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According to Drew Olson, RHP Victor Santos is already "on the premises". The question is, do they activate him now? Link: www.jsonline.com/sports/b...224616.asp

It's another spring Sunday, so get all prettied up and enjoy your Daily Menu, most of which goes head-to-head with a Ben Sheets series sweep attempt on the major league side of things... As usual for a Sunday, any box score link help in the late afternoon and early evening is appreciated, click on the league for the links you seek: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...ate=042504 All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Travis Phelps at Columbus (Yankees), 2:05 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: LHP's Matt Ford and Jeff Housman at home vs. Tennessee (Cardinals) in doubleheader action, 2:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: RHP Bo Hall at home vs. Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 5:05 PM; Hall struck out nine in five innings last time out... Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Brian Montalbo at home vs. Wisconsin (Mariners), 2:00 PM; only 494 in attendance on Saturday -- hopefully the Brewerfan Fan Fest crew will push up that number for Sunday; have a great time, everyone! Audio link (Timber Rattlers' feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers

Final: Huntsville 8, Tennessee (Cardinals) 5 Stars score four in the eighth for the exciting come-from-behind win Huntsville Box Score: Always nice to draw nine walks; and isn't Prince's average starting to sneak back up... GAME DATE: 4/24/04 TEN at HVL TENNESSEE 5 AT HUNTSVILLE 8 YTD YTD TENNESSEE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG S.Schumaker CF 4 0 0 0 .391 A.Gwynn CF 5 1 1 1 .208 P.Bolivar RF 1 0 1 0 .265 E.Cruz SS 3 2 1 1 .226 J.Hamilton RF 3 2 1 0 .207 P.Fielder 1B 4 2 2 0 .265 D.Moylan CAT 4 1 2 2 .316 R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 0 .314 J.Colina 2B 3 1 0 0 .224 B.Nelson LF 3 0 2 1 .239 J.Kinney PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Nelson RF 0 0 0 0 .239 C.Cali PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 1 2 .176 N.Espy 1B 0 0 0 0 .217 K.Johnson CAT 3 1 1 0 .310 J.Nelson SS 4 1 1 0 .333 B.Gemoll RF 4 0 0 1 .143 C.Duncan 1B 4 0 1 2 .250 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Duncan LF 0 0 0 0 .250 T.Bausher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Boyd LF 4 0 0 0 .200 J.Belcher PH 0 0 0 0 .214 E.Rust PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Novinsky PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 G.Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 .116 J.Raburn PH 1 0 0 0 .333 C.Narveson PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Rivard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Knox PH 1 1 1 0 .278 C.Erickson 2B 1 0 0 0 .160 R.Knox LF 0 0 0 0 .278 TOTALS 34 5 7 4 TOTALS 33 8 10 6 TENNESSEE 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0- 5 7 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 X- 8 10 1 E--D.Moylan, C.Duncan, C.Erickson, P.Fielder. DP--TENNESSEE 0, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--TENNESSEE 6, HUNTSVILLE 12. 2B--C.Duncan (4), A.Gwynn (4), R.Weeks (5), B.Nelson (3), R.Knox (3). 3B--J.Hamilton (1). HR--D.Moylan (1). SB--E.Cruz (1), R.Knox (4). HBP--R.Weeks. SF-- E.Cruz. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA TENNESSEE C.Narveson 5.0 3 3 3 3 6 0 4.43 T.Johnson 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 6.75 J.Kinney 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.00 C.Cali (L,0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.40 E.Rust 0.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.91 HUNTSVILLE T.Bausher 3.0 5 3 0 2 4 0 1.80 J.Novinsky 3.0 2 2 2 2 5 1 4.66 R.Rivard (W,1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.91 R.Giron (S,4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 HB--C.Narveson. WP--J.Kinney. SO--S.Schumaker 2, J.Nelson, C.Duncan 2, S.Boyd 2, G.Johnson, C.Narveson 2, C.Erickson, A.Gwynn 2, P.Fielder, R.Weeks, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, B.Gemoll 3, J.Novinsky, J.Raburn. BB--S.Schumaker, J.Hamilton, J.Colina, C.Narveson, E.Cruz, P.Fielder, B.Nelson 2, C.Barnwell, K.Johnson 2, B.Gemoll, J.Belcher. T--3:02. A--2204Huntsville Game Log: Prince thrown at the plate in the 7th -- give that catcher a medal... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=11956

