Jurrjens and Escobar injured in series finale

Is there a better time to be an Atlanta sports fan? Eat your heart out Cleveland, we’re really LAST.

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I’m 2nd and 3rd, Braves…. still last.

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Can we get one of these strained hammys for Lowe, too?

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Hey Frank Wrens, do us all a favor and blow your brains out! You SUCK!!!

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Awesome. Unfortunately finishing last in baseball isn’t like finishing last in football or basketball. It’s possible for the #1 pick to be productive in year 1 for football and basketball. Looking at 3ish years before they are ready.

This could be the worst possible season for Heyward to be a rookie. WIth absolutely no help around him how can he be expected to have a productive year??

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I wouldn’t want to pitch anymore either, down 3-0 in the first you know your offense isn’t going to score that much so why keep going back out there?

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Is there no end in sight? I am downright disgusted with Frank Wren. What does he care though, he has no problem going to the bank with his huge check. He might as well be wearing a ski mask.

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This is embarassing. Good thing no one on the Braves gives a rat’s tailbone.

Any word on the extent of JJ injury? Maybe he wanted to quit early and cause he knows we ain’t going to score 4 runs

Thank God for Book Rule doubles saved us at least two runs in the series

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You had to figure the Cards would have to stop toying with us. You can tell the Cards simply do not take the Braves seriously.

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Good afternoon,

I am tipping my cap to the Cardinals. They are a really good team. Our hitting will come around this weekend vs the Astros. We have really good team chemistry. IT is very early in the season. We are playing good baseball. They are just hitting in places we are not positioned. Go Bravos!

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Corky, you have obviously had too much beer today. Our team chemistry is like mixing sulphuric acid with tin.

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What in the World did we do to anger the Baseball Gods this year?? This is beyond pathetic already. Someone in the front office better WAKE UP RIGHT NOW, because all the platitudes in the world don’t mean a thing when you keep losing.

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corkylovesbeer: “I am tipping my cap to the Cardinals. They are a really good team. Our hitting will come around this weekend vs the Astros. We have really good team chemistry. IT is very early in the season. We are playing good baseball. They are just hitting in places we are not positioned. Go Bravos!”

Mr. Cox?

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The braves have not scored over 4 runs in 11 straight and if they dont score 2 runs in three innings it will be 12…. I hate this i look forward to braves season every year and the past couple i have lost interest when it hits september bc they are out of it but now it could be May they are out

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WOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

DAT FISH WIT DA TENNIS SHOES IS LOOKING AT ME!!!!

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Hate to say it, but I told you so, and I did it again & again, beginning in February. When we all saw the Braves’ cheapskate moves before the season began, and when you take out all the pre-season hype (which happens in every Major League city), what we were left with was mediocrity and a prayer. We’re down to wishin’ and hopin’. But it ain’t going to happen.

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I retired this past year to Panama City and the Braves aren’t shown here; I guess I should be grateful they’re not. This is d**n pitiful.

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Now what is that called when the ball hits the bat and goes out of the park? I thought the Braves were not allowed to do that

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Wow, there is nothing positive to talk about so the announcers are hyping “the best curveball in the Braves minor league system.” At least Colby Rasmus is helping my rotisserie team.

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Yeah, wasn’t that stupid. Bobby Cox is telling the Cardinals what to pay Pujols? He should be telling his own management to spend $50 million for some players.

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I wonder if that prospect who got himself kicked out of the braves farm system for being with a prostitute did it on purpose so he could get out. They should have kept him, at least the Braves could say one of their players could swing the bat.

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Escobar, a chipper off the ol’ block.

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I would leave the game to with a pulled “anything” if I was going to lose 9 games in a row too!!

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Can’t wait to see how Leo “Rose-Colored-Glasses” Mazzone tries to spin this one tomorrow morning on the radio:

“We’re just not getting any balls bouncing our way.”

“We’re not mathematically eliminated yet!”

“We’ve just run up against a slew of great teams and pitchers like Kyle Kendrick.”

“You gotta tip your hat to the other team sometimes.”

etc etc.

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Can you imagine what it must be like in that clubhouse right now?

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I bet they are laughing in the clubhouse that people will actually pay them for this @#$%

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Tmac…it is early in the season..no need to panic..the 1927 Yankees had a 9 game losing streak as well…as Bobby pointed out.

