26 Jul
Hi there
I’m currently zonked out on morphine and percoset, and waiting an X-ray. Let’s just say that I am not currently functioning at 100 percent. Call it Snitker Mode. I also have the manual dexterity of Brooks Conrad playing short, which limits my typing. More later.
Great to hear from you, Mac! Take it easy.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:08 pmWelcome back, Mac. Enjoy the drugs.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:12 pmI’ve said it before: regular posters should pick one game to watch under the influence of something and see how things go on here. I bet it would be classic.
The trade deadline is a game of chicken. Proctor, Heyward, Schafer, and Louth are doing their best to make sure it’s Wren that blinks first.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:13 pm@3
I vote for a playoff game
July 26th, 2011 at 3:14 pmGlad you’re back, Mac.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:18 pmGlad to hear you are on the mends Mac.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:19 pmGet well Mac.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:20 pmHere`s something to light up your mood (old german proverb: “laughing is the best medicine”):
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/26/2294162/mlb-power-rankings-cardinals-at-the-top-astros-at-the-bottom
(esp. no 11 and 28)
Willkommen zurück, Mac!
July 26th, 2011 at 3:21 pmI agree, Mac should have Brian Jordan’s job. But for now I’ll count my blessings. Glad to have you back with us, maestro.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:26 pmHey, speaking of rock and roll….
Black Flag – Wasted
July 26th, 2011 at 3:48 pmGlad you are on the road to recovery, Mac. Just don’t watch Gonzalez, McLouth, or Schaefer hit or you will have a setback.
July 26th, 2011 at 4:15 pmGlad you’re back, Mac. Motor problems aside, now might be a good time to do some automatic writing. Get well soon!
July 26th, 2011 at 4:18 pmSchafer
July 26th, 2011 at 4:24 pmPrado
BMac
Freeman
Uggla
Heyward
Nate
Lugo
Lugo at short…I like it
July 26th, 2011 at 4:28 pmNo word yet on Chipper, other than that he’s obviously not playing tonight?
July 26th, 2011 at 4:38 pmweeeeellllllcooooommmmmmeee bbbbbbaaaaaaackkkkkk mmmmmmmmmaaaaaaccccccccc.
July 26th, 2011 at 4:48 pm@7 funny stuff, thanks.
#10
And, of course, the Camper Van Beethoven version:
http://tinyurl.com/44z7z99
July 26th, 2011 at 4:50 pmWatching a lot of MLB Network this week. I never knew Kevin Millar was such a douche.
July 26th, 2011 at 4:55 pmRosenthal on Twitter:
Sources: #Phillies most aggressive on Pence. #RedSox have inquired, tough finding match. #Braves not currently involved. #tradedeadline #MLB
Watch the Phillies acquire Pence and the Braves get bupkis.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:00 pmIf the Royals get Upton, we could get Lorenzo Cain. That Minor for Cain deal kinda makes sense in hindsight.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:02 pmWe need to destroy Pittsburgh tonight.
As I watched the game last night, all I could think was that if the team wanted to show they were more talented than the Pirates yet still lose the game, they couldn’t have done a better job.
James McDonald would be our #3 in AAA right now.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:09 pmJames McDonald would be our #3 in AAA right now.
He’s better than Lowe.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:19 pmApparently Schafer might have to go on the DL after all. Good thing Fredi dialed up his thunderous bat to pinch hit last night in a crucial spot to reset his DL clock. I was really worried that I wouldn’t get to see enough McLouth in CF before he leaves us for good.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:20 pmRevised lineup: McLouth 8 Prado 5 McCann 2 Freeman 3 Uggla 4 Hinske 7 Heyward 9 Lugo 6 Hanson 1
July 26th, 2011 at 5:24 pmSheesh. I think Schafer going to the DL will officially take us out of the Beltran sweepstakes (at least if that was the only move Wren planned to make) and increase our interest in Upton and/or Pence.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:27 pmGlad to see that neither the surgery nor the drugs has dulled your sharp wit.
I feel like I may have to take some drugs to prepare for the inevitably disappointing trade (or non-trade) the Braves are about to make . . .
July 26th, 2011 at 5:28 pmJoe Alleva to be announce as the new Tennessee AD
July 26th, 2011 at 5:37 pm@23 – I think this has come up before, but I blame that on Wren. Tell your manager not to use him, or DL him.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:37 pm@27
Also a Tennessee fan, but why not… he shouldn’t have any problems fitting in:
In 2006, Alleva and his sons were involved in a boating accident which left Alleva with an injured head. His son, J.D., was charged with operating a boat while impaired after refusing to give a blood sample for testing. Three officers smelled alcohol on him hours after the incident.
Also dealt with Duke lacrosse. An old pro.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:53 pm@29
He also hired three football coaches while at Duke. But football doesn’t’ count at Duke
July 26th, 2011 at 5:57 pmNats just got Johnny Gomes. Thank God
July 26th, 2011 at 5:58 pm@31 – Ha! I feel like a guest on Maury who just found out that the other guy is the father. Whew!
July 26th, 2011 at 6:02 pmFWIW, Peter Gammons today on WFAN said, “A couple of friends of mine who work for the Braves have insisted all along that they will trade Mike Minor & a lesser prospect [for Beltran], and that might do it.”
Nothing we didn’t kinda know, but it’s nice to believe we’re still in the race.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:11 pm@22- Obviously the salaries skew it, but based solely on talent and track record, you would trade Derek Lowe for James McDonald? There’s no way in hell I would.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:11 pmTommy Hanson, superstar.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:20 pm@33
That would be overpaying. Remember we thought Heyward could play first? Now he can barley man right
July 26th, 2011 at 6:21 pmAlso, McDonald is 26, was a decent prospect, and throws pretty hard. Considering that going forward he’s likely to be better than Lowe due to age, yes, I would trade them straight up even if salary wasn’t a factor.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:23 pmAn Episode…
July 26th, 2011 at 6:23 pmI’m going to attempt a morning recap; I should be running on what passes for peak performance then.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:27 pmThat’s the second time this week Heyward has misplayed a double into a triple.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:28 pmAs night follows day McLouth will be running.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:28 pmAt least he made it
July 26th, 2011 at 6:29 pmTotal crap.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:33 pmChip makes me want to become a fan of another team
July 26th, 2011 at 6:33 pmMinor and more for a rental? No thanks. I might do Minor for Beltran plus Isringhausen.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:33 pmAt this rate, Beltran might reject a trade to the Braves if we can’t even beat the Pirates.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:34 pmThe sad part is that was the best portion of our lineup.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:34 pmThis team makes me want to be a Pirates fan.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:34 pm45—Exactly. Gammons appears to be as clueless as usual.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:35 pmWhy is it that this team is incapable of hitting a sac fly?
July 26th, 2011 at 6:36 pmKarstens has been the luckiest pitcher in the majors (based on ERA-FIP) to this point. Glad to see it will continue at least one more game.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pmGeez, I hate Tommy Hanson.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pmThere’s our best pitcher, gang.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pmThis shit is getting old.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pmis there a replay on Sports South? I just turned it on and its the same old crap
July 26th, 2011 at 6:37 pmProctor time?
July 26th, 2011 at 6:38 pmThat looked like one of his Coors Field pitches.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:38 pm@55,
At least the Pirates are earning their runs this time instead of relying on McLouth like they did in 2008.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:39 pmPathetic. Just pathetic. A whole lotta losin’ goin on lately. What the hell has happened to Hanson during the break?
And should we trade Mike Minor to a division rival for two month of a player we have no room for I might throw up.
Yes, I am in a goddam bad mood. Sorry. Good night.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:39 pmAt this point, Beltran would be the second best hitter on the team by a long shot. We’d make room for him.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:42 pmMcDonald’s K’s, BB’s and hits per 9 are worse this year than his career norms. Assuming that he improves simply because of his age and current velocity isn’t enough IMO. You could fill books with guys who have had careers similar to McDonald’s up to this point and then flamed out.
I’ll take Derek Lowe, and that’s not even mentioning the postseason, where he has a legit and recent track record.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:42 pmHanson should be fined for every run he gives up in the first 2 innings. Maybe that will motivate him not to suck horribly early in the games
July 26th, 2011 at 6:44 pmIt only took two years for Joe Simpson to notice the slow pace of Hanson’s delivery.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:45 pm27—Doesn’t look like that’s true.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:45 pmMaybe we can trade Tommy Hanson to a division rival, so that maybe we can score some runs?
If we get a hitter back, bonus.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:47 pm61 — Really? You’d take a 38 year old sinkerballer in decline who has only slightly performed better (arguably) this season than a 26 year old with better K rates? Sounds like something Steve Phillips would have done with the Mets.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:49 pmYeah, instead of hanging on to all of the young pitching lets dump Hanson and call one of them up. I am tiring of his episodes and Wren’s lack of urgency
July 26th, 2011 at 6:50 pmUggla is at .200!
July 26th, 2011 at 6:51 pmMcDonald’s K rates aren’t even really down. His career K per 9 ratio is 7.8 and his season number is 7.7. It’s lower than when he was used as a reliever when he was first called up, yes, but that’s probably because of the inning increase now that he’s a starter and has to pace himself. Hits per 9 innings is not a dependable metric to predict future performance. He allows a few more homers than you’d like and walks a few more, but remember we’re comparing him with Derek Lowe going forward whose periperhals are likely to decline to similar HR and BB ratios.
