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jason
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
I said Chipper was heating up…
Jeff321
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Chipper finally comes through! I guess having Loaf on your ass in the HR dept. might get me going too.
Chucktown Brave
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
I thought Rowand caught that
Jaglawyer
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Escobar . . . 1985 just called, it wants its frost back from your hair.
DirtyYuni
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Man, I thought Rowand robbed that for a sec.
keylargo
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Tell em Milton Dawg!
Jeffro
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Thatta boy Chip!!!!! Clutch!!!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Rowand made a good attempt at it.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Crap! Rowand almost had that!
*kidding!*
ChurchMan
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
that will work Chipper, that will work
DirtyYuni
July 20th, 2009
8:08 pm
Dude, Yunel’s hair looks like gay Brillo.
Not a bad thing…they need a little flare in the dugout. Just saying…
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
Sanchez at 55 pitches now after 3 IP. So, he probably won’t last long…
FEAR
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
WOW!!!!
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
Yay Chipper!
BMac…STOOOPPPPP IIIIIIIIITTTTTT!!!
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
First pitch inning ending groundout after a homer….McCann’s doing his Frenchy tribute.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
Jaglawyer
It’s still 1985 ….in Cuba.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:09 pm
There we go. Second BOMB of the night for the Braves. Now THAT’S what I’m talking about. Way for the offense to pick up Tommy Hanson and score a few runs for him.
Now hopefully Hanson can build off that easy 3rd and shut the Giants down for a few innings.
I dont worry about Chipper. Even if he struggles, I have faith that he will snap out of it.
Gil In Mechanicsville
July 20th, 2009
8:10 pm
Uh.. Is the game still over?
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:10 pm
Consistency isn’t in Mac vocabulary.
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:10 pm
jeffrey d–
I feel bad enough already…you don’t hafta get nasty about it…
jason
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
Bottom third, should be a low pitch inning.
Epinephrine
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
Huge huge huge. Thought Aaron had that
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
Who’s your daddy, braves fans?
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
Does Boog remind anybody else of Kevin James?
Carroll Rogers
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
that’s right, Hanson hadn’t had more than five Ks in his first seven starts. So career-high six through three….and counting.
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
Mixxo–
It used to be.
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:11 pm
not lying, was at game last night and called Escobar’s 2B & Kotch’s 1B. Pissed off some Mets fans that were around me. Now Chipper! Maybe this is a sign.
jason
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
McFann :Ô: BMac will get his tonight eventually. Hopefully it will be a HR (2B)…
DirtyYuni
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
That was a nasty hook. Wow.
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
nolie–that’s probably a safe guess right now. I’ve also seen KG refer to him as “Rob Deer.” I think he sells him short because, despite his huge K totals, he hits for a respectable average and walks a ton. His OBP is really good. I agree that the contact (and therefore the AVG/OBP) don’t project well right now at the higher levels, but I see him as more Adam Dunn than Ron Kittle right now…
Young and Stupid
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
jeffery d-
Now that you mention it, yes.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
Career high 7 Ks now.
C's
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
Make that 7
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
RHR–
Yeah!
At least you’re guy is staying hot…
DirtyYuni
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
Def. Nolan Ryan on the trivia question.
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:12 pm
Tommy is starting to settle down..looking good big guy
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
Ha….sorry, McFann
Jaglawyer
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
MiltDawg:
Let me know if you start seeing a series of 6 numbers . . .
jason
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
Steve from OH, Cody Johnson?
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
jeffrey d………..Brian McCann will be fine. He cant have a quality at-bat all the time, lol.
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
And I can’t believe people still comment on Yunel’s hair. Sheesh you’d think he has a blue mohawk with an anarchy symbol shaved into the side of his head the way some of y’all act. So what if he doesn’t have the white boy buzz cut? Open your eyes, people. Its a big world out there…
Nova Scotia Steve
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
Mr Hanson is starting to get into a grove…wow
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
Jason–
Yeah…he’s looked rotten at the plate, though (again
).
Course, thank goodness I was in here Blogging and didn’t see his freaking GO.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:13 pm
Now go high and tight.
Chucktown Brave
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Hanson is dealing
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
…or paint it on the outside to get your 8th.
C's
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Make that 8
DirtyYuni
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Wooooo, Tommy. 96 on the paint. Love it.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Wow, he looks great. Explosive Fastball
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
8kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkssssssssssssss
Jeffro
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Tommy’s straight dealin now.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
McFann :Ô:
I know man. I hope he can re-capture it.
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
uh, folks…please allow me to be the first to say…I am AND idiot…
Tommy not having an issue putting hitters away when he gets to 2 strikes. Kid is dealing…
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:14 pm
Can’t pitch to the pitcher…ha!
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
jeffrey–
You’re forgiven…
Paul L.–
That’s for sure. But there’s no “lol” involved, here.
Curd…I missed Tommy’s last two K’s…I gotta get outta here…
Chucktown Brave
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
hahaha, make sanchez swing!
