Comments on: Hometown hero’s story twists into unhappy end

By: ltdbrave

ltdbrave — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:10:39 +0000

The Braves have a habit of shipping players off to another team for stepping on their toes. I guess it is easier than trying to help and set them on a straight path. I am very happy for Jeff but sad for Atlanta. It gave him a chance to get away and turn over a new leaf. It was evident that Pendelton did not know what he was doing. As I have said before, when someone is they say that this is just a business decision, but let them really love a player/coach and that player/coach is not performing, you will never see them pull the trigger. So much for business decisions. Unless the Braves clean house, and this includes Schuerholz and Wren, it will be a long time before they return to the top.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:28:12 +0000

Bobby Cox’s complete failure to teach/ emphasize/ demand that hitters make the opposing pitcher throw some pitches/ work the count/ be selective is unbelievable. This has multiple advantages, and failure to do this guarantees inconsistant run production. Francoeur is a good example of the results of this – the difference between becomming a great hitter and what he became with the Braves. Andruw Jones is an even better example – with his talent, should have been one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. The way he overswung, it was amazing that he could make contact at all. You did not have to have average intelligence to see this. Just more of the results of Cox’s like of management/ direction. And it is not just a few extreme cases, this effects the entire team.

By: John A.

John A. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:36:02 +0000

JF doesn’t understand why the OBP isn’t put on the scoreboard, well Jeff for the same reason they don’t put how much you make each time at bat. Would you like for the fans to know how much you just made to strike out?

By: welikebaseball2

welikebaseball2 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:36:17 +0000

chbeyer: LOL. Are you saying we should have waited for Frenchy to shake his horrendous slump…in spite of the fact that we were sinking in the standings & he was showing no signs of coming out of it? Yeah, he hit much better in NY but sometimes a change of scenery is the only thing to shake such a funk. Who says he would’ve “found his swing” in Atlanta? Pendleton’s to blame for Frenchy forgetting how to hit like a major-leager? If so, you going to give Pendleton credit for Escobar, Prado, & Diaz hitting 300? Based on your take on Pendleton, I guess you’d label the Texas guru as a poor hitting coach too, right? Guess that makes Chipper a poor hitting mentor too right? Remember, he was a bit of an on-the-side instructor for Frenchy. Come on, can’t we go a bit far with the loyalty to the “hometown” guys?

By: chbeyer

chbeyer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:28:44 +0000

Finished the season batting over 300 (as a Met), hit 10 home runs with the Mets and had 78 RBI’s. What did his replacement do? It was a dumb trade. Pendleton isnt a good batting coach.

By: BartBuzz

BartBuzz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:13:16 +0000

I’m glad to see that Jeff has redeemed himself to some degree since the trade. He seems like a nice kid. Too bad he didn’t live up to his press clippings. At least we have Tommy Hanson! That guy can pitch.

By: PMC

PMC — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:57:13 +0000

He cried his way out of town upset he got sent to the minors. He made it clear he hated life here and played poorly all the way out of town. HE DIDN’T PLAY HARD here. He Quit.

He mentally checked out. If that’s not the case then he wouldn’t have performed better after the move. He never really adjusted here because he hated it here and he made that obvious. There was too much pressure for him to succeede locally and they weren’t going to pay him what he thought he was worth because he’s not “the natural” He’s a great defensive player and an average hitter.

By: fred dre

fred dre — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:15:28 +0000

Enter your comments hereopposing managers have always taken advantage of b.c and his lefty righty righty lefty decisions over the years. they would put in a hitter knowing that he would remove a pitcher to face that hitter,a pitcher the opposing manager wanted out anyway. to be honest,bobby haven’t managed the braves in years,opposing managers have.

By: larry e. day

larry e. day — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:52:08 +0000

Enter your comments her GO BRAVES !!!!!!!!!!!

By: Hitting Aint Easy

Hitting Aint Easy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:57:35 +0000

Just wanted to say that when you can’t hit, you can’t hit, and Francouer was a joke of an offensive player. What did he have this year 5 doubles and 5 homers before he was traded? You either better slug or hit for average, neither of which he could do. Sad because I like his competitiveness and fire. Whether he will ever master the strike zone and learn to get on base, not the Braves problem anymore. I highly doubt he will learn the skills this late in his development but I wish him the best. If his comment about OBP is true, then his attitude may forever hold him back. Let’s catch the Rockies.