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Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
Cheese
August 20th, 2009
9:48 pm
Cox stopped platooning 2ed when he realized Prado beats the piss out of KJ the only position he platoons now is RF and not any more cause of injuries, nice try though
No More, No More Bobby
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
church is in session….
Heath
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
Good play Church….. 1 more!!!!
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
TWO DOWN. oh and btw, my Danny would close down these clowns in about 9 pitches.
Kelly's Johnson
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
Can o’ Corn….
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
one to go
wow
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
Escobar for Supreme Court
Don’t tell me what i did or diden’t do when B mac slumped. Let me tell you somthing im a die hard braves fan i watch every game. Can you say the same? Did you watch this team when they were out of it last year? I did so don’t come at me with that stuff.
aswingruber
August 20th, 2009
9:51 pm
This has gone far too easy up until this point.
Rafael
August 20th, 2009
9:51 pm
No need to pitch around Catillo, go right after him.
Rob from SC
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Bad Feelings
Heath
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
I know we ‘wanted’ to sweep, but before the series most of us probably expected and hoped to get 2 of 3 from these guys (because Johan was pitching one of the games). If we hold on here, we’ll get the necessary 2 of 3 series win…just not the way we wanted to.
aswingruber
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
I knew it couldn’t be that easy.
tampabrave
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
one more womens softball like swing to go…
Anonymous Caller
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
I HATE Luis Castillo..just like nyger Morgan christ..
SOS
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Now here comes the two run homer to end the ball game.
Soph
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Of course not. It can never be 1-2-3 for us.
I can’t watch, I can’t watch…
wow
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Good series win for us after a nightmare in game 1, great bounceback!
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
HUGE FREAKIN WIN! WAY TO GO!
YO DAWG I HERD U LIEKD MUDKIPS SO I PUT SOME MUDKIPS IN UR MUDKIPS SO U CAN KIP MUD WHILE YOU MUDKIP
The Bird and Indian
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Please don’t bring up Francoeur. I feel some kind of weird revenge thing going on if that happens.
Brian the Brain
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
I’m Spartacus! Braves Win
Kelly's Johnson
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Just catch it !!..Chipper..
Heath
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
Game ova!
aswingruber
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
POPPED HIM UP! BRAVES WIN! WE’RE BACK!!
bravesgrl4life
August 20th, 2009
9:52 pm
GAME!!!!
Vinings Jim
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Fantastic defense by Chipper on that ball!
Driver8
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Thank you Soriano … well done SIR!!!!
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No More, No More Bobby
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
damn chipper….
The Bird and Indian
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Thank you.
brent a.
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
way to use 2 hands, chip!
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Woo! 2 of 3 ain’t bad.
Huge huge huge huge huge series this weekend.
SOS
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Great catch chipper. Most of us thought you would miss that one.
Soph
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Woooooosh. I’m okay now.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
wow
August 20th, 2009
9:50 pm
Yea actually I watch every game other then when im at school. I even watch them at work. You dont tell me what I do and dont do, I even watched them fumble through the last three seasons, it was awful. All I meant by that was you are bashing one of the greatest players ever and you expect to win? how? You seem like a guy who gets on people in a slump and its not far no one is perfect even Pujols slumps!
Rob from SC
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Good series considering the Lowe and Cox meltdown
braveman
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
HELL YES!!!!!!!!
Chris from the Rock
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
1 Derek Lowe short off a sweep.
bravesgrl4life
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
Okay, I think my heartbeat is slowing down. That was a stressful one. Didn’t help that I had a minor fight with hubby about letting me watch the rest of the game.
glord1
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
I am so tired of this team having to overcome Boby Cox. He is so damn rigid and predictacle. Gonzo had good stuff and should have been out of the inning. He walks one and you pull him for Bobbys favorite son Moylan?
Diaz is on fire and you bunt him?
We won great. Im thrilled. I am just sick of him doing goofy things and the team having to overcome him.
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
credit where its due- Kawakami was fantastic.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
And chipper didnt cost us a game as much as yall would have liked him to, just to rip him more!
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
And chipper didnt cost us a game as much as yall would have liked him to, just to rip him more!
ernesto
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
I’d take 2 out of 3 from here on out (duh!) – but, this is one of the most unsatisfying 2 out of 3 I can remember – definitely should have swept this team.
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
Chipper flashing the leather on that popup. See? Guys a wizard with the glove.
