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TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
4:28 pm
Meds gets the record
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
4:28 pm
Similar to Moylan – just not a pitcher that should be facing LHH’s.
Fredo
September 30th, 2012
4:29 pm
see you back here on sunday chipper
Brian from SC
September 30th, 2012
4:29 pm
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has blown a save, and if they don’t return the favor in the bottom of the 9th, they won’t be playing for a .500 record against Atlanta.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2012
4:30 pm
That was like the Josh Hamilton batting cage commercial last year.
Great job Cory. We really needed to use Craig Kimbrel… again.
Powder Blue
September 30th, 2012
4:32 pm
Awesome weekend.
Brian from SC
September 30th, 2012
4:32 pm
Big 2-run homer for Fielder in the 8th puts the Detroit up…and the White Sox are losing.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2012
4:34 pm
Can’t believe at 93 wins we’re still 3.5 back of the Washington Nationals.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:34 pm
geeze even has me clappin’ at home here. even a big ol’ man-tear
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
4:37 pm
Looks like it’s going to be …
Yanks versus Sox
Os versus Rays
for the AL East crown.
Whoever wins more of those three games gets the division. Stay tied, an it’s one-game playoff time.
Might even have the loser of that playoff have to go play another playoff to get into the WC.
Capt.Mudd
September 30th, 2012
4:38 pm
Great family moment……we all wish Chipper the best.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2012
4:38 pm
Good year for the Braves and fortunately the last regular season home game didn’t end with the opposing team celebrating on the infield.
That’s a plus.
I’ll take it.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:38 pm
much better ending than Nancy Botwin got….
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
4:38 pm
Well that was really great.
You just don’t get to see something like that in baseball very often.
Hell………. Ever
Russell Bell
September 30th, 2012
4:39 pm
Its fantastic that this team has 93 wins (with 3 games to go).
Coming out of Spring, I thought 90-91 wins was the absolute max they’d achieve. I’m not sure (don’t have links to articles in front of me), but I think the Braves have out played most preseason predictions of their W-L record.
usnavyvolfaninva
September 30th, 2012
4:39 pm
I’m glad you guys got to see history as it happened (No, I’m being serious, not bitter)
Bama Braves
September 30th, 2012
4:40 pm
Thank You For The Memories Chipper Your A Class Act!
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
4:41 pm
NL is definitely more polarized now than for many years in the past.
Nats, Reds, Giants, Braves … 92+ wins.
No one else is going to get to 90.
usnavyvolfaninva
September 30th, 2012
4:41 pm
I’m proud of what the Braves accomplished this year. Just think, we cut out the long slumps, imagine what this team can do. I know this season ain’t over (Glory be), but we get a couple of big bats next year, this team will be dangerous.
Brian from SC
September 30th, 2012
4:43 pm
The Pirates just lost, and that little extra motivation will be gone from their series with Atlanta.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:43 pm
I said high 80s , so they blew past my prediction quite some time ago.
Mitchell
September 30th, 2012
4:45 pm
Who’s the girl in the white tank top?
I’m a fan.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:47 pm
or it takes the pressure off of them and they can relax and play spoiler
phil
September 30th, 2012
4:48 pm
Well, he did it….
Larry wayne just made me tear up. That piece to begin and end the telecast was terrific.
Well done, Braves! Congrats, Chipper! Congrats, Medlen! (no adjective to describe what he’s done)
Let’s find a way, boys, and make this roll on through October, whadda ya say?
And that Falcons win? That just doesn’t happen. What a day….
LAG
September 30th, 2012
4:48 pm
What Mitchell said. My wife and I have been trying to figure that out.
Brian from SC
September 30th, 2012
4:50 pm
Playoff update: Texas, New York, and Baltimore would all clinch a playoff spot if Texas beats the Angels in the nightcap tonight. Oakland will have to wait until tomorrow, at least.
Milwaukee’s about to get eliminated from the postseason, down 7-0 in the 9th.
phil
September 30th, 2012
4:50 pm
Well, Mitchell, better hope we win Friday to avoid that celebration you mention…..
Powder Blue
September 30th, 2012
4:52 pm
This team’s playing very good baseball right now. Hopefully they’ll carry the momentum to Pittsburgh.
Brian from SC
September 30th, 2012
4:53 pm
Looks like Tampa will win today, but they have been eliminated from AL East contention, with the Yankees and Orioles winning today.
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
4:54 pm
A little over 2.42 million for the Braves this year in attendance. Average # of fans slightly under 30,000 a game.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:54 pm
McNate for MVP!!
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
4:55 pm
The Houston-Milwaukee game provides the big lesson in baseball. The worst team in the league, with nothing on the line, can beat a much better team who is playing for its playoff life.
One game play-in … a worrisome future for the Bravos.
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
4:56 pm
As much as I am happy that the team has gone 19-7 in their last 26 games, I’m still pretty concerned with our offense. Probably the most concerned I’ve been all year. Hoping some of the bats can all of a sudden get hot.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
4:56 pm
Yanks look tough to me
nolie
September 30th, 2012
5:00 pm
Oh ye of little faith……
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
5:02 pm
A little over 2.42 million for the Braves this year in attendance
Longest streak in MLB for over 2.3 million still in place.
nolie
September 30th, 2012
5:06 pm
how can that be Bat? We all know that Atlanta is a terrible attendance town….
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
5:08 pm
New math, nolie.
I see FSU jumped over LSU in the polls. Congrats
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:09 pm
Bat is a liar!
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:11 pm
I am so so scared for the Braves to play the Cards in the one game playoff ahhhhh!!!
nolie
September 30th, 2012
5:12 pm
kinda surprised me since they did not play all that well against a small team, I guess they thought LSU played even poorer
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
5:14 pm
Looking forward to new episodes of Dexter and Homeland starting tonight.
I would kill Brody off first thing.
Liar, Paul, how so?
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:14 pm
Hey!
Don’t listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!
Because though the truth may vary
This ship will carry
Our bodies safe to shore
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:15 pm
I was being sarcastic Bat, no worries my friend!
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
5:15 pm
Guess so, nolie.
I’m just happy the Dawgs did not drop any.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
5:18 pm
I see, Paul. No problem
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:18 pm
So honestly guys is Meds the real deal, or is this some mirage??
Puma
September 30th, 2012
5:22 pm
I know chances are slim that we catch Nats, but I wonder how pitching lines up in the event of a tie breaker on Thurs. Minor for Braves I would assume Zimmerman for Nats?
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:25 pm
Geez this blog is deader than my great, great, great grandma!
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
5:27 pm
Teddy Cahill @tedcahill
St. Louis and Washington just went final. Cardinals win 10-4 and the Nats miss another chance to clinch. Magic number still one.
Fredo
September 30th, 2012
5:30 pm
What are the chances Philly sweeps the Nats and the Braves sweep the Pirates …..
Interested Bystander
September 30th, 2012
5:30 pm
This has been a great sports day. The Braves and Falcons win with all the playoff races games in baseball and the football games in play. Since, the Braves have shown us they can get to the show most people are probaly watching their favorite football games.
Interested Bystander
September 30th, 2012
5:32 pm
I’m waiting for DOB’s postgame quotes.
Jeff R
September 30th, 2012
5:32 pm
The Nats are running out of gas, IMO.
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
5:33 pm
I don’t think anyone thinks Kris Medlen is Greg Maddux (from the future) reincarnated. But, he’s had enough success that you cannot lump him in with the likes of Kyle Davies.
Jeff R
September 30th, 2012
5:33 pm
What are the chances Philly sweeps the Nats and the Braves sweep the Pirates …..
Always possible, though I don’t think probable.
abeeeewright
September 30th, 2012
5:36 pm
I’m not terribly hopeful of a double-sweep (Phils-Nats, Braves-Pirates). But, stranger things have happened.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
5:38 pm
With all due respect to these two men, Whitey Ford had the record while pitching for the dynastic Bronx Bomber Yankees of the 50’s and early 60’s. Carl Hubbell had the record while pitching for the dynastic John McGraw NY Giants of the 20’s.
What Kris Medlen has done is nothing short of amazing and dominating. The present Braves are NOT a scoring juggernaut like those two teams were. The dominance lies in his other-worldly ERA during that stretch, as well as having pitched big innings during that record-breaking length. It is a well-earned record for a guy who has done nothing but pound naysayers into grist while he send batters back to the dugout muttering.
WAY TO GO, LITTLE MAD DOG!!!
Interested Bystander
September 30th, 2012
5:39 pm
Mitchell
September 30th, 2012
4:45 pm
Who’s the girl in the white tank top?
I’m a fan.
LAG
September 30th, 2012
4:48 pm
What Mitchell said. My wife and I have been trying to figure that out.
I hope she is Chipper’s retirement present (lol)
Doc Holliday
September 30th, 2012
5:40 pm
What are the Braves doing with the rotation playoff time?
