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Open Thread 8/18: Braves vs. Nats #2

Tied 2-2 in the 6th. Time for the Good Guys to score.

GO BRAVES!

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3-4-5

Let’s do it.

LETS GET SOME RUNS!!!
funnel cake!
Oh, I want one of those now!
new thread = runs
do righties hit livan better?

because it sure seems like it

Let's get some RUN(s)

PETA

does not approve of this graphic

Thank you Prado!

Puppies unite!

Photobucket

Hey Scott – did you get the one I found the other day? I sent it to your addy on here.

Yes! I’ve been away from e-mail for a few days but I saved it. Thanks for making it!

I had it made already, forgot about it. Found it and didn’t want to delete unless I knew you had it first.

That’s why we’re internet buddiez

And, this is Daisy’s long-distance boyfriend :-)

the super rally puppies will be coming in October

How can we deny this sweet face?
Now * these :)

maintain 2.5 game lead thread

Man, Cheeseburger is still out there? Let’s knock him out.

scorched

Martin is so cool.

Prado

is a machine

Prado is not human
PRADOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

single lol

Martin Prado. All star.
martin

has not skipped a beat

Great to have you back Prado.

When Prado gets hits, we score runz.

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT NO WAY
WTP...

and Odarp fails. Shit.

wow that was a bunch of fail
JUUUUUUST missed

OH CRAP! MARTIN

Wow

ran ourself out of the inning there

Well that sucked. Not that I blame him for going.

with 0 outs I don’t like it at all

late jump though, should have never left
How awesome would it be for Phillys playoff hopes to come down to that final series against us

and then shut them down to keep them out of October while simultaneoulsy shutting ESPN and that fan base that was established in 2008 the hell up

Not awesome at all. I want it to be decided before that series.

Agreed. My heart can’t take it if that series is the decider.

I’ll give them credit for half of 07

Only if we've already clinched the division and the phillies only chance is the wild card.

As much as I have confidence that, if it comes down to that, we’ll win, I’d rather not leave it up to that. I’m all for getting a huge lead into September and coasting down the final leg of the season.

Horrible base running there.
damnit chip

Don’t say he hit it a mile if it doesn’t even make it to the warning track.

That was extremely tame for his usual antics.

I almost commented that I was proud of him.

WTP?

gameday has the flyout over the wall

strange

ball did not even reach the warning track

Jim Powell says he wants to break Odarp’s other pinkie if he’s going to go 5-8. And what the fuck? Worst kind of Vidro ever.

well that inning was full of fail
all wrong

this was supposed to be the runz inning

Wow…sweet inning.

why's mccann swinging at that pitch

when that’s all livan’s giving him? make him throw it over the plate

it was up

and he almost drove it out to left center… that is what makes Mac good

and that helps Livan with the pitch count...
Livan

not too worried about pitch counts

would rather keep livan in the game

than face the nats BP

Simmer down now!

Braves have been digging the 7th and 8th inning lately for the runs.

lol

Simma, simma down now!

strikes please

Somehow I sensed ODARP was gonna run… wish I had sensed wrong

Huddy is pitching fairly well

But was anyone else hoping for a cy young statement after wainwright’s off-ish day?

He will have a great shot

if we win the division

just hoping for WINZ

Honestly

Couldn’t care if we have a CY Young candidate. The pitching staff as a whole is awesome, so I don’t care if no one guy gets the accolades.

Real Talk

I just would like Huddy to get the recognition he deserves.

this is a tiny strikezone on gameday

maybe we should just rest the bats on our shoulders and hope to walk home some runs

WHERE THE HELL WAS THAT?

I hate when a ball over the belt isnt called a strike

Where was that?! In fact where was the pitch thrown three before that one, too?

7th Double play of the game.
Oh Tim Hudson,

you so nasty.

Vidros are fun!!!
Huddy's got it covered.

6-4-3

Damn

another Vidro

Hudson = Auto-Vidro

vidroooooooooooooooooooooo
Wild, we've had almost 2000 comments today on the DLee trade!

I tried so hard to read them all…but I had to concede after about 1000

we traded for David Lee?

I know he can rebound like a son-of-a-bitch

but his jumpshot is poor, and everyone knows white people cant play basketball

I went to Roth and his “Jump” video. LOL

(sorry, but I hate basketball)

I played the sport

but hate to watch it onTV

Yea

woman’s basketball IS pretty unbearable

even more wild, FW made a trade there were lots of comments and most of them were not bitching about the trade.

true

that is rare

This proves

Miracles still happen!

Vidro #4 for Huddy!

Justice!

DP night at the ballpark. Not suprised with Huddy pitching.

nicely done

ok we need some runs seriously!!

Nice!

How about a run or two here?

wow, really fast inning

I wonder what discussed in that convo between Huddy and the ump.

huddy: like the beard?
ump: nope
huddy: :(

wow the nats are king of 1 pitch outs
lets getta win for Timmy

to further his Cy chances

sooooooooo

who gets the walkoff today?

i dont walkoff tonight

let take the lead this inning

Troy Glaus, in a surprise move

Making a pinch-hit appearance in the 10th.

