Did you see the Braves’ comeback?
The Braves scored seven runs in the ninth inning to stun the Reds Thursday at Turner Field.
We have three questions for you, Braves fans.
1 — Where were you? At work? At home? Listening on the radio?
2 — Did you give up when they were down 8-0 in the second inning and miss the whole comeback?
3 — If you watched it, is this the greatest comeback you’ve ever seen? What others would you compare it too?
If you did miss it, Sport South will replay the game at 11 p.m. tonight.
Also, here’s the view from photographer Curtis Compton: and a recap from the AJC’s Carroll Rogers.
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Lee
May 20th, 2010
8:46 pm
1. At home, watching on the TV
2. NO I WAS STILL WATCHING BECAUSE I’M A TRUE FAN!!!
3. Haven’t seen many comebacks in my short time of watching baseball, BUT that was pretty awesome.
Braves fans are horrible fans
May 20th, 2010
8:53 pm
“Where were you? At work? At home? Listening on the radio?”
I was on the toilet taking a huge dump. Won’t be eating Taco Bell for a long time.
Tom
May 20th, 2010
8:54 pm
At the Game
No, stayed till the end
Yes – took this picture http://www.mcdonaldphotography.org/Sports/Baseball/Cincinnat-Reds-vs-Atlanta/12254262_HN4zn#873553209_A37FC
Cody
May 20th, 2010
9:06 pm
1. At home watching…..(unfortunatly im currently unemployed).
2. I didn’t think it was over because there still was alot of game left. But after the 2nd inning, it did kinda become just background noise lol.
3. It definitley ranks right up there, there have been way too many over the years to say it’s the best.
Vicki
May 20th, 2010
9:14 pm
My husband and I were at home watching it. It was the greatest comeback we have ever seen. We really did not think they would win when they were down 8 runs and when they started scoring in the 9th inning, we still didn’t think they would win but we were glad they were making a game of it. When they did win, we hollered, you could probably hear us in Atlanta.
Gaheel
May 20th, 2010
9:30 pm
1 In a suite at the game – unbelievable!
2 Never. Give. Up. I told co-workers at the bottom of the 9th that it was time for a rally. They thought I was crazy. As each run scored…I counted down how many more the Braves needed to win. After the GS – my co-workers couldn’t believe “I called it”.
3 Greatest comeback I’ve ever seen! Historic & I was there!!
We all crowded around the suite TV to watch the replays. You gotta believe. Wow.
Pat
May 20th, 2010
9:32 pm
1. home
2. yes i gave up on them but was flipping back and forth and decided to watch the ninth…..good decision
3. oh yea
Jose Rodriguez
May 20th, 2010
10:01 pm
I was at school when the Braves were heading into the 9th. My last class of the day.
After the class was over, I ran to the train station.
After the 10-minute ride, the Braves were trailing 9-6.
I was humming the tomahawk chop. I ran from the train station to my house in 4 minutes – which is a 20-minute normal walk.
I rushed in my house, turn on the TV, and Conrad was rounding the bases. I slammed the table, went on my knees and say ‘Thank you God!’
I was screaming at my friend, who is a Reds fan.
Best game ever.
TennBravesFan
May 20th, 2010
10:13 pm
I was at home (had the day off) and I never quit watching but I had my doubts. It was the best Major League comeback I had ever seen but not the best baseball comeback I had ever seen. In high school in the regional round of the tournament my team was down 10 to 0 in the last inning (7th in high school) to a team that was not even close to being as talented as we were. NO JOKE the first 2 batters struck out and with 2 outs we scored 11 runs to win the game 11 to 10…it was amazing.
Nathan
May 20th, 2010
10:32 pm
1 – At work.
2 – I stopped watching for a few innings, but turned on the game when it was in the ninth. I had a little bit of hope, I just wanted to see we would score some runs. I was in shock as the whole comeback unfolded.
3 – This is the greatest Braves comeback I have ever seen. I love the way this team has been fighting for the last two weeks. I don’t know what I would compare it to. A walk off grand-slam, that is unheard of.
UKUGA
May 20th, 2010
10:43 pm
At work in Texas.
