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Run Heap Run
April 20th, 2009
11:15 pm
Wait is Prado in for Chipper? Or ?
Mitchell
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
What a bunch of crap.
uga-brave
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
through seven innings the braves have seen 80 pitches, the nats 134.
not acceptable.
Interested Observer
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
Personally, leading off an inning I’d pinch hit Prado or Infante ahead of Norton. But once Norton is introduced why burn him? Can he not hit right-handed anymore?
Run Heap Run
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
Oh duh. Nevermind.
Ugaman
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
Rain delay……game over!
Tomahawkin
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
Leave it to our Anemic offense to make the Nats Bullpen look good…This offense Sucks!
No Use paying Lowe 60 Mill if he can’t get no run support…That’s 2 starts now, and I called it when we didn’t sign Ibanez/Dunn/or Abreu…
Mitchell
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
this is bs.
cabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
the umpire crew has been stellar tonight…
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:16 pm
no prado pinch hit for pitcher…I like that play by KJ…rain delay with 2 outs in 8th…ughhhh
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:17 pm
TARP! What garbage that is…do it before the inning starts…its just stupid to stop it with two outs into the inning which were influenced by the rain.
Ron Paul 2012
April 20th, 2009
11:17 pm
Rain delay.
Just call it. The Braves can’t come back down one whole run. This aggressive offense stinks.
Yawza
April 20th, 2009
11:17 pm
well…..guess that’s official enough for me. Won’t last for a restart even if there is one.
Gambino
April 20th, 2009
11:17 pm
We f@!$% suck in the clutch. I’m sick of this team already.
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:17 pm
observer, he is much better left handed
FaninFaytown
April 20th, 2009
11:18 pm
or on the commercials.. how about “thats using your dipstick jimmy”
Admiral Ackbar
April 20th, 2009
11:18 pm
It’s a tarp!
Run Heap Run
April 20th, 2009
11:18 pm
Oh good, we won’t have to worry about you bitching and moaning for the remaining 150 games.
Tomahawkin
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
I hope these guys go down to the indoor cages during the break…This roadtrip has been painful to watch so far..
Lowe didn’t have it all but kept his team in the Game, That’s what good pitchers do…
This anemic offense is responsible for what’s looking like three losses on the Putrid Roadtrip…!
kirkinga
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
Looking at the radar for dc, I’d say this game will be called.
Mitchell
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
well, we’ll probably lose again tomorrow and win the last one.
it’s all about losing series right?
Carroll Rogers
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
Wow. Somewhere DOB and Bowman are chuckling?? This is riduclous.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
Hey! The Nats may actually win if it never makes it to the 9th! We are a GREAT 8 inning team! I’m telling ya though….if it goes to the 9th, you guys will win.
Yawza
April 20th, 2009
11:19 pm
Those who decide to hang in until/if there is a restart will probably be treated to “In My Own Words-Pat Rocket”
Bay Area Steve
April 20th, 2009
11:20 pm
Anybody else concerned that the 107-year-old man’s (Nolie’s) vibrator is gonna be like Stockman’s kangaroo nads? Anybody?
LT-A blogger
April 20th, 2009
11:20 pm
Doesn’t matter if it gets called- wouldn’t have affected the outcome. This lineup is really pathetic right now- it is really hard to watch. I don’t see much hope for the season- MFin04 summed it up.
dude
April 20th, 2009
11:21 pm
are u freakin kidding me? a rain delay? ha ha Cox should just go ahead and concede. The absolutely bottom of the barrel in the national league……the washington natinals….opps i mean atlanta braves.
Face it……….we will never win a world series ever again. Ever.
Tomas
April 20th, 2009
11:22 pm
The Nats praid for rain and it worked. Not that Jordan Zimmerman is bad, but for their bulpen.
P-Town Brave
April 20th, 2009
11:23 pm
This is such BS! We never should’ve even started that inning. Prado about falls down and hurts himself in the batters box and the only thing Kelly can do is try to beat out a bunt. Now we have 2 outs and THEN they decide its raining too hard…
These umpires are pretty ridiculous!
