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Farnsworthy
July 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Welcome to the Atlanta Braves clown show folks. Glad I didn’t pay money to see
Farnsworthy
July 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Welcome to the Atlanta Braves clown show folks. Glad I didn’t pay money to see
ChattTownBrian
July 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
ncbravesfan90, you forgot that stellar broadcast team in the booth. Bad enough watching that garbage try and play baseball on that field, but add Chip’s laughs and screaching voice and you have a Nightmare on Peachtree St.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
I would not put rizzo in that category
Le Fan
July 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Fredi- diot can ruin any mans dreams
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
I smell a patented 2-game winning streak on the horizon.
Followed by ANOTHER 3-game losing streak.
Rico
July 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
We need to change the Manager and some players. This team is not playing hard and not motivated. I agree with Chipper.
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
3-run home run David Wright and the Mets are 9-1.
Wright, Votto and McCutchen are the 3 MVP candidates.
George
July 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
WHAT A TEAM – down-down-down-OUT
joe YOU ARE VERY smart.
Hmmmm
July 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Phils still struggling along. No doubt they’re counting down the days until the weekend series against the Braves probably thinking, “we’ll finally be able to feel good about ourselves and win another series!!!!”
Bobby's Cox
July 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Fly ball to deep CF: 390 ft
Mile: 5280 ft
Not close to a mile.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Jurrjens will be fine as fifth in the rotation. Trouble is we have to find 3 and 4 or more accurately 1 and 2
Harvey Korman's combover
July 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
Tomahawk Mafia – I, for one, am sick of everything about that no talent a** clown Chip Caray
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
July 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WHERE?
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:07 pm
JJ…… 7 Hits
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:08 pm
Tom Hart @tom_hart
Chipper told me pre game that this #Braves team makes mistakes on a nightly basis that other teams don’t make. 3 unearned for Cubs in 3rd.
ncbravesfan90
July 3rd, 2012
9:08 pm
The reason the Cubs hitters are on attack is because JJ does not have overpowering stuff anymore and is around the plate tonight.
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Coach — YOU TELL ME!
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Fredi does not make the best in game decisions. If he cannot have the braves focused and ready to play in a nightly basis, he needs to be fired
ChattTownBrian
July 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
not our year it looks. little flashes here and there, but we’re really just an average team with an over average roster on paper.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
They give up so many hits right back at the pitcher.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
Braves need to trade for greinke now before they climb back into it
Tomahawk Mafia
July 3rd, 2012
9:10 pm
Jurrjens and his 87 mph fastball with bad location is a huge inning for the Cubs waiting to happen.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
dang it Chipper…. so unlucky
Capt.Mudd
July 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
….Hi everyone….man, do I need to call Lou Ferrigno down here to get a few belted?
Rick
July 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
Remember people saying we needed to go after Oswalt?
karl ravech @karlravechespn
Opponents hitting .438 vs oswalt this season..tonight white sox are 10×17 against him
abeeewright
July 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
More rain falls on the Braves defense.
Le Fan
July 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Anyone on this blog who still stands behind Dan Uggla is probably standing behind him for a reason
Tomahawk Mafia
July 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Now the defense is just sloppy. So bad defense, bad awfense, bad starting, and bad relieving is a recipe for a bad team.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Tough hop on a slowly hit ball to chipper. Little delay but nice play. Speed and hustle won thogh
Jerry
July 3rd, 2012
9:12 pm
Shoulda been an error on Chipper.
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
So the defense is really supporting Jurrjens tonight, eh? Wow. Haven’t seen defense this bad since little league.
Bobby's Cox
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Brewers won’t trade Greinke till after their first 3 series after the all-star break. They want to see if they can climb back into the race since they play division rivals after the break.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Though
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Well, at least he hasn’t walked anyone.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Also, another inning where the Braves got two easy outs and then ran into trouble. At least they got out of it though.
abeeewright
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Jurrjens in line for the loss, but his ERA is going down.
Jake W.
July 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Greinke suppose to be the savior for the rotation, no pressure there.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
July 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
For the G-D umpteenth time…..
Uggla belongs in LF, not at 2B. Until it happens, Nobody should take this team or their front office organization seriously.
Why? Because baseball starts with PITCHING and DEFENSE. Until Frank Wren and Fredi Gonzalez commit to the tried and true methodology that wins consistently, This fan will not believe in them.
Capt.Mudd
July 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
C’mon Bravos…it’s time to churn some butter, make some hay, hit with focus….be like Marteeeen; not Jason Bay!
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
Anyone on this blog who still stands behind Dan Uggla is probably standing behind him for a reason
This
We didn’t need Oswalt I say, and I still believe that. We already have a previously injured starter who sucked down the stretch last year and wasn’t ready to play come opening day. Her name is Jair Jurrjens.
keylargo
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Castro isn’t fast. Simmons is
Could have fooled me. And the ump and Freddie and Chipper
ChattTownBrian
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Volstad is now dealin’. Unreal how this happens so much to us.
Duke
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
JJ hasn’t been the problem tonight. No reason to criticize him…
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
His name…. danged auto-spell
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Braves need to get back to pitching and defense. Speed at the top of the order is a nice bonus for Bourn but his D is huge. Freeman, Heyward, and Simmons are solid foundations. Beachy and Kimbrel are the pitchers to keep right now
panamajack
July 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
A little home field advantage on the scoring tonight, Freeman should have been charged with an error and Chipper also.
Brava
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
Chipper!!!!!
cabravesfan
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
Her name is Jair Jurrjens.
Please tell me “her” was a typo…
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
I did give up on chipper too early. The braces need chipper to catch fire and rally around him
keylargo
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
That’s why Chipper needs to be hitting second.
Capt.Mudd
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
OK this is better….he’s not on second–right guys?
Jake W.
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
Its Tuesday, we still have a chance.
Chipper showing why at 40 he’s still great, love his approach.
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
So the defense is really supporting Jurrjens tonight, eh?
Maybe if he missed a bat with that 87 mph fastball, the ball in play wouldn’t find the glove of a Dan Uggla like object.
cabravesfan
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan-
Just saw the correction
Happens to me a lot to… (and I was all set to yell at you 
)
JEB
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
This team is playing soooo bad right now!
SOOOOOO bad!!
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
Who the hell would have a shift on Chipper? Are you serious? It isn’t McCann or Hinske, it is Chipper fing Jones.
Jerry
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
Joe Simpson just made a valid point. Be nice if the players would listen.
2011 again?
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
PLEASE FIRE FREEDIE NOW!!!
Duke
July 3rd, 2012
9:17 pm
Chipper with another hit…
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:18 pm
Efrim- He isn’t trying to miss bats, he has an incredibly low pitch count and it could be a shutout with an even lower pitch count if they count throw the ball. Wowza.
ChattTownBrian
July 3rd, 2012
9:18 pm
Chipper will be so missed. Man how I wish they could make a serious run in his final year. But it just doesn’t work like that.
Pluto
July 3rd, 2012
9:18 pm
These Fox Sports tweets are the worst. At least Beth Keener was hot. Now, they’re only annoying.
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
Uggla belongs in LF, not at 2B. Until it happens, Nobody should take this team or their front office organization seriously.
Wow. Tool. Nothing to see here. Uggla isn’t playing LF, and I bet he’d be worse out there.
Volstad is now dealin’. Unreal how this happens so much to us.
Guy hasn’t won in a year. Still hope.
JJ hasn’t been the problem tonight. No reason to criticize him
Not criticizing. Just pointed out how his lack of swing and miss stuff hurt him. Though I admit, our defense has been shoddy. Never looked this bad with Pastornicky…..
Dang it again. Chipper doesn’t look good.
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
KING MIDAS GONZALEZ!
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
Uggla, I’m HUNGRY!!!
2011 again?
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
THIS TEAM IS SUCH A FRICKING JOKE!!!
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
At least Chipper will go the other way. Wish everyone would take notice…
Rick
July 3rd, 2012
9:19 pm
I was wondering what happened to Beth. They’ve got some blonde chick doing her job now in the pre-game stuff, guess she doesn’t do anything in game though.
ncbravesfan90
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Well if nothing else, this team can hit some pop-ups with McCann taking the crown for that.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
So the defense is really supporting Jurrjens tonight, eh?
Maybe if he missed a bat with that 87 mph fastball, the ball in play wouldn’t find the glove of a Dan Uggla like object.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
It’s called pitching to contact, while getting quick outs. Provided of course if your 2nd baseman can field his position…..
Jerry
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
watching Uggla fail never seems to get old.
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Getting frustrating watching this team get owned by guys with 5+ ERAs.
Duke
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Fredo has hit the ball hard twice tonight. Very unlucky. He has been scorching it lately.
Jake W.
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
JJ is a pitch to contact pitcher like Huddy, he’s going to give up hits, as long as he isn’t giving up rockets and homers left and right he can be productive.
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
That wouldn’t be a home run in a phone booth.
The Gonzalez regime has equaled one slump after another for key players on the Braves.
Charlie
July 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
Another worthless at bat for HEAD CASE DAN…at .233, an ALL STAR…That’s the Braves Choke Man Dan…
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
and it could be a shutout with an even lower pitch count if they count throw the ball. Wowza.
Clouded view and a borderline obsession.
Tomahawk Mafia
July 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
Just, wow. This team does nothing correctly at all. Such a bad baseball team.
MFin04
July 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
Screw Greinke, this team has pitching. Get a flippin’ bat already!
TheOnlyBravesFan
July 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan-
Just saw the correction Happens to me a lot to… (and I was all set to yell at you )
Hey, I might be skeptical of JJ, but I’d never call him a girl or sissy…
ChattTownBrian
July 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
Announcers aren’t worried about Uggla, but fans are. The guy is walking out, error machine. You don’t win with these guys.
Pluto
July 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
The rumor was that Keener was let go after some sexual harassment issues. But I saw that on the internet, so I have no clue as to its validity.
2011 again?
July 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
OK IM DONE WITH THIS TEAM NO LONGER WASTING MY SUMMER WATCHING CRAPPY PLAYERS!! GO AWAY BRAVS YOU ALL SUCK!!!
abeeewright
July 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
On a stretch where the Braves are playing Stinky-ball, it’s comical to listen to the announcers try to get the fans to “stuff the ballot box” for their players for the All-star game.
Efrim
July 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
JJ is a pitch to contact pitcher like Huddy, he’s going to give up hits
He is not Tim Hudson.
Rico
July 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
Freeman wasn’t running hard to first base.
The A Bomb
July 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
I’m not sure even a 4-game sweep at the hands of the Cubs would mean the end of Gonzalez. He’ll survive just to keep screwing with our minds.
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
Spending the breaks voting for bourn
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
July 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan, how many games has Dan Uggla played at 2nd base this season and why has it adversely affected his offense?
I wait with bated breath for your enlightening genius to wash over this blog
George
July 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
George
July 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
This was not me.
Arkansas Transplant
July 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
It should one to zero!
Duke
July 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
That last pitch is plenty fast enough for JJ to be successful. 91
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Over/under of fredi getting fired if
1. Braves get swept by the cubs
2. Braves limp into the break 2-7
brian
July 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Enter your comments here2-5, excuse me
archie
July 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
9 hits so far. Jurrjens playing the role of Livan Hernandez tonight.
usnavyvolfaninva
July 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Nope…definitely not our year.
Jake W.
July 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
JJ is a pitch to contact pitcher like Huddy, he’s going to give up hits
He is not Tim Hudson.
Keyword there was like, they go about it in different ways but they pitch to contact, that was the point and the only one.
Doug
July 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
I wonder if Danny Ferry would consider a 2nd job? The Braves need some serious shaking up by someone with some imagination. This is just too painful to watch.
old man
July 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
I have no tv on this game, following on the board. Someone says Chipper should have had another error. The other night, Chipper should not have had the error taken away in a 3 error inning. Uggla and Chipper are both costing us big time on defense. After a big start at the plate, Chipper has been moving in slow motion, has had a lot of weak swings from both sides of the plate. He’s not a contributor right now. Odd that we have two “all-stars” who are both not producing.