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Weather.com: Des Moines, IA Chattanooga, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Grand Chute, WI (Appleton)

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division

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

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.

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

DVR ALERT: As we've been indicating, Monday night is a MyNew32 TV Timber Rattlers night, with pregame at 6:00 PM. Get ahead on your DVR setting, as the same channel is broadcasting all three games of this Quad Cities series -- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Jimmy Nelson at Iowa (Cubs), 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 Taylor Jungmann at Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 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). Unfortunately, Chattanooga also does not provide MiLB.TV coverage. ********** Brevard County: RHP Tyler Wagner at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 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. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed (or not at all), we'll let you know that. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Preston Gainey at home vs. Quad Cities (Astros), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 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.

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40-man roster reliever Kevin Shackelford has limited the damage, but his 1.50 WHIP is highest on the staff. Look for that number to come down this summer.

The nine-year run of Brock Kjeldgaard (career stats) in the Brewers organization has come to an end, as he was activated from Huntsville's DL on Saturday and subsequently released. While we don't know this to be the case, it wouldn't be a surprise if Kjeldgaard asked for his release to take his power toolset on the open market, as his playing time was very limited in his 2014 role. A member of the Brewers' 40-man roster for most of the 2012 season (outrighted July 30th), this article from last February was the most recent feature story on the long-time farmhand. Good luck to Brock in the future.

VIDEO: Nashville's Elian Herrera adds his fourth single of the day in a 12-11 road loss at Iowa

Florida Today staff, who provide minimal Manatees coverage now, with a write-up on the potential move and the loss of baseball in the Melbourne area.

Hoping Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem is feeling better. Mother's Day audio in Nashville was the Iowa feed as Jeff was too ill to broadcast. Hopefully he didn't watch the epic collapse, that couldn't have helped his health at all. The Des Moines Register has more on the game, including the "not covering home plate" debacle.

Final: Huntsville 4, @Chattanooga 2 Shaw's Three Hit Day Leads Stars To Win Chattanooga, TN - Nick Shaw produced three hits as the Huntsville Stars came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Chattanooga Lookouts (14-22) 4-2 Sunday at AT&T Field. The Stars won their fourth straight game and improved to a Southern League best 25-12. In the bottom of the fourth, Chattanooga grabbed their first lead of the series on a sacrifice fly from Chris O'Brien against Huntsville starter Drew Gagnon. The Stars tied it in the fifth when Josh Prince led off with a solo home run to left field against Lookouts starter Tyson Brummmett (3-3). The Stars took the lead in the same frame. Shaw tripled with two outs. D'Vontrey Richardson produced an RBI double scoring Shaw and giving the Stars a 2-1 lead. Chattanooga tied the game in the 6th on the second sacrifice fly from O'Brien. The Stars took the lead for good in the seventh. Greg Hopkins led off by reaching on a critical fielding error by third baseman Ozzie Martinez. With one out, Shaw singled. Richardson then hit a sacrifice fly scoring Hopkins giving the Stars a 3-2 lead. The Stars scored their fourth and final run in the ninth. Shaw doubled down the left field line scoring Jason Rogers all the way from first base. David Goforth earned his second save in as many days as he worked a 1-2-3 ninth. Goforth leads the Southern League with nine saves. Gagnon, who took the no decision, went five innings allowing two runs on seven hits. Casey Medlen (3-0) earned the victory out of the Stars bullpen by pitching two scoreless innings while striking out two. The Stars bullpen combination of Medlen, Tim Dillard and Goforth combined for four scoreless innings. Shaw went 3-5 with an RBI. Prince was 2-3 with an RBI, while Richardson finished 1-4 with 2 RBI. The Stars lead the Lookouts 2-0 in the series and can claim the series with a win Monday night. RHP Taylor Jungmann (2-4, 3.55) will start for the Stars. Chattanooga will go with LHP Chris Reed (3-1, 1.88) on the mound. The game can be heard starting at 6:00 PM CT with Steve Jarnicki on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM, and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Was surprised to see that even at 25-12, the Stars' record was only 8th best in all of MiLB (or maybe 7th, lost track on a busy morning). Regardless, it's been an impressive 37-game start to the season. It's still not a star-laden group, and some of the key names (Richardson, Haniger, Rogers, Davis) have had tough starts, but overall we give credit where it's due. Huntsville Game Log

Weather.com: Des Moines, IA Chattanooga, TN

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division

Look for this 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.

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.

