tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248611892024-03-07T08:04:29.011-06:00Rattler RadioA place to follow the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Midwest League, Minor League baseball, Major League Baseball, and everything in between in that order.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.comBlogger9857125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-4139510223004861782010-09-27T09:18:00.000-05:002010-09-27T09:18:21.981-05:00Making a change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouA8Z75mZvFSRlIb0UV8U9aeKosSmBysDv0Sp0cJ0waEvl0OLoY0oYJ8a-cPyyydUpJl_WjX0DpVh38B-8bSrDsnXIIGiDU8TIx9BJkXwWZILmMFsy2_WG65zJk4Ng46NZSSL/s1600/movingvan.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouA8Z75mZvFSRlIb0UV8U9aeKosSmBysDv0Sp0cJ0waEvl0OLoY0oYJ8a-cPyyydUpJl_WjX0DpVh38B-8bSrDsnXIIGiDU8TIx9BJkXwWZILmMFsy2_WG65zJk4Ng46NZSSL/s320/movingvan.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://rattlerradio.mlblogs.com/"><i>Rattler Radio</i> has moved</a>. We are now part of the MLBlogs collective.<br />
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Blogger has been a good home for several seasons, but there were some problems with the links on the sidebar not showing up on some browsers over the last few months.<br />
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Make a note of the new address and update your bookmarks and links. <a href="http://rattlerradio.mlblogs.com/">http://rattlerradio.mlblogs.com/</a><br />
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This blog will stay active, but all future updates will be over at the new place.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-257963870430094282010-09-08T14:08:00.000-05:002010-09-08T14:08:49.386-05:00Pictures of a home run recordA few days late, but here is a series of photographs detailing the record-breaking home run of Khris Davis. Click for a larger image.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">SWING AND A DRIVE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrur0FmQpqKdGwn54S0f5rAgRLW54vyhyrf4PEeNK092-zDH5WyvdJBivIYl9zvGTqlg91OCpThfX12AI9Z4A5x4J7hUzmyMEXAiplyCqNIuKtMAoAiuFaPEW-jSqFwEuPC8s/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrur0FmQpqKdGwn54S0f5rAgRLW54vyhyrf4PEeNK092-zDH5WyvdJBivIYl9zvGTqlg91OCpThfX12AI9Z4A5x4J7hUzmyMEXAiplyCqNIuKtMAoAiuFaPEW-jSqFwEuPC8s/s320/028.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Rounding third</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvarDNTdyNIXR3SLKIvksrzSTtUjf4-hH_i92Gds7PRONrdXeoi3r9CVl_bzB644yguDJts2STEQHXYA-sQFJ9YKg9B0kxmVgSMMnDbLPGh4Qb5vtXuuWuLFSt2fNHM5r04fQ/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvarDNTdyNIXR3SLKIvksrzSTtUjf4-hH_i92Gds7PRONrdXeoi3r9CVl_bzB644yguDJts2STEQHXYA-sQFJ9YKg9B0kxmVgSMMnDbLPGh4Qb5vtXuuWuLFSt2fNHM5r04fQ/s320/029.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And heading into Timber Rattlers history.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ZtRwI-a1R7K44nQh0pzevZBj3AagzZg175cfbtnTbT14nQtcDNfXr-sa-bbJXSRUZ8MFqDl3Lsr0itv2DVYx6f2vbUnnalSw7Zn6Teyy04eJeCGyDnsXRzVjBPQhd9FcFUP/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3ZtRwI-a1R7K44nQh0pzevZBj3AagzZg175cfbtnTbT14nQtcDNfXr-sa-bbJXSRUZ8MFqDl3Lsr0itv2DVYx6f2vbUnnalSw7Zn6Teyy04eJeCGyDnsXRzVjBPQhd9FcFUP/s320/030.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes. They were excited for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIqE3ZNNYRwzArbDFOu8vky9s_6hYaofujY9m10JNLK2N_zGvHtTv_wzv2hL5_XHNnzt_hPmTubylHIrfIZEA-ByzZQ38C0rf-ZYBnHwR5eujthCVwm2ZUgixPcDJYxCfyFpU/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIqE3ZNNYRwzArbDFOu8vky9s_6hYaofujY9m10JNLK2N_zGvHtTv_wzv2hL5_XHNnzt_hPmTubylHIrfIZEA-ByzZQ38C0rf-ZYBnHwR5eujthCVwm2ZUgixPcDJYxCfyFpU/s320/031.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep. Excited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07tRVQCAXglso-OagHTTGa6iJQHwJMcnCsCetQJcNWc5NlwVi89n4PCzPccUsBbIQPdUspZa9xl8Mr0YPl-fcr_VuAdyhtLor4CEBGsS343etnckSGHEhPwEdLcmunhbKPciW/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07tRVQCAXglso-OagHTTGa6iJQHwJMcnCsCetQJcNWc5NlwVi89n4PCzPccUsBbIQPdUspZa9xl8Mr0YPl-fcr_VuAdyhtLor4CEBGsS343etnckSGHEhPwEdLcmunhbKPciW/s320/032.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-89650222830292837032010-09-08T13:54:00.000-05:002010-09-08T13:54:00.741-05:00Life of RyanBob Brainerd put <a href="http://www.foxsportswisconsin.com/09/01/10/Life-of-Ryan/landing.html?blockID=302246&feedID=5067">together this story on Ryan "Scooter" Gennett for the Fox Sports Wisconsin website</a>.<br />
<blockquote><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"You definitely have to have fun," said Gennett with an infectious smile. "You can work as hard as you want, but if you're not having fun, I don't believe you're going to get any better or get anything positive out of it. You can work as hard as you want, take as many ground balls, but it's really the quality that you have in that energy and spark in your step." </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Enough to keep Gennett grounded, understanding, and willing to work with children who face the same hurdles of AD/HD.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"It's important to accept that you have it and to know what triggers that," said Gennett. "I wasn't medicated when I was young, I actually got medicated after my first year of high school. When I was on my medication, I was just focused in class. But I was always good on the baseball field because that's what I enjoy doing."</span> </blockquote>Read it all.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-84100228160776494702010-09-08T13:50:00.000-05:002010-09-08T13:50:21.427-05:00Midwest League Playoff Previews & PredictionsIf you want previews of the four Midwest League first round series that are starting tonight, <a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100908&content_id=14436038&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">head over here</a>. The records and the season series below are the work of Curt Rallo.<br />
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<b>Great Lakes Loons (Eastern Division second-half champions; 90-49)</b><br />
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<b>Season series tied, 6-6</b><br />
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<b>Why the Loons will win:</b> They are the Loons.<br />
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<b>Why the TinCaps will win:</b> Played very well down the stretch and the Loons lost a lot of players over the course of the second half.<br />
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<b>Lake County Captains (Eastern Division first-half champions; 77-62)</b><br />
<b>vs. West Michigan Whitecaps (Eastern Division Wild Card; 62-77)</b><br />
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<b>Lake County won season series, 11-10</b><br />
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<b>Why the Captains will win:</b> They always find a way.<br />
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<b>Why the Whitecaps will win: </b>West Michigan was out of the playoff picture until a 12-game winning streak pushed them over the top.<br />
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<b>Cedar Rapids Kernels (Western Division first-half champions; 82-56)</b><br />
<b>vs. Clinton LumberKings (Western Division Wild Card; 74-65)</b><br />
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<b>Clinton won season series, 7-6</b><br />
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<b>Why Cedar Rapids will win:</b> Small Ball. Clinton shortstop Nick Franklin got promoted to AA right before the end of the season.<br />
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<b>Why Clinton will win: </b>Tom Wilhelmsen starts game one and Erasmo Ramirez starts game three for the LumberKings.<br />
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<b>Quad Cities River Bandits (Western Division second-half champions; 83-55)</b><br />
<b>vs. Kane County Cougars (Western Division Wild Card; 71-67)</b><br />
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<b>Kane County won the season series, 11-9 </b><br />
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<b>Why Quad Cities will win:</b> Because I don't want them to win.<br />
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<b>Why Kane County will win: </b>Quad Cities lost Matt Adams to injury just before the end of the season.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-38372046862338752882010-09-06T13:20:00.000-05:002010-09-06T13:20:01.761-05:00Thank youComputer issues have prevented me from fully developing this post today.<br />
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But, I think that a few simple thank yous will work for now.<br />
