Jim Goulart

Prospect Hot Sheet Prequel: Helium Watch & Not So Hot (April 30) Full list on Friday, for now, one "Not So Hot"...

As per the recent discussion on the forum (thread), For MiLB.TV subscribers: There's only one California League franchise with MiLB.TV (San Jose), and that's where Anthony Banda's Visalia team plays tonight (Thursday 9:00 PM Central), so I'll look forward to sampling that, more likely to catch it on the archive.

For MiLB.TV subscribers: There's only one California League franchise with MiLB.TV (San Jose), and that's where Anthony Banda's Visalia team plays tonight (9:00 PM Central), so I'll look forward to sampling that, more likely to catch it on the archive.

AUDIO: Brewers On Tap - Episode 9 Via Jeff Levering -- Brewers prospect Monte Harrison (5:00 minute mark), along with coaching assistant and digital media coordinator Joe Crawford join the podcast this week. The Harrison interview was done two weeks ago, but is still worth your time. For me, the home run was listening to the outgoing Crawford, I've been wanting to hear a detailed interview with him for ages, and Jeff Levering and Joe knock their discussion out of the park. Best podcast yet from Jeff. *** MORE AUDIO!: Jeff Levering is in Colorado Springs and we hear from Manager Rick Sweet and RHP Taylor Jungmann

AUDIO at the link via Chris Harris: Tonight’s pregame interview with Brewers’ Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jeremy Reed Among the topics discussed are some stance adjustments Tyrone Taylor is making, and Victor Roache / Clint Coulter. Honestly, you'll learn more in committing to this 6:40 minute interview than we can convey in passing along many, many game summaries, or the local media coverage and hometown feature articles. That is often the case with the linked interviews here, and we're hopeful that many of you take advantage in listening.

Find the audio here: Does not sound good for Gatewood's knee, MRI scheduled in Milwaukee Friday. Was injured as he raced into the hole defensively, knee buckled, obvious pain. Injury talk begins at the 3:30 minute mark, but listen to the whole chat. Diaz' right (throwing) pinky is definitely dislocated, he's also headed to Milwaukee for additional tests on Friday. But don't just go by my typed interpretation here, please listen to Chris' interview with the manager. Our best to both Brandon and Jake. Thanks to Chris Mehring (and Matt) for the discussion on the Timber Rattlers broadcast, always appreciated.

From Wednesday's Timber Rattlers game -- Clinton Bottom of the 7th Gianfranco Wawoe flies out to right fielder Elvis Rubio. Chris Mariscal singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jake Gatewood. Defensive Substitution: Luis Aviles replaces shortstop Jake Gatewood, batting 8th, playing shortstop. Alex Jackson grounds out, third baseman Tucker Neuhaus to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Chris Mariscal to 2nd. Joseph DeCarlo flies out to right fielder Elvis Rubio. *** Jake is not in Thursday's lineup, and when the Rattler Radio Blog postgame entry is up later this evening, it will include audio with Manager Matt Erickson in which he discusses Gatewood's injury situation, along with comments on the DL stint of OF Brandon Diaz.

From Wednesday's Timber Rattlers game -- Clinton Bottom of the 7th Gianfranco Wawoe flies out to right fielder Elvis Rubio. Chris Mariscal singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jake Gatewood. Defensive Substitution: Luis Aviles replaces shortstop Jake Gatewood, batting 8th, playing shortstop. Alex Jackson grounds out, third baseman Tucker Neuhaus to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Chris Mariscal to 2nd. Joseph DeCarlo flies out to right fielder Elvis Rubio. *** Jake is not in Thursday's lineup, and when the Rattler Radio Blog postgame entry is up later this evening, it will include audio with Manager Matt Erickson in which he discusses Jake Gatewood's injury situation, along with comments on the DL stint of OF Brandon Diaz.

Tim Dillard's blog - Read and then re-live the awesome YouTube video he links to. Never change, Tim...

