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Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:09 pm
Awesome for Chipper.
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:09 pm
No, it was a sweep. Sorry, I didn’t understand you meant sudden death games.
veer
October 3rd, 2012
2:11 pm
uggla drive chipper in come on
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:11 pm
The at bats this last two series have been better for Jason. Just needs to break through – hopefully Friday.
Fredo
October 3rd, 2012
2:13 pm
“Teddy wins the President’s Race”
the anti-Teddy fans are going to say that was scripted
Shaun
October 3rd, 2012
2:13 pm
You can. You’d just be in the minority.
Who cares? MVP is all just subjectivity and opinion anyway, right? I’m free from criticism and trying to build a reasonable case for my MVP because it’s all opinion.
MFin04, a player being on a playoff team is probably the very last factor to consider, if it’s even a factor at all. MVP is an individual award. A player’s value is determined by his contributions in terms of helping his team win or increasing their chances to win, not he and his teammates’ contributions.
Try determining MVP based on value, not based on whether you think a player deserves recognition or hype, whether you like him or whether he’s done something that is neat. Focus like a laser on value. All the other stuff has nothing to do with MVP.
The award is not Most Neat Accomplishment or Most Impressive Player on a Playoff Team or Most Popular Player Among Voters. The award should be all about value, otherwise they should just change the name.
tony austin
October 3rd, 2012
2:13 pm
I like the way Chipper is going out, strong. Not trying to hook up with some other team and play until people just shake their heads and say, “He should have left the game years ago.”
I don’t know if Chipper reads the blog, but if he does –> Thank you for everything Chipper. Gonna really miss seeing you play.
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:13 pm
Uggla’s 94th walk of the season.
PDOG
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
Efrim
It is hard not to imagine both Tehran and Delegad not on the Braves next year. I would rather have those two over Hanson and Mahlom the upside is so much higher. They both might struggle at first but like Minor they will figure it out and give the Braves a great rotation for 2014, if not 13. Braves rotation in 2014. Minor, Medlin, Beachy, Tehran and Delegado with Graham and Gilmartin ready to go if there is an injury. I can’t wait
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
Here comes a nice dp!
Fredo
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
B Team’s Boscan comes through!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
Boscan w/ an RBI. Start him Friday!
Venice Jim
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
Well done getting Chipper in, JC!!!
nolie
October 3rd, 2012
2:15 pm
Cool. Chipper goes out on a hit and a run scored
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:16 pm
Was that Boscan’s first MLB at-bat?
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:16 pm
Chipper scores a run on the last game of his regular season career. Nice.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Efrim
You really think FW will be trying to upgrade the starting rotation for next year? (I know you WANT him to, but do you really think that will be a priority for him??)
Just curious……
WTG Boscan and Hoss!
chipontheroad
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSCAN!!! CAN
Tomahawkin (LCS or BUST)
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Nice Hit JC
This Game is In The BAG!
Three Stinking RUNS! 3!!! is all we need Friday! Get It Done anyway, anyhow, Like The Man Said “By Any Means Necessary!”
Venice Jim
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Jayson Stark @jaysonst
I can’t imagine anything bigger can happen in baseball today than Teddy Roosevelt winning his first President’s Race in DC.
Ben Badler @BenBadler
Dodgers Offer Teddy Roosevelt Four Years, $36 Million
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
JC Boscan!
I stand corrected.
Now from the don’t-act-like-I-don’t-know-my-Braves department comes this.
Trivia question: What did JC Boscan do in his first career at-bat?
veer
October 3rd, 2012
2:18 pm
COME ON ALL YOU FRANSISCO SUPPORTERS. THIS GUY HITS WEAKER GROUNDERS THAN CONSTANZA. HIS AT BATS WILL KILL US IN THE PLAYOFFS
tony austin
October 3rd, 2012
2:18 pm
You’d think you’d look for a better pitcher on 2-1 with the bases loaded. I guess not, fortunate that wasn’t a DP.
