Jim Goulart

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Geneva, IL

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STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

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

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP R.J. Seidel at home vs. New Orleans (Marlins), 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 Arcenio Leon at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 3:48 PM pre-game, 4:03 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page 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: Idle ********** Wisconsin: RHP Tyler Wagner at Kane County (Cubs), 12:40 PM pre-game, 1:00 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. 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: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link). ********** DSL Brewers: Idle

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That would be cleanup hitter Michael Reed

Final: DSL Blue Jays 6, DSL Brewers 3 The Cerveceritos fell to 3-10 as they dropped their 5th straight. Trailing 4-0 entering the bottom of the 6th, the good guys scored three to cut the deficit to 1: DSL Brewers Bottom of the 6th Pitching Change: Miguel Burgos replaces Alberto Guzman. Gregory Munoz hit by pitch. Daniel Leonardo walks. Gregory Munoz to 2nd. Raphachel Colatosti singles on a fly ball to center fielder Juan Fuente. Gregory Munoz to 3rd. Daniel Leonardo to 2nd. Juan Ortiz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Juan Fuente. Gregory Munoz scores. Daniel Leonardo scores. Raphachel Colatosti to 3rd. Juan De Los Santos out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Leudy Garcia. Raphachel Colatosti scores. Leudi Otano grounds into a force out, second baseman Deiferson Barreto to shortstop Richard Urena. Juan Ortiz out at 2nd. Leudi Otano to 1st. With Sthervin Matos batting, Leudi Otano picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Miguel Burgos to first baseman Michael De La Cruz to shortstop Richard Urena. The bad guys tacked on insurance runs in the 8th and 9th that weren't needed. Notice that in all five innings the Toronto newbies scored, they had help - just really messy stuff: DSL Blue Jays Top of the 3rd Leudy Garcia strikes out swinging. Javier Hernandez pops out to first baseman Juan De Los Santos in foul territory. Juan Fuente singles on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. With Deiferson Barreto batting, wild pitch by Joan De La Cruz, Juan Fuente to 2nd. With Deiferson Barreto batting, Juan Fuente steals (4) 3rd base. With Deiferson Barreto batting, wild pitch by Joan De La Cruz, Juan Fuente scores. Deiferson Barreto singles on a fly ball to left fielder Juan Ortiz. Deiferson Barreto out at 2nd, left fielder Juan Ortiz to second baseman Raphachel Colatosti. DSL Blue Jays Top of the 4th Richard Urena grounds out, third baseman Sthervin Matos to first baseman Juan De Los Santos. Michael De La Cruz pops out to catcher Kevin Martinez in foul territory. Juan Kelly strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Joan De La Cruz. Juan Kelly to 1st. Juan Tejada doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Juan Kelly scores. Ronniel Demorizi flies out to left fielder Juan Ortiz. DSL Blue Jays Top of the 6th Pitching Change: Angel Ventura replaces Joan De La Cruz. Deiferson Barreto singles on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. With Richard Urena batting, passed ball by Kevin Martinez, Deiferson Barreto to 2nd. Richard Urena singles on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Deiferson Barreto to 3rd. With Michael De La Cruz batting, Richard Urena steals (2) 2nd base, Deiferson Barreto scores. Richard Urena to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Kevin Martinez. Michael De La Cruz walks. Juan Kelly grounds into a double play, pitcher Angel Ventura to shortstop Gregory Munoz to first baseman Juan De Los Santos. Richard Urena scores. Michael De La Cruz out at 2nd. Juan Tejada walks. Ronniel Demorizi strikes out swinging. DSL Blue Jays Top of the 8th Deiferson Barreto walks. With Richard Urena batting, Deiferson Barreto steals (3) 2nd base. Deiferson Barreto advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Kevin Martinez. Richard Urena doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Deiferson Barreto scores. Michael De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Raphachel Colatosti to first baseman Juan De Los Santos. Richard Urena to 3rd. Juan Kelly grounds out, shortstop Gregory Munoz to first baseman Juan De Los Santos. Juan Tejada strikes out swinging. DSL Blue Jays Top of the 9th Yunior Santana remains in the game as the second baseman. Ronniel Demorizi singles on a fly ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Luis Dominguez strikes out swinging. Javier Hernandez grounds into a force out, second baseman Yunior Santana to shortstop Gregory Munoz. Ronniel Demorizi out at 2nd. Javier Hernandez to 1st. Juan Fuente singles on a ground ball to pitcher Angel Ventura. Javier Hernandez scores. Juan Fuente to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Angel Ventura. Deiferson Barreto strikes out swinging, catcher Kevin Martinez to first baseman Juan De Los Santos. *** Really not much from an individual standpoint, although it's fun to type "18-year-old 6'3" LHP" when describing Joan De La Cruz. De La Cruz now has a 12-to-1 K-to-BB ratio nine innings into the season, nice. 2nd-year switch-hitting Venezuelan catcher Kevin Martinez, who had the tough game you see above defensively, is only 18 himself as well. When Cerveceritos bats weren't missing the ball (12 K's), they were beating it into the ground (ten groundouts, one flyout). DSL Brewers Box Score DSL Brewers Game Log Raphachel Colatosti stole 14 bases in 17 attempts in 2012, but was pinch-run for down two runs after reaching on an 8th inning error. Our cryptic game log review tells us he may have tweaked something on his way to first base.

