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Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
Will Emmel get rotated out to the outfield or to third base? What is the rotation? He started at second, moved to first and then to home plate.
I’d think he will be on one of the OF lines tonight.
Maybe Ankiel can nail him throwing the practice ball back in during one of the inning breaks!
Playoffs!!!!
October 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
I wouldn’t worry too much about Glaus. He was a third baseman for 10-12 yrs. He can make all the routine plays just on muscle memory. He might even surprise us with a very good one!
And if the Giants want to bunt all game, GOOD!! that plays into our hands.
Chipper's ACL
October 11th, 2010
5:02 pm
How’d you guys like Ross pinch running for McCann in the 9th. I have a hard time believing Ross has that much more speed. This would have been a really stupid move if the game would have gone into extra innings. Ross has had a good year with the bat but he’s not McCann.
Frankie Wren
October 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
New Geico commercial out. Ex-military man turned shrink consoling Brooks on the couch. Now get out and get a Pinch hit homer to win a game you damn JackWagon.
BravesFanInKy
October 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
TV guys were making a big deal out of something that happened to McCann, and then I read somewhere he was lost and wasn’t playing today. Glad to see that, but what in the world happened? Twist an ankle on a rolling bat?
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:03 pm
Speaking of Diory, there is no reason for Cox not to have confidence in him or at least more so than Conrad defensively. Diory spent a good deal of time with the team last year and handled himself well defensively. I seriously doubt anyone can think Conrad is better defensively.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Brooks will make Atlanta proud again. I just hope that Brooks won’t be the new scape goat for baseball blunders instead of Buckner.
Sopheeee
October 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Wayne – not only 3-0 but the Braves score 5 or more runs too! Pschh, the first game I went to this season, Braves scored 13 runs and Marteeen had 2 homers.
Bill M.
October 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Why now Bobby? You finally saw the light. The Kid should have been in the 6 hole all season. I hope it’s not to late. Can’t wait until it’s cox’s final game. He has done a poor job the last 6 wks. Kimbrel should have stayed in the game. I believe McCann is getting worse in handling pitchers. He gets confused on the pitch selection. Go Braves and head for SF.
BudV
October 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Excellent column. Everything well said. However, did the AJC lay off all their copy editors? “Asked what Hudson brings to the Braves, Hudson said:…” Huh?
T for Texas
October 11th, 2010
5:05 pm
Bat, it looked to me like Emmel was calling strikes differently for the Braves than he was for the Giants. And as you said the “pitchtrax” graphic TBS has on there coverage would back that up. Does this have to do with the flack he was getting from Bobby and the Bravos for the blown calls in game 1 and 2? If it does that is a stunning lack of professionalism from an MLB umpire.
Billy (TBFKB)
October 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
Dumbfounded,
Tell me what they say, I don’t have that channel.
myra
October 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
We dont HATE Connie….just hate losing bad.
It coulda been anybody, insert player X,Y,or Z.
T for Texas
October 11th, 2010
5:06 pm
I’d think he will be on one of the OF lines tonight.
Lord, please don’t let there be a crucial call on the foul line.
Jake W.
October 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Hopefully Troy Glaus wreaks havoc on the Giants like he did in 2002. Rewind the clock, Troy. Lets remind them of some painful memories. I get to attend my first braves playoff game, hopefully its a win.
SG10
October 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Nice column, DOB…one of the best in recent memory!
I wish the fans will show big heart tonight and actually applaud (instead of booing) when Conrad pinch-hits tonight.. such gesture will go a long way in motivating the players.. It is really tough for anyone to handle.. I wish Conrad is left alone. I am sure it is tough for him to be with himself in such moments, let alone with the booing fans..It was okay to show emotions last night but we need to move ahead and leave him alone now..
MFin04
October 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
In regards to the bunting…theoretically if could kill the Braves but on the flip side it could make for some easy/quick outs. Or even just get Lowe ahead in the count with early strikes. Could also mess with the Giants mentally if they are thinking about bunting instead of hitting.
dmack2027
October 11th, 2010
5:07 pm
Time to bust out the boom sticks. Hang some crooked numbers on that scoreboard, and lets win tonight’s game by a comfortable margin. That will give the Giants plenty to think about for Wednesday.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
myra, I bet if it was someone with Andruw Jones defensive skills people wold have called him garbage.
Mixxo
October 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Brooks IS a good dude. Heck, even I booted a few playing second. ;oops:
Watch him come up big late off the bench in a tight situation…..with a gapper.
Brettski
October 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
Does anyone actually read those song lyrics in this blog? Go Bravos!
