From Braves-Phils: Can the Bradley live-blog streak continue?
This young fellow always seems to hit when MB's here. (AJC photo by Hyosub Shin)
Strange homestand. The Braves have been shut out twice and no-hit once over these five games. On Sunday they were an out away from losing 3-2, and two nights ago they were an out away from losing 3-0. And yet they’ve won three times in five.
They’ve done it with two bursts of late-inning lightning, sure, but they’ve also done it with pitching. The Braves’ starting pitchers have managed only one win this homestand — that by Derek Lowe against Colorado on Friday in a game he led 7-0 after two innings — but they’ve kept their team close in every game except Saturday’s, which was the night Kenshin Kawakami worked against no-hit Ubaldo Jimenez.
Throw out that game and the Braves’ starting pitchers have yielded 10 earned runs in four starts against two good-hitting teams this homestand. And that is, I submit, what will have to keep the Braves close if they’re going to make a race of it — pitching.
The Braves are hitting .227 as a team. That’s second-worst in the National League. That will improve over time — it has to improve, does it not? — but this lineup isn’t apt to hit .270 all summer. Too many holes, as we’ve noted a time or two before.
But the lesson of three wins in five games is that pitching is the great equalizer. The Braves haven’t hit much this homestand — 33 hits and 17 runs in five games — but they haven’t let the other guys hit much, either. (The Rockies and Phillies have mustered 35 hits and 17 runs between them.) Tonight Lowe starts against Jamie Moyer, and Lowe is 3-0.
And I’ll be here all night, watching and reporting and typing and chattering away. I’d be obliged if you’d join me, and I should note that the four previous games we’ve done this the home team has prevailed. With two walk-off wins. With three wins in the final at-bat. With Jason Heyward having an RBI in all four games. As Kate Smith was to the Philly Flyers, I am to the 2010 Bravos.
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Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
6:22 pm
Probably not.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:24 pm
Oh, ye of little faith.
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
6:26 pm
Like you Mark, I’m a realist.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 22nd, 2010
6:30 pm
With Lowe and Moyer, this could be an epic slugfest.
beauvighn
April 22nd, 2010
6:32 pm
If Eric H. is not in the lineup tonight, Booby needs his head examined. The cat is raking it everytime he gets a chance. We will hang around the bottom of the league in hitting until the braves hire J-Heys personal hitting coach to replace TP…
two iron
April 22nd, 2010
6:34 pm
The burden of the entire Brave Nation on your back, MB
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
April 22nd, 2010
6:34 pm
Our pen will win this game. The Phillies have a lousy pen, and both pens will play a huge roll tonight.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:39 pm
Heyward is hitting seventh tonight, FYI.
Braves lineup: Diaz, Prado, Jones, McCann, Glaus, Escobar, Heyward, Cabrera, Lowe.
Martin Prado is hitting .400. Heyward is at .286. Five starting Braves (Lowe included) are at .200 or below.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:40 pm
Of some consolation: Ubaldo is shutting out Washington after eight innings. But the Nationals have accumulated four hits.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:44 pm
Mark, this has gotta end somewhere. May as well be tonight.
Resign or Resign?
April 22nd, 2010
6:45 pm
MB:
Who ever thought they would refer to you as “My Lucky Charm”? (Can anyone come up with any good “Cereal Killer” lines?)
Bat Masterson
April 22nd, 2010
6:45 pm
Alright, the Braves good luck charm is in attendance tonight, Mark Bradley. Should make for a fun night.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:45 pm
I know, Coach Todd. I’d hate to cede my hard-won designation as a jinx.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
6:46 pm
I think Jimenez must be related to Juan Marichal….I know theyre both from the Dominican.
Papa Johns pizza in the pressbox MB?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:46 pm
If your streak keeps going, what happens to the odds? do the odds against you rise with every game? or is each game one-unto-itself and the odds never change?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:46 pm
Nobody has ever referred to me as a Lucky Charm, Resign. Fact is, the folks at Publix refuse to sell me Lucky Charms. I’m still eating Cap’n Crunch.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:47 pm
or is the fare philly cheese steak sandwiches in honor of the visitors?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:47 pm
No Papa John’s, Bravissimo. Though there is pizza. And there’s a Chick-fil-A stand just down the steps.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:48 pm
The streak won’t last, Coach. I’m very confident in my capacity to deliver a whammy.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:49 pm
Cap crunch is better anyway. just never go to the publix in buckhead and ask the effeminate bag boy where the Fruit Loops are.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:50 pm
heh, heh
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:50 pm
Plenty of quality seating available here at the ballpark. If you take my meaning.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
6:50 pm
Do they deliver to you or make you hard working scribes go get it yourself?…Ill go get you some food if i can hangout in the pressbox and drink beer?…sounds like a deal to me:)
Bat Masterson
April 22nd, 2010
6:51 pm
Whoops, I wrote then read, hence the lucky charm redundancy.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:52 pm
It’s self-service, Bravissimo. But I don’t eat much at the ballpark anymore. I’m more of a heavy drinker. I can’t go two innings without a Coke product.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:54 pm
If the Braves cant draw against the Phils, the attendance might not hit 2.5 million.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:54 pm
Mark, is that coke and Jack?
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
6:55 pm
Ok…Ill bring you coke products and adult beverages for myself….When Misses ESterhaus shows up youll know its me(Caddyshack reference)
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:55 pm
Talking with Chip Caray before the game — good guy, Chip — and he noted something I completely missed: The Braves have only three weekend home series against NL East competition. Two of those are against Florida in midsummer; the third is against Philly on the final weekend. From a gate-attraction standpoint, that’s a bad home schedule.
And then factor in the AL teams that come here this season: Tampa Bay, Kansas City and Detroit. Not exactly the Yankees and the Red Sox.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:55 pm
Jack can make even Brook Whitmire seem entertaining.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:56 pm
revised gate estimate: 1.9 million
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
6:57 pm
The Braves have drawn a total of 39,203 for the first two games against the Phils.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
6:59 pm
Don Sutton is up to 5,363 words per minute.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
6:59 pm
Wait till schools out and it will pick up…always does.
eric
April 22nd, 2010
6:59 pm
Wow, attendance is going to be attrocious this year….
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:01 pm
good grief. that means 1,587,721 and one half fans attending 81 home games.
MEB
April 22nd, 2010
7:02 pm
D.Lowe is due for a good game tonight. Don’t think you’ll see the slugfest that’s anticipated. Mark I take it you hate it as well when ordering a Coke they say “Will a Pepsi be alright?”