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Thank you for reading the blog.<br />
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Thank you for your e-mails.<br />
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Thank you for listening to the games.<br />
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Thank you for coming out to the games.<br />
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Thank you for supporting Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Baseball.<br />
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Thank you.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-65698534206589136032010-09-06T13:15:00.000-05:002010-09-06T13:15:11.059-05:00September 6, 1960<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://rasmussen.edu/">Rasmussen College</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>50 Years Ago Today</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">FOX CITIES FOXES<span style="color: white;">..</span>8</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">GREEN BAY DODGERS 1</div><br />
Dean Chance got the win. Boog Powell drove in three runs to give him 100 on the season.<br />
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The Three-I League Champion Foxes have an 82-55 record and two games remaining in the 1960 season.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-13174339705292237232010-09-06T13:07:00.000-05:002010-09-06T13:07:06.803-05:00Today's Lineups<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t572&t=g_box&gid=2010_09_06_wisafx_kccafx_1">Here is a link to the boxscore for today's game</a>.<br />
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Apologies for the lateness of all this. The old warhorse of a computer was acting out for the last two hours.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-24499324557716475442010-09-06T12:59:00.000-05:002010-09-06T12:59:56.933-05:00September 6, 2010: Today's Starting Pitcher<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=542984">RHP NICK BUCCI: </a>Selected by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2008 draft out of St. Patrick High School in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.<br />
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LAST SEASON: Bucci went 6-3 with a 4.31ERA in 13 games (12 starts) for the Helena Brewers in 2009.<br />
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LAST START: Bucci took the loss against Quad Cities at Time Warner Cable Field on September 1. He gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits and five walks over six innings. Bucci struck out four in a 6-1 loss.<br />
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THAT’S A STREAK: Bucci had a 15-1/3 inning scoreless streak end in the first inning against Burlington on May 23.<br />
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DOUBLING UP: Before moving to Helena for the 2009 Pioneer League season, Bucci made three relief appearances for Huntsville, the AA Southern League affiliate of the Brewers. In three games with the Stars, Bucci went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA. However, two of those appearances for Huntsville were scoreless.<br />
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O, CANADA! Bucci pitched for Team Canada in the 2009 World Cup of baseball and helped them to the bronze medal in the competition. It was Canada’s first medal in the World Cup.<br />
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ALL-STAR ACTION: Bucci faced one batter in the 2010 Midwest League All-Star Game on June 22 in Fort Wayne. He got Bo Greenwell of Lake County to ground out to first base.<br />
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LEAGUE AWARD: The Pioneer League recognized Bucci as their pitcher of the week on July 20 for his performance for the week of July 13-19.<br />
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ORGANIZATION AWARDS: The Brewers named Bucci their minor league pitcher of the month for July, 2009. Bucci went 5-0 with a 2.13ERA during July last season. Bucci was also named the Brewers minor league pitcher of the month for May, 2010 by the Brewers. Bucci was 3-1 with a 1.13ERA in six games (five starts) for the Rattlers during May.<br />
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RATED: Baseball America rated Bucci as the #29 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook. He was also ranked as the #17 prospect in the Pioneer League by BA after the 2009 season.<br />
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VS. KANE COUNTY: Bucci has made two starts against the Cougars in 2010. He does not have a decision in either the start in the second game of the doubleheader at Time Warner Cable Field on April 9 or in a start on June 20 at Elfstrom Stadium. He has pitched six innings against the Cougars this season and has allowed three runs (one earned) on two hits and eight walks. Bucci has struck out two Cougars in his two starts.<br />
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INNINGS PITCHED: 7.1 - (8/22/09 @ Orem)<br />
STRIKEOUTS: 9 (2x - Last: 7/15/09 @ Idaho Falls)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-32450186861634915232010-09-06T12:58:00.000-05:002010-09-06T12:58:02.225-05:00September 6, 2010: Game NotesABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Rattlers lost 9-4 to Kane County. Wisconsin could not hold 1-0 and 4-2 leads. The Cougars scored four times in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6-4 lead. They added three more in the sixth inning to account for the final score. The Cougars clinched the top second half playoff spot in the Western Division with their win last night.<br />
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OVER THE TOP: Khris Davis set a new franchise record for home runs in a season by a Timber Rattler last night. He hit his 22nd homer of the season with a third inning blast off Aaron Larsen. Before that round tripper, he had been tied for the franchise record with Juan Silvestre (1999) and Matt Hagen (2003). The home run, a two-out, two-run shot, put the Timber Rattlers up 3-2 at the time.<br />
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DYNAMIC DUO: Davis and Chris Dennis have combined for 39 home runs this season. That is a new standard for most home runs by Timber Rattlers teammates in a single season. Davis and Dennis were tied with 2003 Timber Rattlers Matt Hagen (21) and Jon Nelson (16) for the record before Dennis homered on Saturday night.<br />
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QUICK STARTS: The Rattlers had a 1-0 lead two batters into the game last night. Cutter Dykstra walked, went to second on an errant pickoff throw, and scored on a Kentrail Davis RBI single.<br />
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BUT…: Starting pitcher Efrain allowed a two-run double in the bottom of the second and the Cougars were in front 2-1. After the Rattlers retook the lead, Nieves did not retire a batter in the bottom of the fourth inning and all four batters that reached scored. <br />
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DON’T MEAN NOTHING: The Rattlers have scored first in both games of this series and have dropped both decisions. Wisconisn is 37-32 when scoring first in 2010.<br />
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LOW WATERMARK: Wisconsin’s current five-game losing streak has knocked them to a season-low 23 games under .500. Last night’s loss also gave the Rattlers their fifth straight season with 80 or more losses. The Rattlers have also missed out on the Midwest League playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.<br />
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Kane County Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They missed the playoffs in the first half, but qualified for the postseason with the top spot in the second half Western Division Playoff Standings by a half game over Clinton. The Cougars are 40-29 in the second half and are coming into this series after sweeping a three-game set from Peoria at home. They open the playoffs on Wednesday night at Elfstrom Stadium against the Quad Cities River Bandits.<br />
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2010 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Cougars have met 14 times this season. Wisconsin is 8-6 against Kane County in 2010. That includes a 4-3 record at Elfstrom Stadium. Wisconsin took two of three from Kane County in Geneva May 25-27. The Rattlers also swept an abbreviated two game series June 19-20. In the most recent series, Wisconsin and Kane County split four games at Time Warner Cable Field August 28-31.<br />
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST: The Timber Rattlers are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 656 runs (4.8/game) and hit 80 home runs. The Cougars are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 669 runs (4.9/game) and hit 66 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.81 while allowing a total of 735 runs (5.4/game) this season. Kane County pitchers have a team ERA of 3.87 while allowing a total of 611 runs (4.5/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 183 errors. The Cougars defense has committed 164 errors. Wisconsin is 27-40 on the road this season. Kane County is 40-28 at home in 2010.<br />
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KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: RHP Kenny Smalley was a 24th round pick of Oakland in the 2008 draft out of Delta State University. Smalley has pitched for Vancouver, Stockton, and Kane County in the Oakland system. He is 0-1 with a 6.14ERA in 12 appearances (two starts) for Kane County this season. His last appearance before today was as a reliever on September 4 against the Rattlers. He gave up a run on three hits and struck out the side in the ninth inning of the Cougars 6-2 victory. Smalley has pitched thee times against Wisconsin this season and has allowed three runs on six hits with five strikeouts over five innings. Today is his first start since July 22 when he lost at Lansing. Smalley is not expected to go to deep into the game as the Cougars are expected to use most of their bullpen on the final day of the season.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-9363321440839082562010-09-06T12:53:00.000-05:002010-09-06T12:53:28.824-05:00Brewers System Report: Games of September 5, 2010<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://jockey.com/">Jockey.com</a></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HUNTSVILLE (AA: 67-72 overall; 34-35 second half; Southern League North Division):</b> The Stars lost 9-1 to Mobile. The Bay Bears broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fifth inning.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 64-75; 37-33 second half; Florida State League North Division):</b> The Manatees beat Clearwater 1-0 in the final game of the season. Juan Sanchez (’09) homered in the top of the eighth inning for the only run of the game.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HELENA (Rookie: 40-32 overall; 21-13 second half; Pioneer League North Division):</b> The Brewers beat Missoula 12-3. The offense banged out 16 hits as Helena closes in on a playoff berth.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">St. Louis (Jake Westbrook 1-3) at MILWAUKEE (Yovani Gallardo 11-7) 1:10pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NASHVILLE (Chase Wright 8-8) at New Orleans (Adalberto Mendez 5-4) 1:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mobile (Kyler Newby 3-3) at HUNTSVILLE (Michael Bowman 9-12) 1:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BREVARD COUNTY: Season over</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">HELENA at Great Falls 8:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">AZL BREWERS: Season over; AZL Champions</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-7492701500542471262010-09-05T16:55:00.000-05:002010-09-05T16:55:33.086-05:00"Our job is to do promotions."<a href="http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100904/APC021102/9040627/-1/baseball">Nice end of the home season story in the <i>Post-Crescent</i> on Saturday</a>.<br />
<blockquote style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Rain and snow stifled what would have been a banner year for Wisconsin Timber Rattlers attendance at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium.<br />
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"If the weather and Mother Nature would've treated us a little nicer, I think we would've certainly beaten last year's (record) and been right up there in the 250s, 260 (thousand) maybe," Rattlers assistant general manager Aaron Hahn said.<br />
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Last year, Wisconsin set a club record with 253,240 fans despite 10 games being affected by poor weather. This year, 19 games were affected by poor weather, and the team still drew 244,331 fans.<br />
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That means this year's average of 3,759 fans per game is the highest in the history of the 15-year-old ballpark.</blockquote>Click the link and read it all to find the quote and to whom it belongs.<br />
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And in case I haven't said it enough...Thank you.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-35200266620186029282010-09-05T16:51:00.000-05:002010-09-05T16:51:14.366-05:00September 5, 2010: Tonight's Lineup<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Cutter Dykstra</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">3B<br />
Kentrail Davis</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">CF<br />
Khris Davis</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">LF<br />
Hunter Morris</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">RF<br />
D'Votrey Richardson<span style="color: white;">..</span>DH<br />
Chris Dennis</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1B<br />
Joey Paciorek</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">SS<br />
Austin Stockfisch</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">C<br />
Connor Lind</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2B<br />
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Efrain Nieves</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">SP</span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-65636998349815328432010-09-05T16:48:00.000-05:002010-09-05T16:48:34.381-05:00September 5, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LHP EFRAIN NIEVES: </b>Selected by Milwaukee in the 7th round of the 2007 draft out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LAST SEASON: </b>Nieves spent all of 2009 with the Timber Rattlers. He went 5-7 with a 5.70ERA in 27 appearances. Nieves made 11 starts for Wisconsin in 2009.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LAST START: </b>Nieves picked up a victory at Community Field by beating the Bees on August 27. He allowed two runs on five hits over 5-1/3 innings with a pair of walks and three strikeouts in a 7-3 Wisconsin victory.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>WORLD CUP:</b> Nieves pitched for Puerto Rico in the World Cup of Baseball after the 2009 regular season. He made three starts and was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA. In 14.1 innings pitched, Nieves walked six and struck out 17.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>VS. CUBA:</b> Nieves got the call to be the starting pitcher against Cuba on September 18 during the World Cup. He allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over 4-2/3 innings. Nieves was not involved in the decision, but Puerto Rico would win the game 5-2.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A PRODUCTIVE WINTER:</b> Nieves pitched for Arecibo in the Puerto Rican Winter League after the World Cup. Nieves also went on to pitch for Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Series.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>BREWERS CAREER:</b> Nieves was 14-14 with a 5.08 ERA in his first three seasons as a pitcher in the Milwaukee minor league system. He has made 58 appearances (29 starts) since 2007 and has pitched.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>INTO THE PAST:</b> Nieves was the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for his performance July 7-13, 2008 while pitching for Helena.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>VS. KANE COUNTY:</b> Nieves is made the start against Kane County on April 10 at Time Warner Cable Field. He took the loss. Nieves allowed five runs (two earned) on two hits over 3-2/3 innings with four walks and a strikeout.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>PROFESSIONAL BESTS:</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>INNINGS PITCHED:</b> 8.0 (8/25/08 at Great Falls)</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>STRIKEOUTS: </b>9 (8/25/08 at Great Falls)</span><br />
