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Rob from SC
July 25th, 2009
9:50 pm
where is a RH pitcher
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:50 pm
That was a strike.
Am I the only one who doesn’t really like O’Flaherty?
He has all these stats I guess that are impressive but I haven’t seen a whole from the guy to be overwhelmed.
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
9:50 pm
1 walk for Bennett
Oh yeah, he’s ready.
Rob from SC
July 25th, 2009
9:50 pm
Bobby Cox needs to go get him NOW!
RHR
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
This is where I could choke Bobby. He leaves these relievers out there way too long sometimes. 10 straight pitches for balls and he leaves him to rot on the mound. He’s going to let him walk the first 3 batters he faces? Really?
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
Anybody else smell 3-run tater right here for Hardy?
No, it’s just the unis
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
Pathetic.
RHR
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
Oh hai Bobby.
GOD.
N Nine
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
Nova Scotia Steve I see that you
fearhate Braun:ok Hanson needs to stay away from Ryan Braun 7:21
Ryan Braun again huh7:57
Braun looks locked in against Hanson 7:58
It totally looked like Braun went around on that pitch!8:01
Great so Braun again huh 8:13
I hate this douchebag – Braun 8:44
PHEW–we got your point…good thing Braun was only 1-4, blog got saved for that reason…thank you Mr. Braun
Rob from SC
July 25th, 2009
9:51 pm
Why is O’Flaherty facing 3 straight right handed batters anyway. Bad bullpen usage from Cox.
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
lol, it’s always so fun when the pen comes in and puts the game so far out of reach you can’t even think about coming back anymore
Nova Scotia Steve
July 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
Ok so we’re going to bring in Moylan to walk AT LEAST two guys in to score now…Sounds like a Bobby Cox move
Mixxo
July 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
Eric’s off. Was hoping to hold ‘em right here, if they score any more……we’re done.
Paul Lentz
July 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
You cant really blame Bobby for this. O’Flaherty just didnt have it tonight. Bobby did the right thing in bringing in O’Flaherty. Dude just couldnt throw strikes. It happens.
NCBravesFan
July 25th, 2009
9:52 pm
Nolie @ 8:19pm – my point was not very clearly made (my fault). Scouting reports are expert opinions, but no one “scouting report” should be taken as gospel fact.
For example, one scout offered an anonymous assessment of Jimmy Rollins I saw a little earlier this year to a baseball writer (Nick Carfado I think) and speculated that he may be “done.” If anyone saw today’s game against the Cards or has seen the stats he has put up in July, I think that line of thought has been put to rest.
As it relates to Happ, the scouting report in this blog reads like a young Tom Glavine in terms of stuff … so is that scouting report wrong about Happ’s long-term future in a rotation, or is Happ going to come crashing back to earth? Honestly, we don’t know yet.
Finally, is that scouting report a consensus view? Because if the Phillies really think Happ’s a back of the rotation guy, they’re stupid for not tossing him in with Drabek and whatever prospect to get Halladay immediately.
MurphyRules
July 25th, 2009
9:53 pm
Whattya think Bobby just said to EOF when he took him out? SIX didn’t look happy.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:53 pm
Why did he need to see him walk all the bases loaded?
Wasn’t one enough? Or two?
My bet is they get a run and we get two in the 9th and lose.
RHR
July 25th, 2009
9:53 pm
I like EOF Mitchell but he didn’t have it tonight, that was clear when he walked the first guy. K’ on Fielder is fantastic, then walk one guy ok fine but when you go 3-0 on the next guy? Um hook? Maybehaps?
Nova Scotia Steve
July 25th, 2009
9:54 pm
So i guess Braun is coming up again soon right —–N Nine
Bat Masterson
July 25th, 2009
9:54 pm
A bunch of guys were standing around at an old baseball managers funeral when an older woman walked up and asked “If you don’t mind telling me what killed him”. One of the guys said ” bases on balls, Mam, bases on balls.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:54 pm
Yes, Manny. Now we’re saved.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:55 pm
I feel a Jeff Bennett to A-Rod comin’ on.
CrimeDog
July 25th, 2009
9:55 pm
GA showcasing the cannon.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:55 pm
2 outs.
