Show #155: Another Impressive Week for the Braves
A 5-2 week. Chipper to the DL. Gonzo in the 2-hole. Kimbrel in extras. And Jeter’s 3,000th.
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July 14th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
125
Again….How? Why?
July 14th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
#126 – We want to win and do well and stuff. That makes us spoiled, right?
July 14th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
125 was me.
(Just kidding.)
July 14th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
To follow up though, this is from Bowman’s mid-season report . . .
“After his club swept the Blue Jays on June 22, Braves general manager Frank Wren said it felt like Atlanta was five games under .500, when the team was actually 10 games over at that point. This was the overwhelming sense felt by many members of the organization as the team persevered through June’s offensive struggles.”
So, it’s not just the “spoiled” fans.
The whole article is worth the read . . . http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110711&content_id=21732322&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl&partnerId=rss_atl
July 14th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Ooooooh…Ham….Curt was gonna bust some chops.
July 14th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
I know this a couple weeks late, but I could not agree more with Ham on The Killing. I was behind on the series,and remained optimistic even after I heard Ham’s review on the show. All I can say is it is awful. Awful, awful, awful. Just caught up with it on my DVR and I have never regretted watching a show more than that one. When will The Walking Dead be back, and can their writers give counseling to the writers of The Killing.
On a more positive note, Game of Thrones rocks. It’s a really cool series for those who haven’t been watching it. If The Lord of the Rings and The Tudors had a love child it would be Game of Thrones.
July 14th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
*this is a couple weeks late.
July 14th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
*a couple of weeks. (good grief)
July 14th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Saw a tweet from DOB earlier today but not enough time to read he was going to interview Frank Wren…anyone wanna re-cap what Wren had to say?
July 14th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Really, I thought I was writing a paper but now I’m just procrastinating. Bob Edwards Weekend – though still viable on XM Radio – will stop podcasting at the end of the month. Makes me sad. Just listened to a great interview with Rob Ruck about baseball integration. Here’s the program description from the RSS feed:
The number of African American players in Major League Baseball has plummeted since peaking in 1975. But Latinos are playing the game in record numbers and represent a full quarter of big league roster spots. Sports historian, professor and author Rob Ruck examines why blacks, who led the fight to integrate baseball, have now largely left the game. His new book is titled “Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game.”
Finishing up Ken Burns Baseball via Netflix streaming – am in the midst of The 10th Inning Part 1 and they’re starting to hit on this topic, too.
July 14th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Bartolo Colon needs to drop about 500 pounds.
July 15th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Can we please just play baseball now? The wait has been TOOOOOOO long.
July 15th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Ham, I am with you…..can’t wait till the first pitch tonight!
Has the starting lineup been released? Is Prado in the lineup? Is Gonzo still in the #2 hole?
July 15th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Rain looming.
July 15th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Curt, bite your tongue! I’ll be driving with 3 kids for 3 hours tonight. I NEEEEEED baseball. Lineup anyone?
July 15th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Doesn’t look like it has been submitted yet, but everything I am reading has Prado back, batting 2nd.
I’ll do my rain dance to keep it away. Chief Nocahoma style
July 15th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Still no lineup.
Leah, despite how grey it’s been here all day, weather.com has very low precip potential all night.
July 15th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Here’s the lineup:
Schafer 8 Prado 5 Heyward 9 Freeman 3 Uggla 4 Ross 2 McLouth 7 Gonzalez 6 Hudson1
No Mac. Likely because of Livan.
July 15th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Also, Gonzo finally buried deep in the lineup as he should be.
July 15th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Steve, hasn’t Ross been playing catch for Huddy for a while now? Like…Blanco, was it? specifically for Maddux.
Oh, and it must be said that “Livan…Livan likes his money.”
July 15th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
They should have had Gonzalez in the #9 hole and Hudson #8.
July 15th, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Nice!
July 15th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Pumped for real baseball tonight. We should find out tonight if Dan Uggla will continue to be the patient run producer that we met last week.
July 15th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Ha! Bust some chops.
It was ham.
And Curt was gonna… bust … some …
you see, it’s…
July 15th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Curt, haven’t been able to view Lives of Others yet, but it’s here. Haven’t forgotten. Things are crazy at the bub abode.