The Braves play their final game of the Grapefruit League today before heading north to Atlanta for two final exhibition games before the season starts. Here is today's lineup:
Melky Cabrera, LF
Martin Prado, 2B
Chipper Jones, 3B
Brian McCann, C
Troy Glaus, 1B
Jason Heyward, RF
Yunel Escobar, SS
Nate McLouth, CF
Eric Hinske, DH
On the mound for Atlanta will be Jair Jurrjens. The only other scheduled pitcher is Eric O'Flaherty, but I'm sure we'll some other folks as well.
As an added discussion topic and voting topic, which Braves site had the best April Fools joke? Talking Chop (Heyward to the Minors), Braves Journal (Melky traded to Mets), or Capitol Avenue Club (Hanson TJ surgery)?
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While you got me good, real good, gondeee, I had to go with Braves Journal for this quote:
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Since not a soul was fooled on the other sites, TC’s Heyward story has to win.
bighop - April 1, 2010
My favorite April Fools ever...
was just before Johan Santana’s first season with the Mets on a blog called MLBfleecefactor.com. It is no longer there, but it was a hilarious blog, and the headline for April Fools was along the lines of Santana to undergo Tommy John surgery. It was fantastic….
Andy Braves Fan - April 1, 2010
Best Joke
The Capitol Avenue Club wins, because they didn’t give away the joke in the post. Comedy is about commitment.
Kulani23 - April 1, 2010
I almost had a heart attack while reading it
Capitol Avenue’s had a chance to ruin are season while the others wouldn’t be to bad
bravesforever16 - April 1, 2010
Is this game on tv today?
Chief Noc-A-Homa - April 1, 2010
Nope :)
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
I obviously voted Talking Chop.
10-4 - April 1, 2010
anyone
doing play by play?
atl192485 - April 1, 2010
play by play, please!
I love Jurrjens
nathan rothschild - April 1, 2010
This!
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
sad, sad, sad
last day of spring training and no radio, tv or pbp. Not the way I had hoped it would end
bighop - April 1, 2010
I’ve got radio, but I’m at work and I can’t keep the play by play going
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
Could you just post the score occasionally?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Sure.
It’s 0-0, bottom 2, Runners on the corners and 1 out.
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
What radio station?
bighop - April 1, 2010
I’m using the AtBat app
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
free or paid?
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Paid….so worth the $14.99 though.
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
damn.. I got it the first year and although it may be worth it, I’m not throwing 15 bucks at them yearly, so they’ve lost me
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
0-0 middle of 2nd, Jurrjens 2 hits, 1 k, Braves 0 h, 1 reached on error, don’t know who
bighop - April 1, 2010
How are you getting it?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
MLB box score on Braves.com …. no commentary, just read it
bighop - April 1, 2010
Oh, ok,
just thought if you were getting it, I could also……
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
I tried about a dozen radio links, no luck
bighop - April 1, 2010
Thx for trying
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Double play ball to short…inning over.
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
Doh.
There were April Fools jokes?
Lizziebeth - April 1, 2010
Hinske up to bat
3-2 count
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
swings and misses at strike 3
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
the man with the plan
bighop - April 1, 2010
Melky up
2-0 count
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
lined out to everett.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
sounds like they are ready to leave town fast
bighop - April 1, 2010
inning over. 0-0
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Anyone reading this?
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
yep
vooodooo - April 1, 2010
Yes
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
and thanks a ton :)
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
yes
nathan rothschild - April 1, 2010
hell yeah, thanks for providing
bighop - April 1, 2010
you’ve got a following, captive audience, you are the hero of the masses, seriously, thanks
bighop - April 1, 2010
yep, thx
atl192485 - April 1, 2010
yep
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
yep, whenever I’m not getting interrupted by whiny pre-adults.
Lizziebeth - April 1, 2010
snide comment that I’m too lazy to think of
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
HaHa
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
I am
I Saw Buzz Beaned - April 1, 2010
and thanks for doing it too.
I’m stuck at work…
vooodooo - April 1, 2010
I have always wanted to contribute.
Finally paid for MLBtv.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
just double checking to see that somone was doing pbp… glad to see someone else is :)
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
now if we could just get a hit.. that’d be helpful…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Jackson up to bat
strikes out
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Thanks for the PBP, btw, does anyone know what Heyward did in the second? The Box shows he made an out, but not a strike out.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
I hadn't gotten here yet
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
pop to short
i believe
atl192485 - April 1, 2010
thanks!
cavebird - April 1, 2010
mlb at bat says he flied to right
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Announcers talking about Vasquez trade
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
who are the announcers?
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
I'm not sure. Pretty sure it's the Detroit people
No Brian Jordan. Yay!
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
thats the important part
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
I was not crazy about it, but Cabrera has won me over
bighop - April 1, 2010
Current batter--I missed it
2-2 count
keeps fouling them off
now its 3-2
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Grounder to Esco
Infield singer. Throw pulled Glaus off the bag
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
single
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
3-1 to Ordonez
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Walk
Runners on 1st and 2nd
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Miguel Cabrera up to bat
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Flies out to McLouth. 2 outs
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Why is Melky already out?
Mr. Sanchez - April 1, 2010
I hadn't heard that he was.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
I think it is because it is the last spring game and everyone is just getting 2 ABs. I see that the Cardinals are doing the same thing in their game. It is the race to the airport game.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
He’s in left.
thenightstallion - April 1, 2010
Don Kelly up to bat
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
2-2 pitch "crushed" to left but caught by Heyward
Inning over. No score.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
must have been right. I think the announcer got it wrong
or, maybe Heyward is just that good, right?
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Does anyone other than myself,
like Heyward in the # 2 spot like yesterday?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
me!
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Good, I'm not alone in my thinking!
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
I still think, though, that he should begin the season in the bottom half of the order. Maybe at the ASB put him in the 2 slot then shift him down to the 3 after this year
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
yes, he would score a ton of runs in the 2 spot
bighop - April 1, 2010
That's my thinking
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
His speed is better in the 2 than 6 or 7 spot following McCann around the bases
bighop - April 1, 2010
On the other hand...
…in the sixth spot like today he should drive in a ton of runs with Chipper, Glaus & McCann on base all the time in front of him.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
Yep, that's the other side of the coin.
I was thinking batting a head of those guys, he would get some better pitches to hit, like yesterday, but he’ll do fine where ever he bats.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
That's the nice thing about our lineup.
While we don’t have a huge, huge bat anywhere (well except perhaps for Heyward, but he cannot be his own lineup protection) we have good bats 1-8, even when McCann is not playing. It makes it easier to move guys around the lineup, because there is at least some protection everywhere. And I just love the lack of automatic outs.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
Amen!
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
I've been saying it for a month now.
I Saw Buzz Beaned - April 1, 2010
me too
bighop - April 1, 2010
McCann on 1st, Escobar out, Heyward gapper to the wall, turns a triple into a single is my fear, while Heyward can score from 1st on a Chipper gapper
bighop - April 1, 2010
edit
triple into a double
bighop - April 1, 2010
Eddie Bonine pitching
No Braves hits.
Prado only has reached base—-on an error.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Any radio or video feed out there?
Jose Rodriguez - April 1, 2010
Ground ball to 3rd.
Prado out
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Chipper up
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
swings at first pitch
pops up to left field
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
announcers
“Both teams playing like they have a plane to catch.”
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
I would agree
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Yay! Can’t wait for tomorrow afternoon.
Lizziebeth - April 1, 2010
Are you going to be at the game?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Yes'm
I will be there when the gates open. First BP of 2010, whoo-hoo!
Lizziebeth - April 1, 2010
McCann up
single
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Batting average = .500
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
he should be demoted for getting an out half the time
bighop - April 1, 2010
what a fail, we should trade him for this Frenchy stud
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Glaus batting
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
strike 3 swinging.
going to the bottom of the 4th
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Brandon Inge up
Ground ball. Chipper pulls Freeman off the bag, but he makes the tag for an out.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Boscan catching, Freeman at 1st, and I missed any other changes.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Conrad at third, Infante at second.
