Braves 6, Phillies 2
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 29, 2012 – ESPN.
Hi there! I’m feeling a little stronger, so I felt up to a drop-in to do a recap. I’m not back full-time yet, but I’m hoping to work my way in. I’m at home, and largely confined to bed rest, but my brain is more or less recovered, at least.
The Braves finished off their sweep of the Phillies with a game that was close for most of the way, but which became comfortable with a contribution from the Phillies’ bullpen. They took an early lead, getting two runs in the first off of Roy Halladay. With two out, Jason Heyward hit a laser that just cleared the right field fence, though it was hit so hard it might have gone through had it collided. Chipper Jones singled, Freddie Freeman walked, and Chipper scored on an Uggla double. David Ross reached on a strikeout, but Freeman didn’t advance, and Paul Janish fouled out, leaving two men on.
In the third, Chipper made it 3-0 with a solo homer. But Shane “Burn-In-Hell” Victorino homered leading off the fourth to cut it to 3-1, and in the sixth the roof, if it didn’t cave in, was definitely starting to leak. Burn-In-Hell singled leading off, and with two out stole second. He scored on a Carlos Ruiz single, then Fredi relieved Hudson (at 94 pitches) for the Struggling Jonny Venters. Venters allowed a single and gave way to the Surprisingly Effective Chad Durbin. Ross had a passed ball allowing the runners to move to second and third, but the batter grounded out, and the Braves’ lead was preserved at 3-2. The Phillies didn’t really threaten again.
In the seventh, Tyler Pastornicky, of all people, got a rally started to more or less put the game away. He singled, and went to second on a bunt (argh) by Michael Bourn. Martin Prado singled to center, but not in a position to score Pastornicky. He did score on a Heyward grounder to the pitcher that was scored an error, making it 4-2. The runners advanced on a Chipper groundout, and Freeman got the insurance runs with a flare to left field. The Braves loaded the bases on walks, but Janish fouled out again to end the threat.
Eric O’Flaherty pitched the eighth, 1-2-3. Cristhian Martinez got the ninth, and allowed a one-out single, but it was followed by a double play. Good to be back. Goodbye, Phillies.
Great recap Mac – and it’s even better that you’re feeling stronger. Hope you’re back to full speed in no time. At least the way the Braves have played since the All Star break shouldn’t have made you feel worse.
One thing I would like to say about Fredi. As a whole I think his bullpen management has been the best I’ve seen from Atlanta in several years. Let’s hope it continues down the stretch.
July 29th, 2012 at 3:55 pmBraves bounce back and Mac does too. May I say “DOOMED” for luck.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:00 pmK-Rod and John Axford just allowed the Nats to tie the game. Did Davey Johnson make a deal with the devil?
July 29th, 2012 at 4:09 pmA banner day indeed!
I get the “sports hate” for Victorino. But prior to this year I sure would love to have had him on the Braves.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:14 pmGood to have you back Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:15 pmRe: last thread
Marc, Hawaiian is not a race, you simpleton. If you don’t understand personal hatred towards baseball players that thrash the home team, or exaggeration of hatred for the sake of being funny, then you should develop a sense of humor and become a bigger braves fan.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:17 pmWelcome back, Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:25 pmSo good to hear from you, Mac!
July 29th, 2012 at 4:27 pmYour return is the only thing I can imagine better than two straight sweeps of the Phillies. Welcome back, Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:29 pmJohn Axford- gack
July 29th, 2012 at 4:35 pmWow, Montreal has tied it again. WTF, Brewers?
July 29th, 2012 at 4:36 pmGreat to see your recap, Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 4:51 pmJohn Axford,
The ugly facial hair only works if you’re good.
Signed,
July 29th, 2012 at 4:55 pmThe World
11-10 Natspos. The way they win, at times, reminds me of September 2011, shudder the thought.
July 29th, 2012 at 5:40 pmGood to see you back, Mac
July 29th, 2012 at 5:42 pmThe Brewers’ lack of bullpen explains a lot of it. Remember, they let the Phillies back in to win a couple of games last week.
July 29th, 2012 at 5:42 pmTed, Hawaiian is an ethnicity. Please don’t engage in personal attacks.
July 29th, 2012 at 6:04 pmGood to hear from you, Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 6:17 pmNats are a lot like the Phillies were the last several seasons. Teams let them storm back at the end to take the win.
July 29th, 2012 at 6:24 pmWe still have a lot more games against the Nationals. We don’t need other teams to do our dirty work.
