 0 .146 B.Pena CAT 4 0 2 0 .272 J.Housman PIT 2 0 0 0 .250 I.Pineda PIT 2 0 0 0 .200 J.Shelley PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Richardson PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Sturkie PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson PH 1 0 1 0 .234 TOTALS 33 3 5 3 TOTALS 34 6 13 6 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0- 3 5 2 GREENVILLE 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 X- 6 13 1 E--P.Fielder, J.Alvarado, T.Pena. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, GREENVILLE 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 8, GREENVILLE 9. 2B--J.Raburn (7), K.Johnson (9), N.Calzado (11), S.Thorman (4), K.Johnson (21). HR--T.Pena (7). SB--A.Gwynn (20), P.Fielder (7), T.Pena (10). CS--A.Stern. SH-- S.Sturkie. CI--K.Johnson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE J.Housman (L,1-5) 4.0 6 2 2 0 4 0 3.64 J.Shelley 2.0 3 2 2 3 3 0 4.66 B.Adams 2.0 4 2 1 0 0 1 4.15 GREENVILLE I.Pineda (W,3-4) 5.0 2 1 0 3 10 0 5.26 J.Richardson 2.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 9.00 S.Sturkie (S,2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.70 WP--J.Housman, J.Shelley. SO--R.Weeks, A.Gwynn 2, B.Nelson, C.Barnwell 3, J.Raburn, J.Alvarado 2, J.Housman 2, A.Stern, S.Thorman, T.Pena 2, K.Johnson, I.Pineda, J.Richardson. BB--R.Weeks, A.Gwynn, P.Fielder 2, B.Nelson, B.Butler, N.Calzado, K.Johnson. T--2:50. A--1415Huntsville Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16345

Final: Syracuse (Blue Jays) 3, Indianapolis 1, 11 innings Indianapolis Box Score: Wes Helms 1-3, Gemmol with 2 hits. Short outing for JDLR (?), but he was not scored upon -- matthewcmeq GAME DATE: 6/27/04 SYR at IND SYRACUSE 3 AT INDIANAPOLIS 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD SYRACUSE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG J.Sequea 2B 6 0 1 0 .259 P.Bergeron CF 3 1 0 0 .218 S.Clapp RF 2 0 1 0 .319 T.Durrington 2B 4 0 1 0 .091 R.Adams PH 1 0 0 0 .271 C.Magruder LF 4 0 0 1 .271 R.Adams SS 1 0 0 0 .271 C.Hart RF 4 0 1 0 .289 S.Fagan 1B 5 0 0 0 .228 W.Helms 3B 3 0 1 0 .316 G.Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 .257 M.Erickson 3B 0 0 0 0 .257 A.Sanders CF 5 0 0 0 .267 M.Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 .259 S.Pond LF 5 0 0 0 .254 C.Coste CAT 4 0 0 0 .280 T.Whittaker DH 1 0 0 0 .333 B.Gemoll 1B 4 0 2 0 .235 G.Gross DH 1 2 0 0 .286 S.Scarbrough SS 4 0 1 0 .232 J.Matos SS 3 1 3 0 .308 J.De La Rosa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Matos RF 0 0 0 0 .308 T.Phelps PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 P.Chiaffredo CAT 4 0 3 3 .209 C.Michalak PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Bush PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Erdos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Frederick PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Kershner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 3 8 3 TOTALS 34 1 6 1 SYRACUSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2- 3 8 0 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 0 DP--SYRACUSE 1, INDIANAPOLIS 2. LOB--SYRACUSE 10, INDIANAPOLIS 6. 2B--S.Clapp (7), J.Matos (1), P.Chiaffredo (3), B.Gemoll (6), S.Scarbrough (15). SB--P.Bergeron (4), C.Hart (10). CS--J.Matos, B.Gemoll. SF--P.Chiaffredo, C.Magruder. SH--P.Bergeron, T.Durrington. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SYRACUSE D.Bush 8.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 4.06 K.Frederick (W,2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.00 J.Kershner (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 INDIANAPOLIS J.De La Rosa 2.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 5.94 T.Phelps 4.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 5.07 C.Michalak 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.40 T.Erdos (L,0-3) 1.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 8.58 R.Giron 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07 SO--J.Sequea, A.Sanders 4, T.Whittaker, T.Durrington 2, C.Magruder 3, C.Hart, W.Helms, C.Coste 2, B.Gemoll. BB--S.Clapp, G.Williams 2, T.Whittaker, G.Gross 2, J.Matos 2, P.Bergeron, C.Hart, W.Helms. T--3:02. A--13917Indianapolis Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14199 Final: Kane County (A's) 12, Beloit 8 Beloit Box Score: Big Offensive days for Trofholz and Moss, but Luis Pena gets roughed up -- matthewcmeq GAME DATE: 6/27/04 KNC at BLT KANE COUNTY 12 AT BELOIT 8 YTD YTD KANE COUNTY AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG B.Ingram SS 5 1 1 0 .253 T.Trofholz RF 5 3 3 1 .313 L.Appert 2B 5 1 2 1 .245 S.Moss CF 5 0 3 4 .224 D.Castillo DH 3 2 2 0 .279 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 0 0 .313 V.Spanos 1B 5 2 3 3 .298 A.Heether 3B 2 1 0 0 .251 B.Snyder 3B 4 4 3 3 .301 V.Rottino DH 5 1 1 3 .284 D.Majewski CF 4 1 1 5 .291 M.Ramirez 1B 4 0 1 0 .263 T.Brown CAT 5 0 1 0 .368 R.Deevers LF 4 0 0 0 .218 L.Perez RF 3 0 1 0 .251 W.Campana SS 4 1 2 0 .500 C.Tritle RF 0 0 0 0 .209 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 1 1 0 .272 N.Rogers LF 3 1 0 0 .208 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Peterson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.McKenna PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Leon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Fyvie PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Corchado PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 12 14 12 TOTALS 37 8 11 8 KANE COUNTY 1 0 5 0 3 1 1 0 1-12 14 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1- 8 11 2 E--S.Moss, D.McKenna. DP--KANE COUNTY 1, BELOIT 2. LOB--KANE COUNTY 4, BELOIT 6. 2B--S.Moss 2 (6). 3B--T.Trofholz (1), S.Moss (1). HR-- V.Spanos (8), B.Snyder 2 (10), D.Majewski (7), V.Rottino (9). SB-- L.Perez (10), T.Trofholz (25). CS--L.Perez. HBP--L.Perez. SF--D.Majewski. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA KANE COUNTY T.Peterson 4.1 5 6 6 3 0 1 4.63 B.Leon (W,2-1) 2.2 2 1 1 1 4 0 3.20 D.Fyvie 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.41 J.Corchado 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.67 BELOIT L.Pena (L,6-3) 4.1 11 9 8 2 2 2 4.06 D.McKenna 1.2 2 2 1 2 1 1 8.00 T.Taubenheim 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.80 HB--T.Taubenheim. WP--D.Fyvie. SO--B.Ingram, V.Spanos, D.Majewski, T.Brown, N.Rogers, L.Palmisano, A.Heether 2, V.Rottino, R.Deevers 2. BB--D.Castillo 2, B.Snyder, N.Rogers, L.Palmisano, A.Heether 3. T--3:03. A--2779Beloit Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12499

