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Matt
May 3rd, 2009
4:08 pm
This team is downright pathetic.
Jeff321
May 3rd, 2009
4:08 pm
Off to watch the Dodgers…
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:08 pm
OK braves time to give them some insurance runs back
this team REALLY sucks
this team has a will to lose and lose they will
the mindset is long gone of “how will we win the game”
replaced by “how will we lose the game” which amounts to poor management, pathetic hitting, poor baserunning, slowest right fielder with no arm in right field, idiot center fielder chasing balls to the wall and thus turning doubles into triples, left fielder with ball in the lights issues sun, rain, or evening time games, no speed, no small ball, no adjustments or game plan when at the plate
Ugh!
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
May 3rd, 2009
4:09 pm
Braves are going to lose another series…to another awful team…time to accept the fact that we are not very good??
Coach (2010 or bust)
May 3rd, 2009
4:10 pm
Hey Steve, you like the ABC baseball clinic the Astros are putting over on our Braves today ?
I thought you would.
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
4:10 pm
If we lose 2 out of 3 to one of the worst teams in the NL…might be time to take a break from this team for awhile. This really is pathetic. No other way to put it.
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
4:11 pm
This team is good. This team is good. This team is good.
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:11 pm
stepped away from the TV but apparently the braves have done as expected and given the astros some more runs back
SO predictably pathetic
Wayne in Utah
May 3rd, 2009
4:11 pm
Frank
If you haven’t been waffling on the blog about Reyes, then obviously I wasn’t talking about you. Others on here change their minds from inning to inning on a player.
Those are the folks I was complaining about.
For my money, I think we should hang onto Reyes to give him a decent shot to show he has matured.
Boyer was definitely NOT given that sort of a shot this year at all. Can’t determine with 2 of 3 bad outings on a pitcher. (yeah, yeah, I remember last year. But I also remember the first half of last year when Boyer was a gamer.)
Braves fanatic
May 3rd, 2009
4:12 pm
“And “true fans” are wackos with no lives”
“Wouldn’t that make them dead?”
Yes – we are zombies. I want to eat your intestines.
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
4:12 pm
Oh, Coach, I like it today. I’ve played enough ball to respect it. Just don’t like it over 162 games without other hitting ability.
N Nine
May 3rd, 2009
4:12 pm
Why not get creative and not just throw strikes in middle for that last run. Bobby never thinks outside the box. I bet you anything Kotchi was walked because of Schafer. We’re out managed again. OFF WITH COX’S HEAD.
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
May 3rd, 2009
4:12 pm
When’s the MLB Draft…anyone know?
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:13 pm
braves working hard to make sure they don’t lose by 1 run these days
bring up some guys with heart
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
4:13 pm
TnBrian – I’ve been a big fan what seems like forever, but I think you’re right man. This is piss-poor play all around. It’s really heartbreaking.
What Omar Infante is thinking
May 3rd, 2009
4:13 pm
That gringo gabacho hillbilly of a manager should play me every day, man.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:14 pm
brilliant bring in KJ for a righty
choozer
May 3rd, 2009
4:14 pm
Instant poll: Will the Braves win a game this year when behind by 2 or more runs with 2 innings left?
FaninFaytown
May 3rd, 2009
4:15 pm
… did we just burn our 2nd catcher?
Efrim
May 3rd, 2009
4:15 pm
Schafer is getting on base at a high rate. He has actually done well so far. If you tracked him in the minors, you knew he was going to strikeout a lot, not that it matters, since a strikeout is an out.
It’s the same people who complain about Schafer with the strikeouts who complained about Johnson when he K’d 117 times in 2007…..of course, he walked 76 times that year and had an on base of around .370, which is really good, and that is all that really matters.
Coach, do you think the Astros are a better team than the Braves, or do you just think they are more fundamentally sound? Or do you just like having a track star at the top of your batting order like Michael Bourn….who sucks.
Wayne in Utah
May 3rd, 2009
4:15 pm
Matt, Jeff321, TnBrian, TnJeff (and any other whiners). Please just go. I have heard enough of your bitchin and moanin. We all know the team is struggling, so either shut up, or go. Rarely do any of you have anything reasonably relevant to discuss.
