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Soph
March 8th, 2012
3:01 pm
ken – yup, I’m a Gwinnettian.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:01 pm
High fly to center – runner advances to 3rd, 2 down…
kenhotlanta
March 8th, 2012
3:02 pm
Soph: Can you pick up 1230 AM?
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:02 pm
L. J. Hoes batting – 0-2 – ball one…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:02 pm
Grounded to third – sit down, Hoes!
BravePack
March 8th, 2012
3:03 pm
Yeah let’s just say I’m not going to put much stock into anything you have to say Mixxo or your skewed bi-polar or just always negative views.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:03 pm
7 innings down, 1-1 score…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:04 pm
That was some interview…
What a jackass Bourne must be.
Get rid of his butt right now and bring back McOut. I would rather have someone who stinks but cares than some dope who won’t even say a thing about what he does for workouts in the offseason, while being clipped and curt with his other responses as well.
Add me to the can’t stand Bourne Brigade!!
flange1
March 8th, 2012
3:05 pm
What does it mean that Han Ram “wants” this?
That is even a stupider saying that “drinking the kool-aid”
Just plain ignorant.
Just sayin’
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:05 pm
And fire FG!!
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:06 pm
Gattis with a hard hit up the middle off the new pitcher’s glove…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:06 pm
Socolovich the pitcher – Pastornicky bunts, and is safe at first…
Soph
March 8th, 2012
3:07 pm
ken – I think I probably do get it at home but I’m at work and don’t have an old school radio here. Wish they’d at least broadcast it on an FM station so I could catch it on my phone.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:07 pm
Cunningham running for Gattis, Durango batting – 1st and 2nd, none out, 1-0 count…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:08 pm
Good bunt by Durango – everyone safe!!!
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:08 pm
Bases loaded for Brandon Hicks…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:09 pm
Strike one to Hicks…infield looking for a DP…
kenhotlanta
March 8th, 2012
3:09 pm
Soph: Thanks, I was just curious as someone said they could pick it up and I didn’t think that station carried that far, but maybe they have improved their signal. I agree, I will be glad when the FM station starts carrying the games.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:10 pm
Called strike – Mejia on deck…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:10 pm
Ks swinging…
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:10 pm
O’s have the Braves right where they want’ em. Bases full of Braves, no one out.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:11 pm
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
2:13 pm
0-2 count – Jason called out on a check swing on a ball that bounced 2 feet in front of the plate…
*******
LOL! What a shocker! The hall of famer in year three of his bumbling career.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:11 pm
Ernesto Mejia takes a strike…
BravePack
March 8th, 2012
3:11 pm
Yeah Brandon Hicks is not a good hitter.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:11 pm
Swing and miss – taps it foul…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:12 pm
Mejia watches a ball that just missed – grounder to third – 5-4-3 DP…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
Maybe we can bring back joe mather as hitting coach…
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
kenhotlanta
“Soph: don’t you live in Gwinnett?”
1/4 of the blog either currently lives in Gwinnett or has lived in Gwinnett
CB
March 8th, 2012
3:13 pm
ab the rally killer!
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
Seems like the Braves teach how to load the bases and not score in the minor leagues.
Ed
March 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
wow with bases loaded and no one out and cant even get one run . none of the past three hitters will see a roster spot anytime soon
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
Ernesto Mejia…..
It’s gonna be a longer year than 1987…
BravePack
March 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
Ouch…in the words of Charles Barkley…turrible…turrible. Well at least they’re consistent and getting it all out of the way in the spring.
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:14 pm
lol
I thought it was kinda funny. IDK
Deal with it.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:15 pm
It’s only ST.
None of these games matter.
Let’s keep telling ourselves that.
RAM
March 8th, 2012
3:15 pm
anyone want to bet the orioles score in this inning after a wasted opportunity
Soph
March 8th, 2012
3:16 pm
Breathe, lowercase phil. It’ll be okay.
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:16 pm
I know for a Fact that tomorrows game will be on 680AMTheFan…
We got the Matinee tomorrow
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:16 pm
J. J. Hoover pitching – leadoff double to left…by Caleb Joseph…
flange1
March 8th, 2012
3:17 pm
Excuse me, was it suppose to be sarcasm?
You always say most of the things that folks find obnoxious are you being sarcastic.
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:17 pm
phil
“It’s only ST.
None of these games matter.
Let’s keep telling ourselves that.”
S. Training doesn’t matter to me to get Angry over but I love the one’s on here last year who were saying that down the stretch. That 1 game made a Huge Diference
DS1
March 8th, 2012
3:18 pm
Good to see Mixxo is in mid season form……………. Denny’s has wi-fi……
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:18 pm
I’m breathing just fine.
We have the same team as last season, minus a few of the bench and piching bums.
And yet some of us expect improvement? Based on what? Blind hope?
It’s gonna be a longer season than 1978…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:18 pm
Single – first and third…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:19 pm
Xavier Avery batting…1-2…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:20 pm
High to deep right field – run scores on sac…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:20 pm
Optimists will always say anything to prove their moral superiority.
Which is fine. I’m glad they can be that way.
But the writing for this team is on the proverbial wall.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:20 pm
Elsewhere, Adam Dunn with a monster 3-run homer off Neftali Feliz
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:21 pm
“We have the same team as last season, minus a few of the bench and piching bums.
And yet some of us expect improvement? Based on what? Blind hope?”
They missed the playoffs by only one game. I think it is extremely unlikely that Heyward, Prado, Uggla, and McCann do not hit at least a little better than they did last year. Any slight improvement should be enough to get them to the playoffs.
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:21 pm
McFann!
Where’s that sarcasm smiley again?
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:22 pm
@Slick Rick
Agreed, But the Division Got twice as better as opposed to a year ago…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:23 pm
Optimism from phil…..
Kimbrel won’t have to worry about choking away the deciding game for a third straight season because no such opportunity will present itself this go around.
How’s that?
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:23 pm
The Nats were a garbage team last year and they still won 80 games
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:23 pm
“I’m breathing just fine.
We have the same team as last season, minus a few of the bench and piching bums.
And yet some of us expect improvement? Based on what? Blind hope?
It’s gonna be a longer season than 1978…”
Thank you phil and for that 3:20 too.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:24 pm
Walk to put runners at 1st and 2nd, one out…
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:24 pm
Phil, if you don’t have anything positive to say or believe in the team at all, why are you posting here? Are you going to watch the games? It all would seem like a waste of time to me if you have no hope at all for them.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:24 pm
Pop out to Hicks at 2nd…
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:25 pm
If the Braves had scored a bunch of runs in the top of the eighth, who cares? So a bunch of guys who won’t be on the Braves ML club scored runs off a bunch of guys who won’t be on the O’s big club.
So they didn’t score runs. So the Braves pitching gives up a run in the bottom of the inning. ST games don’t count, and the portion of the game involving minor league players really doesn’t mean anything.
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:25 pm
I can’t Rip Kimmie he doesn’t make 15 mill…
I’m still gonna Rip Derek Blowe, He is still laughing at us for the money he stole last year
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:26 pm
“Agreed, But the Division Got twice as better as opposed to a year ago…”
The Nats and Marlins still have to win a whole lot of more games than they did last year.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:26 pm
Steve Tolleson – 2-1 count…
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:26 pm
Derek’s no dummy.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:26 pm
Rick – we sat on our hands this offseason.
In nascar, teams that do that get blown off the track.
We will finish 20 games under .500 this season. Sick thought but i won’t be surprised.
DS1
March 8th, 2012
3:26 pm
phil
Optimism/Pessimism
I think we have a good to very good team. If we get lucky with injuries and hot in September, we could go deep into October.
But an optimist at least takes a stand, whereas a pessimist will quickly abandon his stand once things start to look rosy again.
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:27 pm
@Slick Rick
phil, posted a lot on here last year…He’s one of the harsh ones
cn
March 8th, 2012
3:27 pm
Yep, spoken like a true Boras client: just put your head down, work hard and don’t commit to any team you’re on until you’re a free agent. He’s gone to the highest bidder next off season, so let’s use him like a workhorse while we’ve got him.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:27 pm
Strike 2 – fouled off – ball 3…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:28 pm
Walk loads the bases for Scott Beerer…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:28 pm
Rick – i like your naive front. I really do. I’m not getting all jacked over this team until it actually DOES something other than flap its collective jaws about this and that.
You worry about rick and i’ll worry about phil.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
1-1 count – fouled for strike 2…
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
BTW … things we already know …
The Braves bench looks weak.
The Braves minor leagues are thin in position players.
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
“We will finish 20 games under .500 this season. Sick thought but i won’t be surprised.”
Who is “we?” You clearly don’t care to support this team. I ask again, why waste your time posting here at all?
Steve
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
Why didn’t Frank Wren do anything this offseason? Vacation?
Tomahawkin
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
Rick
“Agreed, But the Division Got twice as better as opposed to a year ago…”
[The Nats and Marlins still have to win a whole lot of more games than they did last year.]
Yes and both teams have the talent to do so…
One has to be full of the Kool Aid to think that this is only going to be a 2 team race for the Division…
And the Braves better not look at the NY Mess as Pushover, You watch! That team is gonna give us fits this year
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
Grounder to Hicks will send us to the 9th inning…
Murph
March 8th, 2012
3:31 pm
Last chance… to get a win… that doesn’t mean anything.