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:18 pm
Enter your comments here
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:19 pm
Let’s blow em out. Kimbrel doesn’t need to pad his saves numbers any more. Go get em offense!
nolie
October 3rd, 2012
2:19 pm
no, he has around 20 PAs I would guess
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:19 pm
this just in…TR suspended 50 races for PEDs…more at 11.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:19 pm
Uggla with another meaningless OBP thingy….
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:20 pm
John Smoltz might not have been so crazy with his idea of using the BP in the play-in… it’s working today!
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:20 pm
Chipper scores a run on the last game of his regular season career.
Yeah, cue the fireworks on that one.
Let’s hope Friday night provides a more Hollywood like ending.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:20 pm
TR?
Tim Raines? lol
nolie
October 3rd, 2012
2:21 pm
we all know how little you actually know about both baseball and the Braves, Mitchell. Your comments leave no question about it
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:21 pm
Base on Balls to load the bases………… I think he eventually scored. I think it was the last game of the season a couple of years back.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:22 pm
Start Boscan on Friday….
Leave Mac off the roster.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:23 pm
Guess Kimbrel won’t get his ERA under 1 this year. It would have been cool to have a guy in our BP do that in back-to-back years.
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:23 pm
Any guesses on the JC Boscan trivia question?
Figures.
Nothin’ but a bunch of Brave shams!
The lot of you.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:24 pm
I’m thrilled that Chipper goes out this way….
Excellent news. Wish I could’ve watched it if not for this damn blog.
Oh….and work.
Murph
October 3rd, 2012
2:24 pm
BoscFann!
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:25 pm
Bitchell
I answered your question a few minutes ago………… Try to keep up son!
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:25 pm
First at bat?
Boscan batted.
veer
October 3rd, 2012
2:25 pm
Why isnt Hinske in the game yet? Guy needs at bats to be ready for post season
Shaun
October 3rd, 2012
2:25 pm
like it or not, it IS subjective. you saying that value is not subjective doesnt make it so. it certainly is.
Okay, so Jeff Francoeur is my new choice for AL MVP. Eric Hinske is my new choice for Braves’ MVP. Hey, it’s subjective. You can’t tell me I’m wrong because it’s all subjective.
Shaun, you’re an idiot.
Name-calling is a good indication that you realize you’ve lost.
raleighbravefan, so Bourn and Heyward aren’t team players to the degree that Prado is. Got it.
I considered versatility and I still think Bourn and Heyward are just a reasonable for Braves’ MVP as Prado, even with versatility factored in. But Prado’s versatility is what makes him more valuable. Got it.
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:26 pm
Chipper Jones is done and finishes the year at .287/.377/.455 – not sure of the career numbers.
SoCalMom
October 3rd, 2012
2:28 pm
I believe that JC Boscan first MLB at bat in 2010 was a walk and he eventually scored a run
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:29 pm
Heavy Hinske….lol
Ready for the fat farm, you mean.
And retirement.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:29 pm
Love to see Fredi give Kimbrel the ball for 2 innings. Get that ERA under 1!
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:29 pm
Heyward finishes the year at .269/.335/.479. He played in 158 games this year, which is a great thing to see based on the previous two seasons.
He was at .279/.353/.509 on August 27th, so it was a rough end to the season, but hopefully he can have a big coin flip game for us.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:29 pm
Gearrin looking good. Got a lefty out as well. Put him on PS roster over CMart, even for the play-in.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
Shaun – the truth is an absolute defense. You can look it up. You’re and idiot.
SNEAKY PETE
October 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
Name-calling is a good indication that you realize you’ve lost Shaun
what an ironic comment
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
DS1,
Maybe Mitchell has your posts on “auto-hide” or something.
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
DS1, you’re disqualified.
You looked it up. I know it.
You get nothing.
You lose.
Good day sir!
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:31 pm
That’d be awesome to see Kimbrel go 2 today…..
