Maholm pitches 3-hit shutout for first Braves win
NEW YORK – The Braves watched Paul Maholm pitch this way enough times against them, so it was a lot more enjoyable watching him do it for them.
Maholm threw a three-hitter in a 4-0 win against the New York Mets on Friday night, pitching his sixth career complete game and fourth shutout to get his first Braves win in his second start since being traded to Atlanta.
“Masterful performance,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said after Maholm had five strikeouts and no walks and recorded 27 outs in 29 batters.
Jason Heyward belted a two-run homer in the first inning and Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer in the eighth, but this night belonged to Maholm (10-7).
He threw a shutout in 95 pitches (64 strikes), the fewest by a Braves pitcher in a shutout since Greg Maddux threw back-to-back four-hitters in September 2000, in 90 pitches against Arizona and 89 pitches against Florida.
Maholm is 6-1 with a 1.20 ERA in his past eight starts, and the left-hander equaled his career-best wins total from a 10-15 season with the Pirates in 2007.
“It’s obviously good to get off to a good start when you come over to a new team,” said Maholm, a Mississippi native who grew up cheering for the Braves. “And to get the first one out of the way, a complete game, it’s fun…. Rossy [catcher David Ross] called a great game, and the defense made some great plays.”
Uggla, recently awakened from his long hitting slumber, added a two-run homer in the eighth for the Braves, who played without injured Chipper Jones and Brian McCann and won for the 13th time in the past 16 games. They’ve won 23 of 31.
They also have a six-game winning streak against the Mets after losing the first four games between the teams this season.
“Offensively we didn’t do much, other than two two-run homers,” Gonzalez said. “And I tell you what, the last one by Danny was big. He could go back out in the eighth inning with a four-run lead instead of a two-run lead.”
Uggla has hit .307 with seven extra-base hits and 13 RBIs in his past 11 games, after hitting .110 with four extra-base hits and nine RBIs in his previous 42 games.
Heyward continued to sizzle. He has five homers in his past 15 games to give him a career-best 19 for the season, topping the 18 he hit as a rookie in 2010.
But the story was Maholm, who was 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in five previous games at Citi Field. The left-hander was superb Friday, keeping Mets hitters guessing with a mix of fastballs, cutters, change-ups and sliders.
“Obviously he pounded the strike zone,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “We swung at a lot of pitches early in the count. He was strike 1 on a lot of guys. No consistent pattern. He threw some first pitch curveballs, some first-pitch fastballs, some first-pitch sliders, some change-ups. Really kept us off balance. We didn’t adjust very good.”
Maholm worked at his usual modest 87-89 mph with his fastballs, but placed most of them right where he wanted them to go, just as he did his breaking pitches. The Braves have seen something similar to this before from Maholm, who was 3-1 with a 1.36 ERA in eight starts against the Braves, including 2-0 with an 0.69 ERA in two this season before the trade.
“You see his ball decent and you want to swing at it, but it’s just moving so much that you can’t square it up,” Ross said. “I was like, these guys are still going to be aggressive and swing, they’re not taking. Because I remember being in that situation when we were in it, like when he beat us in Chicago 1-nothing. He did that tonight, just throwing the ball in the middle of the plate, having his sinker cut or breaking ball he brought out late and change-ups early on, and double plays.
“That’s a catcher’s dream. A lot of fun.”
Maholm had a 5.02 ERA in his 10-win season with Pittsburgh, a far cry from his current 3.50.
“When you’re throwing 87 out there, you’ve got to know how to pitch from the get-go.” Ross said “And he’s gotten nothing but better as he’s gotten older. There’s something to be said about veteran pitchers that know what they want to do to every hitter and know how to read hitters like catchers do and try to get on the same page as catchers.”
Maholm had a five-decision winning streak snapped when he gave up three runs on two homers in seven innings of a 3-2 loss against Houston in his first start for Atlanta. He got back into his pre-trade groove against the Mets.
He needed only 48 pitches to get through the first five innings, recorded 16 outs in the first 16 batters he faced, and didn’t allow a runner to advance past first base until Rob Johnson’s one-out double in the sixth.
Ruben Tejada reached on an Maholm error in the first inning and Daniel Murphy on a single in the second. Each time Maholm induced an inning-ending double-play grounder from the next batter.
He got a pair of ground-ball outs after Johnson’s sixth-inning double, and got another ground out after Scott Hairston’s two-out double in the seventh.
