Braves postgame quotes after Tuesday’s win over Arizona
TIM HUDSON
On success vs. Arizona:
“It’s one of those things where I’ve been able to stay down in the zone and hit the corners. It could be the other way around just as easy.”
On if thinking complete game:
“Nah, not really. I’m not a complete game kind of guy. I just go out there and pitch until the manager takes me out. I felt like I could have finished it but we don’t have any off days between now and the All-Star break so man of my age should probably be limited to how many pitches I throw.”
On that five-run lead:
“It was nice. The guys came out swinging the bats. We took advantage of some pitches up in the zone and were able to get opportunities to score and take advantage of it. Obviously their guy over there was having some issues, had to be taken out of the game, hopefully nothing too serious on his part. But it was nice to be able to go out there and take advantage of some opportunities.”
On with four, five-run lead, something tell you ‘I’m good:’
“I think any pitcher if you’re given a four-run lead, if you can’t make that hold up, you really haven’t done your job, I don’t feel. A four-run lead is pretty good. You’ve got to go out there and still pitch. You don’t want to go out there and let the floodgates open by any means but you can be aggressive and you can be aggressive in the strike zone and you can try to make them earn their way to score. It’s a big enough lead to where you don’t have to nibble but at the same time, it’s close enough to where you still have to pitch a little bit.”
On 41 pitches first two innings, then change course:
“Yeah, here it is. Hit it. Luckily we made some great plays behind me. If they did get in position to score you’ve got to change your approach as a pitcher. But you have to be aggressive. When a pitcher is aggressive, a hitter sees that, they’re going to be on their heels a little bit. The pitchers that nibble and pitch around the strike zone, where they get really comfortable.”
On Fredi stressing he wants to see a string of deep starts:
“We just have to go out there and be aggressive, be aggressive in the strike zone but down in the strike zone. If you’re able to do that you’re going to be able to get some quick innings, have some quick outs, three pitches or less. That’s what I always try to go out there and get a guy out within three pitches. That’ll get you deeper into ballgames. You may not have as many swings and misses or as many strikeouts but you’ll be in the game longer and it’ll take some pressure off the bullpen.”
On if ankle is costing a little bit on fastball:
“I’m sure, probably. It’s one of those things where you really don’t have a whole lot of base to torque off of as you’re throwing. The movement is still pretty good. I think my offspeed pitches might have benefitted a little bit from my ankle being a little bit sore, but I think my fastball has definitely suffered a little bit. (offspeed pitches) you’re just not overthrowing them. Yeah but I can reach back and get some every now and again but there’s a lot of 87s out there. But it might be located a little better than it normally is because I know I can’t throw 87 by big league hitters.”
On if taking pride to stop losing streaks, start new streak:
“I take a lot of pride in it. I think everybody should. As a starter on a big league staff you should want to be the kind of guy that stops bad things from happening or bad things from continuing to happen. I feel like it’s something I’ve been able to do for the most part in my career.”
CHIPPER JONES
On if coming around offensively:
“I’ve been scuffling but it’s starting to come back around. I really lost a lot of momentum with that injury and I was feeling good at the plate, swinging the bat good from both sides of the plate and just lost it. I’m just now starting to get back where I’m centering balls on both sides of the plate, to all fields. That’s a good feeling.”
On having Hudson deliver after two young guys struggle:
“I thought Huddy was awesome after the second inning. He had 40 pitches after the second and I looked up in the eighth and he didn’t even have 100 yet. So he did some really efficient work there through the middle innings to keep his pitch count down and take us deep. You want your big guns to go six, seven, eighth innings and it didn’t look like he was going to be able to make it but he made adjustments and got double plays when he needed them. The offense was on point tonight which was nice to see – 17 hits, I’ll take that any day.”
On Daniel Hudson, did he seem flat:
“I couldn’t tell anything was wrong. He had life on his fastball. He was 92, 93, and it got on you and he showed me a good change-up which I didn’t see much off last year the only other time I faced him. But it just seemed to kind of come out of nowhere. I think his last pitch was 93. Whatever he has he was battling through to the very end. You never want to see anybody get hurt.”
