GDT #28: 5/2/14 - Giants (Lincecum) at Braves (Minor); No Gattis or Uggla

[sturg33]

Braves
Heyward
BUpton
Freeman
JUpton
Johnson
Simmons
Pena
Laird
Minor

Giants
WHO CARES? Minor is going get us back on track!

[sturg33]

Gattis has a nice game. Fredi sits him.

Makes sense

[jsebe10]

STOP SITTTING GATTIS!!!!!! Jesus man

[The Chosen One]

Why Pena?! Where's Pastor?!

[sturg33]

Why Pena?! Where's Pastor?!

Fredi wants to make sure Lincecum's changeup is maxed out by starting the lefty.

[Dalyn]

I need this vacation.

[Hulavol]

I ask this nicely. Are you guys morons?
Evan can barely walk after games. Get used to it.
He will play tomorrow, and probably have Sunday off too.
He is not an every day catcher. That's why we have three.
Get the hell over it already.
Now, let's go Bravos!!!!

[jpx7]

Gattis has a nice game. Fredi sits him.

Makes sense

Fredi's seen Lincecum's ERA the past couple seasons and couldn't resist getting in there to take some hacks at him.

[nsacpi]

Lincecum's splits are neutral. Pena is two for six against him and Pastornicky has not had an at bat against him.

The significant development is the benching of Uggla. It is a good move considering his struggles this year and the fact he has zero hits off Lincecum in 15 at bats.

Uggla also has a very poor record against Bumgarner. It would make sense to start Pastornicky in that game.

[bravesnumberone]

It would make sense to go with a platoon of Pena and Tyler from here on out, until half the board's lover boy Stella gets the call.

[nsacpi]

I would have played Gattis tonight. Rested him tomorrow. Then bring him back for the day game on Sunday.

I wonder who is going to catch Sunday. So far Fredi has not used Gattis on a day game after a night game.

[The Chosen One]

Fredi is so sick of this team he's putting himself in the lineup to showcase himself for a trade.

[Dalyn]

Fredi is so sick of this team he's putting himself in the lineup to showcase himself for a trade.

Oh, man. Hope he goes 6-6.

[Fredi Gonzalez]

I came up with a brilliant idea today all of my own volition. For the first time ever I am going to give YOU the fans input into how I manage the game. Some quick rules.

1- Uggla's already on the bench, so dont even start that **** about taking him out early.

2- Not using Kimbrel for 2 innings. I don't care if its game 7 of the world series and if we lose terrorists nuke the stadium. Not gonna happen.

3- Gattis took himself out of the lineup. Think he said something about not loving baseball enough to play.

4. I am not pinch hitting/running at random times.

5. Everytime you suggest something stupid like Varavro playing cf I am going to make Avilan start throwing in the pen.

[UNCBlue012]

This is saddening to be down, but minor has been pretty good in his return!

[tvsportscaster]

Leave it to the Braves to make Lincecum look good after stinking it up all year. This offense needs some bigtime help.

[jsebe10]

Thomas got squeezed.

Yea because of that fat ass gobble neck umpiring...his fat sorry ass should have retired years ago...prob keeps him from sitting at home with the fat wife

[Five]

Lol. Nice job BJ

[jsebe10]

A #2 hitter that can't execute a sacrifice bunt...really?

Rewind it and look at his body language during the AB and after it. He was pissed he had to bunt.

[Five]

This team cannot bunt, why are we paying our hitting coach? Is he just collecting a paycheck just because? He has not done a damn thing to be paid 100k or more.

They're turrrible. Couldn't agree with you more.