Stock Watch: Arcia hitting stride at plate Brewers shortstop known for glove, but breaking out with bat in Biloxi By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com

Stock Watch: Arcia hitting stride at plate Brewers shortstop known for glove, but breaking out with bat in Biloxi By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com Forgive the duplication, but for future reference, also linking this in our 2015 Shuckers' features thread, thanks. And yes, you will read this and enjoy

Thursday' farmhand birthday -- Colorado Springs OF/2B Matt Long, his 28th

VIDEO: Joe Davis Stadium is ready, should be interesting as Huntsville provides the Shuckers a temporary familiar home -- fitting that LHP Brent Suter, with plenty of experience on that mound, gets tonight's nod

Gennett to rehab with Timber Rattlers Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Interesting article from the Rattlers' business perspective, especially given Scooter's prior ties to Appleton and the fact he's a kid's favorite to begin with -- it's also Scooter's 25th birthday on Friday!

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Huntsville, AL Viera, FL Clinton, IA

Follow Thursday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

DVR Alert! Friday evening's (6:30 PM) and Saturday afternoon's (1:00 PM, added to the original schedule) Timber Rattlers games will be broadcast on MyNew32 TV.

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Cravy at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 7:05 PM pre-game, 7:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: LHP Brent Suter at "home" in Huntsville vs. Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:40 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: No MiLB.TV from Joe Davis Stadium, sorry folks. ********** Brevard County: RHP Javier Salas at home vs. Daytona (Reds), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Angel Ventura at Clinton (Mariners), 11:40 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM gametime; expect RHP Orlando Torrez to see action in a tandem role Free Live Audio Link - WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity. *** So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

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Oh look, another matinee! Will need to hustle Thursday's Link Report out prior to the Wisconsin noon affair. That's OK, audio with Chris Mehring at lunchtime, and no big league game tonight, so sample the other affiliates this evening between your NBA Bucks moments.

Lopez makes it look easy for Shuckers Brewers' No. 12 prospect strikes out five over six scoreless innings By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com Jorge Lopez stopped fighting himself and started conquering the opposition. The Brewers' No. 12 prospect yielded two hits over six scoreless innings to win his second straight start Wednesday night as Double-A Biloxi defeated Pensacola, 5-3. Lopez (2-2) struck out five, issued three walks and hit a batter, throwing 54 of 91 pitches for strikes. "Tonight was the first time that he really got into his delivery," Shuckers pitching coach Chris Hook said. "I thought the ball was coming out of his hand well, his fastball was 92-96 mph and he had a nice angle on it. To me, when he is so clean in his delivery, the ball comes out free and easy. He's got angle and velocity -- it's a tough combo for any hitter." The Puerto Rico native had only eight strikeouts in his first three starts, making Wednesday's total even more impressive. Hook thought he could have had more. "Tonight, his curveball was really, really good," he said. "I thought he could have had a few more punchouts, but he tried to pick some corners and got into deeper counts." While Lopez has posted back-to-back scoreless outings, Hook said he thought this was the best the 2011 second-round pick has looked this season. "Our previous game in Jackson, he fought himself in that. It wasn't as easy as it was tonight," he said. "He had all three pitches tonight: the curveball was a plus and his changeup was around the strike zone. If he can continue to do this, he'll do well in the Southern League." With the success of Wednesday fresh on his mind, Lopez just needs to continue to believe in himself, his pitching coach said. "I think he needs to know with his stuff he can really dominate hitters," Hook said. "I think that's the next step. He needs to take the bull by the horns and realize that confidence. He has the ability to pitch extremely well on any night in any league with his stuff." Brewers right-hander Jim Henderson, rehabbing an injured pitching shoulder, gave up one hit in the seventh. Tanner Poppe surrendered three runs on three hits while recording one out in the eighth, Austin Ross got out of the inning and Wirfin Obispo tossed a hitless ninth for his fourth save. Brewers top prospect Orlando Arcia was 2-for-5 with an RBI and Nick Ramirez plated a pair of runs for the Shuckers. Sean Buckley slugged his first Double-A homer, a two-run shot, for the Blue Wahoos.

