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BamaDude @ #1CowCollege AL
May 28th, 2011
8:17 pm
Freddie !!!!!!!!!! ….he go BOOM !! …
i like …
Bravo_fan 52
May 28th, 2011
8:17 pm
FREDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY@@!!!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:17 pm
Gotta love regression toward the mean when it is in the Braves favor, but tomorrow when we revert to our average of about 2-3 runs a game we will likely hate it again. Hahaha, but let us live up for the night.
David O'Brien
May 28th, 2011
8:18 pm
This just in: Arroyo having a very bad month. He was 0-3 with a 6.90 ERA in 5 May starts before tonight.
David O'Brien
May 28th, 2011
8:18 pm
That’s a ridiculous 10 homers allowed by Arroyo in 25-1/3 innings this month. He’s a salve for the Braves, for at least one night
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:19 pm
So, let’s see. Everyone’s gotten on base except…
Bravefaninok
May 28th, 2011
8:19 pm
Freddie…..big fly.
BFChris26
May 28th, 2011
8:21 pm
Braves is what Leake needed, maybe Arroyo is what Braves needed
Ray k.
May 28th, 2011
8:21 pm
Drives me nuts that I can’t watch this game because of the blackout. The numbers look good, though. Lowe’s line looks a bit odd, though.
Stizz
May 28th, 2011
8:22 pm
Uh, he was great until he broke his wrist.
Even before he broke it, dude admitted to having a larger swing. It’s still evidenced now by the way that front foot steps out.
Ray k.
May 28th, 2011
8:22 pm
As usual, Lowe looks like he’s on pace to throw 165 pitches.
BamaDude @ #1CowCollege AL
May 28th, 2011
8:23 pm
Huddy is awesome on the mike !!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:24 pm
Lowe literally has nothing tonight. I sure hope he can minimize the potential damage that his lack of command could cause.
BFChris26
May 28th, 2011
8:24 pm
Hopefully it’s not just for tonight and the offense goes on a tear and stays consistent.
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:25 pm
It’s interesting listening to Don talk about pitching.
noleee
May 28th, 2011
8:27 pm
I have always found that to be so MiBF. Guy knows his stuff pretty good
JC from DR! (You gotta tip your cap to ____)
May 28th, 2011
8:27 pm
This is going to be a great inning by Lowe. His best one yet.
Stizz
May 28th, 2011
8:27 pm
Damn, Lowe loves to make it hard on himself.
Trey
May 28th, 2011
8:28 pm
Damn, Lowe has thrown more pitches than Bronson thus far, but Lowe is pitching better, too.
noleee
May 28th, 2011
8:28 pm
might be a good thing that we got a couple more
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:29 pm
noleee – he certainly does! He’s also interesting explaining what he knows. I don’t know if the two things always go together.
Crap!
cricket
May 28th, 2011
8:29 pm
what’s the record of a starter loading bases in a game? and getting out of bases loaded jams?
Earl Williams
May 28th, 2011
8:30 pm
Has there ever been a game where every member of the starting lineup has had at least 2 hits? The sad thing is there is undoubtedly a yankees fan on some blog wondering how to acquire Arroyo?
CaptainMudderland
May 28th, 2011
8:30 pm
The Reds are a great offensive team….but we have to find a way to win this thing.
Bravo_fan 52
May 28th, 2011
8:30 pm
D@$%
kwajbraves
May 28th, 2011
8:31 pm
Good job Lowe… Start the daily parade of Braves relievers.
kwajbraves
May 28th, 2011
8:33 pm
We just don’t like anything easy.
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:33 pm
How long can Lowe keep playing with fire without getting burned?
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:33 pm
Well, there’s the answer to that question.
cricket
May 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
f
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
Oh I see, it is one of those games.
monty
May 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
I guess he can’t pitch unless he’s drinking and driving.
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
Count that BURNED!!!
noleee
May 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
I see from your name and comments that you are slipping back to the dark side JC
cricket
May 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Lowe the inflater
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Arroyo made it through 3 innings. Can Lowe make it through 4?
Josh.0
May 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Thanks a lot Lowe…you just blew the real game and my fantasy league game…
jeff
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
Thanks freddie Gonzalez Hello Lowe sucks and a 5-0 lead has evaporated. Martinez should of been in the game well before wow.. tie game Bravo Freddie Gonzalez.. thats why freddie YOU suck AS A MANAGER.
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
Bleeeeep!
monty
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
How many starts now has Lowe been bad? said last outing he had noncompetitive stuff. What will he call it tonight?
Earl Williams
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
The Phillies missed the memo about the Reds being a good offensive team.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
You have to figure that the Braves are finished scoring. What a sad and strange game.
JC from DR! (You gotta tip your cap to ____)
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
Awesome inning. His best one yet. I called it.
Linebrink For Cy
May 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
oh Lowe, you had a 5 run lead and somehow you still found a way to blow the start.
BFChris26
May 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
So, neither pitcher makes it through the top of the 4th.
Couch Tater
May 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
Bad, but hilarious decoy by Gonzo.
JasonInFL
May 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
Comical, really. Not much you can do but laugh. Team is destined to stink.
cabravesfan
May 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
Good for you, JC. You should be so proud of yourself.
Stizz
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
Get him off your hands while you can Wren.
Powder Blue
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
Well, that lead was short-lived.
Bravo_fan 52
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
Derek Lowe hits…….the showers
jeff
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
That was The worst management I have ever seen. Hello you get Lowe out of the Game when he puts runners on 1st and 2nd .. yet Lowe just gives the lead right back and now its a tie game.. Bravo to you Freddie and then to Lowe who was just down right awful..
JasonInFL
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
And the real d-lowe starting to show back up. ERA back above 4 where you would expect it to be.
phil
May 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
I guess you can see why i don’t care much for Lowe….painfully average…tonight, painfully awful…
cabravesfan
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
Tomahawk Mafia-
Why should we think the Braves are done scoring?
Linebrink For Cy
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
you gotta think the Braves would revisit their thinking of not trading Lowe if the offers were good enough.
Mike
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
Wow…what is it with this team. We FINALLY get some offense. And Lowe blows it up. And Fredi leaves him out there to do so. How much you wanna bet the offense goes back to sleep now. they start pressing and they make Cincy’s bullpen look unbeatable.
What is it with the crappy outing by Hanson, Hudson, and Lowe.
It really feels like this team has no hope.
jim
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
Why wasn’t Martinez in after the Cairo hit?
VaBravesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
haha what a joke.
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
Dan!!!
Andrew
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
DOB, please sack up and ask Freddi why he let Lowe face Votto. Awful managing. Bobby would have yanked him in a hurry. At least intentionally walk him. Don’t be a ‘yes man.’ Ask a hard question, please.
groundfog
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
Lowe is foing a good job of making sure he won’t be traded
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
I hate to sound like the pessimists, but, now that Arroyo’s out, can the Braves score any more?
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
I know the Reds offense is awesome, but I was really hoping for a game where the Braves could cruise to a win without much problem. I was wrong to think that. What is wrong with Lowe, that is consecutive outings where he has no command at all? Probably some of that dang regression toward the mean because he was never going to be a 3/1 strikeout to walk pitcher.
TNScott
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
How do you let a starter who has already struggled in the previous 3 innings with base runners everywhere stay out there after he gives up a bases-clearing double to give up the lead?
JC from DR! (You gotta tip your cap to ____)
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
Very proud
JasonInFL
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
Oy. Just plain awful by Lowe. Not unexpected, but awful just the same. This team couldn’t have an easy game. They hit, they don’t ptich. They pitch, they don’t hit. They hit, and pitch, but can’t play D. Same. Ol. Story.
MIBraveeesFan
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
And the never ending out of sync blog posts continue . . . .
GT Alum
May 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
Mike -
Tommy only gave up 2 ER last night. The position players didn’t hold up their end of the bargain.
And Timmy apparently wasn’t close to 100% in his last start, hence the treatment and extended rest he’s getting.
Powder Blue
May 28th, 2011
8:41 pm
“Derek Lowe hits…….the showers”
I guess that’s better than hitting the bottle.
Earl Williams
May 28th, 2011
8:41 pm
I’m agreeing with Ray K. I don’t think your pitching can be brilliant every start. And I’m not really blaming fredi.I think this just happened faster than anyone could have imagined. Sometimes you just get blindsides.
Elonbrave
May 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
No attorney to help Lowe here…
cabravesfan
May 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Andrew-
What does it matter if DOB asks that question? (Which he has done, many times) Fredi isn’t going to give the answer you want…
Josh.0
May 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Why are my comments being posted at about ten minutes before I actually post them and above other comments that were posted before mine?
