Nashville Sounds - Rounding Third

Former Sound ('05) and Brewers all-star Rickie Weeks joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about memories of his playing days, his current role with the Brewers, and his thoughts on some of the rule changes MLB has instituted in recent years.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem for his weekly pregame show segment to talk about the team's series against Iowa, the recent call-ups of Andruw Monasterio and Ethan Small, and the strength of the team's catching corps including Brian Navarreto, Alex Jackson, Payton Henry and Brent Diaz.

Sounds coach Liu Rodriguez joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his role with the team, his time in the Brewers organization, memories of his major league time with the White Sox in '99, and all the intricacies of coaching first base.

Sounds pitching coach Jeremy Accardo joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the pitching staff's start to the season, the recent call-up of Ethan Small, the last couple outings for Robert Gasser and how the pitching staff deals with the rule changes such as disengagement limitations, pitch clocks and shift restrictions.

Sounds first baseman Jon Singleton sits down with Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his near-cycle the night before, his season so far, memories of last season's division championship team and recently facing Durham for the first time since the league championship game, and, as a guy with outstanding strike zone discipline, his thoughts on the automatic ball/strike system and challenge systems.

Sounds reliever Alex Claudio joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his season so far, being back with the Brewers, his major league career so far including postseason appearances a few years ago with Texas, and the evolution of his outstanding change-up.

Brewers assistant director of player development Charlie Greene joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his new role with the Brewers, how the minor league affiliates try to mirror each other and the big league team in process and style of play, and his thoughts as a former catching coordinator on the new automatic ball/strike system and challenge systems.

Sounds manager Rick Sweet joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the team's series in Durham, facing the Bulls for the first time since last October's loss in the league championship, and the Sounds' lineup with the addition of rehabbing Brewer Luke Voit.

Sounds lefty Robert Gasser joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about his terrific start on Friday in Durham, how he tries to manage and take advantage of the usage of his six-pitch arsenal, and his comfort level compared to last year after being traded to the Brewers.

Brewers minor league pitching coordinator Nick Childs joins Jeff Hem on the pregame show to talk about the Sounds pitching staff, the trade and call-up to the big leagues by the Athletics for recent Sound Lucas Erceg, and the pitching so far this year by Ethan Small and Robert Gasser.