GO BRAVES!!!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:03 pm
UGA draws a third of that in 6 games. a little perspective here.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:04 pm
Sutton: 89.4 words per second. gotta like that man.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:07 pm
I have to say I’m surprised by the lack of a crowd tonight. I know it’s a school night in April …
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:08 pm
I don’t mind the occasional Pepsi product, MEB. But a lot of my neighbors who work for Coke won’t allow it in their household.
Gordon
April 22nd, 2010
7:08 pm
Mark, quick subject change then back to baseball. What do you think of the NCAA going to 68 teams instead of 96?
Methusalah
April 22nd, 2010
7:09 pm
Jamie Moyer is my favorite player.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:10 pm
I think that’s much more prudent, Gordon. The only folks who wanted 96 teams were the coaches, and that was so 31 more of them could say, “Hey, I just made the NCAA tournament.”
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:11 pm
Methusalah, Bobby Cox asked me before the game if I’m older than Jamie Moyer. I am, by seven years.
Lowe strikes out the Flyin’ Hawaiian to start the contest.
Gordon
April 22nd, 2010
7:13 pm
Agreed, Mark. Making the tournament still means something.
Enjoy the game.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:15 pm
who wants to pay and see a low scoring or I should say no scoring affair night in and night out. If our bats don’t come around soon there will be even fewer fans
Methusalah
April 22nd, 2010
7:16 pm
Me too. but by a few more years than 7.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:17 pm
uh, oh
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:18 pm
Might not be low-scoring this time. Phils with two on and Howard up.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:18 pm
oh good grief
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:18 pm
The big man singles. It’s 1-0.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:19 pm
are we going to play from behind every game? I know we have won 6 from behind games but sometimes you have to just go out and destroy a team…helps the psych of the team
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:19 pm
Mark, look on the bright side: the Braves have been no-hit so far tonight. you might see history.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:20 pm
where is the blockin morracan when we need him?
LC
April 22nd, 2010
7:20 pm
Derek Lowe is flat out awful. How he was the opening day starter is beyond me. Just a pathetic signing and waste of money.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:21 pm
Lowe aint foolin anybody right now.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:21 pm
Werth sacrifice fly. It’s 2-0.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:22 pm
bad news when a sinker ball pitcher has gone this far without a ground ball.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:22 pm
Lowe is 3-0 with an ERA of 5.60.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:22 pm
good thing is that nfl Draft is on in 9 min…and survivor in 40.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:23 pm
I just said that to Chip Caray, Coach Todd. And Chip notes that Lowe has yielded five first-inning runs in four starts.
ER Steve
April 22nd, 2010
7:24 pm
How long is lowe signed for?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:24 pm
I bet the Braves dont score there average of 10 runs per game for Lowe tonight.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:24 pm
This is so painful to watch…love the braves to much to watch from behind each and every night. We need to get our bats going quickly or we just need to change the line-up up….what do you think Mark?
LC
April 22nd, 2010
7:25 pm
Mark,
Way too many sporting events going on right now. If you were sitting at home like one of us, what would you be tuned into?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:25 pm
Mark, i think the Phils are willing to let those low(e) pitches go by. heh, heh
LC
April 22nd, 2010
7:25 pm
2 more seasons after this one at $15 mil per ER Steve.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:27 pm
Phils defense this series has been AWSOME…seems like we just can’t catch a break either
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:27 pm
well, Moyer aint foolin anybody either.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:29 pm
The Phillies are a team that got good by hitting and has stayed good by learning to do the other things, Rob G. It’s a impressive club.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:29 pm
Chipper has looked a lot more comfortable at the plate at least this series as well…your right todd moyer is not foolin anyone either both balls hit have been dead on
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:29 pm
This is one heck of a sports night, LC. I’m not going to lie: I’m interested in the NFL draft myself.
ER Steve
April 22nd, 2010
7:30 pm
Thanks LC. Sitting on the third base sideline. Dissapointed with the crowd tonight. All the braves hitting the ball hard so far
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:31 pm
let’s see Mark. that’s 10 straight innings without a score.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:31 pm
your right Mark it has been impressive. we are going the other way…good pitching and hoping our hitting comes around….balances each other out so far this series
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:31 pm
Mark, who will the Falcons draft in the 1st?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:32 pm
That is, Coach G. But I think the Braves are apt to plate a few against Jamie Moyer. Roy Halladay was a different story.
LC
April 22nd, 2010
7:32 pm
Have to agree on the draft. The Bulls already have a 11 point lead on the Cavs also. The Braves may be relegated to during commercial viewing only.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:33 pm
I’m thinking Brandon Graham, Sean Weatherspoon or Mike Iupati. Probably in that order.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:33 pm
lowes era sucks but has gotten 10.67 runs in support! Yikes that doesn’t look good in the long haul does it?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:33 pm
well, a ground ball out. Lowe might start a roll here.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:34 pm
Well, that’s hedging your bets!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:34 pm
I’m thinking D. Lowe on the mound is even luckier for the Braves than M. Bradley sitting in the ol’ press box.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:35 pm
Yeah, I know. But it’s tough to know who’ll be available at No. 19.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:35 pm
You might be right Mark
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:36 pm
Two ground balls that inning. Also no runs.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:39 pm
I’ll go with Iupati. i dont know why, though.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:40 pm
Glaus strikes out observing.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:40 pm
Glaus struck out? say it isnt so.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:40 pm
or sleeping
Herschel Talker
April 22nd, 2010
7:41 pm
Presenting Derek Lowe!
How long is Cox going to remain loyal to this hack? What a joke.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:41 pm
Sutton is working on a 6,200 word minute average so far.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:42 pm
Moyer pitches to Jason H., who’s not half the pitcher’s age.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:42 pm
Mark, did you run the “cant spell McLouth without the letters O U T ” by Bobby tonight?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:43 pm
I didn’t, Coach. The skipper doesn’t like it when I belittle his players.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:44 pm
Moyer hits Heyward with a 74-mph heater.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:44 pm
Actually, I think that’s the Moyer changeup. But it’s hard to know which is which.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:44 pm
didnt Cy Young retire at 44 years of age?
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 22nd, 2010
7:45 pm
Peddleton to the lineup:”You’ve all seen Major League pitching.Forget all that Jamie pitching tonight.”
Case in point 74mph plunking.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:45 pm
it was a great line though. you can use my Low(e) line on him if you want to.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:46 pm
Moyer was in the majors two years before Jason was on this Earth.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:48 pm
i consider that once a line is used in a blog or column, its free.
chem
April 22nd, 2010
7:48 pm
Yunel and Melky both pulling off everything and waving at pitches off the plate. They need to drive those junk pitches to rightfield.
"Chef" Tim Dix
April 22nd, 2010
7:48 pm
Mark, check Jamie’s jowl’s for grease.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:49 pm
well moyer has gotten through 2 and we still can’t score off a starter from phili….
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:49 pm
Another hit for Greg Dobbs. No relation to Hannibal Dobbs, who was the bugler on “F Troop.”
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:50 pm
Mark, a serious question if you would ask Chip. When he’s on the radio and there’s time for a station ID, he says “….on the Braves baseball network.” all others say “Braves radio network”. i think that’s a tribute to his Dad.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:52 pm
Chip says it’s not. His real tribute to his Dad is an ice-cold Budweiser after a Braves win, he says.
Sal Maglie
April 22nd, 2010
7:52 pm
Zitz him inside
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:52 pm
Two on for the big Phil.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:52 pm
thanks for asking. i appreciate it.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:53 pm
Not a very good AB by Howard. Swings at the first pitch and flies to left.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:53 pm
Skip, Ernie Sr. and Munson…. greatest broadcasters of all time.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
i’ve never understood the allure of Vin Scully. Great voice. but never grabbed me.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
Lowe has thrown 54 pitches. Gotten seven out.
LC
April 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
No surprises thus far in the draft. Pretty boring so far actually. Same annoying ESPN analysis that we’ve heard about these top picks for the last 3 months.
Mtn Brave
April 22nd, 2010
7:55 pm
Where’s Bob Rathburn on that list todd? Or we just talkin baseball.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
I must also mention Scott Howard is getting there.
Matt
April 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
Braves offense is sleeping again.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
You need to hear Vin Scully do radio on L.A. games. That’s why XM Radio is such a treat.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:56 pm
Mtn, i thought rathbun was a disaster.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:57 pm
Three players from the Big 12 go 1-2-3. I’m following it on ESPN.com.
Meanwhile, three Phillies are on base
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:57 pm
is it the smoothness of his voice and delivery? i guess i’m spoiled by the “homers”.
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
7:57 pm
todd grantham
Me either on Vin Scully. He talks way too much, although recently I saw a game he did in the 50’s and he talked much less in it.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:57 pm
maybe we should hire Smoltz as a dual coach….hitting and pitching…he could even be a player/coach….tell chip to tell him we need him playing and coaching the braves….I do like his broadcasting style though. Heck give him a portable mic and he can do all 3 at the same time!
Mtn Brave
April 22nd, 2010
7:58 pm
I ws being sarcastic lolol
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:58 pm
Almost no Phils on base. Ibanez nearly hit a slam.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
Let’s see: almost 8 pitches per batter. not good.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
now thats just pee poor defense
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
Two runs in on an error. Should have been a double play.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
bring smoltz in
Mtn Brave
April 22nd, 2010
7:59 pm
wow..
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
Mike Stamus rules it E-4. On Prado’s throw.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
mtn, i thought you might, but was being sircomspect.
LC
April 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
I know that was a poor throw, but that was an awful effort by Yunel. His attitude sometimes just really annoys me. He walks around as if he is holier than thou.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:00 pm
get lowe out of there
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
5-0. Castro single.
TruthSeeker
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
Good thing the draft is on.
Mtn Brave
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
This one has turned into a disaster. Lowe doesn’t look too great this year. Still way early.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
Lowe is gonna lose to Moyer???
LC
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
Meanwhile, a 3rd sooner goes in the top 4.
Sid
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
this team has no focus, energy nothing and that comes from the top. When you are managed by an old washed up fool this is the result. Derek Lowe and Tim Hudson are classic overpaid underachievers.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:01 pm
On the one hand, Lowe has produced seven baserunners against seven outs. On the other, he should have been in the dugout down only 2-0.
Mtn Brave
April 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
Thanks for all the live blogs between u and jeff and the hawks/braves..Tell the ajc to keep sendin ya out there for big games..
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
still no visit to the mound…..wow and no action in the pen….thats it take the beating and let it just happen Bobby
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
that error was on prado…but man, escobar really seems to be playing without passion.
LC
April 22nd, 2010
8:02 pm
Mark,
Do you have a good feel for how teammates feel about Escobar? He seems aloof and I don’t sense much respect being shown towards him by teammates.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:04 pm
I’m not sure about teammates, but I know the Braves as an organization love Escobar’s talent.
Two of three Phillie runs unearned that inning.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
8:06 pm
Another mid 70’s pitch, better think fast
Melky Cabrera, don’t give him a bat
Derek Lowe, will he ever pitch right?
“Come on kid”, you’ll hear it all night
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:07 pm
going to watch other things while reading the blog….its as frustrating as it can get this guy
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:07 pm
Well, Mark the radio has gone off. you may have to work play-by-play
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:07 pm
Who knew OzzieVirgilsBeard is also a bard?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:09 pm
well, lowe coughing up runs….you can’t say you didn’t see that coming. but being dominated by a 47 year-old? this line up is really struggling. they have only scored. in two of the last 20 innings. and even then, it was all homeruns. this team doesn’t seem to be able to manufacture ANY runs. this is frustrating to watch.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:11 pm
Kurula, you make a key point: The Braves have scored four runs in 21 innings this series — all on homers.
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:11 pm
My boy Eric Berry just became a Chief.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:12 pm
Well, there’s a hit. Prado.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
8:13 pm
Aspiring Braves Bard Mark.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:13 pm
Four runs in 22 innings now.
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:14 pm
The Braves could still get this one with Moyer out there and the Phils pen issues.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:14 pm
f troop bugler…now theres a blast from the past.
I thought Prados throw looked half way decent but Esco was acting non chalant?
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:16 pm
Geez, 5 of first 6 all from Big 12
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:16 pm
Braves get a break. Victorino was safe.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:16 pm
None against a starter too Mark
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:16 pm
i think that prado needs to be the batting coach. teach everyone on the team his approach. they should watch hours worth of film of his at-bats. i’d take 6 straight singles over a solo homer or two.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:17 pm
Prado’s throw was high, Bravissimo. But Escobar should have held it.
Swift
April 22nd, 2010
8:18 pm
This team is pathetic. They are lucky to get even one game considering they were 1 out from losing the first. And without that burst, they would be scoreless in 21 innings against the phils. Get rid of TP. He is imo a big problem. Double plays with the bases loaded. This is the worst team in getting runs home while in scoring position. How old is moyer and he’s making us look like this. What a joke this team is. I feel sorry for Heyward having to play on this crappy team.
Glenn
April 22nd, 2010
8:18 pm
Looks like Bobby needs to put Yunel on the bench again. He has that I could car less look about him.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:19 pm
A 1-2-3 inning for Lowe. With a little help.
Fan O'Brave
April 22nd, 2010
8:19 pm
When will this team get rid of Terry P. We just can’t hit. Making an old picture look like a Cy Young canidate.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
8:20 pm
Nice rhyme Bradley with “Braves get a break. Victorino was safe.”
Joe
April 22nd, 2010
8:20 pm
Terry Pendleton, the Paul Hewitt of baseball.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:21 pm
I’m a poet. But I don’t know it.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:22 pm
When are you folks going to get off Coach Hewitt’s back?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:22 pm
this team isn’t as bad as they are playing right now (offensively), but with the phillies’ hitting machine…these games matter as much as the ones in september. something has to happen now. if they lose the division or wild card by 5 games or less, these games will really hurt.
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
8:22 pm
Just an observation. If a guy is 47 years old and starting for one of the better teams, he probably knows a thing or two about how to get people out. It’s not all about velocity.
MyPatooti
April 22nd, 2010
8:22 pm
I take back everything I said about the Braves after that dramatic 9th inning win on Monday. These last two games cancels that one out completely for me. After you win a game like that, and then you come out the next two days looking like crap!!! It’s nothing more than the SOBs (same ol Braves) this year. I thought it was going to be different but I give up already!!! Where’s their spirt? Where’s their life? It’s even boring. BTW, that error should have been on Escobar. That ball was catchable and close enough to turn two. He just flat missed it. It hit his glove. Bad call !!!!!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:23 pm
It’s not about velocity, Hillbilly. Although every scout seems to look for the guy who throws 98 mph.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:23 pm
another glausome at bat by troy….
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:24 pm
Here’s the thing about baseball: Momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher. (I’m not sure who said that first — maybe Earl Weaver.) The Phillies had Halladay working the day after the epic Braves’ rally. He did his job.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:25 pm
And here come the Glaus lines … They are irresistible, though.
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
8:25 pm
That’s true Mark but given a choice between Moyer and Kyle Farnsworth, who would you take. I’d take Moyer.
worst to first
April 22nd, 2010
8:27 pm
Lowe can not continue to pich like this and hold a job with Medlen being so good. I would like to see Medlen as a starter and Lowe traded before june think it could happen Mark?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:28 pm
Oddly enough, we were talking about Farnsworth in the clubhouse before the game. Great arm. Just not a good pitcher.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:29 pm
Mark??????? Why does Bobby think protecting Heyward by sandwhiching him between to sub 200 hitters is going to build up his confidence. Didn’t he bat 3rd 4th and 5th all Spring and we were winning? I do not get what Bobby is thinking
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
Hewitt blows
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
You’d have to find someone willing to take on Lowe’s contract, worst to first. I’m not sure anybody would.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
i think that bobby is setting him up to succeed by batting him 6th. a game-winning and game-tying hit in back to back games shows and the team lead in RBI….seems to be working for him.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:30 pm
I was a little surprised to see Heyward hitting seventh tonight.
dawginDC
April 22nd, 2010
8:31 pm
Chipper was nuts to think this team can hang with the phillies..The brave should have been swept…Tues was an abberation….They have no offense plain and simple, getting blanked by a nearly 50 yr old man…
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:31 pm
Lowe has settled down. Retired seven straight.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:33 pm
The Braves have the pitching to do it, dawginDC. The hitting … well, that’s another issue.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:34 pm
Mark, you gonna drag out the “I didnt know people got paid for this” line too?
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
8:34 pm
giving up 5 runs early means lights out for this offense
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
where is Greg whats his name when we need him?
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
So lat year we handled the phils early on and flopped in the 2nd half. Theyre just reversing that trend this year.
Sons of Rick Matula
April 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
Escobar is going through the motions. That little troll – Chuddy – or whatever his name is – needs to light a little fuego. Melky had the same rep in NYC. Not a good mix, hombres.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
A beast of a man steps to the plate
“It’s a bust”… A Cousin Eddie, some would say
Don’t forget the man who rallied us in game one
But do we forgive the double plays that cost us 5 for that one?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:35 pm
Morton
Rick
April 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
Braves are sorry. They wil never win anything.
Tdawg
April 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
Lowe ain’t 3 and 0 no more. Being shut out again are they. By a powder- puff pitcher yet. Hum, why am I not shocked? Cox, got them bags packed yet. Your team has no heart. I’d git while I was still above .500 if I were you. No one would blame ya.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
your’re right Rob. 2 runs is almost insrumountable for these Braves.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:37 pm
Mark, what was it you said about the Braves plating a few against Moyer?
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
Mark, what are the chances of seeing either Schafer or Freeman with the Braves this year?
MitchC
April 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
Mark, I just came home, and saw it’s 5-0, and then turned it off.
I know it’s early, but.if we lose tonight, even if it’s only April,. Philly has sent us a message. Halliday shuts us out last night, and then they slug us tonight.
I just think that over the course of 162 games, Philly has more talent than us. They have won three straight divisions, and are the team to beat. My call: The Braves have the potential to have a good season, but the wild card would be a more realistic scenario.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
Define “a few,” Coach Grantham.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:38 pm
moyer: 117-0 when given a 5+ run lead…
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:39 pm
There’s a chance on both, Real UT. Especially Schafer. I wouldn’t expect Freeman before September.
worst to first
April 22nd, 2010
8:39 pm
well as you said momentum is only as good as the next day’s starter and Lowe is the only braves starter that swings the momentum into the opponents favor. Ive yet to see an out pitch of any kind from Lowe this season. His sinker is no longer working as that pitch.He is just not finishing batter’s he gets ahead of and more often than not he is behind after the first pitch. First pitch strikes are the key to a good start and im sure statistics support that
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:39 pm
aint no sunshine when braves dont hit
this aint no high school skit
caint score no runs
bullpen dont get no fun
when the braves get lit
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:40 pm
Braves pinch-hit for Lowe.
Lowe: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Threw 96 pitches.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:40 pm
Mark, few was your choice of words, not mine.
jmarable
April 22nd, 2010
8:40 pm
i ‘ve said it b4 no runs with no speed, no lead off man, no hitters just a bunch of long swingers,except prado and heywood and mccain.they hit it where its pitched.cant win if u dont score, no matter how good your pitching is.and the braves front office just dont get that.they didnt get it then.[one world series] and they dont get it now.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:41 pm
Two on, top of the order up. Here’s your breakout.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
Nice one Grantham.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
Let’s see. Lowe’s 2010 salary is $15 million. sure is earning that so far this year.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
Now the Phillies mess up a DP.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
That’s an error on Utley for dropping the throw.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
first homerless run of the series.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:43 pm
tit for a tat…lol
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:43 pm
takes a boot to score a run. unearned, right?
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
8:43 pm
Wow- what are the odds! Two botched double plays in one game. Let’s hope this one costs the Phils as much as it cost us!!!
