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Final: Modesto (A's) 4, High Desert 3 Mavericks score three in the top of the ninth to tie things up only to lose in the bottom of the inning -- heart-ripping losses on consecutive nights...

Final: Montgomery (Devil Rays) 8, Huntsville 2 Stars have been majoring in "caught stealing" for several weeks now; pull back the reins, Frank Kremblas -- pathetic results on the basepaths in this one... Huntsville Box Score: Why do I think the Pete Zamora era in Huntsville might be brief? GAME DATE: 6/03/04 HVL at MTG HUNTSVILLE 2 AT MONTGOMERY 8 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MONTGOMERY AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 0 .244 F.Cortez 2B 4 1 0 0 .266 J.Raburn CF 3 0 1 1 .255 J.Brewer LF 5 0 2 1 .302 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .242 A.German CF 3 0 1 0 .296 B.Nelson LF 4 1 1 1 .299 J.Salas 3B 5 0 1 1 .283 J.Belcher RF 3 0 1 0 .285 B.Martin RF 2 2 0 0 .259 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 0 0 .212 D.DeMent DH 4 4 4 2 .288 K.Johnson DH 1 0 0 0 .233 R.Cancel CAT 4 0 2 2 .221 J.Alvarado CAT 3 0 0 0 .164 A.Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 .209 O.Chavez SS 3 1 1 0 .275 N.Perez SS 4 1 1 2 .339 M.Ford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Veras PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .154 W.Glen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Zamora PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Coose PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 2 6 2 TOTALS 35 8 12 8 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 6 2 MONTGOMERY 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 X- 8 12 0 E--J.Raburn, O.Chavez. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, MONTGOMERY 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 4, MONTGOMERY 8. 2B--O.Chavez (3), J.Brewer (4), D.DeMent (4). 3B-- R.Cancel (1). HR--B.Nelson (10), D.DeMent 2 (5). SB--N.Perez (1). CS--J.Raburn, P.Fielder, J.Belcher, J.Brewer. HBP--J.Belcher, K.Johnson, A.German. SF--J.Raburn. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE M.Ford (L,1-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 3.20 D.Sarfate 5.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 4.33 P.Zamora 1.0 4 4 2 3 0 0 4.91 MONTGOMERY J.Veras 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 6.30 W.Glen (W,2-2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.39 A.Coose 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.43 J.Parker (S,9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.88 HB--M.Ford, W.Glen, A.Coose. SO--R.Weeks, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, C.Barnwell 2, O.Chavez, A.German, J.Salas, A.Clark, N.Perez. BB-- K.Johnson, F.Cortez, A.German, B.Martin 2. T--2:50. A--4409Huntsville Game Log: Matt Ford with a couple of clutch K's in the 2nd... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16268

Update, in progress: Modesto (A's) 3, High Desert 0, after five innings Although we're still waiting for a hard-hit ball off of Parra -- dinked and dunked to death, defense wasn't sparkling, and the umps didn't help in a three-run Modesto "rally"...

It's not like I'm charting the game with you, batman, but casually listening, I don't even remember Manny going to a three-ball count as of yet. Now this is the Manny we all know and love...

In progress: High Desert 0, Modesto (A's) 0, after three innings LHP Manny Parra allows only an infield single thus far, striking out four...

Final: Indianapolis 3, Rochester (Twins) 1 RHP Jeff Farnsworth dominant in this one; between he and another recent independent ball signee, RHP Clint Weibl, it looks like the Brewers have done their homework based on early returns Indianapolis Box Score: Everyone contributes; only Chris Magruder hitless, and he chips in with a sac fly; Corey Hart's OPS now right around .880 after his two hits tonight -- I'm telling ya', that permanent call-up to Milwaukee and plug-in to RF is so much closer than many of you think... GAME DATE: 6/03/04 ROC at IND ROCHESTER 1 AT INDIANAPOLIS 3 YTD YTD ROCHESTER AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG A.Ojeda SS 3 0 1 0 .250 C.Magruder LF 3 0 0 1 .264 J.Kubel RF 4 0 0 0 .294 R.Knox CF 4 1 1 0 .270 J.Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 .346 C.Hart DH 4 0 2 1 .283 M.Restovich LF 4 0 0 0 .240 J.Liefer RF 3 0 1 0 .341 T.Tiffee 3B 4 0 2 0 .286 S.Sheldon 1B 2 1 1 1 .220 R.Owens 3B 0 0 0 0 .234 L.Figueroa 3B 4 0 1 0 .293 T.Dunwoody CF 4 0 0 0 .333 S.Scarbrough SS 3 0 1 0 .222 J.Rabe DH 4 1 2 0 .264 M.Erickson 2B 3 1 1 0 .214 C.Heintz CAT 2 0 0 0 .306 A.Delgado CAT 2 0 1 0 .133 B.Simmons CAT 1 0 1 1 .219 J.Farnsworth PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Marsters CAT 0 0 0 0 .162 D.Reichert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 .240 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Gassner PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 1 7 1 TOTALS 28 3 9 3 ROCHESTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- 1 7 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X- 3 9 0 E--A.Ojeda. DP--ROCHESTER 3, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--ROCHESTER 6, INDIANAPOLIS 6. 2B--J.Rabe (14), R.Knox (8), M.Erickson (7). HR-- S.Sheldon (5). SF--C.Magruder. SH--A.Delgado. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA ROCHESTER D.Gassner (L,6-4) 7.0 9 3 3 2 0 1 3.59 A.Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 INDIANAPOLIS J.Farnsworth (W,1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1.13 D.Reichert 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.37 J.Childers (S,15) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.35 SO--J.Morneau 2, M.Restovich, T.Dunwoody, J.Rabe, C.Hart, S.Sheldon. BB--A.Ojeda, J.Liefer, S.Sheldon 2. T--2:02. A--6084Indianapolis Game Log: Double play ball in the 5th bails Farnsworth out of his only jam... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=13077

Final: South Bend (Diamondbacks) 2, Beloit 0 The entire Milwaukee organization's offense has gone into one giant collective yawn... Beloit Site Game Blurb and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1311 Beloit Box Score: Vinny Rottino with only his second game at second base this year -- young Guilder Rodriguez still invisible since the two-error 9th inning mishap a couple of nights ago; 21-year-old RHP Luis Pena has been solid more often than not in this, his second Midwest League season, but his own error doomed him tonight... GAME DATE: 6/03/04 SBN at BLT SOUTH BEND 2 AT BELOIT 0 YTD YTD SOUTH BEND AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG J.Kaplan LF 4 1 1 0 .276 T.Trofholz RF 2 0 0 0 .303 E.Bonifacio 2B 4 0 0 0 .273 S.Moss CF 4 0 1 0 .167 J.Cook RF 3 0 1 1 .235 D.Anderson LF 3 0 1 0 .275 A.Murillo 3B 4 1 1 0 .276 L.Palmisano DH 4 0 1 0 .307 M.Montero DH 4 0 1 0 .287 V.Rottino 2B 4 0 0 0 .296 E.Varela 1B 3 0 1 1 .285 A.Heether 3B 3 0 1 0 .260 B.Rose CAT 4 0 0 0 .190 M.Ramirez 1B 3 0 1 0 .250 L.Garcia CF 3 0 1 0 .278 T.Marks CAT 3 0 1 0 .197 A.Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 .200 G.Acosta SS 3 0 1 0 .171 C.Kinsey PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 29 0 7 0 SOUTH BEND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 2 6 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 7 1 E--L.Pena. DP--SOUTH BEND 4, BELOIT 1. LOB--SOUTH BEND 5, BELOIT 5. 2B--L.Garcia (8). HBP--T.Trofholz. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SOUTH BEND C.Kinsey (W,4-4) 9.0 7 0 0 2 3 0 3.14 BELOIT L.Pena (L,4-2) 8.0 4 1 0 1 6 0 3.57 D.Grybash 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.99 HB--C.Kinsey. WP--C.Kinsey, D.Grybash. SO--J.Kaplan 2, E.Bonifacio 2, A.Murillo, M.Montero, B.Rose, T.Trofholz, L.Palmisano, A.Heether. BB--J.Cook, E.Varela, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson. T--1:59. A--521Beloit Game Log: Lou Palmisano and Rottino had their chance in the first inning; four Snapper double plays hit into, one not-so-traditional.... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12490

Oh sure, edit your post and answer above my question. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif Thanks!

