^^ following in Kaz Matsui's footsteps.

4/5/2010 4:38:28 PM

holy shit heyward... fucking BIG TIME!!!!!!

[Edited on April 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM. Reason : ^with the only exception being that heyward is supposed to be the next superstar.. dont hate]

4/5/2010 4:38:28 PM

I'm not a heretic. I won't talk trash about Heyward.

4/5/2010 4:40:25 PM

^speaking of the mets, albeit they won.. but wtf, really mike jacobs hitting clean up over bay? and alex cora in the leadoff spot??

4/5/2010 4:42:46 PM

Reyes will be back Saturday. Just temporary w/ Cora. They wanted to split up Wright/Bay for some odd reason. Jacobs blows and he'll be gone in like two weeks when Murphy gets back. Hopefully by July, Ike Davis will be at 1B.

[Edited on April 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM. Reason : he asked, cock]

4/5/2010 4:44:17 PM

Mets thread is over there

4/5/2010 4:46:11 PM

Glad I was able to get to my apartment to see they Heyward homer.

4/5/2010 4:47:21 PM

Quote :

"following in Kaz Matsui's footsteps."

didn't Jordan Schafer homer in his first big league at bat last season?

4/5/2010 4:47:53 PM

^yes

4/5/2010 4:48:54 PM

so far the offense looks much improved

4/5/2010 4:52:55 PM

that or zambrano just looks like shit

4/5/2010 4:53:55 PM

besides the mccann and heyward homers, we haven't really hit anything hard...

but, thats part of baseball. taking advantage of your opportunities

4/5/2010 4:56:58 PM

Zambrano with that 54 ERA

That will take the rest of the month to whittle down

4/5/2010 4:57:37 PM

Zambrano is an overrated piece of garbage

4/5/2010 4:58:41 PM

The J-Hey Kid lets the world hear his roar.

4/5/2010 4:59:59 PM

Sweet call. Surprised Piniella left any bases on the field.

[Edited on April 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM. Reason : x]

4/5/2010 5:48:24 PM

i meant to DVR this first game at least to see heyward's first at-bat

of course i forgot, but that's why we have highlights





LOL McLouth's reaction after that called 3rd strike

[Edited on April 5, 2010 at 6:19 PM. Reason : ]

4/5/2010 6:09:35 PM

The Braves need to save some of this offense for the rest of the season.

4/5/2010 6:23:25 PM

I feel bad for the cubs. it's almost embarrasing. too bad we'll score like 3 runs the rest of the week

4/5/2010 6:45:34 PM

Quote :

"LOOKIN GOOD WAG"

4/5/2010 6:59:46 PM

best opening day EVER....haha.

Lowe looks like he did last year.....hes gonna hover around .500 with a 4.something era

4/5/2010 7:09:16 PM

Samardizja(sp?) with a 108.1 ERA....hahahahaha

4/5/2010 7:32:42 PM

Guess he should have stuck to football.

4/5/2010 7:57:25 PM

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3442231

lol wtf

[Edited on April 5, 2010 at 8:37 PM. Reason : ps I own that shirt]

4/5/2010 8:37:04 PM

Just got back from the game. Very emotional when Cox was introduced. Place went fucking apeshit on Heywards home run, haven't heard it that loud since 91

4/5/2010 9:16:40 PM

awesome start to hopefully an awesome year.. i went apeshit when heyward crushed that ball at home by myself.. man I love baseball.

4/5/2010 10:31:17 PM

So where do I find Peachtree TV games on TWC in Greensboro

4/6/2010 12:34:43 AM

Great way to start the season. Jeff Samardzija sucks, he should have stuck with football...haha

Of course being a life-long Braves fan, I know that by putting up 16 runs yesterday we will not score for the next 3 or 4 games

4/6/2010 7:15:54 AM

Quote :

"So where do I find Peachtree TV games on TWC in Greensboro"

In Winston Salem it is in the low 200s.

4/6/2010 3:17:24 PM

Quote :

"The J-Hey Kid lets the world hear his roar"

most sportstalk post ever?

4/6/2010 3:57:20 PM

whoa. john smoltz did retire.

i dont remember reading anything about it.

4/6/2010 7:05:25 PM

^ I read something a few weeks ago saying that Smoltz hasn't actually retired -- he's doing broadcasting work, but he's still working out in case he gets a call. But, yeah, he's done.

And to answer my own question, PTV is channel 194 on TWC in the triad.

[Edited on April 7, 2010 at 7:05 PM. Reason : oh snap Ernie Johnson]

4/7/2010 6:59:57 PM

Quote :

"GOAT L"

was that Smoltz with the god awful joke?



Heyward for Heisman!

[Edited on April 7, 2010 at 7:41 PM. Reason : d]

4/7/2010 7:36:49 PM

w00t

4/7/2010 7:49:06 PM

Bobby still in early-season form, I see

4/7/2010 8:25:24 PM

Quote :

"And to answer my own question, PTV is channel 194 on TWC in the triad."

Just came in to ask this...had trouble finding it tonight because last year it was BRAVES on the guide. One of the true perks of living in Greensboro.

WOO CHIPPER, FOUND THE CHANNEL JUST IN TIME

[Edited on April 7, 2010 at 9:40 PM. Reason : ]

4/7/2010 9:40:08 PM

I know the TV radar gun is juiced, but holy fuck Wagner throws hard

4/7/2010 9:48:10 PM

Quote :

"starting off positive by acquiring billy wagner"

4/7/2010 9:53:30 PM

Wagner was hitting 98 on mlb game tracker.

Interesting that we never saw more than 94 the last three years. Go fucking figure.

4/7/2010 9:54:39 PM

pew pew

4/7/2010 9:55:20 PM

Looks like Heyward might be inspiring Chipper a little bit!

4/7/2010 10:00:03 PM

^nothin like a little youthful exuberance to give you a boost in your later years

4/8/2010 7:12:16 AM

Glaus is looking putrid, hope the braves can pick up a legit first baseman sometime this year.

where do people think heyward is going to end up in the lineup? behind mccann?

4/8/2010 9:18:13 AM

^ Definitely seems like Glaus is lost in the first two games, but it is only the first two games. He can't catch up to the high fastball anymore, but hopefully he start being more patient and maybe can get on base with walks, etc. He's always been a high OBP guy. Plus the Braves could always experiment with Diaz at 1B.

I'd hate to see the Braves trade away any young talent for a 1B when they have Freeman only 1 to 1.5 seasons away.

4/8/2010 9:44:12 AM

They could always move Prado to 1st, let Infante start at 2B, and keep Glaus as the backup 1B/3B for when they need a break. That wouldn't give them very much power but if Glaus isn't any good anyways then what does it matter.

4/8/2010 9:47:58 AM

^ Yeah I was thinking that too. Has Infante ever played 1B? Prado would probably prefer to stay at 2B. I like Diaz in the lineup especially (and obviously) against lefties.

I wonder if/when Schaeffer gets healthy and suppose he starts to tear it up in AAA, would the Braves bring him up and go with an OF of Heyward, Schaeffer, and McLouth/Cabrera. I wonder if Cabrera can play 1B?




[Edited on April 8, 2010 at 9:56 AM. Reason : dfg]

4/8/2010 9:55:50 AM

^^ i would like to see that lineup too. i went to the game last night, and gracious, glaus looks worse in person than on TV!

btw, big assist to dusty baker last night, taking dempster out in the 7th after he'd sat down, what, 11 straight batters? i guess he's saving him for october?

4/8/2010 10:17:09 AM

We played the Reds last night?

4/8/2010 10:24:45 AM

Hahaha Kurkijan made the same mistake the other night and looked like he was about to cry when Ravech officially called him out

4/8/2010 10:25:58 AM

hahaha, my bad. i meant pinealla just seemed like a move dusty baker would make!

4/8/2010 10:28:03 AM