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Mixxo
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
Terrible AB Matty, just terrible son.
C’mon!
Steve from OH
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
A quick question…why is Francoeur hitting fifth?
kirkinga
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
It took some help, but who cares!!
Soph
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
Mannnnnnnn, Franceour. No comment.
RHR
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
Another day, another embarrassing display from Frenchy. Ho hum.
Marshall
June 7th, 2009
1:48 pm
Carroll – you mentioned Kotchman going on the DL – who is taking his roster spot?
the hope of the braves nation rests in your hands mr hanson
June 7th, 2009
1:49 pm
good cut!
Chop Chop
June 7th, 2009
1:49 pm
Mike Cameron broke the scoreless streak, RHR.
Gloomy Gus
June 7th, 2009
1:49 pm
Diaz and Francoeur fail.
Negative Nancy
June 7th, 2009
1:49 pm
it’s nice to see a run finally. why is francoeur batting fifth? or in the lineup at all?
David..(Athens, AL)
June 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
not good Diaz and Frency … believe GA would have put the ball in play
JasonInFL
June 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
Worst cleanup hitter put in a lineup this year?
Efrim
June 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
We still need two outfielders….
Steve from OH, yeah man. White did strike out 12 yesterday, but it was in the Super regionals against East Carolina. I read that question, I was going to ask if that was you. I dunno, I saw a question in the chat that asked if the pitcher the Braves were going to get at #7 was going to be a better prospect than Jeff Locke, and Law said probably. So ya figure whoever we get has at least #2 starter upside.
joe
June 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
our 4-8 is pathetic
RHR
June 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
OH my bad, Chop Chop.
chuckw/deadjournalist
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
francoeur should take the wade boggs approach – take the first pitch regardless of situation. it certainly wouldn’t make things any worse.
DAM
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
and francoeur manages to swing at 2 balls rather than taking them for a 3-1 count.
why is he 5th today? any guesses? i’m out of ‘em.
Shane
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
There is your run Tommy. Hold Em!
Johnny Quest
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
Another man left on 3rd. Deja Vue all over again.
Shamus Thacker
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
Hate to make a negative comment during a win, but why doesn’t SOMEBODY tell Frenchy to TAKE the first pitch, just once, just to humor ME, if for no other reason?
TnBrian
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
Is it Frenchy’s fault, is it TP’s fault, is it Bobby’s fault, is it our fault? Who’s fault is it that Frenchy’s is one of the worst hitters in MLB right now?
JasonInFL
June 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
Jeff Francoeur sucks. I am sorry. I have been patient and hopeful that he would snap out of it. Facts are facts…he just isn’t very good. You HAVE to get the run in from 3rd when you are as run starved as this team!!!
groundfog
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
Francoer swung at a pitch that probably was going in the dirt-they don’t even have to throw it near the plate for him to swing at it.
beach dawg
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
MR FLY — well done, very well done.
same ol' same ol'
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
Matty Diaz needs to be on the same train outta town as Frenchie and KJ. A big hit from time to time followed by failure to make contact with overswinging.
bravos2249
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
JJ and Javy have got to be saying…WTF man.
Hadji
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
Another man left on 3rd. Deja Vue all over again. -Johnny Quest
I hear you.
Carroll Rogers
June 7th, 2009
1:52 pm
that was 95 mph cheese to get fielder
Nate from NCState
June 7th, 2009
1:53 pm
getcha some of that
Soph
June 7th, 2009
1:53 pm
Nice job, Tommy H. Bye bye Princey.
DirtyYuni
June 7th, 2009
1:53 pm
Hanson looks so at ease out there. So nice to see.
Mixxo
June 7th, 2009
1:53 pm
Nice Tommy! Nice life on that fastball.
Mixxo
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
Where was THAT???
DirtyYuni
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
Where’d that 96 mph heat on the corner miss?
RHR
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
GASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
TnBrian
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
And a WHIF!
Carroll Rogers
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
that’s 96, twice, to get Cameron (shoulda had him the pitch before, i thought)
Mitchell
June 7th, 2009
1:54 pm
go do some more roids Mike.
