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lets start of the thread with a little speed, this guy predicts Usain Bolt’s 40 time would be 3.73 sec
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/blog/roto_arcade/post/Usain-Bolt-would-run-the-40-in-WHAT-?urn=fantasy,184570
August 25th, 2009 at 2:14 pmhere’s also hoping that we dont hit any HR’s and kill any rallies tonight!
August 25th, 2009 at 2:17 pmLeast favorite Braves
August 25th, 2009 at 2:19 pmDanny Frisella
Albie Lopez
Mark Redmond
Corky Miller
Dan Kolb
Len Barker
Reitsma? Lockhart?
August 25th, 2009 at 2:23 pmCox worked Reitsma to death (not unlike Boyer and now possibly Gonzalez) and he had a measure of success until his last year. I wasn’t following the Braves too closely when Lockhart was around.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pmWickman? Hampton? Jeffy?
August 25th, 2009 at 2:27 pmWickman was pretty good for the most part.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:28 pmI don’t know how John Rocker isn’t in everybody’s least favorite lists.
I’ll give it a go:
Current
1)Chipper
2)McCann
3)Jurrjens
4)David Ross (don’t know why…just like him)
5)Gonzalez
Note that this would be an active roster list, as Hudson would probably be No. 2 if he were active.
For all-time, I’m gonna go with ones I saw play:
1)Javy Lopez
2)Chipper
3)Smoltz
4)Maddux
5)Brian Jordan (and yes…I am basically pretending his comeback early this decade didn’t happen because I liked him so much late in the last one)
Least favorite:
1)John Rocker (see above)
2)Jeff Francoeur
3)Danny Kolb
4)Deion Sanders
5)Kenny Lofton
The first three on the list were basically the only three I could think of that I would have booed while they were still on the team. Deion is really kind of a hindsight one, but I’m still including him. And Lofton I never really liked, but I supported him while he was on the team. He immediately left and went back to Cleveland though, making it very easy for me.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:29 pmWickman makes me thing of a Golden Corral buffet–barf.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:29 pmFrom the previous thread:
Least favorite:
1. Keith Lockart
2. Lonnie Smith(’91 was unexcuseable)
3. Mark Lemke(sorry)
How can anyone hate the Lemmer? As a player, that is. His ’91 WS should get him a lifetime pass. And nobody turned the deuce better.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:29 pmYeah, can’t hate the Lemmer. Scrappy little guy. (but let me say this…having heard his voice on my computer when I play a game from MLB, God his voice is atrocious…sorry, he sucks as a radio guy).
Yes, John Rocker was an ignoramus, but as a player, he had a measure of success.
My problem and enduring hatred of Keith Lockhart is because he always sucked and yet it SEEMED like he played for us for 17 years (when it reality it was like 5 or 6?).
Watching Keith Lockhart in a Braves uniform felt like one of those extended stays in a hospital. You think they’re going to release you one day and then here comes another nurse with a needle and she’s only changing your IV.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:33 pmOh – happy birthday, ububba. Hope we beat a team we’re supposed to beat as a little present for you.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:34 pmMedlen has been pitching very well, but he sits and watches games for a week at a time. I think Bobby has to find a way to use him. He could be used in later innings to take some pressure off Moylan and Gonzalez. Otherwise their arms are going to fall off.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:35 pmAnd nobody turned the deuce better.
Hey – that’s just a rumor. No need to go around repeating it.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:35 pmDon’t know if anyone’s mentioned this yet, but Schafer is scheduled to have surgery on his wrist.
http://tinyurl.com/l44nj4
August 25th, 2009 at 2:40 pm@14, does that mean anything, or does it just sound dirty?
August 25th, 2009 at 2:44 pmI am guessing “Nobody turned the deuce better” probably also applies to say…Paris Hilton?
August 25th, 2009 at 2:48 pmI’m not familiar with this euphimism. But I bet Dix is laughing himself sick.
Now, if you had said some like ‘fisting one in the hole’…
August 25th, 2009 at 2:51 pmMore likely Najeh Davenport.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:51 pmThere have long been rumors that Lemke’s gay, but I’m avoiding trying to imagine what “turning the deuce” means in that context.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:52 pmAll time favorite Braves
1) Ozzie Virgil (hey I was 8 and he was a catcher)
2) Javy Lopez
3) Chipper (and rising)
4) McCann (and rising)
5) Greg Maddux
All time least favorite Braves
1) Dan Kolb
August 25th, 2009 at 2:54 pm2) Adam LaGross
3) Micheal Tucker
4) Reggie Sanders
5) Chris Woodward
Guys, let’s drop the deuce.
Happy birthday, Ububba. Chimay’s on me the next time I’m in NYC or you’re in our nation’s capital.
My fave current Braves:
Chipper
McCann
Jurrjens
Vazquez
Diaz
(Honorable mention: Martin Prado)
All time:
Hank Aaron (never saw him play, but he was my hero growing up; I nearly wore out my paperback of “I Had a Hammer”)
Glavine
Maddux
Smoltz
Andruw
And, yes, there’ll always be a light on in my heart for Skip Caray. The only time I ever got to hear Ernie Johnson Sr. was on the season recap videos they used to send to season ticket holders, so Skip will always be the play-by-play guy of my childhood. I only wish I was older at the time so I could remember him better now.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:57 pmJorgbacca:
August 25th, 2009 at 2:58 pmIf LaRoche keeps hitting the way he’s been since rejoining the team, you might have to adjust his ranking on your “least favorite” list.
Least Favs:
1. Brett Boone
2. Jeffy
3. Keith Lockhart
4. Dank Lob
5. Wickman
* I would put Deion, but he gets a pass for the McCarver incident.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:59 pmAll get the most out of just a little talent list:
Hubbard
Milan – don’t know how that guy didn’t de nut himself when he swung the bat. He choked up nearly to the label. Besides you gotta like a guy named Felix.
Lemke
Greg Olsen – the catcher.
Bruce Benedict
Ralph Garr – no power, couldn’t field, and a strike zone that makes Diaz look selective but dang he could hit. And run like the dickens.
My all time list is pretty much like everyone elses but I’m going to throw out one of mine thats not. Steve Avery. I really thought during that very short period he was great that he was going to be the best of the then big 4. And Darrel Evans too.
My wife seems to only remember one Brave. Zane Smith. To this day she’ll ask if he is still playing. Her comment ‘If I made that much money I sure would have something done that mouth. That is one ugly man.’
August 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pmJason C – Brett Boone – good choice. What a bag of loser rocks that idiot was for us.
I second the notion that considering what LaRoche is doing right now, no one should have Adam on their least favorite and I was a big Adam basher back in the day.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pmThanks for the well wishes—Hank (from the previous thread), you’re scaring me.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pmI could also never hate Pascual Perez because his getting lost in Atlanta near the stadium is one of my all time favorite Brave stories.
Pete Falcone…he was terrible but I liked him because he looked like a bad mofo on the mound. He just wasn’t any good.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:16 pmAdam LaGross will have to do more than play decent/well in August/September when we’re way behind in the division to lose the distinction of my second most hated Brave in my lifetime.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:22 pmWell, FWIW, he’s been playing a little better than “decent/well” since we got him back. And “LaGross” doesn’t even make sense.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:25 pmBraves lineup: Infante 8, Prado 4, Chipper 5, McCann 2, Anderson 7, Escobar 6, LaRoche 3, Diaz 9, Jurrjens 1
August 25th, 2009 at 3:27 pmGood to see Prado again. Even Ganderson. Would really like McClouth to get back out there soon.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:32 pmNo love for Rafael Belliard?
My brother was a huge Dion James fan back in the day. (Probably had something to do with catching a foul ball that he hit).
August 25th, 2009 at 3:44 pmDion had that one great year when we were so bad.
BTW, how ’bout them Georgia Little Leaguers so far?
August 25th, 2009 at 3:49 pmFave five:
1) Chipper
2) Smoltz
3) Maddux
4) Pimpbot 16
5) Cant pick one, Avery/Justice/Glavine/Klesko/Javy
Least fave five:
1) Charlie Leibrandt (fair or not, I don’t care)
August 25th, 2009 at 3:58 pm2) Fat Albie
3) Blob Wickman
4 tie) Hampton/Out Machine/Lofton
5) Jason Shiell’s wife
What did Lofton do? .333/.409/.428/.837 OPS+119 is a damn good number for a CF. He was an AS, and even got a couple of MVP points.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:06 pmFarnsworth
Devine
I’ll never forgive either of these clowns, for losing the longest game in mlb playoff history.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B10090HOU2005.htm
August 25th, 2009 at 4:09 pm36 – it’s more of the fact that he was a complete tool. One of the few guys that Bobby has ever ripped publicly for not being able to play for him.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:16 pmI remember that day all too well.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:16 pmLofton, was and is a jackass
August 25th, 2009 at 4:17 pmI liked Dion James as a kid. Of course, I also liked Andres Thomas. In my defense, I was young and I thought his batting stance was cool.
All time faves:
1. Dale Murphy
2. Smoltz
3. Chipper (maybe?)
4. Glavine?
5. Maddux?
1 and 2 are easy. The lines drawn between anyone else are all pretty fuzzy.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:28 pmFavorites
Chipper
Andruw
Javi Lopez
Smoltz
Maddux
Least
Reitsma
August 25th, 2009 at 4:32 pmCorky Miller
Jeff Francoeur
Jordan Schafer (has plenty of time to redeem himself of course)
Glavine
I will always hate Darren Bragg the most. Not only did he suck, but he had a creepy inner forearm tattoo.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:36 pm@37 – I was halfway watching that in the delivery room while my daughter was being born. Thank god there was something to distract me.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:50 pmHaha, looking at that boxscore, I had completely forgotten about Jim Brower. Man, what a random pitcher.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:05 pmLooking through the 2005 roster, there were a lot of random relievers. Foster, Bernero, Jorge Vazquez, Greisinger, Matt Childers, Frank Brooks, etc.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:08 pmJavy was on the juice, you know that right?
August 25th, 2009 at 5:13 pmI suspect every team every year has a lot of random relievers. Manny Acosta? Jeff Bennett?
August 25th, 2009 at 5:31 pmTop 5 Current:
McCann
Chipper
Diaz
Escobar
Jurrjens
Top 5 Ever:
Maddux (smartest ballplayer I have ever seen)
Smoltz (was #1 until this offseason)
Murphy
Chipper
Glavine
Bottom 5:
August 25th, 2009 at 5:36 pmFrenchy (dumbest ballplayer I have ever seen)
Corky
KrotchRocket
Tex (never seemed like he belonged)
Rietsma
Bottom 1:
August 25th, 2009 at 5:50 pmMilwaukee’s Worst
Darren Bragg was not very good but he threw me a ball that he caught for the final out of a game that Smoltz saved. His batting intro music was also Sympathy for the Devil so he had that going for him. Which is nice.
My current favorites are
1. Diaz
2. Hanson
3. Medlen
4. Vazquez
5. Prado
There is no one on the current roster that I particularly dislike but my all time list would go something like this.
1. Cox
no explanation necessary
distant 2nd. Rocker
A constant reminder of how embarrasing it can be to be a Braves fan. Also sucked. I cant stand wild pitchers.
3. Mike Hampton
August 25th, 2009 at 5:59 pmThrew one pitch and couldn’t locate it particularly well. It sucked that he was hurt all the time but I can’t hold that against the guy. I just hated the way he pitched.
happy birthday ububba
August 25th, 2009 at 6:03 pmOk, that “broom” conversation was just dumb!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:11 pmDid anyone else think the look on Jair’s face after watching ache loaf over to that ball was WTF?
August 25th, 2009 at 6:15 pmI already listed my worst 5 and I’ll stick by it,but I have to admit Farnsworth would have been a pretty good pick. My favorite line this preseason was when the Royals signed Farnsworth they said they wanted to not have Soria pitch so much, one Royals writer said, “This move assures that Soria won’t pitch as much, because with Farnsworth pitching the 8th, Soria will never have a game to save in the 9th.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:20 pm#54 – yep, because Loaf quit on the play and the ball landed within two feet from him
August 25th, 2009 at 6:22 pmI thought that ball was catchable with a little better effort!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:24 pmOh, damn I didn’t even realize Latos was on the mound for the Padres. I sure hope the Braves can look a little less lost compared to the last time.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:26 pm10 pitches, 3 outs. Not yet at least.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pmLooks like we came to play!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pmTaking in the M-Braves tonight in Chattanooga.
Been looking forward to seeing them all year and Freeman’s DLed and Heyward’s out of the lineup.
Did see Hicks HR in the first.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:32 pmLoaf makes Matt Diaz look like an all-star on defense.
1-0 Padres, yeaaaaaaa! I’m kidding, sarcastically.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:46 pmThey have one freaking hitter, and you let him homer.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:46 pm48,
August 25th, 2009 at 6:48 pmIsn’t Acosta a young, promising prospect? Otherwise, I agree with the statement. There’s so much instability in bullpens across baseball.
Got a little help from the ump on that one.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:02 pmAcosta’s 28.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:04 pmIf we keep hitting the ball this hard, something has to fall eventually.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:10 pmRush? Pete Orr isn’t on the roster anymore, right?
August 25th, 2009 at 7:13 pmShee-ite moslem. These are the scrubbiest scrubs that ever scrubbed, and we’re getting no-hit AND losing? At home? Some nights this team really doesn’t show up, and that’s why we are where we are.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:16 pmSo the Fat Tub of Goo didn’t make anybody’s list? Either one?
Let’s give it up for a guy who have us one and a half good years and gave us a lot of laughs – Terry Forster.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pmHey, hey Grampa! Breakin’ up the perfecto!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pmHere we go again with the 1st game of a series again….
August 25th, 2009 at 7:23 pmGood grief. Strike out the freakin’ side whydoncha.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pmI said take 2/3 from the mets, take 2/3 from the Marlins, sweep the Padres and then see where you are. Make no mistake, we must sweep. If we lose and the Rockies win tonight we would be 5 1/2 games out and little chance to make the playoffs.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:30 pmjust have to win series
August 25th, 2009 at 7:33 pmMatt Latos has a one hitter going through five innings with four K’s and no walks.
Jurrjens is pitching OK but like ya’ll said, it is the first game of the series…..Yikes!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:35 pm1 ER thru six is slightly better than OK.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pmNot with the way the Rockies are playing. They might actually win the west and leave the Dodgers to the wildcard. You have to sweep teams like the Padres.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pmIf we lose and the Rockies win tonight we would be 5 1/2 games out and little chance to make the playoffs.
It almost doesn’t matter at this point, just keep Jurrjens and Hanson healthy. The Rockies are too good. That win last night for them was pretty magical. If you want to feel old, the Rockies just called up Eric Young Jr. to the majors.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:39 pmExactly Marc….it’s no winning the series nonsense now. They need to sweep the Padres.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:39 pmWow – if it keeps on like this Jurrjens should be furious.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pmyou cant play thinking about sweeping teams. Its too difficult no matter who they are. If the Braves win every series from here on out they will be 22 games above .500. 92-70 is going to get themselves a very good shot at catching some teams an will most likely get themselves into the playoffs. That has to be their goal, win series
August 25th, 2009 at 7:49 pmhey, heres an idea lets get an extra base hit
Chipper last 9 games (1-23 w/ 9k’s) and that was an infield hit
August 25th, 2009 at 7:51 pmWow, Jim just congratulated a fan on interfering with a ball in play.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:54 pmChipper looks done.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:55 pmI’d like to formally request a couple of runs, please. Thanks.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:56 pmI usually try not to judge people on their tattoo’s, but that shit on Latos’s forearms screams, “I’m a douchebag”
August 25th, 2009 at 7:59 pmgaaah. I was going to not drink tonight, but this is driving me to it.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:59 pmThere’s no way to tell if Chipper is done or not. He’s in a slump – not uncommon for him throughout his (or anyone’s) career. It’s just that when players get Chipper’s age, people want to say he’s done everytime he goes through a slump. Eventually he will lose and it may be now, but I think he’s got at least another solid year or two.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:00 pmHappy birthday, ububba. You too, Remy, in case I miss you on Thursday.
Mine’s Friday. I’m turning 40 and trying to ignore it
A few runs this game would be a nice early present, though.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:01 pmTypical 2000s era Atlanta Braves. Beat the good teams and look like Little Leaguers against the bad ones.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:05 pmIs Joe paid by the “Ric Flair” reference?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pmWoo.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pmThis is pathetic.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:10 pmMY favorite ric flair quote…
“Keep your mouth shut when I’m talking! (addressing some kid in the crowd) I will take your mother home and make a woman out of her kid you keep your mouth shut…. I’m talking to you kid! I’ma make your mother go Woo Woo Woo.”
August 25th, 2009 at 8:10 pmHe’d be way richer if he were paid everytime he fetishized “going the other way”.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:10 pmIt’s worked for Lemke…
August 25th, 2009 at 8:11 pmBraves win 3-1 mark it down
August 25th, 2009 at 8:12 pmWHY?!?!?! Somebody needs to take Norton out.
edit: he has shown a propensity for walks, but still, holy crap! We needed a hit, which norton gave us a 10% chance of getting from that side of the plate.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:19 pmRally? Cue Nort-out.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:19 pmOh, God not Norton. You know he’s up there looking to take a walk.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:19 pmWalking Norton is asking for it.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:20 pmNorton bailed out by the pitcher again.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:21 pmSometimes, I hate it when batting the Emperor works; it just encourages Cox to let him keep playing.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:21 pmNorton got his walk
August 25th, 2009 at 8:21 pmI’m no fan of Norton, but the 1-4 hitters are 0-12 and everyone’s bashing the pinch hitter for drawing a walk?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:22 pmA rally killing HR would be ok here.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:22 pmI’m holding you to that Jon K.!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:22 pmCome on Prado.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:23 pmPrado has to deliver or this game is likely over.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:23 pmArgh.
Edit: ARRRRGGGGGH!!!!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:23 pmSickening.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:25 pmI hate this team.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:26 pmDon’t mean to bash Norton – it’s Bobby who bothers me. Regardless of the result, it was a dumb idea to send him out there.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:26 pmTruly pathetic. We’re an inning away from having this fan officially give up on the season.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:26 pmJJ throwing a 5 hitter and losing!?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:27 pmAll I’m saying about Norton is that it seems every time he comes up late in a game he walks on pitches that aren’t even close which is strange considering he sucks. It’s now happened so much I think he goes up there actively hoping he doesn’t have to use his bat. I’m not saying he should be up there swinging at balls, obviously not, I just find the whole situation strange and amusing.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:27 pmWow is all I can say.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pmwell, i guess the good thing is we will get to see the closer in the 9th so 3 straight righty/lefty matchups.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pmIf this keeps up, the recap should be brief.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:28 pmprediction: we win it in the 9th and ride this win all the way to the wild card. we’ve had plenty of bad predictions of late. lets try something different.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:33 pmWe’ve won the last 10 games I’ve smoked weed while watching and I’m packing a bowl….
August 25th, 2009 at 8:36 pmI appreciate your selflessness, Marc.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pmthat’s something to be proud of marc. thank you for weeding us through to victory.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:39 pmI’ve heard that a walk is as good as a hit.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:39 pmFWIW, Pirates are ahead late….by 1.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:39 pmWe’ve been hitting at-em balls all game.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:42 pmHas anyone ever called in to the Chip Caray show and asked him to explain the infield fly rule?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:43 pmlet it hit you ACHE!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:45 pmWTF?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:46 pmnow the best player to have up in this situation is at the plate. lets do it esco!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:48 pmYOUR ALL WELCOME
August 25th, 2009 at 8:50 pmRochy!!!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:50 pmADAM1!!!!!!!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:50 pmROACH!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pmroach heroics
August 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pmGod protects children, fools, and the Atlanta Braves.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pmGet high as a fucking kite, Marc.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pmAin’t over yet, but yeah, have a little extra, Marc, just to be sure.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:52 pmWTF was that Diaz??
August 25th, 2009 at 8:52 pmA bunt? What?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pmBunt grounds out? BUNT GROUNDS OUT??!!?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pmMaybe I’m to high because I think I just saw Matt Diaz, who is 8 for his last 9, bunt.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pmWhat a game.
Matt Diaz is addicted to the bunt like Lemke is to the ____.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pm@139 that was baseball…and would have been brilliant if it is a foot and a half to the left.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:54 pmCapps is a terrible closer…but he does close for the Pirates.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:54 pmAssuming that the bunt was on from the bench, Bobby’s obsession with seeing Diaz bend over to take it is both disturbing and completely inexplicable. I don’t have any stats, but it definitely seems like I’ve heard “Diaz bunts it” in the last month more than anyone else.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:55 pmOh don’t worry guys.
It wasn’t a bad idea.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:55 pmLockdown time.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:55 pm@147
August 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pm2nd baseman playing up the middle in the grass. 1st baseman playing behind the bag, almost in the grass. yes, a bunt to hit was stupid. i understand the “bunt is stupid” argument but youre reaching. it wasnt a bad play, and it wasnt called from the bench. blame bobby for when he’s wrong. it happens enough.
Diaz’s play wasn’t that bad. It basically comes down to what’s greater, his chance of getting a hit or his chance of pushing that bunt farther to the left. The bunt is the mathematically correct choice, but Diaz has been soooo hot I would have liked for him to swing.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pmWhy is this team so obsessed with bunting?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:06 pmBunting.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:07 pmPirates just beat Phillies
August 25th, 2009 at 9:07 pmAnd Lidge blows another one….
August 25th, 2009 at 9:08 pmThis is where Chipper busts out of his slump…or they walk him…
August 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pmDammit Don! It’s not in the hole if a fielder is right there. Don has been off tonight.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pm@152:
I can see where some might be obsessed with that.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:11 pmI guess this will have to be where Ross busts out of his slump.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:11 pmHow does Prado look at the plate? His boxscore is horrible…
August 25th, 2009 at 9:11 pmBe a hero Ross
August 25th, 2009 at 9:11 pmcan you believe that, the phillies lost to the pirates… i have a good friend who is a die-hard pirates fan
August 25th, 2009 at 9:14 pmBelieve it or not I was listening to the Braves call in show a few days ago on a rain delay. An older man who said he played with Babe Ruth called in and gave his philosophy on the team. His major gripe with Atlanta was that they don’t bunt enough. I almost lost it on that comment.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:14 pmI’m not greedy, I’ll take a wild pitch walk off.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pmAnd now it’s up to ACHE.
Edit: How about a walk-off walk?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pmThe Babe had 113 sacrifice hits in his career. 100 of them after he was a pitcher.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:17 pmWell, we’ll either win it or go to the 11th here.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:17 pmAnd we don’t win it, so onward.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:20 pmMac, what do you mean by sacrifice hits? Is this mostly sac flys or bunts?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pmSacrifice hits are bunts. Sac flies weren’t tracked during Ruth’s career.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:26 pmSomeone really wants to win tonight
August 25th, 2009 at 9:28 pmwin this game plz
August 25th, 2009 at 9:29 pmWho plays left field if Yunel gets ejected, Medlen? Vazquez?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:30 pmSoriano was phenomenal right there.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:30 pmI think this would be a fine time for one of those Adam LaRoche home runs I’ve been hearing so much about
August 25th, 2009 at 9:31 pmI think this would be a fine time for one of those Matt Diaz home runs that happens once every few years
August 25th, 2009 at 9:32 pm4 straight HBPs too much to ask for?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:33 pmSo, this game goes on.
Today is Dooley Womack’s birthday.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:34 pmLittle surprising to see Soriano pulled, given how strong he was in the 11th.
Edit: Yeah… Nice call, Bobby.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm@ 149
I didn’t like it because Diaz doesn’t strike me as a great (or even good) bunter and he’s not exceptionally fast either. I would rather him just take his swings there.
Also: I never said anything about Bobby…
August 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pmWhy did Soriano have to come out?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:38 pmThe Padres announcers just said that Garret Anderson can turn a single into a double better than anyone in the league.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:38 pmwhen he’s playing left field, yea…
August 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pmI love the Braves…but I am certainly hating the first game of every damn series we play.
Sheesh, boys…act like we’ve got something to play for (except you Matt Diaz and Jair Sweet J)
August 25th, 2009 at 9:41 pmCome on DP…stick it in the Padres
August 25th, 2009 at 9:42 pmeckstein. great. this team is such a tease.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pmGoddman you, scrappy Eckstein. And I mean resembling scrap.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pmSufferin succotash
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pmI HATE EFFING DAVID ECKSTAIN.
I mean c’mon…anoying gnat, a Gator, a Cardinal…what’s not to hate about this little tool? ugggg.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pmI’ll be happy when Eckstein retires, he really pisses me off.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:46 pmI hate intentional walks to load the bases.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:48 pmI’m not sure if you were aware of this but he is small and white which means it’s only by a heroic display of American Spirit that he’s good at baseball.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:49 pmIt worked, but I still hate an intentional walk to load the bases – especially with two outs. Getting the count to 3-2 was too close for comfort.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:49 pmNo matter the outcome of this contest, this is why our Braves will more than likely miss the playoffs.
Our Braves are beating themselves.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:50 pmColorado up 3-2 over the NL wild card-leading Dodgers
August 25th, 2009 at 9:51 pmThe 0-10 can only mean Infante and Prado are due. I hope.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:51 pmThe Dooley Womack?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:52 pm.500 ball vs .500 teams
August 25th, 2009 at 9:52 pmwow, Infante looked good tonight
August 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pmStick a fork in us.
What say we give McCann a bunch of time off and severely limit the innings of Jurrjens and Hanson?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pmO yea, Chipper Jones has no business being in the line up.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pmPrado too.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pmAnd that’s it. Tune in tomorrow when hopefully the offense won’t suck *quite* so hard.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pmThat was disgusting. By the way I want to put ACHE on my all time bottom five list.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pmWhat a stupid loss.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pmThis team can’t do diddly poo offensively…
Playoffs?!!?!
August 25th, 2009 at 9:57 pmI agree with Stu. No reason not to call up Hudson and either go to a straight six man rotation or juggle the rotation to let him alternately spell Hanson and JJ.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:00 pmRecapped.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:01 pm