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Pumped! I predict Braves win 10-0, with a CG by Lowe and two 2R HRs by Heyward!
April 5th, 2010 at 12:06 pmLet’s Get It On! Opening Day, best day of the year!
April 5th, 2010 at 12:08 pmjust a reminder to everyone..major league baseball extra innings package is free for the first week…go braves!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 12:11 pmYou know, I don’t think I say it often enough, but I’m really, reeeeeally glad I’m a Braves fan and not a Cubs fan.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:17 pmyaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. is it really necessary to play games this early in the day? i wonder if bobby can give me the day off.
oh wait, i don’t play for the braves anymore. it’s so tiresome to remember stuff like this oh well.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:18 pmAlbert Pujols just went deep in his first AB of the season. Surprise.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:18 pmPWH, last thread, thanks. I know that the NL games are much shorter than AL games, just dont know by how much. The morons (Miller and Morgan) last night were discussing how to shorten the time of the games. They wanted to implement rules stating that players couldnt step out of the box during AB’s and that was about all they could come up with.
How about getting rid of the DH or bringing back the larger strike zones? Seems like having pitchers hit and having all the sac bunts in tne NL help with the time issue. Plus, baseball players should hit and play the field
April 5th, 2010 at 12:25 pmSome commenters on the AJC have decided that the Brave losses in the exhibition games over the weekend mean that they suck. I guess if the Braves lose today, these folks will predict a 0-162 record.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:27 pmRoy Halladay current ERA = 27.00
so much for the NL CY
April 5th, 2010 at 12:29 pmThe DH is the worst thing to happen to baseball since the end of the color line. That includes steriods and the 16 WS championships by the Yankees since that time.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:31 pmGuess I’m supposed to be rooting for the Mets vs. Florida today. Not my natural reaction, of course, but Wright did go deep (opposite field) to give the Mets a 2-0 early lead.
Was on the LIRR today with lots of Mets fans headed to Bailout Field. One guy got on at Woodside wearing an orange Mets visor, an orange bow tie and a pair of orange pants with a million Florida Gator logos.
Yes, he was snickered at all the way to Flushing.
April 5th, 2010 at 12:33 pmUbubba, my brother is a Georgia and a Mets fan. Well, at least he got it HALF RIGHT.
Let’s go Braves! Here’s hoping for a magical 2010.
April 5th, 2010 at 1:07 pmHell freezeth over. Frenchy just walked in his 2nd AB of the season. He is now on pace for well of 200 on the year.
April 5th, 2010 at 1:32 pmPhils just destroying Washington now.
April 5th, 2010 at 1:51 pmBailout Field = LOL
April 5th, 2010 at 1:53 pmwell you could only keep Halladay with bad numbers for just a short period of time, fun while it lasted though.
I love meaningful baseball
btw, maybe Garret Jones is the real deal for Pit – 2HR on the day
April 5th, 2010 at 1:59 pmTo pay homage to opening day, I have decided to take the day off. Well, that and being unemployed…ha ha ha!
Give ‘em hell Braves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My barber predicts Heyward goes 4-4 with 4 home runs and then Bob Horner and Frenchy’s first game heroics are long forgotten.
April 5th, 2010 at 1:59 pmShould read “Cubs at Braves”.
\nitpicking
Go Braves!
April 5th, 2010 at 2:00 pmReady for opening day!
Though I’m a CPA in the middle of tax season, so I’m DVRing the game. Going to have to shut down this site and twitter and hope to not hear anything before I get to go home. Who knows when that will be.
Go Braves!
April 5th, 2010 at 2:03 pmThe Marlins are dropping the ball all over the field. Some things never change.
April 5th, 2010 at 2:27 pmDusty, Ill call you with all the updates. Even CPA’s have to answer phone calls!
April 5th, 2010 at 2:36 pmPujols with 2 bombs on the day – doing his best Heyward impression.
April 5th, 2010 at 2:50 pmSo Melky goes from being the Yankees 9-hole hitter to batting lead-off for the Braves.
What does this tell us? How awesome the ’09 Yankees line-up was or how weak the Braves’ has become?
April 5th, 2010 at 2:56 pmThat Cox has a really weird idea of what a leadoff hitter should be.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:00 pm@ 23 – It just tells us that we don’t really have a leadoff hitter.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:01 pmOK, no more negative comments. I’ll start the season with a LET’S GO BRAVES!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:02 pmA game thread?!?
Awesome!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:06 pmI can’t tell what would make me happier: a Braves World Series championship in 2010 or Chip Caray being fired mid-way through the season.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:07 pmLet’s Go Braves!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:08 pmAnybody else getting a ‘game will start shortly’ on ESPN3 or ESPN360?
April 5th, 2010 at 3:08 pmI’m getting irritated at the Reds’ pitching for sucking so much that we can’t see the Braves. (A GS for Yadier Molina? Come on!)
April 5th, 2010 at 3:09 pmIn.
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April 5th, 2010 at 3:10 pmOh man I’m pumped now, the game is on ESPN360, now I can be even more worthless at work!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:10 pmAaron to throw out Opening Day first pitch | braves.com: News.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:11 pmAnd the Riot flies out, and Heyward ties the fielding percentage record!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:14 pmGolden.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:14 pmNothing so far on MLB Gameday Audio.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:16 pmThis is not a good start.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pmAw, crap.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pmHello goodbye is right.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pmWell THAT’S what I missed last thread isn’t it… the notice that this one was up. D’oh!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pmWell that’s what happens when you pitch your #5 starter on Opening Day.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pmWhy is Lowe our opening day starter again?
April 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pmWell hmmm
April 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pmSeason’s over. Go home, everyone.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pmballgame
April 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pmWell good.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pmThanks for sucking the air out of Braves nation, Lowe. I miss Javy.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:21 pmgreat job gettng you mechanics right, Lowe… two deep fly balls and the third goes out.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pmWhy is Lowe our opening day starter again?
$15,000,000.00
April 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pmMelky leading off? Uggg.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pmgreat job getting you mechanics right, Lowe… two deep fly balls and the third goes out.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pmOh, come on now, guys? Where’s the faith in the comeback that looks like it’ll succeed but falls one run short?
April 5th, 2010 at 3:22 pmOh, Derek Lowe. You’re not a good baseball player. You make me look dumber each and every day.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:24 pmMelky drew a walk!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:24 pmHey, Francouer got a walk today…I just don’t think Melky leading off should become a routine.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:25 pmLooks like Lowe is already in mid-season form…
April 5th, 2010 at 3:25 pmChipper’s up with two on and nobody out. Let the fun begin!
(Edit) Yep, we’re playing the Cubs!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:27 pmGood to finally have a guy that can go first to third
April 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pmLooks like the Cubs are already in late-season form.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pmHoo-ah!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pmThis is atrocious.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pmWow, we haven’t hit the ball hard yet.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pmTime for Francoeur to kill this rally….
Oh wait.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:29 pmThis has been a fun bottom 1st inning so far.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:30 pmI hope this ex-Angel works out better then the last ones.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:30 pmGood morning, good afternoon, good night, Troy Glaus.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:31 pm#63
Favorite comment so far.
But that’s OK, looks like Glaus is paving the way for Eric Hinske, first baseman.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:31 pm“Signs point to No,” as the Magic 8-Ball says.
(Edit) Love dem seeing-eye singles, and two ducks on the pond for Heyward.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:31 pmYunel!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:32 pmEsco!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:32 pmWhy is Greg Norton batting 5th?
YUNELLL!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:32 pmIn honor of Chip Caray….
Swung on and BELTED!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:32 pmGod I love the Cubs defense.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:33 pmThe seasons premier of “The Jason Heyward Show”.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:33 pmHeyward. The man. The legend.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmJASON HEYWARD!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmFUCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmHEYWARD
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmomg heyward
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmHEYWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmSuck it, Johnny Damon!!!! Home run for the Say Hey kid!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmHe hit that ball like it insulted his mother.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmWell I guess we should just put him in the Hall now.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pmWHEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:35 pmIt’s about time Heyward delivered.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pmWoo! I called that shot at home if Frenchy could do it why not Heyward!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pmNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pmUnbelievable.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pmMy barber was on to something
April 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pmwell maybe he should be here from day 1
April 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pmMe thinks Carlos Zambrano’s new, supposedly zen attitude may not make it past day 1. Just sayin.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pmTwo opening days in a row with our rookie having an HR in his first ML at bat right?
