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The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
2:51 pm
Can we please get a grounder through a hole?
I’m beginning to wonder if they ue trick balls in Miller Park
Carroll Rogers
July 26th, 2009
2:51 pm
what’s the name of that famous piece of music they keep playing here on the organ? it’s the same music they played during Bugs Bunny, when he was giving Elmer Fudd a hair cut – as well as tossing a salad and laying some bricks on his head. Somebody put me out of my misery?
GoBraves123
July 26th, 2009
2:51 pm
Anyone know whenDOB is scheduled to present his award?
Robert
July 26th, 2009
2:51 pm
I am the best. I could get this team to the WS, but they won’t let me bring my donkey’s to the game.
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
2:52 pm
I really think the heir to Bobby should be Eddie. They say the dude can dish out tough love.
Robert
July 26th, 2009
2:52 pm
Carroll…that is the donkey song!!! Hee-Haw
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:52 pm
Tomahawkin….. I think the Nats here might take a chance on KJ. He reminds me of Langerhans… always seemed to have potential but never quite made the leap but would probably still make it on some clubs. He has outstayed his welcome in ATL though IMHO.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:53 pm
Bang Bang
Cactus Jack…
Foley Is God!!!
I love the Name…
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:53 pm
Yea Cactus Jack I like that idea too about Eddie…
Soph
July 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
No walks! Especially to the pitcher.
The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
Barber of Seville
Marc from FL
July 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
The Mariners started both Ryan Langerhans and Chris Woodward a few days ago, things could be worse people.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
Cactus Jack
I want Ozzie Guillen to manage this team as well
He’s was one of Bobby’s Rubberband men when he managed him in 1999
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:54 pm
GREAT play McCann!!!!
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
Good Play B-Macc!
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
Kelly’s trade value is a sunkin ship, we would be lucky to just get a decent reliever for him. He is due for a riase next year and isnt playing well at all. Non Contending teams might like him but they wont give up a bullpen arm for just him. If he can have a couple good games, that might change a lil
RHR
July 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
Good play by Mac. I thought that was gonna be a hit for sure. Nice comeback from 3-0 to the pitcher.
bgvt
July 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
Carroll –
I haven’t heard the music but one time Bugs Bunny cut Elmer Fudd’s hair with the Barber of Seville music in the background. Just a guess.
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
KJ CAN’T MAKE ANY PLAYS AT 2B!!!!
The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
2:56 pm
DEFINATELY trick balls
Jeff321
July 26th, 2009
2:56 pm
KJ dives and misses once again. I tell ya, that boy is the worse diver I’ve ever seen.
TPM
July 26th, 2009
2:56 pm
John Smoltz now has an era of 7.04
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:56 pm
BravesFaninMD
Good Suggestion…!
But I think KJ goes to a contending team…!
I think he goes to the Giants if they don’t get Freddie Sanchez…
TnBrian
July 26th, 2009
2:56 pm
Agreed, KJ just flat out stinks as a 2nd baseman. He can make even routine plays look very difficult.
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
Chino seems like a good bench coach too. Cant wait until doggie is our future pitching coach, even though i have no complaints about Roger
Soph
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
lol Stringbean’s up. Mixxo cracks me up.
RHR
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
Poor Smoltz. I hate to see him go out like that. I wish he’d just retired. Too competitive for his own good.
Carroll Rogers
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
Duh, could have answered my own question there. Thought it was some beethoven or something, but no it’s from the opera Barber of Seville. Can’t hear it without thinking of old Bugs though.
Steve from OH
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
You know, I don’t really get all the hate for Langy. I guess most of it is due to low batting average (big surprise there, huh?), but when you think about it, there’s a guy that offers an average or slightly above OBP, average pop, and ++ defense. Factor in an average OBP and well above-average D, and I don’t see why this guy can’t be a good 4th OF for a team.
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:57 pm
It would be nice if the Braves announcers discussed baseball instead of stupid c**p like what music the players like to hear when the approach the plate!!!
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:58 pm
One Thing about KJ that makes him tradeable is his ability to play 3rd or Lf, Which is why I’m Banking on him getting traded within the next 5 days
McFann :Ô:
July 26th, 2009
2:58 pm
Dealyed–Great play by my mann!
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
2:58 pm
Another flop by KJ!!! Dive, buddy!
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
2:58 pm
Over the years we have had players like Nick Green, Charles Thomas, Willie Harris, that shine over a short period of time and have been involved in trades. Conrad would have been great to keep up and getting Ab’s he is a Switch Hitter that is versital defensivly and was playing well, he could have been the player to trade. but maybe there thinking of trading KJ and then bring back Conrad
Soph
July 26th, 2009
2:58 pm
Damn that Braun! It’s hard to hate him though.
Jeff321
July 26th, 2009
2:59 pm
Go ahead and chalk another one up to KJ’s paltry defense.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:59 pm
They Play “Go Getta” By Jeezy and R. Kelly for Ryan Braun…
That used to be A. Jones batter intro song…
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
2:59 pm
I love smoltzie,but I think he made a mistake trying to come back as a starter.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
2:59 pm
Soph
I hate Braun
But I’d Lust to see him in a braves Uni…
Heath
July 26th, 2009
3:00 pm
Big spot here… (crosses finger)
Bat Masterson
July 26th, 2009
3:00 pm
I read some comments on Hank Aaron on the last blog and thought I would weigh in. I remember a game I saw at Atlanta Fulton Co stadium once, I was maybe 11 years old, a little leaguer and in love with baseball. It was a huge deal for me, a middle Ga. county boy going to a Major League game in the big city, well Aaron hit 3 home runs that day and it was all I could talk about for a long time.
I started out in segregated schools and remember what it was like in those days but I was stunned by some of the anger directed towards Aaron when he was chasing down Ruth. I tried to tell people I knew that Aaron’s accomplishments did not diminish Ruth’s to no avail. Well anyway, Aaron was a class act then and he is one today.
One of the funny things is some of those same people were outraged by Bond’s passing Aaron for the most home runs, I tried to tell them all Bond’s had done was diminish himself. It killed me with all the young guys tell me what a great hitter Bond’s was, better than Aaron, and I would point out that if you took away all of Aaron’s homers he still had 2996 hits. That is more than Bond’s career total, 3000 hits is a sure ticket to the hall right, well if Aaron had played another week at the end of his career he would have had that plus his 755 homers.
You could make an argument Ted Williams was a better hitter than Aaron considering the years he missed because of his military commitments, maybe, just maybe.
23 Seasons 3298 13940 12364 2174 3771 624 98 755 *2297* 240 73 1402 1383 .305 .374 .555 .928 155 *6856* 328 32 21 121 293
162 Game Avg. 162 685 607 107 185 31 5 37 113 12 4 69 68 .305 .374 .555 .928 155 337 16 2 1 6
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
ATL (21 yrs) 3076 13089 11628 2107 3600 600 96 733 2202 240 71 1297 1294 .310 .377 .567 .944 158 6591 305 31 20 113 289
MIL (2 yrs) 222 851 736 67 171 24 2 22 95 0 2 105 89 .232 .326 .360 .686 98 265 23 1 1 8 4
NL (21 yrs) 3076 13089 11628 2107 3600 600 96 733 2202 240 71 1297 1294 .310 .377 .567 .944 158 6591 305 31 20 113 289
AL (2 yrs) 222 851 736 67 171 24 2 22 95 0 2 105 89 .232 .326 .360 .686 98 265 23 1 1 8 4
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:00 pm
Yes!!! That Scared My Yellow Ass!
Soph
July 26th, 2009
3:00 pm
Whew.
OMG DONK
July 26th, 2009
3:00 pm
Can we please trade KJ for Smoltz?
Heath
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
….whew.
Soph
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
T’Hawkin – agreed. I’d love to see Braun on the Braves. Awesome hitter.
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
I still think John could come in for an inning and air it out. Dude is still a warrior.
TnBrian
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
Thought that was gone, but gotta remember how good the BrewCrew’s offense is, so it’ll be a grind for him all day. Looks like he’s leaving some pitches up that were sinking his last few starts…bad,bad,bad Lowe!
Gov. Clinton Tyree
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
Whew! Thought Prince got that one.
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
I always liked Langy and lost track of him, so glad he is still playing. I think Infante will also give this team a great boost when he comes back… send Norton and KJ packin’!!
Paul Lentz
July 26th, 2009
3:01 pm
Marc from FL………….I’m gonna laugh when Jesse Jane (blonde porn star) comes over and gives me a blow job.
Heath
July 26th, 2009
3:02 pm
Dang Phils…. (5-2 now)
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:02 pm
Robin Yount, On The Aflac Trivia Question…
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
3:02 pm
2-5 Phillies winning again Howard just hit a monster homerun
Paul Lentz
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
McCann is RIPPING it today.
Soph
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
Yay Mac, another 2B!
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
There We Go B-Macc! “This Is How We Do It!”
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
McCann is the HEART of this team… I heart McCann
Mixxo
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
Mac !!!
That guy can hit or sump’n.
The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
BMac! Future Allstar!
CrimeDog
July 26th, 2009
3:03 pm
The ball Ryan Howard just hit went roughly 14 miles.
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
2 doubles for McCann he is back on track
FEAR
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
damn phils!
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
B-Macc is such a better hitter when he doesn’t swing for the fences like he did the first two games of this series…
abwright
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
Is this the song you mean?
Rossini’s Overture from Barber of Seville
Here’s the entire overture, … The “famous part” occurs about 2 minutes in.
kirkinga
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
Gov. Clinton Tyree, we just had a guy pitch a perfect game and Fergosi said he threw in the mid 80’s for most of the game. So the idea that you have to throw hard to pitch effectively, to be a 5th starter, isn’t true.
We need Kelly Johnson to play well. First, it helps the team and that is what’s most important. Second, if he plays well it would seem his trade value would be higher than if he doesn’t.
I mean let’s face it, unless Steve from OH, is secretly the GM of another major league team, no one is going to give us much for KJ who is playing poorly. So I’m hoping to see him get on one of his patented hot streaks and then sell high.
N Nine
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
There we go McFann, those doubles are flying at a fast pace
OptimisticInTexas
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
Lemke sounds nervous by himself… LOL
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
3:04 pm
ok Loaf move em to 3rd and Diaz gets the sac fly
abwright
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
When Infante returns, he will replace Hernandez on the roster, not Norton or KJ.
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
Great AB by Garrett…. I wasn’t a fan at first, but he was a good sign by Wren.
Soph
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
Man, Loafy’s getting robbed today.
The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
More trick balls…
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
Looper sucks, I remember when we used to light him up when he was closing for the mets. BANG! BANG!
Heath
July 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
Productive out for GA…
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
3:07 pm
Good AB for Loaf worked the count and got the job done
Steve from OH
July 26th, 2009
3:07 pm
no one is going to give us much for KJ who is playing poorly.
His value is at an all-time low, no doubt, and if this is the case, you hold on to him and try to deal him in the offseason. He’ll still provide value off the bench in the meantime. But I still can’t see how we can trade a team an above-average starter for the last two years and ask for only a reliever in return.
Soph
July 26th, 2009
3:07 pm
Didn’t get the job done Matty! Ugh.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:07 pm
Wasted At Bat by Matty-D, It’s Gonna be one of those days for the offense
Heath
July 26th, 2009
3:07 pm
…not a productive out for Diaz. Ugh.
njbraves
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
Anyone just listen to Rickey henderson’s acceptance speech? I’m not even sure if he speaks English.
kirkinga
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
Garret Anderson hustling down the line. He was out, but there wasn’t any loafing there.
VaBraveFan
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
back to the basic fundementals , all we needed was a damn fly ball , there goes that easy 1 run chance
njbraves
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
I know everyone loves Diaz, but he is not a very good player.
Paul Lentz
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
Wasted opportunity there.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:08 pm
Oh God, Here Comes the famine Offense!
BravesFaninMD
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
Man, gotta get those runs in when they are sitting at 3rd! Brewers score at least 1 here I bet
The_Superhoo
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
Just impossible to get a ball through the holes! Does Miller Park have a smaller infield???
No More Bobby 2.
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
Way to go Diaz. You MF. Once again the Braves find a way to piss away a chance to score. Unbelievable.
ChurchMan
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
lead off double and the other 3 guys can’t hit it out of the infield
Steve from OH
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
Anyone just listen to Rickey henderson’s acceptance speech?
I liked it. I thought he was very gracious and, despite a few grammatical snafus, had some good things to say.
Tomahawkin
July 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
NJbraves
Co-Sign! On your last post!
Gov. Clinton Tyree
July 26th, 2009
3:10 pm
The other thing about Smoltz is, in 25 innings he’s struck out 22 and walked 4. So the stuff’s there, he’s just getting cuffed around…location and late movement might be in and out.
Rafael
July 26th, 2009
3:10 pm
runners on base being left on are going to come back and haunt us.
VENEZUELA
July 26th, 2009
3:10 pm
Prado and Matt have missed shots…to move and push runners…Matty D is good…but he is a softball player…i think u cannot count him for tough moments its kind of strange but he is not that reliable
FEAR
July 26th, 2009
3:10 pm
there is the Baves’s offense we all know and love
Edward( Bobby Retires after 2009 or Bust )
July 26th, 2009
3:11 pm
Kotchman is the worst excuse for a baseball player that ever lived.
Cactus Jack
July 26th, 2009
3:11 pm
Holliday is tearing it up
No More Bobby 2.
July 26th, 2009
3:11 pm
Just takes KJ to get back for the offense to go back to their norm.
Jeff321
July 26th, 2009
3:11 pm
That’s how ya dive, KJ. Learn from king Escobar!