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Open Thread and Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta: Cubs at Braves (4/19)

by gondeee on in Open Threads

 Today's Starting Pitchers

 M. Redman
Braves		 vs.
 R. Hill
Cubs
0-2 W-L 2-0
12.96 ERA 0.64
4 SO 11
3 BB 4
0 HR 1
vs.
Cubs		 -- vs.
Braves

Game Time: 7:35 on

On paper this should be a blowout game...with the Cubs blowing out the Braves. We're sending our worst pitcher to the mound and Chicago is sending their best pitcher to the mound. We'll see how our plug pitches tonight, I'm guessing about as poorly as he has his last two starts...ugh.

Add to that the unfortunate news that Mike Gonzalez' elbow could be giving out:

As he struggled through his first few Spring Training outings, Braves left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez indicated he was healthy. But just two weeks into the season, Gonzalez finds himself with a tender elbow that will be evaluated via an MRI on Thursday.

"I'm going to be fine," Gonzalez said after the Braves claimed their 8-6 win over the Cubs at Turner Field on Wednesday night. "It's just a little sore."

I hate bad news.

Don't forget to get your picks in before the game for Nok-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta (click here to learn how to play and to view the leaderboard); the three categories are (1) Attendance, (2) Pick to Click, and (3) Above and Beyond Pick.

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Comments

Picks
  1. 23,423
  2. Brayan Pena
  3. Redman leaves early and the Vulture gets another win in relief.

gondeee - April 19, 2007 reply

picks
1.) 24,789
2.) Mark "Plug" Redman
3.) Redman gets the win, pitches six innings

*Just for kicks - if #3 is not correct, look for him to take Gonzalez's spot in the pen as he goes on the DL, HURRY UP CORMIER, to take his spot in the rotation

tblack - April 19, 2007 reply

Humm
Good point. Let's hope it doesn't come to that though.

gondeee - April 19, 2007 reply

Redman.
Bobby said in an interview last night on Braves Live it almost came to Redman having to pitch from the bullpen and that's just a scary thought. Bobby also said he was glad it didn't have to come to that. So are we.  

mccannfan - April 19, 2007 reply

Pick-O-Rama
  1. 24,420
  2. KJ
  3. Frenchy walks twice and homers twice.

Rain Delay - April 19, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 26,000
  2. Kelly Johnson
  3. Mark Redman gives up less then 5 runs (holds breath)

CaptainRockSxD - April 19, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 29,000
  2. Redman
  3. Redman goes six without falling apart

SJsftb27 - April 19, 2007 reply

picksssssssssssss
  1. 32,045
  2. Larry Wayne Jones
  3. Braves 3-4-5 hitters combine for only 1 K

RehabReject - April 19, 2007 reply

PICKS
  1. 27,531
  2. Matt Diaz
  3. Diaz hits a HR in the 3rd.

A49erFan77 - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks...
  1. 26,567
  2. Chipper
  3. Going out on a limb...Langerhans doesn't strike out (hopefully he never gets an AB)

jenkins - April 19, 2007 reply

this is going to be interesting.
  1. 31,328
  2. KJ
  3. Redman pitches awfully, but we still win the game.

mccannfan - April 19, 2007 reply

Pick
1.25,500
2.Kelly stays hot
3.Braves score 3

gramsey712 - April 19, 2007 reply

picky picky kai-o
1 - 28,255
2 - Edgar
3 - Tobacco-Man K's more than he walks.

BarryFreakinBonds - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 29,435
  2. Chipper
  3. Braves win in the 10th with a walkoff homer.

stu - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 22,350
  2. KJ
  3. Cox gets tossed from the game
I haven't seen #3 yet this year...he's due :)

mfan6 - April 19, 2007 reply

LMAO
Your #3 is killing me lol...I'm pulling for Bobby. The Countdown is at 7

CaptainRockSxD - April 19, 2007 reply

getaway day picks
  1. 31,487
  2. Frenchy
  3. Andruw makes an especially dramatic game saving catch

Velcro Vernacular - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 33,106
  2. CJ
  3. Redman allows fewer walks than runs.
(It's really hard to come up with something positive for this game!)

torchy - April 19, 2007 reply

4 the sweep...
  1. 29,977
  2. Chipper
  3. Matt Diaz proves once and for all why he should be the everyday LF!!!

