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Open Thread 4/26: Braves at Cardinals Overflow

The Braves offense is horrible again, losing to the Cardin.....wait, what? We're winning? And we scored 3 runs? No way!

GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Let Heyward swing here! He needs a rip on 3-0

This is the anti-run-scoring thread...
Ugh

1 for his last 12. Damn.

Nice to open one of these up and not count on it for runs.

Enough! with these fly-ball outs.
Better than grounders

believe me

Another one - that's 5 in a row.

Stop I say. LOL

6 in a row… damn.
What – 6 pitches???

OK

enough with the popups anyway

I'll say it again

I think Heyward needs a day off.

I agree

lefty on Wednesday. Let’s do it.

Has he had one since the beginning of ST?

no games off

he had off days on the team’s days off of course

That’s what I thought.

And I read it again… you always trick me into that.

And it wouldn't even be that painful anymore....

McLouth in CF, Diaz in LF and Melky in RF….and they’re not all in suck mode.

The groundskeeper at Busch did good with the arch in the OF

man, are you ever late to the party…

Dang, Heyward…

Melk-Man time.

we’ve been no hit since you and i said that.

Game isn't televised here

but I see there is some excitement about this 3 run outburst we’ve had.

Offensive juggernaut, don’t ya know?

there’s a link in the first thread.. join in the fun!!!

Maybe now that Melky and Nate are hitting, it might be time to give young Jason a day off.

see above

you don’t know my computer. all that popped up in bulk as i was hitting “post”

ok

maybe i’m just losing it, but i’m pretty sure heyward has altered his stance just a tad. he has less bend in his knees. definitely needs a day off.

Well, guess we’re done scoring tonight

greedy bastard.

I did Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on myself...

with Melky and Glaus. Damn these guys are good!

you'll meet them later and fall in love

hate to give away that ending to you

lol

I think in this case I’ll meet them later and hate them.

i like your twist

like M night shaymalan ending

The Happening...

dumbest movie evar.

I disagree. I didn’t even finish Lady in the Water it was so stupid. But yes, Happening was awful as well…unfortunately I sat through that piece of shit.

I didnt even bother with Lady in the Water.

What was his last good movie? Signs? I thought that was great

I believe his last “good” movie was Sixth Sense…

good flick

but overrated, in my opinion.

Just saw “Paranormal Activity”. I was uneasy that whole night.

really?

I was laughing my ass off during that movie. i thought it was great

we allegedly have a ghost in out house, so yeah.

in your house you live in? well that’s kinda scary.

A lady died in what was the bathroom, is now the back porch. The stories i heard before i moved in are better than anything thats happened since i moved in-Clanging bottles, lady in kitchen. All we’ve had is finding stuff knocked off of shelves.

Okay, that would get to be a little much. Why on earth would you watch that movie? Ha.

My wife loves scary movies, but i hate them. i compromised and picked this, because i really don’t care for the gory ones like Saw and all the psycho killer ones. I enjoyed it because it scared her way more than me.

I love scary movies. Sounds like you’ve got a keeper. Does she get down with the serial killer/gory ones?

yeah, anything in the genre.

I recommend The Strangers.

i saw the previews for that. No way i’m watching that.

Kinda disappointed in that one.

Have you seen REC?

I have not, do you rec it? (Wow, that was bad)

haha

It’s Spanish so if you don’t do subtitles I wouldn’t get it. but it’s the movie that awful flick Quarantine was based on.

I saw Quarantine first and hated it, but even though I knew what was coming in the story REC was still very, very good. The ending was awesome.

Yeah…I’d probably move if I was you

paranormal activity

was great in the theater. don’t know how it would play @ home though.

in a supposedly haunted house, it plays pretty well i must say.

ooh that sounds fun

Really? I was so bored the whole time. That supernatural stuff doesn’t bother me though.

I kinda liked

the happening.

-1
agree to disagree

didn’t say it was great, but it was a decent 2 hours. i’ve sit through much worse.

What. the. fak. was. that.

5 pitches? 12 in the last 2 innings?

Oh boy.

Dude...

I fucked it up when I said Lohse was done for the night. I’m sorry :( lol. You called that shit.

I believe it was 16 you big jerk, get it right or pay the price

sawwwy

As long as you accept my apology...
i do

but check back with me after the game is over. if we lose, you’re banned and will be sent to TheGoodPhight.com for the rest of your life.

ugh...I'd much rather prefer AA

Are you saying you would prefer AA yourself or AA would be a better punishment?

I would prefer AA myself, TGP is a fine punishment

Man, they are both pretty terrible. Maybe AA over Phight, but I could never be a Met fan over a Philles fan.

AA is my kind of humor though. Totally self-deprecating.

Haha, well I can appreciate that. I don’t venture out to too many other blogs, only when there is big news or Frenchy makes himself look foolish.

Every time they lose I go to read their writeup. That dude Eric Simon is hilarious.

What's with all of these quick ass innings?? sheesh
Pacgnosis...

you said in the other thread that Josh Johnson could be the best hitting pitcher, how about zambrano? and gallardo ( has been 2-2 3 rbis today )?

doesn't really matter IMO

if KK is pitching, they’ll hit him.

Well those

would be 2 of the top 4 or so for sure. They’re both really good. If I had to choose, I might take Big Z… unless I needed him to pitch, too. Then it’s Johnson, easy

3 straight pop-ups

3 in the inning before = 6 in 2 innings.

what’s a vidro?

dp

and not double penetration

+1

Vidro the pimp

DP.

