This is Why Melky Chops
July 19, 2012 at 10:59 am by Ben Duronio under Atlanta Braves
Melky’s now infamous crotch chop will likely lead to one of the Braves pitchers throwing at him this afternoon, and a subsequent mound charge is also rather likely.
My quarrel with all of this is that I have a really hard time understanding why Melky dislikes the Braves so much. The Braves didn’t toy with his playing time, he played in 147 games. They even batted him leadoff opening day and he hit him fifth in the second game of the playoff series against the Giants, though that was his only start of the series.
There is seemingly no legitimate reason that Melky would have a gripe with the Braves, though there are many reasons for the Braves having a gripe with him. He came to the Braves out of shape and did not perform to the slight expectations that the team had for him. He was worth -1 WAR in his lone season in Atlanta. Any team would have cut him. He should be thankful that the Braves cut him rather than keep him as a fourth outfielder, which would not have allowed for his consecutive big seasons. Melky can be mad at the Braves for him having an awful year in his lone season in Atlanta, but he had nobody to blame but himself. The Braves gave him every opportunity, and probably too many opportunities at that, to succeed.
With that said, even with his awful gesture, I do not advocate throwing at hitters. It is silly and immature, but the Braves are going to do it anyway. At least Kelly Johnson, who was wrongfully non-tendered, has a real gripe to pick with the Braves, and he never disrespected the franchise as Melky has. Chipper’s quote seemed to hit the nail on the head. As good as Melky has been, it is hard to respect him after this. Even so, the Braves should let it go and move on. Avoid any suspensions and potential injuries, be the bigger men and avoid the confrontation.
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I hated Melky before, but now I loathe him. I hope we bring in Kimbrel to hit him. Too much?
I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Craig hit me with a 95 mph heater in the back when I was in high school (we played at the same school) and that was the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life (I cried…). BUT, Melky is a douchbag so I wouldn’t feel too bad for him.
What school was that?
I wouldn’t worry too much. Melky is bound to eat himself out of the major leagues before long.
In all fairness the Braves traded for him while he was overweight. They knew what they were getting. It’s not like he was hitting .350 for the Yanks. With that said, it’s disappointing to see Melky act this way towards the fans and the Braves.
I guess it’s too much to ask for that a professional athlete do things like stay in shape. You know-something professional.
actually he came into spring training overweight, one coach thought he was a catcher, either way how is him being out of shape to do his job the braves fault?
I don’t think he hates the Braves, I think he was reacting to being booed, trying to show up the fans. If there’s none on and two out, hit him square in the back and call it even.
I disagree-I think he loved being in NY, and he was pissed when he got traded here. I never felt like he wanted to be here, and it showed in his play.
I hope Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman both hit HR’s, and give each other the most provocative hugs afterwards, all while making direct eye contact with Melky in the visitors’ dugout.
Nah, I just hope Freddie is on base when Uggla jacks one over Melky’s head. Then, at home plate, Freddi can put on a Melky mask and let Uggla dry hump him all while staring right at Melky.
This made me laugh.
what the hell…?
Yeah! Totally agreed!
:P My link of Melky’s throw against the Reds when the ball when at a 90 degree angle did not make it through the CAC review process it looks like. My b.
I believe that play topped ESPN’s Not Top 10 for the week. Or if it didn’t, it should have.
Yeah, fuck that noise. I still can’t believe he gave the LF seats the “suck it” sign. Really? I did that shit when I was 12 and still watching WWF…Melky’s a chode and needs to get beaned. I’m totally hoping for a mound charge and then Hudson pulls a Nolan Ryan to Melky’s Robin Ventura. That would totally fire this team up for the weekend deathmatch against the Nats.
God I can’t wait to watch this game.
Did anyone see his MVP speech at the ASG? They asked him like 4 different questions, and Melky, who clearly hasn’t taken the time to learn even a small bit of English, had the same answer for every single question. They asked if the lady next to him was his mom, and he said “I just want to thank the fans,” over and over again. It was pretty hilarious.
