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Sam Fossela
August 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
Some of you only are fans when things go well for particular players, game to game, pitch to pitch. Horrible.
bgvt
August 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
Joe Brave: when you propose a trade that you would take in a flash …. it probably means that the other side is getting the short end of the stick and it will not be happening any time soon.
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
makes up for Pagan’s leadoff garbage hit in the first!
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
MAC that is Beautiful!!!
BravesFanChris25
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
MCCANNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
YES!!! Totally sweet!
MIBraveeeeesFan
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Way to go BMac!! That’ll teach ‘em!
cabravesfan
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Mac with the blinding speed!
chilidog75
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
He could do that every at-bat and hit .700. Win the batting title going away.
Chris from the Rock
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Are you kidding me?
Mitchell
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Poor Mets.
I kind of feel bad for them. I do.
Bravefaninok
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Mac…..nice bunt!
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Brian! Awesome bunt
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
if Heyward and Lee can heat up, this offense goes from below average to awesome
FEAR
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
2-2 for DLee!
David O'Brien
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
McCann lays down the bunt up 3rd-base line to beat the shift, at least the 2nd time he’s done that this season
chilidog75
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Sam … and some of us are worried about our second-best starting pitcher. Doesn’t mean we’re not fans.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Heyward is the one variable that could pack the stands with otherwise too-lazy-to-attend fans. If he were to go on a tear down the stretch…
.577
August 30th, 2010
8:14 pm
Matty goin’ for the downs!
FEAR
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
damn mcann bunted on your ass………hahahaha
Patrick
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
Damn! Brian is the man!!!
Hell of a play!!!
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
well that was horrible
Chris from the Rock
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
DOB,
Could you make the argument that McCann is the best bunter on the team?
zmerk
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
That’s almost as much fun as watching a double every once in awhile, eh McFann?
Never mind, thanks Matty…
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
zero patience on Diaz’s part there… and it wasnt a strike either
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
Yikes, MattE! Jeepers…
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
bgvt
August 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
Joe Brave: when you propose a trade that you would take in a flash …. it probably means that the other side is getting the short end of the stick and it will not be happening any time soon.
Short end of the stick? Lowe for 5 mil is not the short end, a 4 or 5 starter is making a helluva lot more than that.
Cubs need Pitching badly, that is a very cost effective move for both organizations.
Braves All the Way
August 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
Matt did not waste anytime ending that rally
chilidog75
August 30th, 2010
8:16 pm
That was an unfortunate turn of events. Oh well.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
zmerk That’s almost as much fun as watching a double every once in awhile, eh McFann?
Heck yes!
Sam Fossela
August 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
chilidog..you take way too far. Stick by our guys when times are tough why don’t ya?
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
i feel like Diaz either does something amazing or horrible whenever he comes to bat. it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of in between there.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
Patience Matt, patience!
cabravesfan
August 30th, 2010
8:17 pm
Chris from the Rock -
I know I am not DOB but I would not say Mac is someone you’d call on to sac bunt in a crucial situation- he tends to bunt rather hard, which is not ideal when there is no shift on…
David O'Brien
August 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
With two hits tonight, Heyward is 15-for-29 w/ 4 HRs, 8 RBI in past 8 games, after hitting .169 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI in his previous 18 gms
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
Has anyone noticed how much Misch resembles Screech!
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
@cheshire… you’re right… its feast or famine with Diaz isnt it?
bgvt
August 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
Joe Brave — I don’t know what cheap and good players the Cubs have in their organization, but they would have to spend something to replace Byrd so they might not save as much as you think. They are giving up an OF who they thought was worth a pretty big contract not so long ago.
In general, my point is that when you propose a trade that seems too good to pass up, the other GM might just agree with you.
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
what i’m liking about our offense in this game is that they’re STILL hitting this guy hard and have done so every inning so far. i’ve watched so many games where we have one good inning and then just seem to take the night off offensively… like there’s just no killer instinct. maybe we learned a lesson after that Colorado debacle.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
Haha, what’s that for, David?
Mike
August 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
well that was a quick way to kill a rally. And now the black hole of the line-up due up next.
I just chalk Melky to an auto out. Ankiel too.
bp
August 30th, 2010
8:20 pm
mattys bat exploded
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:21 pm
bgvt, I’d say give em McLouth too, but I don’t want Wren to get the hell beat outta himself.
Chris from the Rock
August 30th, 2010
8:21 pm
Screeeeeeech!
bgvt
August 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
G-Braves update: Scott Diamond has a no-hitter through 5 innings. Only 58 pitches. The only base runner was the lead-off hitter in the first inning. He was erased on a GiDP.
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
nice catch Melk-man
cabravesfan
August 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Mike-
Ankiel’s not playing tonight…
bgvt
August 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Joe: Now you are talking. Giving them McLouth and his lousy contract would sweeten the deal. Awww… it is the Cubs after all.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:23 pm
Diamond, steadily making a case for himself. Nice:)
.577
August 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
cheshire – We’ve squared a few up so far. I’m liking the approach.
Professional urgency!
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
JJ looking much better
chilidog75
August 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
Sam. If you think I took something too far, then sweet moses what could you possibly think of other posters on this blog?
