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Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
6:38 pm
Don’t even get me started on tuition. Steve from OH
Hah! Well, I’m lucky that I don’t have to pay much per year. I kinda feel bad for picking one of the most expensive schools in the South…not that bad, though.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
6:38 pm
faninva–
It is great…totally fun!
I could get used to this…
Haha, and yeah, I know all about the “be careful what you wish for”!
Been there many times this season…but still, it’s been a LOT of fun over the log haul.
Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
6:40 pm
Hah! Well, I’m lucky that I don’t have to pay much per year. I kinda feel bad for picking one of the most expensive schools in the South…not that bad, though.
I should say…I feel bad for my parents.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
6:41 pm
TnBrian That’s a shame what Joe Simpson just said about the papers in Atlanta hardly even acknowledging the Braves. It’s college football time & people are obviously into that instead.
Least we still have DOB and Ms. Rogers! Hoo-ee! Without this Blog, I might go nuts!
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
6:42 pm
This isn’t about the fans. It’s about Atlanta.
Atlanta gave up on baseball somewhere along the way. The real fans care. I’m sorry I’m not there, I wish I could be but you recall the Braves didn’t have this problem in the ’90s.
Call me crazy but I think that will change when we get somebody new in here.
Brandon from Warner Robins
September 28th, 2009
6:42 pm
Tuition. Thankfully there is HOPE.
Couch Tater
September 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
HR! Great pitch, JJ! Good call, ump. Yessss!!!!
[sorry folks, just warming up.]
Braves 56
September 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
Hate is a strong word. Read his posts, and let him ask his own “tough questions.”
Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
6:44 pm
Thankfully there is HOPE.
Doesn’t help that much when you go to a private school.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 28th, 2009
6:44 pm
The smell of wine and cheap perfume…
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
Mitchell, you’re crazy. What does Bobby Cox have to do with fans coming to Turner Field? I’m no huge Cox fan, but they’re winning and have a real good chance at making the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. You go to watch the players, not the manager.
Daslied
September 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
Mitchell, you’re right. Yost’s middle name is “I put butts in the seats”. C’mon, man…
Brandon from Warner Robins
September 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
Roman Gal – where do you go to school?
Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
6:47 pm
…papers in Atlanta hardly even acknowledging the Braves.
I don’t really feel like that’s true. There’s only one main paper in Atlanta. The broadcast outlets don’t much, though.
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September 28th, 2009
6:48 pm
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faninva
September 28th, 2009
6:49 pm
…for a smile they can share the night…
BIOMASS
September 28th, 2009
6:51 pm
I don’t know if the Braves will make it to the playoffs. I don’t know if they’ll have to win out. I don’t know if the Rockies will lose 3 games. I don’t know if the Rockies will lose 2 games.
One thing I DO know is Fred Hickman can polish off a plate of food. No doubt about that.
HoCoJo
September 28th, 2009
6:51 pm
Brandon and Mixxo
Can you believe DW smoked himself earlier today?
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
6:52 pm
On the Marlins pregame show, I hear that if the Braves and Rockies finish tied, that the playoff game will be held in Atlanta. The Braves and Rockies split their season series 4-4. However, the Braves hold the tiebreaker edge in the record of games within the division.
Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
6:52 pm
Brandon-
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Brandon from Warner Robins
September 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
HoCoJo sad, sad story. Especially when the election right around the corner.
WEBSTER
September 28th, 2009
6:54 pm
Paul Lint
Don’t go away mad, just go away.
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 28th, 2009
6:55 pm
BIOMASS, yeah, and I wonder how many times he polishes his head a day.
rharling
September 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
Paul Lentz,
First let me make it clear that I agree with you on the Norton angle. Norton has no business being on a roster and I want to stab my eye with a sharp object anytime I see him in the on deck circle. That being said, I can understand why Bobby continues to march him out there. Take last night for example, 7th inning, one out, man on third, and up strolls Norton. We all know he will probably choke, and it’s not like Bobby doesn’t notice that Norton has no batting average. So why doesn’t Bobby use Conrad, Infante, Church, Ross, or Gorecki in that situation. My guess is that every other guy has a purpose on the roster other than hitting. Like it or not, Norton is only on the team for his weak bat. He has no defensive skills. Every other guy can bat, pinch run, defensive sub, double switch, or whatever else you need them for. Norton can only swing a bat, and he does it poorly. Now, again, let me clarify, I don’t agree with the decision to march him up there, but I can understand why he chooses to do it. This is something Wren should have taken care of long ago. While I agree it is Bobby’s fault to continue to use him, Wren should have never given Cox the chance to continue to do it for this long.
Carroll Rogers
September 28th, 2009
6:57 pm
Not exactly feeling the love here at the Ted. It’s the national anthem and let’s just say it’s spacious in the stands.
FOX can kiss my A$$...
September 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
Dammit…
Dawgs are playing LSU at 3:30PM Saturday…
The remote will be getting a workout…and the DVR…may have to figure out PIP…
BELIEVE…2 back with 6 to go after tonight.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
Couch Tater Good call, ump.
Scott
September 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Atlanta Braves have bad fans….but they’re Cardinals fans when compared to the Marlins and theirs.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
AAAAAAAAAA!!! Joe West is umpiring behind homeplate tonight!! NOOOOO!! They never win when he’s back there…even if he doesn’t make a controversial call! Fooey…some of my life was just sucked out…
Ms. Rogers let’s just say it’s spacious in the stands.
Atlanta citizen
September 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Braves?? More like, ‘what have you done since ‘99 that should make me go out to the park and waste my precious fantasy football time’? GO DAWGS!!!
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
Bobby Cox’s demeanor is reflected in the level of fan enthusiasm as far as I’m concerned.
If you lose four World Series, that’s one thing. There’s a lot of luck involved, good and bad and Bobby was lucky if he got any of either… that makes sense I think… but losing four division series in a row to inferior teams and then finishing third three years out of four and fourth last year is going have an effect. Figure it out.
I hate to reference that lame ESPN show 5 reasons you can’t blame*… but there is a bit of a Rhett Butler factor in this part of the country. It’s getting a little old.
*Of course, the episode I’m refering to was 5 reasons you can’t blame Bobby Cox for only winning one World Series in case that was unclear.
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Come on JJ.
BIOMASS
September 28th, 2009
7:01 pm
Good one, TnB. Quite a glare.
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Also, Rhett Butler was the guy in that movie who said he didn’t care about something or other.
Eddie Haskell
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
rharling- Here, Here
Couch Tater
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
McFann, Just trying to stay positve. Hater. (j/k)
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Jair Jurrjens can set the tone for this series with a strong outing.
As quick as I am to criticize Bobby Cox for his many mistakes this year, I will also point out (in addition to Peter Moylan), that Bobby was right about inserting Tim Hudson back in the starting rotation when he was activated. Tim Hudson is someone I want to see starting an important game.
The dominance of our starting pitching the past 3 weeks has rendered the lack of depth in our bullpen irrelevant (that was the reason I was advocating for Hudson to come back as a reliever). Hudson has shown that he can go 7 innings (which was a concern of mine). Hopefully he will continue this trend in his last 2 starts.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Wow…and I didn’t even know the ump was gonna be Joe West when I typed my 6:58…
faninva
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
alright, let’s get this one…oh, and stay thirsty, my friends.
Good night, all. Go Braves!
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:02 pm
Forget about attendance. Just win.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
7:03 pm
Couch Tater–
I know.
Hey, but if you mean ump hater… (JK!)
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:03 pm
Chipper
Can you not suck for one week please. Put the team on your shoulders.
McFann :Ô:
September 28th, 2009
7:03 pm
faninva–
Yeah, stay thirsty!
Brandon from Warner Robins
September 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
If you win they will come……
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
Paul Lentz
Moylan should have started the season in the minors for rehab.
If I had my choice of managers...
September 28th, 2009
7:04 pm
If it came down to just two to choose from (which of course it won’t)…Ned Yost or Fredi Gonzales…who would I want?
Easy. Fredi Gonzalez…though…Ned Yost would make good bench coach for someone.
BELIEVE…
Capt Caveman
September 28th, 2009
7:05 pm
Hey PAUL LENTZ ………… in my last post I straight up “called you out” !!! Are you such a wuss that your going to PRETEND like you didn’t see it ??? What’s wrong PAULIE ?? or is it PAULINE ??
Why don’t you show us all how much of a baseball GENIUS (sarcasm) you are and during the game tonight you can tell us all how you would manage the game by making decisions BEFORE something actually happens. You know, tell us who should be warming up in the bullpen to come in a face which batters that are due up, or tell us who should be pinch hitting for the Braves in the next inning, when should we be double-switching, and when should the starting pitcher be replaced. These are the kinds of things that real managers do and if you are such an intelligent baseball savant ( or is that idiotsavant?) then you should be able to do this.
SO PUT UP OR SHUT UP !!!
If you don’t do this for us tonight then you should NEVER post on this blog AGAIN !!!
BravesChick
September 28th, 2009
7:06 pm
It’s go time
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:07 pm
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)………….dude, I said that Moylan should have started the year in Triple A.
What I was referring to was the fact that Bobby was right to stick with Moylan in the 2nd half of the season.
However, balance that against Bobby’s refusal to institute changes in the line-up in mid-May. And of course also include his insistence of trotting Greg Norton out there.
Bobby Cox
September 28th, 2009
7:09 pm
Hope I can get Greggy Norton up there in a big spot tonight.
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:10 pm
It’s nice to not have to face Jeremy Hermedia, just like it was to the Braves benefit that Nyger Morgan wasnt in the Nationals line-up last weekend.
Mike J
September 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
ATLANTA CITIZEN…Man if everyone thought like you then all sports attendance would be in trouble. Only supporting your team if they have been to that particular sports championship game within the last few years? I guess you havent been to a Dwags game since what?……1983? That’s some intelligence.
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
settle down JJ
Soph
September 28th, 2009
7:11 pm
Let’s go Braves!
Efrim
September 28th, 2009
7:12 pm
Not looking forward to facing Coghlan for the next few years…..
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:13 pm
Lots of empty seats.
john
September 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
love the local support for the team is in full force.
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
alright get in a groove JJ!
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:15 pm
Jair Jurrjens is throwing some smoke tonight. Other than that single by Couglin…….his location has been good so far.
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:16 pm
good job JJ
Capt Caveman
September 28th, 2009
7:16 pm
PAUL LENTZ ………. you’re a suck A$$ wuss if you don’t respond with your baseball knowledge for all us on the blog to see. C’mon wussy , and show us all how it’s done.
Pathetic MORON !!!!!
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:17 pm
nice getting out that mini-jam early!
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:18 pm
If you want to criticize somebody, what about the season ticket holders? Where the hell are they? I guarantee you there are people with seats behind homeplate who don’t go to half of the games. Not even half, that’s too much. A quarter.
And what about the ones that are there? They look like they’re at the opera.
F them.
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:18 pm
get hot Nate
Rob from SC (Chipper is a ground ball machine)
September 28th, 2009
7:18 pm
Make Sanchez work
Scott
September 28th, 2009
7:18 pm
I can’t figure out what is more pathetic: some of the posts by Paul Lentz here or the internet tough guys ganging up on him online.
TnBrian
September 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Alright, good start.
David..(Athens, AL)
September 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
unfortunately, the TED looks empty … but Monday night has always been a bad attendance nite for the Braves … nice first inning JJ, also Jewish Holiday as well
Soph
September 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Good start, Nate.
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Mitchell – your right about the season ticket guys. They show up about the 3rd sit behind home plate on their cell and wave at the camera and then are gone by the 8th. lame
Jose Chung
September 28th, 2009
7:19 pm
Caveman…Chill, dude…you’ve listened to too much propaganda, and this IS just a friggin BLOG, after all…
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
let’s jump on these punks early put up a big inning.
Eddie Haskell
September 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
Alright, here we go!
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:20 pm
nice steal
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:21 pm
Now that was good. For once, it’s nice to not see the Braves “play for one run” early. I love the aggressive base runner (especially with McLouth on base). Also, Sanchez hasnt thrown a strike yet. No sense in giving up an at-bat by sacrificing.
Good managing so far by Bobby Cox.
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
I’d rather play for the big inning early (and not score at all), then “settle” for 1 run.
TnBrian
September 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
This is where Chipper needs to step up. Make that pitcher pay.
Tomahawkin
September 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
Mitchell
“Why does everybody hate Paul Lentz?
I like him.”
Co-Sign! Everyone Says that Lentz is a douche, or refers to him as to Dense Paul Lentz…
But I have no problems with him…I agree with most of his posts and vice versa. We both called it early theis year that losing all those games against AAA teams this year would be the deciding factor as to weather we made the playoffsor not this year
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
sanchez ain’t got $hit let’s GO!
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
How about a bunt by Chipper? Or maybe one of those fifty foot dribblers.
JayDubu
September 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Why doesn’t Cox switch Anderson and Roachy in the lineup?
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Chipper, try not to blow this.
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
Dude is all over the place. Get into that Marlins bullpen early.
Paul Lentz...starring in "The Jerk-off"...playing the title role as...himself...
September 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
What an ass!
JayDubu
September 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
The Braves need to break this game open right here. How many times have you seen a pitcher have a rough start, only to settle down and pitch a gem?
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
Oh come on!
BS
TnBrian
September 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
WOW! This is awesome!
cabravesfan
September 28th, 2009
7:24 pm
Bobby’s Cox-
You might have to take that up with my guy
Bobby's Cox
September 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
It looks like Sanchez caught Johnson’s flu…
Efrim
September 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Wow, Anibal is lost tonight.
Mitchell
September 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Please let’s get some runs before they take the guy out and bring somebody in who ends up throwing a delayed perfect game.
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
c’mon Grand Slam!!!!!!!!!!
JayDubu
September 28th, 2009
7:25 pm
Is this not the perfect moment for the Braves’ first Grand Slam of the season??!!!!!
Paul Lentz
September 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
Tomahawkin………..I appreciate the support of your 7:22pm posting. If we had won the winnable games earlier this year……we wouldnt be in a position of having to win out.
This inning can set the tone, offensively, for the series. We HAVE to score at least 3 runs this inning.
MattyRoss
September 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
What uhh…is this guy’s deal?
Roman Gal
September 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
Not looking forward to facing Coghlan for the next few years…..
Me neither. That kid must have a 1.000 avg….right?
keylargo
September 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
Looks like the pressure is on for some.
Bobby's Cox
September 28th, 2009
7:26 pm
cabraves,
bring him along…i just wanna see a ballgame with a braves fan…
FEAR
September 28th, 2009
7:27 pm
has this guy thrown a strike yet?
JayDubu
September 28th, 2009
7:27 pm
At least the Braves are making him pitch his way out of this, and not swinging at balls