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Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
8:58 pm
I don’t know if he’s said it or not, jeff, but it’s pretty obvious he reads the blog and if he reads it…
Paul Lentz
July 30th, 2009
8:58 pm
Are any of you guys experiencing technical problems with your HD SportsSouth connection on Direct TV? Everything was fine until McLouth came up. I’ve had to switch it to the non-HD version of SportsSouth. SUCKS BIG TIME.
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2009
8:59 pm
steve from oh, cool…like i said…don’t know a lot about other team’s prospects. just going by what i have read…sounds like they gave up some prospects like we gave up in the tex trade…good ones, but not our top…
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
8:59 pm
JasonInFL
Cleveland did seems to “give” Cliff Lee away. Scouts love Knapp’s potential to the point where he has more “stuff” that Drabek but less of a sure thing. They still gave up there # 2-3-4-10 prospects.
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
Anyone complaining about Boog… You could be stuck listening to the Marlins’ broadcasters. A Marlins player hits a routine pop-up and they figure out some way to make it sound like he came within inches of hitting a homerun. A Braves player actually hits a homerun, 10 rows back, and they figure out a way to make it sound like their outfielder almost caught it. This is when they’re not BS about past experiences in new/foreign places or some crap.
BravesfaninMD
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
OMG KJ MUST GO!!!!
Braves73
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
Hedley Lamarr – Do you have any thoughts of your own, or are you just going to post to everything I write? By the way, great comebacks dude….you are truly worthy a literary genius.
nolie
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
Damn Kotchman is just KILLING us. Get rid of the guy already!!!!
ChurchMan
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
a 3-1 foul out …. hmm
semiballcoach
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
kelly only goes 0-fer on days ending in y
Paul Lentz
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
0 for 4 for Kelly tonight. Can he get up again and go for the 0 for cinco night?
John
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
I no longer have a “boy”….
PWHjort
July 30th, 2009
9:00 pm
Yes. I’ve noticed that too. Joe talking about on-base percentage? WHAT? Every time I hear him talk about OBP I think to myself, “he didn’t know what OBP was until he met Boog”. Joe’s mold-able, though.
McFann :Ô:
July 30th, 2009
9:01 pm
That was a great play that dude made on Nate’s hit…
ChurchMan
July 30th, 2009
9:01 pm
Damn Kotchman is just KILLING us. Get rid of the guy already!!!!
wow he’s not even batting and he gets bashed
Paul Lentz
July 30th, 2009
9:01 pm
njbraves………I dont hear you saying much about Kelly now, lol.
Braves73
July 30th, 2009
9:01 pm
Paul Lentz – You ain’t lying, the non HD feed sucks!
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2009
9:02 pm
oops…didn’t realize they gave up their 2, 3, 4
Hedley Lamarr
July 30th, 2009
9:02 pm
Braves73,
Keep fighting the good fight, my friend. Ignorance is bliss.
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
9:02 pm
Jason–yeah, I can see that. Still, I don’t like that they kept both Happ and Drabek…though I think Drabek is a ticking time bomb for injury (Knapp too).
kirkinga
July 30th, 2009
9:02 pm
It’s great to have the “above average” Kelly Johnson back in the line up. Feels like old times doesn’t it?
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:02 pm
THe Marlins trades Gonzalez for Urbina. The don’t deserve to get him back.
McFann :Ô:
July 30th, 2009
9:03 pm
Marc–
Today I watched the replay of Bobby and McCann getting tossed, and the one on the “Official Site” is from the Marlins’ feed…OMGosh…those guys were way too annoying. I may hafta cut Chip a little slack tomorrow.
PWHjort
July 30th, 2009
9:03 pm
Steve from OH,
Did we find out why Zeke was demoted to the GCL?
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:03 pm
Steve from OH
Drabek already had Tommy John surgery.
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:04 pm
The Marlins do have a neat skycam thing going on where you get to see some views from what I’m guessing is a blimp or something.
Braves73
July 30th, 2009
9:04 pm
Hedley Lamarr – Wow, another good one buddy! No get back in your double-wide and have your wife fix me a hot ham & cheese.
jeffrey d
July 30th, 2009
9:05 pm
What if Boog is Paul Lentz? Would you guys be so cavalier about saying how much you like him (Boog) then?
John
July 30th, 2009
9:05 pm
Honesty compels me…That was outside
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:05 pm
JasonFL
There is also a big difference between Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee.
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:06 pm
Steve
Have you seen the numbers for Neftali Feliz since Texas made him a closer
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
9:06 pm
Drabek already had Tommy John surgery.
Huh. Didn’t know that. Still doesn’t make him immune for another one and doesn’t rule out shoulder problems
FEAR
July 30th, 2009
9:07 pm
What if Boog is Paul Lentz? Would you guys be so cavalier about saying how much you like him (Boog) then?
THAT would be hilarious!!!!
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:07 pm
How can Cantu see out from under that batting helmet?
Oh…..and……….ballgame!
deano54
July 30th, 2009
9:07 pm
We have 3 guys who are worthless – Norton, KJ, and Hispanic Norton (Diory
Johnson is a career 270 some hitter for a middle infielder….wouldn’t call him worthless
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:08 pm
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
9:06 pm
Drabek already had Tommy John surgery.
Huh. Didn’t know that. Still doesn’t make him immune for another one and doesn’t rule out shoulder problems
He did, I just re-checked the Baseball America prospect handbook
Hedley Lamarr
July 30th, 2009
9:08 pm
Braves73: Hedley Lamarr – Wow, another good one buddy! No get back in your double-wide and have your wife fix me a hot ham & cheese.
And we’ve started with the kindergarten pissing match, eh? Fun times.
JasonInFL
July 30th, 2009
9:09 pm
true, but it is not like cliff lee is chopped liver…that being said, doc is doc!
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:09 pm
Braves73 -
Oh noez you din’t! Not a “trailer & a sammich” reference !!
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
JasonInFL
I have never been a Carlos Carrasco fan. His numbers never come close to his hype. I also don’t think Jason Donald can play SS in the majors which lessens his stock. Marson has potential, but they already have Carlos Santana. It all depends how Knapp turns out and he is a long way away and he already has shoulder discomfort.
deano54
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
nice play
Vinings Jim
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
CBF – y’boy!
McFann :Ô:
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
Beautiful, Kotchy!
jeffrey d
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
THAT would be hilarious!!!!
Wouldn’t it?? On the last game of the season Boog would be like “GOTCHA!” And this whole Paul Lentz thing was really just a big joke by Boog.
ACCTDAWG
July 30th, 2009
9:11 pm
I know losing this series hurts a little, but avoiding a sweep before going home for a few days is really huge. Lets finish this game strong and get ready for L.A. tomorrow night!
cabravesfan
July 30th, 2009
9:12 pm
Adam Dunn watches that ball fly right by him…
BravesfaninMD
July 30th, 2009
9:12 pm
MJ had his silver glove; CK will have his gold glove!
Casey Kotchman
July 30th, 2009
9:12 pm
Lets see…. driven in two, scored the other and just saved a double. Let’s get rid of him.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 30th, 2009
9:13 pm
JV is at 97 pitches. I run him back out there for at least one more inning. Dude is a hoss.
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:13 pm
I like what Pittsburgh has done the past few days. Tim Alderson has #1 starter upside. Jeff Clement’s bat might take off now that he doesn’t need to worry about learning the finer points of catching. He will play 1B for Pitt.
Braves73
July 30th, 2009
9:13 pm
Mixxo – I couldn’t resist…Hedley has been hammering my previous posts so I had to pull out and olde but goody. No maybe we can move on to other things.
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
9:13 pm
Rob–I think Donald will be a pretty good 2B, which is exactly what Cleveland needs, and besides they’ve got Chisenhall in the minors. Marson will be at least serviceable, especially if they trade V-Mart and he’ll be a good backup if they decide to let Santana DH or play 1B every so often. I like Carrasco because of the good fastball and changeup and good command–IMO, the essentials for being a good ML starter.
ACCTDAWG
July 30th, 2009
9:14 pm
if Kotchman finishes the year without an error and doesn’t win a Gold Glove, there is something wrong with the system
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:14 pm
Adrian doesn’t catch that probably. I hope the Marlins trade for him, they have too many good prospects, it’s scaring my a little. Adam Dunn looks like Willie Mays compared to Adrian Gonzalez, let’s hope they deal for him and give up Maybin and (brain fart, the #2 prospect dude). That’d be sweet IMO.
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:14 pm
I am happy for Dan Meyer. Oakland almost ruined his career by making him adjust his mechanics.
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:14 pm
Rox 4
Mutts 1
Virginia Ranger
July 30th, 2009
9:15 pm
Hey Roonie Paulino.. I have a Ronnine Paulino bobblehead. More valuable that a Billy Hohn bobblehead
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:15 pm
Marc from FL
I would do that deal in a second if I am San Diego, but I wouldn’t want Andrew Miller. I would ask for VandenHurk or Sean West instead.
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:15 pm
Come On Hoss!!!
BravesfaninMD
July 30th, 2009
9:16 pm
Chipper definitely not the force he has been in the past…. he needs to pick it up bigtime.
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:16 pm
Hoss trying to pull that outside pitch ……for Hohn?
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:16 pm
Chipper is struggling
Gov. Clinton Tyree
July 30th, 2009
9:17 pm
See that grab by McLouth???
He’s a very good centerfielder. Everything he possesses went into that play – well positioned, fast, smart. That could have easily been a gapper. He got to it with room to spare, kept the runner at second with a crisp throw.
I’ve got no problem with him in CF for the next four years. If Schafer comes up and hits, great, but this wide disparity between the two afield, I’m not seeing it.
BravesFanChris24
July 30th, 2009
9:17 pm
Looks like Rangers could land Halladay.
They said on MLBTR that if they can agree on the players in the deal, that Rangers would eat remaining amount on Halladay’s contract.
Driver8
July 30th, 2009
9:18 pm
Was that Bill Hohn fist knock with the Marlin’s catcher on YouTube or any video? I have a friend who doesn’t think he did it and I would love to show him otherwise. Any help here friends would be appreciated.
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:18 pm
Mixxo, that would be funny if Chipper’s been trying to hit everything right at Hohn all night. And what kind of last name is that, is that Netherlands or something? Hohn? This isn’t Star Wars dude retire already!
N8
July 30th, 2009
9:20 pm
I think I’ve figured out what’s wrong with the team (or at least the perception of the team).
On the Braves official site, the headline for this game reads: “Braves turn to stopper to salvage series finale”
Who the hell writes these damn headlines? Do they watch baseball? Do they understand the terminology of particular phrases or words like “stopper”???
The Braves are 10-10 in Vazquez’s starts (not all his fault – horrible run support), and following a loss, the Braves are 6-5 in his starts. Javier’s “record” is 6-4 in those starts with 1 no decision.
Now, I realize the run support has been horrendous for him (and the other Braves starters), this season. But a “stopper” is somebody who stops losing streaks. He is somebody OVERCOMES poor run support to lead his team to victory to end those losing streaks (or prevent one from starting following a single loss).
Oddly enough, Tommy Hanson’s record following a Braves loss? Braves are 4-0 and his personal record is 3-0.
Derek Lowe has started following 12 Braves losses, and the team has gone 6-6 in those starts.
I’m seein a trend here. The team is hovering around .500 and all of their pitchers are about .500. They are about .500 following losses, and they are around .500 following wins. Not too many losing streaks. Not too many winning streaks.
Like I said. I’ve figured it out. This team has no true “stopper”. Blame the offense all you want. But when Maddux only got 2 runs of support, he found a way to only give up 1. If the Braves only scored 1, he shut the other team out.
Stoppers WIN following a loss, regardless of circumstances.
This team needs a stopper.
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2009
9:20 pm
Gonzo up in the Braves pen, but Vazquez starting the eighth
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:21 pm
BravesFanChris24
Any deal with Texas would have to start with Derek Holland/Neftali Feliz and Justin Smoak
KnightInATL
July 30th, 2009
9:21 pm
I like it…let’s go Javy
Supes
July 30th, 2009
9:21 pm
Casey Kotchman campaign for Gold Glove needs to be launched next month if he keeps this up. it doesn’t get any better than that defensively folks. We can always argue about Casey’s offensive production/numbers wise, but he’s top of the line defensive 1st baseman.
Casey Kotchman – Glove Master!
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:21 pm
Rangers or Angels are the two most logical places for Halladay now that Phillies got Lee, but I think all of baseball is being careful after we made the Tex trade, especially the Rangers who know all to well how easy it is to over value one player.
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
Marc from FL
My guess is German.
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Gie%C3%9Fen_-_Theater_-_Hohn.jpg&filetimestamp=20080917183045
Supes
July 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
Go Javy, one more inning! Work horse!
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
Uh-oh
BravesFanChris24
July 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
3-2
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:22 pm
Dammittt!!!!
That Ross Kills Us!!!
N8
July 30th, 2009
9:23 pm
Like this game for instance. The Braves have given Vazquez 3 runs to work with. Let’s see if he can manage to lead them to victory.
Maddux would have.
Supes
July 30th, 2009
9:23 pm
Cody Ross is one strong midget with a big ugly stick. I hate that guy!
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:23 pm
Whew, That One Was Hit into the Bermuda Triangle….!
Mixxo
July 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
Marc from FL
Jus sayin’……..I had a girlfriend of German heritage, she had a nice ’stache too.
ACCTDAWG
July 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
Javy’s fault, not Bobby’s before that garbage starts
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
Remember Jacobs and Olivo? Gawd those guys killed us all the time and they were both just… horrible.
N8
July 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
So would Tim Hudson.
stynes
July 30th, 2009
9:24 pm
Did anyone else see Hohn fist bump Ross as he rounded 3rd?
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:25 pm
Javy is done, go to the pen before it is too late
Steve from OH
July 30th, 2009
9:25 pm
Julio Teheran impressive tonight…8 IP, 2H, 1ER, 1BB, 11K.
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:25 pm
So would Hanson
jeffrey d
July 30th, 2009
9:25 pm
So now we’re comparing Javy Vazquez to Greg Maddux. That’s pretty fair.
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:26 pm
Agreed, With some of the Cats on here! If this team has any shot of winning the WC…Chipper Needs to Come Correct during the stretch like he did in 1999…
I don’t think that will happen because he is ten years older…
Rob from SC
July 30th, 2009
9:26 pm
Steve from OH
Can’t trade that kid either
Marc from FL
July 30th, 2009
9:26 pm
Mixxo, that statue is supposed to represent what Hohn will look like two years from now (McCann will stealth-rip his mustache off in his sleep after being ejected two more times next year for not fist-pumping him before the 9th inning).
Oh, and my wife’s half-german, germans are hawt!
Robert
July 30th, 2009
9:26 pm
“Now if Frank Wren can find some way to get rid of Greg Norton without pissing off Bobby Cox”
Paul – Instead of getting rid of one bad player at a time that Cox continues to use, why doesnt Wren just solve the whole problem in ONE move and get rid of Cox?
David O'Brien
July 30th, 2009
9:26 pm
Moylan also up in the ‘pen
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:27 pm
Marc From FL
Don’t Forget Mike Redmond…He Used To Own Tom Glavine…!
John
July 30th, 2009
9:27 pm
I can’t decide if Javy is “done’ or not….I’ll let you know here in a minute…
Mitchell
July 30th, 2009
9:27 pm
Thank you Bobby for not taking him out. Let him get out of it on his own.
And you know what, if he doesn’t, I’d rather see that than the bullpen give it up.
I heard his sac bunt on the radio. Another thing he does well unlike the rest of the team.
I’m guessing we missed out on some opportunities to add on. Sounds like KJ’s been tearin’t it up tonight.
Sarcasm.
ACCTDAWG
July 30th, 2009
9:27 pm
two references for DOB tonight on TV!!!
Tomahawkin
July 30th, 2009
9:28 pm
Ahhh…LOL
D.O.B…
I knew That Joe And Boog Read this Blog…!
Lovely
Robert
July 30th, 2009
9:28 pm
Because the home run wasnt enough of a clue – he had to leave Vasquez in to walk a batter to make it interesting
Moron Cox