April 5th, 2010 at 3:37 pmThe listing of 1st AB home runs left out Marty Malloy… for whom it was his only career home run.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:38 pmUnreal. I got an insane rush of adrenaline from that.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:39 pmI think there’s going to be a lot of boys named Jason in 2010/11! WHAT A SHOT!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pmI hit rewind and watched it again.
Yes. I really did see that.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pmNo words
April 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pmGo ahead and put Heyward in the hall.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pmOne exciting inning. Thank you, Carlos. Now it’s Lowe’s turn again.
Oh, wait…
April 5th, 2010 at 3:41 pmManaged to sneak into the break room at work to see the bottom of the first from McCann’s blooper. Heyward’s HR sounded like nothing I’ve heard from a Brave since….I don’t know…Aaron? Maybe Horner. But DAMN, he destroyed that pitch.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:44 pmWell, I was GOING to say we were dinking Zambrano to death, but then Heyward’s launch was a little more authoritative.
Nice start young man….2-0 fastballs down the middle are usually pretty tasty.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:46 pm“Jason Heyward” now tweeting worldwide.
also that AB of his won me a nice little stack.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:46 pmThis could be a great, great year.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:47 pmI think that got Prado on the pad.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:48 pmI hate seeing Martin in pain, but the kid’s gotten on base twice in two appearances. Dude’s a professional hitter.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:48 pmNitram!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pmNothing outlasts the Prado. He just keeps going and going and going…
April 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pmTee hee.
Prado causing trouble.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pmI don’t think it was intentional. You don’t plunk the leadoff hitter after a 6 run inning.
Unless you’re pretty stupid, of course.
Meanwhile… thank you, Cubs.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pmMCCANN!!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:51 pmPIMPBOT
April 5th, 2010 at 3:51 pmlol, this is amazing.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:51 pmBRIAN MCCANN!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:51 pmWe are tatooing Zambo.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:51 pmZambrano’s head may literally explode..
April 5th, 2010 at 3:52 pmHey, that McCann guy isn’t bad!
April 5th, 2010 at 3:52 pmdamn
April 5th, 2010 at 3:52 pmScoring a bunch of runs on opening day is fun. Scoring a bunch of run against the Cubs is so much funner.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:53 pmAnd Zambrano comes out with a nice, shiny 54.00 ERA.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:53 pmIt makes Lowe’s 13.50 look pretty good.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:55 pmOne negative: the Glaus Experiment hasn’t looked too good so far.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:57 pmI’m sure Glaus’ middle name is Jeffrey.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:57 pmGlad we got Z’s bat out of the line-up.
April 5th, 2010 at 3:57 pmyoutube of heyward HR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS2TPOISrhg
April 5th, 2010 at 4:00 pmJason Heyward is trending #2 on Twitter. Yikes.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:00 pmActually, Glaus looked decent with a glove; Chipper threw the ball into the runner and Glaus managed to catch it and apply the tag.
But yeah, 2 K’s in 2 tries ain’t so pretty.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:00 pmI’m blacked out of the game, by the way. This isn’t normal, but for reasons I won’t go into I find myself here.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:01 pmFukudome came over in the Jack Parkman trade.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:02 pmNot sure why ESPN is blacking the game out here in Austin, but for some reason, I am getting SportSouth…good and bad…I get Joe (yay) but Chip (boo).
This must be a first week thing to get me to buy the baseball package. (I went with MLB.com).
April 5th, 2010 at 4:03 pmGlad we have Melky in for defense.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:03 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOIBp5VWeWQ&feature=player_embedded
sets the bar high for play of the year.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:05 pmSigh. Well, Jason, Lowe’s making sure that you know your day’s work isn’t done yet.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:05 pmLadies & Gentlemen, our ACE.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:06 pmFor cripes’ sake, Derek.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:06 pmOn the blackout note, MLB.TV has done something cool this year. It used to be that they determined blackouts based on your registration information, which is tied to your credit card. That’s generally okay, but it means when I travel, I’m out of luck.
This year, however, they use the location information from my phone. I assume this means that if I’m somewhere else in the country, even though I can’t watch it through my laptop because of my credit card, I can at least see it on my phone.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:06 pmLowe sucks. Hard.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:07 pmLowe is making me yearn for russ ortiz!
