Seriously, an off day, a two game series, then another off day?
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Seriously, an off day, a two game series, then another off day?
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Gives our pen a rest. I’m all for it.
From previous thread. I think it won’t matter who represents Escobar. Wren has shown himself to be very pragmatic.
@2
There is also a very good chance that by the time Escobar hits free agency that he will be priced out of the Braves’ plans. If he continues to hit like he is currently hitting and plays great D at SS you’re looking at a “bigger than Chipper” contract. Not sure if the Braves pony up for that.
It might be a little early for that video.
Last season I said the most important thing we could do in the offseason was to lock up Escobar long term, and I still believe it…
We accomplished just about everything else I wanted us to (namely, not tying up a lot of money beyond 2010, and not trading prospects that were projected to contribute by 2011).
I don’t know that extending Escobar was even an option, but we had a lot of cash. I wish we had gotten something done for him. He and Jurrjens need to be signed to 6 year deals.
@ c. shorter on the previous thread:
@106
I’ve been doing that all season. Works beautifully.
To be honest, I don’t really know what the Roku is (past the general description), but if it’s not broke…
“There is also a very good chance that by the time Escobar hits free agency that he will be priced out of the Braves’ plans.”
We are not a small market team, and the notion that we can’t pay the guys who grow up in our system once they hit stardom (like KC) just makes no sense to me. I understand if we decide we don’t want to pay him because we have someone else younger and just as good in the pipeline, and we want to put our money elsewhere, but we are the 8th biggest city in the US in a vibrant economic climate (relative to the rest of the US), and have the southeast all to ourselves. We cannot become a farm team to NY,LA and Chicago.
6 — I guess if you don’t have an internet connection, then the Roku box would be an option (but how many people have a digital streaming video box and not an internet connection?). I also guess the most people would get the box for the Netflix and Amazon access, but what do I know? Kinda why I’m asking to see if anyone has any experience with it.
One of my lifelong dreams is to be involved in a benches-clearing brawl. I don’t know how I’ll ever accomplish it.
From Carroll:
Lineup, as we know it now anyway:
1. Church CF
2. Prado 2B
3. Jones 3B
4. McCann C
5. Anderson LF
6. Escobar SS
7. LaRoche 1B
8. Diaz RF
9. Lowe P
I’m watching the Giants-Dodgers game on MLB.TV, and I feel obliged to point out here what a great, great announcer Vin Scully is. One can’t say it enough in my opinion. What a contrast between him and what we have, especially Chip.
Miss you, Skip.
Sdp,
Coach a high school team and just go for it one game.
Seems to me the Braves have no problem paying one of their homegrown or semi-homegrown stars (Chipper, Smoltz, Maddux, Glavine) pretty close to big market level contracts. Having said that, I would not want to get into a bidding war with BOS/NYY/LAA/LAD for Escobar. It would seem prudent, presuming the organization is convinced of his long term skills, to lock him up now. It’s not like we have a ton, or even any, bad contracts going forward. Pay real money for superstars, let averagish guys walk.
This Giants-Dodgers game should make an appearance on your bad umpiring site. Two misses calls in one inning and an overturned call.
Lock him up now I say. JJ too. Please.
On another note, the ’91 WS game 7 was on again just now as I got home from work and I started to wonder – when Smoltz goes into the Hall, does that at all help the HoF case for Morris?
@15 I like JJ, but he needs to get with Smoltz on his conditioning, then we can try to lock him up.
Frenchy just walked in the Mets’ game against Arizona. Did any of you see any other signs of the apocalypse, just out of curiosity?
I agree with locking up JJ long-term- I’m glad we’ve already done it for McCann. That just might have been the best long-term deal Schuerholz ever negotiated (except maybe landing Maddux as a free agent).
