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McJasoneeeeeenInFL
August 1st, 2010
9:16 am
Cool, thanks DOB.
monty
August 1st, 2010
9:18 am
I love Ryan Zimmerman, but how dumb were the NAts not to trade Dunn? The talk of all baseball, right now.
dawgsvidicbreggeee
August 1st, 2010
9:20 am
I love this = http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10487951
watched it 10 times and will watch it again
Chris from the Rock
August 1st, 2010
9:26 am
Hypothetically, let’s say McLouth puts things together and is contributing by the end of August. Who loses their roster spot if everyone else is healthy? Would Cabrera have trade value and clear waivers?
Keep Craig Kimbrel (Rob from SC)
August 1st, 2010
9:27 am
DL Glaus if he is playing hurt. He is playing on bad legs which has ruined his power
Gary O
August 1st, 2010
9:27 am
DOB,
Glaus has been tailing off since mid June. And his numbers in July are nate like numbers.
If others in the organization are thinking he might be hurt, why does Bobby continue to send him out there?
Hopefully the addition of our new CF will let Bobby play hinske at first some…
Playoffs!!!!
August 1st, 2010
9:28 am
DOB–I’m just wondering if the Braves were willing to trade Medlen to get somone like Ryan Ludwick? The Cardinals needed a starter they could put in their rotation right now. He’s our only starter who MIGHT be available. (I’m sure they wouldn’t want Lowe or KK)
Gibby
August 1st, 2010
9:29 am
What I hope happens is the Braves give Glaus the next two days off, Afterwards let’s see if the rest improves his play for a week. If there is no improvement DL the guy,as he does seem to have a nagging injury, and bring up Freeman or get someone in a waiver trade. Anyway you look at it 1B is a decision we can’t wait much longer on to fix.
I hope the trade for Ankiel does open up Hinske to play more firstbase to rest Gluas the rest of the way if he remains our regular on the team
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
9:30 am
Got really cool up here in the Great White North. Down in the 40’s the past two nights. That gives us a 55 degree range of temps up here in the past month. Global flip flopping.
ContactBuzz
August 1st, 2010
9:31 am
It’s odd looking at the divisional standings and seeing Florida with the best interdivision record and Washington with the next best (by a 1/2 game).
Dude
August 1st, 2010
9:40 am
I don’t think it was crazy to keep Dunn. They want to re-sign him and get two picks if he leaves. They’ll be guaranteed high picks too since he’ll be one of the highest rated guys.
Keep Craig Kimbrel (Rob from SC)
August 1st, 2010
9:40 am
I am so sick of hearing about the Phillies injuries…..We were without Jurrjens and Diaz for about 2 months…Heyward played injured for a month before going on the DL, and Glaus is playing injuried….
The media slobbers all over the Phillies….
I hope Oswalt can close too
David O'Brien
August 1st, 2010
9:41 am
Ankiel’s in lineup, and Glaus is not:
Conrad 5
Heyward 9
Infante 4
McCann 2
Hinske 3
Gonzalez 6
Ankiel 8
Cabrera 7
Hanson 1
UNCBrave
August 1st, 2010
9:41 am
1 of 2 things needs to happen. Either:
#1) Claim ADAM LaROCHE off of waivers from Arizona and trade Glaus to some AL team to DH
#2) Call up FREDDIE FREEMAN and have him platoon with Glaus at 1st saving GLAUS and HINSKE to be fresh for the post-season (if that happens)
David O'Brien
August 1st, 2010
9:43 am
Braves LINEUP: 1. Conrad 3B, 2. Heyward RF, 3. Infante 2B, 4. McCann C, 5. Hinske 1B, 6. Gonzalez SS, 7. Ankiel CF, 8. Cabrera LF, 9. Hanson P
Mitchie-san
August 1st, 2010
9:43 am
That is a weird looking line-up. Lets hope it works.
Mitchie-san
August 1st, 2010
9:45 am
By that I mean, only three guys from the opening day line up are in there.
David O'Brien
August 1st, 2010
9:46 am
UNC Brave: Given Glaus’ numbers over the past five weeks, you really think an AL team is going to trade for him to have him DH?
