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That's how I remember Juan Nieves as well, WanaBGM -- sometimes those of us old enough to remember need to set the young pups straight... Anyway, back to the "Report": Huntsville Times Game Story: Quotes from Jeff Housman, his manager, and his pitching coach... www.al.com/sports/huntsvi...774820.xml

From today's Journal Online: HUNTSVILLE (AA): The Stars (21-16) took game one of a doubleheader, beating Birmingham 5-1. Jeff Housman (3-0) went the distance for Huntsville. Game two was postponed by rain. Must have been a scrimmage last night, then.... Sometimes I wonder why Brian felt there was a need for Brewerfan, given the outstanding coverage elsewhere...

Friday's Daily Menu : We'll be plugging in the standings for playoff-contending Huntsville and Beloit within the Daily Menu while pertinent; Huntsville's fighting for a second-half crown that would provide additional home field advantage in the playoffs; Beloit's looking to qualify with a second-half division championship -- they can also automatically qualify with a second-place finish. Hopefully we'll begin to include the Arizona Brewers here as well soon (now 3-1 in the second half). All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pascual Coco at home vs. Durham (Devil Rays), 7:00 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: The return of RHP Mike Jones, at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 7:05 PM Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 22 16 .579[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 20 18 .526 2.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 19 18 .514 2.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 19 19 .500 3.0 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 17 22 .436 5.5 HIGH DESERT: RHP Dan Hall at Lancaster (Diamondbacks), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Dennis Sarfate at Peoria (Cardinals), 7:00 PM; standings look better each day... Audio link (opponent's): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...me=pchiefs WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 26 14 .650[/b] CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 25 16 .610 1.5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 23 18 .561 3.5 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 22 18 .550 4.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 20 21 .488 6.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 18 23 .439 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 17 23 .425 9.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 16 25 .390 10.5 HELENA: LHP Carlos Ramirez at Billings (Reds), 8:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.billingsmustangs.com/ ARIZONA: Idle, coming off wins Wednesday and Thursday

Arizona Brewer News: 2003 4th round OF Charlie Fermaint was placed on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. No official word on the severity of the injury, but we'd be surprised to see him in action during this final month of the regular Arizona Rookie League season. Catcher Simon Guhring is back from Europe, and has been activated from the Temporary Inactive list. The German native apparently couldn't lead his squad to the Olympics in Athens, as Germany did not qualify as one of the six teams for the final round of action in the European Championship. Italy won the competition, with the Netherlands finishing second.

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Full of quotes -- an example here of being able to stick with a struggling player when a playoff spot isn't on the line, and nice to see Ralph Santana backing up his teammate; that being said, even with a 12-man staff, these arms are pretty stretched out... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...888,88749,

Darn near impossible to get game stories this week while the Snappers visit Peoria. There's little doubt that all the newspaper reporters throughout the Midwest League towns and in future minor league locales have two easy feature article targets in Prince Fielder and Tony Gwynn. I imagine they're asked to grant interview requests in each and every town they visit. Prince was yesterday, Tony today: Peoria Star Tony Gwynn Feature: pjstar.com/sports/chiefs/g180560a.html

