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CaptMudd
June 19th, 2012
9:38 pm
Scotland Yard will investigate any “fat” commentary regarding McCann
Spin It Boys!
June 19th, 2012
9:38 pm
Yeah I agree! I hope Chipper felt so good after making a decent play that he plays until he’s 80! That would suit lots of people here! lmao
Dr. John Zoydberg
June 19th, 2012
9:39 pm
And uggla swings at the first pitch. What happened to our plate discipline?
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:40 pm
He has a .380 OBP, Jerry. Uggla is just fine.
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
9:40 pm
In the NL, there are 64 or so players that are hitting better than Uggla. Yep, that screams all star to me.
Hmmmm
June 19th, 2012
9:41 pm
dang, 4 in a row for Baltimore either shutting out (the Braves x2) or being shutout (Met x2)
CaptMudd
June 19th, 2012
9:41 pm
Any pitcher. anytime….apparently Dan just doesn’t have it tonight
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
9:42 pm
Well shyt, Uggla just keeps getting better and better with every whiff of his bat. Is he leading the league now?
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:42 pm
Hate for Freddie to take the first pitch.
LAG
June 19th, 2012
9:42 pm
Yes, Dan Uggla is mired in a slump right now. No one with eyes denies that.
Maybe he could use a day off? Everyone else has had one.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
9:42 pm
Jerry-
Let it go. His stats at 2nd base speak for themselves.
Waffle House or Bust
June 19th, 2012
9:42 pm
Our whole team is soft.
Spin It Boys!
June 19th, 2012
9:43 pm
Doesn’t matter how they are playing or how they are hitting, if you’re a real fan you have to vote for a Brave for every position! Reward them for sub-par play! That is how you show you are a REAL fan!
cricket
June 19th, 2012
9:43 pm
either Lou and / or this guy -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbURGcbQDw8
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:43 pm
Damn, it sucks being in VA, as I can’t watch the Braves play.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 19th, 2012
9:43 pm
Freeman has no idea what he is doing at the plate: Swing at a breaking ball out of the zone on the first pitch and then watch a fastball down the middle on the second one.
tiger297
June 19th, 2012
9:43 pm
man pounding the zone on freeman…act like he can’t hit
N8
June 19th, 2012
9:44 pm
“Jurrjens could help Braves….” Reads the headline.
LOL. Sure he could….. if the goal is be in position for the #1 overall pick next year.
Other than that, I’m not so sure what Jurrjens is going to “help” with. Funny stuff at the AJC.
Love it.
Efrim
June 19th, 2012
9:44 pm
Wow, Jerry has us all fooled. Something must be wrong with, well, the entire universe.
Waffle House or Bust
June 19th, 2012
9:44 pm
cabravesfan – since you know so much about the NL 2B position, what player is right below Uggla in stats and what does he get paid?
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:44 pm
And if you’re a real fan, you don’t keep changing screen names like a coward, even though you’re already invisible behind a keyboard. Just sayin’
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:45 pm
know what you mean, Trey…especially since they’re winning tonight.
ChattTownBrian
June 19th, 2012
9:45 pm
Part of being fan is being a little crazy. It reminds me of your first love, you were a little crazy in the head.
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
9:45 pm
Tell me about it George. That’s what I want from my cleanup hitter. To be walking all the time because he just can’t hit. He doesn’t swing, he walks. He swings, he strikeouts. I have to believe his job is to drive in runs, and he is only hitting .254 with RISP. Sound like a horse to you?
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:45 pm
cricket, I saw that video before and it makes you kinda feel for Uggla.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
9:46 pm
Waffle House or Bust-
I don’t know (or care) but I’m sure you can pick a stat and look it up if you want. It’s not that hard…
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:46 pm
Trey, they are on MLB tomorrow afternoon…I think first pitch is 1pm. I won’t be able to watch, as I am giving my daughter swimming lessons.
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:47 pm
Especially since they are winning.
I want to see the Braves beat the Yankees, as we can end their winning streak!
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:47 pm
I’m just fine with Uggla walking all the time, Jerry. You’re not much of a Joey Votto fan, are you?
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Yeah, I won’t be able to watch it either, as I will either be finishing this garbage class or driving back to NC.
Venice Jim
June 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Waffles are incredibly soft…
Brava
June 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Whew! Scary.
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
At least you will get to spend some time with your family.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
I do know that Brandon Phillips is making $12 million this year and Chase Utley, who has yet to play a game, is making $15 million.
tiger297
June 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
so whats going on at the nationals game?
