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Braves are still going at 4-0. Beat the Mets tonight 5-3 in the Atlanta Home Opener at soon-to-be-abandoned Turner Field. Grilli with his 3rd save of the young season. Braves are 4-0 for the first time since 1994? Wow. Thought we had some other good starts during all those consecutive division championships, but I guess not. Note of caution, 1994 was the strike year, where Braves "finished" 6 games behind the then-Montreal expos (now Washington Nationals) when the season was stopped.

Chris Johnson hitting .556 so far this year. Phil "Goose" Gosselin (that's what the announcers are calling him) had a bases-loaded game winning hit in the bottom of the 8th to bring it home. Eric Stults pitched decently, and Fredi Gonzalez maneuvered his lightly-regarded lineup to another victory.

Julio Teheran goes for victory #2 against Dillon Gee of the Mets tomorrow night.
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(04-10-2015 10:11 PM)stever20 Wrote:  We forgot one thing about Lincecum. He's facing the Padres. Shockingly he's actually given up a hit against them(albeit an infield hit)!

I didn't forget, just didn't think it was relevant. This is a completely different Padres lineup with fences that were moved in even more. The past Padres teams have nothing to do with this one. That said while his stuff was totally mediocre, he did pitch well and got a nice amount of groundballs. The obvious problem was the complete lack of hitting. It's not surprising when you remember that belt and pence are hurt. After Posey's spot in the order we have a bunch of 7 and 8 hitters and Hector sanchez
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It's just so funny how much he owns San Diego. His career now- in 30 starts(plus 3 relief appearances)- he's gone 18-6 with 50 er in 205 ip(2.20 ERA). 85 walks to 223 k's. whip was 1.101 before tonight. .565 OPS allowed before tonight... Only teams he's done better against Houston (5-0 0.99 in 9 starts), Tampa Bay(0-0 1.29 in 1 start), and Minnesota(2-0 1.38 in 2 starts).

the other teams in the division-
Los Angeles 9-7 3.38 in 24 starts .702 OPS
Arizona 9-10 3.80 in 27 starts .704 OPS
Colorado 11-9 3.92 in 28 starts .691 OPS

just remarkable.
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(04-10-2015 10:59 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Crap. the Yankees came back in the ninth and tied the Red Sox. Now in 13th.

but yay! the red sox come back and win it in just 19 innings!
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(04-11-2015 02:28 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  
(04-10-2015 10:59 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Crap. the Yankees came back in the ninth and tied the Red Sox. Now in 13th.

but yay! the red sox come back and win it in just 19 innings!

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and they get to come back 8 hours later for a day game.

on a separate note- A Rod is looking pretty solid so far...
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(04-11-2015 12:20 AM)stever20 Wrote:  It's just so funny how much he owns San Diego. His career now- in 30 starts(plus 3 relief appearances)- he's gone 18-6 with 50 er in 205 ip(2.20 ERA). 85 walks to 223 k's. whip was 1.101 before tonight. .565 OPS allowed before tonight... Only teams he's done better against Houston (5-0 0.99 in 9 starts), Tampa Bay(0-0 1.29 in 1 start), and Minnesota(2-0 1.38 in 2 starts).

the other teams in the division-
Los Angeles 9-7 3.38 in 24 starts .702 OPS
Arizona 9-10 3.80 in 27 starts .704 OPS
Colorado 11-9 3.92 in 28 starts .691 OPS

just remarkable.

Is it really surprising considering how awful the Padres offense has been since Timmy came up? Hell, even Jonathan sanchez threw a no hitter against them. And the only reason Cain threw that perfect game is because he faced the astros
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(04-11-2015 11:13 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 12:20 AM)stever20 Wrote:  It's just so funny how much he owns San Diego. His career now- in 30 starts(plus 3 relief appearances)- he's gone 18-6 with 50 er in 205 ip(2.20 ERA). 85 walks to 223 k's. whip was 1.101 before tonight. .565 OPS allowed before tonight... Only teams he's done better against Houston (5-0 0.99 in 9 starts), Tampa Bay(0-0 1.29 in 1 start), and Minnesota(2-0 1.38 in 2 starts).

the other teams in the division-
Los Angeles 9-7 3.38 in 24 starts .702 OPS
Arizona 9-10 3.80 in 27 starts .704 OPS
Colorado 11-9 3.92 in 28 starts .691 OPS

just remarkable.

