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reckingball
July 24th, 2012
10:14 am
And, no one can say for sure, that the game was not lost due to that one bad call.
yo yo yo
July 24th, 2012
10:17 am
face it you whiny ass braves fans calls are blown many times in every single game but when they go against you, you cry like litlle girls like that bitch larry jones and the braves announcers harp on it for the rest of the game that is why i hate the cry baby braves yo yo yo……..
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
10:20 am
After reading every blog..about 95% don’t wish for Dempster at Delgado’s expense. Over half want to improve the “O”. Over half want Uggla gone.A third want Wren and Fredi gone. One wants Reckinball as PR msn. A fourth want Braves to learn to bunt. One wants to be mgr.
MOST IMPORTANT…all want to win!
Julio Santanar
July 24th, 2012
10:22 am
Chipper shoulda said our 8 hitters couldnt hit a fastball last night or on any Mondays
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Julio Santanar
July 24th, 2012
10:24 am
Enter your comments hereMLB needs instant replay.
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
10:24 am
One YO YO YO calling a HOF’er a bitch..looking for a out!
Dan Schlossberg
July 24th, 2012
10:27 am
Before the Marlins sent Omar Infante to Detroit, wonder whether they would have considered reversing the trade of Dan Uggla for Infante and Mike Dunn? I bet the Braves would, since they could move Martin Prado back to second base, where he was an All-Star starter, and play Infante in left field and even shortstop until Andrelton Simmons returns.
Mike from the coast
July 24th, 2012
10:29 am
TPic. Yeah may not even be close to realistic. I saw he had been caught 4 times, but 7 successful isn’t too bad. If he can hit 280 with power though he is an alternative, if they can find someplace to play him. I saw he had 95 strikeouts as well. He does hit over .300 at the moment. Again we need a right handed power hitter, The only one we supposedly have isn’t doing to well at the moment.
Turtsnap
July 24th, 2012
10:32 am
While the Braves have no one to blame but their sticks, I will interject that it would be nice to have 1st and 2nd with no one out in the 9th inning, and Chipper at the plate. No telling what might have happened. Oh well
TPic
July 24th, 2012
10:33 am
reckingball, I’m not here to argue with you; I appreciate when two people can have a passionate discussion with opposing views. Clearly that call didn’t help and it being at rthe end of the game artificially magnified the importance of it, but still – you aren’t supposed to win scoring one run. It would have been interesting to see what transpired following the play should Heyward have ben ruled safe.
Skeezix
July 24th, 2012
10:35 am
Re: Stalled Dempster trade. I suspect the hold up is Dempster. My guess — he’s angry that he wasn’t given the opportunity to formally approve the deal before folks started leaking information to the press.
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
10:39 am
The longer Demp stalls the less I want him..if he loves Cubs lets his A@@ stay. The only problem is they don’t want him they want Delgado.
reckingball
July 24th, 2012
10:39 am
The Braves have had plenty of bad calls go against them this year.
The Braves have had some bad calls go in their favor.
I think they have had more go against them, than in their favor.
For instance(in games that I have watched), Bourne has been called out at 2nd ‘five’ times, when the replays show he was safe, and some of those plays were not even close.
But there is not a lot of complaining from the fans most of the time, and when there is, it is limited.
My biggest complaint about last nights bad call, was the ump’s incompetence in setting himself up in the correct position, to be able to make a correct call.
ugafan13
July 24th, 2012
10:40 am
Delgado has pitched way better than JJ. I say trade JJ and throw Uggla in the deal as well. Put Prado at 2nd and play Constanza in LF. Uggla is turning into the strike out king…
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
10:42 am
Agree Reckinball..ugafan13, no-one wants uggla..period.
Bill M.
July 24th, 2012
10:43 am
Wren is crazy if he trades Delgado, Minor or Tehran.I had rather trade Hanson. The hitting is more of a problem. They need to trade Uggla as he is to inconsistant. I hope Dempster does not come to the Braves.
Mike from the coast
July 24th, 2012
10:46 am
JJ’s a train wreck and I’m worried about Hanson as well. I really hope we keep Delgado. What will we do next year if Delgado’s gone and Dempster gets here and walks after two months?
Barbara
July 24th, 2012
10:49 am
Fredi sucks as always what else is new. I don’t think he knows anything about small ball. We have trouble scoring runs so when you have a runner on first with not outs put in the bunt that is so obvious of a play. This team is like up and down you never know which one has come to play. No consistency what so ever. Too bad we couldn’t get Infanti since he was up for grabs. We need offense so so bad. Minor pitched well enough to get a win. It is so tough on our pitching staff to stand out there and try to keep the other team from scoring when they don’t get any run support from their own team. Come on you guys get your heads out of your *&%$ and get to hitting.
Rick
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
DOB anyway you can wok on your filter? It eats my post daily! Please dont let a game 7 or the one game play in happen on a Monday!
double
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
Errors & Excuses from a San Fran. thud to a Miami nip,reckon that’s a big improvement.
AdairsvilleDAWG
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
how about Uggla and Hanson to Detroit for Infante and Rick Porcello
Rick
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
DOB anyway you can wok on your filter? It eats my post daily! Please dont let a game 7 or the one game play in happen on a Monday!
Rick
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
DOB anyway you can wok on your filter? It eats my post daily! Please dont let a game 7 or the one game play in happen on a Monday!
reckingball
July 24th, 2012
10:53 am
Sadly, I think that the only way the Braves could trade JJ, would involve something like the deal they made with Cleveland, in the Lowe dump-off.
double
July 24th, 2012
10:55 am
Errors & Excuses from a San Fran. thud to a Miami nip.Reckon that’s an improvement.
reckingball
July 24th, 2012
10:55 am
That’s 3, that made it past the filter.
double
July 24th, 2012
11:01 am
My double post sorry.The first time did not show,repeated,then both show.More Errors,More Excuses by me.
AdairsvilleDAWG
July 24th, 2012
11:01 am
I was however impressed that FG got up off his arse last night and actually argued a call instead of sitting there as usual.
Mike from the coast
July 24th, 2012
11:02 am
Adairsville Brave, don’t think the Tigers would do it, but we would probably have to eat at least half the contract about 6 millon per year. Still that would free up another 6 million to go with Lowe’s 10 Chipper’s 14 and we would get JJ off the payroll too.
jt
July 24th, 2012
11:08 am
Don’t the Braves have a hitting coach? Is Uggla too much of a “head case to listen to him? Or is our hitting coach too inept to help??? Man, something is wrong here. Uggla and his stupid toe tapping, is tapping us into oblivion.
Screw this guy, send him down to learn how to hit.
jt
July 24th, 2012
11:09 am
Lets see what the Pirates have to offer in pitching, they will sell anybody if they are like the past years.
AdairsvilleDAWG
July 24th, 2012
11:11 am
I have heard/read rumors that they may be willing to deal Porcello and since they picked up Sanchez yesterday Uggla would be a sure upgrade at second for them since they have used a platoon all year there. I think Uggla might benefit from a swap to the AL, the pitching is better in the NL and with the DH they could hide his glove there is there wernt happy with him at second.. Something to ponder,
jharber
July 24th, 2012
11:14 am
Trade Uggla for Soriano, Prado to second base soriano to left field problem solved
Dirty Dawg
July 24th, 2012
11:17 am
I can’t wait to see how Chipper Jones will be as a manager one day. Cause if he’s anything like he is now he’s gonna go down as one of the all-time greats, quote-wise. Of course he’ll probably end up with more ejections than Bobby and more fines than whoever’s leading the pack now, but it’ll be fun…assuming it’s with the Braves.
The Truth....
July 24th, 2012
11:21 am
Getting pretty bad when guys like Dempster says thanks but NO THANKS!
darrell starks
July 24th, 2012
11:21 am
Braves should make a strong move for Felix Hernandez.
Hernandez is to believe on the trading block.
Teheran, Delgado, Tyler, for Felix Hernandez.
Would take the Braves 2 next level.
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Uggla Strikes Out
July 24th, 2012
11:22 am
Pity we can’t just sign players to 1 or 2-year contracts. Too easy to get burned if a player goes south. These big, multi-year contracts have a way of blowing up in a team’s face.
TPic
July 24th, 2012
11:22 am
reckingball, one last comment on the blown call. You’re right – if I am a player (or a manager) I would have gone ape poop, not because the umpire was incorrect, but because he was out of position. As I said earlier, umpires make mistakes, too. But those mistakes should not occur from being in the wrong place or establishing a bad angle to see the play. Wonder if Diaz will be behind the plate anytime during this series?
darrell starks
July 24th, 2012
11:24 am
Please no Dempster this guy will be the next Rob Lowe.
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
donte080
July 24th, 2012
11:24 am
LAC, are you on drugs? weren’t the braves a 75 win team the year Wren took over? He has done a nice job rebuilding our core in the farm (Heyward/Freeman/Kimbrell et al) and thru trades (Bourn)
Dirty Dawg
July 24th, 2012
11:26 am
Hey guys, in case you hadn’t noticed it, our JJ isn’t Josh Johnson and unless we can get away with convincing some other team that he is, we couldn’t trade him for a bag of balls. And you’re right about Uggla, the guy’s just too stubborn or too dumb to change. Chipper said it the other day when he said ‘Some of our guys just don’t value singles any more’. Dan’s strategy seems to be ‘if at first you don’t connect, swing harder’.
bostonbravo
July 24th, 2012
11:33 am
darrelll…Rob Lowe would be bad, Derek Lowe would be worse.
yoyoyo…word
Braves fan always
July 24th, 2012
11:39 am
deal with it
IT IS WHAT IT IS
man and dog
July 24th, 2012
11:43 am
Teams usually try and avoid dealing with teams within their division in order not to improve the others team. In the case of Uggla for Infante, I bet the Marlins jumped on that so fast a sonic boom was heard. MY DOG COULD OUTMANAGE FREDDIE
PMC
July 24th, 2012
11:44 am
Uggla is basically Adam Dunn except that Adam Dunn has 29 HR’s.
olereb
July 24th, 2012
11:45 am
The Dempster trade will go down in the class of the Tex deal. You dont trade two months for a potentially good pitcher. Delgado has the same era as Hanson, please nonrenew Hanson. Please, Dempster, veto the tade, we have a stupid GM
PMC
July 24th, 2012
11:48 am
If Teheran is so good, why isn’t he in the rotation now?
Sad Sack
July 24th, 2012
11:52 am
It is tough to win ballgames when you only have 6 batters and 6 innings to score runs. The Braves are effectively giving up 3 free innings to the opposition each night with 3 automatic outs at the bottom of the lineup. Couple that with the starting pitching putting you in a hole right in the early stages of most games, and you do not have a formula that translates to being a championship caliber ballclub.
darrell starks
July 24th, 2012
11:57 am
Uggla is batting .100 in last 2months.
5 for his last 35 at bat.
batting .125 Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
darrell starks
July 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
PMC, I agree why have not Teheran just thrown in the fire.
JJ is done.
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
12:02 pm
Tpic, Diaz will be behind the plate tonight. What Joe said last night.
Uggla s a person that believe his hitting is a feeling thing..Walker & Fletch have talked to him but to uggla its his feelings not technique.
When he gets the feeling he’ll be ok..smart guy!
Yogi Berra
July 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
USA reports Demp is heitating to waive his 10-5 right..its 50/50. A resolution likely in 24 hours.
Ryan Boyer, MLB..said it won’t happen the longer they wait.
Peter
July 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
Uggla the Lowe of Hitting ! What has been the Braves record since the day they got rid of Blanco ?
That trade for the muscle arm Ankiel……in center field worked out great !
Imagine having a winning ball club in first place.then dismantling it ?
Sonny Jackson
July 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
I’m still a braves fan, but I can’t spend another dime on these guys until they show some fire and at least pretend to get creative. Sit Uggla for a series and take some of the pressure off of him. It could not be any worse than it is now, give it a try!
Tumbledown
July 24th, 2012
12:35 pm
Abort the deal, Wren! Abort! Dempster obviously has misgivings about coming to Atlanta. Perhaps he does not think the Braves are that good. Perhaps he knows he is on the downswing this season. I just have a bad feeling about the deal.
Mister Frisky
July 24th, 2012
12:55 pm
Uggla is an embarrassment to the tomahawk.Trade him for a old sweaty jockstrap.Just get that caveman off the roster by any means possible.His 215 avg through 4 months have already cost the Braves the division.This organization has no clue,no pride,and no heart.JS LIED BRAVES FANS CRIED!
Uggla’s slide continues; Minor makes some strides | Atlanta Braves
July 24th, 2012
12:59 pm
[...] • Minor strides: Although his performance got overshadowed Monday by Josh Johnson’s six innings of one-hit, nine-strikeout dominance, young lefty Mike Minor had a solid outing of his own to continue his recent progress. Here’s what he and other Braves had to say about it. [...]
mpimentel
July 24th, 2012
1:16 pm
Don’t trade delgado for a 35 years old pitcher for a 2 month rental…he will be a FA this next winter , why trade the future for a e month rental?
Amber Girl
July 24th, 2012
1:48 pm
Hello everyone. Are we having fun venting yet? Just popped in to say I am bored so thought I would say hi. Boyfriend creep today. I am here to listen and learn. You guys got more knowledge than I am old. So hope you don’t mind me asking questions when I have them. So Don’t pay any mind to stupid me. Love y’all. I LOVE THE BRAVES Go Braves!!!
gp3
July 24th, 2012
2:25 pm
same old story as last year fans, we gonna suck like linda lovelace before the end of the season…bravos front office is pathetic…can’t figure anything out…can’t even rent an average pitcher (dumpster) by giving up a potentialy good prospect…i say fire the pitching coach and fire the hitting coach…a major league player should be able to figure out how to hit or pitch if they have the talent to play in the majors…what’s a hitting coach gonna say anyway?..hold your hands like this?..don’t close your eyes before you swing?….CRAP…and i can’t believe that we don’t have anyone in the minors that can’t hit better than the SS we just signed…PLEASE JUST KILL ME
BravesFanInNashville
July 24th, 2012
2:51 pm
It’s a blessing in disguise that Dempster prefers the Dodgers. I say take the deal off the table NOW. We’d regret that deal for 10 years like we are living with the pain of the Texiera deal with the Rangers. Delgado will develop into a really good # 2 or 3 pitcher and Dempsters value has peaked. Why are we buying high and selling low and not the other way around? Dumb move obviously Theo is smarter than Frank Wren on this one.
O'flarity's water bottle
July 24th, 2012
3:44 pm
Orange Brave f/k/a Billy Jack’s BBQ
July 23rd, 2012
10:51 pm
I agree, a bad call did not cost us the game, poor hitting, and poor play did us in — over the course of a season, calls go both ways. To win, you must score runs,,,,,
oh really??? what else did your crystal ball tell you……
Denny LeMaster
July 24th, 2012
3:49 pm
Dan Uggly is the Braves’ Adam Dunn. Massively overpaid and a .223 hitter with a few dingers and massive strikeout totals. No one will take his contract just as the White Sox cannot find anyone stupid enough to take the Dunn contract. The leadership of this team from the top to the manager are unfit for their positions. I have been a baseball fan for over 60 years. I have watched the Braves since day one in Atlanta. I have watched through the sorry years. But, this overpaid, over hyped bunch is beyond pale. These people sign worthless players to massive contracts. The list is long and ugly. I do not watch them on TV any more. I refuse to come to their games. I have been traded. I got myself traded, just like Ichiro did. I am now a Texas Rangers fan and will root for Nolan Ryan, one of my all time favorites, until the Atlanta Braves fire everyone from ownership down to Fat Freddie. Until they are committed to winning, I am finished with them. Go Rangers!
Amber Girl
July 24th, 2012
3:50 pm
Sure is nice listening to people who are venting but it would also be nice to know what you are talking about. Miss dumb me is still trying to learn. I LOVE MY BRAVES. Go Braves Y’all.
Jasons Shrinking Waist
July 24th, 2012
3:59 pm
Dempster is holding out
He wants to be a player-manager for Atlanta
Fats
July 24th, 2012
4:15 pm
Who did the contract with Uggla? R we stuck with a .215 hitter for the rest of the yr?
thomas smith
July 24th, 2012
4:47 pm
dempster has had experience with fredi and roger.that explains why he don’t want to come to atlanta.he knows what bad manager and pitching coach’s they are.who wants to play for them with the stupid decisions they make..
Stumpknocker
July 24th, 2012
6:01 pm
Doubtful Dempster comes to Atlanta. Comes from W Canada, rumor has it that he would prefer to go to LA. If the Braves have to give up Delgado, Minor and Teheran………..It’s not worth it.
Stumpknocker
July 24th, 2012
6:04 pm
Notice how no one wants to trade for Hansen……That “funky” delivery will soon lead to major arm problems.