Jim Goulart

Tuesday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Kameron Loe at home vs. Tacoma (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: LHP Chris Cody at Montgomery (Rays), 10:20 AM pre-game; 10:35 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: RHP Wily Peralta at home vs. St. Lucie (Mets), 6:05 gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP's Kyle Heckathorn and Maverick Lasker in a doubledip at Quad Cities (Cardinals), 5:45 PM pre-game; 6:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Live Audio Link

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And thus the bench gets even more left-handed. Cain must be kicking himself over his non-luck in this instance.

The Stars' Brett Lawrie, left, tags out the Biscuits' Chris De La Cruz at second on a steal as the Montgomery Biscuits play the Huntsville Stars at Riverwalk Stadium Monday, May 10, 2010. (All photos by Montgomery Advertiser, David Bundy) http://cmsimg.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Site=DS&Date=20100510&Category=SPORTS01&ArtNo=5100805&Ref=PH&Item=2&Maxw=542&Maxh=352&q=60 Biscuits first baseman Matt Fields, left, races with Stars baserunner Brent Brewer to get to first. Brewer was safe on the play. http://cmsimg.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Site=DS&Date=20100510&Category=SPORTS01&ArtNo=5100805&Ref=PH&Item=10&Maxw=542&Maxh=352&q=60 Biscuits infielder Drew Anderson, left, tags out the Stars' Brent Brewer on a steal http://cmsimg.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Site=DS&Date=20100510&Category=SPORTS01&ArtNo=5100805&Ref=PH&Item=11&Maxw=542&Maxh=352&q=60

Just figured Taylor Green's non-appearance Saturday was an issue, so his absence tonight is troubling. With Jonathan Lucroy in Nashville, Lorenzo Cain and Lee Haydel (heck, even a struggling Steffan Wilson) all sidelined, and now Green missing for at least these past two games, that Huntsville lineup is a shell of what it was for most of April. It really makes that amazing 2008 Huntsville juggernaut of an offensive first half all the more impressive -- a three-to-four month period of dominance probably never seen before or again within the organization..

The Huntsville media notes now lists Mark Rogers' next start as being on Friday, the last game of the Montgomery series. So, in effect, his turn was skipped once after his four-inning outing on May 3rd (4 IP, 3 R).

It's only going to be available for a day or so online, but Stu Paul's Joe Koshansky home run call was a nice one, and is available on the Sounds' home page within the rotating windows (obviously the one for this game story). Ball seemed to be in the air forever, and was a fun call to hear live. We'll have to ask the Sounds if they can archive these plays of the game like in past years.

Dane de la Rosa, the reliever who got the win for Montgomery tonight vs. Huntsville, is a former Yankee prospect who has bounced around the independent leagues as well. At the tail end of 2007, the 6'6" righty was a Brewer farmhand, with one appearance for Helena, making him one of the more obscure Brewer alumni ever. A reminder I need to dedicate some time to re-create this year's alumni thread soon. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif

Stu just mentioned that Trent Oeltjen was hit by a pitch in the 2nd inning, on or near the wrist. Oeltjen remained in the game for several innings, but perhaps things stiffened up on him.

Rattler Radio: May 10, 2010: Tonight's Rattlers Pitchers -- Maverick Lasker is in tamdem with Kyle Heckathorn May 10, 2010: Game Notes

Wow, Joe Koshansky with a 9th inning, two-run pinch-hit opposite field blast to put the Sounds up 7-6, this coming after John Axford was victimized by a Ray Olmedo error and his own struggles in a three-run Isotope 8th. We should see Chris Smith for the save in the 9th, tune in (4:20 Central).

Just tuned in, why did Drew Anderson pinch-hit late for Trent Oeltjen (both LH bats, Oeltjen with a hitting streak on the line) -- yet another OF hurt somehow?

