(Staff writer Carroll Rogers is filling in for David O’Brien today.)
At this point, something, anything’s got to change to shake the Braves out of this nightmare funk. Waking up in their own beds this morning? Coming home to face the Astros, the last-place team in the Central? Connector paving projects to change their routes home?
Hey, whatever it takes to mix it up.
We already know about the worst road trip (0-7) the Braves just completed since the 1949 Boston Braves. Unreal.
That leaves the Braves in position tonight, in the start of a quick three-game home stand – to match their longest losing streak since dropping 10 in a row in June of 2006. (They lost 83 games that year and finished 18 games out of first place.)
I looked up that losing streak and I knew there would be something weird about it. Guess who the Braves were playing when it started on June 11? The Houston Astros. Guess who the winning pitcher was that night for the Astros? Wandy Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was originally scheduled to pitch tonight but because of back spasms he’s been pushed back. He’s a possibility for Saturday. (Some of the losing pitchers during that streak, to jog the memory? Horacio Ramirez, Macay McBride, Tyler Yates, Lance Cormier, Oscar Villareal.)
The Braves could have never imagined they’d be in a worse boat right now than how the Astros started this season, losing their first eight in a row. Again, I looked back over that streak for the Astros and it’s interesting what you see there. The Astros first three series were against the Giants, the Phillies and the Cardinals. There you might have the top three division winners. Their first win came at St. Louis on April 15. They followed that up by winning their first series of the season against the Cubs.
Sound familiar? Gulp.
Some of the pitchers who beat the Astros in that streak sound familiar too. Tim Lincecum. Jamie Moyer. Roy Halladay. Adam Wainwright.
The Braves knew their April schedule was going to be tough. Things are too far gone right now to blame just that though, and nobody is, including me.
Tonight’s matchup
Could tonight be the night?
Former Phillies right-hander Brett Myers is pitching for the Astros. He moved up a day to replace Rodriguez (back spasms). Myers is 4-9 with a 4.52 ERA in 28 games against the Braves during his eight years with the Phillies as both closer and starter. The Braves hit 22 home runs off him (tied with Florida for the most of any team) in 135.1 innings.
For the Astros, Myers is 1-1 with a 3.81 ERA in four starts. He’s getting hit at a .330 clip – including 11 hits given up in his first start against the Pirates and 12 hits in his last start against the Giants – but he gave up only six earned runs in those two starts combined. Also, he has pitched at least six innings in each of his four starts, including seven innings twice.
Tommy Hanson would love to do that. He has yet to pitch more than six innings in a game – which he’s done only once at San Diego on April 14. Rain shortened his last outing in New York a 1-0 loss in five innings, and he was pitching great. He’d allowed only one unearned run on five hits, walked two and struck out eight in five innings.
He might be just what the Braves need tonight. To get a little red-headed, a little hot under the collar (not that it fits his off the field personality at all, but from a redhead who knows, maybe a little fire can help). Hanson can draw on his only start against the Astros last season, Sept. 9, when he pitched eight shutout innings at Minute Maid Park, no less. He gave up only five hits, walked none and struck out seven. (The Braves still lost that game 2-1, but let’s not bring that up.)
Speaking of things not to bring up?
Former Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson has homered six times in the last seven games for the Diamondbacks, while the Braves have homered once – thanks to Jason Heyward’s solo shot yesterday. Johnson is leading the National League with nine.
(Along the same lines, former Brave Adam LaRoche homered twice on Thursday for Arizona, tied a career-high with five RBIs and came about six feet shy of his first career three-homer game. Yes, the win was blowing out at Wrigley. And maybe the Cubs are just bad. Maybe they gave the Braves false hope to open the season.)
Johnson, who is hitting .320, has his nine homers in 75 at-bats for the D-backs. He homered eight times in 304 at-bats all last year for the Braves, while hitting .224. The Braves non-tendered him since he was arbitration eligible and Martin Prado was ready to take his place.
Compliments of Jack Magruder on our notes group, here’s what Arizona GM Josh Byrnes had to say about Johnson’s acquisition and turnaround.
“He has always hit. Based on years of evaluating Kelly and after taking a closer inspection of 2009, we felt like he had a very good chance to returning to his normal self,” said Byrnes, signed Johnson to a one-year, $2.3 million contract. “I think most clubs have to learn to buy low. There is a shortage of teams that can buy high. When guys have down years, we take a good look at that to see if there is an opportunity for us or not. I think he had some mechanical issues, and the reality of Prado being there and his role changing.”
Johnson is hitting leadoff too. (Double ouch.) He moved into the injured Conor Jackson’s spot and has hit .395 (17 for 43) through Thursday) with four doubles, eight homers and 16 RBIs….Not that anybody can question having Prado as your everyday second baseman, but these numbers from Kelly. Wow.
“Of Mikes and Men”
I wanted to mention Pete Van Wieren’s new book that’s out, co-authored by former AJC scribe Jack Wilkinson “Of Mikes and Men.” I read it last weekend and really, really enjoyed it. It made me laugh out loud (try to say the Fawkeer Falcons without slipping), gave me chills at times (think David Justice at the plate in 1991 for first full-blown tomahawk chant), and a lot of insight into the Professor (you find out who he used to look up in the phone book of every hotel he visited.)
They’ve got three book signings coming up in case you want to attend: Saturday at the Braves Clubhouse Store at CNN center at 11 a.m., on Wednesday at Manuel’s Tavern at 7 p.m. (a personal favorite watering hole, where these two fellows did much of their collaborating for the book), and on Thursday, May 13, in Macon at the at the Barnes & Noble at 5080 Riverside Dr. at 7 p.m.
Speaking of broadcasters
As painful as it’s been to watch what’s going on around the team lately, I have to say I have enjoyed listening to John Smoltz during the broadcasts these last few days. I’m sure he’s taking his fair share of criticism on this blog – who the heck doesn’t – but I have to say he’s getting better and better as he goes.
To me he sounded so upbeat in an otherwise dismal St. Louis series. It was almost like somebody left the door open to the booth and he was all excited because he got to sneak in and start broadcasting.
You get the sense of what it must have been like to sit in the dugout next to him for all those years, and Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. How his mind will jump from “so have you ever been to the top of the St. Louis arch?” to the leg drive in Kawakami’s motion, to back stories on whoever it was for the Cardinals getting all Fs and one B on his report card, to on-the-money insight on whether to pitch to somebody, what to throw in a certain situation.
So hey, looking for something nice to say about what’s going on around this team right now, folks, and there you have it.
More from the ballpark this afternoon. Lineups, updates on injuries to Jair Jurrjens (hamstring) and Yunel Escobar (groin), etc. Construction northbound on the connector is supposed to go on all weekend starting tonight at 8 p.m., weather permitting. FYI.
Braves Lineup
1. Nate McLouth CF
2. Martin Prado 2B
3. Chipper Jones 3B
4. Brian McCann C
5. Troy Glaus 1B
6. Jason Heyward RF
7. Melky Cabrera LF
8. Omar Infante SS
9. Tommy Hanson P
1,301 comments Add your comment
Renegator
April 30th, 2010
1:04 pm
Thanks Carroll
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
1:06 pm
Perfect team to be playing now. Go Braves!
Thanks, CR.
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:06 pm
I’m surprised AJC is still paying someone to cover this team – Thanks AJC and Carroll.
wheelz007
April 30th, 2010
1:07 pm
Please Tommy, stop the streak TONIGHT!!!
big cheese
April 30th, 2010
1:09 pm
let go Braves!! fittin to catch fire up in here.
Change Turner Field to Aaron Stadium
April 30th, 2010
1:13 pm
Well, on a positive note, one of these two teams will win their ninth game tonight – hopefully it’s the Braves.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:14 pm
Last night I posted some numbers about KJ’s efforts after his stint on the DL. After he returned in the 3rd week of July, he it at or near his career norms in BA/OBP/SLG. I can’t remember exactly, but somewhere in the 260’s/360’s/470’s I think.
Of course, Prado was tearing up the world, and all some bloggers could do was point to his poor first half and declare that he definitely sucked and was no good anymore (some were valiant KJ fans, though).
I am happy for KJ. Wouldn’t he look great platooning in LF w/ Diaz right now, or playing second while Prado mans third or first, spelling the old guys.
Redwave
April 30th, 2010
1:17 pm
Look on the bright side everyone. There hasn’t been too much SCREAMING by Chip Caray. You can actually watch a game without throwing things at the TV. Peachtree TV broadcasts with Joe and Smoltz are so much better to watch.
Mark Biles
April 30th, 2010
1:17 pm
A sweep of the Astros starts with a streak-stopper tonight!
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:17 pm
Does anybody else think Escobar is a bit soft? Missed 21 games last year to “injuries” and 26 the year before. I hope I am wrong.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
1:19 pm
Wayne, I’m a KJ fan, and it is good to see him do well. I just don’t like the shoulda/coulda/woulda game. We should/can/will(?) win tonight.
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
1:20 pm
I said it yesterday: the Braves will take two of three from Houston.
No matter who against, any victories are good victories.
warrens braves
April 30th, 2010
1:21 pm
im afraid that the braves will get swept. they have too much going against them. no offense, no leadoff guy, injured shortstop, and troy glaus will most likely start. this given that this team needs some spark! i love the braves as much as anyone, but im realistic about what the management has added and what was put on the field. troy is a bust that wren thought would provide some pop, yeah lots of pop ups and strikouts. ive watched all the games and he cant catch up to anyones fastball. chipper needs to start hitting. our outfield is hitting a combined 204 avg. there going to make a move when its too late. then it wont matter cause we will be in last place by 9 games. its a shame our pitchers are gonna have good era’s, just no wins to show for it. go braves though, love you guys!!!!!!!!!
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:21 pm
Wayne in Utah: Its like I said yesterday Escobar’s groin is bothering him just like Jo Jo Reyes’ knee is “really bad”
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
1:21 pm
Peachtree TV broadcasts with Joe and Smoltz are so much better to watch.
A broadcast with a dog and a broom would be better than listening to chip.
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
1:22 pm
What’s fair is fair. As much as I have bashed Frank Wren, I too would’ve non-tendered Kelly Johnson in favor of Martin Pardo. Kelly showed squat in Atlanta, and it speaks to a lack of character that he could not show in Atlanta what he is showing now in Arizona.
Kelly can choke on his nine homers.
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:24 pm
I agree Braves do need a spark – we need someone of AAA or AA to come up and inject some energy in this team from an offensive stand-point.
Is Escobar being DL’d?
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
1:24 pm
Thanks for the new Blog, Ms. Rogers!
TnBrian McFann changing her name to McMauer shows signs of trouble in our Braves world.
True. ‘Cause it meant that McCann is NOT DOING ANYTHING WITH RISP!!!
He doesn’t look right, either. Maybe it’s just ’cause the team is doing so poorly…
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
1:25 pm
I for one am a Joe Simpson and John Smoltz fan. They have improved their chemistry in the booth with each passing game, and they are cool to listen to.
Gwinnett 911
April 30th, 2010
1:25 pm
From the now deceased other blog:
“Shaun
April 30th, 2010
10:31 am
Anyone listen to John Kincaid yesterday after the Braves postgame show in 680? He was spot on.
Basically this sums up what he said: All of you people who are ready to jump of the ledge, you may be proven right in the long run. But there’s still a lot of baseball left. Why jump now? Wait until at least June.”
Gee Shaun wonder why Kincaid would have said that? It’s not like “The Fan” is the station that carries Braves games. It’s not like Kincaid’s worth is directly proportional to how many people listen to him and the product the Fan puts over the air waves….. like….. I dunno…..Braves Basebaseball! It’s not like it’s his job to drum up interest, kinda like McQuirk and Wren. It’s not like if he agrees that the Braves are done and are a waste of time that the listenership to 680’s Braves broadcast might drop, therefore affecting what The Fan can ask for advertising dollars.
Nahhh, Kincaid has no vested interest in giving that advice. He’s a neutral observer.
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
1:26 pm
it speaks to a lack of character that [Johnson] could not show in Atlanta what he is showing now in Arizona.
Ah. And here I thought it was just a bad year. Wonder if he beats his dog, too?
Good grief.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
1:26 pm
I understand the value of a good farm system, but it seems like most of you would rather be loaded at AA and A ball than win with the big club.
yeah
April 30th, 2010
1:26 pm
they oughtta offer McLouth and a minor league pitcher to the Nats for Nyjer Morgan. The nats may be willing to do that and it would give the Braves a legit lead off hitter. maybe that would spark the rest of the line up.
yeah
April 30th, 2010
1:28 pm
they can tell the Nats that McLouth will be better with a change of scenery or something.
JEZ
April 30th, 2010
1:29 pm
It’s by b-day today, so the braves BETTER win!!!!
Gwinnett 911
April 30th, 2010
1:30 pm
“Kelly showed squat in Atlanta, and it speaks to a lack of character that he could not show in Atlanta what he is showing now in Arizona.
Kelly can choke on his nine homers.”
Funny how Kelly gained some character when he went to AZ. Wonder why no character in ATL, but has some in AZ? Could it be there wasn’t a character builder in ATL?
Tomahawk Mafia
April 30th, 2010
1:30 pm
I have to say that I am ecstatic about Kelly Johnson’s exceptionally hot start. I’m even wearing my old Kelly Johnson t-shirt jersey to commemorate his torrid stretch. Furthermore, knowing what he do about Yunel Escobar and his tendency to milk his injuries, he will likely be out of the lineup for a week and a half. I hope I’m wrong, but when he goes down with the minor injuries, it usually takes him a while to get back in the lineup.
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:31 pm
JEZ – my bday is tomorrow and i’m hoping for the same.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
1:31 pm
we need someone of AAA or AA to come up and inject some energy
Too bad Gwinnett’s offensive stats look very similar to ATL’s. I guess you can’t measure grit.
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:32 pm
I understand the value of a good farm system, but it seems like most of you would rather be loaded at AA and A ball than win with the big club.
Excellent post – at least i agree with it.
unbelievable
April 30th, 2010
1:32 pm
“Kelly showed squat in Atlanta, and it speaks to a lack of character that he could not show in Atlanta what he is showing now in Arizona….”
that is complete BS.
Mikey
April 30th, 2010
1:33 pm
Carroll, While your at it, how about Adam LaRoche 2hrs, 5rbi’s in yesterday’s game…season- .299 ba. .397obp, 4hr and 17rbi’s and is a real first baseman. Great decision Wren.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
1:33 pm
I was at Borders the other day and read the chapter on the ‘96 World Series. I couldn’t not do that.
He said obviously it was disappointing to lose but then he said “but you had to feel good for Joe Torre.”
I’m like, “WHAT?! WHY?”
I don’t care that his brother was in the hospital. I hate that crap. I always argue with my friend, who basically pretends to be a fan of the Rangers and Cardinals and whoever but never really watches baseball, about the 2001 World Series. He seriously gets upset about the fact that I was rooting for the Diamondbacks.
If the Yankees deserved to win that World Series because of 9/11 then didn’t we all deserve to win in ‘96 because of the Olympic Park bombing?
I mean, give me a break. My brother was there that night. I didn’t know if he was dead or alive for hours.
That really disgusts me. It no more meaningful for Saints to win the Super Bowl than for Colt fans. Even if they won three years ago. It doesn’t matter.
No offense to Pete though. He’s the best. I just can never root for or be happy for the Yankees.
You’d think it would be enough for their fans that they just won three in a God d*mn row. No, they have to win it every year, obviously. Joe Girradi has to wear number 28 now cause you wouldn’t want to be complacent.
Give me an effing break.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
1:33 pm
True. ‘Cause it meant that McCann is NOT DOING ANYTHING WITH RISP!!!
He doesn’t look right, either. Maybe it’s just ’cause the team is doing so poorly…
Maybe it’s his eyes. ducks for cover
Nova Scotia Steve
April 30th, 2010
1:35 pm
we need someone of AAA or AA to come up and inject some energy..
How about Thurston or Clevlen ANYONE…Bueller???? Bueller???
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
1:35 pm
Soph–
You don’t hafta duck for cover…that thought has actually crossed my mind a few times.
Rufino Linares
April 30th, 2010
1:35 pm
What time do the Braves lose tonight?
Soph
April 30th, 2010
1:36 pm
Ah, McFann – he’ll be fine. I hope.
I hope everyone will be fine.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:36 pm
NS Steve
I agree on needing a spark, but who in AAA or AA are you going to bring up. Have you looked at their numbers? Please don’t say Gregor Blanco.
MiaBeachDipSheet
Kelly Johnson had a bad half of a year (hitting just above 200) for 1 of his years in Atlanta. Other than that, he was an very serviceable player, with numbers we would kill for today. I think his numbers are a bit inflated right now, considering the park he is in, but the man was always a streaky hitter.
For dipsheets like you to say he never did squat doesn’t speak of what KJ did or didn’t do, it tells the rest of his how very little you know about the Braves. The numbers don’t lie.
unbelievable
April 30th, 2010
1:36 pm
Thurston is hitting under .200 in AAA
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:37 pm
Thurston can’t even inject a spark in Gwinnett.
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
1:37 pm
ncscoots: man, you always have a sharp axe for me.
PMC
April 30th, 2010
1:38 pm
Tommy is on the mound tonight. The Braves will win tonight. Chipper and Mac go yard. Someone steals a base…. Hey Wow wins the game with an extra base hit.
Also Nate McClouth cures cancer.
KJ/Prado
April 30th, 2010
1:38 pm
My disappointment is that Wren/Cox/management were able to turn it into an Either/OR KJ or Prado competition last year and over the winter. Since it is obvious Wren never intended to get that big outfield bat he said he was going after, it is criminal that he let KJ walk and didn’t pencil him in at the LF spot, or at least a platoon there.
jaketekaj
April 30th, 2010
1:38 pm
The Braves gave up on Kelly Johnson way too early…. he had half a bad season. When they carried around Francoeur for close to 3 bad seasons.
Imagine him at 2nd base and Prado as Chipper’s successor at 3rd next season (assuming Chipper is going to retire as he said after another bad season)
TommyP
April 30th, 2010
1:38 pm
MiaBch: “Lack of character” by Kelly Johnson because he’s off to a great start with Arizona????? Are you friggin’ kidding me? That is one of the crazier things I’ve seen written on this blog and that’s saying something.
Try this quote for your answer:
“When guys have down years, we take a good look at that to see if there is an opportunity for us or not. I think he had some mechanical issues, and the reality of Prado being there and his role changing.” (-GM Josh Byrnes)
Does that not SCREAM something? “I think he had some mechanical issues….” Hell yeah he had some mechanical issues…. Why do we have so many guys that have mechanical issues and can’t fix them before being shipped off??????????
Soph
April 30th, 2010
1:39 pm
I can’t handle the Braves and Hawks both losing today so someone please win! Preferably both!
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:39 pm
Miami Beach
You are such an easy mark, that is why scoots has your number.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
1:42 pm
I was going to provide some arguments against Thurston, but it’s all been said. Clevelan appears to be decent, but he’s listed as a RF.
dickfer
April 30th, 2010
1:42 pm
wren sh_t the bed this offseason and its killin us right now
maybe it corrects itself, but i dont see that happening
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
1:42 pm
Mikey, thought I included info about LaRoche’s game yesterday. It’s in parentheses so you mighta skimmed over it.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
1:43 pm
Wren/Cox/management were able to turn it into an Either/OR KJ or Prado
That’s the way the blog had it too.
chin music
April 30th, 2010
1:43 pm
great blog, carroll! glad you brought up smoltz as a commentator. he’s had a few stumbles as any newbie will, but i think he’s a natural at it. i love listening to his thought process on pitch selection and his descriptions of pitching mechanics, and he and joe have a nice little back and forth going.
dickfer
April 30th, 2010
1:46 pm
i do enjoy how they constantly bash smoltz’s ability to keep a clean book during the game
BravesAreDone
April 30th, 2010
1:46 pm
Wren obviously needs to go. Every move he has made from Kawakami to Lowe, to Melky to Glaus has been a total failure.
dickfer
April 30th, 2010
1:47 pm
inability not ability
sorry
Son of Smoltz
April 30th, 2010
1:48 pm
Smoltz and Joe have been GREAT on the broadcast. Smoltz’s incite has been unparalleled. Best braves announcing combo they’ve ever had!
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
1:48 pm
Soph – I can’t handle the Braves and Hawks both losing today so someone please win! Preferably both!
That would be nice. I just don’t see a win from either team.
The Hawks don’t have the cajones to play a “full” game and the Braves….well, we’re getting #10.
BravesAreDone
April 30th, 2010
1:49 pm
And with the team built how it is are people really all that surprised with the way it is playing? I mean let’s be realistic here.
BlueDevilBrave
April 30th, 2010
1:50 pm
Thanks for the new blog Carroll!
But you said Tommy gave up an earned run in the Mets loss which isn’t true. Reyes scored on Chipper’s throwing error.
Petco Pecker
April 30th, 2010
1:50 pm
Irregardless of the reason Kincaid said what he said about not giving up on the season yet, it’s still true. As terrible as this past road trip was, we are only in the first month of the season.
Take the prozac already!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
1:52 pm
The Hawks don’t have the cajones to play a “full” game and the Braves….well, we’re getting #10.
Mixxo, they will too win. Bank on it! Ok, no don’t really bank on it but I do have a good feeling about both today.
MatthewH
April 30th, 2010
1:54 pm
So Carroll, I assume that’s your customer review on the Amazon website for Pete’s book?
And for the love of all that is holy, why do you have mention what is going on in Arizona?!? I had finally gotten over all of the “discussion” that occurred on the other blog. It’s like throwing raw meat to a pack of wolves.
Youngerthan Thatnow
April 30th, 2010
1:54 pm
Carroll… it’s funny that you mentioned Smoltzie in the blog… a couple of us were just talking about that earlier today. His first game was… ah… well… eh… well, I’ll put it like this, he has really improved every game and is doing a servicable job. His real insights to pitching are informative and impressive. And he’s dropping a little road story (not the lame jokes) on us every then and now. He’s catching on well…
But what do I know… I’ve always enjoyed Sutton and Chip too.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
1:55 pm
Yes MatthewH, that was my review.
Sorry to rip off old scaps. I’m blaming notes group, which came yesterday and I saw that quote from Arizona’s GM.
Youngerthan Thatnow
April 30th, 2010
1:56 pm
Wayne in Utah… short night wasn’t it.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
1:56 pm
Oops meant unearned run, BlueDevilBrave, let me go in and fix that. Thx
Lefty
April 30th, 2010
1:56 pm
Thanks for the tip regarding Pete’s book. I’ll definitely pick up a copy this weekend.
chris
April 30th, 2010
1:56 pm
Based on what we’ve seen from the combination of Nate/Diaz/Melky…why are we not at least exploring the option of signing Jermaine Dye? Yes I realize he’s like 36 yrs old and will probably bat about .265, but the guys still has pop. He hit what, like 28 HR & 75 RBI’s last year? I’d take that over this combo of Diaz/Melky in LF. And whats the word on Jordan S.? Injured, playing in AAA..what? Why not bring him up, bat him leadoff and play CF? He showed last year he can hit (when healthy; after the first series against Philly he had a hurt wrist and told no one – therefore making himself look pathetic at the plate).
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
1:58 pm
Youngerthan
When you are a literal insomniac, they are ALL short nights.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
1:58 pm
Soph–
Yeah, I guess so…I hope so…
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:01 pm
Chris
Schafer is in extended spring training in Florida, and will report to AAA soon. Hopefully by mid-May. If he hits there, he might be an option in a couple of months or so.
On Dye, he has stated he will not play for 1.5 million. I think he is not going to get a contract, if he is going to hold the salary line. The Kenny Lofton syndrome.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
2:01 pm
Funny how Kelly gained some character when he went to AZ. Wonder why no character in ATL, but has some in AZ? Could it be there wasn’t a character builder in ATL?
Kelly Johnson is 28 years old. You mean to tell me that he learned all of his “character” the couple of months he’s been in Arizona? And what about KJ says that he didn’t have “character” in Atlanta?
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:02 pm
Soph
I will be counting on those positive vibes for the Jazz later tonight……around 10pm east coast time.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
Cleven might be a possibility, if one of our OF’ers goes down for a while? Not that I would be hoping for an injury, but if somebody got an “Escobar groin” pull or something.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
Wayne – good luck to your boys too. I think y’all got it in the bag!
dpelfrey
April 30th, 2010
2:04 pm
Something to potentially take from tonight, the sign of a true emerging ace is his ability to go out there and stop the bleeding. I’m seeing a maximum effort shutdown performance from Tommy tonight.
And to look on the bright side, everyone in this division could be hovering around .500 for most of the season. At least 2 teams aren’t running away from the rest of the pack, unless you really think the Muts can keep it up.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:05 pm
What the heck does that mean? Kelly Johnson has “character” now?
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:06 pm
dpelfrey
Tommy had that same effort going Sunday against the Mets, but the rain muddied up the waters.
Youngerthan Thatnow
April 30th, 2010
2:06 pm
Wayne… once again, you remember I mentioned earlier about my twin. LOL! I am an insomniac too… always have been. My wife can sleep standing straight up, but me… I might average 3 hours a night, and I’ve been doing that for well over 20 years… even during the road warrior days.
Well, I may hear it for this, but… I’m about to watch the Cubs and D’Backs. I’ll let you guys know how our ex’s are doing.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
2:06 pm
Kelly’s like a ghost. He’ll haunt this blog forever and ever.
Shaggy1973
April 30th, 2010
2:09 pm
From the story: “I think he had some mechanical issues.” So what exactly do you think the D-backs saw that TP couldn’t?
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:10 pm
Shaun
Here’s the rub on KJ. Prado earned the right to get the job at second with his bat and his steady, if unspectacular glove. Trouble is, KJ was a lesser outfielder than Diaz in the days he roamed left. He was adequate at second, but when hitting was an asset.
I don’t think the Atlanta brass gave any thought to using Prado as a rover, which in hindsight might have been a smart move.
I agreed with non-tendering him, but was hopeful that they would have tried to have worked out something to keep him on board…….like negotiating with him after the non-tender.
But then again, maybe he truly needed a change of scenery. I am happy for him, but sad that we are not reaping those rewards.
Glavdog
April 30th, 2010
2:11 pm
Anyone read the MSN/Fox Sports article on Damon buying the entire Tigers team Jersey Robes with their names on them? So he’s hitting, leading a clubhouse, and adding some of that veteran flare that the Braves could use. And for $8 mil, which is the equivalent of about 1 beer sold per person attending each Turner Field home game.
Joe Fan
April 30th, 2010
2:11 pm
Heard a rumor that a MLB game was being played tonight at Turner Field. Can anyone confirm that?
AppalachiaBrave
April 30th, 2010
2:12 pm
Carroll – When Kelly and Jeff were struggling in ATL where was the hitting coach to work with them and fix these problems. That’s all I’m saying….. GO KELLY GO!
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:12 pm
Are they playing on WGN?
Shaggy1973
April 30th, 2010
2:13 pm
I think i can remedy the leadoff spot also. Let’s just bat the pitcher first and that out of the way.
brad
April 30th, 2010
2:14 pm
I, like Mikey, put this on Wren. The Braves haven’t had an off-season better than “lukewarm” since Wren took over. The main thing this year was should have been to get a big (proven) bat, but apparently that’s asking too much.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:14 pm
Lunch time……later.
LWB
April 30th, 2010
2:15 pm
Maybe they should hire Alyssa Milano as the hitting coach. She’s a huge baseball fan and knows the game pretty well. I have to believe her presence would put some life back into the clubhouse and the offense couldn’t possibly get any worse……right? Come on Liberty…make it happen!!
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:15 pm
Kelly Johnson is a solid hitter and not as bad a defensive player as his reputation. He was injured last year and Prado is also a very good player, obviously. The Braves decided to go with Prado. As Carroll said, who can argue with that move, especially considering Prado is a couple of years younger and cheaper?
If everyone remembers from past years, I’m a huge Kelly Johnson fan. I was defending him to a fault last year. But hindsight is 20/20 and it’s hard to argue with the decision, even if you are Kelly Johnson’s biggest fan. If they move him anywhere else, he’s not going to have the same value as he would as a secondbaseman. He’s probably not good enough defensively to play short or centerfield. He’s probably not a good enough hitter to play a corner position every day. Basically his only position where you get solid value out of him as an everyday player is secondbase, so the Braves went with the younger, cheaper option.
CraZYtRaDeMaNN
April 30th, 2010
2:16 pm
Thats it, finally someone figured out Glaus’s problem. Quick someone help Glaus find some Character!!!
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
2:16 pm
Irregardless of the reason Kincaid said what he said about not giving up on the season yet, it’s still true. As terrible as this past road trip was, we are only in the first month of the season.
You lost me at ir.
