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David O'Brien
September 14th, 2012
10:47 pm
The Braves have won 20 consecutive games started by Medlen, the longest streak in the majors since the 2001 Yankees won 20 in a row by Roger Clemens.
Nerdville
September 14th, 2012
10:48 pm
Well, well, well. Uggla did nothing tonight, no surprise there. Offense again didn’t support the pitchers. Again no surprise. But now Prado, Simmons, Medlen and Kimbrel; those guys are baseball players.
cabravesfan
September 14th, 2012
10:49 pm
kelevra-
the best player is not always the one on a play off team. You can’t control how good your team mates are. Also, Trout (who, disclaimer, I love) is hitting .331/.397/.569 with 27 HR, 77 RBI, 41 SB, and 115 R – leads the league in average, stolen bases, and runs scored. Hard to question the MVP talk with him (clearly, the ROY is all but etched with his name already)
Ric Flair to Right
September 14th, 2012
10:49 pm
There is not a better pitcher in baseball right know than Medlen!
David O'Brien
September 14th, 2012
10:51 pm
The 8 strikeouts looking by Medlen were most in the majors this season and most for a Braves pitcher since Maddux had 8 in a game in 2000.
Frank Wren
September 14th, 2012
10:52 pm
After thinking as much as my pea sized brain is capable of, it is now time to shut down Medlen for the rest of the year. We are going to send him to Arizona to stretch some more.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
10:52 pm
God bless Kris Medlen! If it’s any other Braves’ starter tonight, the Braves lose.
Sorry, nolie, I respect you and all, but you’re gonna be waiting a L-O-O-O-O-O-NG time if your think that young Mr. Medlen is gonna fall apart. The man is the real deal!
Fredo
September 14th, 2012
10:53 pm
“I think we should be rooting for the Dodgers because it is unlikely that they would have the time to have the rotation lined up for them to be starting Kershaw in the wildcard playoff”
he last pitched Tuesday, next scheduled to pitch on Sunday. If they don’t have any PPD games, injury forcing pitching changes, etc. he’ll then pitch: the 23rd and then again on the 30th. He likely won’t pitch in their final 3 games of the season against the Giants unless they manage to get closer to them in the standings but they doesn’t seem likely since that series is a little less than 3 weeks away and the Giants Magic Number is only 12.
So it would set up perfectly for them if they wanted to pitch him in the Playoff game since that game would be that Friday after the reg. season ends
Disgusted
September 14th, 2012
10:54 pm
The Braves are great — they are not BUMBS anymore.
One for the good guys.
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
10:55 pm
cabravesfan
oh yeah trout and cabrera are both monsters, especially trout as a teenager and missing the first month,wow and no disrespect to either of them….but every debate is between those two and im just wondering what i missing
usnavyvolfaninva
September 14th, 2012
10:55 pm
Yeah, F.P. Santangelo basically just called BALLGAME for the Nats the next two days; he said after the braves won that they’d be in trouble if they hadn’t won with K-Med on the mound.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
10:56 pm
Sorry, Frank Wren, but even the GM is not THAT moronically stupid.
He’s just selectively retarded when it comes to hitting, hitting evaluation, and hitting procurement.
Disgusted
September 14th, 2012
10:56 pm
Medlen and Minor is the future of this rotation & don’t be surprised if they keep Hudson after next yrs option yr.
I won’t be surprised if Hudson can pitch till he is 42 and still be not far from the level he is at now.
His first chioce would be here & if the Braves do not disrespect him I can see keeing him around for a decent deal.
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
10:57 pm
oh and hamilton has 42 HR not 41 and 123 RBI’s not 122
Lee in S GA
September 14th, 2012
10:57 pm
It it had been the other so call young pitchers of the future for the Braves pitching like Kris many would not shut up on here…but it is Medlen and many look like I always knew…they know no more than the average person about baseball…
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
10:58 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
10:46 pm
Dan Kolko @masnKolko
That’s a MUCH bigger win for the Braves than it is a loss for the #Nats. Atlanta needed it.
Nats beat writer…
told ya ! sinister !
