Could Hanson be Rookie of the Year?
The Braves haven’t been able to gain a lot of ground in the wild-card race or the National League East standings, but Tommy Hanson has gained steadily on the leaders for NL Rookie of the Year.
Unlike, say, my luggage, which has not gained steadily on me. Yes, it’s still lost. Delta somehow misplaced a bag on a direct flight from Atlanta to Philadelphia, even though I checked in some 80 minutes before my flight this morning. Stunning. Really.
Anyway, Hanson: The Braves’ lanky redhead enters tonight’s important start against the Phillies — as if all games aren’t important for the Braves at this point — with a 9-2 record and 3.19 ERA, and a win would give him a better record than Phillies ace J.A. Happ (10-3), whom many observers consider the ROY favorite.
Happ has a significantly better ERA (2.63), and has made four more starts than Hanson (14), in addition to 12 relief appearances in April and May before moving to the rotation.
Happ has pitched in 30 games and has an 8-3 record and 2.66 ERA in 14 starts, and a 2-0 record and 2.49 ERA in 12 relief appearances.
Hanson will make his 15th start tonight (Friday) on his 23rd birthday, and is on a four-game winning streak, already the second time he’s won four consecutive starts in his brief major league career, which didn’t begin until he was called up from Triple-A in the first week of June.
• Hanson has 69 strikeouts and 32 walks in 86-2/3 innings, with a .239 opponents’ average and eight homers allowed.
• Happ, as a starter, has 80 strikeouts and 42 walks in 122 innings, with a .234 opponents’ average and 14 homers allowed.
With his relief stats included (and they are included, of course, by voters), he has 97 strikeouts and 51 walks in 143-2/3 innings, with an impressive .226 overall opponents’ average.
Considering the Phillies are likely to win the division, and Happ has been their best starter for most of the season, you’d have to think he’d get more votes than Hanson if the balloting were today.
But it’s not today. Ballots aren’t due until after the final regular-season games, and if Hanson can reel off a few more wins and finish with a better record than Happ, and whittle that ERA down a little closer to Happ’s, then I think the Braves righty has got a real chance to win Rookie of the Year.
But so do a few other guys.
No, it’s not a given that either Hanson or Happ will win it. Far from it.
There’s also Cubs pitcher Randy Wells, who 9-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 20 starts, though I think his loss total and the Cubs’ slide will drop him below Hanson and Happ.
But then there’s two real possibilities among rookie outfielders: Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen and Colorado’s Dexter Fowler.
McCutchen is real fast, real good
(If any of you are wondering why I haven’t mentioned San Francisco chunkster Pedro Sandoval, it’s because he’s not a rookie. His 145 at-bats in 2008 put him just over the threshold for rookie status in 2009. If he was a rookie, we wouldn’t even be having this debate, because he’d be the obvious choice with his .331 average, 37 doubles, 19 homers and 73 RBI. Fortunately for Hanson and the rest of the rookie field, Sandoval’s not eligible.)
Anyway, getting back to McCutchen and Fower. McCutchen is coming on strong, and if his team’s sorry record and all the pub that Happ and Hanson have received don’t dissuade voters for McCutchen, he should finish at least in the top three.
• McCutchen is hitting .290 with 33 extra-base hits (six triples, nine homers), 39 RBI, a .361 OBP and 15 stolen bases in 72 games. He’s an extremely talented burner who’s made a lot of highlight plays since taking over for Nate McLouth.
He’s also hit .347 with a .462 OBP in 49 at-bats with runners in scoring position, and has seven homers and a .901 OPS in 36 games since the All-Star break. The more he plays, the better he gets.
Then there’s Fowler, who I saw play last fall in Arizona and wondered if he was going to be the fastest player in the league. He’s not, but he’s one of them (as is McCutchen).
• Fowler has hit .270 with 27 doubles, nine triples, four homers, 33 RBI, a .372 on-base percentage and 26 stolen bases in 113 games for the surging Rockies. If voters look close, they might notice he’s hit .309 with a .410 OBP at Coors and .230 with a .330 OBP on the road, but that’s a product of his speed and the big field, not the altitude. So really, that shouldn’t be a mark against him. (I don’t think many ROY voters will even look that closely to begin with.)
Fowler’s been a big part of the Rockies’ recent success, batting .297 with a .408 OBP and 21 runs in 32 games since the All-Star break.
So there you have it. It’s still a fairly wide-open race, don’t you think? With this four-start winning streak, I think Hanson’s put himself right in the thick of the race, and if he can reel off 3-4 more wins and keep avoiding losses, he might just win the thing.
But like I said, Happ’s impact for the NL East leaders is bound to sway some votes, and right now his numbers are still better than Hanson’s.
♣ Kid vs. the Pedro: Tonight’s matchup is intriguing, with Hanson facing the wily veteran Pedro Martinez in Pedro’s fourth start for the Phillies.
Hanson is 4-0 with a 2.81 ERA in his past four starts, and the Braves have scored nearly nine runs per nine innings he’s pitched in that span, totaling six, six, nine and four runs while he was in those games.
But if anyone knows about robust run support, it’s Martinez since he came off the DL for the Phillies. He’s 2-0 with a 5.14 ERA and .286 opponents’ average in three starts (all Philly wins), and in his two wins the Phillies scored 12 and eight runs while he was in the game.
Martinez hasn’t had a quality start yet, but he did limit the Mets to seven hits and four runs in six innings his last time out, albeit with two homers at Citi Field.
Martinez went 6-4 with a 3.98 ERA in 11 starts against the Braves during the 2007-2008 seasons for the Mets. Yunel Escobar is 3-for-4 with a homer against him, but no other Brave has hit for a higher average against him than Brian McCann’s .238 (5-for-21 with a homer).
Chipper is 9-for-47 (.191) with three homers against him.
Of course, this isn’t quite the same Pedro that Chipper faced all those years. (Then again, until last night it hasn’t looked like quite the same Chipper lately, either.)
But Chipper almost always feasts on Philly pitching. He’s hit .372 with 11 homers, 29 RBI and an 1.242 OPS in his past 35 games against the Phillies, including .341 (14-for-41) in 11 games this season, albeit with only one homer and five RBI.
♣ Since the break: It may not seem like it, given how lackluster theys played in several games during the homestand, but the Braves are second to the Marlins with a .278 average since the break, and second to the Phillies in homers since the break.
That’s right, the team that so many on the blog bemoan for a lack of power, has hit 52 homers since the All-Star break. The Phillies (59) are the only other NL team that’s hit more than 48 since the break.
Meanwhile, the Phillies (3.12) and Braves (3.31) have the league’s best ERAs since the break, and the Cardinals (25-13), Phillies (25-14) and Rockies (25-15) are the only teams with better records than the Braves (24-15) since the break.
The Marlins (21-16) are the only other NL team that’s won more than 20.
Doesn’t help much, however, when the Phillies and Rockies are two of the teams the Braves are chasing. But two of the potential others, the Dodgers (if they fall from the NL West lead into the wild-card race) and Giants, are only 20-20 apiece since the break.
♣Still raking: Must be Adam LaRoche, who has hit .367 with nine homers, 22 RBI and a 1.110 OPS in 31 games for three teams since July 20, and .390 with eight homers and 18 RBI in 23 games (82 at-bats) for the Braves since being traded July 31.
In his past 14 games, Ol’ Rochy has hit .420 (21-for-50) with seven homers, 14 RBI, a .508 OBP and an .860 slugging percentage.
Meanwhile, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that Phillies slugger Ryan Howard is still blazing. He’s hit .298 with nine homers and 26 RBI in his past 14 games, including three homers and six RBI in three games vs. Atlanta.
In his past 40 against the Bravos, he’s done this unsightly damage: .311 (47-for-151) with 27 extra-base hits (16 homers) and 47 RBI, with a .387 OBP and .715 slugging percentage. Yikes.
Yo, walk that man.
“LABELLED WITH LOVE” by Squeeze (Difford/Tilbrook)
She unscrews the top of a new whiskey bottle
And shuffles about in her candle-lit hovel
Like some kind of witch with blue fingers in mittens
She smells like the cat and the neighbours she sickens
The black and white t.v. has long seen a picture
The cross on the wall is a permanent fixture
The postman delivers the final reminders
She sells off her silver and poodles and china
Drinks to remember, I, me and myself
And winds up the clock
And knocks dust from the shelf
Home is a love that I miss very much
So the past has been bottled and labelled with love
During the war time an American pilot
Made every air raid a time of excitement
She moved to his prairie and married the Texan
She learned from a distance how love was a lesson
He became drinker and she became mother
She knew that one day she’d be one or the other
He ate himself older, drunk himself dizzy
Proud of her features, she kept herself pretty
Drinks to remember, I, me and myself
And winds up the clock
And knocks dust from the shelf
Home is a love that I miss very much
So the past has been bottled and labelled with love
He like a cowboy died drunk in his slumber
Out on the porch in the middle of summer
She crossed the ocean back home to her family
But they had retired to roads that were sandy
She moved home alone without friends or relations
Lived in a world full of age reservation
On moth-eaten armchairs she’d say that she’d sought all
The friends who had left her to drink from the bottle
Drinks to remember, I, me and myself
And winds up the clock
And knocks dust from the shelf
Home is a love that I miss very much
So the past has been bottled and labelled with love
3,033 comments Add your comment
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:11 pm
1st?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:12 pm
Second?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:12 pm
Yes! Suck it Soph!
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
Yes! My first 1st!
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
cabravesfan – what’s worse – the fires or the spiders?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
jeffrey – was it ghetto creek? I was telling JJ about that the other day. That’s tradition.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
Well played, boys…
Thrillhouse44
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
DOB, I think you got to the airport too early. It gave them too much time to mess it up.
I bet Hanson thrives in tonight’s spotlight.
“It’s the freakin’ weekend, ’bout to have me some fun”
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
Um, I was busy reading the new blog JJ. You know reaaaaaaaading. Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Thanks for the new Blog, Chief!
Yikes. Yo, walk that man.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
This is my ROY take from “The Few, The Proud, The Braves.”
Randy Wells -
Randy has been just dandy for the slumping Chicago Cubs. Having a turblelent begining of the season by going from the minors to the majors, bullpen to rotation, Randy proved he is the only consistant Cubs SP that doesn’t have temper tantrums, doesn’t get injuried by the stupidest thing, and doesn’t suck. How does the Cubs repay him? By giving him no run support. Thus for the 2009 campainge, he has posted a 9 – 6 record, 2.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 74k’s. He should be somewhere around 12 – 3, but you don’t get a ROY award by what you should be.
J.A. Happ -
Happ also had to deal with call ups and send downs until things clicked for him. It was not as hard for Happ to get into the starting rotation than it was for Wells to. Phillies could not pitch, Happ finally could, boom. I have called Happ the “luckiest pitcher in baseball” because of his high strand rate and large amounts of run support. Happ has the most innings pitched than either of the other two. He Currently has the best winning percentage (one more win that Hanson). He has the lowest WHIP and ERA (1.17, 2.59). So why isn’t he largely considered the favorite…?
Tommy Hanson -
…Because of this man. Tommy’s stats may not be as good as Happ’s, but he has the one thing that really matters, hype. Hype is what won Soto the ROY last year, even though Jurrjens clearly deserved it. Tommy Hanson is also the reason Glavine doesn’t have a job, if your unfamilar with what I’m talking about, refer to this link. The AFL MVP award might as well be icing on the cake for Hanson. He is projected to be the #1 starter for the Braves next year. Tommy does have more than hype though, he leads both Randy and Happ in K/9, opposing batting average, and P/IP. Talk about Ace material.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Good stats, Great Read DOB.
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
i have my tickets for the game tonight but it has been raining all day and the forecast is not very good. sunday could be a day night double header which hurts our chances of atleast two out of three
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Hey now…it’s “Rookie of the Year” not “Most Valuable Rookie.” The Phillies winning the division should have nothing to do with the voting.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:16 pm
and, cabravesfan – y’all – who are you trying to fool with that?
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:17 pm
Soph – haha, yeah…Ghetto Creek. I figured that got old to you guys. Even my mom would call them that.
Piedmont Blues (ex-BFIR)
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
A picture of Squeeze without Jools Holland? OK …
Jurrjens4NLCY's anwsering machine
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
Um, I was busy reading the new blog JJ. You know reaaaaaaaading. Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
I’m sorry. Kris isn’t available right now as he is reading the new DOB blog, you know reaaaaaaaading? Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
oh, and it should be noted that the year I said we won two games, that was the freshman team. Our varsity team was always pretty good. Not to brag or anything.
The other team we beat, of all teams, was Parkview. They were HUGE
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:19 pm
I’m calling you out! You spelled answering wrong in your name. And, you said we’re miseducated down here in GA.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
YEAH! And you put a period to end a question!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
jeffrey – wow, a win vs. Parkview is big. I couldn’t stand them or Brookwood.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
Looks like JJ needs to embiggen his vocabulary.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
It wasn’t a question – it was a statement! Duh.
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
3:22 pm
I have to say that McFann comes across as one of the most intelligent and respectful teens out there today. She’s a cool kid. Props to ya, little sis.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:23 pm
It was either:
A. A question, thus, you f’ed up too.
B. A statement saying that I know how to read, thus, a complement.
Well……?
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Try going to Houston County. Haven’t beat Northside and 1 win against Warner Robins in 18 years.
OptimisticInTexas
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
DOB, isn’t it Pablo Sandoval? Pedro’s the guy the Braves are facing today…
atlbravesfan44
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Thanks DOB. Good stats on the ROY candidates.
richbrave
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Punctuation police – plu-e-e-e-ze !!!! Give us a break.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
DOB – excellent song – I was not familiar with it, and just listened. Don’t know Squeeze beyond the obvious ones (Tempted and Black Coffee both fantastic) – I need to explore some more.
Kat(i)e
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
Soph-
Hey, I went to Parkview.(I don’t take any offense at you hating us) I can definitely agree with you on the hatred for Brookwood, though
Random
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
Bay Area Steve (August 28th, 2009
2:44 pm) –
Thanks. I think.
(Damn me with faint praise, grumble, grimp, grrr . . .)
PS: “vacuous comments, demeaning nicknames and online rutting” ==> “jerkish-nutbag”?
Okay.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:26 pm
Well, it was Parkview’s freshman team, but still.
Me and Francoeur graduated the same year, but I doubt he was on their freshman team. Probably played JV or Varsity even. But it’s cool to think that I possibly could’ve gotten burned by Jeff Francoeur in a live play of football.
I was good friends with our quarterback throughout college, and he’d always brag about getting sacked by David Pollack in high school.
PWHjort
August 28th, 2009
3:27 pm
Anders,
Do you prefer Amazin’ Avenue or MetsBlog or another one?
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:27 pm
Aw, man, the Panda isn’t a rookie? Stinks for him.
And, yeah, you can write me up on it, I love that guy!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Kate – as I recall, nobody liked Parkview because y’all were incredible at every sport.
flange1
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Piedmont Blues,
I can live without Jools, but a Squeeze picture without Gilson Lavis is criminal!
This is the new Squeeze, they are great, but not as good as the old Squeeze!
Great band choice DOB!!!!
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Great info DOB, thanks…
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
(Pollack went to Shiloh)
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
VJ-
I was told “y’all” was proper Southern and I should use it while conversing on the blog
yall are crazy
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
Enough of the “first” comments. The way you people treat it, one would think you had actually accomplished something in life. Grow the hell up, seriously.
Frank Wren
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
He cant win it because those awards like Gold Gloves only go to the big market players who are on ESPN all the time.
Can you guys remember who Chipper finished second to even though he was clearly the better player?
Yup you guessed it Big Market LA pitcher Hideo Nomo
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Soph, I’m waaaaiting…..
Baba O'Riley
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Westside ended Pollack’s and Fred Gibson’s high school careers the same year.
Random
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
DOB –
Thanks for the Squeeze entry!!!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Based on her last comment, I can only assume that “yall are crazy” is cabravesfan trying to secretly expose her hate of “first!” bloggers.
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
You are correct, CABraves
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:32 pm
He cant win it because those awards like Gold Gloves only go to the big market players who are on ESPN all the time.
Hanson is the only reason why ESPN is even on the Braves….
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:32 pm
Where did Gibson go?
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:33 pm
yall are crazy
It’s fun to try to be first. You need to lighten the hell up, seriously.
Baba O'Riley
August 28th, 2009
3:34 pm
Ware County
Hurricane Corky
August 28th, 2009
3:34 pm
DOB — the Giants’ slugger is Pablo Sandoval… not Pedro.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
I was told “y’all” was proper Southern and I should use it while conversing on the blog
And that would be correct, as long it used in the proper context and drawled properly. Please don’t give me that short, curt “y’all” that I sometimes hear from folks who haven’t quite gotten the proper intonation down yet, LOL. A properly-spoken “y’all” always sounds as if it has multiple syllables; how many just depends on your upbringing.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
73 is such a odd number…is there any reason why Tommy wers that number??
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
*wears
yall are crazy
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
Whatever man. One would think an adult (as I assume you are) would have a bit more maturity though. I thought it was just the little tykes on ebaumsworld.com and Youtube who took pride in commenting first. You need to find some new ways to have fun.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:37 pm
JJ -
See richbrave’s response below -
Punctuation police – plu-e-e-e-ze !!!! Give us a break.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:37 pm
jeffrey d – can assure you that is not cabravesfan – she would have used an apostrophe
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
Kat(i)e -
Yuck, Parkview!
jeffrey’s right, I only disliked ya’ll because of all the attention they got via football. And, I hated Brookwood more than you guys!
Hurricane Corky
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
Nova Scotia Steve — He wore 73 in spring training… has been wearing 48 since the call up.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
73 is such a odd number…is there any reason why Tommy wers that number??
Because 10 is already taken, I imagine.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
Why is there a cat-fight, right at the beginning of the blog . . . ???
As I said yesterday, I expect that the Braves will tease us at least one more time.
If Hanson shuts down the Phils tonight, and Lincecum does the same to the Rocks, then, let the big tease begin!
And His Next Words Are . . .
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
yall are crazy (August 28th, 2009 3:30 pm): “Enough of the “first” comments. The way you people treat it, one would think you had actually accomplished something in life. Grow the hell up, seriously”
And His Next Words Are . . .
“You kids get outa my yard!!!”
Kat(i)e
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
Soph-
I just got on the blog, so sorry if you already said this, but what high school did you go to?
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
DOB – Thanks for turning me onto Band Of Skulls, like their sound. Ol girl singing has a lot of Chrissie Hynde quality to her voice don’t you think? I’d like to hear her sing something that really shows off her pipes
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Soph,
easy way out huh….
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
bravesgrl4life–
Aw, thanks…props to you, too!
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Oops. Corky puts the number thing to rights, LOL. Guess I should have been paying more attention to the jersey, eh? Props to Corky!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
Kat(i)e -
I went to Meadowcreek.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
If I could hae one baseball related wish…. it would be to let all pitchers use metal bats, just to screw with the AL…
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
brent a Why is there a cat-fight, right at the beginning of the blog . . . ???
It carried over from the last one.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
*have
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
ncscoots-
I promise whenever I use it I will drawl it out as long as possible
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:44 pm
Nu uh JJ. I win because you made your spelling mistake first. Props to me for catching it by the way.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
3:44 pm
Hmmm… would I rather the Braves face Cliff Lee, or J A Happ?
Let’s give Lee his first loss with the Phils.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
3:45 pm
It’s pouring and forecast is terrible.
If we play, here’s lineup:
Diaz rf
Prado 2b
Jones 3b
McCann c
Anderson lf
Escobar ss
LaRoche 1b
Church cf
Hanson rhp
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
I promise whenever I use it I will drawl it out as long as possible
cab – listen to Paula Deen on Food Network and practice afterwards. That’s the ultimate southern ya’ll/y’all.
Is this a baseball blog?
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
Or a high school cafeteria?
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
yall are crazy
I don’t know if you are new here or you are posting under a different name because you don’t have the guts to say this to me using your regular name, but please don’t tell me what I need and don’t need to do. I’ll run my own life and you take care of yours.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:47 pm
“If we play”? Fooey! We don’t want no stinking rain-outs! We don’t want no stinkin’ doubleheaders!
THanks for the lineup, anyway, Chief…[sigh]…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:48 pm
Nu uh JJ. I win because you made your spelling mistake first. Props to me for catching it by the way.
You can’t props yourself, thats immoral, you’ll go blind doing that….
It was nice before when we could have our fun in peace, now people like “brent a.” and “richbrave” actually think we are serious….
I don’t think we can decide a winner until the game is over, but I’m fine with letting you tie it up 2 – 2.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:48 pm
cab, we’ll make a “delightful Southern belle” out of you yet, LOL.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:49 pm
Is this a baseball blog? Or a high school cafeteria?
Its a GIANT inside joke, best to stay out of it….
Chong
August 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:08 pm
I want to go to college there, I would not be caught dead in a GA public school, hehe.
Hey now…we may not be as smart as them rich folk in Alabammer, but we can count as good as the rest of em
How do they teach ‘em in Bammer? one, two, earnhardt, four
BravesfaninWis
August 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
I think to much is being put into the win last night.. The reality is that we lost 2 of 3 against a very bad team on our home turf in the midst of a potential playoff run.. It’s safe to say that we need to take at least 2 of these 3 games from the Phillies, and preferably a sweep.. I highly doubt a sweep is in order seeing as though we just lost 2 of 3 against a very bad Padre team with “homefield” advantage.. If we win 2, and the WC teams ahead of us lose, we are back in the WC race, but at this point I have lost all hope and confidence in the Braves to think they have what it takes to make the playoffs.. I guess I am just hanging on to the false hope that the Braves may have something left, but I seriously doubt it..
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:51 pm
ncscoots – I can not imagine her saying it in a way you would approve of
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:52 pm
Soph, yes, Paula has a good “y’all”; Kyra Sedgwick also has a pretty good one as “The Closer”. I’d say that those are two good ones which one might emulate, in an effort to reach authenticity, LOL.
DAP
August 28th, 2009
3:53 pm
Looks like JJ needs to embiggen his vocabulary.
hahaha!!! im gonna use that.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
I’ve known many delightful Southern belles, scoots. Ever stood in line in a South Georgia Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon? Yeah. Lots of delightful ones there. Dale Jr. tees and jorts are quite flattering to a Southern belle’s figure.
Hannibal Lechter
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
Somebody stole your bag DOB.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
VJ, I am a man of optimism, LOL, thus, hope endures.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
“If we play”? Fooey! We don’t want no stinking rain-outs! We don’t want no stinkin’ doubleheaders! – McFann
Boy, don’t mess with Rally McTurtle…mess with the turtle and you’ll get the shell, young man!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
Right on…yeah I didn’t think he wore 73…
njbraves
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
I’d be shocked if they get this game in….it’s been pouring all day and isn’t letting up.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
You can’t props yourself, thats immoral, you’ll go blind doing that…
Fine, I don’t want to be conceited so I’ll take back my self props. Boo.
I don’t think we can decide a winner until the game is over, but I’m fine with letting you tie it up 2 – 2.
Letting me? Yeah right, in yo’ dreams kid. We’ll finish this l8r (channeling my inner teenager, yeah remember that from yesterday?)
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
I’ve known many delightful Southern belles, scoots. Ever stood in line in a South Georgia Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon?
Chop, can’t say that I have had the pleasure of that no-doubt exquisite experience, LOL.
GboroBravo
August 28th, 2009
3:56 pm
DOB, have you heard the single I’m Alive by Kenny Chesney feat Dave Mathews? I’m normally not a Chesney fan but this one is pretty good. Go here and you can stream it if you like:
http://www.the9513.com/kenny-chesney-dave-matthews-%E2%80%9Cim-alive%E2%80%9D/
TommyP
August 28th, 2009
3:57 pm
It’s Pablo.
No mention of Garrett Jones???????????? Wow. The guy has absolutely mashed the baseball since coming up.
In 48 games and 189 at bats, he’s hit .291, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 15 homers, 30 ribbies, 8 steals, .353 OBP, .608 SLG and a .961 OPS.
He’s DEFINITELY in the discussion. The big fella has only been caught stealing once. 6-4, 245 pounder with power and speed? He’s definitely in the running to win the award.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
Letting me? Yeah right, in yo’ dreams kid. We’ll finish this l8r (channeling my inner teenager, yeah remember that from yesterday?)
Yes I do!
Soph,
I think I’m falling in love…
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
I’m bouncing egg sacs off my brain cell in preparation for a BIG first inning! Nothing good yet, but working on it…
What did they do with Humpty Dumpty after the fall? Had an open-egg-sac funeral after sweeping.
OMG, if y’all are as lame as me today, we might not score a damn run!
Get on the ball folks!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
Soph, yes, Paula has a good “y’all”
What, no props for me scoots? Come on now.
Innocent Bystander
August 28th, 2009
3:59 pm
After last night’s eruption, I think we have a good chance tonight if we hit Pedro early on. If we can pull off a big inning and be a few runs ahead by the 4th or 5th, Tommy can settle in just fine. I’d say we will probably tack at least 8 hits off Pedro.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
4:00 pm
I think we get to Pedro early tonight too…I thinkin at least 4 or 5 runs…and we’ll hold on for a 7-4 victory.
RC
August 28th, 2009
4:01 pm
“I want to go to college there, I would not be caught dead in a GA public school, hehe.
Hey now…we may not be as smart as them rich folk in Alabammer, but we can count as good as the rest of em
How do they teach ‘em in Bammer? one, two, earnhardt, four”
Reminds me of something I heard….When the UGA football team plays Alabama on the road, the average IQ of both the state of Georgia and Alabama increase
rammerjammer
August 28th, 2009
4:01 pm
There’s writing “y’all” and then there’s saying “y’all.” For instance: “whutter y’all dooin nite?” is pretty much perfect.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:03 pm
JJ –
With what?
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
4:04 pm
Yankees say yoll, like doll, it’s sposed to be pronounced yawl…
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:05 pm
faninva–
Yer so right…If those umps call the game off, they’re gonna hafta deal with Rally’s buddy…
That’s right! You want summa this, umps?
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:05 pm
Soph, a momentary props outage. Restocking now.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
4:05 pm
RC, Do you know why they write TGIF on the football players shoes at Bammer? To remind them that Toes Go In First!
rammerjammer
August 28th, 2009
4:05 pm
RC, Tide fans learn to count by counting the number of SEC championships, which gets ‘em up to 25. The dawgs stop at 12, I believe.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
4:06 pm
cab, we’ll make a “delightful Southern belle” out of you yet, LOL.
ncscoots-
good luck with that one
As long as you don’t make me wear a dress to football games (*shudders at the thought of attending SEC games…and ducks behind desk for safety) I’m good.
flange1
August 28th, 2009
4:06 pm
BravesfaninWis,
Dude you have been screaming defeat for the last month and saying your were done with the Braves.
If you don’t like the team, follow the dam Twins! They just traded for 2 pitchers today.
But what ever you do QUIT WHINING!!!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:07 pm
Plain White T’s singinng take me out to the ballgame…. Very nice.
LETS GET SOME RUNS!!
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
4:07 pm
Whah-chall dewen danight. That’s how I say it, rammer-j… You ain’t no Yankee er ye?
faninva
August 28th, 2009
4:07 pm
McFann -
OMGosh – that IS Rally McTurtle…well done! Just needs the bat in one hand and the sandwich in the other, and you’ve got it. Start printing t-shirts!
Tomahawk Choppers
August 28th, 2009
4:08 pm
Damn rain – I planned on tailgating all day tomorrow while waiting for the evening game, but we might be playing two now. Forecast doesn’t look good tomorrow either DOB.
My guess is DOB’s luggage is on the wrong luggage rack somewhere in the airport. Philly loves to tell you to go to one luggage rack, only to find out your luggage is on another rack. Just a little game the airport likes to play.
DAP
August 28th, 2009
4:08 pm
shamus…sometimes when i say it, i leave off the “l”. comes out like “yaw”.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:08 pm
McFann -
I wanna see Rally McTurtle. You should share a pic of him with us one day.
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
4:09 pm
McFann – that is one scary looking turtle, girl.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:10 pm
well, cab, the no-dress-to-football-games might be a high hurdle to clear, I’m afraid, LOL.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:11 pm
Soph, a momentary props outage. Restocking now.
Excellent, props to you for re-stocking.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:11 pm
If the weather looks crummy for tomorrow, then any DH should be played on Sunday–that way we still get Sunday afternoon baseball.
faninva–
LOL! Thanks…
Yeah, I somehow misplaced my photos of the real Rally McTurtle–he’s a box turtle.
Random
August 28th, 2009
4:11 pm
“Random Images from Merlinx”
RAMBLE ON!!!
August 28th, 2009
4:11 pm
I am g@y
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
4:11 pm
ncscotts, this southern bell wouldn’t wear a dress to a football game either.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:14 pm
Soph–
The search is on! Our computer did something weird last fall and a bunch of pictures got misplaced…but they have to be on here somewhere because I’ve seen Rally McTurtle’s photos since then…just don’t remember exactly where they were.
bravesgrl4life–
Sure is…Yeah, those umps are shakin’ in their boots and hoping the rain goes away now…
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
4:15 pm
Where does one keep a box turtle McFann, in a turtle box? A turtle sac maybe?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:17 pm
Earth to JJ. Why so quiet?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:18 pm
McFann –
Box turtles are so cute! Hope you’re able to find them.
"You all are Cox apologists"
August 28th, 2009
4:18 pm
STOP FOOLING YOURSELVES,
Don’t believe the Braves will make the playoffs until they actually make it. This stupid BUSINESS LIKE approach is boring the fans, plus it didn’t work when the games really mattered or else we wouldn’t be 1 for 15 in the post-season w/ Cox. Imagine if your QB went 1-15 passing or your SG was 1 for 15 shooting. You would say they had an awful game, right? Now, Cox has done nothing to improve the Braves. All the playoff runs were due to the teams talent, not him. He NEVER outmanages anyone. Look at last year, we had no talent and we sucked. This year, the talent is good enough to make the playoffs, it’s just too bad we have an IDIOT for a manager. GEESH, hire a new manager, change uniforms, do something.
Lew
August 28th, 2009
4:19 pm
If you use it after a word like What, it turns into ch’all-as in what ch’all doin.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
4:19 pm
ncscoots-
so I’ve heard…one more reason why I’m never leving the West Coast
atlbravesfan44
August 28th, 2009
4:19 pm
Wow, no kidding on the forecast! They may bang this one early. Maybe McFann will get her wish and we’ll see a day-night DH on Sunday.
Lew
August 28th, 2009
4:19 pm
Maybe that should be ch’awl
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
4:20 pm
or leaving…DAMN IT!
rammerjammer
August 28th, 2009
4:20 pm
Shamus, I just might have a bit of the Yankee brogue. Mom was a Michigander, though I was raised in Tennessee. Not Deep South, but close enough to claim it.
Novice Ned
August 28th, 2009
4:21 pm
At least the discussion of individual awards started later this year than last year’s start of the “Will Chipper Win the Batting Title?” diatribes. I guess that could be considered progress. Maybe next year we will wait until September before we consider consolation prizes for the players.
Eric
August 28th, 2009
4:21 pm
Rule #1: Never check bags. Always carry one.
RC
August 28th, 2009
4:22 pm
“You all are Cox apologists”,
Name me a manager not named Francona, Torre, Leyland, or Gaston that has done better than “1-15″ in the World Series since 1991. And don’t say their percentages are better because they only made it once….every year counts, even if your team DOESN’T make the playoffs.
dap01
August 28th, 2009
4:22 pm
Why is LaRoche so low in the lineup?
You are all Cox apologists"
August 28th, 2009
4:22 pm
I like men!
Buddman
August 28th, 2009
4:23 pm
Whats with all this “High School Harry” Bull Sh** on the Blog?? PLEASE
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:24 pm
Soph,
Sorry I was warming up….
Umm… what did you day?
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:25 pm
Soph–
You’re in luck! I have located the photos! (External hard-drive saves the day once again!) Now I just gotta load them on to PhotoBucket!
atlbravesfan44–
Yeah…not that I ever “wish” for doubleheaders…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:25 pm
Kevin Gregg vs. Francouer
The matchup of FAILS…
Lets see who wins
faninva
August 28th, 2009
4:25 pm
RC – wish you hadn’t taken the bait on that. now he’ll never leave.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:25 pm
ncscotts, this southern bell wouldn’t wear a dress to a football game either
Ah, well…I guess those days are gone, indeed. Ladies, you’ll just have to pardon an old dinosaur for clinging to memories of an earlier era, LOL.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:26 pm
Frenchy strikes out swinging…. HA!
Frank Wren
August 28th, 2009
4:26 pm
RC, Tide fans learn to count by counting the number of SEC championships, which gets ‘em up to 25. The dawgs stop at 12, I believe.
ummm Alabama has won 21 SEC Chamionships
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SEC_conference_champions
Not suprised though. If someone wrote the number 1 and the word Alabama after it on the back of a pop tarts box in 1924 they count that as a national championship at Alabama
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:27 pm
JJ -
Warming up for…?
McFann -
Yay! Can’t wait to see them.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
4:27 pm
You’re in luck! I have located the photos! (External hard-drive saves the day once again!) Now I just gotta load them on to PhotoBucket! – McFann
We’re all in luck! Go RMcT!!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:28 pm
Until the pressure rises in Philly, this game is canceled….
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
4:28 pm
cabravesfan, Calafornier pays folks they owe with IOUs. When your taxes are due, send Ahhhnold an IOU…
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
4:29 pm
ncscotts, understood. nope, these days it’s jeans and cute tops for me
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:29 pm
Warming up for…?
….Pitching…..
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:30 pm
JJ -
To…?
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
4:31 pm
any day night DH will be on Sunday…….not good for the braves at all
RC
August 28th, 2009
4:31 pm
Since some here are so ready to “quit fooling themselves” and call the season a wash, I thought I’d bring up this little tidbit I saw by Ken Rosenthal.
“Yes, the Rays likely will listen to offers for Crawford this winter if preliminary contract talks yield little hope. But frankly, they would be acting more out of due diligence than an actual desire to make a deal.”
He kind of gets to the point that it’s very unlikely the Rays will trade Crawford in the offseason, simply because they feel like they have a shot to win next year. But I wonder if a package of Javy Vazquez + a prospect might be enticing for a team such as Tampa….since they are trading Scott Kazmir, there will be a hole in their rotation next year. They have a ton of talent in their minor leagues, but not any pitchers that would be able to make a seamless transition to the starting rotation (except maybe Wade Davis). And the salaries work out almost exactly even. It’s complete speculation on my part, but it would be interesting to see if Tampa would consider a Vazquez/Crawford swap in the offseason, giving Atlanta a legit leadoff hitter for the first time since Furcal left (I like McLouth, but he’s best suited driving in runs, in my opinion).
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:31 pm
Soph, faninva–
They’re on their way!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
4:32 pm
Time to go home. I hope the commute is better now than it was in the AM. See ya’ll later.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:32 pm
To…?
…a baseball game…
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:33 pm
This freaking PhotoBucket is being Satan…
Says they’re uploaded, but I do not see them in my album…Patience, please! (She said to everyone, including herself…)
RC
August 28th, 2009
4:34 pm
rammerjammer,
You seem to think I care how many championships the Dawgs(sic) have. You completely missed the part of the joke where Georgia is smarter for having them gone.
rammerjammer
August 28th, 2009
4:35 pm
Oh, shoot. Only NINE MORE SEC TITLES THAN GEORGIA. Not 12. NINE.
Y’all are doing just great. Congratulations on being close to the top.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:37 pm
But I wonder if a package of Javy Vazquez + a prospect might be enticing for a team such as Tampa
I’m afraid Crawford is the wrong fit for the Braves (at least, as the crystal ball for the offseason looks currently). It won’t much matter who hits 1 if the team doesn’t find somebody to hit 4, and Crawford most assuredly isn’t the latter.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
4:38 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY: Kevin Gregg vs. Francouer
The matchup of FAILS…”"
When Frenchy and Bennett were still around, I wish they’d lined-up and faced each other. What a titanic battle of futility that woulda been!
Ron Roberts
August 28th, 2009
4:38 pm
Dave, Delta managed to cancel MY flight to a Louisiana airport, but got my bags there, all the while re-routing ME to another airport 90 minutes away from my luggage, and a day later. When I finally got to it, it was soaking wet – contents included. Buy two of those smaller carry-on sized roll-bags and save the checked baggage fee AND keep your bags with you.
Nativebird
August 28th, 2009
4:41 pm
Happ will get it because his team will be in the playoffs. (I’m sorry, did I say that out loud?)
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
4:42 pm
When Frenchy and Bennett were still around, I wish they’d lined-up and faced each other. What a titanic battle of futility that woulda been!
O…M…G That would be awesome! Here is how it goes:
Pitch 1: A sinker that doesn’t sink, swung on and missed
Pitch 2: A slider thats thrown into the visiting teams dugout, swung on and missed
Pitch 3: A BP fastball right down Broadway, crushed into the seats
Classic!
DAP
August 28th, 2009
4:42 pm
scoots, i disagree. i think crawford would help this team. a middle of the order hitter would be even better, but despite what people think, mccann is actually a fine cleanup hitter for the braves.
Frank Wren
August 28th, 2009
4:43 pm
Oh, shoot. Only NINE MORE SEC TITLES THAN GEORGIA. Not 12. NINE.
Y’all are doing just great. Congratulations on being close to the top.
Thanks.
Heres to your next long stretch on probation
Cheers
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
4:48 pm
I’m going to enjoy watching Virginia Tech beat the hell out of Alabama week 1.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
4:49 pm
Jeepers, PhotoBucket is being a butt…on to ImageShack, I s’pose…
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
4:49 pm
TommyP
I’m a big fan of Garrett Jones also. Would you trade JJ straight up for him? We have to start dealing with Boras after next year with JJ. It wouldn’t solve our money problems with Starting Pitching but there’s your corner outfielder for the next 5 years at least.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:50 pm
scoots, i disagree. i think crawford would help this team.
Rearranging the deck chairs, my friend.
ellaguru
August 28th, 2009
4:50 pm
Dang, I love this blog. I am distressed, though, that Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews were apparently in the same room and nobody, apparently, took advantage of a golden opportunity.
Squeeze, how about that. Saw them do this song (from “East Side Story,” one of history’s greatest pop records made well after Jools left to became a TV star) live with Eric from the ever-loving HOOTERS, who opened, on stage. What a great little combo.
Tell It Like It Is
August 28th, 2009
4:50 pm
If the Braves’ pitching has been steady and they are second in batting average and homers since the all star break, then why have they not won more games. Could it be defense and timely hitting? It IS what It IS.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
4:52 pm
Wouldn’t surprise me to see a rain out tonight. Why would it automatically be moved to Sunday and not Saturday?
RC
August 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
“If the Braves’ pitching has been steady and they are second in batting average and homers since the all star break, then why have they not won more games. Could it be defense and timely hitting? It IS what It IS.”
It could be that they are held scoreless one night, and then get 17 hits the next night. Feast or famine…
BravesFaninPA
August 28th, 2009
4:53 pm
Dave-
Welcome to brotherly Love- Hopefully the Braves will do better than your lost luggage- Braves need 2 out of 3-I got tickets to Sunday’s night game so let’s go Bravos….
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
4:54 pm
We have to start dealing with Boras after next year with JJ.
I don’t believe Jurrjens will be even a Super Two this year, so he should be under club control for another four years, no?
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
4:55 pm
Okay, bloggers, outta here. It is Friday, after all. I might be back on later but don’t know as I have a birthday party to go to tonight. Have fun, ya’ll
Heath
August 28th, 2009
4:55 pm
RC -
Yep.
Child Please!
August 28th, 2009
4:56 pm
You a bad man, DOB.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
4:57 pm
the 2nd nap was better than the 1st. Hopefully they can get the ball game in tonight.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
4:57 pm
scoots, JJ gets the league min next year followed by three arb seasons.
I do think Crawford would help us, as he’d be a big upgrade over GA on both sides of the ball, but like you, I think a cleanup hitter could make us a threat to go deep into the playoffs.
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
4:57 pm
Frank Wren – Heres to your next long stretch on probation
Awwww don’t hate, its not like Bama gets to end UGA’s season like they did last year….
Thrillhouse44
August 28th, 2009
4:58 pm
Kurdt Kobain, you’ve lost your marbles.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
4:58 pm
Bay Area Steve -
Yeah that was nice of Random to answer me. I thanked him. Besides, I’m pretty sure I’ve grown on him and he’d take back his jerkish nutbagish comments if he weren’t so crotchety.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:00 pm
I can dream, can’t I? The only thing I’d love more is to see UGA get steamrolled by OSU.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
5:00 pm
JJ is going to make 6 – 7mil in arb.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
5:01 pm
Kurdt–Ohio State? Please mean Ohio State…
RC
August 28th, 2009
5:01 pm
Garret Jones’s career stats:
266 AB, 36 runs, 15 2b, 17 HR, 35 RBI, .267 avg.
Jeff Francoeur’s 2005 stats (4 years ago, at age 21):
257 AB, 41 runs, 20 2b, 14 HR, 45 RBI, .300 avg.
Francoeur is now 25. Jones is 28. Are you telling me you’d trade Jurrjiens for a 28 year-old who’s CAREER stats don’t match up to Jeff Francoeur’s 21 year-old stats???
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
5:01 pm
Rainout tonight?
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
5:02 pm
We have to start dealing with Boras after next year with JJ.
I don’t believe Jurrjens will be even a Super Two this year, so he should be under club control for another four years, no Scoots
He has one more year at the minimum and then 3 years of arbitration. Even arb. with Boras is unpleasant.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
5:03 pm
Steve-OH, oh, I don’t doubt that Crawford would be an upgrade for the Braves’ OF, LOL.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
5:03 pm
I wish we could stop with his phenom crap!
Have we already forgotten about “The Natural”?
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
5:04 pm
RC,
I wouldn’t. And that was before I knew Jones was 28 (wow, he’s been languishing in the minors for a while, apparently).
I don’t think JJ is untouchable by any means, but it would take a lot more than Jones to touch him.
RC
August 28th, 2009
5:04 pm
keylargo,
Garret Jones is a 28 year-old player with a career .267 avg. What about that says “left fielder for the next 5 years?”
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
5:04 pm
Any weather updates out there? Is the system moving past Philly or hanging around? Tonights plans hang in the balance.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:05 pm
Fraid not, Steve.
For the record, I don’t think VT will beat Alabama. They suck too much on offense.
Piedmont Blues (ex-BFIR)
August 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
flange1 (from awhile back),
You’re right. W/o Gilson Lavis, the band ain’t Squeeze. It’s Difford & Tilbrook and some other guys.
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
RC
I didn’t say I would do it, I just posed it as a question. This is a blog – different opinions.
And maybe Garrett Jones stayed in the minors long enough to learn how to hit – something iffy with JF.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
5:08 pm
OK! Here are the Rally McTurtle photos! That first picture in the gallery should be last, but whatever.
Click on each photo to make it bigger. Wish I coulda gotten them to load onto PhotoBucket so I could type descriptions under each one, but this was the best I could do…
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
5:09 pm
The only way JJ becomes touchable is if he doesn’t continue to improve or the Braves just don’t want to deal with Boras
RHR
August 28th, 2009
5:09 pm
Hold up. You didn’t wear dresses to football games when you were @ USC, cab? Don’t you all have any standards?
atlbravesfan44
August 28th, 2009
5:10 pm
Mcfann,
Yeah, I should have clarified…just meant a day game on Sunday
RC
August 28th, 2009
5:11 pm
keylargo,
I’ll admit that is a possibility. I just think that based on their track records and the history of similar players, JJ is MUCH, MUCH more likely to give you a better return on his salary then Jones, even in the Boras arbitration years.
Philliephanphorliphe
August 28th, 2009
5:11 pm
The Skeeter is here! And so are my beloved Phillies. You guys watch the old man school the young one tonight. It will be quite memorable to watch hanson only pitch 3 1/3 innings while giving up 8 runs while pedro pitches 8 innings of shut out ball tonight.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
5:11 pm
McFann -
how’s the transfer going? no pressure, but i hear a lot of Rally McCrickets out here.
I wonder if the Maryland Terrapins have a Rally McTurtle…could be infringing on copyrights.
DOB's Luggage from an undisclosed caribbean island
August 28th, 2009
5:12 pm
Sorry bout the rain, boss. See ya next week!
Bobby's Cox
August 28th, 2009
5:13 pm
Here’s a great article on my favorite ballplayer, Ichiro. Found it on Yahoo. Every baseball junkie should love this article. It goes into those non-traditional stats like BABIP for those stat geeks, and baseball history as well for the traditionalists.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtIdz6hwg65SPh7JFKu0l1URvLYF?slug=jp-ichiro082809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
faninva
August 28th, 2009
5:13 pm
oops – sorry about that – McCrickets have gone away – nice photos!!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
5:14 pm
Rally turtle bears an uncanny resemblance to Brian McCann
Oklahomabrave
August 28th, 2009
5:14 pm
Let’s go giants! Let’s go giants!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
5:14 pm
DOB’s luggage controls the weather? Who knew
Bobby's Cox
August 28th, 2009
5:15 pm
You can’t props yourself, thats immoral, you’ll go blind doing that
Someone tell Paul Lentz…QUICK!
Philliephanphorliphe
August 28th, 2009
5:15 pm
It’s raining here in philly. probably will be a delay of some sort.
Oklahomabrave
August 28th, 2009
5:16 pm
Or should I say let’s go Rockies so my stomach will quit hurting every night.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:17 pm
“pedro pitches 8 innings of shut out ball tonight”
The only way Pedro shuts us down for 8 innings is if Greg Norton was our only hitter, and even then, he might walk in a run. Guys got eagle eyes.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
5:19 pm
atlbravesfan44–
Oh that’s OK…
And I’ve got it all figured out–if tonight’s game is rained out, the Fillies cann have Martinez pitch tomorrow night, and then Lee cann pitch game one of the doubleheader on Sunday. With that being a DGANG, Bobby cann give Ross the start against Lee…
faninva–
No sweat! Sorry for the delay. Not sure why it wasn’t working.
nice photos!!
Thanks!
I wonder if the Maryland Terrapins have a Rally McTurtle…could be infringing on copyrights.
Hmm…good point. Well, all they have to do is ask me and I’ll give them permission to use it for a “small” fee.
jeffrey d–
I know what you mean…
(I’ll just leave it at that…)
Philliephanphorliphe
August 28th, 2009
5:19 pm
Your and idiot Kurdt. You really don’t think you can use the same hitter for every at bat do you?
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
5:19 pm
Philliephanphorliphe,
Whats the weather prognosis man? Gonna stop tonight?
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
5:21 pm
RC
Here are his numbers for this year which carry more weight than when he was up 2 years ago (2007)
IN 189 ab’s he has 15 2b, 15 hr’s and 8 sb’s.
.291/.353/.608./.961
Look at the ab’s. multiply everything by 3 – 45 doubles, 45 homers, 24 stolen bases. OPS of .961
Yes, that guy can be my corner outfielder.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:21 pm
No, I don’t. You don’t Pedro is capable of 8 innings of shutout ball do you?
Daslied
August 28th, 2009
5:21 pm
Surely we’ve discussed this, but I don’t remember a consensus opinion:
Should FW offer Javy (+ change) for Fielder in the offseason? They need pitching, we need offense. I believe Prince’s contract is also up after 2010, which would be perfect if Freeman progresses. He’s here for a year, Braves get a few draft picks or resign him. (I think Prince is eligible for FA after next year.)
This is contigent, of course, on Hudson being strong (and staying next year) and the willingness to take on a player with a bit of an attitude problem (so it seems).
Anyway, just couldn’t remember what all of you that are smarter than me came up with about this subject.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:22 pm
And now that I’ve said that, Pedro probably WILL pitch 8 innings of shut out ball.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
5:22 pm
RHR-
Jeans and flip flops, dear…this is California!
)
(or in the case of most sorority girls, halter tops and things they claimed were shorts
Philliephanphorliphe
August 28th, 2009
5:24 pm
The local weather man is saying sporadic rain off and on. And at times could be locally heavy downpours.
Philliephanphorliphe
August 28th, 2009
5:25 pm
The flying dominican is capable of 9 innings, but he has to get streched out first.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
5:27 pm
cabravesfan – just jeans and flip-flops?
Bobby's Cox
August 28th, 2009
5:28 pm
or in the case of most sorority girls, halter tops and things they claimed were shorts
This makes me wonder what the hell i’m doing indoors on a computer on a nice hot Southern CA Friday…
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
5:29 pm
Philliephanphorliphe, bought your Vick jersey yet?
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
5:30 pm
Bobby’s Cox – because its to darn hot and smokey for them to be out
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
5:30 pm
VJ-
you’ll have to come out here to find out
Bobby-
That is a very good question (and just an FYI our first home game is next weekend…)
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
5:31 pm
sweep the phillies.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
5:31 pm
from the radar on weather.com, looks like we might get about an hour of overcast skies, then rain the rest of the night. if the game does start on time, we’d better score early.
The Atlanta Braves
August 28th, 2009
5:33 pm
sweep the phillies.
Okay, if you say so Brandon.
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
5:35 pm
cabravesfan – I have an opening on my calendar just before Halloween – I’ll bring a costume
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
5:35 pm
Good.
bruce
August 28th, 2009
5:35 pm
McFann –
Just noticed that the rain is no longer banging against my philly hotel window so it looks like kittens and puppies out there now rather than cats and dogs… Gonna wear my McCann T taking the subway to the stadium if it looks like they will play… but I just noticed they are not selling on stubhub anymore for tonight… not sure when they usually cutoff sales, but thought it was closer to game time than this… maybe they know more about the plans due to rain…
Soph
August 28th, 2009
5:35 pm
Rally McTurtle pics! Awww, he’s a cute little guy. I like the picture of him behind the branches sorta peeking his head out.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
5:36 pm
VJ – You should show up as a Ghostbuster.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
5:36 pm
Key,
That’s a bit of a small sample size to be projecting the guy has a 40-home run hitter.
Instead of multiplying everyting by three, why don’t we see what his stats look like at the end of NEXT year (when he has to start making adjustments to major-league pitching, because he most certainly will)?
If he has 40 homers and 40 doubles, then yep, that could be my corner OF, too.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
5:39 pm
McFann -
and just for the record, Rally McTurtle does not look like an egg sac.
seventy-two
southern hope
August 28th, 2009
5:39 pm
If its raining hard right at the start, do they delay? Or do they immediately reschedule?
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
5:39 pm
VJ-
sorry, team’s out of town that weekend…how’s Nov. 14th sound?
Marty 0416
August 28th, 2009
5:41 pm
The Braves are 17-14 vs. Nats, Reds, Pirates, Padres, and D-Backs.
The Phillies are 24-7 vs. the same teams.
Difference is the number of games we’re out of division lead.
Hanson is 7 games over .500. The Braves are 7 games over. He is the real deal!
SWEEP this weekend or I won’t need to purchase playoff tickets.
Go Braves!
Oklahomabrave
August 28th, 2009
5:42 pm
Daslied, I think that could work if the brewers would agree. I think the change would have to be significant though.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
5:42 pm
Still raining, and we could have a verdict soon. They’re meeting again now to try to make a decision. One forecast indicated no way they could play, another had small chance.
Problem is, forecast tomorrow is also bad until early evening, so DH would be hard until Sunday. And on Sunday, with the ESPN game at 8, they’d have to start at 1 and hope for no rain delays that would carry it into that ESPN slot.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
5:44 pm
Ugh, I highly dislike doubleheaders but I’d vote for Sunday. Then again, I don’t know what the forecast for Sunday is.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
5:47 pm
Angels close to acquiring Kazmir from the Rays -
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4429766
EL
August 28th, 2009
5:48 pm
Looking at the forecast, I’m not sure if they’ll be able play any games this weekend
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
5:52 pm
cabravesfan – that’s a week after my daughter’s birthday, and, since she’s in Carlsbad, that might work out. I’ll just wait outside the Coliseum for you.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
5:53 pm
This is what we all need….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9oqY9BVM1s&feature=related
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
5:54 pm
Bruce–
Hope you get to go to the game! Good choice on the shirt.
Soph–
Thanks! Yeah, in those last ones he’s in our garden. I fed him some juicy worms that day!
faninva–
Haha, thanks…
DOB Problem is, forecast tomorrow is also bad until early evening, so DH would be hard until Sunday.
That’s not too big of a problem…
Thanks for the info.
nolie
August 28th, 2009
5:54 pm
nolie in his career, laroche has a .773OPS in the first half. kotchman for the braves this year had a .764OPS, and has a .749OPS for his entire career. so, yeah, learoche in the first half is still better than casey kotchman. (DAP)
PhillyMike
August 28th, 2009
5:54 pm
no way they play game tonight. probably not tomorrow either. sucks for the braves as they need this series more than we do. we’ve already got the division wrapped up with a little nice red bow. hahaha!!
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
5:55 pm
So you all might know Cliff Lee is 5-0 with a 0.68 ERA in five starts since joining the Phillies. But it gets better (or worse, depending on your view).
Dude is 8-0 with an 0.97 ERA and .198 opponents’ average in his past eight starts.
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
5:56 pm
Bandwagon Philly fan,
thanks man.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
5:56 pm
DOB
He’s mean he’s due for a pounding…
Or at least a loss!
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
5:56 pm
VJ-
once again, all you have to do is find me (in a sea of 90,000…
)
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
5:57 pm
Thanks for that Nova Scotia Steve.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
5:57 pm
They opened the gates and thousands of fans are entering, so I gotta think they at least believe they might get it in…
Supes
August 28th, 2009
5:59 pm
While Price Fielder is not the RH bat that we need, he’s definitely the type of power/cleanup hitter that we are sorely lacking.
If a trade can be worked out for Fielder from the Brewers for Javy (some sort of package centered around those 2 guys), I’d be in OK with that b/c it makes sense for both teams.
Brewers pretty bad SP, Braves lack a cleanup hitter.
I think addressing the number 4 slot in the lineup is the number 1 priority, more so than finding a ‘true lead off guy’.
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
6:00 pm
cabravesfan – but how many in just jeans and flip-flops?
NorCal
August 28th, 2009
6:01 pm
Delta ======
Don’t
Expect
Luggage
To
Arrive
Hope we get the game in tonight. It’s my birthday and I want a win
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
6:04 pm
I say “Pift” DOB all that means is that Lee is way overdue for an ole fashion whoopin!!
Chris
August 28th, 2009
6:04 pm
DOB, I do enjoy your columns but you totally jinxed Tommy tonight with the “Could Hanson be Rookie of the Year?” title, watch him give up 10 runs in 2 innings.
Anders
August 28th, 2009
6:06 pm
In 5 games as a Phillie Cliff Lee has 5 hits. He’s only given up 3 earned runs over those same 5 games. That’s a hell of a ratio.
6-4-3
August 28th, 2009
6:07 pm
All right! C’mon get the game in. I’ve got nothing else to do.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
6:08 pm
NorCal -
That’s hilarious….
I used to travel quite a bit, I’ve flown United, Northwest, Delta, Continental, Midwest, Southwest, US Airways and several foreign airlines… I found Continental to be the best. Northwest was only good if I was traveling overseas. Delta was crap.
wjones
August 28th, 2009
6:08 pm
“While Price Fielder is not the RH bat that we need, he’s definitely the type of power/cleanup hitter that we are sorely lacking.”
Um…his name is PRINCE, and um…he’s a left-handed hitter. You are probably thinking about Cecil, his had, who is a right-handed hitter. He’s quite the power hitter,too, but he’s old, and was slow and played horrible defense even when he was young.
JMar
August 28th, 2009
6:08 pm
LaRoche maybe winning player of the month for the NL in August?
Uknown Hinson
August 28th, 2009
6:09 pm
DOB You should have taken Airtran, they have the smallest lost luggage percantage of all major airlines. I’m done with Delta. I am actually on one of their flights right now from San diego using the wi-fi for the first time and this is awsome. I get to watch my braves (on inet)for the first time ever during a flight. And of course talk ball on the ol blog.
nolie
August 28th, 2009
6:10 pm
(EBen Snerdburg)
you got a reference for that version of the Churchill statement? I’ve read it in several actual books and it never was like that. The gist is what I stated, not sure exactly what you stated means. Gee, I can’t even find it on google for some reason. I wonder why?
faninva
August 28th, 2009
6:11 pm
Heath – gosh, I’ve always found Continental to be among the worst – bad attitues all around. US Airways and AirTran are at the bottom…
guess it all depends on what crew you get.
Uknown Hinson
August 28th, 2009
6:11 pm
Hanson wins 3 more he’s rook of the year for sure.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
6:14 pm
VJ-
this being Southern California, probably more then in most other places
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
6:17 pm
They’re taking the tarp off the field, and it’s stopped raining. Soggy as a swamp, but it’s not raining.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
6:21 pm
Well, you can probably mark off Holliday and Bay from the list of guys Wren will target for 2010, right? I mean, major dollars with the big teams all getting their paws in that jar. If you look at the FA hitters on the market this winter, those two are the only ones worth the hassel. Not happening though.
It’s all just guessing right now because GM’s can put a star hitter out there at the last second, so anything is possible for the Braves. You just have to love how Wren understands keeping your young guns, Heyward/Freeman/Hanson, is the best way to keep your team better for longer.
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
6:22 pm
cabravesfan – well, you know……what else can I say?
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
6:24 pm
DOB They’re taking the tarp off the field, and it’s stopped raining.
Boo-yah!
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
6:25 pm
CaliChopper: The Band of Skulls female singer definitely has some Chrissie Hynde tendencies, as well as Karen O from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. If you like that, you should also try Spinnerette, the new band with Brody Dalle, the tattooed girl from the Derailers. The band also has Jack Irons (Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam) and some other accomplished dudes from Queens of the Stone Age and other bands. They rock.
Check out Ms. Dalle:
http://www.dailymotion.com/related/x9qf3c/video/x9hust_spinnerette-ghetto-love_music
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
6:27 pm
They’re gonna start on time and try to get in 6-7 innings, at least, before the rain that’s supposed to hit around 8:30.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
6:29 pm
So, with the tarp off the field, does that mean that they are going to try to start the game on time?
Heath
August 28th, 2009
6:30 pm
Ha..site didn’t refresh. Thanks DOB.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
6:31 pm
DOB, that girl has some lucious lips. Don’t know about that kind of music, but…
Try to get in 6-7 innings? Oh great, umps will be calling balls strikes all night now… Bobby’s gonna get ejected.
Original Jon
August 28th, 2009
6:33 pm
So Kazmir actually made it through waivers, or did the Angels claim him? And if so, why didnt any other team try to claim him before the Angels did?
Yakacki
August 28th, 2009
6:34 pm
Much appreciated DOB! Thanks…
And Band of Skulls rock.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
6:35 pm
How many other rotations in the majors have no lefty starters? Guess it doesn’t matter that much since we’ve been so good, but I’d think most clubs had at least one.
"You all are Cox apologists"
August 28th, 2009
6:37 pm
I wonder who will manage the Braves next year? I sure hope it’s none of the guys who are currently coaches. The Braves need a young manager, someone who isn’t scard to get in a player’s face. They also need a manager that isn’t loyal to a fault, one who will play the best nine guys evey night, regardless of what they did last year. Any manager with good sense wouldn’t even allow Norton on the team bus, especially not pinch hitting in key spots. Face it fellows, the Braves will be losers as long as Cox manages. His post season record speaks for itself.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
6:37 pm
How can anyone not like Ron Gant? I love that guy. I’m in a lovin mood today, I even loved DOB earlier, though it’s worn off some since.
NorCal
August 28th, 2009
6:38 pm
Today is Tommy Hanson’s birthday–Aug. 28, 1986. Maybe that will bring the dude some good karma.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
6:39 pm
What the hell is wrong with people?
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/guilty-verdict-in-morehouse-125942.html
Il Cattivo
August 28th, 2009
6:39 pm
Original Jon
Might have something to do with the large contract.
Thats the primary reason the Rays are moving him I guess.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
6:39 pm
I’m actually warming up to Ron Gant…
“Alllll niggghhhtt looonnnggg”
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
6:41 pm
Love this blog man…
So amusing…people here make me laugh…It’s good for at least a few laughs daily.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
6:41 pm
I’ve forgotten the name of the stadium up there. The Vet was easy to remember. What is it? Something like Kill Or Be Killed Park? I’d like to look it up on radar…
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
DOB – Thanks, dl’d a few songs listening now
Il Cattivo
August 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
Shamus
I think its called “Citizen’s Bank Park” or “The Bank”.
Based on its size they should probably call it “The ATM vestibule” though.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
Yes, I’d agree Lee is due for a bad game. Actually, way overdue. But teams have probably been saying that for his past few starts, right? I mean, that’s a pretty incredible run.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
6:44 pm
Hanson’s due to get lit up.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
6:44 pm
Jair is due to get lit up.
NorCal
August 28th, 2009
6:45 pm
No, it’s his birthday!!!!!
VaBraveFan
August 28th, 2009
6:45 pm
You all are Cox apologist
Its the same old sh1t with you every night. Dont you ever talk about anything else, its getting old. sick of all the Cox bashers. Damn……
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
Thanks Cattivo!
VaBraveFan
August 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
Chop Chop
That means its time for Lowe to go on a good run of wins then lol ….
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
I’m actually kinda nervous about these next two series. You know this is probably it, so need to get to the Phills early tonight and set the tone.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
6:47 pm
That’s right, VaBraveFan.
Ryan Howard is due to strike out in every AB this series. Matt Diaz is due for a two-week oh-fer.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
6:48 pm
Brad Lidge is due to have three consecutive perfect inning saves.
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 28th, 2009
6:48 pm
I been bashing Blobby Crox for 25-30 years. ‘Round heah it jus feel good! Hope we get the game in!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
6:48 pm
RE NSS 6:41
Love this blog man…
So amusing…people here make me laugh…It’s good for at least a few laughs daily.
PS
And Informative!
Chong
August 28th, 2009
6:49 pm
After smoking a carefully selected blend of herbs I have come to the following two conclusions:
1. Cassidy is pretty hot
2. Random=Mitchell=You all are Cox apologist=BravesFaninWis=PL
Now back to the regularly scheduled programming.
Roman Gal
August 28th, 2009
6:51 pm
Dumbo is the much better comparison nolie
I’ve got you on my radar now, mister.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
There’s a flood watch, and rain probably 30-min from park. Appears it’ll be around a while once it hits. Really does look ugly. With weather, you never really know, but the news right now ain’t good.
Roman Gal
August 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
I’ve seen a number of people make fun of Schafer’s ears tonight. However, no one has come to “his rescue”. Athletes are targets for heckling. Paul Lentz
What?! You obviously weren’t reading then…
richbrave
August 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
SHAMUS T:
You’re thinking of the “SURE KILL” EXPRESSWAY, but spelled SCHUYKILL.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
6:56 pm
TnBrian: need to get to the Phills early tonight and set the tone”"
I have total confidence that egg sacs will translate into another big first inning!
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
6:56 pm
Wow, somebody’s talking about me. Cool.
My question for you people: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
Of course, I’m referring to the touchdown the Braves are going to put on Pedro in the first inning. And maybe even an extra point.
I said it yesterday, the Braves are going to kick the Phillies @$$es this weekend.
I’m not saying they’re going to sweep but I will make one prediction, I’m willing to bet no money whatsoever that we score 20 runs in this series.
Believe it.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
Over under on Ryan Howard homers this series?
Will Shane catch them all? No more fly balls that we’ll scream”that would’ve been out in Philly”..
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
I bleeve you’re right richbrave! Thanks!!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
Let’s hope for some “Banana Shaped Arch’s” towards right field Top 1
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Here We Go
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Well, here we go folks!
BIG or what ?!?!
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Roman Gal,
I used to have a girlfriend who loved this Christmas special. I don’t have big ears. She’d probably dig Nestor, I mean, Jordan.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Dang at’ stuff is moving fast. Start looking for the first sprinkles any time DOB..
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
I’m outta here. Enjoy the game.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
As Victorino and Rollins go…So do Phillies…
Mark Twine
August 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
who’s your daddy pedro??????? yankees errrr braves!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Schafer has normal sized ears on a head the size of a spider monkey’s. Y’all got it all wrong…
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
Whoa whoa whoa, did Paul Lentz really just equate making fun of Schafer’s ears to bashing Carlyle’s diabetes? What a d!ck.
P.S.–Paul, it’s an inside joke, ya putz.
P.P.S.–Still wonder why we call you “Dentz?”
P.P.P.S–That was a more correct use of quotation marks, btw.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:07 pm
I can’t stand Pedro
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
7:08 pm
Not-so-bold prediction:
Roachy goes yard tonight. We beat Pedro. Lefties hitting .313 against him.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:08 pm
Love the navy tops for this game
Katie
August 28th, 2009
7:09 pm
That would’ve been out in Philly..er, dangit we can’t use that excuse tonight
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:09 pm
Dumbass Matt Diaz, swinging at the first pitch.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:10 pm
There’s a split between two banks of rain headed toward the park. If the split straddles the park, we might play some.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
No Banana’s
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
Chipper loves the first pitch
VaBraveFan
August 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
that was really quick………
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:12 pm
Great inning guys! How many pitches did Pedro throw? 5? 6? less?
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:12 pm
Hmm…this game is boring already…
Rob from SC–
Yeah, except that was the second pitch.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:12 pm
Anybody else want to punch Drew Tutton in the face should you ever meet him?
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
7:13 pm
I’d say Hanson is indeed the top rookie.
If you’re going to have a Cy Young and an MVP for the entirety of a league, maybe the same should apply to rookies (yes, I know one can win both). It’s hard to picture Hanson or Andrew McCutchen not getting hardware. J.A. Happ deserves an honorable mention as well, but Hanson is the top rookie.
It’s good to see the home-run ball back in Atlanta. There for a while we were seeing only about one every other game. Now it’s more like two per game.
By “a while”, I mean a year, by the way.
If I were Atlanta, I’d be wary of the high fastball on two strikes; I’ve noticed that pitch seems to be used a lot lately in that situation.
On a different note, has anyone gotten a chance to watch much of the Falcons in preseason? I watched five minutes of the Rams game and none of the Lions game. I have concerns about Grady Jackson’s departure but am cautiously optimistic that our defense isn’t as bad as it looked initially.
Time to win.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:13 pm
Shamus…
You thinking about a career in meteorology or you gunna watch the game while its on.
If it rains…it rains…lol
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:13 pm
What the hell was that?
Come on Braves. Bad at-bats.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:14 pm
RE: Ronald Millsaps
Wouldn’t have missed it for the world Ronnie
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
7:14 pm
Prado since the All Star break:
.258/.297/.391/.688
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:14 pm
leadoff first pitch for leadoff first pitch. ha!
Vol_In_Ohio
August 28th, 2009
7:14 pm
Great timing with the SQUEEZE reference for me. I played “Hourglass” for one of my kids about a week ago (I heard it on the Sirius New Wave station) and she memorized the chorus after hearing it once. Not exactly classic Squeeze, but good song and good video.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
7:14 pm
Dumbass Jimmy Rollins, swinging at the first pitch…
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
LOL NS-Steve! At this rate the game will be over in 30-min anyway! lol
tampabrave
August 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
egg sac anyone?
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
And then Victorino on two pitches…tsk tsk.
See how this sounds?
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:16 pm
You got it Steve.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:16 pm
Always trying to find something negative from Prado….
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:16 pm
hahahaha
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:17 pm
Suck on that Phillies.
Yeah.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:17 pm
Dangitt, I got hung-up on the weather and forgot the egg sacs! If we lose this one y’all can blame it on me…
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:17 pm
That was quick. Nicely done
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
7:17 pm
Hanson has some awesome stuff working, so rain coming is so bad for more than one reason. How frustrating would that be?
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:18 pm
MLB.com said the Kazmir trade fell through, Rotoworld says the trade should be completed within the hour
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Hey everybody, who am I?
“Hahaha David Pollack had a career ending neck injury! What a loser! He’s a weakling!”
Ron Gant
August 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Was’ up players????
Just letin you dudes and dudetts kno’ I’m gunna be bloggin’ alllll nigghhhtt long…
Catch yas on the flip side…
Chong
August 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Ok did Pedro borrow the lunch room ladies hair or is that an egg sac under his hat?
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
SO close
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
“nova”–What in the world are you talking about?
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
Joe Simpson’s remark blew that ball fould. Way to go, Joe.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
lol Chong
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
GD it.
WTF
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
Professional hit
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
The 2008 Braves were the most-injured team I’ve ever seen in any sport; I’d have to put the 2009 Mets at number two.
I’ll say Diaz, Chipper, and McCann homer tonight.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
That Mac swing would of been a homer at Turner.
richbrave
August 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
SHAMUS T:
No problemo, daddy-o!!!!
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
ARG!! You weren’t supposed to catch that, Raul! Stupid…
I want a double!!! .289.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Come on Roachy! Be productive.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Bases should be loaded…
Who allowed the Fillies to have outfielders?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
OK Roachy.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Long ball.
Let’s go Roachy. Field goal.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
just damn
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
And who allowed them to have a first baseman? Gyah…
richbrave
August 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Can’t see the game tonight, and we also have flood warnings. A toad-strangler going on as I type, so no XM while holed up in the car. Gotta’ jilt you for my other favorite team – the REDSKINS. They play rain or shine. I’ll check in periodically to see how badly we kill the PHILLIES – Sure Kill that is.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Gonna be raining very soon…
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
And somebody please tell Simpson that’s an E-Z at the end of “Martinez”…not an I-S…
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
That was a horrible call.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
That wasn’t good.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
I don’t blame Wren for trying to get something for the famous Frenchy, but Church is a bust. His precious body can’t hold up and the numbers…..well..
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
What… a bunch… of horse****.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:28 pm
Grrrrrr…
F. Wren
August 28th, 2009
7:28 pm
Shamus Thacker
With those regular sized ears on the Spider Monkey head and the way his mouth hangs open all the time, if you put some overalls on him and gave him a Banjo, he could be an extra in Deliverance couldn’t he?
Ron Gant
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
Shamus you got the long range forecast man????
tonight..cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of showers this evening. low 14.
saturday..a mix of sun and cloud. becoming sunny near noon. high 22. uv index 6 or high.
saturday night..clear. low 13.
fraser valley – west including abbotsford.
tonight..cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. low 13.
saturday..a mix of sun and cloud. becoming sunny near noon. high 24. uv index 6 or high.
Just in case you missed it…
Chong
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
I don’t blame Wren for trying to get something for the famous Frenchy
He should have got penicillin…’nuff said
Roja
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
2 on 1 out… can’t get a run across. Looks like Churchy has this rally killing down pat
Katie
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
dang it. I hate that guy
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
‘Sup with that nose on ‘im?
Ron Gant
August 28th, 2009
7:29 pm
I’m here to help playas
Soph
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Dammit.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Again, I’ll ask the question…
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
What did I say? WALK that man.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Dang McFann, that ain’t a cute little turtle. More like a Godzilla nemesis…
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Hello?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
So we’re going to let Ryan Howard beat us again???
Do we ever….EVER learn
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
I say he only gets two dongs tonight…..what say you?
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
I am really beginning to hate Ryan Howard
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
The pitch was absolutely horrible. The last thing you do to Howard is pitch away.
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
DOB all over it, as usual
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
I hate this park. The LLWS field is bigger. geez
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Tommy Hanson guaranteeing himself the loss with that early homer.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:30 pm
Or throw the damn ball inside…jesus
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
7:31 pm
Pathetic Hanson even gives him anything remotely hittable-root for hard rain now!
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
7:31 pm
Pitch Howard inside. This away thing is not working
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:31 pm
Shamus–
He sure ain’t a cute one…and he’s gonna be let lose in somebody’s clubhouse if this keeps up…
I mean the Fillies’ clubhouse.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
7:31 pm
Is Werth related to Lerch?
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
Already a rain delay.
Original Jon
August 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
Someone needs to be tested for roids me thinks.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
Maybe they’ll call the game and save the rest of our Friday night. Braves lose, please call it now.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
Is it really raining that hard?
DOB or Shamus can answer?
Brian
August 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
Well, Hanson and Pedro are done for the night.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
Happy Birthday Tommy.
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
Ballgame
Roja
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
Howard’s dinger would have been just a noisy out at the Ted.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
Well that plan didn’t work out well. 6-7 innings?
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
FOOEY!!!
And, Joe…MartinEZ! MartinEZ! Sheesh…
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
7:33 pm
its pouring at the game here. they just wasted a start of one of our best pitchers. they can throw moyer with no problem. i want to know whose decision it was to start this game at all!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katie
August 28th, 2009
7:35 pm
Yay, spotlight brian mccann
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:35 pm
The split in the rain is moving toward the park, but impossible to tell if it’ll make it…
Doesn’t the first delay have to last at least an hour, or something crazy like that?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
7:35 pm
McFann – Mac Spotlight is on again.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
7:35 pm
Maybe it will rain for 8 hours and Pedro will rust.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
Let’s start Derek Lowe after the rain delay, that way we can get his loss out of the way, and have a chance at winning 2.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
OMG the McCann special,AGAIN? lol
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
BravesFanInPA: its pouring at the game here. they just wasted a start of one of our best pitchers. they can throw moyer with no problem. i want to know whose decision it was to start this game at all!!!!!!!!!!!!”"
Somebody without access to radar evidently… lol
Katie
August 28th, 2009
7:37 pm
groundfog-
don’t complain, at least its not spotlight francoeur
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:37 pm
” they just wasted a start of one of our best pitchers”
That was the plan, that’s home field advantage for ya.
Happy Bday Hanson, yikes.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
7:37 pm
If Hanson is out by the time it starts back, that’s probably a W for Philly. Medlen can only save the day so many times and you know Bobby would love to throw Buddy out there for a few innings. We will score off their pen but not enough, I’m afraid. Somebody just doesn’t want us to win this year.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:37 pm
SD over Florida 3-1 early…8O
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:38 pm
Fans should be pelting umps with egg sacs for starting this one on time…
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:39 pm
Has any manager ever been intelligent enough not to start their starter when rain is going to be around in 15-30 mins? That’d be cool if they started their game with the bullpen and then brought their starter in after the delay.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:39 pm
Shamus you got a radar in your room or something???
LOL
Heath
August 28th, 2009
7:39 pm
Does Howard ever hit an inside pitch out? Seems like if he does, it is far less often that when he hits outside pitches out of the park. Why don’t they pitch him inside more?
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
7:40 pm
screwy! I can’t believe this…their goes Hanson for tonight…ugh! Philly definitely has the edge now with moyer if they start the game again…braves might use medlen i guess
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:40 pm
N Nine: ” they just wasted a start of one of our best pitchers”
That was the plan, that’s home field advantage for ya.”"
N Nine, you know I never thought of that, but I’ll bet you’re right!!
DAMN THEM!!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:41 pm
OK I’ll ask the question….How long we looking at here DOB???
I know you are probably waiting for word just like the rest of us…
Doc Holiday
August 28th, 2009
7:41 pm
Why is it that the braves think they can pitch to HOWARD, MANNY, PUJOLS, H. RAMIREZ, DUNN, ETC ETC ETC………..they just dont know how to take care of the big guys………..why not pitch around them?
Brian
August 28th, 2009
7:41 pm
Eh, nobody pitches anybody inside anymore.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:41 pm
TnBrian- you can’t say anything about Buddy on here, people will rip you for that. Even if facts are facts. He had a 8+ ERA before he came back, and he somehow managed raised it with this first performance back. Of course, Bobby would want to get him into the game. Gotta get that 8+ ERA down….
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
7:41 pm
So…is Charlie Manuel and idiot too? He started his starter…
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
7:42 pm
i talked to the guy who took my ticket and he told me not to lose it so i can use it sunday for the day night doubleheader!!!!!!!!!!! they new it wasnt going to happen tonight. maybe huddy goes on sunday instead and hanson goes on monday
Heath
August 28th, 2009
7:42 pm
5-1 padres
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
7:43 pm
Soph–
Yep! And I got the remote this time! Love the story about him being the bat boy…and about his grandpa.
Hmm. Rain delays aren’t so bad…
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
7:43 pm
Just as I was thinking, “It’s 3-1, Padres; might be 4-1 in a minute.”, it turns 4-1, and now the Padres might get a fifth run–and do (spontaneous)!
The Padres are looking awfully good right now. Good! Maybe they’ll take care of Florida and proceed to take care of Colorado and San Fran.
Of course, the Braves have to take care of their own business.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
7:43 pm
Charlie Manuel is definitely an idiot….Another ol fool.
1. Because he started Pedro tonight…
2. Brad Lidge is STILL his closer
My vote is hinged on the latter
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:44 pm
Nova Scotia Steve: Shamus you got a radar in your room or something???
LOL”"
Got it on another IE tab…
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:44 pm
Has anyone ever held back their starter because of rain?
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
7:44 pm
Shamus Thacker Maybe well get this rained out and start over. I would hate for this to start and have the ‘pen blow this away and give Hanson the big L.
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 28th, 2009
7:45 pm
And Joe says,you can’t let him get his arms extended. Next pitch,out and away. POW–ZOOM. Away to the moon Alice! Tommy,son,son,don’t do that again. Singin’ in the rain!
Doc Holiday
August 28th, 2009
7:45 pm
We can always throw medlen………maybe Cox can do some adjustments since huddy will be here by monday.
On the other hand…………if it was obvious it was going to rain, why not send Medlen in to start the game?
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
7:46 pm
“Prado since the All Star break:
.258/.297/.391/.688″
Still better than KJ’s numbers prior to his benching so if thats him struggling, I guess i’ll take it.
These rain delays, this same crap happen in philly last year where a good starter got knocked out and philly picked on the weakest part of our bullpen which was Jojo Reyes that game. Needless to say it got ugly. One of two things to hope, 1. Its a short one or 2.Game just gets rained out since its not official.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
7:47 pm
Volstad out in the second inning against Padres, Fish trailing 5-1.
Doc Holiday
August 28th, 2009
7:47 pm
SD is kicking floridas rear end…………
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
7:47 pm
hoot hoot why not send out Huddy!!! Suprise!!!
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
7:48 pm
Medlen vs Moyer? I like it
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:48 pm
They wouldn’t want to deprive poor Ryan Howard of his homerun, I’m sure someone in the league won’t let that happen, lol.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
7:49 pm
Way it’s looking, this game ain’t gonna be played. Heavier stuff gonna hit in around 10-min, then steady for a while..
They HAD to know this was gonna happen. WTF?
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
7:51 pm
When was the last time Huddy threw? Possible he goes Sun and KK throws Mon?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
7:51 pm
Mfin04,
I’m pretty sure that Tony LaRussa started a reliever earlier this year.
And SteveOH,
Who is more important to his team’s success: Tommy Hanson, or Pedro Martinez?
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 28th, 2009
7:52 pm
Agree,
Medlen. No question ’bout it. Now IF(!) someone can get Bull-Head Blobby not to put in Carlyle!
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
7:52 pm
E3 Florida.
Attaway Cantu!
Heath
August 28th, 2009
7:53 pm
What’s up with the Pads the last few games?
6-1 now and still got bases loaded.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
7:53 pm
Tony LaRussa – leave it to him to do something completely out of the book, like not waste your starter for an inning of a game, or hit a pitcher before a position player. Braves should have had their pitchers batting 7th for the first few months of the season, lol.
SouthernBelleBrave
August 28th, 2009
7:58 pm
I hate rain delays. *Yawn*
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 28th, 2009
7:59 pm
Heath:
Eye of the Tiger. They smell blood. They know they’re toast. They be relaxed. Have fun and be Jack The Giant Killer!
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
7:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Supes
August 28th, 2009
8:02 pm
If this game is rained out, and tomorrow more rain follows during the day only enabling them to play 1 game on saturday, if all of this takes place could Tommy Hanson come back and pitch one of the 2 games on sunday as a part of a double header that day or not?
I guess the Braves can always have Kris Medlen spot start?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:02 pm
Wow.
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/USPA1276?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:02 pm
Hee hee! Sorry Cubbies!!
NOT!
Heath
August 28th, 2009
8:04 pm
Radar doesn’t look good on weather.com.
MatthewinPA
August 28th, 2009
8:04 pm
I would imagine you could throw Hanson on Sunday or Monday considering he only threw 16 pitches tonight.
David..(Athens, AL)
August 28th, 2009
8:06 pm
could activate Huddy early …. he was scheduled to pitch on Saturday anyway
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
8:06 pm
at least there’s preseason football on cbs.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 28th, 2009
8:08 pm
Yeah just doesn’t make sense why this game even got started. Two starting pitchers out of the game. Happened a lot to the Braves this year.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
8:10 pm
Padres are putting in on the Fish…kinda like they did to us.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:11 pm
Who is more important to his team’s success: Tommy Hanson, or Pedro Martinez?
Hanson. So what?
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
8:12 pm
“nova”–Charlie Manuel was the best manager in the game last season and has been one of the best for the last four years or so, and the guy you alluded to isn’t a fool, either, buddy.
Feel free to answer my question from earlier regarding what you were referring to.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
8:12 pm
Maybe they’ll put in Lidge for the rest of the game.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
8:18 pm
I’m surprised there would be a whole lot of anti-Manuel sentiments on this blog…. He seemed to do a good job in Cleveland and is donig a good job in Philadelphia. The negative comments I’ve heard heard people mention is when people are defending him, saying that some people think he dumb because of his southern accent. Surely us good southerners (and even our Califonia friends, who are often accused of being just a little off-center) wouldn’t hold that against him.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:21 pm
Approx. restart 8:30 p.m.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
8:22 pm
Good. Bad Knee. Stuck at home. Need something to entertain. Go Braves!
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
8:22 pm
MFin04, talking about Buddy’s tendensy to give up homers, especially against a HR hitting team in that LL park, is different than talking about his insulin shots, which I wasn’t.
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
8:22 pm
Heath–A lot of Northerners think the South is still 80% rural and are shocked to see how developed it is—though I’m not saying in any way that a rural area needs to be adjusted, just pointing out how many Northerners show their vast ignorance by their stereotypes.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
8:22 pm
Who’s that lady with McCann’s parents? Her glasses make it look like his debut was in 1990.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:23 pm
Restart? Really? Radar does not look good…
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
8:25 pm
If they do start back here in about ten minutes then I don’t see why Hanson can’t go back out there. Obviously I don’t want to see him get injured, but it just seems it would be ok since it hasn’t been that long of a delay.
NotAgain
August 28th, 2009
8:26 pm
Feel free to answer my question from earlier regarding what you were referring to. Ronald M
he was probably referring to your claim last night that Adam was a good first half hitter. I know that I wouldn’t have wanted to miss such revisionist history and the subsequent chuckle I got, for the world
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:27 pm
Brandon at least there’s preseason football on cbs.
Why would you watch football when you cann watch Spotlight: Brian McCann?
Oh man…this is like, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen…gettin’ choked up over here…
THE REDO OF THE LASIK BETTER WORK!!
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:28 pm
No…don’t start at 8:30…we gotta finish this Spotlight! I just gotta see how it ends!
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
8:28 pm
I’ll be damned… Hanson’s back out there.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
8:29 pm
is Hanson coming back?
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:29 pm
Hanson’s warming up again, Bobby and Roger out there to make sure he’s good to go. Looks like he is.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
8:30 pm
McFann unfortunately im stuck with basic cable. so no sports south or fsn. If i had SS i would definitely be watching Spotlight.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
8:30 pm
I don’t think Paul has commented yet. I wonder if he’s okay
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:30 pm
Steve, It goes back to your question of “is Manuel also an idiot because he used his starter?”
First off, let’s say that yes, Charlie Manuel is an idiot. Does that also give Cox the right to be an idiot?
Now, more specifically, which team had the most to lose by losing its starter to a rain delay tonight? As you have indicated by you answer of “Hanson. So what?” to the earlier question, you are showing that the Braves had more to lose than the Phillies tonight by losing their starter to a rain delay.
Therefore, if either manager was going to choose to not use his starter out of the gate for fear of an early rain delay, Cox would be the manager who should give more consideration to not using his starter, because Hanson means more to his team’s success.
To answer your initial question: “Is Manuel also an idiot?” Perhaps yes, perhaps no. I don’t think he’s an idiot, so I won’t attempt to make the argument that he is; but, Manuel can easily afford to lose Pedro. Pedro is not that great a pitcher, plus, he has Moyer if he needs him.
Whereas with Cox, if he loses Hanson (and it appears he may have), he has to turn it over to Medlen & Co, and begin taxing his bullpen in the first game of a critical series.
So, in short, perhaps Cox should’ve given more consideration to going with a reliever to start the game.
And, if it was wrong for Cox to go with Hanson, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it was wrong for Manuel to go with Pedro, because Hanson and Pedro are not the same person, and their respective importance to their teams is not equivalent.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:31 pm
DOB’s 8:29 post = great news.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
8:32 pm
What are they doing? It stopped raining for like two minutes. Now it’s started again, and it ain’t stopping any time soon. Is there a radar in the house?
Katie
August 28th, 2009
8:33 pm
this was posted on the sport south fb page, its a video about Moylan getting tattooed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-nOKlQ1_c
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:33 pm
Whereas with Cox, if he loses Hanson (and it appears he may have), he has to turn it over to Medlen & Co, and begin taxing his bullpen in the first game of a critical series.
Ok, first off, Medlen>Moyer, and their bullpens would be equally taxed. Second, don’t rationalize. Both managers performed the same action. That’s my point. In fact, I’d say it’s more of a wash than you think because Atlanta has the advantage either way.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:34 pm
Brandon–
Dang, that stinks. It’s really good.
BUT NOW I CAN’T SEE THE END!! Dangit…how rude. Couldn’t they have waited just a few more minutes to start this game?
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:34 pm
And of course NOW it’s raining hard again, just as they restart
Your obsesson with B-Mac
August 28th, 2009
8:36 pm
should be looked into by mental health professionals.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
8:36 pm
They should have never started the game in the first place, and they shouldn’t have re-started. Whoever is running the show is totally inept tonight, seriously. I’m sitting at home in SC looking at the radar, and I could have told you. Do they not have someone looking at a radar?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:36 pm
by the way, there is a great link tonight
http://www.p2p4u.net/watch-live-sports.php?id=4620&link=1
Heath
August 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
Looks like the blog ate my post, so, I’ll post this story again… If my original post pops up once I submit this…sorry. Anyway…
To comment on the northerners no understanding southerners -
When I was 12 (17 years ago), my mom had to call a company for something and she was transferred to someone in Boston. To make a long story short, the lady on the phone was surprised that we lived in a new $200,000 home on 200 acres of land with running water and in-door toilets. SERIOUSLY!!! I kid you not. I knew the northeasterners were self-centered and all (ESPN, anyone?), but come on! How in the world can someone in 1992 think that that? (I grew up about 45 minutes southwest of Louisville, KY right next to Fort Knox.)
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
Moylan has a lot of tattoos.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
the power of the taurus
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
On the Phillies station they said they think it’ll be a light rain all night and they’re gonna try to play through it…
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
These conditions are going to deteriorate rapidly, and they’re already bad.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:38 pm
I’m back!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
8:38 pm
This is over-Braves need to stall it
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:39 pm
Steve: That’s just it . . . they did not perform the same action.
One manager chose to go with Tommy Hanson, the other chose to go with Pedro Martinez.
Not sure why you can’t see the difference.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
8:39 pm
Nice stop Mac!
Brian
August 28th, 2009
8:39 pm
I just hope no one gets hurt out there, DOB.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
“Heath–A lot of Northerners think the South is still 80% rural and are shocked to see how developed it is—though I’m not saying in any way that a rural area needs to be adjusted, just pointing out how many Northerners show their vast ignorance by their stereotypes.”
Yep, unfortunately thats the way it is. When I read those phillies blogs sometimes its hard to tell that the guy actually helped win them a world series last year. then again who do philly fans not hate. They hate the fact that Joe Simpson said Ryan Ikillbravespitching Howards homerun would not be a homerun at the ted. I mean its the truth so why get bothered by it. They think Charlies a bumbling fool, well most of them aren’t to far off themselves.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
Whats up with the game?
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
I see we are making Pedro look like the Pedro of old.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
Shoulda slid out and got body in front of that…
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
They both went with their starter. The same person that would’ve started in perfect conditions. They did the same thing. Charlie Manuel cannot start Hanson because Hanson isn’t on his team. Why can’t you see this?
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:41 pm
DOB And of course NOW it’s raining hard again, just as they restart
They shouldn’t have restarted.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:41 pm
ANOTHER freakin’ rain delay. This is a circus.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:42 pm
Wha? They re-started?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:42 pm
SO its back? Damn, I wanted a double header tomorrow…
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
8:42 pm
what’s the forecast DOB?
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
8:43 pm
Alrighty, lets get the lead here and play through 5 inn. then they can call it. Is that too much to ask?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:43 pm
Oh, delayed again? Is no one in Philly looking at the damn radar?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:43 pm
Poor Tommy. It’s ok.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:44 pm
Cancel the game! Cancel the game!!
Brian
August 28th, 2009
8:44 pm
What a fiasco. This crap really burns me up. We are (barely) in a playoff race here.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
8:44 pm
Pick up where you left off with the Spotlight!
Katie
August 28th, 2009
8:45 pm
Here’s another tattoo video with Medlen, Prado, Schafer, and Moylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSIGEYtDvRM&feature=related
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
8:45 pm
Cheap programming. I miss the days of “This week in Baseball” during rain delays.
Well, at least we wont have to see the Jeff Francoeur “In my own words” segment for the 561st time.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
8:46 pm
Or not. FINE! Be that way, then…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
8:46 pm
Looks like a lot of rain to come… not going to postpone?
If they did, would they make Hanson wait the normal five days to go back out?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:46 pm
Oh no, McFann – they didn’t even put the last few minutes of the Mac one on. It’s Bobby Cox…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
Medlen said the F word!?!?!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
ugh….this is worse than America’s Funniest Home Videos
Supes
August 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
Cancel the game and play a double header on Sunday.
How hard is it to figure out.
Looking at the weather radar it is clear it’ll be raining on and off all night long in that area.
Man, someone very inept is running “the show” tonight.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
There’s a huge clearing like 5-min away. If they’d waited a few min……..
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
8:48 pm
Take THIS, rain-delay-game-back-on-rain-delay-make-me-miss-the-end-of-my-program-for-a-freaking-wild-pitch……
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:48 pm
Medlen said the F word!?!?!
I love that guy.
Supes
August 28th, 2009
8:48 pm
Well, at least we wont have to see the Jeff Francoeur “In my own words” segment for the 561st time.
***************
No Paul, that was one of the benefits of trading Jeff to the Mets.
On the other hand, you will be able to see “In my own words:Bobby Cox” for the 562nd time!
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
8:49 pm
Looking ahead: Lowe has allowed 30 runs (23 earned) in the fourth inning this year. Next-highest total? 12 (all earned) in the third.
OK, back to watching rain (which, as I’ve said many times before, we do more in Phillly than anywhere else).
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:49 pm
Its extremely hard to cancel a baseball game….
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
8:49 pm
Steve, please don’t do this. It’s unbecoming. Tommy Hanson is arguably the Braves best pitcher. Pedro is arguable the Phillies worst starter. If this was Cliff Lee tonight, then we can have a clearer discussion on the matter.
But, as you have really agreed to (whether you want to admit it, or not) the two managers did not do the same thing. You have admitted that Hanson means more to his team’s success than Pedro means to his. Therefore, Cox’s decision to go with Hanson on a rainy night, is riskier than Manuel choosing to go with Pedro.
Both managers had to put someone out there. So, both managers risked losing someone to a rain shortened night. And, as you’ve said (and I completely agree with you), both managers run the risk of taxing their bullpens.
But, Cox chose to go ahead and go with arguably his best pitcher, on a night where it looked like he could lose him early. Manuel did not. He went with perhaps his worst. Therefore, he was not faced with making the same decision as Cox, so the decisions are not a true apples to apples comparison.
And then, if you really want to have fun with this, it could be argued that strategically, Manuel went ahead and went with his “less valuable” starter, so as not to give Cox the idea to not burn Hanson on a rainy night. I’m not saying he did it, or thought about it; but, he could’ve done it. And if he did, then hey, Cox could be an idiot, and Manuel could be a genius for making what, as you say, was the “same decision”, which, I say, is a different decision, because the value of the starters is not the same.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:49 pm
Damn those tats suck….
Katie
August 28th, 2009
8:50 pm
Soph-
I agree, Meds have definitely become one of my favorites this year
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
8:51 pm
Soph–
I know…so rude!!
Yeah, it was totally worth missing the end of Spotlight on BMac to see a wild pitch…
rackin-frackin…
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
8:52 pm
phillies want to play the game. they have 2 doubleheaders coming up with the mets and marlins in back to back weeks. but i think it is up to the umpires once the game starts. DOB can you help me out with that one. Oh if you come down to MCFaddens I will buy you a drink
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:52 pm
I love that guy.
I love him more…
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:52 pm
Manuel did not. He went with perhaps his worst.
No he didn’t. Manuel started his best available starter tonight, brent. So did Cox. You’re making my point for me.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
8:54 pm
I love him more…
Well, I love him the most. (You better not say you love him infinity)
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
8:55 pm
BravesFanInPA they have 2 doubleheaders coming up with the mets and marlins in back to back weeks.
Ha! I remember back in ‘06 the Braves had a DH with the Fillies on back-to-back days, and then played another one against the Mets a couple days later, and then like, a week later they played another one with the Fillies.
It was something like that…
dogsbrekky - here filly filly filly, take this
August 28th, 2009
8:55 pm
Heath that is okay, they still ask me in NYC if there are kangaroos hopping around the cities downunder.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:55 pm
I doubt the game gets canceled, it is very hard. Sponsors, revenue, TV time, and all that crap factor in to it more than anything.
Supes
August 28th, 2009
8:55 pm
Steve from OH,
it would have been nice if a Cliff Lee start got rained out if you are the Braves, don’t you think?
I think having Tommy rained out is the same thing for the Phillies, kind of nice.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
8:55 pm
You know, you don’t have to watch the same channel. Watch a movie or turn the stinkin channel.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:56 pm
SD is killing FLA…. I don’t feel bad anymore…
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
Rain should be over for quite a while… Things just opened up all the sudden…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
Well, I love him the most. (You better not say you love him infinity)
I would go gay for him! Ask any guy, thats the most love…. Biiiiiiatch!
And you can’t go gay for him!
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
I think having Tommy rained out is the same thing for the Phillies, kind of nice.
If it means skipping Pedro for Moyer, then it’s good for us, too. A Medlen-Moyer matchup gives us (IMO) the same advantage on the mound.
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
8:59 pm
believe me i think they should have never started this game. i am getting soaked and this shows no respect for their fans. as far as doubleheaders go they are proffesionals so get out there and play the game. 2 in one day aint that hard ya’ll
dogsbrekky - here filly filly filly, take this
August 28th, 2009
8:59 pm
I would like to see a height contest between Pedroia, Medlen, McLouth and Eckstein
DOB's Luggage from an undisclosed caribbean island
August 28th, 2009
8:59 pm
Hey boss, ya think they’ll let you put the clothes, underwear and toiletries on the expense account? Having the time of my life, wish you were here! Watch out for those slumpbusters.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
9:00 pm
Nats trying to be a thorn in Smoltz’s side again (as they did in his first start of the year)
*If the Braves can win a few or 3 this weekend and Florida lose that many … I won’t feel that bad about the Braves losing 2-3 to the Pads, especially if we got them heated up in order to take out the WC competition
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
9:00 pm
Steve from OH: If it means skipping Pedro for Moyer, then it’s good for us, too. A Medlen-Moyer matchup gives us (IMO) the same advantage on the mound.”"
I agree
RHR
August 28th, 2009
9:01 pm
lol @ that optimism commercial during what would be a braves game.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:01 pm
I would like to see a height contest between Pedroia, Medlen, McLouth and Eckstein
Nate ain’t that short
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
9:02 pm
Looks like there’s a big gap in the weather forming to the SW, but it might take an hour or more for it to get to Philly
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
9:02 pm
Supes……….true.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:02 pm
Wow, JJ…um, I don’t think I can top that one. I think you win.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:03 pm
Approx restart of the circus: 9:25.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
Steve, I’m not making your point, at all. Cox is about to burn one of his best pitchers. Something that would not have happened had he used a reliever.
Manuel is about to burn one of his worst starters. Something that really isn’t that big of a deal.
I’m not even arguing whether what Cox did was right or wrong. I’m simply saying that Cox’s decision to go with his starter could’ve been a bad decision, while Manuel’s decision to go with his starter could’ve been a fine decision.
Which, I know that you agree with, because you’ve already said that Hanson is more valuable to his team than Pedro.
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
ChurchMan, pretty big gap right now…
RHR
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
cab – you still around? sundresses and sandals are as comfortable as jeans and flip flops…lol its not like a sunday dress with heels and hose. is that the kind of “dress” you imagined?
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
9:05 pm
have the clowns made an appearance DOB?
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
9:06 pm
The Wedding Singer’s on…I love Drew Barrymore
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:07 pm
Would Martinez have started tonight, regardless of weather condition?
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
9:07 pm
We should play for a while this time..
RHR
August 28th, 2009
9:07 pm
Circus? Did someone say circus?
http://www.imeem.com/people/CkJkCyT/music/7P7J2ctS/circus-music-circus-theme-songmp3/
Too soon?
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
9:07 pm
I wanna see the trapeze people
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
RHR-
I don’t even own a dress…I have a couple (read: 2) skirts but that’s the extent of my “girly” wardrobe
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
Would Cliff Lee have started tonight, regardless of whether condition?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
whether = weather
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
Cliff Lee is not tonight’s scheduled starter. That is not relevant to tonight’s game.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Wow, JJ…um, I don’t think I can top that one. I think you win.
Haha. Silly Soph. It’s not about winning…now. I just consumed the best 12oz. of Filet Mignon that Chicago has to offer… and 4oz. of some pretty damn good NY strip…. I’m all happy and smiles!
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Maybe Tommy can just “feel” like we batted around a couple of times…..and get back out there.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
And yes, I think he would have. Will you answer my question?
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Dayum, got company, see y’all later!
GO BRAVES!!
Bye all…
Tiger Woods
August 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Brent,
you are a joke man. Why are you trying to nit pick. Leave if you gonna be an ars hole. Thank you. Manuel would have played it the same way. Geez man get a life.
Brian the Brain
August 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
What’s the over/under on # of rain delays tonight?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:11 pm
Steve, It’s perfectly relevant. Because, as I’ve said, Cox had a different decision to make than Manuel. The fact that you won’t admit it is troublesome.
Perhaps if you had a specific stat you could point to, you could develop a more sound argument; but in this case, you haven’t, because you refuse to admit that even though Hanson is more important to his team’s success than Pedro, the decision to burn Hanson is not the same as the decision to burn Pedro.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Oh dearest JJ -
I didn’t mean you win like THAT. Do you really think I would concede that easily?
I’m all happy and smiles!
Not for long…
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Steve, yes, I think Pedro goes tonight, regardless of whether.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
“Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
9:05 pm
have the clowns made an appearance DOB?
You have been reading the blog haven’t you? Oh wait, you meant at ballpark.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:13 pm
Umps want to make sure the Phillies get the win tonight apparently
Supes
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
I have a bad feeling this isn’t going to be the “last rain delay”.
Needless to say, having the lead after the 5th inning (if this game ever resumes and makes it that far) will be critical.
Pedro has to be out…I guess Moyer in there to pitch? A junker baller like him can either be very effective or just flat out stink and get raked over. if the Braves are not patient they can lose to a 46 year old who throws a low 80’s fastball.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:12 pm
Steve, yes, I think Pedro goes tonight, regardless of whether.
Whether what? Go on, finish….
Oh wait, you meant weather.
Tiger Woods
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Brent,
it is supposed to rain tomorrow too. So Bobby should have just not pitched Tommy until there is 0% of rain? ur dumb
Supes
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Umps want to make sure the Phillies get the win tonight apparently
**********
Where is Bill Hahn when you need him!
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Heath- Wow. That was a great one!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:14 pm
Soph,
What did you mean?
– and –
I just ate a pound and a half of red meat. Don’t make me kick your ass…
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
medlen new pitcher when they start
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
I guess we’ll just agree to disagree, brent.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
cabravesfan I don’t even own a dress…I have a couple (read: 2) skirts but that’s the extent of my “girly” wardrobe
I wear skirts, too…gotta be passed the knees for me.
OK, 9:25…like, for real?
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Brandon -
I kid, ’cause I care.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:17 pm
Jamie Moyer to pitch if we comeback…
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
Tiger, I have never said that Bobby Cox should not have pitched Hanson.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
Last time Jamie pitch, he threw six scoreless inning of relief for Pedro….
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
Steve, That’s cool.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
Hmf…All’s I have to say is this better be one heckuva game after putting us through all this…making me miss my–––
[Blogger cut off due to over-complaining]
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
JJ -
I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
I just ate a pound and a half of red meat. Don’t make me kick your ass…
I can soooooo take you. Don’t even try.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:19 pm
In either case, the end result doesn’t matter, because in my mind we’ve still got the advantage on the hill…
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:20 pm
JAMIE MOYER???
That may be bad, it may not be…I dunno.
Tiger Woods
August 28th, 2009
9:20 pm
Fish still losing to those pesky Padres 8-3. Guess we aren’t the only ones losing to them these days.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:20 pm
Would it be fair to say that we’ve experience considerably more rain that any other season in recent memory? Sheesh.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:20 pm
From driving to the airport in the rain this morning, to Delta misplacing my bag on a direct flight, to two rain delays in the first two innings of this game, nothing’s gone right today. Except one thing: the beef brisket sandwich at Tommy DiNic’s in Reading Terminal. That place never, ever disappoints.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:21 pm
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:18 pm
JJ -
I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
As opposed to….?
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
9:21 pm
McFann-
I didn’t saw I wear skirts…the last time I wore one was to a friend’s wedding last June (as in 2008)
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:21 pm
Soph,
Biatch! Your all talk and no walk, even with a pound of meat in my belly I’d still open a can of a-whoop-ass on you! And don’t even point out out the irony of me talking and not walking!
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
9:22 pm
apparently we have a window until 1045pm but it is still raining
Doc Holiday
August 28th, 2009
9:23 pm
They say a tornado is heading toward Citizens Bank Park rapidly………it came out of nowhere, about to hit the stadium in about 10 minutes……….starting to evacuate everybody real fast…….run for your lives.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:23 pm
Jamie Moyer vs. Medlen when we return…
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:23 pm
As opposed to….?
I dunno Heath – it just sounded good in my head so I said it.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
9:24 pm
Lost luggage, long rain delay, and day has just (re)started… Long day for DOB.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:25 pm
Doc, Is “tornado” code for Kris Medlen?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:26 pm
Oh yeah JJ – I can talk and walk at the same time. Ooooh. Sit yo’ ass down.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:27 pm
Chipper, McCann, and Prado eat Moyer alive at the player. LaRoche, Diaz, and Anderson have really good numbers. Escobar, Church, and Infante are the weak spots. Overall, the Braves hit him hard.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:27 pm
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:23 pm
As opposed to….?
I dunno Heath – it just sounded good in my head so I said it.
Oh…OK. Just checkin’
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:28 pm
Please, My war nickname was “Ole Walkie Talkie!”
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:28 pm
Should say “eat Moyer alive at the plate”…lol.
Tiger Woods
August 28th, 2009
9:28 pm
Play ball!
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
cabravesfan–
Haha! Gotcha. I don’t mind skirts…pantyhose on the other hand…bleck.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
I love CBP!!!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
MattE!
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
Jim Powell just said, some one popped into the booth wearing a clown outfit. Circus indeed DOB!
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
hittin’ fool or a caveman? What does Boog call him now?
Chong
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
Now pitching for the filthies in relief of Sponge Pedrom Martinez…Squidward Moyer
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
What is one step above “scalding hot”?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:29 pm
Werth looked like one of our OF’ers on that.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:30 pm
Yeah, y’all better do some serious hitting…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:30 pm
Marteeeeen!
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:30 pm
OK Chipper….come on buddy.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:30 pm
Jamie Moyer, ladies and gentlemen!
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:31 pm
Come on Hoss!
LuisG
August 28th, 2009
9:31 pm
Let’s go Chipper!
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:31 pm
Prado’s now 7-for-15 off Moyer
Chipper’s 7-for-16 with a homer off him before this at-bat
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
9:32 pm
Do they have Sac Flies at that bandbox?
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:32 pm
Just looking at Moyer, you would think we should shell him but he usually kills us
I like to watch!
August 28th, 2009
9:32 pm
Milf in red sizing up Chipper.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:32 pm
Angel Hernandez has been the worst umpire in baseball for a long time. Quite an impressive career for him there.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:32 pm
Gotta agree with Simpson on the harassment of Angel…good grief.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
geez…
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
That was highly unproductive Chipper.
Jeff321
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
Way to earn that paycheck, Chipper!
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
Terrible out Hoss.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:33 pm
Damn Chipper! C ‘mon
LuisG
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
ouch! Really struggling…
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
Chipper … that was brutal
chris from md
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
DOB,
How close is Diaz to qualifying for the top ten in batting average in terms of plate appearances?
Chris from MD
Doc Holiday
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com},
Not at all.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
McCann, I just checked, and my HS’s dimensions is smaller than CBP!
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:34 pm
He throws BP speed and uses your agressiveness against you.
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
9:35 pm
I can sympathize with Dave O’Brien because I’ve had a rough day, myself, and I just knew I was in for one this morning, too.
I’m not in position to watch the game if it resumes in a moment but am looking forward to it resuming, indeed.
Honestly, I’d rather be sitting in Philadelphia at this game, watching it rain, than to be watching an NBA game.
Falcons-Chargers tomorrow night. Interesting. Might be a Super Bowl preview, and the two quarterbacks in question might be the two best leaders in the game. (As far as the AFC itself goes, Manning-Brady might be giving way to Rivers-Roethlisberger.)
Given the NFL careers thus far of Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, why is everyone making such a big deal about Mark Sanchez? Not saying Leinart and Bush don’t have potential, but they absolutely did not play in the SEC.
Lane Kiffin is doing a fine job of acting successful due to his lack of popularity with the “Florida internet crowd.” He’s booed out of dislike, not out of respect. Unlike his dad, Lane is still an unknown, yet-to-be-proven quantity.
Back to baseball, winning these three games would send a serious message that the Braves are ready to reclaim their division.
As for the home run to Ryan Howard, his homer doesn’t mean Tommy Hanson should’ve walked him, folks. It was, after all, a solo shot, and you know when facing the guy that you can get him out and that he can drive one deep off of you, so there is indeed mutual respect. Besides, Howard’s far from the only guy in that lineup. Walking someone in a scoreless game with no one on base isn’t a good move. If it were a 5-5 game in the seventh with two outs and a base open, yeah, I could see walking him.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
MACs gotta do it here because we know Loaf cant hit offspeed stuff
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
Stupid Phillies Fans
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
and uses your agressiveness against you.
It’s not exactly been working for him…
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
McCann that was sad
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
McFann-
I don’t own pantyhose either
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
*sigh*
Why am I getting used to this?
Jeff321
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
Ha, not very good either McCann.
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
that was pathetic chipper and bmac ugh!!!!!!!!111
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
Diaz needs about 5.7 PA’s per game the rest of the year to qualify for the batting title. Not likely…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
That right there is why when you can take pitch and take your base…you do it (which McCann could have done on the first pitch).
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
Rain didn’t dampen the crowd much.
runners on the corners 1 out with our 3-4 hitters up. 0 runs. way to be clutch, guys
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:36 pm
McCann is stinking it up
against leftysAre You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
Braves sure are beating up on Moyer, great thing he is in the game, Chipper and McCann kill Moyer…(rolls eyes)
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
2 more chances-pretty sad no fight=Moyer is a shell of his former self-The Braves want to make the playoffs and they let Pedro and Moyer shut them down
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
Why did you have to swing at THAT piece of—–
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
Nice to see our two best hitters make Moyer look like a Cy Young award candidate.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
Post eaten.
bruce
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
Dave –
do you like the beef brisket better than the pork sandwich at Tommy DiNic’s? I gave up after the second rain delay… staying two blocks from the market… just around the convention center…. guy said I was a bold dude to ride the train with Braves t-shirt… said he thought I might get raped… he cooled down a bit when his “friends” decided they not so impressed with him… ended up talking Braves ball with him… told him about Freeman and Heyward… (I got even)
Roja
August 28th, 2009
9:37 pm
and again 2 on 1 out kill the rally.
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
Sorry, but I think it should no longer be taboo to talk about the possibility of the Braves getting permission from Chipper to be traded. With what he’s making and the reduced number of games he plays, it’s more in the team’s best interests to explore trade possibilities than Chipper remaining a Brave for the rest of his career.
P-Town Brave
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
Can anyone explain to me why we’re still paying the clown formerly known as Chipper Jones?!
I mean WOW, could he really look like he gives less of a crap right now…
BACK FOOT CHIPPER, quit FREAKING moving it…all hands, no legs, no balance.
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
Ronald no need for the life story…
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
cabravesfan–
I wish I didn’t…
Jalb3rt
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
what a great team… what a wonderful middle of the order…
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:38 pm
Steve from OH
It always works against the Bravos
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:39 pm
Bean Moyer!
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:39 pm
I hope Chipper’s and Mac’s ABs aren’t precursors to this series. If so, we’re in deep trouble.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:39 pm
Chris from Md: Gotta have 507 plate appearances in full season. Diaz has 304 before tonight. He can’t get it.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:39 pm
Even if we wanted to trade Chipper and he would accept, there wouldn’t be enough of a market for him to get the kind of return we’d need. Unless he started hitting .350 again. But then, why would we trade him?
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
9:40 pm
I dont feel good about this game at all. I see Medlen giving up about 4 runs in 3 innings pitched. We’d be lucky to score 2 runs tonight off of Moyer.
Now prove me wrong Bravos.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
9:40 pm
Those powerhouse Padres are up 9-3 with 2 on in top of the 7th against the Fish
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
August 28th, 2009
9:40 pm
IF Kris was any kind of man, he would bean Jaime Moyer and call it a death panel. Put the guy out of his misery
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:41 pm
Why does all the kid get those foul balls, those little shets don’t deserve ‘em.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
9:42 pm
With Huddy coming back maybe Bobby will let KK pinch hit and send Norton down??
Random
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
Chong (August 28th, 2009 6:49 pm): “After smoking a carefully selected blend of herbs I have come to the following . . . Random = Mitchell = You all are Cox apologist = BravesFaninWis = PL”
Musta been some mighty powerful medicine there, ’cause I have never hesitated to hammer each of those other individuals (with the exception of BravesFaninWis, since after all — who’s HE?), share no common perspective with any of them and oppose everything they stand for.
I consider them of a breed with such other mouth-breathing bottom-feeders as Jeff321, MFin04, Braves Fan in SC and Rob from SC.
So you take that back, Chong! Right now!!!
(sob)
RHR (August 28th, 2009 4:58 pm): “Besides, I’m pretty sure I’ve grown on him and he’d take back his jerkish nutbagish comments if he weren’t so crotchety.”
Let’s just leave my crotch out of this discussion, shall we?
Yes, let’s.
(Harridan.)
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
Damn Medlen! Now I’ll really go gay for you….
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
Medlen’s changeup is nasty
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
I bet Boston would take Chipper and give us some nice players in return. Maybe not a 5-1 deal, but certainly a 3-1 with maybe Lester and at least one other worthy addition.
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
We gotta score. Nine more outs and this game is official.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:44 pm
Little Med’s the man.
Cheese
August 28th, 2009
9:44 pm
Medlen looks good
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:44 pm
You see Medlen get off that mound?
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:45 pm
Are you serious? I’m thinking we’d get two or three marginal prospects at best for Chipper. We’d have to trade someone like Escobar or Jurrjens to get Lester from Boston. I know fans tend to overvalue their players, but come on…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:45 pm
Sorry To Say But…
August 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
I bet Boston would take Chipper and give us some nice players in return. Maybe not a 5-1 deal, but certainly a 3-1 with maybe Lester and at least one other worthy addition.
Maybe they’ll throw in running water and in-door toilets for a few of us souther hicks too! (Had to read my earlier story to get this…)
keylargo
August 28th, 2009
9:45 pm
Prof. Random
I learned something in “class” today. Thanks for the search lesson.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
9:46 pm
“Stupid Phillies Fans”
Nope, they’re from the North, automatically makes them smart. Good start by the little righty though. Philly has the definate advantage now. they have the better lineup and they usuaully eat up subpar pitching. Hopefully the braves will give the bullpen some run support.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:46 pm
Garrett crushed that ball. Foul by about 10 feet?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:47 pm
That was foul by like 50ft.
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:47 pm
Maybe we can trade Moyer for Lowe and make him our ace?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:48 pm
It’s hilarious when Esco checks his swing.
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
9:49 pm
Chipper isn’t done he’s just not worth the payroll space anymore and he isn’t likely to get any better. Boston needs a Chipper Jones as does other contenders. But that’s getting way ahead, I’m just saying it should no longer be off the table for discussion.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:49 pm
This is pathetic
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:50 pm
Sorry to Say But…. Uh, you’d have been better off saying you were joking. Really.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:50 pm
“…but that girl got my attention.”
HA HA HA HA HA HA
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:50 pm
Stop swinging at ball 4!
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
9:50 pm
Wow. There is NO WAY thats a strike. None.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones… not going anywhere.
Get used to it. Learn to love it.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Little league strike zone, i thought I saw Angel at a couple of those games.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Angel Hernandez is an effin idiot. His strike zone is wacked out.
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Oh yeh, I love the Moyer vs Medlen matchup. Moyer sucks sooo bad. Sucks soo bad he is unhittable….except for our .500 hitter Matt Diaz….
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Yes, if I were Wren I’d explore trading Lowe too. The Braves would have to eat a big chunk of his salary, but then they might get a player that helps them too. It’s not as if he isn’t expendable. I’m ok with Huddy and Javy leading the staff next year.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
wow Braves are really fighting hard tonight
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:51 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY: Slow down on the Jager shots, dude. Long night ahead.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
9:52 pm
Hey guys. With two strikes — he just might use the changeup to try and get you out. Maybe.
JP Swain
August 28th, 2009
9:52 pm
I hate watching Moyer pitch, just like I hate watching L Hernadez pitch. It’s not entertainment, it’s excruciating pain. And why is it that they never have the off nights that balloon their ERA’s against us?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:52 pm
DOB, I didn’t see your post, do you really think 10 ft? I didn’t see it real well…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:52 pm
Maybe the Braves are as distracted by the Phillies ball girl and Joe? Hey…ya never know.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:52 pm
DOB, I don’t drink, and I know the future….
nolie
August 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
They on’t get a lead in the next inning or two they are treading dangerous ground in this weather
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
Does anybody above the age of, like 20, drink Jager?
I mean, i had a Jager night once in college. Once.
But I learned my lesson and haven’t gone back since.
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
Love that Moyer vs Medlen matchup. It’s just as good as Pedro vs Hanson. Lol.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
Sorry to Say But…
Again, realistically, it just won’t happen. Nobody trades for pitchers with that much money left on their contract, no matter how good they are. If by “eat a big chunk of his salary”, you mean pay about 50 of the 60 million, then maybe. If not, we would have to be the one to throw in prospects to make the deal.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:53 pm
Anyone think Diaz should hit 4th?
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
oops…meant to say like Joe…not and Joe there in my 9:52 post.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
oops…meant to say like Joe…not and Joe there in my 9:52 post.
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:54 pm
Kris Medlen the Lesbian giving up a leadoff hit, definitely like the Moyer vs Medlen matchup.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Damn Ugly. Uh oh, Howard. Dun, dun, dun.
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Sorry to Say But…. Uh, you’d have been better off saying you were joking. Really.
You are right as usual DOB, but it should no longer be beyond the pale to discuss it.That’s a whole lot of payroll to be used elsewhere and trading these guys now while they still have value is coldblooded, but it’s a business.
Tiger Woods
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
We might not get another hit (except diaz) the rest of the night.
koolmap
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
howard homerun
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:55 pm
Now, a veteran but not-too-old guy making an affordable salary with one year left on his contract, who is having a career year? That is trade material right there. Vazquez is the only pitcher we could trade that would give a good return.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Keep pitching to him. It’s working well.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
I miss the pouring rain
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
This is getting old.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Why pitch to him? WHY? We all know what he is going to do.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
For the love of all things scared and holy WALK HIM!!!!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
What the hell are these pitchers thinking?
koolmap
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
told you!!!
P-Town Brave
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
When are we goin to f’n hit this SOB?!
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Well, there’s 2 of the 4 runs I predicted that Medlen would give up in 3 innings (if he last that long).
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Still love the Moyer vs Medlen matchup? Keep pitching Ryan Howard away…he loves that pitch, homerun derby!!!
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
9:56 pm
Medlen just gave Hanson his birthday gift, a big fat LOSS.
We never learn. I hate being a Braves fan right now.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
I agree with Joe too…pitch INSIDE.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Ballgame…Sorry but know way the Braves win, I pray I’m wrong…
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
I said he’d get two earlier……perhaps three or four?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
“if you leave that ball middle of the plate away to him, you’re just asking for trouble.”
- Joe Simpson
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Mcdowell you are starting to look friggin stupid if your guys keep pitching to him
RHR
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
You need to call a clubhouse meeting, DOB. Or at least a bullpen meeting. Apparently our pitchers haven’t been given the ole “don’t let Ryan Howard beat ya, just walk him” speech.
nolie
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Where’s the heart? Where’s the intensity? Where’s the will to win? I guess they took another vote B4 the game and were unhappy about getting wet,so they ain’t in the mood to play tonight. Oh well. There’s always next year.
wow
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Game over braves must be stupid why in the hell would you keep pitching to him. Phillies are about to claim the east and the braves will be done after this series wow this team is a joke.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
We look like the first game of the Padres series….again.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
That’s a whole lot of payroll to be used elsewhere
And what do you suggest?
P.S.–I see you don’t want to use your real handle, huh? Don’t be scared.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Come on Med, after all the props I gave you today? Not cool.
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
joe can get annoying at times… but he is dead on about these pitches on the outside corner that keep getting belted by howard. either put him on or jam him. its really that simple.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Trade Norton for Nick Green real quick?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
We’re done folks….face it!
Chong
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Blog keeps eating my posts…try #3…
Random,
I meant MFin04 not you. Sorry about that…I had a major brain fart on that one. props to you for the catch.
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Medlen’s stuff looks sloppy right now
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
Moyer has 4 SO in 2 innings? Haha, typical Braves. A 3 run deficit is a blowout to them, its all good. This season has been over for weeks.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
I’d like the Medlen-Moyer match-up if the Braves didn’t have a bi-polar offense.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:58 pm
I take it back, I was a douchebag before. Medlen vs Moyer is definitely not as good (IMO) as Pedro vs Hanson. Bobby should have kept Hanson out until the rain passed.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
Could Hanson get the lose? Of course he could because thats baseball.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
18 homers and 50 RBI for Howard in his past 41 games against Braves. Staggering.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
People, both pitches Howard hit out were off-speed pitches, which means they were mis-executed. They surely didn’t mean to throw them in the strike zone. Now if they were throwing fastballs out there, you’d have a point.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
i just don’t get it. I mean, every pitch is down to Howard. The best place to get him out is under his hands or above them. You’ve got him looking down in the zone….CHANGE THE F’ING PATH THE PITCH IS THROWN INTO. I’m sure this stuff was covered in the pre-series meetings. Damn it I’m pissed. When I was younger I would have smashed the remote after a pitch like that.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
joe can get annoying at times… but he is dead on about these pitches on the outside corner that keep getting belted by howard. either put him on or jam him. its really that simple.
Yep. One or the other. Pitching him away and leaving the ball anywhere near the strikezone is just not working….at all.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
Yay?
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
9:59 pm
Ya see what happens when we start losing? The idiots and name-theives come out. Later!
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:00 pm
Runner on first, nobody out. You don’t walk someone.
It’s not like Jordan Shaffer is on deck behind the guy. It’s Werth and Ibanez.
That said, he needs to wear a fastball in the back his next pitch.
Isn’t that like 4 home runs in his last 5 at-bats against this staff?
He needs to be REAL uncomfortable next time up.
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
10:00 pm
Brian, I think it depends on the team, their payroll, and their needs. Lowe hasn’t pitched in the southern heat before and I think he has been worn out…and it’s been a cool Summer! I don’t hate these guys and it’s ok not to trade them too, but if I’m Wren I’m exploring it because I need some payroll flexibility to fix the offense (Heyward is not enough) and build a deeper pen. I love KK too, but I sure would call Seattle and LA and see if they have any interest.
RemoW
August 28th, 2009
10:00 pm
Howard against use this year reminds me of Chipper vs. the Mets in ‘99. We all wondered why the Mets kept pitching to him. Same thing here. ARRRRGGHH!!!!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:00 pm
Nice double play.
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:00 pm
I love those kind of DP’s – the other kind is just gross
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
Yeah i have to say going away against this guy isn’t working. Might want to trying going in against him. Can’t hurt since he seems to only hit homeruns against us if we pitch against him. Need the braves to make some adjustments against Jamie Moyer. You are finally in the ballpark where those flyouts at turner would be homeruns and now you’re striking out.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
Nice play Esco!
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
Did any fans go home? geez, that place is still packed.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:01 pm
Escobar is a great great player!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:02 pm
Cox and Mcdowell deserve the blame for pitching to Howard. Stupidity is no way to lose-you don’t even give yourself a chance.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:02 pm
Also for Howard, that’s 11 homers and 29 RBI in his past 15 games against
the Bravosall teams.Jeff321
August 28th, 2009
10:02 pm
I’m calling this one early! See ya tomorrow.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:02 pm
LOL Random.
wow
August 28th, 2009
10:02 pm
Brian
dude shut up doesnt matter if they wanted the pitches there they both got rocked. Heres a little quote the braves need fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Well fellas the shames on you not them.
Tell It Like It Is
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
Howard goes yard again.I wonder if the Phils would trade him for all the Braves outfield plus Hudson. Okay that would be a steal. Throw in LaRoche plus Medlen. It IS What It IS.
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
Over/Under on how many runs the Braves score tonight. I’m gonna say 0.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
What’s this “We’re done….”? Your team was done weeks ago.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
Everyone’s and idiot. I love calling people names. Especially those who think that Moyer is a better pitcher than Medlen. Those stupid idiots. I mean they obviously don’t watch the games, oh wait, I’m being retarded again, and I don’t admit it.
nolie
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
When I was younger I would have smashed the remote after a pitch like that. (Tomahawk Choppers)
you mean like two weeks ago?
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:03 pm
I dont understand the strategy they have against him.
Every bomb he hits is on a pitch away — that’s because he’s a huge dude that WANTS to get his arms extended. So why pitch to his stregnth?
Go in. And in. And in. Have McCann set up behind him. I don’t care. Just quit pitching the dude on the outer half — cause that’s what he crushes.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
Way to hustle Churchy!
bravos004
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
if we dont tie this thing up in the top of the next inning or at least get a couple of runs….this one is indeed over. and if we drop this game we could easily get swept….and getting swept would be the end of our season.
this game in the grand scheme of things would have not meant all that much if we would have taken care of business against the the second worst team in all of baseball, but we flat choked. bobby’s teams have always been the best at that…choking.
now, we have average teams that cant get into the playoffs… thats what hurts so bad about going to the playoffs 14 straight years and only one championship to show for it….we may not get another championship for decades…
this just sucks.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
I’ll take the over.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
C’mon Braves! Gotta score here!
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
I had a major brain fart on that one. props to you for the catch. Chi Chi Chong
What else you expect when you insult Random? He never misses a post.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
We might as well start every game down 3-0 ,cox is too stupid to walk Howard.
a643dp
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
How many hits and home runs have the Braves given up this year on 0-2 counts i would like to see that stat I bets its is unreal.
Brian
August 28th, 2009
10:04 pm
wow:
Have you ever passed or even taken an English class?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
Short night for Medlen…
braveman
August 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
well, if its going to rain and rain for the rest of the night…now wouldnt be a bad time.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
cabravesfan
Ya mentioned you live at the beach and your in California.
One word comes to mind when I hear beach and California…..Dian Parkinson (one of the orginal models from TPIR) in one of those sexy bikini’s she used wear during the Showcase Showdown.
Anyway, back to the game…….(Lol)
JEB
August 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
Pitch Howard inside!!
Either he misses it, you hit him, or he walks,
stop this homerun crap!
Why do these pitchers have to be so arrogant to
think they can “get him”?
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
10:05 pm
We don’t need Medlen because we have the great Buddy C to come in!!!! WOOHOO!!!
I like to watch!
August 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
Milf in red now has a powder blue cap and a jacket on.
Cute too!
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
she used TO wear*
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
5 ks for Moyer-pathetic
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:06 pm
That sir, was no strike.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Bobby’s gonna get ejected by the 6th inning tonight.
Hell yeah MattE, that’s how you do it.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Good job Matt.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
WE GOT A RUN!
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Come on Joe, use that brain … it may JUST be the 5th inning but it’s been raining all night so there’s really no guarantee that this game will finish in the 9th
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Matty Freakin Diaz ………… props for your 10:06 p.m. RBI
braveman
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
wow. listen to joe…
he sounds like his dog just died.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Diaz shows a pulse where are the rest?
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Jamie Moyer’s not as bad a pitcher as a few of you are indicating. He might lack the physical prowess of the past but is intelligent/crafty.
We need to get the bats going. Still a lot of baseball to go in this game.
I’d consider benching Chipper for Omar Infante. The former could use a day off, heck, a few innings off. Also, unlike a closer, there’s no need to worry about when to warm up/use a pinch-hitter.
Still a lot of baseball to go in this game. Can’t waste time or chances, though, of course.
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Give this good Christian kid a contract.
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Cy Moyer.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
matt muthaf&%king deeeeaz
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:07 pm
Diaz kills leftys, period.
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
When is Bobby going to bench Diaz? After all, Kelly Johnson “needs some at-bats”.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Frank from KS (now living in CO)-
that’s 2 words
(and…a little random but sure- why not? A little before my time I think but OK
)
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Before tonight, Diaz (.392) and LaRoche (.390) where third and fourth in the majors in average this month.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Just sit on the 74-76 mph off-speed pitch….it’s coming.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Good job MattyD. though the Braves should be down by only 1 (and if they knew how to pitch Howard, ahead by 2)
NotAgain
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
Seriously, I’m not sure where everybody on this board gets the idea that Medlen is now,or is gonna develop into, anything all that special.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
i don’t care much for pre-season NFL; but, a 100yd TD is fun to watch any time of year
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
I bet Matt is so confused why fellow Braves cant hit Medlen
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
“Did any fans go home? geez, that place is still packed.”
I mean what else are they going to do in Philly on this lovely rainy night? They LOVE their Phils.
“Everyone’s and idiot. I love calling people names. Especially those who think that Moyer is a better pitcher than Medlen. Those stupid idiots. I mean they obviously don’t watch the games, oh wait, I’m being retarded again, and I don’t admit it.”
Moyer is pitching to the lesser lineup. Playing on one of the best offensive teams in the league has its benefits, you get plenty of run support and you don’t have to face the best offensive team in the league because you play for them. No offense but J.A. Happ shutting down the braves isn’t as impressive as say Tommy Hanson or anyone shutting down the phillies.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:08 pm
or 99
Brian
August 28th, 2009
10:09 pm
All I’m saying is…plenty of pitchers get Howard out on pitches away. Good pitches away. If they tried to throw it inside and mis-executed, you’re likely to get the same result.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:09 pm
I mean Moyer
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:09 pm
NotAgain,
Have you seen his changeup? Its pretty sweet.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:09 pm
Blah.
No e’s for you Martin. Have to earn ‘em.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:10 pm
Matty’s not a great baserunner and he’s barely an average defender, but sweet moses can he hit.
LuisG
August 28th, 2009
10:10 pm
Chipper please!
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:10 pm
time for Wayne to hit a HR
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
cabravesfan
Sorry, (Lol)…….for some reason, I keep thinking your close/around the same age as me.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Braves might as well just start every game down 3-0 if they are so stubborn to keep pitching to Howard.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
pft, oh sure now Chipper hits one to the outfield … good grief
Chris
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Does Howards posing after HRs warrant a baseball in the back?
Are You Serious?
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Maybe Chipper should give Jeff Francouer a call and ask him how to hit?!?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Big swing…..no flight.
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Frank from KS (now living in CO)-
can I ask you how old you are?
P-Town Brave
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
Chipper-
You suck, go home!
Weak and again lifts and moves the back foot = NO POWER
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
Official game now-great job Bobby and Mcdowell
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
Who doe this Ibanez think he is, anyway? Stop catching everything! Gyah…
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
Wayne doesnt hit HRs anymore.
The difference between the Braves’ No. 3 hitter and the Phillies No. 3 hitter is startling, to say the least.
But what can you do? Chip’s old. It happens.
David..(Athens, AL)
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
man, never seen Chipper in this long of a slump ….
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
These Braves can break your heart in many many ways
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
I wish this team would take a more line-drive type of approach with their swing. They swing with upper cuts like they are HR-hitters…frustrating.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
DOB, since you need a new set of cloths, can you find some turkey underwear? Braves need better luck. Thanks for your consideration.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:12 pm
Doesn’t Frenchy have more rbis now than Chipper? lol
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
Please retire Chipper.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
If Chipper retires I will have more respect for him.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
*does
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
Chris,
Howard hitting four home runs in his last 5 abs against the Braves makes him deserve one in the back.
P-Town Brave
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
Chris-
No, maybe not, but Bobby’s stubborness in pitching to him the same way he pitched to Bonds and continuously got his teeth kicked in deserves a kick in the arse!
Then again, old school guys would have thrown one under his chin by now….no way I’m letting that guy get comfortable and dig in…
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
last time Chipper hit a 2 run Homer, methuselah was a baby
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:13 pm
These Braves can break your heart in many many ways
Random
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
Chong (August 28th, 2009 9:58 pm): “I meant MFin04 not you. Sorry about that…I had a major brain fart on that one. props to you for the catch.”
Serendipity, bro. (Or is that synergy? Synecdoche? No, definitely synergy. I think)
keylargo (August 28th, 2009 9:45 pm): “Thanks for the search lesson.”
No problemo, mi compadre.
(Comprende?)
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
nights like tonight are why Bobby should be fired.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
Oh fine…Church is out…
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
LMAO @ PTown Brave giving Chipper hitting tips. Oh my.
NotAgain
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
Have you seen his changeup? Its pretty sweet Frankie
yeah, but he really doesn’t seem to have all that much to go with it. I get that he’s tiny and cutish and an underdog type story, but the Braves have had a lot of youngsters with nice changeups over the years who never amounted to much. I’m not claiming he will be a bust, but I think he is seriously over rated right now by Braves fans.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:14 pm
EOF? No, no, no.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
Glavine vs. Moyer, could you imagine…?
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
WE NEED WILL OHMAN
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
Thattaway Loaf!
Katie
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
great throw GA
bravos004
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
why is chipper batting third? why is chipper making 13 million dollars for the next three years? why cant chipper hit an 80 mph batting practice fastball out of the smallest park in the majors?
here comes the rain…
and there goes the season…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:15 pm
Nice play GA.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Loafy! Hell yeah.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
And we have Chipper until 2011?
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
I haven’t seen the whole game…can someone tell me why a couple people are mad at Bobby? Is it legit or something stupid again?
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Ruiz had no shot. The porch is too short out there. No excuse for a slow guy to make that mistake.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Come on Ruiz, you know your park, closer walls make for easier throws.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Loaf said you azz is out meat.
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Steve, I suggest noting more than the idea that it is worth discussion. I don’t think Chipper or Lowe is done but I see some bold moves ahead because I don’t see payroll increasing much. Trading Javy isn’t going to free up all the money we’ll need to fix te offense and add depth to the pen. Therefore, I look first at who is making the most money and asking is it worth it. Trading Chipper and Lowe (eating some of his salary as no one is taking the whole thing) would free up m9ney to get a bat or two, keep Gonzo and Soriano and add another arm. I think we could get at least one productive piece for each player, if not two.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Thataboy Loaf, he’s got a cannon out there!!!!
Question for Kris Medlan Defenders
August 28th, 2009
10:16 pm
Where’s the non-suck?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:17 pm
Loaf really wanted an assist so he dropped the ball
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:17 pm
Way too greasy for me… Wendy’s. $hit drips grease everywhere. Yuck.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:17 pm
food for thought:
Chipper’s slugging % this season is his worst since 1995
how long did we sign that extension?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:17 pm
Moyer complaining about the locations he is getting against the Braves – classic.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Nice play Chippa! Haters gon’ hate.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Braves have a really good shot to win this if they can score some runs, come on boys! And maybe pitch around Ryan Howard?
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Old codger is still fairly quick out there
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Everytime I think Chipper sucks, he does that.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
Rally’s is a small burger chain that is considerably better than Wendy’s. Just the thought of a Wendy’s burger clogs my arteries.
NotAgain
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
man, never seen Chipper in this long of a slump David
the entire year of 2004 was a slump.and he has hit way over his head for the last three seasons. no surprise he is finally regressing to his mean, not even counting his age
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
Everytime I think Chipper sucks, he does that.
Hater!
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
3 years – he wanted 4
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
I feel a Chipper bashers rant coming on.
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
We have our 2 worst players (Lowe and Chipper) locked up for the next 3 years at $13 mil and $15 mil respectively. So thats $28 mil of our $100 mil payroll locked up in these 2 losers. The only way I bring Chipper back next season is if he is batting 8th but id rather him retire or agree to be traded.
Martin
August 28th, 2009
10:19 pm
If the season ended today and there were 2 wild cards in each league, the braves still dont make the playoffs…what does that tell you???
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
Hater!
I’m a lover, not a fighter
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
beautiful, RHR. Good call. It’s in the guy’s user name and everything.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
I’m actually excited to see how we pitch Howard this next AB. Does EOF have the balls to hit him? Knowing there’s a good chance Howard might come after him?
A good ole brawl is just what this team needs — and we would make out like bandits in a EOF vs. Howard double suspension.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
Great job of adjustment ,McCann-great job
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
IF we lose tonight, this will be the 9th straight series (minimum 3 games) in which the Braves have lost Game 1. (They swept a 2-game from WAS, and one a single game from AZ).
Let’s hope we win.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:21 pm
that there’s work to be done in the last month of the season
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:21 pm
I’m a lover, not a fighter
And, a hater.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:21 pm
J Smoltz 6.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 93-62 0.82
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:21 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY I see you have the love for ESPN. Cubs fan?
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:22 pm
1 or 2 things need to happen, either Chipper gets 5 days off or Bobby drops him to the 6th spot
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:22 pm
So, trading a guy that makes 12MM won’t free up enough cash, but trading a guy making 13MM and a guy making 15MM (while eating some of his salary) will? Keep in mind that those guys have earned 23MM of that 28MM already, and if they “progress” to their respective means for the remainder of the season, they’ll likely be worth that kind of cash (and definitely will if we somehow make the playoffs). So, why do we get rid of two guys who are already worth fairly close to their respective salaries (while being worth much more in the past) and attempt to re-invest it in…what? Another 3B, since we’ll need one?
Katie
August 28th, 2009
10:22 pm
Heath-
Rally’s is called Checkers down here, and the fries are my favorite
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:22 pm
Lowe and Chipper are our 2 worst players? Well hello, stupidest person on earth.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY I see you have the love for ESPN. Cubs fan?
I hate ESPN and dislike Cubs fans.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
Nah. Garrett. It’s cool. Just coast into first. No way you could’ve made second on that.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
An AVG above .290 was sure fun while it lasted…
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
If Joe Torre put AROD on the 8th spot once, I dont know why Chipper cant be temporarily dropped out of his usual 3rd spot
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
Howard went in to panic mode due to Loafs speed
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
I don’t know where “down here” is but I live in the south and we have both Rally’s and Checkers and Central Park. All the same type deal.
That didn’t hit him nearly hard enough. Dammit.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:23 pm
Question:
Is Medlen out of the game because of the home run? Or, was he really threw for the night?
Was the Medlen v. Moyer match-up really better for the Braves, if Medlen was only going to pitch 2 innings?
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Good try though, Loaf.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
threw = done
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Yuck
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
…albeit for 2 days…
This game is way too boring…
nolie
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Rally’s is called Checkers down here, and the fries are my favorite (Katie)
mine too and I love their burgers the best. Never go anywhere else.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Howard needs some Gatorade and hes ok?? Machine!
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Loaf N Howard are brothers?
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Hey just keep the score close guys, with their bullpen we’ve got a shot. Or try to take out the big guy Ryan howard like GA just tried to do. That may be our only shot the way he’s swinging the bat.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:24 pm
Again. Nice hustle Garrett. Being on second wouldn’t have been a big deal at all.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:25 pm
Katie (formerly Kate?) -
Rally’s/Checkers does for some reason. Isn’t Hardees and Carl’s Jr the same way?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:25 pm
Did Utley step on second?
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:25 pm
I hope Frank Wren will make some tough decisons this offseason as far as management goes. I am confident he will make the changes necessary.
Katie
August 28th, 2009
10:25 pm
RHR-
In Atlanta I think they’re all called Checkers, not sure though
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
Checkers fries are the best!
the hopes of the braves nation rest in your hands mr. hanson
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
yunel leads the league in batting average with runners in scoring position and close to the top in double plays grounded into….
doesnt that many inning enders negate a lot of those hits he gets with runners on base???
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
Jake Or try to take out the big guy Ryan howard like GA just tried to do.
No, don’t…’cause then they’ll try to tale out one of ours guys…
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
Rally’s is delicious.
Supes
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
When facing a pitcher who throws junk you’ve gotta be more patient than that Yunel.
Just damn.
Braves are making a guy who tops out at 83mph look like Cy Young, and he doesn’t even throw a nuckleball!
Make Moyer throw you a better pitch is the name of the game and lay off the low and in sh*t.
chris from md
August 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
We really miss McClouth. He’s a gamer like Diaz.
Chris from MD
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
Frank from KS – I just sent cabravesfan some Dian Parkinson pictures to enlighten her…
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
Howard just wanted to rinse the blood out of his mouth
Rafael
August 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
I do not understand how the Braves can’t hit a pitcher who is not even hitting batting practice speed. Good major league hitters should be able to adjust to a 83 mph fast ball and a 70 mph change up.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
Howard has four homers in his last five official at-bats against Braves. He’s on deck.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:27 pm
We just gotta stay close and wait for Lidge.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
Okay… WALK HIM!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
Oh wait, I FORGOT ABOUT LIDGE, This game is far from over….
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
At least the bases will be empty when he comes up to bat.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
McFann Ô
For a team that think they’ve got a shot a t repeating and winning a WS I think theirs would hurt more than ours.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
Ear hole time.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:28 pm
Go ahead and throw it down the middle-get it over with
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
GA decide to hit Howard (in the face) when he was at the plate since the pitchers won’t…
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
I dont care if it is raining. 1 lucky run (Victorino misjudged Diaz’s double that knocked in Church) of a Social Security recipient who was demoted to the bullpen after giving up 6 runs a game…………..is PATHETIC.
Way to show up for a must win game.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
That’s right, Brian.
Set up on the outside corner. Again!!!!!
Rafael
August 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
A pitch up on his chin would be nice.
Delaware Brave
August 28th, 2009
10:29 pm
Why do we pitch to Howard? He beat us in two games in Atlanta, now he has two HRs tonight. Why? Why? Why does Chipper get to bat 3rd even when he’s in a terrible slump? Why? Why? Why Bobby??
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:30 pm
food for thought #2:
Chipper is projected to have his lowest HR and RBI output EVER
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:30 pm
EOF, can’t say I hate the strategy. Keep it down if he swings he swings if he walks then so be it.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:30 pm
Of course, we score 25 runs yesterday and then come to the best hitters park against a 46Y old and get shut down.
I have seen this episode before. Go ahead give me all those post all-star stats…They don’t mean $%$#$ when they’re so dang inconsistent……..
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:30 pm
Mario,
That’s sort of what happens when guys get older. Sadly.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:31 pm
Well done
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:31 pm
If you are going to walk him…might as well put it in his back, right?
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
10:31 pm
First, Chipper does not suck and neither does Lowe, let me be clear about that. Second, Steve, the team, IMHO, needs to get better offensively and deeper in the pen. Thy do not have a high payroll ceiling so it seems logical that they are going to have to subtract salary. I’m merely suggestion that Chipper and Lowe be included in the possibilities of players to move because we can get something descent in return, clear space, and hold onto our good young players.But really, the idea that you wouldn’t even consider moving high salary players seems emotional and not business like at all.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:31 pm
wow put Eric on the honor roll-he is obviously smarter than the other Pitchers
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:31 pm
I told everyone a month ago that Chipper was not the same hitter and he was starting to suck. I did not want it to happen but it has. Everyone blasted me. Leading the way was Random and Steve. Make some more excuses for CHipper now
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
Chillidog:
then why did we sign him to an extension that runs until 2011?
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
Put one in his face and he’d be out longer. Just say it slipped with the rain…
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
that dude ate at Checkers right before he went and murdered that brain surgeon
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
my bad 2012
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
Heath – nice guy, aren’t you?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:32 pm
So if Ryan Howard gets intentionally walked, fans will boo, however if Howard “earns” it, fans cheer. Baseball is a funny game.
Katie
August 28th, 2009
10:33 pm
Heath-
I decided I could never live up to the other Kate
, so its Katie from here on out
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:33 pm
that’s the guy they should get to try and beat them not the guy who is batting in front of him …..
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
10:33 pm
Unless ownership puts another $20 mil into payroll, get use to this sorry excuse for a team again next season.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:33 pm
Howard doing to us what Chipper did to the Mets in ‘99
Katie
August 28th, 2009
10:34 pm
dang, just saw a checkers commercial and now I am really wanting some fries
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:34 pm
Does anyone really think Chipper would go from winning a batting title to just plain out sucking. Just like that. Like flipping a switch. The difference is 1. an off year ( it happens ) and 2. lack of a proper 4 hitter.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:34 pm
As someone said earlier about Bobby’s In My Own Words… if you don’t want to watch this sorry excuse for a team, you can easily change the channel.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:35 pm
Mario,
I agree. Just saying it comes with the territory when you get to be 37 years old.
SouthernBelleBrave
August 28th, 2009
10:35 pm
It would make so much sense to just pitch around Ryan Howard. We know he can hit homers, so why give him the opportunity?
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:35 pm
Dear Lord can we please get some runs off of Moyer!?!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Our hitters approach against Moyer is bloody awful
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Katie -
Don’t beat yourself up darling. No one can live up to her (at least for me). That doesn’t mean you’re not special in your own way, though.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Manual is laughing at the Braves
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Oh wait! Here comes Norty! We got this now!
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Are we the Marlins? Why is this happening?
..oh good he’s gone
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
changing pitcher for Norton?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:36 pm
Adios Moyer.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
They were scared of Norton lol
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
i said 9th straight earlier. I think it’s the 8th straight series (minimum 3 games) in which the Braves will lose Game 1.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
LOL, taking Moyer out because Norton is coming? LOL, funniest thing I have ever seen at a baseball game? At least that’s what the Phillies announcers said…
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
You people wanting to trade Chipper, just who do you think is stupid enough to take on that contract the way he is playing, that ship has sailed, we would have had to trade him after he won the batting title last year before he signed the new deal. We are stuck with him like a fat ugly wife who has a rich daddy.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
The mere sight of Norton approaching the on deck circle scared the Phillies so bad they decided to go to the pen to get a fresh arm to pitch to him.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:37 pm
Moyer goes 4.1
Medlen goes 2
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:38 pm
Moyer is Manual is afraid of Norton, I’m the one laughing…
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:38 pm
Jake–
Yeah, well, I wouldn’t want them taking out any of our guys.
Huh, considering which position player is the easiest to take out…
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:38 pm
Just keep it close for when Lidge comes in…
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:38 pm
Jamie Moyer is 50 and he just threw 4 + Innings and allowed only 1 run
DAMMIT
Rafael
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
I guess Charlie Manuel thought that Norton would be able to catch up to Moyer’s fastball.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
Of course not, but Chipper is going nowhere, like it or not. Neither is Lowe. If a team wanted Lowe, they’d have signed him in the offseason. They’re not going to take him now (at the price of the highest bidder) and give up pieces to get him.
Secondly, the team’s bullpen is really good. Of our 5 bullpen stalwarts (Raffy, Gonzo, OF, Moylan and Medlen) the highest FIP is 3.36. That’s good. Luis Valdez and Craig Kimbrel figure to be in the bullpen mix next year as well, and they should provide cheap back-of-the-pen depth. In addition, we’ll likely re-sign one of Soriano and Gonzo. But keep in mind that teams with a “payroll ceiling” like us are usually not wise to invest large sums in the bullpen.
Thirdly, if we get rid of Chipper, who plays third? (Don’t say Infante). We likely won’t replace that production.
Lowe wouldn’t be a bad option to move, but it’s not happening. Pick your reason, but it ain’t happening. Besides, his peripherals suggest an ERA below 4.00, and in that case I doubt many (he says, only half joking) would be complaining.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
just missed it
Frankie Knuckles
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
Norton’s up? Oh wait too late.
Rafael
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
What a waste of a pinch hit batter. Great Job NORTON!!!
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
lol and they were scared of Norton …. the joke batter
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
These pretzels are making me thirsty.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:39 pm
Another great at bat by Norton-see Braves pitchers-what happens when you pitch INSIDE?
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
Norton on this team still amazes me…WOW
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
Bringing in a righty to face the Braves? Pretty bad, for them
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
Pathetic. Are there 2 worse pitchers that we can make look like Cy Young (Moyer and Park).
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
Norton.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
I’m guessing you’re Chop Chop, btw. I know you’re a regular, anyway. Why not use your real name?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
10:40 pm
Owned…. by Cy Park.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Norton had a good cut at the ball
Mr. Enigma
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Somewhere in Gwinnett, Brooks Conrad and his .345 average is wondering why he’s not on the team and Greg Norton and his .141 average is.
Can’t say I blame him.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Asians should NOT grow facial hair, Park is proof.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Jurjjens, I’m pretty sure someone will come along and tell you that the Braves hit lefties better than righties.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Greg Norton got to go
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
Infante is looking terrible
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
This is irritating. I want to break something.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:41 pm
.141, we can’t find a pinch hitter that can hit .142 or higher for cheap?
braveman
August 28th, 2009
10:42 pm
norton is conveniently useless… might as well have had oflarety bat for himself.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:42 pm
could be leading if the Braves kept a scouting report on Howard
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:42 pm
Greg Norton’s gotta pad his stats too.
Keith B.
August 28th, 2009
10:43 pm
Oh goody, Omar Infante.
Meaning: an out or a single.
What’s this guy up to now? 2 whole homeruns and 7 XBHs?
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:43 pm
Padres just fried the Fish. Too bad they can only beat the Braves and Fish. Sure would help if they played the Giants, Rox and Dodgers as tough.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:43 pm
I think Delta lost the Braves egg sac along with DOBs luggage.
Anonymous Caller
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
Cliff Lee’s gotta be licking his chops to face us tomorrow.
Greg Norton
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
Hey Bobby, put me in against Moyer. I have his fastball timed. OH, Oh, NO, they changed pitchers on me. Dammitt!! Hey Bobby, what do you think? Maybe I can get walked.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
This means Hanson is going to get the lose, perfect.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
DOB, I hope you can get some post-game quotes from Greg Norton about what it was like to have to face Chan Ho Park after he stood on deck and mentally prepared himself to face Jamie Moyer.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
greg norton’s slugging % gotta be the worst in the league for someone with 50 or more ABs right?
(not counting pitchers obviously)
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
When McLouth comes back…why not leave Diaz in the lead-off spot. If it were me, I’d try something like this -
1. Diaz
2. Prado
3. McLouth (where he had his most success in Pitt)
4. LaRoche
5. Chipper
6. McCann
7. GA
8. Church
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
10:44 pm
Ballgame!
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
FU== you Bobby Cox. You are an absolute MORON.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
Ibanez was actually out, shin came off the bag and Chipper had the tag on him, but that’s alright, no need to pay attention to details…
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
There are only about 220 NL position players that can outhit Norton. You think we could find a GM dumb enough to take him?
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
Time to get that ERA back up to where it’s accustomed to being for Moylan. If anyone is due to “fall back to earth” is Peter Moylan.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
When you lose 9 series openers in a row, isn’t it time to start evaluating game preparation by Cox?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
Retro night? That explains it!
Cliff Lee
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
Im going to be your worst nightmare…worse than Tim Lincecum..bwahhh bwaahhh
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:45 pm
matty deeaz gotta have the worst arm for someone not named Juan Pierre
Jalb3rt
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
wonder why MLB.com, BSPN and all those crap sport media sites and channels never pay attention to the Braves… oh wait…. now i get it…
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Wow, talk about a cheap hit. But you know what? It counts.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Ah, and to top it off, there’s the token Paul Lentz bash on Moylan, substantiated or not.
Prove it, Paul. What about his numbers suggest he’ll regress?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
*sigh*
No comment.
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Ump missed that one..
Keith B.
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Is Cox coming back in 2010? He has announced retirement or a contract extension from what I know yet.
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Way to go for that one Loaf.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
That’s a Buddy Landell to left.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Oh well, he was due to give up a run.
At least do it in a game we had no chance of winning anyway.
Keith B.
August 28th, 2009
10:47 pm
“He has announced retirement or a contract extension from what I know yet.”
HASN’T
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:47 pm
FU== you Bobby Cox. You are an absolute MORON. No More Bobby 2 (original name, btw)
Please explain to me what Bobby has done.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:47 pm
Marteen listens to Bob Marley? Nice.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Wren needs to really look into getting 2 power bats next year. The Braves need fear in this lineup and Diaz/Anderson/Chipper and gang aren’t scaring a freakin fly. This is getting very hard to watch anymore. So depressing.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Stairs is 0 for his last 25 and yet he’s still out-hitting Norton by 60 points.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Matt Stairs looks older than my Dad-my Dad is 72
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Sounds like Stairs is their Norton.
Hakuna Matata
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Please RETIRE!!.. Please we beg you Cox…RE-TI-RE!!…For the love of God.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
The only reason why I watch this team is because I paid $110 to do so…
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:48 pm
Norton did a wonderful job last season, let’s keep him next season. He deserves a 2 year extension.
Hey we lose another game 1.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:49 pm
Instead of trying to get things done for themselves, look like we’re back to relying on on other teams to lose to keep us in the race
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:49 pm
Who would win a foot race between Chipper and Stairs?
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:49 pm
Did Matt Stairs catch the Greg Norton virus?
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
10:49 pm
Cox will never leave unless made to leave. Where else could he go to sit on the bench, pick his nose, eat like a hog, make stupid, stupid decisions, and look like a fool.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:49 pm
Phils felt sorry for Petey and hit Stairs who is 0 for July and August
MFin04
August 28th, 2009
10:50 pm
Anyone else see Raul come off the base? The wonders of a DVR…
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Thankfully Moylan is faster than Anderson
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
How many 8 or 9 inning comebacks do the Braves have compered to other teams? They have to be near the bottom of the league but that’s just a guess made in anger
Hannah Louisiana
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
like OMG this team stinks
they’re under performing their pythagorean record AGAIN this year
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Yeah, I’m a regular Steve, But <strong Chop Chop? Nope, fraid not. I’m also afraid, respectfully, that you don’t have a crystal ball and don’t know what teams are going to conduct their business this offseason. I understand what you are saying, it makes sense, but to state something we disagree with as a metaphysical certainty is a bit much. Lot can happen in the next 2-5 months. That said, I’d sure like to hear other ideas, that’s is why I said this should be open for discussion, I didn’t say “Chipper should be trade”, or “Lowe should be traded”. I’d like to see just how other bloggers think we’re going to fix things because all I’ve read is trading Javy and I really don’t see how that is sufficient to address all our needs. Even if you bring up Heyward, that isn’t enough. Are we keeping Adam? I’d like to, I’d also like to keep Gonzo and Soriano too. So I’m open to hearing just how you and others would approach the offseason given that you have needs and your payroll isn’t likely to increase much, if at all?
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
. . . the pregnant lady . . .
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Well, Moylan can’t always be perfect but hey, if the braves actaully scored more than 1 run against the phils they would have a chance. 1 run against this team ain’t gonna get it done most of the time. I mean Howard gets to bat at least 3 times most games so thats at least 3 runs right there the way he’s going against us.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Phils felt sorry for Petey and hit Stairs who is 0 for July and August
They call that a “Norton”
Ric Flair
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Hey Joe Simpson, of course that wasn’t a Ric Flair to left. In this little league park a Ric Flair to left (or right) ends up in the hands of a milf in the cheap seats…Woooooooooooo
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
Ole Norty will turn it around, give it some time guys.
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
You too are a moron Jeffrey D. What have you been watching the last 4 years now?
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
10:51 pm
This game is a bunch of mother f***ing bulls***.
F*** the Phillies. F*** Moyer and these stupid mf-ing umps and Ryan Howard’s cheap solo homerun.
This whole thing is a rip-off.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:52 pm
Roachy is a “power bat”…. does he count?
HAL
August 28th, 2009
10:52 pm
i still say play esco 2 steps deeper and place a py;lon out in left we havent had a left fielder all year anyways maybe if loaf stays in the dugout he can give us more of those proffesional at bats lol also thier stars hit home runs ours strike out and pop up theres the difference in first and byre bye season lol
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Does Boog ever shut the phuck up! Holy sh**… breath fat boy, BREATH!
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Oh boy, Madson…
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Steve – Who do you think is Chop Chop? Apparently I’ve missed some stuff?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Anyone else wish they were Cardinals fans?
SF Lad
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
norton is 0 fer Season…
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
lmao TnBrian.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Come on Matty… bunt your way on
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
Diaz is on fire
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
Three doubles for Diaz, who just keeps blazing
Ronald Millsaps
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
I’m hoping that Chipper’s line-out to left means he has gotten his swing back. That swing was one of his best in a while. I’m glad we have the meat of the order coming up in the eighth, and I hope batters remember it’s perfectly okay to take a walk most of the time. One of the best ways to kill an inning is to try to blast a 2-0 pitch when you maybe aren’t seeing the ball so well.
I guess Bud Selig is planning to do absolutely nothing against the umpire who gave Florida’s catcher a fist bump. Never mind the fact that that sort of thing attacks the credibility of the game infinitely more than individuals taking steroids.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
why do i suddenly want a pretzel?
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
When he is on….man…dude is a hitting machine.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
Another rally starter
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
Stay hot MattE.
Anyone else wish they were Cardinals fans?
Hell no.
Hannah Louisiana
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
like OMG this team stinks
they’re under performing their pythagorean record AGAIN this year. that is just some bad managering
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
no more bunts Matt … you’re doing fine the way you are
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
I’m going to go out on a limb and say Diaz is no fluke
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
16 for the last 24? Wow…that is hot.
Loaf Garret on a blackberry from the dugout wants you all to know
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
That Matty Diaz learned professional hitting from me.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
Career-first three-double game for Diaz, who is 8-for-14 in the leadoff spot
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
I can put up with Matt Deeaz’s Juan Pierre like arm as long as he continues to hit like that
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:54 pm
I’m still baffled as to why Matt Diaz hasnt been benched. After all, didnt Bobby bench Diaz earlier this year (despite being in a 13 for 26 stretch) so Jeff Francoeur could “get some at-bats”?
Doesnt Bobby realize that Kelly Johnson also “needs some at-bats”?
Meanwhile, another hit, 3 doubles for tonight. Diaz is absolutely raking. 16 for his last 24. 21 for his last 40. Dude is simply ON FIRE.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
diaz shoulda bunted
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Diaz is crazy!!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Diaz has to be leadoff hitter-move chipper to 5 hole when Nate returns
yall are crazy
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Like I care what YOU have to say lol. All I did in the first place was state my opinion, you’re the one who replied to it, so don’t get all mad when I reply back. And for the record (**And His Next Words Are . . . **), I’m a college student, not some old curmudgeon.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
I think we can sign Norton for a hometown discount. If Cox uses him in key situation, there most be huge potential. Seattle had no idea what they released last season.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Rally Time!!!1
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
16 for 24 is just about unheard of. Man. Not sure I’ve ever seen a stretch quite like this.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Good hustle Marteeeeeeen! Extra e’s for you.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Groundfog,
You have a right to be angry. The Braves never come back in games like this. It sucks.
Prove me wrong Braves.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Good hustle Prado
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:55 pm
Good call ump!!
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Good call UMP! Usually they don’t have the guts for that.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
I think Chipper winning that batting title was the worst thing that could’ve happend to the Braves last offseason. People thought, “yeah, he’s older now, but he just won a batting title”. Well, look at him now, declining, and FAST!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Paul,
Bobby gave Frenchy playing time to trade him
Disgruntled Braves Fan
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
How much more of this must we take? Thank God the season is almost over. This team had their chance and they failed.
Joe Simpson is a moran
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
oh lord no, Chipper AB
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
CHIPPER F****** SUCKS
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Chipper tried to kill the inning
Greg Norton
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Seriously Chipper, sit down!!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Not horrible – at least the run scores and only one out.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
lol groundfog, I love Matty but be careful on that limb.
Way to hustle, Marteeeeeen.
At LEAST it wasnt a GIDP…and the run scored. Progress is progress.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Wow! We got an important call, there.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:56 pm
Rally time people!
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Hey. That’s all we can hope for with Chipper. At least a run scored and only one out was made. Geez.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Chipper givin’ up an out…
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Now that was some nice HUSTLE by Prado.
Well, at least Chipper didnt hit into a double play. We got back the run that Moylan gave away in the bottom of the 7th.
Count Chocula
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Oh well..thanks Braves for almost making it to September being relevant…now on to bigger things and more interesting…like watching Heyward in the AFL..Go Peoria!..
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Chipper’s speed on display.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
McCann those are balls
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Way to knock the cover off the ball Chipper!
Hannah Louisiana
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
if francoeur was still here, make no mistake diaz would be on the bench.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Thats productive Chipper
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
Wish we didn’t burn Norton, we could have used him this inning.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
C’mon Mac we don’t need an 0-fer
Chong
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
uh-oh guys, i just realized that lentz was WRONG on the amount of runs Medlen would give up and the number of innings he would pitch. I think that puts his batting average below 99%.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
You people sicken me. SLUMPS…heard of them? Or is this your first season to watch baseball without mommy and daddy in the room to explain things to you?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Is disrespect the word of the night with Joe & Boog?
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Mac with a soggy night
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Mac goes yard here
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
WTF is Chipper laughing at
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
What was Chipper saying about Frenchy being an automatic out?
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Steve, I forgot to answer your “whom plays….” questions. My answer is that I don’t know. That is why I said explore all options, see what other teams are willing to deal and put together something. To say that id Chipper isn’t playing third (which is frequently the case, or seems like it) that there’s no 0ne else that could play there just doesn’t ring logical to me. I like a GM like Kenny Williams because he doesn’t stand pat and always seems to be able to make moves. Of course he can spend more which helps too.Bottom line is if you never ask other teams and just say “oh it’ll never happen”, then you’ll never know if that was true or not and that is a bad way to run any franchise.
Hakuna Matata
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Chipper Jones…the Savior of the Atlanta Braves ..LOL!
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Weird.
The Phillies’ no. 4 hitter takes a slap swing to left and hits into the fifth row. The Braves’ no. 4 hitter actually squares up a pitch pretty well to the opposite field – and it ends up in the middle of the track.
Typical.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
10:58 pm
Chipper could obviously care less.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Is Norton considered A or B free agent?
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
good time for a homer
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Come on Escobar, give us the lead baby.
Greg Norton
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
The middle of our lineup is a joke.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
I said a few days ago…..I wouldn’t bash Mac………so I won’t.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
almost
RHR
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
This dude must have some sick movement on his pitches because Loaf and Mac took some horrific swings there. Wow.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Come on Yunel. Time to keep that hitting streak alive.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
We’ll take it. Esco – do somethin.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Good to see Chipper laughing. A sure sign that he hasn’t lost his focus.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Your in a playoff run and your best player is choking-he deserves the heat
Heath
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Hopefully Escobar and produce here….with a gapper.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
When was Yunel’s last HR? Lincecum?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
Mixxo kept his promise.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
C’mon Esco baby!
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
. . . and it counts for us, too . . .
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
Rob from SC, he’s got 15 million reasons why he’s laughing.
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
N Nine……..Norton is consider a Type F free agent.
Bobby Cox
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
Honestly, even I don’t know why I keep using Greg Norton.
Chong
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
10:59 pm
Is Norton considered A or B free agent?
Dude has reached Z level by now
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
Escobar seems his timing is off
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
Escobar goes yard here
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
ahhh!!! Why won’t the blog let me post? I keep trying to give No More Bobby 2 his comeuppance, but the blog keeps eating it. But of course this will go through.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:00 pm
of course
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
11:01 pm
Soph Mixxo kept his promise.
Yee-haw.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:01 pm
Walk him…please…and let Adam hit a BOMB. Please.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Yunel, you gotta hit that.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
That’s a strike in any park in the United States, Yunel. No need to start walking to first.
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
This would be a GREAT TIME for the Braves first grand slam of the year. Hopefully LaRoche will get a hold of one.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
a better time for a homer
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Good AB Yuni.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Now would be a great time for our first grand slam of the season
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Roachy, it’s all you.
Bobby Cox
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
My dream bench:
Greg Norton
Pete Orr
Chris Woodward
Gregor Blanco
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Come on Adam.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Feelin good with LaRoche coming up here.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
I wanna see our first GS…right here…right now. Come on Adam… you can do it.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
Not Chop Chop, eh? Well, you write like him.
What am I stating as a metaphysial certainty?
Were I running the team (thankfully I’m not), I’d probably let Heyward open 2010 with the big club and platoon Church and Diaz in left if I can’t get a big bopper for left. If I can, I keep Heyward in the minors, and platoon Church and Diaz in right, and promote Heyward in June. Jordan Schafer opens in AAA as insurance, and is promoted as needed or if he earns it (with McLouth moved to left)
I re-sign Soriano and let Gonzo walk and hopefully recoup a draft pick. My opening-day bullpen would be: Soriano, Moylan, Medlen, O’Flaherty, Logan, and Acosta/Valdez. Craig Kimbrel opens in AAA and is promoted in June barring setbacks and such.
I offer LaRoche a two-year deal. He won’t take it, so my plan B would be to try to swing a deal for Konerko. Plan C is to play Prado at 1st and Kelly at 2nd and hope like hell Freeman is ready by June.
This is using my limited amount of info about the Braves’ payroll situation and the availabily of players via trade, as well as my scouts’ opinions of several key players (Freeman being one of them). If I had that information, my plan would likely be different (and I suppose if I was to give a complete answer I’d go over to Cots and do a payroll breakdown as well but I’m not gonna do that tonight).
With that, I feel like I’ve addressed holes at 1B and LF/RF adequately enough to be a playoff-caliber team. If I can get a big bat for LF, the team is a threat to go deep into the playoffs. If I do that and Heyward is a beast, we’re really good. Oh yeah, I trade KK.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Cox should pinch run for Anderson
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
LaCucaRoche with the bases loaded, I like our chances
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Clutch time. Let’s go LaRoche.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
OK Adam….. we haven’t had a granny yet, but we’ll settle for a single.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Yeah, see what happens if you don’t swing at everything?
Come on, Adam!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Roche goes yard here
Chong
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
i knew a doobie once, but it wasn’t a rich dubee
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Same pitch @$$hole!
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Jeffrey D. KMA. Go pick your nose with your good friend Bobby.
No More Bobby 2.
August 28th, 2009
11:03 pm
Jeffrey D. KMA. Go pick your nose with your good friend Bobby.
Bobby Cox
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
Sad when your number 3 hitter and cleanup hitter (Chipper & McCann) are the biggest problem in the push for the playoffs.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
Ill take a bloop single to left, myself.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
should be 3-0
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
I know this game is big for our playoff chances but for someone reason with the way the phillies bullpen has been they probably feel more pressure because they seem to at least be a sure lock for the playoffs and expect to do big things. That said, Come on LaRoche.
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
Bobby Cox ………you forgot to add Julio Franco and Ruben Gotay to your dream bench.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
Boy, I went all PL there…apologies. And can we please do a civil discussion on that?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
No he didn’t. STFU Philly fans.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
Bobby Cox,
Yeah. McCann’s been a huge problem with all those home runs and RBI’s he’s been racking up lately.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
We have conflicting reports on Norton’s status. I’m hoping Scott Boras doesn’t represent Norty. We need him, even Cox likes him. If we pay Lowe 15MM, we should sign Norton at all cost.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
11:04 pm
This team just can’t get the clutch hits late in games
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
Crud.
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
SH*T!
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
WTF? Take the pitch!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
Screw it. I want to bang my head against the wall!
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
got to take their in my opinion
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
Eh. Almost. For a second there, I thought we had something.
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
bases loaded just isn’t this teams forte
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
I mean SHOOT!
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
Hit it good, to bad he didn’t pull it. Oh well
Paul Lentz
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
BALLGAME. We’ll make Brad Lidge look like Mariano Rivera tonight. Bank on it.
Greg Norton
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
At least he made the pitcher work and swung at a strike, unlike CHIPPER.
Roja
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
We’ve got this rally killing down to a science
Chong
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
As Skip would say..the bases are loaded, wish I was too
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
11:05 pm
Oh, and by “Paul Konerko,” I mean any breathing 1B that’s decent and available for a reasonable price.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
F&$K!!!!!!!!!!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Everything I love SUCKS, Everything!
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Bases loaded curse continues.
Seriously, what is our stat when bases loaded?
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
So….
KJ
Infante
Diaz in the 9th?
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Is there a worse team in baseball scoring runs when the bases are loaded?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Worst I’ve ever seen this team with the bags juiced.
Ever!
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
I hate victorino. hold em here and we still have a shot with lidge even though the bottom of the lineup is due in the 9th. thank god bobby cant bring icostya in to pitch. If I see anybody but Gonzo here my head may explode.
P-Town Brave
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Only the Braves can manage to leadoff an inning with a double, bat 8 guys in the innning, and yet only score 1 run….
Gloomy Gus
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
BOO
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
Everything I love SUCKS, Everything!
Welcome to my world.
Negative Nancy
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
BOO
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
You don’t take a 3-1 fastball that gets a lot of the plate. He’s a major league hitter and he put a very good swing on it.
Just missed it. It happens. If he squares it up, which he almost did, it’s 6-4.
Jalb3rt
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
the Braves are simply the BEST team in the majors… no question about it!
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
Compare Ibanzez’s quotes with what Chipper said the other day
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
keep them at 4 runs … Mike
*they may have “bounced’ back but they had a ton of help tonight
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
Gonzy! My hero.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:07 pm
No More Bobby 2
First of all, come up with an original name. I mean, you had to add a 2 to an already existing name.
Second, did I say that Bobby was a mastermind and deserved to be manager of the decade? No, I just asked for you to explain what Bobby has done to cost us the game so far. Decide to pitch to Howard with Utley already on first? Yeah okay.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:08 pm
My head is safe from explosion for one more day.
Loaf in Left Field wabing my Blackberry
August 28th, 2009
11:08 pm
Quit giving away my rap, cracka
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:08 pm
Professional backpedal !
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:08 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
10:53 pm
Anyone else wish they were Cardinals fans?
No. F*** the Cardinals. I hate the Cardinals.
One of the greatest and most underrated moments in Braves history was coming back from 3-1 and beating their @$$es in the NLCS.
They thought it was over. They were already celebrating and we shut them up.
I hold on to that stuff. You better believe it.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
11:08 pm
Add Corky Miller and we’re set on the dream team.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
Somebody tell me who Steve is talking to that he thinks is Chop Chop? I’m not following?
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
This means we take the next two…….right?
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
Gonzo might hit Howard. He seems like the kind of guy that’ll throw at him — or he might just accidentlly hit him. Who knows?
Vinings Jim
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
RHR – in your 10:57 you seem to be expecting intelligence from many of our brethren – clearly not gonna happen. But I am happy you’re here.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
Tell him Mitchell!
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
Where the F was that!
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
RHR–he won’t tell me who he is…
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:09 pm
You would think that giving up only 4 runs to the Phillies would be a good thing… their pitching was supposed to be available to be had….
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
I mean, I’m no Bobby fan by any means. But some of the stuff people blame him for are just mind-blowing
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
Get ready to duck, you big SOB.
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
chilidog Yeah. McCann’s been a huge problem with all those home runs and RBI’s he’s been racking up lately.
I know, right? Leads the team in RBI, what a bum…
Too bad he couldn’t extend the goodness a little longer, though. My gosh…thought he could hit the Fillies.
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
Perfect time to throw a 96 mph heater directly at Howard’s big bell pepper nose.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
Welcome to my world
*Sigh
JEB
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
I believe that was our shot there…
Who is on the limb for this loss?? Medlin?
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
Come on Gonzo. Strike him out like you always do.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:10 pm
Gonzo if you pitch to him I will drive to Philly tonight and kill you myself.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
Not to get carried away but Norton is like Infante, he can play almost any position.
Norton 2010.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
Unless you get the next out and he doesn’t score….
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
“At least he made the pitcher work and swung at a strike, unlike CHIPPER”
It was a good pitch to swing at for Adam, just didn’t hit it as well as I thought when it came off the bat. Chipper’s at bat this inning was bad. I know the guy is struggling but I still expect batter at bats even if they are not yielding the results he’s use to. Agree with what Joe Simpson said about that at bat. His last at bat against Moyer was pretty good just didn’t get anything to show for it.
Hey at least its no homer, thats a victory for us.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
Start your car RHR – it’s a long drive to Philly.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
WTF does wabing a blackberry mean?
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
Gonzo if you pitch to him I will drive to Philly tonight and kill you myself.
Guess we’ll see you around Sunday.
TnBrian
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Chipper is quietly turning into a cancer to the team. It’s not like it’s happening all at once, just over the course of time he’s digging his team into the ground…and laughing with Rollins about a fake injury in the process. I don’t want to read another Jones qoute, “we’ve got to start hitting with runners on”.
Joe S., yeah, but Howard still has a bale pepper nose, so….
Roja
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Gonzo got lucky with that pitch over the middle of the plate to Howard
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Chipper Sucks
That was mean. I quite like bell peppers but Howard can suck it.
N Nine
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
JEB
No my worst fears came true, Hanson gets a cheap loss and hurts his ROY chances.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Hanson’s in line for the loss
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Not to get carried away but Norton is like Infante, he can play almost any position.
Norton 2010.
Umm NO! He plays first and left and he sucks at both….
Steve Chung-ya
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
Phillies = Pit bull
Braves = Rabbit
McFann Ô
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
This is BMac first official 0 fer at CBP this year. His game-by-game log says he was 0 fer on April 7, but we all know that was really an RBI single…
Loaf in Left Field waving my Blackberry
August 28th, 2009
11:12 pm
it means i spelled it wrong cuz i had to catch that ric flair
Roja
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
But unlike Infante, Norton can’t play hitter
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
bell pepper nose? LMAO
I’ll never eat another bell pepper again.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
Mitchell,
That five game stretch from Game 5 of the NLCS through Game 2 of the WS was simply amazing offense.
But then . . .
Sorry To Say But...
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
Steve sounds reasonable, but I don’t see the improvement in the offense and I sure don’t see a deeper better pen. Either way, what you propose is not revenue-neutral so where you going to get the money from? Trading Javy is going to be enough. If I could only hold on to one between Gonzo/Soriano, it will be the guy who will take the least money. But I would prefer having a lefty given the lineups in the East. I would also like to add Qualls to the pen. Now if you could get Qualls, Konerko, and a leadoff guy then I’d be happy. I don’t think you have to trade Lowe and Chipper to do that, but one of them, plus maybe KK has to go to have enough salary to get all that done.
Jeffrey d 2.
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
You are right. He has not done a whole lot to cost us THIS game. However, continually using Norton EVERY game especially in clutch situations deserves major criticism. Add this to other idiotic managerial decisions like continually using Corky Miller, Woody Woodward, Chris Reitsma, Jeff Bennett, Blaine Boyer, and Manny Acosta to name just a few.
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
Why oh why does McCann keep setting up on the outside against Howard?
Has he not been paying attention? Has McDowell not seen what has happened to all of those pitches that let Howard extend his arms?
Just one time. Pitch him inside. Just once. And see what happens. Could the result be any worse?
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
Strike this mother “guy” out!
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
I told yall Hanson is in line for the loss
Hannah Louisiana
August 28th, 2009
11:13 pm
I can’t think of a more irrelevant debate than one over Infante and Norton.
THEY BLOW
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:14 pm
Ahem…
Unless you get the next out and he doesn’t score….
ChurchMan
August 28th, 2009
11:14 pm
so Kelly?, Infante, and Diaz will be looking to either tie the game or take the lead in the 9th
Roja
August 28th, 2009
11:14 pm
way to shut the door Gonzo
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:14 pm
Raul Ibanez looks like a giant praying mantis!
Brian McCann
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
Well, outside didn’t work the other homerun times, but I tells ya; this time setting up outside to Ryan Howard will work!
N Nine (Norton 2010)
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
I’m all for it. I agree with Cox, Norton makes us better. I think he’s our emergency catcher. I’ll pay to see that.
JayDubu
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
If Howard could play all 162 games against the Braves, he’d win the triple crown hands down.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
Bring on Lidge.
If there was any justice in this world he would have ten blown saves against us. He is the luckiest mother f***er on the planet.
Come on Braves!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
11:15 pm
RHR – if we lose you have to post that link for that kid dancing. The one from the other night.
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:16 pm
Lidge blew the save last night. Can he do it again?
it means i spelled it wrong cuz i had to catch that ric flair
Oh. I thought it meant you were doing something original for a change.
Jake W.
August 28th, 2009
11:16 pm
“Gonzo got lucky with that pitch over the middle of the plate to Howard”
Don’t know if its lucky, maybe he got his timing off or that pitch did look more inside than the others that he hit for homers. Whatever the reason, with no one on base i’ll gladly take the double. Gonzo was very successful in his attempt to not give up a Ryan Howard homer.
Tomahawk Choppers
August 28th, 2009
11:16 pm
Please tell me this ninth inning is where the Braves begin the march back toward contention….
Hakuna Matata
August 28th, 2009
11:16 pm
Lets see…this team needs for 2010
a) 2B
b) 1B
c) LF
d) RF
e) a decent pinch hitter that could hit at least the Mendoza Line
f) a closer
g) possibly a 3B
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
Hey Jim……missed your posting on the last page. Hey! And thanks for the props! LOL
Hannah Louisiana
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
Oscar Myers has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
HA!
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
B-A-L-L-G-A-M-E
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
Come on, Kelly! Pretend you’re in L.A.!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
c’mon Kelly….make me look smart for staying on your bandwagon
Jeffrey d 2.
August 28th, 2009
11:17 pm
Sorry. I left Kelly Johnson out.
Rob from SC
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
Let it hit you
Mixxo
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
That was NO strike!
RHR
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
http://www.imeem.com/acast77/music/s_ChxSbi/the-price-is-right-losing-horn/
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
KJ is almost as worthless as Norton.
Steve from OH
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
Either way, what you propose is not revenue-neutral so where you going to get the money from?
That was the caveat of my post…not gonna take the time to do that tonight. In the future, I might. Remind me later sometime.
Now if you could get Qualls, Konerko, and a leadoff guy then I’d be happy.
Ok, I should know who you are with that Qualls comment, but I don’t. Anyway, that would not be revenue-neutral either if you keep Soriano/Gonzo, and if it’s Soriano or Qualls I want Raffy. And I don’t think a leadoff guy is gonna help this team appreciably. We need HR pop. We need a big-time cleanup hitter (no knock on Mac). That will get us much farther than a speed threat.
I don’t trade KK and Vazquez. Leaves us no pitching depth whatsoever, unless we want to rush Minor.
groundfog
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
starting the KJ 2010 fan club tonight
JayDubu
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
Watch Lidge make the Braves look like little leaguers, excep Matty Ice
chilidog75
August 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
Kelly Johnson is just a mother f’n spark! Atta boy, KJ. Nothing quite as soul-sucking as seeing him lead off an inning
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
LET IT HIT YOU KJ…WE NEED BASERUNNERS… and of course he grounds out the next pitch. Braves just don’t take pitches. Lost art.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
Yes! I’m not the only one who uses the Price is Right fail horn in non Price is Right situations
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
let it hit you
Jeffrey d 2.
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
Nice hit Kelly. Nice move Bobby Cox. Don’t think this game is important or anything Bobby.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
Kelly sucks.
Bobby, WTF? Who do you manage for anyway? You’re killing us!
Always great to start off the inning with an out.
Mario Mendoza
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
Kelly muthaf%$ing Johnson
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
“No one knows what its like…. To be a Braves fan.”
Chipper Sucks
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
This team is bad folks, really bad.
Heath
August 28th, 2009
11:19 pm
Awful….just awful.