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The Braves showed in September that without Chipper and Prado they are quite capable of losing at home, so even if they win today, I’ll still be highly skeptical of their chances at taking the series.
I hope at some point Vasquez gives up a homer that keeps the Yankees from reaching the World Series. That would at least partly compensate us for having to spend an entire year watching Bobby run out Melky to start.
I’m hoping for some Melktober magic, but I’m not expecting the Braves to score any runs this series. It’s a distinct possibility and I’m trying to not get my hopes up.
17- “Melktober magic” reminds me of the Joker from The Dark Knight, and will probably be about as good for our sanity. “Watch me make this offense disappear!”
I’m not even going to bother with being frustrated at this line-up anymore. It’s not like Bobby could do that much better with the current roster. No, it’s time to just sit back, and take in Melktober.
I really don’t get why we haven’t started Glaus or Hinske during this stretch of extremely poor hitting, either. They will at least provide some power, perhaps force pitchers into making some decisions, etc. It certainly couldn’t hurt. I don’t think Hinske is any worse defensively in left than Diaz, Cabrera or McLouth, nor do I think Glaus is any worse at third than Conrad or Infante.
Soapbox: Why did Baker double switch, if he wasn’t going to send Ondrusek back out anyway? Just pinch hit for Ondrusek.
By not double switching, you have the flexibility to send up an infielder instead of locking yourself in with Heisey, you also don’t announce to Manuel in advance who is batting in the 9 spot so it’s not as easy for him to set up his bullpen, you also even have the option to leave Ondrusek in to bunt if the leadoff guy gets on. And you can still bat Heisey if that’s the best move a the time.
Now the lefty Nix is out, who undoubtedly would have faced Madsen or Lidge. And now you will have to pinch hit for what should have been your 5 hitter. And all because he didn’t want to burn a pitcher he didn’t even end up sending back to the mound.
Really, why does anyone double switch any more with 7 man bullpens?
Just going to say that. The Reds have played far worse I think. You don’t expect Infante and Conrad to make a ton of plays, but you do expect Rolen and Phillips to, and you expect Bruce to catch a routine fly ball. Epic meltdown in the 7th.
Good point, I wasn’t sure it touched him either. Philadelphia gets rewarded for lying and bad baserunning, what else is new? Don’t think the rules have applied to them since the ASB, and it’s foolish to stand in their way at this point.
Why wouldn’t every home playoff team wave those stupid white hankies while their team is hitting and hope the other team’s outfielders would lose one ?
I happen to think that the umpiring is usually atrocious, people just complain about it more when it happens to their team in the playoffs, like us last night.
On Utley’s HBP, I don’t think the pitch came within 3 inches of him. And, has been mentioned before, he was out at 2nd. And he missed third, but that’s not on the umps unless the Reds appeal, which they didn’t. Quite the trifecta!
Alex, to be fair, hitting anyone fifth not already listed 1-4 would be similar.
I was thinking about how abysmal our lineup is, and it struck me that the injuries to Chipper and Prado have really just masked/exacerbated our inabilities to fix the holes at CF, LF, and (lesser extent) SS.
csg, Yunel was the hole at SS. AAG hasn’t been as bad of a replacement as Ankiel, perhaps, but I wouldn’t call his performance for the Braves a particular strength of ours.
Yes, filthy…I feel dirty now after that 3 run homer. And Dick Stockton just basically buries us and seems to already be previewing Giants-Phillies. Asshole. Go watch “Matlock”, old codger.
Yeah, he was off the bag. I have learned to believe the opposite of AAG, but he may have had a case. Of course, if he was running 100%, he wouldn’t have been able to see Huff’s foot.
Just thinking about instant replay, doubt you could have overturned, because Huff could have scraped the bag or something. .01% chance, but I bet it would have stood up.
After seeing like 5 times, I think Huff was off barely. It’s hardly conclusive with the luxury of a replay, so it’s not nearly as bad a call as last night’s.
Things to look forward to post Pat Burrell’s home run:
-Bobby’s last emotional last game.
-Melky being arrested for armed robery of a little debbie’s delevery truck in the offseason.
-Wren finding a real left fielder.
-Fredie Freeman’s home run in his first at-bat on opening day.
- Remembering what it feels like to have a 100 rbi player who is not Frenchy.
-Kimbrel or Venters leading the league in saves.
-A promising Falcon’s season
-Another Alabama National Championship
-A medicore Hawks’ season
-Watching LaBron and D-Wade fail.
-Chipper announcing his retirement in Febuary, so he doesn’t get humilated trying to come back.
-Instant Replay in baseball (it will happen).
-Another Miley Cyrus movie.
These guys umpire games for a living. They are supposed to be the “best of the best” We constantly hear how hard their jobs are and how they train and put on clinics. How they usually get the call right.
They get the easy ones right, but I think they miss a lot of “tough” ones they would get right if they would get in better position. I don’t want to ever hear umpires whine again.
Our ineptitude has become comical. We have a fat kid in the outfield. This means we are going to come back and win the big game. I hate that it took me this long to see its inevitability.
So Melky has an Angel? Maybe that’s why he stumbled, the Angel was loading him up for a super spin throw to nail Ross at second, but Melky screwed it up. Typical.
Anybody think bobby getting tossed is a good thing?
these unintentional intentional walks have been killing us for the big inning for 3 weeks
hanson wussed out on posey AB – go after him dude – as a man – dont you want to challenge a rook. He pitched to posey like he was barry bonds.
@174 I’m joining you. Honestly, it is amazing that this collection of misfits made the playoffs. Tell me who, other than Heyward and McCann, are premier players in the major leagues right now. None.
It’s not about lacking premier players so much as it is having, at any given time, upwards of four exceptionally bad players in the lineup. The Giants don’t have very many “premier” hitters, but they have solid major leaguers up and down the lineup.
Lee has had a pretty good September, also. Unfortunately, McCann, Heyward, and Infante are all slumping now, which leaves Lee, who isn’t exactly hot either. Therefore, we won’t score again in 2010.
209- Not quite. The Dodgers were shut out in the last three games of the 1965 World Series. It’s the failure to ever score a run that would be the Braves’ skid mark on history.
and we get a prime example of why Melky should never be playing in this game….
Lee and Bmac both put up good ab’s and we score. They are holding Bmac and Melky gets a 2-0 count. The right side is completely open for him to try and turn on a pitch. He is late and hits a lazy fly to LF….go eat another cheeseburger
also, Im sick of AAG’s act. After every popup, K, weak grounder…he’s slinging a bat or helmet. Someone needs to remind him that he sucks
252- That still leaves five guys who would have started in the good old days of May, June, and July. That shouldn’t leave a lineup that scores .5 run per game.
Maybe he’ll cut them on the flight home. But we’ll give them parachutes first. Well, except maybe Melky- his bloblike form shouldn’t incur any damage when he hits the ground.
CSG…to follow-up on Agony, every time he Ks or pops up he slings the bat as if he just missed the pitch. C’mon Agony, you are not fooling anyone. We know you are horrible.
I think it’s about a 10,000% increase since we got AAG and Ankiel (and Lee, but he’s somewhat useful when not swinging at face-high pitches). Conrad playing every day just adds that much more.
Too close to take, probably a tad low though. That was an OK AB for me, that guy is death to lefties. Not gonna do much unless he makes a huge mistake.
It’s a bummer that more than 40 Million of next years payroll are going to be tied up into a pair of pitchers and a pair of position players that will combine, at best, give us league average production.
They’re pitching Heyward way in or on the outside corner. Be nice if he were willing to drive that outside pitch the other way, like he was doing in April and May.
That is gone, it went at least 400 feet to the alley. He didn’t miss it, SF just commissioned a ballpark that demands years of meticulous roiding to hit one out to that part.