I have taken the time out of my busy schedule to provide you all with an incomplete list of things this board needs less of lately, in no particular order:
1) Vin Scully fellatio
2) Sensitivity
3) Nonsense related to Hardy and Smoltz’s conditioning
I will update this list as needed. Please do not feel free to contribute your own suggestions on my list (for numbering purposes). Do feel free to make your own lists, and keep them to yourselves to compare to my own. The longer it takes me to get to something that is on your list, the more wrong you are.
good song, like Guns n roses version better
@9 It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
Guns N Roses? Isn’t that something about James and Lita Sullivan?
@9,
Richard Pryor had a phrase for it:
“If you get your ass kicked, you know you made it.”
Lincecum is an angry little girl after all the bad calls.
Bob dylan sucks
I’m not even going to dignify that with a response.
@25,
Sweet irony.
Dignify away the guy sounds like a sick cat behind the mic. I’ll give him his kudos for song writing but I’d rather stab my ears with a pencil than listen to his voice. Thank you Bob dylan for bringing us “knocking on heavens door”. Please don’t sing it… leave that to Axl Rose and GNR
I love how Church bats either a) 1st when McLouth isn’t in the line-up or b) 8th when he is. How does this make sense?
On the schedule makers. As crazy as this weeks’ schedule may be, the guys who do it are absolute geniuses. One of them gave a guest lecture in a logistics class I took sophomore year and I came away amazed. They’re all industrial engineers.
Dear God. I can’t wait for the video…
It was a very strange game.
Will someone please tell Derek Lowe that batting practice is over? Only catching Nyjer Morgan stealing is keeping this inning from being worse.
Edit: Thank goodness for double plays. The Nats are going to regret not scoring more.
Prado is awesome. Love watching him hit.
So is it three more years of this joker, or is it four?
Just three. He’ll still be a decent long man out of the pen by year three. Maybe.
Walking Uncle Ronnie to clear the pitcher’s spot was a nice touch.
So Dylan should leave his songs to Guns ‘N Roses? Jesus christ you have to be kidding me. Jon K, go find a nice quiet space and listen to the remastered Blonde on Blonde from beginning to end. I bet you will say far fewer inane things in the future.
ACHE!
From some Angels Board, on ACHE’s Jim Rome appearance:
Boy, Roachy really barreled up on that one.
This guy isn’t fooling anybody!
I wonder why Escobar didn’t decide to homer off this guy?
Roach!
Can I just say that I like Adam LaRoche a LOT more than I liked Casey Kotchman.
i was thinking of taking a roadtrip to this weekend’s series from raleigh nc. anyone got the best way to get fare/hotel/tix package?
thanks!
With ACHE’s homer, the Braves have six players with double-digit home runs this year (four of them with the team). Prado, KJ, and Diaz all have shots.
Diaz’s plate discipline makes me want to vomit.
Seriously.
Hook his ass up to electrodes in the off season.
Lowe doing his thing.
Diaz looks like Ted Williams co
pared to Fr4c000r.
Diaz should not be playing vs RHP. He is only in there because McLouth is hurting. It will be okay.
Am I the only one who didn’t think that was a miraculous play?
I didn’t know Eric O’Flaherty was a woman.
Dylan sounds like a sick cat? Hilarious.
You might want to listen to this:
Not to mention Axl’s get up…
Huh? I have a friend who’s talked to O’Flaherty’s girlfriend, so that seems a bit unlikely, Mac.
The music question was who listens to John Mayer.
Oh. Well, I guess O’Flaherty could be a lesbian…
Lowe seems to be getting more fly balls than you want to see from him.
Will someone please alert the Braves’ offense that 2 runs will not be enough?
O’Flaherty could be Lady Gaga…
That inning was better. Could it be because it did not contain Adam Dunn and Elijah Dukes?
Lowe is cruising… but I still have no confidence in him.
Lady O’Gaga?
“All I hear is Lady O’Gaga…”
That’s 77 pitches for Lowe through 6. I don’t have much more faith in our bullpen than I do Lowe, though.
