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Tuesday's Rattlers game -- O'Neill was next and he hit a high popup less than ten feet in front of the plate. Sthervin Matos had to charge all the way down the line from his third base position because no one else saw the ball. Matos got a glove on the ball after a long run, but dropped it out of his glove for an error to let Barbosa score from second. The confusion of the popup led to no Rattler defender covering second. So O'Neill looked to take the extra base. Centerfielder Johnny Davis raced in to cover, but the throw from Matos sailed into an unoccupied centerfield. By the time anyone could get to the ball, both Thomas and O'Neill scored to put the LumberKings up 8-5. Chris' tweets -- And the VIDEO.

We wish the mustachioed one well, as the Brewers released Nashville OF Kevin Mattison today. http://www.milb.com/images/543503/t556/180x270/543503.jpg http://jeffhempbp.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/mattison-media-guide.jpg Those photos via Jeff Hem's April audio interview with Mattison.

Speaking of 19-year-old LHP's, Brad will fill us in on the Brewers' DSL starter today -- nice!

From Chris Mehring's Wisconsin Media Notes: "PEORIA STARTING PITCHER: LHP Rob Kaminsky was selected by the Cardinals in the first round with the 28th pick of the 2013 draft out of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, New Jersey. He turned down a scholarship offer from the University of North Carolina. He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals and was 0-3 with a 3.68 ERA. Kaminsky walked nine and struck out 28 in 22 innings last season. In his start prior to this evening, Kaminsky had a no decision against the Timber Rattlers on August 8 at Dozer Park. He allowed two runs on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts over 6-1/3 innings. The Chiefs won the game 5-2 with three runs in the bottom of the eighth to break a 2-2 tie. Kaminsky is 1-0 in three starts against the Rattlers this season. He has allowed seven runs on 13 hits with seven walks and fifteen strikeouts over 17 innings against Wisconsin in 2014. Baseball America rates Kaminsky as the #9 prospect in the St. Louis organization." *** If you click that player link, you'll see the 19-year-old Kaminsky has been pretty spectacular this season. We bring this up because the southpaw is pretty likely to potentially torment the Brewers, and he was taken by the Cardinals with the much-debated Kyle Lohse draft pick, as Grant Brisbee details here. Three scoreless thus far for Kaminsky, with five K's.

Jeff Hem's tweet from Tuesday: Hector Gomez left the game w/ apparent leg injury suffered while baserunning. *** Gomez (and his .807 OPS) was placed on the 7-day DL, too bad. Catcher Lucas May was activated to fill the roster spot.

A real clunker of a concert performance from Ariel "Speedwagon" Pena tonight...

Via the Stars: 1B Hunter Morris was transferred from Double-A Huntsville to Triple-A Nashville. In seven games with the Stars, Morris batted .269 with zero homeruns and 2 RBI in 7 games. Morris had the walk-off RBI single in the 8th giving the Stars a 2-1 win on Tuesday. Morris hit safely in three straight games to finish his time with the Stars going 6-12 with 2 RBI. C/INF Joey Paciorek has been reinstated from the temporary inactive list. *** Conveniently, the Sounds' final two series are against Ameican League teams (designated hitter), which will allow Morris and Matt Clark to co-exist.

By the way, while several farmhands have been notified about Fall Instructional League participation, the Brewers are still finalizing the list and are not quite prepared to release it (Adam McCalvy posted it last year).

Brevard County -- AUDIO: RHP Martin Viramontes joins Justin Rocke on the Manatees Radio Network AUDIO, Game Highlights (well, lowlights): The Yankees win, 11-1 VIDEO: Manager Joe Ayrault gets fired up and performs the Ice Bucket Challenge to strike out ALS

