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Efrim
May 3rd, 2009
10:56 am
Johnson isn’t very athletic. Probably going to be a left fielder.
Macon Braves (RIP)
May 3rd, 2009
10:59 am
Wow, 32 K’s in 81 AB, that is amazing….. But only 20, so maybe that’s something that can improve with pro experience. If two of the group of Heyward, Johnson, and Hernandez can end up being Major League calibar players (I know Heyward seems a shoe in, but we can’t know for sure until he does it at the big league level) and Schafer can show that he’s here to stay as a long term big leaguer, what a nice problem the Braves will have. Heck, Frenchy may end up the fourth outfielder…
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
10:59 am
Good – we could use one.
Anybody in Atlanta – whats the weather like down that way?
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
11:04 am
Alright, so only 7 of those dingers have come at Myrtle.
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
11:06 am
He’s got a 286 AVG at home. That’s a promising stat.
oldschool
May 3rd, 2009
11:09 am
We need a right handed power hitter
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
11:11 am
DOB
If KK isn’t able to pitch on Tuesday, have you heard who may get the call?
oldschool
May 3rd, 2009
11:16 am
Probably jair since he had a rain shortened outing yesterday
Bobby's Cox
May 3rd, 2009
11:17 am
DOB,
I’ll have to disagree about “Thaaaaaaaaaa Yankees Win” being the most grotesque and obnoxious call in the game.
Ken Harrelson’s “He Gone!” after every damn White Sox strikeout is by far the most redundant, annoying, and elementary piece of garbage I have ever heard. I will never watch a White Sox game because of it.
Run Heap Run
May 3rd, 2009
11:20 am
He could write an article petitioning MLB to require batters to moonwalk to 1st when they get a BB, and they’d still stand up for him.
Hilarious.
Looking forward to another rain delay today, DOB?
Andy K.
May 3rd, 2009
11:25 am
Okay, ol’ Furman is mainstay at the AJC, but I agree with DOB that the title and article did not match up. Also, i found it hilarious that he wrote the Jordan Schafer is not the lead off type, when he’s led off in the minors, and especially since he led off his first ML game yesterday.
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
11:25 am
Oldschool
No way you throw out a pitcher after 2 Days rest no matter how many innings they pitched
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
11:27 am
Couch Tater, thanks for the link. Great read.
Braveheart (7:35 AM)–I agree. There is a point where you can deal with a younger writer accordingly for writing something like that, but I think Furman has more than paid his debt to society and should be allowed to keep on keepin’ on however long he wants. He’s old, people, have a little heart.
Andy K.
May 3rd, 2009
11:28 am
Bobby’s Cox No, Harrelson’s “You can put it on the boooaaarddd….YES!” is hte worst ever, “He Gone!” a close second. Followed by his Timo Perez man crush: “C’mon Timo! C’mon Timo! C’mon Timo!” Yeah, we get wgn up here in Yankeesland land too. It’s horrible. I miss TBS BRAVES Baseball.
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
11:28 am
No way you throw out a pitcher after 2 Days rest no matter how many innings they pitched
So we should only pitch Gonzo and Soriano once every three days? I’m confused.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
11:30 am
Someone asked about 2010 prospects. I think Heyward has the best shot at making the team of the prospects. He is hurt right now with a hamstring or groin strain but he is the most well rounded. The only tool is really lacking is speed but once he gets that big frame moving he isn’t slow. I would put him with Frenchy speed wise. Gorkys needs to add some power while Cody needs to cut down on the strikeouts. Freeman is kind of blocked right now at first but he actually reminds me of Casey in a lot of ways. Great glove, hit for average, might more power than Casey, and isn’t fast at all.
Steve McP
May 3rd, 2009
11:35 am
Don’t forget we had a power hitting right hander, Tyler Flowers, but he was traded to Chicago in the Javier Vazquez deal.
Run Heap Run
May 3rd, 2009
11:38 am
Furman can write as long as he pleases as far as I am concerned. Hate to be morbid, but when football was taken from Bear Bryant, it only took a month, and when June Carter was taken from Johnny, it only took four months.
I had the same thoughts the other day when a beloved local photographer, aged 83 or so, was run out of business by that town’s utilities board he had rented office space from in a neighboring lot since the 40’s. They are building an obnoxious new office building that will make a parking lot out of the building and lot his office is now on and he was given the ‘retire or we’ll rent you a nice little office inside our utilities building’ ultimatum. He sent a heartbreaking letter (hand typed, like all his letters) out to his friends and customers announcing his retirement. I had tears in my eyes when I read the part in the letter where he wrote something like “I’ll probably never see many of you again in this life…” It wasn’t so much that he still did a lot of photography work, but it was his office, he went there every day, friends stopped by to say hello..it gave him a ‘thing he had to do’ every day, you know?
