Power arms have served Braves well in late innings
CHICAGO – Here’s a luxury most teams could only dream of having: On Monday night the Braves rested closer Craig Kimbrel, he of the majors-leading 39 saves and 32-2/3-inning scoreless streak, and plugged in backup closer Jonny Venters.
Venters converted his fifth save while lowering his ERA to a majors-leading 1.10 and extending his own scoreless-innings streak to 22-2/3, second-longest active streak in the majors behind Kimbrel’s.
Uggla hit his 30th homer Monday, his fifth consecutive season with at least 30.
Oh, sure, Every Day Jonny made things interesting in his majors-leading 70th appearance — four more than any other pitcher — by walking the first two Cubs, bringing the potential tying run to the plate with none out and the Braves ahead 3-0.
Then Venters did what he does, striking out Carlos Pena and Marlon Byrd before Alfonso Soriano hit a grounder up the middle that Alex Gonzalez smothered before leaping to tag second base with his glove (that held the ball) to end the game.
The Braves had their third shutout during a five-game winning streak in which they’ve posted a 0.60 ERA, allowing three runs while hitting 10 homers and scored 17.
But back to the bullpen for a moment, and particularly Kimbrel and Venters.
After Venters put two runners on board before recording an out, one huge advantage of having such power arms in the bullpen once again came into play. Venters struck out the next two batters, preventing either runner from advancing.
No other team in the majors has been quite as good in late-and-close innings situations as the Braves this season – though the Giants have been close — and none has utilized the late-innings strikeout as effectively as Atlanta pitchers.
The Braves have a majors-best .214 opponents’ average and .308 opponents’ slugging percentage in late-and-close situations, and their 270 strikeouts (in 872 at-bats) in those situations is far and away the most in the majors.
San Francisco pitchers are next with 228 strikeouts in 902 at-bats in late-and-close situations, and the White Sox, with 203, are the only other team with as many as 200 strikeouts in those situations. Again, the Braves have 270.
Kimbrel alone has 85 strikeouts in close-and-late situations, while three major league TEAMS have 122 or fewer K’s in those situations.
Put another way, no other major league reliever has 85 strikeouts this season, period. (Kimbrel leads all relievers with 101 overall strikeouts.)
Since old Wrigley Field was not designed with night games and modern media deadlines in mind, us reporters with deadlines have to head down to the clubhouse before the last out is made, or get caught up in crowd-choked stadium ramps (there is no elevator from the pressbox; we go down the same way as everyone else at Wrigley, and we’re seated higher).
So you file a story that can stand – I filed mine with Braves winning and Venters getting his fifth save – or be tweaked by someone on the copy desk in the event of upheaval in the bottom of the ninth that changes everything.
When I mentioned to Venters that he’d made things interesting in the ninth, he smiled and said, “It was not intentional…. I felt good the whole time. They came up with an approach to see some pitches, and I couldn’t get one over to the first two guys.
Uggla believes Freeman could become "one of the best." As in, ever.
“I felt good the whole time, though, just wasn’t making any pitches to start the inning off.”
In the end, he did what Jair Jurrjens had done all night: Wiggled out of a jam. The Cubs stranded at least two runners in six of nine innings, 15 baserunners stranded in all.
“We kind of pitched out of jams all night,” Venters said, “buckled down when we had to and came out with a big win.”
♣ Starters back on track: Jurrjens gave up eight hits and five walks in 6-1/3 innings Monday, but somehow no runs.
He was the third different Braves starter, to allow no runs in six or more innings in the past five games, along with Tim Hudson and Mike Minor. Derek Lowe also worked five scoreless innings in that stretch, while Brandon Beachy gave up one run in six innings, the only run allowed by a Braves starter during the five-game winning streak.
That’s one run allowed in 30-1/3 innings from a rotation that had struggled in recent weeks with the notable exception of Hudson, who’s been in fine form.
♣ Uggla’s spectacularly odd season: In the season when Dan Uggla had far and away the worst first half of his career, batting a majors-worst .173 through July 4, the second baseman has now ridden the longest power-hitting surge of his career to reach 30 homers faster than ever before.
Uggla hit his 30th homer Monday, a moon shot onto Waveland Avenue beyond left field at Wrigley. He did it in his 129th game, after not getting his 30th homer until September in his other previous 30-homer seasons from 2007-2010 with the Marlins.
Yeah, it’s the fastest I’ve ever gotten to 30,” said Uggla, who leads the majors in homers since the All-Star break (15) and homers in August (10).
“But I’ve been saying all year long, that’s why you play the full season. That’s why you keep working, stay positive, because you never know what can happen. I’ve been hot before, and good things happen when you’re feeling good and hitting the ball hard.”
Uggla has had five consecutive seasons with at least 30 homers, while no other second baseman in history has as many as four 30-homer seasons, period. Nevermind consecutively.
The four others who’ve had three 30-homer seasons while playing second base as their primary position: Rogers Hornsby, Jeff Kent, Alfonso Soriano and Chase Utley.
Going back to July 5, the day he began his Atlanta Braves-record 33-game hitting streak, Uggla has a .348 average in 42 games with 18 homers, 37 RBIs and a .412 OBP and .727 slugging percentage (1.139 OPS).
He has 15 homers and 31 RBIs in his past 32 games.
His in-season turnaround is as pronounced and dramatic as any I can remember, or that any that any of the others I’ve asked, including some who’ve been around the game a lot longer than me, could remember.
There are 17 other players with 25 or more homers in the majors this season, and Uggla has the lowest average (.232), OBP (.300) and OPS (.761) of any of them.
Eleven of the 17 have an OPS of .895 or higher. Fourteen have an OBP of at least .340.
But since the Fourth of July, no one has done more damage than Uggla.
A couple more curious notes about Uggla’s fifth 30-homer season:
Nineteen of his 30 homers have been with bases empty, the most solo shots in the majors this season but not far out of line with Uggla’s splits in the past.
Last season, 20 of his 33 homers came with bases empty. In 2009, it was 22 of 31. In 2008, 20 of 32. In 2007, 19 of his 31 homers were solo shots, and in 2006 it was 14 of 27, the closest he’s come to hitting as many homers with runners on base as without.
Just an FYI, Albert Pujols has hit 18 of his 31 homers this season with no one on base.
What I find more surprising than anything is that Uggla’s hit 13 of his 30 homers to start an inning. That’s three more than his previous high of 10 homers to lead off innings in each of the past two seasons.
BRAVES LINEUP
Heyward is hitting eighth tonight, the first time he's hit that low in the lineup.
- Bourn CF
- Prado LF
- McCann C
- Uggla 2B
- Jones 3B
- Hinske 1B
- Gonzalez SS
- Heyward RF
- Minor LH
♣ Uggla on Freeman: First baseman Freddie Freeman is just 21 years old, five years younger than Dan Uggla was in Uggla’s first season in the majors. And that’s just part of the reason Uggla has so much admiration for what the Braves rookie is accomplishing.
Freeman hit his 18th homer Monday, and since May 19 he’s hit .323 with a .374 OBP, .524 slugging percentage (.898 OPS) and 36 extra-base hits in 82 games. He has 11 homers and 36 RBIs in his past 53 games.
He’s tied with Uggla for fourth in the NL with 12 game-winning RBIs, behind Ryan Howard, Justin Upton and Prince Fielder.
I asked Uggla after last night’s game about Freeman, just generally speaking. This was his reply:
“Freddie’s a stud, man. The ceiling on this kid, if you look at him playing as long as 15 or 20 year … I mean, the numbers that this guy is going to put up – power, hits, RBIs, runs scored, average — any way you want to look at it, he’s going to do some special things.
“You watch this kid every day, and not even mentioning his defense, he’s going to be one of the best, if he stays healthy, I think to ever play the game.”
Mighty big statement about a guy who won’t turn 22 until next month. But it’s also tough to dispute. Freeman is so solid in his approach at the plate, so smooth and talented defensively, and has such physical skills, at 6-foot-4 and 240-some pounds, with the ability to do the splits while stretching for a throw.
Freeman is tied with Danny Espinosa for NL rookie lead with 18 homers, and leads NL rookies with 63 RBIs. His .293 average is also tied with Cubs rookie Darwin Barney for the lead among the league’s rookies.
♣ Tonight’s matchup: Braves lefty Mike Minor returns to Wrigley Field for the first time since he struck out 12 in six innings of his third major league start on Aug. 22, 2010. He went 3-0 in his first four starts, then went 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA in his next 10 through June 16.
The rookie has made big strides lately, going 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in his past four starts including six scoreless innings of four-hit ball Thursday against the Giants.
Tonight he’ll face Cubs righty Casey Coleman, who is 2-5 with a 7.43 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) this season. Michael Bourn is 2-for-2 against him, and Dan Uggla (0-for-2) is the only other active Brave who’s faced Coleman.
♣ OK, outta time. Let’s close with some classic R.E.M. You can hear it by clicking here. Sorry if I messed up any of the rather obtuse lyrics.
“7 CHINESE BROS.” by Michael Stipe
This mellow, sweet, short-haired boy, woman offers pull up a seat
Take in one symphony now, we’ve just begun to battle
Wrap your heel in bones of steel, turn the leg, a twist of color
Autumn waited hold it to you in the colored come another
Seven Chinese brothers swallowing the ocean
Seven thousand years to sleep away the pain
She will return, she will return
This mellow, sweet, short-haired boy, woman offers pull up a seat
Take in one symphony now, we’ve just begun to battle
Wrap your heel in bones of steel, turn the leg, a twist of color
Autumn waded seven seas when the colored come another
Seven Chinese brothers swallowing the ocean
Seven thousand years to sleep away the pain
She will return, she will return
This mellow, sweet, short-haired boy, woman offers pull up a chair
Take in one symphony now, I guess we lost that battle
Wrap your heel in bones of steel, turn the leg, a twist of color
Autumn waded seven seas swimming colored come another
Seven Chinese brothers swallowing the ocean
Seven thousand years the commune did reign
She will return, she will return
– David O’Brien, Braves/MIB blog
1,861 comments Add your comment
Fish Bisch
August 23rd, 2011
4:48 pm
owned
Hillbilly
August 23rd, 2011
4:49 pm
Probably ought to steal a couple of bags, too, just to be on the safe side –scoots
If he starts licking his bat, we’ll know we’re on to something.
JoshTown
August 23rd, 2011
4:49 pm
Great new blog, DOB! Let’s keep the momentum going. Go Braves!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
4:54 pm
Greg Maddux from 1992-1998 – 191ERA+, 1.8 BB/9, 6.9 K/9, 0.4 HR/9.
Those were his best years, and interestingly enough, the period of time that he had his best strikeout rates.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
4:54 pm
“The Untouchables”
JimmyC
August 23rd, 2011
4:55 pm
Classic R.E.M. – have no idea what Stipe is trying to get across there…but is sure sounds good.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
4:55 pm
Thanks for the work DOB.
GO BRAVES!!
Last 9 starts of the starting 9
_________AVG__OBP__SLG___OPS
Bourn__ .333 .400 .444 0.844
Prado__ .250 .286 .350 0.636
McCann_ .212 .316 .424 0.740
Uggla__ .226 .306 .581 0.886
Chipper .412 .447 .765 1.212
Hinske_ .241 .405 .483 0.888
Seabass .212 .235 .333 0.569
Heyward .172 .294 .310 0.604
Minor__ .176 .263 .294 0.557
ncscoots
August 23rd, 2011
4:56 pm
If he starts licking his bat, we’ll know we’re on to something.
But would Fredo “feel” it?
Just Saying
August 23rd, 2011
4:56 pm
I think Willie Nelson should let his fans smoke him when he passes. Just saying.
PDOG
August 23rd, 2011
4:56 pm
Great blog DOB, but what no love for the Viz he looking like he can make the bullpen a four headed monster. Braves could be able to shorten the game to 5 innings.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
4:58 pm
Two aftershocks here in Central Virginia, both too weak to be felt, 2.2 and 1.8. LOUISA had exrensive damage to both the High School and Junior High; damaged enough for extended closure. One free-standing brick gable fell out of the end of a commercial building, and crushed three parked cars under it. There was no cinder-block backing only wood framing, and it appears the brick-work was not tied in to anything substantial. This was in TYSON’s Corner west of D.C. I know of no other damage at this time. The masonry seal between my chimneys and the house appears unbroken, but of course things tend to show up over time. So far so good. So GO BRAVES!
PDOG
August 23rd, 2011
5:01 pm
Lets hope Heyward uses this chance to bust out.
Richmond Braves Fan
August 23rd, 2011
5:02 pm
Enjoyed the article especially the behind the scenes stuff. Have you ever been to a day game at Wrigley in the bleachers DOB?
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:02 pm
richbrave-
I gotta say, if that’s the extend of the major damage, sounds like they were lucky. “Retrofitting” is probably not something that folks back east think about, but maybe this quake will lead to safer buildings. Glad no one seems to have been hurt and the damage was limited- glad to hear you and your home are fine as well
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:02 pm
And let’s hope our legs of Georgie can continue to serve us well!
Please oh please be 100% well soon Georgie….
jerry
August 23rd, 2011
5:04 pm
High praise from Uggla. Freeman may turn out to be what just about everybody thought Heyward would be….and might still be.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:04 pm
The aftershocks could last a while, and there may be a few stronger jolts in the next few days so just be prepared. Hopefully they won’t be anything worse than the 2 little ones you’ve had already
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
5:04 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
Power arms? Be on the lookout for ELIECER CARDENAS, and MARK LAMM – A+, and CARLOS ‘WILD-thang’ PEREZ – A. Three reliefers which could produce a new set of dynamic arms in ATLANTA in a year or two. And let’s hope both BRETT BUTTS and STEVE MAREK recoup their magic after TJ surgery. That would be five more arms for the pen in 2013, and later.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:05 pm
I thought that quake was just the Atlanta schools imploding!
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:05 pm
WHat is the latest on Constanza?
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:05 pm
Prado .250 .286 .350 0.636
Seabass .212 .235 .333 0.569
Heyward .172 .294 .310 0.604
Three dudes that have to get it going….
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
5:07 pm
The earth was a shaking in Augusta
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:07 pm
Braves on tv every day this weekend for me courtesy of SNY. Very exciting.
what a tremor
August 23rd, 2011
5:07 pm
Any other states wanna take some of these Atlanta “students”,hehehe, and their families off our government rolls….please do.
Dennis Reynolds
August 23rd, 2011
5:08 pm
A .215 hitting Heyward is still better than a .230 hitting Alex Gonzalez. Why the F is he hitting 8th??
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:08 pm
AGON has made some jaw dropping plays this year. And he’ll win you a game every now and then with his bat. If he would only swing at strikes he could improve alot.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
5:08 pm
A sample of one is not statistically significant. If you could find 50 players in the history of MLB who had the “Dan Uggla Body Type” you might be able to start making some vague comparisons
abwright, I agree. I would like to see the list of players considered of similar body type to Uggla. I’ve only seen a list of one, Marcus Giles. I’d like to see that list be thorough and not pruned of players who might skew the results away from the hypothesis.
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
Does Georgie have a mild sprain? anyone? No time to be shy.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
Freeman may turn out to be what just about everybody thought Heyward would be….and might still be.
Don’t forget the type of year Heyward had in 2010. I still think he projects as a better all around player.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
Three dudes that have to get it going….
Well, what you’re getting from one of those dudes is just a bonus. You should be pleased he hits ever so slightly better than the pitcher.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:11 pm
After seeing Georgie hit that bag, I don’t see how that is going to be a 2 day injury, as per Fredi.
He’s gotta be 100% for Sept and beyond i hope.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
5:12 pm
Why the F is he hitting 8th??
This should cut down on the double plays. With Seabass making outs in front of him there will be fewer runners on for when Heyward pulls a weak grounder to second.
Felix Millan
August 23rd, 2011
5:13 pm
don’t tell Shaun that we’re all over here. Maybe he won’t find us.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
5:13 pm
CAB:
I can see you are very circumspect regarding ‘quakes. As it should be, you living in the land of the trembling earth. The epicenter was indeed about 45 miles from my home. As I said, the earth did not roll. It actually bounced straight up and down. The quake source was very close to the surface, not several miles deep as they normally are here. Estimates have run from .1 to .6 of a mile below ground. The area struck was very rural however, so buildings were scattered and evidently only minimal effects occurred there.
Yesterday there was a tornado in the area, and IRENE is supposed to hit us Saturday. Dang, what’s a body to do but hide under the mattress? I mean……..this is not docile Ol’ Virginia. Yikes.
AtlYnkHtr
August 23rd, 2011
5:13 pm
Dennis Reynolds, its a lefty righty thing.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:14 pm
Well, what you’re getting from one of those dudes is just a bonus. You should be pleased he hits ever so slightly better than the pitcher.
Hah! Yeah, it’s the one and only position this offseason that could be improved. Unless you count bullpen arms 5-7 and 5th starter.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:15 pm
Dan uggla has a heck of a softball career ahead of him after he retires from MLB.
This guy needs to get in the all-star homerun hitting contest!
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
5:15 pm
Efrim:
Enjoy
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:16 pm
“I still think he projects as a better all around player.”
If I was a bettin’ man, I’d have to let place the majority of my wager on FF at this point. Let’s hope they both have terrific careers.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:16 pm
don’t tell Shaun that we’re all over here. Maybe he won’t find us.
Haha. Now that was good.
RSM
August 23rd, 2011
5:16 pm
cabravesfan –
Memphis may not be back east, but I recently moved from there and my in-laws still live there, and they are retro-fitting all of the bridges, overpasses, etc. I was surprised that they were doing that much retro-fitting when I was there. However, there has been a major quake predicted for that region for several years.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:17 pm
Hey richbrave……if this house is a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’!
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
5:17 pm
Man sad that Biff twisted his ankle. I was enjoying his play
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:18 pm
Heyward: .242/.347/.410 since 8/23/2010(527 plate appearances)
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:18 pm
richbrave-
I’ve felt them all- the rollers, the bouncers, and ones that do both (which are REALLY freaky). The rollers tend to last longer, but actually tend to be the “safer” of the 2 because they are…softer? Not that any quake is either particularly safe or soft.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:18 pm
richbrave-
I’ve felt them all- the rollers, the bouncers, and ones that do both (which are REALLY freaky). The rollers tend to last longer, but actually tend to be the “safer” of the 2 because they are…softer? Not that any quake is either particularly safe or soft.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:18 pm
Thanks, richbrave.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:18 pm
Hey Felix, how ya doing?
BravesFAN
August 23rd, 2011
5:19 pm
Chipper has really been swinging the bat lately as well. Didn’t realize his avg his last 9 games was .412 wowwww the old man has still got it…Hope we take this game tonight and at least force a split for this series. LET’S GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bay Area Steve
August 23rd, 2011
5:19 pm
You know what I like about earthquakes?
No warning. As Mother Nature goes, earthquakes are right up there, but there ain’t jack I can do. I don’t know how y’all deal with those week-in-advance hurricane advisories. Or that all-season-long tornados could form stuff. I don’t have to make CB’s Yosemite decision. I don’t have to be one of those hundreds of thousands of people stuck in traffic evacuating for a storm that may or may not come.
I might get trapped in the remnants of this building as soon as I hit ’submit.’ I may drive my car off the Bay Bridge this weekend. But, at least I won’t know it’s coming…
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
5:20 pm
I used to live in Adak, AK. We used to have little quakes all the time. Weird feeling
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:21 pm
good play is contagious….except for wayward
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:21 pm
Dennis Reynolds
Think FG just plugged Jason into “Georgie’s spot” in the lineup. Think he’s pretty much settled on a regular lineup for now.(till if and when Jason get’s hot) One lineup when Chipper plays and one when he doesn’t, and then the occassional exception for Hinski.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:21 pm
Stupid computer…
RSM-
You can’t build anything out here, be it a house, a bridge, or a building, without strict “earthquake proofing” codes and anything built before…not sure when…has either already been or is currently being retrofitted
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:23 pm
BAS-
That is exactly what I HATE about quakes…I prefer to have a warning
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:23 pm
Angel Pagan placed ont he DL with colitis. Yikes. Painful.
Felix Millan
August 23rd, 2011
5:23 pm
Summer Of George—good, and you?
RC
August 23rd, 2011
5:24 pm
I think Heyward’s poor play this season is a result of licking the stamps he’s been using to respond to fan mail. I think that Biff picked them out for him….
Bay Area Steve
August 23rd, 2011
5:25 pm
I wonder if cab’s doghouse is structurally sound. Maybe I could actually get my guy outta there if I call code enforcement…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:25 pm
BAS-
Why are you in my doghouse? (and of course it is structurally sound! This IS California!)
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:25 pm
Whoops, I meant that’s what he is currently dealing with. Not on the DL for it though he was when with Cubs.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:28 pm
Bay Area,….yeah, we can hear about a freakin’ rain storm 1000 miles in the Atlantic for weeks that turns into nothing…..gets a little annoying…like the boy who keeps crying wolf….and I lived through Andrew….but nowadays the freakin news acts as if EVERY sneeze is an Andrew…..news channels here LEAD their news with stupid freakin weather EVERY day….It’s 95 degrees again today…Must lead the news…..we freakin know it’s hot out…..tell us when it’s gonna change
southern hope
August 23rd, 2011
5:29 pm
here’s an idle question but maybe one of you know.