From Tuesday's Sounds 13-12 win -- Nashville Top of the 7th Irving Falu singles on a line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter. Caleb Gindl out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Jamie Romak to first baseman Clint Robinson. Irving Falu to 2nd. Logan Schafer doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Mike Baxter. Irving Falu scores. Defensive switch from left field to center field for Joc Pederson. Pitching Change: Robert Carson replaces Justin Germano, batting 7th. Defensive Substitution: Brock Peterson replaces pitcher Justin Germano, batting 9th, playing left field. Pete Orr doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter. Logan Schafer scores. Jeremy Hermida homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Pete Orr scores. Jason Rogers reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Jamie Romak. Matt Clark lines out to shortstop Walter Ibarra. Jose De La Torre called out on strikes. AUDIO: Logan Schafer's double ties the score at 10-10 AUDIO: Pete Orr puts Nashville on top to stay VIDEO: Nashville's Jeremy Hermida goes deep during the Sounds' 13-12 win at Albuquerque. AUDIO: Listen to Jeff Hem's call of Hermida's long ball AUDIO: Rob Wooten Hangs On For The Save

ICYMI - Catch our latest article link in the Helena / Maryvale thread, focusing on UW-Milwaukee's RHP Josh Uhen and an instructional league mention.

Josh Uhen, Tyler Willman tackle pro baseball together Jake Van Camp, thenorthwestern.com (Oshkosh) When Josh Uhen was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, he went into the draft process blind. He had no idea what to expect, or how to prepare for it. When Tyler Willman was preparing for the same thing this year, Uhen made sure Willman didn't have that same helpless feeling. Now, despite being nearly 1,200 miles apart, they've formed an even tighter friendship in the minor leagues as they continue their quest in professional baseball. Willman, a former Oshkosh West standout, was drafted in the 12th round by the Oakland Athletics on June 7 and was sent to Arizona for Rookie League. He said despite the distance between Phoenix, Arizona and Helena, Montana — where Uhen plays for the Helena Brewers — Uhen has been with him every step of the way. "Me and (Josh) have been talking back and forth all summer, we've talked through the whole process leading up to the draft and everything and he said to just have fun with it," Willman said. "He texted me on draft day and said congrats and we've been checking up on each other every couple weeks just to make sure everything is alright." A former Oshkosh North pitching standout, Uhen was just happy to see someone he knew going through the same thing he did. He enjoyed helping in the process. "It's definitely a cool experience for the both of us," Uhen said. "We've always been good friends, growing up and playing on the same teams, so when I went through (the draft process) everything was new to me and I had to lean on teammates that I played with at UW-Milwaukee and kind of teaching myself. "It was actually fun giving him pointers and ideas that I went through. It was cool how it all worked out." After a year in the Arizona rookie league in which Uhen posted a 2-6 record with a 4.54 ERA in 14 appearances, he struggled out of the gate this summer with the Helena Brewers in the Pioneer League. Over his last six appearances however, he seems to have figured something out. Uhen posted an 8.10 ERA through his first six outings — three starts and three relief appearances with Helena — but has since gone 0-2 with a 2.86 ERA in 21 innings. During that time he's allowed only 17 hits and three walks while striking out 12. "This year I've definitely improved on throwing strikes, I've cut my walk percentage almost in half and I just have a better feel for what I'm doing out there," Uhen said. "My feel for being on the mound has changed night and day compared to last year." Uhen also got some great news late last week, learning he's been invited to advanced instructional league with the Milwaukee Brewers. The advanced instructional league is a league full of players that the professional club sees as more advanced lower-level prospects. He will be there from September 14 through October 12, down in Maryvale, Arizona. "When I found out I was (going), it was cool, it's definitely a positive thing that the organization sees me in a positive light and I'm excited to get down there," Uhen said. Roughly 10 of his teammates from Helena will also be there. Willman has struggled a bit in the Arizona rookie league, posting a 0-2 record with a 6.35 ERA in 17 innings. He has racked up 21 strikeouts in those limited innings, but admits it has taken some adjusting getting used to baseball being a full time job. "It's definitely a big jump," Willman said "You go from school where you have practice five times a week for three hours a day and then you come here and it's every single day. I'm here from 1:30-9:30 p.m. every single night, so it's really a full time job. But I love it." The biggest adjustment Willman said he needs to make his learning how to become a pitcher instead of a thrower. He said in professional baseball, everyone can hit pitches out over the plate, no matter how hard pitchers throw. "They draft you as a thrower, but they're going to teach you how to be a pitcher," Willman said. "Just little things like working the inside and outside corners that weren't really a big deal in college are preached and stressed big time here."

