Braves drop second straight in key series vs. Nats – updated
Washington – The Braves had to beat the Nationals Tuesday to avoid a series loss and conceivably a shot at the division title, and they had to go through Stephen Strasburg.
It was a tall order, and it’s only getting taller.
The Braves struck out 10 times in the first five innings against Strasburg and scored only once in six innings against the Nationals’ ace in a 4-1 loss, their second straight in this pivotal series. A three-run home run by part-time catcher Jesus Flores off Paul Maholm was the decisive blow, after the Braves elected to pitch to him with first base open and Strasburg on deck.
The Braves fell seven games behind the Nationals in the NL East, their largest deficit of the season, with only 39 games to play, including four more against NL West-leading San Francisco on this three-city trip.
“(You) never want to concede,” said Chipper Jones, who had said coming into the series the Braves might be forced to think in wild-card terms if they lost this series. “You want to hold out hope that you still have hope.”
The Nationals are 10-4 against the Braves this season after winning the past four against them at Nationals Park. The Braves have lost four straight overall, their longest losing streak since June 10-13 against the Yankees and Blue Jays.
This is exactly what the Braves didn’t want from this series. As fluky as a 13-inning loss was the night before, the Nationals compounded it behind a dominating performance from Strasburg.
The Nationals plan to shut him down before playoff time, so he had to relish a night like Tuesday pitching against the Braves. Strasburg was putting his 97 mph fastball on the corners, missing bats with a diving 91 mph change-up and commanding his curveball for strikes.
“He had that look in his eye early in the game,” said Jones, who watched from the dugout with sore knees but plans to return to the lineup Wednesday. “You knew he had his stuff and was getting his secondary pitches over the plate.”
Strasburg might not be as “coddled” as some might believe. He came back out to pitch after a 51-minute rain delay with two outs in the top of the third inning and was even nastier. He struck out Martin Prado on four pitches, to begin a stretch of six strikeouts in the next eight batters.
Maholm, who had to wait even longer over the rain delay, was determined to pitch deep into the game after the Braves bullpen had been taxed Monday night.
But just as Strasburg hit his stride by striking out the side in the fifth, Maholm gave up back-to-back hits to put runners second and third for Flores in the bottom of the fifth.
Flores was hitting .220 on the season but was 3-for-6 with two home runs in his career against Maholm. But rather than walk him to load the bases and try for a double play from Strasburg, who is a good-hitting pitcher with a .293 average, the Braves pitched to Flores.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez said afterward he thought about walking Flores, but he was also concerned about Jayson Werth, who was coming up behind Strasburg. Werth was 9-for-24 with three doubles and a home run against Maholm.
Flores ultimately padded his numbers against both Maholm and the Braves with a three-run home run over the left field wall. Flores has four home runs on the season and three of them came against the Braves. He is hitting .344 (11-for-32) against the Braves this season.
“It wasn’t even supposed to be a strike or anywhere closer to a strike,” Maholm said of the 1-0 pitch. “I was just trying to throw a cutter in and (then) go back down and away and I hung the pitch.”
Maholm gave up four runs in seven innings Tuesday, as many as he’d given up in 23 innings over his first three starts as a Brave. He has allowed eight runs in four starts combined, and all eight have scored on home runs. He’s given up five home runs total, including two Tuesday night. Ian Desmond hit a solo shot in the second inning.
“I made two bad pitches,” Maholm said. “Some night they’re fouled off and obviously tonight it cost us four runs.”
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Chief
August 21st, 2012
10:27 pm
4-10 vs the Nats. Awesome
JoshTown
August 21st, 2012
10:27 pm
Ouch.
Braves Fan
August 21st, 2012
10:28 pm
The Nationals are just better then us, period. In the words of FG, you gotta tip your cap.
DC NAT
August 21st, 2012
10:29 pm
This is really fun!!! GO NATS!
Bambino
August 21st, 2012
10:30 pm
Please get Dan Ugla the hell out of this town and away rom this organization! He has to go! Bench him! Do something! He sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Logan
August 21st, 2012
10:30 pm
Somebody get the fat lady some new music.
Brava
August 21st, 2012
10:31 pm
Thank you, Carroll. Get some sleep tonight.
