Isn’t it odd that with all this beard stuff in San Francisco, Tim Lincecum, pothead, hasn’t so much as grown a goofy mustache? My assumption is that he just hasn’t gone through puberty yet.
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The lineup we’ve all been waiting for…
Bourn – CF
Prado – LF
McCann – C
Uggla – 2B
Freeman – 1B
Chipper – 3B
Heyward – RF
Gonzalez – SS
Minor – P
I’m guessing you guys know the comparison but I swear Lincecum starred in Dazed and Confused.
http://scalaaz.blogspot.com/2010/07/tim-lincecum-vs-wiley-wiggins-aka-mitch.html
That’s exactly who he looks like!
Of course, Freeman looks like Buzz from Home Alone.
Dear Jason –
I’ve got good news and bad news – good news is I’m giving you a chance to win your starting gig back. Bad news is it comes against Lincecum. Good luck, and don’t make out or I’ll give Wes Helms your bench spot.
Fredi
No Constanza? It’s a Christmas miracle.
.385/.420/.523 (943)
@5
pot stirred.
@5 – Perfect understated snark. I salute you sir.
#5: Equally compelling is the pressure he puts on the defense.
Hope Heyward can get some hits.
@8 That was also amazing.
That was also amazing.
I see what you’re doing there!
One major problem with Constanza’s game, his niche is completely useless with men on base. You can run like Jesse Owens, but a chopper to third is going to be an out if Chipper Jones is standing at first base.
This was largely masked when he batted 8th, between Gonzalez and the pitcher.. But hitting 7th last night, immediately behind Jones, it became pretty obvious.
My assumption is that he just hasn’t gone through puberty yet.
Hey, watch it there. I’m 23 years old and it takes 4 days for me to grow anything that anyone could notice.
Draft roundup by Jim Callis and chart of bonuses by team – Braves at 25 this year, and 28 over the last 3.
http://ht.ly/66Ffs
For what it’s worth, pulling batting average (IE, singles) out of the three slashlines shows you:
Constanza: ISO .138 / BB% 5.6
Prado: ISO .136 / BB% 6.0%
Heyward: ISO .173 / BB% 10.6%
Wow, did you realize the Brewers are 47-15 at home?
@15, forget it. The mere mention of the topic sends someone into the need to play Nelson to Costanza’s Martin.
Spring forth, burly protector, and save me!
Moylan to start rehab Monday @ Gwinnett and be activated around Sept 1 per DOB
16 – That is 2010 Braves-esque.
I actually believe Fredi will play Heyward if he gets it going. One thing Fredi will do is tinker with the lineup in ways both good and bad. Heyward has got to get it going though. (C’mon Jason0.
There are plenty of ABs for Heyward/Constanza/Chipper/Prado for those who like all these guys. Constanza is better than Nate as the 4th OF. He does do well for they type player he is when batting in the 8 hole, but the lineup is so much better with a healthy, productive Heyward.
It is just too bad Constanza is not SS.
@15
So take away a major part of Constanza’s and Prado’s games and Heyward is better than them. Imagine that.
Didn’t seem to be much of Costanza’s game before August, but that’s just being picky.
I always kind of thought Freeman looked like Biff from Back to The Future.
T-Bone hit a couple of wall-scrapers for HRs. They count, and I’m glad he hit them, but still.
Doesnt Moylan have to be on the active roster before Sept1st to be eligible for the post season roster?
@20 – of Constanza’s 25 hits, 13 have been infield hits, including several that were of the generous call variety. That is an impossible rate to hold up. He has a 25% infield hit rate right now, which is more than double Michael Bourn’s career high. He has been really lucky, which is great for him, but he just isn’t a very good hitter.
“.385/.420/.523 (943)”
Wow, Constanza’s OPS was 1.021 on August 15. Must be in an epic slump: bench him.
we just signed this guy. his pre-tommy john numbers are downright studly. hasn’t pitched since 2009. 2.42 ERA and 12Ks/9…I’ll take it.
http://tinyurl.com/43bk9fv
@24 – I think he has to be on the 40 man roster, but he can be on the DL up until just before the playoffs. Otherwise, what if a player gets hurt on Aug 20 and goes on the DL until Sept 20? He should be elgible for the playoffs in that case.
