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TnBrian
August 29th, 2009
1:10 am
Probably a smart thing for “huntin boy” to lay off any comments after tonight’s loss. Why, what would he have to say after he swung at another God D*** first pitch inside in a crucial part of the game? Excuse me for being a little frustrated but I thought for sure Chipper of all people would bare down in that situation.
I’d vote batting CJ 5th next year and put Mac in the 3rd spot and a new power hitter at cleanup.
bravefaninok
August 29th, 2009
1:10 am
nolie….now that was funny!
CaliChopper
August 29th, 2009
1:10 am
DOB – Great tunes, thanks for pointing the way
nolie
August 29th, 2009
1:12 am
The unbiased observer would have to think that the guy isn’t capable of making informed decisions. Or any f***ing decisions. (Mitchell)
how would you know? You certainly aren’t unbiased.
CaliChopper
August 29th, 2009
1:15 am
Steve from OH – your 11:02 makes more practical sense than most of the off season move I’ve seen here, just not sure ’bout trading KK tho
The A Bomb
August 29th, 2009
1:15 am
“We just didn’t swing the bats tonight,” McCann said.
Now wait a second. . . isn’t that a quote from tomorrow as well?
Unless Kawakami’s pitching — and he’s not — Lee is going to carve the turkey tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving Cliff.
CaliChopper
August 29th, 2009
1:17 am
A Bomb – with LoweNo pitching tomorrow, you are probably right
a643dp
August 29th, 2009
1:23 am
If lowe can get back to form he is the best pitcher for this high school field.
The A Bomb
August 29th, 2009
1:26 am
Funny, when we had the big guys — Maddux etc. — when did we ever say “if he gets back to form?”
This is why we are not a playoff team. . .
Doc Holiday
August 29th, 2009
1:27 am
WTF are Chipper and Mc still doing in the heart of the order? Cox is the only one not getting the point………..push those 2 down in the order.
The A Bomb
August 29th, 2009
1:29 am
Doc- Got the feeling as Lee “carves the turkey” tomorrow that everyone will look like a No. 8 hitter. Doesn’t matter who’s hitting where. Maybe we should do the Billy Martin “draw the lineup out of a hat” deal?
Doc Holiday
August 29th, 2009
1:30 am
This puxxies should only be 1.5 GB the rockies…………
Phillies are now 11 division titles away from tying our record…………If Cox stays around that long, they will break it for sure.
Doc Holiday
August 29th, 2009
1:31 am
The A Bomb,
This is soooooooo sad………. we have the best team we have had in more than 5 years and we are going nowhere……..
The A Bomb
August 29th, 2009
1:34 am
You know what Doc — it’s just not time yet. 70 wins last year. 83-86 this year. Not bad. Help will be on the way.
One power guy away from 90 wins.
Doc Holiday
August 29th, 2009
1:35 am
still 4.5GB in the WC……… mother nature has been good to us……….I cant believe that with all this weak performance we are still in it.
Lou Vales
August 29th, 2009
1:39 am
Who is the LAST one standing or sitting:
Bobby Cox
Bobby Bowden
I firmly believe that Bowden will not leave unless he is forcibly removed by Burt Reynolds and his Palm Beach High School buddies. Therefore the aging process will be removed from the process–Well, not the ENTIRE aging process—and Cox does not have the power Bowden has to dictate destiny. So who is first to go OR last one left??
Lou Vales
August 29th, 2009
1:42 am
I guess the Giants won.
I was looking forward to it going 22 innings and you guys conducting an all night vigil to know if it was 4 1/2 or 5 1/2. Now that would have been as hilarious as that batting cage assault and battery on “Hoss”—Hoss!!!! My A$$!!!
Will
August 29th, 2009
1:43 am
This is the story of the Braves season, tommy hanson gets rained out and instead of a washed up pedro martinez they get moyer to dominate them. It is funny i ever got hopeful in this team because when i take the “braves homer glasses” offf i can see the their lineup is horrible. any team that has to put omar infante in CF has absolutely no chance to make the playoffs.
NO MORE BOBBY
August 29th, 2009
1:51 am
Does anyone else think these crazy spring training lineups make sense this time of the year?
Or anytime of the year!!
Bobby = Braves killer!!