July 26th, 2011 at 6:56 pmYou forgot the worse hit rate and the significantly worse HR and BB rate.
You could frame it in a million ways, but if I’m Frank Wren and and the Pirates offer me James McDonald for Lowe contingent upon me paying the difference in their salaries over the next two years, I would say no and not think twice about it.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:00 pmI edited my post at #69 while you were writing #70 that answers your first paragraph.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:04 pmAll of a sudden, the Braves suck.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:09 pmMaybe Wren really wants to become a seller and stockpile more pitching that he won’t ever trade
July 26th, 2011 at 7:09 pmDan!!!7!!!!!!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pmUnban the Dan!
July 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pm‘Roasting hot?’ LOL
July 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pmIt’s nice to have Dan Uggla join us.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:14 pmIt’d be nice to have Jason do something here.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:19 pmWow! Success!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 7:21 pmGood result, but that’s a pitch Heyward should have been able to drive.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:22 pmRuns…
I’m… confused.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:23 pmAnnnd our SS’s still collectively can’t hit for shit.
I know Yunel’s a douche, but couldn’t they’ve tried a brain transplant or something?
July 26th, 2011 at 7:23 pm3-3, right? Yahoo boxscore is contradicting itself.
Yep, in case anyone else was confused.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:25 pmMaybe I’ve got the mind of a 13-year-old, but “Freeman’s Seamen” is an ill-advised fan group.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:50 pm@84: I think it’s pretty hilarious, actually
July 26th, 2011 at 7:58 pm@63
They were set to announce him and LSU gave him more money at the last second.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:06 pmSecond and third, no one out and it wouldn’t surprise anyone here if the Braves do not score.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:21 pmA strikeout is probably the best outcome.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:23 pmStill hate McOut
July 26th, 2011 at 8:24 pmBoy I’m tired of McLouth.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:24 pmBut this offense is just fine….screw off Wren
July 26th, 2011 at 8:25 pmUnbelievable.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:25 pmThis is getting old.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:26 pmI thought it was pretty believable…
July 26th, 2011 at 8:27 pm@91 Wren would be in a better position to deal for everything this team needed if he didn’t have cheap, corporate ownership that would rather maximize profit than wins.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:28 pmIm waiting on DOB and Bowman to blame the fan for touching the ball and not Lugo, McOut and Prado for not scoring the run
July 26th, 2011 at 8:29 pmTake care Mac.
I really hate Nate.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:32 pmTo be honest, I was pretty pissed that the fan picked up the ball cause I knew we wouldn’t score after that.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:32 pm@91 Chipper says the same thing.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:33 pmNice at bats to start the inning by Mac and Freeman
July 26th, 2011 at 8:38 pm@99
Chipper shouldn’t be allowed to talk to the press unless he plays three games in a row.
I think Heyward should call him out. I understand the knee stuff, but a tweaked thigh muscle?
July 26th, 2011 at 8:39 pmThe shirt on the Uggla bobblehead doesn’t look tight enough
July 26th, 2011 at 8:40 pmAt least Pittsburgh is out of lefties? Assuming Beimel doesn’t mow down several more guys.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:43 pmMiss Escobar. It’d be nice to have a short stop that provided some offense again. Cox and crew ran him out of town simply because they didn’t like his attitude.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:43 pmVizcaino gives up a solo homer in his first AAA inning, according to former wrestling announcer Tony Schivone
July 26th, 2011 at 8:44 pm@104
Most of the people on this site were fed up with him too.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:45 pmNicely done!
Has anyone else noticed that Venters is a stud?
July 26th, 2011 at 8:48 pmI just asked Tony Schiavone ‘Have you ever been calling a G-Braves game and just felt like yelling “Look down in the bull pen…OH MY GOD…IT’S STING!’
July 26th, 2011 at 8:52 pmTwo awful AB’s from Hinski and Jhey there
July 26th, 2011 at 8:53 pmGlad to see Chipper’s wittle weggy isn’t too bad!
July 26th, 2011 at 8:54 pm@101 Agree 100%.
@106 Let’s just move on from the Yunel trade.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:54 pmMight just need to DL Chipper again. This looks painful.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:56 pmI went to the same high school as Tony Schiavone’s sons and two of them were announcers for our baseball team. Every once in a while they wouldn’t be able to do it and Tony would step in. So on more than one occasion I was introduced into the game, be it as a reliever or batter, by Tony Schiavone.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:56 pmThey are talking like Chipper lost his leg in Vietnam or something
July 26th, 2011 at 8:57 pm“Let’s just move on from the Yunel trade.”
It’d be nice to, but watching the .261 OBP starting short stop flail at pitches away and in the dirt day-in and day-out makes it hard to forget.
Gonzalez is Francoeur without the on-base ability and the home run threat. Think about that.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:57 pm@108 Hilarious…laughed out loud at that one
July 26th, 2011 at 8:58 pmBlaming the trade misses the point that Yunel was not willing to play with any reasonable degree of effort for this team anymore. Blame him, not the people who acted on that fact.
July 26th, 2011 at 8:59 pm“Wait a minuet Mike Tenay…could it be? THAT’S MIKE N’S MUSIC! THIS COULD BE THE GREATEST MOMENT IN SPORTS HISTORY!”
July 26th, 2011 at 9:00 pmTony answered me:
LOL. no but I’ve felt like yelling. It’s wild, the umpire has a chair, we are out of time….!!!!
Classic
July 26th, 2011 at 9:01 pmUsing our best relievers in a tie game? Who taught Fredi how to properly use a bullpen? Oh right, we’re at “home”, so that means you’re actually supposed to do the right thing.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:02 pmAnd then I would emerge from the dugout shrouded by smoke and pyrotechnics.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:03 pmNice use of Kimbrel here. Linebrink should be able to hold McCutchen down.
Eh, 7-8-9 hitters even if he blows it. I think the point still stands, especially after Fredi’s quote from earlier in the year. It didn’t make sense to hold onto Kimbrel then, but I think it did this time.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:03 pm@122 Thank god we are at home. Otherwise we will have another Kimbrel debate again.
@115 You mean Frenchy actually has on-base ability and is a home run threat? I see them as essentially the same player while AAG can actually play some defense. Thank goodness they are not on the same team. Unfortunately we have Nate.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:06 pmThat was nice.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:07 pmWow, did we switch uniforms?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:07 pmI love the squeeze.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:07 pmYay sign-stealing.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:07 pmI think the Braves have someone that is adept at stealing signs. They had a successful pitchout in Colorado too.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:08 pm“You mean Frenchy actually has on-base ability”
Not really. But even at his worst, Francoeur’s OBP never fell to .261. It usually hovered in the .290-.310 range.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:09 pmAt least Fredi hired somebody useful.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:09 pmNicely done Craig.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:10 pmCome on. Let’s score a run and go home.
Dan, they are both terrible. I think we can both agree on that.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:13 pmMcOut still stuck at one career walk off…shocker
Edit: Was Fredi arguing or did he get lost on the way to the bathroom?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmCan’t blame him after that AB – what a quirky strike zone.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmWay to come in late Fredi, you fat ignorant slob.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmSo, Nate is both terrible and stupid, apparently.
This umpire has been brutal all night, though.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmLooks like we may be seeing Heyward in CF if this goes to extras.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmCan’t spell out without McLouth
July 26th, 2011 at 9:14 pmEarth to Fredi…
July 26th, 2011 at 9:15 pmFredi is going to get suspended.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:15 pmIs it possible to accrue WPA between plays? Our chances of winning had to just skyrocket when Nate and Fredi got thrown out. Props to the ump!
July 26th, 2011 at 9:15 pmWell, Bobby is clearly better at the ‘realizing you’ve been ejected’ metric.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:15 pmYeah, McLouth and Gonzalez just got thrown out. The odds of winning just shot up.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:16 pm@143 Funny but true!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 9:18 pmI think Fredi knew he’d been thrown out, he was just pissed and was refusing to leave for a minute.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:18 pmOh wait, I didn’t realize Schafer was already in CF. So I guess AAG will go to SS, Lugo to 3b, and Prado to LF.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:19 pm@140, Can he get suspended for not leaving after being ejected?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:20 pmRob,
I would think so
July 26th, 2011 at 9:21 pmWho’s playing center?? Chip didn’t think that was an important thing to mention this inning.
@146, Didn’t notice that either.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:22 pmLinebrink’s got to be batting in McLouth’s spot right?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:23 pm150 — No, but that’s not a bad thing since AAG is in that spot and Ross is the only PH left.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:27 pmGood grief.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:28 pmJust when you think this can’t get any worse …
July 26th, 2011 at 9:29 pmJust what we need. Both Chipper and BMac on the shelf.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:29 pmSchafer has been in center for a few innings.
McCann out. This is bad.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:29 pmJust need a proctor appearance now
July 26th, 2011 at 9:30 pm@90–ask and you shall receive
July 26th, 2011 at 9:31 pmThanks again, Nate. I’m looking forward to releasing you.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:31 pm@151 – Opinions vary… Please tell me Sherrill’s going into McCann’s spot.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:31 pmOnly good thing about this is maybe Frank Wren gets off his ass now and makes a trade!
July 26th, 2011 at 9:32 pmShould have run Kimbrel out for a second inning
July 26th, 2011 at 9:33 pm@161
So he can go see Dr Andrews sooner?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:34 pm@160 Until Liberty says, “No payroll increase.” Sorry, there’s stockholders to be placated.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:34 pm159 — Yes, it would be moronic not to do that, now. But I didn’t see Tosca go to the umpire.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:34 pm@160, i’m with you
July 26th, 2011 at 9:35 pmCome on Resop. Cough one up for old time’s sake. Do it for Mac!
July 26th, 2011 at 9:38 pmBeat the Poser.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:38 pmJoe said that the pitcher’s spot is first, Ross is in McCann’s spot, and AAG is in the 6 hole.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:38 pmPirates felt bad and brought in Resop to make things fair
July 26th, 2011 at 9:39 pmWhat happened to McCann?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:39 pm@170 – seemed to hurt his back when trying to throw out a runner.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:40 pmWell then, why didn’t they put Ross in the 1 spot and the pitcher in the 3?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:40 pmIf I recall correctly they didn’t make the pitching change yet when they took McCann out.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:43 pmsaw that one coming
July 26th, 2011 at 9:43 pmWe’ve been Sea Bassed.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:43 pm170 — Looked like an oblique strain when he tried to throw out a runner stealing.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:43 pmGood to have Gonzalez back in the game.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:44 pmSorry about that then.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:44 pmJust remember though…we have lots of pitching in the minors. I guess that makes Wren and Liberty sleep well at night, doesn’t do so much for me
July 26th, 2011 at 9:45 pmGonzalez is such garbage
July 26th, 2011 at 9:45 pmGotta love AAG.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:46 pmAt least the Braves brought in the Lisp before the Proctologist.
This is going to be a funny looking box score in the morning.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:46 pm@182 Since we are playing at home, the rush of leaving isn’t as great, ha.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:48 pmLisp with the surprisingly strong inning
July 26th, 2011 at 9:49 pmThe question isn’t if the braves will loose this game, but what will be the straw that mercifully breaks this camel’s back?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:49 pmHi Jason, it’s time to end the game.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:50 pm@186 If you think Jason is going to do anything positive at the plate, you are crazy. Any hit he gets at this point is a gift.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:53 pmIs Heyward waiting for the ball on a tee? He takes so many nut high pitches it is ridiculous
July 26th, 2011 at 9:53 pmLugo being useful? on MY team?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:53 pmSimpson would really have Schafer bunt here with one out if a pitcher wasn’t batting next?
July 26th, 2011 at 9:55 pmI have seen too many of these games over the last couple of years.
This is getting absolutely ridiculous. We are dropping like flies. Wren is going to have to trade for warm bodies just to finish the year at this rate.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:56 pmOuch, poor Jordan.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:56 pmAt this rate, Hudson will be playing the outfield before long.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:57 pmWas that the same place as the injury? i hope not
July 26th, 2011 at 9:57 pm194 — Wrist/forearm.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:59 pm@194 – looked like the left wrist.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:59 pmPrado continues to produce in the clutch
July 26th, 2011 at 10:01 pmWe suck so bad.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:01 pmWell winning this one after that would be pretty miraculous
July 26th, 2011 at 10:01 pmI guess we need to start hating the Pirates for keep hurting our players.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:02 pmBethany pointed this out yesterday… Prado kinda sucks this year. A corner outfielder that can hit would be really useful.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:02 pmSo how many minor leaguers do you need if you want to trade for 8 major leaguers?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:02 pmIs it anyone else, or has Prado been killing the Braves lately? With big at-bats with no hits and crushing errors at third base.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:05 pm@203 That applies to almost the whole team right now.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:07 pmUggla is gonna end it this inning. Count it.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:07 pmEither we end the game now or we wait for another hour.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:10 pmIt is not that Prado has sucked this year. He had a career year last year. Prado is an solid Mid IF/utility man miscast as an everyday corner player because Liberty Media sucks as owners.
He is coming back down to earth from last year. Solid player, but the braves ask so much of him.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:10 pmYeah Freddie!!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:12 pmI kind of like it when I come home, expecting to watch the archived game on mlb.tv, and it’s still going on in the 12th inning. Yeah live action.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:12 pmPrado’s BABIP is also 45 points below his career average…his peripherals are all near his career norms.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:13 pmI’m not against calling out Prado for struggling, but to do so because he’s a “corner outfielder” is extremely disingenuous.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:13 pmDan, end it please. Otherwise a triple play is coming.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:13 pmGonzalez: GIDP time.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:14 pmAAG is SOOOOOO awful
July 26th, 2011 at 10:15 pmI’m not blaming Prado for not being a corner outfielder, just pointing out that we need one.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:16 pmOk Lugo, be a hero.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:16 pmHow about a BB Lugo?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:16 pm“I’m not against calling out Prado for struggling, but to do so because he’s a “corner outfielder” is extremely disingenuous.”
Hey, the commercial says he can do “everything.”
July 26th, 2011 at 10:17 pmI figure our best bet is a walkoff walk
July 26th, 2011 at 10:17 pmNooooooo….
July 26th, 2011 at 10:17 pmAggressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:18 pmI’ve got a bad feeling Martinez gives up a two-spot in this inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:19 pmWay to rub it in, Alex.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pmSo many blown chances. First and second and no one out and it surprised no one they couldn’t score there.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pmUgh
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pmIf he can’t even play defense well, there has to be a better option somewhere.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pmGood now AAG cant field a grounder
July 26th, 2011 at 10:20 pmSo tell me again what AAG’s value is?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:21 pmI don’t want to rush the kid, but could Pastornicky do worse?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:23 pmHe’s not Yoko.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:23 pm“So tell me again what AAG’s value is?”
Apparently just the fact he’s not Escobar and doesn’t jump up and down in the on-deck circle.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:23 pmI’ve been reluctant to criticize Alex Gonzalez because I hated Yunel Escobar’s dumb tips-frosted ass. But I’m pissed enough now to publicly berate AAG with the disclaimer that I still wouldn’t want Yunel back. Because I still hate him. And he’s a dumbass.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:23 pm@231 And he doesn’t get hurt once a month.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:24 pmI’m in deep hate mode, but it’s first at the coaches. Fire them all.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:25 pmThank goodness. Ok guys, you get another shot.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:25 pmYou know what happens when we don’t bring Proctor in? They don’t score runs. This pen is tight.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:25 pmChip, except that muscle that moves his arm to throw the ball.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:26 pmDid Chip just say “hot smash to second?” That sounds disgusting.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:26 pmWe are just delaying the proctor eff up that we all know is coming
July 26th, 2011 at 10:26 pmIf we don’t score this inning, bend over, the proctologist is probably coming in.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:27 pmJoey, it’s the Bucs.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:27 pm“Did Chip just say “hot smash to second?” That sounds disgusting.”
Time to rough ‘em up in the bottom half.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:27 pmSo we’ve got a one-handed Schafer, and the pitcher’s spot with no PH’s available, this inning. Awesome.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 pmMcCann to DL.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 pmBest catcher in baseball on the DL? Crud. It’s like we’re the Twins.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 pmBmac, strained oblique….15 day DL tomorrow
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 pmOk, so McCann is on the DL. Wren, the baseball gods are FORCING you to get a bat.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 pmMaybe Wren will finally be compelled to do something.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:29 pmMcLouth and Beachy missed about a month with their oblique problems.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pmYes! Martinez is batting!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pmHot shot in the hole!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pmSee, Fredi. That’s fate telling you to never play Scott Proctor.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pmChristhian Martinez for shortstop.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:31 pmDavid Ross finally has a chance to play everyday again!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:31 pmPrado fail again.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:31 pmSingle to the right by the Lisp. Of course he bunted with 1 out last time. I know, I know, it’s a decent call. I just hate the bunt.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:32 pmPrado again with the big gack…geez, come up big one time already
July 26th, 2011 at 10:32 pmMorphine and Percocet? You should post a Spiritualized song.
Now the best back-up catcher in baseball
July 26th, 2011 at 10:33 pmBTW, I gotta say: it’s good thing Fredi’s back to needing long relievers.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:34 pmWilkin Castillo?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:34 pmCOME ON FREDDIE!!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:35 pmNot a strike.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:36 pmSheesh!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:36 pmBullshit
July 26th, 2011 at 10:38 pmBoscan’s on the 40 man, even though he’s sucked it will probably be him. Mathew Kennelly has a solid OBP but isn’t on the 40 man.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:38 pmI wish I was drunk.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:38 pmWhen the Braves lose, they can’t say they didn’t have a ton of chances.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:38 pm16 LOB
July 26th, 2011 at 10:39 pmWhen Boscan comes up, we go from the best backup catcher in baseball to the worst.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:39 pmThis umpire sucks.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:39 pmHow much are you selling your morphine for Mac? Beer ain’t cutting it for this game.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:39 pmI’m getting ready to jinx myself but …
Kinda like the dichotomy of Bethany on the treadmill, the Braves have lost the last nine games I’ve seen. Going to bed and hoping for the best.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:40 pmWhatever happened to Sammons?
