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Standings through Monday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 51 43 .543 - 32-19 19-24 L1[/b] Iowa 48 46 .511 3.0 25-21 23-25 L1 Memphis 38 56 .404 13.0 20-28 18-28 L5 Omaha 38 57 .400 13.5 23-21 15-36 W4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 15 10 .600 - 10-5 5-5 W2 Tennessee 13 12 .520 2.0 8-7 5-5 L4 West Tenn 12 13 .480 3.0 7-3 5-10 L5 [b]Huntsville 10 15 .400 5.0 5-10 5-5 L3[/b] Carolina 9 16 .360 6.0 5-5 4-11 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 17 6 .739 - 11-5 6-1 W3 St. Lucie 14 9 .609 3.0 7-4 7-5 W1 Palm Beach 11 14 .440 7.0 5-3 6-11 L3 Jupiter 10 14 .417 7.5 6-10 4-4 L1 Vero Beach 10 14 .417 7.5 5-8 5-6 W1 [b]Brevard County 9 14 .391 8.0 4-3 5-11 L1[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 17 8 .680 - 9-2 8-6 W1 Lake County 14 10 .583 2.5 8-5 6-5 L1 Hickory 13 12 .520 4.0 7-8 6-4 W8 Greensboro 12 12 .500 4.5 7-6 5-6 L1 Lexington 11 14 .440 6.0 7-4 4-10 W1 [b]West Virginia 10 14 .417 6.5 5-4 5-10 L1[/b] Hagerstown 8 16 .333 8.5 5-12 3-4 W1 Delmarva 7 17 .292 9.5 5-7 2-10 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 17 8 .680 - 11-3 6-5 L1 Great Falls 13 14 .481 5.0 6-9 7-5 L1 Missoula 11 15 .423 6.5 5-6 6-9 W1 [b]Helena 11 16 .407 7.0 5-7 6-9 W1[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 14 6 .700 - 6-3 8-3 L1 AZL Royals 13 7 .650 1.0 6-3 7-4 L1 AZL Padres 13 8 .619 1.5 4-5 9-3 W1 AZL Mariners 12 9 .571 2.5 7-4 5-5 W3 AZL Angels 11 10 .524 3.5 8-7 3-3 W2 AZL Athletics 9 12 .429 5.5 4-6 5-6 L1 [b]AZL Brewers 8 12 .400 6.0 3-7 5-5 W1[/b] AZL Rangers 7 14 .333 7.5 4-6 3-8 W1 AZL Cubs 6 15 .286 8.5 3-7 3-8 L2

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated an hour or two prior to gametime: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf Following Nashville's lead, Huntsville now makes its media notes available as well, nice: www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

Follow Tuesday'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_omaaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cmcaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Arizona Rookie: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

Tuesday's Daily Menu: Plenty of early-evening audio fare before the big boys play on the West Coast! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Jared Fernandez at Omaha (Royals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at Carolina (Marlins), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450radio.com/ Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 6:00 gametime; sorry, no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP Matt Kretzschmar at Lexington (Astros), 5:55 AM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Amaury Rivas at home vs. Ogden (Dodgers), 7:50 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime Audio (click on "Listen Live"): www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php Arizona: LHP Luis Ramirez at home in Maryvale vs. the rookie Mariners, 12:30 PM Central time, 10:30 AM local, never any web audio for the Arizona League