Yes, that was awesome!!!
“I would jus like to thank you….the faing.”
-Melky Carbera
C’mon, don’t be an asshole about whether or not a player has “taken the time to learn English” as though it means something. Have you ever lived overseas where there are a lot of Americans? Most people don’t learn languages unless they have to, and playing in California with plenty of Hispanic teammates, Melky doesn’t.
He’s being a comprehensive douche, but comments like this more or less cancel it out.
Regardless of nationality, it’s ridiculous for anyone to live and make a living (long-term) in a country and not learn that country’s language.
Well, he certainly knows one of the country’s languages; the second most common one actually.
My bigger point is that one can be an idiot in Spanish, too, and disparaging based on mere linguistic difference is an equally regrettable idiocy.
Silly? Absolutely. But this is baseball … everything is silly. Immature? No doubt. Do I still want the Braves to hit Melky, for pure potential entertainment purpose? Yes. Yes, I do.
Agreeing with beaning a player or not, I do have a request from those of us stuck at work and not able to watch the game. Will you guys make a .gif of Melky getting beaned if/when it happens?
Real character shows its face when there is adversity. We now all know exactly who Melky is. He may not like the fanbase as well as the Braves organization but what he is doing is REALLY immature. The Braves had every reason to really not like the Melky but Melky has no reason to not like that Braves.
As you said they gave him every chance to succeed and if it were not for them he would probably not even be in this situation. While hitting players may seem a bit childish. in instances like this it is warranted. If Melky charges the mound let him. He is the one likely to receive the suspension unless something more ensues. Melky though gets what he gets.
Its pretty sad though that the guy only does this stuff when he is going well.
I hope I am given the pleasure of firing a fast ball straight into his large and dumb mouth – but then again I will probably miss and get crushed into concession stands.
Seriously , what a total wanker, no need for it at all and I hope his team mates tell him as if it all kicks off and someone ends up on the D/L then the rotund halfwit will be to blame.
Lmao!
I’d freaking laugh if we plunked him and he charged the mound, but the rest of his team didn’t charge with him because the know he deserves it.
Man that was worse than reading ESPN game forums(speaking of the SF article). Giants fans, who have always claimed to be so classy and a “higher standard” in the sport of baseball, really seem quite delusional. You know, the “watching the shot” thing doesn’t bother me when a player hits a homer(if you have a problem with it as a pitcher, throw a better pitch and the hitter won’t be staring down a homer), but Melky is a classless ass.The fact that Giant fans are so behind him is kinda sad, and I wonder what their story would be if he was playing like he did when we had him. What’s worse is their comments about Chipper and being solely centered around “he’s a wife beating redneck.” It’s insane to me that in this day and age the disdain for people from the south is so ridiculous blown out of proportion that it rivals segregation in the sports world(clearly not rivaling segregation on a national scale, but certainly inside the realm of sports).
Honestly, EOF didn’t even buzz the tower. It was a high fastball dead center over the plate that was way up. He was being jeered for his flop, and rightfully so, then acts like he’s the one who was slighted.
^THIS regarding the “redneck” comment. My experience is that people from the areas the media calls “most tolerant” (e.g. NorCal) are extremely prejudicial to the point of being bigoted against southerners, rural midwesterners, or anyone else not as cool and cosmo as them.
Lemmer, I grew up in the South and recently re-located to the Bay Area. The comments of a small number of Internet trolls is in no way indicative of an entire region. Was the redneck attack on Chipper out of line? Sure. However, keep in mind, it was said by someone hiding behind the veil of Internet anonymity who likely (because of fear or, less likely, tact) wouldn’t say the same thing to Chipper’s face or to the face of a Braves fan.
I’ve been to Braves/Giants games at AT&T park while decked out in Braves gear. I’ve also taken my fiancee (a huge Giants fan) to Braves/Giants games at Turner Field. I can testify that the treatment from the fans at the Ted is waaaaaaaaaay worse than at AT&T Park. Outside of the left-field bleachers, the Giants fans at AT&T were actually quite welcoming.
