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Open Thread 2, 8/2: Braves at Mutts Overflow

RUNS thread means runs.

Braves up 3-1.

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Ricky High Socks!!!
everyday starter

please no more MVP platoon

not wearing high socks tonight

not sure if that can be his nickname…

He's not? I just walked in...

that’s disappointing. Cannon seems feasible

Doubleeesss thread
Good start to the RUNS Thread!
ANKIELOSAUR!
lol

that’s a good one!

-1 for trying too hard
yayayaayayayay
leadoff hits yay
New thread

and a good result.

Akiel with our 3rd leadoff DOUBLE!!!

(which so far has been the very definition of a rally killer — arrrgggg). I know – pessimist alert.

Akiel Ankiel
Ugh, I hate typos!

Btw, I’m loving Socks as his nickname…despite the fact that he doesn’t have them tonight.

ankiel is havin a good night

Ross doing his Chipper impression.

that was not a good ab Dross

dammit Ross

move him over

Without the high socks

It’s just kind of joyless. And he doesn’t spin in circles in CF either.

Nice swing Ankiel
Diory!!

sighting

interesting choice
saving Conrad

for clutch

bases

are not loaded… yet

I was not aware he was up!

He’s the Odarp replacement.

how did we ever get by...

with AAA in Richmond?

NOOOO NOT DIORY

I could go for a rally killer right here

another wasted double…??

Hit it or let it hit you Diory.

Ankylosaur

was a real dinosaur.

We pinch hit Diory for Hudson

And part of me believes we seriously downgraded.

but look at those AAA numbers!
raking

in AAA, of course AAA must be little league since Mclouth is hitting down there

Eternal Enigma found a way to infiltrate Sport South

they just put up the RISP stats for tonight

See, Martin should spend his time on the bench doing something enlightening. Like rehearsing his clarinet. How is supposed to make All-State if he never rehearses?

gotta keep that tight embouchure...

Always. And it’s staccato, damn it! Quit playing it legato!

Should Ankiel steal 3rd?

what good is it if no one can get a hit

I like how we scored -1 runs there.

I noticed that earlier.

I noticed too but missed the first part of the game. Is that on purpose as a joke for some reason?

You gotta give a guy a clean slate each time up, right?
reply

for the reply fail

Excellent choice Bobby.

lol welcome back diory

autosingle... do your job
no worries everyone

auto-single is up

yay...!!!

another wasted ieadoff double… yay…!!!!!!

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

please.

there it is....

yay….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok,

now you can count them.

32 chickens LOB…!!!! yay….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why, bobby, why?!?!

Not sure if you saw, but I made another comment about Borderlands on the other thread.

Omar will hit if far.
we have different defintions of far

FUCK!!! I NEVER WANNA SEE ANOTHER LEADOFF DOUBLE AGAIN!!

the baseball gods choose not to honor your requests.

So if we score in the first do we never score again?

Sweet hitting.

o hello beard

Hello friend-o.

Long time no see

hows the new job?

Very enjoyable despite the increase workload…how’s life?

Very enjoyable despite not having a real job yet.

Enjoy it while you can.

"Little Looper!" Not quite as mangasmic as "Little flare!!!"
I believe

he just saw Braden’s kid in the crowd.

You only say that

Because I inadvertantly capitalized “looper”

I also inadvertently mispelled “inadvertently.”

I actually thought that

when Chip said it.

But the capital L helped.

so, is Farnsworth actually good, or should I say, does Cox trust him?
I think so

I mean he was pretty damn good for us in 2005

he's a lot better pitcher now

rather than just trying to throw 100 every time…

So our lineup?

Auto-Single
OBP Machine
Grandpa Jones
Caveman
Auto-Out
Glausosaur… FAIL lately
That Pitcher Guy
Rossy
Huddy > Diory

I feel so sorry for our pitchers at times. They can never have room for a mistake.

The funny thing is

we’re 5th in scoring. Can you imagine what the pitchers for the teams behind us must feel like?

all or nothing

or it least feels that way

I like how we need 3 different Gatorades to stay hydrated now. Whatever happened to water?

WATER IS FOR PUSSIES, DRINK POWERTHIRST

BRAWNDO

The Thirst Mutilator!

It’s what plants crave!

it's got electrolytes
I was gonna quote that

but couldnt remember what it was called….nice job

love that movie

I usually catch it on Comedy Central once in while

I thought plants craved "Surge"

Of course, it’s like the opposite of Ortho. Helps weeds grow while killing your grass.

No electrolytes, you want people to die from water poisoning?

Hm.

I guess I do.

Slurm > Water
add "leadoff double"

to the list of cenarios where we can’t hit

ello internet friends

great now we are going to score some runs

:) lol

Commercial Fanshot

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/nationals-rumors-ramos-capps-dunn.html

Nats are getting aggressive. Mentioned in my FanPost this morning. (Yes, self-promotion)

johan so far

6 IP, 99 pitches, 66 strikes, 33 balls

hey ladies

see that hudson’s havin a good night

This is good

Venters needs work.

ya

when did we use him last? like 2 days ago

Farnsworth in the 8th?

have a seat, Reyes

braves powerpoint presentation crew

BEST IN MLB! YEAAA SUCK ON THAT

I never thought it was like that...damn
what?
I thought the MLB just reviewed it

I didnt know they could make a case for it, like prove it was unintentional

nope, meeting lasted over 2 hours

Wren, Cox, and Venters all spoke

braves made a presentation

FW, BC, and venters were all there. they also showed video of venters’ other errant pitches earlier in the year. i maybe be exaggerating on the powerpoint, but they did make a presentation

yeah I know that you were

but I never knew the clubs can do that for their players.

Sounds like they went all Judge Judy
Hey all

How goes it?

hello new moderator
venters for starting pitcher next year
Venters is really good

I just hope he’s still alive after this season

See Moylan, Peter

Serious question

Venters top 5 in ROY voting or not?

If there is justice in the world
not

So who?

Heyward
Garcia
Strasburg
??
??

Mike leake from the Reds
Rickie Weeks
You're kidding right?
Definitely deserves it

But since his isn’t a starting player, chances are slim.

he will get a ton of publicity right before the vote because they always do the “guys you may never heard of” segment

unfortunately, no

1) Heyward
2) Strasburg
3) Sanchez
4) Garcia
5) Davis

6) Leake

Colvin's been good, too.

And Posey is going to be in the conversation at this rate.

Pedro Alvarez had a big debut.
Castro & Gabby Sanchez
it's gonna piss me off in posey gets it...

not that he doesn’t deserve it, but wasn’t it Tommy that they didn’t give it to because he wasn’t in the big leagues “long enough?” I mean, I know Posey is an everyday player and he’s a stud…but half the season??

::shudders::

and he’s a Nole.

if he keeps hitting like he has

he’d deserve it. He’s been amazing.

and at a premium position
He'll come back down a bit, though

He’s not actually THIS good. Just hasn’t hit his first big league “snag” yet.

well

that’s why I used the “if”

I knew I was forgetting someone important (by important, I mean, not Starlin Castro)
disagree

1. Strasburg (if he pitches the rest of the year)
2. Garcia
3. Heyward
4. Sanchez
5. Posey

Regardless

5 guys who aren’t Venters. I don’t think Posey will keep that up, anyway.

Posey is the shit.
great call

he might win it

yea,

Venters around 5-7 range though

No way Strasburg deserves it

According to St. Louiis

Garcia is on a innings count too.

didn't know that

it was one of their explanations for the Westbrook trade

What about Latos, he a rookie?
nope
he's not?
pitched 50.2 innings in 2009

so he just misses the cutoff

so comical he went over by 2/3 of an inning
yeah

you’d think they could have pulled him an inning early

does that count as one of his 6 years under club control as well?

surely the cheap Padres were smarter than that?

partial years count

so it counts for as many days as he was up

especially for a team that finished 20 games out of their division

ha, that’s crazy

Aha. I think that’s too high for Davis though

In another year, yes.

In this year, not even close. I love Jonny, but this year is crazy good for rookies.

heyward, strasburg, garcia, leake, ike daviswho else?
Reliever is one of the most underrated position in baseball
prediction

glaus goes down september 1st, freddie comes up and hits .762 with 30HRs and wins ROY and NL MVP

He’s not a starter or a closer, and Heyward is the sexier pick from his own team, so no chance.

I think they need to have seperate ROY awards for pitcher and batter. It’s hard to compare a pitcher to a batter.

apply for Bud’s job immediately.

That was a goddamn strike

only to johan, apparently

how dd he not at least offer at it???

Keep Saito Out of This Game

He’s an automatic one run

you know he's coming in the 8th
Then we'd better score in the bottom of the 7th
that explains

his 9.00 ERA

Venters is a beast.

I say we keep him! :-)

got em

venters is the fucking man

venter is good at baseball

Most reliable pitcher this year

Huddy, Venters, Wagner

Have all been damn good

Disagree

Who you got?

Hudson? I could see that for sure. I just love the kid.

Didn't matter - it was a strike!

Venters is pitching you say? Must be a day that ends in y.

pelican

bobby’s strategy is clearly “kill his arm this year! i’m going out on top!”

Actually the Braves are being secretly managed by Dusty Baker via remote control.
 
Also, August is not a day.

august doesn't end in y
i didn't realize august now occured weekly

august isn’t a day, you fail

True. Not relevant, but true.

love ya jonny

booo.. watching it on SNY.. :(

How about…. a leadoff single, triple, homer or BB.
Doubles are jinx.

or backwards K
K is not a 2B, either

so Santanas been crusing since the first?

hardly

just more failure with RISP…

leadoff doubles in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th

ok just wondering….I saw the first and that was it

3/15 w/ RISP

lots of LOBs again

plz get johan out of the game
Come on...Come on...

Steve Brule would say “Swing the bat ya fungus!”

Damn iPhone… “Swint the bat ya dingus!”

heyward should stop strikeout looking
9 Ks for Santana.. really?
He is pretty good.

that looked horrific

the catchers leg going backwards

YUCK! I had to turn away at the last second. Hope he is ok.
nothing will compare

to willis McGahee’s when he was at Miami

tyrone prothro

Fla @ Bama 2005. I literally saw his bone sticking out of his leg, from the stands!

ugh….in High School the opposite DE on my team smashed his arm on a helmet and the ulna was sticking out of his forearm

i'm not a very squeemish person.

but those are tough to see

Got a good feeling about Chipper

You rule!!

dangit jason. you BETTER hit a homer on friday. to right field. so i can catch it

Chipper Smash...
I TOTALLY CALLED IT!!

Chipper!!!!

GRANDPA!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHH

I love you Grandpa
Yep...a good feeling

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRY!!
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRY!!

he’s pretty good

who is old and cant hit now?

Honus Wagner?

Credit the homer to Heyward

… for not doubling to lead off the inning.

The Oldman hitteth!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOM

what. just. happened.?
Chipper homer to left center

Lol, saw it. hard to believe it.

Our Switch Hitting Old Man!

Ks don’t surprise me really. I suspect that teams that work counts the way the Braves do will rack up higher strikeout totals due to, well……….working counts.

Chipper

Thread over

Thread over man
You won.

You're going to heaven. No doubt in my mind.

Haha nice

I’m gonna miss that point Chipper does

man

he can look so bad sometimes

Such is life with Matty D.

stick that in your juicebox and suck it, mets fans. haters love chipper!

10k for Santana WTF

Damn…I went to grab another drink and missed it…

Wow. Just wow

Excuse deemed…………valid
 
Drink on.

Thank god I passed the test…phew…

Alcohol

Always a good decision.
 
Unless you’re Teddy Kennedy……

Or...

that poor bridge at Chippaquiddick…

Poor planning

You should either have a mini-fridge in your living room or a TV in your kitchen.

Fail Beard is fail…

Wags requests no more runs be put on the scoreboard tonight
screw wags

i want all the runs we can get…we need to pad some stats after that road trip

What's the over/under on Chipper naming his next kid Citi?

or Heyward naming his first? That would be amazing.

i'd rather heyward name his kid

citizens bank

Odd game....10Ks, 4 runs down
bwags says

that’s enough, guys

one more run = almost automatic win
wow that was a strike

but im sure we will take it

auto out….that pitch didnt even start as a strike

clearly gonzo didn't realize that the ball was bouncing before it got to the plate

11Ks in 7 innings.

