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Pineiro’s a bit like Vicente Padilla: he was killer when he was young; since then he’s just been killed. He makes Oliver Perez look like Jon Garland.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:10 pmOne last note on drummers: You can like Springstein all you want, but Max Weinberg should be jailed for abusing his kit. He’s a great sidekick for Conan, but his drumming is impossible to listen to without wincing.
As for greatest singing drummers: Terry Bozzio, hands down. He didn’t sing all that much, but his drumming was far superior to anything Phil Collins ever did, and his vocal tracks were always interesting.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:13 pmContinued from last thread: It’s really hard to make a Top 25 of all-time baseball players, but I don’t think you could argue against Pujols if you wanted to include him already… However, I still refuse to accept that he is fully human. I’m quite certain he was sired by Secretariat. Until I see a DNA test the only Hall of Fame I’d let him into is in Saratoga Springs.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pmI hate Pujols.
Dude is a douche and I’m convinced he’s currently 34.
He played baseball in my high school athletic conference and went to community college 5 miles from my house. Posnanski article aside, the name isn’t great around here. He rivals Manny in looking at his shots. He completely ignores José Oquendo at third base, and watch the temper tantrum that he throws if he ever gets caught stealing.
Also, I’ll fill everyone in on the worst kept secret outside of Missouri. St. Louis fans don’t even really like him. They cheer because he puts up god-like numbers, but they don’t like him. St. Louis fans liked Bo Hart. They liked freaking Jon Mabry. They loved David Eckstein. They don’t like Albert Pujols.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:45 pmSeriously? I know you live around there, Ethan, and maybe you know a lot of folks who hate him, but I just don’t believe that Cards fans as a whole don’t love Albert Pujols.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pmI was in Seattle for their big 2001 season — I’m convinced I’ll never see anything like it again. Half a dozen position players and almost every pitcher on the team had career years, and they were just crushing people. Led the league in runs scored, fewest runs allowed, and fielding percentage.
Pineiro was a mid-season callup and looked like he was going to lap the field. He had a nice, compact delivery that I thought would never betray him. But instead he got a little worse every year after ’01, until they finally dumped him. Another pitcher of great promise gone unfulfilled.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:56 pmI guess he’s not “scrappy” enough.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:59 pmThat might have been a little strong. My own personal dislike was probably clouding the issue a bit.
Cards fans, at least the ones I know/went to college with do like Pujols, but the distinction that I was trying to make was that almost all the love he gets is for the numbers that he puts up.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:02 pmAs opposed to the “scrappy” players, who are beloved despite the numbers they put up. I dunno, but I like the players who produce.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:03 pmPujols is awesome and other teams fear him. I wish he were a Brave.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:04 pm@7
I know that it’s tongue and cheek a bit, but you’d shocked the love that Eckstein, Aaron Miles, Yadier Molina, etc get.
Had numerous arguments over who was better between Molina/McCann…as Molina is more “complete” and “tougher”
April 27th, 2009 at 3:05 pmWhen you say you “like” a player, it has to be based on his performance. In most cases, fans have no idea what a player is really like personally. Fans identify with someone like David Eckstein, I think in part because they think his “scrappiness” somehow confers more character on the player than those with great talent. But, Lenny Dykstra and Pete Rose were scrappy too and were pretty much scumbags.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:06 pmI like to have players on my team who produce, of course, but it doesn’t mean I have to love them. I like to root for people, not just numbers.
Even if you don’t really know these guys, it doesn’t mean they don’t have an on-field or in-the-press personality that you may find attractive or repellent. To me, that’s part of what makes baseball fun.
I was happy David Justice hit a WS-winning HR, but I never really liked him. Also, I’m glad I’ve only ever rooted against Barry Bonds.
Guys who “overachieve” or who show lots of effort are always going to get more fan love—nothing wrong with that. Sometimes they happen to be great players (Pete Rose, who got plenty of love before the Bud Harrelson fight in ’73), other times they’re good players (Gary Matthews, a real hustler on some bad Atlanta teams), but a lot of times they can be something else (Keith Lockhart, just lucky to be on the team).
April 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pmCan we get our Kawakami money back?
That move might look pretty dumb in a few months…especially for a team with very limited monetary flexibility.
As I was listening to the game yesterday (I had a bachelor party all weekend, so I didn’t get to watch much of the games; had a lot of T and A in my face; boo hoo)…I was hoping Bobby would’ve pulled KK when he loaded the bases, as it sounded like he was done anyway…any thoughts there?
April 27th, 2009 at 3:20 pm@12
That’s a fair point
I’m backpedaling a bit now, and again, originally I probably didn’t phrase it as well as I’d like, but the point I was trying to make is that there are some parts of Pujols/his game that people around the area don’t like.
However, as Mac and other pointed out, they are very easily overshadowed when he is among the league leaders in most offensive categories.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:20 pm“any thoughts there?”
Yes; if I had lots of T & A in my face, I wouldn’t even listen to the Braves. You are way too into baseball.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:24 pm@16
Strip club on Fri and Sat night (for you connosieurs: Southern Belles in Charleston, SC).
During the game Sunday, we were headed back to ATL…listening via 580 out of Augusta, I believe.
April 27th, 2009 at 3:27 pmThe lineup (per Carroll Rogers at AJC):
1. Kelly Johnson 2B
April 27th, 2009 at 3:56 pm2. Yunel Escobar SS
3. Chipper Jones 3B
4. Kotchman 1B
5. Francoeur RF
6. Brandon Jones LF
7. David Ross C
8. Schafer CF
9. Jurrjens
Kotchman at cleanup? Oy.
Where’s that T&A?
April 27th, 2009 at 4:15 pmUbubba,
I agree with you and having Bonds on the team would be a problem. There are some guys that are clearly nasty people (Albert Belle, Bonds, etc.) and I have a hard time rooting for them. And in any group of 1500 people, you will find some that are nice, some that are assholes, and many in-between. The point is people often conflate ability with character or, the opposite, lack of ability with character. The point is, we really don’t know, in most cases, what these guys are like as human beings. At the same time, many people dislike players for being human beings; for example, I don’t think using steroids necessarily means that a player is a bad guy in the bigger scheme of things. They make mistakes like everyone else.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:16 pmI know a few Cardinals fans and they all love Pujols. They liked Eckstein too, which is deeply deeply annoying, but there was never any question about who made that team good and how awesome was their first basemen.
Nobody has ever really sung Teixeira’s praises in the game, but when he was here, we all liked him. Now that he’s gone to the Yankees, it’s like he never existed. Very few of us know these guys at all, and it’s crazy to think you know any of them based on their on-field personas. The team you play for typically dictates how much folks like you, who likes you, and how they respond to you.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:28 pmWell, as we found out later, even though he was a Brave, Teixeira was “still a douche.”
April 27th, 2009 at 4:30 pmI took much pleasure in re-telling the Tex “still-a-douche” story to some Kool-Aid-drinking Yankee fans the other day.
Marc,
Right, but we all have our reasons for liking players and not liking them. They can be rational or just plain silly.
I mean, I used to root for Rafael Ramirez because he was so goofy & unpredicable. He wasn’t any kind of great player, but (IMO) an entertaining guy on a fun, but flawed club. In some ways, he symbolized that team.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:52 pmJoe Posnanski (of course) has a great blog post about liking Mike Jacobs despite — or maybe because of — all his manifold flaws.
What’s the still a douche story?
April 27th, 2009 at 5:13 pmUbubba,
one of the top 5 baseball stories I’ve ever heard.
RE Pujols:
I’ll definitely admit my dislike isn’t completely rational. Still there though
April 27th, 2009 at 5:17 pmAAR, here’s the story, courtesy of Hiawatha Terrell Wade.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:29 pmI’m probably gonna ruin it with my slipshod retelling, but I believe it involved someone who knew Tim Hudson texting him when Tex hit a home run (“TEX!!!!” or something of the like) and Hudson texting back, “Still a douche.”
