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ChattTownBrian
September 24th, 2012
12:38 am
Hurry back nolie! Get well our blog bud!
ChattTownBrian
September 24th, 2012
12:42 am
I’m predicting a Medlen vs Carpenter showdown at Turner Field.
NO MORE FREDI
September 24th, 2012
12:57 am
Looks like Fredi does read this blog. Good call fat boy.
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
12:58 am
“I might potentially have played”
You’ve implied, incessantly, that you had nothing to do with prior bannings. Yet, today, as was the case a month ago, you seemingly admit involvement. Kindly answer this: have you reported anybody here other than Lentz?
And, as much as I despise several others here, if you think anybody but Dentz deserves it, you’re wrong. And, if you don’t think so, you should’ve said so long ago.
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Steve, sorry to be speaking in ways you could not be expected to understand, as a part-timer…I only mentioned tonight because I pointed out to DOB who that was, since he engaged him in depth…I certainly was not responsible for the direct banning of anyone else (despite his frequent Facebook barbs aimed at nolie and me), with the possible indirect exception of Mixxo, who threw innumerable f- bombs at TOBF, leading me to warn him that he was treading water with such activity, which led to even more bannable expletives aimed at me…
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:14 am
Really, I am impressed that people think I have anything to do with how DOB and the AJC folks run the blog – like I should have any impact beyond that of a single blogger of impeccable character and absolutely no validity of intellectual capacity…
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:17 am
i.e., I never make significant contributions into the blog discussions of lineup and potential trade activity and all the other things of significant importance in which blog input has an amazingly important impact on the Braves’ front office…
DiamondbackMac
September 24th, 2012
1:19 am
VJ
impeccable character
Shouldn’t that be improbable instead of impeccable.
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:21 am
With that, time for me to take my totally unimportant self to bed – feel free to pretend to make inroads into the amazing psychological impact you think that someone who owes his only worthwhile contribution to the blog to the fact that he is off during spring training games…
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:22 am
No – character impeccable, importance improbable…
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:23 am
“I certainly was not responsible for the direct banning of anyone else”
So, this is an answer to my question?
Oh, wait: “possible indirect exception”
May I try a second time, even though I can “not be expected to understand?” Have you reported anybody here other than Lentz?
(And, as a favor, might you directly answer the question, rather than toss a hundred words to avoid it?)
DiamondbackMac
September 24th, 2012
1:23 am
VJ
Good night and may God bless.
Half Empty
September 24th, 2012
1:24 am
several of us said that he was PL, who knows which one DOB noticed
kenhotlanta
September 24th, 2012
1:28 am
It was a great weekend: The Braves won, the Dawgs dominated, and the Falcons won big. Lots to look forward to.
Good night, good folks. (as haggard says).
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:30 am
HE,
It was obvious from post one dude was Dentz. Ellipses abounded, is what I’m sayin’. Dude couldn’t hide himself with Sam and Toby writing his script. I just wanted an answer to a pretty easy question. I just wish I was smart enough to get it.
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:31 am
How’s this:
If I ever reported anyone, I’d say so. Can others say the same?
Half Empty
September 24th, 2012
1:32 am
yes
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:35 am
“Yes”
You speak for VJ?
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:37 am
Steve – I have reported people who used pathetically despicable racist language on the blog, most usually toward an Asian nation represented by a cetain pitcher. And I reported Mixxo, which I did not want to do since cab had a soft place in her heart for him, when he called me horribly despicable words that absolutely deserved banning, but I warned him to stop doing so before I did so…I never reported the person who accused me of such things over and over on Facebook…
Half Empty
September 24th, 2012
1:38 am
you said “others”, that would imply more than just VJ, as an open question to the blog.
You have really become obsessive about him sad to say
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:39 am
But, the person who was banned and complained the most just happened to hit a night when DOB and CR were off, and a random editor saw the comments and took unilateral action…
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:42 am
Fair enough, VJ.
Just thought you should own it, and I respect you for doing so.
Sorry for the obsession, HE. Feel free to scroll. I had to learn, too.
Half Empty
September 24th, 2012
1:44 am
You are not really one I want to scroll past all the time
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:45 am
Steve – I have always answered to anyone who asked directly…
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:47 am
And, I have to admit, I am proud to have become facile at the cumbersome process of reporting as complex as the process is…
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:51 am
“not really one I want to scroll past all the time”
I appreciate that, HE, and I return the sentiment. Though, I find you to be mroe reader than poster. But, as with me and VJ, you gotta take the good with the bad. I’m certainly not going to scroll VJ (however obsessed you may find me to be). Doesn’t mean I’m not going to remain frustrated with certain… content.
Venice Jim
September 24th, 2012
1:54 am
I am off to bed – I will be delighted to answer any questions in the morning, and will attempt to avoid obfuscation and exfoliation…
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:56 am
“I am proud to have become facile”
I’ve never done it, but I know many have talked about the ridiculous layers that were necessary to wade through. I just think that, more and more, this place is a ridiculous fantasy of the nonsensical. To weed out a Mixxo… I don’t know. I find it interesting that you commented a short while ago about calling out a Braves fan. That we were a collective.
And, yet, by a poster’s very involvement, they are a Braves fan. First, and foremost. So, to report a cat is next-level, at least for me. I’ve seen Dentz, and I agree. But, Mixxo could say “F’ you” to me, until eternity, and it would never occur to me to call the teacher. But, that’s me. I don’t speak for anybody else.
Bay Area Steve
September 24th, 2012
1:59 am
Pete,
Tell that frickin’ codger to get his ass back here. ASAP.
Veer
September 24th, 2012
3:44 am
I totally agree with what Van Damn has said. We would have had the best record in the NL. I said this myself several times before that Braves made a huge mistake by not having Medlen start the season. Braves are using Strausberg to save their faces and make themselves look like a genius. Bottom line is there was no plan for the Braves to have Medlen in the starting rotation this year or years beyond this. Reason he is starting is because 1) Jurrjens sucked 2) Beachy Out for season 3) Delgado didn’t materialize 4) Teheran didn’t do anything. There were 4 guys ahead of him.
Now I am hearing how the Braves planned it all along to use Medlen as a starter and have his innings limited. Well that is bullcrap. Medlen was viewed along the same lines as say a Chad Durbin which is nothing more than a RP. Also innings limit? I doubt there was any innings limit planned for him since he wasn’t even considered as a starter. Braves basically used Strausberg situation to their advantage making themselves look like a genius. That is all bullcrap and sad thing is many of you fans buy that idea. If Medlen started in the rotation from the starting of the season then how sure are you guys that there would have been an innings limit on him? Many other pitchers who come of this type of surgery didnt have any innings limit. This innings limit is a new thing started out by Strausberg. How fitting Braves used every little detail of Strausberg to their advantage.
You hear ESPN saying how Braves management is a genius because they knew they had an Ace in Medlen and they wanted him to start later in the year as opposed to start of the season. Lets say Beachy never went down and Delgado turned out to be a decent pitcher then do you guys really think Wre and Gonzalez would have said oh Its Augest time for Medlen to go in the rotatio,
All this is bullcrap. Medlen has never been given enough credit. He was always an underdog
Veer
September 24th, 2012
3:49 am
Of course many of you here probably wouldn’t agree my views on Medlen. Which just goes to show you how the Braves management has made a fool out of their fans and ESPN regarding Medlen issue.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
5:32 am
Yeah, sure.
I totally agree with what Van Damn has said. We would have had the best record in the NL. I said this myself several times before that Braves made a huge mistake by not having Medlen start the season. Braves are using Strausberg to save their faces and make themselves look like a genius.
By the way, bud, if the Braves had used Medlen out of the rotation to start the season, that would have been the huge mistake.
John Leonard
September 24th, 2012
6:37 am
Veer: I agree,and have said that Meds should be in the starting rotation since he was called up.The snarling pack of know it alls,have been very sensitive to his success,as they have attacked anyone who stated different then the cabal line.
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
6:58 am
Same people calling for Meds in the rotation from get go would probably be howling if Braves middle relievers gave up leads that turn to losses early on. Meds pitched 2 innings last season. Out of his 38 relief appearances, 17 of those were more than a inning pitched. Think maybe that also helped out Kimbrel? 20 less appearances from Kimbrel to date and maybe, just maybe he’s been used more effectively and fresher. Medlen in the pen had some to do with this. Would more folks here like to see Livan Hernandez get the ball in middle relief to hold wins? Talk sounds like Medlen didn’t contribute in his role.
Enjoy his current success and quit trying to play arm chair Pitching Coach. I don’t know if the front office had a plan for him or not. He’s not only had success as a starting pitcher, but as a role he started the season in as well and both have contributed to wins this season.
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
7:41 am
Here are the updated magic numbers for each playoff race. No clinching happened yesterday, and none can happen today either.
NL East – Washington – 6
NL Central – Cincinnati – clinched
NL West – San Francisco – clinched
NL Playoffs (relative to Milwaukee, first team out)
Washington – clinched
Cincinnati – clinched
San Francisco – clinched
Atlanta – 2
St. Louis – 8
NL #1 seed – Washington – 9 (relative to Cincinnati)
NL #1 wild card – Atlanta – 3 (relative to St. Louis)
AL East – New York – 10
AL Central – Chicago – 10
AL West – Texas – 7
AL Playoffs (relative to Los Angeles, first team out)
Texas – 3
New York – 5
Baltimore – 6
Oakland – 7
Chicago – 10 (relative to Detroit for division)
AL #1 seed – Texas – 9 (relative to New York)
AL #1 wild card – Baltimore – 10 (relative to Oakland)
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
7:46 am
Kansas City was finally eliminated from the playoffs yesterday with their loss to Cleveland, becoming the sixth AL team and 11th overall to be sent packing for the season. San Diego is now on the verge of elimination and will be done if the Cardinals win tonight.
Here are the elimination numbers for the trailing teams.
NL Playoffs (relative to St. Louis, last team in)
San Diego – 1
Pittsburgh – 4
Philadelphia – 5
Arizona – 6
Los Angeles – 7
Milwaukee – 8
AL Playoffs (relative to Oakland, last team in)
Tampa Bay – 7
Los Angeles – 8
Detroit – 10 (relative to Chicago for division)
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
7:52 am
I did make a little error above on the AL playoff chase.
Here are the correct magic numbers for AL teams to clinch a playoff spot, if interested.
Texas – 4
New York – 6
Baltimore – 7
Oakland – 8
Tomahawkin
September 24th, 2012
8:04 am
Huge Series Win Yesterday…S/O to Huddy who Pitched His #### off!
And That was “The Big Payback! We Sent The Phillies Season Out to The Pasture!
The rest of the Games are Meaningless, Shut B-Macc Down until the Last Series in Pittsburgh
We need a Healthy “Full Metal Jacket” Lineup for that Stupid WC elimination game
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
8:06 am
Chances for playoffs- NL
Nats 100%
Reds 100%
Giants 100%
Braves 99.9%
Cards 73.3%
Brewers 17.5%
Dodgers 5.9%
D’Backs 1.4%
AL
Yankees 99%
WhiteSox 75.4%
Rangers 99.9%
Orioles 91.4%
Athletics 92.9%
Angels 9.4%
Rays 5.7%
Tigers 26.4%
Tomahawkin
September 24th, 2012
8:07 am
Where is Everyone? Are most fans taking a Hiatus until that Stupid WC elimination game since both races for the Division and the WC ended 2 weeks ago?