Go Braves?
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:32 pm
Not this one, DS1.
It’s possible to expect the sports worst of our teams, for good reason, while still getting excited over good play. I’m always hopeful deep down, but i don’t just think it’s world series here we come each spring just because it’s spring. This is certainly the case after last fall’s epic flop followed by no real changes to the team other than dumping the black hole of a bat at ss….
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:32 pm
“One has to be full of the Kool Aid to think that this is only going to be a 2 team race for the Division…”
I never said it would be. I still think the Braves will compete though. And with the added wildcard I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if both go to the NL east.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:35 pm
Rick – bug off, you moron. I can’t stand the likes of you so go pour your sugar sweet crap on someone else. I’ve been a fan for 37 yrs and will continue to be, whether or not we stink.
Murph
March 8th, 2012
3:35 pm
Whoever said it was time to do away with the Kool Aid references… I second that motion. Not because of a sensitivity towards a bunch of cultists whose Kool Aid killed them, I’m just sick of reading about Kool Aid 80 times per page.
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:35 pm
Gartrell leading off – crushed high and deep to left – foul, on the 1-2 pitch…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:35 pm
Gartrell leading off – crushed high and deep to left – foul, on the 1-2 pitch…
Then grounds out…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
Called strike 3 on Yepez…
Up to Constanza…
DS1
March 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
phil
I’ll buy that one. But while I am always optimistic about my teams, I still am a realist and know that enough things can go wrong and make for a bad season.
But why start out negative? Just say, I really hope this team does well, but I have some doubts?
Instead, you come across as being an ass. Just one man’s opinion though.
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
“Rick – i like your naive front. I really do. I’m not getting all jacked over this team until it actually DOES something other than flap its collective jaws about this and that.
You worry about rick and i’ll worry about phil.”
You don’t have to be “jacked about the team” to not be extremely negative about every facet. If I felt that way, I wouldn’t bother following them at all. I never said if I expect the Braves to win the world series or anything like that. What I know is that they have a playoff caliber team that can contend. The season is long and a lot can happen over 162 games, and they will have to perform to their ability in order to make it to the playoffs. No question about that. But predicting they end up under 500 is simply ridiculous and makes me question why you bother at all if you truly think that.
Murph
March 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
sigh…
Venice Jim
March 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
Grounded to second – GAME OVER…
MFin04
March 8th, 2012
3:37 pm
Wow this team is looking pretty bad…
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:37 pm
Gartrell…..
Sigh.
Fielding a solid ST roster!
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:39 pm
“Wow this team is looking pretty bad…”
It’s going to be a long year in Gwinnett, that’s for sure.
DS1
March 8th, 2012
3:40 pm
Thanks VJ and Rick for the PBP. Much appreciated.
Kinda hard to get too down over a ST loss, when most of your best players didn’t even make the trip, and the ones that did only play half the game.
Just sayin…….
But it’s always more fun when we win.
Rick
March 8th, 2012
3:40 pm
“Rick – bug off, you moron. I can’t stand the likes of you so go pour your sugar sweet crap on someone else. I’ve been a fan for 37 yrs and will continue to be, whether or not we stink.”
Didn’t you say you wouldn’t be going to any games as long as Fredi is manager? Yeah, you’re such a great fan.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:40 pm
I am being an ass to some extent. So what.
I don’t think this team will succeed. I hope i’m wrong. I see zero so far to change my mind. Zero.
I think it’s ok to express my doubts in an assy manner….if not, skip over me.
Blog cop Rick is just pissed that he can’t control my every expression. Irritating in his own way.
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:40 pm
Venice Jim, March 8th, 2012, 3:36 pm … “Up to Constanza…”
Words that strike fear into the hearts of all Braves fans.
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:41 pm
I love my Braves through thick n’ thin, but I’m also a realist.
Gonna be a long season.
flange1
March 8th, 2012
3:42 pm
I think I agree with Rick.
If you don’t like the team, don’t watch.
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:42 pm
Rick – that’s me. You go spend your unemployment check on this crew. Not me. I’ll follow on the tube until FG is canned.
abeeewright
March 8th, 2012
3:42 pm
“I think it’s ok to express my doubts in an assy manner” – phil
Alas, then you end up smelling like ass.
Mixxo
March 8th, 2012
3:43 pm
phil….this is the kool-aid krowd.
jus sayin’
phil
March 8th, 2012
3:44 pm
I do like the team.
That’s exactly why crappy play pisses me off.
You guys be all happy about crap and i’ll be unhappy about it. Ownership is slowly killing us. Wake up.