A day later, Chipper cautiously optimistic
HOUSTON – So much news to report that I won’t have time to do a normal, overly long blog, so let’s just give you a quick rundown before we get down to writing longer stories or notebook items on each of these subjects.
Chipper is helped off the field by Braves trainer Jeff Porter after knee injury Tuesday night.
First, the Chipper Jones update.
If you missed it, he injured his left knee making a terrific stop, plant and throw defensive play in the sixth inning Tuesday and spent several minutes on the ground in pain. Everyone in the Braves dugout feared the worst, but there’s cautious optimism with Chipper and the team that it might not be a severe, season-ending injury.
He didn’t have any significant swelling last night after the game and still didn’t this morning, strengthening his belief that it’s not an ACL injury, and he hopes it’s not a major injury to any other ligament. But he won’t know until he gets an MRI on Thursday in Atlanta.
Jones tore the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in 1994 as a rookie during spring training and had reconstructive surgery that forced him to miss the entire season. He said the knee “blew up” to the size of a basketball with major swelling almost immediately, and that he heard a loud pop that he thought everyone in the ballpark could have heard.
This time, he said he felt a “distinct pop,” but not anything like the sound and sensation of that ‘94 incident. And Braves head trainer Jeff Porter tested Chipper’s knee on the field Tuesday night and again in the clubhouse and told him the ACL was stable. So it’d surprise everyone if it’s any sort of serious ACL injury.
It might be a posterior cruciate ligament or medial collateral ligament injury, and if there’s no significant tear Jones could possibly return from either of those in relatively short time and without surgery, though he might need to play in a brace of some kind.
He and the Braves just want to get him back in the lineup as soon as possible, because he’s been hitting well for nearly two months after his sluggish early season, and Chipper said today that he’s having fun again and the team is winning, and he really wants to get back out there and remain part of it.
He’s hit .307 with seven homers and a .907 OPS in 44 games since June 15, after batting .228 with three homers and a .716 OPS in 51 games through June 14.
His outlook has changed so much in the past two months that when I asked him this morning if he’d consider going through another lengthy rehab if it’s a major knee injury, he said he’d have to. Two months ago, I can almost guarantee you his answer would’ve been something along the lines of “No way, I’d retire.”
He seemed in good spirits after the game, all things considered, and again this morning. After getting treatment, he put on his uniform and went out to watch batting practice, standing on the step-up behind the batting cage and chatting with teammates.
He’s walking without crutches or a brace, albeit with a limp. But he was able to go up the dugout steps without any difficult, for what that’s worth.
♣ Martin Prado is progressing well in his recovery from a broken right pinkie and is going to test it with live batting practice on Friday before they decide the next step. The All-Star second baseman is eligible to come off the DL on Sunday, and manager Bobby Cox said, when I asked if Prado would need any rehab games, “He hasn’t forgotten how to hit.”
In other words, if Prado wants to play as soon as he’s eligible, then he’ll probably be permitted to. Still, to me it seems more likely that he’ll go hit in one or two minor-league games before he comes back.
Prado said this morning that he thinks he’ll need to, that it would be better to do a brief minor-league rehab stint before he jumps back in to face big-league pitcher in game situations, since the only hitting he’s done in two weeks has been off a tee in the past several days.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens with Prado if Chipper goes on the DL, because the Braves might decide to keep Omar Infante at second base an have Prado play third. Prado’s a good third baseman, better defensively than Infante at the position.
I watched him do some throwing this morning, and he didn’t seem to have any problems or show any discomfort, that sort of thing.
Infante (left) has done a fine job filling in for Prado (right), and could stay at 2B if Braves need Prado to fill in for a while at 3B for Chipper.
♣ Jason Heyward is out of the lineup for the second consecutive day with a sore right knee, which was wrapped this morning as he sat a few lockers down from Chipper. But there are no indications that this is anything to be concerned about, and Heyward is expected to be back in the lineup Friday for the series opener against the Dodgers, after the team’s day off Thursday.
Heyward said he could have played today but that Cox wanted to be cautious and give him another day to rest, so he’d have three full days including the off day.
The big rookie hurt his knee Monday when it hit the ground as he attempted to make a sliding catch on a bloop single that landed in shallow right field. He said it was sore during pregame drills and batting practice Tuesday, so he figured he should say something to the trainer rather than risk making the situation worse by playing on it.
♣ Eric O’Flaherty threw batting practice for about 10 minutes this morning and felt good, the final step before he goes out on what’s expected to be a brief rehab assignment beginning Friday. O’Flaherty has been on the DL since July 10 recovering from mononucleosis, and Cox said he needs to get his strength back with a short rehab stint before he comes off the DL.
He wouldn’t say if that could be just a few appearances or more, and I don’t think the Braves have determined that. They’ll probably wait to see how O’Flaherty feels after a couple of appearances, but they obviously could use him back in the bullpen to help ease the load off Jonny Venters, who’s working in about two out of every three games these days.
♣ OK, that’s it. We’re about to start this series finale, which features a helluva pitching matchup with Tommy Hanson facing Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez. Matt Diaz is hitting cleanup for the fifth consecutive game against a lefty.
Hanson is 0-2 in his past three starts despite a 1.33 ERA and .184 opponents’ average, with six runs (three earned) allowed in 20-1/3 innings. He’s 1-3 with a 2.05 ERA in his past seven starts, with two or fewer earned runs allowed in six. The Braves scored two runs or fewer while he was in five of his past seven starts, including 0, 1 and 2 runs in the past three.
Against the Astros, Hanson is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in two starts against the Astros, including eight scoreless innings of five-hit ball in a Sept. 9 win at Minute Maid Park.
Rodriguez is 6-1 with a 1.86 ERA in his past eight starts, and 4-1 with a 1.06 ERA in his past five home starts. In those past five at Minute Maid, he has a .154 opponents’ average with 18 hits (two homers), eight walks and 35 strikeouts in 34 innings.
He’s 2-2 with a 4.57 ERA in seven starts vs. the Braves, including a May 1 loss at Atlanta when he allowed 10 hits and five runs (two earned) in five innings. The Braves will miss Chipper, who’s 4-for-15 with two homers against the lefty. Troy Glaus, who snapped his 39-game homer drought Tuesday night, is 6-for-16 with a homer against Rodriguez.
♣ Oh, just one other thing: The Braves lead the majors with 18 wins in final at-bat, and Brooks Conrad had the winning RBI in three of those, via a grand slam, a suicide squeeze bunt and Tues’s two-run, ninth-inning homer in the stirring come-from behind win. All six of his homers have come in the eighth inning or later, and Braves teammates just raved about him last night and today. I’m going to write something about him today and use a lot of those quotes and stats.
Enjoy this one from The Man in Black, and this video to go with it.
“I STILL MISS SOMEONE” by Johnny Cash
At my door the leaves are falling
A cold wild wind Will come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone
♦
I go out on a party
And look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
‘Cause I still miss someone
♦
Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them every where
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
♦
I wonder if she’s sorry
For leavin’ what we’d begun
There’s someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone
♦
Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes
I see them every where
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
♦
I wonder if she’s sorry
For leavin’ what we’d begun
There’s someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone
♦
and I still miss someone
4,016 comments Add your comment
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:17 pm
Radio link – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1570-wcle-am-cleveland,-tennessee/v3
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:17 pm
And great song, DOB!
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:19 pm
Good start for Tommy…
southern hope
August 11th, 2010
2:19 pm
greeeaaaat song…..can’t believe you picked this one….one of my fave….Bonus: The Braves are already winning.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:20 pm
Tommy needs to come out and dominate today and get the Braves back home looking toward the Dodgers…
Need to come out and make a statement, albeit, with a B lineup
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:20 pm
Very lonely here right now…
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
2:21 pm
If the baseball Gods are frowning on the Bravos, do you think there is a slight chance the Braves move Glaus back over to 3rd, and bring up freeman? — Nick ‘n Nash
No, I can’t see them doing that. Not the way Glaus is moving at 1B lately. Can’t imagine how he’d be able to make plays required of a 3B, charging in for bunts and soft rollers, going hard to his left and right and planting to make strong throw across field, etc.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:21 pm
No Kershaw in ATL is a major plus for the Braves…
Would like to get 3 of 4 if we can and then put some distance between us and the Phils on the homestand.
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
2:23 pm
Philly has certainly dealt with some major injuries this season, there’s no doubt, but it’s not like the Braves have been able to pencil in the same 8 every day. I guess between the play of guys like Hinske, Infante, and Conrad, having the bench players start becomes a non-story since there’s not so much of a drop off. Fine by me, I guess. Let the northerners keep bitchin’.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:23 pm
Why don’t you call your best friend Alex Gonzalez?
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:24 pm
WOW…
Um yeah, if Glaus can’t stay in front of a 12-hopper in the 8th inning last night, who really believes he can play 3b again?
Yeah, thats not gonna happen…there’d be a better chance of Freddie coming up and returning to his natural position of 3b.
jim
August 11th, 2010
2:24 pm
Any serious knee injury, even a sprain, that may allow Chipper to return by Sept. 1, may be just as serious or worse than a season ending injury that would require surgery. The legs are very important in the swing, and playing with a compromised knee would take away a lot of the leverage in the swing. The poster child for playing with weak knees is troy glaus — power down, weak groujnders up, and range miniscule. Carlos Beltran playing with a brace is another example of how ineffective a player can be without a strong foundation in his legs. A Chipper playing on one leg or with a brace, might take away playing time from Conrad or Omar who might be more effective. If Chipper returns this year, the guy that comes back could be a shadow of the guy we saw the past month.
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
2:24 pm
Best 1st inning I can remember this season for Tommy.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:24 pm
Oh, and that Freeman playing 3b….yeah there’s a .00001% chance of that happening…
Razorback Red
August 11th, 2010
2:25 pm
Is it just me or is Hanson throwing a lot of two-seamers early?
DC Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:25 pm
I love Brooks and I love this team, but our chances are better with Chipper’s presence in the lineup. Seems like he really has gone back in time….hopefully not back to 94 though.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:25 pm
I think he’s been busy driving in the run, and I don’t want to distract him in the field – he has enough troubles without that…
Fargo
August 11th, 2010
2:27 pm
venice jim…..THANKS for the link!! you just made my workday a helluva lot better!
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:27 pm
Jim-
I agree…legs mean everything for a guy with any power…using just your arms won’t get you anywhere and Troy is a prime example of this…
If Chipper misses any time whatsoever or goes to the DL, we probably go with Prado at 3b (once he returns) and Infante at 2b….
I still feel like Chipper going down provides logic that we can even less afford Troy’s prolonged power outages…
DC Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:28 pm
Glaus is swinging better…
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:28 pm
Just throwing this out there…I wonder if the Braves have ever thought about moving B Mac to 1st? It would be a lot of less wear on his knees and Ross could play more. Plus solves the 1st base problem our team has had since God knows when. Thoughts?
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:29 pm
I wouldn’t compare the Phillies losing Howard, Utley, and Rollins (2 MVPs and constant top-10 MVP candidate) for an extended period to the Braves losing Jurrjens, Diaz, and a struggling Heyward.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:29 pm
Anyone who just watched that by Glaus…
IF he doesn’t hit a HR, he’s worthless to the club…he can’t run or field at all…
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
2:29 pm
Pitcher doesn’t get a piece of that – it’s a hit for Troy.
Assuming the CF doesn’t throw him out at 1b
Jamacian Gravy
August 11th, 2010
2:30 pm
Thanks for the updates DOB.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:30 pm
Moving McCann to 1st? You silly goose, you
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:30 pm
Silly Goose-
For BMac’s sake, he should take some FP at 1b to prolong his career, but given the fact that Freddie Freeman will be ready any day, Mac isn’t moving anywhere.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
2:31 pm
Keppinger could smoke a cigarette, make a sandwich, and still throw Glaus out by 3 steps at 1b.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:32 pm
I didn’t realize they were playing right now. I see we got the backup brigade in again.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
2:32 pm
Thanks for the new blog, chief!
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:32 pm
P-Town – I see your point about FF. I thought FF was originally a 3b? Can’t recall…
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:33 pm
I think he’s been busy driving in the run VJ
Gametracker: A. Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, M. Cabrera scored
Looks like he hit a scorcher
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
2:33 pm
Jeffrey d….Jurrjens is the ace when he’s on, Heyward has been struggling BECAUSE of an injury, Chipper’s missed significant time already and is about to again, Glaus is playing hurt and has been because options are limited, some guy named Prado broke his pinky, McCann’s vision crap popped up again…these ain’t exactly scrubs.
Joe in SoCal
August 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
DOB, I fear we’ve missed our window of opportunity to bring up Freeman early. Now that Glaus has hit with RISP and then a homer, I’m sure Bobby will take this as a sign he’s coming out of it. Couple that with Chippers injury and I can imagine Bobby won’t want to upset the apple cart by bringing in another youngster rather than staying with the vet. I understand the thinking just hope it comes to fruition. Hate for it to fall apart now. This is a resilient bunch of pluggers. Lunch pale guys if ever there was.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
Like there’s any way to even make a sandwich in the outfield
BC
August 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
Nice to see the Braves hitter’s are building on last nights momentum…It would be nice to see a solid 4 runs in one of the first few innings one of these days..
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
Thanks for the new bloggage, Chief!
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:34 pm
I was just saying…I think the Phillies are hurting more by the loss of Howard than we were without Diaz.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
2:35 pm
nah
what makes you think that
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
2:35 pm
how close did that come to getting out?
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
2:36 pm
The fact that we had Medlen, Infante, Ross, and Hinske is why the Braves stayed afloat, and probably why people didn’t notice as much. Was my point. I didn’t mention McLouth or Diaz, because those aren’t starters on a lot of teams.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:36 pm
Is McFann also Trey and Innocent Bystander?
shmoe
August 11th, 2010
2:36 pm
TOMMY BOY, lookin just fine
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:37 pm
I was just about to say that, Trey…
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:37 pm
But Gametracker cannot diagram the nuance with which he perfectly placed the ball in a position where not even Yunel Escobar could have thrown Melky out at home…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
That goes for you, too, Innocent Bystander.
jeffrey d–
Negatory.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
dickfer – a few feet in front of the wall…
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
I agree on Howard, though. I think it all means that if the Braves win the East, it’ll be a testament to the fact that a strong bench is a real key for a teams success. If Philly had our bench, ATL would be in 3rd right now. At best.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:38 pm
Ankiel is hitting .147 through his first 10 games with the Braves. McLouth anyone? (J/K)
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:39 pm
Is it just because I’m a nerd, or does this headline on the front page bother anyone else?
Handel concedes
GOP guv nomination
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
2:40 pm
Joe in SoCal, good points at 2:34 p.m.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:40 pm
“Lilburn native Jeff Francoeur, who’s been losing playing time to rookie Fernando Martinez, has informed the Mets he’d like to be traded.”
Jose Canseco
August 11th, 2010
2:40 pm
Got to believe that Chipper sitting in the dugout has to be a positive sign for the severity of his injury. If they are not in a rush to get the MRI I hope they know it is not as bad as it seems. But the Braves will band together and win.
Boonie
August 11th, 2010
2:40 pm
Does anyone have a video feed for the game?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
2:41 pm
Well – thoughts on this game so far?
Stan
August 11th, 2010
2:41 pm
Is anybody in the Braves organization concerned about the fact that Heyward keeps getting injured? The kid’s only 20 and he’s looking more like a Brian Jordan or late career Chipper than a future Willie Mays or Cal Ripken.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:41 pm
I think it all means that if the Braves win the East, it’ll be a testament to the fact that a strong bench is a real key for a teams success
Oh no doubt about that. I was just saying that backups not considered I think the Phillies’ injuries hurt them a lot more.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:42 pm
Venice Jim – I would love to see him back. I suppose I’m the only one on there who would think that.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:43 pm
Wrong, Stan. Heyward’s 21. Your body starts to go with age
deb
August 11th, 2010
2:43 pm
Why can’t Conrad be the regular fill-in 3B while Chipper’s out? Prado and Infante are great, but why isn’t Conrad even a possibility? He does a great job on defense and he can definitely hit, especially in clutch, game-ending situations.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:43 pm
Silly Goose – It won’t happen, but I’d like to see him back too. Less so than I would’ve at the beginning of the season, but I’d still like to see him back.
Huge
August 11th, 2010
2:44 pm
DOB,
Now that Mark Cuban has failed at buying the Rangers and Cubs, do you think he will show any interest in the braves if/when they are up for sale?
bozz
August 11th, 2010
2:44 pm
let’s just be ridiculously optimistic and say that medlen won’t miss next year, this would be our projected starting five:
1. hudson
2. jj
3. hanson
4. medlen
5. minor
wow! new dynasty in the making, methinks…
shmoe
August 11th, 2010
2:45 pm
could this be a special day for hanson?
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:45 pm
jeffrey d – place him in CF…I feel he’d be inspired by a comeback home.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:45 pm
deb – I think Conrad’s few big hits have overshadowed the fact that he’s a .235 hitter this year. He doesn’t get a lot of hits, but when he does he sure makes them count.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:46 pm
bozz, you seem to be missing Derek Lowe. He will be in the rotation next year.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:46 pm
bozz – but KK and Lowe are still under contract next year and will be taking up a combined $22 million
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
shmoe – way to jinx him.
bozz
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
brian,
haha, my optimism would kick lowe out of atlanta.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
9 up, 9 down – excellent start for Tommy!
shmoe
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
silly goose
just gettin it outta the way early
Shaun
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
deb, Conrad is a career .219 hitter with a .283 on-base. He’s a “match-ups guy.”
DJ
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
bozz- you forgot about that Lowe fellow and the Kawakaminator… are we going to trade one or both of them, release them, or something else?
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
What would the Braves do with a sixth outfielder with an over inflated sense of self worth?
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
2:47 pm
Hanson perfect through 3.
Fleming
August 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
Chipper saying he may play Friday
44 is King
August 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
Hanson is looking very good so far…
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
Hanson has retired nine consecutive batters to start game, striking out last batter of each inning
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:48 pm
shmoe – LOL! good one.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
2:49 pm
Tommy looking very good–hello to all in remembrance of last night’s unfortunate injury to C.J.–and, of course, the unreal contest which ensued….too much cardio for me….but ready to go now!
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:50 pm
BAT – good point. But still…you don’t think he’d be a better option that Ankiel, Melky, or Matt right now?
bozz
August 11th, 2010
2:50 pm
well, to be fair to me, i did say my rotation would require a ridiculous amount of optimism and that would entail lowe and kkamikazi taking their “talents” to another club. hey, we can all dream can’t we…
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
2:50 pm
VJ:
lol. Francoeur is an arrogant tool. He blames everyone else for his problems and never looks inside himself. He is a loser and will remain one until such time if he ever gets retrospective.
HT
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:51 pm
Adam Wainwright is a beast….I hope he wins the CY Young
Razorback Red
August 11th, 2010
2:52 pm
Houston’s broadcast just thought Hernandez was Heyward…
JasonInFL
August 11th, 2010
2:52 pm
Personally, I would like to see Huddy win it…
Francois
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
That was awful.
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Diory Hernandez for SS
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
wow – Wandy just made Gonzo look stupid.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Alex Gonzalez sucks.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Pitchers duel?
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
hanson may have to shut them out to win today
Larry
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Gonzalez sucks
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
THis game might be a really quick one
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
2:53 pm
Silly Goose _
Not Matt or even Melky, maybe Ankiel, but who needs the headache.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:54 pm
Diory Hernandez = another no power, slightly above average utility infielder. no thanks.
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:54 pm
JasonInFL
August 11th, 2010
2:52 pm
Personally, I would like to see Huddy win it…
Me too, but that won’t happen…Not with Ubaldo and Adam almost a lock for 20 plus wins….Hard to overlook that number
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:54 pm
What did AG do? Apparently it sucked
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
2:54 pm
Rob – are u a Braves fan? Why wouldn’t you root for Hudson?
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
“hanson may have to shut them out to win today”
yeah, it’s hard to see right now the “C” Lineup scoring many runs today
Willy
August 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
The fact that it hurt is probably a good thing. A lot of times, tearing an ACL or something like that won’t bring a lot of pain.
deb
August 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
jeffrey d and shaun, thanks that answers my question.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
2:55 pm
This game has 2 hours flat written all over it.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
@Hershel Talker—like the name by the way………..Frenchy, unfortunately has been catered to alot….conflicting, in my view, the basic values his Dad taught–effective as a parent is–the kid is himself, a man, and growing up in baseball has proven to be a ‘mental’ challenge for him–he appears to psyche himself out and continually ask why? Why am I not an all-star? Just my take, and I do wish him well.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
AG tried to get out of the way of a high and tight fastball – and managed to strikeout swinging in the process.
BC
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
Brad Mills: “Wandy, check out the Braves lineup today.”
Wandy: “Wow, really? I thought they were trying to stay ahead of the Phillies?”
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
DANG, but does corn beef smell amazing when it’s cooking! Can’t believe we have to wait a whole nother day before we cann eat it.
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
Herschel, would you happen to mean introspective?
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
It’s Melky’s birthday? I guess I’ll cut him some slack then.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
Ballgame
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:56 pm
Oh curse…
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
2:54 pm
Rob – are u a Braves fan? Why wouldn’t you root for Hudson?
I love Hudson and he has pitched like a Cy Young this year, but I also know that voters looks at WIns, CG, and K’s…… Wainwright and Ubaldo are so far ahead of most starters
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
so much for the perfecto.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
I can hear Francouer bitching to Bradley or someone now, claiming he should be starting over Heyward.
44 is King
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
E-1 on Tommy’s foot LOL
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
Also. Wainwright deserved the award last year IMO
.575
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
Uh oh.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
2:57 pm
Nice, Nick actually questioning someone else on their loyalty to the Braves.
Twilight zone time.
CB
August 11th, 2010
2:58 pm
Soph,nah.
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
2:58 pm
Other than Ross for McCann, why is this a “C” lineup?
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
He almost looked out there…
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Deb – But it’s easy to root for a guy like Conrad isn’t it? He hustles every play and comes up with some huge hits. That grand slam against the Reds will be talked about for years
.575
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
They’re going to run all over Hanson.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Frenchy could start in RF for the Mississippi Braves… Think he’d be up for it? Hey, it’s a starting gig!
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
bozz…..Your rotation sounds great, but you’re forgetting one very expensive pitcher….Lowe.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Other than Ross for McCann, why is this a “C” lineup?
AGon is batting third. Nuff said.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
Bleh…I guess he stuck his foot in there…
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
2:59 pm
It’s Melky’s birthday? I guess I’ll cut him some slack then.
Not me. BOOOOOO Melky!
Francois
August 11th, 2010
3:00 pm
Here we go again.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
This team is brutal defensively of late.
Absolutely brutal – what are the chances that run scores now….
Brian
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Frenchy is immature and may even be jealous of Mccann. they grew up together and he wonders why Mccann is getting all the praise and he is falling just a little short. He needs to go somewhere with some solid veterans who can mentor him.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
WOW. Bad News Bears defense strikes once again. Seriously? Are we in the big leagues? Seriously?!
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
here we go with the offense we have out there today. runs are at a serious premium. Hey Bobby does this team have anyone like bourne. YET another ERROR.. this team is pathetic.. bring up the whole gwinnett team please.its unreal. BOURNE should of been OUT but we cant catch a stinking ball.. here we go errors = runs.. bravooo. JUST UNBELIEVABLE..
JasonInFL
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
worst defensive team in the majors?
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Thanks Tommy!
My GAWD!!!!!!!!
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Oh crappo—but what can be said that hasn’t already re: defensive miscues, etc.?
Russell Bell
August 11th, 2010
3:03 pm
Worst defensive team in the majors?
Surely the worst defensive team above .500.
Chad
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
Bad news Braves strike again. Fundamentals of baseball with this team are a joke.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
Cue Tommy Hanson meltdown.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
Does the blog sometimes just not load for you guys? From the 3 minute layoff, I’m guessing yes
Dan
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
And here comes bad Timmy Hanson. Gonna get schalacked! Nice catch Timmy.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
This game is so over.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:04 pm
Isn’t everybody a doubleplay candidate ? just some a little more than others…
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
The blog seems to time out a lot lately.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
Worst defensive team by far. Just plain sorry. Inexcusable.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
Someone get Tom Emanski on the phone ASAP.
Trig
August 11th, 2010
3:05 pm
DOB, you said that you were going to write a feature piece on Chipper around the All Star game, but I never saw it. Did I miss it or has that been shelved? Just curious. I was really looking forward to it.
Crazy Trades McGee
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
Instead of Batting Practice, they should be doing nothing but fielding practice.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
The Astros are 2-2 with an RBI and a walk since DOB noted that Hanson retired the first 9 batters
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
@Nic k…it’s okay…they got a drink they say is made from “passion flowers.”
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
really need to limit the damage to about … 1 run only Tommy. This offense might not have a lot in them
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
how many errors in the last 5 games what over 10?.. my goodnesss this team just sucks . just pitiful.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
This is what happens when you play your non-tender lineup in the middle of a pendant race.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
CB, I feel obligated to be nice to people on their birthday so it’s up to you and jeffrey to fulfill club duties today.
cg
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
These Braves are going down because they can’t make a simple defensive play that a high school team could make. Like the get runner who is caught in a rundown out.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
The AJC needs to fix this crap blog. I’m trying to shred Cox for bringing the infield in and the defense in general for not knowing how to do a proper rundown. But, it seems the blog took a break for 5 minutes and wouldn’t load.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
Tommy is way too fragile for this level. Great stuff……sometimes, but much too fragile mentally and physically.
Bravesfansince66
August 11th, 2010
3:06 pm
We look like a “T” ball team on the defense side of the ball. No fundamentals…
I think the manager should direct an in field pratice on the day off tomorrow to include the pitching staff!
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Yeesh, Tommy has to do something about holding baserunners. Everyone who gets on base against him is automatically running. If he doesn’t do something to discourage that, every walk or base hit he gives up is going to effectively be a double or triple.
Ken Griffey in retirement
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Chipper, Chipper, come to the light. Come to the light. It is over, come to the light.
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Nick….We all know that you’re just trying to get a reaction. It’s old, not funny, and pathetic.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Come on ump, it was a strike.
DJ
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Nick, I wish they had a pendant race… First to grab the necklace wins the pennant!
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
AGon is batting third. Nuff said.
With Chipper and Heyward both out with injury, this is a normal lineup other than Ross. It’s not like Bobby’s giving half the team a day off like last Sunday. Given that, who would you put in the three hole?
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
dear God. Tommy is already at 60 pitches.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Can they order his video instruction on “The Fundamentals Of Baseball” ? I think it was put out in 1987.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Man, Bourn was out twice before he ever crossed the damn plate!!
Karen Handel
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Chipper should take a hint from me. Concede and quit.
Not a Hall of Fame w/out Dale Murphy
August 11th, 2010
3:07 pm
Dave does Hinske still have the skills to play third regularly? I know he used to be a third baseman. Also what is up with Frenchy quotes? “We want to play every day. We prefer to play in New York. But if we’re not going to play every day in New York, we absolutely welcome the opportunity to play every day somewhere else.” Is Jeff going first and third person at the same time to get to we? Or is this some kind of Herschel Walker multi personalities? Weird sounding quote.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
I wish we had Michael Bourne.
Crazy Trades McGee
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
Michael Bourn is teaching young kids everywhere that if you are very fast, you don’t even have to know how to hit baseballs to play professionally and be very annoying.
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
Jeff321…..That’s all you do is trash the Braves and Cox. You never have anything positive to say…ever.
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
Captain Mudderland – great comments.
GT Fan – yes, I meant introspective. Thank you for pointing that out.
I see that the fielding meltdown of the day has arrived.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
Lord above…that guy looked more out at third than he did at second.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
Tommy needs to shave the freakin beard. Been this way since….
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
this is worst defensive first place team I have ever seen. just completely pitiful a joke and an embarrassment.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:08 pm
I guess THIS is Hanson’s fall-apart inning.
lexbrave
August 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
good to see more stellar defense today.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
Sorry meant pennant. Typing from phone.
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
Nick,
You’re an absolutely miserable human. I mean, for God’s sake, it’s a 1-1 game. You’re already saying the game’s over. Maybe you should try going outside every once in a while. Staying bottled up in your basement can’t be healthy. Pull away from World of Warcraft for all of 15 minutes and enjoy life. Let the real baseball fans enjoy the game.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:09 pm
This is what happens when you play your non-tender lineup in the middle of a pendant race.
Well it’s not like Heyward and Chipper can play
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Yea, he looked out at 3rd. BUT how simple is a damn rundown? They should’ve had him within the first couple of passes.
Shaun
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
GT Fan, Maddux essentially ignored baserunners too. A runner advancing one base isn’t the worst thing in the world if a pitcher is retiring hitters. Not that it isn’t helpful to keep runners on the base where they started.
.575, you’re just trying to stir things up, right? Have you looked at Hanson’s performance since he’s been in the big leagues?
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Off to practice in the bajillion degree weather. Hoping to check the box score later for some good news
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Hanson has the worst move to 1st base and Medlen has the best. Why can’t Medlen teach it to Hanson. Freaking DUH HUH !
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Can they order his video instruction on “The Fundamentals Of Baseball” ? I think it was put out in 1987.
Fred McGriff wearing a plain blue truckers hat comes to mind!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
I hear JCPenney’s having a pendant race this weekend.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:10 pm
Oh c’mon Chip. Easy on Hanson brown-nosin’ chief!
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Bourne gets credit for two steals and a caught stealing in one time on base…
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Nice play there at 2nd!
Braves86
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
there you go
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
THAT was a good play.
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Not A Hall of Fame, I believe that quote was from Jeff’s agent.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
just unrealll.. hanson got luckyy…
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Braves aren’t scoring again. Hell, they might not get another hit.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
3:11 pm
Nick 2.0 – I wish we had Michael Bourne.
I wish we had Jason Bourne just so he could kick everyone of the Braves asses (especially the infield) so they’ll wake the “F” up.
Minor round-house kick still deserving to Melky for that throw in Cincy.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
He looked safe but whatever.
Well, on the replay he looked out.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
@njbraves….oh boy….enjoy!
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
Jeff321….Very mature response, about what I would expect from you. How about another post about how you don’t agree with the way Cox manages the club, and how the season is over already. Fool.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
A 1-run inning and you’d think we just blew Game 7
Danga
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
Why can’t Medlen teach it to Hanson.
Lol. That’d be funny. I’d like to see Hanson try to move like Medlen.
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
Not a Hall, that was Frenchy’s agent speaking on behalf of Frenchy, hence the we.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
3:12 pm
Not a Hall _ His Agent talking, for what it’s worth.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
For someone that sucks so bad today according to the blog, I’m amazed Hanson’s only given up one run in four innings. That’s a 1.25 ERA.
Some of y’all have really high standards.
bozz
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
good job by tommy to minimize the damage.
Shaun
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Not a Hall of Fame w/out Dale Murphy, those are quotes from Francoeur’s agent, which is kind of strange. I’m being sort of serious when I say this, but I think it’s time for someone to sit Francoeur down and try to get him to understand that he’s a platoon player in the majors. I’m rooting for him but at this point I don’t think he has a realistic view of himself as a player. That’s not entirely his fault.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
CraZyTRaDeMaN – hillarious!!!! I remember that commercial!
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
I don’t know if the blog’s ready for 3 Jeff’s…I’ll go for real this time
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Ok. Mighta been 1995…
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
Well, only gave up one run after all that? I’ll take it.
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:13 pm
1-1 game after 4….Season over.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
jeffrey d A 1-run inning and you’d think we just blew Game 7
Just imagine what it would be like if that guy had stolen those two bases with BMac behind the plate instead of Ross.
ilan
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
can we please talk about how the defense has completely fallen apart??? this will severely hurt division crown aspirations.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
Lets get this straight. njbraves says I only make negative comments. I pointed out a positive comment I made about Gimper of all people last night.. And he doesn’t have a damn thing to say about it.
Imagine my shock you f’ing troll.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
lolligag the ball around the infield
jay
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
I like Hanson…a lot…but this baserunning thing is getting to be a problem. You absolutely cannot allow teams to turn every single or walk into a triple. Teams have caught on and are exploiting it every time they get a baserunner on. Giving up only two singles in an inning shouldn’t always result in a run scored against.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:14 pm
jeffrey d–
Don’t leave…
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
OMG GLAUS.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
I like that Omar/Marteeeen pic up there in the blog.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Let’s trade KK to any team that would give us new gloves and mitts in return. Seriously… This team doesn’t know how to catch a ball, or perhaps they don’t know how to break in a new glove.
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
You people who live and die with every pitch need to relax. There’s a lot of season left, and I hate to break it to ya, but they will lose again before the year is through.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
The Braves have been mighty lucky this season. It seems like they get away with most of the mistakes they make. Whether that luck holds the rest of the way or not will go a long way toward determining how “magical” this season is.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Glaus LOL just pathetic. Swings at 3 pitches not even close to the strike zone.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Who was the pitcher who dropped the last run down throw? I thought it was in Cincinnati and I vaguely remember it being Hanson or Jurrjens.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
You’re the cool jeff though, jeffrey. You’re in my club.
Nick 2.0
August 11th, 2010
3:15 pm
Glaus needs to be DFA.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Jeff321, the problem is when you have to call out one specific positive thing you said. That’s an indicator that you don’t do it very much. That’s like saying Jo-Jo Reyes is a good pitcher because he pitched well that one time in 2008.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
So Hanson’s a goof ball ? I agree that Hanson’s walks & singles will turn into doubles & triples. Jamie Moyer at 46 has a better move than Hanson does…
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Trig: Sorry, man, but I don’t even remember what you’re referring to, regarding a Chipper feature.
Jeffrey D: Good reporting at 3:06. You’re all over it.
BigNCDAwg
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
It has been painfull watching the fielding errors in the last 10 or so game. I don’t believe I have ever seen a Cox coached team make so many. They have wasted some excellent pitching performances. It is sad to see this happen in Cox’s last year.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Abwright, it was Venters.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Send Glaus to Elmers.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
Maximum go…no! Defense stresses pitcher…pitcher stresses defense.
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
The Braves defense = intermittent flashes of brilliance in a steady ray of mediocrity. I hope it’s not our undoing.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:16 pm
is anyone else’s gametracker moving at the spd of smell?
it’ll go from 1-0 to 2 outs later. frustrating
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
It is sad to see this happen in Cox’s last year.
You know what’s not sad? THE BRAVES ARE IN FIRST PLACE!!!
Glen W
August 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
I wish we had Michael Bourne
I wish I had a fliter that would prevent me from having to read anything about 75% of you have to say.
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
3:17 pm
Hedley Lamarr, don’t feed the trolls.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
9 batters in this lineup = zero offense..
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Jeff321….Actually, I responded to your comment right away. Your positive to negative comment ratio is 100-1, sorry if I missed the one. How exactly am I a troll? I’m a Braves fan and I’m on here every day. Is it because I don’t have a mental breakdown when the opposing team scores a run?? Maybe it’s because I don’t criticize the manager over and over for things he has done for 20 years.
Josh
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
How many has this guy set down in a row? God our offense is a joke. Just go ahead and pass us philly so I can quit watching.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
these lefties are carving them up
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Enter your comments here
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Whatever is wrong with the blog, it has to be twitters fault.
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Trig where have you been? You can see a Chipper feature here almost every day. You must want a minute by minute account of his life.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
1 run in 4 innings is a 1.25 ERA? Umm, I’m not thinking that’s correct? It’s at least above 2.00?
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
Straighten that one out, Conrad!
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
If Dale wanted to be in the HOF he should have hit 2 more homeruns for 400 instead of retiring with 398…
Voice of Harold
August 11th, 2010
3:18 pm
good afternoon. Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin in earnest. Where’s Robert? Don?
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Nice! Too bad there are 2 outs already.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
According to Cox Troy Glaus is the key to the team’s postseason success. Yikes.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Will the raw doggie steal second and third now? I think not.
bozz
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
woo hoo! single!
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
9 batters in this lineup = zero offense..
Yet, somehow, there’s a “1″ next to “runs” for the Braves.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Conrad’s the best player we have, apparently. He’s a lock to hit homers whenever we need them. Why isn’t he starting everyday?
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
“Josh, Just go ahead and pass us philly so I can quit watching.”
I think I speak for everyone when I say go ahead and quit watching and stop blogging while you are at it. I’m sick of fairweather fans
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Shaun, that’s true, but I don’t remember opponents taking advantage of Maddux the way they do Hanson.
Also, Maddux was able to get away with that because he was one of the best pitchers ever to toe the rubber. Hanson hasn’t reached that level yet.
Line Drive
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Ankiel, time for your first HR as a Brave
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Jeff321, the problem is when you have to call out one specific positive thing you said. That’s an indicator that you don’t do it very much. That’s like saying Jo-Jo Reyes is a good pitcher because he pitched well that one time in 2008.
Not entirely accurate there, dude. My previous posts were about Melky hitting a double on his b-day. (Do you think that’s negative?) And the Gimper/Brooks Robinson comparison.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:19 pm
Oops…OK, 2.25. Same thing…
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Thanks for the updates David. Good stuff to read.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Brian from SC – actually, his ERA today is 0.00, although he was the one who made the error (and it would have been 2.25 had it been earned)…
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Conrad’s infield single with 2 out in 5th makes him Braves’ first baserunner since 1st inning
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
Oooh, Jeff, you’re doing real good. 2 positive comments in 2 days! You’re just a real peach!
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
It’s the errors with me. I realize there are going to be hitting lapses, blown saves and whatnot, but the errors are disturbing. Very unlike a Braves team to make this many. If we could do a couple of things right…..it’s been pitching and D.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:20 pm
B from SC – you just beat me in…
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Where’s Tom Emanski when you need him?
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
MFin04, He meant 2.25 ERA for 1 run in 4 innings. Still pretty good
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Dangit, I wanted to say that!
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Tommy looks sick….again.
Steve C.
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
the way Ankiel is hitting, a walk is a serious improvement…
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
3:21 pm
Jeff321….You can’t even respond without being negative….Gimper?? You’re a donkey and a moron…good luck with that.
