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Ryan
July 29th, 2010
4:26 pm
Lollygagger, i changed it to 214 just a big directv logo
njbraves
July 29th, 2010
4:26 pm
We don’t need a trade… We have Diaz, Infante, and Hinske. Those guys are just as dangerous as the Phillie hitters.
Mark
July 29th, 2010
4:26 pm
Saito vs. Middle of their order = Dangerous
Reality Check
July 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
I stand corrected…we are indeed up by 3.5 games. I admire your optimism, itcouldbeworse, I really do. All we can do is wait and see what happens.
Ommyta
July 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
You guys expect a little too much from journeymen and over the hillers. This is a gutty team, but it is middle of the pack in the NL in terms of talent. Over the course of 162 games, that tends to catch up with you. And none of the bats that are available on the trade market will make enough of a difference to give up young talent.
Mike
July 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
I’d rather see Kawakami out there than Lowe, the guy never gives us length and seems to make at least 3-5 pitches a start where you just go “what the hell was that”… he’s the highest paid 5th starter in the majors
Saff
July 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
The Braves seem to be taking a swan dive at the worse possible time, I can not understand why in the hell Bobby left Diaz in to hit against a righty. I mean Diaz was batting 217 you have to put Hinskie in. After all to give Diaz some credit he is one of the very few that has produced today. Chipper sucks, Glaus sucks, Heyward is slumping.
WTF
July 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
The Phillies will sweep the Nationals
Jeff
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
Its worry time folks. we have lost almost 5 games on the phillies in less than a week. we are starting to look like the Mets who collapsed 2 yrs in a row. oh and then we go to cincinnati.. good luck there with this pathetic offense right now. 2.5 games back is nothing.. within the next 7 days we are out of first place guarranteed. WHEN you lose to The Marlins and the strasburgless nationals you deserve to not be in 1st place.
monty
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
JasonInFL
July 29th, 2010
4:22 pm
Over/Under 7 on days left in 1st place?
This time next week, we will be a game behind. Not saying we won’t make playoffs or even get on a hot streak and recapture 1st, but it is what it is. Not playing good ball right now, we were do for a streak like this and we’re getting it, let’s just hope we can regroup and go on a run. You have to beat the teams below you, especially in your own division.
Wooderson
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
STAT OF THE DAY: Nats Bullpen has pitched 14 innings this series vs. the Braves. Braves have scored 0 runs
Nick
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
Man, what happened to the Braves? They have lost back to back series to crappy teams and look like their done for the season.
See-Through Blauser
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
njbraves, I am waiting for the punch line.
Lollygagger
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
Ryan-
Dang, sorry to hear. That almost always works for me. Oh well, it was worth a try.
Mitchell
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
See-Through Blauser
July 29th, 2010
4:25 pm
Guys, when has Matt Diaz ever bunted? Anyway, you don’t play to tie on the road, you play to win.
Are you serious?
You don’t play to tie on the road, you play to win?
Yeah, well we did neither. So F that.
Mike
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
Saff.. i wouldn’t say heyward’s slumping, his BA’s gone up 20 pts since he got off the DL
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:28 pm
OMG OMG WHAT IS THAT FALLING ON ME IT’S THE SKY OMG OMG I GUARANTEE YOU THE PHILLIES WILL BE IN FIRST PLACE TONIGHT!!!!! WEER DOOMED!!!!!
Dee
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
Friggin Saito~~!
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
Same Saito that has been since he came off the DL
Chop It Up All-Star
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
Final nail in the coffin…that’s what we lack on this team…sadly.
Patrick
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
I don’t even know what to say at this point, 1st place was fun while it lasted
Rob From SC...Chipper's new BFF, Please call up Freddie Freeman
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
MAybe if Cox didn’t abuse Venters he could have pitched to Dunn
Wow...
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
“Over/Under 7 on days left in 1st place?”
Under. The Reds are going to destroy this team.
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
OMG DUNN JUST RUINED OUR SEASON IT’S OVER GO HOME NO REASON TO PLAY THE REST OF THE GAMES
J-Hey
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
had to know that was coming too
that’ll probably end it
Huge
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
I think you put Hinske in for Melky, then let McCann hit for the pitcher. I’ll take my chances with Ross, Hinske, McCann then top of the lineup.
Ryan
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
Lollygagger, thanks and yes it was worth a try
Jeff
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
GAME OVER… 2.5 games. braves lose to the pathetic marlins and the pathetic nationals. and then will lose to cincinnati and will be out of first place by monday..
Mark
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
Nick–That comment is actually considered optimism for you…Are you coming around?
Mitchell
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
I really do hope we get to the World Series so Bobby can lose #5 and there will be no doubt that he is one of the worst managers in the history of baseball.
FlintRiverFunk
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
You could kinda sense that one coming….
wow
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
I’m not sure if we can leave Cincy and still be in first, if I had to guess then I would say the Phillies will be on top after Sunday. Well I guess it was good while it lasted.
.580
July 29th, 2010
4:30 pm
Adam Dunn is a man….. a big man.
Season!
We look horrible kids.