Can he keep going?

115 pitches

doubtful

i'd would've like to have gotten into that bullpen a little earlier in the game

considering they’ve pitched some 11 innings in the past 3 games or something

whats the word on howard?

i know sprained ankle but any chance of a trip to the DL?

phils say he'll miss a "few" days
Manuel said that its not necessary
nope it was a minor injury supposedly

Find him and go Tonya Harding on him.

at least santana is out

he can have all the SO he want but we are winning

yup

just like Strasburg

someone should start blaming the catcher

SAITO IN
Here goes a run
why the hate?

He’s been excellent.

3.46 ERA 49/13 K:BB ratio disagrees

Guess he didn’t hear you.

MVP sighting

why not fanrsworth??

Saito is still the SU man

yeap

and bobby will never waiver from his 7-8-9 combo

atleast not in divisional games
why is diaz coming out ;(

I’ll be honest, that would be the best day of my life.

You never fail to surprise me, in one way or another.

Interesting blog by Bowman

about Kawakami and the 25-man roster spot. I wonder if the Wren has something in mind.

I was going to ask…when was the last time that guy pitched…seems like mccutchen

he's appeared all of like 2 times out of the BP right?
Bobby won't use him

unless it’s a mop-up situation. I guess he takes Chavez’s role now

If we really had the chance to trade him for Chone, then I think we should have made that move.

Don't know if anyone noticed...

But JT is throwing a no-no through 5 1/3, and has a single.

who is JT??

justin timberlake

oh, Justin is playing for us. LOL
jive turkey

Now nobody called anybody a JT

we all are in agreement here

he called you a cocksucker

Okay, a little strong there.

it's a quote

Semi Pro, part of the conversation about jive turkeys…

Hmm…that comment has a faint Tombstone/Deadwood feel to it

We just literally, dodged a bullet

except for Cornelius!!!

oooh thats cool

but he throw 94 pitches

so, he cant finish the game, even, it would be a perfect game

i wasn't aware

pitchers batted in the minors

depends on the league
In some leagues.
He is the RH power bat we need!

Hudson’s ERA is still lower than his BA!

Let’s see if the over-privileged, pampered Asian Saito can shut them down here.

Simmer down Ozzie
jesus

they’ve been popping out like motherfuckers

Ugh. Shut up about NY

2 ABs until arod
600 HRs is imminent!!!!....for 2 weeks now...

I wish he would hit the dang thing already. Not as many people care as they think.

Yeah, since he's a cheating douche
where's the moderator when needed?
saito's curve is lookin nasty

Chipper Jones is the Boss

Bruce Springsteen

would disagree with you, but I don’t think he likes the nickname anymore.

He shits on Debra’s desk LIKE A BOSS

promotes synergy.

So what has Frenchy done tonight? the usual fail-ness?

yeah...he's 0 for his last 20 or 21

surprise surprise

so naturally quoting his hitless streak I jinxed it

I hate Ike Davis’s nose.

I enjoy the aesthetics, but I promised I wouldn’t talk about hot Mets in here.

haha

what’s the date on that?

February 17, 2008
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh

that make sense… right?

The Onion publishes a newspaper?

they do, actually.

I thought it was just a site…me fail

/feels old for remembering there was a time when newspapers existed

we also wear shoes now, while walking to school uphill both ways…

Seriously, who sets their a/c at 78 in the summer?

besides my mom?

I do.

me too, usually
You people are crazy.

I let the bedroom AC get the temp down to 61. Love it!

wow

So that’s why we don’t have glaciers anymore.

I live next to its remnant. Most years it provides automatic AC, but it’s been humid as hell this summer.

I do hate the humidity.

In the summer NEVER above 68 or blood shoots out my ears and eyes.

75…. just to keep up. It’s dusk in Huntsville and still 85.

It’s about 90 here in T-town.

o fuck you arod...ground to esco again

Fuck Espn and their motherfucking love for ARod

i couldn’t take it anymore…switched to mlb.tv

never even turned on the tv

+1 to you then…although the announcers tonight weren’t terrible. also, is it just me or do you guys actually kind of like Kevin Millar as an announcer? I mean, he’s an idiot, but the he’s actually kind of endearing.

The way he was bashing on Rolen’s terrible hair was cracking me up for hours.

+1

Milllar is tolerable

have you seen Millar's hair???

how he can make fun of anyone’s hair is beyond me

part of why it’s so funny…he owns up to the fact that he still highlights his hair.

I cant stomach another crappy ass A-Rod bat even if Angelina Jolie was play calling naked

If she was calling the plays naked

why would it matter, because you could not see her… only hear her voice

ehh

I think that would be enough for me…

Haha nice

OH NO

FYF GOT A HIT

you gave up a hit to jeff freakin francouer! gosh

ROFL @ YANKEES FANS BOOING AROD

Booing you own team is stupid, even if he is a steroid-taking jerk

ZOMG YOU DIDNT HIT YOUR 600TH HOME RUN

BOOOOOOOOOOO

Best fans my ass. They are such 2 faced, entitled dopes.
Start spreadin the news

I’m leavin today……

"I'm like Yankee fans. I expect perfection from my team. I wish more Braves fans were like me."
lmao

how you all remember these is beyond me

it is his sig

eek.

the Nate McLouth of post reads…good eye fail.

we all have our moments. carry on.

Expecting perfection in baseball

is the most foolish of all foolish quests. Even Quixote is like, “Dude, what’s your problem?” (in Spanish of course).

referring to Andy, of course

Que es tu problema?

well yeah, I knew that part

but what’s Spanish for “dude”?

hombre?

idk

Don’t make my mistake and say “hambre.” Bad things happen.

i could see where that would send the wrong message...
Saito sucks

gave up a hit to Francoueur

fuuuuck...

no more 2 out hits plz…the reds raped us with those

Farnsworth, please.

Come on Saito

Come on, Saito

prove me wrong

Even if he gives up a run,

you were still wrong.

c´mon K him
julio teheran got pulled

after 5.2 no hit innings

what! he’s not hurt, is he?

pitch count, i'm guessing

95 pitches

gotta let him finish the danged inning at least. sheesh.

/golf clap

he threw 95 pitches, obvious

Wait. Is it pronounced Teran (one syllable) or Teheran (like the place)?

i'd love to hear

“Teran” pronounced in one syllable…

TRON?
I guess.

But if it were pronounced that way, I’d spell it Tron. Maybe that’s just me…

both

aren’t they the same?

No. One accents the h. The other doesn’t.

oh, i see

then to answer your question, i don’t know

so which is which...

I believe the city is “Teh-ran,” no?

That’s how I’ve heard it for a while now. “tay-heh-rahn” is an older pronunciation.

I believe his name is pronounced “Tey-heran.”

great outing

How many BB and Ks?

Gawd, I can't stand this guy...close it out!
Seriously, what is your deal?

Saito has been fantastic for us.

Thole

is like Blanco, chokes up on the bat so far

phew

i love seeing other teams LOB…they can now somewhat know our pain

yes

lets score one more run for a automatic win

A run-less inning....Bravo!

I love Chipper Jones so much, we need a “Haters love Me” picture for him

i miss seeing glaus's

so funny

anyone that hates Chipper

is not a real Braves fan.

or is his ex-wife
I strongly object to his face

does that count?

I’m talking about mets fans. :)

Just put a picture of Chipper in front of an apple

I made the “Chipper Stretching” graphic, but I may give that some thought.

That still freaks me out.

we are winning because of this

Mets RISP = 1 – 9 = .111
Mets LOB = 10

Braves RISP = 3 – 15 = .200
Braves LOB = 7

no, we are winning because 4 runs is more than 1
If runs were so important

why don’t they put them on the scoreboard? Huh?
 
I win.

I thought it was because

Jeff Francouer plays for the Mets

that sure didn't hurt

It’s because Manuel is the “manager” and Minaya is the “GM”.

I wonder if the Cochran firm could help the Twins

I mean they got robbed by the Nats in the Cordero trade

If the glove don't fit

You’re all full of shit.

Domo arigato

Mr. Saito.
 
(Saito is also one of the major characters in Inception. Everytime he was on screen, I kept picturing our Saito.)

OMG!

that guy looks just like him. I didn’t see that at first

i did the same thing!!!!!

