Stats of day: McCann’s long homer, Chavez’s ERA
18 — number of home runs hit into the Dodger Stadium loge level seats since it opened in 1962, after Brian McCann hit blast there Sunday.
11.04 & .328 – ERA and batting average allowed for Jesse Chavez over his past 11 appearances, after the Braves right-hander gave up the game-ending single in the 11th inning Sunday.
– McCann had six RBIs in two games Saturday and Sunday, matching his RBI total from his previous 14 games. The catcher is having problems again with his vision and did not wear his glasses after his second at-bat Saturday night. He got a pair of tw0-RBI hits without them in that game, and he doesn’t need the glasses for day games.
His vision is problematic only under the lights in night games, and McCann isn’t sure what the answer is after getting a second Lasik procedure on one eye in October (he had Lasik surgery on both eyes two years before that, and only one eye had regressed enough for his doctor to recommend a second “tuneup” Lasik procedure in such a relatively brief period).
– Chavez has allowed 20 hits (five homers), 18 earned runs and 7 walks in 14 innings in a span of 11 appearances began on April 29. The Braves are 3-8 in those games.
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Sweet Daddy
June 6th, 2010
11:15 pm
First? Please!
Sweet Daddy
June 6th, 2010
11:16 pm
DOB, at what point do Bobby and the brass run Chavez?
RC in ATL
June 6th, 2010
11:20 pm
Surely the Braves aren’t going to let Resop just get away as a free agent on June 15…especially when we are so short-handed in the pen at the moment???
Chavez needs to go down. I hope when JJ gets back to see KK in the pen as well. Medlen has pitched so well!
The Abs Man
June 6th, 2010
11:21 pm
Using your absolute worst reliver before using your best reliever–epecially one who hasn’t pitched in four days is just dumb.
Bobby Cox dumb.
Never ever a smart late-game tactician, Cox today showed why….today was a bad loss.
If Dodgers beat Wagner, so be it. But to surrender so meekly, so stupidly but putting a head case with a strong arm…these types of winnable games come back to haunt you later in the yeay.
Scrappy
June 6th, 2010
11:25 pm
Why even take Chavez to Arizona? Leave him in the ravine!
Justafan
June 6th, 2010
11:33 pm
Chavez needs to go……….like yesterday!
azbravofan
June 6th, 2010
11:36 pm
Come on Abs, so lets say Cox pitched Wags in the 12th. Then what?? They still have to score. And then who are you putting in to close?? Certainly not your best reliever.
RC in ATL
June 6th, 2010
11:44 pm
Abs, azbravofan is right…we had to save Wags for if we took the lead.
I do agree with you that putting Chavez in was an automatic loss. I called it as such at the start of the inning. The problem is…WHY IS CHAVEZ ON THE ROSTER? That’s the real problem. Because, in an extra inning game, you are going to have to put that weak link out there eventually. Cox just has to have a guy like this always around. (Kolb/Acosta, etc…)
J-MAN
June 6th, 2010
11:46 pm
Again Bad Trade. Sorianio would be better than even Wagner at this point considering he is looking like the Reliever of the year im the AL. All we did is trade for a guy that looks like Pedro…….(Not Martinez) from Napleon Dynamite.Heyward needs a day off and to keep Terry Pendelton AWAY from him. We need to trade for Alex Rios from the White Sox because McClouth has lost it and he is now afraid to throw the ball to home. Keep Kimbrel up this time
J-MAN
June 6th, 2010
11:50 pm
D.O.B. whats the ETA of JJ coming off the DL……… thats a lot of initials lol
bigstack19
June 6th, 2010
11:52 pm
Chavez does look awful, but I get more excited every time I see Venters and Kimbrel pitch. These too look like they have the makings of a bright future. Dunn has been pitching well and Resop is dominating down in Gwinnett too. I say send Chavez down and bring up Resop. When Jurrjens returns drop Kawakami to the pen and leave Medlen in the rotation. I think they will option Kimbrel back to Triple A. When Saito returns Kawakami can be moved to Gwinnett to work himself out.
Mathman
June 7th, 2010
12:09 am
You guys are forgetting Christen Martinez is on the roster and never pitches. So, option Martinez and Chavez to the minors now for Dunn and Resop. Then, when Saito comes back, he replaces Dunn.
