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Heath
August 12th, 2011
10:38 pm
I love that Klondike commercial where the guy listens to his wife for 5 seconds… love it.
cab -
What gets said on the blog, stays on the blog.
Sophee
August 12th, 2011
10:40 pm
Ah, birdies. Oh well, just preseason.
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
10:41 pm
That music again.
phil
August 12th, 2011
10:41 pm
What a night….
Cox.
Uggla sets the team record for a hitting streak.
Ernie passes away.
Zambrano goes nuts.
Chipper crushes one.
You couldn’t have written a stranger script for a game.
Ernie, i loved you and may you rest in peace…
Thats so Taguchi
August 12th, 2011
10:43 pm
Ernie may God rest your soul
Moe Berg
August 12th, 2011
10:44 pm
@ChiTownSports
ChiTown
Carlos Zambrano apparently cleaned out his locker in Atlanta and left before the end of the game telling the trainer he’s retired
GTI in Chicago
August 12th, 2011
10:44 pm
nolie:
I wasn’t so much arguing for an E on PRADO as i was being a homer and wondering why GEORGIE didn’t get credit for an infield hit. I’m just being greedy.
richbrave
August 12th, 2011
10:44 pm
ERNIE JOHNSON SR. – RIP!
Tomahawkin
August 12th, 2011
10:44 pm
Big Z is Retiring???
What A Punk!!!
Trey
August 12th, 2011
10:45 pm
How do you like that? Carlos Zambrano cleared out his locker room and stated that he is retiring.
cabravesfan
August 12th, 2011
10:45 pm
Heath-
You mean I can’t repost that on your facebook wall?
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
10:45 pm
Ahem.
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
9:09 pm
I actually feel sorry for him.
Of course he has millions of dollars in the bank and I don’t but he’s got problems to do that.
He needs to call it quits and go home.
Your welcome.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 12th, 2011
10:46 pm
Was walking in the clubhouse level of the old stadium when only 3 or 4 thousand came to Braves games about an hour before the game. I was a little kid and walking alone and a nice man in a yellow blazer came over and patted me on the head and told me he hoped I enjoyed the game. I recognized him from TV…….that man was Ernie Johnson…..the biggest smile on his face and the most sincere person………all the stories are true…….his was a beautiful person with a big heart……may he rest in peace……..
Brave Fan
August 12th, 2011
10:47 pm
Congrats to Bobby Cox. A real baseball man!
Sorry to hear about Ernie Johnson. I grew up listening to Ernie most every night calling Braves games at a time when the Braves were not very good. So a good night for me listening to the Braves was Ernie saying “theres a drive, way back, its gone, homerun Henry Aaron”!
NV 049
August 12th, 2011
10:48 pm
Trey …How do you like that? Carlos Zambrano cleared out his locker room and stated that he is retiring.
I guess he wants his number retired & hung high at Wrigley Field..
Tomahawkin
August 12th, 2011
10:49 pm
any more sources?
GTI in Chicago
August 12th, 2011
10:49 pm
It’s true: ZAMBRANO continued acting like and idiot when he got to the clubhouse:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0813-cubs-braves-chicago–20110813,0,2460261.story
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
10:50 pm
Holy snorkle pins! The Braves put Zambrano into retirement.
I guess he didn’t want to get drilled by the Braves.
Brave Fan
August 12th, 2011
10:52 pm
Who gives a rats a** what Zambrano did, does, will do?
This night is about GREAT BRAVES!
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
10:52 pm
Next time I say I’m good at calling things, well, I don’t think I even have to say that anymore.
Come to think of it, it goes without saying from this day forth.
I didn’t just call a home run. That wasn’t calling a walk-off.
I just called a career.
Hell, I knew I was good. I didn’t know I was that good.
Tomahawkin
August 12th, 2011
10:54 pm
I heard the word about Big Z on the Braves Postgame Show
Trey
August 12th, 2011
10:54 pm
NV, lol, at least we’ll never face him again.
Couch Tater
August 12th, 2011
10:54 pm
Is Zambrano the type to give up $18million next year and $19million in 2013 with a no trade clause? He would be doing the Cubs a big, BIG favor.
Jim Hendry is probably working up the retirement papers as we speak. (If, he can stop jumping up and down.)
Sophee
August 12th, 2011
10:57 pm
Braves lunch/ceremony at the Omni seems like it was a blast – great stories by the players and Bobby.
Chop Chop
August 12th, 2011
10:57 pm
Sad to see Ernie, Sr. go. He was a hell of a grand guy. Rest in peace, Ernie.
Good win for the club tonight.
Heath
August 12th, 2011
10:57 pm
So, with tonight’s game, the Braves have scored 57 runs in 10 August games. McCann coming back can make this a really dynamic offense.
Owl Hunter
August 12th, 2011
10:58 pm
Sad news about Ernie. Other than that, pretty good day. Good showing for Bobby, and we horse-whipped Zambrano into retirement.
DiamondbackMac
August 12th, 2011
10:59 pm
Tomahawkin
What A Punk!!!
And, the Braves punked him.
McFann O O It won't be long, now!!!
August 12th, 2011
11:00 pm
Wow, Zambrano…
In the immortal words of Barney Fife, which he uttered as he, Andy, and Mr. Darling watched Ernest T. Bass go jumping and shouting through the woods, “I think he’s a NUT!…”
Truth
August 12th, 2011
11:00 pm
Mitchell, you need to talk to Shaun who will explain to you that you really aren’t that good, but rather on a lucky steak that can’t be sustained. You are exceeding your projected AToBSP-Ability to BS People.
Sophee
August 12th, 2011
11:03 pm
Marteen went 0 for 4? Ease must’ve opened his big mouth.
One-Eyed Mac
August 12th, 2011
11:03 pm
I hope the Professor is doing ok. I didn’t see him in any of the ceremony coverage.
Trey
August 12th, 2011
11:04 pm
McFann, I was reading the Cubs page, and one of their member’s made a comment about the Andy Griffith show, in comparison to him.
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:04 pm
Fractured left hand for Nady.
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:07 pm
That fits nicely, McFann.
NV 049
August 12th, 2011
11:07 pm
same as was said about Rocker fits , Zambrano arm like a cannon head like a cannon ball
David O'Brien
August 12th, 2011
11:07 pm
link to GAME STORY
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/streaking-uggla-homers-twice-1103348.html
BFChris26
August 12th, 2011
11:11 pm
Phillies lost
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
11:12 pm
Truth
August 12th, 2011
11:00 pm
Mitchell, you need to talk to Shaun who will explain to you that you really aren’t that good, but rather on a lucky steak that can’t be sustained. You are exceeding your projected AToBSP-Ability to BS People.
A year ago this month I predicted the Astros would sweep the Phillies. What I didn’t know was that it was a four game series.
What did the Astros do? They swept the Phillies in four games.
I said Zambrano needed to call it quits and he did.
If that doesn’t do it for you, well then, stay tuned.
Jerry Royster eating peanuts in the dugout
August 12th, 2011
11:13 pm
10 – 4 = 6
Bobby wins tonight.
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:14 pm
Nice to see the Braves retire Bobby Cox AND Zambrano on the same night.
RIP Ernie. You were the best…
McFann O O It won't be long, now!!!
August 12th, 2011
11:16 pm
Trey I was reading the Cubs page, and one of their member’s made a comment about the Andy Griffith show, in comparison to him.
Whoa, creepy! What’d they say?
Tom O’Hawke—
Thanks!
One of my faves…
Jerry Royster eating peanuts in the dugout
August 12th, 2011
11:16 pm
Wow! I think DOB should post a “Please Forgive Me” card on here for all of us to sign for Uggla. I know I ripped him April through July. But… with that said he did cost us games back then we could have won.
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:17 pm
And an update on Constanza, he has now produced a run in 37.8% of his ABs.
Jerry Royster eating peanuts in the dugout
August 12th, 2011
11:18 pm
Ernie Johnson Sr. was the voice to my childhood with Skip and Pete. I have some old games on DVD from when Bobby first managed the Braves in the 70’s. Think I will watch those over the weekend to honor Ernie, Skip and #6.
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:19 pm
DOB’s tweet used for MLBN on Zambrano story.
Jerry Royster eating peanuts in the dugout
August 12th, 2011
11:20 pm
RIP ERNIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_QdmRq0WnU
bravofan
August 12th, 2011
11:22 pm
That was a GREAT environment tonight in section 108 and at the TED as a whole tonight! I think I may just have to read back through the blog I bet yall had fun tonight !
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:23 pm
It’s only fitting that we end the night 6 games ahead of the Giants and Cardinals in the Wild Standings.
I do love symmetry
Venice Jim
August 12th, 2011
11:25 pm
for all of us to sign for Uggla
Not all of us…
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:26 pm
Constanza was called out for running out of the baseline. He reached on a very questionable error called on Ramirez.
Georgie was almost, 3 for 3.
TennBravesFan
August 12th, 2011
11:26 pm
Will be in ATL for tomorrow nights game!!
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:27 pm
That’s right, VJ, not all of us.
The Dude Abides
August 12th, 2011
11:27 pm
Never once did I hate on Uggla during his slump, if you ever watched him destroy the Braves then you had no reason to panic that he would eventually get hot. You guys need to have patience, it is a 162 game season.
On another note, I absolutely love Heyward but we need to send him down for a week or two to work on his swing.
Joe P
August 12th, 2011
11:28 pm
If a fight had started both teams may have attacked Zambrano lol
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:29 pm
Braves have been hovering around 4th-best record in all of baseball for a large portion of the season. And still looking at a 7.5 game deficit in the division. Goes to show how well Philly has played this year.
Venice Jim
August 12th, 2011
11:31 pm
Tom – that was a very enjoyable game – not sure what I’ll see the next two days as I’m doing extensive tutoring to get my actress-student to beat her deadline to finish the 2010-2011 school year…
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:31 pm
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:23 pm
It’s only fitting that we end the night 6 games ahead of the Giants and Cardinals in the Wild Standings.
I do love symmetry
And can’t forget that we won by 6 runs and that there was 6 HRs in the game.
John Leonard
August 12th, 2011
11:31 pm
If we had a real baseball commisioner, Z The A hol would never see a ballpark again.
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:32 pm
Wow, Sabathia gave up 5 HR’s too.
So far, he hasn’t quit though.
richbrave
August 12th, 2011
11:32 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
Ups to BC for being inducted into the BRAVES’ HOF.
First, may I congratulate the BRAVES organization for flushing PROCTOR and replacing him with VIZ the Wiz.
Then the team on homer-fest 2011. I mean………damn! Was everybody jacked for BOBBY’s fete or what?
GWINNETT
LAWRENCEVILLE nine loses 3-5 to the PAWSOX
Lead-off CF MATT YOUNG [.278 BA] 2-4, 1 BB, 1 SO.
SS TYLER PASTORNICKY [.385 BA] 0-3, 2 BB.
DH BRIAN McCANN [.333 BA] 1-3, 1 RBI [1].
1B ‘45′ GOMEZ [.275 BA] 1-5, 1 SO.
2B ‘Skip’ HICKS [.263 BA] 3-5, , 1 SO.
LF WILKIN RAMIREZ [.258 BA] 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR [8], 1 RBI [30], 1 BB, 1 SO.
3B RUBEN GOTAY [.250 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [20].
C WIL NIEVES [.387 BA] 2-4, 1 R, 1 SO.
JULIO TEHERAN [ND, 2.18 ERA] 7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO.
‘Blue’ JAYE CHAPMAN [1-3, 2.60 ERA] 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.
DUSTY RICHARDSON [4.74 ERA] 0.1 IP, 1 BB.
MISSISSIPPI
BAYBEARS once again blow the Bandits away, this time 8-1. PEARL RIVER is two hit, one a blast form the 1B-man.
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.294 BA] 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR [19], 1 RBI [74], 2 SO.
LUIS AVILAN [3-7, 4.71 ERA] 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.
ANDY WILSON [6.00 ERA] 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.
LYNCHBURG
‘CATS crushed into the gravel by the BLUE ROX 9-3 tonight.
MATT CRIM [1-7, 5.80 ERA] 4.0 IP, 8 H, 1 HR, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO. Another sucky-poo outing to match a sucky-poo season. MATT is slowly losing his grip on a roster spot in the BRAVES org.
BOBBY ROTH [6.75 ERA] 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 HR, 3 R/ER, 3 BB, 0 SO. Even worse than MATT for CRIM’s-sake!
VANDY’s MARK LAMM, sixth rounder [3.00 ERA] 1.0 IP, zeros, 1 SO. Just having a bang-up rookie campaign. Touched only three times in 11 outings in this, his inaugural season.
Pronounced ‘Ter-dough-slow-vic,’ 1B JOE TERDOSLOVICH [.279 BA] 2-3, 1 3B [2], 1 RBI [66], 1 BB.
CF L.V. WARE [.254 BA] 2-4, 1 2B [19].
SS AL SIMMONS [.299 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB.
bravofan
August 12th, 2011
11:32 pm
I wonder what Carlos is doing ?
Out Clubbing?
Getting Girls to make him feel better?
Got his own room away from the team?
I gave him heck as he entered the dugout he was very unhappy. Its fun watching him lose his temper! I loved Chippers quote about how he wasant gonna do anything stupid to get hurt or get suspended and they were gonna be classy. And they did just that they handled the situation with class.
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:32 pm
It also goes to show that we won’t worry about the Phillies until the playoffs. We’ve played the Phillies 6-6 this year and this isn’t the same team. I wish the Phillies the best of the luck the rest of the year.
Trey
August 12th, 2011
11:32 pm
McFann, something about Opie and being a sore winner, or something like that and something about Mayberry.
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:33 pm
Who? Who?? VJ
The Dude Abides
August 12th, 2011
11:33 pm
I have a feeling this team will really take off once Mac gets back Sunday or Monday.
bravofan
August 12th, 2011
11:34 pm
Joe P: ha very nice that made me laugh
Venice Jim
August 12th, 2011
11:36 pm
Megan F..
No, wait – actually, it’s a 7th grade girl who played Patricia Arquette’s daughter for 5 years on Medium
The Dude Abides
August 12th, 2011
11:37 pm
Whats the lineup gonna be when Mac gets back though?
1. Bourn
2. Prado
3. Freeman
4. Uggla
5. Mac
6. Chipper
7. Gonzalez
8. Georgie
That would be my guess because Chipper hits like Chipper with guys on base.
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:38 pm
Flipflop Mac and Freddie, Dude, and you have a winner. Mac is our best hitter and best hitter hits 3rd.
Train Wreck Bystander
August 12th, 2011
11:38 pm
Zambrano has a serious case of butthurtitis:
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/6857967/carlos-zambrano-ejected-tells-chicago-cubs-retiring
Mitchell
August 12th, 2011
11:39 pm
Thank God for MLB Network.
Can’t handle the no doubt three hour long pre-season football breakdowns on ESPN.
I wish the Falcons well this year but the non-stop football converage from now until mid-February is more than I can take.
It’s beyond overkill at this point.
David O'Brien
August 12th, 2011
11:41 pm
Chipper Jones is the 34th player in major league history with 1,000 extra-base hits
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:43 pm
The Braves have 43 games left. If they go .500 the rest of the way(can’t exactly, so, I’ll default to 22-21), the Braves will finish the season 92-70. The two teams chasing the Braves right now would have a really tough time getting to 92 wins.
STL/SF at 64-55 (.538 winning percentage) would need to got 28-15 (.651) to also get to 92 wins. It’s possible, but to ask a team that is a .538 team to go .651 over 43 games is asking a lot. That would be asking the teams to play 21% BETTER than they already have been to this point in the season. When you look at it that way, it makes that 6-game lead for the Braves look even bigger. It basically means, these two teams can’t really “win” the WC, Atlanta would have to “lose” it.
Personally, I think the Braves wind up with 94-95 wins at a minimum and the WC is locked up a full week before the season is over.
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:47 pm
VJ
If she was about 6 (there’s that number, again) years older, you’d probably be as happy as a lark.
Rowsdower
August 12th, 2011
11:48 pm
For the Braves to “only” win 95 games they would have to go 25-18. That would be disappointing considering how the offense has exploded since Georgie and Bourn got here. Lowe can only pitch so many games …
David O'Brien
August 12th, 2011
11:51 pm
Link to QUOTAGE
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/08/12/braves-quotes-after-fridays-5-homer-win-over-cubs/
TnBrian
August 12th, 2011
11:51 pm
Amazing to me Zambrano hasn’t killed somebody outside of baseball. These are the types that rome prisons. He really is psychotic. Or even killed a man on a baseball field.
Heath
August 12th, 2011
11:52 pm
Rowsdower -
The Braves could go 25-18 over the last few games pretty easily. That’s a .581 winning percentage and they are currently sitting at .588. This was precisely my thoughts when I was estimating a 94-95 win season.
Venice Jim
August 12th, 2011
11:53 pm
Somebody’s been checking IMDB…
Gordon
August 12th, 2011
11:55 pm
The last thing the Braves need to do is retaliate. Let’s look at a hypothetical situation tonight or tomorrow. A Braves pitcher retaliates and hits a Cub batter. The benches empty and a brawl begins. Uggla, Heyward and Freeman all get injured and lost for the rest of the year. Was it worth it to throw the seasons chances at the playoffs in jeopardy?
Tom O'Hawke
August 12th, 2011
11:58 pm
Google “Medium” cast members, as I’ve never seen an episode.
Snotboogie
August 12th, 2011
11:59 pm
Dan’s second HR was on a slider. He went down and got it and still had enough to hit it to the deepest part of the park. In the first half of the season he couldnt hit anything other than a FB right in his wheelhouse. Now he just cant miss anything. Stay hot Uggs!!
Oh and after his first HR – everyone was giving him high 5s and arm-bumps, except Freddie who just hugged him.
cabravesfan
August 12th, 2011
11:59 pm
Tom-
Of the roughly 30 people I have polled since VJ started tutoring her, 2 have watched the series…which, considering it was cancelled, makes perfect sense
TnBrian
August 12th, 2011
11:59 pm
Gordon, yeah but you gotta let them know we’re not taking any mess from anybody. Soriano is a perfect candidate for a heater in the ribs. Never liked the guy anyways and he loves to pose after he thinks he’s gotten a hold of one no matter the score.
Rowsdower
August 13th, 2011
12:01 am
@Gordon – Would anyone really notice if Heyward goes down for the season? :b Kidding…
@Heath – Yeah, but this team is better than what we saw the first 4 months. I’ll take 25-18, but I think we’re better than that now.
Doc Holliday
August 13th, 2011
12:02 am
1. Boy is Uggla making a midseason statement………..here is your $60 000 000 ticket Frank Wren. Happy for him and thank GOD we have our RH power bat at the heart of the order.
2. Is Chipper really something……..1000 extrabase hits………Im not sure why some would love to see him hang it up. No matter what, he is the soul of this team. Too many stats and clutch stories to ignore. Our best right player, no doubt. SUPERSTAR written all over him. CHIPPER, you are the man. I think Mc is very good player, but IMO he is not in Chippers league. I do think Freddie could be our next Chipper Jones, not Mc, since Freddie has much more plate discipline at much younger age and has learned very early to put the ball in play the other way, has power to go with it, and is a better defender than Chipper. Mc is an average defender IMO, good at best, not close to very good in my scale.
3. Bobby Cox, I really hated how you managed our games, but I have to admit we were blessed to have you as our skipper.
4. Phillies, get your axxex ready cause the Braves are really loaded. 3 headed monster is getting rested. Moylan is going to get back. I wouldnt want to face this Braves team. Seams like everybody is hitting above .290 after the ASB.
Carroll Rogers
August 13th, 2011
12:04 am
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/08/12/legendary-braves-broadcaster-johnson-dies/
updated the Ernie Johnson Sr. story….
The Dude Abides
August 13th, 2011
12:06 am
Mac is not a Superstar? Oh Lawd…
Snotboogie
August 13th, 2011
12:06 am
Freeman’s HR swing is so sweet, it is fun to watch over and over. From the side angle, it’s just great position and extension. I want to check his HR chart because it seems like a lot of his HRs are between L_C and R_C and deep.
noliee
August 13th, 2011
12:06 am
i watched Medium regularly
noliee
August 13th, 2011
12:10 am
and considering that it lasted 6 or 7 seasons there were likely more than 2 or 3 folks watching it
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 13th, 2011
12:12 am
I watched Medium rarely.
David O'Brien
August 13th, 2011
12:12 am
Overlooked tonight was that the Phillies actually lost. And so, the Braves’ wild-card lead (6 games) a bit closer to their NL East deficit (7-1/2 gms) behind Phillies.
Gordon
August 13th, 2011
12:14 am
Smart to pick your spots. Time and a place for everything. Next year isn’t going anywhere. Macho stuff at the wrong time and place is for weak minds. It will weigh on the Cubs batters mind wondering when it will come and who will get it. Sometimes that can be more effective. Why risk injury to satisfy some juvenile lust for violence.
Just Saying
August 13th, 2011
12:15 am
On this day in 1984…. the Padres Braves brawl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akE-agi4nxE
Jarryd
August 13th, 2011
12:15 am
Too be honest, this may be like the third time I’ve ever heard the show Medium mentioned. So count me in the ‘those who haven’t seen it’ crowd.
Jarryd
August 13th, 2011
12:17 am
I feel like ever since that 3HR game that Soriano had when he played for Washington that the Braves have always just defaulted to throwing at him.
Tomahawkin
August 13th, 2011
12:17 am
Enter your comments here
Venice Jim
August 13th, 2011
12:17 am
Good to know – I can finally tell Maria I know someone who watched the show. I knew she was a bit advanced from the normal seventh grader when we moved from problem #8 to the next one and I said “Number 9, number 9, number 9…” and she got the reference…