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DATE<span style="color: white;">..</span>OPP<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>DEC<span style="color: white;">..</span>IP<span style="color: white;"></span></b><b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b><b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span></b><b><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;"></span></b><b><span style="color: white;"></span>H R ER BB K ERA</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>4/10<span style="color: white;">..</span>KC*<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>Loss 3.2</b><b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 5</b><b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2<span style="color: white;">..</span>4 1 4.91</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4/15<span style="color: white;">..</span>@BUR*<span style="color: white;">..</span>Loss 3.0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>8 8<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>6<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3 3 10.80</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4/21<span style="color: white;">..</span>CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>Win<span style="color: white;">..</span>4.0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 2 6.75</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4/28<span style="color: white;">..</span>@PEO*<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>5.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3 0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3 5 4.60</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5/3<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>@BEL<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>4.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>4 2<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 0 4.58</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5/8<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>3.1<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>5 2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0 2 4.70</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5/14+ BEL<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>Loss 1.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>2 1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>1<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 1 4.88</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5/20<span style="color: white;">..</span>PEO<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3 0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0 4 4.33</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">5/29<span style="color: white;">..</span>@CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3.0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>6 4<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 3 4.80</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6/3<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@FW<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0.1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0 0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 0 4.75</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6/5<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@LC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>4.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>6 3<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>4 2 4.98</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6/12<span style="color: white;">..</span>DAY<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1.1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3 3<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 1 5.55</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6/27<span style="color: white;">..</span>BUR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>1 1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>1<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 0 5.50</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">6/30<span style="color: white;">..</span>QC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>Save 2.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0 0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3 2 5.22</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">7/4<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>Win<span style="color: white;">..</span>4.2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1 3 4.67</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">7/10<span style="color: white;">..</span>BUR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>Win<span style="color: white;">..</span>4.2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 5 4.22</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8/4<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>PEO<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>1 0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>0<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>0 2 4.14</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8/7<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@CLN<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>3.0<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3 2<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>3 3 4.25</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">8/11<span style="color: white;">..</span>@QC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2.1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>3 1<b><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span></b>1<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 4 4.23<br />
8/15<span style="color: white;">..</span>CR*<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>4.2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>6 4<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>4<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 4 4.50<br />
8/22<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@CR*<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span>Loss 1.1 10 8<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>7<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span>1 1 5.43<b><br />
</b>8/27<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span>@BUR<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;"></span>Win<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span>5.1<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span>5 2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span><span style="color: white;">.</span>2 3 5.27<b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">*-Start<br />
+-Game two of a doubleheader</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-72961683369354257532010-09-05T16:37:00.000-05:002010-09-05T16:37:50.339-05:00September 5, 2010: Game Notes<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ABOUT LAST NIGHT:</b> The Rattlers lost 6-2 to the Cougars. Wisconsin scored a run in the first inning, but Kane County scored four runs in the third and added two more in the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead. Dan Straily struck out seven Rattlers over six innings and picked up the win.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>OUT OF THE BLOCKS:</b> Four batters into the game, Wisconsin had a 1-0 lead. Kentrail Davis doubled off the wall in left with one out. Khris Davis walked. Then, Hunter Morris singled home Kentrail Davis for the lead. Straily allowed two more hits over the five 4-2/3 innings.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>MISADVENTRURES IN BASE RUNNING:</b> In the top of the third inning, the Rattlers lost two runners on the bases. Erik Miller was thrown out at third after trying to get there from first on a single to center by Michael Marseco. Then, Marseco was thrown out trying to steal second to end the inning.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>THAT’LL COST YOU:</b> In the bottom of the third, Kane County loaded the bases on a double, a single, and a walk by the first three batters in the inning. Tyreace House doubled to left to drive in two runs and an error on Khris Davis allowed a third run to score. House took home later in the inning when he scored from third on a throw to first after a dropped third strike.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HOW MANY?</b> The error on Davis was the 29th committed by a Timber Rattlers outfielder in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>SUICIDE SOLUTION:</b> The Cougars scored their first run of the fourth inning on an infield grounder. They got their final run when House dropped a suicide squeeze bunt to score a run from third.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>GOING DEEP AND MAKING A MARK:</b> Chris Dennis hit a leadoff home run in the top of the ninth inning. It was his 17th of the season and it also gave him 84 RBI on the season. Dennis is tied with Mike Wilson (’05) for the fifth most RBI in a single season by a Timber Rattler. The team record is held by Juan Silvestre (’99) with 107. The other three players in front of Dennis and Wilson are Bo Robinson (’99) with 102; David Ortiz (’96) with 93, and Jon Nelson (’03) with 91.