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Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 16th, 2012
8:39 pm
Do you think Chipper would be up for getting his legs chopped off and replaced with those carbon-fiber jobs?
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 16th, 2012
8:39 pm
Intentional walks bug me.
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
8:39 pm
Schneid?
Kat
August 16th, 2012
8:39 pm
What more can Chipper do..such an amazing season for him. So excited to be able go to his last reg season game in Pittsburgh! Better be jam pack full of Bravos fans!
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
Braves should have Chipper Jones bobble head night in every home game for the rest of the season…..
Bama Braves
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
Loves The Crowd Tonight!!!
David O'Brien
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
W/ 2 out in 5th,#Braves have gone HR, HR, BB, D, IBB. Now Marquis is out of the game.
Efrim
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
This team absolutely unloads on RHP’s.
ACE
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
You are right Jerry, Maybe we will be seeing Jason end his career in a braves uniform many many years down the road.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
He’s good enough to come back for 1 more year… esp. with the DH
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
8:41 pm
get off the schneid
To break a scoreless, hitless, or winless streak (i.e., a schneid). According to the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term “schneid” comes to baseball via gin rummy, and in turn comes from German / Yiddish “schneider,” one who cuts cloth, i.e., a tailor.
nolie
August 16th, 2012
8:41 pm
bases are drunk in the bottom of another 5th
nolie
August 16th, 2012
8:42 pm
11 walks in 13 innings? We’ll take a walk
ACE
August 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
Janishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
brian
August 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
there we are Janish
MIBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
Way to go, Paul!!!!
SoWeGa Fanatic
August 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
Jason Marquis is the only player I remember bad mouthing Bobby Cox and the Braves after he left. Glad to see him get beat around a little.
Bravefaninok
August 16th, 2012
8:44 pm
WTG Paul!!!!!!
BFChris27
August 16th, 2012
8:45 pm
Janish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Animus
August 16th, 2012
8:45 pm
Janish just increased his season RBI total by 50%!!!!!!!!!!
Love to see ’strategy’ backfire like that. Walk a big hitter to get to guy that WAS hitting below .200 for the season.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
BALLGAME!!!!!!
JC Brave
August 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
Freeman and McCann are out in full force on the bases tonight…
LAG
August 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
Too bad Mac had to go and get thrown out at 3rd. We didn’t clear Meds for the next inning.
This team is worthless, I tell you. They can’t do a thing right.
….
OK, now with a negative post, does this feel like the blog we all know yet?
ChattTownBrian
August 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
nolie, the question just asked who the last ATL primary OF hit .300, Frenchy did it. Didn’t say the player had to play so many games.
Mr. Enigma
August 16th, 2012
8:46 pm
Christ, McCann is a fat idiot. Nice job getting thrown out when they could have cleared the pitcher for the 6th.
Animus
August 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
Called it. JD Drew, SHOULD have been a Chipper answer tonight though.
Efrim
August 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
6-0. Yikes.
nolie
August 16th, 2012
8:47 pm
man those two guys are a buncha dummies with the Braves trivia most nights
DawgNole
August 16th, 2012
8:48 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
8:40 pm
He’s good enough to come back for 1 more year… esp. with the DH
____________________
Just hoping he can continue finishing this year–and his career–on a high note and injury-free. Don’t think we should ask fo–or expect–any more than that.
Animus
August 16th, 2012
8:49 pm
man those two guys are a buncha dummies with the Braves trivia most nights
Yup, it’s not like it’s a JOB REQUIREMENT to know baseball trivia/history or anything right?
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
8:49 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
Spoke to Jason Marquis yesterday. He told me he’d miss facing Chipper Jones when he retired. Wonder if he’ll reconsider that sentiment now?
DawgNole
August 16th, 2012
8:49 pm
ask FOR–or expect
Capt.Mudd
August 16th, 2012
8:49 pm
Posche Boxberger a mid-engine roadster with a high pitched engine note.
htownbravesfan
August 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
Watching the game on my phone at work. I thought I would never enjoy watching anyone play as much as I enjoyed watching Dale Murphy. This season, Chipper has proved me a wrong. What a gamer! Anyone who hates on Chipper or even claims he isn’t a first ballot hall of famer should not be allowed to watch baseball ever again. That goes for fans, players, and sports writers alike.
nolie
August 16th, 2012
8:50 pm
Enter your comments here
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
8:51 pm
Watching BMac run is painful for a speedster like me….
