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BC not ready to call this his last season
Topic Started: Feb 13 2008, 08:53 PM (573 Views)
Murph2TheHall
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-he is overrated as a coach


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-batting has been down since he took over


2006...The Braves led the National League in home runs (222) and slugging percentage (.455) and ranked second in the circuit in runs scored (849) and batting average (.270). The home run total ranked second in franchise history, while the runs total ranked second in Atlanta history...The Braves have compiled 300 doubles in a season five times in franchise history, including each of the last four seasons (2003-2006) under Pendleton's supervision...In 2005, Pendleton was instrumental in outfielder Andruw Jones' MVP-caliber season, as Jones adopted a new batting stance and established a Braves franchise record with 51 home runs...Pendleton also worked closely with a string of rookies who made huge contributions throughout the season...The 2005 Braves became the first team in history to reach the postseason with six rookies who had 100 or more at-bats (the previous record was four rookies by the 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1989 Chicago Cubs)...In his second season as Braves hitting coach in 2003, the team established franchise bests in home runs (225), hits (1,608), doubles (321) and slugging percentage (.475) and had the highest team batting average in Atlanta history...Several individual players enjoyed career seasons as well, and much of the credit for those accomplishments went to Pendleton

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-he gets too much credit for 03 and Javy Lopez's "turnaround"


Lopez gave him the credit himself. Who else would know??

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DanielW4444
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its all subjective, I could talk about the Andruw last year, Marcus Giles his last year with us, Furcal's slumps, Chipper's .240 year, the epic failure of Raul Mondesi, ...ect
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DanielW4444
Feb 14 2008, 07:17 PM
its all subjective, I could talk about the Andruw last year, Marcus Giles his last year with us, Furcal's slumps, Chipper's .240 year, the epic failure of Raul Mondesi, ...ect
HOw can you say Andruw when he would not listen to what he said. Marcus did alot better in Atlanta then he did in a Pads uni.
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DanielW4444
Feb 14 2008, 07:17 PM
its all subjective, I could talk about the Andruw last year, Marcus Giles his last year with us, Furcal's slumps, Chipper's .240 year, the epic failure of Raul Mondesi, ...ect
How could you blame any of that on TP?

- It's not TP's fault Andruw wouldn't change his swing and say im just a pull hitter, get over it
- It's not TP's fault Giles wasn't comfortable in the leadoff spot and stopped juicin
- It's not TP's fault the Braves gave old washed-up Raul Modesi a shot and he didn't pan out.
- What Furcal slumps are you refering to? :huh:
- Chipper's bad year had nothing to do with TP, if you actually watched baseball in 2004 you would know that.
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Feb 14 2008, 07:31 PM
DanielW4444
Feb 14 2008, 07:17 PM
its all subjective, I could talk about the Andruw last year, Marcus Giles his last year with us, Furcal's slumps, Chipper's .240 year, the epic failure of Raul Mondesi, ...ect
How could you blame any of that on TP?

- It's not TP's fault Andruw wouldn't change his swing and say im just a pull hitter, get over it
- It's not TP's fault Giles wasn't comfortable in the leadoff spot and stopped juicin
- It's not TP's fault the Braves gave old washed-up Raul Modesi a shot and he didn't pan out.
- What Furcal slumps are you refering to? :huh:
- Chipper's bad year had nothing to do with TP, if you actually watched baseball in 2004 you would know that.
In that case

He didnt help the Braves with any of this:

2006...The Braves led the National League in home runs (222) and slugging percentage (.455) and ranked second in the circuit in runs scored (849) and batting average (.270). The home run total ranked second in franchise history, while the runs total ranked second in Atlanta history...The Braves have compiled 300 doubles in a season five times in franchise history, including each of the last four seasons (2003-2006) under Pendleton's supervision...In 2005, Pendleton was instrumental in outfielder Andruw Jones' MVP-caliber season, as Jones adopted a new batting stance and established a Braves franchise record with 51 home runs...Pendleton also worked closely with a string of rookies who made huge contributions throughout the season...The 2005 Braves became the first team in history to reach the postseason with six rookies who had 100 or more at-bats (the previous record was four rookies by the 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1989 Chicago Cubs)...In his second season as Braves hitting coach in 2003, the team established franchise bests in home runs (225), hits (1,608), doubles (321) and slugging percentage (.475) and had the highest team batting average in Atlanta history...Several individual players enjoyed career seasons as well, and much of the credit for those accomplishments went to Pendleton
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gobravez
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It's kinda hard to find ANYBODY to fix an old washed up hitter like Raul Mondesi compare to working with rookies. With Mondesi, he couldn't just say, "hey, I want to be able to play again". It doesn't work like that, once you are past your time, you are past your time.

With Rookies, they are still learning the game and can improve, hence where TP comes in.
Edited by gobravez, Feb 14 2008, 07:50 PM.
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Bobby Cox is a shrine. He keeps traditionalist Braves fans happy, and happy fans create warm seats. I'm all for him managing until the day he dies if it keeps revenue up.

The thing is, the difference in the best manager in baseball and an average manager is minimal. Unless you have a guy like Dusty Baker or Jack McKeon that is destroying arms and saying things like "Walks just clog the bases up" (Thanks, Dusty), who your manager is makes little difference. Whether or not a manager connects with Francoeur isn't going to keep him from swinging like Ray Charles.

And Chipper hitting .240 is part of playing hurt through an entire season. He's a guy who's a top 8 or 9 player since he came into the league. It's not like Terry Pendleton just put a curse on him one year out of 13 to see what would happen. He's had one statistically anomalous season since his rookie year. That's not Pendleton.
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