Jim Goulart

Schlitz, you realize you're in the wrong thread, right? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

17 K's and counting for Brewer pitchers tonight...

West Virginia rained out, doubleheader Thursday night. What was I saying about wall-to-wall audio today? By the way, the Huntsville game is being delayed at the start by rain...

Somebody figure Prince's OBP before this game and after -- on seven times! Where's the Elias Bureau? When did that happen last?!

Dessens and Co-Co available.

OK, who's this guy in Greg Aquino's uniform? Wow!

I'm confused, are you talking about the daily box scores readily available at MLB.com?

MLB audio should be carrying it, but they're obviously confused right now. When you click on today's link, you get the five plus hour archive of yesterday's broadcast.

Nashville Site: Wednesday afternoon's game between the Nashville Sounds and Oklahoma RedHawks, scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. at Greer Stadium, has been postponed following a one hour and 15 minute rain delay due to unplayable field conditions resulting from a series of rainstorms in Middle Tennessee. The game will be made up as part of a 6 p.m. CT doubleheader on Saturday, August 25 during the teams' second series in Nashville. The Sounds and RedHawks will conclude their current series with a 7 p.m. finale on Thursday evening at Greer. Right-hander Tim Dillard (0-0, 2.84) will take the hill for Nashville seeking his first career Triple-A win. Oklahoma will counter with right-hander Mike Wood (0-0, 0.00).

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Audio: Ryan Braun's 1st Triple-A Home Run

From Wednesday, Nashville Pre-Game Chat with Third Baseman Ryan Braun: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%204-9.mp3 From Thursday, Nashville Pre-Game Chat with Starting Pitcher Yovani Gallardo: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...204-10.mp3

Final: Jupiter (Marlins) 4, Brevard County 2 Brevard County Box Score: Derek Miller and Ben Stanczyk pitched well; 6'7" Hammerhead starter Chris Volstad is a top Marlin prospect... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 Brevard County Game Log: Ugly waste of a leadoff double in the 6th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/story/S...7s+advice/ Younger Drabek gets dad's advice Jacob Messer Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Kyle Drabek always has had -- and always will have -- an unfair advantage over teammates and opponents. Whenever he needs advice, he can consult his famous father: Doug Drabek, a former Major League baseball star and Cy Young Award winner. "It has helped a lot," said Drabek, a 6-foot, 185-pound right-hander who is in his first season in the Class A South Atlantic League. "Ever since I was young, he has been working with me on pitching. "Coming up to these stages, he has been helping me out a lot. I call him and tell him what I did, and he'll listen on the radio, then he'll tell me what to work on. He tells me what I'm doing good and what I'm doing bad. It has been great. It's like having a personal pitching coach." The younger Drabek allowed one run on five hits in six innings with four strikeouts and two walks Tuesday night in the Lakewood (N.J.) BlueClaws' 9-1 win over the West Virginia Power. "He has a real good fastball and a real good curveball," Power first baseman Andrew LeFave said of Drabek, who combined those pitches with a slider and a changeup to induce six flyouts and seven groundouts. "He was pretty tough to hit," Power shortstop Brent Brewer added. The BlueClaws (3-2) gave Drabek (1-0) more than enough run support to defeat the Power (2-3) with five runs in the first inning, three in the second and one in the third. That offensive explosion determined the outcome well before any of the 2,129 fans had time to scarf down their second hot dog or gulp down their second cold beer on Two for Tuesday at Appalachian Power Park. "My arm felt good coming into the game," said Drabek, whose fastball consistently registered between 94 and 97 mph on the radar gun during his 81-pitch performance. According to Baseball America, the 19-year-old Drabek is the second-ranked overall prospect in the Phillies' system, behind fellow right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco. The publication states that Drabek dropped in the 2006 MLB Draft because of his off-the-field woes (a public intoxication charge that eventually was dropped and a single-car accident in which he hit a tree), allowing the Phillies to take him in the first round with the 18th pick. "I don't pay attention to any of that stuff because most of it's wrong," said Drabek, who received a $1.55 million signing bonus. "It's just people talking. I don't think about it. I just think about pitching." Splitting time at pitcher (12-0 record, 1.18 earned run average) and shortstop (.479 batting average, six homers), Drabek led The Woodlands (Texas) High School to a state title and the national championship during his senior season last year. He struggled in his rookie season, however, compiling a 1-3 record and a 7.71 ERA in six games with the Gulf Coast League Phillies last summer. "I knew it was going to be a big adjustment," said Drabek, who was the nation's prep player of the year last spring. "Even if I would have gone to college, it would have been a big adjustment from high school. Going from high school to the minor leagues is an even bigger adjustment. "Coming out of high school, I wasn't pitching; I was just throwing. I wasn't worried about location and stuff like that. I just threw it and wherever it went, it went. Coming here and working on hitting my spots, it's going to take a while. It's a lot different." In the meantime, Drabek will lean on his famous father. Doug Drabek had a 155-134 record and a 3.73 ERA in 13 seasons with the New York Yankees (1986), Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-92), Houston Astros (1993-96), Chicago White Sox (1997) and Baltimore Orioles (1998). The highlight of his career came in 1990 when he won the Cy Young Award. The elder Drabek had a 22-6 record and a 2.76 ERA that season, when Pittsburgh lost the National League pennant to eventual World Series champion Cincinnati. "He did great," the younger Drabek said. "I think I can live up to it. I'm going to try my hardest to do what he did. "I'm trying to make a name for myself. I have always been known as Doug Drabek's son. Now, I want him to be known as Kyle Drabek's dad." The teams will continue their four-game series at 7:05 tonight (6:05 Central). The Power will start left-hander Brae Wright (0-0, 2.08). The BlueClaws will throw right-hander Carlos Monasterios (0-1, 94.50).

