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J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:00 am
why do i have the feeling we will hit into a double play
Long time Braves fan in San Francsico
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
Unreal. The Braves wait until I get home before the offense wakes up. Even if we dont come back and win…at least the Giants bullpen had to be used.
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
Braves sure waited long enough to try to make things interesting, don’t ya think? But here we are. Second pitching change of the ninth, still none out, two on., lead down to 5-2.
Gary O
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
Jet Lag may be a small part of the problem. The bigger issue is the Braves record against LHP. Can someone post that stat please?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
My bad, Uggla has two walks and one single.
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
its actually better for Dan not to swing the bat
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
The Braves offense is full of wasted opportunities and this is more than just a little slump.
This is a full blown collapse — again. This team will never go to the playoffs with this core group, not after last yr and this yrs repeat.
Collapse this yr and you ight as well blow this team up. And they will choke again.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:01 am
Uggla is worth that salary!!!
cab: do stay away, it’s working for now
Tomahawk Mafia
August 24th, 2012
1:02 am
Gary O
The Braves are 22-25 in games started by a left-handed pitcher.
nolie
August 24th, 2012
1:02 am
need another walkhere
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:02 am
The other Javier Lopez is pitching
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:02 am
Hope BMac is using an ash bat again, for those watching the game.
kelevra
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
dont try to hit a homer…please just go for a line drive somewhere
Sundrop Kid
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
This is what one would label as “pure unadulterated torture”. They are just teasing us here in the last inning only to go down in defeat once again. It’s similar to “waterboarding” just not as wet!
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
Come on McCann pull a Craig Biggio and let that pitch hit you
N8
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
Uggla’s not getting paid what he is to walk. That being said, move him to leadoff and let Bourn leave.
Yeah… why not?
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
A single/double would work just fine. DON’T OVERSWING!
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
The only way Uggla can get on base is to NOT swing the bat.
Makes me wanna be a Nats fan. At least they won’t choke up in bg games like this so called team has historically done.
The A Bomb
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
Swinging for the fences would be a mistake.
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:03 am
Yea its worse than Chinese Water Torture
ncbravesfan90
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
I’m sure some how that’s Uggla’s fault there, right? Haha
Hmmmm
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
you have to fight when you got 2 strikes
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
that 2nd pitch wasn’t a strike, that 3rd pitch was nasty…. fooled BMac
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
If BMac gets a hit, I say pinch hit Heyward for Janish and move Prado to SS.
tiger297
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
wasnt a double play
nolie
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
Ross
Wow...
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
Straight down the effing middle
N8
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
A-Bomb, I thought you were referring to lineup changes and “benching” guys.
I misunderstood you. Yes. You are right. Cox did “force” the action a bit more when scuffling.
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
The way Bourn has fallen off the map letting him leave might not be the worst thing in the world.
This whole mess is falling apart.
gcs
August 24th, 2012
1:04 am
For the first time ever, I am really getting sick of McCann.
Grandma Giffin
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
McCann, get the bat off of your shoulders.
tiger297
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
so ross pulled for heyward here…
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
CRAP!!! But do it anyway, Fredi!
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
Well not swinging and letting a pitch right down the middle is worse than swinging for the fences
bp
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
Mccant strikes again
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
Damn…. guess Heyward comes in now to PH?
nolie
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
Hey
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:05 am
Wow Brian, just SIT there and watch strike 3!!!!
Huh – Finally seeing Fredi use his backup catcher to PH. I like seeing this, he (Fredi) really wants to win this game.
Guess his theory of every game is just a game isn’t his only mantra. This is a big game.
And let’s see JHey PH now – he’s ready.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:06 am
What a way to go from a possible shutout by Zito to a save situation
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:06 am
Something must be up with Heyward.
David O'Brien
August 24th, 2012
1:06 am
Sergio Romo brought in after Braves announce Ross PHing. So ATL counters with Heyward. 4th pitcher of inning for Giants
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
Well if Heyward hits a HR here it will be a brilliant move…. A rare thing to say about any Fredi move
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
Mc Shamm deserves to be Booed. He is a BUMB. He is the worst player in MLB.
An injury excuse waiting to happen.
The A Bomb
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
N8 — Elite managers know how to run a game by the seat of their pants. Manage for the moment.
Say what you want but Cox had “it.”
Gonzalez scripts everything out and it’s killing this franchise.
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
This is FINALLY looking like a good game – if they come back and win this one – WOW what a huge win it will be.
Sundrop Kid
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
Those are actually white buzzards sitting out there overlooking the park.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
Guys, guys, easy on BMac…. he might not have seen that! His eyes are spotty ya know
I seriously think that he was expecting a different pitch, and got frozen.
Let’s go Hey…. blast another RHP please.
tiger297
August 24th, 2012
1:07 am
I would rather him K than hit into a DP on that sinker…
J-MAN
August 24th, 2012
1:08 am
Man this is worse than Waterboarding
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:08 am
So we baically just burned a PH there. Damn I cannot figure out Fredi’s decisions.
sid
August 24th, 2012
1:08 am
guess losing 5-2 instead of 5-0 looks better.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:08 am
Well, at least Heyward beat it out…. It’s Juan Fran time, not feeling too good
tiger297
August 24th, 2012
1:08 am
thank goodness for that speed
Duh-Uggla
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
Gotta admire Hayward – put his head down and ran hard down the line to spoil the double play.
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
At least Heyward hustled down the line to save one out, but that was not good.
This game is done. This team is done and by September 15th they will be done till next yr.
Fredi must go.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
Heyward does his patented weak grounder to second base. I would have appreciated a more selective approach at the plate in that situation.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
choking dogs…………..
sid
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
losers.
The A Bomb
August 24th, 2012
1:09 am
Mailed in.
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Would much rather have seen Jason hit against Lopez than Romo. The righty-lefty thing be damned.
Sundrop Kid
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
I am normally not one to say “I told you so”, but I did inform ye thusly!
nolie
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
C’est la vie
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Damn…. down to 12-10 for August, 1-3 against the Giants, outscored 25-9 by them this year.
ncbravesfan90
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Who we blaming tonight? NO way in heck it can be Uggla so who is it going to be?
kelevra
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
you cant wait till the 9th to start playing boys…that’s what the first eight innings are for
Hmmmm
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
took a while longer but in the end the team that looked like it was going to win did win
Brava
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Pitiful game. Just pitiful. I hope the Braves come to play tomorrow.
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Well, Fredi thought “outside the box” in regards to PH’ing his backup catcher, in the end, too many wasted early opportunities – Hanson killed them in his last inning.
Damn – jet lag just killed them I guess
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Fredi……..McCann………..Uggla……….Bourne…….Hanson………..
Hmmmm
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
“Who we blaming tonight?”
Hanson and the offense
MFin04
August 24th, 2012
1:10 am
Great effort, made them at least use their bullpen could help later on in the series….
Tomahawk Mafia
August 24th, 2012
1:11 am
It is pretty bad to say this, but at least the Braves scored two runs.
Astral
August 24th, 2012
1:11 am
Sundrop happy to be right about Braves losing. no surprise. He is not a braves fan
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:11 am
The way its going the Braves are going to struggle just to stay over .500 the way these BUMBS are playing.
Welcome to Chokeville. Nothing but a choke team — again and the same thing will happen next yr and the next.
This is not a major league team anymore. I doubt they win another series the rest of the way.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 24th, 2012
1:11 am
Oh………….I forgot to blame Delta…….it’s there fault we lost……
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:11 am
So we baically just burned a PH there. Damn I cannot figure out Fredi’s decisions.
Had to force them to use the RHP, …. if he sent Heyward out there to start, he’d have been shredded by the lefty.
Tomahawk Mafia
August 24th, 2012
1:12 am
This uninspiring play needs to stop. This team looks terrible right now.
ncbravesfan90
August 24th, 2012
1:12 am
“Hanson and the offense”
Dang Uggla get’s the night off from the blame game?
