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MIBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
Good job, Ross!
KING BUCKY
July 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
Bringing up the ‘96 world series almost like talking about the ‘78 season to a Boston fan.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
Gio getting wild…. take until strike 2 Huddy
BravesfaninWis
July 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
While Simmons has been very good for us and he hopefully will be for years to come, he won’t get ROY over Harper. Harper really does bring more for his club. He is also great defensively, has a great bat, and I believe just has much more hype and is living up to it.
On a side note, leave it to the Braves to screw away any opportunity they get. They sure came out on fire today huh? This team just completely collapses under pressure. Pretty sad that they have homefield advantage, and they have to choke away a chance at gaining ground on the division leader. I just think this team is allergic to success these days.
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:15 pm
I bet the other 49 states would rather see Chipper than Panda, Or rather see Wright than Panda.
Disgusted
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
A- Bomb. If Sheets is good, Fredi or no Fredi the Braves will be making noise in the NL East.
And certain bats like Uggla and Chipper have to wake up. Mc Cann too. Don’t know what is wrong with these guys.
Bourn does not look like an All-Star they way he had played CF the last couple of games. He deserves to be Booed for that 1st inning miscue. Very BUMB!!!!!!!!! Bad baseball.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
it seems that Huddy, like Glav,has a lot of first inning troubles
The A Bomb
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
Pitching around Hudson to get to Scott Boras’ prized client.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
4 -pitch walk to the pitcher. Make him pay Bourn, that’s an unpardonable sin (according to Jay Howell)
Venice Jim
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
Make your All-Star case here, Michael…
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
If nothing else, the Braves are making Gonzalez work hard. I doubt they score here though.
Andrelton Simmons
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
Giving the Braves ability to hit with RISP this is going to be a groundout to the pitcher to end the inning….
TBbravesfan
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
come on bourn just a hit just a hit.
Jaded Braves Fan
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
“Did he ever take some good Oakland teams past the first round? Maybe once. And in one of those yrs, think it was 2000 or 01, that Oakland team was better than the Yankees & they came so close but could not overcome them. Those A’s teams should have gotten to the series at least once in that time.”
Huddy’s actually never been on a team that’s won a playoff series. The A’s had that crazy stat of being something like 0-9 in potential series-clinching games while he was there.
It would be nice if the Braves could win a series for him. Great pro who’s had some very unfortunate Octobers, team-wise.
Mitchell
July 1st, 2012
2:16 pm
Except Michael Bourn hasn’t had a clutch hit in his career.
MIBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
Yeah!!
nuh uh
July 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
grand slam time for homer machine
Jay Dubu
July 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
Bourn should not be swinging at the 1st pitch unless it’s a meatball right down the middle.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
DANG IT
Mitchell
July 1st, 2012
2:17 pm
Alright, let’s just get a run.
Bat Masterson
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Gio will probably never throw another strike
Andrelton Simmons
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Well it wasn’t a ground out to the pitcher but it did end the inning!! Great job hitting with RISP Braves…
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Bourn is having a terrible game. Not getting the All Star nod is really messin with him.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
3-0 and he couldn’t wait for another ball?
Brava
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Fire Bourn!
The A Bomb
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Scott! Boras!
ncbravesfan90
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
How can they catch a ball hit right to them and we can’t? Washington that good?
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Terrible luck. I am unsure if the Braves will have a similar opportunity the rest of this game, but it was fun to see Simmons and Hudson make Gonzalez work the count.
BFChris27
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Well, made Gonzalez throw a lot, hopefully it gets him out early.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:18 pm
Wren said Sheets could potentially join #Braves rotation within a few weeks.
Replacing Minor? If we trade for a pitcher, who would they replace? Not Delgado….
Mitchell
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Wow, he did actually hit that really hard.
Not that that has ever counted for anything.
drool drool drool
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
FIRST
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Bourn is a bumb
Hugo Z Hackenbush
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
51 pitches already…
Disgusted
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Bourn is not getting it done today.
Bad fielding miscue in the 1st inning and now makes an out with the bases loaded.
He deserves to be Booed.
Note that that is 2 fielding mistakes in the last 2 games. Not getting the job done.
LAG
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Braves aren’t missing many gloves today…
Jay Dubu
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
If Bourn’s line drive out played the way it was broadcast on radio…it’s not going to be the Braves day today.
TuffShhhtuff
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Is it just me or do the Braves always have two outs when the bases get loaded? Would be interesting to see who leads the league with the bases loaded without scoring. Bet the Braves are right up there near the top.
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
Giants fans were “spirited” in voting. Belt finished 2nd in fan voting at 1B, Crawford 2nd at SS, Sanchez 4th at 2B, Pagan 5th in OF.
Alot of wasted votes for undeserving players.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:19 pm
nolie
The count was 2-1. That first pitch to Bourn was called a strike, but the score box at the top of the screen showed the count incorrectly.
ChattTownBrian
July 1st, 2012
2:20 pm
Bourn shouldn’t have even swung.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:20 pm
OCD at all Va?????
bravesgrl4life
July 1st, 2012
2:20 pm
Bourn not making a case for re-signing today.
richbrave
July 1st, 2012
2:21 pm
Nothing on the board, but a 31-pitch inning will ultimately get it done. Great job ALDRELTON!
Capt.Mudd
July 1st, 2012
2:21 pm
Nice strandation…..rock o n
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
July 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
How come every time the Braves do something for the Troops, the Braves get their butts whooped? Ticks me off…
Here’s to a fun comeback!!…
Sopheee
July 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
Thanks for clearing that up Tomahawk because I thought it was 3-0 too.
ncbravesfan90
July 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
“Replacing Minor? If we trade for a pitcher, who would they replace? Not Delgado….”
I sure would hope the pitcher we traded for would replace Delgado..then we might actually have a rotation that could compete with Washington’s, if Sheets returns to form.
Abandon
July 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
Bourn deserves to be the Braves All Star. Chipper got the sympathy nod last year. He’s barely played this year at all. It would be a joke if he is named. A bad one
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:22 pm
No, just seen it tweeted. San Fran tried like heck to get there guys in the starting lineup.
kenhotlanta
July 1st, 2012
2:24 pm
BravesfaninWis: How does Harper bring more to his club than Simmons has to us?
TBbravesfan
July 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
ol huddy can get um out now.
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
Well the guys showed some fight last inning lets see if they can get a run or 2 back.
MIBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
There isn’t any limit on the number of times you can vote for the 34th player, is there? I don’t see any mention of that on the ballot or recall one from last year.
Bat Masterson
July 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
I just voted for Chipper 22,000 times using abandon@gmail.com
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:25 pm
Hudson has settled down. He made some bad pitches in the first inning, but with a little defensive help he would have escaped that inning with much less damage.
ChattTownBrian
July 1st, 2012
2:26 pm
Bourn giggling after his screw ups aggravates me more than a poor at bat or whatever. You just don’t do that in my book.
The A Bomb
July 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
Harper may be popular in Vegas and the D.C. area.
Cocky pr@$# hated most everywhere else.
Chipper is a lock.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
I don’t know, I assumed there was the same limit as on other players, course thats easy enuff to get around
jeffrey d
July 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
Drunk cheering girl is calling Martin “Marten”
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
Andruw Jones always did that, Strikes out with bases load, results in a big smile, Ground into a double play, results in a big smile. We lose the game, he’s smiling lol
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:27 pm
For those of us who hate the way the Braves hit with runners on base, the Yankees had bases loaded an no outs against the White Sox and failed to score.
bravesgrl4life
July 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
Can we make Gio work again here?
jeffrey d
July 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
Cocky pr@$# hated most everywhere else.
I don’t mind Harper.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
I did not see a strike call, he raised his hand a bit but usually is more demondtrative> I did head an announcer say that but I assumed he was wrong
The A Bomb
July 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
Good to see Bourn’s Nationals contract went into effect as of July 1.
The rare 5 1/2-year, $82 million deal.
Venice Jim
July 1st, 2012
2:28 pm
Nice shot, Jason!
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
Heyward with another hit, vs great LHP BTW
TNScott
July 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
J-HEY!
TBbravesfan
July 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
seems like were always one out to late for a hit
MIBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
Well done, JHey!
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:29 pm
good for you Bat, now do it three or four more times
Bat Masterson
July 1st, 2012
2:30 pm
Atta boy, Jason
Come on chipper
nuh uh
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
i love chipper, big hom0
Venice Jim
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
Chipster!!!
BFChris27
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
Chipper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VaBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
There we go! On the board
Bravefaninok
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
Old Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TNScott
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
HOSS!!!
Sopheee
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
Vote for ten.
The A Bomb
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
BY THE POWER OF METAMUCIL!
LAG
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
It may only be one inning, but that’s how a 3-4 combo is supposed to hit.
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:31 pm
way to go young guy and old f@rt
MIBravesFan
July 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
Chipper!!!!!!!
TBbravesfan
July 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
see what i mean
B_F 54
July 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
HOSS!!!
nuh uh
July 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
good thing he hit a double, now uggla won’t hit into a DP
Mark
July 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
As much as I liked the Bourn deal last year we should use him this tradeline the same way as we did last year. Get as many prospects as we can because Boras will demand more than he is worth at this point. He is 30 and he really strikes out too much for the money he will get. Don’t get me wrong, I like him and he is good, but not for the money he will get or the length of the deal.
bravesgrl4life
July 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
Lets keep it going, Danny.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
July 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
Heyward now second to Simmons in OPS.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
More laboring by Gonzalez. Good.
Jay Dubu
July 1st, 2012
2:33 pm
Sheets didn’t pitch last year, and was 4 – 9 with a 4.53 era in 2010 for Oakland.
Braves need to stop this non sense. Stop shopping at the dollar store for parts to your porsche.
Heyward is a beast on the bathpaths!
TBbravesfan
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
come out your shirt swinging uggla
ncbravesfan90
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
Why would anybody throw Uggla anything but a changeup?
Tomahawk Mafia
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
Dan Uggla, never makes contact with an offspeed pitch in the zone and he never makes contact with a guy on base.
richbrave
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
G’Men’s historic losing streak continues 5-3 yesterday.
Lead-off JOSE CONSTANZA [.304 BA] 3-5, 1 R, 1 SO.
SS TYLER PASTORNICKY [.254 BA] 2-5, 1 SO.
RF FELIX PIE [.286 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [17], 1 SO.
DH ERNESTO MEJIA [.301 BA] 1-4, 1 SO.
LF STEFAN GARTRELL [.233 BA] 1-4, 2 SO.
C JC BOSCAN [.196 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [9], 2 RBI [17], 1 SO.
RHSP ERIC JUNGE [4.84 ERA] 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 SO. great start!
RHRP CORY GEARRIN [L 3-1, 1.25 BA] 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.
Four unearned runs decide the game, and GEARRIN gets the loss. What a bite.
LHRP ADAM RUSSELL [6.82 ERA] 1.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 3 SO.
5:05 p.m. start today in LAWRENCEVILLE
nolie
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
could somebody just shoot Uggla? he deserves to die for his play lately
Mark
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
At a boy Uggs. You keep showing them you desreve that all-star spot.
Ralph
July 1st, 2012
2:34 pm
Ric Flair to Right
July 1st, 2012
2:12 pm
I don’t think your crazy, I think Fruti is crazy for not adopting it, I have been calling for it for two weeks now.
jeffrey d
July 1st, 2012
2:35 pm
Braves need to stop this non sense. Stop shopping at the dollar store for parts to your porsche.
Of course! Why didn’t they sign that other All Star that’s just sitting on his couch in June??