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VaBravesFan
April 8th, 2012
12:06 pm
Diaz has come up empty in 2 crucial spots already in 2 games, hopefully the big hit happens today.
noleee
April 8th, 2012
12:08 pm
remember that when he gives up 5 in the 6th ABW
George
April 8th, 2012
12:13 pm
Is this the main blog? They have the VAN GUNDY blog in the main blog spot on front page.
B-F_52
April 8th, 2012
12:13 pm
Minor will be major in todays tilt I think A couple of timely knocks today will be forthcoming,neise is good but we jump on on him and club him today
Bat Masterson
April 8th, 2012
12:19 pm
I know Its one series loss but this series loss will make a difference in as to weather we make the playoffs, Watch!
So you think these two losses, where the Braves never had a lead, are going to play a bigger role than the ones where they cough up a lead late in the game?
George
April 8th, 2012
12:21 pm
The BRAVES front office can’t and should not fire the whole team, so are they going to wait till we are 1-9 like we were in ST to do something? PLEASE DON’T WAIT UNTILL IT IS TO LATE TO HAVE A GOOD SEASON. FIRE FREDI hire someone who will inspire this team to play the way they are capable of doing.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
12:23 pm
That Y. Cespedes Cat Has been Exciting to watch so far. We Did we Not Go After Him?…But in hindsight, Im Glad the Marlins didn’t sign him
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
12:24 pm
Yeah: Fact of the Matter is losses against teams we should beat up on make a difference…just like it did last year
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2012
12:27 pm
This may be the first, last, and only time I ever say this, but TJ Simers wrote a simply wonderful column about Vin Scully today…spare a moment and read about the best in the business:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-20120408,0,5322118,full.column
George
April 8th, 2012
12:27 pm
Yeah Tomaharkin sure would be sad if at end of weekend we are 0-3 aganst the MUTTS.
George
April 8th, 2012
12:29 pm
Thank you cab, I will return , going there now.
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2012
12:29 pm
Mets lineup: Tejada SS, Murphy 2B, Wright 3B, Davis 1B, Bay LF, Duda RF, Hairston CF, Nickeas C, Niese LH
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2012
12:32 pm
Just realized I didn’t post Braves lineup on blog when I put it on Twitter earlier. Sorry about that.
Bourn CF, Prado 3B, McCann C, Uggla 2B, Freeman 1B, Diaz LF, Heyward RF, Wilson SS, MInor LH
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
12:34 pm
MattE might be the only guy who can hit a lefty in the line up. So, he bats sixth.
MattE had a good first game against Santana. He had to pinch hit against a righty yesterday (what a stupid move by Fredo)’ and , not surprisingly, struck out.
I agree Ross should have PH in the 9th yesterday,Now I have a reasonable explanation why Fredi is using Matty Diaz so much…06,07 and 09 Matty Diaz was the fish killer(batted like .400 against the fish) well Fredi G was the manager of them fish.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 8th, 2012
12:35 pm
VaBravesFan McCann will get in the hit column with 2 doubles today
That seems reasonable…
George
April 8th, 2012
12:37 pm
Good story on VIN, a GREAT PBP announcer and a GREAT human being.
George
April 8th, 2012
12:41 pm
Blog is slow for just about 35 minns before gametime.
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2012
12:47 pm
Has anyone pointed out that the mighty phillies have scored as many runs as the Braves in 2 games? Just wondering…
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2012
12:48 pm
Or that Baltimore is leading the AL East and Boston & New York are both 0-2? (Boston having been outscored 13-2?)
Bat Masterson
April 8th, 2012
12:50 pm
Thanks for the link, cab
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2012
12:52 pm
You are welcome, George & Bat
George
April 8th, 2012
12:52 pm
Hi cab, good I am not alone, but dropping now to take Peanut out before gamestart. Lets have a good one this afternoon y’a”. DO IT BRAVES
Hugo Z Hackenbush
April 8th, 2012
12:52 pm
Madame, how dare you suggest that a small sample size is worthless as an indicator!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
April 8th, 2012
12:53 pm
And let’s refrain from “size matters” jokes…
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
12:54 pm
George
“Blog is slow for just about 35 minns before gametime.”
It will be “All Da Way Turn’t Up! After our first wasted Chance of scoring a run with less than 2 outs, Bank On It
GameTime! Grab Some Buds!
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2012
12:56 pm
cabravesfan: Good points at 12:47 and 12:48. Of course, that just means a certain segment of the “fans” on this blog will quickly point out to you why it doesn’t matter if Boston and the Yankees are 0-2 and if Boston has been outscored 13-2 and blah blah blah. You know, it’s not like Boston has a tradition-rich organization and not as if they collapsed in September like the Braves did.
Wait, what?
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
12:58 pm
Did I just hear Ron Gant say that if Heyward gets an opportunity to drive runs in today, he will? That’s a bold statement to make.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
12:59 pm
George
“Blog is slow for just about 35 minns before gametime.”
Brava
Bravesgirl4life
Mitchell
Phil
ChrisFromSacramento
Jerry
JasonInFl
Mixxo
Among Others will All be joining soon, Don’t you Worry
We Need more Intro’s though!
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:01 pm
@D.O.B.
Both Boston and The NY Yankees have something we don’t have and that is a high payroll and WS titles in recent years…
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:02 pm
Don’t forget that FAKE Bravesgrl4life will more than likely grace us.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:03 pm
Thats The Main Resaon why ATL fans who live in Atlanta are so P’d off at Atlanta teams since 2000
cabravesfan
April 8th, 2012
1:03 pm
T-
Neither of which really has anything to do with winning this year…
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:03 pm
Happy Easter !!!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
April 8th, 2012
1:03 pm
Neither of which prevented the Rays from winning the AL east in 2010…
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
April 8th, 2012
1:05 pm
Happy Easter! Go Braves
B-F_52
April 8th, 2012
1:05 pm
Ross needs to sing “shakin”
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:08 pm
I saw the comments of people on here ripping Joe Simpson last night…
How can anyone rip him? He has been with the Braves 20 years now…he is the Last of the old TBS Posse that is still doing the games on TV, I wish they would bring in Jim Powell and Don Sutton to do the games on TV as well…
B-F_52
April 8th, 2012
1:08 pm
D Lowe going for the tribe today
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:09 pm
S/O To Chattlanta Brian…
Whats the over/under on runs scored today?
I’m Banking on 3?
BamaDude@daCowCollege
April 8th, 2012
1:10 pm
time for a W today fellas ….
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:11 pm
The braves will breakout today….6 or 7 runs.
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:12 pm
oooh, Thole not in the lineup. That’s a plus.
Venice Jim
April 8th, 2012
1:13 pm
Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann
Can’t be even 12,000 people here at CitiField at first pitch
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:13 pm
Let’s go Bravos! Mikey’s ready to show he is here to stay. 3rd game and 3rd lineup with The Rev getting a day off already. I don’t like that…like consistent lineups. But, don’t care as long as they get a “W” they can have whatever lineup they can put together.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:13 pm
Gotta Take Advantage of the passed ball!
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:14 pm
Will we see the first run of the year from 2nd ?
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:15 pm
Am i seeing more patience today?
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:15 pm
Here we go….Fab 5 Freddie
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:15 pm
And that would be a no.
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:15 pm
Damnnnnnnnnnn
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
0-11 wither RISP on the season.
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
Oh well, looks like Freddie didn’t get the memo.
njbraves
April 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
Shocker…they didn’t get the run in. Who would have thought??
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
NW Wind at 20-25 MPH, Not Good! We can’t be swinging for the fances!
And thats twice that we have not taken advantage of passed balls…the team needs to focus on tring to do little things to get runners in instead of swinging for the fences
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
April 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
Theres FF with another shi* at bat. So aggressive
ZWacky
April 8th, 2012
1:17 pm
20 years here or not, Joe is an idiot
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:18 pm
It looks more and more that Fab 5 Freddie’s and UGG’s Spring Training-Home Run Derby’s off of AAA pitchers was a serious Aberration
I don’t like Fab 5 Freddie Swinging for the fences every at bat
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:18 pm
Hey, T. Co-sign on you comment.
Greg Walker Presents! Braves 2012 RISP Tracker
April 8th, 2012
1:19 pm
0-for-1: TOP 1st, 2 outs, M.Prado on 2B — F.Freeman grounded out to 2B
Hugo Z Hackenbush
April 8th, 2012
1:19 pm
Yep, Freddie might’ve been pressing there.
njbraves
April 8th, 2012
1:19 pm
Boston and NY are both playing very good teams…the Braves are not.
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:19 pm
93 mph..
