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nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:10 pm
WTF Yanish?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:10 pm
Gigantic impact? The only thing gigantic about Francisco is his gut, certainly not his OBP
LOL so true… his strikeout total is gigantic as well.
What happened Janish???
RaleighDawg
August 31st, 2012
10:10 pm
Seriously ? They give Rollins an error, but they don’t give one to Chipper on the Wiggington grounder ? Come on….
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:11 pm
Would have been close at home
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:11 pm
Janish fell asleep over there.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:11 pm
Guess he’s not a poor fielder anymore… DAMMIT!
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:11 pm
Janish did the right thing there.
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
It’s Kimbrel time
Brava
August 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
Dang!
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
That hurts. The only way Howard gets that ball is for it to be hit right at him
Tomahawk Mafia
August 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
More poor luck on balls in play for Prado. He squares up so many balls that hit directly at fielders.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
Goodness. Does Francisco ever do anything other than strike out when he pinch hits? He strikes out on three pitches pretty frequently too.
Nope… every time he PH, I predict 3 strikes (2 of the pitches being balls, and him still swinging) and a K. (Almost) Never fails.
Brava
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
Kimmeh Time!
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
In a different subject, what do you all think pagan’s free agency price will be?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
Janish did the right thing there.
Yeah, seems so…. I don’t think he saw the ball very well, and definitely didn’t know how high in the air it was…. he had to look into the lights.
Chas
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
Janish…can’t score on that wild pitch. My God! Brian McCann could have scored on that. Way to have your head in the game, Paul.
T-Dawg
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
This team is in desperate need for a “every run counts so pay attention and hustle” speech like I have never seen before. No excuses there, Janish.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:13 pm
no he didn’t, not IMO
RaleighDawg
August 31st, 2012
10:14 pm
I promise you – if Chipper had hit the grounder to Rollins, and if he actually ran it out as opposed to his typical loaf down to first, they would have scored it a hit. No wonder Hoss’ stats always look so good.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:14 pm
Kimmeh time!
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:15 pm
Are they going for the announcers curse or what?
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:15 pm
He squares up so many balls that hit directly at fielders….TM
which is why he hits into so many DPs with runners on first so often
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:15 pm
OMG t.ie game
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:15 pm
Well damn
Brava
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
Oh man, no. Kimmeh.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
That was an 0-2 meatball. Kimbrel throws way too many good 0-2 pitches.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
whata bitch
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
That catch by Howard hurts now…. so does Janish not coming home.
Kimmeh’s rusty from not pitching much last month
Capt.Mudd
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
It was lame….hope it’s not a real serious factor–good morning, Paul……my sorry little….oh well, we tied, forgot how important insurance is.
the truth...
August 31st, 2012
10:16 pm
How big was Janish sitting at 3rd last inning now?
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
Uh, WHOOPS
Tomahawk Mafia
August 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
0-2 home run. Geez.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
You could draw an X in that K-zone thing they have and that pitch would have been in the center of the X. Kimbrel has to stop that.
T-Dawg
August 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
Sure could have used that gift run Janish. I’ve never see a struggling team like this one just waste so many opportunities.
Jaded
August 31st, 2012
10:17 pm
That’s three blown saves for Kimbrel at Turner Field against the Phiillies dating back to the final game of 2011.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
0-2 pitches are “supposed” to be thrown for balls…
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
just goes to show, no matter who you are of how fast you throw, location is still important
Sopheee
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
Whaaaaat?
M.V.P.Heyward
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
Kimbrel has always been mediocre in high-pressure situation.
Just like 2010′ playoff game 3, 2011′ mid-september cards’ game & last game against the Phillies.
toast
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
0-2 set up with a pitch at the letters? maybe slider in the dirt? nope, straight down the shoot into MAC’s mitt. he didn’t throw the pitch but the guy behind the plate will never be confused with a rhodes scholar.
cabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:18 pm
You could draw an X in that K-zone thing they have and that pitch would have been in the center of the X. Kimbrel has to stop that.
Because Kimmie throws so many pitches down the middle. I mean, he’s given up 20 hits in 48 innings. He totally sucks!
Chas
August 31st, 2012
10:19 pm
CRAIG KIMBREL Join the CHOKE parade. Seems Craig had a few of those during the 2011 collapse. Well done! And so it goes….and goes and goes, and goes.
Thanks again, for the heads up base running in the 8th, Paul Janish.
tony austin
August 31st, 2012
10:19 pm
The offense has wasted many opportunities to just about blow this game open. Not hanging this one on Kimbrel.
Growler
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
Is the (annual?) September collapse starting on August 31st this year?
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
He totally sucks!…cab
no he doesn’t!!!!!!!
the truth...
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
Martin was waving Janish home wasn’t he?
ChattTownBrian
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
Oh well, it happens. Just win it here.
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
Maybe a walk off win will give Braves a boost.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
more of the same idiot under different names I see
Tomahawk Mafia
August 31st, 2012
10:21 pm
They will never shake that collapse. Bad things continue to happen to this ballclub. If only they could get one extra hit a night with men in scoring position. That would take much of the pressure off.
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:21 pm
Kimbrel better pitch another inning if we don’t score a run here. We can’t go to Martinez in this must win.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:21 pm
Lucas Sims ⚾ @LSims_
What a great first year of professional baseball! Thankful for everything. Next step: Instructional League. Be home soon!
Great 1st year Lucas!
gcs
August 31st, 2012
10:21 pm
Have you ever noticed whenever the Phillies acquire a top-shelf pitcher that he flops fantastically?
