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Venice Jim
April 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
Thanks, DOB!
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:23 pm
thank you David
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:24 pm
look at that stride, great pic
rudy
April 29th, 2012
1:25 pm
good stuff, thanks!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 29th, 2012
1:26 pm
great song DOB- although my favs are There She Goes & Johnny was a Good Man, classic stuff
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
1:26 pm
Thanks DOB
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
April 29th, 2012
1:29 pm
still not a fan w/ mac at cleanup, especially coming off a minor injury. move freeman or heyward there, no shift issues for them!
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:30 pm
I think the bats go off today. Everyone is pumped that Huddy is back. Braves win big.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:31 pm
Welcome back, Huddy!
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:32 pm
must be a mistake, Uggla caint really have been that good, we all know he is a worthless bum
Sopheee
April 29th, 2012
1:35 pm
Hmm, surprised to see Mac in there today. Hope he’s okay.
Welcome back, Huddeeeee!
Mixxo
April 29th, 2012
1:39 pm
Get somebody up Fredi.
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:39 pm
thats not a good thing
David O'Brien
April 29th, 2012
1:41 pm
Hudson strikes out Garrett Jones for 2nd out, it’s 1700th strikeout for Braves veteran
Venice Jim
April 29th, 2012
1:42 pm
An acceptable beginning…
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:42 pm
wat to regroup Huddy
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
1:44 pm
Nice to see Huddy back on the mound
Phil in GA
April 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
Anybody got a radio link for out-of-staters?
phil
April 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
Thank you, DOB…
ChrisfromSacramento,Ca
April 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
Chipper should be hitting third, not the strikeout king clown Freddie
Mixxo
April 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
To all my Bourn haterz….TOLD y’all he’d be aight!
Sopheee
April 29th, 2012
1:46 pm
Tsk, no eee’s for you.
phil
April 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
Hudson’s whop is terrible…
But better than Prado’s grounding into double play’s numbers…
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
boo martn
Mitchell
April 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
Here;s a thought, and stop me before I start to sound like a broken record, but how ’bout the National League’s highest scoring team put up some runs for their ace pitcher making his first start of the season coming back from back surgery.
You know, might be nice.
How about give the guy a little room to work with so he doesn’t have to throw a shut out to get a win.
Again, just a thought.
That’s all.
Mixxo
April 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
Not good situational hitting Marteen…..c’mon. You know this!
phil
April 29th, 2012
1:47 pm
Whip, not whop….
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:48 pm
Why is Bourn not running? We did the same thing last night. Bourn leadoff single and then a Prado double play.
ChrisfromSacramento,Ca
April 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
5 is just to inconsistent. Needs to hit down in the lineup
Don
April 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
Second double play in a row for Prado. Freddy needs to have him take a few pitches and let MB run. I know Prado does not like him on base “dancing”, but come on. Double plays last year and this year do not cut it.
phil
April 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
At least FF looks more patient today…
Not that it did any good whatsoever…sigh.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:49 pm
I would have bunted.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
Bourn
Chipper
J-Hey
Uggs
Freddie
Mac
Prado
The Rev
Mitchell
April 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
Go get ‘em, Timmy.
David O'Brien
April 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
Alvarez leadoff single in #Pirates 2nd; that’s twice in 2 days that Pastornicky has mistimed a leap on attempted catch…
Hudson threw 12 pitches (8 strikes) in 1st inning, faced 5 batters…
phil
April 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
What the hell is Rev doing out there? Can’t see it? Bull. Stupid excuses. Sick of it.
Catch the dang ball.
Mitchell
April 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
Oh my God. Come on.
Catch that s#@%.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
1:53 pm
Seems like a fair amount of players have issues picking up the ball at Turner Field…
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
time to chop
April 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
mmmmmm i dont like grounds into DP ….. time to drop prado to 7th spot in the lineup and put Heyward in 2nd spot…..
at least Heyward is faster than Prado sure he can beat the throw and avoid the double play …..
