Braves' Glaus Named NL Player of the Month for May
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 2, 2010 5:32 PM EDT
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PrintMajor League Baseball has just announced the NL Player of the Month award for May. Braves first baseman Troy Glaus won the award thanks to his sizzling month, in which he hit .330 / .408 / .534, with 6 homers and 28 RBIs.
Congratulations to Troy on his well-deserved award. This has to feel good after so many people had counted him out this year. Let this post be a mea culpa thread for all the doubters. Simply post the words "I was wrong about Troy" in the comment thread below, and all will be forgiven.
Braves rookie sensation Jason Heyward was a runner-up for Player of the Month, and arguably had a better month overall, as he hit .337 / .453 / .628 with 4 homers and 19 RBI. He was, however, named the Rookie of the Month for May, which is a pretty good consolation prize. He won that award in April, too, and might just win it every month this year.
Tim Hudson was a runner-up for the Pitcher of the Month award (to the incomparable Ubaldo Jimenez), thanks to his stellar 4-0 record and 1.59 ERA in May.
A round of applause for all these players, please, and for the Braves team as a whole. Hopefully we will have just as many players competing for the June awards.
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According to DOB's Twitter
Heyward has already won ROTM:
@ajcbraves Glaus NL player of month. Heyward NL rookie of month. Sweeps all around
Thanks, I'll edit the above.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 2, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
They Will Come
His BABIP was rather high for the month of May. I think his singles will drop drastically and most of them will turn to outs and doubles, balancing out his slugging closer to his career numbers.
I can think of at least 4 occasions
when he smoked the ball and maybe could have had a double, but stopped because he’s so dang slow and didn’t want to risk it.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 3, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
And he's been robbed of another 2-3 as well...
just saying that 4 doubles, as much as he’s been in the lineup, is shockingly low, especially when you consider how well he’s been mashing.
5 after yesterday. He won’t hit 6 HRs every month (as much as I would like him to), eventually some of those will end up being doubles. If he stays healthy I bet he ends up with something like 25/25 2B/HR.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Stay healthy,...
with Heyward and others on in front of him, I wouldn’t be surprised to see 30+. Even I’ll admit, the guy has been making good contact since spring training. It’s just that in the spring and April, not of that good contact was turning into extra bases. With the way he’s been making solid contact all year, and with what appears to be his normal power stroke back in business, I almost expect 30+ HR. The doubles, like said above, depend on him getting a bit quicker out of the box, perhaps pushing a little harder to try for 2, and in some cases, not having a CF make an amazing catch in the gap.
The strikeouts were really alarming in April, but he ended up compiling the same amount (21) in May in 44 more PAs.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wrong about Troy as well ( we’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!)
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Jun 2, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
was mad at troy but never doubted him
hes playing better than i could have expected
samething for jason and timmy
so this is pretty cool
by Jerrydinoballs Jerry on Jun 2, 2010 5:49 PM EDT reply actions
I was right about Troy
Is that allowed?
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 2, 2010 5:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
You beat me to it.
Me 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
Congrats
To you and Troy. So nice to see/hear optimistic fans. Thanks.
I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. ~ Crash Davis
by Old Braves' Fan on Jun 2, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I was definitely right about Troy, too
but I don’t say that to gloat. I just want us all to celebrate how awesome the Braves are playing right now. And to encourage others to have reasonable optimism when players slump.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 2, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
McLouth
I can’t wait for the McLouth post when he heats up…he will heat up, right? Nice walk today though…
As far as Troy, it’s hard to say “I was right”, for nobody thought he’d be THIS good…I didn’t think he was as bad as his slump, but I was hoping for average…He’s been a top-flight 1B this year…Good job, Troy
As far as Troy, it’s hard to say "I was right", for nobody thought he’d be THIS good
Wrong. His .830 OPS and .367 wOBA are right in line with his career average, an average that plenty of us thought he could replicate if he was just given some time.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks like a good bet so far.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
NOT ENOUGH DOUBLES!
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Kudos
If you honestly believed that Troy Glaus was going to be the league leader in RBIs (or one of the league leaders), especially after the horrid start he had…Right now he is projected to finish with 30 HRs and 126 RBIs (once again INCLUDING his horrid start)…If you honestly felt he would produce at that kind of level, you are more optimistic and knowledgeable than most people, including all 30 MLB teams…Why else would he sign with Atlanta for under 2 million to play 1B if it was so obvious that he would be an MVP candidate…Regardless, Troy has been amazing, and at least I am impressed.
