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Jake W.
April 8th, 2009
10:28 pm
I completely agree with your 10:15 Spotts. It’s how you bounce back after those games that matter. That’s why you can’t dwell on it. I mean two years ago we won a game against the Phils where we down about the same amount and they said it would hurt the Phils playoff chances blowing a game like that. Well it didn’t. Say what you will about the Phils, at least they have fight. The Mets on the other hand, well their specialty is choking. Probably becuase they can’t let things go. I hope we prove to be better than that. I think we are better than that.
ssiscribe
April 8th, 2009
10:31 pm
Been watching and writing about ball for a long, long time … and I’ve never seen anything like this. Never. Not at any level.
When I wake up in the morning, hit the golf course, start looking forward to taking my boys to the home opener Friday night, I’ll think more holistically about winning two of three, about the starting pitching, about the defense, about the offensive production …
Tonight? Just finished re-writing my blog that I had all but finished by the sixth inning today. I’m pouring a stiff drink and going to bed.
Every team totally chokes away a handful of games each season. Just stinks for the Braves that, on the verge of sweeping the World Series champs and coming home 3-0, this turned into one of those games.
Sucks bigtime, but shake it off. Enjoy the off day and be ready to fire it back up Friday.
Selah, good people. Last I checked, there are 159 games left on the schedule.
The Scribe abides.
–30–
Steve from OH
April 8th, 2009
10:32 pm
N8, Vazquez and my boy D-Lowe have 14 IP between them in two starts…if that’s not piling up innings I don’t know what is. I mean, we can’t expect two Roy Halladay-ean (yes, I just made that up) type outings against the freakin’ Phillies (who had a very good offense last I checked) in their very own bandbox of a stadium.
I’m very impressed with our starting pitching. And yes, I would’ve pulled Vazquez. It was his first start of the year, it was cold, and he WAS laboring a bit. It was time for him to leave that game. However, if it were mid-June or whatever, I would not have pulled Lowe. And I don’t think Bobby would’ve either.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
10:36 pm
Some of you are missing the point……….its not about losing a game……….its looking like the 2008 braves……..thats not healthy neither for the braves nor for us, the fans.
DirtyYuni
April 8th, 2009
10:37 pm
Hate to speak too soon, but I like when you reach about 10/11 EST, the blog quiets down, and you get longer, articulate posts and generally rational thinking.
I enjoy this time of night on here.
ronald
April 8th, 2009
10:38 pm
Say what you want about Jones he is an injury waiting to happen. We will be very fortunate to get 120 games out of him. On what do I base that? History. There is no way to polish this turd called a bullpen. It stinks. We do not have a major league bullpen. Therefore, starting pitchers must go more than six innings, especially when they are up by a big margin. Cox is old and set in his ways. It will be a very rare occasion when he lets a starter go beyond 6. With out bullpen that is a forumla for failure. Let’s make this Bobby’s last year. Make the last home game “Bobby Cox” night. Give him a rolex and a new car. Heck, make it a rolls royce. Thank him for all the good years. And when he’s gone do you know what the best thing about that will be? Roger McDowell will no longer be the Braves pitching coach. Now that will make me smile.
chip off the ol block
April 8th, 2009
10:38 pm
scoring 11 runs is something the 08 Braves rarely did..
having great Starting outings is something the 08 Braves rarely had..
this is the 2009 Braves things have changed
melissa
April 8th, 2009
10:41 pm
Anyone hear what the guys on baseball tonight just said about the Braves ?!
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
10:42 pm
Fanman: regarding your 8:49 p.m. comment, can’t you see that most of the anger spewed today was a direct result of the bullpen meltdown, and really nothing more, except in a few cases. The comments before that collapse were nothing like the ones during and in the subsequent hours. So let’s not get carried away. The content here most of the spring and this week, the comments from the denizens, have been of generally high grade and entertaining, at least until the seventh-inning debacle today.
