Atlanta Braves thread!!!

[RoyTheHammer]

41 freeman and uggla are starting to come around now. In fact the braves are playing great baseball now. Only 2 behind the phillies and heyward will finally be back in a week

Oh is Uggla starting to come around now? Him and his .183 average?

:laugh2:

 

[DIAF]

Oh is Uggla starting to come around now? Him and his .183 average?

:laugh2:

Well, he's 5 of his last 11 with a homer and a double, along with 3 walks. Nothing like the Houston pitching staff to shake out of a slump.

 

[jimmy40]

seems like there's more Braves fans in this thread than I ever see at a Braves' home game on tv.

 

[DIAF]

seems like there's more Braves fans in this thread than I ever see at a Braves' home game on tv.

There's several reasons for that.

1. Atlanta sports fans are far too casual. They show up late, leave early.
2. The fanbase that attends games is too suburban. The crowd is overwhelmingly wealthier professionals and their families that all live 15-45 miles outside of the city
3. Stadium isn't on MARTA line - you've got to take the train and THEN take a shuttle to get out there
4. Stadium is in a bad area - Turner is right in the middle of neighborhoods that cant afford to go to games, and places where you dont want to be driving around looking for parking. No other attractions to draw pre-game/post-game crowds (like bars, restaraunts, parks, etc.)

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Well, he's 5 of his last 11 with a homer and a double, along with 3 walks. Nothing like the Houston pitching staff to shake out of a slump.

I wouldn't call going 5 for his last 11 "starting to come around" when he's still hitting .183 on the season and is on pace for around 55 RBI's.

 

[DIAF]

I wouldn't call going 5 for his last 11 "starting to come around" when he's still hitting .183 on the season and is on pace for around 55 RBI's.

What would you call it then? Don't let your dislike of the guy cloud your judgement. Shaking off a slump IS "starting to come around". Of course his numbers are still terrible, he's not hit for nearly two and a half months. Gotta start somewhere. Even if he were 11 for his last 11, he wouldnt be over the Mendoza line.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

What would you call it then? Don't let your dislike of the guy cloud your judgement. Shaking off a slump IS "starting to come around". Of course his numbers are still terrible, he's not hit for nearly two and a half months. Gotta start somewhere. Even if he were 11 for his last 11, he wouldnt be over the Mendoza line.

You're gonna take a sample size of 11 at bats and say he did well in those and say that means he's starting to turn his season around?

Please.. its going to take a hell of alot more than that for him to climb back to putting up a respectable season. More likely he's going to turn out to be a huge bust in his first season of that huge contract they paid him. He's simply never been that great a hitter, like i said before.

 

[DIAF]

You're gonna take a sample size of 11 at bats and say he did well in those and say that means he's starting to turn his season around?

Please.. its going to take a hell of alot more than that for him to climb back to putting up a respectable season. More likely he's going to turn out to be a huge bust in his first season of that huge contract they paid him. He's simply never been that great a hitter, like i said before.

uh, if you go 5 of 11 when your last 5 hits came in the span of NINETEEN DAYS, then yes, I think that qualifies as "coming around".

I pretty much said his numbers were still awful and it would take a sustained effort to even get his batting average over the mendoza line. And then you replied with nearly the exact same thing, as if I had implied the exact opposite. You hate this guy so much your making up arguments and putting them into people's mouths. Unreal.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

uh, if you go 5 of 11 when your last 5 hits came in the span of NINETEEN DAYS, then yes, I think that qualifies as "coming around".

I pretty much said his numbers were still awful and it would take a sustained effort to even get his batting average over the mendoza line. And then you replied with nearly the exact same thing, as if I had implied the exact opposite. You hate this guy so much your making up arguments and putting them into people's mouths. Unreal.

lol

I don't "hate" Danny Uggla at all. I've just always seen how overrated he is as a hitter, and he wasn't worth the huge contract he got. He's done nothing but prove me right all season long and now someone found a stretch where he went 5 for 11 and wants to use that tiny sample size to say he's coming around when he's still hitting .183 over a third of the season and is on pace for 50 rbi's. Its silly.

 

[CowboyDan]

The Phillies are old, and if the Braves hit, they can win that division.

*Cough*Best Record in Baseball*Cough*

 

[dillinger319]

So what's the deal with Jordan Schafer?

I expected him to be on the roster last year.. Does he have what it takes to stick around and contribute?

 

[Patton]

So what's the deal with Jordan Schafer?

I expected him to be on the roster last year.. Does he have what it takes to stick around and contribute?

He has good plate discipline, defense and speed, but it's questionable that he'll be able to hit enough to be an everyday player. I can't imagine the Braves will play him over McLouth and when McLouth is gone next year they will likely try to trade for a CF or get one in FA.

Basically, Schafer is a good spare outfielder. Think a Gregor Blanco type. The only reason why he looks passable is because the Braves have been so bad in center recently.

 

[Patton]

*Cough*Best Record in Baseball*Cough*

> June
> The Braves are winning the head to head with the Phillies.
> The Braves don't have a single outfielder they opened the season with as of this post (Heyward could be back in the lineup on Wed though).

 

[RoyTheHammer]

> June
> The Braves are winning the head to head with the Phillies.
> The Braves don't have a single outfielder they opened the season with as of this post (Heyward could be back in the lineup on Wed though).

Big deal. The Braves are up 5 wins to 4 losses. The Phillies played a third of the season without their best offensive player in Utley and the rest of the team has been in a season long slump almost except for Polanco and Victorino, who has spent time on the DL as well. Every team has their problems, injuries, etc.. but when it comes down to it the Phillies have the best record in baseball and the Braves are playing catch up, as they will all season.

 

[DIAF]

Big deal. The Braves are up 5 wins to 4 losses. The Phillies played a third of the season without their best offensive player in Utley and the rest of the team has been in a season long slump almost except for Polanco and Victorino, who has spent time on the DL as well. Every team has their problems, injuries, etc.. but when it comes down to it the Phillies have the best record in baseball and the Braves are playing catch up, as they will all season.

Season-long slump my rear. The Phillies have the 2nd-best team ERA in the NL, lead the NL in quality starts, are 2nd in the NL in strikeouts, 5th in BAA, and are dead last in base-on-balls issued.

Some slump.

I think it's hilarious that the Braves have the most ******** manager in the National League (BUNT! BUNT! oh god yes BUNT!), have fielded a AAA outfield for a good chunk of the season, had their big slugging free-agent acquisition hit under .200 for a third of a year, and yet were still 10 games over .500 at one point and 2 back of the Phillies.

 

[Patton]

In regards to the Phillies position players, slump is code for old and declining.

 

[CowboyDan]

In regards to the Phillies position players, slump is code for old and declining.

Let's see what the stats say....

Batting Avg.
Polanco .305
McCann .301

HRs
Howard 14
McCann 9

Hits
Polanco 79
Prado 71

2bs
Howard 15
Jones 19

3bs
Victarino 6
Braves Have No One in the top 40

RBIs
Howard 55
McCann 37

Stolen Bases
Rollins 14
Braves have No One in the top 40

Walks
Howard 33
Jones 34

Slug
Howard .486
McCann .489

OBP
Victorino .359
McCann .372

Errors
Howard 0
Freeman 3

Look at all those old, declining guys. What other stats would you like to compare? You're lucky to be within 2 games. But as you said, it's only June. By August you'll be 6 back.

 

[Temo]

People who don't know baseball amuse me.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Season-long slump my rear. The Phillies have the 2nd-best team ERA in the NL, lead the NL in quality starts, are 2nd in the NL in strikeouts, 5th in BAA, and are dead last in base-on-balls issued.

Some slump.

I think it's hilarious that the Braves have the most ******** manager in the National League (BUNT! BUNT! oh god yes BUNT!), have fielded a AAA outfield for a good chunk of the season, had their big slugging free-agent acquisition hit under .200 for a third of a year, and yet were still 10 games over .500 at one point and 2 back of the Phillies.

You bring up their pitching stats when i talk about how their offense has been in a slump?

Flawless logic there..

 

[CowboyDan]

People who don't know baseball amuse me.

I agree.