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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    How crazy is it that the Braves' rotation is so deep you can make an argument for Tommy Hanson not being in the postseason rotation? Many thought he would be the Braves' ace or No. 2 starter by now.

    Very true. And I have no idea what's wrong with him. Maybe just a dead arm. A power pitcher who can't get it over 88 mph is a problem.

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  • RockytopATL said...

    Very true. And I have no idea what's wrong with him. Maybe just a dead arm. A power pitcher who can't get it over 88 mph is a problem.

    Agreed. His delivery is so violent and it's very hard to repeat it time and again without it having some effect on your shoulder or elbow. Kind of like Lincecum in SF, he's lost so much life on his fastball because his body can't handle the stress that his violent delivery places on his arm. And then none of his other pitches are as effective because hitters will just sit on the fastball, instead of chasing the junk he throws. Same idea with Hanson.

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    How crazy is it that the Braves' rotation is so deep you can make an argument for Tommy Hanson not being in the postseason rotation? Many thought he would be the Braves' ace or No. 2 starter by now.

    Yes, pretty crazy that we are talking about how deep they are when Hanson and Jurjjens have both struggled so much this year.....they were our best two starters before the All Star break last year and I seem to remember people arguing about which one would be the ace for the team in the future.

    People forget we still have Tehran in the minors who still has a lot of learning to do, but is still very young and was the top pitching prospect in baseball at one time.

    JB11

  • Also, if you would have told me that the Braves were going to have the fourth best record in baseball toward the end of September with Brian McCann hitting only .230, then I would have thought you were insane.

    JB11

  • JB11 said...

    Yes, pretty crazy that we are talking about how deep they are when Hanson and Jurjjens have both struggled so much this year.....they were our best two starters before the All Star break last year and I seem to remember people arguing about which one would be the ace for the team in the future.

    People forget we still have Tehran in the minors who still has a lot of learning to do, but is still very young and was the top pitching prospect in baseball at one time.

    The Braves seem to have given up on JJ. They've given him plenty of time to correct things, though, and it hasn't worked out. Teheran is still really young. He needs time to develop his secondary pitches. Once he puts it all together, look out!

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  • JB11 said...

    Also, if you would have told me that the Braves were going to have the fourth best record in baseball toward the end of September with Brian McCann hitting only .230, then I would have thought you were insane.

    Even more insanity: Uggla < .210.

    Thank goodness Jason Hayward has finally come alive, and Chipper is Ole Man River and Prado can play every position in the field and still hit effectively. If any of those three had not come through there's no way we'd talking playoffs.

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  • bleedorange1899 said...

    The Braves seem to have given up on JJ. They've given him plenty of time to correct things, though, and it hasn't worked out. Teheran is still really young. He needs time to develop his secondary pitches. Once he puts it all together, look out!

    I think next year is JJ's last chance. The Braves almost certainly regret they didn't trade him when they could have.

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  • RockytopATL said...

    Even more insanity: Uggla < .210.

    Thank goodness Jason Hayward has finally come alive, and Chipper is Ole Man River and Prado can play every position in the field and still hit effectively. If any of those three had not come through there's no way we'd talking playoffs.

    agree with you - two of our best players batting so poorly is unreal ..lucky to still be in the chase

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  • shoeless7777 said...

    agree with you - two of our best players batting so poorly is unreal ..lucky to still be in the chase

    Very much so, and we have our pitching to thank for that. We haven't had to out-score other teams in the 2nd half because our pitching has been able to make a 3-1, 4-2 game stand up.

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  • Uggla will never hit consistently, just streaks . Terrible contract

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  • AtomicCityVol said...

    Uggla will never hit consistently, just streaks . Terrible contract

    Hindsight is 2020, my friend. Uggla was pretty consistent up until he came to Atlanta. I think it has more to do with the pressure of living up to the contract and also playing for a team you've watched your entire life, almost. In short, he tries too hard almost. Still a really dangerous hitter, and his defense is very underrated

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    How crazy is it that the Braves' rotation is so deep you can make an argument for Tommy Hanson not being in the postseason rotation? Many thought he would be the Braves' ace or No. 2 starter by now.

    With his stuff he should be but his between the ears stuff is not up to snuff. Sorry just couldn't help myself.

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    How crazy is it that the Braves' rotation is so deep you can make an argument for Tommy Hanson not being in the postseason rotation? Many thought he would be the Braves' ace or No. 2 starter by now.

    For the Braves, it's a blessing. It reminds me of the glory days in the 90s with Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, even Avery on the mound.

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  • tntoak said...

    For the Braves, it's a blessing. It reminds me of the glory days in the 90s with Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, even Avery on the mound.

    3 Hall of Famers in the same rotation. Should have won more than 1 title though. I don't think we will ever see a rotation like that ever again. Never say never though. The phillies rotation was never together long enough and, except for Hamels, the other 2 were not in their prime when they got there, IMO.

    bleedorange1899 ●

  • Med is a beast , wow am i glad they finally moved him out of the pen

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  • bleedorange1899 said...

    3 Hall of Famers in the same rotation. Should have won more than 1 title though. I don't think we will ever see a rotation like that ever again. Never say never though. The phillies rotation was never together long enough and, except for Hamels, the other 2 were not in their prime when they got there, IMO.

    I have a baseball I won in Tom Glavine's charity golf tournament(purely an accident) that has Smoltz, Maddox, Glavine and Denny Neagle sig's on it. If Neagle had won the Cy Young the year he was so good you can just guess how valuable it would be. Three hall of famers and 4 Cy Young winners. Oh Well.

    tnbear66 ●

  • tnbear66 said...

    I have a baseball I won in Tom Glavine's charity golf tournament(purely an accident) that has Smoltz, Maddox, Glavine and Denny Neagle sig's on it. If Neagle had won the Cy Young the year he was so good you can just guess how valuable it would be. Three hall of famers and 4 Cy Young winners. Oh Well.

    Neagle always did MLB's best player imitation of a train whistle, for what that's worth. He used to crack me up during TBS interviews.

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  • RockytopATL said...

    Neagle always did MLB's best player imitation of a train whistle, for what that's worth. He used to crack me up during TBS interviews.

    I remember that now. These pitchers have way to much time on their hands between starts.

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