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phil
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Venters has become awful….just sad.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Attaboy Jonny!
Harry Schwartz
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
First time here, eh “Hmmmm?” Comments mirror the proceedings. Natural for fans to get excited when seeing a glimmer of hope.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
How in the heck do you walk Sean Burnett?
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Good lord.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
I thought Medlen had become Fredi’s 8th inning guy.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Harper gets a Granny here.
Watch this y’all.
njbraves
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Just unacceptable…these idiots deserve to lose.
TuffShhhtuff
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
If Kimbrel can get 3 outs why can’t he get four?
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Just an embarrassment to this team to continue throwing Venters out there like this. Unreal
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
How in the hell do you walk the pitcher? Seriously? Fredi should just go out there and rip him one. This is just ridiculous.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:22 pm
Come on Venters! I trust you to give up at least two more!
You can do it!!
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:23 pm
Never said it was, fan….
Rico
June 29th, 2012
10:23 pm
Why can”t Venters be sent to the minors to correct his problems? They had no problem sending JJ.
Sopheee
June 29th, 2012
10:23 pm
Sit down, bro.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:23 pm
Brava
Oh yeah, I tend to forget about Medlen.
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
Whew….Jonny
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
Again, every move Fredi makes blows up. Sure, some of it is baseball and just luck, but come on. After August and Septermber of last year, and then the 9 game losing streak and mis management of our pen (Jays and Yanks series specifically) you have to ask if he’s in touch with his players?
TBbravesfan
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
you hold to 4 runs for so many innings then you score the next inning you give it back.
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
At least Ventbro got out of it. But coming back against Burnett and Clippard with this motley crew of a lineup is going to be difficult.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
Good call, Mixxo.
Rip him one? How does that accomplish a thing?
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
“@MarkZuckerman: And naturally Sean Burnett draws the walk to load the bases for Bryce Harper. Proud moment in Jonny Venters’ career there.”
Then Venters strikes out Harper. This is farcical.
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
Simmons really plays hard. Fun to watch.
That brings up a point. When we had Maddox, Smoltz, Glavine, Avery…those guys competed hard out there and it was obvious. I’m not talking about their obvious talent but just the competitive part. These guys(starters now)minus Hudson, could take a page from those guys on how to pull the damn hat down and get after people!
Busch Leaguer is Drinking Jim Fregosi's Liquor tonight
June 29th, 2012
10:25 pm
Whew!!!! The Braves dodged one there.I guess Johnny just wanted to face the Phenom.
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
10:25 pm
Fortunately, it was a Struggling Hitter vs. a Struggling Pitcher and the pitcher won this round.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
10:25 pm
It is always time to worry in this game. Anything can happen any time. That’s why we love it!
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:26 pm
Two nights in a row where a tied game is untied by a solo homerun. That is irritating, but at least it drains some of the drama.
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:26 pm
The pitching staff may not be the worst in baseball — but other than Colorado there’s not another one more mismanaged in the game.
This is just brutal watching these overrated and overvalued guys being thrust into game situations.
Ryan
June 29th, 2012
10:26 pm
Freddi would answer that by saying he just has to work thru the growing pains.
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:26 pm
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
I thought Medlen had become Fredi’s 8th inning guy.
With Minor starting tomorrow,Medlen might have to pitch several innings.
MIBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Nicely done, Chipper!
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Run for the Crip!
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Chipper with the meaningless single….
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Chipper!!!
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Hoss!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Let’s go BMAC…. we need ya now. Raise that .061 late inning BA
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:27 pm
Good start, hopefully this is no mirage. Chipper really needs to score and tie this game.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
That’s true, Bravefaninok.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
Automatic DP combo here.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
dang it Mac… let’s go Matty D
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
Seems like JV has a focus problem. When you have two runners on and fool around with the pitcher, throwing all but one pitch outside the strike zone, then a real HR threat comes up with the bases loaded and you get serious and pitch great. What’s with that?
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
Looks like McCann needs the off day, not Uggla.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
Man he sux.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:28 pm
Brian McCann is such a let down this season. He is awful.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
McCann!!!!!!
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
Mac striking out is for the best frankly…..
Speaking of going bad.
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
That wasn’t even competitive.
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
It’s better than a double play.
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
When’s the last time this team actually came back in the 9th to win a game? Chipper against the Phils? It’s so long I can’t remember. Heartless. (See Sep of 2011)
Powder Blue
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
McCann’s unreliable these days.
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:29 pm
Mixxo is right. If we run for Chipper we would have a man on 2nd on that ball in the dirt
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:30 pm
McCann refuses to do anything but pull. He’s faced Burnett enough to know what he has and what he’ll do with it.
Powder Blue
June 29th, 2012
10:30 pm
Yeah, if I’ve always liked McCann, but if the Braves are going to pay someone, I’d prefer that it be Bourn.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:31 pm
lefty killer….
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
10:31 pm
And swung at ball 4, but instead a 6-4-3 Double Play….nice.
njbraves
June 29th, 2012
10:31 pm
Diaz sucks…swung at ball four.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
Sigh…..
