My nephew was recently drafted by the Atlanta Braves. He made his professional debut Wednesday night with the Danville Braves.
Wednesday night's game was a highly anticipated one, as the Atlanta Braves' 5th round draft selection, Bruce Zimmermann made his professional debut. He tossed a scoreless first inning, striking out two and surrendering a pair of singles on 26 pitches.
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July 07, 2017, 11:02 AM
rusbro
Very cool!
July 07, 2017, 11:20 AM
squad13
That's great!! Congrats, hope he has a great career.
July 07, 2017, 11:21 AM
1967Goat
Excellent! How exciting for him!
July 07, 2017, 11:30 AM
M-11
Today, the Danville Braves, tomorrow the STL Cardinals!
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July 07, 2017, 11:41 AM
chellim1
quote:
Today, the Danville Braves, tomorrow the STL Cardinals!
The Cardinals did express interest and said they would "keep in touch". Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost some draft picks because of some silly hacking of another team's info by a former scout.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
July 07, 2017, 11:45 AM
drtenb330
Wow. Good luck to him! I hope to see the next update with an article welcoming him to MLB!
July 07, 2017, 12:24 PM
archerman
Awesome!
And the Braves are my favorite team as well.
Archerman
July 07, 2017, 01:03 PM
vinnybass
Congratulations to him. That's no small feat. I'll keep an eye out for him to rise through the ranks. Keep us posted, please.
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July 07, 2017, 01:05 PM
Balzé Halzé
In the show! Awesome!
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July 07, 2017, 01:18 PM
Ronin1069
Wonderful! I'm a baseball fan so will begin to follow his career.
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July 07, 2017, 01:35 PM
YellowJacket
congrats to him! hope to see him in suntrust sometime in the future.
of course, that pic is of him at suntrust, so I guess I already have...
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
July 07, 2017, 01:41 PM
SR025
So awesome!
July 07, 2017, 01:43 PM
erj_pilot
One of my favorite overnights is Jackson, MS, where I can walk across the street from the hotel in Pearl and watch the Mississippi Braves. Dang good CHEAP entertainment!!!
Congrats to your nephew. Is that AAA ball?
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July 07, 2017, 01:47 PM
honestlou
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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: In the show! Awesome!
Being signed by a major league franchise is no small feat, but the reference to "the show" is reserved for those who actually play at the major league level. Playing for a minor league affiliate, or farm team, would not be considered "the show".
I'm certainly not trying to minimize the accomplishment, and congratulations are definitely in order. I'm just trying to clarify the lexicon. Congratulations to the young man, and I sincerely hope that one day he does make it to the show!
July 07, 2017, 01:49 PM
chellim1
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Originally posted by YellowJacket: congrats to him! hope to see him in suntrust sometime in the future.
of course, that pic is of him at suntrust, so I guess I already have...
Yep. Before the draft he was invited to pitch there I guess as a try out.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
July 07, 2017, 01:51 PM
SapperSteel
Wow, Chellim1, that's outstanding!
Congratulations and best wishes to your nephew -- I hope he does great!
Thanks,
Sap
July 07, 2017, 02:12 PM
YellowJacket
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Originally posted by erj_pilot: One of my favorite overnights is Jackson, MS, where I can walk across the street from the hotel in Pearl and watch the Mississippi Braves. Dang good CHEAP entertainment!!!
Congrats to your nephew. Is that AAA ball?
Danville is Rookie league A-ball. First stop for many in the org.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
July 07, 2017, 02:19 PM
rduckwor
WOW! Congrats to both of you.
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July 07, 2017, 02:30 PM
chellim1
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Danville is Rookie league A-ball. First stop for many in the org.
Yep. Not quite "the show" but hopefully he gets there.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