74bravesjersey
April 8th, 2012
1:20 pm
Sure hope the boys used a little of soriano’s(major league) Jabul’s touch or rub on their lumber today. Mabe they put some of jabul’s salve in their eye balls so they can see the ball better today. B-mac might need some salve for his eyes anyway.
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:20 pm
Your. Excuse my typing fo paws today. I’m on the Kindle Fire.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:22 pm
Hope the Braves were taking notes on how t move a runner over?
Bat Masterson
April 8th, 2012
1:22 pm
BallGame
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:25 pm
Bat, shame on you.
njbraves
April 8th, 2012
1:25 pm
Let’s just ballgame this thing right now.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:25 pm
njbraves
“Boston and NY are both playing very good teams…the Braves are not.”
Good Point…That Tampa Team has heart…They are fun to watch…they remind me of our early 90’s teams
Now Thats How you get Runs In…Hope those Clowns were taking notes…Its 1-0 but it feels like we are down 3-0
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:25 pm
So that’s how you drive in a run from 3rd?
Mets Rule
April 8th, 2012
1:25 pm
come on Metropolitans, beet those pityful Braves and keep them in the seller
David O'Brien
April 8th, 2012
1:26 pm
David Wright sac fly puts Mets up 1-0. These guys, in this series, have executed a whole, whole lot better than the Braves.
Jake W.
April 8th, 2012
1:26 pm
Boston and NY are both playing very good teams…the Braves are not.
Santana and Dickey with the knuckleball, not exactly pushovers that we were suppose to beat up on either. They aren’t off to a great start and you want better, but damn sometimes you do have to give the other team a little credit.
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:26 pm
A productive out…imagine it.
Bat Masterson
April 8th, 2012
1:27 pm
Sorry, Brava
Someone had to do it though, maybe it’ll change our luck.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:27 pm
Ok, Lets Gets The Bats Going!
J-Hey is gonna go Yard this inning, Bank On It…No One will be on base so I like our chances
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
Loosing Managar is now a Mets fan? TRAITOR.
njbraves
April 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
Tomahawkin…agreed on TB. They play the game the way I wish the Braves would. They fight and scrap for 9 innings every night.
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
Who would have thought that when MM was drafted his velocity would do a switcharoo with JJ and he would consistently be hitting 93 while JJ consistently hits 88.
Tomahawk Mafia
April 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
This team is so similar to the 2011 Braves in that they fall behind early and have to battle from behind the rest of the game.
Jerry
April 8th, 2012
1:29 pm
Geez, please get rid of the Twitter trash.
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:29 pm
DOB, stop rubbing it in. We know.
Mets Rule
April 8th, 2012
1:29 pm
Mets
Phills
Marlens
Natinals
Braves
njbraves
April 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
Jake…come on man. Johan hadn’t pitched in 18 months and Dickey isn’t exactly a Cy Young candidate. Plus, the Met bullpen shut us down, and they’re supposed to be a weak group.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
Who cares if the Phillies have only scored two runs. They have pitchers who can throw a CG…
Not to mention they have Owned us in August and September in recent years
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
Good AB by Diaz.
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
See how other teams seem to be able to get a leadoff double and score? I would like to get another crack at it!
Mets Rule
April 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
and thy will own you agan this year as will the Mets
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
Pretty good patience by ths squad so far…let’s go J-Hey. Get in Beast mode, baby!
Go Away, Beth Keener
April 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
I wonder what kind of credentials you need to be a “social media reporter”…
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
And the Phillies didn’t collapse in September.
Tomahawk Mafia
April 8th, 2012
1:32 pm
Heyward is a lost cause, what a weak at bat.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:32 pm
Well that “Bank On It” prediction got rejected
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:33 pm
come on jack, at least roll the lineup over.
phil
April 8th, 2012
1:33 pm
David O’Brien
April 8th, 2012
1:26 pm
David Wright sac fly puts Mets up 1-0. These guys, in this series, have executed a whole, whole lot better than the Braves.
*******
hater.
“fan”.
Tomahawkin
April 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
Come On Jack! We Need a Double Don The line!
Bravefaninok
April 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
Brava
April 8th, 2012
1:31 pm
And the Phillies didn’t collapse in September.
Nope they waited till the playoffs to fold up.
Mets Rule
April 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
Hatward should git sent back to the miners he is a dud
phil
April 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
Hack Wilson….sigh
JasonInFL
April 8th, 2012
1:34 pm
keep the bench sharp, DOB? Why not try and let the starters get in a rhythm and keep them sharp??