Ingrown toenails, pigs in clubhouse … it’s time

Yowza with the toe pic, DOB. Glad I wasn’t already eating my lunch.

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Happens every year 5 days before opening day: “Torch an Ace Day”.

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tunes from the future, i can dig that.

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Afternoon folks…

Ironic that Hoss is out with the ingrown toenail after talk on the last blog of the former denizen who so fondly spoke of toes were not to be trifled with.

Nice to see Heyward flashing a little leather when he’s not busy terrorizing auto insurance companies.

Somewhere in a factory in Costa Rica, Rawlings baseballs are having nightmares about their first meeting with Jason Heyward.

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Joe West wants a cheeseburger …. NOW!!!

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How did Lowe let up the runs????
DOB, Could have done without the toe pic. That’s disgusting….

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DAP—

http://z.about.com/d/dermatology/1/0/U/8/Ingrown_Toenail.jpg

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Anyone have an online tv link for the game? CSS feed has been screwed up for the past few days in my region.

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Glad I wasn’t already eating my lunch. – GTI in Chicago

Unfortunately I was eating my lunch.

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ingrown toenail………..I give up

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Heyward sound alot like Frenchy all BP power

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DOB: Where do you think that Heyward will hit in the lineup when the season starts?

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Brian from SC – that is just hysterical!!! Amazing that some people have the muts finishing any better than third.

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bob lazar, I would advise that you read the Wikipedia article on baseball. That would be a good start for you. It doesn’t appear that you know much about it.

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Nice Son Choice, Thanks

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Braves out quickly in the second…

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Heyward “sounds alot like Frenchy –all BP power” The ignorance of some people is unbelieveable…the kid is 20…the last thing to come…gaem style is power and already some morons are comparing him to Fenchy????????

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DOB

Are the Braves going to platoon Cabrera and McLouth in CF?

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Doug”……1 is the magic number

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Yet another RBI double for Glaus today. The man is finding that Power Stroke.

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Oh HECK YEAH!!

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its amazing how many runs we can score with out the rally killer in the line up

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Looks like Lowe has gotten on top of his sinker after the first inning. It had been flat and up in the zone in the first, but he is getting it to bite down on guys in the 2nd and 3rd. He also just seems to be working on that pitch primarily. Hopefully no need to worry at all.

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I Just heard that brad Lidge just have a cortizone shot in his elbow…Phillis not have a closer for few more weeks.

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I cannot wait till April 12th to see the boys live at Petco. We are going to kill the AA Padres…I cannot wait. I wonder who is going to be pitching for us? I hope to see Hansen.

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Does anyone know where I can watch this online?

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Remo i only know of MLB.com but you have to pay

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gobraves – we will miss you by a couple of days – we’ll be coming down on the 14th. Barring rain, you should see JJ and we’ll see Hanson…

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DOB, Can you talk about other hitters not hitting for power…….

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Anybody willing to make a prediction on how many runs we score this year? Plus-minus 800runs?

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Everybody dont forget to stretch properly before the start of the season, we haven’t had the chance to throw down the tomahawk chop with authority in a long time. Im pumped wish the season started tommorow GO BRAVES!!!!!

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Hey KD git!!!!!

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I have been impressed this Spring with how easily (so it seems) that the Braves are scoring runs. They seem to get down by a few. The, bam!, they put a six spot up.

And they’re not really hitting home runs yet.

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Trivia: What does this number signify:6.75

Answer: That is the spring ERA of the Mets’ fifth starter Niese.

So yesterday, when I read an article bragging about the great Met’s prospectes tearing it up this spring, such as new 5th starter Niese, they were bragging about a guy who “earned” his way in with a terrible spring? Good to know that’s what passes for excelling in NY Mets land.

Ike Davis does look good though. He and Freeman can be rivals in a sense.

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come on KD get with the program, we want all 25 Braves to do well and we are supporting all 25

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It is definitely time to take this show up north, Mac cant hit the ball any better than he has and Glaus seems to be hitting the ball harder than before, soon, he will start to hit the bombs.

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Batting practice HR’s – I think it’s time to get on board the OBP trend. Heyward is going to excel much sooner in OBP than HR’s. Plus I love his speed in terms of defense, runs scoring, ocassional stolen bases. Much as I root for McCann to lead us in steals, since he is awesomely successful at it!, it would be nice to see McLouth and Heyward put up legit SB numbers.

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I like your style Runnin

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Innocent Bystander

March 31st, 2010
2:07 pm
I was about to draft Wandy in the later rounds of my fantasy draft last night… Today’s making me sure glad I didn’t…

how late? Definitely scoop JJJ and Hudson before him, even though they are ranked lower. I think alot of FBB players ignore ERA as a category in favor of K’s.

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Runnin
That only has a stream for the 9 PM re-telecast. No live streams unfortunately.

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DOB

Who do you like for the 25th brooks or thurston?

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Brian from SC, I hear ya!

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gobraves – just wanted to make sure you saw my 2:01 post on the Braves’ pitching rotation for San Diego…

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gobraves: i think Thurston also, seems to bring a little more to the table, but they both play hard. i like that. aka: DIAZ

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It’s hard to believe how different this team is from the team that broke camp a year ago. Changes at 1B, 2B, LF, CF, RF, one SP spot and 4 bullpen spots I think. Upgrades at most spots except for the SP spot which could be close to break-even (Javy vs Hanson). The changes at LF and the 8th bullpen spots are interesting and debate-worthy. Melky’s speed and defense should be real assets and it will be interesting to see Saito performs.

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Look, 9 runs and no, no, no homeruns.

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What are everyones plans for monday?

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I think Thurston too because of the roster moves, but Conrad is a switch hitter and his fielding has probably been better than Thurston’s over ST.