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
8:09 am
The Braves’ magic number for the NL East is 15. Some combination on 15 Braves wins and Nats losses…8-1 for the Braves, 3-7 for the Nats would do it. It’s obviously a very long shot.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
8:09 am
It really would be cool to see both the O’s and A’s make the the playoffs (which looks likely). Unfortunately, only 1 will advance (unless the O’s catch the Yankees). It’d really be awesome to have an Orioles vs Athletics ALDS.
With the Angels recent struggles, partly due to a bad bullpen, I doubt they’ll make the playoffs. Greinke won’t want to stay there, I hope!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
8:10 am
I’m still holding it out hope! Very unlikely, but still quite possible. But arrrgh, that sweep in Milwaukee hurts more and more
Couch Tater
September 24th, 2012
8:11 am
METHODOLOGY: In three experiments, German researchers had athletes perform their respective sports — soccer (penalty kicks), tae kwon do, and badminton — in casual environments. They then put them in front of large audiences or cameras to create “high-pressure environments” and measured the change in performance. Some of the athletes made fists with their left hand (or held a small ball in their left hand), and some made fists with their right.
Dilemma:
If, I make a fist, I should relieve pressure. But if, I make a fist, I can’t hold the shuttlecock…
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/study-athletes-perform-better-under-pressure-when-they-make-a-fist-with-their-left-hand/262605/
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
8:15 am
8-1 maybe; 3-7 highly unlikely. The NATS are for real.
Let’s win the next six and see where we stand then.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
8:15 am
It’s obviously a very long shot.
Lose to the Beer People today, and lose each of the last three series. About as long as it gets. Still, the Phightens might get mad and the Cards are motivated, so might as well play ‘em all, just for grins.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
8:24 am
Let’s win the next six and see where we stand then.
Really need a couple of those magic series, Braves sweep and Nats are swept. Then see whose shorts stay loose for the last week.
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
8:26 am
You are where you are in the standings because of who you are and what you have been(little Yogi Berra for everyone). Get swept in Milwaukee? Not why you are in second place. Win miracle game in DC 10-9, Chipper heroic against Philly, playing lousy winning 1-0 games against Coloardo? Win games you should have lost and lost some you should have won. Play out the rest of the season and see how the last 3 series turn out. If miracle 2 happens and win division, outstanding. If not, win the WC game and extend your season and take it up a notch. 5 teams have opportunity after regular season ends.
Can’t blame it on Milwaukee series. Team has played over 150 games.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
8:32 am
Can’t blame it on Milwaukee series. Team has played over 150 games.
You bet. Folks sometimes only remember recent events and forget the rest. And dang few here ever consider games won improbably.
Besides, it wasn’t the Brewer’s series. The one that really hurt recently was the series loss to Philly just before Labor Day. Win that series, and they would have been close enough with a month to go to actually have put some pressure on the Nats. Instead, Nats got a cushion and the clock running.
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
8:43 am
Bad series against the Phils and that loss on the opener on Friday was a bad loss.
To me the most difficult loss was on Aug 20. In DC and again opening game on Friday. I think Huddy gives up 4 or 5 in the first and they come back to tie later. Had every chance to win that game and put pressure on Nats and lose in it 13.
Oh well like I said, elevate your game these next 2 or 3 or 4 weeks.
Lew
September 24th, 2012
8:44 am
Bottom line – We’re going to the playoffs and that’s all that matters. If we can’t win a one game playoff with a team with a worse record than ours then we don’t deserve to go any further anyway.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
8:47 am
Where are all of those that were at the beginning of the season saying the braves would be lucky to win 85 games this year. They were at best a 500 club. They would finish 4th. All of those that “know” oh so much and claimed if there was a remote chance of them being wrong they would come out and admit it and give the Braves credit. You are officially being called out. And finally I read one post, its so beyond idiotic that it doesn’t deserve to be mentioned by name.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
8:48 am
Where are all of those that were at the beginning of the season saying the braves would be lucky to win 85 games this year.
Working at MLBN, I believe. Pretty sure everybody on a dais there picked the Braves fourth.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
8:52 am
Please explain how taking 2 of 3 this weekend is a bad series? I understand if the Braves had blown the lead on Saturday that cost the series, then I would get that in saying it was a bad series. But how is taken the series a bad series for the Braves?