Not a Hall of Fame w/out Dale Murphy
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Since the agent and Jeff are now a we maybe the agent should explain to Jeff that “they” will soon be free agents when “they” are non tendered. If any team wants “them” to play everyday then that team can sign “them” at that time. Complaining and demanding a trade will not help “their” impending free agency. Seems like neither of them is doing their job.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
donkey
hahaha
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Yeehawwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Josh,
No one’s holding a gun to your head. Please, does us all a favor and quit watching. If you’re begging the Phillies to go ahead and pass the Braves, you’re the very definition of a bandwagon fan. Douche.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
TOMMY!!!!
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
If Joe Simpson had hit 394 more homeruns and had 1400 more rbi’s he mighta been a HOFer…
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Dale Murphey was a beast and he gave it all on the field. He would dive all out just like Andruw Jones. Had an arm like a cannon and speed. He was atrue team player on some bad teams. If he had and ounce of selfishness he would have preserved his body a little more and hit several more home runs. Back to Back MVPs.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Yay, Tommy!
Jinx
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
BLOOP YOU ASTROS!
BravesFanInPhilly
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
atta boy tommy!
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
WAY TO HELP YOURSELF OUT, TOMMY!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
YAY! Nice job, Tommy!
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:22 pm
Maybe he needs to stay sick!
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Redbeard comes through.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
I’m having a STROKE right now.
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
jay
Hanson was faster to the plate and did a good pick off move….He is learning and trying hard….
I will DEFEND Hanson 24/7 but I have to go out to pack for my trip
Shane
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Atta boy Hanson
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Brian from SC … Thanks for the info on Venters. I thought it was a young pitcher, not a veteran.
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Thr Braves Pitchers are putting the bat on the ball this year.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
wha happend
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
!emagllaB
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
That was a pleasant surprise.
Trig
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
lol Canseco…I just thought I remember some quotes that DOB put out there and said he was working on a feature, but hey, I wouldnt trust my memory too much.
You know who else is a great quote tho is Tim Hudson. He is pretty much no holds barred. I remember after one game when the Braves offense was perforiming poorly and went no hit for a while, Huddy said something to the effect of, Lets be honest, no offense, but he(the opposing pitcher) doesn’t have no hit stuff.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
Tommy’s sick?
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
3:23 pm
@Jose Canseco – you were spot on there. If only Murph had one opportunity with the Braves of the early 1990’s.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
Soph
I just saw your message from earlier (on the other blog) as I was away from the puter. Those words do mean something to me – just wow!. Now Bat’s message about “euphemism” means even more.
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
And suck on that, haters. One of these day, you spoiled little brats will actually learn to cheer for a team and not react pitch-by-pitch. I swear to God, this blog, which used to be the best in sports, has been overrun with idiocy.
DOB, I honestly have no idea how you deal with it. Many trips to the bar, I hope.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
Happy Birthday, Melkito: .299/.368/.478 last 25 games since ASB, including 76 PA. That’s my boy.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
Ankiel can run but can’t hit. So just pinch run him. Can we get a 1B & CF ? What kind of GM keeps a .290 hitter with power in Gwinnett while Glaus hits .161 with 1 homerun ?
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:24 pm
Wandy Rodriguez really helped himself in this inning. He walked a guy into scoring position. Whenever that happens with two outs, you deserve any bad thing that comes your way.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:25 pm
BTW Im the original Headley Lamar. Other guy isnt even spelling it right.
About the 4th or 5th time someone has stolen my name
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:25 pm
gobble
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:25 pm
Sophee – I don’t know Soph, he always looks really pale and weak to me.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Jeff321…your comment has been reported. We all hope you’re banned.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Snot – ha, I have no proof so it’s just a suspicion but just watch them next time.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
DOB handles it by letting Carroll run the blog for weeks at the time…
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Infante is starting to hit that wall part time players hit when asked to play everyday
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
3:26 pm
Hey Hedley (Heddy??), yeah, that pitch-by-pitch stuff only makes sense in October, when every AB has a heightened significance. These guys think this is the NFL.
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Actually, Headley, no one is stealing your name. And if you had actually seen the movie, you’d know the way you’re spelling the name is incorrect. But, sure, claim someone’s stealing your username. I’ve used ever since I joined this blog two years ago.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
What kind of GM keeps a .290 hitter with power in Gwinnett while Glaus hits .161 with 1 homerun ?
A first place one.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Headley Lamar – I’m about sick of your drivel son. Temper that crap whydoncha!
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
3:27 pm
Nice Hanson! Doing everything.
Not a Hall of Fame w/out Dale Murphy
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Robdawg 400 Hrs is not a requirement. Ask Al Kaline (399), Jim Rice (382) or Ralph Kiner (369). Maybe he just needed another child in the hospital to inspire him to hit those two homers. Look what he did for Elizabeth Smith. It is true stories like that which demands his induction into the hall.
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
–It is sad to see this happen in Cox’s last year
–You know what’s not sad? THE BRAVES ARE IN FIRST PLACE!!!
You know what makes me sad? YOU DO!!! Maybe we can just chug on over to namby pamby land so you can find some self-confidence, ya JACK WAGON!
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Not a Hall, that was exactly what I thought. I doubt any contending teams are looking for him to fill a starting role, and why would a non-contender trade anyone for him when they should be able to sign him in the offseason? I seriously doubt there’s going to be a big bidding war among teams who want him as a starting OF.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
So F’ed gets ya banned ? You would need uck to in there too to get banned…
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Sea Bass!!!!
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
man everyone is in one bitchy mood today
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
Nice play, new guy.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:28 pm
But, sure, claim someone’s stealing your username. I’ve used ever since I joined this blog two years ago.
your right. I am spelling it wrong. but I just starting using the name a couple weeks ago and Ive been reading this blog for years and have never seen you.
Im keeping it. Like I said about the 5th time this has happened.
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
Let’s pretend Gonzo just prevented a couple of runs.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
GREAT PLAY, New Guy!
NC State Nate
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
That a baby. He needed that. Like a gapper when you’re in a slump.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
Hillbilly –
Gunny?
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
The Astros haven’t even hit a homer in this series. How can you play in this park and not hit a homer in three games?
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:29 pm
its funny he makes some amazing plays when no one is on base, but when its a tight situation he chokes………..nonetheless nice play
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
robdawg, that’s not my call. I just reported the comment because it was a vulgar attack directed at me. Anything else is in the webmaster’s hands.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
man everyone is in one bitchy mood today
When are they not. This whole blog is one big bitchfest for idiots. A little baseball is discussed occasionally.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
That was lot better than what I had Headley… I had a dumazz…
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:30 pm
HIllbilly
commercial is friggin hilarious
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
You guys are all vastly underestimating Jeff321’s comedic value.
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Headley, I could really care less. Like you said, you started using the username a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been here for years. Do I care that you claim you haven’t seen me? No. Continue to use it and spell it incorrectly, because I’m not going to argue over such a ridiculous topic on a sports blog. We’re not in middle school.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:31 pm
Chop Chop, one way you can do that is to have a team that doesn’t have any good power hitters. That would describe the Astros. Also, the Braves don’t tend to give up many homers. I think they have given up the 2nd fewest in the league if memory serves.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
Sweet catch at SS!!!
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
GM, that is…
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
Tune in to ESPN2 on breaks. They’re televising the LL SE regionals about a mile from my house. We’re the new home for the SE regionals partly due to our exceptional history and development of the younguns….boy & girls. HOT day here in Gawd’s country!
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:32 pm
If Murph ever gets the call to the hall, I’ll be there.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:33 pm
We can’t lose to a dude named “Wandy.”
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
McFann, you can still say that! I said it, because I know that is your thing.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
Brian from SC, have you read the TOS?
Did you happen to miss this part?
“Stalking” or otherwise harassing another;
That’s right up your alley, dude.
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
I’m looking on my espn gamecast, and this is what I see:
2. M. Cabrera
3. A. Gonzalez
4. M. Diaz
It’s like a heart of the order from the twilight zone. This is unless it was Miguel Cabrera and Adrian Gonzalez.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:34 pm
I’ve been here for years.
I havent seen you. And I read this blog everyday.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Tom Glavine wrote a book in ‘96 after the Braves won the title where he specifically mentioned that that WS crown was won for a lot of people, the city of Atlanta, etc., but also Murph, b/c he never had the chance to do it and Murph was a tremendous influence on the youngins like Glavine and Smoltz in 1988/89/90.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Siddown!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
Happy Birthday, Melky.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:35 pm
doesn’t look like any of those strikes were actual strikes ….
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:36 pm
They might have this game done by the time I get home.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
Sea Bass goes yahd here.
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
With this lineup, we better hold them to the 1 run.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
ok maybe not.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:37 pm
Damn we really need to pick up offensively
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
Why are umpires always so fat ?
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
guess the “non strikes” doesn’t matter now, would have been erased on the double play
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
Diaz winds up with a double.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
MattE!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
Can Glaus come through???
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:38 pm
Liking that.
Hedley Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
Headley,
Like I said, whether you’ve seen me or not, I really don’t care. It makes absolutely no difference to me. I’m here every day. This isn’t complicated. Enough.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
That throw from RF looked like a girly throw…
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
Chipper’s mom & dad were here at the game Tuesday.
“I texted my mom [immediately after the injury] because I knew she’d be bawling,” he said.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
For a mercurial defense…Bobby must cite the offenders–at least internally, and I doubt it’s a point of emphasis….until I hear otherwise…this what I feel
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
lets go troy
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:39 pm
nice swing, just came up short
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Trey–
Oh, I know! I was just messin’ with ya…then I forgot to say it.
So…Thanks for the new Blog, Chief!
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Soph
Got it.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Nice swing by Glaus. Maybe he thinks its May again ?
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Stupid 435′ CF.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
Headley,
Like I said, whether you’ve seen me or not, I really don’t care. It makes absolutely no difference to me. I’m here every day. This isn’t complicated. Enough.
Agreed. We will just both use it.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
jeffrey, yes I am also McFann and Innocent Bystander.
Just kidding.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
3:40 pm
its a good thing centerfield wall is 3/4 of a mile away b/c that ball was hit well by Troy
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
I hate Bourn. He’s like a mosquito…Got to keep him off base
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
I find it mildly humorous that there are two people named Headly Lamar here that are fighting with each other.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
When maddux’s number was retired, they Mentioned that everyone whose Braves’ number had been retired was in the HOF … Except Dale Murphy (and of course Maddux and now Glavine).
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
Troy actually starting to square some balls up.
Might be a good sign.
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
I occasionally find myself rooting against Melky Cabrera…solely for the purpose of avoiding further exposure to the inevitable “Melkman Delivers” posts that ensue in mass quantities. <—Almost as plentiful as the "Brave New World" headlines used every spring.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
McFann, I was messing with you too, that is why I said that! I saw that you hadn’t, so I was like I am going to say it to see her reaction.
Fols
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
I wish we’d play every afternoon………work is sweet when the game is on.
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
Why are umpires always so fat ?
$200 per diem?
Comp meals galore
zero exercise
“imposing figure” upkeep
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:41 pm
All these injuries to Chipper can’t help but bring up the “S” word. Sorry.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
I hate Bourne
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
Is that so, Trey? Nobody alerted me that I’m merely Brad Pitt to your Edward Norton…
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
Brian from SC,
I knew why. It was more of a rhetorical question.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
I was just scrolling down the page and wondered why Hedley added the “a” to his name – now I understand…
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
All these injuries to Chipper can’t help but bring up the “S” word. Sorry.
I agree…serendipity.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
That is Michael Bourne mot Jason Bourne
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:42 pm
Great throw Tommy.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
Just hit Bourn in the thigh with a 98 mph fastball to take out his wheels (20’s)…
wheelz007
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
Are we still ahead 2-1?
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
Why does Hanson have a bandage/band aid on his elbow?
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
DOB … 3:39 … I hope he meant “bawling.”
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
They could take the CaptainMudderland, Jr. moniker instead!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
Hanson has some nasty stuff
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:43 pm
I’ve got the game on Gameday Audio at work – and Don said Glaus hit the ball to the warning track…did he mean the actual warning track or onto that stupid “hill” they have in CF? Don is not great at calling plays sometimes…
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
He can’t even throw to a bag w/o that stupid pause.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Reality Check
just shy of the hill
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Murphy was an influence on the whole organization. Guys like Claudell Washington, Chris Chambliss, Glenn Hubbard and others had to play hard because they saw Murph do it everyday.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
wheelz007 – yes, we are…
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:44 pm
Don’t be STERIOtyping there…
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Who is Hedley(Headley) Lamar and why are people fighting over the name? Strange
Duder
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
I find it mildly humorous that there are two people named Headly Lamar here that are fighting with each other.
——
Kind of like Blazing Saddles meets Spartacus: I’m Headly. No, I’m Headly.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Nice play Melky
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Whoa.
Ok, really – Happy Birthday, Melky.
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Thanks, Brave4life!
.575
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Spare me the hot-doggin’ Melk…..you’re a joke son.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:45 pm
Reality – a bit short of the hill – but he called the one Melky just caught perfectly (at the yellow line)
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
Umpires are fat because they get a lot of free pretzels and hotdogs in the press room.
bozz
August 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
tommy is hurling a gem.
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
DOB … 3:39 … I hope he meant “bawling.”
Chipper’s mom…off the screen…crosses over. Loses the defender…Threeeeeee!!!!!
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:46 pm
timthebrave – learn your Blazing Saddles
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
McFann, re: your comment at 3:14.
When I saw the lineup today, I was hoping people would get a chance to see that Tommy hasn’t really been giving the C a chance to throw out baserunners. I think he’s actually got McCann trying to overthrow, which has led to some errors lately. Mac’s just gotta say I’ll do my best and, if I don’t get them, I don’t get them, though. A stolen base is not good. The throw going into the OF or foul territory (at 3B) and letting the runner get an extra base is really bad.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
Boy, staring the ‘Stros fanz down……………..gangsta Melkball!
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
Headley,
Just to show I don’t care, I’ve changed my username just to show how insignificant this argument was. Have at it.
Trig
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
why zero exercise? Seems the umps would have plenty of time to exercise
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
I know that but why 2 different spellings and 2 people fighting over the name
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
Venice Jim – Don did call that last play pretty well!
bozz
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
nice one hillbilly…
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
Hinske homers on his birthday, Heyward homers on his, Cabrera robs a possible home run on his. Maybe if everyday was a birthday for the Braves, something spectacular would happen every day.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
Spare me the thinly veiled ethnocentrism, son. Dominicans express themselves better than uptight middle americans. It’s called joy. Don’t you ever lose it, Melkman.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
How about this then
Melk spoiled/ Pence pouts
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:48 pm
I’ll say this for the Reds. If you’re gonna talk smack, you better back it up. A three-game sweep at home against your main competition in the division at this time of the year is really bad.
Trig
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
lol…..Im sure with the money Chipper has laid down for her, Chipper’s mom has been “balling” as well
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
That 3B umpire has a beer gut he can set his beer on. Heck, you could set a bowl of pretzels and a beer on it…
cs95
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
DOB,
do you know if there is anything wrong with glaus other than he’s knees? And i know the braves are thin right now, but do you think when prado comes back a DL stint would help glaus for the stretch run at all (the three days off seemed to help a bit)?
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
If some young lady were to adopt the moniker “Heddy Lamar” it would be perfect.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
Good stuff, dumbfounded.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
This game is over. It was never in doubt, but it’s over. Wandy’s starting to wear down. We’ll get him for a couple in this inning and coast in.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
3:49 pm
The one little problem I have with Don Sutton is that he sometimes goes into his long stories and never mentions the score. Painful when you just want the score in a hurry.
Silly Goose
August 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
Pence = Lupus. LOL
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
Nevermind……I get it….2 people picked the same nickname
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
@Oveur………..welcome to the fraternal flock!
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
It wasn’t a mistake curve. Ross just knew it was going to rainbow in and he made an adjustment. Why can’t others make the same adjustment ?
chris
August 11th, 2010
3:50 pm
lets go conrad!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:51 pm
Trey I saw that you hadn’t, so I was like I am going to say it to see her reaction.
Hahahaha! Funny…
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:51 pm
Pence’s arm is weak. He throws “Like A Girl” (borrowed from the Sandlot).
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:51 pm
Conrad is really blasting the ball…go Brooksey….and how ’bout Hinskenow?
DJ
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Anyone who claims the game is over before the game is over is lying to themselves.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Why does Bobby refuse to bunt runners to 3rd? Is it because we crush the ball with runners in scoring position?
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Is it just me, or do you folks also have the same feeling that Francoeur will end up a Brave again?
Francois
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Wow, Ankiel is just not good.
Hedy Lamarr
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Actually, I’m the original, and I’m going to sue you both for using my name, just like I sued Mel Brooks.
Trig
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Ankiel still looks like a pitcher up there in the box.. How did he ever hit 25 + homers
Baseball 101
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
LLWS Update:
Final Score: Columbus GA 9 – Ripley WV 3
Columbus advances to the SE Regional Final
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
Ugh, ankle…
chris
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
come on guys just another base hit
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:52 pm
What the hell is Ankiel donig ? He reminds me of McLouth a lot !
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
McFann, darn right. Ankiel strikes out, a lot. He needs to rotate back to pitcher where striking out is acceptable.
PDOG
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Please bring back Nate, Ankiel is jsut awful
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Cue the “strand the proverbial lead-off double at second base”
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Trey- Maybe a Mississippi Brave. Or perhaps a Gwinnett Brave.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Didn’t mean to put that comma in my sentence.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Ankiel sucks.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
GT Fan–
Yeah…
I think he’s actually got McCann trying to overthrow, which has led to some errors lately.
Could be. He’s knows they get big jumps off Hanson, so he’s trying to make up for that. Doesn’t always work so well…
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
DJ,
Or maybe they’re just typing it to bother people who are superstitious.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Merlin Olsen look-a-like!
TM
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
Ankiel didn’t even come close to hitting the ball on all 3 pitches he swung at.
ugh.
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
MFin04 @ 3:52
Great question. More idiocy on Bobby’s part.
HT
chris
August 11th, 2010
3:53 pm
looks like hanson is gonna have to do it all on his own again
Yeah Yeah
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Kid’s a sqaure
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Pitch was low, a ball.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
3:47 pm
Headley,
Just to show I don’t care, I’ve changed my username just to show how insignificant this argument was. Have at it.
////
LMFAO. In my world, we just say ‘have at.’
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Innocent, I hope not, but I do have a weird feeling that he will still end up in the Braves organization. He is too whiney for our organization though, he thinks he is too good for the minors.
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
I loved the addition of Ankiel. Little did I know he’d have 16 strikeouts in 36 at-bats as a Brave.
Jessee James
August 11th, 2010
3:54 pm
Is anyone else thinking Nate would not be so bad about now…
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Yes, we would have scored a bunch of runs if only we had bunted…
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
unreal. lead off double and left at 2nd base. Hello Bobby have brooks bunt him over and hope ankiel get him over … JUST pitiful.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Please bring back Nate, Ankiel is jsut awful
No way, at least Rick makes catches and throws the ball from the OF.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Well at least our offense is consistent
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Wow this team needs some speed training. We’ve got to have the slowest team in major league baseball. It’d be fine if we could hit homers, but…
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
Ankiel looked good for 1 game. He’s been brutal EVERY other game.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
once a Royal, always a Royal
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
3:55 pm
damn we can sh_t the bed with the best when it comes to hittin with risp
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
@Trig…how did Gonzo hit his prior to coming south?
