Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals GameThread, Apr 11, 2008 7:35 PM EDT

Open Thread and NAHWAL: Braves at Nationals (4/11)

by gondeee on Apr 11, 2008 8:47 AM EDT in Open Threads Comment 71 comments

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, Apr 11, 2008 7:35 PM EDT

Chuck James was sent packing back to Richmond Thursday after his pitching stunk up Coors Field. I sort of questioned the very fact that he was given the start after not throwing hardly anything in spring training and only pitching in simulated games the last few weeks. Surely we would have done better with Jeff Bennett getting the start or even Buddy Carlyle.

To replace James, we’ll get neither Bennett nor Buddy, but Jorge Campillo. This was a pitcher who was cut in the middle of spring training and I could have sworn had no chance of making the club. He’s pitched in 8 major league game in parts of the last three years, all for Seattle. He’s a 29 year old no-frills pitcher with decent minor league numbers. He doesn’t seem to have any real good "stuff," and I worry that he’s been way too hittable -- 9.20 hits per nine innings in the minors, and 11.72 H/9 in the majors -- seems like a classic 4-A pitcher (much like Buddy Carlyle, so I guess in a way, we are getting him).

There was a spot available on our 40-man roster, so we didn’t have to put anyone on waivers when we added Campillo. Does it scare anyone that this mix-n-match starter game we’ve already been playing is the same one we’ve played for the last two years?

Tonight’s starter is Tim Hudson, who gets another crack at the Nationals -- the team that roughed him up in the first inning of his opening day start. Of course, after that first inning he was pretty much unhittable. Let’s see if he can settle into that comfort factor from the first pitch of tonight’s game.

Next Game

Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 7:35 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Tim Hudson vs Matt Chico

Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 80.

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Picks

1. 40,578; close to sold out
2. Matt Diaz
3. Chipper homers again, making two homers at Nationals Park, plans on naming next illegitimate child "Nat" short for uh... "Nathan"

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by royhobbs on Apr 11, 2008 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not even close to a sell out

1) 25,356 (The Nats are on a 7 game losing streak, I'm thinking the fair weather's will be gone)
2) Tim Hudson
3) Mark Teixeira get out of the slump with a 2-3 night, 1 BB, 1 2 run HR

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks.

1. 36,666
2. Boomstick.
3. Hudson plays the role of stopper.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 11, 2008 9:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks for a division Win

1. 21, 111
2. Hudson
3. Hudson has a 2:1 or better ratio of groundouts:flyouts

I think Campillo might be headed to the 'pen with Bennett to the 5th starter spot. Thoughts?

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 38,421
2. Hudson
3. Yunel triples

Not so much worried about the shuffle this year as we're really only shuffling the one spot.

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by 6stringbeliever on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Temp.

You have 80 as the temp. Its getting no where near that today. High of 73. By game time it will be 71 or so.

by taney71 on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 28,625
2. McCann
3. Teixeira goes 3/4 with a homer.

by rawleigh on Apr 11, 2008 10:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

nahwal

1. 36.589
2. Huddy
3. Hudson goes 9, allowing 1 run.

Anyone seen the FSN commercial where Hudson holds the "Most Coverage" sign up, and has the stupidest grin on his face? Hilarious!

by 10-4 on Apr 11, 2008 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1) 35,000
2) Huddy
3) Huddy w/ the QS and the W

Burning Brave

by torchy on Apr 11, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 31, 534
2. Chipper
3. Chipper and Tex each homer

by jack_d on Apr 11, 2008 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 33,349
2. Chipper
3. Huddy with the complete game...shutout.

by theangelicdoctor on Apr 11, 2008 11:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 29,693
2. Chipper
3. Hudson with QS and W

by 755aaron on Apr 11, 2008 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pick-ology

1. 40,444
2. Yunel
3. Hudson breaks 3 bats again like in the first game

by OntheGo on Apr 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,500
2. Escobar
3. Hudson has a QS

by brndn on Apr 11, 2008 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pick Time

1. 33,333
2. Chipper
3. Hudson pitches a complete game shutout with more than 5 K's

by morri029 on Apr 11, 2008 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 35,345
2. Chipper
3. Braves bust out the wooping sticks with a 5 run inning.

by bACEballstud on Apr 11, 2008 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,235
2. Chipper (sticking with MY hoss)
3. Mark gets a birfday homer, one K, and a single

by Euruproktos on Apr 11, 2008 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Chico is....

....the best pitcher around for heckling.
CHIIIIIIIIIICOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by Euruproktos on Apr 11, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still love...

...the clip of him throwing a wild pitch over the 1B dugout.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 11, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 31,230
2. Frenchy
3. Bobby Cox ejected

by pett-man on Apr 11, 2008 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 35,235
2. Teixeira
3. Ryan Zimmerman does not hit a walk-off homerun, but Tex has a multi-homerun game, two maybe three. Depends on if they walk him after the first two...

by jug on Apr 11, 2008 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,232
2. Hudson
3. Hudson helps his own cause with at least one hit

-sdp-

by sdp on Apr 11, 2008 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 39,204
2. Hudson
3. Huddy goes all 9 and doesn't give up more than 2 runs.

by Perrinbar on Apr 11, 2008 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 40,003
2. Escobar
3. Hudson, 7 IP 1ER and a sac bunt

by ghos on Apr 11, 2008 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 41,950

2. Tex

3. Yunel goes 3/4 including a double and 2 RBIs

by GMills on Apr 11, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yo

1. 32,750
2. Larry
3. The Braves use 4 pitchers, the Nats use 6

by Samson on Apr 11, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 39,804
2. Yunel
3. Tex hits 2 birthday dingers

by NickATL on Apr 11, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1-38,650
2-Frenchy
3-Frenchy is a triple short of the cycle

by gopherbroke on Apr 11, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1. 40,700
2. Hudson
3. Braves have more HRs than Nats have runs

by mycr0ft on Apr 11, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks.

1.37,243
2. Huddy
3. McCann stays hot and gets at least two more hits.

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by mccannfan on Apr 11, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1.35,555
2. Hudson
3. The top 6 in the order all have hits tonight!

Bustins

by hippybustins on Apr 11, 2008 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pik

1. 38,000
2. huddy
3. huddy throws a 1 hitter thru 7

by chance13ga on Apr 11, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1) 36,333
2) Chipper
3) Braves hit 3 HRs in 1 inning

by Murphy03 on Apr 11, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mine

1. 34,249
2. Diaz
3. Hudson goes into the 7th

by secondbass on Apr 11, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 31,726
2. Frenchy
3. 4 different Braves hit doubles

by jc25 on Apr 11, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PICK!

1) 35,000
2) Huddy
3) Braves bat around in an inning

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by ejruiz on Apr 11, 2008 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 33,799
2. Huddy
3. Braves bullpen gives up 0 ER

by jess7 on Apr 11, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 24,496
2. Tex
3. Braves hit 5 XBH's

by woodywoodsaver on Apr 11, 2008 5:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PICs

1. 29839
2. Chipper
3. I will actually get a point for my above and beyond pick.

by godawgs on Apr 11, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1) 31,412
2) Tex
3) 3 or more homers for the Braves.

by bigjoe on Apr 11, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 22,698
2. Chipper
3. The bullpen does not blow the lead and gets a save

by hbkbraves on Apr 11, 2008 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

NAHWAL

1) 38,473
2) Huddy
3) Huddy helps his cause with an RBI

by supesk6 on Apr 11, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ugh

I tune into the radio broadcast (because I'm blacked out of the Nats games...grumble grumble) and who do I hear but CHIP CARAY. Goddammit, I know Skip isn't traveling to road games, but what the fuck. Is he doing this alone? I haven't heard A WORD from Pete.

by bigjoe on Apr 11, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh he's there. Just barely.

But he's there.

by Perrinbar on Apr 11, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,688
2. Chipper
3.Hudson pitches 6 innings of shut out ball.

by Welby24 on Apr 11, 2008 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitch Counts

So all I have tonight is GameDay (for now), but at least all the stats are right in front of me. So I look and see Chico has thrown but 78 pitches through 7 innings. What the hell!?!

It's becoming evident that, at least at this point in time, this is NOT a team that is willing to work the count. It's no wonder we're being defeated by the likes of Mark Redman.

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Matt Little Boy

How is pitching this well against us?

Looks like Hudson will start the 8th. I like it.

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hope so

Huddy's pitch count sits at 89 through 7, and the bottom of the order is due, so it looks good.

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he is

that means Moylan will be my choice to close the ninth if we need it. Otherwise I'm all for a CG from TH

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ditto

Moylan gets the nod in my book too, but I would much prefer the CG.

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stat?

Anyone got the date on the last CG we had from a Braves pitcher?
I honestly can't remember.

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It was Hudson looks like

against the Nats at RFK

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Just found it on baseball reference - last Sept 16, 3-0

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks,

And Huddy could do it again. How nice would that be?

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In two words...

...it would be Heaven Sent

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please do well if you stay in Huddy!

I'm hoping to avoid remembering last year. Yech.

by Perrinbar on Apr 11, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Moylan Warming Up

Looks like Huddy will take it easy from now. Let's get some runs for Pete. He's the only one I'm excited to see come out of the pen lately.

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like a good shot at insurance...

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Attendance...

28,051

-sdp-

by sdp on Apr 11, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Packed house

Thank you Diaz!

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can breathe now

I'm glad Diaz came up with that hit - for his sake as much as the teams'. He's finally getting his chance.

by VegasAces on Apr 11, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Moylan

1-2-3

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tim Hudson...

... is a BEAST.

-sdp-

by sdp on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I know

You can't ask for more and he gave us 8 innings no runs. Finally got some support.

Pete strikes out Guzman.

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by JBinATL on Apr 11, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

101

The gun on Sports South just said that Moylan threw a pitch that was 101 mph. And the next one was 97. That's gotta be a case of the gun being turned up or something... I mean, 101, for a side-armer.

Moylan gets the save.

by gondeee on Apr 11, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs