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Tokyo Bravo
March 20th, 2009
3:45 pm
Screwball rocks, but does anyone throw one these days? I can’t think of a pitcher that does. It’s a pretty rough pitch on the arm.
Still, I have to say that a great knuckleball is still the coolest pitch around. I used to love watching Joe and Phil Niekro carve up batters back when they had the fastball to keep you honest.
For sheer amazement, Bert Blyleven’s curve was about the most incredible thing I’ve seen. What a buzzsaw!
JEZ
March 20th, 2009
3:46 pm
I’m so glad we got back to Baseball on a BRAVES BASEBALL BLOG!!!
Roman Gal
March 20th, 2009
3:47 pm
Man are we gonna get in trouble with the board ladies come daylight? I hope not
nolie You sure do like to stir up trouble, don’t ya? At least you had a nice recovery. So, you’re off the hook…this time.
all the women in the world. They’re all wonderful
Seymour1948
March 20th, 2009
3:48 pm
Carroll,
So, I’ve seen the question asked here a few times, but I’ve never seen an answer. Where did DOB get the name Dark Star? Is it totally random?
Brandon
March 20th, 2009
3:49 pm
cabravesfan-
how does USC recruiting class look for next season?
smalltownbravesfan
March 20th, 2009
3:49 pm
every since 1st game of the year last year i have wanted Acousta gone. Anyone else?
HokieBravefan
March 20th, 2009
3:50 pm
CB
You’re welcome!!! Very Beautiful Country!! Lived here my whole life.
It’s getting tougher to get jobs around here. My brother and his wife are
both losing theirs in May.
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
3:50 pm
Placing an order for tonight for the Mellow Mushroom….any suggestions???
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
3:50 pm
Don’t believe Carroll is in the building? No baseball.
Razzle
March 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
the white pizza… mmm
Brandon
March 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
PITT leads East Tennessee State by 1 late in the first half. Upset Brewing?
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
3:51 pm
Bottom Half 9th
B:0 S:0 O:0 – John Raynor remains in the game as the left fielder.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Logan Kensing replaces Carlos Martinez, batting 4th.
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B:0 S:0 O:1 – Josh Anderson flies out to left fielder John Raynor.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Brandon Jones flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jordan Schafer replaces Manny Acosta.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Jordan Schafer singles on a line drive to right fielder Brett Carroll.
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B:0 S:3 O:3 – Frederick Freeman strikes out swinging.
flange1
March 20th, 2009
3:52 pm
18 wheels,
Pepperonni, Mushroom and Bacon.
+ lots of beer.
Get the greek salad too, it is awesome….
Logan
March 20th, 2009
3:52 pm
B9
Bottom Half
B:0 S:0 O:0 – John Raynor remains in the game as the left fielder.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Logan Kensing replaces Carlos Martinez, batting 4th.
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B:0 S:0 O:1 – Josh Anderson flies out to left fielder John Raynor.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Brandon Jones flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Jordan Schafer replaces Manny Acosta.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Jordan Schafer singles on a line drive to right fielder Brett Carroll.
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B:0 S:3 O:3 – Frederick Freeman strikes out swinging.
Pat
March 20th, 2009
3:52 pm
do they not go into extra innings in spring training and do they just call a tie?
Minnesota Jacket
March 20th, 2009
3:53 pm
DAMN U ACOSTA….
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
3:53 pm
Inning 10
Top Half
B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Emiliano Fruto replaces Manny Acosta, batting 1st.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Jordan Schafer remains in the game as the center fielder.
Inning 10
Top Half
B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Emiliano Fruto replaces Manny Acosta, batting 1st.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Jordan Schafer remains in the game as the center fielder.
Andy K.
March 20th, 2009
3:53 pm
Jordan Schafer is hitting .400 this Spring…making his case…
flange1
March 20th, 2009
3:53 pm
I think Carroll is interviewing players that are out of the game. Can’t be in 2 places at once.
Random
March 20th, 2009
3:53 pm
Jeff321 (3:41 pm): “According to MLB’s boxscore.. Manny “give it up boys” Acosta gave up 2 runs (1 earned) in the 9th to make it 6-6. Imagine my shock.”
