Live from the ballyard: The Lowe-down on a big-game pitcher
Derek Lowe started Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS in the old Yankee Stadium. No pressure there. Only 85 years of Red Sox angst bottled into one night in the Bronx.
He won the game. Went on two days’ rest. Pitched six innings, yielded one hit and one earned run.
One week later, Derek Lowe started Game 4 of the World Series in the old Busch Stadium. No pressure there. Only the Curse of the Bambino and all that other sad New England history to put to rest.
He won the game. Pitched seven innings, yielded three hits and no runs.
Yeah, 2004 was a while ago — but not so long as 1918 was to Red Sox Nation — and we in Atlanta haven’t seen much of that D-Lowe in his two seasons here. But the Braves signed him for $15 million per annum for two reasons: First, Lowe never misses a start, and second, he’s a big-game pitcher.
Lowe missed one start this season. It came early this month after he received a cortisone shot for the bone chip in his elbow. He’s 4-0 since. He has yielded three earned runs in 25 September innings. He’s the reason the Braves lead the wild card chase by 1 1/2 games with four to play. He has done what even Tim Hudson couldn’t do — won big games by the bunch.
A lot of people wanted rid of Lowe after last season, Frank Wren chief among them. But the GM couldn’t find anybody willing to take that salary, and you know what? Sometimes the best trades (all together now) …
Are the ones you don’t make. The Braves would have been long gone without D-Lowe, and today they dispatch him to the hill again. He’s pitching on three days’ rest. Doesn’t matter. He’s Derek Lowe. He’s a gamer.
And with that, the floor is open for questions, comments and postseason projections. (I think the Braves will play the Giants in Round 1.) I’ll be here until the end of this strangely timed — game time is 4:35 p.m. — tilt, and I’d be obliged if you’d ride along. And I offer my thanks in advance.
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heymmered
September 29th, 2010
3:20 pm
first
icceman
September 29th, 2010
3:22 pm
Go Get EM Derrick!!!!! Go Bravos
Jim Wiessener
September 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
I’ll be watching from Kincardine, Ontario on the MLB package, as a former resident of PTC/Sharpsburg/Jonesboro for about 22 years and recently Knoxville, TN I’ve been missing October Braves baseball… Born and raised 50 miles north of Philly, I became a full time Braves fan in ‘82 when I moved to Peachtree City after living north of Clearwater for 4 years, yes I had to Celebrate the ‘80 Phils win by myself, so my allegiance is with the BRAVES!!!!
Roper
September 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
Can we bring Smoltz back for the playoffs? He’s been known to pitch a big game or two. I’m sure he’d rather be down on the field than in the announcers booth.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
3:26 pm
Kudos, heymmered.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
3:26 pm
Only if I don’t have to interview him, Roper.
Trey
September 29th, 2010
3:28 pm
I am ready for today’s game. Hopefully we can pull another game ahead of the Padres.
Silly Goose
September 29th, 2010
3:32 pm
D-Lowe. Wow. I was the only one amongst my friends that was glad he wasn’t gone before this season started. Look now. I’m sure Lowe will pitch great today.
The only thing that would be cooler? If Ankiel comes in to pitch a 1-2-3 inning before the season ended.
I know it’s out there…..
NC BRAVES FAN
September 29th, 2010
3:32 pm
We need to put some runs on the board early. Anyone know what our lineup is looking like today againt the lefty?
jimmymack
September 29th, 2010
3:33 pm
go braves
Office Space
September 29th, 2010
3:33 pm
Where are all the naysayers that were ranting yesterday before the braves won?
Turlock Brave
September 29th, 2010
3:37 pm
ESPN is actually broadcasting this game. The entire AL East must be having a bad hair day, or something.
Bubbaallred
September 29th, 2010
3:37 pm
How about some reverse psychology? I think Lowe has lost it. He’s not a gamer anymore. He’s not much of anything anymore besides an older average pitcher. He won’t win tonight. The Braves will lose this game big – 8 to 1. Afterwards, I’ll be gloating because I predicted it perfectly.
Alrighty, enough of that. Go, Braves!!!
somewhereovertherainbow
September 29th, 2010
3:37 pm
no other choice, really. Go for age, guile and endless # of innings pitched vs these hungary young fish.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
3:37 pm
Infante, 2B; Heyward, RF; Diaz, LF, Lee, 1B; Gonzalez, SS; Ross, C; Conrad, 3b; Cabrera, CF; Lowe, P.
NCBrave
September 29th, 2010
3:37 pm
I’m hoping for some early runs for a change! Go Braves!
Dick Doss
September 29th, 2010
3:38 pm
Braves lineup: 1. Infante 2B, 2. Heyward RF, 3. Diaz LF, 4. Lee 1B, 5. Gonzalez SS, 6. Ross C, 7. Conrad 3B, 8. Cabrera CF, 9. Lowe P per DOB
norman
September 29th, 2010
3:38 pm
Bradley- Do you think that the Phils this weekend will really play it soft with their subs? I don’t think the NL President would like that idea.
SG10
September 29th, 2010
3:39 pm
Mark,
We are so used to doing this ‘live blog’ thing that I kept calling Jeff with your name in his blog yesterday..anyway, good to have you do this thing today and I hope Braves win again..
Dick Doss
September 29th, 2010
3:40 pm
anyone have audio stream at work in cali and would like to hear the game
SG10
September 29th, 2010
3:40 pm
I think Heyward, Lee and McCann (who is not playing today) are due big time today!..it would be nice to get few runs early and dominate the game..winning today’s game will put extra pressure on the Giants and Padres.
tickmeter
September 29th, 2010
3:41 pm
Buy the Playoff tickets, don’t buy the Playoff tickets, buy, maybe not, next year?, OK I’m Buying!
SG10
September 29th, 2010
3:42 pm
Yeah, if you watched ESPN baseball, you would think that Mets and Cardinals are leading the league…they have ridiculous amount of coverage of these two teams from NL
Who starts a major league...
September 29th, 2010
3:43 pm
…baseball game at rush hour in a major city?
Anon21
September 29th, 2010
3:44 pm
Mark: You say the Braves would have been long gone, but for Lowe. But you can’t know that unless you know who would have replaced him, if he had hypothetically been traded over the offseason. Nor should we forget that there have been games earlier this season where his performance essentially caused us to lose. Those games matter just as much in the standings as the one this afternoon.
jaydawg33
September 29th, 2010
3:45 pm
Silly goose. You are that for sure
. AS for the Braves, I can feel a beautiful story here. I think we’ve got a team full of Gibsons and Shillings.
nique
September 29th, 2010
3:45 pm
I’m a Diaz fan, but it’s ridiculous to have him batting 3rd. Also, why do we seem to think Melky is a CF’er?
ugatiger
September 29th, 2010
3:47 pm
We need run support early, that is when it seems he gets in that groove. And then again, run early run support makes all pitcher better!
nique
September 29th, 2010
3:48 pm
have i been banned for some reason? my comments don’t seem to show up anymore.
jaydawg33
September 29th, 2010
3:48 pm
I wanna see more small ball.
nique
September 29th, 2010
3:49 pm
guess not. anyway, i’m a diaz fan, but it’s ridiculous he’s batting 3rd. why does bobby think melky is a cf’er?
corkylovesbeer
September 29th, 2010
3:51 pm
Mark,
Do you konw the reasoning for this unique start time for today’s game
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
3:52 pm
“Line drive left field, here comes Gabera he scores, here comes Freeman and he is SAFE! SAFE at the plate!!!! The Braves have given you a wild card!!!!
Darryl Blackberry
September 29th, 2010
3:53 pm
I don’t like the idea of the Phils playing loosey-goosey; they might actually win. Better if the Braves sweep the Marlins here and now so there’s less pressure on BOTH ball clubs…
Abnerish
September 29th, 2010
3:53 pm
Hoping for a big day out of D-Ross. It’s his turn…
Floyd
September 29th, 2010
3:55 pm
No McCann? Really? In the biggest game we’ve played in five years?
What am I missing?
DCBrave33
September 29th, 2010
3:55 pm
Hey Mark,
I unfortuately have to agree with you that if we make the playoffs it will be the Giants in the first round. They are a game up on Cincy for the #2 seed, and they also hold the tiebreaker advantage with a better head to head record. I do feel Cincy would be a better matchup, but at this point, get in and take our chances with whomever, right?
1990_Champs_GT
September 29th, 2010
3:58 pm
Wish we’d barbecue the Fish early today. I’m tired of these close ones. Give my blood pressure a break for once.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:01 pm
Extremely windy today.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
No McCann, Floyd. Sitting against the lefthander. Available to pinch-hit.
1990_Champs_GT
September 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
I agree with DCBrave33, get in the playoffs and worry about match ups later.
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Mark Bradley 2 Questions
1. What will the pennant color in the outfield be if the braves get the wild card?
2. How do you feel if the Braves and Twins meet in a rematch of the 1991 World Series? I mean what could be more great than a rematch and a Bobby Cox win right? RIGHT??? RIGHHHTT?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
I don’t know why they’re starting at 4:35, corkylovesbeer. I think ESPN wanted a late-season doubleheader day, but I could be in error.
1990_Champs_GT
September 29th, 2010
4:03 pm
Can’t win if you’re not in.
Heath
September 29th, 2010
4:04 pm
And say what you will about Lowe’s ERA, the Braves SCORE for him! And that would be confirmed as undisputable fact if they do today, with this lineup.
Mark, does anyone keep statistics on runs per game per pitcher? I’d be interested to see if any other Braves pitchers get the run support Lowe does.
NC BRAVES FAN
September 29th, 2010
4:07 pm
Mark, Any idea what Glaus has been up to on the bench, or what he is saying? I would love to see him get a start at third base sometime.
Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:08 pm
Mark, do you have an early prediction for the Braves vs. Giants? What if it ends up being the Reds? Who would you think has a better chance of getting past Philly? Hope it’s a good crowd today! Last night was great, the crowd was really into it. Most stayed the whole game too which is odd. By the way Braves fans, Fox Sport South is going to broadcast the ceremony on Saturday at 3:00 even though the game is on FOX. Very nice of them in case you can’t go!
MWC
September 29th, 2010
4:11 pm
No problem here w/ Ross playing today.
He’s a gamer.
Abnerish
September 29th, 2010
4:11 pm
no doubleheader on ESPN. Not sure why they chose such an odd start time.
jmart1951
September 29th, 2010
4:12 pm
Mark,
lately that whenever you have definitively positive remarks concerning the Braves and their chances for the Divisional Championship and the Wild card spot those things immediately began to slip from our fingers? So why did you put the hex on DLowe today … (not that I believe in that sort of thing)?
