30 May
Three of the next four are day games game thread: May 30, Pirates at Braves
Just one of those things, I guess.
Braves News (Official)- Braves News (AJC)
- Atlanta Braves: Freeman not getting protection in Braves lineup
- Atlanta Braves: Sizzling Freeman doing his best Kelly Leak
- Atlanta Braves: Braves scoring, winning despite leadoff deficiency
- Atlanta Braves: After 2 months of struggling, B.J.'s got it going
- Atlanta Braves: Braves' Gattis keeps making it look easy
I’d like to see Ross in the lineup one more time today.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:11 amMe too, sdp.
You know what I like about Medlen? He didn’t totally have it last night, but he throws strikes, and he really pounds the bottom of the strike zone. He’s not exactly a sinkerballer, but he works down. SO different from Lowe, who as far as I can tell is the only sinkerballer in history who pitches up in the zone.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:21 amFor what ever reason, I usually don’t watch the video you post, but I’ve really enjoyed these numbers from Pirates of Penzance. And since this is the first time I’ve heard of it, my brain will now forever associate The Pirates of Pittsburgh with the Pirates of Penzance.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:24 am1. Prado 2B, 2. Infante 3B, 3. Heyward RF, 4. Glaus 1B, 5. Escobar SS, 6. Cabrera LF, 7. Ross C, 8. McLouth CF, 9. Kawakami RHP
he’s in there again and heyward is where he needs to be. however, i’m guessing this is not a sign of things to come.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:28 amBut seriously, that lineup…. Yeesh.
May 30th, 2010 at 9:45 amOnce again, no going for the sweep. *Sigh*
May 30th, 2010 at 9:54 am@5 and 6…
against a left-hander and chipper receiving his weekly rest, i dont know what you guys could seriously want. that is not a bad lineup. atleast we actually have an incredibly competent utility infielder and backup catcher who are both ops’ing in the mid .700s.
put it this way…it’s better than what the pirates put out on a daily basis.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:20 amThis is pretty much the same lineup as last Sunday with the addition of Heyward, and it sure makes a huge difference with him in the 3 hole.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:26 amDid McCann die? I must have missed some news since he is not playing right now.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:40 amA strained right quadriceps has kept McCann out since Wednesday. Even if he were healthy, I’d sit him today so that he could be in for all three games against the Phillies.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:46 amthat lineup is far better than the one we saw on last sunday in pittsburgh. take heyward out for clevlen and prado out for conrad and thats what we had last sunday. considering chipper is taking a day off, which is fine with me, and hinske is sitting due to a LHP, this lineup really is fine.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:57 amAnd we don’t really need to press the issue with McCann when the Pirates are throwing all these lefties.
DOB says 90% chance of rain by 3 this afternoon. Might go late today.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:23 amI could handle that lineup if LF and CF weren’t so anemic. But given that, and McCann is still out, Chipper needs to play.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:53 amHeyward for MVP.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:03 pm@13 – But given that, and McCann is still out, Chipper needs to play. I actually like Ross against lefties right now more than I would McCann. Not saying it will stay that way, but McCann is really struggling against them. And LF is actually hitting pretty good right now (at least for him). I just wish we could get McClouth back on track or get him out of the lineup.
And Chipper needs to sit. Last thing we need is for him to tweak a hammy or quad b/c he isn’t getting his rest.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:09 pmHeyward for President.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:09 pmHeyward for Pope?
May 30th, 2010 at 12:10 pmHeyward for God.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:19 pmGod for Heyward
May 30th, 2010 at 12:21 pmHeyward for the father of my children
May 30th, 2010 at 12:31 pmthat would be impressive.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:33 pmTrick Question…. Heyward is God.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:36 pmWhat time is the rain supposed to start?
May 30th, 2010 at 12:39 pm@22, On the contrary, God prays to Jason Heyward.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:40 pmSo I finished figuring out my first pass at +/- for pitchers. This doesn’t take into account earned runs, unearned runs, “luck” or anything else complicated. I currently have +/- defined as +1 for every inning in which the pitcher pitches and no runs are scored which are related to them. A -1 for every run scored for which they are “involved”: either they put the runner on or were pitching when he advanced or were pithing when he scored. So I can use this as a counting stat or I can divide by the innings pitched and get, what I think, is a better idea of how things go when that pitcher is in the game. Here is what I have for the season so far:
Starters -
Lowe 0.174
Jurrjens -0.243
KK -0.02
Hudson 0.563
Hanson 0.29
Medlen 0.469
Bullpen -
Moylan 0.545
Saito 0.448
Wagner 0.632
JoJo -1.667
EOF 0.5
Chavez -0.145
Venters 0.778
Kimmbrel 0.6
Martinez -1.5
Some of these guys are “small sample size” but I think it does an ok job of ranking the pitchers. Obviously the goal is to approach 1 so pitchers with the most positive numbers rank higher. When I compare how this ranks the starters with my non-analytical opinion it comes out pretty close (from top to bottom):
May 30th, 2010 at 12:40 pmHudson, Medlen, Hanson, Lowe, KK, JJ. Medlen and JJ are where they are probably because of small sample size but it doesn’t surprise me to see Hudson at the top and Lowe and KK close to each other. That’s all I’ve got.
Kenshin knocked 11 points off his era that inning.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:45 pmInteresting- Weather Channel radar shows all the rain east of town. Unless new showers spring up in the west, they shouldn’t have any trouble getting the game in.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:45 pmI forgot how great Kevin Klein was at physical comedy. “Pirates” and “A Fish Called Wanda” are pretty great.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:47 pmJust had a tiny sprinkle here by the stadium, but that’s it. Looks good for the next couple of hours at least
May 30th, 2010 at 12:50 pmThere’s your lead Ken. Now quit complaining.
May 30th, 2010 at 12:50 pm@28 – The dancing scene from In and Out is pretty hilarious too.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:06 pmKenshin is prime example as to why baseball is truly a team sport. Kenshin is 0-7, and we could very well have a pitcher who is 7-0. But it is still very possible that after 14 starts, the team could be 7-7 in games they started. Kenshin could go 0-20 this year, and I wouldn’t necessarily have a problem with it. We’re going to lose 20 games a season anyway, and I don’t really care who they are attributed to. As long as Kenshin is eating innings and keeping the runs down, I don’t care what his record is.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:09 pmwell that sucked.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:13 pmWhat the hell is wrong with Nate McLouth?
May 30th, 2010 at 1:14 pmBoy does McLouth suck! He ruined the whole inning, maybe the whole game with this horrible AB.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:14 pm#34 – Yes, let me ask again: What in the hell is wrong with Nate McLouth?
May 30th, 2010 at 1:20 pmAt least KK’s doing his job. Yes, against the Pirates, but still.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:21 pmif yassir proves to have the ability to get on base, mclouth might acquire an overnight case of tendinitis.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:22 pmMcLouth–Free Gregor Blanco!…
May 30th, 2010 at 1:22 pmWhen McLouth struck out, I tuned out.
You basically knew he insured the Braves would not score. Bases loased and no out.
Meanwhile, Glaus!
May 30th, 2010 at 1:27 pmGlaus!
May 30th, 2010 at 1:28 pmNice to see a couple hits from Escobar today. When that BABIP regresses it’s gonna be fun to watch.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:31 pmCan McLouth redeem himself?
Edit: Of course not. What were you thinking?
May 30th, 2010 at 1:33 pmMcLOB
May 30th, 2010 at 1:35 pmNo.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:35 pmDiving catches are way overrated.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:37 pmMelky is likely to take McLouth’s job tomorrow with Hinske back in LF. That’s pretty bad, Nate.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:38 pmI say: Let’s get 5 innings in, 2-0, and then pray for rain.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:39 pmKK’s ERA is now 0.3 run better than our leader (and tied for the league’s #2) in wins. In other news, life still isn’t fair.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:44 pmI love that when Heyward is struck out looking, it’s because he was right, and the ump screwed up. His eye is incredible.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:04 pmFalse statement by Chip. Drink.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:05 pmFYI – Chip said the Braves entered the day a half game behind the Phils. Not his worst mistake, but he should know.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:07 pmKK’s era is now a respectable 4.39.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:20 pmOk, Chip just made me laugh with the Timothy Leary joke.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:26 pmKenshin Kawakami is in danger of winning a game.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:33 pm#54–With 10 LOB in 6 innings the Braves are making it a challenge….
May 30th, 2010 at 2:33 pmDammit. No win today, either.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:40 pm@54
Thanks for the jinx
May 30th, 2010 at 2:40 pmThat ws predictable after the BS call on the strikeout but thats what they get for leaving that many on base
May 30th, 2010 at 2:41 pmWhy do the baseball gods hate Kenshin?
May 30th, 2010 at 2:42 pmThe umpiring in this series has been horrible. Again.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:42 pmKawakami will never win another game….
May 30th, 2010 at 2:44 pmThe Phillies were shut out again today. They almost didn’t score last night for Halladay, but Maybin helped them out with a misjudged fly ball and they actually leaked a run across. I wonder if they find their stroke against the Braves? if so, i’d bet on Wednesday with Lowe pitching.
May 30th, 2010 at 2:48 pmThat was a good at-bat from McLouth.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:09 pmLittle flare…. little flare…LITTLE FLARE!!!!!!!!! haha nice call by chip there
May 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pmChipper’s a zombie no more!
May 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pmZombie!
May 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pmIt’ll look like a line drive in the box score.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:18 pmFantastic. Joe Simpson just called it a Ric Flair. I like that better than Chip’s Rain Man call.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:19 pmHeyward is too good to be true.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pmHeyward = unreal.
I almost feel sorry for the Pirates.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pmYeah, this Heyward guy could be something special one day.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pmMr. Heyward comes through again.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pmTom Glavine: “Not a very good 0-2 pitch.”
May 30th, 2010 at 3:24 pmmight I suggest that our next few draft picks be spent on either current blood relatives or as yet unborn children of Heyward.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:24 pmHeyward now has three triples in his last 11 games, along with four doubles and two homers.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:25 pmDid Chip Caray say “took a little off” on a 95 MPH pitch?
May 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pm75 – yep.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:30 pmBallgame.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:32 pmAfter nine straight losses, this season got awesome in a hurry.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:32 pmMan, the Braves are fun to watch nowadays.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:33 pmAnd that’s that. Now to knock the Phillies out of phirst.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:33 pmIf Chipper’s a zombie, it must be noted that Heyward is just as inhuman–but in a good way. Maybe he should by Cyborg Heyward?
May 30th, 2010 at 3:34 pmHeyward is a T-800
May 30th, 2010 at 3:37 pmChip was just early saying Braves were 1/2 game out
May 30th, 2010 at 3:37 pmThe Braves are now tied for the Wild Card lead.
May 30th, 2010 at 3:51 pmRecapped.
May 30th, 2010 at 4:04 pm