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ON THE CUSP:</b> Khris Davis has 21 home runs this season. He is tied for the Timber Rattlers franchise record with Juan Silvestre (1999) and Matt Hagen (2003). Davis has two homers in 13 games against the Cougars this season. He has hit homers off Chris Mederos and Aaron Larsen. Both home runs Davis has against Kane County this season were at Time Warner Cable Field.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>DYNAMIC DUO:</b> Dennis and Khris Davis have combined for 38 home runs this season. Last night’s home run by Dennis broke the record for most home runs by Timber Rattlers teammates in a single season. Davis and Dennis were tied with 2003 Timber Rattlers Matt Hagen (21) and Jon Nelson (16) for the record before last night.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ABOUT THE OPPONENTS:</b> The Kane County Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They missed the playoffs in the first half, but currently hold the top spot in the second half Western Division Playoff Standings by a half game over Clinton. The Cougars are 38-29 in the second half and are coming into this series after sweeping a three-game set from Peoria at home.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2010 SEASON SERIES:</b> The Rattlers and Cougars have met 13 times this season. Wisconsin is 8-5 against Kane County in 2010. That includes a 4-2 record at Elfstrom Stadium. Wisconsin took two of three from Kane County in Geneva May 25-27. The Rattlers also swept an abbreviated two game series June 19-20. In the most recent series, Wisconsin and Kane County split four games at Time Warner Cable Field August 28-31.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>COMPARE AND CONTRAST:</b> The Timber Rattlers are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 652 runs (4.8/game) and hit 79 home runs. The Cougars are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 660 runs (4.9/game) and hit 65 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.79 while allowing a total of 726 runs (5.3/game) this season. Kane County pitchers have a team ERA of 3.87 while allowing a total of 607 runs (4.5/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 181 errors. The Cougars defense has committed 162 errors. Wisconsin is 27-39 on the road this season. Kane County is 39-28 at home in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: </b>RHP Aaron Larsen was selected out of Bethany College by the Oakland Athletics in the 34th round of the 2010 draft. Larsen was 1-4 with a 3.25ERA in 13 games and was a Second Team All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference selection as both a pitcher and a shortstop. Larsen went 5-2 with a 2.89ERA in 14 games (four starts) for the Arizona League affiliate of the A’s after signing with them. In his start prior to tonight, Larsen made his Midwest League debut against the Timber Rattlers at Time Warner Cable Field on August 31. Larsen allowed six runs (two earned) on five hits over 1-2/3 innings. After pitching a scoreless first inning, Larsen got knocked around for a pair of two run homers. Chris Dennis hit the first and Kentrail Davis hit the second. Larsen walked one and struck out one in the game against the Rattlers and took the loss as Wisconsin went on to a 16-4 win. Larsen made his first professional start against the Brewers Arizona League affiliate on August 5 and allowed five runs (one earned) on four hits over 2-1/3 innings. These are his only appearances against affiliates of the Milwaukee Brewers.</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-11752090461080935172010-09-05T16:23:00.000-05:002010-09-05T16:23:31.766-05:00September 5, 1960 & September 5, 1985<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.rasmussen.edu/">Rasmussen College</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>50 Years Ago Today:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">GREEN BAY DODGERS 9</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">FOX CITIES FOXES 14</div><br />
The Foxes committed five errors in the game and the Dodgers scored seven runs in the fourth inning. BUT, the Three-I League Champions rallied for the win. Charlie Johnson had a big three-run home run for the Foxes. Also for Fox Cities, Ed Saverine went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.<br />
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The Foxes are 81-55 on the season. There are three games left in the season.<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>25 Years Ago Today:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>Twins, fog end reign of Foxes</b></div><blockquote><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The 3-year reign of the Appleton Foxes as Midwest League champions officially ended as the clock struck midnight Thursday, and just about everyone was long gone from Goodland Field.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">With the Twins leading 4-3, the game had been suspended after the seventh inning that would have done Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles proud.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After holding up the game for more than 2-1/2 hours, the umpires ruled that conditions hadn't improved enough. So they called the game, bringing a strange and disappointing conclusion to the FOxes' otherwise stellar season.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Fog is a weather condition just like rain," said Jim Cutler, vice president of the Midwest League. "We waited a reasonable length of time and treated it just like a rainout. I talked with Bill Walters (the ML president) on the phone to make sure that there was no special rule for playoff games. I was told that there was no special rule for this situation."</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Earlier in the day the park was drenched by 2 inches of rain. The efforts of groundskeepers Rick Raasch and Ray Remmel along with Foxes manager Sal Rende, pitching coach Mitch Lukevics, trainer Ken Koch and players Greg Tarnow and Ken Reed got the field into reasonable playing condition. Despite the work, wet spots caused treacherous footing in the outfield.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Of course we're disappointed to lose," said Rende. "But lose we did. But, there are no losers in this (locker) room. We knew that we would be competitive coming into the season. We did better than we thought we would after spring training. This team came out and did the job every day. They're also good people, and that says a lot about them and their character."</div></blockquote><br />
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>R H E</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">KENOSHA TWINS<span style="color: white;">..</span>020 002 0 - 4 8 1</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">APPLETON FOXES 101 010 0 - 3 7 1</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ATTENDANCE: 472</div><br />
<blockquote><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>COMMENTARY:</b> What struck me most vividly was the manner in which the Foxes reacted to defeat. There were no alibis, no excuses. Rende and his players congratulated victorious Kenosha and wished the Twins well in the league championship series with Peoria.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Those of us who followed the Foxes this season were priviledged to watch champions in every sense of the word.</div></blockquote><br />
The above excerpts are from Gary L. Shriver's story in the September 6, 1985 Appleton Post-Crescent.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-20300106796064896652010-09-05T15:35:00.000-05:002010-09-05T15:35:28.805-05:00Midwest League Action: Games of September 4, 2010<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/scoreboard/league.jsp?sid=t572&lid=118&ymd=20100904">Complete scoreboard</a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">@Kane County 6, Wisconsin 4: <a href="http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2010/09/05/08161483/index.xml">Clinch</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">@Burlington 6, Clinton 1: <a href="http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/BeesvClinton-090510">Top</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Cedar Rapids 5, @Beloit 4: <a href="http://beloit.snappers.