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Tomahawkin
July 20th, 2009
8:52 pm
That Hurts!
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:52 pm
That was ugly
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:52 pm
Well, that was not good.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:52 pm
You gotta be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damnit!
letsgetrich
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
Mcclouth is gone
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
wow, what an awful break…bear down kid!
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
That’s embarrassing
glord
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
ouch
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
At least LOAF hustled to it ~_~
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
Wow that was bad.
John
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
FWIW…I’ve enjoyed the discussion with Paul in regards to MH…
Cheese
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
crap
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
Kelly Johnson raking Triple A pitching does nothing to change my mind about his ability to hit MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHING.
Will his career .338 wOBA and .363 in 2007 do that? Because that’s not too bad for a 2B, and his 2007 season was outstanding. How do I make one of those laughing faces again?
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:53 pm
John………..I agree that if the Rockies did offer him $72 mil over 4 years…..that he was a DAMN FOOL for turning it down.
Damn, McLouth lost it in the lights. Bad luck for the Braves period. What should have been an easy inning has turned into potential trouble.
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
that pitch right there has been a strike all night!
Richie
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Enter your comments here
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Tie ballgame…..coming up!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Pick him up Tommy.
Gil In Mechanicsville
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
So, after the cow and the coke bottle, when do they spring for better lighting in the outfield?
Chucktown Brave
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Tough break. Would be awful to get a no-decision with a start like tonight
glord
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Need a K
cabravesfan
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
wow that is a wicked curve…
Jake W.
July 20th, 2009
8:54 pm
Well he could use a strikeout.
MiltonDawg
July 20th, 2009
8:55 pm
McLouth’s play is very similar to KJ error last year that caused our demise. Hopefully not
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:55 pm
I like that McCann went out to the mound here. Make sure they know what they are doing.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:56 pm
I would have gone the the gas too.
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Freakin mcclouth.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Tommy ….trying to be “cute.”
BravesFanChris24
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Tied
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Hope Diaz was taking notes
Tomahawkin
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Good Plate by Nate-Dawg!
Soph
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Well, that was a good catch.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
That was a good catch there…
Bat Masterson
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Damn bad break for the kid there.
groundfog
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Hanson needed a K there.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
Stay tough kid
Zephyr 8
July 20th, 2009
8:57 pm
so thats an “earned run”???
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
Steve from OH………..this is NOT 2007. Baseball is a sport where making adjustments is essential to a player’s ability to have longevity. Kelly Johnson, like his buddy Jeff Francoeur, has shown over the past year and a half that he doesnt have the ability to make adjustments. MLB has figured out how to pitch him. Simple as that.
I do not think that Frank Wren is willing to risk bringing up Kelly Johnson and hope that he can turn it around. And besides, where would you play him? Who’s bat would you take out to give Kelly Johnson a chance to prove himself?
John
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
I have NOT given up on Kelly Johnson yet….still got “potential”…for a 2B…
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
3 runs is a lot for the Giants. Just get Winn here.
RHR
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
Oh great, its randy winn!
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
If our outfielders could catch, Hanson would have a shutout
Unknown
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
I’m really beginning to hate Nate McLouth. He cost us this game.
Soph
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
Braves killa to the plate.
J williams
July 20th, 2009
8:58 pm
Hanson’s ha a couple of good starts alreay in which he received no decisions. Could easily be 6 – 0 already.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
8:59 pm
Teach Kelly Johnson first base.
Jake W.
July 20th, 2009
8:59 pm
“McLouth’s play is very similar to KJ error last year that caused our demise. Hopefully not”
That’s not what caused our demise. Lots of injuries and bad play caused the Braves to finish 4th.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
8:59 pm
MiltonDawg……….comparing McLouth losing the ball in the lights……to Kelly dropping the ball defies logic, lol. One was an error, the other bad luck.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
8:59 pm
Fixin’ to be 5-3 now.
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
July 20th, 2009
9:00 pm
hopefully he can get out of it right here and the braves score a run for him. he deserves this win.
Unknown
July 20th, 2009
9:00 pm
Mac really needs to learn how to throw.
Young and Stupid
July 20th, 2009
9:00 pm
Rob-
Why would you teach Kelly Johnson first base?
Steve from OH
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
Unlike you, Paul Lentz, I know the power of statistical sample size and I’m not stupid enough to simply drop a career .270 EqA hitter because he hasn’t been good over his last 250 PA, less than half of a full season’s worth. Not only that, but Wren certainly isn’t stupid enough to simply cut him in favor of minor-league lifer Brooks Conrad or Greg Norton. And here you think you’re smart…
J williams
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
Mac has a hard time throwing out runners stealing secon.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
Need to throw the gas here kid.
Zephyr 8
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
“If our outfielders could catch, Hanson would have a shutout”
True i think Diaz misplayed that first one. Should have had it.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
This is Hanson’s last batter.
Unknown
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
This game is OVER.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
Let Hanson finish this inning
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
that is freaking horsecrap…hate to see the kid give up a run like that on such a weak fly ball that should have been caught…that really stinks, but even worse is the fact that it allowed the game to be tied…well, I guess that’s obvious that the tie game is worse.
he went and that was a strikeout.
Soph
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
Mixxo @ 8:59 – reverse psychology?
Dammit, looked like he swung to me.
Rico Carty
July 20th, 2009
9:01 pm
McLouth didn’t hustle to pick up the ball. Maybe that dosen’t upset Cox
Jake W.
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
Wow, bad call in my opinion.
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
damn. that hurts.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
I like leaving Tommy in here…he has had success against the guy.
lexbrave
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
looks like another no decision for hanson, he should be 7-0
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
I dont like leaving Hanson in right now.
letsgetrich
July 20th, 2009
9:02 pm
Mcclouth should have ran for that ball after he saw it.
J williams
July 20th, 2009
9:03 pm
I think Cox should have taken him out.
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
9:03 pm
McLouth didn’t hustle to pick up the ball. Maybe that dosen’t upset Cox
That’s because GA got it…
Richie
July 20th, 2009
9:03 pm
He was supposed to take Tommy out. This is why Cox gets the flack that he does. This is when you are supposed to trust your bullpen
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
9:03 pm
Kung Fu Panda is a free swinging…nothing in the strikezone here kid.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
In my book, (I know it doesn’t matter) all three of these runs are unearned
John
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
Thank goodness.
Jake W.
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
Lets get him a win offense.
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
now score a run for the kid.
Soph
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
Good job Tommy. Now someone get him the lead.
TnBrian
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
Get a run and give that boy a win…damn, does he ever deserve it!
Tomahawkin
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
That Sucks, Big Red will geta ND but should have gotten another win…
J williams
July 20th, 2009
9:04 pm
The Braves have already scored their run quota for this game, so I’m kinda nervous about them pulling this one out.
Shamus Thacker
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
Lousy support behind Hanson tonight. He should be breezing…
MFin04
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
Great job Tommy. No excuses Braves, score some runs, win the game!!!!
RHR
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
Nice comeback by the kid. It didnt look like he’d get out of the 4th at first. Now lets go O!
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
Soph -
Something like that.
I don’t know….it’s worked in the past.
Tommy’s done, get someone warm.
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
I agree…let’s pick Tommy and Nate up right here and get a couple of runs after that gift…
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
9:05 pm
The Panda was 0-3 with 2 Ks going into that AB against Tommy, who still has good stuff…I liked the decision. Now we need some runs to get Tommy the W…he deserves it.
Paul Lentz
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
Steve from OH…………….Brooks Conrad offers the Braves more flexibility. He is a switch hitter with a little pop in his bat. Kelly Johnson is a left handed hitter who simply looks over matched at the plate. I’d rather have Conrad as a reserve than Kelly. While I’m not as down on Kelly as I was on Francoeur………..I dont want to see Kelly anywhere our line-up this year. Keep him in Triple A for the rest of the season, and then bring him up during the September call-ups. But not before then.
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
Our D lost this game.
Young and Stupid
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
J williams-
Not to inject logic here, but the Braves have scored 24 runs in their last four games. What is this quota you speak of?
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
He was supposed to take Tommy out. This is why Cox gets the flack that he does. This is when you are supposed to trust your bullpen
No….Bobby gets flak either way.
Richie
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
Get him a win. The kid pitched too well to get a ND for this game. He was everything we needed out of him tonite! Get those runs Braves offense
Tomahawkin
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
Big Red Dipping, Yuck!
Soph
July 20th, 2009
9:06 pm
Awww. Nate apologized and Tommy patted him on the shoulder. That’s nice.
Rob from SC
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
Simple Answer to the Kelly Johnson problem
Call up Kelly
DFA norton
Problem solved
Heath (Cleveland)
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
Well, atleast the lost fly ball didn’t drop right on McLouth’s head and injur him.
Tomahawkin
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
Sergio Romo, Who…?
Is he related to Tony Homo of the Cowboys…? J/K
modrod
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
can we not get some outfield lights. anyone that has sat in the outfield knows how difficult it is to see the ball since it is not backlit. Are there any other stadiums that do not have outfield light beyond the foul poles. Hell, they even have them on the green monster.
It amazes me why Boog and Joe kept referring to the twilight sky. If they ever went out there and saw what it was like they would know.
Happened with McCann earlier in the year when he got a triple against the Brewers. Left fielder for them never saw the ball.
Hell, the Gwinnett Stadium is better lit that Turner is.
Screw the skyline view. PUT SOME FREAKIN LIGHTS IN OUT THERE.
JasonInFL
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
there we go Esco…come on boys, big inning!
Mixxo
July 20th, 2009
9:07 pm
Hate on that….haters.
jeffrey d
July 20th, 2009
9:08 pm
That’s 2 nights in a row Yunel’s gotten a hit on an 0-2 count