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Don't know about y'all, but I'm looking forward to the first Helena box score of the season! Why just the box score? Check out Missoula's audio after Cubs-Brewers, you'll likely hear the final few innings. Ryan Anderson taking the hill for the Manatees today. Expect him to go somewhere around 30 pitches again. He will be piggybacking with another lefty Josh Habel who will come in the first full inning after Anderson comes out. Thanks again, my Florida friend. If possible, include the next day's starter in future game recaps - gracias.

Links to follow Tuesday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_albaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_misrok_1

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Jeff Housman at Albuquerque (Marlins), 7:40 PM pre-game; 8:05 gametime; back to Albuquerque? The Sounds were just there! Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Ryan Costello at Mobile (Padres), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime; the second half begins Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ If that link is down for bandwidth, use: specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Vero Beach (Dodgers), 6:00 PM; no audio for this series West Virginia: RHP Josh Wahpepah at Lexington (Astros), 6:05 PM; let the second half commence... Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Robbie Wooley at Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM Audio Link (opponent's): www.1340kylt.com/ Arizona: Yet to begin play

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Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_02.txt Former Brewers moving up By JOSH JORDAN - IR Sports Writer For many of the Helena Brewers, Kindrick Legion Field and the Pioneer League mark the beginning of what they hope will be a long career in professional baseball. Each player on this year's roster hopes to be the next Gary Sheffield, Greg Vaughn or Ryne Sandberg, all of whom opened their professional careers in the Capital City. While recent Helena players have yet to make a splash in the big leagues with the Milwaukee Brewers, several are key cogs for teams in the parent team's minor league system. The roster for the West Virginia Power, the Brewers' class A affiliate in Charleston, W.Va., is littered with players from last year's Helena team. Eleven members of last year's team are now playing in Charleston. That group includes shortstop Alcides Escobar who is hitting .294 in 248 at bats. He leads the team in doubles with 11 and runs with 43. His 73 hits, six triples and 14 stolen bases rank second on the team. Pitcher Josh Wahpepah has had the most success from the mound of the former Helena players in West Virginia. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 3.61 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 72.1 innings pitched this season. Hard-hitting first baseman Josh Brady has split time between West Virginia and the Brewers long-season class A affiliate in Brevard County, Florida. Brady had nine doubles, four home runs and 24 RBI while hitting .243 for the Power and has a home run and a double in 56 at bats for the Manatees in Brevard County. He is not alone in Florida where former Helena players have had a positive impact on the club. None more than pitcher Ty Taubeneheim who is 8-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 13 starts for the Manatees. The team's ace started for the East squad in the Florida League all-star game Saturday night. Teammate Drew Anderson is also making a name for himself in Florida with a .290 batting average in 245 at bats. His 37 runs and 71 hits leads the team. The outfielder also has eight doubles, four triples and three home runs. Steve Sollman, a fan favorite on last year's club, is hitting .244 in 213 at bats in Florida and 2003 Pioneer League MVP Lou Palmisano is hitting .234 with three home runs and 22 RBI in 209 at bats. While the Brewers' minor league system extends to AAA ball in Nashville, several of the top prospects are in Huntsville, Ala., playing with the AA stars where the list of former Helena players moving up the Brewers' organization continues. Left-handed pitcher Dana Eveland is in the midst of a hot streak, giving up four earned runs in his last 27 innings pitched. He has won four straight starts in that stretch to improve to 7-4 on the season. Mitch Stetter leads the team with five saves and has a 2.37 ERA in 38 innings pitched. Infielder Vinny Rottino is hitting .274 in 237 at bats with 12 doubles, three home runs and 29 RBI for the Manatees.

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_04.txt New players want to make mark in Helena By TOM STUBER - IR Sports Writer Ah, the challenges of Pioneer League baseball. Learning to hit the curve ball eventually, covering first base from the pitcher's mound from time-to-time, occasionally hitting the cut-off man. But perhaps the biggest task is for the fans. Learning the new players' names, figuring out how to pronounce the new players' names, surviving the chilly late innings of the first few games at Kindrick Legion Field. As with each new season a spate of newbies come from all over the globe to take their first crack at professional baseball in the Pioneer League. A league that has produced names like Ryne Sandberg and Pedro Martinez, but more names like Al Mealing and Mike Judge. For every Sandberg there are hundreds of Mealings. For every Martinez countless Judges and this year, as usual, there will be about 200 players with their sights set on being the next big name to come out of the league. Great Falls White Sox This year's FallSox have a handful of players who've been around the block in the Electric City. Guys like pitcher Matt Nachreiner, who will be playing for Great Falls for the third year. Great Falls was in the 2004 Pioneer League playoffs and manager John Orton is back looking to repeat the performance. The White Sox are expected to be a hard-hitting bunch in 2005 and can also run. Billings Mustangs Another Northern Division foe, Billings, is once again looking to be one of the powerhouses in the league. The Mustangs will take on Great Falls in their season opener and they, like the White Sox, have a number of players back from last year's team. Pitchers Rainer Feliz and Charles O'Neil have been assigned to Billings. O'Neil joined the team late in the season and did not surrender a run in the two games he pitched in Billings. Catcher Jason Ellis also is back after hitting .250 in 19 games in Billings last year. Missoula Osprey The Osprey are Helena's first opponent as the Brewers will travel to the Garden City for their first game. Missoula's parent organization the Arizona Diamondbacks' have been slow in assigning players to their farm league affiliates, but many expect sixth round pick Greg Smith out of Lousiana State University to land with the Osprey. Smith finished the 2005 season tied for the team lead in victories (10-3) and was second in ERA (2.60). He fired three complete games including two shutouts for the Tigers this year. Casper Rockies Casper will have some hometown flavor on this year's club. That's because Casper Oilers American Legion star Jesse Brownell will be home for the summer from the University of Iowa. As a member of the Casper Oilers American Legion team in 2001 Brownell led the Oilers to a state runner-up finish. He hit .510 with 16 home runs with the Oilers. Brownell then played at Lamar College in Colorado before heading to Iowa to play for the Hawkeyes. Brownell drove in 26 runs for Iowa in 2004 in addition to hitting a team high four triples. Idaho Falls Chukars The Chukars mother ship in Kansas City recently sent eight players to Idaho Falls. Among them is fifth-round pick shortstop Shawn Hayes and sixth-rounder Ryan Dipietro. The Chukars will travel to Casper for their season opener. They also have a hometown product on the roster as Kiel Thibault, a catcher out of Gonzaga, is a native of Jerome, Idaho. Ogden Raptors Southern Division force Ogden will be gunning for another trip to postseason play in 2005. Luke Hochevar a lanky right-hander out of Tennessee is one player that may end up on the Raptors roster. Hochevar was the No. 1 pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers and led Tennessee hurlers this season in a number of categories. Orem Owlz The Provo Angels, last year's champions, have moved to Orem this year. The Owlz have sent a number of players into advanced farm leagues. Shortstop Brandon Wood is lighting up the California League. Wood leads the league with 19 home runs and is tied for fourth in the league with 48 RBI. Wood also leads the league with 40 extra base hits and is second with a .636 slugging percentage. He was a first-round draft pick (23rd overall) of the Angels in 2003 and continues to set a single-season high with 19 home runs and is 15 RBI short of tying his season high of 64 RBI last season in Cedar Rapids of the Midwest League.