He got stellar defense in the sixth inning from center fielder Michael Bourn, who robbed Jason Bay of a potential extra-base hit with a running catch at the warning track, and from shortstop Paul Janish, who ignored a flying barrel from a broken bat and fielded Andres Torres’ grounder for the third out in the inning.
“My main goal is to mix speeds, challenge them down [in the strike zone] and get groundballs,” Maholm said. “The guys made a bunch of great plays. Tthe one at third [by Juan Francisco]. Freddie [Freeman] made a great play [at first]. Two double plays. Mike went and got the one [warning-track flyball] in center… And obviously with J-Hey and Uggs hitting home runs, it helped me just make my pitches.”
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Matt
August 10th, 2012
9:42 pm
Matthew 19:30
Waiting 4 D Haters
August 10th, 2012
9:46 pm
Wonder what BravesFanInWisc and BravesLose have to say about Maholm and the game he pitched…
Such losers…
Runner-
August 10th, 2012
9:47 pm
I cant even remember, so can someone help me out?
Who did the Braves have batting first pre-Bourn and pre-Schafer last season? Was it Prado?
P'cola Brave
August 10th, 2012
9:47 pm
I may be wrong but is this the first complete game by a Braves SP this year?
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
9:49 pm
Fifth
Adam
August 10th, 2012
9:51 pm
Dempster who?
Zac in Tempe
August 10th, 2012
9:53 pm
P’cola Brave, Beachy had a shutout I think.
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
9:58 pm
Where is BravesfaninWis and all his negativity about Maholm?
Think the Rangers would trade Dempster right now for Maholm?
But the Braves wouldn’t for sure.
And how about the game calling of that Florida Gator behind the plate for the Braves? Go Gators, Rossy.
Tom
August 10th, 2012
9:59 pm
8th
Destin Dawg
August 10th, 2012
10:00 pm
I cant counnt. Never gaduateeed from elementary school. I has always regretttoed thaat.
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:02 pm
Destin Dawg…..are you sure you want to continue using my posting name (at 9:49)
milt famey
August 10th, 2012
10:03 pm
Where are all the FW bashers who were so critical when he failed to give away 3 top prospects to rent Greinke for 2 months? I want to see you man up and apologize for criticizing FW, who has done an excellent job. BTW, Greinke has had 3 starts for the Angels and allowed 12 ER over 19 innings and is 0-1. His ERA in that stretch is just below 6.00
Glenn
August 10th, 2012
10:03 pm
The best pitching pick up of any team at the trade deadline; no question; Dempster or Greinke have struggled, are both right handed, cost more, and are both free agents at the end of the season. Maholm is on fire, a lefty, his pay is very reasonable, and is under contract another year. Oh, and by the way, we got a top-notch guy off the bench as well in the deal…May be the best deal Wren has pulled off yet.
milt famey
August 10th, 2012
10:04 pm
Tampa Gator, I’m pretty sure that David Ross played for Auburn along with Huddy.
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:04 pm
D.B….at the AJC…..
I have used TAMPA GATOR for years on here….and DESTIN DAWG has been using it on AJC blogs and posting juvenile things in my name. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO STOP IT?
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:06 pm
@milt famey…..
Rossy signed with Auburn out of HS…..but then transferred to Florida.
Jarvis Jones
August 10th, 2012
10:07 pm
Bravos on a roll! Unfortunately, so is the Nationals.
DaveinNEPA
August 10th, 2012
10:08 pm
Maholm pitched a great game tonight.
I think this deal for Maholm may work out for us much better than the one that fell through with Dempster.
Obviously, from watching him, he knows how to pitch. He’s a lefty which we needed anyway. And we control him past this season. Our rotation is certainly looking better these last few weeks.
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:09 pm
Anyway…..
another great game by the Braves. If Maholm pitches like that for the rest of the year….the Braves will be hard to catch for the wildcard….and the Nats might cool off. He is the type of starter who also does well in the playoffs.
And….for the record…..the REAL TAMPA GATOR is signing off for the evening. Let the juvenile post using my name begin.
Go Braves.
HAL
August 10th, 2012
10:10 pm
the wren bashers are in the closset looking at thier autograped js book how too rape a farm system or say hi to atlanta tex may as wave bye at the same time lol
Quack Quack
August 10th, 2012
10:12 pm
Paul Maholm We’re glad you’re here!! JHey gets a hard Birthday Smack, and could it really happen? The announcer on MLB said that Dan Uggla’s season started August 1st. Lets hope he rides us to the end of OCTOBER!!!
