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the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:41 am
Pretty quiet this a.m.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:43 am
Nice three game run right now.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:49 am
Tailgating with the preppies at the University of Richmond today. Mighty GARDNER-WEBB of the BIG SOUTH conference will be invading ROBINS stadium. I suppose we have to endure such as our shiny new head coach is a pick from LIBERTY in that conference. RICHMOND is pretty bad. A long ,long way from the National Championship team of 2008.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:51 am
I said then, I’d never live to see another National Champ on campus. Same with baseball and basketball.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:52 am
Wish my good wife was able to join me.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:55 am
BRAVES with the third best record in baseball right now. Hoping that remains true thru the balance of the season. Got to beat those NATS five out of six for that likelihood. I think the approach to their pitching has been good for the most part.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:58 am
Imminent shutdown of STRASBERG is no big deal. We’ve been able to adjust pretty well the past few games he’s started
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
5:59 am
And to their pen. Nothing like dealing with the devil you know vs the devil you don’t.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:02 am
Anybody else see a pattern here of opposing teams running unknown and seldom used pitchers at the BRAVES……and being successful……especially in the opening games of series?
And then there’s the constant barrage of LH’ers. Any LH’er will do, even those of the opposition’s AAA call-ups.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:03 am
Nice to see FG’s slight adjustment to taking MAC and other LH out of the line-up and inserting REED JOHNSON, ROSSY in has helped from that end.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:06 am
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the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:06 am
Pretty quiet still.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:07 am
Sure would be great to see GIL on here once in awhile. Guess he’s moved on to other venues.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:13 am
My grandson will be playing back-up SS this season and occasionally used as a closer. Going to get with GUY HANSON to learn ‘the thing’, a pitch that’s similar to a knuckler in it’s movement, but not. Puts less stress on the arm and elbow. And since he’ll be facing only a few batters, combining that with his fastball should be effective. You’ve got to have big hands to deal with that pitch however.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
6:14 am
Well, later and peace WARD.
Bay Area Steve
September 8th, 2012
6:30 am
Old-school domination. By two, yes folks, two denizens. First time in the history of the MIB. (Or at least in the history I can recall, which admittedly, is not much.) Well done, boys.
Rich, I’d've given you the win, but your new name confuses me. So, VJ it is. Though, the night’s best has to be Bobby H. “I’ll tell you how to save $30!” Gold, I tell you. Gold.
Couch Tater
September 8th, 2012
6:49 am
Uga –
Called up from the Texas League, A&M and Mizzou to get their first big league hit today.
No broadcast on the The Longhorn Network.
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
6:50 am
Good morning, 3 wins in a row! Hell even Uggla had a 2 hits!
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
6:51 am
It would be great to see Heyward reach 30 bombs, kid is gonna be a star.
flange1
September 8th, 2012
6:53 am
rich,
Keep us posted on the grand kids baseball exploits, I am enjoying following from afar.
ANd I really appreciate the time you put into the Minor League reports. It is usually the first thing I read when I jump on here/ Those reports are very informative and are great.
Not to often do you find a place where the patrons are bringing so much real information to the table!
flange1
September 8th, 2012
6:54 am
And how can you have 7:15 tee times when it is still dark at 6:54?
Fly OnThe Wall
September 8th, 2012
6:57 am
Chipper had a disappointing night….but no fan Dan and JHey made up for it….gained another game on everyone last night too.
We have our new ace going tonight…should be a easy win…let get er done.
flange1
September 8th, 2012
7:00 am
Hey fly,
Are you from Savannah?
Couch Tater
September 8th, 2012
7:03 am
flange – Ha! I was just thinking you must have an early time.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:07 am
FLY:
Nothing’s easy in baseball. let’s hope KRIS has the right prescriptive {meds] game plan for the METS this afternoon.
Couch Tater
September 8th, 2012
7:10 am
Neat painting given to Chipper by the Mets. I’d like to see it up close. I know there has to be a hidden Hooters girl somewhere in that Shea crowd. Where’s Waldo?
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:14 am
flange1:
Thanx man, I enjoy doing the reports on the young guys coming up. I think for those who are fans of the BRAVES or becoming so, getting a continuous feed on their development is critical to understanding where the needs of the team can be filled from the organization. Actually, CHARLIE MORTON set me off on this idea. I remember almost no one knew where he came from, and had no idea of his development. Just thought that wrong being the major BRAVES blog. Asked the blog-meister and he generously acquiesed so here we are years later…..wow. Time flies……..