Ray k.
May 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Guys, I think your anger is misguided. This is going to happen to pitchers from time to time. The offense should have been manhandling all those mediocre pitchers over the past couple weeks but instead sat back like lambs and made the pitchers work their tails off to keep games close. I posted about this earlier: as soon as the offense wakes up and realizes they have to score runs to win, our pitchers will come back to earth.
THIS TEAM NEVER HAS IT ALL TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. Same garbage every year–they manage to tie one shoe and then the other comes undone.
David O'Brien
May 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
After teeting off on Arroyo, Braves are back to square one (5-5 game) and facing lefty Jeremy Horst in his major league debut
Ray k.
May 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
And of course, since the Braves typically score nil in the first 5 innings and then come to life in the last couple, they’ll now fade out and score nothing in the later innings.
This is our team. The Atlanta Pendulums.
buick59
May 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
these losers are a waste of time.
JasonInFL
May 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
The bigger question: Do we get another hit tonight?
Mike
May 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
Uh-Oh…Braves facing a guy they have never faced?
Ballgame.
Chris from the Rock
May 28th, 2011
8:44 pm
You can tell Brennaman is a Reds announcer, with all of the background info on Reds players he provides.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 28th, 2011
8:44 pm
OK, so we get in the car, it’s 5-0, and DLowe promptly ties it up. They hate us, I tell you!
I bet BMac doesn’t get anymore hits tonight, either.
jeffrey d
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Bobby would have yanked him in a hurry. At least intentionally walk him
Really? Lowe would still be pitching if this was Bobby.
Remember that game against the Mets a couple years ago where Lowe faced like, 12 batters in an inning?
Trey
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Andrew, Fredi isn’t Bobby. They are two different people, and how do you know Bobby would have taken Lowe out of the game? Bobby let Lowe stay in against the Mets when they scored eight runs.
cabravesfan
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
So apparently this is all McFann’s fault…
Powder Blue
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
I hope the offense hasn’t called it a night.
David O'Brien
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Lowe: 3-1/3 inn, 5 runs, 7 hits, 5 walks, 2 K. Threw 84 pitches (44 strikes)
Yikes.
kwajbraves
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Oh boy. Here we go again. We used our weekly 5 runs quota in a game. No more runs until tomorrow folks. Of course, I will gladly eat my own words if the Braves prove me wrong.
phil
May 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
The bottle will be hit shortly…he’s just not very good anymore…
Bravefaninok
May 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
New game….hopefully the offense gets us back in this,
Linebrink For Cy
May 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
this is a very good example of “deflating”. Team has trouble scoring runs, then they’re able to break through and score 5 over 3 innings … and then in just 1 inning your starter gives up the same run total.
Lowe failed in a big way tonight.
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
As much as I would love to agree with the bashing of Fredi Gonzalez with his reluctance to remove Lowe from the game, but I respectfully disagree. Sure he had no command at all, but as a manager he needed to just be confident he could keep the damage to a minimum and atleast pitch 5 innings. That obviously failed to happen, but a manager never wants to take a pitcher with a lead out in the 4th inning. Furthermore, this reminds me of that game in late ‘09 where Lowe had a sizable lead against the Mets at Citi Field and Cox left him in give up the lead relatively early in the game and it became a blowout in favor of the Mets.
jeffrey d
May 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
This place is so jovial when we’re not winning
JasonInFL
May 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
I love the blog time warp.
njbraves
May 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
I couldn’t hate Derek Lowe any more than I do. This guy sucks. People complain about money the Braves supposedly waste, well Lowe should be on the top of that list. The offense finally comes through with some early runs, and this loser gives them all right back. Atta boy Derek, earn that money.
jeff
May 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
Now heres a rookie making his big league debut and will Get the win.Thats what this team does.when a rookie is pitching he owns and dominates them. I am guaranteeing it.. This offense will not score anymore. Cincy wins this game..
Tomahawk Mafia
May 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
Also, here comes the part where the offense begins to slumber and goes away until about the 8th inning.
noleee
May 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
I guess most now think we will lose this game, so think what a pleasant surprise it will be if they win….
Trey
May 28th, 2011
8:49 pm
Andrew, Fredi isn’t Bobby. They are two different people, and how do you know Bobby would have taken Lowe out of the game? Bobby let Lowe stay in against the Mets when they scored eight runs.