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Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 30th, 2012
12:25 pm
MEDS be excellent. BRAVES win, and make the NATS take this thing. Don’t give them nuthin’
Lew
September 30th, 2012
12:26 pm
George – Schuerholz was not serious. Chipper is not going to take a year off and come back at age 42.
jeffrey d
September 30th, 2012
12:28 pm
Lew – I thought he meant as a coach
Kat
September 30th, 2012
12:31 pm
Lew- I think he meant as a staff member not player.
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:31 pm
Lew
September 30th, 2012
12:26 pm
Of course he will not play again but like Hank he will do stuff for BRAVES.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
12:31 pm
Lew – I think he meant as a hot dog vendor…
nolie
September 30th, 2012
12:32 pm
perhaps as hitting coach, but that would likely be more than just one year, unless his kids drive him crazy like they can do
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:33 pm
Maybe Chipper can replace that loud usher…
jeffrey d
September 30th, 2012
12:33 pm
Why would Chipper have to wear his uniform to be a hotdog vendor? Come on, Jim….
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:35 pm
Repost from bottom of last page.
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:24 pm
Lew
September 30th, 2012
12:15 pm
George-George – Jack Reacher is a bad ass.
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Yup I am just finishing his newest. Did you know Lee is a very big baseball fan?, that is part of the reason he moved to this country.
Lew
September 30th, 2012
12:37 pm
I’m betting that it will be more than a year before Chipper becomes a Coach. Chipper’s got four kids and lots of Little League games to go to.
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:41 pm
Did NATS lose? Are we still alive in division race?
jeffrey d
September 30th, 2012
12:44 pm
No, the Nats didn’t lose, but yes, were still alive in the division race. Nats’ magic number is 1, I believe
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:47 pm
Thanks jeffery. I just looked , now we must win all and they must lose all.
jeffrey d
September 30th, 2012
12:49 pm
now we must win all and they must lose all
Not likely, but I’ll still pull for it. They’ve got 1 game against the still not clinched Cards and 3 against the Phillies who’ve been great the 2nd half (although will be without Howard)
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:51 pm
Am I to assume that the Curds-gNats game is the one TBS is showing this afternoon?
jeffrey d
September 30th, 2012
12:52 pm
They’re playing Rays/White Sox
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:55 pm
Does anyone in either league have a better rotation going than Medlen, Hudson, Minor, & Maholm?
Nope.
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:56 pm
Outta here to take Peanut for walk before gametime. Have a good one all.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:57 pm
It’s almost impossible, but I am rooting for the Rays to sneak in. Too bad they got hot too late.
Mixxo
September 30th, 2012
12:58 pm
“Does anyone in either league have a better rotation going than Medlen, Hudson, Minor, & Maholm?”
I don’t think so.
If we could find some consistent offense right now….we’d be dangerous.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
12:58 pm
CB_
You’re a Panthers fan, right?
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:59 pm
Four orders of the Braves’ Sweep / gNats collapse coming right up!!!
George_George
September 30th, 2012
12:59 pm
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
12:55 pm
Does anyone in either league have a better rotation going than Medlen, Hudson, Minor, & Maholm?
Nope.
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You are right MINOR has really developed, with that rotation next year I will have to adjust my perdiction for next year well upwards from the 70 wins I perdicted.
ncbravesfan90
September 30th, 2012
1:00 pm
Traffic has to be a nightmare in the Metro Atlanta area right now 51,000 going to Turner Field and 60,000+ headed to the Georgia Dome for the Falcons, only minutes from each other and both games start within 30 minutes of each other.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:00 pm
70 wins? Geez….
George_George
September 30th, 2012
1:02 pm
BELIEVE IN THE MEDS.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:12 pm
And folks, Gilmartin WILL be the next Minor. Given the prospect for the healthy return of Beachy late next year, a package of Hanson and a couple of other arms that are not Delgado, Teheran, or Gilmartin, should entice the pitching-neady Twins to let go of Willingham for next year.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:16 pm
Or go hard after Cody Ross. I’d rather have Ross in LF, Prado at 3B, and Costanza in CF than waste tons of money on Bourn. The Red Sox will not re-sign Ross.
Couch Tater
September 30th, 2012
1:22 pm
Most of you will remember this, but it’s still funny. From Jon Sciambi, February 23, 2010…
I went on to ask why he’d swing at so many first pitches when the numbers suggest it’s not a great play. Chipper explained that the first pitch is often the only time he’ll get a “heater” the entire at-bat. “OK,” I say, “but clearly, mathematically, factually, you’re not getting a ton of strikes.” We go round and round for a bit without concession on either side and eventually I go upstairs to broadcast the game.
Fast forward to the top of the first. San Diego’s Tim Stauffer on the mound. Chipper digs in� and takes a 91-mph fastball right down the middle. He steps out of the box, finds our broadcast booth with those great eyes and, well, here’s what follows:
The photo is priceless..
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10101
CB
September 30th, 2012
1:23 pm
Bat,just caught up with the blog. Yes,I am.
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2012
1:26 pm
For as bad as his season has been Uggla still ranks third in the majors in two-out RBIs with 44, trailing only Miguel Cabrera (47) and Andre Ethier (45). And Freeman is sixth in the majors with 42. So two out of the top six are Braves, only team with two that high. Which makes the Braves’ majors-worst RISP average all the more strange.
ncbravesfan90
September 30th, 2012
1:28 pm
Dang you can’t hit anybody anymore in football, geez!!
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:31 pm
That story and picture were HILARIOUS!!!
Capt.Mudd
September 30th, 2012
1:31 pm
Blog later but want to say hello to all……I’m just going to take in the first 3-4 frames via visual only.
brian
September 30th, 2012
1:32 pm
Great intro of chipper.
brian
September 30th, 2012
1:34 pm
Amen to this blog’s title. Do not go cruise control. Go hard and play good baseball going to the post season. After last year I would have worried that the Braves would have been happy just making the playoffs, but with this being Chipper’s last year, that is ample motivation for the desire to win it all
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:37 pm
With patient at-bats leading to many walks and an early/mid-season surge in OBP, the Bravos had tons of people in scoring position throughout the season. The lack of a legit lynchpin power bat made every player in this lineup think they had to do The Job. As I have said many times before, Heyward and Freeman are not ready to carry a team just yet; as for Uggla on down, there is not one player on this team that is a legit MVP-caliber run-producer. A sad fact that hopefully will be overwritten by stellar pitching, possibly the best in either league.
David O'Brien
September 30th, 2012
1:38 pm
Chipper with the sunglasses backward on hat, if not covering the eyes then never, ever covering the “A.” The way Bobby Cox taught him and the Braves.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
1:40 pm
CB _
Thought so. I get the Falcons down here for a change so get to watch. Hopefully it will be a good game.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:46 pm
Chipper still has the D
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
1:46 pm
CHIPPER!!!
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
1:47 pm
and Costanza in CF
Why do people keep saying this. Biff is not good enough on defense to play CF everyday. BAS checked and said he did not even play there regularly in AAA
Sopheee
September 30th, 2012
1:47 pm
Chipper going all out.
Glavine cracked me up with his quip about FoxTrax. Ha.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
1:48 pm
Chipper made a couple of nice plays in the first inning. I would love to see him bang out 5 hits today as well. He needs to break out of that slump and lead the Braves to a victory in his last game at home.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
1:50 pm
Bat Masterson
You can say that again, Constanza has no business playing center field anywhere. His routes are pretty bad.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
1:54 pm
I mentioned the other day about re-signing Reed Johnson, who could split time with Costanza in CF in a platoon. No one in the world will convince me that Bourn is worth anywhere even close to the money some team will pay him this winter. If it is the Braves, I will be SORELY disappointed.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
1:54 pm
Poor Jason and his weak grounders to the right side.
Kat
September 30th, 2012
1:56 pm
Crazy how slow the blog is today on Chipper’s last reg season game at the Ted.
Sopheee
September 30th, 2012
2:00 pm
This ump is annoying.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
2:00 pm
Tater @ 1:22
Ha, love that one.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:01 pm
You can say that again, Constanza has no business playing center field anywhere.
Not just the centerfield, make that the whole outfield!
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:03 pm
TheOnlyBravesFan
Haha. He is servicable in left field once or twice a week.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
2:04 pm
Miami if Biff were to be the regular CFer for Atlanta next year I would hire Tonya to remedy that mistake.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:07 pm
Nice job, FF!!!
Brava
September 30th, 2012
2:07 pm
Good job Freddie!
BFChris28
September 30th, 2012
2:07 pm
Freddie!!!!!!!!!
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
2:08 pm
All right, nice start.
Get ‘em in, dan
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
Uggla hit that ball hard, but to one of the few places where neither run could advance.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
ROSSYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Animus
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
Mr. Ross – nice
Brava
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
Rossy with da BOMB!!!!!!
MIBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
Good job, Rossy!!!
BFChris28
September 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
Rossy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cabravesfan
September 30th, 2012
2:12 pm
ROSSY!!!!!!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:12 pm
Great hit Rossy
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
2:12 pm
Atta boy, David
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:13 pm
Ross drilled that one. What a shot.
Animus
September 30th, 2012
2:14 pm
29 HRs from the catchers this year – nice to have a quality backup in Ross.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:15 pm
Ross is sure helping his cause for a few Postseason starts….
As for Biff starting in CF, you may as well use Rev out there… Heck, throw me out there!
You’d get the same level of defense
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:16 pm
Mark Bowman @mlbbowman
Ross’ three-run HR gives the Braves a 3-0 lead. He has two of his nine HRs in his past 13 ABs
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
2:16 pm
Looking at the second WC, I’m kind of hoping that Dodgers come back to force a 1-game playoff in LA. Cards have three left against the Reds. Dodgers have three left against the Giants.
I wouldn’t completely rule out the chance that Cards go 0-4 to end the season and leave the Brewers with a tiny window to get into a tie.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:18 pm
Hoss is putting on a defensive clinic
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:18 pm
Great timing on interviewing Mom…
Kat
September 30th, 2012
2:18 pm
Nice bomb by D Ross. (Little late on my comment was preoccupied)
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:24 pm
That was sloppy…
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:24 pm
Freddie rushed that throw.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
2:25 pm
Come on guys, there’s a record on the line here
T-Dawg
September 30th, 2012
2:25 pm
Errors starting to pile up
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:26 pm
It seems like Freeman’s defense has been a bit rough this month. 12 errors at first base is a few too many.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:32 pm
It seems like Freeman’s defense has been a bit rough this month. 12 errors at first base is a few too many.
Especially considering he had only 6 errors last year. He’s played in 13 fewer games this season. Just an anomaly, I hope.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:34 pm
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP
Nats waste Werth’s leadoff double after a hard grounder to third by Zimmerman, swinging strikeout by LaRoche. Meantime, Braves lead 3-1 now.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:34 pm
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN
Brett Lawrie blasts a two-run homer; Toronto ahead of NY 4-1. Meanwhile, the O’s are up 5-0.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
2:35 pm
Way to go, CJ!!!
MIBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:35 pm
Yeah, Chipper!!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:35 pm
Nice hit for Chipper, #2725. Moved past Alomar, 5th all time for switchhitters, 57th all time.
Let’s go Freeman!
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:36 pm
Seems to me that was a bouncer up the middle, but Chip Carey called it as a line drive. Odd.
Kat
September 30th, 2012
2:36 pm
Nice base hit here Freddie.. let’s drive in some runs.
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:47 pm
Medlen is looking good, but the Braves need another run or two.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
2:50 pm
Only want them to score 1 more run… I want Kimbrel to get the save, and he needs 2 more scoreless outings to have an ERA under 1.00
Tomahawk Mafia
September 30th, 2012
2:58 pm
The number of comments during the game on this blog have really decreased since the college football and NFL seasons began.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
3:02 pm
Freddie threw that one properly.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
3:03 pm
Me like…
Mark Zuckerman @MarkZuckerman
Now Jay delivers a 2-out RBI single to LF. #Nats trail 3-0 in 2nd, Detwiler already at 53 pitches.
THawk: Just wait til the playin… it’ll be wild.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
3:04 pm
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP
Kozman smokes a triple to right. Espinosa’s bullet relay throw saves one run, gets an out. 2-0, Cards. What a TERRIBLE send.
A great throw by Espinosa. I cannot get over that send. What’s wrong with second and third, no outs? Huge break for the Nats.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
3:05 pm
Beltran HR – 5-0…
Kat
September 30th, 2012
3:05 pm
From Twitter: @tedcahill One thing that’s being watched in the Braves clubhouse is the strikeout race between Kimbrel and Medlen. Medlen leads 119-113 right now.
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
3:05 pm
Thomas Boswell @ThomasBoswellWP
If Detwiler can’t keep composure better than last 2 starts (goes 3-2 to No.8 hitter w bases loaded, gives up 2-run =9) Oct looks less bright
MIBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
3:06 pm
Welcome back, Michael!
Venice Jim
September 30th, 2012
3:06 pm
Way to avoid having to slide…
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
3:09 pm
Come on, Jason. No Willie Mays Hayes ground ball bs here, okay