July 29th, 2012 at 7:07 pmRafael Betancourt anyone?
July 29th, 2012 at 8:02 pmToo expensive, right? I bet we’re the team in the mix for Matt Reynolds.
July 29th, 2012 at 8:12 pmBetancourt (the reliever–not the ss), I say “yes”.
July 29th, 2012 at 8:14 pmWren plays poker better than we mortals
July 29th, 2012 at 8:17 pmGreat to have you back, Mac! Glad the Braves gave you a great game to ease back into things.
July 29th, 2012 at 9:42 pmGood to see you back, Mac.
July 29th, 2012 at 10:09 pmWhere did Oakland come from? Just noticed that they’ve taken moved up to the top AL Wild Card spot.
July 29th, 2012 at 10:42 pmonly 9 games over. Partly too much parity in AL
July 29th, 2012 at 11:04 pmCespedes has been the real deal thus far. Josh Reddick has been out of his mind. And they pitch.
July 29th, 2012 at 11:08 pmOr as I like to call him (Josh Reddick, I mean): “Mini-Jason Werth”
July 29th, 2012 at 11:10 pmJannish is our new Belliard, no bat but good glove. I say bye bye Jack Wilson.
July 29th, 2012 at 11:43 pmApparently Boston called the Rangers and Braves trying to dump Beckett on us because he’d waive is 10/5 rights to be traded to either team. He’s under contract for 17m each of the next 2 years. They’d have to send a ton of money for us to bite.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:12 amYuck. Please say no to Josh Beckett. 32 year-old pitchers with fading peripherals and a lack of work ethic scare me.
All that aside, I’m sure we’ll see him in the rotation if Boston eats 25 million of that contract.
25 more years of that TV contract!!!
July 30th, 2012 at 1:40 am@33
I vote we call the TV contract the “Chip Caray has to eat, deal”
July 30th, 2012 at 7:44 amAlex, thanks for pinch hitting, you did a great job. Mac, welcome back.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:06 amTed,
There is probably no point in having a dialogue with you, but ask yourself if it would be appropriate to call Ichiro a Jap, or Ike Davis a Jewish waste of skin. These aren’t races either. If you think it is, then you need more help than I can give you.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:08 amYou’re recaps are in midseason form, Mac!
Still into my Josh Beckett fantasy from Friday.
Here’s my question on Josh: Is he the same person that he was when he won those World Series games?
We can look at stats and see he pitches differently. And we know that his contract doesn’t fit into any form of Liberty Media’s finances for the team.
But something about him reminds me of Chipper. Maybe it’s the guns, hunting, and NRA. I think those two guys could partner up and lead a clubhouse deep into the postseason.
Of course, fingers were pointed at Josh about Boston’s historic collapse last September. Wouldn’t want anything like that to happen around here.
Again.
But if he is the same guy, can find that mojo again, I’d take him and Huddy against anyone the Montreal could throw at us.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:17 amWelcome back, Mac!
Btw, does anyone agree with me that the IPad would be better if it were larger?
It seems to be a bit of a t’aint to me. T’aint a computer and t’aint a phone. (I know that’s kinda the idea, still …)
Was using it in a presentation to Fernbank the other day and, I dunno, it just seemed small.
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Oh, and the Thousand Year Phillie Reich ended prematurely on July 29, 2012 in Atlanta, GA.
Fill that stadium now, losers.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:32 amBeckett definitely isnt who he was with the Marlins, but a move out of Boston would probably be beneficial. He has some health concerns, but so do Dempster and Johnson. Id rather give up a piece like Delgado for someone under team control. Frank would need for Boston to eat about $10mil of the remaining $37 owed to him though.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:39 amGlad to hear from you, Mac!
The wife and I are making a trip to Atlanta in August (including Hajj to Turner Field). Can anybody recommend an area of town to get a hotel? Don’t know much about the city and would like a place that’s easy to get in/out of.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:40 am@40
Bukhead is nice. The Weston downtown is great. The city can be easy to get around in. It is hard to find parking and MARTA is okay, so keep that in mind.
I like how we are calling the Nats “Montreal>”
The Montreal Natspos
July 30th, 2012 at 8:47 amMike, how long will you be in town for? Will you be renting a car?
Beyond that, would you like a walkable neighborhood with some restaurants and bars? Would she want some good places to shop? Or are you more looking for something safe, affordable, and convenient?
July 30th, 2012 at 8:52 am41- Agreed. They can slap a new logo and coat of paint on the franchise, but they shouldn’t be allowed to forget about their past, and the way they screwed over the people of Montreal and their former fans.
I called Victorino a “Hawaiian waste of skin” only to tell him apart from all the other hatable players the Phillies have (Chutley, Hamels, etc.). It certainly was not intended as a slur against Hawaiians.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:56 amTry the North Highland Inn near Virginia-Highlands. It’s a bit funky, but it’s close to Manuel’s and other restaurants/shopping. Wouldn’t take you long to get to the stadium from there.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:57 am@41,
How about the way the Braves screwed over their fans in Milwaukee? The old saying about not throwing stones applies here.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:09 amGood Lord! On the Hawaiian thing, lighten up!
July 30th, 2012 at 9:23 amTonight the Braves break the Monday curse and beat the Marlins.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:25 am@42 – Driving in for a long weekend, so free parking would be nice. Stuff within walking distances would be cool, but I’m also a cheap s.o.b. so boutique hotels might be out of my range. I know we’re going to the ballpark (my choice) and the aquarium (wife’s choice). Shopping not a priority.
Wouldn’t mind a day of outdoor activity if there’s any good hiking or parks in the area?
July 30th, 2012 at 9:34 amThere is a decent hotel across from Turner, with a pretty good restaurant in it –
http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/atlanta/atlca/hoteldetail
The immediate neighborhood is iffy, but pretty close to East Atlanta Village and Cabbagetown for fun bar/restaurant options. you’d need a car or cab/subway it (train doesn’t go to the ballpark area), but that’s going to be true of most places.
There is a pretty cool hotel near Little 5 points, which is a very popular bar/shop destination for urban types
http://www.thehighlandinn.com/
Buckhead or Midtown would be the most walkabale neighborhoods to stay in, but probably the priciest.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:38 amAnd the ballpark hotel is very close to world of coke and the aquarium.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:39 amStone Mtn park offers a fun hike and there are other activities there. It’s about 15m away, and has a laser light show in the evening. Can get very yee-haw ish, but it’s fun.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:41 amThe Georgia Aquarium is a great attraction. Highly recommended.
Also, if you go to Stone Mountain, don’t ride the train.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:43 amSeconded on Stone Mountain. Good ol fashioned fun.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:44 amMike, the Cherokee Trail at Stone Mountain is by far the best hike in the Atlanta area. Five miles, periodically exerting but nothing that would knock you out for the rest of the day. Or you could walk straight to the top and back in about an hour.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:12 amSweetwater State Park is about the same distance away as Stone Mountain, but west on I20 instead of east on 78. There are several trails that follow rocky shoals in Sweetwater Creek, and there are some cool ruins of an old mill building along the way. It’s less gimmicky and crowded than Stone Mountain, but also, to be fair, less spectacular and specific to the area.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:22 amSo happy top see you In action again Mac!!!!
July 30th, 2012 at 10:43 amNeyer says Chipper should stick around for another season –
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/7/30/3200876/chipper-jones-retiring-best-last-seasons-braves
July 30th, 2012 at 10:46 amThanks for all the replies and suggestions, guys. Sounds like lots of good stuff.
One last question: buying ballgame tickets. Am I best off buying at the gate or going the stub-hub route? We’ll be there the weekend of the civil rights game. Since it’s not the NLDS I can’t be certain the game won’t sell out, right? (I kid, I kid. …kind of)
July 30th, 2012 at 10:50 amWalkup is the cheapest option – no handling fees. School starts next Monday for Atlanta and many surrounding districts. Should be plenty of seats. I think you’ll be fine. And for me, there is something old school fun about going to the ticket window on the day of a game. You can get skyline tickets for a buck 2.5 hours before game time (as far as I know this is still true)) and watch over the outfield rail or in the bar.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:06 am@58 – went to The Ted for the first time since I was a kid for game 4 of the 2010 LDS, which turned out to be Bobby’s last game, and I was amazed at the number of empty seats. it was just a nosebleed section or two that was empty, nothing like a rainy Tuesday noon game or anything, but still, I was a little embarrassed we couldn’t even pack the place for Bobby’s Last Stand. Still the most fun sporting event I’ve ever been to, though, and even despite the heartbreak. Will always love McCann for that homer, and say what you will about Lowe, but the dude fought his brains out, and kept us in it on short rest. Sorry for rambling – point is, you’ll probably be fine either way.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:13 amRe 36:
Why is it pointless to have a dialogue with me? Victorino’s nickname is the Flyin’ Hawaiian. Is that racist or xenophobic? Maybe I’m insensitive, or I’ve been conditioned by ESPN to accept it, but it doesn’t sound offensive to me. The Flyin’ Jap? The Flyin’ Jew? Those sound a little hateful, you’re right. Jap is a poor parallel since it’s derogatory on its own. I just think your initial comment sounded thin-skinned. I don’t have a strong opinion about the oppression of Hawaiians, and I don’t care to develop one on this baseaball website, so I’m sorry to have facilitated a racial debate, and will gladly bow out and cede victory to you at this very moment.
P.S. Can we please start calling Janish “The Flying Dutchman?”
July 30th, 2012 at 11:23 am@57
I’ve begun to wonder about that myself. I mean, you can’t just go on forever — eventually everybody turns into Willie Mays with the Mets, or Griffey needing to be woken up in the clubhouse. But Chipper is playing at such a high level still….
July 30th, 2012 at 11:28 am@60, considering you opened the “dialogue” by calling the man a humorless simpleton who isn’t much of a Braves fan, I’d say he’s got a point.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:30 amI’d like to think he meant the dialogue itself is pointless, as the topic is uncompelling. That’s certainly how I feel about it.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:39 amRe 62:
Those points are also up for debate, but I think the “dialogue” is actually about racism and the false assumption of racism. Again, I acknowledge my missteps, and retract my barbs.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:40 am@63, I heartily concur – the proposition “Is the term Hawaiian waste of skin racist, or good natured internet hyperbole?” isn’t really one I care to debate, given that either condition is distasteful to me.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:44 amOn another note, are we going to make a deal? The clock is ticking
July 30th, 2012 at 11:45 amI kinda hope no deal.
I look forward to lustily booing that Cubs pitcher I wanted but apparently doesn’t want me.
Unless we can get Shields for Pastornicky, just stand pat.
Is Josh Johnson available? Nah, that’s the blonde in the convertible. Never gonna happen and probably not a good thing if it did.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:59 amI kinda hope no deal.
I look forward to lustily booing that Cubs pitcher I wanted but apparently doesn’t want me.
Unless we can get Shields for Pastornicky, just stand pat.
Is Josh Johnson available? Nah, that’s the blonde in the convertible. Never gonna happen and probably not a good thing if it did.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:59 am@66: No news from your barber? The gal who just gave me a Brazilian seems to think that Cliff Lee would be a good fit.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:00 pmWent to Sawx/Yanks last night & I gotta say it was the least-contentious Bos/NYY game (among the fans) that I’ve attended since the early ’90s.
I guess that’s what happens when the Sawx come into the game 50-51, and offering their high-priced talent to just about everybody. Maybe, at this point, Sawx fans actually hate their team more than Yankee fans do.
Pretty good game, IMO, but not much vibe. A real rarity.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:21 pmI am reading tweets from Giants fans complaining about their 130 mil payroll and now I hate them too.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:23 pmLast Monday win was in August 2011. 0-16 since then
July 30th, 2012 at 12:25 pm71 — Now?
July 30th, 2012 at 12:26 pmWhile it’s drag that it’s benefitting the Yanks, it really couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of guys than Valentine and the Sox front office.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:28 pmI’m still concerned about Chipper getting through this year without missing another month.
July 30th, 2012 at 12:39 pmCorrection: We should call Janish “the Flailing Dutchman.”
July 30th, 2012 at 1:15 pmTed,
When you called me a simpleton, that sends a message to me that you’ve made up your mind about the issue. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it but I would imagine that Hawaiians (i.e., Polynesians) might be offended by calling someone a “Hawaiian waste of skin.”
July 30th, 2012 at 1:22 pm@76
July 30th, 2012 at 1:24 pmPost of The Day!
@57 – thanks for the link. I love Chipper Jones but I want him to retire in style.
@74 – I concur. My dislike of the Sox is probably not their fault though. ESPN et al just seem to hype the crap out of the team to the point of nausea for the rest of us.
I think we’ve made our pitching transaction. Medlen for Jurjjens.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:40 pm1:09pm: The Nationals have positioned themselves as the perfect fallback option for the Cubs on Dempster, reports ESPN’s Jayson Stark. It’s unknown whether Dempster would approve a trade to the Nats.
BS. They are just trying to drive the price up on the Braves/Dodgers
July 30th, 2012 at 1:41 pmWell, Dempster would make for pretty good Strasburg insurance. Would they shut Strasburg down until a little before the playoffs in that case?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:47 pmJusthank, I admire your ability to engage in a rigorous cost-benefit analysis of the baseball equivalent of a blonde in the convertible.