It’ll soon return to normal. Relax. People get worked up, but it’s not as if that’s a statement about the general state of the discourse here. Check recent blogs and the many comments therein. Not anything like the stuff that’s been on here in the past 4-5 hours.
Steve from OH
April 8th, 2009
10:43 pm
chip, I agree. If we see this type of pitching from our top three, it’s going to be a fun season (obviously, Lowe’s not going to go 8 shutout every time, but you get what I mean). I think we’ve got enough bullpen depth to compensate for whatever shortcomings might arise.
The only problem that I’ve got with this team is that I think GA is going to get too much playing time and Diaz and his bat will be on the bench. I really think the dude can hit and I hope to see him on the field more.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
10:44 pm
One very positive point………..Braves offense exploded today and they didnt need chipper for that. I said it in spring…….this team will hit tons of doubles and triples and that will be enough for hundreds off runs. This offense will lead the majors in the fewest shutouts. SP is all set. Looks like soriano and gonzo are healthy……..so now the problem will be the 6th and 7th innings if needed……… And I dont think we cant fix that…… moylan was rusty……….he wont stay rusty all year.
Dadgum
April 8th, 2009
10:44 pm
I caught the score on the ticker tape. Couldn’t believe it. I saw we were winning 10-3. I mentioned in an earlier blog today that if we scored 5+ runs that Vazquez would win easily. Well I hate to say I was right but…I was right.
Screw it that we were 2-0 and ready to sweep. Makes no difference. Over the course of the year weird stuff happens. We simply blew a lead that was unloseable. Certainly we will be on the receiving sides of meltdowns. It begs of poor relief work however and to that end the Brvaes have to be seriously worried.
Spin it however you want but folks this was fugly. You simply don’t lose a lead like this to a team that can’t hit the broad-side of a barn. The Phillies are not a good team right now and the Braves righted their ship. Ouch!!!
Sweep the Nats and all is forgiven! I will take a 5-1 start but this one still hurts. You can’t spin it any other way.
Rock on….I feel real sorry for Vazquez. All the Braves should be apologizing profusely to him. Let’s bring in Hanson early and give Glavine his walking papers. Sorry Glavine you are so last year…or,wait, was that three years ago or longer.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
10:46 pm
melissa,
what did they say ????
MFin04
April 8th, 2009
10:47 pm
DOB…did you see the look in Garret Anderon’s eyes during his last at bat, he looked like he wasnt all there or that he didnt care or something. It was a very scary look…never seen it before in a player. Anyway…I think Diaz and Infante are going to get a lot of AB’s if they play like they did before. Sucks to be 2-1 but hopefully the bullpen can pull it together.
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2009
10:49 pm
The Braves are wasting $12.6 million dollars on Garrett (My legs are stiff) Anderson.
Will Ohman is making $1.6 million for the Dodgers.
Meanwhile, Frank and Bobby think that Blaine Boyer is a real bargain at $390K. — Blaine Boyer is…
Well, goo-obsessed one, at least your Ohman contract figure wasn’t completely erroneous. But please tell me you’re not an accountant or financial officer at whatever company you work for. Actually, please tell me your wife balances your checkbook.
For the record, Garret Anderson makes $2.5 mill (but hey, you were only off by $10.1 mill), and Boyer makes $432,500 (the major league minimum is $400,000).
