Nashville Sounds
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| Nashville Sounds | ||
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| League | Pacific Coast League | |
| Division | American Conference | |
| Year founded | 1998 | |
| Major League affiliation | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Home ballpark | Herschel Greer Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Current uniform colors | red, black | |
| Previous uniform colors | red, black | |
| Logo design | A gold oval with a black silhouette of a baseball player and the Nashville skyline surrounded by a red ring outlined in gold. Rounding the top of the ring is the word "Nashville" in white. The "Sounds" wordmark is superimposed over the bottom of the oval in red outlined in black and gold. | |
| Division titles | ||
| League titles | 1979, 1982, 2005 | |
| Manager | Frank Kremblas | |
| Owner | Al Gordon | |
The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League. The team is located in Nashville, Tennessee and plays at Herschel Greer Stadium. Opened in 1978, the park holds 10,700 fans. The club joined the PCL during its amalgamation of the American Association in 1998. They are the AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The name "Sounds" refers to the Country music recording industry of Nashville.
The Sounds won the PCL Championship in 2005, sweeping the Tacoma Rainiers in three games in the final series. Previous league titles won by the team are the Southern League title in 1979, as the AA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, and again in 1982, as the AA affiliate of the New York Yankees.
The Sounds plan on leaving Greer Stadium for a new ballpark in 2009. After years of the Sounds lobbying for a new park and threatening to leave town (either for the suburbs or a new location altogether), the Nashville Metro Council approved the new stadium on February 7, 2006. First Tennessee Field is planned for construction on the west bank of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville, just two miles north of the current stadium. As of March 28, 2007, construction has yet to begin pending finalization of design work and financing.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Current roster
Partial AAA Roster
Pitchers :
- 28
Wilton Chavez - 40
Jared Fernandez - 32 Jason Kershner
- 33 Justin Lehr
- 43 Chris Mabeus
- 26 Mike Meyers
- 22 Dennis Sarfate
- 19 Mitch Stetter
- 34 Carlos Villanueva
- 15 Alec Zumwalt
[edit] Catchers
- 17 Mark Johnson
[edit] Infielders
- 12 Brent Abernathy
- 5 Ozzie Chavez
- 4 Jermaine Clark
- 43 Graham Koonce
- 21 Vinny Rottino
- 9 Zach Sorensen
[edit] Outfielders
- 7 Kennard Bibbs
- 23 Tony Gwynn Jr.
- 27 Laynce Nix
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Milwaukee Brewers Franchise | |||
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| AAA | AA | A | Rookie |
| Nashville Sounds | Huntsville Stars |
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| Pacific Coast League | ||
| American Conference North | Pacific Conference North | |
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| Iowa Cubs | Memphis Redbirds | Nashville Sounds | Omaha Royals | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Portland Beavers | Salt Lake Bees | Tacoma Rainiers | |
| American Conference South | Pacific Conference South | |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | New Orleans Zephyrs | Oklahoma RedHawks | Round Rock Express | Fresno Grizzlies | Las Vegas 51s | Sacramento River Cats | Tucson Sidewinders | |
