Comments on: Don’t look now, but a playoff drive has come out of nowhere

By: The Braves Moving from “I believe” to “Wait ’till next Year”

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:45:48 +0000

[...] the wait until next year point of reference, I have to give some grief to the Atlanta Braves who handed out “Believe” posters to Braves fans on their entrance to Turner Field Monday night. The Braves organization has to realize that using [...]

By: Stormchaser

Stormchaser — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:22:47 +0000

I am so sick of these wannabe fans that blame Bobby Cox for everything. He may have cost the Braves a game or two, but how many have they WON? If you can do the job better, take your butt down and apply for the job, you bunch of whiners and cryers… No. Didn’t think so.

You probably hope they don’t win out and maybe make the playoffs because then you would have less to moan about. GO BRAVES! I BELIEVE!!!!!!

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:08:51 +0000

It’s nice to have all of this excitement, but I have to crack up whenever folks say this is happening in spite of Bobby Cox. He gets blamed for the last loss on the road (Hanson’s gem against the Astros), but it was Rafael Soriano who blew the save and lost the game. Since then, Soriano has been virtually unhittable, as have Peter Moylan and Mike Gonzalez. Cox has trusted those three guys all year, and until now they haven’t been dependable. As good and consistent as the starting pitchers have been, the bullpen (particularly the back end) has been scarily inconsistent — until now. As far as I’m concerned, they’ve been the key ingredient all season. Right now, they’re terrific. If they remain so, the Braves will make the postseason.

By: VACommonwealthBrave

VACommonwealthBrave — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:51:07 +0000

Bobby is a HOFer, and all you “experts” who think this team would have been/will be improved by losing him are utterly idiotic. We will be lucky to get someone who is 50% of BC after 2010. Go BRAVES! Keep winning!

By: Elliot Garcia

Elliot Garcia — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:25:32 +0000

Hey Robbie, Bama Sucks!

Go Braves!!

By: fieldofdreams

fieldofdreams — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Could it be that the miracle Braves win the wild card, only to be shunned by their incredibly apathetic fans during the playoffs?The prospect seems real. Even if we don’t make it, this team – for the first time in years -has a beating heart that deserves our respect and our attendance. Last night’s crowd was embarrassing, so called Braves “fans” indefensible. The rest of America is laughing at us….again. Get off your lazy a***es and support this team!

By: Furmanisanidiot

Furmanisanidiot — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:41 +0000

Make all the excuses you want why the stadium wasn’t full….bottom line, Monday night game–school is in and that many people do not live in Downtown atlanta(bringing traffic into the issue) It will be full this weekend.

By: The Braves are in a playoff race, but does anyone care? | Mark Bradley

The Braves are in a playoff race, but does anyone care? | Mark Bradley — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:04:31 +0000

[...] I tried to note last night, this is a weird sort of stretch drive. It crept up on all of us, the Braves included. It wasn’t until last week that things got [...]

By: Joe D. loves Marilyn

Joe D. loves Marilyn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:50:18 +0000

BELIEVE…

Great to see so many people jumping on the Braves bandwagon…

And when we win the World Series…4 games to 0…over the Yankees, then I guess we can all forgive Bobby Cox for pulling Hanson out of that game with the Astros (9/9…8 shutout innings…and he put in Soriano…who blew the save and the game)…

But first things first. Have to continue to win. Tonight is going to be very different than last night with Josh Johnson on the mound for the Marlins.

BELIEVE…

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:47:14 +0000

I hope they prove me wrong but that 1-5 stretch against the worst of the National League in early September will be the Braves undoing. If they had just gone .500 against those teams they would now be tied with Colorado.