Official Atlanta Braves Thread

[BF91]

Fredi = the best choice available.

[faultlessjoint]

Fredi = the best choice available.

Yup. I'd much rather see him than Pendleton or Yost. Pendleton seems to lack the fire/drive I'd like to see in a new manager and I really have no idea how he'd handle being in charge.

I used to be big on Yost, until his stint in Milwaukee. And it's not the fact that he blew a huge lead late in the season either. It's that his players threw him under the bus. He didn't have the loyalty of the guys in the locker room and that's the one thing a manager MUST have in order to win.

[BF91]

TP hasn't exactly been a world-beater as a hitting coach, and although hitting coaches do get too much of the blame when things are going bad, I'd prefer that a guy succeed as his current job before he gets promoted. I actually would prefer that he took on some other role with this team (or another...) so Fredi could bring Jim Presley with him.

[faultlessjoint]

Is this game going really going to happen? WTF?

I have directv extra innings and they don't have the HD broadcasts of games on Peachtree. So I was watching the Chicago (csn) broadcast and at 8:15 they said "Expect to start play in 45 minutes." Assholes.

EDIT: HA! I post this. Turn around to look at the TV and Prado is standing at the plate!

[Joscott]

Dlowe threw a gem, but the Bravos couldn't score.

That was a pretty crappy series, now Medlen and Kawakami get starts against Detroit. Hopefully KK's last start for awhile.

[Mesmer]

Mets took first place I think. Gotta start winning again.

[BF91]

Mets took first place I think. Gotta start winning again.

Nope, they lost. Got to build on to our slim lead.

[Joscott]

Medlen and Kawakami both pick up wins. Kawakami went 7 with 2 hits and 1 ER, by far his best start of the season and picks up his first win.

[Mesmer]

Kawakami gives the Braves a great start and the bullpen almost blew it. Talk about opposite day.

[Joscott]

Tommy Hanson is having some issues to say the least.

I'm still excited about Huddy vs. Strasburg tomorrow night.

[Joscott]

Strasburg got out-dueled tonight. Hudson wasn't getting nearly the calls as him, but he hang around and won it.

[BF91]

Huddy went well over 100 pitches tonight and held a pretty talented Nationals offense to zero runs, a couple signs of a true ace.

[BF91]

Per Bowman: Heyward to DL with a thumb ligament sprain. No real damage, just getting time off. Jurrjens off the DL, Kawakami to the bullpen. And Matty will be up tomorrow, one of Chavez/Martinez will get sent down.

[Johnny Rockets]

Strasburg got out-dueled tonight. Hudson wasn't getting nearly the calls as him, but he hang around and won it.

Not sure you and I were watching the same game. Didn't see that Strasburg was getting the calls over Hudson at all. Why would a rookie pitcher be getting the calls over a seasoned vet in his home park? Maybe I am blind but I didn't see the favoritism you did.

Strasburg's defense let him down, they imploded on him. Nationals are a horrible baseball team both offensviely and defensively. Would have liked to have seen Strasburg throw his curveball last night. Think he only threw it about 7 times that I noticed because of the humidity.

On a side note.....did anyone see the moron in the white shirt behind that plate during the game last night? He was really liquored up by about the 5th inning and was acting like a 5 year old. Just wondering if it was anyone on here.