Prado back in Braves lineup
Vivlamore reporting from Turner Field.
OK folks, it’s just me tonight – straight off seven days of standing on the Falcons training camp field – so cut me a little slack.
I’m just going to post tonight’s lineup versus the Astros and then head down to the clubhouse.
Look for note items when I return before game time. At least this gives you a thread to discuss the game.
Thanks!
Lineup vs. Astros
1. Bourn 8
2. Prado 7
3. Heyward 9
4. Jones 5
5. Freeman 3
6. McCann 2
7. Uggla 4
8.Janish 6
9. Hudson 1
As promised, and thanks for your patience, here are the links to three news blogs.
Maholm ready for Braves debut.
Gearrin, bullpen dominated Marlins.
- Chris Vivlamore
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Zac in Tempe
August 3rd, 2012
3:40 pm
Go get em boys.
Zac in Tempe
August 3rd, 2012
3:42 pm
How’s about a Pastornicky start tomorrow? Unless we feel the need to put our best defense on the field for Maholm’s first start, it might be about due. His defense was bad, but not THAT bad. Give ‘em another shot.
CRMAC300
August 3rd, 2012
3:43 pm
Seems like it would have been a good night to sit Uggla, play Prado at 2nd, and keep Reed Johnson in the line up. Just sayin….
CRMAC300
August 3rd, 2012
3:44 pm
Is a 9 – 1 homestand too much to ask for??
CRMAC300
August 3rd, 2012
3:45 pm
Big Marlins fan this weekend!!
JoshTown
August 3rd, 2012
3:50 pm
Go Braves! Should be a good weekend!
TennesseePaul
August 3rd, 2012
3:54 pm
Thanks V-Man.
GO BRAVES!!
Last 9 Starts of the Starting 9
_________AVG__OBP__SLG___OPS_wOBA_L9S9+
Bourn__ .200 .238 .275 0.513 .247 ___34
Prado__ .211 .262 .289 0.551 .290 ___45
Heyward .361 .415 .639 1.054 .486 __173
Chipper .333 .395 .545 0.940 .381 __144
Freeman .379 .526 .483 1.009 .458 __166
McCann_ .241 .371 .586 0.958 .409 __148
Uggla__ .133 .257 .233 0.490 .236 ___30
Janish_ .250 .382 .286 0.668 .322 ___78
Hudson_ .333 .364 .389 0.753 .299 ___97
Zac in Tempe
August 3rd, 2012
3:57 pm
CRMAC300, Can’t sit Uggla. This is the closest he has been to a hot streak in a while.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
3:57 pm
I was thinking 6 years at 14 million, which I think is higher than the Braves will go. If he could continue the next 5 seasons as good as the first half of this one he would be worth it, but I think that is highly unlikely.
CB
August 3rd, 2012
3:58 pm
Fire this skacker! Just kidding,Chris.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
3:58 pm
Wasn’t home yesterday so this could have been posted already.
Don (Indiana)
are the cubs happier with vizcaino for maholm and dempster for 2 A level players or would they have rather had delgado for dempster?
Klaw (1:09 PM)
I think they’re happy with this outcome. I prefer Vizcaino, even with the injury risk, to Delgado.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
3:59 pm
was I right about Salcedo’s late season fades Efrim, or don’t you know?
CB
August 3rd, 2012
3:59 pm
slacker, I don’t know what a skacker is. :blush:
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
3:59 pm
Eric (Atlanta)
What’s your take on J.R. Graham’s ceiling? Starter or reliever in the bigs?
Klaw (1:17 PM)
Probably a reliever, but greater chance to end up a starter now than he had coming out of Santa Clara.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
4:00 pm
Tony (Chicago)
Does Vizcaino have any chance of still being a starting pitcher? Or is he destined for the bullpen?
Klaw (1:26 PM)
I see him as a starter. Cubs do too.
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:01 pm
Signing Bourn to a five-year, $67.5 million deal would put the Phils’ payroll at about $158 million for 19 players, leaving less than $20 million to spend at third base, left field, and for spare bench parts and perhaps a fifth starter, if the job doesn’t go to Kyle Kendrick.
I see Bourn getting more than this. I think this guy is underselling him a bit and underselling the Boras factor. Michael Bourn will sign for at least five years and 75 million.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
4:02 pm
of course KLaw is going to say that, he thinks more highly of Vizcaino than anybody else in the world, with the possible exception of Efrim
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:02 pm
I’d be surprised if Josh Hamilton doesn’t re-sign in Texas – making Michael Bourn the #1 free agent position player out on the market – a Boras client.
CB
August 3rd, 2012
4:02 pm
Efrim= Keith Law
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:03 pm
of course KLaw is going to say that, he thinks more highly of Vizcaino than anybody else in the world, with the possible exception of Efrim
scoots is a big fan too. Rightly so. That kid has one of the better hammer curves I’ve seen.
DAP
August 3rd, 2012
4:03 pm
efrim Michael Bourn will sign for at least five years and 75 million.
ive been holding out hope that we re sign him, but as the free agent OF pool shrinks, bourn is more and more in demand, and some team somewhere is going to over pay him. the braves wont (they really cant).
how are the braves going to solve their CF problem for next year?
Nerdville
August 3rd, 2012
4:05 pm
Couldn’t even sweep a team as bad as the Marlins.
FireFrediot!!!
August 3rd, 2012
4:06 pm
So stupid. SO stupid. Get rid of Dan Uggla, how many times do I have to say it?? He’s the biggest piece of trash the braves have ever screwed up badly on. Hope Frank Wren wisens up some time & fires the coach & dumps Uggla off on someone like he did with Derek Lowe. I’m not a Pastornicky fan, but I’d take him at 2nd base any day over Uggla, maybe Janish can improve his hitting & the braves could have a deadly tandem up the middle with Simmons at SS & Janish at 2B.
bulldogbubba
August 3rd, 2012
4:07 pm
@crmac300 – Thats what a smart manager would do.Sit Uggla down for a week and let him work on his hitting in the cage and not the games.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
4:08 pm
yes Efrim, I know he was Scoots guy too. I like him, but not as much as you three do. Two great pitches, but lacks a third and he has a pretty violent delivery with some questions regarding health. I think it is more realistic to think of him as a reliever
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
4:09 pm
DOB seems to be calling in sick a lot. I mean Vivialamore? The blog write up is so informative
Coach
August 3rd, 2012
4:09 pm
Why can’t we give Constanza a shot at a full time job in center?
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
4:09 pm
yeah after all this time he finally starts to hit a little so we should immediately sit him. Are you free to become the Braves manager after I talk Frank into hiring you?
bulldogbubba
August 3rd, 2012
4:10 pm
Chris V.- Sit down and take a nap, us crazies will handle the blog until you come back.Braves win..Braves win..
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
4:11 pm
because he can’t hit MLB pitching would be my guess. He is also not all that great a fielder considering his speed
B_F 54
August 3rd, 2012
4:11 pm
In the words of E “Don’t be cruel”
CrαZy
August 3rd, 2012
4:14 pm
Hope Frank Wren wisens up some time & fires the coach & dumps Uggla off on someone like he did with Derek Lowe. I’m not a Pastornicky fan, but I’d take him at 2nd base any day over Uggla, maybe Janish can improve his hitting & the braves could have a deadly tandem up the middle with Simmons at SS & Janish at 2B..
This brings me to my next point. Don’t smoke crack.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
4:15 pm
Braves would be wise to to just do the qualifying offer for Bourn. Add a draft choice. After trading for him in the 2nd half he struggled for us and now he’s struggling again in the 2nd half. I just can’t see paying anymore than 10-11 mil a season on a long term deal considering our payroll.
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:16 pm
Wow…lol
Trader Jack
August 3rd, 2012
4:17 pm
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:02 pm
I’d be surprised if Josh Hamilton doesn’t re-sign in Texas – making Michael Bourn the #1 free agent position player out on the market – a Boras client.
Agreed, and with respect to the Philly article, expect them to go after someone like Nick Swisher
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:17 pm
@VaBF, if we let Bourn walk – what are our options? Sign Swisher and move Heyward to CF?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
4:19 pm
Thanks for the Blog, Chris.
David the Shepherd
August 3rd, 2012
4:19 pm
Tennessee, thanks for the information of the the starting 9. It really is shocking to see how well the Braves have done in spite of the top 2’s lack of hitting. Danny U had better get it going quickly if he wants to help the Braves get into the playoffs.
Keep playing Reed and find a way to insert him into the lineup. If Dan doesn’t get hot in the next couple of games, put Prado at second and Reed in left.
LawDawg
August 3rd, 2012
4:19 pm
Efrim= Keith Law
Guys who should be at game in Star Wars attire tonight?
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
4:20 pm
Swisher isn’t going to help them in center. And they have cleared the books enough that they can go for two good players in they desire. The have plenty of money. They have been hesitant to break the luxury tax threshold but that in not because the money isn’t available.
Ward
August 3rd, 2012
4:20 pm
Hello everyone! Why the Uggla hate , and it’s getting bad?????? He should stay a Brave.Can’t write him off yet! Anyways be cool, and try supporting a player. I still support Uggla, and he will come around. Too valuable to let go. All have a good one, and talk tonight……Peace myfreinds, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
CrαZy
August 3rd, 2012
4:20 pm
Just in the last few min we’ve had a suggestion for Constanza as the starter in CF and Janish at 2B for 2013….. Next years lineup is working out just beautifully… keep the ideas flowing!! Maybe we can try a Diaz/Hinske platoon in LF?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
4:21 pm
Coach
Constanza likely gets no consideration for being a starting centerfielder because he is unable to get on base frequently enough and while he has speed, his defense profiles better as a left fielder.
Craven Morehead
August 3rd, 2012
4:21 pm
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!! Dan Uggla has been charged with DUI (Dan Uggla Incompetence)
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Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:22 pm
Efrim= Keith Law
I’m much nicer.
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:22 pm
@SNEAKY, Swisher would go in right, to fill the void left when they traded Pence for nothing…
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
4:23 pm
Were just gonna have to hope Uggla can rebound and produce closer to his career norms.
Tina
August 3rd, 2012
4:24 pm
Damm Freddi cant we see Johnson in LF and Prado at 2nd so we dont have to see Ugglas sorry ass.
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:24 pm
2013 FA list for OFs is pretty thin. Is BJ Upton really a FA already?
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:25 pm
how are the braves going to solve their CF problem for next year?
They’ll find someone. But we’ll need a stronger full season from the young kids. Hopefully Heyward and Freeman will be ready to be 3/4 hitters. I think they will be – and add those two to Prado, Uggla and McCann.
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:26 pm
Angel Pagan, Shane Victorino and BJ Upton are free agent possibilities beyond Michal Bourn – cheaper, and potentially just as good offensively…
TennesseePaul
August 3rd, 2012
4:27 pm
Hopefully Heyward and Freeman will be ready to be 3/4 hitters.
That’ll be interesting. That’s two lefties in a row. Toss in BMac and you could have 3 lefties in a row in the heart of the order.
CRMAC300
August 3rd, 2012
4:27 pm
Why is Nerdville even on this blog? He obviously hates the Braves. 15 games over .500, offense and starting pitching on fire, and he is not happy. No team wins every game. Even Houston beats someone once in awhile! Hope they wait until Monday to win another one, though!
bostonbravo
August 3rd, 2012
4:28 pm
“zac” is right…Uggla batting a scorching .250 for month of August.
Let’s all listen and hear ‘our boys’ in the booth kiss his muscle bound butt…while saying a few words about the true all stars on this club.
bostonbravo
August 3rd, 2012
4:29 pm
“Ward” way to go down with the ship. PS: you did a great job with Wally & Beaver.
CB
August 3rd, 2012
4:29 pm
Efrim, you are definitely nicer.
Murph
August 3rd, 2012
4:32 pm
Hopefully Heyward and Freeman will be ready to be 3/4 hitters. I think they will be
Lefty-lefty at 3/4?
What would Fredi do? WWFD?
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
4:32 pm
Don’t the loonies realize this is the main blog for us professional bloggers only?
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:33 pm
@Murph, he’d probably make Freeman turn around and bat right handed…
cricket
August 3rd, 2012
4:33 pm
lots of team will be interested in Bourn and not much competition to him. i vote for Nats as the team that ends up overpaying for his services. some in DC consider Rizzo is Boras’s bi**h anyway.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
4:34 pm
Hand sucks down 3-1 already in first.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:34 pm
Utley, Howard and Ibanez all lefty that worked out ok, can be done.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
Veer: TMI, man. We don’t want to know what you are doing with your hand.
Efrim
August 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
That’ll be interesting. That’s two lefties in a row. Toss in BMac and you could have 3 lefties in a row in the heart of the order.
Uggs is important….
And I really am warming to the idea of getting Lance in here on a one year deal to play LF.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
Mr Hand, if you;re here and I’m here,
isn’t it our time?
alanfalcon
August 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Freddie, would you please sit Uggla until he learns how to hit, he looks as though he has no idea of the strike zone or how to swing down thru a pitch without opening up-he is a mess and it looks as if there is no cure.
Disbott3000
August 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
HEY! Let’s see what kind of a second baseman Pastornicky would make. I’m not a full-0n Uggla hater, but we’ve got to see if we can find something else to work there and maybe the Pastor could help out there. Sure as heck can’t be any worse.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
4:39 pm
Ken judged by your excitment of the word Hand I assume you must be multitasking alot with ur hand on the computer.
bravesgrl4life
August 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
1) Get off the Uggla bashing train. Fredi isn’t going to sit him for more than a night anyway, so you are wasting your breath.
2) I’d take Upton or Pagan in a Braves uni, but I NEVER want to see Victorino in one!
CrαZy
August 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
More reasons to have Log in names and passwords with 24 hour waiting period! When you change your moniker every post and none of us have ever seen those monikers before it’s quite obvious you’re the same idiot posting under different names… Can’t fix stupid!
cricket
August 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
Lance? Lance Berkman?
Lance Berkman limped off the field after grounding out in the final at-bat of an 0-for-4 night.
His right knee, which was surgically repaired just over two months ago, had given out on him.
The Cardinals did not have a more specific diagnosis on Thursday, though more will be known after Berkman visits with Dr. George Paletta when the team returns to St. Louis on Friday. Berkman had the knee heavily wrapped with ice after the game.
“It’s just not a perfect knee,” he said. “I’ve been scanned, zapped more than most players, probably, in that particular part of the body. I’ll let the doctor look at it and see what he thinks.”
Thursday marked just the ninth start Berkman has made since returning from a procedure that addressed a torn meniscus and other loose cartilage in his right knee. And while the discomfort was somewhat severe on Thursday, this was not the first night it has been sore.
