Nothing Like a Little Braves Spring BP
by gondeee on Feb 24, 2010 1:36 PM EST
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PrintHot from the Braves twitter feed comes some spring training batting practice videos:
Here's the car destroyer (apparently Bruce Manno parked in the same spot as yesterday):
Two more after the jump.
B-Mac takes his swings:
And the Melk-man shows his new teammates what he's made of:
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I was already getting the itch
but that crack of the bat is making me really anxious for the season to start!
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Feb 24, 2010 2:16 PM EST reply actions
+ 1
I mean Jay Hey makes me excited to be alive right now
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
~Earl Wilson
1998 movie BASEketball quote
Al Michaels “I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited!”
Bob Costas “You’re excited? Feel these nipples.”
spring training question
If I lived in Orlando, could I drive down and watch this in person? Or is this a team-only kind of thing?
by KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) on Feb 24, 2010 2:18 PM EST reply actions
I think you can watch it. FO FREE!!!
I’m not totally sure of that though.
I don't need the Cat Lady to throw cats at me to let me know she's crazy!
by McCann and McWill on Feb 24, 2010 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Bitch, get me a chicken sandwhich…and some waffle fries!
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I might be late saying this
But does Heyward’s swing resemble another left-handed masher? I’m not saying Heyward is going to strike out at the rate that other slugger does but wow that is the first player I though of when watching the J-Hey vid.
He reminds me a lot of a young Garrett Anderson
by homerlanding on Feb 24, 2010 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Garret Anderson was one of the best hitters in all of baseball in his prime.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
Eh, GA was good, but not one of the best IMO.
He could hit, but his problem was that he couldn’t walk. His OBP’s are atrocious in a lot of his prime years.
The third-base umpire ran into the outfield and retrieved the biggest chunk. "It's a f***in' potato."
by alligatorimpersonator on Feb 24, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
And he was never really a “power” hitter.
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
That may be
But the man could sure swing the bat.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 11:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Definitely
I feel like GA is what Francoeur could’ve been…but never was
The third-base umpire ran into the outfield and retrieved the biggest chunk. "It's a f***in' potato."
by alligatorimpersonator on Feb 25, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
i agree completely
that’s actually a real good comparison. I’ve never thought about it, but it makes sense.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 25, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
it's kinda funny with GA
you would think with how he played left field for us, he would like to take walks more often
The third-base umpire ran into the outfield and retrieved the biggest chunk. "It's a f***in' potato."
by alligatorimpersonator on Feb 25, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
as long as he’s not an old Garrett Anderson
I mix your Melk with my cocoa puffs, Melky Melky cocoa puffs.
by VivaLosBravos on Feb 24, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t really want ANY Garret Anderson. He only had one year in his career where he hit over 30 HRs. And while he had a span of a few years where he had 100+ RBIs, he was primarily benefiting from a productive Angels’ offense staying on base in front of him. I suppose having an outfielder like Garret Anderson in his prime (30 HR, 100+ RBI) is better than what we have now, and would be something most teams would desire. Still, it would just be a huge disappointment for me. People have been talking about Heyward for over a year now like he’s the second coming of Pujols. I want a player that is going to be able to put up good numbers for at least a decade, not just a couple good years.
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
If Baseball America really knows what they are talking about, Heyward should be about 42 times better than Pujols. Alberts highest ranking by Baseball America was 42!
by homerlanding on Feb 24, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
If that’s the case, we should just be able to field Heyward and forget the other eight in the lineup. Sure, we’ll have to forfeit a game every now and then, if Heyward gets injured. Still, we should win all the ones in which he makes it through the full nine innings.
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
iirc, an order of 9 Pujols’ would have scored about 9 runs/game last year. If Heyward is 42 times better, we’d score almost 400 runs/game.
I mix your Melk with my cocoa puffs, Melky Melky cocoa puffs.
by VivaLosBravos on Feb 24, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
We’re only fielding one Heyward, though. Likewise, he only gets to bat until he makes an out each inning. We’ve gotta at least try to be fair to the other teams, ya know?
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
Check the signature.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Feb 24, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think anyone questions that Heyward ought to both get on base and slug at a better rate than GA.
I mix your Melk with my cocoa puffs, Melky Melky cocoa puffs.
by VivaLosBravos on Feb 24, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
I suppose having an outfielder like Garret Anderson in his prime (30 HR, 100+ RBI) is better than what we have now, and would be something most teams would desire. Still, it would just be a huge disappointment for me
And this is exactly why we need to calm the F down about Heyward. We are setting the bar way too high. People, he is 20 years old.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Feb 24, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
basic reasoning and logic isn't allowed when we talk about Jason Heyward.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone know the date/time/channel of the first Braves spring training game that will be broadcast nationally?
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions
Nationally....
looks like March 23 vs Mets on ESPN at 1:10PM Eastern
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Yeah…that’s the only one I could find in my googling, too. Thanks. :(
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Feb 24, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
If you have MLB Network...
They are airing our first game, Tuesday March 2 against the Mets @ 1:00
oh hell ya baby!
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Sportsouth and FSN South are airing some, and CSS is as well. But those wouldn’t be nationally. ESPN is airing like 3 the last week of March i think. Its got the broadcast schedule on atlantabraves.com
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
did you have your meeting with Wren in regards to not signing FUGA yet?
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
lunch time meeting friday, the charter jet is picking me up tomorrow at 6.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
keep up the good work.
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 24, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
Also
video proof of Melky’s beard. That should add 40 to 60 pts OPS…
You mark that frame an 8, and you're entering a world of pain.
http://justwaterplease.com/
Who's the tall, dark skinned fella in that first video?
I feel like I’ve seen him before…
Omar Minaya is my hero!
Who said mac was a pull hitter?
Clearly goes oppo nicely.
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
Medlen was throwing heattt to melky.
MATT DIAZ IS THE F**K*NG MAN.
They made me change my signature...
eh
watching melky after heyward and mccann wasnt to good for my confidence in him
anyone know who was actually throwing BP?
it looks like Meds was throwing, but it’s kinda hard to see
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by Scott Coleman on Feb 25, 2010 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
I like the caption...
“Melk-man shows his new teammates what he’s made of”…I’ll say…he had a popup (stayed within the cage), a double play ball, and a swing and a miss…sounds about right…
by forgotten_glory on Feb 25, 2010 12:49 PM EST reply actions
If it was Medlen throwing, or any other pitcher, it seems like the pitches that were thrown to Melky were a little harder than to the ones to Heyward and to McCann which were slower batting practice fastballs. That could have an effect on how well the results of Melky’s bat contact was.
I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, however. We’d expect those results more out of Melky than the other two.
well
quite a few of the balls that mccann was hitting were just routine ground balls
by drumzalicious on Feb 25, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
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