Wasted scoring opportunities undermine Braves
Say what you will about the injury-riddled Braves pitching staff’s pattern of “five-and-fly” starts in recent weeks, or the weariness and sudden vulnerability of a heretofore overwhelming bullpen, but that could be overcome if not for an anemic offense.
Playing on a balky knee, Chipper Jones has still been one of the only Braves to hit consistently with runners in scoring position this season, particularly in the second half.
The Braves’ .239 team batting average in September is better than only the Cubs and Padres in the NL, and their .669 OPS is better than only the Astros and Padres. The Cubs, Astros and Padres, as you know, are going nowhere but home in a few days.
And that’s not even the worst of it. No, the most damning and inexplicably awful statistic about this Braves lineup is this one: They have hit .181 (32-for-177) with runners in scoring position during the month of September.
Think about that. This is a team that was the league’s second-best with RISP during the first quarter of the season, trailing only the Cardinals.
Back on May 15, when the Braves were about to beat the Phillies for the second day in a row to take a series at Philly, they were hitting .305 (87-for-285) with RISP, eight points behind the Cardinals (.313) and 54 points above the league average.
Today the Cardinals still lead the league with a .286 average with RISP, while the Braves are ninth at .249, one point below the league average. They have hit .232 with RISP since mid-May; the Nationals and Giants are the only NL teams to hit below .232 for the season.
But .232 is solid compared to the pitiful clutch hitting the Braves have done in September, when they’ve consistently wasted opportunities with runners in scoring position, particularly with less than two outs.
Other than a pitcher coughing up a lead an inning after his team stakes him to said lead, there is little in baseball more deflating for a team than getting runners at third, or second and third — or even with the bases loaded in the Braves’ case – with one or none out and failing to get any of them in. The Braves have made a habit of that lately.
In September alone, they have had games in which they’ve gone 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, 0-for-9, 0-for-10, 1-for-10, 2-for-12, and the topper, 3-for-20.
The Braves have gone 1-4 in their past five games and hit .188 with 10 runs. Four of those games were against the Marlins and Nationals. Two more teams going nowhere but home in a few days.
Seven of the Braves’ 10 runs in those games came in one game, a 7-4 win over the Nats.
They’ve lost three in a row since then and total three runs and 17 hits in those three games while being outscored 11-3 by the Nationals and Phillies.
BRAVES LINEUP
- Bourn CF
- Prado LF
- Jones 3B
- Uggla 2B
- Freeman 1B
- McCann C
- Gonzalez SS
- Heyward RF
- Lowe RH
♣ Tonight’s matchup: It’s become the biggest game of the season for the Braves, whose magic number to clinch the wild card over St. Louis was reduced to two when the Astros beat the Cardinals last night, keeping the Braves’ WC lead at one game.
Think about this, the Braves have reduced their magic number from six to two while winning one game.
Tonight it’s Derek Lowe (9-16, 4.92) looking for some atonement, facing the Phillies’ Roy Oswalt (8-10, 3.86).
Braves need a big start out of the struggling Lowe tonight, with magic number down to two and a one-game lead over St. Louiis in wild-card race with only two games left.
Depending how you look at it, the Braves either have little chance tonight, or they and Lowe are past due to have a big game against the Phillies.
The Braves have lost five in a row to the Phillies and hit .200 with a 7.40 ERA in those games, totaling 32 hits while being outscored 36-9. The Phillies hit .324 and posted a 1.60 ERA in those five games.
Atlanta is 6-10 with a .224 BA and 4.49 ERA against the Phillies this season, and has scored two runs or fewer in seven of those 16 games.
Lowe used to thrive against the Phillies, but he’s just 2-6 with a 4.59 ERA in eight starts against them over the past two seasons, including 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA and .375 opponents’ average in the past two.
His overall struggles have been well chronicled, and Lowe has become the favorite whipping boy of a large segment of the fan base. But so important is tonight’s game, I’m betting he could change a lot of minds with one strong performance.
Lowe is 2-5 with a 5.02 ERA in his past seven starts, and since the All-Star break he is 4-9 in 13 starts with a 5.91 ERA, .316 opponents’ average, .379 OBP and .844 OPS. Yikes.
Looking for a ray of sunshine amid all the negative-trend stats? Here’s one: Oswalt is 1-3 with a 5.15 ERA in 11 regular-season g ames (10 starts) against the Braves, his worst ERA against any team he’s face more than twice.
Also, Oswalt is 1-1 with a 5.86 ERA in seven games (six starts) at Turner Field, his highest regular-season ERA at any ballpark where he’s pitched more than once.
However, it must be noted that he’s 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA and .169 opponents’ average in four games (three starts) against the Braves over the past two seasons. The win was this season on April 9, when he allowed five hits and two runs (one earned) in six innings of his most recent start at Turner Field.
Against Oswalt, Alex Gonzalez is 12-for-29 (.414) with two homers, Jack Wilson is 25-for-69 (.362), but Dan Uggla is 3-for-24 with 10 strikeouts.
Against Lowe, Hunter Pence is 8-for-17 with a homer, Chase Utley is 15-for-36 (.417) with two homers, three walks and no strikeouts. Ryan Howard is just 11-for-46 (.239) with no homers, and Raul Ibanez is 6-for-45 (.133) albeit with two homers.
♣Venters update: After allowing another earned run in Monday’s game, Jonny Venters has now allowed as many earned runs (nine) in his past 14 appearances as he’s allowed in his previous 70 appearances.
Every Day Jonny has a 6.08 ERA and .294 opponents’ average in his past 14 appearances, with 15 hits and nine earned runs in 13-1/3 innings.
This after after allowing 38 hits and nine earned runs in 73-2/3 innings in his first 70.
He’s been scored upon in seven of his past 14 appearances since Aug. 26, after allowing no runs and a .111 OA in 23 appearances from July 4 through Aug. 25.
♣ Key bats still cold: Until this summer, Brian McCann and Martin Prado were two of the Braves’ best clutch hitters. McCann, in particularly, was one of their steadiest hitters with runners in scoring position for most of his career.
But neither has been the same, or even close, since a stint on the DL, McCann for an oblique strain and Prado for more than a month with with a staph infection.
McCann is 21-for-125 (.168) in 35 games since returning from the DL, with three doubles, six homers, 16 RBIs, 29 strikeouts, .288 OBP and .336 slugging. The Braves are 17-18 in those games.
He had a two-homer game at Chicago on Aug. 25 and said he’d found something in his swing that morning in the cage, something that clicked. Then he didn’t play for the next four days — the next night’s game at New York before the next two against the Mets got postponed by Hurricane Irene.
The Braves had three days off including their already scheduled off day for that Monday.
McCann’s next game after the two-homer game was Aug. 30 vs. Washington, and beginning with that game he’s hit .165 (14-for-85) in 24 games with two homers, nine RBIs, 14 walks, 21 strikeouts, three GIDP, a .290 OBP and .259 slugging. Did you ever think you’d see Mac hav a .549 OPS over 24 games?
Prado’s retured from the DL in mid-July and has hit .246 in 66 games with four homers, 23 RBI, .286 OBP and .333 slugging.
In his past 31 games, Prado has hit .206 (26-for-126) with 1 HR, 7 RBI, 6 walks, .242 OBP and .270 slugging, a meaguer .512 OPS.
♣ OK, gotta get down to the clubhouse. Let’s close with a great tune from the criminally underrated master songwriter, Alejandro Escovedo. You can see him sing “Always a Friend” with a friend you may recognize by clicking here.
“ALWAYS A FRIEND” by Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Prophet
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Do you wanna be my friend?
Do you wanna be my friend?
Every once in a while honey let your love show
Every once in a while honey let yourself go
Nobody gets hurt no, nah
Nobody gets hurt
We came here as two, we laid down as one
I don’t care if I’m not your only one
What I see in you, you see in me
But if I do you wrong smoke my smoke, drink my wine
Bury my snake skin boots somewhere I’ll never find
Still be your lover baby, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Do you wanna be my friend?
Do you wanna be my friend?
Every once in a while honey let yourself go
Every once in a while honey let your love show
Nobody gets hurt no, no
Nobody gets hurt
Well, I could be an astronaut on the wrong side of the moon
Or wrapped up like a baby on a bus under you
Wherever I go you go with me
But if I do you wrong, take the master suite, I’ll take the floor
Sleep in late, get your rest, I’ll catch up on mine
Still be your lover, baby, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Wasn’t I always a friend to you?
Every once in a while honey let your love show
Every once in a while honey let yourself go, yeah
Nobody gets hurt, it’s only love, love, love
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
David O’Brien, Braves/MIB blog
3,551 comments Add your comment
Ron in Vegas
September 27th, 2011
3:58 pm
First??
TennesseePaul
September 27th, 2011
3:59 pm
Thanks for the work DOB.
GO BRAVES!!
Last 9 Starts of the Starting 9
_________AVG__OBP__SLG___OPS_wOBA_L9S9+
Bourn__ .158 .220 .184 0.404 .193 ___30
Prado__ .237 .275 .263 0.538 .247 ___72
Chipper .242 .316 .424 0.740 .344 __134
Uggla__ .257 .333 .429 0.762 .335 __141
Freeman .152 .222 .333 0.556 .223 ___75
McCann_ .133 .297 .167 0.464 .229 ___52
Seabass .455 .455 .879 1.333 .556 __315
Heyward .321 .444 .500 0.944 .393 __201
Lowe___ .077 .143 .308 0.451 .157 ___40
Feeach
September 27th, 2011
4:00 pm
Let’s take care of business tonight then crack open a Stroh’s when the Astros beat the cards!
Hillbilly
September 27th, 2011
4:03 pm
And we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be…
Clayton H
September 27th, 2011
4:03 pm
Come on Braves. Get it done tonight.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:04 pm
Thanks DOB. Is there any chance you can find out why Vizcaino hasn’t pitched in ten days? Thanks!
Herschel Talker
September 27th, 2011
4:04 pm
“Wasted scoring opportunities undermine Braves”
No kidding?!?
Stick a fork in these bums. Another listless performance will ensue this evening. Losers.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ!!!
Murph
September 27th, 2011
4:06 pm
How many outs will Lowe get?
abeeeewright: 0
Slim to None: 2
brian: 5
UKUGA: 9
Nate: 10
Murph: 11
Booger: 12
Brava: 13
Snot: 14
Ron: 15
menlo: 16
PT: 17
Jimmy: 18
AT: 19
CraZy: 20
Fish: 21
DAP: 22
Eric: 23
laura: 24
BB: 25
Brave4life: 26
bravo_fan: 27
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 still available!
Brava
September 27th, 2011
4:06 pm
Thank you DOB.
Gotta go get ready for the game. Later, blog folk.
GO BRAVES!!!
Nittany Lion
September 27th, 2011
4:06 pm
I hope Fredi has a quick leash on Lowe tonight. We will have someone warming up in the third inning.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
4:07 pm
Prado batting second and Lowe on the mound…the Braves are in trouble and the game hasn’t even started.
KennesawFAN
September 27th, 2011
4:07 pm
Where did Gonzo get the nickname “Seabass”? Is it from “Dumb and Dumber”?
Braves sputter
September 27th, 2011
4:07 pm
Chances not great with Lowe, DOB….would rather have a rookie going tonight.
Baby Gerald
September 27th, 2011
4:08 pm
New Wilco album is solid…
Big game tonight. Go Braves.
McCmann and Aqua Hoss
September 27th, 2011
4:08 pm
man man man man man….
McCmann: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming just keep swimming
AquaHoss: Huh? did you hear that? Just over there!
McCmann: No. NOOOOOO. It cant be. It’s, It’s the playoffs just right around the corner :0
AquaHoss: Yes YES I can almost taste it, taste of bitter defeat.
Herschel Talker
September 27th, 2011
4:09 pm
“How many outs will Lowe get?”
Can I pick a negative number?
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
4:09 pm
Oswalowned
tiger297
September 27th, 2011
4:10 pm
I know our hitting with RISP is awful.
Is there a way to look at runners at 3B with less than 2 outs (or 2nd with no outs) and see how we compare at that. So many nights a hit would be great but one or two fly balls would get in at least one
Fols
September 27th, 2011
4:10 pm
I feel sorry for the staff here……this is the same blog on repeat for a month now!
Come on Braves, turn it around for a day, give us something to look forward to!
Braveheart
September 27th, 2011
4:10 pm
Hopefully Bubba Head taught Derek Lowe how to win this too
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
4:10 pm
Good work, David. Go Bravstros!
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:11 pm
It was great that Constanza had that great stretch (July 29-August 22), but the reason we’re not wining right now is NOT because he’s on the bench.
During that stretch, Chipper went 18-48 (.374), Uggla hit in EVERY game and went 31-89 (.348) and Bourn went 25-83 (.300).
Compare that to their last nine (thanks Ten Paul) – Chipper .242, Uggla .257 and Bourn .158 and you might see why we’re not winning and it has nothing whatsoever to do with Constanza sitting on the bench.
Hope Georgie has a future with the Braves, but let’s get real.
richbrave
September 27th, 2011
4:12 pm
A win and the worst the CARDS can do is tie us. COME on guys, put them out of their misery.
Braveheart
September 27th, 2011
4:13 pm
Someone get Lowe smashed before this game. He’s been a little too Fun Bobby this season. Dude needs a drink or two or ten.
richbrave
September 27th, 2011
4:13 pm
LEW:
My daughter says she sent the two shots. Have you gotten any other than the first one?
Mid Town Joe
September 27th, 2011
4:14 pm
DOB You hit the nail on the head! Blown scoring opportunities have been costly. The Brewers and Phillies seem to get it done when it counts. I hope they lock up the WC tonight, but I’m not sure this team can make it past the 1st round of the playoffs.
I'm with Braves (Always)
September 27th, 2011
4:14 pm
Same guys, same lineup and the manager is hoping(????) for different result. Let’s see.
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
4:15 pm
Something needs to be addressed this offseason… Learn to do a better job managing the bullpen or find a way to get the starters to pitch deeper in games!! Venter’s arm is gonna detach and hit a fan if Fred keeps this up. Venters 163 Appearances in 2010-2011.
MLB Relief Appearances
1. Venters (ATL) 84
2. Veras (PIT) 79
3. Motte (STL) 78
Kimbrel (ATL) 78
Bray (CIN) 78
5. O’Flaherty (ATL) 77
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:15 pm
Let’s go Braves!
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:16 pm
Herschel Talker – “How many outs will Lowe get?”
Can I pick a negative number?”
Is that possible? I mean, you are such a positive person.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:16 pm
richbrave – In a word, No. The one was it and I saved and printed it immediately so I was certain to have it.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:17 pm
And I don’t block emails.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:17 pm
Send these f’in Cardinals packing boys.
Shaun
September 27th, 2011
4:18 pm
I’m not so sure Moneyball (the movie) has much validity when there is no mention of Hudson, Mulder or Zito. Seems to me they were responsible more than any other aspect for any success Beane had.
Lew, don’t know if you saw the MLB Network interview that Bob Costas did with Beane, Michael Lewis, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Beane and Lewis address those who discredit Beane for Hudson, Mulder and Zito.
First of all, all three guys were college players and drafting college players was sort of a theme, as college players aren’t as risky and were probably undervalued at the time.
Second, Hudson was drafted in the 6th round and was probably passed up by other teams because he was a short, right-hander. Zito slipped to 9th overall because he was essentially a soft-tossing lefty. Mulder was the one athletic guy that looked the part and was on everyone’s radar, and he went 2nd overall.
So Hudson and Zito definitely fit into the philosophy espoused in Moneyball. Mulder fits in terms of being a college guy.
PMC
September 27th, 2011
4:18 pm
At the plate, the Braves are choking dogs when it matters for the better part of 20 years.
It is what it is, this team cannot hit.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:18 pm
Lowe: 5 2/3 innings (as usual), 4 runs (as usual), 9 hits (as usual), 3 walks (as usual)…
Going to the bank tomorrow (as usual).
Herschel Talker
September 27th, 2011
4:19 pm
Jimmy:
I aint positive, I aint negative. All I do is keep it real. We aint got nothing but a bunch of losers on this team right now (and really in the whole city – the Falcons suck, the Dawgs suck).
HT
LivinInAL
September 27th, 2011
4:19 pm
Remember during that short period of time when the Braves were fun to watch ( with Born and Georgie), bunting, moving runners over, etc. Then we moved back to that old tired no brains at the plate formula.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:19 pm
Hope Georgie has a future with the Braves, but let’s get real.
Well said, Lew.
Slim Jim
September 27th, 2011
4:19 pm
Braves got a gift last night from Astros. You know Lowe will lose to Phillies.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
win win win! at any cost. I’m talkin half the team just lean into pitches to get on base!
PMC
September 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
Still, nothing matters. 162 games come down to the last 2.
All they need to do is win tonight.
Pierson Brave
September 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
OK, I’ll be the downer…. 1 out!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
What do you guys think about the weather today? Do you think we’ll play a game?
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:20 pm
Talk about the pressure released by a wild card (butt) clinch tonight.
DC Brave
September 27th, 2011
4:21 pm
C’MON BRAVES!!!!!!
coach
September 27th, 2011
4:21 pm
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
3:54 pm
Why no Castanza in the lineup? He is the spark we need to score some runs. He should bat second and put Freeman in the 3rd spot in the lineup!
For some reason I started to laugh out loud when I read this. Even now, typing, I am laughing.
It’s like that laugh Mayor Adam West had when he made fun of that kitten named Paul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrK00l5xXBk&feature=related
September 27th, 2011
3:58 pm
Why no Castanza in the lineup? He is the spark we need to score some runs. He should bat second and put Freeman in the 3rd spot in the lineup!
For some reason I started to laugh out loud when I read this. Even now, typing, I am laughing.
Yeah, it’s freaking hilarious cause they’ve been playing so well since he got benched. LMAO!
September 27th, 2011
4:01 pm
Yeah, it’s freaking hilarious cause they’ve been playing so well since he got benched. LMAO!
No. Actually, that wasn’t the reason I was laughing. You see, OPS is on base plus slug…….ah, nevermind. Forget it!
How about winning = Castanza in lineup, Freeman batting 3rd
Losing = Castanza sprains ankle and never returns to starting lineup
Curious George
September 27th, 2011
4:21 pm
Why is Prado batting second and once again, why is he in the lineup at all?
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:21 pm
Shaun – I know, but there is no mention of them in the movie. Kind of a glaring omission, don’t you think.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
4:22 pm
This game is probably the biggest of the final two and I think their WC chances hinge on this start … only bad thing is that Lowe is pitching and he’s either 1 of two things: pounded and beaten badly or pitches ok with no offensive backing.
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
4:22 pm
You don’t think its a slap to the players that this guy is saying hey, they can’t win two over there…
Ptown:
Having seen the way we have been playing, would you give good odds of that happening against the team with the best record in the NL? And Lowe pitching one of those two.
I’m saying it should not be considered a slap.
2012 25-man roster - GO BRAVES!!!
September 27th, 2011
4:22 pm
C McCann
1B Freeman
2B Uggla
SS Gonzalez
3B Jones
LF Prado
CF Bourn
RF Heyward
C Ross
1B/OF Hinske
OF Diaz
SS Wilson
2B Conrad
SP Hudson
SP Jurrjens
SP Beachy
SP Minor
SP Lowe
CL Kimbrel
RP Venters
RP O’Flaherty
RP Vizcaino
RP Varvaro
RP Medlen
RP Martinez
Hanson on DL to start the year.
TennesseePaul
September 27th, 2011
4:22 pm
Payne, your 4:18pm spent 4 paragraphs responding to something Lew didn’t even say….
The key phrase you over looked was “(the movie)”… You even quoted it and then went back to discussing the book and the philosophy and not “the movie.”
Here it is again: I’m not so sure Moneyball (the movie) has much validity when there is no mention of Hudson, Mulder or Zito
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
4:23 pm
Same guys, same lineup
What did you expect a trade??
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:23 pm
“Stick a fork in these bums. Another listless performance will ensue this evening. Losers.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ!!!
We aint got nothing but a bunch of losers on this team right now (and really in the whole city – the Falcons suck, the Dawgs suck).”
And that’s since 4:04
Alright, I was wrong. You are just “being real”.
AB*Nation
September 27th, 2011
4:24 pm
DOB ,,Sept. 7th game for Lowe was at CBP, not Turner. Let’s hope you are right that he makes us all forget about what he did before tonight.
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
4:24 pm
Hi
Lets Go… for cryin’ out loud.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:25 pm
Linebrinks Security – By the looks of your last post. No matter what Lowe does we still lose.
DUE TO: No offensive backing – LOL.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:25 pm
I don’t know about this Henry Sosa guy. Could be a tough night for the Stros. Gotta grab a win tonight!
oldmike
September 27th, 2011
4:25 pm
with the way they have played since getting swept in Philly why would a rational person expect them to snap out of their funk against Oswalt, and further, expect Lowe to turn it around for one night. Isn’t this the definition of insanity? Lowe has been so bad for so long it’s a wonder he’s even out there every 5th day. Has he made it to the 7th inning more than once since the All Star break? Give him a really short leash. Get him out of there if he struggles finding the plate early on. That’s the harbinger of doom. It’s absolutely incredible that the entire team has stopped hitting. Where’s the hitting coach in all this mess. Their plate discipline has vanished. And we just haven’t taken advantage of Bourne’s speed to manufacture any runs.
Please guys do something good for a change.
Thanks,
OldMike
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
4:25 pm
C McCann1B Freeman
2B Uggla
SS Gonzalez
3B Jones
LF Prado
CF Bourn
RF Heyward
C Ross
1B/OF Hinske
OF Diaz
SS Wilson
2B Conrad
SP Hudson
SP Jurrjens
SP Beachy
SP Minor
SP Lowe
CL Kimbrel
RP Venters
RP O’Flaherty
RP Vizcaino
RP Varvaro
RP Medlen
RP Martinez
Hanson on DL to start the year.
AB*Nation
September 27th, 2011
4:25 pm
Sorry DOB ,,I meant Oswalt, not Lowe.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:26 pm
Braves, Rays and Red Sox all at 89-61 with the Cards at 88-62 with two games left to play.
Guess we now know that 92wins was what would have guaranteed a Wild Card berth this year.
southern hope
September 27th, 2011
4:26 pm
Over at Boston.com, they *wish* they had Lowe pitching tonight and can’t understand why we’re complaining.
Also, I’ll say as I said yesterday….baseball is one odd game….I couldn’t predict where we (or Boston) will be on Thursday.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:28 pm
Some funny stuff going on here this afternoon – I must say.
meh
September 27th, 2011
4:28 pm
I think I’d flip Prado and Bourne. that way Prado could get on Bourne could bunt him over since he’s not doing a whole lot else lately. Anyway, I’m predicting that Lowe has a bounce back game and the Braves win tonight. GO BRAVES!!
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:28 pm
At the plate, the Braves are choking dogs
Gutless, choking dogs. Gutless, spineless, choking dogs. With no heart. Or urgency.
Just want to make sure I get all the pejoratives in there. You know, in a fell swoop. That way, if some in-game blogger forgets one of them, he can refer to this post for a memory jog.
I try to be helpful.
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
4:28 pm
SH, most people here would trade Lowe for whoever Boston is pushing out there tonight though.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:29 pm
We need this game bad. We don’t want to have to run Hudson out there tomorrow. Like someone said, I hope there is a real short leash for Lowe. Heck, get someone up after he first pitch.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:29 pm
With Chipper’s knee publicly ailing how many bunts will the Phils lay down tonight?
Threadkiller
September 27th, 2011
4:29 pm
Why play Constanza tonight? This is a must win game, We need to approach this game with small ball in mind. Get runners on, steal, and bunting runners over. We have to put pressure on and score early. Lowe will be fine. I expect to see more sliders from him tonight.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:30 pm
How many outs will Prado make tonight while ahead in the count?
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:30 pm
How many times will we see Chipper grimace tonight?
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:31 pm
Braveheart-
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:31 pm
why would a rational person expect them to snap out of their funk against Oswalt, and further, expect Lowe to turn it around for one night. Isn’t this the definition of insanity?
Nah. Pretty much the definition of baseball, though.
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
4:31 pm
The Braves are a bunch of choking dogs who will win the next three World Series.
Let’s!!! Go!!!
B!!!R!!!A!!!V!!!E!!!S!!!
It's out of here.....
September 27th, 2011
4:31 pm
It’s healthy to just admit the reality of the truth… the are DEAD and DONE.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
A Bomb-
I’ll set the over/under at 7….
Everyone place your bets!
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
The A Bomb “With Chipper’s knee publicly ailing how many bunts will the Phils lay down tonight?”
At last, a very good, insightful post. Great point A Bomb.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
Over at Boston.com, they *wish* they had Lowe pitching tonight and can’t understand why we’re complaining.
Oh yeah? Want to have him?
Abnerish
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
I’ll be interested to see if Chipper can move at all. And I’ll be interested to see if Rollins or Victorino tries to test that knee by bunting. My gut tells me that while they don’t want to give the Braves the game, they are playing with injuries in mind. For example, Pence pulling up on Diaz’s double yesterday or Ibanez not going full speed on Uggla’s 2b in the 9th. So, I think they will avoid plays that will force them to go full speed, like a bunt.
Felix
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
Can’t believe that Lowe is starting. Might as well start Linderflunk. No chance, no way the Braves win when you add zero offensive skill with a zero starter. I’ll sum up tonight’s game for you before it even starts:
Start with Lowe who can’t pitch,
Then add in Braves hitters who can’t hit (except Chipper), hell can’t even bunt,
Then add in Braves runners who are too slow, like McCann (except Bourne) and prone to mistakes,
Then add in Braves courage which is zero as they are all time chokers,
Then add in Fredi who can’t manage jack s____,
When you sum it all up—you have another Braves loss.
lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
4:32 pm
should be an exciting scene at the ted tonight should the braves figure out some way to win tonight with everyone sitting around waiting for the outcome of the cards game.
lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
4:33 pm
dare I say it will be a much more interesting scene however on this board, should the braves not find a way to win.
Heisenberg
September 27th, 2011
4:33 pm
Sometimes I swear you can see it in their faces when they come to the plate with RISP and less than 2 outs. Like they wish it were someone else up there with all the pressure. The problems are between the ears. Where is John Smoltz phycho-analysis shrink dude these days?
Henry Sosa
September 27th, 2011
4:34 pm
I am not so sure about this Efrim guy.
coach
September 27th, 2011
4:34 pm
Heyward is an automatic out in the lineup and his defense isn’t that great either. Put Castanza in the lineup for a spark!
Felix
September 27th, 2011
4:34 pm
By the way, someone call Boston quick and tell them we will trade DWI Lowe to them for a bucket of balls.
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
4:35 pm
Fredi is determined he’s going to continue trotting Prado out there, no matter how bad he sucks.
Good grief, at least get him out of the two spot.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:35 pm
The A Bomb – “With Chipper’s knee publicly ailing how many bunts will the Phils lay down tonight?”
Or they can drop it in front of the plate and let McCann throw it in right field.
Got that out of the way for the Brian haters….
Shaun
September 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
Lew, there was also no mention of Miguel Tejada or Eric Chavez in the movie. It’s been a while since I read the book but I don’t recall Tejada, Chavez, Hudson, Mulder or Zito being central figures in the book either. Probably because both the book and the movie were about finding undervalued players by using different methods than many other teams, so Lewis and the screenwriters are going to focus on the most undervalued players.
In other words, the movie is not primarily a story about the greatness of the 2002 A’s or early 2000’s A’s. It was primarily about how, through ways of looking at the game that were different from many teams at the time, the A’s were able to compete with teams like the Yankees though the A’s payroll was much lower. If the book or the movie were just a profile of the 2002 A’s, then Tejada, Chavez, Zito, Hudson, Mulder would be glaring omissions.
If someone writes a book primarily specifically about the Braves’ methods to finding undervalued players in the 1990’s and those undervalued players, do you think they would focus on Justice, Gant, McGriff and Chipper or do you think they would focus on Greg McMichael, Kerry Ligtenberg, Mike Remlinger, etc.?
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
Where is John Smoltz phycho-analysis shrink dude these days?
On this blog, defining character through body language?
Blk09GT
September 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
I believe we will see “playoff” Lowe tonight. Braves win by 5.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
Derek has a good start left in him. He’s just gonna have to dig deep to find one he left in the closet earlier in his career. It will be there, probably with some of his old Sawx memorobilia.
coach
September 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
1. Bourn CF
2. Castanza RF
3. Freeman 1B
4. Uggla 2B
5. Chipper 3B
6. Prado LF
7. McCann C
8. Gonzalos SS
Clarence
September 27th, 2011
4:37 pm
Since Chipper has a sore knee, why not let him be the DH tonight?
JRW
September 27th, 2011
4:37 pm
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:29 pm
With Chipper’s knee publicly ailing how many bunts will the Phils lay down tonight?
***********************************************************************
None. Not Manuel’s style. Unless it’s a pitcher batting. He still manages AL style most of the time.
Ed Glennon
September 27th, 2011
4:38 pm
I would rather watch Chipper swing the bat in pain than watch some of these other guys swing healthy.
mikey d
September 27th, 2011
4:38 pm
I’m thinking maybe it’s time to drop Prado down and stick somebody in the 2-hole that can hit……….Oh – maybe I was thinking of the Phillies
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
4:39 pm
You pretty much know how Prado’s ABs are going to go.
Take fastball straight down the middle, then swing at garbage and weakly fly out or ground out.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:39 pm
Clarence, are you being a “DH” right now?
It’s the NL baby, where real men play real baseball!!!
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:40 pm
Derek has a good start left in him.
Maybe, for inspiration, they put on For Love Of The Game after BP.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:41 pm
Scoots-
Yeah, when I see Lowe pitch I sometimes think of a washed up Billy Chappell
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:41 pm
About to talk Braves Baseball on 1670 am Macon
coach
September 27th, 2011
4:42 pm
“Derek has a good start left in him.”
He has to have one in him because he hasn’t used one in a long time!
Patrick
September 27th, 2011
4:42 pm
Herschel: In my opinion, you are exactly 100% right on the money!
Kat
September 27th, 2011
4:42 pm
Thanks for the new read/tune.. even on busy days I somehow manage to make it over to the blog.
Not sure about most of you here but I’m looking forward to going home and catching the Bravos game even if it causes me to have mini heart attacks each inning.
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
Sometimes I swear you can see it in their faces when they come to the plate with RISP and less than 2 outs. Like they wish it were someone else up there with all the pressure. The problems are between the ears.
It seems like TnBrian has spawned a big crowd of folks who can psycho-analyze from their own couches.
Blk09GT
September 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
With all the sweating Lowe does, maybe they should give him several bags of IVs before the game. Get him through 6 or 7 innings.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
oldmike – Maybe they might have a chance because Oswalt is 1-3 lifetime vs. Atlanta with a 5.15 ERA.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
Alright good folks, gonna leave you until right before the game. All bloggers going to the game, have a great time!! And hang around to see the Astros finish.
GO BRAVES!!!!!
ray
September 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
the only way the Braves can score is if someone does a Marmol- walk 3 guys and throw a wild pitch.
Mc Cann has to be benched as he can’t get it done.
they refuse to skip Lowe’s turn. it is amazing how they will not admit he stinks. why can delgado start, but not Teheran who is the better prospect ?
did they expect to make the playoffs by losing every series in Sept ?
can’t hit lefties and don’t hit righties much better. Capunao and Detwiler mesmerized them, but noone else in the NL.
look at the hitters they got NOTHING for – Melky, Francoeur, Kotchman, Lee. all are hitting better than all Barves except Freeman and maybe Uggla.
even Saltalamacchia could help now.
PATHETIC
PUT UP THE WHITE FLAG
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:44 pm
I’m still amazed at how poor our hitters have been this year. I expected more from everyone, except Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman. They’ve been about what I expected.
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
4:44 pm
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Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
4:45 pm
8. Gonzalos SS
An entire season has gone by and you still cant spell his name right.
Supes
September 27th, 2011
4:45 pm
Fredi should bench ICE COLD PRADO in LF in favor of “George” Costanza tonight…but alas same ole stubborn Fredi….refusing to recognize the match up. Even if George has cooled off….his speed puts pressure on the defense of the opposition – he can get on base, leg out a ground ball…can ICE COLD PRADO do that? Heck no…he’s a prime candidate for the “fan fave” 6-4-3 DP.
Well…I’m off to the game in a bit…been to 4 games this year (counting tonight) and I’m prepared for the worst since Derek bLowe is pitching.
I’m sorry, but as much as people wanna defend him…he’s STEALING MONEY from the Braves with his lack of performance. He’s getting paid number 2 starter money (AT LEAST) and he’s pitching like a 5 most of the time. EARN YOUR DARN MONEY DEREK!!!
southern hope
September 27th, 2011
4:45 pm
I too believe that we will see play-off Lowe tonight. My heavy heart can’t allow me to believe anything else.
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
4:46 pm
I’d rather have scoots pitching than Lowe.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:46 pm
APPARENTLY
There is a “different vibe” in the clubhouse today….
What, all of a sudden they want to play to win?!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:47 pm
I want 5 runs in the first two innings from our Braves. Anything less, and no one makes the team next year.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:47 pm
ABomb – Don’t watch the game tonight and you won’t see Prado make outs or see Chipper grimace. Honestly, I don’t know why you would if it’s that painful.
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:47 pm
My heavy heart can’t allow me to believe anything else.
Exactly. If the alternative doesn’t bear contemplation, why do so many here contemplate it, LOL?
Clarence
September 27th, 2011
4:48 pm
Duh? Okay.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:48 pm
#Braves’ Ross: “Knowing we can clinch today, it’s a different vibe.” #stlcards #MLB
Blk09GT
September 27th, 2011
4:48 pm
I agree with those saying we should start George tonight. At the very least take advantage of his speed and run him out there in between pitches to towel up Lowe.
choozer
September 27th, 2011
4:49 pm
Excellent and timely article. Really puts clarity to the Braves’ collapse. If they don’t start next season with a new hitting coach, I can guarantee you they won’t be selling as many tickets.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
4:49 pm
Shaun – Yeah, why concentrate on the reasons for Beane’s very little bit of success? But of course, the purpose of this movie is to sell tickets to see Brad Pitt, right?
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
4:49 pm
Jim Duquette on mlb.tv just blamed the Braves crash on rookie starting pitchng, along with offense. Then said Braves would have tough time with Oswalt tonight since he has been pitching very well lately.
Do these guys follow baseball, watch the games?
ncscoots
September 27th, 2011
4:50 pm
I’d rather have scoots pitching than Lowe.
Just give me the rock, coach. Sumbees better pack a lunch, ’cause tonight all they’re gonna have is hard work and short pay.
Curious George
September 27th, 2011
4:51 pm
I am glad to see some of the teflon come off Prado. The guy has killed us since coming back from the DL. Every night the same thing, get behind in the count and take terrible swings at balls outside the zone.
laura
September 27th, 2011
4:51 pm
rookie starting pitching has been good for the most part…it is the lack of offense. Sometimes I wonder what these analysts watch…
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
4:51 pm
If you believe that average with RISP is essentially the same as average, except with a higher std dev due to smaller sample size, then the Braves were due for regression. So, posting numbers that said, “Wow they’re great” early in the season was bound to be countered by “Dear Lord, they’re terrible” later in the season.
‘Nuff said.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:52 pm
T for Texas-
Well, he got 1/2 of that equation right…
Thats about par for the so called experts right?
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
4:52 pm
For everyone who complains about Chipper playing hurt tonight just realize they’re the same ones who would be complaining about him not playing if he took himself out of the lineup.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
4:52 pm
I’d start Constanza at Catcher instead of McCann. I’d also have him pitch instead of Derek Lowe.
Wait a second…….
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
4:52 pm
I see there are a few numbers left on the Lowe-stakes.
Now everyone who is predicting amazing suckage is wishing that they’d had the cajones to pick zero early in the day.
abeeeewright leads the list!
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
4:53 pm
’cause tonight all they’re gonna have is hard work and short pay.
I don’t even have to see scoots to know that there is some serious body language behind this remark.
southern hope
September 27th, 2011
4:53 pm
Mr. Fish, also check out this piece at Boston.com….it’s actually kind of eerie….substitute the noun “Red Soxs” for “Braves” and “Tampa bay” for “Cards”….you could print it right now:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/09/what_are_they_m.html
I Am a Complete Idiot
September 27th, 2011
4:54 pm
Tonight Atlanta will bat .750 with RISP, score 10 runs, Lowe win pitch a complete game shutout and the Braves will totally dominate the Phils.
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
4:54 pm
ncscoots, September 27th, 2011, 4:50 pm … “Just give me the rock, coach. Sumbees better pack a lunch, ’cause tonight all they’re gonna have is hard work and short pay.”
Are you talking their offense or your defense?
coach
September 27th, 2011
4:54 pm
I wish we had Bobby Cox back!
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
4:54 pm
P-Town-
You are correct, sir. I forgot that we were grading on a curve.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
4:54 pm
Guys talking about how there is 0% confidence in everyone in the lineup besides Chipper….
And that they actually have less confidence in them than they do Lowe, which is saying something…
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:55 pm
Lew – My point is… sir…. that ol’ Martin likes to take pitches to a point. He’s like a guy who won’t scratch the itch to show his manliness and then can’t take it anymore.
His strike zone is WAY TOO LARGE at 3-1. And it hurts the team.
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
4:55 pm
“There is a “different vibe” in the clubhouse today….”
Nolie donated his vibrating bed to the cause.
DC Brave
September 27th, 2011
4:56 pm
Go Braves!
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
4:57 pm
I’m not giving the rookies any kudos. if any of them could have gone 7 or 8 innings in a couple of these games instead of maxing out at 5..the bullpen would not be done and would have clinched already..imo
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
4:57 pm
And Lew — my other point is… sir… that if the point of Chipper playing tonight is to act like Tony Romo and be “tough” than it’s not going to help us either.
LAST NIGHT: “I feel 50.” All of a sudden he feels 39 again?
Booby hater
September 27th, 2011
4:58 pm
Is there any way we can get Bobby back to manage the final two games????
Curious George
September 27th, 2011
4:59 pm
Still would like to know the Braves record when Prado was on the DL and our record since his return.
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
5:00 pm
I’d rather have nolie catching than Mac.
Gene Mauch
September 27th, 2011
5:00 pm
Tonight will the stadium be packed will there be more seats again…that just show what Game3 in NLDS crowds be just barely over 40,000+ here…..I so proud finally i can rest in peace knowin the Braves have replace me in blowin a championship in 64 to the cards! Thank u fredi Gonz and friends now if u keep Bobby cox out of place u may win if he there bye Bye!
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
5:00 pm
The last time I can remember a team playing in such a funk as the 2011 Braves was the Red Sox when they went down to the Yankees 3-0 in the NLCS. The year that they won 4 in a row (bloody sock, etc) to eliminate the Yanks and then go on to sweep the Cards in the WS.
When they were down 2-0 I figured they would come out with intensity. Instead, they looked lost and got demolished. That’s how the Braves look right now.
Will the Braves flip the switch the way that year’s Sox team did? Or will the disorientation continue into October? Time will tell.
CrαZy
September 27th, 2011
5:00 pm
Everyone put away your Guns Knives and Rope longer than 5 foot and enjoy the Braves winning the WC tonight….hopefully!!! Later!!!!
Noone, Looser, Then, Than & Alot
September 27th, 2011
5:01 pm
@ T for Texas
How are you Joseph?
Lew
September 27th, 2011
5:02 pm
ABomb – Sir, I’d still suggest you refrain if it causes you that much hurt.
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
5:02 pm
Cajones????
Lew
September 27th, 2011
5:03 pm
Unless, of course you’re really a masochist or just need something to bitch about.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
5:03 pm
sir.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
5:03 pm
How are you Joseph?
Joseph? I’m T. T for Texas.
Heisenberg
September 27th, 2011
5:04 pm
Whoop
4:39 pm
“You pretty much know how Prado’s ABs are going to go. Take fastball straight down the middle, then swing at garbage and weakly fly out or ground out.”
That sums up a lot of Braves hitters these days, except sometimes they swing widly at ball 4 in the dirt and do not even bother to put it in play. Especially with RISP.
Lew
September 27th, 2011
5:04 pm
Wish I felt 50 again.
Heyward gets on base now
September 27th, 2011
5:04 pm
Gonna come down tomorrow night. I predict another bad outing from Lowe. Although even though he lost the last game he pitched, he pitched decently. Maybe he can keep it going.
Given the run we’re on, probably not though.
I think we take it tomorrow and somehow the Astros pull off a miracle as Tim Hudson gets the win.
I would love to clinch tonight.
At all really.
Go Braves!
Dumbfound
September 27th, 2011
5:06 pm
Nova Scotia Steve
September 27th, 2011
4:48 pm
#Braves’ Ross: “Knowing we can clinch today, it’s a different vibe.” #stlcards #MLB
What ?!
You mean to tell me you had to wait to the second to last game of the season to get a different vibe ?! 
Get out of here Ross !
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:06 pm
THIS JUST IN:
Chipper has arrived in his hoveround
flange1
September 27th, 2011
5:07 pm
I believe Lowe will surprise the Braves world with 6.667 inning of 5 hit 1 run baseball.
Offense will score 4 in the first 2 innings.
Braves win 6-3
The power of positive thinking!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
5:08 pm
Joe Blanton will start tomorrow’s game.
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
5:08 pm
Whether or not you like the Red Sox (I don’t) you have to have respect for Terry Francona. He drastically changed his lineup with 2 games to go. It would be easy for him to send the same lineup out there again, and if they fail he could blame it on the high priced veterans.
I wanted Bobby Cox gone because he never made any adjustments… Gonzalez is the same way.
Where is Hinske and Constanza? The same lineup is not working. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:08 pm
Check out the Red Sox lineup…
Has the little Jed Lowrie batting cleanup….
FWIW, Lowrie has never…NEVER batted cleanup a day in his professional career….
So would some rather have THAT to comment on?
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
5:09 pm
Joe Blanton? Nice. I was looking for Worley to start.
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
5:09 pm
Phils win, 1-0.
The Braves leave the bases loaded with nobody out in the seventh, eighth, and ninth.
Murph
September 27th, 2011
5:09 pm
Chipper has arrived in his hoveround
Is that one of those personal mobility scooters? I’ve been thinking about picking one up for myself and adding floats to it so I can drive the 1/4 mile down to the lake and just go straight in and start fishing.
Go Go you Pilots
September 27th, 2011
5:09 pm
Also we went on this when are Manager started cap Tippin as do say i GiveUp….Ozzie G. was released from white sox so can be marlins new manager in 2012….well braves u goin have to start worryed about fishin soon Ozzie is Back n he have them so perky u be watchin them over u in 2nd behind phillies n Nats while Mets n braves start the slow hemorriods downward trend….why should we win these 2 games if we do may suprise beat brewers n play phillys for Natl league.But i see a one game playoff to decide who wins wildcard and i afraid if we play that one game thursday (if here) crowd be so low will be mocked by espn n fox n TBS best play in st.louis they fill up the place with SRO crowds…..we get just over 30,000 here!
Shaun
September 27th, 2011
5:10 pm
Lew, there were a variety of reasons Beane had success, as is the case with most GM’s and most franchises. (Yes, I would call the 7th-best record in the majors over his tenure with one of the lowest payrolls “success.” But if you are just talking World Series wins, I guess you think the 1991-2005 Braves weren’t very successful, either.)
Moneyball, the book and the movie (which was obviously based on the book), was primarily about how the A’s found undervalued players and focused on examples of undervalued players. If it were a book primarily profiling Billy Beane, the 2002 A’s or the early 2000’s A’s or it was a 2002 A’s yearbook, the movie should have mentioned lots of other aspects of the Oakland A’s. But that’s not what the book was intended to be. Michael Lewis said what got the ball rolling was trying to find out how the A’s, with a limited payroll, were able to win 100 games and compete with the Yankees. He found that what made the A’s different from most teams, at least most of the other small-market teams, was that they heavily relied on statistics to find undervalued players. I don’t know that he’s ever said this was the only reason for their success but it was clearly an important factor.
Wait til next year
September 27th, 2011
5:13 pm
If this were next year the Braves would have already clinched a spot in the playoff.
We wouldn’t have to go through the choke.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:13 pm
More bulletin material:
Jimmy Rollins says even if Braves, Cards, Red Sox, Rays get in they will be no match for anyone and will be rolled over as they’ll be exhausted….There’s just too much stress and there’s a difference between battle tested and battle worn….