I wish

but on the DL

Brandon Hicks
WRONG

i will accept only “diory hernandez”

Lets make Huddy a WINNAR
Hello Everybody

excellent vidro & Harris pop fly.
Runs!

It is the 7th inning...

RUNZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Huddy is so efficient

90 Pitches through 7 innings

Tying run at the plate for Los Gigantes

Giants have RUNNERZ

August 18, 2010

Mark this day down. The Nationals and Braves have played 6 innings without an error from either team.

Yeah but what about the bloop single we had.

and 57 double plays turned

Wow.

they might get a call from Obama.

Skynet has become self-aware.

technically

but that bloop should be an error to be fair

Let's try this...

is the a on melky’s helmet always yellow?

Hicks the "human yo-yo"

nice one Joe

question

on a double play, does that count as 1 groundball out or 2 groundball outs?

"Little Melky Cabrera" ?

did I just hear that?

oxymoron

I swear thats what I heard when chip announced him

"Might be too early

for the Braves to strike. It’s not their final at bat yet."-Don Sutton

LETS GET SOME RUNS!!!

woooo sea bass with a solid hit

I wanna see some red
this is the red i was talking about
Yea Gonzo!!

About time you put a decent swing on a ball!

AGON with a single
why teams

dont use an over-shift against Alex Gonzalez baffles me…

Just because he is right-handed, does not mean it would not work

Man Akiel

destroyed that ball

nice Ankiel gets on base lol
Not pretty

but good enough. That’ll do Ankiel, that’ll do.

Conrad

in th 7th… uh oh

IT'S BROOKS TIME!
CONRAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brooookz powah

Great Strategy

bench Conrad on the bench until the 7th

where else would conrad be benched?
I'll make Lee's jersey graphic tomorrow - what # will he wear?
if you ever need some help making graphics let me know
same as the crime dog in Atlanta

I miss him. What a player.

Fire extinguishers optional.

Thanks everyone :-)

make sure its D. Leecious :)

He seems to hit it hard...

right at the 2B a lot. And Socks needs to get his socks back on.

Not a strike!!!

Wow

wtf, now its a strike?

that was teh same pitch he's been calling a ball all night..

now it’s a strike..

ew giants

Come on Brooksy
i think that series w/ us killed the giants mojo
brooks can only hit 95+ MPH fastballs?
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa
bermuda triangle for shawshank!!!
haha

Raw Dog is money

gah we shoulda scored
Woo hoo...brooksy keeps it goin
LITTLE FLARE LITTLE FLARE LITTLE FLARE
Little Flare! Little Flare!

bloop!

Hey there

good to see you join us in the OT tonight!

we are the astros?

Well that works.
Another Blooper goes our way!!!!!
Brooksy! Now, let's get RUNS for Huddy!!!

AUTOSINGLE TIME!!!!!!

Wow, we’re actually blooping someone to death for once.

No vidro, Imhotep.

Just a nice long fly to left will do here
LIVAN IS PISSED
bases chucked for omar

just don’t vidro PLEASE

done… not happy about it though

Pop up to 2nd???

What happened?? Misjudge it or major blooper?

bermuda triangle
Come on

Infante

does bobby dare squeeze?

1-3 pulling down inhotep’s BA, need an auto single

There’s a little white flare on the field today
(That’s my kind of hit)
Its the same old thing as yesterday
(That’s my kind of hit)

son of a bitch!!!!!!!!!!1
dammit

Omar robbed

Damn.

Up to Jason.

Man, what crappy luck.

Damn

Good job runners

Wow, that was even an angry out by Livan, there.
Omar

Looks like a gladiator with all that armor. Also screw Livan.

Please Heyward

Please Please do something.

Fitting…shitty hit falls and the ball that is ripped doesn’t.

conrad got back though

CMON HEYWARD!!

Heyward will do it
Jason

going to jump on first pitch, I can feel it

I FAIL

at life

good thing though

Here comes the Heyward

Now would be a nice time for Jay Hey to get us a big hit!

damn! amazing snag!

GIVE ME RECOLLECTIONS OF APRIL JHEY!!!

Come on Jason – do it for Huddy

be patient and make him throw strikes
jhey with RISP

this never seems to happen

If it’s 67 and curving, let it hit you

MLBPA filed a grievance on KO-Rod’s behalf

I hope the MEts get stuck with the contract

Just because they’re the Mets? I don’t. He deserves to forfeit his money.

Ethics are not a priority to my fanhood
Trade a bruise for a base here JHey if you have to...get the run!!!
Good eye so far...
looks like hes working a walk...
damn

just missed it

O jesus christ

Damn... the fans got me excited.
Stupid Fans!!

Here’s a secret: Watch the fielders before you freak out.

Fuck it all...will we ever hit with full sacks?
Is this a "what have you done for me lately" comment?