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13 guys that know what a strike is will be the difference this year.

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uga- JJ and Huddy were gone before I could get to them. But I did scoop up Tommy Hanson. Wandy was still around after those guys since I’m in a league of Braves fans.

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Anyone else hear about Miguel Cabrera today? Apparently he hit 2 HR’s IN GAME that are estimated at 1000 ft total. Yowza.

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yeah I’ll be at the parents house in greenville. eating Henry’s BBQ (best ever) and watching the game.

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Well said Braveheart (2:20).

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Who was that wise man? Wayne from Utah? Ha!

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In our Fantasy League I managed to pick up Andy Pettite and Shaun Marcom after the draft, which I was pretty happy with to fill out the pitching

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CB Anybody willing to make a prediction on how many runs we score this year? Plus-minus 800runs?

i say barely under 800, and i think it will be plenty.

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I wonder if Chavez is telegraphing his pitches a little. It looks like his arm action slows down some on those off speed pitches.

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Where’s Anders? Did he take his severe beating and head home?

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Lawton: I believe the SP last year were Jo Jo Reyes (for Hanson) and Javy (for Huddy). This year, Hanson is upgrade for Jo Jo and we’ll see about Huddy vs. Javy. I personally think Huddy will be an upgrade but that remains to be seen.

What is startling to me is looking at the 8 position players:

1b. Kotchman vs Glaus
2b. Kelly Johnson vs. Martin Prado
3b. Chipper
C. BMac
SS Esco
LF Garrett Anderson vs. Melky/Diaz
CF. Jorden Schaffer vs Nate
RF. Frenchy vs J Hey

It isn’t even close which opening day roster is better. Looking back, it’s startling to think of how truly anemic that lineup was last year.

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The Braves will score 777 runs this year, and allow 655.

That’s a Pythagorean record of 95-67…maybe a little optimistic there.

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And Chavez… geez, Cox is giving the guy plenty of opportunites to shine. Not impressed, though, with his work. Who is?

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VJ – not sure if you’re here but my boys are playing for a chance to say they would’ve been team #66 in the NCAA tourney.

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If I were Chipper being paid that much money and to whine about his boo boo toe and not be able to play I would pack it in. Sweet Jeebus! That looks like a normaltoe to a real athlete-see hockey or tennis player.

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Marty — I can’t confirm, but it appears to be McClouth. Psshhh.

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I believe we will be around 800 runs if we stay healthy- we averaged 4.9 runs the 2nd half last year. I think we can average around that this season.

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JJ, good poiny on Jo/jo/Campillo in place of Huddy.

Jeff R: It is not unsusual for pitchers who rely on the sinker to start slow and finish strong (whether it be a game or a season). Those pitchers actually rely on fatigue to help them. So, even if he isn’t sharp through the first month of the season, I’m not going to be too concerned. In fact, in his career, Lowe is 1 game UNDER .500 before the All-Star break and 25 games OVER .500 after the break.

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Plus, I don’t know that Chipper has run that hard since 1998.

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all you idiots bashing Chipper i’m assuming you haven’t had an ingrown toe nail. It’s very painful and what does it matter if he misses a spring training game?

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What worries me about Lowe is that the infield defense ain’t gonna be very good. Chipper and Prado don’t have good range. I’m not sure what range Glaus will have at first.

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BW, players don’t always get to choose when they play with an injury. It would be stupid for Chipper not to go to a trainer for treatment for this. They probably erred on the side of caution and held him out. It WOULD be stupid for him to play and possibly aggravate it and miss more time. It’s freakin spring training anyways.

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I think the Bravos are in contention for the wild card (can’t see them beating out the Phillies for the division, unless the Phillies suffer injuries), but that’s IF key players stay healthy and perform up to expectations – and there are plenty of ifs.

There may be no in-between for the Bravos: either they’re contenders or their scudding along near or below .500.

No need to bore everyone by going through the roster, but key position players and pitchers are ifs – at this juncture.

I’m betting the Braves are in contention, but I’m, maybe, 75% confident of that. We’ll know more in August. We’ll see how the older players are holding up and if the past injured players are healthy and Heyward is having the season we all expect him to have and if guys like Melky are stepping up.

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BW, take another look at that picture and tell me if you still think it is a picture of Chipper’s toe taken today…..(Sheesh).

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Well, I thought Chavez had given up a bunch of runs the way people were posting. He pitched a scoreless inning.

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playing with am injury can also screw up your mechanics. No sense in risking that at this point of Spring Training for sure.

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Not bashing Chipper here (an in-grown toe nail isn’t fun), but the thing about Chipper is that if he’s not outright injured, he seems to have more than his share of nagging problems, like his lats or his toe. Go figure. In the last six years of his career, Chipper’s been a magnet for injuries, nagging and otherwise. It’s strange how that happens to some players in whatever sport.

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Fear-
The Bullpen is greatly improved, maybe more than the lineup, but that can be debated. I think the rotation is improved if you consider Hudson/Vazquez a wash and a second year for Kawakami.

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DOB, you won’t be barreling down I-4 at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon. It will be a parking lot. Trust me, I lived in that area for the first 20 years of my life, and it gets worse each year.

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OOooo toenails, pigs & Small ball OH MY ! WEEE WEE WEEE all the way HOME Good Job DOB LETS GET IT STARTED!!!

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I’ll say it first. McCann is a legit 2010 MVP candidate. I know it’s preseason and all but I believe he’s primed for his best offensive season yet and his work behind the plate has gone from great to excellent over the past few seasons (he’s holding runners more). So I’ll say it MVP McCann!

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Eric from MO

You can’t say that the Phils only have 1 starting pitcher this early. Happ was good last year and Hamels is capable of having a good year. I think the jury is still out on their rotation and we need to wait and see before making predictions.

