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George
May 3rd, 2012
11:40 am
Phil did not seem like a bad guy, even if most of the time I disagreed with him. FIRE FREDI
Fols
May 3rd, 2012
11:40 am
Hmm…as someone that’s run marathon’s for a number of years…the Krispy Kreme challenge sounds like a good destination race! lol
Murph
May 3rd, 2012
11:41 am
Clutch hitting has gone into a ditch? I bet you wish you could take this article back.
You do understand that the blog in question was based on things that HAD ALREADY HAPPENED. Not a stat or sentence of DOB’s article wasn’t accurate at the time of its posting.
Sopheee
May 3rd, 2012
11:42 am
lowercase phil isn’t a bad guy. He’s just tired of us being tired of the angry people.
CrαZy
May 3rd, 2012
11:42 am
The Atlanta Media is soft… It would be the last reason ATL would be voted a bad sports town.
ncscoots
May 3rd, 2012
11:43 am
Just for chuckles, I actually did go back to see when the first “BALLGAME!” was uttered: 7:50PM.
Might have been just the tiniest bit premature. And no, I did not count how many other “BALLGAME!” posts were placed throughout the evening…I would have been laughing too hard to finish that chore, anyway.
Lew
May 3rd, 2012
11:43 am
Well, I’m out of here (for now). Time to go get ready to watch the game. Play nice kiddies.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
11:43 am
Snips11 –
You are obviously not aware of the reverse blog curse. DOB posts a blog like this and the curse takes effect 99 times out of 100. The boys go out and play hard and win and do just the opposite of what DOB has written about.
DS1
May 3rd, 2012
11:43 am
I wonder if my Jiffy Lube will honor the $15 discount out here in UT?
Bo Graves!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 3rd, 2012
11:43 am
I just drink two cups of columbian coffee to wake up. Forget the ice baths
Murph
May 3rd, 2012
11:44 am
Wait… phil left? That sucks… he was funny.
Sigh. Haters gotta hate… on haters hating hate.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 3rd, 2012
11:47 am
It’s never too early for Beth and her funny tweets! I love those tweets and her smile is contagious. Gimmie more please …
Duke
May 3rd, 2012
11:47 am
Man, what an epic game to be at last night! Almost left to make it home for some shut eye since we were down to Doc. Best game I can remember since when Brooksey hit the Grand Slam and we came back from an 8 run deficit.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 3rd, 2012
11:47 am
sniff…phil, we hardly knew ye…
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
11:48 am
clutch hitting, if its a skill is more about NOT reacting to the situation than it is reacting to the situation. so being a good hitter is a requirement first, obviously. staying the same hitter in a big spot is the skill, and yes, some player do it better, or more often than others.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 3rd, 2012
11:48 am
Kidding, Beth is annoying and those tweets are corny and have to be from 11 year olds.
tiger297
May 3rd, 2012
11:52 am
yeah time for me to leave as well…hope I make it by the 4th
Snotboogie
May 3rd, 2012
11:52 am
Might have been just the tiniest bit premature. And no, I did not count how many other “BALLGAME!” posts were placed throughout the evening
I am going to shamefully admit that I had pretty much “ballgame”d it in my mind after they took a 6-0 lead. Halladay – no chance I thought. Couldnt believe what happened after that – still cant. All I can say is, I love sports!!
Duke
May 3rd, 2012
11:52 am
DAP, mainly just not over reacting and being overly impatient. Freeman can be a little overly aggressive in those situations. Sometimes they just have to remember that the pitcher is the one that is in trouble.
George
May 3rd, 2012
11:52 am
Thoughts for the front office . 1, Call the left coast, ask LOU PINNELLA if he would be interested. 2, A lot of baseball people say the guy in our bullpen EDDIE PEREZ will be a good MGR. 3, keep FREDI just send him to AAA ball, bring G-BRAVES MGR up the finish the season with the big club. That way they would not be throwing FREDI out in the cold. FIRE FREDI.
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
11:53 am
CraZy I always feel cheated when I get a box of donuts… Shouldn’t the donut holes come with the donuts?
im sorry to be the one to tell you, but “donut holes” are not made from leftover dough out of the middle of a donut. the name misleads lots of people on how both donuts and donut holes are made. im sorry.
Murph
May 3rd, 2012
11:54 am
Sutton addressed batter vs pitcher histories in his pregame radio comments yesterday…
Anyone ever noticed how, often times, the Braves radio guys discuss things that have been run through the blog comment mill earlier that day/week?
