Post by Reddington on Dec 9, 2017 20:42:55 GMT -5
P. Van Wiener WTCG ATL
Sadly the season is over for the Braves, but while the didn't make the playoffs, there is some reason for hope among the Atlanta faithful in that for the first time in forever the braves had five rookies on their opening day roster, and if what they did as rookies is any indicator, they should have long careers with the Braves and the GM should feel luck as they will keep his job secure.
It is a toss up who is the best of the five, so we'll start with the guy that set a NL record and tied the MLB record with most RBIs in a game with 10:
UL Washington
Had first career hit on 4/4/1978, off Fritz Peterson (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1978, off Jim Strickland (PHI)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Francisco on 6/25/1978...
Had 5 hits with 10 RBI against St. Louis on 6/30/1978...
Overall he ended up hitting .261 with 8 dingers and 48 stolen bases. Defensively he has great range at 3b and they say he is getting better covering even more ground, while not letting anything get by that touches his glove, however during the season he only had a .977 fielding % with 10 errors.
if he isn't Atlanta's top rookie then Paul Hartzell is:
Earned first career win on 4/5/1978...
Had first career hit on 4/15/1978, off Don Hood (MON)...
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game...
The kid was on FIRE the first half of the season 11-5 at the end of June, but the reality came crashing in and he went 5-9 over the remainder of the season to finish a still respectable 16-14 with a 3.06 and a 1.18 whip.
The new closer of the Atlanta Braves, Doug Corbett:
While the kid had the talent, he blew save after save and there was nothing to explain how someone so good could utterly fail anytime the pressure was on, but his fortune seemed to change after a chance encounter in the airport with Dr Joyce Brothers, where the team and her were stuck because of weather. Neither knowing the other, according to both afterwords they happened to strike up a random conversation, and something she said got stuck in his head, and as he said, "I no longer cared what would happen when I was handed the ball and that freed me from being afraid to throw the pitch that needed to be thrown..."
At times Corbett showed signs of brilliance, and overall he was pretty good, especially for a rookie. Over all he finished with 23 saves and a 3.25 ERA.
The last rookie pitcher was Tom Hausman:
Earned first career win on 6/27/1978...
While he didn't get a ton of playing time, he was 2-0 in 5 starts and finished with a 3.86 era over 58 inning pitched. the pitching coach thinks he has got the mechanics to become one of the more unhittable pitchers in the league.
Last on the hit parade is Gene Richards:
Had first career hit on 4/4/1978, off Steve J. Kline (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1978, off Rick Austin (MON)...
Not only did he set a Brave record for most SB in a season, he did it with an abysmal first 1/2 OBP. In the end he was batting .239, but as of june 30th he was sub Mendoza line. While he is the future of the Braves in RF, right now he is playing 1B as having him and Otis on the field is way better than just him alone. In 78 Gene set the Atlanta record with 65 stolen bases.
and with that Brave fans, we leave you with this, the Number 1 song in the land, this day 10/4/78
Since I saw it on the list of #1's been waiting to post it as I know it'll bring back memories for Dale
Sadly the season is over for the Braves, but while the didn't make the playoffs, there is some reason for hope among the Atlanta faithful in that for the first time in forever the braves had five rookies on their opening day roster, and if what they did as rookies is any indicator, they should have long careers with the Braves and the GM should feel luck as they will keep his job secure.
It is a toss up who is the best of the five, so we'll start with the guy that set a NL record and tied the MLB record with most RBIs in a game with 10:
UL Washington
Had first career hit on 4/4/1978, off Fritz Peterson (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1978, off Jim Strickland (PHI)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against San Francisco on 6/25/1978...
Had 5 hits with 10 RBI against St. Louis on 6/30/1978...
Overall he ended up hitting .261 with 8 dingers and 48 stolen bases. Defensively he has great range at 3b and they say he is getting better covering even more ground, while not letting anything get by that touches his glove, however during the season he only had a .977 fielding % with 10 errors.
if he isn't Atlanta's top rookie then Paul Hartzell is:
Earned first career win on 4/5/1978...
Had first career hit on 4/15/1978, off Don Hood (MON)...
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game...
The kid was on FIRE the first half of the season 11-5 at the end of June, but the reality came crashing in and he went 5-9 over the remainder of the season to finish a still respectable 16-14 with a 3.06 and a 1.18 whip.
The new closer of the Atlanta Braves, Doug Corbett:
While the kid had the talent, he blew save after save and there was nothing to explain how someone so good could utterly fail anytime the pressure was on, but his fortune seemed to change after a chance encounter in the airport with Dr Joyce Brothers, where the team and her were stuck because of weather. Neither knowing the other, according to both afterwords they happened to strike up a random conversation, and something she said got stuck in his head, and as he said, "I no longer cared what would happen when I was handed the ball and that freed me from being afraid to throw the pitch that needed to be thrown..."
At times Corbett showed signs of brilliance, and overall he was pretty good, especially for a rookie. Over all he finished with 23 saves and a 3.25 ERA.
The last rookie pitcher was Tom Hausman:
Earned first career win on 6/27/1978...
While he didn't get a ton of playing time, he was 2-0 in 5 starts and finished with a 3.86 era over 58 inning pitched. the pitching coach thinks he has got the mechanics to become one of the more unhittable pitchers in the league.
Last on the hit parade is Gene Richards:
Had first career hit on 4/4/1978, off Steve J. Kline (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1978, off Rick Austin (MON)...
Not only did he set a Brave record for most SB in a season, he did it with an abysmal first 1/2 OBP. In the end he was batting .239, but as of june 30th he was sub Mendoza line. While he is the future of the Braves in RF, right now he is playing 1B as having him and Otis on the field is way better than just him alone. In 78 Gene set the Atlanta record with 65 stolen bases.
and with that Brave fans, we leave you with this, the Number 1 song in the land, this day 10/4/78
Since I saw it on the list of #1's been waiting to post it as I know it'll bring back memories for Dale