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:43 pm
How excited are all you Dawgs that Eric Berry won’t be putting on that Orange and White 14 anymore. I’m going to miss watching him play. That’s for sure.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
as will be the rest of the runs this inning. assuming there are more runs this inning.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
another boot
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
Another Utley miscue. Another run.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:44 pm
well…they aren’t pretty, but…
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
Utley has the reputation of being a good fielder, but he sure makes a lot of errors.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
2 runs. none earned.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
Nice job by Diaz!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
Well. Does that qualify as manufacturing runs? Scoring when the other team fouls up?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:45 pm
Braves bullpen is superior to their starters.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
One run earned for the Braves. Because you can’t assume a double play.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
i’ve noticed that about utley too, mark. maybe it’s his athleticism in getting to some of the balls he gets to?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:46 pm
no it doesnt qualify.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:47 pm
You’re right. I heard Ernie say the “cant assume” line a million times.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:47 pm
Think Derrick Morgan will still be around for the Falcons?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:47 pm
I guess, kurula.
Scoring correction: No earned runs that inning.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:48 pm
If Derrick Morgan is around for the Falcons, Thomas Dimitroff is luckier than D. Lowe.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:49 pm
only 5 more picks to go MB
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:50 pm
do you trade up 5 spots to get morgan?
The Real UT
April 22nd, 2010
8:51 pm
It could happen with Morgan. Watch out for the Broncos now that Rolando’s a Raider.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:51 pm
Hey, what did i say about no earned runs? have to point that out cause i’m so rarely correct.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:51 pm
I would, kurula.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:52 pm
as would i….
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
8:52 pm
I haven’t read the whole string, so I’m not sure if this has been discussed, but why is TP not being held responsible for this wretched offense? I know he can’t take the AB’s for the players, but surely there must be something fundamentally wrong with the coaching when a team consistently can not hit like a major league team should for over a full season now!
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:52 pm
philly traded up…maybe morgan falls again?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:53 pm
who would have guessed Moyer is batting now?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:53 pm
Organist plays “When I’m 64,” for Moyer.
gayle
April 22nd, 2010
8:54 pm
For the trivia buffs here since this game is moving slowly – last night, the Mariners beat the Orioles 4-1, no great surprise. But both starting pitchers threw complete games – Hernandez for the M’s and old Brave Millwood for the O’s.
When is the last time there were only two pitchers used in a 9-inning game?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:54 pm
Now he plays “Ol’ Man River.”
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:55 pm
Now “This Old Man.”
Enough, I say.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
Ol’ Man River just walked. Unbelievable. Trying to bunt, and he walks.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
Wow- that’s as bad as it gets!
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
and he walks. did the bat boy bring him a walker?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:56 pm
maybe a scooter?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
There’s one run back.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
brandon graham off the board
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
8:57 pm
Pitching change. O’Flaherty, I’d assume. Three lefty Phils due up.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
8:58 pm
I was at a game in Savannah one night when the organist played 3 blind mice after a controversial call at home. The ump turned around and tossed the organist.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
8:58 pm
this series is pretty telling about the talent difference. if lightening hadnt struck in the first game, the Bravos would be swept.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:00 pm
unbelievable. anemic, poor, sorry, inept, weak, terrible, moribund, misreable, awful, shameful, catatonic, dead on arrival hitting by the Braves.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:00 pm
If lightning hadn’t struck on Sunday, they’d be looking at dropping 5 of 6 at home!!!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:00 pm
Ejection alert!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:00 pm
comeon Bobby. get tossed!!!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:01 pm
Doesn’t happen.
Dobbs looked safe to the naked eye, I say.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:01 pm
Mark, how many does Bob have now?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:01 pm
bobby’s farewell gift to the umpires: a civil disobedience.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
Bobby would have gotten tossed if the ump had blown the call.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
And I’m not sure a missed call at first can really be called lightening at that!
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
gayle…I cant remember one. I cant get to baseball reference.com right now.
Bobby Cox
April 22nd, 2010
9:02 pm
!@#$%^&*())(*&^%$#@!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:03 pm
yep, a big difference between the Phils and the Braves.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:04 pm
Mr. Cox, what do you think about the Braves’ hitting so far this season?
Bobby Cox
April 22nd, 2010
9:05 pm
)(*&^%$#@!@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#@!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:06 pm
Mark, you working against a deadline?
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
9:06 pm
Id say weve handled Howard a lot better this time around
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:07 pm
nice pitching by o’flaherty.
MyPatooti
April 22nd, 2010
9:07 pm
I think Bobby wanted to get tossed so he wouldn’t have to watch the rest of the game. He needs a nap. The rest of the Braves are taking one right now.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:07 pm
We can handle Howard but not Moyer and Kendrick who are punching bags for the rest of the league. I’d call that small consolation.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:08 pm
Yes, Coach Todd. Always against deadline on night games.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:08 pm
I think Cox is at 153 ejections.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:09 pm
5 picks away…morgan still on the board….he may not make it past this pick.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:09 pm
i fugured it was that or you were watching the NFL draft.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:09 pm
I just can’t believe the Phils are this much better than the Braves with Jamie Moyer on the mound. They just look so much more confident and prepared.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
9:10 pm
Howard singlehandedly beat the Braves more than once last year.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:10 pm
menvsboys– remember when the braves had that swagger?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:10 pm
I know it seems this game is over, but it’s not. Not with the Phillies’ bullpen.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
You’ll never guess what just happened.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
BOOOOOOOOO
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:11 pm
glaus-tastrophy.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:12 pm
Come on Joe Simpson. I love you, but are you really giving Jamie Moyer credit for striking Glaus out with an 82 MPH fastball?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
ok, if the average is Cox got tossed in the 6th then he would have missed 51 complete ballgames in his career. or put it another way, he’s probably said the f word about 69 million times over his career.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
Just once I’d like to hear a Braves announcer call this team out.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
pierre-paul to the giants.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
yep, its over
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:13 pm
Victorino drops the ball. Phillies’ D not so hot tonight.
Bravissimo
April 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
Damn…i can run faster than McCann and Im 57 …
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
Heyward can’t tie the game. But he can make it intriguing.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
Vino, that wont ever happen with Sutton and Powell.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:14 pm
vino– once the announcers did call out the team. the team responded by not letting them on the charter flight, if memory serves.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:15 pm
Heyward is about the only thing making the Braves intriguing
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:15 pm
During Glaus’ at bat, Joe Simpson was urging him to “elevate one” when the count was 3-1. Meanwhile I’m thinking “Noooo. I’l take a walk! Please just get on base!” Little did I know that 2 pitches later Glaus would be walking back to the dugout.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:15 pm
Holy toledo. cabrerra in the on deck circle.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:16 pm
Kurula- if that’s true, then that’s just pathetic.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:16 pm
0 for 11 with runners in scoring position in the series.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
that is pathetic
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
Heyward strikes out. Didn’t like the call. Looked like a strike to me.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
Pinch hit for Cabrera.
bronski
April 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
Moyer will win
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:17 pm
Mark, i hope you call out this team of losers in tomorrows paper
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:18 pm
I took Heyward’s response to be one of frustration at himself, not the call- he knew he was fooled.
OzzieVirgilsBeard
April 22nd, 2010
9:18 pm
Long drive deep short…
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:18 pm
It’s a little closer to over after that titanic show of offense.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:18 pm
2 runs in the past how many innings? and none earned.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:18 pm
0 for 12.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:19 pm
“Second and Third, 1 out, Braves don’t score” If I only had a nickle everytime I heard……
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:19 pm
jamie moyer is the iceberg.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:19 pm
the Mark Bradley-Live-Chat-Braves-Win-Streak is going, going……..
bronski
April 22nd, 2010
9:20 pm
Your playing the Phillies you dummies.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:20 pm
Fifteen innings, two runs, none earned.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:20 pm
looks like morgan is headed to nashville
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
9:20 pm
The Braves make any starter with an ERA higher than five coming into the game look like an all-star.
LC
April 22nd, 2010
9:21 pm
Great offseason pick ups by Wren in Glaus and Cabrera. Their combined averages are less than Prado. Great job by Wren picking up McLouth as well.
The guy doesn’t have a clue as to what constitutes a good offense. Melky has just been terrible and anybody that blames losses on Cox right now is fooling themselves.
Meanwhile, Schuerholz should not be spared after the idiotic final move he made completely flushing the system of Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, and Saltalamacchia for 1 year of Teixiera when he knew we would not have the finances to re sign him anyways.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:21 pm
At this rate, every bullpen arm will fall off by the All Star break. Mark, how many innings are our starters averaging?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:22 pm
I mean, somebody throw a bat, cuss, get tossed. these millionaires dont give a flip. the check’s coming anyway.
wayn-o
April 22nd, 2010
9:22 pm
this team looks lost at the plate… almost all year, whats up?
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:23 pm
I’m interested to see how someone as competitive as Smoltz can sit up in the booth and put up with this lackluster effort and not just blast someone on the air. He hasn’t said anything yet, but there’s a tremble of anger in his voice.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:23 pm
Well Mark. I wont hang this loss on you. the Braves have done it by themselves and wonder why a family of 4 wont spend $400 to see them lose.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:23 pm
you can’t win if your power spots have no power. all this pitching is worth nothing if you can’t hit at all.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:24 pm
Did they play “Werewolves of London” for Raul?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:27 pm
dez bryant on the board still…hmmm….
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:27 pm
Falcons on the clock. Man, May-June-July looks like will be some long, hot months. C’mon football season!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:28 pm
that old lady that mows my yard could do better than this
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:29 pm
pouncey to the steelers. sorry mr. ledbetter….
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:30 pm
okay…i know they need front 7 defense…but dez bryant…tempting, right?
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:31 pm
Falcons War Room looks elated.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:32 pm
weatherspoon. not really a surprise.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:32 pm
Witherspoon! Freak!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:32 pm
sean witherspoon is the falcons pick
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:33 pm
We’re to the bullpen on the positive side, friends.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:34 pm
i think moylan may top last year’s career high in appearances. easily.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:36 pm
Ross Gload is an evil nemesis.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:36 pm
Phils makin’ it look too easy.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:37 pm
a six run homer away from tying this baby up!
MyPatooti
April 22nd, 2010
9:37 pm
If I was only listening to this game on Peachtree TV, and had no picture, I would swear it was a tennis game or golf. The crowd is so quiet and the two announcers (Smotz and whats-his-name) are almost whispering sometimes. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
9:37 pm
Are you heading for the exits, Bradley?
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:38 pm
Mark, this team sucks. no other way to put it.
MK
April 22nd, 2010
9:40 pm
What a boring team… I would spend money to see these guys, why?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:41 pm
vino– here’s the partial story on skip carey and the gang getting kicked off the charter.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=20000627&id=QDofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3M8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1944,4967898
gayle
April 22nd, 2010
9:41 pm
When Ibanez played in Seattle, they did play “Werewolves of London” when he came to bat. Good ballplayer.
MK
April 22nd, 2010
9:42 pm
Why is Henske and Omar not in the line-up somewhere? Surly Cox sees what we see, a listless offense? Doesn’t he?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:43 pm
i love the phillies bullpen…
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:43 pm
There is hope with the bullpen..
But did Joe just say, “The last inning took the steam out of the team?”
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:44 pm
Who do you think would throw harder today, Mark: Jamie Moyer or Nolan Ryan?
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:44 pm
the ‘last’ inning? or the last game?
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:44 pm
RISP
Phillies 8 for 32
Braves 0 for 13
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
9:45 pm
Just came back to check in…you still staying positive Mark? Witherspoon is a great pick for the Falcons..than I watch MClouth strike out with RISP. Great!
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:46 pm
Can Witherspoon play CF?
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:46 pm
If ABC needs a show to replace “Lost”, just do a series about the Braves offense.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:47 pm
demaryius thomas replaces brandon marshall.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
9:47 pm
Mark must be getting his writing done for that 10pm deadline….speaking of DEADline isnt that our offense as well?
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:48 pm
Smoltz says Braves should consider putting Martin in the leadoff spot.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:48 pm
Runner at 3rd, 1 out……..Any takers?
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:49 pm
MVB…I’d guess double play
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:49 pm
i would agree with smoltz….but would it make a difference? he’d be on base for who exactly?
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
Wow.. 6 for 63 are the leadoff hitters.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
Tell Smoltz—since he has Bobby’s ear to move up Heyward to 4th and sandwhich him in between Chipper and Brian….move up Prado just like he said as well. I am sure Bobby listens to Smoltz. Someone has to help out the fans
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:50 pm
that is greg norton-like production.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
9:51 pm
Yeah.. with Martin leadoff, who in the two spot?
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:52 pm
Glaus time baby
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:53 pm
here’s glaus…the anticipation is killing me…
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:53 pm
Well, McCann did crush it, but the Phils have done their homework on our hitters. They are always in the right spot defensively.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:53 pm
you know, in these situations i’d prefer the strike out to a ground ball.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
I think Troy Glaus swings and misses harder than Ryan Klesko
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
glaus hitting a whopping .173
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
What a shock….
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
well, .169
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:54 pm
Missed it by a foot,
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:55 pm
Blew the 86MPH fastball by him!!!