TnBrian
August 29th, 2009
2:01 am
Does anyone realize that Howard has single handedly beat us in two games in less than a month. Why would Bobby not treat this freak like he did Bonds, oh wait, he allowed his pitchers to get pumbled by him too so throw that out. Bobby is without question the most stubborn human being in sports. He has to be. I think Mac is responsible for this too, I mean, Hanson and Medlen are just babies up for the first time but Mac should know better. Wake up Brian!
Coxlover
August 29th, 2009
2:25 am
Can someone tell me if Hanson got hurt ? I was just looking at the boxscore and noticed he pitched 2 innings and gave up 1 run.
ChurchMan
August 29th, 2009
2:43 am
“Could Hanson be Rookie of the Year?”
I think 2 innings, a homerun, and a rain delay might have cost Hanson his shot.
Let’s all welcome Hanson to the Braves Pitching Staff Club of “Our Offense Spoiled ….. for Us” staring Jair Jurrjens, spoiled All Star appearance. Javy Vazquez, spoiled Cy Young chase. Kenshin Kawakami, a better freshmen season.
(question the Braves need to ask themselves when the season ends: Why was our offense Jekyll & Hyde .. not part of the season, not even half, but throughout the entire thing?)
RHR
August 29th, 2009
2:51 am
What are you doing still up, lou? Scoreboard watching to see where your marlins stand? Whats that?they lost to the padres? You dont say. And wow, are you really still trotting out the ole ‘hoss and the batting cage’ line? Youve only used that tired and never funny line in every comment youve made using various names since april. Hooters, 4 star hotel bed, and batting cage. Check, check, and check. Yawn.
Will
August 29th, 2009
2:57 am
This game article tonight is hilarious the quote from mccann especially. Both teams are playing in a ” high school park” and just like howard all mccann has to do ” is flip it” to left field for a home run. That sounds like bobby cox talking! Phillys ballpark is a sand box that is for sure, but both teams are hitting in it! I am so sick and tired of the excuses this team gives when they lose. Howard hit two bombs on sunday night baseball last time they played. The attitude arounnd this team is becoming sickening. They have the attitude of a manager that made the playoffs year after year, but the problem is this current group does not make the playoffs anymore, and minus chipper hasnt won a damn thing
JayDubu
August 29th, 2009
3:15 am
The Braves will play well against Lee. I compare him to Santana, who the Braves seem to battle will most games.
JayDubu
August 29th, 2009
3:17 am
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Train Wreck Bystander
August 29th, 2009
3:55 am
It’s been a tough week. While I still hold out hope that the ‘09 Braves can get it done, the climb is getting awfully tough and the time to get it done is drawing short.
I believe this team can rise to the occasion against any team they play. If they could make the postseason, they’d do well.
I’d be tempted to let Chipper rest for a couple of days. Prado can hold it down for a little bit. What good is a tired Chipper playing every day when a rested one will help us out on the days he is in the lineup?
Couch Tater
August 29th, 2009
6:48 am
I’m sorry… did I read that earlier post correctly? Did Buster Olney pick the Braves to finish FOURTH in the East???????
I will wager a testicle, right here and now, that doesn’t happen. KC February 2, 2009
There is still something to play for. Right, KC?
Rotten To The Core
August 29th, 2009
7:40 am
From DOB last night:
“Medlen said he’ll make adjustments, now he knows you can’t get away with a changeup at the knees and away against Howard, even though that’s the pitch he was trying to throw him. Said he should have stayed down, the way he got ahead with those pitches in the dirt or at the shins.”
The previous statement says it all about the Braves. Do they not know how they should pitch Howard?
Why does Medlin have to find that out on the mound? Doesn’t the catcher (McCann) and Braves staff have a scouting report? Don’t they know,(from all the mistakes they’ve made to him over the years) just like most knowledgeable fans watching at home, that you either throw it in the dirt away from Howard or tie him up inside? It’s either-or, no room for anything away, and hitable, to that big chunk of meat!
monty
August 29th, 2009
7:45 am
“If Lowe returns to form”, if Chipper returns to form, too many key players needing to return to form. RIght now if I’m a Phillie pitcher I’m glad that for at least one AB I don’t have to worry about Diaz driving in a run.
monty
August 29th, 2009
7:51 am
Rotten to the core
I said last night that whatever so called “book” the Braves have on Howard, they should toss it. Vazquez learned you can’t throw a slider outside corner at the knees. However, Lowe has historically had good luck against Howard by throwing him sliders down and in. I guess the Brave’s pitchers don’t share that kind of info.
Donny Corleone
August 29th, 2009
8:21 am
The price just went back up.
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
8:32 am
the pitchers have to throw at howard or throw inside on him so he’s more tentative on those pitches on the outer half
No More Bobby 2.
August 29th, 2009
8:33 am
Mitchell. Your 12.48 am post was right on. Cox needs to go. He is just a stubborn donkey fool. He has screwed up the Braves season for the 4th straight year with his stupid managerial decisions, i.e. Norton, Francouer, Bennett, etc. We will never win big as long as he is here.
Ryan Howard
August 29th, 2009
8:36 am
I can dominate this blog, too!
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
8:40 am
couch tater
if the braves ain’t first, who cares where they finish in the division?
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
8:41 am
Would someone explain how Hanson was credited with the loss? Seems it should have been Medlen unless I am reading the boxscore wrong. Weird boxscore. Must have been a delayed game.
Ryan Howard
August 29th, 2009
8:46 am
Rock On…… Hanson was pitching to me when I hit that weak pop fly to left field which somehow carried the fence. We took the lead 1-0, and your Tomma-hawkers never took the lead.
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
8:49 am
Nevermind, now notice it was Medlen with the loss.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
8:49 am
During that DP during the 6th inning, Chase Utley never touched 2nd base. He just threw…
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
8:50 am
What?
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
8:53 am
What? Always thought it was the pitcher that gave up the deciding runs. Medlen should have been given the loss. Damn, I have just never understood the scoring there.
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 29th, 2009
8:55 am
OK, that one is over.
We can do this wild card thingie… but we have to WIN SOME GAMES!
I'm new here
August 29th, 2009
8:55 am
But why do you people think that this team can win anything? Here is your team of the future:
C – McCann
1B – Freeman
2B – Prado
SS – Escobar
3B – Jones
LF – McLouth
CF – Schafer
RF – Heyward
Sure, you have the starting pitching. It’s tops in the league. But this offseason you’ll have to replace Soriano and Gonzo. Plus, that offense isn’t winning anything. That’s still lacking the cleanup hitter this team needs. Bottom line is that there isn’t room for Schafer and Freeman, folks. Braves should trade both of them for the one hitter they need and go all in.
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 29th, 2009
9:01 am
Rock On……..
August 29th, 2009
8:53 am
What? Always thought it was the pitcher that gave up the deciding runs. Medlen should have been given the loss. Damn, I have just never understood the scoring there.
They took the lead off Hanson, thus the loss.
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
9:01 am
rock on, obviously you are very new to baseball and the scoring process
if a pitcher trails when he leaves the game, he is the losing pitcher
and jurrjens—it’s called that way all of the time, just pay attention
Donny Corleone
August 29th, 2009
9:10 am
I’ll throw in Bobby Cox and take my chances.
brent a.
August 29th, 2009
9:10 am
I understand the argument that “both teams are playing in the same park”, but, there is a problem with that logic.
Ryan Howard plays in that park 81 games a year. It is much easier, and more practical for him to learn how to flick his wrists toward left and loft one into that short porch than it is for Mac and LaRoche to do the same.
I think we saw this reality most clearly back in 2004-5 when we had to play the Astros in the play-offs, and Berkman, in particular, had that short-left field swing down, whereas, it was harder for some of the Braves lefty hitter to adjust their swings to take advantage of the short porch.
Now, to be fair, Howard can sneeze and hit a homer in that park, and he also crushes one out in center, and hit 3 homers in 3 games in TF last week. I realize that he is awesome, and we lack someone of equivalent awesomeness; but, he does have the advantage of swinging in that bandbox 81 games a year, whereas our players do not.
Rob from SC
August 29th, 2009
9:12 am
A couple of things this morning.
1st – Thank you for showing up last night Tim Lincecum.
2nd – If it gets to the point in the next few years where Chipper plain sucks, hopefully he will man up and retire so we don’t get stuck paying his contract. It becomes voided if he retires.
3rd – Maybe we need to replace the whole coaching staff. Rotten To The Core made a great point. How do we not know how to pitch to Ryan Howard by now. Medlen’s comment suggest that they don’t go over a scouting report.
brent a.
August 29th, 2009
9:19 am
“Howard, he beat me,” Medlen said. “He just likes getting [his arms] extended…. It’s my first time facing him. I’m make adjustments.”
I think this quote from Medlen is interesting, in light of the theory that the Braves had the advantage in a Medlen v. Moyer match-up. (Also, Medlen had never pitched on this “high school field.”)
That said, Hanson also gave up a homer to Howard; so, it’s hard to dig into this too deeply.
F. Wren
August 29th, 2009
9:23 am
Rock On
Now I know why you keep suggesting all those crazy ideas to me. You don’t know much about baseball if you can’t figure out why Hanson gets the loss. Hanson gave up a HR to Howard and left the game behind 1 – 0.
Keep studying about baseball, Bozo. You have a long way to go.
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
9:26 am
The Braves are suffering from a disease called Bobby Pox.
And isn’t the “Hoss” nickname sorta inappropriate nowadays? Wouldn’t “Loss” be a better fit?
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
9:27 am
“We just didn’t swing the bats tonight,” McCann said.
Actually, I saw you swing at balls 3 and 4 against Moyer for strikes 1 and 2…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
9:32 am
Did that kid really just say Prado and Chipper are in the future….
(S)He doesn’t know anything about the Braves….
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
9:32 am
lol McFann
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
9:33 am
Jurrjens4NLCY: Did that kid really just say Prado and Chipper are in the future….
(S)He doesn’t know anything about the Braves….”"
Or the future…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
9:42 am
Shamus Thacker,
C ‘mon man! Its early….
DP
August 29th, 2009
9:48 am
Chipper isn’t the only 37 year old who is struggling. Manny Ramirez is a different hitter without the juice.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke-dodgers29-2009aug29,0,6776784.column
Random
August 29th, 2009
9:49 am
Steve from OH, RHR –
Case closed.
I’m about 95% certain that I have identified Sorry To Say But…’s previous avatar (one of them at least), but I don’t feel that it’s my place to disclose same. As a favor to a friend.
Besides, all indications are that we may have just witnessed a swan song.
(Don’t be a stranger, buddy. Come back soon)
David O'Brien
August 29th, 2009
9:53 am
Forgot to mention in my game story that Hanson, on his 23rd birthday, lost a game that was won by a 46-year-old (Jamie Moyer).
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
9:55 am
A rolling stone gathers no Hoss…
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
9:56 am
Thanks, Shamus…just stating a fact.
60 K’s now…new career-high is just around the corner…
That’s an odd one, Chief. Wish Tommy didn’t have that under his belt.
Steve from OH
August 29th, 2009
9:59 am
Random–no mind puzzles this morning, please…
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:01 am
I wish today was a DGANG……Whaddya wanna bet LaRochy sits this one out but Bobby leaves BMac in the cleanup?
Course, if Church can’t play then Infante will have to play CF, and Prado 2B…or Reid could play center, Infante could play second, Prado could play first, and Ross could catch…
That leaves us with, uh…one lefty in the lineup: GA. But he cann hit lefties pretty good.
SouthernBelleBrave
August 29th, 2009
10:02 am
I knew when the rain started 6 mins into the game last night that we were in for a loss. *Sigh* I’m getting tired of seeing the same old things happen.
For example, just what in the heck is the purpose of throwing anything to Howard? Do we not walk people on purpose anymore? Why give him the opportunity to hit anything at all? That right there would take care of his ‘homerun hemmorhage’.
All that aside, I do still like our chances in the WC race. We do still have a slim chance there, but the problem then will be if we DO make it into the WC slot for the playoffs, we’ll just go lose in the first round anyway. It never fails….
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:03 am
Geez….287 with a .356 OBP! How come he couldn’t stay in the .290’s for at least another 5 weeks? I’m so sicka the sight of the number .287!! Aaaahhhg!!!
