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Jurrjens Beat Up By Nats
Written by Jonathan on March 22, 2008 – 7:39 pmSo we made it into town last night (and I use the term “night” very loosely as we settled into our hotel room around 5 in the morning) to enjoy a couple days of spring training before the team heads back to Atlanta to kick off the regular season. The next time we schedule a weekend road trip, maybe I’ll actually take into consideration the holidays that might be going on that weekend.
The Braves faced off against the Nationals at Space Coast Stadium this afternoon and we got to see our first in-person glimpse of the preseason Braves with Jair Jurrjens taking the mound. Jurrjens started the game without much doing for either team, but faltered as he 
pitched into the start of the 6th inning. He finished out his day issuing 10 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings of work. At this point, he still appears to be the front-runner for the 5th rotation spot, but here’s hoping that he can get his stuff together for a little more consistency as we head into the regular season.
In other pitching for the Braves, Soriano pitched an inning, issuing one hit and striking out two. Peter Moylan also pitched a hitless inning. The Braves attempted to mount a rally in the top of the 9th. Trailing by 3 with two runners on and two outs, Joe Borchard flied out to center to end the comeback attempt for the Braves, falling in a 4-1 loss.
But in the end, the day was not a complete loss. Rue got her monthly picture with Frank Wren to continue building the collection.
Tags: Jair Jurrjens, Peter Moylan, Preseason, Washington Nationals
Posted in Game Analysis | 8 Comments »
By Bill on Mar 22, 2008 | Reply
I, too, was in attendance for today’s game vs. the Nats. I was excited to see Jair in person, and I have to say I was a bit disappointed in seeing him give up 10 hits to the Nats. Soriano looked really, really good, as did Moylan…2 of my favorite Braves!!!
As far as our hitting goes – we were just hitting the ball right to where the Nationals were positioned. “Hit ‘em where they ain’t” was exactly what we were NOT doing. The Nats pitching was not especially outstanding…we just had alot of innings where we went 1-2-3 on 6 to 8 pitches…total! Yikes! Offensively, it was not our best outing!!!
But it was still enjoyable-I always love getting to see my Braves in action!!!
I can’t wait for the seasone to start – even though it means that I will have to drive to ATL to see them live and in person. I might go to the game tomorrow at LBV, if not, I will surely be watching them on TV.
Looking forward to a great season – here’s to the Braves ‘sneaking up’ on the Mets and the Phils….bith of whom lack the pitching we have!!!!
By Jonathan on Mar 23, 2008 | Reply
We’re headed to the game at Disney today as well (actually, we’re on our way there as I type this). Some days we just have offense slumps, it’s part of the sport. One good thing is that we were hitting the ball hard, but, like you said, Bill, always right at the Nationals players.
Either way, it’s always good to see the Braves in action in person.
By Smitty on Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
Awesome coverage, guys. Thanks for making the trek down south and keeping us at home connected.
Here’s hoping JJ can pull it together soon. Thus far, he’s been the most pleasnt surprise of spring training.
Now that Smoltzie looks like he might be on the DL as the season begins, I’m wondering if/who they will fill his spot with temporarily.
Smitty
Smitty
By Jonathan on Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
Personally, I think they’ll go with a 4-man rotation because of the off-day in the Pirates series. They’ll most likely backdate Smoltz’s DL stint into spring training. Not to mention that doing so will give them a few more days and some good time positioning when it comes to all of our out-of-option pitchers. They’re much more likely to clear waivers after the season starts.
By Bill on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
I, too, was in attendance for today's game vs. the Nats. I was excited to see Jair in person, and I have to say I was a bit disappointed in seeing him give up 10 hits to the Nats. Soriano looked really, really good, as did Moylan…2 of my favorite Braves!!!
As far as our hitting goes – we were just hitting the ball right to where the Nationals were positioned. "Hit 'em where they ain't" was exactly what we were NOT doing. The Nats pitching was not especially outstanding…we just had alot of innings where we went 1-2-3 on 6 to 8 pitches…total! Yikes! Offensively, it was not our best outing!!!
But it was still enjoyable-I always love getting to see my Braves in action!!!
I can't wait for the seasone to start – even though it means that I will have to drive to ATL to see them live and in person. I might go to the game tomorrow at LBV, if not, I will surely be watching them on TV.
Looking forward to a great season – here's to the Braves 'sneaking up' on the Mets and the Phils….bith of whom lack the pitching we have!!!!
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
We're headed to the game at Disney today as well (actually, we're on our way there as I type this). Some days we just have offense slumps, it's part of the sport. One good thing is that we were hitting the ball hard, but, like you said, Bill, always right at the Nationals players.
Either way, it's always good to see the Braves in action in person.
By Smitty on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Awesome coverage, guys. Thanks for making the trek down south and keeping us at home connected.
Here's hoping JJ can pull it together soon. Thus far, he's been the most pleasnt surprise of spring training.
Now that Smoltzie looks like he might be on the DL as the season begins, I'm wondering if/who they will fill his spot with temporarily.
Smitty
Smitty
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Personally, I think they'll go with a 4-man rotation because of the off-day in the Pirates series. They'll most likely backdate Smoltz's DL stint into spring training. Not to mention that doing so will give them a few more days and some good time positioning when it comes to all of our out-of-option pitchers. They're much more likely to clear waivers after the season starts.