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I know Darren Ford is considered the fastest in the Brewers system, but I would like to know how he scored from first on a single! Brevard County Top 1st Darren Ford walks. Lorenzo Cain singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan Harvey. Darren Ford scores. With Mat Gamel batting, Lorenzo Cain caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Steven Clevenger to shortstop Jonathan Mota. Mat Gamel strikes out swinging. Michael Bell called out on strikes. I guess I should have tuned in.

I would like to see what Steve Bray can do. Also, for rewarding performance, I think Adam Pettyjohn and Calix Crabbe should be given a chance. I think Gwynn, Rottino, McClung, and Aquino are for sures.

They hit rock bottom back in St. Louis. Now they've started digging.

West Virginia with a rough start to the game. Check out how Lake County scored 2 runs without a hit. Lake County Bottom 1st Adam Davis reaches on fielding error by third baseman Taylor Green. With Jason Denham batting, Adam Davis steals (19) 2nd base, . Adam Davis advances to 3rd, on throwing error by catcher Andy Bouchie. Jason Denham reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Taylor Green to catcher Andy Bouchie to pitcher Shawn Ferguson. Adam Davis out at home. Jason Denham to 2nd on the throw. Matt McBride walks. Beau Mills reaches on missed catch error by pitcher Shawn Ferguson, assist to first baseman Andrew Lefave. Jason Denham scores. Matt McBride to 3rd. Beau Mills to 2nd. Carlos Rivero out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Charlie Fermaint. Matt McBride scores. Nicholas Weglarz strikes out swinging. Yikes!

Per the Helena broadcast tonight, Jordan Swaydan has retired. His roster place was taken by D.J. Neyens.

It appears the Hancock family has now dropped all lawsuits. sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news...&type=lgns I don't know about the timing, but the wife of Mike Shannon, Judy Shannon, passed on Saturday. The Shannon's owned the restaurant where Josh was drinking.

I posted this in the Helena Brewers thread, but wanted to give it a little more attention since it includes quotes from this thread! www.pensacolanewsjournal....30344/1002 Published - July, 13, 2007 Brewin' up a hot start Chuck Corder ccorder@pnj.com This easy? So soon? It's not supposed to be this effortless. Rookie baseball players are supposed to struggle. Supposed to stub their toes when they make the leap from high school to professional diamonds. Apparently, someone forgot to tell Caleb Gindl. The former Pace High School star has made a smooth transition to minor league baseball. His eye-popping .481 batting average is tops in the Pioneer League. The Milwaukee Brewers made Gindl, 18, a fifth-round selection in last month's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. He's playing more like a first-rounder through his first 14 games with the Helena (Mont.) Brewers, Milwaukee's rookie league affiliate. "I kinda shocked myself," said Gindl, who returns to Helena's lineup tonight after sitting out the last six games with a strained hamstring. "I didn't think I'd do this well this quick. Everybody challenges you." Gindl has been up to the challenge in nearly every at-bat. He began his professional career with a 12-game hitting streak, including seven nights of two hits or more. Gindl finally took the collar July 4, but still walked in that game, meaning he has reached base in every contest. Throw in two home runs, two doubles, three triples and 13 RBI, and it's no surprise hearing Helena manager Jeff Isom rave about his new player. "Right now what separates (Gindl) from others, especially young players, is his ability to make adjustments at the plate," Isom said. "He is a very advanced hitter. He adjusts game to game, at-bat to at-bat and pitch to pitch." It hasn't gone unnoticed by Brewer Nation. Milwaukee fans have flooded various message boards on the Internet, singing Gindl's praises. Here's a few from www.brewerfan.net: "No sense keeping Caleb in Helena if he is overmatching the competition," writes And That. DHonks adds: "Quite impressive for someone of his age. I'd love to see him in West Virginia (Milwaukee's Class A affiliate) if this keeps up." Finally from captkirk16: "What I notice about this kid is that he just 'loves' the game, period." The last post sums up Gindl best. But while he continues to be a passionate player, he has started to become well-versed with pro baseball's unspoken rules. You hit a home run, you run it out. If your team's up late, don't take an extra base on passed balls or lay down a bunt. "In high school, you could run up scores. Here, you gotta show class ," Gindl said. "You can't do that kinda stuff." Unspoken rules aside, he was forced to run out his second homer in a June 27 rout of Missoula (Mont.). Gindl smacked a line drive and the outfielder's diving attempt was well short. So ... "He (the outfielder) was laying on the ground and I just took off," Gindl said. "When I saw my third-base coach waving me in, I said, 'You gotta be kidding me.' " It was his first career inside-the-park home run. That same night saw Gindl accomplish another monumental feat: He bunted. For the first time in his life. "He's off to a hot start and I can't say that I expected it to be this good," Isom said. "He has a lot of tools. He hits, has a strong arm and runs well." Which is why Isom and the Brewers were very cautious when Gindl aggravated his hamstring July 5. It was a routine scenario. Gindl was running to first when he tweaked it. And after watching ex-Pace teammate and fellow draftee Drew Cumberland battle through hamstring troubles last season, Gindl made sure he healed properly. He expects to return tonight, though. Which means Helena expects the hits to keep on comin' from its hot new prospect. "I love this," a giddy Gindl said. "I'm getting paid to play baseball. How much better can it get?" Only time will tell.

