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nolie
September 4th, 2012
1:09 am
mot claiming to be a financial expert, but my understanding is that we are stuck with the 10 mil no matter what happens, who he plays for, or if he just sits on his butt the rest of the year.
the truth...
September 4th, 2012
1:10 am
Hey DOB….can you maybe try and find out a bit more on Mac and his squinting,etc when standing there studying the pitcher………..
Just doesn’t look encouraging to me….
the truth...
September 4th, 2012
1:19 am
nolie…..
You have to be correct….remember Hampton when he was here? Colorado was paying a huge amount of his salary and he came to us thru the Marlins I think…
That’s the only way some trades happen is if the “seller” pays huge amount of the contracts…….like Derek Lowe of course..
the truth...
September 4th, 2012
1:19 am
gone
nolie
September 4th, 2012
1:21 am
there is a lot of stuff going around about how everybody who thought Meds was more valuable in the pen hated him and claimed he would be a failure as a starter. That is way off the mark
David O'Brien
September 4th, 2012
1:41 am
Hey DOB….can you maybe try and find out a bit more on Mac and his squinting,etc when standing there studying the pitcher………..
Just doesn’t look encouraging to me…. — the truth
He’s done that as long as I can remember. At least since getting Lasik surgery, and I think before that.
DS1
September 4th, 2012
3:20 am
nolie
Ah, that Medlen hate stuff is Brava just being a blow hard. She pretends to understand and not to attack, though she loves to try to push folks buttons.
Couch Tater
September 4th, 2012
6:25 am
Ah, that Medlen hate stuff
Wait just a huggiefied minute…
“And still I dreamed on, further into the future than I had ever dreamed before, watching Nathan Junior’s progress from afar, taking pride in his accomplishments as if he were our own. Wondering if he ever thought of us and hoping that maybe we’d broadened his horizons a little even if he couldn’t remember just how they got broadened.” – H.I. McDonnough, Maricopa County Maximum Security Correctional Facility for Men State Farm.
Lordy, It’s him! I knew it all along. Something told me! There was too much coinkinkydink. He was born at the right time!!! This lovefest was sent from a diffrent time!
Nathan JR!!!
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
6:55 am
The dawn of a new day arrives….
And with it, we’re a day closer to Chipper’s farewell and the end of offense in Atlanta as we’ve known it. Sigh…
CB
September 4th, 2012
6:59 am
Couch, you had it right. I was pacing the floor like an expectant father, the only good thing that came out of that game was a win.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
7:05 am
I hated Meds because I thought that he was more valuable in the ‘pen to start the season? Wow… so wrong.
Another game tonight, not feeling good with Tommy going, but we’ll see what happens. He needs to go 6 innings, allowing just 1 run and 3 hits. He’s looked horrible since May. Need all the good starts/performances we can get out of him to help his supposed “tradeability”…
Jimmy Crack
September 4th, 2012
7:08 am
MLB facts of life…
If you get a hit 3 out of every 10 times…You’re a potential Hall of Famer.
If you get a hit 2 out of every 10 times…You’re a Bum.
Grab some chew and some pine, Uggs.
ncgary
September 4th, 2012
7:22 am
jimmy cracked eggs i mean uggs and i don’t care
lol
get well soon uggs and mccann
go braves
and barves too
rich brave
September 4th, 2012
7:37 am
DOWEN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
Lose 5-1 to the TIDES [end of regular season]
LHSP SEAN GILMARTIN [L 1-2, 4.78 ERA] 4.0 IP, 3 HR, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
Three bombs allowed. Come on rookie, tighten up.
LHRP RYAN BUCHTER [10.13 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.
LHRP DUSTY HUGHES [3.31 ERA] 2.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 1 BB, 2 SO.
LHRP COLE McCURRY 4.59 ERA] 1.0 IP, pristine.
Lead-off CF FELIX PIE [.285 BA] 2-4, 1 2B [26], 1 3B [7], 1 RBI [51], 2 SO.
RF STEFEN GARTRELL [.251 BA] 1-4, 2 SO.
SS JOSH WILSON [.241 BA] 1-3, 1 R, 1 SO, 1 E [19, throwing].
