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jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Bobby gets blamed for a bunch of retarded stuff, but sweet Lord, how many more times is he gonna send Greg Norton to the plate?
Mixxo
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
It’s OVERRRRRR!
Soph
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Wait, 4 games behind or 3.5 in WC? I’m confoozed.
Kurdt Kobain
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Rockies finally start losing, go on a 5 game skid. We gain, what, 1 game on them? Sigh
RHR
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
I died laughing when I saw it was gonna be Norton. Hilarious stuff right there.
Cheese
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Well crap
Durhambrave
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Why in the hell is Norton even on the team. Can anyone answer this? Are we on the hook for like 30 million dollars or something? Has he had 3 good AB’s all season?
SavBrave
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Pissed.
Jake W.
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
Ah, to be a philly fan. The standing ovation will last as long as he goes perfect for the rest of the year. Don’t know why they hated on Jimmy Rollins when he told the TRUTH about them. Well like that old saying goes, the truth hurts.
FEAR
August 30th, 2009
10:37 pm
yeah someone earlier called this ending. can we PLEASE DFA norton now?
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
Soph – 3.5 GB (but only 3 in the loss column)
Larry
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
3.5 behind. not that it matters. we wont catch anyone playing like this.
CaliChopper
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
just discustipating
Omar Infante and Kelly Johnson
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
Norton over us? FIRE BOBBY COX!
Paul Lentz
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
Greg Freaking Norton. Average down to .138. Unreal.
Keep giving him at-bats Bobby. He needs to get going.
ChurchMan
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
this florida series will be their biggest series by far. If they falter there, they don’t deserve to even be mentioned in the same sentence/paragraph/page as playoffs (not that I think they’ll make it because they won’t)
The_Superhoo
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
“Sweep the Marlins…”
Right. Because we play the Fish so very well. lol
Tiger Woods
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
3.5 in Wild Card and only 3 in the loss column
jed
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
we wont win the east, but still in the WC race. 3.5 back with 32 to go? do-able.
SavBrave
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
Of course, from a narrative standpoint, Norton striking out to end it was perfect, right down to the check “swing.”
Soph
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
Really? I’d file tonight’s game under bad defense. Not bad luck.
Maybe, but offensively – I’d say we ran into some pretty bad luck as well. What can you do though? It is what it is.
Hugh Jazz
August 30th, 2009
10:38 pm
This team is laughable.
Frankie Wren
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Big offseason news. Release Norton and sign Mike Hampton as your premier pinch hitter next season.
fork
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Stick me in Joe Morgan’s eye.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
I hate the Braves, trade Jurrjens!
N Nine (Norton 2010)
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Don’t be mad at Norton, give credit to Lights out Lidge.
Norton 2010!!
Doc Holiday
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
I just cant understand why does this team insists on having tons of automatic outs………….
phillies dont have a single player that is an automatic out. We have
Norton + KJ + Gorecki or whatever his name is………….
We used to have Orr and Woodward………….then miller………….JF…………….what the hell is all that about?
A-ville Ranger
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
I agree with just about everybody that Norton is a waste of space at this point.I wouldn’t ”rather have a pair of pants up there” but damn near it.
SRF
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
was that Norton or some street bum in his uniform – hard to tell – neither one can hit
alcindor
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Norton hit a foul ball, and so exceeded expectations.
Paul Lentz
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Start Kelly at second, Norton at 1st tomorrow. That should “get them going”.
Larry
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
churchman is right. we get swept by the fish and its all over. we gotta win that series to have any life left whatsoever.
curtis jones
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Next time, instead of Norton, could we have a drawing for some lucky fan to pinch-hit?
Soph
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Thanks jeffrey. The ESPN graphic said 4 gb but I figured they were wrong.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
DOB, if you do not ask Bobby why he insists on Norton, you are not doing your job. The question needs to be asked. Did Bobby slip Infante a roofy???
ChurchMan
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
I’d bet good money that even when the Sept callups come, Norton will still be getting more at-bats then them because “he’s this close to breaking out of it”
The Bird and Indian
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Yet we somehow find ourselves only 3.5 games out.
Gov Clinton Tyree
August 30th, 2009
10:39 pm
Ugh.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com} TRADE JURRJENS!
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Ugh, this sucks.
Lance
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
the Greg Norton saga just reaches new levels of hilarity on a weekly basis. it’s like the Braves organization know they can’t entertain us with consistently good baseball, so they’re trying to entertain us through laughter.
who is responsible for this decision? is it Cox or Wren? has anyone in the media pressed them for an answer as to why this guy is still on the team??
Gov Clinton Tyree
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Good night, all. 3.5 back in the WC
Tiger Woods
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Durham,
You know why he is on the team. he is a veteran switch hitter. In other words any one of us 30 years or older that can switch hit can play for the Braves.
SRF
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Enter your comments here
jed
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
why IS greg norton still on this team?
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
Just in case it got lost in all the gloom, I’d like to repeat this pretty funny Norton one-liner by curtis jones
Norty’s up. The SportsCenter guys are clearing their throats.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com} TRADE JURRJENS!
August 30th, 2009
10:40 pm
ESPN says 4 GB!
Whaaaa??
curtis jones
August 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
Check out David Ross’s stats. Then check out Omar Infante’s stats.. OK. Now look at Norton’s stats. And tell me again that Mr. Cox is a HOF manager.
Soph
August 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
Yup, B & I – still in it. But, of course for some people the world is coming to an end tonight. Can’t wait to see the posts on here tonight.
o-me
August 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
Damn…………My Fat wife is singing…..its over, its over .
Mixxo
August 30th, 2009
10:41 pm
“Sweep the Marlins…”
Funny…..we couldn’t even sweep the flo right now.
The Fish OWN us.
Gov Clinton Tyree
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
Before I go, one question for the Cox haters – would you rather have an immature, impatient a$$hole like Ozzie Guillen?
Jalb3rt
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
This team deserves to be 162 games out by the end of the season…
pryguy
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
Hugh,
What makes them laughable? The fact that they are above .500 and have given themselves a shot at a postseason berth by finishing strong here in September? Or is it laughable how good their pitching has been and how well they have swung the bats since the break? Please be more specific.
Hugh Jazz
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
We outscored them in this series 13-8 not that it matters.
Jake W.
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
I think the braves should boycott the rest of these Sunday night games by ESPN, when is the last time we won one, opening day? Been winning the Sunday day games. ESPN has cost us how many wins, the ultimate conspiracy theory against the braves. I saw Joe Morgan over on the side shining that mirror into Norton’s eyes. Everyone knows he was going yard there….
jed
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
lance— i hear you, man. and yeah, we’re at the point where someone who’s NOT a beat reporter at AJC needs to ask that obvious question: bobby, what the hell with norton?
Hurricane Corky
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
The decision to use Norton in that situation just boggles my mind… Infante was in the on-deck circle.. let’s look at the season splits:
Greg Norton
vs RHP as LH
.098/.303/.118
Omar Infante
vs RHP as RH
.305/.374/.415
The_Superhoo
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
It aint over folks. But they make it harder to do every day they play.
FEAR
August 30th, 2009
10:42 pm
We could dig up Ty Cobb and he would get a hit before norton
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
Word almost fail me. Clux is BRAIN DEAD! Game on line and he puts his butt buddy Norton in! He should be fired before the plane leave for Miami!
N Nine (Norton 2010)
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
I sense some are frustrated with Norty. Why? Tip your cap to Lidge. Norton is laughing at Gorcki right now.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com} TRADE JURRJENS!
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
You know what, we’re only 3.5 games back, no need to kill each other, instead lets discuss how trading Jurrjens benefits this team.
njbraves
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
This Norton thing has gotten out of control. The man does not belong in MLB.
Hugh Jazz
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
pryguy – what makes them laughable is the fact that their offense is inconsistent, they have a clueless manager, and worthless bums like Norton on the team.
Heath
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
Chili, Dog..I like a big wanker too, Southern style..Canjun Rajuns sounds nice…They Crisco the men at midnight.
curtis jones
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
Before someone else posts it, let me go ahead and say: Mr. Norton did not lose this game for the Braves. But his mere presence on the roster, and continuing opportunities in game-changing situations is symbolic of what went wrong in 2009: improved starting pitching staff, offset by incredibly bad offensive managing by Bobby Cox.
eyeball kid
August 30th, 2009
10:43 pm
Thanx Booby Sux, are you splitting the money you won on the Phillies with Cadahia or Schuerholz?
Chop Chop
August 30th, 2009
10:44 pm
The Braves won the Phillies-style game in the series. The Phillies won two Braves-style games in the series. Makes sense, right?
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:44 pm
We could dig up Ty Cobb and he would get a hit before norton
I could put my laundry hamper in the batter’s box and it would get on base before Greg Norton
otisnixonsmokescrack
August 30th, 2009
10:44 pm
hehe…. haha…..hehe….haha….heheeeeee…. Lidge blew you away! Thanks for playing…. My Phils are the real deal… Deal with it! Phils blew bases loaded no outs opp. The Braves faithful laughed…. The Braves blow 1st/2nd no outs down 3-2…. How does it feel Toma Hawks? The most racist chant in sports…. Perfect for the racist state of the GA. Your 8 back just like I said you would be about 3hrs ago… Now the Braves are going down to FL to get their clocks cleaned by the Fish…See ya!…in 2010….hehe
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:44 pm
Greg Norton couldn’t get on base if he was hit by a pitch.
o-me
August 30th, 2009
10:44 pm
Gov, anybody but Bobby…can’t be any worse.
N Nine (Norton 2010)
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
Screw you guys, I can’t stand this. Norton needs some love…
njbraves
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
Every time they lose all the morons come out of the woodwork…..relax..3.5 out with plenty of games left.
Doc Holiday
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
Norton= the best active PH in the majors…………..he is just the best.
Mc = he is the All Star catcher………..he is just so clutch……….
Chipper = he is a HOFer……….the guy is just on fire
KJ = he is the next Utley………..he has lots of potential
Yunel = he will soon be at H. Ramirez level.
GA = his glove has always been money in the bank
Gonzalez = a closer in 90% of the teams in the league.
Lowe = 15 straight seasons with 10 or more wins or whatever his record is.
This team is unbeatable…………just wait and see………….they are about to wake up.
(just trying to fit on this blog and make some of you guys happy).
N8
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
Hmmm. Renteria with a huge GS to help the Giants pull even in the WC standings and JJJ gets the loss.
What a horrible trade.
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
I suspect Lentz is writing his enormous analysis that nobody will read right now.
TnBrian
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
It’s to the point for me that I’m over the frustration after a loss pretty quick. We should all be used to this feeling. It sucks but reality is we’re still in the WC race. This series with Fla. is it. You lose that series and the postseason hopes die out by a lot. The Philles aren’t a better team then us by much. Chipper is close to being done, I think. He really is and that’s where the inconsistant offense questions get answered.
ChurchMan
August 30th, 2009
10:45 pm
“We outscored them in this series 13-8 not that it matters.”
___
The feast/famine offense will do that:
4-2 Loss
3-2 Loss
9-1 Win
that just proves how inconsistent they are.
btw, I hate their new trend of “Lose the first game in the series and go on to lose the series” at least losing game 1 and winning the next two was something good
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com} TRADE JURRJENS!
August 30th, 2009
10:46 pm
Maybe Jurrjens for Ian Kinsler?
RHR
August 30th, 2009
10:46 pm
And I wouldn’t be me if I don’t mention that Matty goes 0′fer for the first time in 10 games on the night this blog was written. Coincidence? I think not.
njbraves
August 30th, 2009
10:46 pm
otisnixon….Braves still lead the season series….how is that possible if we suck so bad and you’re so great??
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:46 pm
Screw you guys, I can’t stand this. Norton needs some love…
You’re right….even Greg Norton needs to pad his stats.
BravesFanInPA
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
2 and 4 this week and we get closer to WC lead. Must stay positive. I am getting just blasted by philly fans in this damn parking lot. Focus on picking up 1 game a week on WC lead.
Lance
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
pryguy, i see your point, but i think there are valid reasons to be rolling your eyes at this team. they aren’t playing like a team with any urgency at all. it’s understandable to lose 2 of 3 in Philly, but 2 of 3 to San Diego?? they have opportunity after opportunity to do something here, and the only thing they’re doing consistently is blowing it.
what bothers me more is that this just feels like a team that, like so many other Braves teams, would get annihilated in the first round of the playoffs even if they did make it. so i’m not really sure what to hope for here. 20+ years of being a Braves fan and the years that are the most painful seem to be the ones where we actually make the playoffs, not the ones where we miss them. this team just doesn’t look capable to me.
N8
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
“let’s look at the season splits:
Why? Bobby obviously doesn’t/didn’t. Perhaps the Braves can get Bobby a laptop, and DOB can help him navigate to the baseball-reference website?
alcindor
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
Cox is a HOF manager because he had some great players who were largely self motivated. No longer the case.
a643dp
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
well the good news is the rosters expand and now the cheap skates upstairs can allow the best bench players to join the team watch how much better the braves will be with the G-Braves on the bench. I would Lmfao if they dfa norton on sep 1st. Money really has effed up baseball why the hell else would KJ and Norton be on the team over Conrad and Canizares.
Soph
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
Maybe Jurrjens for Ian Kinsler?
[glares at JJ]
bigdave
August 30th, 2009
10:47 pm
i love the braves.
pryguy
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
Hugh,
Barring some unlucky bounces in the eighth, the offense was set to take the lead there. Cox has made moves this season that have won games, yet that is overlooked by mostly everyone on here. All they notice and point out are moves that are glaring and are easy to second guess after the fact.
In regards to Norton, now that is something you can call laughable. Not arguing with that point. But calling this team laughable is giving yourself no credibility immediately to me IMO.
Count de Monet
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
Doc
I thought you were quoting a Cox post game interview
MiaBchBravesFan
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
otis cracks me up – whatta moron!
SRF
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
maybe Norton should lay on the plate and hope to get hit by a pitch…
RHR
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
jeffrey – over/under on how many times the words URGENCY, REPEATEDLY, Bobby, and quotation marks in strange places are used?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com} TRADE JURRJENS!
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
Jo – Jo Reye and Jair Jurrjens for Chris Davis and Nelson Cruz
PROBLEM SOVLED!
Mario Mendoza
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
I think Bobby got to go the next year, he keeps using players that are garbage and does so out of loyalty, you can’t fu$%ing win like that I dont care how loyal someone was to you or how much a discount in coming as a free agent because they wanted to play for you
jeffrey d
August 30th, 2009
10:48 pm
I haven’t seen any TP hate recently. It’s mostly been directed at Bobby.
Doc Holiday
August 30th, 2009
10:49 pm
Please, could someone tell me why didnt Cox asked Mc to bunt to advance the tying run to 3b?
this is a serious question
ChurchMan
August 30th, 2009
10:49 pm
There’s a new sports bar here that caters to NY fans and our type coming out…Spankees..