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Ron Says:
I predict the Braves score 4 runs in the top of the first. With 2 outs, Hampton comes to bat. He hits a swinging bunt and breaks his big toe on the bag trying to beat it out and goes on the DL without having thrown a pitch.
Poor Hampton. Even if he pitches great today, he still won’t win with the anemic Braves’ offense going against Hamels. Hamels will probably throw his third (in three trys) complete game against the Braves this season today.
Also, I’d say there is a 95% chance of a Martin Prado sighting at second base today. Make bad even worse, Bobby.
I wonder if he does get hurt again, will it be like a pulled muscle, or will it be something cool, like
sliding into second he twists his ankle, or, he trys to bunt nad breaks his finger by holding the bat wrong, or a homerun is hit, the fireworks go off and he gets a concussion from the blast?
pretty smart move here; sacrifice the game against hamels (we just cannot hit him) by pitching the experiment, and try and sneak out a series win with Sunday’s game).
On the season, McCann, a catcher, now has a higher OPS than C. Utley, R. Howard, H. Ramirez, D. Uggla, D. Wright, C. Beltran, R. Braun, A. Dunn, J.D. Drew, Manny, etc. (…he’s even 37 points higher than Josh “Achilles” Hamilton.)
In fact, at .951, he’s now 9th in all of baseball behind only L. Berkman, C. Jones, A. Pujols, M. Bradley, M. Holliday, A. Rod, P. Burrell, & R. Ludwick…the best of the best.
I want yall to know I am literally posting from the braves bullpen at citizens bank park. I am waiting to see this for my own eyes. I won’t believe it til I see it. No activity yet but ill let yall know when hampton comes out.
Prado starting at second base. Kelly Johnson, hitting something like .320
against left handers, has yet to see Cole Hamels this season.
Bobby continues to try the same thing, starting Prado at second, because you know, it worked so well against the Phillies the other two times the Braves have played them with Hamels starting.
That’s a fair point about Kelly’s average against lefty’s but the main reason you shouldn’t regularly platoon KJ and Prado in my eyes is Prado’s atrocious defense.
“Getting to Know Brian McCann” on the Fox pre-game show: Brian McCann likes Saved by the Bell, 24, and Mexican food — soft tacos, burritos, and cheese dip.
Having just come back from eating Mexican food for lunch, I heartily approve the sentiment.
Ok. I can report he walked up the bullpen steps without incident. Also took 10-12 throws from the bullpen mound. So far all without an injury. I’m headed to my seat now.
On a side note, some dude was riding hampton, yelling all kinds of stuff and roger mcdowell just looked up and goes “het fat boy, whens the last time you laid off a hamburger?”. Pretty classic.
You wouldn’t know that from listening to this Fox Broadcast. I understand that in these weekly broadcasts, the networks like to play up the storylines to make the game seem more dramatic and meaningful.
But this is just ridiculous. That opening segment about how we should be buyers…”I don’t see what you could gain by trading Teixeira”(regardless of how you feel on the issue, cooome on.)…they’re only six and half back, how could they be sellers?…and then just now, they flash a graphic saying that the braves comeback chances depend on how Hampton pitches.
That’s just shitty, network driven commentary. Oh how I hate playing on Fox.
McCann is awesome. I feel like, despite the lovefest today, that does not get said often enough for a 24 (!!) year old catcher locked up long-term who is in the top ten in the league in extra-base hits and OPS+.
Wow, according to the FOX broadcast Mac is one of only three catchers to have 3 consecutive 20 homer seasons at his age. Which is great until you remember he only had 18 last year.
If only four of the nine runs were ‘earned,’ does that mean Teixeira didn’t ‘earn’ the home run? Also, one of those errors was Hamels’. I say this because earned runs are stupid.
I think I’d like to retroactively create the Hampton Injury Curse to explain how poorly the Braves had played since he first got injured. I am confident they will never lose a game again.
Ububba, stay in the shower just in case.
Pretty predictable on a hot day in Philly. But I bet the Braves don’t score again and lose something like 15-9. It’s not every day and every team that has a nine-run inning and loses.
When you’re 2-8 against this team and they’re sitting up there taking BP, it might be time to send a message and loosen these guys up a bit. But that’s not the “braves way”. Dobbs hit that ball about 500 feet and he was just sitting comfortably waiting a fastball from Boyer.
Guys like Cost, Mike Redmond and others have always been Braves killers, with no recourse from the Braves. I’d move those guys back every now and then.
The Braves without Frenchy are actually near or over 300 with the bases loaded, but Frenchy is something like 2 for 18. So it just seems like we’re terrible with the bases juiced. It’s just a Frenchy illusion.
And that was a woefully sad swing Frenchy put on that ball.
Jeff Francoeur at the plate with the bases loaded reminds me of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.
There is no way that this winter is ever going to end as long as this groundhog keeps seeing his shadow. I don’t see any other way out. He has to be stopped. I have to stop him.
This team will NEVER put together a ten win stretch because Bobby pitches his top relievers in every game whether down by two or up by ten. Use your entire bullpen or send them down!!!!
Seriously, when did this game start to go downhill? AT THE VERY INSTANT Francoeur got thrown out at third for no reason. I’m thisclose to blaming him for the Kennedy Assassination. Or possibly the Lincoln Assassination. Why not?
178 – I have heard that this may be a bigger issue than people are making of it. If he can’t see the seams of the baseball he has no idea what pitch is coming. If this is true, his career is over.
9 runs in one inning. 3 walks in another inning. and we lose. teixeira and ohman should start saying their goodbyes. let’s hope posada doesn’t make it back so yankees have a 1b/dh spot open
I predict the Braves score 4 runs in the top of the first. With 2 outs, Hampton comes to bat. He hits a swinging bunt and breaks his big toe on the bag trying to beat it out and goes on the DL without having thrown a pitch.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:08 amOver/Under on how many innings he lasts as a starter before getting hurt.
My friend said 13.5
Im saying 4.5
any takers?
July 26th, 2008 at 10:11 amPoor Hampton. Even if he pitches great today, he still won’t win with the anemic Braves’ offense going against Hamels. Hamels will probably throw his third (in three trys) complete game against the Braves this season today.
Also, I’d say there is a 95% chance of a Martin Prado sighting at second base today. Make bad even worse, Bobby.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:17 amI wonder if he does get hurt again, will it be like a pulled muscle, or will it be something cool, like
sliding into second he twists his ankle, or, he trys to bunt nad breaks his finger by holding the bat wrong, or a homerun is hit, the fireworks go off and he gets a concussion from the blast?
July 26th, 2008 at 10:20 ampretty smart move here; sacrifice the game against hamels (we just cannot hit him) by pitching the experiment, and try and sneak out a series win with Sunday’s game).
July 26th, 2008 at 10:43 amI really hope Hampton does well, all kidding aside. It would be a major boost, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:50 amThis just in, Hampton out for the season after spontaneously combusting in his sleep.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:05 amWell, it’s a 3:55 start, so we can play guess the Hampton injury time!
I’ll guess 3:37.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:05 amI’m telling you — perfect game, injured in the celebration.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:06 amI’ll take that Mac, it’d be more than what he’s done the last 3 years, at least we’d get something out of it.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:26 amOr: Hits first inning grand slam, injured when he trips over third base.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:37 amOr he could break his jaw or dislocate his lips will doing some snuff….
July 26th, 2008 at 11:40 amHopefully he won’t break his arm throwing pickoff throws to first today.
But seriously, go Braves, and go Hampton.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:55 amI predict he leaves the game early, and not because he is injured.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pmI predict that Jeff Porter plays second, so he can be closer to Hampton in case anything happens.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:30 pmCasey Blake to the Dodgers.
I too predict that Hampton leaves the game early and not because of an injury of any sort.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pmCasey Blake to the Dodgers? What’d they give up? I can’t access mainstream internet sites because of the filters at my job. Freakin’ Best Buy…
July 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pmOn the season, McCann, a catcher, now has a higher OPS than C. Utley, R. Howard, H. Ramirez, D. Uggla, D. Wright, C. Beltran, R. Braun, A. Dunn, J.D. Drew, Manny, etc. (…he’s even 37 points higher than Josh “Achilles” Hamilton.)
