Jim Goulart

Nashville Media Notes for Tuesday (PDF format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Final: West Virginia 5, Greensboro (Marlins) 3 Just a reminder, for those of you who didn't read the coaching thread on this forum, read the latest on Pitching Coach John Curtis' very unfortunate batting practice brain injury -- our best to John... West Virginia Site Game Summary: Power win three in a row Greensboro, NC ? The West Virginia Power went into Tuesday afternoon?s game against the Greensboro Grasshoppers with hopes of winning their third straight game. Ryan Braun hit a pair of RBI doubles and the Power went on to beat Greensboro 5-3. The Power scored twice in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. Grant Richardson knocked in the first run with a sacrifice fly and Braun hit his first of two RBI doubles to give the Power a 2-0 lead. Greensboro tied the game in the fourth inning when Andy Jenkins knocked in a run with a sac fly and Steve Gendron scored later in the inning on a wild pitch. Charlie Fermaint hit a solo shot in the top of the fifth inning, his third with the Power to give them a 3-2 lead, but Greensboro tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth when Jai Miller hit a solo home run. Braun struck again in the top of the eighth inning with two outs, hitting his second RBI double of the game to give the Power a 4-3 lead. The Power added a run in the ninth inning on Fermaint?s RBI single. The game ended when Kevin Roberts struck out J.T. Restko with the tying run on second base. Richardson went 1 for 3 in the game, marking the 28th straight game that he has reached base safely. Roberts (1-1) earned the victory, and Jeff Gogal (3-5) obtained the loss. The Power are 24-20 in the second half after the win and the Grasshoppers move to 18-26 with the loss. The Power are off on Wednesday, and they will begin a four game series with Lexington on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Power will throw RHP Eric Thomas (0-0, 1.72) and Lexington has not announced their starter. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: The Hurricane 35-of-50 on the basepaths this season; thanks for the first-hand account, pogo! www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_gboafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_gboafx_1

Final: Arizona Brewers 6, Arizona Rangers 3 Arizona Box Score: Player of the Game -- Nova Scotia, Canada RHP Craig Langille... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_rngrok_1 Arizona Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_rngrok_1

