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Jimmy
March 20th, 2012
1:20 pm
Thanks VJ. Bat did a great job yesterday out of the pen!
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:21 pm
Hinske leading off…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:22 pm
Hinske grounds out to first…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
Heywayd – flies out to right…
David O'Brien
March 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
Vizcaino out for season after Tommy John surgery
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/03/20/braves-vizcaino-out-for-season-after-elbow-surgery/
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
I love Heywards swing and approach. Short and quick. He looks calm up there.
unbelievable
March 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
Chatt – JJ’s avg fastball last season was 89.1.
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:23 pm
2 pitch 2 outs…lets moved this game to the 5th inning…we give up of Velander.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:24 pm
Diaz loops a single to right – almost caught…
DS1
March 20th, 2012
1:25 pm
After the spring games are over, Teheran will probably not give up any more homers for the whole year.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:26 pm
3-1 count to Ross…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:26 pm
And he walks…
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
1:27 pm
Thanks, Jimmy
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 20th, 2012
1:31 pm
Sucks about Vizcaino. Not surprising though.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:32 pm
Sorry – blog slowed on me…
Sutton grounded out…
Delmon Young grounds out to Tyler…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:33 pm
4 pitch walk to Avila…
noleee
March 20th, 2012
1:34 pm
no, not much of a surprise at this point, shoulda had it done b4 most likely. at least we have other fairly decent pen guys
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
1:34 pm
Is Gonzos father doing color on ESPN?
bravofan
March 20th, 2012
1:35 pm
Olney saying it looks like Pastornicky will start at SS opening day not sure if I agree.
Dutchieeeeee
March 20th, 2012
1:35 pm
Doing wel there, VJ. Unfortunately, your pbp is ahead of my stream by about 5 mins
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JJ looking pretty decent, getting behind in the counts a bit, but overall, good to see.
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:36 pm
Tito Next Manager of Braves comment about Alex Gonzo
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:36 pm
Peralta flies to Jason – 2 down…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:38 pm
Home Run Raburn…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:38 pm
That was comfortably over the left field wall – off a breaking ball…
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:39 pm
Braves Pitcher can’t leave ball inside the Park…wow
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:40 pm
Fly to Jason – 3-0 Tigers after 2…
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:40 pm
Can some one tell me how many Homer Braves Picther alow this ST. Sound a lot for me…
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 20th, 2012
1:42 pm
Wish they’d have traded Jurrjens June of last year. He looks exactly the same right now as his awful 2nd last year.
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:42 pm
no es importante
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:43 pm
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:42 pm
no es importante
No es importante?….wow…this the time of ST to get better not worse
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
1:44 pm
Got distracted with a co-worker. And find Tigers up 3-0. Ugh
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:44 pm
Tyler ground single to right…
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:44 pm
rev
noleee
March 20th, 2012
1:45 pm
none of it matters. Que sera, sera
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
1:45 pm
Yeah, Rev seems to be picking it up now.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:46 pm
Francona’s earlier comment on Spring Training (courtesy of Rob Neyer)
We’ve all fallen into it in spring training, somebody has a great spring and it’s easy to fall in love with ‘em. But I think you’ve gotta go on track record, because you just open yourself up to make mistakes. There’s so many variables in spring training, and such a small sample size, that you can really get fooled.
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:46 pm
he just hung one better now than later
noleee
March 20th, 2012
1:46 pm
I still think Rev will start and Sim will go to AA
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:46 pm
3-0 pitch to Bourn – strike one…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:47 pm
Hit and run single, Tyler to 3rd…
Fish Bisch
March 20th, 2012
1:47 pm
The Tiggers are an unstoppable power hitting juggernut.
CB
March 20th, 2012
1:47 pm
Juan, 18 before today.
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:47 pm
hit and run works unbelievable
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:47 pm
Nice job of hitting to the spot vacated by the shortstop…
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
1:49 pm
“We’ve all fallen into it in spring training, somebody has a great spring and it’s easy to fall in love with ‘em.”
The fame of the Braves/MIB knows no bounds. Even Terry Francona has heard of the CBI.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:49 pm
0-1 pitch to Martin – ball 1…ball 2…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:50 pm
Ball 3..and a walk loads the bases…
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:50 pm
lets see if hoss gets serious
Bat Masterson
March 20th, 2012
1:50 pm
All right, Chipper, show out a little
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:50 pm
Chipper in to bat – ball 1 way outside…
TennesseePaul
March 20th, 2012
1:50 pm
I am getting the impression that Wren doesn’t have much respect for his manager, although I’m probably reading too much into things…
I don’t get that impression. The one I get is Fredi attempting to pull a Cox and promote all his players… And Wren being Frank and saying “X is how I built this team”.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:51 pm
Ball 2 outside and low…high pop to 2nd, 1 out…
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
1:51 pm
I don’t think Verlander has had this many basrunners the entire spring.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:52 pm
Ball 1 low to Hinske…lined to left – 2 run single!!!