Nova Scotia Steve
July 25th, 2009
9:55 pm
Professional throw to the cut off man from our LF…Who ever that is out there
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
Awesome.
Rob from SC
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
This is on Cox’s bullpen management
Mixxo
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
Enter your comments here
Ballgame!
Mike J
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
Ballgame
Zephyr 8
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
dribbler…. d’oh!
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
well that should kill any opportunity for a comeback
1-2-3 9th I’d guess
Paul Lentz
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
Garrett showed a pretty decent arm on that throw.
Freaking ground ball had eyes on that one. Not much you can do there.
Redneck Bobby
July 25th, 2009
9:56 pm
well, i reckin you can’t win em all, but DURN, you’d done expect them to show a little dern fight up er against them ole stankin brewers! heck fire! 4 to 0 and im drunk and ANGRY!
The_Superhoo
July 25th, 2009
9:57 pm
Sigh. No luck tonight.
MurphyRules
July 25th, 2009
9:57 pm
Nickel-and-dimed us to death.
Rob from SC
July 25th, 2009
9:57 pm
See Cox, you can warm up your closer and then not use them.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:57 pm
No, these guys aren’t good.
Manny and O’Flaherty are not quality relievers.
It’s not Bobby.
Mike J
July 25th, 2009
9:58 pm
Offense just didnt have it today. Looks like Hanson gets a taste of what its been like for our other pitchers this year. Pitch a solid game for the win, and the offense hands you a pile of poop!
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
9:58 pm
Throw a damn strike.
McLouth of the South
July 25th, 2009
9:59 pm
Boy EOF came in carrying the gas can tonight… wonder what Bobby said to him on the mound? Didn’t look friendly…
brent a.
July 25th, 2009
10:00 pm
Braves baseball or “The Bill Engvall Show”?
Sad.
Mike J
July 25th, 2009
10:00 pm
The frustrating part is that with all our great play….WE CANT GAIN ANY F’IN GAMES ON THE PHILS!
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:00 pm
Mixxo–
They’ll prob’ly stick with the lefty, now.
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
10:00 pm
they’ll lose that game gained in both the WC and Division yesterday, try to come back tomorrow and win the series
Redneck Bobby
July 25th, 2009
10:01 pm
why some of ya’ll just a bound and determined to bash on ole’ Cox fer? makes not a dang bit of sense if ya’ll were to go and ask me. this is just one of them doggon games that’ll make ya punch a hole in the wall but whatcha gonna do.
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
10:01 pm
Crap, Stetter’s on my fantasy team.
Glad the camera got a got shot of him scratching his butt
McLouth of the South
July 25th, 2009
10:01 pm
I still say Manny looks like one of the Wayans brothers
brian
July 25th, 2009
10:02 pm
the bullpen kills the Braves in games like this. Especially last year, but also this year, all too frequently they give up late runs making it impossible to come back
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
10:02 pm
good shot*
Mitchie-san
July 25th, 2009
10:02 pm
Can Wren pull off a miracle and get a bat and a reliever at the deadline without using uber prospects?
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
10:03 pm
an easy first out
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:03 pm
WHY CAN’T HE HIT LEFTIES ANYMORE???
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
10:03 pm
I still think Prado should have been bunting in the first inning.
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
10:03 pm
Alright, when’s the first mention of TP gonna be? I say 10:30
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
10:04 pm
a really easy 2nd out
jeffrey d
July 25th, 2009
10:04 pm
To bad we already burned Greg Norton. He’s the only one who could save us right now.
The_Superhoo
July 25th, 2009
10:04 pm
Can we burn these uniforms please?
JEFF
July 25th, 2009
10:05 pm
another example of mismanagement by our fearless leader cox.. it just blows my mind.. ok O’flaherty strikes out fielder. ok he walks cameron no big deal.. ok when u watch him walk 2 in a row.. HELLOO YOU get him out of the game…just sick.. again we lose that game we gained on the phillies again.. O’ Flaherty is a good reliever if used right, situations hello.. and those uniforms come on they look awful.. thats ur ballgame folks. yovani gallardo schools the braves and tommy loses his first game..
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:06 pm
Arg…
The_Superhoo
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
Ugh. They find every hole; we ground out over and over and over…
John
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
I believe both teams will just be glad to get outta those uniforms…
JEFF
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
and the brewers just suck. tuck in there jerseys and leave um tucked until u get into the clubhouse u drunkards. its really cool …
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
We had our chances.
They got three cheap little hits.
I hope Derek Lowe aces it up tomorrow. Is he even still our ace? Can’t believe we lost with Tommy. Not a good feeling.
You know we’re not winning with KK vs. Josh Johnson. Better win tomorrow.
LOAFY
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
OMG!!! GARRETT ANDERSON SUCKS SO BAD I TOTALLY HATE HIM!! Why won’t he throw to home plate?! I’m taking my fRustration out on the keyboard! I totally just boke the “R key. So fRom now on, I’ll substitute “R” with “F”.
Gaffett Andefson gets on my nefves so bad, man…I can’t believe he nevef thfows to home plate! ANd don’t look now!!! He stfikes out AGAIN!!!!! What a looser!
Bat Masterson
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
No Love from the baseball Gods tonight.
Edward( Bobby Retires after 2009 or Bust )
July 25th, 2009
10:07 pm
Why do I have the bad feeling of the Braves did just enough to tease the front office into not selling?
Mixxo
July 25th, 2009
10:08 pm
Lets win the series at least.
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:09 pm
Mitchell–
BMac’s double wasn’t so cheap.
ChurchMan
July 25th, 2009
10:09 pm
Hanson goes 7 strong innings gives up 2 hard fought runs and then
the pen comes in, walks 3 gives up 1 hit and they score two. That’s why I hate sub-par bullpen pitchers … they do stuff like that in less than half the time Tommy pitched and yet Hanson is the one who takes the loss
Soph
July 25th, 2009
10:09 pm
McFann – have you seen the B-Mac Spotlight yet? If not, it’s on next after the post-game stuff. At least that’s what my dish guide says.
JasonInFL
July 25th, 2009
10:10 pm
well, don’t ever listen to me and my good feelings…it is awfully quiet on the trade front as well…
crabapplejoe
July 25th, 2009
10:10 pm
Anybody notice that Francouer was 2 for 4, with an HR tonight driving in four of the Mets’ ten runs in their win over Houston…..just sayin’
John
July 25th, 2009
10:10 pm
I think it’s time my boy Kelly Johnson gets a bit of action…who’s with me !!
Original Jon
July 25th, 2009
10:11 pm
Churchman, Hanson took the loss because the Braves didnt score any runs of Gallardo. Thats why
LOAFY
July 25th, 2009
10:11 pm
I think it’s time fof Bfian McCann to fide the pine fof a few days…he’s feally stinking it up lately!
What a looser!!
Original Jon
July 25th, 2009
10:11 pm
runs OFF Gallardo is what I meant
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:12 pm
Soph–
Thanks! I’ve seen most of it.
Why must they always put it on at weird times?
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
The uniform situation is somewhat interesting.
I remember thinking “I hope they wear the gray jerseys tomorrow.”
I think they should stick with those. I wouldn’t think they would have gone to the blue after a win like that. Something about different jerseys like.
Like the Bulldogs doing the blackout with the black tops against Alabama. Bad idea. You have to be very careful with that stuff.
Cardinals suck.
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
LOARY–
He’s not a looser…or a loser for that matter.
Greg in TN
July 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
Shut down tonight by a guy that had a nasty curve. It happens. Get to actually see the Spotlight on Brian McCann feature now that Francoeur is in NY.
The_Superhoo
July 25th, 2009
10:13 pm
I’m sick of hearing about Fracoeur and what a good or bad night he’s had!!!!
He plays for the Mets, he’s dead to me, and aint coming back. So PLEASE stop giving Francoeur updates! Thanks
McLouth of the South
July 25th, 2009
10:14 pm
Overheard at a plastic surgeon’s office:
Doctor: “Well, folks, what size cup were you looking for?”
Husband: “We always buy in bulk. How much per gallon?”
JasonInFL
July 25th, 2009
10:14 pm
edward( Bobby Retires after 2009 or Bust )…selling? what the hell? dude, they were 2.5 games out of the wc coming into tonight? selling? seriously? the way the team is playing? still only 3.5 games out of the wc? really? wow.
Mixxo
July 25th, 2009
10:15 pm
Later then….see yas tomorrow.
NY Frenchy
July 25th, 2009
10:15 pm
Gotta love keeping Norton over Brooksie, steeerike 3, lets see average is approaching .100, great veteran move Booby, yeah we needed to keep him for sure!!!
LOAFY
July 25th, 2009
10:16 pm
McFann
I’d like some cold, hafd, facts to back up that useless afgument…he totally suuuuuuxxxxxx!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Soph
July 25th, 2009
10:16 pm
Night Mixxo.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
10:16 pm
crabapplejoe,
Just keep sayin’ whatever you want about Jeff. I don’t miss him.
fastasballs
July 25th, 2009
10:17 pm
I see Heyward had another good night, as well as Freeman.
Cody J hit his 26th bomb of the season tonight. That kid has unreal power. He needs a lot more seasoning & is not as far along as the other two, but he has amazing raw power & hopefully can put it all together.
I see there is starting to be a bit of media buzz about Heyward coming up later in the season if the team needs a bat. Anyone agree with this? I’m on the fence myself, leaning against it, but if he continues his good work it may be hard to argue against bringing him up.
I’m sure this isn’t even an option unless the Braves are in the race. It’s just nice to know the future is getting closer & closer. We are getting a nice dose of it this season with Tommy Hanson.
Loafer
July 25th, 2009
10:18 pm
OMG!!!!! I’m so made I’m breaking all the keys except the f!!!!!
ffff! fff fffff ff fff? ffff ffff, ffffff. fffff ffff ff fff fffff ff ffff ff f!
F!
The_Superhoo
July 25th, 2009
10:18 pm
Alright. Everyone, me included, needs to remember that going into this series we were happy getting 2 of 3. We can do that tomorrow.
Go Braves!
crabapplejoe
July 25th, 2009
10:19 pm
The Super_hoo wrote: “I’m sick of hearing about Fracoeur and what a good or bad night he’s had!!!!
He plays for the Mets, he’s dead to me, and aint coming back. So PLEASE stop giving Francoeur updates! Thanks”
Well now, unfortunately the Braves decided to trade him to a division rival so he won’t go away. I assume you are one of the folks that posted here that Francoeur was the worst thing that ever played right field and it really bothers you when you hear these numbers.
Mitchell
July 25th, 2009
10:19 pm
Last time:
Nate leads off with a hit. He should have been bunted over. I had an unpleasant feeling after that one.
Nothing against Martin but I think they should have at least tried to bunt.
fastasballs
July 25th, 2009
10:19 pm
Gallardo is just the new Ben Sheets to the Braves. Just be glad they Brewers are not in the NL East. There is always a pitcher or two that just shuts down the Braves & he’s becoming one of them.
Vinings Jim
July 25th, 2009
10:20 pm
cabravesfan – sad that I fell asleep before the end of the game last night, but made it through this one. I am going to move in the direction of bed right now … (fill in the dots). Have a great night, and behave yourself!
:)-
July 25th, 2009
10:21 pm
Keep Smilin’!
Or, rather, try smilin’. Try? Please, try.
cabravesfan
July 25th, 2009
10:21 pm
VJ-
Good Night! Sorry you won’t be around tomorrow…I’ll miss you
McLouth of the South
July 25th, 2009
10:23 pm
crabaplejoe.
Based on his numbers he is one of the ten WORST hitters in baseball among everyday players…
Good riddance to him!
McFann :Ô:
July 25th, 2009
10:25 pm
LOAFY–
Dude…he’s a 4-time All-Star after 4 full seasons…he’s hitting .300 for the third time in his career…he’s put up numbers comparable to Johnny Bench throughout his career…he’s won two Silver Sluggers…he’s struggled a little this year, but the dude has had some trouble with his eyes.
Why don’t you come up with some facts to back up your argument.
Night, all.
Soph
July 25th, 2009
10:26 pm
Nighty night McFann.