On getting hits past five days as a team:
“We’ve been swinging it OK. that trio of Uggla and BMac and Freddie have kind of been scuffling of late. When your big boys scuffle a little, myself included too, when that middle of the lineup goes through a run, you’ll have trouble scoring runs, but to be honest with you we scored enough runs to win more than three games on the road trip. It’s good to come home, sleep in our own bed and start the homestand off with a rousing dominant victory.”
FREDI GONZALEZ
On if Tim Hudson gave you the start you wanted from a veteran, given recent losses:
“He gave us an excellent opportunity to win obviously. He induced a couple of double plays. He helped himself, helped us, with the bat. He gave us a solid performance tonight. Hopefully tomorrow Tommy [Hanson] follows up with that and we keep rolling quality starts after quality starts.”
On offense and healthy lineup:
“This is the fifth, sixth day in a row we’ve had the same group of characters. And they are swinging the bats, getting big hits and getting on base. But it all starts for me with the guy on the mound who gives you an opportunity to win the ball game. We swung the bats, capitalized and kept adding on. It was good.”
On not letting Hudson complete game:
“I talked to Huddy about it. I said ‘Huddy, I’m not all too excited about you getting a complete game here. What do you feel?’ He said ‘Whatever you want to do.’ He had those bone spurs and threw 101 pitches. He had enough. Plus we don’t have any days we can bump him. It was a good time to get him out, get [Anthony] Varvaro in there and get a win.”
On Hudson after throwing 41 pitches in the first two innings:
“Those first two innings scared me because all of a sudden his pitch count gets cranked up and I’m going ‘Oh, man.’ He started throwing the ball, the sinker over the plate and getting some ground balls. [Andrelton] Simmons made a couple nice plays on some tough balls. I think from the third inning on he ended up throwing 60 pitches, give or take a couple of pitches.”
On Chipper Jones coming around:
“Every time we give him a couple of days, he kind of recharges his batteries. We have to continue to do that. We knew that going in. He had a couple good hits in Boston. Hit the ball hard. We didn’t play him Sunday, Monday an off day and come out today and he was good.”
On [Freddie] Freeman in the seventh spot:
“If he keeps doing that he won’t be in the seventh spot very long. But we swung the bats up and down the lineup. We did a nice job.”
On the number of good at-bats, including opposite-field hits:
“For me, the whole thing I like with Freeman, is how many times have we seen him take three pitches or have four-pitch at-bats? Not very often. Today he came out in his first at-bat and took the first two or three pitches of the at-bat and hits a ball to left field. He did the same thing all at-bats, took pitches. For me, he is seeing the ball. He is not getting jumpy out there and swinging at first pitches.”
On the squeeze attempt in the seventh inning:
“It’s one of those things. It’s a 6-1 game at the time and you have the pitcher at the plate. You feel like you need to score more runs. You roll the dice a little bit. We fouled it off and then Huddy hits a sac fly to get another run.”
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119 comments Add your comment
Zac in Tempe
June 26th, 2012
11:45 pm
More good news!
Lee Maye
June 26th, 2012
11:57 pm
The kid, Simmons, continues to impress. Gets his bat on the ball and if you do that, you can get some bloop hits. The kid looks like a 2 hole hitter in the future who can hit and run. Oh wait, the Braves with Fredi don’t hit and run.
McCmann_AquaHoss
June 26th, 2012
11:59 pm
alas, freeman wasn’t in the top of the lineup poor man can’t get from first to third on a single like heyward or anything that closely resembles heyward can. also, im sure a world series title would convince greinke to sign an extension with us. throw a mike minor, and heck a lipka, with a little vizcaino, and im sure well have a deal. can a mcCmann dream?
Darryl Blackberry
June 26th, 2012
11:59 pm
Hope the Randall and Mike were watching Huddy’s performance closely tonight. That’s how it’s done.
Lee Maye
June 27th, 2012
12:01 am
More pitching on the way. Alex Wood makes his pro debut last night with 2 shutout innings and 4 K’s. Wood is on the fast track, already starting at Rome. Looks like he could be in the AZ fall league and up to AA next year.
Lee Maye
June 27th, 2012
12:05 am
Don’t know if it would take those 3 to get Greinke. Greinke is from Orlando, FL and would like to play in the South. Since, TB can’t afford him, that leaves Miami and Atlanta.