Final From Arizona: ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ BREWERS 5 7 2 ARIZ PADRES 6 14 2 Baby Brewers fall again. Box score should be available tomorrow. MJC

I was at the Snappers game today as well. Micah Furtado, 2B for Clinton, really looks great. I saw him hit in BP and was very impressed. He hit an opposite field HR in his first at bat, solid single in the 6th. He also flied out hard to center. He is just a little guy (5'7"?) but he has an awful lot of pop. Hitting .375 in the MWL so far this season. I concur on Will Lewis's performance tonight. He was hardly pitched to in his first two PAs: 2 BB on 9 pitches. His double was huge and really struck well. As said earlier, it should have been a 3B. MJC

I agree that Rogers was impressive. Unfortunately, Powell mentioned later during the broadcast that Rogers reminds him a lot of J.M. Gold. The kiss of death for any prospect. MJC

Once again, I have to ask what is going on. How were the Crew's three runs in the 2nd unearned? Yes, Loretta botched the double play, but Ginter reaches anywqay on the FC. The error only applies to Spivey, who reached second instead of being thrown out. At least two runs should be earned for the following reasons: 1. One out when the error occured, not two. 2. You can't assume the double play, so Ginter reached on a legit FC. 3. The errors only effect was to allow Spivey to advance to 2nd. I suppose you could say Spivey's run was unearned since he should have been out, but that is all. What is up? Is this another Tim O'Driscoll screw up? MJC

Tim O'Driscoll has to be among the worst official scorers in baseball. Single + error on Spivey? ***? I have yet to see O'Driscoll make at least a reasonable call on anything the least bit out of the ordinary. Time for baseball to go to the five man umpiring crew and get some consistency/competence. MJC

Just got back from the game. A few observations: 1. Santos really looked good in the first two frames. He was mixing the fastball/changeup up very nicely, and seemed to have most everyone fooled. After the Bennett miscue, he seemed to get very rattled, abandoned the changeup, and threw almost exclusively fastballs. A situation like that is where a veteran like Bennett or Mike Maddux has to come out, settle him down, and force him to stick to the game plan. 2. Jenkins and Podsednik are absolutely killing this team. With Brady Clark in there today as well, we have not only dead space in three key spots in the order (1,3,6) but black holes. It seems like Jenkins and Clark especially pride themselves on taking something away from the team whenever they bat. Jenkins is absolutely clueless with timing and pitch selection, and Podsednik is far too defensive at the plate. He is no longer attacking balls, and as a result is hitting lots of weak ground balls and looping fly balls. 3. Very nice AB by Corey Hart. Good two strike swing, good composure after the 0-2 count. I would be all for sending Wise/Adams/Durrington back down for a couple of days and letting Hart get a couple of starts (do these guys have options?). This would also help send a message to Jenkins/Podsednik. MJC

