Jim Goulart

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: LHP Aaron Laffey at Omaha (Royals), 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 $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Andy Moye at Jackson (Cubs), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule. ********** Brevard County: RHP Tyler Cravy at Jupiter (Marlins), 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the opponent coverage with the Jupiter link ********** Wisconsin: RHP Ryan Gibbard at home vs. Burlington (Angels), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Many of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and WACY-TV My NEW32 will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and will try to provide day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check with us. ********** Helena: LHP David Otterman at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Look for a rehab appearance by RHP Marco Estrada at the Reds' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Tigers, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

Via the Brewers -- italics mine Roster moves - Damien Magnifico to the DL in Brevard Cty (darn those blisters!), RHP Taylor Mangum promoted to Brevard Cty (nice ride for the 2012 undrafted free agent thus far), LHP Hobbs Johnson (first name Jeffrey) promoted to Wisconsin.

One of Boomer's last audio clips from 7/30/12, when he called in to Boston radio WEEI in the midst of the mess that was the Bobby Valentine Red Sox.

Ah yes, made of "second basemen's teeth". Other good tidbits at that link. And yes, this was awesome. http://sports.cbsimg.net/images//visual/whatshot/George-Scott-bobblehead-Brewers.jpeg

We'll post the normal Menu later this afternoon, until then -- Honors from last week for -- Twitter Link: LHP Hobbs Johnson, 2013 14th round out of UNC (and promoted today to Wisconsin from Helena) Wisconsin RHP Preston Gainey and Helena C Dustin Houle

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As a 50-year-old lifelong Massachusetts resident who somehow glommed on to the Brewers for life in 1973 at age 10, George Scott, through two trades between the clubs, was a big part of my early baseball fandom. He died today at age 69, perhaps the Brewers tried to bring him in for his bobblehead day but he was already too sick. Here is a review of a book I'll need to pick up, learn much about him by giving this link a gander. Taters!

Post-Crescent Profile and Q&A with OF Michael Reed includes video chat as well

Timber Rattlers' Photo Gallery via the Post-Crescent

Timber Rattlers show no quit with rally over Bees by Mike Woods, Post-Crescent Media GRAND CHUTE — Garrett Cooper understands better than most why you never, ever give up. “In junior college, we lost the state championship game. We had a seven-run lead with two outs in the ninth,” said Cooper. “So I’ve seen strange things in baseball.” Playing as dreary as the weather for eight innings, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers managed to parlay four hits, two walks and two errors into a five-run ninth — capped by Cooper’s fly ball to right that was misplayed into a triple — and stun Burlington 6-5 in a Midwest League game Sunday on Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. “I was telling my son, Maddox, that was a great lesson right there,” said Timber Rattlers manager Matt Erickson. “As soon as I got back in the dugout, I said, ‘Maddox, that is why you never stop playing. You never stop believing because you never know when something like that’s going to happen. But if you give up, there’s no chance of something like that happening.’ ” The Rattlers’ obit was nearly finished as they came to bat in the ninth, largely ineffective for eight innings against three Bees pitchers. Max Walla began the ninth with a single and two walks later, the Rattlers had the bases loaded. Alfredo Rodriguez then sent a double-play ball to short, but the Bees’ Wendel Soto booted it, Walla scored and the bases remained loaded. Tyrone Taylor followed with another double-play ball to short. Burlington managed to get the force at second but an errant throw to first allowed two runs to score and cut the lead to 5-4. Erickson, trying to move the tying run to second, gave Taylor the green light based on Bees pitcher Cam Bedrosian’s often slow delivery to the plate. Taylor took off but the throw beat him and the Rattlers were down to their final out. “I did give him the green light and he’s a guy who’s going to be in that situation a few more times in his career,” said Erickson, “and he’s going to pick his spots and if he gets one that he likes, he’s going to go. “I like to give our players opportunities to make plays and put themselves in good situations. The catcher put the ball right on the base. (Bedrosian) was at 1.5 something to the plate, so I thought he picked the right time to go, but it didn’t work out. That’s the only thing that didn’t go right in that inning, I guess.” Victor Roache and Mike Garza each followed with singles, bringing up Cooper. “Line drive right to him,” said Cooper of his reaction when the ball left his bat. “Then a couple of steps in he went, and the rest is history.” Bees right fielder Chevy Clarke started in hard on Cooper’s hit, realized that was a mistake but when he turned to retreat he slipped, allowing the ball to sail over his head and roll to the wall, scoring Roache and then Garza with the game winner. “ I did,” said Cooper of seeing Clarke stumble. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s great.’ ” Aside from the lesson to Maddox, it was a valuable reminder to the Rattlers of the gospel Erickson preaches. “We constantly talk about 27 outs,” he said. “It’s a game not run on a clock, and you have to earn everything you get and you have to earn the 27th out. And today we played, we played for 27 outs and they allowed us to come back in and we kept battling. That is a teaching moment and we’ll use it.” It was only Cooper’s 26th game as a professional, as he was a sixth-round pick out of Auburn by the Brewers in this year’s First-Year Player Draft. “Just making the adjustments like every new kid out of college going to the pros,” said Cooper, who is batting .257 in 10 games with the Rattlers. “It’s different from metal bats to wood bats. I’m just blessed to be here.” And blessed to be on the right side of an unlikely rally this time. “All you need is that one little spark,” he said. “The few errors they had kept giving us life and usually errors come back to bite you.”

