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Chuck and Chernoff were banging the Lowe for Granderson drum this am. Apparently, you don’t need to know much about sports to get a job talking about it.
The Astros sale has been finalized, it seems. So it’s possible that they will start to suck less once meddling miser Drayton McLane is out of the picture.
Is it official that Teheran is starting Wed? I’m taking my son to the game and I am pretty fired up to get a first-hand look at him (Teheran, not my boy).
Still, they’re only 19-21, they’ve won their last 3 series and they probably need to keep them around—yes, for the sake of the lineup and, let’s face it, the fanbase needs a reason to show up at the ballpark.
But, come trade deadline, it’s hard to imagine those guys won’t get moved.
You know, I bet Ryan Ludwick could be had from San Diego for not a ton. A RH who can play all three spots would see plenty of action. Bet he’d respond very positively to the change of scenery too.
Neither does Nolan Ryan. (And obviously Steinbrenner only spent $100,000 on the Yankees.) If Glavine wanted to be a public face for an ownership group, he could do it.
Rosenthal…
“…suggests the Braves could target leadoff options Jose Reyes, Grady Sizemore, Denard Span or David DeJesus via trade or free agency after the season.”
I’d rather see the stats on number of sacrifice bunt attempts per game, not including the pitcher. We have to be at the top of that list.
Waiting for the DOB interview with Fredi where he asks him about the infatuation with making outs on purpose in the early innings of the game…bet that would be riveting stuff.
Well, we have all seen this script play out many times before. Braves have base runners all night long without the big hit and the other team does squat but hits a hanger into the seats and now we are chasing…ugh
Watching the ESPN game right now and Aaron Boone just talked about how all the guys who came by 3rd base would talk about how nasty Jake Westbrook was. Seems like if that was true he wouldn’t have had so many chances to hear their thoughts.
How many times can AAG strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out? That’s seriously at least 4 times now over the past 2 games. Simply incredible.
Haha, ESPN hyperbole at it’s best; Sutcliffe saying that he’s not surprised that La Russa in his first game made the move that might be winning the game.
La Russa is playing Pujols at third to get Allen Craig in the line-up, who is currently 0 for 3 with 5 men lost on base… winning move for sure.
Pujols’s agent (Boras? I feel like I should know, but I don’t care at all) to LaRussa: “So he can still play third base? 10 years and 400 million, then.”
Talk about taking one for the team, Royals reliever gave up 10 runs in the 4th and still finished the inning. Kyle Davies left the game in the first so probably not a lot of choice.
@ 134- It’s sad and cynical but that was my thought too, especially when the ESPN guys kept talking about how Pujols went to LaRussa and volunteered to do it…
Sweet Jesus the Astros are terrible. It’s really sad to see how far that franchise has fallen, but I’m glad the Braves were the beneficiaries of that tonight.
Hunter Pence should hide in the Braves locker room until the Astros leave town.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:11 pmChuck and Chernoff were banging the Lowe for Granderson drum this am. Apparently, you don’t need to know much about sports to get a job talking about it.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:17 pmIf we’re losing starting pitchers & Granderson (at present) is the Yankees’ top hitter, why would that trade ever happen?
May 16th, 2011 at 2:20 pmThe Astros sale has been finalized, it seems. So it’s possible that they will start to suck less once meddling miser Drayton McLane is out of the picture.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:25 pmIs it official that Teheran is starting Wed? I’m taking my son to the game and I am pretty fired up to get a first-hand look at him (Teheran, not my boy).
May 16th, 2011 at 2:30 pm1. Prado 3B, 2. McLouth CF, 3. McCann C, 4. Uggla 2B, 5. Hinske LF, 6. Gonzalez SS, 7. Freeman 1B, 8. Mather RF, 9. Hanson P
May 16th, 2011 at 2:30 pmHanson better have a lot of grounders or K’s
May 16th, 2011 at 2:33 pmPrado and Uggla are about to carry this team.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:35 pmThat’s quite the outfield for a fly-ball pitcher.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:35 pmMaybe Venters can teach his sinker to Hanson, like he taught it to Jurrjens.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:43 pmThat would be swell.
May 16th, 2011 at 2:55 pmMore Met Misery:
David Wright has a lower-back stress fracture, out “multiple weeks.”
