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The most beautiful thing about the game last night? Mayberry striking out on a curve ball down and in.

And in his next AB hitting a 2 run dinger on ……….a curve ball down and in. Most young MLBers can hit fast balls.

Learning to make adjustments so you can hit breaking pitches?

Priceless!!!!!

I hope Jimmy will take a 3 year contract. Something tells me he won’t.

Next week???????????????

And Kendrick pitches tonight?

The bullpen will be running on fumes by Wednesday (as in TOMORROW)

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet. (An oldie but goodie) Question: How do you get to the Playoffs? Answer: Take Houston Street By the way…………what’s going on with the bullpen? We’re the first game of a ten game stretch and aren’t we still down a reliever.. Stutts pitched two last night, Bastardo & Ryan [...]

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Where, if I may ask, do you get this stuff?

Hey Lefty – I think Wade is toast anyway. New ownership and they’re going to want to make a clean break from the past. Some say Wade’s hands were tied by the previous owners and can’t be held responsible for the woeful state of the team. Others, like me, think Wade is just being Wade. [...]

I disgree. That “stand pat” mentality is straight from the Ed Wade years. Remember those years – when we were thisclose but Ed never traded for the help he needed? (Rumor going around is that they transplanted Wade’s brain into a bird – and it flew backwards into a tree) The meek shall inherit the [...]

Did you say Melky Cabrera? UH……………did you see what he did for the Braves? Cabrera is the answer if you’re the KC Royals or Pods. I’ll pass thanks. (Besides, he’s a bit of a head case. The Yanks traded him because he wasn’t a great influence on Cano. It’s no accident that Cano has put [...]

Pence is what 28? The Stros are YEARS away from making any noise. So, Pence for a 20 year old Singleton and 23 yr old Brown I think makes more sense for them. I would hate to see Brown go but………..gotta do what you gotta do.

Wait – I think I hear the whambulance. Yup Sheesh – you lose a 2-1 game to Matt Kain and the reigning WS Champs and you’re ready to shoot yourself. Yeah – they’re not exactly the 1927 Yankees but – besides the Roid Sux – who is? Personally – I’d rather see a little more [...]

Mayberry is what, 4 years older than D-Brown? I wonder what his swing looked like in 2007? Cholly is/was a hitting coach. Unlike some teams where good players go to die – I think the Phillies are the opposite. Let’s face it – Mickey Mantle he ain’t. But, I would not want to give up [...]

Didn’t Kendrick go something like 10-0 or 11-12 his first year up? And we know how that turned out. However, having said that – Worley seems to have a different makeup. He has a bit more of an edge than your normal Rookie pitcher. Which means – where Kendrick will nibble – Worley will go [...]

Thanks everyone. Because it was Utley I was hoping for something perhaps a bit more salacious. But, we’ll take it. He seems like he’s having fun. But diving head first with those knees slamming the gound………..Yikes. But I guess if you asked him to take it easy he wouldn’t be Utley. But I wish he [...]

Did anyone happen to catch what Chase said at the conclusion of his interview with Sarge after the game? He said it really quickly and it cracked the Broadcast crew up but somebody said it was funny yet uncalled for. He said it after the interview was over – maybe he thought the sound was [...]

The great thing about Jimmy right now is his OBP. Strange that a #3 hitter on this team doesn’t have an RBI yet.

But – with his .400 OBP and being on base constantly they can’t put the overshift on Howard

I picked Vic too. He was what? 9 for 13 for the Braves series. Who would have thunk it? I went to Lee’s first start week ago Saturday. Vic made 3 outs on 5 pitches. That’s the Vic I know. (Not that he made 3 outs, but that his 3 at bats totalled 5 pitches) [...]

This is rather silly. I know people who know the Myers and supposedly she’s as whacked out as he is. Is this to condone what he did? Absolutely not. Anyone who punches his wife anywhere at anytime is a big time idiot. However, they seem to be two peas in a pod – and they’re [...]

Frankly – don’t know if he’ll be back for the All-Star break – if at all this season. This is a chronic condition – not going away anytime soon.

Well, considering That RAJ was trying to track down Mariano Duncan this move isn’t so bad. Seriously though – for $400K what’s the downside. has to be frustrating for barfield who looks like he was having a decent spring. Castillo can still hit I think. So, if he doesn’t mind sharing 2nd and coming off [...]