So Constanza twists his ankle & it needs treatment…nothing big…just treatment…does he stay in Chicago or does he return to Atlanta? If he returns to Atlanta, how? (does a medical person fly with him?) Just always been curious about out-of-town injuries for a team.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:29 pm
southern hope-
DOB just tweeted:
#Braves OF Constanza’s ankle is lot better today, could be back in lineup soon as tomorrow
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:31 pm
Felix, I’m better now thank you…..weather is a bit annoying.
Bay Area Steve
August 23rd, 2011
5:31 pm
cab, nolie is my guy. I ain’t going near that doghouse; I’ve heard about the snakes.
SOG, man, I can only begin to imagine how ridiculous the media must get. If it even starts to sprinkle here, we get ‘Storm Watch, 2011′ with the sound effects, and the graphics. The whole nine. And, we don’t even have any real weather…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:31 pm
and if I may offer my belief, if the injury is not serious, the player generally stays with the team- the trainers are there and he can get any treatment he needs on the road. Only way he goes home would be if he needed x-rays or some more extensive work.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:32 pm
#Braves OF Constanza’s ankle is lot better today, could be back in lineup soon as tomorrow
Heyward’s just going to have to go 4 for 4 to stay in there. Good luck, Jason.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
5:32 pm
Summer of George:
Your 5:17 p.m. You got it.
curtis jones
August 23rd, 2011
5:32 pm
I sure hope the Braves’ pitching holds up tonight. The 7-8-9 spots in the lineup might as well all be pitchers.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
5:32 pm
BAS-
Sorry- didn’t even see the “my guy” line. He’s happy there. Every time I think about letting him go, he does something to stay. I’d hate to deny him at his advanced age…
dogsbrekky
August 23rd, 2011
5:33 pm
Great write up Dobi.. thank you
Got my tickets for Saints vs Falcons for Dec 26th in the Superdome… so STOKED
Najeh Davenpoop
August 23rd, 2011
5:34 pm
Now starting in the middle infield for the Toronto Blue Jays: Kelly Johnson and Yunel Escobar.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
5:34 pm
J.J. Hoover with another good performance as a reliever for Gwinnett. Possible 2012 bullpen addition…..
anything to keep Viz starting…..
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:34 pm
ankles don’t get 100% better in a day…his speed might be hurt for a while….I’m not a doctor but I’ve played one with a nurse!
iowabrave
August 23rd, 2011
5:35 pm
Completely off the subject and way too early to be talking about it, but as long as the records hold up and Arizona and/or San Francisco don’t go on an insane run, we should be opening the playoffs in Milwaukee. Meaning yours truly will be only about 4 hours away from Game 1 & 2 on October 1 & 2. Gotta love StubHub!!!!!!!!
Bob
August 23rd, 2011
5:36 pm
DOB…you paid tribute to Ernie K. Doe last night, how ’bout Don Covay next week? These were great artists. Go Braves, too!
2012 25-man roster - Pen edition
August 23rd, 2011
5:39 pm
J.J. Hoover with another good performance as a reliever for Gwinnett. Possible 2012 bullpen addition…..
You bet.
CL Kimbrel
RP Venters
RP O’Flaherty
RP Medlen
RP Moylan
RP Hoover
RP Martinez
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:40 pm
And that’s the way it was
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:42 pm
Has DOB said what lineup looks like for tonight?
dogsbrekky
August 23rd, 2011
5:42 pm
Medlen is a starter when he returns
Medlen = JJ >>>> Minor >>>>> Lowe
Thats so Taguchi
August 23rd, 2011
5:43 pm
Dan Uggla is the modern day Hack Wilson. Now all he has to do is knock in 190.
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:44 pm
BTW, always knew Pat Summit was nuts.
Felix Millan
August 23rd, 2011
5:49 pm
Kinda rough there SoG, funny, but rough.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 23rd, 2011
5:51 pm
Wow Summer of George, you get the tasteless post of the day award, no contest.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
5:51 pm
Heyward’s just going to have to go 4 for 4 to stay in there” Efrim
Well it’ll have to be 4 damned homeruns, otherwise forget it
phil
August 23rd, 2011
5:52 pm
monty
August 23rd, 2011
5:10 pm
Does Georgie have a mild sprain? anyone? No time to be shy.
**************
I’m just a dumb blogger, but the replays didn’t show him turn the ankle all the way. It appeared he turned it a bit…perhaps the kind that really will just mean a few days and he’s basically fine. I’ve had a few like that, as have most of us…..hopefully that’s the deal.
billmaier
August 23rd, 2011
5:53 pm
2012-25 man roster- are you forgetting about viziciano–with the starting pitching for 2012– lowe, huddy, hanson, beachy,jj, minor, delgado, teheran– the best place is the bullpen for viziciano not enough room on the starting staff for him and he has been excellent out of the pen so minus martinez add viziciano or they wait one more year on hoover
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
5:54 pm
Pretty wild seeing the instant reaction to the earthquake from everyone on the blog. Glad everyone is okay
phil
August 23rd, 2011
5:54 pm
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
5:12 pm
Why the F is he hitting 8th??
This should cut down on the double plays. With Seabass making outs in front of him there will be fewer runners on for when Heyward pulls a weak grounder to second.
*****************
how can you say something like this?
Oh…wait…because you’re likely right….sorry.
poop
August 23rd, 2011
5:57 pm
I think Heyward’s poor play this season is a result of licking the stamps he’s been using to respond to fan mail. I think that Biff picked them out for him….
ha. like it.
Lew
August 23rd, 2011
6:00 pm
You mean he still writes notes instead of using social media? Bet he believes the world is flat, too.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
6:01 pm
Just a day off for Freeman, and a chance to get Hinske some needed at-bats. Hasn’t done more than pinch-hit in a couple of weeks….
Constanza’s ankle is a lot better today, could be back in lineup as soon as tomorrow.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
6:01 pm
Summer of George
August 23rd, 2011
5:44 pm
BTW, always knew Pat Summit was nuts.
******************
I’m no Tennessee fan, I can assure you, but when I heard she had early onset Alzheimer’s, it was terribly sad. She’s a one of a kind basketball coach, and this is what you think the response should be to it? It’s going to kill her if something else doesn’t first. Understand?
I lost a grandfather to this insidious stuff too…try to be a little more sensitive. Please.
BB
August 23rd, 2011
6:04 pm
Hey DOB, hope you read this:
I noticed the other day that Jose Constanza was running out a grounder to first base and he was running with an awkward motion. He would plant his feet facing outward (opposite of pidgeon-toed) and push off like this with each step.
I’m a college sprinter and we learn that running by planting and pushing off your feet straight up-and-down (in a straight line with your body, pointing to where you’re going) is the correct way to run.
Do you know if he always runs with an open strides? It’s a very unorthodox way if it is, and he would probably be able to run faster if he adjusts his feet positioning.
jason
August 23rd, 2011
6:05 pm
Is Jose Constanza gonna go on the DL?
grandpapeckinpah
August 23rd, 2011
6:05 pm
kimbrel has more strikeouts than jair and it’s not even close
R
August 23rd, 2011
6:05 pm
Fredi doesn’t lick his bat, he huggs it!
raleighbravefan
August 23rd, 2011
6:06 pm
After reading the blog today, 2 things are obvious…1)Heyward is crap, 2)JJ is crap. We didn’t even talk about how crappy Gonzo is.
Gee…we must be losing a LOT of games right now…must be hanging out in the cellar these days.
People…what if you were Mets fans, or Houston, or…
phil
August 23rd, 2011
6:06 pm
Probably a little too late to teach Constanza how to walk or run properly….he’s plenty fast…why mess with it?
Lew
August 23rd, 2011
6:07 pm
Why would he go on the DL if he might be ready to play as soon as tomorrow?
raleighbravefan
August 23rd, 2011
6:11 pm
Lew – Man, some comments on this blog defy logic, don’t they?
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
6:13 pm
Did Lew kill the blog??
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:14 pm
MLB Tonight about to talk about the Postseason Contenders.
raleighbravefan
August 23rd, 2011
6:14 pm
Some days, it just needs killing.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:17 pm
raleighbravefan
August 23rd, 2011
6:06 pm
After reading the blog today, 2 things are obvious…1)Heyward is crap, 2)JJ is crap. We didn’t even talk about how crappy Gonzo is.
Gee…we must be losing a LOT of games right now…must be hanging out in the cellar these days.
People…what if you were Mets fans, or Houston, or…
Amen…
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:20 pm
phil
August 23rd, 2011
6:06 pm
Probably a little too late to teach Constanza how to walk or run properly….he’s plenty fast…why mess with it?
And someone should teach him how to slide better. He’s been coming up short of the bag lately.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:22 pm
Achilies Heels of each postseason teams coming up next after the commercial….
Puma
August 23rd, 2011
6:22 pm
Can I just say I officially dislike Darwin Barney, in the same way I dislike Craig Counsell.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:24 pm
Puma
August 23rd, 2011
6:22 pm
Can I just say I officially dislike Darwin Barney, in the same way I dislike Craig Counsell.
Yes !!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
6:25 pm
Constanza is being DL’ld retroactive to August 9th, so he’ll be available to pinch hit beginning tomorrow night….
phil
August 23rd, 2011
6:26 pm
Craig Counsell….
Jim Leiritz (sp)…..
I’m no fan of either.
Snotboogie
August 23rd, 2011
6:27 pm
ajcbraves David O’Brien
Logical response. RT @rburnsGT: Too bad. RT: @ajcbraves: #Braves OF Constanza’s ankle is lot better today, could be back in lineup tomorrow
21 minutes ago
Calls himself a Braves fan.
Heath
August 23rd, 2011
6:28 pm
Going into tonight’s games, the five teams left in the NL:
Team____Div_______WC_______Total
Phi_____95.4%_____04.6%____99.9%
Atl_____04.6%_____93.2%____97.8%
Mil_____97.5%_____00.2%____97.7%
Arz_____57.3%_____00.1%____57.4%
Sfo_____38.7%_____00.1%____38.7%
Go Braves!
Puma
August 23rd, 2011
6:28 pm
I was thinking Jim Leyritz (sp?) too. I have no idea how good Darwin (even that bugs me) will be, but I just have a feeling he is going to be one of those guys that always kills us.
JoeFan
August 23rd, 2011
6:31 pm
Until the Braves clinch the wildcard you don’t sit guys like Freeman. Hinske should be in the lineup replacing Constanza. Every game should have the Braves with their best available lineup on the field until the games are meaningless.
Choppinmama
August 23rd, 2011
6:31 pm
Puma – I’ve been wondering what kind of parents name their kid “Darwin”? Probably a pair of homo sapiens regressing.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:32 pm
I like Ron Gant’s and Dan Plesac’s analysis.
Snotboogie
August 23rd, 2011
6:32 pm
There are reports that people in NY saw tweets about the earthquake before they actually felt it over there.
Here is link to the news report and xkcd hitting the nail on the head.
CB
August 23rd, 2011
6:33 pm
BAS,the Yosemite line was a joke – I live quite a distance inland.
Sounds like it is turning up the coast,anyway. Wishing the best for all those along the coast.
jonathan Simeone
August 23rd, 2011
6:35 pm
I hate Gonzalez hitting seventh. He’s the worst hitting position player in the National League. Chipper should be hitting second with Prado sixth. Constanza or Heyward seventh and Gonzalez eighth.
Choppinmama
August 23rd, 2011
6:36 pm
It must be awesome for all these rookies to get their “firsts”. FF has his first homer at Wrigley. He continues to astound with his picks over at first.
If the infielders would make better routine throws – aim for the middle of his chest, boys – he wouldn’t have to look quite so dramatic over there so much. Routine is good, but he can sure hoover most of the throws over there when he has too, and wishbone that stretch like nobody else playing this year.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:39 pm
Braves Achillies Heel: Inconsistencies in hitting. I agree. The Phillies Achillies Heel: Injuries and Bullpen. I also agree.
Choppinmama
August 23rd, 2011
6:42 pm
And a” just FYI” comment. I heard Gammons say today that the Marlins are practically on bended knee, begging for Ozzie Guillen to come and coach them next year. Said Ozzie has another year on his contract, but the Sox are just not clicking for the past few seasons, not due too much to coaching, just the individual team members not doing the job as a team and no veteran leadership. Might be time for a change up there.
Rowsdower
August 23rd, 2011
6:42 pm
@JoeFan – Guys can’t play everyday. Their numbers will suffer from fatigue. It’s good to give them a night off from the grind to recharge the batteries and stay sharp. Freaks like Ripken don’t exist anymore. And many a summer Ripken faded down the stretch…
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
6:43 pm
Prado since 8/23/2010: .272/.315/.397(592 plate appearances)
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
6:46 pm
Haven’t read much of anything since getting home, but I see that Heyward is in the lineup. Any word on how long Constanza will be out? The way I see it, Constanza took Heyward’s job from him and now Heyward has a chance to do the same thing in return. Can he do it? I somehow doubt it. I thought for a couple of days there that he might be turning the corner, but now he’s back in the same rut. I wonder if anyone has approached him about shortening his swing in an effort to make more consistent contact, plus be able to hit to all fields? Yeah, it would cut down on the power numbers that we all envisioned him having, but the plain fact is that his power has been AWOL for awhile now. His swing is all or nothing and nothing is all we’ve been seeing.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
6:48 pm
I don’t think heyward playing will ruin the braves post season hopes. Its just one game joefan
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
6:52 pm
Does anybody even expect this team to lose games now? I know I don’t.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
6:54 pm
Jerry
They say he may play tomorrow.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
6:55 pm
44 and 0 Chop Chop.
Covered in everlasting glory.
rico43
August 23rd, 2011
6:56 pm
Just a neat FYI from the minor leagues: Gwinnett relievers, including Gearrin, Hoover and Asencio, worked 7.1 innings and allowed only one hit in pulling out a win in extras today. Strong stuff.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
6:56 pm
Does anybody even expect this team to lose games now? I know I don’t.
What is lose?
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
6:57 pm
Coleman’s second start in Carlos Zambrano’s spot. In his previous outing, Coleman gave up four runs on 10 hits over 3 2/3 innings against the Astros. He has yet to win at home.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
7:00 pm
If the Braves will just win the remaining series of the games they play, That gives them 22 wins. So, Thats 99 win season. It looks good, Doesn’t it ?!
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
7:00 pm
Some of you folks really need to read a little before posting a question that’s been answered 8 times already. Unless it just thrills you.
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:01 pm
sure hope we win tonight! and i feel about Barney the same way I do about Victorino……cant stand him
bye bye baby
August 23rd, 2011
7:02 pm
no they dont, and that stat youre using is flawed on its own without being abused by you. DAP
all stats are flawed, but OPS+ is pretty well thought of in baseball evaluation circles including many GMs. That’s not the first time I’ve seen you make disparaging remarks about it that are really not warranted
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:03 pm
Coleman….2-5 7+ERA……..Braves are doomed! we cant hit awful pitching! lol
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
7:05 pm
Hanson’s bullpen session has been scrubbed. Update shortly. Didn’t seem right when he threw but 9 pitches Mon., though he insisted was fine.
I’ll let you know in a few minutes what’s going on.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:05 pm
Barney has rapidly worked his way out of my heart, as well…
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:05 pm
real quick, what are the rules on the roster expanding? does a person have to have been called up a certain number of times or have to be with the club for a certain amount of time?
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
7:06 pm
You know, I haven’t seen Ball Game! a lot lately. Thank God!
bfred
August 23rd, 2011
7:06 pm
Plus there’s this…
Cubs x 3 (56-72)
Mets x 3 (60-67)
Nats x 3 (62-64)
Dodgers x3 (58-69)
Next 12 games against teams collectively playing .465 baseball. Go 9-3 and maybe we pick up another on the Phils, then a three-game set head-to-head…just sayin…
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
7:06 pm
Crap!
MikeInFl
August 23rd, 2011
7:07 pm
Hanson’s bullpen session has been scrubbed. Update shortly. Didn’t seem right when he threw but 9 pitches Mon., though he insisted was fine
Yeah, that sounded balonious from the start…
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:09 pm
@Mike
word of the day…….balonious: adj., having the consistency of bologna,
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:09 pm
Jeez, an hour before the game…awkward time to start anything, ’cause I don’t wanna get all involved just in time to stop for the game…but what the heckity-heck am I s’posed to do?
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
7:10 pm
Hanson has more serious issue then we’re being told.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
7:10 pm
Hanson threw 9 pitches in Monday’s session, and that left his shoulder sore today. Nothing more from Braves for now, other than day-to-day, and Saturday rehab start is obviously now out of the question.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:11 pm
Really SoWeGa, well how abouit this
Heywood is playing,good freakin’ grief!!!
BALLGAME!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:12 pm
Hey, Sopheee! You out there…?
monty
August 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
WOW! So much for Hanson being fine and “itching to get out there.” Not good news.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
DOB,
Is Thorman out of options?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
Uhhhh Ohhhhh….
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
7:13 pm
McFann-
Why was Barney ever IN your heart??
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
7:14 pm
Scott Thorman? hahaha
curtis jones
August 23rd, 2011
7:14 pm
Prediction: Heyward (in the lineup) and Costanza (on the bench with a bad ankle) will provide the same amount of production for the Braves lineup tonight. Hopefully tomorrow, the Braves offense will be alive again.
MikeInFl
August 23rd, 2011
7:15 pm
Says here Heyward hits the ball well tonight, starts working back into form.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
7:16 pm
Angel Pagan is a retard.
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
7:16 pm
balonious: the state of a person, place, or thing being so full of crap that everyone knows it is a lie.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
7:17 pm
Hope Hanson is going to be alright. But I have my doubts.
Hudson, Jurrjens, Lowe as a rotation against Grienke, Marcum and Gallardo.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:17 pm
cabravesfan—
Ha! He never was! I’d never even heard of him till he moved into my version of “The Doghouse”…
Was just being “funny”.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
7:17 pm
McFann-
I was a little concerned
Joseph
August 23rd, 2011
7:17 pm
If Heyward can’t hit this 7+ era righty tonight, he should be benched for Hinski until Georgie is back
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:18 pm
hey, i was at the Ted for Thormans first (and probably last) major league homer! hahaha
Fols
August 23rd, 2011
7:18 pm
DOB, I was pretty pissed off at you for not coming to visit me at the ball park last week when I was in town for my first Atlanta trip. Then I realized, you didn’t know where I was seated……so we’re all good.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:18 pm
cabravesfan—
Thank you for caring…
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
7:21 pm
MLB Tonight just a few minutes ago: “The class of the NL might be the Phillies and Brewers.”
After all the success we’ve had this year, we still get no respect. Whatever, let these idiots keep talking, and we will just keep winning. LET’S GO BRAVES!!!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
7:22 pm
Cubs x 3 (56-72)
Mets x 3 (60-67)
Nats x 3 (62-64)
Dodgers x3 (58-69)
That’s where the trouble will present itself (and I dont rule out some trouble against the Mets too)
Braveone
August 23rd, 2011
7:23 pm
From the previous blog which had 1,692 comments, Tomahawkin led the way with 60 posts. There were 213 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 Tomahawkin 60
2 noliee 50
3 Shaun 48
4 McFann :Ô: :Ô: 47
5 Venice Jim 46
6 Lew 45
7 DS1 44
8 Snotboogie 38
9 cabravesfan 37
10 ncscoots 37
11 Efrim 34
12 JC from DR! 34
13 Sopheee 30
14 Tomahawk Mafia 30
15 keylargo 30
16 Hugo 29
17 bravesgrl4lifee 29
18 Brava 28
19 TennesseePaul 28
20 tiger297 25
21 ChrisfromSacramento,Ca 24
22 Bat Masterson 22
23 David O’Brien 20
24 brian 20
25 timthebrave 20
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
7:24 pm
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:11 pm
Really SoWeGa, well how abouit this
Heywood is playing,good freakin’ grief!!!
BALLGAME!!!
You da man bat!
ohhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
7:24 pm
of course they did. no one wants to acknowledge the fact that the Braves could be returning to greatness. they got tired of talking about it for 14 years. nevermind that we now are a half game better than the Brewers, who would hardly be relevant without this little tear theyre on. Its fine though, i like being under the radar
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
7:24 pm
MLB Tonight just a few minutes ago: “The class of the NL might be the Phillies and Brewers.”
Does it really surprise you? Dude, even the Pirates have gotten more attention than the Braves. And their Glory only lasted like 2 weeks.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
7:25 pm
Are the Mets just doing every freaking thing in their freaking power to make freaking sure we don’t FACE PELFREY EVER AGAIN???? This is REALLY starting to t me off…BMac could really use him right about now, too…
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:25 pm
Hanson’s bullpen session has been scrubbed.
Bummer. Perhaps some truth will finally come out. If he’s hurt, then shut him down for the year. Throwing program, what have you. But the kid is too important 2012-2015 than to rush him for this season.
Braveheart
August 23rd, 2011
7:26 pm
Martin Prado since July 9, 2010: 708 plate appearances, .271/.317/.407/.724
Prado’s been Frenchy-esque for well over a year now
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:27 pm
DOB,
Is Thorman out of options?
That made me laugh out loud.
Power arms have served Braves well in late innings | Raw Sports - Atlanta Braves
August 23rd, 2011
7:28 pm
[...] Atlanta Braves [...]
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
7:28 pm
Doesn’t surprise me, just annoys me.
Fols
August 23rd, 2011
7:28 pm
Frenchy would not have hit the ball in the 11th inning last Tuesday…..Prado is not Frenchy.
Braveheart
August 23rd, 2011
7:29 pm
Oh, damn, just saw Efrim had something similar. Sorry man
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:29 pm
Prado’s been Frenchy-esque for well over a year now
If he stays at third, that ain’t too bad, but in LF – not gonna cut it.
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
7:29 pm
Hey guys, how bout the new Canadian DP combo: Yunel Escobar and Kelly Johnson!
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:30 pm
Thanks Jerry,
Heyward had 7 or 8 good at bats in a row and then boom s lousy ones. Frustrating to say the least, might as well laugh about it,eh
Curious
August 23rd, 2011
7:30 pm
SP. Tim Hudsn
SP. Derek Lowe
SP. Jair Jurrgens
SP. Tommy Hanson
SP. Brandon Beachy
SP. Mike Minor
SP. Julio Teheran
SP. Randall Delegado
SP. Kris Medlan
Whose the Starting 4 in Postseason????
Whose the Starting 5 next year????
Whoever is left off where are they/how are they gone?
For example….
Derek Lowe – traded to NYY or Released
Kris Medlan – Long Reliever in bullpen
Tim Hudson – #1 starter
I wanna hear feedback
gcs
August 23rd, 2011
7:31 pm
Hinske needs more playing time but not at Freeman’s expense. It’s good to give FF a night off but that should not be the only time Hinske plays.
Why not put Hinkse in left & Constanza in right on one of the days Chipper sits and Prado plays third? We are going to need Hinske down the stretch more than we need Heyward in his present state.
If your excuse is Heyward need to work out of his funk, then left him do that up the road in Gwinnett.
.
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
7:31 pm
You good, Bat.
NorCal Brave
August 23rd, 2011
7:31 pm
News on Hanson not good; JJ still a question mark; Wren a genius for holding on to the best minor league arms.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:32 pm
Oh, damn, just saw Efrim had something similar. Sorry man
You don’t have to be sorry, BH. Good to see someone else pointing out what I have noticed.
Although I still like Prado a lot. It’s been plenty of mediocrity from him for a while now.
George
August 23rd, 2011
7:32 pm
Good evening y’ll
Did you miss me? Why the heck is FREDDY not playing? He is not old or a catcher so he does NOT need a rest day. dahm he hits a HR then is pulled out of lineup, He needs numbers to be sure he gets ROY. L should have FREDDY at 1st base, ERIC RF, JASON on bench where he belongs or in AAA ball.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
7:33 pm
f your excuse is Heyward need to work out of his funk, then left him do that up the road in Gwinnett.
Gwinnett’s season ends in 2 weeks. Then what do you do?
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
7:33 pm
The marlins announcer just said Mike Stanton is the antithesis of Jason Heyward because he keeps progressing.
Ouch.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:35 pm
#22 one behind that sac of Chris Chris. One of us is commenting too nuch
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
7:36 pm
You can never have too much pitching. We need it now.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
7:37 pm
George-
Freddie has played 125 of 129 games this year. He needs a day off every now and then…
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
7:37 pm
kelly Johnson just got traded.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:38 pm
I wanna hear feedback
Replace Medlen with Viz long term. Not sure of the postseason. 33 games to figure it out.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
7:38 pm
The Mets are as bad as Heyward is right now. 2nd and 3rd with only 1 out. No runs.
Braveheart
August 23rd, 2011
7:38 pm
If he stays at third, that ain’t too bad, but in LF – not gonna cut it.
Yeah, I definitely agree.
Mark Duncan
August 23rd, 2011
7:39 pm
I believe Costanza is the way to go as long as he is healthy. Heyward will be productive for us in the future but the Braves are playing for now and he is simply isn’t as productive as Georgie is at this time. The only thing I worry about now is Hanson and JJ. Hopefully Hanson will be o.k. because when he is on he reminds me of a young Smoltz. Wren deserves alot of credit for not trading any of the young pitching as they are needed much sooner than we anticipated. What a great year! As Keith Richards sings at the end of “Tumbling Dice” keep on rolling! Finally, to paraphrase the Rolling Stones-who DOB doesn’t play enough-”It’s only the Braves winning the World Series, but I like it” Go Braves!
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:39 pm
Thanks SoWeGa
Curious
August 23rd, 2011
7:40 pm
The Mets are as bad as Heyward is right now. 2nd and 3rd with only 1 out. No runs.
Braves had 1st & 2nd no out last night in 4th i think and got nothing but 3 strikeouts in a row. That wont cut it. Need to do better in that situation
Russell Bell
August 23rd, 2011
7:41 pm
Sounds like Hanson will be missing a significant amount of time.
Josh Johnson type of situation? I hope not.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
7:43 pm
Ray K.
Kelly Johnson just got traded.
__________________________________
Actually it was about 4 hours ago
. But yes he did!
glavine could have played hockey
August 23rd, 2011
7:44 pm
Boy, the Brewers are good. Manhandling the bucs.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
7:44 pm
I think that Fla announcer should worry more about getting more than 200 people to pack that new stadium a night next year rather than how their RF compares to ours.
Russell Bell
August 23rd, 2011
7:45 pm
He’s [Kelly Johnson] probably still at least a B in the AL, which has to be Toronto’s motivation in acquiring the impending free agent.
I don’t like how teams horde picks. It only makes good business sense, but I don’t think its fair to other teams (I dunno, like the Braves).
George
August 23rd, 2011
7:46 pm
FREDDY should be a lock for ROY,but there should be a ROY for rookie pitchers KIMBREL is deserveing one.
monty
August 23rd, 2011
7:47 pm
“Prado’s been Frenchy-esque for well over a year now”
That is a joke right? I don’t recall Frenchy ever dislocating a finger and having a staff infection, tearing an oblique all within 1 year. But hey if you like the comparison, run with it.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
7:47 pm
Nova Scotia,
Sorry, I was at work. It was news to me.
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
7:48 pm
Prado’s been the opposite of Frenchy to me because quite frankly he can’t stay healthy. Jeff had to be told to sit down, had a nice little streak going in games played as I recall. Prado and Heyward’s lack of production can largely be traced to various injuries. Frenchy just plain lost it.
Braveheart
August 23rd, 2011
7:48 pm
Have seen this hot hand act before in 2007
Willie Harris, 2007, first 110 plate appearances as a Brave:
.412/.477/.546/1.023, 20 runs scored, 9 RBIs, 8 stolen bases
Jose Constanza, 2011, first 87 plate appearances as a Brave:
.372/.417/.487/.904, 18 runs scored, 9 RBIs, 7 stolen bases
Willie Harris, rest of 2007:
.215/.299/.332/.631 in 281 plate appearances
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
7:49 pm
Perk of having a Caray on Braves broadcast team: Chip had Harry Caray’s restaurant cater tonight in pressbox. Nice spread. Bowman partook.
George
August 23rd, 2011
7:49 pm
Stizz 7:44
think that Fla announcer should worry more about getting more than 200 people to pack that new stadium a night next year rather than how their RF compares to ours.
I am hopeing JASON is no longer OUR RFder at leaset not the rest of this year.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:50 pm
Josh Johnson type of situation? I hope not.
I can’t think of a more frustrating thing for fans, and the player/team, than what Josh Johnson is going through. I sure hope Tommy doesn’t end up like that.
George
August 23rd, 2011
7:51 pm
Really bad news on TOMMY.
Braveheart
August 23rd, 2011
7:52 pm
That is a joke right? I don’t recall Frenchy ever dislocating a finger and having a staff infection, tearing an oblique all within 1 year. But hey if you like the comparison, run with it.
Make whatever excuse you need to feel better, but the bottomline is that the results have been Frenchy-esque for Prado since July 9th of last season. His numbers during that time are pretty much in line with Frenchy’s career rates
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:54 pm
But hey if you like the comparison, run with it.
You’re right about the injuries, but he hasn’t hit well. That’s a fact.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:54 pm
And I hope your hopes are not met, George.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
7:55 pm
GameTime!
Its Goin Down!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
7:57 pm
J.J. Hoover in 6 appearances in August as a reliever for Gwinnett: 8.2 IP 1 H 0 ER 3/17 BB/K ratio.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
7:58 pm
Well your one hope re heyward that is, George
George
August 23rd, 2011
7:59 pm
Speaking of FRENCHY, I am glad he got a nice contract with KC, before he signed it a stright up trade JEFF for JASON would look good to me.
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
7:59 pm
You’re right about the injuries, but he hasn’t hit well. That’s a fact.
I think the point is that their maybe is a reason for Prado’s struggles whereas Frenchy just seemed to lose it, no explanation once so ever. They seemed to try everything to fix him. There is good chance Prado if he can ever find consistent health can turn it around. With Frenchy that belief obviously ran out when they traded him or they just got tired of waiting.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:00 pm
And the goddamn motherf***ing Victorino homers.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:01 pm
before he signed it a stright up trade JEFF for JASON would look good to me.
Sigh.
George
August 23rd, 2011
8:01 pm
Almost gamestart, so outta here. Have a good one or two tonight y’ll.
GO GET EM BRAVES.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:01 pm
Gawd It Feels Wierd playing more than 1 night game in Chicago in a 4 game series!
I wanted all day games!
Fols
August 23rd, 2011
8:02 pm
Cab I really expected to see you in Atlanta when I was hitting that Coronary Bypass burger! I almost didn’t make it to Thursday’s game to see Chipper’s winning homerun!
Luckily I didn’t die.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:02 pm
That is a Nasty Stat! The 90’s Braves couldn’t even F with that!
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
8:02 pm
Heyward had 7 or 8 good at bats in a row and then boom s lousy ones. Frustrating to say the least, might as well laugh about it,eh Bat Masterson
You got it. It’s all turned into some sick joke. I’m so glad that Uggla turned him season around. Maybe the reason why Heyward hasn’t is because of his lack of seasoning that Uggla has. No matter what, I doubt if Jason will contribute, but it would be a hoot if he turned into this year’s Cody Ross at the right time.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
8:03 pm
before he signed it a stright up trade JEFF for JASON would look good to me.
It probably would have looked good to the Royals too…
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
8:04 pm
Fols-
Plane tickets, hotel room, rental car not quite in the budget at the moment. Glad you survived though
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:05 pm
Oh, I believe in Prado. I think the injuries have sidetracked him, but the stats indicate that he just hasn’t bee good over his last 700 plate appearances – at least for a left fielder. I still would like him signed up through 2015. We could use him as Chipper’s replacement at third.
Jack
August 23rd, 2011
8:06 pm
Constanza may be on to something with this bat licking. Maybe Heyward oughta try it.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:06 pm
Chip is getting Giddy about the wind blowing out! Not Good, I hope that Parrish didn’t notice that the wind was blowing out?
Danga
August 23rd, 2011
8:06 pm
Speaking of FRENCHY, I am glad he got a nice contract with KC, before he signed it a stright up trade JEFF for JASON would look good to me.
I threw up a little in my mouth when I read this.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:07 pm
Go Braves!!!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:07 pm
For any Baseball Prospectus subscribers(and non-subscribers), a tweet from Kevin Goldstein:
Quick Note: #Braves Dir. of Baseball Admin John Coppolella, a hot name out there, will be chatting at BP on Friday afternoon.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:07 pm
George lay off the rotgut, it’s frying you brain man
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
8:07 pm
Why would it matter if Parrish noticed?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:09 pm
Somebody needs to tell Prado that he can no longer mash that high inside pitch. He has crushed that pitch in the past, but now he just pops it up on the infield.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:09 pm
Phillies may have something with John Mayberry, Jr. Perhaps like the Braves have something with Constanza? No?
Danga
August 23rd, 2011
8:09 pm
Anybody have a clue on why the D-Backs traded Johnson? Looks to me they got worse after this trade.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:09 pm
Wow that looked horrible
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:10 pm
We are gonna struggle at the Plate against the cat Tonight! Bank On It!
He looks Nasty!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:10 pm
After tonight, Coleman might end up thinking he is Cy Young’s reencarnation.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:11 pm
Man, BMac sure has been in a funk…
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
8:12 pm
based on past performances when he got hammered … the opposing teams did the majority of damage against Coleman in the 2nd-4th innings
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:12 pm
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:11 pm
Man, BMac sure has been in a funk…
seems to be having a hard time laying off the low stuff. Of course, that’s what he’s getting a steady dose of.
Danga
August 23rd, 2011
8:14 pm
Prado’s problem is that his offensive value is almost entirely tied into his batting average. While a .274 batting average is just fine for a player someone how can take a walk or absolutely crush a ball, it just isn’t good enough for him. He needs to be a .300+ hitter to be a productive offensive MLBer.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:14 pm
Coleman owns us……f***Tommy H. …….that airhead gets a hit, we’re in trouble.
I’ll be back when Heybust is AB.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:16 pm
The Cubs have really put the runners on base against the Braves in these two series quite well and it has gotten old.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
Excellent point, Danga.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
I’m back, guys and girls. Got my workout in holding up the hood on a 1993 Mustang and my husband and our friend put in the motor. Dang, Fords are pains in the butt.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
Wait…..Jeff Baker is hitting clean up?
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:17 pm
No need for that mixxo, take the night off
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:18 pm
Pitch Around Pena Here!
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
8:19 pm
Oh, I believe in Prado. I think the injuries have sidetracked him, but the stats indicate that he just hasn’t bee good over his last 700 plate appearances – at least for a left fielder. I still would like him signed up through 2015. We could use him as Chipper’s replacement at third.
I agree, same thing for Jason, most of their struggles seem injury induced. Hopefully they both begin to bounce back, the sooner the better.
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
8:19 pm
HeyBust!
I love it. He is that for sure. Under over K’s for Hurtward. Ok maye a roll over to second or two for the great Hurtward.
BUST!
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
Efrim – In case you missed…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/will_carroll/07/13/baseball-gms/index.html
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
Bat Masterson
STFU chief……I took the last two nights off. Hear me?
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
Why is everyone Ripping Martini!
His Batting average is misleading because he hits the ball to RF a lot to move a runner on 2nd over to 3rd
brian
August 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
great stop McCann – how about that D
keylargo
August 23rd, 2011
8:20 pm
Different player different response. Does anyone remember Nate catching a fly ball and throwing to 2nd a month ago and how he was ripped for not trying to throw the guy out at third? Bourn just does the exact same move and no one says a word.
brian
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
nice job Minor. Keep it up
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Mixxo
“Bat Masterson
STFU chief……I took the last two nights off. Hear me?”
OUCH
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Nice job by Mike getting out of that.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Got home just in time to see Beachy escape – good job…
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Once more, our pitchers pitch out of trouble. Starting to become a specialty.
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Braveheart – When was the last LF that cut it? Klesko?
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Nice comeback, Minor.
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
8:22 pm
Hanging on to Minor so huge now with Hanson’s injury. More major league ready than Teheran and should be over the just getting to the majors jitters.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:22 pm
Mixxo
My Man, You didn’t have to do that to him? Bat M is one of the better Blog Vets on here…
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
8:23 pm
Braves pitchers haven’t allowed a run in 27 innings
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:23 pm
“Everyone” is not ripping on Marteen, Tomahawkin.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:23 pm
Tomahawkin -
They wanna dish it out…..I assume they can also “take it.”
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:24 pm
Rilo seems to be having a hard time laying off the low stuff. Of course, that’s what he’s getting a steady dose of.
Yeah. I have no doubt that he’ll come back around very soon…just hard to wait!
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:24 pm
I took the last two nights off. Hear me?” Mixxo
Well obviously hot then mixxo. I’ll have some more of that,thanks
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:24 pm
Obviously not paying close attention yet…
make that Minor…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:24 pm
brian great stop McCann – how about that D
HECK yeah!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
POOEY!!!
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
I officially dislike Marlon Byrd
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:21 pm
Mixxo
“Bat Masterson
STFU chief……I took the last two nights off. Hear me?”
OUCH
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
Uggla’s worthless…
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
Sit Down Byrd!
That was Such a fake Leap!
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
8:25 pm
Uggla almost just hit another of those leadoff homers I referred to in today’s blog.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:26 pm
Danny was practicing for #31.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:26 pm
Not
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:26 pm
Boy I’d hate to be a Cubs Fan, But No Compassion from me here
I Hate Their Bandwagon/Obnoxious Fans that Filled Our Stadium up in 2003 and Then Clowned Up That Year after we lost to them in The Playoffs
They were Pretty Boy Flexin on us Back Then!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:26 pm
Couch Tater, thank you. Good read. Hope John gets a job, although I’d hate for the Braves to lose him. But that’s understandable, if he is that sought after as a candidate.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:28 pm
This Cat is Looking Like Maddux with those backup Fastballs on Our LH hitters and they are not expecting it…
keylargo
August 23rd, 2011
8:29 pm
Got home just in time to see Beachy escape – good job VJ
Fell off the wagon, did you?
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
8:29 pm
Hi Freddie!
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
Nice double by SKEEE!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
Freddie Freeman…
Yay, Eric!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
SKEEEEEEE
Nice!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
Hinske!!!!
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
Way to make us not miss Freddie too much…
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
8:30 pm
Ski!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:31 pm
keylargo – the problem was, I was paying more attention to making a drink than to watching the game…
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:31 pm
I know A Gang of Bandwagon Cubs Fans on facebook who have been Quiet ever since that year they Got Upset in the playoffs a few years ago when They were the Paper NL Champions… I believe that was 2008?
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:31 pm
Good job, Big E
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Coleman looks awesome so far.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Thanks tomahawkin
Mixxo and I have no issues man, just a joke
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Not such a good job, Alex. And I still don’t like Byrd
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Gawd I wanna Flip That Byrd off!
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Georgia (Warner Robins) gained a 3 run lead in the top of the 1st… now it’s tied…
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:32 pm
Darn, Gonzo had the perfect opportunity to walk and just outright refused to avoid swinging at that last pitch off the plate and he harmlessly flew to CF.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:33 pm
My local LL is getting owned in Williamsport, Pa. right now.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:34 pm
Gonzo should really be fined for swinging at a 3-1 curveball in the lefthanded batter’s box.
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
8:34 pm
Gotta love the Pennsylvania fans booing at little league. At least they’re consistent. Love the way something as small as little league can use instant replay productively.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:34 pm
Bad night all around.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:34 pm
Bat Masterson
“Thanks tomahawkin
Mixxo and I have no issues man, just a joke”
I don’t Like seeing My Blog Crew Go At It?
I thought I was gonna have to Play the Ricki Lake role on here for a Minute?
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2011
8:35 pm
DOB — Any word on whether Sunday’s game in New York might be moved up to a DH Saturday like the Marlins did with the Reds tomorrow?
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
8:35 pm
My local LL is getting owned in Williamsport, Pa. right now.
To be fair, the ump is squeezing your pitcher.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:36 pm
Nice K.
How are you tonight, McFann, CAB, Soph, etc.?
etc.
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
I’m fine, thanks.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Refuse to watch BOSTON-TEXAS. That AL game with the DH is garbage. They should outlaw the DH. Completely alters the game of baseball. May as well go back to PEDS.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
bravesgrl4lifee-
Hi! All’s good here. How are you?
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Tomahawk Mafia
“Darn, Gonzo had the perfect opportunity to walk and just outright refused to avoid swinging at that last pitch off the plate and he harmlessly flew to CF.”
I’m Trying To make it a Priority not to Get Bitchy during his Garbage At bats the rest of the season, Its not his fault That Fredi Bats him in unknown territory at times…
But Come Playoff Time, He’s Fair Game! Having Unproductive at bats with Men On and less than 2 out Is a nasty Kick to to the Groin to Braves Fans who have watched it all year.
Can’t have at bats like that in Choptober regardless of who u are….
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Great catch Marteeeen!!
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Marteen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:38 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!! Great catch!!!
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
8:39 pm
Nice job getting there…
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:39 pm
Martini!!!!
It looked like he may’ve lost it though?
but I’ll take it!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
8:40 pm
Prado’s OPS+ is still above average. y’all are ignoring the fact that hitting has taken a leagues wide tumble during the last year and a half
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:40 pm
I like what I see from Minor at this juncture.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:40 pm
Damn M&M Is Dealin!
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
8:40 pm
10
c jonze
August 23rd, 2011
8:41 pm
*off topic*
I love Joe Simpson the commentator.
Joe Simpson the play-by-play guy, I’m not so sure…
He doesn’t sound as smooth or comfortable. Anyone else notice?
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
8:41 pm
Unfamiliar territory, Tomahawkin? Gonzo’s batted 7th more often than any other position this season. Second-most in his career, after 8th.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:42 pm
Awesome layout by Marteen. Gameday shows Balls 2 & 3 as strikes
I’m good, cabraves. We are finally getting some answers on the med sit with my husband. Saw an infectious disease specialist today who thinks it probably is lyme disease and is going to go ahead and treat for that. Said the chance of it being anything else (i.e., Lupus, or RA) is about as good as getting a winning lottery ticket for $1 million.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
8:42 pm
rich @ 6:38 p.m. – ” Refuse to watch BOSTON-TEXAS. That AL game with the DH is garbage. They should outlaw the DH. Completely alters the game of baseball. May as well go back to PEDS.”
The DH has extended the careers of many over there in the AL, and if it hadn’t been for the DH spot, some HOF’S wouldn’t have gotten to 3,000 hits, Sorry rich, that is a VERY dumb statement.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
Wow….Disaster in the LLWS. Georgia is losing 5-3 and we’re still not out of the 1st. I feel so bad for the poor pitcher. The coach just left him out there. Poor kid was crying.
Idiot Blogger
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
Does the person who was calling that we trade Minor for the perennial loser Beltran have the guts to stand up?
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
another groundout to 2nd
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
Roll over. But that swing was much better! Um ya.
BUST!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
Ut-oh
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:43 pm
cue the criticism about Heyward rolling harmlessly to secondbase.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:44 pm
Ugh….typical.
Get well soon Jose.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:44 pm
Didn’t see that coming.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:44 pm
Jason Heyward with a groundout to second? no way!
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:44 pm
man, I missed Heyward grounding out to 2B. What did that look like? I’ve never seen that before
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
S/O
To Frank From KS
Where Have U been? I haven’t seen you on here in a Gripp!
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
No NL team would benefit more from the DH than the Braves.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
BG4life_
Good tohear, I hope that works.
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
As soon as Heyward was starting to swing better, he got benched ’cause Chipper came back. The cycle restarts with him harmlessly grounding out to second again.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
Most exciting inning ever!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:45 pm
Cheesewhiz that was a Quik inning! I only Like those after we get early 3 run leads!
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
8:46 pm
The Mutts are laying down to the Filthies. They are going to outscore them by 30 in the series if this keeps up.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:46 pm
With Heyward its one game where he takes two or three good swings on the day and hits a ball hard. Then without much notice he goes two weeks where he has no judgment of the strike zone, swings and misses, or he just hits harmless little dribblers and pops.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:47 pm
6 pitches. The Braves are making Coleman work.
Idiot Blogger
August 23rd, 2011
8:47 pm
ohhh, we outta trade Minor for some washed up 12mil per years loser. Thats the way you win championships.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:47 pm
Thanks, Bat Masterson. We hope so, too. Need to get him over this before our cruise in October.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:48 pm
LAG
“Unfamiliar territory, Tomahawkin? Gonzo’s batted 7th more often than any other position this season. Second-most in his career, after 8th.”
C’mon, bro, We Both know that there have been many games this year where he has batted 6th…
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
8:48 pm
sharp lookin’ young pitcher the Cubs are pitching tonight. Bet he has a great ERA.
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
8:48 pm
I feel so bad for the poor pitcher. The coach just left him out there. Poor kid was crying.
I’ve watched little league for a while now and I thought they encouraged large strike zones since the kids obviously don’t have the control yet. This ump doesn’t seem to follow that. They have pitch count rules but then you’re not calling strikes and they also put a limit on the kids pitch counts. Not flexible at all.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
8:49 pm
Well, the other day, Heyward had some good swings and hit the ball to left field. Tonight he takes a ball outside and rolls it to second again. I guess he just doesn’t like improvement.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
8:49 pm
ChrisfromSac should change his name to ChrisonSac.
Jason’s that is.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
8:49 pm
LOL….Phillies winning 9 zip.
O M G
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
8:50 pm
Chipper does that better than any third baseman in baseball.
Borrowed Time
August 23rd, 2011
8:50 pm
I have been worried about Hanson since the first time I saw him pitch. His current problem may have nothing to do with it but Tommy looks like he is throwing darts, always has. Where lots of pitchers look fluid and seem to be using legs, hips and torso all setting up the arm and follow through, Tommy looks like he’s all arm. Like I said, looks like he’s throwing darts. That equals more load on the arm, shoulder and elbow.
Watch Minor tossing tonight. Body turns, legs, torso, hips all setting up the arm. Tommy’s motion and delivery spells problems. Actually surprised Tommy went this long before having problems.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:50 pm
bravesgrl4life—
Good, thanks! How ’bout you? Did you have a nice trip?
T
August 23rd, 2011
8:50 pm
frank, i personally do not like the designated hitter. it takes away from the game. a pitcher is just as much of a player as every other player, why shouldn’t he bat like every other player? the dh rule, as far as I am concerned takes away from the strategy.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
8:51 pm
Perk of having a Caray on Braves broadcast team: Chip had Harry Caray’s restaurant cater tonight in pressbox. Nice spread. Bowman partook
So, … was there anything left for everyone else?
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:51 pm
Husker Tony
“The Mutts are laying down to the Filthies. They are going to outscore them by 30 in the series if this keeps up.”
LOL, Why are you watching That Trash! Much Like Current Music I Think Its Bad For The TV when They Show Crap Like That? I Think it messes up the Tint?
And Furthermore! The NY Mess Better Rollover against us in The Rotten Apple This Weekend
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
8:51 pm
I hope the Braves deliver upon the Mets as the Phillies are doing, that would make for a very nice … with few dramatics .. series
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:52 pm
Mikey’s on a roll.
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
8:52 pm
Tomahawkin – Gonzo has 26 such games batting 6th (25 starts). Batting 7th? This is his 57th game.
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2011
8:52 pm
Minor’s confidence seems to increase with every start. I’m no expert, but I like his smooth mechanics and leg drive.
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
8:53 pm
Stizz,
you must be a Hurtward guy
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
McFann, trip was really nice. A little bit cooler on the banks of the St. Clair River than here. And hubby bought me a necklace and earring set in what is called Watermelon Jade. It’s stones that are red and green together. Really pretty. And the 95 year-old grandfather is doing wonderful No health problems at all. He’s just 96. Prolly live to 110 or so if he keeps going the way he is right now.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
OK, Lugo…THAT was funny!!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
Prado’s OPS+ is still above average. y’all are ignoring the fact that hitting has taken a leagues wide tumble during the last year and a half
What was it since 7/9/2010? I really don’t know how to accumulate that through BR.com. If you could tell me, I would appreciate it. Thanks, nolie.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:54 pm
We Will Slap Coleman This Inning, Bank On It!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
8:55 pm
Best.At.Bat.Ever.
Get that bat off your shoulder next time… you never know…
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
8:55 pm
Mac is going through a tough stretch right now. He is neither working the count nor getting on base consistently.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:55 pm
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!! He hit that so well!!
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
8:56 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
For those of you who might be thinking TODD REDMOND is ready for prime-time check this. Handed a 6-0 lead in the top of the fourth, he promptly squanders it and ends up with a ND for the day’s work. Fortunately, the G-Men come through with 7.1 innings of one-hit, shutout ball with six walks and 10 punch-outs by four different reliefers [GEARRIN, HOOVER, CHAPMAN, and RICHARDSON. DUSTY gets the win [1-0, 6.00] as the last man standing.
Surprisingly few hits [7] with LF WILKIN CASTILLO’s [.272 BA] fourth homer plating three BRAVES [33] being the big blow, but not the deciding run. MATT YOUNG’s [.264 BA] walk-off ground force-out with one out and the bases loaded in the 13th became the deciding offensive event. Run scores, BRAVES win.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:56 pm
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
8:52 pm
Tomahawkin – Gonzo has 26 such games batting 6th (25 starts). Batting 7th? This is his 57th game.
And How many times he has batted 2nd? Because Unless My Mind Has been playing tricks on me?
I recall seeing him hit 2nd before?
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:57 pm
Thanks, Aramis
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:57 pm
Look At That Old Slug!
Nice!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
8:57 pm
bravesgrl4life—
That’s great!
96…wow!
And that necklace/earring set sounds REALLY pretty! I do like watermelons…
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
8:57 pm
Chipper!!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
Given that Hanson is probably toast for the year, let’s face it, it’s good to have Minor going well for us.
Why do we keep Chipper? No defense, can’t hit….lol at the idiots who think he’s done, and have for a yr or more.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
Chipper stayin’ hot
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
Come On SKEEEE
I want an alley-ball-2-The-Wall!
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
No Chris, I’m just a guy with sense.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
8:58 pm
Woohoo! Something cooking. Come on, Big E.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
8:59 pm
“Why do we keep Chipper? No defense, can’t hit….lol at the idiots who think he’s done, and have for a yr or more.”
His Contract Man! Chuck Oliver Mentions this all the Time!
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
8:59 pm
Wouldn’t be surprised if they would rather face Alex here.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
8:59 pm
Crap…they want to pitch to Seabass
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
8:59 pm
bravesgrl4lifee-
Saw your update on Facebook- glad you finally know what is going on. I was bitten by a tick when I was young and spent parts of 3 weeks in the hospital with what was known as Relapsing Fever. Not fun. Had a temp of 106 at times. Even had a medical paper written about me because it was one of the first cases in California. But I don’t recommend it.
brian
August 23rd, 2011
8:59 pm
Hanson shoulder is very concerning. He may very well be done for the year
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Ruh roh, Alex!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
looks like Gonzo has 19 games in the 2 slot
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
9
brian
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
bases loaded, 2 outs, and Sea Bass
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Oh no, not Alex Gonzalez….
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Oh, no. Alex up with bases loaded and 2 outs. This doesn’t look too promising. I hope he proves me wrong. I’ll happily eat crow if Alex does something good.
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Tomahawkin – 19 times batting 2nd.
I really should get off Baseball-Reference and get back to this homework.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:00 pm
Well, no DP here, just a quick out.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:01 pm
Nice Alex! We will take it!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Would be great if Heyward can have a chance to come through here!
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Thank you!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Nice!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
The world will end soon because Gonzo just walked with the bases loaded.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Wow, crow doesn’t taste so bad
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
only the 2nd walk for A-Gon in a month!!!! That’s a streak my friends
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
I’m so proud of Alex!!!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Eye like a HAWK, Gonzo!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Good Eye!
Finally!
Thats rare he draws a walk!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Wayward….sigh.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
I can’t believe what just happened…
curtis jones
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Is Alex injured? Was he unable to swing the bat? That’s all I can think of.
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
9:02 pm
Blue almost poned A Gon
John Leonard
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
I think Fredi gave him the take sign,I would have.
Rob from SC (Heyward fan, but play Constanza)
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
not a strike
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
GRAND SLAM
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
W I T H is Chuck Oliver?and why would we care what he mentions all the time/?
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
I think he needed that
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
Nice
Rob from SC (Heyward fan, but play Constanza)
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
Maybe that is the beginning
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
that helps
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
WAY TO GO J-HEY!!!!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
GRAND SLAM, JASON HEYWARD!!!!!!
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
U kidding Me????
Nice shot kid.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
Woohoo!!!! JHey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
Worthless he is send his a s s down now!!!!!!!!
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
Busted that one…
brian
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
loving it JHEY
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
WHAT JUST HAPPENED???? I was looking at 2B…..but he didn’t hit it there?????
curtis jones
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
First an earthquake, then a Heyward grand slam. What the hell is going on?
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
J Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!!!!!!!!!! BOMB BA ROOSKI
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
J-HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
BOOM-SHOT-LOCK-BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Heyward Grand Slam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
What no quick out? I’ve not buyin’ it. This is a figment of your imaginations.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
YAY, HEYWARD!!!
So happy for him!
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
There ya go heyward!
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Blind Squirrel Alert!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
YESSSIRRRRRRRRRR ABOUT DAMN TIME
Jake W.
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Power out of the 8 spot
Spider29
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Take that, Heyward haters!
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Haters ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now Its Time To Go Grill!!!
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
There are so many things I am tempted to say right now…
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
That is awesome.
Rob from SC (Heyward fan, but play Constanza)
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
What a hug from FF. Get well Heyward
nola
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
he needs to keep using all fields.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
Chris from Sac?
You wanna bitch about that buddy?
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
9:04 pm
ohh nevermind…lmao. Good job J-Hey!!!!!!!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Constanza woulda hit a 5 run homer. Heyward is sooo sucky.
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
HEYWARD puts a HURTWARD on the baseball. Boo-Yah!
Just Saying
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Congrats Jason.
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
SALAMI TIME !!!!
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
I heart you, Jason. Haters gonna hate.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
This is why I love Road Games because thats an out at Turner Field
I Gave Her Undertaker eyes
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
about damn time
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Everyone, shut up!
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Jason goes yard and my favorite Jimmy some comes on…life is good
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Where’s MY crow? Wayward comes through in the biggest way possible! Wow!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Cue the comments about Heyward ending that threat with a weak grounder to second. Oh wait, he took a good swing and he reaped the benefits.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
Good for Jason. Bet that felt good.
milo
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
another article asking WHATS WRONG with Heyward, just let the 22 year old play ball. Geez. That was a WAY better AB then Prado, what da hell was he doing?
Rob from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
I needed that almost as bad as Jason.
nola
August 23rd, 2011
9:05 pm
if heyward gets it going do you leave george on the bench?
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Mark Bradley needs to write a “What’s wrong with Derek Lowe” post. Also a “Why can’t Tommy Hanson be healthy” article.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
phil-
Just pulled it out of the oven for ya…should be ready in a minute
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Jerry:
LOL man! Good ‘un.
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Free Salami sammichs for the fans in the left center bleachers.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
out of the woodworks come the “I-told-you-so-s” I love it!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Wow… If anyone needed something like that, it was Jason Heyward. Hope this gets him going in some way. Glad for him!
4-3ward, 4-3ward, rah rah rah!
tdc
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Way to go Jason!
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:03 pm
U kidding Me????
Nice shot kid.
Yeah, Really Hater !!
Don’t need your F** support !
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Wonder if that’ll get him a start tomorrow.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
nice nolie…just nice man
MFin04
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
THATABOY JASON!!!!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
Wrigley’s weird dimensions definitely helped that one out… but hey, if Johnny Damon could look like a power hitter in Yankee Stadium and get away with it, why not celebrate a 375-foot GS to LCF?
It's Teheran Time!
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
Wow, I’m speechless. WTG with J-Hey’s Grand Slam?
Extremely happy for him!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
Dodgers up 8-0 on the Cards.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
9:07 pm
That’s three homers for Heyward in his past two starts at Wrigley.
First grand slam of his career, and his fourth four-RBI game (that’s his career-high for RBIs in a game)
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
That rally all started with an infield single from Uggla with 2 outs. His hustle and determination have been fun to watch.
Peter
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:06 pm
Mark Bradley needs to write a “What’s wrong with Derek Lowe” post. Also a “Why can’t Tommy Hanson be healthy” article.
How about a “Why don’t the Phillies lose 6 in a row” article?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
Easy, guys…it’s a huge hit but we need to see a bit more…very proud of him and happy though!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
As Much As I Rip Gonzo!
He Deserves Props That Inning! A bad Call by the Blue or if Gonzo Closes his eyes and Hacks? we Don’t have a Rally!
Gotta Give Gonzo Props there!
His Walk was the game changing moment
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
8
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
if Heyward gets going….the phils better watch out. They may awakened a sleeping giant
milo
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
yea, George sits down and does what he is suppose to do, fill in vs lefties, pinch run, and late inning defense, thats all he is
Jason HeyPipp
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
I close my eyes when I swung at that pitch…and BAMMMMMMM!!!!!!! Grand Slammy time!
Take that all you who ragged on me for me being a bust in my last 675 at-bats!!!!!
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Loved the fab Freddie hug too.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
out of the woodworks come the “I-told-you-so-s” I love it! Rilo
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Dumbfound –
LMAO
Random
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Gah — what’s up with Freeman?!?
I mean, he don’t just HUG — he NUZZLES!!!
Russell Bell
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Great half inning for the team there. Infield hustle hit, solid single, walk, and a big walk to Alex – laying off that 3-2 pitch must have been tough. Then a grand slam on a 1-2 pitch to Heyward.
All coming with 2 out. Good half inning.
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
Or as Chris from Sacramento would say … “yeah but Hurtward hit that off a rookie nobody”.
Yeah he hit that like a rocket. Beautiful swing by Jason. That’s him right there. Love it!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:10 pm
There’s a “poster who must not be named” sighting! Right on time!
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:10 pm
I mean, he don’t just HUG — he NUZZLES!!!
He’s a real man, not afraid to show some love
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:10 pm
Brian from SC
dunno if youve noticed but two of Lowe’s last 3 were pretty darn good. especially the last one. Hope that gets heyward goin. its a shame watchin him struggle so mightily
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:10 pm
While MB is at it, why not write a “Why is Julio Lugo on a Major League Roster?” article as well.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:11 pm
Tomahawk Mafia @9:08
I concur!
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:11 pm
It’s funny how critics leave when people start having some success !
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
9:11 pm
Entering tonight’s game, Cubs pitcher Casey Coleman was 1-4 with an 8.92 ERA and .357 OA in 10 career games (7 starts) at Wrigley
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:11 pm
True that, Tomahawkin. Gonzo surprised there, in a good way.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
At least the Braves are peaking at the wrong time.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
Uggla’s throw was poor, but I believe that Freeman catches that ball.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
But I must say one a** hole stays here forever !
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:08 pm
Easy, guys…it’s a huge hit but we need to see a bit more…very proud of him and happy though!
(please read with mocking sarcasm)
nuuu uuuuhhhh…You’re just a hater for thinking he’s not going to get a hit EVERY at bat. How do you sleep at night, big fat hater? Shame on you!
milo
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
i agree Stizz
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
I was up getting the pizza when Heyward slammed that one out. Beautiful! Just awesome for him. So happy he may be breaking out of the funk. Just no more ground outs to 2nd and we’ll be alright.
jason
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
Enter your comments herewhat a grand slam
richbrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
Great pitching and great hitters. Let’s turn TURNER into a CBP. Bring in the fences. Hey, a tempoary chain-link one about six-feet high ought to do it. Say 380 to dead center, 320 down either line.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:12 pm
would freeman have caught that?
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
9:13 pm
Just saw the latest on Hanson and EWWWWW! Not good. Not good at all. Hopefully one of Delgado or Teheran can step up in his place. Sounds like surgery in the near future for Big Red. Hope I’m wrong as I can definitely be at times.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:13 pm
Noliee is absolutely right…they can and should say i told you so, even though it’s one thing in a sea of outs….
But here’s hoping for more….big hits, that is.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:13 pm
Heypipp is back. Grief.
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
9:14 pm
Hurtward, is the best ever
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:15 pm
Heyward would have started tomorrow anyway due to the unofficial “give him another day” policy the Braves have for injured players. But it really would serve the Braves well if he was the starting right fielder, hitting like he’s supposed to.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:15 pm
yeah cause its not like the haters have been saying I told you so every time he made an out got the last few months. God forbid his fans should say it
Well put, nolie.
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:15 pm
Maybe the Braves can turn this one into a laugher and get O’Ventbrel some rest and use Linebrink, Sherrill, Viz and possibly C-Mart behind Minor.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:15 pm
despite what gets revised here at times, Uggla is who he is. 15 or so errors and poor range. same ol’ same ol’
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:16 pm
as much as i love it, it was still only ONE hit, granted a big on in a key situation, but still only one hit. lets see some more at bats before we try and annoint him again. and please dont take this as me bashing heyward. im just saying is all. i want the kid to succeed also, because that means the braves will more than likely succeed.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:16 pm
Of course, brian…but he hasn’t in a year….he’ll get there hopefully….
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:16 pm
nolee, he’s a slugger, not a Gold Glover. No bones about that.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:16 pm
Looks like the Cubs went into Operation Shutdown for this series. We’re gonna sweep this one.
T
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
is anyone surprised that Hanson is injured? have you seen his pitching mechanics were never that good.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
The only thing I care less about than what that sac of chris chris thinks is what thaty sac if chris heypipp/pl thinks
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:09 pm
out of the woodworks come the “I-told-you-so-s” I love it! Rilo
yeah cause its not like the haters have been saying I told you so every time he made an out got the last few months. God forbid his fans should say it
…true, but the “I-told-you-so” seem to not realize they are knee-jerk reacting in the EXACT the SAME WAY!
Can’t have it both ways, my friend
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
Yes, Hanson’s mechanics aren’t conducive to durability. But what can you do about it? Can’t change it wholesale…that’s just how he pitches.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
I agree Brian, but all season long I have been reading about how much better D he has played this season. Not really….
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:17 pm
When Gonzo walked, Bob Brenly said, “I’m amazed he didn’t swing at that pitch. Normally, he’d swing at the resin bag if you threw it up there”…
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:18 pm
Way to start it off, after being left out of the last inning…
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:18 pm
Finally, Byrd misses one
Brian from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:18 pm
Pour it on, Bravos. The kid is broken.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:19 pm
Can’t have it both ways, my friend. Rilo
didn’t say you can. I said they have a right to say the same thing that the haters say all the time
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:19 pm
That was a bang bang play!
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:19 pm
I’m not saying his going to be better, But if your going to critize, Critize when someone did something good !
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
he’s going…..
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
I really wish Prado could have some prolonged success at doing something again.
Couch Tater
August 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
I mean, he don’t just HUG — he NUZZLES!!!
If the beat writer’s did that, what would be the player’s reaction? Bob Gibson’s? Bobby Cox?
Anders?ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
noliee, do you think Gonzo is a poor defensive player as well? because he only has 3 less errors than uggla. just sayin
T
August 23rd, 2011
9:20 pm
oh i agree wholeheartedly brian, but that is something he should work on with his pitching coach. there have been many pitchers out there who have had to work on their mechanics which would lead to long, prosperous careers.
kevkat
August 23rd, 2011
9:21 pm
why aren’t you trying to hit that ball to right Prado
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:21 pm
How ’bout a double here, Mac!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:21 pm
Coleman currently has a 2.01 WHIP.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:22 pm
I may have to take Marteen’s one remaining E away if he keeps this up
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
9:22 pm
I wonder if biff wonders why mac didnt sniff that bat
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:22 pm
When Gonzo walked, Bob Brenly said, “I’m amazed he didn’t swing at that pitch. Normally, he’d swing at the resin bag if you threw it up there”…
Priceless…and incredibly accurate.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
I’m Not a Baseball Purist but! I hate The Stoopid! Corporate Ads At Wrigley!
Sellouts!!!!
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:19 pm
Can’t have it both ways, my friend. Rilo
didn’t say you can. I said they have a right to say the same thing that the haters say all the time
…seems like we have switched arguments but no problem…I agree. My point was simply that both need to be tempered.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
Hope Heyward gets another hit tonight. Would be first multi hit game this month.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
Jason Heyward totally sucks. Wait, what?
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:23 pm
I’m surprised no one said He didn’t hit far enough !
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
Mac needs some time off?
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
Mac just got robbed of an RBI…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!! STOP CATCHING EVERYTHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNG!!!!
Frumpy
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
Still waiting for Gameday to show Heywards Grand Slam, hurry up!!!!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
The word “haters” is thrown around too loosely around here. Being critical or pointing out shortcomings is not hate. Now, there are obviously a couple of exceptions here who could be called haters.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:24 pm
Woulda been funny if Pena had thrown that ball into left field because Castro had a glove hand full of sunflower seeds.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:25 pm
Yep, cabravesfan, he surely did
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:25 pm
He doesn’t need time off! He’s hit 4 balls right on the nose in this series, but he KEEPS GETTING ROBBED!!!!
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:25 pm
Uggla is the opposite of Sea Bass. One’s big glove and not very good bat. The other’s below average with the glove but carries a big stick.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:25 pm
VJ here is a question for you…368′ to left center with a 11′ or 16′ wall at wrigley and 380′ to left center in turner field with an 8′ wall (just pulling stats off the internet so they could be wrong). How much difference does that make for a HR to clear the wall?
PiersonBrave
August 23rd, 2011
9:26 pm
Awe hel l yeah!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:26 pm
Nobody could advance the runner. Oh well, hopefully five runs will hold up for Minor.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
Mike Minor looks a bit like a young C. Thomas Howell.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
and I’m discounting wind of course just looking for the geometric solution
T
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150276386717831&set=a.90140282830.89728.35071097830&type=1&theater
Rey
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
What’s up with the METS? Losing again 9 – 1 to the Phillies after getting embarrassed yesterday. Talk about mailing it in.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
Three of Heyward’s four 4-RBI games have come against the Cubs, including each of his past two starts at Wrigley
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:28 pm
LLWS update Georgia 5 PA 7 4th Inning
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
well
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Screw U Sorry-ano!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Soriano with a big fly.
Ballgame.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Yikes. First homer of the year given up my Minor….
bgvt
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
The Mets are resting up for the Braves coming to New York — when they will somehow magically transform from a AAA team to a real major league team.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
The broadcasters just jinxed the scoreless streak straight to hell.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Fudge.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
noliee, do you think Gonzo is a poor defensive player as well? because he only has 3 less errors than uggla. just sayin OY
serious? SS is a much more difficult position and they almost always have higher error totals than second basemen do. But it is the combination of errors plus lack of range that damns Uggla. lotsa errors + low range = bleh.
Gonzo has a lot of range and some of his errors are due to that.
anyway I was just trying to stir the pot a bit….
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Not going to sweat that one, but I still don’t like Marlon Byrd.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Jason Heyward is the second coming of Jeff Blauser.
Rob from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Now lets see how Minor reacts, Not a great response
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:29 pm
Mike, don’t let it rattle you like that.
Bleh
August 23rd, 2011
9:30 pm
Sorry-anus got a homer.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:30 pm
Sorry, didn’t realize that was sorryano.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:30 pm
Brava
I dunno if you were on the Blog Last year during the Final Month? I believe u were though?
But its About to start getting Crazy Up in Here with More Bloggers Coming on, Jumping on the Bandwagon to see how the team fares in late season!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
That’s not nice to hit catchers, though…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
BARNEY??
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
tiger297 – not much – straight line from home to top of wall:
368, 11 – 368.16 ft
368, 16 – 368.35 ft
380, 8 – 380.8 ft
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
F U Barney.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
Being critical or pointing out shortcomings is not hate….Brava
when it is constant and aimed at the same player all the time or every time something goes wrong I think “hater” is a perfectly valid sports colloquialism for the situation
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
Rey
August 23rd, 2011
9:27 pm
What’s up with the METS? Losing again 9 – 1 to the Phillies after getting embarrassed yesterday. Talk about mailing it in.
Trust me, I bet the Mets play all out for the Braves !
southern hope
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
DOB, egads who is that sneezing in the press box? I can hear him right over the radio broadcast. LOL. you guys must be sitting right on top of each other.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
when did jordan schafer change his name to darwin barney?
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
Time to get C Mart up.
Rob from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
This Mike Minor in a nut shell. Everything is easy, then one thing happens and he falls apart like Lowe.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
Oh yeah, I was here, T. It’s already starting.
Mikey, settle down, yikes!
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
Barney quickly catching Victorino as peskiest mammal alive.
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
9:32 pm
Barney…….developing into quite the Braves killer
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
I am so tired of Darwin Barney, but fortunately this year I can think of no hitter that has just absolutely destroyed the Braves.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
Hopefully it won’t matter how hard they play us, Dumbfound. I hope we go in there and beat the hell out of them. No mercy!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
F you Barney.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
M&M is Rattled! Not Good!
But I bet he wants to Drill Sorryano!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
Yikes. We’re only 25 games over .500. Minor better get his act together.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:33 pm
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
Being critical or pointing out shortcomings is not hate….Brava
when it is constant and aimed at the same player all the time or every time something goes wrong I think “hater” is a perfectly valid sports colloquialism for the situation
Right !
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
9:34 pm
jaysonst Jayson Stark
Elias Sports Bureau says Clayton Kershaw tonight became first since Doc Gooden with back-to-back 200-K seasons before 24th birthday. Whew.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:35 pm
really? how do u let him tag from first on that. screw u barney
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
This is a tough situation.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:31 pm
Rey
[What’s up with the METS? Losing again 9 – 1 to the Phillies after getting embarrassed yesterday. Talk about mailing it in.]
“Trust me, I bet the Mets play all out for the Braves !”
And I’m Gonna Bet The House They Play Us Playoff Caliber This Weekend in The Rotten Apple!
Its Their Playoffs
Rob from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
Het out of this at 5-2 and we are golden
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
still not a Minor believer saw this when he was pitching college ball too. he sometimes seems to get rattled. maybe it will improve with maturity. c’mon kid.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
Elias Sports Bureau says Clayton Kershaw tonight became first since Doc Gooden with back-to-back 200-K seasons before 24th birthday. Whew.
He’ a stud. True ace.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:36 pm
George Stein
I know, Right ?!!
Rey
August 23rd, 2011
9:38 pm
Trust me, I bet the Mets play all out for the Braves !
Yeah, more than likely. Tough stretch for them to have to play the top 3 teams in the NL back to back to back. Brewers, Phillies, then Braves.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:38 pm
when it is constant and aimed at the same player all the time or every time something goes wrong I think “hater” is a perfectly valid sports colloquialism for the situation
Agreed and I have to add when someone uses another player’s success to bash said player. (a la Freddie hits a homer and someone who I will refrain from naming goes on and on about how Heyward wouldn’t have done jacksh!t in that situation).
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
9:39 pm
Nice K, Mike!!
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:39 pm
Sit down, Johnson and quitcherbitchin’
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:39 pm
Careful with Ramirez damnit.
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
ballgame y’all.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
Fudge
Rey
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
Uh oh….
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
Should have walked Ramirez. He’s hitting us too well to let him do that
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
can we jsut earhole aramis ramirez every time he comes up? ….ok, maybe not really earhole him, but i mean…6 hits in 2 games, sheesh
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
Why Don’t we Just walk That Turd!
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:40 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
JMan12
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Can someone explain to me why we just pitched to Ramirez?
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
And just like that…
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
walk him next time. Throw him a fastball high and inside
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
VJ – I was thinking more along the lines of the arc of a fly ball on a trajectory to clear an 8′ wall 380′ away vs. an 11′ wall 368′ away as opposed to a line drive…
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Tomahawkin
Don’t lose your house !
Rob from SC
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Lazy Throw
Rey
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Braves defense looking like the Cubs tonight
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Aramis has his number…
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Freeman has saved a lot of errors this year.
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
throw the ball agon! what a lollipop!
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Get the hook for mike
Mldtown
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Getting complacent with that big lead.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
bummer
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
i dont think that E had anything to do with range….
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Damn! I love SKEEEE
But We Miss Fab 5 Freddie There!!!
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
one run lead…..jeez
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
Should have walked Rameriz.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
And the wheels are falling off. Gotta hold ‘em Mike, and then the offense needs to wake the heck up again.
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
Freeman would have caught that one
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
Wow. There’s 1 error Freddie would’ve almost definitely saved.
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
Speaking of errors by Gonzo, that was a routine play he shoulda made. Also a dig that Freeman would have come up with.
I think Freeman’s VORP, for what it’s worth, goes up after tonight.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
Shows you how good Fab Freddie’s D can be. He saves a bunch of those.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
That was one of those plays that made the Braves infield defense so deplorable last year. Thank you Freddie Freeman.
I Gave Her Undertaker eyes
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
it all comes crashing downwww
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:42 pm
here comes the composure test for minor…don’t serve one up here kid
keylargo
August 23rd, 2011
9:43 pm
Nolie – What’s up with the Braves players not being honest with manaement and trainers ?
1. Schafer never told anyone he was hurt or need extra treetment.
2. Nate – I’ve had a sports hernia and you can not do anything 100%. 70% is about it and then the pain talkes over and your gut blows open a little wider. Nate needs aggressive treatment to finally fix his bods and not some half ass remidy.PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE YOU BUY OUT HIS OPTION. HE MAY BE THE MAN NEXT YEAR.
3. Tommy Hanson – we’re a month away from playoffs. Find out if Hanson can be ready in 5 weeks. If not look to Viz, Tehe or Delgado
We’ve got 6 weeks to get the roster together. Have it done in a week so no one will feel rushed or any other pressure.
3. Hanson – is he hurt or not. We need a certified head trainer that will get these guys by the gonads and find out his conditionl,.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:43 pm
Escobrat woulda made that play
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:43 pm
Got under it.
Minor’s a stud.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:43 pm
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
….and that has happend all the time right? I know you try to confront every blogger but relax.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:43 pm
Phew!!!
That Inning Sucked!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
<<<<<<<
Please. No facts. Thanks.
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
well get another slam and get a comfortable lead again
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
nolie – or lead the throw into the runner jamming ski’s arm. One of the 2
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
Can’t agree with you on the “haters” characterization, nolie. I don’t think very many fans actualy hate Jason Heyward, they are just very frustrated with his performance and lack of improvement as a ball player. Many of the ones who have been the most critical have also voiced support for him. Hate is a very strong emotion and it would take more than a baseball player’s poor performance to evoke it from a sane and rational person. I just don’t think it’s a fair term to throw on people that you disagree with.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
i dont think that E had anything to do with range
nope. buy if you keep the argument about Gonzo and Uggly going you chance making a fool out of yourself
jeff
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
can we please once again Manage the game for goodness sake… that score should be 5-1 … U freakin walk ramirez u bonehead.. why pitch to him.. then that ground ball goes to 2nd base. and inning over… my goodness freddie. now its a one run game…
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
Was it too much to ask for the Braves to cruise to a victory? Now I am unsure if they pull this game out. Also, what is the deal with the Cubs erasing big early deficits against the Braves. They were down 4-0 on Sunday, August 14 and won the game.
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
alright, fredi can quit worrying about getting minor thru five and worry about winning the game. time to put it out of reach
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
Rilo-
No I don’t. You made a statement. I refuted it. That is all. And I am very relaxed, thanks. Maybe you should not take everything so seriously…
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
I still think Minor is a solid 3/4. Still wish Wheeler fell to us……and now he’s a Met.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
we also won 6-1 saturday
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
Good start, Chipper!
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
Good start for this inning, Chipper.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
Glavine said that Grabow’s got good numbers. Looks like he sucks to me.
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
Minor shows a bit of Lowe’s tendencies every so often
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
lol no worries noliee….just tryin to stir the pot like you
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
Hanson threw 9 balls yesterday….he’s toast.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:44 pm
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:41 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
<<<<<<<
Please. No facts. Thanks.
…instead of being A@@-Clowns you could just see the sarcasm. guess not
Bay Area Steve
August 23rd, 2011
9:46 pm
key,
I love ya, man, but if you’re suggesting there is any scenario in which McLouth’s contract should not be bought out, well then Jed, I don’t even want to know you (random West Wing reference).
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:47 pm
Tough Nite for SKEEEEE So Far!
Kyle Davies 2.0
August 23rd, 2011
9:47 pm
Now your area! Kyle Davies 2.0!
Now available in left handed model!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:47 pm
Good AB Hinske!
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:47 pm
hoping the PA’s today by ski gets his timing together and helps his PH appearances…
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:48 pm
The Braves have been scoring runs immediately after the opposition a lot this season. That’s the sign of a good team, so if the Cubs want to make a statement, they need to get out of this half-inning with a bagel up on the board.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:48 pm
tiger297 – that would seem to introduce more variables than i can comprehend while making dinner…
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:48 pm
Awesome AB after awesome AB.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
9:48 pm
There would be more errors at short and second if it was not for freddie
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Brava
Gotta Co-Sign on that 9:44 Post!
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
It’s always useful to introduce sarcasm as a defense after days of being negative…
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Heyward is officially cured.
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Good job, J-Hey!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Yes!
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
There’s your multi-hit game, Efrim.
Good stuff, Hey!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
it’s a slang term Brava, but many on here are cruel and viscous in their comments and that qualifies as far as I am concerned. It gets really mean and nasty a lot.
Folks hate spinach too but most are not as egregious in their bitching about it as many here are about a struggling player.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
That LF Approach from J-Hey Is Coming BACK!
NICE!
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
How ’bout it, Jason.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE YOU BUY OUT HIS OPTION. HE MAY BE THE MAN NEXT YEAR
I can’t see any way they pay Nate McLouth over 10 million dollars. I can’t see him getting more than a 1-2 mill contract out on the open market, if that. Perhaps a minor league deal.
Bay Area Steve
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Brava,
I think your comments re: Jason have been fair. Supportive, but if we can do better. Play what we have, let Jason improve in AAA. All that. All reasonable.
There have been scores of folks here who are not reasonable. You seem to be mostly an in-gamer; many of us read all posts here. Please trust me when I say many are not supportive. Exhibit A: Chris from Sacramento.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:45 pm
I still think Minor is a solid 3/4. Still wish Wheeler fell to us……and now he’s a Met.
Wished we could have gotton Wandy !
jeff
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
gonzalez once again allows the opposing team to have a big inning and make it a game .. he just wants to keep burning his bullpen.. man u get johnson and then u pitch to the Hottest guy on thier teamm.. wow what a pathetic move again … and then here we go chipper leads off with a single and hinske and gonzalez just swing at everything…
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
J- Hey with a nice opp field liner…..
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:49 pm
Nice hit, JHey!!! Maybe he’s turning a corner here.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:50 pm
Jason looked good again…. Lugo? Really?
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:50 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
….and that has happend all the time right?
Braves have 2nd highest run differential in the NL, so they’re winning bigger than any team not named the Phillies.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:50 pm
Heyward going the other way. Nice.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:50 pm
And there it is. First multi hit game since July 31st.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
9:51 pm
Haha nice swing heyward
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:51 pm
Nolie
FYI, The Term :Hater Is Not Slang anymore…I was sland in the mid 90’s… Now everyone uses that word, especially in talk sports talk radio
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:51 pm
Agreed, noliee. If Heyward doesn’t bat .700 with 135 homeruns, he’s a failure to some folks.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:51 pm
We really need a right handed stick who could play back up SS. Heck, that may be our only friggin need heading into 2012.
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
9:51 pm
Hate that Lugo is our right-handed batter off the bench. I am fine with him as a back-up SS. Just wish they had another RH PH.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
hang Fredi!!!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
They walked Lugo? Wow.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Effective pitching by Grabow to Lugo. You don’t want to let Lugo beat you. He is a star in the making.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Slaaaam Time again
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Pretty sure AGon would have swung at that ball four.
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
walk 4 lugo whew
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Come on, Bourn! Do it!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Moe Berg – There’s Conrad, but he’s reserved for late-inning dramatic situations.
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
9:52 pm
Efrim–I agree. Looks like we posted near simultaneous, similar sentiments.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
nope. not a failure. its just not smart to say hes “cured” because of one game. remember those three games in a row starting in new york when he had a hit each day? right after that, went back in the tank. again, hope this is his turning point, but lets not jump the gun
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
If you’re Bourn, you gotta make him throw at least two strikes before swinging, right?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
George Stein is Shaun….only posts in support of Heyward….gotta be him.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
Come On Money Mike!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
9:53 pm
Good job, Cubbies. Compete, damn you, compete!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
FUUUUDGE!!
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
these are big runs you’re stranding Braves ………
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
VJ – I hear you on that I can still do triangle math but throw some arc’s in there and I haven’t done that math in years. But I think you get my question and I’ll be around all year if you get around to the answer
My guess is there isn’t very much difference on a typical fly ball HR meaning if it will clear 16′ fence at 368′ it will also clear the 8′ fence at 380′ (unless it is hit str8 the hell up).
Maybe you can make it a geometry question for one of your students.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
I stand corrected….sorry, george!
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
that may come back to bite us
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
oh yeah I’m gonna base an opinion on what happens on talk sports radio where the jocks are paid to ignite controversy so the haters have somewhere to rant. sigh
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
What a chance to take the wind out of the sails
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2011
9:54 pm
C. Martinez to pitch 6th for Braves
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
9:55 pm
LAG–I know there is Conrad, but because he is usually held back. We don’t see him in a situation like where we just saw Lugo. A RH Hinske who can play a couple of positions would be nice.
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:55 pm
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
9:50 pm
So Predictable…We can’t win a game by more than two runs. It’s in the by-laws.
We won 3-0 yesterday
….and that has happend all the time right?
Braves have 2nd highest run differential in the NL, so they’re winning bigger than any team not named the Phillies.
…I can tell you went by overall +/- on runs scored. nice try though
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
9:55 pm
Yeah, hindsight says that pitching to Ramirez was a big mistake; he is hitting everything right now.
MFin04
August 23rd, 2011
9:56 pm
Not sure why the Braves pitched to Ramirez…but hopefully the boys can get the bats warmed up again and score some more runs.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:56 pm
Been through this a hundred times with you, phil. I am not Shaun.
George Stein
August 19th, 2011
4:39 pm
It was meant as an example, Heath.
I really like Heyward and have hope for him. But, I can no longer reasonably defend his performance this season. I don’t know why he’s struggled so much. I’m not a scout so I’m not really qualified to analyze his stance or his swing, but a lot of people who get paid to do this stuff believe his skill set will translate to very strong results. I have no choice but to believe them. As to his BABIP, I do believe he’s been tremendously unlucky, but even with a league average BABIP, he would not be where we all expected and hoped he would be this year. I do hope he can improve for the stretch run, though, as this team will need him over the next 60 days.
Go count some RBIs.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
9:56 pm
look at joe going with the reverse jinx throwing out c-mart sux against the cubs this year
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
9:57 pm
Well, I respect your opinions, if I don’t agree, nolie and BAS.
To me haters are racists, bigots, homophophes, sexists and their ilk. Just can’t see myself lumping irate baseball fans in with those scourges. Just me.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:57 pm
reverse spin can win
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
That Freaking Sorry-ANO!!!
Rilo
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
Prado took his time there…What the??
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
What, no Sorry-ano chants today?
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
Moe Berg – We can always see if Joe Mather will come back to play for us…
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
Here we go again
phil
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
Chipper continues the march towards 3,000….i say he gets there at age 42….and every hit he gets over 2,600 this year is big.
What is Prado doing out there? He’s beginning to wear thin with me…
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
Rosters expand in about a week.
We’ll see more Helms than Lugo when that happens.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
F you Sorry-ano!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
haters are anybody who spews venom of any kind and that abounds on this and every other blog on the web
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
9:58 pm
In minor league news, Salcedo 2 for 4 with a 2B and 2 SB’s tonight. Lipka 2 for 4 with 2 2B’s and a SB. He’s back up to .240 for the year. Yeah……
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
9:59 pm
Come On C-Mart!
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
9:59 pm
We’ll see more Helms than Lugo when that happens.
I suspect we will see more Ross pinch hitting also, since we will have another catcher available
keylargo
August 23rd, 2011
9:59 pm
That’s the thing BAS, we don’t klnow if Nate played the last two years with that hernia and you just can’t do anything that requires max effort. I had the operation he needed where they sew into you abdomen something similar to what a screen is made like. Of course it’s something that will grow into your muscle tissue and make it strong as your abdomen was before. It’s a difficult surgery to recovery from but you can be like new. AND NATE when he was a Pirate was a player we could use.
Face it, he couldn’t run full speed, he couldn’t throw full speed, he was trying to make contact not hit for power. That 50 SB season can still happen and all the things that go with a healthy Nate.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
9:59 pm
Perhaps there are degrees of haters, Brava? I dunno. If we’re comparing them to racists, etc., then you’re correct.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:00 pm
I’m not sure Prado feels good. he is usually not a sluggish player
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:00 pm
I hate seeing Barney stroll to the plate these days.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:01 pm
George – just yanking your chain…glad to see you ease off that irrational support for wayward…but i must admit i see Heyward starting to peek from under the covers…finally.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
10:01 pm
And man what on Earth has happened to Prado? He just looks rattled at the plate and in the field.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:01 pm
walk Barney please
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
10:02 pm
Big-time K there. Most important K of the season.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:05 pm
Fair enough, phil. If this team is shining a ring in nine weeks. it’ll all be water under the proverbial bridge.
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:05 pm
i still would prefer to have matt diaz there instead of lugo… matt would never have walked though
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:05 pm
I have a lot of experience with massive infections and it’s treatment. It drains you and can take a good while to recover fully from. Even the antibiotics used to treat it are poison to your body
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:05 pm
Well, my point was, George, that I don’t think most of the people here who critisize Heyward actually hate him, unlike those other types do their targets. Of course, there are some, likeHeyPipp an CrisfromSac who may. Neither of those seem to be playing with a full deck, though.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:05 pm
Kerry Wood Has now been around forever!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:06 pm
I think Venters shouldn’t pitch tonight. There. I said it. Viz, EOF, Kimbrel. Or another inning of C-Mart.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:06 pm
Redemption time, Mac.
Mike
August 23rd, 2011
10:07 pm
Mac needs to get hot again.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:07 pm
How can you enjoy a 5 to 4 lead Chip when you had a 5 to nothing lead.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
agree Efrim
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
I know, Noliee. I just hope the antibiotics work to get rid of these problems Hubby is having.
Mac
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
Heap has struggled a bit since coming back…..
jeff
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
hey boys its ok to score more runs.. man do we k a ton… sheshhhh …
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
Mac needs to heat back up.
T
August 23rd, 2011
10:08 pm
didn’t Lowe just pitch 2 nights ago
T
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
not literally, but it seems like he did.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
I want an Uggla tater here.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
T-
Lowe pitched Friday
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
We need Mac hot a month from now…he’ll get there.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
I would hope not, Brava, given that most of us (I assume) don’t know him. He may never be the player we all hope he will be (or maybe he will be), but none of that makes him a bad dude.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
man….our 1-3 hitters are not doing very much at all lately. oh thats right, our number 3 hitter is hitting 6th. sorry, but while chip is this hot you gotta put him back where he belongs.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
T-
Sorry- was responding when you made your second comment
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:09 pm
Blasphemy, Efrim!
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
good luck with that GB4L. hope all goes well
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
just 1 run of insurance would be big at this point
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
Ugh, Uggs
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
We still win?
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
arodys, eric, and mr. k or what
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
Truly inspiring.
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
10:10 pm
Diaz’s slugging is way off this year–.329 for the year, versus career slugging of .441. His OPS is over 150 points below his career average.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:11 pm
Excellent – former William and Mary football coach “singing” “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”…
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:11 pm
Uggly dan….
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
And another Ramirez at bat coming around the corner. This should be interesting.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
chipper average up to .280
he looks so fresh.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
Not excellent – chip singing…
NL East Notes: Braves, Morrison, Rodriguez | Forex News
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
[...] Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution explains, the Braves‘ late-inning combination of Jonny Venters and Craig Kimbrel is the kind [...]
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
Fredi going with my thinking…..I think.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
Agree, George.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:12 pm
If you’re the Cubs and you haven’t won a World Series in almost 103 seasons, do you really want Marv Leavy singing during the 7th inning stretch? I mean, seriously?
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:13 pm
Ha, I didn’t even know Glavine was in the booth. Has he talked at all tonight?
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
10:13 pm
Bridge the gap ?!
T
August 23rd, 2011
10:13 pm
yeah cab, i figured. it doesn’t seem like it’s been five days yet.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:14 pm
Chip sang better than that other dude. At least he kept it in key.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:14 pm
Lowe pitched the Friday night game against the D Backs if im not mistaken
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:14 pm
moe, so you’re saying he’s better than lugo?
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:14 pm
That’s because he’s with Chip “Line drive! Base hit! Out!” Caray, Sopheee.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
0-2 base hits with one out in front of Ramirez are inexcusable.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
“line drive into left”…..it was a flare of the end of the bat lol
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
George – a great point on levy….
Ramirez – try something other than grooving him one.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
Excellent. A runner on base for Ramirez.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:15 pm
No kidding, George. Heard plenty o’ Chip as usual.
Moe Berg
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
True rugburn. That he is. Unfortunately, they need a RH bat that also plays some infield.
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Eh, Marv Leavy is like 87 years old. I’m willing to cut him a little slack. At least he wasn’t Ozzie Osborne.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Incredibly, right down Peachtree….how dumb is martinez?
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Should have, once again, walked that dude
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Man, this is getting ugly.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
WHY WHY WHY! Pitch To Ramirez!
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Can they throw him a piitchout to see if he’ll chase?
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Perhaps not throwing a strike first pitch to ramirez would be a good idea
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:16 pm
Sooo….apparently Fredi hasnt been watching the game since he doesnt realize ramirez is 6-7 in the series, so he decides to let him pick up another one
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
10:17 pm
Sherrill just littered, going to bit him in the a@@ here watch.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:17 pm
BALLGAME!!!
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:17 pm
CMart did what he could now it’s up to another one not who is not apart of the Trio
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:17 pm
Furman Bitcher
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
game over
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
Will we get good Sherrill or bad Sherrill? I’m hoping a sac fly is the worst we see…a dp would be nice.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
Going with the B squad pen tonight. Good for Fredi. Team is 25 games over. Let’s see if they can get some outs.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
I have a bad feeling about this game. The Cubs just keep roaring back after being down. Their bats are red hot against the Braves.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
cab, you promised.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
Why do you keep messin with sasquash
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:18 pm
great start Sherrill
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
OUCH!!!!!!
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
ugh. Sherrill, you dummy.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
I really dislike games like this. I wanted to go to bed early tonight and thought that was gonna happen, what with a 5-0 lead. But now, it appears that we are about to give up the lead. That’s a helluva way to have a winning streak end.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
Oh crap!
Furman Bitcher
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
doh
Furman Bitcher
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
doh
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
Why the hell is Martinez in this game? Why the hell is O’Flaherty on the bench? What the hell sort of manager has a guy with an under 2 ERA and lets the hit machine stay in the game??
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
Well, that question was quickly answered….sigh.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
Great start.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
More trouble. Why is nothing easy for such a good baseball team? Those runners the Braves have left on base are beginning to loom large.
Mike
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
Brilliant Sherrill
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Well… That’s all for tonight.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Hey, Sopheee! Check THESE out!!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
The Sheriff will Save the Day!
Watch!
jeff
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
this game is all on gonzalez not managing the game with a 4 run lead.. and now the cubs will take the lead.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
why can we not just put the cubs away? shoulda won AT LEAST one of the games in Atlanta, should have won this game a LONG time ago. this is unreal
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Sherril DP come on
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Are you kidding me??? Is Gonzales on the Chicago payroll??
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Please tell me we aren’t gonna blow a 5-0 lead to the effing Cubs for the second time in 9 days.
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
what is wrong with winning 6 in a roe
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
at the very least get out of this with the game tied, Wickman
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Come on Pen, wake up
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
Minor still a big question mark. not sold on him one bit.
Furman Bitcher
August 23rd, 2011
10:20 pm
check please
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:21 pm
This is about as disgusted as I can be with a manager. This guy should ride his poser Harley the hell out of baseball.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:21 pm
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
10:19 pm
“I really dislike games like this. I wanted to go to bed early tonight ”
Yeah Me Too
GRRRRRRRRRR
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:21 pm
Quick, get Levy singing again!
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
He’s got three guys with under 2 ERAs and he throw the two biggest choking losers at them in a critical game.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
Ohemgee, McFann. I’ve never seen those. I’ll be hitting up Walmart this weekend, for sure.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
OH LOOK…..LINESTINK is warming up
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
bad sherrill..no wait…good sherrill..wait…
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
WOW
Mike
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
Though 5 runs is alot. Do wish the offense wouldn’t score a handful of runs and then go to sleep. We need our number 2 & 3 guys to step up. (Prado & Mac)
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
The Wrigley faithful crack me up.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
annnnnnd here he comes. game over
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
OMG, Sherrill SO Pena
Miracles never cease….
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
Georgie reared back for some x-tra…..
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
uh oh…linestink?
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
better hope for no extra innings today
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
Whew…for now.
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
10:23 pm
Can we please give O’ventbrel a break that’s not a one run game??!!?
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Gonzales is definitely on my permanent s*** list. That tubbo baldy cannot manage pee wee ball.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
If Linebrink enters in this situation, Fredi will have hell to pay with this blog, haha.
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
I hope Proctor comes in
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Love me some, AV. How ’bout a K here?
Mike
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Yeah 5 games in a row seems to be our max.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
there will be no extras Tomas….linestink has been called upon. this game will be over shortly
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Neapoitain Oreos? Cookie Blasphemy!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:24 pm
Didn’t R. Lopez go to the cubs?? IS he still on the roster?
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
That tubbo baldy cannot manage pee wee ball.
but hey that’s not hate
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Arod!!
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
yay
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
…I can tell you went by overall +/- on runs scored. nice try though
Yes, I did because I don’t have access to Elias at my fingertips, so I couldn’t find avg margin of victory easily. I did find a graphical representation that made it pretty easy to count that 38 of the Braves’ 77 victories were by 3 or more runs, so about half.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Nicely done, Vizcy. We’ll take that.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
clearly Frank was right….MIRACLES NEVER CEASE
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Nobody Beats The VIZ
NICE!
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Now score about 9 runs
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Alright, good. Vizcaino was the best choice to enter the game.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
I like one pitch, one out….
I credit FG.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
well thats nice
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Relax y’all……Fredi’s got dis.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Shew, we got out of it in fine fashion.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
i dont know if its the offense going to sleep as much as it is Alex Gonzalez couldn’t hit with RISP if his life depended on it.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Good job, Viz!!!
FEAR
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
tightrope walking there
Ted
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
Big collective sigh
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
They gotta make it interesting, don’t they?
Go get some rest, Jerry.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:25 pm
damn, ol’ Fredi got lucky
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
Are the babies done squalling now?
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
Oh come on, T. Tell me you’re not intrigued? I ran out and bought creamsicle Oreos after McFann told me about them a few months ago. Good stuff.
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
Orr, Fredi did a fine job. Thinking he was trying to give Venters a day off, threw a lot of pitches last night and worked the day before as well. Can’t kill our relief. You wouldn’t understand pee wee ball apparently.
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
So does Fredo throw E or Johnny in the 8th
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
Wow… can’t believe they actually managed to get out of that jam.
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
thank you for swinging at the first pitch! Now time to turn it over to EOF/Kimbrel
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:26 pm
It’s just ridiculous to go through this. We’ve got stone kids in the pen with all the fire of the young and the stamina too, and some bald-headed poser who was never worth a damn as a player is worried about using them. It’s just plan stupid baseball and it’s gonna cost us in the end.
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
10:27 pm
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:22 pm
He’s got three guys with under 2 ERAs and he throw the two biggest choking losers at them in a critical game.
Them 3 guys lead the league in appearances Fredi is doing the right thing like it or not,you cannot run EOF,Venters and Kimbrel out there every damn night in August with a 9.5 game lead in the WC,If you want to be able to have them pitch in the playoffs.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:27 pm
Whew!! Nicely done, pitcher!
Sopheee—
Dad and Brother found them in Kansas this weekend (Brother starts school this week), they are YUMMY! Milk is good, though—with those 3 cookies, it helps to have them softened. Yeah, you gotta try them!
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
3 hits for the Old Man
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
Sheesh. That was a big-time hook.
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
If everything holds Braves will be 9 1/2 ahead. STL also losing 11-0
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
I like how Chipper is swinging the bat right now.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
Did I just see Chpper hitting 280??
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
The jackasses are out in hordes tonight I see.
jeff
August 23rd, 2011
10:28 pm
wow Georgie and the young fireballer do the job… good work boys. and wow freddie u make the right moves for once in this game.
The lawyer
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Chip is swinging the lumber. Ventrebel to close it?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Chipper….3,000 baby!
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
higher than that now JIP
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
PBOrr is obviously a sprinter
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Yeah, I actually agreed with FG here. You can’t run those guys out every night. Plus, what’s the point of having an 8 1/2 game lead in the WC if you don’t rest your players a little.
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Tough to score for Atlanta vs lefties
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
3/4 night for ole Hoss
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Sopheee-
It has been lobbed
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
Think they’ll come back, N Nine?
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
I’m a fundamentalist, Soph. Not intrigued in the least. I know all I need to know with chocolate and cream icing. And I hate neapolitain ice cream.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:29 pm
what about the guy behind home plate with the green neon jersey and pink hat…Chi town…Only in Chi town
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
lawyer, its prolly gonna be OBrel tonight
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Chipper dude
Kyle Davies 2.0
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Where was Chipper on that?
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
what was chipper doing eating dinner
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Dangit, Chipper…
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
that’s why you keep going hard Chipper … don’t assume anything
Kyle Davies 2.0
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Wow…. that will be a fine…. or should be.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
nolie – from a gas perspective do you worry more about jonny who faded about this time last year or craig who hasn’t had this workload at the major league level before?
George Stein
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
No big deal, Chipper. Stay healthy. It’s not worth an injury to save one effing out.
Whoop
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Come on Mr. veteran
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Chipper screwed that up but oh well….
Mixxo
August 23rd, 2011
10:30 pm
Cubs “want” this guys.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
Chipper might never score another run in his career hitting 6th
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
Its really annoying that crappy defensive teams always step it up against us
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
Well, dang. Started off well, ended very badly.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
A less stressful eighth inning would be greatly appreciated here.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
Nice job! That’s the way to get back at them!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
Wow!
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
McFann-
Where is Brother going to school in Kansas? I have nephews in school there.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:31 pm
T, I don’t care for Neapolitan ice cream either but all of that in a cookie has me mystified. Sounds delish.
Senor Beisbol
August 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
I’m just glad it wasn’t Escobar….that pulled that lousy baserunning crap…
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
Odds Chipper hurt himself on awkward slide into 2nd?
T
August 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
“That tubbo baldy cannot manage pee wee ball.
but hey that’s not hate”
that’s cus it’s not bigoted, racist or homophobic, nolie.
curtis jones
August 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
Alex Gonzalez: double play specialist. On the field, and at the plate.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:32 pm
cab, you may have connected because he’s M.I.A. for the moment. Not that I’m complaining.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:33 pm
Don’t even say it, jipwiz…
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:33 pm
Has anyone heard from Trey? Haven’t seen him around lately.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
10:33 pm
McFann – yeah, where in Kansas is your brother going to school?
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
10:33 pm
Well, I hope you enjoy them, Soph. I dont wanna force my cookie morality on others.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:33 pm
I like leaving Viz in there……..
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:34 pm
Nice first out
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:34 pm
That swing was pitiful…sorryano
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:34 pm
Why Does it seem That Sorryano hits in Every inning?
Ditto for Ramirez
And Ho Sit Down Sorry-Ano!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:35 pm
The kid is nasty, no doubt
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:35 pm
Is Barney up every third time
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:35 pm
yeah, who gets onto chipper for lollygagging?
ohhhhYEAH
August 23rd, 2011
10:35 pm
i imagine our offense being MUCH better if Fredi moves Chipper back to where he belongs, and McCann back to where he belongs, which is the 4 hole.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:35 pm
darwin schafer is up
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:36 pm
Brava
“Has anyone heard from Trey? Haven’t seen him around lately.”
He’s Cool, I see him on facebook all the time…
Tomas
August 23rd, 2011
10:36 pm
maybe Fredi he wants 2 days off for Kimbrel, I agree with that
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
10:37 pm
Very bad decision if Fredi doesn’t let Kimbrel close.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:37 pm
Finish off the purple dinosauar, Arodys!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:37 pm
Brother goes to Benedictine. He really loves it!
Sopheee all of that in a cookie has me mystified. Sounds delish.
It is! Be sure and lemme know if you find them!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:37 pm
Why hasn’t he been on here, Tomahawkin? Did something happen?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:37 pm
Enter your comments here
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:38 pm
K-Rod Francisco Gonzalez had 62 saves one year. He wasn’t a kid. He was a baseball player doing his job.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
10:38 pm
Hey Tomahawkin – yeah, I decided to come check out the blog.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:38 pm
Yeah, Chipper’s sure been doing good lately…should try him in the 3 spot…
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:38 pm
Well done, Viz…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Go ahead, Viz!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Viz!!!
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Duke is a very good athlete.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Nice inning for the kid…love to see that.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
I Mean!
Nobody Beats The VIZ!
Nice!
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
way to go VIZ! Kid’s gonna be really good!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
96 96 83 83 (crap) 96 96 82 (hanger) 96 96
Are you kidding me…now that is consistent….
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Ugh! Suntrust commercial! Blegth…
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
maybe j-hey can tell him “chipper at 80% is safe without sliding”
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:39 pm
Definitely, McF. Thanks for sharing – I’ll be on the lookout.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:40 pm
Linebrink is better than Vizcaino…easily.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:40 pm
Hubby has already gone to bed. Means I probably won’t sleep again tonight. Finish this game off quickly boys so I can be in bed by 11:15 or so. Damn, 5 a.m. is going to come early.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:41 pm
Sopheee—
You’re welcome! Hope when you do find them, you like ‘em…
Lonnie Smith
August 23rd, 2011
10:41 pm
Hopefully lucky charms can get the save
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
10:41 pm
Nolie_
Chipper scored a run on Heyward blind luick grandslam tonight
Husker Tony
August 23rd, 2011
10:41 pm
Orr
Remember last year when our bullpen got tired?? Don’t be an idiot, we have an 8.5 game lead no need in killing the bullpen. A rested bullpen going into the playoffs gives us the advantage we need against a team like the Phillies.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:41 pm
AZ won, SF down early
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
10:42 pm
Another thing Fredi is accomplishing by pitching these guys in a tight game is building some confidence (visciano esp) …..C- mart and Visciano to go along with Sherrill for 6th and 7th inning duty just makes the braves better.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:42 pm
Yay, Hey!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
10:42 pm
HECK yeah!!
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:42 pm
Another lead off hit
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:42 pm
That will work…
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Husker Tony, that’s loser talk. We can still catch the Phils. That’s winner talk. You play like winners, you win. You play like losers, you lose.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Look at Heyward….signs of life.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Have yourself a night young Jason!!!
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Come on Clutch Conrad!!!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Keep it up Heyward.
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
3 for 4 for J-Hey,gonna need extras to get 4 hits tonight ,I say lets skip it and call 3 for 4 good.
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
agreed. 5 a.m. is going to be ugly again tomorrow.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:43 pm
Run em”
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
another hit for the Hey machine
offence please
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Just look conrad
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Stuborn ass heyward, already back to pulling the ball
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
I admit it, good game for Hurtward. Will he keep it up. Anything is possible, well maybe not
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Well, shoot.
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Well I’ve tried to say good work by Vizcaino, maybe the third time will be the charm!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:44 pm
Hit and run
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
Marshall is the goods. Very good LH reliever.
kevkat
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
should’ve just bunted..dang
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
Brooks needs some AB’s he looks like he can’t pull the trigger.
no no
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
O no that run aint important
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
cubs are horrible in the field, put Hey in motion…pressure them…
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
10:45 pm
3-4 Efrim. With a grandslam. Too bad he didn’t get the 4-4. He’ll be on the bench tomorrow.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:46 pm
Padres up 3-0 on Giants.
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
10:46 pm
Maybe this is Heyward’s turnaround. Never know.
Come on Bourn. A few add ons would be nice
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:46 pm
Noliee,
Driving the Hurtward band wagon. He is the best!
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
Know what else I like seeing, other than Heyward heating up? Chipper’s average creeping back up to .300. Love that.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
hit and run…did somebody say hit and run
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
Please, Marteen, please. Just do SOMETHING!
uga-brave
August 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
lefthanded dominat bullpens will continue to give us trouble.
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
10:47 pm
McFann, my nephew isn’t there, but I’m glad your brother enjoys his school. That is great.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
3-4 Efrim. With a grandslam. Too bad he didn’t get the 4-4. He’ll be on the bench tomorrow.
So close. Maybe he’ll get to play Thursday……
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
Sleep never speeds…
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
uh…yeah…
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
Nice job, Mike!
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
Bourn is no Schafer…
Fire FG.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
Brava
“Why hasn’t he been on here, Tomahawkin? Did something happen?”
No, I think he has to do some work from 6-8, he checks the blog but rarely posts. unless its the weekend…
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:48 pm
cab, apparently you missed.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Flother mipper….
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Dang!!
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
more theft from their center fielder
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
man that hurts
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Agh, stoled.
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
HATE HATE HATE Byrd
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Byrd turd strikes again! Ugh!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
The Braves never catch a break
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Who cares. Come on Kimbrel!
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
OK, I’m riding up to Chicago to take a metal bat to Marlon Byrd. Who’s with me?
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Wow, hope that rob doesn’t cost us. That may have been HUGE for the cubbies
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
I was just about to write….Prado always seems to avoid Ofers.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:49 pm
Marlon Byrd looks like a great centerfielder. He seemingly has taken away 5 hits this season.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Kimbrel.
Let’s notch # 40…
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Byrd thinks he’s an eagle, it would seem!
GT Alum
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Dang, Byrd can go get ‘em.
cabravesfan
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Sopheee-
It’s an inexact science. I shall endeavor to do better with my next shot…
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Speaking of “whatever happened to”. RHR?
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:50 pm
Oh, OK, well tell him I said hi.
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
The top of the damn order for the Cubs.
Please, don’t let anyone get on base.
Cant let Ramirez hit with runners on.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
hope kimbrel isn’t too jacked up this evening…
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
If Kimbrel gets save, he ties Feliz
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
Bring On Kimmie!!!
TNScott
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
I bet Marteen is beginning to wonder how many Web Gems that he will be the object of this year.
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
jinxes all around from FSBraves
no no
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
great play by the byrd man wish we could score more than just one enning
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
lefthanded dominat bullpens will continue to give us trouble.
Good thing is, uga, Miwaukee and Philly don’t have strong left handed late inning relievers. Bastardo being the only one between the two teams.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:51 pm
One of these days, Kimbrel is going to blow a save. I feat that when he does, the blog will blow a gasket…..
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
10:52 pm
Byrd is a bird for such a big guy
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:52 pm
Go Kimmee!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
uhhh wow
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
I want to see him blow it before game 163…
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
menlobrave
“Speaking of “whatever happened to”. RHR?”
She’s Cool, I talk to here on facebook. But we need her on here the last month!
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
feat = fear
My Name Is Earl
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
Chipper should call a team meeting tonight and apologize to all the rookies. Uggla runs hard, all the way, every time. A veteran knows not to assume.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
Should have had him on 3 pitches – slipping…
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
takes him what 8 pitches to start cutting it lose right and he is at 97? will we see 101 tonight?
fastasballs
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
it ain’t going to be tonght DS1
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
Nasty!
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:53 pm
Beautiful K, CK! Now K this one, too.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
DS1 – are you implying this blog cannot withstand adversity?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
Chip ignoring inning number 5 for minor…
The other Chip with a nice play…
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
2 Down!!!!!!!!!!!
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
to quote a Giants announcer “grab some pine, meat”
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
Well done, old man…
uga-brave
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
efrim, still have the wavier wire deadline to go.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
10:54 pm
So close. Maybe he’ll get to play Thursday……
If he’s lucky.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
glad freeman was making the stretch there
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
the game vs Aramis
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
This is it. This guy can CRUSH
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
wouldn’t you know it. kimbrell has to earn this one
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
1 out to go, baby! Be careful with Ramirez, tho, Craig. No extras tonight, please.
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
how about letter high 99 right here
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:55 pm
Earl – get a life, you doof.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Thanks Tomahawkin. Tell her some non-negies would like to have her back on here…
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Nice strike 2…
fastasballs
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
nasty f’n slider
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
well he can do whatever he wants with him here
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
1 strike to go, Craig.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Kimmie Is Nasty!
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Kimbrel looks sharp after the night off
CaptainMudderland
August 23rd, 2011
10:56 pm
Kimbrel? Just dynamite.
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
slider 3-2
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
still have the wavier wire deadline to go.
Good point. And truthfully, Narveson could be used out of the Milwaukee pen, although he isn’t a shut down reliever type.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Aaaargh…
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Nice job Heyward, you tool.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Kimmie needs to not give him anything good to hit on this last strike….
Linebrink for Cy
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Jason a bit rusty in the field
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Heyward, you $#%@$$#@%#
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
How bout J HEY What is it with this team
phil
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Nice game for heyward but that crap right there just stinks….
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Oh, no. Kimbrel gave up a hit. He can’t possibly save this game now. No way. No chance. It cannot happen.
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Dammit!!!!
Come On Kimmie!
We Got This! WATCH! You Just WATCH!
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
Of course…. what a F***ing headache this guy is…
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:57 pm
wow just wow
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Man Heyward has really taken a nose-dive.
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Jason just continues to impress in RF.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Something tells me you’ll have another opportunity shortly, cab. Prepare yourself.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Nothing is ever easy. Wow.
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
That didn’t help his cause for Thursday.
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Damnit!!
I Gave Her Undertaker eyes
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
lord
bravesgrl4lifee
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
I’m done. Shutting down and hoping to see the last out before I turn off the TV. Night, all.
CaptainMudderland
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Heyward loafed and looks like a AAA player pursuing that fly–sad.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Never would have guessed who would have been first to pounce in the right fielder…
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
Playing “no doubles” often causes the equivalent of doubles.
Heyward should have played that better, true, but still… normal depth and the game’s over.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
And all of his hits are for nothing. What a bum that Heyward is………
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
DIVE DIVE DIVE…not like that ball gets past you…
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:58 pm
think I’d slider this guy to death right here
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
40!!!!!!
BFChris26
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Braves WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kimbrel TIES Feliz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
KIMMIEEEEEEEEEEEE
BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM
BALLGAMEEEEEEEEE
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Look at how easy it has been for Kimbrel. Really damn easy.
brian
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
nasty sliders by Kimbrel
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Great job, Craig!!!!
JipWiz
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
goodnite all
JC from DR!
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Braves WIN!!
F you Ramirez!
Brava
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Woohoo!!!! Braves win!!!!!!!!
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
hell yeah
ChrisfromSacramento, CA
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Kimmy. Ball game
TennesseePaul
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Rookie record: Tied.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Kimbrel ties Feliz.
Mark that Tex trade down as a “win.”
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
1 more for the record. The Braves only real strength is the bullpen, and DAMN Gonzo for not using them earlier. Disaster averted.
LAG
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
Kimbrel doesn’t even blink.
Neftali Feliz who? Oh yeah, we had him once. Long time ago though.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
10:59 pm
VJ
The kid continues to amaze.
brian
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
seeing Kimbrel should take some of the sting away from those of you who still like to bring up the Tex trade (though I would still love to see Andrus as a Brave)
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
40 saves…..Braves win.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Why in the world would he dive except to make an idiot blogger think something positive had occurred?
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
And everything is okay because Tyler Colvin is pretty terrible.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
BALLGAME F@&*ING GAME!! Can’t believe the negative “fans” on here. Unreal.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Oh!! That was BEAUTIFUL!!! CONGRATS, Kimmie!!!
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Ace of a closer throwin bullets BB’s
welikebaseball2
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Here we go, all the folks that were quiet when Jason hit the grand slam have resurfaced…right on cue…go figure…
phil
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
I like the no fastballs to that last bozo…made him look silly….
Congrats to craig, minor and jason….fine games!
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
all of a sudden j-hey becomes “good hit, no field”?
welikebaseball2
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
Kimbrel is a beast!
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
kimbrel rules.
P B Orr
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
The Tex trade was not a “win” in any universe I inhabit. We lost a starting catcher, a record-setting pitcher who’s still a kid, and a killer SS. For a rental.
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
Well done, Kimmeeee.
Chin up, Hey – keep it up.
John Leonard
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
CK did not have it tonight,never reached 100!
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
Thanks, T for Texas!
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
Don’t know the numbers, but I think we have a pretty good record whenever Glavine is in the booth.
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
Way to go Baby face
Go braves
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
The first thing Jason says in the post-game interview is “How about that bullpen!”
BRAVES NUMBER 1
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
REALLY, JASON? YOU HIT A GRAND SLAM AND FALL ASLEEP IN THE NINTH WITH THE POP FLY?????????
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
I like Heyward. He’s a good kid. I hope this is the start of some good things for him. He’s a teamer..
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
P B Orr We lost a starting catcher…
Yeah, ’cause we so totally need one of those…
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
LAG
C’mon, you know the truth doesn’t fly well here when it comes to hate towards the kid!
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
love j-hey there selling for playing time
brian
August 23rd, 2011
11:02 pm
good for Heyward. A productive Heyward would be huge for the BRaves
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
August 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
Ah well, that’s all for me, folks! Good game…but scary!
Night, all!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
Gotta love one run wins where we only use a third of O’Ventbrel.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
11:03 pm
Jason messed up a little there but so what….let him have his day….
We can rag him again tomorrow, whadda ya say?
Seriously, maybe a corner has been turned….he’s looking better….
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
11:04 pm
Shafer for stos 2-4 R SB
Mldtown
August 23rd, 2011
11:04 pm
J-Hey batting in four runs today. That’s a good game.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:04 pm
You would never think our record is as good as it is if you were to pay attention to some of the clowns on this blog.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
Heyward’s line up to .224/.314/.402.
Watch out, now.
rugburn
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
maybe j-hey can carry us for a couple of weeks. we can put constanza in left until prado wakes up.interesting situation .. who hits 8th?
phil
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
FF sure is ugly but that kid can play some ball…
CaptainMudderland
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
Ah yes—could you sign that autograph with a ‘bullpen’ Jason?
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
BRAVES NUMBER 1
Wow – yet another anonymous poster who doesn’t understand the difference between screwing up and falling asleep…
Sopheee
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
Freddie’s a trip. He’s so goofy.
Bravefaninok
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:04 pm
You would never think our record is as good as it is if you were to pay attention to some of the clowns on this blog.
Amen to that…
brian
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
if Constanza is ready to play tomorrow, get him in there and give Prado or Bourn a rest day. Let Heyward get a back to back game to see if he can really get it going
Jerry
August 23rd, 2011
11:05 pm
Y’know, every time Kimbrel comes into a save situation, I expect it to be the time that he comes up a little short and blows a save. But sombitch, the kid just keeps on keeping on. He hasn’t given up a run in forever. 40 friggin saves to tie the major league record with a month to go to have it all my himself. He could very well set one of the most untouchable records in the history of the game before it’s all said and done. My hat is off to this kid. I wanted Venters to be the closer, but Kimbrel has made a believer of me.
sometimesiwonder
August 23rd, 2011
11:06 pm
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
11:04 pm
Shafer for stos 2-4 R SB
So I guess you want him back?????
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
11:06 pm
My wife wants know what’s the deal with all the snugglin and hugging going on with these Braves. I just told her winning makes people sensitve and lovey dovey I guess.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:06 pm
Stizz, Agree completely. This is a damn good team having a good year. Why all the negative experts on here? I don’t get it.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:07 pm
Book our tickets to Milwaukee.
Who is Ryan Braun? Who is Prince Fielder?
They don’t stand a chance.
MIBravesFan
August 23rd, 2011
11:07 pm
Another exciting finish, and another Braves win! No complaining from this corner. Good night and take care, everyone.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
11:08 pm
All things being equal…
If heyward took off here, we’d be nearly impossible to beat…every single game.
Big if…
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:08 pm
Martinez threw 20 pitches, 19 of which were strikes? hmmm
Tomahawkin
August 23rd, 2011
11:08 pm
J-Hey Is getting Ripped On Here! Don’t people understand he was playing No-Doubles/Zone Defense there?
gcs
August 23rd, 2011
11:08 pm
If you are not excited about this team after tonight, you need to stop following the Braves. Tonight’s game is one that would have been lost in recent years.
.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:08 pm
16-16, .500 the rest of the way gets us a 94-68 record.
phil
August 23rd, 2011
11:09 pm
I still think Proctor should’ve closed…
Good night all…it was fun.
Bravo_fan 52
August 23rd, 2011
11:09 pm
ometimesiwonde
no I just hope he makes a comeback not against us though
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:10 pm
Phil, We were saying the same “big if” about Uggla 6 weeks ago. Heyward could get hot! And it would be a very good thing!
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
11:10 pm
I wish this blog existed back in the mid-to-late ’90s. It would have been hilarious.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:10 pm
Team is 15-4 in their last 19 but no one is talking about em because of the Brew Crew.
We’ll show em…..
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:11 pm
gcs, ditto
brian
August 23rd, 2011
11:11 pm
P B Orr – no one is saying the Tex trade was a winner. It was one of the all time worst trades. If the Braves win the World Series then it is even but that trade set us back ages, but the trade is in the past. no reason to revisit it all the time. The Braves have done a superb job rebuilding there farm through the draft and foreign signees. The Braves also have shown they have learned from that trade this trade deadline.
The Tex trade was like the Hershel Walker trade for the Cowboys. If Minnesota wins, or goes to the Super Bowl great. They didn’t and in the process helped build the Cowboys for their championship runs just as the Braves helped Texas get to the World Series last year as much as anybody
Mldtown
August 23rd, 2011
11:11 pm
Good job by the bullpen. CMart, Viz and Sherrill. Minor wasn’t bad, either. Some lackadaisical plays early on, but I suppose you cannot be in the do-or-die mode all the time.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:11 pm
menlo,
I don’t either. We chase them off from time to time, such as the case with Powder Blue.
However some idiots still remain.
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
11:12 pm
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:00 pm
BALLGAME F@&*ING GAME!! Can’t believe the negative “fans” on here. Unreal.
Yeah, A regular a** here said the Cubbies wants this more ! :madd: But when the Braves pulls it out, He goes running ! A regular a** hole ! With his crocodile cheering, gag me with a spoon !
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:12 pm
We lost a starting catcher, ORR
really? a guy who has never caught more than half a season. That’s your definition of a “starting catcher”
JTCobb
August 23rd, 2011
11:12 pm
Tonight the Braves joined the Phillies, Yankees, and Red Sox in the .600 club.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:12 pm
BTW, San Diego up 4-0 on Matt Cain. I think last year was the Giant’s year.
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:14 pm
Lost in all of the winning is Hanson. Sure hope he is okay. Like I said earlier, nothing worse than what is happening with Josh Johnson. Shoulder is structurally sound according to MRI’s. But the guy just continues to have soreness. Let’s hope for the best. We need that kid….
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:14 pm
What were you all worried about, the Braves had the game in the bag from the beginning
hahahahahahahahahahahah
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
11:14 pm
Looking forward to the Brewers beating the absolute dog out of the Bravos in the postseason. What I wouldn’t pay to see Venters and Kimbrel get bombed by Prince and the Hebrew Hammer.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:17 pm
What was THAT comment @ 11:14 for Chop Chop?
Dumbfound
August 23rd, 2011
11:17 pm
ray k.
August 23rd, 2011
11:01 pm
kimbrel rules.
And Jason Heyward made it in order for Kimbrel to rule, Did you know that ?!!
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:17 pm
Chop Chop, 11:14 Was that for real or was that another “Phil”?
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:18 pm
Classic stuff from Chop Chop, as usual.
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
11:18 pm
Stizz-
Props to you if you had a hand in running off Powder Blue. Good job, my man.
keylargo
August 23rd, 2011
11:19 pm
Weather rapidly deteriorating in the Southeast Bahamas as Hurricane Irene moves in. 1100 EDT
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:19 pm
menlo/Stizz
They can’t help it. They were dropped on their heads when they were babies.
We have a lot of bandwagon fans too. Just wait until we drop 2 in a row. All hell will break loose.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
11:19 pm
Oh, I was probably kidding, Frank from KS and menlobrave.
N8
August 23rd, 2011
11:19 pm
“Chipper might never score another run in his career hitting 6th.”
Not if he runs like he did running out that ground ball up the middle. Hell, he’ll be lucky to see 2B again.
Nice to see Heyward step up and swing the stick, especially taking balls the other way. Not so nice to see his play in RF.
Everybody ragging on him for the bloop bad hop on Ramirez’s hit in the 9th, but the worse play imo, was allowing both runners to tag up on that fly ball in the inning the Cubs scored their 4 runs.
One could say in the end it wouldn’t have mattered because Ramirez doubled them in anyhow. And then followed up by the Gonzo error, it really didn’t hurt anything. But those are plays that WILL hurt come October.
Gotta play smarter than that.
Also have to assume that if Freeman is at 1B, he snags that throw from Gonzo. So for whatever that’s worth, I’m not really that bothered by that play.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:20 pm
“They were dropped on their heads when they were babies.”
NO comment
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:20 pm
keylargo
I guess Hurricane’s are a price to be paid for living in paradise?
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:21 pm
Actually, the best “comments” you make are when you make no comments……
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:21 pm
This could turn out to be a very fruitful year for the city. Both Falcons & Braves are serious championship contenders.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:21 pm
Chop Chop, Thought so.
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
11:22 pm
Efrim, you are dead on correct about Hanson’s shoulder. Scariest thing is the doctors can’t find anything to fix, but the problem remains. I had a high ankle sprain years ago, that the doctor told me if I would have broken it, or torn the ligaments he could’ve fixed and I’d be fine in 6-8 weeks. As it was I was on crutches for 14 weeks, and still have some issues years later.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:23 pm
HA….someone needs to look in the mirror, themself
fastasballs
August 23rd, 2011
11:23 pm
It was good to get Sunshine Freeman a rest tonight, but as N8 pointed out he probably saves Gonzo the error on that play. In fact he’s saved countless errors over there from our infielders.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:24 pm
Concerning Hanson. If it’s tendonitis (is it called that when the shoulder is inflammed?), there ain’t nothing that can be done short of injections, anti-inflammatories and rest.
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:25 pm
Key Largo. Good luck. Hope it misses everything. Lived in Florida for a while (was BocaBrave then), and you see those storm tracking projections and just pray. Good luck.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:25 pm
T for Texas,
Thanks man. That guy was a serious a**hole. Bitched and moaned right before the trade deadline about how we would get some slop player and how we don’t make any serious moves.
Damn near everybody on this blog knew we would get a player, we were just getting anxious for Frank to pull the trigger.
Ever since Bourn has arrived P***y Blue hasn’t shown.
monty
August 23rd, 2011
11:26 pm
Martinez strong again, Vizcaino looked good. Congrats to JHEY on his 1st GS. Why cant we throw Ramiriz a pitch in the dirt instead of everything over the plate? Minor was lights out til the 6th.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:27 pm
Frank
You know, I am breaking my rule here: never talk to stupid people. But you are one of the WORST sunny day fans on here. And you are about as stupid as the day is long.
If someone put you in a closet, you’d be too damned dumb to figure out how to open the frickin door and get out. THAT’S how stupid you are.
Don’t worry folks, I have this one completely under control!!
Efrim
August 23rd, 2011
11:27 pm
T for Texas, yeah, Johnson has just had general soreness and I don’t believe he has had any rehab starts. I know they had him on a throwing program, but I’m not sure how far he progressed. Like I said, hopefully this setback is a minor one for Tommy.
Personally, I think he has the best stuff of any pitcher in the entire org., three latin arms, Beachy, Jurrjens, etc. Best pitcher we got, imo. Be a shame if he went down with a serious shoulder injury.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:27 pm
Stizz – well, I don’t blame Powder Blue for NOT coming on the blog much anymore. I haven’t either, bc of some on this blog.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:28 pm
guys in the Carolinas and even Maryland need to keep a lookout. Fla is safe this time, though there is another one brewing off of Arica which is starting far enough South that it might get into the Caribbean is it develops. always something…
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
11:28 pm
kl – yeah they keep turning it farther and farther east so maybe only the south islands get hit really hard…and it should only be a cat 2 prior to then have you seen any estimates on the surge expecations?
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
11:28 pm
Buncha zingers on here tonight.
For example: Actually, the best “comments” you make are when you make no comments……
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:29 pm
DS1,
Toss him in the category with JC and Mixxo.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:31 pm
Frank from KS,
PB was one of the guys that kept some off of this blog. Dude had his nose so far up in the air it was ridiculous.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:32 pm
now there’s an interesting thought. the Braves complainers aren’t coming on because of others -presumedly Braves non-complainers- on the blog. free speech does not mean free of consequences of any kind for speaking
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:34 pm
my guess is that PB is around under another name
T for Texas
August 23rd, 2011
11:34 pm
Efrim, agree with you on Hanson having the superior ’stuff’ in the org. The one thing that puzzles me with him, unless this is just something that it takes some guys a few years to learn, is the ability to get strike three. It seems with the wickedness of his pitches the K’s would come easier. I have wondered for a while if something in his delivery tips what pitch he is throwing. You have an opinion as to why he struggles with strike three?
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:35 pm
Primary reason Frank doesn’t come on the blog any more is because when we are winning, he has a lot less to whine about. He’s kind of a Mitchell lite. Or a Mitchell with half the brains.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:37 pm
NSS
Yeah, I was kinda proud of that one……..
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:37 pm
Big Red got a pretty fine K-rate this season Tfor. The brst of his career so far at least until his arm started bothering him. his mechanics are pretty terrible which makes repetition harder which in turn causes command troubles. Ball is at times as likely to be over the heart of the plate as it is to bee a ball.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:37 pm
Wayne – ya better not say anymore, my friend.
TRUST ME, ya better not…..
menlobrave
August 23rd, 2011
11:38 pm
noliee, I can’t say I never complained. I complained a lot about Frenchy and I’ve groused about Agon. I think you can be a fan and still critique a guy’s performance, e.g. Chipper loafing to second tonight. What I don’t get is Brave’s fans on the blog seeming to want guys to fail and the team to lose. If they were Phillies or Mets fans, I’d get it. However, some of the Phillies fans who come on the blog are more rational than some of the Braves fans. That said, Free speech for all! Except PL.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:38 pm
Da Sensitive One, not da big mean one
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:39 pm
I love the postgame convos on here. Tonights discussion: Idiots vs. the sane.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:39 pm
T for Texas and Efrim
Agreeing that Hanson probably has the best pure stuff. Great stuff, still learning how to put it all together. Let’s hope his arm holds up, or he might end up being another Mark Prior.
If Hanson ever learns how to put hitters away, he will be a true #1.
Chop Chop
August 23rd, 2011
11:41 pm
I’m a lifelong Brewers fan, so I hope people here don’t decide to mock me for being a lifelong Brewers fan when my Brew Crew are stomping a mudhole in Damn Fuggla’s backside.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:42 pm
sure menlo. we all complain , we all critique. It’s mostly a matter of degree. some folks , 90% of their posts are negative.Repetition and venom get old pretty quick.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 23rd, 2011
11:42 pm
I think we should be talking about Kimbrel.
Dude is something else. He’s going to blow the doors of the rookie saves record. Absolutely amazing.
Great job by “The other guys” in the BP tonight as well!
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:42 pm
Oh no. Now Frank is going to find me out here in blog land and whup up on me if I say anything else??
Frank, let’s face it. You tolerate the blog when the team is going well. But you revel in the negativity when the team or a player or two are doing poorly.
Go play in the street, OK.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:44 pm
mommy mommy can I play in the street with Frank???
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
11:46 pm
T @ 11:34
Buckhead
Elbow bending
The girls
People have seen it
=
No out pitch.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:46 pm
Listen Wayne, I lost my job in June of 2009, after I threatened to kick a guys BUTT, if I ever caught him outside of work, after 8 years of bullying, harrassment, etc, etc….and believe me, ya JUST BETTER NOT SAY ANYMORE.
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:47 pm
NSS
The scary thing is they are ALL doing very well. Sure, a pen guy will lay and egg from time to time, but that’s why some of them are in the bullpen.
We know that eventually they will give up a run here or there. But for now, we just enjoy the ride!
Many folks on the blog have been saying that a Braves team with Heyward hitting closer to what we think he is capable of will take the team farther into the post season than a slap hitter like Constanza. Not that I don’t appreciate Georgie, I certainly do.
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
11:47 pm
My dad and brother live in SC about 45 minutes from the coast, so I am a little worried. My dad was caught in Hugo back in ‘89. He got in his car because he was afraid his trailer would blow to away to bits. He got in his car in the back yard and when it cleared he ended up way out in a cotton field.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:47 pm
Ouch, DS1.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2011
11:48 pm
Wayne – so, how about that pitch in the fifth inning?
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:49 pm
Frank
If people pick on you, there must be a reason. Maybe you should sell your damned computer……..
Company’s don’t fire folks that are being harassed…..
Just sayin’.
UKUGA
August 23rd, 2011
11:49 pm
I must admit that when Constanza tweaked his ankle I though it would be positive for Jason to be able to play for a couple of days with no fear of being pulled/benched the next day. (As opposed to when he homered in New York, only to sit the next day).
Well, whatever it was, he had a great game.
Welcome back, Jason!
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:50 pm
“Wayne, I lost my job in June of 2009, after I threatened to kick a guys BUTT, if I ever caught him outside of work, after 8 years of bullying, harrassment, etc, etc….and believe me, ya JUST BETTER NOT SAY ANYMORE.”
I can only imagine how hard you were pushnig the keys when typing this.
BIG JAM
August 23rd, 2011
11:51 pm
Kimbrel for CY
Freeman for ROY
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:51 pm
VJ
You trying to distract me???
Gonna run out and grab a DDP. It’s still early here……
Later Braves fans……. and you too Frank.
Stizz
August 23rd, 2011
11:51 pm
Man with all this hostility I need BAS around to have a good Tyler Perry discussion.
TnBrian
August 23rd, 2011
11:52 pm
Frank from Kansas, wow! What’s up man? Long time no see bud. How are ya
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:52 pm
Wayne – am I proud of what I did? no, but after 8 years of bullying, harrassment, etc, etc…I had had enough, and the guy that got me fired, is STILL there…BC he’s one of their *quote on quote* pets.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:53 pm
Hey Brian – Oh I’m hanging in there…sorta..(LOL)
DS1
August 23rd, 2011
11:53 pm
Sorry folks. This character is somebody I don’t like too much (I guess you all figured that one out).
I think a DDP and I will feel much better (and maybe he will be gone when I return).
N Nine
August 23rd, 2011
11:54 pm
Jays DP duo infielders are now KJ and Yunel.
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:54 pm
buncha haters……
tiger297
August 23rd, 2011
11:55 pm
not much conversation for me to join in on tonight so
when its sleepy time down south…
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:55 pm
boy Hill fell a long ways since 2009
noliee
August 23rd, 2011
11:55 pm
nite tigre
Bat Masterson
August 23rd, 2011
11:56 pm
Ah hell, I can’t pull off an uga brave impression with out my keyboard
monty
August 23rd, 2011
11:56 pm
And I thought we were all one big happy family.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 23rd, 2011
11:57 pm
Nolie – it does for me too, especially still jobless
Jarryd
August 23rd, 2011
11:58 pm
It was a pretty good post though Bat.
Jarryd
August 23rd, 2011
11:58 pm
I did a double take to check the name.
TP
August 23rd, 2011
11:59 pm
If there was ever a player that would benefit from being managed by Bobby, it’s Heyward. No way Bobby would be jerking this young man around like this.
Bat Masterson
August 24th, 2011
12:00 am
Ha, thanks jarryd
uga-brave
August 24th, 2011
12:01 am
braves are making their dingers count this season. actually during this six game streak they are depending on them.
viz sure looks good as the bridge to o’ventrebel.
TnBrian
August 24th, 2011
12:07 am
Bat, uga-brave goes something like this,
kimbrel is smoltz out of the pen without the tude.
sick.
venters throws a screwball.
eof is the tag along that could close for lots of teams.
all this and coperate mcgurik dont show up at turner field.
ever seen terry sporting tomahawk shirts like ted did at the game.
smilin frank cant stop the grin now.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 24th, 2011
12:07 am
Fredi should start Heyward again tomorrow. He’s earned that IMO.
I like Georgie as well. Think he’s been a heck an add on to the team (and contributor). But Heyward deserves another start tomorrow after tonight’s performance (minus the bobble).
noliee
August 24th, 2011
12:08 am
maybe they non-tender Moylan and use Viz in the pen next year
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
12:08 am
Heyward is 9-for-16 with 3 HRs, 8 RBIs in five games (four starts) at Wrigley Field
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
12:09 am
Not sure if this is OK, but I wanna share a video I created with my bro’s funeral service. It has all of our family in it. I am one in the white shirt with flag on it in the big family picture at the beginning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq5aofw4OX8
noliee
August 24th, 2011
12:09 am
trade him to the Cubbies for Big Z
uga-brave
August 24th, 2011
12:11 am
always imitated never duplicated.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
12:12 am
nolie
Good nickname for Viz: “Little Z”
or “Quik Z”
TnBrian
August 24th, 2011
12:14 am
uga, that’s right. There’s only one uga-brave. No doubt.
Bat Masterson
August 24th, 2011
12:15 am
Good stuff there TnBrian
Uga _ bull or bear?
dying battery
Peace y’all
Go!!! Braves!!!
Chop Chop
August 24th, 2011
12:16 am
Here is my uga-brave impression:
just got back from the game. had great seats and ran into kevin butler. kicked for the dawgs and bears.
ate steak at morton’s. probably drank some. more than probably.
bas, you there?
s&p blew it.
minor aint got it. more thrower than pitcher.
nolie, you there?
anybody there?
noliee
August 24th, 2011
12:18 am
oh my, three Ugas. what we gonna do??
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
12:23 am
Chipper on what Kimbrel has shown him: “Fearless. Absolutely fearless. I think he realized really early on in the season, I throw the ball 100 miles an hour, and 99 percent of the people in the big leagues, you can tell them 99 [mph] is coming and they ain’t going to hit it. And he’s got a devastating breaking ball to boot. And he commands both.
uga-brave
August 24th, 2011
12:24 am
noliee, dont tell my wife.
Venice Jim
August 24th, 2011
12:25 am
Since my ability at impersonation is weak, I will head off to the outer chamber and make preparations in case the fault center shifts to the west overnight…
T for Texas
August 24th, 2011
12:28 am
Oh yeah, Bat. If forgot it’s not his pitches he’s tipping, it’s pints.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 24th, 2011
12:28 am
Let’s hope this is the game, that maybe gets J-Hey going somewhat. They need him going down the stretch and into October
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
12:29 am
Link to QUOTAGE
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/08/24/braves-quotes-after-tuesday-win-against-cubs/
Heyward grounds out to second
August 24th, 2011
12:31 am
Our starting pitching has been a little inconsistent lately despite winning games for us. Seems the fifth and sixth innning is where things get a little unpredictable. I really don’t know who would be our starting rotation for the NLDS.
Right now only Beachy and Hudson are the guys in the rotation I’d be confident with going forward. With either Minor or JJ being the third starter. If JJ can keep improving then yeah we should be ok, but I just don’t know who you go with in this situation.
Heyward looks like he’s improving a lot lately. He’s been hitting much better over the last few games he’s played in. Still, when Jose is back you gotta play him, but Heyward is making strides, there is no doubt about it.
Gwinnett County All Star
August 24th, 2011
12:31 am
dinner at chops
saw paciorek. remember him? my ears are still ringing
told you about venters
chuck and duck he’s not
gold. hoard gold.
barney frank is dumb
cramer is dumber
gwinnett county all star dumbest
dayton still loves him though
chuck taylors. still wear them dob?
Rob from SC
August 24th, 2011
12:31 am
DOB
How high are the Braves on JJ Hoover in the pen
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
12:32 am
chuck taylors. still wear them dob?
Wearing the black low-top Chucks as we speak. No socks.
Linebrink for Cy
August 24th, 2011
12:36 am
Giants are 6 outs away from becoming a tad irrelevant in the Wild Card race (if you get 10+ games back in WC/Division you become irrelevant until you show you can make a run and get yourself back in).
Giants lose they’ll be 9.5 back and only .5 games away from that status (Cardinals achieved it earlier tonight)
noliee
August 24th, 2011
12:36 am
Still, when Jose is back you gotta play him,
why?
DS1
August 24th, 2011
12:37 am
My hotel room smells like fajitas!
Gwinnett County All Star
August 24th, 2011
12:39 am
blue jays have escobar and kelly
content to win at most 85 for the time being
PDOG
August 24th, 2011
12:41 am
How does this trade sound in the off season.
Hanson and JJ for Clayton Kershaw.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
12:41 am
BFChris26, that’s good stuff… looks like a very loving family.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
12:42 am
KJ is not getting much love these days, huh.
Wonder if Escobar even knows who is playing next to him??
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
12:43 am
Just think how scary good this bull pen could have been if Wagner had decided to come back and work as a setup man.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 24th, 2011
12:45 am
The Jays also have Kyle Davies too
Per Kyle’s Wikipedia page – “He was released on August 10, 2011, and cleared release waivers on August 12. On August 20, he signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chop Chop
August 24th, 2011
12:49 am
Groovy tune time.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
12:51 am
BFChris
Nice tribute….time heals.
Coach (2011 Fredi G.a Go)
August 24th, 2011
12:53 am
Kodo’s to Heyward, the kid did good tonight. Grand slams are really sweet
The pitching held up as usual, we scored all five runs in one inning, stole a couple of bases but the defense kinda threw the ball around to much. Six wins in a row, the longest streak in the big leagues at the moment. Nine games up in the wild card and keeping the philthies within striking distance.
That’s all the good stuff.
Now for the bad news. I think Tommy is done for the season. In fact, he might even end up on the surgeons table. Big reds horrific lack of proper pitching mechanics has caught up with him already. All I can say is no matter what happens from here on out……kid, you had better learn how to properly throw a baseball off the mound. Otherwise we have already seen your best. Good luck selling insurance, cars, digging ditches or whatever else life offers
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
12:57 am
Arkansas Transplant
Thanks. In the picture at beginning is my bro, me, mom and two sisters (dad had to work that night). My Dad is in the blue holding my Mom’s hand in the funeral part.
DS1
It sure does. I’m taking my grieving time and doing something constructive with it. It helps me cope.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
12:57 am
Coach
What if I told you I’d done ALL those jobs at one point or another………
DS1
August 24th, 2011
1:00 am
Chris
Hang in there……..
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
1:02 am
DS1
Definitely. It’s hard sometimes, but I’m taking it one day at a time. I’ve lost people close to me before, but not this close to me, so it hurts even more than usual.
Frank from KS (now living in CO)
August 24th, 2011
1:02 am
Coach – it’s awfully damn funny, the guy he replaced, never went on the DL UNTIL his last season in the majors.
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
1:09 am
Link to UPDATED GAME STORY
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/heywards-slam-fuels-braves-1135775.html
DS1
August 24th, 2011
1:10 am
Chris
Not sure if you were around a few years ago, but my wife’s sister got sick and had to move in with us. She had stage 4 lung cancer before she ever realized it was there. Lasted 8 months. It was very hard on my wife, to lose her sister at such a young age (52); but it was also a difficult yet learning experience for my two son’s who were at home.
Family pulls together in tough times…….
BTW, your brother was born exactly 1 year to the day before I married my wife in ‘77.
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2011
1:14 am
Kimbrel’s past 32 appearances: 31-2/3 IP, 12 H, 0 R, 10 BB, 55 K.
In his past six innings pitched, he has 14 strikeouts and two walks.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:24 am
DS1, I’m kind of going through a situation like that with my father. They aren’t sure if he’ll make it through the week. My brother has a wedding this Saturday and my dad called him in to tell him he’s not going to make it but doesn’t want him to cancel his wedding either. It really takes a toll on everyone when you have a family member sick or dying or have died. It really puts everything in perspective.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:25 am
DOB, did Kimbrel keep tonights game ball? See how it tied the MLB record.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
1:26 am
DOB
When’s the last time you’ve seen a pen be some dominant for so long?
And to think that some here wanted to shake things up a few months back. As good as Everyday Jonny has been, I think Kimbrel has the right makeup for a shut down closer.
And it seems to be infectious with the rest of the pen…..
DS1
August 24th, 2011
1:29 am
AT
Sorry to hear it. Truth be told, if we live long enough, most of us go through those situations a few times in our lives.
I think sometimes it’d be easier to be the one who is sick vs being a caregiver.
I suspect your dad doesn’t want to think that he is making things difficult for the family. Not knowing the whole situation, I’d guess and say that your brother should probably stick with the schedule. To honor your dad’s wishes.
I’ll send one up for you tonight, my friend…..
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:34 am
DS1, Thanks.. it’s well appreciated. And your right on all accounts, it’s just one of those situations that I would never wish on anyone to have to go through.
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
1:34 am
DS1
Yeah, I vaguely remember. I didn’t post as regularly then as I do now, but I think I remember hearing about that. Sorry to hear that and you’re right family is the best to help pull through.
Arkansas Transplant
It does put everything into perspective doesn’t it. Sorry to hear what you going through. Will definitely be thinking and sending a few up for yas.
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
1:35 am
I think Kimbrel could end up with close to if not 50 saves this year. Definitely cementing himself for the ROY.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:35 am
It would have been nice to see Wagner sign for this year but I doubt we would have seen Kimbrel develop into the closer we’ve witnessed this season.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:36 am
Thanks Chris
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
1:40 am
No prob.
DS1
August 24th, 2011
1:52 am
Agreed on Wagner’s influence. I think the time Kimbrel spent around Wags last year was probably very helpful, but it’s hard to have two kings in the palace.
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
1:54 am
I think adding another lefty like Joe Beimel (during September at the least) would be awesome. If he does good, alternate between Sherrill/Beimel between each round if Braves make it that far.
I just get the same feeling with Beimel that I did with C-Mart and as you can see, was right about C-Mart
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
1:56 am
I just wish we had another option off the bench instead of Lugo to play SS, plus it would have been nice to grab Willingham to be our RH bat off the bench plus add a little more depth to the outfield.
Just Saying
August 24th, 2011
1:56 am
Crazy to think just one month ago we wanted to kill Uggla and demanded Chipper retire. We should all shut up and just watch them play. Ha Ha!!
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
2:09 am
I never wanted Chipper to retire… now Uggla.. that was a different story.
BFChris26
August 24th, 2011
2:11 am
I’m off to bed, later guys n gals.
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
2:28 am
Good night Chris.
noliee
August 24th, 2011
3:18 am
…kid, you had better learn how to properly throw a baseball off the mound. …coach
true coach, but I just don’t think he can change those mechanics enough. he has so many things wrong.First thing he would need to do is learn not to be a dart thrower. then use his legs more and change his end up to a less violent one. that could take a long time with no guarantee that he would still be an effective pitcher. not sure I remember any pitcher reinventing himself that much. we’ll see
Ward
August 24th, 2011
3:32 am
Hello evey one! Just here for a few post. Nice game tonight,and leave it at that. Good for Kimbrel,and Heyward.Nice job by Mike Minor!Glad we didn’t trade him now.
Ward
August 24th, 2011
3:33 am
Every one! It’s been a great night all around.
Ward
August 24th, 2011
3:39 am
I’m keeping silent, because we are winning,and I’ll talk only after the game,and I’m not coming on before the game either.Keep it silent Braves Fans,and never talk when the Braves are playing this well.Keep it silent!!!!!!!! The Jinks!!!!!!! Peace ……”Go!!!!! Braves!!!!!”
Arkansas Transplant
August 24th, 2011
3:50 am
Ward, what are you doing up so late?
Ward
August 24th, 2011
4:02 am
I work until 10:00 pm Montana time,and I’m just a night person. I like to Roam around the night! from the Shadows Of The Light”Peace……I like the night!!!!!!!!!
Kat
August 24th, 2011
5:02 am
Ward…..
Nice to see someone on the blog at this hour. I’m sitting in an airport with a crying kid near me… Fun.
Heath
August 24th, 2011
5:30 am
With basically a 10-game lead in the Wild Card and barely over 30 games to go… It’s pretty much a done deal now for the Braves. Playoffs….here we come!
Heath
August 24th, 2011
5:49 am
Magic numbers:
Philly (playoffs) = 18 (some combination of either 18 wins for Philly or 18 losses by the Giants). I think we can safely assume that will happen.
Philly (division) = 27 (same as above only when compared to Atlanta)
Atlanta (playoffs) = 23
Since SF is playing so poorly (Stl too) and the Phils/Braves playing so well… The Phillies might clinch a stiff spot by next weekend and the Braves just a few days after that.
Heath
August 24th, 2011
5:59 am
Statistical probability for playoffs:
Philly = 99.9% (division 95.4%)
Atlanta = 99.0% (WC 94.4%)
Philly is now Atlanta’s biggest competitor for the WC; SF and STL are almost completely out of the WC race
Couch Tater
August 24th, 2011
6:39 am
Murphy coined the perfect phrase for Kimbrel, btw. FEAR THE FUZZ!
Reid – I was thinking about that, last night. Kinda like Ozzy in 1974.
Black Sabbath – “Children of the Grave”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhZISswW_k
Braveheart
August 24th, 2011
7:22 am
Even if Hanson had perfect mechanics, if there is such, what makes anyone think he’d be as good as he is now? Could be that the screwed up mechanics are what makes him nasty. Same goes for Venters, who also has really screwed up mechanics.
JRW
August 24th, 2011
7:27 am
The Phillies destroyed the Mutts last night without Howard, Rollins or Ruiz in the lineup and a rookie pitcher on the mound. It doesn’t seem to matter who takes the field for that team they just keep rolling along. Will the Mutts roll over like this for the Braves or will the Braves see the reincarnation of the Mets ‘86 team? Which usually seems to happen for some reason.