“Life with a balky knee is just some days it feels OK, some days it doesn’t,” Berkman said. “There’s certainly times on this road trip when I haven’t felt great. There’s been times where I’ve felt pretty good. It’s just hit or miss.”
Berkman finished the road trip 2-for-11 and is batting just .182 since returning from the disabled list in the team’s first series out of the All-Star break
cricket
August 3rd, 2012
4:41 pm
funny how new monikers bashing Uggla seems to pop up at the same time here..
TennesseePaul
August 3rd, 2012
4:42 pm
So what’s Bud to do now? The Toronto Blue Jay Honorable Wild Card spot is not populated by the Blue Jays… or even the Bo Sox.
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:42 pm
Upton definitely needs a fresh start somewhere….
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
4:44 pm
Veer: Yeah, those incognito windows are great, aren’t they? Your wife or GF can’t figure out where you’ve been. What’s your favorite?
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
4:46 pm
Joe Blanton traded to the Dodgers.
Rick
August 3rd, 2012
4:46 pm
Are the Braves going to resign Bourn?
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:46 pm
if bob horner and brian mccann stop by Ci Ci’s pizza with families, do you call in additional staff? think managing baseball teams are tough making decisions
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:46 pm
Wow, that was fast…
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
4:48 pm
Lets go Marlins & Braves!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brentaford
August 3rd, 2012
4:48 pm
So what are the thoughts of signing Bourn long-term? Of course it will cost a ton but is it worth it? I think it is. Not only is he playing awesome but throughout the year, reading post and pre game quotes, I really feel like Bourn meshes well with this Braves team. Besides skills, I think that is a big factor. I will be A-OK with giving him a massive check in order to stay with us. I really do not want to see Bourn playing for another team.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:48 pm
through in joe blanton same question. do you turn off the outdoor channel lights?
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
4:49 pm
Ken your the hand guy. Question is what is your favourite? Just dont say Brad
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
4:50 pm
So is this the one we’re using for in game blog?
Coach
August 3rd, 2012
4:51 pm
Tommy Hanson for Austin Jackson
DAP
August 3rd, 2012
4:51 pm
sneaky pete Swisher isn’t going to help them in center.
they are going to need a corner OF too. i can totally see them picking up swisher, especially if they decide to go over the luxury tax thresh hold.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:53 pm
if Marlins starter gives up further damage, Ozzie go out and get the ball from your starting pitcher. pat him on behind and say aloha Mr Hand.
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
4:54 pm
Upton, Pagan, Victorino are the choices if/when Bourn leaves? I will pass on all 3. I would rather move Heyward to CF and try to keep Johnson over those choices. Constanza is not an everyday player. He can get hot for a week but if he got 500 ABs he would hit 220. Would rather see Pastornicky in CF full time than Constanza. Maybe Felix Pie can get his groove back next spring? Or the other converted SS (Lipka?) in minors that can hit.
Pete,really?
August 3rd, 2012
4:54 pm
Sneaky Pete, My assumption is that your ‘ he can’t hit MLB pitching’ was referring to Constanza playing center…(I’d put him in left, Prado at second where he was an All Star, and sit Uggla.), if so may I say you’re wrong. Check his stats..he’s a .305 hitter lifetime, touching .300 in the bigs…
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:55 pm
Lipka has under .700 OPS at High A…
brian
August 3rd, 2012
4:56 pm
TP – I was going to harass you over here after seeing “blog” link expecting to see DOB long blog but I now see why the quotes were necessary.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
4:56 pm
Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
4:56 pm
i like Hanson, no way we trade him. we need his two other brothers as well, we would never EVER lose a hockey fight.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
4:57 pm
Dang Washigton is up 3-1 on the Marling….Lets hoe John Lannan can melt down
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
4:57 pm
“Tommy Hanson for Austin Jackson”
*************************
That would be a nice offseason trade. But somehow I would be surprised if Hanson would fetch that much.
2013
August 3rd, 2012
4:57 pm
At this point, I’d worry about resigning Sheets for 2013 and look to trade Hanson. He is what he has been…..inconsistent, and unable,to hold runners with that rope like windup he has.
JNick
August 3rd, 2012
4:58 pm
We need Hanson about as much as we need Jurrjens…
raleighbravefan
August 3rd, 2012
5:01 pm
Man, they must have opened up the looney bin early today.
No matter what you think, the Braves are not going to sit Uggla for more than a game or so, unless he developes an injury of some kind, of course.
Im Tipsy
August 3rd, 2012
5:01 pm
jurrjens has a valuble presence down in the bullpen. know how many germs can accumlate down there? get your warmup tosses in and wash your hands in hot water and a quality hand soap like that
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
5:02 pm
A thought about the game last night: MLB scoring rules should be changed to allow the starting pitcher to get credit for the win when the reason for leaving the game before completing 5 innings is a rain delay.
raleighbravefan
August 3rd, 2012
5:04 pm
LaRoach just hit a homer…now 4-1
Brian from SC
August 3rd, 2012
5:04 pm
Cliff Lee has been claimed…wow. Wonder who it is…
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:05 pm
Come on Ken ? Jennifer love ? Get with the new age man. Go for Miley Cyrus
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:05 pm
I dont know Hanson could be used in a trade this Winter to get a bat.
1. Hudson
2. Minor
3. Sheets
4. Maholm
5. Delgado/Teheran/Gilmartin/Medlen/Beechy later in the year
Thats a lot of arms and we have been mentioned in some Justin Upton rumors so maybe since they are wanting a top of the rotation starter maybe we could trade Hanson, one of the pitching prospects, and Edward Sacedo since it was speculated that they wanted a 3rd Base prospect for Upton. Before I get everyone tearing me apart remember this is purely speculation and just random talk so dont take it too seriously
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:07 pm
@ Veer I still love Jenifer Love Hewitt and I’d take her over Miley Cyrus everytime
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:07 pm
@ Veer I still love Jenifer Love Hewitt and I’d take her over Miley Cyrus everytime
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:07 pm
@ Veer I still love Jenifer Love Hewitt and I’d take her over Miley Cyrus everytime
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
5:07 pm
Go for Miley Cyrus? Got a song for you…..
Yeah, an’ I like my women just a little on the trashy side,
When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed.
Too much lipstick an’ er too much rouge,
Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused.
An’ I like my women just a little on the trashy side.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:07 pm
Laroach doesn’t seem to have A.D.D. issues any more. HAND SHOULD GET A NEW JOB. Guy is pathethic. Should go and get a JOB at male inmate facility and do what his name suits him to do. Noway in hell is a MLB pitcher
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:08 pm
Veer: Demi Lovato or Diana DeGarmo (she’s a hometown girl).
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:08 pm
funny I only pressed the Submit comment once yet it tripled posted
bostonbravo
August 3rd, 2012
5:09 pm
raleighbravefan…at least no young girls in pain yet tonight.
Everyone’s assignment: Listen to announcers and see how many different ways they tell you:
1. Dan is doing great
2. Dan WILL do great.
3. Dan ALWAYS gets in a “slump”
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:10 pm
Man why couldn’t the Marlins had pitched Hand against us instead of Wade LeBlanc
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:10 pm
Veer: Who floats your boat? Inquiring minds and all that BS.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:10 pm
J Hey Mila Kunis now she is the best looking girl out there. Can’t beat her. Go for Kunis Love Heweitt is old now
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
5:10 pm
Diana DeGarmo is off the market. She hooked up with another Idol alum.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:12 pm
I’ve noticed that Uggla has opened his stance up some in the past few days while not as drastic as say Luis Gonzalez it appears to have drawn better results in the past few games
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:12 pm
if so may I say you’re wrong. Check his stats..he’s a .305 hitter lifetime, touching .300 in the bigs… @Pete-Really
check his stats yourself. everything past the first three weeks he first came up stinks. As soon as they got a book on him he has been toast.
If you are going to challenge someone on stats you really should know what you are talking about. and to quote his minor league stats is pretty silly too, the Ted is not Gwinnett.
He is just another AAAA hitter who will never amount to anything except in short spurts and will soon be out of major league baseball altogether most likely.
talk to me again about how great he is in two years or so “D
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:13 pm
J Man if your single post can become 3 just by mentioning Jennifers name then i can imagine what sorta impact she has on your body
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:14 pm
JLH has never shown the goods…got to respect her for that and it makes her a lot more sexy. And, she’s only 33, which ain’t old in my book. Sophia Loren is 77 and still hot as hell.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:15 pm
Veer Jenifer Love Hewitt is only 33 and thats old to you. Man I hope I dont find you on the sex offender registry for statutory……Im kidding of course
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:15 pm
Well ken i have to go with Mila Kunis and Pamela Anderson. Pam is a legend. She doesn’t age
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:16 pm
Man I’ve had a cruse on JLH since Party of 5.
raleighbravefan
August 3rd, 2012
5:16 pm
Funny, I thought the team was doing great…but I see on the blog that we need to trade/DFA/or otherwise eliminate Uggla, Play Constanza, Play the Rev, move everyone around to a new position…and of course, fire Fredi. I can’t wait for the in-game comments tonight.
Murph
August 3rd, 2012
5:17 pm
The comments about Uggla are just copied/pasted from last year’s blogs… you know the ones… right before he went on his 30+ game hitting rampage.
Sit him! Trade him! Send him to the minors!
hit-hit-hit-hit-hit-hit-hit-hit-etc
He’s awesome! UGGLAAAAAA! Best 2nd baseman ever!!!!
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:17 pm
Veer: Pamela has had too much work, she looks like one to those blow up dolls they sell at Starship.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
5:18 pm
The stupid, evil, corrupt fish are going to get swept, so the Braves cannot depend on any help to make up ground. Braves are gonna have to sweep the ’stros!
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:18 pm
Pam doesnt age she just has more botox and collagen pumped into her. The woman has more plastic in her than a grocery cart after check out.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:19 pm
Mila is very cute…she looks just like my second wife when we met (and still best friend), so I am very fond of her.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:19 pm
Hewitt never had the goods to begin with. Not what i would call hot and she doesn’t have the style. Hell Britney Spears or Beyonce would be better choice then her. Beyonce isnt all that bad. Now she has a body
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:20 pm
Well I’m actually being positive here raleighbravesfan so I hope you aint talking to me.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:21 pm
Well good Veer at least I know that you aint gonna go after JLH so that less competition for me. Now I just have they rest of the male population to worry about lol
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:22 pm
Raquel never flashed the goods either as far as I know.Damn it!
Sandra Bullock flashed them but they were barely noticeable
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:23 pm
2nd wife and still best friend? How can you be best friends with an ex? got to be resentment. I would never make a ex wife or even an ex gf int a best friend. Hell i am enemies with all my ex gfs
phil
August 3rd, 2012
5:23 pm
Boy, things went down fast here this afternoon…
An idiot infusion.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:24 pm
Veer: You have to be kidding. JLH has an awesome figure, especially up top…and they are real, unlike your girl Pamela.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
5:24 pm
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:23 pm
2nd wife and still best friend? How can you be best friends with an ex? got to be resentment. I would never make a ex wife or even an ex gf int a best friend. Hell i am enemies with all my ex gfs
********
wait.
What the heck was wrong with these women to begin with?
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
5:25 pm
“Hell i am enemies with all my ex gfs” Thats funny lol
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:25 pm
good question phil
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:25 pm
Just like you go to your fav restaurant and you eat your fav dish Like wise Pam is good to the eyes. If you go into the kitchen and see what the dish is made of and how they make it then you might not enjoy the dish likewise Pamela’s plastics shouldnt be an issue.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:26 pm
Veer @ 5:23: That explains a lot and we expected no less from you.
faninva
August 3rd, 2012
5:28 pm
Mac just finished up as a guest on Intentional Talk. nice appearance – much like Kate Hudson.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:28 pm
SNEAKY PETE: Yes, you are right about Raquel. Still waiting for the goodies and she was in Playboy a couple of times and still hid them.
Raquel
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:30 pm
Raquel might just be my all-time all-time
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:30 pm
Raquel is still smokin’ hot, too.
monty
August 3rd, 2012
5:31 pm
NIce to see the AJC. take the tabloid shock approach on the home page. Real nice. I guess enquiring minds do want to know, or not.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:31 pm
Hey, at least all this talk of hot women seems to have ran off all the loonies.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
5:34 pm
Ken if you had to be best friends with ur 2nd wife then why she leave you in first place? Psychologically I see no logic behind it unless ofcourse you had an affair on her. I don’t blame you though one woman might get too boring for you just like eating your fav dish over and over again gets less tasty
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:39 pm
the whole veer thing has got to be a put on
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:42 pm
Veer: We had kids together and became best friends as the years went by, Time is a great healer except where the Braves losses are concerned.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
5:42 pm
I would think twice about moving Hanson, bottom line is that in spite of his shortcommings, he has win games when healthy.
The injuries are frustrating, but are U ready to give up on a 25 yr old. Now, it does depend on how serious and how he bounces back from the back injury.
Just trading him for the sake of moving him is stupid (especially if its a move designed not to pay him).
Is he going to decline in performance like JJ, that we do not know, but I;d hate to see them move him for mediocre talent just to dump a salary. And, for what Tommy has done he should command 6 or 7 mil assuming he is healthy.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:43 pm
Veer likes to push our buttons, but I’ve learned to tolerate him. He has a good thought every blue moon or so.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
5:44 pm
Great, two automatic wins for Washington today…
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:46 pm
you have more patience than I do. I find people like him quite tiresome when it is so one-note.
Whether he is really a moron or just a pretend moron, he is still a moron.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
5:47 pm
Does not really matter what Washington does, we are really playing for the WC anyway.
The Nats are better, fair and square. And I like the position that the Braves are in, hope September will be better.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:47 pm
SNEAKY PETE: Most of the time, he is.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:48 pm
The Nats are better, fair and square @Disgusted
sez yew
UNCBrave
August 3rd, 2012
5:50 pm
7-1 Nats…Wow, the Marlins are BAD….We’re gonna HAVE to sweep the Astros..
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:51 pm
I said earlier today we are in a pennant race like the good old days, so you better hold on, it’s gonna be a bumpy, fun ride and I think we have just as good of a chance as the Nats. I hope the blog can stand the heat, the loonies will be out in full force.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:51 pm
Fish have some young kid pitching. that was a gimme. Johnson might do better later tonight
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
5:52 pm
Does not really matter what Washington does, we are really playing for the WC anyway.
No.
The Nats are better, fair and square.
No.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
5:52 pm
Disgusted, I beg to differ. If unloading JJ and Hanson is done to free up money in oder to garner that much-needed LF power bat, or to have a fighting chance in re-signing Bourne, I am ALL for it. That GREAT trade with the Tigers for JJ only got us flashes of brilliance, but more aggravation and frustration that forced the Braves to make moves to compensate for his ultimate failings. Hanson’s injuries and second-half fades cannot be allowed to be a part of the 2013 team. Just the extermination of those two contracts – plus the elimination of Chipper’s, Lowe’s, & (to a very small extent) McLouth’s money commitments – allows the Braves to really have a chance to re-sign Bourn…
Heisenberg
August 3rd, 2012
5:53 pm
All we done talking about bimbos? I was beginning to wonder if some folks went to lunch at Chik-Fil-A today and felt a need to get back in touch with their masculine side.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
5:55 pm
This Astro team will be interesting to watch cause they havea bunch of guys that we realy do not know about at all.
I think I follow the game and have not heard of most of these guys.
Altuve is prolly their best player and as for Jordan “HGH” Schafer, he is just not very good. That is safe to say now, he should not be long for MLB.
The definition of the theoretical “replacement player”???
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:56 pm
Just because they have the money does not mean they will give it to Bourn.
Before the question even arises he has to bounce back over his last 30+ games or they will not even consider it.
Even if he does. I doubt they will stay in the bidding against wealthier teams, and he has no reason to pick Atlanta and give up money.
I will be surprised if he is back.
faninva
August 3rd, 2012
5:56 pm
“we done talking about bimbos?”
we were until you brought it up again.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
5:57 pm
Mac was great on Intentional Talk today, very funny ragging on Chipper, plus lots of other cool stuff.
McFann, I hope you saw it or recorded it.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
5:58 pm
You have something against talking about women?
Does it disgust you or something?
Should we talk about hot guys?
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
5:59 pm
But if ANY of you think that either of the Upton brothers is the solution, you are pathetically mistaken. Those guys play for real baseball men – Kirk Gibson and Joe Madden. If those guys cannot act and play professionally for two very respected baseball people, one a near-HOF, MVP type; the other a WS manager who could have ANY job in the majors.
Just what in the hell does anyone expect from those guys in our clubhouse??? Their cancerous presence will destroy ANY team by the AS break.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
6:00 pm
How am I a moron? I mean I asked a logical question regarding ex wife being a best friend bcause that is very rare.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:00 pm
@MiabeachBraves — If they do get a true POWER bat for LF as a result of unloading both Tommy and JJ then of course I am on board with that. I get it.
JJ is gone, that is a forgone conclusion. But Hanson is the one you can debate on.
I would not be on board if they bring in a Chase Headley type for LF, I would want someone with Nick Swisher type of numbers If we could get that kind of producer who is younger and cheaper than Swish will be.
And, I do get the frustration with Hanson;s second half fades, when you talk moving guys you do have to keep an open mind.
Now, I do not expect the Braves to land Swisher, but would like thay typd of player for LF instead of a Headley.
And if it means keeping Bourn, Prado and Mac around then that does make sense. Best case scenario is having all three together. How that is done is a good question.
Murph
August 3rd, 2012
6:01 pm
Stupid Marlins. Down 7-1 in game 1 with the Nats.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
6:01 pm
I would not be on board if they bring in a Chase Headley type for LF, I would want someone with Nick Swisher type of numbers If we could get that kind of producer who is younger and cheaper than Swish will be. @Disgusted
you really have no concept of the differences between stadiums, do you?
a fan
August 3rd, 2012
6:01 pm
From Richard Justice MLB:
General manager Frank Wren has done a terrific job tweaking the roster again and again, seeking a better combination. HA Ha FW haters
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:02 pm
I would hope the Braves aviod the Uptons, we do not need their underperformance and excess baggage.
I would even be on board with Headley over any of the Uptons. And I am not that big of a Headley fan, though I see better numbers this yr.
Stay away from the Uptons. Nothing but trouble.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 3rd, 2012
6:02 pm
kenhotlanta—
Hmm…that’s on MLBNetwork, isn’t it? ‘Cause we don’t get that…
Man, I bet it was good, though! Hey, did anybody ask him about his shoulder??…
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 3rd, 2012
6:03 pm
Marlins are losing? ButJoe said they had the Nats’ number!…
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:04 pm
Sneaky Pete — If you are major league, you are major league and stadiums should not make that big of a difference.
Left hander, right hander, swithch hander, stadium blah blah blah, its overanalysis, its still the same game one way of the other.
You think Headley is going to be a 25 to 30 HR 100 RBI guys at the Ted??????
If he could do that great, but I won;t bet the rent money on it.
Nerdville
August 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
Nerdville’s a die hard Braves fan. Can’t you tell?
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
Headley puts up really good numbers away from Petco.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
Can we re-elect Reagan on a write in?
birdo
August 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
Is it me or does Reed Johnson remind you a little of Prado? He is scrappy, gives you everything he has, tries on every play. A ball player.
a fan
August 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
hey haters read it and weep
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120802&content_id=36013308&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
6:06 pm
If you are major league, you are major league and stadiums should not make that big of a difference @Disgusted
an incredibly ignorant statement. I will pass on any more conversation I guess.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
6:09 pm
Disgusted, since you “asked”, I have a question for those in the room today, including McFann.
If you re-sign Brian McCann this winter, how much are you willing to pay for his services?
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:16 pm
Great questiion Mia Beach — There are alot of variables such as how the market goes for the talent that does sign, the Molina deal with the Cardinals has an impact, and of course what the future payroll plans are.
If the plan is fixed on a 90 mil payroll for 5 yrs down the line it will be difficult. But if you do not pay Mac, what do you do. Fast track Bethancourt or go with some cheaper journeyman type.
Hard question to answer, but I say that they will have to give 5 yrs at 80 mil. That is alot, but if you do not………then management will face the consequences of losing him to a team that will pay.
Of the 3, Mac, Bourn and Prado I do hope they can keep two of the three.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:16 pm
Joe Blanton goes to the Dodgers
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:18 pm
Dodgers also own claiming rights to Cliff Lee
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
Dodgers won the claim and this is after they just acquired Joe Blanton.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
6:19 pm
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô: Oh wow, sorry you can’t see it, it was great. He was very comfortable joking with Kevin Millar and Chris Rose about several of the Braves players and what other guys say in the batter’s box. He said Carlos Lee got real pissed at him a couple of days ago for a pitch Mac called to strike Lee out, but Lee was OK by the time they left town. He said that crazy dance he did after the walk-off was directed at his brother who was in the stands right in front of him. He said the fun thing now is the Ric Flair strut and shouting “Woooo!” like Flair does, apparently they all do that during batting practice. They didn’t ask about his shoulder, just his eyes and he said they were fine. He really ragged on Chipper being on Twitter and called him a “Redneck” away from the game. It was very funny.
Texas Brave
August 3rd, 2012
6:21 pm
the biggest scoring change needed is the saves rule; managers allow the rule to dictate strategy rather than using their best reliever in high leverage situations–use Kimbrel late in tie games with guys on base—his ability to miss bats would really mean something, rather than entering when the bases are clear and the Braves lead by three or less
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:23 pm
an incredibly ignorant statement. I will pass on any more conversation I guess.
@Sneaky Pete — And who te hell are you to call that in incredibly ignorant statement — sure stadiums are different but it should not make that big a difference.
Hey, look at Adrian Gonzalez at Petco, he was a stud slugger there. If you are good enough you can make an impact regardless of where you play. In fact A. Gonzalez was a better player at Petco than he has been playing most of his game in an alleged hitters paradise in Fenway Park.
If you are good enough you put up numbers. Some of the All-Time greats put up numbers in pitchers paradises, go back to Ralph Kiner in Forbes Field.
Ball park adjustments are overrated, thanks to the sabergeeks. There are factors, but the game is the game.
The saberdummies have Freddie Freeman rated below the 2.0 WAR, which is the bottom line for an everyday player. Come on, anyone who has watched Freddie this yr and last know that he is a major league starting first baseman. No firstbaseman leading the league in RBI;s at his position is a less than starting everday player.
So to H with you and your snide comments.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
6:26 pm
a fan, it doesn’t matter what that article (which is true by the way) – people love to complain. They’re either unhappy people, or have gained this very bad habit. I work with some people who do what people do all day here and that’s fetch out anything negative they can find. They’ll even ake stuff up to be miserable about.
They’ll spend half a day on Uggla’s struggles, ignoring fact that his awful offense hasn’t stopped the team from taking off.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 3rd, 2012
6:27 pm
kenhotlanta—
Haha! Yeah, I woulda liked to have seen that!…
They didn’t ask about his shoulder, just his eyes and he said they were fine.
Aw, poor BMac. The eye thing was over in 2010—I’m sure he’s beyond ready to move on from that…Really weird how no one’s talking about his shoulder, though—seems like the kinda thing people pick up on…
He really ragged on Chipper being on Twitter and called him a “Redneck” away from the game. It was very funny.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
6:27 pm
.A thought about the game last night: MLB scoring rules should be changed to allow the starting pitcher to get credit for the win when the reason for leaving the game before completing 5 innings is a rain delay.
@Heisenberg — One rule I would like implemented is that a relief pitcher who comes in and blows a lead should not be given credit for the W. Never got that.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:27 pm
McCan is a dicey situation because of the position he plays. Just so much wear and tear (like an NFL Runningback). Your not gonna pay 5 yr. $80+ mil for McCann’s defense obviously, so do you think he can keep up good numbers (note his avg is still bad and has been on the decline since 2009)
or would you do something like the Cardnials did to Mike Matheny several years ago when they decided to go with the young Catching prospect and save their money and use that money for Matt Halliday, Wainright and Carpenter. Remember McCann is average at best defensively and his offense will hav to hold up because we are a mid-market team and really cant have too many bad investiments. But its gonna be a tough decision either way.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
6:29 pm
The blog has basically gone silent with the team winning. Happens every time. Nobody wants to talk positive. It’s a reflection on their character.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 3rd, 2012
6:30 pm
MiaBchBravesFan—
I don’t know. I think most of them make too much…I can’t see BMac making in the $20million range, mainly ’cause I think that’s an insane amount of money to pay/ask for…
I dunno…$12-15 million…? I just wanna keep him!…
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
6:33 pm
How about Francesca Eastwood or Paulina Gretzky.
Mixxo
August 3rd, 2012
6:34 pm
Not much to whine about.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
6:34 pm
LaRoche acts like he’s been smoking weed all the time. Guy’s name should be “slow motion”. Just was never a fan of his. Nothing really against him, but he was the opposite of exciting. No emotion, like a robot. Boooooooring.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:36 pm
But if the Braves didnt have Christian Bethancourt they would have already resigned McCann. But I feel for sure they will pick up the $12 million option and wait and see how McCann performs. And if the Braves are not contenders next season they could use McCann as a trade chip at the trading deadline. But I think if McCann keeps up the good numbers and the Braves are contenders next year they will resign him pretty quickly.
mlb
August 3rd, 2012
6:37 pm
why is Joyce and Galarraga in the same game?? i believe MLB said never ever in the future after the wrong call Joyce and Galarraga will be in the same game… mmmmm weird
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
6:37 pm
ACE: not my type, but your mileage may vary.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
6:37 pm
I hope the Braves can hold on to Bmac.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 3rd, 2012
6:38 pm
Enter your comments here
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
Nothing at all wrong with JLH.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
Why are you people talking about someone who is under contract for another season yet?
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
Jim Joyce and the pitcher he caused to miss a perfect game in the same game tonight.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
Joyce at third this time.
kenhotlanta
August 3rd, 2012
6:41 pm
ACE: absolutely agree with that.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:42 pm
@ Were talking because theres nothing going on and the Marlins are choking to the Nats
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:42 pm
@ Were talking because theres nothing going on and the Marlins are choking to the Nats
Chris Vivlamore
August 3rd, 2012
6:46 pm
Folks, I have updated the above blog with three links to news items. I hope you enjoy.
MLB BASEBALL TONIGHT
August 3rd, 2012
6:47 pm
Indians have designated Johnny Damon for assignament…..
hey Damon only earn 1.25 mdd this year..claim him
a good veteran presence and with playoffs experience… 
take Lowe too 
GO BRAVES!
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
6:47 pm
Why did the retarded and moronic Phillies put Cliff Lee on waivers if they aren’t going to trade him?
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
6:51 pm
sure stadiums are different but it should not make that big a difference.@Disgusted
taker even a cursory glance at stadium splits proves. so it is in fact ignorant to deny what the facts prove. Just because in some dream universe you don’t think it should make much difference, the FACT is that it does make a difference – especially between two extremes like Petco and Yankee Stadium which is what you were discussing.. FCS go look it up dude
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
6:53 pm
@ JC Brave the Phillies did it just to mess with your head.
I think we should dump Hinske and sign Damon.
We have Hinske because he has “Playoff experience” well Damon has even more and can play decent defense and he hit the ball better.
Plus we can just have Juan Francisco as our backup 1st baseman.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
6:54 pm
One rule I would like implemented is that a relief pitcher who comes in and blows a lead should not be given credit for the W. Never got that. @Disgusted
reading your many comments, it is obvious that there is a tremendous amount about baseball that you don’t get
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
6:56 pm
Phillies would be nuts not to deal Lee…. I bet they could get a decent package plus have the Dodgers take most of his contract. Since Hamels is locked up now it makes alot of sense.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
6:58 pm
So many players are put on waivers every season just never find out who in most cases.
Trader Jack
August 3rd, 2012
6:58 pm
The claim by the Dodgers was strictly a blocking move to prevent another team from claiming him,
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
6:58 pm
Lets Just Hope That Huddy Dose not have a bad first inning….
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
7:00 pm
Maybe so, but if the Phils want to they can make it go through I think.
That happened to San Diego years ago when they blocked a reliever to keep him from the Braves
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:00 pm
The claim by the Dodgers was strictly a blocking move to prevent another team from claiming him
The Dodgers are nuts if they believe a team would dare take on that horrendous contract… At least no team from the NL would…
Trader Jack
August 3rd, 2012
7:06 pm
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
7:00 pm
Maybe so, but if the Phils want to they can make it go through I think.
That happened to San Diego years ago when they blocked a reliever to keep him from the Braves
Of course the Phillies are in the drivers seat, but they would look for prospects when trading for Lee
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:06 pm
yes, Phils could just give him to them if they want to lose the contract and don’t care about a return IIRC
Trader Jack
August 3rd, 2012
7:07 pm
Bottom line Lee is going nowhere
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:08 pm
prolly not Jack, but it could occur.
Trader Jack
August 3rd, 2012
7:09 pm
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:08 pm
prolly not Jack, but it could occur.
Agreed
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:19 pm
where did everybody go? Is there another blog?
Braint
August 3rd, 2012
7:20 pm
Pamela Anderson looks like a man in drag…..JLH any day of the week. Brooke Burke any night of the week.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:21 pm
yes, Phils could just give him to them if they want to lose the contract and don’t care about a return IIRC
Never said anything about just giving him away for nothing. I was curious because after they placed on waivers and he was claimed, Ruben Amaro said “Lee isn’t going anywhere”.
Then why put him there… ?
But then again, is not like I REALLY care anyway.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:23 pm
Ugh…
after they placed HIM*
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
7:30 pm
This appears to be the game blog, Nolie. I am sure others will show up eventually.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:31 pm
I never said that you said any such thing, I was simply saying that it could happen. No need to get all defensive about it.
many, maybe most , players are put on waivers now just in case they might want to trade him, or sometimes to get an idea of how he is valued by other teams. Happens frequently every year at this time, and of course most times they are just pulled back off the list; but sometimes it leads to a trade and once in a great while they just dump the player on the claiming team.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:33 pm
In fact I was REALLY responding to a comment from another poster…….
DS1
August 3rd, 2012
7:33 pm
Does Damon have anything left? At least he’s not fat.
George
August 3rd, 2012
7:34 pm
Outta here for game. LETS GET A WIN TONIGHT.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:34 pm
I never said that you said any such thing, I was simply saying that it could happen. No need to get all defensive about it.
many, maybe most , players are put on waivers now just in case they might want to trade him, or sometimes to get an idea of how he is valued by other teams. Happens frequently every year at this time, and of course most times they are just pulled back off the list; but sometimes it leads to a trade and once in a great while they just dump the player on the claiming team.
Got it!
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
7:35 pm
Go Braves! Time for a sweep and to be 1st place in the East!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
7:35 pm
Braves must win. Facing the AAAstros.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
7:35 pm
nolie, Braves are doing nothing to tempt the whiny babies. They’re running on all cylinders and Fredi hasn’t been forced to manage much – which leaves him errorless.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:35 pm
if he had anything left, would he be DFAed with all the experience he has? I don’t know, he might get picked up and get hot. The Braves braintrust prolly has looked at it
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:36 pm
In fact I was REALLY responding to a comment from another poster…….
I was the one who brought up the topic, so I asumed the response was directed at me. No worries.
Driver8
August 3rd, 2012
7:36 pm
Houston Astros going to the American League next season – Kansas City fans now have a team they feel confident they will finish ahead of for a while.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:37 pm
Fredi hasn’t been forced to manage much
So, pitchers have been getting themselves in and out of games? :O
That’s cool!
gcs
August 3rd, 2012
7:38 pm
Wow, I only recognize one name in the Astros lineup and that is because he is a former Brave!
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:39 pm
Houston Astros going to the American League next season – Kansas City fans now have a team they feel confident they will finish ahead of for a while.
Aren’t the Astros going to the AL West Division?
Driver8
August 3rd, 2012
7:39 pm
Poor Royals have owned the worst record in the AL for years .. .that may change starting next year. Hope things change over there in KC.. got lots of friends in the KC area.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
7:40 pm
Wow – nice try by Bourn. – think it was a catch though
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
7:40 pm
Not so sure…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:40 pm
we need to use Huddy as a long reliever from the third inning on….
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
7:40 pm
That last replay showed the ump was correct – still a great effort
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 3rd, 2012
7:41 pm
Gotta win as the Nats have already won the first game of their double header.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
7:41 pm
I guess Bourn did trap the ball.
Driver8
August 3rd, 2012
7:41 pm
Yes JC Brave but those Royals have been the bottom feeders in the AL for years… i should have been more specific on that post… they hopefully will be looking down at the Astros for the worst record for the next few/several years.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
7:43 pm
I really feel bad for Astro fans… It’s really bad when Ben Francisco is your #3 batter… He would be a 4th OFer on most teams…. OUCH
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
7:43 pm
Uggla at least makes most plays he should. When he’s hitting homeruns, his decent defense looks even better.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:43 pm
Yes JC Brave but those Royals have been the bottom feeders in the AL for years… i should have been more specific on that post… they hopefully will be looking down at the Astros for the worst record for the next few/several years.
KC has a good looking farm system which many promising prospects. In a couple of years, they might be looking down at more than a handfull of teams.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:45 pm
which = with*
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
7:45 pm
I’d love to see an ump call that HBP correctly – the batter rolled his leg INTO the pitch – call it a strike and move on!!
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
7:45 pm
My goodness that guy has some hog legs.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:46 pm
KC has had one of the highest rated systems for a number of years now and they still stink. Not so sure how much they will improve
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:46 pm
20 pitches…
Driver8
August 3rd, 2012
7:48 pm
JC Brave – I hope you are right but the fans in KC have been hearing that for years and the results are the same. Royals do have a nice group of young players, lets hope they hold on to them this time around. Too much talent has left that organization over the years. Anyhow – back to the team that matters…. Come on Huddie and and Go Bravos!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:49 pm
ouch Mac. the thing about catcher is that stuff can really hurt and unlike say football or basketball you are not amped up on adrenalin to help deal with the pain.
Finally. 25 pitches against the worst team in baseball to get one out.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:50 pm
*one half inning of outs*
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
7:50 pm
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
7:43 pm
I really feel bad for Astro fans… It’s really bad when Ben Francisco is your #3 batter… He would be a 4th OFer on most teams…. OUCH
I work with a couple of Astro’s fans….They keep wanting to talk football whenever we talk sports at work.
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:50 pm
No Runs Pheww……..
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
7:51 pm
Hudson is really good #3 pitcher. Solid #2 guy though.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 3rd, 2012
7:51 pm
One inning, 25 pitches. No tgood.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
7:53 pm
It’s a good sign when Bourn walks.
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
7:54 pm
Good start!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
7:54 pm
Bourn!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
7:57 pm
so now we know why Joe was such a pitiful hitter
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
7:57 pm
I guess there’s no chance of a perfect game.
… well, SOMEONE had to say it…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
7:57 pm
Good eye, Marteeennn!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
7:58 pm
It is a good sign when Prado walks as well.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
7:59 pm
Looking good so far… hope there’s not a DP in the making…
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:00 pm
I’m hoping Josh Johnson makes the Braves wish they had traded for him vs the gNats tonight and the Braves win. That’ll put the Braves 1.5 back in the East.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
8:00 pm
A slowww game so far.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:01 pm
Boo! Send Jason down NOW!!!!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:02 pm
19 pitches for Gallaraga to get his first out – Braves batters making him work.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:02 pm
On a second look it would put the Braves 2 back. But we’re gonna get there in the next two weeks.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:03 pm
Hey Sneaky Pete, there is more about the game that you don’t get.
Outside of snide sarcastic remarks, what do you offer, your opinion is nothing to me.
And giving a win to a relief pitcher who blows a lead is dumb.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:03 pm
Not to be all technical, but 2…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:04 pm
Sorry – your autocorrection beat me…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:04 pm
Way to get to 1st…
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
Old Man still has wheels!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
send Chipper with him
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
CHIPPER – the old man legs it out and beats the DP – gonna miss seeing him play after this season.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:05 pm
Retire now Chipper! Don’t agree nolie?
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:06 pm
25 pitches for Hudson, 28 now for Gallaraga – gonna see a lot of relievers tonite it looks like
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm
Don’t YOU agree, nolie. That’s what I meant.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm
Well watched, Freddie…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm
it wasn’t an opinion that he gave you disgusted, it was a fact. there is a difference, one you can legitimately argue with the other you just look foolish
. There is a big difference between parks and how they affect hitters, and it just looks silly to say there isn’t.
Driver8
August 3rd, 2012
8:07 pm
BMAC TIME
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
Come on fat boy!
VaBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
3 walks in the inning, still yet to score.
Trey
August 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
A walk would be nice, but a home run would be nicer.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:08 pm
he can stay forever IMO
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:09 pm
Well struck, Mac…
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
8:09 pm
effective pitching on Galarraga’s part … 30+ pitches but 0 damage done
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:09 pm
has there ever been a 27 walk no-hitter?????
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
8:09 pm
No Hitter still intact……
kevkat
August 3rd, 2012
8:10 pm
that kinda sucked…
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
8:10 pm
Well, that was almost a complete waste of an inning.
“Almost” completely wasted, because Galarraga threw 33 pitches.
DZ
August 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
I do not like how listless the Braves have started this game.
They NEED to sweep this awful team.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
If our chubby assed catcher would hit a baseball like he hits the Pizza Hut and KFC’s, we’d be a much better team!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:12 pm
Scoring in the first inning would have been nice. Hopefully that will be nothing that comes back to haunt them later in the game.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:13 pm
IO thought Mac was a Checkers guy, like me…
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
RBI’S > 3 Runners LOB.
No RBI’s = ZERO Runs scored.
Oh well, on to the second inning.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
Hard to believe Galarraga threw 33 pitches, loaded the bases, got out without a run scoring and the Braves didn’t get one hit!
Still – think the Braves will be fine – our power is coming up in the second
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:14 pm
has there ever been a 27 walk no-hitter?????
Rick Ankiel may have had one.
Joe 12-Pack
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
The 1st inning took 34 minutes, 58 total pitches thrown, 0-0.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Shouldn’t Hudson be getting these Astros hitters out with like 4 pitches an inning? Man we need a real pitcher …
TNScott
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Nolie- Andy Taylor pitched a no-hitter and lost for Mayberry. He had about that many walks, too. He threw the wobble ball.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Jordan “HGH” Schafer.
Man, we did fleece Houston on that deal even if Bourn does go.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
can you really not understand the difference , or do you just think that is funny?
ncbravesfan90
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
We needed a hit like that in the first inning…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Jordan killing us…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Huddy still not right. third inning will be better I hope
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
I wonder if Schafer will have a big series against the Braves like he did down in Houston and like most former Braves do.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
Schafer is not long for MLB, I’d rather have Constanza on my team anyday.
I really do not with that BUMB well, not the way he flopped here. Cannot stand the guy.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:17 pm
he does eat Checkers, loves his KFC though. That’s why he runs like he does – all that greasy chicken.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
You don’t see much of that “ex team mate love” going on with the Braves and Schafer.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
I meant I do not wish the BUMB Schafer well, he was a flop and still is
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
Less pitches – need to keep decreasing each inning…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:18 pm
guy like Gallaraga, you don’t know if you wanna try to get him out of the game or prefer that hang around some
TBbravesfan
August 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
sometimes we can make the worst team in baseball look good
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
8:19 pm
Hudson clearly doesn’t have it today. Galaragga almost hit that out. Hudson needs to get back on track and we need to score a lot of runs tonight if we are going to beat the Astros
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:20 pm
Huddy often starts the first two innings poorly, usually picks it up
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:20 pm
Why should there be any ex team mate loe with Mr. HGH Schafer?
For what he was supposed to be he was nothing but an underachieving headache.
Did he not have a Pot charge in the off season????? He just seems like a dumb guy, and he never took responsibility for the HGH, always denied it. Whinney crybaby.
kevkat
August 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
Nats have scored already
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
Hudson should be okay, I hope we can get a good 6 IP out of him tonight. That would be good considering how many pitches he has thrown.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
That Nats are WS material. They are darned good.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
What in the heck is Uggla doing?
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
WHAT THE F IS UGGLA DOING MAN? CANT HE SWING ?? F!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
Dan has no clue where the ball is going
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
OMG!!!
That was the BEST at bat EVER!!!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
Stunning — thought most people around here would be at Star Wars Night….
And with that, the Black Hole strikes back again. $13 million disaster.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:22 pm
Wow – Uggla must have thought today was HIS day off – bat never moved!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
with Huddy up, at least we have one good hitter up this inning
John Lenin
August 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
C’mon Hudson, show ‘em how to hit.
bp
August 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
Uggla is useless.We do not need a weightlifter playing 2nd.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Jim powell, Uggla has a good back of the bubble gum card.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
That was one of the worst at-bats from a non-pitcher I have ever seen.
Proof that Gonzalez didn’t ban bongs from the clubhouse.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Galarraga threw 33 pitches in the 1st – only had to throw 11 to get through the second! Bad hitting for the Braves.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:26 pm
Uggla is a headcase. I wrote that here about a thousand times last year, but it’s true. His head is full of rocks, too. So darn stubborn.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:28 pm
DBack 3 – 1 over Philly
Wash 1 – 0 over Mia
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:29 pm
The answer to the trivia question is Mike Hampton. He had 22 wins one year with the Astros. That’s my guess.
bp
August 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
Why do we always play down to the level of crummy teams?
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:33 pm
Mike Hampton – yep, 1999 had 22 wins – still wish he had worked out for the Braves.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:34 pm
Uggla is a headcase. ChattTownbrian
I think he shows a lot of disicpline. He hustles 100% – 100% of the time, never loses his cool, plays a competent 2B. Lots of players would be throwing bats and their ass in general after yet another failure.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Way to break up the no-hitter Marteeeeeen!!!
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
MARTEEENNN!!!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Marteeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:35 pm
Marteeen
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
They need to take advantage of Prado’s double. Galarraga may be settling down a bit.
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:36 pm
How ’bout a dinger, Jason?
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
Why do we always play down to the level of crummy teams?
Not to go all cab here, but it appears to be less than 1/3 of the way into the game…
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:37 pm
They need to take advantage of Prado’s double.
You might need to explain to them how to do that.
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:38 pm
Seriously? Call pitch and throw.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:40 pm
Nice job, Jason…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
CHIPPERAMA!!!
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
“I think he shows a lot of disicpline. He hustles 100% – 100% of the time, never loses his cool, plays a competent 2B. Lots of players would be throwing bats and their ass in general after yet another failure”.
Those are all good qualities keyargo, but he has to start hitting at some time. The .210 BA is not good enough for his role and what he is making. Even his HR power is gone now.
I like Uggla as a player but since June he has had a miserable yr after what was a very good start.
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Old Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
And there goes the shutout – CHIPPER!!!!!
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Second time through the order and he ain’t foolin’ anyone.
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Old Man comes thru again…Stay hot
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Right on cue, Tom Glavine. Right on cue.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Finally!
Thanks, old man!!
TBbravesfan
August 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
old dude
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Jasopn can really fly from 1st to home. Dan does a good job too considering he is not as fast
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
Heyward flying around third…scoring from first with the champions hustle….go Braves!
bp
August 3rd, 2012
8:42 pm
way to go old man, nice to have speed in front.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
Awesome! A Chipper double plates two!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
That was a great play at second – Freddie got one taken away from him.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
This ballclub is working some good plate appearances again tonight.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
Give an assist to Jason batting 3rd. You’ve got to have some speed there and he scores easily from 1st on a double.
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
Yeah, he isn’t fooling anyone now. Got Freddie out, but that ball was scorched.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:43 pm
As bad as this Houston team is, Altuve is a good ballplayer.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:44 pm
Uggla’s a great baserunner which is why it’s so frustrating he doesn’t try to use the whole field. Hurts himself and hurts the team.
SMOLTZ 29
August 3rd, 2012
8:44 pm
The Hapless Astros have won 1 road series all year! MERCY
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:44 pm
I agree KL, Jason has always been my choice to hit third rather than Mac or Freddie.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:44 pm
Come on, Uggs…
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
Be nice to get Chipper home. What is Hudson’s record with a three run lead, like 140-3 or something?
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
Ok danny has seen him …..He will make them pay here
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
8:45 pm
Uggla goes yard…right here/right now
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
8:46 pm
Now, Mc Cann gets walked to face Dan Uggla.
That is a sign of disrespect, hope that Dan can get revenge. Come on Dan, get it done for a change.
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
That’ll work!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
That was funny
hell Dan – take it
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Great job, Uggla – what a shot!!!
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
And that’s why you’re the Astros.
brian
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
yard to deep short???
at least it got caught in the lights or something
TNScott
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Keylargo- I’ve felt that was where J-Hey should be he could consistently hit because of his speed.
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
8:47 pm
Case in point… how many players would have right-turned as soon as they hit the ball?
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Well or he will pop up……
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Way to hustle catcher. Cost us a run.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Yes – he popped up, but HE IS ON 2ND – the man does hustle
archie
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Houston Astros. Double- A baseball at its finest.
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Got the hit but HR coming soon
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
I actually feel bad for Brad Mills.
TNScott
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Houston, you have a problem.
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
That’s a hit? That’s why errors are a stupid metric.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
Uggla goes yard…right here/right now
Not a HR, but that’s definitely something!!
brian
August 3rd, 2012
8:48 pm
one of the biggest jokes of RBI doubles I have seen.
Nice to see that Uggla was hustling the whole way though
bp
August 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
uggla with a line drive . he is lost
brian
August 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
more power at the bottom of our lineup there
archie
August 3rd, 2012
8:49 pm
The scorer gave Uggla a hit. Hilarious. He’s about 10 points above the Mendoza line.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Chippa with all them RBI doubles. musta stole them from Mac
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
That would NOT have been a hit on the road. Believe me.
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
8:51 pm
The guy lost it in the stars….on “Star Wars Night.”
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:52 pm
That was a nice gift double for Uggla. I would imagine that will be changed later in the game.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:52 pm
on the road they have full complement of light standards and that would likely not happen, and it looked like he never touched the ball. standard call anywhere when a fielder loses the ball and never touches it
George Stein
August 3rd, 2012
8:53 pm
Go back, Joe. Houston has a AAA affiliate? I thought Houston was the AAA affiliate.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
give them back all huddy, keep it interesting….
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
@JCBrave……Re: Uggs….He’s gonna come out of it soon—I just feel it in my bones.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Huddy just ain’t the same no more.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Here we go with Hudson struggling against the AA Astros.
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Somebody used the force to get that pop up to drop
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:55 pm
Hudson got the ground ball – just hit to a good spot. Doesn’t look like he’s very sharp tonite though.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
DS1
August 3rd, 2012
7:33 pm
Does Damon have anything left? At least he’s not fat.
*********
all that matters!
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:56 pm
Hey Hudson, how about a 3-Run HR now? You up for it? Give it up! Come on!
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
PAUL!!!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Janish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
nice play all around
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Janish!!!!!!!!! Good play, now tack on some runs.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
Janish is better defenisvely then Jack Wilson
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
8:57 pm
PUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
8:58 pm
Good play by Janish.
brian
August 3rd, 2012
8:59 pm
funny reading doubled to shortstop on the boxscore
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
HUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!…..LOL
DS1
August 3rd, 2012
9:00 pm
That’ll look like a line drive off the wall in the box score.
I’d prefer Timmy didn’t run the bases.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
Wayne – Bourn granted your wish…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
MARTEEEENN!!!!!
DS1
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
I like that guy!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Wow is Bourn fast!!!!! Nice rip for MARTEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Speed
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Fast as a bullet–Bourn
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Bourn a mean motor scooter…
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
We Need To SIGN BOURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
9:03 pm
Marteeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:04 pm
So, who thinks the day off might have done Prado some good????
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Jason getting fooled some tonight
John Lenin
August 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Marteen’s back!!!
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
Grrr…
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:05 pm
The Braves are excellent at running the bases. They always aggressive on the base paths with scoring from first on doubles and going first to third on singles.
bp
August 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Bourn is fast ,damn
John Lenin
August 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
Heyward’s lookin’ overmatched…c’mon Chipper.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:06 pm
since they are bragging on Jason and Michael now would be a good time to tell them that Uggla leads the league in scoring from first
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:09 pm
Buffet Brian is again hitless…..
What does it all mean?
SMOLTZ 29
August 3rd, 2012
9:11 pm
“Dead Team Walking” on way to losing a duece vs Nats tonite! Ozzie should be shipped over to Cuba to coach the beard’s team! MERCY
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Chipper’s fault we never got Miggy?
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:13 pm
Well done, Tim…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
slow comment night….we must be winning
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:14 pm
The never ending comedy stylings of Mr Fatty continue…what a japester…
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Hudson at 74 pitches – probably has 2 innings left. Be nice if he could go 8 though.
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
What the hell are the Marlins doing? Can’t help us?
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Marlins or the Astros may not win 15 games the rest of the year.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Hudson appears to be settling down. Him going 7 or 8 innings would be quite useful.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
9:15 pm
Phil – I think with Uggla starting to hit it would be better for the base running if Uggla hit 6th and McCann 7th. I read today that Uggla had the highest percentage of scoring from first on a double in MLB. McCann hits a lot of doubles and it only makes sense to swap the two.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
9:16 pm
JHey is a complete player. They don’t grow on trees, people.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Astros sent Jennings down after leaving him in there for that bombardment last night. Thats a bush league way of doing business and treating people. May explain why they are in the shape they are now as a club and an organization.
John Lenin
August 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
That was one UGGLY AB.
bp
August 3rd, 2012
9:20 pm
Dan is on fire
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
Last play:
Josh Johnson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryce Harper.
Maybee the fish can get something going.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:21 pm
teams do that all the time Mark, they can’t get any use out of him for days and had a double header . no surprise to me at all. Braves have done the same
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
Uggla just has to try and pull everything. That looks like all he’s thinking about. Maybe he should try and cutting down on his swing and think the other way until he can get things going again. Then he can go and pull away like he always has.
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
Here’s a thought….Chipper still hits at a high level. Since he just got divorced and assuming his family life allows for it, why not sign him for a one year deal…say at $5-6 million and use him as a spot starter at 3rd and 1st to give Prado and Freeman rest and use him as a pinch hitter off the bench?
I mean he says he loves the game…and how much hunting can you do???
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:22 pm
Last play:
Donovan Solano singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Josh Johnson to 2nd.
bp
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
uggaly
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Has anyone ever seen Uggla make that throw? I can’t remember if he has, but I’ve seen him throw it away a bunch this season.
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Last play:
Jose Reyes singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Josh Johnson to 3rd. Donovan Solano to 2nd.
brian
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
errors just hurt me
bp
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
uggaly
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Dan Uggla is an idiot. He had no chance to throw out Francisco and then he proceeds to make one of his terrible throws into the Braves bullpen allowing Francisco to advance. What an idiot.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Huddy is really stll not all that sharp, I wonder if the foot is hurting
brian
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
how was that first pitch to Wallace a ball
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:24 pm
Last play:
Carlos Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Roger Bernadina. Josh Johnson scores. Donovan Solano scores. Jose…
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:25 pm
Last play:
Greg Dobbs singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Michael Morse. Jose Reyes scores. Carlos Lee to 2nd.
pour it on fish!!!!!!!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
Well, the error by Uggla counteracts his booming double. All square.
bostonbravo
August 3rd, 2012
9:26 pm
HEY!!! You don’t expect me to soar above .211 & also field do you>>??? (Folks…he sucks)
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Yay,Marlins!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
No Joe Simpson – the re-direction didn’t hurt NEARLY as much as the poor throw by Uggla – that was the error!!
Think Joe loves him some Uggla
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Darn Uggla cost the Braves a run with his stupidity.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
Still 4-0 us?
And what is the marlins score?
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
9:27 pm
“why not sign him for a one year deal”
because he’d turn it down. He may still love the game but also says he is tired of the living out of suitcases. He’s set on retiring and nothing is going to change his mind
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Ben Maller @benmaller
Nats Bryce Harper batting .179 since All-Star Break 1 HR, 4 RBI’s, Halos Mike Trout hitting over .367 with 7 HR’s and 17 RBI’s.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
man up and get over it
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
mid 6 Mia 3 – 1 or gNats.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:28 pm
Hmmm
I don’t remember the Braves ever leaving a guy out there to take a pounding and then sending him down. But, if you say they did I’m sure I just missed that one. If I do see them treat someone like that though in the future i’ll point out that in my opinion the Braves have resorted to bush league behavior as well!
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
3-1 fish in the 6th
Veer
August 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
marlins have to hang on
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
4-1 us?
Dump Uggly…
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:29 pm
I suppose the Braves will PH for Huddy – still, 6 innings of pretty good pitching considering he didn’t seem to have his best game today, but the BP could’ve used more rest.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Good – gets to stay in to sacrifice
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
wtg Yanish.
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Tim Didnt help either…..
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:30 pm
Good start, Janish!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Does Tim pop up every bunt he tries?
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
One of Huddy’s worst bunt attempts in recent memory.
Busch Leaguer
August 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Can the Braves sign Chipper to a home games only contract, with him making only certain road trips (New York,Miami) . Same kind of contract that Vin Scully has with the Dodgers.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Marlins don’t have to do anything….we need to beat the damn Nats ourselves head to head.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
nolie – doesn’t matter – he should pinch bunt every game he does not play…
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Janish and Jack Wilson will both be making about a $1M next year. It’ll be an interesting spring with one of them probably traded. I like Wilson, but Yanish looks like his offense is going in the other direction than Jack Wilson’s.
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
@Hmmmm…..I suppose you’re right. But you know, these guys like Chipper who’s a baseball lifer, what else do they know??? They say they’re getting tired of living out of suitcases, but…..
I work with a lot of retirees and most of them seem very bored with life. Only so much hunting, fishing, traveling you can do. And he also said he might be interested in being a hitting coach…still have to travel then…just saying
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
Huddy is gonna pitch another inning or 2 because of all the Rain Delays that have forced our bullpen to pitch so many innings recently
Fresh Meat
August 3rd, 2012
9:33 pm
If it wasn’t for the seams…Uggla would be making NO contact…whatsoever…at the plate
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Good job, Michael…
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:34 pm
Hudson has forgotten how to bunt due to age and those pesky bone spurs don’t help either…
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
107 pitches and 4th time through the order? I like the hitters chances right now.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
I prefer Yawnish over Wilson just because at least you are going to get really good D. Wilson doesn’t give you really good anything.
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:35 pm
@Busch…I like the way you think…
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:36 pm
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:32 pm
Marlins don’t have to do anything….we need to beat the damn Nats ourselves head to head.
True but if the Gnats win both games of the DH,We can win and still lose 1/2 game in the standings.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:37 pm
If Chipper came to me and only wanted to play home games and half the road trips, i’d agree immediately….no hesitation whatsoever.
Would be stupid not to…
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Uh oh.
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Need a good ole fashion brawl.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
Okay…
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
I’d love to see a little brawl
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
9:38 pm
What’s all this, then?
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
GOOD EYE, MARTEENNN!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
most of the balls have not even been close, he should be mad at himself
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:39 pm
I understand, bravefaninok…
After 35 years or so, i can handle the basic math….but thanks!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
Galarraga and Prado both from Venezuela — must’ve missed something there.
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
Marteen benefited from his day off
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
First time I have seen a ‘hot head’ loser like that Gonnreah
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
He’s just frustrated. On a terrible team, umps not giving close pitchers … just human.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
oh yeah, let’s get a player hurt in a brawl with a team going nowhere. makes sense to me……
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:40 pm
That guy pitching handled that situation when the ump blew his no-hitter or perfect game very admirably a few years baqk. That deal with Prado, not so well!
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
Yup, completely agree Phil….could you imagine a bench of Reed Johnson(outfield) and Chipper(3B and 1B)…both switch hitters!!!
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
9:41 pm
(Philly)Hater
Reed isn’t a switch hitter, he is strictly RH.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Galarraga seemed pretty angry in the 6th as he was walking of the field.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
where did you get that Reed is a switchie?
UKUGA
August 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
Prado to Galaragga: “I am your faaaatheeeeerrrrrr.”
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:42 pm
come on JHEY
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
Darned bush league dude….got to call time….settle down and have a talk with the catcher or ask to speak with the Ump……getting into it with Marteen was just stupid.
John Lenin
August 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
What a d-bag move by Gallaraga.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
No brawl gonna happen there anyway. That slew footed pitcher didn’t want anyhting.
Braves definately don’t need a player hurt in a stupid shoving contest.
UKUGA
August 3rd, 2012
9:43 pm
heyward has looked anxious ever since he crushed that ball foul in his first AB
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Oy…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
bad night for Jason, is he finished???
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:44 pm
Screw Galarraga……plunk the punk!!
As for Chipper, he’d be starting next yr, not sitting. Part time or not.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
CAREER!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
Heyward has looked pretty rough at the plate tonight. 3 strike outs one night after three hits.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
seems as though the Braves batters are spending a long time in the ‘ready’ position before the pitch is delivered tonight – not sure if it’s the catcher being slow, but that’s my impression
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
BFChris….sorry my bad about Reed
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:46 pm
That was such an impressive at bat by Heyward…
J-MAN
August 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Well lets get a quick 1-2-3 innings and get back to hitting
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
this innings set up by a few walks aren’t ending so well
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
catcher had some trouble communicating with the relief pitcher too
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
Cashing in that opportunity would have been nice.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
9:47 pm
“bad night for Jason, is he finished” nolie
Hmmm. Wow. Just … wow.
This is an ex-scout, too, folks.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
Bench Heyward for Reed….
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:50 pm
MIAMI 3 WASHINGTON 1 TOP 8
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
DOB is AWOL.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
MIAMI 3 WASHINGTON 1 TOP 8
I had to look at the scoreboards to believe it…
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
Ben Ingram @IngramRadio
George Lucas just made 3 more Star Wars movies in the time it took Armando Gallaraga to get through 3 innings. #StarWarsNight
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
(Philly)Hater
No problemo. Innocent mistake.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:52 pm
ouch
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
Mac didn’t put much effort into that one – WP for Huddy – error in the wrong place there
phil
August 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
DOB is AWOL.
*********
time for a restraining order…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
pretty sloppy game, good its the ’stros
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
nolie – yep, good thing it is against a poor team.
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
You should get your copy soon Phil.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Would like to see Jhey cut down on his strikeouts because he and Bourn aren’t to awful far behind the team leader in that category. He’d be better offensively if he’d try to get closer to Chippers BB to K ratio.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Mac probably could have made a better attempt to keep that ball in front of him.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Well done, Timmy!
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
9:55 pm
Luis Avilan…where did this guy come from??
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Phil, I forgot to thank you for your support.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Great back handed stab attempt just missed by mccann. Bounced between his legs and Mccann goes about 3 mph to retrieve the ball. It’s ok. Hudson can probably get 4 outs this inning.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
9:56 pm
Good job Huddy – 7IP, 0ER – solid performance.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
Tremendous effort from Hudson. Seven innings, 4 hits, 3 k, 1 bb, and one unearned run allowed. I’ll take it every time.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
9:58 pm
RBI groundout by Lee….
MIAMI 4 WASHINGTON 1 TOP 8
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
9:59 pm
@Jim Powell, Bourn and Heyward went first to home in 10 flat
ACE
August 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
They timed the replays, after a discussion about who would win a foot race between Heyward and Bourn.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:00 pm
Support Your Local ACE!!!
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Don’t criticize Mac….
Against the rules, like political posts and such.
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Astros have given up 8 walks tonight … must be humid
(Philly)Hater
August 3rd, 2012
10:01 pm
Anyone heard more info about the gNats plans to shelve Strasburg after 160 innings?
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
can we trade Uggly for Altuve?
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
Ok – they showed the race between Bourn & Heyward – show the ‘race’ between Freeman and McCann – unbelievably slow runners back to back in the line-up
Fresh Meat
August 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
Is there a slower human being in MLB…than McCann ??
kevkat
August 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
has mac made it to first base yet?
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
Braves ♥ those walks
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Braves’ typical DP.
They can’t go an entire game without one.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:04 pm
Everybody knows Mac is slow but geez that was the longest DP that nobody fell down on the bases ever.
Don’t pay Mac for his speed though – Good thing to – He’d be eatin Bologna.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
they have hit into fewer DPs than most NL teams, why keep that up?
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
having to follow on gamecast – what got Marteeeeen so fired up?
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:05 pm
MIAMI 4 WASHINGTON 1 TOP 9
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
Wish we had that last lefty they brought in
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:06 pm
looks like Heyward needs a day off. Good thing about a bench – can actually rest people without a huge drop off and keep people fresh
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
3 more outs for the Fish to split their doubleheader
Fresh Meat
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Uggla needs to just drop the bat….& swing those 22″ pythons…at the ball
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
@Jim Powell, Bourn and Heyward went first to home in 10 flat
That’s 120 yards. I’d double check my stats just to be sure. If that’s accurate they need to catch the next flight to London and the Olympics.
TBbravesfan
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
he is glad he is pitching to uggla
Capt.Mudd
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
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archie
August 3rd, 2012
10:07 pm
Impact Player. All Star. National League Strikeout Leader. Hitter of dropped Pop-Up scored as double by hometown scorer. Dan Uggla.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
slow roller in a slow game
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Missy Franklin is awesome
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
pop up was not dropped
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:08 pm
Or did you mean 90 yards? My mistake.
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
keylargo – First to home is 90 yards. All the away around is 120.
MikeInFl
August 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
90, kl… draw a diagram if it helps…
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
10:09 pm
… and I see you caught it.
Fresh Meat
August 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
C’mon guys…there’s no math…there’s no MATH…in baseball !!!
bostonbravo
August 3rd, 2012
10:11 pm
With Chip it’s “Dan has a double (lol), an RBI and 2 strikeouts. “NOT he’s 1 for 3…WAIT…now he’s 1 for 4.
And BTW…how can he NOT hustle?? Is he supposed to walk to first? Take only a step to catch a ball?? Lord, even Fredi would sit him if he looked like he was totally a waste.
Nerdville
August 3rd, 2012
10:12 pm
Only 4 fours after 7 innings against the lousy Astros? That’s it? 4 Runs! Same old weak Braves offense.
Uggla’s night: That “double” the official scorer gave Uggla was so clearly an error by the Astros SS. What a farce, a hometown ruling if there ever was one. Then in the 7th Uggla can’t even get a hit against a minor league pitcher.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Key
I thought thesame thing but evidently they didn’t start until after the lead and secondary. Still quicker than I would have guessed.
BTW, in a race between the 2 – Bourn wins every time!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
learn some baseball, lost in the lights and never touched is not an error in either the OF or the IF
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
Time for Venters & Kimbrel (Hudson at 108 pitches). Amazing baserunning by Jose Reyes, going from second to home on a routine groundball got the Fish the fourth run against the gNats!!!
Both games are 4-1, with the right teams winning!
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:14 pm
4 – 1 Marlins top of 9th.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:15 pm
Freddie brought him back out to start the inning so he could get a standing O
Bama Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
If the fish and brave hold up do the braves gain a game?
Diamondback.Mac
August 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
I hope they gave Huddy a standing O.
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
Josh Johnson – 8 IP 3 H 1 R
I sure wanted him to be the ace for the playoffs and next year. Willing to take the chance he’s finally healthy.
Hmmmm
August 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
they’re going to let Josh Johnson try for the complete game
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:17 pm
Or EOF & Venters, since Kimbrel came aboard last night.
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
great job by Huddy
Nerdville
August 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
So tired of Joe and Chip trying to sugar coat and cover for Uggla. He’s terrible. A complete flop. Chip’s dad wouldn’t insult our intelligence by giving us a bunch of B.S. and would tell it like it was.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:18 pm
It touched his glove but most times even with an attempted recovery and a deflection they’ll get a hit.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
Marlins score again!!! 5-1!!!
Glad we did not see THIS Josh Johnson!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
RBI single by Bonifacio….
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 1 TOP 9
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
don’t go back to nerdville
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:19 pm
5 – 1 Marlins
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:21 pm
did it touch? only saw it once and I thought he missed it, but yeah when it is obviously lost in the lights it is usually a hit, almost always a hit when not touched at all
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
Sugar coat?
Ain’t working…well, it will for our “real” fans…
But not for us haters.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
MiaBch
Remember we did 2 series ago. Got a blister and had to leave the game and at that point we had 0 runs I believe.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
Marlins have the bases loaded, with two outs, top o’ da ninth.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
TOBF’s man-crush Greinke has given up 5 runs in 6 innings – open up that checkbook, Frank!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:22 pm
only here would supposed Braves fans bitch when a Braves player got a good call. stupid stupid stupid
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
We did face this Josh Johnson July 23.. 6 IP 1 H 0 R We lost 2 – 1.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:23 pm
Greinke is scary to me, and Dempster dived too
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
Sons of Anarchy Tues Sept 11
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
NBD, but I migta just left EOF in
Nerdville
August 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Learn baseball? Why don’t you watch the play on the field. The ball did hit his glove.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
Pretty sure it did but you’re right its a hit all the way. Can’t give a guy an error because he loses the ball.
Usually they average out with bloops, nubbers, obvious bad hops, and balls in the lights neutralizing line drives hit at somone or guys making web gems on you.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:26 pm
SOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Need a Justified fix though
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
It is remarkable how many constantly scream error over untouched balls that drop in….
Sure it’s a cheap hit but lord knows, if anyone needs a few, it’s Dan!
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
My major concern with Uggla is that it is starting to look very mental. Even in the slump last year, he hit bombs because he could still turn on a cookie fastball. He is yanking on EVERYTHING, has completely forgotten about RF and is a groundball hitting machine, like someone we knew of recent vintage. That little opposite field gork he hit against the Dodgers earlier in the year to drive in a crucial run in a win is not there anymore in his repetoire.
I am not kidding when I say that Uggla is suffering from a severe case of McLouth-oma.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:27 pm
it was still lost in the lights, and is no error 99% of the time. stupid bitcher
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Hinske got a hit… You don’t see that every day…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
he looks lost, no doubt MBBF
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
10:29 pm
Score a run here just to make Kimbrel sit – save him after a long (26 pitch) outing last nite.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
Man we are quick to say someones bat is coming to life and getting hot because of 1 hit. Maybe I missed 1 the last game or 2 but geez. One hit does not a hitter make$@$TT You know what I mean
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
yeah noles, learn some baseball why dont you?
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:30 pm
This Houston team has two decent players, Altuve and J.D. Martinez.
We will get a look at Lucas Harrell tommorrow night, but man they are stripped down, almost an expansion team.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
That was a nice at bat against a pitcher with an ERA over 7.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
10:31 pm
this pitcher has some heat
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
10:32 pm
Chip and Joe talk about Jordan Schafer having triple digit strike outs. Bourn has struck out over 100 times now too.
SNEAKY PETE
August 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
I was thinking about that too Mafia
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:33 pm
I’ll take an ugly double over an out anyday, but man, Uggla is not out of the woods. Might not get out till ST, still hustles and plays a decent second. Still need his production.
This is two months plus of nothing at the plate but walks.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
ok, I just ordered a Baseball for Dummies book Pete, I’ll get back in a day or two
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:34 pm
Tom
We have too many in or near the century mark in that Kategory.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
Sure wish Kimmy hadn’t thrown about 30 pitches up by 5 or 6 last night
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:36 pm
“can we trade Uggly for Altuve?”
Nope, they won’t do it. Hey, they have to have one decent player.
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
The stupid Bonifacio with a webgem gives the Nationals a run…
5 – 2 now, Bot 9.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 2 BOT 9
Bonifacio leaves the game with a wrist injury. Crazy Ozzie pulls Josh Johnson with 2 outs.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:37 pm
Josh Johnson comes out after 8 2/3…
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
Kimmie!!!
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:38 pm
I’m with you, Mark….
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
A great bullpen makes a big difference. Look where we were when the middle of the pen was in a slump.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
BALLGAME!
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
CRAIG!!!
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
10:39 pm
WOW – 99 down the middle – WOW
BFChris27
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Braves WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
99 mph FB by Kimbrel to end the game.
Braves WIN!!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Cishek in for the Marlins to close it out….
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 2 BOT 9
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Cishek in for the Marlins to close it out….
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 2 BOT 9
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Cishek in for the Marlins to close it out….
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 2 BOT 9
MIBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Congratulations to Huddy on his 100th win as a Brave! Well-earned! Great job again by Craig, and a really good night for Martin!
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Braves Win
They need to sweep this AA team!!
LAG
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
99 and paint. I like it.
Until tomorrow, kids.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
Josh Johnson is out of the game, Bonifacio hurt his thumb keeping a grounder in the infield, but a run scored. Two out, gNats man on 1st, 5-2 Fish, Cishek in to close…
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 3rd, 2012
10:41 pm
Nice win! #100 for Timmy as a Brave!
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
I don’t think Shaffer will ever stay above 240 if he gets there to begin with.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
MARLINS WIN, 5-2!!! BRAVES TWO BACK!!!
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
FISH!!!
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
BALLGAME AGAIN!
MIAMI 5 WASHINGTON 2 FINAL
JC Brave
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
Marlins WIN!!!
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
The last pitch wasn’t 100 mph…
Cause for concern.
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:42 pm
great win tonight. Huge to win the first game of the series
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
BRAVES WIN< BRAVES WIN!! oops FISH WIN!!!
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
2 back. Nats lose to marlins.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Nice to have a shut down closer.
Best pure closer that we have had. Smoltz was the best but he was not a pure closer.
We have had three shutdown closers in Rocker (for 1 yr), Smoltz and this kid who health permitting is the establishment closer for a long long time.
Oh, I forgot, Billy Wagner for one yr. Wonder if Billy Wagner would ever be a pitching coach someday, he was a mentor to these guys.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Good day for the Braves – Huddy 11-4, pick up 1/2 game on the gNats – Uggla ’smashes’ a 2 run double – think I’ll check out the olympics
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Hudson’s next milestone is Win number 200.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:45 pm
Nice win, boys! Let’s keep it rolling….
And thx, marlins…
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:45 pm
Gonna go to a bar tomorrow to watch Paul Maholm pitch. Read the blurb on him. Isn’t it great to have someone new on the team that WANTS to be here?!?
keylargo
August 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
I think I heard Billy W was coaching 13 – 15 year olds. Maybe his own kids were on the team.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
Nice win.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
What they doing tonight? Badmitton, rowing, mumbly peg?
Oh wait, maybe showing our pro basketball players scring 160 or something against Nigeria????
As you can tell, not a fan of the new olympics. But then again, its a good thing everyone isn’t like me.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:47 pm
Greinke has held the ChiSox to 6 ER on 10 hits – and to think I was against trading 18 people for him…
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Hudson has been a great Brave, better than I have given him credit for.
He only had one so so season since he has been here. Since the surgery, he came back better.
I hope he can be around after ‘13. Who says he cannot pitch till he is 41 or 42?
And the option for ‘13 is a bargain. Big bargain.
Pace
August 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Mark – I DVR it – skip past the dumb stuff – watch 4 hours in about 45 minutes! I already know the results, but like to watch some of it.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Wait, when are the Olympics?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
Mark
I am unsure what kind of future Schafer has anyway. He is capable of taking he walks, but his swing is way too long and he strikes out all the time.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:49 pm
Mark – with you again…
Olympics bore me to tears normally.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:50 pm
I think I heard Billy W was coaching 13 – 15 year olds. Maybe his own kids were on the team.
I could see Billy W being a great HS baseball coach if he wants it. He might stay home till his ids are grown. And that is a good thing.
There is too much knowledge and leadership for it not to be shared.
phil
August 3rd, 2012
10:50 pm
Is that 9 of 10 we’ve won?
Awesome!
Good night to those who remain…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:51 pm
just switch around till you find the shot putter phil, and pick on him about how fat he is, you’ll have fun
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
10:52 pm
I am unsure what kind of future Schafer has anyway. He is capable of taking he walks, but his swing is way too long and he strikes out all the time.
@Tomahawk — Correct, Schafer never seemed like a kid mature enough to be disciplined both on and off the field. He wants to be a 25 HR guy but does not have the ability to hit for big power.
Glad he is not a Brave. Not our problem anymore.
The A Bomb
August 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
Can’t stand those players who wear their hats sideways — Schafer, Fernando Rodney etc…..
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:53 pm
Yeah me too really on some of it. We talked the other day about it being better back in the day when thethe US, Soviets and East Germans would go at it. Liked it better too when the college guys played.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:55 pm
all those Soviet women F&Ters who had to shave their faces too………..
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:56 pm
Well unfortunately, based on some of his off the field decisions, maturity hasn’t been one of his greatest traits. Sure it probably carries over to his playing too
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:56 pm
or T&Fers
abeeewright
August 3rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Braves two games back. Striking distance.
‘Course Nats have six straight against the Fish and Stros. So Braves may not pick up much ground for awhile.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
10:57 pm
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman
Encouraging outing for @PeterMoylan w/ Gwinnett tonight: 3 hits (2 infield singles) and 1 run in 1 IP for Gwinnett. Fastball 90-92 mph
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:58 pm
Man, I am craving me some pizza. Been a while. Steve’s, here I come!
brian
August 3rd, 2012
10:59 pm
Love watching the swimming and beach volleyball
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
10:59 pm
Venice Jim: GREAT NEWS!!! 90-92!?!?!? WOW!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
10:59 pm
doesn’t sound all THAT encouraging to me
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
10:59 pm
They sure did Nolie. I don’t remember none of them looking like their tennis players do now days!
Anybody remember Letterman doing the Wimbledon Play of the Day back a few years and it’d be Kournakova just walking out there on the court or bending over to get a ball…
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:02 pm
Prado looked better tonight after some rest. Guy plays so hard and is so hard on himself he gets rundown I think
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:03 pm
Usually when it’s a shoulder, you say it’s over. I am really happy for Moylan. Literally, what a shot in the arm for this ball club for September if he can make it all the way back.
It’s been almost a decade since a lot of good things have happened for this ballclub in August. Getting Simmons, Hanson, and Moylan back healthy and productive will be HUGE!!!
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:06 pm
just not all that big a moylan fan, too spotty against lefties to get my all that excited
Brave New World
August 3rd, 2012
11:08 pm
Only 2 back. Still a lot of baseball to go, but the Braves are in a great position. GO BRAVES!
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
11:08 pm
MiaBch
I’m with you on 2 of the 3. Sorry, but I don’t think we’ll ever see the Hanson of pre-shoulder problems last year. Funky motion done caught up with him.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:10 pm
Now, if JJ could just get with the program for this season, for crissakes!!!
I do NOT want to see this loser on the roster in 2013. Those of you touting that Tigers trade a couple of years ago need to rethink that pose. The Braves did NOT make out significantly better, and thanks to JJ’s woosie-ness, we had to trade a valued young arm to replace his sorry self.
He’s a punk. Don’t wanna see him in our uni next year. Period.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:12 pm
Hanson has still been pretty effective in most games til this came up the last few, but prooly never what we once hoped for. but that ain’t uncommon at all in baseball
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:12 pm
nolie: he’s a bullpen arm that we did not have to trade for. If he is even within the ballpark of effective in September, every inning that he can pitch will be precious to us.
Damn, and I’m the one whose glass is always half empty!?
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:13 pm
We did get a few yrs out of JJ, but his usefulness is over for this team.
We gave up an aging Edgar Renteria for him, a salary they wanted to move anyway, so for the time they got usefulness our of JJ from 08 to 11, Braves did not do bad.
I don’t know if he can do it anymore. Too bad for JJ, he flamed out young.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:13 pm
of course we made out well, and we gave up nothing. the fact that he struggles now does not diminish what he did B4.
MikeInFl
August 3rd, 2012
11:13 pm
Oh lighten up MiaBch. Jurrjens a good kid and a good pitcher who’s suffering a (probably chronic) injury. Gave us 50 wins for about $9 mil. Compare that to Greinke or Halladay and the numbers work out pretty good.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:15 pm
Hanson is a decent pitcher from April until mid July, but he breaks down after the All-Star game.
Can this trend be reversed????? If so he is a solid mid rotation pitcher who can win you 15, 16 games and pitch 200 IP, and that is good.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:15 pm
Braves-’stros comming up on sportscenter.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:16 pm
just don’t trust roogys, nothing negative about it, they are usually more heartache than anything else.
it is always such a temptation to leave them in to skip over that one lefty to the next righty hitter and kablooee
MikeInFl
August 3rd, 2012
11:18 pm
nolie, I’m with you on Moylan. Walk rate was rising year after year too… but who knows, maybe the rehab will be a fresh start and he’ll revert to his old (2007) self.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:18 pm
Hmm — that is good value Mike in FL — Great value for what pitchers are getting paid this day in time.
I have a gut hunch that when Grienke gets signed that the team that wins that prize will regret it.
He has had one great yr in MLB, in 09,. An off yr in 10, good yrs in 08 and 11 and was having one good first half.
I am not sold on him, and Braves were smart not to give the farm up for him. We would not afford him anyway.
Looking forward to seeing what Malhlm does down the stretch run.
nolie
August 3rd, 2012
11:18 pm
y’all take care guys
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:20 pm
Just saw Uggla’s “double”. While I wish that could be a slump-buster, I just don’t feel that optimistic. He is totally lost in the ozone.
Paul Janish was an EXCELLENT pickup. That was a nifty pick he made in the highlight!
MikeInFl
August 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
I wouldn’t invest my $125 mil in him, Disgusted. Not sure what I’m gonna do with that money instead, though.
Bravefaninok
August 3rd, 2012
11:21 pm
Goodnight Bloggers…
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:22 pm
“‘Course Nats have six straight against the Fish and Stros. So Braves may not pick up much ground for awhile”
Maybe so, but as long as the Braves play their game who cares, as long as we play great all that is all we can ask for. This season has gone so much better than I expected, its been a pleasant surprise.
I was not sure this team would hold .500, and am proudly wrong. Predicted between 79 and 82 W. That was off base for sure.
Mark
August 3rd, 2012
11:22 pm
I’ll say it again
Every year there are severalTtalked Up Over-Rated Deadline Guys and this year was the biggest crop of those I remember.
I will say this though about Grienke. You seen his wife? She was more worth Delgado than he was.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:24 pm
Pizza Time!!! G’night folks!!!
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:25 pm
Well, $125 mil in the bank is better than a shaky investment anyday.
I don’t think he will get that — I see him more in the 5 yr low 100 mmm range. That is still not a fit for us.
He is good, has great stuff but is not that great. He is not as good as CC or even Hammels in my book. He’s a notch below those guys. Not a big notch below but enough to where 5 yrs at 125 is fool.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:26 pm
Disgusted: me too. I saw this team as 5-10 games under .500. September looms and the bats have to have their big-boy pants on if they are to overtake the gNats and make a deep run.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:28 pm
Hey, I would not give 5 yrs and 100 plus mil for Hamilton. And that would be on an unlimited payroll of I play fantasy GM.
Its getting overblown, not every All-Star should get 20 plus mil — getting out of hand.
I don’t see any Willie Mays or Mike Schmidt available.
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:31 pm
MiaBach — I think its safe to assume that this team will be a hundred percent healthier than last Sept’s team.
And some of these guys have gotten better — Heyward is one guy who took last yrs experience and took it by the horns and improved. Freddie Freeman is getting better.
We are seeing signs of the good Johnny Venters again. Lots of good karma around here.
And how FF comes up with a WAR of less than 2.0 gives less credibilty of that theoretical hyperboble. We KNOW that Freddie Freeman is a regular starting every day 1B who is getting better, & he is young.
monty
August 3rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Hinske got a hit!! Let’s all celebrate. Might not happen again real soon.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 3rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Seven innings from Huddy tonight. Just what the doctor ordered as our bullpen is getting taxed. This is my favorite part of the season,the stretch run. Where the numbers favor those who are winning and wok against losing teams.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:38 pm
Amen to all your points. If Simmons, Hanson, and Moylan can come back from their injuries and contribute and JJ can pull the string out and be a plus-contributor for this ballclub, I would be totally stoked!
I think this ballclub deserves as much. Ask me after tomorrow’s game and I will definitely tell you how this team’s mojo is going.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 3rd, 2012
11:40 pm
Coach: and that’s where Fredi has to get strong. He needs to allow starters to go at least seven, as opposed to the 5-6 crap he did last year that destroyed the bullpen. That is why IMO Moylan’s comeback is so key; any innings he can pitch in relief in September will be an absolute blessing for this ballclub.
And I mean A-NY-THING!!!
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:43 pm
Moylan has been sort of a forgotten man but when he is right he is a big assett.
I am just really hoping that Hanson’s back strain is minor. Hey, let the Hanson nay sayers say what they want, we need him. Even if he is not the proverbial ACE, so what he is not Randy Johnson or Tom Seaver, we need him.
And we need him beyond this yr.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
11:43 pm
The winning streak is wreaking havoc with blog numbers…
Disgusted
August 3rd, 2012
11:46 pm
@Monty — Hey, I am glad Hinke has gotten a couple hits as of late, I said it all along that we are going to need his experience and power at some point.
Eric has had a disappointing yr this time but he has helped us in the past and yes, I shall give the old “We Need Him.” He is major league and a veteran who is battle and playoff tested.
He is going to help win a couple of big games down the stretch. A vet I like on my team this time of yr.
Venice Jim
August 3rd, 2012
11:49 pm
Angels lose in 10, despite the stellar Greinke effort…
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
11:50 pm
anybody else think this could turn in to something real good? Team looks solid and that collapse had to wake some guys up. Something is there and I like seeing it.
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
11:54 pm
Venice, and that’s sad. Just shows how unhappy lots of people are. If you’re unhappy, you like to talk about negative things. Braves losing is negative. Sounds stupid, but it to me is a sign of people’s character even through a blog.
Mark
August 4th, 2012
12:06 am
Chatt
We have a little swagger right now but we have played lately a bad Phillies team about to trade off guys, a sorry Marlins and Astros team that hardly has a recognizable player.
I’m with you now. I want the Braves to do something special but we have big questions that have to be answered. Uggla is going to have to hit better, Simmons, after he gets going again, is going to have to come back the way he was prior to his injury and the other guys are going to have to be consistent the rest of the way,
Then the starting pitching is going to have to perform and really we have only 1 guy you can bet on. Sheets-I love the guy and his performance but its still early for him in my mind but …Minor is throwing better but still not a mainstay…Maholm – haven’t seen enough but I know he is a nibbler and thats scary to me in big games…Hanson is real questionable right now.
Hey, I’m hoping for the best but these are some of my concerns/questions
Disgusted
August 4th, 2012
12:16 am
I am with you CTB, this has been something real good.
If we just win the WC game and get to the Division series and lose I am cool with that (for the expectations I had).
If we go further well, of course that is great but personally I do not expect that. I do think its been a very good yr and if we are beating the bad teams well, that is what good teams are supposed to do. Lots of good has happened this yr.
We were supposed to be a 4th place team and its not just angry Braves fans who felt that way. So how can I complain.
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:21 am
CTB – apologize right now, or I will have to expose you…
Tell me on time I have been negative about the Braves losing, unlike…I don’t know…maybe you?
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:23 am
The unhappiest person on the blog calling me unhappy? What a joke you are…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:23 am
Mr NEGATIVE himself… I laugh in your general direction…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:26 am
Come on – pretend you’re just joking, like you always do when you say something ludicrous…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:27 am
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:11 pm
If our chubby assed catcher would hit a baseball like he hits the Pizza Hut and KFC’s, we’d be a much better team!
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:28 am
Oh, yes, that was positive…
tiger297
August 4th, 2012
12:29 am
again the damn fireworks make me miss the blog time…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
12:29 am
Venice Jim
I think CTB was just generalizing about people, not you in particular. Maybe, I’m wrong.
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:30 am
Wait, here’s a guy who never complains…
ChattTownBrian
August 3rd, 2012
8:15 pm
Shouldn’t Hudson be getting these Astros hitters out with like 4 pitches an inning? Man we need a real pitcher …
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:30 am
Bobby H – no, he hates me – not that there’s anything wrong with that…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
12:32 am
Sorry, VJ, I’ll butt out.
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:35 am
Bobby H- no, it’s okay. It’s just that he seems to like attacking people who tweak negative posters, and has said, that pointing out how stupid the horribly negative people are is worse than being a terribly negative person (albeit not exactly in those words, but that is the gist of his theory)…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:36 am
There might be those who theorize that he does this because when he gets frustrated he can be extremely negative, but who am I to theorize in such a manner…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:37 am
And the last thing I want to do is make fun of a Braves fan after a good win… unless provoked…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:38 am
But, knowing what a big heart he has, he is probably giving me an excuse to pad my stats, for which I offer a big Thank You!!!
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:39 am
In fact, I am clearly just having fun with my dear friend, as I am sure he was having fun with me…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
12:44 am
VJ
After reading a little further back, I think CTB was complaining about the people that are always complaining – not being here when the Braves win.
At least he was resourceful enough to find something to complain about.
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:44 am
Sorry…not really trying to pad…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:49 am
Bobby – sorry, I am just used to his chronic complaining about me over the last couple of years for be wing too positive – but, perhaps you are right…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
12:50 am
VJ
Pad, man, pad. Didn’t you tell me you have to work some ungodly schedule pretty soon?
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:50 am
And, I do think that he was offended by what I said about Greinke, even though I had forgotten when I posted that how he was banging the drum to give prospects away for a rental…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
12:52 am
VJ
Yeah, I was against any rentals.
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:56 am
I am really sorry for going off there – sometimes it’s good to do it here just to practice typing while being annoyed, and forcing an effort to see how horribly I type when my fingers are hitting the keys more quickly than my gin-soaked brain can determine which keys I should be hitting…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:57 am
And, with that…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:57 am
My annoying stat-padding fingers…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:58 am
Will disappear to prepare for my 2 hour workday tomorrow…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:58 am
(in preparation for my 11 hour workday on Monday)…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:59 am
And 21 out of 27 posts is very weak anyway…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
12:59 am
But 24 …
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
1:00 am
out of 30…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
1:00 am
is a good way to quit…
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
1:00 am
Gee, for a gin-soaked brain, the man types pretty well.
uga-brave
August 4th, 2012
1:08 am
did DOB finally go all cameon crowe and check out to go on the road with the replacements?
uga-brave
August 4th, 2012
1:10 am
hard to believe some of you guys dont like the olympics.
Veer
August 4th, 2012
1:22 am
Braves win and i am here. Some people say i am negative but even after a win i am here.
Bobby H
August 4th, 2012
1:31 am
You’re the man, Veer. This should have you in the running for poster of the week!
Ward
August 4th, 2012
1:33 am
Hello everyone! Win…..Win ……Win…… I love it! Time to call the Australian up. Moylan Ausralian for Beer…….
Ward
August 4th, 2012
1:34 am
Peter Moylan is the Braves call up for August, and Bull – Pen relief.
Ward
August 4th, 2012
1:40 am
nolie – Can I have that Baseball For Dummies book? little humor.
nolie
August 4th, 2012
2:06 am
good thing that he doesn’t type with his brain then, Bobby
My book ward, MINIE MINE!!!
I need it too much, getcher own
nolie
August 4th, 2012
2:07 am
who would ever say such a thing veer? You are an eternal ray of sunshine
uga-brave
August 4th, 2012
2:14 am
dont care if macc finishes out the season at .235 just as long as he hits 9 dingers a month.
Ward
August 4th, 2012
2:14 am
Damn nolie………little humor…..
nolie
August 4th, 2012
2:23 am
damn it ward, twas a little humor right back atcha
nolie
August 4th, 2012
2:23 am
why would i get mad about it?
Ward
August 4th, 2012
2:27 am
Don’t know how long the Braves run will last , but will enjoy it to the end……..Just bought a Triple Feature Of Chuck Norris movies. “The Delta Force”,” Invasion U.S.A.” , and “Misssing In Action”. On one DVD, so I’ll talk tomorrow, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” I’ll be Missing In Action for the rest of the night, and Peace my friends……..
nolie
August 4th, 2012
2:42 am
Jason is sooo bad that even Chuck Norris calls him Mr. Heyward
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
6:09 am
I awaken from my protracted slumber to find the BRAVES two back in the loss column.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
7:12 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
GWINNETT
G.Men fall to the BULLS 3-5. All runs generated by ERNESTO MEJIA’s HR with JOSH WILSON and FELIX PIE on base.
1B ERNESTO MEJIA [.307 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR [23], 3 RBI [78], 2 SO.
LF JOSH KROEGER [.246 BA] 2-3, 1 BB.
C JC BOSCAN [.197 BA] 1-4, 1 SO.
RHSP MIGUEL BATISTA [1.80 ERA] 5.0 IP, 3 H, zeros, 4 BB, 5 SO.
MIGUEL BATISTA…..really? When did he come on board?
RHRP BUDDY CARLYSLE [L 5-4, 3.12 ERA] 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R/ER.
LHRP DUSTY HUGHES 0.1 IP, zeros.
RHRP PETER MOYLAN [9,00 ERA] 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.
Not a rousing start for the side-armer from down-under.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
7:27 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
MISSISSIPPI
BRENT LEACH and the Bandits smoked by the LOOKOUTS 3-8.
LF EVAN GATTIS [.276 BA] 1-4, 1R, 1 3B [3], 2 RBI [19], 1 SO.
2B/RF PHIL GOSSELIN [.249 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [40], 1 SO.
1B JOE TERDOSLAVICH [.309 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 2 SO, 2 E [11, throwing, fielding].
RF TIM SMITH [.285 BA] 1-3, 1 SO.
SS/RF/2B JASON CHRISTIAN [.196 BA] 1-4, 2 SO.
LHSP BRENT LEACH [L 0-4, 3.34 ERA] 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 8 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.
This LH’d experiment isn’t working guys.
LHRP CHRIS JONES [3.83 ERA] 1.1 IP, 1 H, zeros, 2 BB, 0 SO.
RHRP CORY RASMUS [4.14 ERA] 1.0 IP, pristine.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
7:31 am
JOEY T. is inching ahead in the annual ‘Dr. Strangeglove’ award for the BRAVES’ minors’ organization.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
7:56 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
HILLCATS maul the MUDCATS 7-2
RHSP GUS SCHLOSSER [W 12-4, 2.91 ERA] 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.
Soph GUS has really come into his own this year. First runs allowed since July 6. He’s improving steadiny, and by the end of the month should be ready for AA-ball.
RHRP ANDREW WILSON [H 7, 1.65 ERA] 2.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 2 SO.
ANDY has put his train-wreck of a AA season behind him, and is sailing along in A+-ball.
RHRP RYAN WEBER [H 4, 4.32 ERA] 1.0 IP, perfection.
RHRP JUAN JAIME [3.60 ERA] 1.0 IP, no-hits, 1 BB, 1 SO.
Lead-off CF MYC JONES [.264 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [18], 2 RBI [26], 1 SB [15], 1 SO.
SS NICK AHMED [.273 BA] 2-5, 1 R, 2 SB [33], 1 SO, 1 E [21, fielding].
LF DAN BREWER [.265 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [4], 1 RBI [6], 1 BB, 1 SO.
1B CHRIS GARCIA [.302 BA] 1-4, 1 2B [21], 1 RBI [48], 1 SO.
DH ADAM MILLIGAN [.237 BA] 1-4, 1 RBI [37], 2 SO.
RF DAVID ROHM [.231 BA] 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR [2], 1 RBI [18]
phil
August 4th, 2012
7:57 am
Thx for the word from the farm…always appreciated.
Nice dead overnight blog….made for quick reading!
Oh yeah….good morning.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
8:17 am
DOWN ON THE FARM
ROME
Second rounder ALEX WOOD throttles KANNAPOLIS as the Legion become the INTIMIDATORS in a nine-run hit-fest.
LHSP ALEX WOOD [W 2-2, 1.80 ERA] 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO.
RHRP NAVARY MOORE [4.01 ERA] 3.0 IP, 1 H, zeros, 1 BB, 2 SO.
Excellent midde-relief stint, his second in a row.
RHRP WILSON RIVERA [3.61 ERA] 1.0 IP, pristine, 2 SO.
Lead-off CF TONY MUELLER [.267 BA] 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B [6], 1 SO.
Rookie ROSS HEFFLEY [.281 BA] 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR [2], 3 RBI [19], 1 SO.
1B ‘BillyBECK’ BECKWITH [.308 BA] 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B [21], 1 SO, 1 E [9, fielding].
DH ROBBY HEFFLINGER [.276 BA] 3-5, 1 R, 2 2B [14], 2 RBI [38].
3B KYLE KUBITZA [.232 BA] 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB.
Soph RF WIL SKINNER [.253 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [22], 1 RBI [39], 1 BB.
Rookie LF CHASE ANSELMENT [.216 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 SO.
C RYAN QUERY [.220 BA] 2-4, 1 2B [4], 2 RBI [14], 1 BB, 1 SO.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
8:20 am
phil:
Great to see us only two down in the loss column this a.m. Let’s keep it up. i want to see a 9-1 record in the past 10 games in the newspaper at the end of this home-stand.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
8:21 am
Oops, feed-bag time. Be back in a few.
phil
August 4th, 2012
8:24 am
Yeah, when we say we should sweep this series, for once, it’s absolutely true!
Lew
August 4th, 2012
9:13 am
There’s a new blog.
ChattTownBrian
August 4th, 2012
9:29 am
Venice, little jumpy? I wasn’t refering to you, I was talking about the blog in general and how some disappear during winning streaks.
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
9:33 am
Moylan moving closer: At Triple-A on Friday: 1 inning, 3 hits (2 infield hits), 1 R, 2 K, 90-92 mph fastball.
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
9:35 am
Braves last 10 games: 9-1 with 1.40 ERA, 52 runs scored, opponent held to one run six times
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
10:00 am
Nationals are 4-4 with 4.44 ERA in past 8 games (vs. Milwaukee, Philly, Miami)
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 4th, 2012
10:39 am
Which blog is the new Blog?…
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
11:08 am
CTB – we kid because we love (really – I obviously misread your post – sorry). And I was just poking fun at the small sample size lovers with the Greinke commentary…
Kat
August 4th, 2012
11:25 am
Interesting article from NYT..
“Why D.C. Is Doing So Well”
A SPORTS team obviously cannot create a civic renaissance. But when a city and a team happen to go on a good run at the same time, it can be particularly sweet, and it’s happened more often than you might think…… http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/sunday-review/why-washington-is-doing-so-well.html?hp
Venice Jim
August 4th, 2012
11:31 am
Kat – focal blog changed over night – people on the Chipper, Hudson story…
74bravesjersey
August 4th, 2012
11:34 am
Fired up about’cha Prado, keep the MoJo goin’. Prado Bravo Company!
74bravesjersey
August 4th, 2012
11:36 am
Got Me Fired UP! DOB! Got me goin’ Big man! Bravo Co.
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
11:36 am
Entering his Braves debut tonight, Maholm is 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in six starts at Turner Field, his best ERA at any ballpark where he’s pitched more than once.
He’s allowed one homer in 39 innings at Turner Field, with 36 strikeouts and eight walks.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
12:01 pm
DOWN ON THE FARM
DANVILLE
Double-header washed-out in D-VILLE yesterday.
GCL-ORLANDO
The Mousekaters lose a protracted battle with the STANKEES-rookies 6-7. RATS!
RHSP ROBERTO ESTRELLA [L 1-3, 6.60 ERA] 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 HR, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO.
LHRP ERIK CORDIER [0.00 ERA] 0.1 no-hits, 2 BB, 1 SO.
ERIK CORDIER is on the 40-man, but I think his days as a BRAVE are numbered. Yesterday in ORLANDO he issued two walks then recorded the first out in the fourth with a SO. After that he was shut-down, and pulled from the bump. He’s been battling extended injuries of unknown origin evidently.
RHRP MIKE FLORES [4.76 ERA] 2.0 IP, no-hits, 3 BB, 2 SO.
RHRP PAT SCROGGIN [0.00 ERA] 1.2 IP, 1 H, zeros, 2 SO.
HOKIE-HOKIE high. RICHMONDER SCROGGINS is off and running after extended ST on the back-lots.
Rookie LHRP BRANDON ROHDE [1.08 ERA] 2.0 IP, pristine, 3 SO.
The rook’s have a fine initial season.
RF JOEY MENSES [,291 BA] 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB.
C TONY NUNEZ [.233 BA] 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B [3], 1 BB.
3B MIKE DODIG [.173 BA] 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B [4], 1 HR [2], 5 RBI [9], 1 SO.
DODIG has really struggled this initial campaign, but the BRAVES are sticking with his bat. He finally seems to be making some head-way. Best game of the season yesterday.
EMMANUEL DANIEL [.180 BA] 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B [1].
Rookie 2B K.C. CLABOUGH [.414 BA] 2-4, 1 2B [3], 1 RBI [3], 1 SB [6], 1 SO.
KC was overmatched in ROME, and since being sent down to ORLANDO, he’s been in and out of the line-up, but when in it, he’s been pretty good. In nine games in the GCL, he’s 7-13 with three doubles, two RBI’s, 4 BB, and only three SO’s.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
12:04 pm
Looking forward to the last series MAHOLM vs. MORTON. Both should have the adrenaline flowing.
Juan
August 4th, 2012
12:12 pm
I just saw the Damage in Atlanta of the “Big Brother” BBQ…wind & tree come down from those Thumderstorm
Juan
August 4th, 2012
12:13 pm
Sorry Fox Bros
BFChris27
August 4th, 2012
1:11 pm
Why everything so quiet lol.
Juan
August 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
BFChris27 …..I think is don’t know which one is the Main Blog…I think Vivlamore put the Game story from last night as a Blog
Patrick
August 4th, 2012
2:31 pm
I’m sure a bunch of people have posted this already. But HA!
Lowe was cut by the Indians, hahaha
74bravesjersey
August 4th, 2012
2:47 pm
@richbrave; Keep those minor league reports a’ comin’; very helpful, either it’s you, ralph, anybody, very much appreciated. & the one & only DOB – still undefeated.
74bravesjersey
August 4th, 2012
2:55 pm
@richbrave; sorry to bother ya, but I know I often speak of Gattis & more recently Mejia, 2 young Thumpers, just wonder’n, if the Bravos ever needed their services, would you think they would be ready? I kinda look at ‘em as our version of what the angels have out of their 2 young thumpers, Trumbo & Trout. Though I know their much younger. I also look at ‘em in comparison to ARZ’s Goldschmidt & Boston’s young 3B thumper who’s mak’n headlines. You’re thoughts & if you’ve seen them play any?
74bravesjersey
August 4th, 2012
3:03 pm
Man O’ Man; If Uggla gets his zone squared up, mind clear, hit it where’s it’s pitched,(& he has done it in the past) He’s a beast. Here’s hope’n for it Uggs. Pull’n for ya, ya muscle milk. Might have to slow up on it son so you give those guns a rest. Ya can still tater’em out of there bud. Need you’re flexibility there bud. Don’t give in to there pitches, Dannyboy look for you’rs cuz’.
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
3:39 pm
BRAVES LINEUP: Bourn cf, Prado lf, Heyward rf, Jones 3b, Freeman 1b, McCann c, Uggla 2b, Janish ss, Maholm lhp
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
3:46 pm
74bj:
MEJIA has performed exceptionally well in GWINNETT. In fact, there has been no appreciable drop off in his production between last season in AA and this one. His BB-SO ratio has eroded from roughly 1 BB-2.8 SO [58 BB-156 SO] to 1 BB-3.5 SO [29 BB-104 SO] this year. SO’s might be the only major concern I could see in ATLANTA. If his patience improves a notch or two I’d say he’s prime-time.
Because of EVAN’s set-back with the wrist injury, I think a call-up in September might be in order. But assuming we’re in a tight pennant race I’d say this won’t happen this year. Like MEJIA, GATTIS’ age creates a short shelf-like in the minors. I’d say GATTIS is sent to AAA next season with a healed wrist, and if he responds, he could see some time in ATLANTA in mid to late 2013.
JOEY T. our other masher, will need another full year between AA and GWINNETT in my estimation, but should show well next season as he’s improving significantly at the plate in MISSISSIPPI. His glove will undoubtedly keep him chained to the bench if or when he arrives in ATLANTA sometime in mid-late 2014.
CF TODD CUNNINGHAM has cooled a bit the past week, but is having a break-out season in PEARL RIVER. Not tremendous power, but solid defense, and he will hit for average in ATLANTA in 2013-14.
Of course, with young men who knows what the eventuality will ultimately be. But you asked, so that’s my take.
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
3:49 pm
I believe i caught CUNNINGHAM last fall in the AZL. Looked pretty good. He’s improved at the plate since then.
The others unfortunately, no I haven’t seen them. Have missed the AAA MLBN games this season thusly haven’t seen MEJIA much to my chagrin.
David O'Brien
August 4th, 2012
3:50 pm
NEW BLOGGAGE
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/08/04/maholm-makes-much-anticipated-debut-for-braves-tonight/
richbrave
August 4th, 2012
3:55 pm
74bj:
Your mention of RED SOX up and comer’s reminds that one RICHMOND-area youngster JACKIE BRADLEY Jr. [SOUTH CAROLINA alum] is on the way up the BOSOX food-chain. He’s in AA PORTLAND after torching the CAROLINA League. He’s cooled a bit in AA, but I would not be at all surprised to see him arrive as a lead-off hitter for them in late 2014.
Braveone
August 5th, 2012
1:49 pm
From the previous blog which had 1,077 comments, Efrim led the way with 78 posts. There were 125 different poster names. Here are the Top 25:
Rank Poster Frequency
1 Efrim 78
2 phil 69
3 Mark 45
4 Brian from SC 42
5 Bobby H 40
6 TheOnlyBravesFan 34
7 nolie 31
8 uga-brave 31
9 Tomahawk Mafia 29
10 TennesseePaul 26
11 richbrave 26
12 Pace 25
13 Veer 24
14 DAP 20
15 Lew 20
16 Powderfinger 20
17 SNEAKY PETE 20
18 brian 20
19 ncscoots 20
20 Bravefaninok 19
21 cricket 19
22 ChattTownBrian 17
23 MiaBchBravesFan 16
24 CraZy 15
25 Jerry 15