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter. *** Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Brevard County Media Notes - again, 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: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Tampa, FL Peoria, IL Great Falls, MT Goodyear, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Thursday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Game One Nashville Game Two Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP's Ariel Pena and Taylor Jungmann in a doubleheader at home vs. Fresno (Giants), 5:15 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville 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. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: LHP Brent Suter at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars). ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Lopez at Tampa (Yankees), 5:30 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the proper link based on listed schedule 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 2014. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Tristan Archer at Peoria (Cardinals), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM 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. For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) 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. ********** Helena: RHP Josh Uhen at Great Falls (White Sox), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Indians' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day We're also going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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Final: @Huntsville 6, Jackson 4 STARS HOLD OFF JACKSON RALLY Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Huntsville, AL - The Huntsville Stars built a 4-0 lead and had to hang on late to defeat the Jackson Generals 6-4 Wednesday night at Joe Davis Stadium. With the win, the Stars have officially won the series heading into the series finale tomorrow night. Huntsville starter Austin Ross (1-2) earned his first Double-A win of his career. Ross pitched five innings and allowed two runs on nine hits. The righty stranded nine men during his time on the mound. The Stars scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning against Jackson starter Stephen Landazuri (6-5). Nick Shaw gave the Stars a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly scoring Nick Ramirez. Hunter Morris produced an RBI single that went into right field scoring Yadiel Rivera making it 2-0. Shawn Zarraga capped off the four-run third with a two-run single into right field scoring Josh Fellhauer and Morris. Landazuri, who took the loss, went just 2.2 innings and allowed four runs on two hits with four walks. The Generals got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning against Ross. Tyler Marlette and Patrick Brady hit back to back home runs cutting the lead in half to 4-2. The Stars got those two runs back in their next at bat in the bottom of the fourth. Kentrail Davis and Fellhauer each had RBI singles extending the lead to 6-2. The Stars took a 6-2 lead going into the ninth inning. With Manny Barreda pitching and one out, he hit Jabari Blash with a pitch. The next batter, Jordy Lara, made Barreda pay as he launched a two-run homer to left center making it 6-4. After Dario Pizzano singled, David Goforth was summoned out of the Stars bullpen. Goforth was greeted by a Dan Paolini single. With the tying runners on base and with one out, Goforth struck out Marlette. Goforth then got pinch hitter Patrick Kivlehan to line out to left field to end the game. Goforth earned his 26th save of the year, the most in the Southern League. The Stars (28-31,74-55) lead Jackson (26-33,57-71) 3-1 in their five game series. The series concludes Thursday night with LHP Brent Suter (10-8, 4.19) on the mound for Huntsville. Jackson will send RHP Victor Sanchez (6-5, 3.88) to the hill. The game can be heard starting at 6:15 CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score OF Josh Fellhauer's OBP in 28 Huntsville games is .400. Huntsville Game Log

Final: AZL Indians 4, @AZL Brewers 2 Maryvale Box Score 20-year-old RHP Milton Gomez pitched six innings of one-run relief -- his WHIP is 1.51, still rough, you can sort the WHIP column on the A-Crew's stat page to see who has performed well in that category (hello, Gian Rizzo in his still-small sample, Rizzo has thrown about half the innings he has the past three seasons, as he mainly remains an enigma wrapped in a riddle). Brewers only mustered three singles and one walk while fanning ten times. Other than speed, this offensive squad has been just that, offensive. Here's the AZL team sortable stat page for hitting, the Maryvale-bunch has the worst OPS by far at a miserable .612. Maryvale Game Log All three hits came in one inning - lots of 1-2-3 frames in the game log: AZL Brewers Bottom of the 4th Monte Harrison singles on a ground ball to right fielder Francisco Miguel. Carlos Belonis singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jodd Carter. Monte Harrison to 2nd. With Elvis Rubio batting, wild pitch by Shao-Ching Chiang, Monte Harrison to 3rd. Carlos Belonis to 2nd. Elvis Rubio grounds out, second baseman Willi Castro to first baseman Bobby Bradley. Monte Harrison scores. Carlos Belonis to 3rd. Tanner Norton reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Willi Castro. Carlos Belonis scores. Troy Stokes flies out to center fielder Silento Sayles. Jake Gatewood singles on a line drive to left fielder Jodd Carter. Tanner Norton out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Jodd Carter to third baseman Yu-Cheng Chang.