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
9:47 am
It was obvious last night that Melky was paying tribute to our newest arrival, Rick Ankiel, by throwing the ball sideways to right field.
The Ludwick deal was disappointing in that the Braves couldn’t net him but, in all honesty, St.Louis might not have liked Kawakami or whatever else we could’ve offered. I only offer Kawakami as the equivalent ’cause they never would take Lowe with that contract. And it’s clear they wanted a starting pitcher for their rotation.
I would really be interested to know if Seattle mentioned Kawakami in the Figgins discussions. It really makes a lot of sense. I believe Figgins has the longer contract but they’re similar in yearly salaries. However, Seattle knows it would make a lot of money to the franchise due to their global following thanks to Ichiro. Figgins or no Figgins, if we want to find a taker for Kenshin, Seattle is a natural in August.
The deal Wren made would’ve looked a lot better and gotten the masses excited if only it wasn’t made at 4PM of the trade deadline. People were looking for that middle of the lineup reinforcement and Rick Ankiel doesn’t exactly get you giddy.
We only gave up one guy but it was a guy that a lot of people were touting big time. Ankiel is probably gone after this year and so is Farnsworth. Could we catch lightning in a bottle with Ankiel? It’s possible.
I also feel we’ll see McLouth back on the club in a few weeks. Bobby will play whichever guy is hot between Nate and Ankiel.
McJasoneeeeeenInFL
August 1st, 2010
9:48 am
Odd…Infante in the 3-hole and J-Hey in the 2?
Dude
August 1st, 2010
9:48 am
If getting Ankiel means Glaus gets some rest then I’m all for it. Like the lineup. Would love to see this exact lineup when Prado comes back, except bat Infante first and Prado third.
McJasoneeeeeenInFL
August 1st, 2010
9:49 am
TommyP and others, again, the team receiving Ludwick (Padres) didn’t trade a starter to the Cardinals. The Indians did.
coach smith
August 1st, 2010
9:49 am
DOB,
have you heard any talk of bringing Freeman up?
Jeff321
August 1st, 2010
9:52 am
Why is Cox allowed (by the “professional reporters”) to get away with crap like this?
BOBBY COX
On Jurrjens cruising until running into big trouble in 7th
“He threw good in the seventh. He struck out Votto, the first hitter, then got behnd Rolen, who’s got a great eye, 2-0 pitch. Then he got behind Gomes 3-1, Gomes hit it to right field. Then he strikes out the next guy and had a 2-2 count on Hanigan, and left a changeup up. He was one pitch away from pitching another inning.”
On how dominant Jurrjens looked until 7th
“He was good in that inning, too. Just got behind two guys and made one bad pitch.”
Why is Chipper allowed (by the “professional reporters”) to get away with crap like this?
On Jurrjens’ performance today, how quickly things changed
“I don’t put that on J.J. We had a chance. We lost this game in the first and the third inning. We had the bases loaded and one out and didn’t score, and had runners at first and third with one out and didn’t score.
“We had a chance to ice the game and didn’t take advantage of it. And in this ballpark, with this club, you cannot – you’ve got to bury them when you get the opportunity. And we didn’t. We let them wiggle out and sure enough, it comes back to bite us late.
“I thought J.J. pitched really well. I don’t know what the pitch to Hanigan was, looked like some kind of off-speed pitch. But he didn’t make many mistakes. Just an unfortunate play out there in center, whatever that was.”
Bottom line, Cox waiting too long to yank JJ and Chipper is talking about hypotheticals! Instead of yanking JJ when they had the lead or tied.. He waited as usual. Perhaps he was trying to let JJ get the win? Why not say JJ’s “possible win” is more important than the final score?
dawgsvidicbreggeee
August 1st, 2010
9:54 am
Where is Chipper, can he not play but ONE (1) day game after a night of heavy drink… er game
Danga
August 1st, 2010
9:54 am
This trade does allow Hinske and Cabrera as they were intended. Think it def improves the team as long ad Ankiel doesn’t repeat last season.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 1st, 2010
9:55 am
Thanks for the lineup DOB, kinda wish Chipper was in there. It is not a day game after a night game, He should have been rested yesterday.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
9:56 am
UNCBrave-First option just won’t happen. Ropach is signed through next year at way more than the Braves would be willing to pay and Freeman is almost ready.
AS for calling him up – wouldn’t think that was such a bad idea – IF Glaus sees no benefits from some rest (not sure a couple days will do it. If not, well,,,,,,,,,,,Is Freddie Ready?
McJasoneeeeeenInFL
August 1st, 2010
9:58 am
Don’t know if Freddie is ready for The Big Show or not, but he seemingly has proved himself for a long enough period of time in AAA.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 1st, 2010
9:59 am
Good Glaus not in there. Bring up Freeman.
Danga
August 1st, 2010
9:59 am
Jeff…That comment was Don-ish.
coach smith
August 1st, 2010
10:00 am
I really think the Braves have to consider bringing up FREEMAN
Forget how great Heyward has been, look at what the Giants have done with Buster Posey
The traded away a perfectly good catcher in Molena just to bring this kid up and what has happened?…..Pitchers don’t know how to pitch these kids for the first several weeks so he has carried them….Freeman could do the same thing
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
10:00 am
McJason: The Cards received a starter and that’s my point. It was clear Ludwick was available in a deal for the right starter. Two-way deal, 3-way deal….they HAD to get a starter.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 1st, 2010
10:01 am
Hey Lew, good to see you how is leg comming?
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:02 am
LongTimeBraves-It’s been stimulated.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 1st, 2010
10:04 am
Good hope better soon
Jeff321
August 1st, 2010
10:05 am
Danga, I guess that’s one way to not address what I said, eh?
FlintRiverFunk
August 1st, 2010
10:05 am
I wonder if Phillie fans are jumping off bridges now that their team has lost two in a row to the Nats? Actually, knowing Phillie fans, I’m guessing they are plotting how to throw a couple of players and coaches off a bridge…
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
10:06 am
coach smith: Posey is special, man. Every rookie that comes up isn’t going to rake like Buster.
I think he’s been the best rookie up this year but to think Freeman is going to do that? C’mon. (though I’m not against calling him up in a platoon….however, who you going to cast off to make room?)
Long Time Braves Fan
August 1st, 2010
10:07 am
Lew, wondering how you get to watch Braves games way up north, do you have MLB on the net?
Jeff321
August 1st, 2010
10:08 am
No “raking” required to outperform Glaus at this point.
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:08 am
Gents, I think you might have a full blown 1B platoon now with Glaus/Hinske. No room for Eric in the outfield.
Jeff321
August 1st, 2010
10:09 am
The lineup looks interesting today and I especially like Glaus & Gimper out of the mix.
coach smith
August 1st, 2010
10:09 am
TommyP
you can’t think in such a short time that Posey is or has done better than Heyward……
If Freeman comes up and duplicate even 60-70% of what Posey and Heyward have done than it will be a big upgrade over what is Glaus is doing now
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
10:11 am
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5423356
That’s what Phillies fans are doing. I’ve never read anything like that before.
dawgsvidicbreggeee
August 1st, 2010
10:12 am
Posey is effing good, 1st X weeks = JHey’s 1st X weeks
richbrave
August 1st, 2010
10:12 am
DOWN ON THE FARM:
GWINNETT:
TODD REDMOND (4.51 ERA) gets the start, but can only go five against the MUD HENS. He gives up a long ball and four earned off five hits. MIKE BROADWAY (BS 1, 1-0, 1.29 ERA) comes on in relief and promptly blows a save, but the offense gets him off the hook, and he secures his first AAA win instead. STEVE MAREK (H 7, 0.77 ERA) has a shaky inning for him. He gets two quick groundouts then gives up a single AND a BB, sandwiched around a BRANDON HICKS fielding error, but strands three with a line-out to CF NATE McLOUTH. CRAIG KIMBRELL (SV 14, 1.80 ERA) secures the game with a shutdown ninth and two SO’s.
CF NATE-dog (.289 BA) 2-5 in the lead-off slot.
3B ‘OLD MAN RIVER’ (.299 BA) has an o’fer night, but scores off one of four TOLEDO errors.
1B FREDDIE FREEMAN (.295 BA) 1-3 with a walk and run scored.
DH ‘THE FLAILING CUBAN’ (.322 BA) 2-3, 2 RBI (56).
