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Prospect Breakdown: Washington Nationals Trade Jerry Hairston Jr To Milwaukee For Erik Komatsu

The Washington Nationals have traded journeyman infielder Jerry Hairston Jr to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfield prospect Erik Komatsu. The 23 year old Komatsu is currently batting .294 with 19 Doubles, 6 Home Runs, 40 RBI’s, and has 13 stolen bases for the Double-A Huntsville Stars. Last season for the High-A Brevard County Manatees the 5’10” left handed hitter had a breakout season batting .323 with 31 Doubles, 6 Triples, 5 Home Runs, 63 RBI’s, and stole 28 bases in the normally pitchers friendly Florida State League. Komatsu was an 8th round pick of Milwaukee in the 2008 draft out of Cal State Fullerton.

Huntsville Stars Car Survivor Promotion Finally Ends Nine Days After Five Contestants Entered The Car

After nine days the Huntsville Stars Car Survivor contest is finally over. Shawn Harris outlasted four other contestants and the 90 plus degree heat for nearly a week and a half, and finally takes home the car. Shawn talks about his experience in the interview below. You can see all the highlights of the contest at CarSurvivor.com

Huntsville Stars Running 2nd Annual Car Survivor Contest: Five People Enter Last One Standing Wins The Car

The Huntsville Stars the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and Jerry Damson Honda are running their second annual Car Survivor contest. On July 20th during the Stars game against the Chattanooga Lookouts, five fans entered the 2007 Honda Accord parked outside the main gate at Joe Davis Stadium. When they leave is up to them. By rule they get a 15 minute break every 6 hours. So that means 23 of their 24 hours each day will be spent in the vehicle. The last one out wins the car. Last year’s contest went eight days before the final contestant folded. There is no air conditioning in the vehicle so they will only have the luxury of having the windows rolled down to circulate air. The five day forecast in Huntsville shows high of at least 87 degrees for the next five days with a couple of days over 90. I have posted the contestants into videos below. Contestant Susan is tweeting from the vehicle and you can follow her @BayouBabe1210 the Stars are also tweeting updates from the contest @CarSurvivor. In addition they are running 24 Hour per day U-Stream coverage, which you can watch below the contestant intros.

UPDATE #1: After 20 Hours, none of the five contestants have left the 2007 Honda Accord.

UPDATE #2: 7:38 p.m. Central: Deborah has just left the car. She’s the first one to leave. Down to the final four.

UPDATE #3: Susan bowed out after 26 Hours. Down to 3 left in the car.

UPDATE #4: Jan has left the car. Down to the final two.

UPDATE #5: As of 11:00pm EST on Sunday both Shawn and Nathan still remain in the car. Going on their 5th day in the vehicle.

UPDATE #6: No sign of either contestant leaving the car as the contest nears the end of its 6th day.

UPDATE #7: Car Survivor is in it’s 8th day with no sign of stopping.

UPDATE #8: Car Survivor is over. Shawn wins in the 9th day.

Meet The Contestants:

Susan: Eliminated After 26 Hours


Deboorah: ELIMINATED After 21 Hours


Shawn: WINNER


Jan: Eliminated After Just Over 48 Hours


Nathan Eliminated After 9 Days


Watch the 24 Hour Live Streams from inside the vehicle at CarSurvivor.com