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Chop Chop
March 31st, 2009
7:07 pm
Calipari’s going to Kentucky.
I guess I have to pay myself a penny for being right.
Kenny Powers
March 31st, 2009
7:08 pm
Kenny Powers has caught something but it aint no fish.
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
7:08 pm
Someone – I hate the Mets but kind of like Anders, but do not tell him..
Today I saw 5 different Braves caps and t shirts and only 5-6 ‘mucils caps here in NY
Brandon
March 31st, 2009
7:09 pm
I thinks thats a good hire for Kentucky..
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:10 pm
Hoss looking at 2-2 pitch to end inning, after kotchman flied out
Maddux
March 31st, 2009
7:11 pm
DOB, have you asked Chipper how the side is lately? The swing looks solid.
Jeff
March 31st, 2009
7:12 pm
Is it just me or is the camera angle on this game really aggravating? it almost feels like college baseball.
cvbraves
March 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
MLBN interview with Sheffield…seems he may be considering the Phils and the Marlins at the moment…said he has been contacted by an AL team.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
Garret Anderson almost — ALMOST — made a great catch going back to wall. Ball kept carrying, he reached up and it went off his glove in front of wall, triple for Bourn to start inning.
18 Wheels of Love
March 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
Is this thing on Direct TV anywhere?
Someone
March 31st, 2009
7:13 pm
dogsbrekky Was that supposed to be a quote from me? I don’t like the Mets or Anders. Must have been someone else.
Shamus Thacker
March 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
I don’t see why it’s necessary for us to dislike Anders. Being a disgusting Muts fan is punishment enough; give the guy a break…
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
Pudge laces an RBI single to left, 1-0 ‘Stros
cvbraves
March 31st, 2009
7:14 pm
Actually, Sheffield said he has NOT been contacted by an AL team.
Name
March 31st, 2009
7:15 pm
I love Chipper Jones. What’s next on Frank Wren’s agenda? Long-term deals for Kelly Johnson, Jeff Francoeur, Yunel Escobar, and Jair Jurrjens I guess.
Holy smokes, you wanna lock up Francoeur now? I think the front office is probably still breathing sigh of relief that Francoeur turned that long-term deal down in spring 2007.
Someone
March 31st, 2009
7:15 pm
I would rather give him New Cars.
Maddux
March 31st, 2009
7:15 pm
Yeah this camera sucks. Escobar is in the way. hahahah
Cru Jones
March 31st, 2009
7:17 pm
What channel is the game on?
Someone Else
March 31st, 2009
7:17 pm
Someone I never said no such thing.
David-ATL14
March 31st, 2009
7:17 pm
18 Wheels
Game not on DirecTV tonight. Available on CSS-Comcast/Charter Southeast in various areas.
kdbanks
March 31st, 2009
7:17 pm
DOB,
Does Bobby still hate Daren Erstad for blowing up his catcher? I do.
KDB
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:17 pm
Now a ground-rule double by Erstad, otherwise run would’ve scored. Runners at second and third, still no outs. Yikes.
cvbraves
March 31st, 2009
7:18 pm
Where are the groundball outs!
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:18 pm
Carlos Lee sac fly to left
TommyP
March 31st, 2009
7:18 pm
Read about Keppinger getting traded earlier today. Kepp had such a legendary College World Series (well, post season counting regionals and all that). He’ll always be a special player to Dawg fans.
Speaking of the Dawgs, are we getting Mike Anderson to lead our hoops team???
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:19 pm
Tejada flied out to center, runner to third
Rob
March 31st, 2009
7:19 pm
DOB
are these wind hits
Maddux
March 31st, 2009
7:19 pm
Damn Astros swinging away to get outta here early today! Lowe is just trying to get out uninjured for the Phillies.
Doc Holiday
March 31st, 2009
7:20 pm
Is Mc OK?
When is he expected back?