April 27th, 2009 at 5:30 pmUgg. I didn’t realize it was a Chip day….
April 27th, 2009 at 6:03 pmYou get by the best hitter in the lineup and give up singles to everyone else >_<
April 27th, 2009 at 6:19 pmThat was just good hitting there. They were all taking him the other way. Long inning, but JJ looked pretty good.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:23 pmHe’s missing a lot more bats than usual…now we just need to work on getting the ball out of the infield.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:29 pmhere’s what I love, the game is on two channels (espn and peachtree). Espn has the game blacked out in my area because it should be on a local channel for me since Im two hrs outside of ATL. However, Dish Network doesnt provide Peachtree. Im pissed off and screwed at the same time. Oh well, enjoy
April 27th, 2009 at 6:30 pmStill think he looks good?
April 27th, 2009 at 6:36 pmHey look, yet more walks turning into runs for the other team.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:37 pmAnyone else wishing about now that Bobby hadn’t made Jurrjens throw 116 pitches his last start?
April 27th, 2009 at 6:40 pmNo, perhaps because he threw 96 pitches.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:42 pmOh, of course, it’s Bobby’s fault.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:42 pmWhat about 2 starts ago?
April 27th, 2009 at 6:42 pmBlame Andruw, too.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:43 pmThis cardinals team is the epitome of a run producing ball club. The waste of space pendleton and Cox should be taking notes from LaRusa on how to teach your team to manufacture runs. This cardinals team has been fun to watch just through 2 innings. Taking the pitches they are given and hitting them to the opposite field. Watching the first 3 guys in the braves lineup is the polar opposite. Kelly Johnson is completely lost at the plate, he is quite possibly the worst leadoff hitter in the majors. Yunel takes poor swings on balls he should be driving and chipper has looked more and more lifeless this season than I’ve ever seen. Granted, he still is a great hitter but he seems content sometimes at just slapping pitches and grounding out, it’s infuriating to watch.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pm120, ten days ago. It’s a delayed reaction, is what you’re saying? BS.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pmYou think Jurrjens should ever throw 120 pitches, Mac? I call that BS.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:45 pmDave. Ross. Believe I had that.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:47 pmI’d rather he didn’t, but it won’t kill him or anything. 120 is not that many.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:47 pmI seriously am beginning to think that Ross might be the best potential cleanup hitter on the current roster.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:48 pmAt least Ross looks like he has a clue at the plate
April 27th, 2009 at 6:49 pm#45 – and people here still hate paying him a little more than $1 mil per for two years
April 27th, 2009 at 6:49 pmHe’s the only batter getting the ball to the wall on a consistent basis right now, that’s for sure.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:50 pmRoss has looked good, but he still has a career average of .225.
120 isn’t ideal, but it’s not going to make him walk Thurston ten days later. That’s on Jurrjens. Can everything be Bobby’s fault? I blame Bobby for Vini Lopez leaving Springsteen’s band. And I blame Wren for this earache I’ve got…
April 27th, 2009 at 6:52 pm.225 with a high walk rate, a high HR rate, and a high CS% rate. As we’ve just seen again….
April 27th, 2009 at 6:58 pmJJ really needs to find the strike zone or he’s not getting through 5….
April 27th, 2009 at 6:59 pmNice at bat Johnson…. godddd he sucks
April 27th, 2009 at 7:02 pmThe Braves are a ridiculously impatient team at the plate. It’s like they just want to get home some nights.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:02 pmAfter a hot start, he sure is having a miserable month.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:03 pmSame exact over swing Yunel grounded out to third with his first at bat. These guys never learn
April 27th, 2009 at 7:03 pmsansho, yeah, I know. I liked the signing. I’m just saying, don’t expect him to hit like this, or even .300. He’s a valuable player (and thank god we signed him, we’d have somebody like Colina on the team) but he’s not as good as he’s shown.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:04 pmthey dont have anyone to teach them any better either
April 27th, 2009 at 7:05 pmMy first time seeing Jurrjens. Good stuff.
Man KJ is struggling. Hopefully soon he becomes KJ the all star.
Nice catch by Schafer. Loving ESPN right now even though I have to listen to Hershiser and Phillips.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:08 pm12 pitch inning for Jurrjens. That’s better.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:10 pmWell that was an improvement.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:10 pmOk I’ve seen some good pitching from Vasquez Moylan Gonzo and Sori and so far Jurrjens. How about some hitting.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:11 pmGotcha, Weldon.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:12 pmKotchman did show up tonight, at least.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:14 pmTwo 2-0 groundouts…
April 27th, 2009 at 7:16 pmughhh thats the type of shit right there from francoeur that a good manager wouldnt tolerate. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to teach your players situational hitting. Guy on first, 1 out… the one thing you don’t want to do at all cost is ground one to the 2B or SS… what does jeff do??? hits the ball right into the ground to the SS for a double play. It’s just bad bad bad baseball and it all starts with cox and pendleton
April 27th, 2009 at 7:16 pmPadma Lakshmi was just on my television. What were we talking about?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:16 pmFrenchy in the 4 hole? Yikes!
HIDP – Figures.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:16 pmCF Schafer
1B Kotchman
SS Escobar
3B Chipper
RF Francoeur
LF Jones/Diaz
C Ross
2B KJ
KJ will snap out of it, but right now, he’s making too many outs.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:18 pmThat inning as more shaky. Lotta hard hit balls. But JJ got ahead in the count to everybody, IIRC, so there’s that.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:22 pmIt was another 12 pitch inning, so hopefully he’s got one more.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:23 pmHopefully, we’ll have a pinch-hitting situation this inning. (And hopefully, Bobby uses Prado or Infante.)
April 27th, 2009 at 7:25 pmThat was a REALLY nice play at SS.
In fairness to the Braves offense, Piniero’s been throwing strikes tonight.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pmFire Pendleton.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pmPiniero has thrown fewer pitches than Jurrjens has thrown strikes.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:28 pm#72 – which means he’s hittable
April 27th, 2009 at 7:29 pmFirst I had heard the Francouer/Jaramillo story. Dang ole Rudy putting his rep on the line big time. Of course if Frenchy does good then he becomes the Leo Mazonne of hitting coaches…. or is he already there?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:30 pmI hope Bobby has someone warming in the ‘pen in case Jurrjens gets over 100 pitches or if he gets in trouble.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:31 pmHow much money would you give to have Chip Caray fired? (I would go as high as $500.) How much do you think it would take to make the Braves people consider it?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:31 pmWe could all pretend to be Astros fans, say, and start a letter-writing campaign to have them hire Chip.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:32 pmNice inning, JJ. I’d probably pinch hit for him to lead off next inning, though.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:34 pmWill Bobby let Jair hit to start the inning?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:34 pm78 — wouldn’t Chip pay the Cubs to work for them?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:34 pmAnyone else think we’re about to see a bunt?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:37 pmIt actually might not be a bad thing with KJ right now.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:38 pmomg what clown!!@~!~! GET HIM OUTT OF THERE!!! ugh johnson is terrible plain and simple
April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pmSaw that coming -_-
April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pmEh….
And can someone ban Jon K?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pmKJ is ice cold right now.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pmMight as well let Schafer lead off for a night because he can’t fare much worse than KJ has recently … KJ needs a night off.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pmDid he hit into a DP? Gamecenter got hung up.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:40 pmLanguage, Jon.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:40 pmI’ll take it…
April 27th, 2009 at 7:41 pm@90: Yes.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:41 pmargh… he hung one and chipper just missed it
April 27th, 2009 at 7:42 pmYunel is a bit of a bonehead.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:42 pmLadies and gentlemen, Yunel Escobar, the worst baserunner in baseball!
April 27th, 2009 at 7:42 pmit says clown? whats wrong with that
April 27th, 2009 at 7:43 pmNow THAT’s how you waste two baserunners!
