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Perciform game thread: Aug. 23, Marlins at Braves
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Okay, here’s my team MVP ballot:
1. Escobar
2. McCann
3. Vazquez
4. Chipper
5. Prado
You could easily make arguments for Jurrjens and Soriano as well.
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Look it up.
Okay, here’s my team MVP ballot:
1. Escobar
2. McCann
3. Vazquez
4. Chipper
5. Prado
You could easily make arguments for Jurrjens and Soriano as well.
Let’s gut the bony fish.
Here’s some good news:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4417186
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 amI’ll have to go with Escobar, though McCann is a very close second.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 amOK, I’ll contribute to the Braves MVP discussion. Looking at RAR, the team’s MVP is–clearly and indisputably–Javier Vazquez. Here’s the list of notables:
Name – RAR
Javier Vazquez – 44.9
Brian McCann – 33.2
Yunel Escobar – 29.0
Jair Jurrjens – 28.6
Nate McLouth – 22.4
Chipper Jones – 21.8
Martin Prado – 21.1
Adam LaRoche – 19.3
Rafael Soriano – 16.1
Mike Gonzalez – 10.5
I don’t know about a team MVP being a starting pitcher, though. A starter only has impact once every 5 days.
RAR considers defense, and Chipper takes a huge hit because of it. The team’s best hitters have been, in order, Chipper, LaRoche, McCann, and Yunel.
The fact that McLouth has only hit .260/.344/.419 in his time with Atlanta takes him out of the running. LaRoche could be squarely in this conversation at the end of the season, but having been with the team for less than 80 PA’s, he’s not really in the conversation, either.
Another thing about RAR. They don’t really know how to handle catcher’s defense so they just don’t include it. It’s admirable that they’ll admit they don’t know how to properly handle something, but not including it is a bad solution. So McCann would most undoubtedly suffer if defense were considered. Even if he’s been better in that department.
I’m pretty sure Fangraphs has Yunel’s defense wrong. They’ve got him at -2.4 runs defensively. Dewan has Escobar at +11 runs defensively. I guess two shockingly similar systems can conclude radically different things.
Prado just hasn’t played enough.
Right now, I’m thinking it’s a toss-up between Yunel and Vazquez. Though I lean towards Yunel because of the fact that an every-day player has more impact than a starting pitcher.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 amI’d put my MVP list like this:
1. Escobar – Indisputable, really.
2. Tie: Vazquez/JJ – Sharpest pitchers all year, dependable…valuable
3. McCann – Leader of the team and picked up the slack for Chipper
4. Soriano – Outside of some home runs, the guy that locked down our bullpen during tough times
5. Prado – Greatly exceeded expectations and has given a lot of confidence to the team, especially in place of KJ
Hanson should be given consideration too. Chipper hasn’t really been THAT valuable this year, at least not more than any of the people mentioned above. And the argument for LaRoche is there (and McLouth) but as stated – not enough at bats. Could we possibly say that Wren is the actual MVP? A few of his decisions, at least, deserve consideration.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 amPWHjort – Right on the money. Yunel has my vote year-to-date but it isn’t a slam dunk and could change over the final 6 weeks. Javy and Prado are personal faves but just aren’t on the field enough to overtake Yunel so far. Chipper probably doesn’t get the consideration he deserves — after all, he’s set his own bar so high — but Yunel can pretty much do it all and has so far.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pmI’ll go with
1. Escobar
2. Prado
3. Vasquez
4. Jurrjens
5. Chipper
By the end of the year, Hanson or Laroche might crack the list and Soriano and McCann are worthy contenders too.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 pmI swear this isn’t because he just hit a homer — but the all-star catcher who is leading the team in homers and RBI isn’t one of the five most valuable players on the team?
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm0-2 homeruns are the worst…except when the Braves are hitting.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pmAdam wouldn’t have struck out if Brian hadn’t killed the rally.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 pmIf you’re still keeping the gloassry, then “killed the rally” needs to go in there. Who first said that, by the way?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pmThree more years…
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pmI was just thinking the same thing!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pmGload tried to bunt Coghlin over to second before grounding out- so whatever Bobby has is contagious.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:21 pmAnyone else watching the Marlins telecast? These guys are absolute clowns. After B-Mac hit his 3 run shot, they talked about how Nolasco should consider beaning someone. They even talked about the importance of “getting the first shot in” because there would be no repercussions.