DirtyYuni
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
YOWZA. This kid’s good. Locating so well, 95 right where he wants and then that hook right behind it. Nasty.
BravesFanChris24
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
Struck out the side!
Tom Glavine
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
It could’ve me, it could’ve been meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Soph
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
Wow, do you hear our fans? How exciting is it at the Ted?
Steve from OH
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
Can I just take a moment to thank Frank Wren for not trading this guy?
Carroll Rogers
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
just got the wooo from the crowd on the curveball. i hadn’t heard that since his outings in spring training. and a hearty cheer after his second perfect inning, in which he struck out the side.
N8
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
And there’s the K. I’m telling you. This is like opening day all over again.
I can honestly say, that had Glavine been pitching today, I would still have tuned in and been curious how he would have done. But I’ve been WAITING for this game since they announced it. As I’m sure the rest of you have.
Succeed or not, today is the new beginning for us fans.
Strikes out the side. This is frickin’ awesome!!
Somewhere, Frank Wren is smiling too.
BravesFanChris24
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
Boog called him Big Red ~_~
the hope of the braves nation rests in your hands mr hanson
June 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
jesus christ what a curve on that 0-1 count! struck out the side?
we should have kept glavine huh?
Jerry Holcombe
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Well, a bloop single and a cheap triple later and the Braves have their first run in about 5 years. On the down side, only the Braves can score just one run in that situation. Francoeur hitting fifth is a travesty. Hanson is looking great. He’s gonna have to be.
PStone
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Hanson is dealing!
Salamander
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
damn.
Mitchell
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Wow, Braves fans actually paying attention.
I got free tickets to this game but didn’t have anyone to go with. Sniff.
Nate from NCState
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Hey Carroll who his taking Kotchman’s place on the roster?
kirkinga
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Have to like that folks. I don’t recall any other recent call up striking out the side.
N Nine
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
most exciting moment all season WELCOME TO BIGGS TOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carroll Rogers
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
only five balls in the first 21 pitches for hanson
Epinephrine
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Unreal.
Paul Lentz
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Franceour batting 5th? Unreal. But not surprising. Franceour’s fan club must be blackmailing Braves management with some compromising pictures or something, because I just do not understand the “logic” in not only playing Franceour, but batting him 5th.
Nice to see that Mike Cameron is playing for the Braves today. He breaks back on Escobar’s ball that drops in for a hit. Then he misplays Chipper’s single into a triple.
Meanwhile, no surprise to see Franceour swing at crap all 3 pitches he swings at. Pathetic but not surprising.
DirtyYuni
June 7th, 2009
1:56 pm
Steve…I’m with you man. Glad we didn’t trade this guy.
I’m actually sitting here giddy to watch him pitch. And Carroll’s right…crowd with a big “wooo” on that hook.
RHR
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
why is he 5th today? any guesses?
Like it really matters where he’s hitting?
But Jeff says he doesn’t get anything to hit because he’s so low in the lineup (no really, he said that) so here’s his chance! I mean, him swinging at pitches in the dirt is all due to where he hits in the lineup, right? I swear if I were an opposing pitcher, just for laughs, I would freaking ROLL the first pitch to Francoeur up to the plate just to see if he’d hack at it.
LuisG
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
3Ks in an inning… Nice!
PWHjort
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
Wham Bam thank you Ma’am. Strike out the side. Hanson is the most entertaining pitcher on our staff.
BravesFanChris24
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
A new spotlight with McCann! ~_~
Shamus Thacker
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
GO TOMMY!!!
Wheelz007
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
WOW!!!
bravos2249
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
MCFANN
They are premiering a Spotlight B-MAC!!
joe
June 7th, 2009
1:57 pm
Hehe, you should hear Don Sutton getting excited over on radio!
CW
June 7th, 2009
1:58 pm
Yikes! Hanson’s FB looks great, but those were some wicked curves he snapped off against Gamel.
Soph
June 7th, 2009
1:58 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeen!
Daybed Wagmoe
June 7th, 2009
1:58 pm
Striking out the side in the 2nd…WOOOOOOOOT!!!!! Mr. Hanson is here folks!
RHR
June 7th, 2009
1:58 pm
Anyone still on Team Glavine?
Maybe it’s too early, I’ll ask again after he gets thru the lineup one time.
N8
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
This kid is gonna be a shot in the arm for the entire team. The crowd is buzzing at the game. The guys seem to be just as pumped as the fans.
Think Kerry Wood type of impact the rest of the season. Dontrelle Willis perhaps? Our very own “Fernando Mania”.
willie mays hayes
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
Jerry Holcombe… so your saying no other teams have failed to drive in a run w/a runner on third and one out?… And if you can name me the last time the Braves had a “bloop single and cheap triple” like that then i’d be impressed… haven’t had that many good breaks lately
bravos2249
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
BravesFanChris24
When does it come on again?
PI Braves
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
Caroll, N8 – Didn’t mean it that way. It’s just that a lot is at stake in Hanson’s start today. And any letdown in his start today would surely put a damper on everybody.
I’m glad that so far Hanson is doing good!! yeah!
Soph
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
Oh Kelly…Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. Ugh.
Paul Lentz
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
Hanson is throwing some serious smoke. Nice to see him strike out the side.
And to think that many of you would rather see Tom Glavine pitch today. Unreal, lol.
I dont understand why Franceour isnt batting 8th. Prado is a much better hitter than Franceour. Ross has power. And Kelly Johnson hits better against left handers anyway. Franceour, on the other hand, pretty much SUCKS against everyone.
joe
June 7th, 2009
1:59 pm
why not have kj bunt there
PI Braves
June 7th, 2009
2:00 pm
Wondering if Glavine is watching the game today. hehehe.
BravesFanChris24
June 7th, 2009
2:00 pm
Let’s go Ross!
RHR
June 7th, 2009
2:00 pm
2249, it premieres Saturday night after the game.
Jeff321
June 7th, 2009
2:01 pm
Hanson looks good so far.
Nice hustle by Chipper taking 3rd base on that “triple” as well.
BravesFanChris24
June 7th, 2009
2:01 pm
Tommy Hanson to hit!
Frank from KS
June 7th, 2009
2:01 pm
Nate from NCState
Hanson took Kotchman’s spot on the roster.
the hope of the braves nation rests in your hands mr hanson
June 7th, 2009
2:02 pm
Mitchell,
i would have gone with you. = – )
bravos2249
June 7th, 2009
2:02 pm
RHR
Thanks…All I saw was McCann and Spotlight and I was like FINALLY….I mean he’s more of the hometown favorite than Jeff now.
Loop
June 7th, 2009
2:02 pm
KJ is starting to look like a left-handed version of JFK
Nate from NCState
June 7th, 2009
2:02 pm
Thanks Frank.
Soph
June 7th, 2009
2:03 pm
Can you imagine if Hanson got a hit…
N8
June 7th, 2009
2:03 pm
PI Braves, I guess I can agree with that. A poor outing today, might have had that affect.
joe
June 7th, 2009
2:03 pm
hanson puts up a better AB than francouer
DirtyYuni
June 7th, 2009
2:03 pm
Hanson’s got better plate discipline than 90 percent of the order.
choozer
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
Francouer should be in Ross’ spot in the lineup and Ross should be in Francouer’s.
Paul Lentz
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
In this at-bat, Tommy Hanson will see more pitches than Franceour sees all day, lol.
Daybed Wagmoe
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
Is Manny Parra going to throw a quality start today?
PWHjort
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
Poll: Is Hanson our best pitcher?
joe
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
back to the strike out machine!
Loop
June 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
THK has more patience than our #5 hitter
Tommy Handsome
June 7th, 2009
2:07 pm
Watch this guys!!
Frank from KS
June 7th, 2009
2:07 pm
chooser
Frenchy shouldn’t have a spot in the lineup, period.
J Rilly
June 7th, 2009
2:08 pm
Strike throwing machine.