Jimmy sure does love the smack talk doesn’t he?
dcp
September 27th, 2011
5:13 pm
The Phillies don’t bunt so Chipper is safe there. Every big series the past few seasons when it counted at the end vs. Philly had ended badly.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:15 pm
Murph-
You might wanna try those things they put on planes….
I think simple floaties wont work….unless you plan on sinking the thing if the next couple games dont work out…
Course then you could just take a nice roll down into the lake…
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
5:15 pm
Nothing would make me happier than to close it out tonight so that Tim Hudson can start game one.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
5:15 pm
Efrim Joe Blanton will start tomorrow’s game.
JOE BLANTON??
That’s almost as good as Pelfrey!!! That could help BMac out some…last day of the season, but ah heck—better late than never…
Murph
September 27th, 2011
5:18 pm
The Braves and Tim Hudson should have no trouble beating Blanton tomorrow… which is exactly why they’ll have a lot of trouble beating Blanton tomorrow.
Gotta win tonight. Gotta gotta gotta.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:19 pm
McFanny-
I’m not sure at this point that anyone can help BMac out…
I mean he has hit under .200 for quite some time now….where the hell is Howie at? Where is Brad?
Is Brian just not listening anymore?!
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
5:20 pm
When did Ross said that?
SteveInFXBG
September 27th, 2011
5:20 pm
Call up Joey Terdoslavich!!!
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:21 pm
Guys & Gals-
THE only game that matters is the next one….
Who cares about Blanton, who cares about Hudson….
The only thing that matters starts in less than 2 hours….
Take care of business and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow!
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
5:22 pm
Jimmy sure does love the smack talk doesn’t he?
Jimmy Rollins, with that constant yappity yap of his, should play for the New York Jets.
Abnerish
September 27th, 2011
5:22 pm
That’s a good idea, put Hinske out there. He’s been in a horrible slump at the plate AND you weaken your defense at the same time! BRILLIANT! This is crunch time. You put your best players out there and ride ‘em. Hinske is here to be a power bat off the bench, period.
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
5:25 pm
The stats for this team will make you want to slap your mama. We really need some luck to make it. Please win tonight boys…..please!
Patrick
September 27th, 2011
5:26 pm
Loved Ross’s comment about clinching.
1. It’s funny and a ridiculous thing that say after blowing a 10 1/2 game lead
and
2. Lowe is pitching-enough said
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
5:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmWjav8Hlg&feature=related Let start the Chop
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
5:26 pm
P-Town I’m not sure at this point that anyone can help BMac out…
Well, I gotta keep thinking happy little thoughts like that…he’s gonna get something again…not ready to say “wait until next year” yet…
And he said he talks to Brad every day…
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:28 pm
McFanny-
Well…uh…maybe he should stop then….
Whatever he is doing isn’t working.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
5:30 pm
Guillen gone from the Chi Sox. That team desperately needs to rebuild. It’s been too long. I don’t think Kenny Williams is right for that job anymore either. Someone has to get in there and explain to Reinsdorf that you have to spend on the draft. I’d deal Quentin, Danks, Floyd, Crain and Thorton this offseason. Peavy, Rios, and Dunn aren’t tradeable. Konerko and Alexei would have value if put out there, but I’m not sure they’d want to do that.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
5:30 pm
P-Town—
It just really makes me think it’s the injury or something…
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
5:30 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8e2JbTXe_o
Ugh.
Derick Slowe
September 27th, 2011
5:31 pm
Anyone want to go out for a beer tonight after the Game?, I’ll drive.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:31 pm
Patrick-
Thing is, Ross can say whatever the heck he wants because in his case, unless BMac O.D.’s on Krispy Kreme’s before the game, Ross isn’t going to figure into the outcome.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:33 pm
McFann-
Thing is….I am beyond sick of guys playing through injuries and hurting the team….
-Chipper
-Nate
-Jordan
-Jason
The list goes on and on….
Either be healthy enough to be out there or take off the gear and have a seat….
Murph
September 27th, 2011
5:33 pm
Call up Joey Terdoslavich!!!
Fredi: Bring me The Terd!
Conrad: Hey Lowe, Fredi wants to talk to you!
Fredi: No no no, Terdoslavich.
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
5:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv0UIiHEh14#t=6m38s
Double ugh.
Abnerish
September 27th, 2011
5:36 pm
I don’t think what DRoss said was wrong at all. I’m sure there’s an increased level of excitement in the clubhouse today. That’s not to say that they weren’t excited before, but despite their lousy play the last month they still have a very good chance at winning this thing. And possibly, with a little help (and a whole lotta luck), tonight!
ncgary
September 27th, 2011
5:37 pm
go braves
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:37 pm
Also, I have a hard time figuring out how 1 guy out of 25 stays to watch the team who is trying to catch you and what they do….
Real team cohesiveness there….
Guys, pull your heads out of your @sses tonight and take your hands off your throats!
For my rant, that is all.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
5:39 pm
Not gonna matter what the lineup is tonight because Lowe is gonna do us a solid and kick the Phillies azz. And the offense WILL get er done tonight.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:39 pm
It seems as though the more I read here and the more I listen to on the radio….
The more I realize just how stupid our manager is, how inept some of the supposed “talent” is, and how angry I am that this team has rolled over and tried to lay down for whoever wanted the Wild Card.
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
Chop Chop –
Thanks…..needed that a couple of hrs. before The Biggest Game Of The Year!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
Chipper Jones, at his age, should not have had the best offensive season of any regular. No offense to Chipper. Love the guy, but that’s more of a bad thing for our other regs.
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
Infante resigned with the Fish. Maybe we can trade for him and have the Fish to pay for his salary or we just wait until Hanley Ramirez is run out town by Guillen and swoop him
.
menlobrave
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
DOB, Regardless of baseball outcomes, the big event here this weekend is the “Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival” at Golden Gate Park Friday-Sunday, with acts like Ralph Stanley, Jason Isbell, Emmy Lou Harris, Ryan Bingham, John Prine, Dr. John and dozens of others. Three days, four stages, and lots of good music and food. Although it will be cold. If you’ve never been to it, it’s worth a trip to the bay area. It would be great to be at the festival AND listening to Braves playoff updates.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
Statistically speaking, the Braves recent inability to hit with RISP is not just mere randomness. It’s gone on long enough and consistently enough to be scientifically labeled as “choking”.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:40 pm
I hope Lowe will be better, but I also hope Fredo grows the cajones enough to have Teheran ready if Lowe sputters early….
Can not afford to leave him out there to take one on the chin tonight!
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
5:42 pm
Oh God. Ozzie and Hanely together and touring in South Beach.
Should be entertaining!
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:43 pm
Lowe is gonna do us a solid
———————
Yeah, that happens all the time. Or was that sarcasm?
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
5:44 pm
SPTimesRays Marc Topkin
by SI_JonHeyman
#Rays Kotchman taken out on stretcher, had tightness in chest, going to hospital for precautionary tests
Scary…hope he’s ok…
Murph
September 27th, 2011
5:44 pm
Chipper Jones, at his age, should not have had the best offensive season of any regular. No offense to Chipper. Love the guy, but that’s more of a bad thing for our other regs.
I’d argue that Freeman is having the best season of any regular position player, but I get what you’re saying.
Brave4life-1995 all over again???
September 27th, 2011
5:45 pm
Lets take care of “business” as many Braves players would say.
sadly at the end of the day, they are getting there paychecks from our pockets.
mjn99
September 27th, 2011
5:45 pm
Just a hunch but the braves bats come alive tonight, Lowe pitches the game of his life and the Astros blow out the cards
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:45 pm
McCann is having a pretty solid season, if you ignore his horrendous defense and inability to hit in the last month.
One-Eyed Mac
September 27th, 2011
5:47 pm
I wonder what the “vibe” in the clubhouse was knowing they could have clinched a while ago if they had only been able to play somewhere around .500 ball.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
5:47 pm
DOB ,,Sept. 7th game for Lowe was at CBP, not Turner. — AB*Nation
I’m not sure what you’re referring to. Something I wrote?
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
5:47 pm
McCann’s D ain’t all that bad. His pitchers just tend to be horrendously slow to the plate.
Shaun
September 27th, 2011
5:48 pm
Lil’ Barry Bailout, it hasn’t really gone on long enough to be considered more than randomness.
What did they do, forget how to be clutch after the first quarter of the season? I think it’s mostly randomness, and the rest is overall offensive ineptitude.
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
5:48 pm
Seabass .455 .455 .879 1.333 .556 __315
Heyward .321 .444 .500 0.944 .393 __201
After reading this stat…last 9 games of the starting 9,I am gonna go out on a limb and say J-Hey and Gonzo both have big games tonight and the Braves win 5-3 Lowe will go 6 innings but only give up 2 runs.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:48 pm
Is every Braves pitcher slow to the plate? I can’t remember the last time Brian threw anyone out at second.
And he seems to have a problem catching throws from the outfield. The sweep tags are much more effective with the ball in the glove.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:49 pm
Word is, some Red Sox higher ups think Francona hasn’t been aggressive enough with players. Leniency worked in the past, but doesn’t with these guys.
WOW….if that doesn’t sound familiar….
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:52 pm
Bravesfaninok-
You know whats sad…..
Neither of those two guys were in quite a few of these games this month when we needed them
Skeezix
September 27th, 2011
5:52 pm
Charlie opened the door wide last night for the Braves when he took Lee out after 6 innings. The Braves didn’t walk through. Tonight, he will probably open it again. Can the Braves step through?
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
5:52 pm
Chances not great with Lowe, DOB….would rather have a rookie going tonight. — Braves sputter
Which rookie? Beachy, Delgado and Minor pitched the last three games. Teheran? What has Teheran done to give you confidence that he’s the guy to turn to in this pressurized situation over Lowe? I’m really surprised by the number of folks who act as though Teheran has excelled in his major league starts. I think Teheran is going to be really good in the future. But I also am realistic and have seen his four starts this season. They have not been anywhere near as impressive as Delgado’s, Beachy’s, or Minor’s past nine or 10.
Teheran has a 5.40 ERA and .288 opp. average in four games (three starts), with eight walks and seven strikeouts in 16-2/3 innings. In his three starts he’s worked 4-2/3 innings, 4 innings, and 5-1/3 innings.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:53 pm
BTW….can I just say I’m already sick of this Nikki Williams on 680…
Being that optimistic makes me feel that much worse about all of this!
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
5:53 pm
DOB, what’s the story on Arodys? Hasn’t pitched in 10 days…he’s not hurt, is he?
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
5:54 pm
DOB-
Teheran does need to be ready in case Lowe lays an egg like we know he can….
Fredo must have the stones to pull Lowe early if he doesn’t have it….can not afford to leave him out there to implode.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:54 pm
They’re hitting .181 for nearly a full month–that ain’t randomness. Yes, they HAVE forgotten how to hit with RISP, because they’re so frightened of failing that they tighten up and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Here ends my psychological diagnosis from afar.
The Braves have no balls.
Dumbfound
September 27th, 2011
5:56 pm
A look At Lowe – Unlucky or Awful?
AUTHOR: Fred Owens | IN: Braves | COMMENTS: None Yet
Every time Derek Lowe is scheduled to pitch, while the game is in progress and after on the blogs and twitter there are some extremely unkind, inaccurate and unjustified statements made about him. In an effort – inevitably unsuccessful – the inform and ad perspective, here are just a few words about Derek Lowe’s “bad” year.
We all know Derek Lowe hasn’t been as sharp this year don’t we? I mean look at his won/loss record he’s awful, right? Then he had that unfortunate traffic stop where the did all those awful things. The charges for those awful things were dismissed and in this country I thought innocence was true until proven false. Maybe not.In any event, Lowe is not an easy guy to like.
I get it. He’s losing games for the Braves and the heaven knows the Braves deserve better. I wrote back before the injuries to Tommy Hanson and Jair Jurrjens that he should move to the bullpen until he fixed whatever was wrong. If those two were healthy I’m sure he’d be there now.But, they aren’t healthy, the Braves have a shortage of starters and he is going to start a critical game tonight. Besides, the numbers don’t say what you think they do. So let’s take personalities out of this and look at how he has actually pitched.
I guess if asked most of you would say something like awful, terrible or horrible. Many fans berate his performance while ignoring similar performances by others. Keep in mind (please) that I come to profile Lowe’s starts, not to praise him. I’m just going to show the numbers for each starter and let you take a look.
For Lowe I’ve shown the 13 games before and his 13 starts since the AS Game.
For Beachy, Hudson and Minor I’m using starts since the All Star game.
For JJ and Hanson I used their last 13 starts before the All star break.
Lowe
Pre AS Lowe
Post AS Beachy
Post AS Hudson
Post AS Minor
Post AS Jurrjens
Pre AS Hanson
Pre AS
GS 13 13 13 14 9 13 13
Rec 3-4 4-9 4-2 8-4 6-3 10-3 11-2
ERA 4.60 5.91 4.12 2.83 3.83 2.03 .208
BAbip 2.90 .368 .328 .289 .350 .259 .218
HR 5 6 7 6 7 4 7
G (W-L) G (W-L) G (W-L) G (W-L) G (W-L) G (W-L) G (W-L)
RS=5 7 (7-0) 2 (2-0) 7 (4-3) 6 (6-0) 6 (5-1) 5 (5-0) 4 (4-0)
IP < 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
IP 5+ 4 4 4 1 6 2 1
IP 6+ 7 6 6 4 2 6 5
IP 7+ 1 1 1 9 0 5 6
RS – Braves Runs
Here’s some of what I see, in the table.
1.) Run Production is down the second half
No matter who starts:
When we score 4 or more runs we win about 88% of the time.
When we score exactly 3 runs we lose about 70% of the time
When we score less than 2 runs we lose about 75% of the time
2.) Beachy and Lowe go 5 innings or less about the same number of times.
3.) Since the ASG Lowe and Hudson received get less run support than other starters
4.) Lowe’s BAbip rose 78 points the second half . As a reference Hudson’s is up 32 points and Beachy up 33.
BAbip indicates that hitters are putting the ball in play more often against everyone. This makes sense as pitchers get tired through the year.
Lowe is suffering more than Hudson even though both are ground ball pitchers. Lowe is missing with more hittable pitches than Hudson (the sinker is up and the slider isn’t sharp) so more balls in play turn into hits instead of double plays.
5.) Even though Beachy’s record is 4-2 that doesn’t indicate Beachy’s starts are more successful. The Braves are 5-8 when Beachy starts and 4-9 when Lowe starts.
Not shown are the innings when the pitchers allow the most runs. Lowe allows runs in about even numbers in innings 1-6 averages about 1/2 run an inning over his 33 starts. He hasn’t shown any particular inning or innings that are harder for him than the rest.
Like most strike out fly ball pitchers Beachy is vulnerable in the 1st inning before he settles in. He also tends to give up a lot of runs in the 4th inning about the time he’s going through the lineup the second time.
It’s pretty clear the Braves scored a lot more runs for Beachy than they have for Lowe in the second half. Nine times the Braves have scored three or less runs for Lowe , four times for Beachy. Seven times the Braves scored five or more for Beachy but only twice for Lowe. Given equivalent run support Lowe’s record would likely improve.
I doubt this will change anyone’s mind about Derek Lowe. I too would like to have Jurrjens and Hanson back so this wouldn’t be an issue; but we don’t. For myself, I try to understand that Lowe would not pitch as he has if he knew how to go back to his form of last September. He’s not trying to give up hits and runs and feels as badly or worse about it than you and I. After all he’s the aging vet who may not get this close to the prize again; and they all want that prize.
As always comments are invited.
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
5:56 pm
Mac’s not slow to the (dinner) plate!
Coach (2011 Fredi G. a Go!)
September 27th, 2011
5:57 pm
I have already stopped thinking in terms of the wild card. I’m thinking done in 162 or 165 because it really won’t matter at all in the larger scope of things. These guys are toast and they know it.
Chief
September 27th, 2011
5:57 pm
How many solo hr’s have the braves hit this year? Has to be near the top
Patrick
September 27th, 2011
5:58 pm
I’d rather have albie lopez start than derek lowe
Octavius
September 27th, 2011
5:58 pm
This breaking news just in! Venters was rushed to the hospital this morning and is undergoing emergency surgery to have his left arm reattached.
Fredi announced that, if released from the hospital in time for tonight’s game, he planned to use Venters in the 8th inning.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
5:58 pm
Fire Fredi !!!
Hire DOB !!!
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
5:58 pm
Thanks DOB,You and Carroll have done an excellent job all season!!!!
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
5:59 pm
The Braves front office did the same thing this year they did last year–sold the fans a bill of goods oriented around their starting pitching being world-class. It wasn’t true last year, and it hasn’t been true this year. Any Braves starters in the running for Cy Young? Sure, the starting pitching was the “strength” of the team, but only because their offense was so horrendous.
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
5:59 pm
P-town did you have a lot of coffee today? Or do you just need a big dollop of antacid?
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
5:59 pm
DOB, cant you become the Braves manager? Would you take it if offered to you ?
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
6:00 pm
Snot-
BOTH!
Murph
September 27th, 2011
6:01 pm
DOB, if the season ends tomorrow night… what do you do? Vacation? Start covering the offseason right away?
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
6:01 pm
I don’t know why as the odds are against it, but I think we clinch tonight.
P-Town BravEEE ©
September 27th, 2011
6:01 pm
So…all we have to do is score 4 tonight then?
Sounds easy enough
BFChris26
September 27th, 2011
6:01 pm
Lets go Braves & Stros tonight!!!!!!!
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
6:01 pm
If there is a wild-card tiebreaker game between Braves and Cardinals it’ll start at 8:07 p.m. EST Thursday at St. Louis (7:07 Central Time)
Chief
September 27th, 2011
6:02 pm
“Braves reduced magic number from 6 to 2 while winning 1 game” HAHA Only the braves
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
6:02 pm
Is Kimbrel still in the running for Rookie of the Year?
ijudgenot
September 27th, 2011
6:03 pm
If Lowe loses tonight he would have lost 17 games. How many teams have made the playoffs with a 17 game loser?
brian
September 27th, 2011
6:05 pm
Teheran has shown flashes and he definitely has the potential to be an ace, but Teheran has also shown that he needs better command of his fastball, better command of his changeup, and a better breaking ball period.
Teheran could use one more year of AAA with the occasional spot start in the majors. Delgado and Minor have shown they should be in the majors. vizcaino should join Teheran at AAA to continue to work on being a starter
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
6:05 pm
Lowe and Loss start with a …
brian
September 27th, 2011
6:07 pm
if the Braves can make the playoffs, all bets are off and it will be a new season.
hopefully the braves can shake the rust and mold off their bats from the season of non-use
Patrick
September 27th, 2011
6:07 pm
I wonder how much better this team would be and have done if they took DOB’s advice (sincerely) and hired Kirk Gibson and his crew.
One thing’s for sure, they wouldn’t have blown a 10 1/2 game lead
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
6:07 pm
DOB, cant you become the Braves manager? Would you take it if offered to you ?
There are so many good ones on this blog, like Shaun for starters. I’d think he’d defer to them. Robert would’ve won us a few championships by himself.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
6:07 pm
Yikes! Hope Casey Kotchman is OK! That’s scary…
Frankie Wren
September 27th, 2011
6:07 pm
D Lowe’s three seasons with Braves
09- 232 hits
10- 204
11- 206
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
6:08 pm
DOB as Mgr??????
:facepalm:
Coach (2011 Fredi G. a Go!)
September 27th, 2011
6:09 pm
Derek Lowe’s last ten starts:
3-7 with an ERA of 5.87, team record of 3-7. Seven could be his lucky number tonight. Will he go seven or give up seven runs…….stay tuned.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
6:09 pm
DOB where would the tiebreaker be held – should we need to play one?????
I’m kidding man, totally kidding.
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
6:09 pm
Teheran could use one more year of AAA with the occasional spot start in the majors. Delgado and Minor have shown they should be in the majors. vizcaino should join Teheran at AAA to continue to work on being a starter
I think all three should start in AAA. Teheran and Delgado need to work on the breaking ball and just keep adding those “finishing touches” to be able to really work a hitter and put a hitter away. Vizcaino needs to work on the change and get stretched as a starter.
Minor is just kind of a placeholder back-of-the-rotation guy for me until those three can step in and do work. Not a bad guy to have in that slot, though. Good, young, and cheap. But not with the upside of those guys…
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
6:09 pm
If we miss the WC…….it’ll tie the 64 Phils as the biggest collapse EVER!
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
DOB for Braves Manager !!!
AZBravoFan
September 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
The real question is what will the temperature be at game time? The cooler the better for D.Lowe…
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
For some reason folks, I have faith in Derek Lowe.
He will come through for us tonight.
Frankie Wren
September 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
Interested in seeing how the D-back players respond to Gibson’s style of management the next couple of seasons. Manager of the Year this season, will he be a good with staying power or go the ranks of Garner, Yost etc.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
“Let’s say the Braves only play .500 ball the rest of the way…”
Hmm, what if they go 7-14?
Chop Chop
September 27th, 2011
6:11 pm
Ol’ Pedro Gomez says it’s basically “bone on bone” in Chipper’s right knee.
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
6:12 pm
“Bone on bone?”
Sounds like a certain blog collective to me.
The Abs Man
September 27th, 2011
6:14 pm
Why does Fredi insist on batting Prado second?
Clear as day, that’s not working.
Frankie Wren
September 27th, 2011
6:14 pm
“Let’s say the Braves only play .500 ball the rest of the way
1-1 gets them to a tiebreaker game possibly.
monty
September 27th, 2011
6:16 pm
I suppose you could say FG has done one heck of a job, getting one of the worst hitting teams in the NL with 2 missing starting pitchers to the brink of a WC spot. Way to go FG! Don’t fire FG, give that man a raise! Keep’n it in perspective.
DogsEatingFillies4Brekky
September 27th, 2011
6:17 pm
If the pork ribs I just cooked up (botched) are any indication of our chances tonight then we are in trouble… even my border collie won’t eat ‘em
monty
September 27th, 2011
6:19 pm
Ephrim, can you give us one of your scenarios where if we go 1-1 the Cards still have to win out to force a 1 game playoff. Oh, wait, I think I got this one.
JEB
September 27th, 2011
6:20 pm
Parrish will be fired at end of year!!
NO reason to bring him back!
ncgary
September 27th, 2011
6:21 pm
me cooking venison
yummy
Snotboogie
September 27th, 2011
6:21 pm
I want the Astros to get a good 6-0 lead after the first inning. That would be roughly halfway through our game and will raise our spirits.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
6:23 pm
It’s not inconceivable that Lowe does come through in a big way tonight. It’s not inconceivable that the Braves score two or three runs. What are the odds of BOTH happening on the same night?