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
7:22 pm
What is wrong with Mc
What the hell is wrong with the new MLB.COM format, it sucks
Wolfman
March 31st, 2009
7:22 pm
Doc Holiday – Mc is done for the season. Broke three fingers.
Braveheart
March 31st, 2009
7:24 pm
NBC renews ‘Friday Night Lights’ through 2011!!!!!!!!! The acclaimed series has been renewed for two more 13-episode runs and will air through the 2010-11 season.
Wolfman
March 31st, 2009
7:24 pm
Expected back? Back from what? His day off? Check yesterdays boxscore.
Eric from MO
March 31st, 2009
7:24 pm
Why would Calipari go to Kentucky? He leaves Memphis when they went to the championship game last year and made it to the sweet 16 this year to go to a team who went to the NIT. Dont make sense. Hell, if Calipari just had his players practice free throws he would of won it last year and beat my Missouri Tigers this year.
As for Kentucky, why would anyone want to go there. They got rid of Tubby even though he would them a championship and took them to the tournament every year he was there. Also Kentucky isnt that big of a lure as it used to be. Pitino and Louisville is now the big college basketball team in Kentucky. That is where the top recruits who want to play in the state of Kentucky now go. The Kentucky Wildcats are old news.
WestPalmDawg
March 31st, 2009
7:27 pm
Hey Francoeur, how about hitting off a tee getting back to your old self before you go around telling people “it was this big”..
sheesh
Maddux
March 31st, 2009
7:27 pm
At least our backup catcher can get the ball out of the infield this year!!!
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:27 pm
Ross flied out to the LF wall to end inning with KJ on first (wind’s blowing hard out to left). Kelly had singled with two out
jonatuga
March 31st, 2009
7:28 pm
I’m really likin’ what I see out of Ross. No more having two pitchers batting every fifth day or so. He also will have some nice pop coming off the bench as a DH.
cvbraves
March 31st, 2009
7:28 pm
Kelly singled…Ross robbed of homer…2-0 ‘Stros mid 2nd.
jonatuga
March 31st, 2009
7:29 pm
pinch hitter… sorry
jonatuga
March 31st, 2009
7:30 pm
Nice catch!
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:31 pm
Great catch by Schafer at the track in the l-c gap, went leaping into the wall in a pirouette sort of maneuver after he caught it….
Cox said Soriano threw well in a bullpen session today and would pitch Thursday. They still don’t know if he’s going to be ready, or at least haven’t decided if they’re taking him to start the season.
Oh, and Thursday’s game is against Houston’s Triple-A guys, not Double-A. The major league Astros are going back to Texas to play the Double-A Corpus Christi affilliate
Epinephrine
March 31st, 2009
7:31 pm
Wish I could have seen that.
Maddux
March 31st, 2009
7:31 pm
Damn Schafer went and got the ball nicely. Not sure Blanco gets that.
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
7:32 pm
Dumb college sports question
Do students get free tickets to the games ?
Woogidy
March 31st, 2009
7:32 pm
Blauser, for the record, I pulled the pitching plans for the rest of the rotation off of Bowman’s report filed yesterday at MLB.com.
Jeff Blauser
March 31st, 2009
7:36 pm
dogsbrekky, it depends. Here at Virginia Tech, students have the option of buying a season ticket package (for pretty cheap), or entering in a lottery for a free ticket.
DirtyDawg
March 31st, 2009
7:37 pm
Sorry to be a broken record, but KJ did it again…broken bat single…bobbled the only ball hit to him. Fortunately he was able to recover and throw the guy out. Just watch, he can’t seem to catch the ball cleanly. Is he losing concentration…is his glove too small…or is he just nervous?
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
7:38 pm
Ortiz is either throwing harder than I remember or the ground level camera angle makes it look that way.
Andy K.
March 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
FYI there is a pic of Frenchy’s bass on Bowman’s blog….
ncscoots
March 31st, 2009
7:39 pm
Scoots-It has been a while since we heard about Musk Oxen in Cordele and Ugandan toe poultices, hasn’t it? Oh, The Humanity, indeed.
My man, I miss all that, too. jjs’ rollicking weirdness, Bob’s treatises, head-butting with Grinch over Kyle Davies, CL’s lawn mower travails, and others gone too numerous to mention. It’s been quite a crew here over the years, hasn’t it? Still is…just different, is all. Give me an amen and a Holy Cornelia on that one, brother.
Brandon
March 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
nice fish…
DirtyDawg
March 31st, 2009
7:42 pm
Nice play Kelly…if none are hit any harder than that, you’ll do just fine.
Random
March 31st, 2009
7:43 pm
Wayne in Utah (12:08 pm): “You are being mysteriously quiet today! I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall”
Yeah, sorry — just a little end of the month busy-ness that I usually manage to avoid. (EOM? EOQ! + semi-FY!!!)
I’m ’bout to start a marathon of catchin’ up. (I know I owe you a response on “hatin’ “).
Later.
PS: “drop”, not “fall”. Leaves fall, shoes drop.
Eric from MO
March 31st, 2009
7:44 pm
Dogs I think it depends. If you go to a crappy sports school like me, Southeast Missouri State University, then yes. Our football won more games than our basketball team this year and our football team only won 4 games.lol
However, if you go to a good sports school, then no. You probably get a discount but that is all.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:45 pm
Carlos Lee bashed an opp-field double down right-field line. RBI, Astros up 3-0
ease19
March 31st, 2009
7:46 pm
Just for the record, Mazzone said that this wold be considered a “cool” down game for Lowe. He could go 2,3,4 or whatever he feels is necessary for him to feel ready for Sunday. I would not put too much stock into tonights results. Now the others are a different case. Obviously the bullpen stills has kinks to work out…
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:47 pm
Ross picked off Lee wandering off 2B too far. Ross = good defensive catcher, great arm
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
7:47 pm
Blauser and ERIC – thanks I always wondered how those kids got the loot to pay for tickets as I am told the Irish are sold out all the time etc, yet we hear in pro sports how broke the NBA, NHL are and how the Yanks and Mets etc are struggling to flog off expensive tickets in this recessadepression
I would think that most people wpuld be more loyal to where they went to school though, yes (more passion) than for pro sports ??
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
I’d say by the way Wren was talking that Schafer pretty much has the CF job.
Mekons
March 31st, 2009
7:49 pm
Dog: Most big schools charge a big discount for students, but soak the alumni. But there are few cheap tix; kids end up camping out to get them. I went to UConn, and basketball tickets for students were $5 or so, but we had to form groups so someone could hold the place in line while others went to class.
ncgary
March 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
and a visit from ms rozalynne speeling? was always nice
Andy K.
March 31st, 2009
7:50 pm
TnBrian, what did he say?????
Mike S
March 31st, 2009
7:52 pm
Scoots, you’re right about missin jjs, I was just thinking about his posts the other day. ‘Rollicking weirdness’, ha, that’s a good description. I still can’t believe he just up and left over such a little fracas. Stinks for us, but what are you gonna do?
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 31st, 2009
7:53 pm
“the clubhouse guy has fishing rods, and players often cast for a while between BP and games,”
Now I know I chose the wrong career – and these guys get paid! and pretty well, too. Sheesh.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
7:56 pm
G. Anderson singled before Francoeur grounded out to second to end inning.
Chipper struck out again in the inning.
mbatl
March 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
I did some mid-day fishing during my last job.
Like I said, my “last” job.
’scoots, as I’m sure you know, lots of those guys started posting on another blog, but most of them got their feelings hurt there as well, and went away. Better to burn out than fade away, I guess!
ncscoots
March 31st, 2009
7:57 pm
Stinks for us, but what are you gonna do?
Not a thing, bro, not a thing. Except respect the dignity of principle, I guess, right, wrong, or indifferent. Raise a blog glass every once in a while, too.
