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cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
9:33 pm
How many rockets has Freddie hit that have been caught? I think we are up to 3…
abeeewright
May 8th, 2012
9:34 pm
This is a good point to say that if you missed the Gattis story in the spring, you’ll want to read it. … slap this into your browser: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/02/29/braves-slugger-gattis-has-a-story-man-does-he-ever/ – DOB
And for those of you fictional characters looking for an after hours, off the beaten track blog to engage in your shenanigans, you might want to go to the last page and carry on.
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
9:34 pm
Freddie having some bad luck lately…has hit some balls hard but right at people.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:34 pm
Zooey Deschanel should quit while she’s ahead… if that means she’ll get off my TV faster…
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:36 pm
If FF weren’t entering a sophmore slump, those would’ve been hits….
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:36 pm
When FF’s kneecap is attached, he’s a BEAST!
CaptMudd
May 8th, 2012
9:37 pm
Let’s snap out of this sedate melodrama; we’re not here to tickle the masseur.
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:39 pm
How did Mac reach?
An act of God?
CaptMudd
May 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
Gosh–fastball in his wheelhouse
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
Mac used his fat to go into… STEALTH mode!
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:40 pm
Beefy K there chief…
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:41 pm
Chipper…
Pathetic AB
Ralph
May 8th, 2012
9:42 pm
I hate to say this folks but there is no way we are going to win this game 1-0.
Mister Frisky
May 8th, 2012
9:42 pm
Mc Cann is just big boned.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:42 pm
Hawks up by 4? Does not compute.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:42 pm
send the old bumb down
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
Chipper is out of options….
That’s it.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:43 pm
wow, Rod Bajaras with the walk off HR in Pittsburgh.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:44 pm
Mac just has a slow metabolism
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:45 pm
BALLGAME!!!
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:45 pm
And a slow bat….
And poor vision.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:46 pm
AJ Burnett just put a huge shaving cream pie on Barajas
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:46 pm
Slow metabolism = ballgame?
Fire nolie!
cricket
May 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
PIT beat WSH
JC Brave
May 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
Fire BALLGAMERS!!
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:47 pm
Zooey Deschanel in for the Hawks. Her job is to slow Paul Pierce with her funky quirky ways.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:48 pm
I kinda like Zooey’s sister
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
I like Zooey’s sister too (not like that!)…but I also like Zooey (she’s grin on me…)
TNScott
May 8th, 2012
9:50 pm
No. Mac’s just big boned.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:51 pm
Rondo on endo. Celts down by 11.
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
No. Mac just eats way too much.
But i love him all the same.
Mixxo
May 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
The Cubbies WANT this.
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
Choke….
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:52 pm
big boned with a slow metabolism, big thighs and butt, thick waits. prototypical endomorph
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
Damn. Good fight by RD. One pitch away from getting out of the inning. Have to give Soriano some credit there.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
bummer
Powder Blue
May 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
Not a fan of Delgado at this point.
David O'Brien
May 8th, 2012
9:54 pm
Real nice performance by Delgado. He did some serious pitching tonight. Shame he’s not going to get a win, and just hope for his sake this run doesn’t score.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:54 pm
huh? the kid pitched a great game
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
9:54 pm
sigh…
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:54 pm
Thick waits?
Lol
A big boy regardless.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
Campana is a FIERCE FORCE!
Good start Delgado. Sorry that Bourn, Freeman, McCann and Chipper LET YOU DOWN!
Jerry
May 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
Would’ve been nice to see Delgado get a win with the nice job he did tonight. Now the bullpen needs to make sure he doesn’t lose it.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:55 pm
yeah, Tom’s brother, Thick
Nick
May 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
EOF in, Braves lose again.
Rilo
May 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
The best word I can think of to describe this offense is “fragile”. The slightest movement or action from anyone and anything can spook it.
Frankie Wren
May 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
Beltran launches his 9th first inning. What a pickup and perfect fit for the Cards.
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
9:56 pm
Not a fan of EOF at this point.
Nick
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
2 great starts in a row from Randy.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
good job O’
JC Brave
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
The sleeping Giant Moyer woke up on Saturday stayed in Colorado, I’m guessing?
David O'Brien
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Stewart groundout ends inning, Delgado allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 3 walks with 5 K in 5-2/3 innings. Strong performance.
Jerry
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Powder Blue
May 8th, 2012
9:53 pm
Not a fan of Delgado at this point.
After his last two games, what does he have to do to please you?
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Hi Nick. Where’ve you been? Oh, that’s right…the Braves were winning…
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Just ban this fool.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7903832/metta-world-peace-los-angeles-lakers-call-james-harden-elbow
As for the elbow itself? “I felt something, but I didn’t know it was his actual head,” World Peace told O’Brien.
