Show #146: The Braves Pieces Come Together
A stunning 6 – 1 week. Teheran’s debut. Lowe trade rumors. And a dearth of steals.
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May 11th, 2011 at 10:56 am
Anne – great call on #50. One of his most clever songs. I’m also a huge fan of “Werewolves in London” for Raul Ibanez.
May 11th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
I guess we were about due for some injury drama… Vinnie, what’s Jason’s nickname?
May 11th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Called the Heyward hidden injury. Not that it takes a genius. Tired of him doing that.
May 11th, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Yeah Bub, it does seem rather predictable that when he goes into these slumps he’s hurt.
Or that he is hurt in general.
May 11th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I love Jason, but we have to accept he’s going to be one of these players thats always hurt. Its funny how some players go through this and some don’t.
May 11th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
I can accept that he’s hurt a lot. But he needs to be forthcoming. The injuries could be navigated to limit further damage to his body and to team production. But as long as he remains stubborn about it, and doesn’t rest until it’s MRI time after a month of strike outs (similar to last year’s waiting until he couldn’t even grip the bat), each injury is going to inflict maximum damage on the team.
May 11th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
None from Atlanta that I noticed, but still funny:
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/2010/funny_sports_fan_signs.htm
May 11th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
From Bowman’s article about Heyward’s shoulder. WTF?!?! Does he get blasted by the coaching staff and the front office for not being forthcoming about this stuff?
“Heyward has seemingly kept quiet about this shoulder discomfort he said he has been battling for nearly two months. When he addressed the media, Gonzalez said his young outfielder had only been battling discomfort for a couple weeks.”
May 11th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Steve, the Braves treat Jason with kid gloves (heh, pun). Did you read Fredi’s comments, how he’d never bench Jason for a slump? Why not? What if he’s slumping through another silent injury?
Last year he waited until he couldn’t grip the bat.
This year he waited until he couldn’t feel his arm.
After Schafer, Heyward, McCann, and Heyward again … hiding injuries and draining the team’s production for weeks of precious games, the Braves had better change the culture regarding injuries. This is so unnecessary.
May 11th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
@ Bubdylan
Jason Heyward is not a player you bench for a slump. Even when he’s not hitting well he has a positive affect on the lineup. So you keep plugging him in. He’s still young.
May 11th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
When you have a player for whom any extended slump so far in his career = a hidden injury, it is silly to say to the press you will not bench that player for a slump.
May 11th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
From the motherblog:
“Fredi doesn’t seem too concerned about Heyward’s shoulder injury, said he hoped he’d be able to play after a day or two of rest and treatment. But he’ll have the MRI tomorrow, Braves want to rule out anything structural and give him peace of mind.
Heyward said numbness in hand is gone today, but shoulder still feels awkward or uncomfortable Strength tests they’ve done indicate it’s not anything structural. Could be inflammation of some kind, but they just don’t know.”
This sounds like good news on one hand, but also like code for “we’re not going to give him the rest he needs to make this right.”
May 11th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
I’m only saying don’t bench him if he isn’t injured.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Chip Carey: “I thought Brooks’s ball was gone.”
Yeah, Chip, everyone watching the game knows you thought Brooks’s ball was gone. You moron.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
I have to agree with Bub. The playing through injuries and hurting the team trend is becoming far to common with these Braves. Someone has to step up and take control. Probably the trainers.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
How about the coach or the GM?
May 11th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
They seem to be taking the oblivious stance.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
The fact that Jason said he’s had it for 2 months and Fredi said 2 weeks tells you how much management knew about the issue.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
A successful sacrifice bunt. Nice.
May 11th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
#68 – I agree. And that is so frustrating.
How about Hinske’s great grab in right center tonight around the 4th or 5th inning. He was absolutely surprised he caught that ball.
May 11th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Seriously? Another series loss to the Nats? Again? This little issue the Braves have with this team needs to be rectified, quickly. It grows tedious.
May 11th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
They showed a stat of the Nats’ record against the NL East since 2008. We are the only team they have a winning record against. I think they’ve beaten us twice as much as they have Philly in the last 3 years.
May 12th, 2011 at 1:47 am
Hey. Where’s Leah?
May 12th, 2011 at 7:30 am
Halfway between Heartbreak Hotel and Go To Sleep (which is a great song by TAB).
May 12th, 2011 at 7:49 am
Nate, I would be willing to bet that stat doesn’t just apply to the NL East. There can’t be more than 2 or 3 teams in baseball that the Nats have a inning record against. And when you finish 2 or 3 games out of the playoffs and you lose to the Nats 10 times, there is a correlation there.