Anyway, I agree.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
11:40 am
Yea but he was blocked in Atlanta and his value had pretty much peaked off of that performance he had in Arizona Fall League. I think Javy has pitched great for us. I like that trade, right now we would have an even worse record without the great pitching we are getting and Javy is adding to that.
Epinephrine
May 3rd, 2009
11:43 am
Heyward is faster than Francoeur. That might not be true if he keeps filling out, but right now he is surprisingly fast.
Rob from SC
May 3rd, 2009
11:47 am
Am I the only one sick of hearing Chipper talk now that he has his contract. He makes comments about Escobar and Schafer’s baserunning. Team leaders handle things behind the scenes. I would love to hear his teamates bash him about his game losing error. Chipper keep things in house. We never heard these comments when we were winning pennants. More hiting less complaining
Tomas
May 3rd, 2009
11:54 am
Whe Cody is ready the Braves will have a good problem. Jordan Schafer(OF), Jeff Franceour(OF), Jayson Heyward(OF), Gorkys Hernandez(OF), Cody Johnson(OF) and Freddy Freeman in 1B. When Gorkys is ready either they trade him or Schafer or platoon in CF. Maybe trade Frenchy when all of this guys are ready.
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
12:02 pm
Steve
No need to be a smart@**..lol (don’t feel offended I’m one too)..I was simply responding to the nonsense of starting Jurrjens on 2 days rest.
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
12:05 pm
Whoever gave the link to radio time….THANK you
cheld
May 3rd, 2009
12:07 pm
I wouldn’t start talking about moving outfielders just yet. With as much uncertainty as there is about Francoeur (just a month ago, half of Atlanta wanted him to be DFA), Schafer (he’s still developing), Heyward (he hasn’t played a game above A ball), and Gorkys (he’s young and had some trouble last season), maybe we should wait a year or two before we start trying to blocked outfielders.
But, agreed, if everyone pans out like they should, that’s 5 good outfielders. One or two for trade bait, or use Johnson to take over Norton’s role on the bench (I hear Johnson isn’t that great in the field). Then let the other four battle it out for starting time.
NotForMe
May 3rd, 2009
12:16 pm
Basically, I’m with you…too many whiners and complainers P TOWN
LOL that is a total joke since you are one of the worst whiners on the board
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
12:16 pm
In response to the folks who think that a farm system is supposed to develop player for the big club (forget who said it, doesn’t matter)–I would consider trading a prospect for an established big league player a success for the farm system, wouldn’t you? We’re still getting value out of our farm. Take the Hudson trade, for instance. Who cares if Dan Meyer and Charles Thomas never really amounted to anything? We still got an ACE pitcher out of the deal–and who cares if he didn’t come out of our farm? He is still our player.
Andy Marte would be another great example. Never amounted to squat, but we not only got two great years of Edgar Renteria out of him, but we also got what appears to be six good years of Jair Jurrjens and a top prospect in Gorkys Hernandez, who can either help the big club or start a whole new cycle.
Besides, we’ve drafted and developed Kelly Johnson, Tom Glavine, Chipper, Francouer, Schafer, B.Jones, McCann, Yunel (well, signed, but we’re his only org.), Prado, Sammons, Moylan, and JoJo (off the top of my head) out of our 25-man roster. Soriano, Gonzo, Vazquez, Jurrjens, and Kotchman were acquired using pieces from our farm system–so it’s still producing value. So we’ve got, what Lowe, GA, Ross and Kawakami as free agent signings, along with a few 400K long relief arms? Not too shabby, I think. Add that to the fact that we have a fully stocked farm system ready to produce a ton of value (and a top-10 pick coming up), and I’d say this organization is in great shape for the future, whatever the outcome of this season might be.
keylargo
May 3rd, 2009
12:20 pm
The worst HR call in baseball is the Marlins’ Dave Van Horne and I say this as a Marlin fan (2nd to the Braves of course).
He shouts UP, UP and AWAY to the tune of the long dead Fifth Dimension singing that god awful tune. Talk about drugs and the sixties, man you had to have some LSD to tolerate the lyrics on that song. I bet even Dave O’Brien doesn’t have anything good to say about this:
Wouldn’t you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
Wouldn’t you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
We could float among the stars together, you and I
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
The world’s a nicer place in my beautiful balloon
It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon
We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Suspended under a twilight canopy
We’ll search the clouds for a star to guide us
If by some chance you find yourself loving me
We’ll find a cloud to hide us
We’ll keep the moon beside us
Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon
Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon
If you’ll hold my hand we’ll chase your dream across the sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Balloon…
Up, up, and away…..
