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Old devil
August 23rd, 2012
1:51 pm
First two days in a row !
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
1:53 pm
Wonderful article, DOB.
GT_Braves Fan
August 23rd, 2012
1:54 pm
Finally!! good article
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2012
1:54 pm
Medlen’s been proving people wrong since before he ever got to Atlanta. Hope he continues to prove you right this time.
David
August 23rd, 2012
1:54 pm
If you didn’t see Medlen diving to avoid the bat shard, here’s the HD video http://www.angrydingo.com/files/MedlenAvoidsBat.php
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
1:54 pm
Maddux was something special, and to be compared to him is an honor. I loved watching Maddux pitch, when I was growing up, now I love to watch Medlen pitch. It’s an insult to Medlen, to the fans, and to everyone that has anything to do with the Braves to put someone with his sort of talent in the bull pen IMO.
BravesFanInBama
August 23rd, 2012
1:54 pm
Excellent read. Medlin is our #1, no question about it.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2012
1:56 pm
Thanks, DOB!
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2012
1:57 pm
DOB, I believe showtime just showed a documentary on Joe Strummer recently.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2012
2:00 pm
Awesome blog, DOB. Go Medlen and Go Braves!
Even more alarming, considering the Braves traded for him to get right-handed power in the lineup, his .369 slugging percentage is the third-lowest in the league, ahead of only San Diego’s Cameron Maybin (.330) and and St. Louis’ Rafael Furcal (.354).
Also consider that Cameron Maybin plays in the enormous Petco Park. While Turner Field isn’t a small park, it just makes it seem worse that Uggla is only 3rd worst ahead of those two.
Tootsi
August 23rd, 2012
2:00 pm
DOD,
Glad to have you back. Carroll is great, and braves fans are lucky to have you both. However, you are one of the best beat writers in sports and thanks for the content you provide.
How do Wren and company not get more criticism for their handling of Medlen? Would he have been on a Strasburg like innings count had he not started the year in the pen? Wren completely misjudged by choosing Pastornicky over Simmons, and he completely misfired by using Delgado over Medlen in the rotation to start the year. I understand that he has made some shrewd moves such as Maholm, but I don’t think he is the best talent evaluator out there.
Tootsi
August 23rd, 2012
2:01 pm
*DOB
Juan
August 23rd, 2012
2:03 pm
In a one Game WC game i will give the ball to Medlen…no question about it, he’s a second Bulldog
Roman Gal
August 23rd, 2012
2:03 pm
Yay, for the Return of Marteen Pardo!
ChattTownBrian
August 23rd, 2012
2:04 pm
Medlen belongs in the pen … in triple A.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2012
2:04 pm
DOB, We’ve all been told about Medlen’s impressive streak….. but can anyone answer what team and pitcher holds the MLB record for most consecutive team wins by which starting pitcher?
Medlen’s and Braves are on 16 and counting…how far to go for record?
JoshTown
August 23rd, 2012
2:05 pm
Couldn’t agree more. Go Braves.
the truth...
August 23rd, 2012
2:06 pm
All said well……………..
I heard Chipper’s Medlen/Mad Dog comment last night and wondered if you’d include it….of course it didn’t slip by you and I had the same reaction…..
….when a guy like Chipper says such things about a player….listen….
…..if you remember in Spring training he said similar things about Simba Simmons…..that was all I had to hear then, so my choice out of the Spring was Simmons instead of Pastornicky without have ever seen either.
I have to add that to me the key to us getting to the wild card or division champ etc, lies in how rigidly Fredi and Frank decide to be in “running him back out there again”………….meaning Uggla.
Your stats on Uggla don’t lie………..he is having an abysmal year and there isn’t much you can say about it. He performs better than expected with the glove most nights, and hustles like few on the bench…………….
…..but he is a giant Popeye out almost 80% or the time……….
There are several options……….Prado and Pastornicky can both play 2nd, and when Simmons returns I’d have no qualms about sliding Janish over there….if youcan play SS you can play 2nd….
Insist on playing Uggla ever day………….equals dangerous ground for playing in October……
Jair Jurrjens is the New Kenshin Kawakami
August 23rd, 2012
2:06 pm
And Dan Uggla belongs out of the line-up.
RC
August 23rd, 2012
2:08 pm
Even more alarming, considering the Braves traded for him to get right-handed power in the lineup, his .369 slugging percentage is the third-lowest in the league, ahead of only San Diego’s Cameron Maybin (.330) and and St. Louis’ Rafael Furcal (.354).