Is it really surprising considering how awful the Padres offense has been since Timmy came up? Hell, even Jonathan sanchez threw a no hitter against them. And the only reason Cain threw that perfect game is because he faced the astros

The Padres offense isn't that far off from some of the other teams in the division. A few of the years the Padres were better than the Dodgers and another they were only 2 runs worse. Even last year- the Padres were only 80 runs worse for the entire season than the Diamondbacks. That's only a half a run per game. The gap in the career shouldn't be anywhere near as much as it is.
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(04-11-2015 12:51 PM)stever20 Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 11:13 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 12:20 AM)stever20 Wrote:  It's just so funny how much he owns San Diego. His career now- in 30 starts(plus 3 relief appearances)- he's gone 18-6 with 50 er in 205 ip(2.20 ERA). 85 walks to 223 k's. whip was 1.101 before tonight. .565 OPS allowed before tonight... Only teams he's done better against Houston (5-0 0.99 in 9 starts), Tampa Bay(0-0 1.29 in 1 start), and Minnesota(2-0 1.38 in 2 starts).

the other teams in the division-
Los Angeles 9-7 3.38 in 24 starts .702 OPS
Arizona 9-10 3.80 in 27 starts .704 OPS
Colorado 11-9 3.92 in 28 starts .691 OPS

just remarkable.

Is it really surprising considering how awful the Padres offense has been since Timmy came up? Hell, even Jonathan sanchez threw a no hitter against them. And the only reason Cain threw that perfect game is because he faced the astros

The Padres offense isn't that far off from some of the other teams in the division. A few of the years the Padres were better than the Dodgers and another they were only 2 runs worse. Even last year- the Padres were only 80 runs worse for the entire season than the Diamondbacks. That's only a half a run per game. The gap in the career shouldn't be anywhere near as much as it is.

Didn't the Padres have one of the worst offenses ever last year? Here's an article from the NY times last July: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/spo...rrer=&_r=0
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(04-11-2015 01:08 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 12:51 PM)stever20 Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 11:13 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  
(04-11-2015 12:20 AM)stever20 Wrote:  It's just so funny how much he owns San Diego. His career now- in 30 starts(plus 3 relief appearances)- he's gone 18-6 with 50 er in 205 ip(2.20 ERA). 85 walks to 223 k's. whip was 1.101 before tonight. .565 OPS allowed before tonight... Only teams he's done better against Houston (5-0 0.99 in 9 starts), Tampa Bay(0-0 1.29 in 1 start), and Minnesota(2-0 1.38 in 2 starts).

the other teams in the division-
Los Angeles 9-7 3.38 in 24 starts .702 OPS
Arizona 9-10 3.80 in 27 starts .704 OPS
Colorado 11-9 3.92 in 28 starts .691 OPS

just remarkable.

Is it really surprising considering how awful the Padres offense has been since Timmy came up? Hell, even Jonathan sanchez threw a no hitter against them. And the only reason Cain threw that perfect game is because he faced the astros

The Padres offense isn't that far off from some of the other teams in the division. A few of the years the Padres were better than the Dodgers and another they were only 2 runs worse. Even last year- the Padres were only 80 runs worse for the entire season than the Diamondbacks. That's only a half a run per game. The gap in the career shouldn't be anywhere near as much as it is.

Didn't the Padres have one of the worst offenses ever last year? Here's an article from the NY times last July: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/19/spo...rrer=&_r=0

yes, but the dbacks only scored 80 more runs than they did. that's only a half run per game.

And that's just 1 year. The year before the Padres scored 88 runs fewer than the Rockies(the #1 scoring team in the division).

Now look at Bumgarner for a very wild comparison...
vs LA 11-5 2.54 in 16 starts 0.969 WHIP .598 OPS
vs Arizona 7-4 2.61 in 18 starts 1.170 WHIP .682 OPS
vs Colorado 9-6 3.13 in 20 starts 1.259 WHIP .699 OPS
vs San Diego 6-4 3.48 in 17 starts 1.198 WHIP .710 OPS

Just for whatever reason Lincecum owns the Padres.
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(04-11-2015 03:09 AM)stever20 Wrote:  and they get to come back 8 hours later for a day game.

on a separate note- A Rod is looking pretty solid so far...

on that same note: A-Rod is the only Yankee with a hit so far in today's game through 7 innings! I love seeing the wang yankers struggle. Brock Holt is 3 for 4 so far today and is hitting .600 for the young season. Holt is a former Rice Owl, by the way. Red Sox now up 5-1 on the wang Yankers in the 7th. Go Bahston!
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Archie Bradley had a great debut going 6 innings only giving up one hit as the Dbacks scored 6 off Kershaw
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I know it's very early in the season, and things will certainly even out, but I thought about the Nationals having both former Braves Yunel Escobar and Dan Uggla on their team starting since former Rice Owl Anthony Rendon is out. The knee-jerk reaction is an "ouch" for the Braves still paying almost all of Uggla's salary this season to have him play for a division rival.

But then I thought "who would you be willing to pay another rival team to start in order to make them a worse team?" And Uggla is near the top of the list. He's a nice guy, good teammate and hard worker (i.e.- hard to want to get rid of)--and he stinks. Combined with Escobar's renowned personality and clubhouse dissension issues, along with his eroded skills, and you have the makings of a cancerous implosion for the Nationals that actually helps give the Braves and everyone else in the NL East a fighting chance this year against the Nationals.

Too bad we couldn't get them to take BJ and Justin Upton as well, but I think some of the same holds true for that now-San Diego tandem. Justin is a decent player, but his brother Melvin (nee-BJ (Bossman Junior)) is a terrible teammate let alone terrible player. It was more than worth the price of Kimbrel to get rid of him and his albatross contract so early.

Therefore, with the woeful Phillies already taking two of three this series from the Nats, I'm not too unhappy with the way things have played out to this point.

When Rendon comes back (and I hope he can--he's a great player and a great guy) much of the Escobar/Uggla issue will be mitigated. I'm sure Washington will figure out to release one or both before the season's over. But credit where credit is due: Ugla/Escobar so far helping drag the Nats down to being a team like the Braves were last year.

And this year's no-name, no-power, scrappy, pitching and defense, contact-hitting, "we think we can" Braves are infinitely more fun to watch and pull for so far than the ego trips of BJ, Justin, Escobar and the tragedy that was "Dan Ugly." Nice job so far John Hart, and has anyone seen Frank Wren anywhere lately?
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Bad news: The Braves will not go undefeated this season. Mets beat Braves 4-3 today. Braves now 5-1 on young season. (Only Tigers and Royals remain without a loss.)

Good news: Next up for Braves: Miami Marlins again. Marlins are currently 1-5 on the season, losing today to the Rays.

Braves swept the Marlins in Miami to start the season.

Guess it's up to you, Tigers (won today and still undefeated at 6-0) and Royals (up 4-1 over Angels in the 4th inning.)

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MLB.com is holding a vote on the 4 best players from each of the 30 franchises plus the Negro Leagues, players from the 1800s, and the greatest living players.

And why is Charlie Hustle included with the Reds, but Shoeless Joe isn't included with the White Sox?!

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y...e_four.jsp

Here are the ballots I've done so far...

Cards
Stan Musial
Rogers Hornsby
Bob Gibson
Ozzie Smith

Yanks
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehirg
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
(2,104 homers combined!)