Medlen against cards
then what?
1. Huddy
2. Minor
3. Medlen
4. Maholm/Hanson
5. Huddy
6. Minor
7. Medlen
Whos getting that spot for game for? Hanson? Maholm?
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
5:45 pm
Kendricks pitch tomorrow for the phils……
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
5:47 pm
IT’S THE gNATS TURN TO CHOKE ON IT!!! GAG ON IT, POSEURS!!!
(I feel better now…)
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:48 pm
I would pitch Minor in game 1 of the division series!
Kat
September 30th, 2012
5:49 pm
Good day today, Braves win, Matt Ryan has another good week for my fantasy football team and I got some new shoes & boots. And yes we talk food, sports, music and I’m adding shoes, who doesn’t love a new pair of kicks.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
5:51 pm
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MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
5:54 pm
Doc, Hanson’s last start this year will be against the Pirates on Tuesday. I have a better chance of a playoff start than Hanson does with Medlen, Hudson, Minor, & Maholm pitching the way they have.
Disgusted
September 30th, 2012
5:55 pm
93 wins is at least 10 more W’s than I expected.
I figured around 79 to 83 W’s. Remember, most pundits (locally and nationally) had us in 4th to begin the season and it did not seem unreasonable at the time.
This has been a great yr for the Braves, real special with a good post season run.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
5:56 pm
Kat: yes, fresh kicks are always a good thing to talk and feel about.
Lane Kiffin
September 30th, 2012
5:59 pm
Pathetic, Two games, Chippers last regular season games and only 8 pages of comments. Take away the football comments and there would be even less.
I assume this is what Mr. O’brien wants. When you ban/warn people and others leave because of this it hurts the blogs appeal.
I still enjoy reading the comments from a few of the good bloggers left. That list seems to get smaller and smaller each day.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
6:01 pm
http://twitter.com/KevinMcAlpin/status/252526980036165632/photo/1
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
6:02 pm
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/red-hot-baltimore-orioles-may-force-yankees-into-wild-card-white-sox-tampa-bay-rays-dusty-baker-092912
THE AL CENTRAL: MEDIOCRITY REWARDED
As the example with the Yankees shows, the new postseason format greatly increases the motivation for winning a division title.
One problem: Neither AL Central contender is particularly deserving of the benefit — a bye into the best-of-five Division Series.
The division-leading Tigers hold only the seventh-best record in the 14-team AL, the second-place White Sox only the eighth best.
The wild-card game will feature two teams with better records than either of those clubs — better records, despite playing schedules tougher than the Tigers and White Sox face in the AL Central.
The solution?
Put the qualifiers with the two worst records in the wild-card game. Yes, winning a weak division would be less meaningful, but such a team hardly would be in position to argue — it would be lucky to reach the postseason in the first place.- Ken Rosenthal
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
6:03 pm
that was very classy by Delta Airlines….
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
6:05 pm
Better solution by Rosenthal, imo.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:06 pm
Lane, probably because many of the bloggers made up many of the 50K that were at the ballpark today.
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
6:06 pm
The Rockies will entertain trade possibilities for multiple position players, including Dexter Fowler and Michael Cuddyer, opposing executives and scouts tell Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post.
Renck notes that Atlanta and Philadelphia could be fits for Fowler as they seek a center fielder and the Braves had interest in him when they were shopping infielder Martin Prado. The 26-year-old is also an Atlanta native and plans on living there this offseason.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
6:07 pm
Delta rolled out the red carpet and dedicated the #Braves team charter to Chipper Jones! pic.twitter.com/HOTJCRJC
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
6:07 pm
Delta rolledDelta rolled out the red carpet and dedicated the #Braves team charter to Chipper Jones! pic.twitter.com/HOTJCRJC out the red carpet and dedicated the #Braves team charter to Chipper Jones! pic.twitter.com/HOTJCRJC
Doc Holliday
September 30th, 2012
6:07 pm
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
5:48 pm
I would pitch Minor in game 1 of the division series!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I would too………but remember…………braves usually go with experience and veterans rather than the hot hand.
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MiaBchBravesFan ,
I would go with Maholm also, what I fear is that Braves usually go with their own players……… they go like……. we own Hanson ……….. he is a guy from our farm.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
September 30th, 2012
6:08 pm
my computer is sick……
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
6:08 pm
Thank for the link, honey boo boo.
Pretty cool
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 30th, 2012
6:09 pm
Come on PHILLIES….sweep!
