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Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:14 pm
Who’s coming in now?
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:14 pm
Come On Petey-Pablo! Damn…
Our Blow-pen never makes things easy on us…Som Much Drama…!
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:14 pm
I fully expect his arm to fall off out there one of these nights, I’m glad he took him out.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:15 pm
P-Lentz…
Co-Sign on your last post about Nawton…
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:15 pm
Vintage Peter Moylan. He sure knows how to give up some ropes.
WOW, I cant believe it. Bobby with the early hook for Moylan? Another Apocalyptic move by Bobby there. Bobby must realize that this is a MUST WIN GAME.
ChurchMan
August 1st, 2009
6:15 pm
Lets say we get these last two outs without the runner scoring, OFlaherty.
And no walks either.
Mitchell
August 1st, 2009
6:16 pm
Wow.
What was the point of that? What is he thinking? I mean, really. What is he thinking?
I haven’t won a World Series but I still don’t get it.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:16 pm
Little nervous here folks
Jake W.
August 1st, 2009
6:16 pm
I don’t care what team he is on, Hudson always kills our pitching. Kinda the same as Randy Winn.
Vinings Jim
August 1st, 2009
6:16 pm
cabravesfan – it would take too long to post all 2,000 – needless to say, I believe I have run the proper regression analysis that will allow me the optimal chance of success (by the way, feel free to send me an airline ticket to assist in my search).
Couch Tater
August 1st, 2009
6:17 pm
Kotchman wouldn’t talk to Norton.
balla1881
August 1st, 2009
6:17 pm
does boone logan only pitch bp before the games? anybody remember the last time he pitched? bout time bobby started using everyone on the roster….he does it with the hitters already, oh norton
cabravesfan
August 1st, 2009
6:18 pm
VJ-
good luck Math Major…what the hell does that even mean??
and, ummm, no.
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:18 pm
Tomahawkin………I appreciate the co-sign.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:18 pm
Come On Boney!!! Let’s do this…!
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:18 pm
I don’t hate Adam, I don’t hate anyone, not even Jeff Francoeur lol I just didn’t really get the trade, thought the braves needed other things more, that’s all. And Adam is just … I don’t know. Whatever. The reasons I don’t like him are probably related to his ADD, which he can’t help, but I can’t help if I don’t like someone either lol. I’ll try to be more understanding ha. But I can’t argue with all the other moves Frank has made thus far, maybe this will turn out as well as the others. Except for KK. Hope it turns out better than the KK experiment.
CrimeDog
August 1st, 2009
6:18 pm
Paul Lentz-
(Again, I’ll capitalize random words so you can comprehend)
I DIDN’T say that Norton hasn’t been AWFUL. But the FACT of the matter is that he’s ON the team. Rather than raise my BLOOD pressure cursing the GODS that he’s here, I will choose to SUPPORT HIM. Do I WISH we had a better PINCH hitting option? Sure. But I happen to know NORTON is a good guy who HAS BEEN through a lot of horrible THINGS in his life, so I will be happy for HIM, WHEN he SUCCEEDS.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
Juan Pierre is such a pest at the plate
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
Well, that will work.
The Bird and Indian
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
YES!
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
Hell Yea, Nate Dawg!!!!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
NICE GRAB
curtis jones
August 1st, 2009
6:19 pm
McLouth learned that play from watching Loaf.
BravesFanChris24
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Nate
Nice Double Play!
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
What a catch – what a play! Go D!
The_Superhoo
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Nice nate! Woo
NCBravesFan
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Atta-boy, Nate!
braves4ever
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
did you see that , go Mclouth
Daybed Wagmoe
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
From the original blog:
“Nate McLouth was a big trade”
YEAH HE WAS!!!!
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Nate Dawg…Threw The Ball while he was on his Ass and got the DP…Lovely!
Mitchell
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Where does the name Petey-Pablo come from?
It’s weird.
Does Frank Wren ever ask Bobby why he goes to the bullpen with such gusto?
It’s the same thing as last year only we paid millions to get guys who are supposed to go more than 6 innings but they don’t.
That was certainly better than a hit and a tie game.
Tiger Woods is a douche.
Edward( Bobby Retires after 2009 or Bust )
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
50 Bucks says we Blow the lead
N Nine
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
It’s Bobby Cox’s fault for using Norton. It’s his fault we’re winning. ..
How about our “ace”? Complain if you want, I’ll take him over A.J or Peavy. Not beautiful but another QS.
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Web Gem there by MCLOUTH. That potentially saved the ball game there.
Chris
August 1st, 2009
6:20 pm
Thank you baby Jesus!
balla1881
August 1st, 2009
6:21 pm
andruw who?
ChurchMan
August 1st, 2009
6:21 pm
that was the best thing to happen in that situation!
*gonzo or acosta to face the top of the order in the 8th
Carroll Rogers
August 1st, 2009
6:21 pm
Bennett signed with the Rays, I believe.
Norton is hitting .364 (4-for-11) since the All-Star break, for your information. and he’s also playing with a disgusting gigantic oozing awful “contusion” on his right calf from fouling a pitch off it last night.
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:21 pm
Go get em Gonzo.
Top of the 8th inning …
Furcal, Eithier and Manny. 1-2-3. Make it happen.
McFann Ô
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
That was a great play!
TnBrian
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
Gotta love Nate.
Escobart Simpson
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
Petey Pablo is a rapper. Tiger Woods is good.
Heath
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
Kotchman was Norton’s kryptonite. Trade Kotchman, Norton goes 2-2….hey, I don’t make the rules, I just report ‘em.
BravesFanChris24
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
Yep Carroll you’re right. Rays signed Bennett.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:22 pm
RHR Co-Sign On Your Last Post…
I think the trade for Roach was a PR move By Frank Wren…I didn’t like it at all
I hated on the Kotchmeister…But the more I saw his defense the more he grew on me…
Hakuna Matata
August 1st, 2009
6:23 pm
We better get some runs, Gonzalez is coming up in the 8th
BravesFanChris24
August 1st, 2009
6:24 pm
I don’t know why Rays did though ~_~
bravefaninok
August 1st, 2009
6:24 pm
Well that was a strange series of events,Diory,& Nawton come up big…
Carroll Rogers
August 1st, 2009
6:24 pm
that was a foul ball off the same left ankle for Prado. YOW
Doug Drabeck
August 1st, 2009
6:24 pm
Today’s MVP for the Braves–Russell Martin. What a couple of bonehead plays. And he’s 0 for 3 at the plate.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:24 pm
Escobart Simpson…
Congrats Bro…I think u are the first one on this blog to figure out where I get the Petey-Pabb Nickname for Moylan…!
Nuff Respect!
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:25 pm
A PR move?
How is that?
Is LaRoche beloved in Atlanta and I just didn’t realize it? Is he going to sell more tickets with his Hollywood-like persona?
CrimeDog
August 1st, 2009
6:25 pm
Tomahawkin-
North Carolina…come on and raise up!
What an awful song. Sorry in advance if you like it.
Mitchell
August 1st, 2009
6:25 pm
Very good analogy by Mark Grace. Really painted a picture.
I will be sure not to do that.
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:26 pm
CrimeDog……………..while I have no doubt that Norton is a good guy who had to persevere to get to where he is today. However, what MATTERS to me is what he can do ON THE FIELD.
I will support whoever plays for us. However, I will not BLINDLY support someone. And I certainly wont refrain from being critical of someone who is deserving of it.
Carroll Rogers
August 1st, 2009
6:26 pm
attendance today is 49,843, seventh sellout of the season
Mitchell
August 1st, 2009
6:26 pm
Braves, ugh. Come on. Can we add on here? Give me a break.
Garrett, let’s go!
Heath
August 1st, 2009
6:27 pm
The difference between last night and todays’ game is very simple… McLouth and KJ were just horrible in the 1/2 holes last night, and McLouth and Prado are combine 3 for 8 tonight.
ChurchMan
August 1st, 2009
6:28 pm
Gonzo with 1 run to work with. He’ll need to pitch like a closer in order to get a 1-2-3 inning from who he’s going to face
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:28 pm
WOW…The Dodgers Found a Way To Cool Off “The Professional Hitter” Known as Loaf!
Heath
August 1st, 2009
6:28 pm
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:25 pm
A PR move?
How is that?
Is LaRoche beloved in Atlanta and I just didn’t realize it? Is he going to sell more tickets with his Hollywood-like persona?
He must be…the first day he comes back…we have nearly 50,000 people in the stands.
CrimeDog
August 1st, 2009
6:29 pm
No one asked you to. Nor did I ask for you to chime in when I said good for him, because he’s taken a lot of crap. We all know how you feel, Paul, because you repeat yourself 45 times a day. But the team we have is the team we have. I get a lot more enjoyment out of being a fan when I don’t nitpick every little detail, like who the 25th man on the roster is. I would rather root for that guy, because he’s had a solid career and a crappy season. I want to see him go out on top. But go on being bitter.
Loaf on a blackberry walking out to left
August 1st, 2009
6:29 pm
Frank Wren is paying for trading my only friend.
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:30 pm
Heath.
Good point. Braves fans are just excited to be able to wear their LaRoche jerseys again. He’s a ticket-selling machine.
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:30 pm
Carroll Rogers………..3 of the 4 hits by Greg Norton in his recent “4 for 11 streak”………were of the “Jeff Francoeur, seeing eye variety”. Only that last hit by Norton was a hit that one could say was “ripped”.
Regardless, I’m happy to see ANY contribution from Norton. However, let’s keep it real and dont lose perspective here. Greg Norton does not put any “fear” into the opposing team. He’s become a “punch and Judy” kind of pinch hitter.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:30 pm
Crime Dog!!!
Take Your Shirt Off And Like Raise It like A Helicopta!!!
Whatever…LOL, That Song Still Goes Hard!!!
It Beats The Hell Out of the Lil-Wayne Garbage that dominates the radio today!!!
bravesgrl4life
August 1st, 2009
6:30 pm
No need to make it interesting here, Gonzo.
Escobart Simpson
August 1st, 2009
6:31 pm
Tomahawkin, do you think Moylan is a fan of the 2-hit-wonder that was Petey Pablo?
curtis jones
August 1st, 2009
6:31 pm
Kotch is riding the pine for the BoSox tonight. Not in the starting lineup, Victor Martinez is playing first.
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:31 pm
I was hoping we would get to see the Just For Men Hair Color hold leaders.
Why did FOX make me wait so long?
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:31 pm
I feel A Dope Groove Coming On!
Come On Gonzo…!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
Let’s Go Mike
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
Loaf on a blackberry walking out to left
August 1st, 2009
6:29 pm
Frank Wren is paying for trading my only friend.
Braveheart
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
One other thing to think about when assessing the value of Laroche vs. Kotchman is that although Kotchman is about 10 runs better on defense, Laroche is about 5 or 6 runs better running the bases, so the advantage provided by Kotchman’s fielding isn’t as great as some believe.
According to baseballprospectus, Kotchman was worth 6 runs below average in 2007 and again in 2008, and was on pace to do that again this season. Laroche, while obviously no burner, has been about an average baserunner when properly motivated like in 2006 and this season.
In 2007 & 2008, Laroche was worth an average of 2 runs less than average on the bases (which is still 4 runs better than Kotchman’s annual -6). But as you see below, some of the stat geeks got in the ear of some of the Pirates coaches who then turned around and advised Laroche to be smarter and more aggressive on the basepaths. It seems Laroche heeded the advice and became an average baserunner again:
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1158164/index.htm
For the Pirates, who are trying to get to the 87-win level, any improvement helps. Every week Fox e-mails a baserunning report to Pirates third base coach Tony Beasley. “At first I was skeptical,” says Beasley. “Now I think [Fox is] a genius. The numbers reveal things you don’t really see with your eyes. You see that last year [first baseman] Adam LaRoche didn’t go from first to third a lot and didn’t take a lot of chances in general. Now he’s being more aggressive and is one of our best base runners. These numbers give the players something of substance to work for. Players want to hear the truth as long as you can back it up. And now we have numbers to back up everything.”
chilidog75
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
Good job. Nice first out there.
As danger will be stepping into the batter’s box here very soon.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnddd
Vinings Jim
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
Heath – great Kryptonite line – I give you permission to make another move on my girl
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
I think that it can be safe to assume that Andre Either has been a Braves killer the past 2 days. Important at-bat here.
Heath
August 1st, 2009
6:32 pm
curtis jones -
This is not a surprise….The Red Sox specifically got Kotchman because he would be a better role player.
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:33 pm
Escobart Simpson…
I don’t Think Moylan, AKA “Petey Pabb” or the whole braves team for that matter (Other than Loaf and D-Ross) Know anything about that old Petey Pablo…
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:33 pm
It Beats The Hell Out of the Lil-Wayne Garbage that dominates the radio today!!!
You cannot be serious. That song doesn’t beat anything.
Paul Lentz
August 1st, 2009
6:33 pm
Nice going Gonzalez. One more out and it is Soriano time.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:33 pm
Be careful Gonzo
Braveheart
August 1st, 2009
6:33 pm
We’ve averaged over 38,000 fans a game at the Ted the last 21 home games ….. thanks to the Red Sox, Yanks, Phils, Mets, and Dodgers
Tomahawk Choppers
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
can’t believe Gonzo is pitching to manny…man-o, man-o
Vinings Jim
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
CHIPPER – GONZO!!!
BravesFanChris24
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
1 2 3 Inning
Thank you Gonzo!
RHR
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
So manny’s hair grew like 18″ in one year? BS.
The_Superhoo
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
Nice work Hoss!!
Tomahawkin
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
Manny Is Cool As hell, I bet he smokes a lot of Dro? I know he chews tobacco…
Attaboy Hoss!
Heath
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
Bullpen has been pretty good today… Bobby actually was pretty smart to take out Moylan and let EOF face the lefties last inning.
CrimeDog
August 1st, 2009
6:34 pm
Tomahawkin-
I respectfully disagree on that one. But im not much of a rap fan anyway.
Carroll Rogers
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
that ball was smoked by Ramirez, by the way. Nice play on both ends by Chipper and LaRoche
Mike in LA
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
I haven’t been on the blog these past few days and I’m just wandering if there has been any comment from Garrett Anderson surrounding the trade. He sure has looked bad the last two games after being on a tear. I still like him and don’t think people on here give him the respect he deserves. Great play there by Chipper!
curtis jones
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
Well, Kotch-rocket looked so miserable while actually playing for the Braves, maybe he’ll cheer up on the bench in Beantown.
cabravesfan
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
VJ-
I was unaware that Heath needed your permission…
Steve from OH
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
I don’t wanna hear from the imposter Loaf…I want the REAL Loaf, LOL!
braves4ever
August 1st, 2009
6:35 pm
does the juice make your hair grow too?
McFann Ô
August 1st, 2009
6:36 pm
Geez, now Ramirez clonks Ross with his bat! Think that one got him on the helmet!
Watch it, will ya? Gyah…
Nova Scotia Steve
August 1st, 2009
6:36 pm
Nice to see Manny cut his hair as per Joe Torre’s request…