Red Sox
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski
Cy Young
Pedro Martinez

White Sox
Shoeless Joe Jackson (write-in, eff you MLB!)
Luke Appling
Eddie Collins
Frank Thomas

Giants
Christy Matthewson
Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Mel Ott

Negro Leagues
Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige
Cool Papa Bell
Buck Leanord

Pioneers (1800s)
Grover Alexander
Cap Anson
George Sisler
Willie Keeler

Greatest Living
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Sandy Koufax
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(04-12-2015 10:57 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  I know it's very early in the season, and things will certainly even out, but I thought about the Nationals having both former Braves Yunel Escobar and Dan Uggla on their team starting since former Rice Owl Anthony Rendon is out. The knee-jerk reaction is an "ouch" for the Braves still paying almost all of Uggla's salary this season to have him play for a division rival.

But then I thought "who would you be willing to pay another rival team to start in order to make them a worse team?" And Uggla is near the top of the list. He's a nice guy, good teammate and hard worker (i.e.- hard to want to get rid of)--and he stinks. Combined with Escobar's renowned personality and clubhouse dissension issues, along with his eroded skills, and you have the makings of a cancerous implosion for the Nationals that actually helps give the Braves and everyone else in the NL East a fighting chance this year against the Nationals.

Too bad we couldn't get them to take BJ and Justin Upton as well, but I think some of the same holds true for that now-San Diego tandem. Justin is a decent player, but his brother Melvin (nee-BJ (Bossman Junior)) is a terrible teammate let alone terrible player. It was more than worth the price of Kimbrel to get rid of him and his albatross contract so early.

Therefore, with the woeful Phillies already taking two of three this series from the Nats, I'm not too unhappy with the way things have played out to this point.

When Rendon comes back (and I hope he can--he's a great player and a great guy) much of the Escobar/Uggla issue will be mitigated. I'm sure Washington will figure out to release one or both before the season's over. But credit where credit is due: Ugla/Escobar so far helping drag the Nats down to being a team like the Braves were last year.

And this year's no-name, no-power, scrappy, pitching and defense, contact-hitting, "we think we can" Braves are infinitely more fun to watch and pull for so far than the ego trips of BJ, Justin, Escobar and the tragedy that was "Dan Ugly." Nice job so far John Hart, and has anyone seen Frank Wren anywhere lately?

I think Fredi Gonzalez is thrilled that he has a team that's will to play small ball versus last years team that was full of hitters who imagined they were capable of going yard at every AB. I recently heard a rumor than during Wren's tenure he forbade Gonzalez from trying to convince the last couple of teams from playing contact baseball. Apparently the new GM has given Fredi the team he wanted.
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(04-12-2015 10:33 PM)OrangeCrush22 Wrote:  MLB.com is holding a vote on the 4 best players from each of the 30 franchises plus the Negro Leagues, players from the 1800s, and the greatest living players.

And why is Charlie Hustle included with the Reds, but Shoeless Joe isn't included with the White Sox?!

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y...e_four.jsp

Here are the ballots I've done so far...

Cards
Stan Musial
Rogers Hornsby
Bob Gibson
Ozzie Smith

Yanks
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehirg
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
(2,104 homers combined!)

Red Sox
Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski
Cy Young
Pedro Martinez

White Sox
Shoeless Joe Jackson (write-in, eff you MLB!)
Luke Appling
Eddie Collins
Frank Thomas

Giants
Christy Matthewson
Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Mel Ott

Negro Leagues
Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige
Cool Papa Bell
Buck Leanord

Pioneers (1800s)
Grover Alexander
Cap Anson
George Sisler
Willie Keeler

Greatest Living
Barry Bonds
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Sandy Koufax

If MLB lets Pete Rose into the HoF, don't you have to put Shoeless Joe in as well?
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I don't know that I'd classify Gonzalez as a small ball manager. Going back to his Marlins teams- they were pretty power laiden teams. his 3 full years in Miami they were 4,2,7 in the NL in homers hit. Only had 2 years where he was the manager the entire year(out of 7) that his teams weren't in the top half of the league- to include a year with the Braves where they were #1.
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Interesting that MLB didn't include A-Rod on the Mariners list.


For the Dbacks, I voted:
Randy Johnson
Luis Gonzales
Brandon Webb
Paul Goldschmidt
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