If we get beat with Wagner on the mound: so be it. If we get beat after Wagner goes an inning or two: so be it. But, if we get beat with Farnsworth or Martinez on the mound, and Wagner still on the bench, I am going to be pissed!
our injuries this year…Heyward, Prado, Chipper, Wagner, Jurrjens, Glaus, Saito, Medlen, EOF, then you add in all the AB’s given to AAG, Melky, Ankiel, and Mclouth…yeah we shouldnt be here
I met Kyle’s brother when he was deployed to Kuwait in 2005-2006. He said that he and Kyle were going to use the MLB money Kyle had saved to open up a gym one day. How I wish that he had decided to do that before now…or in 2005, for that matter…
Hey “Stephen in the UAE”, where in the UAE are you? I live in Dubai… who knew there was another Braves fanatic out here. These late games are sweet because I can actually watch them.
zero chance Farnsworth holds this lead, zero, none…no chance at all. We might as well just walk off the field now. Zero chance….Kyle sucks and will not hold this lead. Even with only 2 outs left, he will not hold this lead. Zero chance
Farns sucks and will not get this last out, he sucks. He cant get Cody Ross out…Braves will lose and Kyle will always suck and not be welcomed back in ATL. Kyle sucks and should become a bat boy
And that’s why we watch baseball folks. I can’t believe it all happened. I forgive everybody for everything, that includes you Alex Gonzalez, you Rick Ankiel, and you one Kyle Farnsworth.
I feel like it merits the descriptor, epic chain of events that got us that win.
Melky infield hit (tough error call), AAG double, Wagner gets hurt, Troy comes in and turns a crazy double play, Ankiel hits one into McCovey Cove, and Farnsworth coaxes three flyouts. That’s stupid.
This game went exactly like I thought it would, Troy Glaus making the Defensive play of the year for the braves, then Rick Ankiel Homering in the 11th and Kyle Farnsworth getting the win.
I’m sure that is exactly how we all drew that one up.
If you had that trifecta, then you should go play the lottery.
Holy sh*t cluster balls, was that fun, I think it was, but I flipped over my coffee table and got in a fight with my wife over that but the Braves won.
If you replace Wagner, I think he is ineligible for the NLCS also (may not be a factor depending on the injury). I think I heard the announcers in the Rays game say that for Rocco Baldelli, who was replaced by Willy Aybar.
Why do we do this to ourselves? I’ve never met anyone associated with the Braves and never will. I haven’t lived in Atlanta in over two decades. And here I am, I can’t sleep, and I’ve been torturing myself for the last few hours. Why?
First!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:39 pmYou know, I wouldn’t mind the return of wun, Gadfly, and Coach, if the Braves would only score five runs tonight.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:41 pmPrepare to be angry: Melky is batting 5th.
#Brave lineup 1. Infante 3B, 2. Heywrd RF, 3. Lee 1B, 4. McCann C, 5. Cabrera LF, 6. Conrad 2B, 7. Gnzlez SS, 8. Ankiel CF, 9. Hanson
October 8th, 2010 at 4:48 pmIf the Braves win tonight, I’ll actually feel pretty good about this series.
Of course, they’ll probably score zero runs. The AAA Braves’ offense might be a better bet at this point.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:51 pmWait, these aren’t the AAA Braves?
October 8th, 2010 at 4:54 pmHinske obviously doesn’t have the pictures.
October 8th, 2010 at 4:59 pmBaffling.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:02 pmWell, the Phillies sure won’t get two no-hitters now!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:09 pmWe’ve been Melk’d.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:19 pmThe Braves showed in September that without Chipper and Prado they are quite capable of losing at home, so even if they win today, I’ll still be highly skeptical of their chances at taking the series.
I hope at some point Vasquez gives up a homer that keeps the Yankees from reaching the World Series. That would at least partly compensate us for having to spend an entire year watching Bobby run out Melky to start.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:23 pmIt is the start of MELK-TOBER!
October 8th, 2010 at 5:25 pmWell Hanson’s pitching tonight, so the chances of any scoring are slim
October 8th, 2010 at 5:26 pmi cant figure out who i’m more mad at: bobby or melky.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:33 pmOf the three guys below Melky, who do you want there instead?
October 8th, 2010 at 5:54 pmMy oh my….why can’t Bobby split up the futility in the bttm of the order? Bat Melky, Conrad or Ankiel 2nd to bunt…at this point they are all the same.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:54 pmya know what we’re going to see tonight? jason heyward square to bunt. and do you know what i’m going to do? vomit.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:59 pmI’m hoping for some Melktober magic, but I’m not expecting the Braves to score any runs this series. It’s a distinct possibility and I’m trying to not get my hopes up.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:25 pm17- “Melktober magic” reminds me of the Joker from The Dark Knight, and will probably be about as good for our sanity. “Watch me make this offense disappear!”
October 8th, 2010 at 6:38 pmI’m not even going to bother with being frustrated at this line-up anymore. It’s not like Bobby could do that much better with the current roster. No, it’s time to just sit back, and take in Melktober.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:47 pm@18 – Why so serious?
October 8th, 2010 at 6:56 pm“It’s not like Bobby could do that much better with the current roster.” – John
I kind of disagree
Infante
Heyward
Lee
Bmac
Glaus
Hinske
AAG
McLouth
is an immediate improvement offensively…we are going to piss away the game in the field either way so at least give us a fighting chance offensively
October 8th, 2010 at 7:05 pmI really don’t get why we haven’t started Glaus or Hinske during this stretch of extremely poor hitting, either. They will at least provide some power, perhaps force pitchers into making some decisions, etc. It certainly couldn’t hurt. I don’t think Hinske is any worse defensively in left than Diaz, Cabrera or McLouth, nor do I think Glaus is any worse at third than Conrad or Infante.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:16 pmWhat happened to the pitch-tracker graphic on TBS?
October 8th, 2010 at 7:16 pmMore likely to occur: no errors from Conrad and Infante or a Cabrera RBI?
October 8th, 2010 at 7:31 pmHinske must be hurt or something that limits him to pinch hitting duties. He hasn’t played the field since Sept 7.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:31 pm@24, Melkster could get hit by a pitch and get an RBI, so I vote for that.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:38 pm25—I think Cox just doesn’t trust him out there, which would be more understandable if we didn’t see Cox run Melky out there in center.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:39 pmI never knew that our starting shortstop had a music career: http://www.google.com/m/search?site=images&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=safari&q=drake#i=1
October 8th, 2010 at 7:41 pmSoapbox: Why did Baker double switch, if he wasn’t going to send Ondrusek back out anyway? Just pinch hit for Ondrusek.
By not double switching, you have the flexibility to send up an infielder instead of locking yourself in with Heisey, you also don’t announce to Manuel in advance who is batting in the 9 spot so it’s not as easy for him to set up his bullpen, you also even have the option to leave Ondrusek in to bunt if the leadoff guy gets on. And you can still bat Heisey if that’s the best move a the time.
Now the lefty Nix is out, who undoubtedly would have faced Madsen or Lidge. And now you will have to pinch hit for what should have been your 5 hitter. And all because he didn’t want to burn a pitcher he didn’t even end up sending back to the mound.
Really, why does anyone double switch any more with 7 man bullpens?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:00 pmThe Phillies are so much better than any other NL team in these playoffs.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:00 pmThe Reds have borrowed our gloves in the bottom of the 7th. (Aroldis Chapman’s fastball has been “off”- that is, 99-101 mph.)
October 8th, 2010 at 8:00 pmI would dare to say the Reds just demonstrated defense worse than the Braves’.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:00 pmThat looked like something we would do.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:01 pm29 — Remember, Dusty Baker is the guy who doesn’t like to clog up the bases.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:02 pmI mean that rivals some of Melky’s Greatest Hits.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:02 pmJust going to say that. The Reds have played far worse I think. You don’t expect Infante and Conrad to make a ton of plays, but you do expect Rolen and Phillips to, and you expect Bruce to catch a routine fly ball. Epic meltdown in the 7th.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:02 pmWhy does every team in the National League play like they have money on the Phillies? This one has been nothing they’ve done.
Utley may have in fact been out at both second and third base, lucky team.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pm4 errors for Cincinatti. Boy oh boy.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:03 pmUtley shouldn’t have been on base to begin with, with his phantom HBP.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:05 pmAnd I’m still not convinced he was safe at second. And he may not have touched third base before scoring.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:06 pmGood point, I wasn’t sure it touched him either. Philadelphia gets rewarded for lying and bad baserunning, what else is new? Don’t think the rules have applied to them since the ASB, and it’s foolish to stand in their way at this point.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:07 pmI think fans should start protesting MLB to fire some umpires.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:14 pmWhy wouldn’t every home playoff team wave those stupid white hankies while their team is hitting and hope the other team’s outfielders would lose one ?
