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Open Thread 9/29: Braves vs. Marlins #2

In the 6th inning, we lead 4-1. Derek Lowe struck out 9, and Brooks Conrad had a huge 2-out, 3-run HR in the 3rd.

GO BRAVES!

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Aww thought that was hit

We are not the Astros...

So it can’t be

It needs repeating...

That Braves fan used the wrong form of "you’re" in "Bobby Cox your the best!"

wow that was close to being in
Hmmm...

Jason Heyward doesn’t have an XBH in quite a while.

Omar is a big part of my fantasy baseball team

And I’m currently playing for a championship!!!!! LETS GO!!!

I missed the playoffs by one game

and my entire team has been on fire in September. This is BS.

I'm up 7-6 right now

And every category is close, it’s crazy. Also I ended the season #1 and i’m playing #2 in the league, our league has pretty much been dominated by me and the other guy all year

I actually won the TC league.

I finished 7th

and my slow start killed me.

I lost the first four weeks, and then lost like three times for the rest of the year. It’s was ridiculous.

were you damon's noodle?

I was Witty Name To Come Later…

ok

congrats on winning.

Thanks! I finished last the last two years…

Like 91

haha…nice. Worst to first!

I was Horny 4 Heyward

maybe next year I’ll be Frisky 4 Freeman?

creative...

think I went from Sanchez Select to Injury Bugs (after I kept having guys go down).

I had Ellsbury as my 2nd pick and Morneau as my 5th or 6th. Freaking injuries dude.

And ironically...

I got healthier after the name change. Reverse jinx baby.

Well that's a stupid name.
Hey

I clicked on the link that said make more internet friends in here… I was lied to

Never bring up Greg Norton again

I was talking to my brother in law Greg and he said Norton was funnier on the honeymooners

Oops lol

You're new here so we'll give you a break...

Greg Norton should be mentioned about as often as possible :D

All Infante does is pop-up lately

Need to get some runners on, that was a pathetic swing.

Didn’t he win the game the other night?

NO

get out of here with your facts!!!

Maybe Jason needs a day off...
Hope to be able to do that this weekednd

I hope Sunday allows for a lot of guys to take off

bobby's gonna give him tomorrow off

Heyward hasn’t looked good in the past week or so.

So, Omar popped up?
Heyward?

We reached our run quota
Chipper and Bobby #2 all time in player - manager games played combo

kind of cook

And Cool too :-)

who was #1?
Horus Wagner and... erm....

Man my baseball history sucks

Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke -2.591 games

Chipper and Bobby – 2,261 games

Takashi Saito

apparently was working to get in the game today and felt really good after his BP session.

We really need more runs. That quick inning was not good.
Ankiel in, Melky to left

Diaz out

Would have rather taken Melky out...

Defense time baby

Brooks settling in
It's sad for our outfield defensively when MVP is put in to create

A much stronger defensive lineup

How do you know that he isn't put in for comic relief instead?

That seems the more likely scenario

Makes more sense
nice play by Brooksy`

1 out

Does MilkDud really make the braves stronger defensively?
Farnsworth warming up

Fuck.

WHAT TEH F*(*&??
Moylan out now, Dunn in
Oh God, no

Whew, Bobby called for Dunn

I'm so spoiled.

I’m pissed this one channel is the only one not showing on my cable right now.

Try mvhs's feed?

good idea! thanks…going back to get it

Says exceeded traffic limit :-(

Oh noes!!

If I knew you’d get it, I’d gladly give up my feed.

You guys remember that time we had to put Willie Harris....

…at 3B and he made like 7 errors in one inning?

No...

but I remember 2004 when we tried to use Mark DeRosa as the everyday 3B and kept Chipper in LF. DeRosa made 4 errors in one game against the Rockies.

Damn ladies.

nice…towels.

Lowe's last 5 starts: 1.17 ERA, 30-2/3 innings, 30 hits, 4 runs, 1 HR, 3 walks, 29 strikeouts

That is pretty solid I guess

Like I said...

Pigs have flown before… and they’ll fly again.

Nah

He sucks

Joe Thurston would totally have 35 clutch home runs by now if he only got the chance

I almost forgot about that whole argument in the spring

Good call Bobby!

nice play by Gonzo

2 down

ok no drama, no wammys, no wammys
GET OUT OF THIS INNING NOW!!!
GET OUT OF THIS INNING NOW!!!
Question for the electronic geniuses....

I keep seeing these Aquos commercials about a “standard red, green, blue color system” on TVs. They add yellow, but why wasn’t it yellow instead of green considering yellow is the basic color (and green is just blue and yellow)?

Because you touch yourself at night

RGB

Are the three additive primary colors… Meaning when dealing with light, instead of paint… Red and green are actually the main colors you need… in light red and green make yellow

Come on Dunn....

Morrison kills lefties and Uggla is on deck……

Farns is ready...

…to suck.

Gotta get THIS guy out.

Wow where was that???

Please, no more drama

your wish is Dunns command lol
Whew, thank you.

What did I tell you?

Refresh my memory….

You ask, they do

it keeps happening

Must be the whole “please” thing ;-)

I believe you may be on to something...

don’t stop (or maybe save the next one for the right time Friday).

Man, Dunn and Kimbrel are just filthy when they're throwing strikes
That is like saying Matt Ryan is filthy when he is throwing touchdowns lol

since he is on my Fantasy football team, I hope he does a lot of that lol

No, it's not

It’s like saying two pitchers who have trouble with the strike zone are REALLY good when they can locate.

11 K's, 1 BB in 7 for Braves pitchers today
We need more Hit(s) and Run(s) - this lead is too narrow for comfort.
Dunn = NYY trade worth it

Some jackass on ESPN was talking about how the Braves got destroyed on that trade.

Yeah, and Schneider >> McCann (defense)

at the time or now?

at the time, it looked like a bad deal because we needed a salary dump

no one knew vazquez would have deadarm/breakdown from being in NYC

Not true...

he had same horrible performance/breakdown his last time as a Yankee.

Now if we can send them Lowe this year (they need an innings eater behind CC, Hughes, and I guess Burnett), and then just resign Javy to a 1 yr deal. He’ll do fine back in Atlanta under Fredi.

that would be awesome

vazquez wouldn’t even cost a draft pick because i doubt they’ll even offer arbitration

Has he seen Javy pitch for them?
How?...

saved money, they go nothing worth it out of Vazquez and Logan didn’t do anything either. Dunn as good or better than Logan, but younger and cheaper with more years of arb left. Melky and Vazquez both stunk at their new spots and the former clubs got as good or better from what they had in the same positions for the year, then add Arodys who may or may not be healthy enough to make it all the way.

As I said

some jackass on ESPN said it.

Did they explain how or just have their head assplode?

He was trying to explain how Melky’s suckiness made the trade so lopsided and how a LOOGY didn’t have that big of an affect. He didn’t even mention Vizzy though, so it’s probably some jackass Yankee fan who doesn’t know what a prospect is.

NYY

prospect = trade chip

"who doesn’t know what a prospect is" ...

or acknowledge Javy’s similar suckiness as a Yankee.

Don't forget Melky

HURRR

The bonus is that

Arodys Visciano was the centerpiece of that deal!

Really hope he can stay healthy next year.

and for many years to come
i'm being optimistic

and chalking his injury this year up to youth. happens all the time. future cy young candidate.

Is he pitching next year?
i have no idea
WE NEED MORE RUNS NOW!!!!

btw, you’re still naked

*looks down, covers up* lol

did shafer ever get out of AA baseball?

No.

His career is probably screwed because of those two months he tried to play through a broken wrist. He’s already had two major surgeries on it.

Plus the lack of HGH. Seriously, I get that he had a terrible wrist injury. But I’m not buying that he didn’t use it.

Why? Since there is nothing saying he used it at all. He wasn't even suspended for using it.
Jesus Christ

did I really just read Kevin Millwood is 3-16 this year?

DLEE with a double!!
Leadoff Double!! (let's not waste it shall we)

Lee is out, Mclouth pinch running
PR for Lee?

Hinske coming in?

PLEASE bunt him over....
You're killing me Gonzo.
bad day for Gonzo :(

Didn’t move him over :-(
A pattern for us today.

You gotta bunt him over there....

….A-Gon has looked bad today and another run could be huge.

and now Ross is bunting?
F_cking ridiculous...

Ross actually has a few surprise bunt singles this season.

Just gotta say that '02 Angels team

was one of my favorite champions of all time. What a team.

Troy Glaus was on that team :P
And Mr. Professional hitter himself!

FUGA was so damn clutch back in the day. If you needed a big hit in the playoffs, I’m not sure there was a better man in baseball than Flip Flops.

hated that team so bad

they weren’t even good

They had so much heart though. The fans and the rally monkey were awesome.

And there was no better feeling than watching Barry Bonds lose.

bonds was my favorite player of all time so i guess i'm biased
Watching Bonds cry...

after losing that world series is one of my top five sports moments of all time…

They didn't win by accident, so yeah they were good & better than the Giants.
What's with all the bunting?

These ESPN guys making me really miss Joe

I was really looking forward to watching this game today….boy, was I surprised to find out that ESPN thinks I’m in the Miami market, and thus, blacked the game out

Try THIS LINK
My cable channel went out, it’s what I’m watching

IF IF IF

we make the playoffs, who would we play?

right now we would play SF
No series wouldn't start right now

Start next Thursday

????

yea cuz that is what I meant

LETS GO BROOKSY!!

Show them who it is done!!

and how it is done toolol
Brooksy will pick them up

Another injury? really

Geez this team

Ross injured too?

ugh….please tell me david ross was just stretching it out and isn’t hurt…

Ross getting checked out by Porter
Is this some sort of sick joke?

Its Bobbys final season so the baseball gods made him have to deal with all these injuries?

Leadoff double, no runs = FAIL
Leadoff double, no runs = FAIL
What a pathetic inning.....

Leadoff double, fastest guy on the team pinch running. Instead of Gonzo bunting, he grounds to 3B. Then Ross gets himself in the hole immediately trying to bunt him to 3B with 1 out?

Wow…

Don't forget

…and Ross may have hurt himself during the AB

Leadoff double, no runs = FAIL

I’m concerned with this slim lead. Our defense gotta be sharp these next 2 innings.

so do the fans in the outfield seats if Farnsworth comes in.

AH, it's Kimbrel :)

It’s cool.

Yeah, I feel a bit better now.

Freeman in at 1st

1 out already

I had to go to the bathroom

Did DLEE get hurt?

No, but Rossy might be.

No.

He hit a double and McLouth pinch-ran for him.

Our bullpen is amazing

And young, I love it

Kimbrel so sick
2 out single for Tracy
it would've been a triple if McLouth was out there.....
wow stupid negative comment with no point

way to go you win the “Rob Dibble” award

CK of Jonny V for Closer in 2011?
Wags
he is retiring duh
He'll Favre it

Nope. I believe him. He’s not one to say something he doesn’t mean.

I actually agree—but it would be pretty sweet if he came back.

Oh gosh, Stanton scares me

But not Kimbrel :-))

Fuck you Chad Tracy.
Stop trying to steal Louis CK’s look

Craig Kimbrel also orders

a McFilthy from McDonalds.

Our bullpen is outstanding.

Only 1 strikeout that inning?

Kimbrel sucks

Someone needs to tell Craig to see his health physician

cuz he sick.

19 innings

37 Ks…

Why are you bringing up Scott Thorman’s stats at a time like this?

lol…did you see Hampton pitched last night for the DBacks??

Ah i missed it!

I worked until 11. How did he do?

Struck out the only guy he faced…

2 runs in game 1, 3 runs in game 2, 4 runs today so far.

The offense is showing signs of life. Maybe they’re starting to pick it up in time for the postseason.

elementary school standardized test confirm

we will score 5, 6, and 7 runs in the next three games

Just 3 more outs without giving up 3 runs....

….seems simple enough. I’d say just use Kimbrel for the 9th….

Wags is really close to that record and day off tomorrow – I’d let him pitch

IF it’s a save situation

I like the way you think
1B of the future
Frisky for Freeman...
DONT TAKE MY TC BASEBALL NAME FOR 2011!
Freddie doubles!

Laced by Freddie

Freddie needs to hit the gym!
Barely missed a homer...
136 avg... and climbing... he'll overtake nate by the weekend
Remember how skinny Heyward was a year or so ago?

Would be great to see Freeman show up to ST bulked to hell.

As long as he doesn't get the same results as Frenchy did

when he bulked up in the off season.

Did he bulk? He musta hid it well, I never saw it.

One off season he did

then went back down to his normal size when he did more damage than good.

NO

Francouer did the whole bulking up thing before one season and he ended up having the worst season of his career

That's more to do with the fact that he can't hit.....

Nothing to do with how bulky he was.

True

but it was after he had 19, the 29 Homers and everyone thought the next year would be the year he “put it all together”. Kinda failed at that I think

DAMMIT!!!!!!!

That DOES NOT help my fantasy team!

Heyward needs to knock his roommate home....
Heyward Smash!!
Might as well be the first time

Jason drives in Freddie.

Probably will be the only time

cause Freddie will most likely hit behind Jason

The Braves now have Jason and Freddie

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Get your gloves ready, braves
Rick Ankiel?

Oh god.

Is he in there for Billy?

Come on Rickey A!!

Rick Ankiel is possibly.....

…..THE worst hitter I’ve seen in the bigs. Or at least the worst non-September callup…..

Get on! I wanna see Glaus launch one…

BTW

Who pissed in your cheerios this morning?

Troy looks skinnier than he did earlier in the year

anyone else think so?

You would think sitting around on the bench would have the opposite affect
Yep

I noticed it the other night.

Bases loaded now for GLAUSOSAUR!!!
This thing's been in storage far too long...

Are those bases regulation distance apart???

A bit premature with that.. Hinske at the plate

and it has to go back into storage :(
Ankiel (how embarrassing for the pitcher)

I'd love pinch-hit grand slam #4 right here.
I'd take a single....

3-14 with RISP tonight. Glaus gets out and it’ll be 12 LOB….

Don't the Baseball Gods owe us a Grand Slam?

We Will take it now please…

I’ll take it to win Game 7 of the WS…

No, let’s save it for next week.

Looks like we will get a walk
Come on Glaus...

Give this guy a rude introduction to the majors…

Bat flip this chump
I really wanted to see Glaus get an ab

Hinske may swing out of his shoes here…

Kenny Lofton?

Did he not make the playoffs with the Braves too in 1999?

Walked in a run
Sea bas smash!!
You are due Seas Bass!
love a good rbi walk
Is Kimbrel eligible for the postseason????

Cause I don’t think Freddie is, is he???

Kimbrel is....I don't think that FF is

Kimbrel is. Freeman is not.

Just curious as to why…

I believe it’s because he was called up after sept. 1

Kimbrel was called up before the September roster expansion, Freeman was not
I could be wrong...

I am pretty sure Kimbrel was called up after Gwinnett’s season ended on September 6th.

Not certain about that, but since he had been called up prior to the expansion, he was eligible for the postseason roster

That that remove the save situation?

I think so....

So I want more Kimbrel.

They've already batted Kimbrel's spot.
Ahh, curse Bobby and his double switches....

Did that… heheh, doubled up there didnt’ I?

ugh strikes out

ok time to end this game

Wagner coming in…

Bobby not taking any chances!

Bringing in Billy in a non save situation, good move!

We need atleast 5 more runs to bring in Farnsworth......lol
Davis, pinch hitter, Cousins due up

Question: Can a pitcher give up a run in a non-save situation and then end up getting the save?

answer

a pitcher cannot set up his own save situation

Thanks everyone – I didn’t think so – wanted to confirm.

So you're saying he...

should have let KK start the inning?

Yes

Sorry, just kidding.

No.

1 more outs to go!!
need more than that, sir
2 more outs to go!! lol
What time do the Padres play tonight?
probably 1030 lol
Thanks y'all

I’ll be tuned in.

I will be here too after a short break
Cubs have been hot lately

It’s good to see they haven’t cashed it in!

I have a very early alarm – but I’ll watch some of it.

I want Wagner back next year

I think everyone pretty much agrees with that… minus salary

if the Padres lose tonight...

what’s our scenario?

2.5 up

yeah, but with the series against the Giants they would almost have to sweep them. That would help us as well.

Magic number is 3; lead is still 1.5 games
Go Cubs! Lets get that magic # down to 2.

we would be 2.5 up w/ 2 as our magic #

and since they play san fran this weekend that would really help if San fran didn’t clinch by this weekend

how much are they up?
2 games over the Pads
so hope they lose tonight
we are up 2 1/2 games
You said lose, didn't you?

Magic number 2; Up 2.5 games

wahooo, double check wednesday!
Sweep!

there it goes!!!!

We haven’t had many of these.. nice to use it again.

Braves Win; Go Cubs...
RAINBOW LLAMASAURUS IS ONE WILD CARD

I heart Rainbow Llamasaurus
Oh Rainbow LLamasaurus

You. Complete. Me.

Yay 90 victories!
Hudson and Lowe dominate on short rest

That was great to see

Mmmmm....

….Wins

90 Wins!!

I love this team, broken parts and all

how many wins did we have last yr…86?

Yes. 86-76.

They were 86-70 before losing the last 6 games in the season in a row.

Second team in the NL to 90 wins. 2 games up in the WC with 3 left to play.

Bring on October.

This!

After seeing this team lose the NL East lead and then the Wild Card I almost lost hope but this team never gave up and will see them in October.

2 out of 3 from the Phillies would be sweet!!!!!!
Sweeping those guys would be sweeterer
And yet its the reds who clinched a division

the central is pathetic

Again

thats why we want to play them instead of the Giants

Everyone wishing for the Reds, is a little funny. I'm sure their fans are wishing for the Braves too.

If the Braves win the WC, it’s the Reds who they’ll play. So whatever fans are wishing is irrelevant.

Not true really

The WC team plays the second best record among division winners in the league and right now that is the Giants. And between the Giants and the Reds, I would much rather face the Reds cause they don’t have the pitching the Giants do

My bad. I thought the Reds had a better record than San Fran right now.

Going to let the dog out - will check back later to see how the Cubbies are doing.

Enjoyed it y’all :-)
Hope everyone has a good OFF DAY – and we’ll take the Phils on Friday!
.

Who all is going to be back for the Cubbies-Pads thread chat?

I know I will be

See Ya'll

And remember. Don’t step on downed power lines.

Damn. No Bubb Rubb. If the Cubs can take care of business tonight, the WC will be almost completely wrapped up.

Padres game is not on TV that I can see
Az 1- Giants O

I can’t find the Padres :(

so...

i just turned on giants dbacks and pat burrell homered. don’t worry, i turned it off

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