Batman, Mavs' pitching coach John Curtis was a good chat, talking about a new grip for Manny's fastball tonight, Parra pitching in front of his hometown fans in nearby Modesto, and Bo Hall's progress. I was distracted, however, when Forrest Martin's name came up, and the possibility of an independent leaguer, rather than a Beloit promotion, coming in. What did you hear about Martin's status?

Huntsville audio solid for this Windows user as always, although I'm about to swing to High Desert to catch all of Manny Parra's effort this evening... In progress: Montgomery (Devil Rays) 3, Huntsville 2, after 4.5 innings in Montgomery One of the few series where the Stars need to use a DH; because Tony Gwynn, Jr. is suspended for this game (on-field actions from the other night), Joel Alvarado is catching and Kade Johnson is your DH, once again leaving the Stars without a single bench position player tonight. As the signature says,

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Jeff Farnsworth at home vs. Rochester (Twins), 7:00 PM Audio link: Hey, let us know if anybody gets this to work, please! www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Red Wings' feed): www.redwingsbaseball.com/...bcast.html HUNTSVILLE: LHP Matt Ford for two scheduled innings, followed by RHP Dennis Sarfate at Montgomery (Devil Rays), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: LHP Manny Parra at Modesto (A's), 9:05 PM; the Northern Division ballparks, in general, aren't nearly as offensively radical as those in the South -- it'll be interesting to see how Manny performs this evening... Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: TBD at home vs. South Bend (Diamondbacks), 7:00 PM For the second consecutive series, no online audio available http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

Those sites are wrong. There have been no player moves yet this week involving either Gemoll or Stewart. Not saying that it won't happen, but as of right now, it hasn't. Thanks, brewcru1. You have to remember, Sports Network also told us that 39-year-old Jose Rijo had signed with the Crew and been assigned to Huntsville. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif As for now, Sports Network has Brandon Gemoll back at Indy, but Paul Stewart in Huntsville. We'll see... Brewerfan has learned that 22-year-old RHP Kenny Durost, the 28th round 2003 pick out of Lubbock Christian University, has chosen to retire. Surprising, only in that his 2004 numbers have been very good and he's been a key member of the Snappers' staff. As with any personal decision such as this, we're in absolutely no position to speculate on the circumstances, nor should we. We wish Kenny a bright future outside of baseball. Ken Durost Brewerfan Player Profile: www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...ayerId=574 On the retirement front, Baseball America has listed a "released" transaction for RHP Tony Stavros. Earlier this spring, Stavros had been listed as voluntarily retired. Probably some type of paper transaction for the undrafted free agent who had shown some promise with outstanding secondary numbers. Just mentioning it in case others on the board saw the line at BA.

Daily Press High Desert Game Summary: Not a first-hand account with the Northern road trip, but some details... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...832,42467,

Huntsville third baseman Chris Barnwell tags out Montgomery's Jace Brewer on Wednesday. http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/images/news_daily/060304/SPORTS_bicuits603_2.jpg

-- Photos by Julie Bennett, Montgomery Advertiser Biscuits shortstop Nestor Perez and Huntsville's Rickie Weeks wait for a call from an umpire at second base during their game on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Perez and the Biscuits won 6-0. http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/images/news_daily/060304/SPORTS_bicuits603_1.jpg