Which one of you is Sutton? I’m going to guess Samantha… maybe Ward. Who is it? Come clean!
ncscoots
May 3rd, 2012
11:55 am
I am going to shamefully admit
Don’t feel bad, man. I ballgamed it the Braves’ way when Heap hit the slam. Didn’t think there was any way the Phightens could get off the mat, after that.
Snotboogie
May 3rd, 2012
11:55 am
I like 11:48 post. It provides a decent explanation of that should be acceptable for some others too.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 3rd, 2012
11:55 am
Lou would certainly liven the games up a bit…
Duke
May 3rd, 2012
11:55 am
George
Get out of there with that nonsense! Imbasul!
Jimmy
May 3rd, 2012
11:55 am
If we can get it done today, our series record will be 6-1-1. Thats 6 Wins, 1 lose (Mets) and 1 split (Pirates).
Our opponets for the first 7 series have a combined record of 75-74.
That’s not a bad start to a season.
Murph
May 3rd, 2012
11:56 am
im sorry to be the one to tell you, but “donut holes” are not made from leftover dough out of the middle of a donut. the name misleads lots of people on how both donuts and donut holes are made. im sorry.
Did you have to crush the man like that? Not cool, DAP.
If they don’t come from the donut center, then what happens to that dough? Hmmmmmm? Where does it go? They don’t magically make dough that’s round and has a hole in the middle.
Bravofan
May 3rd, 2012
11:57 am
Did she really just do that.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 3rd, 2012
11:58 am
No cleavage from Beth today. If I can pinpoint causation between square inches of flesh revealed and Braves victories, she’s gonna hear about it…
Murph
May 3rd, 2012
11:58 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut#Doughnut_Holes
So, you’re only kinda right, DAP. I’d bet a lot of mom and pop donut makers still use the dough from the hole.
njbraves
May 3rd, 2012
11:59 am
George…can we fire you and your dumb ideas??
Bat Masterson
May 3rd, 2012
12:00 pm
I am going to shamefully admit that I had pretty much “ballgame”d it in my mind after they took a 6-0 lead. Halladay – no chance I thought
Ha, who didn’t.
Didn’t give up all hope though, cause you never know.
ncscoots
May 3rd, 2012
12:00 pm
If I can pinpoint causation between square inches of flesh revealed and Braves victories, she’s gonna hear about it…
Oh, just lie about it, regardless of causation.
It’s for a good cause.
CrαZy
May 3rd, 2012
12:00 pm
DAP the “donut man”
Ease
May 3rd, 2012
12:00 pm
David O’Brien @ajcbraves
Fredi said Minor and Beachy wouldn’t throw scheduled bullpens today and would be available in the pen if needed. Vent, Med, Durb need rest
Jimmy
May 3rd, 2012
12:00 pm
Hugo – Once the game starts, there will be cleavage on this blog. Not the kind you want, butt they’ll be here.
George
May 3rd, 2012
12:01 pm
Ok lineup for todays game. Outta here, I do not post during games. Lets win to this afternoon y’all.
ncscoots
May 3rd, 2012
12:01 pm
cause you never know.
“You can sum this game up in one word: yaneverknow.”
Veer
May 3rd, 2012
12:01 pm
No excuse for Delgado to not get Pete Orr out today.
It will piss me off if Delgado ends up walking Pete Orr.
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
12:02 pm
murph They don’t magically make dough that’s round and has a hole in the middle.
actually, yeah they do. then they put them in high security donuts cases that will knock you right out of you arent careful. watch your head, murph.
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
12:03 pm
DAP the “donut man”
ive never been so proud…
Jimmy
May 3rd, 2012
12:04 pm
Colin Cowturd is on 680 The Fan.
I’ll try another link.
Why am I telling you this.
tiger297
May 3rd, 2012
12:04 pm
heck dunkin donuts doesn’t even call them donut holes they are munchkins…but we all know what they are
Veer
May 3rd, 2012
12:04 pm
Durbin needs rest? Why does he need rest? He is supposed to eat innings.
Medlen needs rest? because he worked 1 inning yesterday?
Fredi might be resting the bullpen too much. We know Delgado will last 4 innings maximum unless ofcourse he takes one for the team and pitches till the 6th by giving up 9 runs.
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
12:05 pm
murph I’d bet a lot of mom and pop donut makers still use the dough from the hole.
nah, its too inefficient. trust me, im the donut man.