Braveheart
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
You know why Inge has more RBIs? 1. Because he’s gotten 20 more plate appearances with RISP, and 2. Because no one is afraid of Brandon Inge so they pitch to him with RISP. Chipper is hitting .368 with RISP. Inge is hitting 100 points lower at .270. Inge has walked 14 times in 136 plate appearances with RISP, with only 1 intentional walk. Chipper has walked 33 times, 14 intentionally in his 115 plate appearances with RISP. This has caused Inge to have 112 at bats in his 136 plate appearances with RISP, and Chipper to have only 76 at bats in his 115 plate appearances with RISP. In addition to having a far superior avg, obp, and slg with RISP, and scaring the daylights out of opposing pitchers with RISP, Chipper has 6 sac flies with RISP to Inge’s 2.
lexbrave
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
well i guess we can tie the marlins for 3rd ..i guess thats better than nothing.
tampabrave
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
i didnt hear one MFIKY reference…was it cause of the recent blown saves?
The Bird and Indian
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
Rob from SC: Cox meltdown?
McFann ;Ô;
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
WHEW!!
munz
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
exactly … Kawakami was darn near brilliant tonight … granted, it wouldn’t take much to be brilliant against tonight’s Mets lineup, but give credit where credit is due!
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
+1561848415 THANK YOU!
Soph
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
Well, Mitchell’s off the hook. He doesn’t have to rant for me now.
chipdip
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
Time for Chipper to bury a mexican!
bravefaninok
August 20th, 2009
9:55 pm
MFIKY is shaky…..he was dominating hitters earlier in the year.
Chris from the Rock
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
Bring on the stinky fish and their overrated rotation!
beekay
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
KK is the shizziittt
Driver8
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
As Bobby Cox said just keep taking 2 out of 3 the rest of the way and we are in business…. Or did I say that … either or WELL DONE BRAVOS! Bring on the HATED FISH!
Jeff321
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
Bback tomorrow around game time.
No More, No More Bobby
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
Braves Fan in SC is probably still unhappy…
Louisville brave
August 20th, 2009
9:56 pm
Rockies have had to use their closer 3 straight games. Maybe that bodes well for the series this weekend vs the Giants
wow
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
Escobar for Supreme Court
No doubt hes one of the greatest to play, like i said all i was doing was pointing out a few players who are having better years if you can’t take that you need some serious help.
PI Braves
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
Good job boys!
Heath
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
Vinings Jim
August 20th, 2009
9:53 pm
Fantastic defense by Chipper on that ball!
he he
No More, No More Bobby
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
jeff321… keep it negative dude…
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
Tell Derek Lowe it “wouldn’t take much” to be brilliant against the Mets.
Technically, it was a DLowe meltdown that Bobby stood/sat/slept and allowed to continue.
TnBrian
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
KK is pitching too good to go to the pen when Hudson comes back, but, so is everybody else. Glad I’m not making that call. Good win!
PI Braves
August 20th, 2009
9:58 pm
Now if the Phils and Rockies can just start losing..
kelevra
August 20th, 2009
9:58 pm
rockies v giants…braves v marlins…..big weekend
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
9:58 pm
wow
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
I could take that but you can’t say they were having better years just because of HR and RBI’s there is a lot more to it then that as proved by…
Braveheart
August 20th, 2009
9:54 pm
Steve from OH
August 20th, 2009
9:58 pm
As for the “Escobar is clutch” argument, Chipper’s WPA (if you don’t know what it is, look it up on fangraphs) is about twice what Escobar’s is.
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
9:59 pm
Boy, Cox is terrible, he should have pulled KK after 6, his use of the bullpen was horrible, Soriano never should have been in there after the layoff. Oh wait, they won.
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
9:59 pm
Hudson headed to the pen? Gotta think if KK keeps this up, they won’t pull him. I know someone ( I think Heath) brought up the idea of moving Hanson, but I wouldn’t. I prefer 6 -7 innings at a time of him to just one.
BravesFanChris24
August 20th, 2009
9:59 pm
Very good win tonight
Frankie Knuckles
August 20th, 2009
9:59 pm
Kudos to K.K. I think the old boy has found his MoJo
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
10:00 pm
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
9:59 pm
Why pull a started who pitched around 95 pitches in the 6th and gave up one run?
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
10:00 pm
Actually, I am glad MB questioned his ability to manage the pitching staff. When he questioned is ability to manager this team, they caught fire, keep the Karma coming.
CrimeDog
August 20th, 2009
10:00 pm
Charlie-
A win is no reason to stop bashing Bobby. At least, that’s the case for many people on this blog. BTW, that Kawakami sure does suck.
Jake W.
August 20th, 2009
10:00 pm
Don’t look now but KK’s ERA is sub 4 for the 1st time all season. Great win with three runs no less. Chipper had a bad game but other than that good to see Mac and LaRoche continue swinging a good bat. We needed the win to keep pace because its just apparent that the rockies will not lose to the nationals. Did pick up a game on the giants and maybe the marlins entering a big weekend series. Giants and Rockies face off next. Also good to see Soriano get back out there and get the save. Series wins.
Mike Rico
August 20th, 2009
10:01 pm
PAISANO!!!
Driver8
August 20th, 2009
10:01 pm
Kelevra – Couldn’t say it any better. Lot’s of scoreboard watching this weekend.
Heath
August 20th, 2009
10:02 pm
kelevra
August 20th, 2009
9:58 pm
rockies v giants…braves v marlins…..big weekend
Sweeps by the Giants and Braves would really make the WC race interesting.
Supes
August 20th, 2009
10:02 pm
Kenshin Kawakami’s scalp collection of big time pitchers he’s took down now features:
1. Roy Halladay 2. Dice K 3. Carlos Zambrano 4. Clayton Kershaw and….5 Johan Santana.
Not bad for a 5th starter on this team, not bad at all.
I guarantee you that KK is pitching for his job, b/c tonight although he wavered through the 1st, he pitched like a man that doesn’t want to go to the bullpen for the rest of 2009.
Good to leave NYC with a win…and the Mets still suck!
Now where’s Anders
Heath
August 20th, 2009
10:03 pm
If you throw out the W-L record…KK has pretty darn decent numbers for the 4/5 guy.
Kurdt Kobain
August 20th, 2009
10:03 pm
Hudson, Soriano, Gonzalez, Moylan, Medlen… deep pen.
wow
August 20th, 2009
10:03 pm
Escobar for Supreme Court
Your right Hr and rbi don’t mean everything my point is Inge is having a great year, he was an all star also. He has been slumping sense the break so maybe his numbers aren’t that good anymore im not sure. My whole point was this year more than any other, there are a number of players having a better year than chipper thats all. Im done arguing ill agree to disagree.
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
10:03 pm
Oh no, now the Braves are going to get into the playoffs again, then make a run, provide exciting every pitch baseball over October, then fail in the playoffs Dam Cox. We need a manager like Russ Tanner, or Willie Randolph so I would not have to watch that again.
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
10:05 pm
If you throw out April, KK is pitching like a 8 mil guy. Since he was living in a new country in a new league, I am inclined to give him a break for April.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
10:05 pm
wow
August 20th, 2009
10:03 pm
I understand he is just my favorite player along with hudson and Yuni. I just like what chipper gives us minus the E’s. I think he is also a big teacher to the younger players
Heath
August 20th, 2009
10:05 pm
I wanna see that METSFAN4LIFE come back on and talk trash!!!! Where’s he at?
ArkyTech
August 20th, 2009
10:06 pm
“Kenchin” is Japanese for “I eat aces for lunch.”
Wayne in Utah
August 20th, 2009
10:06 pm
I almost called it earlier. I said 4-2. You would think somebody woulda hit a dinger to make me look better.
Heath
Had homemade taco’s tonight! Awesome!
Somebody said you might have brought up the subject of using Hanson in the pen. I have thought of that too, but figured I’d get crucified if I brought it up. I wonder if he could be this years David Price? It sure would be hard to take him out of the rotation though. My gut tells me that Lowe, with his bullpen experience might skip a turn or two to let Hudson get a few starts.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
10:06 pm
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
10:05 pm
+1 esp. when we are close in some races for October
Doc Holiday
August 20th, 2009
10:07 pm
What do you guys think of this FLA series?
This is a team that swept the phillies…..
Heath
August 20th, 2009
10:07 pm
Charlie
August 20th, 2009
10:05 pm
If you throw out April, KK is pitching like a 8 mil guy. Since he was living in a new country in a new league, I am inclined to give him a break for April.
I have traveled around the world and stayed in places for weeks and months at a time…. For anyone that has not traveled extensively, they have no idea how much of an adjustment moving to a new country can be. I think KK is doing pretty darn well.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
10:08 pm
Wayne in Utah
August 20th, 2009
10:06 pm
We are in for some very confusing pitching rotations coming up. It is going to be interesting.
BIOMASS
August 20th, 2009
10:08 pm
I’d definitely move Chipper down in the lineup. 5th, even 6th. Cox won’t do it, though. Too afraid of hurting the feelings of one of his “boys.” That’s the problem. Keep Chipper (not going anywhere, anyway), and lose Cox.
Great watching the Eagles losing, btw.
Soph
August 20th, 2009
10:08 pm
Doc – I’m thinking 2 out of 3.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 20th, 2009
10:09 pm
Doc Holiday
August 20th, 2009
10:07 pm
Records aside because I think the Phils are over rated I think they are our closest contest in the East
Rafael
August 20th, 2009
10:09 pm
If the wildcard is what we are shooting for, we are going to need some help from other teams. We do not have any games with teams that are ahead of us in the wildcard standings. Most of our games left are against division rivals, Marlins, Phillies, Mets
29 out of the next 41 games.
Heath
August 20th, 2009
10:10 pm
Braves could be just minutes away from moving back in to 3rd place for the WC.