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Brendan Katin is the latest Nashville interview subject Seems like a downhome guy, self-depracating sly humor...

Brad Krause enjoyed Monday's walkoff almost as much as these Rattlers did -- link to his blog and photos http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AvXObne-YHg/TEUTY7xKXWI/AAAAAAAAApY/uipf30Ee_Go/s320/20100719_476.JPG

The Stars do have a 3rd catcher in that awkward emergency-only spot that Patrick Arlis always holds. Arlis may be needed more in the near-term, as Anderson De La Rosa left this game in the 4th -- Huntsville Bottom 4th Drew T. Anderson strikes out swinging. Chris Nowak singles on a line drive to left fielder Joseph Dunigan. Taylor Green walks. Chris Nowak to 2nd. Anderson Machado strikes out swinging. Anderson De La Rosa hit by pitch. Chris Nowak to 3rd. Taylor Green to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Dayton Buller replaces Anderson De La Rosa. Lee Haydel flies out to right fielder Nate Tenbrink.

Multi-tasking -- Three different Huntsville position players have pitched in the last two days. As is often the case, particularly tonight, they performed better than the regular hurlers. Details a bit later...

Final: Brevard County 8, Palm Beach (Cardinals) 4 Manatees Pound Cardinals Palm Beach Cardinals Site Jupiter, FL- The Brevard County Manatees (41-52; 14-10) pounded the Palm Beach Cardinals (52-41; 13-10) tonight at Roger Dean Stadium by a score of 8-4. The Manatees scored six runs over the first four innings off of Richard Castillo (6-7) to even the series at one game apiece. Castillo surrendered six runs (three-earned) on nine hits over four innings. Third baseman Peter Fatse led Brevard County offensively, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Erik Komatsu, Scott Krieger, and Sean McCraw each finished with two hits apiece. Daniel Meadows (4-3) relieved starter Cody Scarpetta in the fourth inning en route to his fourth win of the season. Meadows threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and fanned six Cardinals. Scarpetta (ND) allowed four runs on five hits and walked three in 3 2/3 innings of work. Center fielder D'Marcus Ingram was the bright spot for the Cardinals offense. Ingram finished 2-for-5 with a three-RBI double. The two teams will meet up Tuesday in game three of this four-game series. Brett Zawacki will take the mound for Palm Beach and will look to get the Cardinals back in the win column. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM (5:35 Central). Brevard County Box Score Both LHP Daniel Meadows and ever-improving RHP Corey Frerichs stranded two runners upon entering the game -- they combined to toss 5.1 scoreless innings, fanning seven and walking only one; as noted above, Cody Scarpetta was on cruise control until a bout of wildness cost him in one inexplicable stretch in the 4th; the Manatees took advantage of wildness as well, twice scoring runs on bases-loaded HBP's in the early going... Pete Fatse's two-out, two-run double in the 3rd was big; Mr. Productivity, Sean Halton now has 61 RBI this season (50 with the Manatees) and blasted an impressive two-run shot, his 9th, onto the freeway over the left field fence in the 4th; Erik Komatsu tripled and singled, but is now only 6-for-12 in stolen base attempts after nabbing his first 13 of the season unscathed; the Manatees are in the bottom half of the league batting statistics in nearly every category, but most of us I would think have been impressed with several of the individual batting peformances year-to-date -- it's not a lineup teeming with Power 50 names, but the Sea Cows are getting the job done as of late more often than not... Brevard County Game Log All three Brevard runs in the 3rd scored with two outs -- a unique error set it all up and allowed it to happen: Brevard County Top 3rd Sean Halton strikes out swinging. Sean Halton advances to 2nd, on missed catch error by first baseman Xavier Scruggs, assist to catcher Nick Derba. Scott Krieger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Racobaldo. Sean Halton to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Xavier Scruggs to catcher Nick Derba. Sean Halton out at home. Scott Krieger to 2nd. Sean McCraw flies out to center fielder D'Marcus Ingram. With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, wild pitch by Richard Castillo, Scott Krieger to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard walks. Juan Sanchez hit by pitch. Scott Krieger scores. Shawn Zarraga to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd. Peter Fatse doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder D'Marcus Ingram. Shawn Zarraga scores. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Juan Sanchez out at home on the throw, center fielder D'Marcus Ingram to second baseman Domnit Bolivar to catcher Nick Derba.

It's 10:15 Central, Sounds and Isotopes tied at 6-6 in extras -- listen in How they got there -- a four-run Nashville 9th! Holy unlikely hero, Batman! Nashville Bottom 9th Joe Koshansky doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Restovich. Luis Cruz grounds out, pitcher Jon Link to first baseman John Lindsey. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Erick Almonte replaces Donovan Hand. Erick Almonte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Restovich. Joe Koshansky to 3rd. With Martin Maldonado batting, throwing error by Jon Link on the pickoff attempt, Joe Koshansky scores. Erick Almonte to 3rd. Martin Maldonado singles on a ground ball to right fielder Trent Oeltjen. Erick Almonte scores. Pitcher Change: Scott Dohmann replaces Jon Link, batting 9th. Coaching visit to mound. Johnny Raburn homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Martin Maldonado scores. Adam Stern pops out to shortstop Justin Sellers. Norris Hopper grounds out, shortstop Justin Sellers to first baseman John Lindsey.