Final: Nashville 8, Salt Lake (Angels) 5 Nashville Site Game Summary: Seven Unanswered Runs Net Sounds 8-5 WinSALT LAKE CITY ? The Nashville Sounds scored seven unanswered runs to post an 8-5 victory over the Salt Lake Stingers on Monday evening in the first game of a four-game set at Franklin Covey Field. With the win, Nashville (64-52) re-extended its lead to seven games in the PCL American Conference Northern Division over Memphis, which lost an extra-inning affair in Colorado Springs. The Sounds? never-say-die offense, which trailed 5-1 in the sixth and 5-3 one frame later, rallied to post the club?s 18th victory in a game in which it trailed in the seventh inning or later. Chris Barnwell delivered the go-ahead hit, a one-out RBI double in the top of the seventh. Every Nashville batter recorded a hit in the game, led by first baseman Tony Zuniga?s 4-for-5 effort, as the club matched its season high for knocks with 18, just two days after setting the mark in Colorado Springs. Three Sounds batters extended season-best hitting streaks during the contest: Dave Krynzel (eight games), Warren Morris (seven games), and Mike Rivera (five games). In addition, outfielder Corey Hart pushed his current hit streak to eight games. The win was Nashville's 12th in its last 13 series openers. The Sounds missed a big opportunity to take an early lead in the second when they loaded the bases with none out against Salt Lake starter Chris Hunter. However, the youngster induced three consecutive outs, including a forceout of Prince Fielder at home, to escape the jam unscathed. Stingers first baseman Zach Sorensen put the home team on the board in the bottom of the second with a two-out, three-run homer to left off Nashville starter Jeff Housman, his second longball of the year. Former Sounds Luke Allen and Curtis Pride scored on the roundtripper after singling and walking, respectively. Fielder put the Sounds on the board in the third when he plated Krynzel with a two-out RBI single. Salt Lake moved ahead 5-1 in the fifth following another two-out rally against Housman. Chris Prieto plated Pride with an RBI single before scoring on a run-scoring double off the bat of Alberto Callaspo. Rivera pulled the Sounds back within a pair in the sixth with a two-run homer off Stingers reliever Dusty Bergman, who was greeted one batter earlier by a Zuniga single. The blast was the backstop?s 11th of the season. The Sounds rallied for three more against Bergman in the seventh to grab a 6-5 lead. Hart opened the frame with a bunt single, which extended the All-Star?s hitting streak to eight games. Fielder followed with an RBI double to left to pull Nashville within a run at 5-4. One out later, Rivera and Zuniga recorded back-to-back singles off Bergman, the second of which tied the game when Fielder lumbered home. Barnwell gave Nashville its first lead of the evening when he followed with a double to left to bring in Rivera for a 6-5 Sounds advantage. Right fielder Nelson Cruz, who went 2-for-4 on the evening, provided the defensive play of the game in the bottom of the seventh, throwing out Sorensen at the plate while attempting to score the tying run on a Prieto flyout. AUDIO: Cruz Throws Out Runner At Plate www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%208-8.mp3 Cruz continued to make an impact by using the lumber in the following half-inning, smacking a two-out RBI double off Stingers reliever Jonathan Rouwenhorst then scoring a second insurance run on Zuniga?s RBI single to extend the lead to its final 8-5. Stingers third baseman Dallas McPherson, who joined Salt Lake earlier in the day to begin a rehab assignment, continued his career struggles against Nashville, going hitless in four at-bats to fall to 0-for-15 all-time with 12 strikeouts against Sounds pitching. Housman (5-10) snapped a personal two-game skid with the victory after giving up five runs and striking out eight in his 6 1/3 innings of work. Bergman (7-4) drew the loss after allowing five runs in his two frames of action and blowing a save. He had surrendered only 14 runs in his first 59.0 innings entering the contest. Jose Capellan came on and loaded the bases with only one out before striking out Brian Specht and pinch-hitter Brian Gordon to earn his sixth save of the year. Due to Bergman?s blown save, Hunter missed an opportunity to pick up his second win in two Triple-A starts this season for Salt Lake after allowing one run on seven hits in his five innings. The teams play the second game of the series on Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. CT. Right-hander Wes Obermueller (2-0, 1.53) will start on three days? rest for Nashville and face Stingers southpaw Clayton Andrews (6-6, 6.06). Nashville Box Score: Gotta figure out how to get Kane Davis on the 40-man and in Milwaukee... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_slcaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_slcaaa_1

Link while active, text follows: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...amp;coll=1 Stars dig hole too deep Huntsville trails 8-1 after 3 innings en route to 8-6 loss By TRAVIS DOWNEY Huntsville Times Correspondent Despite scoring more runs Monday night than they had the previous three games, the Huntsville Stars dropped their fourth straight outing Monday night. The Mobile BayBears claimed an 8-6 victory after taking an 8-1 lead after three innings. The evening got off to an ominous start as Stars starting pitcher Josh Habel struggled with his command and miscues in the field led to a deficit the Stars never could overcome. After a leadoff error by Huntsville first baseman Brandon Gemoll and a passed ball, Mobile shortstop Ronnie Merrill smashed a double down the third base side past a diving Vinny Rottino, giving the Bay Bears an early 2-0 lead. Much like the weekend series with Mississippi, the Stars' defensive miscues haunted them. After Peeter Ramos reached on a throwing error by Enrique Cruz, catcher George Kottaras singled to left before Merrill cleared the bases by lining a rocket into left-center field. The BayBears tacked on three more runs in the inning, prompting Stars manager Don Money to pull his starter. "He gave up some hits," Money said. "But we had some errors that didn't help either." Habel took the loss after lasting only 2 2/3 innings. He gave up eight runs, only two of which were earned. "He's not overpowering," Money said. "If he has his control, he does better. He has to be pinpoint." While Habel was far from pinpoint, the Stars' play in the field did not make things any easier. With three of the four starting infielders among the Southern League leaders in errors at their respective positions, the Stars' defensive lapses once again were at the root of their problems. Cruz gave the Stars hope in the bottom of the fourth with a lead-off home run, his 13th of the season, to cut the margin to 8-2. The Stars erupted for four runs in the fifth with some clutch two-out hitting. A Brad Nelson walk was followed by consecutive singles by Cruz and Gemoll before right fielder Ben Van Iderstine's triple drove in two more to bring the Stars' within two runs. But with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, catcher Jeff Winchester grounded out to short, ending the Stars hopes of a comeback. "We battled hard," Money said. "We had the opportunity to tie or win the game at the end but just couldn't get a hit. You've got to make plays." Paul Abraham (2-1) picked up the win in 1 1/3 innings. The loss drops the Stars to 19-24 on the half. Huntsville remains eight games behind Carolina in the Southern League's North Division. Mobile moved to 16-24 in the second half. Game two of the series starts at 7:05 tonight.

Final: Helena 10, Billings (Reds) 3 Link while active, text follows: www.billingsgazette.com/i...stangs.inc Helena completes sweep of Mustangs By GREG RACHAC Of The Billings Gazette Staff The offensive explosion continued Monday for the Helena Brewers. That meant the scuffling continued for the Billings Mustangs. With a 17-hit onslaught and another solid pitching performance that produced an equal number of strikeouts, Helena rolled over the Mustangs 10-3 at Cobb Field. The win completed a three-game sweep of Billings and marked the ninth victory in a row for the Brewers, who continued their perfect start to the second half of the Pioneer League season. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Mustangs, who had to endure much of the same struggles they've been experiencing of late. As it has for the majority of the season, the Brewers' offense again looked like a juggernaut. Right from the start of the game, Helena made the Mustangs play catch-up. Ryan Crew and Stephen Chapman led off with singles, then Mat Gamel doubled them in as Helena jumped to a lead. Gamel later scored in the inning on a Freddy Parejo sacrifice fly. It didn't stop there. The Brewers pushed three more across in the third on a two-RBI single from Michael Bell and a run-scoring single by Parejo. On the other side of the coin, the Mustangs woes at the plate continued. Billings entered the game hitting .067 (6-for-89) in the team's last three games versus the Brewers. While the Mustangs were able to muster six hits on Monday, they were already well behind and looked out of the game by the time they scored a run. Catcher Chris Denove had a notable game for Billings at the plate. In the fourth inning, with his team trailing 7-0, Denove blasted a double off the top of the wall in straightaway center field that scored Jamie Langham for the team's first run of the game. Then in the ninth, Denove connected for his second home run of the season, a high drive over the left-field barrier that capped the scoring for the Mustangs. Helena starter Robbie Wooley improved his record to 5-3 with a five-hit, nine-strikeout effort through five innings. His performance set the tone for the Brewers' bullpen, which continued the strikeout trend. Wooley and relievers Wilfredo Laureano, Luis Bernal and Christopher Jean combined to strike out 17 Mustang hitters, nine of which were caught looking. It was not a typical display of pitching by Billings starter Carlos Fisher, who entered the game with a 4-1 record and a 3.24 earned run average. Fisher gave up seven runs - five of them earned - through 3 1/3 innings of work. The Mustangs finished with four errors defensively. Reliever Brandon Camardese started out well when he entered in the fourth inning, but had trouble in the seventh inning and couldn't close Helena out. The Brewers put another three-spot up on the board in that frame. Offensively, Helena was led again by Gamel, the team's hot- hitting third baseman. Gamel came into the day with a .348 average, and came through with two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored. Chapman also had three hits for the Brewers, as did Parejo. Billings was led by Denove's two hard hits and two RBIs, while Langham, Brandon Roberts, Michael DeJesus and J.D. Roberts all contributed singles. Helena Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_bilrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_bilrok_1 Mustangs second baseman Michael DeJesus tags out Brewers baserunner Michael Bell. Photo by STEPHEN BRASHEAR/Gazette Staff http://www.billingsgazette.com/rednews/2005/08/09/stories/sports/images/mustangs.jpg

Link to follow Tuesday's Power game as it happens: West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_gboafx_1

West Virginia: RHP Derek DeCarlo at Greensboro (Marlins), 11:30 AM Central Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower.

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All the Brewerfan.net staff and I'm sure all of Brewer Nation sends its sincere regards to West Virginia Pitching Coach John Curtis on a speedy recovery -- scary story here: Link while active, text follows: www.news-record.com/apps/...EWSREC0205 Coach struck by line drive to need rehab Bill Hass, Greensboro News-Record GREENSBORO -- John Curtis woke up this morning in Moses Cone Hospital hoping for some feeling in his left arm, perhaps a little movement in his left hand. "I feel like I'm without my best friend," Curtis said Monday, referring to the arm he relied on to pitch 15 years in the major leagues and, more recently, to be a minor-league pitching coach. Curtis works for the Milwaukee Brewers and has spent this season with the West Virginia Power, their farm club in the South Atlantic League. But his season likely was ended Saturday when he was hit in the back of the head by a line drive during batting practice at First Horizon Park. The outcome left him with a bruise on his brain, causing numbness from his left elbow down and a loss of motor functions in that hand. Dr. Randy Kritzer, who treated Curtis, said the hemorrhage occurred on the right side of the brain, which controls the motor functions of the left side of the body. "It's almost like a stroke," Kritzer said. "It's a situation where he'll have to undergo stroke rehabilitation. And with stroke victims, you don't really know how much (function) they'll get back." Curtis said he felt fine otherwise, with no more of the headaches that bothered him Saturday night and Sunday. If he is discharged today, which Kritzer said was likely, Curtis was unsure if he would go to Milwaukee to treated by team doctors, or return to his home in Long Beach, Calif. "It's aggressive therapy," he said of his immediate future. "Or -- I don't know what." A fluke accident put Curtis, 57, in the hospital, underscoring the danger players and coaches face of being struck by a baseball. Curtis was hitting fungoes -- high fly balls with a special bat -- to the Power outfielders while their hitters were taking batting practice. He was standing behind the "shag screen" set up in shallow center field, the place where outfielders throw the batting practice balls they retrieve to another player. Curtis wandered a little bit to the right of the screen, which is 8 feet high and 10 feet wide. Shortstop Alcides Escobar hit a hard line drive that cleared the screen. The ball, apparently loaded with topspin, dove and nailed Curtis. "I knew I was taking a chance (by moving away from the screen)," Curtis said. "I was facing the outfield and I never saw it. It felt like a mortar shell hitting my head." He dropped to the ground as if he had been hit by one. Everyone on the field sprinted to where he lay. "We yelled 'heads up!' but he never had a chance," pitcher Greg Kloosterman said. "As soon as we said 'up' it hit him and he went down immediately. The first thing you feel is panic, then you think the worst." Curtis didn't lose consciousness, but the "bumble bee feeling in my brain" told him he had been hit hard. Power trainer Alan Diamond got to him within 15 seconds and was quickly joined by Hoppers trainer Will Morin. They kept him still until the paramedics team arrived and went through the careful procedure of fitting him with a neck collar, strapping him to a board and putting him in the ambulance. Diamond said Curtis was fully aware of his surroundings and "couldn't believe he had just gotten hit like that." The players were relieved their coach was talking but Escobar, 18, was visibly shaken. "He's OK now," Power manager Ramon Aviles said of Escobar, "but Saturday he was in shock. I told him not to worry, that it wasn't his fault. It's just one of those unfortunate things that happen." While Curtis was transported to the hospital, the Power players had to regroup and play a game. They believed he would want them to go out and play hard, which they did in a 4-3 loss to the Hoppers. They recovered enough to win Sunday, 7-5. The Hoppers' staff pitched in. Donald Moore Jr., son of team president Donald Moore, rode in the ambulance to the hospital. Moore visited Curtis on Sunday and talked to him on the phone Monday. Curtis now faces rehab and an uncertain future. "I hope it's just a matter of the swelling going down," Curtis said. "But the longer it waits, the chances of regeneration are reduced." Curtis, who played at Clemson, pitched for five major-league teams from 1970-84, winning 89 games and losing 97 while compiling a 3.96 ERA. This is his third year in the Brewers' system as a coach. While he doesn't want to look too far ahead, he realizes his coaching career might be over. "I won't be at a loss," he said. "I've written for newspapers, done some free-lance writing and I might try a book. I'd like to describe the experience of pitching, what it's like to be out there. It's what I'm trying to translate for my kids (players)." That's one upside. Another is that it could have been worse. "We're going to look back on this one day and see that John was lucky," Diamond said. "The ball could have hit him and caused a high cervical neck fracture, and that can be life-threatening."

Nashville trying to hold on late, Helena's monster performance is continuing, perhaps soon will come more recognition as the most dominant team at any level of the minors in 2005 rolls on; all the details in the AM...

