05 Sep
Obviously doomed game thread: Braves at Phillies, Sept. 5
We should just forfeit and save stress on the pitching staff. What’s the point, anyway? We’re DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!
We should just forfeit and save stress on the pitching staff. What’s the point, anyway? We’re DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!
Joey Terdoslavich hit his 52nd double of the season today–a Carolina League record.
September 5th, 2011 at 2:02 pmYeah we’re definitely doomed… we should just the young arms handle it and start the bench players… it’s over!
September 5th, 2011 at 2:07 pmPastornicky to Uggla to Terdoslavich. Not quite as euphonious as Tinker to Evers to Chance!
September 5th, 2011 at 2:19 pmThere is a chance Arizona could catch the Brewers. That would be great for us.
September 5th, 2011 at 2:29 pmI refuse to ever root for a man who’s name begins with turd.
September 5th, 2011 at 2:32 pmSay what you want about Hall & Oates, but that’s one hell of a mustache.
September 5th, 2011 at 2:39 pmChipper has “flu-like symptoms”. IE, a hangover.
September 5th, 2011 at 3:21 pmPeanut: Jurrjens likely won’t be available for the start of the playoffs. Braves hope Hanson will.
September 5th, 2011 at 3:30 pmIn related news Hooters stock price is up.
September 5th, 2011 at 3:31 pmI wanna know, have you ever seen the rain..
Because if not, come to Tuscaloosa. It’s been going non-stop since at least 8:30 this morning.
September 5th, 2011 at 3:41 pmI see Scott Procter piched for the Yankees today. He gave up a HR!!
September 5th, 2011 at 3:42 pmBraves first basemen in the Minor Leagues that won’t receive Major League time due to Freddie Freeman and his ability to be badass…
Mauro Gomez- .878 OPS 34 doubles 24HR
Ernesto Meija- .906 OPS 37 doubles 26HR
Joe Terd- .864 OPS 52 doubles 20HR
Chris Garcia- .917OPS 27 doubles 16HR (97 games)
William Beckwith- .929OPS 13 doubles 3 triples 11HR
Sure, Mauro, Ernesto, and Garcia are probably career Minor Leaguers at this point but that is some freakin’ production from the 1b position this year across the organization.
September 5th, 2011 at 3:51 pmI wish a lot of people would look up on BR’s Play Index ‘GP by 3B 39 years old or older and stop giving Chipper shit every time he misses a game.
As said in Old School ‘that’s what old 3B do, they miss games.’ Something like that.
September 5th, 2011 at 4:05 pmI hope Terdoslovich makes the bigs, leads the league in homers, and gets a Twitter account. Just like Jose Bautista… and instead of @JoeyBats, he can be @JoeyTerds.
September 5th, 2011 at 4:17 pmEvery HR by this player should be called a “Turd Launching.”
*I realize how juvenile I’m being. Shut up.
September 5th, 2011 at 4:22 pmTo Ryan, from the last thread:
I saw Sucker Punch, and unlike everyone in the rest of the universe, I didn’t hate it. It was a confused mess of a movie, but as far as I could tell, it was trying to make a point about the sexualization of young women in American pop culture by exploiting the sexualization of women in American pop culture.
I believe that it’s not an accident that the main character barely speaks in the movie: I think the director is trying to make a point about how sexy young girls in pop culture are used for little more than mute sex appeal. I believe that’s the same reason that none of the girls have names: instead they’re referred to by dismissive diminutives like “Baby Doll” and “Sweet Pea.”
I also believe that it’s not an accident that virtually every song on the soundtrack — with the exception of “Army of Me” by Björk, a weird song by a weird woman that is apparently kind of sort of about female empowerment — is a cover, and that those cover songs play while the main character is “dancing,” and the dance sequences are basically sci-fi martial arts action sequences that themselves almost function as covers (in other words, homages or ripoffs) of action scenes from Guillermo Del Toro and Robert Rodriguez movies.