Don’t we lead the MLB in granny’s this year??

I’m pretty sure our numbers are terrible for the season with the bases loaded

It may be...

…but we can’t keep wasting opportunities go to waste like this

Thought he had that.
got in on JHey just enough so he couldn't get the barrel on it
bases loaded and 1 out...

no runs again

can’t blame infante…he scorched that

not particularly

it was off the end of the bat

it was a line drive up the middle that was a hit if Livan doesnt make a stab at it

yes

but doesn’t mean it was scorched. it wasn’t hit as hard as it looked

Heyward really all over his pitch as well

Just didn’t quite get enough.

true

i guess i’m pointing out more that we are just horridly unlucky

more frustrating even no vidro

crud

that stinks

Wow

we cant seem to break the bases loaded curse

Who's coming in to pitch?
Venters

of course

Should have known
Venters

as always

no decison for Huddy.

Damn. Now Huddy can’t get the win.

Our SPs have to be so frustrated to hold the opponents to 2 runs or less night after night and still not get wins.

Man….just missed a daisy pitch there. J-Hey is struggling big time in the 2 spot lately!

so close. I think Heyward is close to breaking out of the slump. Hes crushed a few balls recently

I'm not betting on it.

Glad we got Lee and Heyward will be down in the lineup. Until he proves me wrong, it looks he’s just overhyped.

I don't think that many scouts are that wrong about him

more that he’s a rookie with a sore thumb. Keep expectations realistic and let him develop.

no more heyward 2nd please
been saying that

for three days and been getting killed here.

No, you’ve been saying, “OMG HEYWARD SUCKS! SEND HIM DOWN HE SUCKS BALLS!”

no you haven't

you’ve been saying how jhey sucks this and that, not bat heyward somewhere else. hell, you want him gone

patience please?

i've been patient for awhile but he should be batting down in the order when Lee gets here, like 6
Hudson

ND thanks to no run production from JHey.

just jhey? you are being a little selective, aren't you?
not really

Omar stung it, JHey can-of-corned it.

fail

And Melky grounded into a DP with the bases loaded, too. It takes more than one guy to score runs consistently.

are you rooting for him to fail? u’re really negative towards him?

I'm thinking there's something significant that distinguishes J-Hey from the rest of the line-up for this guy.....

Wonder what that could be?

hes a heightist!

Has to be it.
he's black?
LMAO

That really made me laugh.

you like laughing at black people?
no

laughing at how you thought I was being racist because he was black, yet you were the one thinking it, therefore making yourself look racist.

when did i ever make the accusation that you were racist?

i never once said the R-word. i was answering the question, “what distinguishes heyward from the rest of the lineup?” and i am factually correct.

mastermike is a white supremicist? what?

Why do you think he calls himself mastermike?

odd sexual fetish?

odd sexual fetish?

I obviously can't know it

But it really does bother how he’s very quiet except when Heyward is batting, and really raises a clamor at every Heyward out. Then he blames the fact that Hudson gets a ND entirely on Heyward, even though he’s definitely far from the only culprit tonight.

He’s quiet except when we aren’t winning and Heyward is batting. He conveniently disappeared when we were up big last night.

Yeah

That just makes him a troll. But he’s an oddly specific troll.

He doesn't like people under age 22.
mastermike is a reversepedophile?
how

about the whole team just about

Once his thumb heals during the off season

those will start going out again, imho.

yeah i agree, he is still crushing balls… I think his thumb is a big part of it.

that kill hudsons shot at winning 20?

how is venters 1/4 in save opp?

because he has coughed up 3 leads.

BS is awarded every time you lose the lead

it doesnt have to be the 9th for a blown save.
Cause he's a Vulture

He likes Wins

1

haha nice

Didn’t know if anyone would realize what it is.

Nice play Hinske
Look at Ske with the fancy footwork
Aw nuts...damn good shot at it by Imhotep
Man Rob Neyer and K Law over at the worldwide leader seem to think the Braves gave up too much for Lee

I know it was three pitchers, but the Braves were dealing from a position of strength. Plus people seem to be really clingy towards prospects nowadays…

It's three high A-AA pitchers...only one of which had a real ceiling....better that than having to pick up Lee's tab for the rest of the year
Chip just came
I can only imagine what he just said..
OMG Chip!

??? WHAT HAPPENED DAMMIT I’M WATCHING MASN!!!

AH CAPITAL LETTERZZZ!!!!

imhotep came close

I wish I was a little bit taller

i wish i was a baller

I wish I was a baller

I wish I was a baller
Wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
i have one of those. thanks for the reminder; i should call her.
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a '64 Impala

Hin-Skee-Lo FTW!!!

shot caller
20 inch blades on the impala...lol

Jonny B Good please.

and he was..one pitch, two outs...lol
Zimmerman EJECTED!!
Suspension, plz!

you carazy!!

2 and Zimmerman ejected!

STFD for more than just now!!
STFD for more than just now!!
Zimms got thrown out!
Time to start hitting it toward third.
WHAT wild

TURN O EVENTS

I’ll take it….but thats a bad ejection

This

Why on earth would an ump throw a player out on that?

