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flange1
April 8th, 2009
2:54 pm
Thanks for the new blog DOB!
Braveone
April 8th, 2009
2:55 pm
Braves ERA is the same as Mr Blutarsky’s grade point average: ZERO POINT ZERO! Vazquez, keep the zeros coming & go for the sweep over the Phils!
Smyrna Jim
April 8th, 2009
2:57 pm
Good job, DOB! Go Braves!
bravos
April 8th, 2009
3:01 pm
Chipper is my favorite player of all time but, sitting out with a bruised finger you have got to be kidding me. Going for the rare sweep against the phillies he needs to be in there.
Thrillhouse44
April 8th, 2009
3:02 pm
cphizzle, if you read the quotes from Chipper, he wasn’t in the first two games just because it was new. I believe he said something like “there’s nothing at the end of that tunnel I haven’t seen 100 times.”
GA, out. P-90 Diaz in.
sidslidkid
April 8th, 2009
3:02 pm
It’s getting close to first pitch. Gonna miss that big redneck at third today though. He better be in the lineup Friday.
Thrillhouse44
April 8th, 2009
3:03 pm
You want him in there with no bat speed or top-hand strength, bravos? Why, so he can go 0-4 and you can complain about that tomorrow?
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
3:03 pm
Just posted that new blog when literally, a minute or so later, Braves announced that G. Anderson was scratched with a “tweaked” calf-muscle strain, same calf he strained in camp. Right calf. More later, but obviously too late to get anything other than what Braves give us on that, until after game.
NEW LINEUP for BRAVES
1. Infante, 3B
2. Johson, 2B
3. Escobar, SS
4. McCann, C
5. Kotchman, 1B
6. Francoeur, RF
7. Diaz, LF
8. Schafer, C
Brandon
April 8th, 2009
3:05 pm
Dang two games in and the injury bug bites.
JJ
April 8th, 2009
3:05 pm
Hate if for GA. Dude can rake against Joe Blanton. We’ll see how good our bench really is.
fleming
April 8th, 2009
3:06 pm
Game on WIFN for you internet only users. Go to http://www.freebaseballradio.com/Atlanta.html and click on the WIFN link
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:08 pm
all thats at the end of chippers tunnel im afraid is the DL
Tapate50
April 8th, 2009
3:08 pm
Hate to be all doomy and gloomy but two guys in one day… GREAT.
Jeff321
April 8th, 2009
3:09 pm
Ah, not very happy about G-Anderson playing the injury card again. Oh well, at least Chipper has someone to keep him company now.
Daybed Wagmoe
April 8th, 2009
3:10 pm
NEW LINEUP for BRAVES
1. Infante, 3B
2. Johson, 2B
3. Escobar, SS
4. McCann, C
5. Kotchman, 1B
6. Francoeur, RF
7. Diaz, LF
8. Schafer, C
Uh-oh…who’s playing CF??? Looks like Francoeur and Diaz will be covering a LOT of ground today with TWO catchers!
DAP
April 8th, 2009
3:11 pm
why is the game delayed?
DWW
April 8th, 2009
3:11 pm
I like that line up.
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:12 pm
freakin phillies are gettin there rings best enjoy cause that will be the last unless they pop the top on a box of cracker jacks and hope for the best
Jeff321
April 8th, 2009
3:13 pm
>why is the game delayed?
I think because the Phillies are getting their rings.
flange1
April 8th, 2009
3:13 pm
Daybed,
The outfielder situation is interesting, but how about the 2 catchers? Will one catch inside pitches and one catch outside pitches?
Brandon
April 8th, 2009
3:13 pm
Ring ceremony DAP
lewie
April 8th, 2009
3:13 pm
damn, having both chip and GA out is not a good sign…we’re only on the third game and being forced to sit starters
RHR
April 8th, 2009
3:13 pm
UGH. We’re in another fight, DOB. You just had to go there with that poll.
RHR
April 8th, 2009
3:15 pm
Read this funny while we wait – http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phi/471580402.html
Epinephrine
April 8th, 2009
3:15 pm
Yikes, yikes yikes. Time for Diaz to show us something. We are going to need a brilliant performance from Javy.