Sure hope the Braves aren’t going to collapse like the Pirates did after that 19 inning game last season. They looked shell-shocked tonight. Hope tomorrow brings a win for our boys.
Newnandawg
August 21st, 2012
10:32 pm
Please, please put Prado back at 2B where he belongs.
PMC
August 21st, 2012
10:32 pm
That’s quite enough Uggla for this season. Invent an injury for him like we do with pitchers so we can stop watching him take 1st pitch belt high fastballs. The guy is just awful. He’s a terrible baseball player. 2 years isn’t a slump it’s a lifestyle. Anyone would be better than Uggla now. Anyone, I’m sorry. This is pro sports. 50 million for that is just lunacy
NCbrave
August 21st, 2012
10:32 pm
Here we go again…Can’t beat a playoff team, period. We got lucky to win the first game against the Dodgers. Now we have to go to San Fran for 4 games. They have a better staff than the Nats. This could get ugly.
Brandon
August 21st, 2012
10:33 pm
i think the braves need to go out and get somebody like alfonso soriano and move prado back to 2nd. also, if mccann doesnt start hitting, they need to bring in somebody that can. with uggla and mccann in the heart of the lineup, it is very hard to keep any kind of consistent offensive production.
i would also consider moving prado from #2 in the lineup (great hitter but too many double plays)
its time to make some changes, because the Nats are continuing to get better. There are not hardly any holes in their lineup right now
rc35
August 21st, 2012
10:34 pm
I marvel at how the Braves can go dormant when everything is on the line. So, we’re in line for the “coin flip” of one game vs. the Pirates (or whoever) to see if we can crawl into the playoffs via the backdoor. But, wait! If the Nationals are in the playoffs, what makes us think that the Braves will magically turn around in October and beat the team that owns us like a paid-off Ford?
crashandburnedbraves
August 21st, 2012
10:34 pm
Hey Braves, avoid the rush to a September collapse, do it now!
Brandon
August 21st, 2012
10:35 pm
@NCBrave – Nats have a better staff than the giants, and better offense
stupid fan
August 21st, 2012
10:35 pm
this sucks ..pitching was good two long balls but our line up has 4 players batting less than 230… I wish someone would tell uggla to watch himself out film .Stop trying to pull the ball .go back to driving the ball up the middle or opposite side of second base .same for big mac..geez…Braves pay alot of money for a pro hitting second baseman and HITTING Coaches….
PMC
August 21st, 2012
10:35 pm
I keep hearing the offense is good this year. No no its not
DaveinNEPA
August 21st, 2012
10:36 pm
AND once again when this team needs to come up big, they don’t!!
Does anyone here really think that if they get a wild card that they can come up big in a 1 game playoff??? I sure as hell don’t!!!!
Biff Pocoroba
August 21st, 2012
10:36 pm
I hope Uggly can find a good bar in DC to go do more of his late night drinking and smoking. Maybe he can get up and work on his biceps instead of his hitting since that is all he cares about. This team is falling apart and the only leader on the team can”t even get on the field in the biggest game of the year.The only good thing about this year’s collapse is that the Braves will be forced to get rid of Fredi. Maybe they can bring in someone who has the guts to bench McCann and Uggly and not give into their temper tantrums when they get benched.
PMC
August 21st, 2012
10:38 pm
David Ross may be a backup but he’s loads better than a wounded McCann having the worst year of his career. Mac needs rest and probably surgery
Duh-Uggla
August 21st, 2012
10:38 pm
1st and 3rd with NO OUTS = NO RUNS
Some body get the number for Smoltz’s shrink… we need him on the bench helping boost our confidence! OH – and he can pinch hit for Uggla in the 9th if the situation comes up again where we have runners in scoring position. He has to be better than what we have right now!
Semper Fi Braves fan
August 21st, 2012
10:38 pm
Uggla needs to sit. Better yet leave him in and lets hope Fredi gets fired because of it.
stupid fan
August 21st, 2012
10:39 pm
I’m embarressed that we have not corrected these bad hitting skills yet and allow them lead the league in K’s and walks..60 mil. for walks..dang….someone grab a set and shake it up now
PMC
August 21st, 2012
10:39 pm
They’ll get a wild card. But in 2 days of playoff baseball. They looked just like last September
crashandburnedbraves
August 21st, 2012
10:39 pm
Hey Brandon, here’s some more stats for you ….GB-7 Magic Number to clinch for the Nats -33 You are just like Baghdad Bob…the obvious is happening right behind you but you want to spin it like all is well. Wait a minute, maybe you are Baghdad Bob? Are you?
