Show #196: A Week of Good Signs for the Braves

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Mouth breather Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 8:52 am

Someone’s catching up on breathing exercises into their mic this week…

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:09 am

Not me. I have discovered the mute button. My breathing days are behind me.

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DAP Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 10:35 am

Sheets gave up only 4 earned runs, not 6. not that it makes me warm and fuzzy, since we still lost. just saying. sheets’ ERA is still 2.13, and without his stuff last night, sheets battled for 6 innings.

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DAP Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:05 am

i say no to a 5 man rotation, by the way. i want to take the best 5 and have them pitch as much as possible. im not sure when hanson is coming off the DL, but maybe give huddy another start and then see if he needs to skip one, or see how minor does in his next try, before picking the top 5 and going with it. heck, sheets might be hitting a bump in the road and could use a breather. maybe let him skip a start. but, i wouldnt just do a 6 man rotation.

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Walker Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:08 am

Lets assume the Braves and Pirates clinch the wild card before the final series of the season when they face each other. They would face each other 4 games straight. It would basically be a 4 game series where the first 3 games are meaningless and the 4th game is for all the chips. Weird scenario. Win 1 of 4 and win it all. But that 1 win has to be the right game.

Anyway

The Braves will sweep the Padres. The six man rotation seems great. And Frank Wren is one of the best GMs in baseball. I’m a little worried about the state of position players in the farm system though.

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DAP Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:49 am

walker “Frank Wren is one of the best GMs in baseball. I’m a little worried about the state of position players in the farm system though.”

Wren is really good. I say this offseason needs to be about locking up the young players, then spend the next few years drafting the crap out of high upside, toolsy players. no more of these 22 year old crafty lefties, topping out at 88mph.

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Shaun Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 12:05 pm

I certainly agree that the playoff scenario is a joke. The Braves will probably be better than at least one of the teams getting a pass from the one-game playoff. The Braves may be better than two of those teams. Because MLB thinks geography should be a major factor in playoff seeding, the Braves will be forced in to the one-game playoff instead of an inferior team or two.

There has to be a way to get MLB its money and attention while still appropriately awarding regular season success and avoiding punishment for those teams that happen to play in strong divisions.

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 12:25 pm

You think the Braves will pony up $10-11 MM a year for Prado?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/extension-candidate-martin-prado.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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DAP Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 12:42 pm

#8 no, i dont they they will have to.

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Steve Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 2:05 pm

Morning radio here in Atlanta was positing that Hanson was pissed about having to make a rehab start in Gwinnett because he looked at it like a tryout given how well everyone is doing in the starting rotation (this was on 790theZone this morning and I only heard the tease about it).

Does this make much sense to folks? It doesn’t to me. Why isn’t it just to get him sharp and make sure he feels ok after throwing in a game situation?

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Shaun Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 2:32 pm

Curt @8, I think the Braves will sign Prado for $10M-$12M a season. Quality thirdbasemen are hard to find and that’s a reasonable price for Prado, who can be an everyday thirdbaseman and can also play other positions. Unless a thirdbaseman falls in their lap, I think Prado is the guy for the next few seasons.

I think they may go cheap in left and try to get a pretty good centerfielder, if they can’t re-sign Bourn. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them go with a platoon of Reed Johnson and someone else in left, with Johnson also serving as the primary back-up outfielder.

Steve @10, I guess you didn’t hear whether they had a source or if the 790 folks were just speculating?

I can’t imagine that being the case. I could sort of understand if he were a veteran position player but pitchers usually always make rehab starts after injuries, so I can’t imagine Hanson is oblivious to this fact.

Not to sound snobby but it seems sports talk radio often overlooks and/or doesn’t understand the nuances of baseball. In their defense, baseball does have all these unique little nuances and rules and customs, many of which exist for good reasons, but that are very different from other sports. Sports talk radio gets by on broad appeal of all sports and on controversy, things that don’t play well with baseball.

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Walker Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 2:37 pm

The Braves have enough money to keep either Prado or Bourn. PICK ONE AND SIGN HIM!