But I will say it’s nice to have started off the year winning a series.
mbatl
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
Maybe that ’splains the seeming lack of hustle on a couple of batted balls last night for Garret.
Wow, welcome to major league baseball. Early wins are nice (of course they count in the standings and make everybody feel good), but judging a team in April is like picking the winner of a marathon based on who’s leading after the first mile.
Health, and the depth to deal with injuries, are such a huge component of a 162-game season.
keylargo
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
Marlins win and go to 3 – 0. Need the sweep to stay even.
ContactBuzz
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
**Uh-oh…who’s playing CF??? Looks like Francoeur and Diaz will be covering a LOT of ground today with TWO catchers! **
Vazquez Ks alot of guys so Coxy is employing a shift.
PI Braves
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
game’s also on WGNS. Just click the link in this site – http://www.freebaseballradio.com/Atlanta.html
Listening from the philippines at 3AM in the morning
Dang, down 2 before the 1st pitch. Oh well, we’ll see how the others adjust. I’m guessing Diaz and Infante will step up in today’s game.
Go Braves!
Seymour1948
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
I wouldn’t worry about Diaz in there instead of GA. It’s really like substituting one starter for another, really (and with Diaz probably the better hitter at this very moment in time).
choozer
April 8th, 2009
3:16 pm
Kotchman batting 5th …. mmm, that’s no protection for McCann
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
3:17 pm
Eric from MO,
KJ is a good 2b……..but his glove is average at best……I would say it is slightly below average………I dont care what numbers say……..he makes the mostdumb errors……there is no forgiveness to 75% of them.
On the Chipper side……..Im not worried about that………I said before season started he needed to resta game a week……..this could be considered his rest game for this week….I can live with that.
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:17 pm
marlins piss me off they load up win a world series then unload with a bunch of nonames and still win…whats up with that
Bubdylan
April 8th, 2009
3:18 pm
“CHIPPER scratched with a bruised thumb”
The fool! Tell him to scratch with one of his non-bruised fingers.
*Ba-dum-bum, Pshhhhh*
Tip your waiter.
ArkyTech
April 8th, 2009
3:18 pm
Schafer can catch, too? What a BEAST!
Epinephrine
April 8th, 2009
3:18 pm
Cphizzle, how bad the Nats pitching is what is up with that. I just hope they don’t decide to rebound against us.
Eric from MO
April 8th, 2009
3:19 pm
For someone who watches MLBTV how do I get the Stop and fastforward Logo to get off the screen when it is on full screen?
Original Jon
April 8th, 2009
3:19 pm
The game is also on WSPG 1400
Eric from MO
April 8th, 2009
3:19 pm
Nevermind got it off.
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:19 pm
thats bubdylan folks appears here regularly on the DOB Show
Eric from MO
April 8th, 2009
3:21 pm
k. once I said that it popped back up and I cant get it off. Any help?
Heath (Cleveland)
April 8th, 2009
3:21 pm
What’s the delay for? Has game started?
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:21 pm
playing the nats dont ever hurt matters any but they always pesky when it comes to playin the braves
Epinephrine
April 8th, 2009
3:21 pm
Eric from Mo, move your mouse away from the screen.
lewie
April 8th, 2009
3:22 pm
i think that the nats won last yrs series with us
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
3:22 pm
I hope we’re not going to have to back the first aid bus into the Braves clubhouse this year! Chipper’s bruise doesn’t bother me, but any injury right now after last year’s health collapse will get a Braves fans heart pumping.
PI Braves
April 8th, 2009
3:22 pm
Just noticed also that WGNS is abut 5-10 second faster than the broadcast from WIFN.
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
3:23 pm
DANG! Blanton is FAT!
fleming
April 8th, 2009
3:23 pm
Schafer is so fast that he starts off behind the plate as a catcher and then when the pitch is made McCann shifts over and Schafer runs to cover CF
Nobody Special
April 8th, 2009
3:24 pm
Infante’s career OBP is actually lower than Francoeur’s. Who the heck thought batting him leadoff was a wise idea?
