Atlanta Braves Thread VI

[GAVol]

Best closer situation ever were those couple of years when John Smoltz decided to close and was throwing 90 mph splitters and sliders.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Not even Wholers? Minus the World Series game

He thought Wohlers was a bonehead who was a sure thing to implode at some point. Eventually he was proven right.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

And Smoltz was pretty effing good, too.

That's true, i never really think of him as a closer. Or Chipper as a left fielder

 

[Vercingetorix]

Didn't he blow out his arm though?

He woke up one day and couldn't throw strikes. Same thing that happened to Rick Ankiel.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

He thought Wohlers was a bonehead who was a sure thing to implode at some point. Eventually he was proven right.

Haha, that sucks

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

No love for John Rocker? Lol

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Didn't he blow out his arm though?

He had TJ later on, but his issues were psychological.

 

[zjcvols]

No love for John Rocker? Lol

He writes professionally for a conservative political site.

No, I'm not kidding.

 

[vol2013]

He writes professionally for a conservative political site.

No, I'm not kidding.

Was actually just about to post that. Probably doesn't have many readers in New York
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[005]

So I wasn't watching at the time and I know Ryu came out way early, but why was that guy facing Upton with the bases loaded?

 

[Vercingetorix]

So I wasn't watching at the time and I know Ryu came out way early, but why was that guy facing Upton with the bases loaded?

Mattingly brought in the lefty to face Heyward. Heyward got in a hole but worked the count back full and walked. Mattingly left him in there.

 

[zjcvols]

Heyward: 2-4, 1 BB, 2B, two oppo hits, great D.

Nice to have him back.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

So I wasn't watching at the time and I know Ryu came out way early, but why was that guy facing Upton with the bases loaded?

Not sure really. He gave up a hit to Jblaze and Simmons, he was up 1-2 to Heyward and lost him with a walk. I don't know why he left him in

 

[005]

managers are sometimes really stupid could be the best answer.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Mattingly brought in the lefty to face Heyward. Heyward got in a hole but worked the count back full and walked. Mattingly left him in there.

Oh, i thought it was the same guy in that whole time

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

managers are sometimes really stupid could be the best answer.

No need telling us that, we know :/

 

[Vercingetorix]

Oh, i thought it was the same guy in that whole time

Guerrier came in at the top of the inning. He struck out BJ, gave up a bloop hit to Schafer that fell in between three guys, and gave up a liner to third that the third baseman dropped. In other words, he probably should have had a 1-2-3 inning; instead there were two guys on. I sort of think Mattingly outsmarted himself a little by taking that guy out to get a lefty in against Heyward to begin with.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Guerrier came in at the top of the inning. He struck out BJ, gave up a bloop hit to Schafer that fell in between three guys, and gave up a liner to third that the third baseman dropped. In other words, he probably should have had a 1-2-3 inning; instead there were two guys on. I sort of think Mattingly outsmarted himself a little by taking that guy out to get a lefty in against Heyward to begin with.

Against hitters of their caliber (Heyward, Justin Upton, McCann, Freeman type guys) is the righty/lefty matchup really that much different? I know some guys see it better than others, but is too much stock put into those chess matches?

 

[Mr_Henley]

There are some guys in the league so have extreme splits against R/L matchups, and the strategy is effective. Other times it is just cliche.

 

[LotteryPick]

I missed a good game.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

There are some guys in the league so have extreme splits against R/L matchups, and the strategy is effective. Other times it is just cliche.

That's what i figured, but most of the time, people make it sound so important

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

I missed a good game.

Sho Nuff

 

[005]

That's what i figured, but most of the time, people make it sound so important

It is important. Beyond the fact that it should have probably been someone else, that was a reeeeeeeally horrible pitch.

 

[Regulator]

I think the Upton HR ball just landed.

 

[Mr_Henley]

Juan has a competitor in "how to best pimp a HR". Hinske had some really good ones, JUP is putting on the pressure.