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
9:55 pm
Another wasted opportunity… sounds like (my) 2009 all over again.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:55 pm
WHEN DO WE START STARTING HINSKE!??!?!?! Mother F%#%$%#
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
9:55 pm
a major league player is making 831 outs for every 1,000 at bats.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
9:56 pm
i bet glaus has more strikeouts than jurrjens and hudson do pitching.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:57 pm
Freddie Freeman on line one…
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
9:57 pm
1995 seems like another century….Oh yeah, it was.
I mean 1995 seems like a hundred years ago.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
9:58 pm
Oh, good Hinske is in as a defensive replacement. Wouldn’t want him to get 3 or 4 at bats- he might hit 3 doubles!!
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
9:58 pm
VF – Need to put Hinske in late. We wouldn’t want Glaus to get hurt whiffing at 86 MPH fastballs in a blowout.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
9:59 pm
Back now. These games last too long. That 10 p.m. deadline gets harder every night.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:00 pm
But I did manage to peek over the computer to watch a Brave strike out to end an inning. That couldn’t have been Glaus.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
10:00 pm
Maybe you should have Joe West make some comments about the pace of these Brave-Phillie games.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
10:00 pm
Good call, Bryan- that’s an oblique strain waiting to happen
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:00 pm
Glaus really is getting Nortonian.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:01 pm
VF – If we were so lucky
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:01 pm
well, i mean…you can’t REALLY blame wren for taking a cheap chance. if glaus would have hit like he did before his injury…that’s some cheap power. turns out, they got an everyday greg norton.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
10:01 pm
Mark, how much of the story do you have to write for that deadline when the game’s not over? and no, that is a serious question. thanks
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:02 pm
By the way, I thought Weatherspoon was a good pick by Dimitroff. The two offensive linemen he wanted — Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Iupati — were gone, as were Brandon Graham and Derrick Morgan.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:02 pm
Dez Bryant to the Cowboys….now will he be like a real reciver or another Roy Williams
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:02 pm
Kurula – I dont’ blame Wren for bringing Glaus in. It was worth the try. I blame Cox for playing him and batting him 5th.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:02 pm
5 Runs, 6 Outs. C’MON!
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
Maybe they will do what they did with Mondesi and just out and out release Glaus when they decide Freeman is ready.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
remember in spring when everyone hated chavez?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:03 pm
All of it, Coach Todd. That’s why it’s tough to write a first-edition column. Can’t say the Braves lost because they haven’t yet. And this is for print. Meaning you can’t change things with the push of a button. There’s a printing process.
But it’s the nature of the job. It makes every night exciting.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:04 pm
Mark..it has to be hard to stay positive about the Braves bats or decisions on where certain players are in the order.
D.Ellis
April 22nd, 2010
10:04 pm
The failure to improve the offense with players that range from good to very good instead of bad to decent will remain this team and organization’s hurdle they seem fit to never jump.
Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
10:05 pm
Bradley, you see? they should have kept me!!
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:05 pm
I mean, the Braves literally start 4-5 guys a night not hitting their weight.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:06 pm
I knew the curious choice to release you would come back to bite the Braves, Greg Norton.
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
10:06 pm
Nice comparison between the Cabrera brother’s Melky and Francisco in your piece, Mark.
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
10:06 pm
i dont quite understand how you can write the entire piece before it occurs. You’ve never claimed to be Carnak The Magnificant.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:07 pm
We’re being out-scouted.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:07 pm
The Braves literally start 4-5 regulars a night who don’t hit their weight.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:07 pm
Attendance is 22,476.
D.Ellis
April 22nd, 2010
10:07 pm
I’m also going on record as stating Troy Glauss is horrible in case no one else noticed….and at this pace I’d rather watch re runs of Corky Miller at bats.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:07 pm
The umpire sounds like the AFLAC duck everytime he calls a strike
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:08 pm
D.Ellis–I’d rather never have to think of Corky much less watch him.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:08 pm
news flash Braves go down in order and are down 5
Raul Mondesi's Fan Club President
April 22nd, 2010
10:08 pm
I noticed that too, rob.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
Seriously half of the lineup isn’t hitting its weight.
cdog
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
bobby cox is doing a tremendous job.its the players.they have losing mentalities. yunel escobar is a loser.they have no business falling behind at home or anywhere else.they have to believe they can win.they laid down for the phillies these past two nights.the phillies aren’t any champions that are unbeatable.the braves just are losers.if they are going to lay down for teams they need to concede the season.they should have swept the phillies.they don’t believe they can win.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
Thanks, Raul.
Take a look, Coach. You can view it here.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
It gets COLD in Denver Mr. Tebow.
Melvin Flowers-Macon Georgia
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
Lowe Got To Go, He Will Not Help The Braves Be A Contender.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:09 pm
TEBOW to DENVER!!!!!!
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
10:10 pm
But seriously Mark, I wish to goodness you would write a book about your career. you could include me on the back cover in a complementary blurb.
extremus
April 22nd, 2010
10:10 pm
After the emotional highs of the last Rockies game and the opener against the Phillies with stunning rallies, I think reality is beginning to set back in. This is a very poor Braves team offensively. When you start getting most of your runs in an unearned manner and look at a walk as a huge moral victory, double plays are killing any potential hope of a big inning time and time again, and over half your lineup is hitting below .250 at this point in the season, you’re in trouble.
The Braves’ pitching will likely keep them in most ballgames, but that is only because it is very good overall. But with this offense they’ll be fortunate to win many games where their opponents score more than three runs. They simply cannot wait for much longer for so many guys (including three recent acquisitions, McClouth, Cabrera, and Glaus) to start producing consistently, or they’ll fall way out of the race by early summer.
I haven’t lost hope for this year obviously, but then again I don’t see this team realistically getting close to the playoffs if things remain as they are now. I’m definitely counting down to when Liberty Media’s tax writeoff ends. Then perhaps we’ll see some genuinely sensible and interested personnel moves by the ownership and front office.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:10 pm
If you dated a girl who “performed” like the Braves perform, how long would she remain your girlfriend?
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:11 pm
MVB – Only until I picked up a new free agent.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:11 pm
maybe the thin air with quicken his throwing motion further…
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:12 pm
great article Mark
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:12 pm
Bryan G. for General Manger!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:13 pm
You’ll be my first blurb solicitation, Coach John Smoltz will be my second.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
10:13 pm
In that arena, even a bad performance is pretty good!
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:13 pm
Tebow a 1st rounder. Never underestimate the power of Agents in Pro Football.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:14 pm
I think we’re wandering too far afield here, performance-wise.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:14 pm
Mark I asked while you were away – who would throw harder today: Moyer or Nolan Ryan?