As mentioned above, Player of the Week Updates: Pioneer League Agustin Septimo, Helena 6 G, 24 AB, 7 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .375 AVG, .833 SLG, 1 SB Perhaps inspired by the arrival of August (and September), the autunmally-named Agustin Septimo had the finest week of his career since being signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2002. The Brewers' jack-of-all-trades had a pair of three-hit games, a pair of three-RBI games and his first three-bagger since June of 2003. He also corked three home runs in two games against Billings, eclipsing by one the number he'd hit in his first two professional seasons. The 5-foot-11 Dominican helped Helena extend its winning streak to a season-long eight games and was also on the field -- in left field -- for the first no-hitter in Brewers history, on August 5 against the Mustangs. Septimo has played every position except catcher and first base this year and is now hitting .320 in 30 games with Helena. Pioneer League Will Inman, Helena 2 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 14 SO, 0 SV Four of Inman's teammates may have combined for a no-hitter on Friday night, but the Brewers' right-hander threw seven no-hit innings himself on Sunday to take the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week honors. Just two days after the Brew Crew tossed the first no-hitter in the 27-year history of Helena baseball, Inman helped the same pitching staff come within four outs of replicating the feat. The 18-year-old third-round pick of Milwaukee was on an 80-pitch count and was lifted after throwing 82 pitches in seven innings. Ryan Marion replaced him and got two quick outs before issuing consecutive four-pitch walks and an RBI single. Inman grabbed the win, striking out a career-high 10 and raising his record to a perfect 4-0. He also tossed four innings of one-hit ball in his previous outing, a piggyback relief effort against Great Falls on August 2.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Mobile Makes Most of Two Big InningsRonnie Merrill knocked in four runs and Mobile withstood a middle innings rally and ninth inning threat to down Huntsville 8-6 Monday night in the opener of a three-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The BayBears improved to 16-24 in the second half by winning their fourth straight over the Stars, who lost their fourth straight game to fall to 19-24 in the second half. The Stars have lost nine of their last 12 at home and scored more than four runs in a game for the first time since beating Montgomery 11-3 on July 31. Vinny Rottino singled to open the ninth inning against Dale Thayer, who began the frame on the hill as Mobile?s fifth pitcher of the night, and moved to second base on a one-out single by Enrique Cruz, who collected his third hit of the game. Ben Van Iderstine walked with two outs to load the bases before Jeff Winchester grounded into a force play at second base to end the game. Thayer recorded his league best 21st save. Mobile tallied three times in the first inning on a run-scoring single by George Kottaras and a two-run double by Merrill. Huntsville starter Josh Habel retired the side in order in the second inning but was roughed up for five runs in the third and suffered the loss to drop to 1-5. Merrill started the third inning charge with a two-run single that was followed by a Joe Gerber single that knocked in a run. Kennard Jones capped the uprising with a two-out, two-run single that pushed the visitors lead to 8-1 and bounced Habel from the game. Cruz belted a leadoff, opposite field home run to right field in the fourth to trim the visitors lead to 8-2. It was his 13th of the year, eighth straight at home and first since July 7. The Stars rallied for four runs in the fifth inning, all with two outs, on run-scoring singles by Brandon Gemoll and Winchester and a two-run triple by Van Iderstine, his third of the year. Paul Abraham came on to strike out pinch-hitter Nelson Castro for the final out of the frame and worked a scoreless sixth inning to earn his second win of the year. Gerrit Simpson worked two and a third innings of scoreless relief behind Habel and was followed by Alec Zumwalt, who retired all nine hitters he faced. Jerome Gamble worked a perfect ninth, as the bullpen trio retired the last 13 hitters it faced. Kennard Jones was the last Mobile batter to reach base with a two-out single in the fifth. The Stars outhit Mobile 16-9, as Rottino, Cruz, Winchester and Tony Gwynn, Jr. each had three safeties. The series continues Tuesday night with right-hander Dennis Sarfate starting against BayBears? right-hander Brian Whitaker. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:50 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and via the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

Final: Mobile (Padres) 8, Huntsville 6 Down year for the Stars continues, pretty much playing for team pride and individual glory, but not a postseason berth... Huntsville Box Score: Enrique Cruz' errors are just unacceptable, and frankly, I'm tired of mentioning them; Stars get 19 baserunners on and lose; six and 1/3 impeccable innings from the pen -- nice job, guys; there's just no explanation for the passed balls from the Huntsville catching duo -- if you add in all of Vinny Rottino's from early in the season, the Stars must be approaching some obscure Southern League record... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: Stars had a big chance in the 9th... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_hunaax_1

Final: West Virginia 10, Greensboro (Marlins) 8 West Virginia Site Game Summary: Power offense erupts in 10-8 victoryGreensboro, NC ? On Monday night Ryan Braun smacked four hits, Grant Richardson extended his remarkable streak, the Power belted three home runs and they went on to beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 10-8 at First Horizon Park in Greensboro. Brad McCann hit a two-run single in the bottom of the first inning and he scored later in the first on Steve Gendron?s RBI base hit to give Greensboro a 3-0 lead. The Power took a 4-3 lead in the top of the second inning when Josh Murray hit the second Power grand slam of the season -- the home run was his eighth of the year. Greensboro took the lead again in the bottom of the second after Beau McMillan scored on a double steal and J.T. Restko knocked in a run on a double. The Grasshoppers didn?t have the lead for long. In the top of the third inning Braun hit a two-run blast, his seventh home run with the Power, making it a 6-5 Power lead. The Grasshoppers tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the fourth inning on McCann?s sacrifice fly. The Power pulled away scoring three times in the top of the fifth inning. Hernan Iribarren hit a solo shot, his fourth homer of the season, Richardson hit an RBI single and he scored later in the inning on Braun?s RBI double. In the top of the seventh inning Richardson crossed the plate for the third time in the game. Brendan Katin hit into what appeared to be an inning-ending double play, but McMillan?s low throw allowed Katin to reach, and Richardson to score. McCann hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to make it a 10-8 game. The game ended with the tying run on base for Greensboro for the second night in a row. Richardson went 3 for 5 in the game, marking the 27th straight game that he has reached base safely. Greg Kloosterman (4-16) earned the victory, and Zach Lerch (3-3) obtained the loss. The Power are 23-20 in the second half after the win and the Grasshoppers move to 18-25 with the loss. The Power will conclude the four game series against Greensboro at First Horizon Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Power will throw RHP Derek DeCarlo (6-3, 4.44) and the Grasshoppers will counter with LHP Adam Brandenburg (4-6, 4.57). The first pitch is scheduled for 12:30 PM (11:30 AM Central). West Virginia Box Score: You could absolutely make the case that RHP Justin Barnes is this team's MVP -- Toby called this one, Barnes will be 2006's Ty Taubenheim at Brevard... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_gboafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_gboafx_1

Final: St. Lucie (Mets) 11, Brevard County 3, regularly scheduled game Brevard County Box Score: Not much redeeming here, let's move on with the split of the two games... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_sluafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_sluafx_1

Final: Brevard County 10, St. Lucie 0, completion of Sunday's suspended game No linescore or game log on these suspended follow-ups, but the box score is intact... Brevard County Box Score: Three relievers combine for seven innings of one-hit ball; RHP Kenny Durost, who's hung in there from early season misery and has pitched better as of late, gets the win - good for him; Manatees scored against all five Met pitchers; Steve Moss, Drew Anderson and Steve Sollman on base three times each; Moss and Robby Deevers with doubles among the Manatees' 16 hits... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_sluafx_1

Nashville Audio Plays of the Week: Very cool version... www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%208-7.mp3 Nashville Media Notes for Monday (PDF format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Nashville Pre-Game Audio with Farm Director Reid Nichols from Sunday: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%208-6.mp3

Meant to kick off today's Link Report with this, but as you can see above, there was a bunch of miscellaneous stuff to report: My thanks to colbyjack for filling in so admirably on Link Report duties this weekend. Had a great weekend in Philly -- saw many more Brewer fans than anticipated, and we sure enjoyed Tomo and Turnbow on Sunday. Had a chance to speak very briefly with a few Brewers, including Dana Eveland -- kind of Brewerfan's adopted first big leaguer is a good way of putting it, I guess. Chris Capuano had a nice group of Massachusetts folks come down, and he was incredibly disappointed in his Saturday start but very gracious and appreciative of the support he had. A special hello and thanks to two Brewerfan posters, first, Cyanogen05 (Mike, who somehow planned his wedding in two weeks in the middle of a wild card run), and whose fiance is accommodating enough to sit through all three games this weekend. Now that's a keeper, Mike -- you done good. gregmag (Greg) met up with us at both weekend games and he and his friend gave us an outstanding tour of South Street Sunday evening. Can't forget radio voice Jim Powell, who showed his Brewerfan appreciation by allowing us to chat with him for a few minutes post-game Saturday night. He divulged his super-secret tip for keeping up on the minor league games during a broadcast -- opening a window to each minor league box score via the Link Report -- don't worry, Jim -- your secret's safe with us...uh, oops. Believe me folks, Jim's the ultimate in class act -- we're lucky to have him. Finally, one of the Brewers I spoke with ever so briefly was third base coach Rich Donnelly. I no longer have the audio link of Rich's own voice to his story, unfortunately, but it's a story that deserves to be linked to once a year. I had mentioned to Rich how it had touched me and gave my best to his family and thanked him for sharing it. This article was originally written in 2000: www.rockypreps.com/adams/0227adams.shtml Edit: Forgot to add how Eveland, Capuano, Justin Lehr, Doug Davis, and Victor Santos were among several Brewer pitchers who were extra-generous with their time signing auographs and chatting with fans pre-game Sunday. Dana in particular must feel like he's in a dreamworld.

Nashville Pre-Game Audio from earlier this weekend with Manager Frank Kremblas: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%208-5.mp3

More weekly honors -- press release likely to follow, but until then: Pioneer League Offensive Player of the Week -- Agustin Septimo Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week -- Will Inman

Good news for a Brewerfan favorite -- well-deserved: Nashville Press Release: www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1734 Corey Hart Named PCL Batter-Of-The-WeekNashville Sounds All-Star outfielder Corey Hart ? the # 7 prospect of the Milwaukee Brewers ? has been named the Pacific Coast League?s Batter-of-the-Week for the August 1-7 period after showcasing his all-around skills in the batter?s box during the stanza. In six games last week, the 23-year-old hit safely in each contest, batting .455 (10-for-22), and produced a PCL-best 12 RBIs (tied with teammate Prince Fielder) while leading the Sounds with 25 total bases, six extra-base hits (three triples, three home runs), eight runs scored, and posting a league-leading 1.136 slugging mark. His week included a two-homer, six-RBI contest on Saturday at Colorado Springs and a league-leading four stolen bases, which gave Hart a career-high 28 thefts on the season as well as a share of the PCL lead in that department. The six-RBI night was his best of 2005 and one shy of the Sounds? single-game mark. Hart, who was Nashville?s lone representative in July?s Triple-A All-Star Game, currently holds a seven-game hitting streak (11-for-26, .423) and is batting a solid .366 (90-for-246) over his last 59 contests. For the season, the Bowling Green, Ky. native is hitting .308 (125-for-406) with 16 home runs and 66 RBIs in a team-high 107 games. The 23-year-old also has a team-best 28 doubles and co-team-leading nine triples to his credit. With one additional triple, Hart will become the first Nashville player to post a double-digit total in each of the extra-base hit categories since second baseman Ray Durham in 1994 (33 2B, 12 3B, 16 HR) during his American Association MVP campaign. On the year, Hart leads the Nashville offense in doubles, triples, stolen bases, runs scored (77), hits (125), and total bases (219), ranking second to Fielder in home runs, RBIs, and walks (45). His award is the second accumulated by a Sounds player during the 2005 season. Fielder was selected as the PCL Batter-of-the-Week for the May 23-29 period. The Nashville Sounds begin the second leg of their longest road trip of the season this evening in Utah with the 8:00 p.m. CT opener of a four-game series against the Salt Lake Stingers (AAA-Angels), a matchup of two of the Pacific Coast League?s four division leaders.

From the "we hope the Brewers know what they're doing" dept: Manatees site -- RHP Tim Dillard, who has already tied two Brevard County Manatees franchise pitching records this season: two complete games and five shutouts, sports an 11-7 record and a 2.45 ERA. His 154.1 innings pitched is only 11 innings off the all-time Manatees record of 165.1 set by Ryan Dempster back in 1997.

Greensboro News-Record: Grasshoppers manager Brandon Hyde said he was concerned about the offense for Sunday?s game when he saw the Power was starting Yovani Gallardo. He said they struggled against Gallardo earlier in the season and Sunday night was no different. ?We had trouble with his cutter,? Hyde said. ?We knew we were in for a tough game. He is a quality starter.? Gallardo frustrated the Hoppers for six innings, allowing only one run and striking out eight batters. During those innings, Brad McCann?s solo home run, his team-leading 22nd, was the only offense the Hoppers could manage. ?He was hitting his spots,? McCann said of Gallardo. ?It (the home run) felt good. It would have felt a lot better if we would have won the game.?