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Mark
September 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
Overbay sucks at 1B. Watch his stretch. Its killing me! Obviously, about the 3rd time I’ve commented on it
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
in fact, I’m headin’ for a corner right now for the rest of this game…..
old man
September 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
cabravesfan, The guy batting 300 is Simmons.
Uggla will bat .150 over the next week, then people will start to think that last week was a fluke. That’s the point, nolie, when he stops hitting, they WON’T sit him. They have proven that. Step back and look at the big picture. He stinks in the field and has hit 216 for an entire season. Some guy getting paid 500K would NEVER be cut that kind of slack, NEVER.
GoNatsGo
September 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
Nats just won again, denying R.A. Dickey his 19th win in NY. Ain’t no stopping those boys.
After Tonight, DOB STILL Won't Ask The TOUGH QUESTIONS
September 11th, 2012
10:24 pm
Folks…I am SICK AND TIRED of all this bitching and whining on here!!!!
You just have to tip your cap to the other team, folks. Plain and simple. They hit’em where they ain’t'em! You can plan that. Thats baseball sometimes! Folks, if you don’t learn how to Tip the old Capper, you will be frustrated and disgusted with a team that has NO BUSINESS doing so well. Folks, learn to Tip the Cap. Its as simple as saying…ATTA BOY FREDI!
http://bit.ly/OF6GNa
And as always, avoid the Noid!
http://bit.ly/RQNJuc
MVPrado14
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
“You hope for the best, or go hide in a corner and don’t watch cause you afraid of some disappointment.”
I’m not afraid of disappointment. When it comes to the Braves and postseason baseball, I expect it!
Disgusted
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
September of 2011 is rearing its ugly head again.
We are going to blow it — again.
ChattTownBrian
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
Joe Simpson is all over Uggla’s sloppy throw to Simmons on the DP try.
uga-brave
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
would it kill that buffoon to come out and try to give a little lift to his team and support his players.
it was a close play on ramirez, either way get of your hands and support your frickin team.
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
yup, that stretch is costing us the game, no doubt….
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
This Gearin guy should pitch more often.
TBbravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
they probably didn’t need but the 1 anyway.
cabravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
old man-
Last I checked, Simmons was playing. And Uggla is hitting now. Why worry about the future when you can’t predict it?
sometimesiwonder
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
Tomorrow’s batting order:
1. Georgie
2. Kris Medlen
3 thru 8. 6 players from Lynchburg
9. Pitcher
Bronke
September 11th, 2012
10:25 pm
I hope we don’t have to hold our breath all the way to the finish line this year. How much can our hearts take? Will the real Atlanta Braves please stand up and be accounted for!
Disgusted
September 11th, 2012
10:26 pm
I am tired of tiping my cap– I;d rather tip my urinal to the other stinking team.
This continuous losing stinks to the bottom of the plumbing system.
tmc
September 11th, 2012
10:26 pm
our woes vs. teams with a .500 record or above continues.
Milwaukee is a win tonight away from a .500 record, but they have been playing very well for the last 2 months….
We can beat teams like the Met’s, but not hot teams or above average teams.
tmc
September 11th, 2012
10:26 pm
our woes vs. teams with a .500 record or above continues.
Milwaukee is a win tonight away from a .500 record, but they have been playing very well for the last 2 months….
We can beat teams like the Met’s, but not hot teams or above average teams.
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:26 pm
Somebody would have to explain “small ball” to FG
He had a guy batting over .300 against right handers bunt – that didn’t make you shiver with bubbly joy? – of course, small ball would have avoided those runs…
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:26 pm
man if he was starting he could have done that 3 more times…no way ramirez gets all 4 of them
old man
September 11th, 2012
10:27 pm
We have had two chances this year to make a run at the Nats, but we have no nuts, so we have folded both times.
Kris Medlen is the only reason we MIGHT win a one game playoff. MAYBE. But I doubt it. Unless Kris hits a HR and we win 1-0.
ACE
September 11th, 2012
10:27 pm
Nats win again
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:27 pm
Gotta love the ole bring in a pinch hitter to try and bunt for a base hit trick.
ChattTownBrian
September 11th, 2012
10:27 pm
Disgusted, trying NOT to sound racist, I am far from it, I was refering to Japanese players in that post. I just think their culture of baseball is way different and I just don’t care for their style.
Carroll Rogers
September 11th, 2012
10:28 pm
Line on Hudson: 6 2/3 IP, seven hits, four earned runs. one walk, four strikeouts. 93 pitches (60 strikes)
Bourn is 0-for-8 in this series.
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:28 pm
Nationals take care of the Mets, while the Brewers take care of us.
ncbravesfan90
September 11th, 2012
10:28 pm
Brewers just keep running guys out there with 4 and 5 ERA’s and Braves hitters still can’t touch em.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 11th, 2012
10:28 pm
Yet another K for Michael Bourn. His strike outs have been a constant source of frustration this season.
M.V.P.Heyward
September 11th, 2012
10:28 pm
We need to get FF & Bourn going tomorrow.
Capt.Mudd
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
here they go…..rally time….rally just like the Nats!
not sure
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
…anyone want to calculate Bourn’s daily dollar value drop?
Mark
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
That, the couple of other ones and Georgie not starting sealed the deal earlier today!
JC Brave
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
Might be a good idea to let Bourn ride the pine for at least one game…
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
either way get of your hands and support your frickin team.
Ah, the myth of the pointless argument as the way to support your team…We knopw Fredi doesn;t care, and the team does too. Empty gestures would be worthless after two years of utter indifference…
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
We have no nuts? Speak for yourself sir!
TBbravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:29 pm
about 3 games of 4 or 5 runs and the anoucers have the braves out of there slump. but then they go right back to there old ways.
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
get him prado…
UKUGA
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
Two games:
No breaks for us
Many breaks for them
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
@chatttown
If Simmons doesn’t choke and throws out Ramirez then the big inning never happens.
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
Enter your comments here
Veer
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
BOURN IS USELESS. SEND HIM BACK TO HOUSTON. HE WILL BE A BIGGER MISTAKE THAN CRAWFORD
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
“know” “doesn’t”
Dont look now, but here come the Phillies
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
A couple of gift wins over a terrible Colorado team and ONE decent offensive game in New York against another bad team and the band wagon starts filling up….then the Braves play a decent team and this is what you get
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
Hudson was ok, but he’s easily on pace to have over a 4 ERA by season’s end.
Tomahawk walk
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
Who will VJ P.O. tonight? Last night Tiger. He bozoed Mixxo too.
ChattTownBrian
September 11th, 2012
10:30 pm
Of course Fredi won’t come out and argue that call. The guy is a robot with no personality. At least he is as a manager from what I’ve seen.
Bronke
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
Can you guys wake me up when September ends? I can’t take this much longer. Not as much fun down the stretch. Born is working his way out of a big contract. He is a good half year player.
Mark
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
Now see that was a stretch. Had he did the Overbay rendition then Teen is safe!
Little things matter an awful lot in this game!
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
Brewers were real hot coming in……
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
Five years, 35 mil for Bourn! That’s the best I can do now.
Capt.Mudd
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
It would havebeen OK for Fredi to go blow up that 1st base Ump–Prado, could use and deserves the support.
MVPrado14
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
“Nats win again”
Irrelevant. The Braves cannot catch the Nats and the Braves cannot beat the Nats. They will be fortunate to avoid a sweep this weekend. If they take one, that will put them at 6-12 for the season series. And should they somehow miraculously get past the one-game playoff, they would play those same Nats that they cannot beat.
I guess the NLDS experience will be good, but this team is not getting any further (if they make it that far)
cabravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:31 pm
Who will VJ P.O. tonight? Last night Tiger. He bozoed Mixxo too.
He most certainly did not
UKUGA
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
not sure,
I’m with you. I finally actually looked at Bourn’s stat line yesterday and kind of furrowed my brow. He really doesn’t look like a guy who is about to cash in on a huge pay day.
But, he will.