chip off the ol block
April 8th, 2009
10:51 pm
Steve:
i agree with you also, i dont expect shutout games from Lowe all the time nor do i from JJ or Javy, things happen, and yes our bullpen will come around one of these days and will get the job done
I’ve too have been doubtful about GA, but then again i’ve never seen him play in a full game, in the games he’s been on tv i’ve been gone, and during the SP games i was at it was before he was playing, so i havent seen what he can do. That being said i dont think many of the Braves fans who are doubting GA have seen what he can do, personally I’ve herd DOB, and many many sources say he’s a pro hitter all around, can work the count and has great stuff. I havent seen that yet, could he be in a mid-season trade? who knows? thats too far away from now to think about
Diaz has great stuff, good fielding, great batting, he has it going, and he seems to be at his best this year, from what we’ve ever seen from him before. GA will get plenty of games, but so will Matt. Diaz is probably going to start a good bit of the LHP games, and the days GA needs off (like today)
Diaz will see plenty of playing time
Dadgum
April 8th, 2009
10:52 pm
SScribe…hey hey…you are the reason I sign off with “Rock on”. Haven’t seen you on the blog in a while. Always thought it weird that every post ended with a “30″. So I started with the rock on thing. Couldn’t remember who posted using “30″. Never made sense, still doesn’t, but I like it. 30 rock on.
Rock on……hey hey what can I say I gotta woman……
jordanM
April 8th, 2009
10:57 pm
DOB. Is Boyer gonna get any better? Great guy, but i’m not a fan of his pitching yet. Same goes with Bennett. Maybe the Braves can do what the Rays did last year with PRICE and use HANSON in a late inning relief spot to get some major league innings. BRAVES/YANKEES WORLD SERIES 2009. My prediction, if you agree thank you.
melissa
April 8th, 2009
10:58 pm
Well, Kruck said that the braves relief pitchers where pitching like they didn’t get enough work in in spring training ! He was being sacastic. The other analysis said they where pitching like they were scared and choking even with a 7 run lead ! Steve Phillips says not to panic about the Braves relief. I don’t play much attention to what Steve Phillips say ! But the crew on Mlb said they were awful and get ready for a long summer !!
uga-brave
April 8th, 2009
11:02 pm
that ball park does funny things to opposing relief pitchers.
boyer came in with the the bases drunk and the tying run at the plate.
i guarantee he had greg dobbs dinger three run dinger last year going through his head.
he was terrified of giving up the slam. gotta pitch to contact in that situation.
by the way K-rod cant find the strike zone in the ninth against the reds. brain fart by delgado.
chip off the ol block
April 8th, 2009
11:03 pm
Melissa: that isnt as bad as i’ve thought it’d be outside media seems to hate the Braves, i figured they would have a field day… they probably did, i changed the channel when it came to the game today
haha
Poorbrave
April 8th, 2009
11:03 pm
I still love my Braves. Mother said they’d be days like this. Braves will bounce back Friday., Good night!
Coach (Skip and Pete will be missed)
April 8th, 2009
11:03 pm
Steve, Vasquez was not laboring.
His last six outs: ground ball, ground ball, ground ball, fly out, strike out, strike out. He should have and could have come out for the seventh. The man averages 6.5 innings per start with 110 pitches per game over the last five years.
This what happened. Our Braves won the series by taking two out of three. The starting pitching has been outstanding as has the offense, so far….
This is what should have happened. Derek Lowe should have gotten the complete game shutout. Our Braves should have swept the Phillies, they didn’t. Chalk up the last two due to the brilliance of Bobby Cox.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
11:03 pm
Moylan will just get better………..
We need acosta uphere and boyer needs to be somewhere else……..i dont know if he has options or what but he is just gonna give us headaches……..like last year. Campillo should be used over boyer. Bennett looks better when he starts an inning……..if he comes up with a runner on……….the runner will score.
uga-brave
April 8th, 2009
11:04 pm
buzz boyer and pete lightyear, to infinity and beyond.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
11:04 pm
meanwhile………..talking about choke…………..K rod just allowed the reds to load the bases in the 9th.
melissa
April 8th, 2009
11:05 pm
Yeah ! I was kind of surprised myself !
