Tonight's Linup - July 10th

Keon Broxton - CF
David Nick - 2B
Bobby Borchering - 3B
Matt Davidson - DH
Ramon Castillo - 1B
Errol Hollinger - C
Matt Helm - LF
Victor Estevez - SS
Ender Inciarte - RF

Andrew Wolcott - SP

No pregame interview tonight. Instead, we'll talk about the latest roster moves for the Silver Hawks.

Pregame show begins at 6:45 PM. First pitch is at 7:05 PM.

Tonight's Pregame Show

Tonight's pregame show is going to be a little bit different. We'll still have the intro at the beginning and the lineups at the end, but the middle two segments will be a lengthy interview with author Richard Doster. He sent me a copy of his book "Safe at Home", and I've been working my way through it on road trips.

In addition to being a well written book about the integration of Minor League Baseball, he also tells of some stories he learned while researching for the book. It's a good interview, and I hope you all enjoy it.

I also encourage you to pick up a copy of the book "Safe at Home" if you enjoy reading about baseball. It's a fictional book, but many of the stories in the book are based on events that really happened. As a fan of minor league baseball, you'll enjoy the book.

Pregame Shows

At this point of the season, I'm going to start mixing up the pregame show's third segment a bit. Normally this segment is reserved for interviews, and the MWL Standings on Sundays.

Since we are reaching the stretch drive, and there are a lot of playoff implications abound, we'll start checking the standings and playoff race twice a week (Wednesdays and Sundays).

I also want to do better about checking in with the Silver Hawks alumni report, so we'll start doing that every Friday (most likely doing Major Leaguers one week, Minor Leaguers the next).

Then we'll still do interviews on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Everyone in agreement? Good.

Pregame Show Adjustment/Lineup

A bit of a change to the pregame show this weekend.

Today we'll do our weekly summary that is normally done on Sunday. We'll take a look at the week that was, and where the Silver Hawks rank in various categories compared to other Midwest League teams.

Tomorrow, I have something special planned for Mother's Day, thus the change this weekend.

Now, today's lineup:

Duffy - CF
Marte - LF
Diaz - RF
Parker - 3B
Perez - DH
Elmore - 2B
Ramirez - 1B
Davis - C
Navarro - SS

Moorhouse - SP

For what it's worth, the weather here stinks today. Rather chilly and a misting rain.

Pregame Show Today

I'll typically have a pregame interview every day of the season, with the exception of Sundays. On Sunday afternoons, I'll have what I call "Summary Sunday", in which we basically just take a look at where the Silver Hawks rank in various categories.

We'll start by taking an in-depth look at the Midwest League standings. Then a look at the team ranks in the following categories:

Batting Average
Home Runs
Runs Scored
Stolen Bases
Strikeouts (hitters)
Walks (hitters)
Fielding Percentage
ERA
Runs Allowed
Strikeouts (pitchers)
Walks (pitchers)

Finally, we'll browse the Midwest League leaderboard for any Hawks players in the top 10 in average or ERA, and the top five in any other of the main stat categories.

Again, the pregame show starts at 2:45 PM eastern today, so be sure to tune in.