Via Brad and MillerParkProspects.com: Future of the Franchise: Second Base

Your All-Stars: Brevard County Manatees 1B Nick Ramirez, C Cameron Garfield, RHP's David Goforth, Seth Harvey (won’t play, injured, recent surgery), Brooks Hall (won’t play, moved to AA) *** We posted feature story links on Ramirez and Garfield today in the Manatees thread.

PHOTOS AT LINK *** Healthy Garfield earns all-star berth by David Lassen, Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise Cameron Garfield has his career back on track, and he has the all-star status to prove it. The catcher from Murrieta Valley lost large portions of the 2011 and 2012 seasons to a dislocated kneecap, but he’s enjoying a healthy first half of the 2013 season with the Brevard County Manatees, the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate in the high-A Florida State League. Through Tuesday, the 22-year-old Garfield is batting .246 with 24 extra-base hits — seven of them homers — a .433 slugging percentage and 29 RBIs for the Manatees. That has earned him a spot on the North Division team in Saturday’s FSL All-Star Game in Dunedin, Fla. He’ll be one of two Inland players in that game, the other being catcher Austin Barnes (Riverside Poly), who will represent Miami’s Jupiter, Fla., affiliate on the South team. (Barnes was the subject of an Alumni Spotlight profile last season.) Garfield returned from his knee injury midway through the 2012 season and had a strong finish to the year with the Brewers’ Midwest League team, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 66 games at Wisconsin, he batted .298 with 11 homers and 33 RBIs. “It was really gratifying,” Garfield said. “It was a long road, a lot of downs during that time. But it was nice getting healthy, going through the process and getting on the baseball field and having fun. And the numbers show for themselves when you’re having fun and just going out there and helping the guys win.” In the offseason, Garfield worked to strengthen his left quad, an area of concern after the knee injury, which reflected his No. 1 goal for 2013, “just staying healthy and trying to get out on the field every single day, letting my abilities be able to put up the numbers that I know I can.” That’s gone well so far. He’s played in 57 of Brevard County’s 62 games, and is closing in on playing his most games since 2010, when he appeared in 102 games for Wisconsin. Garfield had a strong start for the Manatees, earning league player of the week honors on April 22 after a seven-game stretch in which he batted .310 with four homers and seven RBIs. “It was kind of a double-edged sword,” Garfield said. “It was nice having it, but then you get your name out there and every team starts pitching you differently.” It may be one reason things in the Florida State League haven’t quite been what Garfield was led to expect. “Everyone said this is a fastball league, you’re going to see a lot of fastballs, but I’ve been seeing it the other way around,” he said. “I’ve been getting pitched backwards a lot. You have a good week, and put up some good power numbers, and everybody stays away from you and is not really challenging you. “So it’s hard to choose what pitches (to go after) and have the same approach. But it’s also a good thing — you’re getting pitched like that, you’re doing well. You just need to get a pitch you can handle and hit it somewhere hard.” One thing that has proven to be true is that the Manatees’ home field, Space Coast Stadium — 340 feet down the lines and 404 to center — is a tough place for hitters. “There’s some balls you think you absolutely crush,” Garfield said, “and they’re hanging out in left field somewhere getting caught. “But you can’t try to change your approach. You can’t try to inside the ball and hit it down the line to right field. You have to stick with your approach and let the ball take care of itself after you hit it.” While Garfield is looking forward to playing in the all-star game, he’s far from satisfied with his season to date. “It was nice getting recognized,” he said. “But there’s a lot of room for improvement. “I haven’t really met my expectations, but I think that’s just getting a little out of my realm. I’ve been trying to do too much here and there, and I’ve just got to take it one day at a time, one pitch at a time, and everything will fall into place.”

