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Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Home games only, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. 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 *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Birmingham, AL Viera, FL Grand Chute, WI San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

DVR ALERT! The Timber Rattlers are in the midst of being on local TV five times in six days. Tonight's game is on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, 7:00 PM airtime. Refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity.

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Josh Roenicke at home vs. Fresno (Astros), 7:35 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch 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 Hiram Burgos at Birmingham (White Sox), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: This series is available online for MiLB.TV subscribers. ********** Brevard County: RHP Eric Marzec at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all home games and the "commuter" road games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP Luis Ortega at home vs. Lake County (Indians), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime; expect to see RHP Milton Gomez pitch in a tandem role Free Live Audio Link - WNAM 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. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) 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. So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day 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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Also, the Manatees will play a man short in Trevor Seidenberger's absence, but we also know RHP Johnny Hellweg will be taking that spot soon, as per earlier reports.

Via the Brewers Player Development Staff -- At Colorado Springs, RHP Rob Wooten lands on the DL with an unspecified injury. While unfortunate for Rob, it does allow for two relievers to receive well-deserved promotions. Recently-turned 28-year-old RH reliever Jaye Chapman will miss all the new stadium hoopla in Biloxi, but probably doesn't mind (well, too much) as he'll join the Sky Sox now. As you can see via his stat line link, he's been outstanding, often placed in clutch situations, too. Chapman's road back to affiliated ball, coming off double hip surgery, was well-documented this fall. Also moving up, from Brevard County to Biloxi where he will get to join the homecoming party, is soon-to-be 23-year-old (June 9th) LH reliever Trevor Seidenberger, and the 2013 12th round pick out of TCU has posted amazing numbers as well. This also gives Biloxi broadcaster Chris Harris the dream battery of Seidenberger / Weisenburger (Adam). I've been rooting for that for some time now. Congrats to both Jaye and Trevor; get well, Rob.

That was an insightful interview with Mark Williams linked above, as he reviews his thoughts on re-focusing his career, indirectly referring to his 50-game PED suspension last August.

VIDEO: Biloxi highlights via WLOX *** VIDEO, Tuesday's Game: Colorado Springs' Donnie Murphy hits a triple in the Sky Sox's 5-1 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies (no audio on the clip) What's up with the constantly foggy look in all the highlights from the Springs? Are those clouds with the elevation? *** AUDIO. Game Highlights: LHP Clint Terry strikes out 10 as the Manatees win, 5-2 *** AUDIO: RHP Mark Williams joins the Manatees Radio Network after his best outing of the year on Tuesday night in Daytona

VIDEOS: Look at the right-hand sidebar for more on the Sky Sox game and the Wounded Warriors (both suggested, because the Warriors awesome and an awkward Scooter Gennett swing)