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
6:23 pm
Lew, if you don’t like bloggers ranting then just ignore them. It ain’t hard. You will not convince these people you’re right and they are “and idiots” no matter how many times you try. And you try … A LOT. Like from the butt crack of dawn until late afternoon. Obviously isn’t working.
What do some of you expect – movie and music talk to fill the blog when the team we’ve obsessed over the past 6 or so months could easily be nearing what they call an epic collapse? Get real.
Jason from Taiwan
September 27th, 2011
6:23 pm
Champagne!!! Tonight!!!!
DogsEatingFillies4Brekky
September 27th, 2011
6:24 pm
I’ll take Lowe for 30 outs… he’s gonna do a Jack Morris.. we win 1-0 in the bottom of the 10th
Patrick
September 27th, 2011
6:25 pm
I hope Kotchman is okay, you don’t want that to happen to anyone.
Brave New World
September 27th, 2011
6:25 pm
DOB, How can we not blame Fredi Gonzalez ? He should get the WORST MANAGER AWARD
He literally killed the Braves bullpen..,
Didn’t let his starters go deep
Didn’t play small ball well…,
We are dead last in steals and running game
The team has an average of one sacrifice fly out per month
The pitchers don’t know how to bunt or move the runners over
Even when the team started playing lousy baseball in September he acted as if nothing was wrong and will be wrong ever…,
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
6:26 pm
Abs Man, Fredi is the real “and idiot” here batting Prado at all imo. And I think Mac’s oblique has caused his swing to go in slow motion. That’s not to say I’d bench him over Ross. Ross cant hit either at this point. A disease has infested our bats and it must’ve gotten a hold of their wood. No jokes, ya know what I mean …
Chip Carey's long lost cousin
September 27th, 2011
6:29 pm
Oh God. Ozzie and Hanely together and touring in South Beach.
Should be entertaining!
———————————-
An attendance draw w/their new stadium…I like it…it his don’t work for them nothing will and I really don’t want S. Florida to lose that to to another city for what its worth
bostonbravo
September 27th, 2011
6:30 pm
any POSSIBLE way we can make a fast deal & get Kawakami to pitch tomorrow???
DogsEatingFillies4Brekky
September 27th, 2011
6:30 pm
Have a good night y’all
Go Lowe and Braves
brian
September 27th, 2011
6:31 pm
agreed Steve from OH – that would be ideal.
Minor should be our 5th starter next year. Whether Delgado starts in the rotation or not depends on what happens with Lowe, Hanson, and Jurrjens with trades or injuries. Of course they could also try to get Vazquez to come back for a 1 year encore performance
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
6:32 pm
He literally killed the Braves bullpen..
He DID?? All of them? Damn…who’s gonna close for us now?
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
6:33 pm
Cab,
Sheryl will do the closing.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
6:34 pm
Fisch-
But if Fredi killed the pen, wouldn’t he have killed Sherrill too? Or was he spared because he was on the DL?
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
6:34 pm
Time is going by so slowly right now. Wish game time would hurry up and get here.
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
6:37 pm
Sheryl was spared yes because of the trip to the DL;
He is the lone survivor and will be pitching 5 innings tonight.
GM For The Day...
September 27th, 2011
6:37 pm
1. Bourn CF
2. Constanza RF
3. Freeman 1B
4. Uggla 2B
5. Chipper 3B
6. Prado LF
7. McCann C
8. Gonzalez SS
I like this line-up posted by someone earlier. Except, suggest flipping Prado and Chipper and have Chipper on the bench until a key moment later in the game, insert Heyward in the line-up. Bunt, bunt, and then hopefully a hit. They cannot score runs. Think outside of the box. Or get swept and maybe there is a one-game playoff on Thursday. Seriously, this sucks.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
6:38 pm
Anybody else plan on catching the documentary on the Steve Bartman debacle on ESPN? My previous channel button will be getting a work out tonight.
Bobby's Chauffeur
September 27th, 2011
6:39 pm
The line up should only have Prado in it if Chipper can’t go. Replace Prado in left with Constanza.
Prado has been a no show for a while. Hope I am wrong and Prado goes 4 for 4.
N8
September 27th, 2011
6:39 pm
“Teheran has a 5.40 ERA and .288 opp. average in four games (three starts), with eight walks and seven strikeouts in 16-2/3 innings. In his three starts he’s worked 4-2/3 innings, 4 innings, and 5-1/3 innings.” DOB
Don’t bother pointing out that 4 of his ER were in 2.2 IP of relief in that 12-2 loss to the Mets.
In his starts, his ERA is 3.68. Sure his innings don’t rack up. In his 3 starts, he’s pitched 14.2 innings.
In Lowe’s last 3 starts, he’s totaled 14.1 IP while giving up 13 ER (10.64 ERA).
I’m not saying it’s a guarantee that Teheran would pitch better than Lowe. No guarantee that Lowe doesn’t step up and pitch his best game of the year. Hard to say at this point.
But you stated:
“What has Teheran done to give you confidence that he’s the guy to turn to in this pressurized situation over Lowe? I’m really surprised by the number of folks who act as though Teheran has excelled in his major league starts.”
If Carroll has filled in for you on all of the games Lowe has pitched, I apologize. Perhaps that’s the case. But my only response to that statement is to ask you…..
You’ve seen Lowe pitch recently, haven’t you?
Like I said. No way to predict how this is going to end up. But please stop acting like we’re suggesting or debating whether Teheran should start over John Smoltz in his prime. We’re talking about a guy with a 4.92 ERA over 33 starts this year.
Frankie Wren
September 27th, 2011
6:40 pm
Send lawyers, guns and money
Fredi, get me out of this….
Brave New World
September 27th, 2011
6:40 pm
No way Braves can manage to win the one-game playoff after they got swept by cards..,
Lets win tonight somehow and hope for a miracle that Manuel doesn’t start any regular guys tomorrow
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
6:40 pm
TnBrian—
Why’d you say that about BMac’s quad earlier today…??
Brave New World
September 27th, 2011
6:40 pm
I mean regular pitching rotation..,
Soph
September 27th, 2011
6:41 pm
If D-Lowe keeps us in the game and we win, I promise I will somehow incorporate his name into my name for in-game tomorrow.
Sorry, ‘teen ‘teen – gotta take one for the team.
Mixxo
September 27th, 2011
6:42 pm
lol @ Brian Jordan on his scooter.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
6:44 pm
So-Lowe, or Lowe-ph?
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
6:44 pm
Stay tuned impLOWEsion coming up next.
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
6:45 pm
Who is Steve Bartman Stizz?
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
6:45 pm
Can’t quit now,” said Jones, who aggravated his knee running the bases in the sixth inning on Monday night but still went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. “…I’ve been preaching all along, ‘People are tired. People are hurt. So what? Let’s go. Strap it up.’”
Jones said if it were April, he wouldn’t be playing. As it is, there’s not much he can do other than ice it and try to take it a little easier in batting practice.
Jones said he wanted to have the MRI to find out if there was anything more they could do to treat it. The tests showed his knee is still structurally sound, but without the cartilage removed in his arthroscopic surgery, he said he’s going “bone-on-bone.”
Go get em Old Man !!!!!!!!!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
6:46 pm
You know we loved Prado when he was playing at an allstar level and now everyone is taking shots at him because he’s struggling.
Frankie Wren
September 27th, 2011
6:47 pm
Anybody else plan on catching the documentary on the Steve Bartman debacle on ESPN? My previous channel button will be getting a work out tonight.
Biggest joke I’ve ever seen blaming that poor kid. Like nobody talks about the Stanley wild pitch before Buckner’s error, the other Alex Gonzalez makes a crucial error that would have been a double play and that kid’s life would have been normal. Such a joke fans getting all over that guy.
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
6:49 pm
Strap it on boys! Just two more wins and your in the playoffs.
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
6:50 pm
Eric
September 27th, 2011
6:46 pm
You know we loved Prado when he was playing at an allstar level and now everyone is taking shots at him because he’s struggling.
The same with B-Mac…..And Mac carried this team for about 4 months.
Soph
September 27th, 2011
6:51 pm
Ooh, I like both T. Lowe-ph could also be an ode to our most favorite dearly departed Brave, Garret Loaf Anderson.
O. J.
September 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
How about Slowepheeeee?
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
Usually this time of year you blame the injuries. We have our entire everyday lineup!!! AX the hitting coach.
tdc
September 27th, 2011
6:52 pm
Are they trying to avoid saying you got to tip your cap?
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
LOWE TO THE RESCUE!! I gotta a sick feeling we might win tonight. Call me crazy….
STEELY DAN MAN
September 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
I actually heard D Lowe say a couple of seasons ago … He pitches much better in the cooler weather. Let’s hope that’s true TONIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
Woah,
Chill guys I just think it’s interesting TV.
It is a joke the resentment the city still has for the guy though.
Soph
September 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
Haaa, I love that one too, O.J. Definitely in the running.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
6:53 pm
I thought there was a certain harmony in the Loaf/Lowe-ph tie-in. Use either as you see fit.
Fish Bisch
September 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
Tip your cap later!
It’s time to strap it on and hit the post!
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
No way I expect for this Braves team to magically transform into a decent offensive baseball team tonight and actually win a game.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
Funny, O.J.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
6:54 pm
No, can’t do it. Too many in-game, non-baseball educated, not-really-Braves-fans LOSERS on here.
I’m headed to the TV and watch the game…while keeping an eye on the Rays.
You good blog folks have a great evening. Hey, there are at least three bloggers at the game tonight. Hope they have a great night.
After the victory, I’ll be back!!!
Go Lowe!! Go Braves!!!!!
Fols
September 27th, 2011
6:55 pm
Enjoy the game everyone….my nerves are through the roof!
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
6:55 pm
Anyone who doesn’t get game on tv, mlb.tv is on sale for $4 for the last two games.
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
6:56 pm
Hey Eric,Last year was a fluke.Prado sucks.
Mark Duncan
September 27th, 2011
6:56 pm
I think Lowe really steps it up a notch. If he can at least match what he did last time out against Florida we should be fine. What a brutal September. But these are the Braves! I am 46 and been a fan since I was eight. I remember drinking beer with my buddies in the woods in Albany, Ny going on about how great Tommy Boggs, Larry McWilliams and Steve Bedrosian were going to be. Bedrock was, just not for us. Anyway good luck to everyone. Heyward comes up big. Go Braves!
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
6:56 pm
my nerves are through the roof!
Careful, Fols. We don’t wanna have to cart you outta here like Kotchman.
Jimmy
September 27th, 2011
6:57 pm
437 DishNetwork.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
Here we go ladies and gents… This is our season right here
Murph
September 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
My feeling of nervousness has been replaced with a feeling of dread… I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch/listen to the games tonight.
go braves
Fols
September 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
Well I know it’s intense when I have my game day snacks and Braves clothing on an hour before the first pitch. But i’m ready! I think we pull this one off….
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
6:59 pm
Who’s the longman if Lowe falters tonight? Medlin?
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:00 pm
… This is our season right here
Same saying for many days now
ncgary
September 27th, 2011
7:00 pm
i thought at the start of the year it takes 91 wins to get in.
i also thought the fillys would only win 88
oh well it wouldn’t be any fun being right all the time
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 27th, 2011
7:01 pm
Mister Frisky, you’re a bonehead. Prado had three consecutive years with an OPS above .800. This year is the fluke.
bostonbravo
September 27th, 2011
7:01 pm
well…”DLOWE” the time is here…let the beating begin…..
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:02 pm
I bet Lowe’s ERA eclipses 5.00 tonight and could this possibly be his last start in a Braves uniform? Doubtful.
Fols
September 27th, 2011
7:03 pm
This has the making of Bears vs Packers last year……Bears had a chance to win at home again the Pack, but didn’t….the Pack came back and beat the Bears in the NFC Championship.
Where am I going with this?
Philly will falter, Braves get in………we take advantage of it and see Philly once more with everything on the line!
Dramatic much? Yes.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:03 pm
I wonder if Chipper makes it through the entire game
Kat
September 27th, 2011
7:04 pm
I reinstalled MLB.tv blu ray app today..hoping for better results. It gets weird watching a game 2 mins behind when I’m so tempted to refresh the blog or twitter to see ‘live’ what’s going on.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
McFann, my bad. I meant his oblique, not quade.
See, nevermind me people. I can’t even get certain muscle injuries right.
Fols
September 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
Here’s hoping the boys had a healthy afternoon snack full of HGH!
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
As much as I hate D-Lowe, I wish him pitch much better than his recent outings,
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:06 pm
Let’s go boys….
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:08 pm
Hopefully the Braves lose the funk tonight.
On paper, they look like a much better team than has taken the field lately.
Any day now, the real Atlanta Braves are going to show up. Maybe tonight’s the night.
Maybe tonight.
Maybe …
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:08 pm
N8, you feel better now?
If you’re trying to get me to defend D-Lowe, it ain’t happening. He’s been awful.
But folks who act as though Teheran has been some sort of rookie sensation, on the part with Beachy at his best or Delgado at his best, need to slow down a bit, in my opinion. Kid’s not quite ready for this yet. Braves have been fortunate to have three rookies — Beachy, Minor, Delgado — perform well in some huge starts. No team has that many kids pitching for them in a stretch drive. Four rookies in a row in the biggest games of the season? C’mon. The Braves were not going to drop Lowe from the rotation and replace him with Julio Teheran in the biggest game of the season. Sorry, just wasn’t going to happen.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:09 pm
lets go braves!!!
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:09 pm
Prado is hitting number 2 again.
I don’t get why Gonzalez can’t adjust the lineup.
Prado should be swapped with Heyward.
Choppinmama
September 27th, 2011
7:09 pm
Well, I had a closed door meeting with the team before the game, and we all saw how that turned out. Tonight I’m staying home and rooting from my armchair, hoping that will change our luck.
Luck and some timely hitting……….and good work from Lowe for about 6 or 7 innings…..is absolutely required.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
7:10 pm
TnBrian—
OK…whew!! You scared the heck outta me for a second…
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:10 pm
DOB, How can we not blame Fredi Gonzalez ? He should get the WORST MANAGER AWARD — Brave New World
You can blame him all you want. Nobody’s stopping you.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:10 pm
come on phillies!!…..just let us win! lol
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
26 to go!
Fols
September 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
DOB…must suck being in your time zone waiting for 7:00!
Over here in central time we totally get the game at 6:00! So my posts are actually a spoiler alert!
GO BRAVES!
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
Lowe looks good tonight.
I see movement in his pitches like last years Division Series.
I think we are good today.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
utley batting 2nd?
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
Steve from OH: No, Fredi was asked about Vizcaino today. Not injured, just hasn’t been right situations to use him, according to the manager.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
Over here in central time we totally get the game at 6:00! So my posts are actually a spoiler alert!
Fols-
I got you beat…it’s only 4:00 here
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
damn…
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
unreal
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
And it begins.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
DERRICK FREAKIN BLOWE EVERYONE!!!!! OMGGGGGGGGGGG
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Spoke little too soon Veer
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
I’m with DOB on this one. Lowe over Teheran.
If the grounders find holes, Lowe will lose. If not, it’ll probably be a really good game for him. And there’s a lot to that he can’t really control.
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
The Bad Braves …
“Ow. We want the funk.
Give up the funk.
Ow. We need the funk.
We gotta have that funk.”
Lowe gives up a solo home run.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Wham. Lowe down 1-0 after Utley bomb with 1 out in 1st.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Murph, I want 1 in the pool.
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Well, hell. If that was any indication as to how the pace of the game will go, might as well turn it off now. Thanks Lowe!
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
For real man? Come on
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
D-Blowe strikes again……….. this doesn’t look good…. D-Blowe on the mound.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Surprise, surprise. What a loser. Couldn’t even get through one god damn inning without giving up a run.
Kat
September 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
Oh fun…
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Another first inning run allowed. More playing from behind which has been shown to be detrimental to the Braves.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Keep laughing Phills. Your time will some.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Derek Lowe: The guy you can always count on to put you in an early hole
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
That looked like a good pitch…Utley just owns D LOWE
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Sounds like Chipper is setting up excuses for when he grounds out with men on base. If he is hurt he needs to sit out, or play and shut up.
Heyward needs to kick his ass
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Sit down Pence.
Lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
7:14 pm
Guess we have to rely on Houston again tonight. *sigh*
Choppinmama
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
Last night we had 3 baseballs thrown to us before bp was over. That’s what taking a pretty blonde (my daughter) to the game with you will get you!!!
OMG, a home run already???
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
lexbraves…..it’s 1-0….come on now
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
Please no hangers to Howard
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
Can we score a run to tie it up?
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
Way to bounce back… its early Lowe lets go
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
I wonder if Lowe will be pulled before it’s 5-0 in the 4th
Chop It Up All-Star
September 27th, 2011
7:15 pm
I want a mulligan
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
if you dont want to watch Lowe, then dont. but he looks sharp so far, gave up one bad pitch
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
LAZY flip by Chipper….
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
Well at least he didn’t hit it with men on
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
We can get to Oswalt tonight. Question is, how much will they get out of Lowe.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
I’d also pick Lowe over Teheran. Teheran has shown very little at the major league level.
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:16 pm
Freddie Gonzalez,
I hope that Utley HR tastes good up in your freakin A _ _
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
Give us 6 or 7 and 2 runs and he did his job..not giving up yet
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
who don’t own lowe
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
Look despite the homerun Lowe looks good. He has great movement in his pitches.
I don’t see Phillies scoring many runs aganist Lowe tonight.
If we can score 4 runs today then the game is ours.
PRADO IS DUE UP WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
Lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
“late arriving crowd still trying to find their seats”. They might as well start trying to find their cars.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
doc holliday…..how on earth is that freddies fault?
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
Might as well be 10-0 with this offense.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
Can we score a run to tie it up?
YA, I think so! We average 1.7 runs for Blowe. We in great shape at the moment.
Doesn’t feel like a clinch night does it?
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:18 pm
This team better put it’s money where Chippers mouth is cause I’m sick of “there’s always tomorrow”. How about we play as if there is no tomorrow? How about one win guarentee’s at least a tie for the wild card.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:18 pm
LOL at that commercial having to brighten the screen yet advertise for good skin.
Fols
September 27th, 2011
7:18 pm
Cab….nicely spotted….you must be in the 7th inning or so already? How we look? lol
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:18 pm
Ballgame !!!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:18 pm
Bourn put some charge to that ball
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
knew that wasn’t out
abeeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
What’s with all the fly balls out of Bourn lately?
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Bourn needs to hit the ball on the ground
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Fols-
Have faith. That’s all I am going to tell you
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Why isn’t Bourn bunting more to get on?
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
I´d pick Jack Wilson or Brooks Conrad over Lowe…….. only Linebrink would be a worse option to start this game than Lowe………… even the water boy could do better…………..but oh right, he last september magic, LOL……….stupidity at its best.
sparks
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Bourn swinging for the fences….
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
screw you victorino
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Game,set and match.The winter meetings can’t get here quick enough.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
Okay, so Lowe gives up a home run early. At least it was a solo shot and that’s all he gave up. He looked good otherwise. He’ll get into a groove. I just wish he would get away from that goofy looking skip thingie he does on some of his deliveries. Now c’mon offense, bear the f*** down!
keylargo
September 27th, 2011
7:19 pm
The commercial was over so quick I know a lot of you missed the website address for tickets.
Braves.com/postseason
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Prado just waving at the ball these days…..
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
2 up 2 down…
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
odds of prado being here next year?
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Prado swings at EVERYTHING!!!!!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
your leadoff man trying to hit a home run just get on
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Prado is horrible… Trade him and get Quentin
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
I love all the fans on the blog that complain that the Braves quit, yet give up on them after half an inning…
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Prado is pathetic. What a loser
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Another bad swing by Prado..pathetic
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Really need Bourn and Prado to get on base. Not good.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
Grief.
How many b**ch slap swings will Prado have tonight?
abeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
I knocked an “e” off after that Prado AB.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
1-2-3
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Oswalt looks on tonight
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
How about a little patients? Make this moron pitch
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
that’s right braves work him
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Orioles take a 1-0 lead.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
I don’t think you can trade Prado just because he had one bad year. He had too much stuff on his plate this year (switching position from IF to LF and he was on DL for quite sometime)
John Leonard
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Lowe is dealing,only one run an inning.If he last five,will only be down five to zip.
O.J.
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
WTF man, why is Bourn hitting it in the air? He is not a homerun hitter, just hit the damn ball on the ground and use your fricking speed.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Well, so far we are not going up there with a patient approach. Bourn and Prado couldn’t wait to swing the bat.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Does this dumb team go to sleep every night and forget to be more patient at the plate? You would think that after 162 games these idiots would have learned to take a few pitches early to see what he has got.
Lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
7:21 pm
Which will we see tonight. The patented bases loaded no out strand all the runners, or the patented take the lead only to give it right back up the next inning. Or just a good old fashioned shut out.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
dang Vladimir is still swing his bat
abeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
There goes the perfect game! Thought it might be the third or fourth inning before they got a base runner.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
Bourn and bunting, what gives. You can get hits that way, practically half of Schafer’s hits were bunts.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
switching positions shouldnt cause a 40 point drop in batting average
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
why Uggla… when he threw 4 ball in a row?
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
Great AB Dan!!!
O.J.
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
COme on danny boy, earn your paycheck!
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:22 pm
The man who can’t spell “patience” is calling Oswalt a moron
Mike
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Wow Uggla. These guys are morons. Truly morons.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Goodness, our hitters can be pretty impatient at the plate.
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
No Prado doesn’t swing at everything, he swings at bad pitches. He needs to try swing earlier in the count when they’re throwing him fastballs right over the plate. He doesn’t swing until he’s down 0-2.
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
We need better plate awareness
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
so the guy who doesn’t like being a table setter sees the most pitches that inning
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Uggla is determined to continue his post seasonless streak….sigh
abeeewright
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
This is a replay game, right? I mean, I’ve seen this inning before. Bourn flies out, Prado grounds out to second, Chipper walks, Uggla flies out.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Four batters. 3 hacking away and one was patient. Chipper walked. Gotta get better than that.
1957 Braves Fan
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Chipper saw more pitches than Bourn and Prado.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
why Uggla… when he threw 4 ball in a row?
Because that pitch was over the plate, thigh high…
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
We need hitters to take Chippers approach of working the counts.