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100905&content_id=14307150&vkey=news_t554&fext=.jsp&sid=t554">Slim</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Peoria 8 @Quad Cities 2: <a href="http://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/midwest-league/article_4278b366-b8a0-11df-876e-001cc4c002e0.html">Ends</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lansing @Lake County: PPD</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">West Michigan 8 @Fort Wayne 3: <a href="http://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2010/09/win_puts_whitecaps_one_game_fr.html">One game from playoffs</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">@Great Lakes 7, Bowling Green 5: <a href="http://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article_c2dc46ea-b69e-53cf-95fb-fbcf91f714da.html">Fifth</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">@Dayton 7, South Bend 5: <a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100904&content_id=14278762&vkey=news_t459&fext=.jsp&sid=t459">keys</a>.</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-71667202024043908662010-09-05T15:22:00.000-05:002010-09-05T15:22:15.289-05:00Brewers System Report: Games of September 4, 2010<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://jockey.com/">Jockey.com</a></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 62-73; National League Central):</b> The Brewers lost 5-4 at Philadelphia. Milwaukee hit four solo homers, but the Phillies scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 4-3 Brewers lead.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>NASHVILLE (AAA: 76-66; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): </b>The Sounds lost 2-1 at New Orleans. The Zephyrs broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HUNTSVILLE (AA: 67-71 overall; 34-34 second half; Southern League North Division): </b>The Stars split a doubleheader with Mobile. Huntsville won game one 10-7 when they scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Caleb Gindl hit a three-run homer in the decisive inning. Mobile won game two 5-2. The Stars had four hits in the loss.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 63-75; 36-33 second half; Florida State League North Division):</b> The Manatees lost 9-8 in 12 innings at Clearwater. Brevard County tied the game with a run in the top of the ninth and took an 8-7 lead with a run in the top of the twelfth. But, the Threshers scored twice in the bottom of the twelfth to beat the Manatees.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HELENA (Rookie: 39-32 overall; 20-13 second half; Pioneer League North Division): </b>The Brewers lost 5-2 at Missoula. The Osprey scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning. Matthew Miller struck out eight over four innings, but allowed the four runs and took the loss.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MILWAUKEE (Randy Wolf 10-10) at Philadelphia (Kyle Kendrick 9-7) 12:35pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NASHVILLE (Tim Dillard 4-7) at New Orleans (Wes Whisler 3-6) 6:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mobile (Wade Miley 4-2) at HUNTSVILLE (Michael Fiers 1-0) 1:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BREVARD COUNTY at Clearwater 12:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">HELENA (Austin Ross 1-1) at Missoula (Austin Pizziconi 0-0) 6:00pm CDT </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">AZL BREWERS: Season over; AZL Champions</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-32276864217217921602010-09-05T15:19:00.000-05:002010-09-05T15:19:37.423-05:00Rattler Alumni Report: Game of September 4, 2010<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Indians 4 @Mariners 2</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>CLE:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Asdrubal Cabrera ('05): 1-for-4, RBI</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Shin-Soo Choo ('02): 2-for-3, RUN, RBI</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>SEA:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Michael Saunders ('06): 1-for-4</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Matt Tuiasosopo ('05): 0-for-4, RUN</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">White Sox 3 @Red Sox 1</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>BOS:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">David Ortiz ('96): 0-for-4</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Scott Atchison ('99): 1.1IP, 5H, R</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">White Sox 2 @Red Sox 1</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>BOS:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Ortiz: 1-for-4</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Braves 2 @Marlins 0</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>FLA:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Jorge Sosa ('01): .1IP, 0H, 0R, K</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">@Phillies 5, Brewers 4</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>PHI:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 1-for-4</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Greg Dobbs ('02): pinch hitter, 0-for-0</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-54588053726871511462010-09-04T16:37:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:37:27.992-05:00Hats off to the Production crewHere is a Fan Appreciation video for the season. Try not to smile as you watch it. If I were actually programmed to smile, I would have.<br />
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<object height="385" width="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1mAkKAYo04?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1mAkKAYo04?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="385"></embed></object>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-59442026883503001552010-09-04T16:35:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:35:21.193-05:00Kind of an answerA question I typically get is why games for doubleheader are only seven innings.<br />
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Well, <a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100830&content_id=14110204&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp">Ask MiLB.com got that question</a> along with a bunch of others that might be worth checking out if you are curious.<br />
<blockquote><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Why are doubleheaders played for seven innings? --Christine T.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">According to Rule 4.10 (a) in the Official Rules Book, Minor Leagues have the option to adopt a policy where all doubleheaders consist of two, seven-inning games. It's most likely done to get the games completed in a timely manner, considering it's a good value for fans and also accommodates the bus travel plans of many teams.</span> </blockquote>So....Just because there are! Okay!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-31745599425569280522010-09-04T16:32:00.001-05:002010-09-04T17:00:48.778-05:00September 4, 2010: Tonight's Lineup (UPDATED)<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>UPDATE: A few changes made at 5pm</b><br />
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Cutter Dykstra<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>3B</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Kentrail Davis<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>RF</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Khris Davis<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>LF<br />
Hunter Morris<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1B<br />
Chris Dennis<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>DH</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Cameron Garfield<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>C<br />
Joey Paciorek<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;"></span>2B<br />