Youngerthan Thatnow
April 30th, 2010
2:16 pm
Lenn Casper and Bob Brenley just did about a two minute rant on how well KJ and Rochy are doing in Arizona… and they laid it out there that they were teammates in Atlanta as well, but didn’t have these kind of numbers there.
I’ve got a feeling that I haven’t heard the last on that topic during today’s game.
Just thought you guys would want to know…
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
2:17 pm
You folk on Frank Wren……are you forgetting Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens, Nate McLouth, Eric Hinske, Billy Wagner, TSaito, and the list goes on. KK has been a good addition. What have I forgotten?
Some folks are never satisfied.
We new Glaus was going to be a science experiment. And Lowe, well he will end up winning 12-15 games again, in my estimation. Everybody forgets the disaster that was 2008’s rotation and pitching staff.
pat
April 30th, 2010
2:19 pm
I think Smoltz is a decent broadcaster…Anybody is better than that first class idiot Joe Morgan on ESPN. Listening to him makes me wonder how the hell somebody that dumb could make the hall of fame.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:19 pm
When Kelly and Jeff were struggling in ATL where was the hitting coach to work with them and fix these problems. That’s all I’m saying….. GO KELLY GO!
You mean the hitting coach whose team is 4th in the NL in runs scored over his tenure? You mean the hitting coach that Kelly had 3 out of 4 good seasons with?
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Welcome to BF Fest.
pat
April 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
After Wren, it’s clear we should never take any cast offs from the Orioles.
Youngerthan Thatnow
April 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Wayne… no it’s on Chicago’s Comcast feed… or I could watch the Arizona feed with the younger Darren Sutton and Mark Grace.
I’ve got the MLB package on DirecTV… every game from every MLB team in regular and HD… I watch it on the HD channels.
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Dye – Post all star break 2009 -
G AB R H 2 3 HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
60 212 23 38 4 0 7 26 32 46 0 0 .179 .293 .297 .590
This is not going to help in any way shape or fashion, PLUS Dye doesn’t want to play anyway. He’s holding out for a winning team and has said he surely isn’t going to play for only 1.5M. So he’s as egotistical and spoiled an athlete as you can imagine.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:22 pm
Braves made the right move. They went with the younger, cheaper secondbaseman who also happens to be a very good player.
The only position where Johnson has value as an everyday player is second. He doesn’t hit enough for a corner position and doesn’t field well enough for shortstop or centerfield.
I’m a huge KJ fan. You may remember me defending him almost to a fault last year. The man can hit, he was just injured. But no matter how big a KJ fan you are, objectively you have to agree the Braves made the right choice.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
2:22 pm
Same people clamoring for Dye are calling Glaus “old” and “washed up”. Dye doesn’t even have the grit Thurston does.
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
2:23 pm
Wren has made multiple nice moves with at least one great move on his CV (JJ from the Tigers).
However, Wren’s two worst moves (Lowe and Chipper) are also the most expensive, and for a team with a budget that seems to be slimming down for the beach season (Mcquirk’s comments aside), he sure tied up a of money/years for two older guys.
For the record, I supported the Lowe deal – I thought he was overpaid, but overall, I thought it was a solid acquisition. On the other hand, I thought the Chipper extension smelt bad from day one.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
2:27 pm
Braves Fan, your post at 2:24 is as worthless as it was earlier today. At least that’s what I assume after skimming the first sentence.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
2:28 pm
You mean the hitting coach that Kelly had 3 out of 4 good seasons with?
That was in the past so clearly it didn’t happen.
Puzzling
April 30th, 2010
2:29 pm
For a being a Braves Fan No More, you sure come back here a lot??
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
2:30 pm
Braves Fan No More
Then quit posting on this blog, and take your backhanded political BS elsewhere.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
2:30 pm
“On the other hand, I thought the Chipper extension smelt bad from day one.”
While it is not looking good, the time played into it significantly. Chipper was coming off a season in which he just won the batting title. The debacles of Smoltz and Glavine made handling the last franchise player delicately.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
2:30 pm
Troy Glaus: Just dip baby dip just dip baby dip i put my up on the bat when i swing i dont make contact just dip baby dip watch my average just dip baby dip. I will be there sunday
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:30 pm
I’m retired and flipping through blogs is a nice hobby.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
2:31 pm
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:24 pm
Wasn’t this post made a few hours ago already? Just thought it was so profound that we should all see it again?
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:31 pm
Lots of sheeple on this blog, Braves and government.
Skip
April 30th, 2010
2:32 pm
Plenty o’ Season Ticket Packages still available, Braves fans…
CraZYtRaDeMaNN
April 30th, 2010
2:32 pm
Why are you still here Braves Fan No More? You sure do comment a lot about the Braves to be a Braves Fan No More!!!!! Your like DON see your name skip the comment!!
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
2:32 pm
ncscoots: man, you always have a sharp axe for me.
Do I? If so, it’s not intentional, just coincidence. I mean, you do have to admit that the “character” thing might have looked much like a honing strap for the blade, though, LOL.
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
2:33 pm
To the haters: Atlanta, not Miami/Miami Beach, is the New York of the South. Like NY, not every ballplayer can come to Atlanta and be successful. Yeah, we don’t have the Steinbrenner dollars, but you are expected to win in Atlanta when you wear the Braves’ uni.
Guys like Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, McGriff, Chipper, et. al. are Atlanta guys who could’ve made it in NY too. They are character guys who are winners.
KJ was a first round pick, and from all indications, not an Atlanta guy. Any loser with talent can hit homers in Podunk, or Arizona for that matter. I am sure that the D-back lineup has people who are in the Witness Protection Program, and I’m sure that they will do well way out of the limelight.
Good riddance, KJ. Enjoy being the big fish in the small pond. Not everyone can play in the A-T-L because they don’t have the guts to be winners here.
Mechanical my ass.
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:33 pm
Follow along now while Liberty Media and the government shears you.
onebravosfan
April 30th, 2010
2:34 pm
I don’t think Chipper is killing us this season. He has not been great obviously and he can’t carry the team but he had not been as much a detriment as last season. I know, it is a low bar. My main issue with Chipper is that BC needs to rest him more. Both Glaus and Chipper should sit out every third game or so. They both look like they get worn down pretty quickly.
Bill
April 30th, 2010
2:35 pm
Thanks Carrol for info…Agree John Smoltz brings alot to the booth, love his spin around from wanting to walk back to hotel etc.( if Braves didn’t win)..Well I wish for a win today but don’t really see it coming.
PRAY FOR RAIN ARE GO INSANE !!!!!!
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
2:35 pm
ncscoots: right on time – LOL.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
2:36 pm
Braves Fan No More–Please share with us, what transforms people into ’sheeple’? Are there symptoms?
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
2:38 pm
Moe Berg
Oh for sure, there were special circumstances that made the Chipper extension tricky – dude did just flirt with a .400 BA the year before. However, in the second half of the 2008 season, it seemed pretty clear that Chipper had lost some of his power.
Placed into Wren’s shoes, maybe I’d offer the extension to Chipper, but for 3 years? That’s a long time for someone averaging ~135 games a year and who happens to be over 35. Its not so much the annual salary that bothered me, but the number of years. I mean, do you want to see Chipper manning 3B two seasons from now at the age of 40? Talk about potentially ugly…
Petco Pecker
April 30th, 2010
2:39 pm
Salamander- ha
CF-Brave-Fan
April 30th, 2010
2:41 pm
How do you make a Brave a productive and/or powerful hitter? Trade them….
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
2:42 pm
Salamander, I agree that 3 years was too much. I think that Chipper and Lowe’s contracts make it very unlikely that the front office will give long-term contracts to aging veterans. In 2008, he was beginning to look more like a singles hitter. I agree that I don’t want him on 3B in another two years.
I think the team did what they thought they had to do politically. I don’t think many anticipated how quickly he would seem to decline.
Kelly Johnson
April 30th, 2010
2:42 pm
Thanks for holding me back for so many years Braves organization… I also discovered I can play the bango!
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:43 pm
Sheeple are people who act like sheep being led to the slaughter. Refusing to really think about their daily activities, they simply live their lives as if by rote memory. Zombielike, they will habitually support a disfunctional sports team, or they continue to permit insane politicians to ruin the country, never once becoming outraged and taking a stand against any of the wrong being perpetrated against them.
$$$$$
April 30th, 2010
2:44 pm
As soon as the Braves ownership got frugal the team stopped winning (I don’t call last year’s third place finish “winning”).
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
2:45 pm
I think the team did what they thought they had to do politically. I don’t think many anticipated how quickly he would seem to decline.
Agreed. I can’t remember for sure (not looking it up either), but I think Chipper’s overall defense in 2008 was ok – not great but acceptable. He seemed to fall off a cliff in terms of glove-work last year, and its pretty clear he ain’t much better this season.
O.J.
April 30th, 2010
2:47 pm
What the hell is a bango?
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
2:48 pm
never once becoming outraged and taking a stand against any of the wrong being perpetrated against them.
Well, golly. Maybe you and the like-minded brethren could create a baseball Tea Party? Sheeple not allowed.
Nor functioning brain cells, it would appear.
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
2:49 pm
ncscoots, What did you say? Baaaaahh???
Mad Mike
April 30th, 2010
2:50 pm
thanks, carroll, for pointing out the good work in the booth. on another ajc blog yesterday (bradley’s or schultz’s i don’t remember) i expressed a little discontent with the current product we get. but you’re right – i like smoltz’s ramblings, his bad jokes, and his baseball insight. corny personality is better than no personality, and while i’ll stop short of calling smoltz corny…y’all get my drift. that being said, i really like him in the booth because i think i would really like him as a person. and i think if he and joe work together long enough, it’ll get better and better.
Desibrave
April 30th, 2010
2:50 pm
To all those denizens that are still confused why Kelly is performing better this year.
If you look at his home and away stats, you will know why.
He is batting .374 at Home with 6 home runs (in approx 43 at bats ) in Arizona whereas he is hitting .250 with 2 home runs (in 32 at bats ) away from home.
BTW here is how I look at the situation.
Even the best placed team in MLB will lose 60 games (approx) in a season. Braves have lost 14 so far, and that still leaves a buffer of 46 losses. Again I am not saying we are going to win the division and win 100 games this season.
BTW do you all know what was Braves record LAST YEAR at this time?
We were 10 – 11 on April 30th 2009 That is only 3 more losses we have this year. So stop panicking and lets BELIEVE.
B4
April 30th, 2010
2:52 pm
BANGO!
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
2:53 pm
ncscoots, What did you say? Baaaaahh???
I’m more of a buckhorn ram, there, good buddy.
Julio Franco
April 30th, 2010
2:53 pm
Hey Bobby,
I’m available if you need me, you know when you get tired of seeing Troy flop all over the place at first base. And even though I’m 10 years older than Chipper, I’m in a lot better shape! Come on, call me, you know I can still get it done.
O.J.
April 30th, 2010
2:54 pm
Desibrave, he has 7 homers at home, but who is counting?
keylargo
April 30th, 2010
2:54 pm
Probably a lot of the people who trashed Kelly Johnson are the same ones who are trashing Nate McLouth this year.
One thing remains the same – you all were dumbasses in 09 and you’re dumbasses in 10.
CF-Brave-Fan
April 30th, 2010
2:56 pm
Bango Skank
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 30th, 2010
2:56 pm
ncscoots,
Baseball Tea Party. Ha!
whippersnapper
April 30th, 2010
2:57 pm
Kelly Johnson looks like Charlie Sheen
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 30th, 2010
2:57 pm
Desibrave,
I BELIEVE! I’m a sheep! Someone stop me from perpetuating all the wrongdoings against me! I think it’s the Tomahawk Team that’s got me brainwashed!
Mr J
April 30th, 2010
2:58 pm
Braves Fan No More,
Brother, I feel your pain, but this is not the place. Equating the doings of Frank Wren and Liberty Media with what’s going on in DC trivializes the real tragedy. Baseball’s just for fun.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:58 pm
If you are an ESPN Insider, they have a piece by John Perrotto, Baseball Prospectus: Can the Braves recover? Some key paragraphs:
In the wild card era, there has only been one team to make the playoffs that had a nine-game slide at any point during the season, and that was the 2007 Rockies. And if you remember, Colorado had to win 14 of its last 15 games just to make the postseason. If the Braves lose to the Astros today, that will put their streak at 10. And no playoff team since 1995 has had a losing streak that long.
However, there is some “good news” for Atlanta. There have been 11 clubs that got to the postseason despite suffering eight-game losing streaks. They are the 1996 Padres, 1999 Mets, 2000 Giants, 2000 Mariners, 2001 Astros, 2003 Twins, 2004 Dodgers, 2005 Padres, 2006 Cardinals, 2006 Dodgers and 2008 Dodgers.
…
The Braves are going to need to start scoring more runs. That seems likely because the Braves have been hitting in some bad luck with a .275 BABIP, 25 points below the NL average of .300. Among those not getting many balls in play to drop are center fielder Nate McLouth (.212), shortstop Yunel Escobar (.221), left fielder Melky Cabrera (.233) and catcher Brian McCann (.240).
The bottom line is that the Braves are coming up against some unchartered territory. No team in the wild card era has suffered a losing streak as long as 10 games and gone on to make the playoffs. So if the Braves lose tonight and still get to October, they’ll be making history.
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
2:58 pm
Bango Skank
A Gunslinger fan!
Mindless Braves Fan
April 30th, 2010
2:59 pm
Gotta support the team!!! Sure they are owned by a huge conglomorate that’s based in another state. Sure the front office, manager and coaching staff have no accountability, keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over, and keep fielding a mediocre team year after year. Sure the players are a bunch of spoiled millionaire crybabies, but they’re our team dammit and we have to support them.
awesomeo
April 30th, 2010
2:59 pm
i rather see a 100 lose season hten be out of the offs by 4 games
faninva
April 30th, 2010
2:59 pm
Pat -
agreed on Joe Morgan.
actual quotes from Mr. Morgan -
“A lot of star players get booed in opposing stadiums”
“The key to hitting a baseball is making good contact”
Renegator
April 30th, 2010
3:00 pm
For whatever reason, KJ couldn’t get it done in Atlanta. Was it him? Was it TP? Was it Cox? Who knows. All we know is that if he were still here – he wouldn’t be performing like he is in AZ. Can’t people just be happy that a player got out from under the malaize that is the Atlanta Braves and resurrected a career somewhere else?
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
3:05 pm
Renegator, Do we really know he wouldn’t be performing well in Atlanta, if he were here? You can pretend all you want, but no one really knows.
Not sure what you mean by he “couldn’t get it done in Atlanta”? He had one bad year. He “got it done” every other year he was healthy.
I’m not so sure injury didn’t contribute to his bad 2009 season. Seems very likely that it was injury, since he had fine seasons here before and we know he was injured at some points in the season.
People assume what they want to assume. Some just never want to look at what is the most rational explanation for things if it doesn’t support their biases.
CF-Brave-Fan
April 30th, 2010
3:05 pm
The homers for KJ in AZ would probably be long fly outs at the Ted. ncscoots – I was wondering if anybody would catch that.
MaineBrave
April 30th, 2010
3:05 pm
Can’t take another lose. 10 in a row is absurd.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
3:07 pm
“Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:05 pm
What the heck does that mean? Kelly Johnson has “character” now?”
It was all about context. Someone posted that the reason KJ didn’t hit in Atlanta was because he had no character.
The answering post basically stated that if KJ wasn’t hitting in Atlanta due to having no character, then he must have found a character builder since he went to AZ because of his offensive production.
It was a post in a vacuum. No context relating back the the inciting post.
Braves Sheeple
April 30th, 2010
3:08 pm
I have to support my team, no matter what. Even if they are controlled by absentee owners who don’t care about baseball, even if the front office and manager is the baseball equivalent of the three stooges (John, Frank and Bobby), even if none of the players can hit their weight and none of the pitchers can get anyone out, I must support them.
AZBravoFan
April 30th, 2010
3:09 pm
Man, people have some short memories about Kelly! Sure, this current hot streak is unlike anything he ever did in Atlanta. But don’t ya’ll remember how every hot streak was followed by a maddening 2 for 30 with a ton of K’s. Maybe it will be different now, but keep watching…
And again, the circumstances of his departure were pretty unavoidable. I think everyone agrees the Prado had earned the 2B job. So you would have had to move him back to the outfield. Which means someone would have had to go. The odd man out probably would have been Diaz. And imagine the outrage there would have been on this blog at Matty ripped it up with another team.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
3:09 pm
Smoltz and Simpson have done a good job. I like their style in the booth. It’s really nice not to have to listen to Chip. I was sad when good old Boog left, but Smoltz has been a nice surprise. Ernie Johnson, Jr, will be coming back at some point after the NBA playoffs, I presume? How do people feel about him?
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:09 pm
I have a good feeling that Hanson and the Braves will break out of the funk tonight!
Renegator
April 30th, 2010
3:10 pm
Shaun: True, we don’t know for a fact that KJ wouldn’t be doing the same thing in ATL that he is doing in AZ but I don’t think you can attibute an enitre down year to year and a half to an injury. Besides, once KJ came back from the injury last year – he still didn’t hit.
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:12 pm
I wish we would move on from the fact that we let KJ go.
Renegator
April 30th, 2010
3:12 pm
Look, I’m not trying to say that KJ will be the 2nd coming of Pujols now that he is out of Atlanta – I’m just saying that people should be happy for him instead of saying that he had no character when he was here.
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
3:13 pm
ncscoots – I was wondering if anybody would catch that.
Read the whole series, buddy. Even picked them back up a while back, and read everything straight through (instead of waiting for a new one every three-four years, LOL).
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:13 pm
Renegator: exactly we should wish him well and be glad he is thriving in the hot Arizona sun
Magic Man
April 30th, 2010
3:15 pm
Interesting article on ESPN.com by Baseball Prospectus on the Braves chances of recovering from this to make the postseason.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/tmi-mlb/post/_/id/2719/bp-can-the-braves-recover
Kelly Johnson
April 30th, 2010
3:15 pm
It’s hard being a big leaguer ~ Chipper told me that…
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
3:18 pm
Renegator, players have nagging injuries for seasons at a time every now and then. It happens. In fact, I would argue that when a player is performing so much worse than he has before and he is still fairly young, the most likely reason is injury. Maybe it wasn’t the injury, per se. Maybe he adjusted his swing or couldn’t do certain things because of the injury and that’s what caused his struggles. But I would argue that the most likely explanation, whether directly or indirectly, was injury.
Players in their primes who can hit usually don’t just stop without a reason, obviously. KJ could hit when TP was his hitting coach and Cox was his manager in 2005 and in 2007-2008. He was playing on the same team in the same park. The only obvious difference between 2009 and those seasons was his health. Is it possible something else was going on? Sure. But it’s most likely health.
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
3:18 pm
“whereas he is hitting .250 with 2 home runs (in 32 at bats ) away from home.”
Umm, I’d take .250 with 30+ homer pace from a LF. I honestly was lobbying to keep Kelly at 4M for LF because I knew we had only that much budgeted. If you’re really happier with Melky more power to you.
I like our team overall, alot, this season. Still think we push for the wild card IF JJJ is healthy. JJJ aside, I had 0 expectation of success from Melky or Glaus when I was assessing the team. I figured we’d wind up starting Diaz and Hinske most days this summer. Maybe even Schaefer & Freeman by the end of the season.
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:18 pm
magic man: a lot of us dont have insider can you copy and paste the whole story please?
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
3:19 pm
Renegator – KJ did “hit” after he came back from injury. His #’s were fine he just didn’t have many at bats.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
3:20 pm
“Shaun
April 30th, 2010
2:22 pm
Braves made the right move. They went with the younger, cheaper secondbaseman who also happens to be a very good player.
The only position where Johnson has value as an everyday player is second. He doesn’t hit enough for a corner position and doesn’t field well enough for shortstop or centerfield.”
Now the last sentence is where I have to actually die laughing! We have so many experts on here who talk about someone doesn’t hit enough for a corner position. Huh? The fielding part, I may get behind, but “doesn’t hit enough?” That’s rediculous!
How can a team really say that a guy who is hitting over 320, has nine homers and 18 rbi “doesn’t hit enough” to be on the field? He’s outhitting everyone in OUR lineup, but he doesn’t hit enough to be a corner position on our team?
The Braves and some idiots on this blog have pontificated time and time again that “someone’s value is as a …blah blah blah”
Someone’s value is can they catch the ball and can they hit the ball? If the answer is yes, then give me 8 of those guys and I’ll plug them into 8 positions and kick your fantasy team AND the Braves Azzes day after day!
Oh yeah, Martin Prado isn’t an every day player. Heard that forever from the blog experts here AND the Braves seemed to indicate that same thought to the people who cover the team as well. Another great example of a guy who just wasn’t good enough to be an everyday player is Kevin Youkilus. That seemed to work out pretty good for the Red Sox when they decided his biggest value was to be on the field every day IN SOME position.
Things change.
Maturin
April 30th, 2010
3:20 pm
Braves Fan No More – So who are you gonna root for now?
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:22 pm
maturin: ignore him he’s like the new DON
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:24 pm
The Boston RedSox is now my team. They have an owner who loves baseball, a GM who is very sharp and a great fan base.
John, Ducktown
April 30th, 2010
3:24 pm
Couple observations on Former & current Braves’ players:
Before yesterday’s (4/29) games:
Last 4 1B:
Laroche: .270, 2HR, 12 RBI- in yesterdays’ game, raised avg 30 points, doubled HR total and hit 1/2 RBI’s in one game (4/29) and his team scored 13 runs.
Teixeiria: .139, 2HR, 9 RBI
Glaus: .200, 2HR, 9RBI
Kotchman: .264, 3HR, 14 RBI
What does this say? I doubt any of them would look much better in ATL, especially since nobody is getting on base. Complain about Glaus all you want, but even one of the most prolific 1B in the game right now ain’t doing anything.
As for Jeff Francuer: First 12 Games: .356, 3HR, 8 RBI’s. Last 10 games: 6/34, .176, 0HR’s & 4RBI’s- He would have been no help to the Braves the last 10 games. Frenchy is starting to slide
KJ: I like the guy, he trys but. . . .
April 2007: .326, 5 HR’s 15 RBI’s, finished with 16 HR’s and .276avg
April 2008: .235, but in May 07′ .355, finished .287 and 12HR’s
April 2009: .203 but .297 in May, finished .224 and 8HR’s
-Interesting stats about KJ:
:Career Wise: He hits .293 at Chase Field, with 8HR’s & 22 RBI’s in 100 AB’s. Only one other place has he hit more HR’s (16) and RBI’s (86). . . . Turner Field
:2010 Home/Away hitting: Chase Field: .372, 7HR’s 11 Rbi’s in 43 AB, Road: .250 Avg 2HR 7RBI, 32AB.
Simply put, KJ was beat out of a position by Martin Prado, and we all know how LOYAL Cox is to players, so you know that KJ was given every chance to lose the job. . . and he did.
And if we are going to go after Wren for “poor decisions” on players. . . . . How much good would Javier Vasquez being doing us right now? He’s pitched 20 innings, hasn’t pitched into the 6th inning yet, has an ERA of 9.00 and is 1-3 on a Yankees team that is probably the best team in baseball. 3 of Javy’s losses have come on the road, so it isn’t Yankee Stadium that is giving him fits.
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:25 pm
Don’t worry bravofan, I won’t be around long. Just passing through.
Desibrave
April 30th, 2010
3:26 pm
O.J , It counts because that Arizona Ballpark is a hitter friendly park and most of the homers hit to the RF in that park are flyouts at TED.
BTW here is why I am still very confident this season. We have Fantastic pitching. We have 4 very reliable pitchers in Hudson, Hanson, Jurgens and KK. It will not be long before our hitters get out of the slump and with the kind of pitching we have both starting and bullpen we will be contenders this year.
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:27 pm
braves fan no more: ok good thing!
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:28 pm
Bite me bravofan.
Chip Shot
April 30th, 2010
3:28 pm
this just in!!! home plate tickets at the ted now on sale for 99 cents.
bravofan
April 30th, 2010
3:29 pm
braves fan no more: no thanks!
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
3:29 pm
desibrave – 2 homers on the road in 32 at bats is still a pace for 30+
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:29 pm
Chip Shot, you know there will be no takers on that deal.
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
3:30 pm
Braves Fan No More – So who are you gonna root for now?
dude can’t root for anybody, LOL. He’s one of those guys who thinks his life isn’t perfect because it’s somebody else’s fault: Braves, government, this blog, LOL, but SOMEBODY. I’m a victim, waaaah. I’m conspired against, boo-hoo. If only, sob.
I don’t care if someone wants to just lie there and bleed, just don’t do it where I might get some of it on my shoes.
Maturin
April 30th, 2010
3:30 pm
bravofan: Don’t worry, just trying to pull him back from the ledge.
I don’t let strangers on the internet affect my mood.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
3:31 pm
Follow along now while Liberty Media and the government shears you. Braves Fan No More
I followed a Liberty Media play a little over a year ago, and it worked out really well for me.
Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
3:32 pm
So on to a happier subject than the struggling Braves, what does everyone think of the Hawks’ chances to avoid a monumental collapse tonight?
Mike
April 30th, 2010
3:34 pm
I think McDowell is a candidate for replacement too … why not Smoltzy … I learn something every night i listen to the broadcast with him in the booth. I think he would be a natural a coaching … a people person, probably knows how to press a button when it needs to be pressed, isn’t afraid to speak his mind, and pitched every single role for the braves from closer to starter … and was great at it all. No brainer.
Hitting Coach??? Bring on Marquis Grissom. I think Terry can coach .. just not hitting. he was tooo streaky and it reflects in our team. I’d think he would be able to manage a game though.
TP
April 30th, 2010
3:34 pm
I use to advise Kelly Johnson to hit gripping the big end ‘o the bat for ya’lls information…
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:35 pm
ncscoots, you know less than nothing. Have fun rooting for one of the most inept and disfuncional organizations in MLB. Those days are long behind me. GO SOX!!!
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
3:37 pm
Braves Fan No More – So who are you gonna root for now?
dude can’t root for anybody, LOL
Which is why he chose the Bo Sox. He’ll be on their boards soon complaining about how they’re 6 games back (which is one more than ATL), and how signing old Mike Cameron was stupid. BravoFanNoMore, I suggest your handle be “Sox Fan…For Now”.
Puzzling
April 30th, 2010
3:37 pm
Here’s hoping Braves Fan No More becomes: Braves Blogger No More
Magic Man
April 30th, 2010
3:37 pm
BP: Can the Braves recover?
April, 30, 2010 Apr 3012:36PM ET By John Perrotto, Baseball Prospectus
The Braves’ rallying point in 2010 is to send beloved manager Bobby Cox, who plans to retire at the end of the season, out in style. They hope to at least get back to the playoffs after a four-year absence and ultimately win their first World Series since 1995.
The outlook for that is not looking so good. The Braves lost their ninth straight game Thursday, dropping their record to 8-13. Bill James once wrote about the phenomenon of “signature significance,” which basically states that if a player does something incredibly dominant (such as a pitcher striking out 15 batters in a game) it shows a unique level of skill, and the player probably has the ability to be great. This got us thinking about the Braves. A nine-game losing streak is bad, but is it bad enough that it contains some signature significance? In other words, is a nine-game skid so bad that it proves a team is not a playoff contender? The answer is yes … and no.
In the wild card era, there has only been one team to make the playoffs that had a nine-game slide at any point during the season, and that was the 2007 Rockies. And if you remember, Colorado had to win 14 of its last 15 games just to make the postseason. If the Braves lose to the Astros today, that will put their streak at 10. And no playoff team since 1995 has had a losing streak that long.
However, there is some “good news” for Atlanta. There have been 11 clubs that got to the postseason despite suffering eight-game losing streaks. They are the 1996 Padres, 1999 Mets, 2000 Giants, 2000 Mariners, 2001 Astros, 2003 Twins, 2004 Dodgers, 2005 Padres, 2006 Cardinals, 2006 Dodgers and 2008 Dodgers.
Just three of those teams were even close to being as offensively challenged as the Braves have been through their first 21 games. They are 15th in the NL in runs scored with an average of 3.67 a game, ahead of only the Astros (3.30), and also 15th in the league with 12 home runs, again ahead of just Houston (eight). Of the aforementioned dozen, just three finished in the bottom half of the NL in runs scored. The 2004 Dodgers (ninth) and the 2005 Padres and 2008 Dodgers (13th).
The Braves are going to need to start scoring more runs. That seems likely because the Braves have been hitting in some bad luck with a .275 BABIP, 25 points below the NL average of .300. Among those not getting many balls in play to drop are center fielder Nate McLouth (.212), shortstop Yunel Escobar (.221), left fielder Melky Cabrera (.233) and catcher Brian McCann (.240).