Minor League Mailbag - Marcus at Miller Park Prospects

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter. *** Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Brevard County Media Notes - again, 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: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Tampa, FL Clinton, IA Great Falls, MT Maryvale, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Ariel Pena at home vs. Fresno (Giants), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville 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. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Austin Ross at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars). ********** Brevard County: LHP Mike Strong at Tampa (Yankees), 5:30 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the proper link based on listed schedule 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 2014. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Javier Salas at Clinton (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM 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. For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) 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. ********** Helena: LHP Luis Ortega at Great Falls (White Sox), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the Indians' tykes, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day We're also going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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FSL notes: Wagner won't waste his pitches Manatees starter focuses on working quickly, forcing early contact By Guy Curtright / Special to MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/5/6/90381656/cuts/14091232726_07e327255d_o_u395zzfi_7oorvzwq.jpg Brevard County's Tyler Wager leads the league with 13 wins and is second in the circuit with a 1.60 ERA. (Cliff Welch/MiLB.com) When Tyler Wagner takes the mound, any complaints about the lagging pace of baseball quickly disappear. The Milwaukee Brewers' No. 14 prospect doesn't linger between pitches and goes right after hitters when he throws. It all comes from what the Brevard County ace learned as a high school shortstop and college closer. There are no real advantages to wasting time or pitches, and when you don't your defense plays a lot better behind you. Wagner (13-5) leads the Florida State League in victories and is second in ERA (1.60) and WHIP (1.09). The 6-foot-3 right-hander has a modest 111 strikeouts over a league-high 141 innings but has walked only 44 and limited opponents to a .219 average. "I try to force contact, not shy away from it," he said. "I want to get outs as fast as I can." That happens with regularity as the 23-year-old's low-90s sinking fastball generates a lot of ground balls. Infielders are ready for them, too. Wagner's fast pace makes sure no one is back on his heels. "When I played shortstop, I wanted action to come quickly," he said. "I think having a good tempo helps a pitcher and makes everyone behind him play better as well." Spoken like a veteran pitcher, but Wagner is hardly that. The Las Vegas native was the shortstop on a Nevada state high school champion and nationally ranked Bishop Gorman team, earning a scholarship to the University of Utah as an infielder. "I only started maybe two or three games in high school," Wagner said of his time on the mound. Utah, though, was intrigued by his strong arm and gave him a look on the mound as a freshman. By the next season, he was the team's closer and set a school record with 12 saves. Milwaukee took Wagner in the fourth round of the 2012 Draft after his junior year and gave him a new role again. Put in the rotation, he struggled at rookie-level Helena in the Pioneer League, going 1-4 with a 7.77 ERA. "It took me a while to get used to starting," Wagner said. "But I understood that it was important for me to pitch as much as possible." By last season, Wagner was comfortable. With an effective changeup added to his hard slider and sinking fastball, he was 10-9 with a 3.21 ERA for Wisconsin in the Class A Midwest League. This year, though, has been the real breakthrough. Wagner went two months from early June to early August without a loss, going 7-0 and allowing just three earned runs over 52 1/3 innings in eight starts. The streak was broken by a loss at Tampa, but he then won his next two stars with scoreless outings of six and seven innings. Still rolling: Brevard County right-hander Taylor Williams, Milwaukee's No. 13 prospect, struck out nine over seven innings against Dunedin on Aug. 17 to improve to 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in three starts since a promotion from Class A Wisconsin. The fourth-round pick in the 2013 Draft out of Kent State was 8-1 with 2.36 ERA and four saves in the Midwest League, recording 112 strikeouts to 23 walks in 107 innings while piggybacking starts. Williams, 23, allowed six hits and one earned run against Dunedin, walking none.

Brevard County - AUDIO: LHP Trevor Seidenberger joins Andrew Luftglass on the Manatees Pregame Show to talk about bus and bullpen shenanigans AUDIO, Game Highlights: The 'Tees walk off on the Yankees in a 2-1 win AUDIO: After delivering a walk-off two-run single, Tyrone Taylor joins the Manatees Radio Network