A note from Brett on Sunday 24th June 2007
I know things haven't been going really well lately - and I am afraid it just got a little worse!!
I have hurt my hand again and I am going back on the Disabled List again tomorrow
I am pretty sure of this because I told Tim Leiper I couldn't swing
and that it will take some time just like before
I am very disappointed just as I am sure that you all are
There is nothing I can do now besides trying to rehab as best I can
and get healthy as quickly as possible
I feel like crap over here right now and might just go see a movie tonight to kill some time
and get my mind off of it all
But tomorrow I will be good again and do all I can to get better!!

A note from Brett on Tuesday 26th June 2007
Well, here we are again
I have been to the doctor again today and got an MRI like I did with my shoulder
It hurt a lot more this time when they put the dye in - and I about went through the roof!
Got the reading 'sort of' back tonight
The assistant read it and said it was a deep bone bruise and it should heel to 100% over time
Not sure how long that is just yet
I find out the final reading tomorrow but it should be okay
The bruise is in the same place where I broke it in January
Sucks!!
I am now going to go into rehab and I think I am staying here to do it
and I just hope it doesn't take too long
Also there are two more outfielders coming tomorrow
I have to talk to Brian Graham in the next few days about what they want me to do
I honestly am not sure about my playing time when I do come back
but we'll cross the bridge when we come to it
Just an update and I will be back online tomorrow

A note from Brett on Thursday 28th June 2007
No news yet - and I am going to take that as good news!!
The doctor didn't call or come bye yesterday so I will say that makes me feel a little better!!
Hope to hear officially today and I will email or call then

Curve Game Day Notes on Thursday 5th July 2007

The Result
Thunder - 5 runs to 4
----------Rain shortened match ... played into the bottom of the eighth innings only

The Curve - Year-to-Date
42 wins and 41 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Did Not Play
Playing
Batting - #

Brett's at-bats
First plate appearance

Second plate appearance

Third plate appearance

Fourth plate appearance

At the end of the Game
0 hit from 0 at-bats

Heard during the game

Email from Brett

Game Reports

For the second straight night, the Trenton Thunder got an assist from the weather in earning a victory over the Altoona Curve
After the two teams waited out a 1 hour, 47 minute rain delay at the start of the game, the Thunder scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to grab a 5-4 lead and held on to that lead into the bottom of the eighth, when the game was called because of rain at Waterfront Park in Trenton

Play was stopped at 11.45pm and the game was officially called at 12.25am

In the series opener Wednesday evening, Trenton needed only 4-1/2 innings to take a 10-0 lead over Altoona and won by that score when the game was halted by rain

Wardell Starling (3-7) was tagged with the loss after allowing a go-ahead RBI single to Gabriel Lopez in the Trenton half of the sixth inning

Starling relieved Curve starter Yoslan Herrera, who received a no-decision after allowing four runs - three earned - on six hits over five innings of work

Jeff Marquez, who earlier in the week was selected to participate in next week's Eastern League All-Star Game in Norwich, Connecticut, notched his ninth victory of the season, allowing four runs - one earned - over six innings
Marquez (9-5) allowed just one walk and fanned three batters in picking up the win

Jeff Kennard, a member of the New York Yankees' 40-man roster, worked the final two innings before rain halted play to earn his sixth save for the Thunder

The Curve built leads of 2-1 and 4-2 against Marquez, but couldn't hold either advantage

In the third, the Curve scored a pair of runs on a fielder's choice grounder to second base by Vic Buttler that initially scored Brandon Chaves from third, but also brought home Dave Parrish when an attempted double play throw from shortstop Alberto Gonzalez hit runner Jason Bowers in the right arm
Bowers left the game with an apparent injury to his hand or wrist area

Altoona grabbed their second lead in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Jason Delaney and a run-scoring single by Dave Parrish

The Curve (42-41) have dropped the first two games of their six-game, pre-All-Star Break road trip while Trenton (53-31) won its sixth straight game since being swept by Altoona last week at Blair County Ballpark

The Curve and Thunder will play the final game of their three-game series Friday night at 7.05pm
Altoona will send left-hander Josh Shortslef (2-7, 3.95) to the mound against Trenton All-Star righty Alan Horne (8-3, 2.31)

Fans can follow all of the action on the Curve Radio Network or on-line at AltoonaCurve.com starting at 6.50pm with the Curve GameDay Show presented by Omega Bank
Jason Dambach will call the action live from Waterfront Park

The Curve offense rebounded to do some damage one day after getting no-hit, but the pitching staff faltered this time around
Altoona scored twice in the fourth inning to take a 4-2 lead Thursday night, but Trenton rallied for a 5-4 win at a soggy Waterfront Park

The game started 1 hour, 47 minutes late because of rain

The skies opened up again just before midnight and forced the game to end early in the bottom of the eighth inning

The Curve erased a 1-0 deficit with a pair of runs on a strange play in the third
Vic Buttler came up with the bases loaded and no outs and grounded to second baseman Gabe Lopez, who tried to turn a double play
Shortstop Alberto Gonzalez’s throw to first base hit Jason Bowers on the right arm as he was running to second, breaking up the double play
Brandon Chaves scored from third, and Dave Parrish scooted around from second when the ball got loose

Trenton tied it at 2-2 with a run in its half of the third off Altoona starter Yoslan Herrera

The Curve retook the lead in their next at-bat as Jason Delaney doubled home Andrew McCutchen
Parrish singled Delaney home later in the inning for a 4-2 lead

Herrera and the Curve pitching staff couldn’t make it hold up

Trenton closed within 4-3 in the fourth off Herrera before taking the lead for good with two runs in the sixth
Herrera gave up a leadoff single to Matt Carson before giving way to Wardell Starling
Colin Curtis singled home Carson to tie the game and later scored on a single by Lopez for a 5-4 Thunder lead

Pitcher Luis Munoz rejoined the Curve on Thursday after going up to Triple-A Indianapolis for one start

Pitcher Michael Crotta, who came up from low-A Hickory for a spot start with Altoona, was sent back down to the Crawdads

Juan Miranda collected three hits and two RBI to lead the Trenton Thunder to a 5-4 win over the Altoona Curve on Thursday night at Waterfront Park in a game called due to rain in the 8th Inning

The win was the sixth in a row for the Thunder

After Miranda gave Trenton (53-31) a 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning on an RBI double, Altoona (42-41) came back with two runs in the 3rd and 4th Innings off Thunder starter Jeff Marquez for a 4-2 lead

Miranda's second RBI hit made it 4-2 with Aarom Baldiris adding an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth to close the gap to 4-3

Marquez worked through six innings and then got help from the hitters as Trenton took the lead in the bottom of the sixth
Trenton got their first two batters on with hits
C P.J. Pilittere grounded out to bring home the tying run
Then after a steal of 3rd Base by LF Colin Curtis, 2B Gabe Lopez singled home the go-ahead run off reliever Wardell Starling (3-7), who took the loss allowing one run in 1/3 of an inning

Marquez (9-5) allowed four runs (one earned) for the win with one walk and three strikeouts

Jeff Kennard came on to pitch two scoreless innings of relief before the rain halted
That earned him his 6th save

Trenton and Altoona wrap up their series on Friday at 7.05pm
Alan Horne (8-3, 2.31) starts for the Thunder against the Curve's Josh Shortslef (2-7, 3.95)