No seriously, if Prado wants 11 million for 5 years sign him. He’s extremely versatile and too valuable. Plus the state of 3rd basemen around the MLB is pretty sad. Hang on to him.

I assume Wren already has plans to give Heyward, Freeman, And Kimbrel their deals to allow us to control them through their arbitration and a couple of their free agency years. Thats important because you know we eventually can’t keep all three for the rest of their careers.

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 3:32 pm

Shaun – regarding local sports talk, I would tend to agree with you, but Chris Dimino is a very sharp baseball guy, and I’m not just saying that because he has been on our show a couple of times. He also has some deep connections with the players.

Now, do I agree with that assessment of this Hanson start, no. I can’t imagine a scenario where Hanson is not part of the rotation, even as bad as he has been. Particularly, post-AS break the last couple of years.

Secondarily, screw him and his feelings.

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Steve Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 3:38 pm

@13 – what Curt said.

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Shaun Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 5:10 pm

Curt @13, yeah, there are a few guys who know what they are talking about when they talk baseball. I like what I’ve heard from Dimino. He’s one of the few. I just wonder if he was involved in the Hanson talk, if someone actually had sources or if it was speculation.

I actually think Hanson in some ways has been a little underrated. I realize he’s been inconsistent and he’s not the pitcher we all hoped he would be. But he’s given the team decent innings, if nothing else. He’s going to have some blow-ups and he rarely shuts teams down but for the most part he’s going to go out and give you an outing that keeps the team in the game to some degree or another, if the offense does its part. He’s one of those players that gets judged on his expectations instead of what he actually offers.

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Walker Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 5:23 pm

This is from DOB yesterday

Gonzalez said Hanson uttered an obscenity at him and pitching coach Roger McDowell after they told him the plan.

“Which is good,” said Gonzalez, who laughed upon mentioning the incident to reporters. “He wants to get back in there. That’s why he was grumpy.”

After meeting with Gonzalez and McDowell, Hanson told reporters, “I’m not in a good mood,” then changed from his workout gear and left the clubhouse to go catch a flight back for the Monday game at Gwinnett.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/08/11/hanson-set-for-rehab-start-sunday-at-gwinnett/

What a cry baby. Maybe you should pitch better Tommy.

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Anne Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 6:00 pm

Fellas – podcast question: I am subscribed to ABT on iTunes. Sometimes I listen to it at work on the website and then don’t download it for that week, since I already listened. Does NOT downloading it prove problematic for you as far as having ratings numbers? Do they count via subscribers or via downloads week-to-week? Not like you’re vying for Kevin Smith’s or Adam Carolla’s #1 & 2 seats or anything…or are you??

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Leah Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 6:35 pm

The Ted in a thunder storm with my kid and still giddy with excitement. True fan my friends.

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Walker Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 8:13 pm

Please tell me we won’t get glavined or maholmed tonight.

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:06 pm

Here we go

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Leah Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:11 pm

Paint can won. Drill looks stiffer than last year. That is all.

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:18 pm

Lethargy

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Adam Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:22 pm

this is frustrating

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Steve Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:32 pm

Hey Anne. First off, thanks for asking and caring. We measure our “listens” by each time the mp3 file is accessed. And that’s the same as when you listen to it on the site or via iTunes. All of which to say, either way is fine and results in the same “listen.”

In other news, this game is very disappointing.

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will Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 10:20 pm

ditto frustration w padres outcome…

on Hanson, come on, now it is wrong and diva behavior for a guy to show his frustration by cussing a bit? what is better, he smiles and says “Great!”. “Thank you sir may I have another!”

What a load of talk radio/blog fodder bs. Sounds like high school musical. “Did you hear, Tommy frowned and said a dirty word”.. get over it.. lets hope he sorts it out and comes back strong, and the fact that he is slighly grumpy about it..being his career and everything…only a good sign

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Curt Says:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:54 pm

6 man rotation acometh

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Curt Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:46 am

5.5 games back seems so much worse than 4.5. Amazing that you have that run and then lose 2 games back-to-back and seemingly lose all momentum. The freaking Nats.