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
7:59 pm
Andy, B.Jordan asked him if he was ready for MLB with the supsension etc and Wren came back and said that he played winter ball and is one of the top prospects in all of baseball. Just the feeling I got, I mean I could be wrong, but it sounded good.
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
8:01 pm
Thanks, where I grew up college sports are irrelevant, everyone plays for a district team and then state and country……. most people go to college to perfect drinking and suntanning skills with an occassional surf bum thrown in !
fsubravesfan10
March 31st, 2009
8:02 pm
At fsu we get free tix to games as well as discounts if we buy them for friends at the gate but for the big games like against UF or UM among others, it is harder to do basically you just have to wait in line with your coupons you get each year and exchange your coupon for a game ticket…but when out of state tuition is as crazy as it is you kind of expect to be able to see the games for free, least thats the feeling my parents get…
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
8:06 pm
What’s gotten into Russ Ortiz? He’s throwing hard and looks good. Just rung up KJ looking
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 31st, 2009
8:06 pm
The Braves in 1982 were swept 3-0 in the postseason by the Cardinals. TBS did a special called “It’s a Long Way to October”. Does anyone remember it? Is it available anywhere? That would be fun to see again.
Anders
March 31st, 2009
8:07 pm
DOB- I know you’ve had a busy day today (with the Bass Masters and all) but can you tell me what happened to the 3 year $30 mil deal you anticipated for Chipper? The deal he signed was well above that. The fellas on MLB Network are saying they think Chipper had a big hammer in these negotiations because of Smoltz etc.. Sounds to me like he used it.
Any thoughts from you regarding this? You don’t sound even remotely surprised which frankly surprised megiven your previously stated stance on the subject.
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
8:07 pm
fsu – so college kids here basically pay $30-$50k a year to study and STILL GET rogered on anything resembling a “perk”……
Mikeyy
March 31st, 2009
8:09 pm
heres a ligitimate question i have with regards to all of our stARTERs we will have ( assuming everyone is still healthy ) when hudson comes back. with hudson, lowe, vazquez, jurjens, glavine, kawakami, reyes, campillo and hanson who the hell are they going to sit when hudson and hanson are ready to go?? not glavine i would think and not vazquez or kawakami with the money they have spent on them ?? who??
dogsbrekky - UNC rocks !
March 31st, 2009
8:10 pm
Anders – Chipper has been in my mind the best pro-athlete in terms of caving in for the team so anything he convinced JS, FW and Liberty to pay him is more than worth the deci-millions he sacrificed to stay years ago
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
8:10 pm
Looked like David Ross might have hurt his right quad on that flyout running out of the box. He sort of pulled up before he got to first, but walked to dugout without a limp. However, now Boscan’s in.
But that might not mean anything. Anyway… we’ll let you know.
GONZO is in.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
8:12 pm
Jason Smith doubled to start inning against Gonzo, goes to third on Ortiz sac
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
8:12 pm
No radar gun here. Looks like he’s throwing pretty hard, however.
ncscoots
March 31st, 2009
8:13 pm
mbatl, I wasn’t in the loop on that, I guess. What’s funny is that I was off doing something, somewhere (I wasn’t around here much at the time is all I remember) when the whole “fracas” (thanks, Mike!) occurred. So, I never got the why or how of the whole thing, not that it was any of my business.
What the hey, life goes on. We old three-stat dinosaurs just like to reminisce on occasion, LOL; it’s always a good excuse to break out some Knob Creek, eh?
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
8:13 pm
Brian Jordan wouldn’t win my vote as the play by play commentater.
Yeah, I thought it was just the camera angle but I guess Ortiz is throwing some heat.
Buffalo NY Braves Fan
March 31st, 2009
8:13 pm
Anders,
Are you waiting for DOB to say “you were right, I was wrong… blah blah blah” on the Chipper thing? Will it really make you feel that much better about yourself?
Just checking…..