I have to agree....

not too sure about that ejection

lol

“fucking bullshit”

these umps are NOT fucking around
He must have said a magic word or two while he was flinging the equipment...
he said "fucking bullshit"

Magic enough?

Yep...that's the word....
Bobby goes out....

“I say that all the time.”

anyone remember that one?

Major Leaguers can’t say fucking bullshit when they’re angry at themselves?

I’ve learned something new.

I don’t think they say that when they’re angry at themselves, they say it when they’re angry with the umpire.

To be fair, the ump has been wildly inconsistent tonight.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hear hinske say the magic word 3+ times and not get ejected.

Add in the helmet fling…

Sweet..

Now I get to hear Bob Carpenter and Rob Dibble bitch about this for the remainder of the game…

bathe in their tears

i find it makes my skin that much moister

me too

stupid braves blackout in carolina beach, nc

use the mute button

modern technology is awesome

yeah but the contoller is way over there.

So how'd he get the boot?
thrown bat + helmet + "fucking bullshit"
Zimmerman was definitely bitching about the call...

He clearly said “F$#@ing bullshit” after he swung at the last pitch.

Perhaps he was talking about Mac hanging onto that ball
Pretty sure he was mad about the 3-1 pitch.

why did zimmerman got ejected???

Because he was acting like a baby
Two games

two Nats ejected.

I'm calling it now. Dunn gets tossed tomorrow night for throwing his helmet.

Note to Nats: Don’t throw your helmet. You think they would have learned after last night.

That's not a bad ejection. Zimmernan should show better sportsmanship. Good going ump !!

That’s a bad reply though.

too bad this isn’t the little league world series

I hate that they make those kids sprint to the dugout after striking out

that's actually a rule?

i thought the kids were basically running on sugar

yeap, it starts once the AllStar period begins….the regular Little Leagues don’t usually enforce it

Riggleman ejected now too

He was acting like a douche, but I’m not sure douchebaggery is grounds for an ejection.

I thought you had to swear AT the ump to get kicked, no?

Both teams 2-9-0

Let’s change this.

Damn Jonny...three outs on one pitch...lol
hahaha

triple play!

replay shows

ejection preceded magic words

Damn, quick trigger.

Yanked him just for the bat and helmet throw then.

I think the ump overreacted there
Same. Ump was pissy about getting shown up...

but hey, they need to deal with it. People don’t pay to see the umps.

Why are our announcers defending a player on another team ?

what?

because our announcers aren’t homers?

We should be glad one of the Nats best players is gone. That gives us a better chance to win.

sure, and we are

but that doesn’t excuse the actions of the umpire

He shouldn't have been chucked.

He shouldn’t have slammed his bat to the ground.

PSYCHICH-UMP STRIKES AGAIN.

or, maybe there’s not an extra “h” in “psychic”.

Roy Oswalt style
Shouldn't have been ejected.

He said “fucking bullshit” but he said it as he was getting tossed, so that wasn’t the cause…

Pretty bad IMO

7-2 Philly now. THANKS SF!

attorney general playing 3B for natinals

Former attorney general.

whoa whoa whoa he plays for us too.
The 3-1 pittch called 3-2 may have setup the quick trigger.
My thinking also

but Zimm didn’t really complain about that

The walk to first.

Ump thought he showed him up.

That we could see. I think he may have done so with his head down – the ump may have heard it.

Worked last night...get aggressive!

I LOL'd

forreal forreal

awesomest super move eveR!

That’s real and not a movie.

Nice PA

praydo is really good

Don’t understand why Dibble keeps saying hes not saying anything, when Zimmerman clearly says “Thats F**king Bulls**t”…

Meh...Dibble is a Strashole..never mind anything he says

I try not to. He is the most annoying pig to ever grace the booths.

Good to see we're on the same page

They are still talking about the ejection…

true but he got tossed while saying that, so he didn’t say anything that got him tossed

You sure? I saw it once. Didn’t sync the timing. Looks about the same time.

it was about the same.. and you cant react to something until after it happens, it was clear he decided to throw him out before he said anything

Bobby: “This is weird.. 3 ejections this series and none have been me.. I must be losing my touch.”

Love this

own Prado in an OBP league

BMac

Meant to say Prado and BMac up

NCChopper with the rare mistake

We forgive

calls for a ban.

No ban the pretty lady with the cool graphics...I'll take her bullet

Chivalry is not dead. Good to see. :-)

are yu foretelling the future?

nup

that was nice of Desmond.

That's what you get when you lazily turn the DP.
Lollipopped it....thank you
wow um ok

that kind sucked but could have been worse

WE NEED RUNS!!

Diory running = Runs
Diory Hicks!
damn Nats announcers

they said Diory

That he did. They are both RE HE HE TAAAAAAARDED.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

I approve this message.

And now rescind my original approval.