The cover songs on the soundtrack are all based on extraordinarily well-known songs about altered mental states: “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This,” “Where is My Mind?”, “White Rabbit,” “Tomorrow Never Knows”; “Love is the Drug” is the song that rolls over the closing credits. The fact that they’re so well-known, to me, underscores the point that they’re not to be taken seriously: songs that well-known are jarring when recontextualized. They don’t slip into the background, they rush into the foreground.
In other words… I think that the director, Zack Snyder, was trying to make a subtle satirical point about pop culture by using a blunt instrument of pop culture. It didn’t work, but I thought it was an interesting effort. And I sure as hell enjoyed it better than “Cowboys & Aliens.”
September 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pmI have no problem with Chipper missing games at this point in the season. Just so long as he stays healthy and “locked in” for the playoff push!
September 5th, 2011 at 4:29 pmDOB says the goal is for Hanson to do a rehab start sometime next week with a goal of getting him 1-2 real starts by the end of the year.
September 5th, 2011 at 5:03 pmTennessee hires former FSU AD/ Bama associate AD Dave Hart for the open AD gig
September 5th, 2011 at 5:05 pm@16 I think you might be giving Zach Snyder too much credit. He’s not known to be a master of subtlety.
September 5th, 2011 at 5:24 pmMy brother and I were just discussing whether or not Joey Terd is a prospect. I mean, he’s having a monster year as a 22 year old at high A, but considering he’s in only his second year of pro ball and is a switch hitter it seems reasonable to expect him to reach AAA by the end of next season.
September 5th, 2011 at 5:45 pmAlex, I think you’re giving the movie and the director much more than it deserves.
September 5th, 2011 at 5:46 pmDave Hart was the real AD at Alabama the last few years — Mal Moore is just a fundraiser — and he’s done a good job. I don’t know why we couldn’t hold on to him. I still think Tennessee should have hired me.
September 5th, 2011 at 5:54 pm@21, He’s at league average age, so his stats definitely merit a look. Anything like this at Mississippi and he’ll be on everyone’s radar.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:02 pmOh no.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:21 pmDOOOOOOOMED! Yeah, needed to do better vs. Pence. there. On the plus side, looks like Lowe is getting good movement on (some) of his pitches.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:21 pmSee, the Phillies don’t let up on a bad pitcher. [/jealous]
September 5th, 2011 at 6:21 pmSigh.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:21 pmWell, at least we made Cliff Lee throw 11 pitches in the first. We’ll have a chance against him if Philly sends him out there for the 12th.. or 13th.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:26 pmThe hitter with the longest at bat the first time through the lineup was Derek Lowe. I fail to see any way this can be a good sign.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:42 pmUUUGH. So close.
September 5th, 2011 at 6:58 pmJesus, Prado.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:07 pmGet well, Chipper. Soon.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:08 pmWhat happened to Prado there?
Unearned runs!
September 5th, 2011 at 7:09 pmJust checked in… aaaand checking back out.
Derek Lowe Vs. Cliff Lee is not fair.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:09 pmThat was an old-fashioned Prado right there.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:12 pmVictorino is still a punk.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:12 pmPrado simply isn’t adequate at 3rd base on a roster built around ground ball pitchers and run prevention.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:18 pmSpeaking of inadequate on defense … Diaz is doing his best Klesko impression in the outfield.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:24 pmSo…Sucker Punch sucks big time, right?
September 5th, 2011 at 7:29 pmDerek “Sucker Punch” Lowe.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:31 pmLook at it this way: we didn’t suffer the bad offensive performance or Lowe’s lousy pitching on a night when either one alone would have sunk us. In other words, it’s just as well that we’re losing 7-0 rather than 1-0 or 7-6.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:35 pmI’m cool with dropping the next six to these guys if it means beating them in the playoffs.
In fact, I’m fine with doing any number of things if it means beating them in the playoffs.
Who’s selling their soul today?
