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David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
5:26 pm
Maholm gave up as many runs before recording 2nd out today as he gave up in his last 6 starts combined for Cubs.
count_schemula
September 2nd, 2012
5:26 pm
i just put a straw in the bottle of Henney. It’s gonna get ugly.
CaptainMudd
September 2nd, 2012
5:26 pm
@ACE….How you doing today? Ain’t this a mess?
vitriol spewer (phil)
September 2nd, 2012
5:27 pm
Mahorrible looks pretty good!
Just absurd. Beaten today before we even (try to) hit once.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:27 pm
That mess of an inning is over… need to put it behind us now.
74bravesjersey
September 2nd, 2012
5:27 pm
Lets see; Hmmmm? Hamels is thinkin’ what a bunch of screw ups, I just tantalize ‘em w/ that sharp breaking curve, mix in fastball off the corner cause their nervous, then dash in my wonderful change-up, yep, got em’ skrewed up, don’t know what to do w/me.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 2nd, 2012
5:27 pm
The Braves need to stop with the soft tossers. They are awesome when they have their sinkers and breaking balls working and are getting the benefit of some calls, but when they are off they can be nowhere near the plate or they will get demolished just like Maholm is doing tonight.
Screwball
September 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
Freddddddi. Freddddiiiiiii. Let the chants begin.
McFann :Ô: :Ô: :ô:
September 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
734565yun uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu71q
Nick
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
The Braves honestly might not win another game this year. Awesome.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
David O’Brien @ajcbraves
#Braves Maholm gave up as many runs before recording 2nd out today as he gave up in his last 6 starts combined for #Cubs.
Damn…
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
That was a 41 pitch top of the 1st inning for Paul Maholm, who allowed 5 runs on 5 hits as the Phillies sent 9 men to the plate
njbraves
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
Hameln will pound the zone and this will be over quick.
count_schemula
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
Was there any booing? do ATL fans boo?
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
Hello Captain. Not the start we wanted.
njbraves
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
Hamels will pound the zone and this will be over quick.
David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
5:29 pm
Maholm got his second out on his 38th pitch and threw 41 pitches in 1st inning.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm
TOBF celebrating a strike, now that’s funny. Has it come to that Mr. Eternal Optimist?
No comment.
That’s a start, Mikey!
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm
WTG, Michael!
MIBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:30 pm
Good start to this half of the inning at least – well done, Michael!
Screwball
September 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
Instead of “shuffling” the lineup. Let’s shuffle the organization.
TP
September 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
FALCONS start in one week…….RISE UP!!!
What’s the magical number for the Nats to clinch…..will it occur before 9/15?
What are the odds that the Phillies will finish the season ahead of the Braves?
Awww, so many possibilites……
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick
I’m sensing the mood among #braves fans isn’t real upbeat right now
BOURN!
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:31 pm
WTG again, Mikey!
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
Seems FREDI and the BRAVES may have given up on the season. Lets see if they can mount big comeback this game. They have before with PHILLS. If not oh well NOT GOOD AT ALL.
Bravefaninok
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
Get a few runs this inning let us fans know were not dead boys!!!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
Paul Maholm hadnt allowed more than 4 earned runs in a start since he gave up 6 at Arizona on 6/23. He’s already surrendered 5 in 1 IP today
MFin04
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
we are going to win and im not using caps or punctuation
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
Boo this bunch. No changes from last season = same results.
Dum-Bass
September 2nd, 2012
5:32 pm
I find myself now with just a little bit of confidence now with this lineup, even with a 5 run deficit. If Uggla and McCann were in there, it would be zero confidence. So, that’s a wee bit of positivity, as opposed to previously.
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
Dang! Right at Howard.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
How many times is Prado going to hit a liner directly at a fielder? It seems to happen every game.
MFin04
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
hit the darn ball and score some runs this is ridiculous
njbraves
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
Atta boy Martin, swing at ball four twice, then make an out. Braves baseball at its best.
Couch Tater
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
Thanks for the blog, DOB.
!!!
Jay Dubu
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
The Braves have to man-up (”Cowboy-up”), do something, and stop letting the game get away in the 1st 2 innings. This is shamefull.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:33 pm
Yes! An error on the Phils
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:34 pm
Yes!
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:34 pm
It was good to hear Uggla was not happy about not starting. At least someone is fired up about something.
MIBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:34 pm
This is more like it!
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
5:34 pm
The game is over before the Braves could record the second out. Well done Braves.
You’re such a drama queen. Games aren’t over in the first inning.
BravesDude
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
COME ON BRAVES!!!! WAKE UP!!!!!
jmor
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
This team is toast…An exact replay of last year.
T-Dawg
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
At the end of the day, the only real negative is that this team didn’t implode sooner. We could have gotten a ton for Hanson, Hudson and McCann. And before any of you say it: we can’t get rid of Uggla. He’s in the same boat as KK, Nate McClouth and Derek Lowe.
BravesfaninWis
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
The Braves f’n suck. Here comes September, and here comes the collapse. So sick of watching a team and supporting a team that can’t compete payroll wise with other teams and have to sign aging and cheap ass players and hope and pray they can win. This organization doesn’t deserve to have a fan base. They choked when they could spend with Ted Turner, and they choke now. Maybe change your team colors to purple since you come so much.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
my TV jusdt went to test pattern, Fox south DOES THAT A LOT HERE IN WESTERN NC.
James
September 2nd, 2012
5:35 pm
Its funny really. This is supposed to be Chipper’s last year but the Braves decided to stand pat last offseason. This trading deadline we get no frontline starter or offense. For the last few months we keep hearing people say its only two months into the season, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6months…we’ll catch the Nats stop panicking they’ll eventually slow down. They actually did slow down but we’ve came to a standstill and moving backward. What ever happened to the letter the FO sent out to the season ticket holders. I’d rather the Braves sink then maybe something drastic gets done to the team. Soon we’ll be like the Hawks in that free-agents will be leery about coming here if we don’t make changes. It’s still early in the game but this will be a test to see if they really want it. 8 more innings boys.
Bill
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
Is anyone else having problems with new ajc web-page..its so damn slow, it takes 5 mins are more to pull up something etc. I just get pissed and click off. It don’t do it on other web-pages, just ajc.
Ryan
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
The fans that are at the game would be smart if they all got up and left let them play in an empty house. Get rid of Maholm as you said good lefty matchup. Demster is 4-1 but if Braves would of got him he would 1-4. At least these losers will not have to worry about the Nats. We will win one from Rockies we got Medlen pitching. Trade Maholm this winter he was a loser for all the years with Pirates. We looked good getting Sheets and Maholm and now there bad. WE can watch the wildcard slip away.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
infield back giving up a run for an out.
mike
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
let’s see 2nd and 3rd , 1 out, how much do you want to bet they don’t score
Jay Dubu
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
Maholm will be out of the game after 4+ innings. Another bad start for Braves’ starting pitching, and the bats on ice, and ready for winter vacation already!
It could get real ugly, real quick today!
74bravesjersey
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
George_George; appreciate the info; man the bravos are no more. There new name Atl Butterflies, they just flutter around. Man, was hoping for at least one in the win column to show some fight, & for some respect, but they lay down & roll over for Hamels & his crew, yep, like dogs caught w/tail between the legs yelp’n.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
Fight, Freddie, Fight
CaptainMudd
September 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
Let’s go get some too–likes we used to do!
Jay Dubu
September 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
Freddy needs to ambush one!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
Let’s goRoss!
Tomahawk Mafia
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
Freeman has to put the ball in play there, but in typical Braves fashion he does nothing.
Lee in S GA
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
my TV just went to test pattern, Fox south DOES THAT A LOT HERE IN WESTERN NC.
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here in S GA also
We Will Get Fooled Again
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
This team is a joke!
How can a group of grown men be so mentally weak? If they pulled a late-season choke once, you could write it off as just one of those things. But when they do it year after agonizing year, it becomes a serious indictment against that team’s character.
I’m so sick of this. Thankfully I can at least distract myself with football.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
Hamels sure has his command tonight… the ump isn’t being so bad for him either.
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
Typical inning. Give up five and then waste a scoring chance.
Jay Dubu
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Braves have to at least get a run out of this!!!!!!
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Wow, he made Ross look bad.
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Bill
September 2nd, 2012
5:36 pm
Yup new site is slower.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Nasty… another failure with RISP… sure hurts
njbraves
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Great at bat Rossy…just great. What a team.
mike
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
unbelievable
MIBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
Dang it!