Final: Columbus (Yankees) 8, Indianapolis 2 LHP Jorge de la Rosa a disappointment in the early going... Indianapolis Box Score: Old friend Jeff Deardorff goes deep, over 12,000 in attendance... GAME DATE: 4/24/04 IND at COL INDIANAPOLIS 2 AT COLUMBUS 8 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG COLUMBUS AB R H BI AVG D.Krynzel CF 3 1 0 0 .326 D.Bragg CF 4 1 0 0 .341 J.Hardy SS 3 0 1 1 .218 C.Cosme 2B 4 2 3 3 .408 C.Coste CAT 4 0 2 0 .348 M.Vento RF 4 0 1 0 .208 J.Liefer DH 3 0 1 1 .386 M.Kelly LF 3 0 1 2 .222 C.Hart RF 4 0 0 0 .314 J.Deardorff 3B 3 1 1 2 .231 J.Nunnally LF 4 0 0 0 .160 T.Betts 1B 4 1 1 0 .275 S.Sheldon 1B 4 1 1 0 .258 F.Escalona SS 4 1 1 0 .286 S.Scarbrough 3B 2 0 0 0 .174 H.Bush DH 2 2 1 0 .314 L.Figueroa 2B 3 0 1 0 .250 D.Parrish CAT 4 0 1 1 .200 J.De La Rosa PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Beal PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Mann PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bowles PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Bean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 2 6 2 TOTALS 32 8 10 8 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 2 6 0 COLUMBUS 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 X- 8 10 0 DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, COLUMBUS 2. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 5, COLUMBUS 5. 2B--C.Cosme (3), M.Kelly (1). HR--J.Deardorff (3). SB--D.Bragg (2), C.Cosme (2). HBP--M.Kelly, H.Bush. SF--J.Hardy, J.Deardorff. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS J.De La Rosa (L,0-1) 2.0 5 5 5 1 4 0 8.71 M.Adams 3.1 2 2 2 0 5 0 5.11 B.Bowles 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 1 2.45 J.Childers 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.57 COLUMBUS A.Beal (W,1-0) 6.0 5 2 2 3 1 0 7.20 J.Mann 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.74 C.Bean 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 HB--J.De La Rosa 2. SO--D.Krynzel 2, C.Hart, D.Bragg 3, M.Vento, M.Kelly 2, J.Deardorff, T.Betts 2, F.Escalona 2, D.Parrish 2. BB-- D.Krynzel, J.Liefer, S.Scarbrough, D.Bragg, H.Bush. T--2:19. A--12635Indianapolis Game Log: David Krynzel's led off more than a few games this year with a base on balls; de la Rosa's outings have been unusually short in addition to mediocre... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14076

High Desert 5, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 3 Amazing what good pitching will get you...sweet! Mavs outhit the Quakes, 12-6; Mario Mendez and Chris Morris with key RBI hits... High Desert Site Game Summary: CATCHER IN THE RIGHTCatchers may possess the ?tools of ignorance,? but equal the name in the category of good-play calling and timely hitting. Meet John Vanden Berg?s performance on Saturday. The High Desert Mavericks, led by Vanden Berg?s impressive all-around performance, stormed their way to a fourth win in five games by downing the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Mavericks Stadium before 1,292. High Desert (7-10), at the moment of victory and pending the results of the Lancaster/Inland Empire matchup, draws to within five games of the Jethawks for first-place in the California League?s South Division. Vanden Berg led the Mavericks hitting attack with a 2-for-2 hitting effort, including a homer, two RBI?s, two walks and three runs scored. Vanden Berg got the Mavs on the scoreboard with a two-run blast to right off Quakes starter Jean Toledo (1-1), putting the Mavs out front 2-0. With the score tied at 2-2, Vanden Berg drew a crucial two-out walk in the sixth, knocking Toledo from the game in favor of reliever James Carroll. Mario Mendez greeted Carroll by slashing an RBI double down the right-field line, knocking in Vanden Berg and giving the Mavs a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish. Ozzie Chavez followed with an RBI single to expand the lead to 4-2. Vanden Berg also transferred his all-around effort to his work behind the plate, helping Mavs starter Forrest Martin to a stellar five inning effort despite a no-decision, allowing two unearned runs on four hits and a strikeout. Dan Kolb got the win in relief, (1-0), and was followed by notable relief efforts by Ryan Costello in the eighth and Nick Slack in the ninth, who picked up his first save of 2004. Rancho Cucamonga (7-8) tied the game in the fourth when Michael Napoli slugged a two-run homer to right off Martin, and drew to within a run at 4-3 seventh on B.J. Weed?s RBI single off Kolb. The Mavericks, who are guaranteed a series victory over the Quakes with two wins in as many games thus far in the three-game set, send Bo Hall (1-1) to the hill in the final game of the series against Rancho Cucamonga?s Phil Wilson (0-2), with the first pitch set for 5:05 PM (Central Time). The Mavericks will be hosting their second Napa Auto Parts Little League Clinic prior to the game. High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 4/24/04 RC at HD RANCHO CUCAMONGA 3 AT HIGH DESERT 5 YTD YTD RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG R.Willits CF 2 0 0 0 .222 C.Morris DH 5 0 1 1 .278 R.Melgarejo RF 4 0 0 0 .273 C.Crabbe 2B 5 0 0 0 .254 E.Aybar DH 4 0 1 0 .414 D.Boyd LF 4 0 1 0 .315 J.Rodriguez SS 2 1 0 0 .231 T.Hinton 1B 3 0 2 0 .368 M.Napoli CAT 4 1 1 2 .370 J.Eure 3B 4 0 2 0 .243 G.Porter 1B 4 1 3 0 .327 S.Candelaria RF 4 1 1 0 .250 D.Gates LF 3 0 0 0 .220 J.Vanden ber CAT 2 3 2 2 .400 A.Pavkovich 3B 2 0 0 0 .289 M.Mendez CF 3 1 1 1 .195 J.Turner PH 1 0 0 0 .111 O.Chavez SS 3 0 2 1 .200 B.Weed 2B 3 0 1 0 .317 F.Martin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Budde PH 1 0 0 0 .222 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Toledo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Costello PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Carroll PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 3 6 2 TOTALS 33 5 12 5 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0- 3 6 1 HIGH DESERT 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 X- 5 12 2 E--A.Pavkovich, M.Mendez, O.Chavez. DP--RANCHO CUCAMONGA 1, HIGH DESERT 2. LOB--RANCHO CUCAMONGA 6, HIGH DESERT 10. 2B--G.Porter (3), M.Mendez (1). HR--M.Napoli (5), J.Vanden ber (1). SB--J.Rodriguez (2). CS--J.Rodriguez 2, S.Candelaria. SH--M.Mendez, O.Chavez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RANCHO CUCAMONGA J.Toledo (L,1-1) 5.2 6 3 3 3 5 1 3.00 J.Carroll 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 6.75 R.Thompson 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 7.88 HIGH DESERT F.Martin 5.0 2 2 0 3 1 1 3.10 D.Kolb (W,2-0) 2.0 3 1 0 3 2 0 4.72 R.Costello 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14.29 N.Slack (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 SO--R.Willits, J.Rodriguez, M.Napoli, D.Gates, C.Morris 3, C.Crabbe 2, T.Hinton, J.Eure. BB--R.Willits 2, J.Rodriguez 2, D.Gates, A.Pavkovich, D.Boyd, T.Hinton, J.Vanden ber 2. T--2:45. A--1292High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=17894

Quotes from the Brewers' site: "I'm in awe right now," Dave Burba said. "I think it's unbelievable." "I was impressed from the first pitch of the game," Dan Kolb said of Saenz. "I don't think I've ever seen a rookie throw a first-pitch breaking ball. He showed some poise and composure." "He wasn't [pitching from] the stretch very much," manager Ned Yost said. "He was in the wind-up the majority of the day. He was moving his fastball in and out and he had a nasty slider which was buckling them. What he did out there today ... that's phenomenal." "He was awesome," Jeff Bennett said. "He has unbelievable stuff and he has a real good head on his shoulders." What was Saenz throwing well? "Everything," catcher Chad Moeller said. "A fastball that he had pretty good command of. A lot of breaking balls for strikes that really had a lot of the guys buckling. And he was able to use his changeup effectively, too. "You've got to dream it like that," Moeller said, "but it doesn't always happen that way." "He needs to stick around," Geoff Jenkins said. "Against that lineup, what he did? That's incredible." Saenz struck out eight in each of his two starts for Huntsville this season. Last Sunday, he held Montgomery scoreless on one hit for six innings and allowed only three fair balls out of the infield. He retired the first 13 batters he faced and did not issue a walk. Full article: milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com...;fext=.jsp

Mass help me out. How do i get both to play. I can only get the TV feed or the Radio. Start the audio feed first, and when it opens in the MLB Media Player, select preferences, and choose "Play in Real Player". Then open the video in the MLB player. Sometimes you have to pause one or the other to sync up the timing initially, but once you do, you're golden! Right now I'm only pulling up the Brewer audio when it's the opponent's video feed, but I'm tempted to do so as well for the Brewer TV feeds -- I'm just very comfortable with Bob and Jim from years' past.

Beloit 6, Wisconsin (Mariners) 3 Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1268 Beloit Box Score: The box score is a bit off here, as the leadoff hitter was Terry Trofholz, so read it that way; fine pitching from RHP Greg Moreira, and outstanding work from LHP Dana Eveland... GAME DATE: 4/24/04 WIS at BLT WISCONSIN 3 AT BELOIT 6 YTD YTD WISCONSIN AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG J.Womack LF 4 1 1 2 .213 V.Rottino RF 4 0 2 3 .356 G.Sandel 2B 1 0 0 0 .214 A.Heether 3B 3 0 0 0 .245 M.Cox PH 1 0 0 0 .167 D.Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 .288 M.Cox 2B 0 0 0 0 .167 M.Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 .194 A.Jones 3B 2 0 0 1 .231 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 1 2 0 .333 A.Jones SS 0 0 0 0 .231 T.Trofholz CF 5 2 2 1 .281 C.Collins CAT 3 0 0 0 .182 G.Acosta SS 3 1 1 1 .171 C.Colton RF 4 0 0 0 .204 T.Marks DH 3 1 0 0 .281 W.Balentien CF 4 0 0 0 .220 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 1 1 .321 B.Metheny 1B 3 0 1 0 .250 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Bradford 1B 1 0 0 0 .125 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Dutton DH 3 1 3 0 .196 O.Navarro SS 3 1 1 0 .200 E.O'Flaherty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Perry PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Heaston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 3 6 3 TOTALS 33 6 9 6 WISCONSIN 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3 6 0 BELOIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X- 6 9 0 DP--WISCONSIN 0, BELOIT 0. LOB--WISCONSIN 4, BELOIT 7. 2B--J.Womack (3), V.Rottino (5), T.Trofholz (2), G.Acosta (1). SB--G.Rodriguez (3). SF--A.Jones. SH--G.Sandel. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WISCONSIN E.O'Flaherty 5.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 3.94 B.Perry (L,0-3) 2.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 7.20 B.Heaston 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 BELOIT G.Moreira 5.0 5 3 3 2 1 0 3.94 D.Eveland (W,1-1) 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2.55 WP--E.O'Flaherty. SO--J.Womack, C.Colton, W.Balentien 2, B.Metheny, M.Ramirez, G.Rodriguez, L.Palmisano. BB--G.Sandel, A.Jones, C.Collins, A.Heether, G.Rodriguez, G.Acosta, T.Marks. T--2:40. A--494Beloit Game Log: You'll get a better sense of the batting order here until a proper box score is posted... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12468 By the way, RHP Brian Montalbo will be your starting pitcher for Day Two of Brewerfan's Fan Fest.

What on earth is going through Ben Hendrickson's mind right now? Saenz gets promoted right by him, and makes an impressive first impression on the Major League level despite Hendrickson's seniority on the food chain and equivocal success at AAA. It can't be anything about the 40-man roster spot, either, because Ben's there too. I guess Hendrickson just has to keep his head up and show that he belongs in the show, too. Toby, fate really stepped in Ben's way in this instance. Saenz was rested, Ben was not. Little doubt Hendrickson would have received the call otherwise.

Looking forward to the Brewerfan Fan Fest reports from Miller Park...

Calm down guys....for clancy's sake. It's only through five innings, but this performance will hopefully rank a close second only to the Steve Woodard vs Roger Clemens debut as far as Brewer pitching debuts go. I know what you're saying, but as a Brewer fan, you learn to enjoy the morsels as you can get them... And Cyanogen5, who's to say Wes Obermueller shouldn't be a tad worried about his spot right now?

Consistently at 92-94 MPH with the fastball and spotting it very well, hitting Moeller's glove in nearly every case; getting in front of batters one after the other, with several 0-2 counts. The curveball is death to RH batters, and as noted above, has them bailing out of the box -- we're talking veterans like Rolen and Renteria here. Jim Powell described it as a "2-to-8" curveball as opposed to a "12-to-6" pitch, and I agree. Most importantly, he's getting it over for strikes. Even though the home plate ump has a liberal zone today, it's my opinion it's benefited Woody Williams much more than the youngster. 22 years old, I probably have T-shirts that are older http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif It'd be interesting to see Chris face a more LH line-up, but against the Cards, this is sweet. Looks incredibly composed, and a ball hasn't been hit hard since the first. Don't punch that ticket back to Huntsville quite yet...

I am watching the Cardinal TV feed (while listening to Ueck and Jim P. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ) via the mlb.com package, and Saenz' stuff looks filthy -- that's a good thing! Fun so far!

