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Mixxo
September 19th, 2012
9:45 pm
Yay!
DS1
September 19th, 2012
9:46 pm
I’m really embarrassed that Kimbrel can’t get through an inning without a K!!
Ken Stallings
September 19th, 2012
9:46 pm
Kimbrel gets the save, preserves the shutout, and Medlen ties Lefty Grove for 21 consecutive team victories in games started!
How cool is that!
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
9:46 pm
Yeah, Braves!!! Great job, Kris, Marteen, Michael, Freddie, Craig, and oh yeah, little ole Georgie!!
Brian from SC
September 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Pretty sure the magic number for clinching a playoff spot is 6, unless you’re counting a tie for the 2nd wild card spot, in which case you would need a 163rd game. But to me, that’s not the playoffs.
Ron H
September 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Nats are feeling the pressure…They’re still down and the Braves could be 4.5 games back after tonight. Not many games left, but we’ve seen a collapse before.
Brave New World
September 19th, 2012
9:48 pm
Oh yeah!
phil
September 19th, 2012
9:49 pm
I hear you, Ken…
But he didn’t just become slow as molasses last week.
DS1
September 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
cab
You do realize he’s just pushing your buttons, dontcha?
The way to get him off the subject is to just agree with him, like: “Yeah, Brian ‘Weight Watcher’ McCann might be a tad on the heavy side!”
Brian from SC
September 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
LOL…sorry math error…it is 5.
phil
September 19th, 2012
9:50 pm
Medlen is something else…..truly amazing stuff.
Except for the ones who just knew he could do it all along.
David from Athens, AL
September 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Ron H … remember Nats won first game … so Braves were 6 games behind, if they lose then 5 behind!
cabravesfan
September 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
DS1-
Yeah, I know…
M.V.P.Heyward
September 19th, 2012
9:51 pm
Magic number is down to 5!!!
phil
September 19th, 2012
9:52 pm
Actually Wayne, no i’m not….
The guy is fat. I love him but he is. Maybe just 30 pounds…..
DS1
September 19th, 2012
9:53 pm
Mac has always been slow. Kinda like Freeman and Bruce Benedict and my wife. All very slow runners.
But I’d sure like to see him get a trainer for the winter for career longevity. I understand that sometimes a catcher needs to go into the season a bit heavy, as they will lose some weight over the year. But I don’t think anyone would disagree that he could be in better condition.
phil
September 19th, 2012
9:55 pm
And that’s all i’ve ever wanted too for mccann….
Please get in shape. For several reasons.
DS1
September 19th, 2012
9:56 pm
phil
I don’t think so. Not 30 lbs worth. I am 40 lbs over weight. And no way is Mac anywhere close to that. He might be 15-20 lbs too heavy. Maybe.
Have you seen him up close? He’s really not fat.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
Great game, Meds really settled in after the 4th or so. Kimbrel a bit rough but we got what we came after.
phil
September 19th, 2012
9:59 pm
No, not up close. I’ll go with 20. I call it fat. Different degrees of fat of course.
Disney world fat, walmart fat, mccann fat….
I was a good 30 pounds heavier at one time yrs back, and thinking about it that way, yeah, 20 makes sense.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
30 pounds, bulloney.
DS1
September 19th, 2012
10:00 pm
Irony. Talking about somebody else being out of shape and whuffing down a piece of cheese, sausage and jalapeno pizza!
cabravesfan
September 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
DS1-
Yeah, but that pizza sounds GOOD
phil
September 19th, 2012
10:02 pm
Bulloney is why he’s fat….
That pizza sounds good….where’s the phone?
Fredo
September 19th, 2012
10:03 pm
i think Beckett is done, Mattingly …….
George_George
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
BELIEVE IN THE MEDS ! even if the blog say that is a duplicate comment. lol
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
Uh oh. Dodgers 6 Nats 3
ChattTownBrian
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
Medlen couldn’t even get the complete game shutout. And some of you want him to start that wild card game?
DS1
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
In May I’d be the first to tell you that Kris Medlen’s greatest contribution to this team would be to have quality bullpen outings to bridge the gap between the starter and the closer. But I was definitely wrong!
And darned happy to be wrong four shore.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
I swear DS1, I have never seen a baseball place where so many people are whining about playes being s bit overweight.If its not Mac, its Tommy. sheeeesh!!!