I weirdly feel better about that now.

great flick…haven’t thought that much after a movie since Mulholland Drive

Hardest hit ball Glaus has had in weeks.

besides

the single earlier?

except that single he scorched earlier in the game

It was a no doubter. Solid single to left.

i’m just happy i spelled “scorched” correctly

My mother....

…could outhit Glaus these days….and she’s dead.

Fucking piss poor.

SINGLES POWAH is ALIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEEEEEE!

can we just play prado at first and infante at second until freeman gets called up in september

might be problematic

with Prado on the DL

SEMANTICS!!!

im alive i realize this, he will be back when glaus is still wearing his cement shoes at first

care to make any other predictions,

Nostradamus?

yeah

you’re probably a huge dork

Thanks.

Now care to actually make a prediction, since that wasn’t actually a prediction at all but a probability?

wow good one, wish i was as smart as you

Subjunctive case.

That should say “wish I were as smart as you.”

what u graduate from georgia tech or something hot shot

just stop and go to bed…you’re making an ass out of yourself.

I'm kind of enjoying it actually.

I haven’t argued with many 10-year-olds since I stopped teaching.

yeah im 10, good call

Thanks!

I can tell because of the poor punctuation and the use of “u” instead of “you.” Gives it away every time.

i actually just graduated from college, but thanks

Wow.

I hope you kept your receipt.

hahaha

I actually lol’d

from where?

JW

/praying its not my alma mater

georgetown actually, so you can tell i am inept and not as smart as everyone else here

internet bravado, ftw

You should try using your education

every now and then. It’s fun.

yeah typing out u instead of you shows im not smart

Pretty much, yup.
Certainly doesn't help.

And I’m impartial to the conversation…

If you don't want to seem like an idiot,

don’t talk and act like one. Just a word of advice for the new grad.

thanks i needed your advice. look at the start of the convo u jumped on me for no reason

oooohhhhh

you’re gonna get LIT UP on this one

saying that id rather have infante playing 2nd and prado playing first instead of glaus? oh yeah sorry should have just kept my opinion to myself

Hmm..

I’m not sure if I admire your stubborn insistence on saying “u” despite getting called out on it…or whether I think you’re dumb for your stubborn insistence on saying “u” despite getting called out on it…

or that fact that i don’t care?

"i'm alive i know"

that started the sarcasm…. the nostradamus was funny…. you retaliated with dork…. commence end of story

I was mah'self with a rag on a stick
Actually, yes.

Not that Tech students are that good with grammar, by and large.

i wonder if the rest of your 150 posts are this informative

ankle socks goes yard here
someone cue up the Price Is Right "fail" noise.
seriously

I always have that one handy…

wrong. Ankiel socks.

Glaus couldn’t hit Tina Turner if he was Ike Turner in an alternate universe.

rabble rabble rabble

good to see another positive, new face around here…apparently nothing has changed since i’ve been gone.

C’mon Cash

Ankiel

does not get cheated on swings

have we struck out this many times all year

we are getting fanned

we really did trade for some free swingers didnt we?

Wren

decided we take too many walks and our OBP is too high

yes, we really did.

Sometimes a walk ISN’T as good as a hit.

did anyone see shutter island?

i just saw it last night and it was fucking crazy…i loved it

i liked it alot…probably would have liked it more except the morning radio show i listen to ruined the ending. leo is the best actor in hollywood.

eh

it was ok…. Seemed obvious because everyone kept saying there was a twist

that seems to be the norm in movies these days unfortunately.

Eh? I saw the twist coming from the first trailer. It was still a well done trip to the twist.

I was just saying twists seem to be the new focus in hollywood. Watching the trailer after watching the movie you can definitely see it coming though, you’re right.

nah..

too predictable…

really??

it had me guessing up until he got to the lighthouse

No

but I did see Goodfellas.

I knew what the ending was before it came out. Too easy.

c´mon braves

we are not playing against Nolasco

I had no idea Parnell had this type of heat
Yeah

his fastball stays in the upper 90s. It’s reached 100 MPH on a few occasions too

He actually reminds me of Farnsworth, oddly enough.
good comparison

It jumps on batter too. Good arm action

location

has always been issue with him

Ankles with the high strikeout at his ears.