George
May 3rd, 2012
12:05 pm
njbraves 11:59
Do you REALLY want to keep FREDI? He will ruin our pitching staff. FIRE FREDI
tiger297
May 3rd, 2012
12:06 pm
veer – he pitched 1 1/3 tuesday then 1 last night (and venters has worked 2 in a row as well)
tiger297
May 3rd, 2012
12:07 pm
good new is livan threw 7 pitches last night so he should be good for a few if required
Snotboogie
May 3rd, 2012
12:07 pm
They don’t magically make dough that’s round and has a hole in the middle.
I dont think they make a full circle and punch out the middle part. I thought the dough is extruded into a sausage like shape and then smaller pieces are made into a nut-shape.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
May 3rd, 2012
12:08 pm
Yes Jimmy, there will be butt-showing. As sure as the full moon in the sky…
Venice Jim
May 3rd, 2012
12:08 pm
Call the left coast, ask LOU PINNELLA if he would be interested
I never thought of Florida as left coast…although I guess he’s on the left coast of Florida…
CrαZy
May 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
DAP the “donut man”
ive never been so proud…
I think it’s a very distinguished title!!
Carroll Rogers
May 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/05/03/cuh-razy-times-at-turner-field-following-epic-win-over-phillies/
new blog is up
tiger297
May 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
and by he I mean kris
Brava
May 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
Let’s Go Bravos!
Veer
May 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
I think if Delgado flat out stinks today then we should just option him to the Minors. Replace him with Livan or Medlen. Can’t have a guy continue to suck every 5th day. I think this is a make it or break it game for Delgado.
CrαZy
May 3rd, 2012
12:10 pm
good new is livan threw 7 pitches last night so he should be good for a few if required
I don’t think it matters with Livan… I bet he could handle pitching almost everyday.
Jimmy
May 3rd, 2012
12:10 pm
Ok, for all you losers stuck at work (like me), here is a working radio link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1570-wcle-am-cleveland,-tennessee
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:10 pm
Love Joyce’s strike call
DiamondbackMac
May 3rd, 2012
12:12 pm
It’s amazing. I’m sitting here reading the doughnut discussion and glance to the right side of the blog and what do I see? A Stainmaster carpet ad with a little girl holding a chocolate covered doughnut.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:12 pm
Need a DP now.
Shaun
May 3rd, 2012
12:14 pm
clutch hitting, if its a skill is more about NOT reacting to the situation than it is reacting to the situation. so being a good hitter is a requirement first, obviously. staying the same hitter in a big spot is the skill, and yes, some player do it better, or more often than others.
DAP, actually almost all hitters stay the same hitter in a big spot. There is plenty of evidence that shows that this is the case. If there are some players who do it better or more often, there certainly isn’t a noticeable difference between them and the hitters who don’t or do it less often throughout the history of the game. Pick out any random hitter with several seasons under his belt and look at a variety of different clutch stats and they will not look drastically different from what you would expect based on the overall performance of the player. But no one bothers looking at the evidence because it would ruin the belief and the narrative that some major leaguers are drastically more clutch than others. That’s the most annoying part of all this. Not that there are people that believe certain major league players can’t handle pressure but that no one bothers to figure out if it’s actually true because they don’t want to ruin their own beliefs and their own myths about some players being able to ride in on their stallions to rescue their team from the clutches of defeat because their mental state is drastically different from other major leaguers.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:16 pm
Settle down, Delgado. Don’t allow any more runs in this first inning.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:17 pm
Get that one and about 2 or 3 more now, Braves.
kenhotlanta
May 3rd, 2012
12:25 pm
Maybe it’s just me, but Uggla’s “hugs” after a home run are just creepy and last a little too long. Why not a fist-bump or high five?
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:27 pm
Oh, crap. Delgado, quit letting them hit like that.
Moeman
May 3rd, 2012
12:29 pm
I believe Kent Mercker thru a no-no. Anybody know for sure?
DAP
May 3rd, 2012
12:30 pm
shaun, but its impossible to argue with DOB’s blog (although you did) the clutch hitting wasnt happening. why? who knows? i dont think DOB trie to explain why. he didnt say they were nervous and suddenly couldnt handle the pressure. he just said they werent doing it. it was a fact. thats why i said yesterday it was over your head. it is. way over.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:43 pm
Good job, Tyler.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:47 pm
Get some runs now, please.
bravesgrl4life
May 3rd, 2012
12:52 pm
Is there an echo in the empty blog chamber this afternoon ?
nolie
May 3rd, 2012
1:04 pm
so how many times in a row do we get shut out to make up for 15 runs last night????
icon downloads
October 4th, 2012
10:37 pm
I join. So happens. Let’s discuss this question. Here or in PM.