Open Thread and NAHWAL: Braves at Phils
by gondeee on May 13, 2008 7:21 AM EDT
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Who would have thought that Jo-Jo Reyes would have a 2.25 ERA? I know it's only two starts (one and a half really), but he's managed to pitch rather effectively this year. Take into account that through five starts at Richmond this year his ERA down there is only 1.17, and perhaps Jo-Jo has turned the corner just a bit. I've always liked the fact that he's a real fighter out there on the mound, and I think he's learning to be more consistent than he's been in the past. Let's hope I didn't just jinx him, and let's hope the blister that caused him to leave his last start early is no longer an issue.
By the way, the probably pitchers for the Braves says that Jurrjens is scheduled to start on Friday, so unless that changes we won't get to see old Charlie Morton. Too bad, I've always wanted to say that our rotation consists of two Chucks, a Tom, a Jair, and a Jo-Jo.
Don't forget to pick for NAHWAL. Hopefully I'll be able to stay up tonight and catch up on the points -- jet lag is still killing me.
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Ugh
After that disgusting trip to Pittsburg, I’m way less than optimistic once again. But I’ll try:
1- 33,567
2- Chipper
3- Jo-Jo comes out and it ain’t for a blister. Oops, there went the optimism!
picks
GODDAMMIT, I wanted to see Morton. I guess Bobby’s logic is “he didn’t pitch too well, he got SHELLED in 5! I guess I can start him on 3 days rest”.
1) 38,654
2) Yunel
3) Kyle Kendrick doesn’t make it through 5
picks
1. 30,302
2. Yunel
3. Kendrick gets traded to Japan right before he pitches. Then McCann goes deep again.
NAHWAL
1. 30,905
2. Chipper
3. Braves go yard 4 times.
Picks
1. 32,323
2. Chipper
3. Two switch hitters hit homeruns—though not necessarily switch-hit home runs.
Picks
We’re not supposed to beat the Phillies, therefore we’re going to take 2/3 from them. We’ll lose like tonight, but then SLAY THE DRAGONS in Brett Myers and Cole Hamels. Thank Pujols it doesn’t look like we’ll get Jamie Moyer – he frustrates Braves players and fans alike.
1. 32,112
2. Chipper Jones
3. Pat Burrell will do something (error, not run hard on the base paths) that will make all of Philadelphia collectively boo the ever living hell out of him.
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He’s fun to watch in LF. I laugh every time. It’s a good thing he’s put up a .388+ OBP for the last 3 years.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
It was awesome
When I went to Philly, Burrell did one of those numbers where he threw the ball, and his arm went forward with the motion, but the ball just kinda squirted back behind him. Two-runs scored, one of them unearned on his bonehead error, and the Philly fans booed him then, and every at-bat for the rest of the game. Amazingly, the Phils won on a walk-off homer by Victorino.
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I just remember the time I saw him last year, someone hit a ball down the line into the corner. You’d expect the runners to stop at some point when the LF collects the ball, but they just kept running. The camera cuts to Burrell basically kicking the ball into the wall, trying to bend over and pick it up but it keeps slipping out of his hands. He’s a disaster…probably better suited as an AL DH.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
He must've laid off the styrofoam
Several (6-yikes!) years ago he ate at the sushi/fusion restaurant I used to work at and, when leaving, asked me for a to-go cup. When I offered him a top, he said “no thanks, I just chew on the styrofoam.” I was a little at a loss for words, so I told him “just don’t swallow”.
Great dresser, charming smile, very nice to fans, just a little, uh, bumbledy (?)...
This explains a lot.
This story is almost as amusing as the one time a friend of mine went to a club with some friends of friends, and was hanging out with Steve Trachsel, who drunken signed her ticket stub (season ticket, with Chipper receiving 1999 MVP award pic on it) “F* YOU, love Steve Trachsel PS Chippers a Fag”
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Picks from the brush fires
1. 34,434
2. Chipper
3. Braves hit 3 homeruns in the Phllies’ bandbox of a stadium
Picks and Pic
1. 32,382
2. McCann
3. Team LOB less than or equal to 5. (Can’t blame me for hoping…)
Anybody seen the movie Swingers? The Braves are like a big bear with claws and fangs. And the Phils are just a little bunny, kinda cowering there in the corner. Man, we got these claws and we’re staring at these claws and thinking to ourselves, and with these claws we’re thinking, “How are we supposed to kill this bunny, how are we supposed to kill this bunny?” We’re not hurting it. We’re just kinda gently batting the bunny around, you know what I mean? And the bunny’s scared, the bunny’s scared of us, shivering. And we got these fucking claws and these fangs, man! And we’re looking at our claws and we’re looking at our fangs. And we’re thinking to ourselves, we don’t know what to do, man. “We don’t know how to kill the bunny.” With this we don’t know how to kill the bunny, do you know what I mean?
We’re like a big bear.
Picks
1. 33,298
2. SK
3. Kendrick out by the 4th inning.
picks
1. 39,111
2. Yunel
3. JO-JO pitches 5 innings with 2 ER
Bustins
picks.
1. 37,874
2. Kotsay
3. Frenchy robs a homerun from Ryan Howard/or Chase Utley.
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Picks.
