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Ed
May 13th, 2012
11:36 am
Is Chipper playing today?
Need to set fantasy lineup…
Brava
May 13th, 2012
11:37 am
No, Chipper isn’t playing today.
Brava
May 13th, 2012
11:38 am
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there.
Couch Tater
May 13th, 2012
11:38 am
Gil – In case you missed it…
Braves’ Jones deserves farewell fanfare
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/braves-jones-deserves-farewell-fanfare/article_18df8712-5a96-5c1f-b074-3509b51cfc5b.html
Ed
May 13th, 2012
11:39 am
Thanks Brava
just because I bench him, he will prob hit a pinch hit granny
cricket
May 13th, 2012
11:39 am
Cardinals Sunday lineup: Furcal 6, Jay 8, Beltran 9, Craig 7, Berkman 3, Freese 5, Descalso 4, Cruz 2, Lynn 1.
JasonInFL
May 13th, 2012
11:41 am
Shoot, I was hoping Carlos was getting a day off too.
jj
May 13th, 2012
11:43 am
I have not seen much on JJ lately.I would be very thankful for any info that I get .I also don’t understand why The Braves are willing to let our CF and lead-off hitter walk.We need him more than we need to sign other players to long term contracts They also need to give Prado a long term deal also.I look at Infante in Fla and Escabor in Canada and I am tired of letting these type of players get away!Go Braves
cricket
May 13th, 2012
11:43 am
just because I bench him, he will prob hit a pinch hit granny
in that case, for the greater good, you should always bench him..
cricket
May 13th, 2012
11:45 am
Infante wasn’t let go, he brought us Uggla
Gil in Mechanicsville
May 13th, 2012
11:46 am
Coach (2012 Fredi’s Beisbol Fandango) Just remember, Dodge’s numbers are being put up against Triple A pitching. All decisions of player personnel next year are relative how much Liberty Media is willing to loosen the purse strings….
Carlos Beltran is now the player the Mets thought they paid for. Goes to show you the difference in playing hurt and playing injured. The Cards paid him a pretty good price but it was short term. In two years they can look for another free agent to take a chance on.
Most GMs don’t mind paying a guy a big salary as long as they are not committed to it for more than a couple of years. What kills a payroll is being stuck with a guy who is not producing and still has lots of time left on the deal (see Derreck Lowe)
JasonInFL
May 13th, 2012
11:47 am
That’s a cool article and very true. I like the following line:
“Too many knuckleheads have Hall of Fame ballots, but Chipper’s resume is knucklehead proof.”
Classic. Chipper has the highest OPS of any 3rd baseman. Ever. Chipper is the only 3rd baseman with a slash line of .300/.400/.500. Ever. Pretty much, ’nuff said.
Powderfinger
May 13th, 2012
11:49 am
jj – We didn’t let Escobar get away. We sent him away, with a firm boot planted up his patootie, as it should have been. Look up jerk in the dictionary. That’s his picture next to it.
ohhhhYEAH
May 13th, 2012
11:51 am
Larry…
I don’t know if you know this or not, but Chipper IS 40, so he’s gonna look like a 40 year old at times. Last night was also the first time this season where he struck out more than once in a game….blockhead. Thanks for your time
Lew
May 13th, 2012
12:00 pm
Jurrjens is 2-1 in 3 games at Gwinnnett. He has pitched 22 innings, struck out 9, walked five and has a 1.00 WHIP with 17 hits in those 22 IP.
Not so sure we can even tell which one is better between Durango or Constanza, much less consider making wither our CFer next year.
Constanza – ..340, .420, .437 with 4 2B, 3 3B, 15 BB, 16K, 7 SB and 0CS
Durango – .276, ..349, ..351, with 6 2B, 2 3B, 15BB, 28K (yikes), 19 SB and 3CS
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
12:02 pm
Webster
May 13th, 2012
10:05 am
“……A writer for MLBTRADERUMORS is an advocate of giving Beachy an extension. Does anyone have any thought on this? Is it too early for this kind of talk or is he the real deal?……”
I watched BEACHY in regard to his avowed intent to cut down on wasted pitches and get hitters out with ground balls instead of SO’s. At least through the first three innings it worked very well. Seemed he reverted a bit as he went through the line-up repeatedly, and he flagged just a bit in the later innings, but I thought for sure he’d come out for the bottom of the seventh. I guess FREDI knew the gas-can was near empty after six, however.
