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Rick C
August 31st, 2012
10:33 pm
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ, dude Kimbrel just pitched the last inning and gave up the lead.
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:33 pm
Where is Kimbrel…what the crap
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:34 pm
Kratz > than Mc Shamm
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:34 pm
Disgusted: After that win in SF last week, you said you’d never call the Braves bumbs again, and wouldn’t say they deserve to be booed. What’s happened?
CMart scares me here…. middle of the friggin order. At least Heyward saved him from a double there.
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:34 pm
Rick C…yes, but he sat down the remaining batters with no problemo…
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
Not getting hits with RISP did cost the Braves and they deserved the loss.
As far as I am concerned this one is over bunch of chokers.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
@RICK
Kimbrel is our best pitcher left. He should be in the game in this must win game.
No lefty against Howard and Utley?
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
TOBF — The are BUMBS again & yes, C Martinez gives me the willies.
Jerry
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
Of all the ways the Braves have managed to lose ballgames this year, they may lose one from an surprising source.
Brava
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
Dang it.
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
Balk!???
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
nah he needs to work on keeping outta the middle of the plate
Throw his 0-2 pitches for a ball… not in the strike zone.
BALK? WTF! Geez… This sure hurts…. CMart sure scares me here, I said
sid
August 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
this team is one big mental case….pitiful.
vitriol spewer (phil)
August 31st, 2012
10:36 pm
Yeah, you can blame Kimbrel….
This is what he does when we can least afford it. Frustrating.
Of course, the other chokers can share in it.
Vabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:36 pm
looks like were headed for another collapse.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:36 pm
I know this was a blown save, but this is an example of why you do not normally use your closer in a non-win situation. you are at the mercy of your lesser relievers if you have not won the game.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:36 pm
You have a bunch of slugs in the lineup who cannot his with RISP.
It cost us last yr and will cost us again. Bunch of chokers.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:36 pm
And the runner is advanced…. damn.
Need to keep them from scoring, don’t want to face Paps.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
They’re gonna try to double up Pierre? Hope it works…
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
Braves hitters could take some tips from Utley. He has two smart plays that are going to win the game for the phillies.
Vabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
gotta love seeing heyward and mccann going 0 for 10.
No Flag Since Lemke
August 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
Here’s an idea to save wear and tear on our position players, catcher, etc. If it comes to the point where we must use Martinez, just have Fredi go out and forfeit the game. Result is the same either way.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
Kimbrell did not do the job tonight but this L was a team effort.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
I am a Phillies fan now.
vitriol spewer (phil)
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
And I blame Fredi for using Kimbrel in a save situation…..
Chas
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
Martinez is just doing what he can to show that he too, is a part of the Atlanta CHOKE TEAM. Do what you can, Christian, to show that you belong on this team.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
CMart been hit hard in August…. 4.61 ERA with a .291/.322/.400/.722 oppo. stat line.
TBbravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
old time braves are back.
jeffrey d
August 31st, 2012
10:38 pm
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ, dude Kimbrel just pitched the last inning and gave up the lead.
I can’t tell if you’re serious or just trolling. I hope it’s trolling. Any manager who wouldn’t pitch Kimbrel with a 1 run lead should be fired.
Rick C
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
You guys need to get used to the fact that they don’t use Kimbrel for multiple innings.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
TOBF You can write in bold by using the letter b instead of strong… much quicker
Oh, I know—thanks! But my fingers are trained for “strong”, don’t know how they’d feel about a switch…
I just sometimes don’t hold the shift key down long enough when in a hurry…
Who Me?
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
good thing this is still August, they still suck.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
goof 4 u Disgusted, go find their blog and enjoy
Rick C
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
jeffrey d, not what I was saying at all.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
The wa things are going it will be a challenge to hang on to second in the division never mind the post season.
Bronke
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
Times like this I wish we had a different manager. Don’t want to live last year all over again!
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:39 pm
Wow, Pierre with such a dumb AB
the truth...
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
nolie….If you have seen the closeups of Chipper in the past couple of weeks he has huge bags under his eyes……makes him look older than 40….
Bravefaninok
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
C=Mart….huge K!!!
The A Bomb
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
One of the few times things locked in for the robot and the team let his circuitry down.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
Geez, I love CMart…
Jaded
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
CHOKE
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
Like I said
Brava
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
Ballgame!
Sopheee
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
evacuation time
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
The party’s over
ncbravesfan90
August 31st, 2012
10:40 pm
Anybody really surprised though? I mean really
Trey
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Ouch.
Bravefaninok
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Ballgame!!!!!!!!!!!
The A Bomb
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
WHO IN THE HELL IS CALLING PITCHES?
JC Brave
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Aaaaaaand the Braves lose…
vitriol spewer (phil)
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Way to go, guys….nice pitch there, martinez! Lol
Who Me?
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Unbelievable. Martinez grooves a fastball on the first pitch to their hottest hitter??? What the ?
Tomahawk Mafia
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
This sucks.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
C. Mattinez sucks he has no business in MLB.
This Braves team is the worst in all of MLB I would trade em all straight up for the Houston Astros right now.
The Astros are in beter shape than the Braves. This is a disgrace.
Bronke
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Auggggggghhhhhhhh! I just said it!!!!’mm
Vabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
1st time the site has let me post comments from my phone.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:41 pm
Though, righties hit Cmart better than lefties… but he’s still not the guy I want in that situation…
CMart continues his awful pitching from August… Damn, this sukks.
ncbravesfan90
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
Phillies hit mistakes, the hanging slider there, we miss mistakes. Better get some bullpen help from that wavier wire before midnight.
