Atlanta Braves II

[GAVol]

Do they not remember Chipper Jones!!!!!!!

It was a lot easier with Chipper because he wasn't viewed as a power guy when he broke in. He was a guy that was going to hit 15-18 HRs, bat .300+ and score 100 runs. The power came later so he wasn't viewed as anything but a 2 or 3 hitter.

 

[slh1089]

True story, my Grandpa caught a Ted Williams home run ball, but unfortunately my father and his 5 brothers snuck in out for a quick neighborhood game, long story short ball was lost and their were some serious red asses around the house for a few days

Sandlot.....?

 

[crazyguy]

Sandlot.....?

exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Haha pretty much minus the dog

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Ted Williams is up there with Jesus in my grandfathers book.

 

[Escape Goat]

:hi:

Can't believe Braves came back and won last night. Terrible start to tonights game so far, but I dig the retro uniforms. Wish they were permanent.

 

[Escape Goat]

Tell me all about it. I've been on vacation with them for a week in Rhode Island. Thank God we're close to a bar that serves great beer...

Have you run into the Griffins yet? If you do, tell Brian, and Stewie I said hey.

 

[underscore]

The Ted looks like its back to business as usual.

 

[Escape Goat]

It's already happened a little -- even in Heyward's rookie year, when Cox was the manager. They wanted him to be more aggressive, to drive in more runs. Which I think is the stupidest thing you could tell a 21 year old rookie who's seeing major league pitching for the first time -- "go ahead, swing at MORE pitches than you're comfortable doing!"

The Braves are not an organization that
values OBP, or even appears to know that it
exists. Heyward's clear future is as a #3
guy, driving in the first two guys and getting
on base at close to a .400 clip for the RBI
guys behind him, but I can absolutely see
the Braves ruining him by trying to make him
a 5 hitter and telling him that his job isn't to
draw walks, it's to hit the ball hard and drive
in runs. Especially if Fredi sticks
around.

How do you like Fredi so far? I'm not too impressed.

 

[underscore]

Two on no outs, and the brewers fail to score. Hopefully that will give minor a jolt.

 

[underscore]

Baseball chaos at its best. Great all-around play for Heyward to make it to third after all that.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

My old high school teammate Mikie is looking pretty sharp fellows

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

1 hit over 7 is very sharp, I'd say.

 

[underscore]

Great performance by Minor. Venters and Kimbrel will close it out for him.

 

[underscore]

Uggla, just put that in your pocket next time.

 

[GBO18]

Freddie is struggling.

 

[underscore]

4 in a row in right direction.

 

[GBO18]

Nice comeback by Kimbrel.

 

[BigOrange15]

My old high school teammate Mikie is looking pretty sharp fellows

You played for Chapel Hill?? I played for MTCS.

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Kimbrel looked great those against the last two batters.

 

[Escape Goat]

Kimbrel looked great those against the last two batters.

He baffled the last two. Had them cussing.

 

[GAVol]

Looked like the home plate umpire squeezed the strike zone a little.

 

[TBrown]

Chip back today..hitting 3rd. Heyward 7th.

 

[BigOrange15]

Chip back today..hitting 3rd. Heyward 7th.

I will admit that I don't know all the complexities of where to place guys in a lineup like some here do, but why put Heyward all the way down at 7th? With his ability and the way he's been putting bat to ball so far, shouldn't he be farther up the card?

 

[GAVol]

I will admit that I don't know all the complexities of where to place guys in a lineup like some here do, but why put Heyward all the way down at 7th? With his ability and the way he's been putting bat to ball so far, shouldn't he be farther up the card?

Ideally, he probably would be the #2 hitter but I think they still have hope that he'll grow into being more of an RBI guy.