Link Report for Tue. 7/1 -- Narron Spins a Gem as Sounds Turn Three

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LouisEly		#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1677 July 2, 2008 12:18 AM	The big fella Katin with his 4th triple of the season - pretty impressive athleticism for a 6'1" 235lb dude. Supposedly has a great arm. Man, just a little more plate discipline and ol' "Gorman Deer" might be a top 10 prospect. Hard thing to teach, I know, but I'm not going to give up on him quite yet. Depending on how some teams look at him, he like Narron could be a "throw-in with value", especially to a team desperate for power willing to take a chance (KC? SF? SD?). Have the Brewers ever had an Arizona squad that wasn't horrible? Anyone ever resembling a prospect ever come out of there? "The passion is raw... but the hot dogs are cooked!" - ESPN announcer at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest "Somebody needed to shove a nice big Milwaukee's finest bratwurst into that dude's mouth. That, or a fist." Bill, a.k.a. "Batman", on Ronnie Woo-Woo's presence at Miller Park.
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Mass Haas		#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15371 July 2, 2008 4:38 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Nice Charleston Gazette photo of RHP Amaury Rivas
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Mass Haas		#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15372 July 2, 2008 4:43 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Link while active, text follows: *Power alone in first place* By Nick Scala Charleston Gazette Staff writer Sure, it's early in the second half, and yes, there are still 59 games to play before the end of the season. But look who's in first place in the South Atlantic League's Northern Division. It's the West Virginia Power. "There's a lot left here in the second half, but any time you get to first place you gotta be happy," Power manager Jeff Isom said after his club's season-high fifth straight win, a 4-3 decision over the Greensboro Grasshoppers Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park. The win, combined with Hagerstown getting swept in a doubleheader by Lakewood, puts the Power (9-4 in the second half) alone in first place for the first time this season, a full game ahead of the Suns (8-5). The Power can increase that margin later this week. After a day off today, the Power takes on Hagerstown Thursday night for the start of a four-game Fourth of July weekend series. "Wow, I didn't know we're in first place," said Power left fielder Eric Fryer, who hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and made a key sliding catch down the left-field line in the top of the ninth. "If we keep doing what we've been doing the last couple of weeks, we'll be in some ballgames." Now 19-9 in June and a winner in eight of its last 10 games, the Power evened its overall record at 41-41, reaching the .500 mark for the first time since April 5, just two games into the season. Tied at 3-all with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, the Power pushed across what proved to be the winning run when first baseman Curt Rindal was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Corey Frerichs pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save, securing the win for Reed Dickert (1-2), who allowed just one hit in three shutout innings in relief of Power starter Amaury Rivas. "[Dickert is] a guy that hasn't had a lot of opportunity, and he came in and really showed what he's capable of doing," Isom said. "He did a very good job for us, especially since we were a little thin in the bullpen tonight." Greensboro reached Rivas for single runs in the first and third innings. Bryan Petersen's 14th home run, a solo shot, gave the Grasshoppers a 1-0 lead in the first, and they picked up a sloppy run in the third. With two outs and runners on first and second, Rivas got Greensboro cleanup hitter Matt Dominguez to chase a low curveball in the dirt for strike three, but the ball got past Power catcher Uly Snijders. Snijders recovered the ball and fired to Rindal at first, but too late to nail Dominguez. In the meantime, Ryan Curry, who started the rally with a two-out double, kept running from second and beat Rindal's high return throw home to Snijders, giving Greensboro a 2-0 lead. Fryer erased that lead when he reached down and golfed his sixth home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth, scoring Steffan Wilson, who led off the frame with an infield single. Fryer jumped on a 1-0 changeup from Greensboro starter Jay Voss and bounced it onto Spring Street beyond the left-field wall. Later in the inning, the Power took its first lead when Rindal doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Lee Haydel's sacrifice fly to center. Greensboro got even by cashing in on more Power mistakes in the top of the fifth. Rivas walked the first two batters, Hunter Mense and Curry, and Mense came home when Power second baseman Eric Farris threw wildly to first while trying for an inning-ending double play. After Dickert's solid three-inning relief job, the Power loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth on singles by Zelous Wheeler and Wilson and a walk to Fryer. After Snijders struck out for the third time in the game for the second out, Greensboro reliever A.J. Battisto (5-1) plunked Rindal on the hand, giving the Power its 4-3 lead. Frerichs closed the deal, with a little help from Fryer. With one out and a runner on first, Fryer tracked Curry's drive down the left-field line and made a sliding grab for the second out. Frerichs then fanned Peterson for the final out. "We just keep plugging along," Isom said. "We've been playing good baseball. That's all we want to do. At the end, if we're in first place, that's great." POWER POINTS: Left-hander Dan Merklinger (2-5, 7.46 ERA) will start for the Power Thursday against Hagerstown. ... Caleb Gindl has hit safely in eight straight games and is 11-for-25 (.440) over the last six. ... Since the start of the second half, Fryer is hitting .413 (19-for-46). ... Tuesday's crowd was announced at 2,412.
