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Boo
April 21st, 2009
10:38 pm
Ignore the stolen base….how the HELL was that not strike three???
KP #55
April 21st, 2009
10:38 pm
Gotta check out this pitcher best free agent pitcher available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOcQhqrqdpI
LuisG
April 21st, 2009
10:38 pm
I think Chipper better starts hitting for extrabases instead of all these singles. Jammed or not, all these singles haven’t been good lately, since our other hitters have struggled to drive him home.
PWHjort
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
And its all good now. Sort of.
Could Careless this year .
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
Chippy didnt save the day this time LOL
DirtyYuni
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
I just…I don’t even…I can’t…I mean…
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
Belliard hits a bullet to Escobar. Escobar throws home and nails Gonzalez at the plate. Talk about drawing up a way to get an out.
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
What a STUPID run by Hernandez!!!!
Edward
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
I wish Manny Acta was our manager, out whole Bullpen would be gone by now
kirkinga
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
Apparently Manny Acta didn’t get the memo about not stealing bases.
BravesFanLostinOhio
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
nice play yunel!
MFin04
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
This ump is pissed at Gonzo…not giving him any calls….after he mouthed off
Eric from MO
April 21st, 2009
10:39 pm
Shamus Thacker
April 21st, 2009
10:32 pm
We’ve got to be better than we’ve been so far. We got off to some pretty skanky starts back in the 90s, but things would ultimately turn-out rosy. Maybe it’ll turn around soon this time. Too early to lose hope; I mean, my gawd, it’s still April….
Thats true but those teams new how to win. For 3 years we have just been like well they just ran the bases wrong, or they jus made an error. You know what I believe, they just dont know how to close the deal. In the past the Braves didnt always have the best teams in the East but they knew how to do the small things and how to win games. This team doesnt. Even Chipper said in ST this team had to get off to a good start. They cant say its only April or its only May because this team don know how to come back.
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:40 pm
we just lucked out with the running on 3rd running home into an out. Gonzo will get out of this and we’ll rally back in the 9th!!! Crap broken back infield single!! can we catch a break.
Tom O'Hawke :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:40 pm
Thanks, McFann. You’re up late tonight. You may as well watch the 9th. Maybe, 4 will work better than 2.
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:40 pm
I meant Gonzalez
Chop Chop
April 21st, 2009
10:40 pm
abwright,
That ball wasn’t hit that hard. It just had a lot of spin. If it had been hit hard, that ball could have gone anywhere.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:40 pm
Dribbler past Gonzo. Looks like the Hernandez is safe. But, they’re calling it a foul ball of H’s foot. Still 2 out and a man on first.
Jack
April 21st, 2009
10:41 pm
Folks, the Braves are a pretty good team. Their only weaknesses are they can’t hit, they can’t catch the ball, they can’t run the bases, their bullpen is suspect at best, and their starting rotation is not living up to expectations. Other than that, they are OK.
CorkylikesBeer
April 21st, 2009
10:41 pm
They sure do play a lot of hip hop in dc…I wonder Carroll is getting jiggy with it…hence not replying to our questions
Choppinmama
April 21st, 2009
10:41 pm
Nice play Yunel. Way to pick up poor BMac, who must have had his contact pop out right before that throw down to 2nd. Yeah, that’s what happened……
DirtyYuni
April 21st, 2009
10:41 pm
We are getting outpitched, outhit and outscored by the worst team in the league, a team that is 2-10. That would lead me to believe that, well, we blow.
Chop Chop
April 21st, 2009
10:42 pm
I gotta give these fans some credit. They’re good at drinking and yelling.
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:42 pm
nice outting Gonzo!!!!
Chop It Up All-star
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
Eric from MO, get a grip? What did I say that wasn’t true? Kawakami has given up a homerun in every start. And Lowe, even with the two rain delay starts has walked a lot of batters. And Kawakami was brought over as a control guy, and he has been anything but. Last I checked every game counts…even the ones in April. And if you are truly a Braves fan you would agree that this team performs best when they get out to an early lead. If the opposing team comes back and takes the lead, the game is pretty much over especially after six innings. Sure, we may get 200 innings out of the pitchers this year, but you would have to agree they are not pitching their best baseball right now. And we trail the Marlins by five games already.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
Chop Chop, April 21st, 2009, 10:40 pm “abwright,That ball wasn’t hit that hard. It just had a lot of spin. If it had been hit hard, that ball could have gone anywhere.”
You’re right. That was a funky ball off the bat. Good play by Escobar, not just to catch it, but to make the right decision and make a good throw to the plate.
MFin04
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
Dear Lord…please oh please…let our team score a run or 2 in the 9th inning. I’m clinically depressed and really need a win. Amen.
BravesFanLostinOhio
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
RALLYCAPS!
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
ok…..you guys will be ok. I am sure our bullpen will lose it in the 9th; other than last night, that has been our trademark this season
Run Heap Run
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
Gonzo had to work too hard there.
Last chance and bottom of the order…
LuisG
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
Are we ready for a 1-2-3 inning from Mr. Hanrahan? Well, I’m not! Go Braves!
baby Einstein
April 21st, 2009
10:43 pm
The Nats want to lose these games too but we’re just better at it…
Original Jon
April 21st, 2009
10:44 pm
Heres Matt Diaz, I am betting on a 3 pitch strikeout
Run Heap Run
April 21st, 2009
10:44 pm
What if the Lord doesn’t like you, MFin? Guess we’re about to find out….
spotts
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
Cue up the circus music!
*doot doot doo, doo doo-doo doo doo*
MFin04
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
Say your prayers and put on your rally caps. Got mine on.
Tom O'Hawke :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
This Braves team has finally driven me to drink. And that’s the only thing positive I can say about this game, so far.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
Tom O’Hawke–
Yeah, I’m gonna watch the ninth…wish I hadn’t seen that friggin’ stolen base though. Think McCann dropped a “dagnabbit” after that one…
Let’s see what these turtles cann do!!
AndyC
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
After the Nats went ahead in the sixth I really felt like the game was over. Between the bad bullpen and the poor hitting I have no faith in this team right now. It’s just not much fun to be a Braves fan right now.
Also, good call earlier from Chop It Up All Star who commented on the starts inability to go deep into games. That was suppose to be the trademark of this new rotation but besides Lowe on opening day have we had a starter go 8 innings or even 7? Even the other day when Vazquez was dealing, he only went 6 innings. Maybe they will comeback and win this game but I really don’t think so.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
The gNats “closer” is in. He’s already 3-0 to Diaz.
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:45 pm
dont swing Diaz!!!
Eric from MO
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Chop I just said they will turn it around. You cant judge pitchers on 2 and a half weeks. Remember how CC did last April. Everyone thought he may of been done. There was people on here who said that.
CorkylikesBeer
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
holy cow….diaz walked?!
God
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Dear Lord…please oh please…let our team score a run or 2 in the 9th inning. I’m clinically depressed and really need a win. Amen.
Sorry, even I cannot make this team good.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Four pitch walk to Diaz. Thank goodness he was patient.
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Hanrahan still looks spooked; I told you guys our bullpen was very suspect!
ABravesFan
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Please do not bunt schafer
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
4 pitch walk to Matty how bout that with Jordan coming up I liek this!!!! Lets go Braves!
Epinephrine
April 21st, 2009
10:46 pm
Amazing. Not bunting. Finally.
LuisG
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
Do you guys bunt Schafer here?
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
Another GD freeby strike to the gNats.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
Almost the same pitch gets called a ball.
cabravesfan
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
Nice consistent strike zone tonight
Run Heap Run
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
Hell to the yes…runners at 2nd and 3rd no outs.
LOGAN!
Chop Chop
April 21st, 2009
10:47 pm
I think this is what the Nats were cleaning house for.
Chop It Up All-star
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Whoa, will this be the night we come back?!
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO DOUBLE JORDAN!!! JORDAN HIT A DOUBLE Runners in Scoring Position baby!!
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
“Logan” Schafer doubles to RF. 2nd and 3rd. No one out.
TnBrian
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Alright Shafer!!! We deserve this win…
ABravesFan
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
There we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Run Heap Run
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
And I hear some fans doing the chant and chop lol
Epinephrine
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
THATS WHY YOU DON”T BUNT
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Hey….this is looking alot like what I had to watch over the weekend while sitting in Nats Park. If it weren’t for Hanrahan, we would have at least two more wins.
cabravesfan
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
my lord, Jordan Schafer can run
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
anybody like a squeeze bunt here?
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Uh-oh. Greg Norton to the plate.
Boy, is he due.
ABravesFan
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
DP to C!!!!
TnBrian
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Sorry… Schafer. Come on Nort!
jed
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
i just read that garret anderson strained his quad. no surprise there. i cant prove it, but i’m telling ya…something’s wrong there. i can smell it. he’s cashing a paycheck this year, but he has no desire to actually play. i’d put him on the DL RIGHT NOW and call up B Jones.
TBrown
April 21st, 2009
10:48 pm
Schafer.. double pits to chesty!! haha
Lets pickup 2 and win
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
Another freeby strike for the gNats!
Eric from MO
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
God Damn. MLBTV just froze on me when Schafer hit the ball!
winterville
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
This ump is terrible.
Epinephrine
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
just put the ball in play. please don’t strike out.
Chop It Up All-star
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
Valid point on CC, I’ll concede that.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
0-2 on Norton on a ludicrous inside pitch.
Eric from MO
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
Now its back.
Tom O'Hawke :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:49 pm
:Ô: :Ô::Ô: :Ô: McFann, so far :Ô: :Ô: the extra rally turtles :Ô: :Ô: are working, :Ô: :Ô::Ô: :Ô: but you didn’t :Ô: :Ô: warn me :Ô: :Ô: this would :Ô: :Ô: happen. :Ô: :Ô:
PWHjort
April 21st, 2009
10:50 pm
Haha. Boog’s pretty sure of what he stopped it with.
cabravesfan
April 21st, 2009
10:50 pm
thousands on men just curled up screaming…
MFin04
April 21st, 2009
10:50 pm
Norton getting screwed on this AB.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:50 pm
I missed a pitch. its 1-2. Should be 3-0 to Norton.
Flores had the “wind knocked out of him” by the bouncing ball in the dirt.
N Nine :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:50 pm
Rally Mcturtle!!!!
Choppinmama
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Can’t believe FSS is calling Brian Jordan and Ron Gant “legends” in their commercial.
legend, n. A romanticized or popularized concept of a well-know person.
An unauthenticated story from earlier times, perserved by
tradition and popularly thought to be historical.
Uh, ok.
cabravesfan
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
that should of said thousands OF, not ON
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Norton takes a pitch. 2-2. Should be bases loaded no one out.
Jim
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
that oitch hit Flores right in “gonats.”
Epinephrine
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
This is it. If KJ doesn’t put them in, kill me.
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Norton taps to the mound. 1 out. No advance.
Run Heap Run
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
LOL TOM LOL
OMG
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
They’re gonna blow this.
Richard
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Damnit could that be any worse of a lil bluper?!?!
Tony Almeida
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Greg Norton? Are you serious?? As hot as Omar Infante has been??? In the words of Gordon Ramsey…Bobby Cox…YOU DONKEY!!
TnBrian
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
Come on Kelly. Good Lord Norton!
LuisG
April 21st, 2009
10:51 pm
OK, we can’t score runs by manufacturing them. So it’s up to KJ to hit the 3-run HR…
Eric from MO
April 21st, 2009
10:52 pm
Epinephrine maybe you should have higher goals.
DirtyYuni :Ô: :Ô:
April 21st, 2009
10:52 pm
I’m into the rally turtles. Clearly Greg Norton did not get the memo.
sullyzz
April 21st, 2009
10:52 pm
Yay! ONE MORE to go!
ground_fog
April 21st, 2009
10:52 pm
omg that’s awful kj and norton
abwright
April 21st, 2009
10:52 pm
Weak fly ball to center by KJ. 2 outs. No advance by the runners.