Audio highlights from the Stars 7-2 series-opening victory against the Jackson Generals

Gagnon, Rogers Lead Stars to Win By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars In the opener of a five-game series at The Ballpark at Jackson, the Huntsville Stars rode a three-run first inning to a 7-5 victory against the Jackson Generals on Sunday evening. Following a one-out single by second baseman Nick Shaw, first baseman Jason Rogers launched a two-run homer well over the left-field against Generals starting pitcher James Gillheeney (L, 4-5) to put the Stars on the board. Gillheeney then went on to walk four consecutive batters, including catcher Adam Weisenburger with the bases-loaded to make the score 3-0. However, during the bottom half of the inning, Jackson mounted their only offensive attack of the game against Stars starter Drew Gagnon. Following two early walks by Gagnon, back-to-back RBI singles by third baseman Ramon Morla and outfielder Ji-Man Choi cut the Stars lead to one. Fortunately for the Stars, Gagnon settled down. The 23-year-old righty earned a win in his third consecutive start and improved to 4-5 on the year by giving up just those two runs on five hits in six innings of work. Gagnon had his victory ensured when relievers David Goforth and Frankie De La Cruz combined to pitch a perfect last three innings. On offense, the first inning homer from Rogers was just the start of his big day. The reigning Southern League player of the week also had a sacrifice fly in the second inning and an additional two-run homer in the fourth inning. The multi-homer game was his second in his last eight games and his fourth of the season. During his current nine-game hitting streak, Rogers is 14-for-33 with six homers and 15 runs batted in. The Stars only other run came in the third inning on a solo homer from third basemen Joey Paciorek. Rogers and Shaw paced the Stars offensive attack with two hits each. On Monday, the Stars will play game two of a five-game series at The Ballpark at Jackson against the Jackson Generals. Huntsville will send RHP Andy Moye (4-11, 4.47 ERA) to the bump while Jackson will counter with LHP Roenis Elias (6-8, 2.99 ERA). First pitch is 7:05 (6:05 Central).

Brewein' with Kuehn - Giacalone looking to learn from his return By Amber Kuehn, Helena Independent Record A fan favorite a year ago, Adam Giacalone is back where his professional career began, honing his skills in the hopes of climbing back up the ladder after getting a taste of the next level. Giacalone, the popular first baseman who spent all of the 2012 campaign in Helena and was awarded the Jensen Jewelers MVP honor at season’s end, is back in a Brewers uniform after starting this year with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. While the demotion was obviously less than ideal, he is making the most of his time in the Capital City and learning from his experiences. “It’s how you deal with struggles that help you learn the most,” said the mature and motivated 21-year-old who wears his faith on his sleeve and tweeted “God always has a plan” and “Past performance does not make future results” upon being transferred to Helena on July 13. “I was a little disappointed, but there’s nothing you can do,” Giacalone said. “You can’t control that. I talked to people in the organization, and it helped a lot actually. Coming down here, just to play every day gives me more of an opportunity to get comfortable again, because I struggled up there, for sure. I didn’t do what I wanted to do. But in coming back, I’m just trying to make the best of everything.” He certainly can’t complain about the way he’s been playing lately. In the 12 games since his return, Giacalone is batting a team-best .458 with a double, a pair of home runs and 18 RBIs. That, after hitting just .249 with 25 RBIs through 64 games in Wisconsin. “It’s a little bit of a jump,” Giacalone said, noting that the step up from Rookie League to Single A seemed bigger than the adjustment from college to professional ball. “The game’s a little faster defensive-wise, and from a hitting standpoint, I would say the biggest jump is in the pitches you see.” Whereas fastballs fly often in the Pioneer League as players continue to perfect their secondary pitches, Giacalone noticed more of a variety in pitchers’ back pockets a level up. “When you go to A ball, you get in hitters counts and you not only see the fastball but might be more likely to see a good changeup or curveball,” he said, adding that the Midwest League was a difficult one for hitters because the pitching was so strong. First baseman Garrett Cooper is finding that out first-hand. He hit .274 with four home runs and 10 RBIs through 16 games in Helena, but is batting a mere .185 in eight games since his promotion to Single A. As a Timber Rattler, Cooper has five hits through 27 bats, though he has knocked in three runs. Upon finding out he was headed back to Helena, Giacalone said he spoke with people in the organization and talked to Brewers manager Tony Diggs about what he needed to work on to get better. One of the knocks on the big first baseman was a lack of power — he didn’t have a single home run in 229 at-bats with Wisconsin. “That is definitely one of the things I came down here to work on,” he said. “Trying to hit for more power, stay in my legs more, that’s definitely what I’ve been working on with (hitting coach) Chuck (Caufield) and Diggs. I can definitely see change and I'm just trying to keep it up.” The 6-foot-2, 218-pound lefty showed a glimpse of that power Friday night, with a towering two-run homer that struck the scoreboard in left-center field. It was his second bomb since arriving back in Helena. “I knew I hit it pretty well, but I thought I got a little bit too under it, actually,” he said of his oppo shot. “But with the conditions here and how the ball carries here, it definitely helps a little bit.” The Helena community has embraced him, and Giacalone — who has consistently been batting cleanup — feels comfortable at Kindrick Legion Field. It wasn’t always that way, however. He recalls getting his pro career off to a slow start and how he emerged from that slump a better ball player. He finished the 2012 season batting .317 with 32 RBIs and three homers. He’s already batted in half that many runs this month and has nearly matched his home run total — and he’s done it in 59 fewer games. Something says if he keeps playing like that, he won’t be here for long. “I think if I just keep working hard and putting in the effort I can move back up,” he said. “You can always get better every day, and that’s definitely what I’m trying to do. I’m having a blast here with these guys, the team’s playing real well and right now I’m just focused on the positives.” In his second year of pro ball, Giacalone has had time to reflect on the career path he’s chosen. Is it everything he imagined it would be? “It’s a blast, I will say that,” he said. “As tough as it is on the body, it is a blast, and I’m glad I made the decision I did. At the same time, it’s not what you see in the movies; the travel is hard on the body, but what I’ve been told is if you don’t like it, play better. You play better, you don’t have to go on those long bus rides, you get to take plane rides as you go up,” he says with a smile. “It’s definitely somewhat like I envisioned. When people say it’s a grind, you don’t believe them until you are playing every day. I don’t think some people understand we get out here at 2 and we don’t leave until 11, so definitely the grind is for real ... but you’ve gotta love what you do and I definitely love it.” HOME RUN DERBY Helena hit a season-high five long balls in Friday’s 9-7 victory over Billings. That’s two shy of matching a Pioneer League record for home runs in a game. Two teams have gone deep seven times in one game — Calgary did so against Helena in 1983, and Lethbridge achieved the feat against Medicine Hat in ’96. Taylor Brennan, Michael Turay, Giacalone and Renaldo Jenkins — twice — slammed balls out of the park Friday. Brennan’s home run was his team-best seventh of the season, tying him for second among Pioneer League leaders. DOMINANT ON THE MOUND The Helena Brewers faced Missoula ace Felipe Perez on Sunday afternoon. Perez has been one of the hottest pitchers in the Pioneer League this year, with a noteworthy accomplishment already under his belt. At this level, it’s a rarity to see a pitcher go the distance. But the right-handed Perez has posted two complete games this season, one of which was a three-hit shutout against the Brewers. In the other, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ teenage prospect allowed just two hits and an unearned run in the Osprey’s 10-1 win over Ogden, a game in which he took a one-hitter into the final frame. The only other pitcher in the league to go nine innings this year is Andrew Mitchell of Great Falls. After Sunday’s loss, Perez is 4-4 with a 4.00 ERA. He’s been named Pioneer League pitcher of the week once already. “There are days when you have it and days when you don’t,” the 19-year-old California native said in an article on milb.com. “The days I don’t, I just want to try to go deep and save the bullpen so they don’t have to come in early. When I do have it, I try to take advantage of it.” Perez didn’t have it on Sunday and struggled through two rough innings. With movement in the pen during the second, though, he got out of the frame and came back for the third — even electing to remain on the mound after taking a Giacalone liner to his right foot in the fourth. He pitched through six in the loss. Perez was an undrafted free agent out of high school last year in late August, but the UCLA commit never made a professional appearance until this season.

Pena leads early offensive onslaught in Brewers win By Troy Shockley, Helena Independent Record For the small crowd in attendance on Sunday, the Helena Brewers put on quite a show. And if anyone got there late, they likely missed much of the offensive explosion as the Brewers cruised to a 10-4 win over visiting Missoula at Kindrick Legion Field. It was the club’s 23rd win of the season — it won 24 games all of last year — and the first victory of the year for Anthony Banda (1-3). He allowed three runs on five hits over five innings while striking out three. A grinning Tony Diggs was thrilled with his team’s performance on Sunday, and said the fact that it was able to get off to such a strong start helped Banda settle in. “They got started early. All of our batters were executing their plans,” the manager said. “They were doing the little things and moving ’em over.” That they were. Missoula, though, got on the board first with leadoff man Colin Bray reaching base on a chopper and advancing to third on a wild pitch. Daniel Palka scored him with an RBI single, but the Brewers ended the inning on a double play. That’s when the Brewers got their bats going. It started in the bottom of the first when, with runners on the corners, first baseman Adam Giacalone sent a shot to deep center. The sacrifice fly scored Omar Garcia, who started the game with a single. Then it was Jose Pena stepping to the plate. Pena has shown plenty of power while with the Brewers. In fact, in his debut with the club last August he connected for a homer on his first swing. This season, however, he’s been struggling. He entered Sunday’s game with a .202 average. Batting with runners on base, his average dipped to .176. Things have been getting better for the Pena through his last five games, where he’s batting .294. That, though, was before Sunday. Because those numbers have all just gone up. In his first plate appearance of the day, Pena roped an RBI double down the third-base line, scoring Nathan Orf from first. An RBI single from Dustin Houle scored Pena before the Osprey ended the frame with a double play. A quick 1-2-3 top of the second and the Brewers got right back to their fireworks display. Singles from Angel Ortega and Taylor Brennan started the frame. Ruben Ozuna attempted a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, but the bouncer hit the edge of the third-base line chalk and, somehow, caromed back fair, with three Osprey gathered round. With the bases loaded, Garcia sent a single into left to score a pair. Orf gave the team a base runner when he was hit by a pitch, and Giacalone hit his second sac fly of the day to score another. Enter Pena. Again, the outfielder connected to the left field wall, plating two and giving the Brewers an 8-1 edge. Missoula did score twice in the fourth. But in the seventh, it’s was Pena’s turn to bat once again. And, once again, an RBI double was the result. Ortega added another RBI single in the inning and the game was all but sealed. Pena finished the day 3 for 4 — all of those hits going for doubles — with four RBIs and two runs scored. His outburst and recent improvement, he said, is all mental. “Focus. Keeping my eyes on the ball the whole time and really paying attention, pitch by pitch,” Pena said. “I have to stay focused, bat by bat, pitch by pitch.” Garcia also finished with three hits in his five at-bats, with two RBIs and two runs scored. Ortega and Ozuna both went 2 for 4. A postseason berth already secure with the Pioneer League North Division’s first-half title won, the Brewers are playing their best ball of the season. And, with his team just one win away from matching last year’s total, Diggs hopes that its success only serves as a motivator to do even better. “I certainly hope that’s true,” he said. “I don’t want to see them relaxing. I don’t want to see them get satisfied. I hope they don’t get complacent and strive to get better and better each day.” And, Pena said, that’s the plan. “It’s just half of the season,” he said. “It isn’t how you start, it is how you finish. So we have to keep working hard.” The first half of the season concludes today, with the Brewers looking to complete the sweep of Missoula in a game set for 7:05 PM (8:05 PM).