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Mass Haas		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15374 July 2, 2008 4:54 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Helena's newspaper's summary of this road game -- *Brewers rally back to rout Missoula* By Helena Independent Record Missoula got off to another big start on Tuesday night, but this time the Helena Brewers wouldn't let them hold on to it. Helena (7-8) rallied back from a 5-0 deficit to nearly double-up the Osprey 15-8 one day after three Missoula pitchers combined for a no-hitter against the Brewers. After winning 1-0 in a pitching show on Monday, Missoula (4-11) gave up 15 hits, including three home runs, and Helena reliever Cody Adams (1-2) walked away with the win Tuesday before the 2,018 in attendance. Both teams combined for 26 hits, six home runs and 22 RBI, but Adams gave up just one of those hits while striking out four over three innings of play. His time to shine came right as the Brewers made their comeback. After starting pitcher Trey Watten gave up two home runs, including a grand slam to Alberto Diaz, in the first inning, Helena quickly put their runs on the scoreboard. Watten didn't allow a run for three more innings, meanwhile the Brewers' batters struck quickly with a three-run homer by Michael Roberts in the second inning and another two-run blast by Brock Kjeldgaard in the third to tie the game up at 5-5. Both teams scored a run in the fourth, but it was mostly the Brewers from then on. Roberts hit a triple in the fifth to score two runs after Michael Vass' RBI ground out to give the Brewers a 9-6 lead. They followed it up with a six-run seventh that put the game away. The Brewers batted through the order as Vass led off with a solo home run. John Delaney hit an RBI single, Erik Komatsu scored two on another and Vass would end up bringing in the final run on a grounder to center field. Kjeldgaard went 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI, meanwhile Vass led the Brewers with three runs and three RBI on a 2-for-5 performance. Jose Duran was 3-for-5, scoring two runs. Diaz led Missoula with a 2-for-4 performance, scoring one run with four RBI. William Musselman also had two hits, two RBI and two runs. He and Winston Linton added home runs for the Osprey. Missoula's Rafael Quezada (1-2) recorded the loss, giving up nine earned runs on nine hits over five innings. He struck out four. Helena remains in Missoula tonight to face the Osprey at 7:05 PM (8:05 Central).
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Mass Haas		#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15375 July 2, 2008 5:00 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Knoxville News Photo by Saul Young Mark Reed of Tennessee slides safely into home before Huntsville catcher Angel Salome* can make a play Tuesday night at Smokies Park. The Smokies won 6-4.*
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Mass Haas		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15376 July 2, 2008 5:04 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Link while active, text follows: *Smokies get it done* First win by Tennessee in seven tries against Huntsville By Nick Gates, Knoxville News SEVIERVILLE - The Huntsville Stars are beatable after all and the winning formula is no secret. The Tennessee Smokies combined solid pitching, clutch hitting by newcomer Mark Reed and excellent defense to defeat their Southern League nemesis 6-4 on Tuesday night. The Smokies (10-4) treated 2,896 to a rare feat - their first win over Huntsville (7-7) in seven tries at Smokies Park this season - and extended their second-half lead in the North Division to 2 1/2 games over Carolina. "I told (hitting coach Barbaro) Garbey and (hitting coach Dennis) Lewallyn, 'Let's go get a bottle of champagne. We finally beat them,' " Tennessee manager Buddy Bailey said. Mitch Atkins (8-6) worked seven-plus innings and yielded four runs on eight hits for his fourth consecutive win. The right-hander is 6-1 in his last eight starts to join Birmingham's Carlos Torres and Huntsville's David Welch for most wins. Closer Jose Ceda struck out Cole Gillespie for the third out with a runner on third base and Tennessee clinging to a 5-4 lead in the eighth. However, Casey Lambert got the biggest out after allowing a run-scoring double to Mat Gamel. The lefty jammed Matt LaPorta and retired the league's home run leader on an infield popup for out No. 2. Ceda retired the Stars 1-2-3 in the ninth for his fourth save. "He came in and shut the door," said catcher Reed, who was 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Reed replaced Welington Castillo, who went on the disabled list because of a hand injury, and has made the most of his opportunity. Reed is 4-for-11 (.364) with a home run and five RBIs in three games. Castillo won't require surgery and could return as early as Saturday so Reed's stay could be a short one. "It's something I can't worry about," he said. "When I'm in the lineup I have to do what I can to help the team win." Tennessee roughed up Huntsville's Brae Wright (6-7) for eight hits and five runs in six innings. Sam Fuld had two hits off the lefty and two RBIs. The Stars are the best hitting team in the league and a litmus test for Tennessee's revamped pitching staff. Alcides Escobar, who led Huntsville with three hits, doubled in the first, stole his 22nd base and raced home when catcher Reed's sailed his throw into left field . Tennessee took a 2-1 advantage in the third. Matt Matulia singled and Reed bunted for a hit. Wright fielded Atkins' bunt and fired late to third base filling the bases. Fuld, hitting .200 against lefties, delivered a run-scoring single and Nate Spears added a sacrifice fly. Gamel doubled with one out in the fourth and Angel Salome's comebacker struck Adkins in the foot. Atkins retrieve the ball and threw out Huntsville's cleanup hitter. Right fielder Doug Deeds scaled the fence to rob LaPorta of an extra-base hit. The Smokies filled he bases with one out in the fourth and the left-handed hitting Reed yanked a two-run single. Fuld's infield hit made it 5-1. "We got some guys on and got them in," Reed said. "It's been great coming up here. I've come to a good club that is winning."