2B BRIAN FRIDAY [.213 BA]
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.296 BA]
DH TERRY TIFFEE [.299 BA]
LF JOSH KROEGER [.266 BA]
3B RUSTY RYAL .287 BA]
C SHAWN McDILL [.143 BA]
all had o’fer days at the plate
TaylorVol
September 4th, 2012
7:41 am
If anyone was watching Fox SportsSouth at 1:04pm EDT yesterday (Labor Day), that was my 8 year old daughter doing the chop with a tomahawk on the camera. She was sitting by the Ty Cobb statue and was the “cut in” coming back from a commercial break. Chip said something like, “now she’s ready to welcome the Colorado Rockies to Turner Field”. Okay, I’m being a proud papa, but that was really cool! She was saying “Go Chipper, Go Braves!” Now, that’s why we chop!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
7:41 am
Oy, a tough way for the ‘Nole Gilmartin to end his season. See ya in ST next spring kid, might be challenging for that 5th spot.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 4th, 2012
8:08 am
Forgot Felix Pie was in our organization…and having a damn good year. Why wouldn’t he get a call up over Constanza?
Must be a reason behind the move, it can’t be expierence, they’ve both played in MLB.
freddie
September 4th, 2012
8:10 am
wait until the final year of his contract he will hit lights out and expect another big contract….sad part is somebody will give it to him
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
8:34 am
personally I would play Ross and Reed Johnson and sit Mac for like 60% of the remainder of the season at least…..sit Uggla 90% and only meaningless pinch hitting here and there
Sadly, this is probably pretty close to what Fredo will do. Add in a few games with both Constanza and Francisco in the lineup, when the urge strikes him. Yowsah.
The five hits yesterday will probably be looked upon fondly, some days.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
8:58 am
5 hits, 6 runs….
Great to win but anemic offense won’t get us far enough…
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:00 am
Mighta won yesterday, but we still have “problems”. We need to start hitting … Constanza isn’t the answer, though.
Brava
September 4th, 2012
9:07 am
Ah, that Medlen hate stuff is Brava just being a blow hard. She pretends to understand and not to attack, though she loves to try to push folks buttons.
Medlen hate stuff? All I said is some of the blog experts have had to eat crow since he became a starter. nolie, for one, has been quite gracious in admitting he was wrong, I guess you don’t have that type of character.
Funny that you would manipulate my comment like this and then accuse me of trying to push folks buttons. You are one of the most notorious on this blog for doing exactly that.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:08 am
5 hits, 6 runs….
Great to win but anemic offense won’t get us far enough…
It is a concern, indeed. The Braves aren’t going to get Medlen-like performances out of their starters nightly, and higher run production on so few hits is an exception.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:12 am
The Pirates are doing the Big Fade in the Wild Card race. It’s now the Braves, Cards, and Dodgers chasing those two slots.
Hey, we’ve got to thank the Nats for beating up on the Cards in their recent series.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:12 am
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:13 am
“5 hits, 6 runs….”
I think the more concerning part was the 3 runs with 0 hits. Of course the RBI hits that ensued that scored runs were of the luck variety.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:15 am
“Hey, we’ve got to thank the Nats for beating up on the Cards in their recent series.”
Looked up the schedules. Cardinals and Dodgers have a 4-game series left, that is really nice for the Braves playoff hopes. Cardinals also play the Nationals 3 times near the end of the year as well.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:15 am
As someone wrote last night, “Better to be lucky than good.” But when the luck runs out, we need the Braves to be good.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:16 am
The Pirates are doing the Big Fade in the Wild Card race.
Hopefully they can put up a winning season… just need 12 more wins.
Hey, we’ve got to thank the Nats for beating up on the Cards in their recent series.
Indeed… just hope that the Dodgers fade too… but I’m feeling even better about our playoff chances now. It’s gonna be so hard to lose that spot.
Brava
September 4th, 2012
9:16 am
TOBF, if that’s directed at me, stuff it, young man. I really don’t care what a 19 year old thinks, to be honest. Been there, done that, and I’m much wiser for it.
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:16 am
I think the more concerning part was the 3 runs with 0 hits.
Tiny ball.
Or maybe microscopic ball. Oughta make some folks here giddy, I guess.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:17 am
Looked up the schedules. Cardinals and Dodgers have a 4-game series left, that is really nice for the Braves playoff hopes. Cardinals also play the Nationals 3 times near the end of the year as well.
Very nice.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:19 am
Indeed… just hope that the Dodgers fade too… but I’m feeling even better about our playoff chances now. It’s gonna be so hard to lose that spot.
Imagine if the Dodgers had been able to workout a waiver deal for Cliff Lee? Glad that didn’t happen.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:21 am
“Tiny ball.