ScottBravesfan
June 7th, 2010
12:20 am
Abs,
The Braves were the road team so you couldn’t have pitched Wagner until we got the lead. It would have been beyond dumb to pitch Wagner in the 12th.
Arcadio
June 7th, 2010
12:21 am
It’s really frustrating seeing Bobby Cox give away so many games over the curse of a season. Why is Jesse Chavez pitching in a close game like today? – It’s unbelievable how every year we have to see Bobby making dumb decisions that costs us key games. #fail
Knockahoma
June 7th, 2010
12:21 am
Anyone stop to think for a minute that we are talking about the last two bullpen positions?
I think that’s a sign that things are looking pretty good for the res of the way. Lets get JJ and Saito healthy, keep Medlin in the rotation and hope that McClouth will either get his on base % up, or maybe for Schaefer to meet the expectations we all had for him last season.
Bob in SF
June 7th, 2010
12:23 am
How is Jesse Chavez a gainfully employed major league pitcher again? Why does Bobby always a favorite reliever/utility player or pinch hitter who takes up space on the roster and gives games away?
ryan c
June 7th, 2010
12:41 am
on jesse chavez: no matter what, jesse will never be used in high leverage situations for the rest of this year so why have him on the team? we’ve all seen how bobby manages a bullpen. he finds 3-4 guys he likes and throws them ’til their arms fall off.
in fairness to bobby, we all thought scott proctor would be on the team by now and he’s….well, who knows where he is. however, we do have 2 very competent relievers in the minors in michael dunn and lee hyde.
jesse chavez should be dfa’d.
PROMODAN
June 7th, 2010
12:49 am
Booby Cox blew this one – why the hell put Mc Clouth in to hit for a pitcher who was keeping them in the game. Automatic out Mc Clouth did as published and the replacement pitcher was not the best for the situation. Torres put his best out there and Cox for some ungodly reason holds back on Wagner – no wonder we lost. Torres at least doesn’t have a brain fart as some managers are known to experience.
Josh
June 7th, 2010
1:03 am
If Wagner comes in, and we score the next inning, who says we have to bring someone else in? Oh, and don’t compare Chavez to Soriano. It’s not like we were trying to get equal value for him.
IlliniBrave
June 7th, 2010
1:09 am
Perhaps the only two saving graces of this game are:
1. B-Mac may be getting back his mojo
2. Chavez has provided incontrovertible proof of his suckiness.
Bobby’s remarks are telling. This may be the last straw – Chavez may never pitch for the Braves again. Thank God!
J-Hey
June 7th, 2010
2:24 am
“His vision is problematic only under the lights in night games, and McCann isn’t sure what the answer is after getting a second Lasik procedure on one eye in October”
*From Batman Forever with Mac playing the part of Batman*
McCann : I see without seeing. To me, darkness is as clear as daylight. What am I?
The Riddler: Please! You’re as blind as a bat!
McCann : Exactly.
David O'Brien
June 7th, 2010
2:56 am
J-Hey, that cracked me up. Well done.
Joshua
June 7th, 2010
3:22 am
Pitching Chavez wasn’t the questionable decision. Taking Peter Moylan out after one batter was the mistake. I do understand the thinking there though – Cox wanted to hold them off at the time thinking there would be a good chance to take the lead so Wagner could come in and close it out. And truth be told, we DID have a chance to do just that, three innings in a row. After failing to get a run home 3 straight innings with men on base, twice with men on third, and once with only one out and a man on third, Cox really played it well. I would have let Moylan stay in there, but the decision was logical and could have gone either way. The pen held them at bay for longer than can reasonably be expected, and Bobby played it smart. The bats just didn’t come through when they had the chance.
joedub
June 7th, 2010
4:55 am
here’s what i would like to see – if/when jurrjens comes back, mike minor promoted to be our 5th starter (i REALLY think we need a lefty in the rotation), kawakami moved into long relief, medlen moved into a setup role. medlen, venters and saito would be awesome setting up wags.
sorry chavez – your stuff is really nasty, but there are too many good options available for the braves to allow you to work out your hanging curveballs in the show.
NCBravesFan
June 7th, 2010
6:02 am
Joshua: I agree, and you also have to remember the Braves are in the middle of a 17 games in 17 days stretch. Bobby has to be a bit conservative with the pen, and try to get as much burn from the starters as possible.
Chavez has good stuff, but he doesn’t locate well at all. Might be time for a replacement.
Marvin Mangrum
June 7th, 2010
7:12 am
Its kinda like why is Mclouth on the roster! And Kamakami, I know by the World Serious all 3 will be much better.
hatfieldgeoff
June 7th, 2010
8:24 am
Looks like Chavez is the new Greg Norton. As soon as I saw him in the bullpen I knew the game was lost if he came in. If Bobby likes the guy let him correct his problems at Gwinnett. Braves can’t afford to lose another 3 or 4 games because Cox thinks the guy can pitch and the stats make it clear he’s not up to the job.
Tom Porter
June 7th, 2010
8:26 am
Chavez, most of us agree, has good stuff, but has location problems with his pitches. He pitches like he has no confidence. He needs help. Maybe he needs help from another pitching coach. He needs to learn how to pitch, both mental and physical conditioning are important. He needs one on one help in an instructional league. Jesse, you can still become a good, solid pitcher – for some club. (Braves?)
meh
June 7th, 2010
8:28 am
Chavez kind of reminds me of Manny Acosta. He looks like he should be dominating but he gives up a bunch of runs instead.
#2 BAMA FAN
June 7th, 2010
8:41 am
Chavez needs to be 88 out the gate!!
NC Braves Fan
June 7th, 2010
8:41 am
Chavez is getting a lot of the blame here, but there were a lot of hands in that loss yesterday. Melky’s swing on a horrible 3-2 pitch, Hudson coughing up the lead, etc. Total team loss.
chuck
June 7th, 2010
8:47 am
Dunn and then Resop, in that order…but I believe Resop will be traded as Jurjjens comes back and KK gets bumped to the pen…
KK will not be optioned to Gwinnett, not with his ERA as “low” as it is….for a #5 starter his #s aren’t horrible, save for the salary #. Which is the real reason he won’t be optioned…we are trying to save ourselves the Kei Igawa embarassment.
Martinez needs a bus ticket. He obviously doesn’t have the trust of anyone.
Simple moves for the short-term: Dunn for Chavez, Resop for Martinez, Saito for Kimbrel…trade Resop for something when Jair returns and after a couple auditions, option Martinez (if possible) and recall JoJo for long relief…
In the end of it all, you really have to decide who is doing better: Kimbrel or Dunn….
Wags, Saito, Moylan, Venters, O’Flat, KK, and then the last spot filled by Kimbrel, Dunn, or JoJo…
Valdez’s visa problems also hurt us here…it’d be another option.
PMC
June 7th, 2010
9:10 am
All in all a good series, no they didn’t close it out with a win and win the series but a split and a lucky home split honestly for the Dodgers…. I’ll take it. On to Arizona. The Dodgers are a really good team and the Braves outplayed them in this series at their house. That’s good to see especially with all those bumps and bangs.
Ebenezer Snerdberg
June 7th, 2010
9:22 am
Hey,help me out here. I was checking the pitching roster after Bullheaded Bob put Chavez back in again to blow it-AGAIN! Who is this #50,Cristhian Martinez? I went back and checked my scorecards. I’ve only missed one game this year. Don’t have him pitching in a single game. Who IS this masked man. Does Bullheaded Bob know who he is? Does Bullheaded Bob know who’s on his team? Begining to wonder. Same relievers,same order every game. When Norton left he must have given Cox’s lewd pix to Chavez!
magicinmyhead
June 7th, 2010
9:25 am
McLouth is still around because he’s been in the majors for awhile and been good so he gets a chance to work it out. Chavez hasn’t proven himself and I think it’s time for him to be sent down. When JJ comes back I really hope KK goes to then pen. I think he would do good there. He won’t be sent down. Everything else is working well and I think this our season.
rekingball
June 7th, 2010
9:29 am
You can’t win them all. But you can lose all of them.
They split the series, and that is still a positive.
Ralph
June 7th, 2010
9:29 am
If Bobby had two more pitchers like Chavez he would never need to use Wagoner, Bobby sucks!
rekingball
June 7th, 2010
9:30 am
I was wondering about Martinez, also.
Who he be?
hal
June 7th, 2010
9:30 am
post above is right the dodgers are pretty good and we out played them even for 4 days the snakes will be a touch easier im hoping come home 6-5 and everyuone will hop back on the band wagon maybe one or two will even actually watch a game lol
hal
June 7th, 2010
9:32 am
mccan hit a homer? what did he do close his eyes n swing lol
ArtyDodger
June 7th, 2010
9:38 am
DOB….how many more games is C Jones gonna miss and how many has he already missed this season.
Ted M
June 7th, 2010
9:41 am
Bobby Cox lost the game. Was he trying to?
clay
June 7th, 2010
9:42 am
Chavez is garbage….Nuff said
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
June 7th, 2010
9:44 am
agree with an earlier post that Chavez is quickly becoming the Greg Norton of relief pitching. Send him to Gwinnett for a week or so. But in the end, yesterday’s loss was a team loss.
rekingball
June 7th, 2010
9:44 am
I was watching the game on the tube, or flatscreen, and Joe Simpson called it, before it happened.
He said, the one thing you don’t want to do is, speed up the batters bat, with an off-speed pitch selection, when the batter has just entered the game and is swinging late.
And that is exactly what the catcher did when he called for Chavez to throw that slider.
Maybe Joe should have a conference with McCann, and see if he can teach him to start calling a better sequences of pitches, from behind the plate.
DaveinNEPA
June 7th, 2010
9:55 am
When Chavez came into the game, the outcome was very predictable. The guy has great stuff but if he can’t harness it, then he shouldn’t be playing at this level.
And, for those of you who are calling for the Braves to bring up Chris Resop, be careful what you ask for. If memory serves, they had him a couple of years ago and he wasn’t very good.
Bravos!
June 7th, 2010
10:09 am
Chavez is not terrible but compared to the rest of our bullpen…he sucks. This bullpen is really spoiling us. Johhny Venters is the man.
gcs
June 7th, 2010
10:30 am
I have a hard time believing that Jesse Chavez is better than any pitcher the Braves have in the minors. Just cut your losses and cut Chavez.
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Braves73
June 7th, 2010
10:33 am
I agree that Chavez is certainly not pitching well enough to keep his bull pen spot and the Braves will have to make a decision (which probably take care of itself soon).
The decision yesterday to bring Chavez in was certainly debatable at best and conventional wisdom holds that you don’t bring in your closer in a tie game (especially on the road in extra innings).
My challenge with Bobby’s decision is two fold. He rarely goes with conventional wisdom and we all knew that once Chavez came into the game, it was pretty much over. I probably would have taken the chance on Wag’s coming out and pitching bottom of the inning and giving your team a chance to win.
For those of you who disagree, your argument is moot because the Braves lost the game. Your theory of “keeping your closer on the bench” didn’t produce the results that “conventional wisdom” holds. Why not go against the grain, at least give your team a chance, and if you lose, lose with your best chance (then just giving the game away).
CanHewitt
June 7th, 2010
10:44 am
If Wagner comes in and Braves loses in that inning or next it’s even worse. Then it’s the same outcome and the closer pitched an inning. Letting Charvez pitch wasn’t probably ideal but it’s his job to hold. It would have been better if Braves scored one more run in 9 innings. It’s a team loss period.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
June 7th, 2010
10:45 am
Loved BMac getting those RBI hits (like the two-run double…BEAUTIFUL!)…hopefully this is the turnaround point for him.
Kinda glad they don’t have a day off today. Seems like every other time he started to get something going there was always a day off in there to mess ‘im up again.
jim
June 7th, 2010
10:47 am
How did Cox lose the game yesterday?
It was Hudson that gave the 3-run lead back in the very next half inning.
It was Hinske and Yunel that didn’t get Glaus in from 2nd base in the 5th inning when Ely was just hanging on.
It was Melky who K’d on ball 4 in the 10th.
It was Infante and Heyward who K’d with the go-ahead run on in the 11th.
Cox was left with Chavez, Kimbrel, and Martinez in the pen (needing to save Wagner to close if the team took the lead). Martinez was never an option. Cox went with the more experienced reliever, fearing Kimbrel would do the very thing that Chavez did — walk the leadoff hitter.
Like someone earlier said — this was a team loss!
roja
June 7th, 2010
10:50 am
I say we need to make Chavez and Kawakami shag flie in the outfield every day during BP. Then maybe we’ll get lucky and they will run headlong into each other and we’ll get a 15-day break from their guaranteed losses while they recuperate on the DL
jim
June 7th, 2010
10:52 am
DOB
To change the topic from Chavez and Cox — Are there rumors about who the Braves might be targeting in the draft today?
roja
June 7th, 2010
10:53 am
How did Cox lose the game yesterday? He’s the man in charge. We lose, he takes the blame. We win, he gives all the credit to the players. That’s what leaders do.
rlinaug
June 7th, 2010
10:56 am
Soriano for Chavez and Vasquez for Cabrera have to be two the worst trades of all time. Granted… Vasquez is struggling for the Yanks, but he was one of the best pitchers in the NL when the Braves traded him. I can’t believe the Braves got so little for those two guys, both of whom deserved to on the All Star team last year.
Pete
June 7th, 2010
10:59 am
We are lucky that Arizona does not allow illegals. Chavez will not be able to pitch during this series
jim
June 7th, 2010
11:03 am
Melky was the throw-in in the Vasquez trade. Vizcaino and Dunn were the two main players we got back. That trade has to be judged 2-3 years from now.
The Braves decided to sign Wagner and Saito instead of Soriano and Gonzalez. They did not expect Soriano to agree to arb. When he did, the Braves needed to trade him. Maybe they could have held out for a better deal, but all the clubs knew the Braves were under the gun and were not going to give up much more in return.
jim
June 7th, 2010
11:05 am
Pete,
You are guilty of ethnic profiling. Chavez is from Los Angeles.
Pete
June 7th, 2010
11:08 am
It was a joke Jim, calm down. Do you really think that I thought he was illegal?
AL HRABOSKY
June 7th, 2010
11:41 am
It was a team loss.
Jim @ 10:47am…..said Martinez was never an option. Why is he on the roster? Has he pitched in any games? I’ve watched about 90% of the games and haven’t seen him yet.
Chavez had pitched pretty good the last couple of appearances, the walk and the last pitch selection were mistakes.
But he is not the only reliever that has come into a game and given up a run this year. I wouldn’t recommend hanging him for doing it.
The Braves will go into Ariz. and take the series, and might even sweep the Rattlers.
It’s only baseball.
—————————–GO Braves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AL HRABOSKY
June 7th, 2010
11:46 am
Maybe, the Braves might want to think about re-signing me.
I could grow the old Fu Man Chu back out, and watch Jack Nicholson in THE SHINING about 40 times, and then I could be back into perfect form again, just like the old days.
JMAYNE
June 7th, 2010
11:53 am
I think the answer will be to get him to AAA for Resop befor the 15th. Let him get some seasoning until the end of the AAA season. The evaluate Chavez’s progress durting Sept. callups. If he can get right, it would add another reliever to hopefully make some decisions tough this offseason. Everyone has also forgot about Scott Proctor. He was a decent reliever in years past. If he and Satio get back and resop ever gets up…Bobby will have some tough decisions.
Please Boog come back!
June 7th, 2010
11:55 am
DOB, what was the measurement for McCann’s blast? Of course Chip Carey doesn’t update things like that….or anything for that matter since he is the worst baseball TV analyst in all of Baseball. Can we take the money that Kawakami is stealing and offer it to Boog so he can come back in the booth?
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
12:01 pm
Why does anyone want to be hating on my boy?
Boog with his long and boring, insightful commentaries in his last year got to point of being unbearable.
Everyone knows Chip is a better play by play announcer.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
12:09 pm
Besides that Chip is not the anaylst, Joe is the anaylst.
Joe is the one that said don’t throw an off speed pitch, and speed up the batter’s bat, right before Chavez threw the off speed pitch that result in the loss.
Castrologist
June 7th, 2010
12:22 pm
Anybody know when Jurrjens is going to go on a rehab assignment? It should be a big boost when he comes back. It’ll be interesting to see what Bobby does with two spots for JJ, KK, and Medlin. Good problem to have.
JeanE
June 7th, 2010
12:24 pm
Chavez is this year’s “Manny Acosta”, we always seem to have one of those around…glare problems after Lasik are common, an unfortunate side effect that I’ve had to deal with and why I don’t like to drive at night. Don’t know if anything can be done to fix that. I really feel for McCann. How come Brooksie never gets to play 3rd while Chipper is out? I can’t believe he’s not getting any starts at all, why are they all being given to Omar?
MattC
June 7th, 2010
12:25 pm
Please send chavez packing hes not a major league pitcher
ray
June 7th, 2010
12:29 pm
The Braves don’t want to admit that Chavez for Soriano was a big mistake (even if under the gun) so they refuse to demote him. I find it hard to beleive that that is the best they could have had for a top relief guy. They made the deal in a few days instead of waiting for competition. If the Yanks or Red Sox knew that Soriano might go to Tampa, I think they would have come up with a better offer.
J-MAN
June 7th, 2010
12:54 pm
Hey D.O.B we need to sign Kenny Powers!!!!!!!!!!! Dump Chavez and sign Kenny Powers!!!!!!
Navigator
June 7th, 2010
1:05 pm
Here we go again, Bobby Cox falls in love with a pitcher and will sacrifice the team to help one person try and I mean try to get himself righted. How many losses between Chavez and Kawakami do you give away. Can you imagine Casey Stengel putting his Yanks at stake for a player??
Joey
June 7th, 2010
1:21 pm
You all are assuming Bobby even looks at stats. If he did, Mike Dunn would be in Atlanta’s, not Gwinnett’s.
I’ve been griping about Chavez for weeks. It seems that if he gets in a game, he gives up at least one (usually more) run. He is terrible.
Check out Dunn’s numbers though. He needs to get called up.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
1:33 pm
I remember Sorryanno blowing some saves last year, and Mike Gonzo. also.
The Braves loss yesterday, should not rest on the shoulder of one player.
And Cox made the right move, it just didn’t work out.
Sweep the Snakes! GO BRAVES!
Hope they let my boy do the announcing tonight.
Please Boog come back!
June 7th, 2010
1:34 pm
For Chip’s mom let me rephrase myself. Chip Carey is the worst color guy in all of Baseball. That make better sense? He wasn’t fired from TBS last year and complained about by everyone in the National market doing the playoff games because they thought he did such a great job. His grand dad and pops were awesome….the gene just didn’t make it to dorky, nerdy, unprepared son, Chip.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
1:39 pm
Boog lover @ 1:34pm……..Please get it through your head that my boy is the PLAY-BY-PLAY announcer, he is not the anaylst or the color guy.
Joe Simpson is the latter, and he LOVES Chip.
Boog was BORING.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
1:41 pm
Chip was tired of TBS, anyways.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
1:42 pm
And if TBS was worth a hoot, they would still be broadcasting all of the Braves games.
A. Dylan Thomas
June 7th, 2010
1:55 pm
One thing boog had over chip is that boog was very good at the trivia questions, i do miss boog I like chip but boog was someone that I felt spoke with voice and mindset that are very similiar to my own and its always nice to watch a game and hear your side of each discussion vocalized in a loquacious manner.
Braves20
June 7th, 2010
1:57 pm
We are now 50 some games in and doing as good or better as any of us had any reason to expect but three things are painfully obvious over 1/3 of the season. Jesse Chavez does not belong in a major league uniform. Nate McClouth will have two strikes on him in every at bat and Kawakami is unlikely to win a game. At least we have suitable substitutes for the two pitchers. Not so sure about McClouth.
JTPendleton (Terrry's Brother)
June 7th, 2010
1:59 pm
THis is the start of a campaign to hire TP to replace Senile Bobby
01HAWK
June 7th, 2010
2:00 pm
Braves do not want to cut Chavez because it will make them look pretty DUMB to give away an ALL STAR pitcher in Soriano.
He was not good in either Tampa nor Pittsburgh. Detroit cut Gay Sheffield when they owed him 13 million……………………..why can’t we cut Chavez. Detroit ……………………….I really like the management with Detroit. If you do not produce, you will be outta there such as Sheffield and Dontrelle Willis and some others I can not name.
Jim Leyland…………………………You do not mess with him or you are out. Chipper would have been gone with Jim Leyland as the manager.
magicinmyhead
June 7th, 2010
2:02 pm
Chip is a great color/play by play guy. I liked Blog too though. They both work great with Joe, who I think should be a HOF broadcaster.
Petco Pecker
June 7th, 2010
2:03 pm
DOB, This may have been already talked about, but if it has I haven’t seen it. What is the down time if McCann was to have the other eye fixed? I mean, why struggle all year if he could get it done and be out for only a month or so. Better to have Ross in at 100% and Sammons back him up than Mac be 80% all year.
TrueBlueBrave
June 7th, 2010
2:04 pm
Chip Carey is the reason I watch the game and listen to the radio. Simpson and Boog were great…..Simpson is great, but when you add in Chip, I can’t stomach the broadcast. Sorry Mama…your boy sucks.
Skeezix
June 7th, 2010
2:04 pm
Chavez?! Chavez?! Get him outta there along with that no hitting Nate McOut. They’re both a direct result of Wren’s incompetency.
magicinmyhead
June 7th, 2010
2:05 pm
Boog* Stupid automatic spelling corrections.
TrueBlueBrave
June 7th, 2010
2:14 pm
“Wren’s incompetency” is directly responsible for signing Glaus, Hinske, Wagner and Saito. Without these key players, this season would NOT be what it has been so far. Why is it Wren gets the glowing blame for any player he signs that struggles, yet receives none for the ones that shine? Baffling….
roja
June 7th, 2010
3:04 pm
When your ERA exceeds your shoe size, that should be grounds for voiding your contract….
AdirondackDave
June 7th, 2010
3:17 pm
roja — Good one…
jim
June 7th, 2010
3:39 pm
Dunn is still in AAA because the Braves would rather have 4 righties and 3 lefties in the pen than the other way around. He was sent to AAA to work on his command and to get more regular work — The numbers indicate that he is ready. With Wagner closing and Venters looking equally good against LH and RHhitters. It doesn’t seem to matter whether there are 4 lefties or not. We would be a lot stronger for the next 2 weeks with both Dunn and Kimbrel here than with the invisible man.
hal
June 7th, 2010
3:56 pm
i guess you morons dont rember sorianos hanging slideer to ross gload huh and gonos right where everyone expected him to be on the dl for extended periods and sucking bad when hes nor again score wren right one bloggers idiots one
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
4:07 pm
Sorryanno was just not that dependable.
Does anyone else remember the game last year against the Phillys.
Hanson had a shutout through 8 innings, with plenty of gas in the tank to finish them off, then Mr. Bobby took him out, so Sorryanno could get a save. He threw a game ending HR pitch to Howard for a Braves loss.
Chip's Mama
June 7th, 2010
4:12 pm
I can’t understand all this complaining about Chip.
It’s not like he inherited the announcing job.
He got it because of his pure talent and very loquacious manner.
And as far as trivia goes, no one is more trivial than my boy is.
hal
June 7th, 2010
4:24 pm
funny though how afre leaving here hitters likke kj and larouche actually improve pitchers go the other way since rockin leos departed what im trying to say badly,is i think rogers done a pretty fair job!pendelton not so much
Kentavo
June 7th, 2010
4:40 pm
I’m not worried about Sorry-ano; He will implode at some point. He can’t keep it up.
The main concern is getting Chavez off the active roster – get him outta here.
As for Proctor; he has just suited up for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and is on the Pelicans 25-man roster.
rekingball
June 7th, 2010
4:46 pm
go braves
Ebenezer Snerdberg
June 7th, 2010
4:58 pm
And still nobody knows these many hours later whodahellis Martinez and where did he come from. Must not be able to chunk a lick if Bull Headed Bob won’t use him. Hey DOB,you know Bob ask him who Martinez is. All Atlanta is dyin’ to know!
I did check my scorecards. Not in one game. Mebbe that one game I missed?
GO BRAVES
rekingball
June 7th, 2010
5:23 pm
Christian Martinez, RHP, #50, 1 year exp., 6″1′, 185#, 28yrs. old, born Santo Domingo, Domincian Republic, Invisible.
Until yesterday, I did not even know that he was on the team.
Ebenezer Snerdberg
June 7th, 2010
7:55 pm
Thanx rekingball,
I don’t think Bullheaded Bob know yet!