At least he had 2 RBIs today.

and he smoked a leadoff double
and against a Lefty

It was beautiful!

Come on Ross

Thank you

i'm back

Hey there! I thought I had missed you entirely from before.

i had a softball game

went 2-3 and played good D, but we lost :(

Sorry you lost, but sounds like you did your part. :-)

I was late too, was watching but not online. Preparations for my guy coming home tomorrow! He’s been gone since the 2nd. Needless to say, I’m ready for him to be home.

the important question is

did you get hits with RISP?

haha i thought you were talking to Chopper about her guy...

my eyes see what they want…

I’m counting on it. His BA is pretty good.

I see what you did there.
my BA

is up to .472

but i know that’s not what you’re talking about

That’s um… mighty impressive.
And, I’m not surprised.

glad i could impress you :D

Hi!

hello!

been a while

99

holy crap bobby parnell

Ross

got something off speed and was not fucking around

attaboy

DRoss!

News...Ross gets a hit!
That's more like it

DRoss looking like the Boss

Ross

with below average catcher speed at 2nd

wags says ok stop now

ahh never mind. runs are fun

The sunflower seed box comes through again.
now that melky is coming off the bench he gets hits!!!!

yay for best bench in baseball!!

...

long time

no see

This picture never gets old.

I missed these wacky photoshop jobs so much! glad you didn’t fall off the face of the earth, Beard!

One of the best…. Ever.

Btw - from St Louis

Ankiel is great, and he will enhance the entire clubhouse. He’s got a great arm and good range, and will find his bat again.

I cant find video of it but he threw out two guys at third in one game. Epic.

thanks for the good words

If he finds his bat, we might be dangerous

Memphis

I got to see him through both stints at AAA Memphis. He really is a hard-worker and has a great attitude. Fans love him.

chop, chop, chop, chop
lincecum, zito, cain, sanchez

shit

damn

I hate watching Zito

/tries to keep from grinning, fails

/eats your game thread pizza slice

/steals the soda while eating the pizza

my roommate is a Yankees and Rays fan

both are for respectable reasons, but that’s gotta be terrible…at least yours are opposite divisions

Which is fortunate because we don’t have to face off very often. I don’t like having to make the Braves my enemy-of-the-week. I like them too much for that.

so lemme ask

what’s your affiliation to both? why two teams?

Because of the great banter we have over here on TC.

it is one-of-a-kind

and my top-notch photoshop jobs, obviously

That is part of it, sure. I look forward to out nightly bullshit sessions that occasionally happen to wander into baseball.

The Giants are the team I picked when I started watching baseball more than a year ago. They are my favorites.

The Braves happen to be on a lot where I live. I was indifferent until I started really watching and getting to know the team (some of whom I’d like to know much more personally). And it turns out they’re just as much fun to watch. Plus, the games come on at a reasonable hour in this time zone.

so you're a relatively new fan to both?

That’s right. But I’m a quick study. I’ve learned a tremendous amount over the past season-and-a-half.

No, definitely. You seem well versed and never struck me as a “rookie” (not that being a rookie is bad.) Good stuff :-)

Fortunately, my humor — the same thing that saved me from many a trash can in high school — plays well here, too. It’s just a lot of fun. Most of the time.

First class humor in my book.

That rare extra effort, quick-witted, innuendo-laced, author/composer-referenced stuff is right up my alley

Fellow MSTie?

my bad..

thought that said “follow” but still drawing a blank..

I cheated...

If you meant MST3000, I used to watch a lot when I was younger and loved it.

Bingo. “MSTie” is the demonym for fans of the series. It really is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Do they still air it?

I haven’t even heard of it since I was a fresh teen…

It was cancelled in 1999. But I have my old home recordings and the DVD sets that have been released since.

Also, I note you’re a UF student. One of my closest friends is a Gator, which he always gets hell for here at UA.

Yeah

I’m on the 7 year plan. And I’ve been in their band that long too (cheapest way for tickets) so that’s why I’ve self-proclaimed my band-geeked-ness. I’ll have to check out the MST3000 dvd sets. I definitely miss that show!

You’re ever up this way, just drop by. TCers are always welcome in my house.