But… Lord have mercy. I never thought I’d be old enough or mature enough to see a blonde in a convertible — or even her baseball equivalent — and tell her, “Thanks, but I simply don’t think that our time together would be worth the consequences.”
I suppose there are men and women on here who are significantly more mature than I am.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:50 pm*sigh* oh you boys.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:58 pmYou sayin’ that you’d say no if Brandon Beachy knocked on your front door, Bethany?
July 30th, 2012 at 2:02 pm@84 Well I’ve only ever said no, so… Yes.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:07 pmHow many times has Brandon Beachy prepositioned you??
July 30th, 2012 at 2:08 pmLOL, propositioned you.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:13 pmPrepositioning, getting ready in bed?
July 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pmHahahaha, same number of times I’ve ever been propositioned.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:15 pm88—Not just in; also on, around, and under.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:19 pmDon’t forget “through.”
July 30th, 2012 at 2:23 pmSee what you’ve started, Alex?
July 30th, 2012 at 2:27 pmjusthank – Vacation reference or American Grafitti?
Not sure but I read it as Johnson is unobtainable.
@86 – Pretty funny typo there.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:28 pmMy barber says we are going to call in on Dempster and lower our offer, one more time.
Then we will load up the pen with a couple of studs, get a RH OF bench bat and win the whole thing.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:40 pmAmerican Grafitti, actually.
Just afraid we’d have to give up a bunch for Johnson and he’d need surgery as soon as the ink was dry. (But we’re nearing college football season and as a Kentucky fan I’m probably sinking into a pessimistic mood overall.)
July 30th, 2012 at 2:43 pmHell, I’d probably say yes if Beachy came a-knockin’ at my front door.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:45 pm2:41pm: Dodgers pitching prospects Zach Lee, Allen Webster, and Chris Reed are all off the table in Dempster talks, tweets Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus.
The Cubs have no leverage at this point.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:52 pmJJ for Dempster and Johnson. Get it done Wren!
July 30th, 2012 at 3:04 pmVery slow day being one day away from the deadline.
July 30th, 2012 at 3:16 pmI never had a blonde or a convertible so this does not seem relevant.
July 30th, 2012 at 3:18 pmI’m concerned expectations for Medlen are too high.
July 30th, 2012 at 3:18 pm@76: I believe Janish is the “Blank Czech”
July 30th, 2012 at 3:22 pm#101 – To be a serviceable 5th starter? All he’s doing is replacing JJ which is an immediate upgrade.
July 30th, 2012 at 3:23 pm#101: “Pitch better than JJ” is too high?
July 30th, 2012 at 3:57 pm@103 – Yeah, better than JJ is a low bar to miss, but I just get the impression that we’re expecting more than that here. Enough to quit looking for a replacement for Beachy, for example.
July 30th, 2012 at 4:01 pmSo why is no one talking about the Uggla in the room?
You simply cannot let this continue. Wonder if the Jays would send us Kelly Johnson and we could platoon them?
July 30th, 2012 at 5:16 pm@106 – I think if the Braves were struggling to hit and their pitching (1-5) was decent, Uggla would be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Right now our hitting is carrying Uggla, but if he doesn’t kick it into gear by the end of the year, a lot of us will be screaming for his head.
July 30th, 2012 at 5:36 pmUggla’s suck goes beyond the handedness of the opposing pitcher.
July 30th, 2012 at 5:39 pmThere’s nothing to do about Uggla except hope he turns it around. We’re stuck with him for three more years.
/shudders
July 30th, 2012 at 5:55 pmYep
July 30th, 2012 at 6:01 pmHey,Uggla’s an all star.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:02 pmSo why the long socks tonight? I missed the opening of the game
July 30th, 2012 at 6:22 pmDigging all the high socks today by the Bravos.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:22 pmGah, I thought that was gone.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:23 pmThought Chipper had that one.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:23 pm@114 Me too
July 30th, 2012 at 6:24 pmTOMMY SHAPE UP
July 30th, 2012 at 6:28 pmThe Tommy Hanson show is aging me.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:34 pmGoing to be tough for Tommy to walk his own tight rope tonight, being that it is Monday and all
July 30th, 2012 at 6:35 pm#109
That’s about it. Just gotta hope Uggla has another late-season hot streak in him.
With his 210/347/364 slash line, Uggla’s walking more, striking out more & (obviously) hitting less, especially for power.
Between 2006-11, he averaged 66 XBHs. This year, he only has 28 with 2+ months to play.