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: STARS LOSE, BUT GAINOnly the second shutout ever in the Montgomery Biscuits' young history --- and they've both come against the weakest hitting team in the league --- that's the Stars, of course. One would hope a new month would translate to a better start for some of the prized prospects on this club, who have not met our expectations thus far, but three days into the season, the Stars have hit .213 in this series against Montgomery that started June 1......... Prince Fielder --- another o-fer. He's on an 0-for-12 slide and 20-for-110 (.182) since the start of May. Rickie Weeks. He went from .311 in April to a .220 May, and is 2-for-23 on the Stars' two most recent road trips. He's 1-for-9 in this series, dropping his mark to .244. Tony Gwynn, Jr. He's 4-for-18 after going on a nine-game hitting streak........ Combined, the nucleus of what was to be one of the best hitting teams in the Stars' history, is hitting .251 with 14 HRs and 64 RBIs, 118 strikeouts (.212 K avg.) and 66 walks....... Their combined secondary average, for those fans familiar with sabermetrics, is .269........ And that's without isolating the month of May. The link to my site below now has the hitting comparisons between April and May, and although most Stars had better months in May, Fielder and Weeks definitely did not, and their problems are bleeding into June........ The best thing you can say, though, is that it they've been brilliant in the field. The Stars, in fact, had the fewest errors in May (24) in their history and the fewest errors after 50 games (49) in their history........ The club leader in errors with 10 is gone --- Enrique Cruz now at High Desert. http://www.starsboxscore.com/standing.html Despite the 6-0 loss, the Stars are still in this first half race, with a little less than three weeks to go. They actually gained a game on West Tennessee after a twin loss to Birmingham ......... The Stars are now 3-3 after being blanked this year. The Stars will try to even this series, Thursday, with Matt Ford (1-1, 3.06) making his comeback....... He'll pitch two innings, then make way for Dennis Sarfate, who has not been scored upon in his last two starts, covering 13 innings...... Cross your fingers for Ford, who hasn't pitched since April 26........ Pitching coach Fred Dabney says Mike Jones has made excellent progress, and will pitch a simulated game tomorrow, and there's an outside chance he may pitch an inning or two on the Stars next homestand. The first batter in the bottom of the 2nd inning set the tone right away for the night....... Brian Martin, who homered twice in Tuesday's double-header, lined a triple to left-center field past Brad Nelson, on the run. It caromed away from the wall at the 395 mark past Gwynn Jr. The relay throw by Ozzie Chavez skipped past Chris Barnwell and Martin was credited with the triple......... The Stars looked like it would have an easy out on the next batter, Iker Franco. Franco's chopper back to the mound was fielded with time enough for starter Tim Bausher to look back Martin, but Bausher threw the ball away up the right field line. Barnwell had trouble finding the ball and Franco had more than enough time to advance to third, giving the Biscuits a 1-0 jump......... Aaron Clark stood in next and slammed a two-run HR to right to make it 3-0....... Three consecutive singles followed Nestor Perez's grounder for the first out, and Montgomery took a 4-0 lead. For Bausher, it was the second straight start in which he gave up at least four earned runs --- that after nine straight games of giving up two runs or less....... His mound opponent, Jason Cromer, gave up just one hit through six --- a 4th inning single by Nelson in what would be the Stars' best chance in this game......... With the bases loaded and nobody out, Jason Cromer walked Tony, Jr. and Fielder, and a swinging bunt by Nelson set the stage for Jason Belcher, one of the two best hitters in May (2, 14, .315)....... Belcher fouled off several pitches and worked the count full, then lined a fast ball to left fielder Jace Brewer. Gwynn attempted to score, slid into home, and was snap tagged by catcher Iker Franco......... Manager Frank Kremblas came running out of the dugout charging that Franco had missed the tag, but Kremblas lost the argument...... Barnwell grounded out to end the inning. The Stars lost all the arguments in this game...... Tony Gwynn, Jr. was the biggest loser, after arguing a strike three call at the plate with home plate ump Pete Pedersen in the 6th inning. He was backed up by the 3rd base ump, Rob Hansen, and in disgust, Gwynn threw his bat up in the air........ Pedersen, in no mood after listening to Rickie Weeks' earful after a called third strike, tossed Gwynn, necessitating some position juggling, since the Stars still are short a position player after losing Brandon Gemoll more than two weeks ago....... Chris Barnwell was moved to right, and he actually made an assist out there in the 7th inning with a perfect two-hop throw to Joel Alvarado, playing 3rd base, getting Brian Martin who tried to go from first to third on Nestor Perez's single. Chris made one dandy play in the 3rd inning off Nestor Perez, making a diving stop of a ball at third, then throwing across from a knee -- as good a play as you would see in the major leagues......... It saved a run, but it mattered only to Bausher's ERA......... Nelson also made a fine catch in the 7th inning, climbing the wall to take away a home run from Franco. Famililar patterns........ Weeks led off this game by being hit by a pitch....... It was the 8th time this season Weeks has been hit in his first trip to the plate, and the 6th time he's led off a game like that........ Rickie has now been hit 17 times in 53 games, almost as many times as he's walked and more than nearly every player on the team has walked except for Prince, Tony Jr., and Nelson....... He's two away from the club record of 19 set by Ramon Hernandez in 1998........ In the 1st inning with runners on first and second, Fielder hit into another rally-killing double play --- the official count doesn't agree with mine after pouring over game logs, but it leads the club (Barnwell led in this category last year with 12)........ He hit into eight in May and five times they came in the 1st inning. Ben Hendrickson made his major league debut Wednesday night (5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 K)........ We all knew he would sometime this year....... He becomes the 145th former Huntsville Star to make it from there to the majors.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Wednesday?s game at Riverwalk Stadium should be quickly filed away and forgotten. The Stars (28-25) are still in a pennant race, and their 6-0 loss to Montgomery (22-31) was the kind that can leave a hangover. Huntsville pulled within two games of Southern League West leader West Tenn, which lost a doubleheader at Birmingham. Biscuits lefty Jason Cromer (3-4) held the Stars to one infield single over six scoreless innings, walking three and fanning five for his third win. Righty Carlos Hines authored three shutout frames of relief, giving up four singles and fanning four for his first save. Montgomery banged out 13 hits and broke the game open with a five-hit, four-run second. Brian Martin, who homered twice in a doubleheader split the day before, ripped a triple to left-center, and Iker Franco followed with a soft come-backer to the mound. Stars starter Tim Bausher threw the ball up the rightfield line for an error, scoring Martin and sending Franco to third. Aaron Clark slammed a two-run homer to right, and one out later three consecutive singles, the last a run-scoring hit by Jose Velazquez, made it 4-0 Biscuits. Two moments encapsulated Huntsville?s frustration: a bases-loaded scoring chance gone awry and Tony Gwynn Jr.?s sixth-inning ejection. Jason Belcher hit with the bases full and none out in the fourth, spoiling several two-strike pitches before lifting a fly ball down the leftfield line. Jace Brewer made the catch as Gwynn tagged up at third and broke for home. Brewer?s throw arrived just ahead of Gwynn, whose deft slide appeared to avoid catcher Iker Franco?s sweep tag. Gwynn was called out by plate ump Pete Pederson, and Stars skipper Frank Kremblas argued to no avail. Chris Barnwell grounded out to end the inning. In the top of the sixth, Rickie Weeks was called out on strikes and offered a few words to Pederson. Kremblas charged down the line to protect his player, and Weeks retreated to the dugout. Gwynn batted next and checked his swing at a count of 1-2. On appeal, third base umpire Rob Hanson punched out Gwynn, who flipped his bat in the air. With his back turned to home plate, Pederson tossed Gwynn out of the game, and again Kremblas raced home to back up Gwynn. Neither discussion with Pederson bore fruit. Bausher (1-6) suffered his sixth loss, surrendering five runs, four earned, on 10 hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings. Reliever Fernando Rijo permitted one run on three hits and one walk over two frames, and John Novinsky tossed a scoreless eighth, allowing only a walk, his first in over a month, and fanning one. In the series finale Thursday night, Stars lefty Matt Ford (1-1, 3.06) returns from the disabled list for his first start in over a month. The Biscuits counter with righty Jose Veras (1-0, 5.87). Game time is 7:05 p.m., and the FPH Financial Services Pre-game Show starts at 6:50 p.m. Stars baseball can be heard on locally on ESPN 1450 and at www.huntsvillestars.com.