I’m still a half-season away from full-on freak-out over that contract, but it certainly is unsettling. And was annoying at the time that they rushed to “lock him up” instead of seeing how well he adjusted to playing in Atlanta.
Fish Bisch
August 23rd, 2012
2:08 pm
Thanks for the new blog.
Go Brabes.
Dan Uggly needs to sit
August 23rd, 2012
2:09 pm
Medlen has got to stay in the rotation!
They have got to bench Uggla and play Pastornicky. There wouldnt be a drop off in Defense (quite possibly an increase) and at least Tyler can hit the ball. Pitchers know exactly what to throw to the hard swinging Uggla – Slider down and away. Gets him every time! Fredi G has got to send Uggla a message.
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2012
2:10 pm
In a one Game WC game i will give the ball to Medlen
And two weeks ago, the same was said about Sheets. Pitcher du jour.
Is it not a good idea to see how the pitching stacks up in September before anointing any of these guys as go-to for a one-gamer?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
2:10 pm
Nice work, David. Thanks
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:11 pm
Thank you DOB! Go get ‘em Braves…. hoping Tyler P. is in the lineup again tonight, either at SS or 2B.
Our schedule is .001% easier than the Nats…. that should be good for about 6-7 extra wins
RC
August 23rd, 2012
2:12 pm
There are several options……….Prado and Pastornicky can both play 2nd, and when Simmons returns I’d have no qualms about sliding Janish over there….if youcan play SS you can play 2nd….
I agree that the Braves have options, but I’m not sure that any of them are neccesarily better than Uggla.
If Prado plays 2b, Reed Johnson has to play LF. So the question becomes Johnson vs. Uggla, and I’m probably taking Uggla in that situation.
With Janish or Pastornicky, neither is exactly killing it with the bat either. Might as well stick with Uggla and the higher upside (which he certainly has over the 3 other players).
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2012
2:13 pm
And was annoying at the time that they rushed to “lock him up” instead of seeing how well he adjusted to playing in Atlanta.
They spent four years trying to secure righty pop, and having done so, they should have let him play out his walk year? Huh-uh. Can’t see that as smart, regardless of how Uggla fares over the course of the contract.
Tumbledown
August 23rd, 2012
2:14 pm
DOB – Thanks for providing the great supporting research and information as to why Medlen should start. Some bloggers need to take notice of the use of research and facts before posting their conclusory and unnecessarily insulting comments
RC
August 23rd, 2012
2:14 pm
I WOULD possibly be in favor of having Janish play 2b on days that Hudson is pitching (once Simmons returns). While on a day-to-day basis I don’t think the difference in Janish and Uggla’s defense justifies playing Janish, with an extreme groundball pitcher like Hudson I’d like the move.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:16 pm
Medlen belongs in the pen … in triple A.
AA… they seem to need the help in their ‘pen.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
2:16 pm
And two weeks ago, the same was said about Sheets. Pitcher du jour. _ ncscoots
Killjoy
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2012
2:18 pm
Killjoy
Guilty as charged, LOL. Might get that elevated to “hater”, with a little more work.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:18 pm
Some bloggers need to take notice of the use of research and facts before posting
Sure, and fact is that Medlen needed to start the year in the ‘pen…. if he started the year in the rotation, he’d be getting shut down around now. Not to mention regression to the mean, he can’t stay this good forever.
Widespread panic
August 23rd, 2012
2:19 pm
Welcome back, DOB. Nice observations about Medlen. Here’s hoping that something as plain as the justification for him starting won’t go unnoticed by the Braves’ skipper, who somehow hasn’t noticed the anchor a couple of his “sluggers” have become on our starting lineup.
Jair Jurrjens is the New Kenshin Kawakami
August 23rd, 2012
2:19 pm
Simmons at SS, Janish at 2B, Uggla riding the pines.
Mike/ in ATL
August 23rd, 2012
2:20 pm
Giants sweep the dodgers? MEDLIN done his job!!!!! These GIANTS are no push over!! Another first place team in a row!! Braves have there work cutout for them. They have a great chance of winning the series( IF THEY KEEP STRUGGLA OUT AND BIG MAC OUT).Cant wait till simmons is available. Then janish can go to 2nd and simmons to short. Keep STRUGLA UGLA OUT OF THE GAME!!!!!!! HE IS REASON WHY WE LOST LAST YEAR. SIMMONS AND JANISH!!! GREAT COMBO!!