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:05 pm
DOB call me disrespectful. If ever there was a case for the pot calling the kettle this is it.
ChattTownBrian
September 19th, 2012
10:06 pm
The collapse is being put on hold a little longer this September. It will start in Philly.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:06 pm
you are disrespectful, not that you are the only one by any means
DS1
September 19th, 2012
10:06 pm
It WAS good. Now it’s GONE!
OK, I’m going to go and work some sudoku puzzles. Later good folks!
Bo Graves!!
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:07 pm
Be careful George, your comment about which two pitchers would pitch the WC in reference to DOB will stir up a DOBBERS nest.
cabravesfan
September 19th, 2012
10:07 pm
Night DS1! (I am a master of Sudoku)
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:07 pm
JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH CLOSER WE WOULD BE TO THE NATIONALS IF WE WOULDN’T HAVE GOT SWEPT BY THE BREWERS!!!
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:08 pm
had home made pizza today. Mama Mary’s thin crust started it off.
DS1
September 19th, 2012
10:08 pm
nolie
What would they say about Mickey Lolich and The Babe??
George_George
September 19th, 2012
10:08 pm
ChattTownBrian
September 19th, 2012
10:04 pm
Not MEDLENS fault FREDI pulled him. FREDI just does not believe in CGs.
ChattTownBrian
September 19th, 2012
10:09 pm
McCann, Francisco, Hinske, Tommy and Fredi are metting with Chino Cadahia for an all night buffet.
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:09 pm
Thanks Nolie. You support is appreciated.
Gil In Mechanicsville
September 19th, 2012
10:10 pm
ACE Maybe but you have to remember who’s blog it is to begin with.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:10 pm
they would become apoplectic about both, and hundreds of others over the decades
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
you’re welcome ACE, always glad to help…..
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
Hey guys honestly does anyone here think we can catch Washington?
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
Good win tonight. Moving ever closer to that WC berth.
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
not me
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
Cecil and Prince also come to mind. Who cares if they hit home runs, and Prince actually moves pretty darn well – send ‘em to a fat farm!!
kelevra
September 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
paul wall
it doesnt take much “imagining”
if we had won 1 game we would be 1 game closer
if we had won 2 games we would be 2 games closer
if we had won 3 games we would be 3 games closer
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:14 pm
Dodgers 6 Nats 4
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:14 pm
Who could ever forget. DOB or one of the DOBBERS are quick to remind everyone of that fact should they disagree.
old man
September 19th, 2012
10:14 pm
This Medlen thing is getting sort of freaky. Lefty Grove? Whitey Ford? Geez.
George_George
September 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:11 pm
Hey guys honestly does anyone here think we can catch Washington
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We can only wait and see, We better catch them cause our chances in that silly play-in game are not good with FREDI as MGR. BRAVES should be the only WC team.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Medlen’s ERA down to 1.51. I know he won’t get the cy young, but it still seems unfair. He’s so far ahead of Dickey in ERA, it’s ridiculous.
M.V.P.Heyward
September 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Ryan Howard is a clutch hitter.
Down by 1, 1 on 2 outs with a 2-run jack.
Fredo
September 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Dodger’s pen has almost blown that 6 run lead they had …
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:17 pm
Come on kelevra I asked a legit , Jesus Pete!!
Venice Jim
September 19th, 2012
10:18 pm
I’d sure like to play the Dodgers in the one game…
SteveInFXBG
September 19th, 2012
10:18 pm
Nats have ‘em loaded with 1 out, down 6-4.
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 19th, 2012
10:20 pm
And why would you give an award to someone named Dickey anyway? It’s just not right.
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:20 pm
Without Kershaw and the Cards now getting Carpenter back, the Dodgers look better and better as a 1-game winner advance opponent.
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:21 pm
I’m a consistent follower of the blog, I deserve a little more respect than that, you chump!!
Venice Jim
September 19th, 2012
10:21 pm
Worthless Dodgers…
Fredo
September 19th, 2012
10:22 pm
and there goes the lead
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 19th, 2012
10:23 pm
The Dodgers…the worst team that money can buy.
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:23 pm
Expert, texpert choking smokers
Don’t you think the joker laughs at you?
see how they smile like pigs in a sty
see how they snide, I’m crying
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:24 pm
Wow the Dodgers pen failed mightily tonight.
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:26 pm
So are we dobbers are dobbies??
CaptainMudd
September 19th, 2012
10:26 pm
Yes the Braves are halfway there….oh, oh,….Gearrin, Batista, Delgado, Hanson, Moylan, Jonny…….ooh, ooh Living on a Prayer.
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:27 pm
I’m a doobie.
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:27 pm
Slippery when wet
David O'Brien
September 19th, 2012
10:28 pm
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen: “Medlen threw the crap out of the ball.”
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/19/braves-beat-miami-3-0-as-medlen-wins-again/
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
Funny Cap’tMudd with the 80s music flashback!
abeeeewright
September 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
Dodgers back in front. Do they have a closer for the ninth?
Fredo
September 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
nice one Clippard!
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
Dodgers scored a run. 7-6
Puma
September 19th, 2012
10:29 pm
Jeezzzzzz, I had all but assumed the Dodgers had one that 2nd game. That team, although talented, took steps back in the Boston & Marlins trades. That lineup should be averaging 6 runs a night…oh wait maybe that’s not enough.
Venice Jim
September 19th, 2012
10:30 pm
Thanks, Matt Kemp – still do not trust them…
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:30 pm
Or rather the play on the 80s music flashback!
monty
September 19th, 2012
10:32 pm
Another ho-hum Medlen win. Yawn.
Venice Jim
September 19th, 2012
10:32 pm
Jayson Stark @jaysonst
In other news, Kris Medlen has allowed 6 ER TOTAL in his 9 starts this year. #Dodgers just allowed 6 runs in the 8th inning. #uselessinfo
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:33 pm
Kris really is amazing to watch right now, he really is. This is great to watch.
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:35 pm
well I do my best to understand
but you still mystify and I want to know why
I pick myself up off the ground
to have you knock me back down again and again
and when I ask you to explain well, you say
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 19th, 2012
10:36 pm
I learned how to play “Cruel to be Kind” a year or so ago. Wonderful song!
ACE
September 19th, 2012
10:36 pm
Good thing Frank and Fredi keep Medlen in the pen to save him for this run. mmmmmm yeah right.
brian
September 19th, 2012
10:37 pm
thanks Rich for the update. I will work on my spelling.
brian
September 19th, 2012
10:39 pm
love watching Meds pitch. Nice win for the Braves against a very tough pitcher
brian
September 19th, 2012
10:40 pm
smart move by Fredi (yes, mark it down) to pull Medlen after 8. No reason to wear him out tonight. I am planning for him to pitch deep into October
Venice Jim
September 19th, 2012
10:42 pm
Someone in a vituperative state of mind tonight…not that there’s anything wrong with that…
CaptainMudd
September 19th, 2012
10:43 pm
…”Jungle life, I’m far away from nowhere….on my own like Tarzan Boy.” “Hide and seek, I play along while rushing across the forest.” “Monkey Business on a sunny afternoon.
“Night to Night
Gimme the other
gimme the other
change tonight
One to another”
Fredi has shut down a lot of the monkey business and his team, like Tarzan is climbing to new height under his leadership–something many thought [after last season's collapse]doubt abounds….Fredi takes action….starts being Night to night…ooh he said gimme the other, gimme the other….change tonight, Braves Win—No Monkey Business now!
Hugo Z Hackenbush
September 19th, 2012
10:45 pm
Ha, thanks Derosa!
BFChris27
September 19th, 2012
10:46 pm
Dodgers win!!!!!!!!!!!
Fredo
September 19th, 2012
10:46 pm
back down to 5 back and Capuano goes tomorrow
Brava
September 19th, 2012
10:46 pm
Dodgers win.
Paul Wall
September 19th, 2012
10:46 pm
So Medlen is due to have a bad game right? Well what if its during wildcard one game playoff?? Nooooooooo!!!!!
nolie
September 19th, 2012
10:49 pm
C’est la vie
monty
September 19th, 2012
10:49 pm
mrnatural
September 19th, 2012
5:48 pm
“I can remember people carping about Greg Maddox’s lack of devotion to fitness.”
Yeh, as long as you can perform at HOF level you can do as you please. Lose 8 mph on your fastball, have a bum shoulder and bad back and you might want to consider adding some fitness to your heavy lifting(beer drinking). Just a thought.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:50 pm
seems like it was a good game… shame I missed it. Magic # to 6 now? We’re getting closer, I can almost officially ring the bell.
MIBravesFan
September 19th, 2012
10:51 pm
Thanks, Dodgers!