RIDE MY SEE-SAW, BITCHES.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/files/2009/08/jason-heyward.jpg
― Andy K, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 13:38 (fourteen years ago) link
MLBN crew was drooling yesterday over Heyward not swinging at an off-speed pitch.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 3 March 2010 13:45 (fourteen years ago) link
after Frenchy I drool whenever Heyward lays off any pitch
― GM, Monday, 8 March 2010 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Heyward officially the major-league RF
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 March 2010 15:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Excited, fairly confident he's not Frenchy v.2.
― Religious Embolism (WmC), Saturday, 27 March 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Tommy John surgery for Tommy Hanson
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 April 2010 17:47 (fourteen years ago) link
ok, good one, you bastard
― Religious Embolism (WmC), Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
yea thats kinda cruel
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:45 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.talkingchop.com/2010/4/1/1400102/braves-heyward-to-start-in-the
only april fools joke i fell for today
― Bastards of Young Dro, Thursday, 1 April 2010 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
For the 45 games on Peachtree TV, the booth will be Ernie Johnson Jr, Joe Simpson and John Smoltz.
A+++
― my full government name (WmC), Friday, 2 April 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
hahahahahaHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Heyward
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit yall
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
he fucked that pitch UP
I wouldn't want to be a gatorade cooler in the Cubs dugout right now.
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
destroyed that ball, good god
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
heyward just made zambrano his bitch royale
― Bastards of Young Dro, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
the leather ripped clear off, grandstand lights showering sparks
― sanskrit, Monday, 5 April 2010 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
love that nickname, the J-Hey Kid
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
me 2
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:43 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
n e 1 have video on this?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
found it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS2TPOISrhg
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
<3 his dad
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
he looks like he's been playing pro ball for 20 seasons
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm so pleased it went into the bullpen
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Leyland compared him to Pujols the other day and I was like "easy now, easy"
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
slaughtertown
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
heyward looks lebron-esque imo
― johnny crunch, Monday, 5 April 2010 22:25 (fourteen years ago) link
szmardjia is one of the worst major league pitchers i've ever seen
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Monday, 5 April 2010 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
so all the prospect-spotters who were let down by Wieters' lack of immediate dominance are gonna get on this dudes bandwagon now eh
― mayor jingleberries, Monday, 5 April 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
you can bet on it (I confess, I got him on both my fantasy teams)
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Let us not forget the achievements of Yunel Escobar.
― Andy K, Monday, 5 April 2010 22:29 (fourteen years ago) link
8 feet tall, check, 0.9% body fat, check
it's interesting, plate discipline is not usually what rookie phenoms are known for iirc
― my full government name (WmC), Monday, 5 April 2010 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
but if you dont have it, you'll never make it in the show. look at andy marte, joel guzman, etc etc etc
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 00:06 (fourteen years ago) link
cant find his spring training #s now but iirc he had a good number of walks
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 00:31 (fourteen years ago) link
obp:.423 avg: .305 10 walks in 59 abs
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 01:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, he looked about as nervous as playing softball, beer in hand
― biologically wrong (Z S), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:00 (fourteen years ago) link
to make his poise and professionalism even more striking, i spent the early part of the day watching cameron maybin hit against johan santana
― jihad mane (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
so glad for that video upthread. heyward is a MAN.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:17 (fourteen years ago) link
no braves OF prospect before has ever been underwhelming after hitting a home run on opening day in their first mlb at-bat, no sirree
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 03:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Heyward's nothing like Schafer, though. Heyward's minor league OPS is over a hundred points higher and he doesn't strike out nearly as often.
also re: rookies without plate discipline: Jeff Francoeur sez hey.
― GM, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 13:14 (fourteen years ago) link
it's entirely possible Heyward struggles from here on out but unlike Schafer and Francoeur there's nothing in his minor league stats to make it seem likely.
― GM, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 13:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Kind of refreshing to see the postgame interview and see that he's just as inarticulate as any other 20 y.o. pro athlete. If he'd been real voluble and broken down the pitches and situations he saw I would have been wondering what planet he's from.
― my full government name (WmC), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 13:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I bought a ticket to see Jason Heyward play baseball, so if he gets rested on Sunday I am gonna flip out.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 19:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Unless his shin splints act up, you should be safe from the flipping.
― my full government name (WmC), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 19:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Meant to post this yesterday -- 51 BB in 422 PA last year.
― my full government name (WmC), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
the braves got good again?
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 6 April 2010 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
it took me years into their NL dynasty to shake the image of them as "lovable losers" i had when i was growing up. then it took me years into their mediocrity to shake the image of them as an "NL dynasty." now they're good again?
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 6 April 2010 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link
they might be good this year, and they're definitely looking like a top NL team going forward from there
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Short answer: maybe/probably. All the pieces seem to be there for this year except maybe Chipper's durability.
― my full government name (WmC), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
MIAMI — Chipper Jones was thrown out of Saturday’s game by home-plate umpire Doug Eddings in the first inning after saying something from the bench that the ump didn’t appreciate.What’s unusual about this, of course, is that Jones is on the disabled list, recovering from knee surgery. The third baseman has been in uniform on the bench during games the past week.Coincidentally, during a 2005 game at Florida, Eddings ejected three Braves including pitcher Mike Hampton, who was also on the DL. Eddings got into a heated argument with Braves catcher Johnny Estrada that night and tossed Estrada, Hampton and manager Bobby Cox.
What’s unusual about this, of course, is that Jones is on the disabled list, recovering from knee surgery. The third baseman has been in uniform on the bench during games the past week.
Coincidentally, during a 2005 game at Florida, Eddings ejected three Braves including pitcher Mike Hampton, who was also on the DL. Eddings got into a heated argument with Braves catcher Johnny Estrada that night and tossed Estrada, Hampton and manager Bobby Cox.
http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z212/T-dogggg/Reactions/th_chipper.gif
― Andy K, Sunday, 5 September 2010 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
that was mike hampton's greatest contribution to the braves
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 5 September 2010 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Simpson was really letting Eddings have it tonight, just short of calling him a corrupt sack of shit (in that pleasant Joe Simpson way of his).
Great game from Jurrjens.
― Donovan Dagnabbit (WmC), Sunday, 5 September 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow @ Simpson! He is really feeling his Malt-o-Meal this weekend. Before the first inning was done he'd already called the Marlins front office "classless and low" and called out Hanley Ramirez for being an attention whore.
― Donovan Dagnabbit (WmC), Sunday, 5 September 2010 16:35 (thirteen years ago) link
;_;
― Donovan Dagnabbit (WmC), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 01:07 (thirteen years ago) link
via Neyer:
http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/6618/jason-heywards-chase-for-400
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 September 2010 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Aaaagh these fuckin' guys!!!!!! Shit!
― Donovan Dagnabbit (WmC), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
really takin' the gas pipe, eh?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 September 2010 02:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Jurrjens has sore knee; Brandon Beachy to make start in MLB debut
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 September 2010 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
go Beachy go
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 00:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Braves fans presuming they had the WC locked up but considering there are 5 more games against Philly alone, they may not see October.
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 02:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't presume my presumption -- I've been prepared for no-playoffs for three weeks.
― Donovan Dagnabbit (WmC), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 02:52 (thirteen years ago) link
nice deefense by the putative ROY on that 5th-inning fly
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 03:31 (thirteen years ago) link
what was McCann doin on that sac fly?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 September 2010 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't even want these guys to stumble into the playoffs at this point -- watching them get pantsed and stuffed into their own locker in the first round would be embarrassing.
― If you want me to "get there," pay attention to my angina (WmC), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 02:50 (thirteen years ago) link
They still have to face Philly too right?
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, last series of the season.
― If you want me to "get there," pay attention to my angina (WmC), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 03:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Prado RIP
― Andy K, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
― If you want me to "get there," pay attention to my angina (WmC), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
yowch
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Neyer yesterday:
"The Braves have two more games against the Marlins, who aren't playing for anything and won't be using Hanley Ramirez. Then they've got three against the Phillies, who really can't do anything else except get somebody hurt.
Meanwhile, the Giants and the Padres have to try to kill each other this weekend.
As much as anything, this is why the Braves are a great bet for the wild card."
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Meanwhile, the Giants and the Padres have to try to kill each other this weekend.― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:24 AM (4 hours ago)
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:24 AM (4 hours ago)
Not necessarily. The way the Padres have been playing over the last month, they may drop out of contention before they land in SF.
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
At this point, I sincerely hope SF and SD both make it in. I'm tired of this gang of toothless asthmatics. Better luck next year.
― In "Bob" There Is No East or West (WmC), Saturday, 2 October 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Braves kicking ass today. Basically if the Padres lose today the Braves are in.
― funky house skeptic (polyphonic), Sunday, 3 October 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
look again
― Bee OK, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
it's 7-8 but the Phillies only have three outs left
― Bee OK, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Can't believe this game ended up so close!
― funky house skeptic (polyphonic), Monday, 4 October 2010 00:01 (thirteen years ago) link
gonna be tough w/out Prado
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 October 2010 02:50 (thirteen years ago) link
btw I walked thru the ATL airport yesterday around 2:30 pm, from one end of terminal B to another, and there was nothin on bar TVs but the NFL.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Not surprised.
― In "Bob" There Is No East or West (WmC), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Hello 2 the Fredi Gonzalez era
― Andy K, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 14:47 (thirteen years ago) link
No objection.
― Headlock Ellis (WmC), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 14:57 (thirteen years ago) link
since Fredi was attending research talks at the SABR convention, i'd say it's a good hire.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Man, if the Braves and the Mets get talented, forward-looking managers the NL wild card'll get a lot tougher.
― Mark C, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Ya, if only the Braves had a manager with some talent instead of being stuck with that Cox guy for the past 20 years.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
but as Neyer hinted about Cox's decisions in this last series, "there's a reason they go out."
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Fine, Cox's shit doesn't work in the playoffs, we already knew that. We know he can't manage his bullpen in the postseason and all that, but luck is still more of a factor in the postseason than anything most managers do or don't do.
But y'know, look out! The Braves might get a forward-thinking manager and jump right into the playoff hunt one of these years.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link
at least one smart enough to bench Brooks Conrad in a timely fashion?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
One would hope.
― Headlock Ellis (WmC), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
That wasn't what I meant, William! I was hoping the Bravos would pick some idiot, but I didn't really expect them to.
The Mets, on the other hand - that could be a seismic shift.
― Mark C, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Fine, Cox's shit doesn't work in the playoffs, we already knew that.
uh, how many pennants did he win, six?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, but none after 1999. You could argue that he had lesser talent to work with, or that he made more mistakes than he had in the past (and you could argue that it had something to do with age -- everyone's skills degrade with time). I don't really know. Like you said, failing to make defensive substitutions in the 9th inning of a playoff game is almost indefensible.
Anyway, luck usually trumps managing in the playoffs -- which was the main point of Neyer's post.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Like you said, failing to make defensive substitutions in the 9th inning of a playoff game is almost indefensible
See what I did there!!
(actually it was an accident)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
actually 5 pennants but who's counting
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Hubbard and Cadahia fired. Fredi's bringing his own guy in as bench coach; Pendleton is out as hitting coach and being moved to 1B coach. All good moves. Chipper as hitting coach is kind of a high risk/high reward thing, but it may be a little early to speculate on that one.
― Headlock Ellis (WmC), Thursday, 14 October 2010 13:53 (thirteen years ago) link