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Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
Dammitttt!
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
Dammit.
Tommy Handsome
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
I’m done Bobby. Get someone up!
N8
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
Who the F is Ian Stewart?
cabravesfan
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
[expletive deleted] !!
groundfog
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
Welcome to Coors Field, Mr. Hanson
coach smith
July 9th, 2009
9:10 pm
niether pitcher is fooling anybody
nolie
July 9th, 2009
9:11 pm
I love this compulsion to bash Frenchy. The Braves are 7-3 in the last 10 games and most of those wins are with Jeff in the lineup and most of the loses are with him out of it. So we have gone 10 games or more without him costing us a loss, but y’all still feel compelled to pontificate on the problem. OCD is alive & well on the ol’ board as always.
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:11 pm
Jeez people. Communication is key!
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:11 pm
Hanson just wants to make things interesting.
Hugh Jazz
July 9th, 2009
9:11 pm
Shades of the Milwaukee game Hanson pitched where he is leaving everything right down the middle and this is the wrong park to do that. Ballgame.
Steve from OH
July 9th, 2009
9:12 pm
Good changeup there from Tommy…he’s really gonna need to refine that pitch.
AlabamaBrave
July 9th, 2009
9:12 pm
Nolie: And what has Frenchy contributed to those wins.?
Nova Scotia Steve
July 9th, 2009
9:12 pm
6-6 Reds/Phillies
groundfog
July 9th, 2009
9:12 pm
nolie, frenchy sucks it’s a fact. He’s at or near the bottom in every stat for his position.Get over it.
Mixxo
July 9th, 2009
9:12 pm
Tommy won’t last four if he doesn’t get the ball down and out of the heart of the plate.
bravesfan54
July 9th, 2009
9:13 pm
Drive by blogger – question, how can you say Chipper “has a lot of game left, though his legs are shot”?
One of my favorite Braves’ hitters ever – Rico Carty – ended up with shot legs, and DH’g for the Red Sox, after a season or so at first base, I believe. He was a good hitter to the very end, though.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 9th, 2009
9:13 pm
Jeff should have caught that ball….DAMN IT FRANCOUER
Zebulon Pike
July 9th, 2009
9:13 pm
There’s the first homer offa Hanson. Gonna get worse!
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:13 pm
Can’t pitch Stewart down, he is a dead low ball hitter. Pitch him hard up and soft away
:)-
July 9th, 2009
9:13 pm
I think i know why both Bobby and Joe Simpson keep defending and excusing Francoeur. It’s because way back when, when they played baseball, they had many of his same problems. “Hit hard, but right at ‘em”, the favorite excuse. They see this modern-day reflection of themselves, and feel about Frenchy the way they felt back then. If only somebody believed in me, gave me a second (third, fourth, fifth, sixth…) chance. The problem is there are winners and losers. Bobby and Joe lost as players, now they win as an HOF manager and the guy who does every local TV Braves broadcast no matter what. It’s fairly obvious to us they Frenchy will not succeed in playing baseball. But Cox and Simpson, blinded by the pain of the past, just don’t want it to happen. They, like a lot of parents, want to relive the dream through the kid.
Maybe that’s too sophomoric, but it does explain it a bit. Doesn’t it?
Jurrjens4NLCY
July 9th, 2009
9:14 pm
I liked it better when it was 2 – 0
crimedog
July 9th, 2009
9:14 pm
nolie-
Correlation does not equal causation. In 2004, I attended 13 Braves games. The Braves won 12. Where’s my complementary season tickets?
Robbie
July 9th, 2009
9:14 pm
Got here late, but everybody is missing the important part of the blog- lyrics from Robert Earl Keen. The man is the greatest American songwriter today, and he is way too unnoticed and underappreciated. He is stellar like Maddux and Glavine 10-12 years ago. Now let’s go get more runs- we’re gonna need them.
semiballcoach
July 9th, 2009
9:14 pm
elton might be a closet braves fan
Nova Scotia Steve
July 9th, 2009
9:15 pm
Go start Nate
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:15 pm
Elton Rules…! It has to be Hubbard who bumps that…
Attaboy Nate-Dawg!
AlabamaBrave
July 9th, 2009
9:15 pm
Nate’s hitting .350+ in his last 10. Time to bench him also.
semiballcoach
July 9th, 2009
9:16 pm
bobby just gave nate the don’t steal sign
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:16 pm
good break
Hugh Jazz
July 9th, 2009
9:16 pm
Huge break there.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 9th, 2009
9:16 pm
SAFFFEE AND SAFE
RHR
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Ha. That like never happens.
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Bunt with Loaf
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Wait, did they call him safe?
groundfog
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
did the cubs fly to Colorado and change unis?
Tubby Bumpkins
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Nate’s the man. Let’s get him home.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Blog ate my last post…try this again.
cabravesfan -
There you are. I found you!
Hanson is not going to be perfect every night. Not worried about the last inning. Hits and homers just happen here. It’s Coors Field. I think there will be plenty of runs tonight anyway…
crimedog
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
McLouth was out…lucky break.
TnBrian
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
This game is going the complete opposite as I thught it would. Welcome to the world of baseball, I guess.
:)-
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
Semiballcoach: Sir Elton is an OPEN Breaves fan
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:17 pm
good as a bunt
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Well, I guess we can say he bunted. Got the runners over.
Steve from OH
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Looks like Mr. Wren took that money we didn’t spend on the draft and used it to bribe the second base umpires of America. Money well spent, IMO.
Hugh Jazz
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Come on Mac, we need ya here.
AlabamaBrave
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Say what you want, but the Braves have benefited from some lousy calls the last two days.
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Bout Time We get a break…!
I miss the games in Denver, which is why I hate the unbalanced schedule!
We Went Undefeated against the Rockies in 93…! Gawd I miss them days
cabravesfan
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Heath-
you haven’t found me yet
Tubby Bumpkins
July 9th, 2009
9:18 pm
Mlb.com is streaming super slow today. Jerks.
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:19 pm
Should I start talking about you-know-who?
Ah, what the hey?
Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg, Future Hall-of-Famer.
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:19 pm
Come On B-Macc! Don’t let this Cat settle down and find a groove
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Phils winning
Jeff321
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Mlb.com is streaming super slow today. Jerks.
Its perfect on my setup, eh.
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Come on Yuni, no GB
Hugh Jazz
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Please no DP!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
No…I have…I was looking for you on here and suddenly you appeared. You were cussing when you appeared. But appeared anyway.
Steve from OH
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Too many hyphens, Roman Gal.
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:20 pm
Well that’s not exactly what I had in mind, but at least it’s not an out.
RHR
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
nolie, first of all, jeff has done absolutely nothing to contribute to the 7 out of 10 wins you referenced. I mean, it might as well have been me playing in his spot and the outcome would have been the same. second of all, I just don’t like him, mostly because he thinks he’s great and that the braves should be ashamed for ever questioning his greatness by benching him or sending him to the minors or not giving him as much money as he thinks he’s worth. So yeah, he’s always an easy target.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Time for Yunel’s 2nd triple.
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
With Hoss Out, Everyteam we face isn’t gonna let our All-star Catcher beat them, especially in clutch situations…
We Need the 5-8 Hitters To Step Up!!!
JJ
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Son of a…….
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Dammit again.
Hugh Jazz
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
TRADE HIS CUBAN @SS!
bravesgirlnc
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Ick!
Mixxo
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Esco’s hurt. Normally he’d beat that out.
groundfog
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
That hurt-he’s usually clutch there.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Doh!
cabravesfan
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Heath-
It took a lot to censor my comments
A lot…
McFann :Ô:
July 9th, 2009
9:21 pm
Fine. Good AB, BMac, but Yunel? WTHeck?
MVH
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
Is that really all the faster Yunel can run? I’m a big fan of his, but that looked really slow.
groundfog
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
The Braves cannot afford to blow any of those opps.
coach smith
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
as soon as Mac walked and Joe Simpson said “double play”
you knew Yunel was going to hit into the DP
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
I’m gonna have to find a Yunel Escobar replacement in our system somewhere if that’s the best he can do!
AlabamaBrave
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
Well, that sucked
Jeff321
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
Escobar is my favorite player on this team. But, he really needs to work the MF count with the bases loaded! Sheesh. (Now if he gets a hit on the first or second pitch, you won’t hear a peep from me.)
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
AWFense Blowing Chances Yet again…! This (exepletive) gets old
That inning will be a deciding point in the game, “Bank On It!”
Mixxo
July 9th, 2009
9:22 pm
C’mon Tommy, hold ‘em to only one bomb this AB.
TnBrian
July 9th, 2009
9:23 pm
That’s the only thing that really bothers me about Yunel. That flashy stuff he does doesn’t get me but him being too aggresive and the dp’s always seem to kill a rally.
The_Superhoo
July 9th, 2009
9:23 pm
Esco looked like he was jogging that DP out. Way to hustle
geauxbraves2000
July 9th, 2009
9:23 pm
I don’t think Yunel is 100%, he didn’t look too good walking back to the dugout after he scored.
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:23 pm
Roman Gal
He is hurt
Jurrjens4NLCY
July 9th, 2009
9:24 pm
Dear Brian McCann, I know you’ve been trying to be patient but with a 3 – 1 count and Yunel “El Double Playo” Escobar behind you, you have to swing. This is like Chipper not swinging on a 3 – 1 curveball in the dirt when K – Rod was pitching to him, with Francouer batting behind him in a clutch situation.
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
July 9th, 2009
9:24 pm
yunel has been crucial for us this year….
but he has always grounded into double plays and he always will.
but inning enders with the bases loaded will lose you ball games in a second.
Vinings Jim
July 9th, 2009
9:24 pm
Enter your comments here
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:24 pm
Steve-
I’m sorry about you-know-what. I get so happy-go-lucky when I see the hyphen-key on the keyboard.
Mixxo
July 9th, 2009
9:25 pm
Yunel is playing in severe pain folks. Face it.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:25 pm
I’ll censor you.
The Braves are at least getting Cook’s pitch count pretty high and making him work pretty hard. If they keep that up, they’ll break through.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 9th, 2009
9:25 pm
I still think Jeff should caught that home run ball…
Vinings Jim
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
What a stupid I am!
cabravesfan
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
VJ-
pay attention to the game!
Roman Gal
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
Rob-
I don’t want to hear any excuses!
Tomahawkin
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
All The People Bashing ESCO Please STFU…Dude is hurt more that most think. Hip injuries are no joke for all you people out there that have never played above little league…You Guys are feeding into the Joe Simpson school of having ESCO as the only on to be held accountable for this Garbage offense
bravesfan54
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
BJE – just a thought here (after you count me among those who say JF is through as an everyday player for a near .500 or better club), but sending JF to minors for what (less than a week) was punitive/pointless/counterproductive. What a bush-league move that was-emotionally gratifying ‘though it undoubtedly was. I have read – what 300,000 posts since then – and I wonder, am I the only blogger who ever commented on the uselessness of sending a slumping player to Rome, Mississippi for a week? Just wundrin’!
Soph
July 9th, 2009
9:26 pm
How quickly we forget…
Chill people.
rtrafford
July 9th, 2009
9:27 pm
isn’t key-board hyphen-ated?
cabravesfan
July 9th, 2009
9:27 pm
Heath-
A few more glasses of wine and I may need it
Sir Stealth
July 9th, 2009
9:27 pm
All Bobby haters go to hell – no Bobby hater will ever be welcome in my house as long as I breathe air.
Rob from SC (Please don't trade Escobar)
July 9th, 2009
9:28 pm
Roman Gal
I will protect and defend Escobar, just like you do Schafer
Heath (Cleveland)
July 9th, 2009
9:28 pm
A few more glasses of wine and I won’t want to censor you!