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Shaun Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:01 am

Wow. That Hanson stuff makes absolutely no sense to me. Seems pretty customary for any player coming off an injury, especially a pitcher, to go on a minor league rehab assignment.

Reminds me of Andruw Jones getting upset and the hubbub over him being placed on revocable waivers that August several years back.

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Leah Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:37 pm

Is B.Mac blind again?

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Walker Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:26 pm

Great Win. Wow no activity on here tonight.

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will Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:32 pm

The Braves’ potent offense entered Tuesday averaging 4.58 runs per game, the second most in the National League.

did not know that…

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allgU Says:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:49 pm

Great to see Chipper on the verge of 2700 hits. I’m driving down for the Sat. game against LA, might be my last chance to see him play. Good win tonight, let’s keep it going!

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will Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:26 am

finally

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Kate Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:50 pm

@Ken_Rosenthal: Just announced by #MLB: #SFGiants’ Melky Cabrera suspended 50 games without pay after testing positive for testosterone.

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Frigatedoc Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 3:42 pm

Melky….drinkning too much “milk” I guess. Serves him rigth after those games with Atlanta. What a jerk…..

Him getting 50 games susp is almost the best news I have heard all year.

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Anne Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 3:53 pm

My Mark DeRosa curse continues…sorry, MattyD. Go Braves (sans exclamation point)

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Walker Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 4:40 pm

Wow Melky you let your team down. You are a free agent and you just lost alot of money. You lost respect. You were the MVP of the All Star Game and your team is in the middle of a playoff race. Horrible just Horrible. Maybe you can get off with the Ryan Braun defense. Try it. Who knows?

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Leah Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:10 pm

Gearrin just threw my kid a ball!

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Leah Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:37 pm

Just catching up on the Melky news. Now we’ll all be suspicious when players slim down and start hitting. Disgraceful.

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Leah Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:49 pm

Wish they caught Melky tomorrow.

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Leah Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:27 pm

After that throw back heckler yelled at Bourn “how many colors on that rainbow?”. Michael laughed.

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Leah Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:13 pm

The boy and I are sitting just under Uggla’s bomb to LF! Did you guys see me?

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Curt Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:28 pm

8-2 road trip for the Nats

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Steve Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:48 pm

Leah – that is so awesome about the ball from Gearrin and Ugglas’s HR. Sorry to miss you. I was there yesterday and will be tomorrow.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm

So… McCann & Uggla have career worst years, Beachy out for the year, Venters blows up his ERA, Jurrjens implodes so badly he could be DFA’d in the winter, and Tommy Hanson isn’t far behind him. Minor, Delgado, and Teheran post ERA’s of 4.93, 4.42, and 8.31 respectively. Starting SS completely flops. His replacement breaks his hand.

Result: on pace for 94 wins. Just like we drew it up.

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Steve Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:00 pm

@45 – It really is crazy and a good reminder not to get too down about losing streaks. Wait, Bobby, WAS right.

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Steve Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:01 pm

And the craziness for JJ continues. He just left his rehab start because of dizziness.

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Walker Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:02 pm

@ Bub

We needed super years from Bourn, Prado, Chipper, and Kimbrel to overcome those things. Not to mention improvements from Freeman and Heyward. The outfield defense has been stellar and so has our GM. And dare I say it, I have not criticized Fredi Gonzalez in over a month. He’s still not a good manager though.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:14 pm

Walker, that’s a nice group of high achievers, but it’s still, just by the eye-ball or feeling test, a modest improvement compared with the seeming disasters.

Or, at least, I would have expected those performances, at the most, to put us back to evens. We haven’t won 94 times in a season since Mike Hampton won 13 games for Atlanta…

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Bubdylan Says:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:18 pm

Also, yes, Fredi has improved quite a bit, deserves some credit, and still sucks so bad that he changes the tide in the Gulf of Mexico on home stands.

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Leah Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 12:31 am

Fun game. Uggla’s homer truly awesome. You really can see me going crazy on the front row…white shirt kid next to me in a red shirt. Too tired to write in complete sentences go braves and good night.

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Jo-Bu Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 2:02 am

@51: Is that you above the O in GEICO?

