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TomahawkChoppin'
June 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
DOB how is Fransisco in the clubhouse? Is he a good team guy or what? The only reason he is still in the majors cannot be that he is out of options. Average glove, and sub par bat. The only pitches I have actually seen him hit have been way down and in. I know we gave up a decent lefty to get him but the ‘no options’ bit is getting outrageous. He is a minor league 3rd baseman.
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
Efrim was on this yesterday!
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Now*
brian
June 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
Heyward picking up right where he left off yesterday!
Weaseal
June 20th, 2012
2:10 pm
We found the lumber today 5-1 nice job !!!!
Sopheee
June 20th, 2012
2:11 pm
Way to call it, Efrim.
BravesQueen
June 20th, 2012
2:11 pm
Is it just me or does every swing Simmons takes now seems SO big? Like 150% bigger swinging for the fences bigger than before?
JoeFan
June 20th, 2012
2:12 pm
If Braves are able to resign Bourn , move Prado to 3B and sign Swisher to play LF with all other positions status quo, they might have a fairly solid lineup in 2013. Then the question mark becomes whether they will strengthen the bench and maybe add a top shelf starting pitcher.
BravesQueen
June 20th, 2012
2:12 pm
Nice call, Efrim!
ncscoots
June 20th, 2012
2:12 pm
I don’t think I’d want to throw a fastball in a fastball count today. Not in that heat. Jetstream is up and runnin’.
bravesgrl4life
June 20th, 2012
2:13 pm
Well, if we can add 1 more every inning, we should be okay. Fingers crossed.
Brian from SC
June 20th, 2012
2:14 pm
Simmons swings it like Francoeur. Big, long, swing…hangs out over the plate.
southern hope
June 20th, 2012
2:14 pm
with the yankees (like the phillies of two years ago), we have to score 10, 12, 15 runs before I can relax.
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
About Time we Play Home Run Derby!
ChattTownBrian
June 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
Can we have this JHey all year please
Efrim
June 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
Let’s just get Mac on board so McFann is happy.
TuffShhhtuff
June 20th, 2012
2:15 pm
“I Left My Heart in Juan Francisco”…da da da daaaaaaaa, da da da da daaaaa…………. Tony Bennett?
That’s what the donor was singing after he donated his heart to Mr. Francisco.
Murph
June 20th, 2012
2:16 pm
Is Heyward pushing .260 yet? Gotta be getting close.
Efrim
June 20th, 2012
2:16 pm
Talking Chop @gondeee
Braves Minors: Rome adds to their roster these 2012 draftees: LHP Wood, RHP Peterson, OF Anselment, 2B Heffley. Also LHP Pacheco from Lburg.
Very excited to see the results from Alex Wood.
Doofus(Goober and Gomer's Smart Brother)
June 20th, 2012
2:16 pm
McFann is always “happy”, haven’t you noticed?
JeanE
June 20th, 2012
2:17 pm
Great game so far, although I didn’t think so when Tommy gave up the bomb to Jeter. His girlfriend is gorgeous, my hubby is right, he says all pro athletes have beautiful wives/girlfriends. Not that Tommy is bad looking but she looks like a model. Probably is one. Love the navy blues but they must be very hot in them today, but it’s working! Need all the runs we can get b/c bullpen got a workout yesterday. Keep it up, fellas!
Jay Dubu
June 20th, 2012
2:19 pm
JoeFan,
I think Swisher will be out of the Braves price range, especially if they sign Bourn. Swisher’s making 10+ mil, and he’ll be 32 at the start of next season, so he’s going to go for a long term contract with as much cash as he can get. This could be his last one.
Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:19 pm
Makes the catch. Ha. Sit down.
CaptMudd
June 20th, 2012
2:20 pm
Hi everyone–GOOD afternoon so far–heard score when I was heading home –good ole XM…..it was 4-1 then and I started smiling at all passersby. Great we seem ‘on track.’
D.A. Nuggla
June 20th, 2012
2:20 pm
Hanson’s just not my type. Don’t really like his looks either. I’m thankful for that though, cause I am a guy!
ncscoots
June 20th, 2012
2:20 pm
I think Swisher will be out of the Braves price range
“Free” should be out of the price range, whien it comes to Swisher.
Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:20 pm
Heyward is no longer pushing. He’s holding .260.
CaptMudd
June 20th, 2012
2:21 pm
I trust you all, like me, are not fond of that smirking Swisher?
cabravesfan
June 20th, 2012
2:22 pm
ROSSY!!!! (that was unexpected)
Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
Ross wants to play too…
Brava
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
Rossy with da Bomb!!!!!!!!
