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DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Babe Beachy!
Bravefaninok
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Good AB J-Hey!!!! even if it was off Chad Gaudan….(Marlins version of Gas Can).
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
At least they saved some runs until I got home!
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
lol…thats what I’m talkin’ bout…
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Wow, Great job Beach.
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
I was, Powder. That’s why i soon said looking better. Was just frustrated and was expecting more wild swings.
A great AB for the kid.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Jason is phil’s punching bag.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
BEACHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Beachy becoming an RBI machine, but he made the old man run….
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Bourn expects 100 million with pathetic ABs like that?
Sigh.
B_F 52
May 17th, 2012
8:55 pm
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeachy!!!
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Looks like Michael was negatively affected by his “rest” yesterday; he is only 2-4 tonight.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Good evening, finally online- I see the Braves lead 7-0 in 6th…. i call BALLGAME lol
good news for my fantasy teams
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Tyler Kepner of the NY Times is at the game tonight, and has been tweeting his favorite songs the organist has been playing…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:56 pm
Fredi ruint him DS1
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Beachy has four RBIs. Ross has four RBIs. Wilson has three RBIs….he was a third baseman back in the day at Indiana-Wesleyan
VaBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Should give Chipper rest of the night off with the big lead.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Do I dare go get some grub? nolie, you won’t screw it up again, will ya?
Joe in SoCal
May 17th, 2012
8:57 pm
Alright folks…gotta run work whistle just blew…I’m outta here like Fred Flintstone..hold it down until next time..finish ‘em off Bravos…
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:58 pm
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:54 pm
Jason is phil’s punching bag.
******
no, not really. Tough love. That’s all.
When he uses his noggin and stays focused, the guy is scary good at the plate.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
8:58 pm
phil’s just a disciplinarian, with the heart of big ole bear. He ain’t foolin’ me. I believe he’s a real softie…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
8:59 pm
Beachy’s Ks are off this season , but the results are still good. even better so far
phil
May 17th, 2012
8:59 pm
Sitting Chipper here would seem to make sense….
But i’m just a mere blogger, not a manager.
Play him til he drops.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:01 pm
Chipper gets to DH for the next 3 days, so he’s good tonight.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:01 pm
Chipper really should take the rest of the night off. We need to get Francisco some more AB’s…
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Sheesh – Adam LaRoche with a triple to get the Nats within 1…
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Jay – Even if he DH’s this weekend, he needs to get out of the line of fire tonight.
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Francisco can’t play tonight…
Out with indigestion.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Do the Braves get their 1st shutout of the season tonight?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
Do the Braves get their 1st shutout of the season tonight?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:02 pm
I’m thinking Chipper does not DH all 3 games- bet Mac does at least once…maybe Uggla for a game?
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
FB +/- leader board
Albert Pujols +6
Adrian Gonzalez +6
Mark Teixeira +4
Daric Barton +4
Todd Helton +3
Gaby Sanchez +3
James Loney +3
Paul Konerko +2
Joey Votto +2
Casey Kotchman +2
Chris Davis +2
Brandon Belt +2
Freeman -1
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
Wayne,
Sometimes you just can’t help doing a “double take”.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:03 pm
Do you let Beachy go past the 7th if he is still dealing, or get him outta there and keep his overall pitch count down? Seems to me it might be a good night to get some guys an inning of work.
But the old school in me says he gets to keep pitching to get that shutout if it’s still an option.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:04 pm
Jerry – Adam LaRoche played a good first base for the Braves in his two stints here. I’m not sure why he never really got much credit, but he was as good as Freddie defensively and he hit too. His second stint here in 09, when he came here with 60 games left, he hit .325/ .401/ .557/ .957 which is good by anyones standards.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Beachy’s Ks are off this season , but the results are still good. even better so far
I thought he was pitching more to contact this year, wouldn’t that explain it?
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
MARTEEENNN!!!
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
kinda seems like a long game so far IYAM
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:05 pm
Martin is locked in, no doubt about it.
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:06 pm
Prado double in the sixth makes him 5-for-8 this series with three doubles and a triple
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:06 pm
I thought we were assured that Marteeen was pretty much done for this winter?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
Sure would be nice to get Minor back on track so that he and Beachy could have friendly competition like they did a few weeks ago.
That would be a great 1, 2 punch!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
keylargo – As I recall, LaRoche was mostly a second-half of the season factor at the plate. I think Freddie’s much more consistent over the course of a full year…
JC Brave
May 17th, 2012
9:07 pm
Freeman hitting just .205 w/RISP this season.
And now less.
Had no idea he was THAT bad with men on base. I know he doesn’t do a lot in those situations… but that bad?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:08 pm
It’s nice to see the old Prado back in the 2 hole. With he and Bourn swing the way they are now, the Braves will put pressure on pitchers.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:09 pm
both Uggla and BMAC just missed a HR
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:09 pm
Pirates manage to get another run…
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:11 pm
D-Lowe working to get that last contract of his baseball career. 6 – 0 2.05 era.
Good mention on yesterday CR.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
quick inning here, and Beachy has a shot at the CG SHO
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
Braves need to save some of those flyballs for man on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
Can’t get them whem you need them.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:12 pm
damn
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
Bring in Durbin….soon.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
that was a poorly located 0-2 pitch
Rick
May 17th, 2012
9:13 pm
“Freeman hitting just .205 w/RISP this season.”
For what it’s worth, he’s had 5 sacrifice flies.
Rick
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
…Not to mention he’s among the top 5 in RBI in the NL.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
Barring some bad outings in the near future, Beachy should be a sure All-Star. Hope I didn’t just jinx him.
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:14 pm
Nice play Chipper… please don’t hurt your hand…. take him out, put Prado at 3rd
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:15 pm
KeyLargo,
You are right about LaRoche and his defense. In fact, starting with Sid Bream, we had had some very good first basemen. I just believe that Freeman is a defensive step above the rest. I’m more amazed when he doesn’t snag a poorly thrown ball than when he does. I would hate to see how many errors we’d have without him, especially those low throws from Uggla.
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:16 pm
Beachy wearing down now. Really has to buckle down here to preserve the shutout.
kenhotlanta
May 17th, 2012
9:16 pm
Disgusted @ 7:50 pm: “I don’t want to give up on Jey Hey but bottm line is that the results have to be better.”
You know, the blog has been saying the same thing about you and your posts.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:17 pm
94 MPH fastball
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
No passed balls, no wild pitches here. Just get this last out.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
Beachy needs to get out of the inning and let us turn it over to the pen. He’s more than earned his win.
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:18 pm
Nats threatening again
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:19 pm
I still think it would be an OK decision to sign Beachy to a 5 year $15M contract. Not something I would push for but if Beachy would sign for that figure, I’d give it to him.
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:19 pm
Nice job…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:20 pm
WTG BB
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:20 pm
We need 2 more runs. Don’t make me look bad, guys! 9-0!
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
At this point, if Beachy signed a 5 yr deal for $15 million, his agent might get sued for malpractice…
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
Beachy is not even art eligible until after 2014…no need to worry about him going anywhere any time soon
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
save em for The Rays…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:21 pm
save em for The Rays…
CaptMudd
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Was Beachy wearing goose down, did I hear? Parka? Duvets?
cabravesfan
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
*arb
Damn you autocorrect!
Jerry
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Beachy may not be the ace of this staff, but he has been amazing this year. And if he kept this up the whole year, the Cy Young would find it’s way back home to Atlanta again, and Beachy would be the ace that some think he isn’t.
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
Jerry – I tried to nickname Freddie Two Scoops last year but Jeffrey D among others vetoed it. But it did seem like he saved two throws a game.
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:22 pm
I love Beachy, but I’d be reluctant to pay any pitcher way before we need to. Too many opportunity’s to get hurt.
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Hoss time
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Teheran 4 er, 7 hits in 2.2 innings. The guys that the Braves would look to in order to move minor out of the rotation are laying eggs at the wrong time.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:23 pm
Dunn with an ERA of 10? gee we miss him
DS1
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Ozzie is pulling a lot of his regulars. Maybe we should let a couple of relivers get an inning?
Who needs the work?
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Seven shutout innings, no runs and 4 Ks. A very nice night indeed for Mr. Beachy.
BFChris27
May 17th, 2012
9:24 pm
Chipper!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:25 pm
no homer? Chipper youre a bumb
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:25 pm
Dadgummit Chipper, take the rest of the night off. Where’s the pinch-runner?
brian
May 17th, 2012
9:26 pm
signing a player to an extension is a gamble. Beachy is an extension candidate. The Braves have to decide whether to buy out the arbitration years and 1 year or free agency now or try to go next year, assuming Beachy does well, and do a 5 year contract buying out 2 years. It is a gamble either way. Sign him this year and risk injury or wait and possibly watch the dollar signs explode if Beachy keeps developing as a pitcher
Carroll Rogers
May 17th, 2012
9:28 pm
Braves have 12 hits to give them double-digits for the sixth time in the past seven games.
Powderfinger
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
Carroll – Why is Chipper still in the game? Why take the risk at this point?
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
Cruz wiggles off the hook. Still 5-3 Pirates.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:29 pm
seriously doubt the are gonna extend Beachy b4 he is even arb eligible, bad idea with most young pitchers especially an inverted W kinda guy
Jay Dubu
May 17th, 2012
9:31 pm
Why is Fredi not taking Beachy out? They are already hurting for starting pitching, and he’s pushing Beachy to the limit.
Yet Huddy comes out after throwing 78 pitches in the 6th. What gives, Fredi?
Venice Jim
May 17th, 2012
9:31 pm
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
Here’s a SS who deserves a lot of credit, because in spring, a lot of evaluators didn’t think he should win the job.(Tyler P)…
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:32 pm
its a shutout….
Lawton
May 17th, 2012
9:32 pm
Huddy coming off back surgery. Beachy isn’t.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:33 pm
its just Braves fans who luv to rip ‘nicky
phil
May 17th, 2012
9:33 pm
Extend Beachy now or fire FW!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Here’s a SS who deserves a lot of credit, because in spring, a lot of evaluators didn’t think he should win the job.(Tyler P)…
Yes yes. Give him kudos. Buster Olney is a great analyst
<em)Yet Huddy comes out after throwing 78 pitches in the 6th. What gives, Fredi?
Hudson labored thru the inning, and also is coming of back surgery.
nolie
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Fire phil and extend Frank and Fredi……
keylargo
May 17th, 2012
9:34 pm
Nolie – have you noticed all the Marlins pitchers have an inverted W on their caps? Do you think it means they’re all candidates for arm trouble?