Final: Fresno 4, Colorado Springs 1 Bullpen Squanders Thornburg's Thrilling Start In 4-1 Loss Tyler Thornburg's Six Innings of One-run Ball Not Enough in Loss to Grizzlies By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/9/8/128506498/cuts/04_27_006_pk_br61vrye_gf2a247s.jpg Tyler Thornburg allowed just one run while striking out seven over six innings in Wednesday's start. (Photo by Paat Kelly) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Sky Sox looked to be in good shape, following the lead of an impressive Tyler Thornburg start through six innings before the bullpen let the game get away late in a 4-1 loss to the Fresno Grizzlies before a crowd of 2,477 at Security Service Field on Wednesday night. Thornburg would turn in an excellent outing for the Sox, allowing just one run on seven hits and three walks while striking out seven over six innings of work. The right-hander would keep his cool throughout the start as he worked out of all but one jam. With both starters matching zeros through two, Colorado would draw first blood with a run in the home third against Fresno right-hander Brady Rodgers (3-3, 5.15). Chris Nelson led off the frame with a single to right-centerfield before Scooter Gennett brought him home with a one-out single, giving the Sox their first and only lead of the ballgame. Fresno would tally their only run off of Thornburg in the very next frame thanks to a two-out rally. After picking Carlos Correa of at first and getting Alex Presley to fly out to left, Thornburg gave up a booming two-out triple to Matt Duffy to extend the inning and leave him in the undesirable position of facing the PCL's RBI leader in Jon Singleton. Singleton lived up to his reputation, lacing a single to right-center for his 50th RBI of the season to tie the game at one. Fresno followed with a base hit and walk to load the bases before Thornburg got Max Stassi to fly to center, ending the scoring threat. With Thornburg putting together his best performance of his young Sky Sox career, one would hope that his opposition was not quite as sharp. Unfortunately that would not be the case on this night as Rodgers tossed an impressive seven innings of one-run ball, allowing just five hits without walking a single batter. The Grizzlies righty only struck out two batters but was incredibly accurate with 74 of his 96 pitches going for strikes. Jed Bradley (2-4, 9.51) came on to start the seventh with Thornburg finishing the day with 101 pitches in the six inning effort. The left-hander would struggle in his lone inning of work, allowing three hits as Fresno took a 3-1 lead by the end of the frame. Bradley struck out his first batter in Nolan Fontana before Robbie Grossman's single and advancement to second on a Gennett throwing error gave Fresno a runner in scoring position with one out. Correa would follow with an RBI double to the left-centerfield gap, giving the Grizzlies a lead they would not relinquish with his first RBI of the series. Fresno would add another base hit before Matt Duffy's fielder's choice RBI brought MLB.com's #1 prospect around to score the inning's second run. Jim Henderson and Nick Additon rounded out the Sox pitchers for the night as the two combined to finish off the game's final two frames. Henderson struggled in his 0.2 of an inning, allowing a run on two hits and three walks before Rick Sweet pulled him in favor of the lefty. Additon would work out of the bases loaded situation and pitch a scoreless ninth to keep the Sox in it late. Despite the strong performances by both starters, the Sox and Grizzlies would combine to use eight total pitchers with Fresno using three in the final two frames to secure the 4-1 win. Kevin Chapman earned his fifth save of the season, striking out two in ninth to put the Sox away. Colorado Springs collected seven hits in the loss with Gennett, Matt Long and Nelson each recording multi-hit games. Grossman, Duffy and L.J. Hoes represented Fresno's multi-hit conglomerate as Hoes took home a game-high three base-hits. The outfielder would also steal three bases in the ballgame, the first such performance by a Grizzlies player against the Sox since Emmanuel Burriss accomplished the feat on 6/21/2009 in Fresno. Colorado Springs falls to 20-32 with the loss as Fresno improves to 31-22. The Sky Sox will look to get back in this series with a win on Thursday night as they face off with Fresno in game three of this four-game set. Josh Roenicke (2-2, 5.04) will duel with Grizzlies left-hander Tommy Shirley (3-1, 3.07) with first pitch set for 7:05 PM MDT (8:05 Central) at Security Service Field. Colorado Springs Box Score Certainly there is now no doubt RHP Tyler Thornburg will be called upon to make Tuesday's big league start. Earlier I coined the soon-to-be-worldwide-trending "50 Shades of Tyler" (Wagner, Cravy, Thornburg). Well, Jed Bradley had one strong outing prior to this one, anyway... Catcher Juan Centeno back with the Sky Sox -- yawn... Not only was Pete Orr in LF, as noted earlier in this Link Report, he was batting 5th. This roster is just as disjointed and in flux as the big league one right now, and the results are somewhat predictable. Colorado Springs Game Log Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, In from LF. Att: 2,477. This is AAA, right? Really getting the locals excited...sort on the average column.

VIDEO / ARTICLE: Sky Sox host Wounded Warriors for batting practice Nice! Twitter Timeline: Catcher Nevin Ashley honored to take part

*** MORE VIDEO: Now, in addition to those highlights, which TheCrew07 linked to previously via the Rattler Radio blog, here's a second look via the MyNew32 TV game broadcast. *** VIDEO: Again from the TV broadcast, an on-field postgame interview with impressive 19-year-old RHP David Burkhalter

The Timber Rattlers' Tucker Neuhaus tweeted out this link to his fiancé's blog post.

