We’re LIVE from Braves-Rays (and consider Chipper corked)
Oh no! Chipper's not in the lineup! He retired! Call 911! Boil water! (Kidding. It's just a rest day.)
Chipper Jones probably will still retire after this season. He just doesn’t want to talk about it right now.
Jones, holding an impromptu 6 p.m. press conference in front of his locker, told the assembled media: “Let’s face it, we all know which way I’m leaning. But I think it’s best that we put this all behind us. Somehow the cork got taken out, well I’m putting it back in. So I don’t want to hear any more talk about retirement until the end of the season.”
Yeah, well. Good luck with that.
Anyway, my column on Jones’ announcement — and really moreso the absurdity of the past two days — is now posted. You can find it by clicking here.
Ideally, word of recent retirement talks with the Braves would not have leaked out at all. But it probably also would have been better if Jones had tried to end this circus immediately when the story got out two days ago.
In any event, he is doing the right thing now by trying to kill the story because he’s right: The team’s pennant chase should be a bigger story than his retirement (and Bobby Cox would say the same thing about his own retirement).
Jones, as you probably realize by now, is not in the lineup tonight against Tampa Bay, but Cox had already panned on that. “I’m just resting him,” he said. Then, anticipating the ever-present Jones retirement question, he threw his arms up in the air and said, smiling: “I swear I don’t know anything.”
Now let’s see what Tim Hudson can do against the Tampa Bay Rays, as the Braves try to win another series. Since losing two out of three games to Philadelphia May 7-9, the Braves have won (8) or split (3) 11 straight series, a remarkable streak. They have split the first two games of this series against the Rays.
And with that, let’s commence with the LIVE blogging.
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152 comments Add your comment
Stuart
June 17th, 2010
6:37 pm
Should I say “first” or doe sit matter?
Jeff, did anyone ever report which finger is hurting Chipper? His middle one by any chance?
dtc
June 17th, 2010
6:38 pm
First! whopee!
art
June 17th, 2010
6:39 pm
Best thing Frank Wren could do is to find a right handed hitting left fielder. Then rotate Hinkse and the RH LF and all will be better. Let Bobby and Chipper go out a winner big time.
GT Alum
June 17th, 2010
6:39 pm
The only way Chipper should’ve been talking to the press about this in the middle of the season is if he planned to retire in mid-season, which doesn’t seem to be his m.o. How all this plays out will depend on how he plays the rest of this season. Good luck, Chipper!
JTH
June 17th, 2010
6:39 pm
I’m gonna miss him. Now let’s get on with winning the division.
heather
June 17th, 2010
6:41 pm
I think that’s a smart move Chipper is doing. Bobby Cox leaving is bad enough. I just hope he has a better second half than he did the first.
Bravesphan
June 17th, 2010
6:41 pm
Chipper has earned the right to do this however he pleases. He is a team man and always has been. He will step back and do what is best. Go Braves!
Billy
June 17th, 2010
6:45 pm
Chipper Jones, HOF Class of 2016
Gumby
June 17th, 2010
6:48 pm
Agreed with Chipper and Bobby all the way, the Braves have a pennant to win. Braves fans have to get onboard, get behind this team, and remember (now that we haven’t been there in a while and know what that’s like) how good it felt in 1991. This is a GOOD team with the best team chemistry I have seen with the Braves in a while. Let’s go Braves!! Bring out the foam tomahawks and get behind these guys.
Lewis Grizzard's Ghost
June 17th, 2010
6:54 pm
God, I have loved the Braves since 1966 . . . I loved ‘em ’til the day I died and I love ‘em up here in the great beyond . . .
How ’bout a toast?
Here’s to Bobby, Chipper and all who’ve gone before them and to all who’ll come after ‘em!
GO BRAVES!
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June 17th, 2010
6:54 pm
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Chop Chop
June 17th, 2010
6:55 pm
Should’ve kept his damn mouth shut. This stuff makes him look stupid.
Otherwise, it’s a non-story.
Delbert D.
June 17th, 2010
6:57 pm
Got all excited about nothing, again. No Texas moving to the SEC, the Hawks not getting Pat Riley, what are we supposed to think anymore???
Frank
June 17th, 2010
7:00 pm
Lets not forget that it was the AJC that wanted to “scoop” everyone else and publish this. This is not news. This is yet more speculation by an over-agressive sports media looking for someone to say something and then go crush him at their keyboard. Chipper didn’t hold a press conference in all of this. He responded to “leaks” and conjecture. Lets get real here. The AJC published what they “thought”, not the facts.
count_schemula
June 17th, 2010
7:03 pm
dtc, if you made a real comment you would not be looking so redorkulous right now. Let that be a lesson to all of you wannabe first posters.
Chipper is just frustrated. He stated he wanted to return to his power game this year and he just does not have the power at age 38. Even when he hit .364 he was out of power. He’s also tired of fighting the injuries, which makes it that much harder.
Theo
June 17th, 2010
7:05 pm
Drama Queen
Reid Adair
June 17th, 2010
7:06 pm
I agree with Chipper. He didn’t leak this, and he admitted as much. I’m sure more than one media member gathered around knew who leaked it. His announcement shouldn’t be forced to occur simply because some media member spoke with an anonymous source.
The worst part will be the media refusing to let it go until after the season. You can tell some who won’t by the ones who are already blaming his for all of this getting stirred up in the first place.
gunter
June 17th, 2010
7:08 pm
Non-story……….Chipper has been in serious decline for a year and a half. Next year move Glaus back to third and put Freeman on first. Give Chipper a big Chipper Jones Day next year and show him some love. Now back to the pennant race………….
Chippers First Wife
June 17th, 2010
7:15 pm
He’s always had a commitment issue.
asheville dawg
June 17th, 2010
7:22 pm
Chipper put things back in perspective, Bobby’s last season, and making the playoffs.
mountain_jim
June 17th, 2010
7:25 pm
Well Gunter, we only have Glaus under contract for this year and can’t afford him probably next,
JSS
June 17th, 2010
7:28 pm
@ CFW…
As anyone in Macon aside from Bill Shanks knows, he has no problem committing… It is the “keeping a promise, and following through to something besides another woman’s vee jay jay that troubles your ex!” Girlfriend, just keep cashing those alimony checks
JSS
June 17th, 2010
7:32 pm
Can we get one those big countdown boards in the outfield like they had for the Hammer’s homers with Chipper and Bobby on it? However it must have a special DL section on it for Larry…
Eric Dye in Brazil
June 17th, 2010
7:38 pm
This has the makings of a historic or at least a very memorable season shaping up! Enjoy your coverage Jeff!
Lackey
June 17th, 2010
7:46 pm
Nice swing Heyward. 5 feet in the dirt. This guy needs to go back to the minors before he turns into chris chambliss.
JSS
June 17th, 2010
7:48 pm
Equals Willie Mays in 1973… Poll question: 1. Will he trip over himself at 3rd base 2. Pull a oblique getting a bat from the rack or 3. Choke on a chicken wing at the Underground Hooters?
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/icons.at.end.of.the.road/images/willie-mays(getty).jpg&imgrefurl=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1143853/3/23/index.htm&usg=__IBe5J2PK76FewV0FfcubxgYhqUE=&h=692&w=666&sz=76&hl=en&start=17&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=j1GoF8U1Un6xDM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwillie%2Bmays%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26tbs%3Disch:1
turkeycaller
June 17th, 2010
8:06 pm
Leak was by a player in all probability hoping he would go.
Ted Striker
June 17th, 2010
8:07 pm
Fred — You have no class.
Burgess
June 17th, 2010
8:09 pm
Chipper a team man ??????? Give me a break. He wants to be considered the team leader. A leader doesn’t ask out of the line up as much as he does.
DAWGS 4EVER
June 17th, 2010
8:11 pm
TURN THE CHANNEL. IT’S ABOUT UGA 2NITE
AT THE US. OPEN!!
GO DAWGS.
Sonny Clusters
June 17th, 2010
8:14 pm
We was afraid he’d hurt something putting the cork in the bottle. Do you really think he could put a cork in the bottle on the first try? We was thinking he might not be the sharpest Braves player.