In fact, at .951, he’s now 9th in all of baseball behind only L. Berkman, C. Jones, A. Pujols, M. Bradley, M. Holliday, A. Rod, P. Burrell, & R. Ludwick…the best of the best.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pmAccording to MLBTradeRumors.com, it’s Casey Blake to the Dodgers for minor-league catcher Carlos Santana, pitcher Jon Meloan and cash.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pmDan beat me to it.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:06 pmThose numbers for McCann are even more impressive than I’d have thought. Thanks for posting that, Douglass.
Well, it’s happened
Hampton injured falling down stairs; likely out for season
July 26th, 2008 at 1:37 pmpwn3d.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:46 pmI got it. He has to leave the park before the first inning because his wife is rushed to the hospital after being cut while framing the lineup card.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pmI want yall to know I am literally posting from the braves bullpen at citizens bank park. I am waiting to see this for my own eyes. I won’t believe it til I see it. No activity yet but ill let yall know when hampton comes out.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:17 pmexellent andrew, excellent.
Every war room needs eyes on the ground.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pmPrado starting at second base. Kelly Johnson, hitting something like .320
against left handers, has yet to see Cole Hamels this season.
Bobby continues to try the same thing, starting Prado at second, because you know, it worked so well against the Phillies the other two times the Braves have played them with Hamels starting.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:27 pmThat really is bulletpoint 1A on the “Things Bobby has repeatedly done wrong this year” list.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:29 pmThough I’m sure it makes ricflair happy.
IT’S A FREE COUNTRY LOVE IT OR A LEAVE IT!!!!111one
July 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmOf course, “Not facing Cole Hamels” is a good beginning for hitting .320 against lefthanders.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pmThat’s a fair point about Kelly’s average against lefty’s but the main reason you shouldn’t regularly platoon KJ and Prado in my eyes is Prado’s atrocious defense.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:33 pm“Getting to Know Brian McCann” on the Fox pre-game show: Brian McCann likes Saved by the Bell, 24, and Mexican food — soft tacos, burritos, and cheese dip.
Having just come back from eating Mexican food for lunch, I heartily approve the sentiment.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pmOk. I can report he walked up the bullpen steps without incident. Also took 10-12 throws from the bullpen mound. So far all without an injury. I’m headed to my seat now.
On a side note, some dude was riding hampton, yelling all kinds of stuff and roger mcdowell just looked up and goes “het fat boy, whens the last time you laid off a hamburger?”. Pretty classic.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pmGreat line by McDowell! Thanks for the update, Andrew.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:47 pmAnyone else blacked out on MLB.TV? Anyone know a way around it?
I would love to see this game.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:49 pmIf he’s gonna injure himself, he better do it now.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:51 pmI bet on the first pitch of the game, whoever’s leading off will line a foul ball into the dugout and hit hampton
July 26th, 2008 at 2:51 pmAll Fox saturday games are blacked out on mlb.tv and extra-innings.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:53 pmI guess I forgot, I haven’t been around for a Saturday game in a while.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:54 pmLOL Ohman
July 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pmWhat is Ohman thinking
July 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pmthis is hilarious
July 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pm“recently up from the minor leagues where he found his swing batting 6th Jeff Francoeur. He says it some kind of chicken wing thing, I dont know.”
classic…
July 26th, 2008 at 2:56 pmwell there goes my prediction
July 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pmI hereby promise to never say a negative word about Roger McDowell for the rest of my life, unless he commits some sort of crime.
That’s just awesome.
Will Ohman with a strong showing in the pregame introductions. Perhaps that performance will net us a better prospect when he’s traded.
July 26th, 2008 at 2:57 pmAdd Bob Davidson to the list of umpires needlessly pissed off by Secular Ebony by heading to first prematurely on a called strike.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:00 pmSomeone needs to explain to this announcer on FOX that the purpose of selling is not to get better this year.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pmOhman is definitely getting traded now, if he wasn’t before. Good way to go, though.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pmOk, this is his last chance to injure himself before the game starts… don’t give up hope yet
July 26th, 2008 at 3:01 pmall that stands between Hampton and pitching is 7 warmup pitches and a chalk line–I bet on the chalk line
July 26th, 2008 at 3:02 pmHe actually threw a pitch!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:03 pmAnd hell freezes over
July 26th, 2008 at 3:03 pmOh my God, it happened.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:04 pmJust so everyone who is blacked out can see…this website has the stream somehow.
