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Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
7:57 pm
C’mon Vasquez!
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
7:57 pm
Really?
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
7:57 pm
Wow, that pitch barely hit the dirt, it was so short of the plate.
Couch Tater
September 30th, 2009
7:57 pm
Hudson built his dream house in Auburn!
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 30th, 2009
7:58 pm
Oh well. Thanks Chippa.
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
7:58 pm
Where was Yunel??
Quisp
September 30th, 2009
7:58 pm
Ok we are going to fall short. Nice try guys.
Go Angels!!!
Daybed Wagmoe
September 30th, 2009
7:58 pm
atlwolf: MFIKY is Rafael Soriano. It stands for MotherF***** I Kill You
Salamander
September 30th, 2009
7:59 pm
Thanks Chipper… Not sure how that ball got by you, but such is life.
Any chance you work on your fielding along with your re-dedication to getting in shape this off-season?
O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
7:59 pm
“This free-agent class is lame, and unless you believe they should roll the dice and hope that a Bobby Abreu still has plenty in the tank, who would you prefer they pursue on the market?”
DOB
Is this the same Bobby Abreu that the Braves could have pursued for LF, instead of Loafy? I dont think its worth getting him now. 1 year too late
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:00 pm
That is why Chino needs to go…
He is without a doubt the worst coach this season…
CB
September 30th, 2009
8:01 pm
Extend Hudson Now, you offer so much to the blog,you ignorant slut.
Mike J
September 30th, 2009
8:02 pm
Sorry guys…but I am beginning not to believe. The offense has been terrible this series and the Marlins have been hitting our pitching. JJ worked out of it the first game, and we were lucky we won. Now with the last game (and probably hope) in Javy hands, he has done what he has done all year…get hit by Marlins pitching. Sorry to see it fall apart as soon as we get home.
Looks like the Marlins can add us to their list of playoff spoiling.
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:02 pm
Only one of those three runs was earned, for those keeping score at home.
McFann Ô
September 30th, 2009
8:03 pm
Wow, that pitch barely hit the dirt, it was so short of the plate.
Yeah, but geez…why didn’t McCann block it? He [stinks].
PS–That’s 80 K’s for BMac…think he cann stop now.
N8
September 30th, 2009
8:03 pm
” Is there a scarier proposition for the rest of the National Leagues contenders than having to face Atlanta’s starting pitching in a short series?”
Apparently the Marlins didn’t get the memo.
Tomas
September 30th, 2009
8:03 pm
What is happening to Chippers defense this year, it’s just plain awful. Could he ever try to play first base, he may like it.
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:04 pm
wow………….well we got some time left.
Random
September 30th, 2009
8:06 pm
Mitchell (September 29th, 2009 11:02 pm): “Does anybody remember all those games we won at one point when Chipper was out of the line-up?
“We can win without him. I ain’t mad at the guy, he’s at the end of his career. That’s why if nothing else he shouldn’t be batting third.”
In the last seven games before last night’s, Jones had hit .308/.438/.615 with 6 RBIs.
Yeah, sounds like he’s through to me.
(And if you whine about “AAA teams”, name me the Brave(s) who did as well or better during that stretch.)
Mitchell (September 29th, 2009 10:38 pm): “This line-up is ineffective. Lead-off hitter isn’t hitting. Number 3 hitter isn’t hitting. Homerun hitter, batting 7th. . . . But hell, he’s not hitting either. Bobby Cox is clueless.”
Aside from the previous notes that this line-up has won — what? — 15 of the last 18 games? Aan aside from the fact that this line-up scored four runs last night.
McLouth’s OPB for Sep is .385, and he’s the Braves’ best SB threat. That’s what you want from a lead-off hitter — getting on base and making things happen with his speed.
In the last seven games before last night’s, Jones has hit .308/.438/.615 with 6 RBIs. Name me the Brave who has done as well or better during that stretch.
Big John
September 30th, 2009
8:06 pm
Slim and None just walked out the door hand in hand.
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:06 pm
Palmer, Ryan, Maddux, and…..nolasco?
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:07 pm
I’d complain about Diaz chasing REALLY bad pitches, but the last time I did that, he hit a 3 run HR…
{Wait a minute…}
DIAZ SUCKS!!!!
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:08 pm
Going down meekly. Sure is a different team than we saw on the road trip. Or the past two trips.
Will
September 30th, 2009
8:09 pm
Good lord, welcome back the punchless Braves we know and love! Braves are horrible playing from behind
Mike J
September 30th, 2009
8:11 pm
We are seeing another typical Braves slump beginning right now. Great timing! What kind of bad luck do we have that we finally have great pitching, and Chipper decides he’s old and Bmac has a bad year. How were we ever suppose to win with Chipper hitting under .271 and Mac hitting .284?
Mitchell
September 30th, 2009
8:13 pm
Somebody is quoting me and I haven’t said anything in three hours.
I’m sure Fox will be dropping that Saturday game any minute now.
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:13 pm
Remember when the Braves were really good at home?
ncscoots
September 30th, 2009
8:14 pm
Going down meekly.
Yeah, but they still have lots of outs left to inherit the earth, uh, game.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:15 pm
shoot of the fireworks – lol
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:15 pm
How much better have the Braves been on the road than at home lately? Glad you asked.
In their past 21 road games, they are 16-5 with a .272 batting average, 200 hits, 119 runs and a 2.84 ERA.
In their past 21 home games before this one, the Braves are 10-11 with a .254 average, 174 hits, 88 runs and a 3.55 ERA.
Salamander
September 30th, 2009
8:16 pm
Mike J – get a clue.
McCann is having an excellent year for a catcher. The dude is tired and has no business being the everyday clean up hitter this late in the season.
Unfortunately, Chipper is just not the man we once knew… at the plate or in the field.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2009
8:16 pm
Mike J, stop being a hater.
Yeah, Chipper might as well just retire in the middle of the game right? Yeah right.
You’re so negative man. Why don’t you just chill out.
That was my Steve from Ohio impression. Thank you.
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:17 pm
All the Brewers need to do it win 1 game and the Dodgers just need to win two…
Then, if we win the rest of our games, its tiebreaker time!
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:18 pm
McCann is having an excellent year for a catcher.
Eh. Not excellent, but not as bad as he was saying…
ncscoots
September 30th, 2009
8:18 pm
That was my Steve from Ohio impression. Thank you.
Mitchell, when are you going to do the one where you’re not a nitwit, LOL?
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:18 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY – very very true
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:19 pm
How many K’s does Nate have in his last 10 AB’s….
I gunna go with 7
Efrim
September 30th, 2009
8:20 pm
Sigh….
Nate.
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:20 pm
Jurrjens4NLCY – wait that’s not right……if we lose tonight. the brewers would need to win tonight and then the dodgers would have to sweep
N8
September 30th, 2009
8:20 pm
DOB, your 8:15 post is why earlier tonight I asked if anybody else out there would have felt better if these final games were on the road.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:20 pm
I highly doubt we’re winning this game….they’re dead….absolutely no energy coming from this team what-so-ever
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:20 pm
um can we get a new lead off hitter?
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:21 pm
8Ks in 3.2 innings!
RHR
September 30th, 2009
8:21 pm
Cy Freakin Nolasco. Of course.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:21 pm
and frankly just waving at the ball…no matter where its located
Nick
September 30th, 2009
8:21 pm
The Braves are done folks. The offense has reverted back to its useless state and Chipper has continued to be a huge liability on all facets of the game.
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:22 pm
That’s five consecutive strikeouts for Nolasco.
I’d remind that he entered with a 5.28 ERA.
a643dp
September 30th, 2009
8:22 pm
WTF can McCann give his glasses to McLouth so he can freakin see the ball $hit he is horrible. Im having Jordan Schafer flash backs.
FaninFaytown
September 30th, 2009
8:22 pm
Jesus christ stop striking out
CB
September 30th, 2009
8:22 pm
scoots, he doesn’t know how- he lives in a cocoon of hatred.
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:22 pm
only 44 pitches for Nolasco
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:23 pm
Make that six straight Ks
Tomahawkin
September 30th, 2009
8:23 pm
CY Nolasco, Looking Good!
keylargo
September 30th, 2009
8:23 pm
So much for the playoff atmosphere. Braves no hit through 4. Six K’s in a row.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:24 pm
FaninFaytown RE: “Jesus christ stop striking out”
This made me laugh…quite abit actually
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:24 pm
this is lame
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2009
8:24 pm
I should also point out, however, that Nolasco has allowed only eight hits and two walks with 17 strikeouts in 14 innings over his past two starts before tonight. Kid’s obviously found a groove.
Will
September 30th, 2009
8:24 pm
This is just embarrassing. After all this the last two weeks these guys are just rolling over on offense. unbelievable.
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 30th, 2009
8:25 pm
I don’t think Chipper “believes”, do you? McLouth sure doesn’t “believe”.
uga-brave
September 30th, 2009
8:25 pm
gotta be bobby’s fault no other logical explanation.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:25 pm
DOB
I had Nolasco in my fantasy league….and for the most part he was a solid pick up…Gave up some runs…but always had lots of K’s…and got the W’s through the Marlins offense…
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:26 pm
I blame Bobby
McFann Ô
September 30th, 2009
8:26 pm
This…is…really…BORING!!! AAAAHHGG! I…DESPISE…K’s!!
Mike J–
A “bad” year? No, it hasn’t been his best…but 21 HR, 35 um…doubles, and 92 RBI isn’t “bad” for a catcher. He has K’d too much, though. And his AVG is down…but he hasn’t had a bad year.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2009
8:26 pm
A cocoon of hatred.
Wow, that’s deep.
ChurchMan
September 30th, 2009
8:27 pm
you think they’d at least want to go down fighting but this so far is sad.
“How to turn your luck around the in blink of an eye: The Braves Way!”
They turned it around in a positive way really quickly so I guess it makes sense that they could flip it back in the opposite direction just as easily.
Tomahawkin
September 30th, 2009
8:27 pm
Pathetice performance again by the Braves AWFense so far…
It takes talent to co..cktease fans like this over and over again for the coarse of the season…
It’s a cycle, the braves get on a streak which yields to the fans supporting them, then they lay an egg during the most important series of the season. It happened against Philly during the second half and now that the pressure is on the braves are falling flat again…
I’m just glad that I didn’t get suckered into the “Braves Fever” hype over the last week only because they won games against AAA teams which they forgot to do during the first half…
Driver8
September 30th, 2009
8:27 pm
Not to mention that “huge” turnout by the Braves faithful for what is a playoff push…yikes. What would you say another 25,000 maybe? The guys are feeding off the lackluster turnout it seems. Oh well that would have probably been the case in the playoffs or the play in game on Monday.
How embarassing would that be if we didn’t sell out the play in game on Monday when ESPN shows it and again we have so many empties. ESPN would have ragged on us once again.
uga-brave
September 30th, 2009
8:28 pm
looks like hoss has morphed into buck commander about two months to early this season.
Nova Scotia Steve - Fight Like A Brave
September 30th, 2009
8:28 pm
We’ll be really hard up to have a 100 RBI guy…
When’s the last time the Atlanta Braves did not have a 100 RBI man on their team?????
There’s a trivia question….(unless it happened last year lol)
WillinVa
September 30th, 2009
8:28 pm
Keylargo Yunel has a hit
RHR
September 30th, 2009
8:28 pm
I thought this would happen but I thought it would be the Nats they rolled over for. Oh well, at least they stepped up enough to sweep the worst team in baseball and keep it going for another few days. This looks nothing like the team we watched roll up to within 2 games of the wildcard.
SoWeGA Fanatic
September 30th, 2009
8:29 pm
I hear the fat lady running through scales under the stands.
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:30 pm
well there is still 15 outs to go
WillinVa
September 30th, 2009
8:30 pm
Nova Scotia Steve it happened last year
RHR
September 30th, 2009
8:31 pm
Maybe he’s just trying to make Huddy feel better.
Jurrjens4NLCY - Fight Like A Moving, Counting, Believing Brave {UNTIL THE END!}
September 30th, 2009
8:31 pm
Ballgame.
Rox need to go 2 – 4, and we need to sweep the Nats
SoWeGA Fanatic
September 30th, 2009
8:31 pm
Oh, my.
ncscoots
September 30th, 2009
8:32 pm
gotta be bobby’s fault no other logical explanation.
Naturally, uga, LOL. Ask most bloggers here, if you don’t believe it.
I’m making the line on a “sense of urgency” essay appearing before the night is over, but it’s a tight 6-5, LOL. Better get your bets in before it swings to the favorite side.
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 30th, 2009
8:32 pm
I think it’s fair to say that McLouth has been a bust as a Brave so far. Yeah, I mean, he makes the routine plays in CF, and occasionally, a very good play out there, but he can sure make the average pitcher look like a Cy winner… a lot!
FEAR
September 30th, 2009
8:32 pm
I BELIEVE this is over
RHR
September 30th, 2009
8:32 pm
Rox will clinch by Saturday.
And I’m being optimistic.
StingerSplash
September 30th, 2009
8:33 pm
Ask not for whom the Gload tolls. It tolls for thee, Braves. That one hurt.
Funny how the team that didn’t have any pressure on it played its tail off for a three-week stretch to get right back into the race. But when the pressure was on, they soiled the crib.
BELIEVE
September 30th, 2009
8:33 pm
I FEAR this is over
WillinVa
September 30th, 2009
8:33 pm
JJ rox only got 5 games left
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
September 30th, 2009
8:34 pm
I think Boog has it BAAAD for Coghlan! Joe too.
Will
September 30th, 2009
8:34 pm
TN Brian,
That was funny at 8:25, i do think chipper “believes” he is about ready to go hunting. Im just asking here, what is honestly gonna be different about this offense next year?? This offense has no power whatsoever, even bringing in another bat they are still just mediocre on offense.
Efrim
September 30th, 2009
8:35 pm
On a lighter note, K Rod blew his seventh save of the year and now has walked 38 batters in 67.1 innings.
RHR
September 30th, 2009
8:35 pm
Andruw McCann?
Ron Gant
September 30th, 2009
8:35 pm
hold on folks…i gotta take this call
StingerSplash
September 30th, 2009
8:35 pm
Make that seven straight.
Salamander
September 30th, 2009
8:36 pm
Looks like this might be the third time this season that the Marlins have derailed the Braves:
Started the season 5-1, promptly swept by the Fish.
Beginning of this month – Braves take first 2 of a 4 game series with the Marlins, then drop next 2 and get swept by the Reds in the next series.
And now, perhaps about to lose 2 of 3 to the Fish…
kirkinga
September 30th, 2009
8:36 pm
The Braves had a chance to put the Marlins away down in Miami but instead reinvigorated them with 2 give-away wins.
It would appear that the Marlins have become our biggest intradivision rival.
Mike J
September 30th, 2009
8:37 pm
Salamander
You get a clue…Bmac is NOT having the type of year he has had in the past. Regardless of the reason. He is NOT producing the way he did last year.
Mitchell
I am not hating. You guys stop being so defensive. I never said Chipper should retire, I only said (and in a joking manner I might add) that Chipper is playing like he is old. Slower bat speed, and bad in the feild.
Walt Stone
September 30th, 2009
8:37 pm
Enter your comments here
No TV or radio in Boulder. Is Nolasco throwing BB’s ?
Appears bad from internet.
lexbrave
September 30th, 2009
8:37 pm
it’s bad enough to get knocked out of the playoffs, but to be knocked out of the playoffs by a team with nothing to play for..that’s just adding insult to injury
Tiger Woods
September 30th, 2009
8:37 pm
Ozzie Guillen right. Javy not a big game pitcher. O well.
ChurchMan
September 30th, 2009
8:38 pm
this has now become funny … GO RICKY GO!!! MOW EM DOWN!!!!!
Will
September 30th, 2009
8:38 pm
This is hilarious, i am almost rooting for strikeouts now!
Doc Holiday
September 30th, 2009
8:38 pm
Theres the explanation of why people in Atlanta didnt go to the game on monday and last night………they all know what this team is really made of.
StingerSplash
September 30th, 2009
8:39 pm
Do I hear nine?
Yep.
I remember the game Ramon Martinez whiffed 18 Braves. This is a much more futile effort by the hitters.