I called my brother in Kentucky, asked him if he could get the Reds feed on the radio, right after Heyward struck out. By the time he got the radio on, it was at commercial. ESPN Gamecast updated (finally), and I saw the 10-9 flash on the screen!!!!!
the real OLD GOLD
May 20th, 2010
10:51 pm
At work.. ESPN.com
Hawaii Brave
May 20th, 2010
10:54 pm
I gave up, you did too.
Monger
May 20th, 2010
11:05 pm
I was in the VIP room at Mardi Gras, with two blonde college strippers dancing on my lap. I had some very nice Peruvian on the table and a bottle of some nice cognac. I was jacked up for sure. Anyways, I had the plasma turned to Sportsouth, hyped from the Peruvian and Hennessey shots, I glanced up between some lovely booty cheeks to see Brooks Conrad hit the winning, walk off grand slam!!! I threw the two hoes off my lap, grabbed the Peruvian off the table, put on my pants, and bolted out the door with one shoe and one sock on, like a crackhead. I ran through the parking lot, weaving in and out of cars screaming ” Go you mutha #$%^ Braves!!!!”, did the stanky leg dance with some drunk derelict alcoholic, and revved up the moped, and screached out to my apartment, and passed out watching some fat chicks fight on tv….I was on Cloud 9 and havent come down yet…
Thats were I was, Thursday May 20th, 2010….
-The Monger
LuisG
May 20th, 2010
11:55 pm
1.- I was at home, both “watching” the game on Gameday and listening on the radio.
2.- At first, I wasn’t giving up. After the Reds’ 8-run 2nd inning I posted something like “let’s score 1 run on each remaining inning and don’t allow another one” on Carroll Rogers’ blog. Then, in the ninth, I thought “Man, if he gets through this inning he could get a 3-inning save. It s^cks for us”. Soon after that the Braves started the rally and started wondering “why isn’t Cordero up there for the Reds?”. During Heyward’s at-bat, I realized we only had Conrad and Clevlen available and thought “Conrad could do some damage if something goes wrong with Heyward”. But I didn’t expect a Grandslam out of him.
3.- This is the biggest comeback I’ve ever followed. I think the Mariners did something like this in 2002 or 2003, I think, but I wasn’t watching that game, just saw it on the news.
By the way, it was nice to see all the coverage the guys on ESPN’s SportsCenter did.
Amazing win.
bravefalconhawk
May 20th, 2010
11:59 pm
1-At home (in Canada) watching gamecast
2-Not gonna lie like some people on here, I stop watching in the 8th inn.
3-Oh yeah
bravefalconhawk
May 21st, 2010
12:09 am
FYI….Not worried about Tommy Hanson at all either.
scottbravesfan
May 21st, 2010
12:12 am
1. I was at the house for the beginning at end of it but had to listen to some of the middle innings in the car on the radio, had some stuff to do.
2. I didn’t give up on them in the 2nd inning but I was really pissed when Escobar and then McCann hit into those double plays. I thought we had blown or chances and then when Heyward struck out in the 9th I again thought it was over. When Conrad hit the ball and it bounced off the wall I was running around like a chicken with his head cut off could not believe it!
3. It’s the best comeback I can remember and I’ve been watching since 1988. We came back on the Orioles back in 2004 I think it was that was a pretty good one but this was unbelievable!
RHR
May 21st, 2010
12:13 am
AT WORK! ARGH!
I had been listening to it on the radio in my office earlier but the reception had a lot of static in it so I turned it off when the score was 9-3 and pulled up gameday to follow the score. Even when they started coming back in the 9th, even when they loaded up the bases, even when Heyward came up to bat with the bases loaded I didn’t bother trying to get my radio going again because I still didn’t think it was possible.
On my way home from work I got calls from 3 family members who had been watching at home asking me if I had heard about it yet. Haha awesome.
So many people had already left the stadium (it looked like on the replay) … I bet they are kicking themselves tonight!
scottbravesfan
May 21st, 2010
12:15 am
Monger,
That was priceless!
LuisG
May 21st, 2010
12:17 am
Tom – Nice pics!
Maurice
May 21st, 2010
1:50 am
I gave up on the Braves after the second inning to watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. My girl came home from her lunch date with the girls and had it on as background noise. It was 9-3 in the top of the ninth when I jumped into the shower. Expecting the game to be over when I got out, I was extremely surprised when I saw a 9-5 score with two on and no outs in the bottom of the 9th. I was glued! After Heyward struck out, I left for work thinking they had a good go at a comeback but it just wasn’t going to be their day. Then the Grand Slam! I tell you listening to the baseball game on the radio on the way to work can be hazardous to your health! Great Game Braves!
Keith
May 21st, 2010
2:38 am
I had the fortune to be at the game when Heyward had the walkoff the night before as well as the dramatic comeback vs Arizona last week.
I had acually not been able to watch/listen to the game UNTIL the 9th inning and heard hinske’s single to make it 2 on , 0 outs. History from that point on…
I must say that the drivers by might have thought that I was a little strange as I was dancing and screaming in my car….alone.
Don’t think it’s the greatest comback I’ve seen – I remember a game where the Phillies and Mets were playing and one team scored like 9 runs in the 9th….can’t remember who won – I was a pre-adolescent. But this is probably the best Braves comeback I’ve seen.
I can definitely sense a newfound excitement when I attend games this year (I’ve attended 7 to this point) as opposed to last year. I could feel it on Opening Day, and it remains as of my last game attended. I’m hoping it will be a special year as the players’ coach calls it quits!
GO BRAVES.
Joshua
May 21st, 2010
2:45 am
I had been listening on the radio but turned it off during the 2nd inning. My car battery was dead (from listening to the game last night while i was outside and didn’t turn the key all the way when I went in =0) and I was switching over the battery from my truck to crank it up. That battery hadn’t been used in over a year, and it was also dead, but it had JUST enough juice to pop on for that final pitch. Not 20 seconds afterward, the battery fizzled out and the radio went off. It was a remarkable coincidence and I certainly got the feeling that a higher baseball power wanted to make sure I knew the Braves were turning the season around right now. Go Braves!
BallHawg
May 21st, 2010
7:26 am
I’m a wuss, quit watching when 8-3, checked back in the 8th and gave it up. Scoring 7 in the ninth just don’t happen. Way to go Braves, sorry I missed it
The Golf Guy
May 21st, 2010
7:39 am
1. AT THE GAME! Once a year I drive down from Knoxville with 3 golf buddies — today was the day!
2. We spent all that money to get good tickets and 7 hours of drive — we were NOT going to leave!
3. Best comeback I’ve ever seen in person (lots of Braves games on TV) — Bob (the one of us who is a Reds fan) did not enjoy it!
bravesgrl4life
May 21st, 2010
7:58 am
1 – At work, tuned in to Rock 100.5 (bought a new boom box for my desk
for this reason)
2 – Nope, never gave up and kept the radio on the whole time.
3 – It is certainly up there with the best of them. My heart took a
long time to start beating at regular rate again
DoubleDownDawgFan
May 21st, 2010
8:00 am
1. On break at work (McDonald’s)…watched on Manager’s TV in back.
2. I managed to catch the 9th inning…I had taken my previous break when Hanson was in the 2nd inning….so, I figured it was over with.
3. It’s the best comeback I’ve ever seen. I’ve been graduated from UGA for 3 years now and it doesn’t get much better than this for a Braves Fan! Go Braves! Chop! Chop! Chop
Go Dawgs! Bark! Bark! Bark!
Tami
May 21st, 2010
8:21 am
Did ya’ll hear the latest on Hanson? Apparently he hadn’t been feeling well for a couple of days, and was dizzy throughout the game. I don’t know, but if you’re sick and your job is as an athlete, you should probably call in sick instead of trying to tough it out. Now he sees what happens when he does try to tough it out. He should be the most ecstatic guy on the whole team that he didn’t get a loss. His ERA sure does stink now, though.
JimT
May 21st, 2010
8:21 am
I was sitting next to a Dad and His Little Girl!!
She was attending her first Baseball game ever!!
