Game 74 Recap: Red Sox 1, Inept Offense 0

by gondeee on Jun 27, 2009 9:18 PM EDT in Braves Game Recaps

Read the next post... I have nothing more to say about this game and the frustration that results from it.

Final - 6.27.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
WP: Tim Wakefield (10 - 3) SV: Jonathan Papelbon (18) LP: Javier Vazquez (5 - 7)

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That's a good shot. The scope and everything.

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jun 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions

Caption for the photo:

Prado thinks to himself “I wonder how long fans will think I am better than KJ” while Chipper wonders “How long will Bobby continue to start that abominable RF?”

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 27, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

Shut it.

Prado is the best 2B in the NL, much less on the team!

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jun 28, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Really?

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Really?

60% of the time, it works every time

by ATLandUNC on Jun 28, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions

he’s being sarcastic.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

thats funny

i could have sworn FYF wasnt the only one to not get a hit tonight . . .

by drumzalicious on Jun 28, 2009 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions

but he is the only regular

to be putting up a line like this: .246 / .279 / .346 / .625

Seriously? a .279 OBP???

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Can we afford to bring Ron Gant out of the booth and stick him in RF?

Hell the way things are going he could bat 5th tomorrow.

"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"

by The Keith Lockhart Era on Jun 28, 2009 4:50 AM EDT reply actions

"We seem a little offensively challenged ..."

From the AJC/DOB:

"We’re not out there trying to get shut out," Jones said. "We’re not out there trying to stay four or five games back. We’re busting our humps. We seem a little offensively challenged this season. … There’s nobody exempt from that."

Not Jones, the 2008 batting champion. He’s 10-for-60 (.167) with one RBI in his past 17 games, one of the worst stretches of his career.

by fandave on Jun 28, 2009 7:57 AM EDT reply actions

It is getting painfull to watch these guys swing (or play defense for that matter). I see no relief in the near future for these budget minded Braves. They have worn out their caps tipping them to opposing pitchers. This year is lost even though we are just 5 games out. Just have to make the best of it until the next wave of prospects come along the next couple of years and hopefully produce. The current Braves do not have the heart or the talent to challenge.

JMR

by chicken little on Jun 28, 2009 8:13 AM EDT reply actions

these budget minded Braves.

THAT boys and girls IMO is one of the main reasons we can’t get or keep good players that produce.

Ever since they have been “corporate owned” it’s been going downhill.

We bring great player up through our farm systems only to be traded away and when we do get a player worth big bucks we refuse to do what it takes to keep them.

We’re the KMart of baseball and it sucks.

"Well behaved women rarely make history" ~ Laurel Ulrich

by NCChopper on Jun 28, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

um…McCann, Chipper, Francoeur (even though he isn’t great), Derek Lowe, Kawakami, Vasquez and others all beg to differ. They all have really good contracts that the FO was willing to spend to either bring them to Atl or keep them there.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Francoeur has a really good contract?

Also, Vasquez had no choice in the matter.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jun 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

nearly a $1M raise

after being one of the worst position players in the majors? Yeah, I’d say he has a great contract – unless you think he deserves more than his 3.75M-ish.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

It's exactly what you'd expect for a guy who's eligible for arbitration.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jun 28, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

really?

the worst position player in baseball would get a raise in arbitration?

FYF isn’t worth much more than league minimum at this point.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes.

For a super two player with his career numbers, it’s right on it. Arbitration isn’t really about what a player is worth. It’s about what other players with his service time and counting numbers get paid.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jun 28, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I think

that he is lucky to have the contract he does – the fact that it is a MLB contract and not AAA is enough to support that statement. I think he SHOULD have tried to go to arbitration, because I am fairly confident that he would have lost.

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jun 28, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions