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Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:02 pm
I did not see that coming.
Powder Blue
June 29th, 2012
10:02 pm
Woohoo!
Rick
June 29th, 2012
10:02 pm
Simmons! Way to come through.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:02 pm
I love you, Simmons!!!!!!!!!!!
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
10:02 pm
ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SeaAtl
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Wow.
BFChris27
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
SIMMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
njbraves
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Wow….love this kid.
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
There’s some magic.
That’s what contenders need.
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Yeah that Simmons is just awful.
Bat Masterson
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Uh oh
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
The kid is for real folks!!!!!!!!!
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
No way! I turn back and it’s tied….sweet!
David O'Brien
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
So much for that rough night for Simmons. Made amends and then some with that blast.
Sopheee
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Un-evactuate!
brian
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Simmons is a stud. You have to be kidding me on thatHR
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Simba, Simba, Simba!…
WAYTAGO, kid!!…
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Cue the second guessing of Davey Johnson by Nationals fans.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
This has to be another dimension…
SeaAtl
June 29th, 2012
10:03 pm
Is their pitcher still grinning?
M.V.P.Heyward
June 29th, 2012
10:04 pm
Season-saver!
Disgusted
June 29th, 2012
10:04 pm
Well, this rally was not expected but a pleasant surprise.
Man, 2 run shot —– No way could we expect a 4 R inning.
And another HR for Simmons and his offense is getting respect from opposing pitchers. No way did we expect him to hit like this. Small sample size but——
Hey, nice surprise.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
Of course he didn’t homer with the bases loaded earlier….
Simmons should be sent down and that right now.
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
@Harry: yup dude, you gotta watch your step here. There are a lot of folks that think they are the Pope, Einstein, Ghandi, and the Dalai Lama all wrapped up in one. You are not allowed to question these folks, disagree with them, or have a different interpretation of the same evidence.
Harry Schwartz
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
That was sweet…too bad they’ll let him go
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
That kid has more fire in him than anyone else on the Braves.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
Wiped those smirks right off those gNats’ faces.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:05 pm
The Braves need to continue grinding out at bats, but it will be tough against the Nats pen. Plus, the Braves bullpen needs to be in good form tonight if the Braves want to win the game.
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
Now if the Braves could get something like this on the pitching side —
The BIG FOUR is presently ZERO FOR FOUR.
Ralph
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
DOB, he made amends one other time when he made an error that cost us 2 runs with a HR
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
The little sh*t pitcher for the Nats isn’t laughing so much anymore……
brian
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
Simmons in the 2 hole and heyward batting 3rd. Kind of like that.
Key is still signing Bourn to play CF and leadoff
Sopheee
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
Smart, Detwiller.
Rick
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
Not smiling anymore are ya?
Disgusted
June 29th, 2012
10:06 pm
As for the bench, comming into the season it looked like a real good bench but it just has not worked to date.
Still not giving up on Ross or Hinske, they do have some good baseball left. I do not know about Diaz or Wilson.
Harry Schwartz
June 29th, 2012
10:07 pm
@Illini – Well put, from a fellow “heartlander.”
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:07 pm
Davey Johnson pulled a FG, guy was tiring and he didn’t pull the trigger, didn’t even have anyone warming up. Sort of cocky.
Rick
June 29th, 2012
10:07 pm
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman
Simmons hits a game-tying homer. He has three homers and two have followed two of the thee errors he has committed in his young career
Ralph
June 29th, 2012
10:07 pm
Simba for team MVP
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:08 pm
Crap. The last two games have witnessed the return of crappy Heyward.
(Rob from SC)
June 29th, 2012
10:08 pm
Heyward is Trying to pull and smash everything. Pressure of hitting 2/3?
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:09 pm
Whoa, the BUMBS came back? WOW…. (sarcasm)
tmc
June 29th, 2012
10:10 pm
Right on Mark.
Marteen is the Heart and Soul of this (or any) lineup.
Love that guy. Go Teen!!
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:10 pm
Durbin needs to hold that Nats right where they are in the 8th inning. Who would have ever thought Chad Durbin would become an 8th inning man for the Braves?
Ralph
June 29th, 2012
10:10 pm
I have been calling for Simmons in the 2 hole and J-Hey in the 3 spot for a couple of weeks, now watch tomorrow Fruti will change it again, bet on it!
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Told ya folks, just relax. It’s a long game and even longer season. Ya just gotta keep battlin’.
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Ha
M.V.P.Heyward
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Durbin? really? What a awful manager we have!
MIBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
You’re flippin’ kidding me!!
ncbravesfan90
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
the usual. can’t stand success.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Nah….
Just the pressure of being Heyward….
And just like that, bad Durbin returns.
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Holy crap!
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Geez. Gas Can is back.
njbraves
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
Unreal…couldn’t keep it tied for one pitch. So typical.
TNScott
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
So much for that.
Sopheee
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
I hate the damn Nats.