April 5th, 2010 at 4:07 pmLowe might be the most expensive middle reliver in history, by June. We shall see.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:08 pmI believe Lowe now qualifies as the second “negative” of the day. He’s in August form already. Ofcourse the ball is carrying (cough).
April 5th, 2010 at 4:09 pmI’m quite nervous about Lowe this year, not to mention in 2011 and 2012.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:09 pmJoe Morgan would say that it’s not a coincidence that Lowe is winning now, even though he’s allowed 5 runs. It’s something about being a winner and knowing how to win.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:09 pmHang on. It’s going to be a long season with Lowe.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:09 pmGet Medlen warmed up.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:09 pmWe need a nickname for Lowe. I suggest Albie. Or MF, not for motherf***er of course, but for Mechanics Fixed.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:10 pmUgh. Send him to Gwinnett.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:12 pmDid we ever get around to calling anyone, say, Robert Mugabe? That tradition from the Sos… er, Kim Jong Il days may need to be revived.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:12 pmRe-watch that homer, man. There was absolutely nothing cheap about that shot. Christ!
April 5th, 2010 at 4:13 pmI know. It was the first strike he was thrown in the majors, and he took full advantage of it.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:16 pmThat’s better, Derek.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:19 pmCan we platoon Lowe so he only pitches in even numbered innings?
April 5th, 2010 at 4:20 pmWell that wasn’t an offensively productive inning… but at least Lowe didn’t fall further behind I guess.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:25 pmLowe better stay settled down since it appears we CAN’T hit the suddenly dominant, Sean Marshall.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:25 pmI’m thanking God that ESPN is covering this game because I would be crying if Chip Caray had the only call on J-Hey’s HR.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:27 pmWe’re one of the teams he is best against… he’s got a career ERA against us of 1.45 in 8 games.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:28 pmI’m assuming Chip’s call was something along the lines of “SWUNG ON AND BELTED, DEEP TO RIGHT! WELCOME TO THE BIGS, KID!”
April 5th, 2010 at 4:28 pmLowe is the worst. Just the worst.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:29 pmOh, that is frightening even to think about, sdp.
Yunel’s defense, however, is much more fun!
April 5th, 2010 at 4:29 pmsdp,
Where are you? I am trying to understand why certain markets have the ESPN broadcast and why certain ones don’t.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:29 pmMike N,
YES – unfortunately, that was EXACTLY Chip’s call. Good lord he’s horrible.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:30 pmI’m in Upstate SC–I’ve been watching on ESPN360.com
April 5th, 2010 at 4:31 pmWhew, nice catch, Nate!
April 5th, 2010 at 4:31 pmI’d somehow forgotten all about Hibernation Mode.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:33 pmYoutube – Jason Heyward first MLB at-bat HR
April 5th, 2010 at 4:34 pmFor some reason, here in Austin, no ESPN. Just weird.
But it’s so frustrating trying to enjoy Joe Simpson when Chip Caray keeps piping up. Maybe Heyward could make sure a foul ball ends up lodged in Chip’s mouth.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:37 pmcan we agree on the name J-Hey for the kid? very exciting
April 5th, 2010 at 4:38 pmYea I’m at work so fortunately I’m watching ESPN360 (how often can you say that?) But its not really tough to guess what Chip is gonna say in certain situations
April 5th, 2010 at 4:39 pmJust when you thought opening day couldn’t get any better…
April 5th, 2010 at 4:40 pmConsidering how many calls have gone AGAINST the Braves over the years, I will take that gift.
But it is a perfect example of why they probably should have instant replay.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:47 pmFor some reason, I don’t want to win this way. Bad calls against us and all.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:48 pmBad calls even out over the course of a long, long, long 162 game season.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pmFor those of use following via game tracker can you describe the bad play? Or bad call?
April 5th, 2010 at 4:51 pmFly ball to CF, which McLouth dove for and initially caught, but then dropped when he hit the ground. The runner on first had gone to second and was “doubled up.”
April 5th, 2010 at 4:52 pmLine drive CF, apparent gapper, but McLouth dove for the ball, caught it, then dropped it falling to the ground, but the ball stayed so close to his body that the umps couldn’t see it. He then made a throw to the cutoff man, who had an easy DP at first because Ramirez had advanced to 2B.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:54 pmSince we were still winning 8-5 when that bad call happened, there’s no way for Piniella to argue that it would have in fact given teh Cubs the game.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:55 pmAlex, in all honesty they would have gotten runners at 1B and 2B with nobody out. Instead, two out nobody on. I’m not a Cubbie but there IS an argument to be made here.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:57 pmWho can we throw out there for a good ‘ole fashioned bullpen meltdown?
April 5th, 2010 at 4:58 pmWe all know the answer to that, PW. Fortunately, Cox runs Moylan out there instead.
April 5th, 2010 at 4:59 pmI would save Moylan for the good hitters. Fontenot, Soto, pinch hitter, and Theriot don’t exactly scare me.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:00 pmYes, Tom, we’re all aware of the situation but you don’t know that Moylan doesn’t come in and get a double play. There’s no crystal ball.
But we’re up 8-5, we got a gift, we’ve been screwed a ton over the years, and I will take it.
Tom, need I remind you that bad umpiring essentially help cost us the 1991 World Series—Kent Hrbek?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:02 pmCan someone tell Chip that grown men don’t ‘scamper’ ?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:02 pmMoylan on pace for 162 appearances.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:02 pmI can’t get over the Heyward shot OR the call. An eventful opening day.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:03 pmBite your tongue, Billy-Jay. Cox might hear you and go for it.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:05 pmWhen did Atlanta get its own Roman Tynan (or however his name is spelled)?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:05 pmAlex, I’m sure he’s already thought of it.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:09 pm@181
I have a feeling that I’m going to be doing a fair share of scampering over to the opponents broadcast on MLB.tv this year.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:11 pmYes, Tom, we’re all aware of the situation but you don’t know that Moylan doesn’t come in and get a double play. There’s no crystal ball.
Of course I don’t, but you don’t know the opposite either. If you read my post again, you will see that I did NOT say they would have won the game, but that an argument could be made.
Tom, need I remind you that bad umpiring essentially help cost us the 1991 World Series—Kent Hrbek?
No you don’t, for many reasons, the #1 reason being that that’s just nonsense.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:11 pmChipper for leadoff?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:15 pmCould we score any amount of runs here that would prevent Bobby from using Wagner in this game?
EDIT: I guess we’ll find out
April 5th, 2010 at 5:15 pmYunel… BOOM.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:16 pmYes, Chipper for leadoff.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:16 pmSay what you want about the bat flip, but the dude comes through.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:16 pmOh, I imagine Yunel’s about done it. Of course, are you that anxious for your Jo-Jo fix?
Edit: Heyward realizes another truism- let the Cubs do your work for you.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:16 pmSo is this offense going to be here all season?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:21 pmMe thinks there’s a fairly good chance Hinske will be our everyday first baseman, though yeah, it’s early.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:21 pmI guess hibernation mode doesn’t last forever!
April 5th, 2010 at 5:21 pmI like Hinske. Dude knows how to win.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:23 pmHow much did the Cubs pay Samardzija to keep him out of the NFL?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:24 pmOh I love this! Worth the wait!!
April 5th, 2010 at 5:24 pmLooks like $10 million:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2736354
April 5th, 2010 at 5:26 pmI can’t make much sense of the Samardzija contract(s), but far too much:
Jeff Samardzija rhp
5 years/$10M (2007-11), plus 2012 & 2013 club options
* 5 years/$10M (2007-11), plus 2012 & 2013 club options
April 5th, 2010 at 5:27 pmo signed Major League contract with Cubs 1/07, giving up football
o $2M signing bonus
o 10:$3M
o no-trade clause
o total value may reach $16.5M with exercise of options
o must return bonus & much of remaining $10M if he returns to football
* drafted 2006 (5-149) (Notre Dame)
* signed 6/06, $1M signing bonus (may increase to $7.25M if Samardzija chooses to play baseball over football)
* agent: Mark Rodgers
* ML service: 0.152
Well worth it, obviously.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:27 pmMe thinks there’s a fairly good chance Hinske will be our everyday first baseman, though yeah, it’s early.
I love you, Alex, but what?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:28 pmHere’s 40 year old Saito…I’m still not convinced we won’t see Wagner
April 5th, 2010 at 5:29 pmWow saito sighting. I guess the Wagner 9th is inevitable.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:30 pmAs usual, Saito was already warming up.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:31 pmDid Jesse and Jo-Jo not show up for opening day?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:31 pmI know tomorrow’s a day off, but did Saito really need to get his work in today? Isn’t this Chavez and Jo-jo territory?
I mean, isn’t that why they’re on the team?
Trying to not get upset about it — just enjoying the win.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:32 pmStu, like a lot of others on here, we’re not convinced Troy Glaus is still an everyday player anymore. And as Billy-Jay said, Hinske wins wherever he goes…and he’s always a contributor.
Again, one game is NOT a sample size, but my GUESS is that Hinske will have better numbers in comparison to Glaus by late May. Yes, I am wrong plenty, but this is my hunch.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:32 pmSaito being used in a 14-5 game is exactly why I DON’T LOVE Bobby Cox, the manager.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:33 pmWhat Mac said. It was a 3-run game when Saito started warming up.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:34 pmWhen the runs start pouring in, time to warm up Jesse Chavez.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:35 pmI would hope we’ll see Chavez in the 9th.
Alex, who are all these others that believe Glaus is going to lose his job to Hinske? I read this site daily, and I think yours is the first suggestion I’ve seen to that effect.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:36 pmBut once he’s warmed up, you might as well use him. Throwing an inning now won’t mean anything more after he’s started working.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:36 pmIf Hinske ends up playing everyday at 1b we’re in trouble. It would mean that Glaus is either hurt or a bust. Nothing against Hinske, but he’s a utility guy, and he isn’t going to suddenly become an everyday first baseman in his thirties.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:37 pmI’d take JoJo. Just no reason for Wagner or O’Flarety.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:37 pmChip Caray makes great games good.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:45 pmA shinburger, Chip?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:45 pmYou gotta like that Heyward’s developed a professional attitude. No showboating when the game’s in garbage time; just take what they give you and hit it hard.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:45 pmWagner warming up, lol
April 5th, 2010 at 5:46 pmWagner up in the pen.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:46 pmAnd Wagner is warming up.
Sigh.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:46 pmSo they’ve already got Heyward’s homerun in a commercial for Sportsouth or whatever network I’m watching today.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:48 pmNot to be an apologist, because I don’t really want to see Wagner in a 10 run game, either…
But Joe had a good point. No game yesterday, no game tomorrow, and Wagner didn’t work in the game on Saturday, either. You spend a month getting a rhythm, you don’t want to sit from Friday to Tuesday without pitching.
Also, I think it’s a positive that Bobby is able to get almost all of our guys season-debuts out of the way. Everyone but Diaz so far?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:51 pmAn 0 for 5 day for Melky.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:51 pmEveryone but Diaz so far?
Which is fitting.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:52 pmThe best part of the footage is watching his dad hugging random people in the crowd.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:52 pmSo I guess the answer @ 190 is no…
April 5th, 2010 at 5:53 pmHi, Billy Wagner! I hope Bobby doesn’t destroy your arm till Game 7 of the World Series.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:54 pmWagner throws a pitch 96 MPH and Chip thinks it’s a slider. Idiot.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:54 pm16 of the 25 players on our roster have been in this game. Every position player who had an at-bat got a hit except for Infante; of those who didn’t, Brooks Conrad came around to score as a pinch runner. Every one of our relievers pitched a perfect inning.
The only player who had a bad day today was Derek Lowe.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:58 pmI want 172 more of those.
Note: Lowe got the win and pitched good innings from the 4th to 6th, so it wasn’t that bad even for him.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:58 pm232,
April 5th, 2010 at 5:59 pmYou’re ignoring the fact that Lowe is an absolute winner.
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If the Braves scored an infinite amount of runs, the game would last forever and Wags wouldn’t have come in.
So there’s that I guess.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:59 pmAAR: Melky.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:59 pmTrue enough. Melky went hitless, but he walked and scored.
April 5th, 2010 at 6:05 pmHappy Jason Heyward Day, everyone.
April 5th, 2010 at 6:06 pmRecapped!
April 5th, 2010 at 6:15 pm