May 16th, 2011 at 3:05 pmThey should just trade Reyes and Beltran now.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:08 pmIke Davis is hurt at the moment, too.
Still, they’re only 19-21, they’ve won their last 3 series and they probably need to keep them around—yes, for the sake of the lineup and, let’s face it, the fanbase needs a reason to show up at the ballpark.
But, come trade deadline, it’s hard to imagine those guys won’t get moved.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:20 pmYou know, I bet Ryan Ludwick could be had from San Diego for not a ton. A RH who can play all three spots would see plenty of action. Bet he’d respond very positively to the change of scenery too.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:27 pmTeheran is starting officially on Wed.
May 16th, 2011 at 3:27 pm15—Maybe they want LInebrink back!
May 16th, 2011 at 3:28 pmRodrigo Lopez pitched today and is now 6-0. Mauro Gomez hit another HR, is up to 7, and has a cool .996 ops.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:04 pmAnyone know who the potential Atlanta buyer for the Thrashers was? Apparently, that isn’t going to happen and they’ll be heading North pretty soon.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:26 pmGlavine I thought was interested.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:27 pmHe said he didn’t have that kind of money.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:28 pmNeither does Nolan Ryan. (And obviously Steinbrenner only spent $100,000 on the Yankees.) If Glavine wanted to be a public face for an ownership group, he could do it.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:50 pmThe Steinbrenner deal was the fluke of a lifetime, though.
May 16th, 2011 at 4:57 pmRosenthal…
May 16th, 2011 at 5:13 pm“…suggests the Braves could target leadoff options Jose Reyes, Grady Sizemore, Denard Span or David DeJesus via trade or free agency after the season.”
I think the Braves will try to keep AAG rather than go after Jose Reyes. But that’s just me.
May 16th, 2011 at 5:32 pmAtlanta — Keeping Canada Stocked With NHL Teams for 30 Years!!
May 16th, 2011 at 5:43 pmReyes will be wayyyyy too expensive. Even though he probably won’t sustain his current pace, I don’t think the Bravos will be in on that one Ken.
Over/under on sacrifice bunts tonight is 2.5. I’ll take the over.
May 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pmThe Astros are worse than messing with Jobu’s rum.
May 16th, 2011 at 5:45 pmHow bout that? Nice play, Martin!
May 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pmMartin “Brooks Robinson” Prado?
May 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pmPrado just made a play at third base that Chipper could not have made in his dreams. In his dreams on LSD.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pmWow… Are there many all-around players that are better than Prado? There can’t be many.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pmWhat a guy.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:20 pmThat was a heck of a baseball play. Haven’t seen one that sweet in a long time.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:21 pmThank you for proving my point Prado…
May 16th, 2011 at 6:23 pmFrediball!
May 16th, 2011 at 6:24 pmLooks like a really small crowd tonight.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:25 pmWhy not just have hanson bat 2nd if you’re going to bunt every time prado gets on?
May 16th, 2011 at 6:26 pmFredi can ride his motorcycle into a ditch. What a damn moron.
Edit: And while he’s doing us a favor, he can let DOB ride along in the sidecar.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:26 pmBecause Hanson is a terrible bunter.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:26 pmBrett Myers in his photo on MLB Gameday looks like a homeless man.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:27 pm@39
I can only hope DOB is in the side car.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:28 pm@42
I swear I was editing that before I saw your post.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:31 pmYou’ve got to be kidding me.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:32 pmThat was awful.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:32 pmHinske and AG aren’t the smartest hitters on the team…
May 16th, 2011 at 6:32 pmDamnation.
Oh, and stop the constant bunting crap, Fredi, you tosser.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:33 pm@43
Ha!
May 16th, 2011 at 6:38 pmSmart AB by Freddie. Why can’t our hitters have them with runners on?
May 16th, 2011 at 6:44 pmMather had better not be bunting with the pitcher on deck.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:45 pmGreat AB by Freddie! We’ll see the exact opposite from Mather.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:45 pmThe Braves are tied for 2nd in the league with 0.55 sac hits/gm. I’m sure they’ll pass the Cardinals(0.56) for the top spot by the end of the week.
Btw, that doesn’t include sac flys. The Braves are near last in that category.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:46 pmYou know, I’ve given it some thought: without Heyward or Chipper, our lineup is almost as bad as the Phillies’.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:46 pmHanson, come on.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:49 pmMyers is awful. if we don’t put a crooked number up soon, we suck.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:52 pmNicely done, McLouth. Come on BMAC!!!!
May 16th, 2011 at 6:53 pmI’d rather see the stats on number of sacrifice bunt attempts per game, not including the pitcher. We have to be at the top of that list.
Waiting for the DOB interview with Fredi where he asks him about the infatuation with making outs on purpose in the early innings of the game…bet that would be riveting stuff.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:53 pmWorthless. You have got to be kidding me.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:56 pm6 baserunners in two innings and no runs yet…
May 16th, 2011 at 6:56 pmDamn. Well at least we’re getting lots of baserunners and making Myers work.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:56 pm6 men left on base through 2 innings with no runs scored. That has to be really, really hard to do.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:57 pmWe suck.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:57 pm61- beat me to it.
I’ve got a Home Depot Know-How Question of the Game:
How the hell do you not score in those two innings?
May 16th, 2011 at 6:57 pm33% of our outs so far have been made intentionally.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:57 pmIf we bunted more this would never happen.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:58 pmI’m putting the Braves on double secret probation.
May 16th, 2011 at 6:58 pmI came up with an excuse for losing these games… Fredi Gonzalez.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pm64 — The first bunt didn’t actually result in an out. Not that I condone the idea.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:00 pmNot quite sure where Joe’s going with mention of Myers’ boxing if it isn’t to how he’s put it to use in his personal life.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:01 pmMartin is definitely my favorite Brave….
May 16th, 2011 at 7:02 pmThe bunting is just contagious!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:05 pmHinske did that in a game last year against the shift too.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:06 pmOK, now let’s have a sac bunt from AAG to get him over.
/Fredi
May 16th, 2011 at 7:06 pmHas Dan Uggla become Carlos Pena? Will Pena 2010 = Uggla 2011?
May 16th, 2011 at 7:07 pm71- Do you recommend a broad-spectrum antibiotic for that? Or maybe a neurotoxin-laced blow dart aimed at Fredi?
May 16th, 2011 at 7:27 pmDon’t tell me this is how it’ll end. Please.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:32 pmWell, we have all seen this script play out many times before. Braves have base runners all night long without the big hit and the other team does squat but hits a hanger into the seats and now we are chasing…ugh
May 16th, 2011 at 7:33 pmWell, there’s no way Myers is getting past 6 (or maybe even 5), and their bullpen kinda sucks.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:35 pmCan we get some runs now? Pretty please… with sugar on top.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:36 pm@78
Myers kind of sucks too, and we see where that’s gotten us.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:37 pmMyers sucks too. It’s not helping.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:41 pmOkay, this is where we push a couple runs across and drive Myers from the game….
May 16th, 2011 at 7:47 pmWow, Hinske 1st to 3rd on a single to LF…nice
May 16th, 2011 at 7:50 pmWatching the ESPN game right now and Aaron Boone just talked about how all the guys who came by 3rd base would talk about how nasty Jake Westbrook was. Seems like if that was true he wouldn’t have had so many chances to hear their thoughts.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:50 pmI’m surprised *anyone* throws AAG a first pitch strike. Runners on nonetheless. let’s get runs!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:51 pmDon’t worry, we’ll strand these guys too.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:51 pmRoss and Heyward on the bench with the go-ahead runs in scoring position and we bat Mather. Sigh.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:51 pmWTF, tell me why in gods name gonzalez wasn’t bunting there?
May 16th, 2011 at 7:52 pmMather!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pm82 — Good call.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pmMatherMania to the rescue!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pmWow, Joe Mather? Who would have thunk it?
May 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pmMy scorn apparently works wonders.
There’s no damn way Hanson can hit a home run here. No way in hell.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pmnow is a good time to try and bunt, Fredi.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pmI guess Hanson will bat now
May 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pmHaha!!!!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pmI wish just once Joe Mather didn’t look confused.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pmcan Hanson hunt in to a double play here?
