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Friday, June 13, 2008
Should have known better than to ask
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You can blame me for Tom Glavine’s MRI that provided the news that he’ll be out until the All-Star break.
I should have known better than to ask if the Braves had hit rock bottom. Yes, it’s Friday the 13th, and with Glavine’s MRI pending, I should have known. Sorry.
So, settle in, Charlie Morton. And, as Chipper said recently, all the rest of the guys in Richmond had better stay on their toes.
While we wait for the table-flipping/chair-throwing tantrum or the firing or the house-cleaning trade I called for earlier, these young guys will get the chance to show what they’ve got and we’ll get to see what the future holds. Or, if things keep going this way, what July will hold.
Note: Check out this interesting read on a few parallels between Kelly Johnson’s dropped popup and Jerry Royster’s misplayed grounder in 1982.
I’m not sure you still want the upcoming TV schedule, but here it is anyway:
Friday: vs. Angels, 10:05, SportSouth
Saturday: vs. Angels, 9:05, SportSouth
Sunday: vs. Angels, 8:05, ESPN
Monday: vs. Rockies, 8:05, SportSouth
Tuesday: vs. Rangers, 8:05, Peachtree TV
Wednesday: vs. Rangers, 8:05, FSN
Thursday: vs. Rangers, 2:05, Peachtree TV
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We can only hope this is Braves’ rock bottom
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At some point, does Terry Pendleton throw his hands in the air and say enough already? It must be extraordinarily frustrating to be a hitting coach when no one listens to you.
First there was Andruw, now there’s Frenchy. Despite TP’s best efforts to get Jeff Francoeur to show some patience and hit to the right side (and not try to kill everything), the kid just doesn’t get it.
Before getting a hit in the fourth inning yesterday on a 3-1 pitch, Francoeur had been 0-for-28 in 2-0 counts and 0-for-10 in 3-1 counts. That is astoundingly bad.
And speaking of astoundingly bad, the Braves have lost six in a row and yesterday tied the 2001 Royals’ record for most consecutive one-run road losses with 21.
Here’s an idea from Mr. Chop Chick: The game checks for every ensuing one-run loss this season should be donated to charity.
The three strikeouts (two looking, one fishing) with the bases loaded and nobody out in the eighth yesterday, followed by Bobby Cox trying to stretch Blaine Boyer when he had Will Ohman ready to face the left-handed Jim Edmonds in the ninth was a microcosm of this season. I’m almost afraid to ask, but does it get worse than this?
On the bright side, I predicted that they’d win only one game in Chicago, and they’re only one game off that — the beauty of lowered expectations. This team needs something to shake it up … a table-flipping/chair-throwing tantrum, a firing, a house-cleaning trade. At this point, Pendleton might be ready to volunteer to be the guy who gets sent packing.
I’m not sure you still want the upcoming TV schedule, but here it is anyway:
Friday: vs. Angels, 10:05, SportSouth
Saturday: vs. Angels, 9:05, SportSouth
Sunday: vs. Angels, 8:05, ESPN
Monday: vs. Rockies, 8:05, SportSouth
Tuesday: vs. Rangers, 8:05, Peachtree TV
Wednesday: vs. Rangers, 8:05, FSN
Thursday: vs. Rangers, 2:05, Peachtree TV
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