I figured Craig would be all over this one, but in case you missed it, 20-year-old Jason Heyward homered off Carlos Zambrano in his first major league at-bat Monday.
The majestic three-run shot put the Braves up 6-3 in the first inning, and Atlanta went on to 16-5 in a rout. Howard, who started in right field and hit seventh, also had an RBI single in his five at-bats.
Heyward was the sixth Atlanta Brave to homer in his first at-bat. The last was Jordan Schafer, who had a second-inning homer off Brett Myers in his debut on Opening Day 2009.
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- Craig Calcaterra - Apr 5, 2010 at 8:10 PM
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I had little confidence in my ability to be even remotely objective without a few hours to let it sink in.
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- Moses Green - Apr 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM
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Translation: “I couldn’t type around my chubby.”
Thank you very much.
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- Craig Calcaterra - Apr 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM
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Well, there’s that too.
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- Terry - Apr 5, 2010 at 9:32 PM
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I am a psychotic Mets fan, and I love this guy. He is on all three of my fantasy teams and my two year old daughter knows his name.
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- Jon S. - Apr 5, 2010 at 9:51 PM
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Is it too early to grab a #22 jersey?
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- Andrew P - Apr 5, 2010 at 10:02 PM
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Is it too early for a plaque?
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- Patrick - Apr 6, 2010 at 12:13 AM
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That… well… That’s pretty spectacular.
I, too, expected Craig to be all over it – When I first heard it had happened (thanks, Fangraphs live chat!), I came here to hear Craigs words of wisdom *cough* on the matter and was… disappointed.
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- Matt - Apr 6, 2010 at 8:16 AM
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Craig wouldn’t have called him Howard in the second paragraph
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- Ryan - Apr 6, 2010 at 12:00 PM
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Replica RoY plaques Craig, I’m telling you. Then you can finally move the family out of mom’s basement!