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
CTB – on twitter carroll said fredi did come out to argue…FWIW
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
yeah, but his stretch has had nada to do with this game last I looked
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
Bourn is clearly a 1st half player, still is gonna get paid the big bucks tho.
old man
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
cabravesfan, someone tried to equate Simmon’s bobble with Uggla’s bad feed. I was simply trying to say that I am quicker to forgive a guy hitting over 80 points higher.
And I guess what I am saying is that I can predict the future. Danny will return to form right now. He’s not going to flip a switch and suddenly hit .300 over a sustained period. Ain’t gonna happen. I sure hope I’m wrong. But I say play Johnson, the guy already hitting 313 for the year. To me, that is the statistically smart move to make.
Rich
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
2 bad calls at first go against the Braves and Fredi never moves…and why doesnt Pendleton ever defend his players when they argue a bad call?
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:32 pm
CR @ajcbraves
Fredi’s out to argue that last call at first base on Prado’s groundout….not much going #Braves way at first base tonight
ACE
September 11th, 2012
10:33 pm
That comeback against the Phillies looks even bigger now.
UKUGA
September 11th, 2012
10:33 pm
MVPrado14
If Braves win one game play-off, they will play Cincy – who they cannot beat in Cincy.
But, the first 2 games would be in Atlanta (due to a scheduling quirk that applies only to this year’s play-offs), which might give us a puncher’s chance.
Astral
September 11th, 2012
10:33 pm
Tomahawkin?? lying about folks bozoing others again
Brava
September 11th, 2012
10:33 pm
I despise Braun. He’s in Victorino territory with me.
cabravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
old man-
Since you can predict the future, I assume you foresaw Uggla hitting .364 in the last 6 games?
Veer
September 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
Good thing we have a huge lead in the wildcard and atleast we are far enough back of the Nationals for us to not get hurt with this loss. Bascially we won’t win the division and we can’t lose the wildcard but this is still frustrating scoring 1 run or zero runs vs Rockies and no named Brewer pitching.
not sure
September 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
Well, at least Batista is in to “mop up”…cannot get any worse, right?
JC Brave
September 11th, 2012
10:34 pm
Of course Fredi won’t come out and argue that call.
The offense is not gonna score just because Fredi argues about a call.
Astral
September 11th, 2012
10:35 pm
you peeps are wasting your time with the old man, I think his brain is calcified from age
Tina
September 11th, 2012
10:35 pm
Brewers playing playoff baseball. Braves suck but none worst than Bourn. Get your playoff ticket for the one wildcard game and watch Braves get shutout .Brewers beating us everyway because they have more speed.
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:35 pm
for the record I havent been bozoed…
unless you count the time I dated that clown but I’m pretty sure that is different
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
September 11th, 2012
10:36 pm
Phillies and Brewers could be 4 back of the 2nd wild card if the Cards lose tonight. It has suddenly become a 5 team race.
Tomahawk walk
September 11th, 2012
10:36 pm
He for sure P.O. ed Tiger. Are Cab and VJ the same person?
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:36 pm
I like our chances on the road more than home as our record indicates.
not sure
September 11th, 2012
10:36 pm
nite all
Mark
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Just making points about how the game should be played. Whether it hurt us tonight is irrelevant. He does a poor job at it yet he is out there for us – So, I point it out – You know the game some – Can’t you just agree that his stretch isn’t how or what anyone that knows the game teaches? Or is it ok until it does costs us a game?
ugafan13
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Sheer madness that is what we are witnessing! We won’t last if we make the one game play off!
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Hey atleast Fredi brought in the right reliever in this situation. Last year he would have called upon Venters or EOF down by 4.
cabravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
No, Cab & VJ are not the same person
FIRE FREDI GONZALEZ
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
“Good thing we have a huge lead in the wildcard and atleast we are far enough back of the Nationals for us to not get hurt with this loss. Bascially we won’t win the division and we can’t lose the wildcard ”
Fredi: “Wanna bet?”
We had a bigger lead than this last year and still managed to choke.
JC Brave
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Brewers were real hot coming in……
The Braves always get to face teams when they’re hot.
Just bad luck.
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Tomahawk walk
I did nothing to intentionally annoy tiger last night after he bashed Chipper with an misguided attack – he was totally off the wall for complaining – using language that young tiger would certainly appreciate. And Mixxo got himself banned by swearing at at least 2 bloggers – blaming me shows that you have no concept of civility and courtesy in a public forum, but I will forgive you for being a fan of hatred and anti-Braves sentiment…
Veer
September 11th, 2012
10:37 pm
Brewers and Phillies both will be 4 games out if Cardinals lose today.
Fredo
September 11th, 2012
10:38 pm
I thought if they could go into the Nats series 4.5 back they’d still have a shot (albeit a long one) at the division, but going into it at least 7.5 back …… I don’t think it’s happening. But still they need to go into that series ready to play because chances are IF they make the playoffs (and get past that playoff) they’d face the Nats right off the bat so they still need to go in and give them a fight and let them know they’ll be in for a fight.
Tomahawk walk
September 11th, 2012
10:38 pm
VJ said he counseled Mixxo. Just his way of saying he bozoed him.
MVPrado14
September 11th, 2012
10:38 pm
“If Braves win one game play-off, they will play Cincy – who they cannot beat in Cincy.”
As things stand now, it would be the Nats because they own the best record. But it really doesn’t matter. First, the Braves have to earn a wild card spot (not a given). Then, they have to find a way to win that one game.
Just don’t see this season ending on a positive note.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 11th, 2012
10:38 pm
Can we stop the Miguel Batista experiment, please?
TBbravesfan
September 11th, 2012
10:39 pm
Very Very strange team.
Disgusted
September 11th, 2012
10:39 pm
Disgusted, trying NOT to sound racist, I am far from it, I was refering to Japanese players in that post. I just think their culture of baseball is way different and I just don’t care for their style.
I understand CTB and did not want to imply that.
Overall, the Japaneese players are not as good as the players who come out of our hemishphere. I do not know if its cultural, its about talent.
Japan has produced one star and that is Ichiro & he is HOf material. There have been a few good palyers but till proven differently the players from the Americas are better. History says it. Its about what is on the field.
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:40 pm
between the brewers & phillies think some teams might rethink trading away so many players at the deadline?
Veer
September 11th, 2012
10:40 pm
Batista can bring it 93 Mph impressive
chuckt
September 11th, 2012
10:41 pm
The “gagging / choking” Braves will not make the playoffs and the Phillies will be in the playoffs. Difference between a team that knows how to turn it on when the chips are down and a team that runs and hides when it is crunch time. Wow, what a bunch of weanies!!!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 11th, 2012
10:41 pm
If VJ and cab are the same person, I’m impressed.
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:41 pm
nah, it is poor. I’m just in a contrary mood over the last two steeenkin’ games….
but I’m kinda surprised that you would fuss about it with all the other stuff going wrong
Disgusted
September 11th, 2012
10:42 pm
We might not even have to worry about winning a playoff game.
We might still fall a game short. This is not good. This is a fiasco. And the garbage continues.
This bullpen is a garbage dump this series. Very BUMB.
MVPrado14
September 11th, 2012
10:43 pm
Still can’t see this team doing anything IF they get to the postseason
Well, guess we’ll try to “salvage the series” tomorrow! Whoo-hoo.
tiger297
September 11th, 2012
10:43 pm
well I know DS1 and he said he met both CAB & VJ…so unless he is all 3 of them I think they are not the same person
VaBravesFan
September 11th, 2012
10:43 pm
I like bringing is Batista in that spot, the game is already over. Might as well let them tack on a few that’s the ballgame runs so we can all call it a night. They didn’t come to compete anyways. Always fun seeing goose egg after goose egg each inning.
nolie
September 11th, 2012
10:43 pm
If VJ and cab are the same person
that would include auto-eroticism too I suspect…..
Venice Jim
September 11th, 2012
10:43 pm
I told Mixxo he was courting trouble, because I always got along with him, but he went off even more – unfortunately, I am not given the power of bozometry – spew foul language at bloggers and these things happen…