What the heck was Uggla doing?
Bourn for some reason thinks he is a homerun hitter now
Prado- not much needs to be said. He is a utlity player.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
wow dan he just walked chipper
laura
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
is Chipper the only one who will work the count anymore???? What the ???
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
Yep. The offense showed no life outside of a harmless walk with two outs. More overaggressive approaches resulting in weak outs. They have 24 more outs to play with so hopefully they can somehow take advantage.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
McCann and Prado: Swings of Excellence
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
Dan Uggla has plenty of power but he’s not a middle of the order hitter.
more like No. 6 hitter.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
Jerry, that’s funny, I have never noticed the skip thing Lowe does. I will have to pay attention to that.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
The bats gotta get going tonight. It’d be asking a lot for the Astros to win back to back games.
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
A 1 run deficit to these limp wristed Bobby Soxers is like a six run deficit to a real contender.
O.J.
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
WTF, I didnt see it, did he swing at the first pitch?
Mike Berry
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
Sad when a 1-0 lead in the first inning of play feels more like a 5-0 lead with the Braves anemic offense. Not that it matters much now…but I would have liked to see someone else batting second instead of Prado in this lineup.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:25 pm
Our hitters look like my wife on The Show PS3. Ha!
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:25 pm
Parrish just popped open his new bag of seeds.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:25 pm
Prado does swing at everything. As a matter of fact, it was in the Mets scouting report from last week.
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:25 pm
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:17 pm
doc holliday…..how on earth is that freddies fault?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You still have to ask?
Are you telling me that you agree to see Lowe on the mound?
He should have been replace on this rotation by Martinez long time ago.
Or Teheran. He could have given some starts to Teheran trying to set him up for a game like todays.
As always, this team sticks to the player that started the season just to show what? Loyalty?
What about showing some Loyalty to the other 24 players…………..
Chippers face right after Utley hit that ball says it all………….they are all tired of Lowe, and I dont think that started this season.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:26 pm
Does it really matter? This team is dead anyway!!!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:26 pm
D Lowe’s stuff doesn’t look that bad except for that mistake he made to Utley. He put that ball right on the middle
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:26 pm
No Wandy tonight. We can’t rely on Houston tonight.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:26 pm
Because that pitch was over the plate, thigh high…
Braves hitters have squandered many very hittable pitches lately by fouling them off or popping them up. Got to do something with those pitches.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
Lowe looking halfway decent.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
Lowe does look good, but we are so bad at scoring runs
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
I cannot believe the Red Sox and the Braves are both in danger of missing the postseason. I fyou would shave said that a month ago you would have been locked up for craziness.
AZBravoFan
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
Uggla missed a hanging slider right down the middle. Patience not the problem, just execution….
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
So I guess it is asking waaay too much for the Astros to sweep. Although that is the most humorous road to the post-season.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:27 pm
Jake-
My comment was in response to someone wondering why Dan swung at that pitch. My point was, it was a good pitch to hit. Dan just didn’t do much with it, but it was a strike, even if he didn’t swing…
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:28 pm
Chip Cary. Says nothing original. Obvious everybody here knows that, but I feel it’s worth repeating. Anybody that says being a good announcer doesn’t take talent just compare Chip to his late dad.
1957 Braves Fan
September 27th, 2011
7:28 pm
First team to 27 outs wins.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:28 pm
Doc….are we talking about the same Martinez? the one who can rarely pitch with the same type of consistency after back to back outings? the one who sometimes seems to lose all sense of control? or we talking about the one who seems to falter after about the 2nd inning while doing long relief mop up duty? I like the guy, but a starter he is not
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:28 pm
Come on, offense!
tina
September 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
Disagree with DOB with Lowe pitching tonight he worst than awful more like sucks. 3o more starts next year with Freddi. There isnt a team out there dumb to trade for him if we would pay 10 mil.He will be ouy of this game by 4th inning. Freddi the ass he is takes Minor out when its. Braves are hard to figure out never thought Prado, McCann and Heyward would be this bad.Milky 200 hits tells us we dont need a hitting coach.Those three along with JJ should not get a penny more than there making now.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
good job Lowe!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
runs runs runs!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
Easy inning for Lowe
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
7:30 pm
Gosh, I hate this McDonald’s commercial…
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:30 pm
Oswalt is gonna pitch tough, but not long. When he gets pulled thats when the Braves can take their shots.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:30 pm
Good inning for Lowe. Start it off Freeman. We score in his inning because Agon and Heyward are up.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:30 pm
Lowe looks like the Lowe of Last years post season.
If we get to the post season and Lowe pitches like this I think we have an outside shot at winning a series but first we have to score some runs.
Lowe is awesome today. What great movements in his pitches. Haven’t seen this from Lowe in last 2 months.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:30 pm
FIRE FREDI GOSHATLIZ
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:31 pm
cabravesfan
I know, just chiming in saying that it was a good pitch to hit as many have been that the braves hitters have done nothing with. Scream about patience, scream about approach but if these hitters don’t start doing more with these very hittable pitches were screwed.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:31 pm
We are in business!! 1.7 runs on the way!!!!!!
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:32 pm
wow everything we hit is so damn weak
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:32 pm
Jake-
Thought that’s what you meant- just wanted to make sure
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:32 pm
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:24 pm
Jerry, that’s funny, I have never noticed the skip thing Lowe does. I will have to pay attention to that.
Yeah Trey, it’s like he dances off to his left and mainly when the pitch was not good.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
7:32 pm
Boston down 1-0 as well.
O.J.
September 27th, 2011
7:32 pm
Anyone have a place I can listen to the game?
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:33 pm
ohhhhYEAH,
Martinez can pitch same amount of inning Lowe has this season per outing………..And maybe, jusst maybe, perform better……….but guess what……….we will never know.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:33 pm
McCann hitting .168 in last 35 games. Wow.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:33 pm
I think their at bats get worse as each game passes.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
nice McCann! Hope this will get him going
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Perfect
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
wow hopefully thats what he needs to get going
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Mac should been on 2nd base. Come on.
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Bloop!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
how is he not on second? no reason to watch the ball
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
How the f*** is Mac not on 2nd base.
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
b mc bloop
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
ONLY McCann couldnt make it to 2nd base on that lol
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Nice bloop MAAAAC!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
A hit! A HIT!!
laura
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
bloop and a jack??
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Hey, look at how HUGE that Jerry Meals game is now.
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Only McCann could hold himself to a single on that.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Luck?
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Good to see McCann able to get a hustle single out of that.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:34 pm
Anyone else on the sam would have had a Texas league double on that one, but at least he’s on base.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
oh geez…….gonzo out
2K91
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Bmac should be standing on second!!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Let’s go Alex!
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Well, there goes AGon. Outta the game, Wilson in.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Bourn- Struggling
Prado- Really struggling
Chipper- Doing decent
Mac-Struggling
Fab 5-Currently struggling
Agon-Good month but streaky
Heyward-Struggling
Thank you Parrish for your input to the team.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
where’s Gonzo?
cricket
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
what happened to gonzo?
tony austin
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
The ultra aggressive approach has worked so well lately, keep it up
!
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Sigh…you complain that he’s not hitting, and when he gets a hit, you complain that it’s “only” a single…
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Wow………….McPop up hit a popup single………will he try to still?
LOL
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
And look who’s umping 2nd….Jerry Meals.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Don’t bother pointing out that 4 of his [Teheran's] ER were in 2.2 IP of relief in that 12-2 loss to the Mets.
In his starts, his ERA is 3.68. Sure his innings don’t rack up. In his 3 starts, he’s pitched 14.2 innings.
In Lowe’s last 3 starts, he’s totaled 14.1 IP while giving up 13 ER (10.64 ERA). — N8
I would just point out that Lowe allowed three runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings his last start. That’s one more quality start than Teheran’s had.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
I don’t understand Why Hicks isn’t with the ballclub given Gonzalez injury. We have no flexiblity with Wilson as our only SS
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
bloop and a jack??
Very appropriate, Jack Wilson that is
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
ugh I thought seabass was playing tonight…
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Chipper playing, Gonzo out!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:35 pm
Damn. Jack in there. Not a good sign for Alex.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
Gonzalez must’ve reinjued the calf, but didn’t see when it would’ve happened. No word yet from Braves.
Lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
Um why didn’t Wilson just start the game if Alex had a hurt calf?
R Michael
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
DOB … In an earlier post, someone called the Bourn / Victorino match-up “even.” You agree? If the Phillies offered you Victorino for Bourn next year, you passing?
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
well atleast wilson has good numbers against roy
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
You people always just look at the negative…
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
ALEX??
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
7:36 pm
ho-hum!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
Here is another man that has had a rough september. and here is another man that has had a rough september. and here is another man that has had another rough september. bla bla bla bla.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
N
where is thuggla on your list?
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
dum de dum dum!
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
man really got a hold of that one
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
Come on, Jason.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
here comes the strikeout kid!
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
Come on kid show us some of that magic from last year.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:37 pm
Wilson sure showed how great he hits Oswalt. C’mon Heyward!
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
7:38 pm
have the Cardinals scored yet?
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:38 pm
Chipper is out there on one leg and Gonzo is out…sheesh
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:38 pm
Braves hitters are just missing Oswalts fat pitches Sooner or later they wil catch up to him.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:38 pm
What are they all — Iroquois or Sioux?
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Thank God for Red Sox.. No one is talking about Braves because of them… LOL
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
yet another stranded runner, how many is that for the season? 2500 or so?
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
here comes the strikeout kid!
Jason’s got fewer strikeouts than Uggla, Freeman, and Alex…
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Homer here. calling it
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
oh boy…
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
told you!
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Sit down Heyward
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
….is anyone ever gonna tell heyward to STAND CLOSER TO THE PLATE? i mean if he is gonna continue trying to pull the ball, which he will, why doesnt he get closer? his arms are long enough that he could pull one in the right-hand batters box if he were to get closer. RIDICULOUS larry parrish
tiger woo
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Jason Outward
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Heyward sure does foul off a lot of fat pitches
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Ugh. Someone has to come through at some point with runners on base, right?
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:39 pm
Doesn’t matter if he was on 2nd or not, our hitters can’t advance runners.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Anyone else really depressed about Jason? I used to get so excited watching him play. Now i dont even like seeing him come up to the plate. What the hell happened?
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Two pathetic offensive innings.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
here comes jason there go’s jason
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Oswalt never strikes out anybody…..
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
This offense makes my eyes hurt. I really get tired of seeing weak pops on the infield and strike outs. All season long the team has looked lost at the plate and seemingly had no approach or game plan. They’re just at the plate guessing and hacking.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Jason’s got fewer strikeouts than Uggla, Freeman, and Alex…
He also has been susceptible to every pitch on the outer half of the plate, hence the recent string of strikeouts and weakly hit balls
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Wow. Gotta say that this offense really makes it difficult to be positive. Really wish they’d do something other than laying down.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:40 pm
Watching this team is like watching golf!!! They put me to sleep!!!!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
R.Michael, Bourne and Victorino are different players. Victorino has developed some power but is not nearly as fast as Bourn. I think Victorino is a more solid defender too, slightly.They are both REALLY good players but I believe I would go with Victorino. I remember when Bourn was a Phillie too, saw him go from 1st to 3rd on a pickoff throw that got by the 1st basemen.
That was a great trade for the Phillies – won them a WS with Lidge.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
STRUGGLING
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
hmmmmwaahaahahahaa the Braves SUCK!
O.J.
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
What station is the game on?
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
Trade Heyward for a bag of rocks!!!!
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
yeah it really blows…..wish he could turn it around
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
7:41 pm
J-DUD is SO OVERATED.
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
Fredi wil bring me teepee for my holiooooooooo
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
@ cabravesfan
heyward also has about 15-20 less games played than all 3 of those that you mentioned when he was hurt
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
God this team sucks! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
And dont tell me not to watch. Hate when the smart asses here say that. STFU! It’s my team!
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
We’ll score either the next half inning or the bottom 4th.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
2-0 Tampa Bay. This is insane.
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
Heyward keeps telling people he doesn’t stand any further off the plate than last year.
ATTENTION HEYWARD…. We don’t care about last year…MOVE F’N CLOSER TO THE PLATE.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
Geez Carlos… Braves killer
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:42 pm
ratatabahahawaahahaa he braves are like me, they are never gonna score! dammit!
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh this team is so annoying
Lee In S GA
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
I’m with DOB on this one. Lowe over Teheran.
_________________________________________________
that is a surprise – Steve O
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Someone, for the love of all that is holy, please step up and hit the damn ball.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
ohhhhYEAH-
He still has quite a few less than Alex, who is above him on that list.
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Ruiz just kills us..but I guess they all do
Rob from SC
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Here comes the real Lowe
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Thank God they pay Lowe all that money!! He deserves it!!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Hanging slider. Oswalt a excellent bunter
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Self destruct time.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
awful!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
bragg on him boys just bragg.
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
For the love of Christ get him out of the game while we still have a chance
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
wow that was smart
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
Hah. I was just about to say don’t walk him. Oh well.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:43 pm
That folks was McCann’s call….
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
That was a dumb move by Lowe.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Poor decision by Lowe. Ouch.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
In this situation you have to avoid huge inning. You have to take easy out
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Great play there Lowe!! Can’t even throw strike to third!!
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
McCann is an idiot.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Que the big inning thanks to McCann’s ineptitude.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Wonderful
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Oh i did forget Struggla. He stuggling!
McFann- what positive thing can you think of? You got mee
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Lowe is a dill hole
tiger woo
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Great decision, Lowe !!
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
dont blame that completely on lowe, our amazing all-star catcher was yelling for him to throw it there
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
game over
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
how are fans supposed to get excited about this level of play? they beat us and we beat ourselves!
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
this could be a fun inning
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
I guess we won’t clinch tonight…
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
that don’t work for us boys just real baseball teams
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:44 pm
Why even bother anymore.
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
9 straight innings no runs.
mjn99
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
wow this team is really bad
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Lowe is earning his pay tonight!!!
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Oh well. Maybe the Stros can pull out another win? Probably not, but we can pray. This one’s over.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Uh-oh. I take back my prediction. We suck.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Rollins is heating up at the right time for the pHillies, 9 hits in last 4 games
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Murph, I’ll take 6 as well.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Only a matter of time before Lowe started screwing up out there.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
With this pathetic offense… no way we come back
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Uranium in the water.
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Here we go!
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
We can’t score three runs….against this guy….against anyone…
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
You stinkin’ crap on a cracker…
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Yikes.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Finger on ballgame button, refuses to press….
Mike Berry
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Listening to the radio feed…a LOT of boos pointed towards Lowe after that last Philly run scored.
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Lowe already ruined our chances of competing for the division
Now he will be the nail in the coffin of our playoff chances
God I hate you, Lowe
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
dammit Lowe i said I want to score, i want the braves to score, hell i just want you to score bunghole!
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
7:45 pm
Go Astros.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
Take this JERKOFF out now!!
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
Oh, Lowe has been able to record at least 1 quality start, now I feel save……….let him start game 1 in NLDS if we get there. The guy is pure quality, what was I thinking !!!
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
can we just hit ruiz in the @$$ every time he comes up to bat? its better than a double, and it only takes one pitch
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
chip they were just playing around before they came to the clowns
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
the only hope we have is……….you know what….we dont really have one
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
Lowe 15mill and you pitch like crap
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:46 pm
Bourn just saved at least one run, not many CF’s make that play.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Boo Lowe and the rest of these losers, fans. Fu** all of them.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Some people actually think its was Lowe’s decision to throw to third.
Really. C’mon.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Well, I guess Fredi had no option but to start this bum.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Pathetic. Pitching sucks, defense sucks, hitting sucks.
Let’s hope that at least that poor drill can win the tool race…I’m guessing tomorrow.
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
watching Lowe pitch is like dating a gurl with no boobs
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
LOL no DP now!!! Team is really awake out there!!!
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
NO THROW????????
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Why bother, right Mac?
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
The Phillies just know how to get the single with runners on..unlike the Braves who swing for the hr every at bat
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
you wonder why people are negative!
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Hey Fredi, I got an awesome idea. Lets take the washed up has-been with 2 quality starts in 40 appearances and have him start the most critical game of the season.
GOOD PLAN.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
lol Mac just pulled a McLouth
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Ellsbury is trying to do his best to save BOS from being eliminated
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
More brutality.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Need a double pla…oh crap there goes Rollins.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
7:47 pm
Season. Wow. I really never thought I would see a braves team collapse like this. Amazing. Offense, bullpen, starters…they all contributed to the historic collapse.
tiger woo
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
The announcer says “Lowe is pitching with conviction tonight”. The results say otherwise.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
do they even care anymore? i really dont think they do….in fact i hope they dont…..if theyre trying thier best that really scares me
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
please season just get over.
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
Lee–dunno, just don’t think the kid is quite ready for the prime time. Not that I think there’d be a great deal of difference between the two. 6 of one, a half dozen of the other type of thing to me.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
Ballgame
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
WHADDYA KNOW? 3 EARNED IN 3 INNINGS.
I AM SHOCKED.
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
Well lookie there, the Phils manage a sac fly to score a runner with only 1 out. Why can’t we do that?
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
3-0, typical Lowe. When you think he is going to actually pitch well, we are down.
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
Time to root for the Astros to save the Braves @zz again.
Pathetic team
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
What is this foreign idea about knocking runners in without a base hit?
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
Gee I have an idea. How about somebody slap the s*** out of some of these players and maybe that will get the fired up.
F*** sometimes it sucks being an Atlanta fan.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
Lowe should return every cent that he is making this year
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
LOL…………
Thats sure was a quality fielding play there by Lowe……….you keep sending him outthere……..
Are they saying it was McPop up telling Lowe to go to 3B?
Im not surprised…………
LOL……………Lowe and Mc………….why are this guy on the field anyway?
Are we really trying to win this game? or are we just doing this just to complete the schedule?
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
Yes, ellsbury stepping up. The Braves need one hitter to do the same.
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
Every slider D-Blowe’s throing is flat.
He just sucks. he’s not a ML material anymore.
Jo
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
Why is Lowe still a Brave?
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
We’re done for the night guys…we never had a chance tonight from either side of the ball.
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
This team is DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
well one would have been enough but go ahead phills get you some more.
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
7:49 pm
So what is that about Baseball Proctologist or some publication talking about Mac being a great defensive catcher? Nice call Mac yelling at Lowe to go to third on a play he didn’t have a prayer on?
It’s what it is. Braves are scared too death! lol
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
Beavis
i would imagine its more closely related to dating a girl with a weiner, if i had to guess
Here we go again
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
The Cardinals must be licking their chops about now. (Yes, I know this game isn’t even a third over, but…)
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
It’s super early, we might still get 3 runs.
Leo Mazzone
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
A few days ago I said the Braves had secured the wild card, boy am I a moron or what?
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
The Phillies are a well oiled machine
mjn99
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
you know if the braves don’t mke it into the playoffs, they il save everyone alot of disappointments over the next three or so games
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
Actually the kids have done a super job.
Vets need to be exposed for what they are.
Despite all this, future is very bright, especially if Weaveralez is jettisoned.
Lee In S GA
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
yeah…good choice Lowe or Loser ..whatever…thank goodness this season is about over…ther is rerurns of 2 and a 1/2 men I want to catch…………..
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
The Phillies are just laughing at us
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
If Lowe is in the starting rotation next season I am done with this team. I just cant take it anymore. You have at least 3 other pitchers you could start in his place that are all easily 10x better than him, and yet we continue to do this.
F#ck you Lowe.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
Lowe is facing a real lineup. He’s throwing a shutout if he’s facing braves hitters. You have to score to win. Give the phillies hitters some credit, they are doing their job. Can’t say the same about ours.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
good thing the season is over….if it was just starting…..can u imagine? what a terrible season to endure lol
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
Lets use Medlen. Lowe earned his money for the day.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
Booooooooooo Lowe in a must win game you pitch like crap
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
Lowe is nothing but a sweaty loser. Have all the money he wants, but he is a loser in all our eyes.
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
hmmmmmmm what the hell is Butthead doing over there in the dugout? stop acting like that Butthead, quit it you rump goblin, Lowe blows and you know it.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
After they collapse they better fire Freddi.. Gotta get rid of all the bad vibes.. Mets didn’t after their collapse and look at them now!! Gotta clean house!!!
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
Yeah, expecting Lowe to pitch a good game was a little unreasonable I guess. Not even CAB could have expected that.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
how goes it guys ?
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
The phillies get runners on and they always score unlike the Braves..
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
The only crooked number we might see tonight out of the Braves will be in an overnight police report, it seems.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:51 pm
Phillies are too good for their own good?
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
No Braves pitchers can actually limit the damage. Anytime they allow a runner into scoring position with less than two outs the runner scores. Conversely, the Braves have trouble scoring runs with the bases loaded and no outs because nobody on that team is capable of executing a fundamental approach at the plate. Opposing pitchers probably laugh about facing the inept Braves offense.
bravesfaninnyc
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
That’s about all i can take from this team, not wasting anymore time watching this crap!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
It’s super early, we might still get 3 runs.
What recent history are you basing this on?
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
well we have our one hit for tonight what more do yall want
Jo
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
N Nine
Uh, no.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
this piece of sh1t team should be playing to empty stadiums. nobody should watch their games. no one buy their tickets.
Leo Mazzone
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
The Braves can still do it! But I am a moron.
brian
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
no pinch hitter – anybody surprised?
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
Sweaty f#cking mongoloid.
nice hit sally.
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
These guys are done.Have a nice winter bloggers see you next spring.
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
how goes it guys ?
The defecation’s about to hit the A/C. How are you?
Mr. Enigma
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
This inning is ALL on Brian McCann for screaming to Lowe to throw at third. Anyone with some sense knew Ruiz was already safe before Lowe even threw the ball.
He has the worst batting average in MLB since the date he came off the DL and his defense is atrociously terrible. He just cost the Braves a very important run in that inning.
Brian McCann has seriously destroyed this team and is the person that should wear it around the neck if the Braves don’t make it to the playoffs. He is awful in every category of the game right now.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
I know this ass makes a lot but you gotta eat the money Braves and not start him ever again in a Braves uniform!!!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:52 pm
Lowe hit it just as hard as the position players
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
Mongoloid?
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
i hate how we could give up 12 runs in an inning and the people at these games cheer after the last out? are you kidding me? whoopty frickin do
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
Everybody should be fired from the coaching staff. At the end of the day, it’s your job to get these guys inspired and fired up.
At this point, I’d rather see Jim Mora in the dugout. Anything.
brian
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
there we are Bourn
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
I think it’s more that we won’t be able to keep the Phillies from just scoring three runs….
2K91
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
I would have pinch-hit for Lowe – he is done.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:53 pm
Efrim – Phillies are too good for their own good?
No, they are too good for Atlanta.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
We are turning into loser fans watching the scoreboard praying the Cards lose. Not our fault though. Our team is trying to rip our hearts out. Hopefully the Braves fans there just walk out here soon. Show the players, management and Wren we are done with this bullshi*.
laura
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
I have seen a “secure your postseason tickets” commercial yet this evening…..maybe there will be a “how to refund your tickets” commerical..
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
Just got in. See we’ve already lost this one. Great job, Bravos! Way to show up tonight. LOL.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
Here is the useless Prado.
UKUGA
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
If Fredi chose to pitch Lowe on his own, then he should be fired.
If Wren forced him to pitch Lowe, then Wren should be fired.
Leo Mazzone
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
The Braves are the best! We still have a chance.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
Efrim, you having a calmer day today?
Jo
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
They gave up a week ago.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
hahaha laura thats funny…..i mean…..i hate the fact that we even have to talk about it….but still…good one
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
Calf strain for Alex? Gee whiz, what’d he do, strain it walking up the dugout steps?
Doc Holliday
September 27th, 2011
7:54 pm
I wouldnt be surprised to see Lowe pitch on opening day, LOL.
Runs keep coming…………..Let the laughs begins…………..
I just dont feel it for the Braves, just for some of their winning players………….Chipper, Freeman, Venters, Kimbrel, EOF, the rest are a bunch of losers or to young to give an opinion about them
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
I hate having to root for the Houston Astros. Just not a fan of that org. Thise Clemens and Pettitte teams….I hated them.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
why is bourn still on first?
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
A dollar says Bourn ends the inning on first!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
So do we have to cheer really hard for Astros again tonight? I’m afraid that this blog will become an Astros blog like last night
Veer
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
COME ON PRADO TAKE BALL 3 WHY SWING?
U RETARD
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
Wthere a Brave fan alive that actually thought Lowe was going to pitch well tonight. I don’t so much blame him…he just sucks….as I blame the manager for running him out there every turn no matter how bad he is. Why not Tehehan or anyone tonight? This game started with a 4-5 run deficit by virtue of him pitching.
Fredi is awful, awful. For some time wish Ozzie Guillen would come here, shake things up, get rid of this country club mentality. The only thing that matters to the Braves is if someone is a good clubhouse guy. Forget ability. You would think Schafer was a HOFer as much as the Braves were sad about him leaving.
Bourn is the most competitive guy on our team…and our newest Brave. Just sick to death of this “nice guy” thing all day every day. NO WAY does Lowe start tonight’s game! Had a 0% chance at success. Thanks for the “loyalty” Fredi. Pathetic.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
Prado to lay his sh1t now.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
nevermind
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
I try to be positive and this is what I get. Thanks Lowe, you da man. Oh, and your teammates play just like you.
Beavis
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
dammmmmit score score score stop givin up your panties! what a buncha jerkwads!
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
haha omg a runner in scoring position!!!….we always get them in…..oh wait…..
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:55 pm
And you all say Mac’s bad. Did you see how long Ruiz held that ball?
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
The Braves need to do whatever it takes to get rid of Lowe this off-season. Even if they have to eat more than half of his salary, it’s worth it. This need to be his last start as a Brave.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
Bourn had to do it himself.
brian
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
I do look forward to seeing a whole year of Bourn at the top of our order
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
Prado……. SWING!!!!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
hey can yall remember that time when we won that ballgame huh can yall?
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
C’mon Prado!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
N Nine, if Fredi uses a righty to face the middle of the order in the late innings of a close game, I will not be calm.
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
Oh wow a stolen base. So maybe we come close to scoring a run. A run that Lowe will give back within 10 seconds of the next inning.
jeff
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
yea good move gonzalez on starting Derek Lowe once again. 3-0 already. pitiful. now that inning i dont care u get the sure out at first u minimize the damage to 1 .. instead they gambled and it burns them yet again. Better hope for a miraculous comeback by this pathetic offense or a miracle in Houston. With Derek Lowe on the mound this game is already over. way to gooo.. Go Tampa . A team that has balls and guts and a Real Team. How many times can Gonzalez just stick with the status quo. Prado is not ur # 2 man yet constanza and the burner richardson have sat on thier rear ends and done nothing.. Good managing gonzalez again.. Its tied after tonight mark it down.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
This inning is ALL on Brian McCann for screaming to Lowe to throw at third
Brian McCann has seriously destroyed this team and is the person that should wear it around the neck if the Braves don’t make it to the playoffs.
So it’s his fault there was a runner on 2nd and it was his fault DLowe gave up a base hit to the next guy? It’s his fault the team doesn’t hit with RISP, his fault the pitchers are missing targets, his fault everyone else is not hitting either? Just want to be clear…
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
atta boy prado, sometimes we play 4 in the bigs
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
“Lowe is facing a real lineup”
Delgado, the rookie, didn’t give up his second run to this same lineup until the 5th inning. Lowe, the vet, bested him by 2 innings fewer
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
I have never seen a team miss so many hittable pitches. It’s unreal
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:56 pm
Lil’ Barry Bailout- you owe me something on the dollar menu ^.^
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
good to know prado has any clue whats going on
Fols
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Hmm…I was confident in a win all game long…..really thought Lowe would crank out a solid performance here.
Must say, I don’t even think it’s his fault…if the coach can’t see how poorly he’s been…and can’t pull the plug on the guy…then what else is he suppose to do quit? He’s going to take the mound when given the chance.
This is on the coach to shut him down for the year. These games mean far too much to roll out a man that just doesn’t have it anymore and hasn’t for some time.
Sorry Lowe, I hope to god you aren’t in the rotation on my Braves vacation next summer……I managed to schedule the Giants series this summer without you and hope to do the same down the road. I won’t pay to see this.
Here’s hoping we explode with the bats!
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Prado, get your head outta your azz!
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
“Leo Mazzone
September 27th, 2011
7:50 pm
A few days ago I said the Braves had secured the wild card, boy am I a moron or what?”
No Leo. You are now just another member of the Atlanta media machine spewing the Braves company line no matter how obviously inferior this team is.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
can’t fool that ump marteeen
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
what a break for Prado
UKUGA
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
DOB,
If the Braves miss the play-offs, how soon will you and Fredi go riding together?
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Come on Chip.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
saved by JIMMY! Prado with another weak swing
Jo
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Thats the only way they stand a chance….Philly errors.
tdc
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Got to make them pay.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
There you go…Door is open. All yu gotta do is walk through it.
Lee In S GA
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
7:48 pm
Lee–dunno, just don’t think the kid is quite ready for the prime time. Not that I think there’d be a great deal of difference between the two. 6 of one, a half dozen of the other type of thing to me.
———————————————————
understand Steve…he!! right now it does not matter who pitches … Gibson, Koufax, Palmer, Cy Young or whomever pitches…this team really cannot depend on this line-up next season..McCann is fine but his fat arse cannot be expected to carry this theam this late in a season in a catcher’s position above all to the end…same w/Chipper’s old age creeping in…something has to change next season
BFChris26
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Thanks Rollins
brian
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
the steal kept us out of the double play. Rollins was also thinking about Bourn
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
we got lucky. come on Chip!
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Another reason Cristhian should not have been used yesterday, was so he would be available today. Lowe should have been pinch hit for/pulled from the game this inning.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
Let’s gooo Chipper tie this baby up
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
The table is set for our “big bats”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:57 pm
YES!!!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Make em pay, Chipper!
Jo
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Lovely
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eric
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
another DP… wow
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Wow.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Wow.
2K91
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Prado was voted the best hit and run hitter in the league.
How do they know?
Can anyone remember him hitting in a hit and run this season?
I watch nearly every game and am a Prado fan but we aren’t
a hit and run team.
Prince Fielder
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Lowe is so bad I honestly rather see Linebrink out there.
And it is really hard for me to say that.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Come on Roger.
For the love of the game…one time.
mjn99
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
thanks chipper
SRF
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
The National League just called – they said that if ATL wins the wildcard they are going to cancel it next year.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
lol
that’s all, just “lol”
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
wow. even with blood in the water and our best hitter at the plate………no runs
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Chipper way to go there again like last night!! PLEASE RETIRE!!!
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
I suppose Mac was responsible for that double play too…
BFChris26
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
And Chipper
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Team effort to suck. WTH?
tdc
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Wow!
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
F***!!!!!!!!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
i have no words
Trey
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
That is why we can’t score.
tiger woo
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Way to be clutch, Chipper!
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Chipper’s going to show us why we should anxiously await his return next season!
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Chipper you got to be …. kidding me.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
I know right. That C-Mart move made zero sense.
Oh another DP_FIRE PARRISH THU MORNING!!!!!!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Two night in a row, Chipper has killed a rally with a double play.
UKUGA
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
Base runners in every inning.
And Lowe, too.
brian
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
another inning ending DP with CHipper at bat and a runner in scoring position. Another lack luster effort by Prado to break up the DP. Prado was NOT hustling to 2B
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
wow I wasn’t expecting that were yall.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Never knew I had that much explicitness in my vocabulary.
Jipper Chones
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
GIDP WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Like I posted yesterday…. Chipper is hitting .259 when he swings at the first pitch! Why doesn’t someone freaking point that out to him!!!!
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
its almost over braves fans dont worry…..we’ll win tonight….you wont ( i mean come on….you cant score 3 runs in a week hahahhahah)
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Choker
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Who will hit our meaningless solo HR today. Doesn’t matter this game will be 6-0 by the end of next inning.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Retire Gimpy. Sorry to say that about the only one really hitting, but his broken body will sink us. It already has in his last 3 at bats from last night to tonnight. Retire dude.
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Go Astros. They are our only hope.
tdc
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Guess I will catch the Bartman story on ESPN.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
LIve by the homer….die by the homer.
Great philosophy.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Chipper is not a team leader.A team leader would have done everything you ca not to hit into the DP
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Predictable. Rollins makes an error and Chipper gets out on his front foot and taps a ball to the pitcher. Nothing good ever happens for this offense. Everything is such a struggle and everything turns out poorly. The Braves organization seriously has to consider firing at least a portion of their pitching staff.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Atta boy Chipper.
Larry Parrish Presents! Braves RISP Tracker!
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
0-for-2
3rd Inning – Runner on 2nd, 1 out; Prado reaches on fielding error by shortstop
3rd Inning – Runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out; Jones grounds into double play to pitcher
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
Just Retire Chipper!!!
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
Gotta stay positive even though it’s tough. Sure wish Chipper would be a little more patient at the plate. Let’s score some runs in win this!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
i won’t be surprised if the Phils add on right here
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
cardsfan-
Weren’t you here last night bragging that you would win…how’d that end up? Oh, and we missed you after the game after you seem to have vanished…
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
Come on, Houston!
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
This is horrible. I can’t watch this. It’s pathetic.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
I can’ t believe Chipper has now failed miserably twice on consecutive nights.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:00 pm
Delgado, the rookie, didn’t give up his second run to this same lineup until the 5th inning. Lowe, the vet, bested him by 2 innings fewer
What does that have to do with anything? We have to score to win, we didn’t win last night and we’re not winning now because we haven’t scored. So far if not for a bad decision on a bunt he’s given up only 2 runs, not 5 or 10. We’re still in this game but the braves offense keeps putting up zero’s.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
Im outta here I hate this Braves team!!! One of the heartless ones Ive ever seen!!!
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
oh look a cards fan. take your shyte elsewhere son. we are still up one so no matter what you do tonight you wont be in the lead
Steve from OH
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
something has to change next season
I dunno, Lee. I do like how the lineup is currently constructed. I just don’t like how all the bats seem to go cold at the same time. That’s the real problem; the problem isn’t that we have bad players.
And I guess if I “have” to point any fingers (which I don’t like to do), I’d say it mostly rests on Prado and Heyward. But I don’t anticipate either of them being as bad next year. But moving Prado back to a super-UT role wouldn’t be a bad option if a good everyday LF can be found.
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
Okay now enough is enough! You worthles sonsabit.ches get off your sorry asses and play some damn basesball, gutless no account has beens and never will be’s! Frank Wren I am laying all this garbage squarley at your feet, as a matter of Fact I would love nothing more than see your smug sarcastic ass in the unemployment line! what kinda damn Idiot pays a drunk, Yes a damn Drunk 15 mill per year, the same Idiot that pays another SCRUB useless turd like Kawakami 8 mill, the same damn FOOL that overpaid that ridiculous 2nd baseman Hack Uggla! Wren , Fredi, Parrish all should be FIRED! or else a total boycott of Turner field should take place! DAMN wwhat a way to waste a season!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
how many more hits!
bravesfaninnyc
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
How many of you wasted your hard earned cash on an MLB subscription watching this sorry ass team?
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:01 pm
Quick hook, please???
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Remember that Oswalt has been getting hammered his last few starts.
Lowe looking for an early exit to the shower then the bar. Drunk loser.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Great we just motivated STL for their start tonight.
laura
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
how come getting hits look so easy for every other team…..
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Scott Linebrink and George is warming up
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Najeh,
F*** the Astros. Win or lose do you really want to see this slop come postseason?
F*** the players. They still get paid. It’s us who really feel the heartbreak. We cheer day in & day out and these clowns still come up with the same gutless result.
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Braves could use about five hitters to start hitting like Shane Victorino. Reach out and put the barrel of the bat on the ball, and who gives a sh-t if you just hit it softly somewhere.
Lexbrave
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
“it feels like postseason baseball tonight”. Yeah it sure does, the Braves are losing.
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
I told you…
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
i told you they would score again. here it comes
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
hook! hook! hook! hook!
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
How much longer does BLOWE stay in?
Frumpy
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Im glad chipper decided to play with the sore knee as we need him. How many times do we need to see him ground into a double play?
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:02 pm
Phils are making a mistake by beating This sorry ass team!!! Cards are going to beat them in the 1st round watch!!!
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Lowe really is a piece of garbage.
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Fredi has given up so why should the fans care?
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Gotta go get Lowe. This is the old…get singled to death inning…brewing…
Fols
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Lowe is my favorite player guys….take it easy on him!
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
cardsfan is a little coward. Only comes on to talk ‘ish, but disappears when his team chokes, too, just to come back one day later.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
You mean they JUST started the ‘pen?
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
oh trust me ill be back….you guys are so stupid…your colder than any other team ive seen in my life
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Get D-Blow outta here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fredi’s a moron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Why is LOWE still in the game ??? why are we waiting that it will be what 6-0?
TeeJayy
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
If Derek Lowe pitches in the NLDS(If we get there) I will rage.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
Braves started the season 8-14 in their first 22 games. In their last 30 games, they are 11-19. 18-33 in that combined 52 of the season.
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
D-Lowe is taking a dump on this entire city right now.
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
“F*** the Astros. Win or lose do you really want to see this slop come postseason?”
Yes.
I would rather see the Braves back into the postseason and live with whatever happens than see them collapse and miss it entirely.
This is not the NBA where you are better off finishing 9th in the conference and missing the playoffs as opposed to 8th and getting swept in the first round.
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
We’re going to get the doors blown of us tonight…..
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
That’s it. This is about to be a blowout, if 3 runs can’t be classified as such with our offense.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:03 pm
game is already over let him stay in ther for all innings
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Yeah, probably gotta go get Lowe now.
tony austin
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
There is no reason to hit a weak grounder to the pitcher on the first pitch. That obviously wasn’t a pitch he was looking for yet he put a weak swing on it anyway.
This team looks done and defeated. You can tall in their demeanor. There is no firey ledership that they desperately need.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
The most productive thing Lowe could do would be to plunk a couple of guys.
jeffro
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Lot of cap tipping after this one.
Lets only hope that Chipper reverses his decision to play one more year
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Why even take the field with Lowe pitching? A waste of time, customers’ money, and everything else. Lowe should be given a one way police escort out of Atlanta tonight
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Hey Cards fan, I wouldn’t go beating my chest. You guys aren’t exactly getting it done either.
BTW: LaRussa lost you that game last night. Pinch run for Berkman and then sac bunt? Really?
tony austin
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
There is no reason to hit a weak grounder to the pitcher on the first pitch. That obviously wasn’t a pitch he was looking for yet he put a weak swing on it anyway.
This team looks done and defeated. You can tall in their demeanor. There is no firey ledership that they desperately need.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Arodis is warming up too
Fols
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
I wanna know if Lowe sold any Player T’s this year….or do they end up being sent to Africa like the losing team in a championship game?
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
f you trey….ill be back all during the playoffs when your rooting for us in the playoffs
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
I really get tired of seeing bouncing balls sneak through the right side as a result of Dan Uggla’s horrendous range.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
I guess I’ll sell my tickets to Derek Lowe Braves Hall of Fame Night in ‘13.
2K91
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Can you say Gagggggggg!
Frumpy
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Lowe looked pretty good in the first 2 innings then that dumb play at third and he is now giving up batting practice. Think i will barrack for the astro’s the last 2 games as the braves have given up.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
KnightInATL It not just Atl it the entire South East
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
A blind man can hit Derek Lowe…this guy is a joke!!
Kat
September 27th, 2011
8:04 pm
Sooo when does the Cardinals game start? 8:05 or something… hmmm.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
cardsfan-
Why would we be rooting for you?
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Our hope lies with the Falcons. The Braves seem to have it ingrained in their DNA to fail when it matters most.
I love my city. I truly do. I just want to see players and coaches that care.
Charlie Brown
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
7:59 pm
Go Astros. They are our only hope.
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good grief
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
I don’t wanna watch these losers get sweep in 1st round again!!! Go Cards!!!
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Convinced FG does not want to win. I guess Lowe is going to have to be not breathing before he is taken out.
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
This has to be D-Blowe’s last start.
If we can get to PS, D-Blowe should be a mop-up guy.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Lowe you are worth ever penny!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Maybe I’m just imagining it but I feel like I’m hearing a sustained “boo” in the background throughout this inning.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:05 pm
Men vs. boys
Fols
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Oh Chipper……it’s almost time I pack up the old Jones #10 jersey……I grounded into a double play on my way to the kitchen wearing it just now.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
BALLGAME!!!!!! (Cried as he presses the button)
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
That was a weak throw. A good throw gets him.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Phillies hitting sac flies. It’s pretty to watch.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Polanco SF puts Phillies up 4-0 in 4th. Manufacturing runs. What the Braves don’t do.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Look what major league hitters can do.
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
So at this rate it’ll be a 9-0 nothing game
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
This is the worst team in baseball folks. I wish they could win but there is no way.
JEB
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Clearly – the Phils know how to move runners
Braves do not.
If anything else – they need to go to school watching how Phils do this.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
We’re not scoring 5 runs to win folks.
The Fatboy Waddle
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
4 runs may as well be 12 runs.
It’s ok Fredi! You have a 3 year contract so you keep playing like this season has two more months in it.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:06 pm
Ugh. We need a three run homer just to get back a little confidence….and of course help in this game.
bravesfaninnyc
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
Hudson on short rest would’ve giving the bravos a better chance than D Lowe tonight.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
0-2 on Ruiz. Can he put him away?
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
This game is over.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
The scouts really fooled the fans. Jason Heyward’s arm is an inaccurate noodle.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
4-0 I think you just have to leave Lowe in and hope the offense can find a miracle bat somewhere in the dugout.
Frumpy
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
well good to see Lowe keeping up his september ERA of almost 9 runs. Would have rather seen Teheran get a go at winning us a game. More reliable than this piece of crap
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
LOWE you can take you 15 Mill and get out town ASAP and never come back again
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
That was a great pitch.
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
J hey a little closer to the plate than usual ,I bet his arm gets better next year
Gimpah & McError
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (30, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann).
Don’t think for a minute that playoff teams won’t know they can run at will on the Brian ‘103 steals and counting’ McCann.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
Hated the Lowe deal when they signed him!!! Didn’t understand why the Braves would spend all that money on a average to below average pitcher!!!
jimbo
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
Forget next year, I think Fredi should be fired now at this moment and have Terry take over. that might at least make things interesting.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:07 pm
Now watching the Steve Bartman debacle.
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Desperate, desperate. Got to get this guy out of there!!!!!!! But that wouldn’t be “nice”. He might get booed. So sick of this easy going laissez faire thing! Get a manager that’s a jerk, even Bobby Valentine, anyone who will shake things up! Laziest uncompetitive team I’ve seen in a long time.
Fols
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
So our pitching coach shouts gay slurs…and our team bends over for an entire month? Something isn’t right there…
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
any tips of beating the phillies?….oh wait…you guys cant anyway….nevermind i dont know what i was thinking
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
You just gotta laugh at how the Phillies make the Braves their little b*tch.
tony austin
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Well, there you go. The lead is officially insurmountable.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Poor Stizz, i feel it for ya…
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
4-0 is considered getting the doors blown off.
Then again 2-0 is a blowout against these Braves
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
4-0 still doable. Gotta score this next inning to give the team a glimmer of hope.
Lee in S GA
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
And I guess if I “have” to point any fingers (which I don’t like to do), I’d say it mostly rests on Prado and Heyward.
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I agree Steve…this team depended on those 2 soooo much this season…heck I dunno ….guess time will tell
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Sad to know this game is over and is only the 4th inning.
Boo Birds
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
I wonder what Fredi and this team would have to do to actually get booed by the Atlanta crowd? Pour water on them and wake them up? lol
Fredi likes to B.S. himself
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Having Gonzalez as manager undermines Braves.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
4 innings…. 4 runs. Great job Derek. Bravo.
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
J-Hey could’nt throw out Mccann from third if he tried.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:08 pm
Lowe is fighting, actually trying when he’s got nothing left. Wish I could say the same for the offense.
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
come on whirly bird get one back jack
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
Really the phillies have no business playing their starters. why dont we throw at some of those guys at least once an inning and make them think twice about risking injury in a meaningless game.
Really i would nail utley at least once and that would be the end of it.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
I’ve never seen a group of men react so poorly with their backs against the wall. If they had no talent, there would be no reason to be dissapointed
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
Please tell me the fans are boooing over this horrible performance and utter disappointment.
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
This should be his last braves’ stint.
He doesn’t deserve anything.
