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ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
9:55 am
Juruengelo Tielman
I don’t think there’s much doubt that we gotta have a nickname for that guy.
Murph
June 28th, 2012
9:56 am
Murph, you just jinxed the reverse-jinx, man. You gotta do something else
Ah crap… what do I do? Sacrifice Ward or something?
Help me fix this!!
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
9:57 am
Don’t know too much about him, Ease. They have a few guys to watch down in the DSL, but I really don’t pay attention until they hit the states.
Off the top of my head, I know OF’s Iosif Bernal, Miguel Rivero and Victor Reyes. LHP Nelson Leon too. Only guys I’ve read up about.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
9:57 am
I’m going to go ahead and predict a JJ meltdown tonight, since that’s what I did the other night, and he pitched great
I’m doing the opposite so that I can say it’s not my fault. 6IP, 2 ER
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
9:57 am
The Rangers young stud pitcher Perez got slapped around pretty bad by the Tigers last night. 4 Runs in 2/3 an inning.
Let’s do the same to Bauer tonight.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
9:57 am
Bat, this tweet is for you…
Someone in the pro-obamacare crowd blasting Bob Marley — One Love. Somehow I doubt everyone is here to get together and feel alright
Ease
June 28th, 2012
9:59 am
I don’t think there’s much doubt that we gotta have a nickname for that guy.
John
Lew
June 28th, 2012
9:59 am
Sacrifice Ward? He’d be deemed unworthy and thrown back like a visiting team’s HR ball at Wrigley Field.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
9:59 am
Murph, I think the only thing you can do now is just post what you actually think Jurrjens will do tonight. Good, bad, indifferent, doesn’t matter. You already nuked the mojo, so your actual thoughts can’t hurt.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:00 am
The Rangers young stud pitcher Perez got slapped around pretty bad
No, he got bull-rushed by Prince. Who made a fine tackle on the play and got the sack.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:01 am
The Rangers young stud pitcher Perez got slapped around pretty bad by the Tigers last night. 4 Runs in 2/3 an inning.
He hasn’t been right this year. He was projected to be a good one. but as he came up through the system – performance just got worse and worse.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:01 am
Someone in the pro-obamacare crowd blasting Bob Marley — One Love.
And how does he know this is the “pro” crowd?
Because tea partiers would consider Bob Marley music “illegal immigration”.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:02 am
Ease – I’m still trying to figure out what the protestors are protesting. The decision has been made and printed for distribution and the Supremes never asked their opinions to begin with.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:02 am
The Saturday and Sunday afternnon games are going to be brutal.
Supposed to be touching 100 degrees in Atlanta this weekend.
Plus the humidity.
brian
June 28th, 2012
10:03 am
People just like to protest
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:03 am
How does he know it’s the “pro crowd”? Probably becaus no one in that area are wearing 18th Century outfits and claiming knowledge of historical events about which they are clueless?
brian
June 28th, 2012
10:05 am
Efrim- control is perez’s biggest issue. Still can be a good one but has to work harder on his mechanics. Things came too easy for him at first and he is having difficulty making adjustments as he moves up the system
MikeInFl
June 28th, 2012
10:05 am
“We talk baseball, other sports, music, movies, vomit, BBQ and whatever (except politics or religion)”
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:06 am
SS Jose Peraza, C Carlos Sanchez and LHP Luis Merejo are the Latin players to keep an eye on for the GCL Braves. They were all signed during the summer of 2010, along with Danville RHP Mauricio Cabrera.
brian
June 28th, 2012
10:06 am
Way too much politics being discussed here
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:07 am
It’s only a political discussion if you are proposing a particular point of view – otherwise it’s a discussion of current events. No one here has claimed a particular poitical point of view, but merely commented on what is happening.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:07 am
A Bob Marley joke is not political, Mike.
Sometimes a joke is just a joke, says Sigmund.