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:12 am
Hanson stinks — what a bust of a so called ace. Second rate major league SP.
IlliniBrave
August 24th, 2012
1:13 am
I swear a high school baseball coach could do a better job with game management than Fredi. Might be a super great guy, be he seems out of his league. So many baseball writers and commentators have alluded to the fact and/or raised questions about his decisions.
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:13 am
They will finish August with a losing record and you know September will be a guaranteed clunker.
Ward
August 24th, 2012
1:13 am
Hello everyone Maybe, Braves should watch their jet leg again? Man….. all those flights……
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:13 am
In my opinion, the loss tonight is all on the offense. A couple of misplayed balls cost Hanson a few runs, but….if the offense had scored early when they really had chances, the game plays out differently.
Still, Hanson is my “6th man out” – BP for him come Sep 1.
tiger297
August 24th, 2012
1:14 am
when its sleepy time down south…
uga-brave
August 24th, 2012
1:14 am
macc, will come through.
the dude has not touched home plate in the month of august.
he has not scored one run in august.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 24th, 2012
1:14 am
who the f*** really needs Fredi Gonzalez sound as Chip called it? When has that fool ever broke fresh ground in a post game interview…….
Hmmmm
August 24th, 2012
1:14 am
“Uggla get’s the night off from the blame game”
even Uggla needs a blame game off every now and then, we can pick it back up tomorrow
Ward
August 24th, 2012
1:15 am
Man those West coast fligjhts…….Just terrible. LOL
Ryan
August 24th, 2012
1:16 am
Great job FREDDI you should be manager of the year. Just to bad your parents got over here on that raft.
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:16 am
There is no difference between last yrs team and this yrs except that the collapse is comming 10 games earlier.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
August 24th, 2012
1:16 am
Joe gone be blaming tomorrow nites loss on San Francisco trannies……….
Ward
August 24th, 2012
1:16 am
Hanson should be traded next year.
Largesse Outweighs Urbanity
August 24th, 2012
1:16 am
Lou did it.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:17 am
Hanson’s “poor” outing hurt us…. don’t think he’ll be staying in the rotation. Hope he doesn’t get mad and curse out Fredi
Of course, when you waste those early scoring opportunities like we did, it’s gonna be hard to win.
The A Bomb
August 24th, 2012
1:17 am
I gotta hand it to Gonzalez — he’s consistent.
There was no such thing as a BIG GAME last season, and there’s no such thing as a BIG GAME this season.
Players want to see a manager throw the kitchen sink at a team. This is like a football team with no running game. Always going for the explosive play. Killing us for 1.4 seasons now and if the NL was ANY stronger we’d be a heckuva lot closer to .500 than we are now.
Wonder what Wren thinks about the job Gonzalez is doing with his talent? He cannot be happy.
But I’ll repeat — for prolonged slumps to continue there has to be a lot of mind-screwing going on. And how can young players trust a manager who puts his golden goofy godson in the lineup nearly every night despite the incredible buffoonery?
Disgusted
August 24th, 2012
1:17 am
The flight card is nothing but a poor excuse. And these announcers are embellishing it.
What a sorry bunch of excuse makers.
Venice Jim
August 24th, 2012
1:17 am
Sicko…
Ward
August 24th, 2012
1:17 am
I hope not a collapse, but it’s not looking good, and the Dodgers, Cards, and Pirates are within distance.
Animus
August 24th, 2012
1:18 am
Zito was NOT terrific – the offense will show up sometime tomorrow morning, I don’t want to hear excuses about the travel.
Braves always have trouble against LH pitchers, and this guy tonight had nothing special, just big swings as little pitches.
Bad start to the 4 game series – hope the team can win the next 3 – gonna need it.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 24th, 2012
1:19 am
macc, will come through…the dude has not touched home plate in the month of august….he has not scored one run in august.
Dang, that’s bad