By use of the following video, I am not stating that Barry Bonds is Satan or one of his minions. But I’m not saying he’s not.
As usual, this will be a morning recap.
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By use of the following video, I am not stating that Barry Bonds is Satan or one of his minions. But I’m not saying he’s not.
As usual, this will be a morning recap.
Use code “Journal” for a 5% discount.
Y’know, watching this old Van Halen video, I’m reminded that there’s not that much difference between David Lee Roth & Fred Schneider.
Neither guy can really sing, but they’re such hams it just doesn’t matter.
I hate these late games, esp on Mondays
Who is the best Braves blogger-type to ask why Kala Kaaihue is still at Myrtle Beach? Any suggestions appreciated (except Bill Shanks).
kc, you out there somewhere. House, he usually knows some things about our farm guys. Maybe he’ll know
by the way Roger Goodell has ordered Vixk not to report to camp. Good for him
You could try Baby Braves.
@5
That’s good. It’s not in his best interest to play, but to focus on the court proceedings instead.
We are lucky that 1015 is way past Julio Franco’s bed time or we’d hamstring ourselves again tonight. I hope we find a way to get him 200 AB so he’ll be straigtened out by the time we get to the playoffs.
It’s in the NFL’s best interests not to have another scumbag hurting the league’s image. It didn’t make sense that he would suspend Pacman Jones, who was never convicted of anything (or indicted as far as I know) and let Vick play after a federal felony indictment. Plus, those PETA people are vicious.
Bonds breaking the HR record makes it imperative that Atlanta hang onto Andruw Jones. He’ll be the best shot at recovering that record for the franchise.
Belliard a National through 2009.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2007/07/belliard_signs_with_nats.html
Or Liberty Media could make a huge splash and sign Alex Rodriguez.
Kidding….
Even if they did sign Rodriguez, he’d never be a Brave the way that Aaron and Jones are.
Dan,
Ronnie Belliard? Heh, they can have him.
Ummm, I don’t think Andruw is breaking the record.
Say what you will about A-Rod being a Yankee, but I personally don’t have a problem with him and I am counting on him or someone to break Bonds’ record.
It’s just plain wrong for Bonds to have this record at all for what he’s done illegally and the way he treats people. So, I will support A-Rod to beat Bonds numbers when the time comes.
Besides, I think A-Rod will be breaking it in another uniform anyway.
re: Vick
Please, Goodell, kick this man out of the sport.
I am no PETA person by any means, but the despicable acts of horror that Vick is so apparently guilty of, sicken me on a deeply personal level. I love dogs and what Vick will likely be guilty of should put this man in prison.
If Vick is guilty of anything at all, it’ll be a slam dunk in court.
As for Alex Rodriguez, aren’t we touting him just a little early? Remember in 1998 everyone was touting that Ken Griffey, Jr. was going to break Hank’s record. Even Hank said so, from what I recall. Then, in Cincy, Griffey had all those injuries and the only number he’s chasing now is 600. A-Rod’s not a lock by any means.
left handed lineup and franco gets the start at first. do i smell a trade?
Last time that happened we smelled a trade and it wasn’t happening. All I know is that this is going to bring you-know-who out of the woodworks again rooting for Julio to fail.
Franco at first again with a right-handed pitcher?! You’ve got to be kidding me.
I told you people when the Mets got rid of Franco that if Schuerholz brought him here Cox would do this. You’ve tempted Cox with an old veteran he likes….wouldn’t matter if Saltalamacchia was hitting .400 from both sides of the plate, Franco would still play.
Not unless a trade is actually happening this time. Otherwise, it’s “get him some at-bats” syndrome. How do you think we stuck with Craig Wilson for so long?
And Matt Cain has a great fastball. Word is Franco can no longer catch up with the fastball. I think Franco is pretty close to a sure out today.
He should use a lighter bat, but of course, he won’t.
Harang – 10IP 7H 1ER 10K
I want him
Wow, that’s a piece of work by Harang. When’s the last time a Brave went 10 innings?
