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Efrim
September 1st, 2011
12:19 pm
Pastrami? No? Okay……
Lew
September 1st, 2011
12:19 pm
Nathan – That works for me. Now to actually draw it………
Hillbilly
September 1st, 2011
12:19 pm
Crazy, I heard about that.
When man and animal spill each other’s blood, they become one.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
12:22 pm
Hillbilly – Sorry, the sound card is shot on my computer. I’ll check it out when my wife gets home with her laptop.
DAP
September 1st, 2011
12:24 pm
i like “REV” for pastornicky. definitely the coolest. also, zaxby’s is awesome, and so is deer s’getti.
dont know how we ever got past BLITZ-craig for kimbrel.
David O'Brien
September 1st, 2011
12:27 pm
Speaking once more of Phillies, did you all know they have 33 games and no days off in the final 31 days of the season? That stretch began Monday.
David O'Brien
September 1st, 2011
12:28 pm
Jack Wilson was 12-for-32 w/ 5 doubles, 4 RBIs in last 9 games before went on DL (bruised heel). Braves will activate him Saturday.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
12:28 pm
DOB – Hopefully it tires out their rotation and exposes their bullpen. We can hope, anyway.
Hillbilly
September 1st, 2011
12:37 pm
DOB – Hopefully it tires out their rotation and exposes their bullpen. We can hope, anyway.
Lew, I’m with you. Loved this quote from Derek Lowe, last night. Not ready to crown the kings just yet.
You want to go out there and play like we have all year. Your goal is still to try to catch the Phillies.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
12:39 pm
Hillbilly – Yep, glad to see that it was only some bloggers here that handed it all to the Phillies last winter when they signed Lee and not the Braves’ players.
CB
September 1st, 2011
12:40 pm
Thanks,Soph. Blind tho I be.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
12:47 pm
Phils don’t score in the first.
Leake pitching for the Reds. Maybe he can steal one.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
12:50 pm
dont know how we ever got past BLITZ-craig for kimbrel.
Nice!
Didnt realize CFB started today until Soph mentioned the Jackets.
D’oh!
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
12:55 pm
I have been wondering if there’s actually a chance that McLouth is the one released to create a 40-man roster spot for Jack Wilson (on Saturday). McLouth hasnt even started baseball-related activities and after that will surely need a couple of weeks to ramp-up to game speed. That leaves him a week or so of the regular season. He is way behind on the depth charts for CF and LF. Would it be too risky to release him?
Ease
September 1st, 2011
12:58 pm
DOB reported that he is likely done for the regular season.
CB
September 1st, 2011
12:59 pm
SB,someone else mentioned maybe putting Marek on the 60 day DL. I could also see your scenario.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
12:59 pm
SB – Not at this point it wouldn’t. Nate’s only due another mil or so to end the season and then the buy out of his option – all of which at this point they’ll have to pay him, anyway, whether or not he plays
Lew
September 1st, 2011
1:00 pm
Although if he were DFAed, I wonder if someone picked him up for next year whether or not we’d be responsible for his entire 2012 salary.
T for Texas
September 1st, 2011
1:01 pm
Would it be too risky to release him?
I think it is only if you would go with him over Constanza in the event of an injury to Bourn. And even then, if Bourn were injured, you would have no back-up CFer. Interesting question as to how deep the depth chart should be.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
1:02 pm
Although if he were DFAed, I wonder if someone picked him up for next year whether or not we’d be responsible for his entire 2012 salary.
So what you are saying is that officially,the buyout can only be done at the end of the season. That works. So Marek to the 60 Day DL it is.
Mudge
September 1st, 2011
1:03 pm
When Brian Schneider gets an RBI, it doesn’t look good for the Reds..Phils up 1-0
Cur Mudge
September 1st, 2011
1:05 pm
In case anybody missed my late night question I’ll ask it again. Not trying to be annoying, just looking to help my son out. N8
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Not a poster for sale so not sure if this linked photo would work:
http://baseballandfaith.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/photo-5.jpg
Lew
September 1st, 2011
1:06 pm
SB – Not sure on any of this stuff – it can get technical as all hell – but isn’t the time to buy out or exercise an option after the season ends (including post season play)?
Soph
September 1st, 2011
1:06 pm
tiger?
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd105/Braves_Love/Braves%20vs%20Nats%208-31-11/DSCN0841800×600.jpg
Ease
September 1st, 2011
1:09 pm
That’s Diaz..duh.
Soph
September 1st, 2011
1:10 pm
Duh on me.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:13 pm
No, not good. Phils up 3-0 now.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
1:16 pm
Great catch Soph. Didnt he say he was going to wear his Diaz jersey yesterday?
ncscoots
September 1st, 2011
1:17 pm
Bleepin’ Reds. Grow a spine, fercrissake.
abeeeewright
September 1st, 2011
1:20 pm
As long as the Braves, Brewers, and recently Diamondbacks keep playing good ball and putting pressure on the Phils to continue winning (otherwise, they might lose the division or home-field throughout), this stretch of no-days-off may be very detrimental going into the playoffs.
If the Phils wrap up the division/best record with, say, two weeks to go, it won’t matter how many days in a row they play, since they can play their starters as if they had regular days off.
Soph
September 1st, 2011
1:20 pm
Yup, Snot. That’s why I thought it may be him, plus that person in the pic has a young child like tiger and the person that runs the Braves Love blog was sitting in RF and I think that’s where tiger sits too.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:21 pm
Bottom of second. Phils up 3-0 but Reds have two on with 1 out.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
September 1st, 2011
1:21 pm
That’s wild that the Fillies have no more days off! How many rainouts are they making up, or did they only have one day off in September to start with? Yikes…
Random
September 1st, 2011
1:23 pm
Efrim (September 1st, 2011 11:50 am): “Braves may have to trade Jair or Lowe and non tender Moylan to get their payroll in a comfortable place.”
Lowe will not be traded.
Random
September 1st, 2011
1:28 pm
CrαZy (September 1st, 2011 12:15 pm): “Is just ‘The Pastor’ to simple and obvious or something?”
Yes.
“Rev” would be a common nickname for a pastor.
Kinda like a second derivative in Agebra II.
Or kinda like –
“My name is Larry.
“The name of my name is Chipper.
“The name of my name’s name is Hoss.”
abeeeewright
September 1st, 2011
1:29 pm
Next M,T,W will probably set whether the remainder of Sept. will be relevant between Braves/Phillies.
Braves sweep and the Phils will be looking at about 20 more games in a row with the lead down to a manageable number.
Phils sweep and the division is decided. (If they take 2 out of 3 the division is also pretty close to sealed up.)
Mudge
September 1st, 2011
1:30 pm
The Phillies have a make-up double header on the 15th (Marlins) their only originally scheduled off day, and the 20th (Nats) for another rainout. They will have 8 games in 6 days. They’ll throw Kendrick and a AAA pitcher to get them through. I don’t see them straining the staff at all.
abeeeewright
September 1st, 2011
1:31 pm
Random … your algebra II class was way advanced. We didn’t get to derivatives in my school til calculus.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:32 pm
They go to the fourth, still 3-0 Phils.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:33 pm
Not to hate on McClouth, but I would have absolutely no qualms whatsoever about dropping him. I think I had forgotten about him to tell the truth. I was assuming he’d never play for the Braves again. I guess his contract could be a problem huh? When does it run out?
Lew
September 1st, 2011
1:33 pm
Mudge – And as far into their games as they have their starters go, I can’t see them NOT straining their rotation and exposing their pen.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:35 pm
I’d make it a point not to strain the staff if i was the Phillies. More important than winning for them. Don’t think that gaudy record is as important to the real Phillies as it is to their obnoxious fans (that would be the ones that post on here, no offense to all of em).
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:36 pm
Lew
I do agree about the bullpen.
ncscoots
September 1st, 2011
1:36 pm
Reds have a dang pulse, after all. Thready, but there.
Mudge
September 1st, 2011
1:37 pm
abeeeewright ..Phils sweep and the division is decided. (If they take 2 out of 3 the division is also pretty close to sealed up.)
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Keep in mind the Phillies play 4 games in Milwaukee after they play the Braves. No cakewalk, although that series will be Hamels, Halladay, Lee, then Worley. The Braves get Lee, Worley, and Oswalt.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:37 pm
The season ends on September 28 (Wednesday) and the playoffs start the 30th (Friday). So the Phils will have one day off between now and the first NLDS game.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:39 pm
Haven’t been on much today. Is everyone still bashing on Lowe, or has the tune changed yet? I’ve been defending my boy for a couple of weeks now.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:40 pm
They go to the fourth. Now 3-1 Phils.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
1:42 pm
The Phillies’ rotation is racking up some IP. Halladay and Lee will exceed 200 IP their next starts. Hamels has thrown 178 and just got off of the DL.
Oswalt has few IP, but has been injured pretty much throughout the season.
Worley is up to 98IP and has exceeded 112 IP one time a couple years ago and is only 23 – still subject to the Verducci effect.
Bastardo has been lights out all year in the pen, but has appeared in a lot of games and his ERA has risen by .50 something in the past couple of weeks.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
1:43 pm
Remember how much hand-wringing there was over how Fredi would know to stop playing the hot hand? Apparently he handled it quite well when he inserted Diaz in to face Lannan relegating Georgie to PH and PR duties for now. Not too shabby.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:44 pm
The Phils scored 3 in the top of the second. Might add they had a runner thrown out at the plate. The Reds got one back in the third on a Sac Fly.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:46 pm
The irony cracks me up. This guy’s name is Bastardo and it matches up perfectly with how i feel when the sucker comes out to pitch against the braves. Especially considering how good he is. He’s like a fictional villain created to fill the role in my brain. Does that make sense to anybody else?
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
1:46 pm
Heyward in 263 plate appearances since May 1st: .203/.287/.338
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
1:47 pm
Headed to the bottom of the 4th. Still 3-1 Phils.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
1:47 pm
Hugo – Yeah, unfortunately.
ncscoots
September 1st, 2011
1:48 pm
Does that make sense to anybody else?
Just think about how much joy you’ll get when the villain gets crushed by the good guys.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
1:48 pm
I like the Phils pitching staff 1-12. Madsen, Bastardo and Stutes is a underrated back end, and in the playoffs, if they decide to use Oswalt instead of Worley as a #4 starter, that only makes their pen better. Worley looks like a reliever to me long term, anyway.
Shaun
September 1st, 2011
1:49 pm
Yeah. I think the Phillies having more games left than days off isn’t that big a deal at this point, unfortunately for us Braves fans. They have a big enough lead and it’s September so they are going to be able to rest guys. That could all change if they play awfully and the Braves go on a tear in the next couple of weeks but I think that’s unlikely; not so much that the Braves won’t go on a tear but that the Phillies will lose 8 of 10 or something like that.
That said, with both teams at full strength and everyone playing up to their capabilities, I don’t think there is much separation between the two teams as their win-loss records indicate.
Random
September 1st, 2011
1:50 pm
Efrim (September 1st, 2011 8:08 am): “All of a sudden, Derek Lowe has looked pretty good in 4 of his last 5 starts. Game #3 starter…..”
–scoff–
Lowe will likely start Game 2, especially if it’s in Milwaukee.
Ward (September 1st, 2011 2:25 am): “Now the Braves out field is fast,and has good D…….”
Only if by “D” you mean “Diaz”, and not “defense”.
Murph
September 1st, 2011
1:50 pm
Am I the only one who thinks the Phillies will keep on winning despite the 33 games in 31 days thing? Have they lost more than 2 in a row all season?
Any hopes of them fading in the playoffs due to this crazy September schedule won’t matter much to the Braves as they Phillies won’t play the Braves in round 1. The way the playoffs work, with so many off-days and breaks, my guess is that they’ll be in decent shape come round 2. Of course the Braves will be as well, but I’m certainly not counting on the Phillies to be tired going into October.
If the Braves want to win the division the path is clear. They have to win at least 4-5 of the remaining games against the Phillies. Anything less and I don’t think they stand a chance.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
1:52 pm
Freddie Freeman had 3 walks in all of August. This combined with his lowish average has given him the worst monthly OBP for the season – .310.
He hasnt had a 2B since Aug 5th. He has 6 extra-base hits in the entire month. The long season might be catching up to him a bit. The 3 days-off might help turn him around a little, but I wouldnt mind seeing Hinske get a few more starts this month.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
1:52 pm
Efrim (September 1st, 2011 11:50 am): “Braves may have to trade Jair or Lowe and non tender Moylan to get their payroll in a comfortable place.”
Lowe will not be traded.
I love it.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:53 pm
No, you are not the only one who thinks the Phils will continue to roll.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:55 pm
Freeman’s still money. Let the kid play.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
1:55 pm
I also would like to see some rest for players down the stretch, specifically Prado and Freeman.
Random
September 1st, 2011
1:56 pm
abeeeewright (September 1st, 2011 1:31 pm): ” … your algebra II class was way advanced. We didn’t get to derivatives in my school til calculus.”
Huh. Calculus is when we took up summations and integrations.
That’s DeKalb County for ya.
(Or more likely, my memory is shot to hill.)
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
1:56 pm
Freeman’s still money. Let the kid play.
I know he’s money. Only suggesting that we put some of that in the bank for later.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
1:57 pm
Am I the only one who thinks the Phillies will keep on winning despite the 33 games in 31 days thing?
They keep on winning, period. Having really good starting pitching allows this. Just like the Braves. Phillies are a tick better because of the trio up front. They are a tick better than everyone because of those three.
Shaun
September 1st, 2011
1:57 pm
McCann, last 30 days: .146/.241/.417 I guess he needs to be benched for a hotter hand and we need to discuss all about his swing being messed up and how he’s not making adjustments.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
1:59 pm
That’s funny Shaun, cuz it actually sounds to me like an argument you’d actually stand behind. I think I’m reading sarcasm this time, which is endearing.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
2:00 pm
I know that whatever we say isnt going to stop you from going on your mad rants. Why bother? Carry on.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
2:00 pm
Shaun, you’re being lame and trying to pick fights. You have become what Robert and PL used to be when they actually participated here. You’re an immature blogger, bro.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:01 pm
Half way through, still Phils 3, Reds 1.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
2:02 pm
Yeah, i feel like there’s a temptation to start reaching and looking for a weakness with the Phillies. They ain’t got none. You gotta put your big boy pants on and take the Post Season from the Phillies, or it’s theirs. Makes it fun though. If you beat the Phillies, you’ve beaten somebody. That goes for any team in baseball as far as i’m concerned.
Efrim
September 1st, 2011
2:04 pm
And no, you haven’t soured because of your content. You’ve soured because you just can’t quit it. No one ever thought Robert wasn’t an intelligent blogger either, but he just couldn’t stop with the continuing rants about Bobby Cox. You offer nothing here as long as you continue to beat your chest about sample sizes, etc.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:05 pm
They are in the 6th…same score. 3-1.
Murph
September 1st, 2011
2:06 pm
It’s too bad we can’t run the blog in a similar fashion to the Braves organization. Shaun would have been KK’d to AA a long time ago.
I would be grossly overpaid for my questionable performance, but I’d still be on the club.
JRW
September 1st, 2011
2:06 pm
The Phillies actually lost 4 in row twice this season. But there are only two teams in MLB that haven’t been swept in a 3 or 4 game series, and that would be the Braves and Phillies.
TennesseePaul
September 1st, 2011
2:08 pm
Efrim, what Robot and PL provided, to me anyway, was ample scroll by conditioning for future use. I can see how this one has been deteriorating to where I’ll have to engage the scroll-by function again.
TennesseePaul
September 1st, 2011
2:09 pm
It’s too bad we can’t run the blog in a similar fashion to the Braves organization.
I’m fairly certain that’s racist.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
2:09 pm
Seems to me Shaun, that you get off on…
first, taking an edgy, original position on something that you know will rile people
then, refusing to let it go now matter what.
If that’s not the case, then i don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to play well with other.
Just seems to be purposeful continual friction? Would you deny that?
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:09 pm
In the last ten years, the team with the best record in the National League, made it to the World Series one time.
Anything can (and usually does) happen in the postseason.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
2:10 pm
I’m fairly certain that’s racist.
— Hold on, the Braves have gotten a lot blacker lately right?…
JRW
September 1st, 2011
2:11 pm
Phillies 3-1 through 5 Worley pitching 5 IP 5H 1R 1ER 1BB 6K Pretty good Rookie the Phillies found there IMO
JRW
September 1st, 2011
2:12 pm
Enter your comments here
TennesseePaul
September 1st, 2011
2:12 pm
Hugo, that’s racist.
Justa thinking
September 1st, 2011
2:13 pm
Howard just made it 4-1
JRW
September 1st, 2011
2:13 pm
Another Howard Bomb. Red’s caving.
Hugo
September 1st, 2011
2:15 pm
No, I’m being serious. There was this issue like last year about the Braves not having any black players. I think Heyward was the only one, or it may have been just before he came up. Now all of a sudden you have Bourn and Constanza playing, who are in fact black.
ncscoots
September 1st, 2011
2:16 pm
I can see how this one has been deteriorating to where I’ll have to engage the scroll-by function again.
If I can do it, I know you can.
One poster at a time, and we can reach the Promised Land.
Justa thinking
September 1st, 2011
2:18 pm
4-1 Cinn coming up bottom of 6 th
Shaun
September 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
Hugo, I don’t try to be edgy, confrontational or contrarian for the sake of it. There are just so many commonly-held views in baseball contrary to reason and evidence that are held merely because of tradition or because it’s been done this way or that way forever.
DS1
September 1st, 2011
2:22 pm
Cincy is about to bust loose on the rookie!!
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:23 pm
Howard solo shot. Now 4-1 Phils in the bottom of the 6th.
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:24 pm
Worley has 6 K’s through 5. All looking!
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
2:26 pm
Stupid thing about Worley is that he goes deep into games – just like their other starters. Keeps their BP fresh.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
2:27 pm
Yeah – Nothing contrary or confrontational about that stance and calling into question the intelligence of everyone who has the temerity to not agree with you, calling people antiquated, blind, shortsighted or flat earther’s because they were brought up differently or just don’t care to delve into irrelevancies or idiotic comparison posed just to garner a rise from posters. .
Jimmy
September 1st, 2011
2:28 pm
Reds go 1-2-3. Headed to the 7th, Phils 4-1.
Snotboogie
September 1st, 2011
2:29 pm
Let it go, Lew. Scroll on by.
Lew
September 1st, 2011
2:30 pm
SB – Or what? Damn it, it’s my right to respond to anything posted on this forum. If YOU don’t like it then YOU freaking scroll by both our posts.