Jim Goulart

Just making sure (while we're talking playoffs), that you read this snippet from the Timber Rattlers' game summary -- The Rattlers are just one game behind the Burlington Bees with nine games left to play in the season. Quad Cities remained five games behind the Bees. Wisconsin does not play Burlington in anymore this season, but the Rattlers hold the tie-breaker over the Bees by virtue of winning the season series between the teams. If the Rattlers and Bees would finish the season with the same record, the Rattlers would go through to the playoffs. So yes, Link Report fans, we do have fun scoreboard watching down the stretch. Heck, it would still be very improbable overall, but talk to us Monday AM if the Sky Sox win all three games at Oklahoma City this weekend, including Saturday's doubleheader. Then we can talk at least a AAA possibility as well. Without a three-game weekend sweep, not really worth discussing. A weekend sweep puts the Sky Sox 3.5 games back with eight to play, just two back in the loss column.

Here's the updated scoop on the Shuckers playoff chances. Everyone should be a Pensacola Blue Wahoos fan, because Pensacola, which won the first half division title, needs to also win the second half title in order to put Biloxi into play. Pensacola trails Mississippi by 2.5 games (three in the loss column). The Blue Wahoos have ten games left, as do the M-Braves, so those two teams cannot finish in a tie. Mississippi finishes its season, however, with a five-game home series vs. your Biloxi Shuckers. So you can see how huge this five-game sweep was for Biloxi. Mississippi was 33-20 in the second half before their current six-game skid, now 33-26. If Pensacola takes the 2nd half title and can overcome that 2.5 game gap, the team with the 2nd best overall season mark makes the playoffs. Right now, Biloxi trails Mississippi by just half a game. In other words, if Biloxi takes care of its own business, especially in the final five games, things are looking up. If you want to Southern League scoreboard watch, root for Chattanooga over Mississippi and Pensacola over Jacksonville over the next set of five-game series. The teams we're rooting for are all at home (Chattanooga, Pensacola, and Biloxi). Biloxi takes on Jackson (Mariners) in their next five-game series.

AUDIO via Chris Harris and the Shuckers: Biloxi Game Highlights *** Then catch up on video highlights of the five-game sweep of Mississippi, Friday's Game Five should post later on Saturday -- Game One Two Three Four

AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Mon. 8/22 (Tim Allen in as host/interviewer): Biloxi OF Brett Phillips

More Sky Sox pre-game audio from earlier this week -- OF Eric Young, Jr. RHP Drew Gagnon

Originally posted August 1st -- Here's part two of the conversation...

Making room for outrighted OF Ramon Flores at AAA, IF Brandon Macias was placed on the Sky Sox 7-day DL retro to Wed. the 24th.

VIDEO via NBC26: Nice little story about the Timber Rattlers' Luis Aviles and his host family

More on Brinson / Burgos from Thursday via MiLB.com

At Brevard County, IF George Iskenderian (wrist) came off the DL on Thursday, while C/UT Fidel Pena went on the 7-day DL.

It's time, Wichita: Fix Lawrence-Dumont and get a big-league affiliate PHOTOS at the LINK Interesting article, but such a long, long longshot, particularly for AAA, which isn't even a mention here...

NOTES: The Wisconsin road series is available via MiLB.TV for subscribers. Only two games left after tonight for Maryvale (Saturday and Monday). Only one game left after today for the DSL men (Saturday).

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Oklahoma City, OK Biloxi, MS Tampa, FL Davenport, IA Helena, MT Glendale, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

Follow Friday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Colorado Springs: LHP Josh Hader at Oklahoma City (Dodgers), 6:30 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP Angel Ventura at home vs. Mississippi (Braves), 6:20 PM pre-game, 6:40 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Thaddeus Krzus (@Shucks1stIntern) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jon Perrin at Tampa (Yankees), 11:00 AM gametime Free Live Audio Link (Tampa feed) Unfortunately, the Manatees have dropped their broadcast coverage for 2016. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. Ten of the 12 Florida State League teams provide audio (some only for home games), we'll do our best to let you know when an opponent's audio is going to be available. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at Quad Cities (Astros), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on local TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (10) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (29) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity. ********** Helena: RHP Nash Walters at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome and look forward to hearing first-year Voice of the H-Crew Craig Durham (@CraigMDurham on Twitter). ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Dodgers' complex in Glendale, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Angels, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men.

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Helena lost 8-5 (game story and box score). Maryvale won 3-0, box score (nice job on the mound by three hurlers, and by RF Jay Feliciano, with his 7th HR of the season). I'll detail the games later today, but at least wanted to put the basics out there for you before hitting the road this AM, thanks.

Five, count' em, five videos from Thursday's Sky Sox game -- unfortunately, no audio from the Oklahoma City feed except for oddly-placed music Yes, that's Andy Wilkins' first game at third base this season (62nd in his career).

RHP Bryan Clutterbuck saw big league action in 1986 and 1989 Baseball Cube page shows both minor and major league stats on same page Milford, Michigan's Clutterbuck remembered Brad Emons, hometownlife.com http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/eae44c0f72275e449e8deb427f2dff0a7363ac7a/c=0-28-228-199&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2016/08/25/MIGroup/Livonia/636077383587730265-NNOS-BryanClutterbuck.jpg Milford High grad Bryan Clutterbuck, who passed away Tuesday at age 56, pitched in two different seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers (Photo: LYNCH & SONS) Article is suggested reading, quite a bit of detail on his career and post-career work. Darn, 56 is way too soon (colon cancer diagnosis last April). These back-to-back starts were certainly career highlights: 4/25/89 5/6/89

From the initial post in this thread three years ago: Monty Hall of "Let's Make A Deal" is dealing at 92. Well, he's alive at 95, and his birthday is today, 8/25.

MiLB lists this game as "postponed", but more likely it is now cancelled, as only two games remain in the DSL season, and neither game is against the Tigers' squad.

AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Thurs. 8/25 - Scouting Director Ray Montgomery

Wednesday's game --

Wednesday's game --

VIDEO via WLOX: Wednesday's Biloxi game