July 26, 2009

Show #71: We Sit Down with Mitch Evans, Sports Director at WGST

Mitch plays Fair or Foul to discuss the Braves’ playoff chances, Hudson’s role with the team, and Garrett Anderson’s attitude.

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62 Responses to “Show #71: We Sit Down with Mitch Evans, Sports Director at WGST”

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    Bubdylan Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 1:22 am

    Good show, fellas.

    It might be a strained conversation to be talking about the post season, but a strained conversation’s better than none at all.

    Go Braves.

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    Bubdylan Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Enjoyed the interviews as well, Steve. You do a pro job.

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    Will Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 7:44 am

    Good shows. Want a bat. Wren Come a long way. Sorry for caveman. On iphone.

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    Steve Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Bub – isn’t there a part of your tortured fandom that is letting you ponder the post season? Mine certainly is.
    And, back to your post from the last show about Smoltz and Glavine. I don’t disagree with you on Smoltz. He’s not exactly been driving on the high road since he left. But, part of being in the front office is dealing with divas. And giving them special treatment. Especially those who are the face of your franchise and who, for the good of the organization and the history and tradition you are building, should at least remain on speaking terms. I’m not saying they should have paid Smoltz 5MM. But you at least keep the lines of communication open much more than its reported they were so that there are fewer surprises and less drama when you don’t resign him. And the Glavine was just a travesty. You call him in and you lay your cards on the table. Let him be part of the team to come up with a workable solution so that all parties look good. Again, 2 of your big 3 want nothing to do with your franchise right now. That’s on the front office.

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    Bubdylan Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 11:24 am

    Steve, oh yeah, there’s a part of my tortured fandom thinking about October, definitely. If I didn’t fight it, it would be even bigger.

    I’ll give you this on the Glavine part of things: it felt shady. Some very gentle hint could have been delivered to Glavine that his comeback was dependent on more than just getting healthy enough to give it a start or two.

    But the decision NOT to give him that start or two was correct. Look at Boston. They’re not even all that responsible for handling Smoltz’s legacy, yet they’re somewhat reluctant to pull the plug. Meanwhile he’s almost single-handedly cost them the lead. It’s easy to say you’re just giving a guy a chance, and not counting on him, but it’s hard to pull that off in reality. You do end up counting on him. Your takes its shape… I’m rambling again.

    As far as 2 of the 3 big guns turning their backs on Atlanta being automatically the fault of the front office, I can’t see that. It’s just as likely that 2 of 3 pro ball players both became ridiculous as their careers came to a less-than-glorious close. In fact, all other things being equal, that’s where I’d put my money.

    But yes, I definitely concede that the front office mishandled things with Glavine. I’m just madder at the players. That’s probably a personality thing of my own.

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    Steve Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    Bub – you and your always siding with millionaire front office types. Why not give the millionaire players a chance, too?
    For the record, I was never in favor of giving Glavine a start or two on the big club. It would have been completely disingenious and the Braves would have been rooting for him to fail. Again, as baseball decisions go, it was clearly the right one. The fact that no other team signed him only validates that more. But, as you said, they should have given him more of a heads up about how things were looking and they should have brought him in and presented the problem (as a member of the team, so to speak) so that he could have been part of devising a workable solution.

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    Bubdylan Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    “Why not give the millionaire players a chance, too?”

    I’m giving you an evil scowl, Stevie. Can you see the evil scowl?

    “…they should have given him more of a heads up about how things were looking and they should have brought him in and presented the problem (as a member of the team, so to speak) so that he could have been part of devising a workable solution.”

    My gut reaction to this was “He’s absolutely right. Of course that’s what should have been done.” But do you think Glavine could have helped find the solution with a sharp eye to what’s best for the team? Without overestimating what he could bring to the table as a pitcher? He’d have to be an exceptional guy to think that clearly in the teeth of his own decline.

    Anyways, the Braves are playing great ball and I’m sorry I’ve got the comment section all screwed up with my bent on past players again.

    What to do with Huddy? What are you guys expecting from him? In all honesty, I’m expecting him to be good almost immediately. Is that faulty?

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    Curt Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 3:07 pm

    Yes

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    Bubdylan Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Thanks.

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    Curt Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    I just think recent history shows that guys 12 months off of that surgery aren’t ready to go. When I spoke with Moylan he indicated as much. It has nothing to do with the mentality of the player, they are just physically limited by the post-operative process. And Hudson isn’t going to blow anyone away, so if his arm won’t let him throw off-speed pitches properly or generate action on his fastball, he won’t be as effective. i know he was touched up in his last minor league start. I say stick him in the pen and let him come back slowly. Hopefully Medlen goes down to get some more work before the September call ups.

    Is Jorge Campillo even still on the team?

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    Steve Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 10:33 pm

    Ballpark Frank and I went to Gwinnett tonight to see Hudson. He looked pretty good. 4 hits (I think), 0 runs over four innings. No one hit him too hard. Brooks Conrad looked like a man among boys (a homer and a double) and Jo Jo walked the first guy he faced. In other words, no surprises. Additionally, the ushers and concession people could not have been nicer. Seriously – the customer service was astoundingly good there.

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    Anne Says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I have GOT to get there before the season ends. Nice review, Steve, and thanks for keeping Ballpark Frank on the straight ‘n narrow.

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    Leah Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    JJ’s got his groove on in the 4th. Prado can’t make a tough play but I feel a win coming even down a run. Curt just tweeted Prado means “meadow” in Spanish. Lots of potential nicknames in that tweet.

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    Leah Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    Clearly I was wrong. Don’t kick me off the website for my stupid jinx.

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    Wiley Ballard Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    Giving Soriano a Break . . . (sigh) . . . and slowly putting gun down

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    Wiley Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    also wondering why my last name was typed in

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    Steve Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    My official analysis is… that sucked. No big meaning here. Nice to see us come back and then take the lead on GA’s homer. But, what a shame. The Phillies had better freaking lose tonight. It is obscene that after going 8 – 4 to start the 2nd half we could be 8 games out tomorrow morning. Dammit.

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    Curt Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    They are up 3-1 in the 6th. THEY WON’T LOSE.

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    Anne Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Leah, I’ll start by calling him Pradolark Lemon. That’s all I got.

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    Curt Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    Phils picked up Cliff Lee. Sounds like Halladay isn’t coming.

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    Leah Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    What if we could acquire Scott Hairston from the A’s to play LF and make GA a pinch hitter? They can do whatever they want with Morton and his .117 batting average. Maybe we can all put our piggy banks together and send a letter and pledge to Frank Wren. I’m sure our efforts would soften his penny pinching heart. Time is of the essence people! Damn the trade deadline…

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    Leah Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    I want to play the Pirates…every game…for the rest of the year.

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    Steve Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Definitely want to play the Pirates. Especially since they’ll need to start forfeiting games due to insufficient number of MLB ready players. What a soul crushing experience those fans are having this year. Tonight’s performance from KK is not helping his one way ticket to the bullpen when Hudson arrives. I love Jim Powell by the way. He was absolutely merciless on the umpire tonight regarding the ejections, the posturing, etc. Powell is not afraid to speak his mind.

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    Curt Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    The guy I was thinking about, even before his 2 GS game the other night, was Josh Willingham from DC. Not sure he is available but he has some pop and he is much better in the field than Dunn.

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    Leah Says:
    July 29th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    I hate baseball.

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