Spring Training Open Thread: Yankees at Braves
by gondeee on Mar 30, 2010 12:35 PM EDT
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PrintThe Braves and KK face the Yankees. The Yanks are apparently going to use an ambidextrous pitcher in this game.
The Braves lineup:
Melky Cabrera, RF
Martin Prado, 2B
Chipper Jones, 3B
Troy Glaus, 1B
Yunel Escobar, SS
Matt Diaz, LF
Nate McLouth, CF
Clint Sammons, C
Kenshin Kawakami, P
After KK, the pitcher should be Billy Wagner, Takashi Saito, and Scott Proctor.
Apparently Dale Murphy is at the park and will present today's lineup card. I bet we get some articles on what he thinks about Heyward.
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Before anybody asks...
I heard a report on XM that Heyward is fine; took BP today, but will be back in the lineup on Wednesday. Esco (back) is back today, however.
Ambidextrous Pitcher for Yankees
This guy is pitching for the Yankees today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oD8KzxS14
He throws with both arms…so will Melky and Chipper keep swapping sides when the pitcher keeps swapping arms to throw with???
Yeah does anyone know...
what the exact rules for him are? Can he switch during the at-bat or just between the every batter? And can the hitters switch as he does?
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well played.
"Now, here's a fellow attempting to ride a bicycle. But he's having some trouble, isn't he? And do you know why? "
~sighs~ "Why?"
"Because he's a Scot!"
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Mar 30, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that they could both switch one time during an at bat
by Bmacbandwagon on Mar 30, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
I’m just getting some college baseball
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'm
in the Fort Myers market
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah
I probably should have thought of that!
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHA
Oh, Chip….keep it in the Spring, thats all I ask…
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:07 PM EDT reply actions
WTF my radio isn't working on MLB AB
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 1:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I guess since CSS thinks Florida likes College Baseball
can someone do Play-by-Play? or have radio feed?
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
I think it may be for them to iron out the rest of that outfield…thats the best I can come up with for doing it this late
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
If you're in Atlanta the game is on 680 The Fan today...
Should get a good signal well outside I-285
Its been one of the big stories on him
He’s been working on a two seam fastball/sinker type pitch all spring
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Melk is continuing to win us all over
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
chipper double. 1-1
"Now, here's a fellow attempting to ride a bicycle. But he's having some trouble, isn't he? And do you know why? "
~sighs~ "Why?"
"Because he's a Scot!"
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Mar 30, 2010 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
No way in the world he is only 290! Somebody fudged that a little bit
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Jordan....
“I’ve seen guys hit .091 to even under .100.”
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
Diaz doubled up on a short pop over the first baseman’s head. Cano ranged back, got it and threw out Diaz at first
Took a flier on Swisher in a fantasy league too
It uses OBP instead of average, so he might be a great value, especially if he realizes that it’s easy to hit HRs in Yankee stadium.
Brian Jordan...
when the braves were facing the phillies the other day, brian referred to placido polanco as “one of the toughest outs to ever play the game”.
he doesnt deserve to have a job.
My opinion cant be wrong. It's my opinion. Those who don't like it can piss up a rope.
Maybe he meant dodgeball. Even that seems ridiculous though. I wonder if he ever listens to himself on play by play and says, “God….why does my mother love me?”
by thenightstallion on Mar 30, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Jordan “If I was in Japan I’d be swinging for the fences everytime trying to get some teddy bears for my kids”
Oh good grief!
Afternoon all
That’s Glaus’ 1st XBH in a while.
Meanwhile Rafael Soriano is getting smacked around by th Sox AAA team.
Two good moves by FW,
Getting Glaus for a steal, and letting Soriano walk after he played mind games with the FO.
4-2?
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
who's pitching for the yankees?
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 2:09 PM EDT reply actions
CC
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
glad we're smacking CC
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
possibly the highlight of sammons’ professional career, lol
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on Mar 30, 2010 2:10 PM EDT reply actions
Vazquez this spring...
3-0, ERA 4.19 in 5 games, 19.1 innings.
18 hits, 9 runs (all earned), 4 Homers surrendered.
6 BB, 18 K.
CC, btw, has a spring ERA of 6.43… before today.
I saw
him give up a bomb to Adam Jones yesterday. Which made me happy cause he’s on my fanasty team
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m diggin Glaus at 1st. That was a nice grab.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Who do ya’ll think will be our next backup catcher, assuming Ross moves on sometime in the not too distant future?
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on Mar 30, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
I’m positive Ross finishes the season with us. As for after that, it depends on his numbers. I hope we re-sign him.
Kawakami - 1, Halladay - 0
yeah, his contract was for 2 years right?