NickB
June 27th, 2012
12:17 am
Brewers will want a young arm or two and a few low level players
ACE
June 27th, 2012
12:19 am
same old softball questions win or lose.
NickB
June 27th, 2012
12:21 am
Though we might could send them Minor,Mejia, Avilan and Spruill for Greinke, think they might want one more higher prospect though, like Lipka
David the Shepherd
June 27th, 2012
12:25 am
I love the way Fredi asks the players’ opinions about what to do. That would be okay if the manager’s slot wasn’t filled. Pathetic. Don’t want to be a Nancy, because the Braves are capable of playing this level of baseball consistently. They just need a leader to expect and demand it from them.
Quack Quack
June 27th, 2012
12:30 am
Great game Bravos!! Finally good to see the bats working. Lets start a roll, and put some distance on our record. Wow, maybe Freddie does read these. Seemed to take a pass on the first pitch. Worked out good. Keep it up.
GO BRAVES!!
Ken Stallings
June 27th, 2012
12:30 am
“I think any pitcher if you’re given a four-run lead, if you can’t make that hold up, you really haven’t done your job.” — Tim Hudson.
Wow! That was a shot across the bow of Mike Minor and Randall Delgado, and frankly since both pitchers had the Braves score four runs and lose both games versus the Red Sox, I have to believe that the always aware Hudson knew precisely what this quote truly meant inside the locker room.
Folks, the two very talented rookie pitchers just got called out by the wise and talented veteran.
Hudson, told it straight. He got a lead and threw strikes, challenging the hitter to hit their way on base and not altering that approach if a few managed to do so. Minor and Delgado need to both be forced to sit down and watch video of Hudson’s performance on the mound tonight. Both have every bit of the talent that Hudson has. They just need to toughen up and throw strikes and stop acting afraid of pitching to contact.
David the Shepherd
June 27th, 2012
12:43 am
You can just imagine the Braves sitting at the restaurant table getting ready to order…before Fredi can order what he wants, he has to ask, “Huddy, what do you think I should eat?” “Oh, whatever I want? Ok, I’ll ask someone else….Bourny? Prady? Freemy? Simmsy? Uggly? Let’s see, who am I forhetting?…Oh yea…Heyward…I always forget about him.”
The CzaR
June 27th, 2012
12:50 am
Well said, David. And Fredi’s comment concerning Freeman, “If he keeps doing that he won’t be in the seventh spot very long…” Dude, are you kidding me? It takes Heyward an entire month of ripping balls to earn him the opportunity to move up in the order, but only ONE night of softly-hit liners and bloopers for Freeman?
The CzaR
June 27th, 2012
12:51 am
“I love the way Fredi asks the players’ opinions about what to do. That would be okay if the manager’s slot wasn’t filled. Pathetic. Don’t want to be a Nancy, because the Braves are capable of playing this level of baseball consistently. They just need a leader to expect and demand it from them.”
^ That post, I mean.
Lobosolo
June 27th, 2012
1:12 am
The shepherd thinks he knows baseball… that’s why Fredi’s making the big bucks as a BIG LEAGUE MANAGER, and he is well, shepherding… sitting on your can watching sure does make idiots of some people…
cowdogit
June 27th, 2012
1:23 am
Pitchers in the hall of fame had to have a good coach , good relievers , and a good defense to back them up . Glavine Smoltz and Maddox will admit , winning is a team effort .
Nevada Roy
June 27th, 2012
1:35 am
Fredi said in another link: “Just to put our three best hitters right now together, the guys that are swinging the bats and getting on base and keep the line moving” Gonzalez said of his rationale of putting Michael Bourn, Heyward and Martin Prado in the top three spots.
What about Simmons BA .338? How about:
[1] Bourn
[2] Simmons
[3] Prado
[4] Heyward
[5] Chipper
[6] Freeman
[7] Uggla
[8] McCann
skeet-san
June 27th, 2012
2:00 am
Navada Roy, Concur 100% with your line up
Terry B.