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
2-1 fastball right down the freakin middle and Diaz takes it.
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
Now THAT is the Matty Diaz we all know so well!
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
But Diaz hustles and doesn’t complain. OMG that guy is so terrible.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
Damn it.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
If you want to lose a game, call 1-800-555-DIAZ!
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
This team is painful to watch. Such futility and horrible play. Awful, Awful, Awful. Bad at bat after bad at bat. Poor pitching performance after poor pitching performance. Bad managerial decision after bad managerial decision. Most frustrating Braves team since 2006.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
Mark -
Yessir, that ball squirted away plenty for an avg. baserunner’s speed.
NORRIS CHUCK
June 29th, 2012
10:32 pm
Im starting to think they actually like losing to the NATS!
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:33 pm
3-1 I meant.
Also, with a 3 – 2 count had we poinch run for Chipper we could have sent the runner and we would be hitting with 2 out and a man on 2nd,
phoenix
June 29th, 2012
10:33 pm
I’ve heard of 3-tool players, 4-tool players, even a 5-tool player or two. So how did the Braves end up with so many NO-TOOL players (Diaz, Wilson, Francisco…)
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:33 pm
This is over. Let’s just go for Sunday with Huddy on the hill. Tomorrow is a lost cause with Minor.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:33 pm
Bring back Bourn….
Dump fat Mac. I hate to say it.
Hmmmm
June 29th, 2012
10:34 pm
going to be tough scoring against Clippard in the 9th
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:34 pm
Diaz is just not a useful major leaguer anymore. Another washed-up ex-Brave we brought back hoping he’d recapture his former glory (a la Glavine, Jordan, Remlinger, etc.).
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:35 pm
@pheonix: now come on, that is not fair. Matt Diaz is a legit HALF-tool player – he hits lefties like crazy!
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:35 pm
GIDP! If we could just load the bases and do nothing in the 9th, we’d have a signature Braves loss. Don’t worry though, it’s just late June.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:35 pm
Diaz is just not a useful major leaguer anymore. Another washed-up ex-Brave we brought back hoping he’d recapture his former glory
Glory?
Hahahahahahaha!
TBbravesfan
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
no more late inning come back wins for these boys. no sir bob.
smallmouth6
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
Maybe another ONE run loss while the second best bench player the Braves have is down at Gwinett.
phoenix
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
Can’t believe the scorer took away the error from Chipper in the 3rd inning. What is this, Be Kind to the Elderly Day? He has less range than the statues in front of the Ted.
Busch Leaguer is Drinking Jim Fregosi's Liquor tonight
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
McCann looks as bad as I can ever remember ,too many weak off balance swings and taking pitches right down the middle .Fredi should have rested him against the lefty .Now he will start Ross tomorrow against Strasburg.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
It’s the heat that makes us lose….
DAM
June 29th, 2012
10:36 pm
Nice AB by Diaz there — take the best pitch of the AB on a 3-1 count down the middle, then swing at ball 4 for a DP. It’s time to overhaul the bench and replace Diaz, Wilson, and Francisco.
Jerry
June 29th, 2012
10:37 pm
I bet ole Danny boy leads off the ninth. And if he does, I bet he whiffs again.
ncbravesfan
June 29th, 2012
10:37 pm
Well hopefully the Bravos will have better luck next series vs the Cubs
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:38 pm
Minor’s numbers look pretty good….
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:38 pm
JC, Diaz actually was a good major leaguer at one time. Had an OPS of .839 or better three different years for the Braves.
But clearly, that Diaz is no more.
TBbravesfan
June 29th, 2012
10:38 pm
Hmmmm-
tough scoring against enybody in the ninth.
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:38 pm
The biggest tool some of the guys being mentioned have is “league minimum” or close to it. At least I hope thats what it is b/c I’m still dreaming that the guys running the show are trying to win.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
Oh YEAH!!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
JHey is a beast in RF
MIBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
Great play, JHey!
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
What a throw and tag!!!!!!!!!!!
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
so-so throw…..GREAT tag!
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
Wayward really sucks. Nope — he does.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
Great hustle by Heyward! Nice job!
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:39 pm
Great play Jason and Simmons!!!
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2012
10:40 pm
Potentially huge play by Heyward there if the Braves can do anything in 9th. Another terrific throw by the RF.
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
10:40 pm
J-HEY to ANDY!!!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:40 pm
Heyward has racked up the assists lately. Rick Ankiel is an outstanding athlete, but a terrible baseball player, yet he kills Braves pitching.
phoenix
June 29th, 2012
10:40 pm
Best thing that ever happened to Heyward: fans booing their asses off when he loafed on Bryce Harper’s single (that turned into a double). He’s actually been fielding his position ever since.
Powder Blue
June 29th, 2012
10:41 pm
My 2010 man crush on Heyward is returning. Dude flipped the switch.
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:41 pm
Ankiel with a very similar slash line as Diaz. Somewhat reassuring to know that other teams have washed-up crappy outfielders on their bench.