CaptMudd
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
Wow…Rossy! We love that Hotlanta.
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
ROSSSSSSSSSSYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
You Dropped The Bomb On Me BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
B_F 54
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
roooooooooooooooooooooooooooossy!!!!
Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
I don’t think phil has it today.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
Nice one, David!
Doofus(Goober and Gomer's Smart Brother)
June 20th, 2012
2:23 pm
Might want to save some of these for Boston, fellas!
cabravesfan
June 20th, 2012
2:24 pm
Braves were just waiting for that southern weather to roll in…
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:24 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I’m Loud As Hell At Work!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY!!!
To Phillip Hughes!
Hit The Road Jack
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:24 pm
Doofus McFann is always “happy”, haven’t you noticed?
That’s a joke, isn’t it?…
Shaun
June 20th, 2012
2:25 pm
.339 OBP, .467 SLG is pretty good. Batting average is not the king of all stats. If we are going to pay attention to stats, we should look at some that actually measure things that lead to scoring and preventing runs. I know, such a novel concept.
CrαZy
June 20th, 2012
2:25 pm
Fredi Gonzales is hitting bombs today!!!
CaptMudd
June 20th, 2012
2:25 pm
@cabravesfan….Hi, how is your early day going….is your weather similarly hot….90’s?
Venice Jim
June 20th, 2012
2:26 pm
Every time I turn back to the computer after interacting with my class someone else has homered – I like that, as long as it’s a Brave…
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
2:26 pm
Sheesh. I know in my mind it doesn’t make sense, but it sure seems like this team is feast or famine.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:26 pm
Shaun we should look at some that actually measure things that lead to scoring…runs.
Like RBI?
(Runs and hides)
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:26 pm
V. Jim—
Turn away when BMac’s batting…
CaptMudd
June 20th, 2012
2:27 pm
@McFann…How was your run/jog earlier? Good pregame activity.
Bat Masterson
June 20th, 2012
2:27 pm
Yeah, no thanks on swisher. Somehow I think I would be uncomfortable calling for other teams to bean one of our own guys.
Shaun
June 20th, 2012
2:27 pm
http://www.hardballtimes.com/images/uploads/dlf_ops1.JPG
George Stein
June 20th, 2012
2:27 pm
He’s gotta get that OBP over .360, Shaun.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:28 pm
CaptMudd—
Oh, I wasn’t literally running! Sorry…
We “ran” to Hobby Lobby to get a couple things…
It went well, though…
TomahawkChoppin'
June 20th, 2012
2:28 pm
Braves offense chasing pitchers before 5. Good sign. Keep that up and we will be back on track.
CrαZy
June 20th, 2012
2:29 pm
Like RBI?
At least you didn’t say “RBI’s”
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
2:29 pm
Heyward getting that McCovey power now….just wait. Monster in training.
cabravesfan
June 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
CaptMudd-
Hi
No, it’s gorgeous here- just about 70 and sunny, as usual
CrαZy
June 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
Nice to see
The Braves hittersFredi Gonzales knock the SP out early!!Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
Did someone ask Shaunzilla a question?
Anyone?
Somebody?
Oh, so nobody cares.
a fan
June 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
Brave 6 Yanks 1 where are all the haters, Whiskey, Phil. Rafael, Cricket,Braves fan in Maine???
Jay Dubu
June 20th, 2012
2:31 pm
Braves need to have some runners on base in fornt of some of these HRs.
Not that this game is over, but the Braves will face two lefties in Boston.
Brooklyn Braves Brawler
June 20th, 2012
2:31 pm
Somehow the blog patrol will find a reason to blame Fredi G. for something today! Good job Bravos!
Bayou Brave
June 20th, 2012
2:31 pm
Hey, my 7 year old made a chart just like that last week. It was full of gibberish, too.
TNScott
June 20th, 2012
2:33 pm
I think I’m going to watch “Sybil” to see if I can try to understand the nature of this team. Although Sybil seems normal compared to the Braves.
brian
June 20th, 2012
2:33 pm
a HR an inning works for me.
southern hope
June 20th, 2012
2:33 pm
cabravesfan — good point! one thing the Braves know how to do is play in hot weather.
Doofus(Goober and Gomer's Smart Brother)
June 20th, 2012
2:33 pm
No, “McFann”, dead serious. Not being sarcastic. You come across as a “happy person”. I think you just pretend to be sad when BigMac screws up. You’re always over it in 2 minutes time.
ncscoots
June 20th, 2012
2:33 pm
Braves need to have some runners on base in fornt of some of these HRs.