No clue why, though.

like a vhs but way cooler. also a double play.

double play…long story

Huddy is just gonna have to get the rally going again next inning

that’s what a i thought, i think it’s a homage to Jose Vidro

hardly a homage

homage’s are meant to be flattering

lol and homages doesn’t need an apostrophe

DAMMIT!

sonofabitch.

i want to die.

can't say it enought

talking chop= epic game threads

esp when theyre positive :)

it’s funny…when we’re playing well and it’s positive, a lot more ppl stick around

Another K for Hudson!
John Jay strikes out

No love for the founding father’s tonight

ugh

can’t believe I did the apostrophe on the plural there. I’m ashamed

Yes....shame upon you and your progeny until the end of time.
woop woop

this time i only offer a warning, not a citation—since you caught yourself. i hope you realize the damage you’ve caused and pledge to never do it again.

+1

for catching it before someone else called you out.

Yeah...

don’t let it happen again, chief.

I'm in law school..

props for the John Jay reference!

Welcome to the big leagues, John Jay. lol

“My name is Tim Hudson. Screw you, pal.”

Hudson is just big pimpin at this point.

After missing him for pretty much all of last season, it’s incredible how much movement Huddy has. He’d be a great guy to do a pitchFX analysis on.

yep

great sinker-ballers are the most fun to watch (when they’re on… otherwise it’s the same flat pitch over and over again with neglected secondary pitches mixed in).

You can always tell when Huddy’s on; no balls leave the infield.
 
When he’s giving up the fly balls, it’s going to be a long night.

Cool, we get to be on Fox on Saturday. Maybe McCarver and Buck will do the game. And get Joe Morgan to join them. But, alas, i’m asking too much.

Since Morgan has joined the Reds, does this mean his ESPN days are over?

nope

doesnt interfere

I wish i could be there to "step" those K victims

one of my 6 favorite joys in life

Arright- I have to go pick my roommate up from work- you guys have to hold the score here till I get back.

No promises.

If the Braves offense feels like putting up some more runs, I’m not going to stop them on your account.

Don't worry...

I’ll notify Hudson via the chip I placed in his left ear.

eww

walk on 4 straight

My roommate is complaining about my watching of baseball. Apparently some team called the “Blazers” is coming on soon. And there’s something called the “NHL”?

he’s obviously high… get him some Doritos stat!

tell him to use the internet

atdhe.net is always good

Techincally, I'm already doing that.
haha true

u better not be at uga. everyon i no there complains about bandwith sharing with roommate

If I was at UGA, it’s probably in that mishmash over to the left.

I’d also probably commit seppuku. Better than being a Bulldog fan. :-D

That’s the other left, by the way.

hear ya'

im a uk cat myself :)

hey now

it’s Bulldawg fans

NHL is legit. NBA is terrible.

I like

the Phoenix Suns. They play actual basketball—as a team.

I go to the Suns games a couple times a year and saw LeBron play there this year. good times

If forced to pick one, I'd go the opposite way.

I’m more likely to watch non-Olympic curling than non-Olympic hockey.

Too bad only 540 total Americans agree with you.

Doesn't Canada count for something?
lol

they never do..

america’s hat?

I think the best term I heard was “Norther Dakota.”

Huddy’s looked good so far. Glad to see we’re winning.

I'm suppressing my

pessimism

Gosh, BMac got to that one. Thank goodness.

damn close nate

umps wont say yes erry time

A vidro can still work - can we get Albert to comply?
Oh no...

Pujols coming to the plate with 2 on…. Walk him?

not with 1 out

If he hits a 3-run HR, I’ll cry. :(

Well yes

That’s the risk you run. But you can’t walk him every time

Who’s this Pujols feller?

alright timmy

lets get it together here

Gah Pujols up

c’mon GIDP

LOL

@ the organist playing Jaws for Pujols

Well this should be interesting, get him Huddy!!

I’m scared.

" Hold me closer Ed. It's gettin dark"- The Mask

Tell someone to let Ole yeller in.

huddy just does that move to fuck with the fans
huge moment in the game..
Joe said that was a "stiff" fastball

was it hard and in a tight spot?

said Pujols has a “wide Stance” also

Back up fat Al.

humped up to 93 on that one
live look in on MLBN

What was that swing Alby?

Perhaps I shouldn’t taunt him…

damnnnnn

gone is the so

1 run in for Cards...
what a play! whew.
Great play Yunel!
whew

I’ll take the out

Meh. 1 run only

I missed the Pujols homer out. Damn.

STFD Prince Albert

Damn fine play by Escobar though.

that was a nice play by esco though
Not quite a vidro

but a good play by Esco nonetheless. Very slick. Now let’s hold ’em here

Pujols says:

I am not a machine, I am Albert.

laugh every damn time at that commercial.
+1 reference

must use broken english italics though

good enough

goonies are good enough…

Oh thank god. Now get Holliday out.

Great play Esco....
cyborg hanson: "why didn't you eliminate them albert?"
love me some cyborg hanson

Yunel trying to play his way out of the doghouse

a hit would be nice then
damn he's got a cannon
is he a transformer?

and he has a cannon within his arm?

megatron, duh

well, technically...

megatron was a gun.

once he was given new life by unicron, he became galvatron, who was a cannon.

