Show #148: A Braves Week of Quiet Bats and Mounting Injuries
Post mortem on the past week. Who should be closer? Should Chipper get surgery? And trust level in Fredi.
120 Responses to “Show #148: A Braves Week of Quiet Bats and Mounting Injuries”
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May 24th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Jeff (#17) – Great post.
M in M – are you just arguing the points I’ve raised or do you think that Fredi is doing a great job? I’m really just looking for clarification.
Nate, #16 – I bet that he starts. Why bring up a former highly regarded prospect who desperately needs reps to get back on track and sit him on the bench. Wilken can sit there just fine.
May 24th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
So Mather plays right? or Hinske? I think I would Mather play D
May 24th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
I would think Mather, but I love watching Hinske trying to run down flyballs.
May 24th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Lineup: 1. Schafer CF, 2. Prado LF, 3. Jones 3B, 4. McCann C, 5. Hinske RF, 6. Gonzalez SS, 7. Freeman 1B, 8 Conrad 2B, 9.Jurrjens P
May 24th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
#29 – Wow. Did not see the Conrad thing. Though, I’m glad that Uggla is sitting. Seems like a great idea. Crazy scared about Conrad. Glad that Schafer is in there. Agree with Curt, would have liked Mather in there over Hinske.
May 24th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
I’d rather have Prado at 2nd with Hinske, Schafer and Mather in the OF.
May 24th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Kate – 100%.
May 24th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
I think Hinske bounced twice when he dove for that fly ball
May 24th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
C’mon Kimbrel. Show Curt that his hateful and unfair appraisal of you is just that.
May 24th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
I say the same thing to my kids every morning.
May 24th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
I was looking at the stats of the Braves all-time saves leaders. No one else comes close to Kimbrel besides Smoltz and Wags. Sure he’s no Mariano. . . . yet, but he is doing a pretty awesome job. I do love Venters, but I don’t think Kimbrel would do as well in the eighth. He is pretty sketchy with anything more than a one run lead. He needs the pressure and thrives in it.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_stats.jsp?c_id=atl&baseballScope=BS1&teamPosCode=all&statType=2&sitSplit=&venueID=&timeFrame=3&timeSubFrame2=0&Submit=Submit&timeSubFrame=0&&sortByStat=SV
May 24th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Curt, your comments about your children are classic.
May 24th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I think you guys are missing the point with Kimbrel. Venters is better, I don’t think many people would argue that. However, we have to be able to get to the 9th inning and the braves bullpen, as it stands now, has a lot of has bens and never will bes. Venters can go multiple innings if need be and that’s why he has to be in the set-up roll. He can give you 1+ innings of great pitching in turn giving us a save opportunity where Kimbrel can bring the gas. Moving Kimbrel to set-up just adds more inconsistency to the early innings of the pen.
May 25th, 2011 at 6:50 am
I am pumped about Shafer’s maturation. Did anyone else see his hat? It almost looks normal now!
May 25th, 2011 at 7:47 am
I love the D-Ross quote on Schafer’s helmet: “It looks like Marvin the Martian.”
May 25th, 2011 at 8:14 am
Pure – the boyfriend asked who the little leaguer was filling in for McLouth. Oh, and Matty D striking out is exactly how I remember him.
May 25th, 2011 at 8:14 am
Me too
May 25th, 2011 at 8:27 am
Wow: http://deadspin.com/5805284/barry-bonds-will-pay-to-send-beaten-giants-fans-kids-to-college
May 25th, 2011 at 9:17 am
Bob – welcome to the board!
And great post (#38).
May 25th, 2011 at 11:32 am
Will be in Columbus June 6th and thinking of seeing the Columbus Clippers (Indians AAA) vs the Louisville Bats (Reds AAA). Am I high?
May 25th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Anne – I support #45 fully. It’s just cool to see another ballpark, if nothing else.
May 25th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
…except I AM high – I’ll be in Columbus GA but the game is in Columbus OH. Duh.
May 25th, 2011 at 2:48 pm
Anne, you should still go to the game
May 25th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Are the Braves trying to set the record for most extra inning games in a season?
May 25th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Thanks, Curt. Hey, more free baseball today…been a lot of that this season.