I appreciate your blog and that you have taken control of today’s game blog; however, have you noticed
MWC
September 29th, 2010
4:13 pm
Seen Glaus play 3rd at Gwinnett…awful.
lefty fielder
September 29th, 2010
4:16 pm
NC Braves Fan . . . Seriously?
Nate
September 29th, 2010
4:16 pm
Mark, how early can the Braves clinch a playoff berth… For instance, if the Padres lost again today and we win, do the magic number gets cut in half or do the Braves still have to win out to make it in as a wildcard opponent
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
Mark, if Atlanta does make the playoffs, who is your preferred Game 1 pitcher? A month ago, that would have been a silly question. Now I’m thinking Hanson, though. What about you?
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
Nate the magic number will be 2
If we win and the Pads win its 3
Sonny Clusters
September 29th, 2010
4:17 pm
They should let McCann run in the tool race. Bobby, too. We was thinking Bobby might be faster than McCann. Is McCann available to pinch-run if a dead man gets a hit?
Superstitious
September 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Mark did Saito wear his Japanese outfit to the stadium again today? Braves are now 2-0 when he does…
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
4:18 pm
Mark Bradley have you seen Wall Street 2 yet? Its pretty good flick!
Nate
September 29th, 2010
4:19 pm
Thanks,Mechabradzilla… I wasn’t sure how the magic number works for wildcard.
Dick Doss
September 29th, 2010
4:21 pm
any stream ????
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
4:21 pm
Its okay Nate, Mark Bradley is Godzilla and im Mecha Mark Bradley.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:21 pm
If Atlanta wins the next 4, they are in. If Atlanta wins next 3, they are in because San Diego would need to win their remaining 5. If they do win their remaining 5, that give the Giants 3 losses and push them behind Atlanta. If Atlanta wins 2, we’re guaranteed at least a tie.
Nate
September 29th, 2010
4:23 pm
lol
oldmike
September 29th, 2010
4:23 pm
Updates on Jurrgens knee and availability for the rest of whatever season we have?
Mechabradzilla
September 29th, 2010
4:23 pm
Dave O Brien is Minya
Milt Famey
September 29th, 2010
4:23 pm
I like Diaz in the 3-hole against a LH but Melky looked like a confused cornerback last night in LF. That was almost as bad as his sideways throw form CF earlier this year. Has he been drug-tested lately?
Jobu
September 29th, 2010
4:27 pm
Bats? They are afraid. I will come. Take fear from bats.
jmart1951
September 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
It should be noted that both the Padres and the Giants have one more game to play than the Braves do. The Braves are off tomorrow but both of them play. Then on Friday they begin a 3 game set against each other to finish the season.
If the Braves can win this afternoon then the Padres have to win tonight and tomorrow against the Cubs just to remain 1 game behind the Braves going into the final 3 games.
The other issue currently is that the Giants are one game ahead of the Reds for the next best record of a divisional winner. If that stays the same then the Phils would open with the Reds and the Braves, if they can hold on, would open with the Giants.
Of course with 4 and 5 games remaining anything can happen. The Padres could sweep the Giants and win the division, as longs as the Pads and Giants have the same results in the next two games.
The Braves are currently one game back in the loss column to the Giants. No telling how many ups and downs there will be between now and Sunday night.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
National Anthem sung by one of the real housewives of Atlanta.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Have not seen “Wall Street 2.” Liked the original very much.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:31 pm
Good question, Josh. What about D-Lowe?
DC Brave
September 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Mark, Would the braves hang a banner for the wild card?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:32 pm
Nate, this works just like the division race. They can clinch as early as Friday.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:33 pm
Absolutely, DC Brave. Bobby Cox said in Philadelphia he wouldn’t mind seeing a “WC” in the stadium. I assume he wasn’t talking about a water closet.
Herschel Talker
September 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
MB:
What about Kenshin Kawakami? He’d make a good Game 1 starter.
HT
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
hey mark how does the crowd look? atleast 30,000?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:34 pm
I think Kawakami is being saved for Game 1 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:35 pm
Mark, do you think the Braves have a better chance against the Giants or Reds? Do you think the Giants or Reds have a better chance of getting past Philly?
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Mark, I am afraid that you are jinxing Lowe with all your compliments. I hope not but if he goes 2 innings and gives up 6 runs we will know why.
Murphmyfavorite
September 29th, 2010
4:36 pm
Wake them bats up!!
Herschel Talker
September 29th, 2010
4:37 pm
MB:
Why even bring him to Lake Buena Vista? What’s the point? To see if Fredi takes a liking to his bad pitching more than Bobby did?
HT
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:38 pm
I’ll never understand the way Kawakami was handled. No, he wasn’t great, and Medlen deserved to take his spot. But once Medlen went down, why was KK just thrown out to dry? Not sure why you let him just get out of pitching-shape. He’s not even an option now.
raph71
September 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
anyone know how we can listen/watch online?
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
I think there is very little chance that KK makes it to spring training as a Brave. I think they will dump him during the offseason and eat part of his salary just to get rid of him.
Ghost of Jeff Treadway
September 29th, 2010
4:39 pm
Prediction: David Ross will have a key hit in this game.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
Scott Cousins breaks his bat but singles past Brooks Conrad. That’s how we begin.
sid's bream
September 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
i have to admit that I was pretty angry that we kept Lowe and traded Vasquez… goes to show that you never know from year to year with baseball.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:40 pm
missing our two lost 3b already
Chanticleer
September 29th, 2010
4:41 pm
Forgot to stache some beer in my desk, gonna be a rough first couple of innings…unless of course the AJC recommends a few cold one on the drive home from work?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:41 pm
I think every team is 0-0 when the postseason begins. How’s that for a bromide?
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:42 pm
Resident Evil 4 was pretty good. The ending sucked.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:42 pm
Sure is nice not seeing Hanley (Braves Destroyer) Ramirez in this series.
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:43 pm
ok mark time to get off here
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:43 pm
Lowe stinks! He walks Emilio Bonaficio.
Ghost of Jeff Treadway
September 29th, 2010
4:44 pm
No, no, Derek. Don’t put us in an early hole.
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:44 pm
all those compliments has jinxed him
Number Cruncher
September 29th, 2010
4:44 pm
Actually, Mark, the Braves could clinch while resting Thursday, if they win today and the Padres and Giants both lose today and Thursday. At that point the Braves would have 90 wins, the Padres would be 87-72 with a best possible record of 90-72 (to tie the Braves). However if the Pads reached 90 wins that would mean the Giants lost all 5 of their remaining games to finish 89-73.
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
Enter your comments here
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
Unbelievably weird double play.
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
wow explain that one mark im listening on the radio at work
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
I think I’d rather play a team that has already secured a post-season spot than one that is already out of the picture. There’s something about these teams that are out. They always trip up the good teams down the stretch. Did you see the Marlins reaction last night to Hinske’s homerun. Geez. So much for the belief that these type of teams don’t care. Sanchez looked like he had just blown his team’s World Series hopes.
Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
WOW!
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:45 pm
huge early break!!!! what a heads up recovery by gonzo
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
Crazy doubleplay. McCann woulda dropped that throw.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
Actually, it’s not a double play. But it is two outs on one batted ball.
Ghost of Jeff Treadway
September 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
Sea Bass got his a$$!
Murphmyfavorite
September 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
WOW!
WTF
September 29th, 2010
4:46 pm
We have to have a decent lead over the Padres heading into our series with the Phils. I don’t think they’ll pitch their big guns but you just never know.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
I’m at work. Someone please explain the weird DP.
heymmered
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
what happened on the play
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
Morrison grounded to Lowe. Who threw to second. Gonzalez dropped the ball trying to get it out of his glove — Bonifacio was ruled out at second — but threw home to get Cousins at the plate.
clay
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
dang two times already in the first inning and he screws both of them up
Ghost of Jeff Treadway
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
That’s twice in two nights for Brooksy.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:47 pm
come on conrad. prado injury hurts us so bad.
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
4:48 pm
I’m sure Jesse Stone would call that a hit. LMAO!
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:49 pm
Thanks Mark. I’ll take any break we can get.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:49 pm
It’s a legitimate question. Why is Glaus not an option at 3rd base? He played the position for 12 years. He’s been resting his knees for a month. Sure, he’s slower than Conrad, but he probably makes up for that with overall experience at the position.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:49 pm
An eventful inning. But scoreless.
raph71
September 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
ouch way to many balls in that inning. 22 pitches 11 stikes, and 11 balls
5150 P.O.A.D
September 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
1 inning and 1 error. I hate the sound of that. Errors are killers.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
we overcame our mistakes to get out of the inning scoreless. Lowe throwing groundballs. Thats a good sign
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
Brooksy a little nervous over at third today?
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
Can Bobby not even pinch hit Glaus?
BC
September 29th, 2010
4:51 pm
Brooks scares the hell out of me over at 3rd…
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:51 pm
i wouldn’t mind seeing glaus at 3b either
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
4:52 pm
Thanks for the pointer.
I say Braves win today they are in. Especially posting the score early. Padres are falling apart.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
4:52 pm
I have heard many of the players say that Brooks is the best fielding 3B on the team. I think that is why he is getting the starts over Glaus. Glaus is an unknown quantity at third now.
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
4:52 pm
Miller’s ERA will probably drop down to about 5 today
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:53 pm
Braves need early runs.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:53 pm
Andrew Miller pitching for the Fish. My middle name is Andrew.
Christopher Chance
September 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
Mark Bradley…..I watched “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” when it came out last Friday. While not nearly as good as the original, it was ok. It was amusing that they brought back a few of the non-main role players from the original and gave them bit parts in the sequel.
There should have been more Gordon Gekko scenes.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
Jason Heyward walks.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
boy this miller kid works fast
Chanticleer
September 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
Miller with an 8+ ERA…so I suppose he will throw a 2 hit gem today.
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:54 pm
Heyward missed a strike right doen middle. At least he walked.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
At a point like this in the season, early-season mistakes loom so big. That 9-game losing streak? If we even go 3-6 in that stretch instead of 0-9, we’re in the playoffs already, 2 games behind Philly and the best overall record in baseball.
Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
Playoff schedule for the Braves regardless of who they play per MLB.com:
Game 1 – Thursday, October 7 on the road
Game 2 – Friday, October 8 on the road
Game 3 – Sunday, October 10 at Turner Field
Game 4 – Monday, October 11 at Turner Field
Game 5 – Wednesday, October 13 on the road
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
Pitcher struggling and Diaz swings at 1st pitch…
BC
September 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
I like how patient Diaz is. He really takes his time up there..Jesus
Francisco Cabrera
September 29th, 2010
4:57 pm
Hey wow a David Ross sighting. Even the Braves 3b coach is dumb enough to think McCann can run the bases. Defense suffers again with Conrad at 3RD. Hope whatever team Glaus goes to next year he comes back and haunts the Braves like Thome did the White Sox.
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
4:57 pm
If I were a playoff team I’d trade for Livan Hernandez. He can have a 9.00 era and no hit the Braves…
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
4:57 pm
braves to make any noise in the postseason have to start getting clutch hits. no power, no speed. we better start knocking in runs with 2 outs
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
4:58 pm
it sure seems like if the Braves are patient at the plate today… they should get a good pitch to hit or get walked.
Anyone hacking at the first pitch is just stupid today.
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
4:58 pm
Rafael Belliard clone is behind home plate again in the orange shirt.
Lobosolo
September 29th, 2010
4:58 pm
Why don’t you run on down there and show him how to do it, BC…
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
4:59 pm
D-Lee, not to be confused with D-Lowe, walks.
Christopher Chance
September 29th, 2010
5:00 pm
If we can win this game, then we’d have to collapse against the Phillies this weekend for us to not win the Wild Card.
For instance, if we win today, the “worst” that our lead would be would be 1 game over either the Padres OR Padres/Giants. If the Padres won both today and tomorrow against the Cubs…we’d be 1 game up on them. If the Giants won both days as well against the D-backs….then they’d be up 2 on the Padres.
The ideal thing would be to see the Giants either lose one or both of the next two games OR the Padres lose the next two games.
Regardless, after tomorrow’s games, we’ll have a pretty clear idea of what needs to happen this weekend. The main thing is that the Padres-Giants are playing each other.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:00 pm
Sea Bass. Goes fishing.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:00 pm
gonzalez battles in that atbat and comes up short.
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BC
September 29th, 2010
5:03 pm
I new a run in the first would be too much to ask. Sea Bass, thanks for pooping in the bed on that at bat.
cp
September 29th, 2010
5:03 pm
ESPN gamecast hates the braves….been stuck on 3-2 count on D. Lee for the last 6 mins. Starting to think there was a rain delay…
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:05 pm
Lowe strikes out Mike Stanton. Already at 32 pitches, not that that’s a major consideration today.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:06 pm
cp when that happens reload the gamecast, sometimes helps
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:07 pm
Now he strikes out Brad Davis.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:07 pm
wow that slider looked really good to strike him out
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:08 pm
Why ya calling Gonzalez Sea Bass ?
Ghost of Jeff Treadway
September 29th, 2010
5:08 pm
Dan Uggla’s haircut is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:08 pm
Also Andrew Miller.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:09 pm
Kevin Millar named Alex Gonzalez Sea Bass when they were Marlin teammates.
winoneforbobby
September 29th, 2010
5:10 pm
Back in the day when i played a lot of pick up basketball i would always choose the hustler who laid it all on the line over the talented guy. Derek Lowe is that hustler. Not only might he take us to the playoffs we all might be surprised what he and a few others can do for us once we get there.
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:10 pm
Ok. Millar musta been named Grouper ?
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
And Livan Hernandez musta been name (Braves) Killer Whale ?
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
braves need to show some gamemanship and call alot of time outs to mess up this miller kids timing
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
The Marlins really have trouble with fly balls. That’s scored a 2B.
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
Melky plays for the fish?
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
Lessons from Melky
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:12 pm
Double ? Two base error.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:13 pm
You’re right, winoneforbobby. Some guys are just gamers. The numbers might not awe. But they just step up in the moment. That’s Lowe.
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
5:13 pm
Marlins LF doing his best Nate McLouth or Melky Cabrerra impression…
thanks for it.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:14 pm
I thought the ball should have been caught, Lowe Rider.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:14 pm
Brooks hit it too hard
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:14 pm
of course a lifetime minor leaguer cant drop a bunt
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:15 pm
Yep. Some home cookin’.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:15 pm
The Melkman delivers a single. But no run. Ross stops at third.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:17 pm
Was there a good chance Ross could have made it, Mark? Or a wise decision to stop?
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
5:17 pm
OMG, they called that a double?
Must be the same Official scorer as last night.
that is a horrible ruling.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:17 pm
Lowe with a sacrifice. Two men in SP for Omar I.
Lowe Rider
September 29th, 2010
5:18 pm
Kinda stupid to waste the ot. Might have hit a fly ball ?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:18 pm
Ross would have been out by 25 feet, Josh.
Omar I. pops to Dan U. No score
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:18 pm
from what i saw, a smart decision. of course if brooks lays down a sucessful bunt, ross scores on melky’s single
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:18 pm
Come on, Braves! Where’s the patience???
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:19 pm
They showed a guy in the stands wearing a Bulldogs sweatshirt. Talk about brave! (Or would that be a little ignorant?)
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:19 pm
Yeah, but he could also have hit into a double play, Lowe Rider.
Matt
September 29th, 2010
5:20 pm
I see the fearsome Braves “hitting machine” is in full effect again today.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:21 pm
Four strikeouts in succession for Lowe
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
5:21 pm
Now that half inning is over MB.
That ball to left hit Morrison in the glove and came out. He made a wrong step in then went back, but it definitely was not a difficult play… maybe the sun in the eyes a bit.
But to call that a double is criminal. What’s up with official scorer?
kindergarten math
September 29th, 2010
5:22 pm
Is McCann really not starting just due to the lefty pitching, or did he hurt himself with that awkward slide last night ? I also noticed in batting practise last night that Farnsworth went up on the wall a couple of times trying to rob bp homeruns, including once when he hit his ribs on the top wall. Is that really a smart thing for a pitcher to be doing, especially in a pennant race ? Someone should have a conversation with him.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:22 pm
Mike Stamus is the official scorer, and he’s a fine fellow who does a fine job. But I would have called that an error.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:23 pm
Yeh, cp, I hit “refresh” about every 2 or 3 mins. and it stays more current that way.
MSBRAVESFAN
September 29th, 2010
5:23 pm
Come on guy!! You can do it!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:23 pm
bobbycoxcountdown: That’s an E7 all the way
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:23 pm
Lowe looking nasty, game one starter!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:24 pm
Not many people have conversations with Kyle Farnsworth, kindergarten math. He keeps his own counsel.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:24 pm
Howdy!
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:26 pm
In an anonymous ESPN poll, players voted Farnsworth the #1 guy they’d avoid in a brawl. The dude is scary.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:26 pm
Lowe is wicked.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:26 pm
In a good way
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:27 pm
Six strikeouts for Lowe.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:27 pm
oh yeah D LOWE! big game pitcher! who would of thunk it
Heath
September 29th, 2010
5:27 pm
Chef!
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:27 pm
Lowe got the K ball working again. He might end up being the best pitcher we have in post season.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:28 pm
With the voices in his head I believe ol’ Farnsy is never alone.
Heath
September 29th, 2010
5:28 pm
Mr. September.
MSBRAVESFAN
September 29th, 2010
5:29 pm
Great job Lowe! Come on j-hay
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:30 pm
The Braves GM made some idiotic moves during the year, but I would say the Farnsworth one was the absolute worst one. I would have thought BC would have “vetoed” that one, just based on past experiences.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:30 pm
Mark, crowd loooks respectable…
kindergarten math
September 29th, 2010
5:30 pm
Maybe we could solicit Forrest Gump to talk to Farnsworth and explain the notion of “Stupid is , as stupid does”, as it relates to a pitcher jumping on top of the outfield wall. He may be mean, but he isn’t immune from rib injuries and twisted/broken ankles.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:32 pm
Can Heyward be both a player and a batting coach next year? Nine pitches, Diaz and Infante. That’s how we do it.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:32 pm
Headley Lamar, you mean besides Craig Kimbrel. Why do people keep overlooking him? Do the AJC sportwriters have you brainwashed too?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:32 pm
There might be 25,000 here.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:32 pm
Mr. Miller looks wild in the zone…Really can’t wait on him to walk you.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:33 pm
Matt Diaz walks.
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
5:34 pm
Come on D Lee, how about a bomb?
Confused
September 29th, 2010
5:34 pm
Tried to get tickets for the weekend and it says “standing room only.” If I’m reading this correctly, you can buy a ticket to stand the entire time?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:35 pm
As does D-Lee, again
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:35 pm
Here comes the damage.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:35 pm
Yes, you can, Confused.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:36 pm
True confused. In ST, the standing room tickets cost more than the berm seats. Go figure
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:36 pm
The Braves GM made some idiotic moves during the year, but I would say the Farnsworth one was the absolute worst one
What did we give up to get him? Nothing so it really doesnt matter.
And Kimbrel has pitched great but he isnt a starting pitcher.
SP > RP
5150 P.O.A.D
September 29th, 2010
5:36 pm
Why doesn’t Florida just lay down and die. It is not like they anything to play for.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:37 pm
20 bucks to be there standing room only Sunday. Im seriously considering it.
About a 3 and half hour drive.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:37 pm
I always expect the Marlins to drop a fly. I’ve seen them too often
Naboo the Enigma
September 29th, 2010
5:38 pm
Just get there early enough and take over a spot on the railing at the chop house. Best seat in the house until you have to get a refill…
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:38 pm
Diaz had 3b stolen there sadly
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:38 pm
Almost 70 pitches now. Gonna be into their BP early.
That works too.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:38 pm
There’s the Ross hit. Braves lead.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:39 pm
The standing room tickets are legit. You’re much closer than the $10-15 seats, and there are bar-tables set up that you can lean on, put food on, etc…
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:39 pm
OK where are the folks that were b!tching earlier this afternoon when they realized McCann wasn’t in the lineup
anderson jones
September 29th, 2010
5:39 pm
BROOKSANI!!!
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:39 pm
damage done.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
Brooks!!!! I take back everything i said about you! MR CLUTCH!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
OK, that’s enough offense for today.
5150 P.O.A.D
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
2 days in a row with Brooks making a huge hit.
Naboo the Enigma
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
BOOYA
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
OK Lowe, there’s your lead..
Hedley Lamarr
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
BROOOKSSS!!!!
MSBRAVESFAN
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
I will be there in “standing rm only” Headley. Leaving from South MS to see the Braves clinch a spot!
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
5:40 pm
That a way Brooks! way to make up for the minor mistakes earlier.
Hit it hard Raw Dog!
Naboo the Enigma
September 29th, 2010
5:41 pm
test
champ
September 29th, 2010
5:42 pm
lets get about 5 more-marlins will score-melky just throws away abats-he didnt act like he wantedto hit on that at bat-
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:42 pm
Conrad can hit.
He is just the kind of player that could get hot in the playoffs ala a Mark Lemke and carry you.
Just sayin
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:42 pm
At last!!! A hit/homer when it counts!
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
HL, O.K. but you didn’t say “starting pitchers”. Also, Farnsworth has hurt the Braves a few times, so it does matter. Better to not have him at all!
urm
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
booya!
Christopher Chance
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
Brooks FREAKING Conrad. Unreal FREAKING REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to think that the Braves sent him down to Triple A at the All-Star Break in 2009 so Greg “the only way I can get on base is if the pitcher forgets to throw strikes” Norton could continue getting WELFARE at-bats from Lord Bobby.
Brooks TURNED on that pitch.
Prado was already hurting before he REALLY got hurt on Monday. It was our good fortune that he “really got hurt” because it forced Bobby Cox to put Conrad in there.
A healthy Conrad is MUCH BETTER than a hurt Prado.
tootrue
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
OK take Melkey out and put in some defence since we lead 4-0
Heath
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
I wonder if you can take in a chair. I could stand the whole time but my wife would have to be thrown over the railing to keep her quiet over the whole thing.
Brooks, Mr. Clutch!
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:43 pm
so how about this scenario mark, braves win tonight, SD and SF lose their next two games. Braves clinch WC before philly series.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
September 29th, 2010
5:44 pm
Lowe showed short glimpses of this all season. Seems he really has it together now.
Maybe it’ll carry over to the playoffs and next season. That would be huge for us.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:44 pm
It would be interesting to see what Brooks would do with a full year of starting.
Wreckmaniac
September 29th, 2010
5:44 pm
What ? A four run lead ? what happened ? was it roids ? Viagra in the coffee ?
Aaron
September 29th, 2010
5:44 pm
Wouldn’t it be great if its the patchwork players and not the homegrown ones(heyward, hanson, mccann, etc) who win this for us?
SG10
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
If Conrad continues to hit, he should bat higher..
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
That’d be OK with yours truly, ER Steve.
Aaron
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
Lol @ Wreckmaniac. When was the last time we were winning before the 5th inning?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
Seven K’s.
Heath
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
They always score for Lowe! Pitch him on 1 day rest, they’ll score enough to make up for it!
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
I wonder if Cox will consider pulling Lowe early, seeing as how he’s pitching on 3-days rest.
Wreckmaniac
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
Brooks Conrad for Governor !!
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
What that heck has Lowe been taking????
champ
September 29th, 2010
5:46 pm
keep playing-marlins will score a few- we need more runs.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:46 pm
OK, now I need to ask y’all: Why is Brooks Conrad called Raw Dog?
SG10
September 29th, 2010
5:46 pm
I hope Lowe pitches deeper into this ballgame and gives some rest to the bullpen with the off-day tomorrow…
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:46 pm
Derek pitches much better in cool weather….anyone else notice?
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:47 pm
The ace money isn’t taking the shine off this D. Lowe gem!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
5:47 pm
No batting gloves
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
5:47 pm
Wreckmaniac, think it would be obvious if it was “viagra in the coffee” as there would be lots of cup adjusting going on.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
5:47 pm
Mark, he’s got a bad chaeffing problem.
Alex Tetzner
September 29th, 2010
5:48 pm
Game is on ESPN here in Venezuela!
U guys can imagine who we are rooting for!
Lets go Bravos!
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:48 pm
Right Jesse…..Raw Dog just uses a little dirt on his hands and wails hell out of the ball!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:49 pm
I don’t think Cox will pull Lowe until the seventh, if then. Can’t let this one get away
Alex Tetzner
September 29th, 2010
5:50 pm
Rember last years Heartbreaker with Diaz getting picked off at 3rd by the Marlins!?
Not happening this year! Braves are getting in!
Christopher Chance
September 29th, 2010
5:50 pm
Back-ups today really shining. Conrad and Ross putting the wood to the ball and DRIVING it.
If Lowe continues to pitch this way, then the Braves will have options concerning Lowe this off season. Suddenly 2 years/$30 mil doesnt look like such a big flop. A team with starting pitching needs could make us a good offer for Lowe.
Remember, we need offense……and given that we have $42 mil tired up in Lowe, Chipper, McLousy and Kawacrappy in 2011…..and that Jurrjens and Prado are dude substantial raises in salary arbitration……..the only way I see the Braves having enough money to improve the offense….is to free up some payroll (like trading Lowe and his $15 mil a year contract).
If Chipper was will to retire (meaning that he’d be leaving $13 mil a year in 2011 and 2012), then maybe the Braves could keep Lowe and still improve the offense. However, I dont see Chipper walking away from that kind of money.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
5:50 pm
haha tim! that cracked me up
Aaron
September 29th, 2010
5:50 pm
He eats hot dogs raw…
Come on guys…
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
5:51 pm
exactly Jesse.
Raw hands… raw dog.
david s
September 29th, 2010
5:51 pm
No disrespect to Prado but he just wasn’t producing as of late which makes you wonder if his getting hurt helps the team. Now Bobby is forced to shake up the line up and we get some fresh spark plugs in there. Don’t get me wrong though, if Martin is healthy you don’t pull him, you just don’t do that to the men who got you there.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:51 pm
New Fish hurler.
Naboo the Enigma
September 29th, 2010
5:52 pm
OMG look at this dude pitching for Fla. 6ft4 275… SHEEEEZUS
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:53 pm
Prado was hurting before he got really hurt, david s. If that makes sense.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
5:54 pm
Ceda’s a BIG boy!
Alex Tetzner
September 29th, 2010
5:54 pm
Incredible how the tide has turned on D Lowe!
From being shopped around to being a key figure in this run and absolutely dealing!
Andy
September 29th, 2010
5:54 pm
I missed Brooksy’s homer as I was commuting home. Hopefully they will replay it.
Hey Brad
September 29th, 2010
5:54 pm
What’s up with the turn around on posts here Brad? Ya’ll screening these?
Hey Brad
September 29th, 2010
5:55 pm
I’m ready to see Heyward jack one into the tunnel in RCF
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:55 pm
Prado should not have been playing anyways. He should have been resting. A hurt player does you no good. Why the Braves medical staff lets guys play hurt is beyond me. Of course they’re going to want to play, but look at Prado, Glaus and Heyward. When guys are hurt, they don’t play well. It’s simple. You have to bench them. Let them heal up.
Alex Tetzner
September 29th, 2010
5:55 pm
Its a young A. Benitez or Alfonseca on the mound
david s
September 29th, 2010
5:56 pm
Mark, all things considered it didn’t make sense but I’m trying to give Bobby the benefit of the doubt. Of course later when he does something I don’t like I’ll call him everything but a child of god.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
5:56 pm
I assume that this is a day game because the Marlins have to play in Pittsburgh tomorrow night. Too bad, it cost the Braves about 10K in attendance.
Alex
September 29th, 2010
5:57 pm
Cox looks more and more disfunctional as a manager the more conrad plays. Sad that it took martin getting a season injury to show how inept he is.
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
5:57 pm
Nice stab out there in right
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:57 pm
No, this was always scheduled as a 4:35 p.m. start. It’s that way on the pocket sked I’ve kept since spring.
Josh
September 29th, 2010
5:58 pm
Bobby relies on his medical staff, david s. Clearly they aren’t giving him good information. We let players try to fight through injuries on the field. Remember, we let Jordan Schafer play for 2 months with a BROKEN WRIST. No way Bobby knew about that. That’s up to the medical staff to pull guys aside and be more involved. You can’t just trust players to know. They’re going to want to play, and they are going to tell you things are fine, even if they are not.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:58 pm
That’s true. We should note that a Marlin made a nice catch. Mike Stanton to deny Jason Heyward.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
5:59 pm
Derek pitches much better in cool weather….anyone else notice?
I did notice that. Guy has been a big post season guy his whole career when its a little cooler too.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
5:59 pm
Balk. Jose Ceda did something irregular, though I know not what.
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
5:59 pm
Dohhhhhh, that guy holding a baseball is like me holding a peanut.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
Never knew dropping the ball was a balk
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
There’s something you don’t see everyday…
a dropped ball balk. we’ll take it.
SG10
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
Mark,
With the lefty pitcher out, would we switch over to lefty line-up quickly or Cox will give these guys some chance to face some right handers?
david s
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
Your turn Derrek!
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
u cant drop the ball with your foot on the rubber mark
Alex Tetzner
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
I dont think anyone would charge the mound with this guy!
Eventhough Rawdog would prob bodyslam him!
Josh
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
When Lowe was struggling mid-season, it seemed like every single game he pitched was a day game, so if the heat does bother him, I’m sure that only compounded the problem.
T-Bone
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
MB, an off-the-game Question: With Prado out now, what do you think the post-season roster looks like for non-pitchers?
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:00 pm
John Rocker lost a game for us that way
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:01 pm
He won’t switch the lineup, SG10. Can’t use all your players so early in a game. What if the Marlins tied it?
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:01 pm
Jack, D Lowe probably pitches better in cool weather because he’s a Michigan kid, and played with Boston and LA before the Braves. Lots of difference in the heat and humididity of the South. I’m in TN now and haven’t used my “built-in gnat swatter” in years!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:01 pm
Lee fans without offering.
david s
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
Did ya’ll notice Derrek’s power?
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
Derick Lee for the love of God take the bat off your shoulder. This guy doesn’t need to be in the 4 hole…
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
another clueless Derek Lee at bat resulting in a strikeout looking.
Geeezzzzz.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
Mark
Not saying that they reschedule the game. Just saying that on getaway games for teams that are playing in another city the next day they usually try to throw a day game in there to help out with the travel for that team.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
Damn Derek! Swing! Diving back ain’t gonna fool the ump.
ER Steve
September 29th, 2010
6:02 pm
talking about prado, he might have been playing hurt yes, but that didn’t contribute to him getting knocked out for the season. As for resting him, i wouldn’t want to be the guy who told Prado he had to sit during a playoff race
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:03 pm
Imagine where we’d be if Lowe got a cortisone shot during the All Star break?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:03 pm
Catchers: McCann and Ross.