Even the people that don’t like me on here (hopefully there aren’t too many) would, I think, tell you that I’m pretty calm and pretty rational.
cabravesfan
August 30th, 2010
8:24 pm
Aww man! Mets pulled their pitcher already! BOOO!
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
bgvt, lol, I am afraid Frank would get his ass kicked if he tried that one.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
Nice work
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
yeah, i’m not seeing what chilidog75 said that was over the top
Salty Dawg
August 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
With two hits tonight, Heyward is 15-for-29 w/ 4 HRs, 8 RBI in past 8 games, after hitting .169 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI in his previous 18 gms
Heyward sucks. They need to ship him out. Trade him for a bag of balls.
Mike
August 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
cabravesfan….I know…he still manages to strike out though
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:26 pm
dang! Screech out of the Game already? now what, another LOOGY?
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 30th, 2010
8:27 pm
Evening guys. How about that game yesterday?
Bravefaninok
August 30th, 2010
8:27 pm
Salty Dawg …..lol yea just another scrub huh!
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:27 pm
Nah! bgvt, I am wishing Mcout upon the MUTTS!
Sam Fossela
August 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
c-dog..never said you were the only one, check my comments. JJ has continued to pitch well and you guys have kept quiet I guess until he gives up another run or something and then it’ll be back to acting like he is junk.
Josh from NY (not NYC)
August 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
Former Braves Great Elmer Dessens
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
I wonder where that mets troll went
Chris from the Rock
August 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
It’s Mr. Automatic Out.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:28 pm
Has Melky met a donut he didn’t like? nice physique there!
braveslifer
August 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
Gotta love getting into the bullpen this early in a four game series.
Braves All the Way
August 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
melky must have a clause in his contract that says he can only see a certain number of pitches per game. he never seems to take a pitch
I Miss Ted Turner (formerly I Love Derrek Lee)
August 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
Melky is such a slug.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
There he goes again, he’s an out machine.
.577
August 30th, 2010
8:29 pm
Dan Kolb’s Mom – Evening guys. How about that game yesterday?
Beautimous!
Evenin’
Chris from the Rock
August 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
Maybe JJ can start another rally.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
DKM–
That game yesterday was one of the best ever!
Mike
August 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
I would just love to have Andrew Jones back on this team in this outfield rotation, hitting in the 8 hole. He would be night and day better than Melky.
Homer Simpson
August 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
Mmmmmmmm…..Donuts.
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
I know, right? I got thrown out of Chilis.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
Oh! Melky how long, how long, how long? Oh! Melky instant out, instant out Instant out!
Salty Dawg
August 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
never said you were the only one, check my comments. JJ has continued to pitch well and you guys have kept quiet I guess until he gives up another run or something and then it’ll be back to acting like he is junk.
Sam – Don’t waste your breath. There are a lot of clowns on this blog (not saying that about whoever you directed that comment towards, didn’t even read the original post) that can’t rationally step back and look at the big pitcher. The complete body of work, so to speak. Maybe it’s just fanaticism to the extreme, but a lot of people here seem borderline bi-polar with emotional extremes from one pitch or at bat or game to the next.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:33 pm
Need a gem from Kuroda
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:36 pm
to the tune of Oh! Mickey.
O Ricky you’re so bad you’re so bad you make us mad,
Oh! Ricky what a pity you don’t understand exactly what to do with that bat there in your hand.
BravesBrazil
August 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Gwinnett
Scott Diamond PERFECT after 6th
Dan-82ndAirborne
August 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Looking good tonight… Heyward may be getting hot, that would be nice. Lee doesn’t seem to be in as much pain, anyone else notice that?
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:37 pm
Throw strikes!!!! Castillo wasnt going to get anything more than a single… thats terrible…
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:38 pm
Ho-Hum for Diamond, the kid already has a no no.
Josh from NY (not NYC)
August 30th, 2010
8:38 pm
JJ’s arm shouldn’t be tired at this point in the season missing so much time with injury…shouldn’t be that high in the zone all night
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
keep the ball low
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
by the way, I hope the Padres just implode. thanks for totally laying down against the Phillies you jerks.
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:39 pm
JJ, finish the pitch! flying open there
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
buckle down here JJ
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
JJ”s letting that left shoulder fly open.
cheshire
August 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
bad news is that the evil Jurrjens has shown up in this inning… the good news is that Wright is up
BoroBall3
August 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
enough of this garbage… if JJ loses this one…
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 30th, 2010
8:40 pm
yeah tag on that
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
Thanks Wright
JoeBrave
August 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
Ike Davis? look at the schnoz on that guy.
BravesBrazil
August 30th, 2010
8:41 pm
My Bad, Gwinnett committed 1 error
Dan Kolb's Mom
August 30th, 2010
8:42 pm
here comes the change
Jake W.
August 30th, 2010
8:43 pm
Don’t waste your breath. There are a lot of clowns on this blog (not saying that about whoever you directed that comment towards, didn’t even read the original post) that can’t rationally step back and look at the big pitcher.
Come on folks, JJ hasn’t gained that much weight. Seriously though its that whole argument on sample size. As with most things in baseball the bigger the better. JJ having a bad start in a place that is widely known as pitcher’s hell and struggling at the beginning of this game does not make his season.
Brave4life-1995 all over again??
August 30th, 2010
8:43 pm
Need Huddy/smoltzy to talk with JJ and Hanson, they are the key to our playoff race