September 07, 2009

Show #77: The 2009 Season Wheels Start Coming Off

A 2 – 5 week.  Chipper’s future. The 2010 starting rotation.  And the Post Season (very little) Hope Meter.

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96 Responses to “Show #77: The 2009 Season Wheels Start Coming Off”

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    Anne Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 9:52 am

    Downer show, but good show nonetheless. So, speculation abounds: let’s say Chipper DOESN’T move to 1st next year…though I agree he’d do well to get out of the hot corner and maybe get more body-rest…do we keep LaRoche next year? Do we want to? Does HE want to?

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    Leah Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am

    I guess I’ll try and get this week’s comment feed rolling although it isn’t without pain and heartache. I was SO hopeful after the first two games against the fish and now I still don’t know if I can watch a game. I watched the highlights on SC with GA and Nate crashing and KK hitting a batter…in the head and wanted to vomit. What hurts the most (besides being so close) is we could have gained ground on the Phillies. I know it would not have mattered but it would have felt better.

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    Leah Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    Wow Anne, great minds think alike. Misery loves company.

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    Steve Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    I still don’t see how moving Chipper to 1st helps anything. I cant’ recollect the last time he was hurt fielding his position. It’s all been swinging the bat or running the bases. And, his power numbers have dropped significantly, so he doesn’t fit that bill either.

    And Anne, I think that LaRoche would love to stay. He and Chipper are big buddies.

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    Curt Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    My thinking behind the Chipper to first thing was to get Infante in the lineup permanently. He is a limited outfielder, defensively, so I like him better there. Maybe at 2nd with Prado going to 3rd. You save the LaRoche money for an outfielder. I would not be surprised if Chipper retires after next season, and at that point Freddie Freeman is here to save the day. They need some homegrown Tommy Hanson caliber position players here soon.

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    Chris in Boston Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    This was a rebuilding year and the team is going to finish 5-10 games over .500 following a season in which it lost 90 games. The team was in the hunt until late August. That’s not bad. In the long history of the franchise, this year ranks as one of the better ones. Beyond the W-L record, Hanson emerged as a true ace and that has been fun to watch. JJ is great. Medlen seemed to come out of nowhere and is the real deal. We have a RF and a 1B in the minors who are going to be very good and are a pleasure to follow. We have a real SS. We have a lot of likeable players. Francouer is gone. I enjoyed watching this club for the first time in several years. The team is heading in the right direction. Buck up, everyone.

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    Anne Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    I haven’t seen the clip, but apparently Chipper was on some local sports TV show over the weekend talkin’ NASCAR, and he dissed Diaz’s favorite driver or something. Chipper chose to wear a mock turtleneck and apparently he looked like a big dork…because when a local radio station asked Diaz what he thought of Chipper’s comments, Diaz wondered why Chipper was wearing a “Nerd”-el neck. Nerdleneck. Nice! You’d think we pay him enough to get a personal shopper…

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    Kathryn Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Chipper was on ESPN college gameday and he picked against FL State and Matt was unhappy about that.

    You can see Chipper around the 7:15 mark.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8suM8nXtdA

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    P. W. Hjort Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    What about Chipper at 1st, KJ at 2nd, Escobar at SS, and Prado at 3rd?

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    Bubdylan Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    Good show, guys. You folks make the Braves almost bearable.

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    Leah Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Just able to turn the game on in bottom of the 8th. Could the two guys behind homeplate BE more annoying?

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    Leah Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    Curt, would you like to apologize one more time to Javy?

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    Anonymous Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Thanks for the clip, Kathryn. Hey, good to get home and see a W on the board! WTG, Bravos.

  14. 14
    Anne Says:
    September 8th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Oh for god’s sake. Anonymity. Frakkin’ laptop.

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    Curt Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Yes, one more apology. He was brilliant again.

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    Steve Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:00 am

    P. W. Hjort – do you really trust Kelly offensively anymore? And, I realize that his UZR is decent, but my eyes tell me, game to game, that he can be really brutal at times at 2nd and that his miscues this year led to some big innings.

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    Curt Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    kj should really never start for the Braves again except as an injury replacement. I’d rather see Brooks Conrad out there.

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    Steve Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    I’d rather see a real freaking 2nd basemen out there that can hit. Brooks had a stunning coming out party and he absolutely should have been on the bench in August instead of Norton but I think a full year of ol’ Brooksy would be killing. I believe that his 5 years of AAA ball with his .251 BA is a better indicator of his performance in the future than his .289 average in 41 plate appearances this year with the Braves.

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    Curt Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    I’m not saying he’s Ty Cobb, I’m just saying he isn’t Kelly Johnson.

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    Leah Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    Chipper and “Big Mac” are killing me!

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    Tcc Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Tommy Hanson is looking amazing so far. Not that that does much for my Post Season Hope Meter, but it’s at least a “2″ which is better than ABT’s collective 1.8!

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    Curt Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    MY GOD. IF THERE IS ANYTHING MORE PREDICTABLE THAN THE FACT THAT SORIANO WAS GOING TO BLOW THAT FREAKING GAME……………………

    RASSA FRASSA
    @#$^*&Y@*(U

  23. 23
    Curt Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    is someone doesn’t destroy the bathroom they should all be fined

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    Hammy Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

    My lord that was awful. Really, guys? This is how you want to go out? Uggggh. Horrid.

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    Bubdylan Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

    Did we win?

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