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The Braves' Resop Rewind

Per the latest Mark Bowman blog:

Chris Resop spent the past season and a half pitching in Japan and now he's ready to once again compete for a spot in the Braves bullpen. He has signed a Minor League contract and received an invitation to Spring Training.  

The 27-year-old right-hander, who made 16 appearances with the 2008 Braves, is excited about his arm strength and the sink that he's recently gained with his two-seam fastball.

Cox came out of spring training in '98 all, "this dude can throw 98 mph," but it turns out 98 with no movement won't cut it in the bigs. He had some promise, and I like the minor league deal. If nothing else he's good organizational depth.

Bowman also talks about Chuck James, Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, and that whole Mark McGwire thing.

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Can you link to the article

That link just goes to baseball reference

dammit, frank wren

by esadb on Jan 13, 2010 7:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

http://markbowman.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/01/material_brought_to_you_at_the.html

"Ain't no sense worrying: If you have no control over something, ain't no sense worrying about it -you have no control over it anyway. If you do have control, why worry? So either way, there ain't no sense worrying."

-Mickey Rivers

by GoBravesNY on Jan 13, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

My bad, I’ve corrected.

by gondeee on Jan 13, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

oh shit

i was thinking for a minute that Chris Resop was Chris Reitsma. i would’ve killed myself.

Remember folks, I'm almost always wrong.
"Let Jason Heyward start the season in RF, and get the hell out of his way."
Tyreke Evans for Rookie of the Year.
Peyton Manning = Best Quarterback of all time.
At Arizona, our basketball team doesn't rebuild...we re-load.

by mvhsbball on Jan 13, 2010 7:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

I did the same thing… it took me a minute.

by gondeee on Jan 13, 2010 8:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That guy was such a scrub

Remember folks, I'm almost always wrong.
"Let Jason Heyward start the season in RF, and get the hell out of his way."
Tyreke Evans for Rookie of the Year.
Peyton Manning = Best Quarterback of all time.
At Arizona, our basketball team doesn't rebuild...we re-load.

by mvhsbball on Jan 13, 2010 8:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Although Reistma’s Pizzas would have been a great section to be in

by freekhalidelamin on Jan 14, 2010 1:33 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What's the difference?

Both were blue-eyed white guy RHPs who threw bullets straighter than arrows, and couldn’t hit the strike-zone to save their lives. There’s a reason why in years past, he/they were referred to as “Reitsop”

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

by royhobbs on Jan 14, 2010 8:43 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That bit about Chuck James is kind of a bummer.

by get swoll yunel on Jan 13, 2010 8:26 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Forgot about him. So he’s basically a crappier Tyler Yates?

Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.

by TradeAndruw on Jan 13, 2010 9:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Resop

Anyone know his stats over in Japan?

by Adamal24 on Jan 13, 2010 9:56 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

probably easier to read here than me posting it

http://japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=2400&Year=2009&Part=1

"Ain't no sense worrying: If you have no control over something, ain't no sense worrying about it -you have no control over it anyway. If you do have control, why worry? So either way, there ain't no sense worrying."

-Mickey Rivers

by GoBravesNY on Jan 13, 2010 10:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Lego players…awesome!

"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host

by bwellnjonesco on Jan 13, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I had the same reaction

Lego players…… Yes!

"Ain't no sense worrying: If you have no control over something, ain't no sense worrying about it -you have no control over it anyway. If you do have control, why worry? So either way, there ain't no sense worrying."

-Mickey Rivers

by GoBravesNY on Jan 13, 2010 11:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

thanks, from what i could decipher it looks like he got rocked over there too lol

by Adamal24 on Jan 13, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Resop again _ James thing stinks

Boy oh boy, typical so typical of the Braves and Cox; somethings never change even with time. Man Chuck James was great young talent for us and had a wonderful full first season but pitching with a bum shoulder is impossible. It really is a shame that we didn’t keep him on in the Minors and allow him to heal, b/c their is no way if he is healthy that he is ever going to sign with us again which also stinks b/c can you imagine Chuck James and Medlen as our long relievers and spot starters, man how sweet would that be provided that James is truly healthy again.

Go Bravos.

by Holty_Panthers_Fan on Jan 13, 2010 9:58 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Umm...

Why pay a guy who can’t play at all?

Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.

by MichaelProcton on Jan 14, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I really wanted Chuck James to sit down and talk to Tom Glavine for a couple of hours. He was one of my favorite guys to pull for.

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin

by FineHamAbounds on Jan 14, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Resop. Son of a whore. The fools should have held onto Campillo.

Viva los Bravos ~

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jan 13, 2010 10:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Why didn’t we keep Campillo again? His numbers were just fine in my view and his stuff looked even more impressive. Hate to say it, but Holtzie keeps that guy.

by freekhalidelamin on Jan 14, 2010 1:38 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

No matter how many outs he got

A lot of people didn’t like the fact that he didn’t throw anything above 88mph. Unless your name was Tom Glavine or Jamie Moyer, few cared about a “crafty” pitcher, especially a right-handed one.

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

by royhobbs on Jan 14, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Chris Resop

The guy who pitched, moved to left field, and then came back in to pitch? I think it was him.

by Bronn on Jan 13, 2010 10:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah

Had it actually worked, that would have been a defining moment of Bobby’s genius, because Ring got LaRoche to strike out, but then Resop got drilled by Xavier Nady immediately after being put back in to pitch.

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

by royhobbs on Jan 14, 2010 8:44 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I wanted to see Resop make a play in LF

I bet he could throw a laser from the wall to the plate.

"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin

by FineHamAbounds on Jan 14, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Chris Reslop

that is all

60% of the time, it works every time

by ATLandUNC on Jan 14, 2010 12:15 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

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