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Friday's Braves' Lineup

Friday night's Atlanta Braves lineup against Phillies right-handed starter Kyle Kendrick:

10/1 Braves lineup vs. Kyle Kendrick PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Omar Infante, 2B 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Jason Heyward, RF 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
Brian McCann, C 24 21 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 .286 .375 .476 .851
Derrek Lee, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Melky Cabrera, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Nate McLouth, CF 13 11 3 0 0 2 3 2 2 .273 .385 .818 1.203
Alex Gonzalez, SS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Brooks Conrad, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Brandon Beachy, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Not a lot of reps against Kendrick for most of these guys. I guess we better get used to Melky hitting fifth. Loooonng sigh.

Too bad Marteeen is not in the lineup:

Others of note vs. Kyle Kendrick PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Troy Glaus 9 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Matt Diaz 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .375 .750
Martin Prado 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Rick Ankiel 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
David Ross 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Eric Hinske 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000

No obvious comments about small sample sizes, these are clearly popcorn stats.

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Ankiel >>> McOut

save Nate for pinch running.

[ducks from the cabbages and tomatoes]

Go Braves!

I was going to say the same thing for Melky

I’d rather have Ankiel’s defense/wheels/arm in there…not to mention he’s hitting .400 vs. Kendrick.

I don't know

McClouth owns this chump (over 13 ABs), maybe this will get him going.

2/3 of our outfield is awful

And this isn’t new. Myself, I don’t much care which two clowns they run out there. Our offense has to come from different parts of the lineup.

I’d never throw a cabbage at you. I’d throw corn at you.

Throw apples. They hurt more.

And you would know this how?

While I disagree with you and have plenty of corn here in Indiana, rest asured I will be throwing no virtual produce.

Alabama cotton doesn't throw very well

Nor does it create much of a deterrent – even on a direct hit.

Mmmmm, popcorn.
So seeing as TC has basically been dead this morning/afternoon

there better be a crapload of you on your way to Turner Field!

Oooooo, I'm so scared!!

rabble rabble rabble.
(leaving in 20 minutes :D)

About to go eat and start drinking.

Enjoy Arizona.

Hey, the temps starting to get down to double digits again here.

Are you gonna post another video link for tonight's game?
Hopefully, I'm not alone in this, but I'd want:

McLouth CF
Infante 2B
Heyward RF
Lee 1B
McCann C
Diaz LF
Conrad 3B
Gonzalez SS

yes thats exactly what i want! And why was everyone bashing me for calling Melky the fat useless slug he is?

Because slugs are more mobile?

McClouth >= Ankiel. Ankiel swings at pitches no one could hit. He loves the high inside, but has never hit one in there, so I dont know why. Ankiel may have good defense, so there should be a DO rule: Designated Outfieder, who doesn’t get to hit. He is our Andruw Jones. Now lets take these chumps, GO BRAVES!

I'd keep Heyward in the 2 hole

Maybe shift Infante down to 6 or so. Also, no way should McCann be hitting lower than fourth.

The Braves are 2-0 in games started by Kendrick this season...

…despite Kendrick only allowing one run in 15 innings to the Braves this year. Both times, the Braves rallied against the Phillies ’pen to win it in extra innings.

i recognize that monicker!

is this dustin? i’ll venture that it’s so — this is brandon, kaung’s (and rodger, han, jay m, etc.) friend.

Do all Melky, Ankiel, McLouth, Diaz and Hinske make the playoff roster along with Heyward? Heyward is an obvious lock, Hinske can play 1B/3B so he makes it, Diaz is our only righty out there, Ankiel is the best defender, Bobby seems to love Melky and he has playoff experience and McLouth is the
best baserunner and has hit as good as any of them lately. I’d like to take both Glaus and Freeman but how can you with six outfielders?

Well...

It’s easy. You justify it by calling Hinske a utility player instead of an outfielder. The team is running a bit thin on options to play 3B, despite the fact that Hinske never gets any play time there. He is allegedly capable at that position, though.

Anyone got Philly's lineup?

Rollins SS
Francisco RF
Utley 2B
Howard 1B
Werth CF
Ibanez LF
Dobbs 3B
Ruiz C
Kendrick P

Bah...

They’re playing Rollins? Just bah!

he'll probably be the only "regular" to play a lot in all three games

just to get him some more ABs

shouldn’t be a surprise

Boras payed them 1M to play Werth in CF.

Ugh...

That’s not the uber scrub I was looking for.

Definitely not the “B” squad.

Guess the real question is if they all play the whole game

Yeah, hard to say.

I’ve learned that trying to predict what Charlie Manuel will do is virtually impossible.

Diaz should get more time in left than Melky

Does Bobby have a man crush on the melk man?

Kendrick is a righty...

Diaz is the LF platooneer for LHP.

C

i want diaz!!
ok that came off too strong

or did it?

what does he think melky is a luck charm?

hey everyone!

Looks like “A” lineup for the Phils, Sadly I think this may also be our “A” lineup right now:( Watch, we’ll kill ’em tonite

YOU CAN'T HONESTLY THINK YOU CAN GET REAL INFORMATION FROM SUCH A SMALL SAMPLE

YOU CAN’T PROVE EVER HOW GOOD BATTERS ARE AGAINST PITCHERS… THIS IS SILLY!!!

AH CAPITAL LETTERS!

some larger sizes might be more revealing…

New to this forum

I have been reading TC for about twenty weeks now. I like reading it after the fact. I will most likely be commenting during the games this weekend, but it sounds like a lot of regulars will actually be at the game.

Long time Braves fan

I’ve been following the Braves since their “worst to first” season.

welcome! :)

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