Folks, not even Chip Caray is that bad.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:22 pmHe was probably safe.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pmNice throw by McCann!! You’re probably right, I think he got his hand in around the tag.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pmGameday says “Chris Coghlan out at 3rd, Brian McCann to Chipper Jones” – why wasn’t that a caught stealing?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm14,
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pmI haven’t been watching the series that closely, but it doesn’t seem like there’s been any animosity or anything to cause it.
Should Garret Anderson’s children be allowed in the kids’ game? They’re probably all in their twenties.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pmWait… Jim Presley is the Marlins’ hitting coach? What does he teach them, how to suck?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:29 pmPretty much any guy you wanna go with for team MVP has a bit of a caveat.
Even the team has had 2 different seasons—before and after the lineup was overhauled. I guess the demarkation point would be the Francoeur trade.
IMO, it’s gotta be Yunel, despite his Little-League-ish, bonehead moments. He’s played a great SS and—even with his recent power slump (last night notwithstanding)—he’s been the most consistent guy in the lineup.
JJ & Vazquez have been terrific. They’ve pitched well & gone deep into games. But let’s face it, they’ve been unlucky in the most basic sense: No support, esp. in the first half. There’s plenty of value, but the (team) wins aren’t there. Plenty of residual value in saving the bullpen, though.
Prado & Hanson—incomplete seasons. Prado gave this team the offensive spark it needed when it was desperate.
I’m real curious to see how Hanson finishes up. To me, he’s the most exciting guy on the team. Crazy as it sounds, somehow I get the feeling we haven’t seen his best. Yesterday was the first time I saw him with consistently nasty breaking stuff. IMO, he could really be that special.
Chipper & McCann—easy to take for granted. They have to be good, or the team just isn’t. Chipper’s fallen off somewhat dramatically in the field & he’s in a real hitting slump now. Still, he’s Chipper & I love when he’s up in a big spot. He still gets on base like crazy. He’s a pro & I’m so happy I get to root for him.
B-Mac’s been good, one of the game’s best at his position. He’s just not having any kind of breakout year and he’s had some slumps, not to mention those eye issues. Hope that HR gets him going. We need a big finish.
Soriano was pretty unhittable for most of the season, but we all know he’s had some trouble in the past few weeks. LaRoche? He’s been incredible. We’ll see how he ends up.
What can you say? It all adds up to a team that’s on a pace to win 86 games. Pretty good, but maybe not good enough.
I have a hard time offering a Top 5, but I’d go:
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 pm1. Yunel
2. JV/JJ
3.Chipper/B-Mac
4. Prado
5. Soriano
Vazquez and Jurrjens are not on the same level.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 pmHow about MVeP? Most Valuable ex-Player?
Jeff Francoeur.
This has been a totally different ballclub since Frank Wren got rid of his Lilburn ass.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:40 pmgod, kj is utterly awful at routine plays.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:41 pmWell, while observing Nolasco one thing is apparent. He is definitely tipping his fastball. The Braves are gonna light his ass up for a few more runs before it’s all said and done.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pmCan we either send KJ to catching-the-ball school or give him a Gary Sheffield mitt (the size of Texas) please?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pmThere was no way Paulino wasn’t going to double there. I actually said it out loud after Joe talked about a ground ball — “This time he’s going to double into the gap”. KJ will get the blame, but let the record show that stupid Lowe threw a ball over the plate 0-2 to an eighth-place hitter who will swing at anything.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pmcan we stop throwing 0-2 fastballs over the middle of the plate
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 pmRabble, rabble rabble!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pmMac, I didn’t see the replay of the pitch but Boog and Joe said the pitch tailed back to the middle of the plate. Did it?
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 pmTHREE MORE YEARS!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 pmDiaz!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:48 pmDerek Lowe ain’t looking so hot either. His sinker is up and the low ball hitting Marlins have tagged him for six runs already thanks to his lack of control, and some suspect defense.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 pmMedlen should be hitting here, then staying in the game, then maybe taking Lowe’s place in the rotation.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:50 pmMake that 5-4 Marlins. My bad. It’s all good, we will get some more runs.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:56 pmIt’s a spitball.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pmKJ sucks
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 pmI hate this team.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 pmRJ – the fastball (why was he throwing one anyways on an 0-2 count) started on the outside corner and moved to the center of the plate. Its what they call a perfect hitters pitch
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:59 pmits play with 4 starters and pray for rain when Lowe pitches
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pmWe can’t freaking expect to have Gorecki in the lineup and expect to win. Wren, we have to call up Brandon or Heyward or whoever. We can’t have a full bench of hurts.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pmCrap, KJ looked awful in that at bat in this fourth inning and Chipper gets robbed. Damn.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pmJV has the ridic periphs, but JJ has a lower ERA. (FWIW, JJ & JV have the same amount of wins.)
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:07 pmwhy do companies like AL and GA power pay for advertising? Its not like they have competitors
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:10 pmSeriously, can’t Porter rub some Ben-Gay on Church and ACHE and get them to bat once?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:11 pmWe aren’t going to get any runs here.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 pmMy goodness…three hits and we still don’t have a run…
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 pm@46 I know Mac, this is so sad.
@44 That’s what I am thinking as well…but maybe they have some side-business to promote?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 pmGorecki better come through here
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pmThe ERA difference is purely due to the scoring rules and the “unearned” run. Vazquez has actually allowed fewer runs per inning.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:15 pmGorecki is terrible.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmhey Norton on deck!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmFxxK YOU GORECKI. YOU HAVE NO PLACE ON THIS TEAM.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmThis would be a good time for one of Norton’s walks.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmOh, goody, Emperor Norton. Good thing we didn’t have hope.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmif anyone was wondering Gorecki wasnt close to hitting any of those pitches
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:18 pmIf we give anymore starts to Gorecki after this game, I have to rethink my assessment on Wren.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 pmHe got the bat on the ball. By Norton’s standards, that’s something, I guess.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 pmso with Gorecki in the lineup and Norton the only bench player, how can you not DL one of Prado Church or ACHE
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 pm@59 I have no clue what they are thinking. Having such a thin bench is just stupid. May as well just call up Schafer now. At least he can play a better centerfield than freaking Gorecki.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:21 pmMan this Church guy sure does stay injured a lot.
Gorecki is like Schaeffer all over again. A big black hole in the 8th spot.
The ACHE injury was so predictable…Bobby running him out there everyday like he is 25 y/o instead of 37 y/o.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 pmCox should have hit and run when Diaz was up. Instead, we get nothing after three hits.
Gorecki and Norton were simply over matched. They had no chance. No aggression from the manager and we end up with nothing.
Ridiculous!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 pmYou don’t hit and run with a runner at second, especially not a catcher.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 pmI love Medlen.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pmRight Mac, keep it by the book.
Never mind the fact that the Braves were sitting on every fastball Nolasco threw over the plate.
Three hits and nothing, that is sheer ineptitude and there is no excuse for it. Cox is an idiot.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pmWas that as strong of an inning for Medlen as it seemed like on Gameday?
And in the 5th inning, why didn’t they just let Medlen hit for Lowe. it isn’t like Norton is that much better, but now everybody is burned in a close game with 4 innings to go.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm@63 Agree. Coach, I understand your frustration, but that would not be smart.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm@66 I am actually glad we have Norton gone for the rest of today.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pmKJ just sucks. He was late on the 90mph fastballs. He is another black hole besides Gorecki. Forget about it. We will not be able to score anymore runs.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pmLack of speed is usually not a good thing for a singles hitting ballclub.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:34 pmLaroche needs to get into one here
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 pmNorton has no business being in a major league uniform and it’s Bobby’s fault that he is still eating up space on this team.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 pmThis is a Livan strikezone.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pmTypical. We keep having runners on but can’t get the two out hits.
@72 Looking at the positive side, at least Norton can’t get anymore at-bats today!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:38 pmAt least Schaefer drew walks and gave us plus range in center field. Gorecki is utterly useless.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 pmIs this one of those games? Or do we pull the rabbit out of the hat?
Mac,
I get that, but I’m not one to totally discount the stat.
The numbers certainly say that JV has had a better season, but I put them together (on a list like that) because the team’s results have been very similar. In games they’ve pitched, the team is .500 for both of them. (Plus, I didn’t want to have a Top 6.)
I think the other clubs have figured out Gorecki in a hurry: He really can’t handle the high, hard one.
And the no-bench thing is killing us this week. Can anybody handle a bat today?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 pmSeriously, why didn’t the Braves call up Brandon Jones (whose OPS is like 900 this month) or Brian Barton instead of Gorecki. B. Jones and Barton could potentially be pieces of this organization’s future or be used to acquire one. Gorecki is just organizational filler crap.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:43 pmHey, Yunel is pretty good!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:43 pmWasn’t Jordan Schafer shut down for the rest of the season?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pmOf course, Gorecki and whoever batting will fail to drive Matty in.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pmi’m done pretending…matt diaz is my favorite brave.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pmhow good is Diaz btw? Gorecki earn your pay
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pmJoe Simpson gets sexually excited when a hitter goes the other way.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:54 pmI hope “whoever batting” is Medlen.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pmso now Anderson can hit? so why didnt he earlier before norton?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm79,
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pmI thought that was the plan but he’s taking swings now. So if that was the plan, they’ve deviated from it.
bout time Gorecki
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pmHey, Gorecki didn’t fail! Huzzah!
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pmWow, we scored!
@79 We are just saying that to say how bad Gorecki is.
With our luck, the Marlins will score in the next half.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmIs Javy actually hitting here?
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmI wish Bobby would have let Medlin hit there.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pmyes he did, dont know why you dont let Medlen hit if you want a pitcher up there
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pmMedlen’s going to start someday. He needs to learn how to hit. Vazquez is almost an automatic out. Why not let him see some pitches?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pmWhy did the “gray genius” switch out Medlen for Javier Vazquez? Wanted to get Javy hurt, maybe? Medlen is at least as good of a hitter anyway.
Of course, Wren made him do it. I forgot.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pmI know Medlen’s hitless in the majors, but he hit well in the minors and was a college infielder. I could see it if the Marlins had a lefty out there.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm5-5 Anybody’s game……
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pmTie game. Medlen is pitching well. What is the point of a PH and a pitching change? Leave him in the game, why don’t ya?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pmWow, how good is Hanley Ramirez!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:03 pmI would have definitely le him hit. He was alittle over 30 pitches. bullpen is fairly rested with an of day tomorrow; however, chance of extras today. i would have probbly let Medlen pitch one more too.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:04 pmJust got back to NY, enjoyed my trip to Atlanta.
Question: Is there a way to download or just watch Friday night’s game online? Is there some sort of archive. I think my uncle and I were on TV and I’d love to check it out.
Any help would be most appreciated.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:04 pmYunel!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pmCrikey.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pmHey, Yunel is pretty good!!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pmYunel for MVP!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pmYunel is a beast, love the arm
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pmMoylan and Yunel are pretty good.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:09 pmThere is no point for Javy to hit. Just let Medlen hit for himself and save Javy later for possible sac bunt or pinch running when you need one. Bobby just loves to burn players for no reason.
@93 JoeyT, I think the Braves have every intention to keep Medlen in the pen forever.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:09 pmI think next year Medlen will be the closer.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm#100. mlb.com will have both the Braves and the Mets broadcasts, but you’ll have to subscribe.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:10 pmFrancoeur just hit into an unassisted triple play (Bruntlett) to end the Phils/Mets game.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:12 pmThat’s Our Jeffy!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pmApparently Francoeur just hit into an unassisted triple play.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pmFrenchy hit into an unassisted triple play! hahahahaha
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pmThat’s awesome, Frenchy lined into an unassisted triple play to end the game. You can’t get any better than that.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pm“J Francoeur lined into triple play, to second, L Castillo out at second, D Murphy out at first.”
Who else?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pmJeff Francour just hit into a triple play to end the Mets/Phillies game…
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pmI know it’s the gambler’s fallacy but it sure seems like KJ is due. It would certainly be a good time for him to come through.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pm@108 I think the chance of that happening is pretty good if our manager is not Bobby.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pmThose are extremely rare. I remember Furcal’s like it was yesterday, but it has been about 5 years.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pm@117 Having hope in KJ?! You must be kidding.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pmThe only thing that kills rallies more than a home run is an unassisted triple play.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pmhere’s where Fredi may be helping us, KJ and Chipper have never gotten a hit off of Calero and both of them are hitting over .300 vs lefties
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pmThere’s not much more a hitter can do to hurt his team that end an inning with no outs and two on.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pmJeff Francoeur just lined into a triple play to end the Phillies/ Mets game off Brad Lidge.
Gotta love Frenchy!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pmMaybe it was not such a good idea after all to plant Jeffy on the Mets.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pmusually not a good idea to bunt with two strikes either
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:19 pmThis bunt thing is irritating me.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:19 pmBobby, stop that f***ing buntig!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:19 pmNice at bat by Kelly!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pmAt least KJ can do that. Good job Kelly.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pmA walk beats the crap out of a bunt. Good work, KJ.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pmAn exploding Pinto saves Cox from himself.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pmIs KJ’s at bat maybe a different version of “take the out, stupid”? High fastballs to make it hard to bunt. Then, don’t find the strike zone.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pmThis is just another in a long series of Murphy’s Law Moments for the 2009 New York Mets. Really, really bizarre doings in Flushing this year.
Can we just win this damn game right here?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 pmRe Joe’s saying one would never ask Chipper to bunt–Cox might.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:23 pmJeff Francoeur = Mets assassin. Go Braves!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:23 pmThank God the infield was in.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:24 pmMcCann! He’s the MVP of the day, at least.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pmMAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pmBMac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pmHahaha. Boog: “beat him on the fastball”
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pmNice going, Brian!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pmChipper hasn’t had a sacrifice hit since 1998.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:26 pmAnybody think McCann gets pitched to there if Kotchman is still on the club?
I think you walk Mc every single time if ACHE is hitting behind him.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:26 pm@143 Adam has been great. However, you never know with Fredi, he learned from Bobby!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pmYea baby ! Go McCann go!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:28 pmIf the infield was at normal depth a run probably still scores.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:28 pmThis is what I’m talking about when I say beat writers write the story before the game’s over.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:29 pmMcCann is badass today.
Let’s pour it on until we get to Acostaville.
To give you an idea of how weird the Mets season continues to be, that’s only the second time in MLB history that a game has ended on an unassisted triple play. The last time was 1925.
WFAN will be chock full o’ yucks tomorrow.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:29 pmIf Escobar hits it to the right centerfield wall, do any runs score? Any way 2 score? This IS a slow team.
JJ told Jim Powell that he was faster than everybody on the team other than Matt Diaz. Even McLouth. Weird, huh?
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pmI remember that the ’62 Mets season (and Richie Ashburn’s career) ended on a triple play, but it wasn’t unassisted.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm@147 I am sure they all do it.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pmHell, I do it. You ever notice how after some losses, I get the recaps up about a minute later? Nearly all of Friday’s recap was written during the rain delay, and hastily rewritten when they came back to play.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:34 pmTo make deadline, you have to have the thing written. You can turn in the story and always amend it later.
When I covered UGA sports for the campus newspaper, sometimes I’d re-write my lede 3 or 4 times.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pmSori looks sharp.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 pmIt just looks bad when you talk up Bruntlett’s big game with the bat and completely ignore the triple play.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:36 pm148, if that is accurate, what a way for Jeff Francoeur to get into the record books.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:38 pm#156
Immortality has its price.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pmI’m guessing they’ll add the triple play part.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pmBraves win!
Braves win!
Braves win!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pmBig win.
Giants lead the Rox 2-0.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pmNow, maybe Wren and Cox can fix the roster a little by Tuesday. Somehow. Send somebody down or d/l somebody and get a functional body up now.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:45 pmHUGE win!!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pmSeems like we won another season-in-the-balance game today.
But yeah, the bench is a sad state of affairs right now. Gotta address that.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pmthis would be easier if we’d start winning the 1st game of the series
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:52 pmRecap is up, written entirely after the game.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pmHuge win today for Atlanta. I’m almost starting to believe.
I’ll take the 2 out 3 that they’ve been getting but I would love to see a 7-10 game win streak at some point here.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 pm