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Rob – maybe its because the Phillies have won the division and a WS within the last coule of years. They know how to play… and they have added the best pitcher in baseball. I like our chances this year, but now way should we be called the team to beat at this point.

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TnBrian-
Eric Mo-
If you guys are like me, you just get tired of trying to impress upon Phillie worshipers how much improved the Braves are and how weak the Phillies pitching has become. Lets just start the season so everyone in the nation will finally get it.

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Same people hating on Chipper for sitting would be hating if he played and made it worse. Now’s not the time to soldier through injuries. I’d rather have Chipper on Monday than today. Let’s just hate on Acosta’s new team instead.

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rob from SC Why is everyone so hign on the Phillies. Blanton, Moyer are not that good, and Happ is a soft tossing junk ball pitcher waiting to get hammered.

being totally objective about it, moyer is awful, blanton is a solid #3 type guy. not bad at all. and until further notice, happ is an excellent pitcher. dude went 12-4 with an ERA under 3…so its not like he just won because of run support.

i dont think the phillies rotation is great or anything, but its not as bad as you just made it sound.

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we were thinking about going to opening day….but eh they only had crappy seats left and they were more $ then usual.

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Ron from SC: Is the Phils’ pitching much different than it was a season ago? I don’t think so. Blanton did everything he was asked to do and the Phils’ consider Happ as untradeable. Plus, they have Halladay from Day 1 this season versus Lee for half a season last year. And Hamels was battling back from injury last year.

I know the Braves are much improved, but I’m not giving the Braves the nod over the Phils until I see it happen on the field.

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“i dont think the phillies rotation is great or anything, but its not as bad as you just made it sound.” – DAP

I agree.. and something has to be said for a team that knows how to win. They have an uncanny ability to overcome guys that are not performing to standard (aka Rollins).

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I know the Braves are much improved, but I’m not giving the Braves the nod over the Phils until I see it happen on the field. – Lawton

I agree… excellent insight… you must be some sort of genetic freak to offer such excellent insight… gotta be the genes!!

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Eric

Totally agree about possibility of Happ getting caught up to and Hamels having another bad year. But until it happens we don’t know for sure do we? Let’s wait until things begin to play out a little before declaring only one pitcher for Phils. I believe we can complete with them regardless but we’ll see later.

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What worries me about Lowe is that the infield defense ain’t gonna be very good. Chipper and Prado don’t have good range. I’m not sure what range Glaus will have at first.

Just have to hope all the righties roll over the sinker and hit it to SS, and pitch the lefties away and hope THEY hit it to SS, LOL. Plus, hold to the thought that big bats beat bad hops: score enough, and you can give up the occasional defensive run with little or no impact.

But, yeah, it might be a trifle adventurous on the old infield this year.

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Too bad they can’t make the length of the grass adjustable and when Lowe pitches they would set to 3 or 4 inches.

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Eric

Not arguing with you at all and you certainly have the right to your opinion.

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DOB…Whats the deal with Acosta I hear he was claimed on waivers by the mets? do the braves get anything for him?

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Glen W: I agree… excellent insight… you must be some sort of genetic freak to offer such excellent insight… gotta be the genes!!

Ha, I wonder if anyone on the board will understand the pseudo-riddle in your post there.

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Shouldn’t an ingrown toenail on an athlete be something that could be avoided?

jim,
Are you suggesting the Braves hire a pedicurist for Chipper?

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Funny how everyone is waiting to see if Phillies problems arise while the Braves problems are deemed certain. People are DLing guys before a meaningful game has even been played.

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Dang it…last sentence should read “They are marginally better by adding Polanco.”

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Heyward still looking for #2

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Laaaarrrryyyy……will your big toe problem carryover to the start of season???
Money says it does, but it want help you to keep your promise, it gives you an
excuse NOT to do as you said…hang it up… You’ve looked bad this spring,missing grounders, dropping pop flies..You should be expected to earn that oversized pay check…

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thinbreakness… I’m not one of those guys who think probelms for the Braves are certain. I said the Braves had more than their share of ifs. Doesn’t mean that players won’t stay healthy. Doesn’t mean that players won’t perform up to expectations. It could all break very favorably for the Braves, which is my hope.

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With all the preoccupation about the Phillies, remember that the Marlins finished 2nd last year, and they are very good. This is at least a three team race in this division.

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Really, Bill in Atl, Carew played 1077 games from the age of 30 thru 37 compared to Chipper’s 1072, and you think this is evidence to refute my point? Whatever, thanks for proving my point

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OK, so I am totally sold on Francisco Liriano at this point and am adding my to my fantasy team in leagues where he is available… got to be great upside there, no?

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thinbreakness – my precition is that the Braves will win the east and have the second best record in the NL behind the Rockies. But the Phils are still the proverbial team to beat in my view.

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Glen W: OK, so I am totally sold on Francisco Liriano at this point and am adding my to my fantasy team in leagues where he is available… got to be great upside there, no?

homer move if I ever saw one…….

just kidding, haven’t been following him……

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Lawton –

I have no problem saying they are the favorites. But I have seen several folks say that we’ll just compete for the wildcard because the Phils will win the division. I consider that conceding to them, and I frankly don’t understand it.

Just a few more numbers from last year.

Post All-star break:

Phillies – 4.74 runs/game 45-31 record
Braves – 4.89 runs /game 43-31 record

Now, imo, the braves are significantly better now than they finished the year last year while the phillies are only marginally better. To me, that shows that we can at the very least compete with them. Again, I don’t mind calling them the favorites (which is largely a media and fan perception concept anyway), but I don’t agree that we should just focus on the wildcard either.

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Braveheart, I checked randomly Brooks Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Frank Robinson….All played more than Chipper from 30-37 from what I can tell. I haven’t checked one yet that didn’t.

