Show #157: The Braves Pitching Struggles on the Road
Trade deadline talk. The starting rotation. Chipper’s return. And the Wayward Heyward Meter
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July 29th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Let’s just take a breath, gentlemen and gentlewomen…
Mr. Heyward IS in his second season, commonly refered to as the “sophmore slump”. Something I think has been overlooked greatly due to the “repeat performance” of him hitting a homerun in his first at bat of the season.
As a rookie, they don’t know what to expect, so what you do is less scrutinized to expectation. As a sophmore, they have an expectation based on JUST the previous year…
July 29th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Heading to The Ted. Go Braves…whatever players remain.
July 29th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
This is how sucktastic Fredi Gonzalez is:
Jason (Atlanta)
KLAW, Fredi Gonzales admitted the other day that he had no idea of the OBP of Schafer, Mclouth and Heyward and that he “thought” Schafer’s was highest. How can a GM let something like this pass in a day and age when EVERY team employs people to apply advanced statistical analysis?
Klaw:
(2:57 PM)
Well, the GM is obviously fine with this. I wouldn’t be if I were an Atlanta fan, but the way that lineup is set and the way the roster is used implies that Wren is completely OK with Fredi’s (mis)management.
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Unbelievable.
July 29th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Cantstandya was the fastest base runner in all of AAA last year, FWIW.
July 29th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Fredi went to a sabermetric convention last year under an assumed name. He’s up an all these statistic things.
July 29th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
lol, sorry if it’s cruel to laugh, but DOB just tweeted that McLouth frigged up his abdominal on that throw to the cut off man last night. On that throw, I said out loud, “wow, he actually threw that ball with a little zing…”
Shaking my head. Oh, Braves. Braves, braves, braves.
July 29th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Cantstandya sounds WAY to much like Costanza. I am scared…..
July 29th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Cantstandya will probably go 3 for 4 tonight with 1 HR, 1 double, and 2 stolen bases…..then Wren will say…..why do we need to make a trade when we have Cantstandya now?
Wren needs to look across the street to the Falcons who just signed a MAJOR player today…….just sayin
July 29th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Since Cantstandya has like half a dozen extra base hits in like 800 minor league at bats, I wouldn’t hold my breath on the homer. Or the double.
July 29th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Has anybody offered any reasonable explanation for Wren’s ignoring of Michael Bourn, the most obvious and accessible acquisition in the history of Braves’ deadline needs?
Hello? We’re already dealing with the Stros, know what they want from us, and our top two CF’s are both injured and can’t play baseball? Wren? What’s wrong with Michael Bourn??
July 29th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
@359
He doesn’t read this board.
I thought I made a good case for Bourn in a couple of earlier posts…
Maybe we should send him the URL…
July 29th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Good crowd even early for a Friday night. Braves…go fishing and stop their win streak! Go Braves!!!
July 29th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Bourn would be too logical. Wren will sign a light hitting infielder to boost our bench.
I’m increasingly in the camp that he isn’t doing anything.
July 29th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Anne are you there to see the Gwinnett or the Atlanta Braves?
July 29th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
I Love you Freddie Freeman
July 29th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
That was anonymous
July 29th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
I knew the Pirates were going to walk into Philly and get whacked…
You could just see that they were beginning to “believe their press”…
July 29th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Frig – I’m at the MLB Braves. The Ted – where we are sadly scoreless. Also sad to see the Phils make the Pirates look like amateurs after just beating us.
July 29th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Leggo. My. A-Go.
July 29th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: #Phillies close to acquiring #Astros’ Pence. Deal expected to be completed tonight. #tradedeadline #MLB
SIGH
July 29th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Ryan Ludwick bores me. Hopefully we get Upton or Byrd.
July 29th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Maybe Bourn was the target all along?
July 29th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
If the Phils get Pence and the Braves get some low impact OF and scrub reliever, the Phillies will win the division by 10+ games.
July 29th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
It’s got to be demoralizing for the players, too? Don’t you think? Cannot believe Phillies are going to get Pence.
July 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Steve, yes, absolutely. This group cares a lot about winning, and their organization is (potentially) letting them down.
Of course some of it can’t be helped. The Phillies are an absolute juggernaut, and the odds of catching them even if we got Pence and they got squat were not great, in my opinion. But if it goes the other way, my goodness, what a bust.
And it would leave the Phillies in great shape to be very, very good next year as well. Blink twice and half our window will be gone.