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How are we going to get the smell of brimstone out game thread: June 25, Yankees at Braves
“Hi, I’m Atlanta Braves infielder Martin Prado. People ask me, ‘Martin, what’s it like to get stuck on the bench, for defensive reasons no less, behind a converted outfielder?’ Well, how should I put it… Eszik saját kesztyű, Kelly Johnson! Én szakmai második baseman, és nem lehet megtagadni! Thank you and good day.
Is that Basque that you’ve got Prado speaking? If so…
June 25th, 2009 at 2:12 pm1) WHY?
2) How the heck did you pull that off? Basque resources are rare. What I mean is – is there some online translator you used? Just curious.
3) Care to translate it?
“Eat their own gloves, Kelly Johnson! I am a professional second baseman, and should not be denied”
June 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pmI’m guessing that’s Hungarian based on the previous joke. Unfortunately Babelfish doesn’t have a Hungarian to English dial.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:38 pmI’m sure it’s too late to hope this, but Gameday still has Ludwick up to bat with Pujols on and I’m just hoping K-Rod blows it.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:44 pmFrom Peanut’s Twitter page:
“The Braves have placed reliever Jeff Bennett on the 15-day DL with a broken left hand. According to a source, he punched a door.”
June 25th, 2009 at 2:51 pmThe VU Recruiting Machine marches on. This time, it’s a Birmingham boy (TE Davis Dudchock) with an Auburn offer. (Offers from Florida State, Stanford, and Tennessee, too.)
I know all of you care deeply, which is why I stay on top of this for you.
June 25th, 2009 at 2:54 pmI might be pulling a Gadfly here, but I feel really sorry for Bennett.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:00 pmI don’t see why it’s being a Gadfly to express sympathy for a player that is struggling. You aren’t using convoluted stats to make a case that he is really the best pitcher in baseball.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:03 pmHard not to feel bad for Bennett.
Any word on who’s coming up for him?
June 25th, 2009 at 3:08 pmThe door is the real victim in all of this. I think I’ll Gadfly the door for the next month or so.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:11 pmMac, no coincidence that you have the same song in this thread as DOB in his new blog?
June 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pmBoone Logan up.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:16 pmDoes anyone really believe Bennett punched a door?
Anyone seen Victory? The scene in which they put the goalie’s leg on the bed and kick down between the slats? I have a feeling it was a lot more like that.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:21 pmBennett threw a punch at a door.
The door rips the punch into left CF for a 2-run double.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:28 pmI venture into danger of excommunication with this, but:
McCann should be bringing Bennett the chicken soup. EVERYBODY knows A-Rod has a “slider swing” – especially now.
Either go up the ladder or out of the zone completely with that count. That one dumb pitch call may have sent the Yankees on a scoring spree.
Also, three strikeouts, Brian? Three?
You can say it’s the pitcher’s responsibility to approve of and believe in the pitch that is called (and I’d agree with you), but you kinda count on your All-Star catcher for better thinking than that.
Also, can we please put Ross at 1B against lefties?
June 25th, 2009 at 3:32 pmLOL Tiger224!!
June 25th, 2009 at 3:34 pmThe second installment in the smash hit Atlanta Braves cartoon series, starring Matt Diaz and Martin Prado (who grew a moustache just for the occasion)!
Mac unknowingly wrote the script.
http://tinyurl.com/myxk9z
June 25th, 2009 at 3:35 pmFree David Ross.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:35 pm@16 my gf sitting in front of me thinks i am nuts for laughing out loud. This stuff is hilarious!
June 25th, 2009 at 3:44 pmY’all see where Heyward will be playing in the Futures Game? Not that it’s unexpected, but still, pretty exciting.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:44 pmBennett was aiming for the window.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:01 pmStu,
I thought Heyward had said he would sit (maybe that was just the League All Star game).
June 25th, 2009 at 4:02 pmPer DOB
1. McLouth
June 25th, 2009 at 4:03 pm2. Prado, 2B
3. Chipper
4. McCann
5. Escobar
6. Anderson
7. Francoeur
8. Kotchman
9. Lowe
Well, that was an unexpected lineup change.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:04 pmbraves14,
I think you underestimate the “Mac Whammy.” It works on everything except French named objects, which have a total block on the Mac Whammy.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:14 pmI fixed the cartoon so that people can actually watch it w/o logging in.
http://tinyurl.com/noo5dd
June 25th, 2009 at 4:14 pmBennet should have wasted a punch.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:16 pmBennett hung his punch out over the doorway.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:19 pm@14 – You can’t blame McCann for that. Even if it was the wrong pitch, it was horrible location. Bennett threw 4 pitches right down the middle about thigh high that at-bat. You are ahead 0-2, there is no way I throw a pitch down the middle to A-Rod. Absolutely horrendous location there.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:22 pmYou can’t blame McCann
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that, whatever the problem is, it’s not Brian McCann.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pmthat video making tool was just too fun to pass up.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:46 pmhttp://tinyurl.com/knyzbt
Farrah Fawcett & Michael Jackson die on the same day. Crazy.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:59 pmThe only good news about today’s lineup is at least Bobby didn’t bat Jeffy cleanup or 5th.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:02 pm@32
Man, two icons of many of our youths. Worst day since Carlin died.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:32 pmAccording to O’Brien, Bennett punched that door before the sixth inning last night. Apparently, he roughly set it himself before going back out for the sixth, without telling anyone.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:40 pm#34
No kidding. I remember cutting Jackson 5 records from the back of cereal boxes.