So How Come?
August 16th, 2012
8:51 pm
Why is baseball so backward about some things? Mac has a bad shoulder. He needs some rest to let that shoulder mend. Without rest, he’s a shadow of what he was a few weeks back. We have Ross who is AT LEAST as good or better than Mac when Mac is hurt. So instead of sitting Mac, playing Ross, and allowing Mac’s shoulder to heal, Fredi will keep running Mac out there while his shoulder continues NOT to heal. Of course we are all supposed to sit here and say, “wow that Mac is such a gamer! He’s hanging in there and playing hurt!” That’s BS . He’s better off healing up so that a healthy Mac is available down the stretch instead of the Mac who continues to struggle because his shoulder is toast.
Baseball, more than any other sport, seems to embrace that 50 percent of a star player is better than his backup, even if it isn’t true.
htownbravesfan
August 16th, 2012
8:51 pm
The same holds true for anyone who thinks Medlen should be sent back to the pen. If I had to pick one pitcher for Atlanta to pitch one big game right now, it would be a toss up between he and Hudson.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
8:53 pm
If Hanson trumps Medlen for the last SP spot when we go back to 5-man (assuming he continues pitching well), I might have to join the Fire-Fredi bandwagon
Okay, maybe not.
Capt.Mudd
August 16th, 2012
8:55 pm
Belated notation….Mac and Freddy have got to slow it down some…. getting ‘greedy’ with zero speed results in a bruised hinny, an inning kill (frequently) and unnecessary base path potholes……
Animus
August 16th, 2012
8:55 pm
Chipper passed Dave Winfield for #32 all time on the HR list.
And there’s still talk about 1st time HOFer?????
nolie
August 16th, 2012
8:56 pm
c’mon we all know that Meds is just lucky every start
jed
August 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
i dont see how you take meds outta the rotation either.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
What’s a hinny?
phil
August 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
Apparently Chipper has two homeruns….and i missed em., dadgummit!
Play on, Chipper Jones!!
Retire? Why?
Animus
August 16th, 2012
8:57 pm
*Should read: And there’s still talk that he’s NOT a HOFer?????
JC Brave
August 16th, 2012
8:58 pm
That at bat by Bourn gave me allergies…
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
8:58 pm
Retire? Why?
He wants to get fat…
Capt.Mudd
August 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
21? Carry on my Heyward son….
SMOLTZ29
August 16th, 2012
9:00 pm
The past 23 games, including tonite’s game, have been vs sub .500 teams! The next 10 games are against playoff contenders.Let’s keep playing superb baseball vs Dodgers, Nats, and Giants. MERCY
ChattTownBrian
August 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
Some of those trivia questions are tough and tricky. To most, not nolie though.
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
JHey just a triple away from the cycle
MIBravesFan
August 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
Nicely done, JHey!
BFChris27
August 16th, 2012
9:01 pm
JHey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just need a triple for the cycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Efrim
August 16th, 2012
9:02 pm
I’d never put a RH pitcher in the game vs. this team. Honestly.
Capt.Mudd
August 16th, 2012
9:02 pm
Adele 21 had a lots of ‘hits.’ However Jason 21 has the ‘hits’.and, a Chipper Bobblehead!!!
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
Have my phone camera pointed at the TV just in case…
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
Nice stroke – Can’t be upset about that swing. Still a shot at his second career 3 homer game.
nolie
August 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
what a bumb, DFA Chipper’s sorry butt!!!!
JC Brave
August 16th, 2012
9:04 pm
Fudge!
Almost had a third one there…
Come on Chipper, one more…. make me look good!
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:05 pm
Cut Chipper…
Or make him retire….
Pathetic.
Venice Jim
August 16th, 2012
9:05 pm
I SO do not want to go back to work for 4 hours – I will rejoin you good people within a half hour…
Good start, Kris!
nolie
August 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
Kris coiuld be our BU SS
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
Lost in all the Chipper hoopla, Medlen is pitching a helluva game. 73 pitches through 6 1/3 – bullpen gonna get some more rest.
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:06 pm
This guy Medlen….