Final: DSL Brewers 9, DSL Rangers #2 Squad 5 DSL Brewers Box Score Yee-hah, the DSL kids break the win column (1-3)! Eleven base knocks (four for extra bases), six walks, and an HBP for the Cerveceritos, aided by three Ranger errors. Have a night, 21-year-old RF Anderson Jesus! The former Ranger farmhand, idle for both the 2013 and 2014 seasons, got back at his former organization by reaching in all five trips (double, two singles, two walks). Yerison Pena, the former three-year Tiger farmhand, homered, doubled, and drove in four. 21-year-old 2nd year catcher Dilson Fernandez singled twice and walked. It wasn't all pretty, as the middle infield combo of second baseman Franly Mallen and shortstop Ignacio Otano combined for four errors. The Brewers were unsuccessful in two of three stolen base attempts. Congratulations to rookie 17-year-old Javier Castillo, playing third base, on his first professional base hit. He also walked and drove in two. DSL Brewers Game Log Third-year RHP Rodrigo Benoit got the start, but the mound story in this game was the stellar work of 22-year-old 2nd-year Brewer RHP Juan Diaz, who faced just one over the minimum in five innings (1 H, 0 BB, 6 K). Another 2nd year Brewer RHP, 19-year-old Jesus Brea, finished up with a scoreless inning. It was the 2nd outing of the season for both Diaz and Brea.

In spot start, Terry terrific for Manatees Brewers southpaw allows a run, fans career-high 10 in seven frames By Kelsie Heneghan / MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/1/8/128452118/cuts/Clint_Terry_lxym86f6_22mhzk8h.jpg Over his last two starts, Clint Terry has allowed two runs on six hits in 13 innings for Brevard County. (Cliff Welch/MiLB.com) Before the season began, Clint Terry was informed he would be a long reliever and make a few spot starts. Although he had been a starter most of his life, he knew his goals wouldn't change just because his innings totals did. In his third start of the season, the Brewers left-handed prospect allowed a run on three hits over a career-long seven innings as Class A Advanced Brevard County topped Daytona, 5-2, on Wednesday at Space Coast Stadium. "Whenever I get a chance to get the start, I got to live up to [the organization's] expectations and try to help my team get a 'W,'" he said. "It's not my choice, but whatever they tell me to do, I'm going to go do it. I really just go out there and pitch." With the Manatees giving him an early lead, Terry (1-1) tossed two perfect frames before Reds' No. 16 prospect Taylor Sparks led off the third inning with his fourth homer of the season. "I fell behind, 2-0, and then I got back to 2-1 and then I left a fastball over too much of the plate. It was a great piece of hitting on his part," the 22-year-old said. Reds' No. 26 prospect Sebastian Elizalde belted a double after Sparks' blast, but then Terry retired the next nine Manatees. The 6-foot-2 hurler yielded a single to Carlton Daal -- Cincinnati's No. 23 prospect -- but was otherwise perfect to earn his first win since July, when he was with Class A Wisconsin. The Illinois native struck out a career-high 10 without issuing a free pass. "I felt pretty good. I had the wind at my back and good defense, so I was just pounding the zone and letting them do the work," he said. "Just getting ahead with the first-pitch fastball and then just keeping guys off balance with the changeup and curveball really helps. … Once you're 0-1, you can use all your pitches that you have. It helps when you're able to locate all three pitches for that night and then just trusting your defense." Terry was a starter at Lee University before the Brewers took him in the 18th round of the 2013 Draft. Since then, he made 42 appearances, including 16 starts. Over his last two starts, Terry has held Florida State League opponents to two runs on six hits in 13 innings. He allowed an unearned run over three innings in two relief appearances in between. While he thinks the plan is to stay with the current arrangement, Terry said it doesn't make a difference to him what inning he enters the game. "If I ever get chances, I'm going to go out there and do my best," he said. "It's the same mentality, just got to get ahead with the first pitch and then trying to get ground balls and let your defense work." Preston Gainey struck out the final batter of the game to pick up his first save of the season. Reds' No. 6 prospect Nick Travieso (3-5) allowed four unearned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six in 4 2/3 innings.