@26 – The guy looks pretty good, but he has no at bats in 4 years of minor league ball. I would really be concerned about his bunting ability. (-;
“Juan Jaime”? Hmmm….has anyone ever seen him and Chuck James in the same room at the same time?
LOL! sansho1 I laughed for like 5 minutes after your post.
@24 and @27,
Only has to be “in the organization”. No requirement of 40 man roster.
Think Francisco “K Rod” Rodriguez. he was added to the 25 man and 40 man on something like September 10 (in Angels magic year which I think was 2002).
29- !Yo soy Juan Jaime, puta! (Yeah, that first exclamation point should be upside down.)
If you’re not with the big league club, you need to be an injury replacement for a player who plays your position. I’m guessing the definitions are pitcher, outfielder, infielder, catcher.
In this instance, Moylan counts as a major league player, accruing service time, as he’s on the DL.
33- Are you sure? I thought the only distinction made among positions was pitcher/ position player.
I just saw that Frenchy’s rebound year has paid off: 2 years for 13.5 million….
35- It’s one of those signings that have made the Royals the team they are today and have been for 17 years.
Wonder what Neyer thinks of that Francoeur extension.
Freaking Cody Ross.
Eli Whiteside looks about 50 years old with his hair going gray.
Way to go, Fredi.
Was there anyone on this thread that thought Freddie wasn’t going to strike out there? Why send the runner?
I hate those double plays even more than AAG’s.
hack, hack, hack….
So, who pitches the 6th tonight?
GO GO GO GO!!!!
Must have been some good defense to keep Bourn from scoring on a double. [/listening on radio]
C’mon Dan-O!
44: Arodys?
Well, crap.
Runner on third with less than two outs, wonder how they’ll fail to score this time.
BAAH, come on, Freddie.
WTF! Why cant the Braves hit a sac fly?
47: That’s what I was thinking.
Frankly, I don’t mind the baserunning aggression with Lincecum pitching. Could’ve used it from Snitker on B-Mac’s double; the potential negative result wouldn’t have been any worse than what happened.
I would’ve much rather seen Bourn thrown out at the plate than to watch this team’s ineptitude with runners on third and less than two outs…again.
Even our home run hitters can’t hit a fly ball when it’s needed most.
@35, God bless the Royals. Talk about outbidding yourself.
That was our chance to score right there. Now get ready for the Minor meltdown and the 4-0 Giants shutout.
We only have 18 sac flies on the year. 18! What the — ?!?!? That’s last place by a very wide margin! (Houston has 25.) The league average is 31 sac flies!
Had no idea. Yeesh. At least we are 3rd in the NL in sac bunts.
No, smart move to hold Bourn that time with only one out It would have required a bad off target throw for him to score.
“WTF! Why cant the Braves hit a sac fly?”
It’s weird because they sure fly out enough when there isn’t a runner on third with less than two outs.
GONE!!!!!!
Leave it to Chipper!
CHIPPER!
Chippah!
YES! CRUSHED!
Old man homer!
Nice!
Yeah! Great to hear Jason get a good cut.
Chipper just moved past Mickey Mantle for 42nd on the all-time list for total bases with 4514.
Also moved past Max Carey and George Davis for 55th on the all-time list for runs scored with 1546.
Greetings from Washington, D.C…
A little north of Baltimore, I just drove through the worst hailstorm I’ve ever endured. It felt like bags of nickels were falling on my rental car.
Bethany, did you catch any of that? Ridiculous.
Anyway… Chippah!
Oh man, what a nice at bat from Heyward. That was pretty sweet from Chipper too.
@68 Thankfully no. I could hear the thunder but it didn’t even really rain here.
It took longer for Alex to strike out than I had thought it would! (trying to keep with the positive vibe here)
That Heyward single went further than Constanza’s last three singles combined.
COACH: Hey kid, we’re gonna ask you to bunt.
MINOR: But I don’t know how.
COACH: You’ll be great.
MINOR: Someone please teach me how to do this.
COACH: You’re doing great!
UMP: Strike three!
A day later…
COACH: Hey kid, we’re gonna ask you to bunt.
HANSON: But I don’t know how.
COACH: You’ll be great.
Etc.
This is the kind of revenge on Cody Ross that I like to see!
Anyone lamenting the vetoed Minor-Beltran trade? 🙂
98 pitches. Figure it’s O’Ventbrel time?
