SB Nation - Login for mobile commenting

Talking Chop

Open Thread 6/19 #2: Braves vs. Royals Overflow

It's tied 4-4. We need some runs. Hence, RUNZ THREAD.

0 recs  |  530 comments

Comments

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
I went to Taco Bell:


 
and all I got were the RUNZ.

Awww so cute. I love Chihuahuas.

Siberian

Huskies?

Lol i love dogs but i have 5 kitties :)

Read somewhere not too long ago that dog finally croaked. She was like 15 IIR

Yeah, it was this winter or spring, I think. Chihuahuas live a long time.

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS

ONLY BRAVES RUNS BRAVES RUNS

Great Chip

Jinx us again

you poor poor soul

mute the TV and listen to radio

Escos good at that.
RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
RUN(s) please.

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
Official

Chick-Fil-A thread. If you haven’t eaten there, go there right now.

I would, if there were any around here.

There's

one here in Provo at the mall, but it’s pretty expensive. I think I’m going to go hit up Sonic.

No Sonics here.
 
Sent wife on mission for Coldstone.

Good

but expensive. But more good than expensive.

It’s been low 80’s and humid past couple days, so it’ll feel good. Also, I’ve got a cold now, so that’ll feel extra nice on my throat. (TWSS)

Actually

I bought a ‘Starving Student’ card here, which entitles you to cheaper food. One of the perks (usable one time) was buy one get one free at Coldstone. The people at Coldstone didn’t notice that they were supposed to mark the one use, so I got to use it like 8 times. Totally worth the 20 bucks I paid for the card.

That’s awesome.

Had it for lunch. So good!

Ugh

That new chant belongs on Sesame Street

Sunny day...

keeping the clouds away……

Melky battling.

Grenike's going 9

…no way they take him out, score or no score

He's

at 97 pitches.

He routinely goes 120 pitches.
But

what if he gets beaned?

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS

Brooks

Clutch

oh look, jonny venters up

ho hum

his arm

is going to fall off

Lets hope it waits til Saito gets back.

its stupid because they have righties coming up and moylan only threw 1/3 of an inning

venters sux against righties

oh wait

not my point

moylan would be just fine next inning. no need to work venters when he pitches like every day

lol yeah let moylan bat!
damn

good point

Dear Heap and Melky….I do believe at your shoulders is not a strike.

Nor are the ankles
The ump said the last one to Melky was a strike

He asked after he swung through it, and the ump confirmed it would’ve been a strike either way. Just FYI.

Thanks. It was my emotions typing.

The Vulture is flapping his wings
The closest Chick-Fil-A 55 miles north of me. It must be new, cuz I have lots of family near here & never heard of it b4.
Well

then its only a 110 mile roundtrip. Worth it!

Yep. I can pretend I wanna see the family.

Might wanna wait til Monday. They are closed Sundays, nationwide.

BROOOKSYYY

Sure, now that dirtbag Zach is in a groove. FUUUUUCK
if zack bats

we have to hit him

all he needed was a blood sacrifice in prado
Joe Thurston

wouldve gotten a hit

We’re just setting up a walk off

jinx

SARCASM DUHHHH
I MEAN SRSLY WE HAVE TOO MANY WALKOFFZ ALREADY

At least we cleared the pitchers spot....?
WALK OFF POLL

who will get the walk-off hit?

Venterz

Ross, in the 14th. He gonna PH for Kimbrel.

Nobody...

…We get the winning run in the bottom of the 8th.

Anyone else getting error messages?

apparently not… like what?

“sorry theres a problem” or “we can’t process your browser’s request”. Those aren’t the exact words, but you get what i mean

This is what happens

when you look at that stuff, MBL1. You know what I’m talking about.

I’ve been a good girl i got presents from Santa

Futurama

Santa? Impressive!

Sounds like a connection problem with your source (DSL or cable or whatever). Consider a reset. Any bad weather in the area?

No, not really any bad weather

It’s just SBNation….the SBNation error messages…it may just be the site.

