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Giants At Braves: 10/11 Open Thread #3

Let's get some RUNS!!!!!!

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RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS!
Please score this inning.

Time to put this thing to rest.

THIS

was calling for this innings ago

new thread = runs
or

more flailing away by the big boys. awesome

I believe in these guys

Let’s make it happen.

can I haz runz?

RIBz RIBz RIBz RIBz

Why is no one chopping???

I am

Give em hell!

They don’t stand a chance.

Damnit....come on Heap....it's on you kid!
ALL WE DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTA WHAT

Or not.

RUNZ RUNZ RUNS RUNZ RUNZ

everybody hands go UP! And they stay up….

Do it again Mac.

RALLY RAINBOW LLAMASAURUS DOES NOT WANT TO HIBERNATE

wow delete please

Worked on Friday

No guts, no glory, right?
Llamasaurus + rally puppy = runs!!
Desperate times = desperate measures
Almost an entirely new lineup yet banged up lineup.....Giants pitching.....+ Umps....

Oh hell yea! We can do this!

Missed badly on that curve that Lee swung at, Brenly. But whatever.

HEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Conrad pinch run?
hell, no we need him batting in the clutch

McLouth.. hope we don’t get into extras….

Way to hit it where it's pitched Heap!
Mclouth pinch running for Heap.
Love seeing him go to Left!

We gotta baserunner, oh yeah

ok Gonzo….need another one of those game tying doubles

Brian McCann is playing the game of his life

NOOOOOOOOOOOO PR
Ugh,

I guess it’s ok since Ross is awesome, but I hate seeing Mac out of the lineup. Esp. when he’s only the tying run.

Dear God Alex...

8th inning walkoff please

put my rally cap on and we got a hit..

Nate

running here? doubt it

People I don't like seeing up with 1 on and 1 out

1 Gonzalez, Alex
 
Get a hit here!

One fucking time Gonzo
Casilla

pretty quick to the plate

feeble lead over there

crap, AGon, please man, do it like if you were with the Marlinsa

The Chop chant at the Ted

It haz mesmerizing.

I love mccann

that was a ball to lowe…

NOT a strike dammit

Grip it and rip it!
That pitch looked a tad inside

Glad that Lowe was getting that call earlier…

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

how do you not get faster gonzo

Gonzo...why the fuck didnt you run

way not to run it out seabass

that's why you do it.
Gonzalez

not running it out?

Where was Gonzo on that?
Did Gonzalez not run that out?
GONZALEZ DIDN'T RUN!!!!??????

Wtf did Gonzo not hustle?

AAHHH! CORONARY!

That was terrifying.

wow, Gonzalez must be really slow.
Was gonzo running out of the box?
Gonzalez, you lazy piece of shit.
Was gonzo running out of the box?

DId Alex not run immediately?

WHAT A LAZY ASSHOLE

RUN GONZO YOU IDIOT.

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

thanks AGon why the hell you don’t RUN!?!

That's fuckin ridiculous Gonzalez

you piece of shit

my word Gonzo, why didn’t you run harder? To first, maybe? ANGER

Not like this is the playoffs or anything. It’s not this ISN’T the time to leave everything on the damn field.

I thought only Escobar was lazy.

Gonzalez is garbage.

Yeah, he just turned one helluva DP last inning.

Show em what you're made of HEYWARD!
If he had run all the way, COULD he have made it?

The world may never know.

658 licks by the way. Just sayin’

maybe

better than not running

probably not

but stil gotta do it. im sure #6 will pat on the back and tell him good job anyways

Well, maybe not but if he were running hard that would put pressure on the guy throwing the ball and maybe hew ould have thrown it away.
Lol

another great play by gonzo.

Allright JHey...

This is when you prove it!

A legend will be born this AB

Book it!!

still want Esco

On the bright side

Esco probably wouldn’t have run it out either.

He wouldn’t move out of the batter’s box

Of all the times to run one out

that was it

What's worse

Gonzo not hustling or Conrad’s defense? At least Conrad tried!!!!

Gonzo....by far!!!! Least thats me anyway!
I'm a coach

so I can handle errors as long as you’re busting your butt. But not that!!!!

2 outs...Heyward vs Lopez

…gulp

fuck u agoz

for not running

didnt we trade for him to GET RID of such behavior?

Probably not the case, but is it possible that that was Gonzalez’s ticket out of Atlanta?

some people want a hit. I want a jack
HEYWARD is gonna blow peoples minds again

I can feel it!

Way to hustle Gonzo!
Worthy of boos there

Actually, all the boo power that was channeled towards conrad needs to go to gonzo and I won’t feel one bit f’ing sorry for it

hey, Chopper? Is the truck still running? I bet it is.

Keys in ignition

heyward needs to take this to left field

10 rows deep in left field
I wanna see that reply

Jeeesus give me a freakin’ heart attack. I think Bobby would bench Seabass for not running if he could.

Jhey has to come through here....
8th inning of a elimination game, Gonzo?

Pete Rose is ashamed ):

i put my rally cap on and we got a hit and then caught a halfway lucky break…i need to go use the bathroom but im not gonna move a damn muscle..

PLEASE be patient Jason!

Let's go JHey!!!!!!!
Heyward about

to get a steady diet of the ball away

which will be called for strikes i'm sure

wow AGon stopped completely

No way they pitch to Heyward.
why wouldn't they?

cmon jason

Glaus coulda legged that one out.
Conrad on deck
Wouldn't it be fitting for him to be the hero?

WOW DLOWE COULDA USED THAT ZONE IN THE 7TH

JHEY!!!!!!!!!!
took me a minute to get to the new thread

but dammit Alex, run it out, its the playoffs

On further review

That was awful from Gonzo. I gave him the benefit of the doubt until I saw the replay, but man that was bad.

Stop trying to pull – take outside pitches to LEFT

What about David Ross? We’re gonna have to put him in, might as well give him an at bat. He’s one of our best hitters.

if there is a God

let Jay hey get a hit

guess not
No.

It’s just that the Baseball Gods are against us.

the playoffs are off limits. God must let them play it out.

There is no God.
didnt need that play to know that...

but it just adds extra evidence

c’mon heyward!!!!!!!!!

Nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that might do it

Jason FAIL.

Lopez is

a lefty killer. the kid has shat the bed down the stretch. sux

Or, swing at a ball in the dirt.
Heyward has choked in the postseason
Heyward has done nothing this postseason

He has 2 hits tonight.

why don’t you look the fucking ball, maybe you can make contact.

Fail

You suck

Yeah. they should just cut him.
RIP to a Good *(regular) Season
I was unaware the rules of baseball have changed to 8 inning games?
Good lord

Haven’t you already quit on this team multiple times? GTFO

You had to know that was coming. same thing all series.
praying for a miracle
Conrad, Ankiel, Hinske in the 9th, I'd assume

Back-to-back HRs for the walk-off win?

I'd take 3 straight singles and put it on the top of the lineup at this point
pretty much what our season SHOULD come down to

its only fitting all bench guys would give us our last shot.

Damn Damn Damn
Guess we’ll just have to do it in the 9th.

Fuckkkkkk

Posey is making him look bad. Heyward made himself look bad.

So hard when your best player is still a kid. Damn!
Conrad isn't a kid!
McCann???

He isn’t a kid anymore

Eddie Mathews has been dead for quite some time.
Chipper Jones

ain’t no kid

I meant playing of course. Forgot about B-mac though.
The best home team in baseball loses 2 out of 3 to the Phillies at home at the end of the season and now this.
i would like to see ross as well as hinske and conrad

the only legit power guys we have left

Ross is already in the game as the catcher now.

our luck ran out
we had no luck to begin with
fuck a duck

I hate to say it, and shouldn’t, but that’s game and season

we did get screwed on some terrible calls
yea, but that's baseball

and as I type, leadoff hit. What’s the stat? 70 percent of the time? or is that college?

I hope the players aren't thinking like that
Heyward

Has played like Frenchy. Ugly.

No

French wouldn’t have taken a pitch

7H 2 Runs, Giants: 4H 3 Runs

Gotta throw out everything you have. But first have to hold them down here.
Venters

another inning…

VENTERS AGAIN??????
That was my reaction, exactly.
That lefty-lefty matchup sure worked again.
I remember when the Braves lost the WS in 91 and 92 and lost in the NLCS in 93 I Cried. I guess I've just gotten so used to losing in the playoffs now that it doesn't even phase me anymore.,

facepalm, we can still win this

Jesus, more Venters? I guess this is Bobbys last chance to overuse him.

Heyward has been absolutely pitiful.

I have lost respect for turner field

they just played Tik Tok, heard it when they came back from commercial

So it’s more or less irrelevant since, well, yeah, but why is Venters still in there?

Does Bobby want his last achievement to be making sure he can never pitch again?

And, we have 7 hits to their 4
and 2039 less lucky calls.
Except

They capitalize on their breaks, we just like eating LOBster.

Cox

you really are a piece of sh*t manager. Thanks for ruining Venters. Enjoy retirement dickford

Slow down son

We weren’t even supposed to be in the playoffs this year. We’re two plays away from winning this series.

We are?

Oooh you’re a giants fan. I get it.

No dude, braves fan since I could be one

met and played catch with Andruw Jones when he was in the Minor leagues, and that pretty much sealed it.

No he is an actual Braves fan

which you seem to forget when we are down 1

Look at this team

with all the injuries nobody would have blamed us if we didn’t even make it

Venters nice to see you, I will see you again in 2012

actually bob

David ross can hit

Just not like McCann

which was his point I think

Classic case of Postseason chokeitis by Heyward

because he’s been to the postseason sooo many times before. He’s a kid. Look at the pressure on him. Who are you, I’ve never seen you before. Go away.

LOL I was kidding about letting Venters finish the game…..Jesus Bobby you hate his arm.

wowv venters is ruined for sure
Believe!!
that really hurts you know.....
Bobby has LOST what's left of his mind -

WHY the HELL is Venters out there for a 3rd inning?

We have Kimbrel and Beachy

To get out one lefty.

Though he failed.

Because, once again, Aubrey Huff hits lefties better than righties.

I only said why, not that I agree with it.

I know. My comment was more of a criticism against Bobby Cox. He doesn’t even bother looking at stats – ever.

Yeah, old school to a fault.

But I still like him, and hope he has a great retirement (preferably later rather than sooner).

He’s not. Don’t you see the stat line? He recorded 0 outs that inning, so it doesn’t count as even 0.1 IP.

I love baseball

sooo much… but I am saying it now… with all of the blown calls this offseason, I refuse to watch again if some form of expanded instant replay is not instituted.

Not watching anymore would take a lot of meaning out of my life—but I’m definitely not giving MLB any more money until they shape up and stop letting umpires ruin games.

Huff hits lefties better this season

how many times must you make the same mistake bobby

He has hit lefties and righties essentially the same this season, and has hit righties much better in his career.

Conrad better hope and pray the Braves don't lose this series. He would forever be mentioned with the likes of people esuch as Buckner. What a horrible legacy to leave behind.
dont blame it on Brooks...

NO ONE showed up to hit in this series…….

Brian McCann says hello from the bench
Omar Infante is holding on line one.
everyone but braves and giants fans will forget about this series once it's done.

not as important as the WS

Yeah...

We can only hope that a bad call costs the Yankees the WS.

I agree. This is not as big as the NLCS or World Series.
Make a few routine plays and that stigma isn't attached to you.

Paul Emmel and Ed Hickox are just as much at fault.

In the Braves defense

the Giants staff is no joke.

More of a Knoblauch

Ball game everyone go home

It’s a 1 run game morons.

Do you realize how big 1 run is for a team that can't hit ????????

Are you kidding me? 1 friggin run? Grow up.

runs runs runs runs
Cody Ross has a mangina!

Jonny Venters is going to be the happiest person in the world

When the Braves season is over….whenever that is

So he can finally put his arm in a sling, covered in icepacks, not moving it for 4-5 months, and praying it doesn’t fall off?

Something like that

Ugh, this is awful.

We are only down by one run people. Lets hear some encouragement!!!!!
Please

jesus, im tired of the absurd hate.

The defeatism is unbelievable.
All these people need to be banned.

Brian Wilson might trip over his beard.
Conrad homers in the bottom of the ninth.

It has been written in the scrolls

Kimbrel coming in...

and then we’ll see Conrad, Ankiel, and Hinske
imagine if we can get one last home comeback win for #6

this

the clutch boys who cant field or hit in the first 7 innings for crap!

watch bobby pull em after one batter.

I had forgotten why I hated you the first minute you came on TC. Thanks for the reminder

i love you too man....
"me out"
and look at how that turned out.....
Fat lady warming up

But the Giants will be the ones to lose!

what the snap

Posted like a true Philly phan.

Reverse Psychology

Braves are fucked over. No way they pull this out.

Might as well start filing out, guys.

Yeah, Let's go

Gotta beat the traffic!

Kimbrel's a pussy

should still be playing single a ball

Jason can’t hit, no talent, DFA or trade for frenchy

Let's hold them here

Then let Brooks Conrad have a moment of redemption worthy of a Disney moving starring Tony Danza

And its good because tony dnaza used to play for the cardinals before he became a housekeeper
Lol

Nobody deserves that kind of horror.

The Garbage Picking, Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon?

I can’t believe I’ve seen this multiple times.

Kimbrel is disgusting.
Freeking filthy
One more k and I'll have to induce vomiting.

Dick already scouting report for the Giants/Phillies series I see…

I don’t think the Braves or Giants can win a single game against this Phils team. They’re saving us all four games of misery.

You gotta feel good about Kimbrel taking on the closer's job next season.

Carlos Marmol in red and blue!

I kinda think it's going to be a timeshare

with him and Venters

Really?

Venters will be carrying his arm to work in a briefcase.

Venters has been lights out all year

and Kimbrel has some control problems. It should be at least at the start

Maybe at first.

I think he’ll prove himself. Not that Jonny isn’t great, but he doesn’t quite have the high heat and strikeout stuff you like to see in your closer.

Trevor Hoffman had a pretty good career...

With far less heat and strikeout stuff than Venters.

True.

I think I’d be comfortable with closer by committee, too. Or with Venters taking it himself. Or Kimbrel alone. We’ve got lots of good options.

Agreed on all counts.

Pitching looks great for next year.

Again.

I hope not.

I think it is better to have one designated closer.

Agreed.

But then, who knows how the next guy will manage.

Kimbrel will be the closer next year. Venters probably saving a few when Kimbrel is not available.
we went from having a no hitter in the 5th to this..
huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This kid Kimbrel is unreal!
Go Braves!
TWO RUNS FOR A WALKOFF WIN!!!

All right boys

Let’s crush the bearded one

FUCKING RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS...C'MON BRAVES!!!!!!!!!
This is it.

Fuck shit up or go home.

What’s it gonna be?

brian wilson looks like a commercial for Just For Men
I hope he throws like the old guy.
One more comeback please.

And a side of fries.

Time to FUCK UP Brian Wilson and his FILTHY beard

Just like in Game 2 MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!

Conrad, Ankiel, Hinske... someone run into one

Preferably two someones…

Odds of Brian Wilson blowing another save?
7-8-9

against the “best” closer in the NL.

This is it

we’ve beaten the beard before

I don't see what the benefit is of everyone trying to be the first one to call us losing

I mean, what the hell good does it do a fan to say, “we’re through.”

Is it just so important to you to sound smart or to not be a homer that you just have to call it as soon as the situation gets rough?

In any case, when you say it’s over down 1 run you just sound like a moron.

THIS, thank you.

^ has not been watching the rest of this series
Yet another freakin 1 run game.
CONRAD FTT

HINSKE FTW

Brooks could totally redeem himself here

if he's batting that is

Send Russell Crowe back to Cali with a BS

Go Braves!!

All or nothing! New night, new hero!

here we go boys!!! Its RALLY TIME for BOBBY!!!!
FOR BOBBY.

I’m not fucking ready for this to be over. I’m just not.

Me either, brother
Me too but not necessarily for bobby.

Me either. I’d hate for his last game at the Ted to be a loss.

Brian Wilson is the best closer!!!! :)

unhittable i say
send these boys back to the mission
LETS GO BROOKS
Cmon fellas....let's get it...now or never

Let’s go Brooks!!!

You know, I actually may cry if the Braves lose.
Cried all my tears last night.
phuck the fat lady

LETS FUCKING DO THIS> RAW DOG

THIS IS IT. THIS IS BIG.

It's now or next year...
Come on Conrad

swing at strikes first

woah Conrad patient.

C'mon Brooksy!!!!
Conrad could REALLY redeem himself here.
Come one RAW DOG!
RAW DOG RUNS FREE!
Let's do it Brooksy!