We’re seeing a progression of an excellent control pitcher with some giggy-up on his fastball morph from a thrower to a pitcher. When he completes the journey, he’s going to be a lights out hutrler in my estimation. Sign him to an extension now? I would.
Couch Tater
May 13th, 2012
12:02 pm
JasonInMainetoFL – I liked that line, too. Started to post it myself.
Lew
May 13th, 2012
12:04 pm
Excuse me – JJ is 2-0 in 3 games at Gwinnett.
ray k
May 13th, 2012
12:06 pm
Francoeur has zero HR. That’s a little surprising.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
12:08 pm
GIL in MECHANICSVILLE
Top of the afternoon to ya’ GIL. The best to your good wife on Mother’s Day.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
12:10 pm
I want to see JJ’s WHIP disappear below 1.00 and stay there for awhile.
Another Clueless Blogger
May 13th, 2012
12:12 pm
The Broomeister May 13th, 2012 9:31 am I bet nobody even remembers the super, duper, over the back with your right foot tied behind your back CHOKE the braves pulled to get St Louis in the playoffs (and an eventual World Championship). The braves will always be a first rate embarrassment for Reedville. SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP The braves are to baseball as the falcons are to football. Welcome to the Possum Dome SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP They smell so bad we have to build them a new den.
Broomeister: My blog name = you, every day
JasonInFL
May 13th, 2012
12:14 pm
Couch Tater, here’s to hoping it’s true. Chipper is a 1st ballot HOF.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
12:17 pm
Nice article Couch Tater.
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
12:17 pm
Durango is most likely trying something different in the batter’s box by his high amount of K’s. Feel bad for the guy, he only owns a 300/400 avg/obp line in the minors, must have to do something else to get a chance. Even clearly earning a job in spring training isn’t enough.
JasonInFL
May 13th, 2012
12:19 pm
I like to see JJ’s velo come up a tick and have his K/9 go up, especially against AAA hitters.
David O'Brien
May 13th, 2012
12:20 pm
I want DOB’s job!
Flies to a nice city, watches a game, meets the players afterward for a few quotes, types it all up in about 20-30 mnutes, hits send, does the same the next day, takes a few days off every few days and hands it over to Carroll, and gets a 3-4 month break in the off-season. — Larry
No, it only takes us about 10-15 minutes to write. And it’s 4-1/2 months off in offseason. Nothing to cover between last pitch of regular season and first pitch of spring training.
Thanks for understanding our jobs, Larry. Enjoy.
Lew
May 13th, 2012
12:22 pm
Larry – Try pulling your head out of your intestinal cavity.
Juan
May 13th, 2012
12:23 pm
Are the Braves planning to call up George Constanza?…..That’s why they sign Pie?
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
12:26 pm
I’d love to be a baseball or football blogger/writer. Just wouldn’t be into the traveling part and so on.
Lew
May 13th, 2012
12:29 pm
The Braves signed Pie? Journalist Jimmy Smih would be thrilled. He always like Pie. And Pie.
Bravefaninok
May 13th, 2012
12:29 pm
Veer
May 13th, 2012
9:34 am
Very unlikely that we win today.
We are going aganist statistically MLB’s best pitcher in Lynn. Add to that we won’t have either Jones or Mac in the lineup. We have Hanson going who is our number 4 guy at the moment and hasn’t pitched a gem lately. Also don’t forget we are going up aganist one of the best offenses in MLB.
So lets not get our hopes too high for today. 2/3 not bad
Do you read the blog before posting??
The good news is that Carlos Beltran is 0-for-10 against Hanson, and Matt Holliday, Jon Jay and Yadier Molina are a combined 0-for-9 against him.
JasonInFL
May 13th, 2012
12:30 pm
Yeah, disregard how many days in a row he works. The red eye flights. The hassle at the airports. The getting into the next city at 3a. The number of nights under or around 3 to 4 hours of sleep or the long days. Sure, the job has some perks. But, seriously, let’s not pretend it is all gravy.
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
12:30 pm
There used to be a website called “GreatestJournal” Back in highschool I used to write about sports daily on there. I’d just give my opinion about the moves teams were making and stuff like that. I remember writing a really long entry when Greg Maddux surprisingly accepted ARB and we were forced to trade Kevin Millwood cause of money. Good old times. So this site is perfect for what I like to do in my spare time.