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Standings through Tuesday's action: Surprisingly, Huntsville tied for first at 2-3... Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memphis 4 2 .667 - 4-2 0-0 W1 Iowa 3 3 .500 1.0 0-0 3-3 W2 Nashville 2 4 .333 2.0 2-4 0-0 W1 Omaha 2 4 .333 2.0 0-0 2-4 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 2 3 .400 - 0-0 2-3 W1 Huntsville 2 3 .400 - 2-3 0-0 L1 Tennessee 2 3 .400 - 0-0 2-3 L2 West Tenn 2 4 .333 0.5 0-0 2-4 W2 Carolina 1 5 .167 1.5 0-0 1-5 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Lucie 4 1 .800 - 2-0 2-1 L1 Jupiter 3 1 .750 0.5 1-1 2-0 W3 Brevard County 2 2 .500 1.5 1-1 1-1 W1 Daytona 2 2 .500 1.5 1-1 1-1 L1 Palm Beach 2 3 .400 2.0 1-2 1-1 W1 Vero Beach 0 4 .000 3.5 0-2 0-2 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hickory 4 2 .667 - 1-1 3-1 L1 Lexington 4 2 .667 - 4-2 0-0 L1 Greensboro 3 2 .600 0.5 1-1 2-1 W1 Lakewood 3 2 .600 0.5 1-2 2-0 W2 Lake County 2 3 .400 1.5 0-0 2-3 L1 West Virginia 2 3 .400 1.5 2-3 0-0 L2 Delmarva 2 4 .333 2.0 0-0 2-4 W1 Hagerstown 2 4 .333 2.0 1-3 1-1 W1

Five photos from Tuesday's Nashville Game: J.D. Closser still has his long hair thing going... tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....s=Itemnr=1

