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forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
1:50 pm
according to gameday, hes thrown 30 pitches and has nobody out in the 2nd?
no way he gets past the 5th…
Interested Observer
June 18th, 2009
1:51 pm
Braves radio needs to have more attainable promotions. Something like th Home Depot Failed Bunt Attempt inning or the Sonic Strikeout with Runner in Scoring Position inning.
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
1:51 pm
good god
Nova Scotia Steve
June 18th, 2009
1:51 pm
Bases loaded…1 out
Carroll Rogers
June 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
Heath, sometimes making consistent contact is a bad thing for Jeff, with the groundballs to the left side of the infield. but today he stroked that ball to right field for a hit in his first at-bat. that was a good sign right there….
JJ
June 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
Little wild today, huh?
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
Wow, Hanson pulling a Kris Medlen and walking the world.
Frank from KS
June 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
“Hanson looks good so far. scoreless first, he walked brandon phillips on a 3-2 breaking ball, but there are worse things. he’s a dangerous hitter ….oops right as i say that he walks Hanigan on four pitches to lead off the second.”
MFin04
What part of “Hanson looks good so far” from Carroll, don’tcha understand?
Lol
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
1:52 pm
3run dinger by the pitcher again?
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
1:53 pm
BJE-
I agree, i think we bash Frenchy when he dosen’t get hit when we want him to. He never hurt, makes contact, has cut down on his strikeouts, and has hit better the last couple of weeks. He is an “A” defensive player and has respected arm around the league. He is playing a lot better right now.
KJ to me has no upside, what he is now is just what he is. He needs to be a corner OF so that his impact is limited. A change of responsibility in the field may help his hitting.
AndyC
June 18th, 2009
1:53 pm
Frenchy over his last 7 games: 9H 1DB 5RBI 2K batting .375
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
1:53 pm
…Carroll…if memory serves me…hasn’t most of his hits been to the right side the past few days?
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
LOL, if this is looking good… I don’t want to know what looking bad is!!!!
Nova Scotia Steve
June 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
BIG K…2 out
Mixxo
June 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
Not too crazy about Hanson’s telegraphic delivery either. He’s got this “here it is” pause that give the hitters a real good look at his release point.
Easy to tee off on that kind of delivery…..if it’s anywhere near the strikezone that is.
Jimmy Joe
June 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
How many swings and misses has this kid gotten? Seems like everyone can hit this guy. He looked good for three innings. That’s about it.
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
1:54 pm
did he walk the pitcher yet?
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
1:55 pm
I could be wrong on JF’s hits..but it does seem he has been hitting more balls to the right side…
Jimmy Joe
June 18th, 2009
1:56 pm
His next two starts are against the Yankees and Red Sox. Good luck Thomas Hanson.
flange1
June 18th, 2009
1:56 pm
I will say Frenchy is turning it around when he starts getting some extra base hits. Singles to right field are nice, but that is not why he is on the team.
Nova Scotia Steve
June 18th, 2009
1:56 pm
K 3 out
sidslidkid
June 18th, 2009
1:56 pm
nice job
RHR
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
Oh hey, my local radio just made the following announcement “Well that rain delay is over, we’ll join the braves and reds in progress shortly”
Frank from KS
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
MFin04
I was trying to imply the fact that you asked..”I thought Hanson was pitching…not Medlen?”.
Hanson is pitching (not Medlen) is the point I was trying to make.
Lol
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
Leaves ‘em loaded…good job.
toga party
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
Nice save Tommy.
geauxbraves2000
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
WOO HOO!! Nice pitching Tommy!!
Mixxo
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
Way to get out of the jam Tommy!
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
LOL, nice job getting out of that. Of course he got himself into it, but nevertheless 1-0 Braves thru 2.
RHR
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
Way to leave ‘em loaded, Tommy!
JJ
June 18th, 2009
1:57 pm
AndyC –
Don’t present the board with any Frenchy facts. The fact that he hasn’t totally sucked over the last several games is just too much for them to handle.
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
1:58 pm
hoooray
Wayne in Utah
June 18th, 2009
1:59 pm
Heath
Its encouraging to see Jeff getting some hits. Now, if he could start hitting it with some measure of authority, some power, I might be comforted somewhat.