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 9 3 .750[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 6 7 .462 3.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 6 8 .429 4.0 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 5 10 .333 5.5 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 8 6 .571 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 7 6 .538 .5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 7 8 .467 1.5 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 5 7 .417 2.0 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 5 10 .333 3.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 11 4 .733 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 9 6 .600 2.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 7 7 .500 3.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 7 8 .467 4.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 6 10 .375 5.5[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 9 6 .600 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 9 6 .600 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 8 7 .533 1.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 8 7 .533 1.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 7 8 .467 2.0 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 6 9 .400 3.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 6 9 .400 3.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 6 9 .400 3.0[/b]

The four minor league games stagger by one hour each, with most of the action following the Brewers - Cardinals game today (a Brewerfan Fan Fest extravaganza -- wish I was there). Here's Saturday's Daily Menu -- enjoy! All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Jorge de la Rosa at Columbus (Yankees), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Tim Bausher at home vs. Tennessee (Cardinals), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: RHP Forrest Martin at home vs. Rancho Cucamonga (Angels), 5:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: RHP Greg Moreira at home vs. Wisconsin (Mariners), 4:00 PM Audio link (Timber Rattlers' feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...wtrattlers

Finally, a Beloit Box Score: The middle of the order is tearing things up... GAME DATE: 4/23/04 BLT at LAN BELOIT 3 AT LANSING 0 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG LANSING AB R H BI AVG G.Rodriguez 2B 5 0 0 0 .314 C.Walker CF 3 0 0 0 .262 G.Acosta SS 5 1 0 0 .156 R.Chirinos 2B 4 0 0 0 .234 T.Marks DH 5 0 2 0 .310 B.Dopirak 1B 2 0 0 0 .276 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 3 1 .327 K.Collins LF 4 0 1 0 .326 V.Rottino 3B 4 1 2 1 .345 D.Larsen 3B 3 0 0 0 .114 D.Anderson LF 4 0 2 1 .291 J.Fox DH 4 0 1 0 .319 M.Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 .219 C.Medlin CAT 3 0 1 0 .375 R.Deevers RF 4 0 0 0 .159 T.Mcquade RF 4 0 1 0 .179 T.Trofholz CF 2 0 0 0 .269 C.Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 .250 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Wells PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Campusano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Willett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 3 9 3 TOTALS 30 0 5 0 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0- 3 9 1 LANSING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 2 E--G.Acosta, B.Dopirak, D.Larsen. DP--BELOIT 1, LANSING 1. LOB-- BELOIT 9, LANSING 8. 2B--L.Palmisano (4), V.Rottino (4), D.Anderson (1), K.Collins (2). CS--B.Dopirak. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT L.Pena (W,1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 K.Durost 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0.71 T.Taubenheim 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.24 LANSING R.Wells (L,0-2) 5.0 8 3 0 1 4 0 3.21 E.Campusano 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.68 R.Willett 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 WP--R.Wells. PB--L.Palmisano. SO--T.Marks, L.Palmisano, M.Ramirez, R.Deevers 2, C.Walker, R.Chirinos, K.Collins 2, D.Larsen, J.Fox. BB--T.Trofholz 2, C.Walker, B.Dopirak 2, D.Larsen, C.Medlin. T--2:27. A--4619Beloit Game Log: Heck of a job from Pena, Durost and Taubenheim on the mound... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14085

A few additional tidbits on the Mavericks from the Quakes' perspective: www.dailybulletin.com/Sto...85,00.html

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Chock full of quotes and Maverick notes... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...916,93417,

Beloit Daily News Game Story: Additional details not mentioned earlier... www.beloitdailynews.com/404/6spt24.htm

