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Trader Jack
August 28th, 2012
7:34 pm
Marlins 2 Nats 0
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
7:35 pm
Uggla talked about that ball he almost hit out. That in a nutshell is his problem. I’d like to hear him talk more about that liner up the middle, or that hit through the right side. Somehow he has forgotten that the homers will come if he would just try to make good contact and stop trying to kill the damn thing. What a lost cause he is.
Animus
August 28th, 2012
7:37 pm
Jerry I think he only talked about it because that’s the one he was asked about. He may have mentioned his other AB’s, but those comments didn’t make the cut. Unless there exists film I haven’t seen?
Mark Duncan
August 28th, 2012
7:38 pm
Have to feel good with Medlen going. While the offense of course is streaky it inspires much more confidence than the last two years. The defense, rotation, and bullpen all appear playoff caliber. Fredi as manager? Questionable at best. Go Braves!
Animus
August 28th, 2012
7:38 pm
Film of him talking to reporters I mean.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
7:41 pm
DOB
Since we’re hoping that Peter Moylan will be among the September callups
Don’t count ME when you sat WE, He can’t even get AAA hitters out so why on earth would we want Moylan over Gearrin?
MFin04
August 28th, 2012
7:41 pm
Beltran can throw runners out too.
DAM
August 28th, 2012
7:43 pm
At this point a stronger offensive lineup would include Rev over Uggla. My goodness it is painful to watch Uggla swing the bat.
MFin04
August 28th, 2012
7:44 pm
I’m betting Yadier Molina just got a concussion.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
7:46 pm
Like I said yesterday, this is a Pennant race we’re in, not a personality contest. I know Moylan is probably a good guy in the clubhouse but we’re talking about a valuable roster spot and until he shows he can still pitch lets just keep him in the clubhouse and off the field.
Casey
August 28th, 2012
7:47 pm
@David O’Brien “It’s not many Braves hitters doing well against lefties.”
Seriously, man? Did you proof this at all?
Arthur Redding, Jr.
August 28th, 2012
7:47 pm
For the months of June, July, and August, Uggla is hitting .159.
For the month of August, McCann is hitting .190 with ZERO extra base hits and 2 RBIs.
The Braves are in a tight race to make the play-offs. Can they afford to let these guys (as much as I like them) continue to be their everyday players down the stretch?
George
August 28th, 2012
7:49 pm
Don
August 28th, 2012
5:57 pm
Don
You do know FREDI and DOB are friends so they will say the same things.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2012
7:49 pm
Oh George found a buddy
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2012
7:51 pm
Braves lineup: Bourn cf, Prado ss, Heyward rf, Jones 3b, Freeman 1b, Johnson lf, McCann c, Uggla 2b, Medlen p
First time Uggla’s ever hit 8th.
Fredi Gonzalez wanted Johnson in lineup and will again tomorrow vs. LHP. He’s not sure who’ll be out tomorrow, could be Chipper, with Prado playing third. If Chipper feels like he could use a day off.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
7:52 pm
Medlen’s streak will cone to an end tonight with Uggla and McCann in the line-up. Ross should be in against the lefty.
MFin04
August 28th, 2012
7:53 pm
I’m betting Uggla gets a few walks batting 8th, a la Nate McLouth.
George
August 28th, 2012
7:53 pm
Hope the BRAVES do well for VJ and cab.
brian
August 28th, 2012
7:53 pm
johnson needs to be in the lineup versus the lefties. I am glad that Fredi is playing him. Uggla should get the seat tomorrow if CHipper is playing
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2012
7:53 pm
DOB can take most of it AMBER hes had worse days than this. Ive gave him far worse.
He will make it just give him some BBQ and hell forget all about everybody heckling him. — J-MAN
Amusing. Delusional, but amusing. Like a couple of other folks on here.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
August 28th, 2012
7:57 pm
alvarez –
Bravefaninok(Amusing. Delusional, but amusing. Like a couple of other folks on here".)
August 28th, 2012
7:57 pm
I think I will keep that as my new moniker
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2012
7:58 pm
DOB says leave the tough questions to the columist. He should leave trade rumors like the Griffey debacle to them also. If you don’t believe me ask Hudson. — ACE
You mean the story we had about Griffey telling his good friend (and former Braves bat boy) that he was coming to the Braves? Actually, that was a columnist that got that. Our former columnist, Terry Moore, who knew the guy well. I wrote the story, though. And we stood by the information and do to this day. I did NOT write that he was going to play for the Braves. I wrote that he told his friend he was going to. Which he did.
He then changed his mind.
Problem was, the headline stated that he was going to play for the Braves. I had no say in the headline, didn’t see it till it was in the paper. But since my name was on the story, I took all the heat.
But I’m a big boy, and I took it then and can still take it today from the obsessed few who still bring it up. So go ahead. Mention it every hour on the hour, if that’s what does it for you. By addressing this now, I know I’m giving you the attention you crave and only encouraging you to keep bringing it up. But that’s because I don’t care.
So please, feel free.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
7:58 pm
I would assume that anyone who disagrees with DOB on his blog is Delusional!
mjn99
August 28th, 2012
8:02 pm
Mrlins 5 Wash 0
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2012
8:03 pm
Chipper don’t surf.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:04 pm
ACE – Should be spelled ASS.
mjn99
August 28th, 2012
8:04 pm
Strasburg looks awful
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2012
8:05 pm
Much like Bisher on Thanksgiving, I miss T. Moore’s annual plea to get Junior.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2012
8:06 pm
And don’t call him Terry.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:09 pm
Strasburg getting knocked around so far tonight. 5 runs in 3 innings.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 28th, 2012
8:09 pm
VaBravesFan
August 28th, 2012
6:02 pm
Ditto that my friend. Pitching….defense, it’s as old as the game and time tested as the winning formula.
njbraves
August 28th, 2012
8:10 pm
ACE…your nonsense is so transparent. You enjoy having DOB reply to you, must make you feel special, so you post nothing but crap that you know will get the guys attention. Just shut up already.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:12 pm
Nolasko no hit through 4. Go Marlins.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:13 pm
Arthur Redding, Jr.
August 28th, 2012
7:23 pm
Is this the Best Braves Line-up Right Now?
Bourn CF
Prado 2B
Heyward RF
Jones 3B
Freeman 1B
Johnson LF
Ross C
Janish SS
Hudson P
No doubt about it and should be used everyday!
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
August 28th, 2012
8:13 pm
Anybody ever ate at Dickey’s BBQ? We just got one up here and it sucks. I’m so disappointed. However, Fargo has a Famous Daves BBQ restaurant and it is awesome.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 28th, 2012
8:17 pm
If Molina is indeed concussed, that’s a huge blow to the Cards playoff chances…
Mark
August 28th, 2012
8:18 pm
Like the lineup tonight better. As good as Yawnish has been, he isn’t going to run into many and help us score. Uggla 8th is better than him hitting 5,6,or 7.
Maybe we can get it going tonight!
Bravefaninok
August 28th, 2012
8:18 pm
mjn99
August 28th, 2012
8:04 pm
Strasburg looks awful
Now when they shut him down they will say he looks tired/ineffective and nobody can argue.
mjn99
August 28th, 2012
8:18 pm
6-0 Mia
SMOLTZ 29
August 28th, 2012
8:20 pm
Uggla should be hitting 9th tonite. If LaRussa was managing this team, it would happen on a daily basis! MERCY
mjn99
August 28th, 2012
8:20 pm
IF mia holds on tonight and the braves win, that stupid loss yesterday could of meant 3 out instead of 4. Hate giving away games like last night.
the truth...
August 28th, 2012
8:22 pm
I just read the lineup above and my reaction was feeling two emotions when I saw Uggla’s name in there again……………
Sick to my stomach…………..
Anger at Fredi for either being stupid or blind………….or……
The fact of the matter is simple……….this is not the best lineup he could “run out there”………….
Prado at 2nd, Janish at SS……………
And Uggla on his but on the bench where he belongs…………………
phil
August 28th, 2012
8:23 pm
I see ACE is in his pesky mosquito mode tonight….
bustersonly
August 28th, 2012
8:23 pm
Why is McCann in tonight’s line up against a lefty, Ross batting about 40 points better and better on defense?????????
Trey
August 28th, 2012
8:24 pm
Happy birthday, Tommy Hanson.
southgabrave
August 28th, 2012
8:25 pm
@ Ralph
I agree and the only change should be when Simmons comes back. We should ride that horse until it faulters. An occassional start for B Mac to rest Ross and maybe a start every so often(seldom) for Uggla.
We still need bench help. I hope someone steps up from the call-ups coming in Sept.
phil
August 28th, 2012
8:26 pm
Hanson will celebrate with a during the game six pack, i hear….
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:26 pm
I feel sorry for Medlen tonight, he will need to keep the streak going for 9 innings or more.
phil
August 28th, 2012
8:27 pm
Why is anyone in tonight’s lineup? It’s a lefty, it’s his second ever start, we’re doomed…..
But maybe not.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:27 pm
phil – Will there be chicken with that?
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:28 pm
Go Fish!
Trey
August 28th, 2012
8:28 pm
phil, with a big ol’ birthday cake and a keg stand. Hopefully Hanson doesn’t spew in the dugout, phil.
Rico
August 28th, 2012
8:29 pm
Why weakeen the defense by putting Prado at SS. Uggla should be on the bench. This is about trying to win the division not keeping Uggla happy.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:30 pm
southgabrave – true and DOB wants to bring up Moylan
Efrim
August 28th, 2012
8:30 pm
Not sure if this was mentioned, but Mac Thomason, author of Braves Journal blog is nearing the end of his battle with cancer: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/28/mac-thomason-of-braves-journal-nears-the-end-of-his-battle-with-cancer/
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:30 pm
Looks like we are the only team that can’t beat the Nats right now.
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:32 pm
You are wrong Rico. This IS all about keeping Uggla happy. Otherwise he would not be playing.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:32 pm
I hate the lineup, but Fredi has never been famous for putting the best team possible on the field at any given time. I just wonder, if any other player on the team had been performing as poorly as Uggla, would he get to play so much? Somehow, I doubt it. I remember Jason being benched quite a bit last season, when he was struggling.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:33 pm
Ralph – DOB loves Moylan in the clubhouse. He’s a good influence…keeps the guys loose, even if he can’t pitch….and is great for a quote or two.
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:34 pm
With the Nats losing big tonight, that guarantees that the Braves will lose. I just hope they do it in a way as not to make Medlen the loser.
phil
August 28th, 2012
8:34 pm
Nah…uggla hitting 8th actually makes sense.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:35 pm
Brava – Heyward was hurt quite a bit last year.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:35 pm
ATTENTION FREDI GONZALEZ
We have a chance to pick up a game on the Nats tonight, Are you sure you don’t want to change that stupid line-up?
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2012
8:36 pm
It’s 7-0 Marlins in bottom of the 5th against Strasburg.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:36 pm
Some here hate Fredi, some hate Uggla, some hate both. One plays on the other.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:36 pm
True, raleigh, but not always when he was benched.
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:37 pm
Brava,
What irks me the most, and I don’t get on Fredi a whole lot, is the multitude of lineup changes he makes. I swear I have never seen a manager refuse to put the same team on the field for more than a few games at a time like Fredi does. I don’t even care if Uggla is in the lineup, just put 8 guys out there and let them play for a few games.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:38 pm
Just saw Jason Werth’s picture. I think he is in the witness protection program. What a beard.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:38 pm
I’d love to see the Fish sweep the Marlins. That should destroy any confidence they have left after being swept by the Phils. And I know, before everyone tells me so, the Phils are playing very well lately.
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:38 pm
raleighbravefan _ I agree but bring him in as a spectator.!
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:40 pm
Jerry – He has had to deal with a lot of injuries both years…and he was criticized for wearing guys out last year…a major factor in the infamous September swoon. He is almost paranoid about resting guys now.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:41 pm
Yep, Jerry. He did the same thing last season. He seems to manage in constant chaos. That the Braves have such a good record is a testament to the talent of the players, because Fredi sure isn’t giving them much help.
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:41 pm
As for whether or not the Nationals decide to shut Strasburg down or not, I’d almost be willing to bet that if he continues to pitch throughout, he will look like he looks tonight. A power pitcher with his hook that has never pitched that late into a season before tells me that he’ll wear down, if he isn’t already.
Kat
August 28th, 2012
8:43 pm
A foul ball hit a kid and Chipper came over to make sure he was okay and gave the kid his batting gloves.
Hmmmm
August 28th, 2012
8:43 pm
“I remember Jason being benched quite a bit last season, when he was struggling”
if you look up some quotes by Fredi when he sat Heyward he says, “he’s going with the hot hand” (Constanza over Heyward). In this case if you replaced him with the “hotter hand” Prado, you’d be playing Prado in a position he’s not really use to. So currently they don’t really have a hotter hand who plays 2nd but if they did maybe we might see Uggla sitting a bit more often.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:44 pm
Okay, I know it’s bad, but I found this funny.
Drew @emrysx
Just sitting in line at McDonalds, staring at a stream of dumpster juice flowing down the lot. Thinkin’ of Dan.
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:44 pm
raleighbravefan,
He was criticized about his overuse of the bullpen. Not once did I hear complaints that they players were tired.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:44 pm
This is why I have continued to predict a Nats drop-off. Young guys, especially some pitchers, who have never played this much before. They may start to look like we did end of last year.
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:45 pm
Jerry – Fair enough. I’m too old to remember.
DiamondbackMac
August 28th, 2012
8:45 pm
Lew
Gotta love this quote from Mac Thomason.
“Philadelphia, known as “The City of Brotherly Love” ever since Benjamin Franklin invented sarcasm in 1767, is the largest city in Pennsylvania and a suburb of New York.”
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:46 pm
Really, Hmmmm? Are you trying to tell me Prado is a more natural shortstop, which he’s playing tonight, than a second baseman, a position at which he was selected to the All-Star game? Um, okay.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 28th, 2012
8:46 pm
Just read about Molina…yikes. Don’t think I wanna watch that video…
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:46 pm
Gotta go. Let’s win tonight!
Arthur Redding, Jr.
August 28th, 2012
8:47 pm
Hard to believe Reed Johnson has only 1 RBI since joining the Braves.
Anyone old enough to remember Ken Oberkfell, Braves’ full-time 3B in the mid-80’s? He’d hit around .275 and get around 35-40 RBI’s over the course of a season. Not really comparing him to Johnson, just remembering a guy who was all BA and no production.
Sopheee
August 28th, 2012
8:47 pm
In this case if you replaced him with the “hotter hand” Prado, you’d be playing Prado in a position he’s not really use to. So currently they don’t really have a hotter hand who plays 2nd but if they did maybe we might see Uggla sitting a bit more often.
Wait, what? Are you saying Marteen isn’t used to 2B?
iowabrave
August 28th, 2012
8:48 pm
Martin Prado = Jose Oquendo with a bat. Whitey woulda called Prado his “Secret Atomic Weapon”
Ralph
August 28th, 2012
8:50 pm
Clone Prado, make 9 copies!
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:50 pm
raleighbravefan
August 28th, 2012
8:45 pm
Jerry – Fair enough. I’m too old to remember.
Lol. I’ll buy that. Personally, I’m just to old to really give a crap.
Trey
August 28th, 2012
8:50 pm
Eh, the lineup is still better than what we had in 2009.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:51 pm
There you go, Ralph. We’d have one heck of a team.
Mark
August 28th, 2012
8:52 pm
Before the Mahomie/Johnson trade I wanted Diaz/Constanza platooning in left and Prado at 2B. Now, I’d rather have Johnson play left and Prado at 2B. I think we would have been better before the trade and would have more wins under our belt with Constanza/Diaz and now we are better with Johnson playing regularly. Uggla reached the point of no return a while back in my opinion. Not because of what he was hitting 215 but because of how. He lets FBs down the middle go, then will wave at offspeed pitches off the plate.
I was Ugglas biggest critic on here and caught some grief because many thought inevitable “hot streak” would lead us to the promised land in August but I was convinced then, and I still am now, that it isn’t going to happen consistently again.
I gave my word that I would stop bashing Uggs and I did and this post isn’t meant to be a bashing. Its more of, I wish FG would sit Uggla now because he is a train wreck. He tries hard, he is obviously pressing badly, and the failures he is going through is destroying his ability to ever play well again. Sure he makes a lot of money and thats pointed out often on here but that isn’t his fault. I feel badly for the guy. Not like he has a crappy attitude or loafs and he feels worse about his performance right now than anyone on this blog.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:52 pm
That’s very nice of Chipper, Kat, and I’ll bet it made that kid’s day.
MFin04
August 28th, 2012
8:52 pm
Looks like it is time to shut Strasburg down.
Animus
August 28th, 2012
8:54 pm
MFin04
August 28th, 2012
8:52 pm
Looks like it is time to shut Strasburg down.
Nope, if he keeps pitching like he has tonight – Keep running him out there
Jerry
August 28th, 2012
8:55 pm
In this case if you replaced him with the “hotter hand” Prado, you’d be playing Prado in a position he’s not really use to. So currently they don’t really have a hotter hand who plays 2nd but if they did maybe we might see Uggla sitting a bit more often.
Dude, that was an amazing statement to make. You should have used another alias so it won’t be stuck to you for an extended period.
George
August 28th, 2012
8:55 pm
phil
August 28th, 2012
8:26 pm
Hanson will celebrate with a during the game six pack, i hear….
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And KFC?
Kat
August 28th, 2012
8:56 pm
And I believe the kid is a Braves fan. Which is a great plus to the kid.
Brava
August 28th, 2012
8:56 pm
Marlins – 9
Nats – 0
Bottom of the 6th. Wow!
Animus
August 28th, 2012
8:57 pm
9-0 Marlins, bottom 6. Braves have a real shot at making up a game tonight…albeit with an inferior lineup. Someone has to step up tonight and hit.