Arizona Box Score: Finally turned up... A couple of big offensive performances, as you can note below; 20-year-old RHP Hubert Pruett with a very strong effort -- he's listed at 6'1", 251 -- a RH Sid Fernandez (fellow Hawaiian) in the making? Adam Mannon has a nice .814 OPS, but has struck out 32 times in 100 AB's, including a 5-for-5 K effort here... GAME DATE: 7/30/03 ROYALS-2 6 AT BREWERS 8 YTD YTD ROYALS-2 AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG I.Falu 2B 4 0 0 0 .358 D.Bates LF 5 0 1 1 .278 J.Barry CF 5 0 2 1 .330 F.Plasencia CF 5 0 4 2 .277 B.Graham LF 2 2 2 0 .376 G.Acosta SS 5 0 1 0 .333 G.Boruff LF 2 0 0 0 .270 A.Mannon RF 5 0 0 0 .290 G.Valentin DH 4 1 1 1 .367 C.Corporan 1B 5 3 3 0 .275 S.Costa RF 4 1 1 0 .200 B.Opdyke CAT 5 2 2 0 .225 M.Gaffney SS 4 1 3 3 .284 T.McCormack 3B 3 1 1 2 .241 M.Saunches 1B 3 0 1 1 .234 C.Lozada DH 4 1 2 1 .350 F.DelRosario CAT 3 1 0 0 .277 B.DePaula 2B 4 1 2 1 .220 M.Ferrara 3B 4 0 0 0 .230 E.Walker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gragg PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Pruett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.McClellan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Gittings PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Dossett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Castillo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.McConiga PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Correa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 6 10 6 TOTALS 41 8 16 7 ROYALS-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1- 6 10 3 BREWERS 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 X- 8 16 3 E--S.Costa, M.Saunches, M.Ferrara, F.Plasencia 2, T.McCormack. DP--ROYALS-2 0, BREWERS 2. LOB--ROYALS-2 8, BREWERS 10. 2B--B.Graham 2 (10), M.Gaffney (3), M.Saunches (5), F.Plasencia (6), C.Corporan (5), B.Opdyke (3). CS--T.McCormack. HBP--S.Costa. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA ROYALS-2 J.Gragg 4.0 4 2 2 0 8 0 4.72 R.McClellan (L,3-3) 1.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 6.49 D.Dossett 1.1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2.12 J.McConiga 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.93 BREWERS E.Walker 3.0 7 5 5 0 2 0 6.43 H.Pruett (W,1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.52 C.Gittings 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.85 R.Castillo 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 13.50 A.Correa (S,1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.03 HB--E.Walker. WP--R.McClellan. SO--J.Barry, G.Valentin 2, M.Ferrara, D.Bates 2, G.Acosta, A.Mannon 5, C.Corporan, B.Opdyke, T.McCormack, C.Lozada, B.DePaula. BB--I.Falu, B.Graham, G.Valentin, M.Saunches, F.DelRosario, T.McCormack. T--2:50.

Arizona Brewers 7, Arizona Athletics 2 Outstanding pitching here from 2003 8th round North Carolina high schooler Ryan Marion, 2003 6th round Indiana high schooler Robbie Wooley, and undrafted free agent Forrest Martin (striking out the side in the 9th). We've uncovered the missing Arizona box score from Wednesday's game -- make sure to check out the tail end of that Link Report for details... GAME DATE: 7/31/03 BREWERS 7 AT ATHLETICS 2 YTD YTD BREWERS AB R H BI AVG ATHLETICS AB R H BI AVG D.Bates LF 3 0 2 0 .290 J.Mejia 2B 4 0 0 0 .374 W. Lewis 2B 3 2 0 1 .292 J.Acosta SS 3 0 0 0 .291 G.Acosta SS 5 2 3 2 .346 D.Sutton 1B 4 0 1 0 .352 C.Corporan CAT 4 1 1 2 .274 T.Klipnstein LF 4 0 1 0 .325 B.Opdyke DH 4 0 2 1 .240 J.Garcia CF 4 0 1 0 .326 F.Plasencia CF 4 0 1 0 .276 G.Petit DH 4 0 0 0 .273 T.McCormack 3B 4 1 1 0 .241 J.Ramirez CAT 4 1 2 1 .256 R.Pijuan 1B 4 0 1 1 .250 E.Macha 3B 4 1 2 0 .163 F.Mejia RF 4 1 1 0 .273 J.Beauregard RF 3 0 1 0 .253 B.Rauch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Santana PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Wooley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Santana PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Martin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Heuser PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Tovar PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 7 12 7 TOTALS 34 2 8 1 BREWERS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3- 7 12 3 ATHLETICS 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0- 2 8 0 E--T.McCormack 2, R.Pijuan. DP--BREWERS 2, ATHLETICS 0. LOB--BREWERS 11, ATHLETICS 6. 2B--B.Opdyke (4), T.McCormack (4), R.Pijuan (3), D.Sutton (14), J.Ramirez (6). 3B--G.Acosta (3), J.Garcia (4). HR--J.Ramirez (4). SB--F.Mejia (2). HBP--R.Pijuan, F.Mejia. SF--W. Lewis, C.Corporan, B.Opdyke. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREWERS R.Marion (W,2-0) 6.0 5 2 1 0 4 1 2.76 R.Wooley 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.25 F.Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.70 ATHLETICS B.Santana (L,3-1) 5.0 8 4 4 1 4 0 5.17 R.Santana 3.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 6.11 J.Heuser 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 12.10 M.Tovar 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.10 HB--B.Santana, R.Santana. SO--D.Bates, F.Plasencia, T.McCormack, R.Pijuan 2, F.Mejia, J.Mejia 3, T.Klipnstein, G.Petit 2, J.Ramirez, E.Macha 2. BB--D.Bates 2, W. Lewis, F.Plasencia, T.McCormack, J.Acosta. T--2:46.

Billings (Reds) 12, Helena 8 Helena Independent Record Game Story: www.helenair.com/articles...103_02.txt Helena Site with additional details: Helena jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first but was unable to hold it, as Billings scored eight runs in the middle three; including six in the seventh to top Helena 12-6 Thursday night in Billings. Helena had 11 hits but left seven on base as their second half struggles continued. The Brew Crew is now 1-3 to start the second half. Lou Palmisano went three-for-five, a home run shy of the cycle. Drew Anderson went two-for-five with an RBI for the Brewers. Andri Gomez had two hits coming off the bench. Mitch Stetter started for the Brewers only lasting four innings while giving up four runs. Simon Beresford had his worst outing of the season pitching one-and-one-third allowing five runs on three hits. Greg Moreira pitched the final two and two-thirds allowing three runs on three hits. Helena Box Score: Six unearned runs, otherwise ERA's would have suffered more... GAME DATE: 7/31/03 HELENA 8 AT BILLINGS 12 YTD YTD HELENA AB R H BI AVG BILLINGS AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 0 0 .231 L.Bolivar SS 3 2 1 3 .420 A.Gomez PH 1 1 1 0 .233 T.Cairns 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 A.Gomez 2B 1 1 1 0 .233 J.Votto 1B 2 0 0 0 .345 M.Melo CF 5 2 1 0 .258 P.Gentry LF 2 1 0 0 .206 D.Anderson LF 5 2 2 1 .326 M.Perez CAT 3 2 0 0 .368 L.Palmisano DH 5 1 3 2 .378 W.Olmstead 1B 3 2 2 1 .269 B.Whitney 1B 4 1 0 0 .333 W.Olmstead LF 2 0 1 0 .269 J.Barnes 3B 5 0 1 1 .264 B.Himes RF 4 0 2 2 .305 A.SegurCornr CAT 3 0 1 0 .340 R.Mosby DH 5 2 3 3 .213 V.Rottino CAT 1 0 0 0 .345 C.Dickerson CF 4 1 1 0 .200 R.Deevers RF 4 0 1 1 .306 D.Beale 2B 3 2 1 1 .223 A.Septimo SS 4 0 0 0 .219 J.Knoff PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Stetter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Escorcha PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Talamantez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Shafer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 41 8 11 5 TOTALS 35 12 12 10 HELENA 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3- 8 11 2 BILLINGS 0 3 0 1 2 6 0 0 X-12 12 4 E--A.SegurCornr, A.Septimo, L.Bolivar, T.Cairns, J.Votto 2. DP-- HELENA 0, BILLINGS 0. LOB--HELENA 7, BILLINGS 7. 2B--A.Gomez 2 (5), D.Anderson (8), L.Palmisano (11), B.Himes (7), C.Dickerson (4). 3B--L.Palmisano (1). HR--L.Bolivar (5), R.Mosby (5). SB--W.Olmstead (1). HBP--M.Perez 2. SF--B.Himes. SH--T.Cairns. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HELENA M.Stetter 4.0 6 4 3 1 3 1 3.38 S.Beresford (L,2-3) 1.1 3 5 3 3 1 0 4.58 G.Moreira 2.2 3 3 0 0 2 1 5.93 BILLINGS J.Knoff (W,6-1) 6.0 6 4 0 1 4 0 1.32 O.Escorcha 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.14 D.Talamantez 1.1 3 3 2 0 2 0 8.50 D.Shafer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 HB--S.Beresford, G.Moreira. WP--M.Stetter, S.Beresford, G.Moreira, D.Talamantez. PB--M.Perez. SO--G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson, B.Whitney 3, A.SegurCornr, V.Rottino, A.Septimo, J.Votto, P.Gentry, W.Olmstead 2, B.Himes, C.Dickerson. BB--B.Whitney, L.Bolivar 2, P.Gentry, D.Beale. T--2:52. A--2687

Inland Empire (Mariners) 6, High Desert 2 High Desert Site Game Summary: San Bernardino, CA ? The Inland Empire 66ers capitalized on seven walks in the first three innings, and defeated the High Desert Mavericks by a final score of 6-2 on Thursday night at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino. Mavs starter Tommy Marx (0-2) struggled with his control, allowing three runs in the first inning as Inland Empire took an early 3-0 lead. After allowing an RBI double to Shin-Soo Choo to make it 2-0, Marx loaded the bases and then forced in a run with a walk to Hunter Brown. The 66ers added a run in the second as Dustin DeLucchi doubled and scored from third on a wild pitch. In the third, Marx walked the first two men he faced before getting Brown to foul out. Danny Stout came on and after getting Chris Collins to foul out, gave up an RBI single to former Mav Cristian Guerrero, making it 5-0. Guerrero added his second of three hits on the night in the fifth, as he knocked in Jason Van Meetren with an RBI double to make it 6-0. The Mavs finally got something going against 66ers starter Glenn Bott in the seventh. Froilan Villanueva and Jeremy Frost opened up the inning with consecutive hits. Frost's double chased home Villanueva to make it 6-1. Frost later scored on an RBI double to left field by Ralph Santana to make it 6-2. After Joel Alvarado singled to put runners at first and third with one out, Bott (6-5) was replaced by Ryan Rowland-Smith. Ozzie Chavez promptly grounded into the inning-ending double play to end any chance at a come-back. Tony Stavros came out of the bullpen and worked two scoreless innings for High Desert to keep it close. In the ninth, Jared Thomas worked a 1-2-3 frame as Inland Empire held on for their third win in four games in the series. Santana, who started the game in right field, threw out two different base runners at home on the night. Santana threw out Jason Van Meetren trying to score from second to end the third inning. He later gunned down Dustin DeLucchi, trying to score on a fly ball by Shin-Soo Choo in the sixth. The loss is the fifth in the last six games for the Mavs, as they fall to 9-31 in the second half. They are now 42 games under .500 at 34-76 overall in 2003. High Desert opens a three-game set in Lancater on Friday night against the JetHawks. Dan Hall (6-9) throws against Keith Whatley (2-2) of the JetHawks. Game time from the Hangar is 7:15 (9:15 Central). High Desert Box Score: Mavs' batters just aren't working the count at all as of late -- no walks drawn... GAME DATE: 7/31/03 HIGH DESERT 2 AT INLAND EMPIRE 6 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 0 1 0 .264 D.Delucchi CF 2 2 2 0 .329 T.West 2B 4 0 1 0 .245 I.Castro 2B 3 1 1 0 .264 D.Clark LF 4 0 0 0 .350 S.Choo LF 4 1 1 1 .296 F.Villanueva DH 4 1 1 0 .296 J.Castellano 1B 2 1 0 0 .305 J.Frost 1B 4 1 1 1 .259 J.VanMeetren DH 2 1 1 0 .257 J.Raburn 3B 4 0 0 0 .271 H.Brown 3B 3 0 0 1 .272 R.Santana RF 3 0 2 1 .277 C.Collins CAT 4 0 0 0 .294 J.Alvarado CAT 3 0 1 0 .143 C.Guerrero RF 4 0 3 2 .271 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .225 E.Menchaca SS 4 0 1 0 .231 T.Marx PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Bott PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Stout PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rowland-sm PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Stavros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Thomas PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 2 7 2 TOTALS 28 6 9 4 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0- 2 7 3 INLAND EMPIRE 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X- 6 9 0 E--C.Morris, J.Alvarado, T.Marx. DP--HIGH DESERT 4, INLAND EMPIRE 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 4, INLAND EMPIRE 8. 2B--J.Frost (6), R.Santana (8), D.Delucchi 2 (14), S.Choo (12), C.Guerrero (9). CI--D.Delucchi. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT T.Marx (L,0-2) 2.1 2 5 5 7 1 0 17.50 D.Stout 3.2 6 1 1 2 1 0 4.76 T.Stavros 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 INLAND EMPIRE G.Bott (W,6-5) 6.1 7 2 2 0 8 0 3.09 R.Rowland-sm 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07 J.Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.96 WP--T.Marx 2. SO--D.Clark 2, F.Villanueva 2, J.Frost 3, J.Raburn, R.Santana, O.Chavez, J.Castellano, C.Collins, E.Menchaca 2. BB-- D.Delucchi 2, I.Castro 2, J.Castellano 2, J.VanMeetren 2, H.Brown. T--2:54. A--1980

Huntsville Site Doubleheader Summary: Jeff Housman your featured photo... www.huntsvillestars.com/s...newsId=247 Huntsville Game One Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/31/03 BIRMINGHAM 1 AT HUNTSVILLE 5 DH GAME #1 YTD YTD BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG C.Durham CF 2 0 0 0 .277 R.Knox LF 3 0 0 0 .252 J.Piniella LF 3 0 0 0 .284 D.Krynzel CF 2 1 0 0 .299 J.Reed RF 3 0 0 0 .394 J.Hardy SS 3 1 1 0 .289 G.Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 0 .310 C.Hart 3B 3 1 2 2 .306 C.Maldonado DH 3 0 0 0 .266 B.Gemoll DH 3 1 1 0 .255 C.Saunders 3B 3 0 2 0 .196 N.Varner RF 3 1 1 1 .277 G.Reyes SS 2 0 0 0 .198 B.Nelson 1B 3 0 1 2 .192 S.Morales CAT 3 1 2 1 .200 K.Johnson CAT 2 0 0 0 .179 D.Sandoval 2B 3 0 1 0 .271 A.Machado 2B 2 0 0 0 .228 M.Wylie PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Housman PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 TOTALS 25 1 6 1 TOTALS 24 5 6 5 BIRMINGHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 6 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 3 2 0 0 0 X- 5 6 0 E--C.Durham. DP--BIRMINGHAM 0, HUNTSVILLE 2. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 5, HUNTSVILLE 2. 2B--C.Hart (30), B.Nelson (2). HR--S.Morales (1). SB--D.Krynzel (38). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BIRMINGHAM M.Wylie (L,3-4) 6.0 6 5 5 1 5 0 4.47 HUNTSVILLE J.Housman (W,3-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 2 1 1.45 SO--C.Durham, C.Saunders, R.Knox, D.Krynzel, C.Hart, B.Nelson, K.Johnson. BB--C.Durham, G.Reyes, D.Krynzel. T--1:52.Huntsville Game Two Box Score: GAME DATE: 7/31/03 BIRMINGHAM 1 AT HUNTSVILLE 2 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG D.Sandoval SS 4 0 0 0 .268 R.Knox LF 2 0 0 0 .250 T.Nicholson 2B 2 1 1 0 .250 D.Krynzel CF 3 0 1 0 .300 J.Reed RF 3 0 1 0 .393 J.Hardy SS 2 0 0 0 .287 G.Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 1 .310 C.Hart 3B 2 1 1 0 .307 S.Bikowski DH 3 0 1 0 .316 R.Gripp DH 3 0 1 1 .288 C.Maldonado CAT 3 0 1 0 .267 N.Varner RF 2 0 1 0 .279 J.Hamilton LF 3 0 1 0 .273 B.Nelson 1B 2 0 0 0 .179 J.Shaffer 3B 2 0 0 0 .206 M.Kremblas CAT 2 1 1 0 .199 C.Saunders PH 1 0 0 0 .191 C.Barnwell 2B 2 0 0 0 .247 C.Durham CF 3 0 2 0 .281 J.Shelley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.An PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.McWhirter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Meaux PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 27 1 8 1 TOTALS 20 2 5 1 BIRMINGHAM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 1 8 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 1 0 0 1 X- 2 5 0 E--C.Maldonado, J.Hamilton, C.Durham. DP--BIRMINGHAM 0, HUNTSVILLE 2. LOB--BIRMINGHAM 6, HUNTSVILLE 4. 2B--S.Bikowski (20). SB--T.Nicholson (2), M.Kremblas (4). CS--R.Knox. HBP--T.Nicholson. SH--J.Hardy. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BIRMINGHAM B.An 3.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3.40 K.McWhirter 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.27 R.Meaux (L,0-1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.93 HUNTSVILLE J.Shelley 5.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 2.00 M.Parker (W,7-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 HB--J.Shelley. WP--J.Shelley. SO--D.Sandoval, J.Reed, G.Alvarez 2, C.Maldonado, J.Shaffer, C.Saunders, D.Krynzel, B.Nelson, M.Kremblas. BB--R.Knox, C.Hart, N.Varner. T--1:51.

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Does Derek Lee still have a rotation spot? www.indystar.com/print/ar...4-036.html

In Progress: Inland Empire (Mariners) 5, High Desert 0, after three innings The Tommy Marx rotation experiment needs to end quickly. Seven walks lead to an early shower and a big hole for the Mavs to dig out of. Snappers lefty Eric Henderson will be 24 in September. The 2000 4th round pick would welcome the Adelanto challenge, I'm sure.

In progress: Billings (Reds) 12, Helena 5, 7th inning stretch in Billings Can't take away from what went on earlier tonight in the system, though...