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_03.txt Thunder from Down Under By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor David Welch went to another country and another hemisphere and he found a familiar face. The Helena Brewers pitcher was headed to Helena earlier this summer to report to training camp when he had a layover at the Salt Lake City airport. Walking down the terminal he saw the back of a head that seemed familiar and he quickly recognized an old friend ? Simon Beresford. It is not uncommon for baseball players to form close friendships, but both Beresford and Welch played together since they were youngsters and they have been friends just as long. Beresford and Welch are both from Austrialia and have played youth baseball in Australia, college baseball in Texas and now they are playing their professional baseball in Helena as two key components of the Brewers' pitching staff. "We have been best friends all the way through," Welch said. The best friends began their journey to Helena in Australia, where Beresford grew up in Glen Waverly near Melbourne, and Welch grew up in Sydney. Both were drawn to a sport that doesn't hold the same importance in Australia as it does in the United States. "It is more of a weekend thing back home," Welch said. "Here it is more of a lifestyle. Both were introduced to the game by family members. Welch's dad is a top soccer player, and his mother wanted to make sure his schedule was filled with athletic endeavors. "When I was five years old I played soccer for half the year and I needed to find another sport," Welch said. Beresford watched his older brother play baseball and like many youngsters followed in his older siblings footsteps. Both Welch and Beresford proved to be adept at pitching and they worked their way up the ladder in Australian youth baseball at times facing off against each other and at times they were on the same squad. The highlight of their youth baseball career came in the U-19 world championships where the Aussie team took fourth place. "He (Beresford) was one of the big guys and everyone was kind of scared of him," Welch said. "But once I got to know him, he became one of my closest friends." After pitching down under, the pair both came to the United States where scouts steered them toward playing for Texarkana College and later both were picked in the major league's First-Year Player Draft. Beresford, who is six months older than Welch, was chosen in the 32nd round by the Brewers and was sent to Helena for his first professional games. He was effective coming out of the bullpen registering 19 strikeouts in 28 innings of work for the Brewers in 2003. Beresford moved up to Class A Beloit, Wis., and earlier this season pitched for a new Brewers' affiliate, the Class A West Virginia Power. Beresford had success early on for the Charleston, W. Va. club, and relied heavily upon his changeup and a fastball that reached 91 MPH. However, a lapse in control forced the Brewers organization to send him back to Helena for a second time. "They had a lot of pitchers and I wanted to work on some things and get my form back," Beresford said. Jim Rooney, minor league pitching coordinator for the Brewers, said that the new location should do Beresford good. "He threw a fair amount in Beloit and in Australia he needed a change of scenery and a little time out." Welch's form was just fine at Texarkana, Texas Community College, where he was 6-3 and had a 1.99 ERA. "He has a nice pitchers body and a nice loose arm," Rooney said. In what capacity they will used this season, is still yet to be decided , however, Rooney is confident that their experienced playing together should allow both Beresford and Welch to flourish in the United States. "Pitching is a craft and they have been placed in a variety of competitive situations which should benefit them," Rooney said.

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_01.txt Gamel leaving an impression on the diamond By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor Matthew Gamel certainly can leave an impression upon his teammates ? whether it be batting practice or in a game. "I can sit out there all day and watch him do a lot of things that most people can't do," said Darren Ford. Ford knows a little about Gamel's hitting abilities, as he was a teammate of Gamel's in Chipola, Fla., Junior College, and now both are members of the Helena Brewers. Gamel comes to Helena as a highly touted prospect who was drafted in the fourth round this year in the First-Year Player Draft. He hit .446 and drove in 64 runs at Chipola; however, despite his talents, he is keeping his success in perspective. "I want to help the team win and do what I have to do to keep moving up," he said. Moving up quickly in the Brewers organization is a distinct possibility for Gamel, although it took a few years for him to earn a name for himself. He learned how to play baseball from his grandfather and then attended Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla. "I wasn't that big of a name," Gamel said. "I didn't play that much as a sophomore or junior and I came in as a senior and worked hard over the summer," he said. Gamel's hard work translated into a senior season where he hit .420 with eight home runs. He then went on to play for Daytona Beach Junior College, however, he had issues with the coach and moved on to Chipola. "I matured a lot and realized that that is what I wanted to do," he said. "I worked harder and had a coach that gave me a chance to play the game." Chipola coach Jeff Johnson saw enough in Gamel to insert him into the starting lineup and watch him deliver clutch hit after clutch hit. "Every time I got on base, he drove me in," Ford said. He led the Indians to within one game of the Junior College World Series and a player who described himself as ?not a big name' in high school was suddenly a top prospect. He heard about the Brewers selecting him not by a phone call or even a letter, but on satellite radio in his father's truck. Once he heard the news, Gamel quickly signed with the Brewers and now gets a chance to prove himself at the professional level, where he will likely turn some heads once again. "I just like to think I am better than the pitcher," he said.