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:11 pm
That guy hits a HR against us every time we play them. THrow away the book.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
This team really pisses me off. My goodness. Battle their butts off to tie and then one pitch into the 8th inning and they trail again.
brian
June 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
Heyward needs to not change a thing whether he is hitting 7th or 3rd
The A Bomb
June 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
That is NOT championship baseball.
NOT SEPARATED AT BIRTH: Fredi Gonzalez and KIng Midas.
Brutal.
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
Damn…Chad was bound to give up a run eventually,just a terrible time for it.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:12 pm
Good call, fan since 66…..
No need to worry!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Dang it …
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
lotta young pitchers trying to feel their way though.
Jaded Braves Fan
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
I warned you Fredi was going to do this. He was going to be fooled into believing Durbin was actually a decent reliever and start using him in more and more important situations.
Though, to be fair to Fredi, no one else in the relief corps is stepping up. Still, Durbin is the same awful reliever he’s always been.
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
Add Durbin to the list of bums that Wren brought in. What a pathetic joke. Durbin, Hernandez, Venters, Varvaro, Gearin. All should never see the MLB level again this year. Worst bullpen in baseball.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
We’ve still got time to come back guys, and it’s just 1 run….
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
The Prado hamstring is all better.
JC Brave
June 29th, 2012
10:13 pm
BOOM!
Just like that.
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Nats ‘want’ this….that’s all.
brian
June 29th, 2012
10:14 pm
Can’t complain about Durbin after how well he has pitched over the past month,but coming off a 4 run inning that is sure a buzz kill
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Durbin gives up one moonshot homer in 2 months and is immediately DFAd by the blog….
Lol
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Wow we just cannot beat these guys.
Braint
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
I know, wait until one of the hottest hitters in baseball (for the last month) starts to cool off and THEN move him up in the order! Way to go Fredi!
M.V.P.Heyward
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Fredi Gonzalez is not a very good manager. That’s for sure.
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
It’s not like Morse hasn’t hit a few HR’s against us.
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Any manager that uses Durbin in a tie game is either stupid, or retarded. Luckily, we have one that’s both. Someday, Frediot will figure out Durbin is a joke. Maybe not this year. It’s almost July and he’s still trotting him out there. Pathetic loser. I refuse to spend money to watch this team play until Frediot is replaced.
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:15 pm
Flores clowns the Braves all the time.
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
Worst bullpen in baseball.
Not true… Someone (VJ?) put the stat up earlier… IIRC, we’re 9th, not 30th…
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
Durbin gives up a laser beam double….
And now you begin to wonder.
Sopheee
June 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
Club worthy Durby appearing tonight.
Hmmmm
June 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
10:02 they’re the best team in baseball, 10:13 it’s back to being a horrible team
funny blog
brian
June 29th, 2012
10:16 pm
There was nothing wrong with giving Prado a day off to rest a sore hammy. Of course I would not have done it the same night I rested uggla
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Your money, Nick, or taxpayer’s money?
Bravefaninok
June 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Durbinator has been very good ,can’t fault Fredi for using him.
at least it was a solo shot.
Mark
June 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
I like Heyward. Huge potential. But I wish they’d leave him at 5 or 6. He isn’t ready for the 3 hole. Of course, in Fredis defense which I don’t do often, we don’t have a 3 hitter right now!
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:17 pm
Any manager that uses Durbin in a tie game is either stupid, or retarded.
That’s why it worked for a month or so…. Guess we should’ve used Kimbrel. Oh wait, we did last night…
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Durbin was the wrong choice to begin the 8th inning to be sure, but O’Flaherty and Venters have had their share of troubles against right handers this year. Tough call. Venters will definitely allow Durbins run to score though.
phil
June 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
But brian, he’s in the game now….night off?
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
Braves subtract one of those errors from earlier and we are probably tied right now. Can’t make errors against this team.
Jerry
June 29th, 2012
10:18 pm
I wonder where the act of slapping a player on his ass got started. Fredi definitely likes putting his hands on everybody’s butt.
IlliniBrave
June 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Amazing how maddeningly inconsistent and unreliable our bullpen is.
Brava
June 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
I would rather he had left Durbin in.
Nick
June 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Every move Frediot makes backfires in his face. What does that tell you? Stupid Bobby Cox protege. Wren should be fired for hiring this career loser.
monty
June 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Let the roller coaster ride begin: please keep your arms inside and the bar down
Tomahawk Mafia
June 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
How many hits has Venters allowed that a pitcher who ends in good fielding position would have turned into outs?
ChattTownBrian
June 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Venters has no business in the bigs right now. He needs to get straightened out in AAA. Ind blowing stuff.
Fan since '66
June 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Still not over, phil
TheOnlyBravesFan
June 29th, 2012
10:20 pm
Richard Flores @RFlores91
@SportsCenter Aaron hill just hit for his 2nd cycle this season. if something hasn’t happened in 80 years it is #sctop10 worthy
Mixxo
June 29th, 2012
10:21 pm
Walk ‘em loaded!