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
We need some hitters.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Ankiel another desperate attempt at a trade. At first I thought it would be good to have Farnsworth and Ankiel, but they have been letting us down a lot. They do come through every now and then, but not too often. Oh well, no more Chavez!
UNCBrave
August 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Why in the he$$ did Bobby Cox not BUNT Conrad???
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
3:56 pm
Wouldn’t have scored a bunch of runs if we had bunted…we would have scored 1-run. Sure would be nice to be 3-1 right now.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
3:57 pm
That’ll be it for Wandy. He pitched well, but he’ll look back at that walk to Ankiel in the fifth and cringe.
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Ha! I’d been posting on DOB’s Chipper article.
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Sooo … once again, the Braves head to the late innings with a small lead which raises the question “when should Bobby pull his starter?” I’m happy sticking with Tommy. I’m sure if he gives up a run this inning there will be several bloggers complaining about Bobby not pulling him at the start of the 7th.
PDOG
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
I would rather have Nate
Fols
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Doesn’t matter who we insert in CF….they stink at the plate. At the least can’t we get a speedy guy to create something on the bases?
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Even if Conrad had bunted, the batter at the plate doesn’t change … it’s still Ankiel and he still struck out badly
Trey
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Venters loosening up.
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
So, let me get this straight – Ankiel and Farnsworth were supposed to be upgrades over McLouth and Chavez, right? Wow.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Bobby got earphones on? MP3? Pink Floyd….Momentary Lapse of Reason?
snes
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Losing Chavez was the only good part of that trade and that may be debatable the way Farnsworth has been
beekay
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
For all the D-Lowe bashers we could have got Burnett who most of you wanted, he would have cost us even more than Lowe and been a year longer contract…Lowe has 141 innings, 11 wins, 1.40 whip and 4.4 ERA AJ has 133 innings 9 wins, 1.47 whip and 4.87 ERA…..Lackey by the way for 3.5 mill more than Lowe is at 146 innings, 10 wins, 1.54 whip and 4.6 ERA….one more Peavy for same salary on DL with 101 iP 7 wins, 1.23 whip and 4.6 ERA………Lowe answers the bell and although he doesn’t go deep enough sometimes still gives you chances to win almost every night
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
Could we coax Brett Butler out of retirement?
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
Bobby Cox on Glaus: “We gave him three games off, and ever since then he’s had a hit in every game and two hits last night. He’s hit the ball awfully hard. With guys who are streaky, they’re streaky. They’re going to have some down times and some up times, and you ride through it. We really need a right-handed hitter and he is that guy.”
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
Willy Taveras is hitting about .120 in AAA. Bring him up to play CF.
He’s got some speed!
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
Trey,
How is trading away next to nothing for two contributing pieces another desperate trade? Ankiel has struggled, but he’s better than the alternatives. Farnsworth, while bad recently, adds depth to an already deep bulllpen. It wasn’t desperate, but rather a stop-gap trade.
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
4:00 pm
It would appear that anyone who dares to play CF for the Braves becomes instantly cursed by Mario Mendoza.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
Carlos Lee is having an awful year at the plate, isn’t he? He’s OPSing under .700. Ouch. I know BABiP isn’t always a good barometer for hitters, but I’d have to say that a .246 BABiP for a hitter is unbelievably bad.
Glen W
August 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
MFin04 @ 3:52
Great question. More idiocy on Bobby’s part.
HT
Nope, wrong again.
A lot of managers are not inclined to try to bunt a slow runner at second over to third. It takes a near perfect bunt if the guy on second can’t run at all.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
Does Bobby & Wren see the same poor performances that we do ? I mean put Hinske in LF,Melky in CF,and J-Hey in RF and bench Ankiel. You got options.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
I believe Farnsworth was an upgrade over Chavez. I also like the Gonzo deal because we lost Reyes.
Line Drive
August 11th, 2010
4:01 pm
snes…..that’s what I been saying since the trade….I was advocating that we stay pat at the break. Some guy on here called me dumb. That’s okay. I now rest my case…that trade was unnecessary
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Any word on the game time for Sunday, August 22nd?
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Nice prep job Chip (Carey). I don’t even work for the company and i knew Ernie Johnson, Jr was going to call the PGA golf tournament…
You knew you were going to be talking about the upcoming TV schedule in the previous break… A simple question to Joe might have been in order…. but that would involve thought.
=LAME
brian
August 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
“Glaus is that guy” – our right-handed hitter. Shocker.
I sure hope this is the start of a hot streak
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
4:02 pm
Bobby got earphones on? MP3? Pink Floyd….Momentary Lapse of Reason? –CaptainMudderland
There’s no sensation to compare with this. Suspended animation, a state of bliss.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
DOB, ask Bobby what guy is Freeman ? The Gwinnett guy better than “YOUR GUY” Bobby ?
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
I’ll forgive Ankiel for now b/c he actually did walk this game and that catch yesterday was all kinds of awesome. And he actually will throw the ball in from CF. I think he’s faster than Nate if he can make it on base. Tommy is pitching a gem!!
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
Captain, you can call it what you want, but it was still desperate as it happened last minute. Ankiel isn’t that good, but he is not the worst. If he didn’t wait until last minute I am sure he could have gotten something a little bit better.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
I love it… the last two outs by Astros were on the first pitch!
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:03 pm
Look…the people rendering these trades are as badly sensed as Mr. Wren!
cs95
August 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
it’s really kinda sad that here we sit in mid august and melky is our 2nd best option for any OF position (behind heyward).
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
4:04 pm
Line Drive,
The Braves really only gave up Collins. That’s it. Ankiel, Farnsworth > Blanco, Chavez. It wasn’t a long-term solution, but at least it helps somewhat this season.
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
Okay … Tommy gets through the 7th at 94 pitches. Unless he feels like he is out of gas, I would let him start the 8th inning. It will be the 8th, 9th (probably Geoff Blum pinchhitting), and 1st spots batting.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
Props to Hanson for settling down after that one shaky inning.
Jonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
Farnsworth hasn’t been that good, but my God don’t pretend that he isn’t an upgrade over Chavez.
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
No, Chipper thought his mom would be out hooping it up with some locals on a Houston basketball court, so he texted her to let her know he got hurt in the game. (smile)
PDOG
August 11th, 2010
4:05 pm
DOB, it will be a story when Bobby actually says something negative about one of his players, otherwise it is not even worth writing about. I can just see the quote after the game.
Rick is swinging well just a bit of tough luck
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
Infante with another weak grounder here? Seems like that is all he is good for anymore.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
@Hillbiily—I did not know y’all had Mettle?
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
Captain, oh it is our right to render these trades if we pay to watch them. I will root for the team, because they are my team, but if the player isn’t great I will question the thing. It has nothing to do with being “badly sensed” as you say. You may not question trades, but that is your problem. I will question them if I don’t see anything that was talked about by the management. He said he would get a power bat, we got Ankiel, where is the power?
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
I think Infante is our 2nd best outfield option. The problem is that Ankiel, Diaz, Cabrera, and (McLouth) can’t play the infield.
beekay
August 11th, 2010
4:06 pm
Hard to believe as deep as we are with minor league pitching that we don’t have one stud CF in the farm. Ankiel, Nate, etc just don’t cut it ..our best option is probably Melky in CF and his D is shaky.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
What Cox really means is: Glaus will be on the playoff roster assuming they get that far.. And it doesn’t matter if he needs crutches to play the field.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
PDOG
That is the reason why so many ML want to come to the Braves and play under him.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Jonathan, who pretended that he wasn’t an upgrade over Chavez? Certainley not I.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
4:07 pm
Fols
August 11th, 2010
3:58 pm
Doesn’t matter who we insert in CF….they stink at the plate.
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Not so. Melky Cabrera, when playing CF this season, in 139 PA, iis .303/.377/.426/.803. Granted, that is a small sample size, and isn’t reflective of his career numbers. But for the Braves, he hits significantly better, and gets on base considerably more, when playing CF.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
Or was it Meddle?
beekay
August 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
DOB
That’s something our President would have done, not Chipper’s Mom
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:08 pm
That is the reason why so many ML want to come to the Braves and play under him.
Didn’t seem to me like Furcal wanted to play for Cox too bad.. Or he’d be on the team.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
Cabrera is not a shaky defensive player. All players make mistakes over a longer sample size. He gets very good jumps and has a decent arm.
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
4:09 pm
Trey,
No one is telling you not to question moves. I just didn’t see it as desperate. And I would love to read where Frank Wren declared he’d get a power bat. Name the options that were out there. Outside of Ryan Ludwick, who no one knew was available, you’d be hard-pressed to find an “impact bat,” which you guys so often refer to, that wouldn’t come at a steep price. That’s my point, and why I felt the Ankiel trade was worth it for the pieces surrendered.
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Wow, these are some potent offenses battling it out today
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Jeff321
Money also plays a HUGE role in a persons decision.
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Venters in to pitch 8th, his 22nd appearance in Braves’ past 32 games.
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
If only William Shakespeare’s 4:07 post had been written in iambic pentameter
the Braves sure stunk when they did play McLouth
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:10 pm
Plan for Proper Viewing of the Baseball Season:
Divide the 162 games up into 16-game NFL-style segments (add the last two to the final segment).
Every four games should be viewed as a quarter of a game.
If you complain about one baseball game, you are complaining about the equivalent of three minutes and forty-five seconds of NFL game time.
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
CaptainMudderland, Meddle– I am you and what I see is me.
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Headley,
Just to show I don’t care, I’ve changed my username just to show how insignificant this argument was. Have at it.
Cool thanks man. I wasnt changing again. Had to draw the line somewhere.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Unless it’s in that last segment, which would make it an even smaller amount of time.
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Hanson’s stellar line: 7 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (unearned), 2 walks, 4 Ks. He threw 62 strikes in 94 pitches.Braves lead 2-1
joe
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
Dave,
Any word on how McLouth is doing in Gwinnett?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:11 pm
“Every Day” Jonny Venters
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
And of course, what would a game be without Jonny?
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Trey, you got game….bring it on….a crap shout will do!!!
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
I guess we have to consider the opponent, but Jurjjens and Hanson have tossed two beautiful games in this series.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
PS
We really need to win this ballgame – just thought i would point that out.
PDOG
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
If the money was the same Furcal would have been here, I also beleive they wanted him to move to second base.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:12 pm
Joe
Hitting .246
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
What a throw by A-Gon!!!! WOOOOO
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
Can Joe & Chip say anything about the anemic Braves offense ?
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
We had better hold onto this lead for Tommy. He deserves the W
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:13 pm
Should the Braves consider converting Venters into a starter next year?????
ContactBuzz
August 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Wow, alEx made a play in the 8th with the Braves leading.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
Captain Clarence Oveur, no I agree that we got the better of the deal since we got rid of Chavez, but he did it at the last minute so even if it was not desperation, it did look desperate.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:14 pm
I don’t think Melk-Man is a bad outfielder at all, CF or any other outfield position. Sometimes he does circles but he hasn’t dropped them yet so who cares if it doesn’t look pretty, results are what counts.
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Trey,
Fair enough.
cs95
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
i’m surprised bobby didn’t throw hanson out there for another inning…. looks like he really does wanna win this game.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Venters pound em’ with that sinker
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
@Hillbilly……..ahhh! Like a ship on the horizon.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
sigh… walk
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Venters with a little head music.
Bob Horner
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
Venters kills me with that…he’s got guts
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:15 pm
“Trey, you got game….bring it on….a crap shout will do!!!”
A compliment, insult, or what? Should I be offended?
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Plus Hanson had a key base hit.
Glen W
August 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Can Joe & Chip say anything about the anemic Braves offense ?
Can you remotely enjoy a well-pitched, closely contested baseball game?
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Suspender him!
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
Those Venters breaking balls do tend to go right near the head of lefty hitters when they get away from him…
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:16 pm
don’t let this bourne character get on base
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Go sit down
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Its not one game Glen )aka Rick,Headley,Jim,Joe,Snotboogie,etc.,etc.) its a trend.
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
the Braves sure stunk when they did play McLouth
He could not hit, his swing was long, forsooth
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Venters was nasty there on Bourne
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:17 pm
Saito warming up?
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Am I mistaken, or would a win today make the Bravos a season-high 18 games over .500?
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Guy’s got Galarraga stance!
Jonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
3:59 pm
So, let me get this straight – Ankiel and Farnsworth were supposed to be upgrades over McLouth and Chavez, right? Wow.
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That’s the post I was referencing, Trey.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
The head music was a 74 mph curve ball…
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:18 pm
McFann … I don’t think Bobby will let players wear a belt and suspenders.
Bob Horner
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
@NSS probably…he’s fresh…??
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Braves4life – Venters should close. I think he has the best stuff out of any of our relievers. Including Wagner.
Ralph
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
I would still go gay for Jonny Venters.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Everyday Jonny Venters shuts ‘em down again…every day!
DAP
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
shuan Conrad is a career .219 hitter with a .283 on-base. He’s a “match-ups guy.”
are you drawing conclusions from 188 plate appearances? that doesnt sound like you.
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:19 pm
Venters has to be the leading candidate to close next year without Wagner
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
My apologies, Jonathan. I didn’t know who you were referring to, so I was writing my self off, since I knew I didn’t.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Venters is a bulldog… walk withstanding… he knows how to get his man
Bob Horner
August 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
@ NSS next year you’ll get your wish…(and I agree..)
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Venters has to be the leading candidate to close next year without Wagner
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:20 pm
Braves ticket prices
http://seatgeek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Bottom10MLBTicketPrices8-9-2010.gif
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Bourgeois should have bunted to lead off the inning. He has no discernible hitting talent, but he does have 7 SB in 30 games. If he bunts, that allows him to try to steal.
Brad Mills is an idiot. Hee-haw, hee-haw. Probably had a hoof jammed up his nose while munching on a sugar cube.
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
It’s scary to think of where the Braves would be without Venters. He has been the all star of the bullpen and is one of the main reasons we are in first
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
@Trey……..no explanation necessary……..just small talk…and general funk for you!
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Venters – Wagner = CLOSER NEXT YEAR
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Good news, if the Braves win there will be no Phillies chump tonight.
andy
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
lets get one run
Williamshakespeare
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Problem with Farnsy is he has no late life on his FB. He brings heat, but the batter can see the ball out of his hand and he lays it out over the plate. He’ll miss some bats, due to sheer velocity, but good hitters will time the thing and it’s BP.
Steve from OH
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Good Lord, Venters is just filthy…
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Why do baseball managers wear uniforms ? They don’t play. Football coaches don’t wear pads & jerseys. Basketball coaches don’t wear shorts & jerseys. They look stupid. Bobby Cox is 70 years-old wearing a uniform…
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:21 pm
Venters need to considered for ROY
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
sorry about the double posts…something up with the blog loading
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Ralph…that is just weird
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Leo had the pitching philosophy to establish the outside part of the plate. McDowell seems to have more of a Bob Gibson philosophy.
Back the hitters off with inside stuff and then use the outside corner to put the hitter away.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Haha okay, CaptainMudderland!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Venters will never fail. So it is written, so it shall come to pass.
Captain Clarence Oveur
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
May be old news, but have you guys seen where Frenchy is demanding a trade so he can play right field every day. This is getting sad, really.
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:22 pm
Furcal did not want to playn here or he would have gave the Braves chance to match the offer the Dodgers gave him. Bobby is a great manager but he cannot reach everyone. No matter how great a manager is there are some people who cannot get with his stlye.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Come outta the closet Ralph, you’re already gay.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
I hope “Angry Billy” is in the hizzouse.
MattyRoss
August 11th, 2010
4:23 pm
Hey robdawg, what say we table that compelling discussion until after the ninth inning in a freaking one run game on the road where the Braves haven’t won a series in a month?
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
We need to get Clarence Moore back as our hitting coach.
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
A little insurance wouldn’t hurt.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
Ralph…its ok…we won’t judge…very much lol
timthebrave
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
DOB, Has a relief pitcher ever been voted rookie of the year.
That would be cool to see Venters get some votes for rookie of the year.
BC
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
Why on earth is Glaus swinging 3-0?
Ralph
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
Nope, just for Venters. And McLouth, when he is in AAA.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
3-0 count!!!!! Cmon!
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
Glaus swung at 3-0.
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
MLBTR just posted a writeup re: Frenchy’s demand to be traded. Basically, they think it’s funny that someone as bad as him is demanding to be traded to where he can “start every day”.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:24 pm
And if you’re wondering why I typed “Moore,” it is because he was so important to the Braves’ success that I forgot his last name was Jones.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
I hate to say it but I’m not real comfortable with only a 1 run lead…it’s too early in the day to wear my Braves rally nightgown. Dang.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
Matty…sometimes we need a little comic relief
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
Time for ‘Angry Billy’ to come out and shut ‘em down! They really need to win a road series.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
Ballgame, ballgame, ballgame.
Show of hands. Do you think the Astros have any chance in Hell of winning this game?
andy
August 11th, 2010
4:25 pm
couldn’t they have put in LINDSTROM???
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
chop chop dont jinx is good lord
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Clarence Jones was good, but Don Baylor was the man as far as hitting coach. Chipper praised him more than he has any other hitting coach. I wish we could have got him back.
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
4:26 pm
Wagner’s last appearance in Houston? Go out with a bang, Billy.
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:27 pm
Wow, Tommy threw a pretty good game eh?
I feel like an idiot.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:27 pm
*it
iopbrave
August 11th, 2010
4:27 pm
melky ain’t bad for a fourth outfielder – he’s still fairly young – he has a ring which most of these other guys don’t have- just the name reminds of mookie wilson
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:27 pm
nasty!
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
robdawg
You are seriously an idiot if you think me and Glen are the same guy. Paranoid actually. And whoever sold you that “software” hoodwinked you.
cs95
August 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
i think frenchy will be lucky to have a job next year…. i mean outside of KC who would want him? especially to play everyday.. also do you see boras or frenchy taking a paycut?
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:28 pm
see…..chop chop is a phillies fan i know it
Jonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Chipper would’ve made that throw
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
crap
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Did anyone know that the assistant on Judging Amy is Clarence Jones son. He also was in “The Wood” and several other movies and TV shows.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
I’m sure that Frenchy could start everyday in RF for somebody’s AA club.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
………..
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
kinda lame
Turtsnap
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
They call Hunter Pence the Praying Mantis….. he’s more like a gnat!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Katherine,
You’ve found me out. I have ruined the Braves’ season.
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
@Trey…you got a good grasp on this team and I never try to insult others deliberately—if i ever do, please call me out….I enjoy “all” you guys and gals—really do.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
he jinxed it grrrrrrrr
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
And here comes the meltdown.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
Oh geez.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:29 pm
DAMNIT!!! Can’t they ever do anything right???
deb
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
double crap
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
this just got ugly fast
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Is Cox thinking about yanking Wagner? Or is he just gonna throw the white flag up again?
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Rafael Siriano sure looks good right now.
