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Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:01 pm
Wayne
I second that..
MattyO
August 19th, 2009
11:02 pm
Good win tonight. Gotta come out strong tomorrow, and take the series. I’ll be there to support the Bravos, anyone else going? Go Braves!
Steve from OH
August 19th, 2009
11:02 pm
Sorry Heath, not until June (gotta watch our finances, you know).
blog observer
August 19th, 2009
11:02 pm
blog needs more humor, less strife.
don’t care about the past, but lessons could be learned from people that don’t scream, game over.
the bobby stink’s clan are pretty much knuckle draggers, sans N8.
thirsty horse where art thou?
relax, life is short, enjoy 7:00 starts when baseball means something.
oh by the WAY, Thank DOB, this is the guy that drew all you in.
his leads, movie reviews, bbq, and music drew me in a very long time ago.
gotta love his passion. so in the infinite wisdom of the hoodoo gooroos, mars don’t need guitars.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:03 pm
Where IS Marietta Derek BTW?
I think the Blog Mafia rubbed him out…
Who Knew
August 19th, 2009
11:03 pm
Ok, what did I miss?? last time I checked in a couple days ago DOB was banning lentz for his nasty posts, waht happened to the supposed banning?
Keith Law Sucks!!!!!
August 19th, 2009
11:04 pm
He is awful.
Anders
August 19th, 2009
11:04 pm
Wayne – No problem. I got the drift. Thanks.
Tomahawkin
August 19th, 2009
11:05 pm
Necromancer
Throw in Paris Hilton and Britney Spears on that list as well
Honorable mention Blow Buck and Stuart Scott
Go Vandy!
August 19th, 2009
11:05 pm
Is Keith Law Sucks!!!!! Mike Minor’s relative? Or maybe Roy Clark?
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:06 pm
Ok, what did I miss?? last time I checked in a couple days ago DOB was banning lentz for his nasty posts, waht happened to the supposed banning?
You know how some types of cancer is….just when you think it’s eradicated, it pops up again…
Frankie Knuckles
August 19th, 2009
11:06 pm
Mixxo,
“Where IS Marietta Derek BTW?”
Who cares. That kid was about as useful as an rectum on an elbow.
Anders
August 19th, 2009
11:06 pm
Braveheart – Sheffield has said he wants to play again next year. I think he’ll take any job that gives him some contending exposure. next year he’ll shop for a DH job.
Jeffro
August 19th, 2009
11:06 pm
Check out the poll on BSPN.com…..asking what NL 1-2 combo is the best….notice the absence of Jurrjens/Vazquez…..BSPN is a joke
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:07 pm
I dunno…Britney Spears I kinda like..
She’s got that “skank ho” appeal to her. Then again…I could just be thinking with the wrong head!
Heath
August 19th, 2009
11:08 pm
Who Knew
August 19th, 2009
11:03 pm
Ok, what did I miss?? last time I checked in a couple days ago DOB was banning lentz for his nasty posts, waht happened to the supposed banning?
The bigger travesty is that Steve is being tight with the finances and keeping me in the minors when I am clearly ready and I will help the major league team!!!
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:08 pm
Since returning in early July, Norton has gotten 5 hits, 7 walks in 26 plate appearances. Low BA, but high OBP. And he has done most of that in the past 2 weeks.
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:08 pm
Game story write-through should be up in a little bit, but here it is.
By the way, Cox signed both lineup cards to give to Gorecki. Everyone was thrilled for the kid. Gorecki said he could hear all those friends and family members yelling for him. He left about 100 tix.
“It’s a little different than a Triple-A game, where you might have four or five people cheering for you,” he said.
By David O’Brien
dobrien@ajc.com
New York – One night after Derek Lowe had his doors blown off by an eight-run Mets inning, the Braves returned the favor with an eight-run outburst of their own Wednesday night at Citi Field.
Brian McCann’s three-run homer punctuated an eight-run second inning, and the Braves pounded out plenty more extra-base hits later in a 15-2 rout against the Mets to even the three-game series.
Jair Jurrjens pitched six solid innings for his 10th win and Adam LaRoche and Matt Diaz each homered for the Braves, who need to win against Mets ace Johan Santana on Thursday to take the three-game series.
“These are must-win games, and we responded awesome,” McCann said. “J.J. pitched great again…. [Diaz] is incredible. He’s able to carry a team for a couple of weeks, as hot as he gets.”
Diaz drove in four runs with two hits including a two-run homer in the sixth, giving him seven RBIs in two nights against the Mets and three homers in the past four games.
His two-run single drove in the first runs of the eight-run second.
