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BravesFanChris24
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
GAME OVER!
chilidog75
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
Nice job. Tough to give up an earned run like that. But well done, Bravos. One of the best wins of the season.
MFin04
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
WOOOOO!!!!!!! Great job boys!!!!
Jman
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
Let’s Go Braves!!!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
I am giddy…not just happy….but giddy.
The_Superhoo
July 22nd, 2009
9:40 pm
The high HEAT! Attaboy Scowl!
BravesFanChris24
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
Had to give Soriano a save. He knew what he was doing
ChurchMan
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
deano54: frenchy would had it
lol I don’t think he hit that ball all the way to Washington DC … just to Turner Field’s outfield
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
In the immortal words of Skip Caray, “Win. Win. Win.”
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
I mean, look how bad ass he is. He’s like, ‘whatever bitches. Come get in my poster if you want, but hurry I got things to do.’
Doc Holiday
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
lets get our brooms out……….
MiaBchBravesFan
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
Freeman will not be ready in 2010, Rob. Let’s not ruin a top prospect by rushing him.
Soph
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
Or excuse me, I meant MFIKY.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
From this day forward he shall be known as Raffy-Ballgame!!! OR Senor Smoke!!!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
Actually, Soriano was probably due to give up a run soon…I would rather it be a meaninless run with a 3-run lean as opposed to only having a 1-run lead…obviously.
chilidog75
July 22nd, 2009
9:41 pm
RHR,
He’s like a latin Kenny Powers?
bravesgrl4life
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
Good night of baseball fans. Have a great night!
Roja
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
As of last night Frenchy was batting .364 with a dinger and 7 rbi’s so the Mutts losses can’t be pinned on him like several of the Braves losses could.
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
“Freeman will be here next year”
Yup.
The Bird and Indian
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
MFin04: You don’t worry about that runner when up 4-1.
Richie
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
Great win!!! Let’s go sweep these guys!!!
kirkinga
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
This season is soo over!
deano54
July 22nd, 2009
9:42 pm
Great win….just beat one of the 2 best pitchers in NL. You have to believe this team really has turned a corner now!
MiltonDawg
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
JoeBrave- senor smoke was taken years ago
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
Oh…and ST Louis is finally leading against the ’stros…. 3-1.
Jman (Yunel is a Saint!)
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
Let’s keep it going tomorrow, guys! Sweep!!!!
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
chilidog – Kenny Powers better hope he never crosses paths with MFIKY.
Roja
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
Freeman is about as ready as what’s his name was.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:43 pm
2009 Season
Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS
MB CAR .302 70 255 43 77 19 0 6 34 114 26 41 1 4 .394 .447 .841
MIS SOU .283 15 53 6 15 5 0 1 13 23 3 3 0 0 .323 .434 .757
Minors .299 85 308 49 92 24 0 7 47 137 29 44 1 4 .382 .445 .826
Freeman’s stats this year, dude that ain’t nowhere near ready!
rabiddawg
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
roja,
I wasn’t talking about frenchy individually but the team that he is affiliated with.
McFann ;Ô;
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
Yabb-dabba-doo! Love winning the 4-game series! Let’s hope the B Squad cann make it a SWEEP tomorrow!
That ninth was intense…
Shamus–
Thanks!
Hey, and I wasn’t downgrading him when I sadi I wasn’t expecting him to cream the Freak…I just meant uh…well, he was 0-4 with a K or two against him earlier this year…
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
I think Freeman will have to prove he’s ready to be here next year moreso than Heyward, but if he does, we could see him in the 2nd half. I wouldn’t rule it out by any stretch, especially if Kotchman tanks.
The Bird and Indian
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
I liked the tip of the cap that JJ did.
BravesGrrrl
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
What does MFIKY stand for? (I know RHR called him “I’ll kill you”, but what’s the MF? Oh wait, now I totally get it.
Soph
July 22nd, 2009
9:44 pm
Ok, so someone tell me the updated standings now for the WC.
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 pm
“As of last night Frenchy was batting .364 with a dinger and 7 rbi’s”
But tonight’s 0-4 with less than three pitches seen per at bat sounds a lot more like the Francoeur we know.