KnightInATL
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Does anyone have the energy to look up our records against the Nats and Marlins over the past 4 years?
JasonInFL
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
I knew I should have asked. I was goin to say over/under 400 ft on Dunn’s HR. I knew he was going to launch one.
Playing our worst ball since April.
Herschel Talker
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Takashi “long ball” Saito is back. I’m glad Frank Wren is happy with the team as currently composed. What a joke. We aren’t even going to get the wild card. Might as well mail it in. It’s over. Stick a fork in it.
Rabiddawg
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
ok, this is starting to get a little bothersome. 7.5 game lead great. 6.5 ok, 5.5 um hello, 4.5, wake up bones, 3.5 wtf? after today 2.5. Gee this lineup now blows…
cbweathermaneeeee
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Thank you, Saito…. D:<
ijudgenot
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Wren is in a bad spot. I think this team has the parts to get to the series with the addition of a peedy outfielder who can hit for average thereby getting on base, or a power corner outfielder. It would take a manager who would massage the lineup everyday based on who was hot and not just lefty/righty matchups.He does not want to give up too much for a bat, but he knows that Cox is not going to make the day-to-day moves to do this he will continuosly do the righty/lefty moves and call that proactive managing, so the pressure is on Wren to get a bat that is similar to the Fred McGriff trade.
Rob From SC...Chipper's new BFF, Please call up Freddie Freeman
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Seriously there needs to be some internal moves
In – Kimbrel – Marek – Freeman
Out – Kawakami – Chavez – Clevlen
FlintRiverFunk
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
2.5 games. braves lose to the pathetic marlins and the pathetic nationals. and then will lose to cincinnati and will be out of first place by monday..
Oh shut up already with all the jumping off of the bandwagon…
J-Hey
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
a run in the 8th = An easy 1-2-3 top of the 9th
Unknown Hinson
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Everyone who thinks the season is over go ahead and do everyone a favor and kill yourself.
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
You people really are freakin’ morons. This has been an amazing season…we go through our first rough patch in literally two months you want to jump off a bridge. I must say I don’t understand. Have you guys totally forgotten how this team has played the last two months?
.580
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
We’ll get swept in Cincy. I thought we’d win at least one of those. Now, I don’t know.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
I don’t know why I keep looking forward to playing the Nats. They own us.
wow
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Mitchell
Yea your so right one of the worst managers in baseball makes it to 6 world series, hell even wins one but he sucks. I feel for you man I really do.
Wooderson
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
STAT OF THE DAY: Nats bullpen has pitched 14 innings vs. the Braves this series. Braves have scored 0 runs
Mitchell
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Brian from SC,
You really have to get some new material. That is beyond lame at this point. You sound like an idiot.
Crime Dog
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
I really do hope we get to the World Series so Bobby can lose #5 and there will be no doubt that he is one of the worst managers in the history of baseball.
So first you don’t want to make the playoffs because the Braves might lose if they get there, and now you want to get there so we can lose. Take a Valium and relax dude.
WTF
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Stink like a big pile of cow sh&t
Mark
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Mitchell–
You are not a Braves fan…You are free to go now…Your opinion isn’t wanted, needed, and has no credibility whatsoever…I wish you could block certain users comments…
MiaBchBravesFan
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
All those who were bashing the naysayers for being overreactive. . .
What say you now?
Reality Check
July 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Hey CraZy – Chris Young has reposted at least 4 times in the last 20 minutes. Do your duty!
Crime Dog
July 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
You really have to get some new material. That is beyond lame at this point. You sound like an idiot.
And he follows it up with the “pot-meet-kettle” post of the day!
Will
July 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Wow the Braves are running a clinic on how to piss away a 7 game lead in a week.
BL
July 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Just comical….at least we have a bunch of really good guys who get a long. Cause that is what Philly tries to get every year. Can’t wait to hear Bobby’s positive spin after this one. Bunch of vets going to ride us to the promise land, ha
Steve from OH
July 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
You really have to get some new material. That is beyond lame at this point. You sound like an idiot
Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, pot.
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
The best part of all of this is that Wagner and Larry won’t have to worry about leaving a playoff team in retiring at the end of the year.
FlintRiverFunk
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
Everyone who thinks the season is over go ahead and do everyone a favor and kill yourself.
Or at least go find the blog of whatever team they are gonna bandwagon jump with now and save us Braves FANS the wasted minutes of scrolling past their idiotic posts….
BravoMan
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
Painful…just painful to watch
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
I guarantee the Braves will win the division by at least 5 games. Y’all realize Philly’s in their hottest stretch of the season, we’re in our worst in two months, and we’re still up by multiple games? Seriously, get a freakin’ grip.
njbraves
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
Whether some of you want to admit it or not, this team is in some trouble. They’re not hitting or pitching well right now. The Phillies are loaded offensively and just improved their starting staff with Oswalt, who may have a losing record, but has a 3.24 ERA. Yet, Frank Wren continues to do nothing….makes no sense.
Wooderson
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
Chris shouldnt you be in the cages at Citizen Bank???
O.J.
July 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
Brian from SC, cant wait to see how you feel when the Braves are in 2nd place come Monday. Which it will happen, you can bank on it.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
Mitchell’s and idiot.
Phils lose tonite and we’re still at 3.5
FlintRiverFunk
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
All those who were bashing the naysayers for being overreactive. . .
What say you now?
#1- TWO MONTHS LEFT IN THE SEASON
#2- MORON
#3- TWO MONTHS LEFT IN THE SEASON
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
Watch what the Phillies do to this bullpen the next three days. IT’S THE BULLPEN DANGIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCORE SOME RUNS YOU IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
For everyone who thinks blowing 5 games in less than a week is no problem then your a moron this team is spiraling fast.
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
Brian from SC, cant wait to see how you feel when the Braves are in 2nd place come Monday. Which it will happen, you can bank on it.
If that happens I may change my prediction to the Braves winning the division by 3 games.
tony austin
July 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
According to what I’ve read the Braves have already lost this game and the Phillies have already won their game. I didn’t think the Phillies and DBacks played until later this evening. Oops, my bad.
Josh
July 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
I suggest some of you just commit suicide.
coach smith
July 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
McCann trying to hit a 2-run HR with nobody on base
O.J.
July 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Brian from SC, you seriously think a 3.5 game lead going into the weekend with us playing the Reds and the Phillies playing the way they are playing is safe? You are fricking high my friend, really stupidly high!
CraZyTRaDeMaN
July 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Reality Check, Come on man yesterday was the 1st time I had ever done that! I only did it because it was you! Is he talking about Kelly?
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Carroll what is the Braves record with Blanco and without Blanco in the lineup?
NO MORE BOBBY
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
This is a playoff team? Losing 2 of 3 to Marlins and now the Nats? You tricked us good Bobby.
coach smith
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
This will force Wren’s hand,he will have to make a significant trade to infuse some fire back in the dugout
Brian McCann's Elbow
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
. Maybe i can save the day again!
MiaBchBravesFan
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
Oh, and Danga?
Adam Dunn just showed you the value of a legit #4. With one swing in a playoff drive, you turn a tight 4-3 lead into a better 5-3. THAT’S what the Braves have been missing from their regular lineup, and will miss dearly in the next month.
That little anecdote you mentioned earlier about stringing hits together? Cute stuff.
Playoff teams, as a rule, win with power – and guys you depend on to drive in runs in bunches. Don’t let the anomalies of baseball rule common sense. Wren did the team a lovely when he took a flyer on Glaus.
Stack Troy along the tinder that was Garrett Anderson and Raul Mondesi, please.
Brian from SC
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
OJ, I think we’re better than the Phillies. I definitely don’t think they’re 3 games better than us over the rest of the season. You just wait til we go home, they go on the road, and that lead balloons back up to 7-8 games.
dickfer
July 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
well, this team better start playing with a little more fire than scoring 6 runs in 3 games agaist the worst team in the nle
flange1
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
Hey Chris Young,
Dude you can be quiet because your GM says you are not on the trading block. You can stink it up in AZ.
Thanks!
brian
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
luckily the Braves are more level headed than this blog. The highs are way too high and the lows are drastically low.
That being said it does look like the Braves have lost their fire, their edge. They often look like they are going through the motions now. Some players through their motions and expressions almost have an “oh well” appearance.
Even though it is still the end of July, every game matters. We cannot dig another hole and expect a big run in the last 2 weeks to carry us. I expect the Braves and Phillies to battle until the multitude of games between them at the end of the season.
bravesfaninnc
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
tooooo bad macc is very slow otherwise he would be safe
njbraves
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
Brian from SC….I know plenty of folks are overreacting, but you have to be a bit concerned. Where are the Braves so much better than the Phillies right now. Not starting pitching and definitely not on offense. Braves have the bullpen edge, but even the pen has had some trouble lately.
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
Second baseman had to run 40 yards to get to the grounder and still threw out the fleet footed McCann
FlintRiverFunk
July 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
LOL, Mac may be the slowest player is league history.
.580
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
Slower’n molasses.
My goodness this is ugly.
Reality Check
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
CraZyTRaDeMaN – I couldn’t resist. Had to rib you.
And I’m not sure who in the heck he’s talking about. I don’t think he does either!
Chop It Up All-Star
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
Good at-bat Mac!!
Mark
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
The Nats are certainly not the worst team in the NL…
tristan
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
That’s it braves, work the count, get the pitch total high. so he is tired for the Phils series
Wooderson
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
i would like to see Glaus and Mcann in a footrace
brian
July 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
The GM of Arizona saying Chris Young is not on the trading block is basically saying it is going to cost you
O.J.
July 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
Brian, man, I want to see it, but I just dont see it happening, at all. If Braves are in 2nd place by Monday, its going to take a lot of 5 game winning streaks to catch up to the Phils if they keep playing the way they are playing
Chop It Up All-Star
July 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
Terrible at-bat Melky!!
Nick
July 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
This team has given up.
brian
July 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
try Glaus and Sid Bream in a footrace.
McCann should whoop either of them
BravoMan
July 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
Our offense blows…they havn’t hit well as a team in a month