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Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:24 pm
Zimmerman, LaRoche, and Morse
Heyward, Jones and Freeman
Outside of starting pitching this is why the Nationals this is where the Nationals have a huge advantage. Uggs and McCann have been disappointing but our middle lineup guys don’t strike fear in pitchers.
Maybe next with J Hey and Freeman with another year under their belt and somebody to replace OLD hoss
Bay Area Steve
September 21st, 2012
9:25 pm
“OPS+ of -58″
I don’t know nuttin’ about these newfangled stats, but -58 seems kinda bad.
Felix
September 21st, 2012
9:26 pm
Did Jason take some dope before the game tonight? He has swung at stuff way out of the strike zone (like not even close) all night.
Philly Phanatic
September 21st, 2012
9:26 pm
Guaranteed sweep. If anyone wants to bet we can make it happen. Yes Kimbrell is Cy Young
Bronke
September 21st, 2012
9:26 pm
I know it’s a long season but the Brave bats have to wake up. Is Bourn ever going to come out of this slump? They are striking out as a team way too much! Chipper is looking a tad bit tired. I would rest the starters as much as possible and let some reserves play. With a few more wins they should rap up a wild card spot and then it will be time to regroup! Let’s go boys
NO MORE FREDI
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Said it a month ago… Hanson is negative energy. Hope the guy is not on postseason roster.
monty
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Yeh, but TH is a 1st round pick, and FW loves 1st round picks. Time to get an ice pack and a cold one!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Overbay and Hinske haven’t impressed this month… might both get left off the post-season roster
Breaking News-AP Wire
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Overbay still sucks, but even worse.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Overbay…..Double, (Doo Blay); The Captain of Her Heart…..”couldn’t wait another day for, the Captain of her heart.” I’m Overbay, overbay, overbay….couldn’t get a hit to play now….I’m the Captain of The Fart!
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
No biggie winning the series but better take a game from this team. 3 back from the Cardinals and no way you want to see the Phillies in a play in game.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:27 pm
Damn…
Yeh, but TH is a 1st round pick, and FW loves 1st round picks. Time to get an ice pack and a cold one!
Hanson isn’t a first round pick….
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:28 pm
Hinske hasn’t impressed this month? Hinske hasn’t done a thing since playoff game against SF. He was mediocre last season as well
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:29 pm
Hey, PHILLIE PHANATIC:
Give it up. Even if you sweep, and run the table you don’t nose out ST.LOUIS. Theyre gonna’ lose two more and that’s it. That’s as close as you guys get.
Jay Dubu
September 21st, 2012
9:29 pm
The Braves had a day off yesterday, and have Sheets and Delgado available, and yet Fredi is managing this game as if it’s Spring Training, and he’s trying to get everyone their innings!
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:29 pm
Hinske=1,000,000……..=One (1) Homer
Animus
September 21st, 2012
9:29 pm
BMFT was a 22nd round pick. Nice to see Utley get his homer tonight.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:30 pm
Frankie: That’s true. He hasn’t been good since the 2nd half of 2010 actually, but yes, he’s been very poor since Opening Day 2011.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:30 pm
Who said HANSON was a 22nd round pick? Correct-a-mundo!
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:30 pm
Tip
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:32 pm
FA HINSKI in the rear-view in 2013
Coach (2012 Fredi's Beisbol Fandango)
September 21st, 2012
9:32 pm
Tommy was tipping his pitches again tonight ay………..
Philly Phanatic
September 21st, 2012
9:33 pm
Right now who is the best team iin NL. All the injuries and there’s a reasonably good chance we’ll be playing you. Someone just changed their shorts
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:33 pm
I don’t blame Avitarilan….he’s Etch-a-Sketching with Tommy’s lines
T-Dawg
September 21st, 2012
9:33 pm
Sure hope there is a tie for the 2nd wild card game because the Braves will be traveling back from Pittsburgh on the last day of the season. We don’t travel all that well if you haven’t noticed.
MIdtown
September 21st, 2012
9:33 pm
What a feeling it must be … to see the fastball you threw with every ounce of your strength mercilessly crushed and rocketed into the seats.
Animus
September 21st, 2012
9:34 pm
I’m trying to understand why the Braves got Baker? He’s only batted six times since coming from the Tigers, he’s just sucking up salary.
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:34 pm
Sorry TOBF, not picking on you. Team has won this month solely on pitching, offense is stagnant and showing no signs of improving. Manager has to have some stones and changed up to some degree,
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:34 pm
98.6
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:36 pm
“……Someone just changed their shorts……..”