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David Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 7:52 am

51 — That’s awesome! Isn’t it the best when you’re at the game and you can see the trajectory of the ball and know right away that it’s a homer? And when it’s coming right at you — that’s pretty cool too. I was at Beachy’s complete game in May and Freddie’s HR landed a row behind me and about 5 seats to my right.

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Leah Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:30 am

#52 Yep! That’s us! I cheer like such a girl. There was the funniest heckler behind us wearing out Quentin. He kept calling him Jonny Damon and would hollar 27 million. So funny.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am

Leah, awesome!

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Curt Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 10:51 am

Leah, nice work. I think you and your son made up a tenth of the crowd last night. Yikes.

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Leah Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 12:44 pm

@56 Very small crowd. Disturbingly so.

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Curt Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 1:38 pm

2nd smallest of the season

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Walker Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 2:19 pm

Is calling someone Johnny Damon an insult now?

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Walker Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:17 pm

I just realized low activity on the comments section means we are winning. High activity means something isn’t right. I like how it is now.

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Curt Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:33 pm

Can I gloat more about Medlen?

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Ham Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:43 pm

I am really loving this team right now. Go Chipper! Epic night.

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Adam Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:44 pm

Chipper homers twice (on his bobble head night), Heyward homers, Medlen looks dominant, and the Nationals have the night off so we’re guaranteed to make up ground if this lead holds. Pretty good night I’d say.

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Walker Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 8:59 pm

You can’t take Medlen out the rotation. A 3rd straight amazing start clinches it. Tommy, you don’t have to go home but you got to get the hell out of the rotation. Either you or Minor.

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Kate Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:06 pm

Really fun game to be at. Hammer won the tool race.

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Nate Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:43 pm

Medlen.

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Walker Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:44 pm

Wow Wow and Wow. One of the most well played games all year. The only things that stand in this team’s way are the Nationals and a coin flip game.

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David Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:57 pm

MEDLEN HOLY S***

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Bubdylan Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 9:58 pm

Holy smokes. Raise your hand if you had Medlen down for a CGSO this year. That kid’s got moxie.

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Walker Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 10:12 pm

20 games over .500. Whew. Its been a long hard road.More work to be done.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 10:17 pm

“and miles to go before I sleep…” (for Curt)

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Steve Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 11:28 pm

Was there tonight with all 3 of my kids (a first) so it was pretty special going in. But that game was something else. Post season wins aside, I can’t remember enjoying a game more. And there really is something soooooo goose bump inducing about a curtain call. And to demand two in the same night, from Chipper no less. It was a special night. And you layer Medlen’s performance and the defense over it all. Just unbelievable.

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Leah Says:
August 16th, 2012 at 11:50 pm

So Steve, you had a good time then? Just to be clear.

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 12:09 am

@73 – it was ok.

As I see it, the three starting pitchers this weekend against the Dodgers (Hanson, Sheets and Minor) are the three that are truly battling for starting rotation spots in September. Huddy, Medlen and Maholm are in.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 12:28 am

74, agreed, with the caveat (sp?) that Sheets’s position is his to lose.

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Walker Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 2:15 am

I don’t think Ben Sheets has anything to worry about. The decision is between Minor and Hanson. Sheets, even in his losses has been above average.

Anyway, I just found out about B-Mac’s shoulder injury. Every year he seems to have an injury in which he doesn’t take the time to let it heal and he ends up hurting the team in the process. McCann needs to go on the DL for a couple weeks and let it heal. Ross can handle the job just fine. McCann needs to realize we need him at the end of September. His offensive numbers this year have been miserable.

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 7:50 am

So you don’t think in any way that Medlen back to the bullpen talk returns?

And if he isn’t already penciled in the rotation for next year, they are crazy. Trade Hanson in the off season for whatever you can get.

Bub – good one.

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Nate Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 9:40 am

If Medlen leaves the starting rotation again I will officially lose my mind. Just because he can pitch out of the bullpen doesn’t mean he should. Aren’t we like 17-1 since 2010 in games Kris Medlen starts? If I’m putting a rotation together, that might be a number I pay attention to.

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:25 am

@77 – I think there is no way Medlen returns to the bullpen

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 1:07 pm

http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/08/17/numbers-give-braves-edge-over-the-nats-in-baserunning/?cxntfid=blogs_mark_bradley_blog

So I got that going for me…….

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 4:02 pm

Dempster to miss his next start due to personal matters.

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 4:03 pm

Hanson has got to be a little nervous about tonight, right?

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 4:37 pm

Hopefully nervous in the ‘I need a good start so I am going to shut down the Dodgers’ way and not the ‘I can’t handle the pressure’ way.

You see that if Chipper hits .320 he would be the first to do so in his last season since Ty Cobb 80 something years ago?

Something else to root for.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 5:12 pm

Tommy, just either shut ‘em down or get trashed. I asked the same of Jurrjens and it’s worked out pretty well.

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Leah Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 7:52 pm

Hanson looks like he’s slimmed up.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 7:55 pm

91 mph a bunch of times. Here comes hope to squash me.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 7:57 pm

JONES!!!!

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 8:05 pm

Okay, I’m officially in awe of Chipper Jones.

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Walker Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 8:38 pm

No wonder sabermetrics says we have the best outfield defense in MLB. It shows. A run saved is a run scored.

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 8:54 pm

The double flapped helmet looks as dumb in Dodger blue as it does in Philly red

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 9:06 pm

Man did I see that coming

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 9:17 pm

Dammit. That lead off hit from Bourne in the 6th goes to waste.

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Steve Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 9:32 pm

I would really feel better if we scored at least 1 here in the 7th.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:00 pm

Nice, Mr. Jason.

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Walker Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:14 pm

ALL WE NEED IS ONE!!

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Walker Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:28 pm

Why can’t Kimbrel pitch 2 innings? Fredi u dummy.

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:48 pm

Oh, Martin

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:55 pm

Pra-doh!

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Bubdylan Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 11:16 pm

Braves Juan! Braves Juan!

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Leah Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 11:28 pm

#88 Can you repeat that? I’m not sure I heard correctly.

Go Braaaaaaaaves!!

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Curt Says:
August 17th, 2012 at 11:30 pm

What a great win.

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Walker Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:07 am

Amazing

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will Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:13 am

Am I right that Janish came over hitting .130 at the time of the trade? or was he hitting .130 the first few weeks after the trade and that is why that number sticks in my mind?

either way nice game tonight from him and his offense has not sucked recently. Go braves…

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Jo-Bu Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:14 am

This sure has been a great second half for our Bravos. They are beating the teams they should beat and beating the teams they need to beat (for the most part, anyway). As long they keep winning series’

MLB needs do do something about this stupid one-game play-in.. that’s just a bunch of horse poo.

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Jo-Bu Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:19 am

Heard HR and and the gang on MLBN talking about Fransico being Chipper’s Heir apparent. WHAT? WhatT? WHAT??!!

Listen, I know Fredi and Frank had a little talk with him and basically told him that he needed to get his act together or he won’t be a Brave much longer which seems to have lit a fire under his ass, but I’ve not quite bought-in to him playing 3rd full-time and being a free swinning out the majority of that time.

What do you guys think?

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Adam Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 1:30 am

I was at the game tonight. When we got there everyone was still abuzz about Chipper’s 2 HR game. When he hit that homerun in the 2nd inning the place went bananas. I swear I saw somebody throw a baby in the chaos.

Did anybody see Loney (think it was him) purposefully throw a bat at a fan after he grounded out in the 9th inning? It bounced off the netting in front of the fan, but myself and everyone around me was shocked Loney didn’t get ejected. Crazy stuff.

And a big congrats to Francisco!! Still don’t want you to be our 3rd basemen next year. Nice hit though.

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Curt Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 8:18 am

Adam, I don’t think he was deliberately throwing the bat at a fan. He was mad at a call and that was his response after grounding out. It was very childish and even more dangerous when you take into account where it ended up. For the record, Mattingly let him hear about it when he got back to the dugout.

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Leah Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 8:58 am

And he apologized to the fans behind the on deck circle.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 10:33 am

Lots of ESPN love over this game.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 10:38 am

Man, Chipper’s OPS’ing 1.024 since that bust-out game on July 3.

