GDT 8/20/13: Braves (Beachy) @ Mets (Wheeler) 7:10 PM

Dalyn said:
Fredi is the main reason the Braves traded for Uggla. Fredi is the reason Uggla is treated differently than BJ.
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Not necessarily, you seem to forget that Fredi benched Uggla for a time down the stretch last year when he was struggling mightily.
 
I will say that while neither of them have done much positive, Uggla's 21 HR may have kept him from being team goat for a while. I do think he agreed to LASIK to keep from being benched.
 
tvsportscaster said:
Not necessarily, you seem to forget that Fredi benched Uggla for a time down the stretch last year when he was struggling mightily.
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That was after more than a full year with the team. BJ was benched (and juggled around in the lineup) the first time on day 9. 9! Dan didn't get benched for even a day until the middle of July.
 
Dalyn said:
That was after more than a full year with the team. BJ was benched (and juggled around in the lineup) the first time on day 9. 9! Dan didn't get benched for even a day until the middle of July.
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I do think BJ can be a hard guy to slot in a lineup. He doesn't walk enough to lead off, doesn't go the other way enough to hit in the 2-hole...he's a hard guy to put in one specific slot. That was true before he went completely in the crapper.
 
chopdrew said:
I do think BJ can be a hard guy to slot in a lineup. He doesn't walk enough to lead off, doesn't go the other way enough to hit in the 2-hole...he's a hard guy to put in one specific slot. That was true before he went completely in the crapper.
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When a player lacks consistency, a manager can help by creating consistency in the areas they can control. Lineup. Playing time. Practice. etc etc
 
chopdrew said:
Help me out here.Are you blaming Fredi for Bj's struggles?
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Obviously, something is off with BJ. That is one issue. Fredi is not giving him the opportunity to get out there and work through it when we have a 15+ game lead in the division. That is another issue.
 
thethe said:
I wouldn't blame Fredi per se but I don't think he is doing what he should to help him get out of it.
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Let me ask you this; I'm assuming that so many people are advocating BJ playing bc o the commanding lead the Braves have in the division. If it were a tight race, would you still advocate playing him? Again, I'm not wanting to be argumentative, I'm just curious...
 
chopdrew said:
Let me ask you this; I'm assuming that so many people are advocating BJ playing bc o the commanding lead the Braves have in the division. If it were a tight race, would you still advocate playing him? Again, I'm not wanting to be argumentative, I'm just curious...
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Thats a good question. I would probably go with a straight platoon unless BJ started showing some more. But if both start to not hit then I would go with BJ full time.
 
Hawk said:
He corrected himself after the commercial break. IIRC the Braves were in on the Beltran sweepstakes too, the Mets wanted none other than Mike Minor.
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