AUBwins 10,091 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Thought I'd share this with you guys: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/05/braves-chipper-jones-plans-on-playing-through-2011/1 I love how he says he feels he is doing his job ... Could have fooled me unless his job is hitting into double plays and not being able to make the plays at 3rd. I have actually always liked chipper but this season is continuing to show that he is not the reliable player at 3rd base that we used to know. I am afraid he will keep Atlanta from getting an up and coming 3rd baseman in line if he stays. Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUtigers2324 42 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Thought I'd share this with you guys: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/05/braves-chipper-jones-plans-on-playing-through-2011/1 I love how he says he feels he is doing his job ... Could have fooled me unless his job is hitting into double plays and not being able to make the plays at 3rd. I have actually always liked chipper but this season is continuing to show that he is not the reliable player at 3rd base that we used to know. I am afraid he will keep Atlanta from getting an up and coming 3rd baseman in line if he stays. Just my thoughts. Wow, I wasn't aware he is tied for the league lead in walks. As long as his OBP stays at or around .402 then I'll give him a little more slack for a poor avg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easybake 0 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 As much as I have loved Chipper, I feel like he is hurting us at #3 in the lineup. with all of his walks, he should bat later on in the lineup and we should let j-hey bat 3rd. he is the real deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,091 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 As much as I have loved Chipper, I feel like he is hurting us at #3 in the lineup. with all of his walks, he should bat later on in the lineup and we should let j-hey bat 3rd. he is the real deal Totally agree with you. J-hey is a #3 hitter. Chipper won't leave that spot unless he volunteers, which as a team leader you would think he would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easybake 0 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I also think that when Yunel comes back we ought to have Infante or Hinske play every day in Left field because Hinske tears the ball up when he gets to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,091 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 That along with Matt Diaz struggling this year. I really thought matt was going to step up this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 tsk tsk. i wish i could fast forward to the middle of June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUtigers2324 42 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I also think that when Yunel comes back we ought to have Infante or Hinske play every day in Left field because Hinske tears the ball up when he gets to play Agreed. Hinske's been raking this year, far outperforming Diaz and Melky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Good win tonight. It seams we can only hit after the 5th inning though but good to see pretty much everyone hitting the ball. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Nate hit a homer he's been in a bit of a slump. Also glad they went with Hinske in left field. He's been on fire at the plate lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 Good win tonight. It seams we can only hit after the 5th inning though but good to see pretty much everyone hitting the ball. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Nate hit a homer he's been in a bit of a slump. Also glad they went with Hinske in left field. He's been on fire at the plate lately Hinske's been our best option in Left all year long. We are a dang good team on the mound i'll tell you what. I'm excited and still think we're in it.. just win baseball games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Good win tonight. It seams we can only hit after the 5th inning though but good to see pretty much everyone hitting the ball. Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Nate hit a homer he's been in a bit of a slump. Also glad they went with Hinske in left field. He's been on fire at the plate lately Hinske's been our best option in Left all year long. We are a dang good team on the mound i'll tell you what. I'm excited and still think we're in it.. just win baseball games. We're definently still in it, especially since they're actually hitting the ball. I might be wrong but I believe if we sweep the dbacks we'll be back at or over .500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 a win tomorrow would put us at 18-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Good news then. I think we've got a very good shot at sweeping the dbacks and after that we've got the mets (waiting for some payback on them) and the reds coming. This should be a fun home stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 Down 5-0.. not looking good but at least McLouth is hitting the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 That game was downright ugly. What the *$^% happened to McLouth on that popup? The only good thing is that they were hitting the ball early, they just weren't able to score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I guess Diaz is out for a while... http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100515&content_id=10065762&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl&partnerId=rss_atl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckTownTiger 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I hope this is the problem with Diaz's hitting. Maybe he will come back and hit the way he has the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 I hope this is the problem with Diaz's hitting. Maybe he will come back and hit the way he has the past few years. This^^ great post CTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacheetah11 18 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Maybe they should check everyone's thumbs except Hinske's WDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easybake 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Wow, nice game so far. Keep Hinske in that lineup! Go Braves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Dang Prado's turning into a BEAST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUAeroEngineer 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Oh and I really like the lineup right now: Prado Heyward Chipper Glaus McCann Hinske Escobar McLouth Pitcher Its the next best thing to getting Chipper out of that 3 spot. Ive been waiting for them to put Prado at 1 I think he's a perfect fit. Oh and here's a question. WHat do you guys think about switching Infante in for McLouth at cf? If he can do the fielding alright he's hitting much better. IMHO Mclouth, as of now, is the one weakness in the hitting and Infante's been on fire (went 4 for 4 in his last game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDynasty 585 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Braves are playing great now, with this win we will win 5 out of 6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easybake 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 McLouth has been hitting the ball as of late. he is coming around. i really like infante, but Nate can play some center field (minus the blunder last night) I would rather have infante at 2nd and Prado at 3rd base... just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald McDonald 0 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 haha YES! What a great day for Braves baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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