Show #110: The Braves Take Hold of 1st Place
The 9 game win streak. McCann’s future. And praise for the turnaround.
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June 7th, 2010 at 12:20 am
Excellent show. Agreed on the Heyward LVP. Agreed on McCann being dogged and both of the unders. Begrudgingly agreed that Bobby has … ugh… well, can I just say he’d done less to subtract from the team than he has in a long, long time?
Here’s a question: if you had a magic injury potion, would you spend it on Chipper to keep Infante in the line up, or on Kawakami when Jurrjens comes back? Can you imagine if JJ had pitched all the games with which KK has built his 0-8 record? I say that’s at least 3 more wins, even if JJ struggled some.
I’m going to go against my first instinct, which is to predict a 3-4 week with Heyward, Prado, and Chipper all with hurt hands and no Saito and no rest and visiting the Twins… and instead predict: 6 and 1. Cuz I’ve lost my mind in Braves love.
June 7th, 2010 at 12:37 am
Game 2 of the Phillies series is my fave also. Mostly because I was there with freakin awesome seats and no one asked me to take them to Toon Town or hold them because they were tired and hot. AND…some nice old guy bought me a beer.
Couldn’t McCann have one clear lens for his good eye? It seems like that would be fairly easy.
J-Hey? LVP? WHAT? Hate hate hate! Just kidding. What do we think about J-Hey’s thumb issues? Very nervous about the kid.
“I think Bobby deserves a lot of credit.” Curt
Just thought we needed that in writing.
June 7th, 2010 at 12:39 am
6 and 1 BUB! Here’s to hoping!
June 7th, 2010 at 1:13 am
I just got done laughing from Curt comparing the April Braves to a corpse floating down the river. That show was strong to quite strong. Props to Hammy and Curt for mentioning the World Cup. Did you guys see Edson Buddle on Saturday? Nate like Buddle. Nate want Buddle to start against England on Saturday. Anyway, back to the Braves.
Wow, Bub picked 6-1. Unbelievable. I’m gonna go with 5-2. Kudos to renaming the LVP the McLouth. I think Heyward deserves it. You can’t talk about how you love being in clutch situations and then strike out all over the place. C’mon. How lame is that Heyward. He has lost his Manbeast title. I think Hinske is starting to come back to planet Earth too. I saw from DOB that Chavez has an ERA over 11 and batters are hitting like .328 against him. Why is he on the team? Cough. Mike Dunn. Cough. The first Marlins game we lost was a Chavez debacle too. If we had held what KK left, then we would have won, but, as Hammy pointed out, this is baseball and you can’t win ‘em all. Bobby, judging from postgame quotes, was pretty disappointed with Chavez , and I was glad to hear that he was very disappointed the series was not won today. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Mr. Heyward get another day off and Mr.Chavez a trip to AAA. With the bullpen pitching the way they are, Chavez sticks out as the why is on this team guy. Especially with Dunn at AAA having a 0.70ish ERA, and his WHIP is a respectable 1.09. That decision should be a Dunn deal. Wah-Wah. (Price Is Right failure horns playing in head for that pun)
June 7th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Possible additional pick for upcoming week: Next area of injury. This team has gone from groins to hamstrings to hands in their injury progression. What’s next? Also, what is it with the McBlinds? (don’t both have vision problems)
June 7th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Just so everyone knows, last time I went all homer on a Braves prediction they went straight in the crapper for weeks. What have I done?
June 7th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I think J-Hey’s gonna figure things out as long as his thumb doesn’t keep him down. I’m ready for another sweep. Bub, come up with some serious rally rants and we’ll be fine. SNAKE HUNT!!!!!!
June 7th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Teaching drum lessons with a headache is awful. I wish ten year olds practiced more. I hope I get to experience some great baseball later today. Is the baseball draft really actually televised? Do people watch? I guess there are fans even more die hard than me. The Braves have yet to contact me on resurrecting my 2B skills.
June 7th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Nate – forget 2B…they could use you in CF.
June 7th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
“What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze?”
Still makes me laugh every time. Anne, way to slow and my arm is the big reason why my high school coach pointed at the space between first and second and said “go get ‘em kid”. My high school coach must have read “Cliche Encouragement for Players” by Bobby Cox. I hate West Coast start times. Oh well, maybe this next kid practiced………
June 7th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Pepsi announced Brooks Conrad won its major league Clutch Player of the Month Award for May.
June 7th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Eric Karabell, a Phillies fan, placed Atlanta 4th in his power rankings for the week. Seth Everett placed them 6th. Just feels good.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Way to go, Brooksy!
June 7th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Couldn’t happen to a better guy.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I think Karabell is trying the reverse jinx with his power rankings.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Haha…Kate, you could be right. Do you listen to that podcast?
Maybe everyone’s already heard the interview with Jim Joyce the night of the terrible blown call robbing Galarraga of the perfect game. If not, you should. It’s painful but as was said on the show that guys got a butt load of character. You can tell the media guys felt bad for him.
http://wxyt.cbslocal.com/2010/06/03/jim-joyce-right-after-he-robbed-armando-galarraga-of-a-perfect-game/
June 7th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
I was wondering, since there are a few parents on the blog, what you thought of Galarraga’s reaction. I thought it was a good example of great sportsmanship for the kids. He didn’t cuss, scream, or throw his glove. He just smiled and got the next out. I was just talking with the father of one of my student’s, and he said he’s using it as an example for all his little leaguers. Pretty cool idea.
June 7th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Tonight’s lineup: Prado, 4; Infante, 5; Heyward, 9; McCann, 2; Glaus, 3; Hinske, 7; Escobar, 6; McLouth, 8; Lowe, 1
June 7th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Thanks for posting the lineup Mara. And, yes I listen to the baseball today podcast.
Oh look McOut is back in the lineup. Well maybe he’ll get a hit.
June 7th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
I may have to put down my dog tomorrow. Who should fly back from Arizona for a two-fer: Chavez or McClouth??
June 7th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Sad Anne…what’s wrong? Old or sick?
June 7th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
For all you futbol lovers out there. A great ad from Nike:
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June 7th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Anne, I am so sorry to hear that. Putting down my childhood dog still makes me cry.
June 7th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Curt, it’s almost here…
June 7th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Rambo the miniature pomeranian (he came named) was taken off the mean streets of Birmingham AL and brought to Atlanta GA to star as Mama Rose’s “Chow Mein” in a production of Gypsy in 2002. I drew the short straw and got to keep him. He came with hip displasia and blindness in one eye. They told me he was about 1 at the time…I think he’s older, but have no proof. He’s now nearly completely blind and deaf to boot. His little back legs just aren’t working like they should. He’s otherwise healthy (tail up, eating, will lick your hand, goes outside as he should) but collapses after a few steps. I’ve been putting of a vet visit for some weeks. Maybe they can do something for him…for all I know, he’s diabetic and will be fine with a drug regimen. This dog moves so slowly, I should re-name him Garret Anderson. (ABT Announcer Scott knows this dog!)