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
8:53 am
Sure must suck to be a fan of these guys… hopefully LM doesn’t lower payroll, don’t think they will.
MLBTR: The Marlins will likely scale payroll back to the $70-80MM range after spending a franchise-record $95MM in 2012, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.
The team lost money this season, Spencer writes. Miami moved into its new stadium after spending aggressively on free agents including Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell only to disappoint on the field (66-86 record so far). The Marlins have committed $67.5MM to next year’s team, so their financial flexibility will be limited this coming offseason.
Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez created a stir by saying Jeffrey Loria, the owner of the Marlins and his former boss, is difficult to please, Spencer reports. “There’s not a manager dead or alive that Jeffrey thinks is good enough,” Gonzalez said. “Not Connie Mack, not anyone.” Loria called the comments “classless” and characterized Gonzalez’s work with the Marlins as a “colossal failure.” Loria fired Gonzalez in June of 2010 after he managed the team for four years.
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
8:53 am
I think the Braves had a great weekend, in their last big challenge of the regular season.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
8:55 am
@ncscoots, you are right. You watch, if Braves win the wildcard game 8-1, they will be complaining because they gave up a run and the offense only scored 8 runs. Saying the pitching is imploding.
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
8:57 am
Don’t feel sorry for the Marlins one bit. I do feel sorry for cool dudes like Heath Bell and Mark Buehrle who have to put up with the parade of yahoos they have down there, from the playing field to the coaches to the front office.
Lew
September 24th, 2012
8:57 am
Fredi did a hell of alot better in Florida with a much smaller payroll than they spent this year. Luria’s a damned fool and clueless about baseball.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
8:58 am
Please explain how taking 2 of 3 this weekend is a bad series?
I was speaking of a series at the end of August, not this past weekend.
Loria called the comments “classless” and characterized Gonzalez’s work with the Marlins as a “colossal failure.”
I’m not exactly a Fredo fan, but it’s pretty hard to characterize his results in Florida a “failure”, considering the rosters he had. Loria sounds as if he ought to be one of our posters here, LOL. He’s a little Dentz-ish.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
8:59 am
Weren’t the Marlins supposed to have finished first. Weren’t they the big off-season geniuses? I will take Liberty Media over Loria any day any year.
DC Bravesfan
September 24th, 2012
8:59 am
Hopefully the one game playoff will be a road game in Washington for the NL East…
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
8:59 am
Pretty sure everybody on a dais there picked the Braves fourth.
I had the Braves winning the division with 92 wins. Expected the Phils to be worse, but not quite this bad… Dang those Nats! They never let up.
Don
September 24th, 2012
9:00 am
If the Braves have any success in post season, it will probably be necessary for the pitching to be completely dominant and overcome Fredi Cox managing and the limited hitting.
Trader Jack
September 24th, 2012
9:02 am
TOBF
Jeffrey Loria is a total scumbag. They have the brooms out in Miami, only using them to try and sweep all the dirt under the carpets.
I really hope that the indictments and subpenas come down sooner rather than later
Tomahawkin
September 24th, 2012
9:02 am
“Where are all of those that were at the beginning of the season saying the braves would be lucky to win 85 games this year.”
Im here, but I told everyone to Bank on 92 wins but not win the Division…I also Warned everyone about the Power of The Curley W…That team is the Truth! but that City has Worse Fans than Atlanta
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
9:02 am
If we can’t win a one game playoff with a team with a worse record than ours then we don’t deserve to go any further anyway.
I wouldn’t say that we don’t deserve it. But the rules say otherwise.
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:02 am
Speaking o MLBN, didn’t that yahoo Curt Schilling state the Braves would not be one of the playoff teams after the break? If so, when they clinch the next couple of days he should come on air and admit being wrong.
