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bravos2249
April 27th, 2010
8:48 pm
Well it’s been a week since anyone hit a homer for us.
the real Andy
April 27th, 2010
8:48 pm
wow, amazing graphic on Cards pitchers. 1 HR allowed in last 127 IP. that’s incredible
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
8:48 pm
That’s just the 7th time all year that Prado has swung at the first pitch.
gobravos
April 27th, 2010
8:49 pm
I hope the TP don’t talk to J-Hey rule is being followed. JK, TP has said himself that he doesn’t even have to touch Heyward and that you would never try to change the approach of a guy like him. I’d say if a batting style gets you to the big leagues by 20 your all good. He’s probably got a better idea of where he should be standing in the box than any of us.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
8:49 pm
Hehe…Chipper got a break there.
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
8:49 pm
DL Chipper NOW
We need a healthy Chipper in the second half
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
8:50 pm
Anyone that’s been listening to Braves feed can tell me what Smoltz has to say about the team slump?
McFann Ô
April 27th, 2010
8:51 pm
In the immortal words of Ruben Kincaid:
“Ya know, you are really beginnin’ to irritate me…”
Bat Masterson
April 27th, 2010
8:53 pm
Ray K, I know you did not say everyone. I could have left it at comment on the opening sentence, a prevailing wind of near-sightedness hell I like it. I used the word apoplectic texting with my cousin about the blog and he wrote back, if you’re going to make me get out a dictionary I’m through texting with you , funny.
TnBrian
April 27th, 2010
8:53 pm
Brian is going through the blues.
J-Hey
April 27th, 2010
8:53 pm
watch out chipper and mac, Melky’s average could eventually start getting higher than yours …
Flatbill Kid
April 27th, 2010
8:54 pm
Great play by Yunel.
Since the pitcher’s bats have come alive does that put the 9th spot in the order with a higher avg/more hits than our leadoff men?
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
8:55 pm
remember the days when we made a 2-0 lead standup? well, let’s do it again!
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
8:55 pm
Excellent point by Joe on why LaRussa hits a pitcher 8th.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
8:55 pm
Carpenter is a career .107 hitter with strikeouts in 1/3 of his ABs. Looked like it there.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
8:56 pm
Sabermetricians will tell you that it’s always better for a pitcher (or the worst hitter) to bat 8th.
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
TnBrian — Brian is going through the blues.
Mojo sent.
Brava
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Derek’s looking good!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
what did Joe say?
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Derek is in a little groove
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
NASTY Strikeout by Lowe…
I love that sinker in cool weather
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Didn’t Brett Sabermetrics pitch for the Royals?
Brava
April 27th, 2010
8:58 pm
Time for more runs…
Salamander
April 27th, 2010
8:58 pm
I haven’t seen Lowe look this sharp in a while. Good to see.
Jeff R
April 27th, 2010
8:58 pm
A healthy Chipper… that’s always a bit of a crapshoot, isn’t it?
the real Andy
April 27th, 2010
8:59 pm
Smoltzie just keeps saying “they’ll get it going”
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
8:59 pm
JasonInFL
“April 27th, 2010
8:55 pm
remember the days when we made a 2-0 lead standup? well, let’s do it again!”
I thought we had that game last night in the Bag, Wrong, Wrong!
TnBrian
April 27th, 2010
8:59 pm
J-Hey, no, don’t be all positive about anything with the team or Melky. You said earlier that they were “DONE”.
TnBrian
April 27th, 2010
9:00 pm
J-HEY, my bad. That wasn’t you that said that.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
Derek Lowe, Kevin Millwood, Scott Erickson, Steve Busby, and Tom Phoebus all threw no-hitters on April 27th. There might be some others before 1920 or between 1930 and 1951.
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
T-Hawkin, I know…I went to bed when it was still 3-1. Thought for sure when I checked this mornin that we had ended the strea,…(sigh)
But, it is on tonight…I want to jinx the pitcher, so I am not saying anything about that…but, we are gettin the W darn it!
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
The Real Andy
thanks for the reply
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
JasonInFL – He said it’s a better opportunity to get another guy on base in front of Pujols w/o the pitcher hitting 9th.
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
J-Hey needs a base knock…
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:02 pm
One other: Jim Tobin. That’s 6 total.
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:02 pm
Mixxo…thanks!
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:02 pm
BS Call on J-Hey!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:02 pm
*don’t want to…
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:02 pm
Everyone, please stop talking about how good Lowe looks…we might jinx him!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
send the kid!
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
Yes! he woulda stolen that anyway
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
cards w/ a boot
Dan Kolb's Mom
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
wow they looked like us with that play
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
Puttin’ pressure on the D.
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
Thats what Speed Does! Nice Call Bobby and TP!
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:03 pm
Little fly ball here Nate. Simplify the mindset. Sometimes when you do your job, you get a little bonus.
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
No DP’s Please!
Nate Dawg, Come On!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
come on Natey Nate!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
was Heyward on the move there?
Rob from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
squeeze
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:05 pm
nates obviously looking fastball all the way
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:05 pm
G-Dammit Nate Dawg…!
Since the 2nd half of last year he has been Slop for us, at least he made Big Carp Work!
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
9:05 pm
Robbed!
JC from DR
April 27th, 2010
9:06 pm
Nate StrikeLouth!!
cabravesfan
April 27th, 2010
9:06 pm
Wow- apparently the strike zone extends to the opposite batter’s box…
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:06 pm
Looks Like D-Lowe is gonna have to do all the run production
J-Hey
April 27th, 2010
9:06 pm
well hopefully that run won’t come back to hurt them … but i bet it will
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
Sonsofa
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
Speed Kills, so does Not driving runs with less than 2 outs, only the braves and the Cards gave us a gift that inning
Jimmy Joe
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
All of these men left on base is ****ing ridiculous. Someone get a big hit. Please.
Remember what a home run is?!?!?!?!
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
As a hitter, you do have to expand your strike zone there with the pitcher on deck. But that’s a tough pitch to pull the trigger on. Started way off the plate and didn’t look like it came back all the way, either.
gobravos
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
Was it DOB or one of the other guys who said you can’t spell McLouth without out.
TnBrian
April 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
Cochran firm commercial = worst of the worst.
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:08 pm
Rob, a squeeze would been have great there…fast runner on 3rd, fast runner at the plate, and one that can’t get a hit. I would have loved to see the attempt there. But, alas, we do nothing aggressive to try and get some runs across.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:09 pm
Did they forget Lowe’s no-hitter on April 27th? LOL…
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:10 pm
Oh, besides Lowe.
Jimmy Joe
April 27th, 2010
9:10 pm
This team better not blow this lead!!!!!
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:10 pm
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:08 pm
“Rob, a squeeze would been have great there…fast runner on 3rd, fast runner at the plate, and one that can’t get a hit. I would have loved to see the attempt there. But, alas, we do nothing aggressive to try and get some runs across.”
Good Point, especially when the team is struggling like it is and relying on the pitcher to drive in the runs, I hope they don’t take the rest of the night off on offense like they did last night
I Hate Liberty Media
April 27th, 2010
9:10 pm
Jimmy, it’s not a matter of if but when.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
Oooh mercy. Wow, what a bomb.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
boy he killed that pitch
bravos2249
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
well there goes the no hitter and shut out
JC from DR
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
here come come the Cards!
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
thanks for the jinx Brian from SC!
someguy
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
Back-to-Back coming up!
Pesky
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
There is now a baseball on the moon
Brava
April 27th, 2010
9:11 pm
Oh NO!!
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
Too early to bring-in Wagner for the save I suppose..
James
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
So much for the no-no. How many of you think the wheels about to come off.
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
First of all, there’s no such thing as a jinx. Second of all, how did I jinx something?
Brava
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
Well, the real Derek Lowe is back.
Mixxo
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
They’re hittin’ ‘em on the screws now.
Pesky
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
I blame the Braves production staff 4 asking that trivia question and the graphic
curtis jones
April 27th, 2010
9:12 pm
Who’da thought DLowe couldn’t hold up a massive two-run lead for a few innings? Certainly not me. I thought the Braves could coast through this one.
Derek Lowe
April 27th, 2010
9:13 pm
Man – Pujols almost decafeinated me!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:13 pm
Will the real D-Lowe, please stand up, please stand up…
JC from DR
April 27th, 2010
9:13 pm
I repeat, here come the Cards! They will regret waisting that last chance to score. This team s.u.c.k.s.
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:13 pm
Good point…bring Wags in for the 5 inning save!
JasonInFL
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
Didn’t Saito used to throw like 96?
Jimmy Joe
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
Useless.
bravos2249
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
bye-bye 2-0 lead
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
Here we go…
B-Macc had no chance, our pitchers suck at holding runners for 2 years running and it makes B-Macc look bad
Brian from SC
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
LOL…here come the haters. Funny how that happens any time a run scores for the other time.
It was nice in here until now. I’m out for the night.
shmoe
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
Brian from SC,
relax man
N Nine
April 27th, 2010
9:14 pm
What did we end up getting for that Kelly Johnson for Ludwick trade? I forgot.
bravos2249
April 27th, 2010
9:15 pm
decafeinated???
WTF
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 27th, 2010
9:15 pm
And the usual middle of the game meltdown begins on cue by the Braves.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 27th, 2010
9:16 pm
you’ve got to be kidding me????!!!!! game over man, game over.
Tomahawkin
April 27th, 2010
9:16 pm
WTF…This is not good!
Pesky
April 27th, 2010
9:16 pm
yes!!!!! Ejection Time 2010