AUDIO: RHP Kaleb Earls joins the Manatees Radio Network to talk about his first outing since coming off of the Disabled List. Earls, just 22, skipped over Wisconsin this year...

Have since learned Bryan Petersen "could be back" in 5-7 days. From the big leagues to the lowest DSL level, and it seems this is the case every season, outfield depth at nearly every level is thin, thin, thin.

Ex-Ute pitcher Tyler Wagner had brief, memorable debut in the bigs By Kyle Goon, The Salt Lake Tribune The difference between playing for 4,000 fans and playing for 32,000 is easy to appreciate, but more difficult to prepare for. The advice Tyler Wagner got ahead of his first major league start: "You just have to be able to control what you can control. How you act. I tried to just do the things that got me there." It was a short MLB debut for Wagner on Sunday, when he lasted three and two-thirds of an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers in a long game. But at the very least, his first — and so far only — game in the bigs ended with a win as the Brewers bested the Diamondbacks 7-6 after 17 innings at Miller Park. The length of the game actually kept Wagner from staying up in Milwaukee: He's already returned to Double-A Biloxi this week after being swapped out for another pitching arm. And while he admits his first MLB experience was "sort of frustrating" since he gave up nine hits and five runs, it's also one to remember. "It was unbelievable," he said in an interview with the Tribune on Wednesday. "There was about 20 family members I had there. To play in front of them was amazing." Wagner heard he was coming up on Friday in the Biloxi Shuckers clubhouse, and his teammates immediately showered him with well wishes. Wagner was the first to be called up from the club to the big leagues this year. "Everybody was in there," he said. "It was awesome to see the support from the guys you've played with all year, and they're almost as happy as you are." Being added to the 40-man roster is a huge step for Wagner, who said he didn't get much indication that he would be moved up ahead of the official announcement. He was performing well in Double A: The one-time Ute is 5-1 this year with a 2.01 ERA in the minors. Being up with the Brewers, even for a quick weekend swing, was staggering in its comforts. Wagner said he's never felt so catered to when playing a game. "The biggest difference is the way they treat you up there, make sure you're comfortable and happy," he said. "The only thing you have to worry about is baseball." The brief stay and return does make him wonder when he'll be up again, but Wagner said he's confident in Brewers management and feels like he's a part of the organization's long-term plans. His MLB debut led to plenty of congratulations, including from former coach Bill Kinneberg and a few of his former Utah teammates, he said. On Saturday, Wagner will be making another first start in a new stadium: He's scheduled to pitch in the just-constructed MGM Park in Biloxi's first true home game. To this point, the Shuckers played 55 straight road games. Even if his current home isn't in Milwaukee, it's nice to finally have one. "We've been waiting for that day all season," he said. "It'll be great to finally pitch in front of a home crowd."

Tim Dillard has at least six seconds too much time on his hands - Pregame stretch with Scooter Gennett

Wish I could take advantage of it more often, but watching the final few innings of this (currently) tied Timber Rattlers game on MiLB.TV -- what a great job the Wisconsin staff does in providing camera cuts and such.

OF Bryan Petersen has been active on the Colorado Springs roster since May 22nd, when he was last shuffled back on from the paper "Helena" roster. He last saw action on May 24th, a week and a half ago. And now, with Matt Long and Logan Schafer the only other outfielders on the Sky Sox roster now that Shane Peterson is with the big league club, Petersen is needed, but he's idle again tonight, and we get Pete Orr in left field (no offense, Pete). We'll try and learn what Petersen's status is.

Excellent (and free) write-up on Orlando Arcia's game smarts via Baseball America This was also posted for archiving in our season-long Biloxi features thread...