And Jon, it’s not your vocabulary that’s annoying.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:43 pmway to take the bat out of the hands of your best hitter
April 27th, 2009 at 7:43 pmi apologize for being emotional because we have the two worst hitters in our 1-2 spots
April 27th, 2009 at 7:44 pmmraver mind your own
April 27th, 2009 at 7:45 pmWhat’s up with Johnson and Escobar? I thought the Braves middle infield was a big plus at the plate and they’re anything but that.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:46 pmIn case anyone didn’t know, I get an email with your original, unedited post. I know what you said, Jon, and that’s not a word I allow.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:47 pmKJ is out of the game, Infante stays in.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:47 pmWow, so you get like hundreds of emails a day from this site?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:49 pmSo at what point do you…
1. decide 4/36 is still worthy of playing, much less hitting leadoff. Admittedly there aren’t many options but Kelly Johnson needs to be benched for a few days or moved down the order.
2. Can Terry Pendleton. I think Chipper, Kotchman and Schafer are at least thinking about what they’re trying to do at the plate. Everyone else is just swinging.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:50 pmYup.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:50 pmDouble switch. KJ ‘hitting’ his way to platoondom.
But do you bench him when any day you’ll get the good KJ back.
Crap. c’mon Moylan
April 27th, 2009 at 7:51 pmWalk to pitcher ends up scoring.
It’s like this team tries to lose.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:52 pmWalking the pitcher will almost always cost you.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pmHey mac that’s why I changed it boss… no one else saw it. So regardless of whether or not you saw it, no one else did. I changed it within 10 seconds
April 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pmDoes anyone know who the Cards 1st base coach is?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pm@106:
1. I think that point is now, at least for a day. I remember Bobby did that for a day with Andruw early in the ’05 season and it woke him up.
2. Probably past time for that. If a car salesman doesn’t sell, he’s pulled off the floor.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pmWalks the pitcher but strikes out Pujols.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pmWho else thinks Cox needs to be fired??? Anyone? It’s just time to move on plain and simple, he doesn’t help this team. His managing tactics are old, out dated and are hurting this team more than they are helping this team. This team is filled with young guys who need a hands on young take action orientated manager. Not one that takes a hands off let the players play attitude
April 27th, 2009 at 7:55 pm@112: Dave McKay.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:55 pmThanks Overlord.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:57 pmPREDICTION: The Braves won’t score any runs this inning.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:59 pmCan we screw this up?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:59 pmwell. I’m surprised
April 27th, 2009 at 7:59 pmAnd people mocked: Kotchman, cleanup hitter.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pmWow… did they just manufacture a run?
April 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pmFinally some hitting.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pmThe last week or so, Kotch has looked comfortable … for the first time since he joined the team. Just need some more power from him.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:00 pmDoes that qualify as a productive out from Jeffy?
April 27th, 2009 at 8:01 pmThis is the Casey Kotchman Angels fans thought they were getting. TP-bashers, be happy — we could have Mickey Hatcher.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:02 pmBrandon Jones looks like a good hitter.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:02 pmI guess not.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:03 pmWhat the hell kind of pitch was that? It broke more than any changeup should.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:03 pmMaybe bashing TP is too much, but he is the hitting coach. I suspect someone has to be held accountable. However, should anyone have to tell major league hitters to swing at strikes, work the count, use all fields and study the tendencies of the pitchers?
April 27th, 2009 at 8:06 pmIt will be funny if LaRussa uses Boyer tonight.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:07 pmI want to see boyer come in and strike out 3 straight braves hitters
April 27th, 2009 at 8:09 pmKotch is looking pretty good to me. Made some nice plays in Cincy. Awkward looking at the plate.
I’ll take high average, high obp, lots of doubles and a dozen homers from him.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:10 pmJoe, that’s an old joke… I heard it at least five years ago
April 27th, 2009 at 8:12 pmExcept it was slightly different, involving a home plate umpire making the questionable ball/strike call.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:16 pmNice inning for Soriano.
Let’s get some runs.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:19 pmNorton, we need ya now, man.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pmGreg Norton’s OPS+ is -28.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:22 pmPREDICTION: Double play.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pmDP forthcoming?
April 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pmGood news … he got on base. Bad news … runners on first and second for Yunel to GIDP.
EDIT: Maybe not. At least he gave Chipper a chance. Such are my diminished expectations with Yunel up and at least one man on.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pmYou’re a moron, Escobar.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pmYunel is not a 2 hitter… plain and simple. Cox has mismanaged this team for years now
April 27th, 2009 at 8:24 pmEscobar’s hair looks awful.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:24 pmIt would be so typical if after going 3-3 with two doubles, this time they get Kotchman.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:26 pmPREDICTION: Double play.
No, just another out on the first pitch by Escobar.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:27 pmTypical.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:27 pmMac
it’s beyond typical… that at bat by kotchman deserves a post with the most explict vulgar foul language… that alone can explain the ineptness of this team in tight situations at the plate when the game is on the line. This team has not a single player who can be considered “clutch”. And that is exactly why this team will never be better than a .500 club.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:30 pmIf I were a pitcher, I wouldn’t throw Escobar anything near the plate on the first pitch.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:30 pmSome would argue that there is no such thing as “clutch”.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:35 pmHow about… they lack a hitter who consistently shows the ability to produce run scoring hits/rbi’s in tight situations late in the game. The type of player who you say… I can’t wait until “so and so” gets to the plate in the 9th.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pmThe pitcher is batting 5th for the Cards, always fun to guess whether it’s a double switch or not with them.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:38 pmO’FAIL.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:40 pmO’Flaherty…
April 27th, 2009 at 8:40 pmSo many free baserunners tonight…
April 27th, 2009 at 8:41 pm“injury delay”
What happened?
April 27th, 2009 at 8:42 pmWhere’s Mike Gonzalez?
Oh, Bobby’s just being an idiot. Gotcha.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:42 pmI wish Cox didn’t feel the need to impress LaRussa by going through the entire bullpen in 3 innings in the first game of the series.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:42 pmThis must be pretty epic.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:48 pmWhew.
That wasn’t exactly a fair fight.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:48 pmChip Caray is so dumb. $750.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:48 pmChip sure mistook that one for a home run
April 27th, 2009 at 8:48 pmGreat job by Buddy to get Pujols!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:49 pmAnd they go quietly in the 9th… just like the gutless wonders they are.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:55 pmDisappointing. Another great outing by JJ. A little more timely hitting (or hitting at all in the first five innings, I suppose), and it coulda gone the other way.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pmI’ve been saying it time and time again on here and even steve phillips said the same thing. This braves team needs to make a trade for a bat. Trade some prospects to get an allstar hr type hitter. It’s the price you have to pay for success, without a bonafide bat in this lineup everyone on this blog will continue to feel the same frustration as this team fails in tight situations
April 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pmHate to waste a good pitching effort like that.
Um, go Hawks.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pmWell if Steve Phillips is saying it then by golly we should do it!
April 27th, 2009 at 8:59 pmmraver…
im making a point. Steve phillips is more qualified and knowledgeable than you are so I think I’d take his advice over whatever tidbits of uselessness you have to offer
April 27th, 2009 at 9:02 pmRecap is up.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:06 pmJon K is the Chip Caray of this thread.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:07 pmCrap! Season is still very young but Cards look like they have the pieces for now. Good pitching, great defense and some good hitting.
Ok. I’m a Braves fan and I’m pulling like crazy for Jeff Francouer but what is it about all the networks? You would think that at one point in time he was like actually good. Its not just ESPN tonight but Fox Sports Ohio’s guys too. Constantly yapping about the new approach, the new patience (3 walks this season), more controlled swing ad nauseaum. Tonight Steve Phillips (ok is Steve Phillips) used the word ‘resurgent’ for a corner of with a .778 OPS. I dunno. Just wanted to let y’all know its not just the AJC and the Braves announcers that are making Frenchy more than what he is.
Tough loss tonight. I can’t complain though the Braves played way better than the win I got to see against the Reds last Friday.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:07 pm