AUDIO: First-inning highlights via the Shuck Dynasty Blog

Final: Biloxi 5, Pensacola 3 Shuckers hold on for 5-3 win and take five of six from Wahoos Yadiel Rivera extends his on-base streak to 19 games Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/2/6/0/121407260/cuts/DSC07544_c4rl7gy3_my1104z0.JPG Jorge Lopez tossed six shutout innings and picked up his second win (Photo by John Shadrick) PENSACOLA, FLA. - The Shuckers scored three runs in the first inning on Wednesday night and held on, despite a late rally from Pensacola to win the series finale, 5-3 at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. The Shuckers won their third straight game and took five of six from Pensacola, remaining atop the Southern League South Division, leading Mobile by 1.5 games. Biloxi opens a big five-game set with the BayBears (Diamondbacks) starting on Thursday night in Huntsville, Alabama. The win also moved the Shuckers to 11-0 in nine-inning games this season. The Shuckers have dominated the Blue Wahoos this season, winning eight of the 10 meetings. The first four batters of the game for Biloxi reached safely. Nathan Orf (1x4, R, BB) reached with a leadoff walk, which was followed back-to-back singles from Yadiel Rivera (2x5, RBI, R) and Orlando Arcia (2x5, RBI, R) that plated a run. Nick Ramirez (1x3, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB) followed with a two-run single that brought home Rivera and Arcia giving the Shuckers a 3-0 lead. The hit by Rivera extended his on-base streak to a league-leading 19 games (all games he has played) and Ramirez rose to first in the league in RBIs with now 14 on the campaign. The Shuckers' bats went quiet against Pensacola starter Wandy Peralta (L, 1-2) after the first, striking out seven times and picking up just two more hits over the next four innings. Jorge Lopez (W, 2-2) allowed back-to-back singles in the second, but that would be the only trouble the 22-year-old right-hander would face through his six-shutout innings. On the night, Lopez walked three along with the two hits and struck out a season-high five. He hasn't allowed a run in his last 11 innings on the mound. Biloxi (14-6) tacked on runs in the seventh and eighth on an RBI double by Michael Reed (2x5, 2B) and an RBI single by Rivera to give the Shuckers a 5-0 cushion. Big-league rehabber Jim Henderson (IP, H) made his third appearance out of the bullpen for Biloxi and allowed one hit on 19 pitches. Pensacola (5-14) would not go down quietly though, rallying for three runs in the bottom of the eighth versus reliever Tanner Poppe (0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, BB, SO) Sean Buckley belted a two-run home run to center and Juan Perez added an RBI double. Austin Ross (0.2 IP, SO) came on to stop the bleeding with a runner at second and one out and sat down Chris Berset on strikes and retired Beau Amaral on a groundout to second. The three runs in the eighth allowed stopped a string of 16.1 innings from the bullpen without giving up a run. Wirfin Obispo (SV, IP, 2 BB) locked down the victory in the ninth with his fourth save in four chances, getting some help from second baseman Orlando Arcia turning a pivotal double play in the inning. Biloxi will head to Huntsville and serve as the home team, taking on the Mobile BayBears in a battle of the top two teams in the Southern League South Division for a five-game series starting on Thursday. LHP Brent Suter (1-0, 3.24) will take the mound for the Shuckers in game one while RHP Gabirel Arias (3-0, 1.37) will start for the BayBears. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM and can be heard starting at 6:10 with the Beau Rivage Biloxi Shuckers Pregame Show on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Hopefully we find out this dominance of Pensacola (Reds) is all Biloxi and not just a really weak Cincinnati AA club. Each of the first seven Shuckers in the lineup reached base at least twice in this one (the club did strand ten). Biloxi Game Log Pensacola Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Wirfin Obispo replaces Austin Ross, batting 9th. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Marquez Smith replaces Ben Klimesh. Marquez Smith walks. Jesse Winker walks. Sean Buckley pops out to second baseman Orlando Arcia. Ryan Wright flies into a double play, right fielder Michael Reed to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Marquez Smith doubled off 1st. Pensacola Blue Wahoos first baseman Marquez Smith ejected by 1B umpire Adam Beck. Pensacola Blue Wahoos Manager Pat Kelly ejected by 1B umpire Adam Beck. See, we can't always trust the game log. It was Orlando Arcia, not Michael Reed, with the catch and throw, apparently a fine play, and this article talks about the ejections.

Rattler Radio Blog -- Postgame Entry includes Tucker Neuhaus discussing his vision issue; also additional audio game highlights including the odd "rulebook" play described above

Always wanted to ask Reid Nichols / Gord Ash about that -- basically, every single player should have an eye health / vision exam, coordinated by the organization, within a day or two of arrival in camp. You would think that would be an industry standard philosophy, but I have no idea.