Hudson Dominant In Braves Shutout Win Over Jays
by TonyAlmeyda on Jun 20, 2011 10:10 PM EDT
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Tim Hudson pretty much won this game by himself.
Hudson took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning, outpitching Toronto starter Ricky Romero and even hit his second career home run in a 2-0 Braves victory over the Blue Jays.
His dominant run started in the second inning. Following a one-out single by J.P. Arencibia, Hudson retired 20 straight hitters. He induced 14 groundouts, nine of them to Alex Gonzalez, and struck out eight.
While Hudson stymied the Jays bats, the Braves offense tried to break through against Romero. Four times in the first six innings did the Braves put a runner on second base, but they failed to score each time.
The game was scoreless into the seventh, and that's when Hudson helped himself. With one on and two outs, Hudson crushed...CRUSHED...the first pitch he saw for a two-run home run and Romero knew it when he hit it.
Two hitters reached against Hudson in the ninth, and that's when Craig Kimbrel slammed the door. He struck out the side, two of them swinging, for his 20th save.
Jose Bautista's 24-game reaching base streak came to an end; he was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. Yunel Escobar was 1 for 4 in his return to Atlanta since the 2010 trade.
Hudson also reached a personal milestone: his strikeout of Arencibia in the fifth inning was the 1,600th of his career.
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Incredible Performance
However, Baseball Tonight obviously could care less, they haven’t mentioned it yet, however I have gotten 3 updates on the Boston Red Sox blowing out the Padres, I’ve already seen highlights from the Yankees game, and I’ve already heard about how Albert Pujols could have avoided his injury. Tim Hudson’s gem…not even sneezed at by BBTN
"My everything, or nothing. My everything, or nothing. WE gonna fight, til we can't fight no more. We gonna lie down, and bleed a while. Gonna get up, and fight again." -Tashard Choice
by SouthernPanther on Jun 20, 2011 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
haha I did
"My everything, or nothing. My everything, or nothing. WE gonna fight, til we can't fight no more. We gonna lie down, and bleed a while. Gonna get up, and fight again." -Tashard Choice
by SouthernPanther on Jun 20, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
They did, and it wasn’t like a brief 30-second segment either. And now a few segments later they’re actually talking to Huddy
hi
nice to meet you…. im Bizarros….
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by Ivan the Great on May 20, 2011 12:31 PM VET
When I saw it a few minutes ago, I think they led the program off with it. Could be wrong though.
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by Chipper Pwns on Jun 21, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
You must have missed it.
They talked about it just after the game ended. Giving Huddy props for hitting not just a homer but a Huddy Bomb. They also talked about how long it took him to round the bases.
by TCfromDubVee on Jun 21, 2011 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Of all the nights for me not to watch the game.
I bet it was beautiful.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
One of the only games I missed last year just happened to be that May 20th game against the Reds with Conrad’s pinch-hit walk-off grand slam. Always seems to happen!
That Conrad grand slam game last year was a day game in the middle of the week. I remember I was sort of tracking it while working and fortunately tuned in in the ninth when things got close.
by LEastCoastBears on Jun 20, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i remember i had to work that day
and our District Manager was there for the day, and he was a really cool guy but still was big against phones. I was unloading the truck and unpacking shipment for the week and sneaking peeks at my phone, and when i got the espn updates along with my friends “dude… turn this game on ASAP!” texts, i started to freak out a little, because i couldn’t explain that I knew what happened. I decided to call the store from my cell phone and pretend my friend had called to tell me, I don’t know or care if my DM bought it, i was so happy for the win and pissed that I missed it
"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while."
Used to work at a Wolf Camera like 3-4 years ago, was usually insanely slow and our manager was cool with letting us set up shop with our laptops. Hadn’t quite gotten back into baseball yet, but I keep thinking how cool that would have been to be able to follow the Braves while at work like that.
The MLB stuff has never really worked on any of the last few phones I’ve had. Really annoying. :(
I just have ESPN text me score updates
i have a piece of crap phone that i can use to get on the internet periodically but its no convenience to me
"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while."
I remember being off that day
And taking my parents out to eat at Applebees. We were watching the game, and it was very quickly, “Well, it’s going to be one of those days for Hanson.” My dad’s comment at one point was, “It’s just ugly today.”
Went home, and meant to give up on the game, but ended up turning it on. It was mostly not worth it. I didn’t even really get excited until Jason Heyward came up with the bases loaded. At that point, I called my dad and asked him “Hey, you watching this?” He wasn’t. He didn’t even manage to get the game on before Brooks Conrad hit his homerun. I was screaming.
So awesome…and I feel proud for having basically watched the whole game, even though only the last few minutes were memorable.
My buddy and I just decided that the braves would be set if we could get Matt Kemp, Jose Reyes, and Albert Pujols.
by willlinn on May 17, 2011 2:13 PM EDT
There are times I get so frustrated that I really feel like turning the game off. I remember giving up on the second game of the Dodgers/Braves series out in LA in 2009 after we got absolutely hosed by the home plate umpire, but turned it back on in time to see Medlen throw two brilliant innings and watch us come back and tie it in the 9th and win in 12.
Of course, not much can really compare with some of the feats of last year. I think the fact that many of us can remember exactly where we were and what was going on while watching specific regular season games from years past that we didn’t even go to says something. Great sport.
Tim Hudson was amazing tonight
but he literally had to do everything. The damn offense sucked so bad. I hope (probably futilely) that Parrish is canned sooner rather than later. I know it was an awesome performance by Tim, and we won but seriously…we had a leadoff runner reach second twice with no one out and could not score either. First Heyward swung at a horrible ball four on a 3-0 count and grounded out without advancing the runner, then after Freeman reached, Uggla GIDP! When Ross reached second to lead off, McLouth did a great job to advance him but Diory swung at the second pitch and grounded to 2B.
Seriously, either the aggressive approach must go or Parrish must go….
Hudson was awesome but our offense is pathetic….
How is any of what you just mentioned Larry Parrish's fault?
by TBuzz on Jun 20, 2011 10:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
approach at the plate
pretty much everyone in the line-up is hitting at career lows. The hitters have no patience, which is the one thing every great player attributes to hitting success. Parrish has touted his aggressive approach, which is just wrong when we have a line-up of traditional power hitters. That is how it is Parrish’s fault.
By the way, I am stoked that we won…take nothing away from Tim Hudson, he was absolutely ridiculous….
by Santaklose11 on Jun 20, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally think each hitter needs to hit to their strengths.
Heyward needs to be patient. Freddie needs to forget hitting DINGERZ and spray the ball. Schafer needs to take pitches and take level swings at the ball. If the hitters are not being prepared correctly before each series and game, to scout the opponents pitching, etc…
But…you can’t blame Parrish when Jason swings over a 3-1 pitch and weakly grinds out.
by TBuzz on Jun 20, 2011 10:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But you can blame him when they do that, and he keeps telling everyone that that is our hitting philosophy
Parrish has said several times that we are trying to be more aggressive at the plate…which is exactly the opposite of what a hitter should do (ask every living hitting legend…it is about making the opposing pitcher throw you something to hit).
I agree that the hitters should not swing at bad pitches, which means that they should stop listening to Parrish. If they should stop listening to his flawed philosophy then why is he here.
Larry Parrish had no experience as a hitting coach prior to the hire…and it is showing
by Santaklose11 on Jun 20, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me get this right...
Swinging at bad pitches = listening to Parrish?
by TBuzz on Jun 20, 2011 10:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yes because listening to Parrish = being more aggressive at the plate
being more aggressive at the plate = swinging at more, thus including bad, pitches
therefore: listening to Parrish = swinging at more (including bad) pitches
you got it right…you just refuse to recognize the obvious connection.
When two players slump for two months it is fault of those two players, when the entire line up slumps for two months it is the hitting coach’s fault.
by Santaklose11 on Jun 20, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Mac is having a career year. Chipper has been effective despite injuries. Freddie Freeman is better than expected.
Uggla and Heyward are in career slumps and we put the whole thing on the pitching coach??
by TBuzz on Jun 20, 2011 11:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Brian McCann is not having a "career year"
He is only 18 points over his career OPS (6 points over his slugging career and 12 over his career OBP). That is hardly a career year. He is on pace to hit 24 HRs (right around his norm), drive in 87 runs (right around his norms). Mac seems to be the only person on our team performing at his career numbers. That is 1 out of 7 other guys in the line-up. That is inexcusable.