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Mass Haas		#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15377 July 2, 2008 5:06 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Helena's Jose Duran* waits to put the tag on Missoula Osprey Rafael Hilario Tuesday as he tries to steal second base. Hilario was out on the play and the Brewers beat the Osprey, 15-8.* Photo by KURT WILSON/Missoulian
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Mass Haas		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15378 July 2, 2008 5:09 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Link while active, text follows: *Slugfest: Teams combine for six homers as Brewers roll over Osprey* By NICK LOCKRIDGE of the Missoulian The Missoula Osprey were ranked second-to-last in the Pioneer League in home runs coming into Tuesday's game with the Helena Brewers. So, naturally, they did something about it. Unfortunately, so did the Brewers. Helena won a 15-8 slugfest, which featured each team homering three times apiece as the ball carried farther than usual under humid, grumbling skies at Ogren-Allegiance Park. "I'm not used to anything like that," said leadoff man Ollie Linton, one of Missoula's three players to homer. "Usually when you get eight runs, you have a chance. You just gotta play defense and we failed to do that. We have another chance to take it to these guys (Wednesday)." The Osprey and Brewers play the second game of their three-game series Wednesday before closing the homestand with another game and pre-Fourth of July fireworks show on Thursday. The Brewers upped their record to 7-8 and their league-leading home run total to 20 this summer. They finished with 15 hits compared to 11 for Missoula, which dropped its sixth game in seven outings. The Osprey (4-11) were coming off a 1-0 no-hit win over Helena the previous night. On Tuesday, hits were plentiful. The Brewers had five hits in a six-run seventh inning that ended with Helena ahead 15-6. The Brew Crew batted through the order, which was punctuated by Michael Vaas starting the inning with a solo home run for a 10-6 lead, and capping it with an RBI single. Helena was led by Mike Roberts, who went 2-for-3 with five runs batted in. He had a two-run triple in the fifth, when the Brewers scored three runs to break a 6-6 tie. Roberts added a three-run homer in the second and Helena's Brock Kjeldgaard tied the game 5-5 with a two-run blast in the third. Kjeldgaard was 3-for-6 and Jose Duran was 3-for-5. Five of the Osprey's first eight hits were for extra bases, including triples by catcher Bill Musselman and shortstop Reynaldo Navarro in the fourth inning, which gave the Birds a 6-5 lead until the next half inning. Musselman would add a two-run homer in the eighth to help close the gap a little. Missoula tallied five runs in the first, including a grand slam by Alberto Diaz. The bases were loaded with two outs on a Kyle Greene double and two walks. It was Diaz's second homer of the season. Linton homered off of starter Trey Watten to lead off the bottom of the first. It was Linton's first homer as a pro. "He threw a slider that he probably wanted to bury more," Linton said. "Luckily, I ran into one." The O's have 11 home runs as a team in 2008. Helena's Cody Adams pitched three innings of relief to get the win, after Watten gave up six runs in the first four innings. Missoula starter Rafael Quezada had nine runs to his credit in five innings of work. He dropped to 1-2 on the season. Notes: Navarro made three errors in the game, including one on the very first play, to bring his season total to 11. Greene played DH and doubled in his first at-bat to run his streak to eight of consecutive at-bats with a hit. The streak ended with an infield pop up in the third.
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biedergb		#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 711 July 2, 2008 5:55 AM	LouisEly wrote: Have the Brewers ever had an Arizona squad that wasn't horrible? Anyone ever resembling a prospect ever come out of there? I was wondering this as well, so I looked it up. The Arizona Brewers restarted in 2001. The best season (in terms of W-L) was the first year in 2001 when they went 27-29. Yup, never had a winning record in 7 going on 8 years. In terms of propsects, several pro players have played there, but mostly for rehab, or high draft picks who got a taste of pro ball in the desert (ie, Weeks, Hardy, Parra, Inman). Players who played close to full time for the Baby Brewers who are legitamite prospects include: 2004: Iribarren, Gallardo, Salome 2005: Brantley, Cain, Periard, (Garrison - now with S.D.) 2006: Braddock, Jefferson, Periard (again), Anundsen, O. Aguilar So in recent years the AzBrewCrew players have had some success.