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds find offense for win No. 2 Two HR, nine hits highlight night By MIKE ORGAN Tennessean Staff Writer Nashville's bats meant bad news for the RedHawks. The Sounds' offense finally came to life Tuesday night in a 5-4 win over Oklahoma. On its best performance at the plate this year, Nashville collected nine hits, including four in the first inning. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Sounds and came before a Greer Stadium crowd of 2,776. The Sounds (2-4) and RedHawks (2-4) play again at noon today. The five runs, nine hits and two home runs were the most for Nashville in a single game this season. Through the first five games, the Sounds' batting average (.142) was the lowest in the Pacific Coast League. Before Tuesday, Nashville had three hits or fewer in three of the first five games. Oklahoma missed an opportunity to tie or take the lead in the eighth when it loaded the bases with Freddy Guzman at the plate. Guzman, however, flied to right field. The RedHawks loaded the bases again in the ninth with only one out. But Dennis Sarfate struck out Nate Gold, and Guillermo Quiroz popped out to right field to end the game. "That's the way we like to win them, thrilling to the end,'' Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "Guys made pitches when they needed to at the end of both of those innings." Nashville jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first when Ryan Braun and Mike Rivera each hit two-run homers. Braun said the warmer weather might have aided Nashville at the plate. "The weather warmed up so hopefully our bats are starting to warm up with it,'' Braun said. "The cold weather definitely doesn't help. It's one of those things where both teams have to deal with, so it's not at all an excuse. But it definitely helps when the weather warms up."

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=55599 Braun?s guitar shot propels Sounds to win By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent If Ryan Braun?s promising baseball career inexplicably derails, he now has the necessary tools to switch paths and become a lead guitarist. Braun thumped a two-run homer off the giant blue guitar scoreboard in left-center during a four-run first inning to help Nashville to a 5-4 victory over Oklahoma at Greer Stadium on Tuesday. The Sounds had scored just four runs in their previous three games prior to that. ?It?s nice, I?m glad it came in a victory. It was nice to finally score some runs today,? Braun said. Two batters later, first baseman Mike Rivera hit another two-run homer. Braun?s home run, his first at the Triple A level, earns him a guitar. Every Sounds player who hits a home run off the scoreboard receives an acoustic guitar by Copley. ?I was excited to find out about that,? Braun said of the guitar give-away tradition. ?[i don?t play], but I?ll learn how.? Braun added a double in the seventh. All five of Braun?s hits this season have been for extra bases. ?I?m hoping to mix in some singles every now and then,? Braun joked. While the Sounds? offense finally made some noise thanks to Rivera and Braun, Nashville starter Zach Jackson kept Oklahoma?s offense silent. Jackson only allowed one run over five innings, before struggling in the sixth. That?s when Jackson loaded the bases with no outs and yielded to reliever Alec Zumwalt. After forcing a double play, Zumwalt struck out Guillermo Quiroz to end the threat. RedHawks starter John Koronka was good for what ailed the Sounds offense, which scored a season-best five runs. Following another loss on Tuesday, Koronka dropped to 0-5 lifetime against Nashville with an 8.77 ERA. The Sounds (2-4) added an insurance run in the fifth, which proved essential. The RedHawks got within one on a two-run triple by Victor Diaz. Down a run in the night, Oklahoma (2-4) loaded the bases off Sounds starter Dennis Sarfate, who tightened the screws after that and earned the save. Sweet music: Braun will likely receive his guitar prior to Thursday?s game against Oklahoma. He won?t be the only Sound honored. Sounds pitching coach Stan Kyles will also be awarded a guitar for his efforts in leading the staff to a Pacific Coast League-leading 3.62 ERA.

These links will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally they are updated an hour or two prior to gametime, with Nashville's usually earlier: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf Huntsville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

Follow Wednesday'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 "Log". 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: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_tenaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All audio, all day -- morning, noon, and night! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Tim Dillard at home vs. Oklahoma (Rangers), 11:40 AM pre-game; 12:00 noon gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Adam Pettyjohn at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:00 PM pre-game; 6:15 gametime Audio link: www.huntsvillestars.com/ Brevard County: LHP Rafael Lluberes at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 9:30 AM Audio link (game will -- OK, should -- also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp West Virginia: LHP Brae Wright at home vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 6:05 gametime Audio link (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Recently released outfielder Nate Yoho is the latest to continue his career in the independent ranks, signing with the Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) Sliders of the Frontier League.

From the Manatees: Tuesday's game has been rained out. Here is the schedule for the next 48 hours: Wednesday: Game time is 10:30 AM (9:30 Central) vs Jupiter Thursday: Game #1 is set for 5:00 PM (4:00 Central), Game #2 will be 30 minutes after Game # 1's completion (both games will be seven inning contests)