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The fact that Idaho Falls has MiLB.TV coverage is pretty darn impressive, so a nice bonus for subscribers for this Helena series (live and archived). You can look forward to a Wisconsin series on MiLB.TV later this month when the Rattlers visit Great Lakes. You can pay $6.99 to subscribe just for a month if you're tempted.

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Nashville: AAA All-Star game in Salt Lake City -- Sounds' LHP Sam Narron should get in an inning; 8:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link iPad/iPhone: Listen TV: MLB Network MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Huntsville: TBD (likely RHP Cody Scarpetta or RHP Wily Peralta) at Montgomery (Rays), 7:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- This is the Biscuits' feed Brevard County: RHP Austin Ross at Jupiter (Twins), 5:35 PM gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Jupiter feed from the MiLB main audio page Wisconsin: RHP Matt Miller at home vs. West Michigan (Tigers), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link TV: Time Warner Cable Sports 32 Helena: LHP Mike Strong at Idaho Falls (Royals), 8:00 PM pre-game, 8:15 gametime Live Audio Link -- Select the Helena feed from the MiLB main audio page MiLB.TV -- for subscribers Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the mini-Padres'; 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Mariners, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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WSSP Audio -- 07/13/11 Brewers' General Manager Doug Melvin talks about trading for K-Rod

WSSP Audio -- 07/13/11 Brewers' General Manager Doug Melvin talks about trading for K-Rod

McCalvy: Melvin hints no ‘top’ prospects in K-Rod deal

Also, one would think that if the Mets were working off a list of let's say, five players, then the two players chosen would be of comparable skill level and ranking. But it's possible there would be two lists, with one list considered to be of players thought more highly of, and another with worthwhile, but "lesser" perceived talent. The Mets would choose one from each category. So conceivably the two players could have considerably different overall prospect stature. And once the Mets decide on a player, they may want him in the their system ASAP, so we may even find out sooner rather than later. The Brewers only play the Mets in the FSL (St. Lucie) for their squads to evaluate truly first-hand.

According to Doug Melvin, it sounds like a definitive list of players for the Mets to choose from in the K-Rod trade has yet to even be finalized. That doesn't mean we can't play along. Please review this post so you're aware of which minor league Brewers are not eligible to be included in the deal. Then, feel free to include a post in this thread as to your guess as to which two Brewers make their way to the Mets eventually (the Mets have six months to decide, but realistically will choose right after the minor league season concludes). We need to have the locals look for Mets' scouts the rest of the season and strike up conversations. I've already chimed in with RHP Austin Ross and OF Lee Haydel. As for two that hopefully aren't touched, hoping that relievers Santo Manzanillo and lefty Dan Meadows aren't part of this.

I've seen a couple of people mention Brendan Katin. Katin is hurt (his knee pain may be chronic), and moreso, is a minor league free agent in October. Here is the Brewers' 40-man roster, which is technically a 41-man roster because of Manny Parra's status on the 60-day DL. There are actually two openings on the 40-man at this time. None of the names on that list can be PTBNL's. So it won't be Dillard, Farris, Gamel, Herrera, Kintzler, Maldonado, McClendon, Peralta, Rivas, Rogers, or Scarpetta. You can dismiss those minor league names (major league DL in Kintzler's case) off your discussion list. It's not going to be a #1 prospect guy like Tyler Thornburg, because even the Mets wouldn't need a list to study to grab him right away. For our minor league followers, I'm guessing an Austin Ross / Lee Haydel package. We'll actualy set up a guessing thread on the minor league forum for kicks. Cash prizes (well, not really...) EDIT: Here's the 100% speculative guessing thread.

Thanks, Doug. And moreso, thanks Mark!

