GDT #13, 4/14/'14: Braves (Santana) vs Philthies (Hernandez); Still no CJ

[Julio3000]

I think every pitcher deals with soreness but we atlanta brave fans are very sensitive to the issue.

We're so sensitive that we should probably have a precautionary MRI.

 

[nsacpi]

pitchers break

 

[thethe]

pitchers break

I was back and forth about the contract given to Kimbrel. Ultimately I think it was a smart move because there seemed to be a discount.

What did you thinK?

 

[thethe]

So its pretty funny to look at some full season projections at this point.

Gattis is projected to hit 37 homers with 0 walks and 100 strikeouts.

That might be the funniest line in the history of baseball!

 

[sturg33]

Can someone give a little more color to the Fredi and Kimbrel interviews?

 

[GovClintonTyree]

So its pretty funny to look at some full season projections at this point.

Gattis is projected to hit 37 homers with 0 walks and 100 strikeouts.

That might be the funniest line in the history of baseball!

Caveman say walks are for pussies.

 

[sturg33]

Santana and Harang combined numbers so far:

5 games / 32.2 IP / 0.83 ERA / 34 Ks / 8 BBs / 16 Hits / 0.735 WHIP

Not bad for both being picked up after mid March

 

[sturg33]

Avilan was awarded the win. He became the first pitcher to be credited with a win despite allowing at least five earned runs while pitching an inning or fewer since Jack Knott of the 1934 St. Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Can someone give a little more color to the Fredi and Kimbrel interviews?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[gilesfan]

Poor Schoenfield. The funny thing about this was that in the postgame, Uggla was basically admitting that he was overmatched by Diekmann's fastball, but that he got a slider to hit.

Pitchers can be so dumb at times. Uggla cannot hit a good fastball. A lot of guys his age turn into slider bat speed guys. So what does a LEFTY throwing 97 do?

 

[thethe]

That guy had to throw his slider. He didn't have a chance locating his fastball for a strike.

 

[Orphan Black]

Some facts to the 4 consecutive homers discussion:

It only happened 7 times, the last time was 2010 when Arizona hits 4 vs. Milwaukee.

After the Red Sox vs. Yankee game, the White Sox did it also one year later.

Didn't the Braves lead off a game with 4 consecutive homers before?

 

[gilesfan]

That guy had to throw his slider. He didn't have a chance locating his fastball for a strike.

If you walk Uggla sobeit, better than lobbing a slider in there for a grand slam. With Simmons and Pena on deck, both are prone to swinging at bad pitches.

 

[The Tariff King]

If you walk Uggla sobeit, better than lobbing a slider in there for a grand slam. With Simmons and Pena on deck, both are prone to swinging at bad pitches.

Walking Uggla would be tie game at 6-6 with no outs and the bases still loaded...

 

[thethe]

If you walk Uggla sobeit, better than lobbing a slider in there for a grand slam. With Simmons and Pena on deck, both are prone to swinging at bad pitches.

I don't think anyone wants to walk the tying run in. I just don't think he had any clue what he was doing out there and just wanted to get ahead. Obviously in hindsight it was an awful decision. But I just don't think he had any choices. Simmons has been swinging a hot bat as of late so its not like you would rather face him than Uggla.

 

[jpx7]

Didn't the Braves lead off a game with 4 consecutive homers before?

I think you're remembering the game of 28 May 2003, at the beginning of which the Braves hit three consecutive home runs—though that opening frame did include a fourth (non-consecutive) long-ball:

Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield began the game with back-to-back-to-back homers against Jeff Austin. Before the inning was done, Javy Lopez hit a two-run homer to knock out the Reds starter.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

That kid could only throw his slide ball for a strike. He could not command his fastball at all. Pretty cut and dry decision when you think about it.

 

[Heyward]

Let's see. Hale is pitching tomorrow so run support is going to vary.

Well.

It looks like weather is bad tonight.

And we're facing Lee, a top 5-10 pitcher in baseball.

If they get it in, will be quite tough to win.

Hale in CBP

 

[The Tariff King]

Kind of meh on the rainout tonight possibly.

On one hand it'd give our pitchers a day of rest, on the other it means Fredi might make them work twice tomorrow.

 

[Heyward]

Walk Uggla and face Simmons who is hitting very well as of late?

As the go-ahead run with the BASES LOADED.

It was a bad pitch, hindsight is always 20-20 though.