Infielders: Lee, Glaus, Hernandez, Conrad, Infante, Gonzalez.
Outfielders: Diaz, Cabrera, McLouth, Ankiel, Heyward.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
6:04 pm
Lowe ERA under 4.00 and this would be his 16th win.
Is he worth all the money the Braves pay him. No. He is not an ace like Halladay.
But he doesnt exactly give you nothing either.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:04 pm
I think ESPN dictated the 4:35 p.m. start. Could be wrong, though.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:04 pm
His slider is FILTH tonight
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:05 pm
I was uneer the thinking this was a 430 start from the beginning of the season.
Mark, you’re the one with the press guide – give it a look.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
6:05 pm
Catchers: McCann and Ross.
Infielders: Lee, Glaus, Hernandez, Conrad, Infante, Gonzalez.
Outfielders: Diaz, Cabrera, McLouth, Ankiel, Heyward.
Thats not gonna scare anybody. Again somebody has to get goofy Mark Lemke hot and the Braves Pitching and Defense has to be great.
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
6:06 pm
Someone please explain why Lee is in the lineup and not Glaus since we are playing subs tonight in a must win game. He better not be back in the spring.
Kashi
September 29th, 2010
6:06 pm
Dreek Lee can’t hit a basketball with bat. He needs to sit out for play off.
david s
September 29th, 2010
6:06 pm
I can’t remember the last time we were leading early and I could just relax and watch the game.
Willy
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
LOWE’S ERA JUST DROPPED BELOW 4.00! HOLY MACARONI!
T-Bone
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
MB, I can agree with that post-season roster, but I wish we had another option than Hernandez. . . . We’re going to really miss Prado.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
It has been a 4:35 start all along, Fred. I said that a minute ago.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
Hey David….don’t relax TOO much!
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
Heddy, I mean Headley – that roster looks eerily like the one we got embarrassed with against the Padres back in 97 or 98 in the playoffs
SG10
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
Despite the runs, can’t overlook the fact that Heyward and Lee have prolonged their slump into this game so far..we need them to step up. Lee was doing fine until few days back..not sure what’s going on with Heyward. He is batting like the early season version of Chipper, getting walks but no hits..was there any mention of his injury in the recent games? He has shown to be prone to get into these slumps when injured.
Willy
September 29th, 2010
6:07 pm
EVERYBODY DRINK!
david s
September 29th, 2010
6:08 pm
Jack, let me have my moment!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:08 pm
You know, Lowe has won 30 games in two seasons as a Bravo.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:08 pm
MB, had already thought it was probably an ESPN thing. The world does revolve around them, you know. They even pick dates for A-Rod and Jeter. That is just a rumor.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:09 pm
Mark Bradley
This is what you wrote at 6:04 and nothing after, so your last statement was saying ESPN made it a 435 game. Make up your mind, huh?
September 29th, 2010
6:04 pm
I think ESPN dictated the 4:35 p.m. start. Could be wrong, though.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:09 pm
Yeah Mark, but last year we scored 9,000 runs for him!!
flatFork
September 29th, 2010
6:09 pm
Take him out or leave him in for the top of the 6th?
SG10
September 29th, 2010
6:10 pm
Our friend Jorge Sosa comes in to pitch!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:10 pm
Fred- who gives a damn?
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
6:10 pm
Last year of the big contract next year if I recall for Lowe.
does KK have another year left?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:10 pm
What I meant, Fred, was that ESPN wanted this game as a late-season doubleheader option — way back when.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:11 pm
Jesse = just looking for a little consistency in the reporting. You got a problem with that?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:11 pm
Oh, yes. Kawakami is owed $6.5 million next season.
SG10
September 29th, 2010
6:11 pm
Braves have shown that once they score early, they just go through the motions rest of the way hoping the pitchers will hold the lead..not working the count, swinging at the bad pitches..
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:12 pm
Fair enough – consider it dropped – GO BRAVOS!!!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:12 pm
David Ross. Greatest hitting catcher since Ernie Lombardi.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:12 pm
Yeah, I do. It is meaningless
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:12 pm
Too bad Ross can’t play another position….that boy can hit!
Bravos33
September 29th, 2010
6:13 pm
Don’t look now, but for all the negetive talk about D-Lowe in the offseason and earlier in the year he could end up with 16 wins and an ERA in the 3’s. I’ll take that any year! Not to mention that last season he managed 15 wins as well (all be it in a sub-par year). Not a bust pickup afterall, huh!?
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
6:13 pm
DAMN RIGHT, and I don’t care if it’s off of Florida’s crappy pitching.
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:13 pm
If Derek Lowe is not NL Player of the Month for September there is something majorly wrong with how they decide the award. He has a 0.90 ERA in 30 innings and is on the verge of being 5-0 for the month.
The braves are on the cusp of winning the Wild Card, and D-Lo is a mojor reason they are there.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:14 pm
Wins don’t mean squat. Felix Hernandez is like 13-12, but has had just as good a year as CC and Price
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:14 pm
Bravos33 – Only a bust considering he’s our highest paid player on the whole team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:15 pm
The Mariners have scored 0-1 runs in 8 of Felix’s 12 losses
Nelson
September 29th, 2010
6:15 pm
The Marlins were nice sending this looser Andrew Miller to the box today, I hope if Moron Cox wants to retire in a decent way, from now on, he has to place on the field a more agresive line-up, sacrifiying defense and if they are ahead on the game then bringing the defendors like Lee who doesn’t scare nobody as a clean-up hitter!!!!
Conrad responded again today!!!, and Moron Cox had him in the bench, he is playing because we lost Prado (a high price toll), even Ross is doing much better than Mc Cann, this team is not that bad is just Moron Cox Loyalty selected player that make it look so bad.
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
6:15 pm
Mike, it’s about time he’s done something since signing for all that $$…
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:16 pm
Mike S- Two words: Troy Tulowitzki
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:16 pm
It’s Tool Race time! I got Saw
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
It’s all relative though. For 5 of the 6 months, the biggest bum on the team has been Troy Glaus. But without his one big month, we’d be saying “Wait ’till next year” already.
Andy
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
Mark
On another subject, how long do you think it will take the Braves to find a replacement for Bobby? I think it will be done by the end of the year at the latest.
Greg Norton's pee wee hitting coach
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
Hammer
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
Alas, Saw is the gallant runner-up. Hammer prevails
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
What? Tool race? I’ll take Nelson
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:17 pm
Jesse – there is no such thing as player of the month. It’s pitcher of the month & hitter of the month – 2 separate awards!
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
Jesse – one word that takes is away from Tulo — ELIMINATED.
Bravos33
September 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
I’m sorry, for how volatile starting pitching can be as an investment, us getting what we have gotten so far from Lowe is not a bust. Last season was sub-par, I will concede that. But any pitcher that eats innings like Lowe and has an ERA in the high 3’s is worth a pretty penny. Ask the Yankees if they wish they would have taken Lowe over Vazquez from us. You know that answer!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
I think it will be done by the first of November, Andy.
Dickson Bainbridge
September 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
I get a little choked up everytime they play that commercial about Cox. It’s like having a grandparent that’s livin’ in an assisted living home and getting up there in years. You know the end is near but enjoy simply seeing them trying not to think that the end will be here before you know it.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
But you are right about Tulowitzki – clear hitter of the month winner.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:19 pm
Bravos33 – There is a HUGE difference between a pretty penny and FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:19 pm
DOH! Thanks Gwinnett — I was being an idiot along with Jesse. LOL.
Tulo should whin Hitter of the month without a doubt.
Lowe will of course not win POM, they will give it to Oswalt or Halladay.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:19 pm
Nine strikeouts for D-L.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:20 pm
Mark, check my math but it is POSSIBLE, KK and Beachy pitch Sat and Sunday…
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:20 pm
Mike S- The fact that the Rox are eliminated doesn’t take away the fact that his September has been far superior to Lowe’s
Naboo the Enigma
September 29th, 2010
6:20 pm
No joke, hopefully he gets tossed in his last regular season game. Just for old time’s sake.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:21 pm
BTW – Tulowitzki went 4 for 4 today with 4 runs scored.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:21 pm
Mark, you think one day balls and strikes will be called by technology and not an umpire! It could happen, but would be sad!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:21 pm
Beachy is listed as Friday’s starter, Chef. Hanson is Saturday’s, Hudson for Sunday.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:22 pm
If KK pitches Saturday – I’m giving my tickets to charity – I don’t have the stomach to watch him.
Howard Moon
September 29th, 2010
6:22 pm
Bradley any word on the CF kid for the Marlins that got hurt last night?
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:23 pm
Hanson will go Saturday for sure.. Hudson will only pitch if the WC is still in doubt. If the braves have clinched, Hudson will rest and start Game 1 of the NLDS and I would guess that Minor would get the Sunday start.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:23 pm
So Mark…..who do you like for Dancing With the Stars!? lol
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:23 pm
Preston Hanna is pitching Sunday, but only if Adrian Devine can’t go to the post
the truth...
September 29th, 2010
6:23 pm
For you deaf, dumb and blind bloggers that can’t tell the difference in Troy Glaus and a train wreck….get a life. The guy CANNOT move faster than Stone Mountain and cannot possibly play a major league third base any longer…certainly not this year….
…do you get that ?
…and bad mouth Brooks Conrad..?????….guaranteed we are not playing for a chance at the wild card without him and his clutch home runs….period…
Did you miss Brooksy’s triple last night?….did you miss his three run Dinger today?…
Brooksy is a scrapper….and a winner….
Raw Dog Chipper calls him…Troy is a great guy but he is a big lumbering slow motion character now…he’s done for this year….
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:23 pm
Mark, Sat and Sunday subject change if Cubs sweep and Braves win Fri?
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
Enjoy the Game Saturday Gwinnett…. I will be there Sunday with my THANKS BOBBY! shirt on.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
I would think, Chef.
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
Good call Jesse – and I think I heard Rick Mahler will be ready in long relief!
Andy
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
I don’t know what has happened to Lowe but whatever he has done to start pitching like this has been nothing short of a miracle. He now has an ERA starting with a 3.
Bravos33
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
Well Fred, that $15 million got us close to 200 IP, with a 3.90 ERA (right on par with his career ERA). I still think it was worth it. (remember, we had to overpay a bit to pull him away from other teams that might have wanted him lik the Dodgers, Mets, etc.)
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
Jack, read an article in a magazine that the technology is already there using lasers. All they need is the O.K. It could be adjusted almost instantly for the players size.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
There goes the shutout.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:24 pm
And that’s all for Derek.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:25 pm
Please dont bring in Moylan
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:25 pm
Looking forward to it Mike – would go Sunday too, but already have a bigger investment in Falcons tickets and they deserve a full house after their win last week!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:25 pm
He’s getting a huge ovation. Threw 99 pitches.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:25 pm
We ran Mike Stanton to the Yankees and he got a bunch of rings.
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:26 pm
I think it’s already done MB.
When Fredi Gonzalez removed his name for consideration for the Cubs manager.
You don’t do that unless something else is in play.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:27 pm
Howard Moon asked about Cameron Maybin, the Marlin who got hurt. According to the Palm Beach Post, he wasn’t on crutches today but will miss the rest of the season with back and leg injuries.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:27 pm
Moylan to face Brad Davis
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:27 pm
Andy – derek Lowe credits Roger McDowell. Roger noticed something in Lowe’s motion, and they sat down at the end of August and changed the way Lowe was pitching and I think his release point. Lowe said as soon as he made the change his feel and bite on the sinker came back.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:28 pm
dammit
Gwinnett Fred
September 29th, 2010
6:28 pm
Bravos33 – While DL might no longer fall into the “bust” column – I can’t agree that $15 million was worth it considering that’s what Halladay is getting paid too and that’s TWICE what Felix Hernandez makes.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:28 pm
nice job Moylan
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:28 pm
Moylan fans Davis
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:29 pm
Joycee Banicheck : Have faith.
Banicheck: Wasn’t that a short lived detective show?
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:29 pm
Oh well, good job Peter. Let’s call it a night for ya
you peeps are gettin drunk
September 29th, 2010
6:30 pm
Balls and strikes by tech? Yikes !
Andy
September 29th, 2010
6:30 pm
Aw man, if none of these runners score, Lowe’s ERA will be 4.00.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:31 pm
Howard Moon’s alter ego on The Mighty Boosh.
I like Moylan, he’s just been working A LOT lately. Always glad to see him do well
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:31 pm
I vote for this lineup Sunday if the braves Clinch — to go along with Gwinett and Jesse pitcher suggestions.
C – Biff Pocoroba
1B – Julio Franco
2B – Glenn Hubbard
SS – Rafael Ramirez
3B – Bob Horner
LF – Jeff Burroughs
CF – Brett Butler
RF – Gary Matthews Sr
Closer – Rick Camp
you peeps are gettin drunk
September 29th, 2010
6:31 pm
Sorry peeps Im the drunk one. Just noticed.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:31 pm
Where’s his kimono and wooden shoes????
Nelson
September 29th, 2010
6:32 pm
Well in favor of Cox I have to say that he just removed Lowe on time, he already has 99 pitches and working in three days rest.
Returning to my previous comment for the next game he has to seat Lee, he is a great 1st base defendor but not hitting one of the worst pitchers in the mayors is telling you that he is not seeing the baall, anyway we have two choices: Troy and Hinske, depending on the pitcher and they did it for us all season long before the front office inability to find the piece of hitter the team requires to go on. and launches Lee (a 250 hitter!!!!).
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:32 pm
Gary Mathews Sr. will be here this weekend — he’s an announcer for the Phillies.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:32 pm
OK…new topic- Players whose names could be a sentence. Jeff Burroughs
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:33 pm
Best $ the club has maybe ever spent….signing Ross to a new contract.
you peeps are gettin drunk
September 29th, 2010
6:34 pm
Biff Poke a Reba…opps
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:34 pm
Howard Johnson…. Errr guess that’d have to be Howard’s Johnson. OK nevermind
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:34 pm
Or comedians whose names could be a sentence. Junior Samples.
Bravos33
September 29th, 2010
6:34 pm
I hear you Fred. Hernandez is still in an early contract, but no disputing the Halladay contract. Remember though, we had to do a total makeover of our rotation two years ago, and we were coming off a 90 loss season. I think we bit the bullet a little bit with his signing.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:35 pm
It WOULD be nice to see Braves score in multiple innings. They always seem to have one big one and then nothing else.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:35 pm
How about…Vida Blue (different spelling of course). By the wat Mark, I love the BR549 reference
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:36 pm
I’d never heard of BR549, Jesse. Had to Google.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:37 pm
HeeHaw skit. watched it every Saurday night at Grandma’s. Saturday night meant a little Minnie Pearl and some Gordon Solie
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:37 pm
Mark, you REALLY need to get out.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:37 pm
Ok…too much beer. Going to take a pee. Save my seat!
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:38 pm
…or Candy Samples …70 era blue film
Andy
September 29th, 2010
6:38 pm
Why does Booby carry 3 catchers in the postseason? When was the last time the Braves had two catchers injured in the same game. Waste of a roster spot if you ask me.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:39 pm
Junior Samples: From Cumming, Ga.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:39 pm
Youtube this “why palestinians throw rocks”
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
MB- awfully quiet about my Fredi Gonzalez comment. Do you know something or heard anything?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
Ankiel is in center field now. Melky is in left.
And Moylan’s leaving.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
Heehaw and Georgia Championship Wrestling over at Grandma’s house every Saturday night
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
I think it’s going to be Fredi Gonzalez, too. Everybody thinks so
GO BRAVES
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
Got to say I was wrong about Lowe. He has been pitching great since that extra time off they gave him. Keep it up Derek!!!
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:40 pm
“Peter has work A LOT lately”
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:41 pm
help me folks…
Wife’s birthday is Sat. we’ll be at the game Sat.
I WAS THINKING…. Carriage ride though town, dinner at Ruth’s Cris, overnight at the W….
thoughts?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:42 pm
Mike Dunn to pitch.
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:42 pm
and then there is the best name-sentence of all time: Kosuke Fukudome
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:42 pm
Andy- I can answer that. (3 catchers)
cause he did it once… and the old stubborn goat won’t change anything no matter what logic says.
feel free to apply this answer to many questions involving Sir Bobby Cox.
(sorry, i couldn’t let that one pass)
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:42 pm
Any Terry Bam Bam Gordy on there?
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:43 pm
MB- best MLB player sentence is the Cubs Japanese outfielder that the blog will not allow his name to be typed (which is ridiculous)
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:43 pm
JD- I teach a kid whose last name is Fuchs (pronounced fyooks). He better learn to fight befor middle school
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:44 pm
Little known fact about Gary Matthews Sr. He owns an automobile dealership in Clarkesville TN.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:44 pm
Joycee- Gordy’s is the only autograph from a wrestler I ever got. Wrestling coming to Vidalia was a big deal.
Due West Brave
September 29th, 2010
6:45 pm
Mark:
Off topic question, will any saves Billy Wagner have in the post season count towards his overall save totals as he seeks to pass Franco for the most saves all time by a left hander?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:45 pm
No they won’t, Due West Brave
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:45 pm
Jesse…I have a friend Fuchs also…tough guy
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
6:45 pm
So what do you think….
Wife’s birthday is Saturday, we’ll be at the game w/ duaghter.
Carriage ride through town after game, dinner at Ruth’s Cris and stay at the W?
HELP!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:45 pm
I hear Mickey Dolenz once took the last train to Clarksville.
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:46 pm
quit monkeyin around will ya
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:46 pm
Marcia Brady thought Mickey Dolenz was “the most”.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:46 pm
That sounds nice, Chef. But don’t ask me: I was thinking about splurging on Burger King tonight.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:47 pm
Hey Mark….are you sitting in a bar somewhere watching this?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:47 pm
We had to end our Cub Scout den meetings at 8 p.m. Monday nights so we could watch “The Monkees.”
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
6:48 pm
Dunn does his job! What gas!!!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:48 pm
Mark, I bet you looked fancy in your kerchief
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:48 pm
Sitting in ye old press box, Jack, with the wind whistling through my stylishly cut hair.
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:49 pm
wind whistling…dunn’s gas perhaps?
Joseph
September 29th, 2010
6:49 pm
SOME PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN NO MATTER WHAT! IT”S ALL BOBBY COX’S FAULT THAT MEDLEN,CHIPPER,PRADO, ARE DONE FOR THE YEAR. KK HAS BEEN A BUST, AND THE OFFENSE IS A PATCH JOB AND YET WE HAVE A GREAT SHOT TO GET IN THE PLAYOFF’S! COME ON PEOPLE FIND SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT! GO BRAVES!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:49 pm
Dunn done good there, JD.
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:50 pm
Can I complain about your ALL CAPS?
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:50 pm
The Fabulous freebirds baby. What was that song they had? Bad Street USA?
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:51 pm
Yeah Joseph, take his TIP about YOUR CAPs
JD
September 29th, 2010
6:51 pm
MB. Junior Samples couldn’t have said it better.
Joseph
September 29th, 2010
6:51 pm
sure jd!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:52 pm
D-Lee with a D-ouble off the wall.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:52 pm
McLouth pinch-runs
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
OMG, Derick Lee swung the bat. Better button up boys, hades is freezin over
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
All right Derek! See what happens when you swing?
you peeps are gettin drunk
September 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
Ditch the chicks-buy some bourbon- watch cartoons in your underwear, whilst cleaning your loaded pistols-I do it all the time. Great fun. Eat Bennie Weinne.
Joseph
September 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
Pressure building for Padres!
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
6:53 pm
Jesse Stone – Sounds like we may be related. Did you watch Porter Wagnor and Bill Anderson before Hew-Haw?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:54 pm
Not many better names than Burke Badenhop, who’s pitching for Florida
Dawg '85
September 29th, 2010
6:54 pm
My Dawgs have been playin’ kinda like cub scouts… We Blows!
Joseph
September 29th, 2010
6:54 pm
That’s a bad at bat Gonzo!
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:54 pm
MB, that’s a misnomer about the train. Turns out it was after midnight, so actually was the first train. Just didn’t sound right to say “first train” so they just left it.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
6:54 pm
A-Gonz is having a BAD day at the plate!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:55 pm
David Ross now trying to bunt for a hit. Goodness gracious.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
6:55 pm
Gary Mathews Sr. will be here this weekend — he’s an announcer for the Phillies.
The Sarge. Remember him from my youth watching the Cubs over another seemingly endless Summer.