Dumbfound
October 11th, 2010
5:08 pm
john hart do not like the braves………..
Lew
October 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
I wouldn’t boo him, but I sure didn’t delete many expletives when it happened.
Tale of Woe
October 11th, 2010
5:09 pm
Well, we might as well go out with a bang
Zach Klein via Twitter –
Didn’t get it on video, but Glaus threw 2 balls past the first baseman during practice. My best guess.. 2 errors in 15 throws to 1st.
A ground ball pitcher and a bad kneed 3rd baseman = uh oh
Murph
October 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
If the Braves get a big lead, does Bobby bring Brooks into the game to try and get him over his issues or does he just leave him on the bench? My guess is, with the way this game can turn on a dime, Brooks only makes it in as a PH for the pitcher. He won’t play a single inning in the field.
Phillistein
October 11th, 2010
5:10 pm
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:04 pm
Brooks will make Atlanta proud again. I just hope that Brooks won’t be the new scape goat for baseball blunders instead of Buckner.
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Nah
Buckner blew a World Series game (and ultimately the series) for a team that hadn’t won the WS in 70 years ……and was poised to win.
I mean………..Mookie Wilson had two strikes on him.
One more strike……….Red Sux win.
Different circumstances.
However, I don’t think Conrad’s name will be forgotten in Atlanta anytime soon
BravesFanInKy
October 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
Emmel is horrible Second, first and now plate, he was awful at all three. Indicative of many umpires.
At least tonight he’ll be doing the foul lines, so get ready for a chalk-scattering mistake.
Murph
October 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
What’s the story on the Giants SP? Has he faced the Braves before?
Caren
October 11th, 2010
5:11 pm
I’m still watching all the playoff games, even though my team isn’t involved. Didn’t really care who won this series but after last night, I am fully on the Braves bandwagon. Win It For Brooks Conrad.
Do it, Atlanta.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
Nah
Buckner blew a World Series game (and ultimately the series) for a team that hadn’t won the WS in 70 years ……and was poised to win.
I mean………..Mookie Wilson had two strikes on him.
One more strike……….Red Sux win.
Different circumstances.
However, I don’t think Conrad’s name will be forgotten in Atlanta anytime soon
You are right about that Phillistein. At least what he did was not as bad as what Buckner did.
Playoffs!!!!
October 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
You can watch the Braves take batting practice on MLB_TV now
myra
October 11th, 2010
5:12 pm
Its ok to b pizzed. Lets just get on withit.
Approx. 21/2 hrs till DO or DIE
I
SAY
DO
!
D Loader
October 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/09/AR2010100904135.html
lost the game as much as brooks conrad did.
Lew
October 11th, 2010
5:13 pm
Brooks fell victim to The Dark Star curse of the Wide World of Sports – he participated in both Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat reels this year.
quitesimpley
October 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Do not the whole monkey on brooks back. if booby cox had done what he done all year,he would have put peter moylen to face a tough right hander,and not left a rookie kid in to face that batter
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:15 pm
Brooks fell victim to The Dark Star curse of the Wide World of Sports – he participated in both Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat reels this year.
It’s a shame that it happened to him, but it happens to the best of players. All he can do is try to bounce back, but it’s going to be tough.
Billy (TBFKB)
October 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Frank-Robinson-defends-postseason-umpires-101010
he cant be serious
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
Was Brooks on the October cover of SI?
myra
October 11th, 2010
5:16 pm
Dramatics
Dumbfound
October 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
@billy, he said that this was going to be bobby cox last game . that glaus is not much better than conrad. the giants are going to bunt all game long. and then john hart wanted to change the subject to talk about the phillies but barry larkin changed the talk back to the braves !
My Name Is Earl
October 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Hey people, I want too win just as bad as anyone, but please have a heart. Does anyone remember, I think it was Donnie Moore. No sense in trying to make him feel any worse that he does. As has always been said, it is still just a game. I’ll never understand why some get such a delight in stomping on a man when he is down.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
quitesimplay, and what if Moylan gave up a home run? You can’t really blame Bobby on this one. Conrad had a routine play, but he messed up and that happens unfortunately.
T for Texas
October 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
and Agony of Defeat
It is almost impossible to field a ground ball in ski-jumping equipment, Lew.
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:17 pm
Billy
Frank is just being a company man. If he were managing the Braves or the Rays, he’d be getting kicked out of games too.
Playoffs!!!!
October 11th, 2010
5:18 pm
Phillistein–If I remember correctly, even if Buckner makes that play, it’s still a tie game. And that was only game 6. The Red Sox could have won game 7, but didn’t
Andy
October 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
There is no doubt that the Braves would not have made it to the playoffs without Conrad. I blame Bobby for not benching Conrad sooner when it was obvious that this had gotten into his head. Many say that one of the best things about Bobby is that he is loyal to his players. Well, this is one time when that loyalty cost him and the team dearly. The Braves have no chance now. Even if they win tonight they have no chance against The Freak in game 5. The season ended last night.
LT A Blogger
October 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
I was at the game last night and booed. I can’t remember ever booing one of my own players. It was the culmination of the entire game. Not being able to get a hit, looking dead all game, Hinkse’s blast, and then chair being pulled out.
I still feel it BC’s responsibility leaving him in there. I know he has extremely limited options, but you could just see he was having extreme issues doing the simple things. I am a big Cox fan but this is one of the times that his style comes back to haunt him.
Would love to see Brooks get an opportunity to put this in the past- he was a great bench player this year. He wouldn’t have had the chance for that nightmare last night if he hadn’t played so well.
southern hope
October 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
Alright I’m doin it. Just brought 2 tickets on StubHub (thx) and am heading down there….the Braves better not screw up my perfect record. I’ll report in from the field.
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:19 pm
What has John Hart ever been truly successful at anyway? Inquiring minds want to know.
NO MORE BOBBY
October 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
Kat – At 5pm Hank Aaron will be on MLB Network talking about Cox.
Beavis and Butthead would like this one.
Sopheeee
October 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
Good stuff, southern hope. Have fun & bring home a W!
stew
October 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
Problem with Glaus is that he hasn’t hit and has no mobility. If Glaus was a shell of what he was in May we would have won the division. After we were 7 up, we held a 3 game lead for about 21/2 weeks when every time we lost Philly lost, every time we won Philly won. Philly actually started playing better before Utley and Howard returned. It was when Ibanez, who til that point was struggling, got hot and carried the team. The Phils were dead in the water when they were 7 down. We just didn’t have the knockout punch at the time. Then Lowe and KK were getting rocked on a consistent basis and we lost Chip, Prado, Medlen, and JJ. I pray for Lowe tonight. His slider has been effective for more than a month. Hopefully, we can win a laugher.
myra
October 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
way to go southern hope. amen
NO MORE BOBBY
October 11th, 2010
5:20 pm
Playoffs!!!! – No thanks. I can’t take that kind of excitement.
Playoffs!!!!
October 11th, 2010
5:21 pm
Southern Hope–If the Braves win tonight, we’re sending you to S.F.!!
Greene Hornet
October 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Yes Brooks screwed up, but leave what’s in the past in the past. We have a game tonight and I pray we have a game in SF to worry about. I know I’m a homer and love the Bravos. I’m not making excuses, but throwing dirt on Conrad isn’t doing anything. Support the Bravos until the end and then let’s get ready for next season. Next season ain’t here yet, so let’s get the Braves through this. I was at the game Sunday and wish I could be there tonight. Don’t y’all give up folks.
walt kovacs
October 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
just a note to all braves fans…the reds were one of the best defensive teams all year….they tied the record for errors (7) in the lds…the playoffs does funny things to players
also, one of conrad’s errors was as a result of your roy candidate dogging it in the field…that pop up to shallow right should have been fielded by heyward
Billy (TBFKB)
October 11th, 2010
5:22 pm
Wow found MLBN.
How is the Braves SP and Pitching in general not getting more credit…….They say the Giants are so great but one pitch is all that separates our starters.
Lew
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
T for Texas – No doubt.
gfan
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Neither Giants fans nor Buster Posey can take any blame for how bad Ted Turner’s network, announcers or their opinions are.
As a Giant’s fan re: Brooks Conrad, I feel terrible for him. It was a tough win to stomach if there is such a thing….not giving it back, that’s baseball. I just feel for the guy.
Mixxo
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
southern hope – Bring us a W!
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
Game 2: Bobby brings in Farnsworth (out of necessity, but ahead of Beachy and Martinez). If that one had blown up, we’d still be talking about what a knucklehead move that one was. But it worked.
Not hearing anything about the genious of BC for bringing in Farnsworth. Managers get most of the blame when a move backfires, but little to none of the praise when it goes well.
Quite frankly, I am tired of hearing about how BC blew this move or that move. Can we move on and enjoy what might be our last home game of the year?
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
I don’t see what the big deal about getting booed is. As someone who has been on stage, if you get booed because you had a crappy performance you suck it up and move on. I have no idea why Conrad can’t be booed. Everyone at one point and another has been criticized after messing up. Just because you’re not the best at your job doesn’t mean you are immune to criticism. No asked Conrad to be Chipper or Prado, all we asked is for him to make the routine defensive plays he was hired to make.
Jeff R
October 11th, 2010
5:23 pm
DOB hit it on the head: Conrad is a good guy. He worked hard to finally make it to the bigs. It’s really beyond comprehension that Conrad could make so many earrors so quickly. I really think that the pressure got to him. Unfortunate for Conrad and the Braves.
Lew
October 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
You mean the play right after our ROY candidate bashed his head on the outfield wall?
Bat Masterson
October 11th, 2010
5:24 pm
And as you said the “pitchtrax” graphic TBS has on there coverage would back that up _ T for Texas
What’s funny is I have watched some other games and really been impressed with the ball and strike calls.
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:25 pm
Wayne – I’m sorry but Brooks Conrad isn’t me and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t work harder than the majority of baseball players or anyone else at their chosen craft.
Dumbfound
October 11th, 2010
5:25 pm
@southern hope, thank you ! need all the help they can get. can you also fly to san fran ?!? (wink)
space monkey
October 11th, 2010
5:26 pm
Billy (TBFKB): I’m a huge fan. Have been since 1968. And I know a gutted team when I see it. I stick by my prediction. And forgive me, but I can’t even watch tonight. I’ve seen too many of Cox’s train wrecks to watch another one. When he took out Kimbrel last night for the lefty-righty BS, I knew we would lose. To quote Elton John, “I’ve Seen that Movie, Too.” I’ve actually seen it too many times. The only thing I got wrong about last night’s train wreck once it started was I figured we would lose in extra innings. I had no idea that Conrad would make another tragic error. But Bobby Cox is a creature of habit. The lefty-righty thing is his religion. He would pull John Smoltz in his prime as a closer for Rudy Seanez just to get a lefty-lefty matchup. I’m sick of it. In 1996 I thought we still had a chance after the Leyritz-Wohlers home run. We didn’t. The team was gutted. This team is gutted. They will go out and go through the motions tonight. And lose big. I hope I’m wrong. But I know I’m not, and I can’t watch it again. I’ve seen it too many times in my 50 odd years.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:26 pm
LPad, being bood has more of an impact than one might think. Look at Michael Richards as an example.
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:26 pm
Lew – that’s a good point about Heyward. I have no idea why anyone would expect him to make that play after it took him ten minutes to get off the ground from the last play. That’s like asking a boxer to win a fight after getting knocked out in a fight from ten minutes ago.
South Georgia
October 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
Only Bobby Cox would allow him to stay in a playoff game long enough to make the third error with Diory Hernandez available on the bench. I defy you to describe another playoff manager who would allow this situation to get so far and then make a belated lineup change the following day.
Vern
October 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
We expected too much from Conrad. He contributed so much in the role he was given all year, I’m not blaming him at all for not being something he wasn’t expected to be.
Thanks for a fun summer, Braves.
Billy (TBFKB)
October 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
Wayne in Utah,
Yeah your right…I’m more frustrated on the impact it has on the game rather than the Braves, Rays, Giants, etc, etc.
People can talk that no matter what the umpire does you still have to overcome it. I call B.S. to an extent when an umpire has a cumulative effect that Emmel has on this series.
As hard it is to be a MLB player it must be equally or even more so to become a MLB umpire. Why does this guy even have a job with the complete lack of skill in calling games.
Jeff R
October 11th, 2010
5:27 pm
Let’s face it. With all the injuries to key players, the Braves have been flying on fumes. And prior to the injuries, it wasn’t as if the Braves’ offense was a powerhouse. Pitching, well, Jurrjens, Medlen and now Wagner are missed.
T for Texas
October 11th, 2010
5:28 pm
Lew, can’t say agony of defeat to anyone old enough to remember that intro and not have them think crashing ski-jumper.
Bat, the ball/strike umpiring in other series has only made Emmel more suspect, hasn’t it?
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
LPad
I’d be willing to bet that Brooks Conrad and all the other guys on the Braves team work harder than about 90% of working Americans. Just my guess.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
Either way, at least Turner Field has been selling out during the playoffs.
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
Trey – Are you talking about the Seinfeld guy that got heckled and dropped some racist epithets?
Billy (TBFKB)
October 11th, 2010
5:29 pm
space monkey,
Sorry I do not believe you’ve been a fan for 50 years if you think how the Braves have performed so far is a bigger disappointment than the others you listed. No offense but I have to call B.S. nothing personal.
South Georgia
October 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
Bobby Cox owes Brooks Conrad an apology for leaving him out there to be embarrased further, but don’t forget that we wouldn’t be in playoffs without Conrad’s great pinch hitting all season.
