Braves Fall to Dodgers 5-4

really shouldnt have been in this game. I understand he is young and plays a less demanding position but coming off of that shin splint injury i expected him to have a day off by now. Yes his bat is valuable to us and yes it would be nice to have it in the lineup everyday however we also would be wiser to give him a day off every now and then so he isnt on the bench with another random injury.

Also McLouth has really worn my patience to this point. I really hope that the FO goes ahead and either sits him, trades him, or acquires a new OF’er because at this point all he is doing is wasting space.

I would say trade for David Dejesus but if we get him he would have to go in LF because he sucks in CF leaving our only CF option to Cabrera and that would remove Hinske’s bat from our lineup.

Who we could try is Scott Podsednik. He rates about the same defensively as McLouth. He is kind of like an OF version of Prado with less power. He hits for a high average, has a pretty solid OBP, and steals some bases. He just doesnt have hardly any power which is why his OPS is so low.

We could either slot Podsednik in the lead off spot moving Prado back to 2nd, and Heyward to 6th or bat him 8th and have that “2nd lead-off man” type guy at the bottom who will get on base in front of the pitcher.

Right now he is kind of the only player that is available as a CF who could bring us an offensive upgrade. Not in the power department but just hitting and being on base.

If nothing else hopefully the Braves get on another win streak tonight. Odd that Heyward and Troy did not get a day off. Troy has been a huge bat for us and Heyward is everything I thought he would be this year, but both have been in the lineup everyday it seems and although not a bad thing they need a break.
Troy has wore out left handers this year and Kershaw is solid but was expecting him to get out in front of at least one. To see Heyward not make contact once in the field of play was sad to watch, to see him k five times was like watching the sky fall. Hopefully Bobby lets Conrad play first or Hinske play first Conrad start at third and shift Omar to left and put Melky in right to give guys some much needed rest.
Phillies only two back and seeing the Braves atop the NL East sure does look better than the Phillies.

I fell asleep after the top of the sixth inning. In the Dodgers’ half of the seventh, on Loney’s RBI single that scored Ethier without a throw, was it possible or worth it to throw, and was it McLouth’s play? If so, I really wonder about his arm. I know Chip and Joe even were amazed earlier in the game when Furcal scored on a sac fly with no one else on base, so there wasn’t even a fear then of anyone advancing. I can’t think of one time I’ve seen McLouth even air one out to a cut-off man. Thoughts?

Make it stop!

I do like how we played pretty poorly and were still in the game. Sign of a good team.

Make it so obviously evident that your best reliever needs to be used in certain situations rather than in a closer’s role.

Wagner should have been used to face Loney. It was by far the most important out of the game to get and your best reliever should enter in that situation. I understand it is unconventional, but the closer position in itself lost us that game last night.

Kershaw is the Dodgers Ace pitcher plus he is one of the nastiest left handed pitchers in the league. Heyward was already at a disadvantage considering he has never seen this guy pitch before until last night. Kershaw was painting corners and his breaking ball was just nasty. Heyward (recently, not counting last night) has been hitting the ball well. The balls are just not falling for hits like usual. Plus I think he is pulling the ball more than he should be (especially last night. He was not trying to go opposite at all). His luck will change for the better.

Going 0-8 as a pitcher or going 0-5 with 5 K’s as a hitter?

We scared them for a bit, and KK did settle down after a shaky start and the hit to the shin.
Poor guy, I don’t know when we’ll finally get him a win, but I hope it’s soon.

I think with the tough lefty out there, it might have been a night to give Troy and/or Heyward a rest, especially after the jet lag likely set in yesterday (2nd day is usually when it happens). Perhaps Bobby will soon.

Escobar was a bright spot and it was nice to see him get some hits.

Nate, was Nate. I scream at my TV when he simply refuses to throw in from the outfield under any circumstance. Is his arm that mediocre or is he simply afraid to make a mistake? I think he’s a nice guy, but maybe sending him down to work on his swing will help both him and us. He simply can’t continue to play at this level (for any team) until he does.

New streak starts tonight! I think with Hanson and Huddy coming up, we’ll leave California with this Series!

If Ken K didn’t have shitty luck, he’d have no luck at all.

If troy is Glausosaur, is ross…Rossosaur?

lol

for “you can’t win them all”.

I think he would produce better than McKlowthe.

As noted, their number 1 and our no. 5 isn’t a recipe for much success. Battling back from the 4-0 deficit, Yunel continuing to shut up his critics here and elsewhere, KK gutting it out, those are all good. I’m mainly steamed that Cox sent Ken back out there after he worked so hard to get out of the hole.

we still have Kawakami, he needs to GO!