Random question here but I figured if anybody would know, it’d be someone on this site: Anybody know where I can find one of those Skip Carey tribute t-shirts? I remember seeing them right after he died but not since. The camera guy was wearing one a few innings ago on the telecast…
And the only thing we can trust the offense to do is to go into Hibernation Mode.
77 through 6 is pretty good, no?
I think I remember Leo saying the Braves goal was to average 13 pitches per inning.
63,
One time Greg Maddux threw an 87 pitch complete game.
EDIT: Yes, 77 through 6 is very good. If you’re pitching well, of course.
McCann really needs to step it up a notch.
What kind of defense was that?
That’s just how ridiculous Maddux was.
I think this is Lowe’s last inning.
Ugh.
Mac, I wish your distrust hadn’t been so well-founded.
Could ACHE be any slower? That was painful to watch.
WTF…..
Craaaaaaap.
Throw a fucking strike, moron.
I’m kinda not sure why Lowe’s still out there.
Thank Goodness LaRoche was playing 1st tonite….
Whew.
@64
He once beat the cubs on 78 pitches. 63 for strikes.
Whew.
I’ll take 7IP 2ER anytime
Jorge Sosa? Geez.
One of the options on the bottom bar of the mlb.tv viewer is now, “Twitter”. I’m disappointed in humanity.
Hey, it’s Kim Jong-Il!
76,
Good call.
ADAM!!!!!
Roachy!
Roachy!
My GOD I love LaRoche!!!!
Nice going, Roachy!!
Okay, I was less than thrilled about picking up LaRoche, but if he keeps doing that, he can stay as long as he’d like.
terrible, terrible trade Frank
Man does NOT hit cheapies.
Wow. Adam LaRoche must be happy to be back.
GD Victorino just homered. 4-1 Phils.
Marlins getting hammered 13-3 in the 4th.
That’s why you need power in your line-up…
Astros pounding Florida 13-3 in the fourth. I wonder if they can keep the lead tonite?
Wow. How’d we get lucky enough not to have Norton pinch-hitting now?
Yep, that’s pretty much how I remembered Kim Jong-Il.
OK, I don’t know for sure, but I’m pretty sure Bobby is about to pinch-hit for the pinch-hitter. Yes, I know Kelly hits lefties better than righties, but we’ve long been aware of the fact that Bobby doesn’t understand this. So we sort of expect this. I will flip out if he uses Greg Norton.
Does Bobby know that by bringing in the lefty the Nats are playing right into our hands?
God, I wish Wren knew what the heck he was doing when he traded for LaRoche. I mean, we gave up so much with Kotchman. Rediculous.
Pinch bunt? Sigh…
Is this announcer really that impressed that Joe said “fruition”? Does that make Joe smart?
Gameday says it was KJ. Did he really bring in Norton?
No, it was KJ. Obviously Bobby wouldn’t use Ace Pinch Hitter Greg Norton to bunt.
Why in the hell do you bunt with 1 out in the bttm of the 7th? Giving out an out in the situation is dumb. As Dibble stated, Derek Lowe could have bunted.
102,
No. I just thought he was about to because it looked like Bobby was pulling Kelly back. Instead, he would have Kelly–who murders left-handed pitching–sacrifice the runner to 2nd and let Church–who is hopeless against LHP–hit with a RISP.
BTW, has anyone seen highlights of the Dodgers-Giants game? Was Furcal safe in the ninth inning?
I’ve never noticed that Peter Moylan comes in to AC/DC’s TNT before.
101,
He was joking that Vazquez said it in Spanish to McClouth, which made him make a confused face.
Ricky Nolasco the man who shut down the Braves a couple of weeks ago, gave up 10 earned runs tonite.
Interesting that normally Bobby has Gonzo pitch here. Wonder if Soriano is unavailable.
106,
He was out by a half step.
Nolasco is so up and down, you never know what to expect.