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Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...806_02.txt Brewers take advantage of Ogden errors By TOM STUBER - Independent Record Sports Writer All the Helena Brewers wanted to do was play some small ball, but with the Ogden Raptors playing foul ball it turned into just a plain 'ball' for the Brewers and their fans. The Raptors stunk up Kindrick Legion Field making errors on successive sacrifice bunts in the seventh inning as Helena rallied for four runs en route to a 6-3 win. "The guys did a nice job getting the bunts down," Brewers manager Ed Sedar said from inside a sweltering Helena clubhouse. "Unfortunately for (Ogden) they didn't turn them into outs." Helena, now 11-16, got a leadoff walk by Andy Bouchie and a single by Chris Errecart. "With guys on first and second and down two I just wanted to move them over and bring in some good hitters in that situation," Sedar added. He got way more than he bargained for as the Raptors kept going to third for the lead out. Chuckie Canfield's bunt was fielded by Ogden pitcher Miguel Sanfler, who promptly threw the ball into leftfield foul territory allowing Bouchie to score. The next batter, Carlos De La Cruz, then rolled one to first baseman Eduardo Perez and he threw one even deeper into foul grounds. Two runs scored on Perez's error and Helena was up 4-3. Garry Savas bunted De La Cruz to third and Brad Miller chased him home with a sacrifice fly. "It's always good to win," Sedar said. "We didn't play bad on our road trip. We lost three one-run games and just didn't get the key hits." Helena survived a ninth inning scare when closer Chris Toneguzzi loaded the bases with no outs, then sat down the next three batters. "It wasn't a high energy performance for (Toneguzzi)," Sedar said. "If he continues that way he won't find himself in those spots." Helena scored just one earned run in the game and even that was aided by a poor play by Ogden. Cole Gillespie came home in the eighth when Sanfler uncorked a wild pitch. Helena scored in the fourth on an error by centerfielder Jeremy Brown. The Raptors took the lead in the fifth on Carlos Medero RBI single and a two-run homer by Brown, who made up for his error. The Helena clubhouse was nothing short of abysmal after another hot day in the Capital City. The lack of ventilation had several of the players and coaches reluctant to enter the clubhouse facility. "This is just great, isn't it?" Sedar asked rhetorically. But the win had him cracking a smile.

Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=51034 Sounds knuckleballer masters difficult pitch at 34 years old By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent Jared Fernandez is hitting his career stride at the tender age of 34. The Nashville Sounds starting pitcher leads the Pacific Coast League in complete games with three and is the reigning PCL Pitcher of the Week. He earned the honor thanks to last Thursday?s complete game shutout of the Memphis Redbirds, which improved his record to 5-2 behind an earned-run average of 2.28. The late blossoming of his career is only part of what makes Fernandez unique. He?s succeeding on the strength of a pitch only 53 major league hurlers have ever been skilled enough ? or brave enough ? to use. Fernandez is a knuckleballer. It?s a title he?s earned in the purest sense of the term, estimating he throws the pitch about 95 percent of the time. Oklahoma?s R.A. Dickey, a product of Montgomery Bell Academy and the University of Tennessee, is the only other PCL knuckleballer. Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox is the only active pitcher in the bigs who uses it. Learning from the best In 1995, Fernandez was a pitcher in the Red Sox organization but was not yet a knuckleballer. In spring training of that year, the team was in Fort Myers, Fla., where two of the game?s most well-known knucklers ? brothers Phil and Joe Niekro ? were managing the Colorado Silverbullets, a fledgling women?s baseball team. Fernandez had always been able to throw the pitch and he started to work on it extensively with the Niekro brothers and Wakefield, who was also coming up with Boston. ?Every day it was me, the Niekros and Wakefield in the pen working on the knuckle,? Fernandez said. ?It took me a while to get comfortable with it, but Phil said, ?Just stick with the knuckleball,? and I did.? Fernandez also boasts a fastball, which he can sink or cut in on the batter, and a curveball. But he only uses those pitches on rare occasion when the knuckle isn?t working. So when he?s on the hill, Fernandez isn?t worried about the batter knowing what?s coming. The key to the pitch is change of speed. Wakefield throws his usually in the 60-65 mph range. Fernandez can hit 80 on the radar gun or bottom out in the 50s. ?It?s pretty drastic,? Fernandez said of the change of speed. ?If I throw one in the 50s, then come back with an 80-mile-an-hour fastball, it?s pretty difficult.? Fernandez?s knuckleball is an intricate undertaking. Throughout the course of the game, he looks for ?air pockets? between the mound and home plate that allow him to spot the ball where he pleases. ?What amazes me most about Jared so far is his control,? Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said. Sounds pitching coach Stan Kyles went a step further. ?It?s definitely the most difficult pitch in baseball to throw,? he said. ?I?ve never seen someone use it as well as Jared has.? The benefits of learning the pitch are obvious. Because of the lack of velocity needed to throw it, knuckleballers reduce the wear and tear on their throwing arms. Joe Niekro pitched until the age of 44. Phil Niekro pitched until he was 48, notching 112 wins after the age of 40. After learning from the Niekros, Fernandez continued trying to master the pitch with varying degrees of success. Beginning his professional baseball career in 1994, he earned cups of coffee with Cincinnati in 2001 and 2002 and followed that up with two more stints in 2003 and 2004 with Houston. Last season, he was pitching for the Cincinnati Reds in Louisville when the organization told him he wouldn?t get called up. Their big league catcher, Jason LaRue, could not catch a knuckleball. ?There was one time the year before when LaRue missed seven straight pitches I threw,? Fernandez said. So Fernandez asked for his release and went home to Ogden, Utah. Then the Phillies came calling and Fernandez said something clicked while pitching for Philadelphia?s Triple-A affiliate in Scranton, which has carried over to Nashville this year. ?I don?t know if you?ve ever figured out this game,? Fernandez said, ?but I feel as good as I ever have throwing it.? The evidence is there. Over his past six starts, Fernandez is 4-1 with a 1.01 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched. He?s walked just two batters in that span against 30 strikeouts. Now the friendly, soft-spoken Fernandez, who takes the hill tonight, is hoping his current mastery of the knuckleball can lead to a permanent tour of duty in the big leagues. ?We?ll see where it takes me,? Fernandez said. ?For me, I would never want to look back as an old man and wonder, ?What if?? That?s why I play this game?because I love it. I love being around the guys and meeting people from different cultures. It?s an amazing life experience, not just baseball, but a life experience.?

