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Bama Braves
August 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
UGGLAA,FREDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trey
August 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
Maybe Freddie will be patient next at bat.
TuffShhhtuff
August 18th, 2012
8:35 pm
His name is Dan. Dan Uggla. Profession: Full time second baseman, part time hitter. Salary $13M
VaBravesFan
August 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
lol
Veer
August 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
Alot of weak swings by the Braves while being ahead of the count.
T-Dawg
August 18th, 2012
8:36 pm
Not such a good game plan tonight. There is something encouraging about being a team that can ambush some of the best pitchers in baseball but it is very disconcerning how we can be dominated by pitchers that are struggling. It doesn’t mean we suck as a team it just means we are our own worst enemy. Oh well, let’s hope it stays close until the 7th.
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:39 pm
Good to see that not only does Uggla field like Mario Mendoza, he hits like him as well.
JC Brave
August 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
BALLGAME!!
BF54
August 18th, 2012
8:41 pm
Janish got in good position but ball handcuffed him
Veer
August 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
I guess the game is out of hand now.
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
Sheets looks spent.
bravesgrl4life
August 18th, 2012
8:42 pm
Sheets can’t throw a strike right now.
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
“I guess the game is out of hand now.”
It is now
Animus
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Sheets shouldn’t have thrown THAT strike
TNScott
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
You have another base open.
sid
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
back to reality
VaBravesFan
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
ballgame
njbraves
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Sheets deserved that. No reason to walk two guys in a row with two outs.
bravesgrl4life
August 18th, 2012
8:43 pm
Damn
I absolutely hate that 
SOB 
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Now that’s how you swing 3-0.
Take note, Weaveralez.
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
90 MPH above the belt will yield that kind of result very often….ask JJ, Minor
JC Brave
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Braves’ baseball.
TuffShhhtuff
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
The Love for Sheets is turning to Hate faster than you can say “Georgia Cracker”! Wasn’t but a week ago he was the “second coming of JC” for some Braves fans.
Remley
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Bad decision to pitch to Hanley when you’ve got Loney on deck
MFin04
August 18th, 2012
8:44 pm
Why would you groove a 3-0 pitch to a guy and not walk him? Makes no sense. He already has hit a homer. Just a bad call by Ross/Sheets/Fredi.
Veer
August 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Why throw a 3-0 strike? with Loney on deck?
Capt.Mudd
August 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Right in his wheel house and a tough night for Ben–looks like fredi will get to make a few decisions
T-Dawg
August 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Everything right down the middle.
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Time to change the Sheets….
Sigh.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 18th, 2012
8:45 pm
Sheets looked good until he got two outs that inning. Rough start for him again.
Remley
August 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
I’m with you on that bravesgirl
MFin04
August 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Gotta get at least 6 more runs…get to it.
njbraves
August 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
Pretty sure Fredi and/or Ross didn’t call for a belt high fastball right down the middle. That inning is on Sheets.
Glum2Day
August 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
bravesgrl4life, nobody can stand Hanley. I’d rather Harang hit the HR than that sack of manure
Tomahawk Mafia
August 18th, 2012
8:46 pm
ncbravesfan90
Ask Tommy Hanson too.
Ward
August 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Enter your comments here
IlliniBrave
August 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Lookin’ sheetier every other start.
Trey
August 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Unfortunately, Sheets isn’t making a case for himself to stay in the rotation.
Glum2Day
August 18th, 2012
8:47 pm
Whatever happened to a good ole HPB?
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
First Melky showed us up. No response.
Now Ramirez tries to be cute. No response.
Aside from laying down and rolling over…..
Veer
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Sheets was selfish he knew if he walked Hanley then he would been lifted from the game so he decided to throw 3-0 down the middle. However I think even a 3-1 defecit was too much for us to overcome today so atleast being down 6-1 we can move on and do other things instead of watching the game with hope
StingerSplash
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Do love the Sheets story. But is the magic wearing off? Um, looks that way.
VaBravesFan
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Freeman is so frustrating to watch.
TNScott
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Swinging 2-0 down 5, makes perfect sense.
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
“Ask Tommy Hanson too.”
Yes, thank you. Forgot about him
Remley
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Gotta root for the Jackson is dealing, 10Ks
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Last at-bat, horrible.
This at-bat, stupid.
Chasing 5 we need baserunners. Can’t hit a 5-run homer with no one on.
Ward
August 18th, 2012
8:48 pm
Hello everyone! Sheets wasn’t bad, but location. Might have to take one with the team tonight. It is what it is, and nothing we can do about it, but keep watching the game.
VaBravesFan
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Team refuses to take pitches and get a big inning started.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Way too many outs made while way ahead in the count.
sid
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
how much does Uggla make per year?
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
And to boot we’ve got Roseanne screeching in the background.
Ebenezer Snerdberg
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
AW SHEETS!
BOY BE FLINGIN’ THEM DURBINS TONIGHT!
Veer
August 18th, 2012
8:49 pm
Our best 3 are Hudson Malholm and Medlen and lucky we have those 3 going vs the Nationals. We just have to hope that the Mets win today and that tmr somehow we win.
We win 2 out of 3 then we can bring be within 3 games of the Nationals should things not change.
Capt.Mudd
August 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Question to ask if you’re a Brave…..if this was Wash. we are playing, how do we proceed? This lead is not insurmountable…..and, if it were DC, the mindset must be….WE CAN.