His ERA+ was 88/98/76 last 3.
That is below average for 15M.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
McCann with another blunder calling Lowe to throw to 3rd with a hustling Ruiz. Blunder Mac.
Loved the shot of Fredi in the dugout during Lowe’s typical meltdown. Idiot.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Jake W. Someone who is trying does not go out there and give up 4runs.
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
“J-Hey could’nt throw out Mccann from third if he tried.”
I’m pretty sure Furman Bisher could throw out McCann from third.
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Don’t talk too much smack cardsfan. Except for that fluky championship, when Braves let you back into playoffs in 06, complete underachieving for 29 years. You going to pull Dizzy Dean and Stan Musial out now? LaRussa and his white shoes can gth
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
stizz
if your hope lies with the falcons then you shall soon be crushed again. our fat overpaid offensive line is the equivalent of Blowe. they cant keep Ryan off his butt long enough for our offense to have a chance, and the defense is still the same train wreck it was last year
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Wonder what Bobby is thinking right now.
Fredi likes to B.S. himself
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Too bad Braves weren’t playing the Astros. Astros would bat around every inning.
sparks
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Cardsfan must be very young….
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Manufacturing runs. What the Braves don’t do.
They also don’t get on base or work the count in their favor so they can actually do something more than hit a single.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
This is without question the worst assembly of an offense that I have ever seen and Derek Lowe definitely does nothing to compensate for the poor offense.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
anyone sick of seeing college football commercials? its like every other commercial
tony austin
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Hey cardsfan, how’d that game end up for ya last night?
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
I guess that whole theory of veteran starter Derrick Lowe coming through in the clutch was just a lame pipe dream.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
DOB,
I will personally wire money to you if you slap the s*** out of Fredi and/or Lowe after the game.
I’ll double if you slap both.
Lee in S GA
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
You just gotta laugh at how the Phillies make the Braves their little b*tch.
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guess you do Whoop, i’m not laughing these days
Clifton
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
D Lowe in a must win game and of course he is terrible. I hope we just dont make the playoffs I mean why get even more frustrated watching this team struggle in the playoffs. Peace ot im done and so is this team, and if lowe starts next year well forget it too.
Fols
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
That’s what happens when you hand pluck a manager the way the Braves did……..this guy needs to grow a pair. I really dislike the next generation of ‘fine and dandy’ crap from this guy.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
Uggla gonna get it all back with one swing
keylargo
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Mongoloid? StevefromOH
You never had any Mongoloid Beef from the Chinese restaurant?
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
dan uggla. 2 at-bats, 2 pitches, 2 outs
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
And this horrible pitcher has another 15 mil coming to him!!!
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Damn it when is he going to see a few pitches?
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
you guys say whatever you want to make yourselves feel better
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Fredi’s godson is really a dumb ballplayer. Gets a free pass.
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Let’s face it..the whole team sucks..especially Uggla now-trying to tie the game in one swing..sheesh…it doesn’t matter what Lowe does they can’t score
Fire Larry Parrish
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Hooray for first-pitch outs while down 4 runs!
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
what is bad is we have a bunch of guys that played over their heads most of the year and out management is delutional in thinking we have something. This team needs a change next year and we wont see it. all we will see is the same old players and crap. chipper needs to go home. he is a burden on the purse and not worth the money.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
now we are going to have poor ab’s the rest of the game just so we can tip our caps
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
just going through the motions. looks like a replay over and over
Boo Birds
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
“Polanco SF puts Phillies up 4-0 in 4th. Manufacturing runs. What the Braves don’t do”
And they won’t do it next year either because the Braves hold no one accountable to make sure this team does the fundamentals. Fredi ain’t going no where. Probably all the coaching staff will be back next year and the results will be the same.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Down 4-0 and Uggla swings at an offspeed pitch on the first pitch of the at bat? What in the hell is this team doing?
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
For years this entire organization has been way too laid back. Don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. So pathetic.
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
FAILURE….EPIC FAILURE.
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
this is a joke
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:11 pm
Lowe, Parrish, and Fredi Gonzalez for 2012!!!!
NO MORE PARRISH
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
Out of all the moves Wren made this year it is the one he DID NOT make that has killed the Braves second half. Should have fired Parrish at all star break when he had the chance.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
Uggla making sure he can’t be accused of increasing Oswalt’s pitch count
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
If you Hate this Braves team give me a WOO HOO!!!
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
FU Uggly! Little steroided troll. Hobit looking midget!
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
Great play at plate in Cardinals game. 0-0 Bottom 1st.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
Houston has a man on third
NO MORE PARRISH
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
MILT THOMPSON IN 2012!!!!
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:12 pm
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
who is the cards fan taking to? If you were so good you would have won your division
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Good job B-Mac.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Manufacturing runs. What the Braves don’t do.
They also don’t get on base or work the count in their favor so they can actually do something more than hit a single. But that’s just me….
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
2 out double. What are the odds he scores?
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Another runner to add to the LOB total.
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
B Mc Dub
Nova Scotia Steve - Braves Fan Until The End
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Throw McCann a life preserver….STRANDED
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
N Nine,
And what scares me the most is that the Mets have yet to recover from their collapse.
If we do indeed fail to reach the postseason, everybody not playing the field has got to go. Can’t have that negative energy around another year.
SRF
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Are there any fans left at the stadium to BOO Lowe ?
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
200TH!!!!!! MCDOUBLE!!!!!!!
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
“Houston has a man on third”
So?
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
NUMBER 200!!!!! YAY, BMAC!!
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
need a home run now
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Won’t matter Wilson is going to ground out.
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
This is what you get when the GM deals from his Topps card collection! stupid b@stard!
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
houston has a man on third? what game are you watching?
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Someone who is trying does not go out there and give up 4runs.
If you can’t figure out that he is not the pitcher he used to be and that he could have just laid an egg like what Tom Glavine did on the final day of the mets epic collapse I don’t know what to say. The guy isn’t working with much and if not for a bad decision on a bunt would have only yielded 3 runs. He is fighting, don’t let your blind hate of the guy get in the way of seeing the truth.
richbrave
September 27th, 2011
8:13 pm
Where’s MURPH?
Remember earlier this morning I gave you a prognostication on the game whilst saying LOWE would get 17 outs in this game. i said he would have allowed three after three and that we would need to score 6 to win. Damn, i hate being right with any part of that statement.
Here is the dated copy.
richbrave
September 27th, 2011
11:44 am
With a start from LOWE, I think we need a minimum six to win. LOWE gets to the third giving up three. He gets 17 outs before relief.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
Read how Mac spent time with Lee Elia — good baseball man — last night. Good at-bat
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
If lowe was pitching a shut out we would be right where were at know
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
OK lets discuss this:
why didnt we start hudson tonight in an opportunity to put this thing away. even if the cards won tonight. A win for us would have secured at least a playoff with the cards. But now we will be looking at do or die tomorrow. and these people get paid the big bucks and dont have a clue how to manage.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
phredd I agree with you.Also Cardsfan does not show up when his team lose.Cardsfan is a such a loser
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
That was a sweet stroke there B Mac!
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
Told you
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
And next year Ozzy is coming to Fla!! Bet they play a lot better!!!
Boo Birds
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
So Mac gets a hit, when the Braves are down by 4 and two outs. Wow that is productive!
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
Jack Wilson shouldn’t be in the majors.
Fredi likes to B.S. himself
September 27th, 2011
8:14 pm
Hope Fredi checks into the funny farm after this season. Maybe DLOWE can visit him and say thanks.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
o for three with runners in scoreing position
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Where’s gonzo? friggin coward
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
stizz…You know what, you are absolutely right. Mets collapsed in 2007 and it destroyed that team.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
am i the only one who cant believe mccann actually made it to second?
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Boy, Wilson’s at bats are almost as ugly as that grill of his. Good job Wren, he is a difference maker for sure. He and Diaz both are the silent weapons that were missing. Suuuuuuuure.
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Phredd – The Cardinals were crushed by injuries this year. Their entire staff was out of it. But they have LaRussa, not Baldy the Magic Manager Man running their show, and he’s tough as nails and he did not let his team quit.
Larry Parrish Presents! Braves RISP Tracker!
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
0-for-3
3rd Inning – Runner on 2nd, 1 out; Prado reaches on fielding error by shortstop
3rd Inning – Runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out; Jones grounds into double play to pitcher
4th Inning – Runner on 2nd, 2 out; Wilson grounds out to first base
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Don’t f me, f your mama, cardsfan. You are a little brat who will disappear when your team loses. What happened last night, cardsfan? Did you have to cry yourself to sleep? I, for one, would hate to be you, you pathetic little twit.
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Its just so Flustatin man
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Does anyone in our lineup have a higher AVG post all-star break than pre all-star break?
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
So Mac gets a hit, when the Braves are down by 4 and two outs. Wow that is productive!
What does that even mean?? Would you rather him NOT get on base? It’s very hard to score runs if you don’t hit…
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
I hope , pray and yearn for the following to be GONE!!! Jurrjens, Hanson, Uggla, Jones, Lowe,Linebrink,Sherrill,Prado,A Gonzalez! Wren it’s time to show your Baseball acumen if you have any!
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
I beat you to it McFann.. Hhhhh
Don’t see much changing for 2012..
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Wow. Cards as inept as Braves.
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Entire team of epic failure. Wow
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
woooooooooooooooooooooo good defense baby!!!!
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:15 pm
Man this offense is cold as ice and really hard to watch.
Houston crushing the ball against Westbrook, but two really long outs….
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:16 pm
Boston came back 5-1
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:16 pm
Alex should be a shame at himself In a must win game in less you can’t walk you don’t take yourself out of a game
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:16 pm
If McCann were any fatter, he’d be dancing with Nancy The Hog Grace right now.
NL East
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Afan…please tell me you are kidding on your earlier post. The Phillies have too much respect for the teams competing for the wild card to sit their starters in a game with playoff implications. You want to throw at guys and try to hurt them because they are playing to win? Seriously dude, that’s pathetic…
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Boston up 5-1. Taking care of business tonight. Tampa up 2-1.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
I go away for two minutes and totally miss the Braves half of the inning.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
N Nine—
I was jumping up and down…
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Cardinals are keep shooting themselves in the foot. I guess we have to see Hudson tomorrow
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
This is coaching folks….teams with this much talent just don’t play this bad down the stretch. Manager needed urgency when 2 starters went down — epic fail.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
finally!!!!!!! loving the cheers
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Wow. Rollins is really hot. Great timing for him.
leftrecursion
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYY too late but YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYY
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Lowe just tipped his cap to the fans
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
If Fredi thought this was an urgent game he’d have Lowe the hell out of the game by now.
NOW he does! Idiot.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:17 pm
that’s right freddie leave him in there hey the astros might winn again tonight.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Man D-Lowe just doesn’t have anything left. Tough to watch. The guy is a competitor that is just overmatched.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
People cheering for our $15mm man getting yanked. Long live my “ace”.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Nice short quick swings, not trying to do to much with the ball. Why braves hitters no can do this?
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Congrats, Cards on your well deserved playoff spot. Good luck against the Phillies Saturday!
TennesseePaul
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Let’s go Rays…
…
…(and Braves)
GTSteve
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
The joke is on Cholly, he could have rested his starters AND swept the Braves….This is hard to watch
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Jake W….dear god, will you ever stop defending Lowe?? The guy is garbage, yet you run to his defense every chance you get. Lowe has sucked his entire time in Atlanta, except for one month last year. Give it a rest.
rico carty
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
There’s only one good thing. That HAS to be the last time we ever see Lowe in a Braves uniform.
laura
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
murph…who won the Lowe outs??
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Well Freddi 4th innings too late.
nique
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Braves can’t score more than 3 runs. Best possible outcome at this point would be for Fredi to let Lowe pitch the whole game NO MATTER WHAT, to save the relievers for a TRUE must win tomorrow.
Plus then maybe Lowe’s pitchcount could get up to 150 and he’d get a career ending injury.
Oh wait they just took him out!!!!!! Worst move of the season!!!!!
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Noholdsbarred
September 27th, 2011
8:18 pm
The fat lady has started to hum . . . .
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
A dozen outs wins the right Murph
Fire Larry Parrish
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
Who gives a damn about McCann’s 200th double? He’s killed this team in the last month and a half.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
I dont think I can ever remember another choke job of this magnitude.
If I were Wren I would eat as much as $12 mill of Lowes salary next year to get that bum off this team. What a joke.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
If Atlanta were New York or Chicago, Fredi Gonzalez would have had a bounty on his head by now.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
what i dont get though……if they’re going to boo lowe…..how come they aren’t booing our unbelievably bad offense?
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
I wonder who’d be winning if the Braves were facing Jo-Jo Reyes tonight.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
the Sox are taking care of business? they were caught yesterday!?!
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
I’m sure Lowe gave his full effort for this critical game. Good try mr. ace.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
Bogusevic throws out Freese at home, after scoring game winner last night.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
I know Fredi probably wants to save the bullpen for tomorrow, but I’d probably pull Lowe right now. Go with Viz, Sherrill, Linebrink, Medlen for the remainder of the game if need be.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
And that’s the last of that sorry loser for this season.
McBranpoops :P:P:P:P
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
McFann, what are those stupid symbols in your name? Is that Klingon or something?
Lee in S GA
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
can this team score 5 or more runs in a game anymore…not likely please trade any starter next season for any team that will offer you aything (incluing the water boy) in return…it would be a hard decision ..I know
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
Been a while since I heard the ATL fans break out the boo birds. Haven’t heard a non-Joe Johnson get booed in Atlanta in a while.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
If I don’t say it again, thanks Wren for handicapping this franchise by giving away $60million for a trash pitcher. What would have done without him?
One-Eyed Mac
September 27th, 2011
8:19 pm
This just in from the Braves PR department….tomorrow’s Fan Appreciation Day has been cancelled. Instead, they will be having Playoff Ticket Refund Day at Turner Field.
Boo Birds
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
“What does that even mean?? Would you rather him NOT get on base? It’s very hard to score runs if you don’t hit…”
What that means is he has been CHOKING with runners on in front of him and a chance to put runs on the board for his team. Of course when the team is down by 4 runs he goes to the plate and goes the other way……. something he hasn’t done in a couple of months. Sure would have been nice to have a hit or two from him in the last week when runners were on and the Braves actually were in a position to win a game.
THAT is what that “even” means there sweatheart!
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
Never count the braves out any thing can happen
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
Wow. I’m late.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
As much as i like attacking Lowe, this offense is worse.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
aFan and NL East: Hudson’s best shot is tomorrow when Phils pitch Joe Blanton, which was announced earlier. Respect for the Wild Card race, Yes, but not to the point where you hurt your own team and not resting a starter would be doing just that.
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
Christian Martinez??? Fredi aint that damn mentally handicapped!
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
McFann, what are those stupid symbols in your name?
So now we are taking out our bitterness on other bloggers? Nice…
laura
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
I think I am going to jump on the Diamondbacks bandwagon for the playoffs..and the Tigers/Rays bandwagon for the AL..
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:20 pm
Lowe only has one pitch (low outside slider. Doesn’t change the eye level….doesn’t change the speed…misses his spots…what’s left?
Answer: Batting Practice pitcher (2nd string)
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
This game was over when they scored the 4th run
Kat
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
While we wait for our offense to come alive… figured I could give a score update..
Top 2nd
STL 0
HOU 0
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
Vizcaino last pitched on Sept. 16, and last pitched as much as 1 inning on Sept. 9 (his last 3 games were each two-thirds of an inning)
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
Lowe finishes 2011 with a 5.01 ERA.
Good luck with that, Frank.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
Joe says “you cant give them anymore”
I say when Utley hit the HR in the 1st, you already gave them too much.
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
bravesfannnnnn I agree that the bad offense should be boooooooo.But Lowe should be booooo ever more.I mean if you can pitch a good just a good not a great game so when you can pitch a good game .My answer I guess as far Lowe goes is never.Lowe he is not hurt he has no excuse to pitch a bad game in a must win
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
DOB, Do you think D-Lowe will get the start if we can get to the PS?
Please ask Fredi…
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
Atleast the Falcons play with heart. They give a s***, unlike the drunks on the Braves.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:21 pm
Turned game off!!! How loud where the boos for that bum?
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:22 pm
If the Braves decide to fire some guys within the organization it should include Chip. He and Joe together bring out the redbull. Sooooooo booooooooorin! UGH!
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:22 pm
trey
jo-jo probably has more wins than blowe, and you know how we do against crappy pitching
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:22 pm
Back to Losersville for the Braves. This collapse will set the franchise back to 80’s like standards.
Way to go, Fredi … and Lowe … and BMac … and Heyward … and Chipper’s big mouth … and on and on!
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:22 pm
Chip finally said something TRUE.
Youngsters have cojones. Regardless of toothless vets.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:22 pm
kwajbraves…..the way the offense is going…this game was just about over when utley hit the homerun in the 1st
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
If they gotta keep Lowe next year make him the pre game batting pitcher!!!
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
Right when I think I can get away from Chip’s voice, I hear it on the Steve Bartman doc.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
Boo Birds-
Don’t call me sweetheart. (Which you spelled wrong, by the way).
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
Phillies are 7-0 when they have this starting 8 playing together. Hard to believe this is only the 8th game that they have had all their guys in.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
Hey Joe Simpson, we don’t score 4 in a game these days!
bravofan
September 27th, 2011
8:23 pm
At the game and everyone here let Lose have it. I don’t know if the showed on tv but he went right to the clubhouse.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
OhhhYeaahhhh, close. He has two less wins than Lowe now.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
Since Fredi was so confident about them making the playoffs I hope he made it a prerequisite that in order to get a NLDS start you needed to pitch at least 5 innings in your last start of the year. Lowe didn’t and didn’t leave with an injury, that should disqualify him
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
hit utley! take him out. he dont have any business even playing in a meaningless game.
Braves have no heart!!
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
Didn’t Chipper say something about them and Phils in playoffs?
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
come on phills get you about 32 more runs. It don’t matter.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
dear god, will you ever stop defending Lowe?? The guy is garbage, yet you run to his defense every chance you get. Lowe has sucked his entire time in Atlanta, except for one month last year. Give it a rest.
Dear god would you open your freaking eyes and realize at this point with the injuries to the staff we don’t exactly have many other options. If this offense had picked up a run or two here or there its a very manageable game. Go ahead hate Lowe but he’s here and he was the best we had tonight. B*tching and moaning like some immature 12 year old isn’t going to change that fact. Like I said he could have pulled a Glavine at the end of the mets epic meltdown but he didn’t. He tried to give us something. What’s so wrong about saying that. The guy was trying.
NL East
September 27th, 2011
8:24 pm
Evan, agree, but guarantee you Charlie will roll out the October starting 8 again tomorrow. Blanton’s pitching for a spot in the post season bullpen, and has been strong since coming off the DL. And Hamels will be pitching a few innings out of the bullpen behind Blanton. So no easy game tomorrow either.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
J.B Shuck playing CF for the Astros tonight…
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Stizz- Cubs best offseason move in the last century has got to be the departure of Chip. Great move in my books.
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
I apologize – Lowe only gave up 4 runs rather than 5 (of course the runner at 1st is his should he score) and I thought he’d get 5 innings in rather than only 4. A run an inning – that’s about right for our Ace!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Did you know that every postseason game Hudson has started (7 total) his team has lost.
Boo Birds
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Perhaps it normally makes no sense, but in this case, I think it may make sense to send Lowe out no matter if you have to eat his 15 mil contract. How can Fredi or this team or the fans not look at this guy and associate him with doing his share to help faciliate the Braves historic meltdown. Lowe will be a constant reminder of a bad marriage and bad result.
Just let him go.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Team has no fight left in it, man. No fight at all. Really sad to watch.
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
bravofan – everyone there should boo the stinkin’ Braves right off the field – bunch of pathetic losers
Afan
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
this should tell management something about somebody.
think about that one.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
HOUSTON HAS A RUNNER ON 1ST. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Our pitchers can’t get anybody out anymore. Good thing is the nightmare will be over tomorrow.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
people are right, this collapse could make us and the Mets the basement of the NL East
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:25 pm
Anyone who doesn’t realize that the real problem in this team is Reddi Fredi the Magic Manager Man, doesn’t know jack chit about baseball. They should throw him the keys to a purple Harley with pink chiffon saddle bags and say sayonara dude. I can’t stomach that stupid clueless look for another second.
laura
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
I guess it is “cap tipping time” it should be “hang up your cap” time..
Fire Larry Parrish
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
Nicely done, McCann.
God, what garbage you are.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
Pass ball McCann
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
McCan’t strikes again
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
What a great catcher.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
bravofan, our announcers wouldn’t dare EVER even come close to disrespecting a player. Even a Lowe who is clearly as unprepared as any pitcher game to game as you can get.
Next the fans need to boo these pathetic hitters.
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
nice catch brain….moron….can u do anything else wrong lately?
Hypo Chon Dri Ack
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
Did you see that throw from right field in Houston! Wow! Obviously it wasn’t Heyward making the throw!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:26 pm
Come on, Viz. Double play ball….
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
great catcher there boys one of the best
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
“That ball’s broken……it’s tilted down there!!…”
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
NL East: The starting 8 will start, I don’t know if they play the whole game though. Hamels will probably only pitch one maybe two innings.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
Defense! Defense!
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
If the Braves miss the play-offs, how soon will you and Fredi go riding together? — UKUGA
Not planning on it, since we did it last winter for an introductory story before his first year as manager. Why, you want to go along? Or that just make you feel better, when your team is disappointing you, to make a snarky comment that has nothing to do with anything?
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
man…
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
If the Braves blow this….and Gonzalez returns…..90-100 losses next season.
This month is a preview. We need a leader.
BravesQueen
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
OMG!!!!! F&!*^$*(*^(!@*#^*(#)#%&!K!!!!
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
Wow. that ball was absolutely crushed.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
it was over at 2-0, so this HR doesn’t bother me
bravesfannnnnn
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! see ya’ll later….no point in watching this anymore lol
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
keep talking how great these rookies are Chip..you dope
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
Uh-oh!
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
“Lowe only gave up 4 runs rather than 5 (of course the runner at 1st is his should he score)”
be honest, you knew that run was going to score
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:27 pm
That is a corked bat. He didn’t even hit that solidly
Hypo Chon Dri Ack
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
What an embarrassment this franchise is right now.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Great catch McCann. It was only down the middle and knee high.
