The Braves: Watching the scoreboard, then winning a big one
The man of the evening. (AJC photo by Johnny Crawford)
A strange race got downright bizarre this week. The Braves lost three times in Colorado and wasted a nine-run lead in the finale. The Phillies, with all their big names back from the disabled list, got swept at home by sub-.500 Houston, and the presumably bolstered Phils managed a total of seven runs in the four games.
As of Friday morning, the Braves were in the odd position of having not won since Sunday … and still padding their division lead by a half-game. Things changed Friday night.
The Braves trailed the Marlins 2-0 after two batters and lost 7-1. Tommy Hanson yielded four solo homers on the night before his 24th birthday. The Phillies managed their new allotment of two-runs-in-regulation and were one strike from victory in San Diego, whereupon Brad Lidge balked home the tying run. (”A bizarre thing,” Lidge told reporters afterward, fully in the schizo swing of this chase.)
To their credit, the Phillies won in 12 innings, Jimmy Rollins sliding around Yorvit Torrealba to score the finally decisive run. And thus did the Braves, for the first time in two weeks, watch their lead shrink.
It stood at two games when they reported for work Saturday. The Phillies were again playing in San Diego, their game starting at 4 p.m. EDT. The Braves would face the Fish three hours later. This seemed a propitious moment to ask the staple question of every pennant race: Do you guys watch the scoreboard?
Jason Heyward said he doesn’t, and indeed, the ambiance in the Braves’ clubhouse suggested that the local nine wasn’t overly concerned with the Phillies. Of the four big-screen TVs mounted in the center of the team’s dressing quarters, three were tuned to an ESPN show involved the New Orleans Saints. The fourth carried a Babe Ruth game — meaning the league for teenagers, not the Bambino himself — being aired on MLB.TV.
“You know what’s going on,” said Brian McCann, speaking of the Phillies. “At the same time, you’ve still got to take care of your business.”
Asked how it felt to lose three straight and gain a half-game, McCann smiled. “It’s been weird for a while. We’d win and they’d win. We’d lose and they’d lose.”
But Saturday was another day at the races, and it had begun in peculiar fashion. The Phillies didn’t manage a hit against the Padres’ Jon Garland over four innings. Then they mustered a hit batsman, a ground out and an actual single to take a 1-0 lead in the fifth.
This correspondent, speaking as he was to McCann about doings involving the Phils, felt duty-bound to pass along this update. “They’re up 1-0 today,” I said.
McCann brightened. “It’s 1-1 now. Garland got a hit.”
Which tells us that, somewhere beyond the areas of a clubhouse where we media types can go, there was a TV tuned to the Fox broadcast of the Phillies-Padres game. Which tells us also that some Braves were lingering around it.
By the time the Braves got started, the Phillies were done. They won 3-1, reducing their deficit by another half-game. And with Josh Johnson set to face Derek Lowe here Sunday, Saturday night’s game seemed of some significance. Luckily enough, the Braves dispatched Tim Hudson. Being Tim Hudson, he hooked the Marlins.
Thirteen strikeouts in seven innings for Hudson, of whom Bobby Cox said: “He’s the guy who reminded us of [Tom] Glavine and [Greg] Maddux and Smoltzie [John Smoltz].”
The Braves won laughing. Martin Prado drove in five runs. McCann cleared the bases with a double. Matt Diaz hit an actual home run off an actual righthander. After a week in which not much worked, everything worked. Baseball is a funny game.
“This was a big win for us,” Hudson said. “We’d hit a little skid there.”
And then, answering the question of the night, Hudson offered this: “We knew Philly had won today.”
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mmgtfan
August 28th, 2010
6:18 pm
First
GTMustang
August 28th, 2010
6:19 pm
First!
GTMustang
August 28th, 2010
6:19 pm
Well at least GT was first in this blog…right Mark?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:20 pm
mmgtfan pads another division lead. He has been first I’m betting seven times. Kudos.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:20 pm
GTMustang, I don’t know how to tell you this …
Trae Miller
August 28th, 2010
6:22 pm
whats score Mark>?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:27 pm
Here it’s 0-0. We don’t start for another half-hour.
jey hey
August 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
Huddy, Please shave the beard, we to stop the streak.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
6:31 pm
go braves. a day on the lake, followed by reading bradley and
then watching my favorite mlb team w/a cold beverage or 12. life is good!
thanks mark. looking forward to the next 3 or so hours on the ajc.
TNBravesFan
August 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
It seemed like Wednesday’s loss to Colorado was still lingering over the Braves last night. Did they seem different in the clubhouse today? I’m hoping last night put a little chip on their shoulder to give them the drive that they had earlier in the season.
Tommy Hanson overrated
August 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
Oh man, I’m getting tired of him. Frank Wren overrated this guy so much, it’s not even funny. The guy can’t throw a curveball below the belt to save his life. He needs to talk to Mike Minor about adjustments!
The Braves are killing themselves with terrible pitching and terrible defense. I still can’t believe Jurrjens wet the bed with a 10-1 lead, even worse that Bobby Cox threw grease on the fire by bringing in Kyle Farnsworth.
And Freddie Freeman isn’t taking this team to the playoffs. We have 3 first basemen already. Lee, Hinske and Glaus. If he were so great in the first place, he would’ve made the team like Heyward did. Doesn’t Barbaro have a higher average and less strikeouts at Gwinnett?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:34 pm
Wow, heywood … That’s awfully nice of you. We’ll try not to disappoint.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
The Braves seemed fine to me, TNBravesFan. Baseball guys tend not to linger over anything. They play too many games to let one affect the next.
NCBravesFan
August 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
About to go see Takers at the movies – maybe the Braves will win if I’m not watching! Have fun folks!
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
TGITH. If not for Huddy, who knows how many prolonged losing skids the Braves would’ve endured this season? I hate to say it, but he’s the only Atlanta starter in whom I have full confidence. The rest of them have been so hit-or-miss of late (erm, pun intended).
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
6:45 pm
since the game is yet to start, mark, what exactly is up w/the number
of arrests at uga this summer? i mean, in the law of averages, doesn’t it
stand to reason that the braves should have had approximately
2.3529411 arrests?? but they don’t. can u elaborate. (but only before
first pitch) thanks.
wallypip
August 28th, 2010
6:45 pm
Phils on the verge of dispatching the Pads, up by 2. But it is Lidge, so there’s always hope.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:46 pm
Been a while since a big-league Brave got arrested. I recall Rafael Furcal having a legal issue in 2004.
My old Kentucky home.....
August 28th, 2010
6:51 pm
I just got back from Publix and I’m reading the College preview section for Sundays AJC….good stuff MB…..I’m gonna put it next to my john and read it for a month…. (that is a compliment…)
wallypip
August 28th, 2010
6:53 pm
Phils win, 3-1.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:54 pm
Thanks, My old Kentucky home …
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
6:54 pm
And the Phillies have prevailed. So it would be beneficial to the Braves’ cause if they follow suit.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
6:55 pm
Phillies won.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
Some horrendous umpiring from Laz Diaz in that Pads-Phils game. Don’t recall seeing so many botched calls in a single season. Seems like it all started in the postseason last year with that blown call down the line in the big game between the Twins and Yanks.
Bob Horner could pull anybodys fastball
August 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
Phillies won…and we HAVE to win…tonights game is HUGE….anybody agree..??
stepa
August 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
I’m from Croatia and I don’t understand very well baseball but I like betting on that america’s beloved sport.
Atlanta lost 8 or 9 in a row on april… I asked myself how it was possible and can Braves repeat that losing streak?
wallypip
August 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
Hope the Braves are aggressive tonight. They seem to look at A LOT of hittable pitches.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:02 pm
I can’t see the Braves losing nine in a row again, stepa. Although they’re 44 percent of the way there.
Mitchell
August 28th, 2010
7:02 pm
Here’s a question:
What happened to the Phillies going to the west coast and dropping a bunch of games?
Did somebody not get the memo?
Of course, they are playing the Padres who I still have a hard time believing are as good as their record indicates. They did lose 4 of 6 from us.
And we suck.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
I usually tend to agree with folks who say that baseball is a long season and there are no big games until the end of the season but I will go out on a limb and say this is a pretty big game for the Braves. The Phils have rebounded from their poor play by taking two games from the team with the best record in the NL and the Braves have their ace on the hill tonight. If they don’t win they are looking at a one game lead and taking on Josh Johnson tomorrow. Not a good situation.
Bob Horner could pull anybodys fastball
August 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
@ stepa…you are a bad man….and hopefully WRONG….but I’m not sure I’m all confused….this Braves team is hard to figure..!!!
Mitchell
August 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
This is probably one of those games where it would be really good if we actually won.
I can’t remember what you call those. If only I could ask Bobby Cox.
A game that you need to win… a want to win game? I doubt Bobby would know either.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
Enter your comments here
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:11 pm
It’s not a must-win situation, but it’s definitely a must-not-lose kinda thing for the Braves.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
7:14 pm
coach todd grantham hasn’t been heard from,
but his absence is welcomed by some.
but it’s never too late,
for him to join a little late,
and his limericks wouldn’t be this dumb.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:14 pm
Career strikeout No. 1,500 for Hudson. Who is, as you’ve noted, clean-shaven.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:15 pm
All games are important now, but I dare say that the tension is nothing compared to what it will be during the first 3 games in October against the Phils. 6 games remaining with the Phillies and each one represents a two game swing one way or the other.
I do say the first 3 games as opposed to the last 3 games of the season.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:18 pm
Maybe to break the loosing streak huh? Hope it works.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
7:18 pm
i know, i know…the game has started. but, since its between innings,
let me just say that matthew staffords QB rating was 120 tonite.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:18 pm
Shave and a haircut, one hit.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:19 pm
Mark, have you forgotten all the times during last football season i crossed the blog finish line first?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
and 3 k’s
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
thanks heywood. i’m tanned, rested and ready.
best, todd
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
well, the phillies won today
there’s not much more to say
it makes me sad
and somewhat mad
this is slipping in bob’s last hooray
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:24 pm
Mark, the only possible source of a Braves victory tonight is your live blog.
what is the record now?
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
it’s almost as if heywood.., i mean heyward, wanted 2 strikes so he didn’t
have to bunt anymore.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:26 pm
ajc blog software appears to be down
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:27 pm
I believe I’ve covered something like 22 games this season, and I remember the Braves losing five.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
the way the home plate ump sets up there’s no way he can correctly judge a ball/strike on the outside corner.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
Uh-oh, The Curse of the RISP. A dreadful, oft-told tale.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
I have not forgotten your efforts last season, todd grantham. But weren’t you someone else then?
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
so you are 17-5 huh?
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
that was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
I’m not sure I’ve done a live blog from all 22. And I might have miscounted by a game or so.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Could it happen again? Start off a promising inning in good shape, only to wind up with a goose egg?
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
7:30 pm
coach todd grantham had a little herschel walker in him.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:30 pm
derrek lee is having a very glaus like time with the braves so far.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:31 pm
Looks like B-Mac’s been sneaking off to Starbucks before game time again.
Bob Horner
August 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
There is a difference between winning a Division and not losing it. The way this team has played since the All Star break is a team not trying to lose. No killer instinct. They were seven games up on the Phillies and they have let them back in – possibly into the lead.
This is consistent with the Braves’ teams that entered the post-season many times in the past not trying to lose – and the results speak for themselves.
Bring on 2011 with a new skipper and hopefully new ownership and this team can really grow from this great group of youngsters.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
Good news: Derrek Lee hits it hard. Less good: It’s caught.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:32 pm
that makes 4,633 men left on base since the all star break
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:33 pm
my thoughts exactly.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
check that. 4,632 MLOB
wallypip
August 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
The Padres would have moved both those runners over and would have scored 1. Therein lies the rub. Your odds of winning the division go down exponentially when you cannot execute. Sad.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
Dark clouds above the stadium. Not speaking figuratively, either.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:34 pm
My first time on the live blog and is almost as exciting as listening to the Braves in 1969, on AM radio. Man have times changed.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:35 pm
The Padres have scored three runs in two games against Philadelphia, wallypip. Just for the record.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
7:36 pm
what is the deal with the marlin’s pitcher’s haircut?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:37 pm
Must be a new style. Wilson with the Giants has the same type doesn’t he.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:37 pm
Glad to have you, Earl. I saw the Braves play in 1969 at old Crosley Field. Got Henry Aaron’s autograph, too
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:38 pm
Why does it always seem as though this team is either cursed or blessed? Why can’t there be an equal number of dunkers to caught liners in a game?
Someone somewhere has to have a collectors’ set of pin-cushioned Atlanta Braves voodoo dolls.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:40 pm
Yep. 1969 should have went to the Bravo’s………..Had the best team I thought.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:41 pm
The Mets were good themselves. They weren’t all smoke and mirrors.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:42 pm
Tell you what: I wouldn’t discount the Fish just yet. They’ve got a lot of players, and they’re only six games back of Philadelphia.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:43 pm
True, but with the Hammer, Cepeda, Boyer, Alou, I thought the Braves had a better overall lineup, but the score dictates the winner.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
7:44 pm
ok….4 strikeouts in 2 innings for Hudson…..Time for our bats to wake up and give him some support!!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:44 pm
Yes. The score usually does.
And here we’re scoreless — nice seque, eh? — going to the bottom of the second. Hudson pitched around another two-out hit and another stolen base.
wallypip
August 28th, 2010
7:45 pm
The weather radar doesn’t look good. But it doesn’t look like it will rain all night. So….
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
7:45 pm
nice huddy! lets get some runs now.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
Mark, heard any rumors about possibly bringing up Freeman next month to see what he can do?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:46 pm
Diaz homer.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
Yea Baby!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
I thought Diaz wasn’t supposed to hit righthanders.
JL
August 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
Way to go MATT!
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
Lets get some more now….
chattadawg
August 28th, 2010
7:47 pm
ok huddy there is your run now make it stick
JL
August 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
Glaus is one for one so far in today’s AAA game, hitting over .400.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
Oh, Freeman will be here in September, Earl. That has always been the intention.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:48 pm
Nice. Live and let Diaz!
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
The Braves seem to be a little more patient at the plate tonight.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
Looking forward to seeing him play at the big league level. Another lefty but he might provide a needed spark, and a better idea heading in to 2011.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:51 pm
Oh, no! The Braves have a runner in scoring position!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:52 pm
Now two runners! Woe is they!
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
7:52 pm
Nice bunt huddy…
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:54 pm
That can’t happen. The Braves have scored again. Infante infield hit.
JL
August 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
Maybe we are awakening! Lets Go, blow it open early, and let Huddie work his majic!
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
7:55 pm
Such fundamental baseball for a change! Perhaps the Braves were watching the Padres game on TV after all…
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:57 pm
By the way: Should Hanley Ramirez have thrown out Infante? I didn’t see a replay
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:57 pm
No, Omar beat it out.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
7:58 pm
that ball was smoked
Earl
August 28th, 2010
7:58 pm
I can feel a double play. Please tell me i am wrong. lol
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:58 pm
Ricky Nolasco is not happy. Infield hit to short, now an error on the first baseman.
The second was called a hit. I don’t think so.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
No. I meant: Was Ramirez slow to the ball?
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
Come on Prado!
Vino Fino
August 28th, 2010
7:59 pm
Ramirez probably should have thrown him out. He was leaning towards second, took a real slow circular route to the ball and didn’t make a great throw.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:00 pm
OH Ok……It did seem he was a little slow, but wouldn’t be his first time.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:00 pm
Thanks, Vino. That’s kind of how it looked from here.
Prado walk. Three-nil, Braves
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:01 pm
Actually three infield hits for the Braves this inning.
Vino Fino
August 28th, 2010
8:01 pm
How ’bout it Mac- pad your home run total against Nolasco and your sick grand slam number!
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
3 or 4 more walks would be nice that doesn’t require a hit to drive a run home.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:02 pm
i know im a bit delayed mark, but didn’t u mean to type segue?
Vino Fino
August 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
That will work too!
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
BMAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
Yippee!!!!
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
That is a little more like it good job Mccan.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:03 pm
Really need BMac to get hot.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:04 pm
nice mac! silence all the haters!
Choppinmama
August 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
Mark, just dropped in, read your intro, and couldn’t help myself from copyediting, ’cause it makes a big difference. Didn’t you mean…….”Which tells that, somewhere beyond the areas of a clubhouse where we media types CAN’T go…………?”
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
I have more faith Hudson can hold this lead more so than our other starters.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:05 pm
WOW!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:06 pm
Probably, heywood … With me, it’s hard to tell.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:07 pm
Thanks, Choppinmama. I lead the world in omitted words.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
I feel better with Huddy also, but I would have bet Mark;s mortgage that JJ would have held his also.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
Hopefully they can keep this lead and just add on more
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
8:09 pm
Great inning for us!…glad to see the team that hits the ball show up.but we cant go to sleep on this…..don’t need another re-creation of the Colorado game.
Choppinmama
August 28th, 2010
8:10 pm
I sure wish folks would cut Hansen a little slack. The poor kid just turned 24 and hasn’t had too much big league experience. I guess they have to grow thick skins and learn to trust in themselves and the talent they know they have. Does it seem to you that all the pitchers on the team have a good support system among themselves?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:11 pm
Different ballpark tonight, Earl. Strange things happen in Denver.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:11 pm
I agree mama.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
Yest they do. Even with a humidor.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
More teams should allow starters with torn ligaments in their knees to pitch against us.
Choppinmama
August 28th, 2010
8:12 pm
Mark, no worries. We’re pretty tough on DOB and Carroll too!
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Okay, torn cartilage. I should be accurate.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Not trying to start something, and I really don’t know, but is Hanson’s paycheck slack?
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:13 pm
Chop chop thats on them…..whatever it takes to get their bats hot again.
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:15 pm
Well you would like to think even Farnsworth could hold that big of a lead. But yeah i hear ya nobody is more pessimistic then i am. The come back wins are great but it would be nice to not have to be down that much to have to come back and try and win it so often.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:15 pm
Nolasco out after two innings.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:16 pm
Did someone mention Kyle F.? Is that necessary?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Kyle who? lol
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
8:17 pm
Yeah, someone just dropped the F-bomb.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
I could swear the ump squeezed the plate on Nolasco in the second. But I’m not complaining! Ump would NOT give him the outside corner.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:18 pm
For the record, Darryl Blackberry just made me laugh.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
This is almost my favorite time of the year. High school football on Friday night, college footbal on Saturday, NFL on Sunday and soon to be playoff Braves Baseball. WOW! I love my recliner.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Mark, talking earlier about the 60’s. I can recall, staying with my Grandfather, we’d be in bed, lights out, the only light would be from his filterless camel cigarette, Braves on the radio…and..”.KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL”
Who was the announcer that would say that?
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Mark….I’d prefer never to hear the F bomb again personally
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Nolasco didn’t have much go right for him. Torn ligament, not much D behind him, six earned runs.
Peter
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
Well a breath of fresh air…… Hopefully solid D tonight, and a complete game…..
The team looks focused behind Tim.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:19 pm
the Marlins scare me almost as much as the Phillies
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
I dont remember that saying, but I do remember Milo Hamilton saying “Bombs away in Atlanta G A”
Peter
August 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Is Prado going to have enough at bats to qualify as a league leader ?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
You’ve got me, JL. I lived near Cincinnati back then. I was listening to Redleg games.
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Sorry i apologize. Was just making a point that with the lead in Colorado any pitcher should be able to hold it. My fingers wont be hitting the F word again anytime soon please forgive me.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:21 pm
Does Heyward look skinnier than he did earlier this season?? or is it just me?
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:22 pm
I remember the RedLeg days as well.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
Nice Prado!
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:23 pm
heyward can flat out run the bases. and how clutch is Prado?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
Oh, yes, Peter. It’s Infante whose number of plate appearances are an issue.
Kyle Farnsworth
August 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
Mr Bradley, what is the issue you have with me? a little mistake in colorado?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:24 pm
Another Hanley Ramirez special. Misplays a popup.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
Clutch, but cant run the bases as well as J Hey! lol
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
AGGRESSIVE, I LIKE IT! Take the game to them and make them make the plays!
Kyle Farnsworth
August 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
is it 500 at bats to qualify?
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:25 pm
Can I join the discussion? Let’s go Braves!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
JL, your question made me go looking for a list of Braves’ announcers. I didn’t know Dizzy Dean was part of the Braves’ crew back in the ’60s.
Here’s the Wikipedia list.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
farnsworth…i’d prefer it if you went to live with your relatives in utah please
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
Kyle, are you going back to the Yanks next year?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:26 pm
Hinske just replaced D-Lee at 1-B.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Ernie Johnson and Milo Hamilton are the only ones I remember from then.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:27 pm
Those were the days, Mark! Kids, No worries, that’s why I don’t know either. Carefree!!!
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
I was thinking it was Ernie who would say that.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
interesting list, Mark. im glad Rathbun went to basketball.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
14, 10 & 11 y old girls camped out in backyard last night….just woke up.
Did I miss anything?
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:28 pm
Speaking of past announcers- I remember listening to John Sterling in the late 70’s and/or early 80’s. The WORSE ever- then and now.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
We need at least 10 more runs before i’ll feel safe
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
My top three Braves announcers 1) Milo Hamilton 2) Pete Van Werien and tie between Skip and Ernie.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
LOL, JT!
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:29 pm
BULLSEYE!!!!!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
In the good Samaritan dept., I just tossed a foul ball hit up into the ol’ press box into the crowd. Am I a great guy or what?
(Auburn fans need not answer all at once.)
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
Katherine, I was thinking the same thing!!
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:30 pm
Make it an even dozen Katherine. I saw that entire game the other day.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
For John Sterling, he gave everybody a nickname. They were terrible. Was always afraid he was going to call Bob Horner, “horney”. Instead it was “horns”. He is still terrible
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
John Sterling is a cult hero in New York, Jt. Yankee fans even chant his name during the first inning, same as they do all the Yankee starters.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
can you really count the braves announcers before the wtcg channel 17 era?
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
mark, be careful with that wickipedia stuff. u remember they
reported how kirby smart had accepted the UGA job?…
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
Skip was the best ever. Funniest bastard on TV. He and Joe together made me laugh out loud every time thay did a game.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:31 pm
That is an interesting list………….I did not know that DOB did play by play.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
yea…their new motto should be score now score often score 20 or more to feel safe lol
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
That’s true, heywood …
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
that shows how twisted the people in new york are. sterling a cult hero?
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:32 pm
Mark, did you use a net to make the catch?
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
Yeah, we were up 10 to 1 and the announcers started talking about the Braves not stealing 2nd out of professional courtesy. I say there should be no professional courtesy in a pennant race!!
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
I know. I hear his calls on Dan Patrick show and am so glad he is no longer a Brave announcer. His cutesy calls for A-Rod, Cano- I hate em- everybody does but Yankee fans
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
What can I tell you, todd?
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:33 pm
Skip was the funniest ever. Every time he and Joe did a broadcast together, i laughed out loud. For some reason Joe Simpson brought out the naughty in Skip.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
Coach the great Munson did the call b4 channel 17.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
I waited until the ball stopped rolling after leaving a dent in the wall six feet to my left.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:34 pm
I was hoping they would let Joe Buck and Deon Sanders do a game together!
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
The Twins had a gawd-awful play-by-pl,ay guy like Sterling, and they also got him after the Yankees had him . . but I can’t remember his name. do I have to do a wiki search too? John somebody.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
8:35 pm
Thanks Mark for taking the time to chat on here tonight……long time braves fan up here in Northern NY…enjoy reading your blog and your coverage of the Braves everyday.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Favorite play-by-play men are: Ernie Johnson, Skip, the Pete. Color commentators are: Joe and then Don. Joe Simpson is such a natural
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
well, as i recall you didnt do any better when a basketball hit your cup of water at side court. who was the other writer?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:36 pm
Tim McCarver and Deon would be better………lol………..Tim makes more errors than the MLB statistics archives.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
scottc: Platinum?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Chip Towers. And it was his cup.
scottc
August 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
John Gordon. Ugh.
Heath
August 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
Maybe Deion and Tim McCarver
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
Mark, do you get to drink beer while watching the game like we do? If not, I think it would make for good blog journalism
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
If I might ask, Chuck Vickers: Where in Northern Kentucky?
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:38 pm
Wasn’t Buck the guy that went to the clubhouse after a big win and Deon showered him with champagne and Buck got mad? LOL
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
Most annoying: Joe “Mr. Doubleday” Morgan.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
right, Chip Towers. You still as clumsy?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
I don’t drink beer during games, Jt. But that’s not much different than my real life. I’m not much of a drinker.
BravesTNFan79
August 28th, 2010
8:39 pm
Nice to see hinske get a homer
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
and as the “legendary” (in the minds of few) casey kasem
used to say…and the hits just keep on comin’…
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
It was McCarver who was dunked from behind by Deion Sanders after Game 7 of the 2002 NLCS.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:40 pm
I think Skip and Ernie may have been none to have a drink or two during games.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
That was Tim McCarver that Deon was ticked at and poured the bubblie on him.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
so glad to see the bats coming out tonight…. was at the game last night and it was sad!
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
Hinske shaved his back before the game.
Heath
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
Where’s Dan the circus monkey when you need him?
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
Up in Northern New York Mark…..Watertown to be exact. (transplanted from North Carolina)
chattadawg
August 28th, 2010
8:41 pm
JL it was McCarver. He was bad mouthing the Braves and Deion throughout the pennant race so Deion had a little fun with him.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
My Bad! Thanks for straightening me out, guy’s and girl’s.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
Oh, sorry. I thought you wrote Northern KY, not NY. I can’t read, either.
But I thank you for the sentiments.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
Mark, i agree with you. i’m not much of a drinker. Except on the days that end with a “y”. heh, heh
NRBQ
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
H. Ramirez is a tool.
Heath
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
Chef!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:42 pm
D-Lee was removed for “a mild right side strain.” He’s expected to be available tomorrow.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
That was great tho!
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
Chipper shows some love in the dugout!
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
Derrek Lee out with a strained side…..Time to bring up Freddie!!
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:43 pm
Skip on the old “Pro News” (WXIA now) sports segment would be , well lets say, more than tipsy.
Talk about a cult icon.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
back at the “Heathster”!
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
Mark, you ever heard of that high school football team from Mississippi (pinola) or something similar?
i saw them play today and they’re record is something like 117-2 over that past 10 years.
biggest high school players i’ve ever seen.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
Mark, I have a question bout post-season eligibility. Does a player have to be on the active 25 man roster or just the 40 man roster before September 1st to be eligible for post-season? Curious as to the eligibility of Freeman if he does not come up until after 9/1.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
I give up the fire water and backy (as grandpa used to say) a long time ago. Last beer I bought at the stadium, I had to pay in installments.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:44 pm
So, Mark, do you think we’ll see Freeman by the end of the week?
Heath
August 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
I remember Tommy Lasorda was credited as saying “If Bruse Benedict raced a pregnant woman to 1st base, he’s come in third.”
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
Another Marlin misplay. Hanley involved yet again.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:45 pm
10-1 is an ominus score.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
Just has to be on the 40-man roster, Jt. (I only learned that today, via esteemed colleague Carroll Rogers.)
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
I was just thinking the same, Chef Tim D.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:46 pm
Let’s don’t stop with 10…. Pleeeezee!
Derrek Lee
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
I had to come out for a mild right strain
and this isn’t in vain
i hurt my side
but not my pride
who knows? tomorrow it might rain
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Wow….what a crazy game tonight….looks like that defensive virus shifted from the Braves to the Marlins….they can take that out of this stadium with them now!……then again, theres that magic score…….10 – 1 …..lets see if we can hold it this time!
Steve
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
With D-Lee hurt, does Freeman get brought up?
Vino Fino
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
In all fairness that looked like Ramirez’s ball all the way. Not sure he was calling for it, put he was certainly in position.
braves3
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Nice side step Matte!
Earl
August 28th, 2010
8:47 pm
Heath, I remember that too..LOL…….He was always comparing Bruce to Mike Socia (not sure of spelling) in a negative way.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
I roar like a lion but am as gentle as a lamb.
JL
August 28th, 2010
8:48 pm
Hey Derek, be glad you are in MLB, and not the NFL, or you would have just been fined!
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:49 pm
Someone please duct tape Farnsey to his bullpen seat right about now.
willie martinez
August 28th, 2010
8:49 pm
i am so glad i am no longer the subject of this blog.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:50 pm
When I first heard of the D-Lee rumors, I was not impressed to say the least. After listening to various “people who know” I thought it would be a good thing in the long haul. Now, I am not so sure. I know he came to the Braves under the toughest of circumstances (starting in Chicago), but just has not looked good and now an injury. Complicates things
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:51 pm
Huddy shaved but he missed a spot.
Peter
August 28th, 2010
8:51 pm
How many at bats Mark to qualify by season’s end does it take to qualify for a batting title ?
Cause it looks like Infante is a regular the rest of the way….. with 30 + games that would give him well over 400 at bats I believe.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:51 pm
Takes 502 plate appearances, Peter. Infante should make it.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
amos mccoy has a little herschel in him too. or maybe some
coach todd.
Bad Dawg
August 28th, 2010
8:53 pm
lOVE THE BRAVES WHY DID THEY DO THE COLORADO SLIDE!!!!!!!!!!
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:53 pm
Don’t ask me why, but if the Braves make the post season, I’ve got this strange belief that an amazing story will be written by a young man named Freeman.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
if infante doesn’t make it to 502 he could take an 0-fer
for the remaining number of plate appearances to reach
502 and still win the title if his lead is large enough over
the 2nd place hitter.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
8:54 pm
Peter- the right reverend DOB said the other day that he has to average 3.1 ab for all 162 games. But if his average is high enough, he can take an “O-fer” for the abs he falls short. And at the present time he would win the batting title if he bats at the current rate for the remainder of games played. Hope that makes since. He needs a total of 502 abs or rate his hits based on that number of abs
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
That’s true, heywood … Good observation.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
8:55 pm
I found my knee brace! It’s on Hanley’s arm.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:56 pm
Tool Race! I’m going with Paintbrush.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:56 pm
Hope we can get some hits to get away from the 10 – 1 score!!
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
8:56 pm
Cameron Maybin’s name sounds like a Jerry Lewis outburst. Try saying it out loud: “Oyy, Cam Mayyybin!”
Steve
August 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
Freeman has to be brought up by Fumbling Frank soon to be eligible for the post-season.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
Hammer and Paintbrush out fast. But they stop to put a block on Drill and Saw slips by for the victory.
In sum, I was wrong again.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
8:57 pm
That would make for an amazing year for Infante. I hope it happens!
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
8:59 pm
I would have gone with the saw lol
houstonbraves
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
no way infante makes it to 502. gonna be around 460ish, i would guess.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
kudos to me and thanks to you, mark.
i’m really on my A-game tonite if i do say
so myself.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
I went with the hammer last night and he won!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
David Ross pinch-hits for McCann. Guess Cox thinks 10-1 with Hudson pitching is enough.
Josh
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
What happened to Derek Lee? I had to leave the TV for a bit, and I came back to see Hinske at first base. Why is Lee out?
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
9:00 pm
quick. someone do the math. what does his points lead
have to be?
houstonbraves
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
Mark, is there any chance that the braves could waive chipper or do anything to avoid paying him whats remaining on his contract? atleast for next year, if he decides to play.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
I don’t see why so many folks are down on Frank. To me he has done an awesome job with the money he had to do it with.
I don’t agree with the Soriano blunder but other than that, I can argue with the results.
Jt
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
Just checked- Freddie Freeman is not on the 40 man roster. Brandon Hicks is and Diory Hernandez is but not Freeman. Chipper and Glaus are on the DL- not sure how that works. Maybe Freeman can replace Chipper. Is Carroll Rogers nearby, Mark, so you can ask?
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
strain in his side … should be back tomorrow
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
Speaking of knee braces, my son hurt his knee his senior year of high school, took him to the doc, they gave him a brace, cost me $600, insurance would not pay! he wore it to one practice, it kept sliding off, he took it off and never wore it again. Anyone want to buy a knee brace?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:01 pm
meant to say, can’t argue with.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:02 pm
Infante is at .342. Joey Votto is the league leader (as of now) at .327. (Because Infante doesn’t have enough plate appearances to qualify.)
Sonny Clusters
August 28th, 2010
9:02 pm
Clusters babies are taught baseball fundamentals before they come out of the crib. That’s why we was always winning baseball games – we was fundamentally sound – plus we was Clusters. Who teaches the Braves bunting? Is he fundamentally sound?
Braves73
August 28th, 2010
9:03 pm
It’s good to see the Braves breakout in this game and hopefully win. My only concern is tomorrow potential lineup. I’m feeling a Bobby Cox Triple-A special lineup which will include leaving McCann on the bench, Heyward will probably sit, and don’t forget D-Lee strained his side which will be a perfect excuse for B.C. to sit him…You heard it here first.
Josh
August 28th, 2010
9:04 pm
Infante doesn’t have to get to the +500 plate appearances mark though. If he comes up short, the league will subtract his total at-bats from that required mark and essentially give him an .000 AVG for those at-bats. As of a few days ago, he could afford to come up 20 short and still win the title.
billy
August 28th, 2010
9:04 pm
Leave it to Tim to shut down the losing streak, can’t wait to see Freeman in a Braves uniform!!
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:04 pm
Clusters….are you on crack? just wondering lol
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:05 pm
It certainly helps that Infante is batting leadoff now. That should give him an extra plate appearance each game.
houstonbraves
August 28th, 2010
9:05 pm
infante has 332 AB and has 33 games after tonight? just say an avg of 4 ab’s per game. thats if he plays every game and walks to NOT count as AB’s. he will not make 502 or be close enough to factor in 0-whatever appearances.
TIGER WOODS
August 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
Where has my A-GAME gone? And why don’t I wear solid-red
on Sundays anymore?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:06 pm
Infante, by my calculations, would have to average 4.4 plate appearances over the final 33 games to get to 502. That’s close. But he’s a leadoff guy, so it’s possible.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:07 pm
Tiger you “A” game has left and all you have now is the address to mail the check.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:07 pm
It’s plate appearances that count, houstonbraves, not at-bats.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:08 pm
There’s no chance the Braves would waive Chipper Jones, houstonbraves.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:08 pm
houstonbraves
It’s plate appearances not AB’s. Walks count toward plate appearances.
Archangel
August 28th, 2010
9:08 pm
I’m sure this has been mentioned already, but thanks for shaving the beard Hudson!
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
Huddy is doing what Jair should’ve the other day…. take control with a big lead…. great job.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
The bottom fell out of that pitch.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
Huddy shall we say is dealing!
Sonny Clusters
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
We was Braves fans for as long as we can remember. We had a foam tomahawk in our crib along with a baseball, a glove, and a game bat. We have a Pepe Frias autograph.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
I agree Mark, but they sure need to be looking at 3B possibilities for next year. I hope he does not pull a Brett Favre stunt and keep everyone in limbo until the last minute.
houstonbraves
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
yes, my mistake. changed that rule due to ted williams, i believe
Josh
August 28th, 2010
9:09 pm
Mark, how’s the crowd tonight? Lot of energy? I was hoping we’d get a good crowd to help pump some hype back into the team.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
HoustonBraves: I’d also like to see Chipper do the Braves a solid and renegotiate his contract for a lower amount, assuming he comes back and is relegated to a bit player. (Because, I mean, the chances of Chipper coming back, hitting better than Infante/Prado, and fielding better than Infante/Prado on an everyday basis…well, even Seabiscuit wouldn’t like those odds.)
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
Huddy is dealing.
JT from Columbus
August 28th, 2010
9:10 pm
Braves73 I think Bobby will run out his A-Team tomorrow. The race is too close now.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:11 pm
I checked with Carroll. A player doesn’t even have to be on the 40-man roster to be postseason-eligible. He just has to be in the organization. But the Braves would have to do one of those injury-replacement things to get Freeman on the 25-man postseason roster. Which apparently they can.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:12 pm
Hinske shaved his toes b4 the game.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:12 pm
These guy’s are in slow motion. Or are we just that fast?
Jt
August 28th, 2010
9:13 pm
Thank you, Mark. I don’t think it can happen and we certainly do not know how FF will fare when he gets to ATL but was curious as to the rule.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:13 pm
Pretty good crowd tonight, Josh. Over 40,000, I would say.
Phil
August 28th, 2010
9:13 pm
4.4 to 4/5 plate appearances fror Infante to qualify. Braves would have to average over 6 runs a game for it to happen. The 460 or so is a good estimate.
Metro Coach
August 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
Unless he comes up and doesn’t record an out, Freeman’s not going to be on the playoff roster. Starting 1B next Opening Day? Probably, but he’s not playing in the playoffs this season.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
For example, the 40 man currently has KK on it. Freeman could replace him should his buttock calus become inflamed.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
the marlins pitcher looks like a toothpick with a mustache lol
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:14 pm
Let me be clear, Jt: Apparently Freeman can be on the postseason roster.
heywood...
August 28th, 2010
9:15 pm
and speaking of statistics…mark, how is 314 comments after 2 1/2 hours
looking as compared to other live BRAVES blogs??
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:15 pm
Seems like a Team has to set their playoff roster before the divisional series and again for the league championship series and before the world series.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:15 pm
I will be surprised if Freeman plays much when he is called up. Probably some pinch hitting and a start or two the rest of the season.
huh?
August 28th, 2010
9:16 pm
Really? only 27 against that bad ARK D??? REALLY??
Jt
August 28th, 2010
9:17 pm
I understand.
Metro Coach
August 28th, 2010
9:17 pm
Yeah Earl, they get to reset before each series, usually the biggest decisions are whether to carry 12 pitchers or 13.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:18 pm
Correct Coach!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:19 pm
For a Saturday night, heywood …, it’s pretty good.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:19 pm
So, do we see Farnsworth tonight? I say Yes…. makes sense with this lead.
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
It’s Saturday night?!? I’m outta here…
Darryl Blackberry
August 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
It’s Saturday night?! I’m outta here…
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:20 pm
Somebody mentioned the F-person again.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
I hope the A Team comes out and we win the series. And no rain delays! LOL
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
Is it permissible for me to give a plug on a great comeback win for the Appling County Pirates high school football team last night?
Josh
August 28th, 2010
9:21 pm
Man, Lowe verse Josh Johnson tomorrow. Not liking those odds.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:22 pm
Twelve strikeouts for Hudson. Matches personal best.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:22 pm
I am hoping Farnsworth plays KK’s disappearing act.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:22 pm
BravesFaninMD, NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:23 pm
Sure, Earl. It’s not only permissible — it’s encouraged.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:23 pm
Haha Mark… yep…. well, they used Christian last night so someone has to keep Huddy from throwing 120 pitches.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:23 pm
I agree with the earlier blogger (I’ve been reading and catching up): high school football on Fridays and baseball on Saturday. Life is good.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:23 pm
Nice night for Hanley. Just became Hudson’s career-best 13th K.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:24 pm
New career high for Huddy! Way to go!!
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:24 pm
You guys give Farny a break. He ain’t a bad guy. Besides, he could kick all of your a$$es.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:24 pm
Wulfsgirl,
I am hoping the Padres beat the Phillies in the rest of their series.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:24 pm
Does anyone see a complete game here?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:25 pm
I don’t, JL. Not in a 10-1 game.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
I don’t know if Bobby will let him finish it.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
Yeah he needs to be in Ultimate Fighting rather than playing BB.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
Great outing by Huddy for us tonight!…Leave it to him to stop the bleeding for us. We need D-Lowe to come out tomorrow and keep it going and not show up throwing BP.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
I also don’t see a complete game because Ankiel is pinch-hitting for Hudson.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:26 pm
let’s just not mention the F bomb on this blog again ok……he is a jinx lol
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
Me, too Also Ashley. We need to put a little space between us and the Phillies!
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
Way to go Rick!! I love his swing when he makes contact!
Steve
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
I must be drunk! Ankiel got a hit?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
A good matchup would be Farnsy batting and Nolan Ryan pitching him tight and Farnsy charging the mound. Now that would be a ticket I would buy. Robin Ventura may have never charged another pitcher after Nolan.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
Rick is the King of meaningless hits.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:27 pm
Who’s in the bullpen, Mark?
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:28 pm
That’s a key point, BravesFaninMD: I love his swing when he makes contact!
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:28 pm
Pinch hitter is a sure sign your night is done lol.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
9:28 pm
I wouldn’t trust F-bomb worthless with a 9 run lead!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:29 pm
It’s a lefty out there. Either Venters or O’Flaherty. Can’t tell from here. But I’m guessing O’Flaherty.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:29 pm
I would pull Infante and give him the rest of the night off. He got his 5 PA’s in.
Bad Dawg
August 28th, 2010
9:29 pm
Of course they watch the scoreboard!! They know Philly lost today and they have to win!!!!
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:30 pm
Mark is it 450 or 500 at bats to qualify?
Peter
August 28th, 2010
9:31 pm
Well Mark they just mentioned it on TV…….Infante can win the batting title without getting 502 at bats……..
I am rooting for him to do it.
Sonny Clusters
August 28th, 2010
9:31 pm
A batter should consider who he is charging before charging the mound. Robin Ventura found out the hard way. Remember Wickman? We would not charge him but somebody little would be best to charge.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:31 pm
502 plate appearances to qualify.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:31 pm
You’re at your pithiest tonight Mark.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
5 0 2
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
It’s 11-1. Prado homer.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
Yes, it would be kind of like a hit and run with Wickman……….
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
That’s how you do it Martin!!!
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
Prado = MVP
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
Thank you! 11 runs, I feel better.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:32 pm
12-1, not ominus.
TM
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
I see the guy with the hurt hand is still in another blow-out game…
Nice work Bobby.
He just hit an Hr, do you think Brooks Conrad can handle the hot corner for the rest of the night?
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
12 sorry
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
so if you start 100 ballgames that should put you right on the cusp.
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
I hate to say it, but having Derrek Lee out of the lineup seems to make us a stronger team. Remembering Jack Pierce (AAA stud, MLB dud), I was hesitant to jump on the Freddie Freeman bandwagon, but the time has come. Somebody has to step up to the plate, and seems we have the choice of Hinske or Freeman if production is the question.
Meanwhile, I nominate Pascual Perez to be Farnsworth’s personal chauffeur.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
Five RBI’s in a game ties a career high for Prado.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
Talk about sending a message to the Phillies!
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
Great catch by the kid there
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:33 pm
Actually it’s 12-1. I can’t count this high. I’m from Kentucky.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:34 pm
Yep, the hitter who has 85 rbi’s but none when it is critical to a win.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:34 pm
12-1…those two extra runs make me feel a little better lol
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:34 pm
O’Flaherty in to hurl.
If Farnsworth enters, that’s when I hurl
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:35 pm
Count all fingers and toes Mark.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:35 pm
Mark, i am from Kentucky as well and I take umbrage at the disparagement of my home state.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:35 pm
Ole I-285, seems like I just passed that store.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:35 pm
Count the fingers and toes of the person next to you, if the Braves keep on scoring.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:36 pm
Can the F bomb come into the game now?
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:36 pm
well, west virginny is close to kentucky.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:36 pm
I’m sorry Farnsworth should be in tonight…. if we HAVE to pitch him, this is the perfect situation so you don’t feel tempted to use him tomorrow. What a waste having one of your prime lefties pitching now when the right handers are the ones in the bullpen letting us down.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:36 pm
Mark, I was thinking 11 to 1 myself then saw where the scoreboard said 12 to 1. LOL
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:37 pm
Nope, we still don’t have a big enough lead for Farnsworth. Maybe after another touchdown?
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:37 pm
lol mark very clever
Kyle Farnsworth
August 28th, 2010
9:37 pm
Mr. Bradley,
I personally take issue with your rather snide and cynical comments on my pitching proclivities.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:38 pm
Farnsworth should be in right now… otherwise why is he on the fricking roster?
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:38 pm
Amos, can you explain your statement to the good ol folks from Alabama?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:38 pm
Kyle, remove the word pitching and you may have something.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
MY defense won’t give up the 12 points the Marlins have tonight. Ever.
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
An eleven-run lead and you walk the leadoff man? Throw strikes!
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
Amos,
And the fine folks from Jaw-Juh.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
BravesFaininMD… we’re all trying to figure out why he is on the fricking roster! LOL
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:39 pm
O’Flaherty not exactly fooling anybody. But there’s an out.
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:40 pm
Why do I hear the music from “Jaws” in the background? Are we about to blow a double-digit lead?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:41 pm
I am on record as saying we will NOT blow the lead tonight, even if Farnsy comes in.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:41 pm
JL, my grandson Luke and his wife and kids left West Virginia with me in the early 1960’s to move to California. Life has never been so good.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:41 pm
Because the Marlins are gonna need a bigger boat, rc35.
I have no idea what that means.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:42 pm
Amos, so you loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly?
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:42 pm
Although I was always a bit leery of our hired hand Pepino.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:42 pm
Wulfsgirl: I don’t like him either, but hate to see O’Flaherty wasted tonight.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:42 pm
Irish eyes smile as O’Flaherty escapes the eighth.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
MB, line dropper.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
Nope…no gloom and doom talk tonight
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
Also Ashley, you beat me to that one.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
12 runs on 14 hits tonight……this is the Braves teams that needs to be showing up consistently every night!
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
Well, you get credit for the Irish eyes comment.
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
Whew! Two outs. I feel better now. I think our boat may be able to land those Marlins.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:43 pm
Also, no, that was actually my cousin Jed Clampett, who discovered oil on that barren hilltop he owns in the Ozark mountains. Granny and I never got along that well.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:44 pm
This blog is eating posts… I have to type the same thing twice!!! (And, no, I haven’t been imbibing in any fine Chesapeake Bay craft brews tonight!)
ReddJonn68
August 28th, 2010
9:44 pm
I can’t understand, is Bobby calling the pitches I haven’t really seen our guy shake off a lot of the m the past few games. I’m just saying !
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:45 pm
Spam filter does strange things, BravesFaninMd. I never know why.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:45 pm
Attendance is 43,000 and something.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
swimming pools, movie stars…
rc35
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
OK, I’m out of here for now. Seriously, thanks for the online therapy. I needed it after this week’s diamond drama. Go Braves!
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
Am I the only one who thinks “Huh?” at least five times a game after one of Chip’s “clever” comments????
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
As I understand it, ReddJonn68, Roger McDowell sometimes calls pitches. Cox does not.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=7387
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:46 pm
Hinske with a weak hack. Which pretty much describes my career.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:47 pm
The mood is alot better on here tonight. Anyone else notice?
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:47 pm
Hinske considering shaving eye brows b4 next plate appearance.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:47 pm
Mr. Bradley, I’m just glad we have this here thing called a blog nowadays. When I was younger, the word blog meant that you needn’t be nice to your wife for a couple of days.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:48 pm
I would say a good one, Mark.
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:49 pm
There comes a point I don’t want to know where the Braves players are shaving.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:49 pm
NOO Mark. I think most critics would describe you as a mighty hack. heh, heh
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:49 pm
I’m trying to decide whether I should delete that last comment by Amos McCoy. Anybody have any thoughts, one way or another?
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:50 pm
I am 55 years old and still thinking on that one.
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
9:50 pm
Is that the F-bomb about to enter the game?…..we better have another up and warming up!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
I’m about to turn 55, Earl, and I’m at a loss.
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
I’m from GA Mark, what did Amos mean?
Steve
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
Delete it.
ReddJonn68
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
Yeppp just sittin here whittlin, but we are on 2.5 ahead of the wild card spot. Yeppp !!!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
A terrible thing has occurred. Kyle Farnsworth has entered the tilt.
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
Says Mark I’m a mighty hack
I might stab some in the back
my conscience is clear as a bell
so what the hell
I won’t take no flack
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:51 pm
wondering what happened to my last comment?!!??
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
If in doubt, DELETE!
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
Farnsy!
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
If you are also at a loss, then Also is much older or much younger………over my head in either case.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
What about “Spam”? Reducing a perfectly serviceable canned meat product in the neo-lexicon to mean Junk?
HOLY CRAP he escaped! the F-Man is on the hill!
Bill
August 28th, 2010
9:52 pm
Is Farnsworth the pitching equivalent to Gerg Norton?
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
Say it aint so Mark, say it aint so!
todd grantham
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
Yes, I would delete Mr McCoy’s comment. Poor taste and not funny at all.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
He will probably strikeout the side.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
YES, thanks Bobby for putting in my man Kyle…..
Mack Jones
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
Mark: I have Derrek Lee on my fantasy team. Playoffs start Monday for us. Will he be available?
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
Hats off to Tim Hudson. Maybe the rest of the starting pitchers can watch video or get pointers from Tim ? Freddie Freeman needs to be here yesterday…
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 28th, 2010
9:53 pm
Don’t delete his comment Mark, I think it’s a regional thing.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:54 pm
One out for Farnsy. But he’s hurt.
Omar! Omar!
August 28th, 2010
9:54 pm
Bill, I think you have to be here for a full year to attain the legendary Greg Norton status.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:54 pm
Gee, I guess Kyle doesn’t want to pitch after all.
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:55 pm
I think he swallowed a bug.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:55 pm
Oh, sure, Mack Jones. He’ll be OK.
Mack Jones
August 28th, 2010
9:55 pm
Thanks
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Ok…time to get Farnsworthless out of there!!
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Wasn’t Farnsy sent to Triple A ? Wait, he just SHOULD have been demoted there…
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
There’s a triple
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Although Ankiel stumbled on the track.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Whatevery the meaning, men you better be nice to your wife. I don’t think I could not be nice to anyone I loved. Did I really say that.
Omar! Omar!
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Ankiel has a nice arm, but did Chip really need to yell about that throw?
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
9:56 pm
Are you serious about deleting my comment? Blog in my younger days meant when the babies had collic. Dirty minds, I suppose.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:57 pm
Nice throw in by Ankiel.
Steve
August 28th, 2010
9:57 pm
Let Freeman take Farnworth’s place on the roster.
Earl
August 28th, 2010
9:57 pm
1 out, long ways to gooooooooooo
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
9:57 pm
Mark, I’m 38 years old and I don’t understand what Amos meant.
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
9:58 pm
Farnsy’s arm has been hurt since 2001… Based on results…
NRBQ
August 28th, 2010
9:58 pm
Okay, humble correspondent. Fess up.
You know you remember Little Luke, Pepino and Sugar Babe on a tiny black-and-white screen.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
9:58 pm
I’m 39 and don’t have a clue either Also Ashley!
JL
August 28th, 2010
9:58 pm
Earl, GO TO OPRAH, GO TO OPRAH. Oh wait this isn’t SPRINGER!
Omar! Omar!
August 28th, 2010
9:58 pm
Davis has a nice stroke, and Farnsworth fastball is a little too straight.
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
9:59 pm
He CAN’T give up 9… or can he????
Andy
August 28th, 2010
9:59 pm
I bet Farnsworth isn’t on the postseason roster at the rate he’s going.
Wes Covington
August 28th, 2010
9:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Farnsworth is not fooling anybody at the plate.
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
10:00 pm
NRQB, you forgot old George, who lives next door, the friend and neighbor you’ve met before.
ReddJonn68
August 28th, 2010
10:00 pm
All I have to say about Farnsworth is that sometimes ppl get remarried, so maybe that why he’s in a Brave uniform again !!!
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
10:00 pm
Hush, BravesfaninMD. Let’s not think unpleasant thoughts.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
Braves Win! Braves Win! Braves Win!
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
Kyle Farnsworth protects a 10-run lead by reducing it only to nine. Braves prevail. Whew
NRBQ
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
No way I forget that old stutterer. Just couldn’t remember his name. Didn’t he have a goat living in his house?
JL
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
Did we just watch the resurrection of Farney?
Chuck Vickers
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
Thanks again Mark!!
BravesFaninMD
August 28th, 2010
10:01 pm
Gee, Farnsy was acting like it was a save situation…. but, will take it. Go Braves!!!
ReddJonn68
August 28th, 2010
10:02 pm
Well Mark when you get remarried the cooking is still the same !!!
JL
August 28th, 2010
10:03 pm
Thanks Mark, this was a blast!
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
10:03 pm
Why does Yahoo MLB still have Farnsey in a KC uniform? I clicked there to check the score and saw it.
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
10:03 pm
Enjoyed it, Mark and all you other braves fans!!Goodnight!
Earl
August 28th, 2010
10:03 pm
Thanks Mark!! Good Job!!
Zerevan
August 28th, 2010
10:04 pm
Forgive your enemies but never forget their names…! GO BRAVES
Also Ashley
August 28th, 2010
10:04 pm
Thanks Mark! I always enjoy your blog.
JL
August 28th, 2010
10:06 pm
Z, Keep your loved ones close, and your enemies closer!
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
10:06 pm
Farnsworth doesn’t spell relief…
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
10:07 pm
Goodnight Everyone… enjoyed the game!
Wulfsgirl
August 28th, 2010
10:09 pm
Okay, thats is like 3 comments that haven’t shown up! Urggg
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
10:09 pm
Yeah Mark, we appreciate you talking with us unlike most of the blogmeisters.
MitchC
August 28th, 2010
10:15 pm
Mark, this was a much needed win. The Braves played up to their capabilities tonight.
I still think, psychologically, that we need to win tomorrow, and then take three of four from the Mets. Hopefully, if we can do that, and Philly can lose a few games on their road trip, we can beef up our lead again.
I know, one day at a time. However, I hope that tonight was a prelude to a successful remainder of the homestand.
BravesWin
August 28th, 2010
10:18 pm
Last.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
10:20 pm
Apparently Farnsworth got dizzy from looking in the lights on the ball over Ankiel. I’m serious.
Oh, and Cox said Lee might not play tomorrow.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
10:21 pm
Thanks to one and all for hanging with me tonight. And I’m going to the spam queue right now to rescue your comments, Wulfsgirl.
Skeezix
August 28th, 2010
10:22 pm
Looks like Hinske been eating too many cheeseburgers & fries.
THE CURSE OF DAVID JUSTICE LIVES IN ATL
August 28th, 2010
10:24 pm
BOUT TIME
Amos McCoy
August 28th, 2010
10:25 pm
Glad you saw fit not to delete my innocent comment about the blog Mark.
THE CURSE OF DAVID JUSTICE LIVES IN ATL
August 28th, 2010
10:29 pm
WE STILL SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MANNY!
P.S LET TERRY PENDLETON OR JOE TORRE COACH NEXT YEAR!
THE CURSE OF DAVID JUSTICE LIVES IN ATL
August 28th, 2010
10:31 pm
AND MARK BRADLEY WHATS UP WITH THE RED PANTIES AND DUI’S ALSO THE HIT AND RUN BY EALEY?
Bravesfansince66
August 28th, 2010
10:31 pm
What is up with the bull pen? first O’Flarety walks the first batter and gives up a run and then Farnsworth gives up a run and some awfully hard hit balls. I know, I know pitch to contact with a big lead but this is ridiculous. Farnsworth’s has stunk the place up ever since he got hear. Why not leave Tim in and let him finish?
Bravesfan54
August 28th, 2010
10:37 pm
Earl – did you forget Rico, or was that his (only) off year, or his non-season with TB (or something like that). If not, huge oversight my man – Rico Carty being to this day the “forgotten Brave”.
Mark Bradley
August 28th, 2010
10:41 pm
The post above has been updated to include postgame reaction, if you’re so inclined. If not, thanks again. It was another fun night at the yard.
Little Brave
August 28th, 2010
10:41 pm
Tell Hanson to shave the darn beard . . . Huddy got the message and look how he pitched without the hairy face he had for the two no decisions prior to tonight. Lowe may need to shave also if he loses another winnable game. The extra hair saps their energy LOL.
robdawg08
August 28th, 2010
10:59 pm
Lowe would need an entire body shave…
Mr. Melancholy
August 28th, 2010
11:02 pm
Bradley, you’re a second rate sportswriter, but a first class smart ass. You’re so desperate for replies or comments, you come off like a 12 year old jerk. It’s pretty common in talk radio. You migrated it to your newspaper.
Katherine
August 28th, 2010
11:18 pm
Thanks Mark….too bad they gave up the f word and he sucked it up again as usual lol
Keith
August 29th, 2010
12:01 am
Bradley, could you do a blog on how many times Huddy is the “stopper” for us? It always seems like after rough losses (either ones we lose via walk-off or ones we just lose badly) that Huddy bounces us back almost every time.
Should I get your coffee, too?
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:52 am
Two things still concern me with this Braves team: Defense and base running. On both of those pop ups that were dropped by Ramirez in the outfield in tonight’s game….both runners who tried to score were out by a wide margin. While Prado got nailed at the plate, Diaz got lucky when the Marlins’ catcher somehow missed tagging him.
Because of how BAD our defense, base running AND inconsistent our clutch hitting is………..we have no choice but to rely on our pitching to win games. It is unrealistic to assume that our pitching is going to be on every single night.
Sure, against bad teams, our margin of error is greater. The Marlins arent nearly a good enough team for one error to seal your fate against them. However, the Phillies, Padres, and Reds are the kind of teams who will pounce on errors to beat you.
As good as our pitching is……..why cant Bobby Cox have our team take at least a little time to work on the fundamentals of running the bases and playing some solid defense? Even with Chipper and Glaus out of the lineup (thankfully)….our defense still needs some tightening up. At some point the manager of the team has to be held accountable for mental errors that his team makes. Mental errors are a result of lack of concentration and focus.
If Bobby is the manager everyone makes him out to be….and players love playing for him……..why cant they love playing some freaking defense for him and love not getting thrown out by making boneheaded base running plays?
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:54 am
?
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:57 am
There are two things still concern me with this Braves team: Defense and base running.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:58 am
Both runners who tried to score on those two dropped pops by Ramirez were out by a wide margin. While Prado got nailed at the plate, Diaz got lucky when the Marlins’ catcher somehow missed tagging him.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:59 am
Because of how BAD our defense, base running AND inconsistent our clutch hitting is………..we have no choice but to rely on our pitching to win games. It is unrealistic to assume that our pitching is going to be on every single night.
Sure, against bad teams, our margin of error is greater. The Marlins arent nearly a good enough team for one error to seal your fate against them. However, the Phillies, Padres, and Reds are the kind of teams who will pounce on errors to beat you.
As good as our pitching is……..why cant Bobby Cox have our team take at least a little time to work on the fundamentals of running the bases and playing some solid defense? Even with Chipper and Glaus out of the lineup (thankfully)….our defense still needs some tightening up. At some point the manager of the team has to be held accountable for mental errors that his team makes. Mental errors are a result of lack of concentration and focus.
If Bobby is the manager everyone makes him out to be….and players love playing for him……..why cant they love playing some freaking defense for him and love not getting thrown out by making boneheaded base running plays?
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
6:59 am
,,,Because of how BAD our defense, base running AND inconsistent our clutch hitting is………..we have no choice but to rely on our pitching to win games. It is unrealistic to assume that our pitching is going to be on every single night.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:01 am
Sure, against bad teams, our margin of error is greater. The Marlins arent nearly a good enough team for one error to seal your fate against them. However, the Phillies, Padres, and Reds are the kind of teams who will pounce on errors to beat you.
As good as our pitching is……..why cant Bobby Cox have our team take at least a little time to work on the fundamentals of running the bases and playing some solid defense? Even with Chipper and Glaus out of the lineup (thankfully)….our defense still needs some tightening up. At some point the manager of the team has to be held accountable for mental errors that his team makes. Mental errors are a result of lack of concentration and focus.
If Bobby is the manager everyone makes him out to be….and players love playing for him……..why cant they love playing some freaking defense for him and love not getting thrown out by making boneheaded base running plays?
Jesse Stone
August 29th, 2010
7:02 am
Chance- We WON BIG. Save your petty criticisms for another time.
Jesse Stone
August 29th, 2010
7:04 am
STUPID ME!! Why do I bother addressing someone that has FIVE POSTS IN A ROW???
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:17 am
We are 2 games up on the Phillies and 3 1/2 up on the Giants for the Wild Card (we have to pay attention to the W.C. because the Phillies could very well pass us). It’s going to be tough to hold them off unless we buckle down and play some fundamental baseball.
It’s getting close to crunch time. The Phillies have shown over the past 4 years that they play their best baseball at the end of the season. What have we shown over the past 4 years? What did we show last year at the end of 2009?
My point is that we have to PROVE that we can get the job done. To be honest, the Braves played better (especially record wise) in July and August of 2009….than we are playing here in 2010 in the months of July and August. So you guys cant say that you cant compare this year’s team to last year’s.
So given the fact that last year’s team played better in July and August than we are this year………….is it unrealistic to think that this year’s team could very well end up folding under pressure in September in a similar fashion as last year’s team? I’m not saying that we are going to fold. I’m saying that we have to PROVE that we wont. And that is a BIG FREAKING IF.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:23 am
Jesse Stone……..I criticize because I see the big picture. We have the pitching to contend for a World Series. We have a bullpen with a good combination of lefty/righty combos….guys who can throw hard and nasty stuff. It would be a shame to waste our pitching by making critical base running blunders and untimely fielding and throwing errors.
The fact that we won big tonight against a very average Marlins team does not mean that we should overlook and dismiss the blunders we made tonight. It’s an unfortunate trend of, at times, a comedy of errors that seems to be as contagious as gonorrhea is in a house of pleasure.
Also, big Josh Johnson is on the mound tomorrow. Dude is always tough against us. And with Derek “light up the scoreboard” Lowe pitching tomorrow…….we have to play solid, tough, fundamental baseball tomorrow if we’re going to have a realistic chance to win.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:24 am
…Jesse Stone……..I criticize because I see the big picture. We have the pitching to contend for a World Series. We have a bullpen with a good combination of lefty/righty combos….guys who can throw hard and nasty stuff. It would be a shame to waste our pitching by making critical base running blunders and untimely fielding and throwing errors.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:26 am
…The fact that we won big tonight against a very average Marlins team does not mean that we should overlook and dismiss the blunders we made tonight.
Also, big Josh Johnson is on the mound tomorrow. Dude is always tough against us. And with Derek “light up the scoreboard” Lowe pitching tomorrow…….we have to play solid, tough, fundamental baseball tomorrow if we’re going to have a realistic chance to win.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:27 am
Josh Johnson is on the mound tomorrow. Dude is always tough against us. And with Derek “light up the scoreboard” Lowe pitching tomorrow…….we have to play solid, tough, fundamental baseball tomorrow if we’re going to have a realistic chance to win.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:30 am
Oops, I mean to say “today” instead of “tomorrow” in my last post about “today’s” pitching match-up.
rekingball
August 29th, 2010
8:50 am
No comment.
JLEW
August 29th, 2010
10:11 am
Why does Bobby not seem to want to play Diaz? Why not put him in left field and leave hime for the rest of the season? He played him last night against a righty on a “hunch” and he did pretty well, I would say, but he is back on the bench today. I guess I don’t understand.
Keith Strawn
August 29th, 2010
11:15 am
“the local nine WASN’T overly concerned” or “the local nine WEREN’T overly concerned?”
Jimmy Jam
August 29th, 2010
12:19 pm
I hate to say this but the Braves are on life support, it’s just a matter of time before the Phillies run away with this division. The Braves will have to hope for a wild card spot and beat out the Giants and that other team from the central.
MitchC
August 29th, 2010
3:42 pm
Mark, I know this blog is from yesterday, but do you still think the Braves are making the playoffs, buddy, after going 1-5 this week, and losing two of three to Florida at home, barring a huge rally?
The Braves won’t make the playoffs. Philly will have passed us by next week, and a team like St Louis or the Giants will go ahead of us for the wild card. I’m sorry, but I just can’t believe anymore, with as poorly as this team is playing. The two losses at home this weekend aren’t even competetive. We just got our A$$es kicked!
Bravissimo
August 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
2 losses at home??…lol
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
Where is Skip Carey when you need him! Flashback to 1991 when David Justice hit that home run.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
4:57 pm
I’m watching the Phillies broadcast version of their game with the Padres right now. They werent too happy with Leo Nunez. They were kind of lamenting the fact that they cant depend on other teams to help them out.
How soon that they forget the meltdown that the Dodgers bullpen had against them 2 weeks ago in the 8th and 9th innings of that game.
Milt Famey
August 29th, 2010
4:59 pm
That stupid bobby cox, taking out Infante and putting Diaz in the game….Oh wait, there’s a drive…uh,uh, I don’t know what to say.
Navigator
August 29th, 2010
5:51 pm
What started the run to first place was the exuberance of the young players, but since that time they’ve restocked with veteran players. They seem to be offended at getting excited, kind of out of place. Once again, the moves are about bad trades starting with last year with Glaus, then
Ankiel, and now Smith. It’s obvious Ankiel and Smith would rather be somewhere else, and after the season, they probably will be. Glaus and Cabrera will be gone, and so will Lowe, so the question is: Who has Wren brought in that truly helped this team, Answer: look at our shortstop, he’s the only one. Oh yeah, Cox will be gone too!
Jack this
August 29th, 2010
6:27 pm
haha, GEORGIA TECH’S MATT KUCHAR JUST WON THE BARCLAYS IN A PLAYOFF, too bad dog goobers
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:07 pm
The Braves are getting a LOT OF LOVE on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. John Kruk has a lot of good things to say about the Braves.
Christopher Chance
August 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Both John Kruk and Nomar said that they like the Braves over the Phillies on Baseball Tonight.
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August 29th, 2010
7:42 pm
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