The gun never made any fucking sense. But then again, Soundwave as a tape recorder wasn’t all that great. He did have all those little pets of his. Frenzy, Rampage, Ratbat, etc.

i guess i'm admitting a lot here,

but i actually watched some G1 transformers episodes circa 1985 from a DVD yesterday. awesome stuff

I’ve got the original poster from the movie hanging in my room right now. I have trouble watching any of the older episodes because the quality is so bad when compared to the movie. At least, IMO.

i can watch that movie right now

and enjoy every second of it. epic. i love how it takes no prisoners by KILLING some autobots right off the bat. as a kid you’re like NO WAY~

+1

I feel the exact same way. I remember watching it for the first time as I kid and thinking…“so, Ironhide is going to be okay right? RIGHT?!”

Plus the music is awesome.

i love that White Lion rendition of the theme song
STFU Matt

that was a perfect pitch. Don’t bitch cause you can’t hit it.

CPU BEGINNING TO COMPREHEND HUMAN.EMOTION AFTER REPLAYING MPEG VIDEOS OF CARDINAL PUJOLS ALBERT’S BATSWING

I’d say pitch around Holliday but Colby scares me too.

i have PIP with this and the hawks game

at least bravos are winning!

how are they playing?

i keep checking the score, but braves take priority

not too great

down 8 right now. it’s still a game, but the bucks are getting what they want on offense… we need to dial up some D

fffffff

what happened to our beastly bigs from game 1 and 2 lol

foul trouble

al got 2 quick ones and josh has been pretty much non-existent. currently they are chanting “fear the deer”

Halladay vs. Sanchez in SF. Who wins?

unfortunatley

halladay

Halladay, unfortunately.
halladay

against that lineup? should make short work of them

Hey now...

Kung-Fu Panda might decide to go beast mode on Halladay and win the game by himself.

Sanchez is a lefty tho. Utley, Howard, Ibanez and Co. could really struggle.

true

could be a low scoring affair

thank the heyward mclouth

Whew

that was hit pretty hard. Glad to be out of that inning

WE’RE STILL WINNING!!!

Only 1 run - that's OK

OH YEAH… Huddy baby. Showing them how it’s done.

THANK GOD.

I’m gonna go make some cereal now…dinner of champions.

+1

cereal is great at any time

What are we looking at?

Capt’n Crunch?
Frosted Flakes?

+9001 for Frosted Flakes...

over 9000?!?!?

1 for each gram of sugar.

haha

get the reference?

dbz

kudos. wasn’t sure anyone would know it

There are people on the internet who don't know that one?
The joke? Probably not. The source? Yeah.

didn’t know if they frequented TC

know what's good?

mixing frosted flakes & raisin bran in a 1-1 ratio

honey bunches of oats or honey nut cheerios
bunches

all da way

Did anyone try Oreo O’s before they took them off the shelves? Wow, heaven in a box.

nope

Wikipedia says it’s still available in South Korea. Haha, I need to check the shipping on that…. so tempting.

83 pitches for Huddy….one more inning?

nah

he’s leading off…i think they’ll pull him

But he’s gotta get the rally started!! :P

+1

He’s got two more in him I’d venture.

no dice on that front

but he’s staying in

That would probably be a mistake

Hudson staying in! Inconceivable!
CG bid?

I say he goes 8. Just in time for Wags to blow some MF-ers away.

I doubt it

Wags hasn’t pitched in forever. He’s getting into this game.

Pitch count will get too high

I don't know about a CG....

but I’d love to see one of our starters go 8.0 IP.

JJ did

though he lost

Really?

Must’ve been a game I missed….

For some reason, I thought JJ never went more than 7.1 or 7.2 IP this year.

please

saito and wagner have to pitch, its bobby’s way

You keep using that word....

I do not think it means what you think it means.

it has something to do with

prado’s bat sticking to his jersey right?

+1

I say this a lot, but I miss Andre the Giant.

“I just want you to feel you are doing well….I hate for people to die embarrassed

Leadoff spot=bottomless pit

Blindfolding them!?!? Inconceivable!

:)

congrats to Grant Hill of the PHX Suns

for winning the Sportsman of the Year Award.

lol

how did that miss?

That was a strike, ump
Have the pitcher as the leadoff hitter?

That way no one thinks they are the leadoff guy.

haha i proposed this earlier

bobby should do it

Braves players

“Please don’t make me bat lead-off”.

prado unlucky today

got a hit on what should have been an out and then robbed twice!

Damn

This Freese kid can field.

darn

lost MVPCast

http://mvpcast.com/index.php/sports/3144-MLB---Braves-Cardinals.html

no matter, it’s just not working for me anyway

Freese

…that asshole.

wow

good hustle by prado…he made that close

I like the other thread - we were hitting there.

At least Huddy is still being Huddy in this one.

who called

us getting no-hit for the rest of the game?

retreat to first thread?
44 pitches through 1st 4 IP for Hudson and 39 pitches through the next 2

keep it together huddy

I declare this.. the OFFICIAL "We're Going To Hit Again and WIN Thread" from here on out.

I blame you. You made that declaration while the Cardinals were batting! You should know better….

I forgot to look in my “what time to make declarations handbook” – silly me.

I.....DECLARE....

BANKRUPTCY!!!!!

Saying the word bankruptcy doesn’t do anything.

1, 2, 3, 4

I declare a thumb war!

Uncle Sam here….need a hand?

Hey hey now… don’t panic.

Red Sox – Blue Jays is now 13-10 Boston. In the 6th.

hawks update (for those who care)

74-68 hawks after a 3 from mike bibby

i mean bucks =x
Why didn't they pinch hit for hudson?????
darn it

rasmus

Ok Tim. Bye bye. See you in 5 days.

I dislike Colby.

Why the hell did Cox leave him in?

lets get a new thread lol

and to think we drafted joey Devine one spot before rasmus

at least

joey has records

Had to bring this up...
Devine is a beast..