I think it makes sense to play Franco now before the deadline. Know what/if any you are going to get out of him now so you can base your decisions off it. I know we all are doubting Franco, but the only way you can find out is by giving him some at-bats. I personally would rather have Salty play, but its not like he’s been creaming the ball lately either.
I’ll be looking that up. One I found was that Maddux went 10 on April 30, 1993.
When is the last time a Brave pitcher went 8 innings?
btw, csg, thanks for the compliment, but I know nothing about the farm system in comparison to all the information you can get from the Baby Braves website. I just happened to check the farm stats couple days ago.
I am asking the same question too, I would like to see Kaaihue get promoted.
The Braves are among only five teams to have no complete games in 2007. The four other other MLB teams with no nine-inning complete games this season? The Nationals, Rangers, Marlins and Royals. Three of those four other teams are last in their respective division. The other team, the Marlins, are in fourth place out of five teams.
Coincidence? I think not. The lack of complete games says something very bad about the Braves’ starting rotation.
“When is the last time a Brave pitcher went 8 innings?”
I think it was Buddy frickin’ Carlyle a week and a half ago or so.
Well, what about Smoltz? He can go 9 innings if Bobby would let him.
kc,
Thanks for the smart-aleck comment, but it was earlier this month. Buddy Carlyle went 8 innings on July 15th. It’s obvious to me that the Braves operate on a strict pitch count which taxes the bullpen.
10 inning start by Harang? That’s like 3 Chuck James starts!
But Dan is right, Buddy gave us 8.
“That’s like 3 Chuck James starts!”
Nah, more like two.
It is about three Kyle Davies starts however.
Yep that’s it. That’s the day I was convinced that we have a serviceable starter on our hands. 🙂
Dan…are you kidding? That’s like FIVE Kyle Davies starts!!!! 🙂
HAHAHA, yes it is.
It too, SportSouth guys?
Enough of the Bonds talk!
Well, here we go! Let’s get back on a winning track!
I’m getting a gut feeling Saltalamacchia has been traded. Look for that after the game, see if I’m right.
Dan,
That’s “Et tu”. 😉
@40
*crosses his fingers* I hope it’s for Teixeira or Snell.
I have to go to bed soon. I’m just so, so, sorry I have to miss Barry Bonds possibly hitting home runs. Really, I am. Terribly sorry. I’ll never live it down.
There, there, Mac. It doesn’t make you a bad person. It just means that you’ll be missing the cheers that San Francisians have for their boy. ;D
isn’t this game supposed to be on espn? or do we have to wait for the sox game to finish first on espn2?
Well, its also on SportSouth. But it should be on ESPN2, unless it’s blacked out here.
sportsouth… it’d be nice to have that.
the brewers is the local team where i am, so i get all of their games on FoxSports.
It kills me how much TBS shows friends reruns or whatever instead of carrying the games.
here we go… just had to wait for the early game to finish.
Bases loaded for McCann.
I’m loving the early patience the Braves are showing.
what’s happened to cain? i know he’s been really unlucky this year, but he’s also been scuffling pretty bad lately. he had looked really promising the past couple of years. not that i’m complaining about him loading the bases. 🙂
yes!
I looked on Gameday and it says that Teixeira is playing in tonight’s game against our old punching bag Horacio Ramirez.
Bonds scares me less with a lead.
woohoo.
Cain has maybe been unlucky in terms of wins and losses, but he probably should have given up quite a few more runs than he has. He walks a ton of guys.
There we go! Nice lead for Smoltzie.
BALLGAME! 😉
Heh heh, I think Bonds scares everyone less when they have a lead.
Least Julio gave it a ride.
http://theauburner.com/images/bamagov.jpg
A fun chart since Mac is asleep.
Back to the game at hand .. 7 game homestand, so one would think if the Braves can keep Barry at bay (pun intended) for this series, Barry will break it on the road.
