Show #177: Braves Spring Training Wrap-Up with David O’Brien
DOB talks Juan Francisco, areas of concern, the SS position, the NL East and the greatness of Chipper. Also, our 2012 predictions.
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April 2nd, 2012 at 12:43 am
great show as always but u forgot to do lines for next week! i know its only like 4 games but i have them going 2-2
April 2nd, 2012 at 1:54 am
Division Winners:
Marlins
Cubs
Diamondbacks
Wild Cards:
Phillies
Reds
World Series: Yankees sweep the Marlins
In short, a horrible, horrible year for baseball.
April 2nd, 2012 at 7:19 am
Carlos, great point. I ‘ll say 2 – 1 for the first week. Although I’m a little concerned about facing 2 lefties and a knuckleballer to start the season.
April 2nd, 2012 at 7:32 am
Good show, I forgot to say.
Chipper = wayyy under 100 games, IMO.
April 2nd, 2012 at 8:08 am
Divizion winners
East- Braves, Yankees
Central- Cardinals, Tigers
West- D-Backs, Rangers
Wild Cards
NL-Phillies, Nationals
AL-Angels,Rays
Playoffs- Nationals beat Phillies
Braves beat Cardinals
D backs beat Nationals
Braves beat D- Backs
Angels beat Rays
Yankees beat Tigers
Angels beat Rangers
Yankees beat Angels
CHAMPION
Braves beat Yankees
April 2nd, 2012 at 8:34 am
Oh Walker, let it be so. Because the only thing sweeter than a Braves championship would be beating the Yankees to get it.
April 2nd, 2012 at 9:58 am
I am going 3-0 this week. You heard me.
April 2nd, 2012 at 11:03 am
2-1
April 2nd, 2012 at 11:16 am
Great show, guys.
Offense: I’m pretty excited about our potential first five in the lineup:
Bourn, Prado, Mac, Uggla, Freeman. To me, as long as those 5 guys contribute consistently and all 5 have the year they are capable of having, then whatever we get from Chipper, Heyward, and Pastornicky is gravy. The bench is what scares me. I fear the Sunday lineup and just giving away day games after night games. It’s going to be so close this year in the division and wild card race, so the Braves cannot just be dismissive about games/losing anymore. That’s what frustrated me most about the collapse. The arrogant attitude of, “Oh it’s no big deal. We’re still 10 1/2 up in the Wild Card.” There was no desire to catch the Phillies or fix the garbage play on the field.
Pitching: I like our bullpen a lot. I like Hanson, Beachy, Minor, and Hudson. Delgado seems like he can contribute more this year than Teheran. Who knows with JJ? I’m not all that excited about him dominating the Houston Astros.
NL Division Winners: Braves, Cardinals, Giants
Wild Cards: Phillies and Rockies
AL Division Winners: Yankees, Tigers, Rangers
Wild Cards: Rays and Angels
NL Cy Young: Clayton Kershaw
NL MVP: Dan Uggla
NL Manager of the Year: Mike Matheny
AL Cy Young: Verlander
AL MVP: Robinson Cano
AL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon
April 2nd, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Oh, Nate. It certainly is time the Bravos had an MVP. That would work just fine.
April 2nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm
I can see Uggla snagging the MVP, too. Superstar year seems, if not probable, at least very possible.
April 2nd, 2012 at 1:19 pm
I think he and Mac have a great shot if we take the East.
April 2nd, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Yes yes yes #11. Bubnac the Magnificent has spoken.
April 2nd, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Constanza gets last bench spot. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I hope all you Constanza apologists enjoy his 2 for 12 in April.
April 2nd, 2012 at 3:27 pm
I thought for sure Parrazz was going to make the team. Wow. This team never ceases to amaze me.
April 2nd, 2012 at 4:37 pm
#14, and enjoy, too, the 2 outs on failed hit & runs when Constanza gets on base those two times. Speed is why Fredi picked him, I’m sure. A running count on outs given away by Fredi would be enough to put me in a white jacket.
All this power in our line-up and we’ll be running into silly outs.
April 2nd, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Re Constanza: I’ve seen lots of good points about it that he’s already on the 40 man roster and will be sent down when Chipper returns from the DL. The other potential guys were NRI and would have had to be added to the 40 man for just this 10 day period. Doesn’t make much sense to do that.
April 2nd, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Ok i guess its Constanza by default. But Parrazz really impressed me. I hope we see him this year.
April 2nd, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Somewhere, Ham is hugging himself
April 2nd, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Meant to post this earlier today. Here’s the Press Release from the Braves about the Cristhian’s DUI:
Statement from the Atlanta Braves Regarding Cristhian Martinez
We were very concerned to learn of the arrest of Cristhian Martinez in Gwinnett County this morning. We will require him to be evaluated by an independent professional, as provided for in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Until we learn further details and have all the facts, we will withhold further comment at this time.
April 2nd, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I am so ready for baseball.
April 3rd, 2012 at 1:32 pm
How in the world would the Cubs win the NL Central?
If you’re looking for a shocker, how about the Dodgers or Rockies winning the West? I just can’t see the Cubs finishing much better than .500, at best.
April 3rd, 2012 at 4:29 pm
#22: Ham also thinks that Constanza will hit .550 in April (all infield singles, of course) and unseat Heyward as the right fielder for the remainder of the season.
April 3rd, 2012 at 4:31 pm
I give you this year’s Scott Linebrink:
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Chad Durbin to a one-year Major League contract. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Durbin will wear uniform number 32.Durbin, 34, went 2-2 with a 5.53 ERA over 56 appearances last season for the Cleveland Indians. Over 12 Major League seasons, Durbin owns a 38-46 record with a 5.10 ERA in 364 appearances. Durbin was originally selected by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 1996 June free agent draft and has made Major League appearances for the Royals, Indians, Diamondbacks, Tigers and Phillies. The Braves have also re-assigned left-handed pitcher Yohan Flande to Triple-A Gwinnett.
April 3rd, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Good Lord Durbin’s lifetime stats are awful. How does he keep getting a job?