Archive for May, 2010
Two-game series are stupid game thread: May 19, Reds at Braves
Nobody likes them, am I right?
Brent Clevlen
The Tigers’ Ryan Langerhans, a high draft pick (second round) who kept rising through the system because he has obvious physical gifts, but never did anything to make you think he was a real prospect. Clevlen did have a year, 2005 in High-A, in which he drove in 102 runs, but he was repeating the level and the .484 slugging percentage he put up that season looks like a typo in his career line; his career minor league slugging percentage is .421. Clevlen actually resembles several Braves minor leaguers and fringe players, like Brooks Conrad, in that he has some pop and will take a walk, but doesn’t make regular enough contact to produce many runs. His career minor league batting average is just .261.
Read the rest of this entry »Tired game thread: May 15, D-Backs at Braves
Today’s game thread is dedicated to Ken Griffey Jr.!
Maybe we can actually get some momentum game thread: May 14, D-Backs at Braves
Of course, Kawakami is going, so I’m not too optimistic. For what it’s worth, the record for most losses in a season without a win is 13.
Read the rest of this entry »Let’s just get drunk game thread: May 10, Braves at Brewers
So we’ve got a team that is named after the production of alcoholic beverages versus a team that plays like everyone on it has consumed vast quantities of alcoholic beverages. I personally don’t drink, but this crew is making me think about starting.
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