LakeDawg
August 21st, 2012
10:39 pm
Told y’all the Braves were going to get swept. They are the same as they’ve been the past 15 years. They shrink from the moment. The post all-star streak was a mirage. They did it against the worst teams in the league. After San Fran the schedule gets much easier. They might make hay there and get a wildcard OR they could fall into one of their infamous funks and miss the playoffs altogether.
Brave@Heart
August 21st, 2012
10:40 pm
Well this just proves that we can not beat the Nats or the Dodgers. Makes you think what us braves fan have to look foward to even if we win the one game play-off. (that is if we even make that game)
Nerdville
August 21st, 2012
10:41 pm
bow wow
arf, arf
scratch, scratch
sniff, sniff
bark, bark
…Atlanta’s in the dog house
Kyle
August 21st, 2012
10:41 pm
In the words of Reverend Jim Jones “It’s all over, It’s all over”. Break out the kool-aid.
Bob Segar
August 21st, 2012
10:41 pm
Like a rock……..
Blake
August 21st, 2012
10:42 pm
Can somebody with any baseball knowledge please explain to me why major league hitters In the middle of the season In a playoff race, making millions of dollars take pitches down the middle and then finally swing at a pitchers pitch In the dirt and help the pitcher by getting their selves out? Infuriates the hell out of me. Then the other team gets some cheap fluky hits and we lose by freezing up In the middle of a season In a playoff race. Is this the outer limits or what?
Rowdy Garrett
August 21st, 2012
10:42 pm
Really sad…all through the 70s and 80s the Braves had some really good hitters (Aaron, Dusty Baker, Davy Johnson, Darrell ‘Howdy Doodie’ Evans and others) and seemed to have no problem scoring runs but had virtually no pitching to speak of. Now for the past 20+ years the pitching has been more than adequate (and some years quite stellar) but the hitting has all but dried up with practically no one that can deliver in the clutch. Oh how many World Series banners could be hanging if the Braves could have had just half the run production from the 70s during the 1990s.
True Braves fan
August 21st, 2012
10:43 pm
Hey everyone!! Chins up!
When we get to the playoffs we’ll beat the hell out of Houston, Philly, Colorado and the Mets
HIVPositive
August 21st, 2012
10:43 pm
Braves did look real good against the Padres. Oh wait, that was the Padres…..
drew
August 21st, 2012
10:43 pm
I like the Braves but I LOVE the Nationals !
They are a fun team to watch.
I hope they win it all this year : )
Columbus
August 21st, 2012
10:43 pm
2 pitches. 2 3 run homers. That was the difference. 2 pitching mistakes. OTHERWISE it would be a 1-1 or maybe even 2-0 good guys!
Stop hating on your team. The games were extremely even without 2 pitching mistakes. Washington pichers arent leaving hangers for the braves to crush….
Braves are very good. 2 pitching mistakes have been the difference. That simple. When tw oreally good teams play it is usually the mistakes that beat you. take away 2 pitches and its a whole differnt story and the Braves as a TEAM dont need nor deserve your hate. Stop being ignorant. You could be a Royals, Cubs, Marlins, Mets or Philliy fan this year and I could throw MANY other teams in there so….be greatful and SUPPORT THIS VERY GOOD BRAVES TEAM….PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING. CHANGE YOURS INSTEAD OF BEING IGNORANT AND A HATER
Ugh-lee
August 21st, 2012
10:44 pm
Dan and McCann are killing us offensively. Mac absolutely HAS to sit for a few games and rest that shoulder. Dan just looks lost at the plate. Absolutely no idea. I just can’t figure out how a guy goes from his Miami days to this at a relatively young age and in only two years. He is just a black hole offensively.
stupid fan
August 21st, 2012
10:44 pm
I’m not giving up on the braves they have time.but right now you’re not going to lose much shaking up those few bats and making them try harder and maybe listen and improve before playoffs
oh brother!
August 21st, 2012
10:44 pm
Just remember…very much like the Bobby Cox Braves, this Nats look really strong in the season. No one could even compete with the Bob Cox Braves during the regular season. Don’t be surprised if this Nats team is not the same exact matchup…built to win the season, just to lose like their loser manager in the post.
Peter
August 21st, 2012
10:44 pm
He’s a terrible baseball player. 2 years isn’t a slump it’s a lifestyle.
Funniest statement so far !
TN Jeff
August 21st, 2012
10:44 pm
Perhaps the most important game of the season and we kept our Hall of Fame 3rd Baseman on the bench without even 1 plate appearance. Great managing but of course nobody will question the idiot manager about this knucklehead decision.
Peter
August 21st, 2012
10:46 pm
Don’t be surprised if this Nats team is not the same exact matchup…built to win the season, just to lose like their loser manager in the post.
Hmmm……. I like Davey Johnson…….he has won it all before.
TBF
August 21st, 2012
10:47 pm
Didn’t matter if the Nats scored 2 or 22, Braves could play all night and not score another run.
LakeDawg
August 21st, 2012
10:49 pm
Columbus
That is the silliest argument I’ve ever read. The fact is the Braves DID makes those mistakes and the Nats didn’t. Its always the Braves that make those mistakes. See a trend? BTW If the Braves hadn’t given up those runs they would’ve won the games. Chin up.
Falling fast
August 21st, 2012
10:49 pm
7 Games back and 6 games under .500 vs the Nats. Nuff said
Could never beat the Phils when we had to in years past. Can’t beat the Nats. Same old, same old
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:49 pm
Don’t worry Braves fans…the Nats will fade…I am sure of it.
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
Get some Nattitude!
Brandon
August 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
@crashandburnedbraves – after seeing tonight’s game, it’s clear that the Nats just have the better team on the field. If uggla and mccann would perform, it may be a different story. Obviously things can change, but thats the way it looks now. Everybody is performing for the Nats and only a few are performing for the Braves(offensively) The pitching on both sides has been really good though IMO
And what are you reading that I twisted? Also, I am not Baghdad Bob, in fact, ive never even seen that name on here
Jim Morrison
August 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
1st and 3rd, nobody out in the ninth. Uggla and Bmac on deck. Game over
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
Stick a fork in the Braves! They are done! The September slide is on.
Ugh-lee
August 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
Columbus, you are right. The Braves are the fourth best record in baseball, I believe. But facts are facts. Mac is hurt and needs rest. Uggla seems in a daze with a bat in his hand. The team shuts down against playoff caliber competition. I’ve been a fan since they moved here in ‘66 and will pull for ‘em if we make the playoffs or not. But something has to be done to fill in the two major holes in the lineup.
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:52 pm
stinks to have all these johnny come lately teams put together a great season and embarass the braves…looks like the Nats are the next ones to do it
Dan Struggla
August 21st, 2012
10:53 pm
Maybe if Uggla and Freeman would lay off the cheap booze and even cheaper women.
TN Jeff
August 21st, 2012
10:53 pm
yes sir,
I’m confident the Braves can out fade any fading the Nats will do. Don’t underestimate this Braves team’s ability to CHOKE. This team needs a Rah Rah guy. Chipper says he’d rather his play of the field do the talking. Well kicking the slow rolling baseball away allowing the winning run to advance to 3rd base didn’t help last night and not playing at all tonight has this team ready to run and hide from another season ending meltdown.
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:53 pm
someone needs to cork uggla’s bat
HIVPositive
August 21st, 2012
10:54 pm
Columbus, put the kool-aid down.
jonny2cash
August 21st, 2012
10:54 pm
OMG here we go again. We can’t beat the winners. Beating Mets or San Diego is nothing. Losing to LA and Nationals is something. Hold your breath, here comes September.
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:55 pm
speaking of corking a bat…what ever happened to uggla’s pornstar honey?
Bo
August 21st, 2012
10:55 pm
Uggla must have some explicit film on Fredi. Wish Fredi could find it burn it and sit Wortless
Drummerdad
August 21st, 2012
10:55 pm
I wonder if they doubt whether they belong with the good teams. They don’t seem to play well against contenders.
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
10:56 pm
Pour the kool-aid out. You can make another batch next year.
yes sir
August 21st, 2012
10:56 pm
Uggla is definitely more of a playa off the field than on…what a choke.