The bottom line is that the Braves are coming up against some unchartered territory. No team in the wild card era has suffered a losing streak as long as 10 games and gone on to make the playoffs. So if the Braves lose tonight and still get to October, they’ll be making history.
John Perrotto is editor in chief of Baseball Prospectus.
NO MORE BOBBY
April 30th, 2010
3:38 pm
Going to the game tonight and watch my Braves go for ten straight.
BELIEVE!!!!
haggard
April 30th, 2010
3:39 pm
McFann Ô April 30th, 2010
1:24 pm
“True. ‘Cause it meant that McCann is NOT DOING ANYTHING WITH RISP!!!
He doesn’t look right, either. Maybe it’s just ’cause the team is doing so poorly…”
McFann, you may be onto something; he doesn’t seem to be “squinting” as much as he used to. Even after the first surgery–when he came back and was hitting up a storm–he would still squint at the pitcher after settling in the box. Sort of that “Clint Eastwood squint”
Now–in all seriousness…..
salamander and Moe Berg– most power hitters seem to lose batting average before power, (recent examples being Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas). However–even during the batting title year in ‘08–Chipper seemed to be losing power; though it mat have simply been a change in hitting approach. He “smelled” that batting title.
I still think he’ll bouce back even further this year, though I don’t think we’ll ever see 30 to 35 homeruns from him again. I’m just wondering where the power went?
I’m about an hour from the Ted, need to get moving, and will see you after the game.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
3:39 pm
And to speed up the process, here’s one for you BFNM: http://www.overthemonster.com.
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
3:40 pm
ncscoots, you know less than nothing.
Enlighten me, O wise one, LOL. I yearn to fill this yawning chasm of ignorance with a mere drop from your ocean of knowledge.
I am inspired to learn, to grow as a being, to become wise as are you.
You had me at “sheeple”.
faninva
April 30th, 2010
3:40 pm
BFNM – that is why so many people hate the redsox and a lot of sox fans – all you bandwagon, empty suits that adopt the team that has had recent success. you said your visit here was temporary – good, now blow.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
3:41 pm
Actually, this might be more up your alley:
“Joy of Sox, the only blog that offers both Red Sox coverage and far-out left wing conspiracy theories in one convenient package.” joyofsox.blogspot.com/
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
3:42 pm
Thrill, LMAO re 3:41…
Salamander
April 30th, 2010
3:43 pm
He’s one of those guys who thinks his life isn’t perfect because it’s somebody else’s fault: Braves, government, this blog, LOL, but SOMEBODY. I’m a victim, waaaah. I’m conspired against, boo-hoo. If only, sob.
I don’t care if someone wants to just lie there and bleed, just don’t do it where I might get some of it on my shoes.
And this is why I love scoots’ posts.
Oh yeah, he has good baseball insight, etc as well – I suppose that stuff is important, considering this is a baseball blog and all.
Desibrave
April 30th, 2010
3:44 pm
NO MORE BOBBY
Going to the game tonight and watch my Braves go for ten straight.
BELIEVE!!!!
BELIEVE…….. Yes you are going to watch the first game of the 10straight the Braves are going to win next
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
3:44 pm
haggard–I am hoping for a bounce back and do not rule it out. Would be ecstatic to see one.
Enjoy the game tonight. Wish I could make it to one. Hoping I pass through Atlanta sometime this summer, while they are on a home stand.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
3:44 pm
I found it interesting that the Arizona GM said this of Kelly Johnson while in Atlanta…. “I think he had some mechanical issues…” Harold Reynolds on MLB Network said this year Kelly is getting his foot up higher and getting his hips through his swing to get more power. He found this by watching tape, why couldn’t Pendleton? Hire Harold Reynolds for hitting coach.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
3:45 pm
Kelly’s Character, first of all, let me address the fact that Kelly Johnson is hitting better than the Braves’ corner guys. Well, the Braves corner guys obviously have to step up in order for the Braves to have a solid offense. You are comparing Johnson to right now some mediocre-to-awful corner guys. If you compare him to every corner guy in baseball, he still looks impressive but not quite as impressive.
Now, you obviously aren’t aware of the concept of position scarcity. Say KJ finishes as the 6th-best offensive secondbaseman in baseball. Well, he may be good enough to be the 20th-best firstbaseman, therefore he loses value. It’s fine if he’s the 20th-best firstbaseman but if so, a team would have to make up that offense somewhere else if they want to be a good offensive club. If he’s the 6th best secondbaseman, they aren’t going to need to make up for a lack of offense at that position. They just need to be good at most other positions to have a decent offense and they don’t need to have players at other positions picking up the slack.
Let’s take Brian McCann. McCann is extremely valuable because he’s an awesome hitter and he’s a catcher. If he was a firstbaseman, he’d still be a darn good hitter but he’s not as valuable. The difference between McCann’s offensive contribution and other catchers’ offensive contributions is large. Therefore the Braves don’t have to be as good as they otherwise would have to be at other positions in order to have a solid offense. Maybe they can get buy with an average or a below-average hitter at another position because Brian McCann “picks up the slack,” so to speak.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
3:45 pm
This offense just isn’t very good. You need some power and they don’t have it. I’m sure they will get it going, but there are way too many streaky guys here. Lulls like this will continue to happen.
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:45 pm
I may stay for a while just to piss you off faniva.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
3:45 pm
I wish I was creative enough to make that one up!
faninva
April 30th, 2010
3:48 pm
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:45 pm
I may stay for a while just to piss you off faniva.
actually, i just laughed at that.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Interesting, the Braves and Astros are tied for dead last in slugging pct (.339). The Braves are dead last in batting average, while the Astros are dead last in OBP.
So this series will be the battle of the statistics… is batting average on OBP a better indicator of success?
In the other side of the ball, the Braves have a team ERA of 4.34 compared to the Astros 3.95. Although Braves opponents are hitting just .244 while Houston pitcher are getting hit at a clip of .268.
Go up there swinging Heyward, Astros pitchers have only walked 64 batters this year (3rd best).
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Thrill, just do what I do: take credit, anyway, LOL.
Braves Fan No More
April 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Good. It was meant to be funny.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
Kelly’s Character, I believe positional scarcity with regard to offense can be overblown. But at the same time, it’s also an important concept to grasp for a GM and is helpful to grasp if one wants to be a knowledgeable fan.
jim
April 30th, 2010
3:50 pm
To the post that Chipper is not killing us this year ..
A 260 ave with 2 HRs from the # 3 hitter is a killer. His offensive numbers may improve as he had shown signs of picking up offensively before his latest tweak, but with every new tweak, the swing seems impacted and the results decline.
Defensively, he IS killing us. The errors speak for themselves, but in the game Wed night when the Cards put the game out of reeach, Pujols and the next 2 hitters hit grounders past 3B and 1B that should/would have been fielded by better defenders. (And why was Chipper playing Pujols so far off the line in the first game of this series that a grounder 3 ft. fair goes for a double late in the game?)
haggard
April 30th, 2010
3:50 pm
My apology Salamander for the “salamander” on my 3:39 post
Moe Berg–wish you were along for the ride tonight, (though the traffic might be a little brutal) Side streets, here we come. Go Braves!!
PMC
April 30th, 2010
3:51 pm
I wonder what the Unearned Run Average is this season.
Wayne in Utah (Freel would help!)
April 30th, 2010
3:51 pm
Did we ever get an injury update on Yunel and Jair?
Magic Man
April 30th, 2010
3:51 pm
Check back on page 2, I posted an article about the Braves chances of rebounding from this losing streak and making the postseason. The article was written by Baseball Prospectus.
Jo
April 30th, 2010
3:52 pm
I think I would like to see the Braves lose at least 10 games as I like even numbers. I gave up a long time on this team being serious.
TennesseePaul
April 30th, 2010
3:52 pm
Hope this team can battle and win, maybe even sweep the Astros and Nats. But even if they manage to win both series, I will not be on the “This team is back!” wagon. All it will have done is provided confidence to the boys while proving that, at least for now, the Braves are a second to last place team instead of a dead last team.
Wayne in Utah (Freel would help!)
April 30th, 2010
3:52 pm
haggard
Don’t go embarrassing us tonight, OK!
Wayne in Utah (Freel would help!)
April 30th, 2010
3:53 pm
10Paul
I would be happy with a couple of series victories, and a return to normalcy on the part of 3-4 of our hitters.
jim
April 30th, 2010
3:54 pm
Perhaps it was because of the hamstring problem, but I didn’t see any readings from Jair above 90 yesterday, and he was averaging about 88 on his fastball. I hope there is not a larger issue here.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
3:54 pm
The “we want Kelly Johnson” crowd is a joke. The guy was awful in Atl for over a year. Everyone was screaming for Prado to play. KJ is off to a ridiculous star, and good for him, but reality will set in. He’s an average hitter and a well below average 2nd baseman.
bobby's cox
April 30th, 2010
3:55 pm
Update: The Atlanta Braves have officially added a new Turner Field Sponsor-Hoover Vacuum Cleaners. Great Fit-Lots of Synergy-What do they have in common-THEY both offer things that SUCK…
faninva
April 30th, 2010
3:55 pm
Magic Man -
got it – thanks for posting!
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
3:55 pm
Braves are winning tonight i can feel it. Cant wait to see them sunday if the weather holds up. I have been bashing them lately on here out of frustration and plus you mine as well laugh about it. I hope Chipper Roger Dorn Jones gets his head in the game tonight. Some things in our line up have to change though we have 4 or 5 automatic outs not including the pitcher. Troy Glaus could not hit a beach ball.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
3:56 pm
Let’s go Braves! Time to get some victories, let’s hope the Braves wake up this series!
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 30th, 2010
3:56 pm
From Fangraphs Chat:
12:29 [Comment From TdotmarinerfanTdotmarinerfan: ]
Has Kelly Johnson found the right park and his career year at the same time? HR rate will go down, but his BABIP is below his career rates and is walking in 14 % of PAs.
Friday April 30, 2010 12:29 Tdotmarinerfan
12:29 Dave Cameron: Well, his BABIP is low because all of his hard hit balls are going over the wall, so they’re not being counted as “in play”. He’s always had 20 HR power, and the park helps, but he won’t keep up this pace, obviously. Still, he’s the kind of guy who obviously should have garnered more interest this winter. Teams have made some good decisions in pulling back on free agent spending, but they also just handed a quality player to the D’Backs for no money
faninva
April 30th, 2010
3:57 pm
njbraves -
ya, and remember the foul ball he dropped that cost us that game against the phils last year. People wanted him dead at that point.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
3:57 pm
I think Prado will make the all star team this yr. I like the fact that he is always huslting unlike “Roger Dorn” Jones who never husltes lately it drives me crazy. If you are hurt dont play bc he has killed us the past week.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
3:57 pm
Dawgs01, it’s definitely normal to get frustrated, whatever helps make you feel better. I know it is frustrating, but at least you aren’t a fair weather fan.
Goldman-Sacks-OF
April 30th, 2010
3:58 pm
Unfortunately, any franchise that is run like a regular business is not going to be very successful in the long term.
Look at the Yanks. Owned by a family of rabid fans! They don’t want to lose money but if it takes losing money to win, they are going to win!
Red Sox, owned by fans who are dedicated to winning. Their bottom line isn’t the bottom line. Their bottom line is winning.
Look at the Braves circa late 80’s mid 90’s. Took a while but the Braves became a winning franchise because a goofy guy who was determined to bring a winner to ATL spent enough money to do so.
You can be a fan, own a ball club, spend like crazy and still not win. Look at the Mets. You can be a miser like Jeffrey Loria and still have a system that sends you lots of talent and compete, even win, but you aren’t going to have long term success by trying to compete “on the cheap.”
Cheapos looking at a ball club as a straight forward business asset ain’t gonna succeed at fielding a winning team.
Fan owners who throw money into the franchise year after year are going to be in contention year after year if they have the right people in place to build the product. (sorry Cubs, something is broken over there)
McQuirk has a job to do. His job is to tell you that there ARE NO REAL budget constraints. The Braves will get all the money they need to compete. The only problem is, McQuirk’s main job is to lie about Liberty’s commitment to putting a winning product on the field. It’s a trickle down because Frank Wren’s job is to jack you up and tell you he is going to get that power hitting outfielder in the offseason without actually doing it. Then it’s bait and switch time.
It was actually great fortune for McQuirk and Wren. Jason Heyward became the story of the Winter and Spring Training! “This kid is the next super star!” This kid is going to contribute immediately!”
Ah Frank? About that corner outfielder you promised, even though we knew Heyward was coming to camp? Frank, Did you forget? The established power outfield bat? We didn’t.
It was supposed to be Heyward AND, not just Heyward.
What a bunch of liars.
Frank, what about the bat?
“We traded Javy, got Melky and the real jewel was the minor league kid pitcher, he’s really something!”
Frank? The Bat?
“Trading Javy saved us 11 million and we got Melky who is a fine addition to our outfield. He’s versitile, can play all outfield positions…”
Frank? What about the power bat?
“Wow that Jason Heyward is unbelieveable! He’s going to be a star!”
I give up Frank. You and McQuirk win! You guys are right! We do have a GREAT PRODUCT!
BamaBrave
April 30th, 2010
3:58 pm
Jurrjens sure seems to be showing all the signs of a man headed to see Dr. Andrews here in B’ham.
I’d bet my next plate of Dreamland BBQ on it…
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
3:59 pm
njbraves, I don’t think any reasonable fans are calling for Kelly Johnson. Maybe you are not addressing the reasonable fans, though.
I think KJ is better than an average hitter for a secondbaseman and he’s not as bad defensively as his reputation. He’ll have a good season.
But so will Prado. And Prado is younger and cheaper, so even if Johnson is a little better, it was worth letting him go.
So I agree it was good for the Braves to let him go and good for Arizona and KJ. I disagree that KJ is not that good a player.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
3:59 pm
njbraves, I am glad KJ is gone, personally. He was lousy for us, people forgot he was bad with us and think he is great just because he is doing well with another team. Now if he is actually that good at hitting we should consider getting a new hitting coach and then bring KJ back.
bobby's cox
April 30th, 2010
4:01 pm
It is time to consider trading Chipper “Chopper” Jones to an A.L. team while he still has some value. Chipper has aged very quickly. He would probably thrive in a DH role at this juncture as his skills defensively have eroded in the past year. I would think a package of Chipper, Kris Medlin and Vizcaino (acquired from the Yankees) along with cash considerations would be enough to possibly pull off a sign and trade with Tampa for Carl Crawford.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
4:02 pm
“Shaun
Now, you obviously aren’t aware of the concept of position scarcity. Say KJ finishes as the 6th-best offensive secondbaseman in baseball.”
Lord help me suffer the idiots who simply don’t realize that you don’t play the game paper! If your guy is hitting and pitching and my guy isn’t hitting and pitching then you’re gonna kick my butt!
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:02 pm
I meant Hustling been a long day 1 more hour left. I stick with them through thick and thin. When we beat the phillies with those late inning heroics i woke my girlfriend up to watch the replay and she was pissed i told her when we make the playoffs this fall dont be acting like you have been watching them all summer boy do i feel like an idiot for saying that, but i still love going to the games no matter what and i will keep watching them i think we can turn it around starting tonight
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
4:03 pm
Sometimes I think the wind is going to blow me away.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:04 pm
Also for the Bobby Cox bashers, they act like he is horrible just because his team is not winning. He has to work with what he has, he can’t predict which players will win the games, he has to use the player that the GM picks up, our GM probably did not use the budget wisely and we should consider firing Wren like they did in Baltimore and replace him. Of course, Liberty Media, being as greedy as they are probably don’t care what Wren does as long as they are making/saving money off of his moves.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
4:04 pm
Does Andrews handle hamstrings too?
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:05 pm
Can David Ross play first base does anyone know i feel like i have seen him play there before hell he cant be worst than Glaus.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:05 pm
dawgs01, don’t feel like an idiot for that because it is still really early in the season and things can change quickly. I am not saying they will, but it is still very possible.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:05 pm
Trey
KJ had a bad half of a year. Go back and look at his numbers for 2007 and 2008 before just blanketly saying he was bad with us, which is not true.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:06 pm
Kelly’s Character, who said anything about playing the game on paper? Way to change the subject!
If my firstbaseman is Kelly Johnson, he’s probably not going to hit as well as your firstbaseman. If my secondbaseman is Kelly Johnson he’s got a good chance of hitting better than your secondbaseman. It’s that simple.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:07 pm
Wayne,
He was lousy last year, but the year before he was alright. He has been no better than mediocre with us, but he is gone now and is thriving.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:07 pm
dawgs01
I looked Ross up last season, and in the majors, he has never played any position besides catcher.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
Would anyone like the idea of Javy Lopez as hitting coach?
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
dawgs01, in 449 MLB games, the only position David Ross has played is C. For the record, I love the man as a backup catcher, but he’s a career .227 hitter.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
“Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:06 pm
Kelly’s Character, who said anything about playing the game on paper? Way to change the subject!
If my firstbaseman is Kelly Johnson, he’s probably not going to hit as well as your firstbaseman. If my secondbaseman is Kelly Johnson he’s got a good chance of hitting better than your secondbaseman. It’s that simple”
Shaun, no changing the subject, because the STAT YOU KEEP QUOTING are all ON PAPER!
OK using your own logic and your own words:
“If my firstbaseman is Kelly Johnson, he’s probably not going to hit as well as your firstbaseman.
Unless my first baseman is Troy Glaus.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
Is anyone going to the game tonight. The weather is great but that Friday traffick is not worth to me especially the way we are playing. I work in Mcdonough it normally takes me about 25 minutes to get to the stadium during the week on Friday it takes about 90 minutes thats without a game going on. I am staying on the southside tonight.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:10 pm
bobby’s cox, the Rays could get more for Crawford than an old DH that is probably not any better than what they already have. That’s not a knock on Chipper. The Rays are just talented, they don’t need Chipper Jones and they could get a better package of players if they decide to trade Crawford.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:11 pm
dawgs01, I wish I could go to the Braves but I am currently stationed somewhere else.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:11 pm
i guess i was wishing i saw him play first.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:11 pm
Wayne…..You’re delusional. KJ was a disaster for over a year. He killed us in the field and was useless at the plate. You’d think we released Willie Mays the way you folks talk about KJ.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:12 pm
Thank you, njbraves.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:12 pm
Folks, its not like putting together a rec team together. There are financial decisions. Is there anyone here who can say that at the end of ast season that they would have made the decision to pay Kelly $3.25M or so to play seconds for this team when you have prado play 2B for less than 500K? Based upon last years results? And knowing that the line-up was LH heavy? You would have made the decision to pay 6x Prado’s salary based on last years result?
It is so easy to act like you know it all with hindsight. It is the most annoying aspect of interacting with immature sports fans.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:12 pm
Trey if you are the military stay safe and I support yall 110 percent man.
Kashi
April 30th, 2010
4:13 pm
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
BRING BACK KELLY JOHNSON
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:13 pm
Thank you.
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 30th, 2010
4:13 pm
I’m a big fan of Julio Franco as the next hitting coach. If we can pry him away from GCL Mets…
bobby's cox
April 30th, 2010
4:13 pm
It looks like 2010 has been written off at this point. No trades will be made. They will not deplete the farm system for a quick fix. It is unfortunate, but true. The gambles have not paid off. Chipper-Old, Glaus-Half Empty, Diaz-PlatoonLifer, Melky-Milking for a paycheck. No dough, no deals, no appeals..As fans we will just have to deal. Dang..Hope I am WRONG…
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
“OK using your own logic and your own words:
“If my firstbaseman is Kelly Johnson, he’s probably not going to hit as well as your firstbaseman.
Unless my first baseman is Troy Glaus.”
Ok, I’ll say it myself….
Well played, Kelly’s Character!”
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
Trey
April 30th, 2010
3:59 pm
njbraves, I am glad KJ is gone, personally. He was lousy for us, people forgot he was bad with us and think he is great just because he is doing well with another team. Now if he is actually that good at hitting we should consider getting a new hitting coach and then bring KJ back.
You’re forgetting that KJ at his worst was still hitting better than the following Braves so far this year:
Melky
Cabrerra
Diaz
McLouth
Glaus
Yunel
He could realistically have been used at LF or 2b with Prado covering 1st. We would not have acquired either Melky or Glaus in this situation.
Shaun-
I agree that KJ is nowhere near as valuable playing LF. But, that’s more of a fantasy baseball concept. In reality when our option was to acquire someone like Melky who was projected to be about the worst LF and is in fact the worst LF starter, or keep KJ, we should have kept KJ. Even if KJ was only the 20th best LF it’s a whole lot better than 30th.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
KJ is gone. Live with it. It was a good decision for the Braves. Glad to see him doing well. But we have a good second baseman.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
Hat, that would not be that bad of an idea. I always liked his batting style. I am sure he would be pretty successful as batting coach for the Braves.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
April 30th, 2010
4:15 pm
I couldn’t stand the thought of staying home tonight and possibly seeing the Braves lose 10 in a row and see the Hawks go down to the Bucks. I’ve made an executive decision I’m going to see Freddie Freeman and the Gwinnett Braves play the Norfolk Tide. Who cares who wins that game its all about the prospects! Right? Maybe when I find out about the ATL teams I’ll be so drunk I want care who won.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:15 pm
Kelly’s Character, right. But Troy Glaus is not who we are discussing. Kelly Johnson is. Yes, Glaus is obviously not going to be very valuable if he keeps hitting like he’s hitting. But does that say more about Kelly Johnson’s value than it does about Glaus’s?
When did I quote a single stat in my explanation of positional scarcity? Not one in that whole post.
Convenient to change the subject to playing the game on paper and stats when you can’t dispute my explanation of positional scarcity.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
4:15 pm
Self props?
David O'Brien
April 30th, 2010
4:16 pm
From Buster’s ESPN.com blog:
The players with the highest percentage of their team’s home runs:
1. Nelson Cruz: .412 (7/17)
2. Jason Heyward: .385 (5/13)
3. Paul Konerko: .345 (10/29)
The players who have generated the highest percentage of their team’s RBI:
1. Miguel Cabrera: .250 (25/100)
2. Paul Konerko: .228 (18/79)
3. Jason Heyward: .227 (17/75)
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:16 pm
uga, no I understand that but the current Braves have barely played 20 games and are starting slow. Now if they are hitting like this midway through the first season then I would be able to say that about these players. KJ was like that for like the whole season.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:17 pm
CraZy, don’t worry the Braves are winning tonight.
bobby's cox
April 30th, 2010
4:17 pm
Streak Buster solution-Have Erin Andrews handle play-by-play. Surely all her calls of the “Holo Somers” we would hit will break the streak.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:17 pm
DOB… and I am skinniest person in my family.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
4:18 pm
BravesFanNoMore is just upset, since he is no longer a fan he can’t wear his Braves three point hat when he dresses up for tea parties anymore
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
4:19 pm
Will the attendance at tonight’s game resemble an old Olympic Stadium crowd?
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
4:19 pm
Glen W – we could have skipped on Melky or Glaus. KJ can play 2b or LF. Prado could play basically any position. If we’re not going to acquire a competent LF or 1b, better to have two top 2b, one playing slightly out of position, than to sign garbage.
Even worse was trading for Melky. Vizcaino + Dunn + ?prospect? would have been a much better deal for us. Yes, I’m still mad about that part of the deal. Don’t mind the deal overall, but getting Melky is the worst part of it.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:20 pm
BuckheadBrave, when we start winning again, I bet his screen name will say something like “Bravesfanforever”, and act like he has never stopped following. Typical fwf.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:20 pm
Hey Soriano looked absolutely awful to start the season… don’t look now, but he has a 2B and a HR today and is hitting 292/350/542.
There is hope.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
4:20 pm
Braves draw 20,000…for the entire series
bobby's cox
April 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
I have a solution for correcting our batting woes, bring back Chief Noc-A-Homa and place a Tee-Pee over T.P.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:21 pm
Uga….true. I hate all of those guys,except Esco and he’s getting there himself. Fact of the matter is, this team has no heart. Guys come here and die, guys leave here and thrive. Seems to me there need to be changes in the coaching staff. I respect the he’ll out of Bobby, but his laid back style just doesn’t work anymore. Every guy on this team needs to be chewed out and told this won’t be tolerated anymore.
bird
April 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Who’s playing SS tonight, if not Yuni?
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
Bobby did chew out Escobar a couple of games ago, but not sure how well it worked.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
4:22 pm
NO MORE laissez-faire managing.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:23 pm
I used to look forward to coming into the house after doing some yard work,just got done fishing, chilling at the pool or lake or doing whatever and sitting in the AC and drinking some beer watching the Braves but at this rate i am going to have the best looking yard in GA bc it is not relaxing watching the bad news braves play ball
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:23 pm
UGA, I was confuded about getting melky too. Was it because the Braves had to take some $$$ back, somehow? Or because Wren wanted to go to spring training with 3 OFers who have played full time or almost full time in the majors? as to not put pressure on Heyward coming in. If so, that went out the door pretty quickly in ST.
But, I think it is clear that the organization did not know if heyward was ready, so it needed a MLB body. But I have to agree that is not what teams aiming to contend usually do… add a body.
So I don’t know.
Kentavo
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
I know what the problem is…I haven’t had a drink in two weeks, and the Braves lose 9 in a row. Gonna get a sixer of PBR for the game tonight.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Trey
I don’t know if I would call 267/349/446 mediocre? That is his career numbers, taking into account his weak first year, poor showing last season overall, and his 20+ games so far this year.
Actually, after he returned from the DL, in 80 plate appearances, he hit approximately 260/360/480.
But Prado was tearing it up, so he didn’t get many chances.
I am happy for him this year. To be honest, I understand why he was non-tendered, but I think we shouldn’t rewrite history because he is no longer here.
Actually, he had more range at second base than Prado, but was not as sure handed as Marteeeeen. The numbers will back that up. I do think Prado is the better second baseman, don’t get me wrong, but KJ wasn’t a bad second baseman by any stretch.
Folks remember the dropped popup a couple of years back, but overall he served us fairly well.
But I am not going to try to convince you any beyond this, but the numbers don’t lie. I just don’t appreciate how folks overexaggerate his overall Braves numbers. (you stated he was lousy for us)
CraZyTRaDeMaN
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
Is anyone going to the game tonight. The weather is great but that Friday traffick is not worth to me.
Same way I feel. 60 min drive from Buford to ATL pulling my hair out in traffic, cussing at the dude in the 89 Buick with smoke rolling out the windows booming something talking about forties and bitches going 15 miles an hour from Georgia Tech to the TED or drive 4.5 mile from my house to see a Gwinnett Braves game. EASY ANSWER!!
bird
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
SS?
MikeInFL
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
Yeah, I know when I’m struggling with my job, a good chewing out always does the trick.
Kashi
April 30th, 2010
4:24 pm
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
we want kj
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
4:25 pm
Will anyone on this team that’s not named Heyward hit more than 20 HRs?
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
Those Heyward stats tell you all you need to know about this offense. A 20 year old is our only power threat…..great. You’d think the other guys would be embarassed, but I’m sure they’re not, they don’t seem to care about anything.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
ugaaccountant, I don’t know if it’s clear-cut that Kelly Johnson was a better option than Melky. Possibly it was and I certainly agree that KJ should have been considered, if he wasn’t. I mean, no one expected Melky to be this bad and Melky is likely a better fielder in left than Johnson would have been. Overall, at the end of the season, there’s probably not going to be a huge difference. Also, you have to take into account contracts and age and things like that, and not just their value in terms of baseball skills.
I disagree that positional scarcity is a fantasy baseball concept. For the Braves, it’s is valuable that they have a catcher who is better offensively than all but maybe one catcher in the big leagues. He would make less of an impact if he were a firstbaseman because they would have to make up more offense elsewhere than they do with him at catcher.
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
Trey – KJ post all star 2009. Please don’t imply he was bad for an entire season when he was a) good in the second half and b) barely even played the second half. He had a bad half season, but snapped out of it enough that a) Bobby should have tried him in LF in place of G Anderson enough to see how he could handle it so that b) we could at least consider keeping him or get a small return in trade for him. Instead he just moth-balled him despite the evidence below:
Post-All Star 38 69 14 18 5 1 3 9 11 14 3 0 .261 .358 .493 .851
Hat Land Dub Raves
April 30th, 2010
4:26 pm
DOB,
Those are some crazy stats from Buster’s blog. Just imagine where we’d be if he were in Gwinnett and Melky, Diaz, and Mclouth were in there every night. Yeesh!