Scoots
August 23rd, 2012
2:21 pm
Loving this guy. I hope the Bravos go back to the 5-man rotation soon so that Medlen gets to start more often. Would love to see a Hudson-Medlen-Maholm rotation in the playoffs.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
2:21 pm
Jair Jurrjens is the New Kenshin Kawakami
August 23rd, 2012
2:22 pm
Dan Struckla Outta
King of Carrot Flowers
August 23rd, 2012
2:27 pm
Nolier Than Thou,
Are you ready to admit how wrong you were about Medlen’s ability to be a top of the Braves rotation starter? I mean, you couldn’t've possibly been more wrong. Astoundingly wrong.
But let’s talk about small samples sizes, and try to find a way to keep the Medlen-as-starter hate going. And tell me again why a good middle reliever is “more valuable” than a good starter? This is going to be good…
Don Sutton
August 23rd, 2012
2:27 pm
Forget the question of whether or not he should be in the rotation…doesn’t Medlen have to be considered in the first 3 guys to start when the play-offs come around? You probably give the #1 spot to Huddy and maybe Maholm after that but based on what he’s done so far, Medlen has to be right there. I’m not so sure that if it came down to ONE game (which it would in the wild card round), that I wouldn’t want Medlen taking the mound.
the truth...
August 23rd, 2012
2:31 pm
@ RC…..
You’d take Uggla version 2012 over Reed Johnson?
Reed is a lifetime .284 hitter and is hitting .303 this year….he makes contact and has played well since we got him along with Maholm.
What we need is another Reed Johnson………….LEFT HANDED VERSION…..in ADDITION to the RH Version we have……….. to replace Hinske…..then we’d be cooking with gas…..
Like it or not, Uggla has been a major stumbling block all season….he is just not producing enought for a team seriously contending….
Were Mac playing like the Mac of 4 years ago, Uggla’s woes would not be so noticeable….but the way we are constitued without Mac and Uggla’s power numbers we need some more contact hitters like Reed Johnson…..
It would be impossible to convince me that continuing to “run him Uggla) back out there” day after day is going to improve our chances of playing in October…..
DOB’s numbers on Uggla don’t lie…. and his “what disturbs me” is spot on…………
Uggla need to sit indefinitely….
Arkansas Transplant
August 23rd, 2012
2:34 pm
Would love to see a Hudson-Medlen-Maholm rotation in the playoffs.
I think I would at least wait to see how Hanson and Minor does in September before leaving them off that list.
Tumbledown
August 23rd, 2012
2:34 pm
Sure, and fact is that Medlen needed to start the year in the ‘pen…. if he started the year in the rotation, he’d be getting shut down around now. Not to mention regression to the mean, he can’t stay this good forever
Your “fact” is properly labeled an opinion. We cannot positively know what would have happened if Medlen started the year in the rotation. I am glad he is starting now and hope his success continues.
TF
August 23rd, 2012
2:34 pm
Delgado is going to be a very good pitcher in the Majors…. and hopefully the Braves will keep him!
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Thanks for the blog DOB.
GO BRAVES!!
Pitcher du jour.
Perhaps for yourself scoots, but for the Meds fans wanting him in the rotation since Spring Training, this is simply an honor long delayed.
Brooks Conrad
August 23rd, 2012
2:36 pm
Dear Frank and Fredi…..
Hey remember me? I gurantee you that i can play second and hit as good as Uggla……….and for a lot cheaper too….like $12 million less………..
I know I made a big time error(s)…..but Dan did too the other night in DC…
So give me a call and I’ll come running…..
thanks,
Brooksy
Roman Gal
August 23rd, 2012
2:38 pm
Uggla riding the pines
We all saw how well that worked out for Diaz…
King of Carrot Flowers
August 23rd, 2012
2:38 pm
Yes, scoots is another one who’s not enjoying the taste of crow.
Jimmy
August 23rd, 2012
2:42 pm
AT- right about that. Don’t leave Minor off that list.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:42 pm
Trolls are out in force today…
Keep STRUGLA UGLA OUT OF THE GAME!!!!!!! HE IS REASON WHY WE LOST LAST YEAR
Yeah, a .288/.376/.561/.936 stat line from August 1 to season’s end with 16 HR and 35 RBI sure hurt us last year…
Would love to see a Hudson-Medlen-Maholm rotation in the playoffs.
What about Minor? He’s been pretty good as of late.
