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LTBF
February 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
DOB very good blog posted after 4:00 am do you work all night? Good update on nate, I don’t hate Nate I just don’t think he can play the game well anymore but I wish him the best for the sake of the team. DOB how is Brooks doing? do you think he will make opening day roster?
Jeff R
February 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
Lew,
I think wheelz007 made a good point at 11:39 am:
“When looking at Wainwright, check his team’s W-L record in his starts. That’s a big thing too.
Example, a pitcher starts 33 games. His official record is 14-11, but his team goes 20-13 during those 33 starts.”
How would the Braves fared in games Wainwright pitched but didn’t receive a decision? Who knows, but a good question, I think.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
Murph-
Is that like being mauled by the very deer you captured and helped raise to full grown for 6-8 years on your very own Double Dime Ranch?
Made me think of Seinfeld for some reason…returning pants and slipping in mud….ruining the very same pants you were planning on returning…
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
11:52 am
As far as the Wainwright for Drew trade goes, and any trade for that matter, you have to give something to get something. It turns out Wainwright was probably a lot to give away for a single season of Drew, but the Braves thought that with Drew being a hometown guy, they had a good shot to sign him. Of course, any Phillies fan will tell you Drew also has a bit of a history as a mercenary.
However, as has been pointed out, it’s questionable if the Braves would’ve made the postseason without Drew that year and questionable if the Braves would’ve made the postseason any of the past few years if they had has Wainwright. Of course, at the least, we might not be in the KK situation or the Lowe situation now if we had had Wainwright.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
11:53 am
Lew-
No apology necessary…things come up and things happen….
I just really appreciate you doing the work for me
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
11:53 am
Freeman – And like I’ve said – It really doesn’t matter what criteria or formulae that you use. Wainwright was traded years ago and didn’t pitch for the Braves, so we’re dealing with a truly unknowable situation. A classic Moot Point – like I said.
Heisenberg
February 23rd, 2011
11:53 am
DWW,
Too lazy too look it up but I am almost certain Pete Rose made all-star team for Reds in 70’s after moving from LF to 3B to get George Foster and his magic black bat in the line-up. There may have been others but that is just off top of my head.
Having said that, it could be harder for Prado as OF competition is deeper than 2B or 3B. But I like his chances if they still mandate a super utility player which got Infante in last year.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
11:54 am
So…
The Nets fail on getting Melo so they trade for Deron Williams…
Hope they know Deron isn’t planning on stayin in Jersey.
Bat Masterson
February 23rd, 2011
11:55 am
Maybe we should go back and revisit the JFK decision to ride in a convertible in Dallas. _ Heisenberg
I was thinking something more regional, like say,the decision to replace Joseph E. Johnston with John Bell Hood on July 17, 1864.
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
11:56 am
JeffR- Yeah, you could use the team’s W-L record in his starts, but then you have to factor in Pujols and Holiday and whoever was closing and setting up, etc.
Moot Point.
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
11:57 am
PTown – Hope you can get it signed. Bet you will. Martin’s a good Dude.
Heisenberg
February 23rd, 2011
11:59 am
General Sherman would not have cared.
ramblingman
February 23rd, 2011
11:59 am
Alfonso Soriano did it too, just looked it up
Hillbilly
February 23rd, 2011
12:01 pm
I was thinking about the possibility of Prado making the all-star team this year and wondered if there was any player in recent years to make back to back all-star games at two different positions.
Alex Rodriguez comes to mind.
DCBrave
February 23rd, 2011
12:06 pm
DWW-
Thanks.
Hillbilly
February 23rd, 2011
12:07 pm
Craig Biggio was an All-Star at catcher in ‘91 and at 2nd base in ‘92.
Miguel Cabrera was an All-Star in left field and then again after his move to 3rd base.
Fargo
February 23rd, 2011
12:08 pm
DOB, or anybody else….Do we know what Fredi’s position is on Tattoos? will Moylan still be required to wear the long sleeves?
