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curtis jones
October 4th, 2009
5:19 pm
Leave him in Bobby…he’s doing great, just great.
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:19 pm
What a day for Maxwell: Four strikeouts and three walks in seven plate appearances.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:20 pm
Yaaaaaaay.
Nostradamus sez
October 4th, 2009
5:20 pm
Manny is a big tease
Goldenglove002
October 4th, 2009
5:20 pm
well, Manny got out of that
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:21 pm
The 402 crew had the organist’s choice for Ian Desmond right yesterday: Brubeck’s “Take Five” featured Paul Desmond on alto sax.
Bring Me the Head of Deforest Kelley
October 4th, 2009
5:21 pm
Once again, the Braves show their schizophrenia. Pull to within 2 games of the wildcard lead last week, now on the verge of losing their sixth straight. Everyone seemed to be writing them in stone as a playoff-contending team for 2010 after last week, but sure doesn’t look that way now.
The postseason is still many years away from this group.
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:22 pm
maybe braves can make this “team that leaves the bases loaded and doesn’t score, the other team usually does” thing come true
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:22 pm
Manny just made his bid to close for the Braves next season. Of course, he got himself into his own jam.
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:22 pm
DeForest Kelly, LOL! And Larry Storch my shorts!
keylargo
October 4th, 2009
5:23 pm
McFann
Thanks for the link. Sounds like he is OK age wise.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:23 pm
Bring Me the Head of Deforest Kelley… Hey, Bones, pop a beer and relax, man.
Slick Willie
October 4th, 2009
5:23 pm
Looks like I need to teach these boys how to score.
Jake W.
October 4th, 2009
5:24 pm
Well there will be a playoff game for the Al central. 87 wins will be enough to get one of those teams in the playoffs.But hey, 87 wins will be a big improvement for the braves over last year, if they ever decide to win it…
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:24 pm
Esco!
Jimmy Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:24 pm
Jeff R –
Manny Acosta is bad. He shouldn’t be our closer.
bravesgrl4life
October 4th, 2009
5:24 pm
Can we please make it count this time? I need to go make dinner and do some stuff for my Monday night ministry. I’m starting to wonder if I’ll be going to bed before this one is done.
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:25 pm
Escobar will end season at .2992 if he doesn’t bat again. That’s .299. One hit from .300….
McFann Ô
October 4th, 2009
5:25 pm
Keylargo–
You’re welcome.
Sounds like he is OK age wise.
Yeah…
Hey, since it was Fan Appreciation Weekend and everything, woulda been a perfect time for BMac to hit a double for me…us.
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:25 pm
This is our Sunday Night Ministry!
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:25 pm
nice one kelly
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:25 pm
Dammit Kelly.
Manny Acosta
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
http://www.imeem.com/acast77/music/s_ChxSbi/the-price-is-right-losing-horn/
McFann Ô
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
This is so agitating…
Slick Willie
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
abwright
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
DOB, at this rate, Esco should get at least two more ABs.
Doc Holiday
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
A technical question……..if they keep playing until next spring, do we get a chance to trade or release some of our trash even if they are in uniform?
Jimmy Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
This game really is never going to end.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
Onto the 15th! Well, we didn’t want the season to end, so here we go.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:26 pm
Jimmy Joe… Manny is super. See how he worked his way out of his own jam! How much more exciting 9th innings will be next season with Manny on the mound.
Goldenglove002
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
gonna run out of players soon
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
That DP from Kelly was definitely not DP to chesty! For you Dave O’!
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
Bobby: “bunt in the bottom of the inning with a runner at first and no outs in a tie game! You’re joking right?”
Slick Willie
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
Doc, since they still won’t be on base then I say yes we can trade or release them
McFann Ô
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
Soph Well, we didn’t want the season to end, so here we go.
Yeah, but BMac’s can’t be used anymore, so what good does this do me?
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:27 pm
If we make it to the 16th inning, I think it would be appropriate to bring out the circus music. It’s been a while since we’ve heard that.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:28 pm
Kelly Johnson, say this three times fast: nontender, nontender, nontender.
abwright
October 4th, 2009
5:28 pm
What are the provisions for letting a game end in a tie?