Disgusted
September 14th, 2012
11:00 pm
“There is NO WAY you’d ever want to see Kershaw with the season on the line. I’ll take the Cards”
A-Bomb — You might be right but I hate rooting for the Cards to win a game after last yr. I want the Cards to lose every game possible – I hate em more than any team in MLB now.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 14th, 2012
11:00 pm
Nice win for the BRAVES tonight. This really was a game they could not afford to let slip away……and they didn’t. They pretty much have DETWILER’s #, and E.JACKSON’s too. Let’s double up guys because GIO GONZALEZ is tough to beat.
Disgusted
September 14th, 2012
11:01 pm
Uggla > Josh Hamilton
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:01 pm
but we did make a error to give them a game earlier, so we are even and its on from saturday to sunday..
cabravesfan
September 14th, 2012
11:03 pm
kelevra-
Trout actually just turned 21, but yeah, he’s putting up those numbers while missing the first month…but you know how “experts” get
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:03 pm
not sure where I seriously said he was gonna fall apart MBBF, though I made what I thought were a couple of very obvious jokes about it.
I thought he was more valuable in the pen, I was mistaken and have admitted it several times. I never said he would not be a decent starter.
MVPrado14
September 14th, 2012
11:03 pm
Cards or Dodgers, doesn’t really matter which one until the Braves start playing like a playoff team. And it’s been a while now …
Fredo
September 14th, 2012
11:03 pm
…. well i did quick math and I think I shorted him a start; if I looked at it right this time around he could get 4 more starts (the 16th, 22nd, the 28th, and then the 3rd). So with the division a long shot still, they might do something different with his last start. Of course this also implies that they’re set in the Wild Card, they could easily be trailing/barely leading and him starting could be the difference between them getting in or staying home. So who knows, if the Braves get in they might not know anything about their opponent/pitcher until the regular season is done
David O'Brien
September 14th, 2012
11:06 pm
Braves pitchers had a season-high 17 strikeouts, also a season-high for Nationals batters
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:08 pm
i do think whatever happens the rest of the way, wren will blow this team up after the season. poor terry got blamed for the hitters. then the guy last year got fired. and now the new guys. folks its not the coaches. most of these guys cant hit and you cant argue with that. i dont thing mccann, prado, bourn, ross and maybe freeman are back. i would say uggla but who wants him ??? maybe the diamondbacks.
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:08 pm
season high for the gNats huh? Wow, we really dominated them suckers tonight….
MiaBchBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
If by some miracle the Braves win the next two, they don’t need a cleanup hitter…
They need lithium and klonopin.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
think….
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
wow the angels have 9 right handed or switch hitting every day starters (including the DH)…..maybe we can trade them a few of our lefties for a few of their righties
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
+1 to Mr. Flair at 10:49
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:09 pm
i do think whatever happens the rest of the way, wren will blow this team up after the season…Boo
how can you blow up one of the two or three youngest teams in baseball that has a winning record?
Veer
September 14th, 2012
11:11 pm
Either just hit homerun to save the Dodgers season
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:11 pm
kelevra – I think the Angel most likely to be a Brave is Bourjos. Haren would also be an interesting addition
MVPrado14
September 14th, 2012
11:15 pm
“how can you blow up one of the two or three youngest teams in baseball that has a winning record?”
There’s the rub – they are good enough to have a winning record but nowhere near good enough to be a real threat in the postseason
And it’s why we’ll be stuck with Fredi for another season because Wren won’t fire him after he “guides” his team to that one-game playoff.
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:15 pm
If all we get is Bourjos we are in a world of hurt
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:18 pm
i read an article that said the braves were looking a justin upton before spring training started. well his brother b.j is a FA at the end of the year and if we could get his brother justin from the diamondbacks, we would have a outfield of the upton brothers and heyward. you talk about fast and powerful. scary !!!!!! heyward could hit 30+, justin 30+ and little brother 20+. now tell me that aint scary !
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
11:18 pm
brian mccann, juan fransisco and a pitching prospect for trumbo….anyone….anyone
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:18 pm
no way to say how good they will become as young as they are. those three stalwarts should improve a bit again next season.
we need a real proven dependable RHed hitter with some pop and a decent OBP. Get that and get any improvement at all from H/F/S and some health in the pitching and they could easily be noticeably better.
uga-brave
September 14th, 2012
11:19 pm
what is the love affair around here for lh janish type outfielder (bourjos) ?
