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Shawn G
April 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
Move the damn runner
Heath (Cleveland)
April 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Hmmm…Escobar bunting…was that on his own or did Cox actually call for that? I asked in jest…
Epinephrine
April 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FREAKING KIDDING ME WITH THE BUNTING. KILL ME.
Jeff321
April 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Did Bobby Cox hold a top secret bunting class?
nolie
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
I meant I’d probably choose Prado over Infante if either was to start full time. Which they aren’t this year. (BRAVOS2249)
If you are talking 2nd base, I would too. Way better ability to get on base.
Bobby's Cox
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Well, Infante is playing a good game. Solid defensively…leadoff hit in the 1st, walk to lead off the 8th in a close game… Real solid game by Infante.
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Nice play Esco!!!!
Run Heap Run
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Walking Chipper has worked out well for them so far…I predict they’ll do it again.
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
4 bb’s
spotts
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Don’t get why you bunt. To open up 1st for Chipper so our “slugger” Casey Kotchman can not drive him in?
RC
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Chipper has been walked 3 times tonight and we are “sacrificing” to open up 1st base when he comes up….great idea there.
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Infante has played great and better be in the lineup tommorrow
lexbrave
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
“bobby cox optimistic of a rally here”
he’s the only one
ABravesFan
April 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Ok now take your walk Chipper and Kotchman do something with your life.
MP31
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
kotch or frenchy will end the inning doin something stupid in their at bat
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
about to walk chipper again why not no one can protect him
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
No way in heck you pitch to Chipper here. NO WAY!
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
Might as well just walk down to first.
Wayne in Utah
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
MFin04
No, my friend, you are NOT a fan. You wouldn’t know a fan if he walked up and slapped you in the face.
Your just a damned crybaby.
McFann
What did our boy do in MB tonight??
Rodney Derrick
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
I hate the policy of bunting Yunel. 99%chance you take the bat out of Chipper’s hands
Mitchell
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
Good job Yunel.
Now Chipper has to walk the walk. Omar and Yunel set the table.
Bring it Chipper. And if they walk you and Kotchman makes an out it’s still on you and your part of the line-up.
Mitchell
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
BOOOOOO!
RC
April 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
LaRussa should at least let the pitcher intentionally walk him so it doesn’t look as bad on his numbers.
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Bobby has to play Ross in the 4 spot tomorrow….and play Infante and Prado
CorkylikesBeer
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Kotchman will make them pay! Promise you!
Jake W.
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Casey should try to hit a ball to left field. Pulling the ball hasn’t done him good tonight.
Dan DC
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Pinella is a great manager.
Tom O'Hawke
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
“Some of you folks are a sad bunch of individuals. And you call yourselves fans, huh??”
Wayne … I believe there was more optimism on the flaming Hindenburg.
Mitchell
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Kotchman, you’re my boy. Please don’t let me down.
ABravesFan
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Hey Kotchman earn you keep RIGHT HERE!
zephyr 8
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
please no DP
nolie
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
What a shame. Hold this Cards team to one run in 8 innings and still be losing. C’mon guys. You can do it.
Run Heap Run
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
I like how the Braves pitch to Pujols and he’s 1 for 8 thus far and the Cards have walked Chipper like 8 times. Hey, at least we’ve got stones, right?
Vol_In_Ohio
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
4 for 4 night for Chipper!
To Be Continued....
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
So I guess we’ll see what kind of protection Kotchman is for Chipper.
Heath (Cleveland)
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
What about a double steel here? That would surprise the Cards so much it would have to work wouldn’t it?
Mike
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Can you say “pitching around Chipper, cause there is no one in the line up to protect him”.
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
The Cards announcers are talking about how LaRussa hates…the intentional walk…they were talking about that in the first inning….lol 8 innings later…he issued 4 of them.
Bobby's Cox
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
kotchman looks zoned in…wouldn’t be surprised if he went deep
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
OMFG KROTCHMAN
RC
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Mitchell,
If Kotchman makes an out how the h*** is that “on Chipper”? Should it have brought his sand wedge to the plate, cause that’s the only way he was hitting some of those 4 pitches.
Bobby's Cox
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
or K’d
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
kotchman sucks
Rob from SC
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Kotchman sucks
To Be Continued....
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Not so much
zmerk13
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
wow Kotchman… just wow…
Blaine Boyer is redbird goo
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Send in Blaine Boyer!
Ian Curtis
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Why the hell is Kotchman batting cleanup? Seriously? Seriously???
Run Heap Run
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Don’t worry guys, Frenchy’s coming up.
BaseKnock
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, KOTCH?! that looked bad!
CorkylikesBeer
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Three run shot here on first pitch
ABravesFan
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Kotchman YOU SUCK
Wayne in Utah
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Tom O
Amen!
BOO
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
LOL, this team is so easy to beat.
Can you tell the Cardinals’ game-plan is: walk Chipper, pitch to all the other dead weight?
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Casey K…you are the anti-clutch. Atleast Frenchy has a little clutch in him.
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
francouer haha what a joke
zephyr 8
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Brilliant by Kotchman. If he makes no contact then he can ground into DP.
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
BLAINE BOYER WHERE ARE YOU
Run Heap Run
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
In fairness, Krotchy has been hot….until tonight.
Heath (Cleveland)
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Well…the entire league has the recipe for beating the Braves…just put up for fingers every time Chipper comes to bat.
Jake W.
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
What is so appetizing about that ball in the dirt. We have to offer at it more than any other team.
Mitchell
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Jeff, send the Cardinal fans home.
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
hope jeff proves me wrong
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Big bad swing at everything diaz on deck baby.
zmerk13
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
have we hit a home run at home this year? Sure doesn’t seem like it.
Vol_In_Ohio
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
7 LOB for Kotch. LaRussa knows baseball.
zephyr 8
April 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Maybe we should sign Tim Allen
Rob from SC
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
like Diaz is going to get a hit
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
PREDICTION;
DIAZ WHIFFS ON A PITCH 3 FEET OUTSIDE.
Wayne in Utah
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Good eye, Jeff!
BaseKnock
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Loaded for Diaz. What do you think is going to happen?
jonatuga
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
bases loaded walk time
WOW
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
good at bat but diaz cant hit so what do we do 7 walks no runs haha
ABravesFan
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Frenchy with a walk bases loaded for Diaz.
Jake W.
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Here we go again, a walk can tie the game. Do our hitters no that?
CorkylikesBeer
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Why wont the Cards bring in Blaine
BaseKnock
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Can we pitch hit Diaz for Prado?
Jeff321
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
“Its not easy to get 7 walks in a game and not score.”
-Chip Caray
Mike
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Lets see if Diaz can NOT strike out.
To Be Continued....
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
I would like to think that we could put someone behind Chipper who would make the opposition pay for walking Chipper every at bat. But damned if I know who the heck in this lineup could protect a fly?
CorkylikesBeer
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Grand slam by Diaz
zmerk13
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
First pitch swinging is coming here… lets not be patient
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Frenchy was patient and got a walk. Nicely done! Here is our offense…the walk!!! Come on Matt get the walk!!!
Mitchell
April 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
Matt. Please. Please get a hit.
I went to the game last year when Matty got the winning hit against the Padres.
Make it happen.
Run Heap Run
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
I would’ve liked our chances better here if B Jones was in the hole instead of Matty. But maybe he’ll surprise us.
jonatuga
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
don’t swing at the first pitch please!
To Be Continued....
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Matt Diaz first pitch again?
P-Town Brave (Pleading for Change)
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Wow Bobby…wow…not PH for Diaz?!
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Strike one
Serge
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Guys are we gonna blame Kelly for this one too? You know cause it was his fault our offense sucks….
(Quite frankly its time to blame TP)
To Be Continued....
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Of course he did!!!!
zephyr 8
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Come on Diaz
StingerSplash
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
If you’re gonna sit Kelly down because he’s in a funk, how about putting Infante or Norton at first tomorrow after Kotchman’s performance tonight? Yeah, Norton’s average stinks, but all he is doing is getting a pinch-hit appearance every other game. How bout getting him some regular at-bats so he get some swings in? He can’t do any worse than Kotchman has done tonight — 2 GIDPs, 2 Ks, 7 LOB.
RC
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Why the hell was Matt swinging first pitch?
Bobby's Cox
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
pinch hit prado for diaz bobby!
Epinephrine
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
I just don’t understand why we give up the out for Esco. Trading Esco for Kotchman is just crazy, knowing they are not going to pitch to Chipper anyway. Awful.
Nice AB by Jeff, but I can’t say I am feeling good right now.
MFin04
April 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Dear Lord…please anything but an out!
Mixxo
April 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Take it the other way Matt!
Stephen
April 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Strike Two, HERE COMES THE WHIFF
CorkylikesBeer
April 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Diaz will hit it out….