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keylargo
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Hey DOB – add this to your post about the last runs coming on bases loaded walks. If the 2 – 1 lead holds up, KJ has two game winning RBI’s in a row, both on bases loaded walks.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Base hit up the middle ties the game.
Stephen
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Well, this games over, we can’t even get a hit.
Steve from OH
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Hanson’s night over in Gwinnett…6 IP, 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits, 2 walks, and 6 K’s.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Never mind.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
8:46 pm
Looks like we’ll need another bases loaded walk…this offense sure isn’t going to score a run.
NCBravesFan
April 24th, 2009
8:47 pm
Well, time for the Braves to bust out the walkin’ sticks again.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
8:47 pm
Vazquez sucking…leaving balls right over the middle of the plate this inning. Braves offense needs to come up big…it wont…see how long we stay tied.
Mitchell
April 24th, 2009
8:47 pm
Volquez has a no-hitter!?
How did I miss that?
Way to go Ross. Not like McCann would have thrown him out though.
This is how you lose baseball games.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:47 pm
Volquez is at the plate. Vazquez looks to be rushing a bit. 1-1.
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
April 24th, 2009
8:47 pm
I may have to start drinking again if I am going to continue to follow this team!
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
8:48 pm
Why the hell do you not pitch around to get to the pitcher? 8th spot guys should never drive in runs.
bravos11
April 24th, 2009
8:48 pm
I was just wondering why Mccann is not playing?
Bobby Cox is a donk
April 24th, 2009
8:48 pm
Why didn’t Bobby Cox walk A. Gonzalez and pitch to the pitcher?
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:48 pm
Strike two on the curve ball on the outside part of the plate. 1-2.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:49 pm
Strikes him out looking with a nice bender into the middle of the plate. 4th is in the books. Braves and Reds are tied 2-2.
Looks like Vazquez lost a little concentration with the lead in that inning. Hope he gets it back together before the next inning.
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
8:49 pm
McCann has eye issues. No idea what the hell Bobby is doing not pitching around him. Already had a runner on third….and if they take out their start in the 4th hopefully you get to their pen. The guy is no hitting us and all. Terrible managing especially when our offense has been sucking.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
8:50 pm
bravos11 – McCann’s not playing because he’s still adjusting to his new contact lens. He took BP but didn’t feel comfortable (I guess).
I take back what I said about the Braves not being able to score a run. Any offense with Casey Kotchman as the cleanup hitter if formidable.
Wil
April 24th, 2009
8:50 pm
He didn’t pitch around him because originally there was a pinch hitter on deck for Volquez, when they scored they removed the pinch hitter and put Volquez in.
McFann Ô
April 24th, 2009
8:50 pm
Wayne–
He was scratched from the lineup due to discomfort in that eye. He took BP, but he was experiencing that discomfort, so they took him outta the game.
Mark Bowmen just posted a thing an hour ago that said “his status for the final two games of this weekend’s series against the Reds appears doubtful.”
He’s likely gonna undergo another “evaluation” in Atlanta within the next few days, least that’s what I hear. Might hafta have that surgery sooner.
FOOEY!!
Honk if you believe that Bobby Cox is a donk
April 24th, 2009
8:51 pm
HONK!
HONK!
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
8:51 pm
N Nine, thanks.
We’re getting a hit this inning anyway so it’s about to be a moot point.
N Nine
April 24th, 2009
8:51 pm
We desperately need that big power bat we talked about in November. Where is it? It’s a glaring need while Mac and Chip take turn sitting out. Where’s Rafael Belliard when you need him???
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
8:51 pm
Why would you want to walk the second worst hitter in the lineup to get to the worst hitter??? That would be the move of a team that has little confidence in their pitcher.
Granted, it might have helped this time, but walk Gonzalez???? Nah.
TNScott
April 24th, 2009
8:51 pm
Another great job of managing, Bobby. Let a upper .300 hitter against your starting pitcher drive in a run instead of .090 pitcher. Pitiful.
Wil
April 24th, 2009
8:52 pm
Again, the pitcher wasn’t on deck when that run scored. Why walk someone to get to a pinch hitter?
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
8:53 pm
I don’t have enough beer for this…
Honk if you believe that Bobby Cox is a donk
April 24th, 2009
8:53 pm
HONK!
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:53 pm
The Mets and the gNats are in the 6th. Mets are leading 2-1 with Santana. gNats have 1st and 2nd with 1 out.
Kearns, however, is swinging through pitches.
Tom O'Hawke
April 24th, 2009
8:53 pm
Thanks Steve from OH …. It’s good to see Hanson get past 4 innings.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Okay hope I don’t get dogged if this has been answered before (”WHAT?!? You IDIOT!! We already answered that on page 3! …stupid.”)
but how long would it take for McCann to recover if he had the surgery again? All I’ve heard is that it takes longer the second time.
Bobby's nose
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
I pick the Reds to win this game 5-4. What’s your pick?
Smyrna Jim
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
JEFFREY!!!
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Told ya! Sorry, DOB.
Mixxo
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Frenchie!!!!
David O'Brien
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Francoeur ends it in spectacular fashion. HOME RUN with two out, on first pitch.
spotts
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Bout time….I’ve been tired of Francoeur singling us to death.
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
That’ll break up the no hitter
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Jeff!!!!Homer!!!No hitter over!!!!
MariettaDerek
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Way to be Frenchy! Now that’s getting double pits to chesty with it!
Steve from OH
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Another great job of managing, Bobby. Let a upper .300 hitter against your starting pitcher drive in a run instead of .090 pitcher. Pitiful.
Surely you jest? Or surely you are too lazy to look up stats? Alex Gonzalez is a career .247 hitter with a career .691 OPS to go with it. Furthermore, Gonzalez has never hit .300 in any of his 11 major league seasons.
Home run Frenchy!
TnBrian
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Well Mac needs to be DL’d and have that lasik surgery or something. They could then bring up Blanco/Barton. That’s just my take on it.
Good job Jeff!
abwright
April 24th, 2009
8:54 pm
Kotchman grounds out.
Frenchy knocks one out to center field. There goes the no-hitter. Braves lead, 3-2.
N Nine
April 24th, 2009
8:55 pm
Run Heap Run Wow, you are correct!!! Now, whats my keno #’s and where is Rafael Belliard? Help me heap….
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
8:55 pm
Sacrebleu!
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
McFann
They might have to DL Huey huh?
Steve from OH
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
If Mac is DL’ed Sammons will be coming up, NOT Barton or Blanco.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
Good call RunHeapRun!
Stephen
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
Nice swings there Matty.
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
MattE looked like Frenchy’s 08 hitting instructor there…
a643dp
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
Diaz isnt even close.
kirkinga
April 24th, 2009
8:56 pm
Is it too early to declare Francouer back?
TNScott
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
Force the opposing manager make a move is all I’m saying. Frenchy bails out his manager.
Mixxo
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
What won’t Matty swing at???? Jeez!
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
TnBrian- if they DL’d Mac they would bring up Sammons- can’t have only one catcher on the roster
spotts
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
Can someone let Yunel know how ridiculous those frosted hilights look?
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
I think it’s time to bring in Infante to play LF tonight. Matty looks completely lost at the plate right now. He’s pulling off everything.
Tokyo Bravo
April 24th, 2009
8:57 pm
Woo hoo! Saturday is here and I can actually play along! Even planning to get up for the 2:00am start for the asfternoon game, as it’s on TV!!!! Who’s pitching Saturday’s game?
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
8:58 pm
Steve from OH-
sorry for the repeat…somehow missed your post
Wil
April 24th, 2009
8:58 pm
Why Infante? Time to bring B. Jones in and let him get some swings.
Somewhere in Normandy...
April 24th, 2009
8:58 pm
Where would the Braves be right now without Francoeur? Where?
TnBrian
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
Boy, Diaz has looked absolutely AWFUL at the plate more times than not so far this year. That hack at anything approach looks rediculous when he’s actually not doing what he did in ‘07 with that swing.
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
by the way. another good sign on Frenchy. That homer was to center field, which means he isn’t trying to pull the ball. He is really strong, he just needs to trust his swing.
N Nine
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
How is Diaz a career .306 hitter? Shocker
David O'Brien
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
Wow, what a play by the birthday boy
Steve from OH
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
No sweat, cabravesfan. No need to apologize for that…
Bubdylan
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
Woo Hoo. Leather.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
8:59 pm
Well Mac needs to be DL’d and have that lasik surgery or something. They could then bring up Blanco
TN Brian – Don’t you think Blanco would look funny in catcher’s gear?
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
9:00 pm
Chipper is the best in the majors at that bare handed play! Wow!
McFann Ô
April 24th, 2009
9:00 pm
Wayne–
I guess it’s a strong possibility.
Spotts but how long would it take for McCann to recover if he had the surgery again?
Don’t know, my friend.
Guess we can’t postpone these last two games in Great American Ballpark, huh? Dangit…I knew something like this would happen; I got too excited about this series.
Ripper
April 24th, 2009
9:00 pm
And the Braves continue to punish the opposition with their overwhelming offense!
Run Heap Run
April 24th, 2009
9:00 pm
I’ve been playing the georgia lottery every week for at least 5 years and have never won more than a dollar so I doubt you’d want keno number guesses from me.
Steve from OH
April 24th, 2009
9:00 pm
Woo Hoo. Leather.
It’s great for jackets, too!
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
9:01 pm
TnBrian
Ya think we might need a second catcher if McCann is DL’d???
What was Jeffy thinking swinging at that first pitch?? Now he’ll be screwed up for the rest of the year!
a643dp
April 24th, 2009
9:01 pm
It very sad when the team is so bad we get a legitamit run and its like we went on a 5 game winning streak. When is BC gonna make a frakin move he hasnt done crap in 3 years and he just keeps the same ole broken lineup. If kelly doesnt get a hit in his next 6 Abs he will have a BA .196 WTF.
Tokyo Bravo
April 24th, 2009
9:02 pm
Pistons-Cavs is a tie game at the end of three….
TnBrian
April 24th, 2009
9:03 pm
cabravesfan/Steve, like I said, just keep Mac in the dugout just in case. Never know when he might be ready to play. Ya’ll are right, my bad.
keylargo
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
I had a second LASIK surgery and was back to my normal routine the next day. No problems at all and vision has been 100% for more than 8 years now.
LuisG
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
Yahoo’s “Game Channel” is about 5 or 6 minutes late tonight. I miss TBS!
TnBrian
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
Wayne/keylargo, got it!
David O'Brien
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
Oh, before I forget: Cox said prior to the game, when I asked him, that there was nothing new to report on Glavine. The two-week point is early next week, Tuesday I think. Two weeks since he was examined by Andrews and told to rest it for two weeks.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
Votto gets a 2 out hit between Chipper and Yunel. Kind of a weak hit that just kept bounding out of Yunel’s reach.
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
9:05 pm
Joe Simpson….’That made Chipper limp” … comment on the foul ball Votto hit off his leg. Classicly Hilarious!:)
Tom O'Hawke
April 24th, 2009
9:06 pm
spotts ….. (”WHAT?!? You IDIOT!! We already answered that on page 3! …stupid.”)
I hear that the surgery isn’t that big of a deal. However, one of the bloggers, a few days ago, said they had the corrective surgery. Apparently, you can’t do anything strenuous, for a few weeks. That would put him, at least, on the 15 day DL.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
9:06 pm
Long foul ball from Phillips. 0-2.
Wil
April 24th, 2009
9:06 pm
Vazquez burning up the gun at 87 MPH.
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
9:06 pm
Steve
Good to see Hanson get past the 4th, but I hope he gets to the point of getting into the 7th and 8th.
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
9:07 pm
Nasty curve ball! Way to go Javy!
abwright
April 24th, 2009
9:07 pm
Phillips becomes the ninth strike-out. End of the 5th. Braves lead 3-2.
I'm not a robot without emotions-I'm not what you see
April 24th, 2009
9:07 pm
Domo arigato, Mr. Joe Votto,
Mata ah-oo hima de
Domo arigato, Mr. Joe Vootto,
Himitsu wo shiri tai
cabravesfan
April 24th, 2009
9:08 pm
Vazquez burning up the gun at 87 MPH.
Vazquez, 9 K’s through 5 innings…further proof it really doesn’t matter how hard you throw if you can locate
MFin04
April 24th, 2009
9:08 pm
Thats pretty darn funny…domo…domo..
I'm not a robot without emotions-I'm not what you see
April 24th, 2009
9:09 pm
Enter your comments here
David O'Brien
April 24th, 2009
9:09 pm
What a line for Volquez: five innings, three runs, all earned, one hit, seven walks, seven strikeouts. Threw 53 strikes in 97 pitches.
eltrompoBRAVESfan
April 24th, 2009
9:10 pm
I laughed out loud at work here when I saw we had walked in two of our runs before getting our first hit. What a game!
Wil
April 24th, 2009
9:11 pm
cabravesfan, who said anything to the contrary? Any team that had Maddux on it knows this.
Tomas
April 24th, 2009
9:11 pm
I don’t know how Vazquez strike out 200, and pitches 200 innings every year. he already has 100 pitches through 5 innings, and his due 3rd this inning. Personally I’d let him pitch one more inning.
Ugaman
April 24th, 2009
9:12 pm
Let’s see if they let Jordy run here.
abwright
April 24th, 2009
9:12 pm
Schafer walks to lead off the inning. Ross to the plate. Will we get to see a steal attempt by Mr. S?
Wayne in Utah
April 24th, 2009
9:13 pm
I suspect the Braves are in a wait and see mode on McCann until they get him back to ATL on Monday.
While we can still win or lose this one, it is good to get their bullpen, though they have been pitching OK as of late. Let’s hope JV gets at least through the 6th, and 7th ideally.