Rasmus would have been cool though, since his brother is with the org.

i think its time for huddy to take a seat

pitched well up until the last few innings

damn colby rasmus smooth home run
Backer down...

Huddy’s got this.

if another guy reaches

then the hook, but i’d leave him in

And there’s that other guy…

rasmus is really good
time for moylan
MLB Tonight says we have the worst leadoff avg in the MLB

.150 AVG… YIKES

I hadn’t heard…

ok, the hook - get it

moylan?

Huddy's not hitting his spots

Need to get him out of there now

Peter on his way. Good move Bobby.

Bobby is pulling him!

Well - we haven't hit since the 4th inning - so we're still not giving him a lot of cushion to work with.
That might be the first time

that Bobby has ever pulled a pitcher when I asked him to

bullpen management

isn’t exactly bobby’s forte

might not be mine either

though I’ve never been given a chance

arrested development reruns serve well in absence of braves on the television picture tube

you don’t say…

uncle teabag

I couldn’t leave you hangin

+1

I really need to sit down and watch that show from start to finish again.

i still notice new things

and i have watched it countless times

I never saw it when it aired originally. Had a marathon a couple years ago and watched the whole thing. Haven’t watched it since.

i can't wait for the movie
there's going to be a movie?

i feel so uninformed

it’s been talked about off and on forever….

they got the go ahead

should be filming this year

last i read, which was a week ago

is that david cross said that it’s in the “off again” stage of development right now.

Gonna need a Vidro here pronto

Dave

is your man.

Geeze

I leave to go make myself an innocent little bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and the Cardinals scored? How?

Should have been Frosted Flakes. None of this woulda happened…

Man, Hawks can’t win on the road.

poor bobcats

just when you think they’ve got a chance to win a game

lowe vs. carpenter

is a good matchup?

he got lost in a

2002 time warp

score? i've lost the feed and can't get it back
IMO, if you're THAT fooled on a pitch

You went.

Oh bugger

I leave for twenty minutes, and y’all let ’em get within a run?

Okay…now a vidro

Moylan

has to speed it up from the stretch

its a catcher on first

relax

Who just stole 2nd base.

You were saying...?
relax

i called myself out long before the 3 of u did

VIDRO!

Scott – have I told you I love your avatar?

aww shucks

thanks! i thought it was appropriate with it being his last year

Even catchers steal on us. Ha.

Can we please not blow this win for Huddy? He gets screwed so much and sweaty Lowe never does.

haha, sweaty Lowe

Well...

The man does sweat a lot.

WHERE WAS THAT?!

????!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?

Sit down meat.

down unda

nice touch

TWHS

haha

you placed that well

who wins in a basestealer throw out off, McCann or V-Mart

Oh Mac easy

He’s got a good arm he’s just not accurate at all

That pitch would be a McFilthy if it was sold at McDonalds.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Why does Hudson always get fucked over. Why. Why Why WHY!?

Why does Hudson everyone but Lowe always get fucked over. Why. Why Why WHY!?

FTFY

Can someone please enlighten me as to the meaning of this “Vidro” thing? Is it a reference to Jose?

nah

frederick vidro

the famous explorer?

nah

the C-list actor who did a bunch of low-budget indies and pornos

Hmm…I’ve gotta get my vidro’s straight

its a gift

Malfunctioning sarcasm meter- if you’re serious, how did that come to represent a double play/groundball?

DAMN FUCK AHSDEFEQI

FUCK THIS SHIT
Man, those 6 popups in a row look HUGE now.
Hudson must feel like the entire world is against him.... :(
man this is bullshit, we can't find a way to win!
come on guys

its only tied, its not over yet

I know but recently, we are winning and then BAM, tied game, or losing

Nothing can ever be easy, can it

Hudson dreams of the early 2000’s.

don’t we all?

Ha! Indeed... +1
That Oakland

pitching staff was insane back then. Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, and Mark Mulder were the shit for them.

I dream of 2003 lineup and 1998 rotation

That

2003 lineup was fun to watch. Javy Lopez hit 2 homers in a lot of games and played insanely good that year.

seeing our offense now

I still can’t believe our lineup used to be

Furcal
Giles
Sheffield
Chipper
JD Drew
Andruw
Franco
Estrada

That was nuts.

Franco

shouldve been hitting 2nd

Giles was a doubles machine back in the day. I loved that guy before he started the roid rage

Wasn’t it Chip/Sheff/Drew?

I thought I remember seeing something about the only time Chip hit 4th was when Sheff was here, but I could be wrong

this is true

check it out

crazy
and they started out pretty crappy that year
whats up

javy lopez

I might be mistaken

nah

chip batted cleanup for sheff

eh

i dream more of the mid-90s

I’m just working with what I was giving

I LOVE when we let a catcher steal 2nd on us and then allow a little bloop hit to tie the game. We gotta work on holding the runners.

did molina stole a base?
He stole Hudson's win.
How the fuck did McCann let Molina steal a base!?!?!?!??!?!!?
It was really more Moylan's fault
why?
Slow delivery + not holding Molina on first.
Peter's bad at it

but then so was Greg Maddux. Not sure there’s much to be done about it.

Yeah...

But Maddux just didn’t allow any runners to get on.

liar

he lost a couple games in his career

Lies!

Maddux never lost a game!

check out this line of Greg's...

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greg Maddux, L (0-2) 2 8 9 7 2 2 3 11.00

melky is so so so fat and useless. What part of his game is valuable to our team again???
"He's the perfect fourth outfielder"

You mean the Melky with 2 hits tonight?

Yeah. the same one that's hitting .156
yeah

You’re really smart.

K. Thx for ur input.
I figured

that since yours was so good, I’d add mine.

can't hit frisbees man
Even if it works out

that was still a dumb IBB

not fond

of the pitcher losing the “win” decision with a tie score

Molina is very slow, McCann needs to improve his throwing

never have truer words been spoken.

McCann is making Piazza look like Pudge.

not a terrible throw this time

he didn’t have much of a chance. when a catcher is 3/4 the way to 2nd when you get the ball

looked like prado had the chance to tag him but missed the ball

i agree with that too

but the catcher shouldn’t be thinking about stealing. Moylan’s stretch is painfully slow.

Atlanta bullpen:

Sorry Hudson

Hudson: This shit is getting real old, real fast.

Bring in wags to face rasmus

if saito gets out pujols and holliday

If we swing at the first pitch for a pop-fly out I'll scream.

So you’re a screamer?

There’s no way for me to answer that and not set myself up.
But, I’ve been known to on occasion.

TWS... s...

Oh. Yeah, I guess she kinda did…

In

the Interwebz no one can hear you scream….Bwhahaha. lol Just kidding

Hey - we're not having to come from behind!
Oh it's fatty fat fat!

I love this guy.

Here we go brAVEs here we go! here we go brAVEs here we go!

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Inside joke between a number of us. Deal.

Whose idea was it to switch threads… * looks around menacingly*

Uh-oh… Chipper ran that out. Hope he didn’t pull a hammy :)

uh oh….joke time

WTF? Chipper didn’t touch Pooholes.

YES! The Machine has malfunctioned.

i have him on my fantasy team

so i hope not

time to yank huddy?

uhm...

he’s been gone a while.

sorry i’m just watching game-cast didn’t show up

Gamecast is a half-inning behind.

huddy has been out for almost an inning

Wow Smoltz. Was this really the time for that?

explain

i don’t have it on the tv

One of his jokes.

And it wasn’t funny…

They never are.

He deliberately tells the corniest jokes he can find.

I was in face palm mode as soon as he said, “we got a a little break right here…..”

Not remotely

In fact.. It’s almost annoying

Does Dennys Reyes have a neck?

no, but

he does have hell of a FUPA

i definately want a pic of Chino and Reyes now.

BRING THE MOF’ing POWAH!

This!

We need a go-ahead HR right now!

damn it

almost a check swing double

Hitter’s count…

I read that as Hitler's count...

Thought it was a new thing akin to “Dead Man’s Hand”…

A balls and 8 strikes?

Sure. Why not.

Unless you’d rather go for a 6-6 count with 6 out in the inning.

End of 1st in SF.

SF leads 2-0.

Is there any chance he crushes this 3-1?

Not in that spot

WHAT THE F. How about you wait 10 more seconds to call a strike next time asshole.

He was just waiting

for Troy to start to 1st

Oh, hello strike zone 8 inches off the plate.

It took 5 balls, but Troy draws the walk

at least

the ump has a consistently candy bar sized strike zone

Ok Heyward, now’s the time.

It’s time for you to be a hero Jason. You’ve been teh suck lately.

Who hasn’t that applied to lately?

glaus has been great recently… like past two games

Pitcher nickname = "The Big Sweat" - ugh, nasty.
Yeah

Nasty but appropriate

or “the no neck telletubby”. that’s the one we just picked at my house

Where was that a strike? The Japanese League?

Hitter’s count!

I did it again...

We have to make this a real thing.

reyes's power

comes from rocking his gut

Ok… time for the Melk-Man.

Pinch hit for Melky.

melk man is on fire tonight

He’s gotten 2 hits. He’s used his hit quota up.

pinch hit Diaz here please

why?

diaz doesn’t have a .500 batting average tonight

lefty killer

Melky is

3/6 lifetime of Reyes. So there’s that

get out of here with your facts

yeah you dick. who do u think u are?

Several Braves players said they were surprised and even "shocked" to see umpire Bill Hohn bump fists with Marlins catcher John Baker after the final out of the Braves’ 6-3 loss Tuesday.

LOL... sorry I googled Bill Hohn and that came up

you’re toying with my emotions

wait....
It's from last year. But it's real.
oh i know

i watched that entire game and remember it vividly

also

watched hohn own us in boston

Apparently Conrad Brooks is pinch running

im pissed off

a really wanted to see Glaus try to score from 2nd.

how about run over the catcher that caused the tie for the win! Glaus is the hero!!

not sure i like that…. there’s two outs… the chance of a runner making a decision verse glaus hitting again… is…welll ya know….

Has the ump sucked all night?

I’ve only seen the last inning, but so far he’s not too good

apparently the strike zone extends 8inches off the plate

Suddenly the outside pitch is a K
And now it's not anymore.

Fixed?

Come on Melky…don’t you do it.

remember when Chipper Jones wore

#16?

1993?

yeah...

just reminiscing. I still contend that him playing LF played a large factor in the injuries over the past few seasons

A hit should score a run no matter what now.

With a man on third not named Escobar, I would certainly hope so.

Ack

Nevermind. got dristracted. Fail me.

Oh. My. God. I almost jizzed myself.

in your pants?

yours

are still on?

Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.

No, in my kilt.

so close

and again!

So close. C’mon, Melk!

Get outta here with that pickoff bullshit, no-neck.

good cut on that foul ball

I like this AB by Melky - no matter the outcome.
agreed even after the lineout

more of that from everybody and we’ll be alright

+1

He’s been swinging well lately. Looking like the real Melky

What happened? MLB.tv decided to kill.

nooooooo...........

FUCK. why couldn’t that have been a broken bat single

we have a lot of these endless ab in two out guys on situations

Damnnn… Hit it hard but no luck. Nice try Melky

See, he used up his hits. Should have put a fresh bat in there.

Quality stuff right there.
pujols due up

not looking so good, gotta be optimistic tho :)

pujols got a wrist stinger… hopefully can’t swing

I hope he tries
me too

hes on my fantasy team

This

is why I hate fantasy.

Quick!

Everyone back to the first thread, like mvhs said!

Prado’s defense is better at first.

your defense

is better at first, take that

Prado to 1st, Brooksy at 2nd
Fantastic

We again leave runners on scoring position.. In good news, Glaus is out of the game.

Glaus had 2 hits tonight...

And a walk…

I’m starting to think Glaus is gonna have to hit .400 from here on out for people to like him.

Most everyone has been good tonight

Some people are just determined to hate the new guys

And deliver puppies to fans on weekends.

glaus had a great game if you were watching

What about his performance tonight

were you not happy with?

You’re an idiot.

Garth, Garth!

…your pills~

lol
He's gonna need more than one good night

One good night doesn’t make up for the ineptitude to get runners for most of the season to date. I’ll give him a break when he shows some consistency at the plate.

He’s actually had several good nights, but you’ve already proven that you don’t bother to watch the game before talking shit so why don’t you just go annoy someone else.

I can understand not suddenly being high on him. But if he’s done well tonight, especially if he’s been slumping, you want him to stay in.

Does anyone else have a bad feeling about this?

for the braves yea

for my fantasy team, no

maybe you should change your name

to fantasyraleigh or something

fantasy is gay.

i said it.

You're gay.

He said it —→

so what?

So… so… Fneh, that’s what.

just walk him!

Would’ve been preferable to the double…sure.

Saito’s sharpness has dropped off considerably in his last couple of outings.

Stayed in the park at least

Goddamnit Cabrera. That’s the second time he’s fucked up in the field in the last 2 innings that have prevented a play at the bag.

Oh hush

That wasn’t going to be close. Albert was actually running that time

And Melky robbed Pujols in the 1st.

Bad Albert!

No milkbone for you!
God...

If you’re up there, please spare us. Thy children can not take another one of these.

why wasn’t CJ guarding the line?

Wow Smoltz… thanks for letting us know the Cardinals are 3-0 on Mondays… that definitely means we’re gonna lose…

I mean, leave it up to baseball fans to come up with meaningless starts. Wouldn’t be the first time.

Brooks Conrad

Gold Glove!

did you see that ballet move to call for the ball? classy.

End of 2nd in SF.

SF leads 3-0.

WHA?!?!

That’s crazy. Sandoval hit a 3-run HR?

DeRosa 2-run single, Eli Whiteside RBI double.

Eli Whitney you say?

He’s back from the dead!

No dummies.

The catcher. Eli Marrero.

Actually, Omar Visquel.

Jk though.

Doc is losing? Wooo!

My fantasy team would be most appreciative if mister Sanchez would cut down on those walks and work up some more Ks please.

IBB Rasmus

Good.

I hope that doesn’t backfire…

Still a chance it won't...

Please…?

Maybe Molina can’t run to 1st as fast as he stole 2nd.

Nevermind, he had plenty of time.

Well that’s not good.

at least it bounced over the wall... ??

Hahahahahahahaha! This has gotten funny.

Funny in one of those, all I can do is laugh so I don’t cry ways.

fk me with a stick

FUCKIN SHIT!!!
We got lucky there,

with it bouncing into the stands.

So the BP tonight letting us down?

its an acostalypse

exactly what I was going to post

figures I pick bullpen as p2c today

Huh? Are we allowed to just say "pen" as our P2C?

yes….u can pick Booby Cox if you really want

One of these days, I'll go really crazy, and pick TP.

if we have 15 hits maybe TP will deserve it

Solid stuff from the Atlanta Braves tonight.

I was giddy for an hour and a half and now my body just got chills and I’m pissed.

I believe I'm contractually obligated to leave the thread now
See ya'll

Good luck!

I think that was the agreement. Sorry.
its cuase we switched threads
Excellent play at the plate!
whoa

did he actually tag him?

good play at home....

stop the bleeding!

Nice play by Conrad
Well, that was nice.
Safe...WTF
oh nvm...thought he called him safe

My girlfriend hates the Braves. One minute we’re winning and I’m like “Hey baby!” Next minute this shit happens and I’m like “Shut up bitch!”

how can she hate the braves?

what have they done to merit that?

Cause me tremendous emotional distress.

I think you missed the point…

i miss every point
oh wow i get it now

im stupid

Thank

you 8 lb baby Jesus for the out. Now we only ask for one more.

And a couple runs.

And that’s all, seriously.

Thank

you for the last out. Now please just one run!

Did the ump call him safe and out?

he missed the bag completely
wtf happened? did we find another way to lose?
ground rule double

scored pujols…. rasmus out at the plate during next play… 2 outs, pitchers count

Inning over! TIME TO SCORE RUNS!!!
RALLY CAPS

LETS GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was reeeeeallly hoping we wouldn't need this tonight.

Optimism. Sigh...
nice K by saito..

couple plays too late, but finally…

Dear god please score ONE RUN! ONE MEASLEY FUCKING RUN. CURSING! OBSCENITIES!

*TWO RUNS!! TWO MEASLY FUCKING RUNS.

FTFY

We better win tonight

cause I’m realllly not in the mood to write a recap about the Braves losing.

you’ll do what you’re told

and like it…

i win

You do realize that it only shows up on top for you because it goes through on your screen before the refresh, right? For instance, mine shows up on top on my screen. We’d need a third party to confirm which of us actually posted it first.

BR wins on my screen, fwiw

Raleigh's on top
This.

also, your poster I tried to show you earlier:

Sorry, yeah I saw it the second time.

I feel the need to sport my sports loyalties first. And it actually refers to the Nov 1, 1966 announcement that New Orleans was getting an NFL team.

Ah. Then you get a pass.

Kick ass movie, though, for anyone out there who hasn’t seen it yet.

The sequel?

Absolutely. If you’ve seen the original, you do yourself a disservice if you miss this one.

The sequel was one of the worst movies I’ve seen in my life. And that’s coming from a guy who watched the original about 100 times in college.

I fail to understand that… It was a great follow up to the first one. I won’t say it was just as good, cuz that’s damn near impossible to do, but it was a spiritual successor in every conceivable way. How can you like the first one and not that one?

An uncountable number of forced jokes, piss poor acting performances from every single cast member, action scenes that were…again…completely forced.

Believe me when I saw that the first movie is one of my all-time favorites. But that sequel was something I will never, ever watch again. A complete sell-out in every possible way.

PS…no offense to you whatsoever. I still enjoy your posts, we’ll just have to “agree to disagree” on this one.

Yeah yeah alright. And I, sir, enjoy your posts as well. Good on ya.

and you’ll like it. Round everyone up for a staff meeting and be happy. BE HAPPY!

You could just write “Ditto” and leave it be.

just c&p the last games report

Can't do that...

this time we actually hit juuuuust enough to tease ourselves. Then stopped.

Saito forgot about his awesome curve tonight could have used it a few times

Win. That is all.

Photobucket

YES! is reyes staying in?

shit its franklin =(

should be Franklin

No. They just like to fuck with us.
we seriously havent goten a hit since switching threads

no shit, we need another one

here we go…54 pitching changes fro laRussa

What a great manager.

need Hinske this inning

Mvhsbball...

I take responsibility for this. We haven’t gotten a hit since I pronounced Lohse was done.

are you serious? oh god. i knew it would happen.

lol... serious as a heart attack.
can someone make a llamasaurus thread?
Gonna back up the Rally Cap with a Zagnut

can we have 2 zagnuts? 1 for each run we need…

Ask and ye shall receive...

We need Harry Doyle in the booth.

j-UUUUUUUUUUUUUU-st a bit outside.

I tell ya Marty, how can these guys lay off pitches this close?

we need a new thread

hurry!!!!!

we’ll come back… I’m sure we will

FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

woo hoo screamer down the line

Wait…we’re PHing Diaz for McLouth?

Lucky roller aside, why would they do that?

Shhh...

Don’t question

they announced it when reyes was still in

cant take it back once its announced

It will look like a screamer in the score book.

hahahahahahahahahaha

hahaha

that was lucky

Swinging bunt by the Caveman!

Diaz starts us off with a swinging bunt!

He really hit the crap outta that one. :P

He killed it man. Hit is just as hard as Utlwey and Werth last week, it’s a crime he didn’t get two bases off of it.

WOW.. nice!

He approach is so bad it works!

Hey all

got here for the 9th. How’s it besides the bullpen brainfart?

pretty solid game...

Huddy really deserved the win though

Here's Hinske

for all the fans.

Hinske .381 vs. Franklin

larussa - cox chess match
Wow

bobby putting in the real winnars

That wasn't...

what I had in mind.

Holy fuck this is depressing.

Their broken bats go for singles...but ours... Noooooooooo.

kinda like our check swings…

That was outside…

Escobar dinger time.

Or a little two out lightning

as Joe likes to say.

wow… we lead the league in untimely gidp

If we lose...

This hurts more than getting beat 10-0.

I disagree
I'd rather lose like this since we hit a little...

but it still hurts more.

Very much agreed.

It hurts more because it should’ve been a win.

Not for me. We hit tonight, scored more than 2 runs. Our offense showed up.

Exactly

The out of reach blowouts just don’t hurt as much as one that squeaked away by a run at the last second, though. These are the heartbreakers.

NO HE DIDN’T.

Still alive…

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY

More plz?

NICE HUSTLE ESCO!!!

Way to run Yunel!

Time for PRAY-DOE to do work

 Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!! Let’s go Prado!!!!

that was a waste

Fuckin A… nice play by Shoe-maker.

We looked better tonight.
True, but still got work to do.
Something to build on at least.
Well, we just lost our 6th in a row....

I’m going cry now. Goodnight everyone.

Come on now...

It’s early… They’ll start hitting soon… We can’t win them all… No team goes 162-0… Hang in there…

/extra thick sarcasm

You forgot to say that Melky, Glaus, and McLouth suck.

I actually like McClouth

And I’m happy the other 2 are starting to produce a little…

I’m just curious when the “Crucial” games start…

And do the Braves know?

They’re all crucial. And yes, the Braves know. Believe it or not, teams have made the playoffs with a losing record in April.

Really?

I wasn’t aware of that…

Thanks for that update…

And you’re back to being a complete fucking douche. Thanks for your contribution to the blog.

And you yours...

We all enjoy the dumbass that constantly tells everyone else they are wrong and their opinions are worthless…

we = ?

We = some guy who apparently resides in SF
Pardon me, Sacramento, not SF

That’s cute. You know, your assumptions make you look that much smarter. Thanks for another worthwhile post. You’ll have to excuse me for yet another pointless conversation with you.