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Oh well. Another blown save comin’ up.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
wow…
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
fudge, NOT AGAIN
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
crap
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Crap, this doesn’t look good, come on WAGS!!
Hillbilly
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Not the bang I was looking for, Billy.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
jbfc
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Here come the strikeouts. I can feel it.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
….
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
Here we go again…
andy
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
amazing….but in a bad way
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
you never say a team has won the game before its over chop chop…basic non jinxing rule….ha
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
abwright I don’t think Bobby will let players wear a belt and suspenders.
Sorry… too much “Leave It To Beaver” lately…
INTERFERENCE!
deb
August 11th, 2010
4:30 pm
billy, billy, billy
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
venters for closer
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Captain, thanks you do too!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
need a strike out
Tale of Woe
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Wags can’t throw back-to-back nights….
Grant
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Oh, no..not again.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Strike out the batter, go for the double play.
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
Billy must have caught some of Loaf’s mellow.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
sign me up for venters to close
waggs has not been worth his coin since the break
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:31 pm
He’s got to K the next 2 batters to even have a chance of not tying.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
damn
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
God dammit
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Another Wagner blown save.
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Tied game. Dangumit!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Bad word…
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Pathetic throw by Diaz. Our LF’s are so bad.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Sad face.
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Who didn’t see this coming?
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
dfa waggs
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
And that is why Wags needs more than 1 run to work with. Sorry Tommy, you’re outta luck.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Hanson with a ND
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Dang, can’t Wagner come into a game we are winning and NOT FREAKING BLOW THE SAVE????
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
go retire already
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
ballgame
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Well, that was predictable.
And there goes my late afternoon nap.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
DOB, ask Bobby why he always throws Wagner out there. Also, ask him why he always uses the same arms night after night in the bull pen.
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Oh well, we’ll lose this one and all the talk will be about how great TH was.
Typical
JRW7
August 11th, 2010
4:32 pm
Billy Wagner blows another SAVE!!!! CRAP!!!!
Timbo
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Time to put Billy out to pasture as a setup guy for Venters . . .
bozz
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
man, i feel bad for tommy…
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
how many blown saves is that since the break?
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Billy Wagner for President
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Tommy says “thanks”.
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
when you need a strike out, you don’t throw a slider down the middle and up.
I feel really bad for T. Hanson. COME ON WAGNER!
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
That’s why they should have bunted earlier. Bobby Cox doesnt like extra runs. It always comes back to bite him in the end.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
f you wagner, hurry up and retire old man
Matt
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
ANOTHER BLOWN SAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Seriously; how many saves/games does Wags have to blow before Booby gets the memo that he can’t use him back-to-back right now?
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Just got home… see Wags is up to his old tricks.
Crime Dog
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
If Tommy Hanson takes a bat and rearranges the visitor’s clubhouse at the Juice Box, I think he would be perfectly justified.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Carlos Lee is fat, HE WILL NOT RUN
P Rose
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
BILLY WAGNER SUCKS.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Brooks is leading off the tenth. What are we worried about?
Gwinnett Braves Bible.com
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Wags hasn’t been the same pitcher since the All star break
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Doh!
ryan
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
wagner with another save
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:33 pm
Tommy did look really good…..now we have to work on defense and the closer…..wagner is not reliable anymore
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I have zero faith in Wagner.
BC
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Unbelievable. I wish Billy would come through more often, I know he is getting older and it is tougher to pitch back to back nights, but he really needs to be able to put a bad to mediocre Astro’s team away. It is really frustrating to know you need at least 2 runs when your closer comes in to have a chance
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Not a World Series team.
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
If you can’t hold a lead over the ’stros in the latter innings, why would anyone think we can hang with the other elite teams during crunch time
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Please no pickoff attempts – or any other chance to throw the ball away.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Has he always worn #13, ’cause that is just bad luck to me. Bad Juju.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
I knew it…Monday it was the seventh, last night it was the eighth, so it only stands to reason…
ryan
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
wagner with another blown save
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
How did the leadoff guy get to third on a sharp line drive single to left?!
Barnacle Bill Bavasi
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Wags stinks and Hanson gets hosed again.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
this pisses me off
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Brooks?
Well, we’re worried about first getting to the 10th.
This ENTIRE series, the Astros have started rallies with dinks and bloops.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
That’s why you bunt guys over! Play for one run Bobby! PLAY FOR ONE EXTRA RUN!!!!
The Doktor
August 11th, 2010
4:34 pm
Is there ANY reason that Jonny Venters isn’t closing out baseball games for the Braves at this point? They might actually win these hard fought efforts in 9 innings… sheez…
BravePack
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Another blown W for Hanson. He should’ve won his last 3 starts. Wagner owes him about 3 dinners now.
JRW7
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
CRAP, not again, BILLY WAGNER is killing us!!!!
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
well, well … how soon before the second guessers arrive? Wagner on back-to-back days??? Why not the well-rested Mr. Saito???
Jimmy Joe
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
THIS REALLY ISN’T A JOKE ANYMORE. THE GUY CAN’T BE TRUSTED ANY LONGER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!
CaptainMudderland
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Got to leave now and see how the city feels……hope we can pull this rediculously close contest out…later.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
boroball
b/c diaz has a crap arm
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?????
Gwinnett Braves Bible.com
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Bobby can’t keep using Wagner like the dude is 25 years old. I don;t think he can pitch back to back anymore.
Isnt that why we have Saito, Farnesworth, Venters, etc?
lexbrave
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
you know buying old horses seem like a good deal..until you’ve ridden them for a month or two and they break down.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Really, the dude is like 250 pounds
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Is everyone up for another 18inning marathon between the Braves and the ‘Stros?
Timbo
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
That was for the guy who said Carlos Lee was too fat to run . . .
Tale of Woe
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Why is there a picture of Wags in a Mets hat on Yahoo? You would have thought 4 months of the baseball season that they could have changed that
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
wtf? why does everyone steal on us?
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Wait, but I thought he was fat and wouldn’t run?!
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Lee steals 2nd. Wow. This team knows how to lose games. Pathetic.
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Carlos Lee steal?
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Carlos Lee with a stolen base? Seriously?
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
How the eff do you let Carlos Lee steal a base?? Ridiculous.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
4:35 pm
Bobby Cox doesnt like extra runs
It’s a very tuff accomplishment but this is the dumbest comment of the game.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
WOW…
What is that 8 BS now?
And like 6 in the last month?!
Ouch…Wags just can’t get a break…if Heyward is healthy, Diaz isn’t out there and Pence never runs on Melky there…
Bob Horner
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
I can’t watch….man o man…Venter had another inning in him…and Saito is rested..!!!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Abwright
I dunno ask Farnsworth
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
what a play brooksie!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Whew…
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Helluva play Brooks Conrad! Wow!
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Glaus is gonna get hurt. His footwork down there is just terrible.
-FSN
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
“Not a World Series team.”
No Sir, not this team, not this year.
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Who’s going to step up in extras? Half our run production came from the starting pitcher!
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
This certainly could be a world series team….every team has rough patches…..dont be such a debbie downer.
Gwinnett Braves Bible.com
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Too little, too late
Wagner is really struggling, Bobby is using him too much
Jonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
This team seemed to be a lot more fundamentally sound a month ago. Bunting runners over, a squeeze play or two. I don’t understand why they stopped.
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:36 pm
Astros commentator on Glaus:
“His footwork down there is just horrible.”
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Good job, Brooksie. I hate extra innings. I really can’t wait for Martin to come back, need him badly!
ITP Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Does Tommy Hanson constantly take the bullpen’s per diem or something? It’s uncanny how many wins the ‘pen has cost him the last few weeks.
Also, DOB, why not give Wagner the day off after he pitched last night? It really seems like he’s wearing down as the season goes on, and this was a perfect opportunity to let Saito close it out (like Sunday).
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Abwright
Does that mean Farnsworth’s coming in?
BravesFAN
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
How many games since the allstar break does bobby cox need to see Billy “im old tired and done” Wagner BLOW THE GAMES IN THE 9th WITH A LEAD before he STOPS CLOSING…Sit him for 2 weeks let saito or venters close…This is a joke he sucks now..He gave us a great 1st half thank u for that billy but you dont have it anymore you suck your terrible now u blow saves more than u actually get the save now youre a joke…LET VENTERS CLOSE COX…You will cost this team the season if you dont make some changes…Wagner sucks now he needs atleast 2 weeks off to get his location and stamina back to what it was in the 1st half…GIve him rest let him work on somethings and then let him comeback… bc he does more harm for this team pitching in the bottom of the 9th now than he does good…
David..(Athens, AL)
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
WOW … same play Chipper had an error … Conrad made!!!!! YES!!
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
lee stole a base?
this is just stupid
waggs and glaus should both be DL’d for 15 days just to keep bobby from using them….lord knows given the chance, bobby will run them both out there time and time again
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
I have a test tomorrow and was really glad todays game would end a few minutes early. god forbid i start studying a bit early.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Hill-Billy Wagner sucks !
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
why does everthing have to b so f***ing hard?
Venters need to be closer ASAP
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
Well, at least Brooks Conrad can play ball.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:37 pm
“This certainly could be a world series team….every team has rough patches…..dont be such a debbie downer.”
No chance.
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Well, at least we have Farns to blow an extra inning debacle in Houston again – can we get Joey Devine back real quick?
Tommy Hanson
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
FUC* YOU BILLY!!!! what do I have to do to get a fu*king W??? I have gone 7 innings and given up 1 run my last three starts and have sh*t to show for it!!!
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Why didn’t Ross throw the ball to 2nd on the Carlos Lee SB?
mute point now, but he could have rolled it to 2nd and still got him out.
man, this team is just not playing fundamental baseball and that is extremely frustrating!!!
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Cue …. the whiners … hindsight is 20/20
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Holding my tough…
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
All Wagner haters please redirect your vitriol towards the one and only HOF manager.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Wagner is reminding me of Soriano last year.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Now wait for Nick 2.0.
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
Did anybody not know that would happen?
Grego.fr
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
I don’t even understand the World Series talks…
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
kaboom
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:38 pm
“His footwork down there is just horrible.”
In Glaus’s defense, he’s not much younger than Milo Hamilton.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Smart move by the Astros to have a lefty face Brooks. He hasn’t hit lefties at all.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
What are the chances the Braves win a game in extras? They better score in the 10th…
lexbrave
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
does wags have more blown saves than saves yet?
Gwinnett Braves Bible.com
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
P-Towne,
When your key players are aging vets who either have health issues or are coming back from health issues, I think we’re seeing what happens.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Well I still have faith in the braves…..for those of you who want to give up on them already….don’t watch if you are going to be so negative…..
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Bobby: “Gonzo never makes an error and Billy saves all of them.”
Tommy Hanson
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
Fing Billy Wagner thank you for blowing my win
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:39 pm
7 blown saves
Wait a minute. . . .
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Crap
ugh!
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
for the love of all that is holy and righteous — STOP RUNNING WAGNER OUT THERE!!
how many saves does he have to blow during a season after the all-star game before people realize he sucks in July/Aug/Sept??????????????????????????
he did the same thing in Philly and NY!!!!!
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Well it won’t be Wags in the 10th….Hinske has a bat in his hands!
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
I know this story, Wager blows the game … Braves lose in extras, Philly wins and Wagner costs the team ANOTHER game in the standings
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
This game will be over soon enough.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
On the lighter side, I’m totally addicted to this Owl cam. Molly is such a CUTIE! And a good mother…she’s so sweet…
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
This team already scored the 2 runs it was going to score today…soo…unless this game goes until tomorrow…
Grant
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Ankiel strongly resembles Fire Marshall Bill.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Hanson should ask for a new closer…
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Or Mitchell, the other Nick.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
Jeff-
Isn’t he already hurt?
Dayman
August 11th, 2010
4:40 pm
venters > wagner.
Bring Me the Head of Deforest Kelley
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
Wow, awesome job of Wren to trade Soriano to go sign Wagner. And who did we get in the Soriano trade? I guess Farnsworth now. Again, a great move.
Grego.fr
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
It always seems like they are giving their best against better teams (SF, Philly…) but can hardly compete against sub 500 teams.
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
the problem must be roger mcd
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
Braves batting a stellar .152 today against the Astros (5 for 33)
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
“Well I still have faith in the braves…..for those of you who want to give up on them already….don’t watch if you are going to be so negative…..”
Good for you. Doesn’t make you any more of a fan than me, so get over yourself. And I still enjoy watching baseball despite my realistic conclusion that this Braves team is not a World Series team.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
And that other post should have been “Holding my tongue…”
The Doktor
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
This kinda stuff is a buzz-kill and a REAL confidence killer on that bench. Not too long ago, they KNEW going late into games it was lights out. A few short weeks later, that confidence is all but gone. I said it before, and I’ll say it again, Prado is the catalyst for this team – he needs to get healthy real quick…
Matt
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
Billy “#@&*%%”Wagner. God, bring back Wohlers, it can’t be any worse!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:41 pm
Rick, feel free not to swing.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
How is this a confidence-killer? The Braves won a confidence-killer game last night, right?
JRW7
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
BOBBY, why do you keep using BILLY WAGNER as a closer? He is killing the BRAVES!
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
“In Glaus’s defense, he’s not much younger than Milo Hamilton.”
Which would’ve been funny if Milo had made the statement.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Im sorry this is why JOHNNY VENTERS NEEDS TO THE CLOSER. Billy wagner sucks . ive had enough of watching him come into a game where the starting pitcher deserves to win the game and in one inning he blows it…. Hey Frank Wren do your stinkin Job. Put Jones on the DL , get glaus off of first base, and make Johnny Venters the Closer. Wagner has cost this team 7 games and how many in the past 3 weeks what 5 or 6?.. as soon as i heard he was on the mound with a 1 run lead i told my dad i guarantee hes blows this game and within 3 batters what happens..
Allen
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Billy is 38 or 39 AND coming off major surgery in the off-season AND was used heavily in the first half of the season. And I think he pitched last night. I think just maybe Bobby should try to put these thoughts together and see where they lead
ITP Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
In hindsight, getting nothing out of the Diaz double to lead off the sixth really hurts. I’m still not sure why Conrad didn’t bunt him over to third so we could have a chance to get him in with one out. When you’re not scoring runs, you HAVE to do little things like that.
Instead, Conrad flies out, and Ankiel and Hanson strike out.
But for Tommy’s single, the game would be over. Amazing.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
great AB, Ankiel
ijonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Ankiel rhymes with “steal”
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
16-17 in 1-run games
5-6 in extra inning games
Your typical results with a manager who takes an hour extra to make any decisions
Tommy Hanson
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
Rick Ankiel: 37 AB’s for Braves – 16 K’s. Great trade Frank
ALL IS LOST
August 11th, 2010
4:42 pm
from MLB trade rumors
In a move that has amused those who follow the New York Mets closely, Jeff Francoeur has gone public with his demands to be traded following New York’s decision to platoon him with young outfielder Fernando Martinez.
Despite a season line of .241/.294/.385, Francoeur apparently believes a major league team would play him regularly at a position, right field, that averages production of .271/.344/.447. Indeed, Francoeur’s line is well below the MLB average at second base (.266/.331/.393).
But we have yet to see how Francoeur’s demand for a trade stands up to history. It isn’t easy to find comparable performance among right fielders in recent years, and it’s even harder to find any who were traded after performing as poorly as Francoeur.
Since 2000, just 31 of the 165 right fielders to amass at least 300 plate appearances posted an OPS+ below 100. Of those 31, only four checked in lower than Francoeur’s 2010 OPS+ mark of 82: Richard Hidalgo’s 2005 (81), Jeromy Burnitz’s 2002 (80), Austin Kearns’ 2008 (67) and Jeff Francoeur’s own 2008 (72).
Kearns followed his 2008 with a similarly poor 2009 before the Nationals let him walk after last season. Burnitz followed 2002 with a half-season of a 139 OPS+ for the 2003 Mets, earning a trade to Los Angeles for Kole Strayhorn, Jose Diaz and Victor Diaz. Hidalgo never played in the majors again, and Francoeur followed his 2008 with a half-season of 68 OPS+ hitting in 2009, earning a trade to the Mets for Ryan Church.
In other words Jeff Francoeur is the only one from that group to be traded for anything at all. Incidentally, four of the 31 player seasons in right field below 100 OPS+ are from Francoeur. Only three others are on the list more than once: Juan Encarnacion (three times), Alex Rios (twice), Hidalgo (twice) and Burnitz (twice).
Encarnacion is an instructive comparison. His career OPS+ of 97 is better than, but similar to, Francoeur’s 91. Encarnacion had additional value because he lacked a platoon split (amazingly, his OPS against both lefties and righties was .758) and had the ability to play center field.
In the middle of an 84 OPS+ season in 2004 at age 28, a year after he posted a 97 OPS+, the Marlins acquired Encarnacion as part of a six-player deal from the Dodgers. He went on to start 46 of Florida’s remaining 58 games. His salary ($3.6MM) was roughly equivalent to the $5MM Francoeur earns in 2010.
So there is precedent. It happened one other time.
Among those under 100 OPS+ in right field, Alex Rios had a 96 OPS+ last year when the White Sox took him from the Blue Jays and agreed to pay his entire salary (at $61MM, many times as much as remains on Francoeur’s deal). But Rios had three seasons of 120, 122 and 112 OPS+ in 2006-2008 under his belt, success Francoeur hasn’t seen since his half-season debut in 2005.
Overwhelmingly, the players performing as poorly as Francoeur, or even demonstrably better, are simply let go, often never to surface again. Trot Nixon’s 96 OPS+ in 2006 represented his last season as a regular player. So did Danny Bautista’s 85 in 2004 and Derek Bell’s 98 in 2000. Jose Guillen’s 89 in 2000 got him sent back to the minor leagues by Tampa Bay, then released.
There’s also that pesky question: who would Francoeur replace in another team’s regular lineup? Of the 20 right fielders in MLB who have played more than half their games in right field this year, Francoeur ranks dead last in OPS+ with 82. The four closest to him? Jay Bruce (96), Ben Zobrist (98), Hunter Pence (102) and Ichiro Suzuki (107). It is safe to say Francoeur won’t be replacing any of those players. He’d make a decent platoon partner with Bruce, but… right. Platooning led Francoeur to demand a trade in the first place.
In short, the answer to the title of this piece is: not reasonable at all. Not reasonable in light of his 2010 performance, not reasonable in terms of other right fielders, not reasonable comparatively through recent history.
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Well said I Hate Troy Glaus something something…
jeremy
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
i mean you peoples negativity is crazy……
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
I didn’t say you were any less of a fan…just very negative and its annoying. So get over YOUR negative self and cheer on the team loser
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Hanson gets 21 outs and Wagner can’t get 3…
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Fire Marshall Bill walks.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
GUY GETS TO SECOND!
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Ankiel says how ya like my base running now?
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Boy, that was a great play by the ‘Stros. Looks like we’ll get away with it again.
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Wow! Something finally goes OUR way!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
YEAH, caught a huge break there
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Man Ankiel was dead there…. got lucky
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Well, whatever works.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Ankiel is the worst base runner the Braves have ever had…and its pays off!!!!