Cubs played day games everyday back then. No lights.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:55 pm
No bucky, I’m only 39. I watched what my Grandma wanted while I was there. Not that I’m complaining
jeffrey d
September 29th, 2010
6:55 pm
OMG, Derick Lee swung the bat. Better button up boys, hades is freezin over
He’s been hitting .317 over the past 2 weeks. But don’t let that get in the way
HOG IN DOUGLAS
September 29th, 2010
6:56 pm
little insurance be nice
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:56 pm
“Hee Haw” was a staple in Maysville, Ky., I must say.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
6:56 pm
I still think he sucks, probably always will unless he does something in the playoffs.
UGA ALL THE WAY
September 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
I don’t think i’d want to bunt D. Ross. Great hitter and not so good bunter/runner
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
Pretty sure Ross was bunting on his own, UGA.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
That lady that was always ironing and nagging her husband on Hee Haw used to scare the crap out of me. Little did I know I would marry her likeness years later.
HOG IN DOUGLAS
September 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
raw dawg
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
6:58 pm
Mark – Hee Haw may have been a staple in Maysville, KY, but what about the sophisticated town of Augusta, KY?
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
6:58 pm
You didn’t miss much with The Bill Anderson Show, except when the drunken Waylon Jennings showed up.
HOG IN DOUGLAS
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
whos pitching friday?
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
lol Jesse.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
You’d have to ask my good friend George C. about the TV habits in Augusta, Paul.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
Ronnie Stoneman was the ironing lady. Helluva bajo picker.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
If we only knew if Takashi Saito’s middle initial was “T” that would be the greatest of all time!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
Beachy against Kendrick, HOG IN DOUGLAS.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
Hee Haw ran for over 20 years.
Ill bet anything Conway Twitty was on half of em.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:00 pm
You remind me of him Mark – apart from one or 2 things
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:00 pm
You’d be surprised how few people say I remind them of George C., Paul.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:01 pm
I actually drove past George C’s house my last business trip to the Greater Maysville Metropolitan Area. Now my wife wants to go there.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:01 pm
Little known trivia.
Elvis desperately wanted to appear on Hee Haw but the Colonel wouldn’t let him.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:02 pm
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
6:59 pm
Ronnie Stoneman was the ironing lady. Helluva bajo picker
She certainly had the teeth for it
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:02 pm
There’s a street in Maysville named for George’s aunt Rosemary. Down by the depot.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:03 pm
Who made the most guest appearances all time on Hee Haw?
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:03 pm
It’s those “one or two things” difference that is the killer Mark – kind of like between me and George’s friend Brad
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:03 pm
Meanwhile, back at the game … Craig Kimbrel getting people out again
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:03 pm
George Jones?
Tim
September 29th, 2010
7:03 pm
Why is it time for Bobby Cox to go?
7th inning … perfect example. Why did he not bunt with Alex to get Lee to 3rd??
If he had bunted Lee to 3rd he could have squeezed another run in or brought in the infield.
He’s old and out of ideas.
Sorry … he’s a nice guy but time for him to GO!!!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:04 pm
Most guest appearances on “Hee Haw”: Tom Jones?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:05 pm
One inning to go.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:05 pm
Nice to see you honoring the local successes – Can Bradley Alley be next – or will that be on the wrong side of the flood wall?
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:05 pm
Porter Wagner?
count_schemula
September 29th, 2010
7:05 pm
Braves are all pimp now… AND it’s ALL Bobby Cox’s fault!
Tim
September 29th, 2010
7:06 pm
Braves clinch Friday night. Gay-run-teed!!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:06 pm
Mark, I look forward to your in-game blogs. Baseball with other good stuff peppered in.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:06 pm
Kimbrel and Venters could be a helluva one two next year.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:06 pm
I would imagine anything named after me would be 20 feet down in the muddy river.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
7:06 pm
WOW Kimbrel ! 38 strikeouts in 20 innings. That’s almost 2 per inning. There’s your “secret weapon”. The kid is from Huntsville AL and played at a small college, Wallace Community College.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:07 pm
Most guest appearances on Hee Haw.
Mrs Loretta Lynn
She was on the very first show.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:07 pm
Thanks, Jesse. I enjoy them myself, I must say. They provide constant enlightenment.
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:08 pm
While getting wayyyy ahead of myself…Kimbrell is reminding me of the rookie Wainwright and his dominating stuff in the 2006 playoffs and WS…Dare to dream! or course the Cards could score a run or two.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:08 pm
I was leaning toward George Jones.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:08 pm
Three more outs to go.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:08 pm
Oddly enough, there’s a Bradley tie-in to Miss Loretta Lynn: My dad used to drive a bus — my mother’s dad owned the bus company in Paintsville, Ky. — to the head of Butcher Hollow.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:09 pm
I guessed Tom Jones only because they played that song “She’s A Lady” between innings today.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:09 pm
Go Freddie!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Freddie just missed HR No. 2.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Nice cut Freddy! Think Lee was watching and taking notes?
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Freddie Freeman rips a double to right! God the kid has a nice looking swing.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
Pitcher in the Marlins pen Steve Cishek(Sea-sheck) pitched for my Jupiter Hammerheads this year in the High A Florida State League
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:10 pm
speaking of player sentence names…Freddie
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:11 pm
Tom Jones just put out a new “Country” album. Kind of like Johnny Cash’s last few albums.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:11 pm
Quoting from the late Warren Zevon: “Freddie get ready/rock steady/when Johnny strikes up the band.”
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:11 pm
I had to use Google Maps to find Paintsville – now that is the back of beyond.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
I remember my pal Russ telling me he could dance like Tom Jones. He couldn’t.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
That’s BAD JD! lol
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
was warren a werewolf?
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
Sweet Home Alabama, Play that deadman’s song……….
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
Is that Russ, the Temporary Mascot?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:12 pm
It’s the county seat of Johnson County, Ky., Paul.
TTTT-Thumbody Thed Thats Thupid!
September 29th, 2010
7:13 pm
bucky o, just cannot even picture Tom Jones singing country. Not with that Welsh accent.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:13 pm
Jesse – Are the Marlins still affiliated with the Mudcats?
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:13 pm
No, the Mudcats are with the Reds now
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
7:14 pm
MB- i know Omar’s average has dipped a bit putting him behind Gonzalez .341…
but home many more AB’s does he need to get recognized by MLB?
just curious.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:14 pm
Some people would tell you that Zevon and Hunter S. Thomnpson we truly elightened …….and werewolves.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:14 pm
Will the Braves do the whole Champagne thing if they win the WC?
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:14 pm
Brandon Yarbrough, who is a NC kid plays catcher there
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:14 pm
Isn’t Wrightsville the county seat of Johnson COunty, GA? I seem to have heard of the place for some reason
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:15 pm
Headley…it’s a BudLite thing
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:15 pm
Liberty Media wouldn’t buy the champagne. Word on the street is that they will use ripple
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:15 pm
Ankiel at bat, that should create a lot of breeze in the ballpark.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:15 pm
If so they could clinch, as someone mentioned, before they play Friday.
I say they clinch on Friday.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:16 pm
Yeah, I thought that about Johnny Cash singing Nine Inch Nails but he pulled it off.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:16 pm
Absolutely they will, Headley Lamar.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:16 pm
The video of Johnny Cash singing “Hurt” — chilling.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:17 pm
Come on Troy!
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:17 pm
OK we could use a hit here.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:17 pm
We have a Glaus sighting
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:17 pm
Ankiel walks!!!! Well knock me over — he actually took a walk!!!
And Troy Glaus come to the plate with the bases loaded. C’MON TROY!
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:17 pm
Hunter S Thompson was a beauty.
Johnny Depp was really good in Fear and Loathing …
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:18 pm
CMON TROY, DO SOMETHING
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:18 pm
Has he gotten in the dog house or something?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:18 pm
Hunter S.T. — also a Kentuckian. From Louisville.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:18 pm
bucky – I agree about Cash covering 9″ Nails – good stuff
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:18 pm
MB – Johnny Cash ‘Hurt’ just may be one of the best songs of the last 10 years.
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
JD, we tried to put Troy in the doghouse, but he couldn’t bend over to get in
SABR
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
I pick Brooks Conrad as the player most likely to be in the “Lemke zone” during the NLDS. I hope I am not be presumptuous by writing that…
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
Tom Jones did Elvira. That’s Chilling!
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
LOL Jesse. FrankenGlaus
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
So Glaus didn’t make an out
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:19 pm
Glaus pulled
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:20 pm
And Glaus heads back to the bench… Eric Hinske stolls to the plate… Would love a repeat of last night
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
7:20 pm
Could this have been the possible worst outcome for Padre’s ownership?
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:20 pm
what a tease
Dawg '85
September 29th, 2010
7:20 pm
Chuck Woolery is another great Kentuckian and baseball fan… his favorite count… wait for it… 2 and 2!
bobbycoxcountdown: 4
September 29th, 2010
7:20 pm
man, glaus can’t catch a break.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
There’s your boy cishek
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
A brief Glaus sighting. He’s taken down for Hinske. (Whom I just realized I left off — inadvertently — my postseason roster a while ago.)
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
Hinske at the plate… would love a repeat of last night.
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
Thanks Fish!
Punctured
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
I hate figuring out playoff scenarios; this wild card stuff is too hard. Way too many moving targets.
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
5-1 BRAVES!
Jesse Stone
September 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
Very nice kid. My son was a batboy for Jupiter and cishek was his favorite
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:22 pm
Would you settle for a bases-loaded walk, Mike S?
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:22 pm
We’ll take it!!
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:22 pm
Enter your comments here
T-Bone
September 29th, 2010
7:23 pm
Mb, please refresh me. Does Wagner need a certain number of saves in these last games to get to ceratin milestone?
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:23 pm
I’m going to the game on Sunday! Looking forward to it!
bucky oneil
September 29th, 2010
7:23 pm
Go to pick up the wife at the airport. See you guys.
Go Braves!
count_schemula
September 29th, 2010
7:24 pm
This offense is a force!
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:24 pm
Lemke hit .417 in the ‘91 World Series.
10 hits 3 of em triples.
Would have been MVP if the Braves had won.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:24 pm
Way to go GONZO, atta boy
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Yay for the bases loaded walk. Not so good about the 3 RISP.
Michael C
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Have the Braves swept the Marlins this year?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Wagner needs three saves to tie Franco (not Harris) for most saves by a LH reliever.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Gonz! Come on man….take some batting practice. Bad, bad day at the plate!
david s
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Wow, I have no faith in Alex what so ever, and he seems to be getting worse.
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:25 pm
Speakin’ of Lemmer back in those days, didn’t he smoke cigarettes during the season?