Hillbilly
June 28th, 2012
10:07 am
MikeInFl, We could sure use some good vomit-talk right about now.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:08 am
Lew, I honestly have no idea, I haven’t paid too much attention to Obamacare to have an opinion one way or another.
ncbravesfan90
June 28th, 2012
10:08 am
Individual manadate ruled unconstitutional
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:08 am
Lew -”How does he know it’s the “pro crowd”?”
Could mean “pro” as in professional. Hired professional protesters.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:09 am
Nice little Baseball America article on J.R. Graham’s transition to starting:
Starting Now Suits Braves J.R. Graham
Posted Jun. 27, 2012 10:09 am by Conor Glassey
Filed under: All-Star Games, Daily Dish
For Braves righthander J.R. Graham, 2012 has been a year of transition. Last year, when he was drafted in the fourth round out of Santa Clara, he pitched in 23 games for the Broncos, but only got five starts.
He got his feet wet in pro ball, ranking as the No. 8 prospect in the Appalachian League after he went 5-2, 1.72 with 52 strikeouts and 13 walks over 58 innings. He pitched in 13 games, starting eight of them.
This year, Graham was named to the Carolina League all-star team after going 8-1, 2.53 with 15 walks and 55 strikeouts over 82 innings in the first half of the year for Lynchburg.
Graham has been a starter the entire season.
“It’s been pretty easy for me,” Graham said of the transition. “At first, I remember going into college starting and I was like, ‘Okay, I’ve got to be a starter. I’ve got to reserve myself.’ And it didn’t really work out for me that well. But then my coach gave me some real good advice. He said to go out there with a closer mentality and pretend like it’s nine one-inning saves. I’ve done that ever since and I keep that closer mentality while I’m starting.”
In a one-inning stint in the California-Carolina League All-Star Game, Graham sat 93-96 mph with his fastball while mixing in an 84 mph slider. Graham knows his stuff—especially his secondary stuff—still needs work.
“I’m still working on everything,” Graham said. “Locating my fastball, throwing the two-seam, working on the slider and getting more consistent with that and working on the changeup. You never stop learning. It’s a game of constant adjustments. If somebody tells you they’ve got it figured out, they’re probably not going to be in the game very long.”
Getting that kind of velocity out of a 6-foot, 185-pound build requires a lot of hard work. While Graham has retained mostly the same workout routine he used in college, he’s also switched things up a little bit, especially after transitioning into a starter’s role full-time.
“I’m still doing the same stuff—the plyometrics and the medicine balls are a big part of my workout routine,” Graham said. “Those pretty much stayed the same, but I changed the leg workouts because you’ve got to keep the body guessing, like they say in ‘Dodgeball.’ ”
brian
June 28th, 2012
10:09 am
This start for Jurrjens is almost as big as the last start. Is he for real or was it a fluke in Boston?
MikeInFl
June 28th, 2012
10:09 am
…right… nothing political on this page.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:10 am
We could always go back to the Hanson vs Minor vs JJ convo from yesterday…
And Wayne isn’t here yet, so no-one is really “discussing” politics.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:10 am
Jimmy – Being an American automatically makes you a professional protestor. It’s in our genetic makeup. Hell, we even had a three day protest here on the blog when Yunel hit a bad pitch for a HR.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:11 am
I noticed that Simmons changed bats during the game last night. Went from a light color to a black bat in the fifth.
Just an observation that is useless.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:12 am
…right… nothing political on this page.
I could always make a joke involving Democrats, if that would even things out.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:13 am
Mike – Have you heard anyone state which side of the argument they’re on? NO. YOu;’ve heard anyone who’s commented telling what is happening in the crowd and basically making jokes at the expense of the entire process. It just ain’t political if you don’t discuss the politics of the situation.
CrαZy
June 28th, 2012
10:13 am
Anyone want to see what the unemployed do for fun…. here’s a link:
http://video.foxnews.com/video-live-streaming.html?video_id=1155606218001
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:13 am
going 8-1, 2.53 with 15 walks and 55 strikeouts over 82 innings in the first half of the year for Lynchburg.