Who Me?
April 29th, 2012
1:55 pm
Pastornicky missed the same ball in yesterday’s game. Defense 101 – catch the ball in the air.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 29th, 2012
1:56 pm
Sopheeee Hmm, surprised to see Mac in there today. Hope he’s okay.
Yeah, me, too!
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
Huddy looking a little rough around the edges…
Mitchell
April 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
Not a fan of the D from TP.
Come on.
Make the damn play. Get one out at least.
Jerry
April 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
That two balls this inning that I’m sure Simmons gets to.
ray k
April 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
Come on, tyler. His instincts with the glove are a little suspect
nolie
April 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
well thank goodness that we won the first game anyways…
time to chop
April 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
VS RHP : BOURN,HEYWARD,C JONES, MCCANN,UGGLA,FREEMAN,PRADO,PASTORNICKY
VS LHP: BOURN, PRADO,C JONES , UGGLA , MCCANN,FREEMAN,PRADO,PASTORNICKY
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
Nice play!
Kat
April 29th, 2012
1:58 pm
Huddy on the mound always makes me feel more comfortable.. reliable. Rev needs new sun glasses or something.. maybe new cleats.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Come on Huddy, one more out. Let’s go!
Jerry
April 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
It would not surprise me to see Heyward lead the team in stolen bases at the end of the season.
ray k
April 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
post surgery Huddy throws harder than “healthy” JJ.
BravesFansince1968
April 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
I agree, at least we can’t get swept
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
We do need strong D up the middle. We have it with Bourn. Not so much so far from The Rev. What happens if Simmons tears it up in AA?
jim
April 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
Again, Bourn never tries to steal early in the count wnen Prado is hitting, and the Braves never employ the hikt an run (Last night h 3-2 pitch and Prado was just trying to hit the ball where pitched.)
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
Dudes and dudettes…we are NOT losing this game.
ray k
April 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
Having a little rust is to be expected
time to chop
April 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
damn ,,,the pirates have bases loaded…. :S
damn hudson get out of the jam…..
Jerry
April 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
Don’t wanna any ball hit on the left side of the infield. Absolutely no range over there.
iTiSi
April 29th, 2012
2:01 pm
Pastor Tylernicky is just the opposite of what I said he would be at the start of the season. I told someone he would be strong on defense and weak on offense. Lately with his hitting come around he is acceptable on offense and very weak on defense. First time I saw him thought he would be a better 2nd baseman, or with some more weight a 3rd baseman. Was not a fan of Gonzalez but he got to balls last year than TP is not coming close to. He is slow, no range. Has not impressed me at all in the field.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
2:02 pm
Jason-
Right now, that’s not a concern because Simmons has not been hitting much, although he seems to be playing better recently. I don’t see the Braves rushing him though
Choppinmama
April 29th, 2012
2:02 pm
DOB – wow! Thanks for all the stats and info-laden bloggage.
I’m ready to see Huddy back to work. Let’s see how he works out of this bases loaded jam.
Mixxo
April 29th, 2012
2:02 pm
Oh boy
Owned again…..
BravesFansince1968
April 29th, 2012
2:03 pm
not looking good so far Huddy
njbraves
April 29th, 2012
2:03 pm
Huddy’s not sharp and his defense isn’t helping him. Another defensive gem by Mac.
Choppinmama
April 29th, 2012
2:03 pm
Oh geez……..
Jerry
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
And this is what I was afraid we were gonna see today from Hudson. That and poor defense from shortstop and another ball getting by McCann is a bad problem to have.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
Nice. Nobody comments on Ross’s mistakes yesterday, but as soon as Mac is back in…
BravesFansince1968
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
The way we are hitting again, that hurts
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
Ok, so we are going to get our butts kicked. Losing a series to the Pirates at home is NEVER a good thing. Ever.
ray k
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
Should be 1st and 3rd. Why does Mac have trouble with balls coming home? Bizarre.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 29th, 2012
2:04 pm
Ah, yes, Blog gonna implode over BMac’s missing the ball, even though the run woulda scored anyway and y’all were nowhere to be found when that one got away last night?
