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cabravesfan
June 25th, 2011
3:59 pm
Tom-
Please don’t misunderstand me! I am always glad when you have crappy weather. I like having you around
rharling
June 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
There is such a huge swing of emotions on this board. If I only looked at this board, and never watched a game or looked at the standings, I would be convinced the Braves were a single digit win team.
Time will tell whether the offense will come around and help the pitching, but it’s hard for me to understand why so many people would invest so much time in the Braves when it clearly makes their lives so completely miserable. Sit back and enjoy the ride people. This team is pretty darn good, and if their offense comes around they might even be great. Be thankful you aren’t pulling for the Astros or the Cubs or something, they would kill to have a team like the Braves to cheer for.
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
i will make this more clearly..
if we get pence,who drives him in?
if we get kemp,who does he drive in?
if kemp or pence played last night,who did they drive in?
kemp and pence have mor rbi,s because duh,there have been men on base.braves can not hit as a team.
bravesgrl4life
June 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
Well, I am glad I was out for most of that game last night. Turned if off when Chipper couldn’t get the ball out of his glove in the bottom of the 6th.
Went to Billy Jack’s BBQ & Shrimp last night before he closed for good. The food was great, and he is a very nice guy. Wish him the best, and wish he would bring that good eating up to Dawsonville.
David O'Brien
June 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
NC Fan, Braves are pretty much average in terms of GIDPs.
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:02 pm
NC FAN – well it’s obvious the Braves aren’t perfect. Offering a thought or opinion on how to improve the team doesn’t mean that everybody’s “worried”
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:02 pm
or how about the marlins 2-19 record for june?
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:03 pm
Okay, but how could adding a good hitter hurt the team?
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:03 pm
jeffrey d
i understand completely but dam day after day after day the same bs?
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:05 pm
Lew. The Dodgers have a worse offense than the Braves overall. And Kemp has 21 homers. He has knocked in 20% of their runs. But yes, that is one of the intangibles.
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:05 pm
You get used to it
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:07 pm
tell me how could a good hitter help this team,bmac is good what happened to him last night?come on now what u guys expect here this team to go 162-0,last game before this one uggla hit a hr,and some of u were still bashing him saying he should have hit 3hrs in the game. i have only heard 13 comments on this post out of 801 that said braves will come back tomorrow no problem.
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:08 pm
NC Fan..based on this year, will Pence and Kemp get on base more than McLouth or Schafer, yes. I assume you’d bat Pence or Kemp 3rd or 4th, between Chipper and McCann. They’d drive in Chipper and get driven in by McCann.
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:08 pm
jeffrey d
ic that tgod there are other blogs where there are true braves fans,this blog,moans,whines,and complains why the braves suck.
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:08 pm
NC Fan – so you’re saying if the Braves traded for a good hitter, it wouldn’t help the team?
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:09 pm
mudge
u cannot say that bmac had chances last nite and choked
MikeInFl
June 25th, 2011
4:10 pm
NC FAN, for this afternoon anyway, most of the whining seems to be coming from you.
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
im saying that if the braves get a kemp,or pence when they continue with this sporadic offense what will be your excuse then?
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
tom
i said 98% again are worried about the braves
No you didn’t, NC FAN. You immediately followed your post about Lowe with, “The players are not worried,why are most of you posters worried?”
If you MEANT the Braves, then that’s fine. I’m still one of the really, laid-back 4.32 posters that isn’t worried. Not about Lowe, the Braves, or what poster is running around here at only .32 of a person.
Maybe, that’s our, small sample-sized poster.
Earl Williams
June 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
Braves will come back tomorrow(today), Braves are a CINCH to make the playoffs, Braves stand a good chance of catching the Phillies, I still remain very optimistic of my bet that the Braves win it ALL and Dan Uggla is DONE! Toast! Terminado!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
June 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
Tom O’Hawke Don’t worry. I think of you other times besides when I screw up.
Hmm…that sounds a little bit creepy…
Ward
June 25th, 2011
4:12 pm
All in all ,Second place to our-selfs is not too shabbby,and the Jar, is pitching tonight…….
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:12 pm
That’s funny..One inefficient game does not a choke make..the players are not robots, they’ll have bad games. You just want them to have more good games than bad. Chances are Jurrjens will get absolutely rocked some game this year. But he’ll have far more good games than bad. Sometimes the hitters get evaluated more strictly.
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:12 pm
Tom-
Please don’t misunderstand me! I am always glad when you have crappy weather. I like having you around
Thank you, LAdy. If my crappy weather makes you happy, then it makes me happy, too.
monty
June 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
Lowe is a decent enough pitcher, at times he can be great, usually he’s mostly average. But he unravels faster than a 2 dollar dress. He may be a good interview but he borders on being a nut case on the mound. He doesn’t want to be bothered by McCann or McDowell coming to the mound, never mind that he’s pitching like he’s on a timer and the game is getting away from him. Can’t believe he yelled out f#@k when he saw Roger coming out to talk to him last night. I can definitely picture him behind the wheel of a sports car in his flip flops and you’re in his way. It ain’t gonna be pretty.
Ward
June 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
Maybe,some posters are Philly Fans in disguised.? A small Joke…….
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
mike in fl
who is whinning?i am not miserable by the braves,you are.im happy where they are at,if u think this or that,call them up and tell em
Bravefaninok
June 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
bravesgrl4life
June 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
Well, I am glad I was out for most of that game last night. Turned if off when Chipper couldn’t get the ball out of his glove in the bottom of the 6th.
Went to Billy Jack’s BBQ & Shrimp last night before he closed for good. The food was great, and he is a very nice guy. Wish him the best, and wish he would bring that good eating up to Dawsonville.
We went to Billyjacks last week on our vacation,The 2 teenagers swear it was the best meal we had in the 2 weeks we were in Ga.Very good food ,very good prices as well.
bravesgrl4life
June 25th, 2011
4:16 pm
Bravefaninok – the food was great. It’s too bad he is having to close the place.
Bat Masterson
June 25th, 2011
4:20 pm
Not about Lowe, the Braves, or what poster is running around here at only .32 of a person.
Poor Horatio
http://youtu.be/Z6L70BwsjUk
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:23 pm
I was using the bmac dp as everyone wants perfection.
Yes uggla is struggling,but im not going to bash like most .
Im just glad the braves players do not listen to these comments about,chipper,lowe,heyward,nate,schafer.Uggla is 2nd on the team in hrs,but that does not matter huh?And he did hit a hr 2 games ago to give the braves the lead,but since he went 0/4 like most last night,lets just bash him.Lets forget pitcher for sdiego had a 1.31 era last 3 starts before this game.Uggla is trying,and braves will take the next 2 from sdiego.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
June 25th, 2011
4:24 pm
NCFan, as a fellow NC fan, I’ll be glad to help you out…I think the Braves will win tonight!
NC FAN
June 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
Since everyone is into stats….
braves are 31-7 when they score first
Otis T. Firefly
June 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
Me too!
Jeffrey T. Spaulding
June 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
Me three!
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:26 pm
NCFan, as a fellow NC fan, I’ll be glad to help you out…I think the Braves will win tonight!
Crap, that only leaves 3.32 positive posters.
Ward
June 25th, 2011
4:26 pm
The only teams running behind us us is for The Wild Card is San Fran Giants,Cardinals are behind us us by 2 games followed by Rockies.We have far better chance than last year.Keep believing……………….
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:26 pm
Hmm…that sounds a little bit creepy…
I promise you, McFann, that I meant that in the least-creepiest way, possible.
Did you ever read that eaglet rescue story yet? By the time you get around to it, that eaglet will have white head and tail feathers.
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:27 pm
Oh no, only .32 left!
jeffrey d
June 25th, 2011
4:27 pm
1.32*
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June 25th, 2011
4:28 pm
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Ward
June 25th, 2011
4:28 pm
Well ,I have to get ready for a friends wedding,so talk later, and Have Fun! Baseball is game of Fun, when or lose……..peace……
DC Brave
June 25th, 2011
4:30 pm
There was no ring there. Not that he’d wear a World Series Ring around the farm…but that didn’t matter…it wasn’t there. He looked out across the pasture again…south…toward Atlanta. The smile was gone. His jaw tightened. It was time.
Cont…
AAAAAHHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! A half-asleep Chase Utley first yelled “Dude!”
then more softly….”dude”….”it’s ok big guy.”
Ryan Howard turned over in the bed. The terror in his eyes was there again as he whispered “Chase, I had the dream again…the one about Wagner coming back.”
Chase looked distant. “Look Big Guy…you can’t worry about the guy”
Howard…more composed now only said…”I know…I know.”
“Chase?
“yeah Big Guy.”
“Hold me.”
“Always, big guy.”
The two teammates then drifted off to sleep…but it was a troubled sleep, filled with visions of a Braves bullpen they could not defeat.
Earl Williams
June 25th, 2011
4:31 pm
Nice to hear that a person in America guaranteed 60,000,000 in compensation over next 5 years “is trying”, would hate to consider that he was dogging it. I guess that .176 “TRYING” bests “.176″ Not Trying. To me it looks like .176. DONE! Finished!
Venice Jim
June 25th, 2011
4:31 pm
Hooray for Captain Spaulding! the African explorer…
Efrim
June 25th, 2011
4:31 pm
Pretty nuts. Braves lead the league in OBP last year. Sigh…..
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:32 pm
That’s a great comparison, Bat Masterson. Those shows were all funny, but I remember that being one of my favorite scenes.
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:33 pm
….The Tuscaloosa in Alabama..
Bat Masterson
June 25th, 2011
4:33 pm
Mine too, Tom O’
Loved the black and white episodes.
Otis B. Driftwood
June 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
In the interests of accuracy, the name at 4:25 should’ve been Rufus T. Firefly. And I also think the Braves will win tonight, win the division, win the World Series, and win the war on poverty.
Bat Masterson
June 25th, 2011
4:35 pm
Keep fighting the good fight
See y’all
Peace
Go!!! Braves!!!
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:37 pm
See ya later, Bat. Thanks for the laugh.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
June 25th, 2011
4:43 pm
Tom O’Hawke—
Yes, I did!
Sorry…That was sweet…Thanks again for the link!
Choppinmama
June 25th, 2011
4:44 pm
With our game last night falling apart, I didn’t even bother checking in ’cause I knew the blog would be full of hateful, negative and outlandish comments from all the juvenile posters that can’t put professional baseball into any kind of realistic perspective.
After just catching up, I’m glad I didn’t waste my time. It used to be fun and imperative to check in before, during and after each game to have some fun banter, educated back-and-forth opinion sharing, and reading info straight from the inner sanctum by Carroll and DOB. That’s all still here, but buried in the c constant regurgitated slime of all those who want management to sign perfect players, watch perfect players make perfect plays, rotate perfect pitchers to the mound day in and day out, and have perfect coaches and managers always make the perfect decisions. Oh yeah, and take every player injury as a personal affront.
To all those I say: WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. It ain’t happening. Try to embrace the attitude of the team: put the losses and the bad games behind you and move on to the next one with some semblance of maturity.
And, to all the west coast fans – enjoy watching these series of games at a decent hour and in spectacular weather. As I sit here in this FL heat and humidity, I’m jealous.
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:45 pm
There is no better weather in the US than San Diego.
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:47 pm
You’re welcome, McFann.
I knew that eggcelent story would tweak your beak. That’s why I shared it with a fellow feather-fancier friend.
Woody Woodward
June 25th, 2011
4:47 pm
Hawaii, Mudge.
David O'Brien
June 25th, 2011
4:55 pm
Braves lineup: 1. Schafer CF, 2. Heyward RF, 3. Jones 3B, 4. McCann C, 5. Freeman 1B, 6. Uggla 2B, 7. Gonzalez SS, 8. McLouth LF, 9. Jurrjens
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
4:56 pm
Been to both, Woody, still say San Diego. Although I have not been every place in Hawaii. But we can compromise by me saying continental US.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
June 25th, 2011
4:57 pm
Tom O’Hawke—
Thanks for the lineup, Chief!
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
4:59 pm
Venice Jim
When you said you were leaving for San Diego at 5:00, did you mean my REAL time, or your FAKE time?
cabravesfan
June 25th, 2011
5:00 pm
Tom-
He meant our REAL time, of course
Woody Woodward
June 25th, 2011
5:01 pm
Mahalo, Mudge. I’m a bit partial as I sit here–82 and 10-15 mph tradewinds.
Venice Jim
June 25th, 2011
5:02 pm
Our fake time – today is my last day at Mathnasium before casting my lot (more or less) full-time with the Korean Center I worked in part-time last summer…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
June 25th, 2011
5:04 pm
cabravesfan He meant our REAL time, of course
V. Jim Our fake time
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
5:05 pm
I betcha’ one of you was born in the east, and the other in the west.
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
5:08 pm
VJ, is the Korean Center similar to the Mathnasium as far as job description?
Mudge
June 25th, 2011
5:12 pm
Meaning Woody and me?
Venice Jim
June 25th, 2011
5:19 pm
Tom – well, I won’t be in charge there, but my hourly rate is way higher. Also, rather than what is usually bouncing around to different students on different levels, I’ll have more one-on-ones and very small classes. There is also more higher level math activity…
keylargo
June 25th, 2011
5:21 pm
And, to all the west coast fans – enjoy watching these series of games at a decent hour and in spectacular weather. As I sit here in this FL heat and humidity, I’m jealous.
There is no better weather in the US than San Diego.
I take exception to those statements. Those of us who live on the water and use it recreationally will note that the West Coast water temps are 60 to 70 degrees year round while here in the Keys the water is 70 to 80 degrees year round. Diving, swimming, spearfishing, lobstering, water skiing,etc are possible year round where the Pacific requires that you minimally wear a wet suit for the short periods you can stay in the water.
I can’t argue with the climate in San Diego on land, but when you add the abundant opportunities the ocean offers, it’s no contest.
David O'Brien
June 25th, 2011
5:22 pm
NEW BLOGGAGE
Tom O'Hawke
June 25th, 2011
5:27 pm
VJ, the way higher hourly rate is a no-brainer improvement. Do you think you’ll enjoy the latter part of your 5:19, more, or is it a wait-and-see type of thing?
Woody Woodward
June 25th, 2011
5:41 pm
Keylargo–no wetsuit here in Honolulu. Perfect water temps all year.
HUH?
June 25th, 2011
7:03 pm
According to TRB, who’s has/is/& will be taking some type of human behavior class in college, and thinks it’s good practice to observe the in-game blog, feels the majority of the idiots are, at most, 2 different posters. Possibly one….Tom O
I been saying all along that there are really only a dozen real posters on the whole blog.
and while I think there might be more than just one or two doing the idiocy, I think there are not very many
richbrave
June 25th, 2011
10:26 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
DSL
BRAVES best BLUE JAYS 4-2 today.
ELVIN GARCIA [ND, 1.38 ERA} 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 SO. Fine job, but the offense can't secure the victory.
MAURICIO CABRERA [H 2, 4.58 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H zeros.
JO ROSARIO [BS 1, 2-0, 2.25 ERA] 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB.
MAGDIEL AVENDANO [SV 3, 1.20 ERA] 1.0 IP, zeros, 2 SO.
RF EMMANUEL DANIEL [349 BA] .2-3, 1 R, 1 2B [5].
SS JOSE PERAZA [.250 BA] 1-3, 1 3B [2], 2 RBI [9], 1 BB.
GWINNETT
G-Men win 5-1
JULIO TEHERAN [8-1, 1.79 ERA] 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 HR, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 SO. T-REX does it again.
‘Blue’ JAYE CHAPMAN [2.70 ERA] 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
1B ‘45′ GOMEZ [.302 BA] 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR [13], 1 RBI [46], 1 BB.
SS ‘Skip’ HICKS [.241 BA] 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR [10], 1 RBI [20], 1 SO.
C J.C. BOSCAN [.174 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [4], 1 RBI [4].
Lead-off CF/LF ‘George’ CONSTANZA [.340 BA].1-4, 1 RBI [20].
2B RUBEN GOTAY [.125 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [2], 1 SO.