Its too bad he can’t go deep into games. He might be really dominating then.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
10:13 am
This start for Jurrjens is almost as big as the last start. Is he for real or was it a fluke in Boston?
I’d say it’s a bigger start since he needs to prove it wasn’t a fluke.
MikeInFl
June 28th, 2012
10:13 am
Sorry guys. Carry on.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:16 am
ncscoots – Make it about a fat demo and somehow involve Little Debbie snack cakes.
Tonight is a statement start for Jurrjens.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:16 am
Looks like the entire bill has been upheld. Here endeth the commentary.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:16 am
Individual manadate ruled unconstitutional
Well, that’s the name a dat tune,then. Not much chance of that law working, with only sick people in the insured pool. Oh, well.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
10:16 am
Wow, getting more money than Soler (at least for now)
Dodgers To Sign Yasel Puig
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [June 28 at 9:13am CST]
The Dodgers have agreed to sign 21-year-old outfielder Yasel Puig to a multiyear deal worth more than $40MM, MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez reports.
monty
June 28th, 2012
10:19 am
Brian-”Is he for real or was it a fluke in Boston?”
Even after tonite it’ll be too soon to tell. Another good performance and people will be still saying “well let’s wait till we see him string some nice games together”. (good point) And what if he goes 6 and gives up 3 like Hanson did? WiIl that be a good enough sign? What if he goes 4 and gives up 4? Just no way to qualify on two appearances. We may feel better after tonite or a little worse or a lot worse, but it still wouldn’t mean a definitive yea or nay. I’d say that as long as his mechanics are OK and his knee doesn’t bark at him, he should be respectable.
Hillbilly
June 28th, 2012
10:20 am
Sorry guys. Carry on.
No need to apologize. You’re intentions are in the right place. It’s a slippery slope, and while Lew and scoots may be right about it being a joke at this point, it won’t end up that way most likely. Someone will push it a little too far, and the joke will become a spat. The someone will walk away a pout pout fish. Happens every time.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:20 am
Lew – What? Go to CNN to read about it.
Jeff R
June 28th, 2012
10:20 am
This start for Jurrjens is almost as big as the last start. Is he for real or was it a fluke in Boston?
I’d say it’s a bigger start since he needs to prove it wasn’t a fluke.
Just cobbling together a couple of good starts isn’t a trend. Jurrjens has to show over multiple starts that he can at least pitch competently again. He doesn’t have to win every one of those games, but he can’t afford to get rocked.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:21 am
scoots – It was NOT ruled Unconstitutional – the entire bill was upheld. Just not upheld under the Commerce clause, but under the tax provisions.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:22 am
Tonight is a statement start for Jurrjens.
Thank you Jimmy…
Statement Start!
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:22 am
Someone will push it a little too far, and the joke will become a spat.
But that someone will not be I, thus, my conscience is clear.
ncbravesfan90
June 28th, 2012
10:22 am
“Well, that’s the name a dat tune,then. Not much chance of that law working, with only sick people in the insured pool. Oh, well”
Well at first I thought they said it was unconstitutional but now they’re saying part of it is upheld….who knows.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:23 am
Jimmy – Been watching CNN all morning – they’re talking about it now. The Bill has been upheld. They had argued that Congress had the ability under the Commerce Clause, but they claimed it was Constitutional as a Tax.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:23 am
The someone will walk away a pout pout fish.
