Talking Chop

this

Since Rick Ankiel is not the Ankiel of old...

as in failpitching – for – the – Cardinals old……it seems Conrad has assumed the role.

My condolences, and his Sandovallike benching is unfortunately overdue..
No one feels worse about his amazing string of gaffes than he does, of course.

Where will he play next year (a la Jose “BOOTED BY” Lind)?

Pinch hitter

Same as this year.

Troll elsewhere.

-C

cthabeerman - October 11, 2010 reply

I'm NOT trolling.

See the “My condolences”? They’re genuine.
I understand your natural suspicion, though.

yeah, game 1 must have been a real tear-jerker.

Just sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop, really.

Hey, I’ll be the first to admit we backed into the playoffs.
Hell, I’d send the Diamondbacks a gift basket for all; their hard sweeping work on our behalf.

We’re fortunate as hell, in other words. These unearned runs don’t inspire any added confidence.

Damned rogue commas...

Proofreader failYOU’RE FIRED. AGAIN.

Great changes

I am happy that it finally took Bobby 3 games in to wake him up about the lineup, but better late than never and now we just gotta get some damn runs!!!!
It is so frustrating watching these guys swing and miss and make the giants look un- hittable.
Lincecum is a freak but I want us to face him once more because that would mean a win tonight!

BravesFan22 - October 11, 2010 reply

Two first basemen? It’ll be pretty crowded over there.

TonyAlmeyda - October 11, 2010 reply

I’m assuming Troy is at 3rd, Omar is a 2nd, and Lee is a 1st?

ChrisK562 - October 11, 2010 reply

Two players at 1st, nobody at 2nd. It’s a bold choice, let’s see how it works out.

BraveSaluki - October 11, 2010 reply

lol

Cracker! - October 11, 2010 reply

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I was typing too fast.

gondeee - October 11, 2010 reply

This is two days in a row now you lazy journalist.

he

must be banned lol

forgotten_glory - October 11, 2010 reply

He forgot his rolodex too.

J-Freak - October 11, 2010 reply

awesome

i like this lineup…

We’re going down swinging. I hope Conrad stays in the tunnel for the entire game.

BullManUGA - October 11, 2010 reply

He’ll hit a walkoff HR.

Just watch. :)

TonyAlmeyda - October 11, 2010 reply

I would bet money that Bobby pinch hits with Conrad.

Bama_Ben - October 11, 2010 reply

After what Hinske's been doing in that role....

…..that would be silly.

I hope Conrad pinch-hits tonight and hits a homer to put the Braves on top.

ChrisK562 - October 11, 2010 reply

Man, I'd love it for the kid if he did that!!!

jdmarine - October 11, 2010 reply

Totally unrelated....

Never felt the need to post my own anything before but…..today I got my $50 Sports Authority Gift Card in the mail! Got it for winning a contest here on TC! Just wanted to say thanks guys! If it wasn’t for you all making this site what it is I wouldn’t have been here to even see the contest opportunity! Ya’ll do great work! Let’s go get ’em Bravos!!

Thanks Again!

jdmarine - October 11, 2010 reply

By the way,

Wasn’t smart enough to figure out how to fanshot it or post it so I just commented in here!

jdmarine - October 11, 2010 reply

Congrats!

I like it...

….but HATE Gonzo in the 5th spot. McCann’s unlikely to get much to hit yet again…..

It’s so they can’t double LOOGY us with McCann and Heyward.

That being said, I’d rather have Troy there instead of Gonzalez.

Have to agree with you, oh wise one

lol

“wise one”

that’s a first.

Meh...we typically

think a lot alike on these threads, my friend, so I thought I’d toss you a prop.

well thanks friend!

Yesssssir

wow, almost as much smoke going up eachothers asses as when TBS talks about buster posey…

BMacAttack - October 11, 2010 reply

He's not your friend, guy!

award6 - October 11, 2010 reply

This.

J-Freak - October 11, 2010 reply

Just read this on Yahoo Sports just before the lineup was announced

• Upgrade the No. 5 lineup spot: This could be another place where Troy Glaus(notes) fits in. They need the threat of something, anything, from the batter behind Brian McCann.

It’s not coming from Alex Gonzalez.

Glaus hasn’t exactly been hitting much the last oh 3 months. Hopefully somebody found a time machine in the clubhouse and it’s actually May Glaus that is starting today.

I hate Gonzo period. But really nobody is having a great series, so Bobby might as well have filled out the bottom of the line up by picking out of a hat.

lowe is..

can we bat him 5th….?

Hektor DiPaula - October 11, 2010 reply

If he can play LF, then sure!

I predict

World Series MVP Troy Glaus will be who shows up to the stadium tonight

I predict

Glaus will think it’s the middle of May tonight.

I have a bunch of chloroform

If somebody has some calendars and some old newspapers from May, we can make this happen!

I hope Conrad gets a big pinch hit tonight…and I hope Troy gets a big hit too….love those guys.
Man the time is passing FAST today. It’s already 3ish.

MBL1 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

I love this team too...

Here’s to hoping they keep it going past tonite!

I'm PUMPED about the lineup! We may lose 20-0, but at least there was a change made.

It will be interesting and fun to see Glaus get a shot at 3rd and it’s nice to see Heyward hitting lower in the order. If I am the Giants I would bunt the ball to 3rd every time up. haha. It will be fun just to see if he can make the play.

BravesFanScout - October 11, 2010 reply

Agreed

I too am excited about this lineup, even though I realize the Braves just have not been able to score many runs in this series, maybe and hopefully that this is a change in the lineup that will just somehow explode the bats. I would love to see the Braves come out and just crush the Giants 6 or 7 to nothing.

BravesFan22 - October 11, 2010 reply

:) This thread makes me happy.

Gage23 - October 11, 2010 reply

Braves Baseball 2010

If we go down, we’re going down swinging.

SuperNewb - October 11, 2010 reply

+1

So what you’re saying is there will yet again be double digit strikeouts by the Braves line up? Hmm yeah I can definitely see that.

Half and half - pop-ups and K's

that’s my last negative post today…LOL

I think

it was meant more as a “we’re not going down without a fight”… But I could have interpreted that wrong…

If we go down, we’re going down ~~swinging~~.

make that check swinging…. Hammel is at 3rd tonight….

Hektor DiPaula - October 11, 2010 reply

I think he has cycled back around to one of the outfield lines tonight. I could be wrong, though.

kidnarcolepsy - October 11, 2010 reply

I hope you're right, for HIS sake

because if he effs up another call tonight, the Braves fans at the stadium might send the lynch mob after him.

because if he effs up another call tonight, the Braves fans at the stadium might s~~end the lynch mob after him.~~ eat him

FTFY. You eat your enemy to obtain his power; then you go out there and blow a slew of calls against the Giants, and toss Bochy for arguing.

J-Freak - October 11, 2010 reply

hahaha. I love you guys.

MBL1 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Emmel? otherwise this

BMacAttack - October 11, 2010 reply

Thank you Bobby Cox

Finally, a lineup I approve of……
I still believe we can win this series.
Go Braves!

HEYJUDE - October 11, 2010 reply

Could be the last game of the year, Brent.
Can’t hold anything back now.

707kid - October 11, 2010 reply

Wow Dan...did you think of that all by yourself?

Can't wait to see the bunt fest now that Glaus is at 3B.

But I’m not complaining. There’s really nothing else Bobby can do. There’s no way you can throw Conrad back out there.

Giants don't have a ton of speed....

….and Glaus got to Renteria’s bunt well enough, it was just a perfect one. I really don’t see the Giants trying to take much advantage of that.

Although I can’t think of a more beat-up, slow 4-some in McCann, Glaus, Lowe, and Lee all going after a bunt at the same time.

We can win this. There’s no quit in this team.

As long as we go down swinging, I’m fine with whatever outcome happens tonight.

ryantex - October 11, 2010 reply

Yesterday was the single worst day as a sports fan

Between what happened with the Braves. To what ensued with my Niners last night. I have never experienced two more humiliating loses in such a short period of time.

Good news is it ain’t over, here’s to redemption!!

My weekend was just as horrible

On Saturday – the Canes get the sh*t kicked out of them by FSU. Then coupled with the Braves game, my fantasy football team got beat. Best part, you ask? I lead the league in points (by more than 60 over the 2nd guy) and I am 0-5. Talk about bad luck!!

Safe to say, I’m glad this past weekend is over.

If I lumped in fantasy it is even worse

I scored the lowest points in 2 leagues, but I already have a win in both, my teams are garbage though.

On the bright side, a majority of the 49er fans over at NinersNation are actually A’s fans so I didn’t have to hear about the Braves game.

I'm in a Yahoo! league, and...

Well at least they’re A’s fans…that would add insult to injury.

I haven’t posted a week under 120 points, and each week, I just so happen to play the team that has the greatest week of all time vs. my squad. Here’s my lineup:

P. Rivers, C. Johnson, P. Hills (used to be Ryan Grant…whoops), R. Wayne, J. Maclin, Flex (used to be Portis, now it’s D. Henderson from NO, for now), A. Gates, R. Bironhas (sp) and the GB defense. 0-5, really

Post fail...

I put in the 1st sentence after the fact…you get my point. LOL

Yup

That is pretty rough. I’ve had similar things happen different years. Plenty of time left right…

I pretty much

need to win out at this point, in order to make the playoffs. Everyone is saying the same thing on my message board for the league – if I get in, nobody wants to play me.

Canes got whooped

Yep...waaaay pissed about that game

The refs sure weren’t helping either

It really doesn't matter when

they couldn’t stop the run and had Harris playing on 1 leg (well, groin) for most of the game.

yea

FSU just pounded it up the middle. I was hoping the Cans would beat FSU but…

romone_braves91 - October 11, 2010 reply

I was there, and it was painful. No other way to describe it. Canes were never in it.

ryantex - October 11, 2010 reply

Win or lose, this was a helluva of ride for the 2010 Braves....

Regardless of what happens tonight, this was by far one of the best/most exciting season the Braves have had in a long time. It was going to take a miracle of epic proportion for us to make it to the World Series. Injuries to key players (I think Heyward is still bothered by the thumb) was our biggest killer. I’m glad that we aren’t going down quietly. Let’s Go Braves!

Wow that is quite a change! Here’s hoping it works out.

rustibrave79 - October 11, 2010 reply

we r gonna win this series

Glaus should have been in the lineup a long time ago.i approve of this move. Go Bobby!

braves#33 - October 11, 2010 reply

I just want

to win so bad tonite so this team can go back to SF and kick the shit outta Lincecum… That stoner girly skateboarder needs to be put in his place

Game 5 strategy - shoot middle!! LMAO!!!

I just hope

there’s a game 5 to develop a strategy for

This, but literally

Even if he throws a shutout, I seriously hope we storm the mound and kick the shit out of him. I hate that guy.

FARNSWORTH PILEDRIVER

TonyAlmeyda - October 11, 2010 reply

Reminds me of Game 4 of the NLDS vs. Houston in 2004.

Down 2-1 in the series, Bobby swapped J.D. Drew and Marcus Giles. Drew hit #2 and Giles hit #3. Drew ended up hitting the game-winner with 2 outs.

Hopefully Diaz can show us how #2 is done tonight.

Let’s just hope for a different Game 5.

Let's worry about Game 4, first...

and have Diaz remember he kills LHP!!

"hopefully diaz can show us how #2 is done tonight"

EPIC.

rec’ed

fphjr01 - October 11, 2010 reply

Last night, I went from jumping up and down, screaming and turning red in the face…. to….. just turning red in the face.

No reaction tonite from me, until the damned thing is over.

I'm seriously considering

not watching the game… All of their runs have been scored when I’m away from the TV/radio or, alas, after I fell asleep on Friday night while listening after it went into extras… I feel if I keep away they’ll put up some big numbers… but how can I not watch?

yeah, same here.

screw it. i’m watching anyway. our only run is coming in the 8th inning, anyway.

you heard it here, first.

How bout this, instead??

How about we jump on em in the bottom of the first inning, hang a crooked number, and have SF chase US down, for a change?

Atlanta has played from behind for the better part of the whole series, thus far. Let’s change it up, shall we??

this

lol

we’ve played from behind for the better part of the YEAR

Exactly...

let’s do something different tonight…just for shits and giggles!!

sounds great, in theory, however.....

another lefty that we haven’t seen before.

and from what I hear, he’s legit.

Derek Lowe

Is pretty legit too… And they say pitching him on short rest puts more drop on his sinker… we’ll see

He's good, but he's also a rookie

so...... no perfect game, but a no-hitter.......?

lol. i joke.

It was such a brutal 10 minutes....

Bad timing has done quite a bit of harm to this club.

The Braves start falling apart just when the Phillies get healthy, for example.

Wagner surprisingly stays healthy the entire season, goes down one game before the Braves need him the most.

It’s remarkable what this team has been through. Just stay healthy next year, add a decent bat, and give it another go. Very excited for this club.

yeah, i'm very optimistic for next year too, however.... i wanna see

new manager = Fredi Gonzalez
new hitting coach = __________ (whom-the-fuck-ever)

How's this for the new hitting coach........

Chipper Jones…player coach!!

sounds great. nowhere to go but up.

pitching (check) …..as evidenced by PLAYOFFS
hitting (______) any type of gameplan here would probably get us to another WS

not to mention

Jurrjens will be back in full form next year and Hanson will be over his sophmore slump… Our staff is gonna be deadly… deadly…

It's all about the bats and bullpen this offseason.

I’m not going to rosterbate, but let’s hope FW solidifies the OF this coming offseason and maybe scoop up another arm for the pen, assuming Wags retires.

He will

I’m a Wren believer…. He’s got my support, 100%

Improve the team by 20+ wins with a declining payroll in two years? That works for me.

Ted Turner was at the game. Maybe the collapse re-lit the fire.

Ted Turner, how we miss thee

so true… so so true…

J.S.: Ted we want to bring this guy to improve the club, but we need to increase payroll to do it.
Ted: Done… No questions asked

He'd already have the check written

Stupid

Jane Fonda

Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame…
but he knows…
it’s his own damn fault.

lol. he knew what he was getting into. women are nuts.

Haha

+1000….indeed

HansonManCrush - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Stupid ~~Jane Fonda~~ AOL Time Warner merger

jeg - October 11, 2010 reply

Meds, Chipper, etc

Meds, Chipper, Odarp

O'Flaherty's injuries are the most underrated to this team.

that guy is key

Seriously

If we have EOF over Dunn, that game is over.

BigG1392 - October 11, 2010 reply

the difference

EOF has nasty stuff in the clutch.
Dunn doesn’t.

EOF

Is clutch… Poor guy what’s his status can he at least see clearly again?

HansonManCrush - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Heyward

in his second year, having made numerous adjustments over the winter to prep for ML pitching….

I hate myself for forgetting to mention Meds…. There’s no excuse… I guesss it’s because he’ll be out the first half

Hanson sophmore slump? He best amazing since the AS break and our second best pitcher this year.

true

I realized after posting I wasn’t giving him enough credit and my mind was simply recalling his W-L record without considering the periphals

I'm embarrassed

oh I see what you are saying

HE IS NOT A WINNAR. DFA HIM WITH HEYWARD

package

him and Heyward in a trade for Jeff Francoeur

Actually

Hanson has been 1A and 1B with Huddy. There’s really not too much difference.

yea

I put Hudson over him, but just slightly. They both have been great. Can’t wait until next year when JJ is completely healthy, but of course that is after we send off Bobby the right way

Love the Line-Up Changes...

Go Braves!

Jman781 - October 11, 2010 reply

Said before and I'll say it again...

Deploy Troy!!! Go Bravos!!!! Time to show these SF pansies what heart and determination are all about!

i approve!

I LOVE THIS LINEUP!!

go braves!! we get 5+ runs tonight!

radamez85 - October 11, 2010 reply

Though the pain we will survive
Gain the strength to stay alive
’Cause within our reach, is Destiny

BeatTehMets - October 11, 2010 reply

Is anyone else as crazy as I am?

I mean last night just killed me. I could hardly sleep because I just kept replaying everything over and over in my mind. I need to learn to deal with this sort of thing better. I was seriously considering not watching the game tonight because I just didn’t think I could deal with the stress all over again, but who am I kidding? There is no way in heck I’m not watching.

Maybe I need some sort of sports fan therapy. Or you know, let’s just win it all. That would solve things. Get it done boys!

Cayla - October 11, 2010 reply

Somebody posted something like this last night, so I'll echo that post...

Your Atlanta Braves – giving their fans heart attacks since 1991.

I posted that in the game thread yesterday.

I was at the game. I barely slept.

It’s hard to sleep after such a huge build-up and quick come-down. Hinske’s 2-run homer was seriously one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever seen in person. And within 20 minutes, it was completely taken away.

I don't think that I've really accepted that it happened.

To hit the homer and go ahead, it just felt meant to be. I keep asking, why? Why did we hit the homerun just to lose anyway? Probably overly melodramatic, but I’m one of those people that believes that everything happens for a reason, and I couldn’t stop saying, why, why, why.

Maybe Troy was meant to lead us to the finish, and this all had to happen to get him back on the field? Wishful thinking I know, but it makes me feel a little better to think so.

Cayla - October 11, 2010 reply

Just don't ever get to a point where...

…you’re having to RELY on a sports team to cheer you up. Even the best of the best get tripped up, just try and put it in perspective.

Last night was like.....

finding out you’ve won 10 mil in the lotto……..and then you find out they made a mistake with the last number, and you don’t win shit.

Exactly

Could hardly believe my eyes.

All day / last night I haven't stopped thinking about

what would have happened if Kimbrel had been left in to finish the ninth.

We would be going for the series win tonight

In stead if we win we have to go back to SF and face their ace…..Last night was a Hall of Fame bad bad move…..I was screaming at my TV when I say Bobby coming out!

Same here.

I was yelling “No bobby DO NOT come out of there. DO NOT make this move.”

I was also screaming when I saw McOut step up, tho.

At that point, I knew it was officially over.

We would have won.

Does anyone else think

Farnsworth should close. I know that is a bit of a sore subject, but he pitched 2 innings in game 2, not without issue, but without runs. And he came in last night and got the necessary ground ball to at least get to the bottom of the 9th with the game still tied, but Brooks was having none of it.

No No No

Been there and done that; The first movie was bad (Houston) the sequel maybe worse!

I figured its the unpopular move

Just throwing it out there.

Not to say Kimbrel

Wasn’t really given a fair opportunity. If it had been Wags, Bobby let’s him pitch. He ends up with the L and besides allowing the base-runners (yes a large part) had no say in the matter.

Wasn't the ground ball to Brooks given up by Moylan?

not that it even matters in this discussion...

Actually you may be right

Soo many things going on last night

Kimbrel's the guy IMHO

I cringe every time Farnsworth toes the slab, personally.

How about Conrad calling off a Gold Glover on a popup in the 9th last night?

Couldn’t help but to chuckle….

It looked like Lee lost the ball

I was absolutely screaming

Hoping he would hear me..

+1

TurnerTheBurner - October 11, 2010 reply

Fear the Glaus-o-saur!!!!

99 MPH says closer to me….18 straight scoreless innings…He’s the real deal….let him do it…..

For what it is worth

Posey is playing better than Heyward…..Not that I’m knocking J-Hey…just the facts

Yep, in his whopping 14 PA's....

…that include 5 singles and 1 XBH. At least one of those were infield singles….

Heyward looks beat up to hell….

Everybody who has gotten a hit is playing better than Heyward. Doesn’t mean he can’t start it up tonight!

Here’s hoping you are right; However it looked like the K in the first inning was on a hanging slider; And he is missing 91 and 92 mph fastballs down the middle; I’d say be more aggressive at the plate and forget the On Base Percentage…..Look for the inside fastball and do what Ron Gant use to do with those.

Too bad they refuse to pitch him inside.

BeatTehMets - October 11, 2010 reply

It seems like forever since he has swung at the first pitch. I don’t mean to always do it, but switch it up a bit.

He swung at a first pitch last nite.

Flyout to Burrell in the 4th.

-C

cthabeerman - October 11, 2010 reply

Yep you’re right.

Right on! Here's to Heyward catching fire!

Heyward will start hitting and then all the people cheering the decision to drop him down in the lineup will cry, “WHY ISN’T HE HITTING LOWER IN THE LINEUP!?”

It makes me laugh.

Maybe Troy Glaus is the Braves’ good luck charm. When he comes in to games, good things seem to happen.

He made the game-saving defensive play in game 2. Then in game 3, he was used to get Sanchez out of the game, which led to Hinkse’s home run.

BrandonG - October 11, 2010 reply

Why the hell

Did it take Bobby until potentially the last game of the season to realize that Heyward needed to get out of the 2 spot?

BigG1392 - October 11, 2010 reply

I dunno, he fit in the #2 spot perfectly most of the time...

Most patient hitter on the team, didn’t have a ton of power, gets on base with the best of them……

When Chipper went down, I was screaming for Heyward in the #3 hole. But it honestly wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Once his power starts developing more, he’s definitely a middle of the order guy.

the same reason

it took him so long to plug Prado into the lead-off spot. if he had waited any longer to do so, we wouldn’t have made it to the play-offs with it being so close of a race.

I have class from 1:40 to 4:30

and it’ll take 10 minutes to get home. Guess who’s leaving a few minutes early?

Conrad?

lol

Where are you at, mvhs?

7pm EDT start…I’m assuming you’re on the left coast?

Or did I friggin miss the memo on the start time?

Arizona

i give up trying to remember that most of you are ahead of me

My bad...

I thought they changed it to a 4:30 start time, in which case I’d be shutting off my PC right about….now.

Alright ladies and gents

I’m outta here. Gotta do some work here. See you all on the OT in 2 hours!

go braves

this!

SuperNewb - October 11, 2010 reply

Hey Gondee..........

That 1 finger typing will get ya in trouble !!

ggotch - October 11, 2010 reply

I'm getting excited about this game!

And I may as well ask this here: is there anything for a vegetarian to eat in the stadium besides slices of cheese pizza? That was all I could find last night, but surely someone here knows of something else, right?

Gray - October 11, 2010 reply

I can only think of two other things: pretzels and nachos.

Asher Burk - October 11, 2010 reply

So I feared.

Gray - October 11, 2010 reply

Nachos

with salsa and jalapenos and/or cheese. You might have to go to the Chophouse to find alternate options, but since they’re actually a restaurant, you might be able to find some non-meat options there. Or the 755 club, which has the same type of menu.

royhobbs - October 11, 2010 reply

finally the mastermike´s post has effect

Heyward is batting sixth

The Topic Is Movies(just trying to pass the time)

Top 5 of the year?

Mine, in no particular order:

1. Four Lions
2. Winter’s Bone
3. 127 Hours
4. Blue Valentine
5. The Kids Are All Right

Still a ton left to see: Get Low, The Social Network, Black Swan, True Grit, The Kings Speech, Biutiful, Rabbit Hole, Another Year, Hereafter, a billion documentaries….

You've seen all of those? Festivals?

I can’t wait for 127 Hours, Black Swan, and True Grit.

Most of them at TIFF...

…but a couple of advanced screenings as well. Got lucky this year…

I'm jealous. Mostly about 127 Hours.

127 Hours....

…was fantastic. It’s a tough watch, and I generally dislike Franco……..but wow, knocked it out of the fucking park here.

Yeah I'm excited for it. I like Franco in general though.

I liked him in Pineapple Express and Milk....

…and he showed he had some chops with those two films. But Flyboys, Spider Man, Freaks and Geeks, etc…….didn’t like him.

I hear he’s pretty great in Howl as well.

Piranha 3d

Was the Citizen Kane of Piranha movies.

SuperNewb - October 11, 2010 reply

I enjoyed Prianha 3D a lot. Pretty hilarious

Social Network

Was a pretty good movie, I was impressed

KJDH2154 - October 11, 2010 reply

Agreed. Great movie.

Fincher/Sorkin did a great job.

a hooter's baby - October 11, 2010 reply

What?!

No Machete?!

Toy Story 3 was sooo awesome.

MBL1 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Undocorkscrew:

Where do you go for movie news etc? I read a couple of sites daily but I hadn’t heard much/anything of a few of the more indie films you mentioned.

awardsdaily.com

Excellent site, if you disregard their Oscar obsession. But they cover mainstream, indy, foreign, pretty consistently. Great for finding some hidden gems.

Sweet I will check it out. Thanks

Kickass>all

MikeTrain - October 11, 2010 reply

Good luck tonight from Phils fan

I dont really have a rooting interest in the game, other than wanting this series to go 5 games, so I’ll be pulling for the Braves tonight.

Nikk.m - October 11, 2010 reply

Thanks!

Most Philly fans that have been coming here are trolling. The kind words really mean a lot.

MBL1 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

I don’t really care but whatever helps my team aren’t exactly kind words… but I’m kidding, any wishes for good luck are ok in my book.

Why five?

Considering the Phillies swept, you aren’t concerned that this long layoff until the start of the NLCS might take the sharpness off of some of the Phillies players?

royhobbs - October 11, 2010 reply

Phils next game will be on Saturday, regardless of what happens in this series.

Nikk.m - October 11, 2010 reply

But it would also mean that Lincecum or Hanson wont be available until game 3 on the NLCS.

Nikk.m - October 11, 2010 reply

The Phillies had to sit for 8 days for the 2008 World Series to begin while the Rays and Red Sox were beating each other.

Phillies won the series in 5 games. Didn’t seem to affect them too much.

LEastCoastBears - October 11, 2010 reply

It's Do or Die Time

I do see this team rallying around both Bobby and Conrad to take the game tonight. Here is to Heyward finally getting a postseason hit (and in a key situation) and Conrad coming through as a pinch hitter.

Fingers crossed that Troy does an adequate job tonight.

did you just watch the replay of the error....?

i said the same thing…..

Hektor DiPaula - October 11, 2010 reply

I just had to let out frustration

Wasn’t able to the night of as much, the GF came over right after

MikeTrain - October 11, 2010 reply

i don't "love" this lineup

but there was nothing else to be done. glaus is still a huge liability at 3b.

@ZachKleinWSB: Didn’t get it on video, but Glaus threw 2 balls past the first baseman during practice.

lingsched - October 11, 2010 reply

does someone know where is umpiring Emmel tonight?

*will be

Nope but tomorrow he'll be buried in my backyard.

Okay, a little harsh, but still

I think he’s at Third tonight.

i´m feeling check swings fails

Hopefully, Braves will try to hit him throwing the bat or make a clothes line to him when someone is running throught 3rd

i hope there’s a thunderstorm so lightning can strike him

sepulcher - October 11, 2010 reply

This game feels like a placeholder.

If we lose, I won’t be too broken up. We had the weakest side in the postseason, and it showed. Glad we didn’t get swept.

In a way, things are more problematic if we win. I just know I’ll get emotionally invested in Game 5, even though I shouldn’t, but I just can’t see how this lineup gets past Lincecum. Winning the right to face one of the top 3 pitchers in the league hardly feels like winning at all.

SS451 - October 11, 2010 reply

It's baseball!

No matter who is pitching, on any given night…

bestbostonsports - October 11, 2010 reply

Derek I know you will toss a pearl tonight. I believe in you. Go get ’em.

15ks - October 11, 2010 reply

No matter the outcome, I will ALWAYS love my BRAVES and I will ALWAYS love BRAVES COUNTRY!!

sepulcher - October 11, 2010 reply

I am FineHamAbounds, and I endorse this lineup.

I see a lot of K’s, but I see a lot of power too. And Conrad’s on the bench as a pinch hitter where he belongs. You know Bobby will use him in a late-inning situation, just like he always runs a reliever back out there the day after a tough outing. Braves win tonight, Brooks gets his redemption, and we head back to San Fran to exact revenge on Tim Lincecum.

FineHamAbounds - October 11, 2010 reply

Don't ya just love Bobby sometimes

A lineup change should have occurred a month ago, but he waits till a playoff elimination game to do it. Yeah “Thanks Bobby”

Kineticist - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Whatever.

Could be his last game tonight. He’s made his fair share of mistakes, including a few during this series (and last night), but the truth is that his squad is just weak. Can’t blame him for that. Whatever else happens, I hope he goes out on a high note of some sort.

SS451 - October 11, 2010 reply

So they are going with Glaus at 3B

Interesting

since i followed this blog all year like a kid a barney concert, and I just now had the guts to sign up, this being my first day, i would just like to say one last thing while the braves are still in the action(for sure, i think it will be more to come also)….

uh… Go Braves!!!!

(and you thought it would be something profound or meaningful)

rookiefan - October 11, 2010 reply

“at a barney concert”

dang.. epic fail..

rookiefan - October 11, 2010 reply

Welcome!

WeStillHaveBobby - October 11, 2010 reply

Love this lineup

As much as one of our lineups can be loved. Which would be more like a gentle dislike.

Frozen Fan - October 11, 2010 reply

WELL IT'S

ABOUT DAMN TIME BOBBY!!! This lineup should have come a long, long time ago. Better late than never.

Where do I send pictures

That I’ve taken during the game. I’ve got a good one akready

murph35 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

here.

starting a thread requires you to write a short lil essay.

Mobile commenting won't let me

I’ll see what I can do

murph35 - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

Can’t wait to see Nate batting with the game on the line, in the 9th, again.

Cheers. We’re all going to need it, tonite. Either way. I’m good. We got him to the playoffs. That’s enough. We’re decimated.

Go BRAVES!!!!

This.

It’s hard to get too down on this team, as it doesn’t nearly resemble the team that got us here. Braves fans know what would have happened with a fully healthy roster.

king of games - October 11, 2010 reply

If we had Chipper, Prado and Medlen in there, this series would be over….Philly headed to Atlanta (yes, that’s right – the Braves would have held onto the division lead).

+ 0.5

Kineticist - October 11, 2010 via mobile reply

I like this lineup for one big reason:

The lower half isn’t filled with auto-outs. I feel like the team has a real chance to score in any given inning tonight, instead of just every other inning or every third inning, like it has been in previous games.

I love this lineup!

We are going to see some Braves runs tonight! Glaus will surprise us all!