http://www.justin.tv/lutv_balls
July 26th, 2008 at 3:04 pmand he pitches the first pitch without incident. We can no longer say he hasn’t pitched in nearly 3 years
July 26th, 2008 at 3:04 pmthe critics are silent
July 26th, 2008 at 3:05 pmCritics silenced!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:05 pmWell, we can still say that he hasn’t pitched in a meaningful game in three years.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:06 pmThanks, Ryan.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:08 pmI am so happy that I got to witness Rollins’ streak end.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:09 pmHow does Rollins get caught for the first time in ‘08 by McCann and Hampton as a battery? Long odds.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:09 pmHampton’s back!!
McCann the Man!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:10 pmre: 57
You wouldn’t know that from listening to this Fox Broadcast. I understand that in these weekly broadcasts, the networks like to play up the storylines to make the game seem more dramatic and meaningful.
But this is just ridiculous. That opening segment about how we should be buyers…”I don’t see what you could gain by trading Teixeira”(regardless of how you feel on the issue, cooome on.)…they’re only six and half back, how could they be sellers?…and then just now, they flash a graphic saying that the braves comeback chances depend on how Hampton pitches.
That’s just shitty, network driven commentary. Oh how I hate playing on Fox.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:11 pmGreat throw and leadoff single by B-Mac!
July 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pmMcCann is awesome. I feel like, despite the lovefest today, that does not get said often enough for a 24 (!!) year old catcher locked up long-term who is in the top ten in the league in extra-base hits and OPS+.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pmMcCann debuts on my top 44 list this year… and he keeps moving up.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pmThat’s Our Jeffy!™
July 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pmFrancoeur sucks, but at least he ran out the groundball.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pmObviously, anyone who spells “McCutcheon” “McCutchen” was born to be an evil Yankee.
–McCutcheon Thomason
July 26th, 2008 at 3:16 pmLeft-handed McCann gets hit off left-hander Cole Hamels.
After that, three consecutive right-handers (Infante, Francoeur and Prado) made outs against Hamels.
Bobby Cox’s brain does not compute.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pmi’ve never seen a free live video feed. i have mlbtv and the game is blacked out for me. thanks ryan for the link.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pmThat sounded like a sexual reference, “Ryan Howard can play on my team any day of the week”.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:20 pmEric Karros can give me a better appreciation of Joe Simpson any day of the week.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:23 pmEric “I’m the reason Mike Piazza stayed at catcher even though he couldn’t really catch” Karros.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:24 pmGood time for his first ground ball.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:25 pmEric Karros: Teaching Little Leaguers how to cheat since 2008.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:26 pmAnd now, the grand slam.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:26 pmthat was a good pitch.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pmBallgame.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:30 pmI’m way more excited to see Hampton hit than pitch
Yah that’s a let down
July 26th, 2008 at 3:35 pmI was pretty excited to see Hampton swinging too. I was just hoping he didn’t hurt himself swinging the bat.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pmIs it me or does Hampton look thinner?
July 26th, 2008 at 3:42 pm2 on no out. we better get something quick before francoeur gets a chance to kill the rally.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:55 pmI ♥ Brian McCann.
July 26th, 2008 at 3:59 pmSo THAT’s what clutch hitting looks like.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pmfrancoeur at least cant hit into a double play…well, i hope not. nice hit infante.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pmWow, according to the FOX broadcast Mac is one of only three catchers to have 3 consecutive 20 homer seasons at his age. Which is great until you remember he only had 18 last year.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pmSuperSpeedCatcher(tm)!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pm“[McCann's] got power AND speed!” – moron on Fox
July 26th, 2008 at 4:00 pmwowey! a lead on hamels.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pmWow, this is great.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pmI think the Fox guy was kidding. He did mention that his career high is 3 SBs.
Either way, I don’t like him much.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pmThis is fantastic.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:03 pmThis inning rocks–the Phillies look like the Braves of the 1970s….