..and steroid man can tie it.
That was awful, Edgar.
put one in his ribs smoltzie! (although he probably has a guard there too)
why did we replace thorman with a guy who’s hittin .175? i know there it’s right there in front of my face but i’m just not seeing it.
and the defense is on vacation. c’mon smoltz.
why does bonds have different baseballs?
so they can track his homeruns and authenticate them
great… way to give ’em a run
Well, this isn’t good.
So they can be authenticated. Is that not obvious?
Renteria really screwed up this inning.
was that on b-mac or smoltz?
yeah… i don’t miss klesko. don’t want him back.
Good job Smoltz.
BMac should blocked it, he tried the backhand again and the ball of course hit his glove and went to the backstop. Bad pitch – yes, but it should have been stopped
thanks csg, it seems that b-mac has had more than his share of those this season.
i wonder if his ankle is keeping him from moving well.
who is calling the game on espn tonight? is that rick sutcliffe? i get his voice confused with steve phillips for some reason. and i rarely feel like either has anything insightful to say. heh heh.
ahh.. stucliffe
and is that the same dave obrien that writes for the ajc?
It’s Sutcliffe.
did anybody just hear that comment pete and chip made about lemke?
What, we just signed him to play second?
close, chip was hinting that he knew lemke had just entered the pressbox and pete said “i know, i can smell him”
not seinfeld but better than stupid bonds fact 3 million
“Don’t start a conversation when Francoeur’s up with two outs.”
Classic.
good turn julio.
Looks like Smoltz tried to do a hockey goalie thing there.
Reminds me of an old hghlight tape I saw where an Angels pitcher who had played goalie in ice hockey and played four comebackers like they were hockey pucks. That was cool. 😀
BOO-YEAH
nice leaping grab and DP by Julio, at least he can still play defense
nothing like Bonds hitting next inning with the bases empty
maybe we could get kyle davies to be his DH during interleague games. ha.
Time for the Julio Franco Show. Takes the first pitch, just like usual.
Wow, nice foul. ;P Cain’s up to 81 pitches already.
DOUBLE!
Great at bat, Julio.
nice one julio. i take back the kyle davies as your dh comment (for now).
Franco with a hit? I really did not see that coming.
First double this season, yeah, baby! *laughs*
Good work, Julio!
sweet
Good work, Smoltzie!
Now we need what Willie is best at, a single.
i thought willie was best at running against molina? heh heh. still bitter over last night’s performances on the base paths…
I like how Matt Cain looked at Julio and faked a throw – sure, the 48-year-old is gonna steal home.
why not another safety squeeze?
Murphy,
I don’t think anyone should be running against Molina like that. Throwing Harris out from his knees. Good Lord, that was freaky.
Matt Cain’s from Alabama? I’ll be damned.
Let’s see… Dothan.
seriously… crazy throw.
someone could have passed along that scouting report to willie. 🙂
Wow, that was a really fast double play.
Nice inning there, apart from the single by Klesko.
Clearly, Bochy is out of his mind.
Make ’em pay, KJ…
OKay, maybe he wasn’t so out of his mind.
i never understand the pitchers who throw 90 mph fastballs when they are intentionally walking somebody. wouldn’t you want to save your arm?
some guys lose all control when not throwing a real pitch… just look at all of the erratic throws to 1B you get on comebackers.
good point. i always figured that was more due to home plate tunnel vision and being unprepared for a sudden shift in direction.
Stop ’em right here, Smoltzie.
Hahahhaha, the same call on the same type of high strike.
Lucky single for Julio. 🙂
with 2 hits tonight… how long do you think julio has solidified himself in cox’s lineup? (and for better or worse?)
Two hits in one night?
Not long. Maybe he’ll have a better feel for pinch-hitting, but Julio can’t keep it up.
Oh, and his BA is .200 now. *laughs*
Not a good bunt. Oh well.
i hope so. having julio and diaz available to pinch hit would be a bonus.
