Comments on: Game 8 http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/ An Atlanta Braves Fansite Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rlgv http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4285 rlgv Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:07:32 +0000 http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4285 Being patient is more than just seeing a number pitches. A batter can have a 15 pitch at bat, hacking away, if he fouls all of them off. Being patient is about working the count into you favor, waiting for that pitch you can drive, and laying off if it is out of the zone. Especially, if a pitcher is known to be wild. Being patient is more than just seeing a number pitches. A batter can have a 15 pitch at bat, hacking away, if he fouls all of them off. Being patient is about working the count into you favor, waiting for that pitch you can drive, and laying off if it is out of the zone. Especially, if a pitcher is known to be wild.

]]> By: redchip http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4278 redchip Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:12:07 +0000 http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4278 I don't know about your argument - look at the at bats by the offense. 1.Kelly - 2 pitches (ground out) 2.Escobar - 6 pitches (walk) 3.Chipper - 3 pitches (single) 4.Tex - 3 pitches lineout 5.McCaan - 4 pitches (walk) 6.Francoeur - 5 pitches (ground out) So in the 1st inning only 3 players took less than 4 pitches and one was the single that scored the run and the other was a smash that just happened to be right at a player - can't say that they aren't being patient there. 7. Kotsay - 4 (strikeout) 8. Diaz - 5 (strikeout) 9. Jurrjens - 4 (walk) 10. Kelly - 4 (groundout). Again - no one less than 4 pitches. 11. Yunel - 5 (ground out) 12. Chipper - 2 (ground out) 13. Tex - 4 (strikeout) 14. McCaan - 5 (fly) 15. Francoeur - 2 (fly) 16. Kotsay - 6 (ground) 17. Diaz - 1 (fly) 18. Jurjjens - 6 (walk) 19. Johnson - 6 (ground) 20. Escobar - 1 (single) 21. Chipper - 2 (lineout) 22. Tex - 2 (ground) 23. McCaan - 3 (single) 24. Francoeur - 3 (fly) 25. Kotsay - 2 (homer) 26. Diaz - 1 (single) 27. Jurrjens - 2 (ground) 28. Johnson - 2 (ground) 29. Escobar - 5 (ground) 30. Chipper - 2 (ground) 31. Tex - 5 (walk) 32. McCaan - 1 (pop) 33. Francoeur - 5 (ground) 34. Kotsay - 6 (strikeout looking) 35. Diaz - 5 (strikeout) 36. Blanco - 3 (strikeout) 37. Johnson - 2 (groundout) Overall if you look at the numbers Kelly and Chipper might be guilty of not being patient. (kelly had 5 at bats seeing 16 pitches (6 in one at bat)) - Chipper had a 3-2-2-2 night as far as how many pitches he saw per at bat). Other than that a lot of the batters were very patient - Diaz would swing and make contact on strike one as usual, but he worked the count in other at bats (2 - 5 pitch at bats). I really don't blame the offense. If Francoeur cleanly handles that ball we have at least 1 less run against us, and the inning continued allowing a 2nd run and several more pitches for Jurrjens. Take out that one defensive play and we have a different ball game. For me our defense is the most dissapointing facet thus far this year. I don’t know about your argument - look at the at bats by the offense.
1.Kelly - 2 pitches (ground out)
2.Escobar - 6 pitches (walk)
3.Chipper - 3 pitches (single)
4.Tex - 3 pitches lineout
5.McCaan - 4 pitches (walk)
6.Francoeur - 5 pitches (ground out)
So in the 1st inning only 3 players took less than 4 pitches and one was the single that scored the run and the other was a smash that just happened to be right at a player - can’t say that they aren’t being patient there.

7. Kotsay - 4 (strikeout)
8. Diaz - 5 (strikeout)
9. Jurrjens - 4 (walk)
10. Kelly - 4 (groundout).
Again - no one less than 4 pitches.

11. Yunel - 5 (ground out)
12. Chipper - 2 (ground out)
13. Tex - 4 (strikeout)

14. McCaan - 5 (fly)
15. Francoeur - 2 (fly)
16. Kotsay - 6 (ground)

17. Diaz - 1 (fly)
18. Jurjjens - 6 (walk)
19. Johnson - 6 (ground)
20. Escobar - 1 (single)
21. Chipper - 2 (lineout)

22. Tex - 2 (ground)
23. McCaan - 3 (single)
24. Francoeur - 3 (fly)
25. Kotsay - 2 (homer)
26. Diaz - 1 (single)
27. Jurrjens - 2 (ground)

28. Johnson - 2 (ground)
29. Escobar - 5 (ground)
30. Chipper - 2 (ground)

31. Tex - 5 (walk)
32. McCaan - 1 (pop)
33. Francoeur - 5 (ground)
34. Kotsay - 6 (strikeout looking)

35. Diaz - 5 (strikeout)
36. Blanco - 3 (strikeout)
37. Johnson - 2 (groundout)

Overall if you look at the numbers Kelly and Chipper might be guilty of not being patient. (kelly had 5 at bats seeing 16 pitches (6 in one at bat)) - Chipper had a 3-2-2-2 night as far as how many pitches he saw per at bat). Other than that a lot of the batters were very patient - Diaz would swing and make contact on strike one as usual, but he worked the count in other at bats (2 - 5 pitch at bats).

I really don’t blame the offense. If Francoeur cleanly handles that ball we have at least 1 less run against us, and the inning continued allowing a 2nd run and several more pitches for Jurrjens. Take out that one defensive play and we have a different ball game.

For me our defense is the most dissapointing facet thus far this year.

]]> By: LSU31always http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4255 LSU31always Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:57:18 +0000 http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4255 I blame Judy I blame Judy

]]> By: BenMurphy http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4253 BenMurphy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:23:56 +0000 http://www.braves-report.com/blog/2008/04/08/game-8/#comment-4253 This offense just isn't getting it done in Coors. This offense just isn’t getting it done in Coors.

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