Dick Doss
April 30th, 2010
4:28 pm
KJ is 0-4 today damn i need a hit for the beat the streak
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
Positional scarcity maybe be a fantasy baseball concept, but positional value as it relates to $$$ is very importnat. Baseball has become a commoditized sport. A 2B that can hit and field his position well is much more valuable than an equally good hitter that can maybe play 2B and maybe play LF.
dawgs01
April 30th, 2010
4:29 pm
traffick in atl blows one stalled car and go ahead and double your drive time on a friday
CB
April 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Dick Doss,he doesn’t have enough character to get you a hit.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
Trey
What branch and where are you stationed?
njbraves
To be honest, I can’t remember you ever posting anything that had any semblance of intelligence, so why don’t you take a hike. You contribute nothing here.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
MikeinFL……you’re right, let’s baby them some more. That has worked so well the last few years. Some of you are so soft it’s sad. I’d rip them a new one and put them all on notice. It’ll never happen with this bunch though.
MikeInFL
April 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
lighten up, Frances.
Lew
April 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
The more things change, the more they stay the same. History repeats itself. Blah Blah.
Last year I wish I had had a dollar for every time I heard Kelly Johnson referred to as a black hole in our lineup. We watched KJ hit in Atlanta for several years. He was like running water – hot and cold. All the time. There was never any middle ground. The only difference was that by the time he got around to the hot part of 09, he had stunk so freaking bad that no one wanted him in Atlanta, much less in the lineup.
Do any of y’all seriously believe that anything has changed? He’s in the middle of one of his hot streaks. It will, as always, be followed by a stretch of stone cold.
Kind of just like the Braves bats at the moment. Cold, stone cold, ice cold. It won’t stay that way, though, any more than Kelly Johnson will hit more than 100 points over his best ever Batting Average. Yes, he MIGHT hit a few more HR’s n Arizona. Likely Rafael Belliard would have, too.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
April 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Shut the F up
Shut the F up
Shut the F up
What the Hell do you have cyber Turrets or something???
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:32 pm
Can someone explain how positional scarcity is a fantasy baseball concept and how it’s not useful in real baseball? If done my best to explain how it is useful. I’m not trying to be a smart A. Just would like to get an explanation of where the disagreement is.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
4:33 pm
Shaun, seems like the Braves (we) have position scarcity and “scare city” at 7 of the 8 positions.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:35 pm
Lew
You are dead on about KJ. My points all along have been that he put up decent numbers for a second sacker. Some on here just remember the bad 2 month stretch in 2009, and now all of a sudden he sucks.
Actually, I fully expect him to come back to earth. I also expect at the end of the season, his numbers and Prado’s numbers won’t be much different.
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
4:36 pm
glen w – I am only advocating KJ as a 3M leftfielder or 1b. I certainly wouldn’t prefer him if I had 5M or 10M to spend.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
Shaun,
I think it is a concept in real baseball when it comes to free agents. I, for one, said that position scarcity MAY be a fantasy baseball concept.
Lew
April 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
Wayne-I disagree. Prado will hit at least 20 points higher than KJ with about 15-20 more 2B. KJ will hit more HR’s primarily because of the ball park he now plays in..
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:37 pm
Sorry Wayne, it took a while to respond.
I am in the Navy, stationed in VA right now.
ugaaccountant
April 30th, 2010
4:39 pm
Shaun – I don’t understand how we’re differing. I know KJ or Prado are far more valuable at 2b than LF. But in an offseason where we were only realistically considering guys like Ryan Church, Melky Cabrerra, KJ, Garett Anderson, Jermaine Dye or similar cheap cheap players, why wouldn’t you sign the one who projected the best stats, especially if he also had a hidden value in the event of 2b injury?
Roy Hobbs
April 30th, 2010
4:40 pm
MiaBchBravesFan, your 2:33 post was one of the stupidest things I have ever read.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
4:41 pm
Stay positive folks…… IF…..IF …. we can win one game on this home stand it will be great !
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:41 pm
Peter, we will win tonight.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
4:41 pm
cussing at the dude in the 89 Buick with smoke rolling out the windows booming something talking about forties and b…s going 15 miles an hour from Georgia Tech to the TED
Just flash your lights, and I’ll pull over, man.
Roy Hobbs
April 30th, 2010
4:42 pm
Saying KJ does not hit well enough to play in LF for the Braves seems to be ignoring some fairly overwhelming facts regarding the gentleman currently playing LF in Atlanta.
That said, its very likely he would not be hitting if he was still in Atl, as he would be getting no coaching.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:42 pm
ugabeancounter
It’s no use, the blog dip sticks have decreed KJ as being worthless and are glad he’s gone. No amount of reason will change that. They are history revisionists at their best.
But you know what: Chipper Jones sucks! He has never been any good for us. FW sucks. He has never made a decent deal. Liberty Media sucks as a ownership group (though I profited handsomely on an option trade on them last fall!). And most of all Bobby Cox sucks. He doesn’t know shyt about managing.
How was that?
Peter
April 30th, 2010
4:43 pm
Trey…Houston is Hot, and we are NOT……. Actually if they played a good game for a change, that would be encouraging !
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
4:43 pm
Ok all, should I start J-Hey tonight or not in my Roto league? I need RBIs. Hanson is my pitcher and I need ERA and WHIP help. Sit or Play?
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:43 pm
Wayne….please show me the brilliant insight you have provided. I call this team like I see it, which is a gutless, heartless bunch. Keep defending them loser. You’re more pathetic than I thought.
Travis
April 30th, 2010
4:43 pm
The emotion we show here on the blog is probably laughable to the players. Lets face it, playing pro ball is a job after your the first few years. The excitement is over. The rookie spark and love of the game gets overshadowed by the drag of the road trips and constant diets and workouts to stay in shape. Ya gotta love it like The David Ecksteins of the game. What a gamer! Show some emotion guys. Cuss at an umpire, throw a bat, kick some dirt at someone….Show us you are alive! Leaning on the rail spitting sunflower seeds isn’t what the fans want to see. Get mad when you strike out. Look at Andrew in the day. That smile made me want to smack em upside the head like my thirteen year old grandson. Maybe thats why we like our rookies so much, they aren’t jaded by the grind of the game. To Chipper and Glaus it’s job with a pension to us it’s life and death.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:44 pm
Roto Rooter – if you play J-Hey who sits? Hanson, yes, always.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:44 pm
Roy, I definitely blame the coaching more than the players for the hitting. If players are struggling, you’d expect the hitting coach to try and figure out what is wrong. If a player is swinging at every pitch, you try to teach patience, if he takes every pitch the coach should teach aggressiveness. It does not seem that the coach teaches either.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
4:45 pm
Braves lineup: 1. McLouth CF, 2. Prado 2B, 3. Jones 3B, 4. McCann C, 5. Glaus 1B, 6. Heyward RF, 7. Cabrera LF, 8. Infante SS, 9. Hanson P.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:45 pm
NJBraves – You’re right. it is more pathetic to defend the team that you are a fan of than to call them gutless and hearltess. Your right, the latter is so much more admirable.
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
4:46 pm
Houston is hot? I know a 3 game losing streak is ish compared to what the Braves have done, but they’re far from hot. That’s like comparing the Jonas Brothers and NSync and saying NSync is really awesome, when they really just suck a little less.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:47 pm
Glen W, well I think it’s useful beyond just the financial aspects of the game, though I think it’s very useful when it comes to that side of the game.
How good a team’s offense is clearly impacted by how much better they are than other teams at each position. An obvious statement, but essentially why position scarcity matters.
Lew
April 30th, 2010
4:47 pm
In 490 games for th3e Braves, Kelly Johnson hit .264 with an OBP of .346 and Slg% of .446
In 280 games with the Braves, Prado is hitting .312 with an OBP of .367 and a Slg% of .454.
As of last evening, Prado was fifth leading hitter in (I believe according to the Cards announcers) all of baseball.
That pretty much translates to the fact that Prado is a better 2B than Johnson (especially since KJ was an , at best, average fielder who couldn’t go to his right to save his life).
That would have left KJ to play the outfield – a position he played for a few games several years ago after coming up as a shortstop (another position he apparently couldn’t field worth a damn). I fail to see why his absence is being lamented. We already have a better player at second and a better fielder in left.
Roy Hobbs
April 30th, 2010
4:47 pm
I love the comments from the blind faithful. The Braves will hit better. KJ will hit worse. Both are 100% obvious. It does not make the fact that for four years the Braves have underachieved and continue to chew up and spit out young prospects any less true.
Regression to the mean is a fact of life in baseball.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:47 pm
Lew
I don’t think I would trade Prado for KJ, but right about now, if we had KJ at second, and Prado at first or third, we would be a better team.
And no, I don’t think KJ would be doing as well in ATL.
More and more, I am coming to the conclusion that TP might be a big part of our problem here.
I also think that Chipper sets the tone on this team, and so far he hasn’t lead very well in the field or at the plate.
Trey
Thanks for your service young man! My first son served in the Army, and my middle son is in the AF at Ramstein in Germany. You young folks serving in the armed forces make me proud.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:47 pm
Peter, Houston may be hot, but I know we will win.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
4:48 pm
One more thing. Is it me or does it seem like PTV shows fewer shots of the “in stands talent” than TBS does? Or is this losing streak so bad I am looking for that talent?
Trey
April 30th, 2010
4:48 pm
Wayne, you’re welcome, I was considering going Army after my current enlistment. That or Coast Guard.
MikeInFL
April 30th, 2010
4:49 pm
Travis, I heard Buster Olney (or one of those guys) on the radio the other day, saying: “It’s funny how when Ryan Howard strikes out with the bases loaded, there are about 2 million Philadelphians who care much more than he does.”
It wasn’t meant as a slap at Howard… just that fans are typically much more invested emotionally in the day-to-day happenings on the field than they guys making their living at it. Just the nature of the beast, I guess.
Travis
April 30th, 2010
4:49 pm
Lew…thanks again for the print…made my rabid sports fan of a wife very happy.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
4:50 pm
Is this the time to remember that somebody or other once said, “Momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher”?
Tommy Hanson on the mound for the Braves tonight, I like it.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
4:50 pm
Travis, whats sad, is I remember last year noticing they were standing up leaning on the rail, and I got excited because for years we never even got that. They have never shown emotion, back in the day even when we were winning they would be all leaning back on the bench while across the diamond someone like the marlins were excited for every moment they got to be at the ballpark. Actual quote I still remember from the Braves-Marlins playoff series a few years back ” The Marlins jump around and play with the energy and enthusiasm of a little team, meanwhile Chipper Jones and the Braves are so stoic and professional they should wear suits and ties onto the field” unfortunately the first and not the latter is what gets fans excited and wins games…as we saw in that series.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
4:51 pm
should be “little league team”
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
4:52 pm
It never ceases to amaze me how lost some of you are. Do you watch the games??? Do you like what you see?? The way some of you talk, you’d think this team was 20-5. Keep holding out hope dummies…..this squad is what it is….gutless and marginally talented. Look at the Phils play ball, it’s like watching a different sport. They’re gamers, who never give up and would simply never let an 0-7 trip happen.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
4:52 pm
Carrol
Any news on when and where Schafer will make his 2010 debut
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
@Glen W – Jose Guillen of KC or Carlos Gonzales of Col sits. I have to choose from the 3
Lew
April 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
Wayne-And if we had Tex, we’d be even more awesome. If we had a $150 million payroll we’d be unbeatable. Whatever. We have what we have and ain’t getting anything different for – at the very least- a while. All I remember is people bitching, moaning, groaning, pissing and complaining that KJ was a Brave all last year. He gets in one of his hot streaks and now he’d be our savior.
Break out the Thorazine. The Schizoids are still here, running around the aisles, alternately burning hot and freezing cold – kind of like Kelly Johnson’s hitting. Like I said, the more things change…..
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
4:54 pm
Lew
Your numbers don’t lie. But let’s revisit them in October. If I am wrong, I will readily admit it. I just think at the end of the season, their 2010 numbers won’t be much different overall.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
4:54 pm
haggard–
Yeah…but I wouldn’t say it’s a good thing…I don’t know what it is…it just doesn’t seem like…him.
That oughta change after tonight, though! Oh yeah…I’m actually excited for this game! Haven’t had this feeling in weeks…
Lew
April 30th, 2010
4:56 pm
njbraves-Dude, why don’t you just go watch the Phillies play if they make you so much more happy and give your life so much more meaning? You, of all people here on this blog, can’t even call anyone a dummy with a straight face.
Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:56 pm
Shaun – I don’t understand how we’re differing. I know KJ or Prado are far more valuable at 2b than LF. But in an offseason where we were only realistically considering guys like Ryan Church, Melky Cabrerra, KJ, Garett Anderson, Jermaine Dye or similar cheap cheap players, why wouldn’t you sign the one who projected the best stats, especially if he also had a hidden value in the event of 2b injury?
ugaaccountant, I think you are talking about a somewhat separate issue from positional scarcity. The fact that you agree that KJ would be more valuable at second than left means we pretty much agree on positional scarcity.
The argument you are making is that KJ was quite possibly the best LF option. I don’t know if I agree with that. He was certainly a better option than some of those other guys you listed. But I think it was reasonable to think Melky was a better option. KJ is probably the better hitter but, in spite of Melky’s start, the difference will probably not be all that great when all is said and done. Then you add defense in baserunning and I think you can make the argument that Melky was at least as good an option or better.
Travis
April 30th, 2010
4:57 pm
njbraves…give us a break…to some the stadium is half full and to some it’s half empty. Last time I was there it was half full. Wher were you?
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
4:57 pm
RotoRooter, a bit of a tough call, but CarGo has been really hot. I would have a hard time sitting him. In the bats in front of heyward were goiing a little better, I would be tempted to go with him vs. Myers. As hot as the Rays pitchers are, I would have a hard time putting Guillen in there… he’s been cooling off too.
So, I love Heyward against Meyers, except that Galus keeps clearing the bases in front of him. So I say CarGo.
Renegator
April 30th, 2010
4:57 pm
Carroll:
Any word on Jurrjens?
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
4:58 pm
Trey–
Thank you for your service!!
Thanks for the lineup, Ms. Rogers!
Tralfaz
April 30th, 2010
4:58 pm
“. I think he had some mechanical issues” (talking about KJ)
Yep….too bad he didn’t have one of those, what do ya call them…oh yeah, “HITTING COACH” to help him get through those issues!
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
4:58 pm
we need a youth movement, did you see Heyward after those walk off hits thats what gets asses in seats, do you see Matty Diaz after he does something good or bad HE SHOWS EMOTION. Im tired of Yunel not caring, i’m tired of Melkys expressionless face, i’m tired of Glaus’s glazed over rainman stare, and most of all i’m tired of Chippers matter of fact, i’ve seen it all before, tell me something i don’t know air of arrogance.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
5:00 pm
Holy geez, there’s some interesting (crazy) people on here. *cough*BravesFanNoMore*cough*
Roy Hobbs
April 30th, 2010
5:00 pm
Lew, I love Prado, and I do think he is a MUCH better 2B than Kelly Johnson. That said, I think we would all be happy with the Kelly Johnson of LAST year playing LF for us at this point. The Kelly Johnson of this year would be an unspeakable upgrade.
Oh, and other than the batting average, which everyone keeps saying is not important, their career Braves numbers are not all that different. Overall career numbers for both are even more similar
312/367/454
267/349/446
steve h
April 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Nahhh, Kincaid has no vested interest in giving that advice. He’s a neutral observer.
Make of Kincade what you like but the man is exactly right. I heard that rant yesterday and I agreed with him.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Lew
Don’t go overstating the point I am trying to make, and that is that KJ was not the albatross that some would have you believe. In fact, he was a decent ballplayer in the few years we got to watch him play.
I just get so damned tired of the “this guy sucks” or “that guy sucks” from the brainless supposed Braves fans on the blog. I am just trying to defend the truth.
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:01 pm
Are we going to have a contest for dumbest blogger of the day? We have several good candidates so far but I am sure we will be able to add a few in-game bloggers.
Trey
April 30th, 2010
5:02 pm
You’re welcome, McFann.
Jeff R
April 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
Kelly Johnson stunk last season in Atlanta, if anyone cares to remember. Just stunk. He stunk at the plate and in the field. In 2009, he didn’t seem like a terribly motivated player.
That Johnson has improved his offense in Arizona is good for him and the Diamondbacks. But he wasn’t producing here, so good riddens.
As to LaRoche, he did produce nicely in his half season with the Braves. That Wren didn’t choose to try to resign LaRoche was a dissapointment to some of us who post here regularly.
Given that Freeman is projected to be the Braves’ first baseman in the near term, I understand Wren’s thinking about not wanting to lock up LaRoche to longer term deal. But we all know how it goes with rookies and projections. LaRoche had a good chemistry with other Braves, played solid defense and, at least, hit well in the stretch.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
CB – yes, and the winner gets a virus that takes their PC or laptop out.
Venice Jim
April 30th, 2010
5:03 pm
CB – sorry, but I’m afraid I might not get a chance to do much in-game blogging, so I guess I’m out of the running…
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:04 pm
OK I was wrong……
Houston is in a little funk as the Braves are…… they have scored just 8 runs in their last 3 games……. all losses.
We may have found a team the Braves can beat ?
Tommy Hanson is possibly our best pitcher, hopefully he gets run support for a CHANGE !
Captain Obvious
April 30th, 2010
5:05 pm
The Braves Suck
Travis
April 30th, 2010
5:05 pm
BuckheadBrave…can I use that? You put my thoughts to words. The rainman analogy was right on with Glaus. Chipper only gets excited when he talks about his company BuckCommander…might be time to hang up the cleats old fellow.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:05 pm
Tommy Hanson is possibly our best pitcher, hopefully he gets run support for a CHANGE ! – Peter
I think he’s out best pitcher and its not even close.
Dash
April 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
Kelly Johnson was always good for an incredible hot spell every once in awhile, this year it just happened to be at the start. I guarantee he will soon go into one of his patented 1-40 streaks with a good number of strikeouts, and will throw in a couple of ill timed errors to lose a game or two as well. It’ll happen. I’ll take Prado any day over KJ.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
Venice Jim
Sorry, but you wouldn’t even make the top 10 today!
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
Glen W,now that is a prize! At least for the rest of us.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:07 pm
Braves 2010 so far:
1. No speed
2. Very little power
3. Poor fundamentals
4. Shaky defense
5. Inconsistant starting pitching
Those first four are the main reasons we’re in this losing streak. If you have little power and no speed, than you need to be a good fundamental team to compensate for no speed/power. They get guys on, but can’t figure out how to drive them in. Pressure starts to build in every at bat to do something big when all they had to do was slap the ball the other way to move the runner up and sac fly him in.
Question– does a group like this suddenly learn how to do these things together and they can be a playoff type team, or is this just more of what’s to come? Are they going to wait on some luck and a guy to hit that HR or keep coming from behind in the late innings hoping that other teams pens explode so they can win with drama? If so, it’s obvious we’re looking at 5 straight years with no playoffs.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
5:07 pm
@ Glen W – great minds think alike, that was my first thought but I started feeling a “Bobby Cox hunch” since they moved Myers up and his numbers and HRs given up against Braves are high. Besides, the Braves bats have to break out one day (LOL), right?. I thought this way, first day of season at home – 16 runs. First day of “new season at home” – 10 runs. LOL!
I am going to do a Frank Wren and do nothing so I will keep Heyward in. Check back with me at the end of the night.
Unknown Hinson
April 30th, 2010
5:08 pm
For the love of Jebus can we just win a game and show a spine. I’m going tomorrow and I don’t want to feel like an idiot going to into a potential 11game losing streak.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
CB – good idea! You’re in charge.
Glen W – great prize! You get to distribute it.
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:09 pm
Captain Obvious,let me write that down- “The Braves suck’. Ok, if I use that,I will give you credit.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:12 pm
Yunel is one drama queen. He’s just one of those players you’re always going to have to wonder when something crazy is about to happen. One at bat to the next it’s like high and low. He’s either nodding his head showing his passion for the game, or he looks like he’s about to run off the field to his car and cry while punching the dash. Dude is a headcase. A talented one, but still a headcase.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:13 pm
Hey Glen W …….. you may be correct, so if the loosing stops, he will be the guy…….
But if you give up 1-3 runs, and the Braves don’t score……or the errors keep coming……then loss #10 is not out of the possibility.
Folks we have tied LA Dodgers with the most errors so far this year as a team.
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:14 pm
Soph, as executive officer of the ” You Suck as a Blogger” award,I appoint you as the bean counter!
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:17 pm
MP Games at 2B: 106, Total Chances: 540, Errors: 12
KJ Games at 2B: 352, Total Chances: 1770, Errors: 40
If you do the ratio’s, both players are fairly equal at SECOND BASE.
Now I know that the numbers don’t tell everything, but there really isn’t much difference in both players in the field.
But to hear some tell it, one guy totally sucks, while the other can do no wrong.
JeanE
April 30th, 2010
5:18 pm
Daggone, since Wandy Rodgriguez was scratched, I knew Matty D wouldn’t get to play. I am so sick of that routine. How’s he ever supposed to get in a groove with such limited playing time. As for Kelly Johson: good for him! People, including myself, just crucified him on this blog over his play last year. So, he got himself even further into a funk and then lost his job to Prado. I’m very happy for him that it’s worked out in Arizona, he always seemed like a very nice guy. No use crying over it now or pretending like anybody wanted to keep him last year! As they say, it is what it is!
As for Smotlzie, I am so enjoying his broadcasts! I just love listening to him & Joe. They are developing quite a nice rapport and he is so knowledgeable. It makes me feel like he’s still a Brave, which is nice, ’cause I really miss him! I’m enjoying Tommy’s broadcasts, too. They are back with the Braves, where they belong.
Please let this losing streak end tonight!! Show some fire, Braves. Stop being so meek and playing sloppy! Go Braves!!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
5:19 pm
Woo hoo! Watch the Braves win and everyone remain calm and sane today though.
Ron Roberts
April 30th, 2010
5:19 pm
When another team’s GM says of Kelly Johnson “I think he had some mechanical issues” …
…Mr. Pendelton, would YOU have concurred?
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:21 pm
Frenchy had mechanical issues…..so he went and saw the Texas Ranger’s hitting coach……..
What does that tell us ?
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:21 pm
Travis go ahead, the more Glaus to Rainman comparisons out there the better.
Josh Smith
April 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
Yo Yo Bravos ~ ya’ll need to grow a spin and show up tonight… or am I talking to myself?
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
Dick Doss,I know you are happy. KJ got a hit.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
I said yesterday we should win against Myers. Right now, it’s 40/60 in favor of another loss for me. If these players are really this bad playing together than the losing might not ever end. They’ll win a game eventually, just not many is what I mean.
The way things are going right now, you can expect a few sharp grounder to Infante’s right that Yunel would get to but Infante can’t. You can expect sharp grounders to Chipper’s right that his bad hip,etc. won’t allow him to get to that he might get to when healthy. You can expect to be crisp and nipping corners with 95mph fastballs and keeping Braves hitters off balance all night. Expect also for Hanson to get squeezed left and right and be up to 90-100 pitches by the 5th.
If things are going the way, we win.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
Lew…..I have no issue calling you a dummy if you are content to accept the Braves as constructed. If you and others can’t see the problems, well I don’t know what to tell ya.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
Maybe should have said Myers to look good tonight.
Michael79
April 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
Was I hearing things, but didn’t it leak out early this season that Kelly and Jeff were bad clubhouse guys? Just sayin…
Anyhoo I wish them both well.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
TnBrian
I love to watch Yunel play SS. What an arm! And those two times a couple of years back when he stole second while the pitcher was picking his nose, was priceless. And last year, when he hit with RISP, he was awesome.
BUT, the drama should have stopped by now. He’s in his 4th full year in the bigs, and he still acts like a kid sometime. To watch him in the batters box on an inside pitch, makes me cringe. Damn, grow up son.
I also have my suspicions that he may be dogging it when he supposedly has an injury. They seem to always be those sort of injuries that can’t be substantiated.
Problem is this; what do you do with him? Live with his funky ways? You can’t real deal him now, as that would screw up your infield for the season.
I remember Bobby talking on XM during the winter meetings and saying “Yunel will go as far as he let’s himself go.” or something to that affect.
Puzzling for sure.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
@Dick Doss – KJ got that hit, your streak is alive and he helps my roto team.
MiaBchBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
Roy Hobbs: the mere fact that you read it heartens me. The fact that you disagree means absolutely nothing to me. Thanks just the same.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
seriously for someone in such a slump Melky’s face is so blank not only do you wonder if he cares but you start to wonder if he even realizes the situation.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
Yunel Escobar is likely at least a couple of days from returning to the lineup with his sore groin. He was planning not to do any running today or tomorrow to give it time to heal….said “no bueno” about the way it felt this afternoon.
Jair Jurrjens will be skipped the next time through the rotation and come back and start on Saturday in Philadelphia to give his hamstring extra time to heal.
AZBravoFan
April 30th, 2010
5:25 pm
Blaine Boyer today: 1/3 inning, 2 hits, 3 BB, 3 ER.
At least not all of our cast-offs are lighting it up.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:26 pm
Glen W – great prize! You get to distribute it. – Soph
My reputation is getting around.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
The Frenchy and KJ being poor club house guys I never ever heard……. I doubt that was the case…….heck Frenchy is Brian’s best mate.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
Jean E
I was one of many on the blog who was hoping we could have kept KJ, even after last year.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
This team puts me in a bad mood. I can be in a good mood, then BOOM! All changes, at least for a few hours until I can settle down.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
Frenchy had mechanical issues…..so he went and saw the Texas Ranger’s hitting coach……..
What does that tell us ? Peter
Who knows, maybe he did not like what he was hearing and went to find someone that would tell him what he wanted to hear. Whatever it was he still pretty much sucks.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
So anyone who thinks that “trying harder” will fix the Braves hitting woes has never played baseball.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:30 pm
Seriously the Braves are starting to put me into a slump. I haven’t felt like myself in a week now, their fuck is spreading all over the city thats how bad they are.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:31 pm
Wayne, from the outside looking in I feel pretty sure some of these Yunel injuries are hoaxed. Watch him in the batters box and on the field and it’s pretty clear the guy has some mental things going on.
I KNOW, they play like that where he’s from and I like his fire a lot. It’s the other odd and childish things that are annoying to a fan, or at least this one.
Jeff Francoeur
April 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
Remember, I let ‘em up @ Parkview, as well…
George from NC
April 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
It amazes me how last year at this time most of yall were talking about how you would be happy if we got a brand new bucket of baseballs for KJ and now you all want him back…
hmmm
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:33 pm
How about a relief pitcher eval at the 1 month mark of the season.
Gonzo and Soriano vs Wagner, Saito and Chavez.
Unfortunately, Gonzo has been in 3 games and is DL’d w/ a shoulder problem. Soriano is doing very well in TB, w/ 5 for 5 in save opportunities.
Wags, Saito and Chavez have all performed well for the Bravos.
I like our deal so far.
Michael79
April 30th, 2010
5:33 pm
Peter, I agree. Think I heard it on 680…I always liked Kelly, but we all know how bad he struggled and Prado kicked azz. Sure would like to see him in LF now!!
AZBravoFan
April 30th, 2010
5:35 pm
Buckhead Brave:
Slump?? Melky’s hitting .310 in his last 8 games. That’s downright tearin’ it up on this team.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
TnBrian
I think he got the same sort of injury last year, right after Bobby ripped him a new one.
Pre-madonna for sure.
varoadrunner
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
Gotta disagree George
Kelly’s time in Atlanta was done! He had to get out of town. I always said that he could rebound if he could get away from the pressure in Atl.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
these Braves are starting to put my whole life in a slump, I feel like they are bringing me down with them. I haven’t felt right in a week, their funk is spreading over the entire city. Everyone has just learned to avoid me from about 7-10pm every night because i care too much to stop watching and I hate myself for it with every single ill fated pitch.
Bobbymahlom
April 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
Why isn’t Hinske in the lineup tomight against Meyers ? Oh well he only had two RBIs last night.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
Hey Bat…….Frenchy doesn’t suck, he is productive on a first place team………
Yes Michael …..Gosh after watching Matt throw home, Kelly would be a better fit….even Johnny Damon would be better……..grant it Damon’s arm is like a girl’s but at least he can lead off hit 300 and steal bases.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
Something rare is going to happen tonight … TnBrian won’t be watching a Braves game. I know, I know, I told my girlfriend I’d be taking her out on Friday night.
GO BRAVES!
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
AZBravofan
I meant during his slump. But the emotionless thing remains, he acts now like he was hitting all along. Sure you should look like you’ve been there before, but when you haven’t you are allowed to care a little, and show you’re still breathing.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:39 pm
Hey BuckheadBrave…….
I suggest you don’t watch the Hawks tonight as well….. You may reside in one of the cool high rises there.
That implosion takes place in a few hours.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
Peter,
fortunately my windows don’t open far enough, so home may be the best place for me to watch.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:42 pm
TnBrian
Come on man!! Say it ain’t so!
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:43 pm
TnBrian–
Bummer…Haha, if I ever get a boyfriend, he won’t have that problem…but if he made me miss a Braves game, we’d break up.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:44 pm
I don’t know why, but I am absolutely convinced the Braves are going to win and win big tonight. Tommy G is going at least 7 and is not letting up a run. Heyward and Mac are both going yard.
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:45 pm
TnBrian,
You realize if they win tonight you aren’t allowed to watch for the rest of the season
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:45 pm
McFann
Come on now, you know your daddy ain’t gonna let you date until you are about 30ish!
BuckheadBrave
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
its so bad that Jason is having flash backs. Tommy G hasn’t pitched in 2 years.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Serious Question: What does Liberty Media do with the money from the revenue sharing plan? There were reports that each team gets about 30 million. If that’s so, is it being used on the team? You would think there would be some flexibility in adding payroll in Bobby’s last year if Liberty truly is getting that much money from, well, basically the Yankees.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Funny stuff BuckheadBrave…….
Heck my girlfriend who is a big Braves fan said the other night…….. “I’m not watching them, every time I do they loose”……
So much for logic……
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
HINSKE should be playing!
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Wayne–
If that’s the case, I’ll have his back all the way.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:47 pm
Lol…
Mean to type Tommy Gun…
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:47 pm
or maybe it was a flashback…or a Freudian slip…or simply an open prayer that someone, anyone step up and end this darn thing!
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
May looking good for a couple of Braves:
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/tmi-mlb/post?id=2726
(subscriptin required)
Braves items:
Brian McCann has a .350 May average and just .283 otherwise.
(You are welcome McFann)
Jair Jurrjens has the third best winning percentage in May among pitchers with ten career starts or more in the month of May.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
Braves and Hawks tonight. Jazz and Lakers later in the evening. What a sports night. And some guys are stuck taking their girlfriends out??
Somethings wrong with that picture……..(yes, honey, I’ll come down stairs and take out the trash………..yes, I can go to the grocery store with you later……….yes, we can come back and watch Celebrity Apprentice too!)
(Beats divorce court!)
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
All the KJ longing is well, I don’t know what to say about it. His fans will swear up and down that it was a mistake to let him go and that we could use his numbers now and his opponents will point out his streaky play and his 2009 season and say good riddance. Me, I don’t really care what KJ is doing because 2nd base really is the only position all year we have had no problems with. Outside of Martin and the rookie everybody else really has not produced the way we thought they would. Some bad luck mixed in with bad play has resulted in a 9 game losing streak in a year that the players have said they wanted to send off their beloved manager in the right way. Its not to late to turn it around but they are quickly approaching it. Phillies and Mets playing each other, if you win you’re guranteed gaining ground on someone. Take it one step at a time, win a game and go from there.
My hawks on the other hand, talk about dissapointing. Great season but they are trying to waste it against a team that if they played up to their potential against them this series would not have gone past game 5. Now they have to win on the road and force a game 7. Can they do it, of course, question is will they do it. Will they grow up on the road and stop complaining to the refs, settling for bad jumpshots, and turning the ball over, and leaving guys open for wide open shots. Here’s hoping that at the end of the night my hawks and my braves are 2-0.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
We need some MoJo……..for Chipper.
Dick Doss
April 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
yeah that sorry second basemen from the diamondbacks got me a hit
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
I actually like the lineup considering the players…if they start performing, we all know what it should be when Esco comes back (based on the fact Chipper will NOT be moved out of the 3rd spot by Bobby…next year, yes)
Nate
Prado
Chipper
Mac
Esco
Heyward
Glaus
Melky/Diaz
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
3-4-5…Chipper, McCann, Glaus…probably the worst trio in the majors. Certainly they are right now based on year-to-date performance. So let’s say they pick it up and do some mean reversion. What can we reasonably expect? 15 HRs from Chipper? Maybe 20 from McCann? I don’t expect Glaus to be in the lineup this summer, but if he is I guess that means he’s hitting well, so maybe 20 from him? If these guys don’t hit for power their value goes down substantially, because they have no speed at all.
Glen W
April 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
I’m not ripping on our players like some of you folk… but I must admit that I am tired of seeing Glaus hit behind Mac. No 1: its not helping Mac a bit. No 2: even when Mac gets on, he’s not on for very long.
Wayne in Utah
April 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
I like that Nate is getting some more time in the leadoff spot. It’s hard to break out of a slump in the 8 hole.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
Yeah, thanks, Glen W! He does tend to have good Mays…Like in 2008? Dang…you take away the 13 K’s (or even leave them there…his other numbers make up for that), and it was a GREAT month for him.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
5:54 pm
Oh, and I agree with you at 5:52!
CB
April 30th, 2010
5:55 pm
Glen W,they need to put Heyward in cleanup and go with it.
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
3-4-5…Chipper, Heyward, McCann … that has a better look to it imo. At least we don’t clog the bases and have 3 double play threats in a row. Plus you give young Jason some protection instead of having him hit in front of Melky or McClouth every night. I dunno, no matter how you order them, bad players are still bad players, but I feel like moving your most productive hitter higher into the lineup and giving him maybe one more at bat per game is always a good thing.
Dick Doss
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
very true Glen very true
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:56 pm
I agree the 3-4-5 spot is the major longterm problem in our lineup. Yeah, well, that and leadoff. But weren’t those the issues at the end of last year?
Peter
April 30th, 2010
5:57 pm
Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
Oh well, give Wren some credit. He solved one problem for us: our primary pinch hitter.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:00 pm
Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….
I don’t know. If there’s one player that could handle it, I think it’s Heyward. He will likely handle the pressure better than, say, Glaus.
CB
April 30th, 2010
6:04 pm
Looks to me to be less pressure hitting in front of McCann than hitting in front of Melkey.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
6:04 pm
I just read Heywood has been the ONLY Brave to go yard in 9 games……..
The Brave’s need some power production from the veteran’s now……. that could kick start a little streak.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
6:05 pm
Even if you’re not going to replace Glaus at 1B yet, Hinske deserves a look in LF.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:07 pm
John Heyman took a shot at the Braves clubhouse today. He said they have a bad mix of guys in there. He also said that in spring training they have one clubhouse for the veteran and regular guys and another for the fringe guys. He didn’t think that made sense and he doesn’t see it elsewhere. He also said that back in ST he asked Heyward which of the Vets was helping him or taking him under his wing and he said Heyward looked at him like he was from Mars and had no answer. He found that very telling Hmmmm…… Sounds like a clubhouse we used to talk about on here all the time.
He closed with that Cox is absolutely at his wits end with Escobar and that no matter what Cox tells Yunel to do he does what he wants anyway.
These are Heyman’s words, not mine. I’m just sharing.
stew
April 30th, 2010
6:08 pm
I don’t like Infante or Melky. From what I’ve seen, the patoon ain’t working out. I’d play Diaz and McLouth and sit Melky. He may be better than Diaz defensively but that ain’t sayng much. Melky’s a stiff. Last year during the streak weren’t they pitching KK in long relief. KK pitches well enough to lose.If they couldn’t dump Lowe couldn’t they have dumped KK instead of Vasquez. Javy was second in SOs in the NL and arguably their best pitcher. Who knows if Viscaino is gonna pan out. one thing for sure Melky sucks.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:09 pm
If we don’t win one soon, we should bring back the Chief. Put fire-hazard tee-pee in visitor’s section. Change name to Knockasingle or Drawawalk; wouldn’t wanna take a chance on damaging fragile psyches with too ambitious a name.
NEW CARS
April 30th, 2010
6:11 pm
Mets Boy,
I believe that DOB covered Heyman’s fine reporting a few weeks ago…Where were you, trying to help Oliver Perez find the strike zone. We do appreciate all of your input and proud that your Metropolitans are tracking to clinch the first half championship of the Eastern Division….Oh that’s right, this isn’t Single A with 2 halves of the season.
unbelievable
April 30th, 2010
6:13 pm
John Heyman took a shot at the Braves clubhouse today. He said they have a bad mix of guys in there. He also said that in spring training they have one clubhouse for the veteran and regular guys and another for the fringe guys. – Anders
and DOB has already addressed that and said it couldnt be any further from the truth
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:14 pm
Wayne-I’m not denigrating KJ. I was one of those who felt he should be the 2B and Prado a sub. I was wrong and have admitted it. The point I was making is that all we heard last year was get rid of “The Black Hle” and now it’s why did we ever let him go. I, too am tired of this BS.
Roy Hobbs – Their career numbers are almost identical? Seriously? Their SLG % is almost identical. Prado has KJ by 50 points in career batting average and over 30 points in career OBP over Kelly. That ain’t even in the same ballpark (so to speak).
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
6:16 pm
Yeah Knockahoma is definitely setting the bar too high. Chief Reachedonerror? Chief FieldersChoiceRBI? We need to start small and build up.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
Chief Buntalot
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
Jason-The Revenue sharing plan and the money from the “Luxury Tax” are two entirely different creatures. I don’t think the Braves see a penny of the $$$ from the Tax. As for Revenue sharing from TV packages and the like? Not so sure you’ll ever get a MLB exec to claim anywhere close to $30 million per club.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
Jeff Pearlman in SI wrote today:
Though he began this year as the Braves’ Opening Day right fielder, Heyward was never alone. On the bench he has Bobby Cox, one of the best guardians of talent the game has seen. In the clubhouse he can confide in Chipper Jones. And Billy Wagner. And Derek Lowe. And Tim Hudson. And Eric Hinske. If he struggles, there will be consoling words and extra cage time. If he surges, Jones will surely remind him to stay humble and inevitably expect a dry spell. Maybe, should his average continue to linger in the .230s, Atlanta will return him to Triple A for more seasoning. Maybe not. Either way, the Braves are the perfect organization for the seemingly perfect prospect.
But he then notes the following:
A betting man would place Heyward in the All Star Game . . . Sports, however, have a way of surprising us. Twenty-seven years ago, another young, can’t-miss outfielder made his major league debut for the Braves. His manager was Joe Torre, his teammates included good guys like Dale Murphy and Claudell Washington. His nickname: The Phenom. What eventually happened? Over eight up-and-down seasons, Brad Komminsk batted .218 with 23 home runs and 105 RBIs.
Lew
April 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
FU Wren – How about Chief Drove One In On A Bases Loaded Walk? If only, right?
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:22 pm
Brad Komminsk was The Antibatter.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:23 pm
Oh yeah I forgot the rules. Atlanta warm and fuzzy. New York cold and dysfunctional.
I tend to think all that finger pointing that started to arise last week from the Braves clubhouse along with Escobar’s pouty play say’s heyman might be on to something, but hey no sense letting our observations get in the way.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:23 pm
So Berkman is out of the line up with a groin injury. Hopefully, his absence will make a difference.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
6:24 pm
actor Luke Wilson is at the yard today, took in batting practice and met some Braves folks, as a guest of Joe Simpson. Luke dates Joe’s daughter Meg
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:25 pm
Oh that’s right, this isn’t Single A with 2 halves of the season. (NEW CARS)
It felt like single A to me last week. At least when the Mets were batting. {:
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
6:28 pm
He closed with that Cox is absolutely at his wits end with Escobar and that no matter what Cox tells Yunel to do he does what he wants anyway.
Well its a good thing its Bobby’s last year right? Seroiusly, unless Escobar has taken Bobby’s dogs hostage and is threatening to execute them if Bobby benches him again, I think these two can make it together to the end of the year. Escobar forgetting how to tag up at 3rd is not the biggest issue with this team. I feel like all this crap is just a distraction for how sorry this lineup has been playing. You want to talk about how bad Yunel is doing offensively thats cool or anyone else thats fine. Thats the problem with this team. Not the fact that the guys in the clubhouse apparently aren’t planning to be part of the best friends club together.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
6:29 pm
“So Berkman is out of the line up with a groin injury. Hopefully, his absence will make a difference.”
If his absence is in the groin area, it will definitely make a difference.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
Luke Wilson ?
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans–Very true.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:32 pm
Is Frank Stallone throwing out the first ball tonight?
NEW CARS
April 30th, 2010
6:33 pm
Brad Komminsk was similar to Frenchie….If he had come up and been hot like Frenchie his career patth might have been a lot different.
I never had anyone refer to CW as a good guy, well maybe Mario Soto….
From what I’m reading from Heyman and Pearlman, you would think they lived on this chat!
ncscoots
April 30th, 2010
6:34 pm
but hey no sense letting our observations get in the way
And, as usal, Anders may “observe”, but he seldom “sees”. Heyman’s “observations” lead me to “observe” that (1) with the size of ST rosters, rookies and fringe guys are lucky to have a seat to sit on, let alone worry about its positioning; and (2) that Heyman may have been around Dayn Perry too long; or (3) he’s one of the fools who thinks he could find “clubhouse chemistry” without GPS, let alone recognize it.
Writers can always fall back on a lack of whoop-and-holler in a locker room as a story line, because they know fans are gullible enough to believe its absence or presence actually means a good bleep to the success of a team.
And Anders, of course, is just being the trolling d-bag that he has been, is now, and forever will be. Only natural that he would bring it up, and speak of it as Gospel.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:34 pm
From an interview with Terry Pendleton in the Belleview News-Democrat:
Q: Is it fun being the Braves’ hitting coach?
A: Right now, it’s not fun (laughing). It’s tough. I enjoy working with the guys. I enjoy the challenges of trying to assist them in figuring some things out. (Former Braves general manager) John Schuerholz had to call me three or four times to even get me to take the job. I kept telling him no. Being retired for three years, you think, ‘Well, I’ll go out and play a lot of golf.’ I didn’t do that. I enjoyed being home with the family, but at 39, 40, you need to do something. Getting back in the game was definitely a plus for me.
On managing:
Q: You’re considered a front-runner to replace Cox. Do you want the job?
A: Absolutely. That is something I would love to attempt to do –whether it’s in Atlanta or another city. Whoever steps in those shoes has some huge shoes to attempt to fill. That will never happen. There will never be another Bobby Cox. (But) I would love the challenge. The part I would have a problem with is patience. Bobby has more patience than most grandmothers. That’s awesome to have. I think I’ve learned a little bit of that –at least I hope so –being under Bobby.
Read more: http://www.bnd.com/2010/04/29/1235392/pendleton-has-learned-from-some.html#ixzz0mcqmBnUv
Soph
April 30th, 2010
6:35 pm
Owen Wilson’s brother. The guy that does all those AT&T commercials that make fun of Verizon’s coverage.
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:36 pm
Anders, some one wrote a column about the split clubhouse thing in spring training an DOB completely disagree with the premise. He listed specific examples of which player’s locker were locate where. Also, it’s not even two locker rooms. It’s one locker room with a wall down the middle so that the can actually have enough locker for every one by putting lockers on each side of the wall that splits the room.
As much as you would love Heyman’s article to be true, it’s an opportunistic load of crap.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:37 pm
His manager was Joe Torre, his teammates included good guys like Dale Murphy and Claudell Washington. His nickname: The Phenom. What eventually happened?
He shoulda woke Claudell up before talking to him.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
6:38 pm
Yay, ChopTalk’s here. Heyward’s on the cover. Check that – they practically dedicated the whole issue to him.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:40 pm
ncscoots,
Were you referring to an author you like earlier, a book series maybe? Something about gunslingers.
Peter
April 30th, 2010
6:40 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhh ……..The patience of Bobby Cox…….. Starting to make me Impatient !
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
6:44 pm
Owen Wilson’s brother. The guy that does all those AT&T commercials that make fun of Verizon’s coverage. Soph
Ah, well that’s something.
Are the Hawks going to do something out of chacracter and win on the road tonight.
Anders
April 30th, 2010
6:47 pm
Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.
Like I said – I get the rules Atlanta warm and fuzzy, New York cold and dysfunctional.
Enjoy your game tonight folks, I’m going to settle into mine.
I’ll try and get back your way tomorrow some time. heading out later so won’t have time tonight.
BTW- nscoots – nice mouth tough guy.
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
“Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.”
Really, much of the consensus on the blog was that they might be competitive for the wild card but had very little chance at the division.
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:52 pm
Just giving you the facts, Anders.
And, btw, I, and many on this board, did not pick the Braves as division winners. So, wouldn’t that, in fact, be discrediting Heyman’s pick? Yes, it would.
Nice try though. It was a pretty good attempt for a guy like you. Gotta give you credit.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Mommy was combing out my hair before dinner and found a couple grey hairs…not too surprising after this month.
On the plus side, our baby titmice should be hatching any morning now!
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
6:53 pm
Moe Berg
April 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
“Funny how no one discredited Heyman’s pick of the Braves as the division winners back when that happened. Anyway.”
Really, much of the consensus on the blog was that they might be competitive for the wild card but had very little chance at the division.
DING, DING, DING. We have a winner.
Not surprised that Anders gave us the lame and baseless parting shot on his way out. Too convenient but certainly expected.
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
6:54 pm
For the record Anders, I had braves picked to finish second in the division with the Phillies 1st, Marlins 3rd, Mets 4th, and Nats 5th. To early in the season to see any reason why this still can’t happen. Kudos to Heyman for picking the braves to win this division and not for going the consensus route, but I really can’t recall many fans picking us to finish 1st, but thats just my memory of it.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
6:54 pm
@ Peter – “Heywood at #4 is way too much pressure on the young guy…….” People that say that are so funny. He is playing baseball not doing heart surgery. Do you think hitting behind base clearing Glaus and in front of mendoza line anyone ISN’T pressure? He’s a big boy in the big leagues and i’m sure if you asked him he’d love to bat cleanup. Hell, he is carrying the team now anyway, what more pressure is there?
braves70
April 30th, 2010
6:55 pm
I’ll show my cultural ignorance in stating that I have no idea who Luke Wilson is but if he can play firstbase and hit better than our sack of dirt Glob, sign Luke up at once.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
6:57 pm
It’s bad enough that the Braves have lost nine games in a row, but it only makes it worse that (if we choose to watch the game) we have to listen to Chip Caray tonight! FIRE CHIP CARAY (and Joe Morgan and Tim McCarver, too)!
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I’ll show my cultural ignorance in stating that I have no idea who Luke Wilson is but if he can play firstbase and hit better than our sack of dirt Glob, sign Luke up at once. braves70
Soph says he does those AT&T commercials, if he has any real talent he could act like a first baseman.
BravesFan1231
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I so hope the Braves win tonight. I really don’t think this team is built to win the WS this year but I do think that next year could be a great year for them. If I were the GM of this team, I’d see if I could renegotiate chippers contract down and tell him he’s going to be our bench player if he wants to stay. I love the guy but he’s killing us in the field. I’d drop Glaus, Melky and Diaz. I’d see if I could resign Wagner for another year but drop Saito. Than I’d try to trade McLouth just to dump some payroll. Than I’d see if I could sign Carl Crawford with all the money I freed up. After that I’d bring up Freeman and Schaffer. So my position players would be McCann C, Freeman 1B, Conrad 2B, Escobar SS, Prado 3B, Heyward RF, Schaffer CF and Crawford LF. Now with that line up I’d and our pitching staff I really think they’d be unstoppable.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:02 pm
I am calling a sweep..11-14 by the end of sunday.
BraveMan
April 30th, 2010
7:07 pm
is meg simpson hot?
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
7:08 pm
BravesFan1231, Wagner says this is his last year. When was the last time Conrad had a hit in the big leagues, June, July?
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:13 pm
Why does Bobby keep putting me out there? I’m really bad, and tonight I have to lead off. I don’t even have ten hits this year. WTF? If I was still in Pittsburgh I might still have a shot at the All-Star team again.
Tomas
April 30th, 2010
7:14 pm
This Braves skid is getting ridiculous. The only positive thing I can think of, is that they’ve hit rock bottom and they have no place to go but up. Plus McCann won’t hit 230 for the season I can guarantee that.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:17 pm
BravesFan1231, Carl Crawford is going to be a Yankee. All us players know it. Sabbathia’s his best friend, and the 2 have been talking about being Yankees together for a while. It pisses everyone in Tampa off to no end. The guys a great player but a total prima donna. Should be a great fit for the Yankees.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
7:17 pm
Fear the Deer.
*gag*
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:27 pm
the Braves are about as likely to win tonight, as the US is to win the World Cup coming June 12th..not good odds.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
7:28 pm
arguing which team is better, Braves or Astros, is like two midgets arguing which is the tallest. Play ball!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:30 pm
Lew, this is from the article I was trying to think of:
“If we just use the raw numbers, it appears that at least 10 teams collected $90 million-plus this year before they opened their ticket windows, let one car into their parking lots or sold one slice of pizza.
That number, once again, was $90 million-plus. By at least 10 teams.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&page=rumblings091119&source=MLBHeadlines
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:33 pm
Anyone have a streaming link for the game?Im blacked out on mlb.tv due to houston claims im in there home tv area….go figure 8 hr drive from houston and none of our local stations carry astro games.
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:33 pm
I’m calling sweep 8-17 by sunday. Hey I’m not putting the team down but when it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it’s a duck.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:34 pm
Konerko hit is 11th HR today…remember when people didn’t think we should try and trade for him last year? If the Sox are out of it, they aren’t going to resign him…
Of course, we would have to be in contention as well. (:
Couch Tater
April 30th, 2010
7:34 pm
Anyone else notice that the losing streak started the day Norton called about the walkoff prank…
bravesfan1984
April 30th, 2010
7:36 pm
anyone getting blacked out on mlbtv? i’ve never had a problem watching the braves games until just now..wtf?
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:36 pm
I GUARNTEE we win tonight…
(:
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:36 pm
hi everyone …come on Bravos give us a little hope ….
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:37 pm
Frenchy and Wright with homers off of Cy Kendrick (thanks Tomahawkin!) already today and the Mets lead the Phils 3-0…
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
7:37 pm
Ed Mangan cut the grass on the infield a little differently today. Looks more plaid, like a picnic table plaid. Anything to change the Braves’ luck?
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:37 pm
bravesfan1984
April 30th, 2010
7:36 pm
anyone getting blacked out on mlbtv? i’ve never had a problem watching the braves games until just now..wtf?
I am blacked out as well,You live near texas?
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:38 pm
*guarantee…
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:38 pm
Couch Tater, that’s a great point…hadn’t thought of it…I knew there was a legitimate reason for our struggles…that damn Norton…
bravesfan1984
April 30th, 2010
7:39 pm
bravefaninok….no i live in west virginia
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:40 pm
3 easy ones for Tommy
CB
April 30th, 2010
7:40 pm
Couch Tater-
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:41 pm
It sucks i am blacked out of houston& st louis games. sl is 10+ hrs away,houston is 8 hrs away…
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:41 pm
This might be the one lineup worse than ours!
bravesfan1984
April 30th, 2010
7:42 pm
i don’t understand what’s going on…must be something to do with houston or something…i’ve never been blacked out of a game in ATL
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
look at THAT
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
Braves, Schmaves, I got to meet Luke Wilson tonight! …
oh and this just in, Nate McLouth homers on first pitch from Brett Myers. and actually have a lead!
Jay212033
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
Wow a run!!!
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
Fear the Deer.
Only thing the Hawks have to fear is themselves because they’ve been killing themselves more than the Bucks have. I will do just fine the rest of the night if the Josh Smith doesn’t shoot one more long jumper. Didn’t do it all year and now all of a sudden he’s doing it. If they play the way that got them the 3rd seed they should win.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
I changed the channel and look what happened
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
Good news: McLouth goes yard. Bad news: McLouth will swing for the fences again for another week, and get maybe one more hit.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:43 pm
Bret Meyers is my hero
Choppinmama
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
Enter your comments here
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
Nate’s last 2 ab’s at home..both homers
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
Seventh career leadoff homer for Nate McLouth
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
Chip acted like that Homerun was the final game of the World Series or something.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
I gotta hit! I gotta hit! Maybe those jerks will high five me in public this time.
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
cabravesfan
LOL
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
See, leave Nate in the leadoff spot and let him get going. Geez…I have been saying that for a couple of weeks. Bobby will leave freaking Glaus in the 5th hole until the cows come home, but for some reason; he has lost all confidence in Nate.
Choppinmama
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
That’s a good dose of McLouth “character” all right!
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
WhoooHooooo!
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:45 pm
Ghost of Greg Norton
The way we’ve been playing I don’t blame him.
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
7:45 pm
Oh the braves scored already, a homer by Nate. I am utterly dumbfounded.
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
7:45 pm
always nice to have the opposing pitcher help you try to get out of a slump
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:45 pm
me liking this!
Innocent Bystander
April 30th, 2010
7:46 pm
So far, so good…
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
7:46 pm
Fisted!
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
mac still struggling
Frumpy
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
Go Nate!!! looks like the new grass may be helping
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
Does it annoy anyone else the way Chip talks to the players like they can actually hear him?
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
Mac shouldn’t have shaved the beard!
McLouthfan
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
this is for the haters….HA!
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
Not so fast people, we’re back to our old ways.
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
lol he’s batting .200 and he’s “coming around”
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
There we go B-Mac…
bgvt
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
well…that takes a bit of air out of the fresh start.
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
7:47 pm
Damn Glaus is hitting .200…I thought his avg. was WAAY lower than that.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
We are going to score more tonight, but we aren’t going to need it. We are throwing a shutout tonight baby…been saying it all day, and if I say it enought; it is going to happen!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
This is the first time since the Cubs where we won’t have to face a Cy Young cadidate.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
Mac shaved his beard? O_O (i’m on gameday)
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
owie
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:48 pm
take ‘em any way we can get ‘em
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
Look at Bobby turning Glaus loose on the 3-0 pitch!!
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
In all seriousness, If McLouth and Escobar can get back to being productive players this is a much better lineup.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
think that hurt ? ouch
Innocent Bystander
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
Check out that ’stache…
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
even it it was a grounder to the SS…sorry, thought he got a hit. (:
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
Damn Glaus is hitting .200…I thought his avg. was WAAY lower than that.
Glaus has been coming around,He is showing signs of life.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:50 pm
2 runs in the first inning..hopefully we havent peaked to early..
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
7:50 pm
hate to see the opposing team get hurt and charged an error for it.
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
7:51 pm
Innocent Bystander – That was bad-a$$.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
7:52 pm
The Astros resemble the Braves.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:52 pm
How’s the TED looking? Considerable crowd?
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
7:52 pm
Man they were playing Heyward off the third base line….and they played him right if not for the second straight error by Manzella
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:53 pm
Wow, we might have found a team that plays worse D than we do!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:53 pm
Come on Melk-Dud!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
7:53 pm
The ’stros and Natinals might be just what the doctor ordered
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:53 pm
may I ask how bad of errors those 2 were, I am watching gameday, so it doesnt say if they were actually errors or just judged awful.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
7:54 pm
“Shaun
April 30th, 2010
4:15 pm
Kelly’s Character, right. But Troy Glaus is not who we are discussing. Kelly Johnson is. Yes, Glaus is obviously not going to be very valuable if he keeps hitting like he’s hitting. But does that say more about Kelly Johnson’s value than it does about Glaus’s?”
Ya know these stat nerds, and I’m talking about the guys who live in the world of the numbers after the games, rather than actually watching the actual performance, are just frustrated guys who were picked last when sides were being picked for the sandlot games. They have tried to justify that what they observe and can translate to a statistical probability makes them important.
Shaun, you have tried to twist every post to suit your needs. Your responses have made no sense. Your argument was that KJ could not produce enough offense to play a corner infield spot. Shows your ignorance when you can’t even see that any offensive output would be welcomed from any position at this point. YOU EVEN STATED THAT KJ WOULD STACK UP POORLY OFFENSIVELY AGAINST ANY FIRST BASEMEN. I countered that KJ offensively was superior to the production the Braves were getting from Glaus. You are the one who opened the door to discuss Glaus, by your blanket statement that KJ stack up poorly against other 1st basement. KJ might look puny beside Pujols or A Gonzalaz, but his numbers now look much better than many 1st basemen in the NL. The only person he has to be better than to make my point is current Braves position players and right now, his offensive production is much better than either corner outfielder the Braves are using.
My point from the very first post was that KJ could benefit a team no matter where he was in a lineup. You’re response was that his only real value was at 2b. Sorry…. I have to laugh again at your ignorance. KJ’s offense would “plug in anywhere” on a team who is last in their division, is an offensive embarassment and riding a nine game losing streak.
And last but not least Shaun, if the Braves are using your “learned” approach to managing a baseball team, no wonder they are riding a none game losing streak!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:54 pm
Omar with a double?
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:54 pm
The Astros are showing the Braves how they looked on wednesday’s first inning! I hope this games gets this team going!
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
7:55 pm
No JC, not a ton. More in the upper deck than usual and more to come in I’m sure. I’d just say an OK to decent crowd by recent standards
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
7:55 pm
poor flashback, only 1 of those guys is still in the starting lineup
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
7:55 pm
My TV is way behind. I’m in the top of first.
I can’t believe Nate McLouth is batting lead-off. That is pathetic.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
3 runners stranded already.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
well there is 3 men left on base..not cool.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
Nate should bat leadoff
Choppinmama
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
McFann: I had to smile at your “break up” comment. It’s a case of dating people with common interests, right?
That seems to be a big problem with a lot of marriages these days. There’s the sexual attraction, so you get married, then “get to know” the stranger you married, only to find you don’t have much in common
And of course, good ol’ Dad and Mom are always in the picture to make sure the guy is a keeper.
Take your time, dear. The right one won’t run away.
And, that’s my speech in honor of Mother’s Day!!
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
Braves lead!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
7:56 pm
well that was different eh ? …2-0 Bravos …bring the hate
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:57 pm
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
7:55 pm
My TV is way behind. I’m in the top of first.
I can’t believe Nate McLouth is batting lead-off. That is pathetic.
He hit a homer…really pathetic
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
7:57 pm
Oh my God.
I honestly didn’t do that as I joke. The top of the first just started.
Wow. Did not expect that.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
7:57 pm
Colin, the one ball hit the SS in the neck. Took a weird hop off his glove. The second he tried to backhand it, and it didn’t work out so well.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
7:58 pm
“his offensive production is much better than either corner outfielder the Braves are using”
That should have read “either corner INFIELDER.”
.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
7:58 pm
CR – Thanks for the answer!
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
7:58 pm
Those Hot Dogs scare me.
Kelly's Character
April 30th, 2010
7:59 pm
“no wonder they are riding a none game losing streak!”
And that should read NINE game losing streak.
And I should proof read more and drink less.
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:59 pm
Anyone have a link for the game??????
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
7:59 pm
I love homeruns on the first pitch of the game. Kelly Johnson used to always do that. And then he stopped but I guess now he’s the man.
Thanks Kelly. Bitch.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:01 pm
thanks bravesfan, wow that sucks off his neck wow…just a little update of NY in Philly..Mets are winning 3-1 over the Phillies…I get to watch the muts all year long
..
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
8:01 pm
Choppinmama I had to smile at your “break up” comment.
Haha, thanks! Yeah, common interest/beliefs is very important.
Take your time, dear. The right one won’t run away.
Oh yeah…Huh, I’m not even concerned about it now–if it’s meant to be, it will happen in it’s own good time. I don’t know any guys right now.
Plus, I feel a little young for that sort of thing…
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:01 pm
bravefaninok, I wrote that right before he hit the homerun you moron.
No offense.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:01 pm
Back to the old ways… Heyward has the disease.
bgvt
April 30th, 2010
8:02 pm
Wow … are we going to give those two runs back immediately?
Choppinmama
April 30th, 2010
8:02 pm
McFann: It’ll only take one bat for Brian to re-balance himself to make adjustments for the missing facial hair. He already has his balance back behind the dish.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:02 pm
Nope, Tommy Gun is going to clamp down and not let up a single run
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:02 pm
hereeeeeeeeeeee we goooooooooooooooooooooooooo, just teasing us with good play.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:03 pm
Thrillhouse44
April 30th, 2010
2:20 pm
Welcome to BF Fest.
What does That Mean…?
Ted Williams Frozen Head
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
Nice jump there Chipper! Careful and don’t hurt yourself, especially on a play when you have no play.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
Bad crowd but who cares. What have you done for us lately Braves?
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
And here goes Tommy’s pitch count
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
there’s 1 back …
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
‘Stros don’t wanna cooperate.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
this 2-0 lead lasted a long time..
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
what happened on the single to chip? slow roller?
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
McFann Is Back
I didn’t like the McMauer Name, it played with mt emotions. If we lose tonight, then I’m Changing my name daily til we win one
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
ground ball …double play …eh? …please ….hehe
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
Errors are killing this team.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
Man, we need one of these vaunted aces to step the hell up and deal some 0s!!!
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:01 pm
bravefaninok, I wrote that right before he hit the homerun you moron.
No offense.
Nice………….Moron.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
Astros are worse than us. Didn’t think that could be humanly possible.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
back on the ole rollercoaster …
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
Well Tommy Hanson blows today. Way to give up your shot at a win.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:04 pm
Bad crowd but who cares. What have you done for us lately Braves?
I just Got in and while being stuck in FUBAR traffic on Roswell Road the cats on the 680AM pregame show were saying that it was gonna be a big crowd tonight….What Gives?
SID
April 30th, 2010
8:07 pm
they had a lead for all of ten minutes. progress
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:07 pm
We’ll always have “moron”.
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
8:07 pm
pitching clicks but offense doesn’t, offense clicks but pitching doesn’t
yep, they did this last year too …
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
can’t blame the offense for blowing the lead, can we??
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
See, now that is just awful. I understand there was an error. But, you have both batters down 1-2 in the count and let up hits to drive in runs. Please, for the love of all that is holy, can one of these pitchers step up and right the damn ship? Please? I mean, this team is built around its pitching…how about a couple of consecutive games with 7 or 8 innings pitched without allowing a run? Remember those days?
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
there’s my DP …
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
Needed that DP.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
I had a fear the lead wasn’t going to last an inning….
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
8:08 pm
It would be nice if someone from our supposed great pitching staff could go more than two innings without giving up a run.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:09 pm
DP, just as the doctor ordered, lets get out of the inning with a tie.
Choppinmama
April 30th, 2010
8:09 pm
McFann: If I were your Mom, I’d take your 8:01, have it engraved on a plaque to whip out in a few more years – if neede – to remind you of what you said tonight!
Just kiddin’ with you, you know. You have a very mature, intelligent head on your shoulders right now, thinking about things in the right sequence.
OK, enough of this relationship stuff………….now, back to the game. We’re still AHEAD!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:09 pm
Disappointed in Hanson in this inning…he needed to buckle down and get Pence and Towles in that situation.
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
I really don’t like the word, “thunk,” Chip.
This just in:
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
We still suck.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
3 men left on base..that left on base stat, kills us every game.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
7:49 pm
“Damn Glaus is hitting .200…I thought his avg. was WAAY lower than that.
Glaus has been coming around,He is showing signs of life.”
No offense but he is a singles hitter who is hitting 5th and he Blows in late and close situations D.O.B. has posted stats on that
He’s this years Garrett Anderson hitting fifth, No Protection for B-Macc at all…
Ted Williams Frozen Head
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
“the cats on the 680AM pregame show were saying that it was gonna be a big crowd tonight….What Gives?”
“The cats on 680AM” are part of the Braves spin machine. They try to talk up the team to boost their listenership. If you say it’s a big game with a big crowd, maybe folks will actually believe it and show up/listen/watch.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
8:10 pm
Hanson leaves too many balls over the plate when he’s ahead in the count. Kid has to learn to put guys away.
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:11 pm
Hawks….down by 3 at the half.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:11 pm
From now on I vow to be less Gregor Blanco and more Marquis Grissom.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:12 pm
njbraves, completely agree…needed him to step up there. obviously, i think he will learn to, but we need him to NOW…we have lost 9 freaking straight!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
JasoninFL, I don’t think we have 3 HOFers in this staff, dude. Those days are over.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
who thinks the Hawks choke tonight ?
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Nice hustle Nate.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
SAFE …bunt hit …keep it up Nate
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
HEY, a bunt, I like it!
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Tom ,I was just referring to his average,He really should be batting 7th or so but with so many guys struggling……
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Atta boy Nate!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
There we go Nate…now send him! McOut, true…but, if the money in this team is going to be invested in pitching, then well, we need it to step up (not that Tommy is making a lot of money). I expect big things from the “best rotation in the NL”.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
Told ya’. I’m on fire! I’m stealin’ 2nd next!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
Nate takes 2nd …HAHA
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
Nate is on fire!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
Excellent!!!!
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
Here we go this is the kind of ball we need to be playing! Great night for Nate so far
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
I own Brett Myers. I’m 5-10 against him w’ 3 hmrs
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
McOut, I’m diggin’ the hunger….keep it up.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
Chipper ??
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
Come on Chipper, give me a good ol’ HR!
K_chub
April 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
If not for that SB by Nate the inning would be over – love the speed!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
Come on Chip!!!!!!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
like it JC/DR …
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
4 runners lob
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
Choppinmama It’ll only take one bat for Brian to re-balance himself to make adjustments for the missing facial hair.
Yeah…I’m hoping it’ll happen against Mr. Myers. (And our TV’s on delay…Prado’s batting for us right now, so if BMac comes up to bat this inning and does something productive, forgive me if I’m not on here right away.) He usually does well against Brett…
And I know you’re just playin’ with me with that next comment.
You have a very mature, intelligent head on your shoulders right now, thinking about things in the right sequence.
Thank you…My parents are responsible for that.
Tomahawkin–
Believe me, I didn’t like it, either…
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
can o’ corn …damn
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
Chip is down to .237…
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
Gotta love Chipper Jones playing hurt. Really helping the team.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:21 pm
darn it..
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:21 pm
there is number 4, with 3 of them being in scoring position…numbers dont lie.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
The Braves are the reason I own a home defibrillator. If we don’t win again, ever, I might electrocute myself with it.
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
Chipper 2 for his last 18?
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Hanson does give up a lot of cheap hits
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Smooth pick Omar.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Who goes yard next inning…Mac or J-Hey?
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
Which, on occasion, can turn into cheap runs.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
Let’s go Big Red! Time to Heat IT UP!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
BOTH!
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
couldnt have a 1-2-3 inning when our lead was 2-0, thanks Hanson.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
very nice 3rd for Tommy …let’s get some runs
Soph
April 30th, 2010
8:26 pm
I hope CB’s keeping track so he can give out his award.
Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
You guys were almost rid of TP.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
What a bunt by Nate. I’m a little behind folks. 2nd inning.
Why does it have take so long before somebody tries something a little different to get on base?
Stolen base. Come on Chipper.
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
Is McCann ready to hit in the 8th spot yet? Wow.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
send McCann down!!!!!!!!!!
haha, just kidding.
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
Sigh…
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
Astros announcer: “Kelly Johnson has as many homers as the Astros: nine.”
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
Wow, Mac is really stinking.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:31 pm
kid is amazing
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
A BOMB !!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
W-w-w-w-w-w-hut???
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
2 run HR! Nice job, Jason.
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
Dang he got ahold of that one
MZ
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
Heyward’s kinda good
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
McFann/McMauer
might need to change your name to McSUCKS
JK
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
BAM!!!! J HEY
!!!!!!!!!! my fantasy team just got a jolt in the arm.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
Brother Darkness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
shift that Houston
A Fan
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
how is this kid not hitting higher in the order. its not like we have world beaters tearin the cover off it in front of him!!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
love Jason’s HR trot/run …
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
Holy Cow. He’s the best player on the team. Sad really.
I almost wrote “Holy Cox”.
CAL
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
I flipped over to the Mets/Phillies game on the satellite during the commercial. Man, the Mets announcers are all over the Braves and Jason Heyward.
“Have the put Heyward into the Hall of Fame yet?”
“No, but he did hit a home run the other day…after he needed a day off to get his head on straight.”
“Somebody on the Braves his a home run?”
“Yeah, well they have lost nine in row. ha ha ha.”
You get the picture. No more switching over during the commercial.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
Milk dud is slow
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
Ah, home…
Wonder who put on the ruby slippers…
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
The talent’s showing tonight!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
Kudos to Bobby. What ever he said to the kid…IT WoRKED!!!!!!
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
Got two TV’s hooked up in the BAseball room. Really good hockey game going on
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:35 pm
I love Jason’s homeruns.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:35 pm
wow da dude dropped that HR …geez ..hate to be him eh
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
8:35 pm
I guess whenever youve lost as many in a row as the braves have coaching style goes out the door because if this would have been a winning streak we would not be stealing at all
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
8:35 pm
A broadcast with a dog and a broom would be better than listening to chip. (jeffrey d)
dog: “Rruff, rrowdfff, rrippff. Rrosttt, rrosttt, rrosstttttttt!”
broom: “Sweep, sweep, sweep.”
dog: “Rrrrrr rreeeppp???? Rrosttttt rrrine rrrowwwwf!”
broom: “Sweep, sweep, sweep.”
dog: “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!”
broom: “Sweep, sweep, sweep.”
(Happy Hour may have come a tad early)
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:36 pm
the Muts are tools, I live in NY..I know this for a fact.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:36 pm
Well, now I need Mac to hit a HR for my prediction this morning to come true…I said they were both going yard…way to to J-Hey!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:36 pm
I love it. The Mets get in first again and act like they just won the series. Their behavior only shows that the organization IS a bunch of Clowns. Act like you’ve been there before Mets. What have the Mets actually won?
Soph
April 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Ugh, CAL – I would’ve thrown something at the tv. How assy.
I’m just mad that they can laugh at us right now.
K_chub
April 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Indeed it has Tom O’Hawk
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Rob from SC–
Huh, yeah you bet you’re JK…
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
1. Sure would like to see Glaus hit his weight. Or even Ryan Seacrest’s weight.
2. Melky, if you’re going to try to steal, lay off the Taco Bell 4th meals at midnight.
3. Yes, Chip, we know Joe made the funny fan “dork” remark. You’re not that clever.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Like the agressiveness, but not sure I would have attempted a steal there with The Dud. He is about as fast as I am and it stopped us from rolling the lineup over. Nate, J-Hey sure..but The Dud?
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
8:38 pm
Did he sprint around the bases again?
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:38 pm
JasoninFL …i’m feelin’ da clean shaven HR for Mac
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:38 pm
Hold it down Tommy
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
Melky looked kind of safe there, though. I like the agressiveness.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
Melky covers no ground
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
Penquins making the Capitals look horrible.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
if Hanson blows this lead, I will seriously not make it.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
Mets announcers criticizing people for hyping Jason Heyward?
Yeah, they would never do anything like that. They act like Ike Davis is the second coming of a good baseball player.
Can’t think of anybody in particular. Mets are gaywads. Who cares.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
Is Melky high?
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
Nirvana’s “In Bloom” for Geoff Blum? You rock my world organ player. They should put him in a uniform.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:42 pm
Don’t Bash B-Macc as long as Glaus hits behind him, he will be pitched around all season and therefore get nothing to hit. That’s on Bobby!
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
8:42 pm
pitch count for tommy isnt bad through 4 very low for him
Mixxo
April 30th, 2010
8:42 pm
Nice pitch Red.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
8:43 pm
By the way, whoever thought of “Milk dud” is a genius. That’s hysterical.
Any jokes about Melky are bound to be humorous. It’s official.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:44 pm
Big Red is bringing the pain to the stros
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:44 pm
I hate Sidney Crosby.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:46 pm
whoopee …no runs !
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:46 pm
Good job Tommy Gun!
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
8:46 pm
I hated Bing
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:46 pm
Who did come up with Melk-Dud? RHR?
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:47 pm
Did someone say Happy Hour? damn- it’s almost 6:00 and I have not started drinking yet!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
8:48 pm
cab, I need to borrow your dog. I have a job that involves scratching someone’s eyeballs out.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:48 pm
give us a cycle Nate !
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:49 pm
Soph-
She’s not much of a scratcher…she’s more of a knock-you-over-and-eat-your-face-off-er
But you can borrow her if you want…just make sure you give her back
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
8:50 pm
Wow, McClouth’s doing what a lead off guy is supposed to do tonight.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
8:50 pm
2nd base here I come
bravefaninok
April 30th, 2010
8:50 pm
I think NATE wants his leadoff job back
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:51 pm
Man, it would be HUGE if Nate started coming around to the Nate we thought we traded for!
Colin
April 30th, 2010
8:51 pm
McLouth is having A DAY!!!!
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
8:52 pm
wooo Hawks!
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:52 pm
Wow, McClouth’s doing what a lead off guy is supposed to do tonight.
Does this mean we can start spelling his name right? (Ghost of Greg Norton- Sorry! This is not directed only at you- I know almost everyone on here spells it wrong for some reason!
)
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
8:52 pm
Now that McLouth is getting it done, Marteen, Chipper and Mac aren’t doing sh!t..
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
8:53 pm
Come on Chipper, my Birthday is 229 from today. Hit a homerun here!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
8:53 pm
wooo Hawks!
Agreed, Bat! And, I’ll throw in a yay and woo hoooo!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:53 pm
heck of a throw by da astros C
bravesfan
April 30th, 2010
8:53 pm
Now, the base running is out of control.
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
8:53 pm
looked like another close play
toga party
April 30th, 2010
8:54 pm
Does this mean we can start spelling his name right?
Youre absolutely right cabravsefn, MacLlouthe sederves at least that mutch tonight.
I’m on bored.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
8:55 pm
I just looked back …that stolen base by McLouth in the second inning was his first of the season….
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:56 pm
JasonInFl
I Called Melky Cabrera, Milky and RHR came up with the better Nickname of The Melk-Dud…
She does better at the nicknames for the braves players, and I come correct when I nickname the opposing players I hate, like Fuggla, Big Sloppy, Pestorino, etc….
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 30th, 2010
8:56 pm
Have to be on base to steal.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 30th, 2010
8:56 pm
Does this mean we can start spelling his name right?
My apologies, cabravesfan, I will not make the regrettable error again. Maybe now, in addition to spelling the name right, we can stop capitalizing so many letters in his name (i.e., McLOUTh). Peace, friend.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:57 pm
nice pitch for the K
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
8:57 pm
Bobby and TP stopped Nate-Dawg’s Running Game last year and so far they are trying to kill J-Heys running game…
I get tired of the Earl Weaver Station 2 Station Crap!
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
8:57 pm
T-Hawkin…not surprised you two were involved in coming up with The Dud’s nickname!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
8:58 pm
i think Tommy be gettin’ in a groove maybe
Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
8:58 pm
The Hawks have a pulse!
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
8:59 pm
Tomahawkin — who is Big Sloppy? And what’s Chase Utley’s nickname?
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:00 pm
The Ghost of Greg Norton -
I am sorry if that seemed like I was jumping on you…I was not. You just happened to post the perfect comment to respond to
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:00 pm
Why is it when the Braves pitchers Clown? The AWfense takes the night off and vice versa…? Its been like that the last 2 years….
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
9:00 pm
Nice night for Michael Bourn.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:01 pm
Tommy’s looking good. 58 pitches isn’t bad for him at this point. Not great, but better than it has been.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:01 pm
Tommy is going to go at least 7 tonight and hopefully 8
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:01 pm
Wooo-weee. Big Red is bringin’ the heat. Went from 78 on a curve to 96 with the heater. That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout!
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:02 pm
Soph-
I wouldn’t worry about the Hawks…there is plenty of time for them to pull off one of those collapses I hear they are so good at
(ducks, covers, debates merits of hiding self in hole to avoid pitchforks…)
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:02 pm
Don’t-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
8:59 pm
“Tomahawkin — who is Big Sloppy? And what’s Chase Utley’s nickname?”
Chase Utley is FUtley…because he kills us…!
Big Sloppy is Big Papi mainly because I can’t stand that BSPN Red Saux Nation crap they force on us…
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:03 pm
JasonInFl
RHR came up with the Nickname of the Melk-Dud and I started enforcing it on here the first weekend, because I still can’t get over the Slop we got in the Vazquez deal…but thats a different story…
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:04 pm
Did Chipper get robbed there or just a deep ball to the track?
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:04 pm
Tough luck Mac. Almost got that one through.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
Come on Mac…need you to get it going, plus I want you to get a HR tonight!
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
These 3-4 spots in the lineup are becoming more and more pathetic. They are sad to watch…
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
cab – Oh trust me, I know. They’re the kings of 4th quarter blues.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
I can’t stand the Boston Red Sucks either.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:05 pm
Wasn’t that deep Smitty. Lee caught it on the run on the warning track.
Chris
April 30th, 2010
9:06 pm
We are really Francouring it working those counts.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:06 pm
cabravesfan, Maybe not tonight, they had a 27 to 2 run in the 3rd quater.
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
9:07 pm
Attaboy guys, sit on that 2-run lead. It’s coastin’ time. What could possibly go wrong?
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
9:07 pm
I knew I was only kidding myself when I was getting all geeked-up for Brett Myers…
At least some of the other guys are getting things done.
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
9:10 pm
Braves with the lead with out ace looking sharp, and the Hawks looking freaking awesome tonight…maybe the sports gods have decided that we’ve been punished enough.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:11 pm
J—HHHHEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:11 pm
“This Is How WE DO IT!!!
GatorBrave
April 30th, 2010
9:11 pm
Chipper needs to sit a while and let Hinske or Prado cover 3rd. Preferably Prado. I’d like to see Hinske play everyday, honesty. McCann is in a pretty bad rut right now. Need to get him going to.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
‘twould be a good time for Heyward’s first two homer night.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:12 pm
Hanson is at 81 pitches through six. I dare say he’ll be hitting a season-high in IP tonight. Six was his previous high.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:13 pm
Great…Derek Lowe goes against Chuck Norris on Sunday. I’m sure that’ll go wonderfully
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
I knew I was only kidding myself when I was getting all geeked-up for Brett Myers … McFann Ô
You’re going to end up a grey haired college freshman.
GatorBrave
April 30th, 2010
9:14 pm
Heyward is another Griffey,Jr. I’m tellin ya. Kid is legit.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:15 pm
If my math is right, I think the name should still be McMauer
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:15 pm
Great…Derek Lowe goes against Chuck Norris on Sunday.
You think you’ve seen Lowe sweat before? Just wait.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:15 pm
GatorBrave
I love Chipper but this Roger Dorn act he is playing is killing us…I’d rather him go on the DL now so he will be ready for War in the 2nd Half…
Plus with Infante at 3rd can be a blessing in disguise
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:16 pm
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
9:10 pm
Braves with the lead with out ace looking sharp [...]
I’m not watching the game, just following it on Gameday. Isn’t Hanson looking sharp? I mean, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K and 57 strikes out of 83 pitches.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:16 pm
DAMN IT!!! Tomorrow’s game is on FOX? WHY?? WHY GOD WHY?????
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
You think you’ve seen Lowe sweat before? Just wait.
McCann will have to take a canoe if he wants to get to the mound for a chat
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
cab, does that mean you can’t watch it? I’m guessing you get the regional game.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
Hanson has looked much sharper in the last 3 innings Dwi4Bb4tF. Cruising right now.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:19 pm
Soph-
Let’s see what FOX has on tap for me tomorrow…
OH YAY! I get…wait for it…
wait for it…
THE METS AND THE PHILLIES!!!!
God hates me
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
9:19 pm
Why is tomorrow’s game on Fox?
Two words: Jason Heyward
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
Ewww. Why those two teams?
Innocent Bystander
April 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
Hawking hanging on to a 13 point lead with 6:30 left in the game.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
8-1 METS!!!!!!!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:21 pm
Iso-Joe annoys the hell out of me. He’s got to stop that.
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
9:21 pm
I’m getting Mets-Phillies here in Richmond too.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:21 pm
Hawking hanging on to a 13 point lead with 6:30 left in the game.
Stephen Hawking plays basketball?
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:21 pm
8-1 METS!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:22 pm
And, just like that it’s down to a 9 point lead.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:22 pm
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:22 pm
Holy crap, Hawks…if they blow a late double-digits lead again….
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Ewww. Why those two teams?
Soph, I can’t even come up with a good reason…
(I mean other then the fact that I am sure it is the “national” game because we all know that everyone wants to see the mets & the phillies…I mean, I know I don’t get to see them enough!)
Lawton-
It makes more sense for you to get it in Richmond then for me to get it here
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:24 pm
Tommy’s looking sharp here in the late goings…I’m feelin a W
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
Kurt Thomas has replaced ZaZa as the biggest flopper on the planet.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
Nice Tommy! Good to see an efficient inning in the 6th.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
That was a six-pitch seventh for Hanson, who has retired the last 12 in a row
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
gee whizzzzz come on Hawks !
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
Soph————– You believe in Jesus too……Happy New Year!!!!
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
9:25 pm
Enjoy it Met fans, it won’t last. Good luck with that pitching.
Innocent Bystander
April 30th, 2010
9:26 pm
Whoa… Mean to say “Hawks.” I’ve never had that one auto-corrected before… esp to “Hawking”. Anyway, they look like they might blow it again.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:26 pm
I swear I’ll pull a Mitchell if the Hawks blow it today.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:26 pm
Damn Hawks, everybody moving, pass the ball, slash to the basket… thing of beauty
Iso Joe, one guy with the ball…. four guys with lead boots…. damned ugly.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:26 pm
Err…7th, my bad
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:27 pm
You’d think we could feel safe with an 11 point lead inside 3 minutes.
But you’d be wrong
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:29 pm
Rafael Soriano is doing his normal routine in TB: Blowin’ it.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:29 pm
I’m well aware that the Lakers are playing next. Do you need to show me video footage of what Kobe’s doing during every break of the Hawks game?
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:30 pm
an eternity left in milwaukee …can da Hawks hold ? …
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:31 pm
Someone please erase that LG Ally commercial from my brain. Please. I’m begging you.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:31 pm
I’m well aware that the Lakers are playing next. Do you need to show me video footage of what Kobe’s doing during every break of the Hawks game?
Don’t talk about cab’s boys like that! You’ll hurt her feelings.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:31 pm
toga party — Thanks.
I’d like to “see” him pitch 9 tonight, but I know Bobby would like to give Wagner a chance to get a save. It the Braves score a couple of runs Wagner won’t have to pitch though.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:32 pm
Jeffrey D-
Come on! You know you want to know everything about Kobe!!
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:32 pm
attendance tonight is 30,082
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
Soph-
[expletive deleted] !
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
Hanson and J-Hey are making my roto team look good. Braves are winning. Hawks are winning. My wife cooked. This may be my last day on earth.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
That’s actually not bad attendance considering the circumstances.
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
If my math is right, I think the name should still be McMauer
I disagree, jeffrey d. McFann paid her debt to society ….. mau-er less. (hic)
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
Right on cue, a mETs fan enters the blog annoying as hell. METS MADNESS act like you guys have been there before dude. What exactly have you guys won? Last time I checked they don’t hand out awards for winning the division in April. Its bold, I’ll give you that. Your a fan of a team that normally chokes braging about your teams early good play. Meanwhile we all feel kinda sorry for you because we’ve all seen this movie before: Mets, high payroll and all, get into first place only to fail in epic fashion. Let us know when you guys do actually win something.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
9:33 pm
Chipper crushed that pitch.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:34 pm
Not even the Hawks can blow an 11 point lead in 1.17 , right
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:34 pm
NJbraves ——- I’m assuming the NJ is for NEW JERSEY…….Rooting for the braves??? You must have been dropped as a child……. TRAITOR
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:34 pm
McFann paid her debt to society ….. mau-er less
If I may quote McFann, I’m just “bustin her chops”
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:34 pm
I’d like to “see” him pitch 9 tonight, but I know Bobby would like to give Wagner a chance to get a save. It the Braves score a couple of runs Wagner won’t have to pitch though.
I think you’re right on all points. I don’t want to jinx Tommy with CG talk, but the pitch count is there. Bobby will probably get Wags some work either way.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:35 pm
Please don’t make McFann use that awful name anymore! I can’t stand looking at it!
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:35 pm
Nice to see Hanson turn this start around, keep the pitch count down, and get deeper into a game.
Now it looks like we’ve solved the 1, 2, and 6 spots.
Now we just need to find a 3,4, and 5 hitter. Yowzers! 0 for 8 .
230 .238 .194
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:35 pm
30k+ …nice job ATL fans …esp off such a losing streak
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
9:36 pm
Speaking of Hanson, what ever happened to the Hanson Brothers?
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:36 pm
Come on! You know you want to know everything about Kobe!!
CAB – Yep….LeBron too. ESPN’s ticker had a heading of “LeBron” and proceeded to tell me that he was shooting and making jumpers during practice today.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:37 pm
Haaaa, Josh Smith pissed off the Bucks fans.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:38 pm
mau-er less.
drunkclever for at least 3 more hours.Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
9:38 pm
“Josh Smith sucks, Josh Smith sucks!”
-Bucks fans
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:38 pm
Way to go Tommy Gun! This is what I have been talking about! A pitcher stepping up and going 8 innings or more! Love it…absolutely love it. If we start hitting at all and score 4 runs a game, we will win a LOT…well, except when Lowe or KK pitch. (:
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:39 pm
If I may quote McFann, I’m just “bustin her chops”
Either way is OK with me. I just felt like typing, mau-er less.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:39 pm
from the gameday, Hanson seems to be effective tonight..I can’t really tell but, he seems to be doin’ work..
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:39 pm
And I concur…pretty darn good turn out considering a 9 game losing streak…way to go ATL
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
9:39 pm
If Tommy gets taken out I’ll be sooo mad.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
Awesome!
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
Tommy gun. Making the Astros look like Braves. Nice job Talldrink.
bgvt
April 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
Tommy H really bounced back after the shaky first inning. CG or call on Wags? I expect Wags will come in for the save.
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
Something always goes wrong when Braves pitchers go for a complete game. Please oh please let us get one here!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
It’s good to see an Atlanta team win again. Let’s make it 2 for 2 tonight.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
Hanson has retired 20 of the last 21 batters he’s faced and 15 in a row
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
My sympathies, toga. Next time you’ll start earlier.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
101 pitches. Cue Wags.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
Hanson in line to go for the CompleteGame, that would be his second of the season (completed his last start, that rain-shortened game).
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
Mcout —- If the braves fans wouldn’t act like they invented baseball i wouldn’t bother being here. I’m enjoying the freefall the braves and their fans are going through. Oh and by the way…9-1 METS!!
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:41 pm
Sorry, toga. I lost the “strike”.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:42 pm
Tommy is at 101 pitches…Wags is coming in
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:43 pm
need b-mac to go yard!!
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:43 pm
And I am still wondering why I have not had any wine yet…
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
9:43 pm
maybe J-Hey hits his 2nd?
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
9:43 pm
LET HANSON FINISH
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:44 pm
Wagner warming up?
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:44 pm
Braves on fox means I get to watch the Mets vs Phillies…awesome I love god awful teams.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
That’s funny……..No one one called him “Wags” when he played for the Mets…..They called him other names.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
OMG, Chipper and McCann racing towards the “Mendoza Line”. Somebody, please, stop them!!!
brian
April 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
decision time – Braves need win badly. Your starter has retired the past 15 straight. 2 run lead headed into the 9th. Do you leave the starter in or bring in your closer?
What will Bobby do?
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
Just a triple here Jason. Billy needs a save.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:46 pm
I would much rather see a starter get a CG, especially after retiring 15 in a row, than see Wagner. Typical Cox.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:46 pm
Soph, Hawks win on the road… ho hum.. piece o cake.
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
NO WAY
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
sooooooooooo close
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
someone call 911!
Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
And Chip Caray has a stroke!
Innocent Bystander
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
Man…
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
I started The Name Wags on here in the offseason…RHR and myself are The Queen and Kings of Nick Names…
I hope BSPN is taling note and it would be funny as hell if someone on 680AM says Melk-Dud
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
Chip, we’re going to need you to calm down a tad
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
Troy Glob is a walk machine. Unfortunately, he would have to be shot out of a cannon to score from first on a double.
Decker
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
Easy Chip! Settle down.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
you will see that one on SC !
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
How close was J-Hey on that?
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
wow gameday shows Heyward basically hitting it off the wall but being out??? did he just miss one?
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
Watching the Mets and Phillies and wondering out who to pull for is like being stuck in hell watching Hitler and Saddam in a cage match and wondering the same thing.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
stfu Chip. I need these speakers.
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
Keep yelling, Chip. Maybe you’ll get laryngitis, and we’ll all get a break.
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
Was that close to going out at all?
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
As much as I’d like Hanson go for the complete game, Bobby has to do what’s best for the team in order to get this much needed win.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:49 pm
Even if that was a homer, there’s no need for Chip to hit that decibel
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:49 pm
Bat, those Bucks fans were not happy! I love it.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:49 pm
They just flashed the Hawks score here on the big board and showed game-ending highlights. got a big cheer
Chris
April 30th, 2010
9:49 pm
What happened, over the wall catch?
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
9:49 pm
“How close was J-Hey on that?”
he caught it over the wall, it was gone
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
Let’s be honest the rate our pitchers usually pitch they will never have a CG. I’d rather Bobby risk it, considering Hanson has only thrown about 100 pitches in 8 innings, and has hardly made it out of the 5th without throwing 100.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
MFin04 – very close and Pence had to make a leaping catch at the wall to rob it.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
Was that close to going out at all?
Pence’s glove was the only thing that stopped it.
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
By the looks of the posts coming through twitter it sounds like Pence robbed him of HR #2
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
Pence took a HR away from Heyward.
fisted...
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
SWUNG ON AND BELT-ED!!!!!!
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
My ears are still ringing…
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
tip of the cap by Jason …class
Chris
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
Pence robs guys often, great athlete.
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
Wagner is coming in….
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
EFFFFFF N A COTTON!!! I need another J Hey HR.. I HATE YOU PENCE ***** ***** **** ****!!!!
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
Did Wagner go out for the save?
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
9:51 pm
I hate to break the news kids……The METS are a good team…….You’ll see
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:52 pm
I hope someone has some spare WD40 for Billy. We need this.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:52 pm
Well, I’m glad I hadn’t flipped back to the Braves game yet. Chip being Chip.
Chris
April 30th, 2010
9:52 pm
Melky needs to stay away from the sour cream, jeez, why do so many latin players balloon up after being in the majors for a few?
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:52 pm
SWUNG ON AND BELT-ED!!!!!!
and CAUGHT just short of second base
McFann Ô
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
Bat M You’re going to end up a grey haired college freshman.
I told you, my Mom found two of ‘em on my head today…
jeffrey d If my math is right, I think the name should still be McMauer
Yeah right.
cabravesfan–
Don’t worry…
Tom O’Hawke–
Will it hurt your feelings if I tell you I’m not sure what “mau-er less” means…?
CT in AL
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
Hate to break the news METS MADNESS but the Braves were in 1st place last Tuesday too. Not saying the Mets are terrible, but we’re 3 weeks in bud
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
Well, I’m glad I hadn’t flipped back to the Braves game yet. Chip being Chip.
Chip’s screaming is the only thing you can hear from space
Trey
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
See, I knew the Braves would score four runs today and with Hanson the Astros would score two runs.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
I would definitely leave Hanson out there. If its a matter of pitch count, then you have to remember his last start was shortened by rain. HE’S RETIRED 15 IN A ROW!
brian
April 30th, 2010
9:53 pm
Wags better be on tonight
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
Please don’t put MFIKY on the screen. What the hell is the truck thinking?
K_chub
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
Mets win and we have a Troll sighting, surprise, surprise….
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
exhibit A: What they just showed that happened to Tommy last year.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
mets = pretenders …
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
sweet hands there
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:54 pm
Glaussy!
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
9:55 pm
if he reaches that probably makes for a trouble inning
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:55 pm
You should try listening to the Braves radio guys…not much better. You can’t tell if its a hit or an out with them.
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:55 pm
HAHA everytime Heyward makes contact Chip gets turned on if ya know what I mean
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
chip, don’t say that …
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
This is on COx
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
METS MADNESS
I think you can get a shot for that now, no need to suffer any longer son.
Brava
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
Not Good…
toga party
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
Chip, damnit, shut your pie hole with stuff like that.
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
Well Tommy, it was a nice try, but this is the Braves, and they do not allow their starters to get wins.
CT in AL
April 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
does the organist at the ballpark have to play Enter Sandman after every batter
Crime Dog
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Victory!
Rob from SC
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
BRAVES WIN
CT in AL
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
BALLGAME!!
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Billy Wagner is autoelectric.
J-Hey
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
good thing he’s a slow runner! BALLGAME!
Brava
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
WHOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MFin04
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
Venice Jim
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Got home just in time…
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Chipper !
Soph
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Yayyyyy! ATL winners all around tonight.
It’s about damn time.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
ugh…Chip even makes snapping a losing streak painful to listen to
brian
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
BRaves Win! Braves win! Braves win!
been too long since I said that
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
Damn you think they won the WS or sometihng.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:57 pm
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
BRAVES WIN!!!!
Smitty
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
And the losing streak ends….BRAVES WIN!!! (FINALLY)
K_chub
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
Here we go again – come on Wags!!!!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
the long nightmare is OVER
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
Tom O’Hawke–
(McFann)
Will it hurt your feelings if I tell you I’m not sure what “mau-er less” means…?
YES!!!
(mau-er less = more of less, young lady
)
bravos2249
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
MFin04
LOL. Yes indeed.
McFann :Ô:
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
BRAVES WIN!!!!!!!!!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
METS MADNESS, here’s your trophy for winning the NL East in April. Oh wait….
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
9:58 pm
5-4-3 double play to win it.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
Now for some expert analysis from Brian Jordan
jay dubu
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
“Finally, The Braves have come back, to ATLANTA!!!”
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
Ahem, make that or, dang-it.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
WE WON ITS OVER
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 game ineptness is done 
!!!!!
CT in AL
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
Ding Dong the Streak is Dead!!!!……….
Venice Jim
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
Good job by Wagner, more of less…
(Sorry, Tom)
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
that’s what i am talking about…8 great innings from your starter…closer does his job…timely hr…some agressiveness on the basepaths…but remember, momentum in baseball is only as good as tomorrow’s pitcher…
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
I missed all the good stuff a la Nate & Heyward’s homers, seeing Tommy pitch, etc so I guess I’ll be catching the replay at 11.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
think they won the WS or sometihng
Heaven forbid the Braves with the World Series with Chip calling it. Can you imagine if Heyward hit the Series clinching homer? I think the broadcast booth would literally explode
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
Braves and Hawks …win ? …fun
McFann :Ô:
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Sorry Tom!
Haha! “More or less”…why didn’t I get that?
I was discombobulated by that K.
RHR
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Obviously they just needed me back watching to break the streak.
85 game win streak here we come!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Didn’t No More Bobby say he was going to the game to see them lose 10 in a row? Maybe we need to send him to all the home games.
JC from DR
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Finally, good game for the Braves!
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Hi, VJ. Don’t worry about it. I deserved that.
P'cola Brave
April 30th, 2010
10:01 pm
Thank God the losing streak is over. It would be nice to do some sweeping ourselves.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
Braves win, Tommy goes 8 for the with 7K and 2R. Billy closes it out after what seems like 40 days off. Heyward hits 2HR if Pence didn’t eat his Wheaties this morning. Blog was pretty much doom and gloom free in-game. Hawks pull it out. Pretty darn good day if you ask me.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
In other NL East action:
1st place Mets beating the 2nd place Phillies 9-1 in the 9th, and
3rd place Nats beating the 4th place Marlins 5-1 in the 8th.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
I absolutely loathe Bobby Cox.
Your pitchers want to pitch Bobby! You’re going to deny young Tommy Hanson of his first complete game in his career… for the second time? Against the Astros, again?!
Wagner doesn’t need to pitch any more than Tommy does. I can’t help feeling like that hurts Tommy’s confidence to do that.
Surely he wants to finish the game. That’s what pitchers are supposed to do. It would not have killed him to let him pitch the 9th. 99 pitches? Give me a break.
Don’t you want a complete game to give the bullpen a rest. Totally unecessary. If he’s not ready yet to throw more than 100 pitches then when will he be?
Pisses me off.
Bat Masterson
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
Jeeezz of course the Braves won, you guys act like that is unusual.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
We’ll talk again in MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER and as the season goes along we’ll see how your post’s bocome more submissive to the reality of the season.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
I would like to thank Jesus and the good Lord for bringing a W to the table tonight..I want to thank my parents for not letting me go into a deep depression over these 9 games..id like to thank the fans for packing the Ted with 30K even tho they a rough patch…most of all id like to thank Tommy Hanson, 7 innings of dominance with 1 rough, but manageable patch..
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:03 pm
Liquid Cocaine Shots around the Blog tonight!
No Diggitity, No Doubt!
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:03 pm
And here’s that little ray of sunshine Mitchell
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:03 pm
workin’ for the weekend …thanks Braves (Hawks) ….
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:04 pm
J-Hey is Gonna Start Clowning! “Bank on it!”
Too Bad Bobby won’t hit him 3rd! because that makes most sense, not to mention Roger Dorn refuses to move from there….
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:04 pm
lol jeffrey. Deep down he’s happy. He just has a hard time showing it.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:05 pm
Brian Jordan’s excited.
Brian Jordan
April 30th, 2010
10:05 pm
“Hey I’m here with da playa of the game Nate McLouf!”
Lawton
April 30th, 2010
10:05 pm
Gotta love Mitchell. Sheesh.
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
Huddie is going to go at least 7 tomorrow as well…in honor of T-Hawkin…Bank On It…!
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
That was awkward.
K_chub
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
Mitchell,
We just snapped a 9 game losing streak. Try and lighten up a little.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
Tomahawkin hook me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I may go Hangover after this win!!!! Vegas here I come!!!!!!!!! I want the 224 million dollar mega millions tonight I AM FEELING LUCKY!!!!
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
No need to risk Tommy’s health. Wagner’s had plenty of rest and needs to get some work in
richbrave
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
testing one,two
toga party
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
You’re going to deny young Tommy Hanson of his first complete game in his career…
His last start was a complete game Mitchell. I like wins better than CG, personally.
Don't-win-it-4Bobby-but-4the-FANS
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
10:02 pm
I absolutely loathe Bobby Cox.
Your pitchers want to pitch Bobby! You’re going to deny young Tommy Hanson of his first complete game in his career… for the second time? Against the Astros, again?!
[...]
Hanson was credited win a complete game his last start against the Mets on that rain-shortened game last sunday.
Roto Rooter
April 30th, 2010
10:07 pm
I’m the 100th comment, do I win a prize?
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:07 pm
It looks like Hickman and BJ are in a movie theater
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
10:08 pm
Colin
April 30th, 2010
9:59 pm
WE WON ITS OVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 game ineptness is done !!!!!
Just because we won doesn’t mean we’re not still inept. I mean “they”.
What the hell, good win. What does Jason Heyward have, seven homeruns for God’s sake?
curtis jones
April 30th, 2010
10:08 pm
Do you know what the Braves record would be if Heyward had started the season in AAA? I don’t want to know either.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:08 pm
I am currently high on life..I can do no wrong.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:08 pm
His last start was a complete game Mitchell. I like wins better than CG, personally.
Mitchell likes complaining more than wins
richbrave
April 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
Coming to you tonight on the road in PHILADELPHIA, the City of Brotherly Love. Judging by the friday evening rush hour traffic on the SHURE-KILL EXPRESSWAY. that idea’s up the spout.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
How about another 9 game losing streak starting tomorrow?
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
10:09 pm
2-0 on the night with my teams. Thank goodness, wasn’t sure the Hawks remembered how to win on the road or if the braves remembered how to win at all.
Those Bucks fans, they’re funny. Josh Smith sucks. If Milwaukee is the best you can do as a city to be hated by, gotta say, I don’t think that fazes Josh. I mean Chipper Jones is one of the most hated guys in New York and still killed them. I think Josh can deal with being the mosted hated guy in Milwaukee . I wonder if those Bucks fans will actually sit down and read Josh’s whole quote in context and realize they were hating on a guy who really didn’t say anything wrong. He was mocking that guy from Chicago, Joakim Noah who had been dissing Cleveland.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:10 pm
METS MADNESS, enjoy it while it lasts. You guys have a good team, but so does everyone else in this division. We’ll see…. there’s a lot of baseball left man. It’s a little early for gloating and, like I said earlier, especially from a fan of a team that is notorious for epic collapses. It says a lot when most people would be surprised if the Mets didn’t blow it.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
10:11 pm
Hanson was credited win a complete game his last start against the Mets on that rain-shortened game last sunday.
Is that the same thing? No. 9 innings. Could have done that easily tonight and last year.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:11 pm
JasonInFL
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
“Huddie is going to go at least 7 tomorrow as well…in honor of T-Hawkin…Bank On It…!”
Now your Catching on Partnah…Put your money on the Awfense coming out as well, they hit when its hot as balls outside, as opposed to when its raining and cool
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:11 pm
curtis jones, i said that same thing earlier to someone, I predicted about 2 wins…and Mitchell why don’t you piss on my parade some more..our 9 game ineptness is done, that doesnt mean we couldnt lose the next 10..thanks..now you brought me down to your level..you won.
MIBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
10:11 pm
It never ceases to amaze (pun intended) me how Mets fans constantly feel the need to come on a Braves web site blog or message board and proclaim their team’s alleged greatness. Given the state of the NL East right now, you’d think they would be totally focused on the Phillies’ sites, but no, the desperate need to somehow “prove” something on Braves sites remains.
C's
April 30th, 2010
10:12 pm
Mitchell – Wagner doesn’t need to pitch? Uhhh, yes he does. He’s pitched once in the last 10 days. You can’t just let your closer sit out there game after game an then when needed expect him to come in sharp and throwing gas. We had a two run lead. This is what we went out and got him for.
We won, man. Lighten up and enjoy it.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:12 pm
I see VJ gets a Hi and I don’t
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
10:12 pm
Hey Mets fan, we know you guys can build a lead. Got that down pat. The question is always of course can you hold it. I mean I wouldn’t be bragging about being in 1st place in APRIL but when you got nothing else going for you, I guess you get it in while you can.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:14 pm
I rather enjoyed the piece they had in ChopTalk breaking down Heyward’s day during the Season Opener. I didn’t realize he and Freddie Freeman were still roommates.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:14 pm
MIBraves, its because they just swept us for the first time in who knows how long, and now they’re actually winning the season series, which also won’t last.
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:14 pm
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:06 pm
“Tomahawkin hook me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ”
“You Can Have Whatever you Like”
I like T.I. but I’m still tired of hearing that song! It’s too Pop-Tart!
Not to Mention thats all my roomamtes used to bump at our house parties a year ago! Chicks love it however….
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:15 pm
METS SUCK BUDDY!!!!!!!!!! I guess they feel the need to prove something to the Braves like, a little brother trying to get out of the shadow of a big brother in high school sports..can never live down the big brothers legacy, always compared to what the old bro did.
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:15 pm
I see VJ gets a Hi and I don’t
I gave you a “Hi, LAdy” in my very first post.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:16 pm
blah blah blah…brett favre…blah blah blah…
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:16 pm
Soph
U suscribe to Choptalk?
How much is the cost now…I didn’t suscribe to Chop-Talk back in da day because I suscribed to Beckett (Baseball card magazine when it was good as BSPN)
McFann :Ô:
April 30th, 2010
10:16 pm
And thank the good Lord that APRIL IS OVER!!!
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:16 pm
Tom-
Did you?? Sorry! I must have missed it
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:17 pm
Tomahawkin…I love TI’s music!, my favorite artist…number 2 Eminem, Drake, Weezy and Jamie Foxx are a close 3rd-whatever
..Eminem’s new CD will be hot, and yes ladies do love TI a lot..
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:17 pm
It was said well the other night. Mets fans are like Gators fans, except their team never wins. Same team colors. Substitute jorts for hair gel, and boom, you have a Mets fan.
Mitchell
April 30th, 2010
10:19 pm
I haven’t even watched the last week of games, people.
First game I’ve seen and cared about in many days. But don’t worry, I’ll be leaving now.
One last complaint before I leave? I hate Fox Saturday baseball. It sucks. Seems like they always lose on Saturday day games too.
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
10:20 pm
Well done Braves…no doubt that Hanson is the best pitcher on the team and one of the best in the league he came through tonight. 6 hits still ain’t so hot, but when 2 of them leave the yard that’s kinda nice. Heyward should bat cleanup…eventually Bobby will get it right.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:21 pm
good-bye April …HELLO better Braves
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:21 pm
T’Hawkin – yeah, I think it was like 40 bucks for the year.
jay dubu
April 30th, 2010
10:21 pm
Brian Jordon can shut up for the rest of the season…you speak the truth, and then backpedal when called on it. Don’t want to hear from you anymore!
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:22 pm
cabravesfan
You’re right. I just went back to make sure I wasn’t crazy and it wasn’t there. I typed it at the bottom, but I changed “TGIF” stuff to “Happy Hour”. I must have inadvertently deleted it also. I’m sorry.
Hi, LAdy
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:22 pm
everyone enjoy this win tonight, I gotta get to bed and ready for soccer saturday tomorrow!! ENJOY THE WIN PEOPLE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MIBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
10:22 pm
To borrow a line from a certain movie, I know it’s a minor point at such a moment, but did anyone else watching the game get a kick out of the Turner Field organist playing the theme from “Dallas” when J.R. Towles was at bat? Lol!
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:23 pm
Colin
How old are You, because Hip Hop is dead…
The shyt from the 80’s and 90’s is the best, especially G-Funk…
I think D.O.B. needs to intervine here…Where is he? He usually drops a few lines even on his off days…
He maybe at Club Opera getting his swerve on…!
menlobrave
April 30th, 2010
10:23 pm
RHR is back. It is safe to return o the blog. For all of you out there who have been giving up on the season, did you watch this game? Wasn’t it fun to see the Braves win, even if they are in last place? That’s what being a fan means. I remain one, no matter what. Frank Wren is still an idiot, however
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:23 pm
Saturday tomorrow is a big day for a lot of us
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
10:24 pm
Good crowd tonight was kinda surprised,
Captain Obvious
April 30th, 2010
10:25 pm
Yeah! Swami Hanson ends the losing. Too bad he can’t pitch every day.
toga party
April 30th, 2010
10:25 pm
Carroll Rogers: streak buster.
FUWren
April 30th, 2010
10:25 pm
Just because I don’t like what they are doing with the team doesn’t mean I won’t watch every game. I’ve watched much worse teams than this (well, I think…lol) and in the end it doesn’t matter because I love baseball so much. If we can get anything from 3-4-5 we’ll be able to battle back to .500 in May.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:25 pm
Tommy is the new Bravos STOPPER …
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:26 pm
Colin
T.I.
Is the King of the South right now, nuff said Jeezy Sucks as well as Lil Wayne
But I love to Bump that “Top Back” while sitting in Traffic on the Top end Perimeter, that song is so good they had to do it twice not to mention it was on a Chevy commercial…! And the Remix is better especially the video….
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
10:27 pm
Great game, but offense didn’t impress me too much other than Heyward and McLouth.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:28 pm
Tom-
No worries
It’s Friday, the Braves won…all is good!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:28 pm
Hanson and Heyward give us a lot to be optimistic about. I just hope JJ’s alright. The Braves are going to need him next Sat @ Philly.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:29 pm
Oh yeah, the braves have so many titl’se that they could preach the gospel to the rest of the MLB faithful. Talk about collapes, How about losing out on the WS over and over again. Spin it any way it makes you and your friends feel better. The NY METS have won more WS’s than the ATLANTA braves.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:31 pm
METS MADNESS -
7 up with 17 to go…not really in the best position to talk about collapses…
Steve from OH
April 30th, 2010
10:31 pm
Rob from SC a
PenguinsCrosby fan? Why am I not surprised?Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:31 pm
I think someone said it earlier either in here or on 680AM but this team goes as far as Roger Dorn Goes!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:31 pm
METS MADNESS, have you even seen your team win a WS?
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:32 pm
Yeah, but at least we actually make it to the WS
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:33 pm
Thank you for forgiving me, my dear. I would hate to be in your doghouse (especially after starting off with a dog & broom routine).
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:34 pm
I’m sorry METS MADNESS, you crack me up man. So, its better to completely blow it in August and September than actually make it to the Series. We lost a lot of Series in an era dominated by the AL and Steroids, and at least we got there, man.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:35 pm
Tom-
I suspect my dog would enjoy the company
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:35 pm
Utter stupidity from a Mets fan… Shocking
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
10:36 pm
Met fans really are the worst fans on Earth. They were killing their own team before the first pitch of the season was even thrown. Now, they think they’re going to the WS. Get a clue dummies, you still stink. Your luck won’t last the next month and you will crawl back to your holes and cry about Minaya again.
Marc D
April 30th, 2010
10:37 pm
# of HR hit by Jason Heyward: 6
That equals the total by the 3, 4, and 5 spot COMBINED!
Jason Heyward has 40% of all Braves HR
Heyward leads the team with 19 RBIs. He has more than double the person in second (Glaus, 9)
That’s after 22 Major League Games
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:37 pm
Do we really need to get into a “our team doesn’t suck as much as your team” argument with Mets fans?
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:37 pm
I like how you had to specify Atlanta Braves because you really know which franchise has won more. What a clown.
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
10:37 pm
MET MADNEES, Like I said. What person do New York have to offer ?! Duh ?………
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:37 pm
We’ll talk again tomorrow and the days after……..I only know this, the braves won’t compete for anything worthwhile. They will be fighting all year long to stay out of last …….Good Nite!
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:38 pm
“Guitars, Cadillacs” …D Yoakam …rockin’ country
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:38 pm
Sorry, Jeffrey D but had to call the dude out on the b.s.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:39 pm
Oh yeah fagot, you were a fan of the braves BEFORE they came to atlanta.
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
10:39 pm
Oh ! Watch him run !!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:39 pm
God Nite d-bag, what are you off to the Phillies blog now?
richbrave
April 30th, 2010
10:40 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM:
The G-BRAVES make it two in a row in the victory column behind TODD REDMOND’s seven hits in 5.0 IP, but only 1 ER, 1 BB, and 4 SO. Middle relief is provided by VLAD “Impaler” NUNEZ (H,1) and CORY GEARRIN (H,3) with a combined 3.0 IP of scoreless work. CRAIG KIMBREL finishes it out with an inning of perfection and one strikeout (S,5).
Four hitters with multi-hit games. The Flailing CUBAN (2-4, 3 RBI) and MITCH JONES (2-4, 2 RBI) both go yard. Old Man River also goes 2-4, but the best may have been FREDDIE FREEMAN who garners two singles in three AB’s with a walk and zero strikeouts. In two nights Mr. FREEMAN has moved his season’s average from a moribund .232 to a respectable .264. Maybe practice makes perfect yet. That shimmering mass on his horizon that is the HOTLANTA may be in a bit better focus after all.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
10:40 pm
“Guitars, Cadillacs …(and Hillbilly Music)” …listen …
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:41 pm
Tom-
I suspect my dog would enjoy the company
cabravesfan, I know where your dog sleeps. I think Jim may frown on that.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:41 pm
Shut up njbraves…….You’re garbage. You should be embarrased to call your self a resident of the Garden State. You’re worse than a Yankee fan HOMO
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:42 pm
Tom-
Or not…
jay dubu
April 30th, 2010
10:42 pm
Heyward has back to back games with homeruns…let’s hope he gets on a hot streak, and carries the Braves offense until Chippa & Mac come around. Would add Troy to that, but I’m still skeptical.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:43 pm
That wasn’t what I said at all METS MADNESS, and what are you like 12? You go on other teams blogs, make weak arguments, and then when you can’t come up with anything you go towards simple-minded insults? Give it a break dude.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
10:43 pm
Met Madness….How many times have you seen your team finish in front of the Braves?? Exactly. How many times have the Braves sent you to bed with tears in your little eyes??? Go easy bud, it’s a long season. Guys like you are the reason I started rooting for the Braves.
DJ
April 30th, 2010
10:43 pm
“fagot” means bassoon in Spanish… are there bassoons on the blog?
MIBravesFan
April 30th, 2010
10:44 pm
Thanks for the “Down on the Farm” updates richbrave – much appreciated.
richbrave
April 30th, 2010
10:44 pm
S’CUSE if I take the rest of the night off. METS land becons early in the a.m. Got to get my beauty rest you know. Important for an old man. Anybody attend the ROME, MISSISSIPPI, or MYRTLE tilts. Did they even play tonight? Anyway NYTOL. Thanx for the ups.
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
10:45 pm
In all honesty the phillies leading the division will scare me more than the mets. Mets have had one of the easiest start schedules with all those home games that where against struggling teams(braves included in that category of struggling). We’ll see how they fare as they move into the tougher part of their schedule. Playing well now though, I will give you that. Phillies may not be the run away favorite for the NL. I know they have some injuries, I just think play has improved in general around the National League. Long season, we’ll see what happens.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:46 pm
No DJ, just some clown Mets fan really excited about a good April and wanting us all to become “submissive” to the Mets awe-inspiring first month of the season. This is funny. Homo and fagot are his best insults. He must be from NJ.
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:46 pm
cab, is the bottle uncorked?
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
10:47 pm
MetMadness….every time you post you further embarass yourself. Met fans want to matter so bad that they don’t know how to act. Grow up loser. Everyone knows the Yanks are the only team that matters in NY.
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
They just needed me to not watch tonight for the W. That’s some weight off the shoulders right there. The first win after all that nightmare they just went through is the toughest. Keep ‘em coming boys!
Good to see Nate on track tonight. I imagine he’d be a HUGE lift to the team if he can get on base consistanly and steal a few. He doesn’t have Crawford speed, but he’s the best we got and it’d take a lot of pressure off guys like Mac/CJ/Glaus and even Heyward.
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
Tom-
Bottle uncorked, emptied, emptied and waiting for #2 to be opened
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
Hey, richbrave. Thanks, as always, for your troubles. Even when I’m not around, I’ll eventually read your farm reports.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
Ding, ding, ding…CB we have a winner!
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
Hey AJC, how’s about we not run the headline “Wagner to retire” on the front page? Without the “at the end of the season” part, it’s a little misleading
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:48 pm
It was actually only emptied once…
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:49 pm
attagirl
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:50 pm
njbraves……i hope your’re proud of yourself. I hope you’re from south jersey, that way I won’t feel so ashamed that one of my own has traded his northern uniform for the enemy,,,,,,You’re a disgrace. You must have gotten your a-s-s kicked in school you piece of you know what. I will not be addressing you again you worthless scum
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:50 pm
Tom-
I had to wait for VJ to get home so he could pour it for me
TnBrian
April 30th, 2010
10:52 pm
METS MADNESS, damn son! You still here braggin about the stupidest crap? MERCY, it’s barely May, dude. Loooooooooooooong ways to go. You must be new to baseball or probably just a typical foolish Mets fan, huh? Yep, that’s what you are.
When your team hits the wall be sure to come back. Gotta man up when things are going bad, just like you do what you do when things are going good for your team. Know what I’m sayin?
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:52 pm
attagirl (part 2)
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
10:52 pm
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
“April 30th, 2010
10:40 pm
“Guitars, Cadillacs …(and Hillbilly Music)” …listen …”
I’m Glad I don’t know nothing about that my man (joking)
I do love that Georgia Satellites “Keep your hands to yourself”
Beavis and Butthead got me onto that!
Time to bump some old Three 6 Mafia “Who Run It!” That song is Crunk and I think the braves need to listen to it before games then they wouldn’t be so emotionless…!
Gotta get Tuned up for Lil Andy Goldstine’s Party tonight!
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
10:53 pm
that way I won’t feel so ashamed that one of my own has traded his northern uniform for the enemy,,,,,,You’re a disgrace
The enemy? A disgrace? It’s baseball teams, not the Civil War here
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
10:53 pm
and now he’s cooking steak
Today is a good day
Jake W.
April 30th, 2010
10:55 pm
Come on people, don’t feed the monster. Its obvious mets man is here to just talk out his neck while his team is doing good and ours is down. As soon as they start doing bad, he will disappear. Thats how it works. There was a reason he wasn’t here a week in a half ago when the mets were in last place.
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
10:55 pm
Mets Madness
Dont you have your own blogs to write on, i bet your one of those fans where when the team is winning you brag about it, but when they are losing you step aside.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
10:55 pm
MetMadness….north jersey baby. I hate big mouth phonies like you. Your the guy who calls the FAN and cries about the Mets when they lose. You’re the guy who kills his team any chance he gets. But when they win, you’re the loser who runs his dumb mouth on another teams blog. You’re an embarassment to life, not just NJ.
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
10:56 pm
DOB any postgame comments
McOut
April 30th, 2010
10:57 pm
I just think its hilarious that he talked about his team’s two WS titles he wasn’t around to see.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
10:58 pm
Tnbrian —- I’ll be here. I know it’s a very long season. I still think good baseball is to be applauded whenever it happens. Why should i have to wait until August to get roudy? If the braves were in the same position you know that the braves fans would be talking a whole ot of sh–it.
Colin
April 30th, 2010
10:58 pm
I agree, Top back is a great song..his new hit is bumpin..his first since being released from jail..
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
10:58 pm
MET MADNESS, I am surprised you are still holding on the that blank, blank War ! Are you serious ?! Calling nj brave a trader ?! That is so funny ! Tell me this, How did the Italians take over the garden state ?!
jay dubu
April 30th, 2010
10:58 pm
13 games and counting, where Braves offense has scored 4 or less runs. They have to break out somewhere, sometime, soon, and “I pitty the teams” on the schedule when they find their groove.
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
10:59 pm
that way I won’t feel so ashamed that one of my own has traded his northern uniform for the enemy,,,,,,You’re a disgrace
Man, I’m from the north, too, but I don’t feel disgraced. (Maybe it’s the beer.)
jay dubu
April 30th, 2010
11:00 pm
The Mets’ anouncersm and fans make me hate their team.
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
11:00 pm
Met Madness
You know what we call those types of braves fans, douche bags!!!
McOut
April 30th, 2010
11:01 pm
That’s like me, as a UT, fan talking smack to UGA fans about or 1951 NC. The Mets won in 1986 against the BoSox in ‘69. Based on his posts, I’m guessing he’s not old enough to have seen or remember either title. He’s a disgrace.
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
11:01 pm
Met fans live in such a big, dark shadow to the Yankees that they just lose their minds when it’s going good. It must be tough to be a second class citizen in your own city. Yanks have you topped in every way possible… Stadium, payroll, talent, class, titles… The list goes on and on. Sorry little buddies, but it’s not our fault. Go yell at some Yankee fans. Oh, that’s right, you can’t because they just laugh at you and mock you like everyone else.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
11:02 pm
NJbraves = TRAITOR……The worst kind of citizen
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
11:03 pm
MetMadness…. It’s rowdy, not roudy…… Just stop talking genius.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
11:04 pm
Well, Tom – I guess you’re a traitor too.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
11:04 pm
Oh yeah, rooting for the braves shows how you risen above it all…….PR–ICK
McOut
April 30th, 2010
11:04 pm
METS MADNESS= herpes of this blog
njbraves
April 30th, 2010
11:05 pm
How am I a traitor?? Because I live in NJ and choose to root for the Braves?? Grow up junior.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
11:05 pm
NJbraves…….Your family must be so proud of you
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
11:06 pm
METS MADNESS -
I live in LA and am a Braves fan…does that make me a traitor too or does that just apply to people on the East coast?
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
11:06 pm
METS MADNESS
Can you please tell me how “choking” feels, you guys experienced it two years in a row.
Brave4life
April 30th, 2010
11:07 pm
MetMadness
I live in New York, and am a die hard braves fan.
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
11:08 pm
Let’s see….we’ve got
-A Braves fan from New Jersey who comments on a Braves blog.
-A Mets fan from New Jersey who comments on a Braves blog.
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
11:09 pm
Oh, cabrave, they hate the west coast ! You all are second hated by them. And then, the south !
Soph
April 30th, 2010
11:10 pm
Damn the Hawks. Tickets jumped from $10 a pop to $20 each in like 10 minutes for Game 7.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
11:11 pm
You must have become a braves fan after one of your falls or when the braves were a winning team. What will you do with yourself while the braves are sucking wind and the Mets are enjoying success. And as for your reference to the Yankees…..At least they’re from the neighborhood a-s-s-h-o-l-e
The J-Hey Kid
April 30th, 2010
11:12 pm
Get the exclusive J-Hey Kid shirt at http://jasonheywardfacts.com
A portion of all sales goes to the American Cancer Society.
Go Bravos!
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
11:12 pm
I meant to say they hate the south first !
Soph
April 30th, 2010
11:13 pm
Awww, I love the little chop chop cheer Nate & Marteeeen did after his homer.
METS MADNESS
April 30th, 2010
11:14 pm
The wagon is slowing down……get off and push or get on another
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
11:14 pm
Personally, I think I rank, at least, a little higher than a pedophile.
Yes, forget all the murderers and psychopaths out there….we need to rid the streets of these awful Yankee fans
McOut
April 30th, 2010
11:14 pm
OMG, get out of here kid. You are full of it.
Soph
April 30th, 2010
11:15 pm
I think he’s enjoying the fact that he’s irritating y’all.
Dumbfound
April 30th, 2010
11:16 pm
Gee, MET MADNESS, Winning games and championships are more important than helping the human race ! You people up there are becoming more shallow with each passing day !
LuisG
April 30th, 2010
11:18 pm
Braves’ las win before the 9 game losing streak: Hanson pitching, at Turner Field, Heyward and McLouth homered.
Tonight’s win: Hanson pitching, at Turner Fiels, McLouth and Heyward homered.
McOut
April 30th, 2010
11:19 pm
It is like arguing with a 12 year old. None of his points make sense, and when he knows he’s been out-witted on one, he goes on to some other crap that doesn’t make sense. I’m still confused over what exactly the Mets have actually won at this point. Your in first. Congratulations. There are a 139 games left this year. Jeez kid, didn’t you say you were leaving like half an hour ago. Did mommy give you an extension on bed time tonight?
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
11:19 pm
I think he’s enjoying the fact that he’s irritating y’all.
It’s funny…we’re getting irritated because he doesn’t know how stupid he looks, but he keeps acting stupid because he likes irritating us. It’s like, the circle of life or something
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:20 pm
I think he’s enjoying the fact that he’s irritating y’all.
Not all, Soph. I’m getting a kick out of him. (Again, though, it could be the beer.)
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
11:21 pm
Tomahawkin …you should check-out Dwight Y …ever seen “Sling Blade” ?? …
jeffrey d
April 30th, 2010
11:24 pm
Here’s what ended the streak…Luke Wilson came to visit the Braves
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2010/04/30/actor-luke-wilson-visits-turner-field/?cxntlid=thbz_hm
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:27 pm
What??? No pictures of Meg?
Tomahawkin
April 30th, 2010
11:28 pm
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
11:21 pm
“Tomahawkin …you should check-out Dwight Y …ever seen “Sling Blade” ?? …”
Who Is Dwight Y and what is Sling Blade?”
Venice Jim
April 30th, 2010
11:30 pm
Two of the three greatest nights of my life were being at Shea in 1969 when the Mets clinched the Eastern Division, and the 6th game of the ‘86 World Series, and I’m a Braves’ fan…
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:35 pm
TRAITOR!!!!
(Daughter #3?)
gobravos
April 30th, 2010
11:35 pm
Why is this Mets Madness guy spewing garbage on a Braves blog?
Monger
April 30th, 2010
11:36 pm
I dont know what is more shocking….the braves scoring 4 whole runs in one game, or 30,000 plus fans showing up to the first home game following the worst road trip in 60 years!!! I am a huge braves fan, but until management realizes cox and pendleton need to be nowhere near a braves dugout for us to be winners. The youth needs to brought up, and Chipper and Glaus should play sparingly, however with Cox still in the dugout it would be a futile effort as he would continue to play whoever he wants whenever he wants, no matter if they are hitting .140, in a terrible slump, cant play defense….he plays his favorites, and lets Chipper tell him what to do, and where he wants to bat, and any true talents, would just sit on the bench if Cox doesnt like them (see Prado last year-first half), and TP is a pro at messing up hitters, i think the proof is coming clearer everyday with the laundry list of former braves having career years once out of the grips of the grim reaper Pendleton…
Monger
April 30th, 2010
11:39 pm
I think McLouth is slowly starting to get back to normal, he should be kept in the leadoff spot for now. He did fine for us last year there, and while he has never been a high average guy, he is great at taking walks, doesnt K much, and has a good career OBP. He is a 20/20 guy, and he looks like the first of the group of underachievers that is slowly but surely hitting like the true Nate, the one we saw when he first came here last year, the one who was an allstar with Pitt in 2007. About a .260-.270 guy, with a good amount of walks, 15-20 hrs, 15-20 steals, and a good baserunner, who plays good defense (he’s already made some great catches this year).
brian
April 30th, 2010
11:39 pm
Can I assume that Rasmus who pitched for Rome tonight is related to Colby Rasmus??
cabravesfan
April 30th, 2010
11:39 pm
Tom-
Was that last comment directed at me? (and who is daughter #3?)
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:40 pm
I dont know what is more shocking….the braves scoring 4 whole runs in one game, or 30,000 plus fans showing up to the first home game following the worst road trip in 60 years!!!
Monger, don’t forget the Hawks game, also. I, too, was pleasantly surprised.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
11:40 pm
Tomahawkin ,,,Dwight Yoakam, singer, songwriter, part-time actor …”Sling Blade”, indie film w/ Billy Bob and Dwight …really good stuff
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:41 pm
OK, guys. Get your monikers straight, will ya’?
Carroll Rogers
April 30th, 2010
11:41 pm
Believe it, Toga Party!
Be back out here in about 12 hours. Talk to you guys tomorrow.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
April 30th, 2010
11:43 pm
thanks, Carroll R …
Boog
April 30th, 2010
11:44 pm
Can you say World Series?
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:45 pm
Nite’ Carroll
gobravos
April 30th, 2010
11:47 pm
brian, I think they’re brothers, not positive, though. Monger, I agree. Nate looked great in leadoff spot. It would be nice 2 see him stay there and provide some stability. He seems more confidant and comfortable in that role.
Monger
April 30th, 2010
11:50 pm
With Heyward coming on really strong with one and almost two homers to start off the Houston series, I still think there is a long way to go, but I think this should be the lineup for now (once Yunel comes back in a day or two)…
1. McLouth CF
2. Prado 2B
3. Heyward RF
4. McCann C
5. Jones 3B
6. Cabrera LF (dont laugh, he’s finally starting to get some hits)
7. Hinske 1B
8. Escobar SS
Once Yunel starts hitting again, move him up to 5th or 6th, and if Chipper ever does start to hit with some power put him back in the 3 hole, but that seems unlikely…the best option for a guy that can still hit some doubles occassionaly with a decent average would be in the 5 hole. Heyward leads the team with 6 homeruns, and I think he should be in the 3rd or 4th spot, I think Mac, being a little more seasoned would be the best option in the cleanup spot, and he is due for a power surge, and will pick up his power numbers…I think this lineup works best….Glaus should be a pinch hitter and nothing more, he at least will give us some pop, and keep a Melky/ Diaz platoon and let Diaz hit against the lefties, as he will pick it up soon as well…McLouth and Melky are already showing signs of breaking out of their funks…
Venice Jim
April 30th, 2010
11:50 pm
And a quiet peace reigneth throughout the land…at least for tonight….
Tom O'Hawke
April 30th, 2010
11:53 pm
Two of the three greatest nights of my life….. (Venice Jim)
I was asking you if the one you didn’t mention was the birth of your daughter? Geeeeeez!
And a quiet peace reigneth throughout the land…at least for tonight….
VJ, did cabravesfan finally
pass outgo to bed?Salty Dawg
April 30th, 2010
11:53 pm
Shut up njbraves…….You’re garbage. You should be embarrased to call your self a resident of the Garden State. You’re worse than a Yankee fan HOMO
Uh, shouldn’t all Jersey residents be embarrassed (or “embarrased” as you put it) to call themselves residents of the “Garden State”? What exactly are they growing in that garden anyway? Industrial chemicals and toxic waste?
Venice Jim
May 1st, 2010
12:00 am
Tom – amazing coincidence, that’s what cab thought #3 was – as I explained, I knew she would be born – I never dreamed W&M would beat (sorry, Soph) UNC on 12/7/78…
cabravesfan
May 1st, 2010
12:01 am
No, Tom, I did not “go to bed”!
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:03 am
Sorry, dear, I couldn’t resist. (I expected the
face)
cabravesfan
May 1st, 2010
12:06 am
Tom-
I just poured my…4th?…glass of wine…forgive me for not being sharper on the
face
Louie
May 1st, 2010
12:07 am
Well, where do I start.
It’s about time.
Thought we were gonna do it again when Crapper about dropped the throw.
jackhammer, you out there,son??
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:10 am
cab, you forgave me before. Now, the least I can do is return the favor. You’re forgiven.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
May 1st, 2010
12:13 am
ciao …
…sweet dreams …all …
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:13 am
wayne my man, just got home from the ted. been watching this third quarter of the jazz game, intense.
Soph
May 1st, 2010
12:18 am
I never dreamed W&M would beat (sorry, Soph) UNC on 12/7/78…
Forgiven! Before my time so I don’t know anything about it.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:18 am
HEY BAMA
‘nite
Soph
May 1st, 2010
12:20 am
Bah, looks like the Lakers are gonna win. Boooo.
Soph
May 1st, 2010
12:22 am
OKC’s gonna be a contender someday. Sooner rather than later too.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:26 am
worlds are colliding….
the hawks won a playoff road game. tiger misses a cut. the braves win.
liked “devil may care” yesterday when looking at the derby race guide.
got a hunch.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:28 am
anyone else love the triple crown? i have been to all three. nothing like post time at the main race.
cabravesfan
May 1st, 2010
12:28 am
uga-brave-
Devil May Care was my pick too- gotta go with the girl named after a James Bond novel
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:30 am
tiger misses a cut (uga-brave)
Wow! It’s hard to believe that he couldn’t find the hole.
Venice Jim
May 1st, 2010
12:31 am
uga-brave – out in the morning to buy bourbon and mint…the first winner I picked was the first Derby I paid attention to -Kuaui King – but I refuse to say what year that was…
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:32 am
for anyone interested. CHOPS is having a massiive derby party.
huge tent in the plaza between chops and the st. regis. these guys do it right. lots of fine women in big hats, great food, great maker’s mark drinks, and as always great service.
Venice Jim
May 1st, 2010
12:32 am
Tom O – how hard was it to come up with that line…oh, sorry, was that a double entendre?
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:33 am
cab, we have to bet it now. have to.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:35 am
Just your run-of-the-mill golfing term for sucking, VJ.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:35 am
tom, you ever get a look at sandra bullock’s new baby. pretty sure she used tiger to get back at jesse james, right?
cabravesfan
May 1st, 2010
12:35 am
uga-brave-
put a little extra down for me…the whole lack of money thing makes it a little difficult on my end
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:36 am
Whoa! What were you thinking?
Venice Jim
May 1st, 2010
12:36 am
Tom O – I am well acquainted with terms for sucking at golf, as that often describes me…
Medlen is the man
May 1st, 2010
12:37 am
Any update on Jurrjens? I hope he doesn’t miss any time; I mean I’m glad Medlen will likely get into the rotation but I’d rather have him replace Ja.pchi.nk Kawakrappy.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:37 am
tom, you ever get a look at sandra bullock’s new baby.
Ha,ha. Saw her yesterday with the baby, for the first time, uga.
Venice Jim
May 1st, 2010
12:37 am
Tom – what I said…
my bad…
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:39 am
Me, too, VJ. That’s why I’m now an ex-golfer.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:43 am
tom, tiger was a VERY busy guy.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:44 am
cab, i got you. that is my, our pick.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
12:47 am
tom, tiger was a VERY busy guy.
You’re not kiddin’, uga. I know rabbits with a lot more down-time than Tiger.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:47 am
wyane, jszz’s game to lose know. boozer with 17 rebounds, i know he is not your fave.
NO MORE BOBBY
May 1st, 2010
12:50 am
At the game tonight…..
1. It’s something special seeing Heyward bat up close. Sat in Aaron seats 4 rows back from home and he was the only batter everyone stopped what they were doing to watch. Is it possible for the ball to make a different noise off of his bat than anyone else? Sounded like it.
2. Speaking of Aaaron seats – yuppies sitting there spend the whole game seeing who is with who and what Joe Smo is drinking. Felt like I was surrounded by the Caddyshack country club people.
I prefer the outfield seats fans!
3. McCann comes out to the worst music in baseball. It SUCKS. Best music? Glaus comes out to Slam by Onyx and Run DMC. Nice!
4. STAY AWAY FROM THE BLUE LOT PARKING!!! I usually park in green but had a blue lot pass. Where the hell is security in this lot? Looked like spring break in Panama City!! If your looking to score with underage drunk girls, park in the blue lot. Never again!
5. The Bobby Cox tribute book is really good. But how did Elton “I have never seen a baseball game in my life” John get a full page in this over some baseball greats?
6. Last thing – Wagner has the best entrance in all of sports.
To the three girls in blue dresses sitting next to me and my pops – Very nice! High five!
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:50 am
wayne, milsaps and wesley matthews are disrupters.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
12:53 am
Enter your comments here
NO MORE BOBBY
May 1st, 2010
12:53 am
McOut – clever name
Firearm
May 1st, 2010
12:58 am
3. McCann comes out to the worst music in baseball. It SUCKS. Best music? Glaus comes out to Slam by Onyx and Run DMC. Nice!
Unless someone comes out to Love Games by Lady Gaga or something like that, no one had worse entrance music than what KK used w/ Chunichi: “My Humps”. (I still got your back, KK!)
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
1:02 am
BAS, if you are hovering please say hello. second bottle of a nice petite sirah. though i do have a bottle of old crow for you.
seriously, sell in may and go away. market has topped. rode it up from march of 09 when the s&p hit the triple 666’s.
seriously for all you non believers that was the low tick.
this greece soverign debt thing is just enough. couple that with the end of first quarter numbers (great earnings quarter, really great top line and bottom line) not a monster correction but enough.
NO MORE BOBBY
May 1st, 2010
1:02 am
You serious? Maybe he lost a bet.
Firearm
May 1st, 2010
1:10 am
You serious? Maybe he lost a bet.
I think Black-Eyed Peas was just popular in that clubhouse at that time (when I started following the team back in 2006). Tatsunami had “Let’s Get It Started” as his theme, and I think someone else used Pump It.
jeffrey d
May 1st, 2010
1:25 am
His name was Tatsunami? That’s incredible. It’s like someone here having the name “McHurricane”
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
1:34 am
jeffrey d
There used to be an old song by Dean Martin, called “Tats Unami”.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie
Tats Unami
When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine
Tats Unami
TnBrian
May 1st, 2010
1:35 am
Over on Bradley’s new “Braves Suck” blog, there’s so many hateful and ignorant people posting that it makes you wonder how old 98% of them are.
Bradley is wishy washy like a MF. He’s the joke.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
1:39 am
actually tn bria, mark bradley and jeff schultz are really good. we are lucky to have them in atlanta.
ever read the counts 10 on tuesday, did not think so. educate yourself and check it out.
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
1:44 am
Whose name was a vague homonym for ‘That’s Amore’? Joining the conversation in medias res.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
1:45 am
DOB and MS. Rogers there is chaos everywhere.
tnbrian is hanging out in bradley’s new hood. warn schultz.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
1:48 am
so who is this mets pitching staff? tip the cap.
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
1:50 am
Just looked up Heyward’s numbers. He is tied in 6th for HR’s with Utley, Rasmus, Ethier, and Gonzalez. He is tied in 6th for RBI’s with Pujols, Ethier, and McGehee. He seems to be in impressive company all around.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
1:53 am
dingers, if we had a few more on the road, well hindsight is 20/20.
that is the formula. we just dont have enough guys that can do it night in.
TnBrian
May 1st, 2010
2:00 am
uga-brave, my point was that Bradley just rolls with the tide on the Braves jumping from one conclusion to another. At least that’s what I’ve gotten out of his columns so far this year. Geez, make your mind up. Bradley, not you uga.
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
2:01 am
Wow. Only two teams in MLB have a worse record than the Braves–the Astros and the Orioles. We are tied with the Royals. Let’s just hope we are not in this same company in a month.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:02 am
moe, the problem is he was supposed to be a complementary player.
the fact that a twenty year old leads us in every power stat speaks volumes. what if he did not work out?
so smilin frank said our mission statement was getting a right handed power hitter. melky and glaus have FIVE EXTRA BASEHITS BETWEEN THEM IN 155 AT BATS.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:06 am
Hi, Moe Berg. Sorry to be gone so long, but I’m trying to finish up some work. Hoping to get the rest of the weekend free for a little walleye fishing. It’s opening day.
You asked, Whose name was a vague homonym for ‘That’s Amore’?
I’m not sure how vague you mean, but how about a hint. Are you talking a baseball name?
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:06 am
think about that stat. our guy at first and our new left field guy have FIVE EXTRA BASE HITS, COMBINED.
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
2:06 am
uga-brave–I agree that we should not expect this much from a 20 year old. I like his numbers but think that a handful of veterans should be up there with him. At least he has them. Take away his, and the number of wins collapses.
AZBravoFan
May 1st, 2010
2:08 am
I like what Chipper said about being patient and waiting for the Braves to get into a more manageable part of the schedule. I realize you can only say “it’s early” for so long before it gets “too late”. But the difference between this team and the 2006 team that lost 10 in a row is huge. Right now we’ve got guys (almost everyone) who are underperforming based on their career numbers. Most of those guys will even out. (not sure about Glaus but we’ll see) and when they do, the Braves will win in bunches because, barring injury, the pitching is solid. In 2006 we were running out the likes of John Thompson, Kyle Davies, Horacio Ramirez, Jorge Sosa, Ryan Langerhans, Scott Thorman, Chris Reitsma. Heck, Kenny Ray even tried to close for a while. Remember that? That team certainly underperformed, but they didn’t have a very high ceiling either as it turns out. This team will recover. We won’t see any 6-21 months. Will they make the playoffs? Too early to say….
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:09 am
so smilin frank said our mission statement was getting a right handed power hitter
Sounds as if uga thinks Frank was speaking with a forked tongue.
TnBrian
May 1st, 2010
2:09 am
What irritated me about Bradley’s latest is that he was giving NO hope whatsoever by saying last years Rockies team fell in an early season rut, but at least they had the talent all along and were able to pull though to the playoffs. GIVE-ME-A-F*****-BREAK!
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
2:10 am
Tom O’Hawke–I guess so. What baseball name?
When do you go fishing? I am stuck trying to write most of the weekend.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:11 am
TOM, frank speak with fire water. however, chief mcquirk answers too big teepee.
TnBrian
May 1st, 2010
2:13 am
Wren is the ultimate BS’er. Read the quote on how he doesn’t think the team is or was effected by the players dealt in the Tex deal because most of them would’ve been blocked anyways. Ok, but you could’ve used some of those “blocked kids” for a trade to fill other areas of your team. He knows that and I found that insulting to the fans intelligence.
TnBrian
May 1st, 2010
2:16 am
It’s 2:15 and I need some sleep, but just wanted to sign off with the fact that I’m kind of excited to see Nate break out finally and hope for more of the same. It’d still be a lineup of holes, but Nate would definitely bring a lot at the top of the lineup if he can get squared away.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:19 am
When do you go fishing?
For walleye, Moe Berg, prime time is dawn or dusk. However, around here and where I go, they’re usually not too cooperative until the lilacs are in bloom. That’s usually mid to late May.
Today, I’m not planning to go until noon, or so. Supposed to be 85 today. Just want to wet the line.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:24 am
tnbrian, elvis andrus could of replaced escobar. cox and other players barely tolerate escobar. pretty sure he is like anthrax in that clubhouse.
know glavine a bit, when he made his last few starts for the braves, he was asking who in the heck is that person whistling all the time.
chipper just said, that is your shortstop.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:28 am
TOM, frank speak with fire water. however, chief mcquirk answers too big teepee.
You’ve got that right, uga. Rumor has it that there was, also, an excessive amount of toking on the ol’ peace pipe.
Moe Berg
May 1st, 2010
2:29 am
Tom O’Hawke–Up to 85. Nice. We are going to hit mid 70s and I thought we were doing well before a high in the mid 60s on the following day. I have not been fishing in years but liked it as a kid–went with my grandfather a lot.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:32 am
OK, as long as we’re on the subject of Frank Wren fibbing, I’ll throw this in:
A Braves’ fan died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, “What are all those clocks?” St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.”
“Oh,” said the fan, “whose clock is that?” “That’s Mother Teresa’s. The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie.” “Incredible,” said the fan.
“And whose clock is that one?” St. Peter responded, “That’s Abraham Lincoln’s clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life.”
“Where’s Braves G. M. Frank Wren’s clock?” asked the fan. “Mr. Wren’s clock is in Jesus’ office. He’s using it as a ceiling fan.”
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:37 am
damon, nine doubles one triple. .ops 900.
melky .ops 510.
diaz a whopping .490 .ops
yeah beech at me again when i say diaz does nothing well.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:37 am
Moe, I once got too busy to fish also. Went a few years without enjoying the outdoors (my main reason for fishing … I throw them back). Once I finally got out there again, I asked myself, “WHERE WERE YOU?”.
Life is too short. I rearranged my priorities.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:49 am
scoots, nine dingers from kelly. i dont wear weejuns. just a sweet flip flop. though i do have a pair brown gucci mocs.
congrats, you were spot on. did not see it. makes you wonder what is going on in that batting cage.
ever been to the cliffs? pretty sure you have.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
2:51 am
Moe Berg, I give up on that homonym for “That’s Amore”. The best I can come up with is Frank Torre.
Even if I’m sleeping when you finally see this, please respond. I’ll catch it later.
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
2:54 am
tom, best post of the night.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
3:01 am
Thanks, uga. (I’m assuming you’re alluding to the one @ 2:32)
uga-brave
May 1st, 2010
3:10 am
exactly. till tommorrow.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
3:15 am
Good night, uga.
Tom O'Hawke
May 1st, 2010
3:26 am
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Couch Tater
May 1st, 2010
6:26 am
When I wrote about Roy Clark, I had not seen the article by Carroll about Roy drafting Jason Heyward. In case you missed it…
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/how-the-braves-got-506629.html?cxntlid=sldr_hm
richbrave
May 1st, 2010
7:19 am
Goodbye to PHILLIES faithfull, hello njbraves.
Jimmy Joe
May 1st, 2010
8:10 am
Gonna have to be a 17-11 month of May to get over the .500 mark. That’s just to get over the .500 mark before June 1st – 26-25.
CB
May 1st, 2010
8:11 am
Soph,I think Mets Madness wins the award.
come on
May 1st, 2010
8:13 am