Kirk, it’s disappointing to hear about that treatment at the Ted but your point is well taken. I would clarify my experience as not so in-your-face as to have them throw terms like redneck out there, but it’s more of a patronizing kind of thing. But I haven’t lived there so let me acknowledge the dreaded small sample size…
Spence… your first comment made my day. Only one Uggla shot short of it coming to pass maybe?
I had this funny image of him getting beaned and then Melky charging the mound and WWF style the pitcher puts his boot up and Melky runs face first into it. LOL.
I wish he would have gotten a hogan leg drop from Freddie….then Uggla could have gave him the people’s elbow…
“Avoid any suspensions and potential injuries, be the bigger men and avoid the confrontation.”
Orrrrr …. we could kill two birds with one stone, and make sure Durbin is the one to hit him. Then a potential injury/suspension is not only acceptable, but welcomed.
I back the idea of Kimbrel coming in to throw at his balls zone in a non-save situation. Have Uggla play shallow-right next to Craig. If Melky wants to charge, Dan can take him out cartoon Popeye style.
The photos of him partying with Robby Cano are definitely worth some laffs if you have a few spare minutes.
For those who haven’t seen…
http://bustedcoverage.com/2009/05/23/yankees-melky-cabrera-robinson-cano-not-exactly-scoring-in-hot-chicks-category/
And, this is just funny…
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/19555511/gif-robinson-cano-leaves-former-teammate-melky-cabrera-hanging
Seriously not believing we haven’t gone after his bitch ass… and now, he’s hit a triple :/
I think it’s because it was a close game. If it had been a blowout, Cabrera would have gotten plunked by Durbin.
We have a four game series in San Francisco next month. At some point Melky will get his.
Why is Hudson still in there? I would have brought Kimbrel in to start the 8th, as the Giants 3 best hitters are due up. 8th is higher leverage than the 9th due to the lineup.
What manager have you been watching?
I’m not saying I expected Frediot to do the right thing, but it was therapeutic to type out what I would have done (and arguably what should have been done). Thankfully Hudson kept Posey in the park before giving way to O’Flaherty, and Kimbrel handled the Giants in the 9th. Anyone concerned about Bourn striking out 8 times in the series, or just chalk it up to small sample size?
He’s still batting .305 overall and .296 for July so far. No worries.
Unrelated, but what is that on Craig’s hat? Is that pine tar?
A welcome victory in a tight game. Looks like Milky will have to stay on the hit list till we meet them again. Looking forward to a potentially huge weekend against the Nats, they may have got killed today but they do not look like imploding as I and many others may have expected. Why do we always seem to face bloody Strasburg as well?
The Braves actually do pretty well against Strasburg, and Ankiel has been DFAd, so he’s not around to kill them again.
It’s Lannan I’m worried about.
Melky will get his “just desserts” at some point this year, hopefully from Venters or Kimbrel.
I’m surprised people are focusing on Melky’s crotch chop, whatever that was. His real bush league moment last night was taunting Heyward by pointing at him to take third base on that fly to left field last night. It’s one thing to do take a slow home run trot or to make some sort of gesture after you hit a home run, but I don’t think that Braves will forget Melky singling out Heyward there, and, in the next series against the Giants, Melky will get what’s coming to him, I suspect.
What’s was so pathetic about Melky’s taunting last night is that he proceeded to drop a fairly easy fly ball later in the game that almost cost the Giants the game. I’m surprised Bochy puts up with Melky’s crap, but I guess the Giants are willing to put up with it as long as Melky keeps hitting.
The Braves just aren’t the kind of team that throws at guys. For better or worse, this bunch has for some time lacked a mean streak. Being the good guys and taking the high road has its advantages, and I certainly don’t miss the likes of John Rocker or Ken Caminiti.
That said, Mad Dog would have waited about three years until everyone forgot about all this Melky mess and then he would’ve placed one right on Melky’s thumbs and made it look like and accident.
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