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This Astros reliever makes Mike Gonzalez, Mark Fidrych, and Pascual Perez look normal

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What is this clown doin on the mound???

Regardless he just bozo’d Clint Sammons with that slider…

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JJ-
There ain’t a guy in the Braves club house focusing on the Wild Card. They’re focusing on a Division Championship because they know they’re better than anyone else in the Division. They could care less what we or anyone else outside their club house thinks.

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I should say she returned to the stands after being struck. Anyway you look at it, the odds of getting hit with a foul off the bat of your own son has to be astronomical.

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nobody knows what HEyward did in his last AT bat

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Norris,
Kimbrel has very little experience above the lower minors, so why not keep him up here to face the big boys? He is getting valuable experience and confidence and the Braves are getting a longer look at their closer of the future. It makes complete sense to leave him up there as long as possible…as long as he is not getting shelled, which he is not.

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homer move if I ever saw one…… just kidding, haven’t been following him -Lawton

Lirano this spring: 20 IP 19 H 6 ER 5BB 30 K

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“I’m not so sure the Braves are a lot better than the post-all star break version. Vazquez was dealing, and LaRoche was killing the ball.” – Danga

they dont have to be, they are a whole lot better than what they were before the break

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Glen W: Lirano this spring: 20 IP 19 H 6 ER 5BB 30 K

wow, ok looking to add him in the other 73 leagues I’m in besides the one we are both in.

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I vote Thurston for last spot on the roaster!

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I mean rooster…or roster

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Thinbreakness, I agree with your finishing order. I think it’ll come down to the Braves and Marlins. The Phillies tried as hard as they possibly could to give the division away the last two seasons, and only played good baseball when it was obvious nobody was going to challenge them. That’s been their M.O. forever; they fold early when someone else jumps out front. They’re also older, Jimmy Rollins ain’t all that, Placido Polanco ain’t either, and after Halladay their pitching is Jeckyl and Hyde (not OUR Hyde). I see the Braves jumping out early and staying there. The Marlins are less talented than the Phils, but mentally stronger (imo) and I see them moving into the 2nd spot ahead of the Phils later in the season. The battle between the Nats and Mets for last should be amusing. I’d put my money on the Nats to finish 4th.

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bravesgirl, Kimbrel won’t be getting experience in the big leagues, because there is no role for him right now. At Gwinnett, he will be pitching three times a week with the game on the line — now that’s getting experience.

By the way, BRAVES WIN!

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Chipper missing a ST game is no big deal. Chipper with another nick, that could have been avoided, is a big deal. The team needs him in the lineup for at least 150 games. A strained oblique may or may not be avoidable (avoided with better conditioning?), but an ingrown toenail is avoidable in someone who relies on his feet to earn his living is not a good sign.

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How could you say no to Joe? I love Brooksy, but it’s gotta be Thurston.

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DAP: ok, rollins had a bad 2009, but he hit 43 doubles, 21 homers, and stole 31 bases. his slash line looks pretty bad, but didnt totally fall off a cliff. i think he just had a bad year, and i think you are pretty way off about a guy who wont even be 31 until midseason.

Agreed. And Rollins played lights out in the second half last year.

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Grinch-
I’m with you Dude. Thanx and let’s get this season started already.

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I love Grinch and thinbreakness- we need more optimism on this blog instead of trolls.

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TnBrian-
I met Jordan at a Best Buy. He is a real nice guy, very friendly and I’m glad he works and lives in Atlanta.

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Stop Brian Jordan. Just stop. Amazing choice of words. I think he said three words in one. Who else can do that?

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DAP – I didnt say he was finished

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Just have to hope all the righties roll over the sinker and hit it to SS, and pitch the lefties away and hope THEY hit it to SS, LOL.

You forgot to hope for Yunel’s perceived “attitude” to be just right to get to the ball good enough/fast enough and with enough “guts” or “grit” to satisfy ye ole blog.

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Can’t forget Ron Gant’s “Allll niggghhhttttt lonnnnggg” comment from last year on PTV or Jon Miller’s “There’s one of those banana shaped archs into right field off the bat of Shafer”

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Great game today and the bats are hot…April 5th big day, maybe 45,000 fans. Hope so.
Like Mike Morgan during the games on CSS.
Fire Paul Hewitt.

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Unbelievable: he was better but far from lights out. .272/.306 isnt that special

LOL, is that all he did?

I’m sorry, I thought he had 22 doubles, 14 homeruns, 43 RBI, 15 SB, scored 52 runs and played gold glove defense. But I guess all he did was .272/.306……

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Has Venters left the building?

What’s the final score?

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*sigh*

Win…..win……win.

Liking this! I don’t care if it is ST.

Winning’s fun.

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the marlins spent $0 That’s so hilarious. Yet they still compete every year.

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Which pitcher of ours gave up the extra 2 runs? I am going out on a limb and saying it was Chavez. Am I right or wrong?

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Glen W-
Although Rollins is not the player he used to be, it’s incomprehensible to compare him with Kelly Johnson.

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CB

I am definitely not wise, but was repeating what a wise man stated years ago…….”toes are not to be trifled with”…..

from our beloved Journalist Jimmy Smith……….

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The Marlins always scare me.

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thinbreakness – was not comparing their production. I think Rollins has a long swing, but he is less mental about it. When things are not going well at the plate, Rollins is able contribute in other facets. Kelly would get so mental about it that he would be able to do anything with a straight 85 MPH fastball down the middle… Rollins does not have that problems. But he has a looong mechanical swing.

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Thanks TJ. I thought for sure it was Chavez, but not surprised at all it was EOF. I see that Chavez walked another batter today as well.