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis lefthanders Derek Lee and Shane Nance combined on a one-hit masterpiece on Thursday night as the Indians defeated the Durham Bulls 2-0 in the first of a four-game series at Victory Field. Lee, who allowed only one hit, struck out a season-high nine batters in 7.2 innings. Lee (1-2) retired the first 18 batters he faced, including eight by strikeout, as Durham went without a baserunner through the first six innings of the game. Leading off the top of the seventh inning, Durham centerfielder Jason Tyner lofted a soft liner to the gap in left-center that was chased after by both Tribe leftfielder Jim Rushford and centerfielder Jason Conti, but the ball landed safely on the grass for the only Durham hit of the night. Tyner attempted to stretch the base hit into a double, but was gunned down at second base by Conti who recorded his league-leading 15th outfield assist. Doug Waechter (1-2) took the loss for Durham despite allowing only five hits and one run over 7.0 innings. Waechter allowed a leadoff double to Conti in the bottom of the first before retiring the next 10 batters he faced. Rushford broke up Waechter's string with a double down the rightfield line with one out in the fourth inning, and scored one batter later on Mark Smith's double off the left-centerfield fence that gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead. Lee threw 102 pitches, lasting into the eighth inning, before he was relieved by Nance following a two-out hit batsman that represented only the third Durham baserunner of the evening. Nance retired the only four batters he faced to record his first save of the season and preserve the one-hit shutout. Steve Scarborough tallied his seventh home run of the season in the home half of the eighth inning off of Durham reliever Bobby Seay to give the Indians their second and final run of the evening. Tribe batters accounted for only seven hits in the game, as Conti and Rushford each finished 2-for-4, but the support proved to be more than adequate for Lee and Nance. The Indians (49-61) and Bulls (57-51) will continue the four-game series from Victory Field on Friday night when Pasqual Coco (8-6, 5.10) takes the mound for the Tribe against Durham's Delvin James (4-6, 4.25). Daily Menu: INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Derek Lee at home vs. Durham (Devil Rays), 7:00 PM; please, no more Derek Lee in Milwaukee message board talk until he has one very good Indy outing, anyway Glad I could inspire Derek http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Holy cow, this is two nights in a row with lights-out organizational pitching -- really lights-out! Like unconscious lights out!

In progress: Game One, Huntsville 3, Birmingham (White Sox) 0, after 2.5 innings in Huntsville Stars' 2nd: Hart, Gemoll, Varner, hard-hit singles, Nelson, line drive double -- Corey is just off-the-charts hot; Jeff Housman pitching like the golden god he is http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Jeff Housman 2003 stats: www.baseballamerica.com/c...usman%2C+j Despite his 1.81 Beloit ERA, Housman won only twice in 20 Snapper appearances (15 starts). Jeff's going for win # 3 in his third Huntsville start tonight, as is Game Two starter Jason Shelley.

We'll cheat by one day and kick off the August thread. RHP Mike Jones activated from Huntsville's DL. RHP Matt Childers transferred from Huntsville to Indianapolis. July thread now locked...

For your reference... July Minor League Transactions Thread: pub123.ezboard.com/fbrewe...=1&stop=20 June Minor League Transactions Thread: pub123.ezboard.com/fbrewe...=1&stop=20 May Minor League Transactions Thread: pub123.ezboard.com/fbrewe...=1&stop=20 April Minor League Transactions Thread: pub123.ezboard.com/fbrewe...=1&stop=20

The Peoria Star newspaper coverage of Wednesday's Beloit game was pretty lacking, so while we don't have that, they did carry a profile piece on Prince Fielder which includes a few updates and tidbits that should be worthwhile for Brewerfan readers... pjstar.com/sports/chiefs/g179139a.html

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Haven't posted the Daily Press pieces the past few days, as they were mainly box score re-hashes; nice to have Mike Rothstein back on the beat today... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...289,55555, Daily Press Injury Notes Update: Playing outfield for the Mavericks is the equivalent of entering the Bermuda Triangle; no spot in the system could afford injury less, no spot in the system has endured injury more... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...241,51272,

OK, so the Brewers play a matinee and the trade deadline is 3:00 PM Central. That leaves an awful lot of time tonight to check out the farm via the web. Some very interesting options this evening, and you're going to be cruising the web anyway, so you know what you need to do; I imagine that among the Brewerfan staff, we'll be sampling portions of five different audio feeds tonight.... Thursday's Daily Menu -- served again by our left-handed waiter, as you'll notice below... We'll be plugging in the standings for playoff-contending Huntsville and Beloit within the Daily Menu while pertinent; Huntsville's fighting for a second-half crown that would provide additional home field advantage in the playoffs; Beloit's looking to qualify with a second-half division championship -- they can also automatically qualify with a second-place finish. All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Derek Lee at home vs. Durham (Devil Rays), 7:00 PM; please, no more Derek Lee in Milwaukee message board talk until he has one very good Indy outing, anyway Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman and RHP Jason Shelley in a home doubleheader vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:00 PM; let's see, the Stars and Barons are tied for first place, Housman and Shelley, great stories both, tossed shutout ball 11 days ago in a twinbill tag team, and the reason you're not clicking the audio link below is...? Should be fun, but once again, we're setting ourselves up for a possible letdown... Audio link: espn1450.com/ WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 20 16 .556[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 20 16 .556 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 19 18 .514 1.5 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 18 18 .500 2.0 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 16 22 .421 5.0HIGH DESERT: LHP Tommy Marx at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: LHP Eric Henderson at Peoria (Cardinals), 7:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...me=pchiefs WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 25 14 .641[/b] CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 25 15 .625 .5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 23 17 .575 2.5 *KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 21 18 .538 4.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 20 20 .500 5.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 17 23 .425 8.5 %WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 16 23 .410 9.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 16 24 .400 9.5HELENA: The Brewers travel in-state to Billings (Reds), 8:00 PM; LHP Mitch Stetter (2003, 16th round) takes his 25-to-6 K/BB ratio to the mound Audio link (opponent's): www.billingsmustangs.com/ ARIZONA: The Brewer bunch visits the Athletics' rookies right in Phoenix; no audio and no starting pitcher info available

Hey, clean sweep with victories on the minor league side of things Wednesday! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif Indy, High Desert, Beloit and Helena pitchers combine to allow only four earned runs! See, who needs those stinkin' Huntsville Stars?! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Arizona Brewers 8, Arizona Royals (Team Two) 6 Arizona Line Score: We should have a box score later this AM... ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ ROYALS2 6 10 3 ARIZ BREWERS 8 16 3

High Desert Site Game Summary: San Bernardino, CA ? Chris Saenz put together his second consecutive dominant performance on Wednesday night, as the High Desert Mavericks rallied and defeated the Inland Empire 66ers by a final of 3-1 at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino. Coming off seven shutout innings in his last start, a win in Rancho over the Quakes, Saenz (8-8) went pitch for pitch with 66ers starter Ryan Ketchner. Neither offense could get anything going, as each starter held the opponent scoreless through five full innings. It was Inland Empire which scored first, as Dustin DeLucchi doubled to open the sixth, and scored on a sac fly from Shin-Soo Choo to make it a 1-0 game. The Mavs got the equalizer in the next frame, as Daryl Clark doubled and scored on Froilan Villanueva's two-out RBI double. Tied at 1-1 in the eighth, the Mavs took the lead for good, as Chris Morris picked up a two-out RBI single that scored Ralph Santana for a 2-1 lead. Morris later scored from second on Clark's third hit of the night, an RBI single to right field off reliever Rich Dorman, giving the Mavs a 3-1 lead. Ketchner (11-5) allowed all three runs in 7.2 innings. Saenz finally gave way to newcomer Danny Stout, who worked a scoreless eighth inning. Mavs closer Bobby Bystrowski came on in the ninth and earned his first save since June 5th in Lancaster. Bystrowski allowed a two-out double to Blake Bone, but got Evel Bastida swinging to notch his 12th save of the year. With the win, High Desert ends a four-game losing streak and is now 2-4 on the current 10-game road trip. The Mavs improve to 9-30 in the second half and 34-75 overall. On Thursday night, the Mavs meet the 66ers for the final time this year. Tommy Marx (0-1) goes against Glenn Bott (5-5) of the 66ers. Game time from Arrowhead Credit Union Park is at 7:05 (9:05 Central). High Desert Box Score: Daryl Clark just owns Cal League pitchers; Ozzie Chavez only turns 20 today (Thursday), but you'd still have to file his 2003 performance as disappointing -- he'd have to be considered a near-lock to repeat high-A next year... GAME DATE: 7/30/03 HIGH DESERT 3 AT INLAND EMPIRE 1 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 1 1 1 .264 D.Delucchi CF 4 1 1 0 .322 T.West 2B 3 0 0 0 .245 I.Castro SS 1 0 0 0 .264 D.Clark LF 4 1 3 1 .358 E.Menchaca PR 0 0 0 0 .231 S.Candelaria 3B 4 0 0 0 .280 E.Menchaca SS 2 0 1 0 .231 F.Villanueva DH 4 0 2 1 .296 S.Choo LF 3 0 0 1 .296 J.Frost 1B 3 0 0 0 .259 J.Castellano DH 3 0 1 0 .307 R.Santana RF 4 1 2 0 .273 H.Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 .274 J.Alvarado CAT 3 0 0 0 .139 B.Bone 1B 4 0 1 0 .222 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .229 E.BstdaMrtnz 2B 4 0 0 0 .251 C.Saenz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Guerrero RF 3 0 1 0 .262 D.Stout PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Oliveros CAT 3 0 0 0 .291 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Ketchner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Dorman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 3 8 3 TOTALS 31 1 6 1 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0- 3 8 1 INLAND EMPIRE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0- 1 6 1 E--O.Chavez, B.Bone. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, INLAND EMPIRE 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 5, INLAND EMPIRE 6. 2B--D.Clark 2 (6), F.Villanueva (17), D.Delucchi (12), B.Bone (7). 3B--R.Santana (4). SB--E.Menchaca (2). SF--S.Choo. SH--J.Frost, J.Alvarado, E.Menchaca. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT C.Saenz (W,8-8) 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 6.01 D.Stout 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.87 B.Bystrowski (S,12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.67 INLAND EMPIRE R.Ketchner (L,11-5) 7.2 6 3 3 0 5 0 3.33 R.Dorman 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.84 WP--B.Bystrowski. SO--C.Morris, S.Candelaria, J.Frost, R.Santana 2, O.Chavez, E.BstdaMrtnz 2, C.Guerrero 2. BB--T.West, J.Castellano. T--2:30. A--2335

Thanks, Highroller, for the overnight Helena score! Helena Independent Record Game Story: Another "Action Shot"? Wow, first time all year we double up. Justin Barnes takes home that prize... www.helenair.com/articles...103_01.txt Helena Box Score: The Brewers seem to be focusing on developing switch-hitters within their Latin program -- infielders Guilder Rodriguez (31 hits, all singles), Andri Gomez (.214 average), Augustin Septimo (.257 slugging), and outfielder Manuel Melo (.279 slugging) are all switch-hitters, but currently each with major holes of one kind or another in their slap-happy approaches... GAME DATE: 7/30/03 GREAT FALLS 2 AT HELENA 3 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG A.Gray 2B 4 0 0 0 .310 G.Rodriguez 2B 2 0 1 1 .237 R.Nanita CF 4 0 1 0 .384 T.Trofholz CF 3 0 0 0 .348 M.Myers SS 3 0 1 0 .295 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 1 0 .370 C.Lee CAT 4 0 0 0 .317 D.Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 .323 S.Morris RF 2 1 2 0 .284 M.Ramirez DH 2 0 0 0 .348 B.Bounds 1B 4 0 0 0 .327 B.Whitney PH 1 0 0 0 .349 C.Lisk DH 4 0 1 0 .279 V.Rottino 1B 3 0 2 0 .349 C.Haggerty PR 0 0 0 0 .247 J.Barnes 3B 4 1 0 1 .267 M.Schnurstei 3B 4 0 0 0 .226 R.Deevers RF 4 1 1 0 .308 C.Kelly LF 3 1 1 1 .220 A.Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 .214 D.Ulacia PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Kloostrmn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Reed PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Hernandez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 6 1 TOTALS 27 3 5 2 GREAT FALLS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 6 2 HELENA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X- 3 5 2 E--A.Gray, J.Johnson, G.Rodriguez, L.Palmisano. DP--GREAT FALLS 0, HELENA 0. LOB--GREAT FALLS 7, HELENA 8. 2B--S.Morris (7). HR--C.Kelly (4). SB--S.Morris (1), G.Rodriguez 2 (16). CS--B.Bounds, V.Rottino. SH--T.Trofholz, D.Anderson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS D.Ulacia 2.2 0 0 0 3 3 0 6.39 R.Reed (L,1-1) 4.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 4.28 J.Johnson 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.56 F.Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 HELENA G.Kloostrmn 5.0 2 1 1 4 6 1 3.96 T.Taubenheim (W,2-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.18 D.Eveland (S,10) 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2.55 WP--D.Eveland. SO--A.Gray, M.Myers 2, C.Lee, B.Bounds 2, C.Lisk 3, C.Kelly, T.Trofholz, L.Palmisano, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, R.Deevers. BB--M.Myers, S.Morris 2, C.Kelly, G.Rodriguez 2, D.Anderson 2, B.Whitney, V.Rottino. T--2:43. A--1342