Braves placed OF Nate McLouth on the 15 - day DL due to sore left hamstring; recalled OF Reid Gorecki

by AlRoBraves95 on Aug 17, 2009 2:57 PM EDT

Oh boy. The Braves placed Nate on the DL which doesn't come to as a surprise to me. He missed a few games then tried to play through the Phillies series and was taken out of the game becuase of the injury. I am not to worried because Nate, as we all saw, was struggling st the plate. I am a little worried about his replacement in the lineup; Ryan Chruch. He's in a RISP slump. He struck out on Saturday with runners on and poped up with the bases loaded last night. He needs to hit in those situations as some of our regualars are out (Prado) or struggling (Escobar, CJ, GA and Adam).

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Ryan Church since coming to the Braves – .254 .376 .408 .785
Nate McLouth during the same period – .233 .350 .350 .699

Why are you worried?

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

by justincredubil02 on Aug 17, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

There is already a fan shot for this.

Also Church has been great in the Lead Off Spot for us with his more patient plate approach.

by drumzalicious on Aug 17, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions

Some people don't read FanShots...

It’s too far to scroll down the page.

My first argument against socialized healthcare? Yunel Escobar's grill.

by MichaelProcton on Aug 17, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

This isn't a really bad thing

I’d rather McLouth go on the DL and actually get healthy, and then return for the stretch run, as opposed to playing through nagging pain, and doing what Escobar did for the early part of the season.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Aug 17, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions