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Doug
June 19th, 2009
10:07 pm
Not suggesting that Cox is thinking in these terms, but appearances/IP play a large role in the relief pitcher evaluations for Type A/B FA.
chris from md
June 19th, 2009
10:07 pm
O-me, what are you talking about????
Chris from md
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
10:07 pm
Mutts win
Jay212033
June 19th, 2009
10:07 pm
Now that’s how the 7th, 8th and 9th is suppose to look! 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K!
McFann ;Ô;
June 19th, 2009
10:08 pm
Name (required)–
Uuummm…7-1??
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:08 pm
I do miss the Friday night TBS broadcast when Skip used to present the “Friday Night Movie”…. Well folks the Braves win and following this broadcast stay tuned for the award winning movie SQUIRM .. a small town is overrun by worms… and he would say you gotta love the movies on our network! Classic Skip Carey! We miss ya!
The Bird and Indian
June 19th, 2009
10:08 pm
Care to respond tomahawkin?
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:09 pm
cabravesfan-
The difference between you and I is that I used to like country music. I just hate it now. I still like some stuff, but that’s despite the horrible twangy voice they use.
AndyC
June 19th, 2009
10:09 pm
Braves Paisan
I’m not that old…but I have seen Bridge on the River Kwai. Classic movie recommended to all. William Holden was one tough SOB.
Chop Chop
June 19th, 2009
10:09 pm
Winning games would be a lot easier if the pitching for both sides in all of our games would be like that, wouldn’t it?
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:09 pm
LAdy, the one you had lunch with at the marina. BTW, warn McFann about her choice of words @ 10:04.
Vinings Jim
June 19th, 2009
10:10 pm
keylargo – excellent movie, although one does not need to be old to have seen it. Alec Guinness many years before he became Obi-Wan-Kenobi is great.
Name (required)
June 19th, 2009
10:10 pm
McFann, you guessed it!
Braves Paisan
June 19th, 2009
10:11 pm
Kotchman didn’t deserve a collar tonight — he was hitting ropes everywhere.
keylargo
June 19th, 2009
10:12 pm
I did notice that the umpire had a low strike zone that benefited KK tonight. He really is still learning how to pitch within the MLB strikezone. A lot of his pitches just off the plate are strikes in Japan and he is facing better hitters 1 – 9 than he saw in Japan. I think he will become a valuable asset down the stretch.
McFann ;Ô;
June 19th, 2009
10:12 pm
Hey, check this video out!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Wicked-video-Minor-leaguer-performs-major-leagu?urn=mlb,171207
Name (required)–
Really? Man…just a wild guess on my part.
Tom O’Hawke–
What?
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
10:13 pm
Braves are in 6th place, 3.5 back in the wild card race and 3rd place, 4.5 back in the division.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:13 pm
I do miss the Friday night TBS broadcast when Skip used to present the “Friday Night Movie”…. Well folks the Braves win and following this broadcast stay tuned for the award winning movie SQUIRM .. a small town is overrun by worms… and he would say you gotta love the movies on our network! Classic Skip Carey! We miss ya!
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:13 pm
Roman Gal-
Did you at least click on the link? Lady Antebellum isn’t really twangy (I’m not a big fan of that either)
Tom-
My lunch friend isn’t really a baseball fan (and her husband is a huge dodger fan- ugh!)- we did talk a litte USC football though
She’d make fun of me if she knew I had a blog-guy…
and I should warn McFann, but Random would have to be crazy to try to pick a fight with her!
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
10:13 pm
I changed my mind about using Gonzo. I didn’t like it at first, I was hoping Bobby wouldn’t bring him in but here’s my theory about why it was a good move: we won.
Give Moylan credit too. I was in the other room when he came in and I came back right when he got the last strike out. Had I been watching when he started off the inning I would have been about ready to throw something. But he got it done didn’t he?
I saw MLB Network showed that catch by Jason Bay down the line. They must have forgotten that we scored a run because he had to slide and because Garrett made a heads-up play. But I guess he deserved the accolades.
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:14 pm
Wayne-
If you want to pick one good video that you think is really good, then I’ll watch it.
Chop Chop
June 19th, 2009
10:14 pm
It’s also nice to see Garret and McLouth go off like that. Just a good game all around.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:14 pm
Alec Guinness many years before he became Obi-Wan-Kenobi is great.
WHAT?? Alec Gunness had a career before Star Wars??
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:15 pm
cabravesfan-
I did. I haven’t listened to it yet, though. I’m about to, though.
McFann ;Ô;
June 19th, 2009
10:16 pm
cabravesfan and I should warn McFann, but Random would have to be crazy to try to pick a fight with her!
That he would.
But you may have fueled the fire by challenging him not to!
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:16 pm
McFann-
I’ll put my money on you
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
10:17 pm
We’re back in 3rd. Now chasing the Mutts.
Braves Paisan
June 19th, 2009
10:17 pm
If you like Alex Guinness, check out The Horse’s Mouth, based on the classic novel by Joyce Cary. It might be tough to find, sort of a small English movie made in the 50’s, but it is wonderful.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:18 pm
That would be Sir Alec Guiness and check out The Bridge Over the River Kwai. A good WW2 type movie.
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:18 pm
Hmm…I have to say, I was expecting Lady Antebellum to be, well…a lady.
rob from sc
June 19th, 2009
10:19 pm
Our offense will score tons of runs when our first 4 hitters hit. However when they don’t the bottom half doesn’t pick them up. Martin Prado needs to be the everyday second baseman. Platoon Anderson and Diaz, and we will just have to live with Francoeur. I think Cox is just being stupid by playing Johnson.
AndyC
June 19th, 2009
10:19 pm
McFann
Was that video for real? I have never seen anyone do that before.
nolie
June 19th, 2009
10:19 pm
Nolie might have seen it. I’m way too young myself. (KEYLARGO)
seen it, hell I was there for the original incidents on which it was based. OK, I’m not QUITE that old, but great flick. And of course the march music is pretty famous.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:19 pm
POW type movie but a classic in the minds of WW2 History movies. Excellent movie and one to check out if you have not already.
B-rockGT
June 19th, 2009
10:19 pm
Hey DOB
Your co-worker is crazy wanting to trade Hoss. Just plain stupid
rob from sc
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
Same old Kyle Davies.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
Roman Gal-
The 2 guys, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, are actually both from Georgia (Augusta & UGA)- I really like them a lot…and their lead singer is a woman
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
AndyC,
I think the muts are already out of it………. Putz is out……..Delgado……….KRod has blown some leads lately………… That team is hurting.
On the other hand, you really think 1 pitcher will make the diff for the phillies? I dont think so. They need more than one……….They can get more than 1, but that wont be easy. They can win with what they have right now, but only if we dont get our most needed bat. Once we do that, if we do, we will have the edge. I think Braves are waiting to see how the situation with McLouth will develop in order to know how big should the bat they are gonna get, be. Hope they get more help
This team is frustrating. They just clicked tonight perfectly…………Im sure thats the team Wren thought he he had put together in spring.
Muts pitching is starting to melt down. All we need is to play good and those phillies bats will sooner or later start slumping. Specially now that Ibañez is on the DL.
Vinings Jim
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
cabravesfan – who knew about Sir Alec? Earlier today I was proving to someone that Richard Harris had a career before he was Albus Dumbledore (and I didn’t even go to MacArthur Park).
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
cabravesfan-
I like this country song…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDyqN16×30A
AndyC
June 19th, 2009
10:21 pm
BTW, why don’t you folks enjoy the 2 game winning streak and not worry about the pitchers Bobby is using. – Wayne in Utah
Now that’s just crazy talk. We have to find something to criticize Bobby for…even after a win.
Chop Chop
June 19th, 2009
10:22 pm
Kelly’s gotta keep seeing more pitches. I understand that Pendleton wants him to be aggressive in the strike zone, but I think Kelly takes that to mean that he just needs to be more aggressive overall. That’s not his game. I’m not a big fan of him, but he’s better than a OBP hovering around .300. Francoeur isn’t really better than that, but Kelly is.
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:22 pm
McFann–
Several days ago, cabravesfan used the word “random”, in her post. Sometime later, the blogger known as “Random”, read her the riot act. He thought she was talking about him. Anyway, it all got straightened out, and he apologized. But I thought the whole thing was quite funny. I guess we can all be thankful that he didn’t decide to use the moniker, “The”. We’d never get a minute’s rest.
McFann ;Ô;
June 19th, 2009
10:23 pm
cabravesfan–
Thanks!
AndyC–
I don’t know…I hope they’re not faking that! One of the more bizarre things I’ve seen.
Ah, gotta turn in. Again, great win, Braves! Keep it up!
Night, all!
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:23 pm
I wasnt born when it was around either but still enjoyed it as a history buff. It is a classic along the long list of classic war movies.
McFann ;Ô;
June 19th, 2009
10:24 pm
Tom O’Hawke–
I remember that, now! Yeah, that was funny…
I guess we can all be thankful that he didn’t decide to use the moniker, “The”. We’d never get a minute’s rest.
PWHjort
June 19th, 2009
10:24 pm
Garret did a great job of running the bases. It was like he isn’t lazy. I think he just hates the Red Sox because they crush the Angels in the post-season every year and he’ll go back to being lazy when we’re not facing them.
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:24 pm
The entire team looked really good tonight. I’m beaming with pride for my team.
Couch Tater
June 19th, 2009
10:24 pm
After a sluggish start in 2008, Anderson hit .337 over his final 69 games beginning July 1, posting 49 RBIs and a robust .871 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in that stretch. -David O’Brien Feb. 22, 2009
I hope Garret is having deja vu.
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
10:25 pm
I was looking at Garrett’s, Diaz’s and Francoeur’s stats:
……………………Garrett……….Diaz……….Francoeur
At-Bats……………154………….122…………….246…..
Average…………(.273)……….(.279)………….(.248)….
Doubles………………8…………….6………………..6….
Triples………………..0…………….2………………..2….
Homers………………3…………….3………………..4…
RBIs…………………23…………..17………………30…
Walks……………….10…………..12………………12…
Strikeouts………….18…………..26………………36….
Franceour has far more at-bats than both Diaz and Garrett. Yet compare their numbers to his? Instead of platooning Diaz with Garrett………Garrett and Diaz should be the ones playing everyday while Francoeur is riding the bench. I’d use Francoeur as a late inning replacement and move Diaz to left to spell Anderson.
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
10:26 pm
Anyone like to tell me why my mlb.com home page is a week old?????????? This is nuts.
AndyC
June 19th, 2009
10:26 pm
Doc Holiday
You are probably right. The Phils do need more than one pitcher. But, in a real tight division race coming down to the end of season, one really hot pitcher can make a difference especially with the kind of offense they have. I think the division is going to stay tight for a while anyway. It seams like none of the teams want to step up. The Phils seemed like they had put it together but now they are back to playing poorly. It’s been a crazy race so far in the east.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:27 pm
Roman Gal-
THAT IS NOT COUNTRY MUSIC!! YOU LIVE IN THE SOUTH! YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS!! (ok, done shouting
)
Tom-
and I didn’t even see his original post so I had no idea what he was talking about
Night McFann!
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:27 pm
Apparently Johan Santana is having some very big problems……….VERY INTERESTING article here:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9701508/All-eyes-on-Santana-in-Saturday-start
nolie
June 19th, 2009
10:28 pm
f you like Alex Guinness, check out The Horse’s Mouth, based on the classic novel by Joyce Cary. It might be tough to find, sort of a small English movie made in the 50’s, but it is wonderful. (PAISAN)
I like ALEX, but not a real fan of that movie. Much of his older English stuff is out on dvd now. Horse’s Mouth is available on Netflix with most of the rest of them. Lady Killers, Captain’s Paradise,The White Suit,etc
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:29 pm
cab-
I do live in the south. Perhaps that’s why I hate it so much…because it’s EVERYWHERE!!
uga-brave
June 19th, 2009
10:30 pm
driver8,
you beat me to it on the sir alec thing.
“stay tuned for empire on the ants on the superstaion, are you serious.”
definetely miss skip on the sign off.
toasting a glass of eighteen year old scotch to you skip. win win win win.
nolie
June 19th, 2009
10:31 pm
Obviously that should be Alec not Alex. right beside each other and I am now officially a spaz since I turned 60.
keylargo
June 19th, 2009
10:31 pm
Nolie, I hope you know I am kidding about being “way too young” to have seen The Bridge Over the River Kwai. I tell you a war movie older than that I really like. Sargeant York with Gary Cooper. Now that’s old but I can watch both of those movies start to finish once a year.
Salamander
June 19th, 2009
10:32 pm
If we lose tomorrow Tomahawkin will be back to saying we are horrible, need to be sellers, we have an awfense, no one on our team can hit. HILARIOUS!
Nothing has changed because of a win yesterday and tonight – lets be clear about that. This team needs to make it through this 13 (now 12) game stretch before it becomes clearer which way they are leaning in terms of being a buyer or a seller.
Of course, if the Braves do indeed play to the level of competition, then they need to figure out a way to beat the weaker teams once this tough stretch is over.
intellibird
June 19th, 2009
10:33 pm
All of the sportstalk losers (ie Kincaid & Shapiro) said we were going to get swept (or there-abouts) by the titans of the AL East, therefore the last 10 games were vitally important. We’ll see over the next 9 days. Guess that is a Monday makeup game at the Cubs.
As Heath (Cleveland) said, maybe it is better to win on the road than at home. If we manage to make the playoffs, that will be critical because we will definitely be on the road alot.
I like Doc’s theory about us getting stronger as the year goes on too, because of our starting pitcher depth. That is a good possibility if the bats can stay hot like tonight. Having the DH actually helped us, too.
I agree with those above who said that we need to keep (some of) the middle relievers off the field. Bennet has already shown me that he can’t throw a strike when required which automatically shows that a pitcher is below average.
Can’t wait to see us face Beckett tomorrow night.
My only criticism of Cox is that he is not aggressive enough offensively. I would like to see more stealing and “hit and run”. Lastly, it seems that our batters are working the count a little bit more. Bobby said something about that in the paper the other day, so maybe he has been telling that to the players.
Chop Chop
June 19th, 2009
10:33 pm
Dice-K pitched to the level of the Bad News Bears.
Maybe Beckett and Wakefield will do the same?
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:34 pm
LAdy, that’s what he gets for using such a common name. Nobody will mistakenly use my name in their normal speaking. If you looked my name up in the dictionary, all you would find is a male falcon-like bird, that can’t spell well.
Salamander
June 19th, 2009
10:35 pm
You guys notice Frank Wren at Fenway?
When the GM of a team shows up to away games during a stretch like the Braves have just started – you gotta think changes might be in the works if things don’t improve.
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:35 pm
Paul Lentz,
Now you please email that last post to Bobby Cox……….would you do that for crhists sake?
AndyC,
Me thinks finding that offensive help is easier than finding all the pitching help phillies need. Problem is you cant trade for spirit and attitude, that really worries me.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:35 pm
Well done UGA-Brave … I remember those closing comments before TBS showed some of the worst movies ever. Those were the strange days. And they called it the Superstaion. Hey UGA you heard the Theatre was burnt to the ground today. Man, what a sad thing, many a good band I saw in that old building.
Braves Paisan
June 19th, 2009
10:36 pm
Nolie, I wrote Alex instead of Alec, too … just another senior moment. He was incredibly versatile, in the lead or in supporting character roles. He’s great as King Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia, another fave of us “mature” types.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:39 pm
Roman Gal-
I understand that- although LA technically does not have a country station (2nd largest market in the nation and no country station)- the one I listen to is based in the Inland Empire but comes in very well in LA (barrign bad weather)
Tom-
I think he said pretty much the same thing (about his name, not yours
) If you looked up my name you’d get…well, you know what you’d get. It’s no friend of the Hawke, that’s for sure 
The Bird and Indian
June 19th, 2009
10:39 pm
Salamander: Yes I know. I was just commenting on Tomahawkin constantly going from high to low on this team.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:40 pm
Roman Gal – Rascal Flatts is a very good country group. I enjoy them as well. Best concert I saw was them opening up for Kenny Chesney at Lakewood over here in Atlanta. Good times good music.
Just wanted to say I too listen to the FLATTS!
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:40 pm
V Jim—
I laughed when you said you were having trouble with your keyboard before. Is yours a wireless one too? Did you ever get, at least, one reply from me last night?
Oh yeah, this cracked me up earlier. “it was dead on the blog, but within a half hour after I left it picked up (maybe not a concidence). “
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
10:40 pm
Just watched some highlights of the win tonight. Still say that I’m likin’ those dark blue unis.
uga-brave
June 19th, 2009
10:40 pm
driver8,
saw it this morning, what years were you in athens? i have some funny stories about ga. theatre.
David O'Brien
June 19th, 2009
10:41 pm
By the way, G. Anderson is 8-for-17 with a homer against Beckett…
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:43 pm
intellibird,
Good point about the DH also………..that might help a lot while Infante is not here………..I think its 2 weeks now before he comes back……….having this AL played games really help us.
Salamander,
Good point also…….I think Wren believes this pitching staff cant just be wasted……….I hope he does thinks that because thats the truth………..KK just shut down the team that is 8-0 against the bombers……….
This team has an above average chance to win every single day………..they just have to score 4-5 runs and thats a win more often than no. Hey, we have an outstanding pitcher every single day on the mount………..LETS GET THAT OFFENSIVE HELP FRANK
intellibird
June 19th, 2009
10:43 pm
McLouth leads the Braves with 12 homers (including with Pirates). That was a great addition.
alsim
June 19th, 2009
10:44 pm
975th!
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
10:44 pm
Anybody looking for a good war movie might want to check out The Hurt Locker.
It comes out next month but I reviewed it last night (or perhaps I previewed it). I’m reviewing it for atlanta insite.
Most if not all of the movies about Iraq have been extremely political even when they’re trying not to be. The Hurt Locker is about a three man unit in Bagdad who disarm IED’s and who are a month away from the end of their tour. The director, a woman (gasp), really examines the paranoia they experience on their missions with civilians constantly observing them who may or may not be insurgents. There’s an amazing combat sequence that has almost no action. It’s hard to describe but it is a completely apolitical Iraq war movie which is a hard thing to achieve.
I recommend it, in case anybody should care.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
10:45 pm
In the AL/NL battle, the AL still has a lead but not nearly as much as in the past…only about a handful of games above .500 against the NL right now. Best NL teams against the AL this year? 1.) Col 7-2, 2.) Atl 5-2
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
10:45 pm
I only have one thing to say to Josh Beckett… BRING IT ON.
Salamander
June 19th, 2009
10:45 pm
The Bird and Indian
Fair enough.
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
10:46 pm
Peace out Braves fans.
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:46 pm
David O’Brien
June 19th, 2009
10:41 pm
By the way, G. Anderson is 8-for-17 with a homer against Beckett…
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
So that means GA will be benched by Bobby tomorrow, right?
Dear Abby
June 19th, 2009
10:47 pm
Tomahawkin June 19th, 2009 8:42 pm
Especially when the teams up north view all braves fans as rednicks…I miss The old TBS Music when they played the mixed jazz/music…
Rednicks – each and every one of us..
Speak for yourself, and yourself only Dude. Also – invest in a Tivo and play those old episodes to your hearts content.
There…don’t you feel better?
alsim
June 19th, 2009
10:47 pm
What is the status on Omar Infante? Can we expect him back any tine soon?
.
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:48 pm
LAdy, yeah, you’re right. However, I think my name can beat up your name because of the aerial assault. But if your name got my name cornered, my name is history. Gee, can’t we all just get along?
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
10:48 pm
Meanwhile…the good play by the Rockies over the last 2.5 weeks may not net them a NL West Title, but they are really climbing up the Wild Card Standings. If the Braves ever got on a roll anywhere close to that of the Rockies…uhhh.
Roman Gal
June 19th, 2009
10:48 pm
driver8-
You may or may not believe this, but I went to a Rascal Flatts concert a few years ago…and enjoyed it.
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:49 pm
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
10:45 pm
I only have one thing to say to Josh Beckett… BRING IT ON.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dont get to high my friend………..the hit hurts much more once you hit the ground.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
10:49 pm
Roman Gal – Here is another good country artist you might like. Check out Jason Aldean and this is the song i think he is all about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_-eQDZ7FT0
JerseyGil
June 19th, 2009
10:50 pm
Choppinmama ….Sorry for not answer before…I just came from the Phillis Games, My Employer has a Day At The Park….Yeah count the days to back to Braves Nation….My Daughter has a property at Independance Hall off Hyw 92…Yes Woodstock Change a lot, i just Visit in Feb,
The Bird and Indian
June 19th, 2009
10:51 pm
Dear Abby: That was good.
Tom O'Hawke
June 19th, 2009
10:51 pm
“What is the status on Omar Infante? Can we expect him back any tine soon?”
No!
Braves Paisan
June 19th, 2009
10:51 pm
Just out of curiosity, who is more hip — Neil Diamond or John Denver?
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
10:52 pm
Tom-
I don’t know, my name can be a nasty little creature- we are known to be quite vicious when threatened
I suppose we can put the fight on hold, only because I kinda like you
intellibird
June 19th, 2009
10:53 pm
Who is pitching for the Braves tomorrow, Lowe?
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
10:53 pm
cabravesfan -
Refresh my memory…where is CA are you?
Vinings Jim
June 19th, 2009
10:54 pm
Tom O – not wireless, but it started typing backwards – when I entered a letter, the cursor stayed where it was, so the result was that the words formed backwards. It took effort to type out the post I did to be sure it came out forward. And I did receive the reply, but not until this morning, so I have not yet replied.
cabravesfan – I was curious to see what your reaction would be to RG’s video, and was not surprised.
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
10:54 pm
alsim,
Infante has been on DL 4 weeks and 1 day…………..that means he might start his rehab next week………light………..maybe some playing catch, If you ask me…………he might be back in 3 weeks from today.
JerseyGil
June 19th, 2009
10:54 pm
PHILLIS LOST….PHILLIS LOST……I Chat a little big with Nick Markakis..nice Yong Man, he & my Daugther went to Woodstock HS same year…