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...105_01.txt Looking for a few good pitches By TOM COTTON - Helena Independent Republic Sports Editor The Helena Brewers will likely be capable of scoring quite a few runs this season. However, manager Ed Sedar, hopes they won't have to. "The pitchers have to throw strikes, get quick outs and early-count outs," he said. "Hopefully, we won't have to score a lot of runs and we will get some good pitching." Sedar, who managed the club in 2003, said that pitching will be a key for his team and they will have several top arms on which to rely, including two that played for Helena last year. Robbie Wooley had a 6-1 record last season and led the team in ERA (3.52) and innings pitched (64). Ryan Marion also returns to Helena after striking out 25 in 20 games last season. "They are leaders and set the tone for the whole staff," said Brewers pitching coach Mark Littell. With some old faces, there are also some new players who are added to the mix. Steve Hammond was a sixth-round pick in the First-Year Player Draft out of Long Beach State. Kevin Roberts was also a high-drafted player, taken in the fifth round from the University of Houston. Littell, who has been the pitching coach for the team since 2003, said that experience is the main goal for the staff of 17 this season. "They need to get their feet on the ground and get the feel of what it is about," he said. "To them it is like playing on an all-star college baseball team." The Brewers pitchers should get some run support this season. In 2003, Sedar gave baserunners the steal sign frequently and while this year's squad will run, Sedar said they have the potential to hit the ball over the wall at Kindrick Legion Field. "This team has a little more power, but we will still run and we have to have situational hitting," he said. Sedar was impressed with outfielders Stephan Chapman, Charlie Fermaint, Darren Ford and Brendan Katin all of whom he said could hit and steal bases. Fermaint played for the Brewers last season and showed some pop, hitting five home runs and also was an outstanding defensive center fielder. The Brewers fourth-round pick Matthew Gamel was sent to Helena and he hit 14 home runs for Chipola, Fla., Junior College last season. In the infield Carlos Gallardo should post some good numbers and Ned Yost IV has an excellent pedigree as his father is the manager at Milwaukee. "He has a great makeup, coming from his father," Sedar said. The Brewers finished in second place in the Pioneer League's Northern Division last season and will begin this year's campaign against foe Missoula today at 7:05 p.m. (8:05 Central) in Missoula. Jon Ebelt IR Staff Photographer - The 2005 Helena Brewers pitching staff goes through a series of fielding drills including several repetitions of making an accurate throw to first base. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2005/06/21/sports_top/b01062105_01.jpg