"My everything, or nothing. My everything, or nothing. WE gonna fight, til we can't fight no more. We gonna lie down, and bleed a while. Gonna get up, and fight again." -Tashard Choice
by SouthernPanther on Jun 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Mac is having a normal to good year
Chipper is a .305 hitter hitting .265 (and he has always listened only to his dad)
Freddie Freeman is what we expected
McLouth is having another poor (by his career standards) year
Prado, normally a .300 hitter, is hitting .277 ( a career low)
Schafer, SSS, but hitting .230
Gonzalez, is hitting normal, but has horrible OBP
Heyward is hitting a career low and his OPB has dropped considerably
Uggla is in the slump of his lifetime
Heyward and Uggla were supposed to carry this team and they are mired in slumps due to being way over aggressive and swinging at bad pitches
Most obvious of all though is our approach and BA with RISP, which has been awful. Our team OBP is 0 points lower than last year. If we can’t get people on then we can’t get them in
by Santaklose11 on Jun 20, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I keep hearing that BA w/RISP is not a unique skill...
When the batter knows the pitcher has to throw strikes…and still is not making contact?
I’m done arguing against this nightly bitching when we don’t score 6 runs every night. It’s as much the players as it is the coach.
by TBuzz on Jun 20, 2011 11:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I usually don't like to blame coaching for failure but
After seeing the approach at the plate tonight I was finally convinced that something needs to change. It’s the constant swinging at bad pitches especially when ahead in the count. When it occurs infrequently, you blame the hitters. This pattern, and more importantly, the inability to correct or possible encouragement of it, suggests that at least a fair amount of blame should fall upon the hitting coach. The near 3 month team wide slump with the recurrence of the same patterns is enough that Parrish really needs to go.
Every hitting coach teaches approach at the plate the exact same way
make the pitcher throw your pitch and then crush it. Some call it passive aggressive (since you’re waiting for your pitch); some call it aggressive (since you’re attacking the pitch). If Parrish is the issue, the next guy won’t be teaching a new approach, although he could be teaching it in a way that reaches more of the hitters.
Freddie needs to forget hitting DINGERZ and spray the ball.
I think this is only partially true. Yes, Freddie does need to hit the ball the other way more, but he also needs to fine tune his outside swing. I don’t think he can do the same thing as Heyward who uses his length to get around the pitch (but, ya know, who can?), but he can do the same as LH Chipper and McCann where they just drive the ball to the LC field gap. Freddie’s inside swing is so fast (his hands clear quicker than anyone in our lineup) that I honestly believe that once he learns to drive the ball to LF consistently, he’ll be one of the best hitters in all MLB… maybe – dare I say it – better than Heyward.
He doesn’t help at all. He just sits around staring into maw of madness (Fredo’s face). Wouldn’t it be nice to give a legitimate coach a chance to correct the Braves issues and try to get them to stop swinging at crap pitches?
Nothing pleases you, does it? If Hudson had pitched a perfect game and won 15-0, I’m sure you’d find something to gripe about it.
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by TonyAlmeyda on Jun 20, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
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by Texastriplecrown on Jun 21, 2011 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Knee-jerk reactions?
This team has been mired in hitting futility for how long now? About as long as everyone, writers included, have been bitching about it? It isn’t a “knee-jerk reaction!” Larry Parrish’s hitting philosophy has demonstrably failed, and he needs to go.
Hire Larry Wayne, Sr., and lets get this wagon fixed.
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I agree that we have hitting issues
but have we really even seen what we should look like? Our entire opening day outfield was on the DL for several weeks at the same time. Chipper is always battling injuries. Gonzo was never supposed to be anything impressive offensively. Uggla is obviously struggling though. Freeman is playing above what I think everyone expected from him this early in the season. He is making adjustments well. And Mac is crushing.
Maybe Larry Parrish philosophy has failed, but people were saying the exact same thing about Terry Pendleton the last few years and from what I gather they are almost complete opposites philosophy wise.