Jeff321: “Am I suppose to forget all the terrible pitching he did last year? Who cares if he was good until fatigue set in? Its all about my last memories.”
So, what you’re saying is that you don’t actually THINK when it comes to baseball analysis and evaluation of players’ performance, you simply FEEL it.
Duly noted, “Make-It-Up-Boy”.
(Btw, Is Schafer still the Braves’ ST RBI leader?)
Pat
March 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
I see looks like the do go into extras
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
Brandon-
Not really sure- it’s kinda hard to recruit what nobody is really leaving…we do have a (supposedly) really good point guard coming in the following year but I don’t know his name
Zachary
March 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
They go into extra innings, it hasn’t come up for the Braves until now.
Gorkys Miller
March 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
mellow mushroom- get the pizza dough garlic pretzel things – insanely good
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
3:54 pm
I’m thinking Calzone tonight…but that Buffalo Pizza and Magical Mystery Tour is hard to pass up – especially when someone else is buying!
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
3:55 pm
That’s OK Ritchie from Scotland. We all just thought you were trying to invent a new language.
Gorkys Miller
March 20th, 2009
3:57 pm
wouldn’t it be great if food at the braves stadium was actually affordable?
MGL
March 20th, 2009
3:57 pm
Pat, it’s up to the managers. Never seen one go past 11 innings.
Brandon
March 20th, 2009
3:58 pm
have the braves clinched the coveted “Grapfruit League Title” yet?
Gorkys Miller
March 20th, 2009
3:58 pm
they got ladies that come and take your order down by the dugouts for cryin out loud. give me some cheap beer (preferrably pbr), some nachos, pretzels or some other cheap crap and let me watch the game. forget it with the waitresses and little visa machines.
Tokyo Bravo
March 20th, 2009
3:59 pm
18 Wheels- add some sausage, artichoke hearts and feta too to that pie. Trust me!
When were you at South Carolina? I was in MIBS back in the early 90’s.
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
4:00 pm
Believe they only play one extra inning. No score, then tie.
BillsNV
March 20th, 2009
4:00 pm
They probably play an extra inning or 2 until one team runs out of players.
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:00 pm
Emiliano Fruto in to pitch for the Braves. Is say “El Fruto” should he make the big club. I know you guys love your nicknames.
DOB's Leather Jacket
March 20th, 2009
4:01 pm
what do we get for winning the grapefruit league title? a coupon to shakey’s pizza?
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:02 pm
i don’t feel so good about fruto comin in
bobbyC
March 20th, 2009
4:03 pm
“c’mon Fruity don’t swing at ball four kid”
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:03 pm
i think “el fruto” might take “el loss” if he’s not careful
BlawgDawg
March 20th, 2009
4:04 pm
Gorkys I’m with you, how can a hot dog or a coke inside the stadium be 3 or 4 times as much as one outside the stadium. Or how can one 20 oz beer inside the stadium cost almost as much as a 12-pack outside the stadium. I have never understood how they get away with it (Six Flags and other places like that do the same thing), seems to me like price gauging.
bobbyC
March 20th, 2009
4:04 pm
Friuty sucks he gave up two
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
4:05 pm
Inning 10
Top Half
B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Emiliano Fruto replaces Manny Acosta, batting 1st, replacing center fielder Josh Anderson.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Jordan Schafer remains in the game as the center fielder.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Wes Helms singles on a line drive to center fielder Jordan Schafer.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Emilio Bonifacio singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brandon Jones. Wes Helms to 2nd.
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B:0 S:0 O:1 – Brett Hayes out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Martin Prado to second baseman Brooks Conrad. Wes Helms to 3rd. Emilio Bonifacio to 2nd.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – John Raynor out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jordan Schafer. Wes Helms scores.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Mike Rabelo replaces Logan Kensing.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Mike Rabelo hit by pitch.
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B:0 S:0 O:2 – Brett Carroll singles on a line drive to left fielder Brandon Jones. Emilio Bonifacio scores. Mike Rabelo to 2nd.