Yes, I am the ONLY one here that gets tired of the idiots who

are eternal optimists instead of realists, and who claim any opinion that isn’t “the Braves are perfect” and “we’ll win tomorrow” is ridiculous and immature…

It’s not about eternal optimism. It is about the very realist point that you can judge a whole season based a small handful of games. Not for the team, not for an individual player/players. Tonight sucked, and we don’t have to be happy about that. But losing tonight does not mean the season’s over.

CRAP

CAN’T* judge a whole season.

You may not be only one who gets tired of it (and btw, I’m sorry for being optimistic about my team in April, especially after two of the hitters that you’ve been crusading against had solid games), but you’re one of the only ones who happens to be acting like a baby about it.

A) I only crusaded against Glaus, so your facts are wrong
B) I’m the only one acting like a baby? Let’s review the mature comments of others:

Well, we just lost our 6th in a row…. I’m going cry now. Goodnight everyone.
And you’re back to being a complete fucking douche.
SHITPISSCOCKFUCKDAMNASSPUSSYMEXICANSTICKYBALLS!!!!!
Remember when we were 8-5?
those were good ole times
There is no point in watching tomorrow. lowe vs carpenter, fuck this is fustrating.

All great examples of how mature everyone here is…

Mature as in practically trolling in the thread right after a loss?

Trolling in the thread?

So now you are going to set guidelines on when people must come in and leave etc., or they will be called names and treated like crap for that too?

I chose to WATCH the game instead of watch everyone’s comments on the game, and then come in and see what everyone was saying after the game…

I guess I’ll cast in my line and float on by…

Point of order

Taking comments out of context to use against us for your own nefarious purposes. I’ll say again: us being pissed about a loss— and rightfully so— does not equate to giving up the whole season as lost. So please quit trying to act as if we’ve all joined you in your “the-sky-is-falling-the-season-is-over-i-told-you-so-but-you-wouldn’t-listen” campaign and kindly quit picking fights with us trying to prove your perceived superiority. That’s all we ask- no one was calling you out, but you had to pester folks till you could get them to admit that you, in you almighty wisdom, were right all along and we were “blind ignorant fools” for choosing not to fall prey to small sample size and go off half-cocked claiming the season was lost.

I have never once said the season is over

I do believe, however, that the trend is disturbing.

Also, I think it’s very hypocritical for certain people to bash me for expressing a concern about certain players or the team as a whole, but then after each loss they are whining and moaning about how crappy it was…

At least I am not flip-flopping every inning depending on how it went

You are Captain Obvious

Making comments like “Believe it or not, teams have made the playoffs with a losing record in April,” yet I am the complete fucking douche?

Grab a mirror buddy

That Glaus run that everyone says we couldn’t get cost us.

SHITPISSCOCKFUCKDAMNASSPUSSYMEXICANSTICKYBALLS!!!!!
i was gonna say the same thing

I figured why not just get ’em all out there. It was just that damn frustrating, ya know?

remember

when we were 8-5?

those were good ole times

remember Spring Training?

smh…

this shit is getting old

I hate baseball.

I hope we hit AFTER the 4th inning tomorrow night.

And the BP does their usual stellar job.

Wait, of course they will – LOWE is pitching.

Come on now...

It’s early… They’ll start hitting soon… We can’t win them all… No team goes 162-0… Hang in there…

/extra thick sarcasm

This is just as funny as the last time you posted it…in the same thread…like 10 posts up.

it gets better with repetition

What I think is funny is the same people who preach those things

that I say in jest are now the ones saying:

“Epic Fail” ~ Smoltz’s Beard

“I’m going cry now. Goodnight everyone.” ~ EricGreggWasPaidOff

But when I have concerns 1 week ago, every says hang in there, etc…

Now those same people are the ones being pessimistic…

You just don’t get it do you?

Wow…get em tomorrow I guess

Against Carpenter?

This is me holding my breath.

blue man group?

Yep. Gentlemen, your Atlanta braves fans:

It looks like they do not approve…..

Should they? I mean, they look like they’d like to kill something. Anything. And so would I. And i would prefer his name be Albert.

off to the food channel

Theres no point in watching tomorrow

lowe vs carpenter, fuck this is fustrating

Still 3-0 Giants in SF.

Loew is a trashbag
he's gonna get owned tomorrow too

:(

I guess that means you want be around?

Boston wins 13-12.

Damn I'm tired of going to bed mad as hell.

This has to STOP soon….I’ll be glad when this horrid month of April goes away.

Queue up...

that optimism post. Six losses in a row and it’s Lowe tomorrow.

Here’s hoping for a DLW tomorrow

Lowe: .360 BAA vs. Cardinals
Carpenter: .310 BAA vs. Braves

And Carpenter was shelled in his last game against the Braves.

Here’s to optimism for tomorrow.

You better put that optimism away. This season is already over.

Shall we trade Heyward for prospects and knuckle under till next year?

All in favor say aye.

I move that the motion be tabled indefinetly

I'll second.

I keed, I keed.

No, the season isn't over

However, if you aren’t concerned by the current status of the team, you are a blind, ignorant fool…

When's the last time we lost 6 in a row?
Sometime last year.

That end of year suck-run against the like of the gnats, if i remember correctly.

Braves lost the last six games of the season in 2009.

we are just very mediocre at everything....

not one great ACE, not One great hitter, or Great Defense, just a great bullpen, but no Dominant ARM

that was shitting fuck!

Stab my brain with pencil before I watch again!

shitting fuck?

lmao. that’s a good one. props for being original

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