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sdp Says:
Ah. I remember Opening Night on ESPN just like it was yesterday. The Braves come storming out of the gate and slap the Phillies in their first game off a championship. Looked like it was going to be a good year. And it was, all in all. But this last series against the Nationals has really taken the luster off that 15-3 run. Go Braves and have a fruitful offseason.
It would be nice not to finish the season on a 6 game losing streak and (if other games go the right way) finish in 2nd place. Being 2 games back in the wild card seems like years ago now.
Losing the last six after bringing Cox back for one more season is poetic justice.
Sad to say, our Braves deserve this. Mark Richt and Bobby Cox are both massively overrated. Neither my Bulldogs or Braves will ever win another Championship with these two clowns running the show.
I think Andruw’s decline is a combination of playing professionally since age 16 and playing a tough and physically taxing centerfield for the better part of 12 years. I don’t think it’s irrational to believe. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that he was a user, but I think his age is accurate.
Aging is gradual. Andruw fell off a cliff. It happens even the most white-bread boring anti-drug American-born players (see Dale Murphy). Maybe it was the injury, drugs, or simply just losing it psychologically. I don’t think age has much to do with it.
One player the Braves traded. The other they played every day. Player A is Jeff Francoeur. Player B is Garret Anderson. They should have gotten rid of both of them.
Maybe you’ve hit on something. It’s Braves Center Fielder disease. A terrible malady where a perfectly good center fielder plummets to the depths of AAAA player in one season. Nate McLouth better watch out!
So Boog and Simpson are talking about Guzman have a .280 BA and .310 OBP and saying that Guzman makes a ton of outs. I think there’s a certain loafing LF who resembles that description.
I just stopped by to accept all congratulations for winning our Braves Journal league in a hard fought victory over CT Defenders in the championship game.
Ah. I remember Opening Night on ESPN just like it was yesterday. The Braves come storming out of the gate and slap the Phillies in their first game off a championship. Looked like it was going to be a good year. And it was, all in all. But this last series against the Nationals has really taken the luster off that 15-3 run. Go Braves and have a fruitful offseason.
October 4th, 2009 at 8:18 amIt would be nice not to finish the season on a 6 game losing streak and (if other games go the right way) finish in 2nd place. Being 2 games back in the wild card seems like years ago now.
October 4th, 2009 at 10:15 amWin it for Stu!
October 4th, 2009 at 10:43 amLosing the last six after bringing Cox back for one more season is poetic justice.
Sad to say, our Braves deserve this. Mark Richt and Bobby Cox are both massively overrated. Neither my Bulldogs or Braves will ever win another Championship with these two clowns running the show.
But at least the Vikings rule! I love Minnesota!
October 4th, 2009 at 11:09 amfrom previous thread #34
Andruw’s decline makes you wonder if the old birth certificate is accurate.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:14 amGood point Johnny. I also wonder about HGH.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:44 amI think Andruw’s decline is a combination of playing professionally since age 16 and playing a tough and physically taxing centerfield for the better part of 12 years. I don’t think it’s irrational to believe. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that he was a user, but I think his age is accurate.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:19 pmAging is gradual. Andruw fell off a cliff. It happens even the most white-bread boring anti-drug American-born players (see Dale Murphy). Maybe it was the injury, drugs, or simply just losing it psychologically. I don’t think age has much to do with it.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:26 pmPlayer A: .280/.309/.423
Player B: .270/.306/.404
One player the Braves traded. The other they played every day. Player A is Jeff Francoeur. Player B is Garret Anderson. They should have gotten rid of both of them.
October 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pmLet’s not forget that Andruw put on 20-30 pounds. I’m sure that didn’t help anything. He went from gliding across the outfield to stomping.
And for anyone who didn’t see this, this is a quick and funny read:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/john_maine_takes_pitch
October 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pmWhen I look at tonight’s lineups (both teams) I hope the Braves are offering a Gwinnett discount. Otherwise it’s a AAA game at MLB prices.
October 4th, 2009 at 1:35 pmDunno how many people actually showed up at Citi Field this year, but they sold 3.1 million tickets.
October 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pmMaybe you’ve hit on something. It’s Braves Center Fielder disease. A terrible malady where a perfectly good center fielder plummets to the depths of AAAA player in one season. Nate McLouth better watch out!
October 4th, 2009 at 1:43 pmDo anyone one of these teams want to win? Or are they ready to live the life of the financially priveleged until February?
October 4th, 2009 at 2:34 pmI’m sure they want to win. They just don’t care that much.
October 4th, 2009 at 2:37 pmSo Boog and Simpson are talking about Guzman have a .280 BA and .310 OBP and saying that Guzman makes a ton of outs. I think there’s a certain loafing LF who resembles that description.
October 4th, 2009 at 2:42 pmLooks like a one-game playoff is happening Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Bet the Yankees are loving that.
October 4th, 2009 at 2:46 pmHey Mac,
Thanks for the great season on Braves Journal!
October 4th, 2009 at 2:54 pmSo what’s the deal with the starting lineups anyway? Why didn’t Bobby give Chipper 4 or 5 ABs to try to hit the 2 HRs he needed to break the record?
October 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pmGlad Norton walked but I hope it’s his last PA in a Braves uni. Hope we’ve also seen the last of ACHE and Acosta.
@18–good call. Thanks Mac.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:11 pmMaybe this offseason Fox can replace that camera that tints everything yellow.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:30 pmHmm I wonder what the record is for the most number of innings on the last day of the season?
October 4th, 2009 at 3:34 pmEste juego ha sido el más aburrido de todo.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:41 pmBoy, our offense sure sucks when it wants to.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:43 pmAt this point, the Nats (and probably the Braves) are praying for an Acosta appearance.
October 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm@25–I’m almost to the point of hoping to see Manny Atrocious
Then again, I’m in no hurry–I cooking up a batch of homebrew
October 4th, 2009 at 3:51 pmWow, Acosta in and the Braves fans are leaving in droves.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pmYep–looks like the 14th will be the last inning of the game and season.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:11 pmAcosta is a reverse closer: when he comes in, the game is over. But not in a good way.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:19 pmNorton prepares for life after baseball
October 4th, 2009 at 4:28 pmI think he’s been preparing for some time.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:30 pm#30, good. Too bad he isn’t taking Bobby with him.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:30 pmI just stopped by to accept all congratulations for winning our Braves Journal league in a hard fought victory over CT Defenders in the championship game.
Nobody cares you say ? Don’t rain on my parade.
October 4th, 2009 at 4:39 pmGonna get damn swept by the Nationals to end the season. What a way to show that a 15-3 run wasn’t flukely luck!
October 4th, 2009 at 4:42 pmHey, looks like I’m gonna win the consolation round for Braves Journal! Does that count for anything at all?
October 4th, 2009 at 4:43 pmlol that umpire wanted to go home
October 4th, 2009 at 4:54 pmRecapped.
October 4th, 2009 at 5:15 pmMIke,
Yes. You win the Greg Norton Award for Excellence
October 4th, 2009 at 5:16 pm