The Brewer Advent Calendar #2: The Nashville Sounds

KLSnow — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:11 -0000

You still have until noon tomorrow to register to win one of ten WhatIfSports Gift Certificates, but it's time to open another door. Today we find...the Nashville Sounds!

via www.baseballpilgrimages.com

The picture above is the scoreboard at Greer Stadium in Nashville, home to players that are just one step away from making it to the big leagues. The Sounds have been the Brewers' AAA affiliate since 2005.

As I write this, I have a ball autographed by 20 members of the 2008 Nashville Sounds. I need to give it away soon, because Gorman thinks it looks delicious. As is the case with any group of ballplayer autographs, I wasn't able to identify them all, but I'm pretty sure all of the following players are on it:

Tony Gwynn Jr
Vinny Rottino
Joe Dillon
Hernan Iribarren
Tim Dillard
Ozzie Chavez
Sam Narron
Erasmo Ramirez
J.R. Hopf
Luis Pena

And there are nine others for you to attempt to decipher for yourself. The rules are the same as yesterday: You have 48 hours to comment on this post to be entered into the drawing to win it, and I'll contact the winner by email. Thanks again to the Nashville Sounds for making this possible. Good luck!

Wednesday's Final Frosty Mug of 2008

KLSnow — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:11:31 -0000

Some things to read while wondering if blogging has given me a negative body image.

No transaction news again today, but Right Field Bleachers has the case for the Brewers signing Joe Crede. If signing Crede means returning Hall to his super-sub role, I'm for it.

As of this writing, Brett Lawrie leads Jonathan Lucroy by 53 votes in the race for prospect #5. He's also his hometown's biggest 2008 news story. Voting for prospect #6 will open at noon today. Voting for Langley's biggest news story of 2009 likely won't open until sometime next December.

Yes it is a slow news day, so I'm playing "Where are they now?" with Baseball America's minor league transactions. Some of these have been mentioned in the Mug previously, but if you knew all of them you may want to consider adding an offseason hobby:

Chad Moeller and David Krynzel are both Orioles now.
Laynce Nix is a Red.
Justin Lehr and Ozzie Chavez are Phillies.

Would you rather have Ben Sheets or Oliver Perez in your 2009 rotation? Amazin Avenue makes the case for Sheets, and so far 78% of voters agree.

Yesterday I mentioned the Pirates as one of the three "finalists" to acquire the services of Derrick Turnbow. The Marlins are also a finalist.

Elsewhere on the hot stove:

Cubs: Could be close to signing Milton Bradley.
D-Backs: Signed Chris Snyder to a three year extension worth 14.25 million.
Mets: Have reportedly offered Derek Lowe a 3 year deal worth $36 million. (Noted in FanShots)
Orioles: After losing out on Mark Teixiera, plan B may be Richie Sexson.
Rockies: Have reportedly reached a deal with the Cubs to acquire Jason Marquis for Luis Vizcaino.

So who will the Yankees overpay next offseason? Rob Neyer takes a look at pretty thin field of free agents, but predicts Matt Holliday will play left field for the Yankees in 2010.

That's all I've got for today. Drink up, and be safe.

SB Nation - Ozzie Chavez

The Brewer Advent Calendar #2: The Nashville Sounds

Wednesday's Final Frosty Mug of 2008