2008 Baseball season

[Red October]

  <-- Phillie Phans two days ago.

  <-- Phillie Phans today.

The bats better be there for Hamels tomorrow.   

[Rebel Yell]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

[BlueStateSaint]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

And there's what, 157 games to play?

Way to go in basing a whole season on two games.

[Red October]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

And there's what, 157 games to play?

Way to go in basing a whole season on two games.

In light of these developments, we should just quit and pull all our troops out of Iraq now.

[BlueStateSaint]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

And there's what, 157 games to play?

Way to go in basing a whole season on two games.

In light of these developments, we should just quit and pull all our troops out of Iraq now.

H5 for that!

And, ya got to love the Braves' pen . . . Again, ice is needed in the stiff drinks that Glavine needs after watching the Braves' relievers blow another great outing of his.

[Rebel Yell]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

And there's what, 157 games to play?

Way to go in basing a whole season on two games.

Small victories, man.  Small victories.

[BlueStateSaint]

Mets are 0-2 against the Braves, and Jesus is 0-1, himself.

And there's what, 157 games to play?

Way to go in basing a whole season on two games.

Small victories, man.  Small victories.

Very small.  I'm sure that Glavine's thought to himself, "If I pitched those two games in a Mets uniform, the pen would have won at least one of them for me."   

[Rebel Yell]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

[Wretched Excess]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

[BlueStateSaint]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

[Rebel Yell]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

It beats losing them both.  Gotta set the tone.  Now if we could just beat somebody else.

[BlueStateSaint]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

It beats losing them both.  Gotta set the tone.  Now if we could just beat somebody else.

I don't know whose bullpen is going to lose more games.  All four of our losses (yes, even the two to the Braves) are directly attribtable to the pen blowing the lead.  Though, if Carlos Delgado makes the throw to Jose Reyes in the seventh yesterday, instead of plunking Chase Utley in the back, Scott Schoeneweis gets out of that inning, as Pat Burrell flew out the next at-bat.

And, the Mets "set the tone" at the beginning of the season last year.  Then the Phillthies did the same at the end.  Given those two, I'd much rather see the second happen for the Mets this year.

[Rebel Yell]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

It beats losing them both.  Gotta set the tone.  Now if we could just beat somebody else.

I don't know whose bullpen is going to lose more games.  All four of our losses (yes, even the two to the Braves) are directly attribtable to the pen blowing the lead.  Though, if Carlos Delgado makes the throw to Jose Reyes in the seventh yesterday, instead of plunking Chase Utley in the back, Scott Schoeneweis gets out of that inning, as Pat Burrell flew out the next at-bat.

And, the Mets "set the tone" at the beginning of the season last year.  Then the Phillthies did the same at the end.  Given those two, I'd much rather see the second happen for the Mets this year.

Did you see the Braves piss another away?  All 5 losses have been by 1 run.  At least if we ust get our asses beat, I could turn it off after the 7th.

[Wretched Excess]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

It beats losing them both.  Gotta set the tone.  Now if we could just beat somebody else.

I don't know whose bullpen is going to lose more games.  All four of our losses (yes, even the two to the Braves) are directly attribtable to the pen blowing the lead.  Though, if Carlos Delgado makes the throw to Jose Reyes in the seventh yesterday, instead of plunking Chase Utley in the back, Scott Schoeneweis gets out of that inning, as Pat Burrell flew out the next at-bat.

And, the Mets "set the tone" at the beginning of the season last year.  Then the Phillthies did the same at the end.  Given those two, I'd much rather see the second happen for the Mets this year.

Did you see the Braves piss another away?  All 5 losses have been by 1 run.  At least if we ust get our asses beat, I could turn it off after the 7th.

LA has lost the last two by 5 runs or more.  I don't think it hurts any less to lose big, but it is much less dramatic.

[BlueStateSaint]

Seriously, though.  The first step to winning the division is to win the series against the other division teams.

'natch.  since with herr selig's "unbalanced schedule", you play everyone in your division 19 times (or so, depending on the division)

Two games does not a season make, RY.

It beats losing them both.  Gotta set the tone.  Now if we could just beat somebody else.

I don't know whose bullpen is going to lose more games.  All four of our losses (yes, even the two to the Braves) are directly attribtable to the pen blowing the lead.  Though, if Carlos Delgado makes the throw to Jose Reyes in the seventh yesterday, instead of plunking Chase Utley in the back, Scott Schoeneweis gets out of that inning, as Pat Burrell flew out the next at-bat.