Its frustrating to watch, but its a little difficult to gage anything because of the string of injuries we are dealing with.
by Texastriplecrown on Jun 21, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The difference lies in the OBP
This year our OBP is waaaaaaay down from last year. That means when we do get the big hit, it is not scoring any runs because there is no one on base to knock in.
by Santaklose11 on Jun 21, 2011 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Lol
That was totally, insanely, awesome.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jun 20, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Karl Ravech obnoxiously harping on slow trot even after they joked about it. It was obviously slow, but c’mon. I can’t stand Karl Ravech.
by Sir Stealth on Jun 20, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I loved
hearing Huddy call out Ravech when he said “Clemson” and just kept going.
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by Kolb-Wickman Effect on Jun 20, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Huddy was a machine tonight. :-)
And when is this infuriating ad going away?
This site is slow and aggravating to use right now.
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"In the happy moments, praise God. In the difficult moments, seek God. In the quiet moments, trust God. In every moment, thank God." - Robert A. Wood
Situation hitting needs to improve
We can’t continue to not score even after the leadoff guy gets on 2nd with no outs.
by LEastCoastBears on Jun 20, 2011 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
Speaking of Hudson...
This month’s issue of Guideposts (a Christian magazine) has an article written by him in it.
He pitched (and hit) an amazing game tonight. I’m so happy to have a great guy like him on our team. Go Braves.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 20, 2011 10:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Something needs to be done about this offense
The talent to me is clearly there, I think it is something else; execution or lack thereof and that can be attributed to the hitting coach
James T Paulson
by Jtpdolphins2009 on Jun 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
Execution is strictly in the hands of the players. Parrish isn’t going out there to hit for them, so you can’t blame execution on him.
If you want to argue his approach is substandard, that’s fine and many will agree. But to put execution on the shoulders of a guy that doesn’t swing the bat is ludicrous.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
by cthabeerman on Jun 21, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
didn't see the game
but I wish I did. I hope Hudson has ended his slump this season and gets back on track. That would be a gigantic boost to our team and our bullpen who got a much needed rest tonight.
Also can anyone tell me was Schafer actually caught stealing or was it a botched Hit and Run
Well, I don’t know what they were actually intending to do, probably because the ball never got to the plate. If I remember correctly he was picked off by the pitcher after jumping too early
And still almost beat the throw. That guy has super wheels.
by Austin Jackson on Jun 21, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Timmy acted as if he had hit many before
Flipping the bat and admiring it…gotta love it
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Tim Hudson did what he had to do to win, now if the other pitchers would do the same maybe we wouldn't be the 5th worst offensive team in both leagues.
Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher
hahahaha that is awesome
Huddy was like “F*@& this shit. I am NOT losing another game because you pansies can’t socre with a lead off double. If you won’t score me any runs, then I will have do it myself. {THHHWAAACK]. See ladies…thats how you do it, take notes.”
by Santaklose11 on Jun 21, 2011 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Chicks dig the long ball
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Jun 21, 2011 2:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Joe told him in the post game interview.
“You know you’re hitting 5th tomorrow…so be ready”. Loved that.
"In the happy moments, praise God. In the difficult moments, seek God. In the quiet moments, trust God. In every moment, thank God." - Robert A. Wood
Wow!
Braves find a way to win in spite of Huddy’s subpar performance. Step it up Timmy! Offense can’t carry the team every night.
I’ve watched the replay several times on mlb.com. That home run was awesome.
Larry Parrish sucks. Tim Hudson for hitting coach.
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talk about a no doubter
"My everything, or nothing. My everything, or nothing. WE gonna fight, til we can't fight no more. We gonna lie down, and bleed a while. Gonna get up, and fight again." -Tashard Choice
by SouthernPanther on Jun 21, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I saw Uggla asking him how he did that?
Uggla: “Hey Huddy that was awesome….say… um…could you show me how to do that sometime when you have a minute.”