The Reds were Kind enough to give her a couple of Balls for her first Game!!
What a Memory she will have!!
Joe
May 21st, 2010
8:28 am
I was actually at the game and was so blessed to see it all unfold… Yes I did give up after about the 5th inning. Me and my wife decided to tour the stadium. We came back to the field level to start the 9th inning and decided what the heck. We may as well watch the last inning before hitting the road… UNREAL is the only way to describe it. It was truely the greatest comeback I have ever witnessed.. Go BRAVES!!!!!
BallHawg
May 21st, 2010
8:29 am
JimT that’s why I love Baseball and stories like yours just proves it. Baseball Players overall are good guys and gentlemen unlike football & basketball. We forget that baseball is a kids game and we are all kids at heart if we love baseball. Thanks for your comment
BallHawg
May 21st, 2010
8:30 am
JimT by the way the Reds were kind enough to give the Braves a win at her first game
Let's Go Bravos!
May 21st, 2010
8:38 am
1. At work getting updates on my phone
2. After the 2nd, I checked my phone everynow and then. I just happened to check my phone and the bases were loaded in the ninth and McClouth was coming up. I got one of my coworker’s to turn up the radio for the rest.
3. Greatest come back I can remember, especially with that many runs!
Tami
May 21st, 2010
8:42 am
A lot of your stories here are just hysterical. Thanks for the entertainment. Now….I hope the boys are able to come back down to earth (and saved some runs in the process) and concentrate for a series win and/or sweep of the Pirates. Uhhh…the Marlins are next after the Bucs. You’ll be happy to learn that yesterday’s improbable win put the Braves 1 game over .500 for the first time in a month (I believe), and catapulted them in to third place. I believe they’re only 3 games out of 1st place now. GO, BRAVES!
Mixxo
May 21st, 2010
8:47 am
1. At home watching on TV while blogging on DOB’s blog.
2. I’ll admit, it looked pretty hopeless when it was 8-0, but I never “totally” give up.
3. Best comeback I can remember seeing since the Bream slide.
I’m STILL pumped!
Comeback Kid
May 21st, 2010
9:33 am
I listened to some of the game on my radio at my work desk. I tuned out when we got down early. Later in the afternoon I had to run a few errands in my car, so I put the game on the radio during the drive. I was fortunate enough to hear the entire 9th inning comeback, and I’ll never forget that feeling! Simply amazing! Darn near wrecked my car celebrating! I still remember where I was when Sid slid, where I was when Grissom caught the final out in 1995, and I’ll always remember where I was when Conrad homered! UNREAL!
GO BRAVES!!
Wulfsgirl
May 21st, 2010
9:36 am
We were at the game! It was awesome. Defintely ranks at the top of best comebacks ever. We were like Conrad… thought he had caught the ball and then realized he hadn’t and went crazy!!
myra
May 21st, 2010
9:49 am
I was at home and after TOM BOMB blew up I just got mad and went out and mowed grass. Its ironic that I was off and thought about going to a day game.Then, I thought to myself after the 3rd inning—boy Im glad I didnt spend the money to see that disaster!(we were losing bad of course).And then Cox brought in Chavez that had been burned bad the last time he pitched. I thought he’d give up more runs!
I finished up outside and came in to cool off. Flipped the game back on and Troy Gauze had just got a hit to start bottom of the ninth. Its funny but with each hitter, I felt both a sense of doom and a sense of ok-sumthins gonna happen!
WOW.
This win is right up there under the “Sid Bream slide” to beat the PIrates. It is the most unbelieveable,luckiest,most improbable hero since Francisco Cabrera and slow Sid Bream.
We all thought it was J-Hey gonna do it, not Brooks BAM BAM Conrad!!!!
Congrats: to those of u that stayed at the TED; to the Braves players;and to the Skipper.
Good pitching,great defense, and fearless hitting = lots of fun for Braves players,fans,and mama!
It was fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woot
May 21st, 2010
9:55 am
1) Section 135, which was wide open as people retreated from the heat to the shade.