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on Mar 30, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
…if the Braves keep shelling the Yankees, they’re gonna start calling him C.C. Take-a-bath-ia.
for serious?
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Mar 30, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yankees 2 - Braves 5
Of course Bobby is arguing. The replay shows it hitting off the railing behind the fence and coming back into play where Granderson went up and got it and threw it back in. now they’re calling it a double and allowing only one run in.
Freddie Freeman In The Game...
Pinch running for Glaus right now
I think he scored on the homer double.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Venditte came on to pitch the last out of the innings
And the announcers had “no information on him,” which sounds like they were woefully unprepared. The guy’s a switch pitcher, for cryin’ out loud.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Man, Gearrin has some nasty movement on his pitches as he throws from about a 3/4 angle and leans to the right when he throws. His pitches go into left handers and then come back across the inside part of the plate. Nasty!
Some AAA utility guy for the Yankees smashed that one off the CF wall.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Saito, Wagner late in the game
Will be interesting if they can hold and save if this lead holds up
I think Gearrin could stand a little time in AAA, but probably no more than a couple of months. He’s going to be pretty good.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Seems like the announcers haven’t noticed Venditte switched arms…
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Have these guys mentioned anything about this guy switching arms? Seems like a big thing to be talking about.
They’ve gotta notice now that Hinske’s up…
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I stand corrected.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
who was pitching for the braves? Gearrin?
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 2:48 PM EDT reply actions
They had to do a “thing” on him to get them to point it out.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting, Brooks Conrad came up and apparently they told him he couldn’t swap (the pitcher) as Conrad batted left and Venditte pitched righty…interesting.
He has to announce which side he’s pitching from before the hitter does. Since Conrad’s a switch hitter, Venditte had to commit to pitching righty.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Scott Proctor on to pitch now
and promply strikes out the leadoff hitter on a swinging 95 MPH fastball
mlb network prime 9 teams of the decade
first time poster sorry if this has already been posted thought it was interesting GO BRAVES !
had the braves #6
9 diamondbacks
8 white soxs
7 twins
6 braves
5 phillies
4 angels
3 cardinals
2 red soxs
1 yankees
Yeah
It’s basically who doesn’t suck the most
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
By the way, it’s a gorgeous day here in ATlanta today. 65F without a cloud in the sky.
I’m glad I’m playing tennis tonight.
I was at Chickamauga Dam this morning
Have you seen that lately, they’ve concreted the Tennessee River. Coffer dams everywhere where they are building the new lock.
Yep, use to drive over it everyday when we lived on the lake.
Now, just drive that way on Sundays for church.
Did you hear
TVA now forbids they’re employees to look out the windows before lunch
93F here in Puerto Rico and no cloud in the sky... too damn hot
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah it's great
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I sure hope he gets assigned to AAA so I get to see him this year. I’d like to see him and Brandon Hicks in AAA.
oh yeah – hadn’t heard a thing about him this year…. whether still with the organization or still in baseball at all.
Barbaro Canizares was at first last year, but he DH’d most of the time and Wes Timmons played 1B most of the time. I think Timmons will be at 3B this year and Canizares will DH and Freeman will play first. Canizares can spell Freeman against tough lefties as he’s a RH hitter, and he’s still with the organization.
Usually
I’m drooling over the guys in the pictures. But with you, I’m drooling over the incredible quality of your pics! I had to go to Wolf the other day to return something my mom bought, and the guy there was trying pretty hard to talk me into getting a D90. Will have to look into what he was saying about a motor in some of the lenses.
D90 is a good camera (uses the D300 and D300s sensor. The motor in the lenses he’s talking about is the AF-S motor. If a lens is AF-S it means it focuses faster and that the focus motor is in the lens. If it’s not an AF-S lens then it means the focus motor on the camera drives the auto focus. Most newer lenses are AF-S, and some cameras don’t have a focus motor in the camera (like the D40 and I think the D60).
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.
i almost signed up for a photography class
so maybe I could become a photographer close to some of the ones we have on TC, but decided not to. I kinda regret it..
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I bought my wife the D90 last year. It’s a really good camera. I’m not a camera buff myself, but you really need to get a good lens to go with it. I didn’t get one cause a good lens costs as much as the camera. Ridiculous.
I’ll stick to playing video games. It’s a less expensive hobby at least.
Thanks for the personal rec comment. I much prefer to get opinions from actual users than the sales people. I’m so attached to my 300mm that a compatible one is a must (unfortunately this one only fits Canons). I’m trying to look around to see if there’s a shorter long range lens, though (if that makes sense). Getting tired of having to sweat it past security.
I'm pretty sure he's in minor league camp.
He got into one game this spring.
by dutchschultz on Mar 30, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Just for the record
Saito should be three syllables, right? Sah-ee-toe. Without the diphthong. Is that how the rest of you pronounce it?
Maybe that’s what Jordan was attempting earlier… frankly I have no idea – I thought it was “SIGH-toe”, but that’s from hearsay only.
I pronounce it like it's written: Sa-i-to
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, im not american
I dont know about it too much, anyways thanks for the link
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Mar 30, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
They're drooling over Heyward right now on ESPN
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
no weakness to his game. great fielder, hitter, baserunner, etc.
Also about how people stop and watch his BP and how he’s a great young guy to talk to.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
its just nice to get him mentioned on ESPN. I’m wondering when the Arod and Jeter segments are coming up?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
and why is everything in italics?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m getting that too.
"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
he hit a HR earlier right? i thought i saw that on my gamecast
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
some dumbass in one of my writing classes wrote a paper on languages used when the first colonists came to the US and he used italics “because it made the paper more authentic.”
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
i dont know how the dude got out of high school. im not the smartest guy around, but i like my pride myself on not being a dipshit
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
but i like my to pride myself on not being a dipshit
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Conrad is now hitting .239
I’ll take Thurston.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Thurston is up now
If he gets a hit here and gets the run home it’ll leave a lasting impressing on Cox I bet
I have to agree
What manager John Russell thought when Morton hit J-Hey with a pitch, "Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons!"
by I Saw Buzz Beaned on Mar 30, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice hit by Thurston. He’s playing his way into a spot.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Yankees 6 - Braves 9
Freeman hits one up the middle that’s stabbed by the pitcher for the final out.
Freeman has really impressed me this spring. I hope he has a monster year in the minors. Can’t wait for him to fight for the job in 2011.
Kawakami - 1, Halladay - 0
but he had a bad month in AA...
with a busted wrist!!! so, logically, he isn’t a very good prospect anymore.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, a 21 year old rookie with a busted wrist struggles in his first 2 months of Major League Baseball…that’s unheard of.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I had an uncle who had a bad month in AA
oh, never mind, THAT AA….. :-)
I don't know about you guys and gals
but I feel much safer with Wags than I’ve ever felt with Soriano or Gonzalez.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
-1
I don’t trust lefty closers but that’s just me!
i do if they have nearly 400 career saves
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Those saves were pre-TJ
Again I just don’t trust lefty closers, you may but I don’t.
Agreed. Last season, even when they both had stupid-low ERAs, I never felt like there would be a 1-2-3 inning.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
by FineHamAbounds on Mar 30, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
especially Gonzo.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
i remember his first game with us in 2008...
he hit Utley with first pitch and then gave up a double to Howard the next pitch. He then struck out the next 3 hitters on something like 11 pitches. That’s Gonzo for ya
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll wait and see what he gives us. But I’d still rather cast my gaze upon Gonzo (and watch his joking around in BP and in the pen). Think Wags would be up for wearing a mask?
I heard Gonzo really
lost some velocity this spring training with the O’s
by bravesforever16 on Mar 30, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, I read that too. But I think it was the same article where he says that he always does that; he’s just working on the mechanics in ST, not velocity. I guess they’ll/we’ll find out when the “real” games begin! Don’t like that he shaved off the chin fur. Hope for him it wasn’t a Samson move, lol.
Wags talking 3rd person
“if Billy Wagner gets 40 saves the Braves are in the playoffs”
Not me. I sweat uncontrollably when i eat anything remotely spicy.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
Thank you everyone who did PBP!
What manager John Russell thought when Morton hit J-Hey with a pitch, "Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons!"
by I Saw Buzz Beaned on Mar 30, 2010 3:44 PM EDT reply actions
We just beat the Phillies and Yankees....
WORLD SERIES OR BUST.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
i know i know
but i can dream…after all, i was only like 8 when we won it all back in ’97. I kinda remember it, but not really. :(
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I was being sarcastic,
because several times when I’ve been optimistic on a player or the team, someone pipes in with the it’s just ST. :)
Seriously....
What’s up with the italics?
"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
no idea
i hope this isn’t SBN’s idea of an “upgrade”
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Experiment here...
I’m going to make this italics and see if it posts as plain text.
"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
nope...
"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
i just tried looking on IE and Safari
both are in italics. hmm….
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when." 3/26/2010 -- The future arrived.
by Scott Coleman on Mar 30, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
same on Chrome....
but not on my other SBNation blogs…just TC
"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
I don't have the italics,
except when I purposely do it, to show sarcasm. Now, I know why no one has caught my sarcasm today, and thinks I’m being serious…….
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