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 28 22 .560[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 28 22 .560 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 27 26 .509 2.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 25 27 .481 4.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 30 23 .566 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 28 25 .528 2.0[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 27 26 .509 3.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 26 27 .491 4.0 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 22 31 .415 8.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 32 20 .615 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 31 22 .585 1.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 26 26 .500 6.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 25 27 .481 7.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 20 33 .377 12.5[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 30 21 .588 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 30 22 .577 .5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 30 22 .577 .5 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 27 24 .529 3.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 28 25 .528 3.0[/b] QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 23 25 .479 5.5 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 23 29 .442 7.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 17 36 .321 14.0

Final: Modesto (A's) 9, High Desert 8 Wow -- give Mel Queen's boys credit for taking an 8-6 lead (!) before losing a heartbreaker... High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 6/02/04 HD at MOD HIGH DESERT 8 AT MODESTO 9 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG MODESTO AB R H BI AVG C.Morris DH 4 0 1 2 .297 A.Ethier CF 4 2 1 0 .283 C.Crabbe 2B 4 1 0 0 .294 L.Turner 2B 5 1 3 0 .263 D.Boyd LF 5 2 3 0 .294 B.Stavisky DH 4 2 2 0 .336 T.Hinton 1B 5 1 1 1 .300 N.Cruz LF 4 0 1 2 .315 J.Frost RF 5 1 1 1 .278 J.Suomi CAT 5 0 3 1 .325 S.Candelaria 3B 3 1 2 2 .263 J.Perry 1B 4 1 1 1 .375 F.Villanueva CAT 4 2 2 0 .248 O.Quintanill SS 3 1 0 0 .261 K.Bibbs CF 3 0 1 2 .292 M.McBeth RF 5 2 1 1 .239 E.Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 .234 I.Garcia 3B 4 0 3 2 .240 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Lynch PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.FISCHER PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Kusiewicz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Landeros PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Shank PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Coleman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 8 12 8 TOTALS 38 9 15 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0- 8 12 3 MODESTO 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1- 9 15 1 E--C.Crabbe, J.Frost, B.Hall, O.Quintanill. DP--HIGH DESERT 3, MODESTO 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 6, MODESTO 11. 2B--D.Boyd (9), F.Villanueva (8), J.Suomi (15), I.Garcia (13). 3B--M.McBeth (4). HR--J.Perry (1). SB--C.Morris (24), K.Bibbs (18), J.Suomi (3). CS--C.Morris. HBP-- A.Ethier. SF--S.Candelaria, N.Cruz. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT B.Hall 5.0 5 3 2 1 5 0 5.87 C.Breslow 2.0 5 3 2 2 0 1 8.80 M.Kusiewicz (L,0-1) 1.1 5 3 3 2 1 0 6.35 MODESTO M.Lynch 6.2 6 3 3 1 3 0 4.42 S.FISCHER 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 3.26 L.Landeros 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.91 C.Shank 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.80 J.Coleman (W,1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.51 HB--B.Hall. PB--J.Suomi. SO--C.Morris, D.Boyd, T.Hinton, J.Frost, E.Cruz, N.Cruz 2, J.Suomi, J.Perry, M.McBeth, I.Garcia. BB--C.Morris, C.Crabbe, K.Bibbs, E.Cruz, B.Stavisky, J.Perry, O.Quintanill 2, I.Garcia. T--3:06. A--2919High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=18746

If you're going to make a comeback tonight, at least tie it up. I'm not staying up till 1:00 AM just to suffer through more Eric Gagne.

In progress: Modesto (A's) 3, High Desert 0, after three innings Yup, this is shaping up as a Link Report for the trash bin tonight...c'mon Mavs, c'mon Crew -- plenty of time left... Update: Modesto (A's) 6, High Desert 0, after six innings OK, well this game's mathematically symmetrical thus far, anyway...

Final: Montgomery (Devil Rays) 6, Huntsville 0 Another Rickie Weeks HBP doesn't make up for another dreary offensive performance by the Stars, five little singles... Huntsville Box Score: Uh-oh, Tony Gwynn leaves this one early, prompting a lineup shuffle that places catcher Joel Alvarado at 3B; if Brandon Gemoll isn't back, where's my signature -- Reid, get Huntsville another bat! GAME DATE: 6/02/04 HVL at MTG HUNTSVILLE 0 AT MONTGOMERY 6 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MONTGOMERY AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 3 0 0 0 .244 F.Cortez 2B 5 2 2 0 .272 A.Gwynn CF 1 0 0 0 .260 J.Brewer LF 3 0 3 1 .296 J.Alvarado 3B 1 0 0 0 .172 J.Velazquez 1B 4 0 1 1 .257 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 .242 J.Salas 3B 5 0 1 0 .285 B.Nelson LF 4 0 3 0 .300 D.DeMent DH 4 0 0 0 .262 J.Belcher DH 4 0 0 0 .283 B.Martin RF 3 1 1 0 .264 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 2 0 .216 I.Franco CAT 4 2 1 0 .182 C.Barnwell RF 0 0 0 0 .216 A.Clark CF 4 1 3 3 .208 J.Raburn RF 4 0 0 0 .252 N.Perez SS 4 0 1 0 .343 J.Raburn CF 0 0 0 0 .252 J.Cromer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .235 C.Hines PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .270 T.Bausher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Rijo PIT 0 0 0 0 .400 J.Novinsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 0 5 0 TOTALS 36 6 13 5 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 1 MONTGOMERY 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 X- 6 13 0 E--T.Bausher. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, MONTGOMERY 2. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 7, MONTGOMERY 10. 2B--A.Clark 2 (6). 3B--F.Cortez (2), B.Martin (1). HR--A.Clark (8). SB--R.Weeks (4). CS--J.Brewer. HBP--R.Weeks. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE T.Bausher (L,1-6) 5.0 10 5 4 2 5 1 3.67 F.Rijo 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 J.Novinsky 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.16 MONTGOMERY J.Cromer (W,3-4) 6.0 1 0 0 3 5 0 4.81 C.Hines (S,1) 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4.45 HB--J.Cromer. SO--R.Weeks, A.Gwynn, J.Alvarado, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, J.Belcher 2, K.Johnson 2, F.Cortez, J.Velazquez, J.Salas 2, D.DeMent, B.Martin. BB--A.Gwynn 2, P.Fielder, J.Brewer 2, J.Velazquez, B.Martin. T--2:39. A--3409Huntsville Game Log: First inning, fourth, seventh, ninth -- all wasted away; bases juiced, no one out in the 4th -- nothing... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=16267

