Slumping McCann dropped to sixth in order
One day after hitting Brian McCann fifth for the first time all season, manager Fredi Gonzalez dropped him to sixth against Marlins left-hander Brad Hand. McCann hadn’t hit sixth in a starting lineup in three years, not since he hit sixth for 24 games in 2008.
But the six-time All-Star is struggling. Entering Tuesday, he was hitting only .159 (14-for-88) in 24 games since coming off the disabled list for an oblique injury. McCann appeared to still favor that side on Monday night and struck out twice with runners in scoring position late in the game. But McCann said afterward he was physically fine, and Gonzalez seconded that Tuesday.
“Our training people said he’s fine,” Gonzalez said. “How healthy can you be at 150 games? Everybody is beat up. I don’t think it’s anything other than some people go through some rough patches.”
McCann has started 52 games in the third spot, and 54 games in the fourth.
“Sometimes just a change of a spot helps,” Gonzalez said.
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NO MORE PARRISH
September 13th, 2011
6:59 pm
At what point will people realize the problem is PARRISH. Geez!
JD
September 13th, 2011
7:02 pm
You will find that he is injured later, just like we always do. If he is, sit him so he will get better and play Ross.
Freddie Freeman
September 13th, 2011
7:06 pm
Freddie shall smack tonight. Freddie is ready.
Weaseal
September 13th, 2011
7:08 pm
Larry parrish does not swing the bat these guys need to show up every day for the pay they get if I slack off I get fired not my boss or coach.
deja vu
September 13th, 2011
7:13 pm
The whole team is tight….take a breath.
nahzt
September 13th, 2011
7:31 pm
more often than not, someones father/brother will “notice something” about a swing to help correct a problem over our benign hit coaching staff.
JByrd
September 13th, 2011
7:47 pm
Wow you scared me with the headline “McCann Dropped”!
Heath
September 13th, 2011
7:50 pm
Can someone please tell me why Constanza isn’t playing now??? Guy was hotter than anybody at any time this year before he got hurt for a few games..Why not put him back in?? Don’t tell me about lefty/righty pitching b/c he was playing against both before he got hurt. Coaching can’t be that good if the best players are just sitting on the bench??
Hit A Single
September 13th, 2011
8:10 pm
I agree when Constanza came up he ignited the offense and we definitely need igniting.
Pegg
September 13th, 2011
9:14 pm
Constanza isn’t playing because they’re facing a righty and because he has less power in his swing than Brandon Beachy.
Pegg
September 13th, 2011
9:15 pm
and saying that he is one of the best players is absurd.
bruce
September 13th, 2011
10:17 pm
I’d say the line-up change worked tonight! Great poke Brian
Brave New World
September 13th, 2011
10:18 pm
McCann can, and did!
Who Me?
September 13th, 2011
10:45 pm
Good one tonight, but I want to see a string of 8 to 10 of these. Not real sure this wasn’t a one-off so the proof, as they say, is in the pudding.
McCann and Uggs got the message. Sharper play was desired, sharper play resulted tonight. Can they keep it going now?
jay
September 13th, 2011
11:46 pm
Not scoring until the 6th inning is sad. These Braves have totally lost their mojo. A good streak will get it back though.
rico carty
September 14th, 2011
8:32 am
Constanza is probably not playing because he may be one of the “players to be named later” that has been traded. Heyward is completely lost.
Tom B.
September 14th, 2011
9:35 am
I can’t figure out why a career .260 hitter becomes a major league hitting coach; Parrish is worse than Pendleton who was terrible; make Chipper the batting coach.
Heath
September 15th, 2011
1:21 pm
To rico and someone that should be cooking and cleaning, just proves you don’t watch the braves at all.