Show #188: Losses and Injury Mark the Braves’ Week
Breaking down the Medlen/Minor/Beachy/JJ madness. Looking back at the Yankees series. And the Derek Lowe/Dusty Baker feud.
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June 20th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
How do Yankees fans put up with a ballpark that dilutes the HR numbers of all those great players from the past?
June 20th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
ESPN: “Braves Beachy to See Andrews for Tear”
I didn’t know the doctor got so emotionally involved.
Hyuck hyuck.
June 20th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Bub – finally got the solid time to watch Fiennes’ Coriolanus. So great. One reviewer who noted he made smart choices such as surrounding himself with a strong supporting cast = 100% agree. Even the random Romans with speaking parts are just great. I could watch Vanessa Redgrave in anything. Modern dress/setting didn’t bug me at all. I’m glad he kept it in Rome instead if, oh, say, Afghanistan. Oh, and Go Braves.
June 20th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Anne, agreed X 100 on Vanessa Redgrave. In the behind-the-scenes, she admits she went from not believing she could possibly pull off the role to thinking it might be her best work.
Glad you liked it. I thought it was very clever without wearing its cleverness on its sleeve (I’m looking at you, Baz Luhrmann’s R & J).
Next Ralph is directing himself as Charles Dickens. That’ll be … something.
June 21st, 2012 at 7:47 am
Really enjoyed Bob Ojeda’s interview on Fresh Air
June 21st, 2012 at 9:47 am
This is great. Props to @ben_lindbergh at Baseball Prospectus. http://tinyurl.com/7zlgo62
June 21st, 2012 at 10:46 am
http://t.co/Z0x3EE4v
Announcers make this clip…
June 21st, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Press Release from the Bravos:
ATLANTA – Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher Brandon Beachy underwent successful “Tommy John” surgery today to reconstruct the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. The operation was performed in Gulf Breeze, Fla., by Dr. James Andrews. Beachy, 25, went 5-5 with a 2.00 ERA in 13 starts for the Braves this season. At the time of his surgery, Beachy ranked tied for the Major-League-lead in ERA at 2.00, while he led the Majors in opponents’ batting average (.171) among all qualifying starting pitchers. He owns a career record of 12-10 with a 3.07 ERA in 41 career starts.
June 21st, 2012 at 8:10 pm
@81 brought back memories of me watching a Yankee game once. It was a treat by a client of mine in NY so I had to pretend to root for the Yankees. But deep inside I was hoping they’d strike out 27 times. They of course rallied and won on a walk-off with Jeter scoring the winning run. It was a painful night as I got splattered with Yankee obnoxiousness.
June 21st, 2012 at 9:46 pm
@83 sad.
June 21st, 2012 at 11:34 pm
81 and 82 are both hilarious!
Sadly, I know versions of all of those characters (81) in Ga too!
From DOB:
“I like his makeup — he doesn’t seem to be intimated at all,” Walker said. “I haven’t seen enough of him yet, but he’s obviously talented enough to hit in this league. He seems comfortable right now, but we’re not working on anything yet, we’re just watching him play and kind of letting it unfold a little bit more. We’re just kind of in watch-and-see mode, and see how it goes.
Is it bad to hope he doesn’t need advice all season?
Also, JJ will kill it tomorrow.
June 21st, 2012 at 11:35 pm
The Walker quote referred to Simmons btw.
June 21st, 2012 at 11:37 pm
I also liked reading today where someone referred to our starting pitching depth today and compared our chances of overcoming the Beachy loss to last years’ Cards.
June 21st, 2012 at 11:49 pm
I agree JJ will kill it.
I doubt we have the same idea about what “it” is, though.
June 22nd, 2012 at 12:10 am
Congrats to Lebron and the Heat. Anybody with that kind of talent eventually has to win one.
June 22nd, 2012 at 7:47 am
Yes, congrats to a another franchise for buying a championship. Way to go Miami.
June 22nd, 2012 at 9:25 am
HAMMY- Are you going to be at the games this weekend is Boston?
If so, I will be there Saturday. Maybe see you there.
June 22nd, 2012 at 11:27 am
Free agency is apart of the game. In 1997 the Marlins had the 5th highest payroll in the league. Why didn’t the other 4 teams win instead? You have to execute. As a Braves fan I wish the Braves had the funds to add a huge free agent piece sometimes. But we don’t. And that speaks to our ownership not caring. Stienbrenner wanted it more and did what he had to do.I will always respect that. And remember buying players also happens when you are able to keep the players you develop or trade for on you team. That means bye bye to McCann after next year. Bye Bye to Bourn after this year. And its really ashame.
June 22nd, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Feels like tonight’s a lot bigger than your average late-June MLB game. I really hope JJ can show some confidence tonight and have a solid outing. It feels like he’s pitching for his Atlanta Braves career.
June 22nd, 2012 at 1:23 pm
http://mlb.si.com/2012/06/20/brandon-beachy-atlanta-braves-tommy-john/?sct=mlb_t2_a10
June 22nd, 2012 at 4:08 pm
@92 – Matt! Howdy. Good to hear from you. I hope you have a great time at Fenway on Saturday.
@94 – couldn’t agree more. While JJ’s performance tonight doesn’t necessarily have wide reaching ramifications for the rest of the season… IT COULD. Really good or really bad will point the FO in a direction as we head to the trade deadline.
On a side note, I get a small, perverse thrill every time I write “FO” in a post.
June 22nd, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Sheriff, do the letters F O mean anything to you?
- The Bandit
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Matt – I am NOT going to any games this weekend, and it’s killing me. Drove by Fenway on the way home tonight, and it made me sick. Have fun tomorrow.
And Curtis, as much as I wanted the Thunder to win (even though I am glad the Lebron as a choker storyline is over), the Heat and Hawks payroll are only 4 mil different. I know its hard to imagine this without giggling/puking, but if the Hawks had won, certainly you wouldn’t complain.
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:14 pm
Turns out the hawks didn’t win
June 22nd, 2012 at 10:33 pm
while it is still way in the realm of Fredi to do whatever to this game . . . JJ has looked nice. Stevie and Curtis, I know you mocked me for my faith, but it is really happening . . .
Just to be clear, Livan is not on our roster any more is he?