2B DIORY HERNANDEZ (.330 BA) 4-4, 2 2B (6,7), 3B (2), 2 RBI (17), 2 R. “Oh what a night, late december back in ‘63, what a very special time for me………..” FRANKIE VALLE.
Steady RF-LF MATT YOUNG (.302 BA) 1-4, 3B (5), 2 RBI (28), 1 R.
LF JOE THURSTON (.246 BA), 1-4, RBI (44), 1 R.
SS BRANDON HICKS (.212 BA), 1-4, HR (5), RBI (17), 1 R.
C CLINT SAMMONS (.169 BA), 2-4, 1 R.
MISSISSIPPI:
The PEARLS are shut-out last night 0-5. Practically no offense at all, certainly not from recent acquisition DAN PASTORNICKY (.224 BA), 0-4 with a SO. ‘45′ GOMEZ (.264 BA) pulls his six-gun and fires off one round, but to no avail. C ORLANDO MERCADO (.282 BA) has a single and a walk in two official AB’s. RF MIKE DANIEL (.255 BA) and lead-off CF ANTOAN RICHARDSON (.298 BA) both had a single apiece, and that was the total offensive output for MISSISSIPPI.
RANDALL DELGADO (0-2, 6.00 ERA) is left high and dry by the offense in his second start in JACKSON. He goes 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, with one solo shot allowed. This is not taking the SOUTHERN LEAGUE by storm either, but might have been effective enough on a good offensive night.
dawgsvidicbreggeee
August 1st, 2010
10:15 am
2B DIORY HERNANDEZ (.330 BA)
whoa nellie, good for him
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
10:15 am
coach smith: Maybe you’re so drunk with Heyward’s hype that you haven’t stopped to see what he’s done overall? Or what Buster Posey has done?
Heyward’s had a nice rookie year but nothing historic.
Posey, in 200 at bats, is hitting .355! Are you kidding me? .394 OBP, .545 slugging, .939 OPS. And he’s playing the most physically demanding position in the game.
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:17 am
dob — We need a dedicated 3rd baseman, esoecially one interested in a pennant drive.
Why the hell can’t Crapper suck it up and participate today?
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:22 am
richbrave, you still around ?
Mitchie-san
August 1st, 2010
10:24 am
I must have missed it, but where did that Wilkin guy get assigned?
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:24 am
LongTimeBraves-MLB Extra Innings package. I’ve missed six games this year (listened to them on XM Radio) and those because they were FOX games on Saturday afternoons and no one else can broadcast those games (unless it’s the Home Town station).
I think the only game I’ve missed completely was three years ago. Strangely enough it was a game in Toronto and we flew up for the weekend, but only had tickets for Friday and Saturday. Also, strangely enough, the game I missed was the last good start JoJo Reyes ever made.
coach smith
August 1st, 2010
10:24 am
TommyP
why so rude?
It has nothing to do with “hype” I have seen Heyward come up with big hit after big hit in crucial situations all year! he has thrown runners out all over the place, played great defense, and has a handful of game winning hits
all of this and he played one month of the season basically one handed
Posey is doing great BUT he hasn’t been up long enough to have to adjust to the pitchers making adjustments to him…Heyward has gone through that and coming out on the other side just fine…we’ll see if Posey can too
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:25 am
TommyP, not to douse your man-crush, but J-Hey’s OPS was .988 through May 31… 195 PA. Lower BA but higher OBP and SLG.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:26 am
IVAN- Good morning Dude. Small point here. If Chipper played and didn’t perform to expectations, then you’d be griping he cant play and should sit in favor of someone capable of playing. Let the Dude take a day off – I’m sure you can find something else to not be happy about..
UNCBrave
August 1st, 2010
10:27 am
FREDDIE FREEMAN AT TRIPLE-AAA
.295 avg (2nd on Braves team)
14 HR’S (Tied for 1st-McCann on Braves team)
65 RBI’S (Lead Braves team)
Bring Freeman up to platoon….
obee
August 1st, 2010
10:27 am
DOB:
again, I say, great job reporting yesterday while being pulled a hundred different directions. First rate.
Tomas
August 1st, 2010
10:27 am
Infante batting third……..Why not let him leadoff, move Conrad to 2nd, and Heyward batting third…….