(ITS)
ray k
April 29th, 2012
2:05 pm
We will score at least 5 today. Not worried.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
2:05 pm
Jason-
So you’ve written off tomorrow too?
Taylorvol
April 29th, 2012
2:05 pm
Rev has plenty of range. Line drives appear to be a problem for some reason.
time to chop
April 29th, 2012
2:05 pm
bad news : pirates 2-0 braves after one and half inning……
why walked rookie presley? damn
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
Did the error even cost us? Would the runner have been out? The runners who moved up didn’t score…
njbraves
April 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
Let Wilson play when Huddy pitches.
nolie
April 29th, 2012
2:06 pm
according to gameday in one inning Correia threw 6 different types of pitches
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
CAB, nope…just too dumb to realize it is a 4 game series!
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Jason-
No it did not cost us
ray k
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Maybe we start jack at SS on days when Huddy pitches. Too many opportunities for failure on those ground balls.
Mitchell
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
I stand corrected by the way. We’re only the second highest scoring team in the National League.
I guess I should alter my expectations a little.
Maybe a run or two would be nice.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Then why complain about the error?
Mixxo
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
The Bucs “want” this.
ChrisfromSacramento,Ca
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Bunt Brian!!!!!
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2012
2:07 pm
Jason-
Not dumb! Wrap around series are odd…
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:08 pm
We do need to do something about Prado batting 2nd with Bourn batting leadoff. It doesn’t seem to be a good combo.
AB Critique
April 29th, 2012
2:08 pm
Be glad when Paster has 3-5 years under his belt. Defensively, he’s a way below average major league SS. He’ll get better with age and experience, but right now watching him makes me long for…. Gonzo or just about anyone other than Paster.
njbraves
April 29th, 2012
2:08 pm
Nobody talked about Ross’ mistake because it was a rarity. Mac is good for a defensive blunder once a day.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:09 pm
I would love to see the bats break out and score about 10.
richbrave
April 29th, 2012
2:09 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
G.Men pluck the Mud Hens 8-3 yesterday.
1B ERNIE MEJIA [.269 BA] 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR [3], 2 RBI [15], 2 BB. ERNIE’s right on schedule. Excels early on, then has a swoon, followed by a slow recovery at the plate over the course of the balance of the season to finish in the .290-.310 BA area with good power numbers and high RBI’s……
3B JOE TERDOSLAVICH [.233 BA] 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR [3], 2 RBI [9], 1 BB. Bombs one while raising his BA 33 points after touching the mendoza-line. He’s made an adjustment at the plate. To any opposing pitcher……TAG, you’re it!
2B JOSH WILSON [.260 BA] 1-4, 1 SO. Slowly raising his BA.
C JOSE YEPEZ [.258 BA] 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI [8], 2 BB.
CF ‘Georgie’ CONSTANZA [.311 BA] 1-5, 1 R.
RF STEFAN GARTRELL [.158 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [3], 2 RBI [8].
RHSP TOOD REDMOND [W 2-2, 3.08 ERA] 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO
LHRP ERIC CORDIER [4.66 ERA] 2.0 IP, spotless, 2 SO. Nice!
RHRP JASON RICE [1.80 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, zeros,
ChrisfromSacramento,Ca
April 29th, 2012
2:10 pm
Nice AB Brian! Never seen Mac beat it I to the shift. He’ll be lucky to hit 250 this year
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:10 pm
…and please STOP batting Mac cleanup!
braves country
April 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
the real solution for the braves is trade for RH POWER HITTER 3B or LF or sign a 3B or LF
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
April 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
Nice hit, Dan!
ray k
April 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
Uggla on fire.
Ralph
April 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
If we had a short stop Pitt don’t score those two runs, Pastor missed two balls that inning he should have had.
JasonInFL
April 29th, 2012
2:11 pm
Come on, Battle Axe!