Murph
February 23rd, 2011
12:09 pm
Here’s the thing that most people don’t think about when analyzing a trade in the years after it happened…
You can’t simply take Wainwrights numbers as a Cardinal and apply them to the Braves and say “We would have been XX games better if we had him instead of trading him.”
The world doesn’t work like that. There’s NO WAY to predict what his record would have been with the Braves. The circumstances would have been completely different, from what team he faced to the game that was called by his catcher to the coaching he got from his pitching coach to the length of his commute to the ballpark.
He might have been totally unhappy in Atlanta because he didn’t like the city, or he might have faced better hitters on the nights he pitched, or he might have been told to work more on developing a circle change which would have affected his entire game, or or or…
Too many outside circumstances to simply take his record from one team and apply it to another and call your argument valid.
Horner's Corner
February 23rd, 2011
12:10 pm
Sorry DOB, but I will not bite on the McLouth-Schafer story again. Isn’t there another well you can draw from? How about a competition heating up for the final infield bench spot?
By the way, while watching BP have you noticed if McLouth is reducing his upper-cut a bit?
Bat Masterson
February 23rd, 2011
12:12 pm
Sherman may not have cared but he would have had to game plan differently. Johnston was all about pitching and defense, Hood all offense, attack, attack, attack. Would not have mattered in the long run, Sherman had the much higher payroll. Damn those Yankees.
Murph
February 23rd, 2011
12:13 pm
Is that like being mauled by the very deer you captured and helped raise to full grown for 6-8 years on your very own Double Dime Ranch?
You know, you take in an orphaned deer, you bottle feed it, you teach it to run through the fields, you protect it from rabid bears and hungry wolves, and then one day it turns on you…
A part of me died that day, and I don’t mean the eye that it gouged out of my head. I have had a hard time trusting anyone, man or beast, ever since.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
12:13 pm
Couch Tater
That was some fine Sam Bush this morning; a better morning jolt than any other stimulant I know of. Also, Sam is a big time baseball fan and I know for a fact he’s been to a couple of games at Turner when his band has passed through. In the old Newgrass Revival days, Sam, Pat, Bela and John took in a few at old Atlanta stadium.
Some one shot this at Telluride last year and the camera work is a little unsteady, but here’s Sam leading a stagefull in “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”.
Freeman Says Hey
February 23rd, 2011
12:14 pm
Lew,
What is it you’ve said? Don’t think you have emphasized that enough.
eskippy
February 23rd, 2011
12:15 pm
Maybe we could wait until the competition starts , Saturday.
CallMeCrazy
February 23rd, 2011
12:16 pm
DOB: Has Tommy worked on speeding up his delivery from the stretch? Seems like teams were constantly running on him last year.
richbrave
February 23rd, 2011
12:18 pm
Has anyone got a line on SHERRILL and LINEBRINK? And DIORY HERNANDEZ also. Does he have a legit shot at the back-up SS slot?
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
12:21 pm
Hillbilly-
Possibly Michael Young with all the moving and then Soriano came to mind moving from 2b to LF.
Not only did he probably make the All-Star team, but he I think did it at 2 different positions in 2 different leagues…
Someone correct me if I am wrong on that…
richbrave
February 23rd, 2011
12:22 pm
Horner’s Corner
February 23rd, 2011
12:10 pm
Sorry DOB, but I will not bite on the McLouth-Schafer story again. Isn’t there another well you can draw from? How about a competition heating up for the final infield bench spot?
By the way, while watching BP have you noticed if McLouth is reducing his upper-cut a bit?
BOB:
You admonish our sainted blog-meister for belaboring a topic to the detriment of one you desire instead, then at the last minute return to a part of the subject you want away from [McLOUTH]? Dude………
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
12:25 pm
Hillbilly
Did you get that little situation cured involving the drive by’s and the garbage cans? I was going to suggest video set on LP, even an old VHS camera. That would give you about 6 hours of surveillance.
Randle Patrick McMurphy
February 23rd, 2011
12:27 pm
Really informative article – with the following exception:
“He gotten good,” Gonzalez said. “What’s it, five All-Stars and four Silver Sluggers? I kidded him, you’ve got all these All-Stars and Silver Sluggers, how ‘bout a Gold Glove? And he’s capable of doing that. He’s got that ability to do that.”
