Pelfrey tonight. Will probably go with Lee/Glaus tomorrow against Johan. Can't imagine they'd throw the kid in there against one of toughest left handers in his 2nd career Major League game.

9/1/2010 5:35:02 PM

I want to call Jerry Manuel an idiot for putting a shift on a guy in his debut, but it's working

9/1/2010 8:08:26 PM

Something to keep an eye on...

Omar Infante is currently hitting .346, while the league leader, Carlos Gonzalez, is hitting .329. By my count, Infante is 38 PA short of qualifying for the batting title. The min. PA is a receding goal, but if he plays full-time for the rest of the way he should catch it just before the end of the season. But it will be close...

A batting title might almost justify him being an all-star...

9/2/2010 8:01:43 AM

^ Might justify?

Also that has already been discussed regarding Infante and the batting title and him getting enough PAs. What would really make it interesting is if Votto is in position to win the triple crown only to be upstaged by Infante getting enough PAs.

The fucking Mets had shifts on for McCann (no surprise), Heyward (did not work), and Freeman (somehow worked twice). I guess Jerry Manuel assumes every left handed batter can't hit the ball to left field. Freeman had two balls that may have been hits, but were right into the Mets shift. I was impressed with his debut and he made a couple of nice digs at 1B. Future is bright with him, Prado, and Heyward along with Medlen, Minor, JJ, Hanson, and Venters.

9/2/2010 8:36:32 AM

^shifting for heyward is not only stupid, but down right idiotic. I've seen more of his hits go to left-center than right field.

9/2/2010 11:47:10 AM

^^ Don't forget that Infante doesn't need to reach the required 502 PAs to win the batting title. If he falls short a few PAs and takes and 0fer for the remaining ones and is still the highest in Batting Average he wins it. That will be interesting if Votto, Gonzalez, or Pujols win the Triple Crown only to have Infante snake it away with like 495 Plate Appearances.

9/2/2010 11:58:39 PM

lead back at 2 games, aaaagain

9/3/2010 12:04:04 AM

Thanks for shitting the bed last night Rockies. Pieces of shit play out of their mind against the Braves and then their bullpen implodes against the Phillies.

Tough stretch of games for the Braves due to the pitching matchups. Santana last night, KK going for the Braves tonight (pretty much a guaranteed loss), and then on Saturday they have to face Josh Johnson again. Phillies might be tied for 1st by Saturday.




[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 7:41 AM. Reason : ip]

9/3/2010 7:41:25 AM

Quote :

"^^ Don't forget that Infante doesn't need to reach the required 502 PAs to win the batting title. If he falls short a few PAs and takes and 0fer for the remaining ones and is still the highest in Batting Average he wins it. That will be interesting if Votto, Gonzalez, or Pujols win the Triple Crown only to have Infante snake it away with like 495 Plate Appearances."

wat? I'm not following the reasoning here. It may be that I'm not fully up on the rules, but I thought he had to reach 3.1 PA per team game played, regardless of whether or not he appears in them. Which, for 162 games, would be 502 PA.... like I said, unless there is a caveat to that I'm not familiar with....

9/3/2010 2:29:31 PM

Christ, read the thread

Quote :

"rflong All American 5715 Posts user info edit post Saw some chatter on AJC about whether or not Omar could get to 502 PAs necessary to qualify for the batting title. It seems highly unlikely unless he gets 4.5 PAs per game the rest of the way which means no days off. But there is some rule I never heard of that says if he comes up say 30 PAs shy of 502, they can give him an 0-30 and if his BA is still the best even with the 0-30 factored in, then he can be crowned the batting champ. That is a crazy rule, but I hope Omar is able to win it as his season has been amazing. Hudson going tonight in Colorado. Please to lose Phillies, you pieces of shit. 8/23/2010 2:14:25 PM Slave Famous All American 22503 Posts user info edit post Tony Gwynn won the title that way in '96 Only had 498 PA's, hit .353...add 4 outs and he's still ahead of Ellis Burks .344 [Edited on August 23, 2010 at 2:27 PM. Reason : x] 8/23/2010 2:25:25 PM"

9/3/2010 2:31:26 PM

If he's 20 PA short, they can add on 20 PA (essentially, saying he went 0-20). If, after that, he still has the highest average, he's the champ.