Nice call Curt.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
9:04 am
ncscoots, I know which series you were talking about. Frankie was saying this past weekend’s series was a bad series. Loria sounds like its always everyone’s fault but his own.
TennesseePaul
September 24th, 2012
9:04 am
Would have thought Efrim would have already posted this… pretty surprised I’m beating him. Or maybe he’s doing so as I type…
Since June 19th
________BB_SO__AVG__OBP__SLG__OPS
Freeman 46 60 .275 .379 .477 .855
Heyward 32 88 .283 .342 .515 .857
Crazy how close those two are in OPS
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:06 am
Guess Schilling is ESPN maybe. Still clown. MLB network has the Harold Reynolds lobbying for Adam LaRoche as NL MVP. C’mon man.
EVEN SMOLTZIE. Braves should save Medlen and Huddy for NLDS. Sad commentary to quality of folks with microphones these days.
Tomahawkin
September 24th, 2012
9:08 am
Don
“If the Braves have any success in post season, it will probably be necessary for the pitching to be completely dominant and overcome Fredi Cox managing and the limited hitting.”
Co-Sign, but defense and Good Baserunning are also huge in the postseason as well as having good depth on the Bench, Our bench is a huge question mark
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:09 am
Bad series this weekend? No never said this weekend was a bad series. Raked them on Friday for inability to hit after having a off day on Thursday and being very uncomfortable with out his lineup is constructed. Still am, but never said weekend was a bad series. Winning 2 was gravy, thought we needed at least 1 win to put the Phillies away for good.
raleighbravefan
September 24th, 2012
9:10 am
TOBF @8:59 – That’s almost my exact pre-season prediction. I was scared of the Nats, but didn’t think they would be there quite this quick. I did predict a Phillies drop-off, but again, not nearly what they did in first half. I NEVER bought into the Marlins hype.
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
9:10 am
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
8:43 am
Bad series against the Phils and that loss on the opener on Friday was a bad loss.
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:11 am
Ray- I was referring to that series scoots was talking about before Labor Day. The Braves gave up the lead on Friday night and lost that game.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
9:11 am
Great combo win yesterday. In the parlance – a team win.
Effective starting pitching combined with knockout relief [106 pitches], tight defense, and timely hitting.
The starter was effective,and the BRAVES hitters wore the PHILLIES pitching out [130 pitches]. Excellent work all around, team. Hat’s off……….
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:13 am
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
9:10 am
“Frankie
September 24th, 2012
8:43 am
Bad series against the Phils and that loss on the opener on Friday was a bad loss.”
Again, wrong series. Hope that clarifies.
Lew
September 24th, 2012
9:14 am
My pre – season prediction was the Braves coming in anywhere between first and fourth in the division depending on whether or not Prado and Heywrd were back to form. They were – Uggla, JJ and Hanson weren’t.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
9:15 am
Frankie, I and a few of us mis-read it then. My bad.
raleighbravefan
September 24th, 2012
9:16 am
Don – You mean that there are enough UNINJURED Braves pitchers to dominate? How can that be? RM and FG have injured them all…RIGHT?
Frankie
September 24th, 2012
9:17 am
Actually I should have been more clearer, easy to pounce on that one.
So glad the Phillies are almost mathematically eliminated. Enjoyed the last two days immensely.
Mixxo
September 24th, 2012
9:19 am
“Bottom line – We’re going to the playoffs and that’s all that matters. If we can’t win a one game playoff with a team with a worse record than ours then we don’t deserve to go any further anyway.” – Lew
Co-sign!
S/O to Tomahawkin!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 24th, 2012
9:20 am
Yeah, Frankie… I understood ya. You were responding to scoots. Quite easy to tell what series you were speaking of.
Our bench is a huge question mark
Meh… Reed is doing well, Rev has a good bat, Ross/McCann can hit at times. Outside of that, nothing impressive. Hopefully by clinching early, we can get some guys some ABs as we end the season.