Coming into this year, Uggla walked once every 9.52 PA & struck out once every 4.41 PA. This year, he’s walking once every 6.43 PA & striking out once every 3.55 PA.
Upside? Average NL OBP is 318 & Uggla’s at 347. That’s about it. At this rate, he’ll be Mark Bellhorn in no time.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:36 pmI swear, Tommy, if you walk the pitcher… whew.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:38 pmMaybe he should shave the beard
July 30th, 2012 at 6:38 pmHe needs to find a new profession.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:38 pmAnd Tommy gets out of it, even though he got squeezed on “ball 3.”
July 30th, 2012 at 6:38 pmIt’s not easy when Tommy pitches, but so far I can’t complain about the results.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:39 pmI’m told this is not frustrating to watch.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:39 pmTwo innings, two hits, two walks, two Ks, two total bases. He’s just having fun out there, guys.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:40 pmThe Braves’ last Monday win was on August 22, 2011 against the Cubs. The losing pitcher in that game? Dempster.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:43 pmTommy’s real strength on display right now…his hitting ability
July 30th, 2012 at 6:43 pmI’m going to go out on a limb and say I could have a better AB that Hanson.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:44 pmAt least we cleared both the pitchers in the lineup.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:45 pmDon’t forget your glove, Uggs. Good play.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:48 pmTommy looks like JJ out there lately.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:54 pmTommy Hanson, trolling the Marlins. And us.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:54 pmMan, this soft-tossing/no-command Hanson is tough to watch.
July 30th, 2012 at 6:55 pmHoly wow
July 30th, 2012 at 6:59 pmJASON!!
July 30th, 2012 at 6:59 pmThat went a LONG way
July 30th, 2012 at 7:00 pmAnd Chippa!!!! Looking good in the socks.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:00 pmLoving the knee-high Monday look even though it looks very odd on a couple of guys.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:03 pmWith all the complaining here about Hanson, one not watching the game but reading the comments on this site would think he was giving up a ton of runs. Certainly not zero.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:04 pmGlad to have you back, Mac.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:06 pmIt’s only a matter of time, Dan.
Or so it so often seems with Tommy. No one puts it on a tee like Tommy Hanson, but (defying all logic, physics, perhaps God) he often turns in a quality start.
I’ve given up trying to figure him out. Just hope Fredi knows better than to start him in a one-game playoff.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:08 pmI thought that I would never see
July 30th, 2012 at 7:15 pmTom Hanson get them 1-2-3;
Without more strikes and fewer balls,
I won’t see the playoffs at all.
You know, Hanson’s start was the only game the Braves won in the 2010 NLDS.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:16 pmseems like tommy doesn’t throw his fastball enough
July 30th, 2012 at 7:17 pmDon Sutton is less than enthused about Heyward’s HR being known as a mammo yickety, which pleases Jim Powell.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:17 pmGot any tidbits about the Industrial Revolution, Dan?
July 30th, 2012 at 7:18 pmThis is a different Tommy Hanson.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:18 pmAccording to Chip, that was Hanson’s 2nd 1-2-3 inning in his last 16. 1st in his last 14IP
July 30th, 2012 at 7:18 pmJanish is one fire!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:19 pmBrian, more limericks. Please.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:20 pmYay!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:21 pmLet me guess: we should supply Michael with the entirety of the funds.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:21 pm#146 – I really think he needs to throw his change up more. He’s throwing like 40% sliders this year.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:21 pm@154 The whole sum of the currency.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:22 pmBonifacio with the Hanson triple there. AKA the “single.”
July 30th, 2012 at 7:31 pmThere once was a redhead from Tulsa
July 30th, 2012 at 7:32 pmWho had been a great pitch propuls-a
Now he can’t throw, hit, or field,
And his stolen base yield
Gives every good Braves fan an ulc-ah
The Marlins have, as of right now, hitters with batting averages of .180, .170, and .151 in the lineup- and none of those are the pitcher. Now, it’s a little clearer how Hanson gets away with it.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:33 pmDangit.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:34 pmAnd of course, he promptly stopped getting away with it.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:35 pmOH MY GOSH HE GOT HIM
July 30th, 2012 at 7:36 pmWe’re lucky Martin got that trap or that would have been an inside the park homer.
Got him there, though. Way to go!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:36 pmHoudini just got exposed
July 30th, 2012 at 7:36 pmMan, Chipper is on the ball tonight.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:41 pmI’m sorry Chipper!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:42 pmDang, how did that not go out?
