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abwright
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
It is awfully quiet in Philadelphia right now.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
Schaefer can hit, I just wonder can he field it consitently. just takes time.
garlick
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
I guess we still don’t have any power in outfield.
MFin04
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? I guess that makes up for his fielding eh
WHAT A DAY!!!! LOGAN SCHAFER!!!!!
eltrompoBRAVESfan
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
yeah baby! I just added him to my fantasy team after Sunday and was hoping for a good showing!
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
lets finish this one off, go home and work over the sorry nationals
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
4:49 pm
im sayin round 24hrs for schaf
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
seriously, where is the power gonna come from?
shoot better to have 8 10-20 homer guys than just one dude with 40
let’s keep it up BRAVOS!
kagevsu
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
my apologies glorydays… Got the two trades mixed up.
Andy
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
Hopefully he slows his trot down and enjoys this one.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
I like the killer instict of this team. They just keep hitting, no matter the score.
John
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
Pitching and hitting. WOW!
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
where did Schafe’s homer go out? left center right?
I would assume right with the wind…?
Andrew in P-tang
April 8th, 2009
4:50 pm
Schafer=ROY
Schafer Obliterator
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
I am so good
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
WHERE DID YOU GO EAT PHILLIE?
Carson
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
He is missing one game. I rather him miss today’s game then have a recurring problem THE WHOLE YEAR. Do the math. He is the best switch-hitter in the game, he deserves the respect he has earned. Even if he isn’t hurt, I don’t want him playing in this cold weather. This will be the only cold game of the season. Rest up boy, get ready for the series opener where it’ll be 75 degrees!
Bubdylan
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
The Phillies’ starting rotation.
*Ba-dum-bum….*
Thank you, thank you…
cphizzle
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
think ol jonnie miller has learned jordans name yet…douche
Andrew in P-tang
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
I think schafer will be more comfortable in center at the Ted..alot more space to roam around out there
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
Miami, line drive to right field, first or 2nd row.
Woogidy
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
I’ve got to be honest. I didn’t think I’d hear Boog say “The Braves continue to show off the power” in the 5th inning of game 3 when this series started. Schafer and Mac lead the team in homers.
Nick
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
Oh-and-by-the-way: The offense is looking OK during Chipper’s day off…
Nate from NCState
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
Man I miss the days of TBS-Braves baseball.. good thing they have 5 different sets of reruns going everyday
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
4:51 pm
How about Schafer’s Schiffers? We all dress up like supermodel, Claudia Schiffer. When he hits one, we all take our tops off and jump around.
MFin04
April 8th, 2009
4:52 pm
Is this Phillies park a big homerun park? Anyone know?
Dan
April 8th, 2009
4:52 pm
Schafer has already hit more homeruns for the Atlanta Braves this year than Blanco did in 2008.
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2009
4:52 pm
Nate-
You do realize that Schafer missed 50 games last year right?
BamaBravo
April 8th, 2009
4:52 pm
Yes the Braves are making a statement in this opening series …that would be …”The Braves are BACK, watch-out NL East !!”
lewie
April 8th, 2009
4:52 pm
i love that JV will throw a curve in any count
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
thanks stephen
keylargo
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
7 HR’s in 2.5 games. We’re on pace for ………………… calculating, calculating…………….454 Home Runs.
Not bad for a team with no power,
Bobby's Belly
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
The folks questioning Schafer’s glove need to follow tic tac toe or chess. Athletics is not your thing. His glove/arm is real good.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
supposed to be chilly Friday in the ATL for the opener. If I went, I would need to get a kitchen pass from the old lady. Cause after the game I know I will be haeaded to magic City
sickofugafans
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
That HGH is some serious stuff!
Paul
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
“where did Schafe’s homer go out? left center right?
I would assume right with the wind…?”
Right field, yes.
Jordan's Almonds
April 8th, 2009
4:53 pm
When he homers, we go nuts.
Nate from NCState
April 8th, 2009
4:54 pm
Tom O’Hawke.. as long as it is all males.. i think we could get by with that..
ssiscribe
April 8th, 2009
4:54 pm
My goodness: 7 HR in 23 innings … shame these Braves don’t have any power.
Let’s get 13 more outs and get back home 3-0 on the season.
The Scribe abides.
–30–
RHR
April 8th, 2009
4:54 pm
phillies fans on twitter are brushing this off as “we always suck in april” How cute.
Andrew in P-tang
April 8th, 2009
4:54 pm
javy alot better in the WBC..lets hope with warmer weather comes better command
Kentavo
April 8th, 2009
4:54 pm
Schafer’s nickname should be Wolverine! (Since Jon Miller called him Logan all night on ESPN)
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
4:55 pm
ditto paul thanks
keylargo only if we play all 162 in this park lol
the Ted isn’t as friendly to the long ball, which is fine with this set of pitchers we have, especially Vazquez
ncscoots
April 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
so what do you guys have on the over under for schafer’s homers considering he only hit 12.. I think.. all of last year!
Not that many appearances for him last year, after missing 50 games. His HR rate stayed about the same as the year before, though, if remember right. He’s got the pop to hit 20, but he hasn’t had to make ML adjustments yet, either. Best we see how he handles that before projecting any stat for the year.
spotts
April 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
I’d just like to bring up what eatPhillie said on the previous blog
“Without Chipper, there goes 85% of your power. Sucks”
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
Yeah, Kentavo, you know that commercial where wolverine bursts out of the water with no shirt on looking all ripped? That was actually Schafer.
PWHjort
April 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
I’m surprised there hasn’t been much made of the Braves’ curveballs this season. Last season they entered with a rotation of Smoltz, Glavine, Hudson, Hampton, and Jurrjens. Jurrjens, Hampton, and Smoltz don’t throw curveballs and it’s a tertiary pitch at best for Hudson and Glavine. This year we’ve got Vazquez, Kawakami, and Lowe whose best or 2nd best pitches are all curveballs. Something new in Atlanta. I really like Kawakami’s get me over.
spotts
April 8th, 2009
4:56 pm
Is anybody going to pick up that wrapper that’s been floating around the infield since the 1st inning?
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
4:57 pm
Nate, of course. I wouldn’t want to see the women get thrown out.
Mitchell
April 8th, 2009
4:57 pm
Can Vasquez can start throwing strikes again here? What the hell?
I don’t care, 9-3 is safe enough for me. I mean, I don’t think the offensive onslaught is letting up any time soon but Vasquez is tryin’ to let them back in it.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
4:57 pm
76 pitches for javy 47 strikes
Kurdt Kobain
April 8th, 2009
4:57 pm
Playing with fire walking all these people in that ballpark
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
4:57 pm
If he gets out of this, I would go to the pen next inning
PWHjort
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
Boog is giving the Marlins a reach-around as usual.
Mitchell
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
I also don’t feel safe with our bullpen. They’re due to give up a couple runs real quick.
mbatl
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
“phillies fans on twitter are brushing this off as “we always suck in april” How cute.”
Actually, that’s pretty much true. Their bats will get going when the weather heats up, but I do wonder about their pitching. Anyway, make hay while the sun is shining, Braves.
spotts
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
I’m starting to believe that McCann really does know it’s McFann’s birthday.
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
Is it crazy to think Schafer can hit 20+ HR’s? I realize any player, especially a rookie can go into slumps, but he’s so still and balanced with a great swing that just think he’ll stay pretty consistant.
Vazquez’ outing today reminds me of a Russ Ortiz outing when he was a Brave.
lewie
April 8th, 2009
4:58 pm
what’s the count?
Nick
April 8th, 2009
4:59 pm
2-1 on Ibanez
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
4:59 pm
4 walks in the game for javy, seems like more though
RC
April 8th, 2009
4:59 pm
2 of those balls to Werth were in the strike zone according to gametracker, and 3 of them were within Blanton’s “strike” zone….
John
April 8th, 2009
4:59 pm
When is Hudson coming back?
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
4:59 pm
Nice play kotch, saved a run.
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
Kotchman can’t hit, but he has a nice glove
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
Way to bing back a Russ Ortiz take. King of the 4 run quality start
Nate from NCState
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
cabravesfan you are right i forgot right after i posted that, but throughout his minor league career the highest he hit was only 15 in one year. still… i guess i should go up on my home run expectations.. hopefully this doesn’t get his mind focused only on hitting the long ball though. he needs to be our leadoff hitter at some point
Andrew in P-tang
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
kotchman has the glove
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
Late summer I think, John.
lewie
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
jj had a handful of walks in his game as well…i think that both will get better handle as the weather warms
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
out of the inning
still 9-3
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
Blane Boyer up in the pen
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:00 pm
Does anyone expect Anderson to last the entire season on the roster. I don’t.
Kurdt Kobain
April 8th, 2009
5:01 pm
The Phillies shouldn’t worry about their offense. They should worry about their rotation, which pretty much sucks after Hamels.
Oh, and they should worry about the Braves.
7
April 8th, 2009
5:01 pm
Corky Schafer just keeps proving he deserves to be here. Why Corky? because he keeps pulling them out his a@@. Kids great so far.
Sutton is great and so is the new man. Got the TV on mute just to hear Don.
MiamiBrave
April 8th, 2009
5:02 pm
he qualifies for the win now, send em out for the 6th and have the pen ready to go
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
5:02 pm
Me either, Rob. Matt Diaz hits too well. I think it was last year when they showed him with a stat of something like 3rd highest overall batting average in the majors since 2005, just under A-roid and some other guy.
Jennifer
April 8th, 2009
5:03 pm
I know I am soooo happy that baseball season is here… I got nothing but love for the Braves….
John
April 8th, 2009
5:03 pm
Hudson coming back would be a good pick up in the summer. Get another quality pitcher without having to make a trade.
Ron in mobile
April 8th, 2009
5:03 pm
Took me a second to figure out who the other asian guy was in the dugout. Being an interperter has to be the coolest job ever
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
April 8th, 2009
5:03 pm
Anderson will make a great DH in the world Series
PWHjort
April 8th, 2009
5:04 pm
John, the most aggressive time-table has Hudson back in mid-August. Most likely late August or early September.
Schafer's Chauffeur
April 8th, 2009
5:04 pm
“Swing and a Drive…”
SoWeGa Fanatic
April 8th, 2009
5:04 pm
The Phils rotation sucks. Period. I can’t imagine how some of the pronosticators picked them so high. Last year was an aberration.
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:05 pm
does anyone know what a strike is for this umpire. I know I have no idea
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
5:06 pm
Dan, good point. Schafer’s also already hit as many homers as Francoeur hit after the All-Star break in 2008.
RC
April 8th, 2009
5:07 pm
If anyone does know what a strike is for this umpire, you might want to let him know. Heaven knows he could use the help.
MGL
April 8th, 2009
5:07 pm
MLBTV just finished the bottom of the fifth as Gameday was finishing the top of the sixth. So at work, one can preview Gameday to see if you want to see the video.
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:08 pm
In the WBC, Vazquez got a ton of GB outs, now he is getting tons of FB outs.
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:08 pm
everything up in the zone right now
Couch Tater
April 8th, 2009
5:09 pm
Boog just said Phillies hitting .166 against Braves starting pitching, so far.
RC
April 8th, 2009
5:09 pm
Comeon, double play. Get that and you’ve got a “quality start”.
McFann ;Ô;
April 8th, 2009
5:10 pm
Spotts–
Maybe…to bad he got caught looking.
But who cares? 2-3 with a homer and 3 RBI? I’ll take that with no complaint.
RC
April 8th, 2009
5:10 pm
JV is not getting the same corner calls the Phillies pitchers were getting….
Stephen
April 8th, 2009
5:11 pm
Nice pitch.
RC
April 8th, 2009
5:11 pm
One out to QS land…..
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
5:11 pm
Schafer is on pace to hit 108 hr’s this year. Of course, that’s based on him playing all 162 games. Also, this is a hitter’s ballpark. So, more than likely, he won’t hit quite that many.
Turtsnap
April 8th, 2009
5:11 pm
This game is almost as delicious as a good Philly Cheesesteak!!! :O)
Rob from SC
April 8th, 2009
5:13 pm
this ump hates us
Kurdt Kobain
April 8th, 2009
5:13 pm
Vasquez has a wicked change…