Venice Jim
September 14th, 2012
11:20 pm
My theory on who (or, more properly, what) to root for now is (in the unlikely event the Nats do not fold and the Braves dance on their bloody corpses as we march into first) is a multi-way tie for the 2nd wild card so all the best pitchers have to be used over and over in a never ending cycle of play-in games…
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:21 pm
BJ Upton sukks, he is a bumb who has never come close to living up to his potential.
Having said that,from years of experience watching him in Tampa, it would not surprise me too much if he ends up a Brave.
If he does, you will prolly not end up as a happy camper.
uga-brave
September 14th, 2012
11:21 pm
kelevra, in a heartbeat, but trumbo is almost untouchable.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:22 pm
i didnt include freeman and heyward in the blow up. when your hitters dont improve between 3 hitting coaches, you have to get better talent here to not gamble next year wthout any changes. you see how dangerous they are to not making it.
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 14th, 2012
11:22 pm
I always measure BRAVES pitching against the club’s gold standard…….MADDUX’s 1997 trilogy of starts between June 26 and July 22……..90, 84, and 76 pitch complete games. I mean……
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:23 pm
there is NOT gonna be a blow-up. One major addition, one decent one maybe and a few pen/bench changes.most of the team will be back again I betcha
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:25 pm
ah, b.j has 21 homeruns and bourn has 10….
Half Empty
September 14th, 2012
11:26 pm
Yes. All the starting position players will be back except probably Bourn, and most of the starters and the big pen guys too
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:26 pm
Trumbo would be great but the Angels knew his potential and thus referred to trade him this past offseason
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:27 pm
so what? who cares about how many homers the guy has? most everybody in Tampa hates him
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:28 pm
if b.j plays on a team with his brother, i betcha he would be a better player. you have got to know thoseto brothers have dreamed about playing together their whole life….
the Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 14th, 2012
11:28 pm
98.6………”cool, and deliberate”……..PHAROAH’S ARMY
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:28 pm
nolie – the only hope would be that BJ would be happy and reach his potential. If he does not cost too much he is an option. Just not a leadoff hitter. Now if BJ could convince his brother to force a trade to the Braves as well…….., I could definitely go for an OF of Upton, Upton, Heyward!!
uga-brave
September 14th, 2012
11:29 pm
bas, somewhere Efrrim (by the way i do not think he watches the games) is walking around mumbling,
high floor low ceiling.
he does not miss bats.
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:29 pm
Bourjos would be great for the Braves if he came with Dan Haren
Veer
September 14th, 2012
11:29 pm
If Kershaw were to go on regular schedule without Dodgers skipping any start then his last game of the season would be game 162 vs the Giants so should the Dodgers advance we wouldn’t be facing Kershaw.
If the Dodgers opt to use dayoffs and keep Kershaw on a regular 4 off day b/w start schedule then his last game of the season would be game 160 vs Giants on Monday. This would mean he can start aganist the Braves on a 3 day rest on Oct 5th. This is what we absoutely have to avoid.
Now the Dodgers can choose to have Kershaw pitch with only 3 days rest. Assuming he pitches 1 start with 3 days rest then it would give him a 4 day break and most likely pitch Oct 5th.
If Dodgers choose to go with Kershaw on 3 days rest for 2 starts this season then his last regular season game would be Saturday vs Rockies. This would mean 6 rest days until Oct 5th. Can he be used in a tie breaker game on Thursday vs Cardinals? For this he would have 5 days rest so YES Kershaw vs Cardinals Game 163
If the Dodgers make it to the wildcard without their being a game 163 then we are finished on Oct 5th. I am not sure if we should be rooting for the Dodgers or not. Cardinals can beat you in so many ways but Kershaw is GOD. You can’t beat God. As long as we don’t face Kershaw Dodgers are an easier oponenent but from the above scenario it looks as if Kershaw is lined up perfectly to make a start vs us barring a game 163
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:30 pm
Trumbo would be great if he could ever get some plate discipline and up that OBP
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:32 pm
ok im going to save post about the blow up and see who will be right doing the winter meetings. i will paste it and we will see…
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:32 pm
BJ has all the tools, but is a fairly crappy defender anymore too. Guy has been a big disappointment ever since ‘08 or so
Venice Jim
September 14th, 2012
11:33 pm
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi
I’m staying up late on a September Friday to watch the Orioles and A’s. Never expected to say that – which is why this sport is so great.