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
2:43 pm
Hello everyone! DOB – Would Sheets consider the Bullpen next year for long middle relief, if Braves haves no room for him?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
2:44 pm
Were Mac playing like the Mac of 4 years ago, Uggla’s woes would not be so noticeable _ the truth…
Four years ago?
Heap’s slash line last year through 91 games, until the oblique injury. .306 .375 .514 .889
Supes
August 23rd, 2012
2:44 pm
McCann faded last year due to injuries/fatigue God knows what else…same ole stuff this year…I admire and respect Brian and what he’s done for our Braves…but how many are confident in giving him that rich long term deal his agent is going to ask for when the time comes in 2013…especially having Betancourt coming up in the minors.
As far as Uggla…man that signing is looking bad now…I was very much looking forward to penciling in 100RBI and 30 HR per year at 2B….but he’s been a disappointment when you consider the price. I think the Braves are pretty much stuck with Dan unless they are willing to eat a large portion of that contract but if this trend continues next year that will be 3 years in a row of declining production…one has to really start to wonder what’s going on there.
With Chipper’s retirement…that leaves 3 big question marks in the middle of the Braves order for 2013…and yes it’s not too soon to start thinking about that…
Regarding Medlen I was in the minority but even after spring training I believed he should be in the SR and not the pen…however if one good thing came out of him pitching out of the pen was the limitation of his usage (as far as IP) – hence the ability to have him now for the entire season and avoid a Nats situation with Steven S.
peaceVatownA
August 23rd, 2012
2:44 pm
It’s MEDLEN please learn how to spell it
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
2:45 pm
Sheets might be an answer to the Bullpen?
Shaun
August 23rd, 2012
2:45 pm
You’d take Uggla version 2012 over Reed Johnson?
Reed Johnson is basically a leftfielder with a 113 OPS+ this year. Uggla is a secondbaseman with a 92 OPS+ this year.
I don’t think it’s at all clear that Johnson has been much more valuable than Uggla has on the season.
I think the perception of the Uggla situation is similar to that of the Heyward situation last year. Because Uggla has been disappointing and because he hasn’t hit for a high batting average, some are undervaluing him to the degree that they think he should be benched more often than he probably should.
But if the Braves bench Uggla, they probably aren’t getting a whole lot better with the alternatives. Johnson in left doesn’t really add any more than Uggla, if we assume the 2012 versions of these players are fairly representative of who they are now and until the end of the season. Pastornicky probably doesn’t add any more value than Uggla.
Even if we completely ignore contract (i.e., the idea that the Braves are paying Uggla so they have to play him), as we should at this point, it still seems pretty clear that they have to play Uggla virtually every day. There just aren’t alternatives that are clearly and likely to improve the team.
O'Brien
August 23rd, 2012
2:46 pm
Given Uggla’s track record, and annual salary, he will be given every opportunity to play through his slump. And I can understand that.
However, similar to what he did last night, I think FGon should continue to give Uggla a day off here and there until he gets it going again.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:46 pm
Delgado is going to be a very good pitcher in the Majors…. and hopefully the Braves will keep him!
Hopefully we do, but we do have a lot of other talented pitchers as well…. some of them will have to go…. I for 1 am saying that I would rather keep J.R. Graham than Delgado, if it came to that…. I have a soft place in my heart for little guys that throw gas.
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
2:47 pm
Bench Mac, until he gets healthy, and learns how to hit out of the shift. How many times have we scene him hit into second, or first base? Pathetic……
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2012
2:47 pm
He’ll always be Meldeen to me.
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
2:49 pm
I bet Mac hits into the shift three times……That’s if he’s in the line up?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
2:49 pm
Hello everyone! DOB – Would Sheets consider the Bullpen next year for long middle relief, if Braves haves no room for him?
I would doubt it…. I think he wants to start…. even so, there isn’t much room for him in the ‘pen either!
especially having Betancourt coming up in the minors.
Bethancourt isn’t much of a hitter…. then again, Brian hasn’t been either since August last year, but at least BMac has a track record.
Tip O' the Cap
August 23rd, 2012
2:50 pm
Diaz who? I don’t remember anybody by that name….
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2012
2:52 pm
Yes, scoots is another one who’s not enjoying the taste of crow.
Oh, I don’t know. I think you might want to consider what I’ve actually said about Medlen as a starter before characterizing that content as “astoundingly wrong”.
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
2:52 pm
Medlen, has great stuff, and has Ace material, and will leave it as that.
Shaun
August 23rd, 2012
2:53 pm
Given Uggla’s track record, and annual salary, he will be given every opportunity to play through his slump. And I can understand that.
I don’t think annual salary should matter much, especially at this point in the season. Track record is much more important. But the biggest factor is that there aren’t better alternatives.
rc35
August 23rd, 2012
2:53 pm
Since I live too far from the ATL to drive home after a night game and show up for work the next morning, I never get to see batting practice. Is Uggla hitting anything at all there? I know game pitching and BP pitching are quite different, but I’m wondering if he’s even making decent contact against the coaches. With the possible exception of a pitcher, there’s no one I’d less like to see at bat right now than Uggla. I keep hoping for a turnaround, but I think there’s more likelihood of Obama dropping Biden for Ryan as VP than there is for Dan to turn it around this year.
bostonbravo
August 23rd, 2012
2:55 pm
Have to agree with many…I had same “Maddux” vibe last nite. NEVER missed a game Greg pitched. Glavine was good but boring, Smoltzy good..but the 2 pitchers I really loved were Maddux (& sorry) Rocker. I go waaaay back…enjoyed Spahn very much. Whatever ‘it’ is…Medlen has it.
Wonderful game to watch…Kris pitchin’, Uggla sittin’.
abeeewright
August 23rd, 2012
2:55 pm
The look of the Braves last night seemed to be what we may see throughout september (at least until Simmons gets back).
With how woeful Uggla and McCann have been, it might be essential in the “must win” games, to play Pastornicky and Ross.
That’s a sad statement considering how good those players can be when they’re going right.
Buddy Landel
August 23rd, 2012
2:56 pm
….and people STILL can’t spell his name. There is no I in M-E-D-L-E-N
abeeewright
August 23rd, 2012
2:56 pm
Cards – Nats
Pray for extra innings every night.
bostonbravo
August 23rd, 2012
2:57 pm
BTW…what IS it with this slump/streaky BS???? That’s ridiculous!! Like Lowe was in a ’slump’ last 2 yrs with Braves so he got dumped??? No! No slump! Just lousy ball playing!
jeffrey d
August 23rd, 2012
2:58 pm
Man, got to go to a flippin meeting. No jeffery d, I’m not in my overalls. At work Jimmy
Why would I think you were in overalls?
CrαZy
August 23rd, 2012
2:58 pm
Love me some west coast games…
bill arp
August 23rd, 2012
2:58 pm
i said at the beginning of the season that he’d be my number 1 and that he was the best pitcher on the team. Ole Fill lit me up on that one..lol
abeeewright
August 23rd, 2012
2:59 pm
I go with Meldeeeen as well.
Ken Stallings
August 23rd, 2012
2:59 pm
Medlen has control that is as close to what Greg Maddux had on a consistent basis as I have seen since Maddux. I don’t believe I will see any pitcher reach the level of Maddux in control, but Medlen is as close as I have seen since. What I admire when Medlen pitches is how consistently he hits the target the catcher puts down. Contrast Medlen with Maholm. On the solo homer that Maholm surrendered, the target was for a high fastball. Maholm’s pitch was about a foot lower and got nailed.
Ross last night called for a high fastball and Medlen nailed the target and the pitch was effective. It was not swung at because Ross wanted it to be a ball high. But, it served the purpose of changing the hitter’s eye point, and the next pitch was low and outside and resulted in an out. Changing the eye level of the hitter made the next pitch more effective. I am certain that was the intent with the Maholm pitch, but not hitting the spot was the difference between an out and a homer.
Medlen has three very effective pitches he throw with pinpoint control and since two of various speeds of offspeed pitches (curveball and changeup) and his arm motion is identical for all three pitches, when combined with the control, is why he is so consistently effective. He hits spots and changes speeds. As Ross said last night, he can command all four corners of the plate with pitches of various speeds.
That’s exactly what Maddux could do.
Jimmy
August 23rd, 2012
3:01 pm
Minor=Glavine.
older1
August 23rd, 2012
3:02 pm
lets hope Dan Uggla can become our Mr. October. IF WE CAN WIN WHEN MOST OF OUR BATS R COLD, MAYBE THEY WILL HEAT UP AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME.
Ward
August 23rd, 2012
3:02 pm
Well , I’ll talk after the game, and hope to remain calm…… Houston is a head 4-3 over Cards, and Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
Charles
August 23rd, 2012
3:02 pm
Dan Uggla = Derek Lowe II — we will be paying some other team to play him in a year or so.
birdo
August 23rd, 2012
3:02 pm
Good pitching vs good hitting. Good pitching wins. Thanks to FG for getting the six automatic outs from our line up last night. That is 2 full innings.
Jimmy
August 23rd, 2012
3:05 pm
jeffery d – you don’t recall, a couple of months ago, a discussion about me wearing overalls and playing a banjo? I thought that was you. If not, disregard.
Just was pointing out that I was at work.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
3:06 pm
With how woeful Uggla and McCann have been, it might be essential in the “must win” games, to play Pastornicky and Ross.
Wonder if Fredi might ride with these guys this year, kinda like what he did with Constanza last year…
RC
August 23rd, 2012
3:06 pm
I keep hoping for a turnaround, but I think there’s more likelihood of Obama dropping Biden for Ryan as VP than there is for Dan to turn it around this year.
While I certainly do not expect a turnaround, I think people would have said the same thing about Uggla on July 5th of last year, when he entered the game with a .173 batting average. He got 2 hits that game, and got at least one hit a game for each game played from then until August 14th.
Again, I don’t expect a turnaround to happen. But I think that the Braves best chance at postseason success is to keep playing Uggla and HOPE that the turnaround happens, because if it does the upside is miles beyond anything that Janish or Pastornicky are capable of providing with the bat.
Brave New World
August 23rd, 2012
3:07 pm
When Fredi told Uggla he was going to the bench, he asked “can you spot me?”
Sweet Old Buck
August 23rd, 2012
3:07 pm
We may be stuck with Uggla, but how about this for moves in the off season. Trade McCann and Francisco to Padres for Quentin and Headley. Pay Bourne. Put Prado on second. Where does that leave Uggla? Someone will take him if the Braves eat salary, particularly if we throw in a prospect – say, Gilmartin.
Hillbilly
August 23rd, 2012
3:08 pm
Yay, for the Return of Marteen Pardo!
Yay, for the return of Roman Gal!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2012
3:08 pm
Kris Medlen = Greg Maddux
Mike Minor = Tom Glavine
Craig Kimbrel = Mark Wohlers……..what?
CrαZy
August 23rd, 2012
3:09 pm
My wife kept calling him Med i len last night and it drove me nuts… after correcting her numerous times she finally said fine and then started calling him “cutie pie”…
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2012
3:09 pm
you might want to consider what I’ve actually said about Medlen as a starter before characterizing that content as “astoundingly wrong”.
You said something along the lines of…. short people are the devil.
alanfalcon
August 23rd, 2012
3:10 pm
Meds, another example that Freddie can’t see the tree’s for the forest, I have to wonder what may come of the 6 man rotation, the top three at this time based on their latest outing are Medlin, Maholm and Minor, that means Friddie has to make a decision as to who goes to the bullpen Hudson, Hanson or Sheets and I really don’t see either of them filling that role-its gonna get interesting and I can’t wait to see the announcement.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2012
3:10 pm
Hello everyone! DOB – Would Sheets consider the Bullpen next year for long middle relief, if Braves haves no room for him? — Ward
That would depend, I’m sure, on whether he gets offers from other teams to start. And barring injury, I think he would get at least an offer or two to start.
Eric in Tampa
August 23rd, 2012
3:10 pm
DOB – most would agree Medlen should stay in rotation, but, who do you send to the pen next week when they plan to go back to 5-man rotation? Which pitcher has the mental makeup to be as sucessful as Medlen has switching?
Efrim
August 23rd, 2012
3:11 pm
The Mets have a farm system. This Collin McHugh kid doesn’t look half bad. And they have quite a bit more at the lower levels that are making their way up. They certainly need to use this new found prospect depth to upgrade that outfield and bullpen, which I’d expect Alderson to do. Not going to get any easier in the National League East, I think….
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2012
3:11 pm
I suppose that Kris Medlen needs to put together five or six years of great pitching before I’ll worship him. Maybe fans shouldn’t have longevity standards? I don’t know, but it sure beats the ADD world we live in today.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
3:11 pm
West coast games sukk…. coulda had my lineup already, now I gotta wait until about 6pm EDT
CrαZy
August 23rd, 2012
3:12 pm
Efrim…..
Craig Kimbrel = Mark Wohlers……..what?
Naaa… Craig wouldn’t throw a hanger to a HR hitter in crunch time in the WS. He’d throw the heata!!
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2012
3:12 pm
That’s exactly what Maddux could do.
Man, if hate is just the obverse of love, poor Medlen is gonna get absolutely crucified here when he has a bad game or two, LOL. Mercy.