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B:0 S:0 O:3 – Chris Coghlan flies out to center fielder Jordan Schafer.
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Bottom Half
B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Change: Eulogio De La Cruz replaces Logan Kensing, batting 4th, replacing Mike Rabelo.
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B:0 S:0 O:0 – Pitcher Eulogio De La Cruz remains in game at pitcher, batting 4th, Mike Rabelo leaves the game.
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:05 pm
yep. he will.
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
4:05 pm
Sport Admn ‘96. Lived at the bottom of Capstone on the corner of Green St. Frequented Rockafellas, Elbow, and Group Therpay.
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:06 pm
you and me, blawg dawg, we’re gonna take down the system, starting with beer prices
Jeff321
March 20th, 2009
4:07 pm
I would like to nominate Juicy Fruit as a charter member of the GIVE IT UP BOYS!
Now its time to grill.
smalltownbravesfan
March 20th, 2009
4:07 pm
el fruto el releaseo
cvbraves
March 20th, 2009
4:07 pm
Braves lose, 8-6.
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
4:07 pm
“El Fruto” got “El Hammeredo”
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
4:08 pm
I’m going with the Philosphers Pie. Steak, portobello, artichoke hearts, feta, cheese and olive oil. The gym in the morning is going to suck.
bobbyC
March 20th, 2009
4:08 pm
well we lost with Fruity
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
4:09 pm
Speaking of beer…ayone know where I can find the Costa Rican beer, Imperial? I’ve heard they started importing it….
scbrave
March 20th, 2009
4:09 pm
18 wheels im a sports management major at usc now got stuck in bates last year living off campus now
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:10 pm
I called it! Adios Senior Fruto!
steve_97060
March 20th, 2009
4:12 pm
18 wheels, that’s not pizza, not sure what you call it, but it isn’t pizza..
garlick
March 20th, 2009
4:12 pm
18 wheels, you can buy it at Bevmo.com. They’ll even ship it to you.
Nelson S.
March 20th, 2009
4:12 pm
Hey scbrave, I was thinking about transferring to SC for the sports management program. How is it?
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:13 pm
but if you live in georgia, you can’t get beer shipped to you. its illegal here.
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:13 pm
the shipping of it, that is
Tokyo Bravo
March 20th, 2009
4:14 pm
Stayed at Senate Plaza (was that the name? I think so…) for most of grad school. What a former philosophy major was doing getting an MBA I still don’t understand to this day…
TexasBrave
March 20th, 2009
4:15 pm
Well Carroll there goes your winning streak. I guess all good things come to an end.
Gonzo the Clown
March 20th, 2009
4:15 pm
WOW THAT WAS A HORRIBLE GAME
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:17 pm
Blawgdawg – I’m with you on the price gouging. Shameful. Do the Braves let you bring stuff into the park? The Mets were very relaxed about that. You could bring any food and drinks as long as it wasn’t a glass bottle or alcohol. Makes a huge difference in the price of the experience. Plus the food at the park is usually pretty bad. I’d bring a chicken cutlet hero and some other stuff and just buy some beer at the game. I’m hoping the new park has the same rules – I haven’t looked into yet though.
garlick
March 20th, 2009
4:17 pm
Gonzo, you’re right, that sucks for you guys. I didn’t know that.
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
4:20 pm
Tell Dr. Regan to return my emails.
Thanks for the Bevmo link!
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:20 pm
El Fruto is obviously a lemon.
Kenny Powers
March 20th, 2009
4:22 pm
Kenny Powers is OUT
Knowitall
March 20th, 2009
4:22 pm
Anders,
You can bring outside food/drink to Turner Field also. No glass bottles.
Beer Helper
March 20th, 2009
4:23 pm
18 Wheels: Not sure where you live, but they sell Imperial at the Bullock’s liquor store in Woodstock. I was excited to find it there.
18 Wheels of Love
March 20th, 2009
4:24 pm
I remember Senate Plaza…I worked across the street in the real senate for a few semesters.
