GDT: 9/30/'15 - Braves vs. Gnats , We welcome Brian Jordan to the discussion!

[Dalyn]

Brian, you destroyed Glavine in your career. What was your secret? And was not getting to face him once you joined the Braves the only thing that kept you out of the HOF?

 

[BrianJordan33]

By the way, for those interested, Hank Aaron is doing much better. His son is scouting for the Brewers now.

 

[BrianJordan33]

Brian, you destroyed Glavine in your career. What was your secret? And was not getting to face him once you joined the Braves the only thing that kept you out of the HOF?

I didn’t “face” Glavine. I took him deep. ;-)

 

[The Tariff King]

By the way, for those interested, Hank Aaron is doing much better. His son is scouting for the Brewers now.

His son should be scouting for Los Bravos.

 

[nsacpi]

Mr. Jordan...is there a leadership vacuum on the braves

 

[Julio3000]

69 other athletes, too. Be awesome.

I'll be happy to contribute to the cause if you'll tell us who the best ping-pong player is amongst the 69 former athletes.

 

[The Tariff King]

Brian, this is kind of an odd question, but I've been obsessed with batting stances and hitting mechanics since I was a kid.

When you were in your prime, you had a signature right knee bend in your stance (that was even produced in video games). When you returned to the Braves in 2005, you kept both knees crouched the same.

Was there a reason for your stance change? Were your knees just giving out or was this a mechanical change?

 

[BrianJordan33]

No tennis? I'm a tennis instructor BJ, where's the love? Atlanta has more recreational tennis players than the rest of the United States combined. You're missing out!

That’s coming. Yeah. That might be in the future. You volunteering?

 

[BrianJordan33]

http://brainjordanfoundation.com (from John — I’ll post the rest tomorrow.)

 

[The Tariff King]

That’s coming. Yeah. That might be in the future. You volunteering?

Sign me up boss. I've helped run an actual professional tournament here in Savannah a few years and am doing some charitable stuff for black youth and tennis this spring and summer.

Just pay for my lunch and breakfast and we're good.

 

[BrianJordan33]

John here … we are heading to the field. Brian has to talk to his producer. More soon.

 

[The Tariff King]

John here … we are heading to the field. Brian has to talk to his producer. More soon.

Better make sure he answers my Q about batting stance.

 

[bravesnumberone]

 

[BrianJordan33]

John again … Brian is raving about Albies.

 

[Dalyn]

Better make sure he answers my Q about batting stance.

And mine about replacing Fredi G.

 

[The Tariff King]

"People were laughing at us when we signed Nick Markakis" - John Hart

I believe it's changed from laughter to sadness.

 

[BrianJordan33]

Brian, this is kind of an odd question, but I've been obsessed with batting stances and hitting mechanics since I was a kid.

When you were in your prime, you had a signature right knee bend in your stance (that was even produced in video games). When you returned to the Braves in 2005, you kept both knees crouched the same.

Was there a reason for your stance change? Were your knees just giving out or was this a mechanical change?

I changed with the wind. I did what my body told me. I grew up in Baltimore watching Cal Ripken. He had 100 stances. But it kept me back and let me use my arm strength better.

 

[NYCBrave]

To be honest, I'm still upset we're winning games here. It doesn't do anything to help us, but it's actually harming our draft position

 

[BrianJordan33]

And mine about replacing Fredi G.

Won’t happen. Next year will be his test year. Mark my words.

 

[BrianJordan33]

John here … Brian is raving about Heyward’s home run.