When the Braves traded for Matt Olson, so many expert fans said they gave up too much. Almost half a season in, and the trade looks smart for numerous reasons. Michael Harris proving Atlanta Braves made right call on Cristian Pache.
Olson has gotten off to a slow start, yet he leads the league in doubles. Matt will be around for eight seasons. Freddie won’t. Pache won’t. The jury is still out on Laneliers and the two pitchers.
Pache has a WAR of -0.6. Batting .167 with a .446 OPS. Pathetic. Even if he’s Andruw on defense, you can’t have a centerfielder so anemic at the plate. Better to put Adam Duvall in center. He won a Gold Glove. Moving Pache made room for rookie Michael Harris, who is batting .330 with an .879 OPS – and playing great defense. Harris has out-produced Pache in half the at bats, and already has a WAR of +1.0. It was good for the Braves to dump Pache on Oakland.
Catcher Langeliers is still in the minors, with decent stats. Batting .271 with a .862 OPS. But the Braves have the most productive catching tandem with Travis d’Arnaud and William Contreras – 19 total home runs. OPS of .809 and .904 respectively. d’Arnaud is becoming a team leader. If Chris Dimino likes him, he must be doing something right.
The two pitchers included in the deal aren’t exactly Cy Young. Ryan Cusiak and Joey Estes are a combined 1-9. Estes was a 16th round draft choice. He is just an arm. I did like Cusiak in “The Sure Thing” (below).
W-L.ERA.WHIP..IP..H..R
1-5 8.13 2.14 27.2 46 29 RC
0-4 5.13 1.44 42.1 46 26 JE
People need to get over the trade. Actually everyone has forgotten about it. Don’t bother them with the details. It was a good deal, especially for the Braves.
Remember this one, Don Head? A heartwarming tale of a lad who travels cross country only to realize he loved his best friend, and chose love over lust. Young Cusack's crazy pickup truck hitch-hiker scene was Oscar worthy.
Today: trying to work from home but having one computer problem after another. Meanwhile the emails keep coming. About half the emails are people asking for help on things unrelated to my customer.
I had a busy busy weekend. C went out of town on Friday. Usually that means I get to rest. I did have a list of things to do. Left work Friday shortly after five. Kroger. High Country. Road Runners Sports. Got home and Winnie was crazy, having been cooped up all day. Went to bed early since it had been a long day, but Winnie was restless.
Since I played golf on Friday I “slept in” on Saturday. But Winnie had me up at 7 am. Did some pre-cleaning since MC was coming over to help do some deep cleaning, since C was been gone so much (seven trips to SC in the past 1-1/2 months). Laundry. Cleaned our bedroom and later the master bath. Took out the trash. Watered the plants. Cleared out my car, and some in the garage. Folded clothes. Did the dishes. MC came and cleaned a bunch more. Hard to list. Lampshades. Cabinets. Appliances. Baseboards. Countertops. Dusted. Vacumed. Amazing.
I got to play with Shivonne. Such a happy baby. Winnie tickled her toes. Later Matthew, Shiv, MC, and I ate at Spiced Right Rib Shack up by the Roswell Square. I’d always wanted to go there. M got wings. MC a pork sandwich and fried okra. I ate a brisket sandwich, hashbrown casserole, corn souffle. Shiv are some of the hashbrowns. Good stuff. Live music – an old guy on guitar playing 70’s pop rock, like the neverending American Pie. Watched the Braves beat the Dodgers. Didn’t get to bed as early as I would’ve liked.
Sunday: up early for golf. Then McDonalds, RaceTrac, and NAPA. Nap before Sunday School. On the way home from church I stopped by Dollar Tree, Goodwill to drop off and shop, NAPA, Great Clips, and by the car wash. Lunch. MC and Shiv returned. When I got home from church I changed clothes. Put on a t-shirt fresh from the dryer and went out to cut the grass. Some sort of bug was inside my shirt, and bit me several times. I changed shirts. A 15000 step day.
Ceil got home around five, after stopping by Dekalb Farmer’s Market. Ceil was so grateful for all of MC’s hard work, as was I. Anna joined us, and C cooked homemade pizza. Shivonne helped.
Will had to work 12 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, so he missed out on all the fun. Today is his first day at Northside Hospital.
I hit the weights this morning at the Y. Looks like next weekend will be another busy one. Looks like Sunday and Monday are already full.
Exercises for sciatica.
Managers with 360 more career wins than losses.
Mgr Yrs Career W L Ties G>.500
Alston........23...1954–1976...2040..1613. 5...427
Anderson..26...1970–1995...2194..1834.. 2..360
Clarke........19...1897–1915...1602..1181.43..421
Cox............29...1978–2010...2504..2001.. 3..503
La Russa.. 34...1979–2021...2821..2434.. 4. 387
Lopez........17....1951–1969...1410..1004 11. 406
McCarthy..24....1926–1950...2125..1333 29. 792
McGraw.... 33...1899–1932...2763..1948 58. 815
Selee.........16....1890–1905...1284 0862 34 .422
Weaver......17....1968–1986...1480 1060 .. 1 420
“Laws change because people’s voices are heard” – Obama, on an ESPN commercial currently being broadcast.
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