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Robert
February 25th, 2009
2:55 pm
They haven’t said who is pitching
ChopShop860
February 25th, 2009
2:55 pm
marek i think..
Robert
February 25th, 2009
2:56 pm
Iorg strikes out looking
Josh Smildress
February 25th, 2009
2:56 pm
People are underplaying how great of a show this Eastbound and Down is. DOB you need to check it out as I think it is the funniest show on tv. Nothing like My Name is Earl as this guy is just a dick to everyone in a very, very funny way. Highly recommended.
Tomahawk210
February 25th, 2009
2:57 pm
Yeah you guys are right if Kelly Johnson would of caught that pop-up we would’ve gone on to win the World Series regardless of all the injuries we had and Francoeur making his best AJ impression.
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
2:57 pm
Just got back from talking to Jurrjens, who actually felt quite good. Said he just needs to get the ball down and work on his slider, but the arm feels great.
Oh, and the SAUSAGE with peppers and onions at the concession stand at Joker Marchant is about as good as any food you can possibly get at a ballpark. Grilled right there beneath the stands behind home plate, with fresh grilled onions and peppers on top. It’s $6, but worth every penny.
TBraveFan
February 25th, 2009
2:57 pm
Yes, Same Mike Hessman
Robert
February 25th, 2009
2:57 pm
nice play by the LF, they say Schafer, but DOB said he moved to CF
3 outs
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
2:57 pm
nice catch Shaefer
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
2:58 pm
*Schafer
lewie
February 25th, 2009
2:58 pm
i’m so confused and hungry right now
lol
cameron
February 25th, 2009
2:59 pm
Mets are beating the O’s 7-3, Bottm 5
Phillies are losing to Pit 1-8, Top 6
Marlins are losing to STL 0-3,Top 6
ed
February 25th, 2009
2:59 pm
thanks for teasing me with delicious sausage nom noms while i am stuck in the office, dave.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:00 pm
DEEP Homerun Jordan Schafer
MFin04
February 25th, 2009
3:00 pm
Wow the way this blog loads…you jump around inning to inning. Apparently the Braves and Tigers switch every other batter.
tim- braves lifer
February 25th, 2009
3:00 pm
schafer homers!!
cameron
February 25th, 2009
3:00 pm
Schafer HOMERUN!!!
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:00 pm
I don’t care how fast Anderson is, Schafer is better
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:01 pm
HR JORDAN SCHAFER
Tomas
February 25th, 2009
3:01 pm
Did Schafer hit one out?
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:01 pm
1 out
hicks grounds to 3B
two outs
Richie
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
A Great start for Jordan….
Bobby's Belly
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
Schafer’s got options. Good to know.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
base hit by Clint Sammons
1 on 2 out
dogsbrekky
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
Chelsea 1 – Juventus 0
Thought you would like a Champions League update, go Chelsea !!!
Schafer playing well I hear
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
Base hit Sammons
DWW
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
This is great. I might get fired this spring.
TBraveFan
February 25th, 2009
3:02 pm
DOB — you mean you passed on the absolutely sinful strawberry shortcake???
Tomas
February 25th, 2009
3:03 pm
DOB, what has Jeff Franceour done?
GTSteve
February 25th, 2009
3:04 pm
MLB is blocked on my work computer…..I guess I will have to watch mlb network when i get home to see what happened
braves4ever
February 25th, 2009
3:04 pm
DWW ,yes it is, just how r we going to work?
DWW
February 25th, 2009
3:04 pm
I think frenchy is 0 for 3 .. 3 ground outs.
Tomahawk210
February 25th, 2009
3:05 pm
Oh no I think Jordan Schafer is here to stay,like I’ve been saying(I know it’s only 1 game). Cmon kid don’t give a chance to even think about sending you to AAA. He’s the spark we need on this team from the start of the season. Watch out Josh here comes Jordan.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:06 pm
Freeman up
Good at bat, fouling off a lot of pitches
grounds out to 1B
Schafer homerun gives braves 4-3 heading to the bottom of the 7th
GTSteve
February 25th, 2009
3:06 pm
the score tracker is still 3-3 in the 6th, how old is that?
Christy
February 25th, 2009
3:06 pm
Okay – not to start an argument of best fan or longeset fan or anything, but if the worst Braves game you’ve ever had to watch was last year with KJ dropping the gimme out, then I’m going to assume you haven’t watched THAT many years of Braves baseball.
Every time I hear the name Lonnie Smith I get an upset stomach…. and about 10 others I can probably list ahead of that game….
As for that game being a turning point – sure…. right along with Tommy going down, Smoltz getting hurt, Tex sleeping through april and May, French sleeping through the entire season…
GTSteve
February 25th, 2009
3:06 pm
thanks Robert
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:07 pm
Sounds like Freeman has a solid approach, works the count very well, able to foul off a lot of pitches
eltrompo
February 25th, 2009
3:08 pm
I wish I had a job to lose while watching MLB.com!!! Ha! It’s all good! I’m just glad everyone’s excited.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:08 pm
No problem
Eric O’Flaherty on the mound
People say he has good stuff
AdirondackDave
February 25th, 2009
3:08 pm
What’s the score, anybody?
blueridge
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
The KJ game isn’t even in the same hemisphere as the Leyritz game or even the Burke game for that matter. Just a small blip on the screen of a below average season.
circus freak
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
Eastbound and down is indeed funny and allegedly based on Rocker and Southside Steve.
braves4ever
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
David, Did Schafer hit that one hard?
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
First-pitch homer for Schafer in the seventh off of Eddie Bonine. Big day for the Pope of Polk County.
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
Braves 4, Tigers 3, Bottom 7th
dogsbrekky
February 25th, 2009
3:09 pm
DOB – How did Jo Jo look DOBi One Knobi ?
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:10 pm
the announcers are not mentioning names of the replacement hitters
Ramon Santiago a little looping base hit to RF
Johnny Reb
February 25th, 2009
3:10 pm
Just got back from Disney this morning. Delayed flight in Atlanta kept us on the runway for over an hour. I enjoyed watching the Braves practice Monday and Tuesday. They look great! I was also able to get around 30 autographs. Had a wonderful time.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:10 pm
DOB how did Marek look
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:10 pm
base hit Tigers
Tomas
February 25th, 2009
3:11 pm
Well, first game of spring, and Schafer has impressed.
GTSteve
February 25th, 2009
3:11 pm
Dave , are you going to be in Tampa next Sat.
MFin04
February 25th, 2009
3:11 pm
That homerun in Houston in the 250th inning of that game…what garbage that was.
Original Jon
February 25th, 2009
3:11 pm
People come on!!!! its the first game of spring training. You seriously going to compose your opening day roster off of 1 day in spring training? If thats the case then Freddie Freeman makes the team and Jurrjens does not. Give it a rest, we wont have a good grasp on who will be on the team until spring training is almost over.
AdirondackDave
February 25th, 2009
3:12 pm
Thanks, Coxlover
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:12 pm
Brent Clevlen up
walk, runners on first and second with no outs
Can we re-sign Ohman now please
The Truth Hurts
February 25th, 2009
3:12 pm
Justice and Glavine broke the Lonnie Smith curse.
The Leyritz homer was the beginning of the new curse.
The Braves haven’t been the same since.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:14 pm
besides Gonzalez, our LH relief options scare me. Reyes, Logan, O’Flaherty, Ridgway in a game against Howard, Delgado, Ibanez, Utley.
Time for the tums
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
3:14 pm
Two Tigers on base with none out in the seventh against O’Flaherty. Jeff Larish at bat….
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:15 pm
Jeff Larish up
Brandon Jones is in Left Field
O’Flaherty all over the place
braves4ever
February 25th, 2009
3:16 pm
When this blog gets to the bottom of the page its like being stuck in one of those revolving glass doors , you can see but you just can’t get out.
it reloads missing part ,then reloads missing, then reloads ok.then reloads to the top. whew
Original Jon
February 25th, 2009
3:16 pm
Robert, thanks for the Play by Plays!
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:16 pm
I hate Lonnie SMith, he will never be forgiven
Larish flies to Schafer
Patrick
February 25th, 2009
3:17 pm
Someone want to tell Wren the Ohman will only cost about 1 mil
dj
February 25th, 2009
3:17 pm
thanks for the reminder about lonny smith. i had effectively repressed that memory until two mintues ago.
2Parc
February 25th, 2009
3:18 pm
But don’t forget Dwight Smith… he had a good voice.
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:18 pm
Tigers 4, Braves 4
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:18 pm
Casper Wells up
base hit to RF Hewyard makes a good throw, bang bang but ruled safe
4-4, ball got there before the runner
Embizzle
February 25th, 2009
3:18 pm
I’m a lil’ confused… why is eveybody hating on Lonnie Smith? I was too young to remember his time with the Braves very well.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:19 pm
Didn’t Sammons have issues blocking the plate last year
Josh H
February 25th, 2009
3:19 pm
O’Flaherty is the guy we picked up off waivers. If Logan has issues…then we can worry.
Doc Holiday
February 25th, 2009
3:19 pm
Good to know from early on how much we can count on JF……..0-3……….I know lots of people will say, its noly the 1st game in spring, but there is no signs of change. Everything as advertised.
dogsbrekky
February 25th, 2009
3:19 pm
Truth Hurts – when that scumbag Leyritz gets thrown away for the multiple DUIs and felony murder, curse will be OVER BABY
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
3:20 pm
Heyward just made a terrific throw from RF to home plate, but runner slid under the tag. I don’t know how well Sammons was blocking the plate, if he was at all. Replay ain’t available. So we’ll reserve judgment. But the throw was just a perfect BB thrown from mid-range RF by the left-handed Heyward.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:20 pm
Embizzle wathc game 7 of the 91 world series and you will hate Lonnie Smith too
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:20 pm
Strike out of Ramirez
2 outs two on
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:21 pm
2 outs, runners on 1st and 3rd
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
3:21 pm
Braves have an all left-handed outfield right now, by the way — B Jones in LF, Schafer in CF, Heyward in RF.
2Parc
February 25th, 2009
3:21 pm
Then Charlie Liebrandt should be blamed or 91 too with that logic.
dogsbrekky
February 25th, 2009
3:22 pm
How about using Jo Jo as our lefty in the bullpen cause HE AINT starting anytime soon……..
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:22 pm
Dusty Ryan up
strikeout. inning over
not very impressive by O’Flaherty
eltrompo
February 25th, 2009
3:22 pm
Good news about Jones and throwing from the outfield! Seriously DOB, can you give us any observations about Frenchy?
Coxlover
February 25th, 2009
3:22 pm
Top 8th : Braves 4, Tigers 4
2Parc
February 25th, 2009
3:22 pm
LOVE seeing the 95 World Series replayed on MLB Network.
Christy
February 25th, 2009
3:23 pm
Embizzle – some of us hold Lonnie responsible for not winning the World Series in 1991…
Kurt
February 25th, 2009
3:24 pm
Pardon my hyperbole. I’ve been watching the Braves my whole life. I remember a lot of stomach-punch losses, but that one sticks in my mind cause I was waiting for the Braves to blow it more and more as the game went on, then had emotions swing from one extreme to the other and back again in a few seconds.
The Burke HR was almost like a mercy-kill. I was already depressed after the grand slam in the 8th and part of me just wanted it to be over. It felt inevitable that we would lose after giving up a tying grand slam. Thank you Kyle Farnsworth…
Okay, now we can stop with the merry walk through the history of terrible Braves games.
Daniel
February 25th, 2009
3:24 pm
catching up late guys…
I know the score, who got the RBI? Any HRs?
eltrompo
February 25th, 2009
3:24 pm
amen to that 2Parc, I got goosebumps after watching them replay that series.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:24 pm
2Parc pitchers give up HR’s. Professional baseball players should never run the bases that poorly
Kurt
February 25th, 2009
3:24 pm
Its a new season.
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2009
3:25 pm
It’s probably been pointed here, but if not: Baseball America released its Top 100 prospects list yesterday, and Hanson and Heyward are FOURTH and FIFTH., respectively.
Pretty impressive for Braves to have two of the top five.
And Neftali Feliz, the former Braves pitching prospect who was in the trade for Teixeira from Texas in 2007, is No. 10 on the list.
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:25 pm
Francoeur flies out
0-4 no hard hit balls
1 out
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:25 pm
Brooks Conrad 5-3
two outs
Hewyard up
Daniel
February 25th, 2009
3:26 pm
How does Frenchy’s swing look? Is he calm? or confused?
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:26 pm
pop out to SS
3 outs
Robert
February 25th, 2009
3:27 pm
Freeman had a 2 rbi single, McCann sac fly and Schafer solo HR
David-ATL14
February 25th, 2009
3:27 pm
While Lonnie Smith committed a terrible baserunning gaffe in the 91 World Series, Braves would have never been in the World Series without his contributions.
MinnesotaJacket
February 25th, 2009
3:28 pm
I am going to obtimistic and say that Frenchy is just testing out his new swing….PLEASE GOD LET THAT BE TRUE
Jerald
February 25th, 2009
3:28 pm
The Detroit announcers are pathetic. They just said that Francoeur flied out, but according to DOB, the outfield is Jones, Heyward, and Schafer. Although, I guess Francoeur couyld be DHing. Still, their announcers talk too much without covering what’s going on in the game.