Show #105: The Braves Sweep Away the Losing Streak
Bobby’s hitting instructions for Heyward. The starting rotation. And the Jekyll/Hyde nature of the 2010 Braves.
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May 5th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Curt – We should all realize that Spring Training/Exhibition Season means nothing. Right Troy?
May 5th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Okay, you press pass people, you have a chance to change the team. During all this eyeball business with McCann, I’ve been wanting to say this, but didn’t want to be one more person with a long distance medical opinion, cuz generally those are dumb.
BUT,
Mac’s struggling and rubbing his eyes again. He is a candidate for Ocular Rosacea. Can somebody drop the hint when you get close enough? He gets the rosacea redness sometimes, and his last name starts with Mc (that’s no joke, Irish/Scotch heritage brings it a lot). He’s in the years when rosacea’s facial redness isn’t normally as bothersome as it is in the late 30′s & 40′s, but the ocular part which effects vision intermittently often sets in around now (20′s).
Optometrists (sp?) are slow to diagnose it. An eye test isn’t always reliable. It comes and goes, and it’s kind of a film/ inflammation. It’s treated differently than other vision problems. Antibiotics, special drops, and such. I have it, but it’s so mild I just drop in some natural tears when it flares and bear with it. But I’m not trying to look at a 95 MPH fastball. There have been days, though, when I couldn’t hit a 50 MPH beach ball with the vision in my right eye fuzzing over. And it apes regular vision trouble.
One reason it might be an especially slow diagnosis for Mac, if he has it, is that it is generally more associated with acne rosacea than non-acne (facial flushing) rosacea. But you can have ocular rosacea without the acne, as I do. Never had the acne part. Often had the ocular.
So, there it is. Your ameteur medical opinion of the day. Mac may need a dermatologist more than an eye doctor. Spread the word.
May 5th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Very interesting Dr. B-Oz. Makes sense to me. Is this a fairly common affliction?
I really love KK’s quotes at the end of DOB’s blog…not blaming the lack of run support or his blister but rather his poor pitching for the loss. I think we win tonight. We just can’t keep losing. They can’t ALL hit this bad forever. I hate when we play in Washington cause I’m blacked out…too close.
May 5th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
About 16 million Americans have Rosacea. The mild cases are the most common, and frequently go undiagnosed. (It’s not that destructive to most people – just to be red-faced more often than usual, or have dry eyes, etc.) Up to 60% of rosacea victims are believed to have some ocular symptoms.
May 5th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Sorry, that Princess is such an imposter. Quick guys, call Megan and set up a meeting with Mac and his quack Dr!
May 5th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
“I hate when we play in Washington cause I’m blacked out…too close.” You don’t hate when we play Washington because…we tend to lose??
May 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Anne, I think what you’re looking for there is “I hate when we play baseball teams.”
May 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Well, I’ve come to the conclusion that i enjoy watching them play even if their losing is probable. I wish I could help it but, alas, I cannot.
@Braves tweeted “ESPN Magazine polled 100 MLB players on various topics. When asked who is the best maager – Bobby Cox was the winner.”
May 5th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Well, I’ll admit he’s a better maager than he is a manager. I once got maag’d in Central Park. I tried to defend myself, but my punch to his face was ineffective. He was so nice, though, he took my money but said as he ran away “You threw a good punch… it just didn’t land… get ‘em tomorrow…”
May 5th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
p.s. I don’t mind losing as much if I can at least enjoy the privelege of being grumpy about it. I think that’s something I always misunderstood about the whiney fans. It’s a legit way to follow a team: griping about it. It’s not always as serious as you think. Sometimes it’s just the funnest shtick available given the team at hand.
May 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Bubdylan, you’re hilarious. I didn’t even notice that. You have a crazy and entertaining brain. Go Braves!!! I feel a win tonight…in my gut. Of course I did eat lunch that was prepared by a bunch of sweet, very old ladies. Have I mentioned how I love the new format?
May 5th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Well, for the record, I never thought of you as whiney. Sometimes I just crave a glimmer of hope. If this is how the season is going to play out week after week eventually I’ll accept it. I’m just not ready yet even though logic and really smart brainy baseball people tell me too.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
The Braves should win tonight, I’ll give ya that.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
JJ to the DL with the hammy. Don’t like the idea of throwing Meds to the lions (Philly) before he can get stretched out properly. He’s a confident dude, let’s hope it holds up.
Good news: Kimbrel up.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Thank goodness it’s not Jo Jo. I mean Bobby would never start him right? McOut heard the radio guys correctly, they mentioned him last night as an option.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Can you guys believe this? Too funny.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2010/05/05/cake-honoring-bobby-cox-has-unfortunate-misspelling/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog
May 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Lowedomort and PettigReyes is not the 1 2 punch I was hoping for this season. That cake business is really funny. I wonder if anyone got fired.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Bub – the ocular rosacea thing is very interesting. And the fan in me really wants to figure out how to turn him on to it. Perhaps I can drop an anonymous note in his locker.
It is really crazy how little talk there’s been about his eyes given his recent swoon. And yes, the Bobby Cocks cake is absolutely hilarious.
Also hilarious… I think what you’re looking for there is “I hate when we play baseball teams.”
May 5th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
“Lowedomort and PettigReyes” – also very, very nice.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Hammy and Will, what about LOST this week? I have a theory but don’t want spoil if you haven’t seen it.
May 5th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
By the way, the Braves don’t fire anyone….. In fact, the cake guy is now our new scouting director.
May 5th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Curt, I was thinking the cake guy was probably already affiliated with the team.
May 5th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Or a fan…wait a minute…ok…who did it?
May 5th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Now that I’ve lost my summer job, I can blog more. Who did what, Mara?
May 5th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
… maybe nobody gotted my joke…