Jim Goulart

Link Report Bonus: Former Brewer organization pitching coach Mike Caldwell (and former big league Brewer, of course) still doing his thing (at Fresno)

Final: Nashville 15, Fresno (Giants) 9 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- Sounds Score Season-High in 15-9 Win FRESNO, Calif. -- A go-ahead grand slam from Chris Woodward in the sixth inning pushed the Nashville Sounds over the top of the Fresno Grizzlies, 15-9, in a high-scoring series opener on Sunday night at Chukchansi Park. Nashville recorded a season-high 15 runs on 14 hits, with nine runs coming off Fresno starting pitcher Victor Santos. The Sounds also tied a season-high with four home runs, including Woodward's grand slam in the top of the sixth inning that gave Nashville the lead for good. Woodward went 4-for-6 on the night and set a career-high with six RBIs. Sounds starter Richie Gardner struggled in his worst start of the year, giving up nine runs off 10 hits and two walks in just four innings of work. But the bullpen came through as Erasmo Ramirez and Troy Cate combined to throw five scoreless innings to keep the Grizzlies off the board after the fourth inning. Fresno got to Gardner early, touching him up for three runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Grizzlies were a home run shy of the cycle as Clay Timpner started the inning with a single followed by an RBI-double from Travis Denker and an RBI-triple from Travis Ishikawa that barely stayed fair down the right field line. Scott McClain concluded the scoring with a sacrifice fly that scored Ishikawa from third base. The Sounds responded in the top of the second with a pair of runs to cut the Grizzlies lead to one. Laynce Nix crushed a 2-0 pitch over the right field wall for his 21st homer of the year to plate the Sounds first run. Adam Heether and J.R. Hopf followed Nix with back-to-back walks and Woodward then knocked an RBI-single to center field to score Heether from second base. The Grizzlies scored again in the bottom of the second inning when Ishikawa belted a home run off Gardner to right field. The longball was Ishikawa's 12th on the year and scored Timpner, who singled earlier in the inning. The scoring continued in the top of the third inning when Nix hit a single to center field to score Brad Nelson (double) and Joe Dillon (walk). Nix later scored on a sacrifice fly from Hopf to tie the game at five. Dillon then put the Sounds up 8-5 when he knocked a three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning off Santos. The longball was Dillon's third on the year and second in the last two games. Hernan Iribarren and Tony Gwynn both scored after hitting back-to-back singles in the previous at-bats. Not to be outdone, Ishikawa belted his second home run of the night off Gardner with a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Grizzlies scored again in the inning after Gardner gave up back-to-back singles to McClain and Brett Harper, and a passed ball followed by a wild pitch brought McClain around to score and give Fresno a 9-8 lead. The lead didn't last for long though, with Hopf tying the game in the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run to center field. The longball was Hopf's second of the year and first since May 28. Santos was relieved by Pat Misch after giving up nine earned runs off nine hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. In their fifth straight run-scoring inning, the Sounds plated four more runs in the top of the sixth inning thanks to Woodward's grand slam off Fresno reliever Erick Threets. The four-run blast came on an 0-2 count with two outs and was Woodward's second homer of the year. Nashville added on two more insurance runs in the top of the eighth inning when Woodward capped his stellar night with a two-run single that scored Nix and Hopf and gave the Sounds their highest run-total of the year. Ramirez (2-4) picked up the win for the Sounds after throwing three scoreless innings of relief, and Threets (1-5) took the loss for the Grizzlies after giving up the grand slam to Woodward and allowing four runs in two innings. The teams will continue the series tomorrow at 9:05 p.m. CT at Chukchansi Park. Southpaw Sam Narron (6-3, 4.57) will man the bump for the Sounds against righty Brad Hennessey (6-8, 5.12) for the Grizzlies. Nashville Box Score Laynce Nix scored four runs; one of the most productive days, if not the most productive ever, for J.R. Hopf -- home run, single, sacrifice fly, two walks, perfect at the plate, although Hopf couldn't guide Richie Gardner through his disastrous start, but handled Erasmo Ramirez and Troy Cate through the late innings; 100 degrees on a Sunday evening in Fresno... Nashville Game Log

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Interview (from Saturday) with infielder / outfielder Callix Crabbe Click on the WNSR archive of August 2nd, then browse to the 03:00 minute mark; five minutes of chicken pox chat, although curiously entertaining... Nashville Pre-Game Audio Interview with Pitching Coach Stan Kyles Click on the WNSR archive of August 3rd, then browse to the 06:45 minute mark; Luis Pena needs to be more consistent, even pitch-to-pitch...