;roll:
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:31 pm
Try that again…
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:31 pm
nolie
Nobody else seems to want to answer my earlier question. Do you see starting pitching being a priority for FW this off season? I surely don’t.
Lots of folks here seem to be fixated on getting a top of the rotation type starter.
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:31 pm
Mac finished at .230/.300/.399 on the year. 1 point short of a .700 OPS. Tough year for Heap.
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
UKUGA
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
Pretty neat day so far.
Mac, Heyward, Uggla, Prado and Bourn have all done things we desperately want and need the to do.
Delgado is in line for the win.
Sheets goes out like he started – throwing gas.
And Chipper gets a safety in his final big league AB.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
Do you see starting pitching being a priority for FW this off season? I surely don’t.
Unfortunately, no. Meds great pitching probably had a big influence on that.
nolie
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
No Wayne, I do not see it as a likely event, though I guess if the right deal comes up it might occur.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
Bitchell
Actually, I did look it up (after I posted my answer) to verify. The older I get, the less reliable my memory. But to be honest, I”m guessing I’ve forgotten more about baseball than you’ve learned on purpose.
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
Jeff Baker is a male nurse in the off-season.
And the regular season.
Is there anybody on this team less qualified to be given a spot on a Major League roster?
I mean, other than Lyle Overbay and Dan Uggla?
ncgary
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
giddy up
TennesseePaul
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
You can’t tell me I’m wrong because it’s all subjective.
Is that what bothers you most? That, given a subjective definition, you are unable to tell people they are wrong?
veer
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
HINSKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAA
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
nolie
Agreed. Not saying a deal couldn’t come along, but I’d be surprised. He needs to fill some holes at CF and LF/3B. And add a bench bat or two.
SNEAKY PETE
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
WTG Johnson. Clicking bats hopefully appearing at the right time
Homer the Brave
October 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Here is a startling fact about playoff gaems at Turner Field. Since 1997 when Turner Field opened the Braves have played in eight playoff elimination games at Turner Field and have LOST ALL EIGHT OF THEM!!!
The facts speak for themselves:
1997 Game 6 NLCS vs Marlins @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
1998 Game 6 NLCS vs Padres @ Turner Filed = LOSS and eliminated
2000 Game 3 NLDS vs Cardinals @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
2001 Game 5 NLCS vs Diamondbacks @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
2002 Game 5 NLDS vs Giants @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
2003 Game 5 NLDS vs Cubs @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
2004 Game 5 NLDS vs Astros @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
2010 Game 4 NLDS vs Gaints @ Turner Field = LOSS and eliminated
They even lost the final home game against the Phillies in 2011 that would have allowed them to play the Cardinals in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card.
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:36 pm
Mitchell,
There’s no one less qualified to post on this blog than you, but that doesn’t stop YOU, now does it?
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:36 pm
Freeman needs a hit to keep him at the .260+ mark for BA.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
Some great swings from Hinske there… Overbay on the NLDS roster when we make it
ncgary
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
for the one game play in game id take sheets over cmart just to say thanks
SNEAKY PETE
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
The facts speak for themselves: @Homer
so, whats your point?
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
If Mitchell thinks a guy shouldn’t be playing, then I am going to assume that the player in question is probably a decent major leaguer.
Used to use the same reasoning with movie reviews from my sister in law, God rest her soul!
UKUGA
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
10Paul FTW @ 2:35!
ncgary
October 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
then it would be my lucjk that it turns into a 21 inning game
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:39 pm
Let’s see if Freddie can hit one to Hines Field. He’s had some epic dingers this season.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:39 pm
Actually, Jeff Baker has made a nice career for himself with the Rockies and Cubs as a utility player and occasional starter. He’d be a good one to hang onto for next year, and maybe a good player off the bench in the playoffs. Hinske sure doesn’t seem to be capable of helping these days.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:40 pm
Thanks, Homer. I already knew that but am glad to see it in print.