Happy 28th birthday, Mike Fiers (or is it Fliers?)

Ramirez connects with starring role Manatees' infielder has hit 14 home runs avoiding bad pitches by Michael Parsons, FLORIDA TODAY This weekend is going to be a big one for Nick Ramirez. The Brevard County Manatees first baseman is not only playing in the Florida State League All-Star Game tonight, he also will be in the Home Run Derby. But his selection was not a given. The California native struggled to find his stroke early in the season, hitting .245 with four home runs and 41 strikeouts in the first month. “I was swinging the bat really well (in the spring) and came here and thought I would be doing the same thing,” the left-handed hitter said before a game earlier this week. “Once the season started and things started to count, I started pressing and trying to do too much. That started getting the whole swing at bad pitches started and I was getting myself out. Probably a month ago, I really just tried to do less, relax and let my abilities take over.” The other thing he has focused on is hitting better against lefties. “Early in the season, he had his battles with lefties, but I really think he has turned the corner against left-handed pitching,” Manatees manager Joe Ayrault said. “He has really made some adjustments at the plate and that is what the minor leagues is all about. He has really put in the extra work and doing a good job.” The extra work has paid off as Ramirez heads into tonight’s game in Dunedin third in the Florida State League in home runs with 14 and has cut down on his strikeouts. It has all led to him being named one of the top players in the FSL, an accolade he takes in stride. “Making the All-Star Game is a nice accolade to have, but it is also something you use to push yourself. It is hard not to try and do too much, but to be named to the All-Star team out of the whole league is a confidence boost,” the 2011 fourth-round pick said. The slugger knew this season would be different from last season, where he hit .248 in Wisconsin with 16 home runs. “The first thing that I heard about the Florida State League was that this is where hitters come to die, so I did not really expect very much,” Ramirez said. “Then I saw the ballparks and that is when I started to press, thinking I had to swing harder to get the ball out of the park. Now we have played in winds and it was just getting used to it, just like any other new league. I definitely heard it was not a hitter-friendly ballpark, but I feel if you hit it well, you are going to find grass, just some of those that may have fallen in may hold up here and get caught.” But so far this season, when Ramirez connects, the ball has been traveling out of the park. He is just two home runs away from his career-high 16 from last season, a total he should have no problem reaching with his swing. “Right now, my plan is to just stay inside the ball and not pull the ball. I know that when I pull the ball, that is when I start missing pitches and pulling off stuff and rolling over. Just trying to put a smooth swing on it,” Ramirez said. Brevard County Manatees first baseman Nick Ramirez is starting to find his groove, earning an All-Star Game spot. Photo For FLORIDA TODAY http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20130615&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=306150006&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0&Ramirez-connects-starring-role

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Huntsville, AL Dunedin, FL Geneva, IL Santo Domingo, DR

Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times.

