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Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Ug, Uggla
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Jerry?
Animus
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Uggla 0-2 baserunning tonite. One day’s rest just wasn’t enough apparently.
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Zito could be 0-15 with a 18.32 ERA and he’d shut the Braves down.
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
I can’t even speak about this any longer.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
Tommy’s pitch motion is terrible, noles…. looks so horrible.
WTH Uggs! (How did he get on base anyway?)
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
whats up with Uggla’s baserunning tonight usually he is great at baserunning
Hmmmm
August 23rd, 2012
11:28 pm
can’t be mad at that, Zito made a great fake and Uggla was going on the first pitch
Brava
August 23rd, 2012
11:28 pm
WTF, Uggla? Are you still playing for the Braves, or did you join the other team?
Jerry
August 23rd, 2012
11:28 pm
Uggla must be high.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:28 pm
I am really beginning to hope that Dan Uggla is playing his final games in a Braves uniform. The guy has been atrocious.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:28 pm
Hanson always labors, rarely seems to put guys away quickly, leading to 5.1, 5.2 IP outings for him quite often.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
FREEMAN IS THE WORST PLAYER IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES IN LAST 2 WEEKS. THE GUY HAS THE MOST PATHETIC AT BATS OF ANYONE
Capt.Mudd
August 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
This stuff isn’t fooling anyone–Uggla ends frame with a wandeing stab
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
Boy Uggla is putting on a baserunning clinic tonight.
Then again, at least he got on twice!
Missed how though, got bored and flipped over and watched a little Everybody Loves Raymond
TNScott
August 23rd, 2012
11:29 pm
Dan is trying to make Braves history by getting “out” for the cycle.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2012
11:30 pm
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:27 pm
whats up with Uggla’s baserunning tonight usually he is great at baserunning
He hasn’t had much chance to run the bases lately. He’s out of touch.
Hmmmm
August 23rd, 2012
11:30 pm
best offensive / worst pitched game of the year belongs to tonight’s Angels and Red Sox matchup? I’d think so
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:30 pm
whats up with Uggla’s baserunning tonight usually he is great at baserunning
I know…. this guy out there can’t be the real Dan…
WTF, Uggla? Are you still playing for the Braves, or did you join the other team?
Once a Braves killer, always a Braves killer!
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:30 pm
that lady with the anniversary is cute, I’ve gotta admit.
Brava
August 23rd, 2012
11:31 pm
nolie, Hanson makes me nervous when I watch him pitch. I don’t enjoy it at all.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:31 pm
TOBF, absolutely. He’s changed them, but you can still see the similarities with the arm angle. He should continue to work on them, because you know if he keeps throwing like that he will probably end up with major arm issues in the future. I’ve always loved Maddux’s delivery.
He could also switch to sidearm or submarine.
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:31 pm
I was really hoping to see Uggla on the bench again tonight and then run him out there tomorrow. It’s just like he had a night off and not a couple to send a message and to help him clear his head. Oh well, that’s why I’m in front of a computer instead of in a dugout.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:31 pm
Of course, all that takes practice and he can’t just go out there one day and attempt, or he is likely to get crushed.
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:32 pm
J-man
Hes probably just out of practice. Hasn’t been on much lately.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:32 pm
HANSON SUCKS
TBbravesfan
August 23rd, 2012
11:32 pm
well im going to bed the braves have.
Venice Jim
August 23rd, 2012
11:33 pm
Phillies beat Reds in 11…
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:33 pm
If anyone gets on vs Hanson the Braves might as well tell the runner to go 2nd.
Dan Fan
August 23rd, 2012
11:33 pm
Don’t try to tell me Dan had a dailliance!! He would have trouble with “daily”, you’re making it up.
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:34 pm
When Mac caught the ball then the runner had 5 steps to reach 2nd
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:34 pm
GAME WHERE WE NEEDED HEYWARD TO PLAY
HE IS SITTING ON THE BENCH
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:34 pm
88 miles per hour. how pathetic
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 pm
Pitching Blanco like he is a 30 hr hitter?
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 pm
We gotta get rid of this guy while he still has value. Can’t be Jurrjens 2.0.
David O'Brien
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 pm
What a night so far for Uggla, dude reaches base twice and still manages to mess up both times.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:35 pm
“88 miles per hour. how pathetic” – Veer
How fast can you throw, Veer?
Animus
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
Watch Tommy’s stretch. Holds the stretch for a 3 count – EVERY time. Rarely varies from it. Makes it tough of Mac.
JC Brave
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
Zito could be 0-15 with a 18.32 ERA and he’d shut the Braves down.