But being an optimist, I hope it happens.
If our entire team hit to their capabilities, would they still be able to hit when it counts??? That is the real question.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
1:59 pm
Frenchy is playing good ball right now, just not translating as well because Chipper and B-Mac are struggling.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
1:59 pm
Time for Tommy’s first big-league hit.
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
2:00 pm
Frank from KS – I was implying that Hanson caught whatever Medlen had when he lost all control and walked everyone who came up.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:01 pm
…or not… : )
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:02 pm
flange1-
Gotta crawl before you walk, literally!
Rather have singles with runners is scoring position then nothing ala Kelly Johnson last night!
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
2:03 pm
Apparently McLouth CANNOT hit the high fastball.
Chop Chop
June 18th, 2009
2:03 pm
Willy Taveras: 8 for his last 91.
Dusty Baker: “He’s in a slump?”
Bobby Cox: “Dude, even I would bench him.”
Buffalo NY Braves Fan
June 18th, 2009
2:03 pm
Ok, just got back from lunch…. and watching Tommy get out of that jam. I would appreciate a play by play of sorts… like end result of the at bats would be fine. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help out.
RHR
June 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
I’m wondering if we can temporarily suspend the Francoeur criticism for now. He is hitting the ball very well currently and just had a base hit with a runner in scoring position. He is batting above .250 and is hitting it to the opposite field. He isn’t great, but he certainly isn’t awful either.
Frenchy over his last 7 games: 9H 1DB 5RBI 2K batting .375
I could be wrong on JF’s hits..but it does seem he has been hitting more balls to the right side…
We’ve seen this show before. Charlie Brown believes, Lucy moves the ball every time.
Frank from KS
June 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
MFin04
Oh okay. I misread (or misunderstood) your post.
I apoligize.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
Wayne in Utah:
Step-by-step….If JF could just learn to make consistent contact first…even if it turns out to be putting the ball in play instead of striking out (making productive outs instead of unproductive ones) and hitting singles instead of popping up from swinging for the fenses all the times…that would be a great first step.
Supes
June 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
Offense so far looks absolutely lifeless against a ROOKIE pitcher.
Esco with a nice swing, too bad he hit it to the deepest part of the ballpark.
DAP
June 18th, 2009
2:04 pm
BJKelly is far worse, but you don’t see the volume of articles or segments.
thats also wrong. kelly is not far worse. his batting average is lower, but his OPS is higher. also, kelly has good months and bad months, frenchy has had average months and bad months for the last year and a half.
Mixxo
June 18th, 2009
2:05 pm
Oh well, at least Esco won’t have to worry about getting the stink-eye after that deep out.
Good thing it didn’t go out!
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:05 pm
Wayne….to finish my thought… He has been doing that more consistently for the past week or so and the numbers have shown that.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:05 pm
McClouth can’t hit anything right now, Esco just missed a solo shot by 4ft. He (Esco) is hitting the ball a ton right now.
geauxbraves2000
June 18th, 2009
2:05 pm
I was kind of hoping Tommy getting out of that jam would pump up the offense a little bit. I guess I was wrong.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:06 pm
DAP…do you contend that Kelly plays better 2B than Jeff plays RF? This is not a loaded question…I just want to know.
Mixxo
June 18th, 2009
2:09 pm
People actually listen to music on their phone???
I’ll stick with my minidisc player thanks.
Fidelity!!
Jeff321
June 18th, 2009
2:09 pm
Good play by Chipper.. even though the runner was called safe.
DAP
June 18th, 2009
2:09 pm
heath no, i dont think so.
by the way, id rather jeff be striking out almost twice as much and slugging .450, personally. the old jeff was what he was, but at least he had decent power. jeff has suceeded in not King as much but it has sapped his power and results in weak choppers way to often.
bravos2249
June 18th, 2009
2:10 pm
Wow that wasn’t even close..and Bobby just sat on his fat @$$!!!!!!!!!!!
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:10 pm
We may have gotten hosed on that call, Chipper with a nice scoop.