2) Of course not! An afternoon in the sun at a Braves game is ALWAYS better than a day in the office. And never give up, because…
3) When we left the Braves-Phillies game in ‘94 after the 8th, down 8-1, and listened to the comeback to tie in the 9th, I swore to never leave early again. Wathing the rest on TV until the win in the 15th was great….but would have been so much better at the game! But yesterday’s win was one of the most exciting I’ve seen!
Patricia
May 21st, 2010
10:05 am
I was there at the game–I did not leave early. After all I had flown in from Milwaukee for the 4 games Monday through Thursday and I was not going to leave early. What a thrill!
carl
May 21st, 2010
10:10 am
I was watching the game at home. When the score was 9-1, I decided to cut off the game and head to the gym after another errand. When I was driving into the parking lot at the gym, the radio announcers were talking about how the Braves were conceding 2nd base to the Reds’ baserunner and talking about how it is an unwritten rule not to run up the score. One of the announcers said it was dumb and asked if the team that is 6 runs down would agree also not to come back and win. When I left the gym, the game had just ended. I heard the replay of the granny and laughed. Way to go, Brooks!
jgsbirds
May 21st, 2010
10:11 am
i turned it on the radio as i was leaving work thinking the game was probably just ending. actually the 9th inning was just starting. for some reason i got a weird feeling that we may just give them a finish today. at the very point the announcer says, “well why don’t we at least give’em a finish.”
i have 30 minute commute to work and the ninth lasted just that long–all the pitching changes and the rally itself culminated with the grand slam as i was pulling into my subdivision. i’m not going to lie–i had goosebumps. couldn’t wait to see the highlights to see exactly what happened for myself. incredible stuff–the radio call was good but i don’t think the announcer had any idea the ball had a chance off the bat. something like, “conrad hits on toward left, back, back near the wall, did he catch it? no it’s a grand slam and the braves have won it 10-9.” at that point i was pumping my fist and laughing like crazy pulling into my driveway. great win!!!!!
Mike in Smyrna
May 21st, 2010
10:47 am
1. At work, listening on my MLB iPhone app. I was on the phone with a customer in the last inning. I was trying to listen to the customer but all I was hearing was the call of the grand slam. I had to have the customer repeat what he was saying.
2. The Reds scored all those runs early enough that I thought we could chip away at it.
3. This is something I never expect to see again in my lifetime.
Patrick
May 21st, 2010
11:03 am
I was on a business trip in Florida. I was North of Tampa, in Brooksville. I had more or less given up on the game. When I saw 8-0 and then 9-1, I was pretty much done. Even when I checked my blackberry and it said 9-3I might have been slightly encouraged, but still,”it’s over.” Anyway, I went into a meeting. By this time, I was driving on the Sunshine Parkway back to Tampa. I checked the score. “10-9.” Surely that can’t be right. I started texting my friends, “is that score, right?” Some of them had to go and check it for themselves because they too had lost interest in the game. Needless to say, everyone started going nuts on the blackberry. Awesome comeback. Big win. Got us over .500. Let’s keep it up…
P Rose
May 21st, 2010
11:06 am
I was on my way to work, listening on the radio, and was almost there when the comeback began – I pulled over to hear the ending. I walked into work feeling proud of the Braves.
LJ
May 21st, 2010
11:21 am
Was just leaving the Capitol building at 3:45 and was listening on the radio on my way home. I bet all those people who left early were kicking themselves.
Marc in FL
May 21st, 2010
11:29 am
1 – Work (watching on Gameday)
2 – No
3 – Not the greatest comeback, if it would have been a post-season game then maybe, but Sid Bream sliding across home is still more of a meaningful comeback than any I’ve seen since.
cooletstory
May 21st, 2010
11:33 am
1. In my car, stuck in traffic on way home, no radio, following game on iphone with baseball app, literally right outside of Turner Field on the highway, saw the score was 9-6 with bases loaded, and then I looked at the stadium and I saw the fireworks exploding from the coke bottle, AMAZING
2. NEVER GIVE UP ON BOBBY COX
3. Yes, it is the best comeback ever in baseball
indianman
May 21st, 2010
11:42 am
t was lying in bed i have had a lot headaches lately and i was watching in bed and was in a lot of pain