46th round SS Ahmad Christian, the Florida high schooler, won't be signing with the Brewers: From the University of South Carolina's Rivals site: Shon Carson (Reds, 44th round) and Ahmad Christian each signed football scholarships to play at USC, and began classes today (July 5th) as well. Each expressed an interest in walking on to the baseball team, and that option is always there, but perhaps not very likely. While the two are on campus (each was drafted, but very low, and as stated above, being at USC seems to be pretty indicative of what they're going to do), they'll be doing football work first and second with baseball a distant third. Because the two are on football scholarships, they would have to walk on to the baseball team, and that creates a potential problem. Walk-on spots for baseball are determined during fall and spring practice, much of it from the fall. Carson and Christian will be with the football team all fall and won't be able to show up at baseball practice. It doesn't seem logical that Ray Tanner would hold one of the precious eight walk-on spots for a player that couldn't make it on the field in the fall, unless it was a prodigious talent that couldn't be ignored. While it may happen, the solid bet is each playing football unless something unforeseen (injury, redshirt, etc.) happens.

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Omaha 50 41 .549 - - 26-18 24-23 6-4 W2 Memphis 48 42 .533 1.5 53 27-16 21-26 6-4 W1 Nashville 41 49 .456 8.5 46 27-19 14-30 4-6 W2 Iowa 41 50 .451 9.0 45 24-20 17-30 3-7 L7 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Chattanooga 12 7 .632 - - 5-4 7-3 5-5 L1 Carolina 9 9 .500 2.5 50 4-4 5-5 6-4 W4 Huntsville 9 10 .474 3.0 49 4-6 5-4 4-6 L4 * Tennessee 9 10 .474 3.0 49 6-4 3-6 4-6 W1 Jackson 7 12 .368 5.0 47 4-6 3-6 4-6 W1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Dunedin 10 8 .556 - - 3-2 7-6 6-4 L1 Tampa 10 8 .556 - - 5-3 5-5 6-4 W1 Clearwater 9 9 .500 1.0 52 6-6 3-3 6-4 W2 * Daytona 9 9 .500 1.0 52 4-6 5-3 5-5 W2 Lakeland 8 8 .500 1.0 53 3-3 5-5 5-5 W3 Brevard County 7 9 .438 2.0 52 5-6 2-3 3-7 W1 MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Kane County 13 5 .722 - - 6-3 7-2 7-3 W4 Clinton 11 7 .611 2.0 - 5-4 6-3 6-4 W1 Beloit 10 8 .556 3.0 52 4-5 6-3 4-6 L1 Quad Cities 10 8 .556 3.0 52 5-4 5-4 7-3 W5 Wisconsin 8 10 .444 5.0 50 3-6 5-4 5-5 L4 Cedar Rapids 7 11 .389 6.0 49 4-5 3-6 4-6 W1 Peoria 7 11 .389 6.0 49 2-7 5-4 5-5 L1 * Burlington 6 12 .333 7.0 48 4-5 2-7 2-8 L5 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Billings 12 10 .545 - - 5-5 7-5 5-5 W1 Missoula 12 10 .545 - - 6-6 6-4 7-3 L1 Great Falls 10 12 .455 2.0 15 4-6 6-6 5-5 L1 Helena 10 12 .455 2.0 15 6-6 4-6 3-7 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Dodgers 10 7 .588 - - 5-4 5-3 5-5 L3 AZL Indians 9 8 .529 1.0 39 4-4 5-4 6-4 W1 AZL Reds 9 9 .500 1.5 38 6-3 3-6 5-5 W1 AZL Brewers 4 13 .235 6.0 34 2-7 2-6 2-8 W1 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Mariners 27 9 .750 - - 15-4 12-5 9-1 W4 DSL Brewers 23 13 .639 4.0 33 11-7 12-6 4-6 W2 DSL Cardinals 12 24 .333 15.0 22 8-11 4-13 5-5 L1 DSL Athletics 11 26 .297 16.5 20 7-9 4-17 2-8 L5

DSL Brewers Box Score / Game Log

Tuesday's Daily Menu: Vegan version... Nashville: Idle until Thursday; PCL All-Star Game is Wednesday evening Huntsville: Idle Brevard County: Idle Wisconsin: Idle Helena: Idle Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle DSL Brewers: at the DSL Cardinals, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest These two DSL teams were rained out in the Cardinals' park last week, but the league rarely schedules back-to-back doubleheaders, though it's possible they play two here. There is also the matter of this suspended game (1-1, 8th inning) that is yet to be resolved between these two clubs. But that was begun in the Brewers' park, so would they wait to complete it back there? So what we're saying is expect one nine-inning contest, but don't be surprised if they throw us a bonus on this extra-light night.