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
6-0. My prediction came an inning too late.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
I just turned on the game and the very first thing I see is McCann’s passed ball. This team is like a little league team.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
6-0. Rough night. Tough to be positive.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
OMFG
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
The alternative isn’t always better.
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
@%$#$^^ Ouch!!!!!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
See? Guy woulda scored anyway…
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
At this point, I think I’d rather they show the STL-HOU game and just do game breaks for when the Phillies score runs.
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
ehh…maybe not
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
What a bunch of crap. This team sucks badly. Hello more fun in 2012
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
DOB is abrasive tonight!
Rilo
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Worst Team in Baseball. Just took until September to see the real quality.
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Find your balls, Braves.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Braves organization has never looked this silly since that deadly June several years back. This is flat out sad….
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Everyone on here should thank hunter pence. he just saved us the heartache of hoping we had a chance to come back. he ended our hopes early tonight
BravesfansinNC
September 27th, 2011
8:28 pm
Thanks god that I turn the TV off when it was 2-0 Philly
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
I am telling you we will not win another game this season. This is becoming a regular failure of this team. And that idiot sitting in the dugout that is suppose to be leading this team, has no idea what to do.
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
Pence just destroyed that. That was impressive, I gotta say.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
You all are upset, but once it was 1-0, we were in trouble.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
This game was over the second Fredi put Lowe on the lineup card.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
I’m not embarrassed. It’s the players that have to live with the collapse, not me. I just watch ‘em.
JEB
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
Turn out the lights
this party is over!!
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
DOB getting pissy now. I guess its really affecting us all.
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
Ummmmm – glad we’ve got McCann in there for his .198 batting average in September because his fielding is rivaling Chipper Choke Boy
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
How about Randall Delgado showing much more in his debut than Viz and Julio? Not to say that he’ll have a better career. Just that he’s certainly shown more mound presence and command, in my opinion.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:29 pm
I quit. UNCLE!
Only hope is the Astros. The Atros people. Wow has it gotten as bad as it can get. Fredi and the staff need to be changed in the offseason. How can anybody disagree with this? Epic collapse and we’re witnessing it.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
May not see another victory until next April.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
cole will pitch
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Wow, watching the Astro’s game and the Stros announcers were giggling about the previous 4-0 score of our game. How bad can we be that the Astro’s announcers can chuckle at us. That’s is so telling.
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Lowe’s line for Braves: 4 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 2 K. Threw 45 strikes in 72 pitches, faced one batter in 5th
bravofan
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Wow
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
I love Fredi’s decision to put in a guy with a runner on and the heart of the order up that hasnt pitched in half a month. Frediot is his name folks.
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
“There’s no I in team, but there’s definitely a fire in Fredi.”
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Astros bases loaded 1 out
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Here come the Astros. LOL
Lil' Barry Bailout
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Ooh! I haven’t seen this episode of Storage Wars! That Brandi is HOT!
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:30 pm
Bunch of Clueless Clowns – that’s our Atlanta Braves!
But there’s actually still people on here who think they have a chance! They’re as clueless as the team they follow.
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
Reminds me of Eddie Haas managing the Braves, Rebel without a damn clue!
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
That was funny DOB and I don’t even know what “snarky” means.
Soph
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
The bye bye Lowe club lives another start.
So over it.
Eric
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
lets go Astros!!!!
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
please just no wc playoff game..save us the embarassment
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
Bases loaded for Houston. 1 out. 8th place hitter up in J.R. Towles.
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
Dumb Cub fans,
I love me some Bernie Mac but you guys should have never have let him in the building. The guy was a notorious White Sox fan.
RIP of course.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
I… just…can’t believe this team. If it weren’t for the Sox, I’d say this was the biggest white flag surrender in modern baseball history, 2nd only to the Mets/Glavine collapse a few years ago.
Lee in S GA
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
The fat lady has started to hum . . . .
——————————————
and asking McCann out on a date
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:31 pm
But there’s actually still people on here who think they have a chance!
According to the rules of MLB, they do. That’s good enough for me.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
lol, DOB can’t take it anymore, you can read the anger in his words!!!
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
Hey, I was right. Lowe gave up 5 runs. I love consistency!
chipdip
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
Wasted days and wasted nights!
Garion
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
Even six runs down, I want to see the Braves offense show some life and not give up. One can only hope.
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
“What a bunch of crap. This team sucks badly. Hello more fun in 2012″
If by fun, you mean the same exact thing happening next season, then yeah, much fun.
It’s hilarious that people think next season is going to go soo much better.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
Most gutless Braves team I’ve ever seen.
ohhhhYEAH
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
Trey…..stop being optimistic. we may not see another win until next JUNE
Veer
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
TOWELS JUST GET 1 RUN IN PLEASEEEEEEEEE
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
2 more ASTROS WINS and we’re IN !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Veer
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
YAAAAAAA 1-0 ASTROS!!!!!!!!!!!
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
1-0 Houston
Kat
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Astros scored!
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Last 6 games vs Phillies
outscored 42-8
That’s what…on average a 7-1 game?
Braves
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Should have Traded for Pence. lol
Garion
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Come on ump, need to call it the same both ways.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Heyward in 2011 form
Hypo Chon Dri Ack
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Second nice AB from Heyward tonight.
The A Bomb
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
HAHA!
Sac fly by Towles…
HOUSTON 1 ST LOUIS 0 BOT 2
What a joke.
KnightInATL
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Stros up 1-0
Evan
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Astros scored
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
Straight down the f****** middle again.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:33 pm
I’m not even happy the Astros scored. this is sad
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
This why Fredi got fired. Of course silly Bobby defended Fredi like he is his long lost son (rolls eyes), but you definitely take what that old guy says with a grain of salt. Anyways, he has shown he cannot lead a team, not a playoff team anyways.
And I have defended Gonzalez all year. Not any more. The man will bring this awful collapse with him into next spring. Just can’t do that and remind all the guys of this nightmare. Need a fresh start.
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
I will consider this failure a blessing in disguise if the front office fires Fredi after the season is over. He couldn’t win with the Marlins and he has done less than expected here. He’s just not very good and simply is an enabler of his players. They don’t put out because their manager makes excuses for them.
Gimpah & McError
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
Don’t you people know anything about baseball? Pass balls are NEVER the catcher’s fault! hahahahahahahahaha
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
Astros leading, if the Braves were anything sort of a descent team they could possibly clinch tonight but that’s not happening
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
groundfog, why would you be embarrassed? It’s not you on the field that’s getting crushed, it’s them. The players are the ones who should be embarrassed, not you. I want to see them in the playoffs, no matter how horrible they may be.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:34 pm
Should we even root for the Stros? In all seriousness, do we want these guys in the playoffs, where they could fail on a national stage to the poetic narration of Bob Costas?
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
“According to the rules of MLB, they do. That’s good enough for me.”
Sorry, cabravesfan, but you just proved my point of clueless fans.
Brave4life-1995 all over again???
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
The Braves look dead
at least the Red Sox are scoring some runs n there ball games
kwajbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Wow, we may never scored again this year.
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Parrish has brainwashed our two speedsters to try and hit home runs like the rest of the hitters.
Ivan...
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Sad.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Cardsfan, where are you? you gotta a stick around when your team is losing too. DON’T BE A FRONTRUNNER!!!! your a game back!
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
when I got up this morning and saw the astros had won I got that little exciting feeling. could not wait to get home to watch the game I’ve lost that feeling fans just lost it.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Contanza, like all the other Braves hitters is just terrible.
Ivan...
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
Sad.
ground_fog
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
only new ownership will save the Braves. They may develop pitchers but are horrible at developing bats. Marlins and Nats have better talent
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:35 pm
ohhhYEAH, how foolish of me.
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, Cards. Don’t drag this out. Just win today and tomorrow and finish this already!
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
Heyward has looked pretty bad over his last few at bats.
5-3 Red Sox. Runners on 1st and 2nd, 0 outs.
Jay Dubu
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
It’s tough to win games if you don’t score any runs.
Fire Larry Parrish
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
Yes, let’s all just watch strike 3. Sounds like a great plan.
JEB
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
I want the Braves to win and get in the playoffs….
But, I keep asking myself:
What is it going to look like with them playing
in the play-offs??
Are they suddenly going to flip a switch and
become a different team????
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
Hopeless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hopeless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
LOL, look at all those sukker fans that paid to watch this! hhhhhhhhhh
alex
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
people, people, this is simply not a good team. The begining of the season was a fluke with great starting pitching which has evaporated with injuries and lowe. ALL season the hitting has been amateurish and the managing immature. If this leads to the team being blown up -GOOD-mccann,lowe,uggla(i know,a dream),heyward,seabass,diaz,chipper all need to go. (just saw jh K-that was easy). Of course FG and parrish are gone. Ina coupla years we could be competitive, if WRENN is fired.THAT IS ALL,NOTHING TO GET VIOLENT ABOUT!!
Looks like they are saving themselves for tommarrow…..
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:36 pm
Slim to None and Slim Left Town-
Why? Because I refuse to give up and trash the team when they do, in fact, still have a chance at the playoffs? What about that makes me clueless? They have not been eliminated. There is still one more game tomorrow.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
Michael Bourn just refuses to bunt, guy with a back issue, why not.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
There isn’t one guy in this lineup who has a clue what they’re doing at the plate.
T for Texas
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
The “Wasted Scoring Opportunities…” headline has got me singing Freddie Fender’s Wasted Days and Wasted NIghts in my head. Over and over and over again.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
phredd, he’ll show up once his team has the lead. I made an extremely rude comment back to him, yet he has not responded.
lexbave
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
at least boston is putting up a fight for it’s playoff spot..the braves look like they would rather be doing anything but playing baseball.
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
phredd….im here…..as you wish….your really gonna feel like an idiot when we win the wild card
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
Not watching the game anymore, but this is just flat out disgraceful. I’m a lifelong fan as well cabravesfan, but it’s hard to remain positive knowing that collapses have set franchises back for years.
Worse thing about it is that we’ll all be back here tomorrow awaiting the same fate.
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
It’s was obviously Vizcaino’s fault that McCan’t missed that pitch.
Nothing’s ever McCan’t fault.
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
So our hottest hitter Agon is gone for the season! Unreal.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
Contanza, like all the other Braves hitters is just terrible.
be fair Tomahawk, a guy like Georgie needs to start and get a rythym.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:37 pm
If Bourn was still playing for the Astros, he’d actually be in a game with real playoff implications.
Boras just put a clause in his contract that precludes the Braves from being able to sign him.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
No fight left and Boone with the ability to step up.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
They need to do some serious reconstructing this off season.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
Maybe we should go with a crazy lineup tomorrow. Conrad leading off, Diaz hitting 2nd, Hinske 3rd, Ross 4th, Constanza 5th, Wilson 6th,
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
There’s been a Constanza sighting
Tomahawk Mafia
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
For those of you thinking that the Braves should have traded for Pence rather than Bourn just know that Pence probably would have become injured or performed well below expectations simply because whenever somebody puts on an Atlanta Braves uniform they become a shell of their former selves.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
What happened to Agone???? I didn’t hear.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
8:38 pm
*no one…
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)-
You can feel however you want. But so will I.
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
Check that. Lowe’s 2011 ERA closes at 5.05 for the year.
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
Teheran: 7k’s 8 BB’s
Nice.
Jake W.
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
If Boston had our pitching, even without JJ and Hanson out they would have longed clinched a playoff spot because they hit and score runs, things very necessary to win.
Slim to None and Slim Left Town
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
“They have not been eliminated. There is still one more game tomorrow.”
And it’s a game that they have absolutely NO chance of winning. Wake up and smell the coffee. This team is horrible. There’s a greater chance that the Astros will sweep the Cards than there is the Braves winning another game this season – and that includes the playoffs if they do back in.
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
They are playing Don’t Stop Believing in Turner Field. I guess they want us to believe in the Astros…
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
phredd, cardsfan is a coward. He was boasting that his team would tie it last night, but they lost and he vanished like a ship in the Bermuda Triangle.
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
I’m going to feel like an idiot? why? I’ll feel just fine my friend. Why can’t you guys beat the worst team in the NL? How do they even score on you?
MikeR
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
It’s a shame all those folks at Turner Field paid their hard earned money to see a team that no longer cares or puts forth any effort. Alex G. doesn’t feel the games is worthy of him playing and would never play for me again if I was Wren. Hopefully the Cardinals win tonight and tomorrow. We know the Chokers will lose tomorrow. If they don’t care, why should we?
This is from a fan that has lived and died with the Braves since they came here in 66. However, this team will forever be remembered as the Chokers.
JEB
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
Reading the quotes on here
it’s plain to see this team is hurting all of us!
Bad!!
Jerry
September 27th, 2011
8:39 pm
Do you realize that we could conceivably release every position player on this team and field nothing but minor leaguers next year and probably wouldn’t have a worse team batting average than we do right now?
Brave4life-1995 all over again???
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
I wanted Medlen to start
it couldnt have gone this bad
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
The Braves version of the rally monkey would be flashing an image of Bartman on the big screen.
Yeah, that’ll get them fired up.
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
cabravesfan, you’re right. But the only way we get in the playoffs is if the Cards lose tonight. We could win tomorrow, but say you tie a wild card with the Cards. Do you want to face that team with Beachy going against a sick lineup. He gives up homers like they’re going out of style.
boobycox
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
I wonder if the braves will even score a run…tonight or tommorow
Stranded At 3rd With No Outs
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
I’ve tried every slump busting superstitious ritual I have in my arsenal, anyone else have any suggestions?
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
Lowe has a 6.19 ERA in his past 15 starts, would fall to 4-11 in that span if he loses tonight.
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:40 pm
“your really gonna feel like an idiot when we win the wild card”
You’re really going to feel like an idiot when you realize you didn’t use the correct form of “you’re”.
TN Jeff
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
Expect Braves will be saying, “Yeah, if you told us we could be playing to get in the playoffs on the last day of a 162 game schedule prior to the season, we’d have taken that deal.” Spin City rather than somebody having the guts to say, “We Stink!”
cardsfan
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
phredd…..give me a break you guys couldn’t score a run off a college team right now….and i bet half the people on this blog would agree
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
No more D-Lowe!!!
lexbave
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
cardsfan, and you are gonna feel like an idiot if the braves giftwrap the cards the wildcard and they still can’t win it because they can’t beat the worst team in baseball.
SRF
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
Next year lets let Kawakami pitch for Lowe – then at least we would only paying 8M to lose
Efrim
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
Why did Viz hit for himself if Fredi was just going to pull him?
Najeh Davenpoop
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
“Should we even root for the Stros? In all seriousness, do we want these guys in the playoffs, where they could fail on a national stage to the poetic narration of Bob Costas?”
Would anything they do in this year’s playoffs be worse than the 1996 World Series? Or even, for that matter, the 2000 NLDS?
Whoop
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
No organization worth a snuff would bring Fredi Gonzalez and Parrish back next season. They need to be fired, but they won’t be.
And the Braves are going to fail again.
Jay Dubu
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
I just knew that the Phillies would get things straightened out against the Braves.
Fatass McCann
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
Go Braves !!!
Jharris
September 27th, 2011
8:41 pm
I just gets worse and worse for the Braves. They are down 6-0 to the Phillies. This will come down to the last game of the season it looks like. The way things are looking the Braves will probably lose the Wild Card on the last day of the season or in a Wild Card playoff with St. Louis in St. Louis. They picked a bad time to play horrible. The Braves are 8-16 in September. They gave away 3 games. It might be better if they don’t make the playoffs because they play the Brewers and they will sweep them in 3 games all on blowouts.
njbraves
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
If Teheran starts this game, there’s no way it’s 6-0 right now.
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
If you’re into humor…it is kinda hilarious that Alex Gonzalez is this team’s best hitter currently.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
LEE MAKES THE CATCH FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!
LEE JUST SAVED OUR SEASON
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Joe they have had a fat lip all season
Teheran dominance!
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Teheran seems much better than D-Blowe.
He should not be a option.
JasonInFL
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
I do think Fredi and LP have had a negative impact on the team’s approach at the plate. But, I just can’t believe a single player hadn’t stepped up. Not one.
cabravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Slim to None and Slim Left Town-
No chance of winning? Well, good to know. Guess they can just scrap it and move on then. Thanks for letting me know. I was going to wait until they actually played the game, but since you say they have no chance, I guess I won’t.
Herschel Talker
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Just a quick poll here:
Are people seriously angry that Fredi started Lowe. Talk about mailing in a game? Nothing else could have been worse. Or do people just not care anymore because the collapse is a fait accompli?
HT
kazoo
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Listen, this has been a horrible collapse–but the Braves are a team that completely fed
off their pitching in the first half of the season, particularly the big three of JJ, Hanson and Hudson. The hitting has been problematic all year–though as the columnist pointed out they did get a lot of key
hits in the first half of the year and won a TON of close games. With their best pitchers out, the Braves tried to hold on but eventually their confidence just cratered. They might have held up losing only one starter, but not two. What’s been bad is that they’ve lost a lot of games this month to teams that aren’t very good. The wild card race will be tied after tonight, with tomorrow to decide it. Imagine having to face Lee and Oswalt and the Phils when you HAVE to win a couple of games. THAT is a cruel scheduling twist.
O. J.
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Derek mother EFFING Blowe! Who honestly didn’t see this coming? I am sick to my stomach right now over this. And our damn offense sucks!
lexbave
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
if every single fan is capable of seeing that Lowe isn’t the guy you want on the mound right now with the season on the line, why can’t Fredi?
JoeBrave
September 27th, 2011
8:42 pm
Anihiliation of fredo’s career nothing could be finer just keep on fredo, someone will laugh your fatass outta town!
ray k.
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
So, is my math right? The Braves have scored 2 runs in the last 33 innings?
JerseyChoppin
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
Trey: You’re really going to feel like an idiot when you realize you didn’t use the correct form of “you’re”.
Trey, you are really going to feel like an idiot when you realize that you just assumed that guy will realize he used the wrong form of you’re.
sparks
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
Should have started Teheran…
bravo_fan52
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
I guess we now know who should have started this game
Fire Larry Parrish
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
And Teheran didn’t start this game, why?
Bravefaninok
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
Teheran was nasty…
Lee in S GA
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
not sure if this team could win if the bookies paid the other team off right now
Trey
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
SRF, luckily Kawakami is no longer on the Braves after this season.
P B Orr
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
TnBrian is right about next spring. Gonzalez will be an ongoing catastrophe – neither the fans nor the players will respect him and it will be awful. After Philly’s epic collapse under Gene Mauch in 1964, he was never the same. He was “that loser manager”. The Phillies got worse and worse until Mauch was fired and didn’t really recover for 12 years. This isn’t just bad baseball. This is bad business. They have to get this out of their system and fire him. No choice.
TBbravesfan
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
4 more innings to go braves i know yall can do it. NOT.
BT
September 27th, 2011
8:43 pm
If Freddi get’s Tennis Elbow from tipping his hat, who fills out line up card tomorrow?
N Nine
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
Is asking for 2 more wins too much for Astros? Looks like they want to kick STL out of this!
MFin04
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
cabravesfan – Bringing your witty, snarky, positive A-game tonight. I like it.
Linebrinks Security
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
“And Teheran didn’t start this game, why?”
Derek Lowe, that’s why!
stizz (Braves & Falcons fan til death)
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
Give guys millions of dollars and they can’t stay in shape.
Give guys millions of dollars and they can’t watch hours of film to correct their faults.
Give guys millions of dollars only to hire guys who have never had experience as a hitting coach to teach them.
Grief.
1957 Braves Fan
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
At least Kimbrel is getting a lot of rest,
TnBrian
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
Yeah that’d have been a bad idea to start Teheran over Lowe. Sure. He only throws 95 and has fire. He could’ve gone a few innings, then let a combo of maybe Medlen and Vizcaino bridge the gap between EOF and Kimbrel.
Not Fredi though. It’s too simple I guess.
Now maybe the outcome would be the same as now, but Lowe gives you NO chance at all.
SRF
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
Trey – well at least that is good news…
Mike
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
Everyone whats to know what is wrong with this team. And all the talking heads have different answers. There is only one very simple answer in my mind. Coaching. Or lack there of.
It started with approach. The offensive approach. This ENTIRE team has gotten away from being patient and trying to hit a homer every time up. The coaches even admitted to telling the guys to be more aggressive. As the season wore on and multiple players were encountering huge slumps, no real adjustments were made. And now they are playing some of their worst baseball all year. They cant seem to score at all. Now it is in their heads. The WHOLE TEAM is in a huge slump. Mentally they are screwed. The coaches are responsible for turning a team around. The Braves are MILES better than they are playing, and its up to the staff to motivate them and get them back on track. No such thing has happened. Fredi doesnt know what to do. He is just as lost as the players.
Inefficient pitching, overworked bullpen, … all of it can be brought right back to this teams inability to put runs on the board.
The staff needs to go. Period.
Veer
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
This game is much easier to watch knowing we don’t have a shot at winning this one.
Worst come to worst we go tied tomorrow.
Fatass McCann
September 27th, 2011
8:44 pm
where;s KK when u need him
phredd
September 27th, 2011
8:45 pm
Cardsfan, whether we can score or not, won’t give you the win over the Astros. Are you just stupid? win your game and then you can talk. Until then, my friend, you are chasing!
JerseyChoppin
September 27th, 2011
8:45 pm
how is this Fredi G’s fault? The monumental collapse certainly wasn’t going to be averted by a pitching change at a different time; or a lineup change.
Anyone who thinks that (and I see many of you seem to), obviously never played baseball at any competetive level (or any sport at a competetive level for that matter).
You are just making him into a convenient fall guy because its easier than calling the whole team out.
Herschel Talker
September 27th, 2011
8:45 pm
Najeh Davenpoop:
“Would anything they do in this year’s playoffs be worse than the 1996 World Series? Or even, for that matter, the 2000 NLDS?”
Perhaps not, but a turd a bit smaller still looks like and smells like a turd.
HT
David O'Brien
September 27th, 2011
8:45 pm
Oswalt struck out Heyward to start inning and Bourn to finish it, and neither of them swung at a pitch. Heyward looked at all four pitches, Bourn looked at six.
Mister Frisky
September 27th, 2011
8:45 pm
Was it the Lion or Tin Man who said if I only had a heart?No way I let this team continue to bitch slap me without putting up a fight.Heartless,gutless,clueless,cowardly,and going south fast as an organization.This all time worst choke will give some cover to the 14 playoff chokes in years past.Mark Wohlers all is forgiven.