Another story on Caleb Gindl. You have to love the quotes from Brewerfan.net in the story as well! www.pensacolanewsjournal....30344/1002 Published - July, 13, 2007 Brewin' up a hot start Chuck Corder ccorder@pnj.com This easy? So soon? It's not supposed to be this effortless. Rookie baseball players are supposed to struggle. Supposed to stub their toes when they make the leap from high school to professional diamonds. Apparently, someone forgot to tell Caleb Gindl. The former Pace High School star has made a smooth transition to minor league baseball. His eye-popping .481 batting average is tops in the Pioneer League. The Milwaukee Brewers made Gindl, 18, a fifth-round selection in last month's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. He's playing more like a first-rounder through his first 14 games with the Helena (Mont.) Brewers, Milwaukee's rookie league affiliate. "I kinda shocked myself," said Gindl, who returns to Helena's lineup tonight after sitting out the last six games with a strained hamstring. "I didn't think I'd do this well this quick. Everybody challenges you." Gindl has been up to the challenge in nearly every at-bat. He began his professional career with a 12-game hitting streak, including seven nights of two hits or more. Gindl finally took the collar July 4, but still walked in that game, meaning he has reached base in every contest. Throw in two home runs, two doubles, three triples and 13 RBI, and it's no surprise hearing Helena manager Jeff Isom rave about his new player. "Right now what separates (Gindl) from others, especially young players, is his ability to make adjustments at the plate," Isom said. "He is a very advanced hitter. He adjusts game to game, at-bat to at-bat and pitch to pitch." It hasn't gone unnoticed by Brewer Nation. Milwaukee fans have flooded various message boards on the Internet, singing Gindl's praises. Here's a few from www.brewerfan.net: "No sense keeping Caleb in Helena if he is overmatching the competition," writes And That. DHonks adds: "Quite impressive for someone of his age. I'd love to see him in West Virginia (Milwaukee's Class A affiliate) if this keeps up." Finally from captkirk16: "What I notice about this kid is that he just 'loves' the game, period." The last post sums up Gindl best. But while he continues to be a passionate player, he has started to become well-versed with pro baseball's unspoken rules. You hit a home run, you run it out. If your team's up late, don't take an extra base on passed balls or lay down a bunt. "In high school, you could run up scores. Here, you gotta show class ," Gindl said. "You can't do that kinda stuff." Unspoken rules aside, he was forced to run out his second homer in a June 27 rout of Missoula (Mont.). Gindl smacked a line drive and the outfielder's diving attempt was well short. So ... "He (the outfielder) was laying on the ground and I just took off," Gindl said. "When I saw my third-base coach waving me in, I said, 'You gotta be kidding me.' " It was his first career inside-the-park home run. That same night saw Gindl accomplish another monumental feat: He bunted. For the first time in his life. "He's off to a hot start and I can't say that I expected it to be this good," Isom said. "He has a lot of tools. He hits, has a strong arm and runs well." Which is why Isom and the Brewers were very cautious when Gindl aggravated his hamstring July 5. It was a routine scenario. Gindl was running to first when he tweaked it. And after watching ex-Pace teammate and fellow draftee Drew Cumberland battle through hamstring troubles last season, Gindl made sure he healed properly. He expects to return tonight, though. Which means Helena expects the hits to keep on comin' from its hot new prospect. "I love this," a giddy Gindl said. "I'm getting paid to play baseball. How much better can it get?" Only time will tell.

The completion of the 7/3 suspended game between the BC Manatees and Palm Beach is currently playing. The regularly scheduled game will commence about 30 minutes after the completion of the 1st game. Game 2 will be a 7 inning game as is the suspended game. web.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_pbcafa_2

David Welch the TBD starter tonight for Brevard County.

For those of you interested, the location of the 2014 winter olympics has been selected, Sochi, Russia. news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/...271122.stm

Today's TBD for Brevard County is Chris Cody, once the rain stops.

I agree with Chris Young for the final NL spot and I'm going with Pat Neshek, the Madison native for the AL spot.

The You Tube link is dead. Here is the original link to it. www.funnyordie.com/videos/6562

I have watched wrestling for many years. I was a fan of Chris Benoit going back to the WCW days and on through now. He was a great performer and will be missed. RIP Chris

I donated my 1998 Pontiac Grand Am to the Rawhide Ranch last summer. We were able to use this for a tax deduction. Our deduction was $2,000. They allow you to deduct based on the condition and what they are able to resell it for. I believe $2,000 is the highest. You will need to fill out an additional form for your taxes, but it was not too difficult to figure out. The dealership where I bought my new car was registered to accept cars for Rawhide and they filled out the necessary paperwork.