MiltonDawg
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 pm
Juan Beringer i belive the name of our former Senor Smoke
deano54
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 pm
I hate to say it but i do miss frenchy. i know he wasn’t contributing, but he has done it at this level in the past ( 30 hrs 100 RBI) I don’t think Church has that upside in him? Plus Frenchy is still young, he could very well turn it around.
Doc Holiday
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 pm
SF could use a big trade much more than us………..a big bat they need.
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:45 pm
McFann just busted out Scooby Doo on us. Heh.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:46 pm
15-6 in their last 21 games…. Attenion national league (and national pundits), here come the Braves.
ChurchMan
July 22nd, 2009
9:46 pm
JJ and Braves beat Cy Lincecum … so I’m guessing this game will be allotted a 30 second highlight spot just before Baseball Tonight ends
McFann ;Ô;
July 22nd, 2009
9:46 pm
Hey, Santana had never won against the Braves before Saturday, and then he ended winning Saturday. Lincecum had never lost against the Braves before today, and he ended up losing today.
Wow, if the Braves were facing the D-Backs on this road trip, I’d almost want them to put Jon Rauch in to face BMac…
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2009
9:46 pm
RHR–Flintstones?
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:46 pm
Colorado 52 43 .547 - - 6-4 W1
San Fran 50 43 .538 1.0 68 4-6
Chi Cubs 48 45 .516 3.0 66 7-3 W1
Atlanta 48 46 .511 3.5 65 7-3 W3
Houston 48 46 .511 3.5 65 7-3 W2
Florida 49 47 .510 3.5 64 5-5 W3
McFann ;Ô;
July 22nd, 2009
9:47 pm
RHR–
That was Fred Flintstone.
chilidog75
July 22nd, 2009
9:47 pm
Deano,
You would be in the minority.
Church’s misplay out in right tonight not withstanding. And Church drew a walk, too. Something Francoeur hasn’t done now in 95 plate appearances.
rabiddawg
July 22nd, 2009
9:47 pm
Church works better for us… He usually works the count and doesn’t swing at garbage… He is not great but coupled with Diaz, thats a solid right fielder…
Salamander
July 22nd, 2009
9:48 pm
No shut out, but still a great win. Daytime brooming of the Giants tomorrow, and then go get the Brewers over the weekend.
Its time for the Braves to go on a 7+ game win streak.
DHD
July 22nd, 2009
9:48 pm
That’s what I’m talking about. BIG game against the best pitcher. The boys are swinging the bat…AND hey all you Bobby Cox haters…give him credit for moving Yunel down in the order. It was genius. I never heard any of you manager wannabe’s suggest it.
McFann ;Ô;
July 22nd, 2009
9:48 pm
Whoops…Steve beat me two it…
Sorry, RHR…not tryin’ to humiliate you.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:48 pm
Philadelph 53 39 .576 -
Atlanta 49 46 .516 5.5
Florida 49 47 .510 6.0
and updated standings divisional
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:49 pm
hahaha McFann, I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that it’s been a while since I watched cartoons. I got my characters that say the word “doo” mixed up.
pryguy
July 22nd, 2009
9:49 pm
How sweep it would be!
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:50 pm
“I think Freeman will have to prove he’s ready to be here next year moreso than Heyward”
That’s absolutely right. Freeman is going to have to convince the Braves he’s better than what we’ve got, and that is harder than will be the case for Heyward. A lot of Freeman’s ascension is dependent upon Kotchman’s performance or if we bring in someone else to play 1B. If Kotchman goes into a funk, Freeman Prados him.
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:50 pm
MLB Network was pretty “ho-hum” about the Braves beating the Giants. *sigh*
pryguy
July 22nd, 2009
9:50 pm
Church Man,
Be lucky to even get some statistics on the Braves recent surge. We can only hope to see/hear more.
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:51 pm
Oh McFann it would take a lot more than that to humiliate me. That’s good knowledge I needed to know – thanks for setting me straight.
Lee
July 22nd, 2009
9:51 pm
Gone Viral, hate to correct you but, Skip always said “Braves win,Braves win,BRAVES WIN!!!!!
The Bird and Indian
July 22nd, 2009
9:51 pm
I like Church’s swing. If he could put some things together I think he could be a power threat. I know he hasn’t been a power threat this year, but still.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
Now get the Division guys, wildcard be damned!
njbraves
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
Love everything about this team right now. Let’s keep it going and get a sweep tomorrow. Since every loss is Bobby’s fault, he must be doing a hell of a job now huh??
deano54
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
I agree …I am the minority on this board, but i would almost rather them send Francoeur down to AAA then trade him. i believe the guy will still be a MLB run producer one day. He had proven he could do in the past, so we know he has it in him. It is not like he has gotten old and skills have degraded. He has jsut been VERY slow to make adjustments. Maybe another trip to minors might have been a wakeup???
Does anyone think that Church will ever be a 100 RBI, 30 hr guy?
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
Team DIV% WC% POFF%
Phi 68.4% 5.3% 73.7%
Atl 21.3% 8.0% 29.3%
Will change some more when the rest of the games are over…but…
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
A lot of Freeman’s ascension is dependent upon Kotchman’s performance or if we bring in someone else to play 1B. If Kotchman goes into a funk, Freeman Prados him.
Right you are. It won’t be ideal to bring him up (or Heyward, for that matter) in 2010, but give ‘em both the rest of the season in AA, then a break followed by AFL and at least until June in AAA, and I think they’ll have given us a much more accurate picture of what they can do vs. 2 weeks in AA right now.
Looks like FF is hitting for more power in AA, which is great. Need to see the BB% go up, though…
Capt Caveman
July 22nd, 2009
9:52 pm
I don’t think Esco was running all that hard either, but that is a generally accepted practice in the majors. It’s the bottom of the 8th, you got a 3 run lead, and you just hit one right at the shortstop. It’s going to be a double play 99 percent of the time. You are more likely to have a player pull a hamstring from running to hard or hitting the bag wrong than you are of being safe at first. Everyone does it. I’m not saying you shouldn’t hustle but I will say that it looks worse on tv b/c you only see the runner right at the bag when he is slowing down. It only takes a step or two to slow down a lot.
Also that was a tough play for Church but I think even he will say he should of had it. A sinking line drive to your backhand is not a gimme, but if you get a glove on it you should catch it. Oh well, no harm — no foul.
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:53 pm
“Plus Frenchy is still young, he could very well turn it around.”
This type of logic is what makes gambling an arbitrage industry. “I’m just on an 18 month run of bad luck! I’m due to turn it around any time now!” He was the worst corner outfielder in MLB history in OBP when we traded him. The fact that we got a legit player back in the deal is a credit to Wren and enough to make Mets fans want to put Omar Minaya in the Cone of Shame.
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:53 pm
I like Church too. My favorite thing about him is that he took Francoeur’s place.
ernesto
July 22nd, 2009
9:53 pm
had that one as a definite L…if you would have told me we could take 6 out of 8 from these 2 series I would have said, “yes, please”…7 out of 8 is just insanely good.
Interesting the effect two less automatic outs in the line up can have on a team.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:53 pm
Damn, Phillies at Padres tomorrow, dammit!!!!
UNCBrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:53 pm
JoeBrave,
Thosen wildcard standings are’nt current
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
9:54 pm
deano54 -
With Heyward on the way…no need to even keep Jeff. Let it go.
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2009
9:54 pm
I like Church too. My favorite thing about him is that he took Francoeur’s place.
hee hee hee…
Mitchell
July 22nd, 2009
9:54 pm
I post one comment during the game, in which I declared “GAME OVER” after Yunel’s homer… I come back at 9:45 and see the following.
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
8:14 pm
Mitchell, I will send MFIKY to your front door if you jinxed this.
Wow. First of all, if I had any idea what MFIKY was I wouldn’t have said it. Second of all, if I were on the blog in the first inning I would have said it after Chipper stole second and scored on Brian McCann’s hit.
RHR, I know Saturday’s game was rough on everybody but something intangible has happened since then, if not a couple weeks before.
Brian’s hit was a crushing blow. Who, after all, would have guessed we would score in the first inning anyway? Well, I don’t know but I had a feeling we were going to win anyway and Yunel’s homer pretty much put a bow on it.
You needn’t have fretted RHR. Say it with me: Yes We Can.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:55 pm
All the more reason to grab Konerko if the Sox are willing!
Soph
July 22nd, 2009
9:55 pm
I can’t believe we’re still talking about Francoeur.
Gone Viral
July 22nd, 2009
9:55 pm
“Gone Viral, hate to correct you but, Skip always said “Braves win,Braves win,BRAVES WIN!!!!!”
Lee, you’ve got the wrong quote. That’s what he said after every game in tribute to his dad. What I’m referencing is a quote he made once when the Braves were impossibly hot. His understated delivery was priceless on it.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:55 pm
Colorado won so atlanta is still 3.5 back UNC Brave
AndyC
July 22nd, 2009
9:56 pm
Wow. Glad to say I was wrong about the Braves losing today. Great job by JJ. Apparently he was in some trouble early in the game but got out of it. I am on vacation and have not seen any games this week.Yunel is on fire and it sounds like that trip to the hospital today gave him some perspective and made him realize it’s not all about him. I am really starting to believe in this team. Please don’t break my heart again Bravos.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:56 pm
The giants lost a game so basically no change at the top
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
9:57 pm
Yes we can, Mitchell.
PS – I don’t really know Raffy. I doubt he would really show up at your door if I asked him to.
PWHjort
July 22nd, 2009
9:57 pm
The Church for Francoeur swap proves there is such a thing as addition by subtraction.
Couch Tater
July 22nd, 2009
9:57 pm
Someone earlier today posted that we have not beat a good pitcher.
Thanks.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:57 pm
Colorado 52 43 .547 - -
San Fran 50 44 .532 1.5
Chi Cubs 48 45 .516 3.0
Atlanta 49 46 .516 3.0
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:58 pm
There ya GO UPDATED
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
9:59 pm
I meant to say 3 back sorry
deano54
July 22nd, 2009
9:59 pm
Yall might be right…his time as a Brave was over, but you watch, I bet he will prove to be a decent Major Leaguer again. I think his quick sucess and then is rapid fall caued him to press to much as a Brave.
I think the change we probably do him good. Looks like it has so far?????
bravefaninok
July 22nd, 2009
10:00 pm
AndyC
July 22nd, 2009
9:56 pm
Wow. Glad to say I was wrong about the Braves losing today. Great job by JJ. Apparently he was in some trouble early in the game but got out of it. I am on vacation and have not seen any games this week.Yunel is on fire and it sounds like that trip to the hospital today gave him some perspective and made him realize it’s not all about him. I am really starting to believe in this team. Please don’t break my heart again Bravos.
I n trouble yupp,gave up 1 hit and 9 k’s through 7….
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
10:00 pm
However the schedule dictates that the Braves have to play their proverbial asses off this weekend!
Efrim
July 22nd, 2009
10:00 pm
Wouldn’t it be such a better idea to have Heyward and Freeman from June 2010 through the 2016 season, as oppose to having them April 2010 through 2015? Cost effective.
The Bird and Indian
July 22nd, 2009
10:01 pm
AndyC: JJ was never really in “trouble”.
deano54
July 22nd, 2009
10:01 pm
Enter your comments here
Steve from OH
July 22nd, 2009
10:02 pm
Efrim (10:00)–absolutely.
McFann ;Ô;
July 22nd, 2009
10:02 pm
RHR–
No sweat. We love the Flintstones…Season One is classic stuff. As the show progressed, it lost some of it’s “stuff”, at least IMHO.
That’s good knowledge I needed to know – thanks for setting me straight.
No problem. Any time!
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
10:02 pm
at the moment F.Wren should slip into a hot tub with K.Williams and wash his back to get Konerko.
jason
July 22nd, 2009
10:02 pm
There is no way anyone can be whining about the Braves now. This is one hell of a run we are on. The best part is that the whole team is contributing. Yes even BC. Total team effor since the return from the ASB. I haven’t seen something like this from the Braves in some time, and I am enjoying it.
The Bird and Indian
July 22nd, 2009
10:02 pm
The Rangers have 5 stolen bases tonight and they’re going into the 6th.
RHR
July 22nd, 2009
10:03 pm
Who cares? Good riddance. He was an absolute hack at the plate and looked like an escaped mental patient while doing it. Frankly my dear I don’t give a damn what he does in NY or anywhere else just as long as he’s not on my team anymore.
Joebrave
July 22nd, 2009
10:04 pm
Damn Philthies how swwet the schedule is for them, pansy!
Heath (Cleveland)
July 22nd, 2009
10:04 pm
Would like to see the Cards hold on here…