I am just glad that Al Gore didn’t invent the internet 10 years earlier, as you folks would have went crazy in the 80’s!
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
4:15 pm
Jason–June
Frank from KS
May 3rd, 2009
4:15 pm
Wayne
Oh I know you weren’t talking about me.
jonatuga
May 3rd, 2009
4:16 pm
Wayne
I’m with you.
HEY CARROLL!!!
May 3rd, 2009
4:16 pm
Astros have 4 sacrifice flies and three sacrifice bunts.
Carroll – what is the record for most sacrifices by a team in a 9 inning game?
choozer
May 3rd, 2009
4:16 pm
Cox has had a great career, but his teams keep getting worse
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:17 pm
yea I don’t know who is going to catch the next half inning
Carroll Rogers
May 3rd, 2009
4:17 pm
More clarification on Garret Anderson, considering I just got some information from David O’Brien from over the weekend that helped me understand what’s going on. The Braves wanted him to go on an assignment, given how few at-bats he’s seen this season. He elected not to go, which doesn’t make them too happy. So that’s the deal. I’m not sure what it says about him in the bigger picture, I just know that they’d rather him get in the car, drive 30 minutes, and go see some live pitching. He doesn’t think he needs to, so we won’t. if he comes back Tuesday and rakes I’m sure all will be forgotten. If he struggles, maybe not so much.
Wayne is a hoople
May 3rd, 2009
4:18 pm
Wayne – why don’t you take a hike among your purple mountains.
Chop Chop
May 3rd, 2009
4:18 pm
I hope he’ll be alright, but if not, that’s a hell of a way for Doug Brocail to end his time as a ballplayer. Dude has had Tommy John, an appendectomy, and an angioplasty during his career.
JasonInFL (Formerly ME)
May 3rd, 2009
4:18 pm
Steve from OH, thanks…
bravos2249
May 3rd, 2009
4:19 pm
Um Sammons is going to catch…Kelly is hitting in the 9th spot…Sammons came in in Kotchman’s ph spot
Frank from KS
May 3rd, 2009
4:19 pm
Seems to me that Mr. Anderson is being a prima-donna.
That right there should be grounds for a release.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
what happened?
FaninFaytown
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
who is hurt (gameday says so), and who is going to catch, diaz?
N Nine
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
Russ Ortiz- more walks than strikeouts…same Russ to me!
Rodney Derrick
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
We have a chance. Russ Ortiz pitching.
Jeff talked to Garret
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
Jeff explained what an insult it was for a major league player to have to go down to the lowly minor leagues. So Garret said, yeah man, i’m with you Jeff, they’re gonna have to drag me kickin and screamin.
Carroll Rogers
May 3rd, 2009
4:20 pm
They’re going to check on sacrifice flies and bunts. Not the simplest thing to see what kind of records Elias has on the combined sacs, but if it is one, the Braves PR staff will check. Cool, HEY YOU?!
jonatuga
May 3rd, 2009
4:21 pm
vabravesfan
their 60 yr old pitcher blew his knee out.
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:21 pm
gamecast says KJ hit for Sammons. Not saying its right just saying
FaninFaytown
May 3rd, 2009
4:21 pm
ok sorry, gameday showed johnson hit for sammons in the pitchers spot but they have fixed it now
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
4:21 pm
Watne, I’m probably one of the more optimistic bloggers here, if you actually READ what I write.
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:22 pm
You’re right Wayne … let’s concentrate on the positives with this team
Ummm …
I don’t care how much everyone complains – I like the Home red uniforms
cheld
May 3rd, 2009
4:23 pm
“Jeff explained what an insult it was for a major league player to have to go down to the lowly minor leagues”
There’s a big difference between being sent down for performance and being sent down on a rehab assignment.
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
4:23 pm
Flags are starched! Lets get somebody on and LIFT one!
jonatuga
May 3rd, 2009
4:23 pm
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
4:10 pm
If we lose 2 out of 3 to one of the worst teams in the NL…might be time to take a break from this team for awhile. This really is pathetic. No other way to put it.
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You’re right. Calling a .500 team “pathetic” is optimistic.
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
C’mon blonde tips
Coach (2010 or bust)
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
Hey Efrim, who is winning?
Who has two stolen bases, four bunts and three sac flies?
WHO????????
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
there is a BB to start a rally
mbatl
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
Good job by Omar, letting Russ be Russ. Make him throw strikes, Yunel!
Jeff321
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
Wayne In Utah, I don’t care if you wake up tomorrow dude. Gnaw on that for a while.
HEY CARROLL!
May 3rd, 2009
4:24 pm
You are way cool. Thanks.
N Nine
May 3rd, 2009
4:25 pm
Russ Ortiz doesn’t look a day older since he left us!!! and he issues a walk, yep that is Russ alright
Carroll Rogers
May 3rd, 2009
4:25 pm
Astros’ four sacrifice flies is one off the record for sacrifice flies in a game, which is five. The record for sacrifice bunts in a game is eight. Not sure about the combination of the two.
Steve from OH
May 3rd, 2009
4:25 pm
Certainly not the Astros, who are 10-14, whom you would be complaining about were you a fan of their team…
jonatuga
May 3rd, 2009
4:26 pm
Jeff321,
How stupid can one person be. Hoping someone dies b/c of a blog post. Go give your dad a reach-around and take a nap.
Chop Chop
May 3rd, 2009
4:26 pm
Those last two pitches to Omar, if thrown by a Braves pitcher, would have had every person in the park, including a profanity-spewing Bobby, angry about how the ump was squeezing us.
N Nine
May 3rd, 2009
4:27 pm
I think Coach (2010 or bust) is very unhappy today
Rodney Derrick
May 3rd, 2009
4:27 pm
Yunel swinging like Andruw, collapsing on the ground
vabravesfan
May 3rd, 2009
4:28 pm
come on jeff make something happen
Frank from KS
May 3rd, 2009
4:28 pm
Ut oh :>O
The Royals just took the lead over the Twins and guess who comes in to pitch…..
Horacio Rameriez(sp).
Lol
mbatl
May 3rd, 2009
4:28 pm
Ortiz can’t throw strikes. Too bad Esco had to hack at the first 2 pitches he saw. (and I don’t mean to cross over to the dark side, Steve in OH – I’m not hatin’, I’m just sayin’);
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
4:29 pm
Here’s your spot Jeff. Crank one baby!
Andy
May 3rd, 2009
4:29 pm
sure would love to see chipper drive in a run from time to time
Jeff321
May 3rd, 2009
4:29 pm
jonatuga, why are you trying to lay down “dad” jokes? Is Wayne from Utah your daddy?
Larry Wayne
May 3rd, 2009
4:30 pm
Jeff321,
Really, how old are you? This is a blog. Someone thinks you’re being a bit irrational and you wish their death? My God, grow up.
WoeIsMe
May 3rd, 2009
4:31 pm
I hate this team. How in the hell did I ever get stuck being a Braves fan? Isn’t there a pill or a shot you can take to get over it? Where in the devil is all that medical research when you really need it?
choozer
May 3rd, 2009
4:31 pm
Josh Anderson
46 AB 6 SB .326 Avg .367 OBP 6 RBI SO 7
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
4:31 pm
Jonatuga, so you hope he is an incestual homosexual? Whats worse bro?
Andy
May 3rd, 2009
4:31 pm
jonatuga – that’s a classic line – one of the best all-time dismissive lines i’ve ever heard. well said
cheld
May 3rd, 2009
4:32 pm
“sure would love to see chipper drive in a run from time to time”
That’s sort of hard to do when everyone is trying to pitch around you.
Wayne in Utah
May 3rd, 2009
4:32 pm
jonatuga
Thanks for having my back. Actually, I despise some of these crybabies. I really shouldn’t let them get to me, but I do sometimes. Sometimes I stick the knife in, to get a reaction, so others will see them for what they really are, a bunch of whining “loosers”.
I loved your comeback to TnBrian, one of the biggest whiners on the blog, who actually thinks he is positive. Brian, YOU should go read some of your rant.
And Jeff, well sorry to disappoint, but I will probably wake up in the morning, and again see you for the whiner you are.
But thanks for the positive thoughts…..azzhole!
And, while you are leaving (you are leaving, I hope), don’t let the screen door hit you in the backside on the way out!
And, have a nice day!
National Institutes of Health
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
“Isn’t there a pill or a shot you can take to get over it? Where in the devil is all that medical research when you really need it?”
This is a genetic disorder. We are working on a vaccine. But it is still in animal testing.
Blog Ref
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
I am just glad that Al Gore didn’t invent the internet 10 years earlier
Yet another Fox News talking point inserted into the conversation on a baseball blog that is supposedly politics-free!
Al Gore never said that. For a change, how about you people do some research and stop believing everything Fox News and billionaire-funded pundits tell you?
Now back to baseball…without wingnut propaganda.
Jeff321
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
Larry Wayne, maybe I think Wayne from Utah is a bit irrational all the time. If you don’t like my posts, maybe you should wait until I address ya.
Mixxo
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
Swung at 2 ball fours.
JD
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
“That’s sort of hard to do when everyone is trying to pitch around you.”
And no one gets on base in front of you
Chop Chop
May 3rd, 2009
4:33 pm
That was clutch hitting.
(You know, clutch for your throat while you choke away an AB.)
Andy
May 3rd, 2009
4:34 pm
oof
Almost everyone else
May 3rd, 2009
4:34 pm
That’s OK Wayne, we agree with you, man, and appreciate you saying it.
jonatuga
May 3rd, 2009
4:34 pm
Jeff321,
No, just figured you had to be 14 or 15 and living at home to say something that incredibly idiotic.
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:34 pm
For Wayne
Good try Frenchy – swing looked nice
We’ll get three in the 9th
kirkinga
May 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
It’s Sunday folks…can’t we all get along?
JerksInc
May 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
think Coach (2010 or bust) is very unhappy today N NINE
he’s always unhappy, and a total a$$hole.COACH & PTOWN & MF04.Shudder.
Coach (2010 or bust)
May 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
Three more outs and then ya’ll can start the bitching.
Strictly Confidential
May 3rd, 2009
4:35 pm
Wayne = Waynie Mae Hofstetter, a 63 year old spinster from Provo.
JD
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
We’ll get three in the 9th TNJeff
Three what? Outs? Have you seen this team?
Mike
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
How about we trade the Braves lineup for the Braves Triple-A lineup and maybe they will do better!! We need to also fire TP because he is teaching this lineup how to leave runners on base and strikeout! No discipline at all!
FrenchyFries
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
you know Jeff would have gotten a hit had runners not been on base.
Jeff F.
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
I’m going to swing no matter where the pitch is located. I hope it’s right down the middle. Plate discipline is for losers.
choozer
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
Blog Ref, with that Fox comment you just did what you said shouldn’t be done here. If you’re going to advocate a standard of no politics, then live by it.
Coach (2010 or bust)
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
Me unhappy? NOT EVEN CLOSE. Try again.
Truly fed up fan
May 3rd, 2009
4:36 pm
“Three more outs and then ya’ll can start the bitching.”
and bitch we will!
N Nine
May 3rd, 2009
4:37 pm
I can’t take it anymore, I with you! Going to treat myself with some ice cream and enjoy the rest of my weekend. This game and this blog will make me feel like Coach….
Rodney Derrick
May 3rd, 2009
4:37 pm
Frenchy of 2008 returns. Hey, Hawkins ball moves. Right out of strike zone, so Jeff has to swing.
TNJeff
May 3rd, 2009
4:37 pm
JD
Power of Positive thinking – Wayne’s on to something
I fell another Division Title!!!!
Frankie Knuckles
May 3rd, 2009
4:38 pm
As of late, it seems like every team has their coming out parties with the Braves.
Its only bad luck, its only bad luck, its only bad luck.
Tom O'Hawke
May 3rd, 2009
4:38 pm
Rodney Derrick
I thanked you before, but the post never showed up. That’s another of the peculiarities my computer is going through today. I believe you were right about a weak signal. Every once in a while, I have trouble with Verizon.
TnBrian
May 3rd, 2009
4:38 pm
Wayne, you’re not putting that crap over on me! Of course I and just about anybody else is going to be negative when time and time again the same dang thing holds this team back from a win. Especially against the lowly Stros. I’ve been bashed for being a retard on being overly optimistic.