Yeah, look down! Your shoes are wet.
Animus
September 21st, 2012
9:36 pm
I’m trying to understand why the Braves got Baker? He’s only batted six times since coming from the Tigers, he’s just taking up prime real estate on the bench.
Jeff R
September 21st, 2012
9:37 pm
Seems obvious Hanson would not have spot in playoff rotation unless one of other four gets hurt.
Well, he simply shouldn’t.
Powderfinger
September 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
Animus—With September’s expanded rosters, is there really any prime real estate on the bench?
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
Tip, tip, tipping his pitches with that sucky hesitation of his.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
Song by Keith 1967
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:40 pm
@Animus…..We got the Baker to make bisquits and donuts—post season goodies!
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:40 pm
Hate them, can’t stand their fans or the city. Still, every single Brave fan fears this team and lying if say otherwise. Brewers, Cardinals, Dodgers, whoever. Nobody wants to see the Phillies on October 5th. Like gum on your shoes, can’t get rid of them. Look pathetic the other night and Howard bails them out with improbable win. Better scratch and claw and win a game this weekend.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:41 pm
Three-man rotation and HANSON isn’t one.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:41 pm
Well, he simply shouldn’t.
Didn’t even want him starting in September. Someone on the blog did agree with me (can’t remember who exactly) Delgado should’ve gotten the opportunity, in my opinion. Hanson did okay for 3 starts, now he has another bad start. I’d give Delgado Tommy’s next start. See if we have anything there to put on the Post-season roster.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:42 pm
I recall Papelbon when he was with Red Sox; I really think he has more pop on his fastball now.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:42 pm
Three-man rotation and HANSON isn’t one.
How about 9-10 pitchers on postseason roster and Hanson isn’t one… really gotta consider that
erubi
September 21st, 2012
9:42 pm
Fredi G has to play all of these games like the playoffs, because if he doesn’t there may not be any for the Braves. Hanson must be benched. If the Braves do make it into the playoffs and Medlen is not the starter, Fredi will have to go…away, very far away!
Animus
September 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
Why are these ‘extra’ players traveling with the team if they never get used? Got a couple of pitchers sitting in the BP who could use work and who MIGHT help the team – but we’ll never know.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
OK Mac…no biggie….we’ll catch hell on another day brother!
MIdtown
September 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
It’d be only fitting for McCann to wiff.
ChattTownBrian
September 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
I think we can all agree Hanson shouldn’t start another game this year and definitely not if we reach the playoffs. No way.
Fredo
September 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
potentially bad new for the Cards (and Braves?) Clippard blows the saves and Brewers tie the game
JC Brave
September 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
I’d give Delgado Tommy’s next start.
I’d give Overbay Hanson’s next start… That’s how much I don’t want to see him pitch again.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
You run Hanson up there to hit in the fifth? And we have a power guy on the pine? Francisco? He is in uni, right?????????????????????????????????????????????????????/
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
Frankie Wren:
PHILLIES have to run the table [14] to have a clue. St. LOUIS can lose two and still close them out.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:45 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
#Braves fall to the Phils 6-2. WP: Kendrick (10-11) LP: Hanson (12-9). Hanson has now gone 7 straight starts w/out a win (0-4 w/3 ND)
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
Good coming back from a off day and play a crisp ballgame. Rest did them well.
I’m surly, little buzzed and tired so signing off but before I do,
HAVE DIFFERENT BATTING LINEUP CARD TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kat
September 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Brewers up 3-2 on Nats runner on 3rd..
abeeeewright
September 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Brew Crew leads, 3-2. Man on third, one out top of the ninth. Axford warming up for the bottom of the inning.
Clippard is melting a little.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
@ChattTwnBrian…..If you’re physically able, I’d rather you fart instead of Hanson!
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
9:42 pm
Three-man rotation and HANSON isn’t one.
“…….How about 9-10 pitchers on postseason roster and Hanson isn’t one… really gotta consider that……”
Won’t hurt my feelings any.
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
Where’s ACE? I need a music/dance partner now!
Mitchell
September 21st, 2012
9:50 pm
Brew Crew leads, 3-2. Man on third, one out top of the ninth. Axford warming up for the bottom of the inning.
Clippard is melting a little.
Which would mean something if we didn’t just get slapped around by a barely above .500 team.
But we did.
abeeeewright
September 21st, 2012
9:51 pm
Bad throw to first pulls Laroche off the bag. Another Brewer run scores.