WHERE IS FRANCISCO CABRERA

Another bad pitch call, it should be 3-0

so you have a good count

why not wait???

thatta boy Brooks…

Nice redemption, Brooksy
RICK RICK RICK RICK RICK
Alright Rick...c'mon buddy. Just get on base for Hinske

fuck fuck fuck fuck

"finally, finally, the finale"

Dick.

Goodbye Cox. It was great having you for 20 years.
This may be it

very sad

Come on Ankiel!
we need auto single
5 1/2 months until the 2011 regular season begins.
SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DOUCHE!!
well

to be fair thats true no matter what happens

Maybe he’ll come back

let's go slick rick!
Can lightening strike twice?
no

lightning can, though

C'mon Rick, one for Bobby!

One more game for bobby! take it to game five!

I'll take a friggin texas-leaguer right now for a single
ooooooooooooooooooooo just shat myself!

wow…thought that was strike 3

Full count to Ankiel....
TAKE NO MATTER WHAT
WOW that was close

Holy shit Ankiel walks

Got a heartbeat
BB!!!!!!!!!!

Hinske!!! C’mon Eric!!!!

Hell yes!!! SKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
All right Hinske

BASERUNNER!!!

Rick's 2nd Walk Tonight

holy shit by inches

still...

that one doesn’t make up for the out at second….!!!!

Rick "Plate Discipline" Ankiel
Ankiel walks twice!!

Hafta win!

Either that, or it’s a sign of the apocalypse.

c'MON SKE

4 STRAIGHT BABY, U WANT IT? DO IT YOURSELF BUD!!!

All right, Hinske. Wait on your pitch.

Don’t swing till this guy throws some strikes.

Great eye Ankiel !!
We are NOT done yet!!!!!!
JUST NO VIDRO PLEASE

We need some more Hinske magic!

Today it counts.....!!!!!!!!

Good AB.
another pinch 2 run homer, right now, please.

Please dont ground into a DP Hinske.
It's over remember?? Why didn't you leave?
that was the homer

IF THAT CONNECTS IT GOES

Fuck you Stockton!
Jim Leyritz

yuck

Be patient Eric...wait for yours brother!

A gapper scores Rick from 1st!

I'll take it

Not gonna happen here though. Outfielders are too deep.

Auto single on deck...cmon...
IF YOU WANT IT YOU CAN GET IT LET ME KNOW!

Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk

Lincecum looks like this chick i tried to bang in highschool.

you sir

have terrible tastes in women

why

would you ever tell anyone that

you’re not still in high school?

Please promise me drugs and/or lots of alcohol was involved. Damn.

whats sadder is “tried to”? does that mean he failed? damn man

She obviously has better taste.

shortened strike zone
Revenge for the biased calls last night.
umm....

interesting…..

OK Ske...your pitch here
that looked a bit outside
Such an inconsistent zone tonight

Ball. Horrible calls all inning. This ump is garbage.

same pitch....

why a strike now…?

cmon

YES!!!

Auto single time!

bring on sergio romo!
OMAR OMAR OMAR OMAR OMAR!
please hit a HR or a double
All right Omar

Let’s make some moves here.

Took some guts to take that many pitches
HELLZ YEA BE PATIENT EVERYBODY!

OMG OMG OMG

Please

at least tie it up!!!

Huddy pinch running for Hinske
lol huddy pinch running
Auto single

FREEEKIN ENGAGE!!!!

AUTO GAPPER TIME

SCORES HUDDY

HEAR COME OMAR!!!
omg melky looms infante must do this
Oh, no

Did not notice that. Ugh.

Where were you

when Tim slid?

Hittable pitch.

Tim Hudson says surprise

Thats the first strike hes thrown this inning.

Please single, please single, please single...
SHIT PATIENCEEEEEEEEEEEE

omar omar OMAR OMAR

Nasty pitch there for strike 2
PINCH HIT FOR MELKY PLEASE
IF YOU WANT SOME! COME GET SOME!

Melky on deck, Omar hit!!

Omar better do this shit, because the on deck guy won't.
Give him a chance!
Fight back Omar!! 2-2...let's go!!!

lets go!

They're not giving anything for Omar to pull

Huddy pinch running! Representing the winning run.
And Melky is on deck.

Don't leave it on MilkDUD!!!

FUCK FUCK FUCK omar

what kind of motto is torture
Season over.
GTFO
Amirite?

You must be so proud

Actually

You’re a giant douche

I dont give a shit if you were

Your negative bull shit has been permeating these threads for weeks. It is absurd.

Don’t come back next year please.

No shit

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out dude.

Damn

Please get a hit Melky!!!

woah that was WAY outside
Omar

owned!! damn

NO WAY WHY NO PINCHHIT?

oh wait.

Cabrera is not who I want to see here.

Is there No One else?

OMAR!? WTF ARE U DOING

and our season lies in melkys hands….fuck

Well MVP

Its on u

Great. The future in Melky’s hands.

Cabrera everyone....!!!!!!!
Jesus...just run into one Melky for the love of God

BALL. Horrible call.

a lotta room in right center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets!

Tim should hit for MilkDUD
if no one else will

i believe the melk man will deliver

C'mon Melky you got this........

NOT a strike! WTHell is it with the 9th inning and the Giants zone?

ump just wants to go home
he's missing his favorite show!

Houston Street status

55 hop CHOPPER!

Melky bloop please

alright its 1-1

Holy shit I'd kill for a walk right now
Wilson

please hang one

I think Bobby's about to have a heart attack
Oh my God, if he walks the Melk Man...
Should be 3=0!
and a melky chopper ends our season
That seems about right

Melky ends it on a chopper.

Goodbye Bobby.

well

at least this is the last time we have to see this fat bastard…

oh shit, i thought u meant bobby

but melky of course…couldnt agree more

to be clear

yes, Melky… despite my love-hate relationship with him over the years, def gonna miss the skipper

fucking finally. see you guys next year.
thats about

right Melky

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!
A choppah to end it

like we didn’t see that coming

Good run.

Brutal lineup and infield. We did what we could with what we had.

Crap. See you guys in March. :(

Of course the season ends

On a Melky Chopper.

Good season

can’t complain with how hard this team played for the most part

Lucky mother fuckers!

FAT ASS! ANYONE SEE HIM SHOOT HIM!

Thanks fellow TC'ers.

I’ve enjoyed the season with everyone.

I love you Bobby! Thanks for all the memories!
Well

it’s been a fun season. We just had too many injuries to overcome in the playoffs.

i can't believe that fat f#ck ended the season

Is it bad that I’m about to cry?

this one didnt hurt as much as yesterday.....
i got over the hurt last night

tonight, Im just kinda resigned to it

im not....

i saw the replay of the homer this morning and i wanted to cry… really…

Bobby

don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Thanks for all the playoff misery, I suppose it made up for the 70’ and 80’s

BANNED!!!!!!!!
ooooh. Ban. Please.
BAN THIS DUMBASS IMMEIDATELY
You sir

Are a classless douche!

Get the fuck off this site

Ban please

You are total joke
That's why you don't take out MATTY. Bobby & his damn matchups.

See you guys next season.

It’s somehow fitting that Melky ends it on a useless chopper.

It’s also incredibly fitting that Bobby, a man who is known in part for his contentious dealings with umpires, retires in a series where the umpires did their damnedest to ensure that Bobby’s team could not advance.

i say we did pretty good for all the adversity we faced

key injuries, bad calls by umps, and errors by conrad

The best home team in baseball chokes at home in the playoffs. Fitting ending to Cox's era.

Yeah but this isn’t the same team that won all of those home games.

I'd really enjoy the end of your posting era.
Geez STFU

UMPIRES and shitty luck gave this game away. Braves did what they could with a B-squad. Bobby could have managed better. End of story

youre right but this was kind of our c- and a half sqaud or c squad

You have pretty much been pissing on this team ever since you’ve been here.

GTFO the Internet, please.

Thanks for a good season Braves. Gonna miss ya Bobby.

Peace out

Thanks for the memories.

2011

This team is going to be nasty next year. I hope Wren has learned his lesson. Defense is important.

because it was totally his fault that chipper and prado went down.

Good season all!

Happy to be participating in the TC with you! See you next year!

Bye Bobby

there’s has never been another Brave manger since I can remember

when is spring?

disappointing end...

but lots to look forward to for next season!!

Wow

One way or another, I’m glad that it ended at home, just for that one little moment.

Yup

My thoughts exactly

I'm gonna miss u bobby :'(
I hate the Giants with a passion, but that was classy of them. I'll admit that.
What'd they do?
They acknowledged Cox & clapped for him.
Yea

Unlike a bunch of assclowns on this site, they understand the moment

Coolness. I was only on radio, and switched off after the last out.

Bobby came out and took a curtain call. Giant players paid proper respects.

wonder if they would’ve saluted him had they lost…

No, because they'd be getting ready for Game 5.
i mean if they had lost the series...
I know, I was j/k.

I imagine they already gave him a tribute during the regular season, so there would be no reason to do so again, if he was going to continue managing.

Giants show us how to win a series without winning a game….

that was a touching moment. Bobby looked like he was about to cry.

Farewell Bobby

Hall of Famer without a doubt. Thanks for everything. We’ll miss you.

If we were healthy

this series wouldn’t have been close

So no more Bobby

going to be tough

SO WHY ALL THE HATE ON ME FOR CALLING MELKY A USELESS SLUG?

I'm right there with you. Damn righty matchups, keep Matty in there.

Ah Darrin Ford….I played against you in high school.

Gonna miss you Bobby.

Wish you could’ve made some better decisions, but damn, you are the man.

at least we'll see giants fail against the phillies
i, for one

will be rooting for the Giants… they may have had some help in this series, but no waay in hell will i watch a minute of a Phillies Yanks WS

Absolutely. And playing the Phillies is the only way I will ever hope the Yankees win.

I'm now rooting for whoever comes out of the AL

I hope it’s the Rays.

I can't root for a DH team.
though I agree with this

I hope for a Rays-Giants WS… a big F you to the networks and MLB

bigger F you

Would be Texas-Tampa

How is that possible?

LOL

ummm my imagination? I’m clearly not thinking….

Ummm, Texas-SanFran* is what I meant.

Me too. But their offense has so much fail in them at the worst times.

die phills die!

hope the Giants win

but the Phillies are going to destroy them

we've seen what the Phillies do

when they come up against even decent pitching… this series is far from in the books before it starts

Rooting for the Giants against the Phillies, and the Rays in the AL
I won't be watching

I’m way too emotionally drained after this series, and I need to focus on my work now.

Thanks for everything Bobby

I still love my braves!

+1000000

AMEN BROTHER!!

We all do...

but we’re hurting right now. Especially since we didn’t want to see the end of Bobby’s career come so soon. It will be weird not seeing him again, but we will always remember the man he was, which was highlighted tonight when Derek wanted to stay and Bobby let him. Bobby probably thought it was a mistake but that is the way Bobby is, a man who believes in his players. If no one here can see why that made him a great manager, then I personally don’t think you’re a fan of the Braves.

Cody Ross

hate to say it, straight class, maybe we shoulda picked him up, not for minor tho

But the Fish gave him away for f'n free! I hate them!
BOBBY... LOVE YA
Could not be more proud of this team

Gonna miss Bobby

+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Why do they celerate

winning the division series like that

Because they can.
Making the NLCS is an achievement.
Gonna miss you Bobby

Thank you for everything. Braves baseball has been an important part of my life the last 20 years.

