9/23 GDT: Braves go fishing one more time

[bravesfanMatt]

Clearly Ender is a better hitter leading off. Makes you wonder how good his season would have been if he didn't hit in the 8 hole so much.

[Enscheff]

Some of us are just old school, sorry we don't buy into the new ways of sticking a number on everything just because you can.

Yeah, why try to measure the route a guy ran vs the optimal direct line between the 2 points? How could such a metric possibly have any use evaluating defenders? Such a waste of time tracking it.

[msstate7]

Agreed. I see no reason to add to the rotation next year. Guys like Whalen and Collmenter can slot into the middle of the rotation because they just get outs. They have proven that you can succeed without throwing over 90 as long as you can hit your spots and change speeds.

Maybe they can be packaged with someone like Ellis or Ruiz to get Quintana?

As long as kemp is protecting FF, we only need pitchers to not implode

[Enscheff]

Clearly Ender is a better hitter leading off. Makes you wonder how good his season would have been if he didn't hit in the 8 hole so much.

I know right? I bet he hits LHers better from the lead off spot too.

Let's just hope the Braves don't acquire another guy who hits the best in the lead off slot or they will be in trouble.

[Enscheff]

As long as kemp is protecting FF, we only need pitchers to not implode

Correct. Now that kemp has made everyone on the roster better, they don't really need to improve at any position.

[thewupk]

Some of us are just old school, sorry we don't buy into the new ways of sticking a number on everything just because you can.

Baseball has always embraced advances in technology and math. Even Branch Rickey (best baseball mind of all time) knew the benefits of range over fielding % for example. Route efficiency and other ideas being developed will continue that trend. Eventually they will wind up on the back of baseball cards for the next generation to grow up with.

[thewupk]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/202814...k-to-42-games/

Freeman has a 42 game on base streak and just passed Chipper for 2nd on the Braves all-time streak. Sheffield holds the record at 52. Freeman is also aiming at Uggla's(lol) 33 game Atlanta hit streak record.

[thewupk]

Kempin' ain't easy.

swinging that big dick all night

[bravesfanMatt]

Beckham with a weak relay. Simmons would have nailed Gordon there.

[msstate7]

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/202814...k-to-42-games/

Freeman has a 42 game on base streak and just passed Chipper for 2nd on the Braves all-time streak. Sheffield holds the record at 52. Freeman is also aiming at Uggla's(lol) 33 game Atlanta hit streak record.

Kemp playing his 48th game as a brave tonight. Kemp is to FF as the secret service is to Obama #protection

[bravesfanMatt]

Lol

[Enscheff]

Kemp playing his 48th game as a brave tonight. Kemp is to FF as the secret service is to Obama #protection

Kemp is so good at protecting Freeman he was doing it for a few weeks all the way from SD. And to think, all the Braves gave up for him was Olivera! What a genius move!!

[bravesfanMatt]

heard kemp is great at blocking FF when they are playing corn hole at their weekend bbq.

[Enscheff]

heard kemp is great at blocking FF when they are playing corn hole at their weekend bbq.

If he were any kind of real man he would just throw it high and swish it right in.

Which one of them cries when the trash talk starts tho? Whichever does should come join this board.

[50PoundHead]

About a month ago, I was thinking the team was going to end up at around .333 for its winning percentage (54-108). .400 (66-96) is now in the realm of possibility. No way I would have thought that in June.

[CrimsonCowboy]

[zbhargrove]

Tell you what... Sure sucks that Kemps been on our team instead of Olivera.... He's been awful

[USMA76]

With six consecutive wins, the elephant is filing suit with the ASPCA. If Jim Johnson can't pitch four days in in row, why does the elephant have to close for six straight?

[clvclv]

Correct. Now that kemp has made everyone on the roster better, they don't really need to improve at any position.

Absolutely driving you nuts that you've been unable to suck anyone into an argument all night, ain't it???

[GovClintonTyree]

Tell you what... Sure sucks that Kemps been on our team instead of Olivera.... He's been awful

Big dicking it. The guy is ****ing money