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gobravos
April 29th, 2010
2:50 pm
But I think this is a new low for the Braves- not counting the teams from over two decades ago
FUWren
April 29th, 2010
2:51 pm
When our pitchers give up 1 run it does make it seem like they suck, because being 1 run down to a Braves fan is like 3 runs down to fans of every other mlb team. If you look at this roster and think it’s a good team then you need to pick a new sport.
Chris
April 29th, 2010
2:51 pm
DOB, who did we get when we traded Wainwright way back when?
gobravos
April 29th, 2010
2:51 pm
We got JD Who, I mean Drew.
Chip
April 29th, 2010
2:51 pm
Nothing against Hinske playing 1st base as much or more then the washed-up Glaus, but there we go again, making utilty players, everyday players…..Not cool.
carlchamblee
April 29th, 2010
2:52 pm
I’ve seen a lot of “deadness” out there DOB. May be a chicken-or-egg thing with the losses, but waaay too many lapses in the fundamentals such as bloops dropping between fielders, errors, bad situational hitting etc. Beyond just the obvious weak bats it hasn’t been good baseball on a regular basis. We get a lot of singles, well not a lot, but compared to extra base hits. Haven’t seen many steal attempts or hit and run calls. Why not it’s worth a try to shake things up
brian
April 29th, 2010
2:53 pm
a big comeback against Wainwright would do wonders for the Braves psychie and for our season
Bat Masterson
April 29th, 2010
2:53 pm
RHR
Glad to hear about your house, hate it for your parents though…… ill wind, the storm, not the game it’s only been ill for the Braves, so far.
ernesto
April 29th, 2010
2:54 pm
brian – yeah, and a million dollars would make me a millionaire.
but good on ya for the optimism.
Evan
April 29th, 2010
2:54 pm
Chris,
We got JD Drew and Eli Marrero
MikeInFL
April 29th, 2010
2:55 pm
Baseball teams losing almost always look lifeless. Teams that are losing usually are not hitting real well, or are not pitching well; they aren’t doing a lot of high-fiving, or smiling, etc. Every time the Braves lose a couple of games, some bloggers start proclaiming that they need to “play with passion” or some such nonsense.
RHR
April 29th, 2010
2:55 pm
Don Sutton: “Heyward could run on broken glass and never cut his feet”.
Chip
April 29th, 2010
2:55 pm
“a big comeback against Wainwright would do wonders for the Braves psychie and for our season”
brian, There’s no room in this blog for optimism….Now move along.
Chris
April 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
Thanks guys.
jay dubu
April 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
You know, DOB, you should pose the Hinske playing time question to Cox, because I suspect that he’ll have Troy right back in there tomorrow.
braves70
April 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
As Dandy Don Meredith always said: Were ifs and buts candy and nuts, we would all have a Merry Christmas.
I Hate Liberty Media
April 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
And Kelly Johnson is 2 for 2 today.
PDub
April 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
David O’Brien (April 29th, 2010 2:32 pm EST): I said, hey, considering they’ve lost their last eight games, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for them to look so flat. Most games this season they’ve not done anything offensively, but I wouldn’t say they looked lifeless or dead. I don’t know, what do you guys think?
I’m with you, DOB. Last night they looked pretty dead, for sure. Before that, though, they looked like a good team playing pretty well and catching a bunch of bad breaks.
That happens sometimes.
ernesto
April 29th, 2010
2:57 pm
we could high-five hitting the ball past the mound.
making contact’s another high-five opp for the Braves these days.
Remembering to tag up – double high five!
carlchamblee
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
I got no problem w Hinske playing more instead of Glaus. But did I miss something he did today or the last few games?
faninva
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
first my crapitals lose last night, now this…or…a continuation of this.
Magic Man
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
They need to get home and hopefully get something going against the Astros. If they get some confidence, then they might be able to put something together. The good news about everyone slumping at the same time is the possibility of them all being on fire at the same time as well. If we can get there, we might have something.
McFann Ô
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
Neight I agree McFann. I wish my angle had TWO good teams on the screen.
Ha! Seriously…
Where’s the camera located at Milwuakee?
Well I’m…not sure…
gobravos
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
I’m telling you, the best thing for Kelly’s is career is gettin’ as far away from the Braves as possible
David O'Brien
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
Medlen pitched well (again), and it’d be a shame if Chavez came in and let this game get completely out of control. Bit situation after this intentional walk loads the bases….
Where is your Prado now?
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
Kelly Johnson leads the NL in homeruns.
Wren and a few nitwits here said he sucks. We ditched him for Martin Phony.
Good call there, mini-GMs.