An 80-year-old blind man could shut the Braves down.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
Well, it’s not like this game is going against what most of us thought. We knew that Hanson could get beat and we knew that the Braves are the only team that Zito owns on a regular basis. The only thing that is different is that Uggla has gotten on base twice in two tries. But, this is the Twilight Zone and Dan had to do something to realign the stars, so he gets picked off twice to apease the gods. Now all is right with the world.
ncbravesfan90
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
I loved Fredi’s reaction right there….
Sally Thinks She's Nuts
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
TOBF, She may be cute but she is spending her anniversary in one of the greatest cities in the world watching a baseball game.
DOB Needs To Ask Tougher Questions!
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
Its not an EXCUSE if you TIP YOUR CAP!
Folks, you have to hand it to Oogla. He is dumber than a bag of rocks. Hanson throws 90mph fastballs after coming up to the majors at 95?
Folks, the Bravos love sinkers and sliders pitchers. The ONE TIME they had a power pitcher, dominated at everything he did. Name? John Smoltz. Power pitchers make a difference and you would think that the Bravos would get that. They keep bringing up the Medlens and trading for the Malhomos and counting on the Red Bearded people.
Folks, tip your cap tonight and tip your cap always. The Bravos are mighty constant!
Hmmmm
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
I do know this much, I don’t think you can put Hanson on your short list of pitchers who would start that 1 game playoff.
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:36 pm
This inning is a prime example of why Hanson is hard to watch. One base runner , 2 3-1 counts, now another walk, a stolen base that Mac had no chance on and we still only have 1 out.
Behind on this guy…………
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Hanson is so bad tonight.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:37 pm
shut up trey
I am talking MLB HERE
DONT ACT STUPID
YOU ****** ******
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:37 pm
Watch Tommy’s stretch. Holds the stretch for a 3 count – EVERY time. Rarely varies from it. Makes it tough of Mac.
True…very easy to time him.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2012
11:38 pm
Wow! How bad can Uggla be doing when DOB dogs him out?
ACE
August 23rd, 2012
11:38 pm
Dan Uggla base running clinic. A few spots still available.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:38 pm
Wow, Veer, just wow.
Good job Tommy…. he at least has been doing some good damage control.
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:39 pm
Jerry, even beat writers run out of patience.
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:39 pm
A Bomb
Not trying to be argumentative but Hanson has no trade value now!
Would you trade anybody worth a crap for him?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:39 pm
Hanson weasels out of trouble again, but he needs to be the one dropped from the rotation.
MFin04
August 23rd, 2012
11:39 pm
“What a night so far for Uggla, dude reaches base twice and still manages to mess up both times.”
Looking like Jason Heyward in the Nationals series.
Rob
August 23rd, 2012
11:40 pm
Okay. You guys addressed the Uggla thing, but I’m not believing the Chipper stuff. What is that about?
nolie
August 23rd, 2012
11:40 pm
Tommy wiggle.
actually guys I get what you mean about watching Tommy
It is a struggle, once that leg gets up it takes forever. course if he rushes the lower part too much the arm might fall behind and that really adds stress.
kelevra
August 23rd, 2012
11:40 pm
still 1 run through 4 innings….now it’s a bad lineup, it’s terribly frustrating to watch, and can no way be a reliable to pitch going forward….but its 1 run through 4 innings
ACE
August 23rd, 2012
11:40 pm
Let’s see if DOB asks Uggla about his base running. Maybe if he makes Uggla mad Hudson will step in to help him out.
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:40 pm
Bad week for Uggla, the Error Monday, benched Wednesday, 2 botched baserunning plays and oh by the way he has 1 his this week.
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:41 pm
Mark — He’s 12-5.
In a place like Target Field he would have value.
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:42 pm
Bad week for Uggla, the Error Monday, benched Wednesday, 2 botched baserunning plays and oh by the way he has 1 hit this week.
MFin04
August 23rd, 2012
11:42 pm
You really can’t blame the Braves for not scoring for Tommy Hanson, the guy puts his defenders to sleep with these LOONNNNGGG innings.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:42 pm
nolie, pitching has to be my favorite aspect of the game. Although, I played first base, because I admired Galarraga growing up, I hate seeing mechanics like Hanson’s.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:42 pm
Zito is the Giants 5th starter and we can’t get a rally going and Hanson is facing AAA Giants lineup and can’t shut them down
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:43 pm
Janish has no power at all. He hits a fair share of line drives but there is no power behind them.
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:43 pm
I dont know it just seems the Braves just arent as agressive as they were a month ago.