Kimbrel is just playing lights out. Another 2 strikeouts today. He will be on this team soon, its just a matter of time.

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we could win 2-3 from the yanks and bosox. sweep the phils and the cards and then turn around and get swept by the fish. They are our achilles heel!!

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Soph – and it has occurred to me that with a few more shots falling in the opening game, my guys could be there doing the same thing…

Destiny, VJ, destiny. My Heels are MEANT to be NIT champs this year.

And, it makes me sad…

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Glen W-
I unfairly jumped you, I knew what you meant and you’re probably correct.

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April 5th big day, maybe 45,000 fans. Hope so.

For opening day? It will be more like 52K … or whatever a sellout is. Definitely over 50K.

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I agree with ABTSteve — Chipper at 130 to 135 games is plenty and will keep him fresher.

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not sure but believe sell out is around 47,000.

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April 5th is also a school day. That will cut crowd some.

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I was thinking about all the Managers & past managers with ties to Bobby Cox. Gonzalez, Yost, Jimmy Williams, Cito Gaston, Grady Little, ect… But then I thought about the players he managed still in the game in some way coaching or broadcating or front office. Gant, Jordan, Justice, Glavine, Smoltz, Maddox, Roberto Kelly, Guillen (manager) and I’m sure I’m missing some. Must be gratifing for him.

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ugaaccountant: Well, at that point the Yankees manager comes out onto the field and explains to the umps that according to NY rules, that in order to satisfy the fans while creating a fair environment, 2 bases shall be awarded when the ball is struck by an opposing batter whilst 4 bases are bequeathed in favor of the home teams batters.

go jackets.

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On April 6th it might effect the crowd but on opening day, at a 4:00 p.m. game, it won’t matter. I’ve never seen an opening day or home opener where it wasn’t packed. The next night there might not be 10,000 people there but on opening day you can count on a sellout. Especially when they’re playing a team like the Cubs who have a lot of fans in the ATL area.

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CB

Be careful, you might hurt my fragile feelings!!

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not sure but believe sell out is around 47,000.

I’m not sure either but I was going on attendance numbers announced at games that I have personally attended. I’ve been to a few where the attendance was announced at 51-52K.

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Chipper…hurt already!!!!!!!!!
Put him on the DL and then find somebody stupid enough to trade for him….like maybe the Mets!!!!!!!

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Turner Field is listed capacity of 50,000.

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I think with the buzz surrounding this team plus the Heyward factor you’re looking at 50,000+ fans packed in for Opening Day at the Ted. If you search for tickets on braves.com you can’t even find 2 seats together anymore, only scattered single tickets. So that tells me expect a packed house with the gameday walkup crowd.

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Thanks DOB, thanks a lot.

Now that filthy nasty toe image is burned in my mind for the rest of the day. I couldn’t even read the sections of the blog in that area.

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A well placed cortisone shot can do wonders for some ailments………..just sayin’

That fact that Lidge had a c-shot doesn’t necessarily signal doom and gloom for him.

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I guarantee it’s a sellout; got my tix two weeks ago and best I could get was upper level general admission.

CB, I’m not always overly optimistic (I predicted 88 last year before we knew how bad KJ/JS/JF were gonna be). But this year feels different to me. I’m likin’ the way it looks. Agreed about the general negativity on the blog, though; you’d think most here were fans of some perennially awful team with no hope and no payroll. Yeah, we hit a temporary dry spell but we’ve got a GM who knows what he’s doing and this year is gonna go a long way towards re-establishing the NL East pecking order.

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I think SRO tickets might be made available the day of the game but as of a few days ago the home opener was sold out.

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Last!!

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Scoots – Hinske has already gotten his spot on this team. Its down to Thurston and Conrad

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I think if McLouth, Diaz, Melky and Prado can get on base this year, it’s going to be a good season. Esco, Heyward, Chipper, McCann and Glaus are each potential 100-RBI guys.

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Norris and the other dude,

Who gives a flying flip about Kimbrel getting with his assigned team as soon as possible? Do you know who his “assigned team” is? The Braves. The big boys. End of story. All of the minor league teams are ultimately just practice for the big time. Right now is the point in Spring Training when the hitters are hopefully ramped up and ready to go. Again, why would we NOT want one of our top pitching prospects facing these guys while he can without actually using up service time?
Neither of your “arguments” make any sense. They kept up Freeman and Heyward last year for quite a while for the same reason.

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Question of the day – With the Phils offense, can Halliday win 30 games in 2010???

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scoots: it’s between Thurston and Conrad. Hinske is in for sure. I’d make Conrad the slight favorite.

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I think he can do it, if all falls just right.

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unbelieveable SB’s are down, power is down, obp is down, avg is down, fielding is down

if you consider that those numbers are down from a career spike in all categories, resulting in an MVP award, then sure, but put into context his entire career, and its not down that much. career average SB per 162 is 38, he did 31. average HR is 17, he had 21, average 2B is 40, he had 43, average slug% is .439, he did .423.

my opinion is that if he takes care of that low OBP (partly from hitting for higher average and partly from walking a bit more) then he will be back to normal. more chances to steal, an extra few hits will improve his slg%, ect. his numbers just dipped for a year, hes not there to stay. seriously, give him 10 singles and 5 walks over what he did last season, and it wouldnt look that bad.

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I may have missed something, but where was Nate today?

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Question of the day – With the Phils offense, can Halliday win 30 games

Only if they are all complete games… Have you seen that bullpen?

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Wow Christine, pretty rough on the first ballot hall of famer, don’t ya think?

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Do the Phillies have the resources to make mid-season acquisitions? Does anyone know?

