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TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:21 pm
Uggla’s the first guy in MLB history to be on a major league rehab assignment.
Not cool man!
David O'Brien
August 5th, 2012
4:22 pm
Uggla’s 0-for-4 today drops his home average to .185, tied for second-lowest in the majors
Bat Masterson
August 5th, 2012
4:23 pm
Heyward has scored from first on a double 4 times in the last three or four games if memory serves.
gotigers72
August 5th, 2012
4:24 pm
Don’t know what “The Bourne Ultimatum” will be as far as his contract goes after this season, but I say we let him slide and get another CF from elsewhere. He strikes out way too much, especially for a leadoff man, and has lost 40-50 points off of his BA lately. Sure he’s a great base stealer, but you can’t steal first.
Jeff R
August 5th, 2012
4:24 pm
Uggla’s 0-for-4 today drops his home average to .185, tied for second-lowest in the majors
Pretty incredibly… bad.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:25 pm
Heyward has scored from first on a double 4 times in the last three or four games if memory serves.
Yes, he’s done it recently. IIRC, however, there were times at the beginning of the season where Heyward did not score from first on a double, esp. with 2 outs.
Jeff R
August 5th, 2012
4:26 pm
Looks like the Nats are going to take another one from the Fish. Braves aren’t catching a break here lately. The Bravos need to keep winning, stay close to the Nats. A lot of games still to play.
Jerry
August 5th, 2012
4:26 pm
Stop the Presses!!!!!!!! Does it look like Francisco has lost weight?
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:27 pm
yeah Jerry it has for a while now
Jerry
August 5th, 2012
4:28 pm
Since when are ushers supposed to watch the ballgames?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:28 pm
Does it look like Francisco has lost weight?
Yes, at least to me… Not that it really matters. Wonder if the Braves told him to lose weight in addition to actually working in the cage.
MikeInFl
August 5th, 2012
4:28 pm
Coming into today, Uggla had scored from 1st on a double 8 times; Bourn 6 times; Heyward 5; Prado 4. No one else over 1.
Uggla’s 8 is the most in the NL.
JC Brave
August 5th, 2012
4:29 pm
Francisco WALKED!
I’ve seen it all now. I can die in peace…
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
4:29 pm
WASHINGTON 4 MIAMI 1 FINAL
Tina
August 5th, 2012
4:30 pm
D.O.B do you think Todd Cunningham has a chance to be an everyday player?
BF54
August 5th, 2012
4:30 pm
Mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!!
Tomahawk Mafia
August 5th, 2012
4:31 pm
Francisco and Bourn both reached base in the same inning. That is something special.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:32 pm
whew. guess I won’t be needing that facial reconstruction afterall if they just hold on for one more half inning……
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:32 pm
Does it look like Francisco has lost weight?
Unfortunately, this means I can’t call him Fatsucko anymore…. he’s thinner, and not so sukky lately.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
Heyward has done it 4 times the last week or so, not sure that is up to date
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:34 pm
“And who in the hell is that Roseanne Barr-sounding moron screaming during these games?”
A-Bomb –Now, that was funny, real funny. She sure has an irritating voice. Sort of a loud version of Edith Bunker.
You know, your projections that Heyward is going to be a Willie Mc Covey type might not be all that far off though I still say that is alot to ask, but not impossible.
ACE
August 5th, 2012
4:35 pm
Here is the 8-2 homestand that Chipper said we needed.
MikeInFl
August 5th, 2012
4:37 pm
baseball-reference, nolie. Never known them not to be up to date, but I have no idea…
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:38 pm
If Francisco ever got a chance to be a regular maybe he could hit 20 to 25 bombs and knock in 90 something ribbies.
He might hit .240 and the OBP would be in the .290 to .305 range but if he plays adequate defensively, hey, could do worse for the money.
I’d might rather give him a chance than trade a ton to get a guy like Headley whom some here just are infatuated with.
We can still keep Marteen in left.
Jerry
August 5th, 2012
4:38 pm
Yes, at least to me… Not that it really matters.
Considering he’s 10 for his last 19, it might matter a bunch. Would love to see a Melky type work out for us instead of after they move on.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:38 pm
much more athletic and better baserunner than McCovey was. closer to Winfield tools wise
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
4:38 pm
Disgusted — 2-3 years from prime and look what he is doing.
Even some of the so-called “know-it-alls” around here bashed him and it was ridiculous because all THEY look at is paper. You don’t dismiss an athletic specimen like this without making sure potential has not been reached. Guy grew up competing against the best teenage athletes in the nation. He was rushed up and only now is he locking in.
Glad to see all the morons have shut their traps. But he is the next McCovey — plus. Watch.
billh
August 5th, 2012
4:38 pm
Chipper is doing this right and I can prove it, believe it or not, with a story from ballet. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hang out at the ballet. But my wife took me – here in Atlanta – to a performance during Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov’s farewell tour when he was retiring from ballet. If ballet had a hall of fame he’d be in it. But – and I’d only been to one other ballet performance – during that last year he was performing he looked clumsy. Even to me, a person who doesn’t understand ballet. You could tell he knew what he was doing but his physical skills had diminished. So it was sad to watch, knowing that he had been one of the world’s greatest. That last year will be the only memory a lot of people have of him.
Chipper on the other hand is going out like a champion – as good or better than anyone around him. That’s the way to go out – the way to leave memories. Not as a guy who was on the decline, but as a baseball legend who is playing with the best. I’m glad he’s retiring that way.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:39 pm
Game over, Braves take 2-3 just like I expected. Good series, Great homestand.
Later folks.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:39 pm
Bye bye ’stros. will kinda miss y’all
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:39 pm
And, another one for the good guys. They are not BUMBS anymore.
ACE
August 5th, 2012
4:40 pm
JS reporting that Uggla heard some boos today.
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:40 pm
Yea, this is it for the stros, not in our league anymore after this.
An end to a history and once a former division rival. Been playing them a long time.
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:41 pm
Well, its about time Uggla gets booed. He deserves it.
Bama Brave
August 5th, 2012
4:41 pm
Good Game Won the series.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:42 pm
don’t know Mike, but I was thinking Jason already had several b4 this run the last few days. I could easily be wrong on that
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
4:42 pm
Let ‘em go.
Get them out of the NL Central where teams can pad their records against them. Good for us, good for baseball.
Lance
August 5th, 2012
4:42 pm
Until next time….Go Braves
nolie
August 5th, 2012
4:43 pm
whatever AB
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
4:45 pm
Nolie — the comparision to Winfield is about right.
Mc Covey was a super hitter, but he was not a very healthy player, played with arthritis much of the time. But what a stretch he had from 1963 to 70. He never had a 30 HR season again but that was more cause of wear and tear. He still came back to SF after being with SD and had a good 77 season before finishing out with 3 sub par past his prime yrs.
Jerry
August 5th, 2012
4:45 pm
I would love to see Brian Jordan off the Fox payroll next year.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 5th, 2012
4:47 pm
Nice 8-2 homestand. Too bad they were unable to gain more ground on the Nationals than they did.
MiaBchBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
4:48 pm
Early innings of futility against a plus-4.00 ERA starter reminds me of last night – and what may be another September harbinger. When playing better teams in the next few weeks, the Braves’ hitters will not have the soft underbelly of the Astros’ bullpen to kick around. Hell, they couldn’t do anything with the soft underbelly last night.
Aside from Chipper being Chipper, the only other Brave out there with a proper plate approach is Paul Janish – and that’s not a good sign at all.
Jerry
August 5th, 2012
4:49 pm
Sheets vs Worley, Minor vs Hamels, and Hudson vs Kendricks.
Venice Jim
August 5th, 2012
4:56 pm
The 100 meter dash is a great sporting event in terms of the time it takes out of the day to watch it…
Couch Tater
August 5th, 2012
4:59 pm
15 years ago 306/376/510/886
10 years ago 320/423/500/923
5 years ago.. 334/429/582/1.011
This morning. 317/394/513/907
August 5th by the numbers. Chipper.
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
5:05 pm
Very strong homestand by a Braves team that had not been that great at home during much of the first half.
They really are playing like the Braves of the 90’s and early ’00’s. Its as if the old Braves have been back like the 15 yr run.
Can’t control what the Nats do. It will be tougher to make the playoffs cause the competing teams like Pittsburgh, and the West comtenders are tougher. And you cannot eliminate St Louis either.
Cincy is no slouch either, its a tougher league as far as the top 8 teams go. At least we R one of em.
archie
August 5th, 2012
5:05 pm
Does Don Sutton have any pop culture references more recent than 1982?
Disgusted
August 5th, 2012
5:06 pm
At least track and field are watchable and have some excitement.
Not boring like golf. I am the number one Golf hater in the world. Proud to boast of that.
ChattTownBrian
August 5th, 2012
5:08 pm
Watching the Chipper interview just now – that’s another reason why he’s my favorite player always. Always answers their questions and you can tell he wants to win and loves the game. He’s what you call confident, not arrogant.
JASon
August 5th, 2012
5:10 pm
“So, Chipper Jones, are you having any second thoughts, any reservations whatsoever, about your plan to retire after the season?”
Please, no. This is the one thing I have liked about all of the tributes to chipper from the different teams. He has to retire now. Which is good because he has been nothing but a mental deadweight to this team. His lack of motivational and people skillls is the primary reason this team chokes every september and october in some cases. He sucks. Take a hike you piece of crap.
ACE
August 5th, 2012
5:12 pm
How do you feel about the other players JASon?
nolie
August 5th, 2012
5:14 pm
Which is good because he has been nothing but a mental deadweight to this team. His lack of motivational and people skillls is the primary reason this team chokes every september and october in some cases. He sucks. Take a hike you piece of crap….JAson
has there ever been a bigger pack of lying crap posted on the ol’ blog??
nolie
August 5th, 2012
5:15 pm
GIMPAH?????
Snoop Dawg
August 5th, 2012
5:16 pm
Crazy talk about the Braves being a sub .500 team without Chipper this season somebody mentioned earlier. He’s having a great year but after the difficult start with him not in the lineup, they can win games when he’s not there. Better team without him no doubt, but still would be a decent team without. Not close to a sub .500 team
Snoop Dawg
August 5th, 2012
5:17 pm
better with him in the lineup should have read
Snoop Dawg
August 5th, 2012
5:19 pm
8-2 pretty solid homestand don’t ya think? Couple of losses that stung but this is not a great team. a good team, not a great one. .800 homestand about as good as it gets for this team
ACE
August 5th, 2012
5:21 pm
good homestand no doubt. team could have playerd down to their opponents level.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
5:21 pm
800 homestands are about as good as it gets for any team
ACE
August 5th, 2012
5:23 pm
JASon must have been a hit and run poster.
Yogi Berra
August 5th, 2012
5:23 pm
Great game…
ChattTownBrian
August 5th, 2012
5:25 pm
JASon has special needs after that bird shyt in his ear which went in to his brain. Poor fella.
nolie
August 5th, 2012
5:29 pm
Drive by Dentzian post perhaps
Snoop Dawg
August 5th, 2012
5:31 pm
Philly just what Brian McFats needs right now. Big mound of rebound swinging a sorry stick again. Saying if he and Muscle beach Party playing 2B dcn’t get it going, Fredi G ooming into second guessing not sitting these boys a little more.
SNEAKY PETE
August 5th, 2012
5:33 pm
he’s not gonna be second guessed by anybody with any baseball intelligence
Bozo ( The Clown )
August 5th, 2012
5:35 pm
im not a violent person by any means, but god do i wanna shoot that annoying ” lets go michael/uggla/david/…lets go chant from that stupid lady she is so freakin annoying and its every single game , anyone else know what im talking about…its the same lame azz lady every time
Bozo ( The Clown )
August 5th, 2012
5:38 pm
do they have to mic this person every game .. i mean we need a break sometimes.. can you mute her? just some thoughts… besides that annoying God awful dip sHT douche biotch it is exciting that myfavorite two teams r doing so well! Although the braves have a way to go to be mentioned in the same breath as my Red Legs . 22/26 wins now in the past 30 days… just amazing to watch chapman, latos and cueto.. and we have the number one hitter in baseball hurt and the deservent all star phillips team is scary good
SNEAKY PETE
August 5th, 2012
5:41 pm
whatcha smokin’ Bozo?
Capt.Mudd
August 5th, 2012
5:45 pm
I think Ross and Chipper won this for us today
Hmmmm
August 5th, 2012
5:46 pm
“2 homes for Jones”
Your story is misleading Associated Press, I read nothing in that article about Chipper’s 2 homes …….
Capt.Mudd
August 5th, 2012
5:48 pm
Hey Bozo……You appear to be On the path to Lovetron…..congrats
VaBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
5:49 pm
Hard to believe we needed to use 6 pitchers today.
ACE
August 5th, 2012
5:50 pm
Don’t break any backboards on your way there.
Jeff R
August 5th, 2012
5:53 pm
Please, no. This is the one thing I have liked about all of the tributes to chipper from the different teams. He has to retire now. Which is good because he has been nothing but a mental deadweight to this team. His lack of motivational and people skillls is the primary reason this team chokes every september and october in some cases. He sucks. Take a hike you piece of crap.
Brilliant mind, incisive reasoning… but those SAT scores might be a tad low – provided you made it to high school.
Capt.Mudd
August 5th, 2012
5:55 pm
Yes, there was an Astronomical number of pitchers in the game today
Capt.Mudd
August 5th, 2012
5:58 pm
Chocolate “thunder” pudding is served afterwards
Jeff R
August 5th, 2012
5:59 pm
Chipper’s going out the way a talent of his caliber should go out: hitting and helping his club to the post-season. Must be a great feeling to be an old pro like Chipper and clicking on all cylinders.
Capt.Mudd
August 5th, 2012
6:07 pm
……When the cock crows/when the winds blow…….when I look on down the street; I see Fredi in a Chevy…..makin’ love to something sweet……in the last day’s of the century, leaning from my balcony, changes come so rapidly—can’t you feel it in the air.
keylargo
August 5th, 2012
6:09 pm
Anyone who remembers Willie Mays in a Mets uni in 1973 knows CJ is doing it the right way.
David O'Brien
August 5th, 2012
6:14 pm
Postgame Bravos quotage
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/08/05/braves-quotes-after-sundays-win-against-astros/
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
6:18 pm
As far as Chipper going no sense pushing it. But where it is going to hurt the most is that he still scares the crap out of opposing managers and it helps the way the entire lineup is pitched to. Look what happens when he takes an AARP day off or two. We suck.
B
August 5th, 2012
6:22 pm
Thank you Todd Van Poppel.
David O'Brien
August 5th, 2012
6:32 pm
Braves notes: Venters big in return; Chipper to stay overnight in Atlanta, likely out of lineup Monday
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/08/05/venters-big-in-return-chipper-likely-out-of-lineup-monday/
Rocko
August 5th, 2012
6:45 pm
How about Uggla for Austin Jackson?
the truth...
August 5th, 2012
6:51 pm
Agree on the Twitter Girls…………..but what would you expect…..they are Twits
kenhotlanta
August 5th, 2012
6:56 pm
Fredi, I have supported most of your actions for 2 years and defended you time and time again, but PLEASE sit Uggly tomorrow and let Marteeen play 2nd. This has been going on for too long and I don’t know how much longer we can afford to play this black hole every day, I don’t care hard he plays. I can play hard too, but I couldn’t hit Murph’s 4 year old, and at this point, neither can Uggly.
ChipperisGod
August 5th, 2012
6:59 pm
Incredible year so far for Chipper. Bats finally came alive a bit. Good to see Bourn get a nice knock. Let’s get those Phillies!
BraveDan
August 5th, 2012
7:00 pm
Sure hope the Nats or Phillies don’t get Bourn next year. We sure need him ourselves someway or another, too hard to find the combination of great leadoff hitter/centerfield defense he provides.
Hmmmm
August 5th, 2012
7:02 pm
“2 homes for Jones”
“Your story is misleading Associated Press, I read nothing in that article about Chipper’s 2 homes …….”
“2 home runs for Jones”
that’s strike 2, you get 1 more strike to get it right AP then you’re out
BraveDan
August 5th, 2012
7:03 pm
Yeah, would like to see Uggla get a couple days off to hopefully get his head straightened out. Prado and Pastornicky can handle second.
BraveDan
August 5th, 2012
7:05 pm
DOB, i guess no waiver deals for us?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
7:09 pm
From Braves.com…
ATLANTA — Right-hander Jair Jurrjens, his future with the Braves in doubt, will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett, which returns home on Monday for an eight-game homestand.
“All I know is that I’m going out,” Jurrjens said Sunday. “I don’t know when I’ll pitch.”
Jurrjens was put on the disabled list Thursday to clear a roster spot for starter Paul Maholm, who was acquired in a trade with the Cubs before the Trade Deadline.
Jurrjens hurt his right groin on Tuesday against Miami as he made his first relief appearance after being demoted from the rotation.
“I slipped and it was tight the next day,” Jurrjens said. “Now it feels OK.”
ATLANTA — Tyler Pastornicky has played only occasionally since his recall from Triple-A Gwinnett on July 14, but he has done well in his rare appearances.
Pastornicky, who started the season as the Braves’ regular shortstop, was 3-for-6 with two walks and delivered a pinch-hit home run against the Marlins on Tuesday to pad a 7-1 victory.
“Pinch-hitting is definitely not easy,” the rookie said. “But I’ve been trying to learn from [Eric Hinske] and follow his routine. He’s the best. I just try to be ready for any situation.”
Pastornicky had played only four innings defensively since his return, but had taken advantage of the time before games to work at second base and in the outfield. But the Braves envision him as a potential super sub.
“It’s definitely an adjustment,” Pastornicky said of his limited playing time. “But when I got called back up, I felt a lot more comfortable. There wasn’t as much pressure. I felt more relaxed.”
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
7:13 pm
Heck I want to see Uggla get a couple of days off so WE get a couple of days off.
I doubt even his popups could reach that short porch at Citizens Bank.
English Speaking White Guy
August 5th, 2012
7:19 pm
Why is McCann taking so many days off. He used to catch 4 out of 5, now its down to 3 out of 4. He needs to be traded to the AL so he can be a DH.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 5th, 2012
7:22 pm
Uggla’s contract combined with his near total lack of production, will make for a very gun shy front office come time to sign free agents in the off season.
Radio GaGa
August 5th, 2012
7:24 pm
Your front page says Chipper hit two home runs today. How could somebody screw up that bad?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 5th, 2012
7:32 pm
Never really gave thought to a 6-man rotation, but Schultz does bring up some good points.
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/08/05/medlen-should-give-braves-reason-to-consider-6-man-staff/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog
No. 1 starter Tim Hudson has bone spurs in his ankle. He already has received two cortisone injections. The rest would help.
• Perceived No. 2 starter Ben Sheets has started four games after not pitching in two years. Wear and fatigue could be issues.
• No. 3 Paul Maholm would be taken out of his every-fifth-day rhythm. If you consider that potentially catastrophic, raise your hand. (Anybody?)
• No. 4 Mike Minor has long surpassed his career single-season high with 116 2/3 innings (he threw 82.2 last year). Another off day should be welcomed.
• No. 5a Medlen isn’t going to complain.
• No. 5b Hanson is in no position to complain.
The A Bomb
August 5th, 2012
7:34 pm
I suggested that a couple of weeks ago.
Carl Farvman
August 5th, 2012
7:37 pm
“Does Don Sutton have any pop culture references more recent than 1982? ”
Agree. I’min my 50s and they bore me to tears. Any wonder why younger generations can’t relate? These crews are old and stale. Constant simple humor and chuckling. Very bad.
Jeff R
August 5th, 2012
7:38 pm
Bourn needs more breaks, too.