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NorCal
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Unbelievable! Yay Big Mac!
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Too bad Hanson couldn’t get the Win!!
ijonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Take note, Glaus has hit a couple of balls on the nose today, along with the HR last night. Remember in April when he was struggling, he started to hit into some bad luck before he went on a tear.
Just sayin’…
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
And now if Bobby brings Farnsworth in we can have one of those one run road wins that proved to be so elusive years ago and we can feel even better about ourselves.
ITP Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Predictable @4:53:
“Safe for Farnsworth yet?”
No – it’s never save for Farnsworth in Houston.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
and boom goes the…
Kane337
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Why can’t these guys put up some runs earlier in the game?
DexterJenkins
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Stupid me thought SS was replaying yesterdays game and the WHAMMMM…..McCann Grand Slam!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
Braves 3rd pinch hit grand slam of 2010
Crime Dog
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
I don’t want them to be resiliant against the Astros. I want them to kill the Astros. I want them to play like the first place team their record says they are.
Seriously, the Braves might drop down in the BCS rankings if they don’t start murdering these teams instead of simply beating them.
SHOCK AND AWE
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
TELL ME ABOUT SOME SHOCK AND AWE!
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
INNING RECAP:
-Conrad flies out LF Carlos Lee
-Ankiel walks
-Hinske pinch hits for Wagner
-With Hinske hitting 1b Feliz misses pickoff throw from Catcher Castro
-Ankiel advances to 2b
-Hinske is intentionally walked
-Infante 2b, Ankiel scores, Hinske to 3b
-Lyon walks Cabrera intentionally
-Gonzalez singles, Hernandez (PR) scores
-McCann PH for Diaz and hits a GRAND SLAM
And here we are
BMac just so happened to hit the slam when I was explaining it…so 4 more during the explanation…
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
I’m sure Hanson is very happy that the team is on its way to a W….. these guys are professionals and don’t take it personally when relief pitchers don’t get it done. Honestly today it was a fluke single and good base running by the Astros, not bad pitching by Wags.
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
Game ain’t over yet kids.
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
As Skip Caray used to say – “You now have permission to walk the dog!”
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
OK DOB, now you can say, Damn those Braves are resilient.
Brava
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
This team never fails to amaze me. For what they lack in talent, they sure make up with heart.
ShaunC
August 11th, 2010
4:56 pm
Yeah, get Prado back, give Troy a day off every week. He might come around.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Even Farnsworth could hold this lead. Wait … Six run lead in Houston …
Line Drive
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
So who is going to pitch the 10th
TheAntiMe
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Woo Hoo, B-Mac! Take that, Phillies!!!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Psch, why not?
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Hey, whoever said the other day that Ross should get some starts at 1B had a good idea…. I really like his bat.
DexterJenkins
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
I was actually sitting here thinking, “It didn’t go to extra innings last night, did it?”
Home of the Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Don’t know if this has been brought up (haven’t been reading today), but…
DOB,
If you get a chance will you ask Glaus after the game today if his back is bothering him? Every time they showed him standing/walking/running, he looked like he was in pain. Might just be sore, but he didn’t look comfortable.
I know he’s not the best runner usually, but today he actually looked like something was bothering him.
ShaunC
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
LOL, Reality Check. I thought, “I can take the dog for a walk now.” Still glued to the tube.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
true glaus is an albatross
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
Glaus is about to give us another May. Mark my word. Like I said before this team will rally around the Chipper injury and put together a nice streak.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:57 pm
hahaha@ the farsworth noise
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Trade this Strohs pitcher to the FEEL- WEES
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Kawakami time! Oh, wait…
Marc in FL
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
This may be the most exciting team I’ve ever seen. Lots of downs to go with the Ups, but the when you get the Ups they’re freaking throwing you in the air at 200MPH.
Barnacle Bill Bavasi
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Man, that guy who said he was leaving has a surprise coming, huh?
Allen
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Now let’s hope Bobby pitches Billy IN ROTATION WITH his other capable relievers. If not because Billy is obviously not as fresh as he was 2 months ago, just to get the others more in the habit of being in save situations.
Then again, Bobby never caught on about Greg Norton maybe not being the best choice for a pinch hitter either.
Kane337
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Aww, I miss ole Skip.
lexbrave
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
bobby should have saved wags for the bottom of the 10th..pretty sure that’s enough cushion for him.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
Dee–
I’m gonna hafta rewind that to find out what was going on…
Reality Check That was for you, McFann!!
And folks wonder why I stick up for his D all the time.
Josh–
A very nice day.
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
C’mon Joe. Screw Hanson’s “record.” As long as we win ballgames…..I don’t give a **** what his record is.
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:58 pm
No farnsy.
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
Here we go again, David Ross with a two-out double.
We’ll stop trying to score if you stop trying to score.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
That was fun.
BravePack
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
I still feel bad for Hanson. Dude should at least have 11 wins.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
I didn’t notice anything particularly wrong with Wagner. Made one bad pitch on the single to Lee. It’s not like he was wild. Stuff was good.
Jupiter
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
If Chipper wants to be in the game maybe he should show it a little more. He looks as bored as any player in Baseball. I wish he would retire and fade away to his ranch in Texas. Has anyone ever noticed how the Braves decline when Deer Season begins?
Glen W
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
One thing I like about this blog, like a good baseball team, the highs are not too high and the lows are not too low.
I like that.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
And kudos to Bobby for making that pinch move, Matty D is my favorite but don’t think he would’ve hit that salami, so yeah for Bobby!!
Wags owes Tommy something big…I still don’t want to see Farnsworth, rather Saito.
FEAR
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
this whole series has been freaking bizarre
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
wooooo!!!! i figured he’d do something awesome like that. i wonder what the record for most PH grand slams by a team in one year is…?
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
I don’t care how far we are ahead….don’t bring in farnsworth PLEASE
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
Hope Saito comes in to get this one in the books.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
True that, Mixxo. Heartbreaker for him but it’s all about the W’s right now.
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
Please, no Farnsy.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:59 pm
D*mn that Conrad for making the 1st and last outs of the inning
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Genius move by Bobby to put in McCann.
I like this pinch-hit grandslam theme the team has been working this season.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Glen @ 4:59 –
The Rock
August 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Finally, Mac has come back, to Houston!!!! and lauched a rocket!!
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
I’ll give the old Cox his due there…
Usually won’t use his 2nd catcher for the game in that type of situation…
But then again, most dont have a BMac just sittin on their bench…
Way to go 16!
SoCal Mom
August 11th, 2010
5:00 pm
Why does both MLB scoreboard and the AJC blog start boggin gdown and taking forever to update when sooooo much is hapening????????????
Josh
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
now we all can enjoy the rest of today and the off day tomorrow!!!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
I say OFFICIALLY rotate Saito and Wagner
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
Agreed!
Very funny Glen
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
Notice that AT&T phone never calls McLouth…. just the bullpen.
BravesFanChris25
August 11th, 2010
5:01 pm
I was on the way home from work and heard the Grand Slam on the radio
I have the game going on DVR
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
errors-errors-errors are KILLING us
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Chip Carey, Forget a pitchers record, it is all about the team and we want the win. When a hitter hits it to the second base to move a runner over we do not say too bad he loses points on his average. If the team wins the pitcher should be happy if he gets the win or not.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Huh ? Conrad come on dude…
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
deja vu on the start of the bottom of the 10th
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Farnsworth loosening up
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Why does both MLB scoreboard and the AJC blog start boggin gdown and taking forever to update when sooooo much is hapening???????????? —SoCal Mom
Um…Chino got hungry?
Danga
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Has anyone ever noticed how the Braves decline when Deer Season begins?
It all makes so much sense now.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
dang that’s how the 9th started as well … I’m glad they’re leaving the bloops and slow rollers town after the game
*lol error? ……
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Error all day long. Easy call.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
10Paul Genius move by Bobby to put in McCann.
Brilliant move! This is why he’s a HOF manager.
Mark
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Braves could be 4 up before they play again…
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
That’ll get changed to a hit.
Allen
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
YOu could rotate Saito, Wagner, Venters, even Moylan. Farnsworth on the other hand hasn’t shown me ANYTHING–I’m not sure we wouldn’t be better off with KK out of the bullpen than KF.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Your right Allen. I mean Cox only became the 4th winnigest manages in baseball history because he doesnt know how to manage a team.
Wagner is the closer. He should close the games.
If you pitch Venters in the 9th somebody has got to pitch the 8th. Didnt think about that did ya.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Go Takashi. I agree with the idea that Wags can’t go back to back so much anymore. We have other options than him, let’s use them. Crap runner is on. No Runners, please!!
Jay Dubu
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Too bad that Wags is the pitcher of record. He has continually been rewarded this season with wins, in games where he blew the save.
The starters deserve better!!! But at least, they’re keeping the Braves in the game until the bats can come through.
Mac is on a roll…if they can get 1 or 2 other players to join him, with this pitching staff, and the Braves will be a tough team to beat.
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
What do the denizens think – Astros get 3-4 runs this inning?
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
please lord do not put in farnsworth….he doesn’t do well in houston….
Trey
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
This inning is so easy, even Chavez can do it.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Please…ain’t nothin’ wrong with Wagner. He’ll be the closer the rest of the year, and a fantastic one.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
That wasn’t an error! Boo on that.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
@ Headly – Wagner would do whatever it takes to win this season… even if it means he needs to be an 8th inning specialist in certain times
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
late inning relief doesn’t want the game to end
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
JonnyVenter’sLeftArm -
Shouldn’t you be getting some ice?
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Allen @ 5:03 pm
Ain’t THAT the truth. I couldn’t believe we took him back. It’s like getting a Reyes or Chavez back.
FEAR
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
what about venters to close. kid is a bad ass
.575
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Quit nibblin’ Takashi!
There ya go!
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
He has continually been rewarded this season with wins, in games where he blew the save.
As long as someone in a Braves uniform gets a win, I don’t care if it’s the ballboy. LOL…
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Mac now tied with Henry Aaron for Grand Slams? My goodness.
TM
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
THROW FREAKING STRIKES, saito.
GEEZ!
Jay Dubu
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Troy has had a hard day at the dish. Zero for 5! Yikes!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Don Sutton just said that the Phillies must be going through an emotional roller-coaster, too. They’re a game out of the wild-card. I don’t think they’re too worried. If the Braves keep having stuff like this happen for ‘em, it will be impossible for the Phillies to win the division. However, they can win the wild-card.
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Actually, I want to come back in so we can go back to ATL, for Pete’s Sake.
SpazzHH
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Damn that HOF manager!!! What’s he doing sending B-Mac up to pinch hit? He needs to be fired right now!!!!
Jeff321 – Did I get that about right?
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
8 errors for the series, that NEEDS to change
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Dee–
Yeah, that was funny stuff in the dugout after the Grand Slam.
Brian throwin’ PowerAid cups everywhere…and trying to mess up what hair he has. 
And, OK, he looked cute with his hat on the way he just had it.
SHOCK AND AWE
August 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
THESE DUDES PLAY D LIKE A BUNCH OF T-BALLERS