Braves practicing patience with Minor
(Staff writer Carroll Rogers is filling in for David O’Brien today.)
Lot of questions flying about what the Braves should or will do about Mike Minor, who is now 2-3 with a 7.09 ERA in eight starts this season. He
Minor has given up 6-plus runs in four straight starts
gave up six runs in 4 2/3 innings in an 8-4 loss to the Marlins last night, to fall to 0-2 with an 11.95 ERA in his past four starts.
Minor has allowed 27 earned runs in his past 20 2/3 innings. This is after showing such promise in a three-game stretch while going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA.
All I can tell you about what happens next is the impression I got from manager Fredi Gonzalez last night, and that’s the Braves plan to be patient with Minor and keep running him out there, at least for now.
Here was his response when asked about the trouble Minor ran into after being nearly perfect his first time through the order.
“It’s kind of a little complex,” Gonzalez said of Minor’s big-inning problems. “He is getting (after) it and then all of a sudden those type innings happen to him. That’s a young pitcher. You have to be patient with him and get him through those type innings. He will be better off on the other end when he gets through those innings.”
Gonzalez continued: “I’ve seen three, four solid innings and one big inning just kind of unravels on him. That’s just part of big league experience, getting through those innings and minimizing the damage, doing all those sorts of things. That comes with running him back and there and saying, ‘Hey, let’s get through it.’”
One thing Minor doesn’t face is questions over either his stuff – he’s still throwing with his usually velocity – or his health. And the most likely option to replace him in the rotation just had a disaster outing for Triple-A Gwinnett last night. Jair Jurrjens was ultimately charged with 11 runs (10 earned) in 4 2/3 innings against Buffalo. I had him underestimated in my tweets last night because a couple more of his runs scored after he left the game, I gather.
But Jurrjens gave up two home runs among 12 hits, walked two and struck out three. Jurrjens is now 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA in four starts since his demotion to Triple-A. Until Wednesday night, though, he had not given up more than two runs in an outing or gone any fewer than seven innings.
I’m not sure what went on with Jurrjens, but it’ll be a topic for discussion this afternoon at the ballpark.
Julio Teheran is another way the Braves could go and maybe they will eventually if Minor continues to struggle. Teheran is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA in seven starts this season for Triple-A Gwinnett. He’s allowed 27 hits, including five home runs in 32 2/3 innings, walked 12 and has 27 strikeouts.
But it’s not always as simple as everybody thinks, to insert a guy in the majors who’s been pitching well in Triple-A and expect it to immediately translate. Teheran has made the jump a few times before and with mixed success. He is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three major league starts, making it past the fifth inning only once. He’s given up five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings in relief. He’s given up four home runs in 19 1/3 innings over those five outings in all.
Another option would be to stretch out Kris Medlen, though the Braves would argue he’s been such a valuable piece to their bullpen they’d rather not. Plus at this point it might take some time, and possibly at trip to the minors, to stretch Medlen out. He’s pitched three innings at the most, and that was back on April 27.
Another reason the Braves would like Minor to work out is because he’s the only left-hander of the bunch, and that might be part of why he’s getting the benefit of the doubt here.
As some others have suggested, it does seem Minor is having some problems pitching out of the stretch and maybe that’s why he struggled so much last night with the command of his breaking pitches, with runners on base. He said everything offspeed was in the dirt, so the hitters weren’t offering. They could just wait on his fastball.
The numbers are pretty decisive: this season, with the bases empty, Minor has limited hitters to a .226 batting average (26-for-115) with four doubles, three home runs, three RBIs, eight walks and 34 strikeouts. With runners on base? He’s getting hit at a .422 clip (27-for-64), allowing five doubles, one triple, five home runs, 29 RBIs, seven walks and only 10 strikes.
So perhaps there something mechanical to address. Or maybe it’s a mental thing of trying to be too fine with runners on base.
Beachy vs. Nolasco
Beachy's kept his eye on the prize
In better news, Brandon Beachy takes the mound tonight. For fear of being accused of the dreaded jinx, I’ll just say he has a pretty good ERA. The Braves have won five of Beachy’s seven starts this season, and they’ve won two of his four starts all-time against the Marlins. Beachy is 1-0 with a 4.01 ERA against them. He gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings the last time he faced them on Sept. 12. He’s a different pitcher this year, though.
Ricky Nolasco (4-1, 3.65 ERA) is trying to become the all-time winningest pitcher in Marlins history. He comes into the game tied with Dontrelle Willis with 68 wins. The Braves have faced him 20 times over his career and it’s been a mixed bag. He’s been on one extreme – with 16 strikeouts in a win over the Braves on Sept. 30, 2009 and 11 strikeouts in a win on July 4, 2010.
Then the other – the Braves have actually gotten him for four or more runs in four of his past six starts. I think some of that has to do with some injuries. I know Nolasco pitched one game against the Braves in 2010 on a torn meniscus, but last September the Braves got him for eight earned runs in 13 2/3 innings over two starts.
Ozzie on Walker
It’s always fun to sit in on a media session with Ozzie Guillen and when I got a chance yesterday to ask him about Braves new hitting coach Greg Walker, who was his hitting coach with the White Sox before both parted ways last season, he just raved.
“There is nobody on earth more happy for Greg Walker and Scott Fletcher besides their family and their wives than me,” said Guillen, who was teammates with both with the White Sox. “Greg Walker is very professional. He knows what he’s doing. He’s a players’ guy. Even when the players are not hitting good for him, they will still love. You never see him about the clubhouse. You never see him around the coaches’ room. He’s always in the cage, always working with people. I just talked to Chipper (Jones) and said thank you for treating this man the way you treat him. After the dark cloud we got back in Chicago, I can see he looks young again…”
“Greg is the type of guy he’s takes it personal. He’s got 12 players, 11 players, the one guy fails he’ll worry about that guy….I just told him too bad you’re in my same division. I’m very excited for him.”
Smoltz at Atlanta Press Club
And in the shameless promotion part of the blog, thought I’d pass along that soon-to-be Braves Hall of Famer John Smoltz is speaking Monday at the Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon. He’ll be there to promote his book “Starting and Closing,” which has been a great read so far, so you can come and hear him talk about what went into that project and more. Yours truly has been asked to lead a Q and A, so come on out.
It’s Monday at noon at The Commerce Club located at 191 Peachtree Street on the 49th floor. Tickets are $40, which includes lunch. You can register at www.atlantapressclub.org or call 404-577-7377. Attire is business or business casual.
TV announcement
MLB announced today that TBS will air both the wild card games in the National and American Leagues in 2012 and 2013, as part of the new playoff format pitting two wild card teams in each league against each other in a one-game playoff. They also announced that MLB Network has been awarded two Division Series games each of the next two years as well. Those of us who don’t have MLB Network will be bummed.
Lineup
1. Bourn 8
2. Prado 7
3. Freeman 3
4. Uggla 4
5. McCann 2
6. Jones 5
7. Heyward 9
8. Pastornicky 6
9. Beachy 1
1,602 comments Add your comment
flange1
May 17th, 2012
2:04 pm
Thanks for the new blog CR!
Felix Millan
May 17th, 2012
2:05 pm
thanks for the new blog Carroll!
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:06 pm
Thank CR for a new blog…Geez…
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
2:07 pm
Dos Equis prefers Evan Gattis
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
2:10 pm
Too much too soon Ease?
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
Thank you Carroll
Felix Millan
May 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
never too soon for a new blog.
George
May 17th, 2012
2:14 pm
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
1:34 pm
My background is BILLIE PIPER
I finally have something to give George credit for…
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Thank you VJ.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:15 pm
Patience…. Patience…. We want results NOW damnit!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:15 pm
thank you Carroll
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:15 pm
Also thank you for the new blog Mrs Blogmaster!!
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:16 pm
No, no Carroll…As in Thank God (CR) for a new blog…
The geez was exasperation for the previous one…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:16 pm
Rhymes fainted? FCS
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:17 pm
Thanks Carroll for your work! Practicing patience with Minor is like signing death to 5 possible more losses?
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
2:17 pm
Thanks Carroll!!!
re-post from old blog:
You wouldn’t say that if you knew what I looked like…
Someone’s being modest… But I stick with what I say about mac… for me at least, while he is a nice guy and good looking, I don’t find him to be the cutest Braves player.
Waffle House or Bust1. Past two years he passed on all trade offers for Jair Jurrjens. Now look what has happened.
Dude gets pounded by the Buffalo Bisons. Who?
2. Uggla is a bust. We should have kept Infante and gotten the same numbers for less money.
Then with that Uggla money gotten a real bat to play LF.
3. Not even going to mention the Kawakami deal. Wow!
4. Pushes Derek Lowe out the door and look at the year he is having
I would explain, but I really don’t feel like wasting my time…
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:18 pm
Last night I remember thinking “Now this is the Mike Minor we need”, then the top of the next inning……
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:18 pm
what the heck is going on? not a single comment about how we can can win WS and
Superbowl in same year with this team only if we get rid of FG yet?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:19 pm
he always looks god for a few innings….
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
2:20 pm
Imagine all that went in to that Rymes faint ball hits pushes blood back into the heart brain produces a plethora of chemicals dude was overcome wa la selah
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:20 pm
Who would win in a fight, Beachy or Gattis?
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
Julio Teheran going tonight for Gwinnett…
Jeff R
May 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
Not one word about Redmond being of any help. Must be hard on a guy who’s pitched pretty well at AAA for a couple of seasons to be bypassed by his parent club.
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
Who are they fighting?
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
Gattis, no question.
George
May 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
phil
May 17th, 2012
1:39 pm
I now know who George, Mitchell, Veer and Lobosolo are….
The husbands from the show “Who the *#%+*%^*+ did I Marry?” Home from work today with little to do, for once, and these men on this show……wow.
Our wives don’t know how good they’ve got it
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phil I have read your posts and did not believe you were one of the ” BRAVES management can do no wrong group”
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
You actually trust Minor for a couple next weeks, and pitching next month with the brutal June. June is brutal, and can’t have a struggling pitcher in rotation for that month.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
Are you kidding Murph?? Gattis has the power of a greek god!! No chance for any mortal against Gattis!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
2:25 pm
@ Jeff R I know, he’s been close for so long too. If I were him, I’d want to be traded to a pitching poor club, to get a chance to play in the Bigs.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
Beachy loses if he brings a ball to the bat fight with Gattis
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
get to watch the Rays and the Braves for three games on tv. Rays had a tough spell, but have bounced back strong with 4 wins in a row or so
faninva
May 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
thanks Carroll – you’re the best!
Minor’s body language can look really bad when he’s struggling. He looks defeated when he still has a chance to salvage the situation – almost like he’s resigned to the fact that he’s going to give up more runs before the fact.
Orange Brave f/k/a Billy Jack's BBQ
May 17th, 2012
2:26 pm
plain and simple: Have the best 25 players on the rooster that will give you the best chanceto win.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:27 pm
Teheran goes tonight? Anyone think it’s a coincidence that his spot in the Gwinnett rotation lines up with Minor’s spot in the Atlanta rotation?
Yeah… I do too actually… but anyways, makes it nice and easy to simply send Minor down and call Julio up without even skipping a beat.
Ron Roberts
May 17th, 2012
2:27 pm
Somebody should call John Smoltz or Dr. Jack Lewellyn in to talk to the kid. Smoltzie went through a similar situation early in his career, and look how he turned out …
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:28 pm
you can bean a guy with a ball B4 he gets close enuff to do any damage with a bat
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:28 pm
Hello everyone! Tought I would make a couple of points before I said, “Hello”.
Tommy
May 17th, 2012
2:28 pm
Why are we trusting Minor? I trust him about as much as a Geisha girl at a tea party.
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
Uh, Murph, your a day off in your smooth transition…
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
I dunno CraZy, I think Beachy would give Gattis a run for his money.
Would be like the Ironman vs Thor fight in the Avengers. Trading shots, back and forth, while they lay waste to the surrounding landscape.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
6-man rotation with 5 & 6 sharing every 5th game in rotation, 5 to start and 6 to continue as soon as 5 gets in trouble
George
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
FREDI
Will lineup be back to normal tonight? FREDI if you are not feeling well, running a little fever or something. Please call in and STAY HOME.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
The mere thought of challenging Gattis Would bring down any man
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:29 pm
Uh, Murph, your a day off in your smooth transition…
It’s close enough.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
Mike was already with a pitching poor team (Pirates) but he got released.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
the Tea Party has Geisha girls???
I might hafta change my politics
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
oh Ease….bless your heart. sorry to hold you up. (smiles)
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
Gattis has the power of a greek god!!
Evan Gattis turned down The Avengers.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:30 pm
Todd not Mike
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:31 pm
feel better now. i was worried that we may actually skip a page without one of FG’s Roberts reporting to duty..
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
2:31 pm
On the cute argument, while I love Mac dearly, hands down, Beachy is the cutest team member at this time.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:32 pm
Trust in Minor for more losses I guess?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:32 pm
the entire team of Avengers calls Evan Sir, with a smile of their faces
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:33 pm
but if you bean Gattis square in the head, doesn’t the ball get out over dead center field wall??
Fish Bisch
May 17th, 2012
2:34 pm
Nobisco owns us
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:35 pm
Gattis “The Hulk”……….
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:35 pm
Minor’s body language can look really bad when he’s struggling. He looks defeated when he still has a chance to salvage the situation
He doesn’t have much expression on the mound when he’s leading by 5, for that matter. He doesn’t impress me as the hat-tugging-glove-slapping type.
I’m not saying you’re wrong, by the way, just that I don’t see much difference in his demeanor from one game situation to the other.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
2:36 pm
Would any man dare charge the mound with Beachy on the Hill… knowing that once he got there Uggla, Freeman and Chipper would be there before help arrived? Take it a step further what if Gattis was catching that day??
I picture a mushroom cloud rising from the middle of the INF when I think of Gattis, Uggla, Freeman and Beachy colliding against a helpless opponent!!
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:37 pm
but if you bean Gattis square in the head, doesn’t the ball get out over dead center field wall??
No. The ball stops mid-air in fear, a foot from his head.
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:37 pm
oh Ease….bless your heart. sorry to hold you up. (smiles)
I just swooned…See that people? Smiles…as in plural…
Yes.
MikeInFl
May 17th, 2012
2:37 pm
Evan Gattis makes Dan Uggla want to wear long sleeves to hide his spindly biceps.
Tommy
May 17th, 2012
2:38 pm
@nolie There are sometimes Geisha girls at tea parties. It depends on the party. That is my point.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:39 pm
Nobisco owns us…Fish
but Gattis owns everybody
cricket
May 17th, 2012
2:39 pm
i think among young pitchers, delgado has best demeanor when facing adversity, looks like young Livan
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:40 pm
nolie – promote Gattis to AAA…….
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:40 pm
What is the Braves’ record when a blog is posted by Carroll vs DOB?
I know one of you is actually tracking this…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:40 pm
I think you missed my joke Tommy
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:42 pm
Evan Gattis makes Dan Uggla want to wear long sleeves to hide his spindly biceps.
Good one from Mike. Top 5, easy.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:42 pm
Maybe Gattis could be a Brave by All Star Break next season?
RC
May 17th, 2012
2:42 pm
20 minutes after Evan Gattis joined the Avengers, the team disbanded because there was nothing left to avenge.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:43 pm
Love to see some one hit Gattis if they dare?
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:43 pm
but Gattis owns everybody
the county clerk checks with Evan Gattis before recording any deeds.
Tommy
May 17th, 2012
2:43 pm
@nolie Apparently I did. Sorry!!
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
2:44 pm
Fredi Gonzalez last night, said the Braves plan to be patient with Minor and keep running him out there, at least for now.
I would be scared if I were Minor. Last time Fredi made a statement like that, Parrish was fired the next day.
chc4
May 17th, 2012
2:45 pm
Seems to me that Minor’s main problem is his breaking stuff isn’t very good. Terrible location and minimal break on everything offspeed. His fastball isn’t good enough to get him through orders a 2nd time. ML hitters just hammer those belt high sliders and change ups.
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:46 pm
20 minutes after Evan Gattis joined the Avengers, the team disbanded because there was nothing left to avenge.
Gattis then went on to form The League of Extraordinary Gentleman.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:47 pm
first JJ, now Minor…we are trying to spot other teams enuff wins to keep it interesting
nolie
May 17th, 2012
2:49 pm
Ironman,Superman,Batman and Spiderman all defer to Gattisman
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
2:49 pm
first JJ, now Minor…we are trying to spot other teams enuff wins to keep it interesting
They’re trying to fill Kawakami’s and then Lowe’s shoes.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
2:51 pm
I remember a pitcher we “kept running out there” last September.
How’d that work out?
I want nothing but success for Minor, but I can’t subscribe to the notion of running him out there, regardless of how he is pitching.
Might be in the minority there, but nothing new about that.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:52 pm
first JJ, now Minor…we are trying to spot other teams enuff wins to keep it interesting
Eating into some of that depth, aren’t we?
Delgado already up, Arodys on the shelf, Jurrjens might as well be, Minor with a four-start struggle…running out of sandbags while the levee continues to rise.
raleighbravefan
May 17th, 2012
2:52 pm
George said he would like to see Dusty Baker manage the Braves….That kinda says it all.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
2:53 pm
When Gattis strikes out, he does so on purpose, just to see how it feels.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:54 pm
nolie – Like It !!!!!! Gattisman…………..
RC
May 17th, 2012
2:55 pm
I want nothing but success for Minor, but I can’t subscribe to the notion of running him out there, regardless of how he is pitching.
That was a situation where both Hanson and Jurrjens were on the DL, and there was nobody else who could reasonably fill that spot. I think Minor deserves at least one more start to try and work things out, but if he continues to struggle I’ve got to think that Teheran is called up to replace him.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
2:56 pm
Evan Gattis has yet to see an opposing pitcher throw him,in his estimation, a “fast”ball
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
2:56 pm
Atlanta Braves @Braves
Tonight’s lineup vs. MIA (7:10, SPSO/680AM/BRN): Bourn 8 Prado 7 Freeman 3 Uggla 4 McCann 2 Jones 5 Heyward 9 Pastornicky 6 Beachy 1
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
2:57 pm
Francisco and Diaz resting at the same time…
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
2:57 pm
I hate to even bring it up, but it’s true…Evan Gattis actually had an oh-fer the other night.
The sun rose in the west the next morning.
NC Roseman
May 17th, 2012
2:57 pm
Carroll, I believe it has been discusssed before on this blog, but isn’t Oswalt an option? Can we afford him? On a personal note, so nice to know that my two favorite Braves writers are from NC. I knee that DOB was from right down the road, but then the other day you said you were a Carolina girl too…sweet! I am in Rocky Mt. Go Pack! I know…you are a Blue Devil. That’s OK, as long as you are not a Heel!
Ward
May 17th, 2012
2:57 pm
If Minor starts? I’m not going to pay attention to it. Not until he goes back down to work on his location.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
2:57 pm
@murph that was a good un
Ease
May 17th, 2012
2:58 pm
Great…the “give it up” lineup again. FIRE FREDI.
RC
May 17th, 2012
2:59 pm
Francisco and Diaz resting at the same time…
Nice.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
2:59 pm
And the idea that Minor may have a little more slack because he is our only lefty??
It really doesn’t matter if it is a RH or LH if he is getting battered.
I say give him one more start and then act accordingly.
Better yet, send my man Chad Durbin down and let him stretch out his arm.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
3:00 pm
stupid FG, doesn’t he know Gattis needs no rest?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:01 pm
how in the world could we afford Oswalt? and why in the world would we even want to?
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:01 pm
bravesgrl4life hands down, Beachy is the cutest team member at this time.
Oh, he is quite nice-looking…
Ward
May 17th, 2012
3:01 pm
Send Durbin down, and bring up Flande……….
Tommy
May 17th, 2012
3:02 pm
May God be with everyone. Have Peace. Go Braves!!! Dushi miklo yi osho. Sayonara everyone!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:03 pm
two poor outings in a row from Martinez too. aren’t there a few pitchers on the blog?
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:03 pm
Terrible lineup just terrible!!!
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
3:03 pm
RC – you are right. There were other factors involved with the Lowe situation. I kinda forgot why that had to happen.
Isn’t this the FMJ lineup?
Chris Vivlamore
May 17th, 2012
3:03 pm
Braves lineup vs. Marlins: Bourn 8, Prado 7, Freeman 3, Uggla 4, McCann 2, Jones 5, Heyward 9, Pastornicky 6, Beachy 1
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:04 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:01 pm
how in the world could we afford Oswalt? and why in the world would we even want to?
That would actually be a really good idea. 1 yr 2 mil max. Perfect guy to have like Huddy and help out those young guys.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
3:05 pm
You have Flande, and then the return of Moylan in the bull – pen, and Medlen as the starter in replace of Minor.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:05 pm
and why in the world would we even want to?
Because he’s not already on the roster, LOL. He would be New! Exciting! Different!
Fish Bisch
May 17th, 2012
3:06 pm
Beachy is fugly.
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:06 pm
Bat Pastornicky leadoff and then give up on him after 1 game…. geez this guy really is an idiot!!!
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:06 pm
Medlen wont start. Teheran will be called up or….. Minor sent to bullpen and Hernandez starter….
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:07 pm
hands down, Beachy is the cutest team member at this time.
2nd, behind Tyler… but yes he is quite the handsome dude
two poor outings in a row from Martinez too. aren’t there a few pitchers on the blog?
I’m one, but still in high school bal….
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:07 pm
That would actually be a really good idea. 1 yr 2 mil max…
you are kidding right? He has supposedly turned down way more than that already
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:06 pm
Bat Pastornicky leadoff and then give up on him after 1 game…. geez this guy really is an idiot!!!
uh….. bcuz bourn is the leadoff hitter. idiot
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
If I see Livan Hernandez in the first inning, I’m gonna hurl industrial-grade chunks.
NC Roseman
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
Oh I don’t know nolie, how about lifetime record of 159-93 with ERA of 3.21
2011 he was 9-10 with 3.69 ERA…that’s a we bit better than your boy, Minor
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
That would actually be a really good idea. 1 yr 2 mil max. Perfect guy to have like Huddy and help out those young guys.
Oswalt’s not getting only 2 mil unless he’s signed in late August
cricket
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
Adrian Gonzalez on umpiring, don’t remember last time an active hitter venting like this -
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=7940450&i=TWT&w=1brq9&wjb
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:10 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:07 pm
That would actually be a really good idea. 1 yr 2 mil max…
you are kidding right? He has supposedly turned down way more than that already
No im not. And yes i know that. You said why would they want to. Well one year 2M or even 3M(maybe) and why wouldnt they? really? that was dumb
kenhotlanta
May 17th, 2012
3:10 pm
Francisco should be in the doghouse for getting thrown out at 3rd last night…that bonehead play seemed to take all the wind out or our sails.
Ward
May 17th, 2012
3:10 pm
All, it’s been good talking! Hope the Braves have some magic tonight? Talk tonight after game, and still try to be calm if tonights game doesn’t work out? Peace my friends…….”Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:11 pm
my boy Minor? are you blind or just seriously lacking in reading comprehension?
I have never been a Minor supporter.
Between that stoopid suggestion of what Oswalt would cost and calling Minor my boy you are coming across as seriously challenged
Ease
May 17th, 2012
3:11 pm
aren’t there a few pitchers on the blog? – nolie
raises hand
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
Jo Nicca
Maybe you’re just too stupid to see sarcasm… My 3:06 was oozing sarcasm!! Idiot.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
Thanks for the “ownage” Fisch Bish.
I predict a win tonight…based on that, and a few other things.
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:08 pm
That would actually be a really good idea. 1 yr 2 mil max. Perfect guy to have like Huddy and help out those young guys.
Oswalt’s not getting only 2 mil unless he’s signed in late August
Agreed. BUT anything can happen. its going to be June in 2weeks. He’ll get an itch and want to go to a contender. Atlanta is close to home. Slight chance 3M for half a season
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
he has turned down way more than anything you are suggesting, and you think my comment about affording him is dumb, really?
MFin04
May 17th, 2012
3:13 pm
Nice lineup tonight, is tonight the night Brandon Beachy’s ERA blows up? Hope not. As long as the Braves can score enough runs to win, I’ll be good.
Must win game! (I know people love that term so there you go!)
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:13 pm
nolie @ 3:07 Agree…
@Jo Nicca Crazy was being sarcastic, something you don’t understand, you should know how to recommend stupid ideas
And to whoever thinks having Dusty Baker as manager is great, I don’t know what to say. If you think Fredi’s bad, Dusty is waaaaay worse.
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:14 pm
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
Jo Nicca
Maybe you’re just too stupid to see sarcasm… My 3:06 was oozing sarcasm!! Idiot.
It is extremely hard to SEE sarcsm
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:15 pm
Ease, you pitch too? What level?
Jo Nicca Oswalt had an offer for 10 mil that he turned down, he’s gonna want more than 2 or 3 mil to play in atlanta for 3 months.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:15 pm
yeah Ease, I thought you were around somewhere. go try out immediately
.remember all those 50s baseball movies where a guys showed up off the streets, got a job by trying out, and saved the season?
Obviously it can be done…
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
3:15 pm
MFin04 – Let’s call it a “statement game”.
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:15 pm
and why in the world would we even want to?
Nolie, that was dumb
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:16 pm
It is extremely hard to SEE sarcsm
Then stop blogging. Problem solved
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:17 pm
It is extremely hard to SEE sarcsm
You’re right, but that was as clear as they come and it went right over your head!! What is that noise EASE uses?? swooooosh?
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:17 pm
remember all those 50s baseball movies where a guys showed up off the streets, got a job by trying out, and saved the season?
Evan Gattis was alive in the 50s????
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:17 pm
The Braves are not gonna give up on all their pitching and sign Oswalt. That is dumb
raleighbravefan
May 17th, 2012
3:18 pm
nolie – “aren’t there a few pitchers on the blog?” …….Not sure about that, but there are always PLENTY of managers and GMs…
Ease
May 17th, 2012
3:18 pm
nolie, if my arm wasn’t in two pieces held together by a titanium plate, I just might have done that.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
3:19 pm
2M to 3M in 8 minutes..he should get his 10M by the time the game starts
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
3:19 pm
Ted (GA)
What (if anything) are you hearing about Andrelton Simmons’ hitting so far this year?
Klaw
(2:17 PM)
Same as last year. All contact, not a patient approach, no power. I see a sure big league regular, not an impact guy.
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:20 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:13 pm
nolie @ 3:07 Agree…
@Jo Nicca Crazy was being sarcastic, something you don’t understand, you should know how to recommend stupid ideas
And what stupid ideas is that? Saying atlanta should sign oswalt. yeah thats stupid or wait suggesting 2-3M be a great deal on oswalt. yeah thats stupid too. You people are hilarious!!!! Who cares if hes turned down more money from someone else. OBVIOUSLY he didnt wanna play there!!
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:21 pm
Just my opinion, but McCann’s pic isn’t very aesthetic, i mean he’s not a bad looking guy,but he’s not “cute” either. That’s why I use Pastornicky.
Pastor over Mac? No way.
Beachy is fugly.
Whaaaaaat? Get yo’ eyes checked, Fish.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
3:21 pm
Garrett (California)
Speaking of ATL, Frediot apparently wants to keep his two best OBP guys (Chipper and Heyward) hitting 6th and 7th regularly. Between that and regularly pitching Durbin in close games, is it safe to assume that Fredi is actually a negative WAR manager?
Klaw
(2:24 PM)
I believe he is, yes.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
3:21 pm
cricket –
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:21 pm
at least yours is titanium, mine is so old its stainless, so no MRIs for me….
raleighbravefan
May 17th, 2012
3:22 pm
TOBFan – It was just George talking out of his azz with Fredihate, who said he would like Dusty. Yau just have to consider the source. As I said, that statement says it all about George and his baseball
(un)knowledge.
Ease
May 17th, 2012
3:22 pm
Whoosh
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:22 pm
You’re right, but that was as clear as they come
To you who wrote it and knew what it meant. To someone reading it and doesnt know who you are or SAW you be sarcastic… NO it wasnt
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:22 pm
venting, sarcasm, BS with a tiny bit of logic that’s what you’ll find here!!
CrαZy
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
Whoosh
That’s it!!
NC Roseman
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
I think we should ask Derrick Lowe to pay part of the Oswalt salary…seeing how he did not earn hardly any of his last year, and now we are still paying him, to pitch good for the only team we ever beat for a ring…can you believe it. Ain’t that just like an ex Brave.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
Geez louise, Minor has got to pick it up, if we’re gonna start getting some of that Oswalt/Garcia/Redmond/Livan action, LOL. Come on, kid, help me out a little here.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
or wait suggesting 2-3M be a great deal on oswalt. yeah thats stupid too…Joe N
about as stupid as is possible since he already turned down more.
but wait he is gonna take less just to be on your team, right??
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
The Braves are not gonna give up on all their pitching and sign Oswalt. That is dumb
So is letting two starters have ERA’s over 7
Ease
May 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
Not had an MRI yet, but I have had to notify the airport security screeners about it…
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
3:24 pm
Oh, I’m feeling pervy enough crushing on Beachy at his age of 25. No way I’m commenting on Pastornicky. That might get me thrown in jail
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:24 pm
The Braves are not gonna give up on all their pitching and sign Oswalt. That is dumb
nolie 1 Jo Nicca 0
if my arm wasn’t in two pieces held together by a titanium plate, I just might have done that.
What’d you do? TJ?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:25 pm
‘nicky is legal, he only looks 16
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:28 pm
Pastor’s little kid cute, not ohemgee cute (apologies to TheOnlyBravesFan since he stares at him all day).
Shaun
May 17th, 2012
3:28 pm
Garrett (California)
Speaking of ATL, Frediot apparently wants to keep his two best OBP guys (Chipper and Heyward) hitting 6th and 7th regularly. Between that and regularly pitching Durbin in close games, is it safe to assume that Fredi is actually a negative WAR manager?
Klaw
(2:24 PM)
I believe he is, yes.
I don’t know about this. Replacement level for managers is pretty low, at least when it comes to tactics, so I don’t know that Fredi is a negative.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:28 pm
Speaking of ATL, Frediot apparently wants to keep his two best OBP guys (Chipper and Heyward) hitting 6th and 7th regularly.
Except, of course, they actually aren’t the “two best OBP guys”
Between that and regularly pitching Durbin in close games
An odd definition of “regularly”, I guess. This guy should try to keep up.
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:30 pm
Where’s cab? I know she has her own list.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:30 pm
Pastor over Mac? No way
Pastor, come with me into the bunker, we’re under attack!!!
is it safe to assume that Fredi is actually a negative WAR manager?
Klaw
(2:24 PM)
I believe he is, yes.
Whatever…..
Oh, I’m feeling pervy enough crushing on Beachy at his age of 25. No way I’m commenting on Pastornicky. That might get me thrown in jail
LOL, he is legal… and handsome
(btw, i think me as a guy commenting on their looks is more pervy)
cricket
May 17th, 2012
3:32 pm
let bourn go, sign this guy for cheap -
http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2012/05/15/introducing-the-newest-member-of-the-stockton-ports-rickey-henderson/
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:32 pm
Pastor’s little kid cute, not ohemgee cute (apologies to TheOnlyBravesFan since he stares at him all day).
Nah, google chrome’s covers him up most of the time….
Gustopher
May 17th, 2012
3:33 pm
Great blog CR. Always nice to see you on the beat.
Matt Chernoff
May 17th, 2012
3:33 pm
Where’s cab? I know she has her own list.
what about sammie’s list? or hannah’s list?
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
3:34 pm
I thought it was funny that Law accepted the premise at face value. Oh well, he’s only one guy, can’t expect him to know what’s happening with a team when there are so many “prospects”, so little time…
RC
May 17th, 2012
3:35 pm
Between that and regularly pitching Durbin in close games
An odd definition of “regularly”, I guess. This guy should try to keep up.
He does do it more often than I’d like, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it “regularly” either. What bothers me more is that it seems he has O’Flaherty and Venters in a box that says “Do not open before 7th”, even if there’s a really important situation in the 5th or 6th inning (men on base, tied or up 1 run). He has used Durbin in a lot of those situations when a better reliever would have been more appropriate, although the moves have worked out for the most part.
monty
May 17th, 2012
3:35 pm
Back to a normal lineup , Beachy on the mound, all the planetary bodies are lining up for an easy Braves victory tonight. You heard it here 1st! Bank on it!
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
3:37 pm
Yeah, TheOnlyBravesFan, more pervy. And I know the Rev is legal, but an 18 year age difference is pretty creepy
15 (over Beachy) not so bad 
Besides, 40 is the new 20, right? So, I guess techically, that makes me younger than Pastornicky even
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
3:37 pm
So is letting two starters have ERA’s over 7
technically it’s just 1, but i’d rather have them than Oswalt who was injured and struggled a little bit last year and hasn’t pitched any games yet and it’s almost june…. i don’t think he’d be his best.
monty
May 17th, 2012
3:39 pm
Durbin did come in the other night in a high leverage inning and managed to coax a fly ball that stopped just short of the track in CF from one of their weaker hitters if my memory serves me correctly. Not convinced yet that he can get through the meat of an order.
Southside Steve
May 17th, 2012
3:39 pm
18 year age difference is pretty creepy
Who says? I prefer younger women, in their mid 20’s. Yeah C’mon
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
3:39 pm
Can anyone…Nolie perhaps…Tell me anything about the blogger “Darth Obama?”
Murph
May 17th, 2012
3:39 pm
I don’t think Ward knows how to use question marks.
When I lived in Canada they used to always talk as if they were asking questions… took me a while to catch on.
So, we’re going down to Tim Hortons?
You are?
That’s what I said, we’re going down to Tim Hortons?
I dunno, are you?
That’s what I said?
Are you asking me or telling me?
Telling you?
Hockey is stupid.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:42 pm
He has used Durbin in a lot of those situations when a better reliever would have been more appropriate
Maybe so, RC, though my perception is that he goes to Medlen more than Durbin in the higher-leverage stuff. I get the sense that the higher the leverage, the shorter the stint for Durbin, if he gets called on in that situation at all.
I’m not saying that Fredo isn’t capable of making me a liar, by the way.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
3:43 pm
Before I start, just let me reiterate that I am not now or have at any time been a supporter of either Wren or Fredi. But, some of you guys are going way overboard in blaming either for things that were not done or not being done. As I recall, there weren’t very many of us chomping at the bit to trade Prado and Jurrjens to get Adam Jones because most of us thought that was too steep a price for Jones. Now with Jurrjens having his issues, people are all over Wren for not making that trade. It comes down to not being able to satisfy some people no matter what.
As for Minor, we have all seen him really dominate until all of a sudden the wheels come off. He seems to have his best times the first time around the order. Sounds like he could really flourish in the bullpen, but I’m not gonna worry about it one way or another. Fredi said he is gonna continue to run him out there, so I’m gonna hope he turns that corner and starts doing well. Fredi did the same thing with Delgado and look at him now. I think Minor tends to give up when things don’t go well. That is what his facial expression is telling me. I wanna see him bear down when things go south.
MFin04
May 17th, 2012
3:43 pm
RC – Agreed. He said he would use Durbin in a 2-run game, but not a 1-run game the other day, and then he started using Durbin in tied games. I almost went (more) crazy.
I guess if he is in the bullpen you have to use him, but I’d rather it not be in a close game. One thing I will give the Braves credit for this year is that they have blown teams out. I mean how many blow outs did we have last year? It didn’t seem like very many. Amazing what scoring runs can do to the back of your bullpen.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:43 pm
Sopheee-
Hi! I’m here.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
3:44 pm
Monty – you are second. I’ve already called ballgame for the Braves.
As I stated on the other blog, for whatever reason, the Braves are 5-8 in series openers and 18-7 in the other games.
For that reason, and some good ole Fish Bisch ownage, I call for a win tonight.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
3:45 pm
Hi, cab
Shaun
May 17th, 2012
3:45 pm
ncscoots, I’m assuming the guy asking the question meant the players with the best on-base skills.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:45 pm
18 year age difference is creepy?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:45 pm
bravesgrl4life-
Hi
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:46 pm
Hi cab. We were debating Mac vs. Pastor and figured you had an opinion as well.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:46 pm
Sopheeee Pastor over Mac? No way.
I gotta agree with you there…
But yeah, Rev’s got a certain cuteness about him…
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
3:47 pm
In Roy Oswalt’s last 15 games last year, he averaged less than 6 IP per game, 10 hits per 9 IP, opponents BA .290, ERA 4.25…
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:47 pm
Sopheee-
Why is that even a debate? Seems obvious to me
monty
May 17th, 2012
3:47 pm
If Ted Williams was still alive, his bat would have a Gattis signature on it.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:48 pm
cabravesfan 18 year age difference is creepy?
Maybe…but anybody playing baseball at 18-years-younger-than-me has gotta be friggin’ adorable!…
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:48 pm
I’m assuming the guy asking the question meant the players with the best on-base skills.
And I’m assuming the guy asking the question was a nimrod.
Jo Nicca
May 17th, 2012
3:50 pm
I guess if he is in the bullpen you have to use him, but I’d rather it not be in a close game. One thing I will give the Braves credit for this year is that they have blown teams out. I mean how many blow outs did we have last year? It didn’t seem like very many. Amazing what scoring runs can do to the back of your bullpen.
True that. Kimbrel getting alot more rest. O’ not doing to well early on which raises my thoughts of using medlen for that role. Vent doing ok so far. Guess i cant expect the same #’s as last year
monty
May 17th, 2012
3:50 pm
Jimmy
Then I second that emotion.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
3:51 pm
Any baseball player (except for Jamie Moyer) who is eighteen years younger than me is retired by now.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
3:52 pm
Fredo? Was that a freudian slip? As in…”I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb… I’m smart and I want respect!”
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
3:52 pm
I happen to think, really, that this is the best looking team (from a lady’s point of view) that we’ve fielded in years. Beachy, Eric O, Uggla, Mac, Rev, and while I am obviously not his biggest fan, Chad Durbin is kinda cute. And oh, Chipper looked gooood in that Stetson he got from Houston
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:52 pm
bravesgrl4life-
AHEM…you forgot Jonny & Huddy
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
3:53 pm
On the JJ bashers – ya’ll leave him alone. Those Bisons are tough. They’re Bisons and that has to mean they’re tough with a name like that.
And hey, it’s not like he’s the first Brave pitcher to get hammered by Mets minor leaguers.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
3:53 pm
And let me say this about this team. I think I have misjudged this team. Originally, I said 84 wins was the most the Braves could be expected to get in 2012. Don’t know what has changed with me, but I’m having a much better time watching these guys than I thought I would. Bourn, Prado, and Freeman are doing well. McCann is starting to come around and Uggla is about ready to take off. Heyward is not grounding out to second as much as he used to, so I have hopes for him. I have grown to like him very much in right field. I wish Chipper would play a little more, but it is what it is. As for the pitching staff, it’ll come around. Hell, I think most of it already is. The bullpen has had some bad moments, but that’ll be our strength again real soon.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:53 pm
And Kimmie and his adorable red cheeks and Michael Bourn’s smile and Freddie’s awesome ManHugs
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:53 pm
‘teen ‘teen!
Shaun
May 17th, 2012
3:54 pm
ncscoots, according to Leverage Index, Kimbrel, O’Flaherty and Venters rank ahead of Durbin. Durbin is fourth and is slightly ahead of Medlen.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:54 pm
bravesgrl4life Chad Durbin is kinda cute.
Yeah…
Shaun
May 17th, 2012
3:54 pm
ncscoots, that’s according to the Leverage Index when they enter the game.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
Fredo? Was that a freudian slip?
No, most defintely intentional. Blame Braveheart. We had a discussion about the manager when he was first hired and started throwing out lineups in that offseason, and the nom de guerre just kinda happened. I’ve used it ever since.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
‘Teen ‘Teen is not bad either…if you like that hot Latin look
Blog Monitor
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
are these people suggesting Oswalt just doing it because of his name?
what has he done last season to warrant the interest?
you think he would step in and give us innings and low era?
there is a reason he is still unsigned, and it isn’t just because he is “picky”..
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
Yeah, can’t leave Jonny off that list. That’s just……wrong…
Forgot Medlen, too……CAB!!!…
Murph
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
A whole lot of estrogen pumping through the blog’s veins today. If we’re not careful we’re all going to end up with moobs.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
McCann is the adorable one with that thighs of his rubbing together causing smoke when he walk and runs.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
3:56 pm
If only Jurrjens would have had Evan Gattis on the field with him, those Bisons wouldn’t have been so tough.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:56 pm
MEDS! I should be shot
Shaun
May 17th, 2012
3:56 pm
And I’m assuming the guy asking the question was a nimrod.
ncscoots, I don’t know the guy personally, obviously, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all to say those two players have the best on-base skills on the team.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
3:57 pm
And Freeman with that big ol’ butt. Man that’s a gigantic sucker.
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
3:57 pm
Him and Omar, whew. Venezuelan hotness.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:57 pm
Darth Obama? sorry capt, not a clue. don’t really pay much attention to peeps with those kinda blog names
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:58 pm
cabravesfan—
Or at least taken to the hospital for a few days under observation…
Southside Steve
May 17th, 2012
3:58 pm
In Roy Oswalt’s last 15 games last year, he averaged less than 6 IP per game, 10 hits per 9 IP, opponents BA .290, ERA 4.25…
Horrible stats…. and this is who Jo Nicca wants… I’d figure that after being that bad and the Cardinals (I believe) offer you 10 mil, you’d take it. Anyway, the braves can get those numbers for 400k not 3 mil.
Sopheee-
Why is that even a debate? Seems obvious to me
I know, cuz the answer is PASTORNICKY!!!
Maybe…but anybody playing baseball at 18-years-younger-than-me has gotta be friggin’ adorable!…
LOL, I can have this happen when -1, yes -1 year olds start playing baseball
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
3:59 pm
Sopheee whew. Venezuelan hotness.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
3:59 pm
“if you like that hot Latin look” cab
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
3:59 pm
Someone on a Braves website pointed out that “Buffalo Bisons” is an odd name because the plural of bison is bison.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
3:59 pm
geeeze, Brian I had no idea that Mac’s inner thighs meant so much to you….
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:00 pm
Southside Steve I can have this happen when -1, yes -1 year olds start playing baseball
Wow…talk about being
bornconceived to play…cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:01 pm
CTB-
Nope. Already have one that I am rather fond of, thanks.
James Toolin
May 17th, 2012
4:01 pm
Minor can make “Minor adjustments” which doesn’t need to be done in “minor” leauges.
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:01 pm
well, I’m giving a shout-out to Carroll. I think she’s pretty darn cute!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:02 pm
cabravesfan Already have one that I am rather fond of, thanks.
OK!! Moving along…
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:02 pm
I am so sorry, I did leave off so many from that list. I’m not really into the bald look, but yeah, Huddy and Jonny V are alright.
How, oh, how did I forget Kimbrel and Medlin and ‘Teen? And MattE Diaz???? And Fab 5 with his goofy cute self? And Michael Bourn does have a pretty smile, as does Jason Heyward. I just want Heyward to cut the hair.
And when he gets here, I may develop a crush on Evan Gattis
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:03 pm
Murph, I’ve noticed the ladies get off on one of these “cute trips” every now and then. Just a cycle.
Since they’ve labeled the majority of the team as “cute”, I think naming the butt-ugly list would be more entertaining.
Do you understand?
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:03 pm
And when he gets here, I may develop a crush on Evan Gattis
…as if there were a choice.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:04 pm
Jimmy, on the Braves, that would be a short list.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
4:04 pm
an ERA of 11 calls for major adjustments which do not need to be made in the majors….
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:04 pm
Forgot Medlen, too……CAB!!!
I forgot him, but he’s 2nd…. and he’s married anyway.
1. REV
2. Medlen
3. Venters
4. Beachy
5. Kimbrel??? (kinda unsure about #5)
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:05 pm
Hey, you guys get off on your “hot trips” with supermodels. Just returning the favor.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:05 pm
OK, OK, I’ll bite—David Ross isn’t bad-looking, either…
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:06 pm
I think tossup between Uggla, Kimbrel, and McCann for 5… hell, throw Prado in…. we all know who would win that fight Uggla…
When Gattis gets up, he’ll be #1 cuz he’s PERFECT
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:06 pm
Jonny is married too (with a baby)
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:06 pm
I think naming the butt-ugly list would be more entertaining.
I don’t know about more “entertaining”, guess it depends on your perspective. I think the ladies have found the other topic highly entertaining, LOL.
But that Hinkse, now…the boy has got some ugly banked and earning interest.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:07 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan and he’s married anyway.
Actually, I think he’s only engaged…And besides, BMac’s been married since 2007, so that’s not really an issue…
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:07 pm
Former Braves?
Andruw & Avery. ♥
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
4:07 pm
@ncscoots….funny one there above re: Gattis
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:07 pm
Jimmy, I don’t know that there’s much to debate as far as an “Ugly” list:
1. Otis Nixon
2. Otis Nixon
3. Otis Nixon
4. Otis Nixon
5. Otis Nixon
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:08 pm
McFann-
Meds got married in, like, February or something…just a few months ago
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:09 pm
“And when he gets here, I may develop a crush on Evan Gattis”
I am developing a man-crush on him already. With all the “World’s Most Interesting Man” comments being posted.
Stay thirsty my friend.
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
4:09 pm
@Nolie….thanks re: answering that request….always going to be an antagonist trolling about!
RC
May 17th, 2012
4:09 pm
But that Hinkse, now…the boy has got some ugly banked and earning interest.
I think half the reason the Braves acquired Jack Wilson was to make Hinske feel better about his appearance.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:10 pm
Murph, I didn’t know we were going All-Century Ugly. Though it was just this year’s team.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:10 pm
Oh, Sopheee, I so agree with you about Avery. And how could we forget two of the alltime best looking Braves: Javy and the Big Cat?
Otis Nixon
May 17th, 2012
4:11 pm
You’re no day at the beach either, Murph.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:11 pm
Lopez, not Javy Vazquez, btw.
Oh, and when Evan Gattis gets to The Show, it won’t be just us girls crushing on him
Seems like plenty of you guys will be developing new man crushes (if you haven’t already) 
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:11 pm
I think half the reason the Braves acquired Jack Wilson was to make Hinske feel better about his appearance
I like Jack, but he does look a little ferret-faced.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:11 pm
Chad Durbin is kinda cute.
Make that Chad Durbin’s wife
well, I’m giving a shout-out to Carroll. I think she’s pretty darn cute!
YES!!! Give this man a cookie!
David Ross isn’t bad-looking, either…Totally jealous of that hair…
What I would pay to have his hair….
It appears that bravesgrl has declared every Brave to be pretty, who do we consider next, coaches? announcers? other team’s players??? Is there any ugly player in the MLB???
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:12 pm
McFann-
You have mail
ukuga
May 17th, 2012
4:12 pm
So, MLB tells us that they want to place more emphasis on winning the division.
So, in 2012, they will reward division winners by sending them on the road for the first 2 games of the Divisional play-offs. (Just like 1995-1997).
Brilliant.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:12 pm
cabravesfan—
Oh! Oops, haha…sorry. Thought I heard in March that he was just engaged…Obviously not!…
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:13 pm
other team’s players???
Ian. Kinsler. Not ashamed either.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:13 pm
cabravesfan—
Okie-dokie!…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
4:14 pm
Gattis got in touch with his feminine side and found out she was Wonder Woman…
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:14 pm
Oh, and when Evan Gattis gets to The Show, it won’t be just us girls crushing on him Seems like plenty of you guys will be developing new man crushes (if you haven’t already)
Already got one on him, but REV started me on my man crush hunt…. I have more man crushes than lady crushes…. strange
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:14 pm
Melky’s ugly.
Mainly because I just don’t like him.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:14 pm
Mark DeRosa.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:15 pm
Gattis got in touch with his feminine side and found out she was Wonder Woman
nolie strikes with a Top Fiver.
James Toolin
May 17th, 2012
4:15 pm
Minor just needs “Minor” adjustments that don’t need to be done in “Minor” leagues.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:15 pm
I’d leave my wife and kids for Gattis… read into it what you want.
Leigh
May 17th, 2012
4:15 pm
DOB: When JJ got demoted to AAA, one of you guys interviewed him the day after and there was something he said that I found kind of odd. JJ mentioned that he hadn’t looked at video yet but was planning on it to see if there is something he is doing different. Considering he had been struggling in spring training and the entire season at that point; if he truly was physically healthy(like he keeps on insisting); wouldn’t the video room be the first place he went looking for answers? When I first read that I thought to myself, “Either this guy is lying about being healthy or he is not very smart”. Anyways, I am curious what you are hearing from the coaching staff on JJ and whether they think this is a mechanical issue and whether they have actually looked at video to see whats going on. I mean you have a guy who in the matter of 10 months has gone from a pitcher heading towards a possible Cy Young award and should have been starter of the all-star game to a pitcher who can’t even compete on the major league level(and possibly minor league as well). If in fact he is truly healthy then the issue has to be with his mechanics.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:16 pm
Someoen’s take on the All Time Ugly Team:
http://www.ginandtacos.com/2009/08/21/npf-the-all-time-baseball-all-ugly-team/
Several ex-Braves on there. And yes Murph, Otis made this list. Nice pictures!
