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Think positive thoughts!
The Braves will win tonight.
The Braves will win tonight.
The Braves will win tonight.
The Braves will win tonight.
The Braves will win tonight.
Kyle, from the last thread, I ran the Peachtree this morning as well. Got placed in the last group, so unlike last year I showed up at 8:30 instead of 7:30 and only had to wait 15 minutes to cross the starting line!
The weather was beautiful, and was the sole reason I shaved about six minutes from last year’s time. Unfortunately, that still adds up to 74 minutes, but I got from point A to B. It’s a blast to have people cheer for you one day a year.
stapler we have to win, the Phils won today
if the Phils and Mets lose, we lose
if they win, of course we win
Free Oates………..
from DOB…
And after talking to some folks today, I’m getting the impression that they might not be able to add one until closer to the July 31 trade deadline.
Seems like some teams the Braves were talking to have kind of cooled their heels, for now, and will wait to see if they can get more in trade that is currently being offered.
Also, he talks about how bad Davies has been and how he’s never heard Bobby have comments about a player like that.
wow, Patrick Bateman’s favorite song.
The winning lineup:
Escobar 2b
Renteria ss
CJones 3b
AJones cf
Francoeur rf
Diaz lf
McCann c
Saltalamacchia 1b
James p
Losers:
Furcal ss
Pierre cf
Martin c
Kent 2b
Loney 1b
Garciaparra 3b
Kemp rf
Ethier lf
Hendrickson p
AJ still in cleanup…will cost us 4 or 29 runs tonight. Probably somewhere in-between.
Don’t look now, but Helton ties it with a sac fly. 3-3.
Escobar doesn’t have corner infield power, but he can flat out hit for average.
Steal, Renty. We gotta take away the GIDP now!
Pfff, average speed my ass. That was nice.
Andruw trying to break the strikeout record.
Doesn’t seem to matter who’s pitching to Andruw anymore.
Tiger,
There’s 1 for your Andruw-meter.
Almost forgot, it’s another anniversary of the Rick Camp game. Good thing that was not played on the west coast.
Oh come on, stapler; if it had been played on the West Coast, Atlantans could have seen the end of the game when they woke up.
Not sure if this came up in topic yet, but the Giants now play about 9 games on the road before returning home.
Who do they play first upon returning home? Of course, it’s the Braves.
With Bonds at 651, I’m sure he’ll take plenty of days off on the road if he gets closer.
So, yea, looks like we may have to deal with that.
At least our games will on tv…
will be on tv*
If any Brave gives up #755 or #756, he should be immediately released. Even if it’s Smoltz. Cox should come out there with the guy’s suitcase.
No way Barroid desecrates Hank Aaron’s record on our watch.
El Duque just walked Helton on a bases-loaded 3-2 eephus pitch. Never seen that.
Then, on the next batter, Reyes threw the ball in the stands. 6-3 Rockies, bottom 4.
Why do I have the sick feeling that Bonds will probably hit #s 755-772 all on the Brave’s watch?
An eephus!
Maybe ity’ll be on “That’s nastyyyyyyyyyyyyyy” tonight.
I can already hear John Kruk angrily reading the teleprompter…
Gameday is silly tonight. It’s claiming that Chuck James walked a pitcher. It must have July 4th confused with April Fool’s Day. Hah..
Even worse, he walked a 6’9″ pitcher. James is a baffling guy.
12-4 Rox, most of that done off Mota.
Nomar has 2 HR’s this year, and he seemed to put a good swing on 2 pitches and end up short of the wall. Don’t you just get the feeling that with all of his injuries, and hitting 34 years of age, he only has warning track power?
I won’t lie. I didn’t expect to see a scoreless game in the fifth tonight.
this kid is on fire
Can we keep him please?
We need to score here, or we are going to lose. 2 best hitters up with runners at first and third; come on.
trade yunel now for a starting pitcher; he is not this good.
AWESOME! it’s a lead
CHIPPER!!
Why would they pitch to Chipper there?
I agree, ububba. Will it take three or four pitches for Andruw to go down swinging this time?
chuck james’ AVG is 15 pts higher than andruws
even brave announcers recognize the obvious-anyone would rather face Mr, Off-balance lunge (Andruw) than Chipper. I am ready to face it, and 84 games are enough data points-Andruw has lost it as a hitter. Thank goodness the $16,000,000.00 comes off the books after this year.
How in the world does Andruw have the same number of homers and more RBIs than Chipper this year? I know Chipper’s missed a lot of games this year, but he’s been so good when he’s in there and Andruw’s just been horrid.
(Case and point here, with that strikeout)
OK, 8 pitches & we have a hat trick. A sad state of affairs.
‘Rissa,
chipper got most of his HR before he got hurt.
c’mon james let’s hold this together.
I hope that run around the bases doesn’t faze Chuck too much.
Andruw has hit behind 3 on-base machines in KJ; Renteria; and Chipper. The RBI’s are easy when there is always on base.
The question is-do we dump him now for prospects, or take the draft choice when he leaves…if Andruw ends up with these numbers, is he even a type “A” free-agent?
i wish we could trade him, i just don’t think he’ll do it.
Like him or not, I think Andruw isn’t budging this season. The best Bobby can do is drop him in the line-up if he keeps up his level of play.
shit…
This looks all too familiar.
We don’t have a true clean-up hitter unfortunately, which is one reason Andruw can keep his slot.
No, Chuck, NO!
Thank you.
coming into tonight AJ is 87th out of 87 in BA, among those in the NL with enough at-bats, and 77th out of 87th in OPS, and this guy is sucking down all of our salary room?
I would bat just about anyone there but him; the K’s and the DP’s are just sucking the life out of the great front end of our offense.
Why why why on earth is Andruw still batting cleanup.
Several of our batters could do a much much better job.
it will take one hell of a jedi mind trick to get bobby to drop andruw in the line up, but may the force be with us.
keep it going guys
I think Joe is browsing this site because he just mentioned that he didn’t think Andruw should be the clean up hitter either.
c’mon b-mac
in the clean up spot either.*
Keep it going, Salty.
snitker must be on a tight leash now, usually he would send guys to their death at the plate on hits like that.
I think Bobby is trying to keep Andruw feeling good, hoping AJ will again take a big home-town discount. Boras is NOT going to let that happen, and we are not going to out-bid the Angels; White Sox; Red Sox, or whomever decides to heave some stupid money on the table.
crap, another 4 inning nite for our bullpen…we need more runs
bfan,
i’m scared that if we offer arbitration that he’ll take it then we’re really screwed.
c’mon…everybody hits!
You know, if you love Yunel, keeping him at 2B and moving KJ to center and taking AJ’s money for a top of the line starting pitcher is not a bad direction to go.
if kj’s arm will hold i’d be willing to try it
Need more runs, please. At least one here.
I would take AJ for one year as his again walk -year (not that that gave him incentive to show up in great shape and have a great year), until we can figure out what minor leaguer (the other Jones? Blanco? Schaefer?) can take over in CF.
Andruw really sucks–3 strikeouts to a finesse pitcher.
The way the pen is being burned, Orr needs to be dumped in favor of another reliever.
Man Yunel gets his bat on the ball hard a lot, doesn’t he?
There’s one. Danke, Yunel.
That elusive quality starter comes closer and closer with every Yunel AB, huh?
the cuban missile rarely misses his target
With all of the great talent on the farm at SS to replace Renteria when he ages out, we really need to figure out whether KJ or Yunel can move to or be traded for a CF.
As awful as Andruw has been, I think starting pitching is the more pressing trade need.
But KJ is playing too well and has too much upside as a lead-off hitter for him to sit; there are only 2 obvious holes in the offense right now, and Salty may be filling one.
ole rudy has been lights out lately
Serious Met meltdown in Denver. Their pitchers are getting drubbed & they’re dropping the ball all over the field.
It’s 16-6 Rocks in the bottom of the 7th & they’re still threatening.
Can we squeeze out a win in LA? Right now, the Mets are dogmeat.
Let’s all hope the red sox go into a slump and panic, offering up one of ther great young starters (Lester?) for AJ.
fredo we love you…i hope your arm doesn’t fall off before the break.
just dont know about pulling James after 5, Bobby might be looking at his past performance against Detroit when his changeup wasnt very good. 5 strong that night and then they got to him, same thing might’ve happened tonight. His changeup wasnt that good
preparing Fredo as a SP?
erghhhhhhhhhhhhh. kent is killing us.
On the radio, Pete was wondering (given the Smoltz situation) if Bobby was going to bring back Chucky on 3-days rest for Sunday’s game.
i think it will be next year before they put in the rotation. we don’t have the luxury of sending him down to richmond for a month or so to get him ready to start, or lose our only lefty in the pen.
Crasnick on Andruw
“Andruw wanted 9 years, but Boras might go for a 1 year deal with a 5 year option.”
need one here Dez!
Here’s the link for the Crasnick article
And after talking to some folks today, I’m getting the impression that they might not be able to add one until closer to the July 31 trade deadline.
Seems like some teams the Braves were talking to have kind of cooled their heels, for now, and will wait to see if they can get more in trade that is currently being offered.
yeah i heard that, if it were against anyone other than the pirates i’d be against it.
sorry, here it is
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=2925592
Chestnut 66 dogs in 12 minutes, Kobayashi 63 dogs
Ah, that helpless feeling
oh yeah thats
12,540 calories in 12 minutes
and 33 feet of hotdogs
unbelievable
moylan and july don’t go together
Outs, boys. Get some outs.
i feel a dp here
how about that
At least McBride could get people out when he threw strikes. And walks are better than doubles.
csg, can you feel a out? A win, maybe?
good job Moylan!!
the Dodger fans seem to hate Tomko, he would be a lot better than Davies and might not be that pricey. thoughts
Buy that man a Fosters.
let them eat his cost also, he’s about $9 mil I think
did he not deserve a Guiness? or is it just the Aust. thing
I was thinking the same thing about Tomko, csg. Probably wouldn’t cost much.
Moylan got through the inning, but I would hardly say he looked sharp…we really need more runs….
get it started chipper
There’s a reson Tomko wouldn’t cost much. Over the last two years, in a forgiving ballpark, he’s had ERAs of 4.73 and 6.14 (including tonight). He has had an ERA better than league average (after park adjustment) twice in 11 seasons. We’ve got enough bad pitchers already.
Golden Sombrero?
bout time!!!
Tomorrow we need “Take Me Home” or the super-awesomely bad “Something Happened on the Way To Heaven.”
I knew “Sussido” would turn things around. Who performs in a three piece suit anyway? Oh, Phil Collins of course.
ANDRUW?!?!?
8 game hitting streak, too bad the avg is still the same
Andruw!!
i’d rather not have tomko
Well, whadya know?
An Andruw blast.
Congrats on 1000 runs with the Braves, Andruw
well at least Yates isnt getting any rest
good pitching right there
per ESPN
Smoltz will miss his next start and the All-Star game after ending a throwing session early on Wednesday due to his sore soulder. He’ll fly to Atlanta on Thursday and meet with team doctors for an examination which could include an MRI, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. However, Smoltz says he’s confident his shoulder just has inflammation.
I HATE JUAN PIERRE!!!
Broncos 17, Giants 6 late in the 4th quarter… er, 9th inning.
good inning by Kali
smoltz and MRI in the same sentence is never good
Let’s tack on some more.
Mets kicked their extra point, but still bit the dust, 17-7.
doesnt really matter, but the Marlins just lost. Also Josh Johnson was taken out of the game, his hand went numb. That cant be a good thing
josh johnson has “the hand of the stanger” 😉
stranger…stranger. man spellcheck is my friend
better hope we see the good Soriano and Wickman tonight
you said it man, i’d hate to see what bobby does if they blow this game.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070704&content_id=2067230&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
Roger thinks that Kyle only lacks confidence.
In the 46 appearances (39 starts) that have followed, he’s 11-19 with a 6.80 ERA. Sorry Rog, but I think he lacks having good pitches. 92 mph flat fastball in the middle of the plate is like BP. Time to move on.
Imagine this…….Of the active Major League pitchers, who have made at least 40 starts since Davies’ May 21, 2005 debut, Davies’ 6.19 ERA ranks the highest. The only worse mark (6.31) among any pitcher who has made at least 40 starts since then is owned by Mark Redman, who was released by the Braves in May.
Take a look at the Mets pitchcount tonight… Some crazy stuff… 233 total, with Mota throwing 43 in 2/3, Hernandez with 107 in 4 innings.
In the 3 games in Denver this week, the Rockies have outscored the Mets 34-12. Ouch.
Salty looking like a 1B
send davies down like they were going to at the end of spring training. he is toast right now, and is doing the team no favors with his performance. i just wish we had someone to replace him.
OK, fine.
Let’s win this game like we’re supposed to—no surprises.
Hey Wickman, this isnt FLA. Time for a save.
Also, I’m looking forward to us beating up on Penny (10-1) tomorrow. Seems like our kind of pitcher.
well if Davies wants confidence send him to Richmond. Try Villareal, trade for someone, or call up Reyes and pray for the best. Something has to happen, we lose Smoltz for any period and it could get ugly
Beedee,
You are right. Davies needs to go down and get his head on straight. At this point, I have no idea if he is or isn’t a major league caliber pitcher. The problem I gather from the mlb site is that he doesn’t either. Confidence is a must in a game like this. And at this point, short of Redman, who wouldn’t be at least as capable as Davies, if not better?
Who are they gonna call up, you reckon? Reyes? Hodges (God forbid)?
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2007/07/04/0705smoltz.html
As Skip would say, now would be a good time for some insurance…
if smoltz’s shoulder goes were screwed
just wondering, but who is a better closer right now than this guy? Nathan? Rivera? Reyes? I dont know
#137 – someone mentioned earlier that they may just go on short rest. Makes sense since Davies didnt go three innings and James only threw 75 tonight
timo,
the awy things are looking with the rotation we’ll have to trade for someone and/or troll for recent releasees
can someone from the Braves replace Smoltz on the A star team. Can we send Renty or is it up to the LaRussa
Smoltz can throw with his arm hanging off his body. And probably well.
@141 I’d guess whether they go on short rest or not depends on what the docs say about Smoltz. If 10 days is enough, they may go on short rest. If he’s going to be out, then they won’t want to tax a staff that is about to get even more work.
csg,
Wagner’s been pretty great this year, too.
I want anyone other than Barry!
what a shock
Not necessarily, Rob, but I’m sure Smoltz can throw left-handed.
Is Buerhle completely out of the question at this point?
Golden Sombrero ahoy. Well done, Andruw.
Andruw 4k’s and 1 HR. Just enough to keep his hit streak alive and for Bobby to leave him at clean up. Francouer wasnt this bad last year
4 Ks and a homerun is actually an improvement for Andruw. Ugh.
How could someone possibly be this stupid at the plate.
@149, if that’s true, Smoltz could’ve been our #1 and our #2 all along
And who bats clean up if Andruw is pushed down the order again? Harris (or Escobar), Renty, and Chipper are such a nice 1-2-3 punch.
c’mon butterbean…slam the door on these fools
Time for Wickmania….
@156
i’d go with b-mac. i know his numbers haven’t been super, but he’s pulling out of it and he’s smart at the plate.
@156
Free Salty! (or McCann, I guess.)
player of the game
Escobar 3-4 1RBI 1 Run scored
or
James 5IP 4H 1ER 2BB 3K also 1-2 and a Run scored
It won’t be long before Salty’s cleaning up.
the dreaded final out.
I wouldn’t mind seeing B-mac in clean up. Maybe Diaz would be serviceable too considering his average.
McCann has looked anything but smart at the plate, but you’re right, he’s probably the best option at this point. ugh.
C’mon, Wick, make yourself a Betemit sandwich.
Oh boy.
just throw strikes
oh no, wick looks uncomfortable out there.
Yeah, after ball four he looked really uncomfortable.
unbelievable
god damn it…what gives?
one out, that’s all we’re asking for.
wickman must be hiding an injury.
does this guy look like Olivo?
#172…
or a sandwich
Why can’t we make this easy?
hold your tongue csg…no freak’n predictions please
Ughhhhhhh
http://www.espn.com
just click it…
good job from the Pen, unlucky hit from Furcal. Wickman keeps it interesting
good win, Happy 4th!!
See you guys tomorrow
ALL HAIL SUSSUDIO!!!
The game isn’t over for me!
#176 – I’ve learned!!
Awesome.
Sussudio, indeed
bobby just ate an entire roll of tums.
thank god we got the win.
GO BRAVES!
Wickman! A nice win for the Braves….
came late, and I saw that druw put up the 5th run by himself, but I think Vin can stop calling them the Jones boys now. I’ve only seen one so far this season.
Yates has now pitched in the last 5 games in a row (one off day included). Did he kick Bobby’s dog on accident?
Whew. I’ll take it.
I’m just glad Andruw Jones is on the front page of espn.com….for sucking..
i’m a little late on the well wishes but HAPPY 4th OF JULY!
231 years, who would of ever thought this group of cast offs could make it this long?
Good win. No one hit the ball hard in the ninth, so I’m not too worried about Wickman. Glad to see we’re not getting out number 3 on the warning track.
Yeah, happy 4th everyone!
Su-Su-Ssudio. Oh-oh-ho-ho.
Just say the word…
WIN!