JerBall - April 19, 2007 reply

4/19/07
  1.  28,719
  2.  Diaz
  3.  3 K's for Soriano

rabies - April 19, 2007 reply

sorry cubs
  1. 23,790
  2. Chipper
  3. Redmond goes only 3, the Bullpin proves again why we will be the best in the east

RandyRocks - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 24,212
  2. Johnson
  3. Chipper goes yard in the 1st.

mhsiegel14 - April 19, 2007 reply

hmmm
  1. 26,000
  2. andruw
  3. Diaz makes a great defensive play

chance13ga - April 19, 2007 reply

Close
The sliding catch was good, but not great. If he had made that catch on the second homerun ball that would have been great.

gondeee - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 27,444
  2. Diaz
  3. KJ scores 3 runs

subwindow - April 19, 2007 reply

Redman is bad for your health...
  1. 30,001
  2. ER
  3. Yates has 1K and 1BB

crosby - April 19, 2007 reply

Giving It A Shot
  1.  27,869.
  2.  Chipper Jones.
  3.  The Braves RP combine for better numbers than Rich Hill posts as the Cubs starter.

ejruiz - April 19, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 24,807
  2. McCann
  3. Final Score: Braves 4, Cubs 2

thebeard - April 19, 2007 reply

Mine
  1.  27,382
  2.  McCann
  3.  Edgar homers and singles twice

secondbass - April 19, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 26,500
  2. Chipper
  3. Redman gives up 5 ER and is taken out in the fifth

brndn - April 19, 2007 reply

More news on Aybar
http://rain-delay.com/?p=665

Uh..not sure what to say.....

Rain Delay - April 19, 2007 reply

cubbies, gm2
  1. 27,774
  2. McCann
  3. Final score Braves 9, Cubs 7

emerson - April 19, 2007 reply

NAHWAL Results for Game 15
Attendance for tonight's game was 31,603. With a guess of 31,487, Velcro Vernacular gets the point.

Only one player of the game, and that was Kelly Johnson. Points go to Rain Delay, CaptainRockSxD, mccannfan, gramsey712, mfan6, and mhsiegel14.

It wasn't a positive, but torchy gets a point for his AAB pick, as does BarryFreakinBonds, RehabReject, SJsftb27, and CaptainRockSxD.

gondeee - April 19, 2007 reply

c'mon now
Andruw and SYNAPS are two strikeout-prone players. Through 14 games:
Francoeur 14 K
A. Jones 16 K
C. Jones 10 K

average of 2.85 K's per game with those three. and they struck out ONCE on a night where as a team they had 4 hits.

RehabReject - April 19, 2007 reply

It's a point!
Look, we all knew tonight was going to be bad. Our batting practice pitcher was on the mound (despite his quality start) and we were up against a tough arm with 2 of our best in slumps.

torchy - April 20, 2007 reply

uh
"we all knew tonight was going to be bad"

--this is irrelevant and has nothing to do with my AAB pick. if anything, it validates my pick since "we all knew it was going to be bad", yet the 3-4-5 hitters only struck out once.

"our batting practice pitcher was on the mound"

--completely irrelevant to my AAB pick

"we were up against a tough arm"

--I guess. I don't think the Cubs themselves knew who this Hill guy was

"2 of our best in slumps"

--yes, and I predicted that they would NOT do what hitters usually do while slumping which is strike out a lot

I guess I'm just bitter because I put some effort into my AAB picks while others go for very lame things like "Redman will suck" or "Redman WON'T suck"

RehabReject - April 20, 2007 reply

Wow
You really did put some effort into that. Nonetheless, I must stand by my original scoring.

gondeee - April 20, 2007 reply

Bitter?
Bitter seems like an understatement. I defend my pick as it was the only pick I could come up with that had any positive characteristics.

torchy - April 20, 2007 reply

let's go braves?
so out of 9 players taking the field, there's nothing positive you can try to come up regarding any of them? way to root for your team.

RehabReject - April 20, 2007 reply

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