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MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:41 pm
They call one curve a strike…one a ball…wow.
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
10:41 pm
Rainy tonight…
Castle Dale, not often I hear of that town from non-Utahn’s!
spotts
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
Looks like Gonzo’s finally back on track
Choppinmama
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
McFann: did you ever notice when BMac doesn’t play, he acts as the official batting helmet taker-offer for certain players?
I’ll say good night early, I know you’re out when the game is over. Don’t you know this is absolutely killing him. Let’s hope we have good “eye” news tomorrow.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
Two out….good play by Gonzo…grab and lobs short to first. Casey makes a nice scoop.
LuisG
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
Nolie, please, don’t do that to Chipper.
DirtyYuni
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
The Cobra is on tonight. Did I see a 95 mph heater in there?
abwright
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
Hairston pinch hits for Dickerson. Hits the ball right into Gonzo’s glove. Easy out at first. 2 down.
Need to blotto Votto to finish the game.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
No TV tomorrow because of the conflict with FOX?
Macon Braves (RIP)
April 24th, 2009
10:42 pm
Agree with you about the Peaches and Music.
Along with Chipper and Furcal, I remember seeing Andruw at Luther Williams, you could tell with all three at that level that they were going to eventually make the show.
As a kid, I remember getting to play T-ball league games on the field (there would be like four games going on at one time around the outfield) when the Pirates had a minor league team there. The Macon Pirate players would actually serve as the umpires in the games. Very cool experience as a young baseball fan.
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
I give up I dont know what a strike is anymore.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Goldenglove – me too. I’m hoping for Ziggy
Goldenglove002
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
2 out, c’mon Gonzo!
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Wow. I’m an umpire for high school baseball and have been through training with some of the pro umps. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ump this inconsistent with his strike zone. I usually take up for the umps, because it is really a hard job, especially with balls being thrown so hard with so much movement and many close plays that are really just difficult to see, but this guy is pretty bad considering he’s a professional.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Gonzo just drained two strikes in there. 1-2.
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
LOL @ Hudson
Smyrna Jim
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
That works for me!
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Braves win!!!!!
Random
April 24th, 2009
10:43 pm
Kim — Thanks.
At the risk of repeating another’s insight, I figure if Escobar had kept his cool and just taken his base after being plunked in the 3rd, the umpires would not have warned both teams that the next HBP would result in both the pitcher’s and manager’s ejection.
And then, Vazquez could have “accidentally” plunked Gonzalez in the 4th and struck out Volquez. Instead, Gonzalez singled in the tying run with 2 on and 2 out.
Escobar needs to bring it down a notch — I hope the Braves’ Kangaroo Court makes an appropriate ruling on his behavior tonight.
DirtyYuni
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
Tell ya what…Gonzo looks like he might want that closer’s role, doesn’t he?
Blaine Boyer, the Lead Destroyer
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
Strike out on Votto. 1-2-3 for Gonzo! Nice win.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
Strike 3 called on a great bender. Braves win! Braves win!
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
Yeah Gonzo! Great Job. Man is he a different pitcher in the ninth inning or what?
Macon Braves (RIP)
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
YEAH BABY, that’s the Gonzo we’ve been waiting for !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
Rock ‘em & sock ‘em G!
Braves Rule
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Driver8
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
GONZO = Nasty rocking back and forth …. awesome!
Goldenglove002
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
2 strikes, Gonzo looks good, trying to prove he can still be the closer, make that 3
Braves win!
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
YEAH!!! What a good game.
LuisG
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
W!
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:44 pm
YEAH! Braves win!
Hey DOB, is Gonzo as cocky as he looks? Or is that just showmanship?
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
10:45 pm
I hope I see some combination of Moylan, Soriano and Gonzalez about 40 times this year.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:45 pm
Three guys in the bullpen are coming around. Starting pitching is great…offense is horrendous…but if pitchers walk in runs…we can win some games, lol
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
10:45 pm
Nice win. Talk at ya tomorrow…..
PS I am getting tired of hearing about Brett Favre talking about loving to mow his lawn!
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
10:45 pm
Nice to see the patient at-bats tonight. Gotta think that’s what won the day.
Night, blog.
MrC
April 24th, 2009
10:45 pm
Awesome
Rodney Derrick
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
Our rocking closer and three bullpen aces are starting to do the job. Those three elbows are feeling better!
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
and “Looky, looky, looky, here comes Cooky……”
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
I guess that’s all the happy birthday Chipper is gonna get.
Braves Rule
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
Anyone want to mow my lawn? offering 20 bucks.
Driver8
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
Now all Braves fans can relax and enjoy some Baseball Tonight with a smile on our faces.
MrC
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
Love the line….4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error versus 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 error. Braves don’t normally win games like that
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
think we can stop worrying about Gonzo
northbeach Scott
April 24th, 2009
10:46 pm
Gonzo hit 95-96 MPH four times in the last two ABs. That 85 MPH slider was filthy coming off of the heater to the last batter for the second K of the inning. Good Save Gonzo!
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:47 pm
I’ll give Bobby some credit…he got some extra work for Gonzo…and he looked great tonight after having that extra work.
Tom O'Hawke
April 24th, 2009
10:47 pm
spotts …. I told you after the win against the Nats, when they walked us in a run with the bases loaded, that it still didn’t make up for that horrendous Phillie loss. This victory just got me a lot closer, to forgetting that disaster.
bravefaninok
April 24th, 2009
10:47 pm
LOL @ Hudson,I say huddys gotta try that sway out.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
10:47 pm
That’s back-to-back one run wins on the road.
This is the kind of game that I expected the Braves to play this year. Low-scoring, mostly good defense, timely hitting (or walking).
Rabid Rascal
April 24th, 2009
10:48 pm
Gonzo looked impressive tonight, Frenchy having two walks and a homer, and a win with four hits, wait when the rest of the sticks get going. Maybe some of our pitching mojo went down and hit the Marlins pen tonight!
Mixxo
April 24th, 2009
10:48 pm
Macon Braves – I’ve mixed concerts on that field. That count as playing?
zephyr 8
April 24th, 2009
10:48 pm
Vintage Gonzo. Hit 95-96 on the gun with good location.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
10:48 pm
Jason Bay just hit a 2 out ninth inning HR off Mariano Rivera to tie the Yanks at 4-4.
Brett Faver
April 24th, 2009
10:48 pm
I love mowing my lawn.
a643dp
April 24th, 2009
10:49 pm
Bay just went yard on Mo yanks sox tied at 4 in the 9th
Doc Holiday
April 24th, 2009
10:50 pm
Another 1 run road win………now thats a team…
beachcomber
April 24th, 2009
10:50 pm
This what we had hoped for – being on the good side of a lot of 4-3 games – and turning games into six innimng affairs with the pen. Good job guys!
Macon Braves (RIP)
April 24th, 2009
10:50 pm
Mixxo–Sure it does, why not?!?!
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
10:51 pm
MFin04
An honest question. Don’t you feel a little silly with your last statement about Bobby doing a good job, after just an inning or so earlier, you were slamming him for bringing in Soriano first.
This is why sometimes it is best to just hold your tongue, or in this case, keyboard; and not make so many rash statements.
Telling you this not trying to be confrontational, but trying to get you to see how silly some of those posts sound to lots of us. Patience, my friend. Just let it come to you…..
Later……
McFann Ô
April 24th, 2009
10:52 pm
Choppinmama–
I have noticed that…kinda funny. He and Timmy hung out together for almost the entire game, too.
Yeah, this is definitely killing him. You know he just hates it when he can’t play. Hoping for some goods news, ’cause this is so not optimal.
OK, headin’ out. Good win, boys! Keep it up!
Night, all!
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
10:53 pm
We could just as easily go on a 5 game losing streak, but a win is good, especially on the road.
I think we needed to understand that the first few months of this season will be very trying at times, as this team figures itself out.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
10:53 pm
Northbeach Scott
Where did you see 95 mph for the fastball and 85 for the breaking ball? SportSouth’s radar had him at 91 – 92 and 77 – 78.
beachcomber
April 24th, 2009
10:54 pm
Driver 8 – Your 10:46 post. Roger that – Baseball Tonight is a lot sweeter after a game like this. Here’s to many more this year.
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
10:55 pm
Sounds like Mac is going to get his eye fixed…
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:55 pm
What’s the spread on Chipper sitting tomorrow?
I hope McFann is still up!
zephyr 8
April 24th, 2009
10:55 pm
I heard 92 was highest on the radio, but Gameday is usually spot on and he had many pitches at 94+
brent a.
April 24th, 2009
10:55 pm
I think the one thing we have learned for sure about Gonzo is that he pitches his best in a save situation.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
10:55 pm
I’m glad they just replayed the McCann triple….that made my night
brent a.
April 24th, 2009
10:57 pm
We drew 10 walks and scored 4 runs.
The Reds drew 3 walks and scored 3 runs.
It’s interesting.
I really hope we add a bat to this offense.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
10:58 pm
Bobby makes a lot of stupid moves..and made a lot of stupid moves in this game…but the extra work…for Gonzo…seems to have paid off for Gonzo…i was merely stating that it turned out to be a good move…after I questioning a lot of his moves. Nothing wrong with that.
Mark in PA
April 24th, 2009
10:58 pm
Well, the offense is still stink-o. Another qality start by Vasquez- more of the pitching not losing than the Braves beating them. (Frenchy, of course, being the exception). Not going to win two out of three in Cincy that way, I’ll bet.
Great to see two one-run road wins, though! The “O” is showing patience, esp. the bottom of the order, which is good. Hope that this is a sign of things turning around.
zephyr 8
April 24th, 2009
10:58 pm
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_24_atlmlb_cinmlb_1&mode=gameday
Heres the gameday link. You can see that they have him at 94-95. Its pretty reliable.
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
10:59 pm
Me too, spotts. I didn’t think we were gonna get to see it. No matter what happens in his career, in 50 years that will still be my favorite McCann moment lol.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:00 pm
Vazquez get the win. and Gonzo a save? Cant remember if Javy has the lead?
leif garret anderson
April 24th, 2009
11:01 pm
I remember back in the 90’s when the pitching was better than the hitting….looks like that again. The question begs to be asked is our pitching better than our hitting?
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
11:03 pm
Zephyr8
Thanks for that link to GameDay. I was not questioning that you saw him at 95, just that the TV’s radar was showing 91 – 92. But that has to be knee buckling at whatever speed to see that breaking ball coming in 12 or 15 mph slower!
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
11:06 pm
“The question begs to be asked is our pitching better than our hitting?” -LGA
How in Crap’s Parlor is that question begging to be asked? Do you mean, because nobody would ask it, it has to beg to be asked?
richbrave
April 24th, 2009
11:06 pm
Do I dare exhale yet. FRANCOUER is hitting again. And KOTCHMAN too.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:08 pm
The first run for the Reds,,,was unearned because of the past ball? Someone explain that to me?
N Nine
April 24th, 2009
11:09 pm
Sounds like Mac is going to get his eye fixed…
Yes, Clint is OTW to Cincy for tomorrow’s game.
Chop Chop
April 24th, 2009
11:09 pm
It wasn’t a present ball.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:10 pm
How does that work?
Chop Chop
April 24th, 2009
11:11 pm
The ball wasn’t present.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:11 pm
So McCann is going to have more Lasik?
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:13 pm
How does it work?
Rodney Derrick
April 24th, 2009
11:13 pm
Tex strikes out to end the inning on a 3-2 count with runners on second and third. Papelbon blew that one by him, high and hard. I thought it would have been a ball, walking him.
David O'Brien
April 24th, 2009
11:13 pm
It’s very likely that McCann is going on DL tomorrow, and he made it sound like he’s decided to have the surgery. He wants to get this squared away now, he said, miss a couple of weeks and get back, rather than keep trying to fix it with contacts, etc.
Sammons has been called from Gwinnett. Again, it’s not definite yet, but sounds pretty close to definite. As Bobby said, he didn’t anticipate anything changing overnight. McCann sounds like, in his mind, he’s already decided to have Lasik.
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
11:14 pm
MFin04, see this whole thing is a matter of who-knows-who… and then over here you have favortism…
Paul Masson
April 24th, 2009
11:14 pm
why the hell is soriano in ????????
gonzo is not as hot as he is.
Doc Holiday
yup you know a lot. like a little cheese with that totally needless whine?
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:14 pm
Good idea…for McCann he hasnt looked himself with the contacts…he looked like he was in pain in the dugout always squinting and stuff.
Rodney Derrick
April 24th, 2009
11:15 pm
And now Atlanta’s own Nick Green of the Red Sox leads off the bottom of the tenth
Tom O'Hawke
April 24th, 2009
11:15 pm
“The first run for the Reds,,,was unearned because of the past ball? Someone explain that to me?” — MFin04
The PB, which really should have been scored a throwing error IMO, allowed the runner to get into scoring position (which he did).
northbeach Scott
April 24th, 2009
11:15 pm
keylargo what zephyr 8 said, MLB Gametracker. Typically, these are fairly accurate. Perhaps Cincy turned down the speed gun a bit for the Brave’s pitchers at the top of each inning to mess with their confidence.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:15 pm
What do you mean by that?
richbrave
April 24th, 2009
11:16 pm
4-3 win on the road sounds like days of yore during the 14 year streak. And sure enough a trip to the boxscore showed the result. Pitching, pitching, pitching. three BB’s and 12 SO’s by BRAVES pitching. Nine BB’s and 10 SO’s for CINCINATI. And hits by KOTCHMAN and FRANCOUER.
Mitchell
April 24th, 2009
11:17 pm
Did the Braves seriously just win back to back one run road games?
Impossible.
I understand Johan Santana struck out ten Nationals batters to Vasquez’s nine. I wonder who will garner more time on SportsCenter. Sure, he got one more. Vasquez could strike out 20 batters and all they would do is talk about Santana.
Hey, Nick Green. A Red Sock. I did not know that. Former Brave. I wonder if Smoltz even remembers him.
Rodney Derrick
April 24th, 2009
11:17 pm
Nick strikes out. At least I am simultaneously watching my DVR recording of “Festival Express” rockers touring Canada in 1970 from IFC channel and the late great Janis Japlin is singing about Casablanca
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:18 pm
The guy was already on with a hit though…so if there is an error that advances the runner….then its an unearned run?
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
11:19 pm
what if the guy hits a homerun with the guy on second after the error…are both earned runs? or one is earned and one is unearned?
braves just did the impossible
April 24th, 2009
11:19 pm
siap, but when was the last time that the braves won back to back one run road games? i say at least 3 years….