July 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pmYou got to love Rollins not even trying to catch it. That was waay off.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pmwhat team am I watching, I love this
Hamels throw to 2nd was one of the worst throws Ive ever seen. At least 10-15 feet to the left of 2nd base
July 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pmWe are actually out-managing someone. This is FUN again. Buy, and buy now…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pmholy matrimony batman. what’s going on?
July 26th, 2008 at 4:04 pmThis is unbelievable how quick this is all happening.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:05 pmI love Chipper laughing at the Phillies in the dugout.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:05 pmchief,
July 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pmis that some positivity or some sarcasm? either way, i like it.
This is great
July 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pmHoping they go into the bullpen before Hamels gets it together and no-hits the Braves for the rest of the game.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:07 pmBest half inning we’ve had in a while… All around good play.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:07 pmThe TV and radio are almost in sync. Only problem is that Joe is doing the radio. He has taken it upon himself to do both play-by-play and color.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmThis is awesome.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmThe Fox guys called it!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmsuck it hamels
July 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmTex with a big shot!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:08 pmTex!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmhell yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmAre we buyers now?
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmhells yeah…kickin’ cole’s hammy ass.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmbooooooooooooooo
But let us not lose sight of the need to sell.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmryanc,
It’s just a game and I was an ass. Apology accepted???
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pmDid Teixeira say, “That just happened!” ?????
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm@78 – I guess not.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm#111 – No, just getting Tex’s value up and trying to mess up the Phils season
#115 – yes he did
July 26th, 2008 at 4:10 pmDoes this mean that Mike Hampton may actually.. get a win?
Where am I?
July 26th, 2008 at 4:10 pmit’s cool. life wouldnt be too easy if someone didnt challenge your thought processes every now and again.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:11 pmcmon Hampton get through 5
July 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pmI take a shower, down 3-0. I come out, it’s 9-3.
Maybe I should head back into the shower.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pmHampton still has to get through at least two more innings.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pmIf the Braves sweep this series, they’re not selling…even if it’s still hopeless. They may just stand pat, but they will not sell.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pmThe good news: The Braves will now go on a huge run and win the division.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:14 pmThe bad news: By the end of the season, UBubba will be a giant prune.
How many runs had we scored of Hammels this entire season before that inning? Anyone know off the top of their head?
July 26th, 2008 at 4:15 pmUse a gentle soap, ububba. Jergens maybe.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:16 pmIf only four of the nine runs were ‘earned,’ does that mean Teixeira didn’t ‘earn’ the home run? Also, one of those errors was Hamels’. I say this because earned runs are stupid.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:16 pmI think I’d like to retroactively create the Hampton Injury Curse to explain how poorly the Braves had played since he first got injured. I am confident they will never lose a game again.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:17 pmUbubba, stay in the shower just in case.
I can’t stop grinning!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pmDamn,
Eaton has nothing on the ball. I guarantee you I could hit the ball into play off this guy. His fastball was just 79 a couple pitches ago.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:26 pmDid the Phillies not get the memo that Jeffy can’t hit high and inside pitches?
July 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pmFrenchy with hit!!!! He’s back. Whoooooooo!!!!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pmOh, Goofus…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pmDumbest player in major league baseball. Sorry, he just is.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pmAt least Francoeur is still a moron.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pmWhat’s that well known rule? Oh yeah, never make the first or third out at third base. Good job, Jeff.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pmExcellent baserunning
July 26th, 2008 at 4:29 pmFrenchy sucks.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:29 pm#136
Especially on a play that requires only about a 60-foot throw…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:29 pmIt’s like waiting for Chris Farley to fall down.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pmRules, shmules. It’s Jeff Francouer! He can do anything!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pmIf that stupid baserunning error ends up costing us this game, I will personally strangle Francouer.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:39 pmI bet Francoeur couldn’t name one baseball cardinal sin if you asked him.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pmRoyce Ring–He truly sucks….
July 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pmThat was some pretty big failure by Ring.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pmOh my, they’re blowing it.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pmCardinal Sins of Baseball according to Francouer:
1) Not swinging.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:44 pm2) Hiding your true feelings.
I will break something if we blow this game
July 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pmMy God. Chris Coste.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:53 pmThis is going to be one of those 15-14 type games where every player is used and crazy things start happening.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:54 pmLord have mercy on us…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:55 pmSigh.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:55 pmbullshit
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmHoly !@#$!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmWow.