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SAFF….
for the amount of money Larry is being paaid, he shud play thru the minor stuff…
after learning to play hardball on the red dirt fields of N Ga. and following the old Cracker teams,
I seen my share of loafers.. It is time for old men to watch and teach and get out of the way of younger better players.. The more they make the more they are watch, and honestly he hasn’t from the time he got the big bucks earned for the team..
It seems he plays to pad his numbers for the HOF

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hallady will win 18

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WOW, Nick n Nash thinking the same thing.

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Chipper should start getting pedicures and he won’t have the ingrowns.
Looks like Tackysue might be getting laid-off if KK english keeps improving.

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Forgot about the bp, but that offense and Doc H are intriguing to me.

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DOB… in case you (and anyone else here) missed it (which probably didn’t happen since you and the blog introduced me to this band to start with), you may be interested in checking out the new Whigs album, “in the dark,” for your drive over to Orlando. it’s phenomenal.

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silly me…i just scrolled up and saw your 4:24 post DOB. thanks for reminding me about the letterman appearance.

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I don’t think these Chipper bashers are kidding. Way too many of them to all be one guy trolling. It’s spring training which is basically practice. No way in **** should any of our regulars play everyday. It would be better for most of these bloggers if Bobby’s quote for everyone was that MLB requires rec-league rules of everyone gets to play.

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seriously, give him 10 singles and 5 walks over what he did last season, and it wouldnt look that bad. – DAP

yeah I agree. He’s basically missing a few of those infield singles and about 10 BB. His BABIP shows he was a little unlucky last season also. However, it’ll be interesting to see what his overall 2010 will look like

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DAP

B/c someone commented Rollins was only 31, in part of their idea they don’t think he’s declining.

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The thing with the attendance is that they have that area up top where you can just stand around and watch the game. Who knows how many they can cram into that area if the seats are all filled? It’s always kind of cool when you see that area start getting crowded, although it must suck to stand around when it is blazing hot out there. Plus, you don’t really have to stand there. You can always walk down to the bottom and stand around down there.

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I’m having a hard time picturing Schafer on this team. He really needs to accrue some playing time. I don’t think the Braves would want to bring him up from Gwinnett to sit the bench. Not after all the time he’s missed in recent years. Unless McLouth can’t get it going, or a serious injury crops up there’s obviously no spot for Schafer. And the whole outfields is still under contract for 2011.

Plus, at this point the guy’s got more baggage than Samsonite. I suspect Wren is hoping that Schafer will have a really great couple of months at Gwinnett, and can then become the team’s best trade chip at the deadline.

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as for Halladay winning 30 games, I just dont see how it could happen. He’ll probably get 33-34 starts, but no way he can win 30 of those

I would say its more likely to see him post an ERA under 2 though

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It will be interesting to see what Tommy Hanson will bring to the table this season. Will he take the next step in his career and become one of the best pitchers in baseball? I think we have a lot to look forward to this season,not just Heyward. Hanson adding the changeup consistently will make him more dominant mixed in with his other great pitches.

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does anyone ever win 30 again without going to a 4 man rotation?

I forget now what the numbers are, but I think starters these days typically average a decision for every 8.25 innings or so pitched. So for a pitcher to get 30 decisions, he’d have to pitch about 240 innings. For him to win 30, all of those decisions would have to be wins. Or something like that

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Why in H**L would Chipper — OR ANYONE, especially a regular, play with a sore ANYTHING during Spring Training? What is wrong with you people? You are worse than the Bobby Bashers. First, check and see what Chipper has done for this organization. Next, check his stats, even in “bad” years, and then shut up.

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DOB, saw your boy Millar got released:

Kevin Millar said finding out that he did not make the Chicago Cubs roster on Tuesday was “the toughest day I’ve had in this game.” “I’ve never been released,” Millar said Wednesday on “The Waddle & Silvy Show” on ESPN 1000. “Fortunately, I’ve had an opportunity to play with a couple of different teams and play for a long time, but [Tuesday] was the first time I’ve ever been released. You knew that day was going to come. I still felt confident going into the clubhouse [Tuesday] that I was breaking camp with the Cubbies. It was still a situation where I felt like I was a nice fit for that spot.”

Soon after general manager Jim Hendry told him the news Tuesday morning, the 38-year-old Millar said the reality of the situation hit him. “When I left Jim’s office, when I lost it is, right next door is [scout] Gary Hughes, and I shook his hand and all the emotions hit me,” Millar said. “He signed me in ‘93, St. Paul Saints. I hugged him, and I hadn’t cried it felt like in years. All the emotions hit me. I was upstairs and the guys were warming up [out on the field] … It was the reality of, ‘Wow, this could be it.’ ”

Millar said his agent has heard from a few teams, and he will look into every opportunity to continue his playing career, and even hinted that a return to the Cubs isn’t out of the question. “I think the door is open,” Millar said about the Cubs. “There’s so many things that can happen. I definitely, for at least this week here, will stay active and hit and see what goes on.” If his 12-year career is over, Millar said he will stay in the game in some capacity, whether it be in the front office of a major league team or as an analyst on television. Hendry said Tuesday that he could see Millar potentially working for the Cubs some day. But for now, continuing his playing career is Millar’s priority. “I would love to see if there is an opportunity [to play] out there,” Millar said. “If there’s not, I wouldn’t change a thing for my career, and I move forward.”

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ugaaccountant, you should remember in the American League they have DH- the pitchers will go deeper in games because managers do not pinch-hit for them. He will probably have less complete games in NL.

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Daniel Murphy out 2-6 weeks

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RC
I was actually defending Chipper. Your comment was intended for Ga in Hi.

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AdirondackDave,welcome to the LOF Club.

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CB — Charter member.

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Adirondack-
How are you, what’s the LOF Club?

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I can understand getting excited/proud after a homerun. It’s not like he’s moonwalking around the bases.

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Braveheart-
Really like your posts and I hope not to offend, but I think Diaz succeeds because of his platoon situation. The only reason I say this and it may be illegitimate, is that he spent an inordinate amount of time in the minor leagues. Maybe his overall game does not round out to everyday status. However, he is a huge part of this team’s success.

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CB-
Got it, thanx.

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Dave-
You must be a snow bird, if so, great for you to enjoy retirement this way.

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You bet, Thin. Looking forward to our stop in Atlanta on our way back up north. Get to see our son and his family and have tickets for the Braves-Rockies on the 18th. Doing my part to keep the Braves and Liberty solvent… good tickets for 6 were around $450! Honestly, I don’t know how they can sell tickets with so many people struggling.

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Can’t imagine why he gets beaned so much.

Probably because he doesn’t fit in the batter’s box anymore

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TnBrian – I can see what you’re saying though. I understand how it bothers some people. I guess I see it as the batter won the matchup with the pitcher, so he’s celebrating. Kind of like a pitcher pumping his fist after a big K.

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It’s undeniable now..Chipper has gone SOFT.How long till he misses time with a papaer cut or cries on the field when he gets a boo boo ?

I dare you to call him soft to his face. He’d kick the crap out of you with one hand.

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He’d kick the crap out of you with one hand.???? Not so tough to do really. Likely could do it with no hands…

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Good one, Gil.

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Looks like most of the LOF’s are here tonight.

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I don’t know about any of you, but I would not play 1 starter tomorrow.

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But, you know, if I sound a little bitter about anything, and it’s a good bet I am, it’s that with all that’s been said about the Braves going into this season not one of these writers has had the b***s to pick the Braves to win the division.

These are the same people every year who pick the Cubs and Mets and Tigers and Indians and, hell, the Diamondbacks. To do what? I don’t know. Win their divisions. Make the World Series. Win the World Series. The Cubs! Verducci picked the Mets over the Angels last year. I mean, you gotta be kidding. After the Phillies had just won the championship.

It just blows my mind.

Those picking us to at least make the playoffs are essentially giving the Braves more of a chance to win the series than to win the division over the Phillies.

The Braves are going to make fools of a lot of people. I look forward to it.

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“When they crown your arse, they will eventually clown your arse.”

– write that down.

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More bad news for the phils. Blanton may be out with oblique injury

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jeffrey d, you have to allow for the size of the brain when matters of this.

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http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100330&content_id=9017092&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi

wow the phils bp is awful…

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I have to say that Prince Fielder is the worst at this. Can’t imagine why he gets beaned so much.

Do y’all remember when Princey hit a walk off homer last year and the Brewers did the bowling celebration thing at home plate? That was a bit much.

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“…doesn’t swing at pitches that bounce and all that.” -BC

What a novel concept and refreshing change.

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McCann (.574) would lead the league if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.

Dang…those are some beautiful stats, Chief! Hope they cann keep that going all Spring/Summer!

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When I see Matt Diaz swinging at balls bouncing in the dirt,then I will believe in Jason Heyward. Heck,then I believe he will find the cure for cancer.

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More bad news for the phils. Blanton may be out with oblique injury

I don’t know…if I’m a Philly fan, that’s probably good news. McFann won’t like it one bit though.

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“I don’t know…if I’m a Philly fan, that’s probably good news. McFann won’t like it one bit though.”–RHR

Very funny. True enough, but it will further deplete an already depleted bullpen.

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RHR, Why would that be good news? Blanton was one of their best pitchers last year. other than Happ and later Lee

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and Freddy G. for the pale hose got destroyed!

IP H R ER BB SO HR

3 2-3 12 10 10 1 2 1

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and I know it’s not difficult to treat them.DCBrave

my friends grandma had one and lost her leg even though a podiatrist treated it. Course she was diabetic and that was years ago, but I have had to have nails ripped off 5 or 6 times over the years cause the pain was so bad.
I don’t think Chipper should play cause it takes a great deal of concentration to hit successfully and all these folks whining about not playing through such have likely never played anything at an organized level . I do agree that It it was kinda dumb of him to allow it to get that bad in the first place, and digging around in it with a knife is just plain stupid.

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Shane, I’m sure Chipper could ”beat crap” out of me.I’m 53 years old and weigh 170.He’s still soft as hell.The guy misses games with the most minor boo boos, and has for years.

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Braveheart in response to your 5:45 post probably bat above .250 against righties. He does well because he mostly faces just lefties. If had to bat against righties all the time he would probably bat .270 with little pop and little speed and bad defense. I love Diaz but I doubt many on here would be big fans of him if he played every game.

Dude, I said I was just joking by using the voice of an evil Matt Diaz.

But anyways:

Melky Cabrera, career, overall: .269/.331/.385/.716

Melky Cabrera, career, against righthanders: .275/.332/.395.727

Matt Diaz, career, against righthanders: .276/.334/.387/.722

There is no question that Matt would be a lesser player if he played everyday. It is questionable however what advantage is gonna be gained with Melky as the platoon partner against righthanders. Their history suggests Melky offers no platoon advantage over Diaz against righthanders

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A “minor boo boo” would be a scrape or a cut. So much precision is involved in baseball (especially with your hands and feet) that even the tiniest problem can hamper a player. Chipper wants to play but his body can’t stay together all the time. He’s definitely not soft.

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OK, yeah, he was gonna be a starter…was set to make his season debut on my b-day again this year. Ha! Good thing it wasn’t gonna be against the Braves or I’d be fit to be tied before the season even starts!

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McFann-
Are you a fan of the big fella from Kentucky?

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Yeah, I get a load outta people saying an ingrown toenail is a “minor thing”. Those things cann hurt like……fury. Besides, he said, “I get them every once in a while. During the season, I wouldn’t miss any time.”

Lord have mercy, folks…

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Jeffrey, he’s soft bubba, as far as ”even the tiniest problem can hamper a player”.Well Chipper has proven that one.Being big and athletic has nothing to do with having sand.Some of the toughest people have true disabilities but they get up and work everyday.

I’m sure Chipper could beat the hell out of these people but he’d just be a soft BULLY then.

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And there it is…

THIS MIGHT HURT
ROY (DOC) HALLADAY (who’s never pitched a meaningful game in his life)
OPERATES IN PHILADELPHIA
(SORRY, NATIONAL LEAGUE)
by Tom Verducci

Oh, but we’re SI’s NL Wild Card Pick!

Thanks Sports Illustrated.

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I was here a while ago. now I’m… here.

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Not bashing Chipper here (an in-grown toe nail isn’t fun), but the thing about Chipper is that if he’s not outright injured, he seems to have more than his share of nagging problems, Jeff R

probly cause he’s old, older than many many players who were out of baseball at a younger age over the years.and it sure sounded like a bash

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I can think of at least 10 “injuries”, less severe than an ingrown toenail that could have kept Chipper out of the lineup today.

The fact is, he could have a bruised gluteus maximus from getting run into by a wild pig, and if he’s sore at all, he shouldn’t play. He’s gotten in his hitting. He knows when he’s ready, and it’s time to head north.

He could sit out for having a dangling uvula for all I care. It’s just not important for Chipper to play in a game like today’s.

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Chipper has an ingrown toenail??????????? Oh opening day should be near!!!! I can smell it in the air. The bell hasn’t even rung and there is question if Chipper will be in the line up. This story has gotten way past old.

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When I see Matt Diaz swinging at balls bouncing in the dirt,then I will believe in Jason Heyward. Heck,then I believe he will find the cure for cancer.

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If matt swings @ a ball in the dirt,he will most likely hit it ,or use it to set up the pitcher(you know how he does,swing wildy and look overmatched,then rip the next pitch for a double)

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Nolie, Javi was about as tough for one season as any pitcher I’ve ever seen wear the tomahawk.

I love Huddy, though. I have a theory about Huddy; basically, he handles righties always, the question is always whether he’s handling lefties. A few years ago, he was miserable (4.87 ERA, I think) and, fancying myself a bit of a pitching savant, I watched closely. He couldn’t put away lefties to save his life.

That was the year he lost his splitter and was kind of frisbeeing his slider, armslot about two klicks low. The next year he fixed the armslot, slider bit, splitter split…back in business.

I saw him on TV last week and was pleased to see him punch out a couple lefties – one of whom was Ryan Howard. Threw a slider right under his hands, where the Braves tried (and failed) to pitch him last year. The other guy, the bottom dropped out of a splitter.

I can’t wait for the season! Play ball!

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if you think Huddy will be an upgrade over what Javi did last year you are likely delusional. If you mean over what Javi does this year, I sure hope so since Javi a flyball pitcher went to the park that gave up the most homers last year , and what he does there has no relation at all to what he would have done here.

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I agree with this,But if Huddy wins 15 games,who cares ! Javi was Awesome last year but he still only won 15 games.

Glad to see D.Lowe still getting lots of run support.

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nolie, Chipper is my favorite Brave ever. He’s carried this team on his back for years and years and I’m sure he’s played hurt many times that nobody is even aware of. BUT, I think it’s ok for some people to poke some fun at the guy here and there for his fluke injuries and nobody get bent out of shape about it. I do it sometimes because I want him and the Braves to succeed and that’s a lot harder to do without him in there. It’s just frustrating.

Yeah, some people just poke at him and don’t have a clue, but there are some who are just frustrated like Jeff R. sounded there.

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Enter your comments herehttp://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Your-vote-actually-counts-so-who-ya-got-for-MVP?urn=nba,231390

fans get to help in selecting mvp. What do you guys think? especially in relation to baseball

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jeffrey d and CB are on fire.

Stonehenge is actually one word. Oh, you got burned jd!

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nolie – hahahha good one.

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royals optioned their rule 5 pick edgar osuna to minors, braves refused option to bring him back..interesting

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Yeah, it was good to see Teague, Evans, and others get playing time off the bench. Good win for the Hawks.

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But anyway, you’d think the recent 4th quarter meltdowns would have something to do with the overworked starters. Woody even said he learned his lesson back in February, but sure enough….he kept giving the starters 40+ minutes and we kept blowing 4th quarter leads

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(sarcasm)Does DOB even have access to inside info?(/sarcasm)

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But Pradofull.

So you were just gonna pull a Lincoln and pocket-veto it?

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No, I went in to accept it right now and saw Street’s yellow card thingy and changed my mind. I think I’ll be okay without Marteeeeeen. I don’t want to jinx him anyway.

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Now it disappeared??? WTF!?!?!

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Branch Rickey sounds like one of those guys last year saying “I don’t see why they don’t trade KJ, Norton and a prospect for Andre Ethier and a good bullpen arm; the Dodgers could use some bench help.”

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Comcast has posted MLB Houston v Atlanta but showing Arizona v Rockies

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TexasBrave it really doesnt matter that much does it? Neither one will play that much and neither one is a big offensive threat off the bench. Its not worth getting worked up over

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Ingrown toenails?

Members of the blog have long since said that toes are not to be trifled with. But you know what the cure for ingrown toenails is? Learn how to clip them properly! And at the first sign of one, clip a V in the middle of the nail. That will make the nail grow inward.

I’m thinking the Braves should hire a team manicurist.

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the journalist jimmy smith used to have a pretty good riff on toes… that dude was one funny individual..

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But you know what the cure for ingrown toenails is? Learn how to clip them properly! A RG

now that is just not true, I know how to clip them and still get them

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