Edit: seems to be with the Florida Marlins organization now.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:41 pmSo, we don’t get that call?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:42 pmI just hope someone scores this inning. LISP deserves a win, but this offense just cant do anything once someone gets in scoring position.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:42 pmGood God!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:43 pmUmps are BIGGER than the game
July 26th, 2011 at 10:43 pmUmpires are jokes
Replace them with computers, and throw one into to replace fredi while youre at it.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:43 pmGreat, an ump picking a fight. Just what we need.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:44 pmCan we just bring in Proctor to get this thing over with? I want to see LISP blow up on this ump…
July 26th, 2011 at 10:45 pmWe should call Bobby instead.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:46 pmSomebody, somewhere, someday soon is going to lose it on an umpire one day and it is going to get ugly. Some guy is going to lose it on an umpire and hurt one of them one day.
When it happens, the media and fans are going to go nuts and decry the sanctity of the game, etc., but damn if the Jerry Meals, Bob Davidson’s and that guy who looks like Super Mario, are just frankly asking for it with their actions.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:48 pmBill Hohn.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:49 pmMartinez is such a trooper. He sure puts together some gems in long relief sometimes.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:49 pm@284, agreed
July 26th, 2011 at 10:51 pmThat little girl or whatever screaming in the stands is getting really obnoxious.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:52 pmYep a nice outing by Martinez
July 26th, 2011 at 10:52 pmthe pitch tracker on mlb.com is wrecking this Jerry Meals clown. it’s a joke
July 26th, 2011 at 10:52 pmOk, Uggla walk off.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:54 pmSo, no position players, but Hudson was a college outfielder and Beachy was a college infielder, in case there’s an injury.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:55 pmThe Lisp is kind of a pretty good pitcher. It’s pure insanity that he’s been lower on the bullpen depth chart than Proctor.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:56 pmAlright, fellas, 14 is enough.
End this, please.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:57 pmI don’t think it’s as much that he’s lower as that they like to keep him rested for situations like this.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:57 pmCristhian has really pitched tonight. Great job.
It’s a shame that 4 (will it be 5?) innings of shut-out relief is going to get him sent to Gwinnett tomorrow, since he will be unavailable for 3 days after this.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:57 pm@290
Freeman was a pitcher i believe, maybe we see him on the mound with Huddy at first before proctor sees the light of day.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:58 pmUggla’s out. So much for this inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:59 pmAccording to ESPN Gamecast, the first strike looking to AGon was in the dirt. Is that how it looks in the real world?
July 26th, 2011 at 10:59 pmMaybe tomorrow is dfa day for Proctor
July 26th, 2011 at 11:00 pmAAG can’t even hit the ball in the air.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:00 pmGroans
July 26th, 2011 at 11:01 pm@297: Yes.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:01 pmThis is so lame.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:02 pm297 – it was in the dirt, almost
Heyward and Agon are completely lost up there.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:02 pmThe umpire is only the sixth worst thing about this game.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:02 pmI keep seeing the 3 names due up each bottom half, and thinking ‘Well, it won’t be this inning.. but we gotta be coming up on our good hitter’s soon.’
July 26th, 2011 at 11:03 pmHeyward is 2 for 5 with 2 walks.. and I still don’t like him.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:03 pmBeen out all night, though I’ve been monitoring the game on my phone. The home plate umpire has been awful, eh? Shocking.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:05 pmPrado is 0 for 7. Our pitchers have more hits in the same at number of at bats.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:05 pmAm I reading Prado’s line correctly?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:07 pmThat’s the 20th strikeout.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmAnybody into 60′s and 70′s reggae? Doesn’t Andrew McCutchen look alot like Bunny Wailer?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmWow. That has to be Martinez’ last inning. Stellar work.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmI’m glad that kid is having a good time at the game, but someone needs to move him away from the mic.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmMartinez should win a medal for this outing. He’s been spectacular.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmMan, Lisp so deserves to get the win tonight.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:11 pmThe Lisp has to be a better pitcher than Lowe, doesn’t he? I’d much rather watch him than sweaty ass Lowe anyway.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:12 pmThe Lisp has been pretty awesome to watch tonight. But yeah, can we get a win now?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:12 pmCan we PLEASE get a run and win this game for Cristhian???
July 26th, 2011 at 11:12 pmProctor still lurks, waiting for the chance to lose this game.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:12 pmMartinez has been starting for Gwinnett. I think he can go one or two more.
I have lost interest in this game, does that make me a bad person?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:13 pmHappy Meals is the McDonald’s of umpires. In a profession noted for a high instance of assheads, it really takes a lot to step to the forefront as the biggest asshead of all.
That’s a bit too brief. Self-censoring the rest.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:13 pmCristhian Martinez is going to go Rick Camp on a pitch this inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:14 pm@320 – Not a bad person, just a bad fan. There will be no place for you at the championship parade.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:14 pmMartinez is by far the biggest offensive threat out of these three.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:16 pm“with guts like a cat burglar”
Chip…
July 26th, 2011 at 11:16 pmHe’s still batting? I would have thought they’d PH Hudson.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:17 pmGuts like a cat burglar Chip?! WTF does that even mean?! Is that a saying?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:17 pmI’d pitch out here if I was Pit.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:17 pmDon just dropped a “Shades of Mickey Mantle right there” after Schafer’s bunt.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:17 pmthanks, alvarez!
July 26th, 2011 at 11:17 pmMan, I was really hoping they wouldn’t bunt there. I don’t know why I bothered.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:18 pmSchafer’s bunt was a classic no-lose. What, is he going to get an actual hit?
Prado’s due, right?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:19 pm“with guts like a cat burglar”
Chip…
This is the announcer who once said, in reference to hungry bees: “maybe they’re going to Ar-bees (Arby’s).”
July 26th, 2011 at 11:19 pmno matter how this game ends, cristhian martinez is the man tonight!
July 26th, 2011 at 11:19 pmYou gotta admit: It’s pretty damned cool to have a relief pitcher with two sacrifice hits in the same game.
Okay, no. You don’t.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:20 pmPrado, that was horrible. Quit sucking and make good contact.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:20 pm0 for 8
July 26th, 2011 at 11:21 pmLooked a tad low, asshead.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:22 pmPrado: 0-8
July 26th, 2011 at 11:22 pmWow, Prado. Just wow.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:22 pmThis is 2008 Prado…absolute hack
July 26th, 2011 at 11:22 pmPrado, you suck. Everyone but Cristhian sucks.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:22 pm“Guts like a cat burglar” just HAS to replace “Ban the Dan”, right?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:23 pmIt’s too bad we have to put so much pressure on the guy coming off the DL with a staph infection.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:24 pmI’d rather have a starter pitch next and call up Minor or Delgado for a turn than let Proctor in for one pitch.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:24 pmSo how tired does Cristhian have to be before he’s worse than a fresh Scott Proctor? 140 pitches? 160?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:26 pmWas going to say “wish the Braves could have Johnson back from the Diamondbacks,” so Prado could assume the Infante role. But a quick check reveals:
.218/.301/.437
Though the 17 home runs are right at the top for second basemen.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:26 pmWow, great play, Freddie.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:27 pmCB Bucknor is on this crew too? Sheesh.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:27 pmI guess freeman didn’t fall asleep yet.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:28 pm@347
That’s gotta be third best on our team though, right?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:28 pm347 — Uggla has 18.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:28 pm@346–not until his arm falls off
July 26th, 2011 at 11:30 pmThis ump seriously needs to go **** himself.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:31 pmI meant his OPS. I was a little high.
Unlike that pitch, which was right down Broadway. Are McKenry and Meals an item or something? How will McKenry ever know if he’s good enough to stick in the majors without this guy spoonfeeding him calls?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:31 pmGood look for Proctor…sitting in the bullpen by himself. The only place I would rather see him is on a bus leaving town tomorrow
July 26th, 2011 at 11:32 pmSeriously, dude, if you’re too tired to call balls and strikes, just suspend the game or find an alternate or something.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:32 pmOne wonders if Proctor feels any hint of shame while watching Martinez pitch till he drops, because the team has no faith in him even though he’s sucking up a roster spot.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:33 pmWin one for The Lisper?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:33 pmYou think AGon watched McCutchen bust his ass up the line and thought, “Huh, I wonder if I should do that too?”
July 26th, 2011 at 11:33 pmMeals obviously has money on the Pirates. Good thing the Lisp is untouchable tonight.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:33 pmThe Lisp has now pitched 6, the same amount of innings as our starter, but with 5 fewer hits, 2 fewer walks, and 3 fewer runs, while striking out the same amount of batters.
I really think he ought to have been used more during the first half of the season. But no, he’s the one that gets sent to the minors.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:35 pmI’m still trying to get over the cat burglar line.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:35 pmHey, the legit hitters are up this inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:35 pmThey just showed a fan on the broadcast, right behind the dugout with his two kids… I swear I thought it was Tyler Yates.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:35 pmThey need to score. You know who is coming in.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:36 pmProctor warming up.
NOW OR NEVER
July 26th, 2011 at 11:36 pmScott “Ballgame” Proctor coming up after this.
=(
July 26th, 2011 at 11:36 pmBetter win it here
July 26th, 2011 at 11:37 pmOh lord, better win it now, because we’re going to wave the white flag in the 17th.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:37 pmMan, I’m legitimately surprised that Meals didn’t call that pitch that almost hit Ross a strike.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:37 pm#367–Absolutely….