Final: Helena 4, Billings (Reds) 3 Link while active, text follows: Brewers edge Mustangs in last at-bat By CURT SYNNESS - Helena Independent Record The Brewers handed the Billings Mustangs their first loss of the second half of the season Sunday, 4-3. Helena Brewers' relief pitchers Cody Adams and Wily Peralta shut down the Mustangs' hitters, setting up teammate Erik Komatsu's two-out walk-off game-winning hit. With the score knotted at 3-3 at Kindrick Legion Field in the bottom of the ninth with two down, Helena's John Delaney worked a base on balls off Jordan Hodgkiss. After David Fonseca reached on an error, Komatsu stroked a 2-0 pitch to center field as Delaney sprinted home for the victory. To listen to the walk-off win, use the same link as the Steven Braun interview above, the "rally" starts at the 03:04:00 hour / minute mark with a failed hit-and-run, actually, with Eril Komatsu's base hit coming at the 03:08:00 hour / minute mark... "We had nothing going with two outs until Delaney walks and Fonseca gets on with that swinging bunt," Brewers' manager Rene Gonzales said. "It was important that Komatsu got ahead in the count, because then he could sit on a pitch that he liked." Trey Watten started on the mound for the home team, giving up three runs in the third inning to Billings. The Magic City group still ranks first in the Pioneer league's Northern Division. Adams relieved in the third, and gave up only one hit in four innings. Peralta was firing seeds during his three frames of work, allowing one hit and striking out six batters for the win. He did not permit a walk. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Peralta, 19, is a native of Samana, Dominican Republic. His fast ball was clocked at 95 miles per hour. "Adams and Peralta were both outstanding," said Gonzales. "Putting up zeros in all their innings kept us in the game." The Brew Crew (3-4) scored two in the second inning, when Mike Vass reached on an error and Derrick Alfonso scalded a two-run homer high off of the netting above the left field fence. Brock Kjeldgaard produced Helena's third tally with a round-tripper in the third stanza. Komatsu finished the night at 3-for-5, raising his season average to .337. On defense, the Brewers comitted only one error, compared to four miscues by the visitors. Helena rolled a pair of 6-4-3 rally-killing double plays in the first and fifth stanzas, while shortstop David Fonseca made a sensational over-the-shoulder diving catch on a fly ball in shallow left field in the third. The Brewers and Mustangs will tangle again tonight at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Helena Box Score The buzz and press remains very strong on Wily Peralta, coming off Tommy John surgery... Helena Game Log

Helena Pre-Game Audio Interview with infielder Steven Braun Click on the KCAP archive of August 3rd, then browse to the 21:00 minute mark; you can picture Ryan's voice, although Steve Wendt does a nice job putting the focus on Steven and his college and pro career...

Erik Komatsu singles for a walk-off Helena win! (Thank you Billings defense earlier in the inning.) Wonderful pitching lines for Cody Adams and Wily Peralta, combining for seven innings of shutout ball. Details and audio a bit later.

Charlie Fermaint's Game-Winning Blast Click on the WELE archive of August 3rd, then browse to the 02:45:00 hour / minute mark for the buildup on how well the Cubs' relief pitcher had been as of late -- http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif... Chuck Fermaint?

Final: Brevard County 1, Daytona (Cubs) 0 Brevard County Box Score Charlie Fermaint with a walkoff leadoff home run for the game's only run; Bobby Bramhall allowed only three singles and nothing else in his six innings with five K's; Derrick Ellison and Josh Wahpepah watched as six baserunners reached over the final three innings, but did not allow a run; we'll get you what must have been the disappointed Daytona audio call of Fermaint's gamewinner later on before a cozy crowd of 766... Brevard County Game Log Bramhall ended his day by striking out two batters with men on 2nd and 3rd after a Brent Brewer error got him in trouble; Derrick Ellison's 8th inning was a wild ride, including a baserunner thrown out at home after a slightly errant pickoff throw at first, perhaps? Game logs can be a mystery at times...