July 30th, 2012 at 7:42 pmDid Heyward have any chance to score on that?
July 30th, 2012 at 7:43 pm#168
July 30th, 2012 at 7:45 pmDon didn’t really give a great description there, did he?
Uggla coming up:
http://tinyurl.com/cxylqh4
July 30th, 2012 at 7:46 pmSeemed like Jason held up for a bit, so he didn’t have a shot. It came off the wall very hard, so not really a good chance.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:47 pmYES!!!!!!! Dan and some luck!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:48 pmDuggla!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:48 pmStruggla!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:48 pmDAN!! Hopefully this is the Dan of last July and August.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:48 pmZ v. Francisco. I love baseball.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:53 pmAnd Juan adds it on!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pmTaking out Hanson was a ballsy move, and it’s paying off- if the bullpen can hold them.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pmHaha.
July 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pmFrancisco!
July 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pmFredi can roll the dice.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:01 pmJanish is such a good defender. Great turn there.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:03 pm@158
Funny stuff. Post of the day!
July 30th, 2012 at 8:10 pmWay to go Freddie!
July 30th, 2012 at 8:13 pmAww. Yes, we all noticed how clever the limerick was.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:13 pm@183 It was indeed, sansho, I can tell you’re proud of it
July 30th, 2012 at 8:14 pm@158 But he knows how to win.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:15 pmYou know, you work hard on something…I don’t ask much.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:15 pmMedlen looks like an angry lesbian from the local trailer park.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:17 pm@189 Not that’s there is anything wrong with that.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pmHopefully Braves Journal can poor-mouth Hanson to a 20-win season.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:21 pmThat’s some serious meta, sansho1. Well done, sir.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:21 pm@191 He feeds off of my hatred.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:22 pmGreat catch by Janish.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:22 pmC-mart has found his groove. Screw the wild card, let’s win this thing!
July 30th, 2012 at 8:23 pm@193, our whole household has tried the same with Uggla, but so far it’s just not been enough.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:23 pmthough I preferred post 183, post 158 was also well executed.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:27 pmMan, the ribs on my new fake green egg came out great.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pmThis is probably sacrilege around here, but I would say that Janish’s defense is equal to that of Simmons at shortstop. I think the upgrade over Pastornicky and the collective excitement of his unexpected early success has elevated the perception of Simmons’s defensive ability.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pmJanish is certainly a whiz.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:32 pmWell he accumulated 1.8 b-ref dWar in 33 games, so it’s a sacrilege other places too
July 30th, 2012 at 8:33 pmAvilan’s stuff isn’t really fooling anybody. Those two outs have been shots…
July 30th, 2012 at 8:39 pmhttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22364337&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_22364337&v=3
July 30th, 2012 at 8:40 pmMinor going 8 Saturday has helped bull pen
July 30th, 2012 at 8:45 pmgood thing that fish are bad
July 30th, 2012 at 8:47 pmNo drama, boys.
July 30th, 2012 at 8:54 pmSo I guess they’ll wear the pant legs up on Mondays from now on? I could dig that.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:05 pmEven better with the cream alternate jersey.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:06 pmAustin Kearns, one of a long list of good no trades
July 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pmWow, I forgot it was Monday.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:07 pmReed Johnson traded to an unknown team.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:37 pmWell, I guess it isn’t the Pirates, Dodgers, Tigers, Indians or Giants…maybe it is us
July 30th, 2012 at 9:49 pmDelgado for Reed Johnson!
July 30th, 2012 at 9:52 pmWoah, so we got Johnson and Maholm.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:56 pmSansho, great work. If Dan can give us anything the rest of the way we’ll be awfully good.
July 30th, 2012 at 9:58 pmMaholm? Would rather have Medlen in the rotation.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:00 pmWhat will Maholm do now that he can’t face the Braves?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:06 pm#softtossingleftieskillthebraves
why does this organization hate Kris Medlen?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:07 pmApparently no Delgado, Minor, Teheran, nor Gilmartin according to Crasnick.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:07 pmAs long as we didn’t give up much then this seems fine. Johnson can certainly help.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:09 pmCould Maholm be going to the pen?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:10 pmNot sure I like this at all.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:10 pmoh – if 219 is correct, I will hold my opinion.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:11 pmSo who goes off the bench when Simmons gets back?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:18 pmTake your pick, Spike.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pmIt wouldn’t be vizcaino would it?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:22 pmMaybe , you know, we just got ‘em both–for nothing and no one.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:26 pmJaye Chapman is one. AAA reliever.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:28 pmObviously, very curious to see the price for this pair.