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:33 pm
define what you mean by blow-up. i defined what I meant
the truth...
September 14th, 2012
11:34 pm
Let’s talk about Simmons…..since he has been back what’s he up to?
9-10 first night back…grounded into a double play and the only run we scored came across the plate
9-11 second night back …two hits of the four Braves hits…… no runs Braves shutout
9-14 Tonight ….two for three….one rbi on sac fly scored the other run…
Does anyone doubt that this guy is lightening…..? He makes things happen offensively while being incredible in the field…
I ‘m for moving him up in the lineup where he’ll have a better chance to drive in runs….
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:34 pm
brian
September 14th, 2012
11:28 pm
nolie – the only hope would be that BJ would be happy and reach his potential. If he does not cost too much he is an option. Just not a leadoff hitter. Now if BJ could convince his brother to force a trade to the Braves as well…….., I could definitely go for an OF of Upton, Upton, Heyward!!
hello ???? thank you !!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
11:35 pm
I wouldn’t touch BJ Upton with a 10 foot pole….
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:37 pm
yes or no on return:
Mac
Freeman
Uggla
Simmons
Prado
Heyward
Meds
Huddy
Minor
Hanson
Maholm
Kimbrel
EOF
Venters
Delgado
Teheran
Moylan
old man
September 14th, 2012
11:44 pm
Mac NO
Freeman YES
Uggla NO
Simmons YES
Prado YES
Heyward YES
Meds YES
Huddy MAYBE
Minor YES
Hanson NO
Maholm YES
Kimbrel YES
EOF YES
Venters NO
Delgado YES
Teheran YES
Moylan YES
Venice Jim
September 14th, 2012
11:44 pm
In no particular order: yes, no, yes, yes, yes, yes, no, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no, and however many more yeses get me there…
uga-brave
September 14th, 2012
11:44 pm
DOB, here is a nice headline for the ole blog tmmrw.
”kris medlen and mike minor now have the two lowest WHIP’s in the starting rotation.
time to look at minor’s peripheral’s
161 ip’s and 141 hits. 132 k’s.
in a three game series he is the third starter.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:45 pm
i defined what i wanted to say too…
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:46 pm
hey jeffery d, where are you man ?????
David O'Brien
September 14th, 2012
11:47 pm
Bravos quotage from the clubhouse
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/14/braves-quotes-after-fridays-win-against-nationals/
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 14th, 2012
11:49 pm
Chipper Jones @RealCJ10
13 punchies by Med? Unbelievable! Huge win for us tonite. Played good in all 3 facets. Playoff type feel at the Ted. Lets go Braves Country!
Good night folks. Peace.
Venice Jim
September 14th, 2012
11:50 pm
Honey Goober Person – So, your definition is Heyward, maybe Freeman remain – you did not mention pitchers, so can we assume they are all back or all gone?…
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
11:50 pm
theonlybravesfan
and im sure he would appreciate it if you wouldn’t……would be tough to explain
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:51 pm
old man
September 14th, 2012
11:44 pm
Mac NO
Freeman YES
Uggla NO
Simmons YES
Prado YES
Heyward YES
Meds YES
Huddy MAYBE
Minor YES
Hanson NO
Maholm YES
Kimbrel YES
EOF YES
Venters NO
Delgado YES
Teheran YES
Moylan YES
i agree except, maholm
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:53 pm
Mac will be prolly back as will Huddy. Very unlikely that they do not pick up those options, old man.
Venters might go since he becomes arb eligible, and EOF might go in the right deal since he becomes pretty pricey for a non-closer.
One of the kid pitchers likely goes in a trade for an Ofer or third baseman..
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:53 pm
if i didnt mention them, then i think they should stay, VD catchable person…
John Leonard
September 14th, 2012
11:54 pm
Old Man: Huddy yes,Moylan,see in Spring.
nolie
September 14th, 2012
11:55 pm
you defined nothing, you just said blow up.
and if you think that Uggs is gone next season you are dreaming. he Mac and Huddy will all be back
Venice Jim
September 14th, 2012
11:56 pm
This was posted 2 batters into the game – maybe this guy needs to learn about extremely small sample size…
Whoa Meds!