I'm surprised no one has posted a link yet. Here is one I have. www.breitbart.tv/html/1779.html

I saw a commercial on FX promoting a new season starting later this summer. Did not get the start date though, but it will be back.

I am hoping for Bobby Bramhall once Rice is done with the World Series. Also would like to see the local kid, in a manner of speaking, Cullen Sexton get signed. Stewart Ijames would be nice as well.

And the 2006-2007 Stanley Cup Champions are the Anaheim Ducks. Congratulations.

Front row tickets to a Jimmy Buffett concert at Alpine Valley from 96.5 FM. I didn't even know what I was calling to win at the time. One of my co-workers and I were trying to win radio contests at work, where we have phones with quick redial. He just told me to call 96.5. I got through and the DJ asked me "Are you a Parrotthead?". I didn't understand what he said at first, but then gave an enthusatic "Yeah!". Good times.

Great news on Haydel and Bryson. I was really hoping the Brewers would get them in. A little dissapointed that Clay Jones was not signed. I kind of thought they would try and get another catcher signed. Pretty good haul though for the final DFE class. Well done.

Finally able to find some numbers from Lee Haydel's season. www.nevadaappeal.com:80/a.../105260137

Great news on Robinson signing. It appears Terrell Alliman returned to high school for his senior year and turned down the Brewers. www.cambridgetimes.ca:80/...97042.html Teams learning that Alliman's the real deal Bill Doucet, Cambridge (May 24, 2007) Terrell Alliman is the real deal. And if getting drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 28th round (842nd overall) last June in the Major League Baseball draft wasn't proof enough, just watching what the slick centre fielder is doing at the plate this season validates that assessment. Hitting over .300 already, the 18-year-old Waterloo native bumped it up even higher by going 4-for-6 in a doubleheader on Monday against the Canadian Thunderbirds, as the Inter County Terriers swept both games by scores of 10-1 and 7-0 at Riverside Park. The Bluevale Collegiate Institute student said getting drafted has helped him get off to a hot start this season. "It was huge," Alliman said. "It really boosted my confidence. This year, I'm just playing hard and trying to get drafted again." Alliman held off signing with Milwaukee and decided to return for his final year of high school. He has committed to Southern Nevada Community College and will re-enter the draft this year, hoping that he will get chosen higher and have more leverage in signing with a team. He said it wasn't a hard decision to pass up Milwaukee's advances. "It wasn't that tough. I went back in the draft knowing that this year I was going to be bigger, faster and stronger, and my stock would definitely rise. I don't think it was a bad decision," he said. Helping the Terriers out of a funk at the beginning of the season won't hurt either. Losing close games at the start of the campaign when their bats went cold, the Terriers are now clubbing the ball with frequency and are 7-2 in their last nine games. "We're seeing the ball well," Alliman said. "We're getting back into the swing of things and the longer the season goes on the better we're going to get. We're hitting the ball hard and just putting it in play." The Terriers have been stepping it up lately, as seen by their dominance over the Thunderbirds in the second game of Monday's double dip. Nathan Linesman, Billy Martin and Brad Furdal all dominated on the mound, as the Thunderbirds couldn't get a runner past second base. In fact, in four innings of work, Linesman had nine strikeouts and only allowed four runners to reach base, one on an error by first baseman Jeff Hunt. The Terriers on the other hand, jumped on starting pitcher Tyler Bradley right away, as Alliman singled home Chad Marshall, who reached base on a throwing error by second baseman Kellen Harrigan. The Terriers managed to load the bases in the inning but Brent Mitchell grounded out to shortstop Sean Jamieson to end the threat. The Terriers tried to nibble away at the Thunderbirds, but weren't able to cash in any more runs until the fourth inning when Joel Stubbs crossed the plate after Marty Chasles smashed a one-hopper off first baseman Jordan Windisch's knee and deflected into centre field. Mitchell plated Hunt in the fifth inning to make it 3-0, before the Terriers broke out against reliever Brian Woodhouse in the sixth. Woodhouse walked Marshall, Chasles and Alliman to load the bases before Brian Burton hit a ball that short-hopped the left field fence for a double - scoring two runs - and Hunt doubled to right-centre field to score two more, chasing Woodhouse from the game. We'll see if they take another shot with him in June.

Emery is playing great at the right time. Both Hasek and Giguere have been to the finals before. Emery hasn't. I'm impressed with Ottawa's run to the finals. They had to beat some really strong teams to get there. If I were going into the finals, I would feel better with either Hasek or Giguere in net than Emery. $.02