May 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pmBunting for dummies.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pmLOL fail.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pmJoey Bombs! Wait, that nickname is a little LaRuss-y.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pmI had clown music playing in my head watching that replay.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:55 pmOh no. This is the worst thing that could happen.. TWO bunts for hits.
Now Fredi is going to think it’s a good idea to bunt all the time.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:56 pmMORE BUNTS!
May 16th, 2011 at 7:57 pmright or wrong, check swings should never be called by the home plate ump
May 16th, 2011 at 7:57 pmI was a little surprised they played the infield in with the go-ahead run on 2nd. Although I think that ball was through either way.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:58 pmAaaarg, less grounding into double plays.
May 16th, 2011 at 7:58 pmOkay, well I might not have gotten the Myers part right, but I’ll take credit for the runs there…
May 16th, 2011 at 7:59 pmI should have set the over/under at 5.5. Goodness.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:01 pmHe overthrew the 6’5″ guy.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:02 pmMartin’s having a great game, huh?
May 16th, 2011 at 8:03 pmIf freddy puts sherrill in, we loose by default.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:06 pmHung that one.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:09 pmNeed some more runs then, guys. Let’s go!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:10 pmPrado’s arm still thinks it’s in left.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:10 pmThis team is terrible for blood pressure.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:11 pmLet’s hope Abad has an eponymous outing.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:14 pmKudos.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:19 pmI’m feelin the Struggla right here.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:19 pmUggla’s been a walkin’ fool of late.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:22 pmYES!!!!! Way to go Hinske!!!!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pmWhoo!!!!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pmERIC!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pmHinske!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pmThe Hinske Magic is still flowing.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:24 pmHanson deserved that.
And 117 proves to be as predictive as it was pithy.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:24 pmWhy didn’t McCann bunt?
May 16th, 2011 at 8:25 pmFreeman is useless right now.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:29 pmMy mlb.tv has been atrocious during this game, I saw a flash of what appeared to be Bill Hall charging the mound. Did that happen?
May 16th, 2011 at 8:34 pm129 — No. He did get taken out in a double switch, though.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:35 pmHow many times can AAG strike out with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out? That’s seriously at least 4 times now over the past 2 games. Simply incredible.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pmCan Eric pitch the 9th? He made that look easy.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pmHaha, ESPN hyperbole at it’s best; Sutcliffe saying that he’s not surprised that La Russa in his first game made the move that might be winning the game.
La Russa is playing Pujols at third to get Allen Craig in the line-up, who is currently 0 for 3 with 5 men lost on base… winning move for sure.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:37 pmPujols’s agent (Boras? I feel like I should know, but I don’t care at all) to LaRussa: “So he can still play third base? 10 years and 400 million, then.”
May 16th, 2011 at 8:43 pmTalk about taking one for the team, Royals reliever gave up 10 runs in the 4th and still finished the inning. Kyle Davies left the game in the first so probably not a lot of choice.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:46 pm@ 134- It’s sad and cynical but that was my thought too, especially when the ESPN guys kept talking about how Pujols went to LaRussa and volunteered to do it…
May 16th, 2011 at 8:47 pmLike Davies isn’t capable of giving up even more runs in an inning if they’d give him the chance.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:47 pmPrado just tied a Braves single game record with 3 GIDPs, shared with 4 others (maybe less than 4 if someone did it twice).
Matty D in 2009, Yunel in 2008, Rowland Office, and Joe Adcock.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:52 pmLovely, nicely done Kimbrel!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:55 pmBraves win!
May 16th, 2011 at 8:56 pmGlad the Braves won, but I think the home plate umpire was late for a booty call or something, cause that last pitch was not a strike.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:56 pmSweet.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:57 pmOnly 2.5 games out now.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:57 pmA win for the good guys. Really shouldn’t have been that close though.
Davies did walk 3 in the first inning before leaving with some injury, so he definitely could have been on track.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:58 pmSweet Jesus the Astros are terrible. It’s really sad to see how far that franchise has fallen, but I’m glad the Braves were the beneficiaries of that tonight.
May 16th, 2011 at 8:59 pmMeanwhile, Mighty Mike Pelfry and his Amazin’ Mets are leading Josh Johnson’s Dolphins by a score of 1-0 after five.
May 16th, 2011 at 9:01 pmRecapped.
May 16th, 2011 at 9:06 pm