I happen to think that the umpiring is usually atrocious, people just complain about it more when it happens to their team in the playoffs, like us last night.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:14 pmI don’t know If this has been mentioned, but Buster Posey looked out yesterday.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:18 pmOn Utley’s HBP, I don’t think the pitch came within 3 inches of him. And, has been mentioned before, he was out at 2nd. And he missed third, but that’s not on the umps unless the Reds appeal, which they didn’t. Quite the trifecta!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:20 pmYeah, on the HBP, it looked like the hand that *might* have gotten hit (the right one) was not the one he was holding with a grimace at first base.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:24 pmAwesome. The Braves are circumventing one of the dumbest movies of all time: Titantic. There is at least some justice in the world.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:29 pmThis fucking baseball game better not come and interrupt me in the middle of Titanic.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:29 pmeither way, we’re watching a sinking ship
October 8th, 2010 at 8:31 pm47/ 48- Have you two met?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:31 pm@48,
ha ha ha ha ha
It’s Melk-tober
October 8th, 2010 at 8:32 pmBut Dane Cook hasn’t told us how many Melktobers there are!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:33 pmthe pitch didnt hit utley, he was out at 2nd, and yes he missed 3rd
October 8th, 2010 at 8:34 pmThere are, in fact, four Melk-tobers
October 8th, 2010 at 8:34 pmOne for each 150 pounds.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:35 pmAt least for one day, Chase Utley knows how Les Miles feels.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:36 pmMelk-tober will be splash down number 56! IT will be a cannon ball and will kill those people in boats.
Im pumped!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:37 pmDerek Lowe is way too old to have his haircut.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:37 pmOmar swung at a first pitch! This is a new day!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmuh oh….
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmOmar breaking up the no no
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmBunt, Jason! Bunt!!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmwatch the bunt and get ready to scream.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmbunt
October 8th, 2010 at 8:38 pmWow, another leadoff hit! Prediction: he doesn’t even get to third base.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pmI like the hit and run
October 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pma hit an run? what?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pma break?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:40 pm“Bobby Cox feels this is going to be another low scoring ball game.”
I’m sure he’s felt that way since Prado went down.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:40 pmwhat? they just trying to even the playing field?
Jason is missing a LOT of pitches
October 8th, 2010 at 8:40 pmThe bunt would have been better than that.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:41 pmHeyward, to Posey: “Take some of that.”
October 8th, 2010 at 8:41 pmTerrible at-bat by Heyward…
Did he just say McCain???
October 8th, 2010 at 8:42 pmHe wants to get to Melky.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:43 pmYay, we’ve cleared Melky!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:43 pmIntentional unintentional walk to McCann to get to Melky Cabrera?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:43 pmWalking McCann to get to the 5 consecutive pitchers.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:44 pmAt least someone isn’t swinging at everything.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:44 pmMelky up to drive em in?
4 pitch walk by Bmac, Melky will swing at the 1st pitch
October 8th, 2010 at 8:44 pmDear Melky: just imagine the ball is trying to take your cheeseburger.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:44 pmMelky sucks.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:45 pmMelky hitting fifth is equivalent to Charlie Liebrandt facing Kirby Puckett. I won’t miss Bobby.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:45 pmMELKTOBER BEGINS the same way melktember, melch, melpril, and all of the other melkmonths of the frickin’ baseball season.
SHITTY!
October 8th, 2010 at 8:46 pmAlex, to be fair, hitting anyone fifth not already listed 1-4 would be similar.
I was thinking about how abysmal our lineup is, and it struck me that the injuries to Chipper and Prado have really just masked/exacerbated our inabilities to fix the holes at CF, LF, and (lesser extent) SS.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:49 pmdrewdat – i think you forgot that we traded Yunel for AAG. He’s got 23 HR’s
October 8th, 2010 at 8:50 pmGood grief Reds…
October 8th, 2010 at 8:50 pmStatue.
csg, Yunel was the hole at SS. AAG hasn’t been as bad of a replacement as Ankiel, perhaps, but I wouldn’t call his performance for the Braves a particular strength of ours.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:51 pm85- Only six as a Brave (and Yunel hit four in Toronto). With a glove of stone and no plate discipline, AAG has not been any kind of upgrade.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:53 pmit was 100% sarcasm, everyone knows that AAG sucks
October 8th, 2010 at 8:53 pmHanson looks filthy.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:54 pmThose Cheetos-colored uniforms are going to make Melky salivate so much he’ll be dehydrated by the third.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pmMake the world a better place…..punch Melky Cabera in the face.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pmBrian J, but AAG displays his petulance and disappointment in a way that is much more palatable to the team than Yunel. The value is immeasurable.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pmSorry, csg. But there are still people here who post that with all sincerity.
Hanson’s doing the right thing by simply trying to take the Giants down himself. Just assume that our IF has money on San Francisco, Tommy.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:55 pmBallgame.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:56 pmI still remember DOB talking about it going down as one of the best Braves trades ever…another reason I hate that place
well this game is over
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pmNevermind.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pmballgame
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pmOi.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pmBurrell was just available and the Braves didn’t add him.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pmMan I wondered would Hanson be as good as Lowe was last night….question answered. A stupid 95mph fastball…lol
October 8th, 2010 at 8:57 pm101 – nope, 95 mph fastball
one thing you dont throw Burrell is a 1st pitch fastball, ever
October 8th, 2010 at 8:58 pmSo.. Where do we go from here?
October 8th, 2010 at 8:59 pmback to ATL for Bobby’s last game
October 8th, 2010 at 9:00 pmWhy did McCann call a first pitch fastball?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:00 pmI think I’ll just stay on TNT and watch the other sinking ship.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:01 pm#90
Yes, filthy…I feel dirty now after that 3 run homer. And Dick Stockton just basically buries us and seems to already be previewing Giants-Phillies. Asshole. Go watch “Matlock”, old codger.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:01 pmTNT has gone back to airing the other sinking ship.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:02 pmare you kidding me conrad !!!
October 8th, 2010 at 9:02 pm#104
To add insult to injury, the Giants will give Bobby a going away present before the game starts on Sunday.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:02 pm#107
RIMSHOT!
October 8th, 2010 at 9:02 pmBobby trying to get tossed.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pmThank you, AAG, for demonstrating the difference between a Major League shortstop and… you.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:03 pmHuff was off the bag
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmNo way he kept the base
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmThe good news: lot of baseball left. The bad? The Braves offense is horrible at baseball.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmPlease throw out AAG. I will never complain about umpires again.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmGreat umpiring.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmPaul Emmel blows donkeys.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmI think Huff held the bag.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pmOk, Bobby ejected. Hey, replacement manager…will you please take Melky out of the 5th spot? Thanks a bunch.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:05 pmHey, Ankiel got a hit! Of course, when it doesn’t matter.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:05 pmThe Giants’ three runs in the first inning: more than the Braves will score the entire series?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:05 pmCain looks hittable at least…
October 8th, 2010 at 9:06 pmThat call was a donkey?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:06 pmYeah, he was off the bag. I have learned to believe the opposite of AAG, but he may have had a case. Of course, if he was running 100%, he wouldn’t have been able to see Huff’s foot.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:06 pmHuff kept the base like Posey was safe last night
October 8th, 2010 at 9:06 pmSame umpire as the ridiculous stolen base call last night. AAG should have been safe because he owes us way more than that.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:07 pmcould they possibly find worse umpires for these playoffs?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:08 pm@121
3 more than the Braves will get all series
October 8th, 2010 at 9:08 pm@124, Excellent point. He was hardly busting down the line.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:08 pmTommy Hanson may lose, but I predict he outhits Melky tonight. And Alex Gonzalez, too.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:08 pmat least ask for help says the coach to the blind man !!!
October 8th, 2010 at 9:09 pm#127
Bud Selig probably handpicked this idiot. Takes one to know one I guess.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:09 pmBill Hohn would have thrown Chipper out there too
October 8th, 2010 at 9:09 pmBobby got thrown out b/c he was so pissed he put fat boy in the 5 hole.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:11 pm@132
And O’Flaherty, back in Atlanta.
Just thinking about instant replay, doubt you could have overturned, because Huff could have scraped the bag or something. .01% chance, but I bet it would have stood up.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:11 pmAfter seeing like 5 times, I think Huff was off barely. It’s hardly conclusive with the luxury of a replay, so it’s not nearly as bad a call as last night’s.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:12 pmLMAO….
October 8th, 2010 at 9:14 pm133- Like an admiral atoning for his mistakes by going down with the ship.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:14 pmThings to look forward to post Pat Burrell’s home run:
-Bobby’s last emotional last game.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:14 pm-Melky being arrested for armed robery of a little debbie’s delevery truck in the offseason.
-Wren finding a real left fielder.