Final: Lexington (Astros) 5, West Virginia 1, 16 innings West Virginia Site Game Summary: Legends outlast Power In the longest game in the history of Applebee?s Park in Lexington, Kentucky, the Legends beat the Power 5-1 on a walkoff grand slam from Mitch Einertson in the bottom of the 16th inning. Lexington took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning on a two-out RBI single from Eli Iorg. Mike Bell answered quickly for the Power with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the seventh inning to tie the game at 1-1. There was no scoring in the game again until Einertson?s walkoff grand slam in the 16th. The Legends and Power used nine pitchers total. The starting pitchers Shawn Ferguson and Brad James combined to toss ten scoreless innings. Garrett Murdy (5-1) pitched wo scoreless innings of relief to earn the victory, and Dane Renkert (5-4) pitched four scoreless innings of relief before giving up the grand slam to get the loss. The Power are 49-44 overall and 10-14 in the second half after the win while the Legends improved to 55-39 overall and 11-14 in the second half after the loss. The Power will continue the four game series against the Legends Tuesday night. Right hander Raymar Diaz (8-4, 2.36) will make the start for Lexington and the Power will counter with right hander Matt Kretzschmar (1-4, 6.20). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). Kentucky.com notes: The leadoff batter for West Virginia, Darren Ford, was the first batter in five innings last night. Sound bizarre? He also led off six different innings on July 9 when West Virginia visited Applebee's Park. The Big Play It was a foul ball in the fifth inning that came inches away from changing the game. West Virginia's Kenny Holmberg hit a deep shot to left field that appeared to be a home run, but the home-plate umpire ruled it a foul ball. With Michael Brantley on second base, the potential two-run homer would have prevented extra innings. West Virginia Box Score and Game Log Link: Unheralded RHP Josh Louis has impressed since joining the Power; some ugly hitting lines, as expected from this outcome... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1

Monday's Helena KCAP Pre-Game Audio Chat with Brewer Minor League Hitting Coordinator Jim Skaalen (Select date for July 17th, it's at the 1:00 minute mark): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

After tonight, Cincinnati will be the only team in the National League playoff chace over .500; the wild card will never be more for the taking than 2006...