They weren’t scared of his production, they were scared of his health.
Atlanta jumped on him, and he, apparently, wanted to play here. Call it the Bobby Cox effect.
If you thought Troy would hit less than 20 HRs, you would be crazy.
The only thing that should be surprising us right now is his high batting average, which will probably come down quite a bit. He is a career .250-ish hitter.
His power is amazing, and his eye at the plate is really good too. He is an OBP machine with power. That is what we expected him to be, and that is what he has shown he is.
There’s no need to try to mock people who can actually use logic and reason to make a projection.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 4, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Mock?
I am not mocking anyone…I am honestly impressed with those individuals who actually thought that Glaus would be great and not just good…
I was expecting a 20 HR/80 RBI type season…He’s well above that projection. I read through most of the Troy Glaus posts and you are in the minority of individuals who thought that Glaus would be not only good, but great. Once again, health be damned, if he was going to produce like this, more teams would’ve been interested…
My original comment was merely trying to say that I am impressed with how Glaus is playing, not to spark debate about other people’s baseball acumen. Then someone flat out tells me I am quote:
Wrong.
Especially, when my comment was not meant to be taken literally. Yes, I am sure someone on the planet thought that Glaus would hit for .280 have, 30+ HRs and hit for 120+ RBIs…You are two of those people…I am merely making the point that it wasn’t so obvious that Glaus would be hitting at this level, especially since he hasn’t since maybe 2006…Heck, he’s NEVER hit more than 111 RBIs…Ever…
So yes, his CURRENT pace (once again, which includes his slow start), is beyond what I expected…I do expect him to level off, but as of right now…This was improbable, in my eyes…
this.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 2, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
same
since its kind hard to pat yourself on the back, we could just form a congo line
"I should have been like, 'Thank you, new guy. Don’t try the veal!'" - Chief Noc-A-Homa (Hohn's offspring)
He’s been patting his back for a long time here.
MUST RECONFIGURE STRIKEZONE PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR FALLIBLE HUMAN UMPIRE - CyborgHanson48
Its kinds hard not to when the players I fight for (Glaus, KJ, KK, etc) all prove me correct…
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Jun 3, 2010 1:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Same
I’ve liked it since day 1.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
by Scott Coleman on Jun 3, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
I was too…and it got me in quite a few arguments with my roommate, who was a huge Glaus hater.
by hailtogeorgia on Jun 3, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Way to go!
To Troy, possibly Jason, and the entire Braves team.
So glad seeing them gel, come together, and perform as a complete team. No wonder they have the best record in the NL since May 1st.
I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. ~ Crash Davis
sometimes the wrong move works out
I still think I was right that Glaus was a risky move considering how little he had played last year and that he wasn’t an actual first basemen, but I’m quite glad he’s hitting like he is now. I wonder if he’d be open to a 1-2 year extension. The Braves should still have a need for him at one of the corner infield spots next year.
Given the low cost of that deal
and the insurance of also signing Hinske, I don’t see how you could call the Glaus signing “the wrong move”. It was low-risk, high-reward. That’s the best kind of move to make.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 2, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This
Don't kiss an ass if it's in the process of shitting on you.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
I was wrong about Troy...kind of...
I really wanted to see Hinske get a chance since he was coming off the bench raking. I thought 1B was the obvious slot for him. Turns out there is a reason Bobby has been skipper for 25 years. He knows what he is doing. Congratulations Troy, Jason, and Tim. Let’s do it again in June or as Joe says May 32nd, 33rd, and so on.
braves trade for a starting pitcher
I ’d like To See The Braves Try To get Lee from seattle And put him in the rotation,Man the team would have a great rotation?
AND then...
we trade Heyward, Teheran, Delgado, and Jurrjens for Mark Reynolds and a PTBNL.
LOlz, totallyz agree with you.
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. -Ty Cobb
This is a great idea.
Now if we could only figure out a way to improve our second baseman and right fielder, we could probably take first place in the division over the Phillies.
by hailtogeorgia on Jun 3, 2010 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
... obsessed with fish?
