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Bringing the boys luck tonight -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk

Wonder if Mitch Haniger will be in Huntsville's lineup tonight - he's played 1.5 games, then missed 1.5 games since his return from the DL (elbow).

Chris gives us a very good reason to click on his pre-game Rattler Radio Blog post this afternoon.

Haven't clicked on the standings links in a while? Nashville - 2.5 games up Huntsville, 2.5 games back, 4th place, 1st half champs Brevard County, 2.5 games back, 3rd place Wisconsin Media Notes: Wisconsin is 18-15 through the first 33 games of the second half. They are tied with Peoria and Cedar Rapids for the top second half playoff spot. Quad Cities is one game behind the trio of teams. Helena: Glad the second half starts tonight Maryvale: Finished 3.5 games back in the first half, second half begins today DSL Brewers: 10 games back, 4th place

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 Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Viera, FL (Melbourne) Fort Wayne, IN Helena, MT Maryvale, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Follow Saturday'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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Donovan Hand at home vs. Oklahoma City (Astros), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 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 Drew Gagnon at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 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 Austin Ross at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 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 Barrett Astin at Fort Wayne (Padres), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:05 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 Jorge Ortega at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 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 Reds' kids, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Rangers, 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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This is covered, no worries. I'll be in touch with our Link Reporters via private message about 8/11 - 8/14, I'll be doing the first college drop-off with the family and will be primarily offline for the first time this season.

Two big innings lead to Osprey runaway by Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record With a force-out at second base, the first half of the Pioneer League season came to a close Friday night. The Helena Brewers are no doubt happy to bid it adieu. The Missoula Osprey combined for 18 hits in the seventh and eighth innings and went on to win a wild one at Kindrick Legion Field, 22-5. The loss — the Brewers’ fifth straight — dropped Helena to 13-25. What began as a pitcher’s duel ended in a train wreck for the Brewers. The game was within reach for the hosts after five innings, when Helena trailed just 4-2. But the wheels came off with Brandon Woodruff on the bump in the seventh, when Missoula recorded four straight hits and batted around. Eight runs came in, and little did the 930 fans in attendance know, the Osprey were just getting started. Missoula second baseman Fernery Ozuna hammered a grand slam to the net in right field in the eighth inning to drive the dagger even deeper. It was just the first time reliever Ryan Deeter had given up an earned run in his professional career. But it was that kind of night for the Brewers, who allowed season highs in runs and hits. Ten runs scored in the eighth frame alone. Ozuna finished a double shy of the cycle, left fielder Justin Williams ran his hit streak to a league-leading 20 games, and everything went Missoula’s way in the first-half finale. Every player in the Osprey lineup — even pinch hitter Bennie Robinson, the team’s newest addition — recorded a hit. Helena third baseman Sthervin Matos was 2 for 5 with an RBI, catcher Jack Cleary had a two-run double, and Francisco Castillo and Brandon Diaz each had two hits. But the Brewers’ 7-9 batters went without a hit, and Helena stranded a season-high 13 base runners. Missoula, meanwhile, was an incredible 16 for 26 with runners in scoring position. Osprey starter Brad Keller picked up his first win of the season, going five innings and allowing just two runs on four hits. Helena starter Devin Williams was tagged with the loss, despite a stretch where he retired 11 in a row. Milwaukee’s highest-round pick a year ago, he is now 2-5 this season for Helena. It was the biggest loss of the season for the local team, who will eagerly wipe the slate clean today when the second half of the season gets started. Jorge Ortega will get the nod for Helena while Carlos Hernandez makes the start for Missoula. First pitch is 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). NOTES: The Brewers are now 0-8 when recording at least three errors in a game. ... The Great Falls Voyagers closed out the first half with a 6-3 loss to Billings, but the Voyagers (23-15) are the first-half North Division champions, clinching a postseason berth. ... Missoula (17-21) finished the first half tied for second place with the Mustangs, while Helena finished in the cellar.

Brevard County -- AUDIO: OF Michael Reed chats with Justin Rocke on the Manatees Radio Network. AUDIO, Game Highlights: Palm Beach defeats Brevard County, 13-7.

VIDEO: Brief Nashville news report highlights *** Nashville scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the third on a Kevin Mattison RBI double and a clutch, two-out single from Jason Rogers. Mattison went 2-for-3 on the evening, continuing his impressive hot streak where he has recorded multi-hit games in seven of his last 11 starts, hitting .436 during that span. Rogers finished the game 1-for-4, and now has hits in 10 of his last 13 starts while driving in a run in eight of his last 11 games. AUDIO: Kevin Mattison RBI Double AUDIO: Jason Rogers RBI Single

Final: @Jackson 8, Huntsville 3 Generals Knock Out Stars Early Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Jackson, TN - The Jackson Generals delivered the knockout blow early to the Huntsville Stars Friday night. The Generals scored all eight of their runs in the first two innings leading them to an 8-3 win over the Huntsville Stars at The Ballpark At Jackson. The Stars have lost four straight games. All eight runs the Generals scored came against Huntsville starter Brent Suter (9-8) who took the loss. In the bottom of the first inning, Dan Paolini grounded a two-out RBI single into center giving the Generals a 1-0 lead. The Generals blew the game wide open in the bottom of the second when they sent eleven batters to the plate. Suter retired the first batter, but things went south after that. Mike Dowd walked. Brock Hebert reached on an infield single. Leon Landry scored Dowd on a single to center making it 2-0 Generals. Ketel Marte then followed with a two-run double to the gap in left center making it 4-0. D.J. Peterson followed with an RBI double of his own to push the lead to 5-0. The Generals weren't finished just yet. Dario Pizzano doubled over CF Josh Fellhauer's head scoring two more runs making it 7-0. Suter left the game after pitching just 1.2 innings. Tommy Toledo entered out of the bullpen and gave up an RBI double to Patrick Brady making it 8-0 Jackson. Suter was charged with allowing all eight runs on eight hits. With the Stars trailing 8-0, they then scored all three of their runs in the top of the third inning with two outs against Jackson starter Tyler Pike. With the bases loaded, Nick Ramirez stroked a two-run single into right field scoring Yadiel Rivera and Nick Shaw, cutting the lead to 8-2. The next batter, Hector Gimenez, produced an RBI single scoring Hainley Statia which made it 8-3 Jackson. Pike did not stick around long enough to earn the win as he only pitched three innings allowing six hits on three runs. Cam Hobson (6-8) pitched four scoreless innings out of the Generals bullpen and held the Stars to just two hits. Hobson earned the win for Jackson. Shaw led the Stars offense with a 3-5 performance. The quartet out of the Stars bullpen of Tommy Toledo, Manny Barreda, Greg Holle and Tim Dillard combined for 6.1 scoreless innings. The Stars (16-19, 62-43) return to Huntsville to begin a ten-game homestand Saturday with the first of five games against the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Double-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. RHP Drew Gagnon (7-4, 3.20) will be the starting pitcher for the Stars. Chattanooga will have RHP Andres Santiago (2-6, 4.79) on the mound. The game can be heard starting at 6:15 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Kudos, bullpen. Nick Shaw a nice night. When was the last time an organizational left fielder on July 25th had a .319 SLG? In his 518th pro game, Shaw sees the outfield for the first time. Huntsville Game Log

Mound extremes on Brewers farm Fri. runs allowed - Nashville 0, Huntsville 8, Brevard 13, Wisconsin 2, Helena 22, DSL 18 *** And Helena still has another inning to get through...

AUDIO via Jeff Hem's blog -- "Tonight’s interview is a bit of twist. Pitcher Donovan Hand, who turned the tables and interviewed me last year, interviewed Sounds pitching coach Fred Dabney, who discusses his daily routine, the difference in being a Triple-A pitching coach compared to other levels and life in the Dabney household these days with Fred’s oldest son, Dane, off to college to play football at Liberty."

Sounds and RedHawks Begin Big Series On Friday By Steve Uhlmann / Nashville Sounds

Miller Park Prospects - Farm Progress Report: 7/25/2014

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 Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers *** Weather.com: Nashville, TN Jackson, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Eastlake, OH Helena, MT Boca Chica, DR

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

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Nashville: RHP Taylor Jungmann at home vs. Oklahoma City (Astros), 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: LHP Brent Suter at Jackson (Mariners), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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). NOTE: This series in Jackson is available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Lopez at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 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 Zach Quintana at Lake County (Indians), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 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 Devin Williams at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 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): Idle ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Rangers #1 squad, 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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Latest from Bob Brainerd: New 3rd Base Prospect Dustin DeMuth

Brevard County -- AUDIO: Nathan Orf joins Justin Rocke on the Manatees Radio Network to talk about his recent success and his transition to second base A Fernando Vina reference by Orf! AUDIO, Game Highlights: The Brevard County offense explodes with 16 hits as the 'Tees win, 7-4 AUDIO: After collecting three hits in a 7-4 win, Brandon Macias joins the Manatees Radio Network

From Wednesday -- VIDEO: Pete Orr hits a two-run homer off the bench in Nashville's 5-2 win over Colorado Springs *** Thursday -- Outfielder Caleb Gindl drove in three of the four Sounds runs on the night. The Sounds grabbed an early lead on Gindl's two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the first inning. Nashville loaded the bases on an Irving Falu double followed by a pair of walks issued by Sky Sox starter Pedro Hernandez before Gindl delivered the go-ahead knock. AUDIO: Caleb Gindl 2-Run Single Alfredo Figaro recorded the final four outs for the Sounds to close out the victory and nail down his first save of the year. AUDIO: Final Out Of The Game

Jeffress latest mentee of Dabney to debut Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Lots of love for Fred...