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.
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May 25th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Win! Does this make us 2.5 again?
May 25th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Argh! I missed the game! By the time I woke up at 4am the game was over. I’ll just watch the archived game later. Hey, I’m spot on so far with my prediction of sweeping the Bucs. Ugg had another bad day I see — 0/5 with 3 SOs plus an error. One of these days Hinske might get plunked if he keeps on admiring his HRs.
May 25th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Jayson Stark: “One team that’s actively stepping up its search for bats: The Braves, who have been looking for a right-handed-hitting outfielder for a couple of weeks but just put two left-handed-hitting outfielders (Jason Heyward and Nate McLouth) on the disabled list. Also on the Braves’ shopping list: a utility infielder who can back up Alex Gonzalez at shortstop.”
May 25th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
#26
Steve,
That was not the question. The question that was posed was something to the effect of do you still have confidence in Fredi as manager?
I do.
As for a “great job”… I don’t think there is a handful of managers in all of Major League Baseball that could qualify as doing a “great job” this year.
Do I think Fredi’s in game decisions have “cost us” games? I would have to say, for the most part, “No”. If the Braves had executed on those occasians where hit-and-runs and squeezes were called, he is the hero. To say in hindsight he never should have called a play that wasn’t executed I think delves a bit into revisionist history.
As far as his decisions go:
Pitching Linebrink, I might not have brought him into some of the situations that Fredi has (also hindsight at this point), but you have to find out what you have… You can’t have a man on your staff, never pitch him and then get rid of him because he hasn’t produced. I would put him in “mop up” situations and determine if he has value.
Personally, I would have released Linebrink after spring training, which could be considered hingsight, but I would have done it at the time. However, I probably would have considered releasing Sherril after the first two weeks, where now he appears to have figured out how to be effective. I think his turn around has the Braves hoping that Linebrink might “turn” that same corner.
Another point as which I probably would have released Linebrink was when Proctor was called up. Since Linebrink was supposed to be on the team for his veteren leadership, I figured that Proctor could help fill that role and we could have kept “Moylan-lite” (Gearrin) up and given him some more experience.
May 26th, 2011 at 12:40 am
#53 makes me wonder if said right handed outfielder was being pursued for starting purposes or off the bench purposes. My guess would be CF… sorry to all the McLouth lovers, but that seems to be the most logical spot for an upgrade. Uggla’s at 2nd for the next half decade and Chip’s at 3rd until he retires, which leaves Prado in LF. RF is Heyward’s until he completely breaks. I guess that leaves McLouth.
May 26th, 2011 at 9:31 am
Nate #55: CF has to be the intended upgrade spot (although maybe we found it with Schafer?). Nate had a nice April, but his May numbers are down significantly.
May 26th, 2011 at 9:50 am
David DeJesus?
I just don’t see the Cards parting with Colby Rasmus for something that doesn’t involve some giant prospect + some other big piece. Is he worth it?
Anyone else notice that Dunn is killing it for the fish?
May 26th, 2011 at 10:14 am
I sure do hope the Reds and Phillies go into extra innings today.
May 26th, 2011 at 11:05 am
I wonder what Fredi will do if we find ourselves in a 19-inning game like the one yesterday. Will he burn a starting pitcher? Let a position player pitch? or have the last reliever stay on the mound until his arm dies?
May 26th, 2011 at 11:52 am
Paging Christian Martinez
May 26th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
It would be interesting to see Freeman pitch.
May 26th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
I love The Onion!
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/excited-padres-ask-manager-if-cardinals-can-sleep,20503/
May 26th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Anybody in the fantasy league wanna trade catchers?
May 26th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
BREAKING – Police have dropped DUI charges against #Braves pitcher Derek Lowe because of lack of evidence. Story coming…
Hmmmm…
May 26th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
#64 – amazing what a great lawyer can do for you.
#63 – I’ve got McCann. Your offer would have to be damn good.
#57 – it’s cool, b/c Uggla’s provided that big right handed bat that we needed.
May 26th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I don’t think you’d trade me Mike Piazza for my catcher. Not today anyway. #busterposey
May 27th, 2011 at 9:05 am
#66 – Oh, I get it. Sorry. Yeah, that sucks. For you. Bwahahahahahahaha
May 27th, 2011 at 11:22 am
I’m sorry Steve…how many points behind Chicken Dinner is your team again?
May 27th, 2011 at 11:33 am
#68 – A fair point.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Steve – Is Paul one of your many personas? Your problem in fantasy baseball is you own too many Braves.
May 27th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
I am working on a big trade. My team is ready to take off
May 27th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Haha…yea it is Curt. A couple of key moves in you’re right in there.
May 27th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
BORING
May 27th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Seriously, Braves? Because I hope you’re joking. About, you know, what you’re doing this season. A gag, right? Right?
May 27th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Nice article today at Braves official site about Uggla and all the pressure. It must be hell being set financially for life. No fans can possibly imagine that kind of pressure.