JerseyGil
May 3rd, 2009
12:23 pm
Ours Hotter Hitter in AAA….DIORY HERNANDEZ…WOW 426AVG
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
12:26 pm
Wayne, I saw Johnson play in 2006 in a GCL game (Locke also pitched too). I didn’t see any balls hit to him or anything like that, but watching him run (and swing the bat) he seemed a bit…clumsy. Average speed, I’d say, based on a very limited viewing. I’m sure the player development folks are working for a fix, though!
I was very impressed with Locke, however.
TPM
May 3rd, 2009
12:26 pm
This is about an 80 win team. Some Braves fans on this blog need to get out of denial and forget about hometown discount Glavine. I would suggest the Braves brass invest their time in scouting and prepare to trade Javier Vazquez and Mike Gonzalez in July. It is probably time to move Chipper Oblique Jones to 1st base.
NotForMe
May 3rd, 2009
12:32 pm
C’mon KeyLargo, that was a great hippie song. expressed the optimism and enthusiasm of an entire era
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
12:32 pm
TPM and do what with Kotchman?
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
12:33 pm
Another move Chipper to first….I’ve never played baseball but I know you don’t put a guy with previous leg and foot problems at first base.
NotForMe
May 3rd, 2009
12:34 pm
Average speed, I’d say, based on a very limited viewing. I’m sure the player development folks are working for a fix, though! STEVE
above average for such a big guy still growing into his body IMO. average over all I guess
DiamondbackMac
May 3rd, 2009
12:35 pm
Wow Bisher’s blog now has 96 comments. He finally found a way to get bloggers to react. Just say something totally inaccurate.
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
12:38 pm
Lineups?
Couch Tater
May 3rd, 2009
12:39 pm
Up, up and away…reminds me the Mets are considering sending Oliver Perez to AAA. 21.2 innings ERA 9.97. Signed for 3 years 36 million. Good goobley woobley!
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
12:39 pm
NotForMe, I was sorta talking about fixing the clumsiness…in regard to the speed, like I said I only saw him for one game, and I really havne’t read anything about him being a burner on the basepaths…
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
12:45 pm
Lineup SHAKEUP…lol…probably just giving Kotchman an off day and Prado some play time BUT KJ is out again.
1. Infante 2B
2. Escobar
3. Chipper
4. Francoeur
5.Prado 1B
6. Diaz
7. Ross
8. Schafer
bravefaninok
May 3rd, 2009
12:46 pm
Couch Tater
May 3rd, 2009
12:39 pm
Up, up and away…reminds me the Mets are considering sending Oliver Perez to AAA. 21.2 innings ERA 9.97. Signed for 3 years 36 million. Good goobley woobley!
ouch!!!!!
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
12:50 pm
Thanks bravos2249. Frenchy looked good in the 4 hole the other night. Lets see if he can repeat. I like Omar at leadoff compared to our other options anyway.
McFann Ô
May 3rd, 2009
12:51 pm
Wow, so Bobby’s got the whole lefty-righty thing going at second base now, eh? Wonder if my sister will go for that…
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
12:52 pm
Mixxo
your welcome…DOB probably hasn’t returned from the clubhouse. I got the lineups from USA Today.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
12:52 pm
interesting that KJ is getting a day off versus a lefty which he is killing compared to righties at least haha
mbatl
May 3rd, 2009
12:52 pm
Lineup makes sense to me; Prado needs some PT, and Wandy Rodriguez has been death to lefties this year (.077 BA). So makes sense to move Schafer back down in the lineup. He’s the only lefty in the lineup (except Jo-Jo).
Just a feeling: I suspect we’ve seen the last of KJ at leadoff for a while.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
12:55 pm
KJ vs. lefties .308; KJ vs. righties .174
TPM
May 3rd, 2009
12:55 pm
VaBravesfan – Kotchman is what he is – an average player with a decent glove. You need more production from that position.
Frank from KS
May 3rd, 2009
12:56 pm
Bobby’s Cox/Andy K.
Ken Harrelson’s calls aren’t that bad.
I mean, c’mon. His “Ball 4, Base hit” call is another.
And I’m with ya on missing Braves on TBS. I still think that was the dumbest move in the world.
Tom O'Hawke
May 3rd, 2009
12:56 pm
nolie
I read your LCD vs. plasma tv comparison from Saturday am. Wow, when I asked you your thoughts on the subject, I didn’t mean to put you through so much trouble. That was really nice of you to do that. That was quite the comprehensive comparison. So much so, that I copied it, pasted it in on a notepad and saved it in a folder. When the time comes, I’ll read it again. If I had to buy one right now, I’d probably buy the plasma (I don’t play any games on tv). I can’t think of any question I would have, that you didn’t already cover. Great job and thanks alot!
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
1:00 pm
We’ll win today… 4-2. Prado playing, forget about it! He’ll go 2-4 with a single, triple, and 2 RBI’s. Francoeur and Chipper will each hit solo shots. Reyes will be good again.
Frank from KS
May 3rd, 2009
1:01 pm
How bout them two catches by Oakland’s Ryan Sweeney?
WOW.
The one of his catch of Ian Kinsler of the Rangers (robbing him of a definate HR) was awesome.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
1:01 pm
decent glove TPM? Are you kidding me? Please go watch a game before you talk. He isn’t a big bat but he will hold his own with a .285 13hr 75rbi season. His glove is gold glove caliber. The most errors he has ever made in a season is 3.
MFin04
May 3rd, 2009
1:01 pm
Lineup looks great!!!! Thank the good Lord!!!!
Dan
May 3rd, 2009
1:05 pm
So Infante (second) and Prado (first) are starting today. Does Cox know what stats are?
KELLY JOHNSON, 2009
vs. Left: .308/.419/.654, 1.073 OPS, 2 homeruns (26 at-bats)
vs. Right: .174/.255/.283, .538 OPS, 1 homerun (46 at-bats)
Johnson also hit .333 (in 150 at-bats) against left-handers in 2008 and had a higher OPS against them than right-handers that year too.
Sure, platoon him and make his starts against right-handers. That really makes just a whole lot of sense….
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
1:07 pm
by the way, we have clay buchholz vs. charlie morton today in AAA. Should be a good one. Just started
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
1:08 pm
I don’t know if Bobby’s platooning him but the fact that Kotchman’s not playing either speaks volumes about Wandy’s pitching not hitting. Cause good pitching can beat good hitting. Now I do not understand why KJ didn’t start against Hampton but oh well.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
1:09 pm
o yea and mark kotsay is playing CF for Pawtucket
Lew
May 3rd, 2009
1:10 pm
SteveMcP-Sorry Dude, but even had he not been traded, Flowers would NOT be on the big team this season. He only played at A ball and wouldn’t be called up any more than Heyward or Freeman would be at this point. Besides, I’m thinking that Vazquez has pretty much done all that has been asked of him so far. I’m just not seeing this as a bad trade, no matter Flower’s potential-and at this point, potential is ALL he has.
Lew
May 3rd, 2009
1:11 pm
Excuse me-Flowers has played less than 20 games at AA.
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
1:15 pm
Hi Lew!
Lew
May 3rd, 2009
1:18 pm
TnBrian-Not yet.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
1:19 pm
new blog is up
Carroll Rogers
May 3rd, 2009
1:20 pm
new blog should be up….wireless is slow-moving today at the ole ballyard. will try not to get frustrated! but in case stuff is slow, you know why.
cheld
May 3rd, 2009
1:23 pm
“I’m just not seeing this as a bad trade, no matter Flower’s potential-and at this point, potential is ALL he has.”
Agreed. People overvalue prospects. They look at a guy like Flowers and think “man, if this guy plays to his potential, he’ll be good”. What they forget to factor in is what happens when a guy doesn’t play to his potential, which happens frequently.
When a prospect is performing better than his expected long-term potential, you sell, just like in the stock market.
Lew
May 3rd, 2009
1:29 pm
cheld-People are so enamored with Flowers because he hit a couple of HR’s in The Arizona Fall League. However, what they fail to realize is that the AFL is a hitters’ league and Flowers didn’t have to face Tommy Hanson.
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
May 3rd, 2009
1:45 pm
So, Jordan’s stay in the 1 hole lasted a long time…
TPM
May 3rd, 2009
2:01 pm
VaBravesfan – Kotchman has no home runs and has never won a gold glove.
P-Town Brave(TN Jeff can SUCK IT!)
May 3rd, 2009
2:37 pm
Once again Snitker strikes, Once again Martin Prado delivers…
Does anything ever change around here?
Oh yeah, Jeff, you still suck!
See if you guys and gals can’t bring it home for me…I’m off to my DH of games.
mike28212
May 3rd, 2009
2:41 pm
Joe Johnson for threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
P-TnJeff04 (MFinBrian321-Brave)
May 3rd, 2009
3:25 pm
P-Town Brave(TN Jeff can SUCK IT!) (2:13 am): “<—— My thoughts exactly!”
I see you’ve been reduced to citing yourself.
Sure sell nobody else is gonna.
Tomjaxsc
June 22nd, 2009
4:39 pm
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