The mayor of Huntsville, LHP Derek Lee, back in AAA, with an organization that's constantly shuffling the pitching staff deck -- good for him... Link while active, text follows: www.somersetpatriots.com/news/?id=2392 Bridgewater, NJ ? The Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball have announced that left-handed pitcher Derek Lee has been signed by the Texas Rangers organization. Lee finished his time with the Patriots with a 4-2 record, a 2.45 ERA, and 48 strikeouts in ten games played. Lee pitched two complete game shutouts for Somerset during the 2005 season. Lee was 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA in his four starts in June and was among the Atlantic League leaders in several pitching categories. ?We knew that Derek was among the top pitchers in the league, as well as a lefty, and after scouts saw him pitch, it was clear that he was going to be signed. We wish him the best of luck and hope to see him make the Major Leagues,? said Patrick McVerry, President/ General Manager of the Somerset Patriots Lee has two seasons of Triple-A experience in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has also played in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system. He has a career record of 56-55, a 3.47 ERA, and 731 strikeouts in 209 games pitched. He spent the 2004 season with the Blue Jays? Double-A affiliate in New Hampshire, where he finished with a 3.38 ERA in 56 innings of work. In 2003, Lee had an 11-3 record with a 3.30 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 87.1 innings pitched for Huntsville, the Double-A affiliate of the Brewers. Lee will report to the Oklahoma RedHawks, the Rangers Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. http://ism.infinityprosports.com/Uploads/190/NewsManager/863.jpeg.300.jpeg

Well, the Brewers are going the "veteran" route to address the third base situation prompted by Kevin Orie's departure... Huntsville Times: There will be a new look to the Stars' roster, with third baseman Tony Zuniga promoted to Triple-A Nashville after Friday night's game. Veteran infielder Nelson Castro joins the team today. 30-year-old Tony Zuniga's 2005 Numbers with Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=408071 29-year-old Nelson Castro's Career Numbers: Hasn't seen action in 2005, had 399 Southern League at-bats in the Dodgers' chain in 2004... www.thebaseballcube.com/p...stro.shtml

From MLB.com: Right-hander Mark James, the team's 14th round pick from Ontario, signed a contract on Thursday night and threw a bullpen session with Brewers pitching coach Mike Maddux on Friday. "I was nervous," said the 17-year-old, who will report on Sunday to Maryvale Baseball Park in Arizona. "Everything was kind of all over the place." He watched Friday's Brewers-Jays game with his father, Carlton. Nice to see a work visa won't be an issue for the young Canadian. Also, look for some sort of formal announcement soon on 28th round juco SS Scotty McKnight, who has also reportedly signed.

Wow, this should kick off quite the shakeup among the farm teams, unless new minor league free agent vets are brought in -- no one saw this coming: Nashville Site: ORIE, PARONTO GRANTED RELEASES BY BREWERS Nashville Sounds third baseman Kevin Orie and reliever Chad Paronto were released by the Milwaukee Brewers following the game, following requests from each player permitted in their contracts with the club. Orie, the Sounds? top hitter at .344 on the year, leaves the Sounds amidst a hot hitting stretch. The veteran recorded three or more hits in three of his final four contests for Nashville and was hitting a robust .591 (13-for-22) during a current six-game hitting streak. Paronto led the Sounds bullpen with a 2.75 ERA in his 27 relief appearances for the club and ranked second on the club with four saves.

06/17/05 Update: Nice new article and photo from 6/15 posted for 10th round LHP Steve Garrison

Thanks to a faithful reader for informing us that Kansas City quickly scooped up LHP Matt Ford, and has actually assigned him to AAA Omaha.

For our Huntsville readers, Jamie Gann back in Southern League: BRIDGEPORT, CONN. ? The Bridgeport Bluefish announced that Bluefish outfielder Jamie Gann's contract has been purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Gann will join Tampa Bay 's Double A affiliate in Alabama, the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League. Gann was recently named the Atlantic League's Player of the Month for the month of May. In the month of May alone, Gann hit .364 scoring 21 runs, with 40 hits, including 10 doubles and six homeruns. Jamie's on-base percentage in the month of May was an impressive .418 with a slugging percentage of .636 while knocking home 26 RBI's. Gann was in his second season with the Bluefish after his 2004 season with the team was cut short after being signed by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 30 and reporting to Double A Huntsville of the Southern League. Jamie had seventeen multi-hit games for the Bluefish accompanied by a team leading seven multi-RBI games for Bridgeport . Montgomery is currently fourth in the Southern Division of the Southern League and are in their second season at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.

I've updated Sheets, Jenkins, and Davis for 2003 -- haven't looked elsewhere, thanks for the heads-up...

The roster posted above remains accurate, the only changes since it was posted are that Robbie Wooley is in Helena (from West Virginia, as noted in the Transaction Thread), and that Brendan Katin and Kevin Roberts are both there as well. 18 pitchers, three catchers, nine infielders, four outfielders, and a partridge in a pear tree -- I believe league rules allow for 35 active at the rookie ball level, that's 34....

Baseball America now lists 5th round RHP, Kevin Roberts, out of the University of Houston, as signed: www.baseballamerica.com/d...p?team=MIL You'd imagine Roberts would begin in Helena.

Baseball America now lists 5th round RHP, Kevin Roberts out of the University of Houston, as signed: www.baseballamerica.com/d...p?team=MIL

Link while active, text follows: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...;fext=.jsp Player Journal: Feel the Power By Mark Rogers / Special to MLB.com Send Mark an Email: mailto:mrogersmlb@yahoo.com I'm happy to be talking to you all on a rare day off, especially because my last outing went really well. I came into a 1-0 game in the sixth, after Yovani [Gallardo] pitched really well. That's the situation they're trying to get you into with the tandem, to get us used to pitching in that pressure. It teaches us how to pitch late in a tight game. It worked out really well on Sunday. I got the save and we won our third straight. (Editor's note: Rogers went the final four innings, allowing just two hits, walking none and striking out six.) Over our last 35-40 games, we're close to a .500 ballclub, which says a lot considering how we started out (Editor's note: The Power began the season 4-18; since, they've gone 20-24, including 8-6 in June). It shows how much we've come around. We think we'll have a great chance at making a run at the second half. We just got off a good series with Lexington. We were in every game, though we won just one of the four. We faced one of the best pitchers we've faced all year, lefty Troy Patton. The best hitter in the league, stats-wise, Hunter Pence, is there, too. They're playing at a very good level right now, and they're guys we can try to compare ourselves to. Patton threw 32 consecutive scoreless innings (he also leads the league in ERA and strikeouts), and everyone knows what Pence has done all year (Minor League-leading 23 homers before hitting the DL). As far as the draft goes, we got Ryan Braun, from the University of Miami, which is where I was going to go if I hadn't signed with the Brewers. I found that to be ironic. I met him when I was down there, and I was looking forward to playing with him there, but obviously didn't get the chance. But things have a way of working out. We'd love to see him here, but it all depends on how it works out. It'd be a pleasure to get to know him better, and it's great to have him be a part of this organization. Mark's Mailbag I was just wondering, you don't hear much about West Virginia. What all do you do there for fun on your down time? And do you have any down time? -- Gayle Gayle, we just had our first day off in quite a while, and we went golfing. Most of the time, we try to catch up on sleep. Away from the field, we don't do a whole heck of a lot. We hang out with the guys in the apartment, maybe play some cards, just try to not think about baseball a little bit. And any time I can hit the golf course, I do. With you only pitching only once every five days, are there any routines that you do to keep busy on your days of rest? -- Matt St., Dyckesville, WI Matt, I show up to the park every day at 3 p.m. I'll do my conditioning before we stretch as a team at 3:20. Sometimes I'll stretch on my own first. We have a throwing program. There's a lot of running, but not much throwing, the day after a start. That's also our weights day. The second day after I start, I'll throw 30-45 pitches. After that, it's up to you. I like to get back up on the mound, a touch-and-feel kind of thing. Before you know it, you're on the bump again in no time. I'm wondering is there any particular pitch you are working on? How many pitches do you have in your arsenal? -- Matt Matt, this year, I'm throwing four pitches. A fastball -- four-seamer and two-seamer -- and a curve ball. I developed a cutter in the offseason -- actually I started throwing it late last year -- and a changeup. I'm working on my changeup a lot lately, especially in my bullpens and touch-and-feel sessions. It's a pitch I know I have to develop for the next level. When you can throw more than two pitches for strikes all the time, you're obviously going to have an advantage over the hitter. I can throw changeups, but I want to get to the point where I can throw it any time I want for a strike.

The Charleston Gazette confirms that catcher Charlie Lozada was released from the West Virginia roster when Nestor Corredor returned from Nashville. Lozada, a Venezuelan who will turn 22 next week, found his share of singles during his 2+ years in the system and had a low K rate, but perhaps lacked in some defensive areas in comparison to others still in the organization. Charlie Lozada Career Statistics Through 2004: www.thebaseballcube.com/p...zada.shtml 2005 Numbers: Zero walks in 2005... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...pid=445148

Swap of RHP's -- 20-year-old Robbie Wooley from West Virginia to Helena, 25-year-old Forrest Martin returns to West Virginia for another chance there. Hopefully hooking back up with pitching coach Mark Littell will help correct some of Robbie's recent struggles...

Link while active, text follows: www.tennessean.com/apps/p...328/SPORTS Sounds' bats overcome errors After rough beginning, Glover wins in debut By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer Gary Glover's first impression of his new team couldn't have been a good one. The Nashville Sounds committed three first-inning errors behind the former Milwaukee starter, leading to two unearned runs. But everyone settled down and the Sounds earned an 11-3 win over visiting Albuquerque last night. Nashville sent 11 men to the plate in a six-run fourth inning that saw the team get seven base hits ? only two of which left the infield. Glover allowed just one hit after that first inning and he wound up striking out eight over five innings. "It wasn't all defense," Glover said of the rough start. "I was struggling with my command a little. But the pitches I was making were tough for them to hit. I just wasn't being aggressive. "I'd rather throw less pitches and get deeper in the game than get the strikeouts. That's way too many pitches, overall. I'm just glad I had the opportunity to go back out in the fifth and try to get a win." Matching a season high with 17 hits (set Thursday in Iowa), the Sounds were 8-for 19 with runners in scoring position and 4-for-6 in bases-loaded situations last night. With runners at third and less than two outs, Nashville was 6-for-8. Wood to start Sunday: Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood will make the second start of his rehab assignment with the Iowa Cubs Sunday against the Sounds, as he continues to come back from a strained right shoulder. To err is human: With their three errors last night, the Sounds padded their Pacific Coast League lead, extending their total to 83. Entering the game, Nashville had 14 more than No. 2 Tucson. The Sounds' 48 unearned runs prior to last night's game were the second-most allowed in the PCL behind Tucson's 50. Doubling up: With yesterday's player transactions ? bringing catcher Julio Mosquera from Milwaukee and reassigning catcher Nestor Corredor to Class A West Virginia ? the Sounds have had nine moves in the past five days. Before that, the Sounds had just nine moves. The 18 total transactions are still 25 fewer than Nashville accumulated through this point last season. Help from above: With a sellout crowd of 10,139 on hand for American General Buyout Night, parking prior to the game presented a bit of a dilemma. However, a Metro Police helicopter was flying over the Greer Stadium area and transmitting information down to stadium parking attendants to help fans locate spots. Connections: Four former Sounds are in uniform for Albuquerque. Infielder Jason Wood (2000-01) participated in the last triple play turned for Nashville on July 28, 2001, while pitchers Frank Castillo (1999) and Ariel Prieto (2003) were both in the Nashville starting rotation during their time here. Isotopes hitting coach Reggie Jefferson played parts of the 1990 and '91 season here as well. Across the diamond, Sounds pitching coach Stan Kyles finished his playing career as a member of the 1988 Albuquerque Dukes, and Nashville infielder Matt Erickson recorded the first hit in the history of the Isotopes on April 3, 2003. Maurice Patton covers the Nashville Sounds for The Tennessean. He can be reached at mopatton@tennessean.com.