Bob Horners Broken Wrist
June 17th, 2010
8:20 pm
I’m sorry folks but can’t you tell that Chipper can’t STAND not being the focus of the team anymore which is why he keeps dragging this retirement talk on and on and on and on. What a selfish jerk. The Braves play better without him and he can’t stand it. Brooks and Omar make him an afterthought and Glaus and Heyward are the stars of the team. He can’t sit back and enjoy being in first place and let Bobby ride off into the sunset as the center of attention. No he has to bring up he might retire…or he might not….I’m scheduling a press conference and will let everybody know what my plans are…hey I’m not ready to talk about it yet….let me get back to you….but I think you know how I’m leaning…..lets wait till after the season..OMG!!! What an A- HOLE!! Chipper I love what you have meant to the Braves but don’t ruin things by trying to steal the thunder from the other guys, you of all people should know better. Let it go and retire with some dignity
count_schemula
June 17th, 2010
8:21 pm
Fred – You’re calling him out on his poor content and then you post that weak minded drivel? What a jackazz.
Sonny Clusters
June 17th, 2010
8:26 pm
Jeff, did you read that they found 60 human heads in a box at the airport? Can you find out if the head of Ted Williams was in that box? That could be a whole new blog.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
8:30 pm
KID SHOT!
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:34 pm
HI FOLKS — Been a little busy, as you can imagine. Just wanted to let you know that the Chipper Jones column is posted now.
Here’s the link: http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2010/06/17/chipper-jones-retirement-shouldnt-be-a-punchline/
I’m going to go back and tweak the beginning of this blog, which will still serve as the live game blog, and then I’ll be back to chat all game.
Thanks for hanging in there.
Back shortly.
By the way, anybody got a hoops score?
Steve
June 17th, 2010
8:38 pm
Jeff, it does not start until a little after 9.
bearcatjacket
June 17th, 2010
8:38 pm
Dude! The sportswriter is asking the fans for a score update?
Welcome to the Earth2.0.
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June 17th, 2010
8:49 pm
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Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:55 pm
Stuart — It’s he right ring finger (but middle finger — funny line).
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:55 pm
Art — I think that’s Matt Diaz when he’s healthy.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:56 pm
GT Alum — As I wrote, he had to address it because he got out but it would’ve been better if the fire was put out two days ago (or, like you said, just announcement retirement now).
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:57 pm
Billy — He’s going in on my ballot the first time his name shows up.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:58 pm
Frank — There was nothing wrong with reporting the story. But when the story got out, Chipper (or the Braves) have to react. That’s my view, and I believe the view of most.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
8:59 pm
Jeff, what is your opinion on Ubaldo Jimenez? How the heck can someone be 13-1 with a 1.15 ERA? Do you think he has a little “help?” A guy on sports talk radio the other day said he really believes he is on something. Even the aces get rocked every now and then (see Halladay the other night) but this guy doesn’t.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
8:59 pm
JSS — you’re just not a very nice person, are you? (How’s the coast?)
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:00 pm
Eric Dye in Brazil — Thanks for the comments. And shouldn’t you be watching soccer? Haha.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:01 pm
Fred — you’re banned.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:03 pm
Sonny Clusters — I’m behind on that story. I usually try to stay ahead. (Hah! See how I did that?)
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:04 pm
Bearcatjacket — DUDE!!!
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:04 pm
Does anyone know when Prado’s contract ends? We need to keep him for a LONG time.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:06 pm
Steve — I really hate throwing suspicions of PEDs out there if there’s not at least strong circumstantial evidence to back it up (see: Clemens, Bonds, McGwire, etc.). I can’t believe somebody on sports talk radio actually said that. Really?
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:07 pm
Chuck Oliver on 680. It was about a week ago. Maybe he is just that good.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:08 pm
Steve — Prado is on a one-year, $440,000 contract but he’s not going anywhere for a long time. He’ll have arbitration rights after this year (and obviously will take a huge jump) and won’t be eligible for free agency until two years after that (unless the Braves lock him up to a multi-year deal, which obviously will be their goal).
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:10 pm
Nice effort by Zobrist, good effort by Glaus running hard the whole play.
Colorado bulldog
June 17th, 2010
9:11 pm
How clutch is Glaus!
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:13 pm
Jeff, just got back from PCB, left wife and daughter there… An update: Red sea weed at bouys…
And please no why you left them there, with tix for fridays game in your front shirt pocket.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:13 pm
Enter your comments here
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:14 pm
Hinske out for defensive purposes.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:14 pm
Colorado — very clutch. He has been absolutely amazing, especially when you consider his April.
Colorado bulldog
June 17th, 2010
9:15 pm
@Steve Ubaldo’s the real deal. Gibsonesque.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:15 pm
Chef — get any new tattoos?
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:17 pm
Lets hope they sign Glaus and move him to 3rd next season. However I am sure he will want $8 million or more at least. I guess they will have the money though if Chipper is gone, which I am sure he will be. Can’t see him playing for a different manager. Even if it is Freddy G.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:17 pm
Next pitch will be No. 90 for Huddy. Another masterpiece.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:18 pm
Jeff, c’mon…tats are so 15 mins. ago. It piercings baby!
Ragnar Danneskjöld
June 17th, 2010
9:18 pm
There can’t be anyone in baseball more valuable to his team than Glaus is to the Braves. he is carrying the team, and I don’t say that ignorant of the contributions of Prado and Heyward and Hinske.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:18 pm
Oh and I’m now into goth.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:19 pm
Chef — I’m more like 20 minutes ago.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:20 pm
Radnar — Won’t go as far to say he’s carrying the team but his power and run production has been huge, given the slow starts from the three players expected to provide RBIs: Chipper-McCann-Escobar.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:21 pm
20 mins. = mullets. (chef had one BTW, wow…I feel clenths.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:24 pm
Anyone up for wagering in potential pitching decisions or Chipper’s code of silence positively effecting immediate payrole?
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
Good job Tim! Another great game!
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
Or not.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:25 pm
Huddy has thrown 102 pitches. They’ll let him pitch to Aybar, which is not surprising.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:26 pm
One pitch. See ya.
J-MAN
June 17th, 2010
9:27 pm
I still think they shouldv’e pulled huddy but glad he got out of it
Colorado bulldog
June 17th, 2010
9:27 pm
Aybar owed us one.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:27 pm
I’m guessing that’s it for Huddy. He’s due up third in the inning.
Ragnar Danneskjöld
June 17th, 2010
9:30 pm
Give Hudson credit for his hit, too – without that hit Glaus does not come to the plate with two outs and bases loaded.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:31 pm
yuni’s shin guard also has highlights.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:32 pm
HOLY CRAP! Yuni thinking?
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:33 pm
Public service announcement. Celtics up 22-14. Know how close Shelden Williams is to an NBA title?
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:33 pm
Jeff who do you like tonight in hoops? Boston 23 LA 14 after the 1st quarter believe it or not.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:33 pm
Ragnar — yeah, he’s 1-for-2. Melky is 0-2.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:34 pm
Billy K. smiling.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:34 pm
By the way, Chipper in on-deck circle (if TV hasn’t showed him).
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:36 pm
That wasn’t very good, was it?
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:36 pm
Chipper back to the dugout, Brandon Hicks hits. Makes sense.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:36 pm
HOLY CRAP! Thats the Yuni I know.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:38 pm
Escobar could be a hell of a player if he acted like he cared or would simply pay attention. I don’t think Freddy G. will take his crap if he is manager next year.
J-MAN
June 17th, 2010
9:39 pm
ok im wrong he is pulling him so Cox is playing smart tonight give it to the BP and get Timmy a win and call it a night
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:39 pm
Johnny Venters coming in to pitch.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:40 pm
Steve — Honestly don’t know what’s going with Escobar right now.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:40 pm
Venters = find.
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:40 pm
Jeffrey, maybe its time for Chipper to retire when he is used as a decoy.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:41 pm
Hudson’s line: 7 innings, 1 run, four hits, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts. If Braves hold on he’ll be 7-2 with a 2.34 ERA and 12 quality starts in 14 games.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:42 pm
Venters is amazing. I say they make him the closer next year. Don’t see Wagner coming back.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:42 pm
Todd — don’t think he was a decoy. Makes more sense to have him bat with men on than with bases empty and two outs.
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:43 pm
Hudson is worthy of an all star start.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:43 pm
Chef, Steve — Agree. This kid is unbelievable and he is the heir apparent as a closer.
shane
June 17th, 2010
9:43 pm
Venters and Kimbrell Braves have a couple good young bullpen guys
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:43 pm
Jeff, which Braves do you think will make the All-Star team? My vote is Prado, Glaus, and Huddy. I say Heyward will if he wins the votes but I don’t think he would be picked as a reserve. Not sure about McCann. Escobar is a tough call too right?
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:44 pm
how would you like to be Hicks? a sacrificial lamb. but a major leaguer too.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:44 pm
Coach Grantham: I’ve NEVER seen Chipper so relaxed in the dugout. Could very well work out well for both sides over the course of the season.
shane
June 17th, 2010
9:45 pm
Gotta get this guy.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:46 pm
Steve .. Agree on those three. That’s probably it.
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:47 pm
chef, i keep in my mind Bryan Jordan’s comment about Chipper not being in the best shape he could be. its a broken (pardon the pun) record about the obliques, the thumb, etc.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:47 pm
Just love the way Venters doesn’t get rattled. Seems very calm and in control out there. Almost Heyward-esque.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:49 pm
Like the way this game has flown by after the rain delay. I may get to see some of the hoops game yet.
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:49 pm
it now seems incredible that Chipper came back from a torn ACL early in his career. now he sits out for a torn hang nail.
todd grantham
June 17th, 2010
9:50 pm
Jeffrey, update us please on the NBA. we dont get those games out here in the sticks.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:51 pm
Tied, 25-25 in 2nd.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:51 pm
Coach: Jordan was out of line in his comments on a sure fire can’t miss first ballot HOF’er.
Jordan could lay the wood on the football field, but his take fails the acid test where atheletism trumps talent.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:52 pm
Looks like the Phillies and Mets won, again. Looking forward to that series at City Field in a few weeks.
JK
June 17th, 2010
9:53 pm
Come on Hudson…help yourself here.
Colorado bulldog
June 17th, 2010
9:53 pm
What? Prado’s only 1-4 tonight. Seems like he gets at least 2 hits every night Must be slumping.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:54 pm
Heyward tonight: home run and three strikeouts.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:54 pm
It’s Wags time.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:54 pm
Here comes Wags…
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:55 pm
JK Hudson has been out of the game since the 7th.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:56 pm
Heyward sure has been striking out A LOT.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:56 pm
Psycho fan playing the air-guitar on centerfield video board. Great. That will just encourage him to do an encore.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
9:57 pm
Wow that would have sucked! Don’t hurt Prado Heyward!
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:57 pm
Great catch … and that was dangerous.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
Fortunate to skip the injury there…
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
How would that have been — Prado and Heyward BOTH getting injured.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:58 pm
ring him up with GAS
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:59 pm
Upton not happy about that but too close to call a ball.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
9:59 pm
And that does it….Braves win series. That makes 12 straight series without a loss.
"Chef" Tim Dix
June 17th, 2010
9:59 pm
Enjoy the round ball, Jeff.
Steve
June 17th, 2010
10:01 pm
Thanks Jeff! I am hoping for a tie in hoops. Hate both teams.
Vino Fino
June 17th, 2010
10:03 pm
This team has just served notice that it is not going anywhere!!! Great win and that’s 4-2 against 2 of the three best teams in the league. We are legit and our pitching will give us a chance to win every night- well 4 out of 5 nights until JJ gets back. Let’s take care of business against the Royals and the White Sox and hope the Yankees can handle the Mets. Unbelievable comeback to take the series after an ugly opener.
Mr Charlie
June 17th, 2010
10:05 pm
Wow, just imagine how good this team would be if we had a manager who knew how to manage a game.
Mr Charlie
June 17th, 2010
10:10 pm
Vine, KK has pitched OK. His ERA is on par with Lowe, not great, but not horrendous. He might win the next 10 decisions, baseball is funny that way.