Uhhh… Freddie, stop consuming the acid tabs! Based on the quoted statement above, any similarities in your reality and the rest of ours (most of us anyways) is completely coincidental, I assure you. Brian McCann couldn’t catch a balloon in a phone booth – so he’s got a LOT to prove before he ever sniffs a Gold Glove… sheez…
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
12:29 pm
David O’Brien
Thanks so much.
nolie
February 23rd, 2011
12:29 pm
I believe the Braves would have made the post-season without Drew. Jeff
NWIH would they. he was huge that year and the other guy we acquired at the same time was a big help too. without those two no way are we in the post season, He was a huge hype when signed and for a coupla years but some of the Braves braintrust were getting a bit itchy about his relatively high ERAs in some of the minors.
Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
12:29 pm
Well, they’re carrying two ST BRAVES games apparently.
richbrave, that’s a local station that carries the Mets on weekends. I haven’t gone that far ahead in the schedule, but I was aware of this Saturday’s game.
A friend that I’ve known since pre-school, and I have a tradition that dates back to our Little League days. His family has a farm close by with greenhouses. The main one is heated, and even has tropical plants & trees.
We brought a TV into the heated one at the beginning of ST, over 20 years ago, to watch a ballgame. That started something we still do to this day. Every year, we get together to watch the first televised ST game of the season. With the warmth of the greenhouse, the green plants and small trees, and the ballgame, it’s like our first day of non-winter.
Naturally, it has to be an over-the-air station, because, alas, the greenhouse doesn’t have cable. It really comes down to either the Yankees or the Mets, and their opponent. This year, the first game is the Braves vs Mets.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Venice Jim
February 23rd, 2011
12:31 pm
Tom – I take it you will be doing the blog play-by-play?
ramblingman
February 23rd, 2011
12:34 pm
” I assure you. Brian McCann couldn’t catch a balloon in a phone booth – so he’s got a LOT to prove before he ever sniffs a Gold Glove… sheez…”
I assure everyone that you could not catch a joke in a cup. You’ve got a lot to prove before you are ever considered a fan…sheesh.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
12:34 pm
Wait…
Did I miss the bells?
Tom is on in the daylight?!
Did the vamps get a day pass?
CB
February 23rd, 2011
12:35 pm
nolie,Eli Marrero.
McFann Ô Ô
February 23rd, 2011
12:35 pm
Lew A drawing of that size (11×14) can take between 20-40 hours of actual drawing – usually towards the 20 hour mark.
I oughta time how long it takes me to draw…I think mine come out closer to 8.5 x 11, and while detailed carefully aren’t nearly as detailed as yours, so mine prob’ly don’t take as long as maybe they should…
One like DOB’s Johnny Cash portrait can take as much as 200 hours of actual drawing.
Wow! Was that a bigger portrait?
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
12:36 pm
VJ-
No, Tom is the guy that sits next to the mic like the old guy next to the PbP guy…
He just hits two sticks together when someone connects with the ball…
Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
12:36 pm
Sorry Jim, probably no internet service (and I’m not gonna check, either).
Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
12:37 pm
You’re OK, P-Town. It’s me that’s lost.
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
12:39 pm
McFann – Yes, The MIB was a 16×20 portrait and I tend to take a long time on them – I try to get it so good that you an read the character on their faces – some are better than others and the Johnny Cash is maybe the best portrait I’ve ever done.
Older people are also harder than younger – must be all those “character lines” they’ve built up over the years. You really can read it sometimes.
Shaun
February 23rd, 2011
12:39 pm
GT Alum, regarding Drew-Wainwright, also it’s oversimplifying things, especially in today’s game, to just say it was Drew-for-Wainwright (and all the other players involved in that particular trade). The Braves used the money they would have paid for Drew or some other similarly priced player on something else.