And let’s not forget that young Michael sang one of the weirdest pop hits ever, “Ben,” a syrupy love song to a rat.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:54 pmLowe isn’t missing many bats lately at all.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:13 pmLowe looks good.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:15 pmAt least Lowe is outdoing Smoltz…
June 25th, 2009 at 6:27 pmYep, Nats tag Smoltz with 4 in the 1st.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:32 pmSmoltz is getting lit up in the first by the Nats. I don’t know whether to be happy or sad.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:33 pmsnitker’d again. why does snitker never challenge arms on doubles? i realize it was mccann running, but it looked as though he had a chance, especially with a throw from the fence (that was off line to the cutoff man).
June 25th, 2009 at 6:37 pmI’m glad we didn’t trade Yunel. Say what you will, but he can swing it.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:37 pmOff Topic Note:
I’ll be in Shands Hospital in Gainsville for a few weeks, having a nodule taken out of the noggin. My family wont be able to be around much, so any Braves Journalites who live in that area that would be up for some Braves talk and all the sherbet you can eat, it would be much appreciated
June 25th, 2009 at 6:40 pmgood luck, man. i am moving to florida soon, but not to that area. they’ll be plenty of bloggers rooting and praying for you.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:43 pmno one posting or is the site down? we suck.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pmno one is posting because Lowe is pitching like an ass clown
June 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pm2nd game in a row.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pmI turned over to the game about 10 minutes ago and the announcers were ripping on Yunel for another mistake, what did he do?
June 25th, 2009 at 7:37 pmyuck
edit–I don’t know, I tuned in about the same time
June 25th, 2009 at 7:37 pmNow the PeachTree cameras followed Yunel all the way into the dugout and keep it on him for another 10 seconds during the commercial. Whatever he did, they have never done this with any other players.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:40 pmWow…just got home and we’re down 8-1 in the 4th. Nice job ACE!
Is Lowe hurting or something? he’s gotten shelled twice now in the last few starts.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pmfrekkin’ lucky #7!
June 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pmwe really have hit the ball well tonight. let’s hope we can get back in this thing.
no hibernation mode, please.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:47 pmdiaz sticks his knee out and gets on base.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:49 pmgeez, we’re really roping the ball.
i’m talking to myself.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:51 pmwhat an atbat by chipper.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:59 pmis anybody watching this? c’mon braves bloggers! wake up!
June 25th, 2009 at 8:03 pmBut you’re doing so well by yourself.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:04 pmI’m watching but I still want to know what Yunnie did to have Chip and Joe all over him a while ago. This comeback is shocking though.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:06 pmSettle down guys… this is game is gonna be another braves 1-2 run loss. The braves are a big tease
June 25th, 2009 at 8:09 pmI can’t see the game, but is Escobar wearing a glove?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pmNice while it lasted, but that’s two nights of poor ABs from McCann. He’s got to make some adjustments so he doesn’t end up flailing at off-speed pitches in these important situations.
Great part about being down 7 after the top of the 4th is you’ve still got 6 innings worth of ABs. Let’s see if the pen can hold it here….
June 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pmI have to say Francoeur’s double was one of the luckiest hits I’ve ever seen. I think I saw dirt flying of his bat he swung so low, but I’ll take it.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pmnot watching the game… whats with the escobar throwing errors??
June 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pmEscobar can’t see past his rocky dennis face
June 25th, 2009 at 8:13 pmAnother error by Esco, I must say he makes it hard to defend him sometimes….
June 25th, 2009 at 8:13 pmNot that I am complaining about a rally or anything, but it almost would have been nice not to have to pinch-hit for Medlen there. I still believe- in the utter absence of any data to prove it, of course- that the optimal way to bring a young starter into the league is to use him as a long reliever in low-pressure situations.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:14 pmescobar has costed 1 run tonight and driven in 3. i’d still defend him.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:20 pmFree Javier Vazquez!
June 25th, 2009 at 8:25 pmWhy is Vazquez batting?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:25 pmWell nuts.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pmCox is such a moron… I think one of the many reasons this team sucks is that Cox has worn out his welcome in ATL. It’s time to move on please
June 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pmWho do we have left on the bench? I’m guessing pinch running for Javy there wasn’t possible?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:32 pmCan we bring Pettitte back into the game?
And good luck, FBF.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pmpinch running for javy was available in the form of jurrjens, probably the fastest guy on the team.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:46 pmCurrent story headline on AJC.com
“Smoltz rocked in Braves debut”
They just can’t let him go…
June 25th, 2009 at 8:58 pmWell, perhaps the AJC knew this game was fait accompli, even after the bottom-of-the-fourth outburst. And lo and behold … it’s 10-6 and could get worse with Moylan on the mound.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pm2nd intentional walk in the inning. what kind of f_cking strategy is this?
June 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pmRyan, welcome to CoxWorld, where strategy doesn’t need to make sense.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pmBrilliant strategy, Bobby.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pmmoylan actually pitched really well (besides the wild pitch that should have scored a run). the pitch to a-rod was a beaut, but a-rod, being a cheater, “muscled” it out to right.
and in other news: heyward hits his 10 tonight. that’s 10 in 41 games. he’s going to be the #1 prospect in mlb next year.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:04 pmThat’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:05 pmwhat’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard?
June 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pmThat Moylan “made a good pitch” but A-Rod “cheated” it for a hit.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:12 pmyou’re not high on sarcasm are ya? but, if you would like, i can challenge your “stupidest thing i’ve ever heard” quote. stick around.
and moylan did make a good pitch, and a-rod has basically cheated his whole professional career.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:17 pmThat was not fundamental.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pmWhen I watch Moylan, I see a guy who wasn’t altogether ready to come back from Tommy John surgery and proceeded to be overworked for a pitcher under normal circumstances, let alone post-TJ. Too many bad pitches. It’s almost as though Bobby somehow expects him to magically become what he once was, and is trying to deny what he is now.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pmThat’s probably true–let’s see what Bobby has to say after the game.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pmchipper needs to seriously think about moving to first next year. he is butchering 3rd this year.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:21 pm@88 – Seriously? Have you watched ANY of the games lately – including tonight? Moylan HAS been pitching like he used to. He has been terrrific. What game are you watching?
June 25th, 2009 at 9:26 pm@90 – True, but he was actually pretty good last year. I don’t know what could possibly have changed in just one year. It’s almost like it is in his head – just like that one really bad year ARod had with the glove.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:29 pmafter his first 2 outings of the year (where he was terrible), moylan has given up 9 earned runs in 28.1 innings. that is an era of less than 3.
i will say that moylan has been pretty bad for the year with inherited runners, but he’s still a good pitcher. his pitch to a-rod, despite the opinion of anonymous lurker, was a good pitch. anyone who doesnt think so, i challenge you to go back and look at it. the count was 3-2, bases loaded, and moylan throws a fastball in on a-rod’s hands. good location. bad result.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:42 pmYawn. I hate this team.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pmMaybe I’m more upset that Bobby intentionally walked an 0-4 Teixeira to get to A-Rod with the bases loaded, where Moylan had no room for error. Just dumb.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:47 pmDespite McCann’s 9th inning homer tonight…he killed the Braves offense these last two games vs the Yanks.
Defense killed us.
KK getting nailed on the neck killed us and the pen.
Lowe’s lackluster (to be kind) start tonight killed us. (and if this is a sign of things to come…whooaaa Nellie…it’s gonna get ugly)
Yanks lineup and timely hitting killed us.
Yanks pen killed us.
Mediocre and bush league umpiring wasnt helpful.
Escobar has the mentality of a spoiled 12-year-old.
The fact that this team still hasn’t won a series since late May is absolutely pathetic.
I hate the Yanks. And I hate how much money they can spend. And I really hate 99% of their “fans” who can’t probably name 5 players in their lineup not named Jeter or Arod.
Say what you will about Girardi…but his ejection, and the homerun by the Yanks rookie catcher really started something for them. Damn it.
Chipper looks like a feeble old man playing 3rd.
This team is like Rocky Balboa in the early and mid rounds, minus the guts and the heart and the fantastic finish.
Time to sell and get ready for football season.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:52 pmtell us how you really feel tiger.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pmRecap is up.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:07 pmWill people finally realize that the D. Lowe signing was a HUGE waste of money? Guess what, 3.5 years and approx 56 million left to pay this jerk. Braves are going to be stuck with this guy for a long time and he sucks.
This whole team sucks, not just Franceour, or Ache or Bennett, every last one of them suck. Some suck harder than others, but this whole team sucks.
The radio side was trying to make it sound like the bats ‘came alive’. THEY FELL BEHIND 8-1, THE YANKS WERE PROBABLY GROOVING STRIKES.
The only thing that didn’t suck tonight, Transformers 2, go see it, dont’ waste your time with this team.
I am glad I didn’t even watch this mess tonight. What little I heard on the radio and seeing the box score makes me sick enough.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:09 pm