Great game Bravo’s…..
GO BRAVES!!!!
GFJacket
August 10th, 2012
10:13 pm
gNats are like the Braves of the early 90’s. Strasburg is their young superstar, but he is their 3rd best pitcher. Jordan Zimmerman has been lights out. If Bryce Harper can get out of his hitting funk, they will be hard to beat. Michael Morse is beginning to show last year was no fluke.
Quack Quack
August 10th, 2012
10:14 pm
@Tampa Gator…I’m really an Orlando Gator living in Augusta Ga. Go figure…
Tampon Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:14 pm
Sorry I am so ill, it is that time of the month.
milt famey
August 10th, 2012
10:16 pm
Tampa Gator, I looked Ross up and he did actually play the 97 season for Florida (his junior season) after going to the College World Series for Auburn in 96. He played in the College WS for 2 teams in 96 & 97. He went pro after his JR year. He must not publicize his stay at Fla because the media never mentions it. They refer to his Auburn background.
Largo
August 10th, 2012
10:18 pm
Maholm sure made it look easy tonight, a great job of pitching. Heyward and Uggla kicked some butt too, making it an enjoyable game. Way to go, guys.
fuzzmeister
August 10th, 2012
10:30 pm
Bravos looking good, Maholm in the game all the way, awesome pickup by FW. Can the Gnats keep up their pace man they just win every day.
Columbus
August 10th, 2012
10:30 pm
Good news all the way around tonight. UGGLA UGGLA….great to have you back brother! Braves will be a beat with him back bashing soon and if the starters keep pitching well. Go Braves.
You can win it all this year if everyone is playing well come late September and October…
Jimiz
August 10th, 2012
10:34 pm
Paul was in his zone tonight. Can’t ask for anything better from a new guy. He might be the difference maker for us this year. Dan dare I say tha man cause folks he looks like tha man right now. We needed that as much as he does and more. Perhaps he will be the difference make. Nice game guys we need to put these teams away and we are. Awesome Go Braves
Columbus
August 10th, 2012
10:35 pm
Nationals havent done nothing yet. They got to get by the Braves to win the division and al great as they have played, The Braves are on their heels. A LOT can happen in 7 weeks especailly playing the Nats head to head….Go Braves!!!
So?
August 10th, 2012
10:36 pm
Really happy for JH who hot a lot of gripes earlier this season. He’s a huge asset and will be for years to come
BillEGoat
August 10th, 2012
10:39 pm
Wren tends to do a good job with TRADES. He has some problems with free agent signings, such as the ones for Lowe and Kawakami. Uggla’s signing is questionable, although we can hope he will be productive for the rest of the year. Those long-term high-price free agent contracts can be VERY harmful to a team.
Jimiz
August 10th, 2012
10:42 pm
Whoops i forgot to thank D.O.B for another enjoyable read.
The Bear
August 10th, 2012
10:47 pm
Braves looking good
GulfwavesGary
August 10th, 2012
10:48 pm
It is remarkable with the Braves playing so well for the 3 or 3 and half weeks, they have gained 0 games on Washington. ZERO. The suddenly hot Uggla has been a real surprise. Rather have him hot this part of the season than the first two thirds. Heyward ,Chipper, Freeman and Mccann are all hot, but we have gained nothing on Washington. Maybe when Strasburg goes to the bench, we can move to first place. A one game playoff scares me alot. We are doing all of this with a shortstop hitting under 200. He has had some clutch hits and has really been great on the field. If Simmons comes back hot, I love our chances. GO BRAVES.
J-MAN
August 10th, 2012
10:52 pm
I was a fan of the Maholm trade and this was why.
Tim C
August 10th, 2012
10:53 pm
Wow! I know the man catches a lot of s— on here, but Wren should be executive of the year for pulling off the Sheets & Maholm deals before the deadline. He has given us a serious chance this year! Go Braves
Teddy B
August 10th, 2012
10:53 pm
Maholm looked great tonight! So glad we picked this guy up rather than a pricey rental that would’ve cost us half the farm. Uggla keeps showing signs of life, maybe its time to wake up and use those Popeye arms and hit him some dingers!
Heyward keeps rolling on, blasting HRs and winning us games. I like it when my favorite guy on the team carries us and keeps improving. He’s going to be scary in the next few years…for opposing pitchers that is! WTG BRAVES!
Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
10:54 pm
The REAL TAMPA GATOR has to come back to say something…
Fire Will Muschamp! I fear that the gators will start to get dominated by the Dawgs like they were for decades.
Oh boy, am I scared.
Pj
August 10th, 2012
10:54 pm
Hudson, maholm, Hanson and Sheets in a 7 game series works for me. Jair and Minor can join Medlen for any 2-3 inning possibilities and O’Ventribel hasn’t been taxed as much as last year and shorten games by 2 innings. I love our chances
Teddy B
August 10th, 2012
10:55 pm
Every time we got a HR tonight I had my 3 year old yelling “GO BRAVES!!” It was great. Reminds me when I was a kid watching games with my old man.
Alex M
August 10th, 2012
10:55 pm
Runner- I believe our lead off man prior to Bourn and Schafer was Nate McGoof.
Bob Horner
August 10th, 2012
11:10 pm
If Uggla stays hot, we will catch the Nats by September (provided they lose a game here and there). Maholm is better than Dempster, hope we can sign him. He looks Glavine-esque out there.
I’m really wanting to say “this is our year” — but I’ll hold off until we catch the Nats. Bats are going, and lineup looks deep (don’t forget Andrelton is coming back).
LETS GO BRAVES!
Fan of Tampa Gator
August 10th, 2012
11:40 pm
Tampa, your comments on the Braves are spot-on 99.9% of the time. Keep it coming. We know when the pretender is scamming your ID.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 11th, 2012
12:24 am
Speaking of Maddux………location, not velocity is what makes a pitcher.
ohhhhYEAH
August 11th, 2012
12:29 am
OH MY GOD! WHY IS UGGLA ALWAYS IN THE LINE UP???? WHY IS HE STILL PLAYING???? WHY CANT WE TRADE HIM?!!!
Bet all you people feel stupid now. THIS is why we dont sit him, and THIS is why we dont trade him. Because he busts his rear end for this team and when he finally gets it going, he gets it going in a big way. So shut up and enjoy, its about to get fun
Homer
August 11th, 2012
12:31 am
Just need to take the Nats down a notch when its our turn.
knockahomerx
August 11th, 2012
12:34 am
Go Braves!! We have what it takes to win the World Series and be World Champions. Welcome Paul Maholm to the Atlanta Braves Pitching Staff. Braves have great pitching again with your addition. Welcome Reed Johnson our bench got stronger with you. Welcome Greg Walker and hitting coach team, the team has really battled at plate this year like l never seen before.. Guys are improved and getting runners home from third with less than 2 outs. Welcome Paul Janish, hell of great job my man. You looked great behind Maholm tonight. Our defense has gotten stronger. Welcome Juan Francisco, pat on the back for great glove and stick. You need to get mentioned more in my humble opinion. Get in shape like never before this offseason and you will be a beast at third batting fifth next year. l hope some of our minor leaguers will start producing fruit regularly from now and beyond. Braves have Pitching, Best Bullpen in MLB, definitely best Closer (K)imbrel, Defense, possible Gold Glovers @ 1B, SS, all OF, Power Hitters, SPEED for first time ever, SPEED, Basestealers, OBP guys, Braves batters if any others have notices absolutely wear down pitchers. Some teams we have faced have thrown 100 pitches in fourth inning. All we need is great September callups, Health, and Determination, plus Execution when the player gets his oppurtunity for the history books. Can Atlanta Braves Win The Prize. OH Yeah BABY!!
knockahomerx
August 11th, 2012
12:41 am
Manager Freddi Gonzalez, Start the team, everyone, the entire team on bunting practice. Well timed and well executed bunts during playoffs are like freethrows in Basketball. A good bunt could win a game or at least make good thing happen. Braves one weakness this year is we need to bunt better. Practice rundown plays, special situations. This team is very good. The Braves just need to be prepared and know how to execute. Get’r Done!
nc fan
August 11th, 2012
2:20 am
guarantee you that strasburg pitches in october
gm said 180 innings not 160 like espm says.
make 2 starts in sept.,and thats it
jdmbainsider1
August 11th, 2012
3:58 am
Mr. T (Maholm) is pretty good.
lkmantsk
August 11th, 2012
6:10 am
Hudson, Maholm, Sheets, Minor, Medlin. A great starting rotation for next year. Beachey can be added the following year after recovery to replace Hudson, who will probably be gone. If not, move Medlin back to the pen. Trade Hanson (too many injuries and no talent) and Jair Jerkoff (too many injuries and even less talent) for whatever we can get for them. Maybe some draft choices or a couple of bucks and a baby pig.
Just sayin…..
lpt nation
August 11th, 2012
6:51 am
@OHHHHYEAH if the uggly haters felt stupied that means they would feel like you . Add 50 points to his avg. and we lead the division as a braves fan i want him to do good all year we don’t need a part time player.All this is meaningless we have him WE CAN’T TRADE HIM that money for that avg.we better love him he is a brave until the contract is over
RunninWithTheDawgs
August 11th, 2012
7:21 am
If Maholm keeps pitching like this and Hudson and Sheets keep performing well and Hanson can get back in there we’re finally starting to put a dependable pitching rotation together. The only mention I’ll make about Jurrjens is I hope he is able to make some kind of contribution to the team whether it be in the bull pen or in a trade for a good player. I think keep rotating Delgato, Medlen, and Minor in the fifth spot ’till one of them earns it. GO BRAVES
mark
August 11th, 2012
7:30 am
need to keep Uggla batting 7th don.t dare move him up in the order
JNick
August 11th, 2012
7:52 am
You’d think that fans could properly spell the names of the players they’re talking about…sheesh. Also, you can’t trade draft picks in MLB the way you can in football/basketball…the only picks that can be traded are the compensatory picks awarded to low-market teams (new aspect of the CBA that went into effect this year), and a small market team won’t trade picks for a player they won’t be able to sign past 2013…
Jo
August 11th, 2012
8:10 am
Better Maholm than that dumpster Dempster.
Larry
August 11th, 2012
8:10 am
Runner-
August 10th, 2012
9:47 pm
“I cant even remember, so can someone help me out?
Who did the Braves have batting first pre-Bourn and pre-Schafer last season? Was it Prado?”
Runner, along with Prado and Schafer, this dimwitted manager was dumb enough to pencil in two free swinging, 100% guess hitters, Uggla and Alex Gonzalez in the leadofff spot last season.
Among other reasons, can you see how this blockhead cost his team the playoffs last year?
a fan
August 11th, 2012
8:59 am
Larry your the dimwitted one.
74bravesjersey
August 11th, 2012
9:07 am
“Uggs” is back; now we got the xtra thumper that’s been missin’ awhile; Now Bravos let’s really tear it up! Oops,uh-oh, not McCann, gotta get it(shoulder) healed. Please, no wasted spot w/J.C.Boscan, let Gattis back up Rossy!
Davey Sprocket
August 11th, 2012
10:12 am
Sure Uggla is “back”. If he gets to hit against AAA pitching like that of the Astros and Mets (and the fillies have a couple of AAA-quality guys too – he did great against Hamels, I guess?) in a 10-game HOME stand. Yeah, pencil him in fo 30/95 like he did several years ago. He never faced anyones closers because the starters were so bad they never came in. Do you really want him up with 2 outs in the 9th, needing a hit? Nope.
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
10:19 am
J-Hey and Uggy go yiketty
Mark Duncan
August 11th, 2012
10:52 am
Braves are tearing it up and with the addition of Maholm I see the team getting stronger as the season draws on. That was a great trade and Wren should be congratulated for it. Washington? The way the Braves are playing things will work themselves out. In comparing this year to last year and 2010, I feel the Braves are stronger in every area. Especially on defense and in the starting rotation. As Keith Richards sings at the end of Tumblin Dice, Keep on rollin! Go Braves! Hey DOB play some Stones!
Mark Duncan
August 11th, 2012
11:12 am
DOB, I obviously did not read the Blog from yesterday. Thanks for the Stones and all the good work you do for us Braves fans. Go Braves!
Lobosolo
August 11th, 2012
11:23 am
Limpy Lah-reeeeeee… crying as usual…. what household yours must be…. big kleenex tab, I imagine…. poor, poor, whiddle legend…. must be hard to live for someone who thinks he was a pretty good player for nine years and still not know a rip about the game…..
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
11:28 am
MR LOBOSOLO You are funny.
74bravesjersey
August 11th, 2012
11:46 am
There was a time right before the Maholm/Reed Johnson trade, I think the Braves (wren) was inquiring about Scott Hairston, knowin’ right now he’s there #4 hitter, but I think wren made a better move gett’n this dynamic Lefty/& if not the best ph off the Bench. I heard I believe the Mets wanted more package for Scott Hairston, correct me if I’m wrong.
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
11:58 am
Hello Mr74bravesjersey. You going to talk to DUMB Amber
74bravesjersey
August 11th, 2012
12:06 pm
Hello Miss Amber; was thinkin’ about ya’ll wednesday, hope everything is well consider’n?
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
12:16 pm
Mom and I are well. Trying to move on. Without boyfriend anymore its hard with no friends. Will make it as long as I got friends here. Got thru OK Wed. Was ready to get out of dress and find blue jeans. Thats DUMB Amber again trying to be something she is not.
splendid splinter
August 11th, 2012
12:17 pm
The lead-off hitter prior to Bourn was Felipe Alou (for those who can remember back that far)
74bravesjersey
August 11th, 2012
12:26 pm
Chin-up Miss Amber, keep pull’n the Braves through. Be back ‘n a li’l while.
cdog
August 11th, 2012
12:44 pm
michael bourne has become a dangerous weapon for other teams because he has stop settling for homeruns and using the whole field like ralph garr and matty alou use to do.he’s keeping his front foot in and stepping at the pitcher instead of pulling away from the plate.all of the braves hitters need to do this.i”m glad to see the team exhibiting character and a winning attitude. freddy gonzalez is even managing better. keep up the good work and we will see you in the world series this fall.they will over take the washington nationals before its over despite other nl teams deliberately, throwing games to them
mpimentel
August 11th, 2012
12:57 pm
hudson-sheets-maholms-medlen-minor the rest of 2012
hudson-hanson-maholms-sheets-minor 2013 starting rotation
hanson-beachy-maholms-minor-tehjeran 2014 starting rotation
beachy-maholms-minor-teheran-delgado 2015 startin rotation
Jaded
August 11th, 2012
1:19 pm
This is quietly turning into a very satisfying season. I say quietly because all the focus in the NL East is on the Nats, and deservedly so. They’ve been exceptional. But the way the Braves have bounced back from last year’s collapse has been very encouraging. All those nasty losing skids we had earlier in the season led me to believe we still weren’t equipped to handle adversity, but those spells seem to be a thing of the past. That’s what rock-solid starting pitching will do for you.
It’s been a tale of two seasons for Wren. He was justifiably criticized for not making adjustments after last September, but over the last month or so he’s pushed all the right buttons. Signing Sheets was a masterstroke, and the Maholm/Johnson deal looks like a huge shot in the arm. Some of these moves happened a little later than I would liked (Medlen should have been in the rotation in April), but it’s better late than never. The Braves look really dangerous right now. There are no longer any glaring weaknesses on this roster.
danny
August 11th, 2012
1:33 pm
Whatever happens with this years team, as a life long Braves fan, I am as proud of this team as I have been of one in a long time. They play hard the entire game and can win in so many different ways. Power, speed, pitching and just overall baseball intelligence. They don’t give up when it’s 9-0 and can play small ball well enough to win 1-0. I’m all in with these guys.
charles
August 11th, 2012
1:57 pm
The way the Braves are playing right now i kinda wish there was only one wild card team.
Kendell Jones
August 11th, 2012
3:09 pm
Miss Amber, you need to stay with us. It is very nice to that a young lady like you to be making comments on supposedly a mans game. But I also know some more young ladies that like baseball. And unlike others, the name that appears on my post is my actual name. I just don’t care for the psuedonyms that people use. Unlike them, I am not ashamed of my name. And by the way, that game last night was one whale of a game. Go Braves.
Tallahassee Fan
August 11th, 2012
3:26 pm
Runner,
Prado, Costanza, and Shafer, among others, were used in leadoff position of batting order.
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
3:34 pm
Thank You MR Kendell Jones Thank you for the invite and compliment. There are some peole who don’t believe that Amber is my true name. They are wrong. I am just DUMB Amber rooting hard for our Braves. GO Braves!!!
Tallahassee Fan
August 11th, 2012
3:38 pm
Oh, and Nate McLouth–eechh!
ohhhhYEAH
August 11th, 2012
5:24 pm
Oh thats right lpt,
I forgot, you expected Uggla to be Pujols or Hamilton or Cabrera, someone who hits for power and avg. Yeah….and I’m the stupid one….
beachside bulldawg
August 11th, 2012
5:30 pm
Ain’t it nice how you can pull for a gator or tigerwareagleplainsman when they play for my Braves now.
Amber Girl
August 11th, 2012
6:10 pm
Got food. Got Popcorn, Got icecream. Got soda. Got TV on. Off to watch game. See y’all tomorrow. Good nite Go Braves!!!