7
April 8th, 2009
11:08 pm
Game rerun just started on Sports south
chip off the ol block
April 8th, 2009
11:10 pm
i think i’ll pass on the rerun of the game, i actually just saw that myself
k-rod choke? awesome!
the real OLD GOLD
April 8th, 2009
11:10 pm
What the freakin’ crap was that? We have the absolute worst bullpen in all of baseball. Different season, same old garbage. What a joke. You should never score 10 runs and lose. Braves Bullpen < Monkey crap.
spotts
April 8th, 2009
11:11 pm
Maybe we’ll do better this time.
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2009
11:11 pm
7-
will they stop showing it after 6 innings?
1995
April 8th, 2009
11:12 pm
How long will Cox go with Boyer and Bennett this season? Fans wanted their heads last year but Bobby continued using them over and over as if to prove a point. Please tell me Cox won’t make that mistake again.
As far as Anderson from the Angels…. never got that. Always thought Dunn would hit over 40 home runs for us if playing at Turner Field. Hey we are 2-1 with Washington next. Lets not play half a** against them like we did last year.
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
11:13 pm
They say you gotta be mentally tough to be a successful athlete, but they forgot to mention you gotta also be tough to be a die hard fan of their team like myself and most here. Games like today can drive you crazy but looking ahead is really the only healthy thing to do.
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
11:13 pm
Listen you guys. The Braves are sure that they can run away with this division. They just felt bad about the Phils getting their rings and getting their butts kicked. They weren’t hitting a lick, so the only way to let them win, was to walk them. That’s all there was to it. The Braves figured, “as good as we are, what’s one loss over 162 games”.
Lou Vales
April 8th, 2009
11:16 pm
Is it the time now?? I still say he eventually sprains an ankle from a slipper being too tight or hurts a wrist from a nylon burn. You wouldn’t bet against it–would you??
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
11:20 pm
DOB, that last one of yours almost made me pee my pants about the guy being off G.A. contract “by only $10.1M”!
Lou Vales
April 8th, 2009
11:20 pm
Actually the Marlins have the WORST pen in the league and you should be eternally grateful. They also have Nolasco, Johnson, Volstad and Sanchez which would be enough if there was more than Lindstrom.
Salt life
April 8th, 2009
11:20 pm
Coach…… Agreed……..I know I am a simple man, but why?!?!!! On earth would you let your best pitchers sit in the pen and just watch this debacle? When it gets to 10-6 I put Gonzo Im to stop the bleeding. Was it not 05 against the Astros that Smoltz threw not a single pitch? Why save your best for nothing left to save?
melissa
April 8th, 2009
11:26 pm
At least all of the baseball analysis are raving about Shacfer.
mets fan in atlanta
April 8th, 2009
11:27 pm
Unfortunately for your psyche’s, Frankie Rodriguez buckled down, struck out the next batter and then got a flyout to end the game. So Mets are 2-0, and tomorrow will wake up ahead of the Braves and the Phillies in the standings.
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2009
11:28 pm
Actually, mets fan in atlanta, if they have only played 2 games the Braves will still be 1/2 a game up on them…
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2009
11:30 pm
or not
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
11:30 pm
N8, disagree with you that Bobby should’ve left Vazquez in there another inning. The reason is very simple… Boyer AND Moylan pitched very well in S.T. and who’s to say that they couldn’t have come in with a 7 run lead and throw K’s? Now, you can say they were facing AA/AAA batters in spring all you want, but the point is why shouldn’t Bobby take out a starter with that kinda lead.
I agree that Boyer stinks it up one more time like that, call up Acosta or any SOB that doesn’t choke at his job.
SoWeGa Fanatic
April 8th, 2009
11:30 pm
I am amazed at the bandwagon “fans” and know-nothing idiots on this blog.
This guy walked 2 batters – send him down! Why match up lefty on lefty – fire Cox! We lost a gint lead – the season is over!
mets fan in atlanta
April 8th, 2009
11:30 pm
Sorry, 2-0 will be above 2-1, no matter what way the standings are done.
