Comments on: Braves need win tonight — no, really

By: matt k

matt k — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:12:29 +0000

any word on Atlanta lineup today?

By: GTBravesFan

GTBravesFan — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:47:09 +0000

Thank you, for mentioning Frenchy’s progress except for last night’s display (but it went according to his history against Beckett) he’s been doing well and has even had some hits stolen from him.

By: bravos2249

bravos2249 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:41:08 +0000

HuffBraves

Uh maybe cause KJ K’d against him…at least Diory put the ball in play….and fouled off a pitch…KJ didn’t even make contact.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:07:10 +0000

jmart1951, right. Cox’s players made him. Kind of like Terry Francona didn’t know how to manage in Philly but he’s a genius in Boston. Guess what? All managers need great players to win.

Let’s be clear, the best managers don’t make much of a difference. But if you trust just a little bit all the GMs, other managers, players, front office folks, scouts, the media; you have to believe Cox is/was one of the best managers ever. It’s difficult if not impossible to quantify a managers contributions. It’s one of those things where you have to go by the overwhelming evidence of Cox’s reputation among virtually everyone in the game.

By: Lank

Lank — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:01 +0000

Francouer may be coming around a little bit. Still no power, but he hasn’t been doing too bad since June 11. His stats are slowly climbing. Let’s hope he doesn’t go into a slump again.

DATE GAME AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG AVG
JUN 11 PIT 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .280 .341 .245
JUN 12 @BAL 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .338 .244
JUN 13 @BAL 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .349 .253
JUN 14 @BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .345 .250
JUN 16 @CIN 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .343 .250
JUN 17 @CIN 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .342 .250
JUN 18 @CIN 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 .285 .342 .251
JUN 19 @BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 .337 .248
JUN 20 @BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .333 .245
JUN 22 CHC 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .340 .249
JUN 23 NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .336 .246
JUN 24 NYY 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .350 .250
JUN 25 NYY 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .355 .253

15/48 = .313 AVG since June 11.

By: jmart1951

jmart1951 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:01:54 +0000

cbraves:

Of course when Bobby retires we will look at more losing seasons than he ever had.

Because we will not have 3 Hall of Fame / Cy Young starters in the rotation. How many times in baseball history has that happened. Ted Turner made Bobby Cox because he went out and bought Maddox.

By: Lamar1Banks2

Lamar1Banks2 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:01:40 +0000

PWHjort

Would you play in left or right. And isn’t Willingham some what limited in range in right field.

By: MFin04

MFin04 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:59 +0000

Lowe gave up 7 runs to the worst team in the AL.

Gave up 8 runs to a Yankees team that was struggling offensively and had been shut out 12 straight innings by our starters/closers….no reason your ace shouldn’t be able to continue that trend.

Not an outlier, but a HUGE cause for concern with the amount of money we paid him. He isn’t the ace on this team. Could be debated that he is the 4th best pitcher on the team.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:46 +0000

HuffBraves, ross would have been the better option.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:20 +0000

jmart1951, the things that give you an advantage in the playoffs: a high strikeout pitching staff, a good defense and a great reliever. If you want to place the blame anywhere, place it in the front office for not building this kind of team. But I would argue if they had made a conscious effort to build that kind of team, they wouldn’t have acquired the players that made them a great team overall.