Braves Rain On Marlins Parade
by gondeee on May 28, 2010 8:42 AM EDT
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PrintIt was all working for the Braves in this one. Even the 77 minute rain delay helped the Braves get into the Marlins bullpen quicker -- and the Braves love facing opponents' bullpens.
The Braves got ahead in the first inning on a Jason Heyward triple followed by a Chipper Jones double. The Fish clawed back with another two-out run in the bottom half of the inning. But the Braves went ahead for good in the fourth inning with some two-out magic of their own, scoring twice, even Hudson had a single. Hudson gave up a rain-assisted run and loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning, but pitched his way out of it before the tarp came on the field.
Hudson almost convinced Bobby Cox to send him back out to the mound after the lengthy rain delay, but Bobby thought better of it and called on his bullpen. It was the right move, as the Atlanta pen allowed only one unearned run through the final five innings.
The Florida pen was not as good, allowing five more runs in their five innings of work. Former Braves prospect Dan Meyer -- the key piece of the trade that brought Tim Hudson to Atlanta -- was hit up for three runs, including a bases loaded walk. All told in his one inning of work, Meyer issued five walks, which led to some good insurance runs for the Braves.
It was a good day for several Braves batters, starting with Yunel Escobar, who had his second consecutive multi-hit game, and seems to be coming out of his post-injury funk. Melky Cabrera also continues his hot hitting, as he has compiled a .435 batting average in his last 10 games, raising his average from .193 to .235. Even Chipper Jones had two hits. And of course, Martin Prado continues his hot hitting out of the leadoff spot with three hits.
Brian McCann sat out the game with a strained right quad. He is optimistic about returning to the lineup Friday night.
It was a good win for the Braves, as they take the series from the Marlins. Now we need to stay hot as the two teams from Pennsylvania come to town.
UPDATE 9am:
Dan Meyer was so bad against Atlanta, and has been so bad this season, that the Marlins designated him for assignment today and will recall Jorge Sosa to take his spot in the bullpen. Hilarious.
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Great win.
I see the Mets are hot right now. 5 in a row. Tight division all around. Can this be considered one of the toughest after the AL East?
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.
The AL East
is stronger at the top but weaker at the bottom. You could make a case for the NL East as the toughest top-to-bottom division. Not sure I would, but still.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 28, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
J-Hey's triple should've been an inside-the-park HR
He thought that ball was hit out of the park (and it certainly would’ve been gone in every park except this dump in Miami) so he was going into a light jog when rounding 1st base. If he would’ve run full speed from the start it would’ve been an ITP HR. When Maybin finally picked up the ball, Heyward was standing on third looking confused. He twirled his finger in the air and asked Snitker “that didn’t go out?”
i'm so glad to be done with dolphin land shark pro player sun life stadium
dumb dimensions, dumb weather, glad the bravos are heading home to the ted
I don't know...
…an inside the parker would’ve been stretching it. Maybin is fast and has a good arm, and he had definitely already picked the ball up and had it on its way in before Heyward reached third. I did see him slow up before rounding second, but he didn’t slow up THAT much (not trying to quibble with everything, but it was certainly a heck of a lot faster than a light jog).
by hailtogeorgia on May 28, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
He did slow down a bit
but the ITPHR would have been sketchy anyway. You don’t take that kind of risk with 1 out in the inning, or in the first inning. Besides, he scored. No harm done.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 28, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Also worth noting
The braves are tied with the yankees in MLB for most road games played to date at 27. They have played 19 home games. 13-6 at home …
this is a reason to be optimistic
but if there’s a reason not to, it’s a pretty brutal interleague schedule: rays, twins, tigers
I would rather play this lineup of AL teams vs. the last two years facing Red Sox, Yankees, and Blue Jays. That part of the season would usually be the point when the Braves go on a terrible losing streak.
by romone_braves91 on May 28, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
He hasn't worked much lately
And most everyone else is overworked. So it made sense.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 28, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Wags pitched on Wednesday and now last night. That is two days in a row which leaves him with only one day of work left for the weekend series.
by romone_braves91 on May 28, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
We’re playing the Pirates.
He shouldn’t be needed.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Keyword “shouldn’t” but he might be needed. Outside of Saito and Wags, who do you trust in the pen to get the last 3 outs (remember Moylan has been used a lot as well)?
by romone_braves91 on May 28, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m in the camp that I trust our BP a lot. Venters is excellent. If we have a big lead, I don’t mind going with the new guy.
by Braves Biceps on May 28, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
WTF are the Marlins turning into the Royals?
and keep winning 2 of 3 boys. Just win the series, again and again and again.
By Using Simply Logic
Mets have gained 5 games on the Phillies in 5 days. Not bad progress. SWEEP THE BUCS!!!
Kawakami is not absolute shit, but he isn’t any good either.
by Nova Scotia Steve on May 28, 2010 9:53 AM EDT reply actions
Excellent win,
and another road series win (3 in a row!). Also, the first intra-division series win (that took forever). This team is really going good right now—let’s hope we can keep it going against the Buccos and Phillies. 1st place is within reach!
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 28, 2010 10:10 AM EDT reply actions
Good Win
The bottom of the 4 inning was the most ridiculous inning I have seen in a long time. I am still amazed that Hudson pulled off the impossible by pitching in that monsoon with virtually no grip on the ball and with no safe landing after the follow through on his pitches. With the bases loaded score 3-2 and pitching to Fish batter with the count 3-0, Hudson battled back and won by causing the hitter to popout to CF. This particular moment in the game is the reason why Hudson is the ace of the staff.
by romone_braves91 on May 28, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
That inning made me angry as a baseball fan. I was thinking of what if someone got hurt just because the umps wanted to give the Fish every possible chance to go ahead. Huddy could have beaned a guy and cause serious damage at the plate because he had no idea at times where the ball was going. Wouldn’t that have been tragic?
I felt sorry for him having to keep his composure in that horrid situation. He was forced to throw his fastball and the hitters knew that, thus why the bases got full. His stats didn’t deserve the hit(s) either. I am still in awe of him getting out of that.
Huge respect points added to his already large sum from me last night.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
At least make the Marlins pitch a half inning in that weather.
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
by TradeAndruw on May 28, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
and according to advanced stats...
those guys he left on base were the product of pure luck, no skill involved at all. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhht.
Nice...
Seeing the update and a comment made in this thread, we knocked one and maybe two of their bullpen guys back down to the minors. In a weird, twisted sort of way, that has to feel kinda good. Haha.
isn't the first time
a team has shuffled their BP when/after we play them. didn’t the d-backs make BP personnel changes after we played them?
yes, they DFA’ed Blaine Boyer and Bob Howry right after our series against them.
Shouldn't Brent Clevlen get a shot in LF before...awww, forget it!
3,336 as of right now - comments on the OTs last night.
With a rain delay to boot!
Are we a bunch of dedicated TCer’s or what!
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
We have no lives, that’s what.
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
by TonyAlmeyda on May 28, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Does that include The Thread That Never Was?
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Lol. The last line sounded like Bombay of the Mighy Ducks.
by romone_braves91 on May 28, 2010 11:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was surprised at how many people were on the OT at nearly midnight last night (eastern time). We have no lives, but that’s ok! And the Marlin’s OT had 60 comments. Pathetic.
It's deja vu all over again.
You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.
It ain't over til it's over
-Yogi Berra
That's because half of the state of Florida had dinner by 4
and were in bed after watching Matlock at 7
I saw that
I miss the OTs.
Keep up the great work everyone.
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 28, 2010 1:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Saito AB
That was funny. Atleast he went down swinging.
"Braves fans in the hizzy" -Boog
"Is that like the crib?" - Joe
by GwinnettBraves on May 28, 2010 1:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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