TNScott
June 18th, 2009
2:10 pm
How many more blown calls? HOW MANY?
cabravesfan
June 18th, 2009
2:11 pm
Bad call by an ump? I’m SHOCKED!
JJ
June 18th, 2009
2:11 pm
What happened on the play to Chipper? I’m on gametracker and it just said single to 3b.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:11 pm
Tommy with a pickoff, Wow!
BJE
June 18th, 2009
2:11 pm
“We’ve seen this show before. Charlie Brown believes, Lucy moves the ball every time.” – RHR
The preponderance of the evidence is on Frenchy’s side. He had a very good start to his career. He was very bad last year. He had a good first month this season; a horrible second month and is picking it up this month. His average is higher than McLouth’s and Kelly’s yet he takes the criticism.
I am not saying he is playing great, I am saying that the AJC and talk radio are racking up big numbers by manipulating this story and over covering it, yet you guys are buying in. Don’t let yourselves be manipulated. Frenchy isn’t the biggest problem.
However, I know, for this board, criticizing Frenchy has become fun sport rather than honest analysis.
Chop Chop
June 18th, 2009
2:11 pm
Impressive baserunning by Phillips.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:12 pm
B.Phillips out at 3B on a pickoff
bravos2249
June 18th, 2009
2:12 pm
Mixxo
Some people do…but I think it’s just that Verizon is their sponsor…and that’s more of what they listen to on their I-Pod.
TNScott
June 18th, 2009
2:12 pm
HOW MANY MORE BLOWN CALLS?!!! HOW MANY??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
2:12 pm
phillips is still trying to do his best to get benched apparently
Braves Dugout
June 18th, 2009
2:12 pm
Hmm, the umpire is screwing us again. Oh well, what do you think they’ll have on the post-game buffet?
Rodney Derrick
June 18th, 2009
2:13 pm
If Bobby can not even argue a call like that one, no wonder the team lacks fire.
bravos2249
June 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
JJ
Snagged by him…fell to his knees..got up and threw a one hopper…that hopped right in front of Casey’s glove that wasn’t bang bang…got there at least 2 steps before Phillips and Phillips was called safe….doesn’t matter since he got picked of going to third…but it led to a stolen base.
Carroll Rogers
June 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
this guy Maloney is really fooling chipper. he’s 0-for-2 with 2Ks
semiballcoach
June 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
carroll—what’s with the ily with an arrow along the firstbase line?
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:14 pm
DAP…I agree with you that Kelly does not play better 2B than JF plays RF. In fact, I would say that Kelly is one of the worse defensive 2B in the league. The 2B is supposed to be a very good fielder, if nothing else, and he is WELL below average defensively an offensively. As much action as the 2B sees compared to the RF, I would say that defensively, it is more important to have a good 2B compared to a good RF since the 2B is involved in so many plays. As such, I would say that this year KJ is far more of a problem than JF.
AndyC
June 18th, 2009
2:15 pm
JJ
I was just presenting the facts. No judgement from me. I have certainly complained about Frenchy here before so I am no Frenchy lover but…the numbers are better. I will say that it is still disappointing that he has only 1 extra base hit over that period and 1 walk…so I’m certainly not ready to pronounce him cured, not by a long shot. If he can maintain this over the next 2 weeks then he might be on to something.
Rick
June 18th, 2009
2:16 pm
The number of blown calls is rather disturbing. ML Umps are usually pretty good which is why blown calls are so frustrating. Plus, they seem to be mostly against us.
Rick
June 18th, 2009
2:16 pm
Matty!!
Mixxo
June 18th, 2009
2:16 pm
Some people do…but I think it’s just that Verizon is their sponsor…and that’s more of what they listen to on their I-Pod. – bravos2249
Attaway Matty!
Carroll Rogers
June 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
good question, semiballcoach. not sure. and Hal McCoy the legendary Reds beat writer doesn’t know anything about it either. I figured maybe the first base coach did that. who knows….
Diaz said he was going to rake, eh?
semiballcoach
June 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
it just don’t stick in your mind when the umps miss onefor the braves
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
good job, Matty D. Solo shot!
Heath (Cleveland)
June 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
Matty raking…
You know..as bad as the Braves have been during their time in Cincy…if the scores hold up, they could actually gain ground on the Phillies…. Thank you, Jays. Your first wins against the NL this year could not have come at a better time. : )
JJ
June 18th, 2009
2:17 pm
Let’s see……Prado doubles and scores while Diaz homers. Why aren’t these guys playing more??
Chop Chop
June 18th, 2009
2:18 pm
I am told that every Brave uses a Verizon Wireless V-Cast phone.
If this is not true, I don’t want to be a Braves fan anymore.
forget the curveball Ricky
June 18th, 2009
2:18 pm
diaz with the poke
now the question is if this is all the run support we’re going to provide today or not
semiballcoach
June 18th, 2009
2:18 pm
i was hoping it was a reds coach and maybe they love kotchenough to deal for him
Piedmont Blues (ex-BFIR)
June 18th, 2009
2:20 pm
BJE,
Frenchy isn’t the biggest problem but he is a problem and even with his 2006-7 production he was barely passable as a corner OF. And BTW, taken in isolation, batting average doesn’t man much.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:20 pm
Prado has great at bats, walks and gets timely hits.
Rodney Derrick
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
Wish they would have shown us the reaction in the dugout to Matty’s homer, so we could compare to last night and Esco. However, Chipper looks incredibly grumpy even after Diaz homer, and he has looked awful in his two at bats too. Perhaps he has been working so hard with the left handed swing, he has lost the right hand stroke all of a sudden.
MFin04
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
JJ – Answer: Bobby Cox is the manager
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
Marteen should get all the starts in Boston this weekend, I don’t want to see Kelly anywhere near the lineup! Although Chipper maybe the DH for those games.
DAP
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
heathThe 2B is supposed to be a very good fielder, if nothing else, and he is WELL below average defensively an offensively.
THAT i disagree with. kelly is not well below average defensively, in fact, i think he is having his best year yet defensively, and has been getting better. offensively, yeah he has been pretty bad. but, i think kelly has turned into a pretty good defensive 2nd baseman. at least average.
Piedmont Blues (ex-BFIR)
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
JJ,
Good point.
JJ
June 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
AndyC –
Yeah, I know. I tried to present the facts last night when Frenchy was 1-2 and the board would have none of it. The truth is, he isn’t playing that poorly recently. In fact, his numbers are probably better than most of the team in the last 7 games.
cphizzle
June 18th, 2009
2:24 pm
did diaz just go yard?
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:24 pm
Good AB for Frenchy currently even though he flied out
PWHjort
June 18th, 2009
2:25 pm
Who likes listening to “Rhythm and Blues” on his Verizon Wireless phone? Garret Anderson. I knew because he would be the only person that’s too lazy to list an actual song or artist. Truth is, he doesn’t care what he listens too. Rhythm and Blues is playing on his phone and he’s too lazy to hit any of the buttons that make it stop or change the song.
N8
June 18th, 2009
2:26 pm
Wierd. I just got back from lunch with an old friend who now lives in SC and noticed that at 12:55, though I left my Ipod at home, and was at an old food joint without wi-fi, I was still able to post on the old blog.
Interesting, to say the least.
Well, I’m off to take my boys to guitar lessons, and then to baseball. So anything posted WILL NOT be me this afternoon.
Hanson appears to be solid. Which is good.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 18th, 2009
2:29 pm
PWHjort-
Funny as hell, GA is lazy a b@st@rd. I am tired of his “professional” singles. He will have the most uneventful 3,000 hits in MLB history.
Epinephrine
June 18th, 2009
2:29 pm
I think we actually might be seeing Jeff come around. He’s played well in June. I’m just afraid that if we trade him, it’ll be one of these deals, like Jermaine Dye, that will just haunt the Braves.
But anyway, he’s working counts a bit more, and making solid contact. Good to see.
McFann :Ô:
June 18th, 2009
2:29 pm
Brooklyn Braves Brawler He [stinks] defensively and he hits like a “Mary”.
Hey now…
Ry
June 18th, 2009
2:30 pm
Any notice that McLouth has the lowest batting avg. in the lineup today. Even Frenchy has a higher average.