Atlanta Braves: The Morning Chop
By Jeff Schafer
Tomahawk Take Editor Notes: The Braves have won seven straight games and 9-1 when B.J. Upton has been in the leadoff spot!! Still just getting on-base once a game, B.J. continues to shine in that spot….this has to be the reason the Braves are winning. Chris Johnson came up huge for the Braves on Wednesday with three RBIs. Julio Teheran pitched to his eighth win of the season and lowered his ERA to 2.29 for 2014.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Upton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .210 | .276 | .340 | .616 |
| Andrelton Simmons SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .255 | .296 | .356 | .651 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .290 | .385 | .497 | .882 |
| Justin Upton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .271 | .341 | .493 | .835 |
| Jason Heyward RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .245 | .340 | .372 | .711 |
| Chris Johnson 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .284 | .304 | .366 | .670 |
| Tommy La Stella 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .270 | .356 | .339 | .695 |
| Christian Bethancourt C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| Julio Teheran P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .122 | .122 | .146 | .268 |
| Jordan Schafer PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .239 | .242 | .482 |
| Anthony Varvaro P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jordan Walden P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 35 | .258 | .324 | .290 | .614 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran, W (8-5) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Anthony Varvaro, H (9) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Jordan Walden, S (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.00 |
Mets swept by Atlanta Braves after 3-1 loss as Jacob deGrom outpitched by Julio Teheran
Tomahawk Take Editor Notes: Well, thank you Mr. Collins for saying that the Braves are one of the hottest teams right now….maybe it’s just B.J. Upton in the leadoff spot! Ha, I’m going to continue pushing this! Braves have a day off Thursday but hopefully the continue this winning streak into the weekend versus the Arizona D-Backs.
"And despite that production, the offense has struggled. For the last six games, they’ve also had to be without David Wright, giving them a new roadblock to get around. Against Teheran they could not.So another narrow defeat came, and a familiar refrain followed.“You play a team that’s red hot and you’re in every game,” Collins said. “We’re not getting the big hit made and the big pitch. It’s the same scenario when you’re going through what we’re going through. It’s pretty much nightly.”"
Mets think Atlanta Braves starter Julio Teheran’s pick-off move is borderline illegal
Tomahawk Take Editor Notes: I don’t think so here…this may be a manager sticking up for his player that just got picked off by a right handed pitcher. Usually lefties do this, not righties. The left handed pitchers usually have a questionable move to first. I respect Manager Collins for questioning this to protect his players but I don’t think so bud.
"“This guy’s got a great move to first and it borders on perhaps being improper,” Terry Collins said.After the game, Young shared his manager’s thoughts.Collins went out after the inning to conference with the umpires about Teheran’s pick-off move but was told that it was legal."
New renderings of Atlanta Braves stadium released
Tomahawk Take Editor Notes: Supposedly this wasn’t the happy-go-lucky meeting the Braves fans wanted. Several people were complaining about the county simply giving the ball club everything they wanted without “considering the neighbors”. Genuine Parts, a sponsor of the Braves may lose their spot with a new parking lot for the new stadium. This is still an ongoing process but shouldn’t fret us from being excited about the new stadium.
"The Atlanta Braves scored a home run in Cobb County on Tuesday.The planning commission approved its massive stadium and development.Braves officials gave the planning commission a more detailed look at their planned stadium and mixed use complex, providing new renderings and insight on what the 80-acre project will look like. They said that since the Braves will be calling this place home, they will do it right.“Their employees, their staff, their executives are going to live there for 30 years. They guarantee the stadium is something Cobb County is going to be proud of,” Braves attorney James Ballie said."