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Scenes from the Andruw Show…
In the first inning, trailing 1-0, Andruw hit a three-run homer to give the Braves the lead. But in the third, he came up in the same situation, two on, one out, and hit into a double play. Then in the fifth, with the score tied at three, he came up with the bases loaded, one out, and singled in two to reach the final score. He also added a wickedly hit single leading off the eighth.
Horacio Ramirez… Well, this day/night thing may have some validity. He looked pretty terrible until about six PM local time, then started mowing the Natspos down. After giving up all three runs to Marlon Byrd (who wound up the triple short of the cycle) he pitched well in the sixth and seventh — long after I would have pulled him — and got the win.
Reitsma started the eighth, but was pulled with two on, one out, after striking out the last batter he faced, possibly because Vinny Castilla was on deck and is 5-12 against Reitsma in his career. Farnsworth picked off the runner at first, then retired Vinny, then pitched the ninth for the save.
Furcal sat out again. Langerhans led off and had a pair of doubles. The top four hitters were 6-13 with three walks and all five runs scored. The bottom five had one hit (by McCann) and two walks, one intentional.
Consider this the game thread for game two, Thomson versus Livan. If Livan’s ever going to win a regular season game in Turner Field, this is his matchup.
this numbers dont help andruw’s bid for mvp.
Runners on:
Lee: 195 AB – .323/.434/.615
Pujols: 224 AB – .313/.425/.603
Jones: 245 AB – .257/.361/.510
RISP:
Lee: 111 AB – .351/.487/.712
Pujols: 118 AB – .331/.494/.585
Jones: 152 AB – .224/.340/.395
Livan Hernandez, batter vs. pitcher
From that, I’d probably want a lineup of:
Furcal
Giles
Chipper
Andruw
Hollandsworth
Estrada
LaRoche
Johnson/Francoeur
But I’m sure at least one Jones will sit out.
I hope Francouer will get tonight off.
Orr
Johnson
Jones C
Jones A
LaRoche
Hollandsworth
Estrada
Betemit
Rathbun is even more pig-ignorant than usual tonight. Nick Johnson could always hit. His problem has been staying healthy.
My god, does Thomson suck now.
It’s pretty much quality start or bust for Thomson tonight, isn’t it? With all the new guys coming up tomorrow angling for innings, I’d assume he’d get all but shut down if he can’t perform tonight.
Yeah. I was totally wrong about him being okay after a few starts. He was lucky to get out of that inning with one run. He looks atrocious.
Orr, yet again, hustles his way on base. Watch him steal second and hustle home on a bloop hit by KJ.
ar…good job Pete!
If he had stolen second like I SAID, he would have scored there.
Its too bad Kelly Johnson sucks at the top of the lineup or we’d have something working this inning….
Modern day Keith Lockhart. Is that a compliment from Paciorek? Or does he have something against Todd?
It could be worse. Though I’m not sure how.
Well, he could be John Thomson and be a modern-day Craig McMurtry.
Paciorek with the line of the night about Jim Bowden
“He is not afraid to pull a deal. or wear an ugly shirt.”
Nice job, Frank!
Bobby Cox would have been thrown out if he bithced like Robinson does
Frank ran his team into another double play, woo-hoo!
Sounds like Thomson is pitching in danger, but wriggling off. Just got back to computer, is that about right?
Considering everything, Frank has been controlling his anger problem pretty well today!
Do you get the idea that if Frank *had* said something there, the ump would have tossed him? Pete is talking about the staring match.
For every mistake Thomson makes, Frank Robinson one ups him.
man on espn they showed the stare match frank and the ump had. they literally stared at each other without saying a word for about 2 minutes
Gameday just indicated that Marcus is in for Chipper; I assume moving Orr over to third. I really, really hope he hasn’t aggravated that foot.
Great, now where Chipper has hurt himself?!
&)*&*(%&)#%@))#@%)#@%)@#%#%&)(%#@{!@)*@!#+^&_!@%&+_!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marcus is playin 3rd
guzman. i pray for 5 innings of one run ball from thomson
When you give up a double to Guzman, it’s time to start thinking about your post-playing career.
Good job Marcus!
Thomson is challenging the DIPS gods, who does he think he is, Jorge Sosa?
Pete said Chipper hadn’t been feeling well today.
Why didn’t Bobby shift Orr to 3rd? Hasn’t he played there some this year?
Stomach virus for Mr Larry Jones, must have eaten too much between the games…
LaRoche looked absolutely hopeless in that at bat…
Kirk, Orr looked terrible playing third base earlier this season. Marcus looked decent in his only defensive play in tonight’s game. I guess Marcus is ok there.
Wasn’t Orr a shortstop originally? I would have thought Orr at SS, Betemit at 3rd, and Giles at 2nd.
Trifle with us at your own risk, Mr. Thomson!
Sac bunt? Here?
What’s Thomson’s average? Seriously? Unless there’s a significant chance of him hitting into a double play, I don’t agree with giving up an out.
ESPECIALLY with two strikes.
Pete’s funny: “Estrada doesn’t run well, Thomson will need to get down a very good bunt.” Saying Estrada doesn’t run well is like saying gas is a bit too expensive.
The funny thing about the article your reach if you click on “The DIPS Gods” name is that the main conclusion he reaches probably isn’t even true, but it introduced a powerful way to evaluate pitchers and predict their future performance.
“The critical thing to understand is that major-league pitchers don’t appear to have the ability to prevent hits on balls in play.” JC’s work on this is top-notch and worth reviewing for anyone remotely interested in the topic.
Finally, a 1-2-3 inning. Is that his first of the game? And up to 100 pitches for the first time since he came off the DL>
If we’re going to lose this game, I would much rather it just blow up in the 7th instead of having to watch their bullpen grind through our lineup, stranding a runner or two every inning.
The Braves will not lose this game, drew.
Don’t even think it.
Well, at least intangibles make you consistent.
Hey, look! Foster walked a guy!
I guess only other teams 1B’s are allowed to do that.
Can someone just explain that error?
Say, could you call interference on Johnson to prevent Orr from recovering the ball?
Do you guys think Marcus would have completed to DP if he was at 2B instead of Orr?
no offense! I am anxious.
Boyer is still impressive. That curveball looked awesome.
Please god, don’t have Wilson bunt.
BETEMIT IS A .300 HITTER! WHY IS HE BUNTING?
You know why he’s bunting. Why is anyone surprised?
Come on, Willie B, pound one!
WHY BUNT!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Hollandsworth possessed by the spirit of Frank Robinson. And, of course, Betemit gets a hit.
There’s a ex-Cub for you.
’cause he ain’t got no intangibles.
WHY BUNT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
The Fox graphics department called that a ball.
Good eye, Jeff, make him throw to you!
I love the timing of this walk by Frenchy. Good stuff.
I just hate this sacrifice bull shit…
Not saying the bunt is a good move at all. Just saying it was totally predictable.
Well, that’s better than a DP, I guess. Come on KJ, cash them in!
2-0 grounders to second make my day i tell ya, how i wish we had franco to pinch hit there
and why would langerhans not be staying in to play left ????????????????
Kelly Johnson is the worst left fielder in baseball and the worst player on the team
I think Kolb should play over KJ.
KJ is a good player with the potential to be great.
However, in this situation, you take him out for the pitcher.
We must have Klesko back playing leftfield…
thats gota be a first for guzman 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 extra base hits in 1!!!!!!!!!!111 game, the sky is falling
Maybe we could sign Jeff Francoeur’s dad and cut Kelly.
No, Smitty, KJ is the worst player ever! No, he’s a secret deep-cover operative for the Phillies! No, he’s Osama bin Laden in disguise! No, he’s the devil!
Has Kelly done anything other than that grandslam in Cinncy? He has killed the team at least 15 times this season. He is a bigger rally killer than LaRoche. HE is the moddern day Kieth Suckhard!
Kelly Johnson is a perfect example why I don’t want to see Marte moving to leftfield…
Mac-did you just call KJ SKIP BAYLESS?
Well, maybe Giles and Andruw can go back to back.
Y’all have flipped, I think – ragging on KJ so hard you didn’t have a word for Danny boy that inning?
I would take Ron Gant right now and stick him out there over KJ
I still think Johnson has great potential, but he needs some more time at Richmond…
Go Marcus! Someone bring him his glvoe now, becasue we are going to leave him at third
okm Bobby, ask Andruw to bunt now.
JONSEN SUX. I ROOL. HOWS MY BEIRD?
Okay, Adam. This is easy. All you have to do is:
1. Not strikeout
and
2. Not popup.
Is that so hard?
ok, Adam, please prove me wrong…
Walk LaRoche?
Frank has a death wish for his club.
Potential is nice, results are what count.
People I would like to see in the game over KJ right now.
Ryno
Hollandsworth
Snead
Willie Mays Hayes
Hank Aaron
Dale Murphy
Ty Cobb
Alexander Hamilton
Frank Robinson
Lt. Dan from “Forest Gump”
My goodness.
IBB to LaRoche?
Crazy.
Of course I don’t have a ton of faith in Hollandsworth either, but that’s an odd choice..
Frank is crazy…
Wow. Just, wow. Thanks Frank!
Frank knows Todd was a Cub
After seeing the actual makeup of the bench this game, I’m won over to the 10-pitcher, call-up-Marte school of thought. Alex R. is totally right about needing another righty on the bench, especially when Franco starts at first.
3-0 time for a DP
The funniest thing I ever saw in baseball was seeing Cristian Guzman intentionally walked to get to Livan Hernandez a few weeks ago.
Yes, Livan singled.
Holly needs to make up for getting himself picked off. Do some good, now, ya hear?
Just hit it in the air Brian! STANTON TIME!
MCCANN YOU FEEL THE TENSION!
Maybe that’s why Livan hits ninth instead of Guzman.
Okay, Stanton in to face McCann, with no other catchers on the bench. How’s Brian been against leftys?
More people I like in left over KJ right now…
Lonnie Smith (no wait…)
Jenny
Alex R
Frank Sinatra
That short guy the St Louis Browns sent in as a pub. stunt
Elvis
Bart Simpson
JoeyT, Betemit is supposed to be that second righthanded batter off the bench. We still have Furcal, wish he is healthy enough to at least pitch hit…
Squeeze?
mlb gameday says .308 in only 26 ab
Just hit it hard and not on the ground!
Son of a bitch!
Well… that sucked.
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM WB!
YES!
yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah!!
YES!
LaRoche is slow
Good work, Wilson!
Good one, Adam.
I am totally comfortable with Betemit in the starting lineup next year.
Totally.
aaaand noooooooo!
I’ll take it though
I swear, LaRoche has to be slower than Sid Bream…..&’$%$(‘&%’%’&%(‘)()’
BTW, great job Wilson.
NO! Stupid slow LaRoche.
Ah well, it’s tied, and Livan’s out. As long as the Brave’s bullpen doesn’t blow it, there’s a chance.
I don’t know if I can take extra innings though. These last three games have been draining on me.
Talk about an up and down moment there. 🙂 Still, I’d have sent him as well, with the pitcher spot up next.
Yet another Atlanta ND for Livan.
How close was the play?
All of which will rate Betemit another chance to either ph or bat 8th in the playoffs. Gotta have them intangibles in the middle of the order.
Wow, I checked the score just in time to kill the rally. I’ll go back to watching the ER season 2 DVD now. Sorry.
does bobby know that mcbride is on the 25 man roster
STOOPED LOROASH COST ME A CHANSE TO WIN!!!
Watching the Yanks game here in NJ and they claim the Braves made the highest offer to King Felix, but he just felt more comfortable in Seattle. Oh my god, what might have been.
What the hell was that?
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Well, at least there probably won’t be extra innings now…
You have got to be kidding me
I hate this….
was that as bad as it sounded?
It had to have been Kelly Johnson’s fault. Rietsma should have held him at second. Dumb asses!
darren: worse
Stupidist way to loose!
Dear God.
what exactly happened?
I hope we let Huddson or Smoltz hit for Kelly
?que paso’?
KJ cost us this game and the first game of the Serrise.
How much more of Reitsma do we have to take??
JULIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOBEY SHULD HAV LEF ME IN!!!!
Yes, and KJ also cost us the World Series in ’92 and ’96, right?
Some how yes. Don’t forget 1991 too!
Smitty, when did you first know you were a huge fan of Kelly Johnson?
At least Julio’s hitting. That’s a good sign.
Julio needs to become the first 47 year old to hit a hommer with a bad elbow
Time for Orr to ground out to second
The first 47 year old to hit a bloop fly with the score 3-4 and no outs in the bottom of the 9th.
Down to our last out KJ is on deck
Smitty hearts Kelly
How did Reitsma get charged with an earned run for that?
ball game
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE!!!!
WHere’s Rodger Dorn?
They may have ruled that he would have allowed the run anyway.
Mac, will you make a not in your wrap up that I think Kelly Johnson cost us the game
Langerhans would have hit a homer!
HE WALKED, WHAT? He will try to steal second and third on this play
We need to get Andruw up this inning. I thought KJ was going to get picked off
How many men did we leave? 34?
So, Smitty, after not catching McCann’s ball at third and making the last out, did Giles cost us the game?
Whatever.
i fucking hate one run games.
Poor managing, poor base running, poor defense, pretty much poor everything….
McCann shouldn’t have thrown that ball.