He’s no starter for sure.
cabravesfan
August 16th, 2012
9:07 pm
Somewhere under the stadium, Kimmie is preparing his collection of voodoo dolls for the hitters…
ChattTownBrian
August 16th, 2012
9:08 pm
Trivia question coming up after these commercials …
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 16th, 2012
9:08 pm
Kris Medlen’s mentality on the mound…….ravenous Bulldog.
LAG
August 16th, 2012
9:09 pm
Keep this up, and Medlen might go the distance.
When’s the last time we had 4 CG in one season?
reckingball
August 16th, 2012
9:09 pm
What’s the score?
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:09 pm
Kimbrell has to be a little disappointed, not needed for a save in over a week?
Hope Medlen comes out for one more inning, only 79 pitches, looking strong and has a chance to throw a CG shutout. Be huge for a ’spot starter’.
phoenix
August 16th, 2012
9:09 pm
Credit to the many Braves fans here who have been yelling for Medlen to be a starter all season long.
So How Come?
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
Have to agree with phil Medlin is no starter! It must be true, Half of the blog has been saying that all year!
JC Brave
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
Padres 0 – 6 Braves
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
6-0
LAG
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
reckingball – 6-0.
brian
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
very impressive list that Chipper is joining if he can keep his average up.
nolie
August 16th, 2012
9:11 pm
Baines is very underrated
brian
August 16th, 2012
9:13 pm
if he keeps up his average pitch per inning count in the 8th inning, no reason that Medlen cannot go for a complete gain shutout in the 9th.
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:13 pm
Fire whomever pressured Chipper to retire!!
ACE
August 16th, 2012
9:15 pm
Set fire to the rain
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:17 pm
Medlen isn’t stretched out…
ACE
August 16th, 2012
9:17 pm
Got to keep Meds in the rotation.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 16th, 2012
9:18 pm
Don’t say it!…
nolie
August 16th, 2012
9:18 pm
nice story on Layne’s fam. I don’t mind the Ks there at all
brian
August 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
even though he is not a Brave, it is awesome to see a kid just up in the majors have a good outing in front of his family. I cannot imagine their thrill. Love it
phil
August 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
Baines is very old too….
No wonder He strikes out so much.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 16th, 2012
9:19 pm
nolie I don’t mind the Ks there at all
I mind that last one. I mind it very much!…
Mark
August 16th, 2012
9:20 pm
Medlin and Mahomie right now are possibly our most reliable startesr. Don’t have to worry about their foot, their age, or their command.
No way Medlin should go back to the pen!!! It was debated on here and some said he couldn’t get it done. Medlin has proven he belongs on the bump every 5th start!
ChattTownBrian
August 16th, 2012
9:20 pm
If that pitcher got hit by a liner on the foot that mom would have to be restrained from running on the field.
Capt.Mudd
August 16th, 2012
9:20 pm
Where’s your dictionary Hugo? Ok, ‘hinny’ the hybrid offspring of a Stallion and an @ss. But I’ll admit to the typo…should have been ‘hiney.’ Extra “n” was a mistake. Anything else Hugo? Hope this response is satisfactory and, your curiosity put to rest……at least when reading and grading my blog post/opinion.
DAM
August 16th, 2012
9:21 pm
Once again, do not send Medlen back into the bullpen.
brian
August 16th, 2012
9:22 pm
extend Medlen???
brian
August 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
agree DAM – Medlen contiues he belongs in the rotation and that he has continued to be undrrated
Frank Wren
August 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
Fredi: Medlen’s too tight. We need to send him back to Gwinnett, put him on the rack and stretch him out.
Then maybe he will be ready to start.
ChattTownBrian
August 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
They already show the answer to the trivia question?
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:23 pm
CTB – is was JD Drew
Veer
August 16th, 2012
9:25 pm
JC Brave
August 16th, 2012
3:01 pm
Chipper will hit 2 or 3 bombs tonight!
JC BRAVE U THE MAN!!!
nolie
August 16th, 2012
9:25 pm
I don’t like the indifference calls. They guy doesn’t know in advance that they are gonna ignore him
Animus
August 16th, 2012
9:25 pm
Really? A stolen base? Nobody covered and Mac didn’t even make a motion to throw. That’s indifference if there ever was. Bad scorekeeper.