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NickB
June 29th, 2012
7:24 pm
It’s why i think that Freeman will never be much more than slightly above league avg at first. Not unless he cuts down on his K’s, increases his walks and can add 5-19 HR’s per season.
but he is only 22, all of the above things are certainly doable.
George
June 29th, 2012
7:24 pm
Mike
June 29th, 2012
6:30 pm
Well, the manager the Braves should have hired is in town tonight. Let’s see how his team matches up against fredi’s team.
***************************
Hi all
Yup he would have been a good choice for us. For those newer fans DAVEY used to be our secondbaseman and holds the record for most HRs by a BRAVE 2nd basman
NickB
June 29th, 2012
7:26 pm
I would have much preferred Tito Francona, guy knows his player’s numbers to a T , and has a similar amount of player respect as Bobby had
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:28 pm
NickB
We really don’t need Freddie to be a perennial all star first baseman. Just a darned good one will do……………
Heck, if he can hit 275/340/480, I’d be happy considering his defense. (which I think is better than some give him credit for)
George
June 29th, 2012
7:29 pm
Opps FREDI ’s mind went again [not unuseal] he forgot to put MARTIN in lineup.
Efrim
June 29th, 2012
7:30 pm
Jon Heyman reporting that the Dodgers are the favorite to land Dempster as they never stopped talking to the Cubs after he went on the DL
Similar systems, us and the Dodgers. They have a lot of arms as well. My guess is knowing the GM, he’d be willing to trade them. They are clearly in a different position than we are.
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:30 pm
and we had a boat load of folks that thought Bobby V would have been a good manager for the Braves. How’s that one working out for the Red Sox?
Mitchell
Where’d you go, kid? Too embarrassed to post after that math screw up?
Brava
June 29th, 2012
7:31 pm
Go Braves! Swat some gNats!
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
7:32 pm
Stop the OWNAGE!!!!
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:32 pm
Brava
This would be a good time to get that gNat monkey off our backs!
George
June 29th, 2012
7:34 pm
Outta here for game, Lets get a W tonight.
Rick
June 29th, 2012
7:34 pm
DS1, even funnier is that some people thought Ozzie Guillen would have been a good choice for the Braves.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
7:36 pm
This game may be more winnable than the next couple, but they are facing a lefty, which should give them fits with their weakened line up.
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2012
7:37 pm
It’s 101 degrees for the first pitch here in Atlanta. At 7:35 p.m. Seriously.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
Indeed it would, Wayne.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
OK, I’m out.
Ballgame….already.
Lets at least win one of these.
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
I know its hot temperature wise, but I don’t ever recall seeing the humidity as low as 20% for a start at the end of June. It definitely could be worse.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
7:38 pm
It’s a dry heat.
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2012
7:40 pm
Braves organist played “Send in the Clowns” when Harper stepped to plate. That was a clown move, bro. (But well done.)
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
7:41 pm
I am sick of Harper being a Braves killer already.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
7:41 pm
I like it
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
They’re teeing off on poor D.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
YEAH!!! That’s the way to start it out!
Go Braves!
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
7:43 pm
Nothing good happening here yet.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
7:44 pm
the song, not the hit, btw
brian
June 29th, 2012
7:44 pm
come on Delgado – retire the side, get to the bench, and get a cold washcloth around the neck
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
7:45 pm
Delgado is struggling with his command. That is a bad thing.
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:45 pm
What is that obnoxious noise in the radio broadcast background after some pitches?
brian
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
don’t want Dempster – he is Lowe redux.
Garza is fine, Greinke is better, Hamels is ideal
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
Crap!
Venice Jim
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
Excellent!
Brava
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
Awesome DP!
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
Miracle!
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:46 pm
Nice turn, kid.
brian
June 29th, 2012
7:47 pm
Harper can play ball – incredible for someone his age
MIBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
7:47 pm
Nice DP!
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
7:47 pm
Another Andy Dandy turn of a DP.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
7:47 pm
That was a swell and necessary double play turned in the Braves favor, but Delgado’s lack of command was troublesome in the first inning.
DS1
June 29th, 2012
7:48 pm
No more in game for me tonight. Later fans.
Bo Graves!
Murph
June 29th, 2012
7:48 pm
Fredi is going to over-manage… watch… I bet he gets someone warming up after Delgado gives up one run, takes him out after 2.
brian
June 29th, 2012
7:48 pm
looking at the splits – trying to figure out why Wilson is still on an MLB roster
brian
June 29th, 2012
7:48 pm
looking at the splits – trying to figure out why Wilson is still on an MLB roster
Efrim
June 29th, 2012
7:53 pm
They have a heck of a rotation. Detwiler as their #5.
nolie
June 29th, 2012
7:53 pm
BALLGAME!!!
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
7:54 pm
What, is Simpson scared to say Braves might make a trade? Medlen belongs in the pen, especially how Venters has been.
Efrim
June 29th, 2012
7:55 pm
Be very interesting to see how Heyward reacts to a cold streak. His walk rate is down, so let’s see if he becomes a bit more patient as pitchers really never stopped coming after him….
nolie
June 29th, 2012
7:56 pm
walk rates are usually down when you think you can hit everything thrown up there
keylargo
June 29th, 2012
7:58 pm
Morse has his little finger off the end of the bat and has an interlocking grip like a golf grip.
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
7:58 pm
Delgado not fooling anyone tonight. Kind of scary to think considering the Nats have not faced him before, usually takes a couple times through the order to get to a new guy….
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
7:59 pm
Damn their pitcher just breezed through our guys while Delgado probably already needs an oxygen mask.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
7:59 pm
Randall has great life on the fastball if he can just start locating a little better.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:00 pm
Nasty.
nolie
June 29th, 2012
8:00 pm
lucky call there
Rick
June 29th, 2012
8:01 pm
Delgado is just missing his spots.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
8:02 pm
He appears to have a nice changeup too.Could be a good night
flange1
June 29th, 2012
8:03 pm
I saw Peter Gammons on MLB Tonight say that the Braves had decided NOT to pursue an arm, that JJJ had shown them he was back and that Minor RG and JT would battle it out for the 4th and 5th spot.
He started with the same looking for an impact pitcher that is going and around but then said the Braves brain trust had decided against looking for pitching..
Not really sure how accurate Gammons is these days..
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
8:04 pm
Gimme a call, blue!
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:04 pm
This isn’t gonna be good.
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
8:04 pm
Pitch ahead!!!!!!!
nolie
June 29th, 2012
8:04 pm
need another dp already
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:04 pm
uh oh…..hap-tipping reference from Glav already!
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:05 pm
Glav knows the deal.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
8:05 pm
Geez, all these seeing eye ground balls.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
8:05 pm
Delgado is making them look like idiots!
Awesome work! His best stuff is showing!
Put it in the Loss column!
keylargo
June 29th, 2012
8:05 pm
looking at the splits – trying to figure out why Wilson is still on an MLB roster
Brian – I’ve been reading your ripping Jack Wilson post and I’m wondering why you’re here. GTFOH.
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
8:06 pm
If anyone doesn’t think Frank Wren is desperately working to acquire a starting pitcher, your fooling yourself.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
8:06 pm
GOT to fix that location, kid
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:07 pm
I like Jack….a lot!
StingerSplash
June 29th, 2012
8:07 pm
Does anyone have the link for an online audio stream of the game, since for some reason I can’t get the MLB.com feed to work?
Brava
June 29th, 2012
8:07 pm
How stupid.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:08 pm
Too fat to get back and cover your plate Brian?
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
8:08 pm
And a gift from the home plate umpire.
Rick
June 29th, 2012
8:08 pm
Braves were due there.
phil
June 29th, 2012
8:08 pm
Mac is off his game again….geeesh
Hmmmm
June 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
“Peter Gammons on MLB Tonight say that the Braves had decided NOT to pursue an arm”
well things change daily. Easy for them to say right now but if Minor keeps getting shelled between now and the deadline or someone else gets injured, they’ll be saying something completely different. So I’ll take Gammon’s AND the Braves words with just the tiniest grains of salt
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
They. Are. Working. His. Ass. Off.
They know Delgado can be wild and are exploiting it like crazy.
nolie
June 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
pathetic
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
How many times has the pitcher burned us?
phil
June 29th, 2012
8:09 pm
Ballgame!!
Venice Jim
June 29th, 2012
8:10 pm
Only 5 hits the first time through the order…
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
8:10 pm
Well, he made it 1 2/3rds anyway.
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
8:10 pm
I’ve seen the Braves do that so many times, giving up a RBI hit to the pitcher. Have to lead MLB in that stat.
njbraves
June 29th, 2012
8:10 pm
Well done Randall….
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
What the [heck] is happening??
That was an odd inning…
Rick
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
Randall is not pitching well but the Nationals haven’t really hit any ball that hard. Mostly singles on the ground.
phil
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
You won’t see Heyward dive for one unless to his side….he should’ve caught that ball….
Oh well.
nolie
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
take a backseat phil, I ballgames it a long while ago……
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
Randall is a mental midget. Geez. We got a staff full of sissies.
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2012
8:12 pm
Not sure why Braves weren’t able to get an out when Espinosa was more than 2/3rd of way to 2nd, but it proved costly.
2K91
June 29th, 2012
8:12 pm
Little League Defense costs us a run!
nolie
June 29th, 2012
8:13 pm
always have to come up with some negative crap to blast Jason with dontcha phil? WYT was it that he did to you anyway?
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
8:13 pm
You know phil, and all you other losers, if one run was gonna beat you, you weren’t gonna win anyway. Relax
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
8:13 pm
phil
June 29th, 2012
8:11 pm
You won’t see Heyward dive for one unless to his side….he should’ve caught that ball….
Oh well.
If he dives and misses it 3 runs score and the blog is killing him for diving………
smallmouth6
June 29th, 2012
8:14 pm
Looked like TBall.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
8:15 pm
LOL!
What a surprise!
The PITCHER drove in a run with a single!
Efrim
June 29th, 2012
8:17 pm
walk rates are usually down when you think you can hit everything thrown up there
Good point, noles. But when he realizes not all of his swings will result in a positive outcome, will he walk more? Or will the more hits result in pitchers being careful? Maybe the sample of crazy hitting hasn’t been long enough – although a month of plate appearances….
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
8:18 pm
Is Detwiler even sweating yet? 25 pitchers through 2 innings.
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
Ass wipes here cant wait for something bad to happen to the Braves. They aren’t intelligent enough to write comments if they’re winning.
Hmmmm
June 29th, 2012
8:20 pm
“Is Detwiler even sweating yet?”
if he is it’s because it’s 97 degrees outside (probably even hotter on the field) and not because he’s getting worked hard
Charlie
June 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
McCann continues to suck with the bat (as he has since last August). Now he’s gone completely brain dead behind the plate, with a crap throw to Jack Wilson ,with a runner all but picked off; then he wastes a throw (too late) to pick off the same runner. The Nats pitcher comes up next, and Randall D. gives him a 2 out RBI base hit (His first hit of the season).
McCann follows with a next inning strike out. McCann is just as lousy as he’s been sine last August.
Seems like 10 days ago, Brian announced that he’d fixed his swing. Obviously, with the help of Dan Uggla.
RISP Braves are a joke. Joke and a Choke Atlanta. And so it goes. Minor League baseball, at Major League price. Yes folks, these are your Atlanta Braves…