DOB Backer
August 23rd, 2012
11:43 pm
Leave DOB alone. Uggla must be on his way to an epic evening before he says anything negative. Hell, he has gone almost 300 games and said nary a thing about the Thumper.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 23rd, 2012
11:44 pm
Mark — He’s 12-5.
In a place like Target Field he would have value.
W/L ain’t everything…. his ERA and peripheral stats have declined every year. There isn’t all that much value in a shoulder-damaged pitcher with an ERA over 4, I’m afraid.
kelevra
August 23rd, 2012
11:45 pm
zito doing to the braves again…helps not to have our hottest hitter in the lineup…wonder if bochy suggested that one…
nolie
August 23rd, 2012
11:45 pm
You really can’t blame the Braves for not scoring for Tommy Hanson, the guy puts his defenders to sleep with these LOONNNNGGG innings….MF
what does putting his defenders to sleep have to do with scoring?
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:45 pm
W-L don’t mean as much as many other stats for a pitcher. A pitcher can give up six to seven runs a game and still get a win.
Don't Believe It
August 23rd, 2012
11:45 pm
He’s probably secure with his masculinity. EVERYTHING I’ve heard seems to suggest that Chipper does not like any men except himself.
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:46 pm
Hanson is an Arbrition player and will probably make over 6 million next year. That being said I would trade him this winter and use that money for Bourn.
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:46 pm
4 ERA is the new 3.
Hanson, especially in a package would be worth a shot. Not like a Lowe.
Mark
August 23rd, 2012
11:46 pm
A-Bomb
Yeah I know his record but imagine what Meds record would be if he started Hansons games. He’d be the leading Cy Young candidate.
Anyway, if we could get somebody to take him I hope they jump all over that quickly because you can stick a fork in him. His career is definately on the down hill slide along with his velo
Long time Braves fan in San Francisco
August 23rd, 2012
11:47 pm
Can run the bases, can’t hit the batting practice pitches that Zito is throwing…….it’s a miracle we’re leading the Wild Card.
kelevra
August 23rd, 2012
11:47 pm
86 on that fastball…
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:47 pm
Zito is the Giants 5th starter and we can’t get a rally going and Hanson is facing AAA Giants lineup and can’t shut them down – Veer
I’m not a Hanson apologist by any means, but he has only given up 1 run on 4 hits. That’s hardly in the realm of “can’t shut them down.”
ncbravesfan90
August 23rd, 2012
11:47 pm
Wow
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
A walk……let me guess another Stolen base
ChattTownBrian
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
Tommy the nibbler. He has work to do with his game for sure.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
why is hanson still in the game? 4 pitch walk to weak hitting Pagan?
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
Behind the count. Again and again.
Guy’s a train wreck. But Robotzalez will just sit back and let the Giants run wild.
Jerry
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
Another walk from Hanson and another stolen base coming up because of his shytty delivery
JC Brave
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
A walk on four pitches, Hanson is dealing now.
uga-brave
August 23rd, 2012
11:48 pm
promblem with hanson now is still the same he his terrified to throw his fastball.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:49 pm
Bad start to the 5th.
Trey
August 23rd, 2012
11:49 pm
You can’t keep falling behind the hitters or you will likely make a huge mistake.
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:49 pm
Of course Zito has the Braves number, he’s a soft tossing lefty. What soft tossing lefty doesn’t have the Braves number?
ncbravesfan90
August 23rd, 2012
11:49 pm
Nah, Hanson’s not pitching a bad game hahaha
Hmmmm
August 23rd, 2012
11:49 pm
hit and runs should be illegal
J-MAN
August 23rd, 2012
11:50 pm
hit and run because Hanson cant hold players on and not he can get players out prepare for a 4-1 loss tonight folks
Animus
August 23rd, 2012
11:50 pm
Warm up the BP – Hanson isn’t pitching badly, but, walks and allowing stolen bases are gonna kill him.
Braves are going to be down 2 or 3 runs after this inning unfortunately.
TNScott
August 23rd, 2012
11:50 pm
That’s how it’s done. Hit and run.
The A Bomb
August 23rd, 2012
11:51 pm
Hit and run.
Nope. We’ve got cavemen.
uga-brave
August 23rd, 2012
11:51 pm
he has zero command on his fastball. how hard is that to understand.
that is a marginal lineup he is facing.
Veer
August 23rd, 2012
11:52 pm
Hanson is like a time bomb any moment he can explode and give up 5 runs and game will get out of hand so him giving up 1 run means nothing because bottom line is he stinks.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 23rd, 2012
11:52 pm
Hanson’s night should be ending soon.
tony austin
August 23rd, 2012
11:52 pm
It’s about time for Hanson to give up a long ball.