June 27th, 2012
2:23 am
Maybe just me- getting a little tired of Uggla screaming “F—” every time he strikes out or pops out. Real classy, Dan! You should know better by now- sometimes (7 out of 10) you will fail- thats baseball- use Martin Prado as an example and GROW UP! Go BRAVES!
Terry B.
June 27th, 2012
2:30 am
Kind of like Nevada Roy’s lineup. Go with the hot hands! Although Simmons is a great bad ball hitter, I think he understands he is the “new guy”, and is doing well at lower end of batting order. Runs come from there, too! It’s now always where in the lineup, but how. I think Freddie is slowly figuring it out.
NorCal Brave
June 27th, 2012
2:37 am
Braves’ home record so far has been dismal. Time to start racking up some wins in this stretch before the all-star game.
jharber
June 27th, 2012
3:04 am
best line up i have seen suggested in 5 years, so lets do it fredi
Shawn
June 27th, 2012
3:06 am
No way you move Simmons up in to the two spot this early. Dont put too much pressure on the kid. I think he is doing a great job in the 8 hole. Dont fix it if it isnt broke.
NickGranite
June 27th, 2012
6:02 am
This may come as a shock but good leaders/managers always get input from their troops, particularly veterans. In 26 years in the military, I learned that even an 18 year old kid off the farm might have had a life experience I could use to the unit’s advantage.
shorty
June 27th, 2012
6:17 am
Fire Fredi! He’ll change the lineup in a day or two simply cause he’s the “manager” and thats his job.
JNick
June 27th, 2012
6:19 am
Well, at least they moved McCant out of the 3 hole….problem is, they put him in the 4 hole instead of the 8 hole….oh well.
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
7:12 am
Terry B, Heyward did the same thing after he popped out last night.
****If all you Fredi bashers don’t think that every manager in baseball depends on feedback from their veteran players, you don’t really know the game that well. That’s another thing that gets respect in the clubhouse.
Dan Uggla
June 27th, 2012
7:59 am
I am an already an all star. So why do I need to get any hits? Besides, I get paid the same whether I get hits or not.
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
8:00 am
NickB
June 27th, 2012
12:21 am
Though we might could send them Minor,Mejia, Avilan and Spruill for Greinke, think they might want one more higher prospect though, like Lipka
all that? for Greinke?! no way. hell, we already gave them Alex Gonzalez via free agency…wasn’t that enough?
ATLER (Black Jacket)
June 27th, 2012
8:02 am
Who is the slowed Sid Bream or Freddie Freeman? Sid is one of my heroes, so I’ll give it to Freeman. That’s one slow fellow!!!!!!
ATLER (Black Jacket)
June 27th, 2012
8:03 am
Slowest I meant. Sorry
Chipper Jones
June 27th, 2012
8:13 am
I’m just now starting to get back where I’m centering balls on both sides of the plate, to all fields.
However i’m due for another injury any day now, this playing every other day is a bit much for an old man, need another 15 day vacation real soon.
64 year Braves fan
June 27th, 2012
8:14 am
Nevada Bob has the perfect lineup. Wish he was the manager. Fredi can’t think that smart.
Ralph
June 27th, 2012
8:19 am
I’m sure glad Fruti lets his players make all the major decisions, i.e, the line-up, when to pull pitchers, etc.
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
8:23 am
The lineup scored EIGHT runs last night. KWITCHERBITCHIN ladies.
Rick
June 27th, 2012
8:23 am
“Well, at least they moved McCant out of the 3 hole….problem is, they put him in the 4 hole instead of the 8 hole….oh well”
And he only managed two hits and two RBI.
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
8:25 am
Rick, how dare you speak logically!
Ralph
June 27th, 2012
8:26 am
Nevada Roy
June 27th, 2012
1:35 am
Love that line-up, Simmons can handle the pressure, he feeds off of it.
Carl Farvman
June 27th, 2012
8:36 am
Huddy should have been yanked as soon as he gave up that 1 run. What’s going on here?
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
8:38 am
No reason for Huddy to go 9.
NORRIS CHUCK
June 27th, 2012
8:44 am
•The Braves and Nationals were recently scouting at a Twins game, tweets Phil Mackey of ESPN’s 1500 Twin Cities radio. Atlanta was there to see Francisco Liriano, while Washington was likely keeping tabs on center fielder Denard Span.