… or obsessed with Joe Pesci?
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 2, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
well done.
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I was wrong about Troy
Keep it up big fella
by WNWDOTCOM on Jun 2, 2010 7:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I was wrong about Troy
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.
I was wrong about Troy
I shouldn’t have yelled at him to go back to Toronto…
HansonManCrush
by HansonManCrush on Jun 2, 2010 7:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I was wrong about Troy.
I now bow to his greatness.
I was wrong about Troy.
I hope he forgives me. Sigh.
by yaggiefresh on Jun 2, 2010 8:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I was wrong about Troy
in May… I was right in April…
;o)
"I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire. That being said, it is "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln
by Vance in Sacramento on Jun 2, 2010 9:20 PM EDT reply actions
I was right about Troy.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Jun 2, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
C-C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Jun 2, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Can and did.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Jun 3, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Congrats to Todd “Troy” Glaus as well as that Haywood kid. Both of them are good at hitting baseballs.
Nayt MickLoud for POTM in June? I just might think so!……
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Like the man said...
Sheeeeeeit…I was wrong about Troy.
Happily supporting non-championship teams and self-medicating since 1996.
by chantshuffler on Jun 2, 2010 10:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I do not think i said, “Troy sucks!” but I have been wondering where his power was during most of this season. I am glad he is proving most of us wrong and killing baseball. Being proved wrong with positive results is always a good feeling. Like Lowe today.
by romone_braves91 on Jun 2, 2010 11:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Even better
is to be proved right with positive results. :)
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 3, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm never wrong
except about Troy
apparently umpires are never wrong either because Jim Joyce just cost a perfect game.
I was wrong about Troy
Now how about we sign him to an extension so he can take over 3B when Chipper hangs it up after our World Series title.
BITCHES DON'T KNOW BOUT MY PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- You know he's gonna get you, you just never know when or where."
Wow, nice.
A Taiwanese mea culpa! This is like the United Nations of Troy Glaus.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 3, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yap, I think he'll be even better from now on!
Braves for the WSC!!
Believe it or not
whichever game it was in April when he killed the rally by GIDP and the crowd bood him i was sick admittedly I never boo/hate guys just wish they would get better but I am so glad to see this and hope that he is a forgive and forget guy like I am.
by otisnixon'sparty on Jun 3, 2010 1:34 AM EDT reply actions
plus
i was afraid that was the beginning of the end, awesome month!
by otisnixon'sparty on Jun 3, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I wont deny I wanted to see more of Hinske
I still think he should see the field more than Nate somehow. But Glaus is performing much better than he did in April and has been a big reason for our turn around.
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. -Ty Cobb
In a perfect world where defense didn’t matter it’d be great for more Hinske and less Nate, but the fact remains we almost NEED Nate in there to cover up for the lack of range in left.
We have traded away great players for less than nothing and let Texierra walk away, and much much more so pray that Hayward is sent from God and that his energy can ignite the veterans and cause the younger players to hustle more and play winning baseball...
I was wrong about Troy.
Hopefully I will be saying the same thing about McLouth after June.
Official MCM Hater!
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"
I was hopeful about Troy - but I'll admit to feeling skeptical in April.
He changed all that and more in May.
Tickled me to death he finally got his timing and swing in gear and proved to all the doubters that he will be a contributor to our team this year, in a BIG way.
Well deserved recognition by MLB.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
So if they halfway keep this up...
Who wins Comeback Player of the Year, Glaus or Hudson?
Glaudson?
"UNLIKE CYBORG REYES JOJO MY CPU DOES NOT REQUIRE 'EARNED RUNS' FOR NOURISHMENT"
by Smoltz's Beard on Jun 3, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd have to go with Glaus
if only because he did less last year than Huddy. I don’t think anyone doubted Huddy could be an effective pitcher in 2010, but there were lots of doubters about Troy coming back to be an effective player.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on Jun 3, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I knew Troy would rebound, but not this well
Keep it up big guy! I agree on the extension. Freddie isn’t ready & now is hurt.
Also, thank you Ken Griffey Jr for all the memories….just wish he could have been a Brave!
To Troy
If lovin you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. Also since this is the confessional thread: 1. I tried it, but I didn’t inhale. 2. I did not have sex with that woman. 3. I am not a crook. 4. Mission accomplished.
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