Freddie : G
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Wagner is the same old pitcher who blows his fair share of leads so I am not surprised, he did blow some while pitching against the Braves. I can remember DeRosa taking him deep and probably more than once. Does anyone remember how many saves Raphael Soriano blew last year while he pitched for the Braves?
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
Hey now! The Astros can’t steal our defense!
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:43 pm
BEAUTIFUL!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Thank the Lord. Akiel was dead-to-rights if Pedro caught that.
Now we need the elusive hit with RISP.
brian
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
at work, just checked the score again. Only response I have, are you kidding me???
Where did the Wagner from the last 2 days go?
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
“Which would’ve been funny if Milo had made the statement.”
It’s still funny.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Go Rick!! Come on O, you can do it, I know you can, dude!!
ijonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Did Glaus switch to a ’stros uni?
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Omar, you owe us.
You had a chance to put the game away after Tommy got the hit to get the second run.
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Wow! Ankiel was toast right there…should have been another bone-head base running play by Ankiel.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Isn’t he already hurt?
I think the announcer meant as in steamrolled.. Not playing with gimpy knees and denying it.
Efrim
August 11th, 2010
4:44 pm
Maybe the Braves offense can score enough runs so that Wagner is not continually trying to save a one run game….just saying.
Anyway, yes, incredibly frustrating.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
“I didn’t say you were any less of a fan…just very negative and its annoying. So get over YOUR negative self and cheer on the team loser”
Name-calling? Now you’ve lost all credibility.
Crime Dog
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Let’s go “O”!
brian
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
7IP, 4hits, 0 ER (granted Tommy made the error) and even drove in a run while hitting and still can’t get the win??? Ridiculous.
Now the offense must come to life against Houston’s bullpen. Don’t let the good feeling from yesterday’s comeback go to waste
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Omar GIDP 6-4-3, bank on it
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
Allen is right. Why cant Cox use Venters to close some.
F*** the percentages.
Wags will kill us post season.
JRW7
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
BOBBY COX has a history of not choosing the right pitcher to close!
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:45 pm
BRAVES LEAD!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
See? Ballgame.
BravesFanInPhilly
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
infante!!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
INFANTE
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Infante was robbed!!!!!!!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
HECK YEAH, Infante!!
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Eric the MAN!!!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Soooo close!
Good job, Omar!
brian
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Infante needs to bunt Hinske into scoring position
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
YES, WE SCORE!! Wow, that was CLOSE to a 3 run bomb!!
Christian Ponder
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
just kidding, Omar
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Omar…..our only playa!
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
I knew it!!!! I felt that one coming, great job Omar!!!
JRW7
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Omar!!!
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Seriously…a win for Wagner? Could it be?
Gwinnett Braves Bible.com
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Wags blows the save, and might get the win, yeah that seems fair
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
One hour ago, Astros announcers were saying Infante was not an all-star.
Doesn’t matter
Chew on that.
ijonathan
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Ankiel w/PEDs>>>>>>>>>Ankiel w/out PEDs
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Big time hit by Infante.
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Rick, just run.
How the hell did that not go out. That f***in’ wall.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:46 pm
Soriano is tied for the lead in the Majors in saves with 32 . wheres wagner on the blown saves list probably # 1 .. again J.J and Tommy Deserves wins and throw in Minor as well.. now win the stinkin game… and add more than 1 pleaseee..
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Omar almost hit it out
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Good job! I don’t really care what you think of me even your name (i hate troy glaus) is negative. Lets go braves!
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Great job Omar…. now let’s see if Saito can close this one out.
coach smith
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Need a fly ball here
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Ok, so who has looked worse today at 1b?
Glaus or Feliz?
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
DO NOT bring Wagner back in !
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
squeeze here nand get another
Grant
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Fire Marshall Bill SCORES!
Tale of Woe
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Saito in the 10th for the save doesn’t exactly have me that confident
GT Fan
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Omaaaaaaaaaarrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
SHOCK AND AWE
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
WOW…IF WE WIN THIS SERIES..IT WOULD BE SHOCK AND AWE
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Dang. good one O!
cmon Melk -er.
Crime Dog
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Nice!!!! Can someone who’s watching on TV tell me who is warming up to pitch the 10th? Saito?
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Damn Braves are a resilient bunch, aren’t they?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
Get another run – for the love of Christ
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:47 pm
What is up with all the Latin players on the team wearing that silly fringe beard?
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
Question is, will Bobby pitch Farnsworth? I hope the hell not.
brian
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
dang I need a TV – it is too hard to follow the game on ESPN gametracker while working.
Didn’t realize Ankiel was on base. Way to go Infante!!!
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
Anybody have an idea of who’s up in the bullpen?
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
so wagner might get the win? Good for him he deserves that more than Tommy!
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
Omar, not an all star?
How about Michael Bourn? What the hell was he doing in Anaheim?
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
I miss chipper right here
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
need another hit here… come on Gonzalez!
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
Time for a Gonzo-slam!
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
They sure are David !
UNCBrave
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
FLY BALL PLEASE
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
DOB,
Until the team is eliminated, I don’t know why anybody really doubts ‘em. The switch has been there almost the entire season.
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:48 pm
here comes a dp
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Saito is waming up, in case no one answered that one.
Josh
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
here comes a gapper
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
here we go bases loaded can get a big hit here or an inning ending DP.. im callin a DP..
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
IBB to setup the bases juiced…. position this team has struggled with so far this yr. would love to get just 1 more
Marc in FL
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
You hit the nail on the head I think DOB. This team isn’t the best in MLB, or even the best in the NL, but they never give up and that’s why we’re in 1st place. Hooray for sheer determination!
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
“Good job! I don’t really care what you think of me even your name (i hate troy glaus) is negative. Lets go braves!”
You’re not very bright, are you?
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
HIT
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Gonzo gets a hit.
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
blooper
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Micheal Bourn?
Gotta have a rep from every team
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
way to prove me wrong Gonzo…. that was a perfect job of hitting.
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Another hit and run. Gonzo.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Wagner is line for the Win.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
Yay, new guy!
Josh
August 11th, 2010
4:49 pm
screw the haters!!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Oh yeah…it’s happening!
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
wheeeee
lexbrave
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
can we put venters back in to close it out?
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Yeah AGON, suck on that Agon haters!!!! Love this rag-tag team, never give up!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
*in
bobby
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Why not Venters for the close?. Wagner hasn’t looked good but a couple of times in the past month.
SHOCK AND AWE
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
THIS IS A SHOCK AND AWE CAMPAIGN IF IVE EVER SEEN ONE
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
there’s another hit w/ RISP… how we doin now!!!!
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Yee Haw! 4-2 Bravos!
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
ok i was wrong now put this game out of reachhh…
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
still want more, more, more
carl
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
Wagner instead of Soriano
Lowe deal
Kawakami Deal
Trade Vazquez for crap
Escobar trade
ankiel and farns
Just Wagner,AGon, and Farnsworth have cost the braves 13 games (at least)
Wren sucks!
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:50 pm
So has Wagner all of a sudden turned into Oscar Villarreal?
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
@Josh… spot on at 4:49
iFrech
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Someone definitley needs to recap this inning, I’m completley lost
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Here comes MattE!
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
warmin’ up to Alex . . .
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Matty’s up, I can’t stand the pressure, ahhhhh. If he doesn’t do anything, the blog will eviscerate him, oh who cares, I’ll still love ya Matty!!
JonnyVenter'sLeftArm
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Booby: “Wagner never blows saves.” And “Alex Gonzalez still hasn’t made any errors.”
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
It’s frustrating to go down to the wire all the time…but it’s never dull that’s for sure.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
Hey lets throw Dunn or Farns out there in the 10th just to make it more interesting
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
4:51 pm
who’s next to try to close this one out
Mitchell
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
DOB, it’s the Astros.
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.
Be resiliant against a good team and I’ll be impressed.
Having said that, they have been at times. I’m not saying they haven’t. I’m just saying beat the freaking Astros. They’re in fourth place.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
I think the game has been iced for good this time.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Ho…ly…[crud]…
.575
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Huh?
I never hated on AGon….or anyone else for that matter on our team.
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Conrad flied out to left. 2 2
R Ankiel walked. 2 2
E Hinske hit for B Wagner. 2 2
R Ankiel safe at second on error by first baseman P Feliz. 2 2
E Hinske intentionally walked. 2 2
O Infante doubled to deep left, R Ankiel scored, E Hinske to third. 3 2
D Hernandez ran for E Hinske. 3 2
M Cabrera intentionally walked. 3 2
A Gonzalez singled to left center, D Hernandez scored, O Infante to third, M Cabrera to second. 4 2
J Fulchino relieved B Lyon. 4 2
B McCann hit for M Diaz. 4 2
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Not that I care too much but the Astros must really be feeling bad about this game and last night’s comeback by the Bravos…..
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
Well, no need to worry about Matty. McFann, pressure is all on you and your boy!!! Kidding.
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
whatasay B-Mac… hit it hard kid
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
McCann for Diaz. C’mon Brian.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:52 pm
P-Town Brave
I actually have an autograph of Oscar Villarreal. 2 years back he just came to the stands and he signed my hat and he decreased the value.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Mac hits the grand jack pinch hit! WOOOOOOOOOOO
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
McCann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trey
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
GRAND SLAM
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
woo hoo! told you to never give up!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Haha. Boy, the Astros stink, don’t they?
They served it up on a platter. Good job, Mac.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
What a horrible inning that was for Wagner – 2 slow rollers to third, a pop out, fly out, and a line drive single, on which the runner possibly should have been thrown out…
MAC!!!!!
UKUGA
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Awe-Sum!
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
B MAc is the MAN!!!
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
A GRANNNYYYYYYYYYY…..
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
MCCANN
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
ATTA BOY!!
BravesFanInPhilly
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
ballgame
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Safe for Farnsworth yet?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
BABOOM
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Quit complaining about Wagner … the Braves wanted to improve their batting average with RISP
bozz
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
why couldn’t they have done this a few innings earlier? Now they solidify Wagner’s vulture win ….
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Oh.
My.
Gosh.
McFann, I hope you saw that. The owls can wait!
TM
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
thank you….
LMAO
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
GRAND SLAMMMMM BABYYYY B-MACC..
JaxNCBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Ballgame!
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
The fat tube of goo hits a slam! If we blow this game…we really suck!
Jose Conseco
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Brian the man
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
YES!!! HOMER!
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
holy $hit!!!!!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
I wonder what Hanson is thinking right now
BravesQueen (aka Dee)
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
DAMN!!! A GRAND SALAMI FOR MAC!!!
How you like them apples, ‘Stros??
HEY McFann, look at your mann!!
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
I jumped so hard I think I peed myself, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Freakin’ love this team!!!!!!
PDOG
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
I think we might be able to hold on now. Way to go Brian
ShaunC
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
This is exciting play, but I sure hate blowing so many leads lately.
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:53 pm
Like I said, only real homer threat ! Go Big Mac !!! Grand salami !
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
Way to go Brian… 7th Grand Slam in his career… wow.
Kane337
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
LMAO!!!!!! MCCANN does it again!
Reality Check
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
That was for you, McFann!!
Marc in FL
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
Tell me, in the bottom of the ninth, who here thought this game was going to be a blow out in favor of the Braves? lol, these guys are stupid-clutch this year.
Josh
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
I bet Mcfann is having a good day now!!!!!
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
wow Joe how could you forget Brook’s pinch hit slams?
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
Ok. Bring Wagner back in….
That ball was crushed by McCann !
Gone Viral
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
square leg
August 11th, 2010
4:54 pm
whose your messiah now!
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
I bet the Astros wish they had a closer who only gave up one run. McCann grand slam.
See, Mac wouldn’t have that GS if Wagner had gotten the save.
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
…and we can dance in the street — Skip Carey.
Herschel Talker
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
We finally have enough runs for Farnsworth, thank you McCann.
cabravesfan
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Someone keeps posting and won’t let me shower my guy with love…
MAC!!! YAY!!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Glaus hits the ball hard again – this is a good sign.
They’ll start to fall in for em.
SeATLite
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Okay, the salami is tasty, but Ankiel seriously needs to cut down his leads from first base. Ridiculous.
Jinx
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Breathe people. Breathe. THAT was sweet.
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
…and we can dance in the streets — Skip Carey.
MFin04
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Troy Glaus is starting to hit the ball hard again. Good sign of things to come I hope!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
JeanE McFann, pressure is all on you and your boy!!! Kidding.
No pressure at all.
southern hope
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
Man, who cares about the bottom of the 10th…. I could come in as closer & win this thing!!! LOL …whoo hoo
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
4:55 pm
At the top of the screen on the Astros broadcast it said it was Matt Diaz’ 6th HR – someone not paying attention to the pinch hitter…
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
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
Ain’t THAT the truth. I couldn’t believe we took him back. It’s like getting a Reyes or Chavez back.
Farnsworths numbers are so much better than Reyes and Chavez as to wonder about the sanity of the author of that post.
Glaus is an Albatross
August 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
Nice pitch.
I Hate Troy Glaus (formerly I Hate Liberty Media)
August 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
“Troy has had a hard day at the dish. Zero for 5! Yikes!”
At least he’s getting good wood on the ball more often. That being said, I see more days like this one in Troy’s future if they keep running him out there.
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
I can’t wait to get out of this ballpark, I don’t even like the echoie sounds it makes on TV, like a dome, blah.
Jay H.
August 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Someone gimme some pbp. I’m stranded w/o audio
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Those calling for Saito to be the closer havent been paying attention either
The Braves and he have all but said he cant pitch back to back days.
That eliminates him right there.
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Melky says I play excellent defense.
Jeff
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
finish it now Saito so I can get ready to go to Frontier Field and watch the G-Braves and Freddie Freeman destroy the pathetic Rochester Redwings… 2nd row seats next to the railing of the braves dugout..
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Damn Melky…
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Thank God no more Bourne…
He may only be hitting .253 but I am happy to not have to see that guy the rest of the year.
BravesFanChris25
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
South Georgia Braves
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Game over
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Perfect play by the birthday boy to end it!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Geebers, Melky.
CB, I’ll let you handle that.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
NICE CATCH!! BALLGAME!!
Happy Birthday, Melky!!
Jo-Bu
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Closers: Wags and Venters — period.
Allen
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Hedley–
We have at least 4 quality guys in the bullpen. If you pitch one in the 8th and one in the 9th on one day on the next day you can pitch the other 2.
BTW, I really like Billy but it’s not rocket science to wonder if a guy his age should be trying to flamethrow twice in less than 24 hours. An occasional break would do him good and give the other guys experience (or in Saito’s case, keep him from rusting).
dylan
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
ballgame!!!!!
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Melk man can play da D
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Melky dont be a douche give the kid in the stands that ball
.575
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Haaaa look at Saito!
Phew! Ballgame!
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Ok….now the dodgers need to beat philly today…..good job hanging in there braves!
J-Hey
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Dear Wagner,
according to your career numbers, your ERA is supposed to go down in the 2nd half not up ….
2.49 vs. 2.13
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Cool win.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Typical scabbin’ Braves. This team is a real piece of work.
bgvt
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
ho-hum … just a routine 8-2 Braves win …. did I miss anything on the blog?
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
better late then never
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
BMac and Timmy looking like BFFs during that inning.
dickfer
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
GG defense from melky
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
The relief pitchers musta sucked. Everybody drilled them. But we will take it !
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Welcome 12 of the next 18 at home and hopefully some distance from Philly
Jay H.
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
I got 8-2 bottom 10. Any out? Any on?
bamakirk
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
I’m sorry but i would still take Wagner over almost any other closer in the national league. He is throwing 97-100 and has an era under 2. The first lucky dribbler hit cost him. He only gave up one real hit. Those things just happen to any closer.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
As Bobby Says… win your series…
njbraves
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Weird game. Take the win and get home. Wagner has become a pretty big concern, but they’re going to sink or swim with him for the rest of the year.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
THE BRAVES WIN
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
5:09 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?
Did you get a hold of some high grade crack? I cheered Mac’s home run therefore it was a good move.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Wagner’s got 6 wins. That means he’s a great closer. Eat it, haters.
BC
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Well, looks like Wagner blowing that save was just meant to be….I am sure they built up a helluva lot more confidence winning the way they did. Great comeback Bravos
BravesfaninMD
August 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Man, wish I was in Georgia so I could attend one/more of those Braves vs. Dodgers games… that will be a great series. I think the Braves will play well and hopefully the Mets can beat up the Phillies.
Jay H.
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Never mind
Predictable
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
These guys are terrible…you know, with the most wins in the NL and everything…
robdawg08
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Game over.
dylan
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
They had a legit chance to sweep us, good fight Bravos I thought we were losing the majic!!!!
JeanE
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Happy birthday Melk-Man, you are a good outfielder, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!!!
Braves win, yes!!! We win a road series, boo ya!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Mac cracks me up. Does he ever sit still?
Jinx
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
HUGE for my fantasy team. I have Wandy, McCann, and Wagner. So, that turn of events worked out perfect. No loss for Wandy (-3pts), a win for Wagner (7pts) and a Slam for McCann (9pts), who got one AB today. So, Wagner nails it down, I get 9 pts max, instead I get +19. I like it.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Melk man can play da D
If by D you mean dominoes.
BravesfaninMD
August 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Chop Chop…. NO, it means Wags does just bad enough to give up the tying run but then benefits when the Braves come back.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
Now, if Billingsley can man up tonight, we can take a 3.5 game lead home and possibly 4 by the end of the off day with Kershaw taking the ball tomorrow night…
Boy that would be nice
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
It kinda o good that Wags keep blowin saves(in a SADISTIC sort of way).
This way the Braves Are FORCED to score runs. Ha.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
AND we WON a Road series too!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
Hey VJ, is cab actually working today?
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
Nuh-uh, BravesfaninMD.
The most important stat for a closer is the number of games he wins
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
This is just the sort of scrappy, never say die team that can win it all.
dylan
August 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
2 OUT OF 3,From the hottest team in baseball!!!
One-Eyed Mac
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
If Maddux can have a personal catcher, why can’t Hanson have a personal closer?
Innocent Bystander
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Lucky you, Jinx! I sat Mac today since he wasn’t starting… Guess I missed out.
BoroBall3
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Gotta love the patience by Ankiel to draw the walk in the 10th inning… THAT was the play
jesse james
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
These Braves don’t quit. Alot of character and fire. Now as far as Francoeur, how can he demand to play everyday hitting .241 and also demand a trade? He is a prima dona. I use to pull for him, but I have no respect for him anymore. Someone needs to tell him that this isn’t travel ball where you only have 9 or 10 players and you are guaranteed to play. That is his mentality.
glove51
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
carl (at 4:50 pm)- you are an imbecile.
BravesfaninMD
August 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Gee Chop I thought it was saves…. hmmm
Abwright
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
Another last AB win for the Bravos.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
Why are we worried about the Phils again?
We’re leading. We have six games left with them. All we have to do is split those games and hold serve (match them, that is) the rest of the way.
Freddie : G
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
I hear Glavine and Smoltz mention that the acquisition of Farnsworth should improve the Bullpen, but I am like several on this blog who seems not to have any trust in Farnsworth. He has been around and you hope he would have learned something from the great Riveira while they were teammates with the Yankees.
