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MID Western (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak Cedar Rapids 30 18 .625 - 15-4 15-14 9-1 W3 Quad Cities 28 20 .583 2.0 18-7 10-13 6-4 L1 Clinton 28 21 .571 2.5 17-10 11-11 8-2 W1 Peoria 27 22 .551 3.5 16-7 11-15 5-5 W1 Beloit 25 24 .510 5.5 13-13 12-11 2-8 L8 Kane County 21 28 .429 9.5 13-10 8-18 1-9 L1 Wisconsin 18 30 .375 12.0 12-17 6-13 5-5 L2 Burlington 17 31 .354 13.0 9-13 8-18 4-6 W2

Follow Saturday'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 Wisconsin DSL Brewers -- We'll provide the link when known. Last year the Brewers were a shared club with the Orioles so it'll be a new linked team for 2010.

Saturday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Waters at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Trey Watten at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Miracle's Feed) Wisconsin: RHP Maverick Lasker at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime; RHP Damon Krestalude is scheduled to tandem in relief Live Audio Link DSL Brewers: at DSL Mariners, 9:30 AM CT; box score update usually available in the evening

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Link Report Bonus # 2: Manatees broadcaster Stephen C. Smith has a longtime allegiance to the Angels' minor leaguers, as he'll explain. But he provides a nice essay-type blog post on the amateur-waiting-to-be-drafted situation here.

Rattler Radio Pre-Game Media Notes Included -- NUMBER NINE: That was the ninth blown save by the Rattlers in 2010. ANOTHER ONE? After last night, the Rattlers are now 2-11 in games decided by one run. Sigh, I guess those numbers will be adjusted for Saturday night's notes... *** Always more fun when Chris blogs a post-game thought or two....

Nashville starter Chase Wright at the May 28th audio link Interviewer Stu Paul, a native New Yorker, guides Chase through reliving Wright's big league debut with the Yankees in a nice way.

I played Stu Paul's call of Adam Heether's game-winning blast on a repetitive loop for a couple of minutes this morining -- it was that much fun. Audio in the "Related Content" section at this link

Nine unearned runs in the system last night (off ten errors and a passed ball), including critical mistakes that led directly to losses; nine wild pitches; 25 walks allowed -- guess we can thank Adam Heether for salvaging an otherwise pretty ugly night outside of a couple of other individual efforts. I know he's become a punching bag around here, but in Evan Frederickson's last two appearances, he has allowed three base hits, six walks, and retired one batter. On a positive note, LH reliever Lucas Luetge stranded three of Frederickson's runers last night in a no-out situation, and has been quite adept in that rescue role as of late. Luetge stranded three inherited runners his last time out as well, although that was a one-out bailout. Great job filling in last evening by TheCrew07 . See, this is why Jay Leno, unlike Johnny Carson, never allowed a guest host to cover for him. The guest host can do too good a job. Thanks, bro.

Link Report Bonus: Enjoy this nostalgic umpiring tale from Mark McCarter of the Huntsville Times

Huntsville Media Notes:Included this item, bucked a bit back to normalcy by Mark last night -- A tale of two pitchers… Tonight’s starter Mark Rogers has been incredibly successful on the road as he’s 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA. But at "The Joe" he’s been a different pitcher…going 0-3 with a 7.94 ERA so far in 2010. Also, he’s 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in day games, but he’s 0-3 with a 5.04 ERA when the game is played at night.

Link while active, text follows: Brevard County trio an All-Star hit BY MARK DeCOTIS, FLORIDA TODAY VIERA -- The Florida State League standings don't reflect it, but the Brevard County Manatees are getting their share of hits and have their share of All-Stars. Heading into Friday night's game against the Fort Myers Miracle, the Manatees (17-30) had three hitters in the league's top 13 in batting average: shortstop Matt Cline (.336), outfielder Erik Komatsu (.322) and infielder Sergio Miranda (.314). And those three players were named to the league's North Division All-Star team for the June 12 game at Space Coast Stadium. Komatsu was tied for the league lead in hits -- 59 -- and was ranked seventh in steals with 13. Cline was fourth in the league in hitting at .333 and fourth in on-base percentage at .435. Miranda was tied for sixth with 33 runs batted in and has struck out just 16 times -- as have Cline and Komatsu -- with Miranda's coming in 185 at bats compared to 183 for Komatsu and 143 for Cline. In short, they are having noteworthy -- and All-Star caliber -- seasons. "It feels awesome, after working out in the offseason," said Miranda who played 82 games for the Manatees last season. "I lost 25 pounds. It's been good that all that work is paying off." For Komatsu, the All-Star selection follows him missing all but 26 games in 2009 thanks to a broken wrist and a torn hamstring. But he has bounced back in the midst of the grind that is Advanced Class A baseball. "It was a rough year last year," he said. "My first year in pro ball (2008) I played pretty much every day in Helena, Mont. This year . . . I'm just trying to stay healthy and just trying to stay on the field. "It's a higher level (here). There's no doubt about it. The pitching's much better." Cline, who also broke in at Helena and played 32 games for the Manatees in 2008, also is adjusting. "It gets to you," he said about the FSL's demanding, play-nearly-every-day schedule. "But you've just got to find a way to grind through it and just know when to do extra work and when to take some time off." Players not selected as All-Stars will get three days off in June, but naturally the Manatees trio welcomes the opportunity to trade time off for the extra, showcase game. "To me it's another game, so I'm going to go out there and I want to win," Cline said. "I don't want to go out there and lose just because it's the All-Star game. I'm going to go out there and compete." Ditto for Komatsu. "I'm not going to out there and just lollygag," he said. "I'm going to try and do my best." There's another aspect to the game as well for the honorees who, because of their selection, could have an opportunity to become leaders. "We were talking about this the past few days," Miranda said. "We're the guys, we need some leaders on this team in general and obviously to have this honor, it can help us in that area a little bit. "But we have to actually do it the right way. We have to show how we respect the game. That would carry to the other guys too." 2010 Brevard County Manatees All-Stars MATT CLINE Age: 24 Born: Anaheim Hills, Calif. College: Cal State Long Beach Bats: Right; Throws: Right ERIK KOMATSU Age: 22 Born: Camarillo, Calif. College: Cal State Fullerton Bats: Left; Throws: Left SERGIO MIRANDA Age: 23 Born: Richmond, Va. College: Virginia Commonwealth Bats: Switch hitter; Throws: Right Brevard County Manatees players (left to right), Sergio Miranda Erik Komatsu and Matt Cline will represent the team at next month's Florida State League All-Star Game. (Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY) http://cmsimg.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=A9&Date=20100529&Category=SPORTS&ArtNo=5290320&Ref=AR&Profile=1002&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0 Of course, for the photographer's symmetry, Matt Cline holding his bat as though he were a left-handed stick. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

PDF document: Nashville Media Notes

MID Western (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak Cedar Rapids 29 18 .617 - 14-4 15-14 9-1 W2 Quad Cities 28 19 .596 1.0 18-7 10-12 6-4 W4 Clinton 27 21 .563 2.5 17-10 10-11 8-2 L1 Peoria 26 22 .542 3.5 15-7 11-15 4-6 L2 Beloit 25 23 .521 4.5 13-13 12-10 2-8 L7 Kane County 21 27 .438 8.5 13-9 8-18 2-8 W1 Wisconsin 18 29 .383 11.0 12-17 6-12 6-4 L1 Burlington 16 31 .340 13.0 8-13 8-18 3-7 W1

The four-team cluster within Nashville's division is unreal, it's a full-season league so it's not quite as intense as if it were at the lower levels, but that's still something. Gee, Sacramento could not have scheduled their matinee this past week for getaway day Thursday? Tough turnaround for the Sounds... Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 26 20 .565 - 9-9 17-11 L2 Iowa 25 21 .543 1.0 12-13 13-8 L2 Memphis 25 21 .543 1.0 13-7 12-14 L2 Omaha 24 21 .533 1.5 12-14 12-7 W5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 28 19 .596 - 12-13 16-6 L1 West Tenn 24 22 .522 3.5 9-15 15-7 W1 Huntsville 23 24 .489 5.0 9-13 14-11 L1 Carolina 22 25 .468 6.0 10-12 12-13 L1 Chattanooga 20 27 .426 8.0 12-13 8-14 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunedin 30 18 .625 - 11-12 19-6 W1 Lakeland 28 19 .596 1.5 14-10 14-9 L1 Clearwater 27 21 .563 3.0 14-11 13-10 L1 Tampa 25 23 .521 5.0 13-13 12-10 W1 Daytona 23 25 .479 7.0 8-13 15-12 W6 Brevard County 17 30 .362 12.5 10-16 7-14 W1

Follow Friday'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 Wisconsin

Every indication is that the Fort Myers feed is for every game (web-based), with select Monday broadcasts simulcast on local radio. Since the series continues through the weekend, if someone can verify that this evening and let us know, that would be helpful, and a courtesy to family and friends of Manatee players for the holiday weekend, thanks.

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Capuano at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: RHP Mark Rogers at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Fort Myers (Twins), 6:05 PM gametime Live Audio Link (Miracle's Feed) Wisconsin: RHP Nick Bucci at Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:20 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime Live Audio Link

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Nashville reliever Mike McClendon at the May 27th audio link Huntsville starter Michael Bowman interviewed imediately after his victory on the 27th

Huntsville doubleheader audio: 05/27/10 - HSV v BIR (Game One): - Cain single (1-0) - Anderson single(2-0) - Shelby Triple (2-1) - Lawrie single (4-1) - Wheeler single (5-1) - Marrero single (5-2) - Errecart homer (6-2) - Hudson double(6-4) - Gallagher single (6-5) - Kintzler K(6-5) 05/27/10 - HSV v BIR (Game Two): - Gallagher Sac Fly (0-1) - Shelby homer (0-2) - Gallagher homer (0-4) - Anderson homer (3-4) - Fuller triple (3-5) - Gamel single (4-5)

If you can time-machine yourself back three years, this report will provide you with a background refresher on Eddie Morlan, who moved to Tampa Bay from Minnesota as part of the Matt Garza / Delmon Young deal.

Adam McCalvy twitters that the Brewers have signed their 2008 Rule 5 pick, 24-year-old RHP Eddie Morlan (stats), recently released by Tampa Bay. Eduardo Morlan signs Minor League deal heading to Huntsville. Someone page Matt Ford. By the way, Matt Ford no longer appears to be active, either in affiliated or independent ball. But we like Adam's sentiment and humor...

From the Manatee Press Release: Matt Cline is currently sixth in the league in hitting at .333 and third in the league in on-base percentage at .436 through play on Wednesday. He was selected in the 22nd round of the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by Milwaukee. Erik Komatsu currently leads Brevard County in six offensive categories, including doubles, stolen bases and slugging percentage. He also leads the Florida State League with 59 hits heading into play on Thursday. He was selected as a post-season All-Star while playing for the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League in 2008. Sergio Miranda is currently tied for fifth in the league with 33 runs batted in and has struck out just 15 times in 180 at-bats so far in 2010. He was a 13th round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Brevard County will be hosting the 2010 Florida State League All-Star Game at Space Coast Stadium on Saturday, June 12 at 7:35 PM (6:35 Central). It is the third time that the Manatees have hosted the FSL All-Star Game and the second time in the last three seasons. For more information on the Brevard County Manatees and the 2010 Florida State League All-Star Game, visit www.manateesbaseball.com .

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