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Tomahawkin
May 9th, 2012
10:33 am
Gotta Take the Rubber Game today…Because that Series in The Louie This Weekend is Gonna be Huge!!!
“‘Statement Series” On Deck…! For the weekend
Today will be the Laugher game of the series in our favor…I’m expecting the wind will be blowing out if the winds are from the Southwest which works to our advantage
richbrave
May 9th, 2012
10:33 am
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
10:00 am
1st place !!!!!!!!! Marlins and PHILLIES on the bottom (Phillies under .500) !!!!!!!!!!
“…..Yes, I KNOW it’s early…and it’s a long season, as we all learned last year….BUT, with 19% of season done, have the best record on the NL, 1 win behind TEXAS.
I know the “half-fullers” and trolls are just waiting to pounce, but some of us felt that Wren knew what he was doing all along…..”
And have been consistant in that position all along.
richbrave
May 9th, 2012
10:35 am
Enter your comments here
richbrave
May 9th, 2012
10:36 am
O.K. folks yard-work time.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
10:37 am
I expect nothing. Cubs just took the Dodgers in the series before us, nothing guaranteed.
I expect the Braves to play well in St. Louis though even if it means not winning that series.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
10:43 am
TERDO needs to take a step back. The reason it isn’t being done is 3rd rounder JOE LEONARD [.254 BA - 118 AB] I think.
Stick with him a little longer to see, but yes, he does seem to be a little overmatched at AAA. I was surprised they sent him that far, I mean while he did good at High-A, he didn’t exactly have “high school numbers” as Don Sutton would say.
Tomahawkin
May 9th, 2012
10:44 am
@Frankie Wren
I sort of agree abt that Series This Weekend in The Louie…
The New Busch Stadium has been a House of Horrors for the Braves especially last year, so we are due for a Breakout series in The Louie…
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
10:45 am
O.K. folks yard-work time.
Poor you, lol.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
10:46 am
The New Busch Stadium has been a House of Horrors for the Braves especially last y
Friday night 3-1 lead going into the 9th and Kimbrel gives up tying run to King Albert. 8 game lead turns into 4 games by Sunday night.
jeffrey d
May 9th, 2012
10:49 am
Breakout series in The Louie…
That sounds like slang for a #2
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
10:49 am
Stick with him a little longer to see, but yes, he does seem to be a little overmatched at AAA.
Look only at Freeman’s first 100 ABs at any level, and you would have said he was “overmatched” at every one of them.
I haven’t seen Terdoslavich play at Gwinnett, so I can’t speak knowledgeably as to whether he’s over his head or not. However, I do know that the first month at a level, good or bad, is rarely an indicator of actual ability.
phil
May 9th, 2012
10:50 am
Kimbrel chokes when the glare of the spotlight is at its hottest….
And it shall remain so until he proves otherwise.
phil
May 9th, 2012
10:51 am
There is no replacing Chipper at third. We can stick whoever there next year and I feel sorry for the poor guy.
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
10:56 am
We can stick whoever there next year and I feel sorry for the poor guy.
I think that sympathy won’t outlive his first oh-fer, phil. At that point, you’ll rip him for being a scrub not fit to wear the uni.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
10:59 am
Good to see Kimbrel going with the money pitch to get ahead of batters. Keep throwing the heater to get ahead in the count. Slider is nasty when he sets up hitters with his fastball. He’s going to have a huge year.
Venice Jim
May 9th, 2012
11:01 am
Atlanta Braves @Braves
Today’s lineup at CHI (2:20, SPSO/680AM/BRN): Bourn 8 Prado 7 Freeman 3 Uggla 4 Jones 5 Heyward 9 Ross 2 Wilson 6 Hudson 1
David O'Brien
May 9th, 2012
11:03 am
Braves lineup: Bourn 8, Prado 7, Freeman 3, Uggla 4, Jones 5, Heyward 9, Ross 2, Wilson 6, Hudson 1
TennesseePaul
May 9th, 2012
11:05 am
Last 9 Starts of the Starting 9
_________AVG__OBP__SLG___OPS_wOBA_L9S9+
Bourn__ .293 .370 .341 0.711 .348 ___82
Prado__ .294 .385 .412 0.796 .382 __102
Freeman .297 .317 .622 0.939 .401 __129
Uggla__ .289 .325 .421 0.746 .309 ___87
Chipper .316 .350 .526 0.876 .376 __118
Heyward .167 .324 .467 0.791 .342 ___97
Ross___ .318 .375 .545 0.920 .395 __129
Wilson_ .115 .143 .115 0.258 .093 __-33
Hudson_ .000 .000 .000 0.000 .153 _-100
Jimmy
May 9th, 2012
11:06 am
Hey folks. Back from a self-imposed exile.
I see where Hamilton hits 4 dingers and now the bloggers (some of us) are calling him the best hitter in baseball, and want the Braves to sign him? Come on, lots of baggage with him. Very pricey too.
Good to see Chipper back in there today.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
11:07 am
Weekend in St Louis = opportunity to exorcize some demons….or not.
flange1
May 9th, 2012
11:09 am
Thanks for the lineup DOB.
Looks like Chipper is feeling a bit better! Hope it can continue.
Lets kick some Cubs rear end today!
Go Barves!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:09 am
Look only at Freeman’s first 100 ABs at any level, and you would have said he was “overmatched” at every one of them.
I haven’t seen Terdoslavich play at Gwinnett, so I can’t speak knowledgeably as to whether he’s over his head or not. However, I do know that the first month at a level, good or bad, is rarely an indicator of actual ability.
I’ve watched him twice in person, plus seen video of him there, he doesn’t look that great. He looks worse than REV did during his first week.
Tomahawkin
May 9th, 2012
11:12 am
As Much as I Crapped on Francisco and Fredi earlier this season, they have made me eat my words…
That Chipper/Francisco Platoon has produced over 30 rbis…Our Production from 3rd base has to be amongst the Highest in the Game?
Braveone
May 9th, 2012
11:20 am
From the previous blog which had 1,645 comments, nolie led the way with 129 posts. There were 146 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 nolie 129
2 phil 97
3 TheOnlyBravesFan 59
4 Bat Masterson 52
5 Lawton 48
6 JC Brave 45
7 cabravesfan 45
8 JasonInFL 44
9 ncscoots 42
10 tiger297 41
11 CaptMudd 37
12 brian 37
13 Efrim 35
14 CraZy 33
15 Murph 31
16 kelevra 31
17 ChattTownBrian (CTB) 29
18 DS1 29
19 Brava 26
20 McFann :Ô: :Ô: 26
21 Joe in SoCal 25
22 abeeewright 24
23 David O’Brien 23
24 George 23
25 MiaBchBravesFan 22
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:23 am
3 TheOnlyBravesFan 59
I posted that much??? Wow
Venice Jim
May 9th, 2012
11:25 am
Good article on Grantland on Chipper:
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/26231/chippers-brave-look-at-baseball-mortality
Lew
May 9th, 2012
11:26 am
Not even in the top 25 yet again. I’m fading even further.
Murph
May 9th, 2012
11:28 am
Chipper must be feeling pretty good lately… good to see him in the lineup again.
I understand the need to get Wilson in from time to time, but can’t they make the time greater between the time to time? Like, starting once a month?
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:29 am
Bourn 8, Prado 7, Freeman 3, Uggla 4, Jones 5, Heyward 9, Ross 2, Wilson 6, Hudson 1
Why does Fred choose to sit Pastor so much??
Murph
May 9th, 2012
11:29 am
3 TheOnlyBravesFan 59
I posted that much??? Wow
I bet if I accused you of being Ward you’d come in first…
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:30 am
Braveone
Do you use IP addresses to get the post total?
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:31 am
Well, I’ve got a top 25 and a top 5 back to back…. maybe #1 next time???
It don’t matter where I finish, Go BRAVES!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:32 am
I bet if I accused you of being Ward you’d come in first…
LOL
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:33 am
Braveone
Do you use IP addresses to get the post total?
Yeah, I’ve always wondered how he got that… using a browser finder would take waaaay too long.
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:37 am
I was just wondering because I typically use 3 or 4 different computers in a day to post on here.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 9th, 2012
11:40 am
Boo…no BMac, no Tyler…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 9th, 2012
11:42 am
I mean, sheesh, they’ve got a day-off tomorrow, and Ross just played on Sunday…
brian
May 9th, 2012
11:42 am
Mac could use the rest McFann – day game after night thing.
BMAC also needs to work with the hitting coaches and his dad and brother to get back into a groove
John Adcox
May 9th, 2012
11:44 am
Boy, I hate seeing BMac and Paster out at the same time.
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:44 am
Boo…no BMac, no Tyler
Tyler is treated like an aging vet. Play the kid he’s better than Wilson.
Braveone
May 9th, 2012
11:45 am
I use program to scan all posts and grab poster name. Only AJC admin would have access to IP addresses.
Lew
May 9th, 2012
11:46 am
brian – The only groove Mac needs to get into is to hit those line drives somewhwere other than right at someone like he’s done the past two weeks.
Murph
May 9th, 2012
11:46 am
Tyler is treated like an aging vet. Play the kid he’s better than Wilson.
I second that emotion. The kid needs to be on the field.
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:48 am
Lew unless it’s off the pitchers face…. that seems to work!!
Lew
May 9th, 2012
11:50 am
Crazy – Yeah, seems that’s the only way he gets one by the defense. Between atem balls and wall hugging blast for outs, Mac has not had such good luck, even though he’s barreling up the ball. Killing his BABIP, for sure.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
11:51 am
Tyler needs to be out there….. I need him for OBA in one of my fantasy leagues lol. The REV needs to play everyday to work on his defense and for confidence. He doesn’t need a rest every4-5 days.
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
11:51 am
I hate seeing BMac and Paster out at the same time.
They’re hitting about .240 combined, right now. Not as if you sat Ruth and Gehrig down.
cabravesfan
May 9th, 2012
11:53 am
Wilson is playing because he is a better fielder and Huddy induces a lot of ground balls
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
11:55 am
Wilson is playing because he is a better fielder and Huddy induces a lot of ground balls
Maybe Fredo changes the lineup, if the wind’s blowing out at Wrigley.
tiger297
May 9th, 2012
11:56 am
scoots – I’ll bet if you look there is a period where ruth/gehrig were batting like that. Or did they never have slumps?
Lew
May 9th, 2012
11:56 am
Yeah – What cab said.
tiger297
May 9th, 2012
11:57 am
scoots – I hope if the wind is blowing out they let jack start…would be nice to watch him hit another HR
Tomahawkin
May 9th, 2012
11:58 am
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:44 am
Boo…no BMac, no Tyler
“Tyler is treated like an aging vet. Play the kid he’s better than Wilson.”
Yeah, I don’t Get It! Free The Rev!
Hack Wilson should only be in games from the 7th inning on!
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
11:58 am
Ross will almost always start in day games following a night game…which I agree with.
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
11:59 am
They’re hitting about .240 combined, right now. Not as if you sat Ruth and Gehrig down.
Well if Ruth and Gehrig were .270 hitters and they sat them every 4th day fro a .170 hitter people would be pissed!!
Pastor isn’t the most important, but geez we basically have 2 pitchers hitting 8th and 9th.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:00 pm
cabraves – So you’re saying that maybe Fredi isn’t a total doodie head?
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
12:02 pm
See what I’m doing?? I figure the more I pile on the better the chance Wilson has of proving me wrong by going 3-4 today which I would be just fine with!!!
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:03 pm
CraZy – And pitchers were on a 4 man rotation, and expected to finish games most of the time. Times change.
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
12:03 pm
Pastor isn’t the most important, but geez we basically have 2 pitchers hitting 8th and 9th.
You get a lot of that going around, in the NL.
It’s a DGANG against a LHP, and Heap is scuffling a little. If you’re not gonna rest him in that situation, when would you, LOL?
Also, The Rev has been just the tiniest bit sucky against lefties, so far.
You guys put me in the untenable position of defending Fredo, fercrissake,. Man, don’t be that guy.
cabravesfan
May 9th, 2012
12:04 pm
Raleighbravesfan-
Maybe not
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
12:05 pm
If Pastornicky’s D was that big of a concern then maybe Simmons should’ve been given the job.
Veer
May 9th, 2012
12:06 pm
I dont know why the heck is Jack Wilson starting over Pastornicky. It’s not like Wilson wil get 27 tough put outs today. How many of the 27 outs will be made by Jack Wilson and how many of the 27 Tyler wouldn’t been able to make?
Your putting in a guy there who will end rallys today and go 0-4.
Wilson doesn’t even belong in the Majors let alone start a game aganist Malholm.