PI Braves
April 8th, 2009
3:24 pm
..which is 2 or 3 pitches delayed..based on Gameday pitch by pitch
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:24 pm
im surprised schafer is as fast as he is with those massive things he has for ears good thing this is a blog or he might hear me all the way down here in the AL
Wes
April 8th, 2009
3:25 pm
Love the idea of our bench getting tested early.
Eric, it should go away automatically on fullscreen…
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
3:26 pm
escobar wooooooo
WestPalmDawg
April 8th, 2009
3:26 pm
Wes=WestPalmDawg
Hear it.
lewie
April 8th, 2009
3:26 pm
not too much life in those first 2 abs
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
BMAC HOMERUN BABY
DWW
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
MAC!!!!
bravesgrl4life
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
GO MAC!!!
Smyrna Jim
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Go MAC!!! Happy Birthday again, McFann!
winterville
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MCFANN!
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Uh, is there anything that can stop these Braves? Scratch a couple more guys, let’s see.
keylargo
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Happy Birthday from BMAC McFann!
Nobody Special
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Happy Birthday McFann.
Brandon
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
wow BMAC homer
bravesgrl4life
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Game is also on 96.1 in Atlanta
Renegator
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Seriously, does Bobby just draw names out of a hat to see who is going to leadoff each game?
lewie
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
HEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Happy Birthday!!!
BBFCFM
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
So double by Escobar?
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
Happy Birthday, again, McFann
JTLUK
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
I think that one was for your birthday McFann
PI Braves
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
home run!!!
Tapate50
April 8th, 2009
3:27 pm
mcann BOMB
Brandon
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
Casey a base hit
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
Three straight games, first inning 2-0 lead and homer, twice by McCann. Wow
sidslidkid
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
I love it!
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
atta boy kotch
Nick
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
Hey, a hit for Kotchman, too
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
thata baby mccann
BBFCFM
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
wow. this gameday is waay behind
Heath (Cleveland)
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
The new BIG MAC!
RC
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
Man, it stinks that Mac has no protection in the lineup today….
jwilli120
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
mcann unloads for a 2 run homer
ncscoots
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
I don’t know if it’s a sign or not, but, brother, when you can add both “woose” and “What a bunch of whiny arse maroons” to blog lingo on the same day…well, I call that a damn productive day. Both rank up there with YAI in blog lore, as far as I’m concerned.
Woose. I love it. And I’m gonna call someone a “whiny arse maroon” at the very first opportunity; heck, might even use it on a friend, if no ruffian is imminently available.
Unfortunately, the male [woose] can’t use the hole, after it’s dug. Its damn rack is too big.
And all this time, I had no idea Annie Wersching was a male woose.
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
And jeff jumps on the first pitch, sigh.
RHR
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
Happy birthday McCann!
Mlb at bat for iphone sucks, btw. It may just be my connection but I keep getting kicked back to the home screen. Kicked off 3 times already in the 1st inning.
Smyrna Jim
April 8th, 2009
3:28 pm
K, K, 2B, HR, Single, Fly out.
Bayou Brave
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
I voted for BLANK.
jwilli120
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
esco was on 2nd
DAP
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
ive been waiting to say it. happy birthday mcfann!
Woogidy
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
McCann = Broken promises. No dance around third.
Kurdt Kobain
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
I like this… spotting our starters 2 runs before every game. Seems to relax them.
RC
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
Should we still call him Big Mac? Or due to his recent weight loss, maybe Little Mac is more appropriate? (of Mike Tyson’s Punchout fame)
Eric from MO
April 8th, 2009
3:29 pm
Epinephrine I cant do that when it is on fullscreen. Thats my problem. Is there any way to fix it.
jwilli120
April 8th, 2009
3:30 pm
braves 2 phillies coming to bat
David from NY
April 8th, 2009
3:30 pm
Let’s see what Vazquez does with a nice little lead.
McFann ;Ô;
April 8th, 2009
3:30 pm
YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT!!! THANKS, BMAC!!!
No electric slide, though. Sorry, Bub.
Now, Braves, don’t spoil it, please! BEAT THEM FILLIES!!!
McFann ;Ô;
April 8th, 2009
3:30 pm
Thanks, DAP!
DiamondbackMac
April 8th, 2009
3:31 pm
It’s like deja vous all over again.