Zach is done...time for the runs to come
Jose Guillen is still in the league?

And he’s on first dammit.

Who's on first?
haha wow

Medlen throws a QS and gets a ND but KK throws a QS and gets a loss

What a great way to start off

geez now they are hitting the crap out of our pitching
damn it

Glaus no GG for you

Aw fuck Glaus....hold onto the rock
Glad Troy was in the way of that...

… wow, right ON the line.

Glaus

rumbling, bumbling, stumbling

even the outs are advernurous now
fuck yea

advernrurrosusocus

Aviles

stance, unecessary.

This dude go to the Craig Counsell school of hitting stances?
Who's worried?
i think the correct question is

who’s not worried?

this

Im worried about Venters, let him rest damn

I'm not worried

Why would I be worried? I’m definately not worried. Who’s worried?

K K K K K K K K K K K

McCann you handle it?

thank god we covered home

That would have been fail of the week right there if he had scored.

LETS GET OUT OF THIS INNING NOW!!
Can we call in Wild Thing? lol

We should bring in Henry Rowengardner.

Sac fly won’t give you the lead here Royals.

Don't tell them that!

There’s the pitch Pete didn’t get called.

VULTURE!!!

LETS GET OUT OF THIS INNING NOW!!

Bend it like Beckham, Venters.

VENTERS

is SO MONEY

He is so fucking money that he doesn’t even know it!

I think I love this Venters guy.

K!

Now let’s get Vulture another win please.

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
WOOOO Im sorry I ever worried venters... he didnt have a walk!!!!
who was that one guy

bitching about venters’ workload? <—- me

and did anyone notice

venters wasn’t much of a prospect… and didn’t have that great of numbers in the minors?

surprising he’s this good in the majors this quickly

Venters giving Kimbrel a run for the heir to Wags’ throne?

i could see a really cheap

platoon closer situation, like with gonzalez and soriano last year

Kimbrel

isn’t even getting the chance

I can't get excited over a betancourt strikeout.
????

It got us out of the inning

Party Pooper!
I can if it gets us another game up on the division

Dont be. Be excited that the Venters recorded a K

I'm

sorry. Would a Butler K make you more… well…

Then get excited over that pitch!
Betancourt Strikes out! Francouer Swings at the first pitch! Martin Prado Singles!
So...

5 runs, and we win?

Why stop at 5?

because 5 gets us autowin
Gordon Gekko says:

Greed is good.

Well

we’re 27-0 or something if we get to five runs. Hence, we shall win.

Five or more

So we can get 8 if we want.

 lets score runs now

is it just me or have they not played the chop recently

seems like every time they would they play the “Let’s go braves” thing

nvm

guess im just retarded

Venters dialed up 96 heater for a little help
RALLY TIME - ZAGNUTs FOR EVERYBODY

YESS!!

And

what might those be.

The official “Rally Candy Bay of Talking Chop”

Spell fail

“Bar”

Nice

Can I buy it somewhere?

Amazon.com (strangely enough)

“Zagnut is a candy bar found in the United States. It was launched in 1930 by the D. L. Clark Company and acquired by The Hershey Company in 1996. Its main ingredients are peanut butter and toasted coconut, and it weighs 1.75 ounces (50 g).”

WOO HOO!

Next stop: My thighs!

ummmm

how old are these? my zagnut has an expiration date of 2007

Nothing expires on the internet

Runs would be nice here

i was gonna call

Prado’s 7th HR, but i’m a slow typer

You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting to use that!

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
MARTEEEN THE DREAM!!!!

HE got the Hondo!!!!

PRADOOOOOOOOOOOO
PRADOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Martin has 100 hits.

I’m damn Prado him.

MARTEEN! First to 100, right?

Pretty sure

100 HITS YEAH!!! CANT BELIEVE THAT DIDNT GO OUT!

takes credit for the offensive unleashing all over the shitty Royals bullpen

WTF Im still in commecial!!! DAMN YOU MLB TV
same

FUCK MLBTV

Hey-Train bunting....wha?
It's

his version of comedy. Ha, like’s he’s going to lay one down.