For instance, do the Braves acquire Tim Hudson and sign him long-term if they re-sign Drew (or someone similar) in the name of preventing Drew from leaving after one season just because they traded a prospect for him? So why not say it was Wainwright-for-Hudson. That’s another oversimplification but just as reasonable as the oversimplification that says the trade was Wainwright for one season of Drew. Why pick and choose an oversimplification?
Braveone
February 23rd, 2011
12:41 pm
From the previous blog which had 1,478 comments, nolie led the way with 97 posts. There were 214 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 nolie 97
2 McFann Ô Ô 74
3 cabravesfan 58
4 Tomahawkin 51
5 David O’Brien 49
6 Ward 48
7 P-Town Brave © 46
8 jeffrey d 46
9 Trey 41
10 keylargo 40
11 ncscoots 38
12 Arkansas Transplant 36
13 DS1 35
14 FEAR 35
15 Roman Gal 35
16 CB 33
17 Jerry 31
18 DAP 27
19 MIBravesFan 26
20 Venice Jim 25
21 Moe Berg 24
22 Lew 22
23 richbrave 22
24 Soph 21
25 TennesseePaul 20
Trey
February 23rd, 2011
12:41 pm
Randle Patrick McMurphy is in McFann’s territory now. His 12:27 post will draw attention.
Bat Masterson
February 23rd, 2011
12:41 pm
This year, the first game is the Braves vs Mets. _ Tom O’Hawke
Just reward for living right, eh.
jim
February 23rd, 2011
12:43 pm
Has KK finally arrived in camp?
The decision to try to get more than 2 million for KK could work out favorably, but it could have a bigger chance of backfiring. If KK sucks this spring, he might not even be able to be unloaded for 1 million coming back.
jim
February 23rd, 2011
12:46 pm
The trade of Wainwright for Drew is far enough in the past to be ancient history now. The one that still hurts is the Tex trade. How nice would it look if Andrus and Feliz were in camp right now?
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
12:48 pm
McFanny-
Apparently page 11 didn’t help you enough yesterday
David O'Brien
February 23rd, 2011
12:49 pm
From Twitter posts while out on backfield:
Sitting w/ Bobby Cox, watching Hudson throw BP. Cox: “Damn, Huddy looks good.”
Hudson, Ross confer after Hudson’s strong BP session http://twitpic.com/42ybm4
Linebrink going old-school throwing BP without protective screen. http://twitpic.com/42ydqu
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
12:50 pm
Andrus doesnt really do much for me personally…
Yeah, he’s a pretty slick fielder, but his speed only helps if and when he gets on base…and if I recall correctly, he had a very down year with the bat in a very hitter friendly park.
DAP
February 23rd, 2011
12:50 pm
heisenberg They got a high on-base guy in return plus bullpen help and added Vasquez who I think will bounce back.
or, infante may bounce back to being a not very good on base guy. the thing about the marlins is they have a little ways to go. they weakend their offense, though it will probably still be pretty good…they got better starting pitching, which still needs more help, and their bullpen is just not that good. the marlins will be a thorn in the side of some NL contenders, but they arent winning anything.
DOB Adam Wainwright blew out his elbow, probably a Tommy John surgery required. Wow. That’s too bad for the kid.
what?!? woah, really bad news for the cards. another suiter for KK, perhaps.
DCBrave
February 23rd, 2011
12:51 pm
McCann looks so good, and I’m so eager to see how he looks when he makes a head first slide.
David O'Brien
February 23rd, 2011
12:52 pm
And one more Twitter photo: Heyward facing Moylan http://twitpic.com/42yuf7
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
12:53 pm
Tom O’Hawke @ 12:29
Do you bring along a cooler and mosquito repellent? Chips, dip, Ballpark hotdogs?
All kidding aside, I’m right there. What a great tradition.
Heisenberg
February 23rd, 2011
12:54 pm
braveone,
I thought I had no life hanging out on the blogs…but totaling the number of posts by each idiot here (note: I am including myself) ? Dude seriously take a look outside. I am stuck at a desk – that is my excuse.