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:15 pm
It’s uncanny how the pendulum swung back on Tebow. After the Senior Bowl, people were saying he might not get drafted.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:15 pm
Nolan Ryan would throw harder lefthanded, Bryan.
The Ghost of Greg Norton
April 22nd, 2010
10:15 pm
Thanks for the obvious statement, Joe: “Braves need five to tie, six to win.”
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:15 pm
Well, apparently the pendulum swung even farther, Mark. When his mom was pregnant…oh, nevermind.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:15 pm
2 nights ago I was Questioning why we brought Wags in the 10th and we won that game…but I now even know more in depth why we brought him in…we may never have a save opportunity again if our bats stay like this. Wags is saying thanks for the 12 plus million for the best seat in bleachers
todd grantham
April 22nd, 2010
10:16 pm
Mark, its always good to have a blurb by a guy that you’ve clashed swords with in the past.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:16 pm
Moyer or Koufax? lol.
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
10:16 pm
Sorry, easily distracted with this snooze-fest sorry excuse for a baseball game on
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:17 pm
i think denver just needed a player to put on posters.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:17 pm
J.C. Chavez and the rest of the backstreet boys really aren’t that bad.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:19 pm
2 nights ago I questioned why we brought Wags in the 10th inning and we won…now I know the real reason why he came in…we may never get another save opportunity again if our bats suck this bad all year long.
Wags said thanks for the easiest 12 plus million I have ever made
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:19 pm
here come 3 two-run homers.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:20 pm
Four hits against Jamie Moyer. No earned runs.
“Is this real life?”
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:20 pm
Cox is going to regret pulling Glaus during this potential 9th inning comeback.
Chip
April 22nd, 2010
10:20 pm
OK, let’s review,
2010 Braves:
1B—Glaus is horrible
2B—Prado is quality. Makes you wonder about Cox and his ridiculous love affair with Kelly Johnson last season
SS–Slow start for Yunel, but he’s quality
3B—Thanks for the memories Chipper, but it’s time to go
C—McCann is good, but he’s overrated
OF–We’ve got the phenom, and nothing else. Nate sucks, and Melky & Matt are utility players….2 out of the 3 outfield positions are ridiculously horrible
Pitching—Except for Lowe, pitching should be pretty good…But if you’ve got almost zero offense, what difference does good pitching matter?
Vino Fino
April 22nd, 2010
10:20 pm
Will the Braves go quietly 1,2,3 or load the bases and then fail to get any runs in?
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
MVB – it reminds me of the line from Major League when Harry Doyle says “One hit? One G.D. hit?”
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
It is, Coach. That was my thinking, too.
extremus
April 22nd, 2010
10:21 pm
Mr. Bradley, it’s interesting to note that along with being Bobby Cox’s final season with the Braves, from what I hear it’s also Liberty Media’s last year before that aforementioned tax writeoff ends. If that is the case, A) do you think it’s likely they’ll sell the team (and HOPEFULLY to a human, competent ownership) and B) do you think the Braves are a “lame duck” this season with regard to trading for needed bats? My reasoning being that if they’re going to dump the team anyway, why spend money to make them as competitive as possible even if they’re in the thick of it?
Anyway, I welcome any insights you may have.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:22 pm
Hinske touches off the six-run comeback.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
Hinske crushed that one…time to give a start…all he knows to do is hit and win
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
diaz with a glausian at-bat.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
Why is Troy Glaus still playing? Echo Echo Echo
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
Perhaps I misspoke about that rally. Matty D raps into a twin killing.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:23 pm
Barbaro Canizares on line one, Mr. Cox…
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:25 pm
Perhaps I misspoke about misspeaking.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:25 pm
Chipper can still hit thank God.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:25 pm
probably not.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:25 pm
chipper is getting his swagger back 9 for 21 in series is much better than I trhought he would do
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:26 pm
back to back to back homers would tie.
chas
April 22nd, 2010
10:26 pm
Make Medlen our new starter and put Lowe back in the pen where he spent the earlier part of his career.
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:27 pm
Ballgame.
rob graner
April 22nd, 2010
10:27 pm
now move JHEY up in order and give us a chance to score some runs
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:27 pm
do you really want lowe coming out of the pen and giving up those runs?
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:28 pm
Pretty frustrating series save for two innings Tuesday.
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:28 pm
well. that was painful to watch.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:28 pm
Phils set em up and knock em down. Workman-like domination. No post season for the Braves this year. Too many good teams in the NL.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:29 pm
So…maybe all that talk after Sunday and Tuesday about the “vibe” and “feeling” around the time was premature?
Hillbilly Deluxe
April 22nd, 2010
10:29 pm
And Mark said I was, “ye of little faith”.
Bryan G.
April 22nd, 2010
10:29 pm
*around the team, I mean
kurula
April 22nd, 2010
10:31 pm
jamie moyer has as many wins as tim hudson, jair jurrjens, tommy hanson, and kenshin kawakami combined.
MenVsBoys
April 22nd, 2010
10:35 pm
Okay, It’s just April, and I’m already sick of Jets fans,
J-Smoove
April 22nd, 2010
10:41 pm
Chip – I agree that Glaus is terrible, but you are way off on B-Mac. He is one of the best catchers in baseball. Nate is a great defensive outfielder and is just off to a slow start. Remember we are only a few weeks into the season. Hopefully Melky will come around and Diaz is a solid every other day player. The Bravos have had great starting pitching thus far (except for J.J. in San Diego) and the bullpen has been excellent. We should challenge the Phillies for the East and at least get a Wild Card spot. GO BRAVOS!!!
Mark Bradley
April 22nd, 2010
10:58 pm
Yes, the Bradley streak of winning live blogs ends at 4. Alas and alack.
reason
April 23rd, 2010
2:43 am
Bobby, in his last year, and still doesn’t have the guts to break away from his obvious predictability.
Using a First baseman, who very fond of his bat and he’ll rest it on his shoulder, striking out three
time with men on base, but this is nothing new.
Once in a while his bat will get lucky and hit the ball, and if there is a blue moon he may hit a homer.
The moves that Cox makes is why he need to retired, and he
should take Pendleton with him. I hope Pendleton won’t try to help Heyward any, if he does the kid is cooked.
I wouldn’t say that the Braves are bad, maybe embarrassing, or a little sluggish, showing a lacking of the ability, that got them in the big leagues.
I’ve seem how some of the player run out a ground, a 4 years old will most likely get to first before they do.
They should take the 5 hour energy drink, or omeone needs to kick some tails. They are putting people asleep, it’s like wondering when a rock will give birth. This 2009 season is a long one…..