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Frankie, yup, he sure would have looked good in a Braves uni. I wanted Beltran this offseason…big time. Oh well, this ofense is doing pretty good…well, except the last couple of games. But, we are NOT losing this game.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
“After his last two games, what does he have to do to please you?”
rawr!
nolie
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
sure wish Carlos was playin’ here
Ralph
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
All I can say is Fruti has balls to bring in EFO in that situation, wroked out fine though.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Good evening bloggers. I see that Delgado had himself a nice start. Let’s get those bats going!!!
phil
May 8th, 2012
9:57 pm
Not a fan of EOF after last year’s effort?
Bat Masterson
May 8th, 2012
9:58 pm
Thick waits?
Tom after a dentist visit.
CaptMudd
May 8th, 2012
9:58 pm
Ian Stewart, “The Year of the Cub?”
Rilo
May 8th, 2012
9:59 pm
Yeah…what a horrible job by Delgado. I can’t believe he gave up ONE run in 5 2/3. FIRE HIM!!
phil
May 8th, 2012
10:00 pm
Hawks go up 11, josh smith shows out, you know what that means….
Immediate collapse and celtics rally, cutting it to 2 in a minutes time….
brian
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
no worries Heyward. Thanks for bringing the one bat to the series
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
Gattis would have gone 9IP with 12K. But, that’s just how Gattis rolls.
Ralph
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
But Dempster is still going strong.
Nick
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
Unfortunately the Braves are done scoring tonight.
count_schemula
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
“Hawks go up 11, josh smith shows out, you know what that means….”
Josh Smith in BEAST MODE! Sigh…
phil
May 8th, 2012
10:01 pm
September’s bats have returned…
Sigh.
CaptMudd
May 8th, 2012
10:02 pm
@TheOnlyBravesFan; Indeed, a fine evening to you. Have you ever been to Chicago in your 17 years on this planet?
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 8th, 2012
10:02 pm
Be careful, Seagulls! Little cuties…
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
10:02 pm
Seagulls are nasty birds…
bustersonly
May 8th, 2012
10:02 pm
True Ralph but look who he is playing.
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
10:03 pm
Seagulls are the rats of the avian world…
Nick
May 8th, 2012
10:04 pm
I’m just gonna go ahead and call BALLGAME! Braves lose again and lose series to the Cubs….the Cubs!!
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
10:04 pm
Dempster is carving us up.
phil
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
Seagulls have feelings too…
Ralph
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
Wouldn’t you know we get a great pitching performance and the bats go silent.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
Is O’ stayin’ in??
tiger297
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
i think id rather pay more money to have the carpet installed downstairs than have to move all this chit…or deal with the crappy old carpet
JC Brave
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
lose series to the Cubs….the Cubs!!
After sweeping Rockies at Coors…
nolie
May 8th, 2012
10:05 pm
nevermind
Powder Blue
May 8th, 2012
10:06 pm
nolie,
He did…until that pitch to Soriano.
Powder Blue
May 8th, 2012
10:07 pm
Of course I guess it wouldn’t be an issue if some more of those Braves baserunners wouldn’t have been stranded.
JasonInFL
May 8th, 2012
10:07 pm
I am a “what have you done for me lately” type of person.
Turtsnap
May 8th, 2012
10:07 pm
On Gattis – maybe he will continue to burn a path to the MLB, so that we can cut Francisco and move Prado to play 3B 2-3 games a week.
Jerry
May 8th, 2012
10:08 pm
I hate all birds because they live to shyt on my truck. Especially after I’ve just washed it.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
10:08 pm
too harsh for me Powder…
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 8th, 2012
10:09 pm
cabravesfan Seagulls are nasty birds…
They’re still cute…
And they couldn’t be nearly as nasty as our mockingbirds…
(ITS)
tiger297
May 8th, 2012
10:09 pm
I am more of a what can you do for me next…
phil
May 8th, 2012
10:09 pm
Cut chipper while we’re at it to make room for a guy who has 30 AB in AA……
Sensible.
Jerry
May 8th, 2012
10:09 pm
Thank God Diaz was not in right field trying to catch that ball coming in.
Ralph
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
Medlen makes it look so easy!
phil
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
Chipper….
Retire? Why?
tiger297
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
attaboy kricky
cabravesfan
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
McFann-
No, they are not cute. They are disgusting rat birds that poop on everything, throw trash everywhere, steal food, and generally make messes everywhere they go…and they are loud.
nolie
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
see how great it is to have Meds available in one of the last three innings?
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 8th, 2012
10:10 pm
Chipper can still field really well, regardless of what some haters say. As long as his knees are decent.