July 26th, 2011 at 11:38 pmI’m impressed that he let four balls go by, one of which was close, with the crowd chanting his name like that.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:38 pmFirst time Meals has called a borderline call for the Braves tonight.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:38 pmLuckless Uggla.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:40 pmAAG up. Inning over.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:40 pmWell, this is great, because Alex Gonzalez gets another critical at bat.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:41 pmUgh, Uggla sure gets robbed a lot at third.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:41 pmAAG up and Proctor warming up. Good night, everybody.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:41 pm2-0 on Agony..somebody take his bat away before he can swing
Edit..damn, too late
July 26th, 2011 at 11:41 pmNice one AAG.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:42 pm“2-0 on Agony..somebody take his bat away before he can swing”
Or throw it at the people in the stands again.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:43 pmCan alex lose his bat and hit that kid in the head. I know it sounds horrible, but christ, Its too late for that.
Great freeman looks hurt
July 26th, 2011 at 11:43 pmI need to find a wall to ram my head through.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:43 pmWell, that was that.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:43 pmIs Freeman hurt too? This game sucks out loud.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:43 pmIt’s sad how every person on the planet who is paying attention to this game knew it would be a soft grounder to short or an infield popup.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:44 pmLISP 6IP 2H 0BB 6K
July 26th, 2011 at 11:44 pmLook at the bright side: if Proctor blows this, and he will, there will be no option but to get rid of him. I mean, right?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:44 pmA normal kid, even an 8 year old, would be worn out from yelling for 17 consecutive innings.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:44 pmThe Lisp: 88 pitches, 62 strikes.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:45 pm389 — You would think.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:45 pmThis is the one situation where it is acceptable to use Scott Proctor: to prevent the heat death of the universe caused by an infinite succession of boring extra innings.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:45 pmTime for Proctor to work his magic….
July 26th, 2011 at 11:45 pmI think Freeman is cramping.
13 scoreless innings from these two teams
July 26th, 2011 at 11:45 pm80%, that’s a B, right? Oh, for giving up runs…
July 26th, 2011 at 11:46 pm“13 scoreless innings from these two teams”
About to end.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:46 pmNot many games are decided by which team has the better 25th man. But as the cliche’ goes, the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:47 pmI loathe Frank Wren for allowing this man to pitch another high leverage inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:47 pmJust… so much hate.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:47 pmLeadoff walk? Not if, but how many.
Mark me down for a 5 spot.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:47 pmThis could get ugly for the home team.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:48 pmThe Lisp is my new favorite Brave. That was an incredible and gutsy outing. Mad props.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:49 pmPirates advance scouts must really suck if they think it is ever a good idea to bunt against Proctor.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:49 pmProctologist coming in… time to hit the bottle
July 26th, 2011 at 11:49 pmI loathe Liberty Media by limiting Frank Wren’s budget to slip-shod “solutions” like Scott Proctor.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:50 pmPlease give us a bunt out. That way Proctor will only have to get two outs.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:50 pmWren is the one that decided to give Proctor a major league contract and continues to let him stay on the team.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:51 pmOh look, the IBB to face one of the best hitters in baseball.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:51 pm@405, My dad and I are polishing off our third bottle. Catch up.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:51 pmWalker and McCutchen. Candy.
Yep, better walk Walker just to make sure it’s totally out of reach for our offense.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:51 pmWalking Walker to get to McCutchen.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 pmUm, McCutchen isn’t going to hit into a DP.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 pmProctor vs. McCutchen.
That matchup does not favor the home team.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 pmWalker looks like he’s on something at the plate right now.
Odds on McCutchen hitting a 3R bomb??
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 pmWalking a guy to get to put runners on first and second for an All-Star? We just saw this a few days ago in Colorado, and I remember not liking the ending. Apparently Fredlot doesn’t.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 pmMcCutchen is too fast for this IBB to make any sense at all.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:53 pmProctor doesn’t throw better strikes than that one, ump. We can be here all night, it’s up to you.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:53 pmProctor has no command at all.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:53 pmMore of a line drive pitcher than flyball, really.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:54 pmFreeman does a good job of just taking the out stupid.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:54 pmProctor to get the win?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmWell, that was unexpected.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmA win for the Proctor?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmIt’s a miracle!
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmThank goodness we’re facing the Pirates.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmWhat the hell.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmOh my god, we made it out alive.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmDo you believe in Miracles?!?!
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmwow, dodged the first Proctor bullet
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmHey, Proctologist miraculously pitched a scoreless inning!
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmLOL, at least he only needed 2 outs. Thanks Pirates.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmOur hitters better make the most of this; the way Proctor pitched, we won’t get a second chance to win.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmI am laughing the hysterical laugh of despair. If Scott Proctor couldn’t end this misbegotten abomination of a baseball contest, what, tell me WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, can end it now?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:55 pmWow, who knew.
Okay guys, don’t tempt fate with another inning of Proctor. Time to end this.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:56 pmWow. I’m pretty sure Sasquatch just walked past my window, and I saw the Loch Ness Monster swimming in my bathtub. Oh, and Scott Proctor threw a scoreless inning.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:56 pmBefore we start looking for the win, let’s remember that after Heyward it goes Lugo, Schafer, Proctor.
It’s up to Heyward.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:56 pmChip is really obsessed with the time–like he has never been up late….
July 26th, 2011 at 11:57 pmJason Heyward: Winner.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:58 pmOn to the 18th
July 26th, 2011 at 11:58 pmSo after Heywards predictably weak out to start the inning, I guess we are on to the 18th
July 26th, 2011 at 11:58 pmLugo has had a good night.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pmLugo picks the worst times for his hits. Except that one time. But tonight, the worst times.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pmDodgers just beat the Rockies in LA- the last game other than ours to finish.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pm3 hits for Lugo? That may be more than AAG has all month.
July 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pmMan, how sad is it that Julio Lugo’s now our best hitter?
July 26th, 2011 at 11:59 pmWow, a Brave got a hit
July 27th, 2011 at 12:00 amWhy is Schafer bunting? Isn’t Proctor on deck?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:00 am446- He isn’t, as long as Freeman’s around.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:00 amScott Proctor is trending on twitter
July 27th, 2011 at 12:01 amI thought Schafer had actually gotten a hit for a split second.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:01 amOk, let’s see if Proctor can pull a Rick Camp.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:01 amHow many of the Braves hitters look to bunt first in order to get a hit?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:02 amI would be okay with forfeiting if Scott bunts a ball into his face and the Braves can’t continue.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:03 am“Scott Proctor is trending on twitter”
The Proctor: losing pitcher (LP) watch is on.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:03 amJust don’t hurt yourself swinging, Scott. Or, wait…
July 27th, 2011 at 12:03 amDouble header!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:04 amProctor’s first ever ball hit in fair territory. He should ask for the ball.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:05 amProctor actually put together a better AB than AAG.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:05 amProctor was only going to get a hit there if he was facing Proctor.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:05 amSo, seriously…at what point do they just call for a suspension? And if they were to do that, would the teams really be limited to the players currently on the field? We would see Scott Proctor and Notdrew McCutchen go back out there?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 amSo the strategy is to walk the leaflet batter so the Bucs will then give us an out
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 am#452–I think that we need to be down by 4 first–which is certainly possible with Proctor pitching….
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 amNow the Proctologist is doing his thing
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 amAnd it begins.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 amwell, lightning doesn’t strike twice. The Pirates are gonna get across the plate this inning, I fear.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 amDarn autocorrect–leadoff
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 amPlease lose. And quickly.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:08 am@461 A suspension can kick in at 2 a.m. local time, I believe. And you are limited to who’s on the roster, so, yes, McCutchen and Proctor would remain as the pitchers.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 amWhy bunt when Proctor can;t throw a strike?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 amSo sick of watching the Braves lose with Proctor on the mound.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:10 amProctor must have a new set of Pictures.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 amWhat is this…I don’t even
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 amThat kid is still going.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 amGuys, what the hell? IBB, really?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 amOkay, that was… weird. Why did they throw a strike first? Is someone actually asleep in the dugout?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amIBB with an 0-1 count?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amproctor throws a first pitch strike… and then they intentionally walk the batter… i don’t know why i even bother.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amIs there any way the pitcher doesn’t nail one off Proctor?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amAn odd intentional walk after the first pitch strike.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amBut seriously, has anyone ever seen that before? They get strike 1, no base is stolen, nothing changes, and suddenly the pitching team just decides to issue an intentional walk? What was possibly going through everyone’s heads just there?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 amWould someone hit a foul ball towards that kid?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:13 amLet’s go Pirates!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:13 amMeals still sucks at umpiring.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 amThat guy’s pretty fast.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 amMcKenry is just that fearsome.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 amAnother IBB?
Guess not.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 amAnd now we’re doomed, because Paul and Pearce are real hitters, while Proctor’s not a real pitcher.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:15 amThe choice was to face McKenry or Paul, by the way. Man on first or men on second and third.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:15 am481 – No
that looked like something you would do on MLB the show or something.
If that kid screaming for the Pirates doesn’t get a shit ton of swag from the pirates, then there is no justice in this world.
Don’t get me wrong, I hate that kid, but fair is fair.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 amthis game has been stunning. i don’t know what else to say.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amWow.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amThank god for Freddie.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amYou
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amHey, no problem…
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amWow, Freeman.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amLOLOLOLOLOL
Proctor just trolled the Pirates twice. Hard.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amAre
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amProctor must have been pyro as a kid. He’s pretty good at playing with fire.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amThat a way to be in the right place Freddie.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amIs it snowing where any of you are living? Or raining frogs? What we have seen is divine intervention.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amKidding
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 amEvery good thing that happens is ruined by Chip. He needs a sub.
Alright fellas, I need to sleep. Let’s get a run.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 am*giggle* Just like Proctor drew it up!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 amA no-hitter for Jurrjens/Hudson/Hanson = two scoreless innings for Proctor. Same level of accomplishment relative to skill level.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 amI gave up at the bar, so I assume Freddie got a lineout DP of some kind?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 amDon’t show Satan’s spawn again.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:19 amWould harpy be a little harsh?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 amlol proctor survives another inning.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 amThe best part about this game going so long is that those of us watching on mlb.tv don’t keep getting annoying popups when highlights happen in other games. They’re all done.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 amspike, no just a rocket hit at him with 2 outs.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 amas skip used to say “never in doubt.”
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 am0-9
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 amPrado deserves every bit of that 0-9
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 amPrado: 0-9
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 amSo… what happens now? Is Proctor going to pitch a 3rd inning? Just tempt fate? Is there no way to get a starter up?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 amThat kid is out in LEFT FIELD.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:22 amWhat’s the biggest story tonight? McCann’s injury? The 18 innings? The performance by Lisp? Proctor surviving two scoreless innings? Or that girl?
I vote the girl. I find her legitimately unsettling.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 amThat boy looks like I feel.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 amPlease hit a walk-off home run off that kid’s head.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 amAt some point you have to put in today’s starter and call someone else up for the start.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 amI think chip just suggested david kill that kid.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 amBraves should just give up and let the girl have her win. The Braves don’t deserve to win another game all season.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 am521- We reached that point three innings ago, and let Proctor into the game anyway.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:25 am523- Neither do the Pirates. Proctor just pitched two shutout innings against them.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 amThat kid is picking up steam.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 amI’m guessing her father kept her in an isolation chamber with only generic Pittsburgh sports chants piped in at high volume.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 amPlease Dan!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 amLet’s go parents, indeed.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 amIt would seem that the advantage should have swung decisively to pitchers at this point…all the hitters are dog tired, you would figure their visual acuity, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor control would be shot.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:27 amHow about some player specific chants? Seriously.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:27 amGreat, now they IBB Uggla to get to AAG. Dont understand that steal.
edit: apparently, the Pirates arent paying attention
July 27th, 2011 at 12:27 amYeah, awesome, let’s get AAG up here.
The Pirates do know that only Freeman matters as a base runner, right?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:28 amLet’s go Pirates
July 27th, 2011 at 12:28 amYeah, you’d think she’d find something different to scream once in a while.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:28 amMike Minor’s scheduled start is tonight anyway. If the Braves don’t score here, I say put in Jair and call up Minor for tonight.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:28 ambut now here comes Agony again in a big spot…ugh
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 amSo I left for an hour and missed nothing. Great!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 amUnwise, Dan. Now AAG will ground out and Proctor will turn back into Proctor.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 amI bet Pirate Girl ends up as their GM soon enough.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 amWe need Elias or Stats Inc. to tell us the last time someone went 0-for-9.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 amWhy do you conference on the mound? Just to make fun of AAG? Pointlessly cruel.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 am“So I left for an hour and missed nothing. Great!!!”
You missed two miraculous Proctor scoreless innings and ear-raping chanting of a young girl in left field.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 amI mean, Agony can;t get a hit here, right?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 amLet me just say, solid work by the posters here tonight. Got to be way past bedtime for most of y’all.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 amI’m pretty sure Francoeur did it for the Mets a couple years ago.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 amWeak grounder to short?
edit: nope, hard grounder to short
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 amThis seems like the twelfth time tonight that AAG has come up with two on and two out and failed, and he didn’t even enter the game until the ninth.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amI hate Chip…what an idiot
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amWell, that was almost not an out. Very close, Alex.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amOh screw you, Caray.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amChip Carey should be fired.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 am“LINED CF…picked up by Cedeno at SS….”
Nice Chip, you tool
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amThat will be AAG’s best effort for the week…
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amWow, must be tough for a SS to force someone on a liner to center. Although AAG’s listlessness brings a fresh horizon of possibilities out there.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amlol Chip that one didn’t even make it to the outfield
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amThis must be what they were talking about in Inception when they referenced limbo. Time is standing still and my brain has turned to mush
July 27th, 2011 at 12:31 amIf someone would give that kid a ball, she would probably shut up.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amBaseball-Reference has Trot Nixon going 0-9 against the White Sox on July 9, 2006. The Dodgers’ John Shelby was the last guy to go 0-10, back in 1989.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amThis has got to be the longest game thread in several years.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amHahaha. “Lined to center field!… and picked up by Cedeno just shy of the grass.”
A classic Chipism.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amChip sucks.
But I’m voting for Pirate Girl for president. Good night, folks.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 am“Lined Centerfield”…Chip can’t blame his stupidity on being tired.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amAAG swung at the first pitch after 2 straight walks. He also pulled a pitch to SS that was a breaking ball a foot outside.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 am“Freddie Freeman” and “Scott Proctor” are trending worldwide on Twitter. And this game deserves so much better than Chip Caray.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 amAAG now has an OPS below .600. I sure hope he keeps everyone in stitches in that locker room.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:33 amGuys, haven’t you learned? Turn on MUTE!!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:33 amCaray was fired from TBS for his infamous “line drive, base hit…caught!” call.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:34 amScreeching girl > Alex Gonzalez
July 27th, 2011 at 12:34 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RHcGWHuThE
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 amoopsssss
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 amFortunately, screaming pirate girl seems to freak them out as much as it does us. We still have a chance.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 amWhy is JJ “not a candidate” to pitch tonight?
Don’t encourage the management’s lack of creative thought Joe. I mean I know you haven’t had one since 1983, but that doesn’t mean you have to encourage it in others.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 amScreaming Pirate girl has a higher OPS than AAG
July 27th, 2011 at 12:37 amAt some point, Jair has to come in this game.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:38 am@572- seriously. It’s not like this game becomes throwaway just because it’s in the 19th- D-backs are only, what, 3 games behind in the WC right now?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:38 amThat had home run distance, just all vertical.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 amScreaming Pirate Girl is (blessedly?) absent from the radio feed.
In other news, I think and hope they’ll suspend before opening the 21st.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 amProctor gets a 1-2-3 inning. We are now through the looking glass, people.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 amAmazingly, Proctor has thrown as many balls as he has strikes in his 3 scoreless innings. Smoke and mirrors that leaves the Braves’ brass oo-ing and aw-ing.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 amIs there a curfew, or do they just keep playing?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 amProctor has thrown three scoreless innings. WTF?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:40 amNothing has surprised me more than proctor throwing 3 scoreless innings tonight, even if they gave him 2 outs.
Nothing has surprised me less than the AB AAG has put up.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:41 amBtw, the Pirates haven’t brought in Hanrahan yet. You know why? Yep – because they’re in an extra-inning game on the road, and you can’t bring in your best pitcher until you have a lead.
Not that it matters. Only two or three Braves ever seem to hit the ball out of the infield.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:42 amI’m hearing the Pirates kid on the radio feed. It’s not significant enough to comment on, but it’s definitely noticeable.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:43 am@580, Someone said 2AM was the cutoff. I dunno.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:43 amGnats becoming a factor.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:43 amPirate Girl has gone national.
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/27/2296824/its-the-top-of-the-nineteenth-inning
July 27th, 2011 at 12:44 amCup guy > Pirates girl
July 27th, 2011 at 12:44 amGo cup guy!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:45 amThat girl is on meth.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:46 amTypically, Chip loves the Pirate girl we all hate
July 27th, 2011 at 12:47 amLugo has been on base four times tonight.
That’s a good two weeks for AAG.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:47 amcmon we need post #600….too much for me, night everyone
July 27th, 2011 at 12:47 amI think she just did a vocal slow clap.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 amMaybe Jair will not be necessary.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 am591 – I’ve almost grown to like her. It’s like Florence Nightingale syndrome.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 amGO BRAVES!!!!! Come on, let’s finish it!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 amBest part about MLBTV on PS3 is you can get the radio feed instead of the two monkeys.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 amWhat we need is run #4- and thanks to Schafer, we’re one base away.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 amCalling it: GIDP.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:49 amAdam, more like Stockholm Syndrome.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:49 amRisky business here. One out, so the runner at third could score… but not on a DP. Two outs and Prado wastes it. Tough call.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:49 amPirates Girl is a new meme.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:49 amDelayed double steal. The answer.
Too late.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:50 amReversing previous call: IBB to get to Prado.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:50 am601 – Right, my bad. It’s late!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:50 amSAFE!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:50 amWOW!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:50 amHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amPROCTOR!!
still dont like you…
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amWTF?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amUmp is ready to go home. That is such a crap win.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amWhat.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amWow, Jerry Meals.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amWhat a gimme there.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amYou can’t be serious. Not like that.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amLOL!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amKept Prado from the 0-10
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amLOL WTF??
