Atlanta Braves II

[GAVol]

Only Chipper could be out indefinitely because he hurt himself stretching. Great work in the offseason, Frank.

Oddly enough, I understand how it could happen. My Dad got his knee scoped two weeks ago for a torn meniscus that occurred . . . . during a pedicure. No way I could make that up.

 

[GAVol]

Look at it this way. At least it will force them to bat McCann 3rd.

 

[Escape Goat]

Chipper will be out 3 weeks. That's one fragile dude. Got hurt stretching.

 

[GAVol]

Chipper will be out 3 weeks. That's one fragile dude. Got hurt stretching.

Saw a clarification on that. Not that it changes anything, but he was actually jogging.

 

[Rockytopman]

Although he has been an unbelievable player for the Braves, he definitely has always been injury prone. At least he wasn't on the trampoline, or his dirt bike.

 

[underscore]

Although he has been an unbelievable player for the Braves, he definitely has always been injury prone. At least he wasn't on the trampoline, or his dirt bike.

...or neck spasms sustained while drying his neck with a towel

...or run over by an automatic tarpaulin

...or receiving a severe cut to his hand from the mishandling of a bra strap

...or severely spraining his knee fighting with a floor fan

...or straining a ligament in his back resulting from a sneeze

...or playing guitar hero too much resulting in a sore wrist

Actually, name the players that sustained those injuries and you will receive an imaginary amazon gift card signed by gavol.

 

[zjcvols]

Saw a clarification on that. Not that it changes anything, but he was actually jogging.

All it takes is a divot in the field to tear, especially with his knees.

 

[zjcvols]

...or neck spasms sustained while drying his neck with a towel

...or run over by an automatic tarpaulin

...or receiving a severe cut to his hand from the mishandling of a bra strap

...or severely spraining his knee fighting with a floor fan

...or straining a ligament in his back resulting from a sneeze

...or playing guitar hero too much resulting in a sore wrist

Actually, name the players that sustained those injuries and you will receive an imaginary amazon gift card signed by gavol.

Zumaya is the last one and missed the 2006 playoffs I believe.

 

[GAVol]

My personal favorites are:

burning oneself with an iron.
Breaking toe running into a room to see Leon Durham hit on TV
Hemhorrhoids

(oddly enough, the same guy had the last two)

 

[Escape Goat]

Saw a clarification on that. Not that it changes anything, but he was actually jogging.

10-4. Hope he can atleast play 3/4ths of the year.

 

[Vercingetorix]

My personal favorites are:

burning oneself with an iron.
Breaking toe running into a room to see Leon Durham hit on TV
Hemhorrhoids

(oddly enough, the same guy had the last two)

What? Who the heck was that?

Has to be the best injury ever.

 

[GAVol]

What? Who the heck was that?

Has to be the best injury ever.

George Brett

 

[Vercingetorix]

George Brett

You know, when I saw hemorrhoids I wondered if that was who it was. All these years later and I still associate Brett with hemorrhoids. Couldn't find any connection in a quick search with Leon Durham though.

 

[GAVol]

Sometime in the early 90s, Tom Glavine puked up an in flight meal on an airplane broke a rib.

 

[GAVol]

You know, when I saw hemorrhoids I wondered if that was who it was. All these years later and I still associate Brett with hemorrhoids. Couldn't find any connection in a quick search with Leon Durham though.

found this. It seems I had the wrong Cub, but the injury is what I remembered.

Kansas City third baseman George Brett thoroughly enjoys the game, and as a player he loved to watch great hitters. While he was doing laundry one day at his suburban Kansas City home during the 1983 season, Brett had WGN on the Cubs game in his den. He heard the announcer say that Bill Buckner, a particular favorite of Brett's, was coming up to hit. Racing into the den to see the at-bat, Brett hit his foot on a door jamb, broke a toe and wound up on the disabled list.

 

[GAVol]

No injury excuse can ever beat the lameness of Paschual Perez missing a start because he was too stupid to know that the stadium was on I75 and I20 and not on I285 .... So he proceeded to circle the perimeter around Atlanta 5 times before asking directions.

And I just happened to be there that day probably 30 years ago.

 

[underscore]

Zumaya is the last one and missed the 2006 playoffs I believe.

That is correct, sir.

 

[underscore]

No injury excuse can ever beat the lameness of Paschual Perez missing a start because he was too stupid to know that the stadium was on I75 and I20 and not on I285 .... So he proceeded to circle the perimeter around Atlanta 5 times before asking directions.

And I just happened to be there that day probably 30 years ago.

Perimeter Perez!

That was '82 or '83, no? I think he actually ran out of gas as well after making three laps around the Atlanta autobahn. It did mysteriously stop a miserable losing stretch and started a winning stretch somehow.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I'm so ready for opening day. There's just something about baseball that is unlike any other sport.
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[Pulscifer]

He'll be fine

I guess I thought it was worse than what it actually was. I figured it was a serious injury. Glad he won't miss much with this being his last season.

 

[zjcvols]

Looking at stats today, most notably from one Andruw Jones.

From 1997-2006, according to fangraphs.com, Jones was the third best player in baseball according to their WAR.

According to UZR (I know, semi-flawed defensive metric), second best defender behind Brooks Robinson all-time. Top 10 for centerfielders in homers and ISO%. Top 20 in RBI's and SLG%.

For ten years (1997-2006), he was the best centerfielder in baseball.

 

[GAVol]

If his offense hadn't tailed off so much, we'd be talking about hall of fame type stuff.

 

[zjcvols]

If his offense hadn't tailed off so much, we'd be talking about hall of fame type stuff.

There's the question. Does the latter part of his career (after 2006) result in him, essentially, losing the HOF?

I don't think it does because his defense was so good. And for ten years, he was a top offensive player. Never been linked to steroids (matters to voters for whatever reason).

 

[etmVol]

There's the question. Does the latter part of his career (after 2006) result in him, essentially, losing the HOF?

I don't think it does because his defense was so good. And for ten years, he was a top offensive player. Never been linked to steroids (matters to voters for whatever reason).

Andruw definitely gets in - his combination of offense and defense in CF is too rare not to - but I don't think he'll be first-ballot. The writers view first-ballot inductees to be reserved for only the best of the best (stupid, either you're worthy or you're not), and the way he fell off and the fact that he did play in the steroid era (even though he has been widely viewed as 'clean') will keep him on the ballot a couple of years before he is let into Cooperstown.

 

[GAVol]

I'll never forget a 19 year old Andruw Jones hitting his 2nd HR of the night against the Yankees in the WS and running around the bases with his head down and biting his lip so he wouldn't start laughing.