LAG
June 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
Jose Altuve, Brandon Phillips, and Dan Uggla will be the NL 2B in the ASG.
Changing Names Because I Can!
June 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
Oh no! Not another, ” what is your REAL name?” contributor!
Well what is YOUR real name and what is your phone number? Where do you live? What is your SS number? Are you married? Do you have kids? Got any identifying marks or scars?
Sorry. I actually know your name don’t I? It’s usnavyvolfaninva isn’t it?
Get a life and stop living YOUR reality online! lmao
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
Please George, are you really gonna compare Uggla with Votto?
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
Yep…. I try to make the most of the time… going to the beach Thursday.
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
Drive safely, Trey.
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
Love it when people make my point for me.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
O’Flaherty looks pretty bad tonight.
Brava
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Be safe, Trey.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
6-4-3!!!!!
MIBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Nicely done on the DP!
Brava
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Perfecto DP!!
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Chill out, “Changing Names Because I Can”, no one cares what your moniker is, but changing it just to try and “prove a point”, is pretty ludicrous.
Ralph
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
JJ pitched 1 ining toight no runs no hits but issued 2 BB
Nick
June 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Yeah, not too sure what your screen name has to do with whether your a true Braves fan. What’s the correlation?
ChattTownBrian
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
I will say about Uggla that he stays in there like nobody else on a DP. Not necessarily there, but just sayin.
B_F 54
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
An all-starean double play fo sho
cricket
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
grandfather of all -ve nannies shows up and since braves are leading so far, goes and finds another perfectly logical headline to crib about..
hope Craig is not rusty
Hmmmm
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
need an add on run offense, even with Kimbrel pitching you’d hate to trust your luck to 1 run considering how things have been going recently
Tomahawk Mafia
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
…except for when he induces double plays from Russell Martin.
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
You don’t seem to value getting on base, Jerry. However, if you want to judge a player on how many runs he has driven in, it’s worth pointing out Votto has driven in 46, while Uggla has driven in 41.
CaptMudd
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
Leave the lady alone Waffle….no need to get her upset over such trivial subject matter—this is not a middle school P.E. class.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
Uggla is great on those turns. Infante can’t do that
N8
June 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
What the hell does Joey Votto (and his .366/.488/.664/1.152 slash line) have to do with Dan Uggla and his .247/.375/.444/.818 slash line)?
With the way Bourn and Prado have been on base, if Uggla was as good as Votto at getting hits (Votto has 85, Uggla has 59), Uggla would have 70 RBI already.
Mentioning Votto and Uggla in the same sentence is an insult to Joey Votto’s ability as a hitter.
BFChris27
June 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
tiger
Rays leading bot 8th, 5-4.
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
Nice to see someone else ground into DPs for a change.
Trey
June 19th, 2012
9:54 pm
Thank you George and Brava, it’ll be a fun drive, since I get a little more time with the rent a car, before going back to mine.
cricket
June 19th, 2012
9:55 pm
working from home tom. hope to get my cable fixed before the game and off course hope for a win
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
9:55 pm
J pitched 1 ining toight no runs no hits but issued 2 BB
Not good. Cab’s “friend” JJ isn’t inspiring any confidence in me….
hope Craig is not rusty
haha
Brava
June 19th, 2012
9:55 pm
Chipper with the patient AB.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 19th, 2012
9:56 pm
I hate all these uncompetitive outs made early in the count.
George Stein
June 19th, 2012
9:56 pm
That was not the point N8.
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
9:56 pm
For all you Uggla apologists, think about his making the all star team like this. Every team has to be represented. If Uggla makes it, then it is entirely possible that Prado and/or Bourn doesn’t get selected. Doesn’t mean they won’t get to go, but every year there are notable worthy players that don’t go and players that do go that don’t deserve it. I think Uggla would cause either outfielder to not be selected as a lone representative.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
Cab’s “friend” JJ isn’t inspiring any confidence in me….
Ummm…what?
usnavyvolfaninva
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
OKC leading Miami 43-40 with just under 4 min in 1st Half, in case anyone’s interested.
cricket
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
Votto and Uggla. sentence complete.
tiger297
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
i think davey johnson asked the ump to check peralta’s glove and after checking the ump tossed peralta
B_F 54
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
andreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
MIBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
9:57 pm
Nice hit, kid!