74bravesjersey
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
The air around this organization has turned to stinch, Dang! I’m a die-hard brave fan, which I’ve eat’n many a crow, but this is sickning!
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
More futility.
Thank You Fredi
September 2nd, 2012
5:39 pm
How do I say this without sounding too pessimistic.
LOSERS!
1991 braves
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
Another non-quality start by a braves pitcher. Shocker. The offense has gone in the tank the past 15 games mainly because they have been facing quality pitching, and now the pitching is terrible. But no problem, the braves have the mastermind in the dugout. Fredi the best manager in baseball at motivating his team. LOL!! Ground hog day will probably last all of September for this pitiful bunch.
MFin04
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
bourn was good prado sucked chipper sucked freeman sucked and ross sucked awesome
Lee in S GA
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
well than goodness NASCAR from the Atlanta Motor Speedway will be on shortly
Jay Dubu
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
We know for sure that Ross came to the park to swing the bat today. None of this taking pitches crap for him.
CaptainMudd
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
Like we used to do….yeah; thanks!!!
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
This would be a good time for those Movie and CD reviews. Not much else going on.
David O'Brien
September 2nd, 2012
5:40 pm
The RISP thing is just remarkably bad for this team in its past 15 games.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 2nd, 2012
5:41 pm
Horrendous at bat for Ross and the Braves squander a good opportunity to begin chipping away at the Phillies insurmountable lead. It is sad how this team continues to put awful at bats together in key situations.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
5:41 pm
I thought you weren’t going to be on here during the game George George, because you said we wouldn’t like you when you’re angry.
mike
September 2nd, 2012
5:41 pm
the next 29 games for the braves, 12-17, write it down, no playoffs.
Mark
September 2nd, 2012
5:41 pm
I think Ross is the best backup catcher in the league. That said, that last AB is why he is that and why he should never be considered an everyday replacement for BMac.
N Nine
September 2nd, 2012
5:42 pm
I’m about to vomit. Deja vu is becoming a reality…..
Dave
September 2nd, 2012
5:42 pm
Watching the Braves continue to fail time and time again with runners in scoring position is crushing. I don’t get frustrated about much in life but when I do it usually has something to do with the Braves.
Dum-Bass
September 2nd, 2012
5:42 pm
Thanks “Couch Tater’ for thanking the DOBBER. He needs all the “back rubbing” and “schmoozing” he can get.
Tired of excuses!
September 2nd, 2012
5:42 pm
Turn out the lights, the season is over………..
njbraves
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
Jeffrey d…do you watch this team? You think they’re getting six runs off Hamels? Get a clue man, this one is over.
ChattTownBrian
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
It doesn’t help when your starter is putting you in a hole right away.
ray k
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
This could be the game that makes or breaks the 2012 Braves. We all know how emotionally fragile these guys are. If they show some heart and come back and win, they could ride that wave over the next several weeks. If they lose this game, completing a sweep at home, it could very well be the death knell for them.
Bill
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
Its the sorry locale cable Co. Need to check connections at the head where dish located..
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
Talking Chop @gondeee
Fredi has managed his bullpen well, this despite issues from the veterans in the rotation. It’s the players who aren’t executing.
Talking Chop @gondeee
I like the way Fredi G. has been tinkering w/ things. He just watched while it happened last yr, at least this yr he’s trying diff things.
^^^
mike
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
per the phillie broadcast , they are now batting .136 with RISP the last 15 games
ACE
September 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
Phillies sweeping a series in September. We have seen this movie before and the reviews were not good.
Dum-Bass
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
“Fight Fredi Fight”! Wouldn’t that be the epitome of an oxymoron?
CaptainMudd
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
It’s fresh…exciting, da, da, da, da….so inviting to me!
Powder Blue
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Ballgame.
jeffrey d
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Thanks “Couch Tater’ for thanking the DOBBER
You know I’m pretty sure it’s Couch Tater and not somebody pretending to be Couch Tater so you don’t need to put quotes around his name.
And what do you have against thanking someone? Are you just a dick?
George_George
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Lee in S GA
September 2nd, 2012
5:38 pm
my TV just went to test pattern, Fox south DOES THAT A LOT HERE IN WESTERN NC.
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here in S GA also
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The camercials between inns vidio is fine. when game cames back, back to test pattern, Wish for the old TBS days.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Maholm doesn’t have it…
Brava
September 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Why is Maholm still pitching?