Hudson: “Sure buddy. Maybe later tonight or some other day. Our offense didn’t show up today and right now I am really busy trying to cover for them. But once I get done throwing this two hitter and hitting the game winning home run, I promise I will spend some time with you.”
by Santaklose11 on Jun 21, 2011 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Pros and Cons
Pros: Hudson is BOSS
Cons: the rest of the offense seriously is embarrassing. Even our pitchers know that if they want the job done right, then they have to do it themselves.
by murph35 on Jun 21, 2011 12:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Dear Writers:
Re – Hudson’s performance tonight:
This was a gem. Remember it for future reference. };0)
I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us. ~Walt Whitman
Hey, Kimbrel had a pretty decent game too.
"Some people give their bodies to science. I gave mine to baseball." -- Ron Hunt
yea he did
came on with no outs and runners at 1st and 2nd and struck out the side. Great job by the kid.
by drumzalicious on Jun 21, 2011 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Clutch performance.
The ump didn’t give him a strikeout call, but he kept his composure, threw a couple more pitches and got the K anyway.
I was so happy for him to have a clean inning and leave those 2 runners on base with 3Ks to end the threat.
"In the happy moments, praise God. In the difficult moments, seek God. In the quiet moments, trust God. In every moment, thank God." - Robert A. Wood
i hear he went up to Hanson psot game and said
“Im better than you, na-na na-na boo-boo, stick your head in doo-doo”
"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while."
Getting a win on my birthday is awesome... I don't care if Huddy had to do it by himself or if we won 18-17.
if we won 18-0, half the people would bitch about someone’s wOBA or some shit…. Obviously this team isn’t anywhere near perfect, but if you were to come on this site and read it any given day, you’d think we were 10 games behind the marlins for last place. Half you people need to go back to the ajc boards and another 40% need to just chill out. The negativity on here lately has just been ridiculous
Concur
although I have done some of the negativity myself at times. In my defense, I do it when we lose, which bums me out.
Great win tonight! I love watching Huddy’s HR on replay: a real no doubter! I love Ross’ story about it: he was bitchin’ at the team about doing the little things right (Diory missed the squeeze play sign) when he heard the crack of the bat from Hudson’t homer, and said, “Whoa! That sounded good!”
by BravesFaninAZ on Jun 21, 2011 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Thtat's what I am talking about!
Hudson and Kimbrel, both pitching like we knew they could. Nice dinger Huddy!
Kimbrel
sitting down one of the best power hitters in the game right now, and one of the hottest hitters also? That’s what Willis was talking about!
Fredi comments about Ross:
Glad to see him getting some kudos for his great game calling last nght.
"Tremendous outing. Eight innings with two hits, and he swung the bat, hit a homer. But for me the one you don’t see in the scorecard was David Ross, the way he handled him through eight innings, then we bring in Kimbrel — I think it might have been the first time we brought him in with runners on – and to get him through that 2-3-4 [hitters], helluva job. David Ross was co-MVP for me, with Huddy."
"In the happy moments, praise God. In the difficult moments, seek God. In the quiet moments, trust God. In every moment, thank God." - Robert A. Wood
And Ross humble as always:
Fredi said he thought you were co-MVP for calling the game you did
"Oh, man. That’s nice of Fredi to say and I appreciate that. But my 4-year-old daughter could have been catching him tonight, with that stuff. He did a great job, made his pitches."
"In the happy moments, praise God. In the difficult moments, seek God. In the quiet moments, trust God. In every moment, thank God." - Robert A. Wood
This team is amazing.
I cuss, pace and want to throw things at my TV watching this team play baseball. Yet they have the 4th best record in the bigs, second best record in the NL, and would be in fist place in four of the six divisions in baseball. If the offense ever gets going…
by Frozen Fan on Jun 21, 2011 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
My Facebook post last night:
“Huddy! Way to show those ’roid-withdrawn overpaid “professional” bats how to get it done!"
Thought it was cool that Uggly was one of the first to greet him in the dugout.
Way to go Huddy, but...
Craig Kimbrel
The Braves’ Craig Kimbrel struck out all three batters he faced and collected his 20th save of the season. Kimbrel is six saves shy of tying Jonathan Papelbon’s mark for the most by a rookie before the All-Star break. Papelbon had 26 saves for the Red Sox in the first half of the 2006 season.
by Austin Jackson on Jun 21, 2011 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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