Felix
September 21st, 2012
9:52 pm
Other than Prado and to a lesser extent, Uggla, the entire Braves team sucked tonight.
Not a very inspiring efforts for the fans. And man, has Hanson gotten fat.
Kat
September 21st, 2012
9:53 pm
Brewers up 4-2
Ken Stallings
September 21st, 2012
9:53 pm
The good news is that the Cardinals got beat in shocking fashion by the Cubs. So, despite tonight’s loss to the Phillies, the Braves magic number for home field Wild Card is reduced to 6 with 11 games left to play. But, tonight was a squandered chance and squandered primarily because Hanson surrendered three gopher balls on two hanging curveballs and one grooved fastball. He’s lucky it wasn’t four as the leadoff hitter had the first hit of the game bouce off the top of the right centerfield wall!
The Brewers won last night and war winning tonight over the Nationals — which would be six straight wins for them if they do beat the Nats tonight. So, that would represent another chip off the National’s magic number over the Braves. The Brewers have also vaulted past the Dodgers for the team chasing the Cards for that second Wild Card berth, and they are just one game back in the loss column now.
The Braves cannot start Hanson again. Give Ben Sheets or Randall Delgado a chance!
brian
September 21st, 2012
9:54 pm
seems to me the Braves will not lose anything if they give Teheran a start in Hanson’s next turn to get his feet wet and see what he’s got.
Fredo
September 21st, 2012
9:56 pm
so this month, the Brewers have won series vs the top 2 teams in the wild card and now they have consecutive series against the top 2 teams in the NL (and leading the first game). I think the Braves could beat a “hot” Phillies team in a 1 gamer but I want no part of the Brewers
Belushi
September 21st, 2012
9:58 pm
Hinske. Gone
Overbay. Gone
Hanson. Gone
Neidemeyer. Dead
Mitchell
September 21st, 2012
10:02 pm
Davey Jonhson explaining his team’s success after clinching a playoff spot for the first time in Washington since 19(f*ing)33, “They played to their abilities.”
I don’t know if I’ve heard a more damning comment about the Braves in recent memory.
How many of the 2012 Atlanta Braves (or the 2009-2011 Braves for that matter) can that honestly be said about?
This team walks such a fine line between good and great but can never cross it… to save their freakin’ lives!
Winning the wild card game is just about the best anyone can hope for.
They’re not cut out to complete in October. Period.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
10:07 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
Hanson: “as of right now, I’m not doing a very good job. I’m not pulling my weight around here right now” #Braves
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
10:10 pm
“I think it’s stupid, to be honest with you,” he said. “But Major Lague Baseball wants a bunch of teams in the playoffs. There’s nothing like cut-throat baseball for the fans. And people love that 163rd regular-season game. They’ve loved it in the past. I’m sure that’s probably what’s promoted a second wild-card team. I wish they would’ve done it a year earlier so we would have had a chance last year. But it is what it is.”
What the hell. It probably is stupid, still not what I want to hear from my leader of a team. We’re at home and would be excited about playing fall baseball in front of a huge friday night crowd. Nope Debbie Downer comes up with this. Great player, Hall of Famer. Mediocre leader. Inspires so much confidence.
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
10:11 pm
pretty sure the braves will not bring back Tommy 5.1.
several factors involved i believe.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 21st, 2012
10:13 pm
Kevin McAlpin @KevinMcAlpin
Fredi seemed to lean towards having Tommy Hanson make his next start, but said they’d “see where they were at” #Braves
Lean the other way Fredi…
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2012
10:17 pm
“I feel like I’m battling my [rear] off trying to help my team win, and I’m not doing a very good job,” said Hanson, who is 0-4 with a 5.06 ERA in his past seven starts. “Today was a horse[bleep] day. I’m not pulling my weight around he
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 21st, 2012
10:17 pm
nats lose. any kind of pitching and managing, we would be 4.5 back ! it just stupid how fredi just throw game after game away like 1 day old trash !
CaptainMudd
September 21st, 2012
10:18 pm
@Ken Stallings…Re:9:53….”The Braves cannot start Hanson again.”
I agree and thanks for speaking pragmatically to this point, tonight has been a ’silly-billy’ night for me. However, and in the most sincere terms, I really do not foresee it possible he can turn this poor performance habit around in the near future.
Again, thanks Ken….for being the voice of reason this evening.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 21st, 2012
10:19 pm
but i betcha hanson gets another start !!
Frankie
September 21st, 2012
10:20 pm
Grab a Philly beef and a couple of Rolling Rocks, you’ll be fine Tommy.
