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Open Thread and Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta: Braves at Pirates (5/12)

by gondeee on in Open Threads

 Today's Starting Pitchers

 C. James
Braves		 vs.
 T. Armas
Pirates
3-3 W-L 0-2
4.84 ERA 7.94
29 SO 16
14 BB 14
6 HR 5
vs.
Pirates		 -- vs.
Braves

Game Time: 7:05pm on

The power came back! It's about frickin' time. Zach Duke was the old Zach Duke for about five innings, but in the sixth inning Andruw and Frenchy got to him back to back and that was enough to secure the win for Davies, who pitched really good. He missed me giving him a "really great" because he got out of a lot of jams thanks to 3 double plays.

My favorite part of the game was the stick-it-to-'em of closing out the game with the guy we acquired from them, Mike Gonzalez. The added bonus was that the guy he was traded, Adam LaRoche, grounded into the fourth double play for the Pirates to end the threat in the ninth. Just a big OUCH.

The big concerns of the game were two baserunning plays that could have injured two key components of the Braves' offense. Chipper Jones was flipped over on the basepaths as he approached third. It was close to interference on the part of Chip, but he was called safe. The real concern is that he came down on his hand and shoulder and may have hurt or bruised either. He stayed in the game, as did Brian McCann who seemed to jam his hand while diving headfirst back into the bag at second on a pickoff attempt. We'll see if both guys are in the lineup today.

Last Night's Box Score >>

Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 1 at PNC Park
Atlanta Record: (23-12)
Pittsburgh Record: (15-19)

Winning pitcher - Kyle Davies (1-1)
Losing pitcher - Zach Duke (1-4)
SV - Mike Gonzalez (2)

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.

Remember to vote for our Atlanta Braves All-Stars - Heap, Scooter, Reny, Larry, Druw, and Frenchy.

VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW! VOTE NOW!

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Comments

Picksssssss
  1. 31,111
  2. Thorman
  3. All signs point to an 8+ inning outing from James and a season high in strikeouts...

gondeee - May 12, 2007 reply

pick em
  1. 28,862
  2. Andruw Jones
  3. Frenchy walks at least twice!

JerBall - May 12, 2007 reply

picks.
  1. 24,333
  2. Frenchy
  3. Frenchy stays hot and hits another one out.

mccannfan - May 12, 2007 reply

pickspickspickpsickpispkcpispkcpiskpcpiskcpiss
  1. 29,638
  2. KALI! (his 96MPH heat will come up big. I can feel it!)
  3. McCann snaps out of his homerless streak and goes yard against Armas

RehabReject - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 26,500
  2. Chuck James
  3. Thorman hits a HR

brndn - May 12, 2007 reply

NAHWL Picks for 5/12/07
  1. 27,675
  2. Chucky James
  3. Braves swipe 2 bags

CaptainRockSxD - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 28,395
  2. James
  3. Andruw gets an outfield assist.

mhsiegel14 - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
1.27,932
2.Andruw
3.Braves score 7 runs

A49erFan77 - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 25,261
  2. Kelly
  3. Thor hits one out.

stu - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 31,999
  2. James
  3. Willie & Kelly both have a steal

hippybustins - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 30,000
  2. McCann
  3. Bobby gets tossed again.

torchy - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 31,300
  2. Chipper
  3. every hitter in the starting line up has a hit

RandyRocks - May 12, 2007 reply

don pickliosis
1 - 28,750
2 - Andruw
3 - Chuck doesn't allow any earned runs

BarryFreakinBonds - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 22,573
  2. Johnson
  3. Braves double the Pirates hit total

woodywoodsaver - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 26,376
  2. Jeffrey
  3. 2 HRs by Frenchy

thebeard - May 12, 2007 reply

picks

  1. 24,345
  2. Thorman
  3. James strikes out LaRoche, twice.

dbimberg - May 12, 2007 reply

picks
  1. 32,456
  2. Heap
  3. Heap goes 3-5

Velcro Vernacular - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1.  34,675
  2.  Chipper
  3.  Chipper drives in a run in the first and the Braves never look back

Stook - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 30,491
  2. Renteria
  3. Chuckie J gets an RBI

subwindow - May 12, 2007 reply

Pick-O-Rama
  1. 28,320
  2. Willie
  3. Chuckie goes 7+, 6k's, 0 BB

Rain Delay - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 23,333
  2. Thorman
  3. Edgar extends his hitting streak.

whunt13 - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 29,670
  2. Saltalamachia
  3. final score, 7-3

Euruproktos - May 12, 2007 reply

Mine
  1.  24,272
  2.  Frenchy
  3.  Salty starts and gets 2 hits

secondbass - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks
  1. 33,675
  2. Wee Willie Harris
  3. Willie has a triple.

JDMaker1 - May 12, 2007 reply

pick 'em
  1. 24,802
  2. Francoeur
  3. Our 3-5 hitters each get on base (or homer) at least twice

jess7 - May 12, 2007 reply

Picks...
  1. 28,453
  2. Andruw
  3. KJ and Andruw go deep

jenkins - May 12, 2007 reply

Three Rivers... Where Have You Gone..
Watching the other night, I was disappointed in the fact that Pittsburgh has a brand new stadium (O.K... it's a couple of years old).  I remember in 1992, Game 5 of the NLCS, myself and a number of Fraternity Brothers took an overnight road trip to "watch the Braves with the NLDS in Pittsburgh".  Although we were disappointed, it was a trip I will always remember as one of the most moronic things I have ever done...

Anyway...

  1.  28,500
  2.  Slick Willie
  3.  Braves win by Tony Armas' # minus Chuck James' #.

crosby - May 12, 2007 reply

NAHWAL Results for Game 36
Attendance was 34,775, with a guess of 34,675 Stook gets the point.

The picks to click were Chuck James, Scott Thorman, Willie Harris, and Jeff Francoeur. Points go to gondeee, mccannfan, brndn, CaptainRockSxD, mhsiegel14, hippybustins, thebeard, dbimberg, Rain Delay, whunt13, secondbass, JDMaker1, jess7, and crosby.

AAB points go to brndn, stu, RandyRocks, BarryFreakinBonds, woodywoodsaver, and whunt13.

gondeee - May 12, 2007 reply

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