Final: South Bend (Diamondbacks) 3, Beloit 2 These are critical losses for the Snappers as they were approaching the top of the division... Beloit Site Game Blurb and Player of the Game Info: Any excuse to honor Cap'n Lou is a good one... www.snappersbaseball.com/...63305d36be Beloit Box Score: Three lonely base hits; you may recognize the name Tila Rreynolds for the Silverhawks, the Brewers 2002 13th round pick infielder out of the University of Washington did not sign with the Crew... GAME DATE: 6/02/04 SBN at BLT SOUTH BEND 3 AT BELOIT 2 YTD YTD SOUTH BEND AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG M.Goss RF 4 0 0 0 .272 T.Trofholz DH 4 0 0 0 .306 E.Bonifacio 2B 4 0 1 0 .280 J.Murray SS 4 0 0 0 .217 E.Varela 1B 4 0 0 0 .284 V.Rottino 2B 3 1 0 0 .303 A.Murillo 3B 3 0 0 0 .276 L.Palmisano CAT 4 0 2 1 .309 M.Montero CAT 2 2 0 0 .288 A.Heether 3B 3 0 0 0 .259 A.Frazier DH 4 1 2 0 .271 S.Moss CF 3 1 1 0 .162 J.Kaplan LF 3 0 2 1 .277 D.Anderson LF 2 0 0 0 .274 L.Garcia CF 4 0 0 0 .277 M.Ramirez 1B 2 0 0 0 .248 A.Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 .206 R.Deevers RF 2 0 0 1 .206 J.Cook PH 1 0 1 2 .233 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Reynolds SS 0 0 0 0 .237 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Chico PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Biggs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 3 6 3 TOTALS 27 2 3 2 SOUTH BEND 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0- 3 6 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0- 2 3 0 DP--SOUTH BEND 0, BELOIT 0. LOB--SOUTH BEND 5, BELOIT 5. 2B--A.Frazier (12), J.Kaplan 2 (8), L.Palmisano (9). SB--E.Bonifacio (14). CS--A.Murillo. SF--J.Kaplan, R.Deevers. SH--D.Anderson 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SOUTH BEND M.Chico (W,7-3) 6.1 2 2 2 4 5 0 2.42 B.Biggs (S,10) 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 1.59 BELOIT K.Durost (L,4-4) 6.0 4 3 3 3 5 0 3.57 T.Taubenheim 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.81 WP--M.Chico. SO--M.Goss 2, M.Montero, A.Frazier 2, J.Kaplan, L.Garcia, T.Trofholz 2, J.Murray 3, A.Heether 3, S.Moss, R.Deevers. BB--A.Murillo, M.Montero 2, V.Rottino, A.Heether, S.Moss, M.Ramirez. T--2:31. A--481Beloit Game Log: Snappers best chance at a rally fell short in the 7th... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12489

The post count of this thread may dwarf Ben's pitch count by game's end.

I give permission for a least favorite Brewer of 2004 Brewerfan poll as long as Gary Bennett is listed as each choice.