Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Sounds manager Rick Sweet sits down with Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's fourth straight winning series, the Brewers clinching a playoff spot the night before and how it impacts the Sounds final seven games, and his thoughts on the recipients the night before of the team's annual awards: Raynel Delgado (MVP), Garrett Stallings (Pitcher of Year), Freddy Zamora (Fan Favorite) and Jared Oliva (Community MVP).

Sounds infielder Anthony Seigler sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his experience with the Brewers the last two and a half months in his first major league opportunity, what it's like to be back with the Sounds and how he's approaching the end of the regular season to stay ready.

Sounds catcher Eric Haase joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his walk-off homer the previous night, how he's been trying to help young Sounds pitchers prepare for the big leagues, what he saw in Chad Patrick while catching him so often with the Brewers, and what makes him so passionate about the catching position.

Sounds right-hander Alex Cornielle joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his solid Triple-A debut the night before, what made his Double-A season so successful and how he'll spend his time in the off-season.

Sounds pitching coach and Brewers lead strategist for pitching development joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the Triple-A debut that night for Alexander Cornielle, the progress from other recent additions to the Sounds staff such as Will Childers, Justin Yeager and Brian Fitzpatrick, and what's led to Jesus Liranzo's strong second half.

Jeff Hem provides an audio tribute to former Sounds great Brian Dayett, who passed away recently. Dayett played for the Sounds from '80-'82, remains among the franchise leaders in several categories and hit one of the most memorable home runs in franchise history.

Sounds manager and birthday boy Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance to discuss the team's successful series in Norfolk, the process behind their aggressive baserunning, some changing roles in the bullpen following Brewers transactions, and his thoughts on how Luis Urias and Rhys Hoskins have played this week.

Sounds outfielder Brandon Lockridge joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the trade deadline deal that took him from Triple-A El Paso for the Padres to the big leagues with the Brewers, the familiar faces he saw when he joined the Brewers and how his style of play fits, and how he approaches being at Triple-A.

Sounds reliever Julian Merryweather joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his outing the day before in Norfolk, signing recently with the Brewers upon becoming a free agent, and his career path that saw him debut in the big leagues at age 28 with Toronto and enjoy recent success with the Cubs.

Brewers VP of Amateur Acquisition Tod Johnson sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss how the Brewers measure success in the imperfect world of amateur scouting, how some of the Sounds who were drafted by the Brewers have performed, and why he likes to travel to each affiliate late in the season.

Sounds lefty Tucker Davidson joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his successful outing the night before in Norfolk in a familiar spot, his experience pitching in Korea for the first several months of this season, and his memories of starting a World Series game for the Braves in 2021.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Matthew Hargrove for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's successful homestand, the production of the offense, Tyler Black's aggressiveness at the plate and the outlook for the final three weeks of the season.

Sounds right-hander Carlos Rodriguez joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his four-inning save the previous night, how he's felt about his two major league outings this year, including his first big league victory back in May, and how he tries to stay ready for the Brewers even when it means he may not pitch on a regular schedule.

Sounds left-hander Bruce Zimmerman joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his big outing for himself and the team the previous night, how the changes he made to many of his pitches before the season have played out this year, and how the ABS challenge system plays a role in hitters' approach against him.

Sounds outfielder Jared Oliva joins Matthew Hargrove on the pregame show to talk about his hot hitting at the plate in the month of his August, his offensive approach, and what's on his mind the final month of the season as the Sounds try to be ready to help the Brewers.

Brewers player development advisor and college baseball Hall of Famer Pat Casey sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role and joining the Brewers organization this season, his long friendship with and former college coaching rivalry against Brewers manager Pat Murphy, and what he sees in the Sounds that's similar to how the Brewers play.