-Fredie Freeman’s home run in his first at-bat on opening day.
- Remembering what it feels like to have a 100 rbi player who is not Frenchy.
-Kimbrel or Venters leading the league in saves.
-A promising Falcon’s season
-Another Alabama National Championship
-A medicore Hawks’ season
-Watching LaBron and D-Wade fail.
-Chipper announcing his retirement in Febuary, so he doesn’t get humilated trying to come back.
-Instant Replay in baseball (it will happen).
-Another Miley Cyrus movie.
LOL at the Melky stagger. I guess it is getting to be about that time on the east coast.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:14 pmHey. Melky didn’t ACTUALLY fall down trying to make a routine play. He just ALMOST fell down.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:15 pmPotted plant.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:15 pmOh, this is just adding insult to injury now.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:15 pmIf Melky had fallen over, California would have fallen into the ocean…
October 8th, 2010 at 9:16 pmThis bites.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:16 pmApparantly bad defense in LF is more palatable when you can’t hit either. God the Braves should have given their spot to the Padres and their fans.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:16 pmi’m ready for this season to be over. i just pray that the braves trade aag for something.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:16 pmNow Melky thinks he is the MAN…LMAO
October 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pmDid Melky just make a good defensive play?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pmyea that was a hit by the pitcher
October 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pmBy my unofficial calculations, Melky and AAG have already cost us at least 8 runs in this game.
Melky made a routine play. Cain wasn’t exactly running the bases cautiously there.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pmThese guys umpire games for a living. They are supposed to be the “best of the best” We constantly hear how hard their jobs are and how they train and put on clinics. How they usually get the call right.
They get the easy ones right, but I think they miss a lot of “tough” ones they would get right if they would get in better position. I don’t want to ever hear umpires whine again.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pmwow melky knew what to do when he got the ball !!!
October 8th, 2010 at 9:18 pmAt this point, we’ll be lucky to score a run in this series.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:18 pmOur ineptitude has become comical. We have a fat kid in the outfield. This means we are going to come back and win the big game. I hate that it took me this long to see its inevitability.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:19 pmSo Melky has an Angel? Maybe that’s why he stumbled, the Angel was loading him up for a super spin throw to nail Ross at second, but Melky screwed it up. Typical.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:21 pmThe sad thing is, Francouer would improve this lineup.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:21 pmHow the hell did we make the playoffs, again?
Ohhh, classy Giant fans again chanting “Posey’s better”. I don’t even think Phillies fans would act like this.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:22 pmI never understood the confidence in Tommy Hanson. It feels like he has these dud games every other time he pitches.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:22 pmMelky’s Angel? sounds like a bad Adam Sandler movie
October 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pmI can’t wait to see Heyward when he is completely healed next year.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pmThose are the same fans who pulled for Barry Bonds when the whole world knew he was a douche.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pm@152 Agreed. We need to hire Buttermaker to teach us how to play defence before the Sunday game, then the series is all ours.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pmThat’s a ball. These umps blow.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:23 pmHow was that a strike?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:24 pmAnybody think bobby getting tossed is a good thing?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:24 pmthese unintentional intentional walks have been killing us for the big inning for 3 weeks
hanson wussed out on posey AB – go after him dude – as a man – dont you want to challenge a rook. He pitched to posey like he was barry bonds.
Ump missed a strike to Posey too, would have been 2-1, not 3-0 before the walk.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:25 pmThat was a strike to Heyward
October 8th, 2010 at 9:25 pmCain will get the corners. These umps know the Braves are not going to score, why waste everyone’s time.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:27 pmCan’t even get any hope. Come on, at least get two runners on so I can be delusional that they’ll have a multi-run inning.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:27 pmIronic The Titanic is on TNT…feels like what is going on on TBS
October 8th, 2010 at 9:28 pmis anyone drunk? is it easier to take the ineptitude inebriated?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:29 pmPitchtrax said the strike three to Heyward was a ball.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:31 pmWell, as our genial host has said, “If we had hope, we’d really be screwed.”
And if we had middle infielders, we’d only have two or three holes to fill.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:32 pmBean Posey
October 8th, 2010 at 9:32 pmOk, Conrad… make that play with a runner on 2nd please.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:33 pmI’m pretty drunk and it just makes the suckiness blurry.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:34 pm@171
that’s a problem shared by about 51% of the world population….
October 8th, 2010 at 9:35 pmMelky, our left fielder [sic] and #5 hitter [sic], ladies and gentlemen.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:39 pmIt’s a long way to Melktober.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:40 pmBullpen after 3, really? I mean, it was pretty much just one mistake pitch…
OK, good.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:40 pm@174 I’m joining you. Honestly, it is amazing that this collection of misfits made the playoffs. Tell me who, other than Heyward and McCann, are premier players in the major leagues right now. None.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:50 pmShort leash for Hanson.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:51 pmWhat’s harder to overcome a four runner deficit or a four major league hitter deficit?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:52 pm@179, Infante.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:52 pm@182 check that. at this time, i would have to agree.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:54 pm@183, Happy drinking. Wish I could join.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:56 pmMcOut with a single. Really crushed that one.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:56 pmIt’s not about lacking premier players so much as it is having, at any given time, upwards of four exceptionally bad players in the lineup. The Giants don’t have very many “premier” hitters, but they have solid major leaguers up and down the lineup.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:57 pmLee has had a pretty good September, also. Unfortunately, McCann, Heyward, and Infante are all slumping now, which leaves Lee, who isn’t exactly hot either. Therefore, we won’t score again in 2010.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:57 pmOk, here we go.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:57 pmCome on, Jason. Big AB here.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pmTwo on for Heyward with one out. This is theoretically exciting, right?
October 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pmNow or never, ladies.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pmHere comes the double play…
October 8th, 2010 at 9:58 pmI feel theoretically excited.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:00 pmOh my god. *Sigh*
October 8th, 2010 at 10:00 pm192- I’d say thanks a lot, but we all knew that was coming.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:00 pmNow I feel actually depressed.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:01 pmOh I know, it pretty much goes without saying these days.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:01 pmWhen he slumps…he slumps, but he’s only 21 y/o.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:01 pmAnyone see any good movies lately?…
October 8th, 2010 at 10:03 pmFlight of the Conchords is very funny. There was an episode on tonight.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:04 pmThis has got to be one of the worst showings for a team in the playoffs in history.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:04 pmWhy am I watching this?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:05 pmI’ve no idea. I’m working through the DVR, already knocked out two shows.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:07 pmReds have us beat, IMO. Of course, it’s like Sheets vs. Randy Johnson against us that one year.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:07 pm@ 201
October 8th, 2010 at 10:08 pmThe two worst lineups ever seen in postseason play are tonights braves lineup and last nights braves lineup.
I think it’s best I keep my cynicism to myself…
October 8th, 2010 at 10:09 pmThere’s a report floating around twitter that Cain is a belly-itcher and may be merely posing as a pitcher. That may prove to be his undoing.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:09 pmDue up: Out 1, Out 2, Out 3
October 8th, 2010 at 10:10 pmAt what point do we all start rooting against the Braves scoring runs? A three game shutout over a playoff series would be historical.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:11 pm209- Not quite. The Dodgers were shut out in the last three games of the 1965 World Series. It’s the failure to ever score a run that would be the Braves’ skid mark on history.
Lee’s on second! Yay! Or is that, Boo!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:12 pmI might rather have the Nats or Fish field players with our pitching staff than these misfits coached by Terry P
Does anything think the Marlins would not have scored at this point?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:13 pmLee!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:13 pmWhat’s that? We caught a break?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:13 pmThis has got to be one of the worst showings for a team in the playoffs in history.
That’s because it’s one of the worst playoff teams in history. Seriously.
This stings, but I’m still thankful that we’re relevant again. There’s quite a bit to build on, here.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmAnd what an era it was.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmA run!!!!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmA run!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmOMGOMGOMG
Bring in a reliever? The Giants should think about cutting Cain after he let our team score.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmIT WORKED IT WORKED!!!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmMcCann?!? Now our historical significance has been erased!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmHOLY SHIT, A RUN!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmCats and Dogs living together!!! Go Braves!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pm4-1 AND HERE COMES MELKTOBER!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmWoohoo! No longer shut out for the series.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:14 pmRuns!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:15 pmHere comes Melky to restore order.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:15 pmdont swing melky.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:15 pmAnagrams for “Melky Cabrera”:
Ramble Creaky
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmBaker Male Cry
Baker Lame Cry
Amble Yack Err
Ramble Car Key
good god, he’s fuckin’ horrible.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmThe announcer said the tying run is at the plate? I guess he knows Melky counts for two.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmMelky makes me so angry, so so angry.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmjust Melky being, well, fat.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmDo Dick Stockton and Chip share a brain? Makes sense with TBS wanting to scale back the baseball operations.
