Notes: Trio works with infield coaches

02/22/2006
PHOENIX -- A multi-positional group of players that includes Corey Hart, Brad Nelson and Vinny Rottino has been logging overtime at Maryvale Baseball Park.
The trio has been working late with new infield coaches Robin Yount and Dale Sveum; Hart and Nelson at first base and Rottino at third.
"It's coming back," said Hart, who was originally drafted as a first baseman but later was moved to third base and then the outfield. "It takes a little while to get the feel for the bounces again. But I'm definitely on the way."
His versatility should help him out this season. Hart has an inside track for a bench spot for the Brewers and could see action at five different positions.
Nelson was also drafted as a first baseman before moving to the outfield, but is expected to replace Prince Fielder as the first baseman at Triple-A Nashville. Rottino, a Wisconsin native, is in camp as a catcher but could play all over the diamond at Nashville or Double-A Huntsville this season.
Hart was a high school shortstop, so he has an idea defensively. He has been especially excited to work with Yount, the former Brewers shortstop and center fielder who re-joined the Brewers this season as bench coach.
"Anything he says is good advice," Hart said.
Yount was hired as the Brewers' bench coach over the winter and Sveum as third base coach, but both former Brewers are serving as co-infield instructors.
Staying put: For now, Bill Hall is taking only his infielder's glove out to the practice fields. Eventually he will take balls in center field, and like Hart expects to see action at a number of different positions this season.
"Right now, I want him to get accustomed to working with Robin and Dale," manager Ned Yost said. "This is kind of a period where I want Robin and Dale to really observe and see what they've got."
Yost says he has not yet worked out how Hall and Corey Koskie will split time at third base, but Koskie is projected by most observers as the starter.
Progress: Ben Sheets is on the same throwing program as the rest of the pitchers in camp, and has not experienced any setbacks in his rehabilitation from a torn muscle behind his right shoulder.
Sheets threw a five-minute side session and 10 minutes of batting practice on Wednesday and is "right on schedule," Yost said.
The Brewers' ace finished 2005 on the disabled list because of a torn latissimus dorsi muscle.
Bobblehead alert: The team released its promotion schedule on Wednesday in advance of this weekend, when single-game tickets go on sale for all 81 home games.
The list includes six games at which all fans will receive a bobblehead or wooden "nesting" doll. Closer Derrick Turnbow -- complete with his trademark wild hair -- will be featured as the first bobblehead doll, and Damian Miller, Cecil Cooper and Yount will also be featured.
On July 30, the Brewers will give away a unique nesting doll featuring the young infielders Hall, Fielder, J.J. Hardy and Rickie Weeks.
Tickets for Brewers home games can be purchased starting this Saturday at 9 a.m. CT online at MilwaukeeBrewers.com, at the Miller Park Box Office, and by calling the Brewers at (414) 902-4000 or 1-800-933-7890. Tickets are also available and at all Tickets.com outlets.
Air time: The club also announced that 125 games will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net North during the regular season. Thirteen Sunday home games will also air on the Spanish-language Telemundo.
"With ratings up 43 percent last year, it is clear that there is an even greater appetite for Milwaukee Brewers baseball on television," FSN North vice president and general manager Mike Dimond said in a statement.
The Brewers radio network will broadcast all 162 regular-season games, plus 12 Spring Training games.
Cactus League games not carried on WTMJ (excluding split-squad action against the A's on March 3 and the Giants on March 19) will be available to fans via an online webcast. Fans must purchase a 2006 Gameday Audio subscription for access to Daron Sutton's webcast call.

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