But, with Reed Johnson we have an LLM (legit lefty masher). Really nice upgrade. Gives us more Chipper flexibility & a scary bench bat.
And say what you want about Maholm, but he’s gotta be less ulcer-inducing than JJ these days. Plus, we seem to be getting him at the right time.
His last 5 starts: 5-0, 1.02 ERA, 44 IP, 31 H, 32 K, 9 BB, 1 HR
Hudson, Hanson, Sheets, Minor, Maholm… still not exactly the ’71 Orioles, but I have no problem keeping Medlen in the pen now.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:31 pmLooks like none of the pitchers are in our top 8 or so pitching prospects. Job well done, especially if we get cash from the Cubs for the salary difference.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:32 pmI think our bench is a man down anyway, with an extra pitcher being carried.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:32 pmIt is arosys per k ros
July 30th, 2012 at 10:36 pmIt is arodys per k ros
July 30th, 2012 at 10:37 pmI was assuming that Vizcaino wasn’t involved. Looks like the beat writers, etc. just made an error of omission when confirming who wasn’t in it, because he’s higher tier than half the guys mentioned. Not so great now.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pmWe lost Vizcaino.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:38 pmRoss, TP, Roadrunner, Hinkse & George Constanza plus 8 starters give us 13 position players and 12 pitchers.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:39 pmOf course Theo was going to fleece Wren.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:39 pmRosenthal says Vizcaino is going…
July 30th, 2012 at 10:40 pmForgot about Constanza. He’s obviously going down for Reed Johnson.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:42 pmThis move helps us rest some guys down the stretch, but there’s no way this is going to make a huge difference in the standings. Still waiting for something bigger to happen…
July 30th, 2012 at 10:45 pmSaw this scroll across the feed on an investment show: “Buy now on any company that manufactures panty de-wadders: The Atlanta Braves just traded a prospect who may or may not return to form after he had a ligament transplant.”
July 30th, 2012 at 10:46 pmVizcaino has tremendous upside but has a history of injuries. Cubs are assuming a lot of risk.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:46 pm@242 I agree…no guarantee Vizcaino even returns to what he was, and the upside is a bit dicey now I would think
July 30th, 2012 at 10:49 pmI still like the trade. Everything I’ve heard about Vizcaino is that he is destined to be a reliever. A good one, but still a reliever. Major league starting pitching is much more valuable. This is much better than giving up Delgado and Minor, since they are much more proven.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:50 pmYou have to give to get. Maholm is an upgrade over Jurrjens, comes back next year for only 6.5m and lets you keep Medlen in the pen.
Reed Johnson is Matt Diaz, but still good. Has an .838 career OPS vs. lefties, and .923 this season. And he’s not completely useless against righties either. Plus, he’s a capable CF, so Bourn can get a day off, and we don’t have to bring Constanza up constantly.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:53 pmReed Johnson is Matt Diaz four years ago.
July 30th, 2012 at 10:54 pmI like the deal because it addressed 3 needs…the bench with Johnson, the rotation with Maholm and the relief corp by leaving Medlen down there. If Venters continues to show flashes of 2011, we can make games 6 innings long again
July 30th, 2012 at 10:56 pmWho trades for a pitcher recovering from UCL reconstruction surgery?
July 30th, 2012 at 10:57 pmSomeone who only wants to pay Reed/Maholm for one.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:00 pmI like the trade too. Vizcaino doesn’t look like he’s going to have a starter’s arsenal and Chapman isn’t worth much. And in return we got a solid middle of the rotation starter and a good 4th outfielder.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:02 pmThe Cubs.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:03 pmOMG, we have TWO lefties in the rotation!!!!!!! When was the last time we have that?
I am neutral to the deal. So I guess it’s still considered as job well done by Frank Wren. We didn’t get any superstar, but we are getting the helps we need.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:05 pmNew thread.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:06 pmSince Vizcaino ended last year on the 25 man roster, is his pre-arbitration service clock running?
July 30th, 2012 at 11:12 pmOTOH, trading damaged goods is not going to maximize your return. The TJ surgery happened, though, so maybe Vizcaino was never going to regain the value he had last year.
Maholm and Johnson may have moderate impact during the regular season if things go well, but I don’t see them improving us much in the playoffs. Maholm does have a team option, so that gives us a chance at a secondary return if we don’t need him for the rotation. More of a division championship streak move than a World Series Champion move.
July 30th, 2012 at 11:19 pm