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Heath
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
How are the KJ haters going to deal with that?
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
KELLY KELLY!!!!!
Eric In Albany N.Y.
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
THAT IS WHY YOU PLAY THE GAME PEOPLE!
EVERYONE HERE CHALKED THIS UP AS A LOSS!
EVERYONE BUT ME!
CT in AL
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
Im officially in the KJ Fan Club!!
Freddie Heyward
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
yess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
That celebration with Marteeeen in the dugout was awesome.
Luke H.
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
jeffrey d
PUTITONTHEBOARD..YES!
kirkinga
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
See, Steve told y’all Kelly was an above average player!
aswingruber
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
Kelly haters…. Come out and plaaayaaaay!
Necromancer
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
Um…maybe we might need to hang on to KJ for occasions like this…
Escobar
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOWOWOWOWO
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
I didn’t say we lost.
Bill in VA
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
Attaboy Kelly!!!!!!!!
jeffrey d
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
It’s almost as if it was stupid to not have his bat in the lineup tonight. Especially with every other starter out.
Supes
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Good to see KJ with a smile in the dugout. It’s been a rough year for that dude.
Jeffro
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
OH……….MY……….GOD………….I take back all my “the curse of Kelly Johnson posts over the weeks.
PI Brave
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Yey!
Paul Lentz
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Pete……….so let me get this straight? San Francisco city government is “so bad” to you because they “force” businesses to offer health benefits to homosexuals?
Look, I tell my gay friends that they are NUTS for wanting to get married. However they should have the legal right to. The only basis for banning gay marriage is religion. And the last time I checked, dont we also enjoy FREEDOM FROM RELIGION in America?
For you to say that gay people arent entitled to have their partners covered by their work insurance plans says that you dont think that gay people should enjoy the same rights as straight people. Do you think that gay people dont deserve to be paid minimum wage? Do you think that labor laws should not apply to gay people?
Dude, it is people like you live up to the “southern stereotype”. You think that people from San Francisco are weird? Well pal, here’s a new flash for you: People out here think that people like you are uneducated, bigoted, homophobic, racist, redneck, religious freaks.
Clayton H
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
KELLYYYYYYYYYYY
Escobart Simpson
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Wait, are you guys saying Diory couldn’t have hit one like that? …lol
jeffrey d
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Luke – LOL….good one
Gemini
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Just missed that one.
Nelson S.
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
wow that was close
Heath
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:22 am
Heath, but if we got them, they would change it to, “You can ground it on the graaaaaaasssss”. No!”
Not funny…because it’s true.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Sign me up Steve. Fill up the Kelly Johnson mug and drink it in.
Mitchell
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
My my my.
I’m speechless. I thought it could happen. Amazing.
Those boys better be ready out there. Don’t mess around.
Lotta Braves fans. Love it.
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
The good news is Josh Johnson pitches against the Phillies, the bad news is the face Marlin killer Moyer.
Can KJ play 1B next year
John
August 9th, 2009
1:23 am
Thanks bigdave….
Paul Lentz
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
Kelly turned on that pitch. If Soriano can get the save here, this could turn out to be a huge win…….provide Javier Vazqez can get the job done tomorrow.
Mitchell
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
Make him work Nate.
Jman
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
Stay hot Kelly Johnson!
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
EVERYONE HERE CHALKED THIS UP AS A LOSS!
NO THEY DIDN’T!
Dutchie
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
KJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Medieval was called….
7.21 AM CET was called……..
Gotta stitch this one up now Bravos!!!!!!!!!!!!
jeffrey d
August 9th, 2009
1:24 am
ugh….seeing Kelly homer and McLouth walks just makes you wonder what would’ve happened if they had been in the whole game
legalbuzz
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
Kelly Johnson lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a clutch hit!!
Dawg '88
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
HELL YES KJ!!!
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
Kelly is trying to hide a huge smile lol cute.
TnBrian
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
Kelly has been a huge part of why we might win these last two games. That was awesome as FU**!
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
I’m doin the maniac dance in my living room!
David O'Brien
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
Medlen was raised a Dodgers fan in Norwalk, about 30 minutes from Dodger Stadium. His high school coach and his younger brother are here tonight.
aswingruber
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
How are we still talking politics in the midst of the possibility of our two biggest back-to-back wins all season???
grossed out
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
“I Look at my gay friends NUTS” – Paul Lentz
Seriously, this has to stop.
legalbuzz
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
Now if he can only smack a game winner next weekend against Philly!
Supes
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
Rob from SC,
KJ can play LF next year (at the very least in a platoon role with Matt Diaz).
Chop It Up All-Stars
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
Let’s get some more…never enough against this team.
ChurchMan
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
hey hey, Church, Soriano could use 2 more!!
The Bird and Indian
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
I said a long time ago I felt good about this game. I don’t know why. Even with the bases loaded situation I put, I feel good about this.
Freddie Heyward
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
we are winning with just 3 HITS!
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
Now dammit you boys go home and play the Natinals this way, eh?
ssiscribe
August 9th, 2009
1:26 am
The past three nights have felt like October … my heart is pounding. God, I love baseball!
Gotta hold onto this one, but winning last night the way this team did, and winning tonight (with the JV lineup starting and with KK on the mound) against the class of the NL could light the candle on a streak that pushes this team toward October.
Wow … gotta get three more outs first.
–30–
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:27 am
I will wait to cheer until I see if it is the good or bad Soriano. Should have left Medlen in.
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:27 am
Can KJ play 1B next year
No but Prado can!
jeffrey d
August 9th, 2009
1:27 am
Congrats, Bird and Indian
Kurdt Kobain
August 9th, 2009
1:27 am
Paul, has Kelly moved out of your doghouse yet? I know its very important to him.
He’s got to be close at least, right? Guy’s been huge lately.
Supes
August 9th, 2009
1:27 am
How are we still talking politics in the midst of the possibility of our two biggest back-to-back wins all season???
****************
Paul Lentz won’t let go…is the simple answer to your question
Clayton H
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
ssiscribe your not from saint simons are you?
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
Steve, your 1:22 could have only been better if you offered a poster instead of a mug LOL
Heath
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:25 am
I’m doin the maniac dance in my living room!
I would be…..but man it’s late. I’m not tryin’ to sound old, but 29 isn’t the same as 19 was…
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
Supes
There is enough at bats for Prado and Johnson. Chipper needs a lot of days off. I would let Kelly play left and leave him in 1 spot of the order.
Chop It Up All-Stars
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
I guess Kelly Johnson is now on Mota’s “to be plunked” list…well earned.
Gemini
August 9th, 2009
1:28 am
That was a terrible strike three call. Church had a right to be upset. Clearly outside.
Eric In Albany N.Y.
August 9th, 2009
1:29 am
Now im Xing My Fingers!
come on boys lets wrap this thing up!
Steve from OH
August 9th, 2009
1:29 am
God, I love baseball!
I was just about to post this.
I’m surprised that so few of you took me up on the mug offer. That’s all right. I’m in the poster.
The Bird and Indian
August 9th, 2009
1:29 am
jeffrey d: Yeah, but I’m always optimistic which sucks a lot of the time. Where are the 4 posters that said ballgame when it was 0-0.
CrimeDog
August 9th, 2009
1:29 am
Paul will point to some obscure 0-fer stretch when talking about Kelly, and ignore these past couple of games.
Kurdt Kobain
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
Let’s close it out.
joe
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
Lentz, if we gave a shiet what you san franciscans thought about atlantans, maybe what you are saying would matter one iota.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
As the biggest KK apologist on the blog, I understand the frustration with him at times but, today’s outing is why I love the guy. He is a big game pitcher, pure and simple. He pitched like mad man today and he battled in his start against the Padres last week. The guy can pitch, PERIOD!
I will now take the time to eat my words about KJ. I have dogged him regularly but the kid is one of the streakiest hitters I have ever seen. I still favor Marteen in everyway as an everyday player in the field, KJ is valuable to this team and deserves to be a Brave.
KJ, great job saving our bacon last night and tonight!
ChurchMan
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
So all you gotta do to fine someone is point at them??
wonder what would have happened if he ducked and it hit the bat boy, bat boy surely couldn’t pay that fine.
N8
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
“How are we still talking politics in the midst of the possibility of our two biggest back-to-back wins all season???”
WE are not talking politics. Paul Lentz is talking politics to himself. In fact, if it weren’t for me (the guy who ignored those “don’t feed the bears” signs as a kid), Paul would be talking to himself in general.
But the man is so frickin stupid, that I can’t help to respond. It’s almost as though somebody is posting as him, to purposely make him look as stupid as possible and to get my goat. (My goat’s name is Steve)
I realize that I should just step away from the keyboard. But I’ve realized that many times, and it hasn’t stopped me yet. So…
Paul Lentz
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
N8………If Tommy Hanson started the season in the pitching rotation, then he would have been eligible for salary arbitration a year early. Also, the Braves didnt want him to pitch in the big leagues without spending some time in Triple A. The Braves did the absolute right thing in bringing him up when they did in June. Tommy Hanson pitched in Double A last year. How many starting pitchers make the jump from Double A to he bigs? Name me a few.
Supes
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
Rob from SC,
I only suggest that knowing that Garret Anderson will not be back, and that Ryan Church will MOST likely not be back as well.
So that leaves an OF spot open. KJ used to be an OF-er. It’s a good situation. Plus if it came down to it…he could still fill in at 2B if need be.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 9th, 2009
1:30 am
Dear Kelly Johnson,
On behalf of the Atlanta Braves and all of their fans you are hereby forgiven for that pathetic dropped ball last season that caused the downward spiral of the team. All fans and staff, including Frank Wren, are ordered to remove your face from all punching bags and dartboards, and donate them to the Kelly Johnson fan club headed by Steve from OH, who will place the pictures on mugs for all members. Any pictures, such as Frank Wren’s, which can no longer be identified of being of yourself will be tossed into the circle of fire at the next Kelly Johnson Fan Club meeting. Your presence would be appreciated at this event to take place shortly after tonight’s game. Thank you
Mitchell
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Eric In Albany N.Y.
You better scratch me off your list. I said after KK struck ‘em out in the 7th that this was a game we were going to win.
I for one never said “ballgame”.
The only time I’ve said that recently was when Yunel hit that three run bomb off of Lincecum in Atlanta becuase I knew it was a knock out blow.
Not over yet though.
cs95
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
did anyone else think the braves were a lot patient at the plate in the 10th inning?
TnBrian
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Braves fans gotta reason to be excited about the rest of this season. They’ve outplayed LA so why can’t we dominate the rest of the way?
Sorry, this game ain’t over yet but I can’t help it.
ssiscribe
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Second night in a row I woke up the entire house … been a long time since this team caused me to scream in delight in the middle of the night.
Clayton, not from there, but lived in the Isles for a few years. Awesome place. Kids were born down there. Part of my heart always will be down there along the shores of the SSI.
Get these three outs Rafael!!
–30–
Bill in VA
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Hey Lentz, take you gay rant elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
2 runs is enough right?
Innocent Bystander
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Aight, MFIKY. You’re up.
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
Ride KJ’s hot streak
jeffrey d
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
jeffrey d: Yeah, but I’m always optimistic which sucks a lot of the time
Please don’t ever leave
aswingruber
August 9th, 2009
1:31 am
I’m nervous.
N8
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
“KJ, great job saving our bacon last night and tonight!”
After all, you never know when Paul Lentz will need a new drivers liscence.
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
Why not leave Medlen in
Nelson S.
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
great start by Soriano…..
ChurchMan
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
no rust Soriano, need this one
Eric In Albany N.Y.
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
it aint over till its over
Steve from OH
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
I’m a goat!?!? Whaa…?
John
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
oh god……Soriano is NOT who we want pitching right now.
Rob from SC
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
Have a bad feeling
Daybed Wagmoe
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
Let’s go Soriano!!
joe
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
not this again
Kurdt Kobain
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
DP right here
Supes
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
Darn it Soriano…stop Fraking around.
Now strike that MF out!
bigdave
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
ole’ shiittt
Chop It Up All-Stars
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
I sure hope this is the good Soriano tonight…(biting nails).
grossed out
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
juan pierre continues to show us why he’s not good enough for a Braves uni
Freddie Heyward
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
oh, no
RHR
August 9th, 2009
1:32 am
Not so fast my friends…
MFIKY better come corrected is all I have to say.