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville Update: HAPPY BIRTHDAY?The arms of Morpheus caught up with me as I was updating this site last night after midnight. I started to nod off in my chair and almost toppled over, kind of like sleeping behind the wheel and steering off the road, to analogize...... I caught myself and said "that's enough."........ So I apologize if it's a little late. An army of city and area Little Leaguers filled the ballpark more than an hour before the game to take part in what was nothing more than a big introduction ceremony and recognition of their teams. They constituted the bulk of the season-high crowd, much of them staying for this disappointing loss that may or may not have broken the Stars' 4-game win streak. (The first game of Thursday's double-header will be made up, the game being picked up in the 2nd inning with the Stars trailing the Diamond Jaxx, 6-3.)...... It was by far, the largest Little League congregation I had seen, and they do this every year........ The nice crowd raises the Stars' average attendance this year to 3,337 --- 5th in the league. Jacksonville leads the league in average attendance with Montgomery slightly trailing, and the Smokies in third....... Lame-duck Greenville, as you'd might guess, is last. Some news on the scoreboard. Another delay....... Part of the scoreboard, the section giving us the LED technology and video screen, is coming from China and they told the Stars they wouldn't be able to deliver until May 17. They expect a five-day delivery date, and I'm told by G.M. Bryan Dingo that the scoreboard won't be fully operational until the first week of June. The other part of the scoreboard is coming from Canada and there are no problems on that front. Catcher Alex Delgado has left the team voluntarily because of a family emergency in Puerto Rico. The Stars have filled Delgado's absence for a undetermined period by calling up Joel Alvarado, called up from Helena's roster....... This will be Alvarado's 3rd season with the Stars......... The Stars on Friday morning received word that pitcher Chris Saenz was being promoted by the parent Brewers. The vacancy was created when Chris Capuano went on the disabled list with a strained quadricep muscle. Though it looks like the promotion won't be permanent, Saenz will make his major league debut on Saturday starting against the Cardinals. Mike Jones celebrated his 21st birthday, Friday night, and for him it was a good birthday in many respects........ His arm felt fine, before, during, and after the ballgame and for the first time in a long time, he felt no qualms about throwing his curve and used it without any trepidation. Jones said, "I would not have my curveball if I wasn't 100% healthy."........ It served him well as his strikeout pitch Friday night, and he used it to strike out eight hitters in five innings against a team that was hitting .267 coming in....... On the flip side, he had to take the 5-0 loss when he gave up the deciding run in the 1st inning. Skip Schumaker led off with a solid single to right, then stole second on a 2-2 pitch to Papo Bolivar, to third on a wild 1-0 pitch to Dan Moylan, finally scoring on a grounder to short by Moylan....... Jonesy got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the 2nd inning by striking out Gabe Johnson and Tennessee starter Brad Thompson in succession, and another jam in the 3rd inning when Tennessee manager Mark DeJohn put on the double steal successfully, but with Bolivar on third and Javier Colina on second, Jonesy struck out shortstop Joe Nelson on a 3-2 curve. From that point, he retired six of seven hitters to face him........ Jones threw 59 pitches through three innings, but only 10 in his final two innings of work........ For the Stars, it was the fourth time in eight games that they've been shutout. By comparison, Tennessee starter Brad Thompson became a workhorse, without too much initial effort. Through four innings, he had thrown 53 pitches, and 77 through six innings, ending up with 101 for the game, 67 for strikes........ Thompson, who got 11 ground balls and three hit to the outfield in his game, helped himself defensively as well, starting a 1-6-3 double play in the 2nd inning, made two straight assists in the 3rd --- one on a broken bat grounder to the 1st base side of the mound, started a rundown play that removed Ryan Knox, who had led the 4th with a double, tipped a broken bat liner for a 4-3 putout in the 5th, and made another 1-3 play in the 6th......... The hardest hit ball in the whole game was a deep fly that by Skip Schumaker that looked like it would find the gap in top of the 9th, but Tony Gwynn, Jr. caught up with it, causing an exaggerated thrill you wouldn't have seen but for the fact that there simply weren't any defensive thrills at all. Matt Parker proved why he was snapped up so quickly after he was released by the Brewers when he struck out three of the four batters to face him to end the game, Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks on change-ups. We here in Huntsville, knew he was that good. Too good, in fact, to let go......... Luis Martinez will not start in this series for Tennessee, having started last Wednesday. Weeks was hit twice by pitches in this game. In the 2nd, he was hit by a 1-1 pitch from Thompson that glanced off his helmet....... Jonesy, perhaps in retaliation, gave Papo Bolivar a fastball under his chin in the 3rd inning that knocked him to the dirt........ Weeks was hit again in the 7th inning, again leading off, on the fanny. He's the first hitter since Corey Hart last year on July 25 to be hit twice in a game....... Corey, by the way, is 3rd among International League slugging leaders with a .766 mark. Hart is hitting .340 for Indianapolis thus far, with a club-leading 4 HRs and 10 RBIs. Another big crowd is expected Saturday for two special promotions. One is the popular Zooperstars, which IMHO is a funnier act than The Chicken, and two is another uniform auction......... The uniforms the Stars will wear tonight will have a NASCAR theme. Can't wait to see how they incorporate that. The game worn unis, of course, will be auctioned during the game on the inner concourse........ Tim Bausher (1-1, 2.57) will face left-hander Chris Narveson (0-2, 4.11)........ Derek Lee (0-2, 6.30) will start tonight for New Hampshire against the Erie SeaWolves in an Eastern League game.