Except for the AndyinGA character…

Definitely

Are you in Atl?

Tuscaloosa.

oh right on.

I’ll probably be there this fall for the UF game then.

we can beat them

Hudson, Hanson, Jurrjens

Double shit.

Actually Lincecum has been very inconsistent this year

Auto-Single.... Engage!!!

What’d we say about 1st pitch swinging? Fuck it

Here comes an RBI
did they ever answer the trivia question??
  1. and 3 era
fail
  1. and #3 career era’s
wtf is wrong with this thing

2 and 3…fine no numbers sign

the roys

oswalt and halladay

heyward v. parnell

make this happen omar

Nope

omar says

.345 is too high, gotta bring it down a bit

Alright Wags

shut the door

Wags says kthxbai

It took me 5 min to figure out what that said

more RISP fail and LOB
at least Wags will earned the save
What happened with Omar?

I went to the bafroom

groundout to 2nd
bounced out to 2nd
oh he only had two hits

crappy game….

Groundout

come on wagner. Lets shut it down

btw…who has heard the Neon Trees album? if you like The Killers it’d be right up your alley.

Eh? I’ll check it out when I go to pick up the new House of Heroes album tomorrow …

I got excited

because for some reason I read that as “Houses of the Holy”

I wasn’t expecting anything good, but like I said…if you like The Killers you’ll like it.

I like the Killers, so, yeah, maybe.

the new Arcade Fire album is really good

not that that’s surprising.

this

and Vampire Weekend’s single from their new one rocks – album, SUCKS.

I didn’t even know they had a new album. To be honest, I think Arcade Fire is slightly overrated…but obviously that’s just me.

Hey, Mike Hessman!

Doing his Mike Hessman-y thing and hitting a long foul ball.

wow 98 on that fastball

wags bringing it tonight

ROBOTHEYWARD
METS FANS CLOSELY RESEMBLE EARTH SPECIES: COCKROACH. FOUND EVERYWHERE; WANTED NOWHERE.

Cyborg>>>>>RobotHeyward

wow that was one hell of a pop-out
seriously though...

how many popouts is that

1 more out to go!!
another pop out. 2 down
wow

another pop out ….

The spirit of Nate Mclouth is haunting the Ted

with all the strikeouts to go along side

yes

Wagner's given up 1000 feet of fly balls.

Good thing all that distance was vertical.

One more

high heat right here
Come on Billy!!!

Great crowd!

Win. Very nice

K!!!! Braves Win!
we win!!!!!

good to be back at ted

Damn! Nice work, Billy.
Good work all around.
ballgame

nice to see a win

Cue up the llamasaurus!

Braves win

See y’all tomorrow

HOME SWEET RAINBOW LLAMASAURUS

How I’ve missed this…

I love Rick and the Braves!

Hey Congrats!!

WIN #60 of the year
Too bad I didn't get to use those hideous shirtless photos of Farnsworth. There's always tomorrow.
why hasn't bobby used him yet,

especially instead of Saito

Because Saito is awesome.
he allowed the tying run to come to the plate

not so awesome

Obvious

He’s replacing Chavez, so Bobby is only going to use him when he would have used Chavez.

happy we're home!
home sweet home

Great job, everyone! See you in the recap thread!

re-post.

is that real?

He used it last year after coming back from that concussion. All minor-leaguers wear them now.

That’s right, though it appears to be a slimmed-down version of the original. I’m working on a piece about them right now.

I didn't know David Wright was in SpaceBalls
ROFLMAO

nice dude

It’s not new, that’s why TRIOMB uses the Spaceballs pic.

glad we could avoid going down to the claws of the

LOBster tonight… Good W. Series win tomorrow

There's 1 . . .

Alright. See everyone later

Good night Braves fans!
Nite everyone...

I might be here tomorrow, no promises. ;-)
Win Check 2 for Me!
.
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Until tomorrow night, all.
Good nite everybody

hopefully I can be here for more of the game tomorrow!

YEAH

WIN

This makes me feel better
Speaking into the ether

Christ, Matty’s cute.

/straight guy comment trying to make a relevant joke about the way he arches his back during AB’s

Braves AA team won with a combine no hitter

Teheran pitched 5.2 and Harris pitched 3.1

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