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Lew
June 29th, 2011
6:15 pm
Or we could trot out Linebrink NOW and listen to you gripe.
Venice Jim
June 29th, 2011
6:16 pm
Great job, Craig! Big sweep!
Dennis Reynolds
June 29th, 2011
6:16 pm
Bit*hes aint s**t but hoes and tricks. Words to live by
bravesgrl4life
June 29th, 2011
6:16 pm
SWEEEP!!!!
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:16 pm
Patrick: i live on Oahu, the more populated city-like island. Yes Hawaii really is a beauty and I’m proud and lucky that i live here!
braveslifer
June 29th, 2011
6:16 pm
Nice job Kimbrel! Great sweep guys way to go! Freedie had a heck of a series!
Blind Deaf and Dumb
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Braves 3-0 since the lineup you guys were crying about….so you know nothing.
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Chip “An amazing sweep in Seattle” sweeping a .500 team is amazing now?? Thats questionable.
Dennis Reynolds
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Yes, Venice Jim. As opposed to a small sweep.
Owl Hunter
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Martinez isn’t going well. He’s good in his role. I also wouldn’t count on much from Medlen this year. He’s going to have rust to work off. It will be next season when he pitches as effectively as he can.
Nova Scotia Steve
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Braves are a remarkable 34-20 since May 1st
Venice Jim
June 29th, 2011
6:17 pm
Dennis Reynolds – nice call on the leadoff walk…
Kat
June 29th, 2011
6:18 pm
Just got home to see the sweep..nice.
Dennis Reynolds
June 29th, 2011
6:18 pm
Nice comeback. I remember when I watched my first Braves game.
Owl Hunter
June 29th, 2011
6:19 pm
Meant to say “going anywhere” about Martinez.
bravesgrl4life
June 29th, 2011
6:19 pm
Glad I got home to watch Craig get the save. Good win, good sweep. Well, I’ll be listening to the weekend game, for the most part, on satellite radio as I am going to Florida this weekend for my cousin’s wedding and spending some time with family and friends from high school.
TNScott
June 29th, 2011
6:20 pm
Husker, I’m sure the Phillies would have liked to take two out of three from that same .500 team.
Eric
June 29th, 2011
6:20 pm
Great sweep against some of the best pitchers in the league hopefully this gets the offense going. I am going to the game Friday night maybe we can put up a ten spot for JJ’s 11th win.
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:20 pm
Now time to cheer on the Red Sox booooooom
JasonInFL
June 29th, 2011
6:21 pm
Kimbrel has looked pretty darn good lately. Starting to quiet those idiots–directed towards myself–that said Jonny needed to replace him?
Owl Hunter
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
Bullpen buffoonery aside; it’s great that we swept a team that we were supposed to. Keep it up.
MIBravesFFFFFan
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
Good day for Freddie today, and great job by Craig to seal the deal (not sure who else might deserve kudos since I just caught the last couple of innings and the highlights at the end of the game, but those two definitely do!)
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
And time for a beer. Blue moon?? I think so
Eric
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
No post game show, that sucks.
bravesgrl4life
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
I wanted postgame, not another showing of At Home with Jason Heyward. I mean, it’s a good one, but this is about the 900th time they’ve shown it this season.
Fredi Gonzalez
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
Look, If we lose enough, were going to be relocated to Cuba. Hence Venters in every game and the ridiculous lineups.
Haven’t you even SEEN Major League??
JasonInFL
June 29th, 2011
6:22 pm
The rumor mill should ramp up here in a couple of weeks.
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:23 pm
I think it’s an amazing sweep considering that they just came from San Diego, a team with a worse record then Seattle and losing 2 out of 3. Then they come in facing Seattle’s Top 3 SP in Bedard, Pineda (better rookie pitchers right now), and King Felix (not the same as last year but still great). Offensive came alive, and it looks like things are starting to click for them.
jim
June 29th, 2011
6:23 pm
When Medlen and Moylan come back — if before Sept 1, first one back replaces Proctor, next one will replace Martinez. (if JV has not blown out his arm by then) Linebrink has been OK lately and should have been given the 8th inning today.
Jay Dubu
June 29th, 2011
6:24 pm
Fredi has to stop running Venters out there every game, he’s starting to wear down.
Put a combo of Proctor/Linebrink/Sherrill out ther to get throug that 1 inning.
GT Alum
June 29th, 2011
6:24 pm
LAG, well, the current BP is
Craig Kimbrel
Scott Linebrink
Cristhian Martinez
Eric O’Flaherty
Scott Proctor
George Sherrill
Jonny Venters
O’Ventbrel aren’t getting demoted, and I don’t see Sherrill or Linebrink being DFA as long as they keep the ERAs under 6, so that leaves Proctor and Martinez, with Meds replacing Martinez as the long reliever.
Of course, if they can keep the ERAs where they are, the Braves might be able to ship Sherrill or Linebrink off to a contender who needs BP help in return for a RH bench bat.
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:25 pm
Wilbon on ESPN: Who is the best pitcher in the Bigs? “Hallady, Lee, Hamels, Verlander, Jared Weaver, and Sabathia.” Kornheiser had to bring up Jair Jurjjens and had no idea how to say his name he said it right but he said I probably said that wrong. Jokes.
Jay Dubu
June 29th, 2011
6:25 pm
Four and 2 on a six game roadtrip is not bad.
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:26 pm
Whatever it was Lowe did a good job today, maybe Freddi being the braniac that he is had the calendar on September and Lowe brought his good stuff.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
6:27 pm
I guess we’ve been spoiled with Venters perfection. He is human and facing MLB hitters so he’s bound to hit rough patch from time to time but I still agree with the majority of the bloggers that FG should use more common sense on when to bring JV to the game.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
June 29th, 2011
6:27 pm
Ah! Great to get the sweep!!
Owl Hunter
June 29th, 2011
6:30 pm
Common sense isn’t Fredi’s strong suit, to put it nicely.
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:30 pm
If Johnny and Kimbrel gets worn out I’d say move Lowe to being closer and bring up any of the Super prospects we have to take lowes Sp spot. Hey Derek did it with Boston maybe he can do it here.
Eric
June 29th, 2011
6:30 pm
8&2 the last ten games. That is a nice stretch, now Baltimore coming to town to get it handed to them.
Eric
June 29th, 2011
6:32 pm
Replay starts at seven , now I get to watch the beginning of the game.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
6:33 pm
In the unlikely event that we have to use a starter to become the closer then my vote will be for Mr. Brandon Beachy. That kid is the iceman.
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:33 pm
I’m getting tired of hearing about Filthies on TV. I realllllllllly hope we can beat them.
keylargo
June 29th, 2011
6:34 pm
That g******d****** Venters is the weak link in our bullpen. DFA him NOW!!
Oh, games over?
Husker Tony
June 29th, 2011
6:34 pm
I would say KK for closer kwaj, or does he not count??
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
6:37 pm
@ Bravesgrl4life: Drive carefully and have fun at the wedding.
Tomas
June 29th, 2011
6:39 pm
American league vs National League battle has been close, with the AL leading 97-93
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:39 pm
kwajbraves: No I want KK to be starting game number 2 if we make the playoffs, Dlowe being the closer, and send Freeman down to AAA, he’s not hitting over .350 with 20+ homers yet.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
6:40 pm
@ Husker Tony: KK??? I thought that he was recalled by Toyota. He had his arm stuck on 7 runs per innings mode.
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:41 pm
The braves team that everybody panicks about and says that is done currently have the 2nd most wins in the whole league, only behind that Yankees. Oops i meant Phillies.
Tomas
June 29th, 2011
6:42 pm
Husker Tony, amazing because of the 3 pitchers they’ve faced. Second time that’s happened all year, first since the first series of the year, and they did with this offense who by the way is improving but not exactly awesome
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:42 pm
As the Braves leave, The Emerald City, I believe they have heart and courage, but the jury is still out about a brain.
The best part, however, is getting away with the broom from the, Wicked Witch of the West.
(Just showin’ y’all my versatility.)
MattyRoss
June 29th, 2011
6:43 pm
Just realized the Bravos play 20 straight games without an off day after the all star break…then have another long stretch later in August. Let’s hope they can get, and stay, healthy for that period. Might be the determining stretch of the season, if they streak too much one way or the other.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
June 29th, 2011
6:45 pm
Tom O’Hawke—
My parents thank you for your help with the TV—gonna call U-Verse this weekend.
LAG
June 29th, 2011
6:49 pm
GT Alum – No, I agree with you as far as the assessment of the pen. I say it wouldn’t be as easy to replace Martinez because he’s been pretty good in that role… but that’s about it.
Medlen has been good as a starter, spot starter, long man, and middle reliever.
Does Martinez have options?
Tomas
June 29th, 2011
6:50 pm
I think Chipper can play through his injury until the allstar break, then they can DL him and activate Prado to take his place. Prado can hit and play third, McCann 4th, Freeman 5th, Uggla 6th, Mclouth 7th, Alex 8th
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2011
6:50 pm
I asked Fredi if Venters looks tired and about using him today.
He said they’ve got to do better job managing the Jonny’s rest and usage, that he’ll rest at least a couple days (sounds like could be few days, possibly even entire Orioles series, but he doesn’t want to say for obvious reasons, doesn’t want opposing team to know).
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:50 pm
McFann
Tell them I was happy to help.
I did think of another question after we last spoke. I’m hoping your answer is, NO!!
Did anyone add or subtract any component to your entertainment system? (TV, DVD, speakers, etc.)
cabravesfan
June 29th, 2011
6:50 pm
The best part, however, is getting away with the broom from the, Wicked Witch of the West.
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:51 pm
….about a month, ago, McFann?
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:52 pm
What are YOU upset about, LAdy?
cabravesfan
June 29th, 2011
6:54 pm
The Wicked Witch of the West, Tom? What is wrong with the West???
Dumbfound
June 29th, 2011
6:55 pm
hawaiibravefan
June 29th, 2011
6:41 pm
The braves team that everybody panicks about and says that is done currently have the 2nd most wins in the whole league, only behind that Yankees. Oops i meant Phillies.
Wrong. The Braves have the 5th most wins.
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:56 pm
cabravesfan
You’ll have to take that up with the author, L. Frank Baum, or MGM.
cabravesfan
June 29th, 2011
6:58 pm
Tom-
Say hi to noleee for me…
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
6:58 pm
Thanks DOB for the 411 on Venters. Braves rabid grey is concerned about the overused of our golden lefty.
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
7:00 pm
LAdy
You’re not familiar with, The Wizard of Oz?
Seattle named it’s city “Emerald City”, which is the city in the movie/novel.
Dumbfound
June 29th, 2011
7:00 pm
Major League Standings
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD L10 STRK ELIM#
Phillies 50 30 .625 0.0 31-13 19-17 6-4 W2 –
Last: 6/28 vs BOS W 5-0 Next: 6/29, vs BOS, 7:05 p.m. ET Preview
Yankees 46 31 .597 0.0 26-18 20-13 7-3 W3 –
Last: 6/28 vs MIL W 12-2 Next: 6/29, vs MIL, 7:05 p.m. ET Preview
Red Sox 45 33 .577 1.5 22-16 23-17 4-6 L1 80
Last: 6/28 @PHI L 0-5 Next: 6/29, @PHI, 7:05 p.m. ET Preview
Giants 46 34 .575 0.0 24-13 22-21 7-3 W7 –
Last: 6/28 @CHC W 6-3 Next: 6/29, @CHC, 8:05 p.m. ET Preview
Braves 47 35 .573 4.0 22-17 25-18 8-2 W3 78
Last: 6/28 @SEA W 5-4 Next: 6/29, @SEA, 3:40 p.m. ET Preview
Rays 45 36 .556 3.0 19-20 26-16 7-3 L1 77
Last: 6/28 vs CIN W 4-3 Next: 6/29, vs CIN, 12:10 p.m. ET Preview
Brewers 44 36 .550 0.0 29-11 15-25 5-5 L1 -
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
7:01 pm
I meant fans instead of grey. Grey is another Spanish word for followers.
gene garbage
June 29th, 2011
7:04 pm
the way this team is hitting, or lack thereof, it truly is amazing the record they have.
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2011
7:05 pm
Fredi on Venters: “He’s got, what, 46 appearances counting today? We may have to back off a little bit. He’s too valuable for us and we want him for the long haul.”
JasonInFL
June 29th, 2011
7:05 pm
Hmm…interesting comments by Fredi. Don’t know how to take them really other than they should already be doing it and that Jonny doesn’t need to be in games where we are up 4 to 5 runs or more.
abeeeewright
June 29th, 2011
7:05 pm
I didn’t know the game was on early, so I tuned in for the last strike.
Great series in Seattle. Keep the momentum going against the O’s.
Scott from Fairburn
June 29th, 2011
7:09 pm
Glad to see the box score with Fredi getting Jonny some work in a four- run game …
Tomas
June 29th, 2011
7:10 pm
I root for FG and I think he’s done some good decisions specially with the lineups and the order etc. But his use of Venters today was an idiotic move. He struggled in SD, aware of the extreme overuse he uses him in back to back days with a 4 run lead today.
Limit his use to 2 games a week until the allstar break for his arm to recover strength and be ready down the stretch. Then maybe with less extra inning games in the second half he can avoid using Johnny so much, and Moylan coming back will also help in that department.
Scott from Fairburn
June 29th, 2011
7:10 pm
Fredi, you need to back off of him …alot
AtlYnkHtr
June 29th, 2011
7:11 pm
Imagine that, Fredi does see that JV can’t pitch every day, but only after he runs him out there in low leverage situations time and time again. Perhaps, rest the entire O’s series? After a day off? 4 days off. Wow talk about reactionary. How bout just use him in high leverage situations?
Scott from Fairburn
June 29th, 2011
7:12 pm
Hear, hear Tomas
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
7:12 pm
cabravesfan, HELLO?
Dorothy, along with her dog, Toto, travel the famous yellow brick road to the Emerald City.
On the way she confronts, The Tinman (needing a heart), the Scarecrow (needing a brain), and the Cowardly Lion (needing courage), and they travel with her.
Her nemesis is the, Wicked Witch of the West.
How could you miss it? It’s been on every year since TV was invented. It’s been in all the papers.
AtlYnkHtr
June 29th, 2011
7:12 pm
DOB, I’m confused by we does Fredi mean I (as in its his call), is he suggesting someone else has a vote or it just his manner of speaking?
Murph
June 29th, 2011
7:16 pm
What is wrong with the West???
Outside of California? Nothing really.
bravesgrl4life
June 29th, 2011
7:16 pm
Thanks, kwaj! Gonna have my satellite stations blasting on the 8 hour drive. May miss most of Friday night’s game, and probably Saturday’s too. Will be able to listen to the whole thing on Sunday on my way home. Will miss blogging with you all over the weekend.
MIBravesFFFFFan
June 29th, 2011
7:17 pm
“Tom O’Hawke
June 29th, 2011
6:42 pm
As the Braves leave, The Emerald City, I believe they have heart and courage, but the jury is still out about a brain.
The best part, however, is getting away with the broom from the, Wicked Witch of the West.
(Just showin’ y’all my versatility.)”
Murph
June 29th, 2011
7:17 pm
Is KK pitching tonight?
I’m going to stick with my prediction from yesterday: Minimum of 5 earned runs, lasts no longer than 5 innings.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
7:18 pm
If we want to save the bullpen then we need to score early and give our starters margin for error to go deep into the game. Quite often our starters have to leave around the 7 inning because they need to be PH for. Bottomline we have to give our starters run support.
bfred
June 29th, 2011
7:20 pm
At least Fredi’s acknowledging Venters’ overuse. That’s more than we used to get from Bobby.
Tad
June 29th, 2011
7:21 pm
Chipper to DL since All-Star Break is around the corner, Prado close to returning. While Chip is on DL Prado at third, keep Schafer, McLouth, and Heyward in the outfield.
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
7:22 pm
MIBravesFFFFFan
Thank you. I’m glad I’m not the only one here that’s ever heard of it.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
7:24 pm
@ Bravesgrl4life: Thank God for satallite radio and MLB online. That was the only way that I could listen to my beloved Braves games when I was deployed down range or TDY around the country.
cabravesfan
June 29th, 2011
7:27 pm
Tom-
Yes, I’ve heard of the Wizard of Oz…so you’re saying it wasn’t a shot at my coast?
MIBravesFFFFFan
June 29th, 2011
7:30 pm
Tom – No problem. I never read the book but I definitely saw the movie on tv as a kid, more than once. It also featured a classic song, which has been rather well redone over the years (I loved it in “Finding Forrester”). Of course the original wasn’t bad, either.
cabravesfan
June 29th, 2011
7:30 pm
Got a few things to do- back shortly
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
7:31 pm
LAdy
Of course not!
I can’t give you too much more of an explanation, then I already have.
And I REFUSE to sing you, “Over The Rainbow”.
braveslifer
June 29th, 2011
7:34 pm
“At least Fredi’s acknowledging Venters’ overuse. That’s more than we used to get from Bobby.”
Except that 45 minutes earlier he used him when we were up by four runs. Reminds me of a fat guy saying that he should lose weight while eating a snickers bar and drinking a coke.
kwajbraves
June 29th, 2011
7:37 pm
1-0 Phils
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
June 29th, 2011
7:37 pm
Tom O’Hawke Did anyone add or subtract any component to your entertainment system (TV, DVD, speakers, etc.) [about a month, ago]?
No…I mean, we got the DVR thingy added on back in 2008 when we got U-Verse, and our DVD player has been acting possessed for quite a while (just temperamental…it opens then closes back right away before the DVD cann be put in or taken out, unless you grab the tray and hold it out. Sometimes it works normally, though), but as far as adding anything, even within the last year, no.
Why…what would that mean…?
westgadave
June 29th, 2011
7:37 pm
DOB…..Hi Dave, I know you have long flight ahead of you but have meant to ask this question a few times and never gotten around to it. FSS ran the JS interview from 2008 right after Braves game and reminded me again…..JS in under contrct through this year as Bravos President if memory serves, do you have any idea or inkling if he plans to continue working or if he may retire whenhis contract expires???
Thanks and have safe trip back in.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
June 29th, 2011
7:38 pm
Hot dang…McFanned the rest of that post.
Tom O'Hawke
June 29th, 2011
7:43 pm
McFann
I only asked because it doesn’t take too much to mess with the wiring. As I said before, it sounds as if it’s something simple to correct.
Just wanted to make sure that the problem was with U-Verse, before you call them. Not that they wouldn’t have corrected it, anyway.
huddie ledbetter
June 29th, 2011
7:46 pm
Good series, always great to sweep and decent road trip. Bats waking up?
From SI’s Joe Lemire – “In this, the bigger and better sequel to 2010’s Year of the Pitcher, Philadelphia and Atlanta stand above the rest. The Phillies have a staff ERA of 3.01 and the Braves clock in at 3.07, putting both clubs on the verge of being the first teams with a sub-3.00 ERA since the 1989 Dodgers had a 2.95.” Pretty impressive. I just don’t see how folks can be so critical of Frank Wren with what he’s done on a relative shoe string. I ain’t the smartest person here but, for me, good job Frank.
McFann ;Ô; ;Ô;
June 29th, 2011
7:48 pm
Tom O’Hawke—
OK, thanks! We did have to unplug the U-Verse thingy a while back (think it was in March) and then plug it back in ’cause the internet was kinda acting weird. Dad checked that, though, to see if anything was loose…
I’ll (obviously) let you know what happens when he calls them this weekend. That’ll be exciting if it gets fixed!