Felix
August 21st, 2012
10:57 pm
Holding on too tight. That’s what pilots call it when they’ve lost the edge and the ability to fly without fear.
I’ll wonder again. I have to. Was Uggla doping before he came to the Braves?
Stuart
August 21st, 2012
10:57 pm
Second and third, to outs top of ninth. You have a hall of famer third baseman on the bench. You have a journeyman utility infielder playing third up. Let’s think. Who do I use? FIRE Fredi NOW.
pcola braves fan
August 21st, 2012
10:57 pm
I want to know how many people are taking up the offer for cheap tickets for the final 16 games….I know one that isn’t….It’s hard to watch the total lack of offense and then blame it on pitchers that make one or two mistakes..I’m saying sit Uggla and McCann and bring in Johnson and Ross and move Prado to second. Why do we sit our best players at the time and play rally killers?
B Rickey
August 21st, 2012
10:57 pm
The art of being a manager is knowing WHEN to push some buttons. He has a 25-man roster for a reason. For instance, why didn’t Ross pinch hit last night for McCann against the lefty? Ross is hitting and McCann is not. This team walks into big series and simply is overmatched mentally every time. Frustrating, cause this is a good team.
LakeDawg
August 21st, 2012
10:58 pm
The Braves remind me of the Hawks in the 80’s with Dominique. First it was the Celtics we had to get past. Soon they will be getting old they said. When the Celtics got old, instead of Atlanta taking their spot, the Pistons leap frogged them. Then it was the Bulls. Then it was the Cavaliers. The Braves just got leap frogged by the Nats after Philly got old.
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
This team is definitely over matched in the coaching department!
Brandon
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
from Mark Bowman “Cards lost 8 of the first 11 vs. MIL last year”
Just a little something to be optimistic about haha
JJBantam
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
I see the Braves post-game show still delivers those hard-hitting tweets. I’m sure the two they read this evening were the only positive ones they received. Or does anyone even bother anymore?
Stuart
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
Maybe if Uggla takes that damn wad of tobacco out of his mouth he could see the ball
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
LakeDawg>>>>>is right!
Mike/ in ATL
August 21st, 2012
10:59 pm
Get rid of UGLA, Macan and put PRADO on second and REED Johnson to left. Then when SIMMONS is ready put paul janish on second and martin Prado back to left.Send ugla and macan back to he minors to learn how to bat and field.
Tucker
August 21st, 2012
11:00 pm
From what the guys on the Braves beat for local radio have to say, I have figured out that the problem is the Braves have too many fantastic players and too much superb managing and coaching. I have to admit that my untrained eye had not picked up on that until now.
Heisenberg
August 21st, 2012
11:01 pm
Channeling my inner Don Merideth via Willie Nelson…………
Turn out the lights the party’s over they say that all good things must end
Let’s call it a night the party’s over and tomorrow starts the same old thing again
What a crazy crazy party never seen so many people
Laughin’ dancin’ look at you you’re havin’ fun
But look at me I’m almost cryin’ but that don’t keep your love from dyin’
Misery cause for me the party’s over
Turn out the lights…
Once I had a love undyin’ I didn’t keep it, wasn’t tryin’
Life for me was just one party and then another
Broke her heart so many times had to have my party wine
But one night she said sweetheart the party’s over
Turn out the lights…
jd56
August 21st, 2012
11:01 pm
How about Durbin striking out the side!
gcs
August 21st, 2012
11:01 pm
This season ended when the Dodgers hit back-to-back-to-back HRs.
This team is too emotionally fragile and they lost whatever magic Chipper had conjured up.
There is NO way they will win a one-game wild-card game.
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
11:02 pm
Mine either Tucker. Who would have thunk it?
Stuart
August 21st, 2012
11:02 pm
I thought the Marlins was stupid to fire Gonzalez. Turns out they are the smartest people in baseball.
Citi Jones
August 21st, 2012
11:02 pm
Braves just aren’t ready for the bright lights of October.
John w
August 21st, 2012
11:02 pm
I’m sick of Uggla!! Please send him down, bench him, or trade him and pick up 3/4 of his stupid contract. I’ll guarantee you he’ll clear waivers. Freddy we have 39 games left he’s not going to snap out of it!! Put your best 8 position players on the field for Christ sake!! At least try to win these games!!
cheshire
August 21st, 2012
11:03 pm
I’ve been watching the Braves disappear in big moments for about 20 years now. This isn’t anything new.