Kharma
June 27th, 2012
9:03 am
Hudson did not change the delivery that resulted in his Tommy John surgery. His replacement tendon has no blood flow so it will go faster than his ligament did. Trade him now while he has some value.
An enterprising reporter may want to ask Trevor Bauer how he releases all his pitches……and let all the youth coaches in Atl know.
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
9:09 am
@NORRIS CHUCK: heard that rumor about the Braves scouting Liriano. he’s 2-7 with a 5.30 ERA…wouldn’t exactly be an ‘improvement’ for this rotation, but i digress.
valyboy32
June 27th, 2012
9:23 am
hey someone tell me did the braves owners win a $950,000,000 lawsuit!!
Rick
June 27th, 2012
9:26 am
Good grief Charlie Brown, I don’t know much about him but I was reading the other day that he recently returned to the starting rotation and has done well there so far. His ERA was 8.47 six starts ago.
No Flag Since Lemke
June 27th, 2012
9:31 am
From 8:44 post: Braves and Nationals were recently scouting at a Twins game, tweets Phil Mackey of ESPN’s 1500 Twin Cities radio. Atlanta was there to see Francisco Liriano, while Washington was likely keeping tabs on center fielder Denard Span.
Should be the other way around. The Braves are going to need a CF after this season to replace Bourn and Liriano’s best days are in the rear view mirror.
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
9:32 am
@Rick: i don’t know anything about him either. but he’s the best pitcher on a last place team…if that’s what Wren wants, then why not go get Wandy Rodriguez from the Astros? he’s got a better ERA and just as many strikeouts as Liriano.
Brandon
June 27th, 2012
9:34 am
@Good grief Charlie Brown – i checked out liriano too and he has been really good of late. that ERA is a product of bad starts at the beginning of the season, like how durbin’s ERA was. if the braves can get him for cheap, then i think we should go for it.
Mark (another one)
June 27th, 2012
9:42 am
Great game last night. Great article. The usual complaining on the blog. Fredi’s doing great with the injuries and issues of youth. As for Hudson sending a message to other starters, I bet its nothing new. He’s in the dugout with these guys every day and players talk, especially younger players taping the minds of vets.
I know its hard to stay positive but it must be miserable to be negative all the time.
Barbara
June 27th, 2012
9:43 am
Way to go Huddy you finally had some runs behind you. Uggla needs to sit a few games until he learns how to hit. Can’t believe he is leading second baseman for the all stars. Hopefully Minor and Delgado can get some help from Huddy since McDowell isn’t any help. We still need a new manager and pitching coach
Whiskey River
June 27th, 2012
9:48 am
Good morning everyone, Great game by ALL. Keep it going. We need the momentum going into Washington series. I agree with Barbara. Uggla needs to sit until he learns to stop swinging for the fences.
PMC
June 27th, 2012
9:54 am
It’s interesting how much production they are getting out of the 7th slot lately
Rick
June 27th, 2012
10:03 am
Charlie Brown, I think Wren is just trying to evaluate options. I would not expect him to make a decision for at least a few more weeks. If Liriano continues to pitch well though, he would be a decent cheap option as Brandon said.
Whiskey River
June 27th, 2012
10:06 am
@ Rick I understand that Braves might also be interested in Greinke. Is this true?
O'flarity's water bottle
June 27th, 2012
10:20 am
Is there anyone here think that our pitching coach is doing a bad job???
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
10:25 am
@Brandon: Liriano would definitely come cheaper than Greinke or Rodriguez. just don’t want Wren to give up too much for him…he’s a free agent after this year.
O'flarity's water bottle
June 27th, 2012
10:29 am
@CB, our pitching is failing due to injury, lack of fitment and preperation. Wouldnt that be the pitching coach?
Bobby's Chauffeur
June 27th, 2012
10:55 am
Was a good game. A win is a win is a win….. This is nothing new with Uggla. He is frustrated at this time. He hasn’t been able to contribute. thus frustration. As long as we have Heyward , Bourn, Freeman, Prado and Simmons doing well, then we will continue to win IF the starting pitching holds their own. We have not been blown out of any games lately. Other than the pitching from the youngster’s we have played well. The kids are learning, Mac, Chipper and Uggla will get it going, so things will only get better from here on out. I feel we will be fine. Go Braves
NORRIS CHUCK
June 27th, 2012
10:59 am
@valyboy
“hey someone tell me did the braves owners win a $950,000,000 lawsuit!!”
