Auburn is mounting a comeback but still has a lousy season ERA.
Still, we can agree on Tennessee, yes?
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Say what you want about Ramirez, but as of now he looks like he’d be a somewhat nice improvment over Jorge Sosa. It just better not be John Thomson he replaces.
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 5:18 pm
There’s no way they drop Thomson from the rotation at this point. It’s just not going to happen.
I didn’t stick around for the whole thread last time, when I asked this: is there a place to get Sosa’s first inning numbers from this year? To my recollection they’re pretty good, so he might be a good fit in the bullpen.
Just saying.
Kyle S
on May 2, 2006 at 5:34 pm
My pet theory is that the Thomson demotion/trade rumors were a sign the team was frustrated with the poor conditioning he keeps. I know that’s totally out of left field, but seeing him pouring down sweat and visibly tiring early in games made me suspicious. Even if it’s true, I can’t imagine they would move him out of the rotation at this point.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 5:35 pm
Again, best-case scenario: if Thomson’s arm strength improves & he maintains form, if Hudson’s year in any way approximates his recent starts, and if Smoltz is Smoltz, we got a pretty doggone-good top of the rotation.
Of course, I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was worried about Sosa tonight (everynight, it seems, these days). And this guy we’re facing, Aaron Cooke, hasn’t had an awful start yet. (In fact, he’s been pretty good home & away.) The matchup isn’t promising, but let’s hope Sosa is just “due,” to keep us in the game, if not actually win it himself.
The Wash/Met game could see some runs tonight. The Nats guy O’Connor is making his 2nd MLB start; the Met guy Maine is making his Met debut.
hilariously, Sosa has a WHIP of 3 with runners on base this year. Remember when everyone said he bared down/pitched better in the stretch and cited last year’s results? As Tony Kornheiser would say, how’s that working out for him?
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Wow. Every run he’s given up was on a 0-0 count? That’s amazing.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 5:39 pm
Bell Curve,
I looked it up. In four games, Sosa’s first-inning ERA is 0.00. Of course, after that, he’s been a disaster. He’s 0-4 & deserves to be.
Smitty
on May 2, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Better Tennessee than Florida or a Pac 10 school
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 5:45 pm
If Bobby puts Horacio in place of John Thomson, he may have to fear for the safety of his Georgia farm. As many bizarre decisions as Bobby has made in recent years, he’s not taking Smoltz, Hudson, Davies or Thomson out of the rotation.
The only starter in question is Jorge Sosa. Tonight’s outing vs. the Rockies is probably a deciding game for Sosa. If he has another mediocre to bad start at home against a below average team like the Rockies, he’s toast.
Now I am not a Horacio fan and HOPEFULLY, Horacio, will give way quickly to Chuck James, but as long as we keep the other 4 starters in tact and they avoid injuries, we should start slowly climbing back in this race since the Mets are only throwing two legit starters out there vs. our four legit starters. It will add up.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 5:46 pm
And no matter how ludicrous it is that LaRoche hits 5th, I just can’t believe we won’t start averaging more then 2 runs again soon added to 4 good starters = division success.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 5:53 pm
I’m goin to Thursday’s game in Philly so I wouldn’t be upset with a rainnout tonight since that would likely push [tommorrows probables] Smoltz-Myers to Thursday. Then again, Thomson-Lidle is the current probables, so I guess I’d see more offense from Atlanta against Cory anyways. Haha.
I guess we’ll see.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Mike,
I really like going to that new Philly stadium. The actual park is nice & I find Phillies fans very amusing. Enjoy.
I’m gonna try to go to Satuday’s game with Hudson pitching at Shea (vs. Zambrano), but rain is forecast for Sat. & Sun. I may have to see Davies (vs. Trachsel) on Friday instead.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:07 pm
ububba,
O I’m a big Eagles fan so you know I love the Philly fans…since I consider myself one.
Thankfully, I’m not a Phillies fan, however, so you know I’ll be sportin’ my braves attire Thursday.
As for Citizens Bank Park, It is lovely, but just doesnt have that “Vet” feel to it. Unfortunate, but what can you do.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 6:14 pm
Davies-Trachsel?
Hudson-Zambrano?
I like our chances of taking two of three with that grouping. Who does Sosa face on Sunday?
Mark B.
on May 2, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Mike, where are you from? I am also a huge Braves/Eagles fan and have been to plenty of games at the Vet/Citizens Bank Park with my Braves attire. It’s always nice to find someone else with such excellent taste in sports teams to root for.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:38 pm
I’m from Pottsville, Pa., but I’m currently at college at Kutztown University, which is like 30 minutes east of Pottsville and an hour west of Philly. How bout you?
I’m sure you take as much shit for being a Braves fan in Pa as I do? haha.
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Mike is from Pottsville, PA, home of Yuengling!
/stalker
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:39 pm
Thanks Jenny dear 😉
Now go back to fricken Minnesota haha
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 6:40 pm
well… we started out with a K
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Mike lives in a harem!
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 6:42 pm
Sosa looking great. Why can’t he do this for five to six innings?
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 6:42 pm
maybe tonight will be the night… we’ll soon see I guess!
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 6:44 pm
good first inning
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Holy cow, Elvis Night SUCKS. Are we going to be forced to look at these horrible pictures all night? Wow.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm
Harem (n) A group of women sexual partners for one man.
Yes, Jenny. Definately where I live…
:-p
Mark B.
on May 2, 2006 at 6:46 pm
I’m from South Jersey near Cherry Hill/Haddonfield (about 15 minutes from the stadiums), and yes I have been taking crap about the Braves ever since I was a 9 year old watching the horrible 1993 NLCS.
I’m at school in New York right now, but my g/f is from Allentown and goes to school in West Chester, so I’ve seen plenty of PA lately.
BTW, is the Yuengling factory worth checking out? I’ve been thinking about driving out there for about a year now..
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Well, I’ll be in a pseudo-harem next year, so I’m one to talk. And don’t tell me you seriously had to look that up…
This conversation is going completely over my head. I feel like a dad on a sixties sitcom.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Does ANYONE miss Furcal at this point?
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:50 pm
Yes, the brewery brings along many tourists. It is, of course, the oldest brewery in America. If youre into that kind of thing, or just bored, then yea, its worth checkin out.
I’m actually the Sports Editor for Kutztown’s school paper, The Keystone, and Sports commentator for the school radio, KUR, so I’ve seen alot of West Chester sports. Let me just say I pretty much hate them, as they are our big rival. No offense to your girlfriend though…haha.
J
on May 2, 2006 at 6:51 pm
Furcal is hitting around .200 for LA, don’t wish too hard
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 6:51 pm
Yepp Jenny, had to check the dictionary. Haha.
I’m an Accounting major and, hey, it’s not like I work for a newspaper or anything…
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 6:51 pm
oh well… runners on base once again and they don’t score
c’mon Sosa give us another like the first
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 6:52 pm
And the Rockies get away because they’ve got a 2B/SS playing 1B….
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 6:52 pm
Andruw is in a bad slump, and Adam is in a career slump.
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 6:52 pm
I wish somebody could post the lyrics to the MC Hammer rap.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Dan,
Sunday is Sosa vs. John Maine (Bannister’s replacement), who just gave up a 2-run bomb to Soriano. 3-1 Nats early.
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 6:55 pm
dang it.
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 6:56 pm
lol….
Mark B.
on May 2, 2006 at 6:56 pm
I was at Kutztown in October to see my g/f’s roommate play in a women’s rugby game against you guys. For the record, West Chester won by a fairly large margin, not that anyone really cares about women’s rugby. But, yeah, I actually have a few good friends at Kutztown.
Crap…friggen Sosa
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 6:56 pm
Yup, Mike, your readership might think it was “definately” instead of “definitely”…
Whoops, Sosa. Here we go.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Really only one mistake. It’s only a run.
ububba, thanks. No Glavine or Pedro gives me hope for a sweep.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 6:59 pm
well crap… I went to eat a quick bite and I come back and we’re losing! I swear!
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Yeah. Sosa’s pitched better than Cook thus far.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Jenny, I “definately” don’t know what the word “definitely” has to do with this, but I’m going to nod and play along. 🙂
Anyways, Mark, our women’s team sucks, but our men’s team is 18th in the nation as of today…not the DII nation…the entire nation, which is impressive. Read this weeks ‘Keystone’ for more! Haha.
Silly Hawpe….
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 7:03 pm
If I was batting tonight I wouldn’t get anything done at the plate…I’d be too busy staring at how ridiculous I looked dressed as Elvis on the scoreboard.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:03 pm
McCann walks…
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Did anyone see the brawl in the A’s-Angels game? It was hilarious. John Lackey threw a kind of high pitch that came down for a strike, about 5 seconds elapsed, and then Jason Kendall charged the mound and put him in a headlock. There was a big pileup. It was so funny.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Man, that Langerhans hit didn’t go as far as I thought it would.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:05 pm
oh wow… I gotta see that! haha
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:06 pm
That Elvis thing would be distracting to me.
Though it’s still not as absurd looking as the pirate one from last year.
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:07 pm
I’m sure it’ll be on BBTN, unless they spend 5 minutes of highlights on how the Sox-Yankees game was postponed by rain. I would not bet against this.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:08 pm
yea… I don’t guess I would be shocked by that either
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Nah, it will be about how Barry Bonds struck out.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:11 pm
yea that too…
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:11 pm
Somebody suggested that ESPN stands for the “Epstein-Steinbrenner Propaganda Network.” My personal favorite is “Every Sports Pinhead Network.”
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:11 pm
Wow, we avoid Doug Eddings at the plate this series. He is at second base tonight. Thank goodness.
Nice play Chipper!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:13 pm
“Despite the rainout, Johnny Damon reportedly heard 470 ‘boos’ to just 380 ‘cheers.'”
Now over to Betty Sportscenter, whos going to hype Josh Beckett up for the Cy Young for 10 more minutes.
“Next, after a word from our sponsors: Barry Bonds pumps his own gas!”
There are probably about 5 meanings to be found in that.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:15 pm
LMAO…
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:16 pm
Giles got a single…
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Man, I love Edger.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:17 pm
and Edgar…
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Well, Chipper needs to come through here, because we have 3 automatic outs after him….
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:18 pm
Yeap, that’s the way I see it too Stu.
Crap….
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:18 pm
Andruw is An-due
JoshQ
on May 2, 2006 at 7:18 pm
You know the one thing none of us talks about is how much we don’t miss Furcal. Renteria is way more than adequate. He is also proving to be a much better option than Betemit.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:18 pm
oh well DP
but Giles is on third… c’mon get him in
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Until he slumps…then everyone will hate him and demand Betemit in there everyday. Haha.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Yes, but trading Marte away still sucks.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Andruw for president!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Andruw!!!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:20 pm
Is Andruw going for a 30-30 season?
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:21 pm
woohoo… andruw!! and then he steals!!
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Glad you proved me wrong, ‘Druw.
Also, Renteria’s currently hitting .391.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Andruw was An-due and he came An-through.
K done with the rhymes.
Typical Flyers embarrasing themselves…5-0 in the second.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:21 pm
I’ll take Renteria’s .370+ batting average over Marte’s .140 (in 2005).
Kyle S
on May 2, 2006 at 7:23 pm
From the “It Could Be Worse” department:
The Royals DH tonight is Tony Graffanino
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:23 pm
LAROCHE!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
For once Adam.
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Yay Adam!
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
WooHoo…. ADAM! a DOUBLE!
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
1-3 now.
Yeah Francoeur!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Where’s the LaRoche doubters!
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Wow. Nice.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:25 pm
See how nice it is when the 4-5-6 hitters are going well?!
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 7:25 pm
Actually, I assume Curacao has a prime minister, or possibly a governor.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Haha Stu
Antifuture
I bet thats the name of some kind of movie in the next year or so
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Well, I meant America. But come to think of it, you have to be 35 year-old to run for and be president. And born in this country. And you must have lived in this country for 14 full years.
Andruw is out.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:30 pm
man Sosa’s pitches are sorta high …or is it just gameday?!?
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Wow!
That will be a web gem on ESPN.
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Holy crap. I love Langerhans. I’m just afraid he’s going to hurt himself.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Langy!
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:32 pm
Good thing, too, or we’d be tied.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 7:32 pm
well dang… and I can’t see it!
I’ll def have to see it on BBTN
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
That slider was right down broadway.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
That is three deep now.
Sosa ain’t fooling anyone.
Stephen
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Rely on Sosa to (a)keep the game close; (b) to make us wonder abut HoRam. Obviously, we do not need (c)…
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Sosa is scary….
J
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Good thing these fly balls aren’t in Colorado
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Sosa is going to owe the entire outfield about 6 cases of beer after this game.
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 7:47 pm
We’ve missed some chances….
Kyle S
on May 2, 2006 at 7:56 pm
The Spanish word for home run is jonr?n; coincidentally, Jorge begins with a jota.
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 8:07 pm
I can’t believe we’re going to lose this game.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Sosa should have come out after 5. god dammit.
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 8:42 pm
Andruw!!!!
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 8:45 pm
I’m so glad Francoeur’s still batting 6th.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:02 pm
The site is back!!!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Yay
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:03 pm
sorry, I couldn’t get on for the past 30 minutes.
Oh, now we are facing Ray King.
Cormier had nothing tonight, the Braves lucked out that inning.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:04 pm
It’s our old friend, Ray King.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Just spent an hour waiting for mlb.com’s “customer service” to pick up & the woman gives me attitude. Unbelievable.
This is a game we must win. However, here’s another reliever who was less-than-stellar for us (Ray “Burger” King)–so I’m afraid…
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:05 pm
Yes, we are back…man that was aggravating.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Did y’all see Pete Orr hit into a double play on the first pitch he saw pinch hitting? Are you kidding me?
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 9:06 pm
This AB will tell me all I need to know about Diaz from here on out, I think.
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Useless.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:07 pm
The Mets lost, yes! C’mon, would really like to get this one.
mraver
on May 2, 2006 at 9:07 pm
Just throwing this out there: how would people feel about Prado being our starting 2B next season?
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:08 pm
I’d like to see Giles as our starting 2B next year to be honest…
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Brad, get off the Orr/LaRoche thing. What have they done that is so bad you treat them like Dan Kolb, who really costs us a lot of games and almost the playoffs last year.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Um, I wouldn’t feel too good about it, mraver. Unless we got a killer 1b or something for Giles.
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Just throwing this out there: how would people feel about Prado being our starting 2B next season?
I’d be pissed.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:10 pm
I want M. Giles at second next year for us too.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:10 pm
I’m not on the laroche thing. I’m on the Pete Orr thing, b/c he’s terrible. When your only job is to not suck pinch hitting and you hit into a double play ON THE FIRST PITCH YOU SEE, that’s horrible. BTW, Betemit, as a pinch hitter w/no one on base, just got a base hit.
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Where would Marcus go?
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Did I mkiss something? Why did Betemit pinch hit for Giles???
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Maybe mraver knows something we don’t and we just traded Giles. Kidding!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:11 pm
I don’t want anybody else starting at second base for the Braves except Marcus Giles…not only next year, but at least for the next four to five years.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:12 pm
Beta-meat pinched hit for the pitcher.
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Uh, betemit hti for the pitcher.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Why did Diaz pinch hit for Langerhans? Yes, King’s a lefty but I don’t agree…Diaz has been sucking and Langy has earned the right to stay in the game and frankly, hit higher in the order.
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:13 pm
there you go marcus.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Marcus is back! 4-5!
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
BRAVES LEAD. YEAH GILES!
Reitsma time (gulp).
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Marcus broke out of it in a big way tonight, folks.
Hear that? That’s the sound of impending doom. (R**tsm*.)
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
I LOVE MARCUS!!!!!
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
….and thank god Marcus is still in there!!!!!
jenny
on May 2, 2006 at 9:14 pm
And that is why I don’t want to lose him.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Man, Ray King to Jose Mesa…makes me appreciate our bullpen.
Except Reitsma.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:15 pm
crap…we didnt get 2 extra runs for freaking Reitsma.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:15 pm
thank goodness the sites back!! that was driving me crazy!
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:16 pm
Gilesius!!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:16 pm
Alex, that’s another classic “Bobby’s logic” moment in pinch-hitting Diaz for Langarhans.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:16 pm
we didn’t get the reitsma room… hopefully we can get 3 outs though…
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:16 pm
Gilesius?
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Let’s see if Reitsma can locate his fastball again tonight…my bet is…NO!!!
basil
on May 2, 2006 at 9:17 pm
1-2-3 right here. Seriously, it’s gonna happen.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Watch out, KC: last time I picked on Bobby people got mad…
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Why did Diaz pinch hit for Langerhans? Yes, King’s a lefty but I don’t agree…Diaz has been sucking and Langy has earned the right to stay in the game and frankly, hit higher in the order.
Yeah, that made no sense at all. And now we don’t have his defense in there for all ofthe gap shots reitsma is going to give up.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Brad, so be it, haha.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Course they get mad when I pick on pete orr too, so who knows =)
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:18 pm
mraver….Giles heard you and he didn’t like it…
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:18 pm
reitsma…..
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Yeap, getting behind in the count again…
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:19 pm
One out.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Stay with the curve and change Chris.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:19 pm
alright… one down
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Well, we’ve seen it all this game. Diaz and Orr pinch hitting with men on base and looking awful, Betemeat pinch hitting with no one on and getting a hit; Sosa looking like, well, Sosa; Reitsma looking like, well, Reitsma; questionable Cox logic…see some trends?
I’m sorry about the outage but it’s not our fault.
Notes:
1. Reitsmania! Not a Major League closer, but an incredible simulation!
2. The Colorado SS is henceforth “Climt Barmes”.
3. Thanks to Joe Table for the Grybo, and that sentence may not even be English.
4. Skip and Pete on the radio mentioned that Mesa’s first season was 1987. Yes, we are celebrating 20 years of Joe Table.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:21 pm
Real closers dont look like pansies and throw freaking STRIKES to no name hitters.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:21 pm
Reitsma sucks.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:21 pm
Strike out and two outs.
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 9:21 pm
That last fastball to Sullivan was pretty filthy.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Brad–amen to your points. Couldn’t agree more.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:22 pm
woohoo… 2 down!!
c’mon one more!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Somebody please tell McCann to stop frashing that fastball sign to Chris.
STAY WITH THE CURVE AND CHANGE DAMN IT!!!
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
yippeeeee
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
NICE!
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
WE WIN!
Stu
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Nice one, boys!
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Well, Stu, Reitsma can only throw that once out of every four tries.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Brad, If we win, (as we have the past..o..14 years…then I’m not complainin…
Give Cox a break…we start slow every year. He finds out who can do what, what kind of team and players he has, and he adjusts. Then we bounce back and win the division. After that, well, you know.
Point is, we do this slow start every year. Lay off my man.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Man those guys bailed Reitsma out…
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Nice!
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
A 1-2-3 inning for Reitsma. Like a LaRoche 2 hit night with no errors, I guess they have to happen now & then!
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Hey, lookey there, a winning strak!
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
just saw the mound charge on BBTN… that was GREAT lol… very amusing! I almost got charged when I was pitching one time… that was very interesting! lol… but I had hit the girl twice already, but I had a nack for hittin’ lefties and she was a lefty
Jeff K
on May 2, 2006 at 9:24 pm
I see a W. Stop your complaining, folks.
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:25 pm
This is a typical game that the Braves would lose. Glad to see them come through. 3 in a row and gain one NY? I’ll take it.
Dan
on May 2, 2006 at 9:25 pm
And we gain a game on the Mets…sweet.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Oh I know. I’ve been on Cox a lot, but he’s doing the same stuff every game. What has Matt Diaz done to prove he’s even a DECENT pinch hitter? And I get the pete orr thing…Bobby falls in love with a guy like him every 5 years or so and thinks he can do no wrong. I’ll just trust that maybe guys like Sosa and Diaz won’t be around later in the year for Bobby to keep ‘trying’ things with.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:26 pm
YES! We win!! Mets lost… we needed that!
landogarner
on May 2, 2006 at 9:26 pm
LOL! That was great, Skip had so much surprise in his voice when he said “And Reistma sets down three in a row!”
Good game
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Hearing Skip recap a win over “Brown Sugar” is one the coolest Brave moments I can remember.
Jeff K
on May 2, 2006 at 9:27 pm
I see a W. Stop your complaining, folks.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:27 pm
If we can make up 1 more game during the Phillies series and have it just at 4 games down heading to aNY, they will be nervous.
The Phils are beatable at home.
brad
on May 2, 2006 at 9:28 pm
I think NY’s already nervous. Pedro can’t pitch every game for them…
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:28 pm
I agree Alex, Phils kinda blow right now.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:28 pm
At least Philly has the Flyers though….o wait..haha..owned
rb from across the country
on May 2, 2006 at 9:29 pm
I think the phils are beatable anywhere.
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:29 pm
LOL Clay, 7-1!. I’m a Pens fan lovin’ it.
Scott L.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:30 pm
and ladies and gentlemen, bob rathbun has left the building.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:31 pm
I’m an Avalanche fan..so I’m lovin it as well. I think I’m the only one who saw it comin a mile away. The Avs are built for the playoffs. Hah.
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Totally. Dallas isn’t the same defensively as they were five years ago. Didn’t matter how well Turco played.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:33 pm
I am a New Jersey Devils fan. I have tickets to Game 3 vs. Carolina next week & I can’t wait. Let’s raise another Cup!
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:35 pm
die hard SPURS fan. Again, why all this Hockey talk? Mac…make it stop 😉
Hey…at least it’s not Golf…Hockey is Baseball or College Football to me compared to Golf (and Nascar).
Rob Cope
on May 2, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Look at that trash! A 1-2-3 ninth with a strike out! TRADE HIM!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:35 pm
Baseball could learn a little from the new NHL…they pop that cap on the payrolls and look at the diversity. The 5, 7 and 8 seed won already in the West, and the 6 seed is one game away. Gotta love that.
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:35 pm
The Devils are awesome, a respectable nemesis. 😉
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:36 pm
BBTN just gave us all of a 3 seconds (if that long) recap of the game… they showed last out and went on… crazy!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Hey…dont get me started Alex…I can talk Nascar for days Hahahaha
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:37 pm
There’s not much to LOVE about Hockey…thats why its on the Outdoor Life Network.
All I know is this sport is stealing MLB package slots from Baseball.
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:37 pm
NBA
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:38 pm
The Stanley Cup playoffs are far superior to the NBA Playoffs.
Jeff K
on May 2, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Folks, please stop the Reitsma hate mail until it is deserved. He’s something like 6 saves in 7 save opportunities. He isn’t Smoltz with a 95 mph wooly slider, but the bottom line is scoring 1 run more than the opposition.
Okay, now all the really opinionated folks can start the harangue.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Thanks Raoul…and yes, for the love of all that is good & holy, please don’t talk about Nascar.
The closest I ever want to be to that is the Will Ferrell Nascar comedy coming out in August.
Russ in NC
on May 2, 2006 at 9:39 pm
What were Rathbun and Cyborg doing on Turner South instead of FSN?
Rob Cope
on May 2, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Dude, I was being sarcastic. I thought it was pretty obvious that I’m a Reitsma fan.
Wryn
on May 2, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Internet rumor that potential Alabama starting QB next year Mark Guillion got in a fight over the weekend at the Florabama and broke his hand – hahahaha
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:40 pm
never mind on that thanks Raoul…you’d be wrong. The NBA is much more exciting but again, these are just all our opinions. I could absolutely care less about the Hockey playoffs and I worked in the NHL!!!!!!
For my money, I am all over my Spurs and keeping up with my Braves…and when football season rolls around, it’s Dawg time. That’s it, end of story (at least for me).
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Reitsma has the makings of a good middle reliever. He’s not a pitcher who can afford to put runners on, which he does, and get pressured in the ninth. He’s got good stuff, but the pressure of the ninth doesn’t do him any good.
Alex R.
on May 2, 2006 at 9:41 pm
Sorry Jeff K, Reitsma is in a running tie as my least favorite Brave, with LaRoche of course.
Raoul Duke
on May 2, 2006 at 9:42 pm
I think NBA and Nascar are closer matches. NHL has better history and the cult appeal of hockey. NBA and Nascar are more sensational.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Don’t like hockey? It’s OK. I won’t hold it against you. 😉
It’s an awesome sport and, in my mind, a dramatically better playoff sport than the NBA.
Go to an NHL game (esp. a playoff game) once in your life & you’ll change your mind. I did & I now love the game.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Alex, you just happen to forget HoRam or you actually like that kid?
Since Alex actually used to work for the Lightning, I’m pretty sure he’s been to hockey games.
kc
on May 2, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I think Reitsma is a fine reliever if he has better command of his fastball, and he is no closer.
I still hate HoRam the most. Adam makes me sick because he had his two years of chance and he is looking worse and worse.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:45 pm
NASCAR… that’s one subject my friends know to never bring up around me because I won’t shutup! LOL… I’m a huge fan… I didn’t go to school yesterday… stayed home to watch the race
Jeff K
on May 2, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Alex, sounds like a list worth being on.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:47 pm
The best way to judge a sport is by attending a playoff game or, in nascars case, any race at all.
The most exciting events I’ve been at are:
1- Eagles NFC Championship win last year
2- Any race
3- Any other eagles game
4- any hockey game
5- any baseball game
6- any sixers game
BTW, if the WHA hadn’t folded the Birmingham Bulls when they merged, they probably would have made a hockey fan of me, but it didn’t happen.
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Good for him. I’m sorry he didn’t appreciate it the same way I do. But, as I say, difference of opinion is what makes a horse race…
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Miranda
I only had a 9am…so I got to see it all anyways haha
Even tho Mark wrecked 9 laps in…i hate restrictor plates…
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:51 pm
yea… in NASCAR all it takes is one race and if for some odd reason that doesn’t do it then something is more than likely wrong with you! LOL
I love going to Talladega, although I haven’t been lately and it kills me everytime… I avoid the interstate on Atl and Dega race weekends… can’t stand seeing the traffic unless I’m going with em!
ububba
on May 2, 2006 at 9:51 pm
As much as I love the hockey, the Dawgs remain #1 in my heart.
haha… I’m a Jr fan… so I love em… and he’s won everytime I’ve been to Dega… I feel at home there though… it’s all redneck Earnhardt fans! LOL I’ve been to Atl… I enjoyed it but I like Dega better!
I actually went to school for a couple classes then flew home in time to see the race… Jr blew up so I wasn’t happy at all
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 9:55 pm
I’m going to Dover twice, Pocono twice, Lowes, and Bristol this year. Can’t wait…
I hate Junior (but I met him as youll see in those pictures on the link I just posted haha), Gordan, Johnson, Harvick and any driver who only does well because of the car they are in.
Love Martin and Kahne.
Where do you go to school, Miranda?
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 9:57 pm
That would be awesome! So much fun!
I want to go to Daytona, Richmond, Bristol, Charlotte, Texas, etc. …haha before I die. I want to go to every track!
Maybe that’ll happen one day!
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 10:00 pm
When I’m rich and retired, I wanna go on the whole NASCAR tour for a year. That would be one amazing year. Tailgating is by far the best thing about sports, besides the actual sport i suppose
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 10:00 pm
the pics are killing me! LOL …that would be so much fun.
I hate gordon, johnson, kurt & kyle…. etc
I like Newman and Stewart too
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Yea, pretty much met everyone…got their autographs…chatted with them…talk to Mike Helton one-on-one for while…stood on pitroad for the national anthem…be jealous…haha
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 10:04 pm
yea… that’s my dream… the entire schedule
oh…I’m still in high school… almost finished…
I’m thinking of going into Mechanical Engineering and I’m definitely planning to move to North Carolina.
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 10:05 pm
I’m def jealous… lol
that would be awesome
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Awesome. I wanna move to Charlotte. It’s beautiful down there…and Nascar’s home, of course. Haha.
Mike Clay
on May 2, 2006 at 10:09 pm
Stu is yelling at us Nascar folks. You have a screenname or something, miranda? Haha
Miranda
on May 2, 2006 at 10:11 pm
yes… it’s very nice
we went over during Thanksgiving holidays… its awesome …I loved it …felt homey I guess
INT. BRAVES LOCKER ROOM
McCarver: “You’re a real man Deion…a real man.” (wipes face)
Sanders: “That’s from Jac Holtzman sucka!!” (smiles exposing mad grillz)
So Mac, back to the old AU vs UA battle:
Hudson – Auburn
Cormier – Bama
For the sake of argument, can we leave JS Jr. (Auburn) out of this?
Auburn is mounting a comeback but still has a lousy season ERA.
Still, we can agree on Tennessee, yes?
Say what you want about Ramirez, but as of now he looks like he’d be a somewhat nice improvment over Jorge Sosa. It just better not be John Thomson he replaces.
There’s no way they drop Thomson from the rotation at this point. It’s just not going to happen.
I didn’t stick around for the whole thread last time, when I asked this: is there a place to get Sosa’s first inning numbers from this year? To my recollection they’re pretty good, so he might be a good fit in the bullpen.
Just saying.
My pet theory is that the Thomson demotion/trade rumors were a sign the team was frustrated with the poor conditioning he keeps. I know that’s totally out of left field, but seeing him pouring down sweat and visibly tiring early in games made me suspicious. Even if it’s true, I can’t imagine they would move him out of the rotation at this point.
Again, best-case scenario: if Thomson’s arm strength improves & he maintains form, if Hudson’s year in any way approximates his recent starts, and if Smoltz is Smoltz, we got a pretty doggone-good top of the rotation.
Of course, I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was worried about Sosa tonight (everynight, it seems, these days). And this guy we’re facing, Aaron Cooke, hasn’t had an awful start yet. (In fact, he’s been pretty good home & away.) The matchup isn’t promising, but let’s hope Sosa is just “due,” to keep us in the game, if not actually win it himself.
The Wash/Met game could see some runs tonight. The Nats guy O’Connor is making his 2nd MLB start; the Met guy Maine is making his Met debut.
Sosa stats by pitch thrown, 2006
hilariously, Sosa has a WHIP of 3 with runners on base this year. Remember when everyone said he bared down/pitched better in the stretch and cited last year’s results? As Tony Kornheiser would say, how’s that working out for him?
Wow. Every run he’s given up was on a 0-0 count? That’s amazing.
Bell Curve,
I looked it up. In four games, Sosa’s first-inning ERA is 0.00. Of course, after that, he’s been a disaster. He’s 0-4 & deserves to be.
Better Tennessee than Florida or a Pac 10 school
If Bobby puts Horacio in place of John Thomson, he may have to fear for the safety of his Georgia farm. As many bizarre decisions as Bobby has made in recent years, he’s not taking Smoltz, Hudson, Davies or Thomson out of the rotation.
The only starter in question is Jorge Sosa. Tonight’s outing vs. the Rockies is probably a deciding game for Sosa. If he has another mediocre to bad start at home against a below average team like the Rockies, he’s toast.
Now I am not a Horacio fan and HOPEFULLY, Horacio, will give way quickly to Chuck James, but as long as we keep the other 4 starters in tact and they avoid injuries, we should start slowly climbing back in this race since the Mets are only throwing two legit starters out there vs. our four legit starters. It will add up.
And no matter how ludicrous it is that LaRoche hits 5th, I just can’t believe we won’t start averaging more then 2 runs again soon added to 4 good starters = division success.
I’m goin to Thursday’s game in Philly so I wouldn’t be upset with a rainnout tonight since that would likely push [tommorrows probables] Smoltz-Myers to Thursday. Then again, Thomson-Lidle is the current probables, so I guess I’d see more offense from Atlanta against Cory anyways. Haha.
I guess we’ll see.
Mike,
I really like going to that new Philly stadium. The actual park is nice & I find Phillies fans very amusing. Enjoy.
I’m gonna try to go to Satuday’s game with Hudson pitching at Shea (vs. Zambrano), but rain is forecast for Sat. & Sun. I may have to see Davies (vs. Trachsel) on Friday instead.
ububba,
O I’m a big Eagles fan so you know I love the Philly fans…since I consider myself one.
Thankfully, I’m not a Phillies fan, however, so you know I’ll be sportin’ my braves attire Thursday.
As for Citizens Bank Park, It is lovely, but just doesnt have that “Vet” feel to it. Unfortunate, but what can you do.
Davies-Trachsel?
Hudson-Zambrano?
I like our chances of taking two of three with that grouping. Who does Sosa face on Sunday?
Mike, where are you from? I am also a huge Braves/Eagles fan and have been to plenty of games at the Vet/Citizens Bank Park with my Braves attire. It’s always nice to find someone else with such excellent taste in sports teams to root for.
I’m from Pottsville, Pa., but I’m currently at college at Kutztown University, which is like 30 minutes east of Pottsville and an hour west of Philly. How bout you?
I’m sure you take as much shit for being a Braves fan in Pa as I do? haha.
Mike is from Pottsville, PA, home of Yuengling!
/stalker
Thanks Jenny dear 😉
Now go back to fricken Minnesota haha
well… we started out with a K
Mike lives in a harem!
Sosa looking great. Why can’t he do this for five to six innings?
maybe tonight will be the night… we’ll soon see I guess!
good first inning
Holy cow, Elvis Night SUCKS. Are we going to be forced to look at these horrible pictures all night? Wow.
Harem (n) A group of women sexual partners for one man.
Yes, Jenny. Definately where I live…
:-p
I’m from South Jersey near Cherry Hill/Haddonfield (about 15 minutes from the stadiums), and yes I have been taking crap about the Braves ever since I was a 9 year old watching the horrible 1993 NLCS.
I’m at school in New York right now, but my g/f is from Allentown and goes to school in West Chester, so I’ve seen plenty of PA lately.
BTW, is the Yuengling factory worth checking out? I’ve been thinking about driving out there for about a year now..
Well, I’ll be in a pseudo-harem next year, so I’m one to talk. And don’t tell me you seriously had to look that up…
This conversation is going completely over my head. I feel like a dad on a sixties sitcom.
Does ANYONE miss Furcal at this point?
Yes, the brewery brings along many tourists. It is, of course, the oldest brewery in America. If youre into that kind of thing, or just bored, then yea, its worth checkin out.
I’m actually the Sports Editor for Kutztown’s school paper, The Keystone, and Sports commentator for the school radio, KUR, so I’ve seen alot of West Chester sports. Let me just say I pretty much hate them, as they are our big rival. No offense to your girlfriend though…haha.
Furcal is hitting around .200 for LA, don’t wish too hard
Yepp Jenny, had to check the dictionary. Haha.
I’m an Accounting major and, hey, it’s not like I work for a newspaper or anything…
oh well… runners on base once again and they don’t score
c’mon Sosa give us another like the first
And the Rockies get away because they’ve got a 2B/SS playing 1B….
Andruw is in a bad slump, and Adam is in a career slump.
I wish somebody could post the lyrics to the MC Hammer rap.
Dan,
Sunday is Sosa vs. John Maine (Bannister’s replacement), who just gave up a 2-run bomb to Soriano. 3-1 Nats early.
dang it.
lol….
I was at Kutztown in October to see my g/f’s roommate play in a women’s rugby game against you guys. For the record, West Chester won by a fairly large margin, not that anyone really cares about women’s rugby. But, yeah, I actually have a few good friends at Kutztown.
Crap…friggen Sosa
Yup, Mike, your readership might think it was “definately” instead of “definitely”…
Whoops, Sosa. Here we go.
Really only one mistake. It’s only a run.
ububba, thanks. No Glavine or Pedro gives me hope for a sweep.
well crap… I went to eat a quick bite and I come back and we’re losing! I swear!
Yeah. Sosa’s pitched better than Cook thus far.
Jenny, I “definately” don’t know what the word “definitely” has to do with this, but I’m going to nod and play along. 🙂
Anyways, Mark, our women’s team sucks, but our men’s team is 18th in the nation as of today…not the DII nation…the entire nation, which is impressive. Read this weeks ‘Keystone’ for more! Haha.
Silly Hawpe….
If I was batting tonight I wouldn’t get anything done at the plate…I’d be too busy staring at how ridiculous I looked dressed as Elvis on the scoreboard.
McCann walks…
Did anyone see the brawl in the A’s-Angels game? It was hilarious. John Lackey threw a kind of high pitch that came down for a strike, about 5 seconds elapsed, and then Jason Kendall charged the mound and put him in a headlock. There was a big pileup. It was so funny.
Man, that Langerhans hit didn’t go as far as I thought it would.
oh wow… I gotta see that! haha
That Elvis thing would be distracting to me.
Though it’s still not as absurd looking as the pirate one from last year.
I’m sure it’ll be on BBTN, unless they spend 5 minutes of highlights on how the Sox-Yankees game was postponed by rain. I would not bet against this.
yea… I don’t guess I would be shocked by that either
Nah, it will be about how Barry Bonds struck out.
yea that too…
Somebody suggested that ESPN stands for the “Epstein-Steinbrenner Propaganda Network.” My personal favorite is “Every Sports Pinhead Network.”
Wow, we avoid Doug Eddings at the plate this series. He is at second base tonight. Thank goodness.
Nice play Chipper!
“Despite the rainout, Johnny Damon reportedly heard 470 ‘boos’ to just 380 ‘cheers.'”
Now over to Betty Sportscenter, whos going to hype Josh Beckett up for the Cy Young for 10 more minutes.
Those are examples of backronyms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym
“Next, after a word from our sponsors: Barry Bonds pumps his own gas!”
There are probably about 5 meanings to be found in that.
LMAO…
Giles got a single…
Man, I love Edger.
and Edgar…
Well, Chipper needs to come through here, because we have 3 automatic outs after him….
Yeap, that’s the way I see it too Stu.
Crap….
Andruw is An-due
You know the one thing none of us talks about is how much we don’t miss Furcal. Renteria is way more than adequate. He is also proving to be a much better option than Betemit.
oh well DP
but Giles is on third… c’mon get him in
Until he slumps…then everyone will hate him and demand Betemit in there everyday. Haha.
Yes, but trading Marte away still sucks.
Andruw for president!
Andruw!!!
Is Andruw going for a 30-30 season?
woohoo… andruw!! and then he steals!!
Glad you proved me wrong, ‘Druw.
Also, Renteria’s currently hitting .391.
Andruw was An-due and he came An-through.
K done with the rhymes.
Typical Flyers embarrasing themselves…5-0 in the second.
I’ll take Renteria’s .370+ batting average over Marte’s .140 (in 2005).
From the “It Could Be Worse” department:
The Royals DH tonight is Tony Graffanino
LAROCHE!
For once Adam.
Yay Adam!
WooHoo…. ADAM! a DOUBLE!
1-3 now.
Yeah Francoeur!
Where’s the LaRoche doubters!
Wow. Nice.
See how nice it is when the 4-5-6 hitters are going well?!
1b(row)!!!!
Take that, haterzzz!!!
FLASH!!!
I’m great at predicting the anti-future.
Automatic outs or automatic RBIs? 😀
Francoeur…. a single! scores LaRoche!
Actually, I assume Curacao has a prime minister, or possibly a governor.
Haha Stu
Antifuture
I bet thats the name of some kind of movie in the next year or so
Well, I meant America. But come to think of it, you have to be 35 year-old to run for and be president. And born in this country. And you must have lived in this country for 14 full years.
Andruw is out.
man Sosa’s pitches are sorta high …or is it just gameday?!?
Wow!
That will be a web gem on ESPN.
Holy crap. I love Langerhans. I’m just afraid he’s going to hurt himself.
Langy!
Good thing, too, or we’d be tied.
well dang… and I can’t see it!
I’ll def have to see it on BBTN
That slider was right down broadway.
That is three deep now.
Sosa ain’t fooling anyone.
Rely on Sosa to (a)keep the game close; (b) to make us wonder abut HoRam. Obviously, we do not need (c)…
Sosa is scary….
Good thing these fly balls aren’t in Colorado
Sosa is going to owe the entire outfield about 6 cases of beer after this game.
We’ve missed some chances….
The Spanish word for home run is jonr?n; coincidentally, Jorge begins with a jota.
I can’t believe we’re going to lose this game.
Sosa should have come out after 5. god dammit.
Andruw!!!!
I’m so glad Francoeur’s still batting 6th.
The site is back!!!
Yay
sorry, I couldn’t get on for the past 30 minutes.
Oh, now we are facing Ray King.
Cormier had nothing tonight, the Braves lucked out that inning.
It’s our old friend, Ray King.
Just spent an hour waiting for mlb.com’s “customer service” to pick up & the woman gives me attitude. Unbelievable.
This is a game we must win. However, here’s another reliever who was less-than-stellar for us (Ray “Burger” King)–so I’m afraid…
Yes, we are back…man that was aggravating.
Did y’all see Pete Orr hit into a double play on the first pitch he saw pinch hitting? Are you kidding me?
This AB will tell me all I need to know about Diaz from here on out, I think.
Useless.
The Mets lost, yes! C’mon, would really like to get this one.
Just throwing this out there: how would people feel about Prado being our starting 2B next season?
I’d like to see Giles as our starting 2B next year to be honest…
Brad, get off the Orr/LaRoche thing. What have they done that is so bad you treat them like Dan Kolb, who really costs us a lot of games and almost the playoffs last year.
Um, I wouldn’t feel too good about it, mraver. Unless we got a killer 1b or something for Giles.
Just throwing this out there: how would people feel about Prado being our starting 2B next season?
I’d be pissed.
I want M. Giles at second next year for us too.
I’m not on the laroche thing. I’m on the Pete Orr thing, b/c he’s terrible. When your only job is to not suck pinch hitting and you hit into a double play ON THE FIRST PITCH YOU SEE, that’s horrible. BTW, Betemit, as a pinch hitter w/no one on base, just got a base hit.
Where would Marcus go?
Did I mkiss something? Why did Betemit pinch hit for Giles???
Maybe mraver knows something we don’t and we just traded Giles. Kidding!
I don’t want anybody else starting at second base for the Braves except Marcus Giles…not only next year, but at least for the next four to five years.
Beta-meat pinched hit for the pitcher.
Uh, betemit hti for the pitcher.
Why did Diaz pinch hit for Langerhans? Yes, King’s a lefty but I don’t agree…Diaz has been sucking and Langy has earned the right to stay in the game and frankly, hit higher in the order.
there you go marcus.
Marcus is back! 4-5!
BRAVES LEAD. YEAH GILES!
Reitsma time (gulp).
Marcus broke out of it in a big way tonight, folks.
Hear that? That’s the sound of impending doom. (R**tsm*.)
I LOVE MARCUS!!!!!
….and thank god Marcus is still in there!!!!!
And that is why I don’t want to lose him.
Man, Ray King to Jose Mesa…makes me appreciate our bullpen.
Except Reitsma.
crap…we didnt get 2 extra runs for freaking Reitsma.
thank goodness the sites back!! that was driving me crazy!
Gilesius!!
Alex, that’s another classic “Bobby’s logic” moment in pinch-hitting Diaz for Langarhans.
we didn’t get the reitsma room… hopefully we can get 3 outs though…
Gilesius?
Let’s see if Reitsma can locate his fastball again tonight…my bet is…NO!!!
1-2-3 right here. Seriously, it’s gonna happen.
Watch out, KC: last time I picked on Bobby people got mad…
Why did Diaz pinch hit for Langerhans? Yes, King’s a lefty but I don’t agree…Diaz has been sucking and Langy has earned the right to stay in the game and frankly, hit higher in the order.
Yeah, that made no sense at all. And now we don’t have his defense in there for all ofthe gap shots reitsma is going to give up.
Brad, so be it, haha.
Course they get mad when I pick on pete orr too, so who knows =)
mraver….Giles heard you and he didn’t like it…
reitsma…..
Yeap, getting behind in the count again…
One out.
Stay with the curve and change Chris.
alright… one down
Well, we’ve seen it all this game. Diaz and Orr pinch hitting with men on base and looking awful, Betemeat pinch hitting with no one on and getting a hit; Sosa looking like, well, Sosa; Reitsma looking like, well, Reitsma; questionable Cox logic…see some trends?
I’m sorry about the outage but it’s not our fault.
Notes:
1. Reitsmania! Not a Major League closer, but an incredible simulation!
2. The Colorado SS is henceforth “Climt Barmes”.
3. Thanks to Joe Table for the Grybo, and that sentence may not even be English.
4. Skip and Pete on the radio mentioned that Mesa’s first season was 1987. Yes, we are celebrating 20 years of Joe Table.
Real closers dont look like pansies and throw freaking STRIKES to no name hitters.
Reitsma sucks.
Strike out and two outs.
That last fastball to Sullivan was pretty filthy.
Brad–amen to your points. Couldn’t agree more.
woohoo… 2 down!!
c’mon one more!
Somebody please tell McCann to stop frashing that fastball sign to Chris.
STAY WITH THE CURVE AND CHANGE DAMN IT!!!
yippeeeee
NICE!
WE WIN!
Nice one, boys!
Well, Stu, Reitsma can only throw that once out of every four tries.
Brad, If we win, (as we have the past..o..14 years…then I’m not complainin…
Give Cox a break…we start slow every year. He finds out who can do what, what kind of team and players he has, and he adjusts. Then we bounce back and win the division. After that, well, you know.
Point is, we do this slow start every year. Lay off my man.
Man those guys bailed Reitsma out…
Nice!
A 1-2-3 inning for Reitsma. Like a LaRoche 2 hit night with no errors, I guess they have to happen now & then!
Hey, lookey there, a winning strak!
just saw the mound charge on BBTN… that was GREAT lol… very amusing! I almost got charged when I was pitching one time… that was very interesting! lol… but I had hit the girl twice already, but I had a nack for hittin’ lefties and she was a lefty
I see a W. Stop your complaining, folks.
This is a typical game that the Braves would lose. Glad to see them come through. 3 in a row and gain one NY? I’ll take it.
And we gain a game on the Mets…sweet.
Oh I know. I’ve been on Cox a lot, but he’s doing the same stuff every game. What has Matt Diaz done to prove he’s even a DECENT pinch hitter? And I get the pete orr thing…Bobby falls in love with a guy like him every 5 years or so and thinks he can do no wrong. I’ll just trust that maybe guys like Sosa and Diaz won’t be around later in the year for Bobby to keep ‘trying’ things with.
YES! We win!! Mets lost… we needed that!
LOL! That was great, Skip had so much surprise in his voice when he said “And Reistma sets down three in a row!”
Good game
Hearing Skip recap a win over “Brown Sugar” is one the coolest Brave moments I can remember.
I see a W. Stop your complaining, folks.
If we can make up 1 more game during the Phillies series and have it just at 4 games down heading to aNY, they will be nervous.
The Phils are beatable at home.
I think NY’s already nervous. Pedro can’t pitch every game for them…
I agree Alex, Phils kinda blow right now.
At least Philly has the Flyers though….o wait..haha..owned
I think the phils are beatable anywhere.
LOL Clay, 7-1!. I’m a Pens fan lovin’ it.
and ladies and gentlemen, bob rathbun has left the building.
I’m an Avalanche fan..so I’m lovin it as well. I think I’m the only one who saw it comin a mile away. The Avs are built for the playoffs. Hah.
Totally. Dallas isn’t the same defensively as they were five years ago. Didn’t matter how well Turco played.
I am a New Jersey Devils fan. I have tickets to Game 3 vs. Carolina next week & I can’t wait. Let’s raise another Cup!
die hard SPURS fan. Again, why all this Hockey talk? Mac…make it stop 😉
Hey…at least it’s not Golf…Hockey is Baseball or College Football to me compared to Golf (and Nascar).
Look at that trash! A 1-2-3 ninth with a strike out! TRADE HIM!
Baseball could learn a little from the new NHL…they pop that cap on the payrolls and look at the diversity. The 5, 7 and 8 seed won already in the West, and the 6 seed is one game away. Gotta love that.
The Devils are awesome, a respectable nemesis. 😉
BBTN just gave us all of a 3 seconds (if that long) recap of the game… they showed last out and went on… crazy!
Hey…dont get me started Alex…I can talk Nascar for days Hahahaha
There’s not much to LOVE about Hockey…thats why its on the Outdoor Life Network.
All I know is this sport is stealing MLB package slots from Baseball.
NBA
The Stanley Cup playoffs are far superior to the NBA Playoffs.
Folks, please stop the Reitsma hate mail until it is deserved. He’s something like 6 saves in 7 save opportunities. He isn’t Smoltz with a 95 mph wooly slider, but the bottom line is scoring 1 run more than the opposition.
Okay, now all the really opinionated folks can start the harangue.
Thanks Raoul…and yes, for the love of all that is good & holy, please don’t talk about Nascar.
The closest I ever want to be to that is the Will Ferrell Nascar comedy coming out in August.
What were Rathbun and Cyborg doing on Turner South instead of FSN?
Dude, I was being sarcastic. I thought it was pretty obvious that I’m a Reitsma fan.
Internet rumor that potential Alabama starting QB next year Mark Guillion got in a fight over the weekend at the Florabama and broke his hand – hahahaha
never mind on that thanks Raoul…you’d be wrong. The NBA is much more exciting but again, these are just all our opinions. I could absolutely care less about the Hockey playoffs and I worked in the NHL!!!!!!
For my money, I am all over my Spurs and keeping up with my Braves…and when football season rolls around, it’s Dawg time. That’s it, end of story (at least for me).
Reitsma has the makings of a good middle reliever. He’s not a pitcher who can afford to put runners on, which he does, and get pressured in the ninth. He’s got good stuff, but the pressure of the ninth doesn’t do him any good.
Sorry Jeff K, Reitsma is in a running tie as my least favorite Brave, with LaRoche of course.
I think NBA and Nascar are closer matches. NHL has better history and the cult appeal of hockey. NBA and Nascar are more sensational.
Don’t like hockey? It’s OK. I won’t hold it against you. 😉
It’s an awesome sport and, in my mind, a dramatically better playoff sport than the NBA.
Go to an NHL game (esp. a playoff game) once in your life & you’ll change your mind. I did & I now love the game.
Alex, you just happen to forget HoRam or you actually like that kid?
Since Alex actually used to work for the Lightning, I’m pretty sure he’s been to hockey games.
I think Reitsma is a fine reliever if he has better command of his fastball, and he is no closer.
I still hate HoRam the most. Adam makes me sick because he had his two years of chance and he is looking worse and worse.
NASCAR… that’s one subject my friends know to never bring up around me because I won’t shutup! LOL… I’m a huge fan… I didn’t go to school yesterday… stayed home to watch the race
Alex, sounds like a list worth being on.
The best way to judge a sport is by attending a playoff game or, in nascars case, any race at all.
The most exciting events I’ve been at are:
1- Eagles NFC Championship win last year
2- Any race
3- Any other eagles game
4- any hockey game
5- any baseball game
6- any sixers game
BTW, if the WHA hadn’t folded the Birmingham Bulls when they merged, they probably would have made a hockey fan of me, but it didn’t happen.
Good for him. I’m sorry he didn’t appreciate it the same way I do. But, as I say, difference of opinion is what makes a horse race…
Miranda
I only had a 9am…so I got to see it all anyways haha
Even tho Mark wrecked 9 laps in…i hate restrictor plates…
yea… in NASCAR all it takes is one race and if for some odd reason that doesn’t do it then something is more than likely wrong with you! LOL
I love going to Talladega, although I haven’t been lately and it kills me everytime… I avoid the interstate on Atl and Dega race weekends… can’t stand seeing the traffic unless I’m going with em!
As much as I love the hockey, the Dawgs remain #1 in my heart.
My most exciting in-person event:
Nov., 1982, Jordan-Hare Stadium: Georgia 19, Auburn 14
Herschel vs. Bo. Unreal game. UGA wins 3rd straight SEC title. I somehow manage to avoid getting arrested for climbing a fence to get int the stadium.
Interesting little nugget: Edgar just set the Atlanta record for consecutive game hitting streak to start a season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-braves-renteriasstreak&prov=ap&type=lgns
haha… I’m a Jr fan… so I love em… and he’s won everytime I’ve been to Dega… I feel at home there though… it’s all redneck Earnhardt fans! LOL I’ve been to Atl… I enjoyed it but I like Dega better!
I actually went to school for a couple classes then flew home in time to see the race… Jr blew up so I wasn’t happy at all
I’m going to Dover twice, Pocono twice, Lowes, and Bristol this year. Can’t wait…
Ever dream of being free to do what you please in the pits for an entire Sunday…I had the chance
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I hate Junior (but I met him as youll see in those pictures on the link I just posted haha), Gordan, Johnson, Harvick and any driver who only does well because of the car they are in.
Love Martin and Kahne.
Where do you go to school, Miranda?
That would be awesome! So much fun!
I want to go to Daytona, Richmond, Bristol, Charlotte, Texas, etc. …haha before I die. I want to go to every track!
Maybe that’ll happen one day!
When I’m rich and retired, I wanna go on the whole NASCAR tour for a year. That would be one amazing year. Tailgating is by far the best thing about sports, besides the actual sport i suppose
the pics are killing me! LOL …that would be so much fun.
I hate gordon, johnson, kurt & kyle…. etc
I like Newman and Stewart too
Yea, pretty much met everyone…got their autographs…chatted with them…talk to Mike Helton one-on-one for while…stood on pitroad for the national anthem…be jealous…haha
yea… that’s my dream… the entire schedule
oh…I’m still in high school… almost finished…
I’m thinking of going into Mechanical Engineering and I’m definitely planning to move to North Carolina.
I’m def jealous… lol
that would be awesome
Awesome. I wanna move to Charlotte. It’s beautiful down there…and Nascar’s home, of course. Haha.
Stu is yelling at us Nascar folks. You have a screenname or something, miranda? Haha
yes… it’s very nice
we went over during Thanksgiving holidays… its awesome …I loved it …felt homey I guess
yup… sjsfbt27 on aim
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