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
melkman has made 1 absolute crap play in the grass this year. He is mostly a vaccum out in the field. He plays da D.
Glen W
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
Did you get a hold of some high grade crack? I cheered Mac’s home run therefore it was a good move.
That’s how I always assess the goodness or badness of a move.
FEAR
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
finally
Gone Viral
August 11th, 2010
5:14 pm
This team is absolutely relentless. That’s 6 out of 8 and almost all of them were a fight.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Chop Chop’s driving the superstitious ones crazy.
Allen
August 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Yeesh.
Billy is our closer.
He needs an occasional rest (even if today it was dribblers, not getting tagged).
Saito isn’t an everyday guy–too old, and Venters is not either, but he needs the experience.
As for “hating”, please grow up. I want to see Billy and the whole team do well, I just think Bobby sticks with guys a little too much, whether it’s pinch-hitter extraordinaire Greg Norton last year, or letting Greg Maddux pitch into the 9th in the World Series.
Venice Jim
August 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Soph – yes, she has been very busy. Fortunately for her I was listening on the radio, which was 5 seconds ahead of the TV feed, so I could warn her to turn around and see what was about to happen. I was worried with extra innings, since I have to head out in 20 minutes…
TheAntiMe
August 11th, 2010
5:16 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!!
I was laughing so hard when B-Mac came on to pinch hit. The right-handed reliever came in looking to face Matt Diaz, who hits less well against rightys but instead he gets to face left-handed slugger Brian McCann.
Houston manager Brad Mills got played by Bobby Cox.
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
I have no faith in farnsworth….not from what i’ve seen so far and from what he did with the braves in the past.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
He plays da D.
If by D you mean Dungeons n Dragons.
braves29
August 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Wagner- 7 blown saves, plus the cookie that he served up to Francoeur last week. Can’t be that up and down in September, or its big trouble!
Jay Dubu
August 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Rafael Soriano – 32 saves 2 blown
Neftali Feliz – 29 saves 2 blown
Billy “Bad A**” Wagner – 28 saves 7 blown
iFrech
August 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
Wow! Now all of a sudden Wagner was a bad move?
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
Sophee Mac cracks me up. Does he ever sit still?
Not too often, no.
He’s fun to spy on in the dugout…that’s why sometimes I don’t mind going to games that Ross starts. 
johnnyd53221
August 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
How many of Billy’s blown saves have we lost?
Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
I think wagner just needs to be used sparingly…not every day. He’s still a very good closer.
Jay Dubu
August 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
Can’t have a shaky closer down the stretch…that has already cost the Braves a couple of Championships.
Tomas
August 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Melky takes the more awful routes to get a ball I’ve ever seen but he always ends up making the play. The face Saito had when Melky caught the ball was priceless by the way.
Allen
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
It may be that we have shaky closers down the stretch because we overuse the closer before we get to the stretch . . .
Oh, I guess that makes me a hater
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
The Braves are 3-4 when Wagner blows a save.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
This should be a Game of the Year on iTunes.
IlliniBrave
August 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
I think we should bring back Yunel to be our closer. I mean, according to some posters, the guy is a five-tool player who can singlehandedly carry a team. Maybe he can bring a heater in the 9th also.
C R Mac
August 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
Lighten up on Wagner, guys! Only one solid hit while he was in there. Bad luck on the dribbler to third. Stuff like seems to happen to him because his stuff is overpowering. I’ll be a Dodger fan tonite!
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
Wagner has recorded only one loss as a result of a blown save.
Gone Viral
August 11th, 2010
5:26 pm
“Rafael Soriano – 32 saves 2 blown
Neftali Feliz – 29 saves 2 blown
Billy “Bad A**” Wagner – 28 saves 7 blown”
Rafael Soriano: 1.81 ERA
Neftali Feliz: 3.35 ERA
Billy “Bad A**” Wagner: 1.78 ERA
ncscoots
August 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
This is just the sort of scrappy, never say die team that can win it all.
“And now, the ongoing saga of a scrappy, gritty, rag-tag group of ragamuffin kids, with a never-say-die, can-do attitude, overcoming the trials and tribulations foisted upon them by an uncaring baseball season and striding proudly forward, unbowed by the 500-PAs-by-every-scrub-in-creation weight that would crush lesser men…playing heart-racing games by day, palling around together happily at night, a group of young men who cannot be deterred from the mission of being greater than the sum of their parts while keeping happy feet in the clubhouse: The Atlanta Braves!”
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
Yeah, give Wags a break…
If JHey were out in RF, Melky is in LF and Pence never runs on Melky or if he did he’d be out on the same play…
Besides, we won!!! Isn’t that what really matters?
No matter how pretty or ugly it is, the team is getting the job done.
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Yes. A closer should not have to have a 1 run lead EVERY dang time. Theyre worn down.
Based on Omars consistency, I dont know how Cox can keep him out of lineup. Especially when Prad comes back.
1)Omar
2)Prad
or vice versa.
Heyward needs to drop down to 5
Glaus 6.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
Some people have been saying this for a while, but the Braves have been thriving on great luck this year. Let’s face it. The lineup isn’t that great (though it does a good job of getting on base), the defense is mediocre at best and terrible at its worst, and the team doesn’t have much speed. The pitching as a whole has been very good all season. The team has won many games in the last at-bat, but is only 16-17 in one-run games. That’s because the Braves generally win by multiple runs when they make their comebacks.
All I know is that the Braves have a very good record. That doesn’t mean anything in the postseason, but you have to have a record like that to get there. Will the luck continue? Who knows? It does sometimes.
Allen
August 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
Observing that the guy could use an occasional break if we’re depending on him in October, and that it would be good to give some of the other guys save experience is NOT the opposite of lightening up on Billy.
Tomas
August 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Caught Billy some slack will you………. A little bleeder to start the inning, and an extremely casual play by Diaz in left field allowed Pence to move to third. If Matty where aggressive in that play Pence wouldn’t have been at third base and the Braves would have gotten out of it without allowing a run.
Billy has 7 blown saves, for me he has 5 of them. The game against the Giants in which both Chipper and Alex made errors is not his fault. And today it was really bad luck, and Diaz not being aggressive.
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
scoots: You left out “raw-dog”.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:33 pm
Prado 3b
Infante 2b
Heyward rf
BMac c
Gonzalez ss
Glaus 1b
Cabrera lf
Ankiel cf
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
Then again, up to me and Freddie would be at 1b…
Also, I left out Chipper bc we all kinda figure he’ll be out awhile…
IlliniBrave
August 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
Can the Hoss play first – at least split time with Glaus? That keeps his heating-up bat in the mix and removes the Black Hole Known as Troy Glaus from the everyday lineup. And it involves a lot less torque on the knee. Prado can cover third and Omar stay at second.
David O'Brien
August 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
Braves have three pinch-hit grand slams this season, two by Brooks Conrad before today’s by McCann…
Braves won the series despite making multiple errors in all 3 games, 8 total. They had 2 today to give them 20 in their past 12 games…
wjones
August 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
“Katherine
August 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
I have no faith in farnsworth….not from what i’ve seen so far and from what he did with the braves in the past.”
In response:
1. In the past, yes, Farnsworth had an awful playoff game against the Astros in 2005, costing us pretty much the Division Series. Going into the post season, he did not have a blown save. So did you trust him when he got us into the playoffs? We very likely would have not gotten there without him.
2. Did you enjoy Chavez when he pitched for us this year? I don’t know about you, but several people hated Chavez and wanted him gone. The Braves complied; they sent him to hell (or Kansas City, as some refer it) and came back with Farnsworth. Seemed at the time a good swap, and I believe it will be proved before the year is out.
3. I don’t like Farnsworth personally as a player, would never be a member of his fan club, but I think he is a solid pickup. Throws hard, will pitch often, will save wear and tear on the bullpen hopefully. Give him a couple of games and let’s see how this turns out. I know 98% of the blog denizens wanted us to make a move. We did; let’s sit back and see how it works out, and maybe just avoid being so reactionary. I know it’s difficult.
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Great piece on the irrationality of Frenchy … a legend in his own mind:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/how-reasonable-are-jeff-francoeurs-demands.html
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
The Braves are now 18 games over .500 for the first time since 2005.
kneecap
August 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Katherine: Farnsy sux.
U got it right.
BravesFanChris25
August 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Let’s go Dodgers! Sweep the Phillies please
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
The Braves have officially clinched the NL East, giving Bobby Cox his 15th division title as Braves manager.
dylan
August 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Last team to hit 3 PH GRAND SLAMS was in 1984? Baltimore Orioles…
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
5:40 pm
Braves won the series despite making multiple errors in all 3 games, 8 total. They had 2 today to give them 20 in their past 12 games…
Brutal. Just brutal.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:41 pm
10Paul,
This season would appear to be Bobby’s big “F U” to all the statheads. The team just cannot be beaten. It matters not what they do.
Tomas
August 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
In what world is Frenchy living in???? The only thing he can provide consistently is quality defense, everything else is extremely inconsistent.
Gone Viral
August 11th, 2010
5:43 pm
“the Braves have been thriving on great luck”
You say luck, I say resilience.
hAL
August 11th, 2010
5:44 pm
yea ger jeff back then we will have two vastly overrated rf only at least jeff played most of the games badly i admit but he dint chipper it or mail it in lol
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:46 pm
Okay, scraphead.
The Braves have been thriving on balls-to-the-wall, sandpapery, nitty-gritty-dirt-handed, testicular fortitudinal, and omnivigilant and omnipresent resilience.
And great luck.
Will
August 11th, 2010
5:47 pm
Great comeback win last night and bounce back win today after billy blew another one. That being said, if this team thinks they can continue to play defense this poorly and not have it bite them in the ass they have another think coming.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
5:48 pm
In what world is Frenchy living in???? The only thing he can provide consistently is quality defense, everything else is extremely inconsistent.
The one where he is ” The Natural” on the cover of SI. I’d post a link, but they don’t seem to want to let me.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
DOB Braves won the series despite making multiple errors in all 3 games, 8 total. They had 2 today to give them 20 in their past 12 games…
We’re haunting them for that 18-inning game.
Freddie : G
August 11th, 2010
5:50 pm
How are you haters liking Melky now? He gets a big hit now and again and plays a better D than any other Braves outfielder.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
This is just a small sampling of the mindless comments made here during game. Why in the hell do I even follow this awful team! Are we really in 1st place? Truth is I kind of like reading these posts its just affirmation that I’m far from being the biggest idiot on earth.
3:03 pm–worst defensive team in the majors?
3:04 pm–Cue Tommy Hanson meltdown.
3:04 pm–This game is so over.
3:53 pm–Please bring back Nate, Ankiel is jsut awful
3:55 pm–We’ve got to have the slowest team in major league baseball.
4:01 pm–Does Bobby & Wren see the same poor performances that we do?
4:06 pm–Infante with another weak grounder here? Seems like that is all he is good for anymore.
4:27 pm–wow, Tommy threw a pretty good game eh?
I feel like an idiot.
4:29 pm–DAMNIT!!! Can’t they ever do anything right???
wjones
August 11th, 2010
5:52 pm
“Tomas
August 11th, 2010
5:42 pm
In what world is Frenchy living in???? The only thing he can provide consistently is quality defense, everything else is extremely inconsistent.”
Not so. Frenchy gives you two other things very consistently good:
1. Verbose interviews, both in length of interview and total amount of interviews he can give in a given day (not subject to a word count).
2. He has consistently large and very white teeth.
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
5:53 pm
I cost the team the ballgame when I said the Astros didn’t have a chance.
I apologize for it.
glove51
August 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
wjones, I’ll answer. I did NOT enjoy Chavez. The Braves have enough major leageu ready relievers that they don’t need either Farnsworth or Chavez. I was upset a little when the Braves let Farnsworth go. Now, he sucks. The Braves probably have 3-4 better options once O’Flaherty comes off the DL.
hAL
August 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
line drive if this blog called you dumb i shall henceforgh saadress you as einstien
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
5:55 pm
Frenchy, needs to come to grips that he may be out of baseball next year …
hAL
August 11th, 2010
5:56 pm
and yes i know my typing sucks as bad as nate/troy,uni lol
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
5:57 pm
SI Cover – The Natural – Frenchy
N Nine
August 11th, 2010
5:58 pm
Wren needs to get away from mediocre outfielders he seems to consistently find and sign Carl Crawford. Let’s hope Chipper quits & show CC the money!!!
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
5:59 pm
To Wren’s defense, McLouth was coming off a pretty big season when we got him
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
But Loaf wasn’t
TennesseePaul
August 11th, 2010
6:00 pm
You say luck, I say resilience
raw-dog resilience?
Danga
August 11th, 2010
6:02 pm
[Melky] plays a better D than any other Braves outfielder.
What are you people smoking when watch the games? Doughboy makes a nice grab every now and again, but it is only because he has to dive for balls a decent outfielder would be camping under. His +/- over the last 3 seasons is a robust -10.
Lew
August 11th, 2010
6:03 pm
I’m betting Francoeur will be playing in MLB next year. If he’s DFAed, the Royals and Dayton Moore will pick him up for next to nothing.
JoeFan
August 11th, 2010
6:04 pm
Would really like to see MLB institute a rule where if you blow a save then you are not eligible for the win. What a joke for Hanson to pitch 7 innings of 2 hit ball leave with the lead and have Wagner blow the save and then get the win.
P-Town Brave
August 11th, 2010
6:05 pm
Um…
Who wins the game then?
You can’t give a win AND a save to the same guy JoeFan
glove51
August 11th, 2010
6:06 pm
Lew: you are correct re: Francouer.
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
6:06 pm
Lew, you are right … the Braves Quad-A team … er I mean the Kansas City Royals would snatch him up
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:07 pm
I just don’t get how someone who’s only 26 and had above-average success for 2 and a half years can suddenly fall off the face of the earth like Francoeur
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:07 pm
Scott from Fairburn has the inter-web mojo………………..
Lew
August 11th, 2010
6:07 pm
They’re not going to change the way they figure the pitcher of record, but Wagner owes Hanson a dinner or two at a real nice place.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
6:08 pm
JoeFan…what does it matter what player is arbitrarily awarded a “win”? All that matters is if the team wins the game. Players don’t win and lose games by themselves.
brian
August 11th, 2010
6:10 pm
finally got to check the computer again – first time since 4:48. I was much happier this time.
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
6:10 pm
jeffrey d, the signs were always there that Francoeur wasn’t a polished hitter. The guy had three times as many strikeouts as walks in the minor leagues. A lot of hitters come up like that, but Francoeur just flat out didn’t develop. He’s the same hitter he was in high school, and a high school mentality doesn’t cut it in the big leagues.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:11 pm
Brian – but JF hit .290 in 162 games his first full season, and close to 30 HR in 162 games his second full season. That’s over 1,000 ABs of sustained success.
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
6:12 pm
Bat-man, do the following to add in a hyperlink:
Type
Enter the hyperlink or a title for the hyper link after the closing bracket >www.braves.com
Close it by adding
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
6:12 pm
If the Royals played Francoeur only against lefties (which is what the Mets want to do), he’d be a solid pickup. He’s a solid defensive player.
Francoeur ought to take a look at Wes Helms and see what he’s managed to do. The guy’s been in the league for twelve years. He’s a leader. He doesn’t complain. He knows his role and plays it. If Francoeur is still in the league in a few years, it will be because he has learned to accept his limitations.
chip1960
August 11th, 2010
6:13 pm
I noticed Nick and Mitchell did not have a single post after the game became final. They wanted us to implode so badly so they could spew some more negativity on the blog. Sorry losers,the Braves disappointed you again. Oh, your Mom is calling you. Take out the trash and wash up, supper is ready.
LPad
August 11th, 2010
6:13 pm
“CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
5:51 pm
This is just a small sampling of the mindless comments made here during game. Why in the hell do I even follow this awful team! Are we really in 1st place? Truth is I kind of like reading these posts its just affirmation that I’m far from being the biggest idiot on earth.
3:03 pm–worst defensive team in the majors?
3:04 pm–Cue Tommy Hanson meltdown.
3:04 pm–This game is so over.
3:53 pm–Please bring back Nate, Ankiel is jsut awful
3:55 pm–We’ve got to have the slowest team in major league baseball.
4:01 pm–Does Bobby & Wren see the same poor performances that we do?
4:06 pm–Infante with another weak grounder here? Seems like that is all he is good for anymore.
4:27 pm–wow, Tommy threw a pretty good game eh?
I feel like an idiot.
4:29 pm–DAMNIT!!! Can’t they ever do anything right???”
So what exactly was the point of this post, other than to make yourself seem superior to other posters? Is your point that fans that live pitch to pitch bad fans? Should everyone purchase your rose-colored glasses?
jerry
August 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
Are frenchy and heywards stats about the same
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:14 pm
hahaha….the winners of the Big League Stew Melky Cabrera photoshop contest. These are pretty funny
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Announcing-the-winners-of-the-Melky-Cabrera-phot?urn=mlb-261833#remaining-content
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
6:15 pm
jeffrey d, sure if you look at batting average, he was good. But according to most other measures, he wasn’t. Over his first three years, which were his best years, he still had just a .782 OPS, which was simply average (100 OPS+). He had a K/BB ratio of over 4. Then his BABIP started falling to normal levels, and he hit the tank. If you don’t have a grasp of the strike zone, you’re not going to survive in the major leagues unless you’ve got some major, major power.
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
Sorry that didn’t come out right before
1. Type
7. Copy the hyperlink or a type a name to represent the link (e.g. picture of the natural)
8. Type
brian
August 11th, 2010
6:16 pm
great post Scott from Fairburn – it is amazing how high Francoeur thinks of himself. If he would get his head out of his arse and really get to work on his swing he may be able to turn it around a little. It is that attitude that killed him his last year with the Braves. When presented with going to the minors to work on his swing, he threw a temper tantrum. He did not stay long and did not work out his swing.
I will give props to Nate for taking the minors with class and I hope Nate can refind the magic from 2008
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
6:17 pm
I give up
Brian from SC
August 11th, 2010
6:18 pm
Yep, Francoeur can be a useful piece as a platoon partner. He will be the last person to realize this, but eventually he will. I don’t think he’s a bad guy, but he’s got illusions of grandeur for himself. Who can blame him? High school superstar, first round draft pick, hometown phenom, SI coverboy. He’s getting a wake up call this year with the Mets. He’ll get another when he’s DFA’d after the season.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
Those are awesome Jeff D.
Lew
August 11th, 2010
6:19 pm
With what Nate is owed, we certainly hope he can find something -magic or solid contact.
Scott from Fairburn
August 11th, 2010
6:20 pm
Bat-man, go here for the code to create a blog link:
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_a.asp
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:20 pm
jeffrey d _
In his first full season it was: .260 .293 .449 .742 with 29 homeruns
He was slightly better his second year, though with 19 homeruns…….
Since then, what is there to say. He has been really bad longer than he was marginally good.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
6:21 pm
How long is Ankiel going to keep channeling the leprechaun out there?
hAL
August 11th, 2010
6:21 pm
beekay this blog dosent want reason or truths they pick a whit/hispanic /oriental as there whipping boy then ride it tell they look like total idiots then later they say things like i told ypou all along that chipper/troy uni would turn it around i dont think most have ever actually seen a braves game except for maybe some of the sillys/muts trols lol
Chop Chop
August 11th, 2010
6:22 pm
Lew,
I think everybody knows that Nate McLouth’s biggest contribution this season will be the walk-off homer against the Phils in the one-game playoff to determine who wins the division and who goes golfing.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:22 pm
Scott_ thanks, bookmarked.
hAL
August 11th, 2010
6:23 pm
by the way mcfan with hanson on the mound pudge rodriquez couldent throw out me and im in my 60’s but dont bring up the ace’s many and sundry faults hes not an oradined whipping boy
SpazzHH
August 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
Have to send out props to Salty for getting recalled to the Majors today by the Red Sox. Always wish ex-Braves the best of luck(except against us) when they move on to other places.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
6:24 pm
With all due respect to Billy Wagner in his last season, Jonny Venters needs to be the closer.
I am sure I am not the first to say it today, or for that matter, the past several weeks.
old man
August 11th, 2010
6:26 pm
Restatement 3rd of the Obvious:
Amid all the negatives–the knee injuries, the awful errors, the ridiculous loss in game one and giving away games two and three–one big positive rises to the top. The team showed the mental toughness that almost every fan (including me) did not have. They strapped it on again in those two games and got the runs back.
I’m thinking this is going to be a big factor in our favor in the stretch run.
The fact that JJ, Hudson, Tommy, and Lowe have all looked very strong recently also helps.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:26 pm
I dunno Brian…call me a simpleton, but I’m looking at BA, HR, 2B, RBI, and R and I’d say Francoeur had some pretty good success his first 3 years
2005 (adjusted for 162 games): .300 AVG, 32 HR, 46 2B, 104 RBI, 95 R
2006: .260 AVG, 29 HR, 24 2B, 103 RBI, 83 R
2007: .293, 19 HR, 40 2B, 105 RBI, 84 R
And then….face plant. See ya later Frenchy
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:27 pm
I guess Ankiel finally stole his Lucky Charms
.575
August 11th, 2010
6:29 pm
CraZyTRaDeMaN – well, aren’t WE the resourceful one!
Three gold stars Chief!
:facepalm:
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
August 11th, 2010
6:30 pm
hAL–
Hey, I didn’t say anything…I know Hanson has trouble holding runners on–I say that all the time.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
6:31 pm
LPad, I don’t have rose color glasses and I’m far from superior to other posters. It’s just funny to me how negative some are about a team in 1st. I’d say fans that live pitch to pitch and post things like this team is terrible or Tommy’s about to melt down have no confidence in the team. Makes you look like a idiot that’s all.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:34 pm
jeffery d_
Funny stuff on Melky, thanks.
hAL
August 11th, 2010
6:34 pm
venters is ouurROY bank it lol
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:36 pm
I’ll repost….if you don’t click on the following link, you won’t see…
-Spider Melky
-Melky Bonaparte
-Melky rocking the drums for Metallica
-Melky in the stands for a Vazquez homerun
-And many more
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Announcing-the-winners-of-the-Melky-Cabrera-phot?urn=mlb-261833#remaining-content
MiaBchBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
“3:03 pm–worst defensive team in the majors?”
Lately, they’ve beenb playing like it – and it should be a concern, for the stress it places upon an already taxed bullpen.
“3:55 pm–We’ve got to have the slowest team in major league baseball.”
They rank 24th in stolen bases in the MLB, and are just 5 SB’s from 27th – that’s a pretty sad commentary on our overall team speed. This is especially painful given our overall lack of power and slugging.
Honestly, CrazyTrade, I agree with LPad. Your one-man kangaroo court act speaks to some kind of inexplicable superiority complex, or at least some sense that you mistakenly think you are above the fray.
I, for one, am not impressed when you trash others. Inane or not, it’s an opinion blog; your sense of fascism as it relates to baseball knowledge and OPINION is not appreciated.
NC State Nate
August 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
There is no excuse for having 20 errors in 12 games, but I gotta believe not having you’re starting 2B, 3B, and a new SS really took it’s toll this series. When Prado gets back I think things will settle down a lot.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
6:39 pm
jeffrey
That was a funny link. Some great ones in that lot.
By the way, do we have a lineup for today’s game yet?
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
6:40 pm
The Braves are in a 3 way tie (89) for the most errors in MLB. When is the last time a Cox lead team achieved such an embarrassing feat?
Do ya think Cox will have ‘em doing extra defensive drills or working on their clubhouse etiquette?
Crime Dog
August 11th, 2010
6:40 pm
By the way, do we have a lineup for today’s game yet?
Forget that. Any news on Chipper or Prado?
.579
August 11th, 2010
6:41 pm
CraZyTRaDeMaN – I’m ecstatic that we’re in first. We got there because of a torrid May & June and our pitching has kept us there along with the late-game heroics, but if you think we don’t have serious issues to address…..
…I got news for ya.
shmoe
August 11th, 2010
6:42 pm
“The Braves have been thriving on balls-to-the-wall, sandpapery, nitty-gritty-dirt-handed, testicular fortitudinal, and omnivigilant and omnipresent resilience.”
best line of the year!!
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
6:42 pm
Is your point that fans that live pitch to pitch bad fans?
probably that such fans are annoying when they post pitch to pitch.
and yes they are BAD BAD fans. they should be sealed into dark dank caverns en masse and forced to listen to Braves wins the rest of their lives. t’would be hell to them no doubt. BAD!!!, everybody knows that
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:42 pm
Any word on Salcedo?
brian
August 11th, 2010
6:43 pm
why should they do any extra defensive work? They all are great defenders who make no errors.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:45 pm
wow…just noticed Tommy’s line. 7 innings and 2 hits. Those pitch-by-pitch fans were freaking out in the 4th inning earlier
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
jeffrey d and Crime Dog
I’m afraid DOB is going to come along, take these question seriously and give us a tongue lashing.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:46 pm
I really wish some people would stop using Ws to evaluate a pitcher. Would anybody argue that Hanson didn’t deserve a win today with the way he pitched?
Meanwhile, Lowe gives up about 36 runs and still somehow gets the W
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:47 pm
Snot – I jokingly noted that right after DOB noted how Hanson retired the first 9 batters that the Astros were 2 for 2 with a walk and an RBI since then.
He told me “good reporting.” I don’t think he likes me
hAL
August 11th, 2010
6:47 pm
tommy certainlky dint over tax the bullpen when he was giving up 10 to 15runs a game there for a month or so it was early enough that bobby only used matinez and chavez in his wasted starts you do relaize those losses are the same as the ones other guys contribute too lossing right?
Danga
August 11th, 2010
6:48 pm
CrazyTrade…I found it humorous.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
just noticed Tommy’s line. 7 innings and 2 hits. Those pitch-by-pitch fans were freaking out in the 4th inning earlier
Amazing right. He can be dominant at times and somehow we never notice it on the blog – not like we do Huddy. I guess people trust Huddy or even JJ much more and with Hanson, well idiots are lining up to say he should be traded right now. Hanson seems to especially like pitching to Houston – 3 outings and he’s pitched deep with dominant stuff.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
6:49 pm
no hAL I didn’t. Thanx for enlightening me
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:50 pm
He told me “good reporting.” I don’t think he likes me _ jeffery d
I think he was complementing you for some perspective post after that one. But that might just be me, Mr sunshine
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
6:51 pm
No, there was definitely a sparkle of sarcasm in his tone
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
Forget that. Any news on Chipper or Prado?
Time for you guys to embrace the “Twitter” machine.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
6:52 pm
He told me “good reporting.” I don’t think he likes me
You should use more smileys to convey your sarcasm.. no wait..
I think we should all learn from RHR about calling attention to that. I try to skulk around and mention such things in code because quite often these coincidences are eerie with him and I cant help but notice them.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
6:53 pm
he hates you jd, talks about it regularly with those of us he Emails
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
6:55 pm
he hates you jd,
jd? He hates him? I can now imagine DOB walking around calling him girl names each time like in Scrubs.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
6:55 pm
MiaBchBravesFan, thats why no names were attatched to the comments. Besides I could care less what is appreciated or not appericiated by you or others. It’s an opinion blog remember and my rose colar glasses are able to see the game and season as a whole unlike others who seem to wear horse blinders and are only able to see whats going wrong at that exact moment.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
6:55 pm
No, no, no. Lose the emoticons and put smile in parenthesis.
(smile)
Danga
August 11th, 2010
6:56 pm
Judy
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
6:56 pm
good pick up on the jd image SB
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
jeffery d
Yep I went back and looked, he specified the jinx comment. Safe to say he does not like you.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
6:57 pm
Duh, he doesn’t like jeffrey. Ever since he made fun of DOB’s jacket.
Rob from SC
August 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
I have a feeling Heyward’s knee might be worse than the team is letting on…How else do he not pinch hit the past few days
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
6:58 pm
I will not loose my emoties . I will fight to the death for the right to use them.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 11th, 2010
7:00 pm
old man: Lately, JJ has gone seven, so has Hanson, Hudson is soooooo dependable on that count, Medlen more than held his own, and even the kid Minor went six Monday night, allowing only three earned – a helluva first start.
Derek Lowe – a pitcher whose greatest claim to fame is eating innings in the absence of a sub-4.00 NL ERA – hasn’t been able to reach six innings in SIX of his past 8 starts; AND, has only hit 7 innings pitched in TWO of his past 10 starts.
What does this guy see in the mirror??? He is being paid #1 starter’s money AND HE DOESN’T EVEN EAT INNINGS LIKE HE IS REPUTED TO DO!!! Thanks to his half-assed performance on Sunday, the bullpen had to pitch 3.2 innings the day before a rookie starts a road game!!! An already abused Moylan had to come in for an ineffective Farnsworth(less) – after pitching in Sunday’s game – and allowed two hits that continued the deluge in that disasterous 7th.
The only thing Lowe-tard reminds me of is how galatically stupid Wren was to throw $60 mil for 4 years at this wasteoid!!!
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:00 pm
nolie, everyone wants to move Marteeeen to all these different positions and I don’t like it.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:02 pm
I have a feeling Heyward’s knee might be worse than the team is letting on
I hope not. If I see many more lineups with both Melky and A Gon in the top 3 I may become permanently nauseous.
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
lol, I didn’t make fun of it. I think I just made a comment about him wearing the leather jacket in a non-leather jacket situation.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
everyone wants to move Marteeeen to all these different positions
I think we should move him to CF in order to find out if it is the place on the field or the players what we put there that prevents them from hitting.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:03 pm
Especially Melky.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:04 pm
just shows how GREAT he is Sopheeee. he could be an all star anywhere.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:04 pm
Yeah, jeffrey and then you got O’Burned.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
7:04 pm
Soph & SB_
I’m glad you two got on the same page earlier. I was going to post a comment about lunch today , a beautiful woman dropped her tray . It was funny, but convoluted, and I just wanted to listen to the Braves play
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
7:05 pm
Did he ever say what the annoying comment was?
jeffrey d
August 11th, 2010
7:06 pm
Still puttin the aloe on that one
Jeff321
August 11th, 2010
7:06 pm
During the summer DOB’s header should have him shirtless sportin’ a speedo. Save the leather jacket for the winter months.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:07 pm
Danga, I’d rather Marteeen not be the guinea pig for that experiment.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
August 11th, 2010
7:07 pm
Jeffery d wants to hug the RBI and have others let go of the W love. Where is Shaun?
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:08 pm
Bat –
That would’ve worked too.
CraZyTRaDeMaN
August 11th, 2010
7:10 pm
.579, You’re right!! With all the problems I see no way this team can win anymore! When does football start again?
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:12 pm
I constantly dig at David over the jinx thingy and his vacations and he hasn’t put out a contract on me yet, Jeffrey. Or it hasn’t been fulfilled yet at least. You are probably safe no matter what you say.
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
7:13 pm
Bat
You actually used one thing in there which might give it away to most folks. But not our kitten. Whoosh.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:14 pm
a lil’ O’burn just means that he notices you
Bracez
August 11th, 2010
7:15 pm
Did anyone witness the biggest man hug fest that was called the cards-reds fight?
Snotboogie
August 11th, 2010
7:15 pm
nolie
I’m sure you are in his book though. The all knowing one makes note of all of us troublemakers. When he gets back, we wont know what hit us. Poor RHR must be still smarting from that takedown.
bp
August 11th, 2010
7:15 pm
Damn the sky is falling.I swore we won today.Enjoy this psycho team.Gotta admit they never quit.Its crazy and fun to watch and all these teams get nervous with a lead in the late innings.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
yeah SB. he set me up and burned me pretty good a week or 10 days ago.
Bracez
August 11th, 2010
7:16 pm
They all so buzy copin feels nobody even throws a punch.
Bobby Hill
August 11th, 2010
7:17 pm
Just got home from the game. I gotta say it was a pretty boring game until the 9th. But any afternoon at the ballpark beats an afternoon at work.
J-Man
August 11th, 2010
7:19 pm
If Hanson had Derek Lowes run support he would have 15 wins but he still would have 8 losses
KnightInATL
August 11th, 2010
7:19 pm
Wren had to go after a pitcher. The only ones available were Lowe or Burnett. I think its safe to say he took the best option available. It amazes me how some of you ignorant people just utterly bash Wren at every opportunity without having the slightest clue how the business side of baseball works.
Remember, the deal for Jurrjens? That turned out pretty well.
Remember how everyone here railroaded Wren for signing Hudson to an extension instead of Vazquez? That worked out pretty well too.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:22 pm
Posnanski interview with Dewan.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/08/11/defensive-numbers/
Dewan created the defensive metric plus/minus.
Dumbfound
August 11th, 2010
7:23 pm
Just got home. Has the phils80 bitach been here today ?!? Probably not, bitach !!
Long Time Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
7:23 pm
Good win today with the C team starting. The Braves are for real, they seem to find a way to win when they have to. We will finish 1st in division. Hopeing we have a good run in playoffs.
NC State Nate
August 11th, 2010
7:24 pm
Does anyone realize Mike Hessman is STARTING for the Mets right now… wow.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
7:25 pm
McFann, what did you think about your boyfriend’s grand slam today??? Amazing huh!!
Headley Lamar
August 11th, 2010
7:27 pm
Oswalt looks sharp for the phillies so far.
.579
August 11th, 2010
7:27 pm
CraZyTRaDeMaN -
Don’t know, don’t care when football starts. I’m a baseball fan first and foremost. When the last pitch is thrown for or against the Atlanta Braves….I’ll worry about my Falcons. My Braves need my full focus until then.
We’re not blessed with Phillies/Yankees talent. We’re a smoke n’ mirrors club, marginally talented, gritty and somewhat lucky.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
NC State Nate, you mean Jon Niese?
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
From the article:
More Dewan: “People ask me: When do you believe eyes, when do you believe numbers? Well, with newer players, I tend to believe the eyes. We have such limited data — a quarter season, a half season — and so if some of the coaches and managers say, ‘This player is very good defensively but the numbers don’t show it yet,’ I tend to believe the evaluation. But as I start getting a full season of data, multiple seasons of data, when coaches say that a player is good defensively, if the numbers don’t show it, I go with the numbers. Maybe they’re seeing good skills applied on occasion. Maybe they’re seeing a few great plays. But the player is not good defensively.”
Trey
August 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
.579, we are and always have been better than those Phillies.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
7:28 pm
Really like the good news with Chipper, hope he is back soon. Even if his numbers arn’t what they used to be I beleave he has become a true team leader.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
7:30 pm
LTBB, you can say that again. Honestly, when Chipper retires I would love to see him as the Braves manager. That won’t happen, but one can only dream.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:33 pm
Best defensive players in 2010 by Dewan Plus/Minus
First base: Daric Barton, Oakland, +20
Second base: Orlando Hudson, Minnesota, +18
Shortstop: Yunel Escobar, Toronto, +32
Third base: Ryan Zimmerman, Washington, +23
Left field: Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay, +22
Center field: Austin Jackson, Detroit, +22*; Franklin Gutierrez, Seattle, +18.
Right field: Jason Heyward, Atlanta, +19*; Justin Upton, Arizona, +15.
Sophee
August 11th, 2010
7:33 pm
Whoosh is right.
.579
August 11th, 2010
7:35 pm
C’mon Trey, the Phils OWN us when it comes to fundamentals, clutch hitting, speed and defense. If not for their injuries and subsequent meltdown, we’d be staring THEM in the tookus and taking deep breaths…..and likin’ it!
Bank on it.
Roman Gal
August 11th, 2010
7:36 pm
What did AG do? Apparently it sucked
Hah.
.579
August 11th, 2010
7:36 pm
Lets be realistic here….for a change.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
7:37 pm
Trey you are right, I don’t think he will have much interest in baseball after retirement.
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:38 pm
I don’t think he will have much interest in baseball after retirement.
I’m not so sure. The man obviously enjoys the game and knows hitting as well as anyone.
Dumbfound
August 11th, 2010
7:39 pm
@.579, why don’t you go watch them ?!? If you can afford it !
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:40 pm
Those Escobar numbers give me another reason to be happy (as a Phillies fan) that Atlanta made that stupid trade . Jon from Pos article
Roman Gal
August 11th, 2010
7:42 pm
Danga-
I just read that JoePos article you posted. I had no idea Heyward is considered the best RF this year according to +/-. That’s awesome!
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:43 pm
I saw that too, nolie. My gut reaction was to defend my team, but I soon realized I agreed that it was a stupid trade. Especially with no obvious SS waiting in the wings.
noleeeee
August 11th, 2010
7:43 pm
I talked last night about the fantastic defensive season that Escobrat is having. He was 2nd one year and third the other one b4 2010. great great year
Danga
August 11th, 2010
7:44 pm
Me either, RG. When you watch the guy you can tell that he moves pretty well and that he has a nice arm, but he doesn’t wow you out there with lots of diving plays.
Long Time Braves Fan
August 11th, 2010
7:46 pm
What I have always liked about Chipper is he could have gone for free agentgy but he played for less money to stay with Braves, not many players stay with thier team thuer whole career. Also when we got Vinnies big bat to play 3rd base Chipper willingly went to left field.
Roman Gal
August 11th, 2010
7:47 pm
I watched the Tom Glavine Spotlight today after the game, and he made a reference to Yunel getting traded because of his attitude and so on. Then they panned to Bobby and he just rolled his eyes.
Much like Alex Gonzalez likes to let the ball roll under his glove.
Trey
August 11th, 2010
7:47 pm
.579, you are a true Phillies fan aren’t you? You think the second rate Phillies team is better than our team? I don’t think so, you know, you can root for them all you want, but the Braves are the ones I root for.
Roman Gal
August 11th, 2010
7:48 pm
Danga-
One of the many things I love about him. He doesn’t have to make “spectacular” plays because he gets good jumps and takes good routes. Unlike, say…Melky.
Gone Viral
August 11th, 2010
7:49 pm
“If not for their injuries”
We’ve had worse injuries than the Phillies this year. They just weren’t repeated over and over as excuses as they have been with the Philadelphia Underachievers.
Roman Gal
August 11th, 2010
7:49 pm
Bank on it. .579
You should’ve said, “Citizens, bank on it!