Colorado bulldog
June 17th, 2010
10:13 pm
Mr Charlie are you kiddin’? Bobby Cox is awesome! A great player’s manager. Whose else would have kept his cool when we were on a 9 game losing streak. Most managers would have stressed their team out. Name one manager the Braves have ever had who is better? And please don’t say Torre.
Vino Fino
June 17th, 2010
10:14 pm
Technically, I didn’t knock KK. I agree that he’s not nearly as bad as his record, but when you are 0-10 and the team 3-11 in your starts it’s hard to feel like you are giving your team much of a chance to win.
JSS
June 17th, 2010
10:22 pm
@ Jeff Schultz…
Ha ha, Chipper can handle it…
Back home in Macon this weekend, my Mother has her last macular traction surgery on Monday morning. So she’ll be down for 10 days, hopefully it correct her vision along with the increase in her regular physical health since her hospitalization of the Spring will give me a chance to spend more time back in the office. She is a independent so-and-so, I know she hates having to be cared for 24/7.
I’m looking forward to a good old fashioned Mexican wedding the last weekend in August as my girlfriend’s cousin is getting married over off Sunset Canyon not too far from work. I get to meet the whole la familia de Gonzalez, especially Don Gonzalez… Pray Mexico makes it out the Quarterfinals…
Mr Charlie
June 17th, 2010
10:31 pm
Colorado, was being sarcastic, I love BC. You might be able to second guess him, but he is great. You are spot on during that 9 game losing streak, a team could have quit on a poor coach right then and there….I know, KK does get a bad wrap, as a team, sometimes you win, sometimes you lost. We just seem to always have cold bats and lose when he pitches. He has hurt his own cause, but he could have Lowes record too. That said, he might win the next 8 in a row.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
10:34 pm
Thanks Chef. Headed home now.
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
10:34 pm
Mr. Charlie — Dude. Really?
tampadawg86
June 17th, 2010
10:34 pm
Jeff write this down. Kawakimi if he stays in the rotation will run our season. Medlen has pitched his way to a spot in the rotation. He is a young right handed Steve Avery! Congrats to the series win against the Rays!!! This series win is huge
Jeff Schultz
June 17th, 2010
10:35 pm
JSS — My best to your mom . . . and I’m jealous about that whole Mexican wedding thing. Just the name “Sunset Canyon” sounds spectacular.
JSS
June 17th, 2010
10:36 pm
@ Mr. Charlie…
What was Smoltz’s record when he went on that winning streak in 1991? He was horrible the first half that year…
JSS
June 17th, 2010
10:43 pm
@ Jeff Schultz…
Will do, it is the only pretty place in Burbank (just kidding), I’ve driven by a couple of times,Lush… They like their weddings and their las quinceaneras…
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Mr Charlie
June 17th, 2010
11:13 pm
JSS, exactly right, I think Smoltz was 1-11 with a respectable ERA and finished around .500.
KK has almost a half run better ERA than Lowe at 4.42. Not exactly Cy Young stuff, but it will earn you a nice living in the Major Leagues for a long time.
We just score a lot more runs when Lowe pitches. KK has had rotten luck, but it does tend to even out over the course of the year.
Herschel Talker
June 18th, 2010
12:35 am
Schultzie – if we can take out the Royals the next two days, thereby making 4 straight wins, then can we in good conscience root for KK to go to 0-10 on Sunday? Which will be higher at the end of the season: Ubaldo’s wins or KK’s losses?
DC Brave
June 18th, 2010
1:34 am
Mr Charlie,
Worst. Comment. Ever.
DC Brave
June 18th, 2010
1:40 am
One more for Mr. Charlie,
Missed your clarification. Apologies. I had wrongly confused you with a crazy person. My bad.
Go Braves. Have to like the way they have come through the last 14 games. 9 – 5 against three division leaders, including the team with the best record in baseball, and a hot hitting team playing at home.
Meanwhile, the Mets are fired up about beating the worst team in baseball (the Os) and a 15-game under .500 Indians. The Braves are in first even though they have played the fewest home games in the NL and have a front-loaded inter-league schedule against the Twins and Rays.
Will be good to see the Royals come to town as we move into the back end of the rotation. Fingers crossed!
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