“Last night was tough,” Diaz said. “I was very proud of the way we bounced back and put it right back on them tonight.”
LaRoche had three hits and homered for the third consecutive game, his sixth-inning solo shot giving him five homers in seven games. Since being traded to the Braves on July 31, he’s hit .389 with six homers and 12 RBIs in 16 games.
“Everything we expected we would get — we’re getting even more,” manager Bobby Cox said of LaRoche, who has 19 homers this season with three teams.
Omar Infante, Yunel Escobar and former Mets outfielder Ryan Church also three hits apiece for the Braves, who had a season-high 18 hits after being held to eight or fewer for six games.
The 18th hit was a ninth-inning single by outfielder Reid Gorecki, the first major league hit and RBI for the Queens, N.Y., native, who arrived Monday from Class AAA. He left more than 100 tickets for friends and family members.
“These are for Gorecki,” Cox said as he signed lineup cards to give the rookie. “It’s heartening to see that. We like him. He’s not just a Triple-A guy.”
The Braves teed off against
BillyBobby Parnell (3-5), a converted reliever who gave up nine hits and nine runs in three innings of his third major league start.Jurrjens (10-8) won for the first time in his past five starts, allowing eight hits, two runs and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.
“It felt good to get back in the ‘W’ column,” said Jurrjens, who is 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA in six starts against the Mets. He knew Wednesday was important: “With Santana going tomorrow, it’s going to be a more challenging to our hitters.”
Parnell (3-5) had not allowed any earned runs in seven relief appearances over two seasons against the Braves, but they rocked him Wednesday.
Five Braves runs in the second might have been avoided if second baseman Luis Castillo hadn’t forgotten to cover the base on a two-out Garret Anderson grounder to short.
Shortstop Anderson Hernandez had to scramble, reload and throw to first, too late. One run scored there, then Chipper Jones walked to load the bases.
After a wild pitch brought in one run, McCann hit a towering three-run homer to right-center field. He hit the ninth pitch, after fouling off three.
Before Wednesday, McCann was 9-for-52 (.173) with one homer in 15 games.
Worst bloggers - All time
August 19th, 2009
11:08 pm
Overlord, Chase, Paul Dense, and Coach.
Anders
August 19th, 2009
11:09 pm
Well, I’m shot. Tomorrow is a huge game for you guys. Hopefully Santana has his “A” game and we get a classic. Should be fun. Till then.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:09 pm
I think the reason we haven’t heard from Lentz in a while is because DOB caught a charter out to San Fran to run over Lentz with his Harley…
Heath
August 19th, 2009
11:10 pm
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:07 pm
I dunno…Britney Spears I kinda like..
She’s got that “skank ho” appeal to her. Then again…I could just be thinking with the wrong head!
It happens to the best of us… You read about me being able to control my dreams a couple pages back, right?
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:12 pm
Yeah…what ever happened to Coach?
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:13 pm
McCann said his swing’s stunk lately, but he worked in the cage the past few days and felt like he got something worked out. He hit a couple of balls hard Tuesday, and crushed that homer tonight.
Diaz and Mac both talked about how nice it is to have a guy like LaRoche who’s capable of hitting the ball out with any swing, in addition to how well he’s fit back into the clubhouse.
A few of them said Parnell was leaving a lot of pitches up in the zone. Bobby, to his credit, pointed out that Parnell had an inning like Lowe last night, where he didn’t deserve to give up as many runs as he did. (He was right about Parnell — if Castillo covers second, they could have avoided five of those eight runs.)
Sknahs Llib
August 19th, 2009
11:14 pm
Law is terrible. I agree with Keith Law Sucks!!!!!
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:16 pm
Braves still fourth in wild card, four off lead — only Florida ahead of them lost tonight. They’re a game behind Marlins. The Cubs lost, dropping fifth-place Chicago to 5-1/2 back in the wild-card race.
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:17 pm
And next behind the Cubs is Milwaukee, which also lost to drop to a full nine games back in wild-card standings.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:17 pm
Heath
Lady GaGa also holds that distinction as well. Have you seen Love Game video?
Holy Hell, dude!
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:17 pm
Necromancer: Wow… we see eye to eye. I have no problem with Paul Lentz at all, but other than that, I completely agree with your list of annoying people. There are one or two I might move up that list. One in particular, I would move all the way to the top, but I will avoid political discussion (and “annoying” doesn’t begin to cover it). =)
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:18 pm
Heath
I wish I could control my dreams (repost that one if you have it handy). I don’t dream that often, but last night I dreamed I was back in the Army (I am almost 54). And I was this old. Some sort of “help the young troops” program.
Most entertaining dream since I dreamed I was one of the 3 original guys from “America”. (Don’t know which one, but I was playing guitar and singing)
jb
August 19th, 2009
11:18 pm
Marlins just lost.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:19 pm
KC
Yeah…that’s about as close to politics as I’ll come on this blog.
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:19 pm
DOB, the Marlins are losing 6-3 in the 9th.
jb
August 19th, 2009
11:20 pm
George Bush wasn’t annoying. He was just lost.
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:20 pm
Mets said Castillo was playing so far over for pull hitter that he couldn’t have covered second. But his mistake was not telling the shortstop beforehand, because then at least the shortstop could’ve thrown directly to first base for the out instead of looking first to second base.
Anyway, so what, right? As Charles Bukowski would say, “A round of drinks for all my friends.”
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:20 pm
jb
So you’re saying, “The fish have been fried.”
Heath
August 19th, 2009
11:21 pm
Necromancer -
I have not seen that video. Lady Gaga… Love Game, huh? I supposed I can search that on the internet and find it?
?
August 19th, 2009
11:21 pm
Um, the Cubs are winning 4-0 in the 4th inning and the Marlins lost. You ok, Dave?
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:22 pm
Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are some more that I would add to that list.
But, then again…I’m not a star struck tweenager..
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:22 pm
DOB
Shouldn’t the SS have known where his second baseman was playing? I didn’t see the play, I heard it. The NY guys were ripping Castillo. But, if he didn’t come over because he was playing the batter to pull, then the SS should have known that, don’t ya think?
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:24 pm
Those Mets radio broadcasters are really hard on their team, or at least they were tonight.
Heath
August 19th, 2009
11:24 pm
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:22 pm
Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are some more that I would add to that list.
Wait…before I look up anything, what am I looking up again?
But, then again…I’m not a star struck tweenager..
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:26 pm
KC and jb
And what was up with those jeans the President was wearing. Was he expecting heavy rains? You’d a thought Michelle would have dressed him better than that!
Not trying to dig at our President, as most of my friends here know where I stand on that stuff, but that bluejean thing was funny as heck!
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:27 pm
Necromancer, THE number ONE most annoying person in the world… far and away… NO CONTEST…
Keith Olberman.
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:28 pm
KC
Come on now, you know he’s a basketball guy, not a baseball guy! Not everybody can be a Dave DeBusschere (sp).
jb
August 19th, 2009
11:28 pm
kc – olbermann? i was going to go with rush limbaugh or bill o’reilly.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:28 pm
Oh man…Bob Uecker!
I should have included him in the original list!
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:28 pm
Wayne in Utah, I didn’t have a problem with the jeans so much… just the throw!
jeffrey d
August 19th, 2009
11:29 pm
The NY guys were ripping Castillo? He was about as far from second as the runner (Infante?) was. SS should’ve known where his second baseman was. I suppose Castillo could have said something, but still.
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:30 pm
KC
Amen on Olberman!
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:30 pm
KC
Touche’
Paul Snyder
August 19th, 2009
11:31 pm
Hey DOB…Just an FYI for your article, it’s Bobby Parnell…I know he’s just another of many non-descript Mets, but I’m just tryin to save you the hassle of finalizing an article with an error…
Whatever his name is, we had a great time with old BP tonight…He sure was getting a lot of balls down the heart of the plate for us to get some good cuts…You sure wouldn’t know how big that park is by some of the long, tape measure home runs we hit over the last 2 days (mainly Laroche and McCann)…
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:31 pm
jb
OK, so now we know what side of the fence you live on, and you know the side that me, KC and Necro live on. We probably better stop here before somebody (like me) get’s ticked off or something.
Let’s just leave it at that, huh?
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:32 pm
Hmm…do the Steinbrenners qualify for our list?
Will
August 19th, 2009
11:33 pm
I gotta post this here cause i dont know where else to, but i am just wondering on that poll about who is the odd man out if hudson comes back where is the choice ” dont bring hudson back this season and mess with a good thing”! I think bringing tim hudson back this season would just be a collosal mistake.
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:35 pm
I can see it a year from now: NEWS FLASH!!! Brett Favre has decided to come out of retirement and play for the Buffalo Bills in 2010!
Is anybody else getting tired of his “wishy-washyness”? I don’t mind if you want to play, just shut up about retiring until you haven’t played for 5 years, then we might believe you!
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:37 pm
Will
Put yourself in Huddy’s shoes. You had a major surgery, your rehabbing, and all is going well. Would you want them to just shut you down, before your option year?
It can never hurt to have too many arms. Besides, you never know what will happen in the next month either. Pitchers can be so prone to injury.
Necromancer
August 19th, 2009
11:37 pm
Well, I gotta work tomorrow. I didn’t mean to stir up a hornet’s nest with my list…
hope everyone has a good evening..
Let’s go Kawakami!!!
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:38 pm
jeffrey
Yeah, I think it might have been the SS’s mental error. Gotta know where you are going before the ball is hit.
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:38 pm
jb, in fairness, I can certainly see how Limbaugh would be annoying if you’re on the other side of the fence. Limbaugh and Olberman certainly lead their respective sides of the political isle in smugness.
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:40 pm
Later guys…..
I guess that is a NO from Paul on the Mitchie apology. Oh well, I didn’t think he had it in him anyway.
Not tonight, probably not tomorrow, but buttons WILL be pushed, and pushed hard.
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:40 pm
Hey Wayne, what is your email address? I have misplaced it.
Who Knew
August 19th, 2009
11:41 pm
so lentz got a free pass and no banning afterall huh…
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:41 pm
Let’s go Kawakami indeed!!!!!! Gotta get this win tomorrow. BIG game!!!!
Sure would be nice to win one and see the Rockies lose tomorrow!!!
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:42 pm
KC
my seldom used one is wrs-jas@live.com
I will reply back from my other one.
jeffrey d
August 19th, 2009
11:42 pm
Wayne – Favre’s flip-flopping is annoying but I somewhat understand it and I can tolerate it. What I cannot stand is ESPN’s nonstop coverage of it.
I had the day off yesterday. I was planning on starting out lazy and watching SportsCenter for awhile. I turned on the TV to see the “breaking news” that Favre had boarded a plane at 9:10. ESPN continued to cover the story for literally 90 minutes straight.
And then, it’s as if ESPN was trying to stereotype itself. They broke the Favre coverage….with highlights from the Yankees game. Then they went back to Favre.
I mean, does ESPN think this is what we want to see? Like people are huddled around their TVs waiting for the next news break, like it’s Vietnam or something?
RHR
August 19th, 2009
11:43 pm
By the way, Cox signed both lineup cards to give to Gorecki. Everyone was thrilled for the kid. Gorecki said he could hear all those friends and family members yelling for him. He left about 100 tix.
Aww thats great. Good for him. He said on braves live he didn’t know who had the ball, just that someone threw it up in the stands (to his peeps, I assume).
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:43 pm
Who knew
I don’t know if I would call it a free pass……. some folks have a memory like and elephant around here.
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:44 pm
Speaking of apologies… I think the Mets skipper owes one to Ryan Church. Even if he didn’t mean it the way it sounded, he should clarify and apologize to Ryan, who deserves better. They had their heads up their a$$es with the way they handed his concussion last year, and now he’s going to bust on him and suggest that he’s not as tough as Wright. What a prick.
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:44 pm
jeffrey
I just wish he would shut the heck up until he knows for sure. He waffles so much, you’d think he was a politician.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 19th, 2009
11:47 pm
Ol’ Hoss looking rode hard and put up wet again
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:49 pm
It must be contagious in NY…being an azz, that is. Minaya, Bernazard and now Manuel.
blog observer
August 19th, 2009
11:49 pm
annoying,
they all have a job to do. i find rush boardeline self absorbed. same with olberman. tit for tat please leave it that way.
Tokyo Bravo
August 19th, 2009
11:49 pm
Testing, testing….what’s up with this block?!?
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:49 pm
I’ve been of the firm belief the Hudson is needed in the bullpen. However, if KK looks good tomorrow, and Soriano gets back to normal this week, my opinion could change.
David O'Brien
August 19th, 2009
11:50 pm
?, oh well. I didn’t write it in any story, just a quick comment here. Glanced at the wild-card standings before I turned off laptop at ballpark. Guess I looked at scores wrong.
The A Bomb
August 19th, 2009
11:50 pm
Best umpire’s strike 3 call in baseball. . . Tom Hallion.
Did you see him ring up Francoeur tonight? See the torque on those hips?
Maybe he can give Chipper a training session or two on how to strengthen those obliques!
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:52 pm
blog observer, please leave it WHAT way? I already said, stepping back and looking at it objectively, that they’re BOTH arrogant, and are probably guaranteed to be like fingernails on a chalkboard to anyone of the opposite worldview.
Wayne, no doubt… being an arse seems to be a job requirement for a Mets coaching/front office job!!
jeffrey d
August 19th, 2009
11:53 pm
Did you see him ring up Francoeur tonight? See the torque on those hips?
His called third strike looks like a Mortal Kombat fatality move.
KC
August 19th, 2009
11:56 pm
Alrighty… gotta gets my rest so I can stay beautiful! Here’s hoping for a BIG win tomorrow!!!!
Wayne in Utah
August 19th, 2009
11:57 pm
DOB
Now, so long as you don’t do that on the last week of the season.
The A Bomb
August 19th, 2009
11:57 pm
jeffrey d. . . Only other strike 3 ring up I really enjoyed was Frank Pulli, who did some Fred Astaire dance step.
Of course my all-time favorite was Bruce Froemming as Pena whiffed Van Slyke on the changeup in the ‘91 NLCS. No style points, but lots of satisfaction.
jeffrey d
August 20th, 2009
12:00 am
Well if we’re talking all-time favorites…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-S-eeInJVk
The A Bomb
August 20th, 2009
12:04 am
Touche!
Tokyo Bravo
August 20th, 2009
12:07 am
There is no umpire who can compare to Dutch Rennert. Great balls & strikes guy, and what a set of lungs!
Sorely missed.
David O'Brien
August 20th, 2009
12:09 am
Thanks, Paul. Now that’s a stupid mistake, especially since I wrote his name correctly in scorebook and today’s paper. Spent too much time doing scoring/hitting/home-run updates, overlooked that name.
By the way, we had the same conversation about the park. It’s big, but balls were flying out of there past two nights despite the heavy humidity and all.
Bobby Cox went over and got a tour of new Yankee Stadium today. Said he liked the field at the old place better, though the outside and clubhouses at new place were pretty spectacular. He said that right-field fence looks as close as the Crawford Boxes down the left-field line at Houston.
David O'Brien
August 20th, 2009
12:11 am
Tokyo Bravo: What block?
uga-brave
August 20th, 2009
12:11 am
did not get to see the the start, but 8 in two, watching the replay now.
DOB, gorecki strikes me as someone at 29 making his first call up would make a good story.
the guy is from long island. bet he knew marquis.
this team may not be built right. too many lefty’s but when the season started who would of guessed our most consistent outfielder would of been anderson.
by the way when was the last day he had a off day?
The A Bomb
August 20th, 2009
12:12 am
I liked Rennert too, but he was more of an audio guy. . . Hallion and Pulli more visual.
Tokyo Bravo
August 20th, 2009
12:13 am
DOB- No worries, just seemed like for about an hour or two all my posts were disappearing. Seems OK now.
And btw – you still need to come check out Tokyo sometime in the offseason!
uga-brave
August 20th, 2009
12:23 am
dob,
adam wainwright is throwing another shutout.
he is right there in the cy young thing.
Mitch C
August 20th, 2009
12:24 am
Dave, after you wrote this, Braves had a great night tonight. 15-2 on the road, even against the Mets, is pretty good. JJ looked good tonight. Now we have to deal with Santana tomorrow. Hopefully we can find a way to beat him.
Mitch
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 20th, 2009
12:26 am
Just saw, “The Knowing” with Nick Cage, not too bad.
uga-brave
August 20th, 2009
12:26 am
the cards now have the best 1 2 punch. carp and wainwright.
couple that with pinero, and franklin at the end. who is more dangerous now?
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 20th, 2009
12:27 am
Cardinals and Twins were my picks for the world series at ST, I’m looking pretty good right now
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 20th, 2009
12:32 am
Wainwright is putting on a clinic, I think that was the worse trade in modern Braves history.
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 20th, 2009
12:33 am
Either is a killer!
Jurrjens4NLCY
August 20th, 2009
12:34 am
Thats a shame! Go Cardinals!
Paul Snyder
August 20th, 2009
12:37 am
You’re very welcome, DOB…With all the information you’re constantly getting out to all of us and putting into articles (which we appreciate more than you can imagine by the way), I could see how it would be very easy to have a small typo…I’m a long time reader and very new poster, and I can’t say enough about the great job you and Carroll do with the blog, the coverage of the team, and communicating with all of us real time at all hours…We truly appreciate it!
Yes, Rochey and Mac certainly hit a few very long HR the last couple of days…I even thought I heard something last week about the Mets hitting their first opposite field HR at Citi just sometime the last week or two (I’m not positive about this though and haven’t verified it, because I find it slightly hard to believe)…Meanwhile, Matty went oppo both yesterday and tonight…
That OF does look very spacious though, even moreso without Nate in CF covering ground from gap to gap…Churchy is doing his best out there in CF, but Nate is a gold glove caliber CF and you just don’t replace those instincts and the reads that he gets off the bat…
uga-brave
August 20th, 2009
12:38 am
just as i brag on wainwright, he gives up two dingers.