Nats Defense

is the Braves MVP.

wonder how Chipper would feel

about that throw

wow

2 should-be errors but none recorded

he didn't get a base

I don’t think you can assume a DP

I really think some DPs need to be assuumed…like any GB mac hits

hey all

me and my lucky loins just made it.. go braves

OT / little piece of advice:

If you’re blowing bubbles with your gum – hold your phone a bit farther away.

C'mon 'Ske....find a gap
we should start ejecting forum posters for bad language.
censorship is bad
we don't eject around here, we ban

or not

or not

There goes half the users for repeating what Zimmerman said.

I censored myself. shit.

seems like it’s been pretty clean in here tonight.

fuck that
banned
fuck this shit
agreed fuck fucking language
Fuck

the fucking fuck?

dear sir,

please kindly reconsider

i am of course kidding.

just showing how stupid that ejection was on the umps part.

F U AND UR FAMILY

this is pretty intense sir

Hicks in as pinch runner= we score!
let's see if hicks can make it 8-for-10

Hinske – had some crap luck tonight with outs in foul territory.

Come on MVP!!!
melky

im calling a gapper that scores hicks

a choppah gappah

if Hinske got hot again, that would be good.

Line choppa to left center here would be nice

I’m feeling a Jack-er-oooooo

Man Melky

can not lay off the balls that touch home plate

Melky!

He went further out and he followed him. Pitcher must be laughing inside.

flailing, badly.

foul choppah
2 run choppah would be great
My Wish List

1. Melky Cabrera Player Shirt
2. Motorcycle

gashh

dont swing at that messss

wow ugly

AB there

Dang gon it Mekly....stop f'n reaching!

MVP what the crap

That was an Andruw Jones K there...
Nah...more like a Frenchy K
He didn't fall down to one knee.
omg Melky...

that was middle of the left side batters box…

Well... we either lose or walk off now lol.

Just the way we like it.

wtf was he swinging at.... those last 2 pitches were at least a foot outside
Hicks was not our luck tonight:(
wishing we woulda made more out of bases loaded no outs earlier...
We sure love walking off
Melky

Melkymelkymelky…we need to talk. It’s about your strike zone.

Just bought 1984 By Orwell

Any opinions?

im an english teacher!

Random comment of the year goes TOOOOOOOOO……………..

Made me think of Shrek 2 when Pinocchio is dancing around screaming "I'm a real boy!"
haha books relate to english teachers.. duhhhhh not too random

xD.

i no!

you mean know? -5 pts!

Guess sarcasm isn’t conveyed easily over “teh interwebz”.

you are the bane of my existence

Orwell is the man

I got a free copy…gave it a shot…and loved it

They should put this quote on the cover.
Probably should have read that in school.

That’s what my friends were saying. But guess we never got to it.

Good book

Important to keep in mind the context in which Orwell was writing. There was a lot of fear about totalitarianism at that point

we never read anything by Orwell

+50

Well... gonna have to be another last at bat win..

Heres to making it number 21!

Wow. The scouts now know how to get Melky out.

pitch a foot outside?

who’s coming in?

That ejection could be big

if we play extra

who got ejected?
Zimmerman and their manager.
Riggelman. Took me a second.
sweet.

why?

He struck out after a close call on the 3-1 pitch...

and then whipped his bat and helmet and said “fucking bullshit”

Your mom

Zimmerman

we need to win in the bottom of the 9th

don’t want to go to extras- I don’t want to miss the beginning of Hard Knocks

Wagner in to face

L/R/L

This Just In: The Giants Suck

if they could just win one game, that’d be cool

preferably one in this series
Wags had a week off...wow

No offense again. Starting pitcher keeping it to less than 3 runs not rewarded.

If Lee keeps hitting like he has been lately..the lineup can be correctly slotted again
Yeah

and we did score quite a bit last night. Always seems like it’s tough to score after those games.

We used up our runs.

I'm hungry

just had some pesto, fuck yeah

I’m contemplating some Orville Redenbacher

wow are you serious?
STFD

thats what you get for hating baseball

Ross's Helmet

= Dopest in MLB

and better than most in the NHL
Ryan Miller's olympic mask was so fucking awesome
except for the tape over "miller time" on the back

F the IOC

Chris Osgood

anyone?… yeah me neither

what a joke

this is 2010, not 1983. get some design on there

I figured dopest helmet would belong to a Columbian

There aren't any Jamaicans in MLB
SIT THE FUCK DUNN!
I see what you Dunn there

Ahem, Mr. Rallyman is here.

I heard from someone that Lee will not play tomorrow but will join the Braves when they come to Chicago on Friday.
all over

the Internet..

He got a cortisone shot in the back today, so probably needs a day or two

Or his lazy ass doesn’t wanna fly here and back in a day.

accurate

he has a disc thing

Indeed

It’s gonna be an awkward game for him.

Ok well it makes sense for him to stay up there anyway, instead of flying down here, then flying back up there on fri.

debuting against his former team

sweet…hope he tears them up

I think you heard that from EVERYBODY because that’s what’s happening

needs to rest his back anyways...

