Braves Quote For The Day

by gondeee on Mar 25, 2010 10:27 AM EDT in Braves Quote For The Day

From a Mark Bowman article about Brian McCann's three-hit, two-homerun performance off of a left-handed pitcher:

Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ entered Wednesday afternoon's game against the Braves with no reason to believe that Brian McCann had spent the morning hours making adjustments to a swing that had enabled him to hit .440 during the 10 previous games he had played during the Grapefruit League season. [...]

With the help of Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton and Chipper Jones, McCann has been working hard to develop a shorter swing.

I love that a guy like McCann doesn't just rest on his laurels when he's going good. He will hitting over .400, but he realized he wasn't getting to everything that he should be getting to, so he sought to make adjustments. This is something that we never heard guys like Andruw Jones or Jeff Francoeur doing, or a whole cadre of other Braves players in recent years. They only made adjustments when they were having bad spells at the plate (and usually only after prodding from others). McCann is a rare creature. I also like the fact that Chipper is in there helping Mac just as much at TP. It's like having two hitting coaches on the team.

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I can’t get this out of my head for 2011, assuming certain retirements happen: Terry for manager; Chipper for hitting coach.

by softbatch on Mar 25, 2010 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

I was gonna say something like that in the post. I wonder if they would like Chipper be a player/coach?

by gondeee on Mar 25, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Where has the player/coach gone in sports?

To me it would be a cheap two for one deal, especially when you are keeping around old veterans that can still contribute but you have a hard time justifying a large salary for their on-field output (not that i think Chipper lacks in output, just speaking generally about older about to retire players)

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

I Corinthians 9:24

by Southern Dawg on Mar 25, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

what kind of precedent is there for a play to go right from his playing days into a Major League hitting coach? Any other players in recent times made this jump?

by Fatvirus on Mar 25, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I know Pete Rose was a player-manager from August 15, 1984 to November 11, 1985. I can’t think of a more recent example, though.

"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT

by Chopaholic on Mar 25, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions

To make this post more relevant, Rose continued to manage the Reds after officially retiring as a player.

"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT

by Chopaholic on Mar 25, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Frank Robinson and Joe Torre seem like the two prior to Rose...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player-manager

by Mr. Sanchez on Mar 25, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

oddly, I remember this

Bill Mueller, retired from the Dodgers just a few years ago, and went right into being the Dodgers hitting coach.

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

by royhobbs on Mar 25, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Intersting

I did not know that

by eaheckman10 on Mar 25, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess it should be taken with a grain of salt, but I could have sworn I read a Chipper interview at the AJC where Chipper said he had no desire to coach anytime soon and that he was getting tired of all the traveling and the baseball lifestyle

HansonManCrush

by HansonManCrush on Mar 25, 2010 11:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

now that you mention it...

I remember that as well. I would assume that he’d take a few years off to spend with his kids and hunt..

by Fatvirus on Mar 25, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Good Report...

Players tend to get in line quickly after seeing something happen like that!

by carpengui on Mar 25, 2010 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

I suppose TP is next in line or the head coaching job, but I’d rather go and bring in Freddie Gonzalez (if he gets fired) or a head coach from our Minor League system.

Can’t always get what you want though.

Does anyone think TP will do a good job as manager? Might be poll worthy to see who think TP will be good or bad.

by Sparhawk on Mar 25, 2010 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

BAD!!! The poll is now closed.

HansonManCrush

by HansonManCrush on Mar 25, 2010 11:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I’d rather go and bring in Freddie Gonzalez (if he gets fired)

Who says he has to get fired? Buy him out and bring him in anyway.

by J-Freak on Mar 25, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

This. When I saw Freddie last week I had to resist the urge to tell him to tank the season so he could come managed the Braves.

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by cbwilk on Mar 25, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Where have you been? I haven’t seen you around these interparts lately.

"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 Mar 25, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I was in Florida! Man, I had no time to look at anything, I was having too much fun. I’m back now so I’ll be around again. Once I get all my pics straight I’ll have a big post about my days at the Braves’ complex.

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by cbwilk on Mar 25, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome. You were there for a while, huh? I can’t wait for the pics and stories!

"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 Mar 25, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Twelve days. It was nuts. I’m gonna do a post on the Braves parts and then try to write one a bit later about the whole thing. That one might not be for a bit though. Lots of big time autographs, Mark McGwire, Stephen Strasburg, Davey Johnson, Phil Niekro, freaking crazy.

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by cbwilk on Mar 25, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I am green with envy.

"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 Mar 25, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions

With Mac and Heyward

this team is never going to coast.

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Mar 25, 2010 12:59 PM EDT reply actions

We all know it, but our young core of Hanson, Jurrjens, McCann, Heyward etc. are more than just talented. I’m feeling a new streak

by eaheckman10 on Mar 25, 2010 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

The universe is just not built to handle that amount of awesome in one finite region. If Brian McCann got any more awesome, a hole would rend the fabric of time and space. Also, Frenchy would lose twelve of his 49 teeth. But that’s collateral damage.

by TheLetter2 on Mar 25, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

Fredi Gonzales rumored to be on the hot seat last year…………Bobby announcing retirement after this season. Another nonplayoff finish for the Fish and perhaps Fredi gets canned? I say the stars are lining up for Fredi to come home.

I don’t know how I feel about Terry Pendleton as anything other than an important piece of the 1991 worst-to-first.

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by UMDBHIK on Mar 25, 2010 9:02 PM EDT reply actions