Show #198: The Braves Right the Ship
The good and bad of this week. The impact of the Dodgers trade. McCann’s 2013 option. And Mac vs. Uggla: Who’s doing more damage?
138 Responses to “Show #198: The Braves Right the Ship”
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August 27th, 2012 at 10:31 am
Great show guys. One thing is for sure about this team…its interesting.Chipper’s farewell tour, along with Heyward and Freeman coming of age…its alot of fun, most of the time.
August 27th, 2012 at 10:54 am
And that’s what was particularly remarkable for me this past week that it was so decidedly NOT fun for stretches. But this team, as evidenced by the last two games in SF is not falling over and is continuing to find enough offense to win.
Hopefully Mac’s performance last night is the start of better production from him. If he would just get on base over .325 and hit better than .250 it would be an enormous boon.
August 27th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
This team just has very few weak spots and it just feels like the bad stretches won’t last as long.
Last season there were gaping holes in the lineup in centerfield (even after Bourn came in he wasn’t good) and at shortstop, then there were the nagging injuries/infection from Prado and Heyward. All of that sort of set the tone, it seemed. Then, towards the end, the bullpen was overworked and the starting staff seemed drained.
This season it seems like they have the players at every position. Even if one or two struggle, you know the rest of the team will pick them up at some point and not allow an extremely awful stretch of games.
August 27th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Not to hit (no pun) on Uggla again….but besides his awful or lack there of hitting, he had that bad error and a couple of base running mistakes recently.
So when Simmons and Wilson get healthy do we drop Janish? I am thinking Janish over Wilson….
August 27th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@3 – Shaun, you’re right. And I fully intended to reference your latest blog in the show last night but somehow never did. All – good stuff in Shaun’s latest blog.
@4 – Janish over Wilson. Not even close.
August 27th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Great show! Go Braves! I was too stupid not to be concerned this time last year. Since my baseball heart has already been broken I can’t seem to believe this year. Trying to…can’t do it.
August 27th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
I’m loving this
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals-vs-phillies-gaffe-leads-to-4-1-defeat-and-sweep-in-philadelphia/2012/08/26/84bdaeaa-efbe-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html
August 27th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Steve @5, thanks.
August 27th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Fredi wont even stand up for his players. Argue Fredi!
August 27th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
The homers.
August 27th, 2012 at 11:15 pm
@10 – I thought of you immediately.
August 28th, 2012 at 12:18 am
Only down by 2 so we bring in Batista. Venters? O’Flaherty?
August 28th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
I have a question; How could you find out who the Braves have claimed on waivers? Or you will never know? Jacoby Ellisbury is an intriguing thought, imo
August 28th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Have you read this? Thoughts?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1312066-mlb-trade-rumors-why-braves-would-be-better-off-dealing-michael-bourn
August 28th, 2012 at 3:53 pm
@14
That was the dumbest article I’ve ever read. We’re trying to win a championship right?
August 28th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
@13 – Waiver claims are secret. Only if someone leaks something do you find out.
August 28th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Not looking good for the Nats tonight. GOTS TO WIN.
August 28th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Phillies winning, Nats losing, Kemp and Molina injured in potentially big ways. Crazy night in baseball.
August 28th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
How about the Nats and Cards both losing 9-0
August 28th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
I’m tellin’ ya…something’s in the air. Hope it’s blowing our way!
August 28th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Maybe the baseball gods are coming full circle? Braves had key injuries last year.
August 28th, 2012 at 10:44 pm
Click “Like” if you love Kris Medlen.
Wait, what site is this?
August 28th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Someone high up in this organization needs to walk up to Medlen, take off his hat, lower his head … lower … and allow Kris to punch him dead in the face. How many wins have we thrown in the trash by keeping this guy pushed back?
(Now he’ll give up four runs in the next inning and go to the DL with a warped ass…)
August 28th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
The really should subtract a hit from a pitcher’s WHIP when he picks ‘em off like Wyatt Earp.
August 28th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
If they L.A. Bluesox miss the playoffs I will die of laughter.