Come on BRAVES….sweep!
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
6:10 pm
Dexter Fowler was a .262/.339/.381 hitter on the road this year. In 2011, he hit .286/.367/.415 away from Coors. He made $2.34 million last year in his first year of arbitration as a Super 2 player and is controlled through 2015.
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:11 pm
I DEFINITELY agree with Rosenthal. Weak divisions cannot be rewarded with prime playoff position.
Bat Masterson
September 30th, 2012
6:12 pm
I highly doubt Hanson would get a post season start.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 30th, 2012
6:14 pm
HUDDY gets the start @ three-rivers IF we’re still in the pennant race on wednesday. Otherwise, he gets the first game NLDS start.
If there’s a play-off tie with the NATS on thursday MINOR gets the start
Efrim
September 30th, 2012
6:16 pm
It really looks like the Braves will go Hudson, Minor, Medlen, Maholm, Hudson in the NLDS provided they get there.
Ghost of Chipper Jones
September 30th, 2012
6:16 pm
Well, we took 11 of 12 from the teams we had to beat, but our 8-10 record against the NATS has cost us dearly. Reverse that record and we’re one up for the pennant with three to play.
We have got to learn to own the NATS.
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
6:19 pm
I hope Hanson does not have a place in the playoffs!
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:20 pm
Dexter Fowler is what the Braves have already – a complimentary role player who has very limited power and is not a consistent run producer. Unless the Rockies want Dan Uggla in return, what’s the point!?
I’d much rather make a play for Willingham than Fowler any day of the week. The Twins need pitching.
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
6:21 pm
We will really have an awesome rotation next year, but I would really love a flame thrower in the rotation, One that can throw 95 plus all the way up to the ninth!
Paul Wall
September 30th, 2012
6:23 pm
No Ghost of Chipper Jones we could have had that record against the nats and still be first in the East, if we would not have got swept by the Brewers in that one series and won a couple of games we should not have lost!
Lane Kiffin
September 30th, 2012
6:24 pm
I hope you are right MBBF. I know this is also football season which may account for part of the slowdown.
I just hate to see people leave because of a disagreement or because as George would say the regulars don’t like them. Even the regulars have went down. I see very few posts by McFann anymore. Phil said ace was on Bradley’s blog. I didn’t agree with ace too often and when I didn’t I just went on to the next post.
Puma
September 30th, 2012
6:24 pm
Rosenthals idea makes no sense, makes divisions and weighted schedule completely meaningless. Saying that AL Central is weak division is too subjective a statement, maybe their records aren’t that good because they have beat each other up all year long.
Not to mention if you rid the divisions of their significance, then there is nothing to any rivalry in baseball – Red Sox Yankees has the same meaning as Yankees Mariners
Lane Kiffin
September 30th, 2012
6:26 pm
well said Ghost. A better record against the Nats or just .500 ball on Mondays and the division could have been ours.
Carroll Rogers
September 30th, 2012
6:27 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/09/30/chipper-braves-postgame-quotes-after-sundays-win-over-mets/
postgame quotes are up!
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:32 pm
Sorry, Puma, but the AL Central is CRAP. They do not deserve a playoff berth. The White Sox and Tigers benefited from having the joke Indians and doormat Royals in there… and they still stink!
Meanwhile, the Rays ROASTED the Pale Hose’d and the Tigers underachieve like the overpaid bums they are. The Rays, O’s, Yanks, A’s, Rangers, & Angels are INFINITELY more worthy than the sad-sack Kitties and Stink Sox.
Couch Tater
September 30th, 2012
6:37 pm
Fire Davis Love!
MiaBchBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:44 pm
And the AL Central will stink even MORE next year when the rancid Astros join the pathetic fray. If the Orioles and Yankees would’ve had the Indians, Royals, & Astros in their division…
ROTFLMAO!!!
They both would’ve won 100-plus!
Puma
September 30th, 2012
6:48 pm
I wasn’t saying AL Central was good, just saying you can’t say a division is crap based solely on W-L records. And again, under Rosenthals scenario, divisions mean nothing, rivalries will mean nothing, and you might as well just have one big division and top 4 or 6 teams get in playoffs. To me, that would kill a lot of the flavor of the game.
TheOnlyBravesFan
September 30th, 2012
6:49 pm
Braves just passed by prediction of 92 wins… though the division crown I expected is unlikely. Get Greinke or Shields for next year, I may predict 95!
Nats are out of gas, but I hope they get the #1 seed. I’d love to face them in the LDS.