If anything Jack Wilsons offense will cost us the game then his defense will win the game.
PATHETIC
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 9th, 2012
12:06 pm
brian Mac could use the rest McFann – day game after night thing.
Yeah, I guess so. Heck, last time he had two days-off in a row (DGANG and team day off), he came back and went 4-5 with 4 RBI…So maybe this will be OK…
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
12:08 pm
And pitchers were on a 4 man rotation, and expected to finish games most of the time. Times change
Times change? Are you talking about Pastor not playing SS or about how long SP go into games?
Lew
May 9th, 2012
12:09 pm
veer – Yeah, you are pathetic.
David O'Brien
May 9th, 2012
12:09 pm
Chipper said knee steadily improving, not getting the after-game and next-day soreness like he did in first weeks of season.
He’ll be honored in a pregame ceremony today. Not sure what Cubs are doing for him, but something.
ncscoots
May 9th, 2012
12:12 pm
People, I seriously doubt that today’s game will hinge on Jack Wilson starting for Pastornicky. Try to get a little perspective here. If the first six guys in the lineup are throttled down, it won’t matter who is at SS. On the other hand, if they’re hangin’ and bangin’, it won’t matter, either.
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
12:16 pm
ncscoots
I agree that it isn’t going to make that much of a difference as you said, but I would rather see the kid play over Jack. I wouldn’t have a problem with it if Tyler wasn’t playing solid baseball.
George
May 9th, 2012
12:16 pm
Hi y’all
Nice win last night, guess what we are almost in tie for first, who would have thought it the way the team looked at end of ST.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
12:16 pm
Veer
May 9th, 2012
12:06 pm
I dont know why the heck is Jack Wilson starting over Pastornicky. It’s not like Wilson wil get 27 tough put outs today. How many of the 27 outs will be made by Jack Wilson and how many of the 27 Tyler wouldn’t been able to make?
Your putting in a guy there who will end rallys today and go 0-4.
Wilson doesn’t even belong in the Majors let alone start a game aganist Malholm.
If anything Jack Wilsons offense will cost us the game then his defense will win the game.
PATHETIC
Take a hard right and VEER off the blog thank you.
brian
May 9th, 2012
12:17 pm
Chipper deserves every bit of the recognition he is receiving.
Lew
May 9th, 2012
12:20 pm
George – How many saw it at the end of Spring Training? Several of us, actually. Those who were called Blind Homers and worse and were roundly criticized for thinking so.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:22 pm
Veer – Always the optomist, aren’t you? (Gotta have SOMETHING to gripe about, I guess).
Bat Masterson
May 9th, 2012
12:22 pm
Seems like its been quite a while since Heyward had a multi hit game. 6 hits and 8 walks over his last 10 games. 1 double, 1 triple, 2 homeruns
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
12:24 pm
I know Pastornicky isn’t expected to be as good as Heyward and Freeman were but still I didn’t see those two being sat every 4-5 days. You’ve got to give the rookie time to get comfortable with daily at-bats. Heck, they stuck with a .204 Jordan Schafer starting everyday in 2009 for 50 games.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:25 pm
Hudson = groundball pitcher = plausable reason to start Jack Wilson.
Haters gotta hate, I guess.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
12:25 pm
Take a hard right and VEER off the blog thank you.
LOL… I see whatcha did there
George
May 9th, 2012
12:27 pm
Frankie Wren 12:16
I do not like either one PASTORNICKY or WILSON, would perfer R FURCAL at SS. We should never have let him get away years ago. We should have paid him what he wanted, he still is a very good SS.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:28 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan (a false assumption, BTW) – 2009, Bobby Cox was managing…therefore, your point is irrelevant.
Hillbilly
May 9th, 2012
12:29 pm
Holy Hell…A day game, then an off day, then 3 blacked out games vs. the Cardinals? This is going to be a week of torture for me.
raleighbravefan
May 9th, 2012
12:30 pm
George – How old is Furcal ????? We tried to resign him…thought we HAD resigned him. He and his agent screwed the Braves. Screw him.
Lew
May 9th, 2012
12:31 pm
It’s all about giving Hudson a bit more of an edge in that he’s a ground ball pitcher and Wilson is much better defensively than Pastornicky.