Dumbfound
October 11th, 2010
5:30 pm
@wayne, john hart is still angry because we beat his team in 95 !
myra
October 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Pizz on it.
LETS SHOCK THE WORLD
Hit em where they aint boys.
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Wayne – That’s a pretty bad guess then.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
LPad, yes I am. He couldn’t handle being booed and heckled and he just cracked and did what he shouldn’t have.
A-Jax
October 11th, 2010
5:31 pm
Plenty of blame to go around. Middle of the order hasn’t hit squat, Heyward seemed to have two key mental lapses, first by not calling off Conrad on the drop and then being indecisive on Huff’s game tying hit. Sanchez couldn’t catch up to Kimbrel’s fastball, why did Mccann call the slider? and if Kimbrel shook him off, who lets a 21yo rook shake him off? Did I say the middle of the order hasn’t hit squat? Scouting report says right there that Sanchez is hard on lefties, Heyward hasn’t hit for a month, why not bat him 6th yesterday and move Diaz or Gonzalez up? Why do you bring a journeyman lefty to finish against a guy who hits lefties better than righties? Don’t the coaches read the scouting reports? It’s a team loss, gang, from the top to bottom.
Pete*
October 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
walt kovacs: “also, one of conrad’s errors was as a result of your roy candidate dogging it in the field…that pop up to shallow right should have been fielded by heyward”
Dont think JH was dogging it, but agree it was his ball to catch. Surprised no AJC writer mentioned that, or maybe he was still shaking off effects of his crashing into the wall just prior to that play?
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:32 pm
Lew and Lpad
Not saying that Heyward is to blame for the dropped pop up, as I know he was still a bit dazed from hitting the wall hard on the play before.
But, if he’d been his normal self, he gets that pop up, and Conrad’s monkey on his back would have been a little spider monkey, and not an ape!
Sometimes life just sucks a bit…….what can you do? You move on.
Mark(in Kentucky)
October 11th, 2010
5:34 pm
To all the people(like Wayne and DOB) that claim Conrad is “a good dude”, “a lunch pail guy”, and “a poor man’s Pete Rose”, His salary is nearly HALF A MILLION A YEAR($400,000) a year….(Yes, minimum) so poor man blah, blah, blah. He may be a good person, but he did not EARN a half million dollar salary last night…it is his PROFESSION and is paid handsomely for it. So he gets no sympothy from me “because he’s a good dude”….he is compensated quite well for his services, or lack thereof…..
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
Lpad
Sorry, I think I’ll stick with my opinion. I have seen you post a heckuva lot that made much sense anyway.
Sorry……..
feelingoodabouttonight
October 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
appreciate the perspective and class DOB…well said
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
have NOT see you……
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:35 pm
Also, Conrad’s error would not have mattered much if the Braves scored more than two runs last night. The offense lacked like crazy. At least Conrad’s pivotal errors set DS record.
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:36 pm
I was joking about saying at least.
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
Mark in KY
Sounds like poor wittle mark is a widdle bit jealous of the big, bad ballplayers and their money…………
Bat Masterson
October 11th, 2010
5:37 pm
How is the Braves SP and Pitching in general not getting more credit…….They say the Giants are so great but one pitch is all that separates our starters. Billy (TBFKB)
Frustrating isn’t it, the Braves have given up 8 runs the Giants 7. Yet all I’ve heard is how great the Giants pitching is.
Wayne in Utah
October 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Scores folks!
I’m calling 11-2 (in 9 innings)!
Roger De Bris
October 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat
——
From clutch to clutz.
Here’s hoping for more clutch!
Trey
October 11th, 2010
5:38 pm
Wayne, I’m jealous of all the money they make.
LPad
October 11th, 2010
5:39 pm
Trey – He shouldn’t have did what he did and I’ve never seen the tape of what the people said to him. But, plenty of actors, actresses, comedians and other performers including Brooks Conrad has been able to handle the criticism. Michael Richards was wrong and if Brooks did the same thing he would be wrong. And so would anyone that was doing the same thing to Brooks.
My point is if I boo Conrad without dropping racial slurs or insulting his family. Brooks needs to be able to handle it. Booing is the form of criticism players get from fans. Some go over the line personalize, trash people in front of their families, throw things and they are wrong. But from what I saw Brooks got booed, he didn’t get batteries thrown at him or any racial slurs and the like. If you get on a stage, you should expected to be booed or laughed at when you mess up. Heck, maybe I should boo Chase Utley when he’s in Atlanta because he may snap.