It’s like a magnet or something…
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:05 am
*in the cleanup spot
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:05 am
McFann,
Hopefully, Prado plays first, Kelly plays second, Diaz plays right, GA plays left and Gorecki gets demoted and Barton gets brought up to play center…. Or Reid plays center…
David O'Brien
August 29th, 2009
10:06 am
The Phillies seem to find a way to avoid nagging injuries to most key players, the kind that have kept so many Braves out for 3-5 (or more) games at a time.
This season, the Phillies have SIX players who’ve played 121 or more of the team’s 126 games: Jimmy Rollins (121), Shane Victorino (122), Chase Utley (123), Pedro Feliz (124) and Ryan Howard (125).
You want to guess who leads the Braves in games played?
Chipper, with 113. Next is Yunel Escobar, with 110.
Think about that.
Ryan Howard
August 29th, 2009
10:07 am
I’m just gonna sit here and listen to the rest of this Braves’ strategy session and report back to my coach around 3 PM. Do y’all think I need to take BP today?
SouthernBelleBrave
August 29th, 2009
10:08 am
I have to admit….I laughed when Howard got hit in the face with that screamer to first that slipped up off his glove. I wish it had knocked his big dumba$$ down!
I’m such a masochist…I wish he’d fall and break something and be unable to finish the season.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:09 am
Conan O’Brien has a reporter named Brian McCann…. How cool.
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:10 am
JJ4NLCY–
I kinda like Barton. But I doubt that happens…
Oh, Bobby won’t play Johnson against a lefty! Are you kidding? You’re whole post is actually sarcastic, isn’t it?
I still say Ross should catch. And that has nothing to do with the fact that BMac took an(other) 0 fer last night…just with the way he’s struggled against lefties this year I don’t exactly jump for joy over the prospect of him facing Lee…
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:11 am
DOB Think about that.
No thank you.
Daybed Wagmoe
August 29th, 2009
10:12 am
“You want to guess who leads the Braves in games played?”
You mean it’s not Peter Moylan?!?!?
David O'Brien
August 29th, 2009
10:12 am
Rock On: Ryan Howard explained at 8:46 a.m. how he snapped Hanson’s four-game winning streak, why Hanson got the loss.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:13 am
Conan O’Brien talking to “Brian McCann”
http://www.hulu.com/watch/91686/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-conan-talks-to-the-obamas
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:16 am
McFann,
Was your post sarcasm? Kelly kills leftys, and thus, should play. I forgot to say Ross should play…
Isn’t it sad we have to platoon our
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:16 am
All star catcher.
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
10:18 am
Semiball coach? F Wren…..I will see your baseball knowledge and raise you one, no make that two. Regardless you are probably very new to the blog so I won’t go over my three year history for you. Oh yeah and Wren…no more free advice for you dude the least you could have done is bought dinner and drinks. Also how many more times are you gonna let that dumbarse Cox trot Norton out there. Fire the stubborn fool!
Woke up this morning , saw the score 4-2, saw Hanson pitched 2 innings giving up 1 run, no tv no game reports, no line reports, just boxscore. what conclusions would you have drawn. I mean you guys are so friggin smart. I mean a comment without some personal attack is fine. You are probably a bunch of nerds that cut and paste comments from blog and then decide who to attack at some nerd meeting. Enjoy your pitiful blog existence or better yet leave and gain some credibility.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:19 am
“In the year 3000….
The NY Mets will finally start playing winning baseball after they institute their newest fan promotion…
Bring a major league ready prospect to the game night.”
- Andy Richter
Supes
August 29th, 2009
10:21 am
Bobby Cox should sit both LaRoache and Brian McCann tonight but he won’t.
He’s that stubborn. If Bobby would look at logic and stats, this would be the batting order.
1. Infante CF
2. Prado 1B
3. Escobar SS
4. Chipper 3B
5. Diaz RF
6. Johnson 2B
7. Ross C
8. Gorecki LF
9. Pitcher
That way you have as RH as a lineup against a tough LH pitcher like Lee who kills LH hitters in general. You also have the oddity of KJ hitting better against LH pitching, so that works in the Braves favor.
You’ll also have quite the stacked bench for PH (therefore won’t have to resign to using that bum Norton)
B-Mac, Roach, Anderson, Church will all be on the bench available for PH.