Rehabbing Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss how he's felt on his first few games on rehab assignment, how his hamstring has been feeling, and what he's learned as a major leaguer the last year and a half since playing for the Sounds the final week of the '23 season.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance to discuss his milestone win and Raynel Delgado's cycle in the series opener, Jackson Chourio and Rhys Hoskins' rehab assignments so far, and Delgado and Jeferson Quero's continued hot hitting.

Brewers assistant director of player development Brenton Del Chiaro joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss the Sounds' offense in the Louisville series, the Brewers' style of play at the big league level and how that trickles down to the affiliates, former Sound Isaac Collins' success this season for the Brewers, and his thoughts on some Sounds hitters such as Jeferson Quero, Freddy Zamora and Ethan Murray.

Rehabbing Brewers reliever Rob Zastryzny sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about how he's feeling so far on his rehab assignment, his excitement for being re-acquired by the Brewers in May, and his special interactions when he was a Cub with the late Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, for whom there was a celebration of life service in Chicago that day.

Rehabbing Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about how he's felt so far on his rehab assignment, what signs he looks for to show him his thumb is doing well, his home run and double the previous night, and how he and other Brewers veterans try to help young players who go to the big leagues from the Sounds.

Sounds infielder Raynel Delgado joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss hitting for the cycle and Rick Sweet's milestone win the night before in the series opener, his strong second half on offense, and his season overall to this point.

Sounds reliever Brian Fitzpatrick sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his huge outing the night before in Durham for himself and the team, his first appearances since coming up from Double-A Biloxi, the keys for him to have success at 6'7" tall, and his Long Island, New York roots.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's series in Durham that began with victories and ended with a short-handed pitching staff, how the Sounds have aided the Brewers' incredible run in the big leagues, and how Jake Bauers has looked on rehab assignment and whether guys like Rhys Hoskins and Jackson Chourio may rehab with the Sounds on the upcoming homestand.

Sounds reliever Justin Yeager joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his terrific first 10 outings with the Sounds up from Double-A Biloxi, his and the team's success in Biloxi, his long tenure at Double-A including this season, and the unique timing of a recent haircut.

Sounds lefty Tate Kuehner joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his solid Triple-A debut the night before, his season to that point at Double-A Biloxi and the team's successful first half, and his new sinker and what it's meant for his arsenal.

Catcher Jeferson Quero sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his long home run and five-RBI game the night before, the team snapping a long losing skid, how he's feeling since returning from the injured list, and how he evaluates his defense.

Sounds infielder Ethan Murray joins Jeff Hem on the pregame to talk about his first week up from Double-A Biloxi, his success so far this season, returning to Durham Bulls Athletic Park where he played his college home games with Duke, and how his unique hand position pre-pitch helps his offense.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance to talk about the team's rough series against Jacksonville, seeing Joey Wiemer and Brian Navarreto do well for Jacksonville, infielder Ethan Murray's first week with the Sounds coming up from Double-A, Robert Gasser's rehab assignment transferring to the Sounds and Jeferson Quero's return from the injured list.

Sounds lefty and rehabbing Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his rehab start the night before, how he's feeling so far on his comeback from elbow surgery, facing old Sounds teammates Joey Wiemer and Brian Navarreto with Jacksonville, and his five starts for the Brewers last year in his major league debut.

Sounds reliever Will Childers joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his first month at Triple-A with the Sounds, his terrific outing the night before, what he learned a few years ago during some injury-plagued seasons, and the baseball in his bloodlines including his dad and uncle as former major leaguers.

Umpire Jen Pawol joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about her upcoming major league debut as MLB's first-ever female umpire for a regular season game, her career path as an umpire over the last 9 years that led to Triple-A and working the Sounds-Jacksonville at the time of the call-up news breaking, and what it means to her that her former high school in New Jersey is having a watch party for her games in Atlanta.

Brewers consultant and former player and Sound Jace Peterson joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the Brewers, being closely removed from his playing day, coming back to Nashville where he briefly played in '21 and what makes the Brewers organization so strong.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's impressive comeback win the night before, playing short-handed during the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre series, updates on Bobby Dalbec and Drew Avans and the unique International League schedule has brought the Sounds to Pennsylvania for the first time since 1991.

