This is getting kind of old. I much prefer winning to the most recent state of things.
Javy-V got bitten by the homerun bug and we couldn't muster more than 5 hits. If our pitchers could just skip the sixth inning I feel our record would be a lot better this year.
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Livan Hernandez
is pitching tonight. For Pujols’s sake, we have to be able to win this one.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
Isn’t Hernandez known for his groundball tendencies? I know he normally gives up a ton of hits…
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
He is, but he’s also arguably the worst pitcher on the Mets staff, whom has had a career history of struggling against the Braves after Eric Gregg.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
Maybe...
This is just the pitcher some of our Braves need to get back on track.
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
That’s what I’m hoping for tonight. But who knows what we’ll get out of Kawakami, but at least we can take solace in knowing that both Soriano and Gonzalez are fresh if needed.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
I'm thinking...
We need someone to throw at Escobar again. Maybe a few other players, too…
It can only help, right?
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
Now that you mention it, the team does seem really dry, and stale, and not very loose right now. I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing some fire out of our boys right about now, even if it means Escobar has to taking a plunking or something.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
Maybe all the recent rain has put out their fires.
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
(cough) retractable roof (cough) 8 P
8 ))
That way the fire stays fucking lit.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
You think a retractable roof is a good idea? I happen to love the open roof at the Ted. You can see the Atlanta skyline, get a good tan, and see a good fireworks show on Friday nights.
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
Do you work for a stadium roofing company or something? Good Pujols man, let it go. The cities that have or will be be getting stadiums with roofs are the only cities that need them (minus Minnesota, i don’t know what the hell they are thinking with that new stadium).
10-4 - May 5, 2009
It's kind of like my version of dude's repetative joke with the "gf"
Just ignore me and my retractable roof. lol
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
I wonder if Yunel will ever get into a true fight with a pitcher…..yeah, it’s just a matter of time, isn’t it?
Bravely going forward - May 5, 2009
Probably. I’d settle for Cox getting tossed arguing balls and strikes.
TradeAndruw - May 5, 2009
or better yet, what if Bobby clocked an ump?!
Bravely going forward - May 5, 2009
If he needs a jumpstart right now, it's the perfect time to play the Braves (sad but true)
especially with Walk Machine up tonite.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
I did...
See the game he threw against the Braves during spring training…
But now we don’t have Freddy Garcia to help us out.
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
Even though the standings show the Braves easily within striking distance of the division, it’s starting to feel like this season is circling the drain. I hope Anderson proves he was worth the money and the glasses are the answer to McCann’s eye problems.
Just looking at that box score you have to wonder why Bobby thought Vasquez should come back out in the 7th after giving up 4 runs in the 6th. Bad call.
redwards95 - May 5, 2009
We’re still one big bat away from serious contention, unless multiple people step it up offensively. I’d make a move sooner rather than later, if we are planning to deal arms for a bat. I won’t bring up Dunn again, though I really want to.
TradeAndruw - May 5, 2009
I would say one big bat plus one quality middle reliever. I wonder if we can steal Ron Mahay back or something.
I’m glad to see the Braves taking their walks kills yesterday, but the lack of a player that can hit some doubles and drive in runs right now is just resulting in tons of men stranded. The team can’t run bases right now, with Schafer and Kelly being unable to reach base, and Escobar giving away seemingly an out a game on the basepaths.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
This team is a team that waits for the 3 run homer but doesn’t have anyone who can hit said homer
eaheckman10 - May 5, 2009
Hopefully that guy will be back Friday
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
Seems like before Chipper’s homer last night, just about everyone on the team had been hitting balls to the warning track but just couldn’t get those last few feet
Bravely going forward - May 5, 2009
How are the ticket sales???? it always looks empty at the TED and you have to think that ticket sales would be a variable in a trade? Just saying.
Charmin519 - May 5, 2009
Attendance is never good until about the middle of May. People are more willing to go to games and take their kids, etc.. when school starts getting out.
Little Lady - May 5, 2009
Abysmal. Marketing for them has gone down as well, as I used to get emails and advertisement cards in the mail in the past, but zilch now.
It doesn’t help that Turner Field has raised their fares by like a dollar across the board, and those who like to come to the door and get their tickets, they’ve tacked on a $2-3 “day of game” charge that previously wasn’t there, that has angered many.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
The Braves don’t send out ticket e-mails? Christ, I get 3 or so from the Phillies & Pirates every week
bigjoe - May 5, 2009
I’ve paid for one Phillies game in my life. And I still get emails from them.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
I’m still getting tons of emails….
sddbaker - May 5, 2009
Yeah, that's what tears it for me
Obviously you take dude out after that bad inning………..apparently not though…. The hole is only going to get deeper if we don’t start winning games. Even the Nats are looking pretty decent, in recent games, compared to the Braves.
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
These big innings recently (and by recently I mean the past 2 days) have killed us. We can’t give up 4 runs in an innign and expect to win
eaheckman10 - May 5, 2009
I wore my Braves hat in my softball game last night. We lost.
10-4 - May 5, 2009
Well shit, that explains why my last two softball teams went 0-12 and 1-11, nevermind that it was a team full of a bunch of corporate stiffs, people who couldn’t throw, fielders that couldn’t catch, playing in a league where one team actually had a Birmingham Barons minor league juicer reject on it.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
My humble opinion on what we need to be successful
1) McCann
2) GA to get hits or be released
3) Schafer as lead off and does whatever (bunts, walks, get beamed, or hits, to get on)
4) kelly johnson playing everyday in the 6-7 hole
5) Middle relief consistency
6) Aggressive base running
7) RUNS
8) No Tom Glavine unless Reyes included in trade
9) A TRADE FOR A LEGITIMATE BAT
AND FINALLY new management in 2010. Roger and Terry need to pick it up or go. Rick Kranitz? John Smoltz?? Joe Kerrigan? Kent Willis? Just a few
We have some serious young arms coming up in the system and Roger is not going to cut it.
Charmin519 - May 5, 2009
Change “aggressive” for “smart” base running. Aggression (read: Escobar) has given away about two innings worth of outs already.
I’m not the biggest proponent of steals, but with this offense, it might not hurt to try. Someone said it before, can’t anyone find Otis Nixon and give him a job or something as a consultant? Teach the Braves with some base-stealing speed the way to do some real bag swiping.
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
Good luck finding Otis
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
Not that hard
Otis Nixon’s On-Track Ministries
royhobbs - May 5, 2009
really good idear tho, I'm all for it
Chief Noc-A-Homa - May 5, 2009
Oh man...
..I just went to that website and watched a video of “The Catch”. Watching that, and hearing Skip, still gives me goosebumps.
Hire the man!
sddbaker - May 5, 2009
I wonder if Otis was ever high out there in center field…
Bravely going forward - May 5, 2009
correction: how many times
Bravely going forward - May 5, 2009
+1
Smoltz's Beard - May 5, 2009
You don’t like McDowell? Can’t say I know much about pitching coaches, what’s the rap on him? Would you want to pull Mazzone out of retirement?
TradeAndruw - May 5, 2009
Mazzone’s not retired, just out of a coaching job at the moment. He’s quite willing to consider another coaching job. I’m just going by what he’s said on the radio many times…he’s part of the morning “Rude Awakening” show on 680 AM in Atlanta, and you know Leo, he doesn’t mince words.
Lizziebeth - May 5, 2009
Have no fear! Tuesday's lineup:
1. Infante, 2B
2. Escobar, SS
3. Chipper, 3B
4. G. Anderson, LF
5. Kotchman, 1B
6. Francoeur, RF
7. Schafer, CF
8. Ross, C
9. Kawakami, RH
10-4 - May 5, 2009
Oh great, Ganderson’s back. Does this mean BJones is going back to AAA? And why is KJ is sitting vs a righty?
TradeAndruw - May 5, 2009
SWAGGA optioned to AAA
10-4 - May 5, 2009
B/C his BA is actually better against lefties than righties, by a large percentage (don’t have exact numbers on hand)
fphjr01 - May 5, 2009
Career, theres no split whatsoever. This season, there is…but whats that phrase I use a lot? Someone help me please
bigjoe - May 5, 2009
Yuck. Just…yuck.
bigjoe - May 5, 2009
I think it’s past time to replace Roger McDowell as our pitching coach and Terry Pendleton as our hitting coach!
I feel if we get the right guys in these two positions it could possibly help the team a lot!
HEYJUDE - May 5, 2009
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