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Post by wncbravesfan on May 17, 2018 22:29:17 GMT -5
Braves: Sean Newcomb is slated to start for the Braves when they begin a three-game series Friday night at home against Miami.
Marlins: Miami plays 16 of the next 19 games on the road, starting Friday when RHP Dan Straily (1-0, 5.54) is scheduled to pitch at Atlanta to begin a three-game series.
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Post by bravepap on May 18, 2018 5:45:24 GMT -5
Yes.....today was THAT day.....
2004 At the age of 40, southpaw Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher to ever throw a perfect game when the Diamondbacks beat the Braves, 2-0. The 'Big Unit' joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo, and Nolan Ryan as the only hurlers to throw no-hitters in both leagues and creates the longest time span between no-no's, having first accomplished the feat against the Tigers in June of 1990.
And from around MLB on this date....
1875 In a match-up of undefeated teams, the visiting Boston Red Stockings (16-0) beat the Dark Blues (12-0) at the Hartford Ball Club Grounds, 10-5. The record crowd of 10,000 fans attends the National Association contest, including Mark Twain, who will later offer a five dollar reward for the return of his English-made brown silk umbrella pilfered at the game by a small boy when the famous writer stood up to cheer for the hometown team.
1931 Dodgers' outfielder Babe Herman hits for the cycle for the first of two times this season. In 1933, as a member of the Cubs, he will again hit for the cycle, making him and Bob Meusel the only major leaguers to have accomplished the feat three times since 1900.
1942 Night games in New York are banned for the duration of WW II, leaving fans in the dark about the status of the All-Star game scheduled to be played at the Polo Grounds on the evening of Monday, July 6. The prohibition of nighttime tilts, announced by NYC Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine, will change the starting times for 28 contests involving the Dodgers and Giants. (The first night game at Yankee Stadium will be played in 1946.)
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Post by wncbravesfan on May 18, 2018 10:19:18 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienajc ICYMI: Dansby had two hits in rehab game, likely to rejoin #Braves tonight or Saturday
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Post by littlebeast1 on May 18, 2018 10:26:48 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienajc ICYMI: Dansby had two hits in rehab game, likely to rejoin #Braves tonight or Saturday I'm guessing it will be tomorrow. Give him that extra day to help get the timing back a little more.
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Post by Drkirby on May 18, 2018 10:34:12 GMT -5
David O'Brien @dobrienajc ICYMI: Dansby had two hits in rehab game, likely to rejoin #Braves tonight or Saturday I'm guessing it will be tomorrow. Give him that extra day to help get the timing back a little more. Timing can’t be worse than Bautista and his defense is 10x
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Post by wncbravesfan on May 18, 2018 10:59:31 GMT -5
Poor Culberson is likely to get axed instead of Bautista when Dansby reappears
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Post by Fumbduckery on May 18, 2018 11:25:00 GMT -5
Poor Culberson is likely to get axed instead of Bautista when Dansby reappears Culberson makes sense, but they seem to think he’s one of those versatile baseball player guys so Tucker will probably be the guy.
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Post by PABraveFan on May 18, 2018 13:13:13 GMT -5
***Weather Update*** 1:55 PM 18 May 2018
After storms wiped out the final game of he Cubs series expect the moisture laden air mass to once again produce some scattered showers and thunderstorm today and maybe even a bit more coverage than yesterday. Vertical shear is weak so no severe weather is expected. Last evening's heavy rains were a bit of a surprise as most models were lacking in identifying the energy available to produce them. The GFS had targeted the metro area but the time frame was earlier (5-8 PM) and the HRRR didn't pick up on the the isolated cells via radar because they weren't there yet AND they weren't expected. Additional energy from an upper level trough and probably some low level mesoscale outflow convergence kicked off some isolated clusters between 7 and 8 PM and also helped the remnants of previously heavy showers from the SW remain viable for another 3-4 hours. Some rainfall observations over northern GA from the 8 PM-2 AM time period showed .14" in Marietta, .12" at Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport, .96" at Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, Peachtree City .26", Rome 0", Milledgeville 0", Lawrenceville 0", Gainesville 0", Cartersville 0", so you can see the heavy rain was isolated to several small areas. Breaks in the clouds in places today will create instability once again this afternoon and dynamics similar to last night remain. Expect a general .5" across northern GA today. A few areas could accumulate over 1", and plenty of areas will have less than .5" and some no rainfall. Models are projecting just slightly higher accumulations this evening over the metro area than the last two nights but scattered remains the theme with only 50% coverage. There is some model agreement over a scenario similar to last evening but disagreement on the amounts. For the time period 8-11 PM the latest NAM and HRRR want to set up a band similar to last night with showers from the S/SW through the metro area and farther north with rainfall ranging from .1" to a little over an inch with the highest amounts being south of the metro area. The HRRR has the majority of the rainfall before 8 PM while the NAM has it after 8 PM. The GFS sets up the area just slightly to the west (still includes the metro area) with .25"-.75" and RAP and Euro produce a similar scenario as both the GFS and NAM with rainfall a bit lower than the GFS (.1"-.5"). The GEFS solution is about .25" with more in the NE part of GA. This is incredible model agreement and usually projects fairly accurately at least to the positioning if not the timing so I think we can expect some rainfall tonight in the area, however, in these types of setups it's extremely difficult to determine an exact location of banding or isolated cell development so these models must be pretty sure the energy is going to be in these areas. My weighted blended model would have the metro are getting between .2" and .5" at some point between 7 an 11 PM this evening with some areas having higher or lower amounts but exactly where is hard to pinpoint. Current radar does show some development SE of Columbus but very little activity anywhere in northern GA. Once some radar returns start coming in from the afternoon and early evening HRRR runs I'll have a more clear picture. Upper air support will gradually diminish over the weekend as these storms become more dependent on diurnal heating for instability but anomalously high moisture will persist and afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will likely occur over northern GA through at least midweek. I'll be out for dinner but monitoring the radar afterwards hoping we can play some ball this evening.
Looking forward... Sat-Sun A general .5"-1" over the weekend over northern GA with the heaviest generally being to the north. A few spots anywhere in northern GA, especially NE, could pick up 1-3" and some areas could come up with less than .5". No severe weather is expected this weekend.
GO BRAVES!
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 18, 2018 14:29:04 GMT -5
Poor Culberson is likely to get axed instead of Bautista when Dansby reappears Culberson makes sense, but they seem to think he’s one of those versatile baseball player guys so Tucker will probably be the guy. If it's Tucker, I will go on an internet rampage.
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Post by littlebeast1 on May 18, 2018 14:35:50 GMT -5
Ugh - Newcomb isn't pitching tonight. Wisler's been recalled and he's getting the start. Said they wanted to get Sean an extra day of rest.
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Post by littlebeast1 on May 18, 2018 14:41:24 GMT -5
Braves Lineup
1. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B 2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) LF 3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 4. Nick Markakis (L) RF 5. Tyler Flowers (R) C 6. Ender Inciarte (L) CF 7. Jose Bautista (R) 3B 8. Johan Camargo (S) SS 9. Matt Wisler (R) P
Either Straily is now a LHP or Joey Bats is back to being the regular 3B
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Post by littlebeast1 on May 18, 2018 14:42:00 GMT -5
Marlins Lineup
1. Martin Prado (R) 3B 2. J.T. Realmuto (R) C 3. Starlin Castro (R) 2B 4. Justin Bour (L) 1B 5. Brian Anderson (R) RF 6. Derek Dietrich (L) LF 7. Miguel Rojas (R) SS 8. Lewis Brinson (R) CF 9. Dan Straily (R) P
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on May 18, 2018 15:34:02 GMT -5
Braves Lineup 1. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B 2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) LF 3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 4. Nick Markakis (L) RF 5. Tyler Flowers (R) C 6. Ender Inciarte (L) CF 7. Jose Bautista (R) 3B 8. Johan Camargo (S) SS 9. Matt Wisler (R) P Either Straily is now a LHP or Joey Bats is back to being the regular 3B AA has apparently decided to double down on that blind bet he made, even after seeing that he was dealt a 7 of clubs and a 2 of diamonds. Bautista has a career average of .167/.286/.667 against Straily.. the slugging because of a solo HR. 6AB / 1H / 1HR / 1RBI
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Post by PABraveFan on May 18, 2018 15:41:03 GMT -5
Showers and storms developing to the SE and moving N/NE. Hoping that trend continues!
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Post by chicagobrave on May 18, 2018 17:54:16 GMT -5
Checking in from the park. Hope to see a win tonight.
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