Show #184: Braves Remain in First and Take Series from Rays
A great series win in Tampa, the starting pitching, the record without Chipper and the trouble with EOF and Venters.
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May 26th, 2012 at 6:07 pm
NL East Power Rankings
1. Washington + Fredi Gonzalez
2. Braves
3. Mets + Fredi Gonzalez
4. Phillies + Fredi Gonzalez
5. Marlins + Fredi Gonzalez
May 26th, 2012 at 6:10 pm
It feels like we’re never going to win again.
May 26th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
They need to give Teheran a shot. If for no other reason, the team needs to feel something is being done.
And Wren needs to fire Fredi Gonzalez. I can’t for the life of me understand how the organization doesn’t see this. It is absolutely mind-numbing.
May 26th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
That’s the last straw.
May 26th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Should we start calling for McDowell to be fired? This is really a joke. I can’t wait for it to be that Chipper has been out and that’s why we can’t win. We can’t win because outlet pitching staff is a joke right now and our manager is a saboteur. So glad I will be out of the loop on these guys for a week. Compete for gods sake
May 26th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
@ 155
The Braves pitching has been pretty successful during McDowell’s tenure. Firing him now would be a little too quick. We should be looking at the manager.
But this is the great thing about a MLB season that no other sport has. A MLB season has so many ups and downs. A week ago we couldn’t have imagined a 6 game losing streak.
May 26th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Walker – it was actually kind of a joke. I know it didn’t come off that way. But this team, and any team really, has zero chance when their pitching is this bad. And with the injuries on offense…
It’s a train wreck right now
May 26th, 2012 at 8:30 pm
Gotta fix it and fast.
May 26th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Fwiw, I think the Braves win tomorrow night. I bet both Mac and Freddie are back in the lineup and that Beachy pitches his arse off for 7 or 8 innings.
Not to mention that me and my 11 year old will be there and I can’t stand the thought of seeing one these recent travesties in person.
May 26th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Speaking of which, no show tomorrow night. Moved to Monday night this week.
May 27th, 2012 at 1:36 am
Show #185: When does football start?
May 27th, 2012 at 9:00 am
Show #185 Olympic Preview
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May 27th, 2012 at 10:37 am
Show #185: Braves Avoid September Collapse
May 27th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
What this team needs is a trade. I just don’t know if there is one to be made at this point in the season, especially with a second wild card up for grabs.
May 27th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
How about Chase Headley of the Padres (.247/.364/.404 this season and a .354 OBP for his career)? The last two seasons, he’s had an OPS+ of 120.
He doesn’t have a ton of power but he has some. It’s just not evident because he’s played in San Diego his whole career.
The Padres may want to trade him because he’s arb eligible but he’s locked up through 2014. The Braves could get their thirdbaseman, if they want to leave Prado in left.
May 27th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
One more Headley fact: .300/.364/.444 on the road in his career.
May 27th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Braves win tonight 8-3.
May 27th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
I’ve got ‘em losing 4-1.
May 27th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
“There’s nobody dragging themselves into this clubhouse,” said Gio Gonzalez, who starts on Sunday Night Baseball against the Braves’ Brandon Beachy, in a matchup of early Cy Young candidates. “Everybody’s excited. Everybody’s fired up. You don’t see guys yawning as they’re going out to take batting practice. They’re into it.”
On the other hand, there is a completely different environment in the Braves’ clubhouse these days: They are in survival mode.
-Buster Olney
May 27th, 2012 at 8:12 pm
“No I can’t,” Jones said when asked to point to the reason the team has struggled in his absence. “It’s frustrating to watch. Somebody has to step up. There are a 162 games to look forward to next year. Somebody has to step out. Somebody has to get the big out, get the big hit, make the big play – all those things that you have to do on a daily basis to win ball games.”
In other news – the earth is not flat
May 27th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
What’s our record against the NL East under Fredi Gonzalez? Shouldn’t that be something we start to look at and get concerned about. You know, with that whole unbalanced schedule thing…
May 27th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
The organization can’t afford to lose the fans this early. There are a lot of home games left.
May 27th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Fredi really hung Livan out there for his former team. I’m sure Livan appreciates that.
May 27th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
What a difference a week makes. I dreaded a losing streak longer than 5 games.
May 27th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
We sure have a great manager.