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Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
“Remember in the spring, when several Braves players and GM Frank Wren all talked about how this team didn’t have a 30-40 homer hitter, but had at least a handful of guys capable of hitting 15 to 25 homers?”
Who were those players and what were they on…? Especially depending on the Reincarnated Francoeur….
Matty D with a 410 footer
Where The Hell was this offense over the weekend…?
And don’t give me that “Blame It On The Rain Crap!”
Steve from OH
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
Now would be a good time to power down and start studying (again) if it wasn’t so darn entertaining…
Alonso
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
Can we just keep playing the Mets?
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
Yay, Matty!!
Salamander
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
Nothing like playing the Mets when its time to lick some wounds.
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:36 pm
DOB
If Matty Diaz plays every day…ya gotta think he’s got 20 HR potential
Vinings Jim
September 21st, 2009
7:37 pm
MidTown Joe – I might not want to eat at Canoe tonight, unless I had one…
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:37 pm
Can we make “Bailout Ballpark” the home of the Braves? The braves Awfense has Clowned here this season…
I think they have outhomered the Mess at a 3-1 ration in this park if not worse…?
CB
September 21st, 2009
7:38 pm
Efrim,if you tried to platoon Heyward, Rob from SC would croak.
BRAVESMAN29
September 21st, 2009
7:38 pm
Pat Misch in FRench means “batting practice pitcher!
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Daniel Murphey… bad.
FIRE BAD!
David..(Athens, AL)
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
WOW!!!!
Vinings Jim
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Warning track power – plus some!
Alonso
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
WOW!
BravesFanChris24
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Larry Larry Larry ~_~
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Beating the Mets this time of year, well……………it’s like beating the Braves this time of year.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Thanks Hoss for the Meaningless homer…!
We needed that 6 weeks ago…!
Steve from OH
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Damn it Chipper, stop swinging at the first pitch!!
P. W. Hjort
September 21st, 2009
7:39 pm
Listen to it. Can you hear that? That’s the sound of the Mets fans booing Larry. And I love it!
Efrim
September 21st, 2009
7:40 pm
Wow. Batting practice.
NO MORE BOBBY
September 21st, 2009
7:40 pm
Get 8 more so Bobby cant screw it up!!
Vinings Jim
September 21st, 2009
7:40 pm
CB –
Bad Scooter
September 21st, 2009
7:40 pm
Chipper Jones, ladies and gentlemen
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:41 pm
I say the boo’s are more directed at Misch then Chipper at this point
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
7:41 pm
Aw…don’t take him out.
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2009
7:41 pm
Chipper has as many extra-base hits (two) in the past two games as he had in his previous 31 games.
That was his first homer of the month.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:41 pm
It seems like the Mess are the only AAA team that the braves have clowned all season…
“Los Amazins” are a Mess” It’s gonna take 2 years for them to get back into contention
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
7:42 pm
DANGIT!! Take some pitches…
Vinings Jim
September 21st, 2009
7:42 pm
Thank goodness we still have sensible bloggers who use this occasion to bash Chipper…
Efrim
September 21st, 2009
7:43 pm
Efrim,if you tried to platoon Heyward, Rob from SC would croak.
Yup, he certainly would. But honestly, Diaz is just too valuable against left handed pitching. He destroys them. There really isn’t anything wrong with a platoon. Could be very effective.
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
7:43 pm
Shoot…why the devil did they take that Misch out? Idiots…
ChurchMan
September 21st, 2009
7:43 pm
how often is it that a DOB titled article goes WITH the Braves and not against?
“Braves need power to complement pitching”
lets just hope Lowe doesn’t need all 8 of these in order to win.
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
7:43 pm
Talk about batting practice.
Does this game actually count? This isn’t even fair. I hope I’m not going to regret having said that.
Come on Chipper.
Jeff R
September 21st, 2009
7:44 pm
DOB, Trotting out the 8′ 1″ guy from Turkey is kind of sad. But I guess it pays his bills.
Braves need a power bat, for certain, but it would be nice to add a legit leadoff hitter. I think that’s less likely and less doable. McLoth is serviceable leading off, but not the best in the role.
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:44 pm
Anyone think Matty should get a chance to earn an everyday spot at Spring Training in 2010…dude deserves it…again.
philly birds
September 21st, 2009
7:45 pm
Enter your comments here If we could of only done this against the World Champs.
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:45 pm
…Annnnnddd it begins…
JK
CB
September 21st, 2009
7:46 pm
To all the bloggers who are not happy even with a win, go out to dinner on me. Its a Visa and the number is BR 549.
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
7:46 pm
My TV’s a little slow here.
I can’t be sure but I believe that was a Chipper Jones homerun.
Blue
September 21st, 2009
7:47 pm
Lowe’s slider is terrible.
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
7:47 pm
Good old Jeff Francoeur.
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:47 pm
Good ol Thole
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
September 21st, 2009
7:48 pm
Braves ONLY score 8 runs in 2 innings against this AA pitcher?!?!?!
Thats ridiculous!!
RHR
September 21st, 2009
7:48 pm
1st – I’ve been looking at pics and reading about this flood for the last hour or so. Wow. I’ve never seen anything that widespread. Hope all the denziens are alright.
2nd – Chipper!
3rd – I forgot. Oh yeah. Jeff still swinging at 1st pitches.
Finally
September 21st, 2009
7:48 pm
Chippy musta got back on his PEDS.
Finally
September 21st, 2009
7:50 pm
Thanks Hoss for the Meaningless homer…!
We needed that 6 weeks ago… (Tomahawkin’)
Nova Scotia Steve - Is Worried about the Perverbial Elephant in the Room
September 21st, 2009
7:51 pm
Anyone know that Kondike bars have a thicker more choclaty shell???
Sheessshhh….
Imagine what people are going to be doing for them now….
Vinings Jim
September 21st, 2009
7:52 pm
CB – I’m happy with the win, so I just ordered pizza delivery with your number – thanks!
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
7:52 pm
CB take a chill pill. The Braves have been on a roller coaster ride this season, and so have their fans.
Nova Scotia Steve - Wants a Perverbial Klondike Bar
September 21st, 2009
7:52 pm
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2009
7:52 pm
StingerSplash: That was it. Hurricane Floyd. I couldn’t remember exact year. It took out all the houses on the whole lower part of the street, basically. We lived in that house 10 or 11 years and the water only got up to the edge of our yard a couple of times. But with Floyd, it was literally on the roof.
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
7:53 pm
Chipper’s dinger reminds me of 1/2 the dingers Alex Rodriguez has hit in his career.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:54 pm
One Word I hate what people (Opposing teams fans) say about this team…Is “Business-Like” I have hated that type of play for years and have ever since Deion and Justice left…
CB
September 21st, 2009
7:54 pm
VJ,you are welcome- I am a kind person to all my friends on the blog.
RHR
September 21st, 2009
7:55 pm
Thanks Hoss for the Meaningless homer…!
Ho, sit down before I cut you. Bank on it!
Braves Paisan
September 21st, 2009
7:55 pm
I looked up Prado’s range factor at 2nd, and it is 5.26. If he had played enough games, he would be tied with the major league lead with Matsui. I think he has won the job for next year.
Finally
September 21st, 2009
7:55 pm
Perverbial —Nova
what in the hell is that? Do you want a perverted Klondike bar or a proverbial Klondike bar-whatever either one of them would be.
Alonso
September 21st, 2009
7:56 pm
ok, 5 back with 2 weeks to play. rox have to face carpenter and wainwright this weekend. what are our chances? 5 percent? 1 percent? 0 percent?
CB
September 21st, 2009
7:57 pm
Mid Town Joe- no anger on my part,bro.
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2009
7:57 pm
Two hits for Lowe, matching the Mets’ total against him.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:58 pm
I know People on here are ranting on me for bashing Chipper…
But Our Self-Proclaimed Leader needs to be held accountable for this dismal and outerwise underachieving year, Ditto for Bobby
People think he will bounce back next year…The man will be 38 and big leaguers are off the PED’s so what makes people think he will bounce back…?
Not hatin, just stating the obvious…
Finally
September 21st, 2009
7:58 pm
Is “Business-Like” I have hated that type of play for years and have ever since Deion and Justice left… Tomhawkinn
damn, i’m sorry to hear that. Compliments to your team make you mad huh? Truthfully dude. are you over 16? If so, I feel real sorry for your parents. They must be totally embarrassed.
RHR
September 21st, 2009
7:59 pm
My parents have had a place on the gulf my entire life and I’ve lived on the river most of my life and I’ve never seen widespread flooding like that. Ive seen hurricane storm surge flooding but even that only a couple miles inland and areas above that were fine.
Steve from OH
September 21st, 2009
7:59 pm
Nate-Dawg, you suck. Another meaningless double! Step up!
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
7:59 pm
RHR
LOL
It’s not cool when you say those phrases (Joking)
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
8:00 pm
Flooding is terrible. We went through it here in Central Ga in July of’94, after 27″ of rain in 4 days.
Innocent Bystander
September 21st, 2009
8:01 pm
Aw man, Prado was SOOO close! I’m pulling for 4 runs each inning. Chipper had better drive him in now.
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
8:01 pm
Good thing we got Derek Lowe and they didn’t.
Finally
September 21st, 2009
8:01 pm
Prado has turned into a double machine the last week or so.
Frank Wren
September 21st, 2009
8:02 pm
Tomahawkin is (one of) the village idiots around here. Just ignore him
RHR
September 21st, 2009
8:04 pm
Ok everyone stop talking so I can catch up on the comments .
RHR
September 21st, 2009
8:05 pm
Aw Tomahawkin is entertaining. I like him.
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
8:05 pm
Prado has turned into a double machine the last week or so.
Yeah, I know…BMac better start hittin’ some more or Prado’s gonne take over the team lead!
glord1
September 21st, 2009
8:06 pm
Just curious if any of the bloggers that don’t think Prado can be an everyday play ever watch much baseball?
Steve from OH
September 21st, 2009
8:07 pm
Hey, lay off T-Hawkin’. He doesn’t get mean with anyone and is as big a Braves fan as they come…even if I disagree with a lot of what he says.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
8:07 pm
“Tomahawkin is (one of) the village idiots around here”
Good! There was a team full of Idiots that won the W. Series 5 years ago…
If you don’t like my posts, then either ignore them or then I’ve got 2 words for ya!
Salamander
September 21st, 2009
8:09 pm
Assuming Lowe makes it through 5 (and the bullpen doesn’t collapse), he is going to get to 15 wins – his ugly peripheral stats be damned!
Gotta wonder if JJ or Vazquez reaches 20 wins if they had the kinda luck that Lowe has had this year.
Joe D. loves Marilyn
September 21st, 2009
8:09 pm
BELIEVE…
Not going to hurt me…anyway.
1982 started the season 13 – 0…could this team duplicate that feat…while the Rockies play .583 ball or worse?
Doubt it…but why not BELIEVE…hell, the Dawgs and Falcons don’t play until the weekend…and it won’t cost me anything, anyway!
Sign LaRoche…and Gonzales…let Soriano go…too much of a head case (IMO…). Heyward in right…and Diaz has earned the left field spot…(winter ball…learn to play better Dfense)…
Bobby Cox…not a bad time to bow out, gracefully…
STILL CONTINUING TO BELIEVE…
Rob from SC
September 21st, 2009
8:10 pm
Efrim
September 21st, 2009
7:43 pm
Efrim,if you tried to platoon Heyward, Rob from SC would croak.
Yup, he certainly would. But honestly, Diaz is just too valuable against left handed pitching. He destroys them. There really isn’t anything wrong with a platoon. Could be very effective.
THe way to go is to trade for a power hitting first baseman. Platoon Schafer and Diaz in LF, and the McLouth and Heyward in CF and RF.
CB
September 21st, 2009
8:10 pm
Tomahawkin, would that be scroll by or that wresting phrase?
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2009
8:11 pm
Yesterday was the Braves’ day to make their rookies dress up in embarrassing getups for the trip. (Hey, you can’t help the timing of these things sometimes.) Anyway, from what I hear the highlight was Hanson in a Speedo. They had the big redhead and his pal Kris Medlen dress up in Speedos and wearing water wings, etc. Made for an interesting scene when the team bus pulled up in front of the Grand Hyatt last night and they got off the bus and walked into the hotel through a crowd of people.
Frank Wren
September 21st, 2009
8:12 pm
Oh dont worry. I do. Your posts are mostly juvenile dribble. I skip right past them.
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
8:12 pm
The Braves have outscored 6 NFL teams from yesterday’s games.
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
8:12 pm
@ DOB’s 8:11–
Mr.Neutral
September 21st, 2009
8:12 pm
You know, women in the stands are ecstatic when they get a ball, but give em two and – well, not so much.
CB
September 21st, 2009
8:13 pm
wrestling{cab- I know you will love that}
Mid Town Joe
September 21st, 2009
8:13 pm
I just heard that Six Flags is under water!
Marc from FL
September 21st, 2009
8:13 pm
Well at least Georgia isn’t in a drought anymore. I love hurricanes, but feel for flood victims, those things ruin lives sometimes.
The Braves have what, 13 games left? I’m calling 8-5 the rest of the way. Good, but not great.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
8:13 pm
For Most people who don’t know, I take every game with an SEC/Football style of philosopy to them, the veterans of the Blog know that (Steve From OH, RHR, among others).
I know I have My BF’s but usually it’s called for, because I put high expectations on this squad after the S. Training Hype
I don’t get combative with others unless the take jabs at me, I usually let the first one slide, after that It’s On!
Especially the last 3 years…I get tired of watching the Phillies outplay us in crucial games so therefore I call the team out…
Most Bandwagon Braves fans have dissappeared from the blog as opposed to when we won the first 2 games of the season, Oh yeah its football time now most braves fans are Riding hard on the UGA bandwagon instead of watching the games…
Mr.Neutral
September 21st, 2009
8:14 pm
You younger fans probably don’t remember this Mets’ pitchers’ father, JB.
NO MORE BOBBY
September 21st, 2009
8:15 pm
Something tells me DOB likes the new Mets pitchers last name.
Joe D. loves Marilyn
September 21st, 2009
8:15 pm
John Olerud…
Trivia answer…
richbrave
September 21st, 2009
8:15 pm
The poll says a two year deal and trade if FREEMAN’s ready after next year. I can’t see it. The wheels fell off his hitting machine after he was promoted to MISSISSIPPI and the word got around the league. He batted .161 in 62 August AB’s with a .431 OPS only one extra-base hit (2B) and his SO-BB ratio skyrocketed to 12 to 6 from July’s 7 SO-5 BB. Ugly numbers everywhere. Was he playing hurt, or did the opposition finally get a solid book on his weaknesses as a hitter? Maybe a regular here who saw him in PEARL or around the league could clue us in. FREDDIE’s last month’s stats do not bode well for Mr. FREEMAN’s early audition in ATLANTA. Better take the LaROCHE bird in the hand for three, and let the two (HEYWARD-FREEMAN) in the minors go for the moment. Now HEYWARD is another matter altogether. I think when the arb clock expires next season, ATLANTAN’s get to greet Mr. HEYWARD up close and personal, barring injuries or AAA set-backs similar to those FREEMAN experienced late in this season. Hey DAVE, any scuttle-butt floating around about FREEMAN’s malaise?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
September 21st, 2009
8:16 pm
Should The Braves Concoct A Milton Bradley Experiment?
Short answer: no with a but, long answer: yes with an if…
IF the Cubs release Milton, and IF he is open to coming to Atlanta, then yes. Do it. Sign him to a one year deal for 5 – 6 Million and a one year mutual option for 13 million.
I don’t want to hear Clubhouse cancer… Have Bobby straighten him out, since he is such a players manager. I would be pissed too if I had to play for the Chicago Cubs. He doesn’t like the Chicago media, and all Atlanta has is David O’Brien and Mark Bowman… If his attitude scares you (Although, I don’t mad watching an Atlanta Brave play with some attitude) include some kind of clause in his contract that allows them to void the contract, if necessary.
Also, Heyward ISN’T coming up at the start of next year, and I don’t want to see him up at all next year. He is a kid, not “a man amongst boys”. A 20 year old kid…
What do “yall” think?
McFann :Ô:
September 21st, 2009
8:16 pm
AAAAHHG!! No!! You’re practically always the guy who goes 0-fer in these fun, high-scoring games! And your hitting streak is on the line, here…
Rob from SC
September 21st, 2009
8:18 pm
Tomahawkin
It is never football season in my house. It is baseball season 24/7 365. Once the season is over, it is time to keep track of the AFL or as I call it the Jason Heyward finsihing school.
Tomahawkin
September 21st, 2009
8:18 pm
CB
LOL, everyone knows the end of the DX quote…If you don’t know, “Then Your (exepletive) Better Call Somebody!”
I’m trying to be a good boy tonight…
In fact Rasslin comes on tonight, too bad I don’t buy into that Garbage “John Cena” show…
Marc from FL
September 21st, 2009
8:18 pm
richbrave, he probably just slumped real bad, most minor league players do, hence the reason they’re in the minors.
I have no doubts Freeman will be a capable major league 1B for somoene. I don’t think he’ll be a big power bat though, so it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if we got a power bat.
To be honest I would really like to see Derek Lee in a Braves uni next year, he’d be a great right-handed bat to compliment this line-up.
Mitchell
September 21st, 2009
8:19 pm
Man am I glad I wasn’t there to see that.
I saw some team made their rookies dress up like superheroes. I thought that was pretty lame. That’s what I thought.
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 21st, 2009
8:20 pm
Garret’s been tearin some ump’s butt these last few games. Wonder why he’s all the sudden doing this?
PWHjort, yeah, I’m sure this is the real Diaz. He lost weight and has always been a good hitter. I just think he’s stronger and quicker. I won’t complain a bit to see him as our starting LF/RF in 2010.