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Caleb
March 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
Gonzo……popoutto werth
slidezz
March 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
Lets go Freddy time to bust out the lumber
phil
March 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
two great things about the McCann CS…..one, he made a good throw obviously….two, Ankiel is gone from atlanta….
willy
March 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
i say Derek goes 7 strong, venters and kimbrel are lights out and braves win 4-1
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
Gonzo out on a ball hit to Werth…
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:19 pm
Nats new broadcaster is actually kind of a pleasure to listen to compared to Dribble.
JC from DR!
March 31st, 2011
2:19 pm
VJ – Didn’t see your post until after I submitted my comment
cabravesfan
March 31st, 2011
2:19 pm
McFann-
Didn’t mean it as a negative- just trying to head off any comments
I thought it as a great throw!
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:19 pm
Brewers have some HRs too.
Drew
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
WV Fan… dead link
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
JC – actually, more a case of great minds thinking alike…
flange1
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
Let’s go Freddie!
Caleb
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
Freeman….full count popout to ainkiel
phil
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
When is McOut due up again? Man, i sure hope that guy hits some this year….we deperately need a decent season from him….has he seen Smoltz’s mental health guy yet?
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
Freddie drives it to Ankiel at the edge of the track…
wheelz007
March 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
Are we in the 4th or 5th inning?
shmoe
March 31st, 2011
2:21 pm
dang thought he got that one
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:21 pm
wheelz007, we are in the top of the 5th.
Everyone ignore phil, and hopefully he’ll go away eventually.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:21 pm
DLowe bounces to second…
phil
March 31st, 2011
2:22 pm
There it is again….popout/drive to the edge of the track? Which is it, he asked nicely with all due respect?
LWB
March 31st, 2011
2:22 pm
12 in a row set down by Livan.
phil
March 31st, 2011
2:23 pm
Brian – what’s your problem with me?
Choppinmama
March 31st, 2011
2:23 pm
Ladies & Gentlemen, meet your 2011 ATLANTA BRAVES!
‘mama says, “I like, I like….”
shmoe
March 31st, 2011
2:23 pm
phil the phillistine? the philthy phil?
rdawg
March 31st, 2011
2:23 pm
WV, thanks for the effort, but that didn’t work
DC Braves Fan
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
Last inning for D Lowe is my guess.
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
Bottom of 5th wheelz.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
I know, cabravesfan! I was just givin’ you the business.
Yeah, it was a great throw…Petey made me miss the live shot, but I saw the replay. 
wheelz007
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
10-4
Knute Rockne
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
The opening day battery of Chicago White Sox pitcher Jerry Reuss and catcher Carlton Fisk in 1989 was the oldest on record: 81 years, 22 days.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
March 31st, 2011
2:24 pm
Hi, Brian from SC!
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2011
2:25 pm
Lowe has allowed 3 hits and 1 walk with 5 K’s, headed to bottom of 5th with Braves up 2-0
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:25 pm
Good play D Lowe.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:25 pm
Lowe goes full again – Espinosa grounds to Lowe – nice play to field it quickly…
WV Braves Fan
March 31st, 2011
2:26 pm
Thanks for letting me know, Drew. Sorry for the misinformation, everyone; the link is working in West Virginia.
JC from DR!
March 31st, 2011
2:26 pm
44 strikes, 35 balls.
CLE
March 31st, 2011
2:26 pm
rdawg: Try that link again, but take out the % sign and put a comma in its place:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1570-wcle-am-Cleveland,-tennessee
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:27 pm
Howdy, McFann. I took an off-season from the blog.
Is Don still around? If so, what does he have to complain about now? LOL
PTC Steve
March 31st, 2011
2:27 pm
Agree with you DCfan about last inning for Lowe
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
Pudge grounds to Uggla…
Powder Blue (formerly "I Miss Ted Turner")
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
Apparently I just paid $120 for MLB.TV and won’t be able to watch the Braves at all. Great. Thanks, MLB.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
Livan batting now, BTW he’s retired 12 in a row since the Heyward homer
Choppinmama
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
Power at the plate , a little situational hitting, good plate dicipline, crisp defense, masterful pitching (loved the Ankiel spanking)…………so far, very good.
Don’t anyone say “it’s eary”. I know, I’m just enjoying good opening day baseball, and we’re winning too.
And I want to win the first one for the Fredi.
Remember Coach Salizar.
laura
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
It is nice to be back on the blog….I missed the regulars….I took the off-season off too!!
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
If he can get this inning in under 90 pitches, I think he’ll go out for the 6th. It’s not hot, so he shouldn’t be too fatigued. Of course, it is Lowe, so he’s probably still soaking wet.
Tomas
March 31st, 2011
2:29 pm
Uggla thought that was the 3rd out
Chop Chop
March 31st, 2011
2:29 pm
I’d give Lowe one more.
Chop Chop
March 31st, 2011
2:29 pm
He’s making too much money not to go six…haha.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
Livan ends the fifth inning by striking out – #6 for Dlowe – Braves still on top, 2-0…
CLE
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
Powder Blue: If you don’t mind me asking, why not? I was thinking of getting a subscription but I’m not going to bother if it doesn’t work.
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
Lowe with another K
wheelz007
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
I agree – DLowe goes 1 more inning.
RedNeCk BoB
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
GIT ‘ER DONE!
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
Hmmm…right at 90 pitches. He’s not showing signs of losing anything so, yeah, send him out there. It’d be different if he was having command issues.
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:30 pm
I think Fredi should avoid using Moylan in this game if necessary >_>
abwright
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Official Game!
Greta
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Gotta leave Lowe in to start the 6th.
PTC Steve
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Livan might go 7+ and not give up another run..time for the Bullpen to be solid.
slidezz
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Lets go Nate your on a short leash in the 2 hole
DC Braves Fan
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
If Lowe does go another inning, would anyone agree that this would be Freddie departing from the Bobby book?
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Livan Hernandez has retired 12 in a row, and Lowe has recorded 14 outs in past 15 batters (inc. a caught stealing)
JC from DR!
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Lowe right at 90 now.
Nova Scotia Steve
March 31st, 2011
2:31 pm
Lowe looks great – I say he gets another inning. Be interesting to see how Fredi handles it….
Glad to see some love for Lowe on here…
jim
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Let’s get some runs here!!!
Ray Ray
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
DOB= best blog in the biz. No doubt. keep doing what you do. Go Braves.
flange1
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Brian from SC,
Good to see you back from the winter break!
Our friend Don is still here and still as positive as ever. Same complaints though, that hasn’t changed.
Crime Dog
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Werth made that look really easy…
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Marteeen out on a nice catch by Werth…
Choppinmama
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Werth showing off some moves in the field today.
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Livan, 7+? I think he’s going to pitch the whole game. I bet he has more CG losses than anyone in baseball the last 10 years.
DC Braves Fan
March 31st, 2011
2:32 pm
Anybody up in the bullpen?
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:33 pm
Nate out on grounder to 2nd – nice play by Espinosa…
Nova Scotia Steve
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
Brian from SC: Livan, 7+? I think he’s going to pitch the whole game. I bet he has more CG losses than anyone in baseball the last 10 years.
Guess Livan’s gunna pitch tomorrow too.
LWB
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
Boy this offense is really flashing the lumber today.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
Doug Slaten up in the Nats bullpen…
Chipper grounds to Zimmerman…
Powder Blue (formerly "I Miss Ted Turner")
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
CLE,
Apparently because I live in South Mississippi (which is apparently close to Atlanta according to the brains at MLB and the Braves), Braves broadcasts are blacked out. We don’t get games here on TV other than the weekly game on Fox Sports South and nationally televised games. So I figured MLB.TV would be a good way to see more games. I’m not a happy camper.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
Hernandez retires side in order again, that’s 15 in a row for the “stocky” old #Nationals pitcher. Levo can still deal. Crafty dude.
Hoosier Aaron
March 31st, 2011
2:34 pm
Good call, NS Steve, I think the biggest difference we’ll see in the styles of Fredi & Bobby is the way they handle the pitching staff. D-Lowe is in mid-season form.
LWB
March 31st, 2011
2:35 pm
15 in a row for Livan now…..unbelievable.
SID
March 31st, 2011
2:35 pm
McLouth…..what a waste.
cabravesfan
March 31st, 2011
2:35 pm
I just made a bet with my boss on who would have more wins at the end of the year, the Braves or the Yankees…
Brian from SC
March 31st, 2011
2:35 pm
Checking my own trivia: since 2000, Livan and Doc Halladay both have 12 CG losses, the most in baseball.
PTC Steve
March 31st, 2011
2:36 pm
My thought it is too early in the season to send Lowe out there probably going for too many pitches. He has been impressive though.
Lawton
March 31st, 2011
2:36 pm
Halladay has 56 CG’s in the last ten years. Livan has 31.
Bill
March 31st, 2011
2:36 pm
power blue..you should be able to get MLB..call and see what the problem is.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:36 pm
Ian Desmond grounds out to Chipper to open the 6th…
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
One down in bottom of 6th.
Mikeyc588
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
Fredi had it right on about Livan. Gives up a couple of runs, you think you might chase him early and then you look up, it’s the 8th inning and he’s still out there. Definitely something to be said for knowing how to pitch, and not just throw.
Lawton
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
ah, Brian. CG losses. read your post too quickly.
Bill
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
to early Sid to start that..
Chop Chop
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
Livan started rolling once he got the ball down and honed in on that wide strike zone. Lowe’s getting so much movement on his pitches that he hasn’t been able to hit the corners as much as he’d like, but that movement has been so effective against the Nats’ hitters that it hasn’t mattered.
slidezz
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
chipper looks smooth in the field
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
EOF and Moylan up in the ‘pen…
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
Moylan and O’Flaherty are up.
David O'Brien
March 31st, 2011
2:37 pm
O’Flaherty and Moylan up in the ‘pen
CLE
March 31st, 2011
2:38 pm
Powder Blue:
Oh, I see. That really sucks. I despise the blackouts that MLB issues. I’m up in NE Ohio, so if I get the subscription, the blackouts should only be a factor in games with the Pirates and Reds.
JC from DR!
March 31st, 2011
2:38 pm
The Cave Man.
Powder Blue (formerly "I Miss Ted Turner")
March 31st, 2011
2:38 pm
Bill,
Hope you’re right. Otherwise I’m stuck watching 29 teams about which I couldn’t care less.
Venice Jim
March 31st, 2011
2:39 pm
Werth grounds to Gonzo on a 3-2 pitch…
BFChris26
March 31st, 2011
2:39 pm
Gonzo!!!!!!!