Tomas
April 20th, 2009
11:23 pm
How hard is the rain Carroll? What a long game. 4hours and 18 minutes since 7:05
dude
April 20th, 2009
11:24 pm
Hey Yawza..the next one is in my own words mike vick. ha ha or in my own words biff pocaroba
Run Heap Run
April 20th, 2009
11:24 pm
Even worse, it’s “In My Own Words – Bobby Cox” …. for the 2nd time tonight.
Goodnight Braves fans.
Carroll Rogers
April 20th, 2009
11:24 pm
well, the last train leaves the Navy Yard station at 11:45. Guess it’ll be just me and a couple press cohorts up here.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:24 pm
Baseball season seems to be over for both of us…..time to start cheering for the Falcons?! BTW…who do we draft next weekend?
Interested Observer
April 20th, 2009
11:25 pm
Carroll. the game is as good as over. You might as well polish off your game story, throw in some “Everything’s going great” quotes from Bobby and get out of there.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:26 pm
Carrroll Rogers…..Metro usually stays open till the game is over. I work for Metro, so I doubt they close while the game is still ongoing.
Bay Area Steve
April 20th, 2009
11:27 pm
Who should be kicked off a baseball blog first:
thinking a guy getting hit with a thrown ball is out, or a guy knocking “his” team with “opps” instead of oops?
Where’s whiskey? God help me, Anders is starting to seem bearable.
boyer be gone
April 20th, 2009
11:27 pm
this game is done and so are the braves….
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:28 pm
sullyzz, she has to stay after to write up the game story and talk to players so even if they keep it up and running til the game ends she would probably still miss it
Tom
April 20th, 2009
11:29 pm
Escobar slightly bobbles a ball to lead off the inning by the CF who turns out to score the leading run because he was hustling sown the line to get aboard.
Top of the 7th, Francoeur hits a ball to SS and he bobbles the ball worse, but Francoeur is thrown out because he is not hustling and assumes he will be out and it’s not cool to hustle and try to show up the other side.
Difference? They scored the leading run now in a game likely to be called and we had 1 out and no one on base! No sense in the play of some of these players. They should be benched until… Chipper got a leg triple earlier by hustling and by God the rest of them are not too good to hustle.
Boo Boo
April 20th, 2009
11:29 pm
It warms my heart to think that Blain Boyer can be the next great steroid-infested pitcher-turned-right-fielder for Tony “Shoot-em-in-the-hind-end” LaRussa’s led Cardinals. He sure couldn’t pitch in Atlanta.
Tomahawkin
April 20th, 2009
11:29 pm
It’s early, but If we keep Playing Like this (Crappy Blow-pen, Crappy Defense, Inept Fundamentals, and A Feast or Famine Offense) We are Gonna get our As.ess Handed to us by the Big Boyz (both New York teams, Boston, Chicago, etc) in the league…
I can’t even describe this team and how they’ve played over the last week….
Chop Chop
April 20th, 2009
11:29 pm
I like the idea of using “That’s using your dipstick, Jimmy!”
That has got to be the most hilarious commercial I’ve seen in the last twenty years. It reminds me of the time I got the eye herpes. That s*** was funny as s***, man.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:31 pm
vabravesfan…..you are probably right. BTW, where do you live in VA? Northern VA? And you aren’t a Nats fan? We’ll have to convert you.
Tomas
April 20th, 2009
11:31 pm
Man I’m sorry to say this but umpires need to call this game.
cabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:31 pm
Tom-
what on earth makes you think Francoeur wasn’t hustling? The Nats guy was just faster and Yunel didn’t have a clean grip…looked like Jeff was running as hard as he could down the line
dude
April 20th, 2009
11:32 pm
steve go back to your boyfriend and oh yeah braves fans …we thought we got rid of a bad player in Boyer but at least he will get to be in the playoffs with the CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha HA opps
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:32 pm
I bet you they wish they had argued the Ross call at second. Bobby really pissed me off there. Get your butt out there and argue. It was clearly interference. It was about as obvious as the ball bouncing off the netting…they called an out….by the way they reversed that one.
Pete
April 20th, 2009
11:33 pm
mbatl: “seemed like the SS was just standing at the bag waiting for a throw. I’m a Braves’ fan and all, but I don’t think it was interference.”
You are correct, and obviously thats why Bobby didnt argue. Ross could have easily made it back to the bag, yet didnt for some reason.
Tom O'Hawke
April 20th, 2009
11:34 pm
“Looking at the radar for dc, I’d say this game will be called.” (kirkinga)
You may be right, it is weather we’re talking about. However, I disagree. I think the rest of this will be through in about 20 minutes. Then figure another 25 minutes (plus or minus) to get the tarp off and the field in shape.
Anthony
April 20th, 2009
11:34 pm
would they play the rest of the game tomorrow if need be? Or could the game be called and nats would win?
Alexandria
April 20th, 2009
11:35 pm
I don’t think those Metro people are going to wait for anyone DUMB and/or brave enough to sit through a 90 minute rain delay. A team of Navy Seals should be dispatched to get the press box occupants and stadium workers out of there. The Players can take care of themselves. Nobody in the District is stupid enough to mess with Dukes.
Nats would have a great BRAWL Team–Dukes, Dunn, Kearns, Zimmerman, Willingham, Tavarez with some Karate moves.
Brave Fan Wannabees
April 20th, 2009
11:36 pm
Hey, lets get on the blog during the game. Yeah, let’s get on there and rip that old dude manager. And the third baseman, Stripper or something like that; he is old man, and gets hurt a lot. He’s worthless. And let’s talk about how slow everybody is, and if somebody makes an error, it’s because they SUCK.
Yeah, let’s go on the blog and pretend like we know something. And hey, it’s a blog, so we can be obnoxious, and nobody can do anything about us.
Those old farts who come on the blog, well, they can go to… well, you know. See ya later Lew, Steve, Nolie, flange and N8. You guys are no longer needed on the blog. Don’t come back, cause we don’t need you.
Bobby Cox sucks, and why did they bring up Schafer anyway, he sucks too. And Kelly is the worst second baseman ever. Let’s play Prado and Blanco.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:36 pm
Anthony, let’s hope the game is just called and the Nats win! I am telling you, if it goes to the 9th, we will give up the lead and lose. That seems to be our M.O. this year.
But its early.......LOL(Doc H.)
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
ANOTHER 1 RUN LOSS ON THE ROAD!!!!!!
I prefer 10-0 on the road
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
Alexandria, wtf with the “brawl” remarks? Didn’t get it.
Murph Rocks
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
Anthony — yes, you only need to play 5 and 1/2 innings to qualify for a game. Thus, of this is called, the result would stand as is. Sadly.
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
Let’s take a poll. Those in favor of them calling it? Yeah or Nah
Pete
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
MFin04: “I bet you they wish they had argued the Ross call at second. Bobby really pissed me off there. Get your butt out there and argue. It was clearly interference.”
You need to check the rulebook. The fielder ALWAYS has the right to field or catch a ball, and its up to the runner to avoid him IF the fielder is making, or attempting to make, a play. Clearly that was the case, and thats why Bobby didnt argue it.
zmerk13
April 20th, 2009
11:38 pm
Anthony have you never watched baseball before? After 5 its an official game and the nats would win in this situation.
zmerk13
April 20th, 2009
11:39 pm
yah
Disgruntled In Decatur
April 20th, 2009
11:39 pm
For those of you who criticize those about not having a life, how many of you bozos will tolerate this even if it lasts until 3:00. The Braves’ bus better have an escort and i don’t mean one an NBA player would employ.
Pete, don't bother me with the facts
April 20th, 2009
11:39 pm
Don’t you know that us new age Braves fans don’t give a darn about whether a call was correct or not, we just want a reason to rip on Bobby Cox, cause we are stupid.
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:40 pm
sullyzz, def not a nats fan. Brought up in suburbs outside of richmond, now go to Virginia Tech
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:41 pm
The fielder wasnt making a play on the ball…he was the one that had thrown it…and didnt get out of the way after throwing it. i watched the play…10 times…the announcers even called it interference. it was a clear case. he should be on second. You cant hip check a runner when you dont have the ball or are fielding it.
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:41 pm
MFin04, I am for calling it….it guarantees us a victory….finally. The 9th inning is beginning to scare me; and apparently Hanrahan as well.
Who gives a darn what MFin04 thinks about anything?
April 20th, 2009
11:42 pm
OK dillweed, now that you have shown that you don’t know beans about baseball, why don’t you turn off your computer and go to bed.
Carroll Rogers
April 20th, 2009
11:42 pm
sullyzz they just said on TV here last train 11:45. i’m serious. and one of the writers left because that was his only way home.
another writer just counted 40 people still here in the stands.
Alexandria
April 20th, 2009
11:42 pm
Sullyzz I mean the Nats have some big A$$ guys that I wouldn’t want hurting the Braves’ collection of tough guys. Go Google Elijah Dukes and just hope he has nothing against Chipper.
Mike
April 20th, 2009
11:43 pm
I come on here to see updates on the game and all I see is extremely negative comments about the braves. It is so early in the season and you all are crying saying that the braves are done already. If you are saying that then you are not a true braves fan! Be patient and stop leaving negative comments on here! The Braves will bounce back!
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:44 pm
vabravesfan….cool! I am hoping to be attending a VATech PhD program this fall in Alexandria. Too bad Richmond lost the Braves. Being a lifelong Braves fan originally from Alabama, I enjoyed going to Richmond to watch games. I only became a Nats fan when I vowed to support a local team if one moved here. I am now a devout Nats fan and a 20 game season ticket holder. I am praying for the same Kasten magic that he had in Atlanta. Bowden almost screwed all that up. Glad Bowden is finally gone.
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:44 pm
Apparently Ross and the announcers for both teams…dont know anything about baseball either. i’ll take their company any time.
The Braves 9th inning guys…will give up runs too. Probably end up being a high scoring game if they continue you this. i wouldnt mind just moving on to tomorrow without anyone getting hurt.
Elijah Dookes
April 20th, 2009
11:44 pm
Hey, wanna go slap around some women?
Pete
April 20th, 2009
11:45 pm
Murph Rocks: “Anthony — yes, you only need to play 5 and 1/2 innings to qualify for a game. Thus, of this is called, the result would stand as is. Sadly.”
Murph, its only 4 1/2 to qualify for a game. For example if the Braves were losing 3-2 and did not score in top of 5th, the Nats win if the game is called on account of rain. Each team has to have at least 5 chances at the plate, unless the home team is leading after 4 1/2 innings. Home team would not need to bat in bottom of 5th since they already have the lead, and the visiting team had 5 innings at the plate.
Alexandria
April 20th, 2009
11:45 pm
In fact if I’m Dukes, I say to the umpires “Call it now and I’ll see everyone gets home safely”. I guarantee that there is a lawsuit pending if someone gets hurt or killed because they jerked around a rain delay long enough to endanger safety of people leaving.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
April 20th, 2009
11:47 pm
This Brian Barton had Manny-like dreadlocks when I saw him play last year, I bet the Braves make him cut them because that’s the kind of sh*t they worry about, that and you can’t wear your sunglasses on the bill of your cap. Too bad we don’t have management that worries more about working the count at the plate and stressing fundamentals. Cox is getting too fat and lazy to even argue anymore.
Alexandria
April 20th, 2009
11:47 pm
Pete, you may be the only one with a brain on this message board.
cabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:48 pm
Tarp off
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:48 pm
game on, everybody wake up
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:48 pm
MFin04…..that interference call was thought to be a correct call by the announcers on MASN. Funny how two different networks will call it differently. Regardless, Ross should have gotten back to base to avoid the entire argument. Looked like something a Nats player would do. We have looked terrible so far this season.
Bubdylan
April 20th, 2009
11:48 pm
Ugh, Smoltz doing his “I stayed here cuz of Bobby” bit. Made a good sound bite at the time, I guess…
*turns tv off*
Wayne in Utah
April 20th, 2009
11:48 pm
Mike
I thought I’d jump on for a few minutes after they started the rain delay, and while you are right, please don’t upset the whinners by telling them they shouldn’t rip into everybody on the team.
It’s called the world of instant gratification. You can’t reason with them, cause they have been told all their lives that its alright to be rude and obnoxious.
The product of our politically correct leanings of the past 30-40 years. Now don’t tell little Johnny no, it’ll hurt his psyche!
TnBrian
April 20th, 2009
11:49 pm
Lowe sure hasn’t looked like a $15M man these last two starts, but in his defense, he’s apparantly a creature of habit and has been thrown off, big time.
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:49 pm
ahah yunel after a delay still first pitch swinging
Alexandria
April 20th, 2009
11:50 pm
How many of you people have been in this area around 1:00 with no means of transportation. Hell, how many of you have been in this neighborhood at 1:00 with the 5th infantry. The only people still there have a limo waiting for them and they may be wrong in about 15 minutes.
Murph Rocks
April 20th, 2009
11:50 pm
Pete– apologies, you are correct, sir. It’s one of those things were I meant the fifth but the brain isn’t working and blah, blah. Thanks for clearing that up.
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:50 pm
sullyzz you have to be honest. Dibble is the biggest homer and pretty bad announcer. I have to watch it bc of being in va area and it kills me
Daybed Wagmoe
April 20th, 2009
11:51 pm
Game on. Yunel grounds out to end the Braves’ 8th
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:51 pm
I think the wet conditions didnt help Lowe…he looked good early on and then his control went? I dunno if that is cuz it started raining harder or not. Esco…first pitch….one out. No need for baserunners…we are down by 1 run.
Tom O'Hawke
April 20th, 2009
11:51 pm
cabravesfan, did you sneak out during the rain delay, to get a sixer, or did you just thaw the vodka?
Wayne in Utah
April 20th, 2009
11:51 pm
Bub
Where ya been, my friend? (of course, you might have been here, as I have been away quite a bit lately)
Manny Acta on lap top during break going to 9th
April 20th, 2009
11:51 pm
I’M SICK!! WHY OH WHY COULDN’T THIS GAME BE POSTPONED????
sullyzz
April 20th, 2009
11:52 pm
Alexandria, that is funny; however, I feel for Dukes. He has really cleaned up his act and folks here still seem to give him a hard time about the need for him to be productive off the field. In fact, yesterday he was 5 minutes late to work, because he went to a little league opening ceremony to sign autographs for the little guys. The Nats fined him, took him out of the starting lineup, and threatened to send him to Syracuse (Triple A) because the little league team was not a Nats sanctioned league. I thought that was crap.
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:52 pm
How many do the Braves give up in the 8th? 0, 1, 2 or more?
vabravesfan
April 20th, 2009
11:52 pm
come on sori
dude
April 20th, 2009
11:53 pm
Carroll be careful. Take a cab and make the AJC pay for it. Hope u get out of there soon.
Murph Rocks
April 20th, 2009
11:53 pm
Alexandria — I’ve been in SE around 1am. Actually, later. Late night runs to the McDonald’s over just off of South Cap. Sometimes you just have to get some sweet tea. Even if it’s Mickey D’s sweet tea!
MFin04
April 20th, 2009
11:53 pm
Oh look they are going to score runs off of our great bullpen….this pen sucks.
Bubdylan
April 20th, 2009
11:54 pm
Wayne in Utah, I’ve been getting ready for finals. 15 more days and I’m freeeeeee. You doing okay?
Tom O'Hawke
April 20th, 2009
11:54 pm
In the reverse words of Skip, “a little insurance will hurt!”.