Melky isn’t the tying run Dick. Not really ever, but especially not down three with one baserunner.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmIs it too early for Folk Hero?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:16 pmI’d say it’s too late.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:17 pmYes.
It’s kind of funny that a player as mediocre as Conrad has captured so many hearts and minds.
Melky-Conrad-Gonzalez is such an awful trifecta that it’s almost comical. That is, it’d be funny if it wasn’t so sad.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:17 pm234- Or too late in the season.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:17 pmand back to staring at balls down the middle and swinging at balls out of the zone. boy does our 5-8 hitters suck something fierce.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:19 pmWhich is worse, tonight’s popups or last night’s strikeouts?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:19 pmWhy do Brooks and AAG keep swinging at that high fastball? They can’t hit it.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:19 pmWe have to deal with Agony next year too? Damn..
October 8th, 2010 at 10:19 pm241- Unless you think we can go with Hicks or Diory.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:22 pmI miss Yunel. But hey, that chemistry!
October 8th, 2010 at 10:22 pm@241, I wonder. Do they trade Infante while his stock is high or dump AAG and give SS to Omar?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:23 pmI’m really not that stressed. My expectations were so low coming in. This is not the lineup that got us to the post season.
Nice play Conrad.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:23 pm@244
October 8th, 2010 at 10:23 pmyou must remember that AAG’s stock is high also.
and we get a prime example of why Melky should never be playing in this game….
Lee and Bmac both put up good ab’s and we score. They are holding Bmac and Melky gets a 2-0 count. The right side is completely open for him to try and turn on a pitch. He is late and hits a lazy fly to LF….go eat another cheeseburger
also, Im sick of AAG’s act. After every popup, K, weak grounder…he’s slinging a bat or helmet. Someone needs to remind him that he sucks
October 8th, 2010 at 10:25 pmI would hope that if it came down to Omar or Agony, they’d pick Omar. All that is assuming Chipper plays next year.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:26 pmI missed the McCann RBI single. Seems like TP hasn’t thoroughly corrupted him yet. *Rolls eyes*
And with that single NLDS run, my highest expectations for Braves 2010 baseball have now been met.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:27 pmMelky, go get the damn ball.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:28 pmAAG’s stock is not high. He has a .250avg .294OBP and the .676slg% in Atl is what everyone will expect from him
October 8th, 2010 at 10:28 pmNot sure how this is TP’s fault. This is a AAA line up. We lost our two best hitters. Chill.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:28 pmEarly Cake BM
October 8th, 2010 at 10:28 pm252- That still leaves five guys who would have started in the good old days of May, June, and July. That shouldn’t leave a lineup that scores .5 run per game.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pm252–He was being sarcastic.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pmah shucks, I missed an R.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pmNot counting pitchers, how many of the playoff roster do we want to see on the opening day roster next season?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pmI think Alex was being facetious.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pmif Wren wants to get back to what made this team successful, he’d cut AAG, Melky, Farnsworth, and Rick Ankiel before the plane gets back in Atl
October 8th, 2010 at 10:30 pmMaybe he’ll cut them on the flight home. But we’ll give them parachutes first. Well, except maybe Melky- his bloblike form shouldn’t incur any damage when he hits the ground.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:33 pmHow many times in this series have the braves struck out on chin high fastballs?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pmI’d like to see a baserunner on before I burn Hinske.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pmMelky coulda done that.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pmGeez – How many popups have we hit exactly right there this game?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pmRob, he did last inning
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pmCSG…to follow-up on Agony, every time he Ks or pops up he slings the bat as if he just missed the pitch. C’mon Agony, you are not fooling anyone. We know you are horrible.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pmThrow Melky off the plane, just not over Nebraska, we would lose acres of valuable land.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pm@261
I think it’s about a 10,000% increase since we got AAG and Ankiel (and Lee, but he’s somewhat useful when not swinging at face-high pitches). Conrad playing every day just adds that much more.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:38 pmI didn’t realize the Giants had a bullpen.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pmHeyward really needs to get on base here
October 8th, 2010 at 10:40 pmTake a walk Heyward, the way he is swinging he is not going to hit the lefty. Dammit, I knew it would be Lopez.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:42 pmThey have a good bullpen.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:42 pmI feel sorry for the Padres now… they could at least put up a fight against someone
October 8th, 2010 at 10:44 pmNot a strike.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:44 pmToo close to take
October 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pmHow was that a strike?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pmanother strikeout looking….Heyward is either just worn out from the length of this season or he’s in an awful slump
October 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pmWe got that same pitch called earlier….cant complain about it now
October 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pmHeyward is definitely a Brave.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pmToo close to take, probably a tad low though. That was an OK AB for me, that guy is death to lefties. Not gonna do much unless he makes a huge mistake.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:46 pmDefinitely too close to take.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:46 pmIt’s not too close to take if it should have been called ball 4. Heyward did his job.
278—We did we benefit from a called strike, thrown under-handed, that never got as high as the strike zone?
October 8th, 2010 at 10:47 pmOr maybe the ump is calling ball 4 a strike.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:48 pmBraves: 1 run on 7 hits.
Giants: 4 runs on 6 hits.
So it goes…
October 8th, 2010 at 10:48 pmFumble by Omar…my Lord.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:49 pmTheir bench is so much better than our starters (in the outfield).
October 8th, 2010 at 10:52 pmI dont know why I care, this game was over in the 1st
October 8th, 2010 at 10:54 pmRowand sucks too, that was just a lucky hit.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pmMe neither, but I can’t stop watching it. “Hi, my name is Brian, and I have a problem…”
October 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pm@287, I hear you. For a guy who’s “just happy to be here,” I’m pretty unhappy.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:57 pmIt’s a bummer that more than 40 Million of next years payroll are going to be tied up into a pair of pitchers and a pair of position players that will combine, at best, give us league average production.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:01 pmNow, how thoroughly can Melktober screw us ober? I mean, over?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:01 pmHey! Nobody out and coming up is….fuck.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:01 pmLean into one, Melky.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:02 pmMelky with a chance to prove his worth.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:02 pmMelktober time.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:02 pmCan Melky hot into a triple play here?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:02 pmSan Fran has only had two games since August 30th where the opposing team has scored 5+ runs
October 8th, 2010 at 11:02 pmOdds on Melky hitting into a triple play?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pmTonight feels much more familiar. A bunch of hits and one run.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:03 pm297 – Jinx – But it was so obvious.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:04 pmWow, Wilson looks like a complete douche.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:05 pmMelk Man v. Beach Boy!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:05 pmone out here from Melky is a plus
October 8th, 2010 at 11:05 pmmelky in “defensive swing” mode on a 1-1 count. that’s about right…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:05 pmive never seen a player be so late on so many pitches
pay attention, Wilson throws fastballs….one after another
October 8th, 2010 at 11:06 pmGeez those beards are a travesty…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:06 pmIs he dying the beard?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:06 pmAnd Melky… fails to fail! We’re through the looking glass, people!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmHahahaha!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmWOW!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmhey, a correct call for once
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmDid…Melky accidentally get on base?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmHOLY JESUS CHRIST MELKY GOT AN RBI WITHOUT GETTING OUT
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmTHE WORLD IS ENDING
Wow. Melky beating out an infield hit.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmFAT PANDA VS. FAT MELKY, ADVANTAGE MELK-DUD
MIND = BLOWN
SEND ONE INTO THE F*CKING BAY, CONRAD!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmOh. Bad throw.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmWhy bunt with your third best power hitter?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:07 pmHey Brooks, AAG is behind you….swing
October 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pmBunting for Gonzalez and Ankiel? Come on.
EDIT: OMG.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pmHe’s bunting… for AAG? Yikes.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pmNice, Brooks. Do something, Alex.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pmanyone else thinking that melky is about to get thrown out at home?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pmGreat Job Agony!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmSTOP SWINGING AT HIGH FASTBALLS!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmHELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmAAG!!!!!!!! Oink, flap, oink, flap…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmholy crap!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmOH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL TEAM IS THIS!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmAAG, all is forgiven.
