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pryguy
August 23rd, 2009
2:53 pm
Possible redemption here for KJ?
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
2:54 pm
Double Play time!
KJ is up if smell what I’m cookin?
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2009
2:54 pm
Hate to break the news, but this game is over…. — Roachy
Ding ding ding. We have a winner. That’s close enough to a “Let’s face it…” comment.
keylargo
August 23rd, 2009
2:54 pm
I wish Burnett wouldn’t have spurned us, if we signed him, we never look at this piece of crap Lowe.
Burnett’s line from yesterday: 5 innings, 9 hits, 9 runs. Let’s hope Lowe beats that.
Ian Curtis
August 23rd, 2009
2:55 pm
Maybe or maybe not, DOB. The veteran pitcher threw an 0-2 fastball down the pipe. What?
Supes
August 23rd, 2009
2:55 pm
Time for KJ to redeem himself.
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
2:55 pm
OK Kelly. Time for you to show how bad you really suck and hit into a DP>
Roja
August 23rd, 2009
2:55 pm
Lowe is batting .190. Maybe we can use him in long relief and as a pinch hitter and get rid of Norton.
Supes
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
Matt Diaz continues to hit well like Paul Lentz said over .300 now for the season.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
At Least KJ is making him work
Paul Lentz
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
Braves73………..Kelly’s streaky offense isnt worth his consistently shaky defense. And Norton……well, what else needs to be said about Norton?
Meanwhile, the Marlins can bring up both Gload and Helms as pinch hitters.
Phillies and Marlins both have multiple pinch hitters who can deliver in the clutch. The Braves……..well we have Greg Norton.
bigdave
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
good AB Kelly.. hang in there…
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
KJ can’t even hit meatballs.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
Ian Curtis, I’m not sure I understand your point. I said they could’ve walked Paulino with two on and two out, no reason to face him with Nolasco coming up.
Louisville brave
August 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
Funny how no one is up in the Braves bullpen
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
Nolasco’s really pitching poorly today.
Kelly's Johnson
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
My boy Kelly sez….”Forget the glove…gimme a bat” !!!!!
NO MORE COX OR CHIPPER!
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
The end of the season can’t come soon enough so we can non-tender this @ss clown known as Kelly Johnson.
N Nine
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
{Jumping off KJ wagon}—– He cost us 3 runs and destroyed this huge chance.
bigdave
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
dammit
Kelly's Johnson
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
Oops…
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
KJ. Way to go you MF POS.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
Dammit KJ (Expletive)
At least it wasn’t a DP
Hoss earn Your Friggin Money!!!
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
Kelly = OWNED!
braveman
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
kelly is absolutely worthless…
Doc Holiday
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
Man………..release KJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring Conrad over
Mario Mendoza
August 23rd, 2009
2:57 pm
kelly johnson you are a f%$ing disgrace
where the hell is brooks conrad!
Braves73
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Again, why did we call up Kelly Johnson from the minors and send Brooks Conrad down…I just don’t get it????
chilidog75
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Kelly Johnson is my favorite player.
OptimisticInTexas
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Tomahawkin — cuz Stone Cold said so?
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
That was huge and will probably decide the game!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Hell yeah.
The jinx worked again.
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Rally killing bunch of losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO MORE COX OR CHIPPER!
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Chipper anti-clutch and impatient as always. Please retire.
ChurchMan
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Chipper ready to get back out there and play defense
kirkinga
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Kelly Johnson!
..and Chipper on the first pitch!
shannon
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
chipper and kj braves dont have a chance
Hakuna Matata
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
DFA DFA DFA..
Jeffro
August 23rd, 2009
2:58 pm
Kelly Johnson is not a Major League caliber player. Plain and simple.
Original Jon
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
I really hate Kelly Johnson, and then Chumper first pitch swinging.
braveman
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
chipper is absolutely worthess…
good news is we got one of the runs back. its only a one run game. but we need to pray lowe doesnt implode this inning and give that run right back.
shannon
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
who hit after chipper and kj? the other team
Heath
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
Chipper is patient the first two ABs…gets 2 BBs. Swings at the first pitch…out. That’s how it’s been going for him.
joe
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
my god, does the merry-lowe-around suck lately or what? maybe he should be relegated to the pen in favor of hudson
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
So Lowe can get on but KJ and Larry can’t?
N Nine
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
Louisville brave Lowe just got a single, you think Bobby would warm up the guys now? Come on, get real.
Braves73
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
We will also have the pleasure of seeing the Great Greg Norton pinch hit in a crucial situation late in this game…I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!
Doc Holiday
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
Maybe the muts are interested in trading KJ for Castillo……………no upgrade there but at least I would have to stand his loser axx.
Count Chocula
August 23rd, 2009
2:59 pm
Ehh..we are not scoring today again folks…
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
3:00 pm
Conrad is definitly better then Norton and KJ put together.
Anonymous Caller
August 23rd, 2009
3:00 pm
Its 2008 ALL over again!
chilidog75
August 23rd, 2009
3:00 pm
Guys. Sometime the FIRST pitch is the BEST pitch.
Chipper ripped one down the line that should’ve been a double — guy made a great play.
There are reasons to be down on Chipper, but was f’n robbed right there. Enough with the first-pitch nonsense.
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
3:00 pm
I wonder if Conrad can play 3rd
McFann :Ô:
August 23rd, 2009
3:00 pm
Dangit…Hope Lowe cann hold ‘em right here.
a643dp
August 23rd, 2009
3:01 pm
How Lowe can we go?
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2009
3:01 pm
Hoss wants another Gonzo a$$-whippin’ I reckon.
Mario Mendoza
August 23rd, 2009
3:01 pm
Sep 1 cant arrive soon enough, Im tired of this Kelly Johnson character
ChurchMan
August 23rd, 2009
3:01 pm
Chipper is patient the first two ABs
That’s what he wants you to believe but the fact is he swung at 3 pitches in each of those walks. The first pitch of the game he saw, he fouled off.
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2009
3:01 pm
Anybody notice KJ’s new fuzzy chin? Maybe it was itching when he bobbled that ball from Escobar. Nah, he’s just Mr.Butterfingers and always has been.
D-Lowe with ADHD… really, couldn’t tell with him constantly roaming the dugout every time the camera points that way.
a643dp
August 23rd, 2009
3:02 pm
Its sad when Lowe is looking like the guy that should be bumped when huddy comes back
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
3:02 pm
chilidog75- The guy made a decent play it was a ground ball with heat. if Chipper got that past him it was a miracle.
Kelly's Johnson
August 23rd, 2009
3:02 pm
I gots to admit..I hold my breath…every time my boy Kelly has to go to his “right”…(or left…or not even move…for that matter)
Doc Holiday
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
KJ since July 30th——————- 4 for 30 —————- .133BA—————– .266 OBP
HE SURE IS THE NEXT CHASE UTLEY.
Shamus Thacker
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
KK is superior to Lowe at this point.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
That Effing Hanley!!!
NO MORE COX OR CHIPPER!
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
Here we go again..
ernesto
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
Had about all the Ross Gload I need for a lifetime.
KJ, a butcher and a whiffer, well son, that’s just a bad combo, really missing Martin
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2009
3:03 pm
Can’t believe we blew another lead here…
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2009
3:04 pm
Escobar for Supreme Court, yeah, Conrad is better than KJ and Norton put together until he shows everybody why he’s a 28 year old minor leaguer. Then everybody will be anti-Conrad.
Heath
August 23rd, 2009
3:04 pm
“Everybody’s pitching well.” -Simpson
Huh? Lowe has pitched well?
Tomas
August 23rd, 2009
3:04 pm
Chipper and Kelly have a combined slump of 1 for 37.
Dr. K
August 23rd, 2009
3:04 pm
I am so baffled by the presence of Gorecki playing every day in a playoff race???? Is he really the best option in the entire organization??? Does anyone have an explanation?
joe
August 23rd, 2009
3:05 pm
Well, Florida is one of the elite offensive teams in the NL, especially lately, so this is no surprise. we just gotta bang the hangers
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
3:05 pm
Dr. K. Yes he is the newest old fool’s man-crush.
braveman
August 23rd, 2009
3:05 pm
good inning from lowe.
Paul Lentz
August 23rd, 2009
3:05 pm
Kelly Johnson’s offense is suited for the second base position. Unfortunately his defense is atrocious.
It should be interesting to see Part 2 of Frank Wren’s off season rebuilding plan. Last off season he totally rebuilt the starting rotation. This off season, the offense.
Other than Chipper, McCann, and Escobar………..there is no telling who will be playing the other 5 positions (McLouth may be moved over to left field, depending on whether Frank Wren wants Schafer out there…..or if he acquires via a trade or free agency an outfielder to play left or center).
Regardless, a make over is in order. Frank Wren will have the money, and flexibility to make some things happen.
chilidog75
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Tomas,
But they make up for it with their stellar defense.
CallUpConrad
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Dr. K, who else is available to start in the outfield at this point. The greater question I was asking myself prior to the fifth inning is: “Why is Bobby Cox once again leaving Derek Lowe in the game? To get a ground ball?”
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
TnBrian- The guy put as much production up as norton in half the AB’s. No one has ever given him one
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Tomahawkin,
Got a question for you:
How can you act so damn crazy for nearly every inning of 162 regular-season games?
N Nine
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Bring Conrad N throw Infante at 2nd. Problems solved.
NO MORE COX OR CHIPPER!
August 23rd, 2009
3:06 pm
Our 2 worst players are the ones sucking the most money out of this franchise (im looking at you Chipper and Lowe). Imagine what we could do in free agency with an extra $28 mil to spend this offseason.
Doc Holiday
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
Chipper last 7 games………. 2 for 22————— 0.091
IS THAT A TEAM LEADER? OR A CHEERLEADER?
Escobar for Supreme Court
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
Heath- Thats what I said when I heard that comment.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
Dr. K –
I think it’s because about a third of our team is hurt. Yeah, for real.
Louisville brave
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
If BC weren’t such a player’s manager…today’s line-up could be something like this
1.Omar
2.Diaz
3.McCann
4.LaRoche
5.Yunel
6.Chipper
7.KJ
8.Gorecki
9.Lowe
That would require too much tinkering and logic
CallUpConrad
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
Ryan Church with back spasms, Nate McLouth on the DL and Garret Anderson on the shelf. Not many options for this team right now.
bravesgrl4life
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
Base hit for McCann!
ernesto
August 23rd, 2009
3:07 pm
that shift was insane, what was he playing, rover?
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Uggla should have had that ball.
chilidog75
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Did the Braves feed show Lowe tossing the cooler in the dugout?
I have to watch the Marlins’ feed and they showed him hurling it into the back of the dugout.
Guess its good to know he’s as frustrated as we are.
Steve from OH
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Imagine what we could do in free agency with an extra $28 mil to spend this offseason
You don’t really understand how that process works either, do you?
Tomy Fournier
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Is not KJ…is not DL…is all Atlantas Players…look to CJ…look to MC….and so and so…what you have????…A “MORON MANAGER” WITH A STUPID BUNCH OF COACH…WHO IS THINKING IN WC OR WS OR WHAT EVER YOU THINK…MY BE NEXT YEAR….IS MORON COX IS FIRE AND ALL HIS BUNCH OF STUPID COACHS,,,AND TAKE OUT OF THE TEAM KJ,NORTON AND OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW!!!!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Chop Chop
This Team Does It to me, especially watching the last 3 years…
No More Bobby 2.
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
N Nine. No. That would make too much sense for Bobby.
Mario Mendoza
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Man I wish Nolasco beans Kelly’s wrist or elbow, that way we get rid of this clown and call Brooks back again
McFann :Ô:
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Whoo-hoo! 2-3! Let’s get ‘im in, boys!
bravesgrl4life
August 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
Is Nolasco scared of Roach?
tampabrave
August 23rd, 2009
3:09 pm
Thats one way to beat the shift.
Braves73
August 23rd, 2009
3:09 pm
I also would like to point out the stark differences between Bobby (no sense of urgency) & Fredi Gonzalez. I attending last night’s game and I was surprised but impressed that Fredi took out Volstad in the 5th after he had pitched three strong innings (after a lousy first). He brought in Sanches, who pitched three strong innings but gave his team a chance to stay in the game. Meanwhile, in game one, Bobby (no sense of urgency) left Vazquez in too long and hung him out to dry (as the Marlins scored additional runs to make it 5-0 in the 7th). The Braves went on to score three, but BLUNDER gave them no chance to stay in that game. Can someone please light a fire under DUNCE’S A!!