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Alfredo Figaro at Iowa (Cubs), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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 Drew gagnon at Chattanooga (Dodgers), 1:00 PM pre-game, 1:15 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). Unfortunately, Chattanooga also does not provide MiLB.TV coverage. ********** Brevard County: Idle ********** Wisconsin: Idle DVR ALERT: Next televised game is this coming Monday, 5/12, MyNew32 TV, 6:00 pregame show.[/i]

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Timber Rattler Profile via the Post-Crescent: OF Michael Ratterree

Timber Rattlers profile: Michael Ratterree by Mike Woods, Post-Crescent Media Age: 23. Residence: Houston. Height/weight: 6-1, 220. Bats/Throws: Right. Acquired: Selected by Milwaukee in the 10th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Miscellaneous: Named the 2013 Pioneer League Most Valuable Player … Had a 16-game hitting streak with Helena Brewers … Helped lead Rice University to the 2013 NCAA Super Regionals … Named the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year at Memorial High School … Named a three-time all-district defensive back in high school … Currently hitting .189 with four homers and 15 RBI. Favorites MLB team growing up: “I’d have to say the Astros. I’m from Houston; born there.” MLB player: “Probably Craig Biggio. I thought he was a phenomenal player and the effort he showed on the field, I always kind of looked up to him.” Food: “Chipotle.” Job as a kid: “I really didn’t like any of my jobs. To answer that question, I’d probably say I enjoyed working for my mom, around the house and stuff.” TV show: “Lost.” Movie: “Wedding Crashers.” Musical artist: “Right now, Eric Church.” Q&A Q: Let’s get this out of the way. What’s your funniest story about your last name? A: “We had some rats running around at my college, in the locker room. So there were a bunch of guys who would hide them in my locker because everyone called me Rat.” Q: Dead or alive? A: “Oh, they were dead by then.” Q: Did you make them clean them up? A: “Oh yeah.” Q: You were drafted by the Nationals after being named Texas High School Player of the Year but decided not to sign, why? A: “I just felt I needed to get an education and it was a better opportunity for me to go to Rice, get a great education and also grow as a baseball player.” Q: You were a good high school football player as well, and we all know how popular that is in Texas. Any temptation to go that route? A: “I don’t think so. I loved playing high school football. It was one of the best times of my life. But I always knew baseball was for me.” Q: So why Rice? A: “First of all, I got offered early from them. A nice scholarship. So that right away attracted me. And then just their baseball program and how much success they’ve had with coach Wayne Graham.” Q: Last year you were a Pioneer League all-star and the MVP of the league. Why were you were so successful? A: “First of all, the coach gave me an every-day opportunity. Threw me in the lineup every day. I’d just have to say my coaches and teammates helped me out through the season.” Q: You played in seven games in AA Huntsville this season. What was that jump like? A: “It was tough. I enjoyed it. I felt lucky enough to go up there and play with all those guys and coaches. It was a good time for me and got to learn a few things. The pitching is quite a bit better than here. Not necessarily stuff-wise, but those pitchers have three good pitches that they can control. That’s the biggest difference I saw.” Q: You were on the Brewers’ roster for the exhibition games at Miller Park against Kansas City just prior to the season. Did you expect to get in either of those games? A: “Well, I didn’t play the first night. So I had a feeling I wasn’t going to play the second day either. But they let me know before the trip that I was probably going to get in, so I had a little bit of an idea.” Q: So when you’re up facing Jeremy Guthrie, were you more nervous or excited? A: “I think excited. Just stepping up to the plate in front of a good number of fans. It wasn’t packed up. And playing in front of the (Brewers) team and coaches. So, I was more excited.” Q: So as the ball is going over the fence you’re thinking …? A: “I can’t believe I just hit the ball like that. I was super-excited. I could barely hold in my smile.” Q: Things haven’t gone as well thus far as they did last year. What’s been the hardest thing playing in Appleton? A: “Just the weather, starting off. It’s freezing cold outside. Not too many hitters wanted to take big hacks at the plate. I think that’s the biggest difference.” Q: Was playing in the cold even more difficult than you imagined? A: “Yeah, because I’ve never really played baseball in the cold before. I’ve always been down south. So I come up here and the first day we got here it’s snowing. I really didn’t know what to expect and I kind of caught myself up (at the plate) not wanting to swing the bat too hard. It was difficult.” Q: What about now? A: “I’m definitely not where I wanted to be at this point of the season. But I’m starting to feel better.” Q: What’s your impressions of J.J. Watt? A: “He’s the man. Just a really strong, physical player. And he’s done some good things around the community of Houston, too. Everybody has a great impression of him right now.” Q: What’s your favorite thing about Houston? A: “I’d have to say the food there is pretty good. I really enjoy the food there. That’s the first thing that came to my mind. Big Tex-Mex fan.” Q: Who’s the most famous person you’ve met? A: “Well, I did meet Ryan Braun. Also, I’ve kind of worked with Lance Berkman a little bit.” Q: Best advice you’ve received? A: Probably from Lance Berkman. He told me just don’t worry about what the pitcher’s going to do, worry about what you’re going to do.”