If the Braves/gNats don’t get this thing done before CCR is baked, would they call it? There is really no need to play this thing out, except maybe for the extra cash that Braves might get if they tie the Fish.
Freddi Mercury
October 4th, 2009
5:29 pm
Braves offensive #’s going down faster than lentz backstage at a queen concert
abwright
October 4th, 2009
5:29 pm
Can the players who have been used and are out of the game leave for vacation now?
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:29 pm
This needs to go 18 innings. A double header in one game. What a bonus for Braves’ fans.
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:29 pm
Logan, Nunez, Carlyle .. still a lot of potential fail left in the bullpen
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:30 pm
I am sure the CCR band has its own private jet, so they can wait interminably …
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:31 pm
Boone Logan, a lights out kinda guy.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:31 pm
Yeah, but BMac’s can’t be used anymore, so what good does this do me?
Awww, sorry McFann. It’s a sacrifice we had to make…
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
October 4th, 2009
5:31 pm
Bobby Jenks might be available. Lowe for Jenks? COME ON, trying to be positive here.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:32 pm
Trot Norton to the mound. He’s hanging up his cletes at the end of the seaon, in all likelihood. Let him go out pitching.
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:32 pm
I know the Braves didn’t want their season to end onn Oct. 4, but this is getting ridiculous….
Random
October 4th, 2009
5:32 pm
Jim (October 4th, 2009 1:31 pm): “Once again… being realistic, the Braves have no chance next year. Sure, they might be able to make the playoffs or with luck win the division. But no chance at legitimately making a run for a championship.”
Nope, your assumption is not “realistic” — it’s flat out wrong.
Once a team gets into the MLB playoffs these days, anything can happen — it’s a crapshoot, especially in the short series.
Three of the past seven World Champions were Wild Card entries (02, 03, 04).
When baseball added the Wild Card in 1995, the World Series winner has been the Wild Card 4 times, and also the loser 5 times. That means 33% of the time the Wild Card has kept playing until the end.
By contrast having the best record in baseball has only produced 3 champions and 2 runners up in the same time frame.
2006 83-78 Cards = World Champs.
Etc.
And if this season’s Braves had made it to the playoffs, their starting rotation would have probably made them favorites to represent the NL in this year’s WS.
Couch Tater
October 4th, 2009
5:33 pm
I see a bad moon rising…
Jake W.
October 4th, 2009
5:34 pm
I know our relievers have high appearance totals. Moylan, Gonzo, and EOF with the highest I think. Are they waiting for Gonzo to get his total up?
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:36 pm
Paisan: You’re sure the John Fogerty-less CCR has its own plane? I’m not.
Loaf on a blackberry on the way back to Cali
October 4th, 2009
5:36 pm
Like LL says… Going back to Cali! Heading back home with a FAT wallet, BABY!
Jim Riggleman
October 4th, 2009
5:36 pm
Should I send Mahony in for the bottom of the 15th?
Mid Town Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
I smell a rain delay!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
“Willy and the poorboys are playin;
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.”
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
Without John Fogerty, it ain’t really CCR.
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
Finally! A run!
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
Blah.
Double blah.
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:37 pm
DOB — purely tongue-in-cheek. John Fogerty WAS CCR.
Uh..oh — we are down!
Jim Riggleman
October 4th, 2009
5:38 pm
Doubles? We don’t need no steenkin doubles!
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:38 pm
Wake up CCRevisited. Time to get warmed up, boys.
Jimmy Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:39 pm
We were 86-70, two games back of the wild card and didn’t win a game the rest of the season. I know it’s not that big of a deal, but I think it is.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:39 pm
Boone just earned himself throw-in status in an offseason trade. Should of left Manny in.
TnBrian(Vazquez ace 2010)
October 4th, 2009
5:40 pm
I guess Bobby knew what he was doing all along not using Acost-us & Logan. They’ve cost us two games in a row & they can’t be tired.
McFann Ô
October 4th, 2009
5:40 pm
Soph–
Thanks…but we didn’t HAVE to make it.
Thought he had that double, too…
Mid Town Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:41 pm
Detroilet and Twinkees have a one game playoff (same record as Braves)
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:41 pm
Congrats to Kelly on the baby!
McFann, you should go to Mexico next month…
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:41 pm
Let’s not give up yet; this thing can still go 18, 19, why, even 20 innings.
cabravesfan
October 4th, 2009
5:42 pm
hmmm, Mexico? I can do Mexico
Jimmy Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:42 pm
I repeat, 86-70 and two games back of the wild card.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:42 pm
Of course.
David O'Brien
October 4th, 2009
5:43 pm
As it stands, Logan (Kensing) wins and (Boone) Logan loses.
Jeff R
October 4th, 2009
5:43 pm
Up to Nate or Omar. One dingedr ties it up.
AdirondackDave
October 4th, 2009
5:43 pm
I know I’ll get pasted for this but what the he.. Our beloved Braves need to have a serious chat with both Chipper and Lowe. Chipper, unless he turns it around in SP and in the early season should be encouraged to accept a promotion up to the front office. He seems to be plenty baseball savvy and generally intelligent. He could be both a PR asset and useful in club operations, both at the minor league level and with the major league team. Maybe he would accept a 30 year contract which absorbed some or all of his current contract obligation over a very long period of time.
Lowe, who knows.. With his history of wins and innings eating, maybe there are a few clubs who would take him with the Braves eating half his salary. I know, I know, the Braves don’t do that. Well, it’s time to start re-thinking some of those “Braves policies” which may be doing more harm than good by restricting options. I’d include dumping the no “no trade clause” as well if it might mean acquiring talent that wouldn’t be available otherwise.
Removing Chipper from the field and Lowe from the roster, if it could be done, would free up $25m to bolster the offense which is somewhere between mediocre and dreadful depending on which week or month we are talking about. In addition, offer Hudson a contract extension that included an annual reduction in salary to something like 8M, saving the Braves an additional 4-5M per year.
This 30M would enable the Braves to re-sign LaRoche and sign/trade for AT LEAST one slugging outfielder outfielder (Bay, Holliday, Braun come to mind) and upgrade 3rd base as well. With Heyward on the verge of making the clud, this should make the team a serious post season contender.
Ok, tell me why the Braves can’t, won’t, shouldn’t do the above.
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
at least they’ll finish above .500, it’s a start
Mixxo
October 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
We’re going to score.
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
Where is Mitchell and Lentz? Much misery to be had …
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
cab – McCann said he’s going on vacay to Mexico in the next few months. Maybe, you and McFann can accidentally run into him over there.
Mid Town Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
DOB
Clear and concise.
Nostrdamus sez
October 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
Pizza just arrived. Time for offense to do the same.
cabravesfan
October 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
Soph-
If I had the money…
Mixxo
October 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
My man Omar will DO it!
ChurchMan
October 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
1 more out and the misery of 09 will finally be over
Nate McLouth is average.
October 4th, 2009
5:45 pm
He is.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:46 pm
Noooo. I don’t want to lose the last game. It’s depressing.
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:47 pm
Omar doesn’t want it to end. Marteen, you shouldn’t either!
abwright
October 4th, 2009
5:47 pm
Maybe Prado will hit an HR and end this with a win.
Mixxo
October 4th, 2009
5:48 pm
C’mon Ump!!
Roja
October 4th, 2009
5:48 pm
Were we waiting to see if the Marlins lost so we would know if we needed to lose to finish behind them?
The Ghost of Jimeny Cricket
October 4th, 2009
5:48 pm
This losing streak will haunt us.
Goldenglove002
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
not dead yet
Mixxo
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
My guys don’t quit!
Braves Paisan
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
Marteen! Man, what a plus he has been for us!
Soph
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
My last one of the year, probably:
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.
Salamander
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
Down a run, threatening late with 2 outs… Haven’t I read this story before?
Nostrdamus sez
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
Goldenglove002
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
not dead yet
just smells that wat
abwright
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
Thank goodness Martin didn’t tie it. Brooks Conrad, the savior of the universe can end it with a single.
curtis jones
October 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
Wouldn’t mind seeing Infante-Prado 1-2 in the batting order next year…McLouth needs to be somewhere 6-8
Jimmy Joe
October 4th, 2009
5:50 pm
Wow.