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TheCrew07		#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1606 July 2, 2008 6:28 AM	I don't believe Periard actually pitched for AZ in 2005, wasn't that the year he couldn't get into the country due to visa issues? "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." - Plato "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato
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lexi881		#31	[url]	[-]
Posts: 55 July 2, 2008 6:51 AM	yoda knows all wrote: From the way I've seen Gamel kick the ball around, he'll never reach "average" as a 3rd baseman. We are all certainly entitled to our opinions. Fortunately, those whose opinions matter, feel very differently than yoda.....
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molitor fan		#32	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3058 July 2, 2008 7:10 AM	With all the talk of top prospects getting traded, it must be noted that beyond the tremendous H-Ville team, the Brewers might be able to draw upon some of their organizational depth and back-up at certain positions, all the while not hampering any of their minor league clubs. Periard might actually have some surprising value to other clubs that do not need a quick fix or go solely on mph when evaluating "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." --Mark Twain Last Edited By: molitor fan July 2, 2008 7:16 AM. Edited 1 time.
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Mass Haas		#33	[url]	[-]
Posts: 15379 July 2, 2008 7:23 AM Minor League Link Reporter	Uly Snijders and Caleb Gindl in a mini-photo gallery from the Charleston Daily Mail
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JohnBriggs12		#34	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5223 July 2, 2008 9:30 AM	lexi881 wrote: yoda knows all wrote: From the way I've seen Gamel kick the ball around, he'll never reach "average" as a 3rd baseman. We are all certainly entitled to our opinions. Fortunately, those whose opinions matter, feel very differently than yoda..... Most of his errors this year have been throwing errors. Was he trying to kick the ball to first base?
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EbbaStClaire		#35	[url]	[-]
Posts: 34 July 2, 2008 9:52 AM	When I last checked (4-5 weeks ago) most of Gamel's errors were fielding rather than throwing errors. Actually by a wide margin. Since then I have noticed throwing errors are more frequent. In one of the newspaper accounts of the game the reporter mentioned that Gamel committed an error when he made a one-hop throw to first base that was not handled by the first baseman ( I think it was Errecart). The point is that some of Gamel's throwing errors may be the result of the lack of defense on the other end of the throws. I'm not trying to make excuses for either player but unless you see a lot of games it is hard to make the proper judgement.
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biedergb		#36	[url]	[-]
Posts: 712 July 2, 2008 10:57 AM	TheCrew07 wrote: I don't believe Periard actually pitched for AZ in 2005, wasn't that the year he couldn't get into the country due to visa issues? Baseball-reference, thebaseballcube and our Brewerfan.net page indicate he pitched 28.1 innings that year. I recall the visa issue, so maybe his debut was delayed.
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battlekow		#37	[url]	[-]
Posts: 429 July 2, 2008 4:50 PM	For the third straight day, Gamel is the Southern League Prospect of the Day in BA's Daily Dish, sharing the honor with Alcides Escobar: Huntsville prospects Alcides Escobar and Mat Gamel (Brewers) each had a big day. Hitting back-to-back in the order, Escobar and Gamel each produced two doubles. The duo combined for three runs and an RBI, and have now combined for 43 two-baggers on the year - 30 by Gamel. Escobar, a 21-year-old signed in 2003 and known for his defensive abilities at SS, is hitting .330 for the year. While less defensively inclined at third base, Gamel, a fourth-round pick out of Chipola (Fla.) JC has gotten it done at the plate, hitting .384 this year.
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lexi881		#38	[url]	[-]
Posts: 58 July 3, 2008 6:47 AM	EbbaStClaire wrote: When I last checked (4-5 weeks ago) most of Gamel's errors were fielding rather than throwing errors. Actually by a wide margin. Since then I have noticed throwing errors are more frequent. In one of the newspaper accounts of the game the reporter mentioned that Gamel committed an error when he made a one-hop throw to first base that was not handled by the first baseman ( I think it was Errecart). The point is that some of Gamel's throwing errors may be the result of the lack of defense on the other end of the throws. I'm not trying to make excuses for either player but unless you see a lot of games it is hard to make the proper judgement. You dont know how true your statement about not making a judgement unless you see it is. I am certainly not saying he does not deserve all of his errors, but some are undeserved.......and it is really hard to make the judgement unless you are there, or know someone who is. Many of his errors this season have been undeserved, and the majority of them have been FIELDING, not THROWING, as it was earlier stated.
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