POON
April 8th, 2009
11:31 pm
Enter your comments here
TnBrian
April 8th, 2009
11:34 pm
met in atlanta, answer me a question… do any Braves fans come on a Met blog and try and rub it in to you guys constantly. Jeeez, if it weren’t for Billy Buckner, you guys would be over 40 years shy of a WS title instead of over 22 years.
POON
April 8th, 2009
11:35 pm
why spend the money on all the starting pitching and yet we have the same jokers in the pen we have had for the last 3 years!!!@@@@…Wren, get the scouts going…lots of relief pitchers available after spring training…….very sad
MattyRoss
April 8th, 2009
11:35 pm
Eff it man. 2-1. Should be 3-0. Some people are saying that one loss could end up being huge. Maybe so, maybe it’ll be a tight race and we’ll lose out of the playoffs by one game. If that’s the case, I doubt this will be the only game that “got away”. Personally, I think today was a fluke. I think the better team between the two clubs is the Braves, and I think the rest of the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE games will bear that out.
monty
April 8th, 2009
11:36 pm
I think folks are mad for a very good reason, the bullpen showed they have no guts. Major league pitchers should be able to throw strikes, now what the opposition does with those strikes is a combination of their skill versus the pitcher’s skill. If the batter beats you, you tip your cap to them, but 6 batters never even had to try to best the pitcher. I played from 11 years old to 18 and never saw kids who weren’t even good enough to play college ball ever do anything like I saw today. At least make the other team beat you, not beat yourself!
Steve from OH
April 8th, 2009
11:36 pm
(Apologies if this is a double post)
Coach, I’ve got JV at 33 pitches over his final two innings. You also forgot to mention the two hits (1 double) and the walk he gave up as well. While I did misspeak by calling it “laboring,” he certainly wasn’t cruising. It was time for him to go. Besides, what if BC leaves him in and he lets the first two or three men on base, and then the ‘pen blows it? Darned if you do, darned if you don’t, if you ask me.
Besides, I really don’t feel as if there was a wrong move that could’ve been made in that spot, except perhaps bringing in Kotchman from first and forcing him to pitch right-handed. I mean, seriously, the skipper has got to be able to rely on his ‘pen to nail down a seven freakin’ run lead over the final three innings. To blame this on Bobby Cox is just preposterous. The ‘pen has got to perform in that situation. It’s on them, and no one else. JV did his part. The offense sure as heck performed. Bobby did NOTHING wrong. The ‘pen? They sucked.
I can’t believe that our manager is hated so much that people simply search high and low to find new and innovative ways to badmouth him. Unbelievable.
Josh
April 8th, 2009
11:37 pm
mets fan in atlanta, you are seriously talking about the standings already? wow! it’s the first week of april dude…you guys have zero starting pitching besides Santana!
bravos2249
April 8th, 2009
11:37 pm
mets fan in atlanta
And tomorrow we will all realize this is game 2 out of 162 and leading the division in April is like winning in ST.
LT-A blogger
April 8th, 2009
11:38 pm
Still think Boyer should get the boot but some old Martin, Medeski, and Wood have brought the brightness back to my universe. The anger fades and tomorrow begins in 23 minutes.
POON
April 8th, 2009
11:38 pm
TnBrian…get a life
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
11:39 pm
TnBrian,
Well said
Matt
April 8th, 2009
11:40 pm
Oh dear God…what happened today. Is Boyer the candidate to go down to AAA when Glavine comes off the DL? Or is he out of options?
Steve from OH
April 8th, 2009
11:40 pm
Did you also stop to think that maybe, just maybe, Bobby wanted to give the ‘pen a little work, seeing as they have had very little in the past few days? The only relievers that had pitched were O’F, Gonzo and Soriano. With the day off tomorrow, he probably wanted a few guys to get a bit of work before the Nats series. And there is nothing wrong with that. THEY have got to hold the lead. It’s on THEM.
SoWeGa Fanatic
April 8th, 2009
11:41 pm
Any ML game with 16 walks in it should cause the powers that be to take a close look at the home plate ump’s strike zone.
bravos2249
April 8th, 2009
11:45 pm
To be honest….who the heck will go down when Glavine comes off the DL?
I’m pretty sure Boyer is not out of options…I think he’s only gotten sent down twice or so. Not sure but it’s safe to say either him or Bennett will go down cause they have the same type stuff. No need for them both. I think Buddy will be like he was last year, and he was lights out one point in time, hopefully he’ll continue that and be our 6th-7th inning guy.
uga-brave
April 8th, 2009
11:48 pm
steve from OH,
could not agree more with your 11:36 post.
Doc Holiday
April 8th, 2009
11:54 pm
bravos2249,
I totally agree
mets fan in atlanta
April 8th, 2009
11:54 pm
Many of you on here are giving Moylan a pass today…..why?
He walked the first batter he faced, then back to back singles, then another walk, then he’s pulled. Several of you said, “He’s got a great track record, blah, blah, blah.”
I’ve been saying since the beginning of last season you have been pinning your bullpen hopes on guys that haven’t done anything, and that hasn’t changed. Here’s Moylan’s yearly stats:
1996 (Rookie Ball) 13 Games, 28.2 IP, 4.08 ERA, 9 BB, 16 K
1997 (Rookie Ball) 12 Games, 40 IP, 4.05 ERA, 10 BB, 40 K
Pharmaceutical Sales for the next 9 years
2006 (World Baseball Classic) 1 Game, 1.2 IP, 5.40 ERA, 5 BB, 4 K
2006 (AAA) 35 Games, 56.2 IP, 6.35 ERA, 38 BB, 54 K
2006 (Braves) 15 Games, 15 IP, 4.80 ERA, 5 BB, 14 K
2007 (Braves) 80 Games, 90 IP, 1.80 ERA, 31 BB, 63 K
2008 (Braves) 7 Games, 5.2 IP, 1.59 ERA, 1 BB, 5 K
Why exactly does he get a free pass? There is NO GUARANTEE that Moylan will ever approach what he did for that one season two years ago. Aaron Heilman had a good year in the bullpen 3 years ago, but what did that get him? Joe Smith had a good year in the bullpen 2 years ago, but his butt was shipped out too after a subpar year last year. The bullpen is about what have you done lately…and the Braves are living in the past.
spotts
April 8th, 2009
11:55 pm
bravos – I don’t think we have to worry about Boyer clearing waivers.
cityofdecatur
April 8th, 2009
11:56 pm
mamma said there’d be days like today she just never said how many!
monty
April 8th, 2009
11:57 pm
Moylan looked really tenative today. He looked like a guy who knew he didn’t have his best stuff, body language and all. HIs fastball was only @ 88mph and he couldn’t locate his (non-sinking) fastball. If he isn’t ready beacaue of the surgery and all, send him down to AAA and let him rehab down there. Who do we have in middle relief that anyone has any confidence in right now? Who do we have pitching middle relief that has any confidence? I’ll tell you who. No one! No one!
Tom O'Hawke
April 8th, 2009
11:58 pm
Matt, I’m almost positive that Boyer is out of options.
Roman Gal
April 8th, 2009
11:59 pm
I can’t believe that our manager is hated so much that people simply search high and low to find new and innovative ways to badmouth him. Unbelievable. Steve from Ohio
I completely agree. Who was he not supposed to have brought in? It doesn’t make sense for so many people to berate Bobby because the players weren’t up to the task. There’s only so much a manager can do, and actually throwing the pitches isn’t in his job description. But one thing I know Bobby will help the players do is move past this game so they can get it out of their heads and move on.
Tom O'Hawke
April 9th, 2009
12:01 am
Steve from OH (11:36) Bingo!
Booger1
April 9th, 2009
12:01 am
ahaha! DOB that 10:49 post made me crack a smile [after sitting here sulking for hours]
Joe
April 9th, 2009
12:01 am
The Braves will also steal a game from someone at some point this season. No need to speculate on losing the division by one or 1/2 a game. this kind of thing will happen to every team out there, including Boston and the NY Roidees. Vasquez was great and pitched a good game, but honestly I felt our pitching was running on thin ice in this game. Its a pride crunching loss, but in the end it’s a laugher. HUFFBRAVES…well said.
spotts
April 9th, 2009
12:02 am
Ummm, we don’t find new and innovative ways to badmouth Bobby. Because he does the same things!
Among other things, Bobby is notorious for being way too stubborn with his players who are obviously struggling mightily. See: Blaine Boyer, Jeff Francoeur last year, Andruw Jones in 2007.
Tom O'Hawke
April 9th, 2009
12:02 am
Steve from OH and another Bingo for 11:40 (I’ll try to keep up)
Mitchell
April 9th, 2009
12:04 am
“Very professional at-bats,” says Barry Larkin about the Phillies in their comeback win against the Braves. Literally just now on the MLB Network. That’s his take on that game.
Wow. I should have expected as much. I sort of thought most people would be mature and intelligent enough to realize that we handed that game to them and that a 7 run lead means nothing in that little kittie litter box of a stadium, and not take that as some sign of the Phillies resillience and gutsy resolve. (Is it gutsy or gutty?)
I should have known better.
Joe
April 9th, 2009
12:04 am
METS fans, you aren’t even qualified to talk about division standings, given your history in this divison over the last 15 years
mets fan in atlanta
April 9th, 2009
12:08 am
Right, and Joe, you aren’t qualified to talk about other bullpens choking until another team hacks one up like your guys did today.
cabravesfan
April 9th, 2009
12:10 am
…until another team hacks one up like your guys did today
He’s right Joe- see: Mets ‘pen 2008
Mitchell
April 9th, 2009
12:12 am
Hey Mets fan from Atlanta or Queens or some gay bar…
We’re going to destroy you this year. Don’t begin to doubt it.
We gave a game away to the World Champs who have created a mini-dynasty out of the wreckage of your September collapses. We dominated them throughout 24 innings over four days and they walked away with a late inning win in the finale.
Way to gloat about beating that Big Red Machine.
Roman Gal
April 9th, 2009
12:14 am
mets fan in atl
No one knows how he’ll recover from TJ surgery, but he was still very good in the spring…and he only had his surgery 11 months ago. People are giving him a pass because of both of these things, and we’ve all seen him pitch and prove himself the past couple of years. Plus, he’s just so darn lovable!!
Mitchell
April 9th, 2009
12:16 am
Holy S%@#!
I didn’t even see what the Mets did today. K-Rod almost gave up a grand slam in the 9th.
Yeah baby, that’s how it’s done.
Andrew in P-tang
April 9th, 2009
12:16 am
the phillies bullpen is far far better then ours…its really sad to see anyone blow a lead like that but it is baseball and does happen..if we sweep the nats then nobody will be talkin about today
bravos2249
April 9th, 2009
12:18 am
mets fan in atlanta
Well when your 11 months removed from TJ you deserve a free pass this once….i mean come on he had to be amped up. Now Boyer and Campillo had no excuse…except it’s the first action they had in about 3-4 days.
scottbravesfan
April 9th, 2009
12:18 am
I’m not sure Blaine Boyer is going to be a major leaguer for much longer. The guy hasn’t pitched well in awhile. And now I get to watch MLB Network talk about the Braves collapse. Damn I hate the Phillies. I love how the Philly fans cheered him like he was a Beatle even though he was booed most of his career. And of course MLB Network did not show Shafer’s homerun or McCann great day or Vazquez’s solid outing, nope straight to the meltdown.
God Boyer is awful.
melissa
April 9th, 2009
12:18 am
He’s Puerto Rican !!
scottbravesfan
April 9th, 2009
12:20 am
The Phillies bullpen might be better than the Braves but the Braves rotation is light years ahead of the Phillies. Philly has Hamels and that’s it. Same with New York they have Santana and that’s it. Garrett Anderson’s at bat did look awful in the 9th. Just a crappy ending of a great day.
Anyone going to opening day? I’ll be there.
scottbravesfan
April 9th, 2009
12:21 am
HAHAHAHA, wow, they are talking about how great the Phillies are at coming back. Bull $hit! The Braves handed this game to them with a freaking bow on it. Stupid commentators.
Joe
April 9th, 2009
12:21 am
METSFAN…hahaha. WOW, you really burned us. Lets see…you have no pitching staff. Enough said. OH wait, I have more to say. You have how many division titles in the last 20 years? Enough said.
Andrew in P-tang
April 9th, 2009
12:22 am
scottbravesfan,they are a good come from behind team..how many times last year did they beat us doing that?
W.T. Sherman
April 9th, 2009
12:22 am
TnBrien…..Your 11:34 post about Bill Buckner being the reason the Mets won the world series is not accurate because at the time he made the error the game was already tied. Furthermore, There are many who beleive, myself included, that Mookie would have beaten Buckner to the bag even if he had made the play on the ball cleanly.
W.T. Sherman
April 9th, 2009
12:23 am
Joe…..you’re living in the past.
Joe
April 9th, 2009
12:25 am
wt sherman…we’ll let the future play out. in the meantime, the past is not too kind for your mets now is it?
Tom O'Hawke
April 9th, 2009
12:29 am
Speaking of ex-Braves….Elvis Andrus hit his first major league homerun tonight, and it took two guys to help Salty off the field. I can’t find a report on what happened to him. Hopefully, it’s not serious.
mets fan in atlanta
April 9th, 2009
12:31 am
A couple i guess, but since you’re talking 20 years, then i guess in the last 22 years, we both have the same number of World Championships.
And i’m quite happy with the pitching staff for the Mets. Tomorrow will give some insight on what we might can expect from Perez this year. We will be in the same position the Braves were in today, already won the series, trying to sweep. Hopefully David Wright, Carlos Delgado, or Carlos Beltran don’t have any “twinges” that keep them out of the lineup.
W.T. Sherman
April 9th, 2009
12:31 am
Joe…..It’s all about perspective. You see 14 division champs I see a team that failed to win it all 13 of 14 tries. I saw time and time again a team that had the best rotation of any team in the playoffs get beat by an inferior team. Like I said it’s all perspective. It’s also in the past…….
Coach (Skip and Pete will be missed)
April 9th, 2009
12:35 am
No matter one’s opinion concerning Bobby Cox, I questioned the competence of this bullpen during spring training. I questioned whether or not Peter Moylan was ready to start the season.
My questions have been answered.
Dixie Dawg
April 9th, 2009
12:40 am
I wish I knew why Bobby Cox likes to stick with the garbage, a.k.a. Boyer, Corky Miller. I love Bobby and all, but man, I question his logic sometimes!
Andrew in P-tang
April 9th, 2009
12:40 am
coach, really your only giving them one game wow
Chop Chop
April 9th, 2009
12:47 am
Coach is consistent. You basically get one or two games with him.
Needless to say, this was a crappy loss. It wasn’t terrible because of the timing. If this had happened in July or August, we might have had 2000 posts in a minute. I really think a bad team drives up blog posts. How many times can people say “Yeah!” or “We won!” or “Go Braves!” before they get bored? It seems like it takes the saner bloggers about four or five posts for people to properly vent their anger. Some of the others need twenty or thirty. That ain’t nothing but gravy for the AJC, baby.
Chop Chop
April 9th, 2009
12:49 am
Wait. It doesn’t take a bad team to drive the post numbers up. It takes a team that relentlessly teases its fans. The constant yo-yo effect does strange things to minds.