I want my Wags back next year!

Flame On!!

STFD

I like my beer cold… my TV loud… and my homosexuals flaming.

Just got home

hows this game looking

kind of frustrating

not much offense

wow. skipped that one and got a swing

Wags got that boy dazed and confused up there...

swinging at a 55 footer

wags doesnt even need to throw strikes and they are swinging.
Kennedy

Just took a Melky swing.

so it was awesome?
Ok, I love me some MVP

…so we’ll say a “melky’s last at bat swing” ….except it wasn’t outside. Damnit, you’re making this difficult!

Melky

resents that comment

I'm bitter towards the Melk Man after that last AB

It’ll pass though, he’ll always be one of my faves.

damn my depth perception!!

I have homework to do, dammit. Let’s wrap this thing up.

Wags wasn’t screwing around tonight. He made some of those swings look awful.

Wagner

was ok today

Ole!

I’m glad his last name isn’t Tagner.

nice

You tell ‘em I’M coming… and hell’s coming with me, you hear?..

WORLD WIDE WEB!
Let's get it done right now boys!

8-2 Phils now, top 9

I smell a comeback.
don't count on it with the giants awful offense
lol... I'm just messin.
phuck the phillies
wags striking out the side

that’s the ways we all know and love

looks like

Billy F’in lights out Wagner is back

now let get the walkoff
Billy Wagner quietly says "Would you please sit down?"
thats momentum

time to win

WE WANT A WIN!!!

END THIS GAME NOW!!

Wags was deallin' tonight

Now we need to score!

Who's due up?
bottom of the order

gonzo, ankiel, 9spot

Gonzo, Ankiel, 9th I believe.

I’m for this.

walk off time plz!!!

Fudge, we already used Conrad

damn thats right
We still have (insert any players name here).
is brooks up this inning?
Wagner after a day off = Venters on back to back days

FILTHY

Ankiel Moonshit….calling it

nvm..still a lefty

Freudian slip?

you guys havent been here the last couple of games I guess

If Ankiel

hits a moonshit. I will take a moonshit.

i need to go to sleep

I’m an English teacher!

And I have English homework to do! Maybe you could help me.

waking up at 5:45 every morning is catching up to me

you have school already? where are you from?

teaching in augusta

I’m a prospective teacher in NJ….we don’t start till September 7th I think

lucky

when are you done though? last year we went till like June 25th

Are you serious? I finish on May 25th…if not earlier.

I’m talking high school…I was a long term sub

you were probably the hot sub all the boys hit on

no doubt….you know what I like about high school boys?

You get older and they stay the same age?

no, but i would love to find out…

I started school 2 weeks ago

Holy crap. I thought it sucked that I started yesterday.

I start next wednesday. FML

Seriously though, Mr. Bob, what’s a cataphora and a polysyndeton? Haha.

cataphora deals with referring to an to an expression in the same sentence... polysyndeton are conjunctions

Boom. Thanks.

many conjuctions next to each other in the same sentence
i always

hated english

wow nats channel just said somethin about sending Berry back to umpire school.
idiots.

gonzo ends it

calling it

Phillies win

Time to answer the bell, guys

LMAO

Did dibble just say we might have a chance against the braves if they havent been throwing our best guys out of the game?

wow

there’s an intelligent comment

It clearly cost them yesterday

Pudge Rodriguez is worth at least 6 runs of run prevention by himself.

didnt their catcher go 3-3 with an RBI double?

And no homeruns

Thus proving my point.

Too bad

almost all of his homeruns were with Toronto Chip

As were most of his at bats…

Callin for a Boss Ross knock to win it
No errors for the Nats?

I think they’ve had one.

well

the bloop single
and overthrow on the Mac double play

Arent technically errors, but should be

RUNZRUNZRUNZ

booo sea bass is no help

Wagner

You think he will be back next year? If not do they give the job to Venters?

maybe Kimbrel

I think Kimbrel with Venters as setup
He's already said numberous times that he WILL NOT return

Kimbrel or Venters gets the job

Still holding out that he will return. I know Chipper was trying to talk him into returning a couple of weeks ago.

No, him, PeMo, and Kimbrel will battle?

they just won’t let it go

RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS RUNS
DO THE FREAKING PHILLIES EVER LOSE
the real question is

do the braves?

ANK WALKOFF! ONE TIME!
If we pick up Ankiel's option for 2011

I’ll be so damn pissed.

Sea Bass yes...Socks...hell no
does he have a buyout?

I don’t think so. It’s just a mutual option. No way we pick that up with McLouth still here as well.

Yeah, $500k. Much better than a $6M option though.

Prove him wrong, Rick!

you caused that hit!

you caused that hit!

you caused that hit!

you caused that shit!

you caused that hit!

The Nationals announcers have apparently never seen an ejection before

Dibble wont shut his cock hole. Sorry, but he really pisses me off.