His point is that this futility in decisive games is why some of us – me, at least – are not exactly optimistic about Friday’s game.
We seem to have quite the knack at choking away these games, no matter the composition of the roster.
Sad.
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:40 pm
Freeman finishes at .259/.340/.456 for the season. A solid sophmore season, although like Heyward, slump the last third to bring down the overall slash line.
SNEAKY PETE
October 3rd, 2012
2:40 pm
no question. If it is about baseball and Mitchell says it, you can take a 180 degree position to the bank.
tony austin
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
I can’t stand the strike out, I think it’s one of the worst outs in baseball. I do understand that players are going to strike out on occasion, it happens. That strike out from Freddie should not have happened.
Tumbledown
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
Determining an MVP always will have some subjective quality even if based on objective data. The decision to base an MVP decision on objective data is really subjective over whether to use more of an eye-ball test.
That is my objective subjective opinion.
Mitchell
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
DS1, you know, you’re the first person to ever refer to me as that.
How did you come up with it?
Fredo
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
Freddie’s last multi hit game was Sep 25 …. since then he’s only gotten 3 hits (26 at-bats counting today)
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
I should say more like slumping last quarter of the season for both Heyward and Freddie. Once mid-late August hit, they both started to slump.
Murph
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
Gah, Heyward finishes one point below .270 and now Freeman will finish one point below .260.
On a positive note, McCann’s two hits got his average up to a robust .230.
Bat Masterson
October 3rd, 2012
2:41 pm
Oh good grief,
I got busy and forgot about the game.
SNEAKY PETE
October 3rd, 2012
2:43 pm
814 for Heyward? I’ll take it. Lets hope for 850 next season.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:43 pm
What do you guess? C-Mart and Moylan for the 8th and 9th? Or we could run Batista out there to get things close so Kimbrel could get another save!
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:43 pm
Gah, Heyward finishes one point below .270 and now Freeman will finish one point below .260.
Yeah, that friggin sucks. Freddie just needed one hit today to stay above that. Or just 0 for 3.
Stupid Fredo kept him in there….
Shaun
October 3rd, 2012
2:43 pm
TennesseePaul, what mildly annoys me is that the most valuable player, the most deserving player will probably not be the MVP because people think “valuable” is a subjective term.
Most valuable anything means having the most worth. That is not a subjective thing.
usnavyvolfaninva
October 3rd, 2012
2:44 pm
Venters.
Tumbledown
October 3rd, 2012
2:44 pm
Homer the Brave – Those are scary facts regarding the Braves’ playoff performances at home. Here is what I suggest for the fans at the game on Friday: ditch both the chop and the chant in favor of simple loud cheering and waving of some nasty towel. Fans need to create a different vibe in the stadium.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:45 pm
Sorry Mitchell/Bitchell. I have already posted roughly 10 times to you today. I have reached my allocation of posts to folks that really don’t deserve to be read. So this will be my last one to you today buddy.
Bo Graves!!!
Efrim
October 3rd, 2012
2:45 pm
814 for Heyward? I’ll take it. Lets hope for 850 next season.
That’s the floor, imo. Sorta like .800 was this year, for me at least.
TennesseePaul
October 3rd, 2012
2:46 pm
Most valuable anything means having the most worth. That is not a subjective thing.
It is totally a subject thing. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
David O'Brien
October 3rd, 2012
2:47 pm
A perfect 1-inn appearance for O’Flaherty, who hasn’t allowed an earned run since his first appearance after the All-Star break.
Six Braves pitchers have thrown a 2-hit shutout through seven innings today.
phil
October 3rd, 2012
2:47 pm
Most idiotic anything means being shaun. That is not a subjective thing.
You are, in fact, an idiot, because you’re totally inflexible in thought.
A true robot. It really is almost amazing.
DS1
October 3rd, 2012
2:47 pm
navy
Probably. Moylan has seen limited usage so far. Might not make the playoff roster.