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uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
12:46 am
like i said earlier that cards offense is deep. yadier molina’s at bat was awesome.
Venice Jim
October 13th, 2012
12:46 am
Mental drive had nothing to do with all the lousy pitches by the Nats…
Fredo
October 13th, 2012
12:47 am
JC Brave,
I think it’s part of Acceptance. You just have to accept that they’ll probably never win another World Series but if they do you get to be pleasantly surprised
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
12:48 am
pete “frickin” kozma. really.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 13th, 2012
12:49 am
Teams need to learn how to pitch that 3rd strike on the Cards after recording 2 outs. Cards came back twice this year, and twice last year in that situation, IIRC. (in elimination games)
Mitchell
October 13th, 2012
12:50 am
Way to go Chipper.
jj
October 13th, 2012
12:50 am
Go Giants..
Whatever the damn Cards have we need..Lucky, no they got to be good two years in a row. The Braves should be the ones playing and that kills my insides.
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
12:51 am
The Cards really play the game right….i.e., they take care of the intangibles as well as the obvious hard nosed essentials of an MLB contest………..mailing it in is not an option for St. Louis..
chipontheroad
October 13th, 2012
12:51 am
I like the capt’s “mental drive” thats better than clutch right?
Dumbfounded again and again and again.......
October 13th, 2012
12:51 am
Kris Medlen@KrisMedlen54
What a series. Of course it would be this crazy! Cards earned their way into the NLCS. What a day/night for baseball. Best sport on earth!
Retweeted by David O’Brien
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
12:52 am
considering this is a election year we dodged a bulllet with this one because of the election we would of had a parade of guys from K street.
even with the the tie, a slider to pete “frickin; kozma on a 1-2 pitch?
sped his bat up.
David O'Brien
October 13th, 2012
12:54 am
As Danny Knobler just noted on Twitter: So for 12th time in last 14 years, the team with best regular-season record won’t win the World Series.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
12:54 am
Beltran again every post season. the guy is a stud.
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
12:54 am
Mental drive has everything to do with success at this level—especially when you are being crushed 6-0 VJ—but ‘rock on” there; I’m not really up for arguing about your opinions and hope you feel the same [in-kind].
brian
October 13th, 2012
12:54 am
Shame about the nationals. I am really starting to dislike the cardinals. Guess I am rooting for a tigers-giants world series
Eric C.
October 13th, 2012
12:55 am
I really feel for the Nationals…absolutely heart-breaking for them. As for thoughts on the Cardinals, the best thing I can do is enjoy memories of the 1996 NLCS. Otherwise, they are the antithesis of the Atlanta Braves…they’ve been taking full advantage of their opportunities for a long time now.
Eric C.
October 13th, 2012
12:57 am
Braves know something about blowing 6-0 leads…see Game 4 vs Yankees in the 1996 WS. It wasn’t a game 7 but the Braves lost that series then.
chipontheroad
October 13th, 2012
12:58 am
D O’B that Greg Holden tune was right on I thought it was Loudon at first
Dumbfounded again and again and again.......
October 13th, 2012
12:58 am
You have to admit you like the Old Crypt leader almost in tears !
jj
October 13th, 2012
12:58 am
Agree Brian…tigers and giants I hope.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
12:59 am
the cards have a verry deep lineup. they are not pigeonholed with the lefty-righty thing.
we on the other hand need 30 guys to matchup. our leftys cand hit lh hitters.
molina earned his money tonight, molina and freese stayed patient.
Venice Jim
October 13th, 2012
1:01 am
Capt – not arguing – just think walking people is far more important than the idea that the Nationals had less interest in winning…
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:02 am
cards outscored them 9-1 late. unreal.
time to give eric’ O whatever he wants. that bridge to kimbell is key.
Mitchell
October 13th, 2012
1:05 am
F*in’ Cardinals have no business being in the LCS.
It’s an embarrassment.
The second wild card was intended to place more emphasis on teams winning their divisions.
Clearly all it’s done is given the fifth place Cardinals, an unaccomplished team over the past 162 games of 2012 with absolutely nothing to lose, no pressure, no real reason for playing this far other than to spoil it for the Braves and Nationals, teams who’s regular season success gave cause for great expectations.
The baseball playoffs still do not favor the winningest teams.
The Nats and Reds deserved to fight it out for the National League pennant.
Now it’s the f*ing Giants and Cardinals.
That’s terrible.
Absolutely terrible.
Could not possibly hate either team more.
At least the Giants win their division.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:07 am
Cards rolled back even with Matt Holliday pissing himself every at bat…..
Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:08 am
Lighten up Francis……..
Mitchell
October 13th, 2012
1:09 am
David O’Brien
October 13th, 2012
12:54 am
As Danny Knobler just noted on Twitter: So for 12th time in last 14 years, the team with best regular-season record won’t win the World Series.
That is just not how it should be.
Nine 90 win teams in baseball’s regular season.
Two 88 win teams in the LCS.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:10 am
I don’t like the Yankees but you gotta give Girardi credit for having the stones to sit A Rod………how many other managers woulda done that…….not many…..
Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:11 am
Danny Knobler sounds like a porn star…….
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 13th, 2012
1:11 am
not starting A-Rod is equivalent to not starting BMac. Right thing to do, no matter how mad the fans may get.
Later folks, Peace.
David O'Brien
October 13th, 2012
1:12 am
Danny Knobler sounds like a porn star……. — Yunel’s Frosted Tips
Not nearly as much as Yunel’s Frosted Tips sounds like a porn movie.
Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:12 am
I think not starting A Rod would be more the equivalent of sitting Chipper down really……..just my .02
Dumbfounded again and again and again.......
October 13th, 2012
1:13 am
Bob Nightengale: Baseball executives say the Washington Nationals’ playoff run is not a feel-good story.
Sitting Stephen Strasburg could come back to haunt the Washington Nationals.(Photo: Alex Brandon AP)
Story Highlights
GM: ‘They don’t deserve to win it. Not after what they did’
Another GM: ‘I hope it takes another 79 years’
Win or lose today, the Strasburg talk will never completely go away
11:18AM EDT October 11. 2012 – It was painful to watch, almost heartbreaking.
The nation’s capital has gone 79 years between playoff appearances, but saw the Nationals get humiliated Wednesday in their first-ever home postseason date. It almost makes you feel like sending flowers and sympathy cards.
So why are we hearing laughter and celebration all across baseball?
The Nationals might have been the most compelling story this summer, but suddenly they’ve become the most hated team in the game.
After being embarrassed 8-0 by the St. Louis Cardinals and falling behind 2-1 in their National League Division Series, there was no compassion or a scintilla of empathy for them.
NLDS: Cardinals take 2-1 series lead
Instead, we kept hearing the same refrain:
They got what they deserve.
“If we don’t win the World Series, I don’t care who does,” one general manager told USA TODAY Sports, “as long as it’s not those guys.
“They don’t deserve to win it. Not after what they did.”
Said a National League GM: “I hope they go down in flames. I hope it takes another 79 years before they get back to the playoffs. That’s how strongly I feel about it.”
The Nationals, baseball executives say, brought this on themselves. They were the defiant ones. They were the ones telling the world they were smarter than everyone else, shutting down ace Stephen Strasburg after 159 1/3 innings, believing they were protecting their prized asset for a lot of playoff games in their future.
“We’ll be back,” Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said after they clinched the National League East title, “and doing this a couple more times.”
That was the quote heard ’round the baseball world, with general managers and executives making sure everyone saw it. Who do they think they are, the Yankees? Are the Philadelphia Phillies going to defect from the NL East? Are the Atlanta Braves retiring with Chipper Jones?
What if the Nationals don’t get back during Strasburg’s stay in Washington? What if this is their best chance to ever get to the Series? How do you live with that?
And how would you like to be Ross Detwiler today? He’s the poor soul taking Strasburg’s spot in the playoff rotation, which in three games has yielded a 9.00 ERA with 25 baserunners. Now, he’s the one responsible for saving the season.
Win or lose today, the Strasburg talk will never completely go away.
Nationals players, particularly veterans, have grumbled and might sound off more once they depart.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo turned a lot of heads when he said the club will be back to win a couple more NL East titles. Strasburg decision will begin. – Mike Rizzo got too Cocky, It your Crow Mike !
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Yunel's Frosted Tips
October 13th, 2012
1:13 am
you got me with that one DOB…..I’m off to bed….Go Tigers…
Dumbfounded again and again and again.......
October 13th, 2012
1:17 am
I wonder if Frank Wren was the un-named GM who said, “I hope they go up in flames ???
JC Brave
October 13th, 2012
1:17 am
I think not starting A Rod would be more the equivalent of sitting Chipper down really
Now that you mention it, that right there might have been the difference maker.
Sitting Chipper, no throwing error, different outcome, Braves win and Nationals would already be on their way to SF since… like… game 3 of the NLDS.
Ha!
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:18 am
DOB, wrap your mind around this.
Texas, Atlanta, Washington, Oakland, Cinci, all lost their deciding game at home.
the only team to win at home the Yanks.
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
1:18 am
VJ…..thank you for your honesty—also, I hope nobody would interpret what I said as a ‘put down’ towards DC….but I see how it possibly could be looked at that particular way. I respect DC and have a few favorites on their team, however, I don’t really like the franchise as a whole and never have for rather obvious reasons.
Moreover I was merely stating my feelings with respect to the Cardinals efforts in this contest and, in other relative playoff performances of recent memory. And, please give my regards to your beautiful better half.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:22 am
capt. i got you. you do not need to explain yourself.
David O'Brien
October 13th, 2012
1:25 am
DOB, wrap your mind around this.
Texas, Atlanta, Washington, Oakland, Cinci, all lost their deciding game at home.
the only team to win at home the Yanks. — uga-brave
Crazy, ain’t it. Then again, we knew the 2-3 format was a bad thing, which is why it’ll be changed back to 2-2-1 next season. It was only 2-3 this year because they didn’t add the extra wild-card team to playoffs until after they’d made the schedules out already, and they didn’t want postseason to go any deepter into November. But they should have. An extra couple of days would’ve been worth it in order to make sure that teams with home-field advantage didn’t start the division series with two road games.
Then again, Cincinnati won its first two games at San Fran … then lost three in a row at home. Yikes.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:26 am
cc, verlander, some real currency with those horses. saw it tonight.
gio could not go deep and finish.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:32 am
Beltran. consider this again. the cards have hit lightning in bottle twice.
berrkman last season and beltran this season.
baffled.
Barack Obama
October 13th, 2012
1:33 am
Dang, I had tickets for Sunday Night !
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
1:37 am
@Uga Brave……I trust you’re on board with Mike Bobo’s offensive strategies as well!
Venice Jim
October 13th, 2012
1:38 am
I just think that we should be wary of implications that mental drive only extend to overcoming a 6 run deficit against the Nats in the playoffs and not to a 9 run deficit during the season…
Have a great night, everyone! I have enjoyed managing 3 posts out of the 937 or so posted today…
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:39 am
hey there is hope here in atlanta, matt diaz is coming off his palm frond injury. (hate to say that because he his probably one of the nicest guys to put on a braves uniform,)
is there one outfielder in the system that is even close to major league ready?
or even a boarderline prospect?
Eric C.
October 13th, 2012
1:41 am
“Then again, Cincinnati won its first two games at San Fran … then lost three in a row at home. Yikes.” that is mind-boggling
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:41 am
capt, it aint bobo. we have jacked up plenty of points. it starts and ends with the 12 guys that play on the line on both sides.
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
1:52 am
That was my point….Bobo doesn’t have to explain himself either–because his ‘calls’ are pretty solid.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:54 am
capt, pretty suprised that our guys up the middle on defense have been neutralized.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
1:56 am
Oh’ and the michael bennett injury is huge, he was our best wideout, and he was our best downfield blocker.
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
1:58 am
I really thought they would play the run between the tackles better vs. ‘Cocks or example….but don’t they run the 3-4 and depend a lot on the LB? And y’all got a stud there…so duh????
Capt.Mudd
October 13th, 2012
2:04 am
When Bennett went down….opportunity arose for someone to step up–unfortunately, the opponent was a high ranked one which made that challenge even more difficult–yes, Aaron needed a go to guy in that contest against the ‘Cocks.
NO MORE FREDI
October 13th, 2012
2:13 am
Chipper should get a ring from the Cardinals if they win it all.
uga-brave
October 13th, 2012
2:14 am
capt, their two huge defensive ends dictated the game. we got our lunch handed to us. that said i think LSU will beat them on saturday,
Ward
October 13th, 2012
2:18 am
Hell everyone! Just ask the Nationals if they missed Strausburg during the series…….Dumb idea to shut Strausburg down. They paid for it too.
Ward
October 13th, 2012
2:19 am
Meant to say Hello everyone….. Strausburg was a key the their success, and the Nationals paid the price.
Ward
October 13th, 2012
2:22 am
Giants are the stronger team, and I see the Giants, and Tigers in The World Series.
Ward
October 13th, 2012
2:39 am
Been doing a lot of thinking…… my final top players are
1. Bourn if Braves can sign him at descent contract?
2. Swisher if Braves can sign Bourn. Then sign Swisher.
3.Shane Victorino if Bourn walks?
4.Prado at 3rd, or LF?
5.Eric Chavez 3rd base would be O.K. with me….
6. Angel Pagan would be O.K. with me….
7. Kevin Y. 3rd base would be O.K.
8. Cody Ross would be O.K.
Maybe Josh Willingham if the Twins give him up?
Will accept any of these ideas, because they would be within the Braves buget! I see Wren going after 2 of these guy’s on my wish list.
Ward
October 13th, 2012
2:42 am
All, have a good one! Giants, and Tigers World Series……..My prediction……. Tigers winning The World Series…..Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” Talk tomorrow ….
Nowhere man
October 13th, 2012
3:08 am
I guess all the old timers have hit the hay. I am back from cutting a rug. Did Chipper E. Jones put on a nats uni and pitch the ninth inning.
Yall be good.
Powder Blue
October 13th, 2012
3:19 am
I’m a Tigers fan for the rest of this postseason.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
3:46 am
AFL
RYAN BUCHTER’s second outing was a bit better as the lefty reliefer has a scoreless inning of work last night lowering his ERA to 3.00.
Meanwhile, SS NICK AHMED is tearing the cover off the ball this fall going 3-3 last night while raising his average to a majestic .556 in two games. Two runs scored, a double, a walk, and four RBI’s cap his performance.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
3:50 am
AHMED has his first error
!B MATT KENNELLY gets a pinch-hit role and comes rthrough with a hit [ .167 BA] and his first RBI.
as the DESERT DOGS whup the JAVELINAS 13-3,
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
4:01 am
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
ZULIA EAGLES
Down in MEXICO, C EVAN ‘Big Jim’ GATTIS has three hits in eight AB’s for a tidy .375 BA. Included are two doubles and a home run with four RBI’s. That wrist doesn’t appear to be bothering him folks. If this early start is any indication, look out come spring.
1B ERNESTO MEJIA is 2-9 [.222 BA] with two singles and two RBI.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
4:06 am
LARA CARDINALS
Lefty LUIS AVILAN and C JOSE YEPEZ are on the roster tho’ they have not yet appeared in the two games played to date.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
4:08 am
Pardon not MEXICO – VENEZUELA.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
4:09 am
There’s others playing in VENEZUELA, but I’ll get to them later.
Out of towners
October 13th, 2012
6:21 am
Washington Nationals……………….wait til next year!
Lee in S GA
October 13th, 2012
7:08 am
“Giants are the stronger team, and I see the Giants, and Tigers in The World Series.”
——————————————————-
If I still gambled I would take that bet. Got a feeling it will be the Yanks and Cards and MLB will be happy and declare this season one of the best ever.
Efrim
October 13th, 2012
8:05 am
Of course the Cardinals won that game. 6-0 in their last 6 elimination games. Just can’t beat em.
old man
October 13th, 2012
8:07 am
Girardi sat his 250 million superstar who hit .272 for the season. But we never sat a guy who hit .215 for most of the season.
If we had switched Reed Johnson’s bat for Uggla’s in July or August, where would we be right now?
old man
October 13th, 2012
8:13 am
I don’t like or dislike the Cards. But you have to admire them. Down 2-0 to ATL. Losing game 1 at home. Down 6-0. Down by 4 in the 9th.
In business school, they would take that, make it a case study, and teach kids how to succeed. What do the Cards do that we aren’t doing?
old man
October 13th, 2012
8:15 am
Again, for the umpteenth year, we are looking for a LFer who can hit. Maybe the easiest position to field, and we can’t find anyone.
Couch Tater
October 13th, 2012
8:20 am
Scott Boras likes his name in print. So, from August 17th…
You only have to pay him, because of the reserve system, $40 million dollars. So you have an $80 million dollar decision of profit — in an asset that you have under your control. You better look at it that way. You know what else you better look at? With your insurance coverage, if you go against medical recommendations, are you liable for negligence as an organization?”
Q: So, you’re saying there is some legal consequence involved if something were to happen to him this season or down the road because you kept pitching him?
A: The fact of the matter is, if you are forcing your player to pitch and disregarding medical doctors, are you going to be able to live with that legally and ethically?
Nats fans will be relieved to know Stephen is healthy, when he becomes a free agent. Or, that the Nats didn’t get into a legal dispute with Scott. Of course, there’s no guarantee that Stephen could have come in from the bullpen and shut the Cards down. In his only appearance against the Cards, he did give up 2 hits in 6 innings, along with 1 Walk and 9 strikeouts.
Here’s the rest, if you’re interested…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/scott-boras-stephen-strasburg-qanda/2012/08/17/c7228c08-e89c-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_story.html
space monkey
October 13th, 2012
8:37 am
Why on Earth would we offer Hanson arbitration. He’s not fit to throw BP. He’s too easy to hit. He should go learn the knuckler; he’s shot as a real pitcher.
ncgary
October 13th, 2012
8:44 am
old man thats easy
win the games that count
ncgary
October 13th, 2012
8:46 am
Water vortices: a new source of alternative energy?
this one pretty simple and cheap and genious
definitely worth the 2 minute read
http://activist-post-forum.947009.n3.nabble.com/Water-vortices-a-new-source-of-alternative-energy-td4025159.html
ncgary
October 13th, 2012
8:47 am
http://activist-post-forum.947009.n3.nabble.com/Water-vortices-a-new-source-of-alternative-energy-td4025159.html
ncgary
October 13th, 2012
8:49 am
some articles are so smart they need to be posted twice
lol
Couch Tater
October 13th, 2012
8:53 am
What do the Cards do that we aren’t doing?
Perhaps, it’s the DeWitt family..
“On a personal level I’d love it if people said that I was fair and professional. That I was a good steward of the franchise because you realize in this job it’s a public trust of sorts.”
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/11561/bill-dewitt-iii-sees-the-future-from-the-past
monty
October 13th, 2012
9:19 am
Call em clutch or gritty or determined or whatever word you want to use, they(Cards) just find a way to win. Maybe it’s the epitome of the word team. Something Braves lacked when it counts the most. Not knocking the team, we just couldn’t hit with runners on base. Now the NAts have a monkey on their back , big lead with the Cy Young guy on the mound and couldn’t close the deal. Gotta hurt. DIdn’t think Zimmerman should have smiled so big after his 1st inning HR , they acted like they had won the game. It was just the 1st inning and they were playing the best comeback team in baseball.
the truth...
October 13th, 2012
9:31 am
Last night was the first game of the play offs that I could bear to watch and of all things I found myself cheering for the gnats…
Yes I admire he Cardinals for they never quit…you cannot give them as much as a cracked door or they’ll blast thru and destroy you……….
I think their secret is they save all their energy and strength for the games that really count….who cares who wins the season titles? All that matters is the month of playoffs and once more an also ran team roars into the scene.
Sorry Nolie but today I hate the Cardinals….along with Bud Selig and his screwball ideas….
Oh forgot the massive idiot Sam Holbrook….don’t forget that fool folks he is as much an incompetant as Rizzo….
George_George
October 13th, 2012
10:56 am
Good morning all
Both NL teams who had players on thier roster that I liked are out of it. So what to do now I guess root for DET OMAR is with them.
tired of it, just tired of it
October 13th, 2012
10:59 am
“…the Braves are reluctant to divulge their spending limits, or specifics on how they calculate some contracts for payroll purposes.”
This says it all. They tell us what they want us to believe and our weak sports media doesn’t demand answers. This garbage wouldn’t fly in New York, Boston, Philly, or Chicago.
Efrim
October 13th, 2012
11:01 am
Cardinals have depth in the pen, solid starting pitching and a great offense. I see them winning it all….again.
And if they do, they are the first team to have that look of the late 90’s Yankees. Every ball rolls there way. Every opportunity is cashed in on. Amazing to watch.
Playoffs!!!
October 13th, 2012
11:03 am
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Robert
October 13th, 2012
11:07 am
“So for 12th time in last 14 years, the team with best regular-season record won’t win the World Series”
There’s a HUGE difference between winning a lot of games and being a champion
Robert
October 13th, 2012
11:07 am
“So for 12th time in last 14 years, the team with best regular-season record won’t win the World Series”
There’s a HUGE difference between winning a lot of games and being a champion
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 13th, 2012
11:07 am
Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS
carlos beltran, one of the best clutch players of alltime. 1.306 lifetime ops in postseason (via @HaleMark). #cardinals
Playoffs!!!
October 13th, 2012
11:09 am
I have a lot of respect for the Cardinals after what they have done for the last two years, but they really should change their name.
The should be called the St. Louis Sandbaggers—–seems they play just good enough all summer to stay close, and then someone gives them a wake-up call, and they sneak in the playoffs.
This time, the only reason they are in is because there is a second Wild Card.
Ladies and gentlemen, inroducing the St. Louis Sandbaggers
Robert
October 13th, 2012
11:17 am
The Nats organization got what it deserved. Knowing that they were entering a do-or-die scenario, they voluntarily held back from putting their best possible roster into play. At this level, that CANNOT win. It may be possible to win without ever actually having to go all-in, but it is impossible to do so if you decide ahead of time that you are simply unwilling to go all-in no matter what. In the process, they royally screwed their fan base and the guys in the clubhouse who tried to pull together and do it on their own, knowing their upper level management didnt have their backs. The players, Strasburg included, accepted the situation, and they have grown ,and will grow, because of it. You can bet most all of them will be looking to getout of D.C. as soon as possible (any who dont would just be the guys who are only playing for a paycheck anyway)
Meanwhile, if you’re ever having a bad day, just imagine this – a baseball team owned by Marge Schott, run by Mike Rizzo, and managed by Bobby Cox – brrrrrrrrr
Tommy Boggs
October 13th, 2012
11:19 am
Sign Josh Hamilton to play left. Between Costanza, Pastor, Reed Johnson we can come up with at least a good platoon in CF. Prado to 3B. Hamilton has got the swagger this team needs, and he can rake it. I think Hamilton would be more of a presence in the line up then Josh Willingham.
TheOnlyBravesFan
October 13th, 2012
11:25 am
Constanza, Rev, and Johnson for a CF platoon. Oh no.
Playoffs!!!
October 13th, 2012
11:26 am
The Cardinals run is about to end. Soon they will be facing a team that doesn’t sit their ace pitcher for the playoffs, or doesn’t choke come playoff time.
Either the Giants or the Yankees will beat them convincingly. There is a reason they had only the 5th best record in the NL and about the 9th or 10th best in all of MLB.
The Giants and Yankees are teams that don’t choke it away like the Braves, the Rangers and now the Stasberg-less Nationals.
richbrave
October 13th, 2012
11:28 am
VENEZUELA
ANZOATEQUI INDIANS
RHSP WILLIAMS PEREZ Rookie+
2B EMERSON LANDONI A+
OF MIGUEL RIVERO DSL
no action in the first two games.
CARACAS LIONS
C JC BOSCAN AAA/ML
OF JOSH KROEGER AAA, 2G [.286 BA] 2-7, 1 BB, 1 SO.
PUERTO RICO
MAYAGUEZ INDIANS
2B RUBEN GOTAY 2G [.245 BA] 0-4
Tommy Boggs
October 13th, 2012
11:29 am
We can sign Hamilton and somebody will bitch about CF. Sign Bourn, you will pay about $100K for everytime he strikes out.
get real
October 13th, 2012
11:32 am
Josh Willingham? Seriously? My god, if that isn’t typical Braves nonsense, I don’t know what is.
Then we sit around every October and November and wonder what went wrong.
Robert
October 13th, 2012
11:39 am
The post-season is certainly an imperfect set-up. It’s a series of short series, after a very long regular season. It’s a championship of the game of summer decided in the biting cold of late October. It’s been 2, then 4, then 8, and now 10 teams, some of whom have proven clearly inferior over the 162 game grind. It’s been having to win one, then 2, then 3, and now possibly 4 short series back to back (to back to back)
We can discuss and debate and argue and pontificate on and on about what it means, what it should be, etc, etc
The thing is – that whatever the flaws, some players, teams, and organizations consistantly find a way to get it done, while others consisatntly fail.
There’s those whose see obstacles that simply must be dealt with and overcome, fair, valid, meaningful, or not.
And there’s those who see an endless source of rationalizations and excuses
There are champions, and there are losers. And winning the games isnt necessarily what shows us which are which.
Yankees and Cardinals – champions — and this is not a 2012 thing, it’s the history of baseball
Braves and Washington DC – losers – over and over and over
Venice Jim
October 13th, 2012
11:40 am
Knowing that they were entering a do-or-die scenario, they voluntarily held back from putting their best possible roster into play
I don’t always agree, but hard to argue that Mark DeRosa would not have turned it around last night…