All starters have been removed following their second plate appearance. I imagine the rest go next inning.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
Sizemore (Not Grady) batting
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
strike out
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Matty in for Melky
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Tiger's Diaz batting now
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
liner caught by Esco
1-2-3 inning for JJ.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Just heard a commercial for a Mexidog, I think.
What’s that?
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
ugh! i am sick of that commercial… between that and the roof roof commercial Ill be driven insane!
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
I still don't know what a Mexidog is.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Heyward facing Fu Te Ni
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
popped up for an out
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
The knight that say’s Ni, we wore him out a week or so ago
bighop - April 1, 2010
Escobar up
Base hit
almost took off pitcher’s head
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
McLouth is up
One out
One on
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Wild pitch. Thurston to 2nd.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
2-0 pitch
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
3-0
This is only significant because McLouth is batting
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
good call
bighop - April 1, 2010
Nate walks!
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
April fools joke, right?!?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Thurston pinch running
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Woohoo! I found a link
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Good one!
bighop - April 1, 2010
Good
I have to go in about 20 minutes.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
You got me,
HaHa
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Hinske up
Drives one deep, but foul
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
swung at a pitch that bounced in front of the plate. fouled it off
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Ichiro could hit those
bighop - April 1, 2010
Double play
Lined out to Cabrera and runner caught off the bag.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Adam Everett facing JJ
His avg. is worse than Nates— .077?
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
That’s forgivable when you play SS like a shop vac.
FineHamAbounds - April 1, 2010
Fly out to Matt Young
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Cory Harrelchuck (sp?) in CF for Braves and Matt Young in LF
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Autin Jackson up to bat
1 out
0 on
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Matt Young hauls one in at the track.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Johnny Damon up
2 singles so far this game
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
grounds out to SS. Infante throws him out.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Hope he likes Detroit, saw him try to throw a while back, really sad
bighop - April 1, 2010
This
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Sorry, y'all. I have to go.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Thanks
bighop - April 1, 2010
Thanks for the pbp, you did well.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Diaz up against Zumaya.
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
Anybody else able to do play-by-play?
No6 - April 1, 2010
Looks like we are done for today :(
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
sad, sad, sad
bighop - April 1, 2010
i can do it…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
back in business, thanks
bighop - April 1, 2010
Thanks Sean.
And thank you Cooper’s Town if you’re still around. It’s great to get PBP
Also, I think this is as compelling as a game gets.
No6 - April 1, 2010
No problem.
It was my pleasure, everyone!
Cooper'sTown - April 1, 2010
diaz flies out… brooks conrad up now…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Doesn't appear to be a compelling game anyway....
skymuse - April 1, 2010
Finlay Roofing FTW!!! :P
bravos1984 - April 1, 2010
do we even have a score?
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
0-0
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Is Jason Heyward a slap hitter? :P
bravos1984 - April 1, 2010
oops.. infante flies out to center… then conrad ks to end the inning
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
0-0
bighop - April 1, 2010
david ross takes over for boscan catching…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
glad Ross is back, needs some playing time
bighop - April 1, 2010
ordonez singles… cabera up… sorry bout the spelling…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
cabrera fouls out to freeman at first… ordonez was running on the pitch and has to hustle back…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
damn… kelly homers to make it 2-0…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
JJ still pitching?
Kobe:The Legend - April 1, 2010
No reason to sweat this one much at this point it is almost a minor league game.
cavebird - April 1, 2010
Gotta be an April Fool's comment :)
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
If not,
this is gonna make Justin’s day! :)
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
inge up… jo jo reyes warming up… ingle grounds out to Thursten at third… sizemore up
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
sizemore fouls out to freeman at first to end the inning…
jj was still pitching… imagine that will be it for him…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
starting off the next inning… ross pops out i think… then freeman grounds out on a broken bat dribbler…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
matt young hits a blooper up the middle for a single
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
What inning is it?
bravesforever16 - April 1, 2010
mid 7th i believe
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
thursten up.. singles
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
I think Thursten is gonna win
bravesforever16 - April 1, 2010
Harrilchak pops up to end the inning stranding 2
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Anybody think Matt Young might get a chance in the next year or two?
bighop - April 1, 2010
I do, or at least hope so
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
agree
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Me too
probably just a bench player, but fast gap hitters have a place
bighop - April 1, 2010
Not bad with the glove either.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
bottom of the 7th now… Reyes pitching now
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Sammons now catching as well… det. catcher singles through the hole to start off..
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
thats all the braves catchers now i believe
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
everett singles.. runners on 1st and 2nd…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Reyes needs a decent outing, this doesn’t sound like one. Back of the pen is a quandry
bighop - April 1, 2010
Good chance to see if he can get out of this, without giving up runs.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
and he fails
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
sadly, he can’t
bighop - April 1, 2010
Was that first run he gave up, an unearned one?
I’m thinking the error at first allowed this one, not sure, when just listening.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
no clue, sounded unearned
bighop - April 1, 2010
yeah… error was on sammons…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
he's bi-polar,
one outing he looks good, the next, not so good. Not really what you want coming out of the BP, imho.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Drives me crazy, we are loaded with arms and can’t round out the pen
bighop - April 1, 2010
bunt attempt… sammon fires to freeman at first but misses and 1 run scores…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
sac fly liner to left… 4-0
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
reyes strikes out the next batter… 2 down…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
reyes ks larish to end the inning… could have been worse i guess…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
I agree
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
adam milligan (who?) batting now… singles
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
awesome, he’ll be in Atlanta in a couple of years
bighop - April 1, 2010
What position does he play?
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
left field I think
bighop - April 1, 2010
Thx
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
diaz grounds into a fc… milligan out at 2nd.. Diaz beats the throw at first to stop the dp…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
omar lines hard to third… third basemen throws it into right trying to start the dp… runners at 1st and 3rd
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
conrad flies to right… runner tags and scores… dont think it was diaz…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
4-1…. Sammons up
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Saves us from being shut out, at the least.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
this
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
sammons walks… 2 on… 2 down… freeman up
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
3 run jack, would tie it up.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
i was thinking the same thing… sadly not the case
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
or not :(
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
go freddie go
bighop - April 1, 2010
freeman ks to end the inning…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Bum...
Br8vesfan - April 1, 2010
announcers said almost all the starters are already up the tunnel to change… EOF now on the mound…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Wonder if they all fly home, or did some drive down
bighop - April 1, 2010
Probably,
a mix.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
kelly flies out deep to left for out #1… Miles is out there now
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
next batter rolls one to 2nd for the next out.. Hicks in at 2b now
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
slow roller down the line… EOF tries barehand throw to get him at first but is a bit late… runner on 1st… 2 down
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
ground out to SS for final out… on to the 9th…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
they predicted a quick game and got it
bighop - April 1, 2010
Nice for O'Flarherty to have a good outing
after a bad one yesterday
bravesforever16 - April 1, 2010
hicks was at ss… they need to work on this mlb at bat app…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
tomorrow vs White Sox is on FSS I think, anybody know what time?
bighop - April 1, 2010
7:00 I think
bravesforever16 - April 1, 2010
Game is at 7 on my Braves schedule.
Lizziebeth - April 1, 2010
Thank y'all
bighop - April 1, 2010
I'm thinking around 7:00
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
matt young leading off the top of the ninth.. rolls on to 2nd but the 2nd baseman bobbles it and young is safe at 1st
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
steal coming up
bighop - April 1, 2010
joe thursten flies out deep to left for first out…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
harrilchak ks for out #2
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Not impressed with him,
of course, I’ve only heard of his playing these past two days. Small sample size.
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
milligan up now… down 0-2… fouls one back…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
milligan flies to short center for out #3… final score 4-1…
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
thanks for the pbp.. see everyone later
GoBravesNY - April 1, 2010
Ditto!
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Thanks for the PBP
bighop - April 1, 2010
no prob… catch y’all later
Sean Lavery - April 1, 2010
Time to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather,
here in Chattanooga :)
HEYJUDE - April 1, 2010
Ditto, for Jasper
bighop - April 1, 2010
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