I did not think

they allowed Tennessee fans on the board

Oh Alabama

We’ll always have the Braves

perhaps a common goal

sort of like bowl games

If Tennesse

still makes bowl games… ?

Who the hell is that chick screaming in the background?

SHUT THE FUCK UP!

LOL

diory has a bat!

Diory want to bat
Random observation from a TC beginner:

This place is hell for anyone who believes in jinxes.

depends on the jinx
haha

welcome young padawan

My theory is: Why even take the chance?

better wear

your lucky boxers or else..

please finish the game before I have to listen to the nats commentators be idiots for extra innings…

+ an infinity!

An historic event

I'm sure you mean "a historic."

Lol…does that bother you, too?

+1 for correct grammar usage

Repeat after me

In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.

…….he didn’t K!

was that a moonshit?
Astro'd into right

hit for Ankiel

Ankiel 2-4 tonight.
Ankiel with the hit lol
Here we go...

I think Heath.

Isn't this his 2nd hit tonight?

lets

hope he doesnt get picked off again

why would you bring that up now?

shut yo mouth

Ty Cobb was an SOB
“Lou Gehrig was punctual, I guess. Or at least, he was up until his late 30s.”
This guy pitching has more wins than Hanson ? Is he a starter ?

looks like Dickey has another strong start going

Clippard's picture freaks me out.
Damn...he doublt hit that thing...lol

Rick hit that twice

That Ankiel hit looked like a wiffleball hit.
LOL

doubletap!

LETS GO BRAVES!!!

END THIS GAME NOW!!

VAMANOS PUEBLO

His face is so offensive

Ross

Double coming up

STEAL YOU DAMN PITCHER!

ROSS THE BOSS DROSS

do the damn thing ross
Psh...Joe reading off stats

He must’ve read my Series Preview or something…

Shit... they're onto me. - Joe

TC moving up

You know what else is moving up?

THE COLTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boss Ross Time!

Makes me want some Maybach Music

right into the left field corner

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
throw to the damn plate

Throw the damn ball

David Ross = The real Teflon Don
Ankiel standing there

is freaking them out

What's he doing out here on the basepaths? Not where he belongs...
to be fair

He is standing in a very threatening manner

has he really only thrown two pitches?

yeah

afraid of Ankiel’s awesome speed

Ankiel is always faster than I think he is

Right center field and this game is over

I think they scared of him
its the glasses

he cant see shit…

This guy pitching has more wins than Hanson ? Is he a starter ?
no

he is a vulture

he is a WINNAR
he's no MVP
who is though?

other than our friendly neighborhood Melk-man?

stupid looking glasses

Stunna Shades.

lol

that do not shade

walking like a BOSS!

Ross is good at walking

Ross

is a walking machine in the ninth

The Boss walks

infante with walkoff 21…!!!!!!!

last at bat win 21...

not all walkoffs..

Let's hope Infante doesn't line out to the pitcher.
Ross (love the patience)

Ross to Dunn

come to the ATL next year

and platoon with a rookie?

cmon

lets get hits with RISP

will we ever see infante/prado.. batting 1 and 2?
we saw that a couple of times

earlier in the season

i want to see it again
shouldn't you be in bed, English teacher?
must watch the rest of the game.. will have an extra cup of coffee in the morning
5 hour energy at noon
nice patients by Ross

but we are 2nd in the majors in walks

Picture all the Phillies fans watching this right now with heart burn.
I want Heyward to get it.
I don't know about you guys and gals on TC, but I'm ready for...

LITTLE FLARE LITTLE FLARE LITTLE FLARE!

As long as it's not...

DRIVEN DEEP RIGHT FIELD… and caught 15 feet shy of the warning track.

autosingle please

This guy is Farns-Lite?

Somewhat less cool than Wild Thing.
Where are the lucky "shades" from last night?
I'm saving the Rally Shades for desperate occasions

We’re in a good spot, here.

can’t believe Ross took that 3-0 pitch right down the middle.

Dont want to gidp with 3-0 count
pretty sure

Bobby told him not to swing

I'd have gone nuts if he swung and made an out

reliever comes in and can’t throw a strike?
I can

Woooooooo

…for the win

Damn the nationals know our secret

we cant hit with the bases loaded

and it would be Heyward if that is the case...
Heyward

Will it be up to him to save the day?

"hahaha! I thought it was gonna hit me!!! HAHAH SMILE FOR THE CAMERA!''

jerkoffs.

Tyler Clippard is a busted shoulder waiting to happen...

Frakking walkoffs, how do they work?

not even close omar

fuck

Ok Heyward, live up to all your hype right here.

Unfortunately not.

He and Melky can’t be the hero tonight.

damn

i hate strikeouts

LETS

GO
JHEY
KID
BRING BACK UR HYPE

heyward redemption time
damn

cmon HEYWARD!!

JHey needs to redeem himself for all the fail he has produced tonight
and it comes down to heyward.....
It is time.

Cue to music.

Good lord Jason

do something for the first time in a fucking month please.