………………………………
What kind of LSD trip led the Marlins to trade Willingham and Olsen for Bonafacio.
#112 – thats what she said
Crazy Elijah Dukes.
Whew. Now, I think we need at least 4 more runs to feel safe.
Moylan makes us sweat but gets the job done.
Yeah, Baby!
lol csg
114,
I believe that would be an expensive one, because it was all about money.
Are Braves fans paralyzed from the waist down?
I mean really, could they not stand and cheer for that last pitch by Moylan?
Sheesh.
The Prado strikes.
Marvelous Martin!
Where would we be w/o Prado???
Thank you, Martin!
MARTIN does it agin!
Marvelous Martin! That makes me feel better.
Four solo homers, now.
Nitrambomb.
Clutch!
We’re in danger of scoring a run by means other than a solo shot.
Wait, they want the guy who hit two monster homeruns up with the bases loaded?
They’re intentionally walking Escobar to pitch to the guy with 2 HR tonight. Is Bobby managing the Nationals tonight as well?
So, wait, there are going to be SEC games on Fox Sports South this year ? Just found that out, they really should advertise that more.
Well, Rob, it’s just proof that managers other than Bobby do really stupid things.
There’s an Andruw RBI.
Barrel up, Roach.
The pitcher for Cubs should have stayed with football…he sucks.
133,
That’s exactly what I thought.
Runs walked in count as RBI’s, right?
If the pitcher were capable of throwing strikes, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad move. Escobar is a killer with runners on, while LaRoche is a strong DP candidate. That he hit 2 HRs today doesn’t really tell you anything about what he will do in his next AB, which is the one that matters.
But it doesn’t much matter when your pitcher isn’t near the plate.
@140 Yes, it’s an RBI.
Now, who’s happy Greg Norton wasn’t wasted on a bunt?
Now we get Emperor Norton.
Diaz is clueless against righthanders…
The Nortster!
OHHHH! GREG NORTON, BAY-BEE!
And now he simulates usefulness.
Thanks, Grst. Thought so, though it’s not exactly “batting in” the runner.
Well, I almost got my wish.
Norton is most useful not swinging. Big surprise.
The one situation where his only “talent” (not putting the bat on the ball) comes in handy…
Gonzo coming in. Hopefully that’s due to the four-run lead and not because Soriano is hurt…
Who asked for a four run lead?
And why don’t you do that more often?
Holy shit!!!!
WOW!!!
Wow!!
Damn Gonzo…scared the shit out of me
I think Gonzo just crapped himself.
As a pitcher, that is scary as all hell. His heart will be pounding the rest of this inning.
@157
I don’t blame him
Idiot…
Look what Peanut just tweeted:
“Greg Norton’s .138 batting average is ugly. But he has reached safely in five of his past 10 plate appearances. Two hits and three walks.”
Gonzalez is trying to kill himself!
AWESOME!!
Bring on the Phillies! Do your worst! You don’t scare us- especially not Gonzo, who’s apparently just had his near-death experience for the week.
Anyone else worried about Sori after losing about 6MPH off his fastball this past week?
Bullpen doesn’t look ready for the Phillies…..
Probably the Braves, which may be why he hasn’t pitched since then…
Haha.
I could watch that catch over and over…that was an amazingly athletic play.
An Esco to end the game!
the ultimate Yunel–thanks for being a bonehead Morgan
Well, that was different. Can McCann get a save?
McCann!
Mac is awesome!
@165 I hope he was just tired. I think Medlen will be the key this weekend.
ok now I’m disappointed. If he catches those last two he has the greatest defensive inning of all time.
@176–maybe, but LH pitchers are important against the Phils to match up with Howard etc.
So the braves just won, and i go over to mlb.com to see how the phillies are doing… and it’s 12-1. WOW.
Soriano’ll have had 4 days off now. Hopefully, he’ll be ready to go
Nice win…
Nice win…
Recappage accomplished.