Carroll Rogers
May 13th, 2012
12:30 pm
Lance Berkman was activated from the DL for the Cardinals and is batting fifth today.
Braves lineup: 1. Bourn CF, 2. Prado LF, 3. Freeman 1B, 4. Uggla 2B, 5. Heyward RF, 6. Francisco LF, 7. Ross C, 8. Pastornicky SS, 9. Hanson P.
Scheduled day off for Chipper and McCann, day game after night game and 20 games in a row stretch.
Gil in Mechanicsville
May 13th, 2012
12:31 pm
DOB The guy is just another clueless blogger…. Likely would love to have any job that did not entail him actually having to get out of his pajamas but then his poor mom would have to wash more of his cloths for him.
The vast majority deeply appreciate the hard work you and your cohorts put in to keep us, the masses, informed and often amused in all things Braves. Thanks…
Lew
May 13th, 2012
12:35 pm
Looks like he’s a banned blogger now.
Carroll Rogers
May 13th, 2012
12:36 pm
ah, jjmartin, makes me laugh a little. have a feeling if he didn’t know i was a woman, he wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in the writing. and trust me when i say he wouldn’t want to read my cookbook. ask my beau. he’s the cook in our couple.
Haggard, thanks for the lyrics. ….baseball does a great job honoring moms and you can tell how important it is to guys like Bourn and Prado and McCann, talking about it this morning. There was pink everywhere….and to all the women who’ve battled breast cancer, keep up the good fight and many blessings.
George
May 13th, 2012
12:36 pm
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! to all Moms.
Gil in Mechanicsville
May 13th, 2012
12:37 pm
Actually, today’s line up is good enough to win, just not sure how many runs they will have to score to do it. And maybe we will get lucky and Berkman will be rusty…
richbrave Thanks, same to your lovely bride.
Gil in Mechanicsville
May 13th, 2012
12:44 pm
Carroll Do women even write cookbooks any more? Worse, do people actually buy them? I mean geez, how hard is it to turn the dial to warm up left over pizza?
Gil in Mechanicsville
May 13th, 2012
12:45 pm
Opps…. did not mean to bold the whole thing…
George
May 13th, 2012
12:47 pm
Hi y’all
Good win last night. BEACHY is becomeing ace of staff. Sunday lineup today but understand resting BRIAN and CHIPPER, also chipper my have a bit of a sore foot, looked like that hurt last night.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 13th, 2012
12:48 pm
Nick, bless your heart. It’s not worth it, whatever makes you such an unhappy person. Believe me.
Matt
May 13th, 2012
12:48 pm
Go Braves!! Sweep!!!!!
George
May 13th, 2012
12:53 pm
Often wondered about DOB’s sweetheart contract.
derek k
May 13th, 2012
12:54 pm
I have been to both games this weekend and going today! Let me say this it has been an amazing 2 nights of baseball and hoope todays is the same! I just want to thank David Ross for makin my night friday night. Settin on the leftcenter front wall surrounded by cards fans I waved at him and he waved back, might not seem like much but it meant alot. So Thanks David. Braves fam from Missouri!!! Sweep them Cards today!!
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 13th, 2012
12:56 pm
Most any job gets old. A baseball writers, if not a huge fan of the team he/she is covering, would seem to get real old.
George
May 13th, 2012
12:58 pm
Two LFers and no 3RD BASEMAN, now that is some shift. ONLY KIDDING CARROLL YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 13th, 2012
12:58 pm
and I’m sure DOB isn’t a fan of the Braves. I’m sure he likes the players and coaches, but you can tell he’s not painting tomahawks on his cheeks.
ChattTownBrian (CTB)
May 13th, 2012
1:00 pm
Francisco ain’t that bad. I was surprised in a few at bats against some lefties to focus on left field and he did it. He’s alright, nothing to whine too uch about.
Who Me?
May 13th, 2012
1:01 pm
No way this lineup wins today. But hey, I’ve been wrong before….
George
May 13th, 2012
1:04 pm
We had a sweep last Sunday, with Sunday lineup.
George
May 13th, 2012
1:05 pm
But of course this is STL today.