And, the Mets "set the tone" at the beginning of the season last year.  Then the Phillthies did the same at the end.  Given those two, I'd much rather see the second happen for the Mets this year.

Did you see the Braves piss another away?  All 5 losses have been by 1 run.  At least if we ust get our asses beat, I could turn it off after the 7th.

LA has lost the last two by 5 runs or more.  I don't think it hurts any less to lose big, but it is much less dramatic.

SNY, I think, had a graphic on screen Sunday, where the Elias Sports Bureau went back to the beginning of the '06 season, and the Braves had the worst record in MLB in one-run games.  Close to 20 games under .500 in those.

When John Smoltz came out of the pen, things rolled downhill.  It took a couple of years for things to take effect, but it happened.  Oh--one more thing . . .

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8002572/Top-Braves-prospect-Schafer-suspended-for-HGH

[Red October]

I understand the Mets were gonna get us eventually, but good God!  9 walks!  4 errors!!!      Way to embarass yourselves on national TV, Phils.     Good thing tonight was Idol Gives Back night and no one saw that abortion of a game.

[BlueStateSaint]

I understand the Mets were gonna get us eventually, but good God!  9 walks!  4 errors!!!      Way to embarass yourselves on national TV, Phils.     Good thing tonight was Idol Gives Back night and no one saw that abortion of a game.

I did . . . 

At least the six runs Kendrick gave up in the third won't affect his ERA . . . All unearned.

[Wretched Excess]

this is great. we be gots some baseball fans at CC .  this is going to be fun.

[Wretched Excess]

Postponed
Atlanta (3-6, 0-4 away)
Colorado (4-5, 3-3 home)
ATL: Hudson (1-0, 3.46 ERA)
COL: Francis (0-1, 7.11 ERA)
W: (0-0) L: (0-0) S: (0)
TODAY'S GAME BETWEEN ATLANTA AND COLORADO HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW. IT WILL BE MADE UP ON JUNE 16.

there is something basically wrong with a baseball game being snowed out.

[BlueStateSaint]

Postponed
Atlanta (3-6, 0-4 away)
Colorado (4-5, 3-3 home)
ATL: Hudson (1-0, 3.46 ERA)
COL: Francis (0-1, 7.11 ERA)
W: (0-0) L: (0-0) S: (0)
TODAY'S GAME BETWEEN ATLANTA AND COLORADO HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW. IT WILL BE MADE UP ON JUNE 16.

there is something basically wrong with a baseball game being snowed out.

Gotta agree.  They could use a blaze orange baseball, though.  I had a couple waaaay back in my youth.

[Wretched Excess]

Postponed
Atlanta (3-6, 0-4 away)
Colorado (4-5, 3-3 home)
ATL: Hudson (1-0, 3.46 ERA)
COL: Francis (0-1, 7.11 ERA)
W: (0-0) L: (0-0) S: (0)
TODAY'S GAME BETWEEN ATLANTA AND COLORADO HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW. IT WILL BE MADE UP ON JUNE 16.

there is something basically wrong with a baseball game being snowed out.

Gotta agree.  They could use a blaze orange baseball, though.  I had a couple waaaay back in my youth.

charley o. finley.  I remember (barely).  the traditionalists grabbed their chests and ran for the nearest EKG machine.

[BlueStateSaint]

In other news, the Braves' bullpen woes just got more pronounced.

04/10/2008 4:45 PM ET
Moylan in the mix to close
Australian righty could get save chances while Soriano is out

DENVER -- With closer Rafael Soriano going on the disabled list before Wednesday's game with the Rockies, manager Bobby Cox is reluctant to designate any specific pitcher as the closer in Soriano's absence.
Cox indicated he'd "play it by ear," seeing no reason to put any pressure on a given pitcher when he has plenty of options to choose from depending on game situations.

Two of the top contenders for ninth-inning action are Peter Moylan and Manny Acosta. Both have excelled in relief roles for the Braves, with 2.23 and 2.28 respective career ERAs. Moylan has an edge of an extra year and 74 more appearances than Acosta, who made his big league debut in 2007 while Moylan was posting a 1.80 ERA in his sophomore season, making 80 appearances and earning a 5-3 record with one save.

"It doesn't matter to me whether it's the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth inning," Moylan said of a potential shift in his bullpen role. "I'm still going to do what I do. I'm trying to get guys out. It's exactly the same. It doesn't matter if we're up by 10 or up by one or down by one."

The rest is at:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080410&content_id=2512325&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

[Rebel Yell]

In other news, the Braves' bullpen woes just got more pronounced.

04/10/2008 4:45 PM ET
Moylan in the mix to close
Australian righty could get save chances while Soriano is out

DENVER -- With closer Rafael Soriano going on the disabled list before Wednesday's game with the Rockies, manager Bobby Cox is reluctant to designate any specific pitcher as the closer in Soriano's absence.
Cox indicated he'd "play it by ear," seeing no reason to put any pressure on a given pitcher when he has plenty of options to choose from depending on game situations.

Two of the top contenders for ninth-inning action are Peter Moylan and Manny Acosta. Both have excelled in relief roles for the Braves, with 2.23 and 2.28 respective career ERAs. Moylan has an edge of an extra year and 74 more appearances than Acosta, who made his big league debut in 2007 while Moylan was posting a 1.80 ERA in his sophomore season, making 80 appearances and earning a 5-3 record with one save.

"It doesn't matter to me whether it's the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth inning," Moylan said of a potential shift in his bullpen role. "I'm still going to do what I do. I'm trying to get guys out. It's exactly the same. It doesn't matter if we're up by 10 or up by one or down by one."

The rest is at:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080410&content_id=2512325&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

Not having a designated closer is not news to Braves fans.  Other than a couple of flash in the pan closers, we've never had a "closer".

[BlueStateSaint]

In other news, the Braves' bullpen woes just got more pronounced.

04/10/2008 4:45 PM ET
Moylan in the mix to close
Australian righty could get save chances while Soriano is out

DENVER -- With closer Rafael Soriano going on the disabled list before Wednesday's game with the Rockies, manager Bobby Cox is reluctant to designate any specific pitcher as the closer in Soriano's absence.
Cox indicated he'd "play it by ear," seeing no reason to put any pressure on a given pitcher when he has plenty of options to choose from depending on game situations.

Two of the top contenders for ninth-inning action are Peter Moylan and Manny Acosta. Both have excelled in relief roles for the Braves, with 2.23 and 2.28 respective career ERAs. Moylan has an edge of an extra year and 74 more appearances than Acosta, who made his big league debut in 2007 while Moylan was posting a 1.80 ERA in his sophomore season, making 80 appearances and earning a 5-3 record with one save.

"It doesn't matter to me whether it's the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth inning," Moylan said of a potential shift in his bullpen role. "I'm still going to do what I do. I'm trying to get guys out. It's exactly the same. It doesn't matter if we're up by 10 or up by one or down by one."

The rest is at:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080410&content_id=2512325&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

Not having a designated closer is not news to Braves fans.  Other than a couple of flash in the pan closers, we've never had a "closer".

I seem to remember some guy . . . what was his name?  Oh yeah--Smoltz . . . racking up 150 saves in 3, maybe 4 years, not that long ago?  He wasn't a "closer?"

[Rebel Yell]

In other news, the Braves' bullpen woes just got more pronounced.

04/10/2008 4:45 PM ET
Moylan in the mix to close
Australian righty could get save chances while Soriano is out

DENVER -- With closer Rafael Soriano going on the disabled list before Wednesday's game with the Rockies, manager Bobby Cox is reluctant to designate any specific pitcher as the closer in Soriano's absence.
Cox indicated he'd "play it by ear," seeing no reason to put any pressure on a given pitcher when he has plenty of options to choose from depending on game situations.

Two of the top contenders for ninth-inning action are Peter Moylan and Manny Acosta. Both have excelled in relief roles for the Braves, with 2.23 and 2.28 respective career ERAs. Moylan has an edge of an extra year and 74 more appearances than Acosta, who made his big league debut in 2007 while Moylan was posting a 1.80 ERA in his sophomore season, making 80 appearances and earning a 5-3 record with one save.

"It doesn't matter to me whether it's the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth inning," Moylan said of a potential shift in his bullpen role. "I'm still going to do what I do. I'm trying to get guys out. It's exactly the same. It doesn't matter if we're up by 10 or up by one or down by one."

The rest is at:

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080410&content_id=2512325&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl

 

Not having a designated closer is not news to Braves fans.  Other than a couple of flash in the pan closers, we've never had a "closer".

I seem to remember some guy . . . what was his name?  Oh yeah--Smoltz . . . racking up 150 saves in 3, maybe 4 years, not that long ago?  He wasn't a "closer?"

Believe it or not, I tend to forget Smoltz as a closer.  I always think further back than that.  My thoughts always go to Rocker, Wohlers, and the likes.  As a Braves fan, you are conditioned to believe you have never had anyone in the bullpen.  Thanks for the correction.