OH MY GOD
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmMelky jibes might need to be temporarily suspended.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmREDEEMED!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmUnreal!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmI don’t believe what I just saw.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pmOkay…who are these Braves, and where did our real team go?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pmYEEEEESSSSSS!!! We’ve fallen through a worm hole. Everything is different.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pmHow about one more hit?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:10 pmNow, this loss is going to be painful.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:11 pmI think if Ankiel got a hit there, the universe would have imploded.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:11 pmWe need this run.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:11 pmI’m stunned that Diaz isn’t swinging at these pitches.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:12 pmNasty pitch.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pmTeases.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:13 pmgetting called on to pinch hit and being afraid to swing the bat….unreal
October 8th, 2010 at 11:14 pmfreddie would have been nice in that situation, but i guess it’s necessary to have the lisp or diory…sigh.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:14 pm344—He wasn’t afraid; he was just fooled.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmIs Hinske dead?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmwhy not hinske there unless it was a double switch with wagner pitching 8th?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmBullpen hold, top of the line-up in the 9th…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmI don’t quite know how to feel about this run scoring thing we just did. Seems unnatural.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmHinske was already used.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pmLet’s hold them!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:15 pm338 — Yep.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pmWhat inning do you guy think Farnsworth loses this game in?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pmThe inning ends with the bat on Diaz’s shoulder….
Still, hard to imagine that we got three runs….
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pmoops
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pmHave fun with our bullpen, Giants.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pmDiaz never takes 5 out of 6 pitches…he shouldve been sitting on that 2-0 meatball
October 8th, 2010 at 11:16 pm#323–maybe he lost the count….
October 8th, 2010 at 11:17 pmLet’s just hope we don’t bring Farnsworth in, under any circumstances… I’d be more comfortable with Melky pitching
October 8th, 2010 at 11:17 pmi’m scared for kimbrel
October 8th, 2010 at 11:17 pmWhat a pitch…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:18 pm361—Me, too.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:18 pmtough task here for Kimbrel
October 8th, 2010 at 11:19 pmBefore it gets lost in the shuffle, I just wanna say — though I didn’t agree with the attempt — that was one helluva bunt by Brooks Conrad.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:19 pmi just cracked open a beer. the name: “victory” lager.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:20 pmawesome
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 pm366- Ahhhh! Don’t jinx us!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 pmhe’s getting the fastball timing down. throw hims something else.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 pmI believe that’s 14 straight fastballs from Kimbrel.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 pmKimbrel-Posey is intense.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:21 pmwhat a battle.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:22 pmthat graphic about the IF was amazing.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:22 pmDamn, this is an epic battle.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmNASTEEEEE
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmWOOOOOT! FRICKIN’ PUMPED!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmThe future’s looking bright.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmAnd Kimbrel wins the battle of wits!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmI may be falling in love with Craig Kimbrel.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmUh, Kimbrel. Wow.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pmKimbel is THE NASTY.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pmKimbrel is the new K-Rod.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pmKimbrel is the shit.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pmkimbrel ate his DIRTY-Os this morning.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:25 pmour future closer boys
October 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pmKimbrel is Rambo
October 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pmbtw Kimbrels better, kimbrels better
October 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pmi’m almost finished with my first beer and i just want to say how much i love all of you guys…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:27 pm1 for 52!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pmI really wish we hadn’t yanked Hanson after 4 innings, right now.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pmhow many pitches did Wilson have to throw last inning?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pmOh…mar.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:30 pmthat was bad Omar
October 8th, 2010 at 11:30 pmshades of Frenchy….
October 8th, 2010 at 11:30 pmWilson seems to still have his velocity.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:30 pmThey’re pitching Heyward way in or on the outside corner. Be nice if he were willing to drive that outside pitch the other way, like he was doing in April and May.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:31 pmAnd back to sucking.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:31 pm@396
October 8th, 2010 at 11:32 pmyeah, it seems like he’s locked in on pulling the ball.
I have a feeling we’re gonna see Farnsworth tonight…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:32 pm#396 – yup….whenever he starts driving that outside pitch to LCF its going to be awesome
October 8th, 2010 at 11:32 pmHeyward has been pretty useless so far this post season.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pmIf Lee were a Yankee or Phillie, he’d be on first base now.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pmcmon Lee, lets get to BMAC
October 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pmNot to excited about trusting the game to Farnsworth and the Lisp. We have to get the job done here!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pmderrek lee looks he’s going to get out.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pmHoly geez, I was doing some design work and check on here to find that we’re back in it. GOOOOO!!!!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pmReview, please.
Nevermind.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:34 pmBut i will trust the game to Bethany’s treadmill.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:35 pmBobby’s still managing this game, by the way.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:35 pmWho else has a bad feeling about this one?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:36 pmThis is really going to hurt.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:36 pmI really dont see how Wilson is so effective. He leaves a lot of pitches up in the zone….it works for him somehow
October 8th, 2010 at 11:36 pmBethany, I think you need to get on that treadmill
October 8th, 2010 at 11:36 pmId let Kimbrel go for another inning
October 8th, 2010 at 11:36 pmI have a good feeling about this one. The Braves will win this game. Count it.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:37 pmI think it has to be Wagner time. Let Melk-tober end this thing
October 8th, 2010 at 11:38 pm414- Which is exactly what we do.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:38 pmI’m having a Charlie Liebrant flash back
October 8th, 2010 at 11:39 pmPIGPEN!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:39 pmMy God!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:39 pmNice play all round there
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmLee is a freaking pickin’ machine.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmman, lee is good.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmLee is really saving AGony’s bacon.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmgreat pick DLEE
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmLee has made a lot of fine scoops tonight to keep our infield from looking like its usual awful self.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:40 pmGive Lee some credit. He’s holding this infield defense together.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pmWalk Ross
October 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pmI really don’t want to see Cody Ross right now.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pmOh my god I’m going i’m not going to stop until we pull this out.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:41 pmThat was strike-effing-three.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmWow! Missed that one
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmBrenly just makes it up as he goes along.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmThat was a strike ump.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmoh my, that was strike 3
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmAll the Giants have to do is hold us in the tenth and it’s Farnsworthless Time.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmstrike 5 to cody ross
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmYou’ll regret that around the 14th inning, Bethany.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pmCraig Kimbrell = Bowel Locker
D. Lee has great hands at 1B. If he is cheap, he would not be a bad keeper to help ease Freeman into the big leagues next year.
The Home Plate umpire is awful
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmalright, lets go get Kimbrel a win
yep, its 100% official…Kimbrel is my favorite brave
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmstrike 6 on ross retires the side
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmKimbrel is the shit and the tits!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmMelk-tober for the win
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmNew hero. Finally someone on our staff that can paint an accurate picture of Cody Ross.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmI love Pigpen. He’s my new favorite.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmThank God For Kimbrel. I was expecting the homer there from the Braves Killer.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmKimbrel. Is. Awesome.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmLee is an excellent defensive 1st baseman, Kimbrel is a BEAST.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmKimbrel is almost unfair.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pmFarnsworth better punch in the face whoever hits the homerun off of him. I want him all in on this one.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:44 pmI know it’s a dumb idea, but my inner seven year-old wants Kimbrel out there for a third inning. That was awesome.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:44 pmbeer #2…braves win #1 coming next.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:44 pmOkay, here’s the inning… McCann walks. Diory runs for him. Melky hits into double play, then Conrad triples. AAG and Ankiel strike out.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:46 pmRather use Beachy than Farnsworthless at this point.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:46 pmMcCann has justmissed a couple tonight.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pmSOB, fake fences.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pmDamn, I thought it was gone.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pmSpeaking of bowel lockers.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:47 pmadam r…i hope youre right about kimbrel.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:48 pmThis is reallyreally going to hurt.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:49 pmThat is gone, it went at least 400 feet to the alley. He didn’t miss it, SF just commissioned a ballpark that demands years of meticulous roiding to hit one out to that part.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:49 pmHe missed it. You could see it in his reaction off the bat; he knew.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:50 pmIf we get beat with Wagner on the mound: so be it. If we get beat after Wagner goes an inning or two: so be it. But, if we get beat with Farnsworth or Martinez on the mound, and Wagner still on the bench, I am going to be pissed!
October 8th, 2010 at 11:50 pmbraves have to go to Wagner for 2IP now
October 8th, 2010 at 11:50 pmMcCann hit that ball like 800 feet
October 8th, 2010 at 11:50 pmbarry bonds had a .609 obp in 2004. that’s stupid.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:51 pmAt least if we bring Farnsworth in, the loss will be unsurprising and therefore less painful. If Wagner blows it…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:51 pmNot Renteria. Glaus at third?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:51 pmI have a baaaaaad feeling about Glaus.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:51 pmive got a bad feeling about this half inning
wow, Glaus to 3b
October 8th, 2010 at 11:51 pmummm, what the hell?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmGlaus in at 3rd?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmTroy @ 3rd. Wow.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmGlaus at 3B. So… that’s interesting.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmThere’s your Glaus at third, for all you Conrad haters.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmwith billy in there, it’s ok. uhhh…nevermind. geez.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmif you are willing to bring Glaus in here, why in the hell hasnt he started?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmChadahia going all in this inning
October 8th, 2010 at 11:52 pmSmart play
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmWow, that mistake didn’t take long to manifest itself.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmGlaus can apparently play third in the highest of leverage, but not at the start of the game.
Smart move by Renteria. Ugh.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmwow
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmThat was pretty smart. Damn.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pm*headdesk*
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmThere was no play, no matter the 3B there.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmoh my god.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmOh great…
October 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pmJust good execution by Renteria. Maybe a little luck.
Oh crap.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmNOOO…wagner looks hurt
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmWagner hurt.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmI don’t think we have a third baseman who makes that play, though. It was pretty perfect.
And we’re done. Hate it for Wagner that he goes out like that.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmfuck…farnsworth.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmOh. That is bad.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmWell, hamster-balls.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmUgh.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pmwell boys, wagner got us here at least….I dont see him pitching again….tough way to go out
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmWell, it looks like Farnsworth is going to be responsible for two of the most heartbreaking losses in recent Braves postseason history.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmMaybe next year we won’t rely so much on old guys. Remember all the question marks coming into the season? Chipper, Glaus, Saito, Wagner… yeah.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmMy goodness….
Next year looks bright with Kimbrel, Venters, Dunn, O’Fla, and co.
At least we know what is coming….
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmWell, that fucking sucks.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pm#496 – i agree
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmWe’re doomed
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmHAHAHAHA Don just said “And that will bring Kyle Farnsworth in, and THAT is horrible new for the braves.”
October 8th, 2010 at 11:55 pmThis year started pretty great, but we are obviously star-crossed. How did we even get here?
October 8th, 2010 at 11:56 pmFarnsworth to do it to us again
October 8th, 2010 at 11:56 pmhere comes Cpt. Straght93mphFastball to save the day.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:58 pmYeah, this is bad.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:58 pmour injuries this year…Heyward, Prado, Chipper, Wagner, Jurrjens, Glaus, Saito, Medlen, EOF, then you add in all the AB’s given to AAG, Melky, Ankiel, and Mclouth…yeah we shouldnt be here
October 8th, 2010 at 11:58 pmBeachy, Lisp, anyone else
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmOoh ooh good. Farnsworth’s fastball is at 89 mph.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmI think it hit the bat
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmlol, I’m totally at peace with what is about to happen.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmWell, coulda been worse. Probably will be worse, actually.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmWow the HBP was 94.
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmplease get him out of here
October 8th, 2010 at 11:59 pmNow this has just turned ugly….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:00 amthat’s one way to set up the double play…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am517—Ditto. The only thing we don’t know is exactly how it happens here.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:00 amsdp…I think we all are.
And of course Posey is on deck.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:00 amFarnsworth is going to walk the next 2 guys.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amFarnsworth vs Huff – it ends here boys
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amI met Kyle’s brother when he was deployed to Kuwait in 2005-2006. He said that he and Kyle were going to use the MLB money Kyle had saved to open up a gym one day. How I wish that he had decided to do that before now…or in 2005, for that matter…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amDitto squared…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amI feel like this isn’t my first prison shower.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amthe announcers dont do their homework.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:01 amThat foul ball was a heartstopper.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:02 am530 – no they dont
October 9th, 2010 at 12:02 amThis is like pulling teeth.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:02 amThis is like the end of Butch Cassidy. Let’s do this!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amHe is going to walk him and walk one in. That is my prediction
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amBite down. Fighting it makes it worse.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 am534—Perfect!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amEff you umpires.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amLooked like a strike to me.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amoh good, load em for Posey
October 9th, 2010 at 12:03 amSame combination as last night- managerial brain fart + bad call + bad player plays badly = loss.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:04 amExtremely shallow fly ball to Melky, who catches it and throws it sideways into Triples Alley.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:04 amFarnsworth is a disaster.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:04 amhit batsman and a walk – pretty sure the lisp couldve done that Kyle
how does it end? walk, k, homer?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amSo many possibilities, and none good.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amWow!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amGLAUS!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amI don’t believe it. We survived.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amTROY F*CKING GLAUS!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amWOW!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 amTORGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
October 9th, 2010 at 12:05 ami think our pessimisim is doing the trick.. let’s keep it up.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amOH MY GOD YES, I audibly shouted
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amhell yeah!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amWOOT!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amHoly shit.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amI like watching Derek Lee getting super pumped.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amDID THAT JUST HAPPEN? I THINK I SHAT MYSELF!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amConrad/Omar screw that one up
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amWell, that was unexpected–the good pitching, not the throw. Glaus is the only 3B on the roster. Watch and learn, boys, watch and learn.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amA nice surprise….
Now, I wonder when we will here about Wags….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amwell, on the upside, we may have finally found a 3rd baseman. hopefully its not too late
October 9th, 2010 at 12:06 amHoly shit is right. 1 out, bases loaded, Kyle Farnsworth vs. Buster Posey…and we escaped. Suck it, “Prison Break”.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:07 amI cant believe Glaus didnt go home, but Ill take it
October 9th, 2010 at 12:07 amStephen, Wags is done. just accept it and move on, it will be easier that way.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:07 amI love how low our standards for third base are.
He successfully completed a throw to second — he is our best third baseman.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amFunny thing is I thought Glaus should have thrown home first. Worked out well, though.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amSo that’s nice.
BTW, Adam M. @534 – Perfectly put. Exactly how I felt as well.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amdid anyone see the batboy there. now he was cool.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amyep, Wags is done. Either an oblique or hip injury like Prado, either way his career is over
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amYES! There is no hope only the bleak abyss waiting to annihilate our souls.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amKyle knew it wouldn’t have been right to lose it with Billy’s runner. He’ll lose it next inning with his own.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:08 amTroy has a gold glove in his collection. He is in good shape if it is hit right to him.
Now here comes the hard part, scoring a run.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 ami’m out of beer…except for one. it’s in a box and it cost 12 dollars for a pint. should i open it?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 amGlaus, such a disaster defensively…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 amRenteria can still pick it
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 amWow… pulled that out of the ass
Hey “Stephen in the UAE”, where in the UAE are you? I live in Dubai… who knew there was another Braves fanatic out here. These late games are sweet because I can actually watch them.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 am566 – not screwing up a play is a plus for this team, still cant believe he didnt go home
I guess even Troy didnt want to see Kyle face another batter
October 9th, 2010 at 12:09 amGlaus is going to win this
October 9th, 2010 at 12:10 amThe Giants have been RICKROLLED!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amANKLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amANKIEL
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amBay shot!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amRICKY going all Bonds on them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amANKIEL!??!?!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 am2010 World Series MVP!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amhit a gapper Ricky
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amOh my God, Ankiel splashed?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amis this real life? ANKIEL!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 ami do not believe what i just saw
um who is left in the pen?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amAnkiel!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amYESSSSSS ANKIEL!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amToday must be “bad players redeeming themselves” day.
HOLY MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:11 amCrap. Who’s pitching the 11th?? Fuck.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amSpeechless.
Oh, please don’t ruin this, Kyle. Please.
But I know you’re going to!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amInto the water. Holy hell.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amI say again: Holy shit.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amhells yeah!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amIf someone hits Ankiel’s bat with a fastball it just might go out!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amKILLED IT
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 amWOW…now, if only we had a good reliever left.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:12 am@594, Hahahahaha. *Cries*
October 9th, 2010 at 12:13 amGod have mercy. That sounded like a shotgun off Ankiel’s bat.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:14 amThe Lisp and Beachy are left behind Farnsworth, FWIW.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:15 amsweet georgia brown home run!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:15 amWhat’s the odds on Farnsworth holding on?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:15 amGeez….I’m stunned
October 9th, 2010 at 12:15 amthis is why it sucks to pull Hanson so early, well that and the Wagner injury
October 9th, 2010 at 12:15 amBig night for our midseason trade acquisitions…Gonzalez, Lee, Ankiel (even Farnsworth is lined up for the W)
October 9th, 2010 at 12:16 am3 outs and make the Giants sit on this one for about 36 hrs
October 9th, 2010 at 12:16 amBEER#3 HAS ARRIVED!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:16 amBurrell is out, so the 5th place hitter, Uribe and then Fat Boy.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:16 amA test of nerves ahead….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:16 amTwitter US trending topics are “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Brian Wilson”.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amI’m giggling like a school boy.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amNo, Farnsworth is lined up for the L.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amWagner injury is ginormous now, but we got the weaker side of their lineup
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amAt least we don’t have Posey to worry about…..
I mean…we suck, boo! Melky’s fat!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amHot damn. Slick Rick comes through.
To be the man, you got to be the man. Whooooooooooooooooo.
Late game gonna make my morning totally unproductive…but hell, I love our chances if we can hold on.
Billy Wags…gosh, I hope you can make it back.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:17 amI predict three consecutive homers.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amDiory at 3B… good. The Perfesser still pitching… not so much.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amFlashbacks to game four of the 2005 NLDS….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amNo bad calls, no bad calls, no bad calls….whammy!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amIf we somehow survive tonight, wow. Wagner injury sucks but Venters and Kimbrel are sick so back end of our ‘pen for Sunday is still really good.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amDiory at third.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amIf Farnsworth holds on here, I will never say anything bad about him again. Until he screws up again anyway.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amIll take 3 of those
October 9th, 2010 at 12:18 amWow, I felt sick for a second.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:19 amzero chance Farnsworth holds this lead, zero, none…no chance at all. We might as well just walk off the field now. Zero chance….Kyle sucks and will not hold this lead. Even with only 2 outs left, he will not hold this lead. Zero chance
October 9th, 2010 at 12:19 amI almost passed out there.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:19 amThat’s one. 2 and a half to go. (this is the Braves defense)
October 9th, 2010 at 12:19 amNone. Nada. Zip.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:20 ami like the effort, csg.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:20 amIt is utterly hopeless and no one should say ANYTHING different.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:20 amsuck it san francisco.
and no. I don’t have a dollar to spare to you, hippie.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:20 amBad karma for Stockton to be reading the credits?
Yep, obviously.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 amugh
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 amHere comes the homer.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 amAgreed. No good can come from Ishikawa pinch-hitting. None at all.
Edit: And Ross always kills us.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 amIs this guy a Braves killer?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:21 amI didn’t think there was any chance Farnsworth would get two outs in a row.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amThese fly balls are scaring the shit out of me.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amThe fans are giving me a heart attack.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amOMG, that’s two that I thought were gone.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amdamn. I thought that was gone.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amI was petrified for a second there…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amWow that looked good coming off the bat…1 more out.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amDramatic outs.
Oh crap. Walk Cody Ross?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amGiants down to their last out. Just in time to break our hearts.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amKey-riiist! Farnsworth versus a Braves Killer . . .
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 ami havent chugged a beer in 10 years, but i’m going to if farnsworth gets this last out.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:22 amFarns sucks and will not get this last out, he sucks. He cant get Cody Ross out…Braves will lose and Kyle will always suck and not be welcomed back in ATL. Kyle sucks and should become a bat boy
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amNot Cody Ross. Please no.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amStupid fans. Everything in the air is a homer.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amBasically, Official Braves Killer vs. Official Braves Killer
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amEnter the Bravekiller.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amYou know my child was born 5 years ago the last time this happened.
/to the day
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amzero chance, no…nada…no chance. Even with an 0-2 count. Kyle sucks and the braves will lose the series in 3 games
October 9th, 2010 at 12:23 amAnd all of a sudden the Royals trade doesn’t look so bad.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amYES!!! Braves win, I told you
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amYES!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amYES!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amWow.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amSWEET JESUS!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amWe won. Now, I’m too worn out to celebrate.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amDO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amI feel like I just took a shit I’ve been holding in for five years.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:24 amYeah!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amA much better outcome this time
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amWoohoo, Farnz!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amWhew.
I like it.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amGood pessimizin’, boys.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amHe said resilient. Everyone drink.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amalright, I feel like going to the gym now
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amMy stomach is torn to shreds….
October 9th, 2010 at 12:25 amOne of the most unlikely wins I’ve ever seen.
Bottom’s up, boys!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:26 amI havent moved from my position on the couch in 3 hrs and Ive burned over 1000 calories, easily…
October 9th, 2010 at 12:26 amRESILIENT!!!!
What a great win, thata boy Rick!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:27 ambtw, our future closer, Kimbrel, is now our closer
October 9th, 2010 at 12:27 amYES! WE WIN
October 9th, 2010 at 12:28 amYou’ve got to say that was huge. Coming back from 4 runs, bad players not sucking for once, winning an AWAY GAME IN EXTRA INNINGS……
Yep, time to drink a few canned Fat Tires and head to bed. Happy.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:28 amOH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:28 amAnd that’s why we watch baseball folks. I can’t believe it all happened. I forgive everybody for everything, that includes you Alex Gonzalez, you Rick Ankiel, and you one Kyle Farnsworth.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:28 amI feel like it merits the descriptor, epic chain of events that got us that win.
Melky infield hit (tough error call), AAG double, Wagner gets hurt, Troy comes in and turns a crazy double play, Ankiel hits one into McCovey Cove, and Farnsworth coaxes three flyouts. That’s stupid.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:29 amThis game went exactly like I thought it would, Troy Glaus making the Defensive play of the year for the braves, then Rick Ankiel Homering in the 11th and Kyle Farnsworth getting the win.
I’m sure that is exactly how we all drew that one up.
If you had that trifecta, then you should go play the lottery.
Holy sh*t cluster balls, was that fun, I think it was, but I flipped over my coffee table and got in a fight with my wife over that but the Braves won.
It was sooooooo worth it
October 9th, 2010 at 12:29 amThe goats saved the day!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:29 amOk so I’m never leaving the treadmill. This just became Serious Business.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:30 am682- but Melky still sucks.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:30 amThe Braves dun gone and dun the “do ron ron”!!
Now pray for the Wag and hope we don’t sag!! (pass the corn please.)
October 9th, 2010 at 12:30 amThat was the most bizzaro win in Braves history.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:31 amhow about that…Golden Boy with the bases loaded and a decent fly ball will win it…instead Glaus turns a sweet DP and Ricky hits one a freakin mile
October 9th, 2010 at 12:33 amSo, who replaces Wagner in Atlanta? Saito? Kawakami? Freeman?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:33 amSaito or Jurrjens
October 9th, 2010 at 12:33 amHopefully Saito.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:33 amI think we can all agree Gregor Blanco would not have done that.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:33 amcan we make a roster move now?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:34 amUN BE LIEVABLE!! woke up just in time to see the 8th…! What a comeback!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:34 amThis has got to be one of the greatest wins in recent team history. When the last ball was caught I was stunnedd.
Don’t anyone ever say this team doesn’t try. This is the guttiest team I’ve ever seen._____
October 9th, 2010 at 12:35 amFarnsworth is a trending topic on Twitter.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:35 amI feel vindicated. First Braves road games I ever went to were in San Fran, the weekend Bonds hit those two walkoffs right before his dad died.
Tonight that felt so good to see that ball land in the cove and it be the braves hitting it.
Soooooooo goooood
October 9th, 2010 at 12:36 amIf you replace Wagner, I think he is ineligible for the NLCS also (may not be a factor depending on the injury). I think I heard the announcers in the Rays game say that for Rocco Baldelli, who was replaced by Willy Aybar.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:36 amBiggest win since 1995
October 9th, 2010 at 12:36 amDennis Eckersley hasn’t aged. Creepy.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:37 amRecapped. Did that really just happen?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:37 amYeah, I thought he was going to pull a Kelly Johnson on that last fly ball. I wouldn’t have been surprised.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:37 amat 701, I believe that’s true. I heard that on WFAN today.
October 9th, 2010 at 12:38 amTwo games at The Ted, y’all!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:41 amWhy do we do this to ourselves? I’ve never met anyone associated with the Braves and never will. I haven’t lived in Atlanta in over two decades. And here I am, I can’t sleep, and I’ve been torturing myself for the last few hours. Why?
October 9th, 2010 at 12:42 am