FanPost

August 9, 1989



This is my first Talking Chop post, although I've been an avid reader for a while now. I was perusing www.mattwietersfacts.com, and noticed all of them applied to our own wunderkind, Jason Heyward. Someone on that site even took the time to research the Orioles game played on Wieters' birthday, and noted the stats for the Orioles catcher that day, so I decided to do the same.

Heyward was born on August 9, 1989. On this day, the Braves were playing the final game of a three game series with the Dodgers. Pete Smith was the starter for the Braves, while John Wetteland took the mound for the Dodgers. The Braves right fielder was Dale Murphy, of course. In this game, Murphy went 2 for 4 with two homers and 5 RBI, beating the Dodgers almost single-handedly. Atlanta won 6-3.

This may be a bit of useless information, but 1989 was arguably the worst season of Murphy's career up to that point. Fitting that one of his best games of the season came on the day that the phenom, Jason Heyward, came into this world. After watching him today, I have no doubt that JayHey could go down along with Murphy as one of the greatest ever to wear a Braves uniform.

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