Open Thread 6/10: Pirates at Braves
by gondeee on Jun 10, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintPittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves, Jun 10, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
Charlie Morton takes the mound... for the Pirates, not the Braves. Our recently traded pitcher will face his old mates and Jair Jurrjens, who will toe the mound for Atlanta. As I said earlier today, I wish Charlie all the best... after tonight's game.
Current Series
Braves lead the series 2-0
| Mon 06/08 | WP: Kris Medlen ( - ) LP: Jeff Karstens ( - ) |
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| Tue 06/09 | 4 - 3 win | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009, 7:10 PM EDT Charlie Morton vs Jair Jurrjens Cloudy. Game time temperature around 80. |
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| Thu 06/11 | 1:10 PM EDT | |
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ha ha ESPN
go to their website and watch SportsCenter’s top plays from Tuesday… They forgot #9
Let’s light a candle for the black hole in our lineup that is Jeff Francoeur-Zeus12888
It is on the homepage...right at the top
just look at the boxscore
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
McClouth CF
Escobar C
Jones, 3B
McCann, C
Black Hole, LF
Black Hole #2, 1B
Black Hole #3, RF
Johnson, 2B
JJ
GAnderson
has not been a black hole in the more recent weeks…at least, not offensively
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
geez
espn doesnt even have the gamecast up yet…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I know and its pissing me off. There fantasy baseball pages are not updating either, something must be running amuck in Connecticut.
my fantasy baseball page
is updating…mlb gameday is better than espn gamecast, i have just figured out.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Esco
I like him tonight.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions
FYF
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey all....Here hoping to see win #4 in a row!
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
well then
that was a relatively easy inning…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
Chin Min Wang
one of the most over-rated pitchers ever, or just on a rough streak?
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
lol
wins…yes, i forgot that measure of skill…
what is better to have in a pitcher – wins or heart?
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
nice.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
does anyone have a video link? the wife is watching the bachelorette on DVR. (God help me.)
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Jun 10, 2009 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
it isn't on any of the links I use
sticktv.net, showtimelinks, hdlounge.net and others.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
go on...
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
so he has diarrhea?
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
he must be pretty nervous then
lol…i bet the pit fans are pretty pissed off at this crappy performance!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Just found the thread...wtf.
Watch the ump throw the ball out. He is bringing the heat.
Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a s#!t about the rules?!?
JJ is laboring so far.
Hope he doesn’t have to work this hard all game.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
that all depends
on how much more he gets squeezed…at least, according to gameday he is getting squeezed.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
who cares what both of the pit fans think?
lol
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
bq.Got sick realizing he’s playing for the Pirates :(
Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a s#!t about the rules?!?
Nick Green just made a great play…of course, it was on the day i posted something about his defense…lol
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions
hola
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
suttcliff is an idiot…maybe worse than joe morgan
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions
he was talking about the david wells trade from boston to san diego for some catcher. The catcher had hit a HR off Phil Hughes in the Futures all-star game, and Sutcliff said that that HR was the reason they traded wells for the C. He said that they figured if he could hit a HR off Hughes, they might want him in their lineup when they play the yankees…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
swisher is a bad defender in RF…he just dropped a fly ball that bounced over the wall for a double.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
and since the ball didn't touch his glove
he isn’t charged with an error…how awful is our scoring system???
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s okay Jeff Francoeur would have never gotten to the ball so he wouldn’t have had a chance to look stupid!
lol
true!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
finally
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
and ATJ gets his 3 pitches and sits back down…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
NATE
I approve.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
LOL
CJ Wilson just said that his biggest memory of his first MLB game is that he wanted to bat because he would have faced Helling and thought he could take a hack off him. HAHAHA!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
Check this
Batting averages of hitters 1-4: .262 (Nate), .300 (Esco), .333 (Chip), .306 (Mac)
Batting averages of hitters 5-8: .252 (FUGA), .105 (Norton), .242 (FYF), .241 (KJ)
My point, we may have a 3 game winning streak, but things need to change.
Maybe they should put LOB on the scoreboard
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
this
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Finally a quick inning for JJ
Thank goodness
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
It is good to see that we are working the counts tonight…
/sarcasm
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions
me too
but I dont trust some of our other guys…nothing wrong with swinging at strikes, but geez, is it too much to ask for these guys to work the count a little bit? It reminds me of a basketball team with the “run and gun” philosophy…if the 3’s arent falling, sometimes you gotta slow it down.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
When Kevin Millwood got called up, he did not have a cell phone, so he called everyone using a pay-phone…but he called them collect! hahahah
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
So maybe we just slot Lowe, Kawakami, and Jurrjens at the corner OF spots and 1B or 2B. I’m sure we’d get more production out of them.
Sup everybody
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
JJ's pitch count
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
yup. i can see that
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
no bigjoe = weird
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
so because he runs his own blog
he can’t do gamethreads anymore?
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
No clue??? Perhaps he is prepartying for his birthday, it is in a couple of days.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
LOL. He’s probably working on his next post. I dont imagine that it is easy to run a blog.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
his heart wills him to get a hit here.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
gameday showed him taking the 3rd…but only the 3rd of 5 pitches.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yes…and a yellow-belly
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad storms here, got booted offline for a bit
Saw Heap’s double and being left there.
FAIL.
At least JJ had a pretty good inning after.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
not true…he hits more hard-hit line-drives right at people than anyone else…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats awful
They just showed that FYF has RBI’s on consecutive days once in the past 78 games.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
sweet
tonight i am a Met fan…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
My fantasy team does not approve!!!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
JJ with another K
he looks like he has settled in, but it may be a little too late…over 100 pitches already.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
I'm talking about JJ
not the offense. I have no doubt our offense can come back (especially only down 2) but JJ is probably done for the night.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
which sucks
because he just touched 94 on his last fastball…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Day game tomorrow....
Who plans on trying to be here?
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
I’m sure I will be on an airplane. Or in an airport.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
This weekend is gonna be a great opportunity for you to overthrow The 11.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
I will drug them and leave them in the slums Baltimore. Either that or they will get arrested!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
yeah
he actually finished very strong…i wish we could have those first two innings back…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
*3
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Just wanted to say
Major League is on HBO tonight — and that’s way better than this game
Of course
Karstens only has 44 pitches in 4 innings…such patience by our hitters!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
4 innings.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
4
morton pitched the first inning
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
hurt???
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Those are connected??
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
lol
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
JD Drew just hit a triple...
wow.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
Esco is in a groove
hopefully chip can continue his little streak here!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions
yesssssssss
The scene where the dude duct tapes the propeller
Bobby! throw the red flag!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Rick Sutcliff
(after Francona smiled at Drew after hitting a triple)
“There’s something going on there with those two. I don’t know what it is, but they are having fun with it…”
Seriously? This guy is horrible. I want Joe Morgan over this guy.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:49 PM EDT reply actions
Wait, the Yankees and the Red Sox are on ESPN? Screw this game, see ya’ll tommorrow!
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
I'm with you!
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
yeah, believe it or not, ESPN is showing the Yanks/Redsox…I know, weird!
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s horrid.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Lets hope we get a Mets-esque call
umps have blown these before
jeez man, just accept its gonna take some blind optimism for the bottom the lineup. Don’t give up before it happens.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
Too much to ask for a homerun?
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
the BP has been in since the 2nd inning…lol
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Morton started
Karstens came out of the bullpen in the 2nd…but I see what you are saying.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Professional Fly Out
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
EoF in...
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
If Bobby would take him out right now, I bet that would be a wake up call for him and all the others!!!
I wish he would
Bobby needs to send him a message to take his head outta his ass because this is not an isolated incidence.
What did Esco do?
I’m out of town and all I have is ESPN Gamecast that said Laroche reached on an infield single.
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I hate Yunel Escobar
He is the laziest SOB I’ve seen in a while. It seems like he imposes a stupid play quota on himself that he needs to fill every game.
I disagree
GA is a combination of slow and lazy that makes him look lazier but Yunel makes 10 times the lazy plays that GA does.
yeah, but
How much of his benefit does he completely negate with his ridiculous fielding, baserunning, etc. mistakes?
It’s almost like he helps us get a run just to take it back! It’s frustrating to watch day after day.
He doesn't take a day off
from screwing up. He’s definitely not a guy you’d describe as having high baseball IQ.
Holy Crap
I just got back in from work and finally saw our lineup. Why in the hell are the ghosts of FUGA, Norton, and FYF batting back to back to back???
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I don't understand the continued allegiance to Norton
If Schafer can be sent down to work on his swing – why can’t Norton?
Surely there’s a guy in the minors who can be a PH for us off the bench who would hit better than .100
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
Can't send Norton down
Have to designate for assignment. No options.
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Bobby loves his platoons
SO WHY CAN’T HE DO IT WITH GA AND FRANCOEUR? Diaz should be playing every day, I don’t give a shit if he moves in between left and right when he’s playing, just put him in the lineup every day. Give me a break.
Here's an idea -
Let’s hit ‘em where they ain’t
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
Diaz sighting!
It’s only seven innings too late and he’s not playing RF so bad timing.
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When we play at an AL team in interleague
We should have the DH hit for one of the corner outfielders and let our pitchers hit
I think we should have TP shag some fly balls
Cuz he can damn well hit better than the garbage we’re getting
Bennett in
this should at least be interesting…
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
Congrats on the Blog again my friend
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
~Earl Wilson
Hey bigjoe ....
Congrats on the blog – I bookmarked it and plan on visiting tomorrow and take a looksey at your hard work.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
Just a FYI: my updates will usually come at either early morning or at night due to work issues…I plan on doing a lot of work on the weekend.
And thank you
I checked it out and the two post were well written. I could not comment because I did not know how. It said I needed to download something, but will get Hubby to download whatever it was.
Best of luck …..
Thanks for always being nice to me and answering my ?’s as a newbie.
HJ, like you I appreciate bigjoe and the guys answering my questions (as a newer newbie) and welcoming me here on TC.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
someone with way more knowledge than me, please explain
Why is Matt Diaz considered bench/platoon/PH material only? Isn’t he a top 5 batter for the braves? I’ve never understood why he’s an afterthought, especially with FYF struggling.
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Jun 10, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
what’s the consensus on his defense?
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Jun 10, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't buy into defensive metrics
for just this reason. Watching him, it’s been incredibly obvious that his defense has been much, much better recently.
yeah, I didn’t understand that acquisition. I thought Matt had a chance to become a starter
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Jun 10, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
This game is an example of how important SPEED is.
Their fielders get to balls hit in the far recesses of the outfield, their runners steal, on plays they keep running and make the defense make the play. No gifts to the other teams because of a lack of speed.
However we on the other hand…..
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
id rather have javy v. bat
he had a double a while ago vs the phillies. thats 1 extra base hit more than Norton has
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
by Scott Coleman on Jun 10, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
His BA is hovering around Corky Miller levels. That’s one thing that drives me up the wall with Bobby is his loyalty to guys even when they are not producing. We could have had Sammons backing up all last year if all we were going to get out of the backup catcher’s spot was an average barely over .100 and saved a ton of money.
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Changes as of this coming friday
Barbaro Carizones replaces Blackhole #1 at 1B
BJones replace Blackhole #2 in LF
Matt Diaz becomes our everyday RF in place of Blackhole #3 in RF
Prado joins a platoon with semi-blackhole at 2nd
Sound good?
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
I'd like that
I’m going to the game in Baltimore on Friday and would like to see a lineup that at least a semblance of competence past the #4 hitter.
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oh yea
well then CODY JOHNSON and his 19HRS on friday! Why shouldnt we? We rush up every other OF prospect we have anyways..
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
by Scott Coleman on Jun 10, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
thats new from bennett
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
lack of run support for JJ is unbelievable. it would make sense
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Jun 10, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
well
we gotta either be tied by the time Heap hits or its other.
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
FML
cant type. we gotta be tied by the time heap hits or its over.
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
by Scott Coleman on Jun 10, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck you nyger morgan
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
i think its 4. i belive we were 5-1 and 25-21 befire
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
by Scott Coleman on Jun 10, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
what would you do?
GA singles
Norton singles
Frenchy homers
AB: Jeff Francoeur
Pitching: Any pitcher in MLB
Runners: Escobar at 3rd, Chipper at 2nd, McCann at 1st.
Pitch 1: In play, out(s)
Is it hate to recognize that a guy is an old 36, never been a great defensive player, and was never really a great hitter? He was average over the course of his career, and he’s certainly not at his best.
Is it hate to recognize that he’s about a 2% better hitter this eyar than Raul Mondesi was for us, and not as good an outfielder?
This pains…absolutely PAINS me to admit…but the right fielder should be brought out to pasture before Anderson. WINCE
I don’t see how the only option for that guy is to completely release him. I have a feeling that at this point, the only reason he isn’t in AA is because the Braves are afraid of ruining his trade value. And the verbal explosion he’d fire off as a result of his well-earned demotion would only hurt him more. Inexplicably, there’s people interested in trading for him, so the Braves are trying to do something with him before his value goes in the basement.
I don’t think his value can get much lower than it really is, though…he’s got 2 XBH over the last MONTH. The only minor positive is that he’s walked more than he’s struck out so far after a 1:23 slide in May…but seriously, if THE NEW STANCE does nothing but cut strikeouts…and doesn’t improve his actual HITTING…whats the use?
I love that I can make a comparison between him and Raul Mondesi. When my buddy sent me a text telling me we’d acquired GA, my text message response was, verbatim, “Remember when we signed Raul Mondesi?”
hahahhahahahah….wow.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions
GA with a
Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
wow
why are we letting norton hit again???
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
Ross has the best record against Capps – why wasn’t he at bat instead of Norton?
F A I L.
"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich
It sucks that JJ gets the loss here…this L should go to Yunel.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 10, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
JJ has gotten 1 run of support in his last 2 starts
How sad
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Norton’s BABIP is like…reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally low. But his LD%? Yeah…its within a percent of the right fielder’s walk rate. Thats embarrassing. Its time to cut him loose.
Uhm, he’s not the MOST unlucky guy in the MLB, but his predicted BABIP is like .340 and his BABIP is .270. So, there’s some bad luck definitely in there somewhere.
What’s disturbing is that his walk rate has dropped off so much since 2007. It’s WELL below his career average this year. He’s always shown LESS patience out of the leadoff spot, which seems crazy, but I can find numbers to back it up.
I’ll admit I’m not a big stat guy and watch games more with what I see and how I feel….and when KJ is batting I have little to no confidence he’s going to do anything positive
Cockchafer
Just to put it out there, here’s what you can expect any time KJ is up to bat, based on his year to date.
He’ll draw a walk in 7.3% of his Plate Appearances (this is one number that disturbs me). He’s going to strike out 17.4% of the time. That means, he’ll make contact in 82.6% of his ABs.
22.2% of the times he makes contact, he’ll hit a line drive. 35.3% of those are ground balls. The remaining 42.5% are fly balls. That’s a bit high for a guy like Kelly who has decent speed and doesn’t have a high HR rate-that’s where a lot of his easy outs are coming from. BABIP is .270.
For comparisons, Chipper Jones
K-rate : 17.4%
BB-rate: 17.4%
LD-rate: 23.9%
BABIP: .368
and Brian McCann
K-rate: 12.8%
BB-rate: 13.1%
LD-Rate: 21.9%
BABIP: .318
Does anybody know if the team fines players for mistakes?
I know a number of pro sports teams do this and I would love to see it if it isn’t happening already. How much you guys wanna bet that Yunel, Frenchy, and GA would start putting some more effort in if their pockets took a pounding every time they f’d up
If my father were running the Braves…good god. Every time I watch a game with that man, he shouts FINE EM every time something stupid/lazy happens.
It's just amazing
If these guys are being paid six and seven figures to play ball, they damn well better show some effort. If a normal person screws up, they get fired, these guys better at least be getting fined a couple grand.
KJ made a nice play to save a ball from getting into the OF and flipped it to Yunel
and it looked like the runner didn’t see it and kept going around third. Easy out…. if your SS isn’t completely off in la-la land and just standing there looking off into space while the play is still going on.
He held the ball while the runner ran past 3rd and went to home. a play where he could have easily threw him out if he was paying attention and had been more aware of the runner
by drumzalicious on Jun 11, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
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