1st at bat, 3 run HR.....
many many more to come
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1st at bat, 3 run HR.....
many many more to come
Heckuva way to start the season. A good day indeed. Now to go watch my youngin' see if he can make some magic vs St. Paul:cool:
That was a blast, I was running around the house screaming like an idiotQuote:
Originally Posted by Biggin
you werent the only one heheQuote:
Originally Posted by UTVols2
as soon as he swung I knew.
it sounded like a crazy atmosphere too, the whole stadium was chanting his name, it was nuts
When I read this post yesterday before anyone replied, I figured that Bama was beating on UT in baseball the way everyone else in the SEC is.
nah i dont follow C baseball, i have a hard enough time trying to make myself watch the braves
Heyward is a heck of ball player and absolutely crushed that ball. Z didn't have it at all. I think he only hit 94 once and was consistently around 91-92. He had location problems with two big walks (as well as most Cubs pitchers on Monday). All in all probably the worst outing I have ever seen him pitch. BTW: How could the whole stadium be chanting his name when there was about 20,000 Cubs fans there?
If I'm ever having trouble falling asleep, turn on baseball. It's a blast to play, it's slow death to watch on television.
did you watch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eamus Catuli
you could hear the "Jason Heyward" chant on TV plain as day.
and Lung I am almost the same way, if its a great pitcher or the Braves, I can watch most of the games, but not just regular games, tehy mean so little individually, fantasy baseball is the only reason ill ever watch other games
no... i was there. sitting in section 124 at field level. there was hardly any braves fans on the entire side of the stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggin
dude its not like im making it up, i heard it clear as day on the ESPN broadcast.
someone else back me up here, you could very clearly hear the chant.
or are you just bitter than CHI got their tails handed to them on opening day?
no not bitter. the braves are a very good ball club and the cubs played terribly and probably could have been beat worse. they made careless errors and A-Ram should have went back to first on the fly to center because the second base up called it a catch(even though he didn't catch it). I'm just saying that the atmosphere wasn't as crazy as you made it sound. I've been to plenty of other games at different stadiums, including Turner Field, with a much better atmosphere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggin
holy he ll dude im just saying i heard them chant his name during his first ab then he goes yard
just that specific example, i didnt watch the whole thing, i dont know if the crowd was nuts or whatever, i was watchin the first couple of innings, then came back at the end
They're chanting something right before he hits it. It sounds like it's his name.
YouTube - Jason Heyward's first homerun
Look, Atlanta normally doesn't have very good crowd support and that's a given. Seems like when they first started their 14 year reign of divisional titles crowds were out all the time but the more and more they kept winning the smaller the crowds got until playoff time.
That was one of the best crowds that has been to an Atlanta game except when they play NY on a weekend that I've seen in quite a while. They panned the crowd numerous times and I saw a bunch of Cubs fans but there were no where near 20,000. The attendance was over 50,000 with probably 20% being Cubs fans because they are die hard fans. They always have good crowds no matter what stadium they were at.
And yes they were chanting his name just before he crushed the 450 foot blast into the bullpen in right so you are right Biggin.
thank you guys
thats all i was saying, that they were chanting his name during his first AB
Lung's video got taken down so here is one from MLB, turn up your sound and you can easily hear them chanting his name just before he sends a laser shot to right.
Heyward adds to legend in first at-bat | braves.com: News
Those MLB bastages.Quote:
Originally Posted by UTVols2
Good God Troy Glaus may break the record this season form most strikeouts in a season. So far this season is has been one of the weakest links. McClouth needs to pick it up too, after his horrible spring he needs to get a few hits on the board
If I was Cox I don't know that I would waste too much time with Glaus if he doesn't get it going. Hinske is a better hitter and better defensively at first. I have my concerns with Glaus footwork at firstbase with him just making the move. I am hoping that it doesn't become a problem. Also, if Glaus completely flops, cut him and bring up Freddie Freeman to backup Hinske. Freeman will start at first next year or the year after at the latest.
Glaus was a terrible signing anyway, i dunno why they brought him on. like Stripes said, Hinske is better hitting and defensively, so its dumb to sit him while Glaus is playing.
How far do you think Freeman is off Stripes?
Id like to see him go on a tear and make it to the bigs by August, but id say its next June-July.
I was just thinking the same thing, Glaus made an error tonight that lead to a run and struck out 4 times in 4 at bats. I agree Hinske has played well this spring and in his only at bat this season. I say put him in and bring up Freeman if necessary he is the future there
I think they are targetting Freeman to start next season. Although I really wouldn't mind them trying to put Hinske at 1B for a couple of years for some cushion.
Who do you guys think we will bring in to replace Bobby?
its a sad year, all ive known is Bobby Cox as the Braves manager.
i hate to see him go, it sucks man.
Will we go in-house, or try and hire someone out of the organization?
I have no clue at this time. I have been wondering that myself. Im not a big Joe Torre fan, but it would completely surprise me if he didn't land in ATL. With the money issues the Dodgers are facing, you could see them let Torre go if they don't perform well this year or if he leaves in general. Then, he comes back to ATL where he played at for so long, but I would rather have someone who can stay awhile if they work out.
Ned Yost or Freddie Gonzalez wouldnt surprise me either.
Freddie Gonzalez seems to be a logical choice, he is who I think winds up there.
Joe Torre would be great for one or two seasons, but we need someone for the long haul. its impossible to be successful changing managers every year.
Terry Pendleton is still the hitting coach, what about upgrading him?
I would like the move, I think it would be excellent. He knows the team, the town, the management, the younger guys, he knows how the Atlanta organization works and he knows hitting.
Pendleton is a strong possibility, and I wouldn't mind the move just because I am not a huge fan of him as a hitting coach. I think he would make a better manager personally. Too many of the Braves top hitters go outside of Pendleton for help.
I would like it, he is familiar with everything and there would be no accomodation period, he could come in and the team would suffer minor changes as compared to bringing in a new manager and the new guy implementing his system.