/tears.
So um…has Fredi gotten an interview yet?

I hope it's announced tomorrow

Who the next skipper is.

I hope it's Fredi

I’ll give anything for Fredi to be our manager next season! And terry pendelton “let go”

This season

may have been Bobby’s best management job. Just look at the roster turnover from opening day and we still got the Wild Card.

I am with you

Sadly I think it will fall on deaf ears for the uneducated minority.

Here’s to Bobby!

Bobby Cox thanks for all you done for the Braves the last 20 years

you will be miss. Thank you 2010 Braves for making the last few months go by with more ups than downs. It was amazing. Made me realize why I love the game of baseball.

We will miss you Bobby, you are irreplaceable
Wow, we'll miss you Bobby.

I cant explain my emotions after that game and wow, bobby’s gone

In the end though, the injuries were just too much for this team to overcome

That and the winning run in both games 1 and 4 for the Giants were scored by guys who should have been called out, but it is what it is

Excuses, Excuses. If we had DEPTH, then injuries wouldn't be such a big issue would it ?

yo will u shut up already?

Would you please give it a damn rest already
We had depth

that’s why we made the playoffs. Nobodies 3rd team is good enough to win a series and we still were in every game

Doesnt matter if we lost the game 20-0 or 2-1. A loss is a loss.
shut the HELL up you useless twat

I WILL END YOU

and you are still a jerk
Not true AT ALL

This was not an embarrassing way to go out. The rest of the world knows the Giants got EXTREMELY lucky to win this series.

I don't know if I would say lucky

but they had to work their butt off for almost every run

both the winning run in game 1 and game 4 were scored by guys who were out with the proper call

but the umpire missed the call

Notice

almost every run

Shouldn't you be playing in the freeway or something?
GET THE F OUT YOU PHONY BASTARD!
I don't like name-calling but you are making it really hard.
TWSS
Props for not missing an opportunity
Are you bi-polar? One minute you're for the Braves the next you hate.

We had depth, but it can only cover up for so long.

Thank youfor everything, Bobby. It’s gonna take me a little while to get over this series.

Braves have lost 8 straight postseason elimination games at Turner Field. The Braves have been unbelievably horrible in the playoffs every year since 1991, not including 1995.
Please ban this classless piece of shit

how old are you, seriously?

Im glad you're only a Braves fan for 2010

If even that….

Seriously??

How old are you? I remember going to Braves games in the late 80s that were lucky to have 2,000 people there and we were lucky to win 50 games. To take offense at the fact that the Braves have made the postseason 15 of the last 20 years just shows your age and your lack of understanding of how difficult it is to get into the playoffs and how much of a crapshoot the playoffs are. Any team can win a best of 5/best of 7 series. Hell, even the Royals and Pirates will take on occasional series from a top team.

You’re stupid.

well

see you guys some in the off season…

well it was an up and down season

but i wouldnt have it any other way… its why baseball is the best sport in the world

aww man...

im so emotional right now…. not for how the series went… but because of how it would had went…. Damn i missed chipper and odarp…..

I hate it but

Lincecum v. Halladay is gonna be a good matchup

Yea it will

And I, personally, couldn’t give a shit. Haha

anyone watching the rest of the playoffs....?
Yes I know

I am not a huge baseball fan outside of watching my team though. But i understand the appeal

I'm rooting for the Rays. When they're out, i'm out.
I might watch a game or two with some Gigantes fans I know out here, but otherwise, footbaw, volleyball, and school.
what playoffs?

I’m officially in football mode now

Nope.

I’ll be rooting for the AL team.

No

I may read about it, a little.

im going to go punch something soft very hard now...

see you all in the spring

wow,

I can’t believe I’m crying this much

Too many errors

Its way too hard to win that way, Braves almost got it done, but It’s very very difficult to do so

Interesting to see what offseason moves Braves will make.
hopefully significant ones

just a few additions will make us legit contenders

We need backups who can field better.
I agree. OF is probably the priority.

I’d love to see several, but I also don’t anticipate much.

Think about it, the pitching staff is set.
1b, 2b, 3b will not see any changes unless Chipper decides he can’t make it (not happening).
RF is taken.
SS could change, but I doubt it with the cheap option (not arguing whether it’s a good idea, but the Braves I think will probably pick up his option.
And the bullpen might see a veteran or two signed, but otherwise is probably set.

Only LF and CF are likely to see any real change, unless we unload a SP (which I believe we would do if Medlen was healthy) (I don’t include KK there since he won’t be much loss and won’t net much in return).

We need a guy who can hit for power

whether it be at 1st base or outfield

Hell of a season Bravos! Can we announce Fredi as the new manager now? jk

The Braves are going to have to make some HUGE moves in the offseason if they plan on competing with teams like the Phillies next year.
insightful. thank you for that.
Have you seen our pitching

Not HUGE, a few key additions. Someone put this guy in the FO

FO is fine without this jokester

we competed with the Phillies all season long, again down the stretch our injuries killed us

you say it is an excuse?

Look at the damn lead we built when the Phillies were injured

IF both teams are healthy in the playoffs, we are just as good as they are

shut your face

He's been banned

No reason to pile on when he can’t read it…

You know what?

I’m not even disappointed we lost. I hate we didn’t win these last 2 games.

But damn. We had a make-shift lineup for the last month or so of the season. We made it to the playoffs and had a shot.

Can’t ask for much more (winning being the “much” part).

Lets enjoy the fact that the Ted looks PACKED and nobody can say how spoiled Braves fans are anymore.

We’ll miss ya Bobby (In a crazy grandpa kind of way!)

<^> to the haters.

I’m out!

I'll never get to sleep tonight w/ all the asshole Giants fans in my building. UGGGH!
Post Game on Braves Live on FSS

Do we have a rosterbation thread we can go to? Like immediately?

tell gondee to get it up and running

Not gonna lie

Didn’t think we would even win one game this series. We gave it our best with half of our bench starting. Great fucking season boys.

Yup

and we won 1 and tied 2 so it was great.

this

Our pitching got us this far. Offense needs to be the priority this offseason, for sure.

That was a great season! we could be the best team in the NL next year!

We only have one really glaring hole at 3rd (if Chipper calls it)! I thought it was great, and way above expectations.

Damn straight! We’re one hitter away from dominating the NL!

hopefully we can rob the rockies, who have too many good infielders and not enough money

Who could we potentially rob from the Rox?

Where exactly would we put an IF?
SS? 1B?

They won’t get a 1b with Freeman there unless he stinks in AFL.

I still think they honestly will pickup AGonz’s option. Right or wrong, I think they’ll do it for 2.5 mil. Shoot, even if they want to replace him I’d pick up his option.

And honestly

I wouldn’t mind hanging on the Lee for one more year

Me either. I like him

I love the idea of having him, but I don’t think he wants to be a backup, and generally if Freeman does anything in the AFL and in Spring, they’ll be wanting to get him lots of ABs.

I wish Lee could play 3b or something.

Nor would I.

Though I wouldn’t be surprised to see him return to the Cubs.

Didn’t complete that thought. For 2.5 mil, I’d have no problem with him as a backup. Plus no matter what Braves fans think, plenty of baseball guys think he’s a good defender which means he’s got trade value.

Sorry, I spaced Freeman.

And I agree about Gonzo, but it’s not a done deal.

Yeah, I wouldn’t be shocked if they don’t pick up Gonzo’s, but as I argued the other day, I think that as much as we need to upgrade in LF and CF that the money it would take to replace a SS is needed to get a legit LF and CF.

cargo and tulo....!!!!!!
Our biggest need is definitely in the OF

Wren will sign someone like Burrell or Guillen. I love Frank, but unless he pulls the deal of a lifetime, we’re gonna be stuck with ass clowns like that.

I agree. We need a legit hitter(or two) to add to the OF
Not gonna happen

but Crawford would be perfect

Gotta think we’re gonna trade a young pitcher: Beachy, Jurrjens, Minor, etc. if we want a decent return.

Wouldn't be a bad thing

their future is not guaranteed. For all we know we’ve already seen JJ’s best year

Gonzo on the rockies

but apparently they are super high on him now

It’s been one helluva a ride. I’ll always have fantastic memories from the 2010 Braves (especially getting to be at opening day)

If/when Fredi comes on

you think the bench coaches remain the same? I love TP but we could maybe use a shake-up at hitting coach.

Hell no. TP has to go. Need some fresh blood. I like McDowell though.

I do hope Roger stays
this

so much… I gained a lot of respect for Roger this year, he really is a gret pitching coach

Couldn’t agree more. Roger has really made some awesome adjustments to our pitchers this season. Unlike our hitters who have not once changed their approach.

Totally agree! We saw much growth in young Venters, Kimbrel & Dunn.

Plus Lowe is finally looking like himself again.

So do I but

the offense has been a weakness for too long

i think you're the only one with a love for TP.
as a man

not as a coach

TP was a great player and a great Brave. But we desperately need a new hitting coach.

I want Leo back!

If Chipper can't play

He’d make a great hitting coach

Player/(hitting) coach!!
No way

He has to spend too much time on both his swings

Anyone know of any good hitting coaches looking for jobs?

This dude named Larry Jones Jr. Maybe you know him.

Scott, thank you for banning BravesFan2010. He’s been that way every single day he’s been here.

Fuck Karl Ravech

“The Braves have now lost six straight series. What’s wrong with them?”……..Luckily, John Kruk of all people, put him in check

What did Kruk say?

He said that they’ve battled injuries all season and the fought til the last out. The new manager will have something to build on, like McCann

Nevermind this is not even the same team as last time.

I hate Ravech! He’s a stupid pot stirrer.

I've always thought Ravech was a douche.
I never cared about what he says
Most thrilling postseason series I have ever seen

Braves were right there with a B-squad. Umps and bad luck fucked them. It’s okay.

I won’t be watching the rest of the postseason. It was great chatting with you guys. Loved that I found TC.

I think I would rather they got blown out .A few plays/calls the other way & the Braves boozing it up right now.
Nope I like it like this.

Everyone knows the Braves deserved better.

Yeah but it's beyond frustrating!
No, I'm glad they kept it close.

Makes us look more respectable.

Cox interview on TBS now
i'm glad i can't watch it...

crying enough as it is

Bobby is holding tears back himself

His voice is shaky, it’s very hard to watch

Yeah it is...he's trying to hold it back
He's very choked up.

Oh goodness, the emotion in his voice is killing me.

Yeah

I’m amazingly not choked up. I think I came to peace with it. It was surprising but it’s gonna be weird not seeing him in the dugout.

Here’s to Bobby throwing out the first pitch in the World Series next year when we win it all!

ok yeah

The Tomahawk Chop playing in the background…it is now getting to me

I was doing OK until he lost his emotions there. Now I can’t see my screen too well.

z

Every game was a 1 run game. Can’t have it much closer than that.

The best/worst part is

The Giants didn’t beat us. We beat ourselves (along with helps from the umpires).

BTW, This is Classy!

What hurts the most was

that in every game we were one play away.

Giants were very classy about saluting Bobby Cox

Kudos to you Giants, good luck in the NLCS

Yes, that was a class act. I’m rooting for them against the Phillies but won’t really be watching every moment of it and the rest of the postseason.

go rangers sans franceour

hope he gets hurt

Guys...let's just enjoy this season and the run we made.

There will be PLENTY of time to rosterbate.

And now Bobby's crying

I’m gonna lose it.

I was holding it together

until Bobby lost it

Bobby's amazing

He’s choking up and still crediting the players and his coaches. Always selfless.

Bobby Cox did not deserve to manage his last season with Melky on the roster.

OH GOD

im crying again

ron gant crying
Someone's taping this right?
itll be on mlb.com
In hindsight

not trading Lowe was the best move Wren made last year

how many more years is Lowe's contract?

Agree 100%. Vazquez sucked major ass this year for the Yankees.

He's gotta be hurt. His balls look dead while floating to the plate.

Oh well, we at least got Dunn and Vizcaino. they shafted us with Melky.

-wins

JV or Melky? I think JV

from the beginning

I looked at this as a trade for Vizcaino and Dunn… and ya know what, we shafted them.

Yep. 3 good (1 great) prospect for possibly dead-armed Vazquez. Looks great now!

THAT’S. WHAT. SHE. SAID.

Ha ha. That was to easy.
Let's hope he sticks with the adjustments he made. Even when missing every pitch was diving down. He looks great now!

Amen brother! That alone is a testament to the awesome job McDowell has done!

Damn, I am so proud of this team. They gave us a hell of a ride this year!

Me too, all the anger is gone for me. I'm just proud of the way my favorite team played all year.

I wish I was able to see this

Alright guys and gals....

It’s been a great season, and i want to thank all the folks here at TC for making this site the greatest site on SBnation. You guys do a hell of a job…and I’m proud to be a member. I’m also proud to be a fan of the Atlanta Braves. It’s only going to get better next season…bank on it.

agreed

off-season is gonna be fun on here

2nd biggest offseason priority

(After getting a good hitting OF and a good fielding CF)

Signing some of our young guys to long deals. We’re are in win now mode for sure, we’ve got the team for it, but I think we also need to be in win now AND later mode, b/c we’ve got the guys for a long run if we can hold em.

Good thing for the young guys

They tasted it…now they’ll stop at nothing to get back!

Haha

Hopefully they’ll do better than the young guys in ’05. (They are better though, so that helps).

less of a bridge, more of a rebuilding project bearing fruit.

Charlie Manuel is such a douche bag.

well, yeah

but why this time?

Just saw an interview with him on TBS. Just made me think about his (and the rest of the Phillies) sheer douchiness.

Yeah, they are so arrogant! After 2 years they act as though they're the '27 Yanks.
no shit

I had a phillies fan friend braggin to me online about their “phourth” division title… I told her to talk to me again in 10 years when its 14…

Bobby predicted 20 wins for DLowe next year
A great year for the Braves

they gave us one hell of a ride, see you all next year

GO BRAVES!!

Great Season

Going to try and control these tears and take the rest of the night off. Going to go out tomorrow night and have a few drinks to remember this great season, and most of all, reminisce about the great career that Bobby Cox had.

See you guys next year.

Go Braves!

Just think guys…..

Heyward with a full season of experience.
Hanson in his 3rd season.
Huddy, Lowe, Jurrjens, Minor, Beachy, etc. in the rotation.
Prado with another year of experience.
McCann with another great season….

Next year is going to be friggin awesome!

And I forgot one very important thing……NO MELKY!!!!!!!!!

Is Melky a free agent? If he is, we can let him walk.

Definite non-tender candidate.

teheran in the wings...

How could I forget the top pitching prospect in the Minors…..ho hum.

Don't forget about the bullpen!

Damn….

Venters
Moylan
Kimbrel
EOF
Dunn

next year

1b: Freddie
2b: Marteeeeeeen
ss: Seabass
3b: Chipper
OF: JHey, Diaz?/McLouth, and ??? (hopefully a run at Werth or Crawford)
C: BMac
Bench: Infante, Hinske, Ross

SP: Huddy, Lowe, Hanson, JJ, Minor or Beachy (that’s a sick rotation…)
RP: Venters, Kimbrel, EOF, Moylan, Dunn…

ok… needed to do that… take a look at the future as an exercise to get me out of the funk that game/series left me in…

that was one hell of a season, full of ups and downs, never a dull moment… and the future sure does look bright. Thanks Bobby! you’re the only manager Iv’e ever really known as a Braves fan, and it’s going to be weird not hearing you yelling encouragements from the dugout next year. You helped build an amazing franchise that we fans can be mighty proud of.

If it’s any consolation, at least it wasn’t the Phillies who ended Bobby’s career. We’d never hear the end of it from their fans.

I’d like nothing more than to watch the Phillies go down in flames.

this

The “classy” people at TGP are nothing but racists. It takes them .000001 seconds to bring up race in a blog about baseball.

I absolutley HATE that website
Erm, how are they racist?

Perhaps ill-informed, or misguided you feel, but I do not see how it’s racist? What race are the folks at TGP hating on?

The reason why people outside of Atlanta have some… Distaste for, and find the Braves mildly racially charged is the name and the tomahawk chop. It’s sort of a P.R. disaster if you look at it from the outside.

Imagine if there was a team called the San Jose Japs, and when they were batting played http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/AsianRiff_koto.ogg while all their fans pulled the corners of their eyes up. You’d go “That’s pretty racist.”

You guys chased Chief Nocahomer outta town because it was basically a minstrel show, and rightly so. It’s time to retire the chop as being a relic of a differently, less enlightened time also.

I have to agree with this.

Surely there is something novel we can come up with to replace the chop.

agreed

i can only stomach cheering for the giants in the series against the phillies tho…then it’s for whichever al team gets thru…as much as i hate to say it

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