The Braves are NL East’s best team – why isn’t that enough?
There are no big names in this photo. Just two Braves on another winning night. (AP photo)
Bill Parcells, who has held several jobs and flirted with many more, famously said that in the NFL “you are what your record says you are.” Which I guess explains it. The Braves don’t play football.
The local baseball club entered play Wednesday night with the National League’s best record and the fattest lead in either circuit. They subsequently ceded the NL’s best record to San Diego, which seized on a rare Billy Wagner clanger to prevail in 12 innings, but still. The Phillies lost, too, and that’s the team many still regard as the class of the East.
ESPN’s “SportsCenter” posed the musical question Wednesday: Are the Braves as good as their record? Bob Ford of the Philadelphia Inquirer doesn’t think so. On Monday he described the Braves as “a nice team” but contended that “the Phillies, if they play as they can, have nothing to worry about.” Mr. Ford also characterized Brian McCann and Troy Glaus as “easy outs.” His conclusion: “The Braves are fine, but they aren’t as good as the real Phillies.”
Reality check: The third-place Phillies awoke Wednesday to find themselves seven games behind the “nice” Braves.
True confession: I understand the skepticism — to a degree. I was leery of Frank Wren’s winter moves, and I was all but convinced that Wren had assembled a wreck of a roster when the Braves dropped nine consecutive April games. But times change, and so should perceptions. And what right-thinking folks should be perceiving about now is that the Braves mightn’t look imposing, but they sure do win.
This isn’t a team that has a hot month and has coasted. The Braves were 29-22 when they claimed first place on the last day of May. They’re 26-17 since. Put another way, even after their best stretch ended — they were 20-8 in May — they’ve still won better than six of every 10 games.
And they’ve cleared every hurdle the schedule has raised. Remember the 11-game road trip that commenced just after Memorial Day? Remember how that was supposed to tell us if the Braves were pretenders? They went 6-5. Remember what happened next? They came home and took two of three from Tampa Bay, which arrived tied for first in the American League East. Remember the allegedly difficult East Coast swing before the All-Star break? They won two of three games against both the Phillies and the Mets.
Still there are doubts. Part of that is understandable. The Phillies have become the brand name in the National League, same as the Braves were for more than a decade, and outlets such as ESPN traffic in Brand Names. The Braves long ago lost their sizzle, and they don’t have a Big Name on which to rebuild the Brand Name.
The first person you think about when you think of the Braves is Bobby Cox, who doesn’t play. The second person is Chipper Jones, who plays sometimes but isn’t having a Chipper year. Even Jason Heyward, the buzz of spring training, has cooled. As splendid as they’ve been, Martin Prado and Tim Hudson don’t stir the masses the way A-Rod and CC Sabathia do.
There’s no vast media conspiracy to deny these Braves their due, but it’s nonetheless true that we in the media aren’t great with nuance. We like our stories ready-made. We like superstars and super feats. (”Kobe scores 81!”) The Braves are nothing if not nuanced, and that’s why much of the watching world still expects the Phillies of Ryan Howard and Doc Halladay to rush past them. But that’s not going to happen, for a rather basic reason:
The Braves are the better team.
Said Matt Diaz, the hottest Brave: “I’m not saying that things weren’t good here in other years, but the chemistry on this team is something different … From 1 through 25, this is a team.”
To appreciate these Braves requires a bit of effort. Other than Prado, you won’t find a Brave among the National League’s leaders in any major offensive category. (Unless you count walks, which aren’t terribly exciting.) Only Hudson and Billy Wagner show up among the pitching leaders. But those aren’t the numbers that matter.
The ones that do are found in the standings, and there the Braves are atop the NL East. And that should be enough to satisfy any media outlet.
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RobertNAtl
July 21st, 2010
6:27 pm
First?
St. Clarkston
July 21st, 2010
6:27 pm
You can tell it’s summer. Even Bradleys column is in reruns.
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:27 pm
They fly under the radar because of no superstars (Heyward ill be in a few years).
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:29 pm
First…just like the Braves!
Dan-O
July 21st, 2010
6:29 pm
Love it, Mark! You are spot on!
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:29 pm
Doh…Third…just like the phillies. haha!
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:30 pm
High Five to St. Clarkston and I for not saying it.
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:32 pm
Self given high fives are weak…like the Phillies line up….
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:35 pm
Another high five to myself for not responding…like the Phillies line up…
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:35 pm
A kudos would have been much more appropriate. For example: “Kudos to nickz for turning a botched “first” into two comments trashing the Phillies!”
amicusterrae
July 21st, 2010
6:36 pm
I don’t know what the team chemistry was like in 1991-1993, but it had to be something like this. You think about the players on those teams and still woinder how they beat the Pirates juggrnaut two years in a row. How they almost won one of the all time greatest World Series in 1991.
This team today is something special.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
6:36 pm
RobertNAtl wins a close one. Kudos.
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:36 pm
Well, Chipper WAS a superstar, but I’m talking about every day players.
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:36 pm
At least you incorporated a Phillies “burn” …much better
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:37 pm
Kudos nickz (hey, when you’re right you’re right)
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
6:37 pm
It was a little something like this, amicusterrae. (You wouldn’t be a lawyer, would you?)
donny ballgame
July 21st, 2010
6:38 pm
“the Phillies, if they play as they can”
Was Stuart Scott Ford’s English teacher?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
6:38 pm
Kudos to nickz for the Phillies tweaking. (Y’all shamed me into doing it.)
brianb
July 21st, 2010
6:39 pm
Phillies are close to being in the same place Mets teams were during most of the 90’s … 4-5 games back of the Braves near the season’s end and needing to get series sweeps at the end of the year to get back in conntention. The Mets never could pull it off, year after year. The Phils as constituted right now, won’t do it either.
amicusterrae
July 21st, 2010
6:39 pm
As for the Phillies writer, sorry, but that team is in trouble. If you want to talk easy outs, don’t ignore Ryan Howard. Guy cannot hit lefties, period. Werth has regressed. Ibanez looks his age. The rotation behind Halladay is injured and/or ineffective. The bullpen is a shambles. No way it’s a toss up between Wags and Lidge.
Heath
July 21st, 2010
6:40 pm
Wonder where Stuart thinks the Falcons will finish this year?
Dylan
July 21st, 2010
6:42 pm
Any rumors about Hart to the braves? Mr.Mark Bradley
J. Beecher S.
July 21st, 2010
6:43 pm
Besides old man Chipper and the Young Kid Hayward, this is the most relaxed Braves team i can remember watching.
nickz
July 21st, 2010
6:44 pm
There’s no shame in that MB. If “Phillies Tweaking” doesn’t deserve a kudos in this blog…where would it?
I have a feeling the “good” Tommy Hanson is going to show up tonight and set us up to go for the sweep tomorrow. Not bad against the 2nd best team in the NL. SWEEP!!!!
Dan-O
July 21st, 2010
6:44 pm
I love when the Braves call up a guy like Gregor Blanco and he lights it up. Doubles, triples, hustle plays, hands clapping. And he’s just up from the minors! There was a game that Chipper got a hit that he could have easily rounded first and held up, but he kicked it in a gear we hadn’t seen for years from him and slid into second with a hustle double. Almost like he was saying that Prado and Infante aren’t the only ones on this team who can do that! Leading by example, playing an exciting brand of baseball, something that has been missing for a while around here.
I hated to see Escobar go, but he seemed like the only guy on the team who hadn’t bought into the hustle and effort the other Braves exhibit. No doubt he COULD hit and run and field, but he just chose to dog it so often. He needed to go. And while A. Gonzalez may not be the shortstop of the future, he has to fit in well with our team and the cadre of Venezuelans on the Braves. I don’t know who is more in awe of each other, Prado and Infante and Blanco of Gonzalez’ World Series heroics and fine career or Gonzalez of these young guys’ elevated play. Either way, the clubhouse has to be a great place these days.
The only thing I feel missing, and in a way, it has been missing since the mid 90s, and that is the excitement in the crowd at games. All too often, fans make no noise until the “Make some noise” sign flashes around Turner Field. I don’t get it and I hope the crowds become as energized as the play on the field.
I love this team and am as excited about them as the Braves of the ‘91 and ‘92 seasons. I hope they can maintain, but I know they’ll give it their all no matter what.
J. Beecher S.
July 21st, 2010
6:44 pm
…and with Moyer’s elbow acting up, the Phillies’ rotation outside of Halladay is in dire straights.
kurula
July 21st, 2010
6:45 pm
you know who loves this braves team? john kruk. probably because he can appreciate nuance. there’s something satisfying about a former phillie being one of the few that is banging the braves drum. you’d think that more former baseball players would understand what this team has. but i think that it would be hard to recognize if you’d never been a part of it. also, why are so many in the media dumping on the miami heat and they love the yankees? are those not similar situations?
CSpin
July 21st, 2010
6:46 pm
May be a “rerun” per say, but a great column either way, MB.
(Rhyme scheme, ftw!)
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
6:46 pm
Well put, Mark. The roster isn’t full of stars; of course, Hudson stacks up with about anyone’s 1, but he doesn’t do it with 13K/9IP. It’s just solid from 1-25. I daresay the one place the Braves probably eclipse everyone in MLB is the five on the bench and the seven in the bullpen (and probably 3-5 in the rotation, but you get the point).
I also have one article of faith that I’m holding to – Nate McLouth was an amazing acquisition last year. I, for one, was so excited that we’d fleeced a five-tool CF from the sad-sack Pirates. What’s changed? He hasn’t hit. I don’t have much to go on, but I don’t believe he simply forgot how to hit. I think he will hit, hopefully starting tonight, and if he does, we need no deals and we can take it to the house with this team.
extremus
July 21st, 2010
6:46 pm
I’ll take a TEAM like this year’s Braves over a collection of high-priced, ego-laden superstars any day. The chemistry that the organization has strived for literally since Bobby Cox took over as manager has been as much a key to the Braves’ overall success the past 20 years as the numbers and Hall of Fame careers ever were. It’s an intangible that doesn’t show up on the scoreboard or make good fodder for the nightly media conversations, but that’s exactly why this year’s Braves may well win the World Series; nobody’s any more important than anyone else, and they’re playing with an attitude that any given night, anybody could end up being the hero. No more waiting for the middle of the order to come around and hope something breaks; that’s something no other team I know of has going for them right now.
My old Kentucky home
July 21st, 2010
6:47 pm
Bobby should post Bob Ford’s article in the Braves clubhouse..!! or does that only work in colloege athletics..??
ThePriceisWrongBitch!
July 21st, 2010
6:48 pm
MB
Please tell Cox to keep Blanco up here instead of Nate!
Mikey
July 21st, 2010
6:48 pm
The Braves have the BEST record in baseball over the last 2.5 months, have the largest lead in any division, are unbeatable at home, have won despite losing our #1 starting pitcher, starting CF, starting LF& RF, inconsistant S/S and 3rd baseman and a catcher with eye problems. Our starting rotation with the best bullpen in baseball along with a deep bench is the reason.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
6:49 pm
Nate hits, starting tonight. And we’re taking it to the house.
Mikeal
July 21st, 2010
6:49 pm
Might have to do with Atlanta a a whole. Atlanta is a casual sports town. We don’t worship or put our players or teams on some high Pedestal.They can’t seem to wrap their little idiotic minds around the fact Sports in this town is a leisure activity and not a way of life as it is in other parts.
You never hear any Sports Media give Atl fans any credit for anything. Only time we get mention is if that one Wed Night during the whole season we don’t have a huge crowd. While every other night the crowds show up.
amicusterrae
July 21st, 2010
6:52 pm
Yeah, Mark. You guessed it!
extremus
July 21st, 2010
6:52 pm
Again, the 1991 Braves were looked upon in a not too dissimilar way by the media; my brother and I used to joke about Peter Gammons and his seemingly neverending predictions that the Dodgers would overtake them to win the NL West. The Dodgers had more household names and star power, while the Braves had “retreads” like Terry Pendleton and Otis Nixon, and nobody on that team hit over 21 home runs, I believe (I think David Justice was the team leader). But they did win because, like this year’s Braves, it was an entire team effort and more than the sum of its parts.
GT Alum
July 21st, 2010
6:53 pm
MB campaigning for the Braves being recognized as the Rodney Dangerfield of baseball.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
6:55 pm
Brooklyn Decker is here. Just sayin
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
6:56 pm
Extremus, the national media are, by and large, idiots. They don’t do their homework. They look backwards and expect the same things to happen in the future. There are exceptions. Kruk seems reasonably impressed with our little club. Rosenthal noticed things were different. Mostly though, they do their research from others’ opinions from the comfort of their moms’ basements.
Joe T
July 21st, 2010
6:56 pm
I just wanted to fire one final shot about this Escobar trade……..
I think it speaks volumes that a guy as talented as he can just “turn it on” when he wants too………Example being his run so far with the Jays. He has been incredible: 2 Hrs. (Inc. Grand Slam), batting over .400! I mean, he certainly could have put up those type of numbers as a Brave if he would have just taken his job here more seriously! Great move Frank Wren!!
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
6:57 pm
Oh, well, Mark, the heck with Nate, then. Give us Brooklyn updates every 20 minutes or so. Did she bring Andy?
lanier
July 21st, 2010
6:57 pm
The Mets and Philly’s writers are both crying injuries. I know because I travel there.
They are in the business of selling their columns period
None of these guys care to look deep enough at the missed games by braves players so basically
they are also just playing a game with their frustrated readers
PHILLY SUCKS
July 21st, 2010
6:58 pm
You don’t have to sell the 2010 Bravos to us Mr. Bradley, we know they are good. The quotes from the Philly homer from Pa. sounds like something that DA Kruk from the Worldwide leader in tabloid sports would say. Buncha Philly homers. I basically lump them in with Iggles fans, all losers.
Eat Sheat Philly!
lanier
July 21st, 2010
6:58 pm
pay these morons no mind
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GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:00 pm
Actually, it’s kind of fun to watch the NY-Bos-Phil axis spin all this garbage about why the Yanks, Mets, Phils and Sox are the teams to watch, then in October when they’re forced to talk about us it’s a fresh story.
kurula
July 21st, 2010
7:04 pm
i would love to hear in october about how atlanta was the worst team to ever win a world series.
amicusterrae
July 21st, 2010
7:04 pm
Did y’all see Brooklyn Decker came in 31 out of 99 on Askmen’s 2010 ranking?
Anyone think that is too high / too low?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:06 pm
On the low side, amicus. Real low.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:06 pm
Andy Roddick threw out the first pitch. But who cares about him?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:08 pm
Right on Andy. Was kind of hoping he got stuck on MARTA. Or maybe 285, a la Pascual.
Sports Blog Atlanta
July 21st, 2010
7:09 pm
This Braves team reminds me of the earlier 90’s teams. They had good offensive players but not great ones. Same with this team (Players like McCann and Chipper are better than good, but they are not playing that way). Even still, they find a way to score enough runs and win. Bobby Cox has done a masterful job of pushing the right buttons. This team is not intimidated by other teams and therefore can go all the way.
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:09 pm
Tommy gets back on track tonight…..I hope.
Dirty Dawg
July 21st, 2010
7:09 pm
There’s no sense in our getting cocky about this season…there’s way too many games to go…but the fact is we’re in first, are playing winning baseball and, due primarily to the strength of the bench, have overcome the injuries that we’ve had. I’ve mentioned it on this before, but the reason Atlanta was able to maintain a level of excellence over all those years was that they made, for the most part, good decisions about players and kept a level head about themselves. Not that the Philly players have ‘gone arrogant’ about their two years of Division winning performance, but then seems to me that Rollins and the Hawaiian have been pretty mouthy all along. Just think how cocky that team and their fans would be if they had won it 15 years in a row.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:10 pm
I wouldn’t dispute that, Sports Blog Atlanta.
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:10 pm
Mark,
I do he is from Nebraska!!! He does suck but hey when a star comes from Nebraska you gotta be excited about him!!
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:10 pm
So Blanco goes back to Gwinnett. As atrocious as Nate’s first half was, Melky OBPed .020 better than Nate and they tied in homers, despite Melky having 115 more ABs. I’d have optioned Melky.
Although I will say Melky has the best OF arm on the club – maybe in the NL. Very strong and very accurate.
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:12 pm
Govclinton, Its all about money my friend.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:12 pm
Jerry Hairston leads off with a single
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:14 pm
Dang that was a joke.
amicusterrae
July 21st, 2010
7:14 pm
GovClintonTyree, can’t argue, though there were a lot of other more egregious choices. Like Halle Berry in the 60s. No way.
bp
July 21st, 2010
7:15 pm
Hansons ball is doing nothing again.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:15 pm
Mark, here’s an honest question. Don Sutton alluded to this a few weeks ago on radio. He said Hanson’s “not the sharpest knife in the drawer, though I love him like a brother.” I have an affinity for smart pitchers (the two guys we had the last decade come to mind). I think it’s critical to making necessary adjustments, and I must say, I haven’t been overwhelmed with Hanson’s work the last 4-6 weeks…. Hanson’s laconic demeanor might belie his intelligence, but I’m wondering if you share Don’s opinion.
Coach D
July 21st, 2010
7:15 pm
Man, that was a rope by Hairston!
Question for you Mark: Do teams do batting practice prior to 1:10 games?
Change Turner Field to Aaron Stadium
July 21st, 2010
7:17 pm
I don’t care what the National Media thinks of my Braves. We’re just take it one game at a time and see how things play out come October.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:17 pm
They do as a rule, Coach D. But sometimes they don’t. It depends on the team.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:18 pm
Husker, there’s only about $1.3m remaining on Melky’s deal before we non-tender him. Why not junk him now? He’s gotta be hitting 60% ground balls.
My Yankee friend told me he’d grow on me. And he has, to a certain extent…I just think he’s a very limited player and I don’t think there’s any upside there. He’s not gonna bust through and hit 20 dingers one year. He’s just a guy.
Good arm, though. Really good.
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:18 pm
bp, agree, luckily we are playing the Padres, they can’t hit all to well.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:19 pm
Change etc – did you learn that from the great Crash Davis?
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:20 pm
Govclinton, once u send him down can’t other clubs claim him off waivers though eventuallly?? or am i saying that wrong?
bp
July 21st, 2010
7:20 pm
I was scared to death he was gonna let McOut leadoff
Ross
July 21st, 2010
7:21 pm
Where the hayel is Diaz?
Husker Tony
July 21st, 2010
7:22 pm
Not a bad at bat by Heyward, good pitch by Garland.
Robert
July 21st, 2010
7:23 pm
The Braves had far and away the best team in baseball many times between 1991 and about 2002. Except for one freak year when they didnt play a full season and when the starting pitching ran the table three times running in the playoffs, it did not matter.
Why should it be any different now?
The players are different. And this year’s team actually plays with some heart and guts (something sorely missing since about 1992). But it’s still managed by an idiot.
The media is making nice about Cox in his last season. But they arent fools. Any writer who came out and said “Look, the Braves might have the best record and the best 25 man roster in the NL, but nobody takes them seriously because Cox is an idiot” would get excoriated by the old-boys club.
So they speak in code – i.e. The Phillies have nothing to worry about
Ross
July 21st, 2010
7:23 pm
No Infante, no Diaz – trying to lose?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:23 pm
Husker, I think it depends on if he has options left, and I believe he does. I could be wrong. If he doesn’t, you have to run him through waivers and if somebody claims him you can work up a deal or let him go and let them pay him. It wouldn’t kill me to lose him.
Newbomb Turk
July 21st, 2010
7:26 pm
MB, here’s a rulebook question. Did you see Mattingly last night when he got called for visiting the mound twice in an inning when he stepped off the mound and went right back to it? What if a coach or manager went out to visit the pitcher, but stopped short of the dirt and stayed on the grass outside of the pitcher’s mound? Would that be considered an official visit? Could they go out and “visit” with the pitcher and infield a many times as they wanted to without having to make a pitching change?
John Kruk's fat roll
July 21st, 2010
7:28 pm
I sho love me some Phillies
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:29 pm
Ross, RHP going in Garland. Bobby loves his splits and he likes to use the whole roster – ergo, Hinske in LF. Diaz on the bench is a potent bat to bring in against a LH pitcher later. Awfully hard to sit Diaz though. Infante, too.
Gumby
July 21st, 2010
7:30 pm
I do perceive that the media ouside Atlanta thinks the 2010 Braves are a fluke and are a little miffed because A: they saw us as a last place team which makes them angry to be wrong, and B: because we won’t take our past titles and just drift away into the night. After all the national media only wants to talk NY, Boston, or LA.
On the other hand I sort of feel like Tom Berenger in Major League…when he said the only thing left to do is go win the whole F’ing thing.
John Kruk
July 21st, 2010
7:30 pm
Did somebody say fried chicken??
My old Kentucky home
July 21st, 2010
7:31 pm
MB…Is this a Live Blog from Turner Field..?? you usually say if it is..?? The Padres are fun to watch….they are crafty….
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:32 pm
It is, My old Kentucky home. (I said so in the post, if not the headline itself).
And the Padres lead 1-0.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:32 pm
Hanson just shouldn’t be this hittable.
Ed
July 21st, 2010
7:33 pm
Here we go again with Hanson. He’s pitching like the little boy band. Maybe we should trade him. And what a pathetic arm in left field whoever that was. I can throw that well.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
7:33 pm
Hi! Who wants pie?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:33 pm
Matt Diaz sits because Jon Garland is a right-hander, Ross.
Speaking of Garland, he just got a hit.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:33 pm
Take him out NOW before the game gets out of hand. So sick of this red headed douche.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
7:33 pm
They are currently MMMBopping Hanson…
Trey
July 21st, 2010
7:34 pm
Nick, wrong again. You were actually fourth not third, Heath was third.
Newbomb Turk
July 21st, 2010
7:34 pm
MB, did you see Mattingly last night get called for visiting the mound twice after he stepped off the dirt surrounding the pitcher’s mound then he stepped back onto it?? Question: What if a coach or manager went out to visit the pitcher and stopped short of getting on the dirt…if they just stayed on the grass around the mound and had the pitcher come to them? Would that count as an official visit? Could they visit as many times as they wished in an inning without have to make a pitching change?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
7:34 pm
Medi…Please take your meds…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:34 pm
Nice one, Chef.
I myself actually have seen the group Hanson perform.
Frank
July 21st, 2010
7:35 pm
Hanson looks like chuck norris. Why was he put on such a high pedistal? I never thought he was that good a pitcher. This season shows it. He’s a 10-12 pitcher.
Newbomb Turk
July 21st, 2010
7:35 pm
sorry for the duplicate posts…i didn’tthink my first one went through.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
7:36 pm
Just means your a good dad, Mark.
You did take the kids, didn’t you?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:36 pm
Hanson just hung the curve to Hairston. Hairston missed it.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:36 pm
I guess you like watching your team lose because a pitcher just doesn’t have it anymore? Look at his past 6 starts. Pathetic.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
7:37 pm
How de we know this is live? What is Chino Cadahia wearing?
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:37 pm
3 straight hits. Like I said….
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:37 pm
Everything’s up. 1-2 count, foul off a couple and sure enough, if you wait long enough, Hanson will throw something belt high.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:38 pm
Chino is wearing white. And the Braves are down 2-0.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:38 pm
Keep him in there booby. Here comes a 4th hit.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:39 pm
0-2. Now Hanson needs to put him away.
Good job. Finally.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:39 pm
Yay! Can’t wait for next inning! 3 run homer is coming.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:39 pm
Hanson gets out of the second inning. He has generated five baserunners
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
7:39 pm
Chino wears chino’s, Sonny.
extremus
July 21st, 2010
7:40 pm
I think right about now the trade talk involving Kris Medlen should be squashed. This could become a very serious problem for the Braves unless Tommy Hanson gets the ship righted fast.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:40 pm
I did take my daughter, Chef. And she (inadvertently) bloodied my nose. Long story.
John Kruk's third chin
July 21st, 2010
7:41 pm
CHILL MEDI, he’s a kid
inferiority complex
July 21st, 2010
7:41 pm
sometimes the opposing team scores twice in the 2nd inning. hold your water.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
7:42 pm
Those are some lumpy chinos.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:42 pm
Mastered by Garland early. Eww.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
7:43 pm
what extremus said…and I want to double down….we freaking need Medlin….
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:44 pm
Heh. I laughed, S. Clusters.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:46 pm
Good time to start chipping in, Alex…
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
7:48 pm
Gonz hacks at ball four.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
7:50 pm
The Padres are stout….I think we’re better…but I’m a homer
Rick
July 21st, 2010
7:50 pm
I think Hanson is kawikami in disguise.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:51 pm
Alert! Prince Fielder was hit by the Pirates’ Zach Duke in tonight’s game. Duke has been banned for life by MLB
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
7:51 pm
Rick….stop it….that can’t be true…if it is I’m worried….
J-Man
July 21st, 2010
7:52 pm
I know that Diaz is a good player but he is streaky and when he is on he will hit .500 and when he is off he will go 0 for 22. That said we need another big bat and we aint goin to 3rd base or 1st base and CF has no power bats available so thats leaves LF.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:52 pm
Like I said….
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:53 pm
Another hit for the Padres. Double by Headley.
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:53 pm
You can’t coach crap.
Coach D
July 21st, 2010
7:54 pm
Kawakami did better than Hanson in his last few starts than Hanson has been doing. Kawakami is laughing all the way to the sushi shop!
Medi
July 21st, 2010
7:55 pm
Watch for a wild pitch
Big Red
July 21st, 2010
7:55 pm
Good lord Tommy…throw another slider. Man, guy has a plus curve and he has thrown 3 of them tonight. That slider is a freakin show me pitch at best. Tommy is in trouble if he doesnt change the approach.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
7:55 pm
As I watch this game I fear the worse…..but if lose, we lose big….I can deal with that..think about it people it how many times have the Braves lost 1 run games this year..and pisssed you off….???? I say not many…
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
7:56 pm
That man on third must not score. Chipper needs to put a deer foot in his pocket.
Steve
July 21st, 2010
7:57 pm
When will they bring back Kawikami and send Hanson back to the minors?
Eric
July 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
Padres only have 2 losses when they score 3 or more.
Dawg'88
July 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
Getting ahead of myself here but if the Braves make the postseason (and they should IMO), in order to go far Tommy Hanson has to get straightened out. What is going on with him? He blamed it on tipping pitches…then being off balance…then location…what’s next?
Someone help Tommy! Please…afraid to see him pitch anymore.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
Would not disagree, Dawg ‘88.
RobertNAtl
July 21st, 2010
7:59 pm
What ifs:
Braves play at current pace (.591) for rest of the year (69 games)….Braves finish with 96 wins.
Phillies play at current pace (.516) for rest of the year (69 games)….Phillies finish with 84 wins.
Mets play at current pace (.521) for rest of the year (68 games)….Mets finish with 84 wins.
Braves play at 2009 pace (.531) for rest of the year(69 games)…..Braves finish with 92 wins.
Phillies play at 2009 pace (.574) for rest of the year (69 games)….Phillies finish with 88 wins.
Mets play at 2009 pace (.432) for rest of the year (68 games)….Mets finish with 78 wins.
Phillies play at best-two-month pace of 2009 (.667) for rest of the year (69 games)…. Phillies finish with 94 wins.
Braves play at worst-two-month pace of 2009 or 2010 (.472) for rest of the year (69 games)…. Braves finish with 88 wins.
cary
July 21st, 2010
7:59 pm
Tommy is only good when he throws the curveball for strikes, his fastball is straight and that slider isnt good.
For cryin' out loud
July 21st, 2010
7:59 pm
Lay off the kid, he aint going no where.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:02 pm
Me personally, I’d like to see Tommy throw more fastballs in the zone. His stuff is that good.
Hal
July 21st, 2010
8:02 pm
How many pitches is this? 70?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:02 pm
Second that, Chef.
cary
July 21st, 2010
8:03 pm
I loved watching him pitch last year. The scary thing is that he is getting hit and HARD.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
8:03 pm
I’d prefer to have Leo coaching Big Red instead of RM….
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
Hanson has thrown 61 pitches.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
Let me restate that. I think Roger’s idea of developing him is flawed.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
But it’s still 2-0 after 2 1/2
cary
July 21st, 2010
8:05 pm
Need some baserunners.
GT Jacket
July 21st, 2010
8:05 pm
Mark, just heard the Phillys and the Lastros are close to making a 3 team trade which includes J. Worth and Oswalt. Any chance the Braves could be included in this deal for Worth?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:06 pm
Hanson gives me the heebie-jeebies.
C’mon, Nate!!!!!
cary
July 21st, 2010
8:07 pm
1 pitch..1 out
bravesfan37
July 21st, 2010
8:07 pm
Hanson is extremely inconsistant. He will either shut you down or get rocked. Either him or Lowe should be our #5 starter. Medlen should be our #3 starter. Why is Mclouth in the line up tonight? Blanco is much better than Mclouth.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:07 pm
Haven’t heard that, GT Jacket.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
But I cannot imagine the Phillies would help the Braves.
nels3
July 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
cary, have you check his career stats laatley?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
Cy Garland.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
MB….I pout like a rotten 3yr old…sorry it’s genetic…you see to me 2-0 is insurmountable lead….this pitcher has our number
GT Jacket
July 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
Werth… not Worth…
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:09 pm
Junk guys can pitch to their defense and I think Roger has Hanson trying to do that.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:09 pm
Sometimes Hanson doesn’t trust his stuff. Gets too cute.
Chris
July 21st, 2010
8:09 pm
Mark
If they lose tonight, they aren’t the best team. Kinda silly to write that headline. With TH pitching, it looks like a loss.
SR
July 21st, 2010
8:09 pm
Yep, he has thrown 61 pitches but of note, he had a 12 pitch 1st inning and seems to have lost it quickly thereafter.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:10 pm
I was thinking the same thing, but you typed it first, Chef. Hanson throws such a good fastball — he has almost too many pitches.
Prado with the first hit for the home team. Prado always gets the first hit.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
8:10 pm
@ GT Jacket…so you went 2 Tech…so tell me what is Werth,worth..??
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
8:10 pm
There goes the no-hiiter. We was betting on McLouth.
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:11 pm
The opposite of Lebron James is Gregor Blanco.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:11 pm
yeah this guy has the braves number.
GT Jacket
July 21st, 2010
8:12 pm
HA HA yea I deserve that.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:12 pm
Two singles and good baserunning. That’s more like it.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:12 pm
Tie game.
Bob Horner
July 21st, 2010
8:13 pm
no way to beat MB…he cheats…!!!!
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:14 pm
Hot blonde behind LH batters. Great lungs.
GT Jacket
July 21st, 2010
8:14 pm
Mclouth is a lost cause, but Blanco is not the answer. Still think we have to make a move. I just hope it is not Ross.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:15 pm
Not tied anymore. Easy Out McCann with a homer.
gayle
July 21st, 2010
8:16 pm
“Why isn’t it enough” you ask? Well, it isn’t enough because so many years before the Braves have taken the “best team” into the post season only to fall flat on their faces to inferior teams. They get outplayed, outhit, outhustled and suffer the embarrassment of ending the season in their home stadium – one that is usually populated with at least an equal number of fans for the opposition.
We’ve all been here before (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) – all first round exits. That is why it isn’t good enough. Win a series in the post season for the first time in ten years and then we can talk. Until then, just shut up and play baseball.
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:16 pm
Way to go Chipper! Great hustle on the bases Heyward and Prado. Man what great young talent in major league baseball.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
8:16 pm
Brian “Easy Out” McCann with the big fly. Caught by a fan in Philly by the name of Ford.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:16 pm
That whole pitching inside thing doesn’t really work with Mac, does it?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:17 pm
No way Braves can win with the lead after the game is over.
Dawg'88
July 21st, 2010
8:17 pm
One of those “easy outs” just went YARD!!!!!!!!!!!
These “nice” guys are shoving it in Bob Ford and ESPN’s
face right now!
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:18 pm
Wheels came off quickly for Garland.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:19 pm
Troy’s pulling off pitches he was killing a month ago.
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:19 pm
It is all about location for Garland. Man that was a heck of breaking ball to Glaus.
James
July 21st, 2010
8:20 pm
Heck, I got on here to read about baseball, but you blog folks are puttin’ on a mighty fine show. Very witty. Keep it up. Even Mark joined in and ragged on Prince Fielder haha.
Continue. Go Braves.
cary
July 21st, 2010
8:21 pm
Glaus sure can fly down that line!
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:21 pm
Hey Mark! Is Blanco close to being out of options as far as going down and back up?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:21 pm
Took Garland almost 30 pitches to get through that inning.
Dawg stuck in Bham
July 21st, 2010
8:23 pm
I’m glad I’m on early tonight. That way I can’t say, “Our bullpen is looking great”…thus jinxing them and they start stinking it up.
Mark, is it air conditioned where you’re sitting???
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:25 pm
He has to be close, frank james.
Navigator
July 21st, 2010
8:26 pm
Because Chipper can’t play more than a few days at a time. Hanson is struggling, Cox sends down a .300 hitter to star a guy hitting less than .200, they need another pitcher and should be fighting Houston to get their ace. There are holes on this team that says they aren’t good enough to win playoff series without another top starter.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:27 pm
Hanson hits Hairston.
a
July 21st, 2010
8:27 pm
ouch.
a
July 21st, 2010
8:28 pm
did i hear on the pregame show that hanson leads the majors in hit batsmen?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:28 pm
Hairston’s hurt.
No way Hanson is throwing at him there. Pitch just rode in.
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:30 pm
Thanks Mark! The more I look at their lineup I see just what a great job Bud Black has done.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:30 pm
I believe that’s correct, a. And he has added two to that number tonight.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:31 pm
Hey Mark what former Braves player is mentioned in a Beatles song and in what song?.Not singing bout the player directly.
George Stein
July 21st, 2010
8:31 pm
Not to be a Debbie Downer (ok, may be just a bit), but I am a bit concerned about our team in a short series. We rely heavily on walks to get on base, but in the playoffs we won’t be facing pitchers who are generous enough to issue many to us. I think we need to get another bat.
Dawg stuck in Bham
July 21st, 2010
8:32 pm
I’m guessing Biff Pocaroba!!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:32 pm
Ump missed that one. Glaus was off the bag when the ball arrived.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:32 pm
Nope. Didn’t hold the bag.
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:33 pm
Trivia Q – How about Felix Millan?
braves70
July 21st, 2010
8:33 pm
I have seen more missed obvious calls by umps this year than any year I can remember. These guys are pathetic.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:33 pm
Darryl Strawberry Fields Forever? Brad Penny Lane? Bungalow Bill Pecota?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:35 pm
Oh, not just Atlanta. Sorry, don’t remember the Boston Braves. eyeroll/
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
8:37 pm
YEAH, NATE!!!!!
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
8:37 pm
To respond to the original post – it’s not enough that the Braves have the best record in the NL and the biggest division lead, and that’s actually a good thing in my book. The division and trip to the World Series runs through Philly and it will until they get knocked off.
The Braves are coming out of a four-year wilderness, have a wonderful team of solid guys 1-25, and have played through a variety of injuries and other challenges. But people who are not Braves fans won’t much believe the Braves can do it until they finish the job.
That’s baseball. That’s human nature.
So let’s savor the moments for now, and appreciate the accomplishment should the Braves bring this thing home. All the doubts will make the victory even sweeter.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:37 pm
hint A Day in the Life
Things must be getting back to normal
July 21st, 2010
8:38 pm
It’s good to see that .175BA back in the lineup…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:38 pm
Albert Hall!
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:40 pm
He did hit for the cycle, Mark.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:41 pm
Correct!You have been rewarded with a base hit by Mclouth…………
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:41 pm
He did. And now we know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:42 pm
lol!!! Like a minor league game everybody wins a free bottle of windshield wash……….
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:43 pm
I too, drag a comb across my head.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:45 pm
looking up noticed I was late(on the swing)
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:48 pm
grabbed my coat and grabbed my hat stoled third in seconds flat
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:49 pm
I should have gotten Albert Hall sooner. Pretty sure it wasn’t going to be Len Barker.
braves70
July 21st, 2010
8:50 pm
Does Brian McCann get a cut of the money generated off of the McCann plan tickets sold?
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
8:50 pm
Nate hitting .500 back from the DL. Mark, any idea if there are specific “numbers” Nate will have to maintain before the Braves look for a trade before the deadline or will it be more of a “how he looks” kind of thing (meaning he could hit .100, but if he’s hitting square line drives right at people, they’d take it if he plays CF okay as well.)?
a
July 21st, 2010
8:50 pm
looks like another good crowd tonight.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:51 pm
There’s no number, Boatdoc. The Braves just hope he plays like the guy he was in Pittsburgh.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:51 pm
Probably the most underated bad Braves trade of all time…Player to be named later…like next day…
SG10
July 21st, 2010
8:52 pm
We are so used to seeing dominant stuff from Hanson in just his second year that these inconsistent starts make you wonder if he is physically alright. May be time to give him a break and miss one turn with the scheduled off-days? It did wonders for JJ. Plus Medlen hasn’t started in long time and he has been phenomenal too.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:52 pm
Pretty good crowd, a.