Additional Details on the Indy victory: We'll often link to the "road" newspaper coverage when the locals are away from home; that's Jeff Liefer in the picture... www.toledoblade.com/apps/.../-1/SPORTS

Huntsville Times Game Story: Stars pitcher elbows his wayto peace of mind Huntsville loses game, but Jones able to throw curve By PAUL GATTIS Times Sports Staff pgattis@htimes.com Sometimes the victories in minor league baseball can't be found on the scoreboard. The Huntsville Stars' 5-0 loss to Tennessee on Friday night was a classic example. But Stars pitcher Mike Jones was all smiles in the clubhouse after the game even as his record dropped to 0-2. Recovering from an elbow injury that ended his season prematurely last year, Jones felt as if the injury had never occurred in striking out eight Smokies in five innings of work. And considering that Jones is rated the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 6 minor league prospect, that's wonderful news from here to Wisconsin. "It felt really good," Jones said as he wore ice packs on his right elbow and right shoulder. "My curveball was working for me." That curveball was a litmus test for Jones' elbow. He said it's the first time this season he's felt comfortable throwing it and it served him well as his strikeout pitch. "Absolutely," Jones said. "I would not have my curveball if I wasn't 100 percent healthy." The curve had an obvious impact for Jones in his overall performance. In his first two starts that covered nine innings, Jones had only two strikeouts. But he had four strikeouts by the end of the second inning Friday before 8,322 - the largest crowd of the season - at Joe Davis Stadium. More than the inner workings of Jones' elbow, though, was the hurdle Jones cleared in his mind, according to Stars manager Frank Kremblas. "I think it was more mental for him than anything," Kremblas said. In spite of the joy over Jones, though, the Stars had their four-game winning streak snapped by a pitcher who was even better than Jones. Tennessee's Brad Thompson (2-0) kept the Stars off balance throughout the game, allowing just four hits in 72/3 innings. He only had six strikeouts but the number of hard hit balls by the Stars could be counted on one hand. He combined with former Star Matt Parker on the shutout. Parker pitched the final 11/3 innings, striking out three. It's the fourth time the Stars have been shut out in their last 10 games. "He got really good movement on his fastball," Kremblas said. "He did a real good job of pitching." The Smokies got all they needed in the first inning when Skip Schumaker led off the game with a single. He stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Dan Moylan's ground out. Tennessee added three more runs in the seventh - highlighted by Moylan's two-run single - and a final run in the ninth on Schumaker's sacrifice fly. Saenz goes to big leagues: Stars reliever Chris Saenz realized a dream Friday when he was promoted to the Brewers. Saenz was called up as an insurance policy after Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano strained a quadricep muscle in his leg. The Stars also added catcher Joel Alvarado from Rookie League Helena. Alvarado replaces Alex Delgado, who was placed on the temporarily inactive list because of a family medical emergency. Homestand continues: The Stars and Smokies play again tonight at 7:05 at Joe Davis Stadium. The two teams end their four-game series with a doubleheader starting at 2:05 p.m. Sunday.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: In front of 8,322 Stars fans waiting to explode, Tennessee Smokies pitchers made sure the only pyrotechnics came after the game. A pair of Smokies pitchers combined to four-hit Huntsville in Tennessee?s 5-0 shutout of the Stars (7-6) at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars' loss snapped a four-game winning streak and dropped them one-half game behind Birmingham in the Southern League West. Mike Jones (0-2) suffered the loss for Huntsville despite five solid frames, fanning a season-high eight while allowing just one run on four hits and two walks. The lone tally against Jones resulted from his own wild pitch that advanced Skip Schumaker to third with one out in the first. Dan Moylan drove in Schumaker with a groundout to short. Smokies righty Brad Thompson (2-0) won his second straight start and continued a remarkable start to the season, authoring 7 2/3 shutout innings to bring his consecutive scoreless streak to 14 2/3 innings. Thompson allowed only one runner to reach second and went to a three-ball count just three times. He fanned six and walked one while throwing 101 pitches, 67 for strikes. Reliever Matt Parker ? a mid-season all-star for Huntsville last season ? made his first appearance against the Stars since being signed by St. Louis following his release from Milwaukee. Parker has now thrown three spotless outings after retiring all four Stars he faced, fanning three. Tennessee (8-7) broke up a 1-0 game in the seventh, scoring three against reliever Brian Adams. Thompson singled home a run, his first hit and RBI as a pro, and Moylan delivered a two-out, two-run single for a 4-0 lead. Schumaker?s ninth-inning sacrifice fly closed the scoring. Stars righty Tim Bausher (1-1, 2.57) faces lefty Chris Narveson (0-2, 4.11) in game two of the series on Saturday night at Joe Davis Stadium. Game time is 7:05 p.m. on NASCAR Theme Night with an appearance by the zany Zooperstars.