George
May 13th, 2012
1:09 pm
Where did everyone go? Still over a hour till gametime.
chipl1960
May 13th, 2012
1:10 pm
DOB I cringed when I read Larry’s comments because I knew you were going to blast him, but, the response was far more gentle than I imagined. It can’t be said enough how much we appreciate what you and Carroll do everyday. I’ve been a fan since ‘66 and would have loved to read a blog like this to hear comments from Horner, Claudell, Aaron, Dusty, Garr etc. Its fun and I thank you. Happy Mothers Day to all and Mom its been 3 years since you’ve been gone and I wish I could hug you today.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 13th, 2012
1:10 pm
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms and Moms-to-be out there!! Hope you have a great day!
Ms. Rogers baseball does a great job honoring moms and you can tell how important it is to guys like Bourn and Prado and McCann, talking about it this morning.
Aw…
J-MAN
May 13th, 2012
1:14 pm
Well if Wilson Ramos has a torn ACL then he is dine for the season…….I expect Ivan Rodriguez to get a call, so maybe he can still get to 3000 hits
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS
pudge not pulling a pettitte, even with ramos out, possibly for year. i-rod retired, and he meant it. #nats
George
May 13th, 2012
1:20 pm
Outta here to get ready for game. lets have a good one today y’all
Trey
May 13th, 2012
1:20 pm
“DOB The guy is just another clueless blogger…. Likely would love to have any job that did not entail him actually having to get out of his pajamas but then his poor mom would have to wash more of his cloths for him.”
I don’t want to defend the guy, but in his first post, it seems to be pretty clear that his mom has passed away. Try to lay off of the mom insults, Gil.
Frankie Wren
May 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
Last thing we need is Lew writing off the Phillies, kiss of death. Every year they are too old, can’t hit. Don’t comment Lew! Just revel in their demise right now.
J-MAN
May 13th, 2012
1:31 pm
My points about the Stereroid Era is that we shouldnt just exclude because of stereroids and just act like the stereroid era never happened I feel that the ENTIRE history should be accounted for and players that made contributions should still be honored. While its unfortunate that players took stereroids, I cant blame any players doing it if it could mean earn a multimillion dollar contract and to be able to provide for their family for generations. It wasnt illegal in MLB until 2005 and it took Jose Canseco to “Blow the whistle” before anyone looked at it and the congressional investigations before anyone believed it and until the Mitchell report until people had names. Plain and simple the “Baseball Reporters”, these SAME baseball with the “MORAL AUTHORITY” tonow keep players out did nothing because it ment people read their articles and bought their books on the amazing Home Runs. Remember “Chicks dig the long ball”, everyone was profiting off the Home Runs but now we have the phoney sports reporters now excluding a lot players like Jeff Bagwell because he worked out a lot and never actually had a positive stereroid test…….Its just a witch hunt.
Gustopher
May 13th, 2012
1:36 pm
Great Blog Ms. Rogers and wish your mother a Happy Mother’s day from me as well
B_F 52
May 13th, 2012
1:36 pm
Bravos on TBS today happy mothersday to everyone
Brava
May 13th, 2012
1:37 pm
My wonderful son had gotten us tickets for the Gwinnett Braves’ game for Mother’s Day because our Braves are on the road and I’ve never been to Coolray Field. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and the game has been rained out. So, I guess we will be watching the Braves’ game on TV. Doesn’t matter, as long as I get to spend time with him. I’m gonna really miss the young man when he goes off to law school in August. Tearing up just thinking about it…
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
1:45 pm
Brava:
No crying in baseball…..hit it for twenty!
HEH! Congrats on the law school future. All the best.
Choppinmama
May 13th, 2012
1:47 pm
derek k : “I just want to thank David Ross for makin my night friday night. Settin on the leftcenter front wall surrounded by cards fans I waved at him and he waved back, might not seem like much but it meant alot. So Thanks David. ”
I wish more players (hope you read this, JHey) would realize that just a smile and a wave to the fans means a lot. We realize that you can’t come over and sign for everyone who wants you to, but you could treat us all like fellow human beings who are excited to see you, who came to the game to watch you and are spending their hard-earned money to be there.
Look up, smile and wave. How hard is that?
A big
and a big “wave” to all you Moms out there!!
bravesgrl4life
May 13th, 2012
1:51 pm
I’m not a mom, but I am so happy I went for a baby dedication at a different church this morning. Our friends dedicated their adopted baby boy, my little A.J., this morning. I may not be a mother, but I am the world’s best aunt (just ask my niece!) and I am so happy Sandy and Jason are allowing me to play that role for A.J.
So, Happy Mother’s Day to all of those of you that are moms or moms-to-be no matter how far in the future that may be. Mommies make the world go round.
It’s really a hard day for me to celebrate, having lost my mom 8+ years ago, but I hope everyone who still has their mom will remember to call her today. We’ll be calling my husband’s mother, whom I proudly call “Mom”, later today. Grateful I have her.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
1:52 pm
Brava:
Any idea where I might be able to dig up info on current survivors who served with the 77th Infantry Division [1569 Depot Engineer battalion] and my uncle. He received two Purple Hearts, one on SAIPAN and the other along with a Bronze Star in the PHILLIPINES [Leyte]. I’ve just had no luck on the internet. One site suggested the Library of Congress. Can’t seem to find a survivors site. Probably should have started this quest 25 years ago when he passed.
Brava
May 13th, 2012
1:54 pm
Thank you, rich. I’ll get right on that twenty… beers, that is.
On second thought, 20 might be a bit much. 19 oughta do it.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
May 13th, 2012
1:54 pm
BMac waved at me once…
(Marcus Giles waved at us once, too…that was hilarious…)
bravesgrl4life—
Awl, congrats!
And sorry to read about your Mom… 
Dad lost his Mother almost 5 years ago…so, so sad…
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
1:56 pm
Brava
May 13th, 2012
1:57 pm
rich, you might try contacting their association. They may be able to help.
77th Infantry Division Association
346 Broadway
New York, NY 10013
(212)571-6078
jim
May 13th, 2012
1:59 pm
Chipper’s numbers seem a lot lower in the third and fourth games in a row, so having him out of the lineup today is not a huge deal.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
2:00 pm
I used to injest copious amounts of alcohol as a youngster. Can’t fault my two sons-in-law much on that account. I did start to taper off a bit as I approached forty however.
Just one beer, and I had to sit down here for a bit to sober up. Hic!
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
2:01 pm
Thanx BRAVA. Enjoy the game.
Brava
May 13th, 2012
2:03 pm
You too, rich. You’re welcome.
richbrave
May 13th, 2012
2:04 pm
BRAVA:
Danged # not in service. Same thing happened to me previously. Thanx anyway.
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
2:05 pm
Furcal and Wainwright made presentation to Chipper…
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
2:07 pm
Smoltz on the TBS broadcast…
bravesgrl4life
May 13th, 2012
2:07 pm
Nice to have the former Braves do that for Chipper.
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
2:08 pm
Kevin Millwood just got his 2000th K vs Granderson…
Brava
May 13th, 2012
2:08 pm
Sorry, rich. I guess you could try snail mail.
Bravefaninok
May 13th, 2012
2:09 pm
TBS is showing HLN weekend express…..TV guide shows Braves vs Cards WTF???
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
2:10 pm
Bravefaninok – it is on TBS out here…
nolie
May 13th, 2012
2:12 pm
“The Duck” is dead? Bummer. RIP Don Dunn
Mixxo
May 13th, 2012
2:12 pm
also an alcohol lightweight…..I’m fine with that.
CaptMudd
May 13th, 2012
2:13 pm
Happy Day to all Mothers….may wonderful blessings come your way. I just went out to the garage and checked the broom closet…found one behind the H/W/H….fully stocked and really to go…sweep ‘em Bravos–Go Tommy; you are due.
Mixxo
May 13th, 2012
2:15 pm
Get the brooms out.
:no jinx:
CaptMudd
May 13th, 2012
2:17 pm
Everyone…pitchers on the Cards seem to hurl 93-94!
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
2:17 pm
Bourn is having a helluva season.
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
2:18 pm
Great AB by Bourn already regardless of what happens.
Venice Jim
May 13th, 2012
2:18 pm
Looks familliar…
CaptMudd
May 13th, 2012
2:18 pm
We all need to be Bourn.
Mixxo
May 13th, 2012
2:18 pm
Yes, VaBravesFan……yes he is!
nolie
May 13th, 2012
2:19 pm
Francisco sux….
prove me wrong fatty….
Mixxo
May 13th, 2012
2:20 pm
generous strike!
CaptMudd
May 13th, 2012
2:21 pm
Pitchout? Did this happen much at the start of last season? Differential of Michael.
VaBravesFan
May 13th, 2012
2:21 pm
Love the patience so far, running the pitch count up quickly.