1. 35,933
2. Chipper
3. Jo-Jo does his best JJ impression and leaves with a QS and less than 3 walks.
Picks
1. 36,528
2. Larry Wayne Jones Jr.
3. Jo-Jo pitches 7 scoreless
by ghost of tom thobe on May 13, 2008 3:34 PM EDT reply actions
Braves lineup:
Y. Escobar ss
M. Kotsay cf
C. Jones 3b
B. McCann c
G. Norton 1b
J. Francoeur rf
K. Johnson 2b
G. Blanco lf
J. Reyes p
-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-
True…we will need him back pronto. But Rake is 3 for 9 with 2 walks so far for us. Not bad, as long as he can stay hot while Tex rests.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh
Not questioning the Rake. He’s won me over. Just saying, never good when the million-dollar boy is hurting.
holy lord, kelly BUMPED DOWN THE ORDER. probably for the best with the way SK has been hitting. hopefully yuney gets to run a little tonight.
Bobby did this before, Kelly moved down – Kelly heated up and was installed back in the top of the order. Good call though, even if I think Kelly should still be our lead off guy. But hey if this sparks him, then all the better.
hell ya
mix it up. But, I would go Blanco, Yunel, Chipper. I have enough faith in Blanco right now to get a good AB, whether he walks or gets a hit.
And I think we should run more on the bases. Sure, right now we pick an chose our spots and so when we steal we are usually successful. And lately its been too many lefties that its not really been a good time. I think if we run more, sure, we’re going to make a few mistakes and get thrown out, but we can throw Kendrick off and maybe get a few extra runs. Guys like Yunel & Blanco and Kotsay and KJ, they should be able to get a few tonight since we finally get to see a RHP again.
Just my opinion.
if you saw the hat he was wearing, you’d despise him too. he said something along the lines of “the braves aren’t driving runs in”, as they show the graphic that says we’re first in the league in batting average.
How bout...
...”This guy has more walks than strikeouts. He’s good. He bats #3 in this lineup.” That was his in depth analysis of Chipper.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Mwahahahahaha!
Three run jack. Do it Chipper!
Damnit...
...now FYF needs to gets the 2-out RBI
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
An opposite-field one from Frenchy, mind you
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve never see someone hit balls so hard but right at people like KJ does? Anyone remember when he was first called up. He went like 0-15 or something but was killing the ball?
see u in the inning breaks
i have to only comment and read during inning breaks b/c the delay is in FULL force tonight.
GO KILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think he might be the best player in the NL.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
not as good as david wright. david wright is the greatest player in the history of baseball. except for last september, when he caused the mets to lose the division title.
I thought it was a three-way tie…Wright, Reyes, and Santana?
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
well certain cable sports channels have me believing that if your team is from the state of NY then all of your players are genetically superior to the rest of the planet
Have you heard how the NY Media jocks Melky Cabrera like he’s Grady Sizemore?
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Get him out.
Please. Less men on for Burrell is good.
Hope this isn't...
...the series where Howard heats up. Already had to deal with that once with Holliday earlier this year.
You know you guys can keep knocking me on this but Jo-Jo is going to be a solid major league pitcher. How do you think we’ll do with him, Surgeon, and Morton in the rotation next year.
He looks different than last season, that’s for sure.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Assuming he gets control somehow.
I agree with you and we would do pretty well? I’m not sure about that. I’m much less certain of him ever getting his control issues solved. Look at Kyle Davies.
yeah but davies never really had control. Reyes has shown remarkably better control this year at AAA than last year. 2 games into the MLB season his control hasn’t killed him.
True true.
It hasn’t been great though. I’m hopeful, but we’ll just have to see.
Oh I agree
Jo-Jo will be good. I wish he had another year to get better before we throw him in the rotation though.
Blerg.
We have been bad at bunting this year.
Chipper can do it again.
I think. Nay I know!
You know what is too old?
That joke! That’s right I said it!
if that had of been francoeur popping up with the bases loaded, this board would flame
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This Jo-jo.
Is my buddy. I’ll buy him a beer any day.
is this like a good davies / evil davies thing?
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where are those bits
when’s velcro going to make up some hilarious “round the team” dialogues again? All these new nicknames will be the bomb with those.
Too bad Salty’s gone, he was the funniest by a landslide
lol
reading those conversations about larry and david above, after they were complete, was a trip…..
chipper uses age and wisdom to plan his swing perfectly. He’s like a good wine.
Does that apply to former DBacks? Mark Grace for Tex?
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I love Grace as an announcer…don’t get me wrong.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I wore my Marcus Giles
shirt to Citizens Bank Park a few summers ago. I was heckled. Marcus also hit the game-winning RBI.
JJR: 36 pitches, 24 strikes through 3. I CAN ROLL WITH THAT
wow, and he took one hell of a cut there
Morton is dealing again in Richmond (if he is pitching tonight there he isn’t pitching for us this week). 5 IP 3H 0R 6K
What the fuck happened...
...I step away for like 30 mins, and we’re back to a 1-run game? Is this Kelly’s doing?
Basically two blop hits, a solid single, and a close call at 2B led to 2 runs.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t think that’s been a consistent strike all night.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
let’s see where he’s going with this…
by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
Must say, that was a good inning for JJR. That being said, still would have liked to see a PH his last AB there.
so apparently, bobby cox has more confidence in jo jo reyes than he does in jair jurrjens. yep, damn shame the beer stores are closed right now.