I bet that would be Soph.
ncbravesfan90
June 28th, 2012
10:24 am
Lew-
Thats very interesting considering all along we were told it was definitely not a tax but a fine…..oh well haha
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:25 am
ncbraves – Yep, certain amout of ironly inmvolved. Oh well, I’ve had insurance all along, so it’s somewhat moot to me.
ncscoots
June 28th, 2012
10:25 am
Ah, I see. CNN was a little quick on the trigger (too many reporters with a smartphone and a blog, obviously). The Supes manage to say both things at the same time, in their own inimitable way, LOL.
ncbravesfan90
June 28th, 2012
10:26 am
Lew-
I’ve had it as well. Just been interesting to follow seeing the 180’s that have taken place over the past few months.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:27 am
scoots – That they were. Premature information.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
10:28 am
Bat, this tweet is for you…
Someone in the pro-obamacare crowd blasting Bob Marley — One Love. Somehow I doubt everyone is here to get together and feel alright _ Ease
I’m not sure how to take that, Ease. But ……..
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I’m strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he to bear
We’ll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
And Bob’s your uncle
CrαZy
June 28th, 2012
10:28 am
oh well….
Yeah, it’s not important…. just another thing made mandatory!
Only thing I’ll say…. back to baseball!!
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:30 am
According to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, the Dodgers have agreed to a multi-year contract with Cuban outfielder Yasel Puig worth more than $40 million.
Yikes…..that is a little much based on what I’ve read about him. However it’s tough with Cuban players. We’ll see. Lots of dough from LAD. They are going to run it this offseason.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:30 am
ncbraves – Absolutely – Never a dull moment in the 24 Hour News Cycle. Unfortunately, the most relevant coverage is usually on Comedy Central with Stewart and Colbert.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:30 am
That they were. Premature information.
I knew it!
Old person tax.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:31 am
Lew – I just read the article on CNN.com
You are right sir, and I was wrong.
I was fooled by their headline: “Mandate struck down
High court finds measure unconstitutional”
Anyway… back to what really matters.
FIRE FG!!!
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:31 am
Heyward now ranks 15th in the NL in OPS: http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/league/nl/sort/OPS/order/true
Incredible June.
CrαZy
June 28th, 2012
10:31 am
the most relevant coverage is usually on Comedy Central with Stewart and Colbert
Sad, but completly true!!!
Murph
June 28th, 2012
10:32 am
Kinda unrelated, but I lived in Canada for 3 years and witnessed their medical system firsthand…
The old guy who lived across the street from us had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, where he lay on a gurney in a hallway for 2 days and proceeded to have 2 more heart attacks. He somehow survived long enough to get proper care.
We found out that my wife was pregnant while up there, too. Went to the first appointment, which was at a walk-in clinic along side a guy who had cut off his thumb with a table saw, and the woman doctor asked when we thought the baby was conceived… she then looked at some chart to try and come up with a probably due date… apparently in Canada babies gestate for 16 months, because she overestimated by a good 28 weeks. We left shaking our heads and got the ball rolling on our move back to the States that afternoon.
Again, not really related to the insurance debate brewing right now, but it was an interesting glimpse at an alternative medical system to our own.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:32 am
John Boehner will now turn bright red orange and be considered as an alternative energy source.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:33 am
Bat, as long as its the Neil Diamond version.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:34 am
Efrim – Heyward is no longer disappointing. If this is what was expected all along, we should be in pretty good shapoe in RF for a few more years at least.
Efrim
June 28th, 2012
10:36 am
we should be in pretty good shapoe in RF for a few more years at least.
Heck, better be for longer than that. That should be high on the priority list this Winter if he keeps this up.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:36 am
Murph – lived in England for 9 years. The stories I could tell!
I learn something everyday on the ole blog.
“apparently in Canada babies gestate for 16 months”
I’m calling folks right now, like I did yesterday on the Marty McFly incident.
monty
June 28th, 2012
10:36 am
I thought this wasn’t a political forum? Some of you know better.
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:37 am
Murph – lived in England for 9 years. The stories I could tell!
Did you wear your overalls??
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:38 am
Efr- That would work for me. Re-up Heyward, Prado and McCann. Freeman can wait a year or two.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:38 am
I don’t know what happened to Heyward, but he has been locked in for a couple of weeks now.
“Hitting the ball with authority”, I think they call it.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
10:38 am
Yikes…..that is a little much based on what I’ve read about him. However it’s tough with Cuban players. We’ll see. Lots of dough from LAD. They are going to run it this offseason.
They’ve already started the overpayment of players….
Heck, better be for longer than that. That should be high on the priority list this Winter if he keeps this up.
Ehh, no. I’d like to see him do it for at least half of next year before locking him up…
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:39 am
monty – Like we said earlier – no one has espoused a politcal viewpoint – merely discussed current events.
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:40 am
Sorry – One person stated that BOTH parties are full of crap.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
10:41 am
Neil Diamond?
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:41 am
I thought this wasn’t a political forum? Some of you know better.
I’m no DOB, but this seems civil. The only political “discussions” I can’t stand are the
“Obama’s a idiot because he didn’t fix the economy and those stupid Republicidiots can’t do nothing right!!”
“Oh yeah?? Well it is all Bush’s fault!!”
And it’s just everyone yelling at the other. Democrats can do no right and everything’s their fault. And vice versa
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:42 am
jeffery d – LOL.
No, that was pre-reaissance.
Wore a uniform back then.
Murph
June 28th, 2012
10:44 am
DOB, any indication if the Braves will be in on the new Cuban OF Puig?
Sounds like both Chicago teams are chasing him… sounds like he’s pretty good. The deal for Soler was pretty cheap… might be worth taking a chance and offering the guy a similar deal, maybe 8 years, $24mil. If he ends up sucking, it’s only $3mil (still can’t believe I type “only $3mil”… baseball) per year.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2012
10:45 am
Re-up Heyward, Prado and McCann.
Yes, Yes and No.
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:45 am
Wore a uniform back then
One like this?
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/london/kveen0742s.jpg
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:46 am
I guess you prefer The Hollies?
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 28th, 2012
10:47 am
Re-up Heyward, Prado and McCann.
No, YES, No.
btw, can we sign Kimbrel longterm, like 7 years and a few options? Doubt he’d do it though. Would be nice
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:48 am
While Kimbrel’s pretty BA, there’s always a risk with relievers.
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:48 am
Wore a uniform back then
Or this one?
DAP
June 28th, 2012
10:48 am
id lock up mccann if he would do it. it wouldnt be for $20mil per.
Sopheee
June 28th, 2012
10:49 am
Yes x 3
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:49 am
….long term
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:49 am
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_military_uniforms?image=Sub-officer-jpg
Ease
June 28th, 2012
10:49 am
This.
Bat Masterson
June 28th, 2012
10:50 am
Yeah, Ease. No accounting for taste, huh.
jeffrey d
June 28th, 2012
10:50 am
Or this one?
….nude?
Lew
June 28th, 2012
10:50 am
Why would you worry about re-signing Kimbrel NOW? He’s got four more years of contractual control – one of them very inexpensively. Way too early on him and Freeman.
Heyward hits arbitration this winter and re-signing him could begate much of the arb boosts and lock him up past Free Agency – Prado, too.
You’re just not going to find a better catching option than McCann and Betancourt really isn’t all that, though I’d wait until next year to re-sign Mac..
Murph
June 28th, 2012
10:53 am
Why is my last comment in moderation?
Anywho, I asked DOB if there has been any indication on whether or not the Braves will be in on Puig?
Seems like both Chicago teams are in on him, and if the contract is similar to the one Soler signed, he might be worth a $3mil/year risk… if he’s as good as people say he is.
Sopheee
June 28th, 2012
10:54 am
Hope the Braves don’t melt away on Saturday when it’s supposedly a 106 degrees and probably hotter on the field. Sucks it’s a day game.
DAP
June 28th, 2012
10:56 am
lew, ill be interested to see what neftali feliz gets in his first year of arbitration. it wont be a perfect comparison to kimbrel, but it might show us what kind of money kimbrel will make in arbitration. it might be a good idea to lock him up to save some cash in that area.
CB
June 28th, 2012
10:56 am
Murph, signing with Dodgers.