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DAM
May 1st, 2009
8:17 pm
Let’s all pray that when Bobby sticks KJ back in there he slots him 6, 7, or 8 and bumps Schafer up to leadoff.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:19 pm
After three innings, I hate Michael Bourn.
Heath (Cleveland)
May 1st, 2009
8:19 pm
If Cox wants to put KJ back in at 2B tomorrow…can he atleast consider leaving Omar in and giving Esco some time off? Omar has been the most consistent guy at the plate….seems that way anyway.
and then
May 1st, 2009
8:19 pm
and then Bobby Cox went out to say
1) He won’t eat bacon anymore because of the swine flu,
2) McCann is now eating carrots,
3) Tom Glavine is day-to-day,
4) Kawakami has been “lights out” he just looks tired
Eman
May 1st, 2009
8:21 pm
Tornado warning in the N. Georgia area, hope the bad stuff don’t make it to Atlanta
KC
May 1st, 2009
8:21 pm
I’m starting to wonder if Escobar EVER hits ANYTHING other than weak choppers to the left side. I know he has, but it’s getting difficult to remember anything else.
Shamus Thacker
May 1st, 2009
8:22 pm
Only beer joint within staggering distance closed for good. Don’t know what I’ll do. Legal to drive TO honky-tonk, illegal to drive home. Whadda quandary…
David O'Brien
May 1st, 2009
8:23 pm
Keylargo: Yeah, that movie was kinda weak, but she looked great, and I thought same thing of her batting stance and swing. Impressive.
Coolest chica going.
Treehouse
May 1st, 2009
8:23 pm
If a Tornado does touch down, I hope it hits on Hampton’s knee and breaks it.
MFin04
May 1st, 2009
8:24 pm
Might be time to play Prado yet?
KC
May 1st, 2009
8:24 pm
Holy Crap, Well, Anderson did hit .293, 15 HR, 90 RBI last year, not to mention hitting something like .374 with RISP.
Sounds valuable to me for a team struggling to score runs. Especially when the guy getting all the playing time in his place is hitting .225.
Stephen
May 1st, 2009
8:24 pm
Lol, treehouse.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:25 pm
Treehouse,
if a tornado breaks Hampton’s knee, it’d only be playing right into his hands! he wouldnt have to pitch another game for at LEAST 3 years!
McFann O
May 1st, 2009
8:25 pm
Is anybody else EXTREMELY SICK AND TIRED of that stupid AT&T commercial where the kid “throws his minutes out at the restaurant”? Ugh! When is that kid gonna get it through his head that their friggin’ minutes don’t expire? Those commercials weren’t funny the first hundred-thousand times!
Sorry. Really needed to get that off my chest…
KC
May 1st, 2009
8:26 pm
I’m sure KJ will be in the leadoff spot tomorrow… because he’s displayed such a comfort level there, it would be difficult to drop him in the order.
Stephen
May 1st, 2009
8:27 pm
McFann, I’m tired of the commercial that takes place in Amsterdam.
DUMBSABETTAVHUMSAHETTTAN
Or something along those lines.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:27 pm
McFann,
I’m more pissed at his mom. What a BITCH! I always hope the family will succeed in ridding themselves of their old minutes behind her back!
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:28 pm
Any chance we might hold on to this one?
It says, “ask again later.” Spooky.
KC
May 1st, 2009
8:28 pm
Damnit man… Lowe must not have his best stuff tonight. Every inning has been an adventure. It would REALLY suck to lose this game to Hampton and the Stros.
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:28 pm
With you there McFann. I wonder what they pay people to come up with those things? They could pay me that much and I’m thinking I’d come up with something better that some of them out there….
Ron Burgundy
May 1st, 2009
8:28 pm
Stay classy, San Diego. F**k you Mike Hampton, douchebag.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:29 pm
I’m Ron Burgundy?
Brandon
May 1st, 2009
8:30 pm
Nice drive from Bibby and 1….
Treehouse
May 1st, 2009
8:30 pm
Just missed that double play.
MFin04
May 1st, 2009
8:30 pm
What happened on that double play? Could they not get him?
Jeff321
May 1st, 2009
8:30 pm
Yet another defensive gaffe (throw) by Chipper Jones!
Boo
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
Oh yeah, that Infante, amazing defense….
Brandon
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
wrong blog sorry..
MariettaDerek
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
That was definitely NOT double pits to chesty. Tied game. Boo to that.
David O'Brien
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
When he was with the Braves, Hampton would’ve strained two muscles beating out that double-play grounder.
KC
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
Fu#$$^#^#$%@&@$%&#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SH#$%^&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get that run back!!! I do NOT want to lose again, ESPECIALLY not to Hampton.
Cabravesfan
May 1st, 2009
8:31 pm
Anyone want to share what is going ok with the game?
Heath (Cleveland)
May 1st, 2009
8:32 pm
The ’stros are one of the few teams that have more issues scoring than the Braves…makes the Lowe struggles even more hard to swallow.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:32 pm
Nice K, Lowe. Let’s get that run back!
MFin04
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
Can someone explain what happened on the double play ball? Thanks
brent a.
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
Hawks play Sunday no matter what; either at home against Miami, or at Cleveland.
Lakers play Monday.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
EFFING RBI FC??? GO TO HELL HAMPTON!
DAM
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
KC, you’re right. We’ll probably pretend that KJ is the one with the .415 OBP coming into today while Schafer’s is .295. Oh, wait.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
If I may jump in, I have to say I like those unused minutes adds.
They’re mostly funny. For the most part.
That kid looks like a guy I know. He plays a teenager but I bet he’s like 35. Incidently the guy I know is 35 but looks 20.
I should talk. I hate looking younger. I want to be Greg Oden.
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:33 pm
i hope Hampton rips his pants and we see a little bit of his butt cheeks. And then instead of boos the whole crowd just laughs and laugh.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:35 pm
Ripple Shot,
WHAT THE &%#@!?
You’re outta here!
That’s messed up. I for one hope D-Lowe stops giving up cheap runs.
bravos2249
May 1st, 2009
8:35 pm
Jim
sorry….Also sorry took so long to respond. The big screen is in the other room. lol
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:35 pm
Seriously, Ripple Shot.
That’s messed up.
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:35 pm
lol @ get a new screen name to respond to.
I’m changing mine to just the letter ‘A’ or the number 1…haven’t decided yet.
Whoever asked where I was, I’m like 150 miles northwest of atlanta in a little town on the lake called guntersville. watching the lightning dance across the lake right now. Still got the game and my drink so I’m good.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:36 pm
Chipper still looks like he’s pulling off everything.
MFin04
May 1st, 2009
8:36 pm
What’s up with Chipper?
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:36 pm
I wish that Bourne dude would fall down or something.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:36 pm
whoa RippleShot, you wanna see a dude’s a$$? ;-P haha
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:37 pm
I said a little bit of his butt cheeks. A tiny bit. Just enough to make the crowd laugh and laugh. And it would make Hampton feel so dumb.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:37 pm
Chipper sucks.
Come on Chipper. You’re blowing it.
Chopper2Chipper
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Of course Glass sets down 9 in a row.
1
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
sorry! taken!
bravefaninok
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Jeff321
May 1st, 2009
8:30 pm
Yet another defensive gaffe (throw) by Chipper Jones!
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chippers throw was good ,it was infante who made the throwing error
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Run Heap Run that was me asking. You’re several hours southeast of Me. Not supposed to get any really nasty stuff here, at least not until tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Smyrna Jim
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
cabravesfan – did you mean to ask what’s going on with the game, as opposed to what’s going ok with the game? Hampton has retired 10 in a row – the Astros tied the game on a near DP where Infante’s throw to first was wide.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Bobby: “Okay, guys. They tied it up. Let’s go out there in the bottom of the 4th and swing at the first pitch and give Hampton a 1-2-3 inning on 5 pitches.”
Gil In Mechanicsville
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Hey RHR.. I’ve been to Guntersville, pretty place. Tennessee river, right?
bravos2249
May 1st, 2009
8:38 pm
Rain looks like it’s moving towards ATL..but if it hits it shouldn’t affect Lowe. Probably won’t hit for another 2-3 innings.
McFann O
May 1st, 2009
8:39 pm
Stephen–
Oh man, I hate that one, too!
The_Superhoo–
Well yeah, she’s annoying, too, but ya don’t have to go that far…um…Yeah, though, they oughta just trash all their minutes–and anyway, you can’t just hand out minutes, they’re on you friggin’ phone, aren’t they?
TJ–
Seriously! Whoever came up with the first one musta been really proud of those little orange disks.
They could pay me that much and I’m thinking I’d come up with something better that some of them out there
Betcha could…
Jeff321
May 1st, 2009
8:39 pm
I have family that lives in Northern Alabama. (Arab, Guntersville area)
mbatl
May 1st, 2009
8:40 pm
Chipper and Yunel are in a grudge match for least patient hitters in the NL. Coming into the game, they were last (Yunel with 2.95 pitches per PA) and next-to-last (Chipper at 3.16 pitches per PA). Out of 113 qualified hitters.
In 2 PA each, Chipper has seen 4 pitches tonight… Escobar 6.
The battle continues, and the race tightens.
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:40 pm
Right Gil, yeah it’s a beautiful place. Good fishing, they say.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:40 pm
Oh come on!
That sucks.
I feel like Jeff should set a goal for 27 homeruns this year. That would give him 100. Of course, if not for the low expectations that result from his down years he should be expected to hit 30, but 27 would be pretty impressive either way.
JD
May 1st, 2009
8:41 pm
Oh dear…the rally turtle’s hiding.
I’m positive it’s been discussed, but I don’t want to read through 500 posts: Can someone tell me what’s going on with McCann? I saw him in the dugout wearing glasses? What happened to the new contact and the rehab assignment?
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:41 pm
I hope that Tornado comes and rips a little part of Hampton’s pants.
Jeff321
May 1st, 2009
8:41 pm
bravefaninok – Yeah, Infante made a bad throw. But, Chipper threw him a shot put.
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:41 pm
They do like them little orange disks, supposed to look like a clock or something maybe? I dunno.
McFann O
May 1st, 2009
8:42 pm
Mitchell–
The only one that was sorta funny to me was the yard sale one.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:42 pm
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:37 pm
I said a little bit of his butt cheeks. A tiny bit. Just enough to make the crowd laugh and laugh. And it would make Hampton feel so dumb.
No no no. Still sick. Please seek help.
Double Dare
May 1st, 2009
8:42 pm
Any news on Heyward? Sorry if this was posted before.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:42 pm
Come on D-Lowe!
Buckle down.
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:43 pm
It was SO humid late this afternoon here, like August humidity, all my clothes were wringing wet after I ran, yuck. Is it like that in atlanta tonight?
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:43 pm
Double Dare– Mild hammy problem. He should be back shortly.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:43 pm
Dare. DOB said Wren said Heyward- mild strained hamstring. Back soon.
Double Dare
May 1st, 2009
8:43 pm
Thanks guys! Let’s go BRAVES! Good night.
McFann O
May 1st, 2009
8:44 pm
JD–
The contacts made his eyes to dry–drops didn’t help–and he went 1-6 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and two strikeouts in his rehab assignment in Myrtle Beach.
DOB’s got an article about it up on the AJC Braves page. Bowmen’s also got one on the “Official Site”.
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:44 pm
JD – there’s a whole story about McCann’s eye thing on the sports page Braves link.
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:45 pm
Hey, Diaz caught one for a change of pace.
McFann O, how do you make your s*** bold? I can’t remember how to do that.
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:45 pm
Mitchell- what part of a LITTLE bit of Hampton’s butt cheeks. It wouldn’t be a lot! Just a little skin. Just enough to get the crowd to laugh at him and make him embarrassed.
The_Superhoo
May 1st, 2009
8:45 pm
RippleShot
DUDE. why are you so obsessed with seeing inside Hampton’s pants? LOL
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:45 pm
Steve OH would that be considered third hand information? you said that DOB said that Wren said….
Treehouse
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Not sure Chip should a hit “fisted up the middle.”
nolie
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
What exactly do you mean you think that Hanson’s pitch counts have hurt him? Do you think that because he’s not throwing as many pitches it’s somehow messing him up? (Roman Gal)
No right now he is throwing too many pitches to get the number of outs he is getting. He has had to be pulled by the 5th inning in most starts cause he has already reached the 100 pitch count limit. It would likely be worse if he were up with the big club pitchjing against hitters who Fot The Most Part have better place discipline. He just needs to get a little better command so he can go farther into games. Lotsa young pitchers have the same problem.
Stephen
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Ahahahahah, Lee, sit down.
Baseball Announcers that sound dirty, but really aren't
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Chip “the douchebag” Caray, “was fisted up the middle.”
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Andruw with another RBI…another extra base hit…
MariettaDerek
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Sammons guns down Lee. That was DP to C!
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Not bad for a 3rd stringer!
Mitchell
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Ripple Shot I’m done with you.
I’m just gonna close my eyes when I see your name.
keylargo
May 1st, 2009
8:46 pm
Any news on Heyward? Sorry if this was posted before.
Go back about an hour and read DOB’s grayed background post for news on Heyward.
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:47 pm
TJ, was just trying to give DOB credit. I knew it was weird, but still makes sense.
McFann O
May 1st, 2009
8:48 pm
Mitchell–
For bolding, click here.
RippleShot
May 1st, 2009
8:48 pm
No, MITCHELL! I’m done with you. You clearly don’t understand how amazing it would be for Hampton to tear his pants exposing a tiny bit of his butt cheeks which would make the crowd laugh at him.
Run Heap Run
May 1st, 2009
8:49 pm
That’s Matty’s spot, huh?
Schafer's Wafers
May 1st, 2009
8:49 pm
No to the people who think Richie Sexson would be good….You people have clearly not watched any baseball if you think he is still decent. DOB gave the numbers last blog.
JD
May 1st, 2009
8:49 pm
Thanks guys…why doesn’t McCann just get the surgery already? I feel like he’s only going to hold the team back and prolong this. Hope I’m wrong and the glasses work, but still…
Steve OH
May 1st, 2009
8:50 pm
Diaz’s single was exactly like his one from Tues that scored the 2 runs.
MFin04
May 1st, 2009
8:50 pm
WOOOTTTT!!!
TJ
May 1st, 2009
8:50 pm
McFann Looks like you got another student, teach…LOL
Steve OH Yeah, I know. And scary part is, we all understood it too….
bravefaninok
May 1st, 2009
8:50 pm
im listening tonight,im blacked out because of houston.