6'3", 196 RHP Some may find it interesting that Perez is from Venezuela, not the Dominican, so the youngster doesn't even have the fallback of visiting home or such on those Sundays off in the DSL. Here's hoping he's one to watch for a long time to come...

I'm going to try and avoid turning this into a "game thread", but since I've been listening to Brevard during the Pittsburgh raindrops and while keeping an eye on the now-resumed Brewer game, I must say that Cody Scarpetta has had quite the inning, and not in a good way. Game turned in scope very quickly. 'Tees up 6-0 against a Cardinal team that was laying down in the early going. Scarpetta was cruising with two down and none on in the 4th, when six consecutive batters reached, four scoring, with LHP Daniel Meadows coming in to finally close the frame and strand two of Cody's baserunners. So the scoreless streak is over, and in a big way. 6-4 Brevard after four. That'll be it for updates from Palm Beach until post-game. Palm Beach Bottom 4th Xavier Scruggs strikes out swinging. Alex Castellanos flies out to right fielder Scott Krieger. Richard Racobaldo walks. Nick Derba walks. Richard Racobaldo to 2nd. Domnit Bolivar singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Richard Racobaldo scores. Nick Derba to 2nd. Ted Obregon singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Nick Derba to 3rd. Domnit Bolivar to 2nd. D'Marcus Ingram doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Erik Komatsu. Nick Derba scores. Domnit Bolivar scores. Ted Obregon scores. Niko Vasquez walks. Pitcher Change: Daniel Meadows replaces Cody Scarpetta.

Not sure what the rest of the night will hold, but Palm Beach led off their 2nd inning with a double and a HBP. Cody Scarpetta said "big deal", and proceeded to strike out the side. Five K's through two innings for Cody, 'Tees lead 1-0.

FYI, this has been fixed -- Austin all the way...

From Helena's front office: Stosh Wawrzasek (his REAL name) is up against Beamer Weems (his nickname..how lame) in Round One. I so hate that aspect of the tournament. Agreed.

Brad Krause with photos from Sunday's Wisconsin game.

PDF Document: Huntsville Media Notes

PDF Document: Nashville Media Notes

PCL American North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Iowa 51 43 .543 - - 27-24 24-19 7-3 L1 Nashville 51 43 .543 - - 26-19 25-24 6-4 W3 Omaha 49 44 .527 1.5 50 23-22 26-22 5-5 L3 Memphis 50 45 .526 1.5 49 26-19 24-26 3-7 L1 SOU North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Carolina 13 11 .542 - - 6-5 7-6 6-4 W2 Huntsville 13 11 .542 - - 6-5 7-6 7-3 L1 * Tennessee 12 12 .500 1.0 46 8-6 4-6 4-6 L2 Chattanooga 10 14 .417 3.0 44 7-6 3-8 1-9 L7 West Tenn 8 16 .333 5.0 42 4-6 4-10 3-7 W1 FSL North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Tampa 14 7 .667 - - 6-3 8-4 5-5 W1 Brevard County 13 10 .565 2.0 47 10-5 3-5 7-3 L1 Daytona 13 10 .565 2.0 47 8-4 5-6 5-5 W1 Clearwater 10 13 .435 5.0 44 7-2 3-11 4-6 W1 * Dunedin 9 14 .391 6.0 43 5-5 4-9 3-7 L2 Lakeland 7 15 .318 7.5 42 5-7 2-8 4-6 L1 PIO North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Great Falls 16 11 .593 - - 6-6 10-5 6-4 W3 Helena 14 13 .519 2.0 10 9-6 5-7 3-7 W2 Billings 13 14 .481 3.0 9 7-5 6-9 7-3 L2 Missoula 11 16 .407 5.0 7 8-7 3-9 4-6 W1 AZL Central Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak AZL Brewers 16 7 .696 - - 4-3 2-3 6-4 L1 AZL Indians 12 11 .522 4.0 30 3-2 6-1 9-1 W4 AZL Dodgers 11 12 .478 5.0 29 2-4 3-2 4-6 L1 AZL Reds 10 13 .435 6.0 28 2-3 3-3 4-6 W3 DSL S.D. North Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak DSL Cardinals 23 17 .575 - - 18-3 5-14 6-4 L2 DSL Mariners 23 17 .575 - - 14-6 9-11 8-2 W4 DSL Brewers 17 22 .436 5.5 28 11-7 6-15 4-6 L4 DSL Athletics 17 24 .415 6.5 26 10-11 7-13 3-7 W2

Follow Monday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. Nashville (Gameday also available) Huntsville (Gameday also available) Brevard County Helena DSL Brewers

The remainder of Monday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chuck Lofgren at home vs. Albuquerque (Dodgers), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Josh Butler at home vs. West Tenn (Mariners), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: TBD (likely RHP Cody Scarpetta) at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Select Palm Beach Cardinals for the opponents' feed) Helena: LHP Evan Frederickson at home vs. Orem (Angels), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Live Audio Link Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Athletics, 9:30 AM

Congratulations to two "Pitchers of the Week" winners (we may see press releases later on) -- Southern League Pitcher of the Week -- LHP Chris Cody Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week -- RHP Hiram Burgos

Is the Wisconsin audio not functioning properly for everyone? Starts, stops, then needs to be restarted... You may need to at least temporarily listen to the Great Lakes' feed.

As a reminder, this first article detailed the extension of the Huntsville Stars' lease extension with the city of Huntsville, through the 2015 season. There may be a "lame-duck" situation in Huntsville towards the tail end of that lease if the city of Panama City, Florida follows through on their plan. Of course, all this would only mean anything to the Brewers should they hang in with the Huntsville affiliation until 2016 and/or beyond. This is more a courtesy post for our Huntsvillians on the forum. *** Panama City may build baseball park Panama City beat Pensacola out in getting Southwest Airlines. Now the city is looking to build a ballpark and has reached out to the ownership of Huntsville Stars (Class AA; Southern League). Imagine a city actually wanting to build a ballpark—and not even having a team or local ownership yet. And the City is on the Florida Panhandle and smaller than Pensacola – 36,807 – (Read more). The Huntsville Stars currently play in Joe W. Davis Municipial Stadium, which seats 10,200 and has 14 Air-Conditioned Skyboxes. It was built in 1985. For Pensacola to attract the Stars or an affiliated team, we will need a bigger stadium than the 3,200 seats proposed. Studer has been approached by MLB teams, but unfortunately, Marty Donovan, Charlie Fairchild and Jack Nobles would block any such move to seriously attract affiliated baseball. The delays – lawsuit by Strand and petition drives – have held up the maritime park, even though we held a referendum. Ballparks have been built since 2006 all over the south. Once again, we are being left behind. The “baseball is bad” crowd needs to wake up and look around. Minor league baseball – both affiliated and independent – is thriving, especially in new downtown stadiums. To get a Double A, affiliated team, Pensacola would need to get permission of the Mobile Bay Bears—which can be done because the teams pull from different markets. Think of a three-team rivalry along the Gulf Coast – Mobile, Pensacola and Panama City. We need to build a bigger stadium – $20M-25M–or be sure the current design will allow expansion. Where’s a strong mayor when we need one? Or would Marty, Charlie and Jack move to Panama City for a few years if we pay for the moving vans? Obviously Panama City needs their expertise.

The first opportunity you would get to tape or watch a replay of today's Rattler game is Monday night -- Time Warner Cable Sports 32 Minor League Baseball: Great Lakes Loons @ Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Monday, July 19: 12-3pm LIVE Monday, July 19: 7-10pm Tuesday, July 20: 12:30-3:30pm Thursday, July 22: 7-10pm Friday, July 23: 9am-12pm Saturday, July 24: 12-3pm Sunday, July 25: 7-10pm

To make room for Kyle Heckathorn at Brevard, LHP Mike Ramlow has been placed on the DL, retroactive to 7/17 (no official word on his injury / status).

Stosh Wawrzasek is a # 3 seed, Norris Hopper is a # 6 seed, Maverick Lasker a 7, and Zelous Wheeler a 13. Former Brewer Callix Crabbe is a 4 seed. MiLB.com does a pretty terrible job with its seedings, by the way. Al Albuquerque a # 1 seed again? And no Dexter Bobo? Story Brackets / Vote

We'll fill in the rest later on -- Wisconsin: RHP Eric Arnett at home vs. Great Lakes (Dodgers), 11:45 AM pre-game; 12:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link *** This is also one of the Time Warner Sports 32 live TV broadcasts available for many of you locals. Not expecting many of you to be able to set up your DVR for the live broadcast or to even watch it live at this short notice, but when Time Warner publishes their re-broadcast schedule, we'll let you know. Should be interesting to watch Arnett's return to Midwest League action, even on a replay. *** Wisconsin Box Score / Game Log *** MID Western Club W L PCT GB *ELIM # Home Away L 10 Streak Kane County 15 8 .652 - - 11-3 4-5 9-1 W6 Quad Cities 13 8 .619 1.0 - 7-5 6-3 6-4 L1 Clinton 13 9 .591 1.5 49 9-5 4-4 6-4 W3 * Cedar Rapids 12 10 .545 2.5 48 8-5 4-5 5-5 W1 Burlington 11 11 .500 3.5 47 10-4 1-7 4-6 L1 Wisconsin 10 13 .435 5.0 45 8-6 2-7 5-5 L4 Peoria 9 12 .429 5.0 46 7-6 2-6 6-4 W5 Beloit 9 13 .409 5.5 44 7-7 2-6 4-6 W1*** Rattler Radio Blog: July 19, 2010: Game Notes July 19, 2010: Starting Pitcher July 19, 2010: Lineup Lucky Numbers

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