Show #147: Braves Get Another Series Win Against Phillies
Characterizing the Braves. Chipper’s knee. Heyward’s shoulder. Uggla at the plate. And the Civil Rights game.
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May 20th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
I agree with Steve- Kimbrel needs to stay in the closers position. Billy Wagner was one of the best closers of 2010 and he blew 7 saves. It is going to happen, granted it shouldn’t be this often.
He has to continue in the 9th inning to really flourish…he isn’t going to get the same adrenaline rush pitching in the 8th. Venters is great don’t get me wrong, but I feel that since Kimbrel is the guy, they need to stick with him. The worst possible thing for him is to change his role and make him think his job is on the line every time he goes out on the mound.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
WHY IS HE THE GUY??????????????? WHAT HAS HE DONE IN HIS “CAREER” TO BE ANNOINTED “THE GUY”? WHY ISN’T VENTERS THE GUY?
Fredi said this spring that he would flip-flop these guys. These are all important games we are talking about. Even the godlike Mariano Rivera had to wait to be the closer when there was a better option.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Hey, hey, hey – put the Caps Lock button down!
Obviously he doesn’t have to be the guy. But he has closer’s stuff and, at times (more times than not) has been unhittable. I understand the retort that Venters is always unhittable.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Venters is always unhittable
May 20th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Curt – I guess it comes down to which kind of pitching style and which kind of personality is best suited for the 8th and for the 9th. I think our two guys are lined up in the correct innings right now.
But … if he keeps blowing saves, obviously my opinion changes.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Venters seems to have a better mental approach. Kimbrel looked totally shaken after he blew that double play ball in GM 1 against the D-Backs. With that said, he might not respond well to a demotion from the closers role.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
In light of Macho Man Randy Savage’s death today … a little known fact.
My wife’s half sister used to be married to (and had a child with) Randy’s brother, Lanny Poffo (Leaping Lanny). I met Lanny at a family gathering many years ago. Very nice. And very insane.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I am your father’s, cousin’s, brother’s, college roommate
May 20th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Two thoughts:
I am with Curtis. Venters seems like a better option now. Wagner blew 7 saves over 162 games and had a little more of a track record.
Point two: curt and Steve should get a room (or a podcast).
May 20th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
At 10 years of age, I used to watch Macho Man Randy Savage on Saturday mornings while I ironed my dad’s shirts and my grammar school uniform shirts for the following week. Almost as close as Steve. Almost…
May 20th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Heyward to DOB on how he’s feeling after the injection for his rotator cuff:
“So far, so good,” he said before his third consecutive start Thursday. “I don’t know how it’s going to hold up. I’m just trying to cut down on my head-first sliding and go from there.”
I think he’s starting to get it now.
May 20th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
@ BRAVEinNY
Yes Wagner Blew 7 games but it was over 162 games not 50 games. These blown saves are too concentrated.
May 20th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
While waiting for the Braves game to start, you might want to tune in to Indians-Reds. Travis Wood has a no-hitter going into the 6th.
May 20th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I put a call in to Frank Wren today to inquire on how Kimbrel became “the guy” and it was determined it was only to piss a guy named Curt off.
May 20th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Sorry that last post was me.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
There are currently other things pissing me off
May 20th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
yikes, huddy.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Why the hell is Hudson still out there? Bobby Cox 2.0.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Lets hope the Braves can score some runs and make it a game… It would be a shame to end the world with a game like this.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
It’s time for me to bring out my DVD of the 95 Braves.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Can’t watch.
May 21st, 2011 at 12:13 am
When was the last time the Braves were involved in a brawl? Now would be a good time, just to make it interesting.
May 21st, 2011 at 1:37 am
I’m all-in for a bench brawl. Just like hockey — In that sport it seems to get a team up.
Man, top 4 spots were all 0-fers tonight. Mather and Hinski were the only two to get hits. I hope they can invert those stats fast or we’re going to sink quickly and have to live on other teams doing our work — whicih usually doesn’t bode well.
May 21st, 2011 at 9:43 am
I love these types of stats from DOB.
Santana had been 1-3 with a 5.56 ERA and seven homers allowed in his past six starts, while Hudson was 2-1 with a 2.27 ER in his past five before Friday.
On top of that, Hudson was up against an Anaheim team that had mustered just one run in its previous three games combined, and hadn’t scored more than four runs in any game during their 1-7 skid before Friday.
Granted, Hudson is hurt – why they didn’t just have Martinez just start? – but it sure does seem like these things pop up a lot on our offensive end.
May 21st, 2011 at 10:50 am
How is Huddy hurt? I have zero time these days so I only know what you guys tell me. Info!