And the comparison to Freema/Heyward is not all that accurate. As soon as Simmons is deemed ready, we’ll never see The Rev as a starting Brave ever again, so it’s how he does NOW and NOT what he might develop into that concerns his playing time.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
12:32 pm
LOL… I see whatcha did there
Everybody’s entitled to thoughts and opinions but that guy’s knowlege of baseball can fit in a thimble
Duke
May 9th, 2012
12:33 pm
DOB, just tried out Nick’s Greek Corner. It was superb. I’m thinking you have tried it before as well? Thoughts?
George
May 9th, 2012
12:34 pm
I have noticed a lot of players that we let leave or trade do much better after they leave us. The BRAVES hardly ever resign free agents.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
12:34 pm
@raleigh I know Bobby managed in ‘09. I wasn’t blaming this on Fredi, just questioning why it should be done/ many bloggers agree with it. In ‘09 Schafer struggled yet still started basically every day until he was sent down. He hit .204. Rev is hitting .265, almost .300 in last 10 games or so. Heyward in 2010 did well, and I don’t remember him sitting every 5 or so days. Same with Freeman. So I’m just questioning why must the REV be sat every 5 days or so when he is doing better than Schafer and hitting for average like Heyward/Freeman. He’s doing a good job in the 8 spot, I don’t understand throwing Hack Wilson in every 5 days.
Lew
May 9th, 2012
12:36 pm
Yeah, picking up Furcal would have been so equitable – 36 games played in 08, 97 played in 2010 and 87 played last year. Money in the bank, right? Unfortunately, not OUR bank.
unbelievable
May 9th, 2012
12:36 pm
Wow, Fangraphs has Pastornicky at -10 in runs saved so far this season.
keylargo
May 9th, 2012
12:37 pm
…….thought we HAD resigned him
That was when he signed with the Dodgers several years ago. George is complaining about him signing with the Cardinals.
Duke
May 9th, 2012
12:37 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
It’s more of trying to keep Wilson sharp and also the fact that Huddy is pitching. Lots of groundballs and Wilson is a bit better in the field.
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
12:38 pm
I miss AGon’s defense and watching him play shortstop myself.
Horrible the guy is out for the year. Not good for the Brewcrew.
George
May 9th, 2012
12:39 pm
raleighbravefan 12:30
FURCAL is 34 or 35, BTW A-GON is about that age and ca out field and hit better than PASTORNICKY and of course A-GON can out hit WILSON.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
12:39 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan (a false assumption, BTW)
I know I’m not the only Braves fan, was wondering how long til someone would say something. It’s more because I’m the only person in my family/baseball team who is a hardcore Braves fan, everyone else follows them casually. I get called the only Braves fan by my fam/team frequently. I just decided to use that name here.
cabravesfan
May 9th, 2012
12:39 pm
I imagine the Braves didn’t go after Furcal when he signed with the Cards because they didn’t want to pay a 33 year old injury prone short stop that much money
CrαZy
May 9th, 2012
12:39 pm
Haters gotta hate, I guess. Raleigh
Jesus.. I’m normally the one that gets on people for complaining. I understand getting on Veer, b/c all he does is b itch about everything, but I don’t think it’s that big of a deal to question Fred about sitting the Rev. It’s not that big of a deal, I just question it!!
Frankie Wren
May 9th, 2012
12:39 pm
IWow, Fangraphs has Pastornicky at -10 in runs saved so far this season
I take it as that is not good.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 9th, 2012
12:42 pm
Wow, Fangraphs has Pastornicky at -10 in runs saved so far this season.
Yikes!!!
cabravesfan
May 9th, 2012
12:42 pm
George-
And the reason Alex was not resigned is because the team didn’t want to block either Pastornicky or Simmons by signing him for the 2 years he was looking for. They did (if I remember correctly) offer him a one year deal that he turned down (understandably, since the Brewers offered him 2)
unbelievable
May 9th, 2012
12:42 pm
If anything Jack Wilsons offense will cost us the game then his defense will win the game.
PATHETIC – frankiewren
There’s the tradeoff. Which is better for this team…Pastornicky’s bat or Wilson’s glove? The Braves did the smart thing by keeping Simmons in the minors to start the year, but Id expect to see him called up before or around the AllStar break.
Lew
May 9th, 2012
12:42 pm
George – Gonzo hits better than The Rev? In what world? He can hit for more power, but that’s all.