If people wonder why they don’t get more fan support or why Atlanta has such “terrible fans” (a ridiculous criticism), look no further than a series like this. Essentially what the Braves are is an above average club that will give you some exciting moments throughout the season and then crumble under the pressure when it matters most. People who have been watching this club for a long time know that, and they’re sick and tired of it. Last year it was a historic meltdown… the year before that we got to watch Brooks Conrad kick the ball around the infield… and then before that, how many seasons did we end by watching an opponent dance on our field? I mean it’s gotten to the point where you know the team is going to let you down, you’re just curious exactly how they’re going to do it.
This is why the city doesn’t support this team like they used to. The Braves are basically the boy who cried wolf, and the townspeople aren’t listening anymore.
Tired of excuses!
August 21st, 2012
11:03 pm
Get rid of Gonzalez and get us somebody who is not a retread!
BryceH
August 21st, 2012
11:04 pm
Get out the brooms tomorrow!
Citi Jones
August 21st, 2012
11:04 pm
gcs
August 21st, 2012
11:01 pm
There is NO way they will win a one-game wild-card game.
*********
My thoughts exactly, gcs.
Dan Uggla
August 21st, 2012
11:04 pm
Braves fans: Don’t you wish you could go to work, suck at your job and still make millions like me?
Oh, well got to go suckers. Bibi’s waiting.
FG's got to go
August 21st, 2012
11:05 pm
fg thinks we got em right where we want em.
stupid fan
August 21st, 2012
11:05 pm
I say hire Mike in Atl for coach
Fredo
August 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
“Braves need to win series vs. Nats, and believe they can”
Ya see Braves you’re confidence means crap, nothing, zero, zilch. Just because the Royals or Astros say they’re going to win the world series and believe they can … doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.
Deca
August 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
Had their chance. Muffed it.
Largo
August 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
Losing to the Nationals does not surprise me. We couldn’t beat them when they were the cellar dwellers in the devision.
Tea Cup
August 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
Division now lost, wild card meltdown coming soon. I knew this would happen after the Braves made no major offseason moves. Only a fool believes he’ll get different results by trotting the same cast of characters out there year after year. The clock is now ticking on Wren and FG.
Citi Jones
August 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
Bryce Harper isn’t very good.
…just sayin
LakeDawg
August 21st, 2012
11:09 pm
cheshire
Very good post. You nailed it.
Stuart
August 21st, 2012
11:09 pm
Paging Terry Francona, Mr. Francona please report to braves locker room at Turner Field.
Paul In Richmond.
August 21st, 2012
11:09 pm
Guys guys – our regulars had 5 hits tonight. Heyward had three and McCann one and Prado one. You can’t expect to win divisions like that.
Between Jones and Uggla we had about $30 million tied up in zero offense. I am betting that money could buy us some hits if we chose wisely.
Citi Jones
August 21st, 2012
11:12 pm
Dan Uggla
August 21st, 2012
11:04 pm
Braves fans: Don’t you wish you could go to work, suck at your job and still make millions like me?
Oh, well got to go suckers. Bibi’s waiting.
*********
Your awesome hugs make up for the bitter disappointment.
ButterMilk Tuesdays
August 21st, 2012
11:14 pm
For God’s sake, somebody tackle Gonzalez so he can’t pencil in Uggla and McCann into the lineup card anymore! This is straight-up lunacy to have the two of them hitting in the 5 and 6 spots. There’s NO EXCUSE for McCann to swing at the first pitch with men on the corners and no outs. You can’t blame that kind of stupidity on a slump, and you can’t point to an injured shoulder for that.
GB's Hamburgers
August 21st, 2012
11:15 pm
This team is very good at times but can go on extended losing streaks …. it’s who they are. So, this not a surprise. But, not to worry … the millions they make will see them through.
FG's got to go
August 21st, 2012
11:16 pm
Dang, Tucker….that got by me too. They especially have a superb manager, and the best owners ever. Listen to Chip and Joe, they say the same thing. Who are we kidding? The Braves couldn’t beat a broke arm pitcher.
ButterMilk Tuesdays
August 21st, 2012
11:17 pm
@cheshire: Well said.