Brewers Vice President of Player Operations Tom Flanagan joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the 1st-place Brewers, the unique International League schedule that has had the Sounds playing at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the first time since 1991, and how he and the Brewers try to manage affiliate roster shortages, especially after the trade deadline.

Brewers senior coordinator of minor league pitching Nick Childs joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss pitching coaches Justin Meccage and Bryan Leslie, what Chad Patrick did for the Brewers in his first major league stint, and what Bruce Zimmerman and Garrett Stallings have meant to the starting rotation.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's winning homestand, how the heat and a short-handed roster have affected the week, Tyler Black's return from the Brewers, the injury news for Jeferson Quero, and the impact the upcoming trade deadline may have on the Sounds.

Former Sound and 12-year major league star Prince Fielder joins Jeff Hem and Sounds assistant GM Doug Scopel to share his memories of the Sounds' 2005 Pacific Coast League Championship as the club celebrates the 20th anniversary of that title.

Sounds athletic trainer Jeff Paxson joins Jeff Hem on the pregame to talk about his memories of being the athletic trainer in 2005 for the Sounds' Pacific Coast League championship team, and how he feels about that club 20 years later as the Sounds celebrate the anniversary of that title.

Former Sounds broadcaster Chuck Valenches chats with Jeff Hem and Sounds assistant GM Doug Scopel about his memories of the Sounds' 2005 Pacific Coast League Championship as the club celebrates the 20th anniversary of that title.

Sounds right-hander Chad Patrick joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his overall successful first half of the season in the big leagues with the Brewers in his first major league opportunity, his two outings with the Sounds since being optioned, and what he wants to improve while he's back at Triple-A.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet sits down with Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's winning series out of the all-star break against Indianapolis, the Brewers' call-up of Tyler Black on Sunday, the upcoming return of Carlos Rodriguez from the injured list, and the dynamic of the coaching staff this season with several new faces.

Sounds outfielder Daz Cameron joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his two-homer game the night before in his first game at First Horizon Park since April, his time in the big leagues with the Brewers before being outrighted recently, and welcoming a baby daughter to his family last month.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's winning road trip, winning in Durham, Chad Patrick and Daz Cameron's impressive returns to Triple-A, the productive week at the plate for Jeferson Quero and Tyler Black, and the upcoming nine-game hometsand after the all-star break.

Sounds reliever Blake Holub sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his outing the night before in Durham, what's led the run of success he's enjoying, the evolution of his tremendous cutter and how he uses it, and his plans for the all-star break.

Sounds right-hander Garrett Stallings joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to discuss his successful outing the night before in Durham with his parents in the stands, his tremendous run in the starting rotation, and how the tweaks to his pitching arsenal showed themselves in his last performance.

Former Sound and 19-year major league star Nelson Cruz chats with Jeff Hem and Sounds assistant GM Doug Scopel about his memories of the Sounds' 2005 Pacific Coast League Championship as the club celebrates the 20th anniversary of that title.

Brewers player development advisor and former major league slugger Justin Bour sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the Brewers, and what he experienced during his long playing career and how it impacts his approach to his job with the Brewers.

Sounds outfielder Jared Oliva joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his big series in Memphis, his return a few weeks ago from the injured list, and keys to his baserunning and defense success.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show appearance and discusses the team's season series win over Memphis, Coleman Crow's AAA debut on Thursday, the upcoming addition of Chad Patrick to an already-successful Sounds starting rotation, and the team's offensive power after a big home run by Jorge Alfaro the previous night.

Sounds coach Eric Bunnell joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role as baserunning coach and outfield coach, including how the Sounds' baserunning played a key role in a win the night before in Memphis, and the outfield defense strengths of Tyler Black, Bobby Dalbec and Drew Avans.