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.
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― 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