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Some Rattlers in this Quad Cities newspaper photo gallery -- Chad Stang and Mike Brownstien are identified in two of the photos accompanying the game story.

Chris' post-game Rattler thoughts

Don Money and Sandy Guerrero among those to share All-Star memories

Whirlwind visit leaves Scarpetta inspired for longer stay By Mark McCarter, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- If nothing else, R.J. Seidel got to work. Cody Scarpetta got good seats for a big league game, a few nifty souvenirs - and untold inspiration. http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/scarpettajpg-a14c345d1288b385.jpg And, through it all, the nation's flagging airline industry continued to get a boost from the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Oh yeah, almost as a footnote to the travel, the Huntsville Stars were swept in a doubleheader by the Carolina Mudcats, 6-2 and 6-2 Monday night in front of 880; the Cats also swept a pair on Saturday to steal the series 4-0. Scarpetta was called up to the Brewers for Sunday's game because the Brewers had worn their bullpen thin. Though Scarpetta didn't pitch and was sent back to Huntsville on Monday, the Brewers had already sent Seidel up from Class A Brevard County to fill Scarpetta's spot. For the airfare and the hassle, Seidel worked three innings, allowing four runs and two hits and sustained the loss in the second game. When he was removed at 8:20 PM, you wondered if it was so he could hustle to a late flight. Scarpetta, 5-4 with a 4.40 ERA on the season, was told around 10 PM Saturday by manager Mike Guerrero that the Brewers needed him. He left to pack his bags, had a 4:30 AM wakeup call and 6:25 AM flight. He went straight to Miller Park and "that's when it really set in," Scarpetta said Monday night. "It was awesome. The guys were great. They really took me in as part of the team. It was very enjoyable. Walking onto the field, hearing the fans cheer for the Brewers, that's one of those things you just can't explain." The turnaround was nothing for him compared to his parents, Dan and Leeanne. They were in Huntsville to watch him pitch Sunday, then took off driving to Milwaukee after he received the news. They got to their home in Rockford, Ill., Sunday morning, took a deep breath, then on to Milwaukee, another hour or so north. "A whirlwind for them as well," Cody said. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke made a point to save the lineup card posted on the dugout wall that has Scarpetta's name on it, and will have it autographed by other players and framed for him. A souvenir is nice. A longer stay would be even better. "It just makes you want to work twice that hard, getting that little taste," he said. "It just makes me want to get there and stay there. That's why we play down here. We all play here to make it to the big leagues. Being up there just for that day, seeing how hard those guys work, it puts an idea in your head how hard you have to work." In losing the doubleheader, it isn't a great omen for the Stars' second-half potential. The Mudcats tied a record for the worst half in Southern League history. They were 19-46 before a late surge. Carolina has since won 13 of 23, going 7-2 against Huntsville in that stretch. The Mudcats, who'll be the Pensacola Pelicans next season, pounded three homers - by Denis Phipps, David Cook and Neftali Soto - in the opener. The Stars had a solo shot from Erik Komatsu and an RBI single from Zelous Wheeler. A leadoff homer by Phipps in Game 2 and two Huntsville errors and a wild pitch in the fourth were plenty to doom the Stars.

Final: @AZL Brewers 7, AZL Mariners 6, 11 innings Arizona Box Score Surely for the 12 in attendance (and don't we miss AZL box score attendance figures?), this was an incredibly exciting game; the Mariners scored an insurance run in the top of the 9th to take a 6-4 lead, but Andres Martinez, who played second base for the second time in his pro career in this one, hit a two-out, two-run home run to tie the game and send things to extras. Then DH Adam Weisenburger capped a four-hit night with another clutch two-out hit, singling in the walkoff run in the 11th. Someone check Cameron Garfield's arm to make sure it didn't fall off, because it was busy. Garfield, rehbbing a knee injury, saw the Mariners attempt nine stolen bases, and he was able to cut down four men, great job. (Actually upon further review of the game log, Garfield threw out two baserunners in the traditional sense, and those were big, but other baserunners were cut down through pickoffs and such). The Brewers weren't slick on the basepaths, either (only 1-for-4 in attempts). Garfield was on base three times and is raking at this level, 1.179 OPS afer six games. Jose Garcia, playing CF for the 3rd time this season, joined Weisenburger with four hits, 4-for-5 with a double. RF Ronny Puello's struggles continue, 0-for-5 and now 1-for-34 on the season (.029). Did we mention Mark Rogers' start? Not overly impressive, but at least he's on a mound -- AZL Mariners Top of the 1st Yidid Batista grounds out, shortstop Renaldo Jenkins to first baseman Hitaniel Arias. Martin Peguero grounds out, second baseman Andres Martinez to first baseman Hitaniel Arias. Alfredo Morales walks. With Ramon Morla batting, Alfredo Morales steals (7) 2nd base. Ramon Morla flies out to right fielder Ronny Puello. AZL Mariners Top of the 2nd Chris Andreas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Macias. With Reginald Lawson batting, Chris Andreas caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Cameron Garfield to shortstop Renaldo Jenkins. Reginald Lawson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronny Puello. Phillips Castillo doubles (9) on a fly ball to right fielder Ronny Puello. Reginald Lawson to 3rd. Stephen Cochrane grounds out, third baseman Jalen Harris to first baseman Hitaniel Arias. Reginald Lawson scores. With Hassiel Jimenez batting, Phillips Castillo steals (4) 3rd base, Phillips Castillo scores. Throwing error by catcher Cameron Garfield. Hassiel Jimenez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Yidid Batista walks. Pitcher Change: Stephen Peterson replaces Mark Rogers. With Martin Peguero batting, Yidid Batista steals (6) 2nd base. With Martin Peguero batting, Yidid Batista advances to 3rd on caught stealing error by Jalen Harris, assist to pitcher Stephen Peterson. Martin Peguero strikes out swinging. LHP Stephen Peterson, RHP Danny Keller, and RHP Mike White deserve mentions for their work the rest of the way, particularly the just-turned 19-year-old Keller with three scoreless frames. Arizona Play-by-Play Your game-tying and game-winning rallies -- notice how Andres Martinez was pulled immediately after his huge home run. A calculated defensive switch or perhaps a reprimand for styling during the home run celebration? You can speculate either way, heck, he may have twisted an ankle rounding the bases... AZL Brewers Bottom of the 9th Defensive Substitution: Jose Martinez replaces third baseman Ramon Morla, batting 4th, playing third base. Ronny Puello pops out to catcher Hassiel Jimenez in foul territory. Jose R. Garcia doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Phillips Castillo. Renaldo Jenkins called out on strikes. Andres Martinez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jose R. Garcia scores. Cameron Garfield strikes out swinging. AZL Mariners Top of the 10th Defensive Substitution: Kevin Berard replaces second baseman Andres Martinez, batting 2nd, playing second base. AZL Brewers Bottom of the 11th Jose R. Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Reginald Lawson. Renaldo Jenkins singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Yunior De Jesus. Jose R. Garcia to 2nd. Kevin Berard out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Yunior De Jesus to second baseman Yidid Batista. Jose R. Garcia to 3rd. Renaldo Jenkins to 2nd. Yunior De Jesus intentionally walks Cameron Garfield. Hitaniel Arias strikes out swinging. Adam Weisenburger singles on a line drive to left fielder Phillips Castillo. Jose R. Garcia scores. Renaldo Jenkins to 3rd. Cameron Garfield to 2nd.

Final: @Helena 6, Great Falls 3 Ramirez, Brewers Snap Streak By Nicholas Allen, Helena Brewers The Voyagers struck first, but Helena would rally and hold on for a 6-3 victory Monday night at Kindrick Legion Field. Nick Ramirez provided the big blow when he connected for a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw from Stephen McCray in the bottom of the seventh. The bomb stretched the lead to 6-1, giving the Brewers the cushion they needed to snap a three-game losing streak. Great Falls got on the board in the second when Jerry Puentes singled through the hole at shortstop to score Mark Haddow. It was the third RBI of the season for Voyagers third baseman, all coming in Helena. Kevin Shackelford (1-1) would not allow another run, going 6.2 innings while scattering nine hits, walking two and striking out one to earn the victory. The Brewers would answer in the third when a Ramirez single brought home Kyle Dhanani, who doubled earlier in the inning. Ramirez ended the night 3-for-3 with four RBI, all of which came with two outs. Helena took the lead in the fourth on Max Walla's leadoff home run, adding insurance in the seventh on an RBI single by Yadiel Rivera and Ramirez's homer. The Voyagers would score two in the eighth, but Sean Albury slammed the door in the ninth to earn his second save. The Brewers will have their first off-day of the 2011 season Tuesday, July 12, before travelling to Idaho Falls to begin a three game series against the Chukars. The seven-game road trip will include a four game set in Casper before returning to Helena July 21. It will be the first time in 2011 Helena has faced an opponent from the Pioneer League's Southern Division. *** SKID SNAPPED: Brewers’ defense shines; losing streak ends at three Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers halted a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Great Falls Voyagers on Monday night at Kindrick Legion Field. Nick Ramirez, Max Walla and Yadiel Rivera sparked the offense, while Kevin Shackleford, Jacob Barnes and Shawn Albury handled the mound duties. But the real story of the home team’s Pioneer League victory was its stellar defense, as the Brewers’ outstanding work with the leather killed several Voyager rallies. Helena twisted three 6-4-3 double plays — Rivera-to-Gant Elmore-to-Michael Nemeth — two of which ended innings, in the third and the fourth. Centerfielder John Dishon and right fielder Walla both made spectacular catches to steal base hits from their Northern Division foes, while first baseman Nemeth also turned in a web gem on a difficult pop-up. Helena’s big inning was the seventh. With the locals hanging on to a 2-1 lead, Nemeth led off with single. After advancing to third on a wild pitch and a groundout, he came home on Rivera’s RBI single to right. The base hit upped Rivera’s hitting streak to 10 consecutive games, and his team-leading RBIs to 14. Next, Kyle Dhanani singled, and then Ramirez scalded a three-run homer over the centerfield fence, giving the home team a 6-1 lead. Ramirez, a 6-foot-3, 225-pounder from Chino Hills, Calif., entered the game with a .271 average that climbed considerably to .314 following his 3-for-3 performance Monday, including four RBIs. The guests scored first, with a run in the second inning. Helena answered right back in the third to tie it up on a double by Dhanani and a run-scoring single by Ramirez. Helena manager Joe Ayrault’s club then went on top by one when Walla jacked a solo home run in the fourth to the deepest part of the ballpark in straightaway center. Barnes relieved Shackleford with two out in the top of the seventh, after a double by Voyager Keenyn Walker. Walker then stole third, but was stranded 90 feet from home when Barnes fanned Joe De Pinto. Great Falls scored a pair in the eighth on a walk by David Herbek, a double by Michael Earley and Leighton Pangilinan’s two-run double. But Albury shut the door in the ninth, fanning two and getting Herbek to fly out to center to end the contest. Shackleford (1-1), a native of Charlotte, N.C., picked up his first win of the season. The 6-5, 215-pounder, who attended Marshall University, went 6.2 innings, scattering nine hits and allowing just one run. Pete Gehle started for the Voyagers and took the loss. The visitors actually out-hit the Brewers 11-9, led by Walker’s 3 for 5 effort, including two doubles. Photos by Eliza Wiley Independent Record - Great Falls Voyager Keenyn Walker is caught in a pickle Monday night as he tries to scramble away from Helena Brewer third baseman Yadiel Rivera but was unsuccessful. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/96/596bf372-ac32-11e0-9ecf-001cc4c03286/4e1bb78af32de.image.jpg Helena Brewer Kyle Dhanani makes a made dive for third but is stopped short by Great Falls Voyager Jerry Puentes making it two outs in the top of the second inning with the Voyagers up 1-0. http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/24/824a4ed8-ac32-11e0-ab46-001cc4c03286/4e1bb7cf8663f.image.jpg Helena Box Score Nice way to go in to the day off, which actually isn't, thanks to the long bus ride -- welcome to pro ball, guys; great to read about the stellar defense, isn't it? Kevin Shackelford had the groundball pitches working, 10-to-3 ratio; 1B Mike Nemeth had a nationally recognized defensive reputation at first base coming out of UConn, so no surprise there -- he has been played at third base some with the H-Crew (six games at the hot corner)... Helena Play-by-Play Both in the 1st and 3rd innings, Great Falls had a man at 3rd with less then two out and failed to score, nice work by Shackelford...

Final: @Quad Cities 4, Wisconsin 1 Quad Cities sweeps Rattlers DAVENPORT, IA – The Quad Cities River Bandits returned the favor to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin swept a three-game series from the River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park back in May. The Bandits defeated the Rattlers 4-1 on Monday night to complete a three-game sweep of Wisconsin. Anthony Ferrara allowed one run over six innings to get his sixth win of the season. Ferrara and two relievers combined to hold the Rattlers to four hits in the game. Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell recorded the first two outs in the bottom of the first inning. But, a walk, a double, and another walk loaded the bases for the River Bandits (50-37 overall, 10-8 second half). Cody Stanley stepped up and drove in a pair of runs with a single for a 2-0 lead. This marks the eighth straight game in which the Rattlers opponent has scored first. Wisconsin (46-42, 8-10) loaded the bases with no outs on a walk and a pair of hits in the top of the second against Ferrara. Mike Brownstein grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to score the Rattlers first run. That was the only run the Rattlers would score in the inning. Also, the Rattlers wouldn’t get another hit until the eighth inning. Quad Cities added to their lead in the third inning. Michael Swinson doubled to start the inning. Oscar Taveras followed with a sharp single to left. Swinson was held at third, until the ball was bobbled for an error. Swinson scored on the play to give the River Bandits a 3-1 lead. The River Bandits loaded the bases with no outs against Dan Britt on a pair of walks and a single. Ronny Gil’s sacrifice fly to center got a run home for a 4-1 Quad Cities advantage. Cody Hawn started the ninth inning with a single to extend his current hitting streak to 12 games. But, the Rattlers could do nothing with the single and dropped their fourth straight game. Wisconsin is off on Tuesday night before returning to action on Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Field. The Rattlers start a three game series with the West Michigan Whitecaps at 7:05 PM. Matt Miller (3-4, 4.89) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. The Whitecaps have named Kevin Eichhorn (7-3, 3.46) as their starter. Wednesday is a bonus Bang for Your Buck Night with Pepsi products, Cher-Make hot dogs, and Miller Beer available for $1. American TV Win-It Wednesday means that every fan aged 16 and older will receive a scratch-off ticket and every ticket is a winner with prizes from the Timber Rattlers and American TV of Appleton. Wisconsin Box Score Not much fun here. Del Howell will be 24 in September and it's getting tougher to build up enthusiasm for the lefty. Give credit to RHP Adrian Rosario -- he helped spare Dan Britt's pitching line by escaping a one-out, men on 2nd and 3rd inherited situation, and would add two additional scoreless innings to keep things relatively close. Four Rattlers singled, and two of those batters, Cody Hawn and Joey Paciorek, also walked; Nick Shaw walked three times, boosting his league-leading total to 59 -- that's three more walks in one game than RF Franklin Romero, Jr. has all season (stats), and because Romero has hit another milestone (200 AB's), the truly historic feat gets another mention here. We need to reach out to the minor league SABR world to find anything similar, because Romero has already near-eclipsed any similar consequence on the major league side. And no, that link doesn't refer to that Alex Sanchez. It's really at the point now where you have to root against any base on balls just to see if Frankie can go season-long. Wisconsin Game Log Snoozers...

Baseball America's J.J. Cooper discusses Caleb Gindl in today's Daily Dish.

Recently released Huntsville OF Brandon Jones, the former big league Atlanta Brave, signed quickly with the Lancaster (PA) Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League.

Wisconsin Media Notes