Show #194: Big Week on the Field Overshadows the Trade that Was Not
The Delgado/Dempster non-trade. FW and the FO. Medlen returns. And Uggla’s struggles.
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July 31st, 2012 at 11:39 pm
Oxymoron: McCann “Steaking around third” Really???
July 31st, 2012 at 11:45 pm
JJ…our other closer.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Haha…Blue is ready to go home.
July 31st, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Double Oxymoron: JJ as a closer??
July 31st, 2012 at 11:51 pm
7 straight. Attaboy, Meds! As Stevie would say, heady times.
August 1st, 2012 at 7:39 am
So we get to get tantalized by one more start from Medlen, which will of course be brilliant, and then he gets sent back to the bullpen, again. Makes lots of sense.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:34 am
Following up on post #26: Braves pitchers now have an active streak of 61 innings in which they have given up 0 or 1 runs. Haven’t had a multi-run inning since Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer off of Tim Hudson last Tuesday.
Nickname for this pitching staff should be the Atlanta Binaries.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:01 am
Yikes. The headline writer for this braves.com article needs to check the schedule a little more carefully… http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_08_01_miamlb_atlmlb_1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_home&c_id=atl&partnerId=rss_atl
August 1st, 2012 at 9:04 am
“That guy impresses me all the time,” McCann said. “I worked out with him this offseason. He’s such an athlete. We’d throw the football around and he doesn’t drop a pass. He’s one of those guys that’s an unbelievable athlete; he can do anything.
“They’ve thrown a lot at him this year. They’ve asked him to start, relieve, got to the minor leagues and come back. To keep your mental makeup and your mental toughness, that says a lot about who he is. He’s here to help this team win, and that performance right there – he started right where he left off in 2010. He was one of our best starters in 2010, but he got hurt.”
August 1st, 2012 at 10:07 am
Curt, how hard is this to predict: Medlen gives one more start, stretches it on more inning, gives up zero, one, or two runs, gets sent back to the pen, and the Hanson gives us three starts in a row during which he gives up a total of 12 runs (5,2,5). Is there anyone here who doesn’t think that sounds about right?
August 1st, 2012 at 10:07 am
*stretches it one more inning…
August 1st, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Finally listened to the show. Good one, guys.
The Braves have to explore an Uggla trade in the offseason, something somewhat similar to the Lowe salary dump, right?
I don’t think he’s really as bad as he’s been recently but I also think his days as one of the top 3-4 offensive secondbasemen are done.
If they can find a solid glove man that can provide something around league average offense, I think they should move Uggla for some salary relief. There are some options that would likely come relatively cheap on the free agent market, Keppinger and Kelly Johnson stand out. The Braves would no doubt have to cover some of Uggla’s salary but it may be worth it to get some money back on his deal.
August 1st, 2012 at 12:44 pm
@85 – or Minor implodes again with 3 or 4 bad starts in a row, causing massive taxation on the bullpen, at which point we are told how lucky we are to have Medlen sitting in the pen.
August 1st, 2012 at 4:51 pm
I am rooting for the Phillies tonight more than I ever have in my entire life. Heady times.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Rewatched TDKR at the matinee today. All the sound problems were fixed. That made a huge difference. Really good movie. I think it compares well with Return of the Jedi as a let-down-but-only-slightly ending to a great trilogy. And really so much better without being beaten to death by Hans Zimmer’s kettle drums.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:30 pm
I’m glad Joe West is okay. Hit him again.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:58 pm
We have to score off of Zambrano, right?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Uggla says yes.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Janish defers.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Chipper Jones: 29 walks, 29 strikeouts.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Oh, Freddie.
That out hurt my feelings.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Avilan? I’m not predicting good things here. How his ERA is a reasonable 3.80 is beyond me; for a guy who throws hard, he seems very hittable.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:47 pm
lol, nevermind. He’s finished pitching, not coming in. I’m dumb.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:48 pm
This is the Mike Dunn I recognize. I’m a little behind so no spoilers.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Bruce Willis is dead the entire time.