Or maybe microscopic ball. Oughta make some folks here giddy, I guess”
I love small ball with the best of them, but you do have to get hits the majority of the time to win games.
To be fair though Constanza’s bunt actually started the whole thing which led to the Braves two runs.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:21 am
TheOnlyBravesFan, I’m pulling for the Pirates to finish above .500. I like what Neal Huntington is doing there in Pittsburgh.
The Pirates can go 12-16 and finish 82-80. But they might do better than that.
Jimmy
September 4th, 2012
9:22 am
“It’s gonna be so hard to lose that spot.” -TOBF
This kind of language is forbidden on this blog!
You’ll end up in the land of Mixxo.
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:23 am
To be fair though Constanza’s bunt actually started the whole thing which led to the Braves two runs.
And posters here will chew the cud of that one hit for another two weeks, LOL.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:23 am
We’re in a battle for the right to watch everything ride on one game.
The mere thought just makes my stomach churn, as many times as we’ve seen it come down to single games, only to lose most of them.
Of the Dodgers and Cardinals, assuming for a minute that we make it and one of them does as well, who will start for those two teams? I don’t keep up closely with it. I want to know right now who we have to hit so the blog can give Fredi and the boys some good advice starting now on how to get it done….lol.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:23 am
Not sure how many people actually watch the games, but yesterday was a great example of the things Michael Bourn does and should be paid to do that don’t really show up on the box score.
Guy scored two runs yesterday that no other player in the league scores. Scored on a wild pitch that didn’t get that far away from the pitcher and scored on a sac fly to 2nd base. Guy is amazing.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:25 am
Constanza……oh boy
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:25 am
ncscoots – I’d rather guy make a productive out than go all McCann or Uggla on us and strikeout while not moving the runner over or getting him in.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:27 am
To be fair though Constanza’s bunt actually started the whole thing which led to the Braves two runs.
Constanza for MVP!!!!!!! He’s so awesome. Can’t believe that we’re wasting the talent of this 29 yr old in AAA
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:28 am
The mere thought just makes my stomach churn, as many times as we’ve seen it come down to single games, only to lose most of them.
phil, what’s the alternative? Unless the Nats completely implode, the Braves shot at the post season is that one-game square off with either the Cards or Dodgers (unless either or both nosedive).
Or… to avoid the one-game elimination, the Braves should miss the post season?
It is what it is. Hope the Braves make it and we’ll see how they fare.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 4th, 2012
9:28 am
Anybody heard from cabravesfan lately?…
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:28 am
“Constanza for MVP!!!!!!! He’s so awesome. Can’t believe that we’re wasting the talent of this 29 yr old in AAA”
Hey he played better than our All-Stars of McCann and Uggla and the Braves won the game. What more can you ask of the guy?
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:29 am
Michael Bourn….should be paid
No more than 10-11 mil/yr for 3 years, with a 4th year option.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:30 am
A sac fly to second…lol
Not quite, but it was a short fly to center for sure.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:30 am
for 1 game MFin… 1 game He was awful when he was called up earlier this year. He couldn’t even win the job from Diaz in ST…. Matt DIAZ!
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:31 am
“No more than 10-11 mil/yr for 3 years, with a 4th year option.”
That’s absurd. Then Greinke should get $9-10 million for 2 years with a 3rd year option.
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:31 am
I’d rather guy make a productive out than go all McCann or Uggla on us and strikeout while not moving the runner over or getting him in.
Well, I don’t know about “productive” or not, but I have a feeling that we’ll get to see quite a few outs from some of the lineups we’ll see this month.
Uggla is on my ****-list, but not for the same reason espoused by most of the dolts here. I’m angry at him for giving Fredo the opportunity to make lineup decisions in September. Having callups available is bad enough, but add in an Uggla benching and the lineups are likely to be Twilight Zone material.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:31 am
She was around some over the weekend….not much but a little.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:32 am
No more than 10-11 mil/yr for 3 years, with a 4th year option. For Bourn.
Bourn will command more than that, and not likely as a Brave.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:32 am
“for 1 game MFin… 1 game”
Yep and when the standings say that the Braves beat the Cardinals or Dodgers out of a playoff spot by 1-game you can thank Constanza by buying one of his jerseys and bobbleheads.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:34 am
“and the lineups are likely to be Twilight Zone material.”
Well last year we ran the same group out there and it didn’t work, so what do you expect him to do? Gotta try something right? 6-man rotation, different lineups. I mean if Uggla and McCann could see the ball and hit the ball, all this crap wouldn’t happen, but those two suck, what can you do.