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:16 pm
I second Mark Derosa. Wholeheartedly.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:16 pm
Not every Brave is cute. Nope, I can’t say I find Livan Hernandez cute – maybe when he was younger.
I love the fireworks commercial with Mac and Ross. They both look so cute in that.
And, oh, yeah, cab, DeRosa is still hot. :sigh:
DAP
May 17th, 2012
4:17 pm
…what is happening on this blog?
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:17 pm
Mark DeRosa.
Now, it’s not my place to make note, but I think you oughta be able to hit (or pitch) at least a little to still be thought “cute”.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:17 pm
Zack Cosart- good looking
Adam Dunn- ugly
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:17 pm
TOBF other team’s players?
Aw, shoot…who was that cute guy that played for that other team? Dangit…I know there was somebody…
I like Casey Kotchman and Mark Kotsay—but I don’t know that they’re exactly “cute”…there’s that subtle difference between being cute (BMac), being nice-looking (CK and MK), and being handsome (Beachy…)
Renteria’s cute…
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:18 pm
Now, it’s not my place to make note, but I think you oughta be able to hit (or pitch) at least a little to still be thought “cute”.
Not when you look like DeRo.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
4:19 pm
>strong>cabravesfan Not when you look like DeRo.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
4:19 pm
we have all become Gattisphiles, DAP. The giddyness is affecting each of us in different ways…
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:21 pm
Derek Jeter, CJ Wilson and Cole Hamels all handsome
RC
May 17th, 2012
4:21 pm
Wow, Page 3 of the blog may have more comments on players looks than I’ve ever seen before. Don’t have a problem with it, just don’t really have anything to add. Carry on ladies and gents.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:22 pm
McFann, you are so right about there being a difference in cute and good-looking. Beachy, however, is downright smokin’ hot.
DeRo = yummy
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:22 pm
The giddyness is affecting each of us in different ways…
The sheer volume of opportunity for Gattis-isms has won me over to the kid.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:22 pm
Just to show I care, some eye candy for the boys…
(She’s…not wearing much.)
http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/149236
One Big Dummy
May 17th, 2012
4:23 pm
Minor should only get one more shot to correct things, and he doesn’t even DESERVE that. Having Medlen, Hernandez, and Martinez to eat up innings has been a wonderful thing for the bullpen, but it’s all moot if Minor can’t hold up his end of the deal. Personally, if Minor blows chunks in his next start, I think the thing to do is to bring up Teheran. If that doesn’t work, then you have pretty much have to put Hernandez or Medlen in the rotation, and possibly bring up Cory Gearrin to go in the ‘pen.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:23 pm
WAIT! THAT DID NOT GO WHERE I WANTED IT TO GO!!
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:23 pm
Page 3 of the blog may have more comments on players looks than I’ve ever seen before.
Well, it ain’t barbecue, but what the hey…
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
4:23 pm
Anyone ever see the Lemmer’s bubblegum card…wheeewww! With those BC (birth control) glasses too!! Or anyone remember ET McGee from St Lou. Dude could stop a clock.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:24 pm
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=chelsea+goff&start=73&hl=en&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1383&bih=704&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=vGLu3usAslMK7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.facebook.com/cmgoff&docid=ZwirGe3aBYolQM&imgurl=http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/423320_3058651737923_1012260064_32883510_1495077790_n.jpg&w=960&h=637&ei=Sl61T_aCLaWgiQKIquDbBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=573&vpy=200&dur=954&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=147&ty=100&sig=110931044128555217588&page=4&tbnh=171&tbnw=213&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:73,i:56
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:24 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
4:24 pm
which of them is you, cab?
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:24 pm
I got Gattis’ name tattooed on my right arm. I walk in circles now because I can’t take my eyes off of it.
Fish Bisch
May 17th, 2012
4:25 pm
I think DOB is the cutest Barve.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:25 pm
nolie-
I wish… (well, mostly)
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:25 pm
great, cab. Tolstoy wrote books shorter than that link.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
Check out this picture of DeRo and tell me it isn’t just about to burn you:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoX2nXrVPUlUA5yyJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3D%2522Mark%2BDeRosa%2522%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D5&w=144&h=245&imgurl=www.upenn.edu%2Fgazette%2F0901%2Fimages%2F0901pro5.gif&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upenn.edu%2Fgazette%2F0901%2F0901pro5.html&size=26.5+KB&name=Sept%2FOct+Gazette%3A+Profile+Mark+DeRosa&p=%22Mark+DeRosa%22&oid=ed25a1501f1900b4ed1e3d5e4fbf11b7&fr2=&fr=&tt=Sept%252FOct%2BGazette%253A%2BProfile%2BMark%2BDeRosa&b=0&ni=21&no=5&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11f7cdn3e&sigb=12hdi7c0r&sigi=11e5q3d1p&.crumb=v4x.CY484Ce
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
ok, did i just read the word “yummy” on this blog? Priceless.
Fish Bisch
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
Is that you CAB in the link??
MikeInFl
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
Yeah, as Barves go, he’s alright.
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
A quick trip to the link Cab provided reminded me that Gattis is a bumb!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
I’m sorry!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
NO it’s not me!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:26 pm
NO it’s not me!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
4:27 pm
the police are now making the best bulletproof vests ever, out of patches of dried Gattis skin…
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:27 pm
Actually, you gotta go 4 pics beyond the first one to see the pic of DeRo I am talking about.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:29 pm
Gattis can’t go to NBA games anymore. Every time they put the “Kiss Cam” up on the jumbotron the camera would just stay on him while he was mobbed.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:29 pm
thanks cab
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:29 pm
Cab – A little early for the wine, isn’t it?
panamajack
May 17th, 2012
4:29 pm
I just hope Fruti doesn’t forget that we missed the playoff’s by 1 game last year, “keep running him out there” idiot
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:30 pm
ok, did i just read the word “yummy” on this blog? Priceless.
You think Buster Olney can get that bleep on his blog? Nossir. Not damn hardly.
And it just about kills him.
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:30 pm
stay thirsty my friends.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:32 pm
nice one murph!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:32 pm
Hey, I was just trying to be nice to the boys to make up for the “cute” discussion
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:32 pm
Oh, yes, faninva</strong, Evan Gattis is the most interesting man in the (baseball) world
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:33 pm
Oops, I mcfanned that one
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:33 pm
(BTW, that is Freddie’s girl)
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:34 pm
Chelsea Goff is cute, never saw her before….
By the way, Gattis better be a star with all the Gattisms we’re making up/using
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:35 pm
bravesgrl4life – that’s cool – as long as he doesn’t drink Dos Equis. You ain’t very interesting if you drink one crappy beer.
coastalbrave
May 17th, 2012
4:36 pm
Looks like there may be some rain delays tonight. 30% @ 7:00 and 55% @ 8:00
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:36 pm
Ted (GA)
What (if anything) are you hearing about Andrelton Simmons’ hitting so far this year?
Klaw (2:17 PM)
Same as last year. All contact, not a patient approach, no power. I see a sure big league regular, not an impact guy.
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:37 pm
I want one of those Sid slid bobbleheads the Braves are gonna giveaway in June.
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:37 pm
bravesgrl4life – thanks for clarifying – i thought you were telling me i was less than strong! it may be the case, but i’d rather keep that private!
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:38 pm
Garrett (California)
Speaking of ATL, Frediot apparently wants to keep his two best OBP guys (Chipper and Heyward) hitting 6th and 7th regularly. Between that and regularly pitching Durbin in close games, is it safe to assume that Fredi is actually a negative WAR manager?
Klaw (2:24 PM)
I believe he is, yes.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
4:38 pm
Gattis is not going to be a star but a cluster of galaxies
Jimmy
May 17th, 2012
4:39 pm
Cab – No harm done. That first linked snapped me out of a deep man-crush on Gattis.
It might even keep Murph from leaving his wife and kids. I understand he is blogging with Gattis on an old blog right now. Going to fly out and meet him at a game 17 July.
Looking for a yummy Braves win tonight!
Later good folks.
Roja
May 17th, 2012
4:39 pm
Did Fredi let Bobby fill out the “lose one for the Gipper” lineup card last night???
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:40 pm
Jimmy-
Then my work here is done! Have a good one
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:42 pm
Gattis has got nothin’ on Carl Rose.
bravesgrl4life
May 17th, 2012
4:42 pm
I’m off to get ready to go to the Trace Adkins “Songs & Stories” concert at the Cobb Performing Arts Center. I’ll be monitoring the game on my phone while I am there. Hugs to all.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
4:43 pm
bravesgrl4life-
Have fun! Bye
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
4:45 pm
When Gattis speaks EF Hutton listens! I know..showing my age at little…
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
4:48 pm
OMG there are so many horny women here. And men judging by all the comments they’re making about male athletes.
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:48 pm
Gattis has got nothin’ on Carl Rose.
You heathen heretic…
faninva
May 17th, 2012
4:49 pm
ncscoots – ya, going back a couple of years on that one!
ncscoots
May 17th, 2012
4:50 pm
Gattis is not going to be a star but a cluster of galaxies
Top Fiver.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:50 pm
I want one of those Sid slid bobbleheads the Braves are gonna giveaway in June.
Me too! I’d gladly buy one off of someone since I won’t be able to make the game.
$20 + an autographed picture of Evan Gattis in exchange for the Sid Slid bobblehead… who’s gonna get me one?
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
4:51 pm
Thats a classic joinsoca they’ll love that in Gattississippi
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
4:51 pm
I heard Coke ofered to give him their slogan: Evan Gattis..The real thing.
brian
May 17th, 2012
4:52 pm
thanks Carroll – great blog.
Fredi makes some good points – avoiding the big inning has been Minor’s big challenge. During his good run, he did a great job at pitching out of jams and seemed to be over it.
I still think Minor needs to change his approach to hitters the second and third time through the lineup. He has been relatively strong through the first time but then struggles the second and third time through the order.
The Braves know Minor’s psyche better than us. My guess it that Minor would take it really hard getting sent down and may be more counterproductive than helpful which is another reason the Braves will be patient with him here. I wonder if the Braves will get Glavine to talk to Minor. Talking to a starting pitcher about his approach through lineups and getting reassurance from a Hall of Fame lefty who had a rough year or two to start his career would be very helpful
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
4:53 pm
I’ll try to steal you an extra one if I can make it to the game, Murph.
brian
May 17th, 2012
4:53 pm
VaBravesFan – actual Keith Law answer??
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
4:54 pm
Is Bonafacio related to Victorino? They look alike and have that really annoying factor. Can’t stand either, but at least Victorino is a winner and that other rat is a poser.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:55 pm
My guess it that Minor would take it really hard getting sent down and may be more counterproductive than helpful
There’s only one way to find out… send him down!
If he freaks out and turns into a big pout-pout fish, full of dreary wearies, then he’s too fragile to get the ball every 5 days for the big league club anyways.
Could be a good test for the kid if he’s actually in the Braves’ future plans.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
4:57 pm
Soph, that would be awesome! I would pay you for your troubles and all shipping costs, of course.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
4:58 pm
Giancarlo might be the biggest poser of all. What, they change the name of your team and up the Latino culture even more in the offfseason so you suddenly change your name back? They were saying he’s not even of Spanish dedent, that his mom just liked the name. Come on dude.
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
4:59 pm
brian
Yep
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
4:59 pm
Decent, not dedent.
Nick
May 17th, 2012
4:59 pm
Anybody on here have Dish Network?
brian
May 17th, 2012
5:00 pm
I don’t think it is pouting like Frenchie Murph. There are always some players that can be ridden hard by a manager and Minor probably is not one. I think he would take it personally and hang his head. If the Braves can turn him around soon and keep him in the lineup it will pay off.
If Minor does not last in the rotation, it would not surprise me to see him go to long relief rather than to the minors
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
5:00 pm
Actually, GianCarlo Stanton is Half Puerto Rican
Murph
May 17th, 2012
5:00 pm
Isn’t Giancarlo an Italian name?
Murph
May 17th, 2012
5:01 pm
If Minor does not last in the rotation, it would not surprise me to see him go to long relief rather than to the minors
He’s good for 3 innings, so that makes sense.
brian
May 17th, 2012
5:03 pm
CTB – it is his given first name. I have no problem with Stanton wanting to go by that (though I don’t think he will ever be confused with the first MIke Stanton). He has always signed his autographs Giancarlo Stanton, or at least has since I met him in low A. I can’t remember which Marlin said it but they were right when they said that they will call him whatever Stanton wants if he keeps hitting like he is doing
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
5:03 pm
Murph-
It is, but it is not unheard of in Latin/South American/Spanish cultures either
brian
May 17th, 2012
5:03 pm
yes Murph – Giancarlo is Italian name
brian
May 17th, 2012
5:04 pm
Fredi – negative WAR according to Keith Law. Ouch. Thanks for the post VaBravesFan
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
5:06 pm
Murph..Seems like it would be a good idea to then maybe flip Meds and Minor. Would solve both problems. Also, GianCarlo is also Spanish in origin. Gian being John.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
5:06 pm
According to wikipedia:
Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning “John Charles”. It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for “Giovanni Carlo”.
Juan
May 17th, 2012
5:07 pm
Giancarlo Cruz Mike Stanton:
Stanton is of Puerto Rican heritage on his mother’s side and looks up to Iván Rodríguez and Roberto Clemente as his favorite baseball players.[2] To celebrate this, the Marlins will give a Giancarlo Stanton Bobblehead figure to the first 15,000 fans to arrive to the stadium on August 29, 2012, which is Puerto Rican Heritage Night.[3] He also belongs to the Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rico Baseball League.
Just Pateeeee
May 17th, 2012
5:15 pm
Wellllll………JEEEEEEEZ gals (and guys, too!), you’re making the old lady here think maybe she ought to get stronger glasses or something in order to check these guys out instead of just watching them play ball!
Nick
May 17th, 2012
5:15 pm
Is the guy on the AD on on this page to the right an aged Chris Tucker?
Juan
May 17th, 2012
5:16 pm
Mike Staton is his step father name…Mr Staton is the one that raise him a teach him baseball…he want to adopt his name.
coastalbrave
May 17th, 2012
5:17 pm
Nick, I have Dishnet
brian
May 17th, 2012
5:18 pm
Mike/Giancarlo Stanton is still one of the most impressive 18 year olds I have ever seen play. A man among boys. His low A season was one for the record books
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
5:19 pm
The Hamilton-less Rangers fail to convert a bases loaded situation in the 9th, so they go to extras with the A’s…
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
5:23 pm
If Evan Gattis was a slogan what would he be:
Nike…Evan Gattis. Just did it!
Brillcream…Evan Gattis. A little dab will do ya!
Ajax…Evan Gattis. Stronger than dirt!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
5:24 pm
R.I.P – Donna Summers
Just Pateeeee
May 17th, 2012
5:33 pm
Pretty sure it was Gattis I saw at ST that made me believe the Braves had the best looking trio of catchers in the league (BMac, Ross & Gattis).
Don Gurian
May 17th, 2012
5:48 pm
Minor is great the first time through the line-up; sounds like middle reliever material to me. Is that an option and perhaps move Medlan?
wjones
May 17th, 2012
5:49 pm
Evan Gattis just reunited the Beatles.
Mixxo
May 17th, 2012
5:53 pm
I know we need to start winning in our division…….I know that.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
5:54 pm
Tyler Kepner @TylerKepner
In Braves clubhouse today, after D. Wright got big 2B vs. Reds, a player shouted to TV: “Why do teams pitch to that guy? He’s hitting .500!”
Mixxo
May 17th, 2012
5:54 pm
Giancarlo Stanton……professional physical specimen.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
5:55 pm
Don..seems the thought process on that one is thus:
1) Give Minor time to work thru his troubles/Meds is too valuable in present spot.
2) Stretch out Meds in the minors then bring up to take Minor’s spot/Who takes Meds place while that occurs?
3) What will happen to Minor if he’s demoted from SP to reliever?/Or can we send him down to work on it and who will be brought up?
decisions…decisions..
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
5:59 pm
Speaking of hitting .500, if my calculations are correct, Bronson Arroyo will pitch Game 3 of the Braves’ series at Great American Ballpark!!
coastalbrave
May 17th, 2012
6:01 pm
McFann, Nice!! Looking forward to it.
Braveone
May 17th, 2012
6:01 pm
From the previous blog which had 1,551 comments, TheOnlyBravesFan led the way with 105 posts. There were 165 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 TheOnlyBravesFan 105
2 phil 100
3 J-Man 86
4 DS1 64
5 nolie 54
6 Brian from SC 42
7 JasonInFL 39
8 richbrave 38
9 CraZy 35
10 ncscoots 35
11 Joe in SoCal 34
12 Ease 32
13 tiger297 32
14 cabravesfan 31
15 MFin04 26
16 JC Brave 25
17 veer 25
18 McFann :Ô: :Ô: 24
19 Murph 24
20 Mixxo 23
21 RC 21
22 Ward 21
23 ChattTownBrian (CTB) 20
24 raleighbravefan 20
25 Sopheee 19
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
6:02 pm
coastalbrave—
Me, too!
I &heart; that ballpark…would love to go to a Braves game there someday…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
6:03 pm
Should have been ♥ …
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
6:04 pm
number 11 with a bullet!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
6:05 pm
McFann..your a Fann of the Mullet that saved Cincinnatti?
phil
May 17th, 2012
6:05 pm
George
May 17th, 2012
2:23 pm
phil
May 17th, 2012
1:39 pm
I now know who George, Mitchell, Veer and Lobosolo are….
The husbands from the show “Who the *#%+*%^*+ did I Marry?” Home from work today with little to do, for once, and these men on this show……wow.
Our wives don’t know how good they’ve got it
*****************************************
phil I have read your posts and did not believe you were one of the ” BRAVES management can do no wrong group”
*******
i’m not.
But they do a pretty darn good job, all things considered!
coastalbrave
May 17th, 2012
6:05 pm
Never been there either, but, it would be awesome just to see BMac play there.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:14 pm
faninva – Check out the new releases of the previously unreleased Tora Tora albums. Really terrible recording quality (seems like they took the original non – pro tapes and digitized them without any kind of cleaning up), but there is some great material.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
6:16 pm
numero uno!!!
Get a win tonight Bravos.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:17 pm
Not even in the top 25 again – I’m de- evolving.
phil
May 17th, 2012
6:19 pm
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
3:55 pm
‘Teen ‘Teen is not bad either…if you like that hot Latin look
*******
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
6:20 pm
Don’t you be scared. If they could get a washing machine to fly, my son could land it.
That must be Evan Gattis’ mom, not Jim Lovell’s in Apollo 13.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
6:24 pm
Evan Gattis just reunited the Beatles.
Evan Gattis can raise the dead?
EOF'ed Up
May 17th, 2012
6:24 pm
AWWWWWW wittle Mikey Minor wants to pway basie ball now?
We should’ve known when he came in this spring pretty much demanding a job on the rotation or “they might as well trade me”, that this is his mindset. All about little Mikey, who are the Braves? Little Mikey calls the shots and is super-king of the universe, he whom which the sun rotates for.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
6:24 pm
Joe—
Only ’cause BMac crushes him…
coastalbrave it would be awesome just to see BMac play there.
It would.
Oh well—I gotta run. A bummer I gotta miss Ricky tonight, but some things can’t be helped…
Later, y’all! Go GET ‘EM, Braves!!
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
6:27 pm
C ya, McFann
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
6:27 pm
And that deserved an eye roll, why?
Dirty Dawg
May 17th, 2012
6:27 pm
Just wondering, but is there such a thing as a performance contingency clause in baseball deals? I mean could the Braves have done their deal with the Indians for Lowe that, based on performance…number innings, wins, ERA, etc…say by the All-Star break, they, Cleveland, would have to take more of his remaining contract or give him back? Right now we could use him and/or the money.
ncgary
May 17th, 2012
6:29 pm
anyone see where mlb is being sued by the fans
over blackout procedures. they sure are excessive.
i think 75 mile radius is more than ample. anything above that
they are just being greedy
faninva
May 17th, 2012
6:30 pm
Tora Tora Tora!
thanks Lew.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
6:31 pm
Dirty, I don’t believe that I have ever seen a performance clause other than something related to playing time (innings pitches, plate appearances). I think MLB and even the MLBPA frowns on going to any other type of performance clause.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:32 pm
My wife jjust got a job offer from University of Arizona Law School. Think we’ll stick with the snow and leave the fire ants and 100+ degree temps to Joe Arpayo.
Murph
May 17th, 2012
6:33 pm
anyone see where mlb is being sued by the fans
over blackout procedures. they sure are excessive.
That’s awesome. I couldn’t believe that Braves games in Houston were blacked out in Austin. That’s a 4 hour drive!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
6:33 pm
ncgary-
I think it depends on the team and local TV deals (and i don’t know what the rules are, since they are not an issue for me), but, like, if the Rockies have a regional deal, I can see where it would be in their interest to not allow their games to be broadcast on non local channels through Extra Innings or other sources (does that make sense?)
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:34 pm
faninva – NO problem. Just a bunch of Mephis Dudes who were probably one of the best unknown hard rock/ souther rock bands of the early 90’s.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
Which team is getting ripped off?
Carlos Beltrán $13,000,000 / 2012 salary
Uggla $13,146,942 / 2012 salary
faninva
May 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
it’s a “dry” heat, Lew.
Mixxo
May 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
Good (non) move Lew.
Can’t stand the heat down here in Ga. and can’t wait to move north!
Murph
May 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
alright, time to make the long drive home.
Go BARVES!!!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
6:35 pm
Lew-
Tucson actually has much better weather than Phoenix- not nearly as hot in the summer
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
6:36 pm
Waffle House:
neither, so far this season
faninva
May 17th, 2012
6:37 pm
I live and die by the Barves!
sorry Murph – couldn’t resist.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:37 pm
DRy heat or no- I’ll pass on that move. No desire to be a DBack’s fan. Of course, I ‘ve had no desire to become a Red Sox fan, either the past eleven years up here..
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
6:38 pm
For the record Omar Infante is getting $ 4,000,000 this year which would have left $8,000,000 free to put toward a real LF / big bat. It’s all business people and Wren sucks at spending money.
ncgary
May 17th, 2012
6:38 pm
i just perused the headline didnt read the story cab
i know i cant watch them here on mlb 4 hrs away
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:40 pm
If we had Infante, we’d have a .300 hitting second baseman and still need a power hitting LFer. As it stands, we have a power hitting second baseman and a .300 hitting LFer.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
6:40 pm
For those wanting to defend Uggla, check out Infante’s numbers.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/5339/omar-infante
Better than Uggla for less money. Admit it, Wren messed up.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:41 pm
pretty hard to find two more different climates Lew
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
6:41 pm
ncgary-
Another reason it helps to follow a team in a different “region”
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:41 pm
Well, someone’s messed up, but it isn’t Wren.
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:42 pm
nolie – Really.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:42 pm
BTW thats why God created air conditioning….
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
6:43 pm
Lew – you miss my point.
1. Uggla is not putting up numbers to match the salary.
2. Money left over from Omar would’ve freed up $9,000,000.
We are spending more $$ for what we already had for less. The good ol’ boy system at work.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
6:43 pm
what’s air conditioning?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:43 pm
If we had Infante, we’d have a .300 hitting second baseman and still need a power hitting LFer. As it stands, we have a power hitting second baseman and a .300 hitting LFer…Lew
what he said
Lew
May 17th, 2012
6:44 pm
Lou/Earl WaffleHOuse?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:44 pm
Uggl’s numbers this year match the salary just fine, even better than Pujols do…
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
6:46 pm
so, i think it is an opinion that Uggla’s numbers do not match his salary. Not necessarily my opinion. Uggla is having a pretty darn good season. He is tied for the MLB-lead in Runs Created among all players at his position.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:48 pm
y’know I’ve posted several times, kidding about it, but I still caint believe that Rhymes fainted from getting hit on the elbow after he got to first. what would Ty Cobb say?
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
6:48 pm
3rd Place and I really tried to win it its just some people have even more time on their hands than even I do
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
6:49 pm
Just … BALLGAME!
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
6:49 pm
I knew nolie was not going to agree with me. But whatever. You guys like Uggla (so do i) but still don’t think dude is putting up $62 million stats. Wasted money.
faninva
May 17th, 2012
6:49 pm
boy, come blueberry waffles sure would be good right about now.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
6:50 pm
Ty Cobb would say he hates “Jews, N*ggers, Women, and then take his gun out and call you a son of a B*tch”. But other than that he was a good guy. He kept it real……sometimes too real.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
6:53 pm
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
6:43 pm
The Braves pitched two seasons back to back without a lefty starter, and now they’re going to leave an ineffective lefty in the rotation just to say they have a lefty starter?
Stop it!!!! What’s the true reason?
Put the best 5 starters in the rotation, and find bullpen guys whereever they keep getting the likes of Durbin, Sherrill, Linebrink, etc.
You mean to tell me they can’t find one of those guys available to move Medlen to the rotation?
Why do they want so very bad not to have Medlen in the rotation? What gives?
Move Minor to the pen, and Medlen to the rotation…Fredi did say that Minor pitched a very goo 3+ innings. That’ll get the job done every 3 days.
Problem solved!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
6:53 pm
so he’d be ok with a player fainting ?
George
May 17th, 2012
6:54 pm
I can watch the game tonight FREDI is not giveing the game away before it starts. the only scrub in lineup is PASTORNICKY.
faninva
May 17th, 2012
6:55 pm
Lew – Wild America has got a great hook.
Interested Bystander
May 17th, 2012
6:58 pm
What Minor did is in my past
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
6:58 pm
Hey George…The Rev looks like a real ball player on mlb gameday.
George
May 17th, 2012
6:59 pm
What to do about MINOR? Trade him and FREDI G to CIN for DUSTY BAKER., then we would have a MGR with some life in him, not a doofuss who sits on bench stareing off in space.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
6:59 pm
Ugglas numbers this year match the salary just fine, even better than Pujols do…
Pujols is making about 3.63 times league average this year. 7.57 times if you average it at $25m
Brava
May 17th, 2012
6:59 pm
Go Braves!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:00 pm
Nolasco is ready to slice and dice. McCann will be eaten for breakfast for once instead of eating everybody else.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:01 pm
Bat..or about a 100 times what most people will make in their lifetime.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
7:01 pm
I still caint believe that Rhymes fainted from getting hit on the elbow after he got to first.
I hope they picked the sissy off.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
7:03 pm
Wren over paid KK, and then pitched him in AA the last year of contract, paid 10 mil to Cleveland to let D-Lowe pitch ther, and now is paying 5+ mil for JJ to stink @ AAA.
You can not make than many mistakes for that kind of money when your budget is 85 – 90 mil.
At that rate, and frequency, he’s throwing away 15% of the budget, with nothing to show for it.
George
May 17th, 2012
7:04 pm
LU ANN got hit on the elbow?
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:05 pm
Ty Cobb would have spiked the 1st Baseman after getting hit by a pitch
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
7:05 pm
I doubt anyone here gives a rat’s ass about what Ty Cobb would say about anything…
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:05 pm
Jay Dubu, true. Those are facts. I like what Wren has done for the team for the most part, but he’s made a few boo boo’s.
George
May 17th, 2012
7:06 pm
Outta here for game. Lets have a good one tonight y’all.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:07 pm
Joe in SoCal_
It’s a heap of damn money, no doubt, Joe. The funny thing is I’ve read a couple of articles claiming when you factor in cost of living and taxes the deal is no better than the one the Cards offered.
Highest paid baseball player of all time based on times league average: Ty Cobb @ age 40, 12.59
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:07 pm
Ty Cobb is the greatest player Ever along with the Babe and the Hammer. But no way Cobb could play in todays age……..He was like John Rocker times a 1000…….Remember Cobb KILLED a man.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
7:07 pm
Two wrongs (Uggs & Pujols) don’t make a right!
Besides, the Angels’ TV contract dwarfs the Braves’ deal, so they have money to spend, while the Braves keep screaming proverty.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:08 pm
Bravo’s takin this one…fo’sho.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:10 pm
SWEEEEEEP!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:11 pm
Heap..ain’t that what they used to call BMac? Thats what we need tonight is a Heap’n help’n of some Hoss!
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
7:11 pm
McLouth played terrible baseball and we finally found out he had played two years with a sports hernia. I’ve never heard any legit excuse for flop JJ turned into. Knee injuries don’t cause you to lose your stuff and 5 mph off your fastball. I don’t know why they would hold back on releasing an injury that makes as much difference as it did with those two players.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:11 pm
“Bravo’s takin this one”
Hopefully not where the sun don’t shine.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:12 pm
Its time we find out if Julio Teheran can becaome an Ace or at least a starter
MikeInFl
May 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
Braves’ payroll Frank Wren’s first year (2008) was $102 million. Dropped to $96 mil (2009), $84 mil (2010), $84 mil (2011), and $82 mil this year.
Meanwhile, team he inherited in ‘08 won 72 games; then 86, 91 and 89 wins, and hovering at 1st place this year.
20% cut in payroll, 25% increase in wins. Yeah, he’s a total failure.
bravofan
May 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
LIKE this Thanks Chipper page!!!
http://www.facebook.com/ThanksChipper
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
Hello Everyone! Great night to be a Brave!!
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
Jay Dubu – You can post all the facts in the world on here and these guys will defend their idiocracy. I bet they sit there shaking their heads saying nope nope to make them believe they are correct. I hear you though brotha! Wren has messed up A LOT in my opinion. If the Braves were Vegas, Wren would have been kicked out with people looking for him way he blows money.
Skeezix
May 17th, 2012
7:13 pm
So far, Miami got the better end of FW’s deal that traded Infante for Uggla–no doubt.
FW is no JS when it comes to trades. I was trying to think of a FW deal that worked out really well—can’t think of one.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:15 pm
Infante isw pis**ng me off. Finally got him out.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
7:15 pm
I was trying to think of a FW deal that worked out really well—can’t think of one.
Yeah. That Michael Bourn trade was terrible
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:16 pm
Waffle:
what facts? give me a freakin’ break
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:16 pm
MikeInFl – It is May so don’t go jerkin’ Wren just yet for 2012. Remember last season? Oh and one before that? What were we missing? Say it with me…. HITTING. The money saved from Uggla would have us a nice bat in that lineup for less money.
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:17 pm
@KeyLargo….Good points on JJ….I wondered too regarding undisclosed injury status and, let’s not forget….medical issues such as depression (clinical) and family issues which are distracting and taxing.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:17 pm
Lawton – See my earlier post. Stats don’t lie dude.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:18 pm
Waffle:
Which one?
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:18 pm
Oh! Wren had many offers coming in for JJ past two seasons and passed with all the young arms we have. How did that work out? Ask the Mets triple A team about that one.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:19 pm
nice work Beach! Now lets draw some blood!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:19 pm
Infante is the more versatile, better defender than Uggla. Puts up better at bats and he’s actually got more homers than Uggla this year so far. Yep, MIA got the better end of the stick so far on that deal.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:20 pm
Lawton – About page 4 on this blog. Just showing Infante numbers to Uggla for money they both make. Same numbers but Uggla makes $9,000,000 more each year. Wasted money to me.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
7:20 pm
Wren passed on trading JJ because, until late last year, he was one of our best starters
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:21 pm
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
7:18 pm
Oh! Wren had many offers coming in for JJ past two seasons and passed with all the young arms we have. How did that work out? Ask the Mets triple A team about that one.
name one offer Wren passed on for JJ. Facts please……..
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:21 pm
Jay Dubu – You can post all the facts in the world on here and these guys will defend their idiocracy…WHOB
no FACTS are being posted just opinions, and pretty damn dumb opnes at that
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:21 pm
Way to start it off Bourn. Missed him last night.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:21 pm
s’what i’m talkin’ bout…c’mon now!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:22 pm
Pay Bourn already
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:22 pm
So far, Miami got the better end of FW’s deal that traded Infante for Uggla–no doubt…Sk
another unbelievable utterance. too bad folks don’t have to take an IQ test to post here…..
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:23 pm
Aaaannndddddd we’re off!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
7:23 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:23 pm
I guess–that there is a little get back from the great catch on Heyward last night
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:23 pm
Beachy gets em out…sigh.
That’s for the haters.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:23 pm
So Waffle:
We’re gonna look at 6 weeks of this season and make that judgement between Uggla and Infante. How about we look at last season? What you do is called cherry-picking the facts that fit your opinion.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
Prado is back to being Prado of 2010 he is going opposite way and getting hits anywhere……..He is a 200 hit a year guy when he takes this approach
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
Nice start
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
Marteeeeen
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
nine-game hitting streak for Marteeen. Or are y’all calling him that anymore?
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:25 pm
Freddie refuses to take a walk
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:25 pm
‘Teen!!!! sweeet! alright…flyball minimum
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
7:25 pm
Carroll-
You mean that’s not the way he actually spells his name?
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Why did he do that?
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Chip talking about Freddie’s scratched corneas, as in plural. Way to go Chip!
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Has anyone ever seen Waffle House and Veer on at the same time?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Freeman sukks….
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
What is Prado’s deal?
Run! Same as last night. Just stand there. Good grief.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
c’mon FF..flyball minimum right there..gotta have it bud.
George
May 17th, 2012
7:26 pm
Hey y’all UGGLA did have two hits last night.
Skeezix
May 17th, 2012
7:27 pm
While I was delighted last year that we got Bourn–his time with the Braves last year wasn’t great. Yes, so far this season he has been superb, but we need more than 25% of 2012 to evaluate the trade.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
7:27 pm
Jerry-
That’s because Freddie had scratches on both corneas.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:27 pm
Ugh Uggly! Terrible
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:27 pm
Jumping in here Waffle……what about the power factor, Uggs has more–hit more HR–and his potential is much higher to continue vs. Infante…who, in fact I really miss.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:27 pm
Jerry – both are scratched….really.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:28 pm
I don’t know what’s gonna happen with Bourn in the off-season what with Boras being his agent and all. But, I sure hope Bourn wants to be here enough to not allow a bidding war that we can’t win.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:29 pm
FF needed to work Nolasco more, instead swings regardless after he got a 2-0 count.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:29 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
Marteeeeen
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Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
7:24 pm
nine-game hitting streak for Marteeen. Or are y’all calling him that anymore?
********
apparently, yes.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:29 pm
Squanto…sqaunderred again.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:29 pm
Are we about to come away with less in the first inning than we should’ve gotten, just like last night?
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:29 pm
Same situation for Uggla…..Selfish ABs
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:30 pm
God da** Uggly!
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:30 pm
Well that hurts, Danny boy.
Gonna suck if Prado does not score, that’s on him, though
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:30 pm
I see we are back to not being able to get runners in from third again
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:31 pm
phil,
I thought it was just the right eye.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:31 pm
I missed that play, did he have a sure chance to score Bat?
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:31 pm
Look at number 7 on my list…….
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Way to go, guys….
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Enter your comments hereOverall the Braves are a good team. They have some holes though heres my list of problems on the team and an Idea of possible solutions.
1. Lack of Starters being able to go 7 innings per start consistantly……. Beachy at the moment is the only pitcher you can count on going 7 but I dont see him going 9 innings. Hudson looks back and is the guy that can go 9. The rest of them its a crap shoot after the 5th inning.
2. Mike Minor has the highest starter ERA in the NL and 3rd highest in all of MLB…….Minor has dominating stuff for the 1st 3 innings but he seems to be figured out when he has to go through the line up the 2nd time around. I personally think he should go back to AAA and when September call-ups come up here have him become a bull-pen pitcher for a potential play-off run.
3. Tyler Pastornicky’s defense……I think him taking extra reps of infield practice is the best thing to do.
4. Brian McCann’s defense…….I personally think he has lost some agility and losing 10-15lbs would help him get some hop in his step.
5. Oventabrel………not being as sharp this year…….I think giving an extended break to EOF and Venters might do them some good, maybe a trip to the DL would give them that rest. This make Kris Medlen that much more valuable
6. Finding another starter…….Minor hasnt gotten the job done with his 7.09 ERA. Jair Jurrjens is no where near ready to come back to Atlanta. So that leaves Julio Teheran to try to come up here and see if he can get the job done here. Todd Redmond has an outside shot to get that call-up…..But if neither can make a difference I think the best option would be to sign Roy Oswalt as opposed to making a huge trade and giving prospects a team like the Phillies for Cole Hamels for example.
7. Fredi Gonzalez……..While he is managing a heck of a lot better this season. He still has questionable decisions and will just sit on his hands and remain emotionless. I personally think he needs to just challange more calls and defend his players more in arguments with the Umpires.
8. The Sporadic selfish ABs by Uggla and McCann….now I’m really reaching out here but Uggla and McCann will sometimes have the case of the Strikeouts especially with runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs. Like tonight we had Prado on 3rd with 1 out and all Uggla needed to do was make contact but he was trying to swing for the fences and went fishing. Also McCann needs to drive the balls opposite way more on that crazy shift.
9.Tipping Caps………lets not utter this phrase even when we do lose…..too many painful memories
10. Losing to NL East teams…….were 3-7 against teams in our division. And if were gonna make the playoffs we need to be atleast .500 in the division. We just have to play with more agressiveness and smarter (Juan Fransisco I’m looking at you your not Rickey Henderson just take the Double). And want to win more the the Nats, Phillies, Mets and Marlins.
Brava
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Mac the speed demon.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Oh well
:sigh:
Tomahawk Mafia
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Darn Prado and his hesitation.
njbraves
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Uggla and Mac fail once again. Put Chipper back in the 3 spot and Freeman at clean up.
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Dang, ‘teen ‘teen. Brain freeze two nights in a row.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Jerry-
The left eye was actually the worse of the two and was what caused him to miss a game…
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
I mean number 8 on the List I wrote about the Braves yesterday
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:32 pm
Kinda disappointed in that inning. It’ll be okay though as long as Beachy doesn’t melt down like Minor did.
Social Media Reporter
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Hey fat ass McCann, instead of belting out the F-word everytime you don’t hit a home run, why don’t you run out a ground ball in case, oh I don’t know, the 2B bobbles it?
Marlins are winning this one, folks.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Already turning into another year where we have so much trouble with inner division games.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Selfish ABs
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Misery!!!C’mon man! no excuse for not scorin the second run right there…no outs..runner on third…c’mon really?
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Nolie_
Yeah, ground ball to deep first by Freeman and Prado did not go home.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Yes, nolie. Grounder to first. Never broke.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:33 pm
Thanks cab, did not know that.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 17th, 2012
7:34 pm
I get really tired of seeing Uggla flail away at first pitch sliders out of the zone in situations where he can bring home a runner from third base with less than two outs. That happens with alarming frequency.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
Just wear the glasses and quit whining about it…
And get Mac some too.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
This ain’t no Mike Minor on the hill people!! Beachy don’t just roll over! Bravos still takin’ this one.
Ted
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
Snitker is the Larry Parrish of third base coaches. He won’t help anything good happen to any runner on third.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
Uggla and McCann just try to swing for the fences way too much if Uggla would try to put the ball in play instead of chopping down a Red Wood he could have noticed that all pitchers pitch him low and away breaking stuff every time. And McCann could drop a bunt on that shift and drive the runner in no excuse for not trying to go the other way.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
thanx Bat & phil
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:37 pm
Uggla is 4 for 11 with 3 homers when he flails away and puts the first pitch in play.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:37 pm
Not Simpson’s kid’s eye again!
Aghhhhhhhhh! Enough!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:37 pm
I’m not a coach-basher but I have never been impressed by Snitker’s decisions either
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:39 pm
Sure thing, nolie
George
May 17th, 2012
7:39 pm
Hey y’all
See below, someone on here AGREES with me.
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7. Fredi Gonzalez……..While he is managing a heck of a lot better this season. He still has questionable decisions and will just sit on his hands and remain emotionless. I personally think he needs to just challange more calls and defend his players more in arguments with the Umpires
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:39 pm
Get Otis Nixon to be the 3rd base coach…….He probably needs the money after all that cocaine anyways
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:39 pm
Ted
May 17th, 2012
7:36 pm
Snitker is the Larry Parrish of third base coaches. He won’t help anything good happen to any runner on third.
******
seriously, Ted? That one isn’t on the 3B coach.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:39 pm
If you can’t see that Uggla has made a huge adjustment in terms of cutting down his swing with 2-strikes and getting some big hits with 2-strikes by going to the opposite field, then I don’t know what to tell you.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:40 pm
Fire BS!!
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:40 pm
The Braves practiced patience with Jo Jo Reyes and where did that get them.
Minor is such a carbon copy as far as results go, its scary they are wating so much time on this Bumb.
We have had pitching busts in Blaine Boyer, Chuck James, Horacio Ramirez, Kyle Davies, and a few more I cannot think of off the top of the hat.
Maybe our pitching development is not as good as thought out to be, truth be told is that plenty of mistakes have been made since the glory days.
Look at most of those Baby Braves of the middle of the 2000’s, save for Mc Cann, what did they turn out to be?
A pile of BUMBS on top of BUMBS!!!!!
This is a must win tonight and at least its one of the good guys in Beachey who has not disappointed to date.
Must win tonight–go get em boys.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:41 pm
Well Lawton he has been 0-2 the last 2 days in driving in runners with less than 2 outs. Striking out twice.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:42 pm
“If you can’t see that Uggla has made a huge adjustment in terms of cutting down his swing with 2-strikes and getting some big hits with 2-strikes by going to the opposite field, then I don’t know what to tell you.”
@Lawton–It would be nice to get better results, results is what its all about.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:42 pm
Nice inning Beach! Now lets get it started again! Right back at’em.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
7:43 pm
Snitker is the Larry Parrish of third base coaches. He won’t help anything good happen to any runner on third.
You can’t be serious that a MLB player waits to hear from his 3B coach on whether or not to run on a ground ball with the infield playing back, conceding the run?
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:43 pm
SO, lets use a sample size of 2 at bats.
And, Disgusted, are you saying that Uggla’s results haven’t been good this season?
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:43 pm
Juan Francisco is the Jeff George of base running.
It you wanted him to spell the word Dog, you might have to spot him a DO.
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:44 pm
@J-Man….It does look that way with Uggs many at-bat…hey, the guy like to hit ‘em in the seats and probably knows that skill won’t last forever. But as Lawton has stated, Batting coach Walker has gotten him to variate and try some new stuff….who knows, may turn out great for Uggs.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 17th, 2012
7:44 pm
Jason Heyward hits one ball hard a night.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:45 pm
Tyler!Tyler!
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:45 pm
Love watching Beachy swing the bat. He swings hard just in case.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:45 pm
C’mon George…give the man some props…the Rev!!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:46 pm
JHey is starting to get on my nerves.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:46 pm
Dean Smith…
THAT’S who Beachy looks like.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:47 pm
good job clearing the pitcher, Rev
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:47 pm
Heyward is a hall of famer….
Be nice.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:48 pm
cleared the pitcher, thats a good thing
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:48 pm
Fat ass West. Fat, miserable lard is a horrible ump.
Ted
May 17th, 2012
7:48 pm
Phil. Was listening to game on radio so not sure on that one, but statement is still true. Maybe I was being unfair to Parrish.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:48 pm
Beachy with a pathetic AB?…
Get him outta there!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:49 pm
Nice at bat for the Beach Boy! 7 pitches.full count. Pay attention bravos.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:49 pm
Lawton–Uggla has had his good and bad monents, and I do expect more consistency as we get into mid season.
The bottom line is he did not have a good night last night in a series where the Braves really need one of the two, if the Braves win tonight, what happened last night is forgotten though serious concerns about Minor.
Okay, give him another couple of starts, but if he fizzles in the next two, what do you do. Cannot keep him out there. And I am not necessarily talking about wins and two hit shutout ball, just go 6 plus and give the team a chancence to win for a change like he did very early in the yr.
I do trust that Uggla will get into a stretch where he will carry the team for a few weeks, he always does.
Ric Flair to Right
May 17th, 2012
7:49 pm
HeyBust is slowly but surely making himself a AAAA player!!!!
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
Who leads all NL 2Bman in runs scored? Uggla. Who leads all NL 2Bman in RBI? Uggla. But I guess scoring and driving in runs isn’t all that important???
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
I don’t want to give up on Jey Hey but bottm line is that the results have to be better.
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
It wasn’t BS this time, Ted….
But yeah, he’s not the best.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
sure the guy won two games in a row and has a 115 OPS+, I can see why that would get on your nerves….
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
Its just Selfish ABs by Uggla in these 2 past situations he went there swinging wildly at everything when if he would have not swung on the 1st pitch which is always a low and away breaking ball that he swing over the top off. He would have had a different AB by making the Pitcher throw him a strike.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:50 pm
Prado was out with Infante last night at “Latino Latina’s” club in downtown Atlanta is the reason for his brain far*. Martin had to be Omar’s translator for the American honey’s at the club.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
Disguested:
Minor is another story. Tough call there. I can understand the decision to leave him in there at the moment. But, I can understand an argument to make a change too.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
Lawton Scoring and driving in runs with less that 2 out should be damn near automatic. No excuse for that. I like uggla but I’m gonna call him out for that everytime. especially when he does it 2 days in a row.
Ric Flair to Right
May 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
HeyBust reminds me of a lighter skinned Jordan Schafer
Ric Flair to Right
May 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
HeyBust reminds me of a lighter skinned Jordan Schafer
Ric Flair to Right
May 17th, 2012
7:52 pm
HeyBust reminds me of a lighter skinned Jordan Schafer
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:53 pm
Mike Minor is dominant the 1st 3 innings he just gets lit up the 2nd time through the lineup
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:53 pm
Scoring and driving in runs with less that 2 out should be damn near automatic…J-Man
seriously? wow
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
7:53 pm
Rev pulling a Melky
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Pastornicky Defense is just god awful.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Good throw by Freeman and even better one by Pastornicky.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Lawton–You know something you are right on Uggla, I took a look at the updated stats and the AVG and OBP and RC are excellent, better than I thought.
So you are right on that one, and wait until he gets real hot and gets into his zone. He will have real outstanding stats at yrs end.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Pastornicky plays some odd defense.
Ted
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Agree with you Largo. Snitker is there to take the batting gloves if someone hits a triple. I don’t think the players pay any attention to him at any time.
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:54 pm
Looks like a made a crummy move–the ole Rev did.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
That’s the first 90 foot throw I’ve ever seen miss by over a 100 feet.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
Nolie you know I meant Scoring and driving in a runner on 3rd with less than 2 out should be damn near automatic……..Dont be a tool your better than that
phil
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
Rev does things at short that i swear to you, i’ve never seen even the worst of SS EVER do in the last 35 years.
Is he really this stupid?
The good has outweighed the bad by a lot, but the bad is just highlight reel awful…
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
Shades of Melky Cabrera! Might as well get used to seeing things like that from Pastornicky. The worst shortstop we’ve had in years.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
Uggla with Runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs:
13 PA’s, 2 BB’s 10 RBI
that’s pretty darn good.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
7:55 pm
Flair, if you’re going to repeat yourself then at least get it right.
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
7:56 pm
Snitker does in fact appear to have the authority of a ‘Camp Counselor.’
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:56 pm
you need to look at team stats over the years b4 you claim anything should be automatic, or call anyone a tool
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
7:57 pm
Facts, people. Facts. Everything you guys dis about Uggla is completely refuted by facts.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
7:57 pm
see Lawton’s 7:55 J-Man as a start
kenhotlanta
May 17th, 2012
7:57 pm
Nick: I have Dish…the game is on Ch. 437 Sports South.
Ted
May 17th, 2012
7:57 pm
Nice pitch.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
7:58 pm
I give Minor two more starts and I am pulling for him.
All I want is signifigant improvement and put them in a position to win the game. Even if its a L or no decision, I want him to make better pitches in tough situations.
If he cannot pitch with men on base, in the MLB, you cannot keep him on a contending team that has competitive aspirations like the Braves are in right now.
I do want him to believe in himself
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
7:59 pm
Im looking up the last 2 nights because thats what these eyes are seeing but I guess in your mind Nolie/Lawton, Uggla must have not struck out in the 1st inning with Prado on 3rd with less than 2 outs in back to back games.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
7:59 pm
Beach Boy bearing down!! I like it.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:00 pm
J-man:
In my mind, I’m not going to judge a player on one or two at bats, because that would just be stupid.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
8:01 pm
For a rookie Pastornicky could be worse.
He has a likeble offensive game, defensively, there are things that he has to work on and some of that could be improved.
In two yrs, Simmons should be the starting shortstop. More of a natural for the position.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:01 pm
Uggla this year -
RISP – .293 .400 .439 .839
On 1st lt 2 outs – .346 .400 .385 .785
on 3rd, lt 2 out – .400 .462 .500 .962
-2- – .300 .462 .700 1.162
–3 – .400 .500 .400 .900
i respect more the bloggers who hate a player for whatever reason and admit it than the ones whose hatred is clearly evident but they still want to justify it hiding behind 2 ABs.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
8:01 pm
It seem like I read the Braves were getting a runner in from third with less than two outs 55% of the time.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:02 pm
the last two nights? Thats your sample size? Forget it dude. Baseball is based on failure nobody succeeds all the time and every player who ever played had way longer streaks of failure than 2 nights. Including Babe ruth and Ted Williams
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:02 pm
I’m not judging him im just calling him to not swing at obvious 1st pitch balls. I’m asking him to take a more conservative approach instead of chopping down Red Woods.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:03 pm
if so that is a pretty decent average Bat if I remember my stats
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:03 pm
FREDDIEEEEEEEE!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:03 pm
Freeman!!!!!!!!!!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:04 pm
FF!!!Now thats makin up for it..krack a lackin..
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:04 pm
worthless homer with none on……
Ted
May 17th, 2012
8:04 pm
Nice work by the eye doctor.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:04 pm
Scoring the runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs:
Braves: 54%
League Average: 48%
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:04 pm
Ok Nolie/Lawton and Cricket are the same person because nobody is putting that much effort into other peoples posts to look other peoples stats………but whatever.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
Has anyone else noticed since I accused Waffle House of being Veer, neither has posted?
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
7th HR…pretty impressive for the lad.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
And the Braves have just 2 players that are below that league average:
Hinske and Bourn
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
Lawton—Uggla does give fans some frustrating at bats from time to time, and his woeful first half last yr still might be in the mind of some people.
Imagine what his numbers would have been without that 33 game streak.
Now, I like Uggla and there is no other more productive second baseman in recent yrs I can think of other than Robinson Cano. Maybe make an argument for Dustin Pedroia. But first impressions can lead to erroneous perceptions.
The numbers that Dan has to date are more than acceptable.
As you said, facts–that is what its about.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:05 pm
lol
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
8:06 pm
Freeman can sure hit.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:06 pm
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeddie!!!
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
8:06 pm
Lawton@ 8:04
Yeah that’s pretty good. Hardly automatic, though.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:06 pm
Anyone that defended Larry Parrish last season on here should be banned from posting in 2012.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
Actually, there are only 4 or 5 real people on the blog. Just a few people talking to themselves.
(who am I associated with?)
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
RBI DOUBLE!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
McCann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
great job using the whole field, Mac.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
Looky what happens when you go the other way BMac.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
C’mon Mac, you shoulda had a triple outta that.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
Thats because alot of people post under other personas im always J-Man. Im sometimes wrong and I’m sometimes right.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
Nolie/Lawton and Cricket..J-man
bull-0ney
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:07 pm
selfish hack, should’ve tried to hit a single
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:08 pm
HEAP!!! lovin’ spoonful!!
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:08 pm
There you go McFann! Your favorite a DOUBLE!
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:08 pm
keylargo – I actually have a life and left my computer to eat.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:08 pm
The stats are easy to find, takes me a 5 seconds to find them. So, when people talk out of their rear ends, sometimes I fact check. I enjoy it.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
“worthless homer with none on” nolie
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
@Keylargo….I think alot of that stuff goes on herein–last night I made what I thought was a funny comment re: Ozzie and got bombed by a Darth Obama….who, by the way writes similarly structured lines on this blog under another moniker–kicks, they enjoy the ‘kicks.’
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
If we can only get Heyward to get hot with Freddie that is a big yes.
If you can have a hot Heyward, Freeman and Uggla in the playoffs—Now you can expect something real nice for ATL fans for a change–a reverse of the disappointments we have had over the last 12 months.
We deserve a break from the disappointments we have had for sure.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
Raining HARD in Vinings area. Get ready Turner Field. It is coming your way. Daaaaaang!!!
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
Just a few people talking to themselves. (who am I associated with?)
That’s easy. Wayne = Ward
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
to look other peoples stats
well, i tried to find my stats but couldn’t find any..baseball reference sure is not up-to-date
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:09 pm
B Mc Dub
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:11 pm
Ok lets see who is who……
I think lobosolo/Reckingball/Tommy could be the same people.
I think Vainece and Cabraves are the same only because Veinec Beach is in Cali and I dont have no proof beyond that lol.
But people post under different names just to try to say their somebody elso so they make it appear that they have a majority of people behind them.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:11 pm
I’m pretty sure my car windows are cracked. It is hailing really bad in Vinings area.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:11 pm
Key
Hey, me and ward be buds!
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:11 pm
If we can only get Heyward to get hot with Freddie
disturbing visual..not that anything’s wrong with that
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:12 pm
Damn I can spell Venice Beach tonight ……..Damn alcohol
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:12 pm
8 quick outs and call it a game
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:12 pm
gamesday Scout says Beach Boy may start losing effectivesness…after 45 pitches players are hitting .229 against…Sheesh really? Minor would take that in a heart beat.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:13 pm
My alter ego is Proton…………… and there was a time, way in the past when I was associated with that dastardly Wayne in Utah. But now, Wayne is dead to me!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:13 pm
Nice Seinfeld reference Cricket/Nolie/Lawton………..
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:13 pm
Joe in SoCal:
i know, right. it says that every night about every pitcher.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:14 pm
I promise. VJ and I are most definitely NOT the same person. We are not even the same gender.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:14 pm
Freddie needs to wear the Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn glasses
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:14 pm
………….Wayne, I never seen Ward except late at night and you’ve got insomnia.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:14 pm
Rumor has it that the twitter girl wants to get hot with me, but no girl, I am taken!!!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
8:15 pm
J-Man, I’m pretty sure you’re an idiot all by yourself.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
8:15 pm
Beachy is a really good pitcher boys and girls. Minor should study him and learn how to be a MLB pitcher.
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:15 pm
another nice inning by Beachy
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:15 pm
So are you saying VJ is Transgender????
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:15 pm
I contend that Freddie Freeman is the most important position player on this team. Course that is just my opinion.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
VJ was Vinings Jim before he moved out here and Smyrna Jim before that (I made him change it because I got tired of having to look up the proper spelling of Smyrna- and I have no idea if that is correct)
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
Poll Question:
Which takes less effort? To type “I was wrong” or type a paragraph falsely accusing someone of using multiple names on the blog???
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
Anyone else in the area get hit by that freaking storm? I would hate to be at Turner tonight. That was some end of the world stuff.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
Key
You’re onto me………… (excepting that he comes on mid afternoon before heading off to work, and I am usually out and on the road somewhere)
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
No!
WE! We are not the same gender! 
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:16 pm
Beach Boy for the AS game!! who’s with me?
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:17 pm
very cool picture with the rain in the distance. Stay on the North Side rain
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:17 pm
CTB,
I guess Tom Glavine knew something when he said last year that he wanted his boy to emulate Beachy’s pitching style.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:17 pm
Hugo……yet another alter Ego of someone who cant just keep 1 screen name……And I’m an Idiot all to myself and your an idiot all to yourself and your 37 screen names lol
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:17 pm
just don’t break his fibula
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:18 pm
anybody seen that alligator attack on biologist? the guy tried to move huge gator armed with a friggin towel..
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:18 pm
Remember just two years ago Heyward was picked to be the LeBron of MLB. Thanks Larry Parrish for messing that up.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:18 pm
Interesting story Cabraves
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
8:19 pm
Owchy.
Rick
May 17th, 2012
8:19 pm
Is that Heyward’s first CS this year?
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
8:19 pm
Joe West…posts under the name ‘Go West,’ and loves The Pet Sop Boys.
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
8:19 pm
Heyward sliding headfirst scares the crap out of me.
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:20 pm
delayed steal attempt hurts – I had no doubt that Pastornicky was going to single after Heyward was thrown out
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:20 pm
Heyward’s 3 CS of the year.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:21 pm
Jerry
Interesting conversation. It’d be darn hard to say that one guy is a lot better (or more valuable?) than some others. Obviously, Chipper brings loads of experience and confidence when he is in the lineup. Mac being a very good hitting catcher gives the team a dimension most teams do not enjoy. Bourn for being the catalyst. But I’d almost agree that what Freddie does in the 3 slot and his excellent D might put him ahead of the others.
Heyward, Prado and Uggla can’t be forgotten either.
Hard thing to determine four shore.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:21 pm
marlins record at turner field – uggla – hits and HRs (12)
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:21 pm
Once again with the Rev!! give the kid some props folks. This IS the majors…right?
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:21 pm
looked like Beachy was scared on that bunt attempt
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:21 pm
Anyone sliding head first scares me……Did you know that one reason Tim Raines would slide head 1st was so he wouldnt break the viles of cocaine he kept in his back pocket during the 1980s
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
not that one with 2 strikes though – nice Bunt Beachy
Rick
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
That’s surprising Lowrie. Guess they must have all been games I wasn’t watching.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
Heyward got his right hand in before the tag.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
Keep drinking J…we might get lucky and you’ll pass out.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
Marlins logo looks like a wannabe swanky hotel logo. Not feeling it.
Bravefaninok
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
The rev keeps doin good things with the bat.
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:22 pm
what Freddie does in the 3 slot and his excellent D
come on now, isn’t he part of no-range fence post gang?
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:23 pm
Beach Boy is a all around gamer!! Lovin it.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:23 pm
yeah, Rick, me too.
They were…..
In the 15-13 win over Philly and the first game at Colorado. Then tonight.
Rick
May 17th, 2012
8:23 pm
I mean Lawton. Where did I get Lowrie from?
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
8:23 pm
Nice. Whatever works.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
4-0 lead for Beachy looks very good tonight
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
Bourn!!!!!!!!!!!!
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
Bourn for NL MVP
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
My personal weather consultant says the rain will miss the stadium…He says, so it will be
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
uggla would’ve made that play, may be even pastor would’ve made it
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
See…thats what all around fundamental baseball is about..great job!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:24 pm
Pirates are leading Nats 3-0 and it’s bottom of 5th
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:25 pm
cricket
I’ve heard that rumor about Freddie’s D, but I think a first sacker that can dig em out as well as FF does is incredibly important to the D of the infield. Range at first is a tad bit overrated.
Wouldn’t you think?
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:25 pm
Wayne – I’d bet the two names you’ve posted under are DS1 and WaynefromUtah. Just kidding with youl
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
The Division is like a 70’s swingers party with us and the Nats.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
Oh, you support Frank Wren?
Tell me more about how you love Nate McLouth and Kenshin Kawakami.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
Hold of RAIN!!!!
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
Pirates are leading Nats 3-0 and it’s bottom of 5th
but..but..but..good teams never lose to bad teams..fire Davey
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:27 pm
I doubt Bourn would win the MVP, but if he can maintain this level of play he will get consideration for sure.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:27 pm
DS1…I agree wholeheartedly….FF can diggem like no other…dude is a hoover..saves unknown amount of runs guaranteed.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 17th, 2012
8:27 pm
better hurry because Joe West has shown he ain’t shy about stopping the game in the 5th because of weather. He did that once before.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:28 pm
BFChris27 – Is that a CB handle name?
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:28 pm
How much rain is expected?
cricket
May 17th, 2012
8:28 pm
DS1
about importance of 1B range, co-sign. not as imp. as for, say SS or outfielders IMO. i’m perfectly happy with FF’s D, no matter what stats say
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:29 pm
DS1,
Hey Wayne, yesterday Beth was doing an interview and Homer passed behind her and was checking her out. The day before Nikky Williams, who was a Falcons cheerleader and now works for 680am said that Homer was checking out her butt. Homer is a bit of a horn toad I think.
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:29 pm
Postponed games drives me nuts, I can’t stand it when games just get completely erased. Players lose stats and so on.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:29 pm
VaBravesFan – It is pouring here in Smyrna / Vinings north of the stadium. Just hailed also.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:29 pm
Key
Actually, I used to use Proton once in a while, when the old blog would start getting a bit negative. But if I did that now, I’d never be DS1 again!
And WAY back in the day, I would come on late at night and have conversations with myself as old washed up major leagers (don’t even remember the names I used now, but it was old washed up Braves outfielders…….)
But it’s too damned much trouble to keep changing back and forth. But I will not pirate somebody elses’ moniker. (unless someone paid me WELL to do it!)
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:29 pm
VaBravesFan-
It looks like it will miss the stadium- maybe a few drops (again, according to my well placed source)
Bravefaninok
May 17th, 2012
8:31 pm
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:26 pm
The Division is like a 70’s swingers party with us and the Nats
That was funny…..
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:31 pm
Anybody here ever read Ballparks Digest?
They rated the Braves museum number 1.
Want to know if that has any merit.
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
8:33 pm
I love my kid…but some things he does makes me love him even more
we are watching the game and he is naming the batters for the braves…tyler comes up and here is the conversation:
him: daddy who is that
me: tyler pastornicky
him: hmmm I don’t remember him was he on the team last year?
me: no he wasn’t
him: (now looking in the book)daddy I found the braves girls
me: thats nice
him: why do they like me so much…
man this is just awesome
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:34 pm
1 out to go
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:34 pm
Jerry
You can’t blame a guy for checking out a butt or two from time to time! I’ve been an admirer for all of my teen and adult life!
cricket/Joe from SoCal
I was a pretty darned good first baseman in my youth, but couldn’t hit to save my life. Kept me off the college baseball scene……
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:34 pm
I just pulled up the radar for Atlanta. Looking at the next 6 hours, they should see heavy rain for maybe 45 minutes but changing to very light rain by around 930
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:35 pm
1 more out please
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:35 pm
wrong throw by Martin there
Bravefaninok
May 17th, 2012
8:35 pm
J-man,I have not read the ballparks digest.But of the 5 or 6 stadium museums I have been to the Braves was far and away the best.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:35 pm
Yeah Wayne, before Freddie came along, I would have been hard pressed to ever say a first baseman would have been the most important piece. Freddie is just that damn good, especially defensively. And I think Fredi believes it also when he decided to have Wilson play short with Hinske at 1st base.
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
So we just need 1 more out to make the game official?
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
tiger
Priceless!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
that one looked pretty much down the middle to Kearns
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
Prado screwed up not throwing the ball to second.
Waffle House or Bust
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
J-Man – Go to Braves museum if you like to sleep at the ballpark. Kinda boring to me.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
VaBravesFan-
Yes…official game now
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
we’ll take that……
brian
May 17th, 2012
8:36 pm
huge – I think Beachy was just grooving the ball there
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
I look forward to the day when Simmons is ready for MLB, he might have made that last play.
I am not a Pastornicky hater, the kid is doing his best but his range is limited.
At least the game is official now.
Kat
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
…. “@GwinnettBraves: Teheran’s line: 2.2 IP, 7H, 4R/ER, 5 BB, 2K.”
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
Awesome, always thought that the whole 5th inning had to be completed to make it official.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
Beachy was very fortunate that inning. Two outta those three outs were smoked. Hope he settles down now that it’s an official game.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
If they call the game, that’s going to ruin my 9-0 prediction for tonight……..
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:38 pm
just the visitors half
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:39 pm
I am not a Pastornicky hater, the kid is doing his best but his range is limited.
try “nonexistant”
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:39 pm
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think the Rev is going to develop nicely as the season progresses. I see a lot of upside for him…and I love his attitude.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:39 pm
I’m afraid to leave to go get a burrito tonight. Last time I did, nolie let all hell break loose.
Leave and it’s 1-0. Come back and it’s 4-1. Last night was on you nolie……….
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:40 pm
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:37 pm
Awesome, always thought that the whole 5th inning had to be completed to make it official.
********
please never question a thing I say here!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:40 pm
Beach Boy is lookin like an Ace in the hole tonite..this kid is sumthin special…and who’da thunk?…kinda of an afterthought with all the names that most people been throwin around here.
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:41 pm
Fat Freddie and Bulbous Brian looked good a few innings back!
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:41 pm
Nats with 0 hits through 5 innings
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:42 pm
I don’t know if Pastornicky is just nervous out in the field, or is he is really that inconsistent. But as long as we are winning, we can deal with him. But if this offense starts to falter, it’s going to be hard to live with his gaffes.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:43 pm
Jman…that two at bats back to back for Uggs that he didn’t swing at the first pitch…maybe he heard ya.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:43 pm
If we get a rain delay, then I will sneak out for some grub.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:43 pm
The Nats being no-hit tonight would give me pleasure on many levels…
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:43 pm
No Uggla is letting the pitcher make bad pitches and allowing himself a good chance to do something…………Being patient At bat is what Im talking about good walk
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:43 pm
Take’m deep Mac
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
8:44 pm
I was a pretty darned good first baseman in my youth, but couldn’t hit to save my life. Kept me off the college baseball scene…… Wayne
Then we should combined our skills. I was the exact opposite. I could hit like it was nobody’s business, but there was no point in me wearing a glove because I couldn’t catch nothing.
Unfortunately, there was no DH back then. I just pinch hit.
And I’m not hating on Homer. I’ve been know to almost break my neck turning around to catch a glance.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:44 pm
Hard to believe that Bourn doesn’t lead the team in runs scored……
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:44 pm
Rev kinda acts nervous….if he’ll settle down out there, he might quit throwing the ball to the tarp when it needs to go to first.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:45 pm
And Jesus Flores leads off the 6th with a double, I jinxed James McDonald
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:45 pm
Uggla leads the team in Walks.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
8:45 pm
Chad Gaudin sounds alok like Chad Durbin
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:46 pm
Was it Bob Gibson (when he was Joe Torre’s pitching coach here) who told one pitcher, “Mays and Mantle are retired and Babe Ruth is dead. Throw the damned ball over the plate!”
I know he did tell one pitcher, who was struggling: “If there weren’t so many people watching, I’d whop you up beside your head!!”
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:46 pm
Lawton – I share the blame regarding the Nats.
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:46 pm
Mac….sigh.
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:47 pm
Play on, Chipper Jones!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
Loves me some hittin’ Hoss…
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
Jerry
Ms DS1 says I can look, but I am not to do a double take…………..
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
that was a good AB by Mac, drove the ball to LF, got under it a tad with the wind blowing in. If he keeps going the opposite field, he is going to have a lot to show for it.
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
Gimper Bones ladies and gentlemen….bout time..
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
RBI single for Chipper makes it 5-0 #Braves and he needs only 12 RBIs to break record all-time for 3rd basemen. He has 1,585, Brett 1,596
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
And then we get Heyward with the clueless first swing….swinging just because.
JasonInFL
May 17th, 2012
8:48 pm
Come on, J-Hey!
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
8:49 pm
Gameday is currently unavailable for this game. Trying Gamecast now and i gotta say… WAY BETTER than Gameday..
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:50 pm
Holy Cow!
Barely Foul.
Mooovit over Jason!
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:50 pm
Hooooooooooooooooooooooss!!!
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:50 pm
Looking better….
Come on, kid.
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:50 pm
Come on Heyward, lift a ball for the sac fly.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
You have to love the opposite field RBI single by Heyward.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
beautiful piece of hitting there
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
Nevermind that’s much better
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
ds1 – so just don’t take ur eyes off the first time…
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
JHey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
phil – Don’t you think you were a little rough on the Beaver, er, Jason, a while ago?
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:51 pm
There you go Phil…just for you..
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:52 pm
Didn’t like the At bat by the Rev…. Looks at 2 fastballs right down the middle.
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
8:52 pm
how about a 3 run jack for beachy to get DS1 that 9-0
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
May 17th, 2012
8:52 pm
great game, beachy looks phenomenal….IMO, has to be the #1 pitcher on our staff. minor who??
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:53 pm
Hammer one Beach Boy!!
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:53 pm
J Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!!
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:53 pm
tiger
That’s when she whacks me good!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Brandon!
JasonInFL
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Nats with 3 in the 6th with a runner on 3rd. Now only down 1 run, 4-3. Go Beach!
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Babe Beachy!
Bravefaninok
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Good AB J-Hey!!!! even if it was off Chad Gaudan….(Marlins version of Gas Can).
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
At least they saved some runs until I got home!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
lol…thats what I’m talkin’ bout…
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Wow, Great job Beach.
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
I was, Powder. That’s why i soon said looking better. Was just frustrated and was expecting more wild swings.
A great AB for the kid.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Jason is phil’s punching bag.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
BEACHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Beachy becoming an RBI machine, but he made the old man run….
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Bourn expects 100 million with pathetic ABs like that?
Sigh.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeachy!!!
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Looks like Michael was negatively affected by his “rest” yesterday; he is only 2-4 tonight.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Good evening, finally online- I see the Braves lead 7-0 in 6th…. i call BALLGAME lol
good news for my fantasy teams
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Tyler Kepner of the NY Times is at the game tonight, and has been tweeting his favorite songs the organist has been playing…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Fredi ruint him DS1
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Beachy has four RBIs. Ross has four RBIs. Wilson has three RBIs….he was a third baseman back in the day at Indiana-Wesleyan
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Should give Chipper rest of the night off with the big lead.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Do I dare go get some grub? nolie, you won’t screw it up again, will ya?
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Alright folks…gotta run work whistle just blew…I’m outta here like Fred Flintstone..hold it down until next time..finish ‘em off Bravos…
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:58 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Jason is phil’s punching bag.
******
no, not really. Tough love. That’s all.
When he uses his noggin and stays focused, the guy is scary good at the plate.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:58 pm
phil’s just a disciplinarian, with the heart of big ole bear. He ain’t foolin’ me. I believe he’s a real softie…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:59 pm
Beachy’s Ks are off this season , but the results are still good. even better so far
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:59 pm
Sitting Chipper here would seem to make sense….
But i’m just a mere blogger, not a manager.
Play him til he drops.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:01 pm
Chipper gets to DH for the next 3 days, so he’s good tonight.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:01 pm
Chipper really should take the rest of the night off. We need to get Francisco some more AB’s…
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Sheesh – Adam LaRoche with a triple to get the Nats within 1…
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Jay – Even if he DH’s this weekend, he needs to get out of the line of fire tonight.
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Francisco can’t play tonight…
Out with indigestion.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Do the Braves get their 1st shutout of the season tonight?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Do the Braves get their 1st shutout of the season tonight?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
I’m thinking Chipper does not DH all 3 games- bet Mac does at least once…maybe Uggla for a game?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
FB +/- leader board
Albert Pujols +6
Adrian Gonzalez +6
Mark Teixeira +4
Daric Barton +4
Todd Helton +3
Gaby Sanchez +3
James Loney +3
Paul Konerko +2
Joey Votto +2
Casey Kotchman +2
Chris Davis +2
Brandon Belt +2
Freeman -1
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
Wayne,
Sometimes you just can’t help doing a “double take”.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
Do you let Beachy go past the 7th if he is still dealing, or get him outta there and keep his overall pitch count down? Seems to me it might be a good night to get some guys an inning of work.
But the old school in me says he gets to keep pitching to get that shutout if it’s still an option.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:04 pm
Jerry – Adam LaRoche played a good first base for the Braves in his two stints here. I’m not sure why he never really got much credit, but he was as good as Freddie defensively and he hit too. His second stint here in 09, when he came here with 60 games left, he hit .325/ .401/ .557/ .957 which is good by anyones standards.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Beachy’s Ks are off this season , but the results are still good. even better so far
I thought he was pitching more to contact this year, wouldn’t that explain it?
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
MARTEEENNN!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
kinda seems like a long game so far IYAM
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Martin is locked in, no doubt about it.
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:06 pm
Prado double in the sixth makes him 5-for-8 this series with three doubles and a triple
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:06 pm
I thought we were assured that Marteeen was pretty much done for this winter?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
Sure would be nice to get Minor back on track so that he and Beachy could have friendly competition like they did a few weeks ago.
That would be a great 1, 2 punch!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
keylargo – As I recall, LaRoche was mostly a second-half of the season factor at the plate. I think Freddie’s much more consistent over the course of a full year…
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
Freeman hitting just .205 w/RISP this season.
And now less.
Had no idea he was THAT bad with men on base. I know he doesn’t do a lot in those situations… but that bad?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:08 pm
It’s nice to see the old Prado back in the 2 hole. With he and Bourn swing the way they are now, the Braves will put pressure on pitchers.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:09 pm
both Uggla and BMAC just missed a HR
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:09 pm
Pirates manage to get another run…
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:11 pm
D-Lowe working to get that last contract of his baseball career. 6 – 0 2.05 era.
Good mention on yesterday CR.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
quick inning here, and Beachy has a shot at the CG SHO
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
Braves need to save some of those flyballs for man on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
Can’t get them whem you need them.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
damn
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
Bring in Durbin….soon.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
that was a poorly located 0-2 pitch
Rick
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
“Freeman hitting just .205 w/RISP this season.”
For what it’s worth, he’s had 5 sacrifice flies.
Rick
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
…Not to mention he’s among the top 5 in RBI in the NL.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
Barring some bad outings in the near future, Beachy should be a sure All-Star. Hope I didn’t just jinx him.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
Nice play Chipper… please don’t hurt your hand…. take him out, put Prado at 3rd
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:15 pm
KeyLargo,
You are right about LaRoche and his defense. In fact, starting with Sid Bream, we had had some very good first basemen. I just believe that Freeman is a defensive step above the rest. I’m more amazed when he doesn’t snag a poorly thrown ball than when he does. I would hate to see how many errors we’d have without him, especially those low throws from Uggla.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:16 pm
Beachy wearing down now. Really has to buckle down here to preserve the shutout.
kenhotlanta
May 17th, 2012
9:16 pm
Disgusted @ 7:50 pm: “I don’t want to give up on Jey Hey but bottm line is that the results have to be better.”
You know, the blog has been saying the same thing about you and your posts.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:17 pm
94 MPH fastball
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
No passed balls, no wild pitches here. Just get this last out.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
Beachy needs to get out of the inning and let us turn it over to the pen. He’s more than earned his win.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
Nats threatening again
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:19 pm
I still think it would be an OK decision to sign Beachy to a 5 year $15M contract. Not something I would push for but if Beachy would sign for that figure, I’d give it to him.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:19 pm
Nice job…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:20 pm
WTG BB
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:20 pm
We need 2 more runs. Don’t make me look bad, guys! 9-0!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
At this point, if Beachy signed a 5 yr deal for $15 million, his agent might get sued for malpractice…
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
Beachy is not even art eligible until after 2014…no need to worry about him going anywhere any time soon
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
save em for The Rays…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
save em for The Rays…
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Was Beachy wearing goose down, did I hear? Parka? Duvets?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
*arb
Damn you autocorrect!
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Beachy may not be the ace of this staff, but he has been amazing this year. And if he kept this up the whole year, the Cy Young would find it’s way back home to Atlanta again, and Beachy would be the ace that some think he isn’t.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Jerry – I tried to nickname Freddie Two Scoops last year but Jeffrey D among others vetoed it. But it did seem like he saved two throws a game.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
I love Beachy, but I’d be reluctant to pay any pitcher way before we need to. Too many opportunity’s to get hurt.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Hoss time
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Teheran 4 er, 7 hits in 2.2 innings. The guys that the Braves would look to in order to move minor out of the rotation are laying eggs at the wrong time.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Dunn with an ERA of 10? gee we miss him
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Ozzie is pulling a lot of his regulars. Maybe we should let a couple of relivers get an inning?
Who needs the work?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Seven shutout innings, no runs and 4 Ks. A very nice night indeed for Mr. Beachy.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Chipper!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:25 pm
no homer? Chipper youre a bumb
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:25 pm
Dadgummit Chipper, take the rest of the night off. Where’s the pinch-runner?
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:26 pm
signing a player to an extension is a gamble. Beachy is an extension candidate. The Braves have to decide whether to buy out the arbitration years and 1 year or free agency now or try to go next year, assuming Beachy does well, and do a 5 year contract buying out 2 years. It is a gamble either way. Sign him this year and risk injury or wait and possibly watch the dollar signs explode if Beachy keeps developing as a pitcher
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:28 pm
Braves have 12 hits to give them double-digits for the sixth time in the past seven games.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
Carroll – Why is Chipper still in the game? Why take the risk at this point?
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
Cruz wiggles off the hook. Still 5-3 Pirates.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
seriously doubt the are gonna extend Beachy b4 he is even arb eligible, bad idea with most young pitchers especially an inverted W kinda guy
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:31 pm
Why is Fredi not taking Beachy out? They are already hurting for starting pitching, and he’s pushing Beachy to the limit.
Yet Huddy comes out after throwing 78 pitches in the 6th. What gives, Fredi?
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:31 pm
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
Here’s a SS who deserves a lot of credit, because in spring, a lot of evaluators didn’t think he should win the job.(Tyler P)…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:32 pm
its a shutout….
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:32 pm
Huddy coming off back surgery. Beachy isn’t.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:33 pm
its just Braves fans who luv to rip ‘nicky
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:33 pm
Extend Beachy now or fire FW!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Here’s a SS who deserves a lot of credit, because in spring, a lot of evaluators didn’t think he should win the job.(Tyler P)…
Yes yes. Give him kudos. Buster Olney is a great analyst
<em)Yet Huddy comes out after throwing 78 pitches in the 6th. What gives, Fredi?
Hudson labored thru the inning, and also is coming of back surgery.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Fire phil and extend Frank and Fredi……
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Nolie – have you noticed all the Marlins pitchers have an inverted W on their caps? Do you think it means they’re all candidates for arm trouble?
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:35 pm
keylargo,
You wouldn’t have gotten an argument from me with “Freddie 2 Scoops”. Has a gangland ring to it. And anything is better than that Fab Five Freddie trash.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:35 pm
Doubt Beachy pitches the 9th.
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:35 pm
Man..can y’all imagine if Freddie was a good defensive player?
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:35 pm
pretty good for a fence post
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:36 pm
somebody have tivo and can go back and tell me what that chart just said on TV about lowest ERAs through eight starts by Braves?
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:36 pm
Freddi is average at first, at best…
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:36 pm
As I said, I’m a fan of Adam LaRoche, but Freeman is one helluva bargain (and a better overall player) at this point…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:37 pm
could be KL
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:37 pm
Beachy possibly going for a CG after this inning?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:38 pm
his picks have nothing to do with his lack of range. there are guys with as good a glove who aren’t fence posts
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:38 pm
Betcha Beachy starts the ninth.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:38 pm
I hope Fredi lets him go for the CG Shutout.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:39 pm
give BB a shot
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:39 pm
Might as well give Beachy the ball one more inning.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:39 pm
Carroll:
Maddux 1994 1.13
Glavine 2002 1.50
Jurjjens 2011 1.56
Maddux 1997 1.57
Lowest ERA through first 8 starts (since 1921)
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:39 pm
Wow. I thought Beachy was gassed earlier. WRONG (as I usually am).
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:40 pm
go for the shutout.
His season start is Madduxesque
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:40 pm
Dunn only 6′ but 220, 3 inches shorter than Mac but just 10 pounds lighter. must be a real fatty
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:41 pm
yeah, nolie, I am with you, he had a pretty quick inning, would like to see him go back out there.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:42 pm
the 1994 season will not be beat. Maddux in his prime was as good as any pitcher to play the game, not as flashy, but just as good as anybody
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:42 pm
Braves need to bat around, and add 3 – 4 more runs to take the Marlins completely ou of this game. Then Beachy can cruise to that complete game shutout.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:43 pm
save the runs for the Rays
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:43 pm
beachy going 9? I like it
Brava
May 17th, 2012
9:44 pm
nolie, that made me laugh.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:44 pm
getting your first two hitters on like Bourn/Prado have lately is a bit of a help
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:46 pm
2-run homer makes some one Nostradamus
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:47 pm
I knew DS1 didn’t know what he was talking about @ 9-0….
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:48 pm
Lowest ERA through 1st 8 starts since 1921
94. Maddux 1.13
02. Glavine 1.50
11 JJ. 1.56
97. Maddux. 1.57
Beachy. 1.38 currently
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:48 pm
THANKS Lawton!!!
Hetch Hetchy
May 17th, 2012
9:49 pm
What was Beachy taking there in the dugout? Looked like some kind of sealed pills.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:49 pm
I like it.
Give him a chance.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
9:49 pm
Beachy is a stud……He is becoming our ACE.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:49 pm
here’s hopin’
abeeewright
May 17th, 2012
9:49 pm
Beachy looks to keep to the Hanna Rule for the whole game tonight. First time this season.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
that is the way to start the 9th!!
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
Now I’m ticked!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
1 down
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:50 pm
np, Carroll
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
9:51 pm
Boy is West parked far enough behind the batter
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
9:51 pm
Can he do it? Can he? Can he?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:51 pm
c’mon kid, don’t tense up
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
Wife comes in and starts ranting as i was finishing the chart deal for Carroll….
Gotta love being interrupted.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
2 down
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
Brandon deserves a standing “O.”
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
one more for the encore. COme on Beachy
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
nice stuff beachy… make it 9 retired in a row and a CG shutout…. nice not having to use the pen today.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
come on blue – give Beachy that call
sometimesiwonder
May 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
BB is SICK tonight!!!!! Great change up…… Go ahead and k the side
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Last CG SHO was July 1st last season, by JJ
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
He Gone!
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
I guess the concerns about Beachey not going deep enough into games are getting erased the way things are going now.
I sure wish that the same could happen to Minor and though Tommy Hanson has not been bad, we want more than 5 innings in the next start. We need to see Tommy give us a good 7 on a reasonably consistent basis. Next time I want 6 good IP from Tommy, is that too much to ask.
A needed win and overall, not a bad week, split vs the Reds and now a split vs the hated Fish.
On a note in another sport, how bout them Pacers, nice feel good story. Good for them and the Pacer fans, always thought they got screwed thanks to Metta World Peace. That team had a shot to contend and now the Pacers are in a position to make a long playoff run.
My definition of a good playoff run is to make it to a confrence final.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Beachy struck that Marlin out with a 81 mph change after a 92 fastball. Impressive for the 9th.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Pastornicky closes it out. Awesome. Good job Beach.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Ballgame!!! I have really missed complete games the last few years!
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Yes.
He.
Did!!!
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Phenomenal game!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Brandon Beachy
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
Stanton could easily hit one 500 feet but a grounder to SS works just fine.
Way to go kid – complete game shutout!!!
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
until now…..
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:53 pm
TA DA !!!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Brilliant Brandon
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
How about that. Atta boy, Beachy!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Best Pitching performance by any Brave in 2 Seasons
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
As Bobby would say, way to go kid!
Later folks……………….
Bo Graves!
abeeewright
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
BARVES WIN! BARVES WIN!
Great start by Beachy. Good offensive night. Fillet the fish and send them on their way.
Trey
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Life is beachy.
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Absolutely amazing night for Beachy, and with that being said, I’ll say g’nite all.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
become the ace Beachy.
Rick
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
Wow
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
This guy is becoming more and more impressive with each start. Really enjoy watching him pitch.
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
9:54 pm
The Braves are great, they are not Bumbs anymore.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:55 pm
I think Huddy had a 1-hit shuotut last season, that was pretty good
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:55 pm
Pirates DP in top 9 – 2 run lead into the bottom…
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
when you are up in Glavine and Maddux territory with your season start……………………
Give it up to Beachy
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
What negatives can we take from Beachy’s effort?
Another Clueless Blogger
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
Bravo Beachy, Bravo!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
Mac was beaming
Skeezix
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
Beachy was peachy !!!
(okay, it’s corny)
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:56 pm
Last CG SHO was July 1st last season, by JJ
No offense, but I don’t like when Beachy (or any of our “good” pitchers) and JJ appear in the same sentence… makes me cringe
Brava
May 17th, 2012
9:57 pm
Congratulations to Beachy! Hell of a performance.
Trey
May 17th, 2012
9:57 pm
phil, he gave up too many hits!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
9:58 pm
Jurrjens was a great pitcher…..He just got hurt and never was honest to say he was hurt and that messed up his mechanics IMO
Jake W.
May 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
Great Effort by the Beach Man tonight
On a side note, was looking at wikipedia today, how appropriate that Minor’s picture on his page is of him watching a homer sail out that he had given up. Gave me a nice little laugh. Everybody else has a normal picture and his is one of distress.
Kat
May 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
Great night for Beachy! And I got to see his interview.. that never happens. (mlb.tv feed)
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
Like it or not The only Braves fan, JJ was a good pitcher for us at times till he melted down early this yr.
What he has left, I don;t know. He won’t be tendered this off season so he will go somewhere else and try to make a comeback.
I hope he makes it back wherever it is.
JasonInFL
May 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
Wow, Brandon Freaking Beachy. That is all.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:59 pm
phil – he only got one hit! Needs to work on the offense a little…
abeeewright
May 17th, 2012
10:00 pm
phil, May 17th, 2012, 9:56 pm … “What negatives can we take from Beachy’s effort?”
TheOnlyBravesFan, May 17th, 2012, 9:56 pm … “No offense, but I don’t like when Beachy (or any of our “good” pitchers) and JJ appear in the same sentence… makes me cringe”
We have a winnah!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
10:00 pm
Disgusted: So when the Braves lose they’re bumbs, when they win, you love ‘em…. guess they’ll be bumbs another 50 nights or so…. dang
phil
May 17th, 2012
10:02 pm
Those are good negatives!
Way to pitch, young man! Outstanding job!
Good night folks.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:02 pm
Beachy Leads the Majors in ERA and is 3rd in the NL in innings pitched with 54 IP
Disgusted
May 17th, 2012
10:02 pm
Nah, dey are not really bumbs, and if they lose 60 games I will take dat TOBF.
God help U if you take me seriously.
I am serious about the way Beachey is pitching, I don;t know how long he can keep it up but its nice to see. We know one thing–he is doing better going deeper into games than he was as a rookie
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
10:02 pm
Hanrahan not looking too sharp
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
10:03 pm
As we revel in what appears to be a good win, I can only hope that Mitchell will appear later to tell us why we should be sad and depressed…
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:03 pm
Can the Nats keep winning
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
10:04 pm
Take care, my friends. Will converse tomorrow…
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
10:05 pm
Alvarez
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:05 pm
Nats down to last out
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
10:05 pm
Mitchell should be giddy tonight, I can’t count the number of times he’s gone apeshoot in the past few years when Bobby pulled a starter without a shutout after 7 or 8 innings.
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:05 pm
Down to last strike
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
*with a shutout
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
Pirates win
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
Nats lose!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:06 pm
GAME OVER PADRES WIN
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
10:07 pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:07 pm
I was watching another game what happened??????
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
10:08 pm
Oh snap, some one calling Ballgame in the Padres game in the 1st inning.
richbrave
May 17th, 2012
10:08 pm
Back into first !
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
10:08 pm
Nats lose.
Back in 1st.
Phillies about to win and get above .500 now. Damn it!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
10:09 pm
I hope Braves buckle down and quit playing hot potato with the lead in the division
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Yeap I F’d up oh well
monty
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Big Boy lineup and Big Boy pitching = easy win.
richbrave
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Better……4-7 in the division. Amazing what great starting pitching does. Bullpen all rested for this upcoming series with the RAYS.
Let’s GO BRAVES
nolie
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
mitchell will likely complain that he shoulda been taken out around 100 pitches, being the contrarian that he is….
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Damn Drinking and Bloging
Trey
May 17th, 2012
10:11 pm
So perky.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
10:12 pm
George will point out that we would have won last night if Bourn had played…
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:12 pm
I personally think the “100 pitch” Barrier is dumb you should just look at the players and you can tell when their done. Also leaving them out there when there getting lit up because they havent gone 5 innings is really dumb too.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
10:14 pm
Teddy Cahill @tedcahill
McCann on Beachy: “he’s a specimen.”
Maybe he said “spaceman”…
monty
May 17th, 2012
10:15 pm
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:10 pm
Damn Drinking and Bloging
LOL!
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:15 pm
Pitchers throwing deep into games saves your Bull-Pen in the later months in the season.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
10:15 pm
One more post before I go to do calculus in hopes of cracking the top 25 for a change…
monty
May 17th, 2012
10:17 pm
My computer is acting like it’s on speed. IS there a virus that speeds up your computer, got a fast trigger.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:19 pm
Boy, sounds like we had a great game! I DVR’d it, so I’ll prolly go through the highlights tomorrow or something…
Ah, Nolasco…he’s a good one. And allow me to fill in a couple blanks I left…
1st inning: Ah, boo…
3rd: RBI DOUBLLLLLLLLLLE!!!
AVG up to .256!!!
(Why the crud isn’t Gameday working, anyway? Two nights in a row already…)
End of the game: YAY, BEACHY!!! You ROCK!! CONGRATS!!!
There. That covers the basics, I think…
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
10:21 pm
When pitching an activity to others: I would think a day at the beachy would be quite desirable.
N Nine
May 17th, 2012
10:22 pm
Take Minor off the front page and put in BEACHY!!!
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
10:24 pm
McFann-
You missed a GREAT Mac smile as he walked off the mound with Beachy
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:25 pm
Minor needs to see how Beachy approached innings 4-9 tonight and see the kind of adjustments Beachy made
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:26 pm
WHY AM I GETTING NO PICTURE FOR THE GAME HIGHLIGHTS????? What is wrong with this DANG Gameday crud??
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:27 pm
Right now the Braves have the pitcher with the best and worst ERA in the NL Starters
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:28 pm
cabravesfan—
Aaaaaaaawwww!!…It’s a good thing I was at Church, or I’d be REALLY peeved!!…
I’ll have to watch the DVR tomorrow, because apparently the Gameday highlights don’t want to work… 
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
10:29 pm
Y’all take care…goodnight!
Sopheee
May 17th, 2012
10:33 pm
All the guys we complimented this afternoon came through.
richbrave
May 17th, 2012
10:37 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
G-Men drop a 2-4 decision to the BISONS. TERHERAN suffers through another hit-fest and brief start. 86 pitches roughly half for strikes. Not good, not good at all.
RHSP JULIO TEHERAN [L 3-2, 3.31 ERA] 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 5 BB, 2 SO. I’m sure somebody will spin some silver-lining out of this line. My comment….MEH!
RHRP BUDDY CARLISLE [1.80 ERA] 2.1 IP, no hits, 3 SO. Great middle-relief stint by BUDDY!!!! Kept the G-Men in it.
RHRP JAYE CHAPMAN [1.86 ERA] 1.0 IP, no-hits, 1 BB, 2 SO. Solid as a rock.
RHRP CORY GEARRIN [1.19 ERA] 2.0 IP, no-hits, 1 BB, 4 SO. Sa-weet!
The relief corps was exemplary tonight.
C J.C.BOSCAN [.205 BA] 2-3.
PH JOSE YEPEZ [.230 BA] 1-1.
LF STEF GARTRELL [.257 BA] 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B [6]. 1 BB. STEF’s on a tear raising his average almost forty points over the past couple of weeks.
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.296 BA] 1 2B [11], 1 RBI [30], 1 DP unassisted. Looks like this guy’s for real folks. Performing at a carbon-copy rate same as last year in AA. I don’t know where the BRAVES will stash him, but that bat is going to be hard to keep out of an everyday slot in the majors by next year this time…..
RF CHRIS MARRERO [.259 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [6], 1 RBI [13].
3b JOE TERDOSLAVICH [.201 BA] 2-4. he breaks through the mendoza-line and in just three games raises his BA 21 points. Maybe he’s put a patch on that hole in his swing. One can only hope. Now if we can just get the leather out……
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:40 pm
Sopheeee All the guys we complimented this afternoon came through.
Ah, yes! We must do that again sometime…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
10:43 pm
Meija vs Gattis = Godzilla vs Gorgo
J-Man
May 17th, 2012
10:44 pm
Well Julio got lit up a tad……..This could be Todd Redmond’s chance if Minor Struggles anymore…..Or maybe Oswalts phone could be getting a call.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:46 pm
I’m getting really peeved at the non-working highlights. I’m getting sound, but no picture—that’s what I had on the radio, idiot! Now I want to SEE stuff…
Somebody fix this…
Hope it’s not my computer. Guess it could be the browser. Have I mentioned in the past week that I despise Google Chronium? ‘Cause I do. AnNOYing…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:48 pm
Oh well…I think it’s time for bed…NICE GOING, Bravos! Now go beat up on Florida’s other team…Last time the Braves went to Tampa Bay, they snapped their 10-game losing streak, if memory serves…That was in 2006.
Night, all!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
10:48 pm
Chrome is the best browser in creation… I’ve used every one that has ever been available
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:49 pm
nolie—
Really? Well, to each his own…It’s the only one that wants to “work” for me, so I have no choice it would seem…
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
10:50 pm
night McFann!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 17th, 2012
10:51 pm
Night, cab!
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
10:52 pm
I’ll have to agree with you Nolie, especially since I figured out how to make the AdBlock Plus work. I still like Mozilla but Google Chrome is #1.
MikeInFl
May 17th, 2012
10:53 pm
Not working for me either, McFann, using Firefox…. good to see your boy go to left field a couple of times tonight (his double was fly ball right on the LF line)
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
10:57 pm
Looking forward the series with the St Pete Pensioners.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
10:58 pm
used FireFox for years, got tired of all the craziness everytime the open code was updated by some idiot
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:00 pm
St Pete Pensioners…Bat
hey I resemble that remark. I watch a lotta Rays games, they are hot again after a small cold spell
cricket
May 17th, 2012
11:03 pm
hit pensioners on arm, they fall down
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:04 pm
yeah, Rhymes sure is a sissy, no doubt. there is no fainting in baseball
richbrave
May 17th, 2012
11:04 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
MISSISSIPPI
TENNESSEE bests the Bandits tonight 3-2.
RF KEENAN WILEY [.353 BA] 2-4. Moved out of the lead-off slot and hitting eight, but remains hot as a firecracker at the plate.
Lead-off CF TODD CUNNINGHAM [.337 BA] 2-4, 2 R. Move one hot hitter out, move another hot hitter in.
2B PHIL GOSSELIN [.254 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [15].
LF ‘Big Jim’ GATTIS [.315 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [5], 1 RBI [14].
3B JOE LEONARD [.243 BA] 1-3, 1 BB.
RHSP ZEKE SPRUILL [L 3-4, 4.03 ERA] 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 E [3, missed catch at first]. Good enough for a win. Not great, but good enough.
RHRP ‘Aussie ANDY’ RUSSELL [2.45 ERA] 1.0 IP, no hits, 1 SO. Good stuff.
RHRP CORY RASMUS [1.56 BA] 1.0 IP, zeros, 2 BB, 1 SO.
RHRP MARK LAMM [2.45 ERA] 1.0 IP, no hits, 1 SO.
Great relief job, but the bats don’t overcome two errors, and two unearned runs.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
11:06 pm
They shoulda let me name the team, nolie. Woulda been a hit with the shuffleboard crowd.
I think their record is pretty much the same as the Braves.
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
11:07 pm
cricket, are you going to any of the games?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:09 pm
yup it is. they were very hot for a goo0d while and then lost 6 of 7 or something like that. now have won 4 of last 5 I think. could be a good series
cricket
May 17th, 2012
11:10 pm
Bat, I am planning to go to at least one game – most prob. saturday. can’t make it tomorrow.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:10 pm
I call the the shuffleboardders to tease my aunt who is a fan
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:12 pm
if I can get away, I might try to get there Sunday for a game
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
11:14 pm
Hope it’s a good one, cricket.
MFin04
May 17th, 2012
11:15 pm
Brandon Beachy….gotta tip your cap to him!
Wow!
Bat Masterson
May 17th, 2012
11:16 pm
Ah, good deal, nolie. Hope you get to. Are you taking the aunt you tease?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:17 pm
gotta give Fredi some credit for sending him back out there every inning
nolie
May 17th, 2012
11:17 pm
if I can work it out Bat. 50-50 at this point I guess
MFin04
May 17th, 2012
11:21 pm
“gotta give Fredi some credit for sending him back out there every inning”
Only Bobby Cox would’ve pulled Beachy in the 7th for Durbin.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
11:30 pm
Phils almost blew a 5-run lead in the 9th
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
11:43 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/05/17/braves-postgame-quotes-following-7-0-win-vs-marlins/
postgame quotes are up
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
11:43 pm
final game story is up
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/beachy-pitches-shutout-to-1439771.html
Moe Berg
May 17th, 2012
11:43 pm
SBerthiaumeESPN Steve Berthiaume
#Braves 18-5 when Chipper Jones starts. 6-10 when he doesn’t.
ajcfan1
May 17th, 2012
11:46 pm
Bourn(57hits) and Prado (46hits)=103 hits. The best one-two of NL.
Congrats!
GO BRAVES!
uga-brave
May 17th, 2012
11:47 pm
cab, you asked what a #1 starter looked like. you saw it tonight.
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:50 pm
damn nolie here is hoping you make that game…if you need a ride I’ll fly down and rent a car and drive you
uga-brave
May 17th, 2012
11:50 pm
grinch and I defended beachy last season after a rough start and got blasted.
i have been his biggest supporter. the dude has mound presence.
reminds me of mike mussina.
Moe Berg
May 17th, 2012
11:51 pm
David Schoenfield’s Brandon Beachy, baseball’s underrated ace.
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:51 pm
ok maybe thats too much work
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:52 pm
uga – not saying beachy isnt awesome but you need more than 1 CG shutout to be a #1 starter. He is well on his way but still a long way to go
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:53 pm
nolie – seriously if you can make it let me know and I’ll reach out to someone and see about getting you tickets to the game
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:55 pm
and I really like the guy as well BTW
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
11:55 pm
Kings win again. Morphing into one of the best play-off stories in quite a while…
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:55 pm
man empty room and it ain’t even midnight
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:56 pm
cab – and you said last night they are playing the clippers? or is that the next series?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
11:56 pm
The game was the first of six playoff contests in four days at Staples Center, where the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers will host back-to-back second-round playoff games this weekend. The Tour of California – the nation’s largest cycling race – also finishes outside the arena about 30 minutes before the puck drops on Game 4 Sunday. .
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
11:57 pm
tiger-
no! The Kings are hockey.
uga-brave
May 17th, 2012
11:58 pm
aint it great to see prado back to what makes him really good.
spaying the ball to all fields.
last season he got pull happy. now 12 doubles and 2 trips.
tiger297
May 17th, 2012
11:58 pm
really the sacramento kings left the NBA and started playing hockey…I woulda thunk them tall fellers would have a tough time on skates. I might want to watch one of them games
Carroll Rogers
May 18th, 2012
12:00 am
My work here is done. DOB will be rejoining y’all from Tampa….Good night!
cabravesfan
May 18th, 2012
12:00 am
The Sacramento Kings are still attempting to play basketball (I used to be a huge Sac Kings fan…). The LA Kings are making an incredible run to their first Stanley Cup Final in 19 years
cabravesfan
May 18th, 2012
12:00 am
Thanks Carroll!
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:00 am
uga – you think pull happy was the issue last year? I havent looked at his spray chart (guess I will now) but I was thinking the injury had a bigger impact.
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:02 am
tiger, name the last nine inning game anyone one this team has thrown?
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:07 am
well its about time gretzky gets another cup
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:07 am
tiger, check it out. check out the doubles last season,
he is on pace for 50 doubles. that is a huge number.
40 in 2010. 26 in 2011.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
May 18th, 2012
12:07 am
“In every state……there’s a station……..playin’ Cash, Hank, Willie and Waylon”…..
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:10 am
martin
LF/CF/RF
2011 26%/56%/18%
2012 23%/54%/23%
definitely different results not sure I would call 2011 pull happy though – but I do love to watch him go the other way. Maybe he has cranked more inside pitches for HR’s this year so pitchers are pitching him the other way?
I dunno I’m no expert will have to let nolie opine
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:12 am
uga – agree he is hitting a ton better not sure it has to do with difference in approach but in health I guess
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:15 am
cmon, tiger prado is back to being what prado should be. the dude is spraying the ball where it is pitched with authority.
the two most important offensive guys we have are hitting 1&2.
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:20 am
I agree he is back all I’m saying is numbers don’t show its because he was pull happy last year
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:24 am
braves had 3 CG last year 2 by JJ and 1 by huddy. and again I think beachy is awesome but not because of CG’s.
Hell Vazquez had 3 in 2010 for us and I don’t think I would consider him a #1 starter
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:28 am
tiger, maybe he thought most guys that play left have to hit 20 bombs.
i am a huge prado fan. i think he is now more comfortable in his role.
injuries aside. very possible. the dude is a spray hitter. line to line gap to gap.
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:29 am
hell tiger, did you watch vasquez’s last start against us last season?
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:32 am
he is definitely one of those I love to watch play…especially love it when they shift on him or play way off the line
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:33 am
yep I did
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:41 am
b
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:42 am
trying to keep my response short I guess
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:47 am
guess uga is tired of talking to me…I hope I’m not being shaunian…
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:50 am
so who would of thought, delagado, tehearn, minor, vizciano, or beachy.
one does not belong. one threw a complete game.
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:51 am
uga – no doubt he made how many AAA starts? I think it was less than 5 (but my memory sucks)
nolie
May 18th, 2012
12:51 am
c’mon Uga, I disagreed with you and the Grinch about him being an ace but I sure don’t remember it being that big a brouhaha
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:54 am
8 starts in AAA (only 22 starts in the minors)
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:54 am
tiger, no doubt this season i will look you and little tiger up. 139 or 143 wise both surround the bullpen.
nolie
May 18th, 2012
12:54 am
tiger, thank you for the offer but its iffy. my mother fell and hurt her hip and although it isn’t broken thank God , she is in quite a bit of pain. it will depend on how she feels the next few days. Hesitant to leave her alone all day if she is still hurting much
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:55 am
139 2nd row
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
12:57 am
nolie, it was the other morons. kinda ironic it was the fish that lit him up.
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
12:57 am
nolie – understand completely…sorry to hear about your mom hope she gets better as quickly as possible
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:01 am
halladay all of sudden is gettting hit. same thing happened to madduxx. it happens. the ball just does not move like it used to.
tiger297
May 18th, 2012
1:01 am
when its sleepy time down south…
nolie
May 18th, 2012
1:04 am
I should actually get to watch all the games on Sun South, they carry most of the Rays games.
Braves are 15-6 against Rays lifetime, but that was back in the bad Rays teams days
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:05 am
tiger, thought you were going amberjack fishing? fish on the hook. hand me a beer while i reel it in.
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:06 am
nolie, big game shields tmmrw.
nolie
May 18th, 2012
1:07 am
yeah and Shields was absolutely great against the NL last season IIRC.
nolie
May 18th, 2012
1:08 am
well I’m headed off. TTFN y’all
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:09 am
nolie, huge fan of joe maddon. would love to see him in the N.L.
great baseball guy.
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:18 am
the entire national league east is over .500 after 39 games. pretty sure that is a first.
uga-brave
May 18th, 2012
1:19 am
pretty sure that is a first for any division,
Ward
May 18th, 2012
1:24 am
Hello everyone! Holly smokes Batman……………The Braves beat the Fish……… 7- 0 Robin to the Bat cave………..
J-Man
May 18th, 2012
1:36 am
Holy Crap I was just watching Batman…….
Ward
May 18th, 2012
1:40 am
J-Man – Thinking about Dark night 3, and wonder when a Robin return will be?
J-Man
May 18th, 2012
1:46 am
Nope Im thinking Adam west and remembering Ceasar Romero as the Joker and Burgess Meredith as the Penguin
Ward
May 18th, 2012
1:59 am
Anne Hathaway looks hot in cat suit, in Dark Night…….
Ward
May 18th, 2012
2:11 am
All, it was a nice win, and great job by Beachy. Shows you what I know. In baseball you never know………Tall tomorrow, and Peace my friends…….”Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
JasonInFL
May 18th, 2012
6:41 am
I will be at The Trop for Saturday and Sunday’s games. Been a while since I have been able to see the Braves live other than ST. Can’t wait!
nolie
May 18th, 2012
6:43 am
where are you at Jason?
JasonInFL
May 18th, 2012
6:46 am
Nolie, about 30 miles North of Orlando…almost dead smack in the middle of the Sunshine State….a little town called Eustis in Lake County.
nolie
May 18th, 2012
6:49 am
good that you can go. I’m gonna try for Sunday if my mom feels better. Prolly won’t, but I’m hoping. at least I’ll see them on Sun TV if not.
JasonInFL
May 18th, 2012
6:52 am
E-mail me if you do. Sunday is one of the games I am going to.
jake.d.langley@gmail.com
It would be a pleasure to meet you and share a beverage of some sort.
Ease
May 18th, 2012
6:54 am
Concerned about Beachy…not missing enough bats, and quite frankly is pitching WAY too much…
Ease
May 18th, 2012
6:56 am
It would be a pleasure to meet you and share a beverage of some sort.
Be careful what you wish for…it is nolie after all
jeffrey d
May 18th, 2012
7:14 am
I’m concerned about Freeman. He’s hitting balls too hard
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
7:15 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
page 11, 10:37 p.m.
MISSISSIPPI
page 11, 11:04 p.m.
LYNCHBURG
BLUE ROCKS best HILLCATS 2-1. For the second time in three games ROBBY HEFFLINGER goes yard. This time it’s not the deciding run for the ‘CATS, it’s the ONLY run.
Overall, great BRAVES pitching, bats baffled by the BLUE ROX.
RF ROBBY HEFFLINGER [.224 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR [4], 1 RBI [10], 2 SO. Still too many SO’s, but he’s slowly improving at the plate. Good to see.
2B TOMMY LaSTELLA [.300 BA] 1-4.
1B CHRIS GARCIA [.358 BA] 1-3, 1 BB, 1 SO.
LF MYC JONES [.250 BA] 1-4.
RHSP J.R. GRAHAM [2.50 ERA] 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO. Outstanding start by the future ATLANTA BRAVE.
RHRP BRETT CAMMONS [L 0-1, 2.57 ERA] 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER..
2007 19th round. One earned run, and that’s the ball-game. Sometimes that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. 5 G, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 8 SO. Slowly recovering from TJ.
LHRP MATT CHAFFEE [6.39 ERA] 1.1 IP, 2 H, zeros, 2 BB, 0 SO.
RHRP JUAN JAIME [4.40 ERA] 0.2 IP, 1 SO.
Jeff R
May 18th, 2012
7:20 am
Beachy looking every inch an ace.
And how about Martin Prado? Finally hitting like he did before his 2011 woes.
JasonInFL
May 18th, 2012
7:26 am
Jeff R, good point…it is great to see ‘Teen hitting the ball again…Bourn and Prado have really been setting the table.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
7:27 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
ROME
R-BRAVES fall 0-3 to CHARLESTON.
RHSP ADAM HOLLAND [L 1-7, 5.52 ERA] 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 SO. The pride of MARGATE CITY needs some success.
RHRP JOHN CORNELY [4.50 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO,
RF FERDIE de los SANTOS [.237 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [4].
DH BRANDON DRURY [.173 BA] 1-4, 2 SO.
CF WIL SKINNER [.219 BA] 1-3, 1 SO.
LF ED SANCHEZ [.200 BA] 2-3, 1 SO.
SS ELMER REYES [.235 BA] 1-3, 1 SO.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
7:32 am
Wow
BB Clowned Last Night…
Great Game
That Shyt Was Awesome! I loved It
Statement Series against the Rays begins Tonight
Does Anyone other than myself love the road games? Because we get to see what other teams crowds are like and what kind of music they play for the batters at opposing ballparks…Not to mention the Crowds at Tooner Field during the weekdays are BORING!
Ease
May 18th, 2012
7:40 am
This will be the 13th Statement Series in a row! Wow, Go Braves!
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
7:42 am
R.I.P.
Donna Summer
Where’s The Love D.O.B. / C-Roge???
I know you like Funk, but are you a fan of Disco Party Tunes?
Ya know Blonde, Heatwave, The Bee Gees, Diana Ross, Kool and The Gang, etc?
Couch Tater
May 18th, 2012
7:45 am
The whistle is about to blow to end the 1st quarter of the regular season. The quarterback’s knees are still holding up…
In 106 PA’s, his .298/.368/.489/.857 with 5 HR’s and 3 XBH is better than his ‘95 rookie season of .265/.353/.450/.803. which he was 2nd in Rookie of the Year voting.
On May 18th of ‘95, .259/.381/.506/.888 with 5 HR’s and 5 XBH’s.
Unbelievable.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
7:46 am
@Ease …
No My Man, It will be the second Statement series in a week…
I’m Glad BB Shut the Hell up out of Jose Reyes and the Team from South Beach! Love him or hate him? Jose Reyes has a football persona that is R. Lewis/Deion-esque, you get him hyped and he can jack a team up on persona alone….
Not to mention Johncarlo is a Stud and might be the most underrated stud in the league???
Ease
May 18th, 2012
8:01 am
a football persona that is R. Lewis/Deion-esque, you get him hyped and he can jack a team up on persona alone….
Or you can just piss him off and he will shoot you outside a nightclub…
Couch Tater
May 18th, 2012
8:05 am
In Chipper’s ‘99 MVP year, May 18th, .266/.354/.497/.850 with 8 HR’s and 6 XBH’s.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:19 am
@Couch Tater
Chipper Also Stole 20 Bases in 1999 which flew by the radar that year…
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
8:20 am
If you’re a baseball fan, you have to be wired about this upcoming Rays series. Big Game vs. Hanson, Huddy vs. Price, Braves’ offense against Rays’ pitching. Man, what’s not to like? I’m amped.
3 foot putt
May 18th, 2012
8:21 am
Medlen to the starting spot and Minor to the pen?? Might be short term thinking but, it sounds good right now. Just wish we had another lefty.
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
8:23 am
Undrafted free agent in 2008 (50 rounds of draft picks) to one of the best pitchers in Baseball in 2012 (as of may18th).
Lemke’s Knuckler
May 18th, 2012
8:23 am
I would just like to go on the record saying that before the season began, I predicted the following line for Prado this year…
.320 avg, 100 runs, 45+ doubles
As of last night, he is hitting .319 and on pace for 100 runs and 49 doubles.
Shazaam!!!!
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:24 am
Should be a fun weekend.
This year so far, the beasts are in the east. Check out the total records of each division so far. This is almost unbelievable:
NL East – 24 games over .500
AL East – 23 games over .500
AL West – 3 games under .500
NL West – 11 games under .500
NL Central – 13 games under .500
AL Central – 20 games under .500
Out of the 10 teams in the NL or AL East, only one does not have a winning record (Boston, 18-20), Only one team has a negative run differential (Mets).
Miami (at Cleveland) and the Yankees (vs. Cincinnati) aren’t invited to the party, but the other Eastern teams will go head-to-head this weekend. Check out these beautiful matchups:
Atlanta (24-15) @ Tampa (24-15)
New York Mets (21-17) @ Toronto (21-18)
Boston (18-20) @ Philadelphia (20-19)
Baltimore (25-14) @ Washington (23-15)
Lemke’s Knuckler
May 18th, 2012
8:25 am
“Undrafted free agent in 2008 (50 rounds of draft picks) to one of the best pitchers in Baseball in 2012 (as of may18th).”
The kudos go to the Braves scouting department for identifying something in the kid that suggested he could pitch well at the major league level.
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
8:30 am
Braves made 51 picks in the 2008 draft…. only 2 players have appeared in the majors Craig Kimbrel and JJ Hoover….
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:31 am
@Lemke’s Knucker
40 Doubles in a season is hard to attain especially Barring injury…I love Martini but I want to see him healthy and play 150 games before taking that prediction to the Bank
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:31 am
I meant Knuckler… No disrespect
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:31 am
Records in non-division games:
Braves: 20-8
Marlins: 16-9
Blue Jays: 15-8
Rays: 13-6
Orioles: 12-7
Nationals: 17-13
Phillies: 14-10
Red Sox: 13-11
Yankees: 11-9
Mets: 7-10
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:37 am
ncscoots
“If you’re a baseball fan, you have to be wired about this upcoming Rays series. Big Game vs. Hanson, Huddy vs. Price, Braves’ offense against Rays’ pitching. Man, what’s not to like? I’m amped.”
My Narrow Ass will be All Da Way Turn’t Up…! Huge Statement Series this weekend…And I’m looking foward to seeing the Thunderdome AKA Tropicana Field…And even Tom Glavine called it a Statement series in regards to seeing what the team looks like against a Good Rays Team that has the heart to Hang with the Big Boys of the AL
I’m in the minority but I love the old Multipurpose stadiums and domes. Plus we should hit well there with the short dimensions and the DH
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:37 am
Martin’s last 19 games: .384/.459/.548
His last 9 games: .474/.512/684
He currently has a 5-game multi-hit streak: .600/.609/.850
That’s hot as a firecracker right there.
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
8:38 am
http://espn.go.com/mlb/
Chopper to Chipper
May 18th, 2012
8:39 am
207 runs in 39 games. Wow, maybe DAP and I get our dream of 800 runs.
Ease
May 18th, 2012
8:40 am
Big Game vs. Hanson, Huddy vs. Price, Braves’ offense against Rays’ pitching.
Duh!…Statement Series!
Ease
May 18th, 2012
8:41 am
I see the blind squirrel is out this morning.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:41 am
Which Brave is tied for the league lead in runs scored? Bet you guessed Bourn. He’s one behind the lead, with 28. It’s not Prado either. Would you believe it’s Dan Uggla? Tied with Kemp at 29.
Lemke’s Knuckler
May 18th, 2012
8:43 am
Tomahawkin…
“@Lemke’s Knucker: 40 Doubles in a season is hard to attain especially Barring injury…I love Martini but I want to see him healthy and play 150 games before taking that prediction to the Bank”
If he plays 150 games, he’ll have more than 40 doubles. You don’t have to take that prediction to the bank, it’s already at the bank waiting for you to come pick it up.
“I meant Knuckler… No disrespect”
The only person you’re disrespecting is the great Mark Lemke, whose last moments on a professional baseball field were spent in the independent leagues as a knuckle ball pitcher. He still holds an independent league record 9 wild pitches in successive at bats.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:45 am
Amazing what a guy can do with a strong will, a good pitching mind, and beautifully simple mechanics.
Couch Tater
May 18th, 2012
8:46 am
In Chipper’s ‘95 rookie season, A “twitter feed” was something Chipper discovered while on a Quail hunt.
Tennessee “Red” White told him that if you seed the fields with this special mix, “your garnteed to bag a lotta birds. If y’ dang dogs don’t eat it.”
After, Twitter became a term for social media, Red was asked to change the name of his mix by some grouse lawyer in San Francisco.
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
8:46 am
“That’s what I hate about the National League; you have to take the pitcher out for offense,” ——–Ozzie Guillen
Baseball = 9 players play not 10…
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
8:46 am
207 runs in 39 games. Wow, maybe DAP and I get our dream of 800 runs.
Nobody has been hurt yet, enough to miss significant time, anyway. Gotta figure that the team is going to have somebody hit the DL at some point.
Still, Heap and Heyward are still a little slumpy, so there’s actually some room for offensive improvement, scary as that might be for pitchers. As long as they don’t get hit by a rash of injuries at the same time, their lineup depth ought to be able to mostly compensate for missing a guy for two weeks.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:46 am
Thanks for the 411
Where is my Boy “Don Suttons Poodle Perm”…? OR however he calls it?
I love that Moniker name
And most people call his perm a “Compton Curl” ya know like the one Ice Cube and Easy-E (R.I.P)had when they were in NWA
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
8:50 am
Would you believe it’s Dan Uggla? Tied with Kemp at 29.
I believe that. He’s Dan “the Man” Uggla. He gets on and scores often. Just wait for his power surge.
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
8:50 am
I hear the Rays will be employing a modified version of the ’shift’ earlier used when Mac Bats…..the 2nd baseman will stand directly behind a large sabel palm and the 1b will stay directly behind a stack of Tropicana OJ cartons: with one exception; when a ’squeeze play’ occurs.
Jeff R
May 18th, 2012
8:52 am
JasonInFL, 1-2, Bourn and Prado have made a big difference. Bourn is contract-year hot.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
8:53 am
The last Brave to lead the NL in ERA was Greg Maddux in 1998. That was his 4th ERA title in a Braves uniform (also 1993, 1994, and 1995).
The last Brave besides Maddux to win an ERA title was Buzz Capra in 1974, in one the franchise’s great flash-in-the-pan seasons. The only other ERA title in the Atlanta era was Niekro in 1967.
Long ways to go, but very excited about Beachy’s success.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:54 am
@Scoots
Thats the best part…We are in 1st and B-Macc nor J-Hey or Ugg have had a hot streak or Clowned yet. I can Taste a 6 game win streak when any of them get hot
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
8:57 am
Jeff R
May 18th, 2012
8:52 am
“JasonInFL, 1-2, Bourn and Prado have made a big difference. Bourn is contract-year hot.”
No Diggidity, No Doubt! That is not Good in regards of resigning him for a reasonable value where it doesn’t hurt the team 5 years from now
Matt Chernoff said it best Yesterday, Put your Money on The Rev leading off and Juan Francisco starting at third in 2013….
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
8:57 am
I like the thought of our guys going down there and putting up some nice numbers…however, I am trying to recall the last time Braves played on the synthetic material? I think we played the Twins recently up there……Chipper’s knees, harder surface etc.?
brian
May 18th, 2012
8:58 am
rough night in the farm system last night though there were some bright spots especially in relief.
No silver lining for Teheran except that he is young. He must gain command of his fastball and develop 2 effective off speed pitches – slider/curve and a changeup. He has a lot of promise but is still a work in progress. Someone needs to send him a tape of Beachy’s performance last night
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:00 am
Capt. Mudd, I think the artificial surface effect is more of a chronic thing. He’s only going to be playing 2 games, max on the turf. The problems you hear about are from people who play multiple seasons on the stuff, and it just wears on you.
brian
May 18th, 2012
9:02 am
Chipper should DH 2 out of the 3 games with Bourn DHing the other. Against Price, it would not surprise me to see Chipper as the DH, Prado at 3B and Diaz in LF.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:05 am
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
8:57 am
“I like the thought of our guys going down there and putting up some nice numbers…however, I am trying to recall the last time Braves played on the synthetic material? I think we played the Twins recently up there……Chipper’s knees, harder surface etc.?”
That Surface is Soft as compared to the old Vet which was playing on concrete which had carpet on top…The Field at the Thunderdome AKA The Trop is made of recycled Tires that has a level Sandbase if I’m not mistaking?
It Should nave little effect on his knees, Chipper has had his worst leg injuries playing on torn-up Nat. Grass Infields (Pac Bell after a Concert, PNC park, etc)
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
9:05 am
@Brian/SC…Make sense. How about defensively? Bounce and spin of grounders….oh boy, the Rev???
keylargo
May 18th, 2012
9:07 am
Medlen to the starting spot and Minor to the pen??
How many hundreds of times will he Braves have to say -
1. Medlen is coming off Tommy John surgery and is not ready for 200 IP schedule.
2. Medlen has never pitched more than 120 innings per year.
3. Medlen is doing exactly what the Braves had hoped and expected from him this season.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:07 am
Defensively, artificial surfaces make it much easier. The bounces are true, because there are no irregularities in the surface. Typically the infields are much quicker than grass, of course, so more grounders get through holes. Tampa does have true Astroturf like the old stadiums used to, so I’m not sure how it compares there. I’m sure it’s not as fast as those rubber fields.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:07 am
*Should say Tampa DOESN’T have Astroturf
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
9:08 am
No silver lining for Teheran
He only gave up 1 extra basehit last night his problem was walks… Too many long AB’s leading to walks and 86 pitches in only the 3rd inning.
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
9:11 am
@Tomahawkin…..insightful response, thanks. I read your earlier 8:50 ish post….it will be great if we get Uggs on a roll down there…no wind and inside; crack of his bat as one sails cleanly beyond the azure blue, ahem, a green background I think…..awesome, I am very hopeful 2nite on that front.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:13 am
I thought Brandon (25 years, 257 days) might be the youngest Brave in quite a while to throw a shutout. It turns out Jurrjens was 104 days younger when he threw his last year. Horacio Ramirez was 32 days younger when he threw one in 2005. Before that, the last younger Brave to throw a shutout was Kevin Millwood in 1998, when he was 23.
Couch Tater
May 18th, 2012
9:16 am
Speaking of Twitter. Ozzie says, you can change your pants…
“Yeah, I hate Twitter,” Guillen said in the Marlins’ dugout before the game. “Everybody following me can (expletive) his pants. You can quote me on that one. … Don’t follow me anymore. Twitter is a stupid thing. I never make money out of that. When you speak Spanish, you speak Spanish. When you speak English, you don’t know how to spell ‘English.’ Get a real job, get a life. I don’t make money out of that. I’m done.”
Guillen didn’t give any further insight into why he felt it necessary to get off the social media website.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-ozzie-guillen-twitter-marlins-pants-0518-20120517,0,5796385.story
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:17 am
@Capt Mudd
UGG hits his best when he has that ‘Hit it to RF approac”h, like he had in S. Training… I’m not expecting much from him now. I just want him to Clown Again like he did in the 2nd half of last year…
DAP
May 18th, 2012
9:18 am
it would be a pleasure to meet you and share a beverage of some sort.
jason and nolie…one milkshake, two straws.
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
9:18 am
I am surprised Rick Matula didn’t make that mini-list Brian!
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:19 am
Matt Chernoff said it best Yesterday, Put your Money on The Rev leading off and Juan Francisco starting at third in 2013….
I don’t see Juan Francisco in a starting role, probably ever.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
9:20 am
“I don’t see Juan Francisco in a starting role, probably ever.”
Nor Troy Glaus, Melky Cabrera, Derek Lowe, Garret Anderson, etc.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:22 am
@FW
Who are you lusting for playing 3B in 2013? There are few Cheap options Available…
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:22 am
I had to look him up, Mudd. He was before my time. He did throw one shutout at age 26, in 1980.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:23 am
@MFin04….
I want Loaf Back Hitting on the bench…Best Nickname on the Blog, thanks to RHR
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:23 am
“Derek Lowe”
Yeah I saw him starting for 60M
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
9:23 am
Well, BEACHY’s certainly holding to his avowed intent to cut down on wasted pitches. If he keeps this up, he’ll have successfully completed the transition from a SO pitcher with promise to a bonafide All-Star starter in two months! What a performance last night!
Thanx to Eagle-eye scout GENE KERNS and cross-checker STEVE FLEMING’s verification of his latent abilities.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:23 am
“Derek Lowe”
Yeah I saw him starting for 60M
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
9:26 am
Enter your comments here
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
9:27 am
Braves won’t have any money next off-season for a CF or 3rd baseman…because…well they won’t have any money…due to…um….umm….we’ll get back to you on that one….
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
9:28 am
Keylargo… thanks for explaining why Medlen can’t be in the rotation…. I swear, if anyone else recommends that…. i’m gonna explode
… it’s just like saying Prado can play SS or that Bourn will play 3rd
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:29 am
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:22 am
@FW
Who are you lusting for playing 3B in 2013? There are few Cheap options Available…
For one thing, he bats lefthanded. McCann, Heyward, Freeman, whether it’s Bourn(doubtful) or if they get another lefthanded hitting CF(will see) , I don’t like the balance of the lineup being predominantly left handed.
I thought Prado was the main target to take over 3B.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
9:30 am
“it’s just like saying Prado can play SS or that Bourn will play 3rd”
I wouldn’t go that far. Medlen can actually start. The problem is that he has been the 2nd best bullpen pitcher for the Braves next to Kimbrel, and even that is debatable.
DAP
May 18th, 2012
9:30 am
yes, marteeeen is back hitting to all fields. that great swing to shoot doubles the other way is a huge assest for him and for the team. he is looking confident up there, too. very good to see because we all know marteen when he is playing like he can will change the game.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:30 am
Since May 5th, Mike Minor is 0-1 with a 12.56 ERA in 3 starts.
All other Braves starters since then are 5-2 with a 1.53 ERA in 9 starts.
Minor has given up twice as many earned runs since May 5th than all the other starters combined.
Capt.Mudd
May 18th, 2012
9:32 am
Number me in rage…Ozzie apparently would add a second DH if he could….then never expect any ignorant fans to ask him about it vis-a-vis ‘twitter’ or regular post.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:33 am
Braves are in 1st place, roll out Minor for awhile. Be one thing if Delgado was still struggling, but he is pitching well so let the guy take his lumps and see if he can straighten himself out. No need to panic with Minor yet, it’s May afterall.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
9:33 am
Just saw that the reliever for the Reds that had a 0 ERA on the season and blanked us this past week…gave up 5 runs last night. He now has a 2.76 ERA. You’ve gotta be a crazy good reliever to give up 5 runs in a game and still have an ERA under 3.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:34 am
All Braves pitchers not named Mike Minor have a combined 2.18 ERA in the last 12 games.
brian
May 18th, 2012
9:35 am
if Minor gets moved to the pen it will be Livan starting not Meds – too valuable in the pen.
I don’t think you can necessarily make the Tommy John argument against starting with seeing all the starters coming off Tommy John – Hudson’s recovery, that somewhat hyped starting pitcher for the Nats, etc.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:35 am
I’m Not Crapping on Money Mike ( Mike Minor) Yet…People forget that He Clowned in his first 3 starts… I will give him 2 more starts before I start demanding him to get sent back to AAA
Why is Money Mike getting Crapped on More Than Derek Blowe did last yea?. He’s not stealing 15 mill from the fans like Blowe did last year
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
9:35 am
I wouldn’t go that far. Medlen can actually start.
Well I was pointing out why he can’t start this year, and likely next year… his case isn’t as extreme as those, but still similar enough
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:38 am
I would like to note that I’m not “crapping on” Minor (not that you were necessarily referring to me). I was trying to point out how well the team was pitching overall, him being the only exception. I think Minor should remain in the rotation and be given a chance to figure it out, at least for another start or two.
Sopheee
May 18th, 2012
9:40 am
It’s the eee’s people.
You’re welcome.
CrαZy
May 18th, 2012
9:41 am
Well I was pointing out why he can’t start this year, and likely next year…
Why not next year??
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:41 am
Hope to see some folks, team-level and national, making the NL/AL East matchups the storyline of this weekend. Two dominant divisions in 2012, going head-to-head.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
9:42 am
brian: it’s not the tommy john’s why he can’t start,but his lack of innings pitched…. he’s never pitched more than 120 innings (which he did in 2008, in Mississippi). Most he’s pitched in the Majors is 107, before he got hurt. If we let him start now… he’d get near to 160-200 innings, which isn’t good…. he’s perfect in the pen right now… besides, we take him out, we need to replace him with a RHP in the pen, who would you put there???
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
9:44 am
It’s the eee’s people
Hmm… I should change my name to TheeeOnlyBraveeesFan
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:45 am
Brian from SC
“I would like to note that I’m not “crapping on” Minor (not that you were necessarily referring to me).”
No I wasn’t. I don’t crap on anyone on here unprovoked. Money Mike was getting Killed on The Buck and Kincade Show Yesterday as if he was Derek Blowe, which isn’t fair, Its only his 2nd full season
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
9:45 am
Hope to see some folks, team-level and national, making the NL/AL East matchups the storyline of this weekend.
I think I did hear one pundit (forgotten who) refer to the Braves as “an American League lineup”. Working pitchers, lineup depth, lots of thump, etc.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
9:46 am
Brian,
I am in agreement about Minor. Be a different scenario if the team was looking up in the division. Roll him out there for awhile
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 18th, 2012
9:46 am
T’Hawkin: That’s why I don’t listen to B&K…. very stupid show, and John Kincade sucks bad. Very very critical…. just what does he think about Philly
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
9:47 am
Chipper is 9 away from Ted Williams on the career hits list. With his next hit, he will tie Jimmie Foxx.
For home runs, there are 25 in the 500-homer club. Then there’s Gehrig and McGriff sitting at 493, followed by Musial and Stargell at 475. If Chipper can get to that 475 (he needs 16 more), that would be a really prestigious accomplishment.
Moeman
May 18th, 2012
9:50 am
I recall several years ago that MLB had mandated the Braves and Indians would has to change teams names for the sake of political correctness. Does anyone know waht ever came of that? was it tested in court or did the MLB just back off?
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
9:54 am
NL Wild Card Standings:
(Braves) 24-15
Nationals 23-15
Mets 21-17
Marlins 20-18
Phillies 20-19
Reds 19-18
Phillies
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
9:58 am
TheOnlyBravesFan
T’Hawkin: That’s why I don’t listen to B&K…. very stupid show, and John Kincade sucks bad. Very very critical…. just what does he think about Philly
Yeah, Buck and Kincade is no where near as Good as Chuck and Chernoff…Kincade is Awful, He is like 70 percent of the people out here, ATLIENS
Buck and Kincade is only good the Monday after a UGA game
Murph
May 18th, 2012
9:59 am
Sure is nice having Beachy follow Minor in the rotation… makes Minor feel like a distant memory, a licorice jelly bean in a sea of better tasting ones. Last night’s game was amazing.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:00 am
Okay yesterday I rolled out trying to get Freddy Garcia for playoff run. Even if Minor gets going I don’t want him starting a playoff game. Got to go for it this season.
Any chance the FW can swindle Bedard from the Bucs? Free agent and not making huge $
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:02 am
“Okay yesterday I rolled out trying to get Freddy Garcia for playoff run.”
Jair :COUGH: Jurrjens!
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:03 am
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:02 am
“Okay yesterday I rolled out trying to get Freddy Garcia for playoff run.”
Jair :COUGH: Jurrjens!
He pitches with a knee brace?
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:04 am
October rosters based on May results might be a tiny bit premature.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:06 am
MURPH:
Package up those licorice ones and send them to me. I always pick them out to eat, and give the others to whoever wants them.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:06 am
Either Jair Jurrjens is done as a major league pitcher, or he figures his stuff out and is an MLB All-Star again. I’m banking on the latter.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:07 am
Any chance the FW can swindle Bedard from the Bucs?
Maybe we try to swindle the Phillies for Hamels, instead. Both teams are four games out of first.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:07 am
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:04 am
October rosters based on May results might be a tiny bit premature.
But not for discussing extensions for McCann, Gattis promotion to big league ball club, and future shortstops
I am sure although it’s May, FW has in the back of his mind who just might start a game 4 in the playoffs.
Sopheee
May 18th, 2012
10:07 am
Kerry Wood is retiring today.
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7945053/chicago-cubs-kerry-wood-retiring
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:09 am
“Kerry Wood is retiring today.”
What about Carlos Marmol?
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:10 am
Yes, JURRJENS pitches with a knee-brace. Must be crimping his style a lot. I’m thinking that’s why the BRAVES were not penciling him in for any early return to ATLANTA. Got to adapt his game to the new circumstances. Judging from his results so far this season, that’s going to be awhile.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:10 am
But not for discussing extensions for McCann, Gattis promotion to big league ball club, and future shortstops
yes, but today, I’m only picking on you, LOL. I’ll get to those other folks later.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 18th, 2012
10:11 am
Why would a fifth starter get to start a playoff game?
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:12 am
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:07 am
“…….Any chance the FW can swindle Bedard from the Bucs?
Maybe we try to swindle the Phillies for Hamels, instead. Both teams are four games out of first……”
BEDARD for JURRJENS straight up, right now!
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:13 am
“Judging from his results so far this season, that’s going to be awhile.”
Shouldn’t be. The guy is good, always has been. Hopefully he can regain some strength in his legs and get some confidence. He has pitched 3 great games in AAA and one poor game. I’d say he is on his way back to the big league club…hopefully sooner than later.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:13 am
Looks like I’m visiting the HOTLANTA once again with the VIRGINIA CARDINALS, the second week in July.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 18th, 2012
10:18 am
For those who seek silver linings…
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120517&content_id=31561354¬ebook_id=31561356&vkey=notebook_atl&c_id=atl
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:19 am
Anyone up for discussing giving the team with the worst record home field advantage in the playoffs? Gotta be the most ridiculous thing in sports next to no college football playoffs.
Tomahawkin
May 18th, 2012
10:20 am
@MFIN
Co-Sign!
Gawd I hate Dud Selig!
Murph
May 18th, 2012
10:21 am
rich, I’ll package up all those licorice jelly beans and send ‘em your way… although I think you’ll end up regretting it come October.
I don’t even know what we’re talking about. I think Minor, but I glanced away from my monitor for a minute and now I’m just confused.
Must be Friday.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:22 am
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 18th, 2012
10:11 am
Why would a fifth starter get to start a playoff game?
5th starter won’t, but 4th starter probably would. Minor was projected as 4th starter yes?
Not banking on Delgado starting a playoff game as a rook or even maintaining the quality of pitching from his last couple of starts but who knows. Hoping the kid continues to elevate his game.
monty
May 18th, 2012
10:23 am
Murph- “a licorice jelly bean in a sea of better tasting ones.”
How’d you know I hate licorice? A poet at that. I was thinking of something more related to body functions but I won’t go there.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:24 am
“….. I’d say he is on his way back to the big league club…hopefully sooner than later……” MFin04
I’ll believe that when I see it. I’ll get back to you when it happens.
4 GS 5.06 ERA – 1.35 WHIP
Lew
May 18th, 2012
10:25 am
richbrave – And to think of all the grief I got when I claimed a couple years ago that Jurrjens would never be signed long term by the Braves….
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:26 am
Awesome game last night by Beachy. Really pleased with his performance this season.
Too bad he can’t put guys away, right Rich? ( :
monty
May 18th, 2012
10:26 am
It’s not like there is light years between Minor and Delgado in terms of experience, and D seems to be the more unflappable of the two. Didn’t Texas start a rookie pitcher in the playoffs recently?
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:26 am
“4 GS 5.06 ERA – 1.35 WHIP”
All of which are overstated according to above linked article.
3 good starts, 1 bad start, I’ll take that from any MLB pitcher.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:26 am
Murph
May 18th, 2012
10:21 am
“…..rich, I’ll package up all those licorice jelly beans and send ‘em your way… although I think you’ll end up regretting it come October.
I don’t even know what we’re talking about. I think Minor, but I glanced away from my monitor for a minute and now I’m just confused.
Must be Friday……”
Heh! If I eat them all at once, I’ll be johnny-quick-stepin- it long before October. Heh!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 18th, 2012
10:28 am
Frank Wren, I’m not sure a “projection” is worth much if it’s not coinciding with reality…
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:28 am
“Too bad he can’t put guys away, right Rich?”
Are we talking about Tommy “Home Run Ball, I can’t get out of the 5th or 6th inning” Hanson?
Lew
May 18th, 2012
10:28 am
Too bad those better starts weren’t made as a Major Leaguer – nor was the bad start. Jurrjens is no longer a major league pitcher and will never be as long as he gives up eleven runs in a AAA outing.
monty
May 18th, 2012
10:30 am
It was a very good performance by Beachy, but after watching the replay he did have some BB’s hit right at people. Attum balls. He mentioned that a little sarcastically of himself in the postgame interview. Sometimes the bleeders ruin your day and sometimes the linedrives are easy outs. Gotta love this game.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:32 am
For those who seek silver linings…
Minor league results can be tricky to evaluate, period, and never moreso than a single game. I get a little antsy when I see someone trot out career minor league results or a single year’s worth, for example, and proceed to make some defining evaluation. Just can’t be done that way. One has to have context for minor league stuff, and box scores won’t cut it for that.
Now, if a pitcher gets blistered every year at every level, or a hitter holds the deed on suckage three years running, I think you can glean some info from that, sure.
But a bad outing, heck, even a bad year…just can’t see all the variables that go into that, unless you are seeing the kid live on a regular basis.
Lew
May 18th, 2012
10:32 am
Hanson IP this year – 5, 5, 7, 7, 6, 3.2, 6, 5
If you’re going to make a point that actually means something, maybe some facts would help. Seems he’s made it through the fifth in all but one start and made it through 6 or more i half of his starts.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:33 am
“Jurrjens is no longer a major league pitcher and will never be as long as he gives up eleven runs in a AAA outing.”
Bull crap. Is he a MLB player if he gives up only 1 or 2 runs in 7 or 8 innings each night in AAA? Oh wait, that is what he has been doing other than 1 bad start with poor defense behind him.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:34 am
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:26 am
“…..Awesome game last night by Beachy. Really pleased with his performance this season.
Too bad he can’t put guys away, right Rich? ( :….’
Keep up 10P. Two months ago, I said he was a nibbler and wasting pitches. A month ago, not much had changed in the start I saw. Three innings of effecient work, then a regressing in innings four-six. The next couple days, he comes out with the avowed intent of not wasting pitches to get SO’s. As he improved, I said,” hey, the guy’s workin’ on his weakness, and if he conquers it, he’ll be a dominant pitcher.” And this morning, I said,” he may have arrived in just two months.” The guy’s a quick study.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:35 am
Over the last 9 starts, the starting lineup has hit:
_________AVG__OBP__SLG___OPS_wOBA_L9S9+
Team___ .288 .363 .421 0.783 .344 __100
That’s quite the offense.
brian
May 18th, 2012
10:35 am
three things – one is I think Minor should stay in the rotation for now. patience can be a virtue when dealing with young players. I would also love for Minor to spend some time with glavine.
Two – I think Medlen should stay put in the pen. It has nothing to do with TJ surgery, lack of innings, etc. He is too valuable back there.
Three – too much emphasis is placed on innings pitched. Sometimes I wonder if all the coddling of young pitchers is leaving their arms at risk when they get to the majors. Also, there still is the debate of IP versus appearances and which stresses the arms more. All you have to do is look at all the closer and reliever injuries as well.
Often times the best reason for a pitcher s/p TJ surgery to be in the bullpen right as he returns 12 months later is endurance and pitch count, but they also cannot have frequent appearances that are typical of a bullpen guy. Also, after TJ most pitchers don’t have the feel for all their off-speed pitches so the bullpen is a better place for someone with limited pitch selection
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:36 am
JURRJENS is toast as a ML. Scrap-heap material.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:36 am
rich, just funnin’ with ya. That’s all.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:36 am
Sometimes the bleeders ruin your day and sometimes the linedrives are easy outs. Gotta love this game.
…in-game posters excluded, of course.
To some folks, there never should be a day when the bear gets you.
Ease
May 18th, 2012
10:37 am
Beachy won’t be successful until he develops an out pitch.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:38 am
Minor league results can be tricky to evaluate…
Kyle Davies dominated the minors.
Jason Heyward hit for power and average in the minors.
What happens on the farm, sometimes, stays on the farm.
brian
May 18th, 2012
10:38 am
Hanson is pitching like a middle of rotation guy, not an ace. Still a valuable member of the rotation. I don’t think Hanson will become a true ace but could be a #2-#3 pitcher in most rotations.
I still think Hanson is regaining his strength and feel from his injury and the subtle change in his mechanics. Anybody who has suffered a significant shoulder injury should sympathize with Hanson. I sure do
monty
May 18th, 2012
10:39 am
DId anyone expect JJ to turn it around in 4 starts? Seriously? The Braves FO didn’t, I don’t know why anyone on here should of. It wasn’t like he just needed a little fine tuning.
monty
May 18th, 2012
10:40 am
Aimee Copeland is my new hero!
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:40 am
MIin04:
That last one was just for you. heh!
If he learns to work with that brace on, he’ll be back of course. It’s a matter of getting in regular work while using it. But evidently, it requires some getting used to. How long? Anybody’s guess. Maybe the next game, maybe next year. It’s not worth getting into a p*****g contest over.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
10:41 am
Braves’ NL Ranks:
Run diff. – 2nd
R/G – 2nd
Runs – 1st (t)
Hits – 2nd
Doubles – 9th
Triples – 9th
Homers – 4th
Steals – 7th
Walks – 3rd (t)
Strikeouts – 9th
BA – 2nd
OBP – 3rd
SLG – 3rd
OPS – 2nd
Total Bases – 2nd
GIDP – 15th (2nd fewest)
Sac flies – 1st
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:41 am
Kyle Davies dominated the minors.
Man was hoping that guy would pan out. Thought he would be a staple in this rotation for years.
Next!
brian
May 18th, 2012
10:41 am
TP – cheap shot at Heyward. He is 22 years young and is improving significantly from last year’s debacle. He went backwards after an injury and work with Parrish but there is significant improvement in less than a year. Heyward still could be a perennial all-star – he is still developing.
Heyward also has 2 of the best at bats I have seen from a Brave this season.
brian
May 18th, 2012
10:41 am
TP – cheap shot at Heyward. He is 22 years young and is improving significantly from last year’s debacle. He went backwards after an injury and work with Parrish but there is significant improvement in less than a year. Heyward still could be a perennial all-star – he is still developing.
Heyward also has 2 of the best at bats I have seen from a Brave this season.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:42 am
And to think of all the grief I got when I claimed a couple years ago that Jurrjens would never be signed long term by the Braves….
The Braves don’t really sign pitchers “long term.” It’s 3 or 4 year deals for pitchers that the Braves offer. And they rarely, in fact I can’t think of one off hand right now, ever sign a pitcher with club to an extended contract, much less a “long term” deal.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:42 am
Kyle Davies dominated the minors.
Probably the most wrong I have ever been in an evaluation of a minor league pitcher. Seriously.
Frankie Wren
May 18th, 2012
10:45 am
7 runs last night. It’s like you come to expect it, keep thinking I need to manage my expectations.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:46 am
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:38 am
“….Minor league results can be tricky to evaluate.…”
I’ll say. Last year, it was SIMMONS and TERDOSLAVICH. This season, GATTIS and MEJIA. But it’s cool seeing the progression, no?
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 18th, 2012
10:46 am
I’m being whipsawed between the people worried about the playoff rotation, and the people worried about one bad minor league start last night…
jeffrey d
May 18th, 2012
10:46 am
Aimee Copeland is my new hero!
I agree, but the article sure leaves a lot to be desired.
Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
By JEFF MARTIN
The Associated Press
ATLANTA —
___
May 18, 2012 10:31 AM EDT
Copyright 2012, The Associated Press
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:47 am
Probably the most wrong I have ever been in an evaluation of a minor league pitcher. Seriously.
Yeah, I really didn’t think he’d be spit out the bottom of MLB (Kansas City) by age 27. He isn’t pitching anywhere this year that I can find.
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
10:47 am
More NL offensive ranks:
Pwr/Spd # – 4th
ISO power – 5th
K/BB ratio – 3rd best
Line drive % – 1st (t)
HR/fly ball – 5th
Runscoring % – 1st (% times baserunners score)
Extra base taken % – 5th (going first-to-third, scoring from 1st on a double)
Sac bunt success % – 1st (t)
GIDP% – 16th (best)
Pitches/PA – 3rd
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:48 am
“What happens on the farm, sometimes, stays on the farm.”
Of course, Jurrjens had a Cy Young caliber year and was an All-Star, so it didn’t exactly stay on the farm.
I’d still sign Jurrjens to a long-term deal. Love the guy’s work ethic and demeanor. He’ll be back. All of you guys calling him toast, however, refrain from any remarks when he does return and dominate…you’ve lost your chance.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:48 am
But it’s cool seeing the progression, no?
Oh yes. I love seeing it. Love watching minor league ball.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:49 am
7 runs last night. It’s like you come to expect it, keep thinking I need to manage my expectations.
Only the Cubs pitching has been able to keep them down for an entire series, so I’m not sure that those expectations are all that out-sized.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:50 am
I’d still sign Jurrjens to a long-term deal.
I wouldn’t. He’s got one more year of team control. No need to commit to him before he has shown he can handle his leg. After next year, if he does well, I could see the team offer him a 3 year deal. I don’t see the team offering any pitcher a “long term deal.” The Braves don’t offer pitchers “long term deals.”
Ease
May 18th, 2012
10:50 am
I believe he is recovering from shoulder surgery from last year. Still in the Royals org.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:51 am
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:48 am
“…….But it’s cool seeing the progression, no?
Oh yes. I love seeing it. Love watching minor league ball…….”
It grows on ya’ 10P after 57 years of it.
MFin04
May 18th, 2012
10:52 am
When you blow teams out 7-0 it is no wonder that your pitcher pitches well and can get a complete game. Braves scoring runs is saving the bullpen. It really is excellent to see. Still had a runner on third last night with 0-outs and couldn’t get him in, but they made up for it later in the game, that is good to see as well. And if the Braves don’t realize what speed does at the top of the order for a team, I don’t know what to tell them. Michael Bourn is invaluable to this team. Guy can get on base and score runs so lightning fast and it gives the pitcher early confidence with a lead.
Lew
May 18th, 2012
10:52 am
Bullcrap? – You mean Jurrjens is NOT a minor league pitcher? Exactly where is it that Jurrjens is pitching? Where was it he just gave up 11 runs?
How come if he was so good in those three starts you cling to like a drowning man clings to a life preserver, why wasn’t he called up to replace Minor?
Brian from SC
May 18th, 2012
10:52 am
Davies’ last organization was Toronto. They released him. He had offseason shoulder surgery and is a free agent. I doubt he makes the majors again.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:53 am
I believe he is recovering from shoulder surgery from last year. Still in the Royals org.
That’s interesting Ease. He wasn’t offered a contract and is listed as a Free Agent. Perhaps though they are keeping him close? Can’t imagine any other team willing to sign a guy on rehab who isn’t going to pitch this year. So KC would make the most sense.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:53 am
“……All of you guys calling him toast, however, refrain from any remarks when he does return and dominate…you’ve lost your chance…….”
Aw, MFin04, don’t be that way. BTW, read the disclaimer.
ncscoots
May 18th, 2012
10:55 am
I doubt he makes the majors again.
My sympathy is tempered by the fact that he made me look so bad here for touting him as much as I did.
TennesseePaul
May 18th, 2012
10:55 am
Davies’ last organization was Toronto.
That’s right! Now I remember. KC dumped him. The Jays picked him up and dumped him about two months later.
richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:56 am
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richbrave
May 18th, 2012
10:56 am
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