Erik Miller<span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>CF</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Michael Marseco<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>SS</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hiram Burgos<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>SP</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-39079221727494154972010-09-04T16:30:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:30:42.154-05:00September 4, 2010: Tonight's Starting Pitcher<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>RHP HIRAM BURGOS:</b> Selected by Milwaukee in the 6th round of the 2009 draft out of Bethune-Cookman University. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LAST SEASON:</b> Burgos started his professional career with Helena, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Burgos was 3-2 with a 5.62 ERA in 14 games (seven starts) with Helena.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>LAST START:</b> Burgos took the loss to the Kane County Cougars at Time Warner Cable Field on August 30. He allowed four runs on five hits with six walks and six strikeouts over 5-1/3 innings in a 4-3 loss to Dan Straily.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>STARTER KIT: </b>Burgos is 7-1 as a starter this season. He is 4-1 in seven starts with the Rattlers. He went 3-0 in six starts for the Helena Brewers.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>AT B-CU:</b> Burgos won 21 games and struck out 250 batters in a four year career with Bethune-Cookman. In his final season with the Wildcats, Burgos was 6-3 with a 3.74ERA and 94 strikeouts over 79-1/3 innings pitched. He was part of four straight MEAC championship teams and was a Second Team All-MEAC selection in 2007.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>WINTER BALL:</b> Burgos went on to pitch for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican Winter League this past offseason. He made 10 appearances (nine starts) and was 3-2 with a 2.27ERA. Burgos was named the PRWL Rookie of the Year for his performance.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>START OF 2010:</b> Burgos worked (mainly as the closer) out of the Timber Rattlers bullpen at the start of the season. He went 1-5 with a 5.40ERA and was 0-for-3 in save opportunities. Burgos was sent down to Helena after the appearance against Beloit on May 15. He was recalled from Helena after the start against Orem on July 18.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>VS. KANE COUNTY:</b> Burgos has faced the Cougars twice this season. He pitched four innings in relief against the Cougars on April 9 in the second game of the doubleheader at Time Warner Cable Field. He allowed a run on two hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Burgos was charged with the loss in a start on August 30 against Kane County at Time Warner Cable Field.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>PROFESSIONAL BESTS:</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>INNINGS PITCHED: </b>8.0 (7/18/10 v. Orem)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>STRIKEOUTS:</b> 10 (7/12/10 @Billings)</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>Wisconsin Timber Rattlers</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>DATE OPP<span style="color: white;">..</span>DEC<span style="color: white;">..</span>IP<span style="color: white;">..</span></b><b>H R ER BB SO ERA </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">4/9+ KC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>Win<span style="color: white;">..</span>4.0 2 1 1<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>6<span style="color: white;">..</span>2.25</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4/15 @BUR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1.0 0 0 0<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>1.80</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4/19 @QC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>1.0 0 0 0<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>1.50</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4/20 CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>Loss 2.0 4 3 2<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>3.38</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4/24 BEL<span style="color: white;">..</span>Loss 2.0 4 2 2<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>4.50</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4/29 @PEO<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>2.0 4 2 2<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>5.25</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5/3<span style="color: white;">..</span>@BEL Loss 1.1 3 2 1<span style="color: white;">..</span>0<span style="color: white;">..</span>2<span style="color: white;">..</span>5.40</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5/6<span style="color: white;">..</span>QC<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">.</span>Loss 0.2 2 2 2<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>6.43</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5/9<span style="color: white;">..</span>CR<span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span>2.0 2 1 1<span style="color: white;">..</span>0 <span style="color: white;">.</span>1<span style="color: white;">..</span>6.19</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5/15 BEL<span style="color: white;">..</span>Loss 4.0 2 1 1<span style="color: white;">..</span>2<span style="color: white;">..</span>2<span style="color: white;">..</span>5.40<br />
7/26 @SB*+ Win 6.0 4 2 1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">5</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">4.50<br />
7/31 CLN</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.0 3 0 0</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">2</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">5</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">4.03</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">8/4</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">PEO* Win</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">7.0 6 1 1</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">1</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">8</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.50<br />
8/9</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">@CLN* Win 7.0 8 4 4</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">0</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">4</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.77<br />
8/14 CR*</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">6.0 5 3 3</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">3</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">5</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.86<br />
8/19 BEL*</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">8.0 5 2 2</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">0</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">9</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.63<br />
8/25 @BUR* Win 6.0 8 4 4</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">0</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">3.86<br />
<b>8/30 KC*</b></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Loss 5.1 5 4 4</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">6</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">6</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;">..</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4.08</b><br />
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+Game two of a doubleheader</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-10830987869474364962010-09-04T16:26:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:26:53.303-05:00September 4, 2010: Game Notes<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ABOUT LAST NIGHT:</b> The Quad Cities River Bandits defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4-0 in the home finale for the Timber Rattlers. Michael Blazek allowed three hits over eight scoreless innings for the win. Michael Swinson drove in three runs, including a two run homer in the top of the ninth inning.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>UNFRIENDLY CONFINES:</b> The Rattlers went 30-39 at home in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>DAMON’S DAY:</b> Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Damon Krestalude pitched six solid innings and allowed two runs on four hits. He struck out seven to match his previous professional high for a single game. But, Krestalude took the loss, his tenth of the season.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ARNETT UPDATE: </b>Eric Arnett pitched the final three innings in relief last night for Wisconsin. He gave up two runs on three hits with a walk and a strikeout. Swinson homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning off Arnett. It was the 14th home run given up by Arnett this season. It was also a homer with a runner in scoring position and two outs. Opponents were 18-for-56 (.321) with four homers off Arnett with runners in scoring position and two out this season.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>THREE:</b> The Wisconsin hits belonged to Cutter Dykstra (1st inning single); Michael Marseco (3rd inning triple); and Chris Dennis (4th inning single). Dykstra and Dennis extended their current hitting streaks to four games and Marseco sent his hitting streak to six games.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ON THE CUSP:</b> Khris Davis has 21 home runs this season. He is tied for the Timber Rattlers franchise record with Juan Silvestre (1999) and Matt Hagen (2003). Davis has two homers in 12 games against the Cougars this season. He has hit homers off Chris Mederos and Aaron Larsen. Both home runs Davis has against Kane County this season were at Time Warner Cable Field.