Who Me?
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
September starts tomorrow, remember we’re not going to fold this year…LOL….
The A Bomb
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
Choketember starts a day early.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
Typical C. Martinez.
Capt.Mudd
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
man what a pity….cmart, cmart…..mistakes ain’t smart
September
August 31st, 2012
10:42 pm
Hello Braves! Remember me?
Oh! I see you started without me!
Jaded
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
At least we can distract ourselves with football while the Braves pull another el foldo.
the truth...
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
too much………..Martinez again…..
Nats win 10-0 and we give another away…….
only good thing about it s St. Louis was the loser to the Nats…………
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
I challenge all the Braves fans to go out to the park tommorrow and Boo these lousy BUMBS when they take the field.
I plan on doing so.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
Well, poop…
UNCFAN
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
Looks like the old Phillies…good thing they buried themselves while Utley and Howard were out…
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
Great job cmart. Helping the phillies get to 2 and 55 when down in the 9th
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:43 pm
looks like were headed for another collapse.
No we’re not.
Disgusted: How many teams have you been a fan of this year? 20?
Bronke
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
De ja vu all over again. Wake me up when September ends!
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
A Bomb: “…a day early?” What about that road trip?
RaleighDawg
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
1-9 with runners in scoring position tonight…the Braves didn’t deserve the win anyways…
RaleighDawg
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
1-9 with runners in scoring position tonight…the Braves didn’t deserve the win anyways…
RaleighDawg
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
1-9 with runners in scoring position tonight…the Braves didn’t deserve the win anyways…
Vabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
talk about a complete joke. laughable effort tonight. getting handled by bad teams.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
C. Martinez is just not a very smart pitcher he is the Yunel of relief pitching.
sid
August 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
at the end of the season …..which will be soon….first…fire that idiot manager…..second….give that washed-up, uninspired money hungry 3rd baseman a nice cake for his retirement…third….blow up this team of chokers and start over. they are horrendous.
TBbravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
don’t think kimbrel would have done that
TBbravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
don’t think kimbrel would have done that
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
were we leading after 6? If so, there goes that nice figure too
Who Me?
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
it’s not just CMart, its Durbin/Avalon et al…you could start a law firm with these losers….
The A Bomb
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
This is what happens when you have a manager who mindf(*&cks half the team.
Guaranteed most of these guys HATE playing for this control freak.
DOB Needs To Ask TOUGHER QUESTIONS!
August 31st, 2012
10:45 pm
Folks, you have to tip your cap twice here. One tip of the cap goes to Kimbrel. He was the only Braves that was “dominant” and why be different? So he knows that and goes out and does a BRAVO and throws a hammer sammich for a tying home run! Atta boy, Kimbry!
And a final tip of the old capper goes to the Phillies. I mean…folks…they don’t have much to play for. And yet, they saw the Natsies were winning and they are doing their part to not let the Bravos go after a division title! Misery loves company but who knew! And to THAT, we say ATTA BOY PHILLIES!
Folks, go here if you can, please! http://forextradesimulator.com/
Chas
August 31st, 2012
10:46 pm
CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE
Your 2012 Atlanta Braves, ladies and gentleman.
CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE
The 2012 COLLAPSE is in good order.
Spit it out Atlanta. You are a team of LOSERS. What a joke. How so many players can piss down their leg, in the same game, is amazing. Only your 2012 Atlanta Braves are capable of this big a CHOKE JOB.
They do what they do best…your Atlanta Braves…
CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE CHOKE
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:46 pm
Fredi should have taken Minor out sooner.
Dum-Bass
August 31st, 2012
10:46 pm
How many would have felt much more comfortable with Kimbrel still in there in the 10th even though he gave up the homer in the 9th? Yeh, I thought so, me too! If my wife can call me the “3 minute man”, I guess I can start calling CK the “3 out man”. He is a “specialist”. I hope he is unionized.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:46 pm
The Phillies are a better team than the Braves.
I doubt this team wins 5 more games the rest of the way.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:46 pm
.285/.315/.427/.741
Opponents stat line against CMart this year…. he doesn’t need to be pitching in high leverage situations. And he definitely doesn’t need to come back next year at a cost of 1.2mil for this.
Braves are 63-0 when leading after 8 this year…. gotta come back tonight against a toughie, Papelbon. Let’s do this!
TBbravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
no joe this crowd is not stuned we are used to this.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
stick it sid, you old Chipper hater, you
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
Blah…if the game was gonna take this long, the least the Braves could do is win—was looking forward to going to bed early at last. Didn’t happen…
Not to mention there’s certain things we may find out that can’t be found out till the game is over and I want to know 3 hours ago…
vitriol spewer (phil)
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
I predicted a phillies sweep….
Underway. Sigh.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
This is the worst run franchise is all of major league sports.
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
Bottom of the lineup…and I’m talkin’ *bottom*
No Flag Since Lemke
August 31st, 2012
10:47 pm
Mr. Wren, why is this man on a major league roster?
the truth...
August 31st, 2012
10:48 pm
Did anyone really think Uggla’s home run was going to mean anything?
Busch Leaguer
August 31st, 2012
10:48 pm
Fredi,
It’s freakin Deja Vu ,the hisssing sound is the air coming out of the Braves playoff baloon.Exit stage left the swoon is on. Guess Chipper should have hit that Phillies catcher a little harder.More likely Chipper will stiffen up tonight and sit out tomorrow’s game.
T-Dawg
August 31st, 2012
10:48 pm
Can’t defend a loss like this.