Well, at least we can be sure that we’re selling.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmNice work, guys.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmSell.
@#%@!!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pm*sigh* we’re gonna lose.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmUgh!!….This inning truly sucks…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmSell. And put Boyer out to pasture.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:56 pmWow they really suck.
Sell.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pmAll those 7-2 games Boyer pitched finally caught up.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pmThanks, Bobby. Now retire.
SELL, SELL, SELL, SELL, SELL!!
July 26th, 2008 at 4:57 pmPretty predictable on a hot day in Philly. But I bet the Braves don’t score again and lose something like 15-9. It’s not every day and every team that has a nine-run inning and loses.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:58 pmcan you really do anything more than laugh at this??? geez, this team sucks and like I’ve said for the last two weeks – sell, sell, sell…
July 26th, 2008 at 4:58 pmHope whatever you broke wasn’t valuable, Alzheimers.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:58 pmLet’s all agree to blame Francoeur.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:00 pmThis park is a bandbox, but 20 PH already is pretty damned impressive for Dobbs.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:01 pmGet back in the shower!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:01 pmThat baserunning blunder was egregious to quote Reese Bobby.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:01 pmWhen you’re 2-8 against this team and they’re sitting up there taking BP, it might be time to send a message and loosen these guys up a bit. But that’s not the “braves way”. Dobbs hit that ball about 500 feet and he was just sitting comfortably waiting a fastball from Boyer.
Guys like Cost, Mike Redmond and others have always been Braves killers, with no recourse from the Braves. I’d move those guys back every now and then.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:03 pmI’m gonna make a really nerdy reference here, but I think we just got beaten by Dobbs’s Original Slack.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:04 pmIt is indescribable how much I’d rather have Infante up here than Frenchy.
… aaaand, dammit.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:12 pmThree walks and the Braves don’t score.
They suck.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:12 pmThe Braves have to be the worst team in the league with the bases loaded.
Our boy Frenchy leading off the seventh…
July 26th, 2008 at 5:21 pmWHIFF!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:22 pmMemo received.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:22 pmMy goodness.
I think his eyesight really must be terrible. Can they give him another eye exam?
July 26th, 2008 at 5:23 pmThe Braves without Frenchy are actually near or over 300 with the bases loaded, but Frenchy is something like 2 for 18. So it just seems like we’re terrible with the bases juiced. It’s just a Frenchy illusion.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:25 pmAnd that was a woefully sad swing Frenchy put on that ball.
Jeff Francoeur at the plate with the bases loaded reminds me of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:30 pmThis team will NEVER put together a ten win stretch because Bobby pitches his top relievers in every game whether down by two or up by ten. Use your entire bullpen or send them down!!!!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:35 pmShower trick doesn’t work for me.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:38 pmI remember why we like this Soriano fellow.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pmSeriously, when did this game start to go downhill? AT THE VERY INSTANT Francoeur got thrown out at third for no reason. I’m thisclose to blaming him for the Kennedy Assassination. Or possibly the Lincoln Assassination. Why not?
July 26th, 2008 at 5:45 pmis chipper available to pinch hit?
July 26th, 2008 at 5:46 pm178 – I have heard that this may be a bigger issue than people are making of it. If he can’t see the seams of the baseball he has no idea what pitch is coming. If this is true, his career is over.
July 26th, 2008 at 5:49 pmWhat was wrong with Bobby’s bullpen use today? These are must win games put out your best
July 26th, 2008 at 6:06 pmsell
my 7 year old: “Why did Cox have to put in Boyer?”
not bad for a kid, though a better question would be why didn’t he bring the hook before the lead was pissed away
Hampton pitched–it was bound to be a weird game
July 26th, 2008 at 6:09 pm9 runs in one inning. 3 walks in another inning. and we lose. teixeira and ohman should start saying their goodbyes. let’s hope posada doesn’t make it back so yankees have a 1b/dh spot open
July 26th, 2008 at 6:10 pmOk, sell.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:10 pmEPIC FAIL
July 26th, 2008 at 6:12 pmRecap is up. Die, Jeffy.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm