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i, this is Richmond Braves first baseman/outfielder Scott Thorman. Don’t worry, I’ll be back in Atlanta soon, but for now I’m going to preview the Washington Capitals’ season. The key for the Caps is to…
[More boring boring boring hockey talk deleted — MT]
…power plays they can…
[Oh, he’s still going — MT]
no hope at all. Thanks, and bye.
I am participating in my first of 3 Fantasy Football leagues beginning at 12:15 pm EST so I will have to have the Braves on in the background. A sweep would be shocking and nice, but with Willis vs. Cormier, I am not hopeful…
1914 Update:
NY Giants 59-45 (–)
Boston Braves 58-47 (1.5 GB)
St. Louis Cardinals 59-53 (4)
Chicago Cubs 57-52 (5)
Brooklyn Robins 49-57 (11)
Philadelphia Phillies 49-57 (11)
Pittsburgh Pirates 49-57 (11)
Cincinnati Reds 48-60 (13)
Today’s Game:
Bost 030 000 012 – 6 7 1 WP- Rudolph
Pitts 000 030 000 – 3 6 2 LP- O’Toole
The Giants have a needed day off. They’re 1-5 in their last 6 and 8-13 since July 25. The Braves have made up 10 1/2 games since July 25.
And just to torment you a little more, the Toronto Blueshirts held the Stanley Cup for most of the year. Back then, it was a challenge trophy, meaning that any team could challenge its holders during the winter. Starting in 1915, leagues got more organized and… oh never mind.
Brian McCann is an epic hero. That is all.
I would make a movie based on Mcann’s life and heroics..
Jay..I didn’t see your question last night. Guess I already had hit the sack..
But I left an answer for you..
It is time to go to a four man rotation. I disagree with this move by Bobby
This is cool…I woke up to hear the voice of Pete and Don.
I’m thinking of thins I’d like to do with members of the Braves..
for example
I’d want to go to a bar with Wickman, drink beer and get in a fight..
I’d want to go fishing with Adam..
I’d want to watch Terrence and Phillip with Peterson Orr…
any more suggestions?
You like the 3 man rotation?
This is something I posted last night.
Huge news!!!!
Kyle Davies is expected to make 1 more start and the he will be activated from the DL.
Rotation injury updates: Davies impressed by tossing seven solid innings for Double-A Mississippi on Wednesday night. But Cox said the right-hander, who had groin surgery in May, will make at least one more rehab start before being activated from the disabled list.
While throwing 79 pitches during Wednesday’s game, Davies limited Tennessee to two earned runs and four hits. The 22 year-old right-hander induced 13 groundouts, registered three strikeouts and issued just three walks. It clearly was the finest of the four rehab appearances he’s made since Aug. 1.
“It was good that he got stretched out,” Cox said of Davies, whose earliest return likely would be Aug. 27.
Come on Pratt…bases loaded 0 outs…..please just get 1 run in.
Ah yes, the patented Todd Pratt double play…
Pratt is utterly worthless. If this was the real world, he would’ve been fired from his jobs months ago.
yup.
If you want to ask the guys in the booth a question here is the link.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/help/email.jsp?c_id=atl&primarySubject=TBS%20Mailbag&secondarySubject=None&dest=tbsmailbag@atlantabraves.com
dAMNIT CORMIER!!!!
There you go Peterson…
Who is going to win the NL Cy Young? The leaders in wins have 13 (Marquis and Webb) I don’t think I would vote for those two
Th D-Train is on today
I don’t know…this year I don’t think the pitching has been very good.
Maybe Carlos Zambrano…he has 13-5 3.34 ERA
Smitty didn’t you do an Arkansas preview?
I think I’d have to go with Webb. A sub-3.00 ERA in Arizona, leading in innings pitched, and keeping his team in the pennant race will be enough.
Josh Johnson is 11-6 with a 2.84 ERA. Webb has a 2.93 ERA with his 13 wins, not that bad.
I did, Mac will have to apporve the post first
oh ok.
Nobody is running away with the cy young this year.
crap
this isn’t really a talkative bunch today. 🙂
Not much to say, really. Pratt screwed up our best scoring chance and Cormier can’t get them out consistently, neither of which is new.
It’s pretty bad when the bat goes farther than the ball.
You suck, Pratt.
true.
That was some bad swings by Orr.
He should really pay attention to that wall….HAHAHAHAHA
Diaz actually ran into the wall like that…..
wow..
Andruw was laughing at him!!!
now the Marlins are laughing at us..
Cormier is struggling….
Damnit not again….wtf….he should have at 3 homers this series.
DOB says…
“I asked Bobby about McCann resting, and was actually thinking about how many of you and other fans will be wondering why he rested him again.
It’s day game after night game, but more importantly, McCann is just beat to hell. Some stuff that hasn’t even been divulged by Braves until Bobby mentioned it today. He’s got toe _ yes, TOE _ problems on both feet, got a sore ankle, and you should see his left thigh. It’s black and blue from basicaly knee to upper thigh from being hit by two foul tips last week, and got hit in the hand last night but stayed in the game.
Anyway, that’s why Pratt was in there to ground into yet another double play with bases loaded.”
Frenchy?
FRENCY!!!!!!
And Frenchy gets to 3-2 and … FRENCHY!
WOOHOO!!! JEFFREY!!!!!!
JEFFREY!!
That was ball 4… but I’ll take a game tying HR!
Frenchy*
where is the frenchy update?
omg… that pitch was ON the ground!!! but why am I surprised?
That was ball four, but I find I don’t mind him swinging at that.
He hit a field goal between the two scoreboards, right over the ad in the middle.
I loved what they said about Wickman
Bobby asked Wickman if he wants a day off…Wick replies :”I’ll take my days off in the winter..”
Wick is becoming a myth…
I understand that McCann is beaten up and needs days off, but surely there are better catchers than Pratt on the waiver wire. Or Carlos Mendez in RIchmond. Or the nearest sandlot.
I just heard a bad word on TBS… Tyra’s throwing in the pen.
Guess Bobby doesn’t want to sweep the Marlins..
That is probably the best inning Cormier has pitched all season. So, of course, it’s time to relieve him.
question to those who might know… where is Brayan Pena?
He is in Richmond and he is hitting .299
Swinging away 2-0.
I think Bobby should start giving these morons the take sign.
Oh Shit, the camera was on Yates. Come on Bobby… the short-term memory can’t be that bad.
He should be here, instead of Double Play Pratt…
why hasnt he gotten the call up over Pratt? i realize he’ll probably be up when the roster expansion happens in a little over a week, but this whole loyalty to washed up players really has to go.
lockhart, jordan, pratt… it’s killing me. and all of you. and playoff aspirations.
Jeremy, why take 2-0? If you get the pitch you want there, it’s a hitters’ count, so you take your cut at it.
Seeing Tyler Yates here is killing me..
Bobby, get Tyra out NOW.
SEND YATES DOWN!
I don’t understand what is so difficult for Yates to not walk the leadoff man
The thing that pisses me off more than anything else about Yates is just when you think he can’t get any worse he does good. every five bad apperances he has maybe 1 good one.
Not today a leadoff walk.
how to lose a game:
Start Pratt – check
Start Cormier – check
Bringin Yates – check
The other day, a Met fan at work was ridiculing the Braves by singling out Tyler Yates. I didn’t have any material to fire back at him. (I’m saving the Paul Lo Duca stuff for later.)
Now, who here would rather have Wes Helms than… Todd Pratt, Pete Orr, and bench company?
Right on schedule…
Tyler Yates is not a good pitcher.
Thanks Yates..you piece of ….CENSORED……….
Thank you SO much, Tyra.
I can’t even comment. Not without the entire arsenal of profanities, that is.
Kali strikes again!
I’d keep Orr. that’s about it.
I’m done. game is being turned off since Yates will give up at least two more runs
Bad pitch, bad play by Frenchy. He fumbled the ball & missed the cutoff.
Cormier was pulled with 81 pitches because….????
He did his job…giving the Marlins the lead back…
I guess we should thank Yates for not adding insult to injury. But I won’t.
Fun fact about Yates:
in his last 10 appearances (before today), the Braves are 2-8, one of those wins coming after he blew a save… his line looks like this:
1-3, 8 IP, 7 ER, 9 BB, 2 BS
Tyler Yates ERA in Aug 15.45 has led me to drink 15.45 beers in August
I think we shouldn’t ask for much more than 6 IP, 3 ER from Cormier. I can just see him coming out for the seventh, even with the good sixth, getting bombed and everyone screaming for Bobby’s head. I have no problem with Cormier coming out, just not Yates!
Looking good Wesley…
I’m going watch some better baseball. Namely Lake Charles,LA in the LLWS. I’m sure a couple of their pitchers could go a scoreless inning before Yates could.
Nice tumble, too.
Of course, I now expect Atlanta to come back.
I agree with Rob, I would be happy with 6 IP and 3 ER or less from Cormier or The Vulture, that’s about as good as you can ask for
Ok that pop up hurts alot…come on DRUW
Yates did suck, but he did a good job of getting out of that. I would walk Andruw
Hi guys, I was takign pictures of my chihuahua outside in my yard, did I miss anything? Oh darn I missed Tyler Yates being the retched pitcher who destroys the Braves lead or tie.
At Beltran didn’t hit a grand slam….
2 on with 1 out woul have been nice, but chipper swings at a pretty unhittable ball 4.
Hey guys look, the Arkansas preview is up!!!
C’mon Andruw…
Columbus, Ga., is now 2-0 in the LL WS. They just beat Arizona 4-1.
“Hey guys look, the Arkansas preview is up!!!”
McFadden still hurt, Nutt probably gonna be fired, next!
Fun U. of Alabama fact: Cormier and Tankersley pitched together at Bama in 2002!
Cormier was fine today, but why do we keep finding horrible relievers faster than we can purge them? You think you’ve dealt with the problem by DL’ing Reitsma and DFA’ing Sosa, only to be greeted by Yates in the seventh inning of tie games…
AJ didn’t follow through on that swing, he just crossed the line a little…
Looks like its BAEZ time.
What the heck is Yates still doing it? Good grief.
In, I meant in…
Darn i forgot to change my name back to 4 Seam.
Diaz is shaky in left field. The Marlins fans really pack the place don’t they?
A real clear homefield advantage, I mean how can you her ein that place?
Defeaning. It’s like LSU or “The Swamp”!
Looks like it, but it’s not. We get more Yates. Bobby, how much did you have on the Marlins?
Yates has Bobby Cox’s FBI Files.
3-2 on Francouer. Can he work it? Can he work it?
good AB so farrrrr
If you were rewarded runs for hitting the ball straight up, Jeff would be Baseball’s All-Time RBI King.
DOUBLE!!!!
Good job FRENCHY!!!
If Frenchy keeps hustling and producing on 3-2 like this, we’ll have to find some other reason to insult him.
Double! Hustle!
Wow, I do have to say that was a sweet at-bat and great hustle by Jeff. This is coming from ME!
He’s French…
That was the best AB Jeff has ever had. Added points for the hustle
Jeffrey Hustle? maybe…
Diaz HBP
Diaz looks like Jack Black, I think…
Hum. Does LaRoche bunt? Can LaRoche bunt?
uh oh. double play scenario for pratt.
Wow, he hit Diaz. Matt is not scared to take one for the team. Come on Adam!
please let adam hit a homer.
Come on ROACHY!!!!
No. No he can’t.
That was deflating…
Oh drat
That was a stupid place to bunt
GodDAMN you, Pratt!!
Oh my flipping goodness. BUNT WITH LAROCHE?!?!??!?!?!?! OH MY GOODNESS! WHO DOES THAT?!??!
This is a “Brave Loss”.
I wanna vomit.
eff you, bobby.
YOU GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME…I AM GOING TO DIE!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT YOU FREAKING ROACH!!! I HATE YOU!!!
ok i got that out of my system…count to 10 count to 10.
NOw McCann is wasted. Bobby just got out managed
FUCK OFF!!!!!
that right there are the subtle things that bobby does that cost the team over and over. A perfect example of post season failures…
Wow…why the hell did he do that
Even if Adam got a good bunt down, they would walk the bases loaded anyways to get to Ryan, and set up the double play…
Somehow I doubt Adam was the one who made the decision to bunt in the first place, Jay.
Bobby Cox is an imbecile. Took the bat out of two of our hottest hitters.
Now we got Langerhans. Yeah.
Two good-hitting lefties up against a righty with the tying run on second with no outs? Oh, sure! Bunt!
Deflating, indeed…
laroche should not be bunting. he doesnt know how to… and he’s not supposed to
The first-and-second with nobody out is actually a good play — if you can do it. The problem is that with the force play it’s a very difficult bunt to make. Not that anyone grounds into a 2-5-3 DP.
Okay, who’s in the doghouse? Bobby, LaRoche, or Kali?
*PUKE*
Not Adam;s fault. He has only bunted twice in his life. Should have let him seing away. Bobby COx cost the Braves this game
…..
Utterly ridiculous end.
A tee ball coach couldn’t have managed that any worse.
Dude, that wasn’t LaRoche. That was Bobby. Take it down a notch, bud.
Bobby, Kali, and LaRoche for not taking bunting lessons.
Bobby belongs in the doghouse. If not for him, no bunt and no kali.
i think bobby goes in the doghouse today.
God. That was possibly the dumbest move I’ve seen Bobby make the entire time I’ve been watching the Braves. How do you have your 2nd best power hitter try to bunt? Bobby in the doghouse please.
I HATE that bunt call. Tying run is already in scoring position. Argh.
Runners at first and second with no outs, good teams find a way to get that runner home, bad teams hit into double plays and don’t score any. That’s just all there is to it.
Bobby in the doghouse…
He brought in Kali, he called that bunt. He sohuld’ve known better.
I say no one. I mean, I wanna say Bobby, but… nah.
That was unpleasant, but you can’t really blame LaRoche. He shouldn’t have had to bunt.
A good effort wasted by Cormier. Can anyone figure out why Bobby put Yates in?
Bobby is in th dugout for that one, piching Yates over Paranto, the stupid bunt call, and wasting McCann
LaRoche should be swinging away… if he had hit into a double play, at least it most likely would’ve been a man on third with two outs. We seem to be inventing new ways to lose.
I’m not sure how much better a situation you’d want than a man on second and your best power hitter at the plate. Utterly wasted.
Bobby Cox, easily. Yates sucks, but we all know that. It was Cox who brought Yates into the game, and Cox who told LaRoche to bunt.
the more I think of it…Bobby has to be in the doghouse.
We all knew that Kali would give Florida the lead back…and he did.
And why, why, whyyyyyyyyyy do you bunt there. WHY
Someone please explain that. Please..
It’s not a good play even if LaRoche gets the bunt down. They walk McCann to bring up Langerhans, who wouldn’t have got the job done.
You let LaRoche swing away.
What’s his OPS since the break? 1100+? And you’re gonna ask him to bunt??? HUH??
Ugh, holy crap
terrible
i want to kill someone.
not Bobby in the doghouse. the 0-out 2-on is a good bunt situation esp considering LaRoche was a great double play candidate even if he didnt bunt.
OTOH, has been one of our best power hitters so i wouldve liked to see him swing esp since there was no way in hell the Marlins were going to let McCann hit if there was any open base anywhere.
If LaRoche was going to bunt they shoulda PH’d Orr or a pitcher for him.
Im frakking PISSSEDD. i want to throw things at walls
on the bright side i got to see on of the greatest plays in baseball, the hustle double, pulled off spectacularly in a clutch situation by Francouer
Bobby’s in the doghouse. What a fucken idiot.
I think I need anger managment…I broke a part of my desk off…oops.
I understand the bunt if Giles or a pitcher is up, but not your best hitter. Adam has been the best braves hitter after the break. You wouldn’t ask Chipper or Andruw to bunt there and you don’t ask Adam. He has bunted twice in his life! We had a chance for a big inning and Bobby was playing for one and not two. He has been taking the bat out of good hitters hands all season (McCann, Edgar…) Then he wasted McCann. LaRoche should have hit for Pratt. They would have walked anyone outside of Pratt. STUPID
The Mets look a lot better in their eighties uniforms.
Everytime we get on a little streak, there comes a game that totally deflates us again. Case and point today…
Ugh..
yeah, you gotta let Adam swing there….and Adam I apologize…
AHH, Dick Clark’s bloopers are on..
Cox was gay today.
Thanks for nothing Cox. You lost us the game and you caused me to break my remote by throwing it against a wall. You owe me however much my goddamned remote will cost, Cox!