8/12/2015: MLB Thread Wednesday, Wisler seeking 6th win; Braves seek run(s)

ATLANTA

1. Michael Bourn (L) LF
2. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
3. Nick Markakis (L) RF
4. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C
5. Adonis Garcia (R) 3B
6. Jace Peterson (L) 2B
7. Nick Swisher (S) DH
8. Joey Terdoslavich (S) 1B
9. Pedro Ciriaco (R) SS

RHP Matt Wisler

TAMPA BAY
1. John Jaso (L) DH
2. Grady Sizemore (L) LF
3. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
4. James Loney (L) 1B
5. Logan Forsythe (R) 2B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Daniel Nava (S) RF
8. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
9. Curt Casali (R) C

Jake Odorizzi RHP


Swisher hitting .100 as a Brave; kinda what I was afraid of

First and third nobody out to first and third two out. Joe Simpson just said the Braves have scored the fewest runs in the major leagues since the All Star Game. No great surprise.

Thank you, Joey t

THREE RUNS IN AN INNING!!! Glad I put the reverse jinx on us with my last post. 8^)

I doubt Nick Swisher lasts past this off-season with us, probably gets released at some point. Maybin maybe gets traded and Bourn probably stays next year to mentor Mallex Smith. Bourn could also platoon with Perez in CF next year till Smith is ready.

Nice recovery by Wisler.

Homer by Ciriaco.

Didn't have Ciriaco in the HR pool.

If Bourn can hit with any consistency, even at age 32 he's the leadoff hitter we seem to rarely have. With Maybin in CF and Bourn in LF, defensively we'd have a pretty good outfield, Markakis' limitations notwithstanding. As you said, it's more likely that we won't have both of them going into next year.

Swisher couldn't look more lost right now at the plate.

Sizemore's home run is scheduled to land at 9 pm EDT.

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Originally Posted by USMA76

Sizemore's home run is scheduled to land at 9 pm EDT.

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My cousin in Tampa Bay just told me it landed. JFYI. :)

I've not seen a camera angle that would reverse this call.

Damn, good call by the umpire. I thought he was safe in real time.

These replays take forever and then when it's finally over the players aren't ready to go. The next batter should be standing by the box. And do they really need 2 or 3 guys listening with headsets? Why not just 1 guy going to the headset and the others in position to start play as soon as possible?

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Originally Posted by Julio3000

Damn, good call by the umpire. I thought he was safe in real time.

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In football that might've been an incomplete pass. While the ball did disappear into his glove he didn't seem to have control of it.

Aardsma!

Good AB by Swisher; those have been rare.

I still believe in Terdo's bat. Guy needs to get 400+ AB's.

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Originally Posted by Runnin

In football that might've been an incomplete pass. While the ball did disappear into his glove he didn't seem to have control of it.

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I guess the difference is that in baseball, if it's a transfer play, you only have to have "control" for the barest fraction of a second.

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Originally Posted by thethe

I still believe in Terdo's bat. Guy needs to get 400+ AB's.

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I thought this might be the year for him to get a look.