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:34 am
and when the standings say that the Braves beat the Cardinals or Dodgers out of a playoff spot by 1-game you can thank Constanza by buying one of his jerseys and bobbleheads.
What if they win it by a game because Constanza managed to go 2-for-September and cost them five games, LOL?
Bat Masterson
September 4th, 2012
9:35 am
So here we are. The summer vacation season is over and it’s raining hard here again. Seems like it has been raining everyday for months, though in reality it has not. Didn’t rain yesterday, sunny and hot as blue blazes. Of course we have a lot of summer left to go here and two months of hurricane season but it’ll be different none the less.
Uggla to the bench. What are you gonna do. I thought they should have taked a different approach with him this year, no more iron man stuff, some regular days off, but no. A few days off earlier in his funk, but who was gonna play, might have helped. Don’t know. Maybe some magic……….
A healthy Heap would go a long way toward making Uggla’s fall much less of a big deal. I like Ross but playing everyday and being dinged up, well that and swinging bunt Biff ………… Oh well
Trader Jack
September 4th, 2012
9:36 am
scoots
Yep – could be Ouija board time
Brian from SC
September 4th, 2012
9:37 am
Kris Medlen threw 85 of his 111 pitches for strikes yesterday. That strike percentage of 76.5% is the highest by a Braves starter (at least 5 IP) since August 10, 2005 (John Smoltz).
Smoltz was also the last Braves pitcher besides Medlen to throw at least 85 strikes in a game, on July 8th, 2006.
It’s usually a pretty good indicator of success. Since 1991, the Braves are 29-4 in games where they have a pitcher throw 85 or more strikes.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:37 am
“What if they win it by a game because Constanza managed to go 2-for-September and cost them five games, LOL?”
Better than letting Dan Uggla or Brian McCann lose you 6-games and go 0-for-September.
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:38 am
Gotta try something right?
You can hope that Heyward and Freeman both win Player Of The Month in September.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:40 am
“Since 1991, the Braves are 29-4 in games where they have a pitcher throw 85 or more strikes.”
I love Kris Medlen think he is an amazing starting pitcher, but even Greg Maddux would’ve laughed at the strike zone yesterday. It looked like a little league strike zone. But props to Medlen for pitching to THAT zone.
Brava
September 4th, 2012
9:40 am
Brian from SC,
I don’t know how you get all the information you share with us here, but I really enjoy reading your posts. Thanks.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:42 am
That’s absurd. Then Greinke should get $9-10 million for 2 years with a 3rd year option.
Bourn is a speedster who is gonna be 30 at the start of his deal. He’s already past his prime, and won’t even be close to being worth 15+mil when he’s 34. Also, he’s not a slugger, so to pay him Uggla money + is ridiculous. Greinke is a #2, possibly #1 pitcher who is in the prime for his position. A 4-5 year deal won’t hurt with him.
Bourn will command more than that, and not likely as a Brave.
I’m sure he will command more… hopefully the Braves don’t bite.
you can thank Constanza by buying one of his jerseys and bobbleheads.
Never.
What if they win it by a game because Constanza managed to go 2-for-September and cost them five games, LOL?
raleighbravefan
September 4th, 2012
9:42 am
Fans love a good story…For example, it’s fun to talk about Evian Gattis…to hope for his potential to come true in the biggest way.
Constanza was a fun story for a while last year. That was while he was hitting. Hi’s so fast, and his base running and defense are fun to watch. Good stuff.
Problem is, you can’t steal First Base. You can’t make things happen on the basepath, if you aren’t on base. What’s his OBP? (I’m not motivated to look it up) There’s the rub. He will never be a MLB regular, until he hits consistantly.
Brian from SC
September 4th, 2012
9:42 am
Thanks, Brava. Just creative use of Baseball Reference. It does take a subscription to their Play Index to come up with a lot of the stuff I get.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:43 am
Constanza OPSing .833 for the Braves during this race for the playoffs.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:45 am
I’ve just about come around to the fact that Mac’s shoulder is behind a lot of his struggles.
The guy has just been awful. It’s essentially pointless for him to even play at this point unless this latest shot somehow helps him.
I certainly don’t want to see him and Uggly up there posting more and more automatic outs ahead of the autos to come from Janish and the pitcher’s spot. Even with Simmons coming back, how much offensive help can we expect from him? Maybe some, but his timing will be for crap I would think.
It’s clear that Mac and Uggly aren’t getting ti done. Since that’s a given, trying something else, anything else, makes more sense than sitting tight and playing those two each day.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:45 am
Of course Dan Uggla is OPSing .919 in the last week… but whatever.
Efrim
September 4th, 2012
9:45 am
I wouldn’t bench Uggla. Give him days off, but to just “bench” the guy? No. I would not of done that. Oh well.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:45 am
What’s his OBP? (I’m not motivated to look it up) There’s the rub. He will never be a MLB regular, until he hits consistantly.
This… btw, his career MLB OBP is .316. A career OPS+ of 82 (98 last year, 37 this year).
He’s been worth -0.2 oWAR this year… needs to start alright.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:47 am
Constanza OPSing .833 for the Braves during this race for the playoffs.
Hah!!!
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
9:47 am
Uggla being a black hole for months now, what difference does it make if he’s sitting?
The notion of let him hit his way out of it hasn’t worked. Perhaps if he plays in a few days, the time on his ass will help. At least it’s a different approach.
Efrim
September 4th, 2012
9:48 am
Heyward is 4 for his last 29, and I don’t think he’s seen a stretch like this since May, I believe. 1 walk in his last 52 plate appearances. I was thinking he had a shot at 70 walks for the season – but that ain’t happening.
Still be happy with an .830 OPS, but it would be nice to see that OBP at .350 or more to end the year.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
9:48 am
Also, he’s [Bourn's] not a slugger, so to pay him Uggla money + is ridiculous.
I think the Braves will drop out of the Bourn sweepstakes fairly early. But Bourn will command Uggla-like bucks.
As to Bourn not being a slugger, so why pay him slugger dollars… I think there’s growing emphasis on the value of contact hitters, getting on base, and base running. Bourn offers that at lead-off (not to mention a good glove in center), so he seems to be well-positioned for a big payoff.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:49 am
I think giving Uggla a few days off is probably the right move. Probably wouldn’t bench him though. He has enough power to scare people and has got on base at a great rate all year long.
Braves should, however, mix up the lineup against lefties. Gotta play Reed Johnson against lefties, every lefty.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
9:51 am
Constanza hasn’t OPS’ed .833 in the minors! The only time he was close was in 2006 (.820). In the big leagues, he has OPS’ed .724 (last year) and a miserable .506 this year (the “miserable” Dan Uggla is better than him)
Jay
September 4th, 2012
9:51 am
Word is that Uggla is a world class partier. Like almost every night partier. You know this has to be affecting his performance. How this doesn’t come out in the press is beyond me.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:54 am
“Constanza hasn’t OPS’ed .833 in the minors!”
Yes, but he has had stretches of helping the team win, and if he can do that, there is no reason not to play him. He helped the team win yesterday and winning games, at this point, is all that matters.
HUH?????????????
September 4th, 2012
9:56 am
I’d love to get paid millions of dollars to be a part-time employee.
extremus
September 4th, 2012
9:56 am
One of the biggest things that I believe made it take this long to bench Dan Uggla is the sheer size of his contract. Right now if he isn’t the most expensive bench player in MLB, he’s certainly close. And that cost per innings played makes this a very tough pill to swallow for the Braves.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
9:56 am
In 24 games in August last year Constanza had the line of:
.342 .392 .452 .844 with 7 stolen bases
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
9:58 am
I’d love to get paid millions of dollars to be a part-time employee.
Maybe if you were one of the 700 people in a population of four billion that could do your job, you’d get the chance.
TennesseePaul
September 4th, 2012
9:58 am
Since June 19th (the healthy days)
_________G__PS_SO_BB__AVG__OBP__SLG__OPS
Heyward 68 294 76 57 .287 .350 .536 .886
Freeman 67 283 44 39 .291 .399 .502 .901
I wouldn’t have benched Uggla either. Not this late in the season. Seems a bit pointless.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
10:00 am
last year…. that was before he got exposed.
TennesseePaul
September 4th, 2012
10:00 am
As of today, Freeman has more walks and fewer strikeouts than Heyward. Never thought that would have happened. Maybe the season will end a little more in line with Heyward having more walks, but I don’t think Freeman will surpass him in K’s this year. Heyward is just piling them up at an amazing rate.
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
10:02 am
Maybe if you were one of the 700 people in a population of four billion that could do your job, you’d get the chance.