Chip said the entire Rays infield almost passed out. Funny.

DId he try to bunt in that game?
Hit #100 for Prado!!!! A DOUBLE

where's the RAKING

jersey?

Next time. I was celebratin’ the HIT.

Now get him home!!
I can't believe I picked Prado in the last round of my fantasy

Has to be the steal of the year so far.

Absolutely. Whoda thunk it?

I thunk’d it. So jealous…one of the other people in my fantasy league has him

Retribution

for not picking him. Fear the Prado. Amen.

I was gonna pick him but the other guy got him first

Good job son...:)

damnit, my mlb tv is being slow!!!!

this

mine is still on commercial break

I wanna see prado hit a double :(

Sac fly or a knock for Auto-Win status

CHIPPAH JONEZ

GET HIM HOME CHIPPER!!
come on Chippah

Wood vs. Chipper
 
Nobody caught the meaning?

woodchipper?

Lol

Chipper is mad about that

Two strikes now

mlbtv finally back

FUCK YOU MLBTV

Fianlly FUCK YOU MLB TV
You

can give me your account if its so bad.

its like 100 bucks… man up

GET HIM HOME CHIPPER!!

C’mon Chipper. Do some work here.

Not even close.
Wow...nasty pitch there

Nasty indeed.

Why can we never bring in lead off doubles

Never say never

wow..

blown opportunity

UGH

come one need RUNZ

Fastest to 100 hits in franchise history. Nice job, Marteeeeeeen.

KNOCK PRADO IN MAC

did heyward bunt or something?
He tried

to on the first pitch, and then pulled back. Or something like that.

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
We shouldve squeezed
Go for the 2 point conversion!!
Walk off wild pitch?
sadly

he isnt brian bannister

Isn’t it still the 8th?

Hm, you’ew right. Feels like the 9th.

Hit in the face

Did anyone else see the fan get hit in the face on Marteen’s ground rule dbl? Yowza.

Home run scores Odarp.

GO MACC

“Pitcher’s got a wooden arm”

Didn’t work. Yuck.

fuck you turner field crowd!!!
CRAP

Wasted 2B

good hit

but oh well :/

why couldn't chipper have done that

OH NOES SKY IS FALLING PANIC PANIC PANIC PANIC

awww

COME ON!

Checking in on my phone

did Chipper fail or did the ump fail?

It was more the pitcher won. Helluva pitch.

this
Crap.

Let’s hope Ned Yost is stupid enough not to use Soria in a tie game on the road.

That one sting a litte. (the inning)

Just sets up for a game winning Powah surge
i'm calling it

yunel escobar walk-off home run

I will wait for the orcales findings

If not Glaus, then Esco....

this would be a time that we need it

Does he stick with venters?

Sam Adams Light > Michelob Ultra

General Anthony McAuliffe says "Nuts"

Delicious

looking.

Exit Light, Enter Night

Wags In

Wagner coming in

LETZ GO WAGZ

One pitch. One out.

Almost as sexy as “one shot one goal”

Or

one shot one kill.

If you're playing

Big Buck Hunter, then yes. If you’re on the NYC subway, not so much.

Duck

hunt!

That dog that laughed at you when you missed is my eternal nemesis.

That sound effect is still one of epic impact.

Maurice Edu agrees.
Ah, Willie Bloomquist.

I’m glad you suck

If this is a really quick inning, can Wags go 2?
I would assume so

But let’s just win this in the 9th, shall we?

silly chopper

we won’t need 2

Probably, but let's not see the answer to that question tonight...lol
Probably.

But I doubt Bobby lets him.

Maybe, plus we’ve got an afternoon game tomorrow, so better 2 tonight than 1 now and 1 early on Sunday?… with respect to the hope that we don’t find out tonight.

I was just wondering. I hope we’ll never know the answer.

