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SOS Braves
September 7th, 2012
8:37 pm
Uggla was interviewed TV and he indicated he was upset.
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:39 pm
Martin is not doing a bad job at short.
Give him a break he is trying to play a new postion & he made a good play this past inning.
I want Simmons completely healthy but I did enjoy watching Janish out there in the field on an everyday basis & there is a place for Paul here.
If he could just hit .250/.310.
cabravesfan
September 7th, 2012
8:39 pm
Anders-
Sorry. I will keep my facts to myself.
TBbravesfan
September 7th, 2012
8:39 pm
come on R J
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:39 pm
Uggla has played a decent second and has hustled — just frustrated with the 4 eva hitting slump.
Bat Masterson
September 7th, 2012
8:40 pm
ray,
beats me. Long, long ago
JC Brave
September 7th, 2012
8:40 pm
Oh.
George_George
September 7th, 2012
8:41 pm
David O’Brien
September 7th, 2012
8:29 pm
Simmons homered in 2-1 win for Class-A Lynchburg tonight. They advance. Don’t know yet if he’ll play any more rehab games
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SIMMONS should be HOMERING for us instead of LYNCHBURG, like MEDS should have been pitching for us instead of G-BRAVES for three weeks earlyer this year.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:41 pm
1-0….just back and this is crazy….pop dang it up your….my goodness Barves come on—ok now.
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:43 pm
Are the Mets fans going soft??????
Come on now, give us your Booing. I know you Booed Chipper cause you would have loved for him to do his thing on your team.
Its all good Met fans — nothing personal.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 7th, 2012
8:43 pm
Gonzalez said there were no plans to return Sheets to the starting rotation for now, barring injury or a downturn in performance by another starting pitcher.
Downturn in performance…. uh, Hanson! *cough cough*
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:43 pm
Always and forever–my feeling for you….your just like a dream to me; ooooh ooooh!
Brava
September 7th, 2012
8:44 pm
Did I say anything about Martin, Disgusted? He’s doing a bang-up job. I just see no reason to keep Simmons on rehab since the original plan was to bring him back tomorrow if he did well. He has, and this club needs his bat in the lineup. Just my opinion.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:45 pm
@cabravesfan….please, facts…I need them, just: please remain your wonderful self [blog on].
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:45 pm
I hope that Sheets is able to come back and get healthy. It was a nice story.
If he is healthy would not mind bring him to ST for reasonable $$$$$$$$$. One yr deal of course.
Even start with a minor league contract, $$$$$$$$ goes up if you make the team.
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:46 pm
Brava — I was posting to a different poster questioning whether Martin should be at short — it was not you. I forgot who it was but not you.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
“Uggla has played a decent second……”////fiddle?
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
Brava — And I do not disagree with your thoughts on Simmons but he will be back before long.
All will be good at short.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
“Uggla has played a decent second……”////fiddle?
Kat
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
Keylargo – I’m not saying the stats about Mac are wrong, but inferring to the audience that that’s the main reason Ross is playing tonight is inaccurate .. right?
Brava
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
Okay, sorry, Disgusted.
George_George
September 7th, 2012
8:49 pm
Brava
September 7th, 2012
8:44 pm
WOW We do think alike on this one. I was not knocking MARTIN in my earlyer post.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
8:50 pm
uggla better get it together…if simmons comes back and can hit you gota fgire it will be easier to put him on the bench
cabravesfan
September 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
George_George-
You do understand the point of rehab, yes? He has not played an MLB game since July and has only been swinging a bat for about a week. He’s played 3 games. He will be back in a day or two.
nolie
September 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
yet another 1-0 game, huh? At least we got an RBI
David O'Brien
September 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
Mets pay tribute to Chipper, a big ol’ thorn in their side
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/07/mets-pay-tribute-to-chipper-whos-been-a-thorn-in-their-side/
Kat
September 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
Miami is still up 6-2 on the Nats.. top of the 6th.
ATLcracker
September 7th, 2012
8:52 pm
Does the prolonged trial of Prado at SS mean Yanish gets voted off the island when Simmons comes back?
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
8:52 pm
@Kat….co-sign a la Tomahawkinesque; Mac Daddy be having medical issues wiff shoulder!!!
Tom Waits wears Redwing boots
September 7th, 2012
8:52 pm
AdamRubinESPN Adam Rubin
Only halfway done, but if score holds, Braves would win 3rd straight, 1-0. http://t.co/UKIZHUI3 goes back to 1918. No one has ever done it.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
8:53 pm
this team looks like they are back to the atlanta binaries…
cabravesfan
September 7th, 2012
8:53 pm
Does the prolonged trial of Prado at SS mean Yanish gets voted off the island when Simmons comes back?
No. I suspect Janish will be back next year as well. But we don’t have a back up SS at the moment and Janish does need a break every now and then.
Brava
September 7th, 2012
8:54 pm
George, hopefully, he’ll be back tomorrow.
Kat
September 7th, 2012
8:56 pm
By the way it was nice to remind a few coworkers of mine about their statements in the spring that the Orioles were going to fall to last place by Sept… oh the joy to see them contending with the Yankees.
George_George
September 7th, 2012
8:57 pm
Will tthis team EVER start scoreing some runs again? The position players seem to be trying thier best for a repeat of last SEPT.
keyLargo
September 7th, 2012
8:58 pm
Anders – Do you think the Mets would send Bay to Atlanta and pay $10 – 12M of his salary for a player to be named later?
He’s got a really risky option for 2014 with a $3M buyout
ATLcracker
September 7th, 2012
8:58 pm
I think Prado IS the back up shortstop now. Don’t they need a bat in Yanish’s roster spot.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
8:58 pm
kat – nothing against the orioles but its good to see anyone kicking the yankee’s ass
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
8:58 pm
Janish will be Simmons backup in ‘13.
cabravesfan
September 7th, 2012
8:59 pm
I think Prado IS the back up shortstop now. Don’t they need a bat in Yanish’s roster spot.
Prado is only the back up because there are no other options. It is not a long term position for him. And they do not need the roster spot because the rosters are expanded so there is no need to send anyone down.
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
September 7th, 2012
9:00 pm
Atlanta 1 the other guys 0……can you say Deja Vu?
Sopheee
September 7th, 2012
9:00 pm
Joe’s really worked up about the whole Chipper ceremony thing. Still going on about it.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
9:00 pm
@cabravesfan….I agree with the 8:53 rendering, but thought additionally that perhaps Fredi is trying to increase the offensive production tonight a bit with the placement of Martin @SS—and, I do understand the philosophical reason Mr. Yanish was brought on board…[def. specialist].
cabravesfan
September 7th, 2012
9:02 pm
Capt.Mudd-
Perhaps. Certainly you want to keep Marteen’s bat in the line up as much as possible. But there is also little doubt that Janish is by far the superior defensive player at SS.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
9:02 pm
@Sopheee….Hi Ms. Sopheee! I think Joe has a one-track mind at times and really drills it!!
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:04 pm
Mets announcers discussing the possibility of the Mets making a deal for David Wright in the off-season similar to the deal the Rangers made with the Braves for Tex. Said that deal drove the Rangers’ rise to top tier status.
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:04 pm
keyLargo – Bay makes $16 mil next year and has a $3 mil buyout for 2014. That’s $19 mil. Would the Mets send him to the Braves and pay $10 mil – absolutley. Assuming they don’t have to take any other crap back.
No way the Braves would take Bay. Him and Uggla in the same lineup? Yikes.
Bronke
September 7th, 2012
9:04 pm
Now we the Braves re becoming keystone!
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:05 pm
dohhhh
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:06 pm
The Braves’ bullpen is up because Chipper made a throwing error?
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
9:06 pm
Good job Maholm; I hope he get the victory to go 3-3…as a Bravo
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:06 pm
JeffR – That’s not impossible but not likely unless Wright’s camp is completely unreasonable. Time will tell but I doubt it.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:06 pm
somebody have durbins stats in his last 10?
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:07 pm
Why is he pulling Maholm?
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:07 pm
Anders, Wright is a big part of the Mets’ marketing. I’m guessing the Mets make a serious play to retain him.
Sopheee
September 7th, 2012
9:08 pm
Hi Capt! He sure does, he’s been going at the Chipper presentation thing for a few hours now. Time to let it go.
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:09 pm
I expect so JeffR. Not to mention he’s a pretty damn good ball player.
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:09 pm
I expect so JeffR. Not to mention he’s a pretty damn good ball player.
Sopheee
September 7th, 2012
9:09 pm
Thought it was McNate at the plate for a second.
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:10 pm
Oh well. Good job by Maholm.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:10 pm
here we go chad…
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:10 pm
Don’t get why Maholm was pulled. Pitching well.
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:11 pm
Anders, yes. Wright is very good.
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:11 pm
Sophee = Mcnate has been batting 4th for the surprising Baltimore Birds.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:12 pm
he had over 100 pitches only going to pitch the rest of this inning and he was looking a bit tired
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:12 pm
Joe Simpson. Said the Mets tribute to Chipper was weak and should have been done on the field.
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:12 pm
Fredi’s doing his best LaRussa.
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:12 pm
(very good? Is this guy kidding?) Mumblimg to myself. {:
Sopheee
September 7th, 2012
9:12 pm
Anders, I saw him in the Baltimore dugout yesterday while watching the game vs. the Yanks but I had no idea he was hitting clean up. Wow.
George_George
September 7th, 2012
9:13 pm
Outta here to take Manchester Terrier Peanut for a walk then watch rest of game. Hope it is a good finish, nite all.
kelevra
September 7th, 2012
9:13 pm
here come baltimore…7-4 now…it be awesome if baltimore and tampa made the playoffs and boston NY didnt
Posted Earlier
September 7th, 2012
9:13 pm
Maholm was pulled because Fredi has zero confidence this miserable team can score another run!
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:13 pm
Anders, didn’t mean to offend. Super!
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:14 pm
Oh, thanks, tiger. I didn’t know his pitch count was that high.
Bronke
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Oh boy, Braves playing keystone this inning!
Anders
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Sophee – He’s not done much offensively. It’s just one of those Showlater I’m smarter than everyone moves. To be fair though Showalter has some track record with building championship teams he doesn’t get to enjoy the parade with. Yanks and D’backs.
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Nice. Throwing error and passed ball advances Mets’ runners into scoring position. Geez.
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
The only way the Mets make a good deal for Wright is to a team that will extend him beyond next yr. And the extension will have to be done this off season.
I could make sense down the road for the Mets but frustrating for Mets fans now. Who are they going to want to pay to watch??????
Long building plans are a pain, they can be fruitful if done right but you really do not want to be completely irrelevant with no players for a time.
Look at Houston. They really have no future. And Kansas City is a perpetual wasteland as long as David Glass is around. They do have prospects but their pitching is sorry with a capital S. And that Luke Hochevar is a big Bust with a Capital B.
Sopheee
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Gotta love Freddie.
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Great. Durbin pulls through despite the rocks.
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Nite, George.
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
good play freeman…
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:15 pm
Rome Getting beat 3-2 in bottom of the 7th in Ashville against the Tourist. If they lose they would play the rubber game Saturday night. They could use Andrelton if he is still on rehab.
M.V.P.Heyward
September 7th, 2012
9:17 pm
WOW, This the game of futility.
kelevra
September 7th, 2012
9:17 pm
show of hands…who had edwin encarnacion hitting 40 homeuns this year….anybody…….no. yeah me either
Posted Earlier
September 7th, 2012
9:17 pm
Fredi has played every freakin combo of losers he has in the dugout and STILL can’t score runs! So just give Fredi a rest and blame the overpaid losers on this team who are choking on their own spit!
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:18 pm
Now Rome braves down 4-2 going to the top of the 8th.
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
Uggggggggggggggggggla
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
Nice. Uggla tattooed that ball.
Disgusted
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
Which team could be a legit suitor for David Wright????
I mean a team that could offer them a legit deal and also sign him to a long term deal.
Call me crazy but with A-Rod slowing down could something between the cross town NYY be worked out???? What does A-Rod have — two more yrs in the field before he becomes a DH????
HEEEYYYY———Uggla got a hit. That is an event. Yea
Jerry
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
Shyt! That’ll get him another couple of weeks of playing.
Capt.Mudd
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
Uggs went with it….good one Dan!
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:19 pm
im ok with no hits w/RISP here…2 long fly balls will make me happy (the longer the better)
Brava
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
Nice!
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
Ugggggggggggggla takes third thank you Mets
tiger297
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
ok I’ll take that as well
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
Fredi has played every freakin combo of losers he has in the dugout and STILL can’t score runs! So just give Fredi a rest and blame the overpaid losers on this team who are choking on their own spit!
Please note, goofball: the Braves are winning.
ACE
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
Yea Sac Fly
phoenix
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
The genius of Dan Uggla. He wasn’t even in the neighborhood of 2nd base.
Jeff R
September 7th, 2012
9:20 pm
Ross redeems himself with a sac fly.