GDT: 5/31, Braves @ Giants; Day Off For Freeman

[skillet]

I predicted when we brought him back that he'd be DFA'd again soon, but I still don't understand why we brought him back in the first place.

Absolutely no clue. Veal is just terrible.

 

[nsacpi]

I predicted when we brought him back that he'd be DFA'd again soon, but I still don't understand why we brought him back in the first place.

I guess the front office and maybe Fredi just didn't rate Thomas. He didn't pitch for the seven days he was up before the trade. Considering the alternatives, I would have liked to see Thomas get some work as the second lefty in the pen. We do need one.

 

[Heyward]

Not watching the game, but I don't really blame Fredi for trying to get another inning out of Teheran with how bad our bullpen is. Leaving Gomes in with a lead late in the game though is just retarded, especially since we already ran Bumgarner.

Pretty much this

 

[Braves1976]

I guess the front office and maybe Fredi just didn't rate Thomas. He didn't pitch for the seven days he was up before the trade. Considering the alternatives, I would have liked to see Thomas get some work as the second lefty in the pen. We do need one.

I agree, but I think it was more Fredi didn't like Thomas, he never seem to give a long look or chance even going back to last year. It was like he got his bad side and never was trusted again.

 

[jpx7]

Not watching the game, but I don't really blame Fredi for trying to get another inning out of Teheran with how bad our bullpen is. Leaving Gomes in with a lead late in the game though is just retarded, especially since we already ran Bumgarner.

I feel pretty much the same way. Teherán was set to face Duffy, PH, Aoki, has on thrown 90 pitches, and the bullpen recently has both been bad and oft-used. But if you're going to make defensive changes, with the lead, and with the big lefty starter chased from the game, why leave in Gomes? I mean, I honestly can't fathom what his thought-process could have been—and it almost certainly cost a run, as Cunningham likely catches that ball.

 

[jpx7]

"Shocking turn of events in San Francisco".

Chip are you really that high?

 

[Braves1976]

Maybin beat that DP at first.

 

[keithlaw]

Please be right for once, Bowman....................

Mark Bowman ‏@mlbbowman 31s31 seconds ago

That was likely the last time you will see Donnie Veal in a #Braves uniform

I think I know what Bowman's having for dinner

 

[CyYoung31]

I feel pretty much the same way. Teherán was set to face Duffy, PH, Aoki, has on thrown 90 pitches, and the bullpen recently has both been bad and oft-used. But if you're going to make defensive changes, with the lead, and with the big lefty starter chased from the game, why leave in Gomes? I mean, I honestly can't fathom what his thought-process could have been—and it almost certainly cost a run, as Cunningham likely catches that ball.

I'd love for our outstanding beat reporters to ask him about it, but that won't happen.

 

[nsacpi]

I feel pretty much the same way. Teherán was set to face Duffy, PH, Aoki, has on thrown 90 pitches, and the bullpen recently has both been bad and oft-used. But if you're going to make defensive changes, with the lead, and with the big lefty starter chased from the game, why leave in Gomes? I mean, I honestly can't fathom what his thought-process could have been—and it almost certainly cost a run, as Cunningham likely catches that ball.

I think I know the thought process. Freeman has a consecutive game streak. Fredi wasn't thinking defensive replacement at all.

 

[Braves1976]

He's safe but I can understand challenging on Markakis as it's hard to believe as slow as he is.

 

[Braves1976]

I think I know the thought process. Freeman has a consecutive game streak. Fredi wasn't thinking defensive replacement at all.

Haha, sounds like Fredi.

 

[Braves1976]

Gomes will homer here to save Fredi's job.

OK maybe not, lol.

 

[jpx7]

I think I know the thought process. Freeman has a consecutive game streak. Fredi wasn't thinking defensive replacement at all.

...

(You're almost certainly right about that.)

 

[nsacpi]

Lets see how Gomes does against the righty

 

[Braves1976]

Lets see how Gomes does against the righty

He still cannot hit them, at least he's consistent.

 

[Braves1976]

Cahill, Veal and Masset need to go byebye ASAP IMO. But they need to take Fredi with them if we want any shot at fixing this bullpen.

 

[thethe]

Really too bad that the BP ended up being so bad this season. The team has a chance to be in the WC hunt but not with this bullpen. Its really really really bad.

 

[USMA76]

Can we just set fire to the contents of a dumpster and put it in our bullpen...if nothing more than for the symbology?

 

[Braves1976]

Really too bad that the BP ended up being so bad this season. The team has a chance to be in the WC hunt but not with this bullpen. Its really really really bad.

We released some good relievers in ST and Fredi had a say in that too. James Russell has a 1.86 ERA for the Cubs so far. He's the one I was most annoyed with releasing.