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:53 pm
Good at bat by Ski
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:53 pm
Prado stayed at 2nd – Jason at bat, ball 1…
Rob from SC
March 20th, 2012
1:54 pm
Just missed that one
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:54 pm
Ball 2 – Jason nearly reaches the right field warning track – Prado to 3rd…
TennesseePaul
March 20th, 2012
1:55 pm
You guys seem to think Medlen will go 4-0 if he fills in for Hudson, and one of the kids will go 0-4, LOL. I doubt the Braves expect any more than a break-even from whoever fills that spot for a month. If that’s their thinking, then Medlen in the pen is probably the smart move.
There you go again with this short-changing Meds talk. If Meds is to be a true “long man” then it stands to reason he is the guy filling in on spot starts…. not just the clown they pull in to pitch innings 3 through 6 of a blow out. If the Braves aim is to “break even”, then Meds in the pen is not inherently the smart move.
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:55 pm
J Hey going for the downs
Jimmy
March 20th, 2012
1:55 pm
Sounds like Verlander is all over the place.
Where is all the Diesel haters today.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:55 pm
Hershhiser says both his balls hit well into the wind…
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:56 pm
ugly swing for mattd
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:56 pm
Diaz at 0-2 – K swinging…
Juan
March 20th, 2012
1:56 pm
Velander to Much for Diaz
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:56 pm
Mid-3rd, Tigers lead 3-2…
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
1:57 pm
MattE
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
1:58 pm
Sounds like Frank and John are our trump cards Fredi like the Dude abides
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:59 pm
Top of the order for the Tigers…
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
1:59 pm
If the Braves aim is to “break even”, then Meds in the pen is not inherently the smart move.
it is, if the team doesn’t think he will perform significantly better than another option as a starter. Given equal starter performance between Medlen and Player B, the question then becomes, “which is better: Player B starting plus Medlen’s bullpen performance, or Medlen starting plus Player C’s bullpen performance?”
Unless you think Player C is a better option than Medlen, of course. But, in that case, maybe it’s Player C who should be starting.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
1:59 pm
Pop out to Sutton…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:01 pm
Boesch rips a single to right…
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
2:03 pm
OK, JJ, don’t give those runs back, dang it.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:03 pm
Wild pitch on a 2-2 count…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:05 pm
Walk after a couple of fouls – Prince steps in…
CB
March 20th, 2012
2:05 pm
scoots, I agree with everything you said except I believe Medlen can also pitch 3-5 appearances out of the bullpen also and allow them to carry another reliever in April. Player C might not perform that well out of the bullpen.
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
2:06 pm
JJ is determined to not win this game, I think. Jeez
Efrim
March 20th, 2012
2:07 pm
Bummer about Vizcaino, however it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Hopefully we get him back around a May-ish timeframe next year. As for his pitching career, he’ll be fine. Not the shoulder at least.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:08 pm
Single for Prince – almost get Boesch at home…
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:08 pm
1st and 3rd…
Single Delmon Young…
Rob from SC
March 20th, 2012
2:08 pm
JJ is terrible
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
5-2 Tigers…
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
good throw from center by Bourn
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
Fudge.
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
Wheels falling off
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
except I believe Medlen can also pitch 3-5 appearances out of the bullpen also
CB, don’t you think he might have trouble combing his hair every morning, LOL?
Efrim
March 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
So what are we looking at for the rotation? Jurrjens on opening day? Followed by Hanson, Beachy, Minor and one of the two kids? I’ve been so out of it. Was hopelessly thinking Peyton Manning was going to be the QB of my favorite NFL team. All for not. Poor Niners.
David O'Brien
March 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Jurrjens has allowed five hits and five runs in 7 outs, Braves trail 5-2 and Tigers still have 2 on with 1 out in 3rd
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
JJ making some fine pitches I think he looks good to go
DS1
March 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
I guess you could say that JJ doesn’t have his best stuff today. Or maybe he’s just working on trying to get out of big jams?
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Guess those are bloopers too? JJ is not what he once was a short time ago. Shame too
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:11 pm
Deep fly to center – 2 out, runners stay at 1st and 2nd…
B-F_52
March 20th, 2012
2:11 pm
These Tigers can hit
kenhotlanta
March 20th, 2012
2:11 pm
After that glowing report on David Ross by Francona and Hershiser, I guess I finally have to move Ross ahead of Eddie Perez as my all-time favorite back up catcher for the Braves.
Venice Jim
March 20th, 2012
2:12 pm
FC grounder to Chipper to end the inning…
ncscoots
March 20th, 2012
2:13 pm
I guess you could say that JJ doesn’t have his best stuff today.
That’s one way of putting it, yes.
JC Brave
March 20th, 2012
2:13 pm
Maybe Braves should have traded JJ when they had the chance last year at the break. He looks awful. Heck, the year looks awful already.. Hope this spring training is not a sign of things to come..
bravesgrl4life
March 20th, 2012
2:13 pm
I’m listening on the mlb atbat app on my phone, so I can’t see the pitches. I just don’t like when we have a chance and then give it back to them.
Juan
March 20th, 2012
2:14 pm
If i want to Pick a First Day operner Pitcher i has to say Mike Minor…he’s the only one that so far pitch well.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
March 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
Jurrjens won’t be traded, I think it’s safe to say. Who’d want him? He’s obviously either still hurting, ot he’s worried to death about getting hurt again. Weird how he goes from consistantly 91-94 mph fastballs and locating in 2010 all the way to 86-90 fastballs and not locating a year and a half later.