See Tony Gwynn in the mid-90s and some other dude before that

[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 2:33 PM. Reason : ^]

9/3/2010 2:32:55 PM

Wow. I too, was not aware of that rule. Awesome...

9/3/2010 2:37:46 PM

so far, so good KK

9/3/2010 8:23:18 PM

Quote :

"Tough stretch of games for the Braves due to the pitching matchups. Santana last night, KK going for the Braves tonight (pretty much a guaranteed loss), and then on Saturday they have to face Josh Johnson again. Phillies might be tied for 1st by Saturday."

Unfortunately I am still spot on with this post. Fucking KK. Why have they just not released him yet? There has to be some other starter in the minors or let a guy like Dunn start. There is no reason to allow KK to pitch in a MLB game ever again. Trade his ass to the Royals.

Fuck the Phillies. They continue to play way over their heads with a ridiculous winning % in 1 run games.

9/3/2010 10:16:23 PM

Yeah, throw Dunn in there for a couple, Martinez for a couple, and let the rest of the bullpen finish it off. KK needs to fall on his sword.

No days off for 2+ weeks, things could get dicey.

--

I know before he was sent down there was talk that the front office was afraid to move him because it could hurt their chances to sign Japanese players in the future. I don't know if that will impact him the rest of the season, but really, has there been a Japanese player not named Ichiro or Nomo that wasn't disappointing?

[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 10:38 PM. Reason : okay, Matsui, the odds are still high that the nips are going to suck]

9/3/2010 10:33:50 PM

Yeah I just cannot figure out why Bobby and Wren are continuing to give KK a shot. The moves that the Braves front office has made this season have mostly been spot on (Farnsworth/Ankiel being the exception).

Glaus - good signing overall even though he fell apart, he has certainly been worth the money
Saito/Wagner - both have been very good
Gonzalez trade - working out okay despite some defensive issues
Lee trade - too soon to really judge
Melky - take out his horrible April and he has been serviceable (~750 OPS in May-July)
Keeping Heyward, Venters, and Conrad out of Spring Training - excellent moves
Giving Prado the starting 2B job and trading Kelly Johnson - great move
Bench they built out of spring training is 2nd to none with Ross, Hinske, Conrad, Infante, Diaz

Wish we could undo the move for McClouth too, but at least we did not give up anything for him. God he sucks beyond belief. In the offseason they need to trade him, KK, and Farnsworth to the Royals for a can of baked beans.



[Edited on September 3, 2010 at 11:28 PM. Reason : c]

9/3/2010 11:28:04 PM

lol Chipper was tossed last night for arguing with the ump from the bench. Guess he's applying for Bobbys job.

9/5/2010 11:32:26 AM

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/09/04/marlins-wont-honor-cox-payback-for-his-comments

ha fuck Jeffrey Loria

9/5/2010 1:10:07 PM

Braves coming back after being down 6-0 thanks to a few bases loaded walks... Keep it goin bravos!

9/5/2010 2:36:04 PM

At least the feelies lost.

9/5/2010 6:13:09 PM

God the Braves suck serious balls against the NL East. Other than the Mets, we cannot beat anyone. Also what is it with teams making unreal defensive plays against the Braves. I only watched about 10 plays in the entire game and saw the Marlins make three great plays in the field (Gaby Sanchez slide into the wall, Maybin grand slam robbery, and then some pitcher robbing a line drive right up the middle).

I am now paying more attention to the Giants and Rockies than the Phillies. I am convinced the Braves cannot hold off Philly, but should be able to win the Wild Card. Cannot believe I am saying this, but the Braves need Lowe back soon. Minor and KK both were terrible this weekend.

9/5/2010 11:48:40 PM

Gotta sweep the Pirates

They're fielding a AA team at this point

9/6/2010 1:07:14 AM

so i've been out of the country for over a week and have only been able to see scores and not any news of the braves. When and why did McLouth get called back up? Also, any injuries or slumps or changes that i've missed?

9/6/2010 3:39:47 PM

McClouth came up when rosters expanded on the first

[Edited on September 6, 2010 at 3:41 PM. Reason : Wren has already said he wants on him on the postseason roster]

9/6/2010 3:41:22 PM

Down by 0.5 games. NOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo

9/6/2010 11:22:28 PM

Check the standings again. We are .5 game up.

9/6/2010 11:24:25 PM

ESPN says we're back 0.5, but they also say Philly won twice today

Smells like a media conspiracy

9/6/2010 11:45:01 PM

Philly split a double header and we lost. We had a 1 game lead going into the games yesterday.

9/7/2010 7:33:49 AM

Is today the last day for the Braves run in 1st place? Cannot believe we fucking got one damn run against the Pirates and some shitty no name pitcher yesterday. Need to put together a mini winning streak.

9/7/2010 7:54:46 AM

Quote :

"Philly split a double header and we lost. We had a 1 game lead going into the games yesterday. "

Yeah, I know

But when I posted last night, ESPN.com standings actually said the Phillies were up half a game and gave them credits for two wins

9/7/2010 11:37:43 AM

heading down for Saturday's game against the Cardinals. Planning to stay at the Hotel Midtown per usual unless a last minute deal comes along.

9/7/2010 11:55:48 AM

If you're not watching, you probably want to turn this one on

Hudson is having a good game

That's all I'm saying

9/7/2010 7:56:56 PM

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

9/7/2010 8:01:52 PM

well, Ernie fucked that one.

9/7/2010 8:10:28 PM

He can still face the minimum!

9/7/2010 8:11:42 PM

Thanks ernie

9/7/2010 8:19:08 PM

9/7/2010 8:23:36 PM

Lee you frustrating son of a ...

9/7/2010 8:28:56 PM

When's the last time a team didn't score a single run the last month of the season

9/7/2010 8:54:17 PM

looks like the fillies will finally take over 1st. bastards

9/7/2010 9:05:24 PM

looks like i'll be heading down Saturday to see a wild card battle.

9/7/2010 9:05:38 PM

We still have 6 games left against the phillies....

9/7/2010 9:07:30 PM

Tonight's trivia question: most home runs by a Pirate something something

Chip's answer: Rafael Belliard

Rafael Belliard career home runs: 2

[Edited on September 7, 2010 at 9:22 PM. Reason : I think it's raining, ump]

9/7/2010 9:12:52 PM

i better hear about how Atlanta is breathing down Philly's neck

9/7/2010 10:01:23 PM

Pretty frustrating the difference between how we play on the road and at home. The Pirates are the worst team in the NL and we score 1 run in 2 games. Hopefully we can win tonight and get some help from the Mets.

9/8/2010 7:16:25 AM

Ever since that fucking ridiculous play by Maybin on MclOUTh's would-have-been grand slam, the Braves have scored 1 fucking run and lost three games. The Braves are truly horrible on the road and even if they make the playoffs, this problem will prevent them from probably even winning a series.

Honestly if you cannot beat the Pirates when it counts the most, then you do not deserve to make the postseason. Just plain embarrassing. Lowe needs to step it up tonight. Braves still have 6 games left with Philly, but need to stay within a game if they hope to actually win the east.

Also Ankiel, Lee, and McLouth need to stay on the bench. Put Hinske in right, Melky in center, Freeman at 1B and pray for groundballs.

9/8/2010 7:56:13 AM

Hey, look. The Phillies are in first place. Awesome.

9/8/2010 10:17:22 AM

Quote :

"Also Ankiel, Lee, and McLouth need to stay on the bench. Put Hinske in right, Melky in center, Freeman at 1B and pray for groundballs."

What are you going to do with Heyward?

9/8/2010 12:10:42 PM

^ I meant put Hinske in left. My bad.

9/8/2010 3:00:37 PM

McClouth's batting .200 since coming back up

That's 30 points over his season average!

9/8/2010 3:04:28 PM