Reality Check
August 1st, 2010
10:30 am
The best thing about today’s lineup is that Glaus isn’t in it. I’m not sure about the whole Ankiel thing, but he’s here now, so he’s one of us.
Random thoughts:
1. Glad to see Brad Lidge being so generous in the 9th last night. I guess even the “perfect teams” struggle sometimes. ESPN must have been in full-fledged panic mode.
2. The Nationals seem to love their chance to be spoilers. At least they’ve kept up the pace against the Phils!
3. Don’t look now, but those pesky Marlins are just 6.5 games back. Don’t know exactly why, but they scare me a little.
4. Today is August 1st, and we’re in place. It could be so much worse.
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:31 am
You people kill me. Yeah, let’s add Freeman to the 40 man, start his arb clock, so we can bring him up as a 20-year-old rookie in a pennant race…. all to platoon against righties.
Oh, never mind that we have Hinske who’s hitting .275/.346/.493/.839 at the big league level. I truly believe that Cox is going to be using him at 1B a lot now that a full time OF has been added in Ankiel.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:32 am
UNCBrave-You can’t compare AAA stats to what the ML team is doing. The level of competition is somewhat different and he likely won’t put those numbers up in Atlanta – at least not at first. Let’s not get carried away.
Efrim
August 1st, 2010
10:32 am
.295 avg (2nd on Braves team)
14 HR’S (Tied for 1st-McCann on Braves team)
65 RBI’S (Lead Braves team)
Bring Freeman up to platoon….
Projecting his Triple-A numbers to the major league level? I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before on this blog. That’s a new one….
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:34 am
Lew — all I’m saying is we need every good bat in there right now, especially with Prado hurt.
If Prado was able to go, I’d like to see Omar at SS instead of A. Gon.
I think we had a good replacement for Yunel already…
And COXIE TOTALLY PISSES ME OFF WITH HIS TOO LATE MOVES WITH HIS PITCHERS LATE IN GAMES.
flange1
August 1st, 2010
10:34 am
Morning all,
After reading most everything about the trade deadline, the thing I find interesting is the Braves interest in Chone Figgins. From my memory of his days with the Angels and the speculation over the winter, Figgins best position is 3B. He has played 2B with the Mariners and has not done such a great job.
So with Prado playing as well as he has, why do you consider Figgins unless you know that Chipper will retire at the end of the season?
Did FW just let the cat out of the bag? Something to consider……
JerseyGil
August 1st, 2010
10:35 am
UNCBrave
August 1st, 2010
10:27 am
FREDDIE FREEMAN AT TRIPLE-AAA
.295 avg (2nd on Braves team)
14 HR’S (Tied for 1st-McCann on Braves team)
65 RBI’S (Lead Braves team)
Bring Freeman up to platoon….
Tell me …if you bring up Freddie…who you send down?…..
A Bull pen Pitcher or a Stater…uhm…is not easy..
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:37 am
dob — Sorry about the CAPS, just didn’t realize until I released the comments………..
JerseyGil
August 1st, 2010
10:37 am
until we put Glaus in the DL…you don’t see Freeman until Sept call up.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:37 am
IVAN-Take your blood pressure meds, Dude, it won’t change – at least not this year. You need to concentrate on the fact we’re in first place, The Phillies are fallible and we got a couple of pieces to help us that cost us nothing of importance.
Sure beats hell out of where we’ve been this time of year the past four seasons. I’m enjoying it and intend to keep on enjoying it as we hit the playoffs, yet again.
MFin04
August 1st, 2010
10:37 am
Alex Gonzalez hitting 6th?
Is it time for him to finally hit his first homer as a Brave!?!
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:38 am
JerseyGil you won’t see Freeman then either. He ain’t on the 40 man.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
10:40 am
Flange-Chipper’s imminent retirement would NOT surprise me in the least. Hate to see such an illustrious career end, but I just don’t see him hanging on through another season at this level of play.
flange1
August 1st, 2010
10:41 am
I just don’t see the Braves bringing up ANY of the AAA rookies (Kimbrel, Marek or Freeman) at this point of the season in a pennant run EXCEPT if we have injuries.
Does anyone remember Joey Devine?
flange1
August 1st, 2010
10:42 am
Lew,
I agree on Chipper, I too think this will be his last year.
But the Figgins thing makes me think that Chipper has told the org he is going to retire.
JerseyGil
August 1st, 2010
10:43 am
Dude…Yes, you are correct…that it why we need to stop that non sense of Call Up Freeman….
He will be ours First Base Next year….
flange1
August 1st, 2010
10:44 am
In an article on the ESPN Rumor Central talking about hitters available after the waiver deadline, Jason Churchill said this:
“We wonder if Atlanta might put a claim in or try and work out a deal for one of the first base types and put the struggling Troy Glaus on waivers to see if anyone bites.”
Again interesting…..
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:46 am
Lew, you’re right……Good to be where we are, I agree but we have let a few games get away lately and we could be really crusing right now…
Can’t help if the blood pressure is up watching Coxie navigate..
And Wags situation worrys the crap out of me also.
We tend to think he is automatic, lately he has not been.
TommyP
August 1st, 2010
10:47 am
coach smith: Not sure why you thought I was being rude. I read and re-read what I wrote and then finally figured that saying “drunk on his hype” is what struck you wrong. Just an expression….saying you were leaning more on hype.
He’s had a nice rookie year. Posey has absolutely dominated so far. And I think you have to give Posey some credit doing what he’s doing while playing catcher. With a staff like he has out there, there’s a lot of pressure for him not to screw up behind the plate.
Sorry if that expression offended you. Wasn’t meant to do that.
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:48 am
Nah, I’d rather go the Hanson route with Freeman and have him for 6 2/3. Call him up June 1 next year. He’s very young and not quite Heyward imo.
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
10:50 am
Lew, kind of ironic the Phils ran off 7 or 8 in a row when Milt Thompson was let go.
Basically had same hitters before the change…
I would not object (if the right person was found) to that happening here..
Richmond Braves
August 1st, 2010
10:50 am
Everyone who wants the Braves to bring up Freeman who are you going to cut or send down? Conrad, Cabrera (leaving the team with Hinske as the 4th outfielder and the Braves on the hook for his contract), Glaus (he carried the team in May and could easily do it again in the playoffs). There is a reason why you are blogging and FW is GM. Other than Infante, Conrad, and Hudson I don’t know who else would be left on the team based upon the suggestions from the blog. It is also amazing who easily you spend millions of dollars without concern for how that affects the club’s ability to scout, field, and pay a winning team.
Kris Medlen
August 1st, 2010
10:53 am
All of you haters need to shut the hell up about trading me. I have outperformed Hanson all year. There is no sophmore jinx with me like there is with him. The team has a 11-1 record when I start. You keep wanting to trade me, yet Wagner has 5 of his career 30 some blown saves this year. Hanson’s ERA just trickled under 4 but come talk to me today after the second inning to see what his new ERA is.
JerseyGil
August 1st, 2010
10:53 am
About the 40 men roster…Where is Lee Hyde playing today?….Braves put him in the 40 MR because we need to protect him from rule 5 draft….
ray k.
August 1st, 2010
10:57 am
How come no one ever mentions the idiotic soft toss yunel threw that nearly tore glaus’s arm out of its socket as the injury that is plaguing troy? His decline, in my estimation, began the very next game. Why us it always his knees that are the culprit?
brian
August 1st, 2010
10:59 am
Why does Cox not slide Heyward into the 3 hole at least when Chipper is not playing?
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
11:01 am
Ivan-I look at the Milt Thompson situation much like I look at Yunel’s downswing this season. Milt and TP were just fine as hitting coaches when their players were hitting, but all of a sudden, a couple years down the line after hitting like world class hitters and the players have a drop off and it’s the hitting coach’s fault? Makes no sense to me.
curtis jones
August 1st, 2010
11:01 am
Good lineup today. Infante is an upgrade in the # 3 spot, Conrad’s always a plus at 3B and at the plate, and Ankiel may actually throw north-south, instead of east-west. Also, Hinske is a big upgrade in the 5-hole over Glaus. I smell a win.
Trey
August 1st, 2010
11:02 am
DOB, in response to your last post, no problems. I mean Farnsworth is a crazy fella’ and people are so unpredictable ya know?
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
11:03 am
ray k-Maybe because, as DOB pointed out yesterday in one of his posts, that it is painful to watch Glaus run? Dude never was fast, but his knees are shot. It isn’t (or not just) the shoulder. You can’t get much drive on the ball when you have no power coming from the legs.
curtis jones
August 1st, 2010
11:03 am
Speaking of reporters, has any reporter asked the HOF manager what the hell he is doing with Kawakami? It borders on abuse. Use him or lose him…but he’s taking up a valuable roster spot during a pennant race. Completely moronic.
brian
August 1st, 2010
11:04 am
flange – the difference is that Joey Devine pitched a full season at NCState, drafted in the first round, and then rushed through the minors to end up in the majors. I still think that after pitching a great first inning against the Padres, Cox should have pulled him there instead of pushing him to 2 innings where he game up his first grand slam.
Kimbrel has pitched for Atlanta already this year after pitching in spring training. Marek has been paying his dues in the minors. Freeman, while young, has worked his way up the minors.
You could easily point to Andruw Jones’ first post-season for Freeman as you could Joey Devine.
DB in MT
August 1st, 2010
11:07 am
Thanks for the heads up on Bs BBQ. If I survive the drive out with my wife, a 10 yr old, 5 yr old and 2 yr old, I’ll try and hit both places. Thanks again.
Trey
August 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Dave, I hope Ankiel won’t let us down, but I am sure he will be fine.
IVAN ...
August 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Lew, sorry to disagree with you.
I have never thought Pendleton was a good hitting coach .
I think more could be achieved with a coach that stresses moving runners over and playing more small ball than swinging for the fences, especially when you are not loaded with but so many power hitters .
Like I said yesterday, we have not had a true leadoff man since Furcal.
ray k.
August 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Mcleeeeew,
Yeah, dude, I get that. Obviously the guy is having problems with his legs, but that was already the case when he jammed his glove on the yunel throw. I’m wondering if it isn’t a combination of things.
richbrave
August 1st, 2010
11:11 am
Dude
August 1st, 2010
10:31 am
You people kill me. Yeah, let’s add Freeman to the 40 man, start his arb clock, so we can bring him up as a 20-year-old rookie in a pennant race…. all to platoon against righties.
Oh, never mind that we have Hinske who’s hitting .275/.346/.493/.839 at the big league level. I truly believe that Cox is going to be using him at 1B a lot now that a full time OF has been added in Ankiel.
That’s the second takwe of yours I’ve liked today. DUDE, you got game in my book.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
11:12 am
curtis-Maybe we should fit our outfielders with GPS units?
flange1
August 1st, 2010
11:13 am
brian,
You are right on Devine’s path. But I have a problem especially with Kimbrel who is in the minors now because of control issues, with bringing up these kids and putting them into high stress situations as a rookie.
One of the things Bobby has been good at over the years is using players in situations that they can succeed to help their self confidence.
I don’t think we have those situations in August in a pennant race for bullpen guys. Heck, KK has not been used in a month!
If we bring up those 2 kids, they will be either forced into pressure situations or used in mop up roles.
You have 8-10 million locked in to pay KK over this year and next, why not use him to mop up and let the kids work on their stuff for next year.
In terms of Freeman, the kid is 20! If Glaus gets hurt, I think you bring up Barbaro.
McLeeeeeeeeew
August 1st, 2010
11:16 am
Ivan-I know – I was mainly speaking of Yunel and TP in this instance. Yunel hits .299 for 2.5 years and when he finally hits the skids it’s TP’s fault? Again – makes no sense to me. Not so sure that hitting coaches are all that important anyway. So many players use others on a regular basis – Chipper always had his Dad, Mac, too -a and still had downswings from time to time.
I got just as frustrated before TP was here when we’d hit the playoffs and our bats would gt stone cold. It’s the Players who should be responsible for making adjustments – it’s something Hitting Coaches can’t do for you, nor can they swing the bat for the players. And then there’s those like Andruw who won’t be coached at all.
Nah, time to place the blame where it belongs – on those that are making the outs.
Dude
August 1st, 2010
11:17 am
Thanks richbrave. Just have a hard time believing that Freeman would outperform Hinske in that role, and the price of a year of team control is steep.