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Are you kidding me? Just got home from work, turned on the game and we are losing 10-4. Ok, Ok, this joke has gone on long enough. when are the real Braves going to take the field? 9 L’s in a row. Are you kidding me? These are major leaguers folks. I have noticed the past FEW seasons that this team has a lack of heart and will to win. This team just goes through the motions it seems. Even when they win, it’s a ho hum attitude. all I gotta say is I can’t wait for BAB (braves after bobby). Until then, this pathetic franchise will get no more of my money. When Turner Field starts looking like the Blue Jays stadium, then maybe we will get the changes we need. Send a clear message to upper management that we demand a better product on the field. If not, we can just sit behind these computers witching about them. I for one will CHOOSE to stay away.

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@Tmac – Thank you, thank you, looks like I’ll be here all year.

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Now the announcers are saying LaRussa is playing it like a spring training game. Wow!

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Of course I benched Hewyard in my rotisserie league and I have Hanson and Hudson. So I truly can’t win for losing.

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Injuries should compliment our anemic offense quite well…

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We better break this streak at home against the Astros or it could get really ugly as the Braves go on the road for 3 in Washington, 3 in Philly and 3 in Milwaukee.

We could be eliminated from the playoff race by the end of that stretch.

But wait, i’m sorry. We’re supposed to have patients… my bad.

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I have to tell you…Atlanta Braves…you do not look marvelous. You look more like…BRUTAL!

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I can’t believe all the negativity…Turner Field is Braves Country!

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Was it Casey Stengel, when he was with a pitiful Mets team, who said, “Can’t anybody around here play this game?”

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ROFLMAO! SportsSouth didn’t have a post game show and here is what was said…”Given time constaints we move forward to further sports action.” ROTFLMAO! They went to Bobby Dews. ROTFLMA! I wish they could move forward to futher action when the Braves win. ROTFLMAO!

Then they show a promo with J-Hey’s homer on Opening Day and the announcer says “The Braves are taking our breath away!” They sure are, because they are killing us!

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Bring up Freddie Freeman

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It has been so long I forgot what the sign to steal second base is. I will have to remind Bobby we can still do that crazy play.

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Wasn’t Meds Cruising? why take him out? I’m sure he has the ability to go more than 3 or so innings…

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How much is Arizona loving Wren…Kelly went yard again (4 for 5), Laroche bombed 2 more…KJ – .320 9hr 18 rbi…LaRoche-.300 4hr 17rbi

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@Corkylovesbeer aka Corkylovescrack – 1927 Yankees? Who is Ruth and who is Gherig? Heyward and Prado? LMAO! Come on, you, Bobby Cox, and Frank Wren all “cracking” up?

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Pete, don’t you know no one asks the tough questions around here anymore because they are afraid of the front office.

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Barry Bonds as hitting coach. He needs to let our hitters in on the little secret of how to hit. Or how to take steroids one or the other!!

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Frank Wren, Bobby Cox, Terry Pendleton should all be fired.

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Crazy how little injuries pop up when guys know they have nothing to play for.

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So, who’s still heading to the Ted tomorrow?

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April 22, 2010 was the beginning of the end. And it was Draft Day. Perhaps coincidental, but thank God. It was a sign that football season ain’t that far away. So I will ask this: At what point do the powers be release those who can’t play or coach? Why is Freddie Freeman not playing in the bigs? Wren can’t possibly believe that Glaus is better. The future is exactly that and it won’t be here until Bobby is gone and Wren gets his head out of his ass! Keep losing and I will be able to buy the cheap seats and watch the other teams from behind home plate or wherever I feel like sitting.

GO FALCONS!

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The Braves cold be worse off, Obama could be the GM.

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This really hurts to watch now… but could this be the worst to first season all over again? i hope soo.

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correcting hinski to hinske … i’m so disgusted i can’t even spell

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thinking about it… the 8 games we’ve won this year have been extremely exciting to watch. and i miss that. i need my fix ATL. please supply me now!

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It’s ok folks I’m retiring this year… wait… or is it getting fired this year? hmmm… can’t remember. oh well. Norton! grab a bat! where’s Norton?

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Right here Bobby.

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Start me at 1st tomorrow.

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Don’t worry Braves Fan if i win the Lotto i will buy this team and clean House.

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is it possible that if the braves continue to be crap that bobby should be fired?

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thank god i am playing softball to night. at least i have some controll on weather we win or lose. hey chipper, my quad is a little sore and we are on a 2 game losing streak but i am going to play!

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Kelly Johnson Hit another homerun today.

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JULIO FRANCO FOR HITTING COACH! He’s the oldest man to hit a HR and Steal a Base- We need hitting and good base running. Think I’m kidding? How could it be worse?

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Chipper will be hurt next. Its been a few day since he has been hurt.

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Kelly Johnson just hit his 9th HR. Awesome job Wren. He almost has as many as the entire Braves team. LOL

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Pull out the POWDER BLUES………………………………..These are the BRAVES OF THE 80′S.

Can you say stirrups, tight knit uniforms, long hair and bad baseball.

Bad baseball by a over the hill manager and a terrible GM. Look at the payrolls for other teams that are performing better than the BRAVES. To bad most people in baseball would hate the BRAVES if they fired BOOBY COX in his swansong year.

Should we be surprised when we put our hopes on an overhill manager, overhill 3B named LARRY, and a pitcher in DLOWE that we could not give away. Also, the payroll is low, so we should not expect anymore than what we have. But still embarrasing to have this payroll and have the 2nd to last worse record in baseball.

2010

Team Total payroll for 2010

New York Yankees $ 206,333,389
Boston Red Sox $ 162,447,333
Chicago Cubs $ 146,609,000
Philadelphia Phillies $ 141,928,379
New York Mets $ 134,422,942
Detroit Tigers $ 122,864,928
Chicago White Sox $ 105,530,000
Los Angeles Angels $ 104,963,866
San Francisco Giants $ 98,641,333
Minnesota Twins $ 97,559,166
Los Angeles Dodgers $ 95,358,016
St. Louis Cardinals $ 93,540,751
Houston Astros $ 92,355,500
Seattle Mariners $ 86,510,000
Atlanta Braves $ 84,423,666
Colorado Rockies $ 84,227,000
Baltimore Orioles $ 81,612,500
Milwaukee Brewers $ 81,108,278
Tampa Bay Rays $ 71,923,471
Cincinnati Reds $ 71,761,542
Kansas City Royals $ 71,405,210
Toronto Blue Jays $ 62,234,000
Washington Nationals $ 61,400,000
Cleveland Indians $ 61,203,966
Arizona Diamondbacks $ 60,718,166
Florida Marlins $ 57,034,719
Texas Rangers $ 55,250,544
Oakland Athletics $ 51,654,900
San Diego Padres $ 37,799,300
Pittsburgh Pirates $ 34,943,000

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Lay off TP guys. The hitting coach is only groomed to handle one maybe two slumps at a given time…..not 9-10 simultaneously. He is simply overloaded. You can see it on his face, his body language, he looks depressed, probably on mega Paxil or Wellbutrin. Probably the loneliest soul on that team right about now. He needs our support.., I feel your pain TP!!

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Let’s face facts here – everybody over the offseason was very skeptical of the moves made by Frank Wren. Selling Javier for a bag of peanuts and getting no ammo on offense in the trade. Getting over the hill Glaus, average Melkey and basically doing nothing to help our abysmal offense last year. Heyward was the only good thing to happen so far and Wren really had nothing to do with that. Then they go out and blow up the Cubs in game 1 and get a couple come from behind wins and everybody jumps on the bandwagon.

Reality check folks – this team is no better (and perphaps much worse) than last year. We all saw it coming this offseason – just temporarily blinded by some greatness from Heyward and a couple lucky breaks (i.e. the come from behind HR from Glaus and Nate to beat the Phillies)

No need the trade the farm system – nothing to do but ride out this piss poor year – get rid of Cox, Chipper, Glaus, Wren, Pendelton and Lowe – grab us a high 1st round pick and clean f-ing house start over and pray the falcons do something this year.

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Embarrassing to have this payroll and not perform better. Look at the Florida Marlins payroll.

Team Total payroll for 2010

New York Yankees $ 206,333,389
Boston Red Sox $ 162,447,333
Chicago Cubs $ 146,609,000
Philadelphia Phillies $ 141,928,379
New York Mets $ 134,422,942
Detroit Tigers $ 122,864,928
Chicago White Sox $ 105,530,000
Los Angeles Angels $ 104,963,866
San Francisco Giants $ 98,641,333
Minnesota Twins $ 97,559,166
Los Angeles Dodgers $ 95,358,016
St. Louis Cardinals $ 93,540,751
Houston Astros $ 92,355,500
Seattle Mariners $ 86,510,000
Atlanta Braves $ 84,423,666
Colorado Rockies $ 84,227,000
Baltimore Orioles $ 81,612,500
Milwaukee Brewers $ 81,108,278
Tampa Bay Rays $ 71,923,471
Cincinnati Reds $ 71,761,542
Kansas City Royals $ 71,405,210
Toronto Blue Jays $ 62,234,000
Washington Nationals $ 61,400,000
Cleveland Indians $ 61,203,966
Arizona Diamondbacks $ 60,718,166
Florida Marlins $ 57,034,719
Texas Rangers $ 55,250,544
Oakland Athletics $ 51,654,900
San Diego Padres $ 37,799,300
Pittsburgh Pirates $ 34,943,000

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Any other team in baseball would make some type of change to make a point. Fire a coach, release a player, fire sale anything to see a different result. This has to be done now or the season will be lost. Oh by the way just checked and no big savings on tix yet!!!

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Dawgs1, yes the positive is that Chavez who sux like the rest of our team has decided not to accept the second half of his over priced contract ($6 Million) and retire at the end of the year. Great news, now if only Chipper and Wren will follow suit we will have a chance in 2011. Braves suck, season is over.

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Bottom line! Being cheap will get you nothing in baseball these days. You have to spend money or wait years for your minor leaguers to develop. Also I think it’s time for Bobby to leave. He should’ve bounced after last season.

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While it is not time to panick yet, it is time to consider making some serious changes. I like TP but as a hitting coach it is way past tme to make a change. It is obvious that that players either do not respect him as a batting coach or are not listening. Players leave and do better elsewhere, Kelly Johnson, Franceour, etc. The second is a change to the lineup. Heyward is going to be the 3rd place hitter for a number of years. He should be put there now with Chipper 4, McCann 5, Escobar 6, Hinske/Glause 7, Mclouth/Cabreara/Dias 8th. I think the offense will click better with this lineup as Heyward should see better pitches with Chipper behind him, Heyward has more speed so if Chipper gets a hit it should help move Heyward around and with Prado in front Heyward should have more RBI chances then when he hits homers with no one on base. Both Heyward, Chipper and McCann should benefit from this and the braves should score more runs. Glaus should definitely be moved out of the clean-up spot.

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Why not have FUN with this. Going to a BRaves game in the late 70s and 80s was FUN. You could park anywhere you like – I liked the curb next to the stdium. You have your own beer guy, your own p-nut guy and they’d sometimes sit down with you and yell at Lemke. And he HEARD you. EVeryone in the park heard you cuz there were only about 2500 people there – most to see the opposition because we had/have a large contingent of yankees who’ve chosen to live in our midst. DOn’t complain, most of them pay taxes.
So sit back, have a brewsky, and ENJOY THE GAME!

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THis just in: Oil spill will not hit shore, moving back out to sea thanks to strong winds generated by Troy Glaus’ bat during St. Louis series

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Hell, maybe the Braves will drop prices for going since no one will pay sky rocket prices for parking, food, seats or anything else just to see a team lose.

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Is there any chance you will grow a pair and ask the tough questions to Bobby and Wren DOB? LIke, “At what point do you make changes? When you lose 10 straight and have the lowest batting average? Or 20 straight and have the fewest HR? How does TP still have a job when our former players are hitting so well. How does TP have a job when we have 5 regualrs hitting under .200 How does TP have a job when our leadoff hitters are hitting under .100? How does Bobby have a job when we continue to make mental and fundamental mistakes. Any other sport and any other coach would have been getting ask these questions?

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dump every player exceopt heyward.This is the worst bunch of bums we have ever had.It is time to start over.This is the worst team in baseball.I hate to say it but it is time to boycott the home games and tv until we get an owner. I am done with these losers.

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No more can’t wait for the next Braves game for me. This is just sad. So many of the guys we traded away are much better than what we have now. Ted Turner, where the heck are you? Please buy the Braves and field us a team again!!!

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bp, if you are a true Braves fan you will not turn from them. It is normal to be really angry and disappointed for their performance, but a true Braves fan will remain a fan win or lose. They are horrible, I admit, but I will continue to support them.

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TMAC,

Your right about needing patients with this braves team….

Wren can go out and pick up some more old players, I think a few are “patients” at Our Lady of the Everswinging Bat Hospice.

Either that or we can go the Mexican leagues and trade a box of baseballs for a first baseman.

Meanwhile take a gander at Kelly Johnson, Jeff Francoeur, and Adam Laroche… So darn sad.

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What is the record for consecutive losses?That’s something to shoot for

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“Well, folks, you can go walk your dog now.”

I miss Skip.

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This ain’t Chicago. This is Georgia. We don’t love losers here.

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Bobby Cox and Braves management finally are exposed. Cox’s managing style got by with very little offense because with the great pitching he had for those 14 seasons he really didn’t need much. The great pitching and defense are gone and so are the winning seasons but the puny offense remains. The strategy of one and done players has caught up to the Braves. They have no lead off man – could have been Elvis Andrus but no, they had to have Tex – but couldn’t keep him. They have no slugging first baseman. They just let Adam LaRoche, the only remnant left of the Tex trade, walk away. This is a pattern that keeps repeating. So, we have another one and doner at first who is doing nothing. Terry Pendleton’s weakness as a hitting coaching is abysmal. Gone are Kelly Johnson who leads the National League in home runs and Jeff Francoer who is pretty successful with the Mets. Don’t even mention what happened to Jordan Schafer. Both Melky and McClouth have gone from good hitters to no-hitters under Pendleton’s tutelage. Soon Jason Heyward will be ruined and cast off because the Pendleton and Cox stamp will be on him. He’ll wind up being a star on another team “because he needs a change of scenery” when the Braves give up on him. But maybe, just maybe, he’ll last the season before Cox and Terry ruin him completely so another manager can get the Braves out of the mire. Now that Bobby has said he is retiring five years too late, we can’t fire him or Pendleton. It just wouldn’t be “right.” God forbid they make Pendleton the next manager.

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FU FW

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You’ve got to admire how the Cards have built around Pujols and Holladay. Shumaker, Ludwick, Rasmus, Freese — a group of no-names who are playing like studs. I don’t like Tony LaRussa much, but the man knows his baseball flesh, and how to deploy it.

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As I’ve always said, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. Bobby Cox! Managing the same way over and over and expecting different results is just plain crazy. At this point in your career, why not try singles and manufacturing runs…it’s OK to win 3 to 2.

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Why the **** is Troy starting over me? I actually have a batting average that’s bigger than my age

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folks…

you all do realize that even if we have the number 1 pick in next year’s draft, that its not a given we could sign that player? seriously, where do we get the 20 million to sign this kid?

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The Rally Booger! was admitted to the nervous hospital today for depression and addiction to Sinutab. I”ll keep you updated on his progress.

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Dave, If you monitor these posts you can tell what the sentiments from the fans are. I am a lifelong fan for 28 years, we are not going to put up with this standard. I remember ‘88, ‘89, and 90 quite well and this is worse. When are you going to start asking Bobby and Wren the real tough questions…We the fans and we are flat sick of this ho-hum-denial-of-reality stance and we aren’t toddlers – we are the ticket holders and purchasers.

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Dave, you buy tickets in Budapest???

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Budapest you are right on.boycott the games and tv and maybe they will get it.

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THIS JUST IN…A group of Phillipine business men has plans to purchase the Atlanta Braves and change the team name to ‘The Manila Folders’. Win one for the Gimper (at least one, ok?)

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…left this out: ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom!!!

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well, buda, it *will* be a different day, but…

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But Buda, what’s more important? Making money or winning baseball games? Pretty easy decision for me.

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I think a abductor muscle is what abducted our offense.

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Don’t forget. Next Year is the 20th ann. of the worst to foist year. We might be replicating it.

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Liberty Media Group:

“mediocre product”? since when is a 0-9 streak with aging has beens up to the standard of mediocre. I might buy tickets or watch the games if the Braves were mediocre, but we aren’t there yet. Mediocre would be a sigh of relief right now.

Oh and AIG called and said you should learn how they do things over there… they got a bailout, and you have the Braves. Guess which one I would take now…

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Stat of the Day.

K Johnson and A LaRoche from the 1 and 5 holes:

7 for 9, two HR, 8 RBI.

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the cardinals draw almost 40,000 on a thursday afternoon, and some wonder how they can afford superstars like they do! I went to 2 of the games this series and was shocked at how many fans were there.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures… only problem is that Bobby’s version of desperate measures is moving Heyward from 7th to 6th in the order.

This is your team, Braves fans. There won’t be any drastic changes.

1. They won’t trade for a big bat when they have no chance of contention.
2. Bobby won’t get fired in the midst of his farewell tour.
3. TP won’t get fired because Bobby has too much say in his coaching staff.
4. Players won’t be called up to replace broken-down veterans because Bobby is too much of a “player’s coach” and will give them every opportunity to break their slump, even if it’s at the expense of losing 100 games

This is your team. Adjust your expectations, enjoy the Heyward show, and hope for better times next year.

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In all seriousness, we all know the Braves are sucking eggs right now. But let’s look at these guys we “let go”: Cox ain’t the problem. But let’s not throw Wren under the bus just yet, a little investigating leads me to:
KJ: Career .265 hitter and in 103 games last year: 8HR’s and 29RBI’s- and Prado beat him out- his defense is avg at best- Nobody wanted him back on the team- he can’t play OF- he had tommy John surgery- You can’t cry about this one- and we all know KJ is streaky- he hit like .400 last year for about 3-4 weeks and then plummetted down to .220.
Laroche: A career .205 hitter in April, .258 in May and .253 pre-allstar and .300 post allstar- he wanted $9M a year for 3 years- justification for the 3 months he gave us? He got most of his stats today in one game for Pete’s sake!
Salty: Just got sent down to AAA
Javier: ERA of 9 and is struggling
A Jones: Sure- you sign him to a deal when he wouldn’t listen, he was fat, and he just came off of back to back seasons of batting .158 and .214- People would have been hollerin’ at this move!
Frenchy?: Hasn’t hit 20 HR’s in a season since 2006 and he’s cooled off substantially
Elvis Andrus at SS? Would you start him over Escobar to start the season?- no- Escobar is a career .298 hitter and was probably the MVP of the Braves’ last year.
Forgot about Soriano: He’s doing well, but we’ve only needed Wagner like 3 times this year, so what good would have Soriano done us?

Here’s one for you, thru April 28, 2010:
Player A: .133, 2HR, 9RBI’s, 9 Runs, 18K’s 3 doubles
Player B: .203, 2HR, 9RBI’s, 7 Runs, 21k’s 1 double

Player A: Mark Texiera- and he plays for a top offense and in Yankee Stadium, Fenway, etc.
Player B: Troy Glaus
Now how would ole’ Tex be helping us right now? He is a career .238 hitter in April!

Guys, we got a good pitching staff and there is no way that any of our players are going to hit .200. We all know Diaz is not a .200 hitter, we know Chipper can hit at least .280 and that Melky and McClouth aren’t going to hit .200. The scary thing is that we got the Astros at home this weekend and then head on a long, long road trip, which could really put us behind if we don’t pick things up. . . but don’t forget, the Astros and Rockies of the 2000’s were able to make the playoffs and WS by having horrendous 1-2 months of the season, only to explode and take it all.

Go Braves!

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John, nice post. I too believe things will turn around some, but probably not too much

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Does this name sound familiar to you Braves’ front office? Jermaine Dye, a productive outfielder with a pulse, would not he be an upgrade over ole Melky, less of a risk than Glaus, oops i forgot he’s an African-American and doesn’t fit the “image” the Braves are seeking, a World Series MVP who the struggling Braves won’t even consider, i hope ole Bobby takes this 100 loss season with him into retirement

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john good post. Bobby is senile has been for awhile now… but lets throw Wren under the bus. He has done nothing. I still think he mishandled the Glavine junk in the PR. He was made to look foolish on the Furcal, Griffey, Burnett and Damon dealings. I know some of their prices were too high but look at what he gave Kawakami. Laroche wanted 3 years but signed a 1 year.. we could of got him if frank wasn’t incompetent. Salty was sent down to rehab an injury he was diagnosed with some sort of disorder. Salty and nefiti and Elvis are on JS’s watch so we can bolster fw’s decision making with them.

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Get Chipper some steroids!

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John, Ducktown: “but I don’t see it getting worse”

We are 0-9 exactly how could it possibly get worse…(unless that is what you were trying to convey)

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Budapest at least two fans see the light.

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Baseball America magazine had the Braves winning the NL big this year….ROFLMAO!!!

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Trade Melky, Glaus, McLouth, Lowe and $500,000 to the Mets for Frenchy. I can assure you it would be a good trade for Atlanta

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You know it’s bad when Bobby doesn’t even care enough to get ejected anymore. I swear i saw him playing sudoku today.

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Someone please tell me how T.P. STILL HAS A JOB!

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Pick our worse team in the 80s and I guarantee you this team is worse than any of them. I’m looking to forward to 2011 because 2010 is already in the book. Turn of the lights

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There is some good that may come from the Braves playing so poorly: The value of the franchise will decline as attendance declines allowing Home Depot or Ted to buy the franchise cheaper and put the difference into buying better players, the braves could start this summer bringing top prospects like Freddy to the show to get experience before being brought up when they are a better team putting more preasure to perform faster, management and coaches should be replaced if they finish last, etc. Also for those thinking Pendleton did good because of McCann’s silver slugger, Chipper’s leading the league in batting average and the others on the list. They had their dad as coaches or came from other teams and were good before coming to Atlanta and did not need TP’s help. When all the “baby braves” came up from Atlanta and had good batting that helped Atlanta to there last payoff appearance, that batting coach should be the one promoted to Atlanta.

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I think his name is Frank Lren.

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I WILL NOT ATTEND ANOTHER GAME AT TURNER FIELD UNTIL THE BUFFOON MANAGER AND HIS BUDDY ON THIRDBASE ARE LONG GONE. BOBBY COX WOULD HAVE BEEN CANNED YEARS AGO IF THIS WERE NY, BOSTON OR PHILADELPHIA WHERE FANS ARE DEMANDING OF THEIR TEAMS. CHIPPER JONES WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE BRAVES HALL OF FAME & GET A STATUE AT TURNER FIELD (WITH CRUTCHES OR A WHEELCHAIR?), BUT HE WILL NEVER MAKE COOPERSTOWN WHERE THE GREATS OF THE GAME ARE ENSHRINED. WAKE UP ATLANTA AND STOP GUZZLING THE KOOL AID BEING DISPENSED BY WREN , SCHUERHOLZ AND THE OTHER SPIN DOCTORS TRYING TO PEDDLE A LOUSY PRODUCT ON THE FIELD !

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I wonder if Liberty Media will up the payroll by $50 million if there are only 200 fans per game in the park until September? That way they will be desperate to sell to a real LOCAL owner who can also fire the liar McGuirk the Jerk…
They could also make up for this year and let us sign Gonzalez for 7 years…Wren …wow…if he EVER had the testosterone to tell McGuirk and Liberty we NEED CASH FOR A PAYROLL

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BTW, Kelly Johnson today: 4 hits including a 3-run homer. That gives him 9 HRs on the season and 18 RBIs to go along with his .320 average. Glad the Braves gave up him instead of Terry Pendleton…

Just think of the talent we have given up that has collectively amounted to nothing in the long run:

Kelly Johnson: .320, 9 HR, 18 RBI
Adam LaRoche: .300, 4 HRs, 17 RBI
Andruw Jones: .260, 6 HRs, 9 RBI
Elvis Andrus: OBP over .400
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: (currently injured)
Jeff Francoeur: .280, 3 HRs, 12 RBI
Jason Marquis: won 11+ games each of the past 6 years
Adam Wainwright: 4-1, 2.13 ERA
Neftali Feliz: 2.81 ERA since he joined the Rangers

It’s one thing if we had given up such talent for talent in return (say..actually re-signing Teixeira or J.D. Drew), but this is what we have given up for essentially nothing in the long run except for half-a-season-one-and-dones. But at least we’ve held onto TP You know his demand is high….

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Sad day in Braves country. They should just pass back out the baby blues and the oberkfells.

Yes this team is struggling at the plate, but offenses go through slumps. The most worrisome part, which makes it really tough to watch this team, is their decision making skills in the field. The defense is horrible. There is not a plus defensive player on the field, and no not even Escobar. Just because he has a cannon for an arm does not make him a plus defensive player. He makes horrible decisions in the field, very little clock, and has no positioning instincts. And, he is the braves best defensive player.

This team will lose and lose big this year, not because of a very average and slow offense, but because they can’t play defense with anybody in the league.

Farewell Bobby. Smell ya Wren.

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SEND LIBERY MEDIA & FRANK WREN A MESSAGE THEY WILL UNDERSTAND : STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY AT TURNER FIELD ! WHEN THE PLACE IS EMPTY, THEY WILL SCRAMBLE AND REALIZE NOBODY WANTS TO SEE AN INFERIOR PRODUCT ON THE BASEBALL FIELD. THEY CAN ONLY MANIPULATE THE 1991-2005 YEARS FOR SO LONG.

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Wow so much hope dashed so soon. This team is really bad. We gave up our best pitcher for this? Maybe Bobby will finally see they are NOT playing good baseball, if this team is I would hate to see bad but am sure we will.

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Next time that we sign any droids user, let sign somebody who can still hit. I guess the Braves front office is waiting for Alex Rodriguez to be 50 years old to make him an offer.

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The only difference on being a braves fan between the 80s and 2010 is that now we have blog to vent our frustrations. In the 80s we got drunk and prayed for a miracle. Maybe is time to start passing the tequila.

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kwajbraves, I like your thinking. Set me up with a double and a beer chaser! We need to start a support group with regular meetings at a local pub.

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To bad just to d***ed bad. This city deserves better. The Braves have joined the Hawks and Thrashers as another team that shows up for the money but forgot the show. The only thing left is a couple of blogs. Care to quess how long they will be popular now that the source has dived under the ice for the season.

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9 in a row. Worse team in MLB, and our GM, FW is not worried. Says no plans for any changes. Give me a break!!!!! Fire TP now!!!!!

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It is time for Bobby and Chipper to ride into the sunset now!!! Don’t wait until the end of the year. Chipper should consider the American League as a DH. hIs fielding is getting progressively worse.
Bobby had a closed meeting several days ago? The results thereafter? More losses. Bobby does not motivate anymore and manages dull, boring baseball where focus is nonexistant. Just like at a Yankees game and a Braves games. Observe the intensity of play…Wow!

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Stuart, at 7:18PM. I wish you were still on here. Your list of players that we don’t have any more . . . . trust me, we don’t want them.
KJ: He was red hot last year, batting like .430 for 3-4 weeks, then he went like 4-48 or something like that and lost his job to Prado. KJ is hot, but he won’t make it last- and he’s in a hitter’s ballpark.
Adam LaRoche: .300, 4 HRs, 17 RBI- this is the first time he’s ever left April batting over .250- He’s worn out his welcome in Atl & don’t forget, he had a career day today, pretty much doubling his HR and RBI total. Remember, Willie Harris had 6 hits in a game one year in July and didn’t get but 12 more the rest of the year.
Andruw Jones: .260, 6 HRs, 9 RBI- Guy hit .194 and .214 last two years- nobody saw this coming- it’s been 4 years since he was productive.
Elvis Andrus: OBP over .400- We would not have started him over Escobar to start the season- Escobar was our MVP last year, hit .300 & led majors in BAvg with runners in scoring position
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: (currently injured)- he is horrible. Never hit over .240 in TX- a hitters paradise
Jeff Francoeur: .280, 3 HRs, 12 RBI- two weeks ago he was hitting .440 with 3HR and 10 RBI. He is cooling off fast
Jason Marquis: won 11+ games each of the past 6 years- HE had his chance and blew it. We didn’t have time to wait around on him. We’ve got plenty of pitchers than pitched better and won 11+ games last year and the year before.
Adam Wainwright: 4-1, 2.13 ERA- Worst Trade last decade. This one breaks my heart.
Neftali Feliz: 2.81 ERA since he joined the Rangers- His ERA right now is like 5.8.
And don’t even mention TEX- his stats are identical to Glaus’- in fact, Glaus is hitting 70 points higher- which means Tex would not have prevented any of this.
Guys, everyone on this blog is looking at a small sample size of guys that we let go that needed to go (except Wainwright) and possibly Laroche.

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Where’s Jerry Royster when you need him?

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terry pendleton is our problem

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And just what has Cox done, bigstack? Oh, I know. Win one (that’s right, one) championship with what has been widely regarded as the best starting rotation in baseball history, a (some think) hall of fame 3rd baseman and countless other very good players. The Braves have been consistent winners IN SPITE of Cox, not because of him. Any other competent manager (Alou, Torre, Larussa, etc.) would have gotten at least three rings from those rosters. All you need to know is that two days ago “it doesn’t look like it, but we’re playing great baseball” to “this is horrible”. You mean losing only eight in a row wasn’t horrible? Please tell me this isn’t the mental capacity you dream of in a manager.

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With Bobby Cox’s Country Club Spring Training, lack of significant off season conditioning requirements, and lack of a demanding conditioning program during the season – the injuries will just keep coming and coming. But the players love him and this is his top priority – not what is good for the team.

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Another injured pitcher – and the pitching injuries we are getting now are not old pitchers. Leo, along with his other qualifications as pitching coach, had a great conditioning program for pitchers – and did not have a significant number of injuries over the years – even with the older pitchers.
With Leo available, why was McDowell re-hired for this season. Did Leo get too much credit for the Braves’ success to suit Bobby’s ego??
The last time that Leo was our pitching coach was the last time that the Braves won the Division.

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Hank Aaron was a great player; but when he has not shown any significant qualifications as a baseball administrator. Years ago when he was making some of the improtant decisions relating to player selection and development – were very bad years for the Braves. Now he seems to be more of a figurehead – which is OK to have a title of honor. But you are right, he has tried to play the race card (unnecessiarly) at every opportunity. It is going to be a terrible shame if he tries to exert his influence to get Pendelton hired as manager. That will be the last straw as far as the Braves being able to make a comeback.

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This losing streak is payback from the baseball gods after that bush league homerun celebration for McLouth.

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Larry Wayne, it was your idea. Chipper, nick name for a 10 year old. Time to grow up Larrrrrrry

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Another nugget…Cox’s winning percentage in the regular season is .571. In the postseason, .500. That is a HUGE disparity that cannot be explained away by luck, chance or anything else outside his control. His lack of applying fundamental baseball and using strategy has been exposed when he faces managers who actually understand the game. I would like to see Cox sleep the entire game from now on, not just the last three innings. Let the players decide how to play, and see if there is any appreciable difference in their won-lost record. I’m guessing not.

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Here is a prime reason why we should fire TP: Kelly johnson has more hrs than last year and could easily hit at least 20 hrs this year! Kelly- 9 hrs, 18 rbis, LaRoche- 4hr, 17 rbis. The only good hitters we have are prado and heyward. Get a new hitting coach and maybe the braves can escape from this funk!

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if chipper is chipper he should be “chipping” some homeruns!

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