Final: High Desert 7, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 4 High Desert Site Game Summary: There?s the old saying that ?one?s an accident, two?s a trend, and three?s a streak.? The Mavericks are familiar with such a phrase now. The Mavs displayed an impressive offensive performance once again to take their third win in four games, downing the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 7-4 before 2,022 at Mavericks Stadium on Friday evening. High Desert (6-10), drawing to within 5.5 games of first-place Lancaster with their win and Lancaster?s 4-3 loss at Inland Empire, was led by Travis Hinton?s 4-for-4 performance at the plate, all hits on singles, and three RBI?s. The Mavs struck first for a 2-0 lead in the second, on RBI singles by Hinton and Callix Crabbe, off Quakes starter Daniel Davidson. Hinton pushed the lead to 3-0 the following inning with an RBI single to right, where Mario Mendez followed two batters later by drilling a monstrous three-run bomb to left off Davidson, his second homer of the year, hiking the lead to 6-0. After Rancho Cucamonga (7-7) responded with a run in the fourth, Jeff Eure retaliated with an RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth which finished the Mavs scoring for the game, increasing the lead to 7-1. The Quakes drew two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth to finish off the scoring. High Desert?s mound effort came through in stellar fashion once again, with starter David Bradley allowing only a run on four hits through four innings of work, retiring the first eight of nine batters of the game. Glenn Woolard (1-0) picked up the win in relief, surrendering only two runs (both unearned) on three hits in four innings, including five strikeouts. Nick Slack closed out the game for the Mavericks, allowing a run on two hits in one inning with one strikeout. Daniel Davidson (0-1), who?s past stifling performances jetted the Quakes out to a 2-0 record against the Mavs in his starts, suffered the loss by getting rocked for seven runs on nine hits in five innings of work. Saturday afternoon?s 5:05 p.m. start (Central) is rally towel giveaway day sponsored by Oil Recycling, while Sunday is the second Mavericks Little League clinic of the season. Forrest Martin (0-1) gets the start for the Mavs in the Saturday matinee, facing Quakes counterpart Jean Toledo (1-0). High Desert Box Score: RHP Glenn Woolard third in the league in K's while pitching out of the bullpen... GAME DATE: 4/23/04 RC at HD RANCHO CUCAMONGA 4 AT HIGH DESERT 7 YTD YTD RANCHO CUCAMONGA AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG R.Willits CF 5 1 1 1 .231 C.Morris DH 3 0 0 0 .286 J.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 2 0 .273 C.Crabbe 2B 4 1 2 1 .276 E.Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 .426 D.Boyd LF 2 0 0 0 .320 M.Napoli DH 3 0 1 1 .381 J.Eure 3B 4 0 0 1 .227 G.Porter 1B 4 0 1 0 .292 F.Villanueva CAT 3 2 1 0 .182 R.Budde CAT 4 1 1 0 .227 S.Candelaria SS 4 1 2 0 .250 D.Gates LF 3 1 0 0 .234 T.Hinton 1B 4 2 4 2 .352 A.Pavkovich 3B 4 1 1 0 .306 J.Frost RF 4 0 0 0 .222 J.Sugden RF 4 0 1 1 .167 M.Mendez CF 4 1 1 3 .184 D.Davidson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Bradley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wilhite PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Woolard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Austen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 4 9 3 TOTALS 32 7 10 7 RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1- 4 9 1 HIGH DESERT 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 X- 7 10 1 E--E.Aybar, J.Eure. DP--RANCHO CUCAMONGA 0, HIGH DESERT 1. LOB-- RANCHO CUCAMONGA 7, HIGH DESERT 9. 2B--R.Budde (2), A.Pavkovich (7), F.Villanueva (3). HR--M.Mendez (2). SB--R.Willits (6), C.Morris (15). CS--J.Rodriguez, C.Morris 2. HBP--D.Boyd. SF--J.Eure. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RANCHO CUCAMONGA D.Davidson (L,0-1) 5.0 9 7 6 2 5 1 5.28 M.Wilhite 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 D.Austen 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.12 HIGH DESERT D.Bradley 4.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 2.93 G.Woolard (W,1-0) 4.0 3 2 0 2 5 0 2.84 N.Slack 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 HB--D.Davidson. WP--D.Davidson. PB--F.Villanueva. SO--R.Willits, E.Aybar 2, M.Napoli 2, G.Porter, R.Budde 2, D.Gates, A.Pavkovich, C.Crabbe, D.Boyd, J.Eure, J.Frost, M.Mendez. BB--J.Rodriguez, M.Napoli, D.Gates, C.Morris 2, C.Crabbe, D.Boyd 2, F.Villanueva. T--2:41. A--2022High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=17893

In progress: High Desert 6, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels) 0, after three innings A good night to all, catch you in the AM; have to rest up for Fan Fest, it's a long walk from Massachusetts http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif ; quite the coincidence that the Fan Fest gang gets to see Chris Saenz' start...