Walk-off salami ends the Power game (and not for the good guys) in the 16th. Wow, charge me with that loss -- waited all night to mention the proceedings...

Final: Helena 6, Ogden (Dodgers) 4 Two hours, five minutes -- just a bit shorter than the Power game tonight... Helena Box Score and Game Log Link: Cole Gillespie reaches three times, steals two bases; Chris Errecart three singles; Taylor Green's hit streak ends at 17, the high in the Pioneer League this season; odd game, thanks to the Raptor defense, the Brewers scored six runs, yet drove in only one -- actually, when you read the game log, that box is incorrect in that regard; three hitless innings in relief for the 21-year-old righty, Jose Beltre; where's the big closer, Steve Palazzolo, been -- ailing? www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

In progress: West Virginia 1, Lexington (Astros) 1, after 15 1/2 innings in Lexington What incredible pitching -- I tuned in to Andy Barch's call to start the game nearly five hours ago, and while I admit switching to the Brewers' game, this has been incredible to follow, even via game log...

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Manager Frank Kremblas: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-17.mp3 Final: Omaha (Royals) 5, Nashville 4 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2063 Sounds Open Road Trip With 5-4 Loss In Omaha OMAHA ? The Nashville Sounds opened their road trip on a down note on Monday evening at Rosenblatt Stadium, falling 5-4 to the division-rival Omaha Royals in the opener of a four-game series. Nashville (51-43) had its four-game winning streak snapped with the defeat, which dropped the club to 19-24 in road contests. The Sounds fell to just 5-19 on the year in one-run road games. The Royals grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning against Nashville starter Ben Hendrickson. Justin Huber opened the frame with a double and scored on a Fernando Cortez double two batters later. Matt Tupman followed with an RBI single to double the Omaha advantage to 2-0. Andres Blanco walked and Kerry Robinson singled to load the bases with one out against Hendrickson but the right-hander worked out of the jam without further damage by inducing a pair of popouts to escape the inning. All-Star outfielder Nelson Cruz (3-for-4) put the Sounds on the board in the top of the fourth with his second homer in two nights, a one-out solo shot to left off Royals starter Adam Bernero. The blast was his team-leading 18th of the season. AUDIO: Nelson Cruz's 18th Home Run -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-17.mp3 Omaha right fielder Shane Costa answered the shot with one of his own, increasing the home club?s lead to 3-1 with a one-out blast to left in the bottom of the fifth off Hendrickson. It was his seventh roundtripper of the year. The Sounds pulled within a run in the eighth when Jermaine Clark scored on a Kennard Bibbs groundout to make the score 3-2, but Nashville left the potential tying run 90 feet from when home when Bibbs was stranded on Dave Krynzel?s inning-ending double play grounder. Justin Huber spotted the Royals a pair of important insurance runs in the bottom of the inning when he belted a two-run homer to right off Hendrickson for his 12th longball of the season. The blast, which chased Hendrickson from the game, increased Omaha?s lead to 5-2. Nashville put together one last rally in the top of the ninth. Cruz opened the inning with a single and moved to second when Graham Koonce reached on catcher?s interference charged to Tupman. Vinny Rottino followed with a nine-pitch at-bat against Omaha reliever Bobby Keppel that culminated in an RBI single up the middle that brought home Cruz. After Chad Moeller?s forceout put runners on the corners with one out, Clark hit a comebacker to Keppel that plated Koonce to make it a 5-4 contest. With Zach Sorensen standing on second as the potential tying run, Ozzie Chavez was retired on a hard liner right at first baseman Mike Coolbaugh to end the ballgame. The Sounds finished just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position on the evening. Krynzel finished 0-for-4 for the Sounds to snap his season-best hitting streak at nine games. Royals reliever Shane Loux (1-4) picked up his first victory of the year with three scoreless innings behind Bernero, who allowed one run on two hits over four frames before being removed due to a pitch count. Keppel earned his first save for Omaha despite allowing three runs in his two innings of work. Hendrickson (7-4) took a loss for the second straight start after allowing season highs of five runs and 11 hits in his 7 1/3 innings of work. The teams continue the series with a 7:05 p.m. meeting on Tuesday evening. Current PCL Pitcher-of-the-Week Jared Fernandez (5-2, 2.28) takes the hill for Nashville to face Omaha right-hander Kyle Middleton (0-2, 3.45). Nashville Box Score and Game Log Link: Having Hendrickson pitch the 8th seems a bit dubious, after the fact, of course; Nelson Cruz' .879 OPS entering the game will shoot even higher... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_omaaaa_1

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Final: Vero Beach (Dodgers) 7, Brevard County 6 Brutal walk-off loss, as 'Tees surrender three in the 9th; they led, 6-2 going to the bottom of the 8th... Brevard County Box Score and Game Log Link: So Derek Miller won't be in the 'Tees rotation? Mike Jones seems to have this three-inning start thing down pat, but that's the nature of the Brevard rotation in 2006; Charlie Fermaint, Hernan Iribarren, and Ryan Crew reach three times apiece; Brendan Katin HR # 10... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_vbdafa_1

A certain RHP is # 2 overall in BA's Prospect Hot Sheet this week, and dudes named Yo and Carlos make appearances as well: www.baseballamerica.com/t...61968.html

From Friday's West Virginia Game Log (8th inning): Mat Gamel hit by pitch. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Tony Festa replaces Mat Gamel. Mat Gamel out of the starting lineup again tonight, his third game missed. Apparently Gamel was beaned, the force was enough to bust his helmet up near the ear flap, which sliced and bruised his ear up pretty good, to the point he can't safely place a helmet on at this time. Plenty of speculation that the HBP ws intentional on the part of the Lakewood pitcher, although you'd always have to question the intention of a head shot like that. In case you've been looking for Mat in the lineup lately...

Link to Nashville site for Dave Krynzel photo, text follows: www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2059 Baseball A Passion For Krynzel by Rick Kubitschek Baseball has turned into more then just a favorite pastime for Sounds outfielder Dave Krynzel. From an early age, he has been tagged as one of the top prospects and groomed to be a major leaguer. Krynzel knows that just being regarded as a top prospect can only get you so far and to get the rest of the way takes hard work and dedication. Every since high school, Krynzel has been getting ready for the life of a professional athlete. His high school career was comprised of random visits from professional scouts to his house, scouts watching him at his high school games, and a trip halfway across the world to play ball. ?It was very chaotic,? stated Krynzel. ?At the same time it was flattering and exciting.? For most high school ballplayers, the opportunity to play in front of pro scouts would be atop their baseball memories, but not for Krynzel. In 1999, he had, as he referred to it, ?the best time in his baseball career.? He was selected to be a part of the United States World Junior Team. A group of elite high school players from across the country selected to compete in an international competition. He and other future professionals such as Joe Mauer, Mark Mulder, and Mark Prior traveled to Taiwan to go up against some on the best young ballplayers in the world. Krynzel?s trip to Taiwan was just another experience that was grooming him to be a professional. ?I was playing in front of 22,000 screaming Taiwanese,? said Krynzel. ?It was a big difference from the hometown crowds in Nevada.? It takes a lot to block out all that noise, especially when the cheers are not necessarily for you. That didn?t seem to bother Krynzel as team USA took Taiwan by storm, going 6-1, and captured the gold medal. ?It was amazing to win the gold medal.? Krynzel exclaimed. ?An actual USA gold medal.? When Krynzel came back to Nevada with a gold medal, he didn?t let it get to his head. He worked harder, knowing that the next step was right around the corner and now was not the time to rest. Thanks to all his hard work he logged an impressive senior year at the plate. He batted .438, belted five home runs, knocked in 31 RBIs, and stole 15 bases at Green Valley High in a suburb of Las Vegas. For most high school ballplayers, that would be the highlight of their summer, but for Krynzel it is was just the start. During that same summer, he got a surprise on a quiet day in June. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Krynzel with their first round pick in the 2000 First Year Player Draft, making him the 11th overall selection. After all the grooming, Krynzel was finally a professional baseball player. His professional career begun just how he had hoped. He was hitting the ball well and he loved the team he was playing for. ?Ogden was a great place to begin my career,? said Krynzel. ?I lived with a host family at the time and they made everything really easy.? Krynzel was on pace for an all-star year batting .359 in 34 games with eight doubles, three triples, and one home run. Those 34 games would be all that Krynzel would be able to play his first year, however. A headfirst slide into second broke his thumb and sidelined him for the duration of the season. ?[After the slide] I got up and went to fix my pants and I couldn?t use my thumb,? Krynzel said. ? I knew right then something wasn?t right.? An injury is the last thing a player wants and especially in your first season. Some guys never recover from an injury and others bounce right back. Krynzel was about to find out what kind of player he was. He used the rest of the season and off-season to rehab his thumb back to normal. ?Lots of things were going through my mind,? Krynzel said. ?Will I ever get to play again?? Throughout his rehab, he was repeatedly told to be positive, work hard and you?ll be back to normal in no time. This was Krynzel?s first look at how easily everything he had worked for so hard could just disappear in an instant. Krynzel was able to battle back and played the entire 2001 season. During the season he was promoted from Beloit, the Brewers? low Single-A team, to High Desert, the Brewers? high Single-A team. He continued to run through the Brewers? farm system like a wild fire. During the next three years, he worked his way up from Single-A to Milwaukee. Throughout the past two years, he has been on the bubble between the big leagues and Triple-A. Throughout his advancement through the minors, Krynzel has been tabbed as one of the best prospects in the Brewers organization. Coming into the 2003 season, he was ranked as the Southern League?s #5 best-prospect by Baseball America and since 2004 he has been ranked in the Brewers top-10 best prospects, most recently ranked as the Brewers #7-best prospect in 2006 by Baseball America. ?Being a prospect really does nothing for me,? Krynzel stated. ?You still have to go out there, play, and produce.? Baseball has always been something that he loved to do but an off-season injury helped move baseball into his number one priority. During the past off-season, he broke his collarbone in a motorcycle accident that left his baseball future in limbo. The bone seemed to be healing correctly but before spring training, the Brewers? doctors examined Krynzel and decided to re-break the bone. After the surgery, it was unsure if Krynzel was going to be able to make an opening day roster anywhere. The only thing that was sure was that Krynzel would have to buckle down and put in some intense rehab hours. ?I just had to work really hard to get healthy enough to play,? Krynzel said. That is exactly what he did. He did everything in his power to make sure that when Spring Training came along he would be able to suit up. It was a close call but thanks to his intense work ethic, he is still able to run out on the field and help the Brewers organization the best he can. ?It gave me a new perspective on my career,? stated Krynzel. ?I have to make some sacrifices and make baseball my number one priority.? Krynzel realizes that if he wants to make it to the big leagues, he is going to have concentrate more on baseball and cut out some of his other hobbies. Everyday he shows up early to the ballpark to take some extra swings off the tee or get in that pre-game work out. He knows that all the talent in the world won?t get you anywhere unless you are willing to work hard and improve.

Nashville Site: Link, text follows -- www.brewerfan.net/ViewDai...portId=454 Jared Fernandez Named PCL Pitcher-of-the-Week Nashville Sounds right-hander Jared Fernandez has been named the Pacific Coast League?s Pitcher-of-the-Week for the July 10-16 period after tossing his league-leading second shutout of the year during the stanza. Fernandez threw his second complete-game shutout in his last four starts on Thursday, July 13 at Greer Stadium, blanking the Memphis Redbirds on a five-hitter to lead the Sounds to an 8-0 victory. The 34-year-old continued his recent dominance against Pacific Coast League hitters and dropped his ERA to 2.28 on the year, tying for 4th-best in the circuit. The knuckleballer has been virtually untouchable in his last six starts, posting a 4-1 record and miniscule 1.01 ERA (5 ER / 44.2 IP) while walking only two batters and striking out 30 over that span. Fernandez?s shutout against Memphis was his PCL-leading third complete game of the year. He struck out six Redbirds and did not walk a batter for the second straight outing. The right-hander is the first Sound to toss two shutouts in a season since Bronson Arroyo in 2002 and has doubled his previous career total in the process. Prior to this season, Fernandez had thrown only one shutout in his first 12 pro campaigns (July 5, 2001 for Louisville at Toledo). He is one of only 11 minor-league hurlers to post multiple shutouts this season. For the season, Fernandez has posted a 5-2 record, three saves, and a 2.28 ERA (22 ER / 87.0 IP) in 16 games (10 starts) for Nashville. He has struck out 55 batters while walking only 14 in his 87 innings. His award is the first accumulated by a Sounds player during the 2006 season and the first for a Nashville pitcher since 2004. Nelson Figueroa was the last Sounds hurler to take home a weekly PCL award, earning league honors for the July 26 - August 1, 2004 period. Fernandez will take the hill for his next start on Tuesday evening at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha when the Sounds face the division-rival Royals in the second game of a four-game series.

Honors for LHP Steve Hammond -- here's the Huntsville Press Release: www.huntsvillestars.com/n...newsId=926

Yo Gallardo named to the all high-A midseason Baseball America All-Star team (covers all high-A, not just the Florida State League): www.baseballamerica.com/t...61917.html

Standings through Sunday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 51 42 .548 - 32-19 19-23 W4[/b] Iowa 48 45 .516 3.0 25-20 23-25 W8 Memphis 38 55 .409 13.0 20-27 18-28 L4 Omaha 37 57 .394 14.5 22-21 15-36 W3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chattanooga 15 10 .600 - 10-5 5-5 W2 Tennessee 13 12 .520 2.0 8-7 5-5 L4 West Tenn 12 13 .480 3.0 7-3 5-10 L5 [b]Huntsville 10 15 .400 5.0 5-10 5-5 L3[/b] Carolina 9 16 .360 6.0 5-5 4-11 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 16 6 .727 - 10-5 6-1 W2 St. Lucie 13 9 .591 3.0 7-4 6-5 L1 Palm Beach 11 13 .458 6.0 5-3 6-10 L2 Jupiter 10 13 .435 6.5 6-9 4-4 W1 [b]Brevard County 9 13 .409 7.0 4-3 5-10 W1[/b] Vero Beach 9 14 .391 7.5 4-8 5-6 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakewood 16 8 .667 - 9-2 7-6 L3 Lake County 14 9 .609 1.5 8-4 6-5 W2 Greensboro 12 11 .522 3.5 7-5 5-6 W3 Hickory 12 12 .500 4.0 6-8 6-4 W7 [b]West Virginia 10 13 .435 5.5 5-4 5-9 W1[/b] Lexington 10 14 .417 6.0 6-4 4-10 L1 Delmarva 7 16 .304 8.5 5-7 2-9 L2 Hagerstown 7 16 .304 8.5 5-12 2-4 L9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 17 7 .708 - 11-3 6-4 W3 Great Falls 13 13 .500 5.0 6-9 7-4 W3 Missoula 10 15 .400 7.5 4-6 6-9 L1 [b]Helena 10 16 .385 8.0 4-7 6-9 L4[/b] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 14 5 .737 - 6-3 8-2 W1 AZL Royals 13 6 .684 1.0 6-3 7-3 W1 AZL Padres 12 8 .600 2.5 4-5 8-3 L3 AZL Mariners 11 9 .550 3.5 6-4 5-5 W2 AZL Angels 10 10 .500 4.5 8-7 2-3 W1 AZL Athletics 9 11 .450 5.5 4-5 5-6 W3 [b]AZL Brewers 8 12 .400 6.5 3-7 5-5 W1[/b] AZL Cubs 6 14 .300 8.5 3-6 3-8 L1 AZL Rangers 6 14 .300 8.5 3-6 3-8 L6

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 Window". 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_omaaaa_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_vbdafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated an hour or two prior to gametime: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf