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jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:29 am
UGA Baseball CWS Title (1990)
That was a statement season
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:29 am
ease – can you do LSU as well…the track teams really help the totals
Lew
June 21st, 2012
9:30 am
Efrim – Yeah, the dog isn’t even moving.
jeffrey d – My Wife worked at the Amdissions (and later Law Admissions) offices while we were there and we managed to get season tickets for Herschel’s tenure (and beyond) at UGA – was at every game he played between the hedges.
What was also cool was all the future greats they played at UGA during that time – Willie Gault, The Fridge, George Roger, MIke Singletary, Steve Young, Bo Jackson – got to see all of them, too.
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
9:30 am
Sean Gilmartin, Zeke Spruill, David Hale, and Luis Avilan could could be part of a pretty decent rotation in Gwinnett next year.
Bat Masterson
June 21st, 2012
9:32 am
Maybe it’s the water. They sure had their ass kicked by Sherman, anyway.
Lack of depth.
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:32 am
jeffrey D – LSU baseball 1991 1993 1996 1997 1998 2000
can we call that a statement decade?
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:33 am
oops they didn’t win in 1998
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:33 am
UGA Equestrian National Championship (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Lew
June 21st, 2012
9:34 am
Bat – You might be right.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:34 am
Let’s see…I got to see Green and Pollack. Greg Blue (whenever he’d make a big hit the crowd would go “Bluuuuuuuuuuuuueee!”). Moses, Pope, Stafford, and AJ Green.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:35 am
can we call that a statement decade?
We call that a fluke.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:36 am
Also saw the enormous Max Jean-Gilles all the time in the dining hall. One time he was behind me in the sandwich line. He probably scoffed at my order.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:36 am
And so on and so on…
LSU? No.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
9:36 am
jeffrey d – They should have won at least ONE Champship during that stretch – they had some great teams.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:38 am
I agree. We might’ve been playing for it in 2002 (well..January 2003) if we hadn’t completely embarrassed ourselves against Florida for our only loss.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:38 am
That was back when we still played Clemson
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:39 am
Ease – I understand all that typing would be a little much to ask from you…
George Stein
June 21st, 2012
9:39 am
I got to see Reggie Ball!
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:41 am
We call that a fluke –
what the heck does a flounder have to do with it? or are you just continuing the fish references for fun?
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:42 am
Wow, LSU has/had some fast women though…I will give you that.
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:42 am
I got to see Reggie Ball-
so did kim cardashian?
ncscoots
June 21st, 2012
9:42 am
That was back when we still played Clemson
Aren’t we reviving the series with UGA?
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:43 am
wait maybe that isn’t what he meant
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:43 am
why do you think I stayed in school there so long
richbrave
June 21st, 2012
9:44 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
INDIANS scalp the G-Men 10-2 Ouch!
RHSP ERIC JUNGE [L 4-7, 4.71 ERA] 4.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.
RHRP ADAM RUSSELL [6.59 ERA] 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
RHRP BILLY BULLOCK [0.00 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 1 BB, 2 SO.
Newbie RHRP D.J. CARRASCO [12.27 ERA] 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 4 BB. Not the best showing at the beginning of a new adventure.
SS JOSH WILSON [0.00 ERA] 0.1 IP. Infielder WILSON geys the final out.
Lead-off LF ‘George’ CONSTANZA [.289 BA] 2-5, 2 SO.
SS TYLER PASTORNICKY [.280 BA] 2-5, 1 RBI [11], 1 SB [3].
1B CHRISTIAN MARRERO [.243 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [10]
RF FELIX PIE [.274 BA] 1-4, 2 Outfield Assists [2B, Home plate]. The score could have been worse than it was. Thank you FELIX.
3B RUBEN GOTAY [.088 BA] 1-4.
2B LANCE ZAWADZKI [.250 BA] 2-4, 1 RBI [14], 1 SB [1].
PH SHAWN McGILL [.148 BA] 1-1, 1 R.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:44 am
That was back when we still played Clemson
Yeah, third/fourth strings game back then…At least now, the out of conference schedule has been beefed up with Buffalo and FLA Atlantic…
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
9:45 am
SS JOSH WILSON [0.00 ERA] 0.1 IP. Infielder WILSON geys the final out
maybe Wren has found his key bullpen piece
George Stein
June 21st, 2012
9:46 am
Didn’t Gail Devers go to UGA?
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
9:46 am
From Buster Olney’s blog this morning:
Brandon Beachy is having Tommy John surgery, a body blow for the Atlanta Braves. Rival executives believe that Atlanta will be active in the market for starting pitching.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:46 am
Aren’t we reviving the series with UGA?
Doubtful…I think McGarity is more concerned with upping that strength of schedule ranking…
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:47 am
a body blow for the Atlanta Braves.
Good thing there are some big bodies on this team…They can withstand the hit.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
9:48 am
scoots – yeah…maybe it starts next year? I don’t remember.
ncscoots
June 21st, 2012
9:48 am
I see you trying to bait me, Ease. Won’t work.
In case you missed it, nolie is putting together a management team and asked me to handle the dugout. I want you for my bullpen coach, whaddya say?
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
9:49 am
Also from Olney’s blog:
I don’t think any team is having a tougher season than the Rockies, who came into this year with some high expectations. Colorado has pitched terribly, and on Wednesday, the Rockies suffered a gut-wrenching loss and learned that shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is going to be out a long time.
High expectations? With what starting rotation? O’Dowd needs to be fired, as does Tracy. Reorganize that entire team from 3-25 – keeping Tulo and CarGo and that’s it. Even Dexter Fowler must go – selling high on him may be a good idea.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
9:56 am
I would be honored
Go Tigers!
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
9:59 am
I’ll be interested to see who the Braves are after in terms of starters. As discussed, doesn’t make sense to me to go after the likes of Joe Saunders, Jason Vargas, etc.
If you’re going ot get a starter, make it count, imo. Otherwise may as well hand the ball over to Julio.
Although it seems like Frank ain’t keen on Minor, Delgado and Teheran in the same rotation down the stretch. I can’t blame him there.
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
10:01 am
ease – mispelled that first word a bit…but pretty close
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
10:03 am
Definitely can’t blame him for not wanting to go with Teheran in the rotation right now. He’s only pitched 5 innings once in his 6 major league starts.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
10:07 am
With Mizzou we’ll have 3 tigers in the conference. Maybe we should invite Clemson and Detroit too.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
10:08 am
mispelled that first word a bit…but pretty close
In no universe is there ever a silent X in “Go”
Ease
June 21st, 2012
10:09 am
Don’t follow lil tiger…?
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
10:09 am
He’s only pitched 5 innings once in his 6 major league starts.
That’s a pretty small sample. And 5 of those starts were when he was 20 years old and a baby last year. Heck, he’s still only 21. Apparently looked a lot better in his start vs. Toronto.
Even still, I’m on board with the Front Office’s decision in getting a starter.
richbrave
June 21st, 2012
10:09 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
MISSISSIPPI, LYNCHBURG, and ROME on All-Star break.
DANVILLE
Another blow-out victory for the opposition. D-BRAVES humiliated 0-10
DSL grad 3B CARLOS FRANCO [.333 BA] 2-4, 1 SO.
2012 30th round 1B CASEY KALENKOSKY [.500 BA] 2-4.
2012 6th round DH JOSH ELANDER [1.000 BA] 1-1, 1 BB.
2011 19th round C TROY SNITKER [,250 BA] 1-4, 1 SO.
2009 DSL grad RHSP EDUARDO CASTILLO [L 0-1, 14.54 ERA] 4.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.
2011 35th round LHRP MIKE HASHEM [20.25 ERA] 1.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.
2011 RHRP ZACK JADOFSKY [0.00 ERA] 2.1 IP, 1 H, zeros, 3 SO.
2012 15th round RHRP ALEX WILSON [0.00 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 1 SO.
Vesaversa
June 21st, 2012
10:11 am
Chipper should have done a little more conditioning than hunting on his enclose hunting ranch . I would have though Chipper wanted to go out with a bang ,i guess not .
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
10:12 am
why am I not surprised
Ease
June 21st, 2012
10:13 am
Ohhh, got it…
But lets see:
LSU – Bengal Tigers
Auburn – Tigers (but yell War Eagle, which is stupid)
Missouri – Tigers
Kentucky – Wildcats (continuing the feline theme)
UGA – Bulldogs
Miss. St. – Bulldogs
Arkansas – Pig
And then an Aggie, Rebel, Volunteer and a Commodore.
ncscoots
June 21st, 2012
10:14 am
Although it seems like Frank ain’t keen on Minor, Delgado and Teheran in the same rotation down the stretch. I can’t blame him there.
They have children all over the 25-man, LOL, what can one more hurt?
I mean, does it make sense to give up guys such as Spruill (just as an example; we know that Zeke will not be traded) to get some 4.50 innings-eater? Teheran, at least, has ceiling that he might reach. I’ll admit, the thought of sixty more starts from those those three guys is not likely to lay the head softly to the pillow, but what the heck.
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
10:17 am
Oh yeah…forgot there were 2 bulldogs
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
10:17 am
He was still having trouble taking it beyond 5 innings even at Gwinnett this season, even before Beachy went down, there was a need to acquire a starting pitcher anyway, and it was mentioned that Wren was active in the market before Beacy went down so i’d imagine that the efforts are really intensifying as we speak.
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
10:22 am
Yeah, I agree with you scoots. I think if they are going to shoot for a starter – shoot high. But keep Teheran and Delgado.
CB
June 21st, 2012
10:24 am
Uh,the thought of Jason Vargas in our starting rotation does not thrill me. Let’s sink or swim with the youth!
Tomahawkin
June 21st, 2012
10:30 am
Vesaversa
“Chipper should have done a little more conditioning than hunting on his enclose hunting ranch . I would have though Chipper wanted to go out with a bang ,i guess not .”
LOL, That Rant came out of nowhere
CaptMudd
June 21st, 2012
10:33 am
I like The University of South Dakota Coyotes—I think Shania Twain went there
CaptMudd
June 21st, 2012
10:35 am
….Maybe it was Shannon Tweed?
DAP
June 21st, 2012
10:37 am
y’all may have already talked about this, but did anyone see john buck pull a hammy hitting a homer last night?
CrαZy
June 21st, 2012
10:38 am
Not a whole bunch of thought put into those SEC school mascots!!
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
10:38 am
Futures Game rosters to be announced this afternoon. Guessing Teheran and Gilmartin from the Braves.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
10:38 am
I wouldn’t mind picking up a veteran starter IF we could get one that was signed for next year and if we didn’t have to give away the farm (or what’s left of it) to get them.
Sooner or later, if you’re going to cont on these kids as heavily as we all think they’re going to, then they’re going to have to let them pitch, take their lumps and become who they’re going to be.
We’ve seen some inconsistency from MInor and Delgado, which is to be expected. The same will be said for Teheran and GImartin before all is said and done. Maybe they need to pitch.
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
10:43 am
Young players are inconsistent. Only a handful of elite players hit the ground running. Fans have a tough time understanding this.
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
10:49 am
Its obvious that Teheran is not ready for the big leagues this season. After this full year at Gwinnett I believe he will make the rotation out of spring training next year, but he needs this full season at Gwinnett to prove that he has the control and command to take the ball past the 5th inning, which he has yet to show at Gwinnett or the big leagues yet. Futhermore, this means that a starter will be acquired by Wren if he truly is serious about making a run into the playoffs.
Juan
June 21st, 2012
10:50 am
I got a question…….Who paid for all the Medical Procedure (Tommy John) the Team or the Player….I know the Player problaly has a Health Insurance….
Ease
June 21st, 2012
10:53 am
Its obvious that Teheran is not ready for the big leagues this season.
Obvious? Really?
tiger297
June 21st, 2012
10:54 am
crazy – cant speak for the other schools but LSU’s mascot traces its roots back to the civil war. The louisiana troops for whatever reason were known as the tigers so oddly enough our military school chose that for its mascot. IIRC
I also think Sherman was the original provost (or whatever they called it)
ncscoots
June 21st, 2012
10:57 am
Its obvious that Teheran is not ready for the big leagues this season.
And the FO might fully agree with you, I don’t know. But I do think it’s often a mistake to evaluate a prospect on results rather than ability, especially a pitcher going through a level for the second time. Teheran went down with specific instructions about his areas of weakness, and the work you put in to strengthen those often has little to do with how you might pitch in a game that counts. I don’t know if that’s the case or not, obviously, because I don’t see him pitch every time out. I’m just pointing out that there may be reasons for his stats unrelated to his actual pitching ability.
Gil in Mechanicsville
June 21st, 2012
10:57 am
Good morning all, whew… it’s hot!!!! Richbraves I hope you are staying inside today.
Yesterday’s game shows you how a potent offense can cover up a not so sharp pitching effort. Anyone else remember how the Braves nation was ready to throw Minor under the bus for giving up 4 homers in Cinncy? Nice to see Jason finally break out however. I’m sure the Yankees’ brass have put J-Hey’s performance in their memory bank for when he hits free agency. No doubt, money will not be an obstacle in their pursuits.
Funny that the Rockies should need pitching, especially after trading away Urbaldo last season.
So, does anyone else think the blog will explode when Jurjjens give up a long ball or two Friday night? I’m thinking if he can just get the BoSox to hit the ball on the ground, he will be alright. Fenway has got to be one of the worse ballparks in which to watch a game in all of sports.
it is funny how ballclubs whine and cry about needing new ballparks and yet, the two oldest are the most revered.
CrαZy
June 21st, 2012
10:59 am
Its obvious that Teheran is not ready for the big leagues this season
I think there would be a number of teams that would love to plug him in the rotation right now!!!
Gil in Mechanicsville
June 21st, 2012
11:00 am
Juan The club pays, or their insurance. It is considered a work related injury.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
11:07 am
So what if Teheran came up and was only able to go five strong innings? Isn’t that why we have Medlen, Martinez and Varvaro for multi inning relief stints?
If you’re not overly thrilled with those three, a long reliever type might be much easier and cheaper to acquire than a stop gap starting pitcher.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:07 am
It is considered a work related injury.
Then Beachy should also file for workman’s’ comp…Especially since this injury would NEVER have happened under Leo…
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
11:07 am
“I think there would be a number of teams that would love to plug him in the rotation right now!!!”
The braves would if they weren’t in playoff contention…
Gil in Mechanicsville
June 21st, 2012
11:08 am
Lew The thing that bothers me is the Braves, as an organization, seem reluctant to allow a pitcher to throw much more than 100 pitches a game at any level.
After a while we see a pattern of guys not going beyond 5 to 6 innings in every game. Perhaps it is the feeling by the club that they do not have enough offense to allow a pitcher to work out of a jam.
I get the feeling that the Braves starters are constantly looking into the dugout just as soon as they face a little adversity. You do not train for a marathon by running wind sprints.
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
11:09 am
Ease-
I would think its pretty obvious. If he was ready then he would have just came up instead of having Medlen being sent down to be stretched out. I mean we are bringing up a pitcher in JJ from Gwinnett that has a 5+ ERA down there, I think if the front office thought Teheran was ready then he would be starting tomorrow.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:10 am
a long reliever type might be much easier and cheaper
Bring back Livan!
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Livan
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Livan
Von Trapp
June 21st, 2012
11:11 am
BONES JONES VE NEED YOU TO VEAD CAPT……………….VEAD
Juan
June 21st, 2012
11:11 am
Thanks Gil for te Info
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:12 am
I think if the front office thought Teheran was ready then he would be starting tomorrow.
I think the FO is being overly cautious with Julio, especially given his age. Plus, he was removed from his last start with a sore back, so that could have played into the JJ call-up…
jeffrey d
June 21st, 2012
11:12 am
Hire Leo!
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
11:13 am
Ease-
So you think that if the Julio was completely healthy that he should be in the rotation today? And would be effective?
Duke
June 21st, 2012
11:14 am
If we go after a pitcher, I think we should try and go get Greinke. His price might be high, but no too high since he is a FA after this season. If you’re going to get someone, get a potential ace.
Gil in Mechanicsville
June 21st, 2012
11:15 am
Ease Workman comp rules vary from state to state. I am not sure how they are in Georgia but Beachy will not suffer any loss of pay while on the DL due to a work related injury, this is part of the MLB agreement with the Player’s Union.
Workman comp is really insurance for companies against frivolous lawsuits as it sets the amount of compensation due to a person as a result of a specific injury.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
11:15 am
Gil – Maybe they’re looking into the dugout to see if Fredi is ready to pulll an early trigger like he usually does. There are many times I’d like to see the pitchers work out of a jam and not see Fredi walking to the mound to rescue them – would even have liked him leaving Teheran in there to get the couyple outs he needed.
It’s the only way they’ll learn – just look at the difference in MInor’s results since Fredi’s left him in the last coupe of times to work things out – and he did (at the very least) mitigate the damage when given the opportunity.
It’s all part of the learning process to me and is something they NEED to learn – the sooner, the better. The true test of a good or great pitcher is NOT getting into trouble, but getting out of it with the fewest runs allowed.
Duke
June 21st, 2012
11:15 am
Ease-
So you think that if the Julio was completely healthy that he should be in the rotation today? And would be effective?
I defintely think he would. He needs to be given the chance to pitch up here for more than a game at a time. Let him settle in and see what he can do. I would rather do that than go get Garza.
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
11:18 am
“I defintely think he would. He needs to be given the chance to pitch up here for more than a game at a time. Let him settle in and see what he can do. I would rather do that than go get Garza”
I don’t think the Braves would take that chance in the heat of a playoff race. If they were already out of contention, sure bring him up and see what he can do. But with the rotation already in shambles, we need a proven guy who has had major league success to settle in and anchor this staff. Teheran will be in the rotation next year but its just not quite time yet.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:18 am
Gil, old joke on Leo vs. McDowell
David O'Brien
June 21st, 2012
11:19 am
Rollin’ up the steamy Eastern Seaboard on Amtrak. Hello, Bridgeport, Conn. And goodbye….
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:19 am
Julio was highly effective against TOR until he was not allowed to pitch out of his jam in the fifth. Can’t evaluate if you won’t let him. Until then, he looked totally like he belonged.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
11:21 am
No way on Grienke uness he was willing to sign a longer term contract and even then, I don’t see hem going after a pitcher who will make a lot more than the $13.5 mil he’s making right now – Not to mention the prorated portion of that $13.5 mil and a premium in players to get him.
I’m just not seeing a Grienke or Dempster move coming our way.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
11:22 am
Ease – That’s how I saw it, too.
Gil in Mechanicsville
June 21st, 2012
11:24 am
Now pitchers…. I’m sure if Frank Wren had his druthers, he would rather be able to acquire a pitcher for cash but there is not a team in baseball that is not always on the lookout for pitching. It is why Wren is so reluctant to part with promising young arms.
It has taken 4 years for the Braves to overcome the Texiera trade. That is the problem with going all in, sometimes the other guy still has a better hand and you are going to get beat.
Braveone
June 21st, 2012
11:25 am
From the previous blog which had 2,127 comments, Efrim led the way with 91 posts. There were 218 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 Efrim 91
2 nolie 90
3 NickB 67
4 MFin04 65
5 IlliniBrave 57
6 Brian from SC 53
7 cabravesfan 45
8 ChattTownBrian 44
9 ncscoots 44
10 Ease 43
11 TheOnlyBravesFan 43
12 bravesgrl4life 41
13 Tomahawk Mafia 40
14 Tomahawkin 40
15 ncbravesfan90 40
16 B_F 54 37
17 Jeff R 35
18 McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô: 34
19 phil 33
20 CraZy 30
21 David O’Brien 30
22 tiger297 30
23 The A Bomb 29
24 Brava 27
25 BravesfaninAugusta 27
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
11:25 am
Hello, Bridgeport, Conn. And goodbye….
Not a very nice place. However, you should stop in New Haven, CT and go to Pepe’s pizza down near Wooster Street. Amazing thin crust pizza, just as good as you’ll find in Brooklyn, if not better.
Duke
June 21st, 2012
11:25 am
You may be right about them not wanting to take the chance in a playoff race, but I would still do it. Garza has a career ERA of 3.85. I’m just not sure if that is worth the price it is going to be. If he were a guy that had that same ERA and went deeper in games (6.1 IP for his Career and 5.9 IP for 2012) then I may side with you on this. But the fact is that he doesn’t go very deep in games and if we go get someone we need someone that can take us deep into ballgames.
CB
June 21st, 2012
11:27 am
Gee, I am starting to agree with everything Ease is saying. Meds time.
Lew
June 21st, 2012
11:28 am
EFrim – It would have to be better – you wouldn’t be in Brooklyn.
CrαZy
June 21st, 2012
11:28 am
The braves would if they weren’t in playoff contention…
Yet they have Minor and JJ in the rotation!! Unless they plan on getting 2 SP in trades they’ll still be throwing Minor or JJ every 5th day. Not sure how big if any of a drop off Teheran would be from them.
Efrim
June 21st, 2012
11:29 am
you wouldn’t be in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is actually really nice now. Very nice areas. Great park. Lots of families now.
George
June 21st, 2012
11:30 am
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:10 am
a long reliever type might be much easier and cheaper
Bring back Livan!
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Livan
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Livan
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Livan
*******************************************
Did he not steal cupcakes?
ncbravesfan90
June 21st, 2012
11:30 am
Duke-
With his 6.1 IP for his career, he would lead our staff as far as the starter who pitches the deepest into games.
Ease
June 21st, 2012
11:31 am
I am starting to agree with everything Ease is saying.
Oh ^&^$#*&
George
June 21st, 2012
11:31 am
Good morning all
We will miss BEACHY.