Brewers Do Everything Right In Win Solid pitching, hitting, and defense boosts Helena to victory By Zac Vierra / Helena Brewers The Brewers did just about everything right on Sunday and it translated into their 23rd win of the season. Helena received solid pitching from its starter and the bullpen, scored 10 runs on 14 hits, and committed no errors for the ninth time this season. The formula helped the Brewers come away with a 10-4 victory over Missoula. The runs came early for the Brewers off of Felipe Perez, the same pitcher that tossed a complete game three-hitter against Helena on July 1st. With runners on the corners in the first, Adam Giacalone hit a sac fly to left to plate Omar Garcia who had led off the game with a single. In the next at bat, Jose Pena pulled a double down the line in left and Nathan Orf motored around to score from first. When the throw home by the shortstop was wild, Pena moved over to third. Dustin Houle would follow by scorching a liner to center as Pena scored the third run of the inning. In the second, the Brewers continued making solid contact off of Perez as Angel Ortega and Taylor Brennan hit back-to-back singles and Ruben Ozuna reached on a bunt down the third base line that decided not to go foul. With the bases juiced, Garcia would pull a two-run single to left-center to give Helena a 5-1 advantage. Orf would then be hit with a pitch to load the bases and Giacalone delivered another sac fly, this one to the warning track in center, as all three runners advanced. Pena would then pull another rocket down the left field line to score a pair and give Helena an 8-1 lead. Pena would finish the afternoon 3 for 4 with four RBI after he drove home another run with a double in the seventh. The seven run lead after two frames would be plenty for the Brewers as the pitching was solid. Starter Anthony Banda earned his first win of the year after allowing three runs on five hits in five innings. He had three strikeouts and walked one. Trevor Sidenberger would relieve Banda and he was lights out allowing just one hit in three innings while striking out three and walking none. Tanner Poppe would come into the game in the ninth and he allowed a solo homer to Joe Munoz with two outs but that is all the Osprey would get as Helena held on for the win. The Brewers will look for a sweep of Missoula in the final game of the series on Monday night. It will also be the final game of the first half and if the Brewers win on Monday they will match their 2012 season total of 24 wins. Helena Site Photo of Jose Pena by Seth Eikomstead http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/4/6/55100146/cuts/17_Jose_Pena_Hi_5_v2a9pxhe_kcx3zrgg.jpg

Final: @AZL Reds 7, AZL Brewers 2 Box Score Tough day for starter Drew Ghelfi, who allowed all seven runs in 2.2 IP; Gian Rizzo allowed two of Ghelfi's runners to score on a triple before tossing two scoreless after that; RHP's Dylan Brock and Ryan Deeter closed things out with scoreless outings. Clint Coulter now 0-for-9 in Maryvale with five K's. Patient David Denson did walk twice. At 6'4", 245, you know he doesn't have a tiny strike zone, all the more impressive. Game Log

Nashville Manager Hospitalized After Fainting In Dugout Associated Press The manager of the Nashville Sounds was hospitalized after fainting in the dugout during the second inning of Sunday afternoon's game against the Storm Chasers at Werner Park. Forty-five-year-old Mike Guerrero was in stable condition and being evaluated at an Omaha hospital. The temperature at the time was a mild 75 degrees. Nashville is the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. http://media.graytvinc.com/images/nashvillemanager.jpg *** Positive update from Omaha.com: Just before the start of the second inning, there was a six-minute delay as Sounds manager Mike Guerrero received attention from trainers in the dugout. He was then carted off the field and taken to a local hospital for precautionary reasons. Guerrero was back in the Nashville clubhouse after the game.

Wooten's spring experience aided him in MLB debut

Weather.com: Omaha, NE Jackson, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Helena, MT Maryvale, AZ

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STANDINGS (YEE-HAH, Helena!): AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern 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 DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris Division *** NOTE: To view first half or overall standings for Huntsville, Brevard County, Wisconsin, and Maryvale, you'll notice options at the respective links for that. Otherwise it's second-half standings as the default view for those three leagues.

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

Programming note: Jackson has their games on MiLB.TV, so you'll be able to watch this Huntsville series live and on archive if a subscriber.

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP R.J. Seidel at Omaha (Royals), 1:45 PM pre-game, 2:05 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 $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 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 Jackson (Cubs), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Alex Cohen is the play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. It appears four Southern League teams air their home games on MiLB.TV, and we'll let you know when those dates pop up on the schedule. ********** Brevard County: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Bradenton (Pirates), 3:35 PM pre-game, 4:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; 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, we'll let you know that. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Austin Ross at home vs. Burlington (Angels), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of four Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Many of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and WACY-TV My NEW32 will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and will try to provide day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check with us. ********** Helena: LHP Anthony Banda at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 1:45 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Voice of the Helena Brewers Steve Wendt is back on board, and this year he's added Twitter to the mix @steve_wendt. We've been treated to Steve's work for many years now (ten!); he is among the very best at the art of the pre-game interview, especially considering how at ease he makes all these first-time professional ballplayers. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction (August), those games will be available for viewing online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the baby Reds, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: Idle