Besides, you need to factor in the number of posts that actually made sense or exclude the posts made just for the purpose of running up the stats. Does quality matter here? Wait, never mind.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
12:56 pm
Okay, SI’s national ink is fine and congrats to Freeman and Heyward. Now, what about that campaign for David O’Brien’s Pulitzer?
DCBrave
February 23rd, 2011
12:56 pm
Not the best idea for Linebrink going old-school throwing BP without protective screen. He’s taking unnecessary risk, and the team should not have allowed that in the first place.
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
12:57 pm
If quality mattered, that last post would likely have been bozoed (as Tomahawkin would have said).
David O'Brien
February 23rd, 2011
12:58 pm
No, Kawakami isn’t here yet, no word on his ETA
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
12:58 pm
haggard- Pulitzer? Dude’s won Four Wurlitzers. Why would he even want a Pulitzer?
McFann Ô Ô
February 23rd, 2011
12:58 pm
Lew—
I’ve seen the Johnny Cash portrait on your website, and yeah—it’s amazing. I mean—and I don’t want to get myself banned by saying this
—I don’t know anything about him (only time I’ve ever seen him is on the first episode of the Partridge Family, I think), but that portrait is just unbelievable. Lots of character for sure…
Older people are also harder than younger – must be all those “character lines” they’ve built up over the years.
Definitely.
Heisenberg
February 23rd, 2011
12:59 pm
DAP,
I do not think Marlins will win division. They may not get WC, but I believe they will be in contention in September.
David O'Brien
February 23rd, 2011
12:59 pm
Shaun, good post at 12:39 regarding Drew-Wainwright.
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
1:00 pm
Shaun,
Well, for one, you know Wainwright was traded for Drew. Who we may have or may not have signed after that point given the money we had would at best require a decent amount of research to justify, and at worst would be complete speculation.
By that logic, it sounds like what you’re saying is you shouldn’t bother trying to analyze any trade, because there’s so many ramifications that it’s almost impossible to account for them all.
Also, your argument would really tilt the grading of that trade to say we shouldn’t have made it, because if we hadn’t done it, we would’ve had Wainwright + the money, even in 2004.
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
1:00 pm
McFann – I use the MIB portrait as my Facebook avatar. I switched around a lot at first and finally figured I’d never get a better one to use.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:01 pm
“Randle Patrick McMurphy is in McFann’s territory now. His 12:27 post will draw attention.”–Trey
I wonder if there’s a a scowl big enough and dark enough?! McFann must be flexing her muscles for this retort.
Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
1:01 pm
haggard
That’s a big YES! on the cooler and snacks.
It’s a lot easier now, being we have cars. You should have seen us years ago when we had to bring our stuff on bicycles.
McFann Ô Ô
February 23rd, 2011
1:01 pm
P-Town Brave Apparently page 11 didn’t help you enough yesterday
Hahahaha! Apparently not…Can’t say I didn’t try!
Trey—
Ha! Not sure I should dignify, “couldn’t catch a balloon in a phone-booth” with even an eyeroll.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
1:01 pm
DAP-
KK in St. Louis…
Would certainly make me happy come September on my trip to Busch
But I would expect they look at McClellan (in house) and Millwood (FA) before even glancing in Frank Wren’s direction on the smartphone…
Lew
February 23rd, 2011
1:04 pm
Do they even have phone booths anymore?
DAP
February 23rd, 2011
1:05 pm
jeff r I believe the Braves would have made the post-season without Drew.
nick n nash True, but w/o Drew in ‘04, the Braves would not have gotten to the playoffs for number 13
braves won the division by 10 games in 2004. jeff might have a case here. maybe.
McFann Ô Ô
February 23rd, 2011
1:08 pm
Lew—
Good choice!
haggard—
Some people just can’t let the defense go…And BMac prob’ly could catch a balloon in a phone-booth—but I don’t like the idea of someone tossing a phone-booth to him…and why does it have to have a balloon in it, anyway?