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amWorst call Ive ever seen I think
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amIf I was Hurdle, I would probably assault him.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amYEAH!
Oh wait, we’ll never be rid of Proctor now!
ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amIf Hurdle kills him, no jury could convict.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amHoly crap
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amI can’t stop laughing. That is such crap. Of course, I’ll take it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:51 amIf he’s not fired then MLB has a serious problem.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amRidiculous ending to a ridiculous ballgame.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amAwful tag, though. But he made it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amSPG better get a load of signed swag or Pirates deserve to be erased from history.
Also the ump deserves to be fired and never allowed into a stadium again.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amIt looked bad live, but it looks even worse in slow motion.
That plate ump is horrible.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amScott Proctor Knows How To Win.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:52 amOK for those of us following only on the internet, what the hell happened?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:53 amYes!! That is possibly the worst call I have ever seen….
July 27th, 2011 at 12:53 amI feel awful for that girl we all hate.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:53 amProctor faceplanted out of the box, by the way. Perfect.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:53 amHow can you get away with a call like that? Definitely the worst I’ve seen.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:53 am633- Lugo was out by 3 miles and the ump calls him safe.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:54 amPirates girl would have made the right call there.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:54 am@634 No “possibly” about it. Jerry Meals just made last year’s World Cup referees look competent.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:54 amMy blind grandmother would have made the right call there. It was not close.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 amOh lord. That didn’t just happen.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 amI really have not laughed out loud this much about a baseball game ever.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 amSlow ground ball to the left side, Lugo was dead to rights, he did some weird, shy away from contact, weak, fall backwards slide and the catcher glanced the tag on his leg and waved the glove over his arm a couple times. He was obviously out, but that was a terrible tag on a play that shouldn’t have been close at all.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 amMeals is terrible.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 amDId any one see proctor belly flop out of the box?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:56 amWhat’s remarkable is that he is definitely going to become THE story now for every sports outlet tomorrow. This was a 19th inning game(!)–everybody will see it now. I’m baffled by that call; there was absolutely no possible way to see Lugo as safe.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:56 am633 — Proctor hit a grounder to third, Lugo came home, Alvarez threw to the plate and the throw beat him, the tag beat him, he didn’t make it to the plate until a minute later, and the umpire called him safe.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:56 amWorst call I’ve ever seen?
Mmmmm, Top 10 at least.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:57 amPut it this way, how catchers frame pitches to get called strikes? McKenry did the opposite on that tag and made it look like a whiff, though it should have been obvious from five feet.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:57 amLugo was out, but thank goodness it is over.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amThanks guys- SC is showing commercial after commercial and now some X-games crap. Hopefully they’ll get around to showing a Braves highlight for once- but being ESPN, I won’t hold my breath.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amMy prediction about someone killing an umpire almost came true sooner than I thought.
If we make the playoffs by a game and the Pirates lose out by a game, it will be a shame.
Sorry about their luck, but I will take it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amLOLOLOLOLOL
That is, without a doubt, the worst call I’ve ever seen. Without hyperbole, Jerry Meals should be fired after that game.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amBased on the replay I think he was safe, but Lugo’s reaction is all you need.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amProctor hit a weak GB on an 0-2 pitch to the SS, Lugo broke for home nevertheless and was a dead duck at the plate. The catcher tagged him with a swiping move on several parts of the body for the out and blocked the plate so that Lugo never touched it. When the play was over and everybody expected the ump to call Lugo out, Lugo – who still stood next to home plate – almost incidentally stepped on the plate and – to his and everyones surprise – was called safe to end the game.
Thank you, ump.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 amHoly cow, what an abrupt end to the game. I’m actually kind of bummed about it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:59 amI’ve never seen a worse call, at least at such a juncture in the game. If we were Pirates fans, we would bring this up for years.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:59 amOne of the worst calls I’ve seen outside of balls and strikes.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:59 amI just knew the first play at the plate would be called safe no matter what. I’d be seething mad if I was a Pirates fan…or player. They wanted to murder him.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:59 amNot quite a call that costs a pitcher a perfect game, but definitely bush league…
July 27th, 2011 at 1:00 amMartinez is my player of the game. So awesome.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amYes, I stayed awake too and yes, Jerry Meals maybe getting death threats from enraged Pirates fans. They may in fact be even more enraged that Jerry Meals turned Scott Proctor into a game hero.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amThat was as bad as Eric Gregg’s strike zone.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amClint Hurdle turned a nuclear shade of red which is not too far off from his usual shade of orange sherbet
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amProctor is getting interviewed postgame. What were the odds?
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amjerry meals should be fired. now.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:01 amFinally saw the highlight. As the Trailer Park Boys would say, “Oh my fuck.” That was unbelievable. I can’t wait to see what Clint Hurdle says about this- he should be able to rip Meals with impunity for that garbage.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:02 amWhy do they have to bring up the Farnsworth game? Why do they have to go there?
July 27th, 2011 at 1:02 am#636–Yeah, that was pretty rich…..with Proctor on the ground the Pirates should have had the DP….
July 27th, 2011 at 1:02 amJerry Meals = the last remnant of Saddam’s Iraqi Republican Guard. But hey, the Braves got a win…
July 27th, 2011 at 1:03 amThe braves did not win that game. I am speechless.
And proctor would’ve still been out at 1st.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:03 amPretty sure the tag only glanced his leg and didn’t get anything else (brushed jersey possibly?). The catcher made a bare minimum effort on an easy play and got burned.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:03 amThis is usually the kind of call that goes against us, isn’t it? my god…. that has to be one of the worst calls of all time
July 27th, 2011 at 1:04 amAfter my comment at #59, I went to bed. I woke up five minutes ago, grabbed my iPad in full anticipation of another loss, saw “3-3, 19th inning” on the scorebord, logged into MLB.TV and watched Scott Proctor coming to the plate. Still half asleep, it dawned on me that I might be watching something out of the ordinary.
Morning recap indeed, I guess.
Great to have you back among the living, Mac.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:04 am666- Same odds as a post about Proctor would be number 666?
Hurdle gets kicked out during the lineup card exchange tomorrow, count it.
I think I would have killed the guy if I was the Pirates. I really do.
The Eric Gregg game was the worst game I ever saw. I hated him so much that when he died of a heart attack, I laughed my ass off. I still do.
If I was a Pirate fan, Jerry Meals would rank up on my hate list like Gregg does mine.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:05 amSurely this means we get instant replay next year…
July 27th, 2011 at 1:05 amFunny how the real call sounded like one of Chip’s call. Tagged out, he’s safe.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:05 amYou gotta love that it was comment 666 about Proctor getting post game interview.
Keep in mind Freeman saved Proctor’s mediocre ass two innings earlier with that line drive take away.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:07 amAnd now, the worst analogy ever, courtesy of Peanut on Twitter:
“Proctor completes a third scoreless inning. Those doubting him were probably the ones calling for Falcons to trade Favre”
July 27th, 2011 at 1:07 amSo our bullpen was pretty good tonight, eh?
13 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 5 BB (3 IBB), 14 K
July 27th, 2011 at 1:07 amEveryone looked shocked – Lugo, the catcher, Alvarez, Proctor. At first I thought the safe sign was just an odd out sign. I need to sleep. I hope I’ll be able to sleep.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:07 am680 – Wow. Just. Wow.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:08 am#676
The difference is that as angry as the Pirates have a right to be tonight, Fat ass Gregg cost us the 1997 NLCS and possibly our 2nd world series championship.
There’s a special place in HELL for Gregg – I will never forgive or forget – just like I will NEVER forgive the Ump who called Ron Gant out after Hrbek lifted him off first base in 1991 – or forgive the Twins for making a 20th anniversary bobblehead of that horrible cheating moment this year.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:09 amWhen Mac sees what happened he may think he is having a reaction from his pain killers.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:09 amPeanut is good enough to be a ML ump. Full of bs.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:10 amPeanut just climbed a mile on my list of dumb assholes. Not past Eric Gregg though.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:10 amJerry Meals is trending worldwide on twitter.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:11 amthe best part is when mac wakes up in the morning and sees 700+ comments on a Braves-Pirates Tuesday night game; then he sits to read some of them and finds out that Scott Proctor threw three shutout innings and had the game winning RBI – and most of us want to give it back…he’s gonna wonder if he’s back under the anesthesia or something…
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 am#685
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 amThis game was drugs.
I talked to Mac on the phone today and he and I joked that the Braves performance is what’s keeping him down right now. I’ll look forward to calling him tomorrow with the details on this one.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 am680 – Yes, because Brett Favre was the football equivalent of a journeyman reliever whose career FIP was about 5. Peanut may actually be mentally deficient. Like, he might require someone to clean up his chin after he eats, and dress him, and make sure he doesn’t hurt himself with something sharp when unattended.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 amDoes that make Peanut dumber than Chip? Peanut’s seen our games. He knows, or ought to, that tonight only lowered Proctor’s ERA to 6.48, and that required a great play by Freeman in the 18th. And he compares Proctor to an all-time great? How does that make sense, even when sleep-deprived?
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 am#689
Hilarious and SO true.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:12 amGreat shots of the tag.
http://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/8119426885/the-worst-call-i-have-ever-seen
July 27th, 2011 at 1:13 amI think the Bowman/Favre thing was tongue in cheek. Maybe that’s too much credit.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:13 amWhat a game. What a thread. Thanks for sharing the experience guys. Sleep well everybody.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:14 amAnimated .GIF on final play for those that missed it:
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/670132/HomeTag2.gif.opt.gif
July 27th, 2011 at 1:14 amhttp://oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/8119426885/the-worst-call-i-have-ever-seen
Even Buster Posey thinks it was a bad call.
HE WAS OUT!!!!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 1:15 amI haven’t seen the ending, but I had so much fun reading you guys’ comments.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:16 amI still say the tag was iffy. Lugo says he didn’t feel it, LOL.
Prado was good for it, anyways.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:17 amCup guy.
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/27/2296835/rally-giant-stack-of-cups#storyjump
July 27th, 2011 at 1:17 amNo one in the world blames Hurdle for turning into this: http://tinypic.com/r/2ivb782/7
July 27th, 2011 at 1:19 amDefinitely the most memorable game of the year, glad I stayed up
July 27th, 2011 at 1:20 amObviously Jerry Meals was paying homage to Dock Ellis by calling a game on LSD.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:20 amWell, goodnight folks, it was a wild one.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:30 amRob Neyer on twitter saying lugo was safe.
In other news, Rob has been drinking tonight.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:33 amGood morning from Switzerland. Didn’t expect to catch the last inning of Braves baseball when I arrived at work this morning. Just scrolled through this thread. Awesome guys!!
July 27th, 2011 at 1:36 amJerry Meals’ explanation, per Peanut:
http://markbowman.mlblogs.com/2011/07/27/meals-explanation-of-his-game-ending-safe-call/
“I saw the tag, but he looked like he oléd him and I called him safe for that. I looked at the replays and it appeared he might have got him on the shin area. I’m guessing he might have got him, but when I was out there when it happened I didn’t see a tag.
“I just saw the glove sweep up. I didn’t see the glove hit his leg.”
So in other words, he admits he saw the tag, but called him safe anyway. Freaking buffoon.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:52 amhttp://i54.tinypic.com/2qajrko.png
July 27th, 2011 at 2:10 am#710–A minor classic….
July 27th, 2011 at 5:48 amEveryone click on Catz’ submittal @710 – hilarious.
July 27th, 2011 at 5:52 amIf someone could overlay Skip’s audio from The Slide onto video of that play, it would make my life.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:14 amHeyward gets crap from Joe Simpson for sliding head first all the time, but he didn’t say a word about Proctor doing it. I think we all recognize the insidious double standard here.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:20 am@713
That would be great.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:22 am@710: that was just Proctor starting his 75-foot slide to first base.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:30 amLOL! I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:43 amBethany and Dan,
Thanks for those shots of the tag. DirectTV cut off our MLB feed sometime around the 17th inning, so I had to listen to the rest of the game on the radio. What a wacky finish!
Go, Braves!
July 27th, 2011 at 7:43 amMorning after reflection: That has to be the least satisfying epic win I’ve ever experienced as a fan of any team.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:53 am“Morning after reflection: That has to be the least satisfying epic win I’ve ever experienced as a fan of any team.”
….because of McCann’s injury?
July 27th, 2011 at 7:56 amI think he was out, but I don’t think it was even close to the worst call I’ve ever seen. Meals was in a good position and I believe him when he said he thought the catcher swept past Lugo without tagging him. I would still be mad if I was a Pirates fan, but with so many bad calls going against Atlanta this year, I’ll take this one with no complaints.
July 27th, 2011 at 7:56 amDoes anyone realize that Brian McCann is going on the disabled list? What is going on with this team? Is the training staff this bad or is it simply incredibly bad luck?
As bad a call as it was–clearly the umpire wanted to go home–neither team has a right to complain about losing when they go 14 innings without scoring.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:00 am@720, that’s about half of it. The way it ended is the other half.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:00 am@722
That was just bad luck on McCann’s part. I think this forces Frank Wren to get a bigger bat.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:03 amReplay would have not reversed the call because it was inconclusive. From the outfield shot it could have been an ole’
July 27th, 2011 at 8:34 amRoss is best back up catcher in baseball. I worry about CJ and Success if CJ misses games. Gutty game for Success. No balls were hit to him for 10 innings!!
July 27th, 2011 at 8:37 amSaw the replay from behind the plate. I can understand why that call was made, but that was still a terrible call.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:40 amThe more I watch it, the more uncertain I am of whether he was out or not. I agree that replay would not have been able to reverse the call.
I’m happy with the win, but all in all I feel unsatisfied. McCann got injured, both Prado and Heyward look horrible, and the whole country feels badly for the Pirates now. Plus, somehow Scott Proctor may have solidified his spot on the roster. The man has a 6.48 ERA and a 5.91 FIP. Please let him be gone soon.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:41 amLike Remy, I lost the DirecTV feed at 1 AM, but continued “watching” on the ESPN cellphone gamecast-like app.
My only comment: as a longtime Braves fan (since ’66) who still isn’t certain Sid Bream was safe, I have to say that if there’s a close play at the plate (or even a not close play) I want to be playing the Pirates.
July 27th, 2011 at 8:47 amPirates should have played percentage and walked Proctor to set up force at home. (J/K)
July 27th, 2011 at 8:49 amExcellent work last night, Braves Journalers. I went to bed at 11 Central and still had hundreds of hilarious comments to sort through this morning.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:01 am@731 – Seconded. Excellent job guys.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:06 amLost in all of this is the fact that Uggla was actually above the Mendoza line for most of the game last night! It lasted from the 2nd inning to the 16th inning.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:07 amWow, fun to read the posts of those of you endured last night! Have seen the replay from several angles and from one angle it does appear that the tag might have missed him or barely grazed him. Proctors face plant is epic!
July 27th, 2011 at 9:09 amLast night is what makes you thankful to have David Ross (and even J. C. Boscan).
July 27th, 2011 at 9:32 amFolks, don’t become convinced he was actually safe. First, Lugo clearly knew he was out, based on his reaction. Second, Meals called him safe before he even touched the plate. Plus, I’m not sure what angle you guys are seeing it from, but watching it last night, there was no question the tag was applied.
Also, Pirates fans are obsessed with the Sid Bream play. You’d think, if he were actually out, we’d have heard about it by now.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:36 amThere are many, many things about which I am uncertain in this crazy world, but one thing that I know absolutely to be true: Sid Bream was safe.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:40 am@737, the safe call was made right after Lugo’s foot stomped on the plate. He just stomped on it again, reflexively, I guess, after the safe call was made.
To me, he was clearly out live and in every replay. The best still shot I’ve seen on the web is here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post?urn=mlb-wp13987
July 27th, 2011 at 9:40 amRegarding Fredi and Proctor, I am comforted by the fact that the former held out 16 innings before using the latter.
You can’t be mad because we won, but offensively, this team is currently held together by a thread.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:40 amJust thinking out loud: This is the kind of blown call that will give catchers incentive to block the plate with their bodies to leave no doubt of contact. After all of this post-Posey talk about proper technique and applying swipe-tags, this game just showed why catchers elect to stand on the baseline.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:43 am@740, Fredi was in the clubhouse. He didn’t refrain from anything.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:45 am@739 That two dimensional shot merely show that glove was above leg, not that it was in contact. Inconclusive
July 27th, 2011 at 9:46 amFredi was in tunnel and in charge.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:47 am@737
Lugo’s right foot ends up standing on home plate after the slide, before he was called safe. And I’m sure Lugo expected to be called out since he shouldn’t have run anyways, so I’m not sure that cinches it either.
Agree that the tag was applied, but the TV view closest to Meals’s angle looks like a pretty big whiff with maybe a slight touch to the leg–once, not two or three different places like some have said. If you aren’t going to give an automatic, “neighborhood” out call, then it was tough to tell if the tag was applied. A lot of that is on the catcher for me, who had plenty of time to not make a ridiculous swipe that grazed Lugo (also probably would have been easier to knock loose since he one-handed it). It’s clearer from the third-base side view, but that’s not where Meals was, nor should he have been.
On it’s own merit, the call wasn’t that bad. Add in that Meals probably shouldn’t be that picky on a tag on that type of play and the inning/result, and it gets worse, but still not historically bad. Maybe just run-of-the-mill bad.
MLB.com replay
July 27th, 2011 at 9:56 amI did a recap.
July 27th, 2011 at 9:59 amI went to bed after the 16th (figuring Proctor = loss). My wife wakes me up saying the morning newscasters were mad the Braves won, I first go to Braves Journal and see over 700 posts, then check the highlights. I’ve seen some bad calls, but for one single call, this had to be the worst, but I’ll take it, we need it with McCann going on the DL.
July 27th, 2011 at 10:02 amWatching the MLB.com replay above.
At 1:17, you see McKenry swipe across his body, and it sure looks like he tagged him.
But at 1:40, they show a longview of the play from the third-base line, and at 1:47, you can see McKenry alligator armed the tag. I’m not sure the tag didn’t just go over the top of him.
July 27th, 2011 at 10:04 amMeals can umpire. Meals likely needed a meal after 6+ hours. Steak, he deserves it.
July 27th, 2011 at 10:10 am