Arizona League Standings

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 67 47 .588 - 40-20 27-27 L1 Memphis 63 51 .553 4.0 30-25 33-26 L1 Omaha 50 64 .439 17.0 23-32 27-32 L2 Nashville 44 70 .386 23.0 21-33 23-37 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 25 17 .595 - 14-6 11-11 W1 Tennessee 23 19 .548 2.0 11-11 12-8 L1 Huntsville 19 23 .452 6.0 9-13 10-10 W1 West Tenn 16 25 .390 8.5 6-13 10-12 L2 Chattanooga 16 26 .381 9.0 8-12 8-14 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 24 14 .632 - 14-6 10-8 W4 St. Lucie 20 17 .541 3.5 9-7 11-10 L2 Jupiter 21 18 .538 3.5 12-9 9-9 W2 Palm Beach 20 20 .500 5.0 12-7 8-13 W2 Brevard County 16 23 .410 8.5 8-12 8-11 L2 Vero Beach 14 27 .341 11.5 6-14 8-13 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 29 13 .690 - 15-4 14-9 W1 Lakewood 27 15 .643 2.0 14-8 13-7 W2 Delmarva 23 19 .548 6.0 10-12 13-7 L1 Hagerstown 19 23 .452 10.0 9-14 10-9 L1 Lake County 18 24 .429 11.0 10-13 8-11 W4 Lexington 16 25 .390 12.5 7-13 9-12 L2 Greensboro 15 27 .357 14.0 7-12 8-15 L4 Hickory 14 28 .333 15.0 3-15 11-13 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 6 0 1.000 - 5-0 1-0 W6 Great Falls 2 4 .333 4.0 1-2 1-2 L1 Helena 2 4 .333 4.0 0-2 2-2 L2 Missoula 2 4 .333 4.0 2-0 0-4 W1

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated several hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

Follow Sunday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, 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: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_nasaaa_freaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_msbaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_dbcafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_delafx_wvaafx_1 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_bilrok_helrok_1 Arizona: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_03_brrrok_pdrrok_1

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times Central except Arizona League; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Richie Gardner at Fresno (Giants), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Audio link via WNSR, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t556 Huntsville: LHP Brae Wright at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 4:50 PM pre-game; 5:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: LHP Bobby Bramhall at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 12:00 PM gametime Audio link via Daytona broadcast, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?cid=503&sid=t503 West Virginia: RHP Michael Bowman at home vs. Delmarva (Orioles), 4:55 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t525 Helena: RHP Trey Watten at home vs. Billings (Reds), 4:55 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime Audio link via KCAP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t433 Arizona: TBD at the Padres' complex in Peoria, 7:00 PM local Mountain Standard Time Never any audio for the Maryvale Crew

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Darren Ford 0-for-2, but three walks, in a 9-3 win. .420 OBP in 11 games with San Jose. Zach Jackson was pounded Friday night.

First, a link to the April / May transaction thread. Then, the more recent June / July thread. Nice to see, Michael Brantley (high ankle sprain) has been activated at Huntsville. Callix Crabbe (chicken pox) has been activated off the Nashville DL. Each of those rosters is now at a full complement of 24. As noted in Saturday's Link Report, Lou Palmisano (left knee surgery) is rehabbing in Maryvale, where he saw game action at designated hitter.

Notes from the Sacramento Bee: If not for left fielder Matt Murton's fine defensive play, Rogowski might not have had his chance at late-inning heroics. Murton brought back a would-be Brad Nelson grand slam in the top of the 11th with a spectacular grab to end the inning. "Great play," Sacramento manager Todd Steverson said. "The way the game was going, that could have been a wrap." Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin finished with eight strikeouts despite never reaching higher than 84 mph on the stadium radar gun. Sacramento struck out 18 times, tying a franchise record. *** So the Sounds and the Arizona Brewers combined to strike out 37 batters, but each lost.