Credit to Minor for getting through 6, I didn’t think he was going to make it.
Good game by Mike, even with the Giants offense being what it is.
74: Did he get drilled?
No, he got struck out. The kind of revenge that makes more sense in a 1-0 game.
Uggla’s approach at the plate ensures that he will always be Tim Lincecum’s bitch!
Headline on MLB.com: Lincecum Dealing at Turner Field
of course.
80: Yeah, there’s revenge and then there’s Revenge. The way egotist twerps who flip their bats and hop towards first think is, “Well, I went 2 for 3. I can’t do everything.”
A purposeful drilling rather than a passive strikeout (which our pitchers are trying to get to some degree with every batter) sends an individualized message with forceful clarity that that kind of thinking is anti-baseball.
Way to go, Chipper!!!
@83,
So you want the Braves to hit someone on purpose, giving the opposing team a free precious base runner in a 1-0 game, just to satisfy some weird bloodlust over a non-issue?
AAG. Again. Predictable as hot weather in August.
In that situation, you should really give the Gonzalez the Santiago Casilla sign. Park yourself 2 feet away from the plate, and don’t take the bat off your shoulders.
Again, was there anybody on this thread that didn’t think AG wasn’t going to hit into a double play? “Has the whole world gone crazy!”
I was hoping for Alex to just strike out again…
I do not understand why the Braves don’t at least LOOK on waivers for a SS. Agon is going to kill numerous rallies in the playoffs.
88: I held out hope for a strikeout or an infield fly. He’s generally pretty good at those, although I must admit he seems to lose the knack when he has the double play opportunity.
85: Who said I was wanting the Braves to hit Cody Ross in that at bat? I was responding to the notion that a mere strikeout two days later after the guy’s gone 2 for 3 was adequate “revenge.” For the record, I’m fine with catching up with him next year.
I don’t think it’s weird that baseball players police each other in this manner. I think it’s a good thing as long as it’s not taken to extremes. Keeps people honest. I’d rather see one twerp drilled in the backside than free reign on batflipping and skipping out of the batter’s box. I can’t relate to anyone that would describe that as “bloodlust.”
Would the announcers please stop trying to jinx O’Ventbrel? It’s annoying and it won’t work. (I hope.)
92: I don’t get it. Why would “free reign” on irrelevant posturing be such a bad thing? The guys who do it look stupid, but it doesn’t hurt anyone.
Joe West strikes again.
Well done, Jonny. Don’t ever try that again.
Damn, how did Freddie come away from that with his wrist intact?
92: Well then, we have a difference of opinion. I’m just into maintaining norms of sportsmanship, you’re not. That’s cool.
Georgie! That’s a way to do it!
UPDATE: I think a light bulb must have just gone off over Fredi’s head: Think of all the opportunities with A-Gon batting (and making final outs) in the 8-slot that he’ll have running Georgie out there as a pinch-hitter leading off an inning. 1-2 leadoff man strategy in the late innings with Bourn night in, night out….
Atta boy, Georgie.
Appropriate Jose C. Usage?
@99 – That would be acceptable Constanza usage. His preternatural ability to make opposing defenders drop balls would be a welcome relief from the AAG high leverage double play special.
Okay, Kimbrel. Gotta make due with what you’re gettin’.
Uggla has had two extremely poor ABs tonight with runners on.
Nice catch, Danny!
Dan Uggla: Stud.
Good idea with the defensive substitution of Constanza for Prado. Between that, the lineup, and good pitching management, this might be the game of the year from Fredi.
Never in serious doubt.
Love me some Kimbrel
O’Ventibrel is good.
@107, Agreed. This is the kind of game championship teams play against the best pitchers in baseball.
Outstanding game.
Nice win. Go Braves!
Big win! Great job by Minor and O’Ventbrel.
Were you taking notes, Wilson, or busy oiling the beard?
You know you’re spoiled by greatness when you watch that bullpen battery and just assume the outcome with a one run lead.
107: Yeah, Fredi deserves praise for his good management tonight. I wish the offense could have followed through more, though. Hate that Georgie leads off an inning with a single and can’t get further than second.
115: Right on, man.
Ha, yep, I think I was assuming a win from the beginning of the 7th. I think there’s a chance that this mix could work really well in the playoffs, especially if a couple of guys could be hot at the plate.
Recapped.