Get a battle going between Hinske and Overbay, see what Baker can do, and give Rev some final ABs as we head into the post-season. He’ll be our backup SS, need to let him play a bit.
flange1
September 24th, 2012
9:22 am
I must say that I have really enjoyed watching the Braves this year. Heyward has turned it around and it looks like he has a monster career ahead of him.
I guessed 90 wins at the beginning of the season and it looks like I may be a bit low.
But a great year for the Bravos. Hopefully they will continue to play well and the Baseball Gods will smile down on them!
MFin04
September 24th, 2012
9:22 am
“The Marlins will likely scale payroll back to the $70-80MM range after spending a franchise-record $95MM in 2012″
That $95 million is VERY low. USA today has them at $118 million. Maybe because of some trades it was a little lower, but I think they are fudging the numbers to make them look more comparable. Doesn’t matter, no one was paying attention to that team anyways and it was one of the most ridiculous ideas to build that park that they never were going to fill with fans.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
9:22 am
Brian from SC
September 24th, 2012
8:57 am
“…..Don’t feel sorry for the Marlins one bit. I do feel sorry for cool dudes like Heath Bell and Mark Buehrle who have to put up with the parade of yahoos they have down there, from the playing field to the coaches to the front office……”
Heh! Just as it did in the early TURNER years, so it is now with LORIA.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
9:22 am
It just feels good to have a chance again. IF you are in the post-season you have a chance. This team has a chance to go far. Playoffs, you need performance with a little luck to go your way.
ncscoots
September 24th, 2012
9:22 am
Crazy how close those two are in OPS
Interestingly, the kids are both having semi-sucky months and team still has 14 wins. Getting the slumps out of the way in time for the playoffs.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
9:24 am
RAY:
Luck….? Especially in a one game winner-take-all scenerio.
Efrim
September 24th, 2012
9:24 am
Would have thought Efrim would have already posted this… pretty surprised I’m beating him. Or maybe he’s doing so as I type…
Unfortunetly, I’m more focused on this:
Heyward since his 2nd half high mark for OPS on August 26th(.862) – .230/.264/.380 – 25 games, 106 PA’s
Freeman since his 2nd half high mark for OPS on August 12th(.829) – .215/.327/.408 – 37 games, 156 PA’s
They’ve both been disappointing here down the stretch, and I’m really hoping for a strong 9 games to bump their overall numbers higher. Both of them have had very good seasons and I’d hate to see it end this way.
Ray
September 24th, 2012
9:27 am
During the season, watched the mlb show on Showtime with the marlins this year. It was quite evident the constant train wreck that organization is from the top to in the clubhouse.
brian
September 24th, 2012
9:27 am
Loria does not exactly have much street cred as far as owners go.
I am not a Fredi fan but he did miracles with the team that he was given. He had them competing despite being a AAA-AAAA team
TennesseePaul
September 24th, 2012
9:28 am
They’ve both been disappointing here down the stretch
Freeman’s strikeouts have spiked back to what they were at the start of the season. But his OBP is still hanging in there. Miami and New York at home, then the Pirates. Should help the overall numbers and line them up for a strong post-season.
Efrim
September 24th, 2012
9:28 am
Good news: Braves will face six straight RH starting pitchers over this next week.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
9:28 am
98.6. Maintain BRAVOS.
TennesseePaul
September 24th, 2012
9:29 am
My pre – season prediction was the Braves coming in anywhere between first and fourth in the division
So all you were willing to truly state was “the team will not be last.” Really stretched yourself thin on that one. ( :
Ray
September 24th, 2012
9:30 am
@Ghost, I said besides performance, teams need a little luck to advance thru the playoffs.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 24th, 2012
9:30 am
EFRIM:
Well FF is helping…..at least in yesterday’s game.
Efrim
September 24th, 2012
9:31 am
Heyward’s ultra aggressive approach has hurt his on base this year, but probably helped his SLG. Hoping he can put it all together next year. I’m near shocked that he even might not make it to 60 walks. He’s been swinging at everything and anything over the 2nd half.