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.

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

Follow Saturday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Florida State League All-Star Game Wisconsin DSL Brewers New MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mike Fiers at home vs. New Orleans (Marlins), 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 $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 Taylor Jungmann at home vs. Chattanooga (Dodgers), 6:28 PM pre-game, 6:43 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page 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: Florida State League All-Star Game from Dunedin, 6:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link via the Dunedin broadcast team ********** Wisconsin: RHP Preston Gainey at Kane County (Cubs), 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. 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: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link). ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day

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Reed, Lookouts Stifle Stars By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars In a well-fought pitchers battle, Huntsville righty Ariel Pena was outdueled by Chattanooga lefty Chris Reed as the Stars lost to the Lookouts by a score of 4-1 in game two of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Pena, he would put himself in line for the loss early in the ballgame. After retiring the first two batters he faced, Pena served up a solo homer to Lookouts outfielder Joc Pederson to give Chattanooga a 1-0 lead in the first. For Pederson, the homer was his ninth on the season and third against the Stars this season in just seven games. The score stayed that way up until the fifth inning where Lookouts catcher Griff Erickson did the same and lofted a solo shot well over the right-field wall to put Chattanooga up by two. Against Reed, the Stars could only manage one run in the eighth inning as catcher Robinzon Diaz hit a solo homer tucked just inside the left-field foul pole to cut the Stars deficit to one. The former Dodgers first round draft pick gave up just that run on five hits in a season high 8.0 innings pitched to improve to 3-5 on the year. To ensure Reed the victory, Lookouts righty Yimi Garcia sent down the Stars scoreless in the ninth inning for his 12th save of the season. Chattanooga scored two insurance runs in the top of the ninth on a RBI double from third baseman Sean Burroughs and an RBI single from outfielder Bobby Coyle against Stars reliever Casey Medlen. Despite taking the loss to fall to 5-5 on the year, Pena gave up just two runs and three hits in six innings while striking out seven batters. The outing marked the 11th time that Pena has given up two or fewer runs in a start this season. Aside from Pena, lefty Brian Garman pitched two innings of scoreless relief for Huntsville. On offense, the Stars were held to eight or less hits for the fifth straight game. On Saturday, the Stars and Lookouts will play game two of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. Huntsville will send RHP Taylor Jungmann (7-3, 3.78 ERA) to the bump as Chattanooga will counter with RHP Andres Santiago (2-5, 5.19 ERA). First pitch is at 6:43 CT.

Yeah, trailing 6-2 and leading off the 9th, well, we all make mistakes sometimes, right? *** Nashville Bottom of the 9th Anderson De La Rosa doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Mattison. Anderson De La Rosa out at 3rd, center fielder Kevin Mattison to shortstop Nick Green to third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff. Cole Garner doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Mattison. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Hainley Statia replaces Tim Dillard. Hainley Statia singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan Petersen. Cole Garner scores. Khris Davis strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Chris Hatcher replaces Jonathan Albaladejo, batting 4th. Defensive Substitution: Matt Downs replaces pitcher Jonathan Albaladejo, batting 7th, playing third base. Blake Davis strikes out swinging.

I'll plan on getting DSL box score updates to folks through Wednesday's game, Brad, and then will welcome you back gladly. Here's the formal DSL box score.

From the Kane County Chronicle Game Story: Cougars hitters couldn’t solve Wisconsin starter Jorge Lopez (3-5), who came into the contest with an ERA of 7.47. Lopez allowed only two hits in six innings of work. He walked one and struck out six. “He mixed his pitches well,” Cougars manager Mark Johnson said. “He stayed down in the zone. He threw his changeup both to righties and lefties, so our guys had three pitches to worry about instead of two. Usually righty on righty at this level, you’re not worried about the changeup too much.”