Lee, Halladay, Oswalt, Brad Lidge, Joe Blanton, Jose Contreras…
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:21 pm
“the truth…” that’s what I saw…
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:22 pm
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
Before that Kratz home run off Craig Kimbrel, opposing hitters on 0-2 counts vs. Kimbrel: 3-for-39, 34 strikeouts.
^^^
Felix
August 31st, 2012
10:22 pm
Was Janish asleep at third? Him sitting back on his heels as the ball rolled well away from home plate really hurt. Dumb.
UNCFAN
August 31st, 2012
10:22 pm
THis Kratz guy is having a career night – between the play at the plate with Chipper and the bomb off Kimbrall. Can’t wait until Ruiz is back in the Phillies lineup…
T-Dawg
August 31st, 2012
10:22 pm
Can’t blame Kimbrel. Take that gift run and the ballgame is over.
ChattTownBrian
August 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
nolie, I know. cab never talks bad about the Braves, but bashes the best closer in baseball. Doesn’t make sense.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
lotta Ks but lotta walks too
Lets Go Big J, lets go!
Trey
August 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
Man, I feel bad for Kimbrel.
cabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
I didn’t think that needed a sarcasm alert…
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
Halladay has fought injuries and has been anything but a flop for the Phillies. He has the hardware to prove it
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:24 pm
I mean, he’s given up 20 hits in 48 innings. He totally sucks!
Should be zero hits, ya know. Then he’s good.
Is the (annual?) September collapse starting on August 31st this year?
Annual? It happens once and it’s called annual? WTH
Sopheee
August 31st, 2012
10:24 pm
Let’s walk off. Do something, 10.
Venice Jim
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
CTB – can’t tell if you were serious about not catching her sarcasm, or if I didn’t catch yours…
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
neither did I mine
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
Kimbrel better man up and pitch a 2nd inning.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
Was Janish asleep at third? Him sitting back on his heels as the ball rolled well away from home plate really hurt. Dumb.
I saw him go down the line…. not just stand at 3rd…. He decided to come back cuz he didn’t know where the ball was (I think)
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
It would have been very close at the plate with janish. Martin hits that ball a foot left or right and janish looks great for keeping the bat in prado’s hands
Sopheee
August 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
Or don’t.
sid
August 31st, 2012
10:26 pm
does the “hall of Famer” really even care?
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:26 pm
Let’s go BMac!
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
This game is tied because the braves could not get the big hit. 1-10 with RISP and that was chipper being thrown out at home if I remember correctly
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
Good eye, Freddie…nice!
Growler
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
Hence the question mark, “TheOnlyBravesFan”! I hope not! But if they lose, this will be a really discouraging loss, and WILL conjure up images of Kimbrell’s crucial blown saves last year.
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
but Martin didn’t…
toast
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
3 singles and game over
jeffrey d
August 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
Chipper comes up in the bottom of the 9th in a tie game. I hurry to go pee. Next thing I know I hear Chip going crazy about a Chipper Jones homerun.
Of course, it was a flashback.
BFChris27
August 31st, 2012
10:28 pm
Janish did the right thing.
His angle, the lights and uncertainty of where the ball went was justifiable reasons not to go.
Say he went despite it and got out, the same would be said that he didn’t get the run or he should have stayed and not taken bat out of Prado’s hands.
brian
August 31st, 2012
10:28 pm
Cab causing trouble around here again? Just speaking the truth 20 hits in 48 innings. I mean how does Kimbrel sleep at night?
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:29 pm
they have been playing Chipper more and he looks tired, see it in his face I think
cabravesfan
August 31st, 2012
10:29 pm
brian-
You know me. The blog trouble maker
relegated to PTV
August 31st, 2012
10:29 pm
yeah jeffrey d…they jinxed ‘im
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:30 pm
this would be a heartbreaker
Sopheee
August 31st, 2012
10:30 pm
I don’t want free baseball in Atlanta.
ChattTownBrian
August 31st, 2012
10:30 pm
Another mcweak at bat for McCann. He needs to get another shot in his mcshoulder.
Growler
August 31st, 2012
10:30 pm
Boy McCann gets a mistake pitch most left-handers could drive and he weakly pops out to end the inning. Yeesh.
TheOnlyBravesFan
August 31st, 2012
10:30 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
#Braves fail to score in the 9th, and we’ve got #FreeBaseball in Atlanta. Braves are 6-2 in extras this season…Phils 6-10
Mldtown
August 31st, 2012
10:31 pm
Danny Espinosa hit one off Kimbrel on a 99-mph fastball, too. I suppose he’d better work on getting it up to 100.
T-Dawg
August 31st, 2012
10:31 pm
At least Mac has hit the ball hard tonight. There’s your warm glass of milk.
Jay Dubu
August 31st, 2012
10:31 pm
Heyward has had an unproductive nught at the plate.
Astral
August 31st, 2012
10:31 pm
baloney, you go for the run , wasn’t he being waved in by Prado
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
LOL Martinez instead of Kimbrel in a must win game. VINTAGE FREDI.
Chas
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
9th inning Brian McCann…as he sucked all of August, 2011, he has sucked all through August of 2012. He has been consistent, hasn’t he? Collapse, 2012.
Choke choke choke
ChattTownBrian
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
Venice, just sarcasm.
UGH I don’t know about this one, people.
Disgusted
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
This is about the time of the yr that Kimbrell falls apart — happened last September and it is happening again.
He deserves to be Booed.
Braves come up with another stinking loss tonight again and again. And I am sure they will lose timmorrow.
Jay Dubu
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
Braves have used their best pitchers already, and now the game is on the line. This would could get ugly, and kick off September in a very bad way.
jeffrey d
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
I hope Charlie Manuel hasn’t talked to Shaun
nolie
August 31st, 2012
10:32 pm
nah he needs to work on keeping outta the middle of the plate