I saw that yesterday and im surprised NOBODY is talking about it. I guess thats probably cause Liberty Media tried to keep the news under the rug so to speak.
Now i know that they really dont have any excuse for helping the team compete, but im sure they will find an excuse or two.
arizona brave
June 27th, 2012
11:18 am
Does Uggla have something on Fredi? Why does he stay in the four hole when the only time he gets on base is when he is hit by a pitch or is walked.
Joey
June 27th, 2012
11:28 am
NORRIS, but the time the endless appeals are over, the shyster will be the only ones to make anything . . .
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
11:33 am
@O’flarity’s water bottle: not sure about blaming McDowell for all these problems. if we do, then we can also blame him for Huddy’s back issues. and i think Huddy’s comments are spot on: if your offense gives you a lead and you can’t hold on to it, then you haven’t done your job. Minor and Delgado (even Jurrjens) should take that to heart.
a co-worker of mine brought up an interesting point: ever notice how athletes these days break down so fast? it’s b/c they train so much. guys in the old days drank, smoked, ate whatever they wanted and never seemed to get injured. that’s gotta be the solution right there.
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
11:49 am
Charlie Brown @11:33………..That is what I have done all my life(drank, smoked, ate whatever I wanted), and I too have never been injured on the ball field.
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
11:52 am
Uggla needs to sit until he learns how to hit, or learns to stop swinging for the fences????????
Good grief Charlie Brown
June 27th, 2012
12:04 pm
@reckingball: LOL my elbow is worked out by the 12 oz. curl.
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
12:15 pm
Uggla has played the same way since his emergence. His numbers after this year will be around his career average. That’s what we paid him for. Understandably he is the whipping boy right now because of his slump.
hank57
June 27th, 2012
12:18 pm
Seems like we have about 10 hitting coaches, counting players who offer advice. Has any one of them told Uggla that he can’t pull knee-high outside corner pitches into the left field seats. In fact, he can’t even reach them. He should be moved into the 7th spot, so he can get some of the pressure off himself. He is killing a lot of rallies in the 4th spot.
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
Uggla will get it together.
go braves!
Whiskey River
June 27th, 2012
12:24 pm
IMO Uggla will be fine. He is opening up his front shoulder too early. When he figures it out look out!
Larry
June 27th, 2012
12:29 pm
The Braves win one game and LoboSoDumb shows up…that’s some real courage right there!
LOL!
Larry
June 27th, 2012
12:31 pm
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
11:49 am
“Charlie Brown @11:33………..That is what I have done all my life(drank, smoked, ate whatever I wanted), and I too have never been injured on the ball field.”
Impressive, huh?
Keep smoking what you want, dufus!
Ralph
June 27th, 2012
12:35 pm
Trade Uggla for a bucket of balls, put Prado back on 2b where he belongs.
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
12:38 pm
Brilliant statement , Ralph. How is it that you are not a GM in MLB? You need to be traded for a sack of balls.
panamajack
June 27th, 2012
12:38 pm
Uggla is not the “big RH bat” that we wanted, get rid of his payroll and get a power hitting left fielder.
Ralph
June 27th, 2012
12:40 pm
I love you too!
Buddy Landel
June 27th, 2012
12:40 pm
panama- Uggla’s plus power at 2nd base opens up a LF position where plus power is not a necessity
Whiskey River
June 27th, 2012
12:42 pm
We get a win and everyone still complaining. Life is not perfect guys. Usually everyone thinks that I am the bad one. Maybe you guys have taken over my wspot.
bruce
June 27th, 2012
12:45 pm
Thanks for the quotage!
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
1:04 pm
Larry 12:31pm……The NutJob, seems like a good handle for him.
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
1:09 pm
Almost forgot, Larry take your medication before you go off of the deep end agian. haha.
go braves
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
1:13 pm
Go Braves!
reckingball
June 27th, 2012
1:16 pm
Larry, that should read….go off of the deep end, again.
haha, again.
Tumbledown
June 27th, 2012
1:28 pm
I am very torn at the moment regarding the Braves. As presently constructed, I just do not feel the Braves can contend for a World Series title. There are too many question marks with the starting pitching, and the hitting can often be feast or famine. Plus, the team has the psychological baggage of last season’s collapse and an extensive history of post season failure.
Yet, I am excited about many parts of the Braves. They have a dynamic lead off hitter this season and several possible future all stars in Heyward, Freeman, and Simmons. Prado is a great asset, and I think that great contributions can be made this season by past all stars Chipper and McCann. If Uggla can go on a tear like he did last year, this lineup is pretty darn explosive.
I have been of the mindset that the Braves need to start rebuilding with youth and should consider trading off such players like Bourn (only because he is likely going elsewhere next year), Uggla, McCann, and Hudson before July 31. Today, I wonder if maybe the team should instead try to land a frontline starter, especially Greinke. He would cost alot, but maybe they should consider trading Tehran or Delgado (hopefully not both) for a title run now. The National League is completely up for grabs in my opinion. Have I completely lost my mind?
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
1:35 pm
I like it. Go Braves!
DoninAcworth
June 27th, 2012
1:42 pm
Tumbledown you’ve fallen down too hard and you can’t get up! Yesterday’s lineup did
look fine with me and when Dan starts up again it will be awesome! Also, right now we are starting to like the standings. IF (big if) we can continue along and hit the ball and get something good to happen with our pitching we will be fine. We can be a contender!
Go Braves!
Matilda
June 27th, 2012
1:44 pm
I know what’s wrong with Dan Uggla. Any Mom can spot the problem.
He’s constipated.
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
1:45 pm
OK Great Go Braves!!!
Tumbledown
June 27th, 2012
1:48 pm
DoninAcworth: But, can we be a WORLD SERIES contender without another frontline starter? I am not sold on Jurrjens being able to replace Beachy’s production, and I fear that Hanson will once again wear down. Maybe Medlen can provide some good starting pitching down the line, although he is invaluable as a long reliever.
Tumbledown
June 27th, 2012
1:50 pm
A.W.: Your brevity of comment is refreshing.
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
1:51 pm
Thank you. Go braves!!!
kerryb
June 27th, 2012
1:58 pm
I just saw where Liberty Media was awarded nearly a billion dollars in a lawsuit with another company. You think they will spend a little bit of it on the Braves? Probably not. That company is swimming in money but want spend much of it on the Braves. Braves fans should boycott buying anything from QVC until they show some kind of commitment to the team or sell it.
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
2:01 pm
Probably not. No good Go Braves!!!
Bob
June 27th, 2012
2:10 pm
When Evan gattis coming back? I thought last week
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
2:17 pm
Monday Go Braves!!!
alex
June 27th, 2012
2:18 pm
@reckingnutt, that WAS deep….. you and lobo can go back to sleep now….
Uggla is a career 250 with 30 hr,s in a good year unless he runs into pitchers who keep it low and away,think slider then he’s about a 190 hitter…
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
2:23 pm
Lobo nap time. Too early for reckingnutt. Hello alex. Go Braves!!!
Disaffected
June 27th, 2012
2:26 pm
Tumbledown, I don’t think you’ve lost your mind. No one in the National League is running away from the pack. It’d be hard to identify a favorite at this point. The Cardinals, at full strength, probably have the most balanced team, but they’ve been highly inconsistent. It makes sense for the Braves to do something bold at the deadline.
I just don’t know if Greinke is the guy I want. I usually value talent over intangibles, but Greinke is known for being a psychological basketcase. Given the Braves’ already shaky makeup, I’m not sure that’s the kind of guy we should be pursuing, though I see why he’s a tantalizing option.
I think the safer play would be Matt Garza. He’s not quite as talented as Greinke but is very consistent and, as far as we know, emotionally stable.
A.W.
June 27th, 2012
2:29 pm
Liriano, here we come. Go Braves!!!
Yogi Berra
June 27th, 2012
2:31 pm
agree larry on Lobosolo..another know it all..moron!
At least reckingball is sometimes balanced.