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:09 pm
” Pulitzer? Dude’s won Four Wurlitzers. Why would he even want a Pulitzer?”–Lew
My fear is–like all greats in award categories–he’ll be retired from the competition. And a Pulitzer? He’ll have something to put on display for guests to see in the bathroom since the Wurlitzers occupy all of the premium space in the O’Brien household, I’m sure. And one might be on loan at a certain house in Wilson, North Carolina.
civilized white trash
February 23rd, 2011
1:12 pm
dob thanks again for all the blogs and updates in snowy idaho its great to get glimps of winter coming to an end
Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
1:12 pm
McFann
Perhaps we would enjoy McCann tossing a phone-booth
atto Randle Patrick McMurphy.Tom O'Hawke
February 23rd, 2011
1:12 pm
(with or without a balloon in it)
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
1:14 pm
Well, and the thing is, at least statistically, McCann is an average C defensively. That comes with all the caveats about defensive statistics, but I think the attacks on his defense are overblown. And when you consider he’s one of the best offensive C in the game, he’s a valuable player, even if he’s below average defensively.
People tend to focus on his troubles throwing out runners. However, I think calling a good game and being a good receiver for the pitcher is much more important. And the fact that Smoltz liked his skills in that regard enough to make him his personal catcher speaks volumes as far as I’m concerned.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:14 pm
McFann
I think your mann is up to the task and it’ll be interesting to see how the weight loss affects his mobility behind the plate. And a balloon?
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
1:15 pm
McFanny-
You know what the sad part is…
I reached #7 and only blogged about 4 hrs…
Now if only I were able to apply myself…the title would be mine
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:17 pm
“Perhaps we would enjoy McCann tossing a phone-booth at to Randle Patrick McMurphy.”-Tom O’Hawke
I don’t think a phone booth is big enough; we’re talking the Road Runner and Wil E Coyote territory here!
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
1:17 pm
GT-
I think more of his issues w/ throwing out runners can be attributed to extremely methodical pitcher deliveries…
Just look at Hanson and JJ…
BMac generally doesnt stand a chance…
I personally think his numbers are great given what he has to work with.
baxter my little gentleman
February 23rd, 2011
1:18 pm
balloons are for kids and junkies
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 pm
P-Town Brave -
Yeah, the bigger issue I have in that regard is not the number of successful steals, but the number of balls he throws into the OF. I don’t know if he tries to put extra on the throw because he knows he’s got to throw a bullet because his pitcher doesn’t give him much of a chance, or if he just had a lot of balls sail on him. Better to be on target or just stick the ball in your pocket than to throw the ball in the OF and allow multiple extra bases, though.
Pameeee
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 pm
This morning I had the pleasure of meeting with a retired Braves and Red Sox Scout. He was citing that there is a concern about bringing the young rookie pitchers to the ML too soon. His concern is about what happened with Strasburg for one. He did not think the Braves need to pound their your guys in the rotation and they should let them grow up and develop. Dan Uggla is one of his favorite signings over the winter. They always felt that it is important that these guys really want to come to a particular club. He is tickled that Uggla will be here playing for an organization that he has always loved and admired.
I asked about my Jason and Freeman. His opinion is they are 1st choice young players and will do quite well in their careers. Although, Jason did play too many games last year it shows that he is a strong man. It is funny that he thinks when they are very young like Jason they are sort of clumsey and are not steady on their feet. I remember him stumbling or falling last year too.
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
1:22 pm
GT-
I seemed to notice that trail off quite a bit after Alex took over at SS and when Omar was not over at 2b…
Coincidence…more than likely not..
P-Town Brave ©
February 23rd, 2011
1:23 pm
GT-
Plus I can recall close to a full two hands worth of blown umpire calls…including a very big one during the NLDS…
Cue McFann
Bat Masterson
February 23rd, 2011
1:26 pm
People tend to focus on his troubles throwing out runners.
McCann had his best year yet in caught stealing percentage at 30% last year. 120 attempts against him in 129 games started, 36 caught.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
Pameeee@1:21
Another great source of information here on the blog; out and about, sniffing out the stories, hanging with the scouts, bringing home the goods. Thanks.( Are you related to nolie?)