Speaking of which… I always love it when “fans” rag on major league stars for making fabulous paydays and then say it’s unfair because firemen, police officers, and teachers are paid so little by comparison.
First of all, we’re talking about a population (MLB players) that doesn’t even constitute a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the workforce. They are significant anomalies. It’s like getting P.O.ed at lottery winners!
Ryan Dempster's Beard
September 4th, 2012
10:02 am
“If somebody struggles, late in the season I’m putting my guys out there. Putting them out there every day and I’m seeing what happens. We’re at this level, we make adjustments. We’ve been there before, we’ve done it. And you never know what’s going to happen.” -Dan Uggla
Really, Dan? This is the right move, you have been struggling and it ain’t getting any better.
MFin04
September 4th, 2012
10:02 am
“that was before he got exposed.”
And Dan Uggla and Brian McCann aren’t exposed? I mean all you gotta do it put 4 guys on the right side of the infield for McCann and move the RF in 20 steps and you got him covered. Dan Uggla you just throw the ball down the middle and let his out-making magic get exposed.
raleighbravefan
September 4th, 2012
10:04 am
Differences of opinion…That’s what makes the blog go round…although I would prefer a little less vitriol and no personal attacks.
DFA Uggla/Don’t bench Uggla
Fredi just sits ther and does nothing/Fredi is tinkering with the lineup too much
Non-tender MaCann (he’s too fat)/extend McCann (I personally think the shoulder is the problem)
Chipper is hurting the team (really?)/Chipper is our hero
Medliin is our ACE/Medlin is too valuable in the BP (both true)
Wren should be fired/Wren has done an exceptional job
On and on. Healthy debate is always a good thing…makes one think… So is mutual respect. Just saying….
TennesseePaul
September 4th, 2012
10:04 am
Chipper needs four more walks to get to 1500.
and only 2 triples to get to 40. I’m thinking he doesn’t make it on the triples.
Brian from SC
September 4th, 2012
10:05 am
Chipper will be the 18th major league player with 1500 walks.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
10:05 am
“that was before he got exposed.”
And Dan Uggla and Brian McCann aren’t exposed? I mean all you gotta do it put 4 guys on the right side of the infield for McCann and move the RF in 20 steps and you got him covered. Dan Uggla you just throw the ball down the middle and let his out-making magic get exposed.
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Sad to say but true…
Jeff R
September 4th, 2012
10:06 am
and only 2 triples to get to 40. I’m thinking he [Chipper] doesn’t make it on the triples.
He just needs to hustle more.
DAP
September 4th, 2012
10:06 am
i hate it when guys lose their jobs. i feel bad for dan and understand why he is upset. i also feel bad that he and fredi are now at odds. i think fredi made the right decision, though. uggla will probably still play more than he will sit, dont you think?
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 4th, 2012
10:06 am
And Dan Uggla and Brian McCann aren’t exposed?
McCann’s hurt, and I don’t know what’s wrong with Uggla…However, Constanza is not the answer. Never has been, likely never will be. Reed would be okay in LF, he’s proven.
TennesseePaul
September 4th, 2012
10:07 am
Real bummed Janish jacked up Medlen’s scoreless streak… still has a no-earned run streak going and the 18 straight games of team wins…
CB
September 4th, 2012
10:07 am
I know there seems to be two camps here regarding Uggla, Dan says it was not explained to him why he was benched. I do believe this is kind of ludicrous that Fredi and Dan had a meeting and Dan left not understanding why? Don’t believe it or Fredi needs to take a sensitivity class.
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
10:07 am
raleighbravefan
September 4th, 2012
10:04 am
Differences of opinion…That’s what makes the blog go round…although I would prefer a little less vitriol and no personal attacks.
DFA Uggla/Don’t bench Uggla
Fredi just sits ther and does nothing/Fredi is tinkering with the lineup too much
Non-tender MaCann (he’s too fat)/extend McCann (I personally think the shoulder is the problem)
Chipper is hurting the team (really?)/Chipper is our hero
Medliin is our ACE/Medlin is too valuable in the BP (both true)
Wren should be fired/Wren has done an exceptional job
On and on. Healthy debate is always a good thing…makes one think… So is mutual respect. Just saying….
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What idiot posted this garbage….mutual respect…..phoeeeey!!
ncscoots
September 4th, 2012
10:08 am
He just needs to hustle more.
Yeah, where’s his urgency?
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 4th, 2012
10:08 am
I don’t feel badly for Dan.
I want to win. He’s the bow of the Titanic…