Remley
August 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
I meant root for the Mets
VaBravesFan
August 18th, 2012
8:50 pm
Harang is falling behind every batter and has walked 5 guys, could have 10 to be honest.
TarHeel 1
August 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
Fire fredi now
Ward
August 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
Did we actually think Braves were going to win all three? Come on man…….
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
This game is over….no comeback tonight.
Fire FG!!
IlliniBrave
August 18th, 2012
8:52 pm
So now with this horrible performance by Sheets very fresh in the minds of Fredi and Frank, Minor has a chance to go out tomorrow and show them both why they need to keep him in the rotation. But I’m betting he can’t and won’t do that. Any chance we could go from a six man to a four man rotation?
Jay Dubu
August 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
Just when you start to get uber excited about the Braves pitching, they show up like this.
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
“Did we actually think Braves were going to win all three? Come on man…….”
No that’s why we wanted to win this one, Minor is pitching tomorrow….
second guesser
August 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
Shoulda played Mac instead of Ross.
Ross is a back-up catcher. Not an everyday guy.
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
I thought we were supposed to be good against the average right hander?
Fire Walker!!
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
8:54 pm
“Just when you start to get uber excited about the Braves pitching, they show up like this.”
This is why a one game playoff scares me really bad. The offense is just too dang streaky to trust it in a one game playoff scenario.
Ward
August 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
Anyways guy’s have fun bitching…….Better days to come a head. Peace, and talk tomorrow, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!”
abeeeewright
August 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
4 hits, 4 home runs
Feast or Famine with Molotov Sheets.
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
Our pitching was going to come back down to earth…it had to.
Fire Roger McDowell!!
IlliniBrave
August 18th, 2012
8:55 pm
The ESPN guys might have to write retractions on all of those glowing articles about the Sheets comeback and the Braves surplus of pitching.
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
NY METS 2 WASHINGTON 0 TOP 7
Rick C
August 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
Mets take a 2-0 lead.
abeeeewright
August 18th, 2012
8:56 pm
At least the Mets have taken a lead over the Nats in the seventh.
Kurt Cobain
August 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Hey DOB I am going to the game tomorrow. Do you know if Chipper will play?
Glum2Day
August 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
Correcto, Mr. Ward. Heck, been a good run. Wash this one out and get over it. Ah, Ben Sheets has done us good. Gave us a lift. He’s still in April, I figure. And this is one game.
Hmmmm
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
might not be their night tonight but the good news is that the Nats are losing so maybe no ground lost in the division
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Huge crowd….
Braves lay an egg. An all too familiar sight in general with all Atlanta teams.
abeeeewright
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Actually, when Fredo announced the six man rotation, the Baseball Gods redrew who would get the minimum run support spot in the rotation.
Sheets is screwed from here on out.
Minor has a reprieve.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
The offense has been atrocious tonight. Frustrating.
TuffShhhtuff
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
sid, Per BaseballReference, it’s $13M per year, in answer to your question.
David O'Brien
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Sheets’ unsightly line: 6 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 4 HR. Threw 62 strikes in 98 pitches.
Remley
August 18th, 2012
8:58 pm
Go Mets!
TuffShhhtuff
August 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Now, does anybody seriously think the Gnats will lose to the Mets with score just 2-0 right now? Seriously?
phil
August 18th, 2012
8:59 pm
Chipper will sit tomorrow, most likely…
Animus
August 18th, 2012
9:00 pm
hard to believe, Sheets gave up only 4 hits tonight and 2 walks. Unfortunately, every baserunner he allowed scored!!
Ugly.
IlliniBrave
August 18th, 2012
9:01 pm
Since this game went down the Sheeter, I kinda wanted to see Benny throw some more batting practice fastballs to at least help out my Fantasy Teams with Kemp and Ethier.
phil
August 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Mets only 2-0?
They’re doomed!
Braves/Heat 2012 Champs
August 18th, 2012
9:02 pm
Mutts are beating the Nuts.
ACE
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Must be the Florida Connection. Fredi will sit Mac but not Uggla.
ncbravesfan90
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Highlight of the night….Timothy Miller of the Atlanta Opera with another stunning rendition of God Bless America.
David O'Brien
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
First time Sheets has allowed four homers in a game in 248 career starts.
phil
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
That dude can sing…
Can he hit?
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
The clock has struck midnight and Sheets has turned back into a pumpkin.
Capt.Mudd
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Song is exemplary in all respects—Timothy is a great tenor—blessed to have him in attendance.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
Time for the offense to do something.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
August 18th, 2012
9:04 pm
May God almighty strike down the next person who makes a Sheets pun…
IlliniBrave
August 18th, 2012
9:05 pm
DOB: were every one of the HRs off of fastballs? Or were any off of his trademark curve. He seems to be hesitant to throw the curve except as an out pitch.
Hmmmm
August 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
“does anybody seriously think the Gnats will lose to the Mets with score just 2-0 right now? Seriously?”
if they don’t have to use their bullpen I think they can win 2-0
The A Bomb
August 18th, 2012
9:06 pm
Hinske.
Japan.
JC Brave
August 18th, 2012
9:07 pm
Can the Eric Hinske experiment end this year?
I used to really like the guy, but wow…