It would really be a shame if Hart doesn't get in there today. Probably his last day in the majors -- for now -- with Capuano most likely starting tomorrow, and the Brewers are facing a left handed batter. As several on this board have suggested, Ned ought to start Hart and then "reverse pinch hit" for him if the game gets tight. Let him get in a few swings against the lefty earlier in the game, and then pull him in a key situation or when a righty comes in and let Clark/Grieve hit. MJC

Suns tie it up 1-1 in top of 6. Saenz retired first two batters on just two pitches, and gave up a two out walk. Beautiful hit and run set up runners at the corners and a soft single tied it. MJC Edit: Stars get out of it without further damage. Gwynn, Weeks, Nelson due up next inning -- let's take the lead!

Cougars up 6-2 in bottom of 5. I just tuned the game in, but must have been a rough night for Montalbo. MJC

Unfortunately, although all 5 teams won, I don't think we can classify this as an "organizational sweep" because of the Beloit loss. Very close. Let's try to get a couple before Rookie ball starts up, making the feat even more difficult. MJC

Vizcaino has the hanging slider working beautifully today. MJC

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Thank God for Lyle Overbay. Someone needs to pick up the slack when Podsednik, Jenkins, et. al. have decided to completely mail it in. MJC Edit: Anger still remains because of hitters 1-4 and 6-9.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif I would rather see the pitching staff give up 18 runs than watch our offense slowly drown against mediocre pitchers. MJC

I agree that I like this matchup on paper, but I am a bit worried about the Brewer's anemic offense as of late. Let's say 7 IP, 3ER for Sheets, and 5 IP 4 ER for Fogg. Brewers win, 5-3. If Pods can get on base a few times and Jenkins could find his stroke, we could shell this guy. MJC

Podsednik!!!!!!!!! Seriously, when's the last time Pods has had 2 hits in a game? (and 6 TB?) MJC

Final: Rochester (Twins) 4, Indianapolis 1 Only four hits for Indy, JDLR with four ER in three IP... Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 5/16/04 IND at ROC INDIANAPOLIS 1 AT ROCHESTER 4 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG ROCHESTER AB R H BI AVG R.Knox DH 4 1 0 0 .267 L.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 .259 L.Figueroa 2B 4 0 1 0 .274 A.Ojeda SS 2 1 2 0 .231 J.Nunnally CF 3 0 1 0 .237 J.Morneau 1B 3 1 1 1 .360 C.Hart RF 4 0 0 0 .278 M.Restovich RF 3 1 1 2 .272 J.Liefer 1B 3 0 1 1 .284 J.Rabe LF 4 0 0 0 .250 C.Magruder LF 4 0 1 0 .276 R.Owens 3B 3 0 0 0 .154 S.Sheldon 3B 4 0 0 0 .153 M.Scanlon DH 3 0 0 0 .218 A.Delgado CAT 4 0 0 0 .000 B.Marsters CAT 3 0 0 0 .183 S.Scarbrough SS 3 0 0 0 .264 B.Simmons CF 3 1 0 0 .221 J.De La Rosa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Pulido PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Palki PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bowles PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Crain PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 1 4 1 TOTALS 28 4 5 3 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 4 3 ROCHESTER 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X- 4 5 2 E--S.Sheldon, S.Scarbrough, B.Bowles, R.Owens 2. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, ROCHESTER 0. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 7, ROCHESTER 8. 2B--J.Morneau (13). HR--M.Restovich (10). SB--R.Knox (3), A.Ojeda (4). CS--A.Ojeda. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS J.De La Rosa (L,1-3) 3.0 4 4 4 5 3 1 6.67 M.Childers 4.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5.33 B.Bowles 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.00 ROCHESTER C.Pulido (W,1-2) 7.0 2 1 0 2 4 0 10.06 J.Palki 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.41 J.Crain (S,7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 SO--R.Knox, C.Hart 2, A.Delgado, S.Scarbrough, L.Rodriguez 2, J.Rabe 2, M.Scanlon, B.Marsters, B.Simmons 2. BB--J.Nunnally, J.Liefer, A.Ojeda 2, J.Morneau, M.Restovich, R.Owens, M.Scanlon, B.Marsters, B.Simmons. T--2:32. A--5846Indianapolis Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=13054 Huntsville down 2-0 to Greenville in top of 8th. Beloit up 4-0 on Burlington in top of 7th. All Four Beloit runs came in the first. MJC

Yes, I saw the same game, German (4/07/02). I went back and checked my scorecard. 17 strikeouts for Curt, 1 hit, by Raul Casanova in the 3rd. Two BB, both to Jeffrey Hammonds. Jose Hernandez leads the Crew at 0-3, 3 K. Final score was 2-0. It was definetely the most dominant performance I had ever seen. I have to add today's game to that now (although I wasn't there today). MJC Edit: I looked at two cards at the same time and accidentally recorded Berkman and Hidalgo as having homered for the D-Backs.