BFChris27
June 19th, 2012
9:58 pm
Simmons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tmc
June 19th, 2012
9:58 pm
when was the last hit by the Braves?
seems like a loooong time ago…
(as simmons singles to right) lol
Hugo Z Hackenbush
June 19th, 2012
9:58 pm
N8 crawls out from under his rock just in time to completely miss the point about the Votto mention…
tiger297
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
come on ski
cricket
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
if OKC loses, it is clearly Uggla’s fault. if MIA loses, it’s on Fredi.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
Jerry-
So again, the fact that Uggla leads all NL 2nd basemen in most of the relevant categories is meaningless?
Brava
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
Kimmeh Time!
Efrim
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
David Robertson is good. Yankees have a very good bullpen. Most complete team in baseball, with the addition of Pettitte.
kevkat
June 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
u can count on ole Her ske
CaptMudd
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
Better days are coming Eric…….and maybe Kimbrel nails it here and we get one.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
Cab: You said that you would like to see JJ get back soon and pitch. IIRC, you thought that he was close to being back. I’m not seeing it though. 2BBs in the first? Yikes. Better get Redmond warming up with JJ before the game…
Kimmeh: Please be sharp.
Trey
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
Well, at least Hardcore Pawn is on tonight. One of the few reality shows I like. I love seeing how screwed up so many people really are, especially in Detroit.
cricket
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
Hinske needs a day off
tiger297
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
ok well come on kimmie
Jerry
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
C’mon George. Yeah, Votto has only a few more RBIs than Uggla, but Uggla is batting .254 with RISP and Votto is batting .382. Votto just wishes he had Bourn and Prado at the top of the Reds lineup.
tmc
June 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
usually teams have more of an idea of how the opponent is pitching them as the game goes along…
Not the Braves! it seems they get more clueless in the late innings.
I’m just saying.
Hmmmm
June 19th, 2012
10:01 pm
Hinske is no longer allowed to DH, might as well have had the pitcher in there (at least they can sometimes bunt …..)
Tomahawk Mafia
June 19th, 2012
10:01 pm
It would in the Braves best interest for Craig Kimbrel to pitch well tonight. He will be facing the top of the Yankees lineup so they will be patient and be willing to work the count (unlike the Braves).
N8
June 19th, 2012
10:01 pm
What was the point then George? You assumed he didn’t like Votto because he’d rather not have his cleanup hitter walk.
Votto not only hits circles around Uggla (the numbers with RISP aren’t even close), he also draws more walks than him. Votto has 13 HR. Uggla 11.
But Votto is also a doubles machine (30 of them already this year). Uggla is a hacker who either hits HR strikes out.
So…. not trying to be an ass. But what WAS the point? Now you have me curious.
bravesgrl4life
June 19th, 2012
10:01 pm
Hope Kimbrel does not find the need to make it interesting or do that thing he does to put a couple on just to prove he can strike out the next 3.
cabravesfan
June 19th, 2012
10:01 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan-
I never said I thought he was close to being back…I said he needed to be more consistent. I would like to see him back to the old JJ and I don’t see anything wrong with that
B_F 54
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Rays 5 nats 4 in the 9th
Brava
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Jerry, the fans are voting Uggla in and, judging by the numbers, they aren’t all Braves fans. He has the best numbers among 2B.
DS1
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Jerry
Did Uggla’s dog crap on your front lawn? Jeez. Nobody on here is saying he is a great hitter. What they are saying is that he is probably the best second baseman in the NL this year. And besides this recent slump, he’s having a really good year for him.
You’d think he stood up your sister for the dance the way you keep going on about him. Just sayin.
LAG
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Doubtful, Jerry. Bourn’s a lock to be at least a reserve. If Prado doesn’t make the ASG, it’s because the NL outfield is crowded. And it really is, too.
stizz
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Hinske has fallen off a cliff. He’s a good guy and the clubhouse jokester, so he has nothing to worry about. Ho hum.
N8
June 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
“C’mon George. Yeah, Votto has only a few more RBIs than Uggla, but Uggla is batting .254 with RISP and Votto is batting .382. Votto just wishes he had Bourn and Prado at the top of the Reds lineup.”
Yup. Like I said. If Uggla was batting 3rd and as good of a hitter as Votto, he’d be head and shoulders ahead in the RBI lead and Braves would have 3-4 more wins (if not more).
If Votto was our 3-hole hitter, he’d have 65 RB easy right now.