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Frenchy and KJ are a complete joke.
June 19th, 2009
8:50 pm
hey maybe KJ isnt a complete joke he is looking like his old self getting on base like this
JJ
June 19th, 2009
8:51 pm
Doc Holiday –
I like your theory. I definitely think the Phils will pay in the long run for their piss poor starting pitching. They put way too much pressure on the offense having to score 5 or 6 minimum every game to win. Even though they are very capable of doing so, it ain’t going to happen all year long.
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
8:51 pm
In Franceour’s current 7 game “hot streak”, he is batting .280 (7 for 25) with 1 double, 1 walk, and 4 RBI. Virtually no power.
Meanwhile, nice walks in back to back at-bats for Johnson. Hopefully he will be more selective on the pitches he swings at.
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
8:51 pm
oh man
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
8:51 pm
WTH was that?
groundfog
June 19th, 2009
8:52 pm
Bad luck there
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
8:52 pm
not a damn thing KJ can do about that…great defense there
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
8:52 pm
Good to see Tommy Hanson sitting next to Lowe. The kid will have to face these guys in Atlanta next week and who better to give him some scouting reports than the ex-BoSox Derek Lowe.
Should be interesting tomorrow with Beckett and Lowe going at it.
Vinings Jim
June 19th, 2009
8:52 pm
cabravesfan – I am very disturbed that you are sticking up for GA, who clearly is a lazy person who has suckered the MLB establishment over the past 16 years.
groundfog
June 19th, 2009
8:52 pm
That’s fine. Let’s save the runs for tomorrow
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
8:53 pm
Bad luck there for McLouth. If the first baseman wasnt holding the runner on, that’s an easy double down the right field line. Instead, it’s a double play.
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
8:53 pm
This series pitching match ups are my favorite of the inter-league season for us thus far.
Mike J
June 19th, 2009
8:54 pm
I wish we would have released Norton and kept Barbaro up here. He wouldnt be any worse. He can play 1st adequately and the dude can hit. What would the score be if we had Barabaro in there as DH, Loaf in LF. Diaz is rough today. He can be too much of a liability. You dont know if he is going to go 3-4 or 0-4 with the golden sombrero.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
8:54 pm
True Paul, but it is nice to see some solid hits in play that otherwise would be good luck for the boys. Too many times this season we have all been griping about poor at bats. We have to be liking the approach the guys have done so far today.
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
8:55 pm
MLB Gameday claims this dude is throwing a 96 mph sinker. Bad guess, I’d say.
Rodney Derrick
June 19th, 2009
8:55 pm
Where was Kelly’s brain turning back toward first. Bench him. Oh sorry, he is one of the manager’s favorites
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
8:55 pm
Tampa finally on the board, down 4-1 to the mets
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
8:55 pm
Vinings Jim-
as someone who actually watched Garret play with the Angels, I can vouch for his abilities from first hand knowledge. I like him, I have always liked him and I hope my fellow Braves fans will come to see why I stick up for him all the time
)
(and yes, I did pick up the sarcasm there
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June 19th, 2009
8:55 pm
We’ll have to remember this game when we feel like we make struggling pitcher’s look like Cy Young. This time we made a struggling pitcher look like a struggling pitcher.
Meanwhile, you can believe the Boston fans think their hitters are making our mediocre guy look like an ace. I guess it happens to great teams, too.
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
8:56 pm
cabravesfan………….the only problems I have with the Braves is management’s refusal to bench Francoeur, and Bobby’s insisting on using Moylan in the 7th inning.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
8:57 pm
Mike J-
for at least the 25th time- Norton is on the DL. He can’t be released while on the DL, nor would he free up a roster space because he is not currently on the 25 man roster.
keylargo
June 19th, 2009
8:57 pm
I really hope KK can go 7 – at least.
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June 19th, 2009
8:58 pm
I wonder how Bobby will play it with the pen…
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
8:59 pm
Is Ortiz getting booed? He’s been worse than Frenchy.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
8:59 pm
KJ saved disaster there…
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
8:59 pm
You know…those blue unis are really growing on me…especially with the high socks.
intellibird
June 19th, 2009
8:59 pm
I wonder when a Braves’ pitcher last had a complete game. Not that KK is going to do that tonight, because Bobby definitely won’t let him.
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June 19th, 2009
8:59 pm
Orioles looking to get well on the NL East, I reckon.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
OH NO! And KK new it!
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
that hurts
David O'Brien
June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
Moon shot, OVER the Sports Authority sign above the Monster. That’s on the Mass Pike.
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
Thank goodness for the 6 runs ~_~
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June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
DP would have prevented that… hard not to see it coming.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
9:00 pm
KK looks like he could put up a CG effort tonight. Only 77 pitches after HR from Bay.
JJ
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
Paul Lentz –
Nice try, but as usual you are wrong. In the last 7 full games he is 9-26 which is .346 avg. If you add in 0-2 tonight he’s 9-28 which is .321 avg.
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
its all right kk still have a 4 run lead
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
Wow, I’ll take one there.
Thank you Kelly.
… okay, a double play would have been nice in retrospect. At least it’s not 6-3.
Coach ( 2010 or Bust)
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
Bang, there went that scoreless streak.
Driver8
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
Oh well, who here thought we were going to one hit shutout the RedSox in Fenway? Settle down KK and get through this inning.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
9:01 pm
especially with the high socks.
I adore the high socks…wish everyone wore them like that.
Woe Bay crushed that- fortunately he seems to be the only one that can hit KK tonight
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:02 pm
Get him Kelly.
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
9:02 pm
I wonder when a Braves’ pitcher last had a complete game
… two days ago.
groundfog
June 19th, 2009
9:02 pm
blame Esco for 1 of those runms imo
rob from sc
June 19th, 2009
9:02 pm
esco needs to make better throws
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:02 pm
He went!
What the hell?
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:03 pm
He gets out of it
Doug
June 19th, 2009
9:03 pm
Nice!
groundfog
June 19th, 2009
9:03 pm
Imagine Bay on the Braves. We would be world series bound lol
Vinings Jim
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
cabravesfan – this is where I would say “that’s why have fond feelings for you,” but that would sound too much like that coward who stayed off the blog until after I left last night. I just had what might be the quintessential Atlanta moment – I was in Publix, and a guy came up and said, “Jim (correct last name)?” It was a guy I worked with and played softball with over 15 years ago in Richmond. The good thing for me was that I look as youthful as I did then – he has put on a few pounds since then, and I would not have recognized him.
TNScott
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
Nice damage control, K.K.
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
YEAH BABY!
Big Babi, how’d you like that?
I called him Big Babi instead of Big Papi. That was so funny when I did that.
Doc Holiday
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
JJ,
I forgot to add into that theory the fact that as year goes by, this poor hitting team will start facing more tired pitching staff………..injured pitchers, etc………… Some will say……..ours is also gonna get tired………..but the truth is……….if they stay healthy, they can be as dominant as they have been all season long.
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
Well this is Boston, shouldn’t expect a shutout.
Hope whoever Bobby calls out of the bullpen tonight has it in them to be almost perfect.
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
9:04 pm
The hr doesn’t bother me, but the walk – aaiiee!
bravos2249
June 19th, 2009
9:05 pm
Will everybody shut they hell up about Escobar….
1) Youkilis wasn’t even on first…kelly could’ve atleast attempted a throw
2) I’ve seen 2nd baseman throw with worse feeds than that….and when you’ve been playing with the same guy for IDK how long you need to learn how to throw when he may give you a bad feed
3) It wasn’t like bay’s homer was on a good pitch or was a cheap homer
McFann :Ô:
June 19th, 2009
9:05 pm
Whoops…so much for the shutout.
KK is still pitching a heckuva game.
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June 19th, 2009
9:05 pm
Here we go. Get a run right back. Let’s go, fellas.
chrisw148
June 19th, 2009
9:06 pm
You have to keep KK there as long as possible, I have no faith in the Braves middle relief corps.
intellibird
June 19th, 2009
9:07 pm
Thanks bigmac. Guess I should pay better attention.
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:08 pm
Groundfog, if we had any offense and the least bit of mental toughness we would be world series bound.
There are a lot of pieces on this team that I think compare very favorably to the top teams in baseball. We just have a lot of other crap that keeps us solidly at or below a .500 team.
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:08 pm
il take that
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
9:08 pm
Vinings Jim-
Come on now! You know I have to defend my guy! He rarely shows up before 1:00 EST- don’t blame him just because you have to go to bed by 10
maybe if you stuck around longer…
I look a lot younger then I am too- I was buying beer today and the woman checking me out looked stunned that I was buying alcohol…checked my ID twice
rob from sc
June 19th, 2009
9:08 pm
Did Joe get in trouble by the FCC for his drawing. They mentioned something about it in Baltimore and now tonight
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
LOAF!
Mitchell
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
Let’s go baby!
Let’s keep ‘em coming.
Doug
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
I think GA is in his comfort zone at DH
Tomahawkin
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
There we Go Loaf! Its About Time!
JJ
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
Doc Holiday –
Yeah…it’s been in the back of my mind all year that if they can just stay close, as the year goes on, the Phils should come back some unless they can significantly upgrade their starting pitching. Just no way they can keep up that pace if their starters are giving up a 5 spot every game. I think we’re seeing a little of that now with the Phils. The hitting has cooled somewhat and they aren’t winning as much.
Now, the muts, that’s a different story. I think they have the combination of hitting and pitching to win the division if they ever get healthy.
rob from sc
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
Wow
Look how decided to try hard today. I am on record that we need to remove Anderson from this team and clubhouse.
Mr.Neutral
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
AS THE BLOG TURNS
Tune in at 1 am for the latest on the love triangle that spans america
SoWeGa Fanatic
June 19th, 2009
9:09 pm
We may have to change Loaf’s name.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
9:10 pm
Garret looks very comfortable tonight…I promise you all will like him a lot this year!
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
9:10 pm
Are you kidding me? GA, turning it on. Maybe we’ll get that .300 hitter after all.
Salamander
June 19th, 2009
9:10 pm
Damn, can the Braves move to Fenway?
Or at least just the hitters? They can continue to pitch at Turner Field.
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:10 pm
Loaf & Francoeur for Bay ~_~
McFann :Ô:
June 19th, 2009
9:10 pm
Whew! Good thing Chipper was going on BMac ground-out!
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:11 pm
rob from sc
what drawing???
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
9:11 pm
Thanks bigmac. Guess I should pay better attention.
Well with it being a losing effort, it was easy to overlook it.
*And Loaf gets one of the two runs back!
groundfog
June 19th, 2009
9:11 pm
LOAF will always be LOAF too late to change it
the real Andy
June 19th, 2009
9:11 pm
Garrett! i think he’s coming around. now, maybe we can get Diaz some ABs in right
David O'Brien
June 19th, 2009
9:12 pm
Chipper’s hit wiped out, now an E5
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:12 pm
DIAZ!
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
Come on MattyD be productive here!
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
GA actually hustled
chrisw148
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
I dont think GA is adjusting to well to the NL plus he looks comfortable tonite because he is the DH and does not have to play the field.
JJ
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
Loaf going from 1st to 3rd!!! I’ve seen it all now. LOL>…
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
well, MattE may take some ugly swings, but he sure does not miss mistakes!
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
9:13 pm
Garrett has been hitting the ball with some “authority” since the his struggles in April. His average is up to .273 while Francoeur’s has dipped to .249
Nice first to third there from Garrett. Nice rip for Diaz.
Braves Paisan
June 19th, 2009
9:14 pm
It’s having to chase fly balls that gets Garrett all … depressed or something.
Heath (Cleveland)
June 19th, 2009
9:14 pm
There you go Matty…nice to be a part of the hit party, huh?
chrisw148
June 19th, 2009
9:14 pm
End of 7
Bal 4
Phils 2
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2009
9:14 pm
Sox playing some GREAT defense tonight
Bravesman
June 19th, 2009
9:15 pm
here comes frenchy
RHR
June 19th, 2009
9:15 pm
So loaf likes dh’ing eh?
bigmacattack
June 19th, 2009
9:15 pm
Jeff being Jeff
Paul Lentz
June 19th, 2009
9:15 pm
Kotchman has had some bad luck tonight. Smoked two balls for outs.
Meanwhile another first pitch out for Francoeur. 0 for 3 tonight.
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June 19th, 2009
9:16 pm
Alec Baldwin to Frenchy: “A.B.C. Always be chasing, ALWAYS…. be CHASING….
Rodney Derrick
June 19th, 2009
9:17 pm
Casey has just missed big hits four times. Well hit, but inches.
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June 19th, 2009
9:17 pm
Rays making a game of it. 4-3. Sure would put the cherry on top…
BravesFanChris24
June 19th, 2009
9:17 pm
Rays coming back. They have 3 now.