PDF document: Nashville Media Notes

Link while active, text follows: Gindl stands tall for the Huntsville Stars The Huntsville Times Huntsville Stars right fielder Caleb Gindl is like the kid brother you take to practice who turns out to be better than everybody else. At 5-foot-9, the right fielder is the team's shortest player. "It doesn't bother me at all," Gindl said. "Growing up I've always been the shortest guy. That doesn't have anything to do with your tools and the way you play the game. I give 100 percent, everything I've got, so it doesn't bother me at all." His lack of height has never really been an incentive, according to Gindl. "I mean I guess there's really no advantage to being short," he said. "Maybe sometimes I get underestimated being shorter. Somebody might say, 'Maybe this guy can't do as much as a 6-4 guy.' So I try to play as if I were 6-4." But there's no mistaking the left-handed hitter's prowess. Entering Friday night, he was batting .299 with two home runs and a team-leading 19 RBIs. He hit a 415-foot homer to center field in the Stars' home opener. "I just think it's using your legs," Gindl said of his power source. "I try to put everything into one compact swing. I think that's where it comes from." The Pace, Fla., native is pleased with his season so far. "It's going really good," he said. "I like it here. I'm just a phone call away now in Double-A. Just try to stay healthy the rest of the year and play every day." The Milwaukee Brewers drafted him in the fifth round in 2007 out of Pace High School, where he played center field. Pace is about 10 minutes from Pensacola. He's played right field ever since he was drafted. Last year he was at Brevard County, Fla., in A-Advanced. "One of my biggest goals is to play every day, try to stay healthy and play every day," Gindl said. "Obviously everybody's goal is to try to get to the big leagues. So that's one of my biggest goals." Becoming a professional baseball player has been a dream of his ever since he was a 5-year-old in T-ball. "My dad's always taken extra time to make me the best player I can be," Gindl said. Besides his father, Stephen, support has come from his mother, Carmen, and sister, Lacie. "We're struggling a little bit right now. We'll figure things out," Gindl said about the Stars. "We're a young team. I think we'll be OK in the end."

The Timber Rattlers have the third worst record in all of minor league baseball, better than only two AA squads -- New Britain, Eastern League, Twins at 6-23, and Birmingham, Southern League, White Sox at 8-21.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nashville 18 11 .621 - 5-5 13-6 L2 Omaha 14 15 .483 4.0 6-12 8-3 L2 Memphis 13 16 .448 5.0 7-5 6-11 L2 Iowa 13 17 .433 5.5 7-10 6-7 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tennessee 20 10 .667 - 8-7 12-3 W1 Huntsville 16 14 .533 4.0 6-9 10-5 L1 West Tenn 15 14 .517 4.5 4-10 11-4 W1 Chattanooga 13 17 .433 7.0 8-7 5-10 L3 Carolina 11 19 .367 9.0 6-9 5-10 W3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwater 20 9 .690 - 11-3 9-6 L1 Tampa 16 14 .533 4.5 8-7 8-7 W1 Dunedin 15 14 .517 5.0 6-9 9-5 L2 Lakeland 14 15 .483 6.0 7-7 7-8 W2 Brevard County 12 17 .414 8.0 6-10 6-7 L1 Daytona 11 19 .367 9.5 4-10 7-9 W1

MID Western (click column headers to sort) Club W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak Peoria 19 12 .613 - 14-2 5-10 6-4 L2 Quad Cities 19 12 .613 - 11-5 8-7 5-5 W2 Beloit 18 12 .600 0.5 9-7 9-5 6-4 L1 Cedar Rapids 17 14 .548 2.0 9-4 8-10 8-2 W4 Kane County 16 15 .516 3.0 10-5 6-10 5-5 W2 Clinton 13 18 .419 6.0 7-8 6-10 3-7 L2 Burlington 12 19 .387 7.0 6-9 6-10 5-5 W1 Wisconsin 9 21 .300 9.5 6-11 3-10 2-8 L5

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 Wisconsin

MiLB.com video subscribers can watch the Nashville finale in Albuquerque

Monday's Daily Menu: Times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chuck Lofgren at Albuquerque (Dodgers), 12:50 PM pre-game; 1:05 gametime Live Audio Link Huntsville: TBD (but likely -- hopefully -- RHP Mark Rogers) at Montgomery (Rays), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Live Audio Link Brevard County: TBD (but likely RHP Trey Watten) at home vs. St. Lucie (Mets), 6:05 gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Wisconsin: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at Quad Cities (Cardinals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Live Audio Link

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Link Report Bonus for Stu, Chad, and Chris (and all our readers) -- quite the story: Baseball America: Astros Announcers Take Hard Road To Majors

Observations and Timber Rattlers from Brad

In addition to Brad's upcoming gallery, Patrick Ferron of the Post-Crescent captures some nice images of the sharp-looking jerseys in his own collection of photos.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AvXObne-YHg/S-dNxyMQ_KI/AAAAAAAAAmo/IgGTcjgkaQA/s320/20100509_143.JPG Looking forward to linking to Brad Krause's photo gallery later on when it's available -- the Timber Rattlers were stylin' for Mom today!