The vast majority of dingers, by all teams, are solo shots.
Shaun
June 20th, 2012
2:34 pm
Shaun we should look at some that actually measure things that lead to scoring…runs.
Like RBI?
Sure, on a team level. But an individual hitter getting an RBI doesn’t necessarily indicate that that hitter is the player who did the heavy lifting to create the run. Kind of like pitcher wins. If a pitcher doesn’t get wins, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s bad. And if a pitcher wins a lot of games, it doesn’t mean he is a good pitcher. We need to be aware of who does the heavy lifting and what the heavy lifting entails. Far too many don’t even understand what leads to preventing and creating runs, much less which players do the things that lead to the creating and preventing of runs.
David O'Brien
June 20th, 2012
2:34 pm
Hughes allowed 4 homers in 4-1/3 innings, has given up 13 HRs in 7 home starts
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:34 pm
Eric Chavez off the Roids, Really???
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
TnBrian — that was my exact comparison last week.
While everyone on here was saying, “how could this team have EVER lost 8 in a row,” I was continually seeing warning signs about the most MANIC team I’ve ever seen.
And Hanson gives up another moonshot.
bravesgrl4life
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
Well, dang.
But at least it’s only one.
Brian from SC
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
That’s OK…with a 5-run lead, I’d rather take my chances giving them something to hit than to walk them.
flange1
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
Cut the “we’ crap.
tiger297
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
bat – between him and victorino I would hate our OF…
Jay Dubu
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
Only three of the starter in today’s game are without a hit, run or rhi.
Hope they’ll join the hit parade before it’s over.
bravesgrl4life
June 20th, 2012
2:35 pm
Don’t give ‘em any more, Big Red.
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:36 pm
At least it was a solo shot, I can live with that…
Why?
June 20th, 2012
2:36 pm
@CaptMudd …..not really but very fond of his wife
JeanE
June 20th, 2012
2:37 pm
I don’t want Swishy on the Braves EVER, he is annoying.
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:37 pm
Ut Oh, Whats Wrong with Big Red?
Brian from SC
June 20th, 2012
2:37 pm
Five-run lead, 7 balls, 4 strikes, to the bottom of the order. Come on, dude.
bravesgrl4life
June 20th, 2012
2:38 pm
Settle down, Tommy. Get a DP here and you’ll be okay.
Ease
June 20th, 2012
2:38 pm
Rut Row
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
2:38 pm
Only thing worse than a 100-degree day in New York City is an average day on Venus.
And Hanson is in hotter water here. This fast break Yankee offense can strike at anytime.
Hillbilly
June 20th, 2012
2:38 pm
Somebody get me a bat…I think today is the day I could put one in the seats.
CrαZy
June 20th, 2012
2:39 pm
Come on Tommy get through this inning!!
The Bravery
June 20th, 2012
2:39 pm
I wonder if Fredi G looks down at the empty spot in the bullpen where Livan used to sit and sighs every time Hanson gives up a walk or HR
MikeInFl
June 20th, 2012
2:39 pm
Don’t know if it showed on tv; but on radio they said Tommy was bending and flexing before the inning started, like he had a leg issue; trainer & Mcdowell (I think) started out to see what up, but he waved them off. Radio guys guessed it was just a brief cramp…
Sparks
June 20th, 2012
2:39 pm
Certainly hope Hanson isn’t such a narcissist to not get himself out of the game if he’s hurt….
cricket
June 20th, 2012
2:39 pm
a fan
June 20th, 2012
2:30 pm
Brave 6 Yanks 1 where are all the haters, Whiskey, Phil. Rafael, Cricket,Braves fan in Maine???
did you really just call me out as a hater? if you actually read this blog, i’m one of the most consistently +ve one here, also part of minority that keeps on supporting Uggla and even Fredi.
may be you just caught one of my sarcastic posts making fun of -ve nannies. see, i’m even being +ve about your ignorant post.
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
And, of course, Gonzalez not being proactive with the ‘pen and the tweak. Just letting the game come to him, as usual.
This one is far from over.
bravesgrl4life
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
Awesome, Bourn!
cabravesfan
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
WOW MIKEY!!!
BravesQueen
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
Fantastic catch by Bourn!!
Tomahawkin
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
What A Play Money Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
NICE CATCH!
CrαZy
June 20th, 2012
2:40 pm
Great Catch Fredi!!
IHEARTCARROLL
June 20th, 2012
2:41 pm
What’s up with Simmons, Francisco, and Ross ?
The whole second inning went by without a homer.
The A Bomb
June 20th, 2012
2:41 pm
HOLY ICARUS!