MikeInFL
April 29th, 2010
2:59 pm
scoring a run – chest bumps all around!
carlchamblee
April 29th, 2010
3:00 pm
Prado-bashing? Wow
David O'Brien
April 29th, 2010
3:01 pm
Backbreaker, and almost a grand slam.
Brian from SC
April 29th, 2010
3:01 pm
Some folks here would bash George Washington if he was still around.
Mixxo
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
ballgame
faninva
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
Nick
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
It sucks when your team’s season is over before May. Now we gotta wait out the season and next offseason. Bummer. At least we will get to see them break the W-L record. I’m changing my prediction from 70-92 to 52-110. Ballgame! 9 in a row!
scaredbravesfan
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
3 run homer from nate mclouth. We are now leading a game!!
Kris
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
Seriously – how can you bash Prado??? He’s the only offensive player that’s performed at or beyond expectations this year.
Dick Doss
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
we suck
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
David O’Brien
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
Medlen pitched well (again), and it’d be a shame if Chavez came in and let this game get completely out of control. Bit situation after this intentional walk loads the bases….
There we have it!
Kris
April 29th, 2010
3:02 pm
and now it’s officially over…just in case anyone here was holding out hope.
scaredbravesfan
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
Sorry I was dreaming!!!!
ernesto
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
walking? High five.
Playing 9 innnings without pulling a hammy running to a base or coming out of the dug out? High five.
Not getting shut out? High five!
Not getting caught by the camera picking your nose? High five
Taking an 8 pitch K? The silent treatment – followed by multiple high fives and good natured
jock-ularity.
there are tons of things for these guys to get excited about, c’mon Braves.
Falcon Josh
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
Great!!!! Now im just going to watch that ass Rick Sanchez because it’s better than this $h*t.
Chris
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
Its seems as though there are no weak teams in the NL, or maybe we are the weakest?
Dan in NJ
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
Chip, I was just about to say that. Braves UTILITY players are becoming everyday players. Which leads me to believe even more that B.Cox must be smoking some laced cigars. I don’t think he should rest two or more players on the same day, such as yesterday (b-mac and heyward) especially while on an 8 game skid.
Chip
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
brian, how bout that comeback?
Brian D
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
LOL Braves. Intentionally walk a guy to load the bases, so you can face a guy hitting over .300 and who is 2 for 2 today with a home run. Shockingly, he doubles, scoring three runs, and is now a triple away from the cycle.
Great job.
McFann Ô
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
Chip said, “Trouble in River City”…
Yes. “Trouble with a capital ‘T’ and that rhymes with ‘D’ and that stands for David Freese!”
njbraves
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
This team is a joke. Stop blaming the manager and his coaches. These are well paid professionals, they shouldn’t need to be motivated. This has been a problem for years now, these guys just don’t seem to care. Talk is cheap.
Chris
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
My god throw Freese inside, the dude loves going oppo, thats all he does.
O.J.
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
mixxo, it was ballgame after the first inning.
WTF, I mean, they have done all this damage with 2 outs.
Brava
April 29th, 2010
3:03 pm
The Jesse Chavez from Spring Training came to play today.
P'cola Brave
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
And that pretty much wraps things up
Brian from SC
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
I predict you’ll see some quick at-bats from the Braves the rest of the day. They’ll want to get home as quick as possible, with their tails between their legs.
gobravos
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
Man this is bad. I don’t know whether to commend the optimistic one’s in here or call you insane, but I’m starting to lean towards the latter.
faninva
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
oye
Efrim
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
Yeesh. Nine straight L’s?
Freeman
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
This is beyond stupid. Braves have no pride and less soul. I hope we lose every game until Bobby, Wren and Tp are put where they are supposed to be the unemployment line.
SoCal Mom
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
WHY did they pinch hit for MEDLEN. He was not haveing any problems.
N8
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
And let the meltdown (in real life & on the blog) begin….
But seriously folks. It’s all icing for the Cards at this point. The second that 3rd run crossed the plate on the HR in the first inning…. the game WAS over.
3-1, 2-1, 6-1, 7-1, 94-1…. it was going to be a loss either way.
Y’all didn’t actually think we were going to score 3 or 4 runs off of Wainwright today…. did you???
StingerSplash
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
What’s beyond sad? Because this is reaching that level very, very fast. Pitiful? Pathetic?
Daybed Wagmoe
April 29th, 2010
3:04 pm
Wow. I really don’t want to go ahead and say 9 in a row, but down 7-1 — now make that 8-1 — and we’re not even through 5 innings, against this pitcher, and with this offense, who am I kidding?
Chip
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
I’m pretty sure that Bobby Cox will say that the Braves played well today.
braves70
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
There were plenty of folks in his day who bashed George Washington. He got egged by the public at one event.
Texas Dawg
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
Game over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
eric
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
embarassing, pathetic, depressing, deflating, unbelievable, f-ed up, someone put me out of my misery
Chris
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
Enter your comments here
Daybed Wagmoe
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
StingerSplash — humiliating? unbearable? painful? ashamed?
P'cola Brave
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
If this continues much longer the Braves need to make a change. We can’t fall much further behind and have a shot at playoffs. Something gotta give.
Nick
April 29th, 2010
3:05 pm
The Braves are embarrassing themselves and their fans.
Chris
April 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
4 runs, all with 2 outs.
Supes
April 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
If the Braves can just “surrender” this game to the cards and pack their sh*t and just get back home, it wouldn’t be the worst thing. Save the bullpen at least.
Time to light a fire under this bunch…something drastic has to be done. Does Wren have the guts to do it…probably not. Worked for the Colorado Rockies last year…
Eric
April 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
Why are we struggling to close out an inning? We get first 2 outs and then everything goes wrong
steve h
April 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
9-1 Cards — Stick a fork in this one, it’s done.
jz23
April 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
Sheesh. All in 10 days this team’s made Jonathan Neise, Kyle Kendrick and Jamie Moyer look like Cy Young. Now they’re making David Freese look like Albert Pujols. Something tells me this Braves team will show up in a lot of video for arbitration hearings.
Freeman
April 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
Braves are just Goldman Sachs.. Giving everyone a Sh*tty deal!
Glen W
April 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
I’m pretty sure that Bobby Cox will say that the Braves played well today. – chip
I am pretty sure you are wrong.
Brava
April 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
I feel like I’m in a really bad recurring nightmare.
iowabrave
April 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
Chris—-Its seems as though there are no weak teams in the NL, or maybe we are the weakest?
You know the saying about sitting at the poker table, “If you sit down, look around and can’t find the fish, you’re the fish”.
Mr. Enigma
April 29th, 2010
3:08 pm
This entire team is a piece of crap.
Is it 2011 yet?
O.J.
April 29th, 2010
3:08 pm
its 8-1, not 9-1. get it right, lol
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 29th, 2010
3:08 pm
David O’Brien
April 29th, 2010
2:58 pm
Medlen pitched well (again), and it’d be a shame if Chavez came in and let this game get completely out of control. Bit situation after this intentional walk loads the bases….
And the curse of DOB rears its ugly head again.
I dunno, it must be something supernatural going on. I can’t remember a Braves team like this myself…not even late 80’s.
Daslied
April 29th, 2010
3:08 pm
Chris April 29th, 2010 3:05 pm
Enter your comments here
The most positive thing said on this blog today.
Tommy
April 29th, 2010
3:08 pm
i hate this team. They have given up on themselves… Its absolutely sickening
faninva
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
did that 4 run outburst begin with 2 outs and no one on?
Brava
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
O.J.
Give it a minute.
GermanBravesFan
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
From what it sounds like, I should wait until I buy the MLB.com package… Until the Braves turn this thing around a bit…
Glen W
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
This entire team is a piece of crap. – Mr. Enigma
Profound and insightful.
Innocent Bystander
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
What’s the saying? Too little too late?
P'cola Brave
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
Wonder how many people show up at next home game
Brian D
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
This should make for an epic showdown this weekend between two teams that have already lost nine in a row this season. Unfortunately for the Braves, the Astros are playing much better ball right now. But then again, so are the kids at the park down the street.
J-Hey
April 29th, 2010
3:09 pm
so uh .. two sweeps in a row
METS MADNESS
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
Man—-You guys SUCK
Mixxo
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
N8 – No.
If we win 70 games this year, I’ll consider it a successful year for this organization.
Bobby Cox
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
Am I mandated to watch this till October? I’m ready to retire now…right now.
Brian from SC
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
Yep, 3 in the first, 4 in the 5th…all after there were 2 outs and none on.
FEAR
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
well with all this 80s nostalgia. Braves are just being trendy
faninva
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
Don Sutton – “time to chip away.” I’m assuming he’s advocating for Chip Caray’s firing.
O.J.
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
Wow, if something doesnt happen soon, either someone gets fired or let go or something, then this team is just going to continue to spiral down. I mean, you could feel the punch in the chest knocking the air out of the team after that stupid homer in the 1st
Daybed Wagmoe
April 29th, 2010
3:10 pm
faninva — yes, it did. chavez got 2 very quick outs, and then said, “this is too boring. i want to stay on the mound for a while longer.” so he did.
Chip
April 29th, 2010
3:11 pm
McClouth is 0-2 today…This blog is about about him remaining positive, right?
Mixxo
April 29th, 2010
3:11 pm
The ‘Stros will kill us this wknd.