That would be quite nice to have two decent righty pinch-hitters.
i was at the game in milwaukee when willie hit his lone homerun. i was surprised… let’s see him replicate it here.
(that was also the game that smoltz hurt his shoulder… doh)
Oh geez, he didn’t call that high strike a strike.
no…..
Bonds alert! ERK ERK ERK ERK ERK!
They got the AFLAC trivia question wrong: Joe DiMaggio was not the first man to win three MVPs. It was Jimmie Foxx.
Nice battle there.
just got back from the Reds game. 10 innings from Harang who looked amazing and inspired – i say we go ahead and trade for him
I thought Harang wasn’t up for trading? I thought the Cincinnati brass said that they’re looking to contend in a couple of years or so. They actually think they have the talent to do that.
sweet play by renteria
Edgar with range! Woohoo!
i can’t believe they’d put harang on the block. he’s too good.
i’d say that it’s not incredibly foolish to think that any team in the central is only a couple of years away from contending. but i think the brewers will start to distance themselves from the pack (in the next few years) if they keep their young core together.
Smoltz with the low pitch count, but I still wanna score a couple more runs before he comes out.
smoltz has been pretty efficient tonight. think bobby’ll let him go all 9?
nice thought ububba…
yea – i have no idea if he’s on the market anymore, just saying – amazing job tonite. The Cinci fans actually showed some emotion when he came back out for the 10th inning.
and i mean, what are the chances you see something worth watching at a Reds game?
Surely if Smoltz isn’t up to 90 pitches by the ninth, he’ll be in there.
Let the doom and gloom commence. 😛
Uh oh. Moylan’s up. I don’t think that’s such a good idea.
All right, double play, bases empty for a run. Not bad.
Smoltz got the DP, so Moylan didn’t have to. Nice.
Yeesh, what is it with Dave Roberts tonight?
Nice. Well, hopefully, Smoltz is okay. They said he was stretching with his back.
PH for Smoltz if his spot comes up?
Probably.
Probably.
Sorry for the double.
Keep it going, Julio. You’re at the Mendoza Line.
i hate how Boog says SUHL-talamacchia
there’s an “A” in that first syllable, jerkoff
84 for smoltz, hes probably done. gotta save that shoulder for Oct, not chase CGs.
Bonds up 2nd, Soriano the homerun giving up machine coming in…
…we better hope the lead off man doesnt get on or this is about to be last night all over again.
Soriano in. Screw you, Bobby.
Soriano vs. Bonds.
Just don’t walk the first guy, OK?
I’m now convinced that Leo Mazzone managed the bullpen when he was here.
The Giants announcers for the bay area station won’t shut up about Durham’s last at-bat.
4 game in a 6 game span, has given up runs in all 4. hopefully this 3 run lead is enough. we get too comfortable with our small leads, we never build on them
Mac has the right idea in going to bed so he doesn’t have to watch the late-night fiasco that is Rafael Soriano.
Well, who would you guys put out there? Moylan? Villarreal? I don’t think so.
Nice.
Ugh.
anyone see what I see?
Soriano trying to break his slump by shaving off that sorry excuse for a beard he used to have
Nothing wrong with superstition.
Well, at least it wasn’t a homer.
DDDDPPPPP
Sweet.
There we go.
160
What’s wrong with Moylan or Villarreal?
Can you say cushion?
Let’s get it boys!
I thought either of them would get pounded because Moylan pitched 1 2/3 innings last night and Villarreal pitched 2/3 of an inning yesterday and allowed a run.
Yeah…now we gotta worry about Wickman. He’s out of his element outside of Turner Field lately.
Yep, I’m aware of that.
@163,
I always thought it a goatee. He had trimmed it before his last, disappointing appearance. Summer is a good time to clean the ol’ face. What the heck, it worked tonight. I prefer the billy goat look, though…
Molina, the pitcher’s spot and Vizquel are up.
Wickmania.
Time to nail it down, big boy.
Valid point.
C’mon Wick! End it here.
I would really like a boring inning.
That’s one.
Fred Lewis. Never heard of him.
That’s one.
Wickman’s sure not afraid to throw strikes.
Lewis hit for the cycle earlier this year, Sam.
He’s pitching ahead in the count for a change. Come on, Wickman!
david15,
Oh yeah, I remember that now.
Two out.
And 2.
Seven pitches, six strikes.
It’s a win!
Wickman needed that.
Noice! The bullpen came with some smooth sailing tonight. A bit of a surprise given how theyve pitched the past month or so, but a welcome one.
3 games back.
That’s what I’m talking about.
Wickman, 3-up/3-down. 10 pitches, 8 strikes.
Soriano was good, too.
No complaints tonight. Way to go, boys.
very good – i can sleep easy tonite
Everything is great tonight. Sori and Wick are back to normal. Nice to see John getting his 10th win.
Lockdown from the pen. I like it. Frankly, if the team can’t get inspired to take every game (at least 3 of 4) from the Giants, considering the circumstances, I have little hope for our chances in the post-season.
The fire should be burning hot right now. No way the inevitable happens on “our watch”, so to speak. Honestly, this is the most significant series the Braves have played in years.
url,
I actually thought the same thing coming into this series & I fully expected a good outing from Smoltz.
With him, the bigger the game, the better he seems to pitch.
Let’s see the same from Hudson.
We’re 1 game behind SD for the wild card.
Soriano and Wickman looked good 2nite that a Plus but i hate the feeling i have when they come in i dont think i will be able to handle it if we make the playoffs.
Hunter Pence goes to the DL so i guess that mean Braun runs away with the ROY and the Giants should also think about Trading Matt Cain they guy cant win in San Fran.
In one version of the Braves’ second-half blueprint, right-hander Jon Garland would have been their No. 3 starter, Yunel Escobar their shortstop and Mark Teixeira their first baseman.
A proposed trade of shortstop Edgar Renteria and a pitching prospect for the White Sox’s Garland failed to materialize, but the acquisition of Teixeira remains possible, major-league sources say.
Maybe the next week won’t be so quiet after all.
The Renteria-Garland near-miss indicates that blockbusters are indeed being discussed, and the rising interest in players such as Teixeira and Reds left fielder Adam Dunn is a further sign talks are intensifying.
The Braves and Angels are believed to be the most aggressive teams on Teixeira, with the Yankees, Red Sox and Giants on the periphery. The Yankees also might be pursuing Dunn, whom they could play at first base; the Reds scouted the Yankees’ Class A Tampa affiliate Monday night.
The Rangers, according to one source, think the chances of a Teixeira deal are “50-50.” The Braves surely are intrigued by the possibility of a lineup that would include two switch-hitters with power, Teixeira and Chipper Jones, through next season.
Poll
The question is price.
The Braves won’t move Escobar; they clearly envision the rookie as their shortstop of the future if they were willing to make him the replacement for Renteria in the middle of a pennant race.
Yet, the Braves evidently believed they had enough other talent to land Garland and Teixeira in separate deals. And if they were creative enough to figure all that out, who’s to say they won’t come up with an equally intriguing Plan B?
One rival general manager says that if he were in the Braves’ position, he would do Saltalamacchia-for-Teixeira straight up; Teixeira, a prolific hitter and Gold Glove defender, could be that big of a difference-maker, the GM says.
His addition wouldn’t solve the Braves’ rotation concerns — that was the idea behind adding Garland, who would have been a strong complement to righties John Smoltz and Tim Hudson. But he would ensure that the Braves’ first-base production no longer would be the worst in the majors, transforming a good offense into an elite one.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7053996
Last night, Kyle Davies went 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits, 4 walks, and struck out 9.
Good, except the command is still lacking. Hopefully that will improve.
He also threw 104 pitches in just 5 innings.
Also, Pete Orr is hitting .200 with no secondary skills.
I’d trade Salty for Tex