The Atlanta Braves (thread 1)

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#10,901
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We get swept by the Rockies and manage to gain a half game on the Phils. Woulda been nice to win and pull away a little more. Driving down to the Atl Saturday to see Huddy pitch!
 
#10,902
#10,902
Phils, Braves, Reds and Cards are now contending both for the division crown and wild card simultaneously.

San Diego has been on a tear, but a short losing streak could put them in the same boat, thus bringing San Fran onboard too.

Dare I say pro baseball is the most exciting sports league this year?
 
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#10,909
That was a great game tonight. Hudson is a machine at times. Plus, it is always memorable when the umpire takes one in the stones. Lee leaving the game does concern me. Was he hurt badly or just resting because it turned into a blowout?
 
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Jason Heyward in the second half: .309 BA, .412 OBP, .489 SLG. At his age I'd a hell of a lot rather see the batting average and especially the OBP, because we know the power's going to come. This is a kid who's made the transition to the majors, seen five months of its pitching, and isn't befuddled by any of it.

I feel like it's Andruw Jones in reverse. When Andruw came up, we all focused on the moon shot homers and figured that eventually the batting average would catch up enough to make him a truly elite hitter, and it never really happened. Heyward's the opposite. He can practically get on base at will these days. At some point he's going to decide he's confident enough to start pulling the ball regularly and then it's going to be basically lights out. It's going to be fun to watch.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Jason Heyward in the second half: .309 BA, .412 OBP, .489 SLG. At his age I'd a hell of a lot rather see the batting average and especially the OBP, because we know the power's going to come. This is a kid who's made the transition to the majors, seen five months of its pitching, and isn't befuddled by any of it.

I feel like it's Andruw Jones in reverse. When Andruw came up, we all focused on the moon shot homers and figured that eventually the batting average would catch up enough to make him a truly elite hitter, and it never really happened. Heyward's the opposite. He can practically get on base at will these days. At some point he's going to decide he's confident enough to start pulling the ball regularly and then it's going to be basically lights out. It's going to be fun to watch.
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Agreed...J is a true hitter, the power #s will take care of themselves. Don't know if he'll hit 40 year in and out, but he will hit many.
 
#10,914
#10,914
Lowe could easily have 15 losses. Probably will at this rate.
No wins in three weeks. One win in last 6 weeks

Already playing infield in,
 
#10,915
#10,915
Rough start, but nice job stranding that runner at 3rd and keeping the game from totally getting out of hand.
 
#10,916
#10,916
that was scary to see Ramirez with hand to chest like that....on a side note, I thought Uggla was safe at first, but that last replay clearly showed he didn't grab base on front end of bag, and Hinske beat him.
 
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