Arkansas Transplant
February 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
What time is the start of the games this weekend?
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
I seemed to notice that trail off quite a bit after Alex took over at SS and when Omar was not over at 2b…
Coincidence…more than likely not.
Well, the one negative about that, not sure that having Uggla at 2B is going to help in that regard.
abwright
February 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
GT Alum, February 23rd, 2011, 1:00 pm … “By that logic, it sounds like what you’re saying is you shouldn’t bother trying to analyze any trade, because there’s so many ramifications that it’s almost impossible to account for them all.”
Ding. Ding. Ding. That’s the correct answer.
Folks can play the “what if” game as much as they like. If it pleases them, by all means, go ahead. But, they’re never going to prove anything.
It’s a “mute” point.
Who Cares
February 23rd, 2011
1:27 pm
McCann only leads the team in trips to the dining hall. If this guy wants to become a true leader maybe he should set an example and shed about 25 lbs. The guy is overweight and he is a liability behind the plate as far as his defense is concerned. He is consistent in 2 things however. One he will always come to camp out of shape, and two, you can count of 2 or 3 passed balls per game due to him being to slow and lazy behind the plate. He and chipper are the 2 leaders of this team, and that is why this team will never come close to catching the Phils.Chipper&Cox=Dumb&Dumber.
JB
February 23rd, 2011
1:28 pm
D. Lowe has made at least 32 starts a year each of the past 9 seasons. which is as long as he has been a starter. Hard to replace a guy like that
Greg in TN
February 23rd, 2011
1:29 pm
Afternoon denizens…
Good to see the Braves MIB blog rolling on with Freddi shepherding in a new era in the land of the Tomahawk under the watchful eye of the Crusading Everyman. And it’s also good to see Grapefruit League action starting in earnest on Saturday with a familiar opponent (the New York Madoffs, err Mess, err Mets).
I do like the early reports coming out of Dark Star (thanks DOB) on McLouth and Schafer and I am very interested to see the spring that Julio Teheran has in the five weeks of central Florida exhibitions.
Wainwright’s impending TJ surgery is another distraction from a team already distracted with the future of their all world first sacker and fans in Milwaukee and Cincy have to be emboldened by the relevation.
To Lew, McFann, RG, scoots, cab, SteveOh, TennPaul and the others card carrying members of Planet Braves, good to see each of you carrying on the good fight.
Saturday can’t get here fast enough for me, that’s for sure.
Arkansas Transplant
February 23rd, 2011
1:29 pm
McCann can’t be blamed for a lot of those steals. The pitcher has a lot of control over whether the guy gets a good jump or not too so you can’t just throw it all on McCann.
haggard
February 23rd, 2011
1:32 pm
McFann
And another thing about the “phone booth” remark: doesn’t he know your mann enjoyed a wonderful year throwing out runners last year,(his best if memory serves correct)? Your mann is elevating his game, he’s at that prime age for a ball player’s best years, and–as David O’Brien pointed out–he has ever-so-surely assumed a major leadership role on this team.
GT Alum
February 23rd, 2011
1:33 pm
abwright -
Yeah, but look at a number of things you do in your life, especially those that qualify under the hobby or recreation category – most of them fall under the academic category.
You could say the same thing about people having political debates. For the most part, the effects of political policies are so far reaching, and there’s so many other contributing factors, that it’s hard to prove if a policy is effective, or if one policy is more effective than another.
Murph
February 23rd, 2011
1:34 pm
I try to imagine what’s going through McCann’s head sometimes… gotta be tough being behind the plate all game and being called on to make a pinpoint throw in the blink of an eye.
“Jelly doughnut… hot dog… powdered doughnut… hamburg… oh, there he goes! Throw… safe! Damn it! Apple pie… ice cream…”
Trey
February 23rd, 2011
1:35 pm
haggard, I’d hate to be that guy at that point! I am surprised he didn’t say something more offensive like “He couldn’t catch a cold with an autoimmune disease”. Now that would have probably provoked McFann to summon lightning and thunder from the skies to strike down!
McFann, no, no, of course not!