Carroll Rogers
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
I think it’s the new aerodynamic haircut for young Hanson. …..the locks are gone.
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
Yeah, jason. Maybe I’m just being too glass half-full with him, but the fact that he’s made those improvements really stands out to me, tells me that he’s got the tools (somewhere, LOL!), can make adjustments, and is willing to take advice. I hope he can parlay it into success at the higher levels.
Necromancer
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
9 k’s, anyone????
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
Mixxo–
Me, too, man…me, too.
jason
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
9 KKKKKKKKKKKKkkkkkkkkkkkkSSSSSsssssssss
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
Tommy Hanson
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
9 Ks is pretty good isn’t it?
Chucktown Brave
July 20th, 2009
8:15 pm
9 K’s thru 4
Necromancer
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
there ya go..
nolie
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
dont understand why he doesnt trust his outstanding fastball more (Joe)
perhaps because he really doesn’t have an “outstanding” fast ball?
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
McFann, I want them all to be hot at the same time. Usually Chipper and Mac are in sync. I’d like to see Bobby put GA in the clean up spot and switch up 5 and 6 between Mac and Yunel and see how that worked. It couldn’t hurt…but Yunel hit in the 2 spot, the 5 spot, the 6 spot….I’m just saying. The “spot” isn’t to blame for everything.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
9 k’s so far throught 4 innings. After throwing a lot of pitches the first 2 innings, he’s thrown 68 pitches through 4 innings.
glord
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
“Forget about the curveball Ricky bring him the heater”.
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
Wait…he struck out the side? Dangit! I miss all the fun…
Necromancer
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
Opie’s on fire tonight!
Richie
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
9 k’s and counting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for building the fantasy stats Tommy
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
Yeah Jeff. Chipper “finally” comes thru.
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
8:17 pm
So what if he doesn’t have the white boy buzz cut?
Everyone should have the white-boy buzzcut. Frosted tips are unacceptable. There’s no hair gel in baseball.
glord
July 20th, 2009
8:17 pm
nolie
July 20th, 2009
8:16 pm
dont understand why he doesnt trust his outstanding fastball more (Joe)
“perhaps because he really doesn’t have an “outstanding” fast ball?”
Looked like an outstanding fastball to me.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 20th, 2009
8:17 pm
This is a big game…we need some more runs!!!
Epinephrine
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Uh. Wow.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Escobar!
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Yunel!
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Hanson must’ve touched the brim of Spanjer-Firstandthird’s hat during the break
Gil In Mechanicsville
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Don’t worry about McCann folks, just a little fatigue setting in. He’ll get his groove back soon enough
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
You see? If he had a real man’s haircut, that woulda been a double in the corner. Namby-pamby.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
First pitch high fastball to Garret again?
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Hoyt Wilhelm ~_~
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:18 pm
Didnt think so, lol.
Geoff Frenchcoeur
July 20th, 2009
8:19 pm
I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:19 pm
Told yah it was Hoyt Wilhelm!
riiiiiight. lol Who would have guessed that?
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:19 pm
Hey now…I have the white boy buzzcut
jason
July 20th, 2009
8:19 pm
Hanson’s fastball really jumps on you late.
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:19 pm
jaglawyer- you thinkin Braves put up 6 tonight?
Soph
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
Damn that outside corner.
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
RHR I want them all to be hot at the same time.
So do I. Just can’t put my finger on what’s up with my mann…show’s promise that he’s coming out of it on Friday, and now we’re right back where we started. At least Chipper homered instead of walking…I have a feeling it’d still be 2-1.
I’d like to see Bobby put GA in the clean up spot and switch up 5 and 6 between Mac and Yunel and see how that worked.
Me, too. We should present our case to Bobby.
Yeah, you can’t blame the spot in the order for a player’s struggles…but, if he’s struggling, you can remove him from that spot and give somebody else a chance there…
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
Way to move away from the pitch GA!!
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
Garret didnt have a chance that at-bat. Sanchez threw him some nasty pitches.
cabravesfan
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
So I get home and fly through the first two innings watching Tommy Hanson throw the ball kinda all over the place, finally catch up in the middle of the 4th and realize “holy s***, kid’s got 9 K’s already???” I think he settled down rather nicely…
McFann :Ô:
July 20th, 2009
8:20 pm
Oh no…the “fatigue” thing starts…
John
July 20th, 2009
8:21 pm
I will NEVER understand Boras allowing Matt Holliday to go to Oakland…1 year before his free agency. Matt is another “Coors Product”… He is a career .270 18/20 HR hitter anywhere but Coors….and will prove it this year…Gonna hit around .270/.275 with 18/ 20 HR’s…Should lose a boatload of $$ thanks to this strategic “move”…
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
8:21 pm
Diaz need to shut up before he gets tossed
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:21 pm
McFann- BMac will redeem himself for you tonight. I’m calling for a 2B with runners on in the 5th or 6th
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:22 pm
Yunel slid early on that slide.