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>NOTES ABOUT ATTENDANCE:</b> In the 2010 home finale, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers drew 4,476 fans to Time Warner Cable Field. The total attendance for 2010 was 244,331, the second largest in team history. The average attendance for 2010 was 3,759, which is the largest in team history. In 2009, Wisconsin drew 253,240 fans while averaging 3,724 fans per game. The difference was in rainouts. There were just two rainouts in 2009. There were five home rainouts in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>ABOUT THE OPPONENTS:</b> The Kane County Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They missed the playoffs in the first half, but currently hold the top spot in the second half Western Division Playoff Standings by a half game over Clinton. The Cougars are 37-29 in the second half and are coming into this series after sweeping a three-game set from Peoria at home.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2010 SEASON SERIES:</b> The Rattlers and Cougars have met 12 times this season. Wisconsin is 8-4 against Kane County in 2010. That includes a 4-1 record at Elfstrom Stadium. Wisconsin took two of three from Kane County in Geneva May 25-27. The Rattlers also swept an abbreviated two game series June 19-20. In the most recent series, Wisconsin and Kane County split four games at Time Warner Cable Field August 28-31.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>COMPARE AND CONTRAST:</b> The Timber Rattlers are hitting .255 as a team. They have scored 650 runs (4.8/game) and hit 77 home runs. The Cougars are hitting .254 as a team. They have scored 654 runs (4.8/game) and hit 65 homers. Wisconsin pitchers have a team ERA of 4.78 while allowing a total of 721 runs (5.3/game) this season. Kane County pitchers have a team ERA of 3.89 while allowing a total of 605 runs (4.5/game). The Timber Rattler defense has committed 180 errors. The Cougars defense has committed 162 errors. Wisconsin is 27-39 on the road this season. Kane County is 31-38 at home in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>PROSPECTING:</b> <i>Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook</i> five members of the current Kane County roster on their top 30 list of Athletics prospects. Catcher Max Stassi (#4) is the highest rated Cougar. Pitchers Connor Hoehn (#22), Jonathan Joseph (#23) and Justin Marks (#27) are joined by outfielder Tyreace House (#28) on the list.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER:</b> RHP Dan Straily was Oakland’s 24th round pick in the 2009 draft. He was selected out of Marshall. In his final season with the Thundering Herd, Straily went 4-3 with a 4.27ERA in 13 games. He spent his first pro season with Vancouver, Oakland’s Northwest League affiliate. He was 5-3 with a 4.19ERA in 16 games (11 starts) with the Canadians. Straily struck out 66 and walked 18 in 59 innings with Vancouver. In his start prior to this afternoon, Straily beat the Rattlers on August 30 at Time Warner Cable Field. He tossed seven innings and allowed a run on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Straily made five starts in August with a 5.51 ERA, but had not been involved in a decision until the win over the Rattlers. He has started three other times against the Timber Rattlers in 2010. Straily beat the Rattlers at Time Warner Cable Field on April 10, picked up a no decision at Elfstrom Stadium on May 27, and lost to Wisconsin at Kane County on June 19. In his four starts against the Rattlers, Straily has allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 17 hits and eight walks over 24 innings. Straily has struck out 26 Timber Rattlers this season, including 10 in seven innings on May 27. He is currently second in the Midwest League in strikeouts with 142, one behind the 143 for Josh Wall of Great Lakes.</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-87428971361639704242010-09-04T16:24:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:24:17.937-05:00September 4, 1960 & September 4, 1985<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.rasmussen.edu/">Rasmussen College</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>50 Years Ago Today:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">GREEN BAY DODGERS 12</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">FOX CITIES FOXES<span style="color: white;">..</span>11</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div>The Three-I League Champions committed six errors in their fifth straight loss.<br />
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The Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 13-8 lead.<br />
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Pete Ward had four hits and five RBI to pace the Fox Cities offense. The Foxes are 80-55 on the season.<br />
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>25 Years Ago Today:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><i>Foxes square series on Menendez' 2-hitter</i></b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">..</span><span style="color: white;">...</span><b>R H E</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">KENOSHA TWINS<span style="color: white;">..</span>000 000 010 - 1 2 3</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">APPLETON FOXES 200 000 31x - 6 9 1</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ATTENDANCE: 457</div><br />
Tony Menendez allowed an unearned run and struck out five to tied the best-of-three series with the Twins at one win a piece.<br />
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The first hit he allowed was on a two-out, pinch-hit RBI double by Tom Scaletta in the top of the eighth inning. Mike Ryan scored on the play. He had reached on an error to start the inning.<br />
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Had he tossed the no-no, it would have been the first no-hitter at Goodland Field since Larry Monroe no-hit Cedar Rapids in a 7-inning game on August 22, 1975.<br />
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The offense in this game for the Foxes was supplied early. Jim Winters doubled in two runs in the first and that was enough for Menendez.<br />
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It should be noted that in the other MWL Semifinal, the Beloit Brewers beat Peoria 9-2 to even that series at a win each. Frank Mattox went 4-for-5 with a double, homer, and four RBI to lead Beloit to the win.<br />
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Game Three - in each series - is September 5, 1985.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24861189.post-53643826571606601392010-09-04T16:08:00.000-05:002010-09-04T16:08:28.171-05:00Brewers System Report: Games of September 3, 2010<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Sponsored by <a href="http://jockey.com/">Jockey.com</a></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>MILWAUKEE (MAJ: 62-72; National League Central): </b>The Brewers lost 1-0 at Philadelphia. Milwaukee managed three hits on offense.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>NASHVILLE (AAA: 76-65; Pacific Coast League American Northern Division): </b>The Sounds won 4-3 at New Orleans. Nashville scored a run in the top of the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HUNTSVILLE (AA: 66-70 overall; 33-33 second half; Southern League North Division):</b> The Stars beat Mobile 3-1. Wily Peralta (’09) pitched five shutout innings and drove in two runs at the plate for the win.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>BREVARD COUNTY (Advanced-A: 63-74; 36-32 second half; Florida State League North Division):</b> The Manatees beat Clearwater 12-2. Brock Kjeldgaard (’09) homered and drove in four runs for Brevard County.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>HELENA (Rookie: 39-31 overall; 20-12 second half; Pioneer League North Division):</b> The Brewers beat Great Falls 5-4. Helena got a home run in the bottom of the ninth for the win!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BREWERS SYSTEM SCHEDULE TODAY:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">MILWAUKEE (Dave Bush 7-11) at Philadelphia (Roy Halladay 16-10) 6:05pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NASHVILLE (Josh Butler 5-1) at New Orleans (Tom Mastny 4-5) 6:00pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mobile at HUNTSVILLE DOUBLEHEADER (Game one starts at 4:00pm CDT)</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BREVARD COUNTY at Clearwater 5:30pm CDT</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">HELENA (Matt Miller 7-1) at Missoula (Patrick Schuster 4-4) 8:05pm CDT </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">AZL BREWERS: Season over; AZL Champions</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01249681666262587220noreply@blogger.com0