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Walker Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 12:44 pm

ESPN has been showing a lot of love lately. They finally recognize greatness.

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Anne Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 2:50 pm

I don’t think the ESPN love is permanent. Some producer gone on a late-summer vacation more likely. Go Braves!!

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 4:16 pm

I’m not saying I’m ready for school to start back, but I just read all 59 pages of a High Def Digest thread discussing a problem with green tint in the Fellowship of the Ring Blu-ray disc.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 4:17 pm

^ (from over a year ago…)

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Anne Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 6:17 pm

A little fall of rain but they’re squeegee-ing off the tarp now. Go Braves!

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 6:29 pm

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8280659/atlanta-braves-brian-mccann-cyst-shoulder-joint

Is it really part of the competitive DNA to just stick your head in the sand when an injury hurts your performance/the team? I guess it is.

Anyway, get well soon, Mac.

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Adam Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 7:45 pm

Sheets to the bullpen?

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 8:41 pm

Robot umpires, please.

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Adam Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 8:43 pm

Sheets to the bullpen.

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Bubdylan Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Robot pitchers, please.

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Curt Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 10:38 pm

Nice crowd wasted on that one. Sheets got squeezed on a couple but he was up and slow. That and he never should have pitched to Hanley the 2nd time. He should have been pulled after he walked Ethier, or he should have just let Hanley walk when it was 3-0 and taken his chances. Yeah the bases are loaded, but there are 2 outs. At some point their line was 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 LOB.

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will Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 11:17 pm

jyall see this ?

http://www.nesn.com/2012/06/dusty-bakers-personal-attack-on-derek-lowe-crossed-the-line-of-acceptable-baseball-behavior.html

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Steve Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 11:35 pm

@116 – Bub, this gets weirder, because the Braves believe it to be a sublixation:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120818&content_id=36921406&notebook_id=36923552&vkey=notebook_atl&c_id=atl

Leaving me to ask, WTF?

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Steve Says:
August 18th, 2012 at 11:38 pm

And this from a DOB article:

“I don’t know who told you that,” McCann said Saturday. “I don’t have a subluxation. That’s false. I have a cyst that’s sitting on the joint and I’ve got a frayed labrum, a little bit of a fray in my labrum. But that [treatment including possible surgery] is something that we’ll have to decide when the season’s over….

“I got an MRI a while back. That’s what the tests showed. That’s what’s been causing the pain, there’s a cyst that’s sitting on the joint.”

The frayed labrum and cyst are directly related to the subluxation, a Braves official said. The team hopes that McCann, a six-time former All-Star can avoid surgery.

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Ham Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 9:51 am

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/35031/chipper-jones-bobblehead-night-2012-avenges-chipper-jones-bobblehead-night-2011

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Leah Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 10:00 am

Was Sheets tipping pitches? Seemed uncanny. Uggla made #2 on top 10.

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ham Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 11:29 am

Pop quiz! Guess who’s on Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN?

#leagueoftwoteamswhohavebecomeboringtowatch

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Steve Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 12:18 pm

@126 – Saw something from DOB last night about that same topic. He said there was no talk of tipping pitches in the clubhouse post game. I think Sheets may just be tipping the fact that he’s not that good.

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ham Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 12:46 pm

#128 – Totally agree. His tip was “look for a fastball that isn’t fast and doesn’t really move. It will be right over the plate.”

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Steve Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Minor looking good so far.

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Walker Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 3:02 pm

This whole Melky thing is making me realize how lucky Braun was. Braun straight out lied and got away with it. SMH. Shame on them both.

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Adam Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 3:45 pm

This games not looking so good.

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Curt Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:10 pm

Dominated again

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Walker Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:12 pm

Game not over yet. Sweet spot of the order due up.

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Adam Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:13 pm

I’m assuming we’re trying to lose now. Ugly.

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Walker Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:14 pm

Please no more fly balls.

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Curt Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Fredi fail

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Adam Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:22 pm

It’s really frustrating watching the Braves beat themselves while the other team gets the credit.

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Curt Says:
August 19th, 2012 at 4:33 pm

Dominated again …

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