September 14th, 2012
7:42 pm
What a day for Medlen to be less than sharp. Hanging pitches, not finding the strike zone, behind in counts. That aint Medlen. Pair that with no offense and this could get ugly.
Hope he can settle down before any damage is done.
Veer
September 14th, 2012
11:56 pm
If it were up to DOB his headline for tomorrow would be ” How I ate 2500 carlorie Butter burger”
He is forced to come up with Braves headlines but his real passion lies in eating high carlorie junk foods.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:57 pm
didnt i say know one would want uggla ???! i know for a fact i did….
kelevra
September 14th, 2012
11:57 pm
nolie
hudson and uggs i agree with you….but for some reason i see them trading mccann while his value isnt to far removed from it’s peek for a right handed catcher….
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:58 pm
no one….
cabravesfan
September 14th, 2012
11:58 pm
didnt i say know one would want uggla ???! i know for a fact i did….
Sooo…3 or 4 people is everyone?
John Leonard
September 14th, 2012
11:58 pm
Other than the young players,Huddy is the best deal money wise we have.Not an ace anymore,but would have 15 wins this year with any offense.
uga-brave
September 15th, 2012
12:00 am
anybody else just catch that segment on the MLB network? just called medlen the best pitcher in baseball.
hard to argue lately. real hard to argue against it at all.
they ran the entire sequence of all the K’s.
it was charlie ‘oBrien like.
pretty only a handful remember him, but it was the same
he and ross were in a rocking chair. everything ross called and where the target was nailed.
hung one pitch.
nolie
September 15th, 2012
12:00 am
so you still have not said what you mean by blowup. how many starters are going?
If you just mean pen and bench, that is not a blow up. they change a fair amount most seasons
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 15th, 2012
12:00 am
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 14th, 2012
11:08 pm
i do think whatever happens the rest of the way, wren will blow this team up after the season. poor terry got blamed for the hitters. then the guy last year got fired. and now the new guys. folks its not the coaches. most of these guys cant hit and you cant argue with that. i dont thing mccann, prado, bourn, ross and maybe freeman are back. i would say uggla but who wants him ??? maybe the diamondbacks.
and there it is…………………….
Venice Jim
September 15th, 2012
12:01 am
VD catchable person…
Well, Honey Boo Boo might need to join Mixxo in Bozoland, if you find responding to a respectable question (which does make fun of the horrifyingly disturbing TV show you watch day and night) bad enough to wish horrible diseases on fellow bloggers – I will assume you are just drunk and stupid, and not turn you in for your boorishness and ghoulishness…
nolie
September 15th, 2012
12:01 am
they might sign the option and trade Mac, but I’m just not seeing it, we have nobody even close to replacing him
Venice Jim
September 15th, 2012
12:02 am
Too BooBooish to understand what blow up means, obviously…
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 15th, 2012
12:03 am
i think i was talking about hitters and not pitchers. i should have said blow up hitters, is that better ??!!
nolie
September 15th, 2012
12:05 am
i dont thing mccann, prado, bourn, ross and maybe freeman are back.
ok that is a definition. a crazy one, but a definition. dumping Ross is not anything like a blowup and we all know they are not gonna pay for Bourn most likely. no way in hell is Prado or Freeman going anywhere, and McCann is possible but highly unlikely.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 15th, 2012
12:06 am
i like that show ! that little girl is adorable! dont accuse me of making fun of people. you dont know whats in my heart !!
cabravesfan
September 15th, 2012
12:06 am
So, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo wants to dump both our catchers (leaving us with JC Boscan as the starter), our most consistent player (that can play 5 positions), and our 23 year old gold glove caliber starting 1st baseman. Sounds like a good idea…
Venice Jim
September 15th, 2012
12:06 am
Coming attraction on Baseball Tonight:
Pitching Duel in D.C.
Nationals vs. Braves goes down to the wire…
John Leonard
September 15th, 2012
12:08 am
Uga: Yes,on MLB tonight,but that was Wild Thing Mitch(Can’t find home plate)Williams,but I agree.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 15th, 2012
12:08 am
VJ -some bloggers on here havent gotton along with you at times on here. stop fronting.
Venice Jim
September 15th, 2012
12:08 am
I cannot imagine how thoughtless it was of me to misjudge your heart after wishing VD upon me – you are a paragon of all that we wish our fellow humans could be…