Would have had to shutout your opponent regardless to give your team a chance to win the game.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 21st, 2012
10:23 pm
all you can ask of your pitcer is a quality start. he wasnt did that since june !!
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 21st, 2012
10:23 pm
a quality start is 3 runs or less….
Ken Stallings
September 21st, 2012
10:28 pm
Unfortunately, I have to agree with everything Hanson said. I don’t have any malice for the man, and certainly nothing personal against him. But, he’s being paid a very handsome income to perform a special skill that he is simply not performing. And given the stakes involved there is simply no reasonable choice except to try another pitcher.
The Brewers did win their game tonight versus the Nationals. The Brewers are among the hottest teams in the NL at this time and have won six straight games. So, perhaps the sweep we suffered against them just reflects what they have done to others.
The magic number is again 6 against the Cards and 5 against the Brewers. The odds go down for the other teams from there: Dodgers 4, Phillies 3, Pirates & Diamondbacks 2. No other team even has a mathematical chance to catch the Braves.
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2012
10:28 pm
I couldn’t read georgie’s 8:17 without laughing. I mean, seriously. That’s funny stuff.
Wait, you were kidding, right?
tony austin
September 21st, 2012
10:28 pm
Hanson can start any meaningless game the Braves find themselves playing until the end of the season. Then maybe he needs some work at Gwinnett next season.
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
10:31 pm
been maybe one real offensive jailbreak lately the sept. 8th 17 hit game.
heyward, chipper, and freeman are each hitting .239 or less over the last 30 days.
Phils fan
September 21st, 2012
10:38 pm
MADD REPECT TO LARRY CHIPPER JONES. THE MICHAEL MYERS OF THE N.L. EAST!!
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2012
10:40 pm
Hanson on whether couple of the homers would’ve been out at other ballparks:
“I don’t know. I mean, I pitched here and they went out. I stink. Both those pitches caught too much of the plate. And they didn’t just hit it in the gap or hit it hard for a single, they put it in the seats for the most part.”
Phils fan
September 21st, 2012
10:40 pm
shi… make that of the entire national league. truly one of the all-time greats. seemed to have really enjoyed his phillies pregame tribute.
Bat Masterson
September 21st, 2012
10:50 pm
DO’B @ 10:28
Cracked me up
William Wallace
FEEEEEEDDOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!
Bat Masterson
September 21st, 2012
10:51 pm
Throw an R in there
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2012
10:52 pm
Braves quotage after loss at Philly
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/21/braves-quotes-after-fridays-loss-to-philly/
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
10:58 pm
pretty sure fredo is not a toastmaster.
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
11:04 pm
tip of the cap to ULM three straight very entertaining games, ark. auburn, and baylor.
David O'Brien
September 21st, 2012
11:08 pm
Updated GAME STORY with more quotes
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/21/hanson-gives-up-5-runs-3-hrs-in-braves-loss-to-phillies/
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
11:25 pm
braves are now 14th in the league in doubles and now 9th in yicketies.
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
11:36 pm
11th in triples, 9th in avg., 10th in slugging %, 9th in .ops%, and 4th in the league in K’s.
on the bright side we lead the league in walks by a wide margin at 528.
Paul Wall
September 21st, 2012
11:40 pm
Screw you Hanson, Washington lost tonight, we could have gained a game. So what do you think guys can we still catch Washington?
brian
September 21st, 2012
11:41 pm
DOB – the 8:17 post was a tear jerker, a heart felt goodbye
abeeeewright
September 21st, 2012
11:45 pm
“the 8:17 post was a tear jerker, a heart felt goodbye”
New Mexico Lee’s farewell speech this summer still takes the cake for goodbyes.
uga-brave
September 21st, 2012
11:47 pm
anybody else catch that segment with the smoltz on the MLB channel?
awesome stuff.
Lane Kiffin
September 21st, 2012
11:49 pm
I did take note that David O’brien did not respond to Tom from the previous blog. We should at least have respect for our Vets. Thanks again for your service. with the memory of 9/11 and it’s aftermath they deserve to be heard.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
September 21st, 2012
11:59 pm
Eric Hinske and Tommy Hanson are wasting plane seats and hotel rooms on road trips……
uga-brave
September 22nd, 2012
12:07 am
braves really would benefit from the second wild card teams having to play a one game play in to play the braves in atlanta.
uga-brave
September 22nd, 2012
12:09 am
the hebrew hammer and aramis ramirez bringing it in the month of September.