Say if we resign him next year, youll kill someone.

Current month:

7 for 45.

He is 2 for 2 against Clippard though!!!

mastermike?

HEYWARD SUCKS. NO WAY HE GETS A HIT HERE.

WALKOFFFFFFFFFFFFf

wooooooooooooooooooooooooo

MLB.com with the clutch live look in!

so...

lets see….

Come on...

just a basehit does it

Heyward will come through

I feel it!@@@@

Ya baby!!!!! Thank god!!!

looky who is up to bat

Time to redeem yourself for your last AB, Heyward.

A HIT will do Jason, it doesn’t have to be a homer.

he has to throw strikes here no way he walks him with prado on deck
THE POWER OF HEYWARD COMPELS YOU!!!
BONUS COVERAGE ON ESPN

good time right now for the Kid to win us another game.

3-0

might be up to Prado here

3-0

make him throw a strike

no green light

GLAD IM FUCKING WRONG
LOL said the same thing. nevermind!
DON'T green light him
-1000000000
ya gotta break balls...
dfadsj;lfjdas;lfjads;lkjf;ladskjf;ldkasjfk;ladsjfk;ljasd
THERES THE KID!!!! FUCK OFF DIBBLE!
21!!!!!!!!!

Last AB victories and Jason’s age

HEYWARD WALK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Yipee!!!

the maglev train

has now pulled into the station. ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Braves win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAWR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
buahaha

Heyward wins it

WOOOOOHHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!
Braves win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JASON HEYWARD FUCKING SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winnar Winnar....JHey's buyin dinner...Braves Win
Chiken dinner?
Damn yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*backs up the truck to the winner's window*
AHHHHHH MOTHERLAND!!!!!

suck it phils.

THE JHEY KID

DOES IT AGAIN <3

SEND HIM DOWN!!!!!!!!
Nats announcers just talking about how Heyward hasn't earned the greenlight

That was enjoyable

Nats announcers did earn the "shut up"
this

I’m laughing my ass off right now.

MASN announcer: It’s what they call “the privelege” when bobby lets veterans swing away on a 3-0 count. This is not one of those guys.

A split second later, a swing, liner, ballgame

Oh, I wish I had seen that.

That’s awesome.

So glad I bought the more expensive version of MLB.tv….I will be watching that later.

thank you heyward

i can sleep happily now.. goodnight all fellow braves fans

This team reminds me more and more of 1995 everyday
Braves Win! Braves win!
Redemption, for this you can stay in the 2 hole!
Why can't we play like this on the road ?
Cause we can't hit walkoffs on the road unfortunately...
FUCK HEYWARD

… oh wait, nevermind.

I hate it for you Phillies, Not!
AAAHHHH NO EXTRA INNINGS OF NATIONALS ANNOUNCERS!!!

Making up for the last few years with all these walkoffs

You bet I showed up just to dress in drag and do the hula

Yes, I do!

:)

I'm def. on a manic swing

having just rec’d 3 comments since the walkoff

THIS TOWN THIS CITY THIS CROWD
I hate to brag. However...

Ahem, Mr. Rallyman is here.

AtQ’s Resident Baseball Purist.

by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 18, 2010 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

I like tuuuuuuuhtles.

Where is Bubb Rubb?
My thoughts exactly

happy dancing bear

Wonder what the Phillies chat is like

bet there is some

“damn they won, they are so lucky”

“they suck, they had to walkoff against the Nationals”

“we are better than they are, just a matter of time before we blow past them and win the division”

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

just checked it out

talking chop comment dont the braves ever lose

TGP dont the braves ever lose

good night everybody
Our BP now has 26 wins,

best in the majors!

Anyone shocked

that MASN is talking to Riggleman about the ejection and the umpires ability to mind-read?

I’m never shocked by more and more stupidity flowing out of rob dribble’s mouth

Like a waterfall of shit, that is Rob Dibble’s pie hole.

Tonight was Fun!

Good night!

the whole day was fun actually...

I think I’ve spent the last 13 or 14 hours on Talking Chop

Good point!

I agree :)

CAN I HAZ A VICTORY COOKIE?
Victory Cookie

+100000000000000000000000000000
YES!!! VICTORY COOKIE!!!!
Dancing here...

From TGP: "You come at the king, you best not miss"

…I missed the part where it was still 2009

I swear, I love coming home to this....

Says Lamar Odom to Miss Kardashian

uhhhh

i dont know if he still gets high, or if his stuff is that powerful, but he got the worst one, she looks like a large man

This is such a nice way to end my first anniversary here at TC.

Your fake gold watch is in the mail.

time to renew your gold level subscription
MLB network on the phone with JHey
This is a good point that Mark Bradley makes after the Braves win:

I wasn’t a fan of everything Wren did — or even much of it — this offseason, but he has his team in first place while spending $60 million less than the Phillies

Whoops, meant to block qoute that

I wasn’t a fan of everything Wren did — or even much of it — this offseason, but he has his team in first place while spending $60 million less than the Phillies

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