Final: Sacramento (A's) 4, Nashville 3, 13 innings Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Joe Dillon photo, text follows -- Sounds Drop Series Finale in Extra Innings WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A run-scoring, ground-rule double in the bottom of the 13th inning from Casey Rogowski handed the Nashville Sounds a 4-3 loss and a series split with the Sacramento River Cats on Saturday night at Raley Field. Nashville struggled to capitalize on several opportunities, leaving 13 runners on base and going 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position. The Sounds scored only three runs despite out-hitting Sacramento 13-6 with every Nashville starter recording at least one hit. Sounds pitchers combined to throw a season-high 18 strikeouts, but the team's record dropped to 3-8 in extra-inning games. The Sounds plated their first run in the top of the fourth inning off a pair of doubles from Laynce Nix and Chris Woodward. Nix knocked his ninth extra-base hit in the last 11 games before Woodward notched a two-out hit off Sacramento starter Jake Knox. After no-hitting the River Cats through five innings, things unraveled quickly for Sounds starter Lindsay Gulin in the bottom of the sixth. He lost his no-hit bid when Cliff Pennington hit a single up the middle and lost his shutout immediately after when Eric Patterson and Chris Denorfia followed with back-to-back doubles, with Denorfia's two-bagger scoring two runs to give Sacramento the lead. Denorfia later scored when Landon Powell grounded into a potential double-play ball to second base, but Woodward overthrew Brad Nelson at first base to keep the inning alive. Sounds reliever Joe Bateman came in to close out the sixth inning after Gulin pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up three earned runs off four hits and two walks while striking out eight batters. He allowed five consecutive baserunners in the sixth inning after only allowing one in the previous five. Joe Dillon celebrated his 33rd birthday by belting his second home run of the year for the Sounds in the top of the eighth inning off reliever Keith Foulke, who was making a rehab appearance for Sacramento. Nelson followed with a double to center field and then scored on a single from Adam Heether to tie the game at three. The 3-3 tie was finally broken in the bottom of the 13th inning after Mitch Stetter relieved Luis Pena (2-3) with two outs and a man on second and gave up the game-winning run on Rogowski's double. Sacramento reliever Brad Kilby (5-2) earned the win after pitching 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief while striking out three batters. Knox threw seven innings of one-run ball as the starter for the River Cats but lost out on a win when Foulke gave up the lead in the eighth inning. Foulke gave up two earned runs off three hits in his lone inning of work. Nashville had its best chance to score in extra innings when Nelson crushed a long, fly ball to deep left field in the top of the 11th inning with the bases loaded, but Matt Murton caught the ball at the outfield fence to keep the game tied. Bateman, Randy Choate, and Tim Dillard combined to throw 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball while adding eight strikeouts to a season-high 18 strikeouts on the night for the Sounds. The Sounds continue their West Coast road-trip with a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies starting on Sunday night at 8:05 p.m. CT. Right-hander Richie Gardner (6-5, 5.24) will start for Nashville against righty and former Brewer Victor Santos (5-5, 5.31) for Fresno. Nashville Box Score Luis Pena's numbers in non-save situations are just scary-bad; Tim Dillard continues to be the man out of the Sounds' pen; Brad Nelson with two doubles, perhaps less than 30 days from his first big-league action if he's rearded with a Septmber call-up... Nashville Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Mustangs top Brewers 7-2 By JASON SCOTT - Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers escaped the rain, but couldn't get away from the hot bats of the Billings Mustangs Saturday night. Despite pounding out 11 hits, the Brewers fell to Billings 7-2. Helena was unable to capitalize on its opportunities, letting two big rallies slip away. The Mustangs collected 13 hits, six of them for extra bases, and got good pitching throughout the game. Reliever Mace Thurman pitched three strong innings, allowing two hits while striking out six. Mike Konstanty doubled twice for the Mustangs and drove in two. Tony Brown tripled and added two RBI of his own. Both teams committed two errors, though Billings was able to make the most of the Brewers' mistakes. The Mustangs scored twice each in the second and third innings and then had their biggest frame in the fifth. Billings roped four extra-base hits to start the inning, eventually scoring three. Helena, meanwhile, couldn't put hits together when it counted. The Brewers scored one in the second to cut the Billings lead in half and again in the fifth, but the Mustangs coasted for the next four innings. Erik Komatsu hit his seventh home run of the year, a solo shot that led off the fifth inning. "There were situations where we didn't capitalize," said Helena coach Rene Gonzales. "We also had a couple guys beat us when we didn't want that to happen. We've done that quite a lot lately." Helena starter Brandon Ritchie took the loss, but Gonzales said he wasn't worried. "Richie was okay; he had to battle," he said. "He was pitching from behind. Things don't go well when you do that." Gonzales said he planned to work with the Helena offense starting today. "We need to work on changing our approach at the plate and get better at-bats," he said. Billings' Junior Martinez and Mike Bohana came on in the eighth and ninth, respectively, to hold the Helena offense at bay. Helena stranded 12 batters in the loss. The Brewers face the Mustangs again today at 4:05 PM (5:05 Central) in the second game of a four-game series. After that, they travel to Utah to face Orem and Ogden, two of the better teams in the Pioneer League South. "We haven't faced them," said Gonzales. "I think Orem is the better team in that division."

Stars snap eight-game skid with 5-2 victory Bill Bryant, Huntsville Times Mike Jones greeted his teammates at the clubhouse door late Saturday night with plenty of fist bumps and hearty handshakes. The Huntsville pitcher had good reason to be happy. Earlier, he had pitched five innings of two-hit ball in the Stars' 5-2 win over the Mississippi Braves in front of an announced crowd of 3,745 at Joe Davis Stadium. It was his first win since April 2007 and helped snap Huntsville's eight-game losing streak. "It's been a while since my last win," said Jones, who has struggled with injuries throughout his career and remains on a fairly tight pitch count (65-75 pitches). But it's more important to pitch well because we've been struggling." First baseman Chris Errecart provided the offensive boost for the recently hit-deprived Stars (19-23), delivering a three-run homer off Mississippi starter Todd Redmond in a four-run first inning. "That put the team in good spirits right away," Jones said. "It was my job after that to bear down." Huntsville left fielder Cole Gillespie went 2-for-4.

Link for Zelous Wheeler photo Wheeler homer lifts Power By Tommy R. Atkinson Charleston Gazette Staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Power second baseman Zelous Wheeler only had one hit Saturday night, but boy was it a doozey. Wheeler belted a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap a nine-run uprising that propelled the Power past the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds 12-8 in a wild South Atlantic League matchup. A paid crowd of 4,196 attended at Appalachian Power Park. It was the kind of win the Power sorely needed after enduring a tiring road trip over the past eight days. West Virginia holds a two-game lead over the Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws in the Northern Division second-half standings, with the winner earning a playoff berth. West Virginia (29-13) lost to Lake County 6-5 in 13 innings Monday night in a game that required four hours, 11 minutes to complete. After the loss to the Captains, the Power boarded the team bus in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake, Ohio, and headed for Lakewood, a trip that normally takes eight hours. The Power's bus broke down at 3 a.m. somewhere in Pennsylvania. The faulty engine forced a three-hour delay, forcing the players to either try to get some sleep on the bus or stretch their legs along the highway. The team finally arrived at the hotel at noon Tuesday, which left little time for sleep with a 7:05 p.m. game looming. In addition, the Power faced an 11 a.m. game Wednesday against the BlueClaws. "It sort of looked like we were still on the bus the first six innings,'' said first-year Power manager Jeff Isom of falling behind 8-0 Saturday after the first 3 1/2 innings. "It's big especially the way we won. Once that game was over it was a pretty good feeling. That's a big win for us. We're trying to stay right there at the top of the standings.'' Wheeler said it was nice to finally hear the hometown fans. "The crowd was into the game,'' he said. "We got off to a rough start. All we could do was battle [with] good [at-bats].'' West Virginia scratched out a run in the bottom of the fourth, but was held in check by Delmarva left-hander Zach Britton, who surrendered just two hits in six innings. The Power's first two hitters reached in the seventh and Uly Snijders laced a run-scoring double down the left-field line. Matt Cline followed with an RBI groundout and Lee Haydel added a run-scoring single as the Power sliced its deficit in half to 8-4. After Eric Farris popped out to shortstop, the Power plated five straight runs with two outs in taking the lead for good at 10-8. Logan Schafer shot a single into left field and Eric Fryer coaxed a walk to load the bases. Haydel and Schafer came home on a throwing error to trim the deficit to 8-6. Gindl had an RBI single, his second hit of the inning, as West Virginia closed to 8-7. Wheeler worked a 2-1 count and deposited the fourth pitch he saw just left of the scoreboard to complete the comeback. "I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit,'' said Wheeler. "[The Delmarva pitchers] were leaving the ball up a little bit. I was looking for a pitch I could handle and got a good hit on it.'' The Power bullpen held the Shorebirds scoreless through the final five innings. Rob Wooten (1-0) picked up his first win of the season with a scoreless inning in the top of the seventh. Delmarva manager Ramon Sambo was ejected in the bottom of the eighth by home plate umpire Mike Goebel after the Power scored two more runs to go ahead 12-8. Sambo was arguing whether there was interference down the right-field line on Haydel's run-scoring triple. After Sambo was thrown out, he continued to follow Goebel up and down the first base line and field umpire Andy McPherson had to separate the two. On Sambo's way to the locker room, he said something in passing to Goebel. The Power will play host to the Shorebirds at 6:05 PM today (5:05 Central) in the second game of the four-game series.

We're probably nip this in the bud now, as Jake has indicated he's not fond of the "Eggs" nickname. So unlike the "Hurricane", we, at least staff, will not be promoting the whole "Over Easy" thing. How about "Jake"?

The Navy Jerseys are much cooler than the white/gray ones. They have mesh in the armpits and are made of a lighter material. Cool Base Thank you. Information is cool.

Yay -- I posted two lollipops! And thank you, kitten! The joining in of my positive image rally cap effort was a bit underwhelming, by the way...

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