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:26 pm
Gonzo needs a rest…Diory deserves a start
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:26 pm
Braves haven’t swept the Fish in ‘10.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:27 pm
Yeah Joycee….I remember when the Pirates manager used to smoke in the dugout during the game!
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:27 pm
Braves have rarely ever swept the Fish
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:27 pm
Two to go.
Paul in RDU
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
Well – I am off to go to the local watering hole for 1/2 price bottle night. Unfortunately I will have to take my medicine from the Wolfpack fans. I know that Wilson was that good – didn’t realize GT’s D was that bad
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
Jim Leyland. He could smoke you a cigarette. So could Earl Weaver.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
I remember Wagner saying, when interviewed before the season, that if he got 40 saves he would be happy for himself but that it would also be great because the Braves would be in the playoffs.
He was right even though he is gonna come up a few short.
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
Wags is looking sharp!
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
NO sweeps, but they will be 11-7 for this season with this sweep!
JD
September 29th, 2010
7:28 pm
…yep Leyland hiding that cig in the dugout and Barry wipin the Clear on himself….those were the days.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
I didn’t know Russell Wilson was that good, either, Paul.
Dawg '85
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
Always wondered about Lemmer’s “persuasion”… one pre-game he said he was “feeling Chipper”
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
One to go.
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
1 out away from a 2 game lead!
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
Was talkin about Lemke, Leeland still burns em in the dugout doesn’t he??
Daren in Utah
September 29th, 2010
7:30 pm
mlb.com has Infante’s total plate appearances at 487. Can he get 15 more over the weekend?
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:31 pm
He could, Daren. But everything would have to break right for him.
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:31 pm
Was D Lowe worth the 15 mil? Yep, was he worth 60? We shall see.
david s
September 29th, 2010
7:31 pm
Mark, if the Braves have a better record than the Giants and the Reds will we get home field even as the wild card?
1990
September 29th, 2010
7:31 pm
I had a friend that worked at a gas station Mark Lemke used to come to, and Lemke told him he smoked in the tunnel between innings.
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
BRAVES WIN!!!!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
Braves win. Lead the Friars by two games.
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
Braves would have to have a huge night on offense where he gets 7 or 8 in one game.
Thats his only chance
Joycee Banicheck
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
SEE YA FISH
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
take that fish! 90 wins…love it!
Mike S
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
David – no, Wildcard never gets home field advantage.
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:32 pm
Not time to toast yet, but what a season.
david s
September 29th, 2010
7:34 pm
Thanks Mike S. Well that sucks for us, in a short series I don’t like our chances.
MitchC
September 29th, 2010
7:34 pm
Sweeeep! The Braves fry the fish,
Mark, I’m not getting arrogant, but, I will be shocked if the Braves dont make the wild card, by Sunday..
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
7:35 pm
If you would have told me before the season that with a weekend to go the Braves would have 90 wins and lead the WC by two games I would have taken it.
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:38 pm
Is Brooks Conrad taking his vitamins, getting a good night’s sleep, stretching, etc.?
We can’t have ANOTHER 3rd baseman go down!
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:38 pm
David, are you kidding? If we learned one thing about this team, you can’t use conventional wisdom. If we did, we would be 25 games out.
Dennis G. Berdanis
September 29th, 2010
7:38 pm
I told my cousin early in the season that I thought we should be happy we kept Lowe and got rid of Vasquez. Vasquez had a career season last year and Lowe would probably bounce back. Glad it worked out that way.
Chris
September 29th, 2010
7:38 pm
No David… The Wild Card is on the road no matter what. The Braves will not be able to have home field advantage until the World Series.
Erk Russell
September 29th, 2010
7:39 pm
Anyone who types “First” should be rear-end rammed with a phone pole.
DaveinNEPA
September 29th, 2010
7:39 pm
Nice win tonight.
We Braves fans (myself included) complain about how much money we gave Derek Lowe but you know what, the guy really stepped up bigtime in the month of September.
We wouldn’t be where we are today without what he’s done for us.
"Chef" Tim Dix
September 29th, 2010
7:39 pm
Folks, the fruit is getting ripe and it’s gonna be fun.
Night folks!
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:40 pm
Regardless of how this season plays out, it might be BCs greatest job.
david s
September 29th, 2010
7:41 pm
Mr Charlie-
True, however, the one constant is their road record. But let’s get there first then hope for the best. Oh, I’m hoping it’s San Fran, I like are chances against them.
Jack
September 29th, 2010
7:41 pm
Braves would play the winner of the West or Central with the best record. Starting at their ballpark.
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:42 pm
Yea, we are not exactly road warriors, if we were, would would have won 110 games.
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:44 pm
Agreed David, if we get bounced, we get bounced. I just want to have a reason to watch, and I have that. Winning is a little overrated, it is the journey, cause once it is won, it is over.
DaveinNEPA
September 29th, 2010
7:45 pm
Many of us have complained (myself included) about the money that Derek Lowe has been paid to pitch here, but you know what, the guy came up really big in the month of September.
We wouldn’t be where we are now without his contributions.
kaminari
September 29th, 2010
7:47 pm
Braves are on a roll & you gotta like our chances now. How things have turned around. Can’t wait for Philly. I’m in Japan & woke up at 5:30am to see the first half of the game before work. The Boys didn’t let me down. I’ll be cheering a Cubs sweep later. Go BRAVES!!
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:47 pm
Is it true the Phillies are rooting for us since they don’t like West Coast night games?
Mr Charlie
September 29th, 2010
7:49 pm
Lowe is a gamer. If you team stinks, he will not put them on his back all season, but you put him pressure cooker, and he will conjure up his best. One thing he has done for 2 years is make adjustments. Glad he is on our team. Where is Jake Peavy now?
also ashley
September 29th, 2010
7:51 pm
Did my comments get snagged? If so, I’m sorry, for whatever it was!
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7:52 pm
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jpk
September 29th, 2010
7:57 pm
Lowe has proven his value in big games and in taking the ball every 5th day or 3rd day as needed. Remember he was the fallback option after AJ Burnett turned down $80M+. With AJ and his 15 losses for a 1st place team likely dropped from the rotation and maybe the playoff roster, I am happy we had to go to Lowe as our fallback.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
7:59 pm
No, david s. The wild card qualifier doesn’t get home field
rc35
September 29th, 2010
8:04 pm
A-Gon left 8 men on base tonight with his o-fer. Could we at least give Diory a shot next time and let ol’ Agony give us a break?
Headley Lamar
September 29th, 2010
8:11 pm
Go Cubs Go !!!
Padres lose tonight its over.
Sons of Rick Matula
September 29th, 2010
8:14 pm
As a Sawx fan, thanks Mark for the ‘04 references for D Lowe. Good times. The bottom line in 2010 is win and get in. We still can’t seem to break anything open. Gonzo is struggling. But we did what we had to do – sweep the Fish. This Braves team by all rights should be 20 games out. Ain’t it fun?
hot err
September 29th, 2010
8:24 pm
Brooks Conrad is the 2010 Mark Lemke. Hopefully he can provide some of the same magic in the Playoffs…
Chief Knockahoma X
September 29th, 2010
8:29 pm
Braves win. Braves win. Chop! Chop!
Clarence
September 29th, 2010
8:39 pm
Is the game over yet?
Chief Knockahoma X
September 29th, 2010
8:41 pm
@ charlie,
Yes, Braves won 5-1. The game started at 4: 30.
Farnsworth
September 29th, 2010
8:44 pm
The Braves pitching has been awesome! Lowe was really good today; the best I’ve seen him. He is defintely a cold weather pitcher. The bullpen has been fantastic! Just imagine how good this team would be if we had a couple more quality hitters in the line up. They’d be good enough to really challenge the Phillies.
After the misery of losing to the Pirates/Phils/Nats—it has become fun again. We are back in this thing!
Farnsworth
September 29th, 2010
8:47 pm
The cable channel went out* and I listened to the last three innings on radio—it was great! Like old times.
*Time Warner’s service in this area sucks….
Keith
September 29th, 2010
8:50 pm
Bradley, I’m soooo glad I went down to the ballpark today!
Lowe may be warming up for the playoff run. Remember a few of those big playoff games he has pitched in recent years.
Huddy/Hanson/Lowe would be a formidable rotation in a short series, and I’m encouraged by JJ’s bullpen session…those 4 guys healthy would give me hope again.
Bobby HAS to be considered for MANAGER OF THE YEAR this year! He has done soo much with so little…I mean, it was laughable when i was looking at our lineup tonight…the averages went something like this…
326
279
255
255
259
286
262
Something like that. To see that we have only ONE .300 hitter on our lineup these days after Prado’s injury, and Infante didn’t even play the entire year.
GO BRAVES!
Keith
September 29th, 2010
8:53 pm
My post just vanished. Only does it with yours, Bradley.
Farnsworth
September 29th, 2010
8:54 pm
Final comment: It was nice reading the blog and not having some annoying Phillies fan horning in every other post. We get enough of that rudeness from obnoxious Mets fans.
Keith
September 29th, 2010
8:54 pm
Lowe may be gearing up for the postseason. He has been our pitcher when it really mattered.
Also, was looking at the lineup tonight and it made me laugh @ the Bobby-bashers out there….our lineup went something like this (averages)
326
279
255
255
259
262
285
252
Cox deserves to be considered for MANAGER OF THE YEAR!
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
8:55 pm
Here’s the game column, if you’re inclined. If not, thanks for hanging with me again.
Mark Bradley
September 29th, 2010
8:56 pm
Keith, it has to do with the length of your posts, I believe. The spam filter doesn’t like long posts.
Keith
September 29th, 2010
8:58 pm
Mark, ok. I’ll keep that in mind in teh future. You can delete one of my redundancies then.
Thanks for answering my question regarding that.
What do you think about post for Cox = MGR OF THE YEAR?
Booyah
September 29th, 2010
8:59 pm
Had a blast at the park today Mark – just plowed through your comments – nice stuff as usual.
Uggla nuked a BP homer five or six row into the second deck right up under the Coke bottle tonight. Ever seen one longer than that?
Also – nice buzz and energy at the park – have not seen than in years.
Damon Redpanty
September 29th, 2010
8:59 pm
I would make a great PR guy for the Braves
Booyah
September 29th, 2010
9:01 pm
Mark – saw Uggla nuke a BP homer into second deck right up under Coke bottle this afternoon. Ever seen one hit further than that?
Great buzz and energy at park today!
BMW guy
October 1st, 2010
7:36 pm
I wish I could write like you as Margaret Laurence once said “When I say “work” I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs.”