GDT: July 20, 2014: Phillies (Kendrick) @ Braves (Wood)

[MadduxFanII]

And hey, everyone in that inning put together a good at-bat! BJ worked a walk after going down 0-2, Andrelton moved him over, Freddie...OK, Freddie got a little lucky, Justin got hit, Heyward worked a walk, Johnson hit the ball hard and La Stella worked the count before smacking his double.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

Kendrick is the definition of fringy. Nibble, nibble. Force him to throw strikes, then tee off. BJ actually started that.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Tommy has 21 RBI and Jason has 39 I believe. Oh and Tommy has almost 250 less plate appearances.

 

[Julio3000]

Glad to see the Braves treat Kyle Kendrick like Kyle Kendrick. Or Kenshin Kawakami.

 

[keithlaw]

That's one of my favorite things about JHey. 1st to home on a double, always.

I wonder if he makes race car noises while he runs

 

[GovClintonTyree]

I wonder if he makes race car noises while he runs

I hear them.

 

[drewdat]

Tommy has 21 RBI and Jason has 39 I believe. Oh and Tommy has almost 250 less plate appearances.

Heyward has already passed last season's total.

I think La Stella is now 6 for 7 with the bases loaded.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

Spike curve there, Chip. Nasty.

 

[Julio3000]

I hear them.

I hear that.

It's downright scary to see a dude that big move that fast, with that degree of certainty.

 

[Gary82]

A competent second baseman. I thought it was only fantasy.

 

[MadduxFanII]

I hear that.

It's downright scary to see a dude that big move that fast, with that degree of certainty.

I remember reading that Heyward's parents didn't let him play football as a kid. Wanted him to focus on baseball.

Probably a good thing for all the high schoolers in his area. That's a hell of a tight end right there.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Heyward has already passed last season's total.

I think La Stella is now 6 for 7 with the bases loaded.

Yeah it wasn't a knock on Jason, but a comparison. Crazy how Tommy delivers like almost all the time.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

I remember reading that Heyward's parents didn't let him play football as a kid. Wanted him to focus on baseball.

That's a hell of a tight end right there.

It sure is.

 

[Julio3000]

Tommy has 21 RBI and Jason has 39 I believe. Oh and Tommy has almost 250 less plate appearances.

If there's one thing I love about this board, it's the occasions where we can't praise one Braves player without contrasting him to another.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

I hear that.

It's downright scary to see a dude that big move that fast, with that degree of certainty.

Yeah. He ran over Pastornicky last year. We know how that turned out.

Didn't he run over a CF? Jordan, maybe?

Lucky for other Schools his parents forbid him from playing football. He'd have have been one of those stand up DE who destroys QBs. Or a Hall of Fame TE.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

I remember reading that Heyward's parents didn't let him play football as a kid. Wanted him to focus on baseball.

Probably a good thing for all the high schoolers in his area. That's a hell of a tight end right there.

Wow. Mediocre minds think alike.

 

[Julio3000]

I have my doubts that Jason Heyward even loves football.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

Yeah it wasn't a knock on Jason, but a comparison. Crazy how Tommy delivers like almost all the time.

I get the feeling his skills are very repeatable. Pressure, weather, day/night, R/L (in fact, I noticed he's hitting about .390 against lefties). Just a nice player.

 

[GovClintonTyree]

I have my doubts that Jason Heyward even loves football.

Nice.

 

[MadduxFanII]

I have my doubts that Jason Heyward even loves football.

Give him enough crack and he'll love anything.

Anything.