And speaking of souls… it’s quite sad that I’m the only non-mormon any of my mormon friends know. That’s the seventh call I’ve received from Missionaries/the LDS Church in the last month. Oh well, at least they care about my future.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:35 pmI live in Philly and only see one or two games a season, here and maybe one at the Ted. Dating back to May ’10, I have seen the Braves in person five times including tonight. Four of those have been started by Lowe. He’s gone 0-3 in those starts, and is well on his way to losing tonight. I write this from the subway, because I left in the 4th after Victorino’s 2 run 1B. I can’t watch him anymore.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:37 pmNice throw by Bourn!
September 5th, 2011 at 7:47 pmStill some bright sides to this impending loss:
• We have completely shut down the latter 2/9 of the Phillies lineup, going a combined 0 for 5 with only a sacrifice to their credit. (Hey, if they want to give us an out, let ‘em!)
• Despite going hitless in his pinch hit appearance, Antoane Richardson is still batting a cool. 500.
• Scott Linebrink gets a chance to shake some more rust off. We see wild pitches and HBPs, but in reality it’s just a wily veteran getting the yits out as we coast into the playoffs.
• And Dan Uggla increases his hitting streak to 9 games!!!
September 5th, 2011 at 7:48 pmUggla on a hitting streak? Ridiculous.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:53 pmHey folks, eventually all that rust is gonna be completely shaken off.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:57 pmI don’t like this coasting at all. Our offense is anemic right now, period. If we keep up with this we finish five games out in the wild card race. We NEED a sense of urgency
September 5th, 2011 at 7:57 pmOn the positive side, this performance is only the second ugliest thing on TV tonight. Check out Maryland’s uniforms against Miami on ESPN.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:58 pm50- They’ve got nothing on the monstrosities the Bulldogs played in on Saturday. Actually, I think the jerseys look pretty decent. Don’t think Lord Baltimore’s color scheme really works on a football helmet, though.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:59 pmPeter Moylan’s first third of an inning goes down smooth. And second third. And third third!
Go Peter Moylan! I am going to tentatively add this to my list of bright sides.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:03 pmDoes Fredi know that having Jack Wilson on the team liberates one to pinch hit for A-Gon?
UPDATE: Double play. (Sigh.)
UPDATE: Ahhh… the master plan includes using Jack Wilson as a pinch hitter for Moylan! Dumb me.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:09 pmWell, that DP tied him for 2nd in the NL this year. Maybe Fredi’s just letting him play for his statistics. (He won’t catch the guy in first place- Albert Pujols is a… slightly better hitter.)
September 5th, 2011 at 8:12 pmCliff Lee gets to bat with a comfortable lead in the 8th inning. [/jealous]
UPDATE: Cliff Lee gets to hit a line drive up the middle with a comfortable lead in the 8th inning. [/screw you Phillies]
September 5th, 2011 at 8:16 pmVizcaino’s pitching his way out of our postseason plans.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:24 pmBrian J., I think we’re the only folks still following this game. Yeah, the wheels have kinda come off for Arodys. Hopefully he’ll reassert himself.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:27 pmKinda hard to blame everyone else, isn’t it?
Well, two more games after this. Surely they won’t be as bad.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:31 pmWell, two more games after this. Surely they won’t be as bad.
Naw, can’t blame someone for using their time more wisely than following a massacre. Unfortunately, I’m working late on Labor Day so I’m triple-tasking, listening to the game and riffing on it.
I looked at the three matchups this week and thought of all of them this would be the one we’d lose. Lowe disabuses us of the notion that there will some sort of September domination in the offing, so that frees us from having to live with that naive optimism. Still, it would have been nice to rough up Lee at least once. Didn’t happen. And it would have been nice to see Lowe or any of our relievers contain the Phillies offense. Except for Moylan’s one inning, that didn’t happen either.
My two pet peeves about my favorite baseball team – that our starters never go deep and our offense doesn’t pile up runs on the scoreboard – were shoved back in my face by a team that can do both and do them routinely.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:37 pmWell, the magic number went down by one today.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:37 pmRecapped.
September 5th, 2011 at 8:43 pm