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2009
8:14 pm
He struck out Bourn, runner still at third, Pudge to bat
Pudge bounces a single through left side, RBI
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
8:16 pm
Anders, I believe it to a point. I wonder how the MLB guys came up with that one? A 10 year old with any sense could have come up with that.
Woogidy
March 31st, 2009
8:16 pm
Gonzo has got to get that fastball down. He’s left it up all spring, at least what I have seen of him.
McFann :Ô:
March 31st, 2009
8:21 pm
DOB–
Thanks! Definitely my favorite show right there. We just finished Season 6 the other day. Started Season 1 on September 1st, so it took us roughly seven months to watch them all.
Brandon–
Ah…yeah, could be int’resting.
Doc H.–
Bruise on his knee, now…happened yesterday. DOB said he should play tomorrow.
Wolfman, don’t even kid about that…
Hope Ross is OK. That’s all we need–we get this really good backup and he gets hurt right before the season starts.
Tom O'Hawke
March 31st, 2009
8:22 pm
“…who the hell are they going to sit when hudson and hanson are ready to go??” (Mikeyy)
Last year, we lost 4 out of 5 projected starters, very soon after the season began. Eventually, we lost the 5th (Hudson). If we get that late into the season, still having the uninjured 5, and Hudson and Hanson are ready, I don’t know who will sit. But that would be one hell of a problem, huh?
TnBrian
March 31st, 2009
8:23 pm
First time I’ve seen Kotchman this spring and he does seem to have come alive. I don’t think I saw him smile one time with us last year.
ncscoots
March 31st, 2009
8:24 pm
Oh, please. Chipper got more money because of John Smoltz? What, Smoltz is writing for MLBN now?
Every right-thinking American knows that Chipper got more money because of David Wright. Somehow.
Doc Holiday
March 31st, 2009
8:24 pm
McFann,
Bruise on his knee? Wasnt he nursing his hand? Is hampton a relative?
Lou Vales
March 31st, 2009
8:26 pm
Someone PLEASE save these numbers. Larry is capable of playing in 648 regular season games over the next four years. What do you think a realistic number should be for games he misses due to injury–I’m including time missed due to tweaking an elbow while engaging in foreplay with Mrs Jones–My prediction is 58 games in 09, 65 in 10, 78 in 11 and early retirement before final year of contract kicks in. That will be 201 games missed due to injury in first 3 years and I’m NOT counting days he is given off. Larry could be Mike Hampton’s wingman.
Anders
March 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
ncscoots- So why do you think Chipper got more money? Or do you think DOB was way off on this ?
ncgary
March 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
Mikeyy
March 31st, 2009
8:09 pm
heres a ligitimate question i have with regards to all of our stARTERs we will have ( assuming everyone is still healthy ) when hudson comes back. with hudson, lowe, vazquez, jurjens, glavine, kawakami, reyes, campillo and hanson who the hell are they going to sit when hudson and hanson are ready to go?? not glavine i would think and not vazquez or kawakami with the money they have spent on them ?? who??
maybe its time to go with 8 starter types broken up into groups of 2 and 3 specialty relief types, gives alot of extra offensive weapons for late inning comebacks. could have carried an extra josh andersen type player with that scenario
Woogidy
March 31st, 2009
8:27 pm
I think we should lock up that guy long term.
cabravesfan
March 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
Doc-
Apparently the bruise on his knee is rather nasty…and I am willing to bet he would have played tonight if Bobby had let him- our boy is tough:)
Dr Phil
March 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
but can you tell me what happened to the 3 year $30 mil deal you anticipated for Chipper? ANDERS
you see BUB, he’s a snarky azz. Stay Away.
Eric from MO
March 31st, 2009
8:28 pm
Tom I cant wait for that problem!
SoWeGa Fanatic
March 31st, 2009
8:29 pm
Who are we playing? The ‘27 Yankees?
Razzle
March 31st, 2009
8:30 pm
Rolling eyes@8:26