BlawgDawg
March 20th, 2009
4:27 pm
Anders I’m pretty sure you can bring like bottled water and small snacks in, just can’t bring like a cooler and stuff in. I remember when Turner Field first opened, they banned any outside refreshments. People went BESERK, and they changed that policy several weeks into the season that year.
I miss the good ole Fulton County Stadium days. You’d go to the game and sit where you wanted to (none of the ushers checking tickets and stuff like they do now), bring in pretty much what you wanted to, and had very few hassles from anyone working at the stadium. Of course there was only 4,000 people or so at the game, so they certainly didn’t want to run anyone off. And I was young and wasn’t buying the refreshments, but I don’t remember hearing the griping that you here now (deserved griping by the way) about the cost of stuff at the stadium.
flange1
March 20th, 2009
4:27 pm
18 Wheels,
Thought I say Imperial at the Tower on Piedmont….
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:28 pm
Knowitall – That’s cool. Should be that way – especially for families. I’ve been to the Ted but never brought anything so I wasn’t sure.
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
4:32 pm
Does anyone know if Kenny Powers is related to Ricky Henderson?
DCBrave
March 20th, 2009
4:33 pm
Speaking of Fruto, I thought he was sent to the minors early March.
ncscoots
March 20th, 2009
4:34 pm
Guys, the cost of goods at the ballpark is called “supply and demand”, “market forces”, whatever. They charge more than the corner bodega, because they can. You choose to pay or not, because you can. That’s the way free markets work. You price products at the highest price for which you can sell them, and only stop increasing prices when too few people are willing to pay the price you ask. Why should the ballpark be any different from the company where you work?
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:34 pm
Blawgdawg – Shea would let you bring in those soft coolers and backpacks etc. Plus for a couple of bucks you could go to one of the beer vendors for ice if you needed more during the game to put in the cooler. You couldn’t get beer in but lot’s of guys would bring pre-mixed rum and cokes, seven and sevens etc… No one ever checked to see if the soda bottle was still sealed.
Anders
March 20th, 2009
4:40 pm
ncsscoots – When they let baseball live outside the anti-trust system then they also have an obligation to keep them gouging the average fan imo. Baseball (and other sports) have received special rights under our law – they should he held to special expectations imo.
They can price it anyway they want – they just shouldn’t have the right to keep you from bringing in your own stuff when it doesn’t present a danger or nuisance to others imo.
Knuckle Sandwich
March 20th, 2009
4:40 pm
18 Wheels…jerk chicken w pineapple, add feta. Delicious.
Derick Richards
March 20th, 2009
4:40 pm
Chico: Fruity may a costa the game but Acosta a costa the tie.
Groucho: How much acosta the two tickets to Gwinnett?
cabravesfan
March 20th, 2009
4:42 pm
No one ever checked to see if the soda bottle was still sealed.
My father and brother always sneak Jack Daniels into the USC football games…usually by having one of the women carry it
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
4:45 pm
That’s true, ncscoots. We have a local hooker that charges exactly that way. Coincidentally, she works out of the corner bodega.
BlawgDawg
March 20th, 2009
4:46 pm
I’ll never forget how one guy sitting behind me at a UGA game did to get his liquor into the stadium. He had it in ziplock bags full of liquor and taped them under his clothes to his legs and midsection (with duct tape). He needed the liquor just to numb himself from the pain of removing them from his skin.
Jersey Gil
March 20th, 2009
4:48 pm
YOU can Run but you can’t hide:
Former NFL QB Dies In Greece Crash.
Pennsylvania authorities say a former NFL quarterback who failed to show for sentencing on drunken driving charges nearly four years ago has been killed in a car crash in Greece.
Chester County detectives say the State Department used fingerprints to confirm the crash victim was 52-year-old William “Jeff” Komlo.
Acting chief county detective Jim Vito says authorities had initially been skeptical about reports of Komlo’s death in a weekend crash.
In July 2005, Komlo failed to show for sentencing on two drunken driving convictions. He had also failed to show for an unrelated hearing two months earlier.
When he went missing, Komlo was also under investigation for fires at his home in Chester Springs, Pa., and another home in Florida.