Supes
August 29th, 2009
10:22 am
Then again, DOB could help Bobby Cox out and hand him the lineup that I just made up here on the blog
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:23 am
1. Infante CF
2. Prado 1B
3. Escobar SS
4. Chipper 3B
5. Diaz RF
6. Johnson 2B
7. Ross C
8. Gorecki LF
9. Pitcher
OMG, I LOVE IT!!
Rock On........
August 29th, 2009
10:24 am
Dob…..yep, I understand now. Saw the full boxscore and read reports. Still a tough loss hung on him for sure. Sure don’t see that line on Hanson and figure a loss. Very strange linescore for sure.
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:26 am
JJ4NLCY–
No…I was being serious. I know Johnson kills lefties, but Bobby doesn’t, apparently. He’s so hung up on the stupid “lefty-righty” thing sometimes. Yet, even with BMac batting .215 against LHP, he still puts him in the cleanup spot. Heck, I’d consider Diaz in that spot against lefties…
It’s not that we have to platoon BMac, it’s just that with the way he’s struggled against lefties this year, it’s a good idea to give him his days off against the tough LH’er. And Lee is one heckuva tough LH’er.
And who knows…Ross is about due for another homer, isn’t he? (Yeah, just like BMac is due for another double.
)
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
10:28 am
Couldn’t we platoon Bobby with another manager for a smooth transition?
Bobby could manage day games only..
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:28 am
And who knows…Ross is about due for another homer, isn’t he? (Yeah, just like BMac is due for another double.
)
Ha. Ross, I believe, has the highest HR/AB ratio….
Mid Town Joe
August 29th, 2009
10:28 am
Enough role playing, though it was fun being Ryan H for an hour. I think we all need to think about the pressure most of these players are under, not just the Braves, but all major leaguers. If they don’t cut the mustard, they’re finished. Sometimes the harder you press to perform, the worse the results. Notice the teams that have the looser club houses/benches. ML Baseball is a game. Unfortunately, it’s a business, too.
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
10:31 am
if i woke up and saw that he got the loss, i would have KNOWN he was trailing when cox pulled him out of the game be it rain or injury…you may have been blogging for 3 years, but you don’t know the game
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:32 am
Couldn’t we platoon Bobby with another manager for a smooth transition?
Bobby could manage day games only..
Heres my post on Bowman’s Blog:
Braves really need better coaches. This guys are very talented, but get into funks all too often, and last I heard, hitting coaches are a dime a dozen. Maybe, move Bobby to bench coach and make Eddie Perez the manager. Fire Chino, Sniker, and TP. Then find replacements for those previously fired. Since Bobby is a player manager like Dusty Baker, lets keep him as the bench coach.
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:32 am
JJ4NLCY–
Probably.
BMac’s last double was August 16th. I guess they went on the DL…eligible to come off it on Monday…
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
10:32 am
shamus—-better yet…let bobby manage on off days
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
10:34 am
Not a bad idea JJ
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:37 am
My lineup for tonight:
1. Infante CF
2. Prado 1B
3. Chipper 3B
4. Diaz RF
5. Escobar SS
6. Johnson 2B
7. Ross C
8. Gorecki LF
9. Lowe P
I’m only keeping Chipper in the third spot because I believe that Bobby putting Johnson at second base tonight is 100x more likely than him ever removing Chipper from that spot. Matter of fact, I think BMac getting moved out of the cleanup spot is more likely than Chipper getting moved from the 3rd spot.
Besides, Chipper’s got an above .300 AVG against lefties this month, I think…
Shamus Thacker
August 29th, 2009
10:39 am
lol semi
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:40 am
McFann,
a .314 average…. to be exact.
McFann Ô
August 29th, 2009
10:44 am
JJ4NLCY–
Thanks. That’s what I thought I had read…
semiballcoach
August 29th, 2009
10:45 am
there is no way that you can keep bobby on as a bench coach, i think it’d hard for next manager if bobby even worked in the organization….when bobby leaves it needs to be a clean cut so the new guy won’t feel pressure, because despite our opinions of cox, the new guy will face comparisons, especially early
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 29th, 2009
10:45 am
Thanks. That’s what I thought I had read…
Are you cheating on DOB with Mark Bowman…