Show #120: The Braves Post A Surprising 5 – 2 Week
The Glavine ceremony. Medlen, KK, Minor. The hole at 1st base. Wagner and the closer role.
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August 15th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Freeman hit a HR last night. In the 2 games of the double header he went 3-6 with a HR, 2B, 2R, 2 RBI. He’s now batting .312. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised he hasn’t been called up. It fits with the absurdity of the Braves’ organization. This is the same organization that thinks Alex Gonzalez is a better SS than Yunel Escobar… Oh wait, that was because Yunel was messing up the highly valued team chemistry of the Braves. It’s just the ultimate slap in the face to see us not hitting anything and then to see our former SS hitting around .300 since the trade and not costing his new team games with his glove (Alex Gonzalez). Well, for a team with great chemistry, these guys hit nothing and play garbage defense, but at least they all like each other.
August 15th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Sorry for the Esky mention, to those who hate our former SS. I wasn’t a big fan of some of his plays, but I really do think he is going to have a good career. He really impressed me with his hitting last year with runners on and with 2 outs and RISP.
August 15th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Today’s lineup: Infante 4 Ankiel 8 Gonzalez 6 McCann 2 Glaus 3 Hinske 7 Conrad 5 Cabrera 9 Jurrjens 1
August 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Yuck.
August 15th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
There are only 4 guys in our lineup hitting over .250.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Literally right at the 2nd baseman. Thanks troy. Glad your make ridiculous amounts of money for your dps, pop outs, and k’s.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Oh, I love some crow, boys. Thanks. I will rant about the Gonz on a regular basis if it means extra bases and RBIs.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Hello offense! Where the heck were you last night?
August 15th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
No such luck on the Glaus crow serving.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Walked Mac to get to Troy. Smart.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
That 4-spot felt like 8 with the way the offense has been going. I hope pitching around McCann doesn’t become the norm. At least Glaus didn’t hit into a DP that time…
August 15th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Yeah, Mara, that was a good move by Torre. Mac would definitely have gotten that RBI.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
JJ just hit 96.
August 15th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
#Braves’ Glaus made $350,000 last night — his incentive clause for reaching 450 plate appearances. He’d get another $350,000 at 500 PAs.
Says DOB.
August 15th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
and boom goes the dynamite
August 15th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Clearly I shoulda gone to Sunday’s game but Go Braves!!!
August 15th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I wonder if McLouth would have even attempted to throw that guy out…
August 15th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Nate, on Escobar and the fact he’s done much better in Toronto. Can’t you also interpret it that he quit on Atlanta and could have been doing this all along? If so, isn’t that about the worst sin you can committ against your teammates (aside from what Jason Werth’s doing, I mean)?
August 15th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Steve, very good point on his lack of effort being a very bad thing, but I never thought he was much worse than a young Andruw. Another reason for his success in Canada would probably be that he is seeing better pitches hitting 2nd in the Jays’ lineup. Anyway, for some reason he’s playing better now. Gonzo had a heck of a game today, though. I really hope he starts to heat up. The Braves really need it.
August 15th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
I was going to say I just woke up, but apparently I’m still asleep and dreaming…
Steve, #394 is a very high possibility to me. Not a definite, but between “doing well on a fresh start” and “punked out to get traded,” I lean strongly toward B.
Time will tell. If Escobar becomes permanently productive with no more “attitude slumps” (remember when Atlanta let his friend go and Esco went in the tank?), then I believe we can rule out him flopping on purpose. I’ve never, EVER seen those tendencies not repeat themselves endlessly with players that have them. If it never repeats in Toronto, I’ll have to conclude that Bobby and the gang could have done better at getting along with him.
Great game. Nate, good to hear 96 on the radar from Jair, that’s excellent. We’ve got three pitchers hitting great strides, and two doing their jobs well enough.
August 15th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
New show tonight?
August 15th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
*Oh, I said #394, but my #’s are different from everyone else’s, cuz I have a post that was awaiting approval.
Obviously, I mean that Yunel quitting on the team is a high possibility, etc.
August 15th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Vincente Padilla, not so much
August 15th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Nate – it’s Sunday, man! New show a comin’ around 11:30pm.
August 15th, 2010 at 5:19 pm
I will be L-I-V-I-D if someone going to tomorrow night’s game doesn’t take a picture of the gang to share with the rest of us.