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:16 am
The Ghost of CHIPPER handle was just a thought that he’ll soon be gone from in front of our eyes. Wanted to try in some small way to honor the last of his presence before he’s gone and we can’t see him play anymore.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:21 am
Shout out to BAS.
Yes, BOBBY’s ‘I’ll save you thirty” was priceless. Fell out over that one.
Fly OnThe Wall
September 8th, 2012
7:22 am
This Fly lives outside Montgomery….Auburn Alumni…and althougth I don’t post much, I have been reading the blog for a couple years now.
I’m not a know it all and never played past little leauge but do watch every single game and am a devoted fan.
Ok…we got to make hey while the making is good…sweep the mutts.
Brave New World
September 8th, 2012
7:38 am
Heisenberg September 7th, 2012 4:11 pm Swing hard just in case you hit it Danny Boy
And hit it, he did! GO Dan! GO Braves!
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:39 am
Still got five with METS. I’m for the six-game sweep myself. That alone would get us to the threshold of the play-offs. Six more with the FISH. 12-0 against would leave us in the drivers seat for the play-offs. Only six more with PHILLY and NATS 2-4 there and a split of six with the N.L. Central would give us 95 wins. Got to be a shoo-in for the W.C. and if the NATS should stumble at all….well who knows what the next three and a half weeks woill bring.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:40 am
So Fly:
Are you a BISCUIT[s] fan or is corn bread more your style?
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
7:45 am
O.K. time to fly…Auburn. I’ve got a former student and a teacher from my former business who works at AUBURN. A wonderful and extremely capable person…….BARBARA PITTS MILLER. She works with the folks in gift-giving and funding for the university.
phil
September 8th, 2012
7:52 am
Close Auburn….
A dreadful place.
Fly OnThe Wall
September 8th, 2012
8:02 am
Close Auburn….
I’m not even going to ask?
Yes I watch the Rays AA team and we have a very nice venue. If I were a AL fan it would be the Rays…they are easy team to root for. Go to go get in some fishing before the games today…outa here guys.
Jeff R
September 8th, 2012
8:10 am
Uggla’s hits weren’t cheap, either. He drilled the double and the homer. Let’s hope.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
8:23 am
Braves have a 6 game lead on the Dodgers and Pirates for the last Wild Card spot. They have a 4.5 game lead on the Cardinals for home field advantage in the one gamer.
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
8:30 am
Efrim
I’m not so sure that having playing the 1 game at home is a good thing. We’ve been better on the road lol
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
8:32 am
This would be the perfect time for Uggla to go on a one of those hot streaks. Sure could use a offensive boost.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
8:32 am
Freeman is 0 for his last 15, dropped the BA down to .264 and OPS down to .804.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
8:34 am
Uggla wasn’t serious when he said “I’m back”, right?
Lew
September 8th, 2012
8:54 am
Efrim – I hope he was. Not much would help more than an incendiary bat from Uggla the next month and a half.
Jeff R
September 8th, 2012
9:18 am
Uggla wasn’t serious when he said “I’m back”, right?
I think Uggla’s reaching because he wants to be back. A pride thing, in part. A-okay if he starts hitting.
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:18 am
“I’m back” was kind of comical. Sorry Dan, one game does not mean you are “back”.
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:25 am
In other good news around the world, Chris Berman has signed a new contact extension with ESPN. :ROLL:
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:25 am
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:26 am
Just trying to build my blog hits.
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:26 am
Really not that dumb.
CB
September 8th, 2012
9:26 am
Well, maybe.
toast
September 8th, 2012
9:59 am
uggs is back when he can hit a deuce down and away. until then, he had a nice game.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
10:00 am
Braves have a 6 game lead on the Dodgers and Pirates for the last Wild Card spot. They have a 4.5 game lead on the Cardinals for home field advantage in the one gamer.
Wild card is ours…. sweep the Nats and just play a bit better than them in the other games, we have a small, but still existent, chance at the division.
“I’m back” was kind of comical. Sorry Dan, one game does not mean you are “back”.
More than 1 game…. he’s hit 3-4 HR is his last 10 games, good OBP and SLG, and has been hitting the ball hard lately. Some have just been caught. He’s not K’ing as much, making more contact. That’s a good sign. And if you watch his swing, it’s a bit shorter. He’ll be fine.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
10:02 am
man no matter what Uggs does, y’all just caint stop pounding on him about one thing or another
cowdogit
September 8th, 2012
10:05 am
Poor Chipper ” When a large family has guns in their everyday life, it usually ends in tragedy. Be safe my friend !
nolie
September 8th, 2012
10:08 am
When a large family has guns in their everyday life, it usually ends in tragedy..cowdogit
what a total piece of stupid crap
cowdogit
September 8th, 2012
10:13 am
If Uggla gets hot for the playoffs, I see a World Series in the braves future !
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
10:18 am
Poor Chipper ” When a large family has guns in their everyday life, it usually ends in tragedy. Be safe my friend !
What does that mean, Mr. It.
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
10:18 am
I didn’t know that Uggla jumped from AA ball to the Major Leagues.
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
10:21 am
I have not read the quotes. Any chance Uggla said “my back, hop on”
cowdogit
September 8th, 2012
10:27 am
Canstanza’s got the braves back on the winning track. His present terrifies the opposing pitchers.
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
10:28 am
I enjoyed the MIB blog monologs last night and this morning.
Brave New World
September 8th, 2012
10:36 am
Any Braves fan hopes that Uggla is “back.” Dan is a notorious streak hitter, and if he gets into one of his extended hot streaks, this team will go deep into the playoffs.
stizz
September 8th, 2012
10:38 am
There is no way this team let’s go of Heyward. He’s the new face of the franchise and will inarguably be a lifelong Brave. Freeman on the other hand, is a different story. He doesn’t posses the same tools Heyward has.
Venice Jim
September 8th, 2012
10:44 am
Thanks, BAS, but I do think rich was more varied and voluble in his streak, despite the name change…
Murph
September 8th, 2012
10:53 am
I hate working on Saturdays… sigh.
Capt.Mudd
September 8th, 2012
11:00 am
neurotics are among us…….and in some ‘cow’ pastures.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
11:06 am
“I’m back” was kind of comical. Sorry Dan, one game does not mean you are “back”.
Just rather not hear that from him. Saw the tweet from DOB about 2 minutes after the last out. Thought that was a little much. How about have a big series or two and then declare “I’m back”.
I haven’t railed on Uggla at all. At all. But I thought that was a little strange. He’s had big games during this horrid stretch and hasn’t built upon it. Let’s see a weeks worth of performance before he beats his chest is all I’m sayin…….
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
11:06 am
Kinda hard not to pound on Uggla tho, he’s our highest paid player and was considered a huge pick up for the Braves, racking up consistent numbers year after year in Florida. While many would agree that maybe we’d regret the 4th and 5th years of the deal, we still expected a guy who would play 155+ games, smack 30+ bombs and OPS over 800. in the middle of our lineup.
Before becoming a Brave. (Average Season)
155 Games 263/349/488/837 34 Doubles 31 HR 93 RBI
Since becoming a Brave. (Total)
In 294 Games 223/323/422/745 46 Doubles 54 HR 147 RBI
Only improvement is how much he is walking and actually has produced a positive dWAR for only the 2nd time in his career. Thats it. But hopefully he can bounce back and get back to slugging.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:08 am
I don’t see anything strange about it, the guy is trying to ramp up his confidence by being positive,
the first step in getting something done is to envision it as already accomplished
Capt.Mudd
September 8th, 2012
11:09 am
Efrm….it is utterly apparent that Mr. Uggla is in denial.
Couch Tater
September 8th, 2012
11:12 am
…….and in some ‘cow’ pastures.
Nah. He said he was Alumni. Lived outside of Montgomery
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
11:12 am
Cause at this point with Uggla, who knows. Maybe the best we can hope for is a 2011 version of him with out the massive slumps. Cause atleast last season he slugged and provided massive power. Which I believe is more valuable than him drawing more walks than normal. We have alot of good hitters who provide good OBP’s, we need Uggla to succeed as a classic slugger.
Lew
September 8th, 2012
11:12 am
I have no idea if Uggla is bck or not, but sure hope so./ That being said, he has hits in 7 of his past 10 games and has 3XBH in his past two games. He has not struck out in his past five games and has actually hit a couple of balls to the right side of the infield.
Back? We’ll see. However, there are at least a couple of signs indicating he could be right.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:12 am
y’all need a course on “The Power of Positive Thinking”
Fred
September 8th, 2012
11:13 am
Any sign of Andrelton in NYC?
Capt.Mudd
September 8th, 2012
11:13 am
But, Nolieee,over the course of 162 outings; one can’t inordinately declare that the way he did; his slump has consumed the majority of a closely watched season and his lack of ‘bounce back’ gives ample rise to the concerns and scutiny of the fans.
VaBravesFan
September 8th, 2012
11:15 am
Can’t wait to see Simmons back in there, he’s an upgrade across the whole board. Hopefully the injury won’t set his hitting back.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:16 am
that is exactly the course he should take,positive thinking begets positive actions.
hey, what else can you expect a counselor to say??
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
11:17 am
Heyward is hitting .300/.358/.548 in his last 355 plate appearances since June 5th.
the first step in getting something done is to envision it as already accomplished
If it wasn’t Uggla, and maybe someone like Francouer after a big game in 2009 when he sucked, what would your thoughts be on it? I get that he’s trying to “pump himself up” – but it’s 2 minutes after the last out and I see a tweet from DOB with Uggla saying “I’m back”.
Just sort of a believer in sample size and not going nuts over one games performance. Need to see more than that is all. Weird in my opinion to see a 719 hitter saying I’m back.
Lew
September 8th, 2012
11:17 am
Well, like nolie said – If you give him grief when he doesn’t come through, you’ve got to give him credit when he does and last night he was a major factor in another Braves’ win – no matter what he did in the rest of the season.
No way to change the past several months, but right now would be a great time to have Dan “Back”..
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
11:17 am
I would expect a guy that jumped from AA to the Bigs to be pretty confident.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:19 am
It doesn’t involve logic, and it wasn’t really meant for fans. what you choose to read into should be of no consequence to Dan
Lew
September 8th, 2012
11:20 am
nolie – I have the feeling that Dale Carnegie is not on the blog’s required reading list. Not much interest in making friends and influencing people here.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
11:20 am
And I get it – positive thinking – not going anywhere without it. Just was caught off guard by it and didn’t expect at all to see that sort of a comment.
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
11:22 am
What comments are ever meant for fans?
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
11:24 am
Fred:
Think the BRAVES would tell anyone if he [Simmons] was? Course with tweets between players, I’m sure the world would know within a few hours.
Juan
September 8th, 2012
11:24 am
The weather outlook is not good for today game at 4:00pm….It’s been rain all morning in queen and a Severe Thunderstorm for all the east coast from Dc to Boston starting around 2:00pm.
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
11:25 am
What comments are ever meant for fans?
The ones offering thanks, they usually come right after thanking jesus.
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:25 am
oh I think some are, I just don’t think that one was.
I see how it could be surprising though
nolie
September 8th, 2012
11:26 am
and mama
David O'Brien
September 8th, 2012
11:26 am
Odd stretch, to say the least: In their past five games, Braves are 4-1 with an 0.60 ERA and a .216 batting average and 11 runs scored.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
11:26 am
AL SIMMONS will be with the big club in less than a week. Bank on it Tomahawkin’
Bat Masterson
September 8th, 2012
11:27 am
Ha, that’s right, can’t forget about mama.
abeeeewright
September 8th, 2012
11:27 am
I thought Chipper had a pretty flat game in the first of the last NY trip.
I’m guessing he’s setting them up for a big finale.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 8th, 2012
11:28 am
O/K/ DAVID:
How’s the weather over by where you are?
Efrim
September 8th, 2012
11:30 am
Imagine if Tommy spins 7 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K’s on Sunday and declares “I’m back”.
I guess I just want to see a larger sample. Wanted to see one from Jurrjens…..and Sheets…..and Medlen.
I suppose the season will be over when I’m satisfied, but if TenneseePaul can take that stand with Heyward, why can’t I with others?
Juan
September 8th, 2012
11:30 am
CNN….Tornado warning in NY ….In queen….take cover Chipper
Venice Jim
September 8th, 2012
11:30 am
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP
Davey Johnson informed Stephen Strasburg this morning his season is over.
Retweeted by Ken Rosenthal
David O'Brien
September 8th, 2012
11:31 am
Braves have hit .216 in past 20 games (9-11 record), scored 3 or fewer runs in 13 of the 20.
On the other hand, they’re 8-5 with a 2.87 ERA in their past 13….
Venice Jim
September 8th, 2012
11:31 am
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP
Davey Johnson made the decision on Strasburg. He believed the media distraction had become too much and affected Strasburg’s performance.
Davey: “I don’t see the ball jumping out of his hand. I don’t see any crispness. This game is 99 percent mental.”