Pretty bad trade, Chef.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
8:53 pm
Its the only trivia question I have made.Guess thats all I got ..Brett Butler,Rick Behenah,Brook Jakoby cant remember tried to forget…….
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:53 pm
There’s nothing wrong with his fastball, SG10.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:53 pm
Padres are an El Foldo, Colorado wins the West.
frank james
July 21st, 2010
8:54 pm
speaking of Felix Millan – Does anybody know what is nickname was?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:54 pm
Now Garland hits Glaus.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:55 pm
That might have been payback for Hanson’s two plunks.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:55 pm
Glaus wearing a Prince like jersey.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:55 pm
“The Cat”?
braves70
July 21st, 2010
8:55 pm
Felix Millan = The Kitten. I always loved him with the Braves.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:56 pm
the cat?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:57 pm
Felix contract may still be on the books…
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
8:57 pm
James – Felix the Cat/Kitten/Kitty Cat – the “Meow” sound of the “Millan” lent itself to the nickname as well.(pronounced “mee-yon” for those who don’t remember our former All-Star 2nd.)
aj
July 21st, 2010
8:58 pm
absolutely love this article
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:58 pm
Know what George Vezina’s nickname was? (Hockey goalie.)
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
8:59 pm
Thanks, aj.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
8:59 pm
I had the best nickname of all time….
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
8:59 pm
swiss cheese?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:01 pm
The Chicoutimi Cucumber.
Pronounced Chi-COOT-tim-ee.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:02 pm
Roy Blount Jr., famous Decatur writer, has called Vezina’s nickname the all-time greatest.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:02 pm
Chef as Tommy Gun’s pitching Coach:
groove one.
up in the eyes.
58 footer.
see ya.
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:02 pm
@ Mark Bradley, Have you heard anything new on trade talks?
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:04 pm
AND no one ever played with a bigger chaw in than me…
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
9:05 pm
Nails
braves70
July 21st, 2010
9:05 pm
The Durango Kid is pinch hitting
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:06 pm
Have not, 912 Dawg. I think the Braves are waiting to see how McClouth does.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:06 pm
Albert Hall was also in Apocalypse Now as some might remember.
Very versatile individual. There’s literally nothing Albert Hall can’t do.
If Tommy gives up a hit here I will literally blow his mind out in a car. I’d love to turn him on to not pitching poorly.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:06 pm
Mark, what was your nickname growin’ up? Bet it aint as cool as mine…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:07 pm
Meanwhile … Hanson gets out of the sixth. He has settled nicely.
SG10
July 21st, 2010
9:07 pm
Mark,
Is Chuck James still with Braves minor leagues? Not heard him mentioned anywhere in past couple years. He had respectable season in his first year.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:08 pm
Durango didn’t notice that the light had changed
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:08 pm
Albert Hall was the chief of the patrol boat in that fine film, if I recall. Larry Fishburne — he wasn’t yet Laurence Fishburne — was the young machine gunner.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:08 pm
I read the news today. It said Tommy Hanson was pitching and then I thought “Oh boy.”
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:09 pm
My nickname growing up? Well, I heard “Milton” a time or two.
Guess what Bobby Cox calls me.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:09 pm
Where’s Medi now…Bueller?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:09 pm
Brads…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:10 pm
Brad, actually. Singular.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
Hanson has done a nice job of settling in. Hopefully a good sign for him (and not just tonight)
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
Marky? Micky? Brady? Wanker? Chicken legs?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
OR…can’t repeat it for being banned.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
We was aware of that. We made all A’s on tense tests in school.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
Just heard that Ralph Houk has died. Bobby Cox — speaking of whom — has always considered him his role model as a manager.
bravestide63
July 21st, 2010
9:12 pm
Somebody spoke and I went into a dream (Ken Griffey Jr.)
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:12 pm
SG10, last time i heard Chuck James signed a minor league deal with the Strausburgs… i mean Nationals.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:12 pm
Bradley, you’re telling me things I already know.
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:12 pm
Brad – that’s a cool thing you’ll be able to tell your great grandkids, huh?
I’m pretty sure Larry Fishburne was only about 17 at the time and still in high school. He must have really impressed the heck out of Francis to take a high schooler to the jungles. Considering who ELSE was in that movie – Brando, Robert Duval, Martin Sheen, Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, I would think it would be difficult to hold your own.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:13 pm
Mine? T D or Tiddy.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:13 pm
McLouth is up to .180 but he seems to have an uppercut swing going tonight . . .
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
I believe Chuck James is still in the Washington chain, as 912 Dawg said.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
At least you have a nickname from Bobby. And that my friend, is something one could tell their grandkids about…
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
Hanson has settled in nicely. Hopefully a good sign for future starts……
keith
July 21st, 2010
9:15 pm
IF the Braves make a trade, WHO should it be for, not for want but for best person to really honestly help them win it all.
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:15 pm
I wonder if Bobby had a private nickname for Yunel before he was traded…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:15 pm
Speaking of tenses, Sonny Clusters … I’m getting a little nervous about this game. Don’t know why.
Probably because Hanson has already thrown 99 pitches on a hot night and is hitting for himself.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:16 pm
Lenny D.:It would be like being a made man.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:16 pm
Please, please bring back blanco and get rid of McClouth………pretty please?
Keeper
July 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Hey Mark, back to your lead-in – how about some declamation, double talk, double talk? Which is, I think, the very definition of the work by any columnist stuck in Philadelphia. Thought that SI article on Bobby was pretty good, but Cox never called Maddux “Mad Dog,” did he? Thought it was always Doggy.
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Gotta get Gonzalez going
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Keith – when I read this blog sometimes I think that a trade for anything other than a 25 year old Willie Mays would be viewed as a sign of the apocalypse.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
Everybody has a nickname from Bobby, Lenny D. All of them rotten.
Tonni
July 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
Mclouth looked like he was still upper cutting in that at bat
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
Again, something else I already knew.
I tried to tell you you should go with M-Brad. Run that by Bobby. See what he thinks.
I think it works.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
Boatdoc: The “wind blew it off course”will prove to be a Chipper story of epic proportions.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
McClouth must of started drinking the same water Frenchy got, it has ruined his swing
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:19 pm
Dammmmm skippy, I am gonna be so bummed come next season. It’s like having an old dog that is sick and knowing he is going to be gone soon.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:19 pm
Cox would call Maddux “Doggy,” or sometimes “Mad.”
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:20 pm
Hanson gets the first man in the seventh. Has thrown 104 serves.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:20 pm
Deer foot in McLouth’s locker. Count on it.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
It will never be the same without Cox
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
Maybe even a Cows head Clusters
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
Come on Tommy.
Venters? Is Johnny Venters the only guy in the bullpen these days?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
Time is up for Hanson. Go get him Bobby.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
Rough luck there. Hanson breaks a bat but gives up a single. And is out of the game.
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:22 pm
Chef – sorry, I missed the Chipper reference: I’m not actually “watching” the game. I’m on the other side of the world watching this blog and MLB’s gamecast (basically a box-score in progress), and taking care of my patients.
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:22 pm
Tommy pitched pretty well. I think Bobby keeps bringing Venters in to rub it in MLB’s face.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:23 pm
If Venters hits a Padre, he’ll be Shoeless Joe — banned for life.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:23 pm
That’s the way it started with Escobar. A deer foot appeared in his locker and nobody knew where it came from . . .
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:23 pm
Bradley, when does Venters suspension begin ?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:23 pm
Did the office cut the Venters suspension?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:24 pm
lol Mark. that made me laugh
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:24 pm
Looks like Bobby is gonna use him until he can’t anymore
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:24 pm
If he is banned for life would Ray Liotta (sic?) play him in a movie?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:25 pm
If Ray Liotta plays you, aren’t you in Witness Protection?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:25 pm
Venters strikes out Adrian Gonzalez.
The suspension has been appealed and will be heard when the Braves visit Washington D.C.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:25 pm
or Grand Theft Auto.
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
I really like that movie, and I like Ray Liotta, but knowing Shoeless Joe was from South Carolina I really doubt Joe spoke anything like Ray. Quibbling, I know.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
Is the president going to sit in on it ?
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
Im late to the party but I always loved Albert Hall for one reason. He was the answer to a Braves trivia question for a long time. Last Brave to hit for the cycle for a looooooooong time before Kotsay did it.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:27 pm
Venters might be the best find since…Prado?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:27 pm
I think Mark Wahlberg should play him
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:28 pm
Bradley, when does Venters suspension begin ?
I think he has to plead his case when he gets to Washington.
Guess is it gets reduced to two games and he has to sit against the Nats
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:28 pm
So 2 earned runs in 6 1/3 for Tommy. We’ll take it. Gracias to Venters.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
Katherine, he’s the WORST ACTOR EVER
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
Furman said Joe was a dumb hick or gullible rube. In Furman I believe.
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
Cardinals take the lead over Philly. 1-0
Oh to be a fly on Bob Fords wall.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
Love me some Johnny Venters. Hey Mark, did he come up through the minors as a starter or reliever? If he was a starter, do you know if the Braves have any plans to eventually return him to a starting role?
He’s a fantastic reliever, but with that arm and stuff it seems like a waste to keep him in the ‘pen, unless they think he’ll be a closer one day.
SG10
July 21st, 2010
9:29 pm
I believe, J. Venters was a starter all his life? Did he have this electric stuff as a starter in minors? Will he take over closer’s job next season? He has been so dominant.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:30 pm
Attendance is 30,039.
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:30 pm
Phillies being no hit through 4
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:31 pm
Not being able to watch the game I’ll ask those who are: Is Marteen swinging too hard in his recent stretch? I know power numbers ratcheted up around the All-Star break, but the average is fading.
braves70
July 21st, 2010
9:31 pm
Chuck James is with the Nationals AA team in Harrisburg, PA.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:31 pm
Hey SG10 I like the way you’re thinking.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:32 pm
Venters was mostly a starter in the minors, Jack Nine.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:32 pm
A good thumb makes a difference.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
ok then if not mark wahlberg, how about chuck norris lol
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
Sit Chipper or pinch run for him aftere this at bat.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
How about Chris Reitsma, where’s he at? He was sooo good…
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
ok bring back blanco and get rid of melky or mcclough
Boatdoc
July 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
One of my favorite Shoeless Joe stories is that years later he was running a little country store and Ty Cobb and some other big-time writer (Grantland Rice, I think?) made the trip out to see Shoeless Joe.
They went into the store and Joe just acted like they were regular customers at the store.
Cobb said “Don’t you remember, me, Joe? It’s me – Ty.”
Joe replies “Sure, I remember you, Ty. I just didn’t think anyone from the old days would want to have anything to do with me any more.”
Poor Joe.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
Ask any primate, Sonny.
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:34 pm
Ryan Howard homers 1-1
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
More trivia: Which Braves player doesn’t have an opposable thumb?
a
July 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
Mark, do you see Venters starting for the braves down the line? Or is his home in the pen?
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
Is that a true story about shoeless joe?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
The bat boy?
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:37 pm
Jesse Chavez
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:37 pm
silky swipe!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
There are a lot of starters in the system. Venters could be a reliever for a while.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
Tell us Sonny!
J-Man
July 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
You gotta think with Wagner retiring Venters will be the new closer
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
Antonio Alfonseca?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:38 pm
Is this going to be like “batter practice” where Sonny leaves us in suspense for two months?
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:39 pm
It’s just a rumor as far as we know.
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:40 pm
Alfonseca had 6 fingers
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:40 pm
Sonny……are you going to tell us or are we going to have to send venters over lol
J-Man
July 21st, 2010
9:41 pm
Since Alfonseca had six fingers woul he need to give 2 fingers in order to flip the bird Or could he rotate?
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:41 pm
We was told Chipper has a deer thumb. Had it replaced in the off season. Have you ever seen him with his glove off? Didn’t think so.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:42 pm
A deer thumb? deers dont have thumbs
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:42 pm
Venters (and his agent) may not be too happy about staying in the ‘pen, unless he becomes a closer. It might take him 5 years to make what he could make in 1 year as a starter (post-arbitration of course).
For Johnny’s sake, I hope the next Braves manager doesn’t overwork his relievers the way Bobby does. That’s my biggest criticism of Bobby—his churns and burns those non-closers. A couple years with Bobby and they’re all used up.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:43 pm
Depends on the deer.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:43 pm
This one went over my head, Sonny C.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:43 pm
Bud Black about to get ejected.
Lenny D. from Philly
July 21st, 2010
9:44 pm
sarcasm Shane, keep up homie
a
July 21st, 2010
9:44 pm
I was under the impression that, barring trade, Kimbrel is in line to close….
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:44 pm
Not your best work Sonny
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:45 pm
Black does not get ejected. But he has had two men plunked and two runners called out, at least one incorrectly. And his club is losing.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:45 pm
I’m confused about the deer thumb
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:45 pm
Braves getting some calls this series.
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:45 pm
The Braves are catching some breaks this series. Bud Black is gonna leave a trail as many times as he has argued.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:30 pm
Attendance is 30,039.
All the Braves need to do is go back to playing in Fenway and they’ll have close to a full house every night.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:36 pm
More trivia: Which Braves player doesn’t have an opposable thumb?
Melky Cabrera?
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
Google it.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:46 pm
Sonny, are you saying Chipper scrapes the foul pole during the rut?
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Time for the sandman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox6JMo0ounI
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Venters is one of the 5 most valuable Braves this year. In my book, only Prado, Glaus and Wagner have made bigger contributions.
J-Man
July 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Well who would u want to close, who has better stuff Kimbrel or Venters?
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:48 pm
Yeah, I’ll admit it, it was a reach.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:48 pm
Venters
shane
July 21st, 2010
9:48 pm
who is the fifth jack nine?
a
July 21st, 2010
9:49 pm
Kimbrel is a power spring (like Wagner, phenomenal for one inning) and Venters has absolutely filthy, unhittable stuff. I’d rather see the latter for 7 innings on a given night.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:49 pm
J-Man: BOTH.
J-Man
July 21st, 2010
9:49 pm
If I’m the manager Venters is the man
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:49 pm
Why did Chipper get pulled ?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:49 pm
You always need a lefty in the bullpen, even if he’s not your closer.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:50 pm
We was just saying a Braves fan needs to be able to talk good deer with Chipper being deer oriented like he is.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:50 pm
Defense and as a precaution, I’d say, Long Way Home.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
Hmmm, I don’t know if there is a clear-cut 5th one shane. Maybe Heyward for the way he carried the team at the beginning of the year? However, the way the Braves have played since he hurt his thumb proves they can win without him.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
Wags checks his laces.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
Chipper has a Buck Commander mat in his locker, Sonny. But I’m guessing you knew that already.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
Thats good to hear, didn’t know if he hurt his “deer thumb”
heywood...
July 21st, 2010
9:52 pm
shhh…i’m on tivo. sixth inning. don’t tell me…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:52 pm
Sea Bass with a three-base knock.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
heywood…..chipper has a deer thumb…sorry to ruin it for you
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
Add that to the Esco comparison.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:54 pm
Would Blanco’s bat have made a difference right there?
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:54 pm
heywood, your not missing anything
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:54 pm
McClouth….arrhhhhhh so frustrating
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:55 pm
Alex Gonzalez hits a triple! That’s what we need. If it had been Escobar, he would have pouted it into a double!
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
9:55 pm
Chin hair just like a deer. Think about it.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:55 pm
Could the braves package McCloth and KK for some kind of prospect atleast
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
1-2-3.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:56 pm
Glaus drops a foul ball. Tough chance.
"Chef" Tim Dix
July 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
first botch all year by Troy?
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
9:57 pm
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Venters is one of the 5 most valuable Braves this year. In my book, only Prado, Glaus and Wagner have made bigger contributions.
Heyward and Wagner. That’s what it all comes down to. If we had either one of those guys last year we would have made the playoffs.
They have been the difference makers.
Everybody else on the team sucks. I hate them all.
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
@Mark Bradley, I saw where Freddi Gonzalezis going to interview with the Cubs.Do you think Freddi Gonzalez would take the Cubs job if offered? Or do you think he will wait on the Braves?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
Is it time for your name Mitchell?
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
Mitchell, you can be a true fan at all, you hate allstars
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
*nap
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
9:58 pm
Scored “no play” by Jack Wilkinson. Not an error.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
9:59 pm
I knew that was going to happen…homerun
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:00 pm
Sorry, I cursed him.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:00 pm
Scott Hairston homer. One-run ballgame.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
10:00 pm
Dang, not a chance
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:00 pm
Last I heard, Fredi Gonzalez still has a house in Atlanta.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
Tying run on. Two ropes by the Padres.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
SAFE?
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
What the eff?
Are you F’ing kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
Wagner blew it
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
Tied
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
No! There goes the lead
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
Come on Billy.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
But Wagner keeps it 4-4. Adrian G. grounds to first with the go-ahead run at third and one out.
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
Bad call
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
Come on Braves fans!
Make some noise!!!
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:02 pm
He was out!!!!
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:03 pm
Let’s go braves!
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
10:03 pm
We was coasting.
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:03 pm
Hairston still hasn’t touched home plate.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Come on Billy!
J.J.M.
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
geez i turned to the real world on mtv and look what happened
912 Dawg
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Lets win it in the 9th
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Walk off city.
Let’s go!
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Chipper would have missed that play to 3rd just now.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
I think he was safe. Braves got an interesting call — two, actually — in this game. Let’s just go win it in the bottom of the 9th.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Tied going to the bottom of the ninth.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
Who’s up in the 9th?
wardo
July 21st, 2010
10:05 pm
Have you ever considered blocking the plate? That is what real catcher s do!
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
10:05 pm
Conrad walk off time
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:05 pm
Braves fans suck.
You don’t leave a 2 run game in the 9th inning. That’s pathetic.
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
10:05 pm
Now we can have a walk off. Where is Diaz?
GovClintonTyree
July 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
Aargh.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
so @#$%^ – Mc Lousy could not drive in Gonzales and now we pay…
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
If he had blocked the plate he either would have been run over or never got the ball with a chance for the tag
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
STILL like Wagner over Lidge. I’m just sayin…
Long Way Home Brave
July 21st, 2010
10:07 pm
Conrad Homer here we come
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:07 pm
Put your gum back in your mouth Gregerson. Gross!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:07 pm
Diaz is hitting.
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
Walkoff homer for Diaz.
wardo
July 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
If he blocked the plate the run wouldn’t have scored. That is your job as the catcher. The point is to create a collision. It is a fundamental part of the game.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
Funny stuff = “Deers don’t have thumbs”
Diaz about to pull it for double
Miss Pete Rose, he was great player
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
McCann couldn’t have blocked the plate. He had to slide across after catching the ball.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
This is where Matt Diaz gets under my skin.
We need to be patient here Matty. He always ends up swining at bad pitches in this situation.
Dammit. Terrible at-bat.
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:09 pm
There goes Diaz’ HR streak.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:09 pm
This is not starting well.
Come on Martin.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:09 pm
I’m worried….I can’t watch
Sonny Clusters
July 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
Heyward magic?
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
We don’t need to be trying to hit homeruns.
Just get on base.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
Oh, Hayward’s up
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:10 pm
Oh my God, he could’a killed that.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
fooled him ood with that pitch
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
Not that I want the game to go that long, but it’d be cool if McLough drove in a winning run.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
ballgame
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
Free baseball.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
Jesus.
Don’t have a good feeling about this one.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
Strong inning for Luke Gregerson. And now bonus cantos.
Waittilnextyear
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
Nate McLouth = Greg Norton v. 2010
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:11 pm
oh yay…melky is up next (said sarcastically)
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:12 pm
nice pitching for the k, in,in,in, out speed
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:13 pm
Tough break for mcclouth. If he hits that 5 feet to the left its a game winner.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:13 pm
Those were not good at-bats at all.
And now it’s Peter Moylan. I don’t know if I can watch.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:13 pm
Padres have deep bullpen – we have KK – not feeling good…
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:14 pm
Peter Moylan toeing the slab.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:14 pm
oh come on McLousy is batting about 174 – he has not had a “just 5 feet to the left” work for him all year
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:15 pm
Infield single. Infante couldn’t come up throwing.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:15 pm
Dammit dammit dammit.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
10:16 pm
I’m getting a baaaaadddd feeling about all this…..
tckr83
July 21st, 2010
10:16 pm
Those swinging bunts have killed the Braves in more than a few games this year! Good pitch too…
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:16 pm
How many times have the Padres changed the unifirm colors.
I remember one game where a fan next to me in the outfield yell “Hey Gamble, Turn your socks off”, Oscar Gamble turn around and smiled.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:17 pm
These Padres are a scrappy bunch.
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:17 pm
Come on Peter.
Don’t blow it.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:17 pm
Ok…lets be positive…..we are going to win this !
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:18 pm
If by “we” you mean you are a Padres fan then yes you can be positive
Mitchell
July 21st, 2010
10:18 pm
We’re walking Gwynn?
The guy can’t hit.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:19 pm
set up double play
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:19 pm
Come on SRF…don’t be a negative nancy….oh and by the way..do you have a deer thumb? lol
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:19 pm
and as day follows night there is ball 4
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:20 pm
Peter’s making good pitches – keep it up!
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:21 pm
Sorry – this is unacceptable – a game they clearly should have won and they gave it away
a
July 21st, 2010
10:21 pm
and in typical atlanta sports fan fashion, the crowd appears to be a fraction of what it was.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:21 pm
funny movement on the 3/2 ball
a
July 21st, 2010
10:22 pm
bright spot: philly and mets both losing again.
The Bream Team
July 21st, 2010
10:22 pm
Is Saito hurt?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:22 pm
SRF…it happens. Take a deep breath have a little faith
donny ballgame
July 21st, 2010
10:22 pm
Padre POWER.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:23 pm
Here comes Mike Dunn. Two out, men on second and first.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:23 pm
McLouth with the non-throw throw again. Runner to third.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
Haven’t given it away yet, SRF.
OZ
July 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
Nates got to come up throwing right there…
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
Who the hell is going to start SCREAMING about Nate McLousy’s ZERO ARM ???
He can barely get it back to the infield for God’s sake !!!!!!!!!
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
McLouth with the no-throw to 3rd? Shocker.
JMar
July 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
I’ve never seen an outfielder give up so many bases without a throw. What’s McClouth’s problem?
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
Sorry – this is unacceptable – a game they clearly should have won and they gave it away
No team has ever gone 162-0. Even the 27 yankees lost sometimes.
The other team is trying to win 2
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
Runner would have made it anyway, NC. Smart play was the one McLouth made. You can’t take a chance on overthrowing third base.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
Nate’s defense is not that special at all. Hopefully we can get out of this and score in the bottom.
gcs
July 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
McLouth did that earlier this season. Why didn’t he throw it?!
I want Blanco back.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
Who cares if he goes to third. Get the batter and it doesnt matter.
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
Dunn- Bobby really has faith in ALL his players
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
Exactly shane…but the braves are still in this. At least its got us all on the edge of our seats…..
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
McClouth pulls that nolo contendre crap in CF all the time. You have to take a shot once in a while. His only ace is his defense and it’s looking more like a trey.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
I agree Mark, he just didn’t get the ball in to the cutoff man quickly is all.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
Matt Stairs just missed one.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
McLouth should never be allowed on the field again! He has done that multiple times this year alone. Throw the damn ball to third! Who cares if the guy gets to second? He is not the go ahead run. What a joke is. Bobby is way to loyal to struggling players like him. He has sucked since we got him from Pittsburgh!
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:26 pm
Good spot for Dunn to get some experience. Hopefully he comes through.
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
and once again mclouth refuses to do anything other than take his swet little time to throw the ball back to the infield. the last time a player on this team mad a habit of being lazy, he got shipped to toronto.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
Still 4-4, bottom of the 10th inning.
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
*sweet
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
Are you kidding? McLousy has been doing this since he came here… he has no arm period and it was well known around the league BEFORE we got him…
This was a LOUSY acquisition….first game back and already he shows his major weakness and almost costs us the game…
Mr Charlei
July 21st, 2010
10:27 pm
When you play 162 games, things like this just happen. Hopefully we will put it away here.
Turtsnap
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Sucks that we are tied, but a great baseball game! Playoff atmosphere for sure.
gcs
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Who cares if he goes to third? Are you kidding me?
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
It’s what Joe SImpson said – if you attack the ball aggressively as if you might score, then the runner stops at 2nd. You can’t just nonchalant everything that comes your way.
Metro Coach
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Someone mentioned earlier that Nate was a “5 tool” player, he might have four, though I don’t see it, but I’ve never seen him make a throw to anyone other than the cutoff man, no matter what the game situation or the speed of the runner. Melky would’ve either kept the guy at 2nd or gunned his tail at 3rd. Inexcusable defense by Nate.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
Runner would have made it anyway, NC. Smart play was the one McLouth made. You can’t take a chance on overthrowing third base.
Exactly MB
GlassHalfFull
July 21st, 2010
10:28 pm
McClouth made right play, good move by Bobby Cox
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:29 pm
“as if you might throw” – sorry
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
10:29 pm
i dont care if he had zero power. ill take blanco’s on base skills, solid defense, great speed, and ENDLESS hustle over mclouth’s… hole in the lineup.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:29 pm
If he throws it away everyone would be saying ” Why did he throw it? ”
He made the right play. Baserunner was the one taking a big chance going to third with two outs.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:30 pm
Please explain how in the hell Nate McLouth is a 5 tool player? He is a o tool player
Mr Charlie
July 21st, 2010
10:30 pm
McLoser is not a 5 tool player, he is just a tool player.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
It’s an hour past my bedtime. What’s toing to happen next time they make a west coast trip?
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
Hey MB do you agree with DOB that Cody Ross would be worth trading Dunn? Kid has looked pretty good thus far and while we’re pitcher heavy, you never know when an injury might hit. Are teams still interested in Resop?
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
toing = going (in certain portions of the universe)
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
Game over right here. McCann walk off
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
Somebody just yelled, “Way to hustle” at Melky Cabrera. Who grounded out.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
Are McCann’s Cans in the house tonight, Mark?
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:32 pm
We need a true leadoff hitter. Speed never slumps.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:32 pm
At least Melky is hitting his weight, well barely… (259)
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:32 pm
I’d make that trade, TNBravesFan.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:33 pm
Melky is just as big a liability as McClouth
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:33 pm
I haven’t seen any cans, NC.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:34 pm
hmmm – Padres get runners on base – Braves ground out weakly…
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:34 pm
Its “McLouth” and someone who hits 259 is far superior to someone hitting 174
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
10:34 pm
that’s quite a stretch, Katherine… not that melky’s a superstar
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:35 pm
I don’t see the hustle in him at all….just my opinion
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:35 pm
Sometimes the whole is LESS than the sum of the parts.
Add up Melky, McLousy, Diaz, Blanco, and Hinske – our five “platoon” outfielders, and you still don’t come up with two decent regular starters. Our OF is killing us!!!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:36 pm
Troy G. with a two-out single.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:36 pm
Braves have Conrad and Ross left
Padres only have Hundley left
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:36 pm
Pinch runner: Conrad.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:36 pm
Our OF is killing us!!!
All the way to first place
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
I dont like the running for Glaus here
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
And that is why I’d trade for Cody Ross.
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
Chances Conrad tries to steal. Anybody?
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
I hope Prado brought his 1st basemen’s glove.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
I’d run here.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
Phillies losing again late.
Mr Charlie
July 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
You would think we are last place by the comments on this blog, although I am a little concerned that Bradley jumped on the bandwagon. That is pretty much the kiss of death.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
Shane: take away Hinske’s monster month and we have one of the weakest LF-CF hitting tandems in baseball.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
What a cool break!
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Good Point Charlie
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
And that is why I’d trade for Cody Ross.
Problem is the Marlins will want something in return. Dunn aint gonna get it.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
How about that? Conrad takes second when Torrealba muffs a pitchout.
Mr Charlie
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Nothing like botching a pitchout.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Shane: take away Hinske’s monster month and we have one of the weakest LF-CF hitting tandems in baseball.
In first place
DC Braves Fan
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Dear Bob Ford:
Talent delivers wins.
Phillies deliver excuses.
Your Phillies are what they are: A vaguely .500 team.
The Braves are what they are: The best team in the NL.
Just because you have more famous players doesnt mean you have better players.
And by the way, how’re you enjoying the road trip, Bobby Boy? Were those the “real” Cubs that took your mighty Phils to the cleaners?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
oh come on charlie…ouch charlie
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Medium to long single wins it?
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Thank you Torrealba!!! Here’s where Omar shines!!!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
On to Inning No. 11.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Or not. Dang.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
another weak groundout
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:40 pm
Man this game is pretty bad, starting with Cox’ surrealistic lineup.
Ken Griffey Jr
July 21st, 2010
10:40 pm
Extra innings makes me sleepy
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:41 pm
Guy has a .34 ERA
News flash. Thats pretty good. It means nobody has hit him all year.
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:41 pm
Just kidding everybody, just kidding.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:41 pm
Take a quick nap ken
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:41 pm
Man this game is pretty bad, starting with Cox’ surrealistic lineup.
What would you have done differently?
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:41 pm
Neither team may score with the lineups that are left in this game.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:42 pm
Nevermind Saito is pitching.
Pepe
July 21st, 2010
10:42 pm
Wake up Jr…more free baseball!
Chris from the Rock
July 21st, 2010
10:42 pm
Cardinals just scored 2 more! Up by 3 now on the Phillies.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:42 pm
Up late on a school night. I’m getting too old for “extra baseball” on a weeknight.
How late is Taco Bell open, Mark? You might be there a while.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
Um Saito is in….yay?
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
Shane: can’t disagree with your recognition of first place – but to attribute any kind of causal relationship between our weak outfield and our place in the standings requires a more substantive argument.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
Is KK still available ?
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
I don’t like Saito in the game here. His stuff is weak since he returned from DL
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
Gotta get two tough outs here
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:44 pm
His stuff is weak since he got to Atlanta. But, it is better than KK!
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
I’m sure both teams are loving this, with a day game tomorrow.
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
SRF technically yes, but really no.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
They just mentioned that the only people we have left in the bullpen are Chavez and KK, we better get them this inning
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
Shane – you play DIaz every day in LF, I don’t care if Bob Gibson is pitching. You play Infante at 3rd and tell Chipper to save it for the playoffs. You try to win. This sort of baseball is not only frustrating, it’s supremely boring. McCann has had a defensive relapse and failed to block the plate on the tying run. I hate it when they screw up fundamentals.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
Shane: can’t disagree with your recognition of first place – but to attribute any kind of causal relationship between our weak outfield and our place in the standings requires a more substantive argument.
Agreed. Id rather have Ryan Braun in LF and another great player in CF
Unfortunately this isnt fantasy baseball
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:46 pm
If Chavez or KK gets in this game it’s over.
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
Freaking Saito! I thought he was supposed to have really good control??? Was that not his specialty?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
If the Padres are going to break through, it’s now.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
Shane – you play DIaz every day in LF, I don’t care if Bob Gibson is pitching
So you would play Diaz in LF against righties he cant hit instead of Hinske who coming into the game was batting like .500 against Garland.
FAIL. Good thing your not managing the team.
Also last I checked Chipper is responsible for 2 of the BRaves 4 runs.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
Shane: again, totally agree. But we can trade for someone. I’m assuming you would rather stick with what we’ve got then?
DC Braves Fan
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
Nice pitch by Saito.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
McCann has had a defensive relapse and failed to block the plate on the tying run.
McCann couldnt have blocked the plate on that plate. FAIL
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
You don’t see Gonzales strike out 4 times in one night very often.
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
Yes – I would play Diaz every day because he’s a rally starter and he’s clutch. To hayel with the book.
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
Ross, by blocking the plate the throw would’ve taken longer to get to McCann’s glove thus still allowing hariston to slide in or through McCann. He made the best play he could on a close throw. Hariston just made a great slide to get around the tag. Gotta give credit to him rather than blame Brian.
Joe
July 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
Why Mark?
WDE!!!
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
I agree with Ross.
Shane, he is not asking for world beaters. The guys he is asking to be played are already on the team. Ross is saying to play the guys that are hot and I couldn’t agree more.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Shane: again, totally agree. But we can trade for someone. I’m assuming you would rather stick with what we’ve got then?
Yes. Its working so far. You wanna give up Minor or any of the other big arms in the minors. I dont
Thats what it will take
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Shane, take your hipster BS somewhere else.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Shane: speaking of Fantasy Baseball, one silver lining here is that, if the Padres get ahead, they’ll bring in Bell – who is on my fantasy team! But then again, so is Wags!
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Like I was sayin’ go get ‘em Saito!!!
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
That was nice to see. Saito has’nt looked too sharp lately.
Prince Fielder
July 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
11th inning…Prince needs a sandwich
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:50 pm
Adrian Gonzalez: Four strikeouts and a groundout with the go-ahead run at third.
Joe
July 21st, 2010
10:50 pm
Great job Saito!
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:50 pm
Yes – I would play Diaz every day because he’s a rally starter and he’s clutch. To hayel with the book.
Like i said good thing your not managing. Anybody who wouldnt play a guy who is hitting .500 career off the guy is nuts. Diaz struggles against righties mightily. No brainer.
Ross
July 21st, 2010
10:51 pm
Shane the hipster – if you’re at the Earl – listen up. The basic position for the catcher on a play from the OF is with the left foot behind the plate to the left and the right foot in front of it to the right. On infield grounders you stand slightly in front of the plate, with the left foot on it.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:51 pm
At least the Mets and the Phillies are losing too.
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
10:51 pm
Look guys we may yet win this game…but win it or not, there is NO EXCUSE for having a center fielder with a Little League arm…that also can’t hit his weight.
If the weak armed outfielder hits like Johnny Damon or Barry Bonds then that is a different story.
He is a great guy but hell he has NO ARM…
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:52 pm
lol what exactly is a hipster?
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:52 pm
I don’t blame McCann for not blocking the plate. It’s kind of hard down there between the batter’s boxes crawling around on all fours trying to get into perfect position and catch a ball and apply a tag all at the same time. When you can’t see when/where the ball is coming from because you’re crawling around on all fours trying to get into position for the tag.
SG10
July 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
May be Alex G. can get one walk-off hit to his name too. Didn’t he hit all those HRs before he came to braves?
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
By “too,” I mean that if the Braves lose, it won’t hurt the NL East Standings.
Jack Nine Offsuit
July 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
Wait a minute….could it be?? Good God, that’s Derek Lowe’s music!!!
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
Shane the hipster – if you’re at the Earl – listen up. The basic position for the catcher on a play from the OF is with the left foot behind the plate to the left and the right foot in front of it to the right. On infield grounders you stand slightly in front of the plate, with the left foot on it.
Wrong. You dont know the game very well. Get over it. Even MB admitted McCann could have done no more on the play. Stick to fantasy baseball dude.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
Sea Bass with another safety.
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
lol what exactly is a hipster?
Its what you call someone when you know your wrong I guess.
Nate McLouth
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
Oops I did it again!
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
I had high hopes for a McLouth at-bat.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
McClouth= guaranteed out.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
McLouth drives the ball to deep short.
Lowe to pinch-hit.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
I figured that was going to happen.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
McLousy !!!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
And now you’re asking: Why not bunt with McLouth? Probably because the pitcher’s spot was coming up next, and you don’t want to use your last position player (Ross) in the 11th.
But I would have bunted with McLouth.
Cary
July 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
wierd…Mclouth just popped out.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
Is is someone with big hips?
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
I wish Huddy wasn’t pitching tomorrow, this is his spot to lay down the sacrifice.
Nate McLouth
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
I work at Burger King making flame broiled whoppers I wear paper hats….would you like some fries with that?
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
I know Hudson is the starter tomorrow, but he can hit. Lowe is so pathetic he can’t even bunt.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
Is it I mean
shane
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
McCann couldn’t have blocked the plate. He had to slide across after catching the ball. Mark Bradley
Argument over.
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
Mark… I have yet to read any comments from AJC sports writers about McLouth’s arm. What is the deal?
I have never seen such a glaring weakness go totally non addressed.
Will you guys please write something about this so maybe, just maybe the brain trust will realized that hey have a Little Leaguer in Center Field ???
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
Here it is: Prado for the win.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:56 pm
does that really help ????
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Lowe made me eat my words. I’m glad he did.
MyPatooti
July 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Just noticed the Braves August schedule. They should put some more distance between them and the Phils and the Mets. They only have 2 days off the entire month, but they have 19 home games and only 10 away games. That is some kind of Braves advantage there!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Nice job by Lowe. Two-strike bunt.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Now, it’s our strength playing.
Cary
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
COME ON MARTEEEN
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
Or not.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
Twelfth inning coming up.
Preston
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
Gonna be a long night for you Mark.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
OMG…this is the game that won’t end
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
MB, they could’ve bunted with Nate to get Alex to 2nd, then had Derek try to bunt him to 3rd or at least hit a grounder to move him up. Wouldn’t necessarily have meant they had to use Ross.
Of course hindsight is always 20-20
SRF
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
weak, weak hitting
Nate McLouth
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
awesomeness. I have it and you dont.
cheshire
July 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
i am SOOOOO fed up with watching Nate McLouth do nothing to help this team. how much longer do we have to endure this?
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
Medlen to pitch.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
I just saw the video of Crawford getting injured. I bet his voice is a little higher now.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
And Sea Bass says, “So why do you keep stranding me on base, guys?”
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
We had to endure Norton for a LOOONNG time.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
Isn’t Medlen a pretty good hitter? I’m wondering what other help on the bench we have besides Ross.
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
so… i guess this means medlen wont start on the 24th? if he doesnt does that leave… kawakami??
BillnJax
July 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
I’ve said it once and I’m saying it again, time for McLouth to GO!
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
Does anybody know if those girls who dance on top of the dugouts and shoot t-shirts into the crowd get paid overtime? They were still going at it a second ago.
shane
July 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
Isn’t Medlen a pretty good hitter? I’m wondering what other help on the bench we have besides Ross.
Probably our best along with Hudson
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
Already is a long night, Preston. For all of us.
Bobby Cox (aka #6)
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
After 137 years of managing I might finally get to see why they make us wear uniforms. If this thing goes 14 I may have to show them the hot stinky cheese.
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
Mark of course you bunt McLousy…he sure isn’t likely to hit the ball so bunt him over and then PH Hudson…then you get two shots at driving him home from second….Hudson and Prado instead of one…
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
Can we trade McLousy for a turkey sandwich or something equally useful ?
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
why has kk not been pitching??? possible trade???
nels3
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
whens medlens next start?
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
Medlin could go three or four innings, couldn’t he?
Ross
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
The Phillies have only 4 hits again tonight. Their offense has completely cratered.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
crap
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:02 pm
Denofria singles. Padres keep the pressure up.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:02 pm
Because KK is god awful that’s why
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:02 pm
Padres – playing scrappy — Braves – playing crappy
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:02 pm
I believe he could, Mr T from C. I believe that’s the hope.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:03 pm
Padres are tying to bunt with one one and nobody out, I note.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:03 pm
What time do the Braves report to the stadium during day games? Might be easier for them to just grab rooms at a hotel near the Ted or something, then go home just to come right back.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:03 pm
it is pretty strange posting at this time i see a lot of names that i do not recognize
Kris Medlins Hat
July 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
Bend me PLEASE. I want to be bent!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
Pretty early, Ashley. Like 9:30 or 10.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
I sure do miss Gregor Blanco. Why would you send a .310 hitter down and call up Mcloser? I know you are paying him a little chunk of change but winning is more important.
Mr Webster
July 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
Mr T from C, You spell” MEDLEN” there is no “i”
tckr83
July 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
WHERE was that ump?
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:05 pm
I’m sorry, he should sit down and consider himself struck out.
tckr83
July 21st, 2010
11:05 pm
On replay… it was a ball, but I don’t know how he laid off that one.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:05 pm
Hey Mark what is the deal with KK…I though KK was the bullpen guy i am very confused is KK active?
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:05 pm
You are correct, Mr. Webster. I usually look them up when I’m not sure, but I got lazy.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:06 pm
OK, the Braves can’t use the old “We had him struck out” line.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:07 pm
Kawakami is active. But that’s not the same as being effective.
nels3
July 21st, 2010
11:07 pm
there a pitch count on medlen tonight?
Rollwave06
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
Hey MB, what’s the story with Medlen in the second half? Is he still going to start? The schedule worked out nicely to give him some extra rest after the all-star break, but wondering what’s next, especially since this is his second BP appearance. I hope we don’t go back to KK out of concern for Medlen’s innings pitched…
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
He should’nt be active. He should be active back in Japan.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
What is up with that yahoo yelling in the stands….he’s so annoying
jcwfalcon
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
its only 8PM to the Padres…but tomorrow will come EARLY
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
Hey – can KK play center ? I think he hits better than McLousy
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
OK well put but I am one of the very few that think KK still can be effective.. His last few starts I thought he was coming around.
Coach Mark Richt
July 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
McLouth still sucks. And I deny all allegations.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
My 16-year-old son and I went to Saturday’s game against the Brewers, Mark Bradley, and he was using that “we had him struck out” line all the way home. And home is Columbus.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
They’re using Medlen in the bullpen to keep the other starters on a five-day schedule. Braves are coming off the All-Star break and had an off-day Monday.
tckr83
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
STL 5
PHI 1
Final
nels3
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
does this mean that we can count mccann out of the lineup tommorw?
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
Phillies lost
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
KK = Kan’t “K” any hitter!
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
Braves have only turned 1 DP tonight, seems low for them. Maybe it’s time for one.
jcwfalcon
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
The Phillies are the best team in baseball. Their loss tonight was a fluke.
Bill
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
Its Ok Mr T from C…. It happy to me the other night and the smart A@@ Mr Webster was also the bully.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
I hate pesky hitting teams and this is a pesky hitting team. Never seen so many pitches fouled off.
Fred Flintstone
July 21st, 2010
11:10 pm
McLouth sucks.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:10 pm
Ross usually starts day games after McCann caught a night game.
Rollwave06
July 21st, 2010
11:10 pm
I get that- I’m just wondering how that works out for the weekend now that Medlen has pitched mid-week. Is he still a starter this weekend?
Barney Rubble
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
McLouth sucks
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
Tony Gwynn Jr. strikes out. But Chris Denorfia steals.
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
Kawakami may not hit any better than McLousy but I’d bet he could throw it further….
Ross
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
Ugh. Work on it McCann.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
Can we throw something at that yahoo yelling from the stands? Like that scene in “A League of their Own” when they threw at the little boy, “You’re gonna lose!”
Dan Kolb
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
You guys need me to pitch yet? I’m available. Please.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:11 pm
Phillies are going to win the east. They just can’t beat the central.
the truth...
July 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
Let Infante pitch Saturday…he can do it all and well….
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
Salazar slitherin’ to first on the IBB.
GT Boro
July 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
Are we running out of players, yet?
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
I guess that i should apologize for bringing up KK…I still think he is not as bad as most people describe him as
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
LOL Dan Kolb! He was a nightmare!
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:13 pm
Corky: you are right – HE’S WORSE!
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:13 pm
Not sure what’s being yelled.
Actually, that’s me. Yelling, “Win this thing, somebody!”
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:13 pm
Game over
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Ballgame
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Let’s talk about something else.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
BALLGAME!
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Wow.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
gee – what a surprise
Ross
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
This has been the worst effort from the Braves in quite a while. They bring a knife to a gunfight and then drop the knife.
GT Boro
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Phillies lost. Mets losing.
Mr. Mark Bradley Jr.
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
i think that KK would be good…for about 1/3 an inning.
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
It took Melkey two days to get to that ball. Would he have been faster if it were a cheeseburger?
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Ask and ye shall receive, Mark.
cheshire
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
well, you can pin this one on Wagner.
but i still can’t stand McLouth
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
Win tomorrow and take 2 out of 3.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
This sucks.
Silver lining for me – Bell comes in for the save on my fantasy team.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
lol tnb you all crack me up.
Rollwave06
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
Medlen has not been good in these two bullpen appearances. Can’t say I really understand it… realize he needs work but if we’re going to use KK in the bullpen, then do it (and I realize KK was horrid in his appearance last week).
Next Gov. Roy Barnes
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
Now we’re 2 runs down after Wagner blows it. And McLouth sucks.
Yunel Escobar
July 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
Ha ha. You lose.
Knockahoma
July 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
Kerryb you’re delusional.
This is a really bad loss though.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
No. They brought a gun in the 9th inning and it shot blanks this time.
Tomahawk
July 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
Shame on all of you for giving up. They can still take this thing.
shane
July 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
Ha ha. You lose.
Bigger Ha Ha. Your in Toronto.
Stump
July 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
Okay, let’s talk about something else. When you have these guys sitting directly behind the plate, they occasionally notice that they are on camera, and start waving, etc. Now, I understand that they are reacting to the camera and its red light on top, but how can they see that camera? It’s got to be 400 feet away, over the outfield wall. Or do you think some of their twitter friends send them messages saying “hey, I see you on TV!”
This has been bothering me for like, days now.
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
Gotta give Black credit there for putting Hundley up in that spot. Not sure that IBB was the best way to go since Salazar is a pretty weak hitter and you had two out.
Mr. Mark Bradley Jr.
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
LETS GO HEYWARD!
Cox stinks with the pen
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
Good job walking a nobody so “you can use up their last position player.” What? Why are you playing for the future when the goal is to GET THE THIRD OUT TO HAVE A CHANCE.
Stupid call Bobby, stupid.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
they do not seem to bounce back well from ugly losses like this…
Frank Wren
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
Check the standings Yunel…
Have a good year eh?
Yunel Escobar
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
Sorry shane. I dont speak english so I cant understand you.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
should have put in KK
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:17 pm
Time to get our revenge, they lit up our closer, we light up theirs.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:18 pm
They can still win it. We’ve even got the part of the order we want coming up to bad. It’s just not all that likely, statistically speaking. Plus we had a lead with a hall-of-fame closer on the mound.
shane
July 21st, 2010
11:19 pm
Stupid call Bobby, stupid.
Hundley is a .250 hitter, Not exactly Babe Ruth. Just have to get him out.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:19 pm
health bell is no joke we need big hits and not depend on stringing them together
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:19 pm
Knockahoma, I don’t understand the comment. Delusional about what? Not delusional, not being pessimistic like you.
onyTa
July 21st, 2010
11:19 pm
Mark, do you know why they intentionally walked Salazar?
Frank Wren
July 21st, 2010
11:20 pm
To make San Diego use their last available player for the pitchers spot.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:20 pm
damn it
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
Hey MB: I vaguely recall either you or DOB citing a really scary statistic – the Braves record in extra inning games over the past few years. Wasn’t it really pathetic?
John Smoltz
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
McLouth sucks.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
“In 14 hours from now…”
That’s good, Ernie!
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
im calling it melk gets on and mcann finishes it
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
Can’t lay off that pitch in the dirt.
Jason Heywars Strikeout Walk
July 21st, 2010
11:21 pm
It says “sure I just whiffed, but im still cool.”
onyTa
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
Oh I see. The team with the most available players left at the end wins the game.
Mr. Mark Bradley Jr.
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
our savior, melky “millkman” cabera.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
yeah after 11 the braves do not look so great
Tom Glavine
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
McLouth sucks.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
Well, we know who’s closer is better tonight.
Mr. Mark Bradley Jr.
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
good call corky millers beer gut. you sound like chip carey.
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
Mark, I think this answers your question from earlier: Braves best in NL, but why is it not enough?
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
Padres bullpen – all professionals. Braves bullpen – random bunch of clowns plus Wagner who is sometimes a professional
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
mcann can
benchwarmer
July 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
The Phillies just don,t have the pitching depth that the Braves have. With injuries and cooler bats for them this year they are not going to make it. Now why did they trade Cliff Lee? DOH!
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
Two of the games absolute best closers. One got it done tonight and one didn’t. But neither is going to be perfect for the rest of the year.
justafan
July 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
Good night all. Thanks Mark, now get on home to the girls.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
Well…at least the mets and phillies lost too…
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
Well…at least the phillies lost…and the mets are losing
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
Well…at least the phillies lost…and the mets are losing
Greg Maddux
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
McLouth sucks.
jcwfalcon
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
How many points higher is Jeff Francouer batting than Nate McLouth?
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
One of the big issues this year that wasn’t a problem last year was RISP with 2 outs. Last year Braves were .278 with a .382 OBP, where as this year they’re only .241 with a .365 OBP. While their OBP is sitll good, they’re not getting hits when they need them to score runs.
Greg Maddux
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
McLouth sucks.
Corky Millers Beer Gut
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
SRF
Really dude?
TNBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
One of the big issues this year that wasn’t a problem last year is RISP with 2 outs. Last year Braves were .278 with a .382 OBP, where as this year they’re only .241 with a .365 OBP. While their OBP is sitll good, they’re not getting hits when they need them to score runs.
Knockahoma
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
Kerryb-”Phillies are going to win the east”
you’re delusional
bad bad loss tonight for the bravos
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
Bad loss. Went 9 innings without scoring.
Ashley
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
See you in a few hours, guys!
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:24 pm
I can’t believe Wagner gave this game up to a team with average hitters like the Hairstons and Torrealba. This stinks.
cheshire
July 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
well, bad news is this was a pretty horrible loss. no getting around that.
good news is that we’re still several games ahead of the Mets and Phillies.
let’s shake it off and come back strong tomorrow. it wouldn’t kill us to score a few more runs.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
Lets be clear – the ONLY reason that the Braves are in first place is that the Mets have choked and the Phillies are hurt
Mr T from C
July 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
SRF, I look at Wagner’s stats this year and I don’t see a clown at all.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
Would have loved to see Cody Ross taking his cuts out there instead of Nate and/or Melky.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
Corky – yep, really
NCBravesFan
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
Tough loss but this is a good group of guys and we’ll get ‘em tomorrow. Time to root for Arizona to finish off the Mets.
jcwfalcon
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
SRF, they have kinda earned their record. Its not like they are .500.
Omar! Omar!
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
Huddy will go through five caps tomorrow says Joe.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
read the post – I said clowns PLUS Wagner – that means Wagner not = clown
Charlie Manuel
July 21st, 2010
11:26 pm
Shut your pie hole Pudgy McCann. The Braves got every call tonight and still lost so don’t argue a strike call at the end of the game.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:27 pm
SRF, I don’t believe that. Even the Yankees don’t have that many more wins than the Braves. It would be a lot closer but that does’nt mean the other teams would be in first place.
Pete Van Wieren
July 21st, 2010
11:27 pm
McLouth sucks.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:27 pm
yep, they have earned their record but if the Phillies ever get in gear like they have the past 2 second halves…
tell it like it is
July 21st, 2010
11:28 pm
Dumb move by cox to pitch hunley
Knockahoma
July 21st, 2010
11:28 pm
SRF say what you want, but the games that the Mets have “choked” away and the ones that Philly has lost because they’ve been injured still count in the standings. Come up with whatever excuse you want they’re still trying to figure out what they have to do to catch the Braves.
Angus agrees
July 21st, 2010
11:29 pm
McLouth sucks.
IM A BRAVES FAN
July 21st, 2010
11:29 pm
With due apologies to BC I didn’t like defensive replacements for Chipper and Hinske, We lost some pinch hitters there.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:29 pm
SRF:
in the words of “Sean Connery” (played by Daryll Hammond) to “Robin Williams” (played by Jimmy Fallon) on SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy: “Boy I believe you are certifiably retarded!”
Our bullpen is widely recognized as one of the deepest and most effective in baseball!
Ghost of Skip Caray
July 21st, 2010
11:29 pm
McLouth sucks. Outside, 2 and 0.
TruthSeeker
July 21st, 2010
11:30 pm
The Padres have some definite magic working. I keep thinking they’ll fade, but they continue to hold strong. I would have bet my bottom dollar Billy would have nailed down a two-run lead with one out and none on, but San Diego is a gritty bunch. And when you get into a battle of the bullpens against them, it’s bad news. Their pen is even better than ours, which is saying a lot.
I hope we don’t see those guys in the playoffs.
ijudgenot
July 21st, 2010
11:31 pm
It seemed tonight like the Braves did not have the usual fire in the players especially, Infante, Prado and Gonzo. Could it be that there was a residual effect of their compatriot Blanco being shipped back to the minors and a guy who was hitting .174 not only replaces him on the roster but is put in the starting lineup?
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:31 pm
SRF, the Phillies are not getting into any gear. They are toast even if they get Utley back it won’t be until September. They have one good starting pitcher that looks shaky lately,average outfield, second or third tier catcher and no bullpen. How are you going to make a run with that? When Utley was not hurt they were not looking that good. The only team we have to worry about is the Mets and they are fading quickly.
Dale Murphy
July 21st, 2010
11:31 pm
McLouth sucks. All my wives say so.
extremus
July 21st, 2010
11:32 pm
At least the Phillies lost and the Mets are currently losing to Arizona, so the Braves likely won’t lose any ground tonight. Still, it’s a frustrating evening. Hope they can get the winning homestand tomorrow night.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
Oh yeah – Chavez and KK are widely recognized alright.
Saito has not been the same since the DL.
Moylan has not been consistent.
Venters and Wagner are good.
If that is the deepest in baseball than I would hate to see mediocre
Bill Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
McLouth sucks. And where the white women at?
Hillary Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:35 pm
McLouth sucks. And I saw that, Bill.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:36 pm
SRF:
Guess you are smarter than Jason Stark, Buster Onley, Peter Gammons, etc.
They look at Moylan, O’Flaherty, Saito, Venters, and Wagner and see a pretty strong and deep pen – with all of the requisite matchup needs filled. The other team being labeled as having a strong bullpen is… the Padres.
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:37 pm
We’ll get em tomorrow
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:37 pm
If there was a better pen you would have to say it is the Padres. They impressed me. Their closer actually was a closer tonight.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:38 pm
Nope – not claiming to be smart – just willing to bet that we will see more and more of these meltdowns
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:38 pm
Bill: didn’t you mean “where are the fat and trashy women at?”
Sarah Palin
July 21st, 2010
11:39 pm
McLouth sucks. And I look really good naked.
jeff becker
July 21st, 2010
11:40 pm
mcclouth nearly the hero in the eighth… how do you not have him bunting in the 11th!!>!>!? man, bobby…. hell he might even beat it out and he’s prolly better at it than huddy or lowe… wish diaz could play center some… he has before and he’s too damn hot to leave out… prado gagged that throw tuff nite for him… he really got squeezed his last few times up, especially first pitch in 11th in the huge spot…
George W. Bush
July 21st, 2010
11:41 pm
McLouth sucks, Y’all miss me yet?
Brooklyn Decker
July 21st, 2010
11:41 pm
McLouth sucks – and if you think Sarah Palin looks good naked, you suck.
jeff becker
July 21st, 2010
11:41 pm
does anyone have uglier at bats than melky? must he swing at balls 2-0 EVERY time lol
Katherine
July 21st, 2010
11:42 pm
We miss you everyday
Melky the Moose
July 21st, 2010
11:42 pm
I can’t see my toes….
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:44 pm
W: Not yet, cuz I’m just enjoying all of the obvious benefits of Obamby’s stimulus dollars at work. And can’t wait to get more free stuff that all of those nasty rich people have to pay for!
Bill Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:44 pm
Jealous. Like my interns, McLouth sucks.
kerryb
July 21st, 2010
11:46 pm
I like our chances tomorrow. Their starter who threw 2 innings tonight against Hudson.
George W. Bush
July 21st, 2010
11:48 pm
IlliniBrave –
Draw a paycheck and get back to me. God bless America.
McLouth sucks.
Sarah Palin
July 21st, 2010
11:51 pm
Brooklyn Double Decker –
Take you on any day.
And McLouth sucks.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:51 pm
Maybe we can use some of that fuzzy stimulus math to show McLousy as a 300 hitter
Chelsea Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:52 pm
I want Oprah at my wedding daddy..and I want it now!
Bill Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:54 pm
Chelsea, I told you to ask your real daddy for that.
And McLouth sucks.
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:54 pm
SRF: actually, for once I might agree with you – but no fuzzy math needed – the guy just flat out blows. Like Yunel, we might need to do some “addition by subtraction.”
shane
July 21st, 2010
11:55 pm
I want Oprah at my wedding daddy..and I want it now!
I thinks she is booked for Levi and Bristol.
Frank Bolling
July 21st, 2010
11:55 pm
ijudgeright. Dead on. No manager in the history of baseball would not have had McLousy bunt in the 11th. Or is he incapable of that as well?? Bobby has to go. Nate HAS TO GO!! Now. Not tomorrow. We won the game Bobby was suspended. Bring back Blanco. Trade for a bat. I know we are in first place. But we could be in first place by 15 games with the most talented players on the field and a manager who is not senile. Braves have a lot of work to do yet. I’m seeing cracks all over the place — and I’m even older than Bobby Cox………..
Barney Frank
July 21st, 2010
11:56 pm
He flat out blows? Interesting…..
Chelsea Clinton
July 21st, 2010
11:57 pm
I graduated from Stanford with honors. Where did Bristol go to college again?
Bristol Palin
July 21st, 2010
11:58 pm
Too bad you have a horse face chelsea….
IlliniBrave
July 21st, 2010
11:58 pm
Barney’s Frank – shame on you!
Sarah Palin
July 21st, 2010
11:58 pm
What newspapers and books do I read? All of em silly !! Wink.
SRF
July 21st, 2010
11:58 pm
I think Bobby is the one person in the state who thinks that McLousy should be on a major league roster…
Sarah Palin
July 21st, 2010
11:59 pm
Drill baby Drill !!! Oh wait …………..
Chelsea Clinton
July 22nd, 2010
12:00 am
Too bad you have a horse face Chelsea….
How did that abstinence pledge work out for you?
SRF
July 22nd, 2010
12:01 am
the abstinence pledge worked out about as well as the no new taxes on middle class pledge
jeff becker
July 22nd, 2010
12:03 am
Mark Bradley:And now you’re asking: Why not bunt with McLouth? Probably because the pitcher’s spot was coming up next, and you don’t want to use your last position player (Ross) in the 11th.
But I would have bunted with McLouth.
for god’s sake yes… this i think is a classic example of the “player’s manager” showing faith in a struggling player rather than making the right play, kinda like choosing liebrandt over wohlers for extra inning relief lol… i love bobby but he is sooo frustrating in these kind of games… knocked my guiness off the tv table screaming for him to bunt when he didn’t square in 11th lol… mark u should manage… u would have played diaz, right? even if it meant playing OT of hinske-diaz-heyward?
Lindsey Lohan
July 22nd, 2010
12:03 am
Someone help me!
George W. Bush
July 22nd, 2010
12:03 am
Those weapons of mass destruction must be out there somewhere.
Now watch me hit this drive.
George Bush
July 22nd, 2010
12:04 am
Read my lips ……
jeff becker
July 22nd, 2010
12:05 am
hinske could always give glaus a day off when matty this hot
Katherine
July 22nd, 2010
12:07 am
I just wish there was a way to bring back blanco..and fast
Shane
July 22nd, 2010
12:08 am
Hinske was hitting like .500 career against Garland.
jeff becker
July 22nd, 2010
12:13 am
and that’s only reason he played, i get it, so the next way to get matty in lineup — play first give glaus day off or play center as i believe he did some last year during his streak… i get that cox wanted to give mcclouth a chance geez but diaz simply too hot to sit
jeff becker
July 22nd, 2010
12:13 am
meaning hinske play first obviously
Frank Bolling
July 22nd, 2010
12:14 am
Mr. Becker. You are dead on right why Bobby plays McClouth. It’s ridiculous. Defies every known bit of logic known to mankind. EAT THE SALARY! This hasn’t been going on for a week or two. It’s been going on since the guy got here. He might be a fine fellow. An upright team guy. The salt of the Earth. Mother Teresa in drag. But what he is not, and has proven over time, and what he will never be, and never become — is a starting center fielder on a, for the time being, division leading first place baseball team. Wren. Liberty Media. Somebody overrule the great Bobby on this nonsense…
Chelsea Clinton
July 22nd, 2010
12:16 am
I earned my undergraduate degree from Stanford University and wrote my thesis on the Belfast agreement in Northern Ireland
I went on to earn my Masters at Oxford University
Currently I am studying health policy and management at Columbia University
What is Bristol famous for? Oh yeah getting knocked up.
IlliniBrave
July 22nd, 2010
12:21 am
Chelsea: Impressive. I have four degrees myself, but last time I checked that did not make me a better person. Oh, and are you going to turn out as smug and self-absorbed and dysfunctional as your mom and dad? Or will you be aloof and high-handed and condescending like Barack and Michelle?
Chelsea Clinton
July 22nd, 2010
12:35 am
At least im not an idiot.
Chelsea Clinton
July 22nd, 2010
12:37 am
When you look up the word aloof in the dictionary there is a picture of GWB there.
But hey keep listening to Fox News. Maybe someday they will make up a story about you too like they did to Shirley Sherrod.
Bill Clinton
July 22nd, 2010
1:07 am
Chelsea, behave. I have taught you there is only one time a woman should open her mouth.
Anybody have that Bristol Palin’s phone number….?
Adam Sandler
July 22nd, 2010
1:11 am
I am getting massive wood from reading this blog! I am stealing all of this for my next lousy movie.
daBraves860
July 22nd, 2010
10:08 am
“The Braves are nothing if not nuanced, and that’s why much of the watching world still expects the Phillies of Ryan Howard and Doc Halladay to rush past them. But that’s not going to happen, for a rather basic reason:
The Braves are the better team.”
-well said bradley
Sam
July 22nd, 2010
11:06 am
The media are a bunch of front-runner know-it-alls who therefore know very little.
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[...] just how they’re managing it. And I operated, as you blog and Twitter folks well know, on that assumption last night. And the Braves [...]
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August 7th, 2010
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[...] as you blog and Twitter folks well know, on that assumption last night. And the Braves [...]