Komlo played for Detroit, Atlanta and Tampa Bay between 1979 and 1983.
BlawgDawg
March 20th, 2009
4:48 pm
What’s with posts getting lost today on the blog? Only about 1 out of 3 that I’ve tried to put up today have actually been posted.
ncscoots
March 20th, 2009
4:50 pm
BB5795, maybe she has an anti-trust exemption, LOL.
Baseball (and other sports) have received special rights under our law – they should he held to special expectations imo.
Well, of course you do. You’re Anders. I do not find it unbelieveable that you think anti-trust exemptions should impact hot dog prices. At all.
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
4:51 pm
Funny stuff, Derick!
DCBrave
March 20th, 2009
4:54 pm
Jersey Gil-
Would that be something if Komlo actually died of the car crash because of his drunk driving? Fate, that is.
TnBrian
March 20th, 2009
4:57 pm
I think two things might put Schafer in AAA to start ‘09 and that’s Anderson is out of options and two is they might feel it could hurt Schafer in the future not spending any time in AAA the way it might have hurt Franc. last year. And really, I’m not 100% sold on Frenchy’s progress this spring. He shouldn’t have any of our full confidence until he can do this starting April 5. He’s also shown NO power which worries me. Maybe he just feeling out his new approach and the power will come…lets hope!
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
4:59 pm
I don’t know BlawgDawg. I’m just glad your 4:46 post made it through. I just stopped laughing.
BB5795
March 20th, 2009
5:04 pm
TnBrian, don’t forget the business end of it. If the Braves bring Schafer up after June, they’ll have one more year before he’s eligible for arbitration and free agency.
McFann :Ô:
March 20th, 2009
5:05 pm
You’re welcome, BlawgDawg!
Anders
March 20th, 2009
5:08 pm
Well, of course you do. You’re Anders. I do not find it unbelieveable that you think anti-trust exemptions should impact hot dog prices. At all. (ncsscoots)
I guess we’re done here.
N Nine (eta16)
March 20th, 2009
5:08 pm
Editor’s note: Due to technical difficulties, Carroll Rogers is unable to respond to requests in this blog.
Anders
March 20th, 2009
5:12 pm
N Nine – I’m telling you she was last heard from heading down to talk to Lowe. She wouldn’t be the first female sports reporter to fall under his spell.
SmyrnaJim
March 20th, 2009
5:13 pm
Just returned from the 680 the Fan March Madness gathering, where i got to hang with Leo Mazzone (well, if you consider standing 15 feet away from him ‘hanging with’ him).
Shamus Thacker
March 20th, 2009
5:15 pm
I just realized I’m within 5-years of bypassing the key demographic of 25-54.
If y’all don’t see me for a while, I’ll be enjoying my third mid-life crisis…
Anders
March 20th, 2009
5:16 pm
Smyrna Jim – And?….
Carroll Rogers
March 20th, 2009
5:20 pm
Hey guys. It’s me. No gray, but that’s the least of my issues this afternoon. My computer up and died on me, hard drive toast, locked up, whole nine, right when I was trying to blog about Heyward’s homer. Long story short I’m typing this on the computer of one of the Braves interns and this is the last access I’ll have tonight. I’ll be stranded!
The bosses are shipping me a new computer to arrive here tomorrow between noon and 3 p.m. So I won’t be posting a new blog tomorrow. but I will jump on this one as soon as I get up and running. Sorry for the confusion. My computer made it from about 2000 to now, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. Just glad it wasn’t a night game.
I’ll be there in spirit tonight and tomorrow morning. Please keep it going without me. And answer any questions anybody else has (I know people won’t see this post when it gets into later pages of comments.) Thanks much.
Anders
March 20th, 2009
5:21 pm
Carroll – You want me to steer the ship? He he.
Carroll Rogers
March 20th, 2009
5:24 pm
Also tomorrow is a relatively big day with Glavine pitching, so let’s hope the computer shows up closer to the noon side than the 3 p.m. side, but I just can’t predict it. Hope some folks will pick up my slack tomorrow if you can. Thanks much.