We'd better win it this inning...

If it goes to extras, our options are: Chavez or Martinez.

(No, Bobby will not use Kimbrel. The game is on the line.)

CHRIS RESOP!……
oh wait

errr.... umm.. uhh
When do we Saito back, again?
It's supposed to be tomorrow.

But we’ll see.

Soon i hope

Thought it was this weekend.

lol GET OFF MY PLATE!!
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

Seriously? Podsednik is awful. He should not be permitted to be on base.

VIDRO?

Slider for 6-4-3 vidro
I'm good...lol

Just pay attention to the batters, Billy. Get them out and Pods won’t score.

quick

put in ross for bmac

Goooo bravezz

YES YES YES YES
The Royal Treatment.

VIDRO!

Now let’s win this thing!

WOOO DOUBLE PLAY!!
WOOO DOUBLE PLAY!!
WOOO DOUBLE PLAY!!
NOW LETS END THIS GAME!!

DEFENSE

That’s called inning over!
 
I do like our middle infield defense.

YES! YES! YES!
RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
Heart of the order coming up

Glaus BLANCO Escobar

whoopsy

Bobby’s been doing the defensive shift thing too early.

How many before Heyward gets up again? ;)

Can we get some POWAH
BOTTOM NINTH

POWAH / GREGWHITE / ESCO

Let's have another walk-off please.
This

Just dont celebrate too hard, i dont want anyone to get hurt

I'm good

with making a ritual sacrifice out of Blanco.

Glaus heard me!

:)

You got your wish!

Epic awesomeness pleez

come on Blanco

Sweet! No Soria. That means we can win this right now.

NOW LETS END THIS GAME!!
RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS

MORE

this is not enough…or i’m just greedy

Rays: top 8th, bases full vs. Fish. 1 out.

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
No

Soria.

Very dumb.

I hope it comes back to bite them.

where's the rest of the box?
sorry...

burp

How about this:

Due up for the Braves in the 9th: Glaus.

That could be all we need.

Looks like...

….I called it.

their pen has been great lately according to chip. Time to end that

Can we have one of Glaus’ home runs from last Sunday back to use right now?

We'll give them something to be Soria bout.
POWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HSUIhaiushDUISHDUFHIewjfo[kqeiFHUDJSGVMFSDJBGFRAR
HSUIhaiushDUISHDUFHIewjfo[kqeiFHUDJSGVMFSDJBGFRARG

BRAVES WIN BRAVES WIN

TROYYYYYY!!!!
Glaus man.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHH

WE WON SUCKAS!

And damned if I didn't call this one too...huzzah!!
Well that worked

YEAEEHHH

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!
DO ITTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for listening!!
Glaus!

That was hot!

Guess we didn’t need it.
 
GTFOOH KC.
 

did anyone see martin riding glausosaur?

CLASSIC!

LOL

Glaus: “Did I just get bit by a mosquito?”

scurrred me for a sec, thought it was Hinske!

que the glausasouras (SP)

A+++++ WOULD WATCH AGAIN!

30-0 with 5 runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad they didn’t celebrate too hard…i really dont want Glausosaur to get hurt. Or any other players for that matter

Yeah, we don’t need a Kendry Morales on this ballclub.

Everybody is subdued on that now.

I think everyone learned the lesson of Morales.

but i bet you it will be forgotten again in time & they'll be back at it.
One game on everybody...check box two...more POWAH!!!!
And another Series is OURS!

Tomorrow:

Sweep time!

and

KK’s first W

this ish right here
wagner with another win

lol

TROY HAS TOO MUCH POWAH

You can never have too much POWAH
its a good thing
EVEN RAINBOW LLAMASAURUS APPRECIATES THE AWESOME MAJESTY OF THE GLAUSOSAUR

+ A lot
+ a whole lot
+a whole lot more
awsome

just awsome

RAINBOW LLAMASAURUS AND GLAUSASAURUS ARE THE ONLY KINGS AROUND HERE!!!!
Mets fans collectively saying

“Well, shit.”

Actually, most of them are on various street corners in Queens waiting for Cash Cab or the cab from Taxicab Confessions.

we're saying

hell yeah!

haha

Sorry, Mets fans. Enjoy being in 2nd place for the rest of the year. Or worse.

They would be so lucky
Merry Christmas

from Santa Glaus

i may be a straight man....

but i am gay for glaus

Heyward is

jealous.

Gay for Glaus.
 
Someone needs to make a poster of this.

im going to the day game against the sox

look for it

Um….ok then

Glausosaur ish awesome

Up to date standings now in the NL East!!
  1. BRAVES 41-28
  2. METS 39-29 1.5 BACK
  3. PHILLIES 35-31 4.5 BACK
Get Back Mother Fuckers you dont know me like that

Holy Hell!!! Thats how its done man!!! 1.5 game lead over the mutz now!!!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads on TC.

I will be with my Dad tomorrow, and not on the OT.
Go Braves!

Hope you have a good day with your Dad.
 I spent the entire day with mine today. The other siblings can have him tomorrow.

Thanks!

happy you had time with yours today:)

Will be tryin to introduce my little girl to the wonderful world of Braves baseball tomorrow

Wish me luck

Hope all goes well. Take lots of water/juice and snacks!

And sunscreen.

Siblings and/or strangers can have mine…any day. Any takers?

13 consecutive series either tied or won.

Ronniemac called that shit

Talking to Glausosaur!!! :D

The power of the Zagnut has been restored.
oh look who's tied for #1 in the NL in runs
Prado leads BASEBALL in Hits

BASEBALL

GOOOOO NITRAM!

AND Glaus is closing in on RBIs

Glausosaur walkoff=KK win tomorrow

The POWAH says it will happen

butttt

butttt KK winnar is unpossibul

my fingers are crossed

i hope KK gets one before he gets benched

Unbelievable.

With this team, not really

AWW YEAR!!

is that the kid from Webster?
Yo Gabba Gabba i think...
Braves 30-0 when they score 5 or more runz

That shit is unbelievable.

What stat was it that was 41 games?

DUH! Our WINS records.

Streak of winz when scoring 5+…dates back to last season

dating back to last year

30 this year, 41 straight dating back to last year… I think.

Thanks, I was getting them mixed up, hearing 30 and 41.

We love the Auto-Win

it cannot be stopped

Billy Wagner for the rotation!

He has more winz than KK. ITS SCIENCE

I have more Wins than KK

Natinals back where they belong – in the cellar.

I hope

we beat up Strasburg when he faces us.

Heyward with 3 HR and a triple in that game.

Triple?

what a slacker.

He meant a 7-base triple.

Going to that game! So excited!

But Stephen Strasburg will turn them into a perennial powerhouse!

I hope Joe smacks Chip when the mic is off for calling him "Old Timer"
I just hope Joe doesn't snap on Chip on the air this season
I hope

that happens.

And then we see Chip the next day with a black eye.
 
Joe: “How did you get hurt Chip?”
Chip: “I fell down the stairs.”

That long road trip with the games back to back with Chip, you could actually hear the “I’m sick of this guy” tone in Joe’s voice. He was not hiding it well after the 8th game.

Poor Joe lol

Goodnight yall...see yall tomorrow
Beyond sweet walkout WIN tonight.

Tomorrow is SWEEP time.
.

CyborgHanson48

CANNOT COMPUTE: STRANGE SIGN IN CF SEATS REGARDING HUMAN TEAMMATE GLAUS TROY READS/ [LIFE IN A GLAUS HOUSE!] /END
9 minutes ago via web

lol

The walkoff killed my computer. I just got it back on…

GLAUSOSAUR SMASH COMPUTERRR

One more W and Braves will be at .600 Winning Percentage
Mets fans everywhere are crying now...

no 8 game winning streak can take us down!

You must Login with your SB Nation account and be a member of Talking Chop to post a comment.