“Raffy had a bad ninth inning for whatever reason,” Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said.
I have a pretty good idea what the reason is, Bobby.
NickC
on September 20, 2009 at 11:59 am
1. McLouth CF
2. Prado 1B
3. Jones 3B
4. Diaz RF
5. Anderson LF
6. Infante SS
7. Ross C
8. Conrad 2B
9. Hanson P
I’m not sure we can really afford to punt a game at this stage. I’m not looking forward to any ground balls not hit straight at an infielder.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 12:03 pm
@1 – What reason is that Rob? Because he has pitched in less games than Moylan who just came off Tommy John surgery and can’t pitch half as effective. The dude is a cry-baby and needs to get over himself. He can pitch – WHEN HE WANTS TO.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 12:04 pm
@2 – Holy crap – I thought we were trying to get Hanson a ROY trophy. Good luck with that lineup and defense.
spike (back in the ATL)
on September 20, 2009 at 12:08 pm
The dude is a cry-baby and needs to get over himself. He can pitch – WHEN HE WANTS TO.
Your absolutely right Joshua. Soriano was clearly just acting out last night. Probably needs a time out or something.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I just remember us having alot of problems with him last year, or am I just imagining that? Besides, if he doesn’t feel that he can pitch effectively, he should make himself unavailable – that does happen. And like I said before, his velocity was UP last night – he couldn’t have been that fatigued.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 12:24 pm
And like I said yesterday, I’m not defending Bobby for using him – it was senseless and needs to stop. All I am saying is that Sori needs to be held accountable as well. I don’t see everyone blaming Lidge’s problems on anyone else.
Yeah, last year the Braves were saying that Soriano was a whiner because the MRIs kept coming back negative and he kept saying that his elbow hurt. And you know what? He had a transposed nerve that made his elbow hurt but didn’t show up on the MRI.
Ron E.
on September 20, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Hanson better be ready to go 9 and hit 2 homers otherwise his chances of getting a win today look bleak.
At least one of the cameras has a very bad color maladjustment.
sdp
on September 20, 2009 at 1:13 pm
What did that bitch Victorino do to get ejected?
Brian J.
on September 20, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Stupid poetic justice.
Brian J.
on September 20, 2009 at 1:34 pm
This isn’t a good sign. We’re not going to get more than six innings of Hanson, leaving three innings for our Bullpen Full O’ Land Mines.
Edit: Of course, this isn’t a lovely sign either.
NickC
on September 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Anderson won’t go within 3 yards of the left field wall. He should have caught that.
NickC
on September 20, 2009 at 1:50 pm
A rain delay knocking Lee out of the game would be quite a good thing, especially with them having used long relievers the last two nights.
Brian J.
on September 20, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I think it’s just about too late for that rain delay, Nick. Unless it happens before this becomes an official game at the end of the 5th.
NickC
on September 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Looks like we’ll fall 3 outs short of an official game. How sad.
Tom
on September 20, 2009 at 2:20 pm
19, he bitched around after getting called out on a steal attempt. Threw his helmet in front of the ump, then yelled at him.
He was clearly safe though.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I really don’t like the fact the umps made the Braves play the field through that crap and let the Phils get by without it. I understand they needed to put the tarp down, but it should have been at the START of the inning. You should put that on your Awful Umpiring site, Mac.
Dunno how many of you watched the UGA-Arkansas shootout, but was I the only person who was made a little bit crazy by ESPN’s game coverage?
It seemed that every time a crucial replay needed to be shown, the network either went to another promotion, showed highlights that everybody had seen a million times already—USC lost, we know; Notre Dame won, we know; Florida didn’t score 100 points, we know—or they just plain botched the shot.
When the Arkansas LB got tossed from the game, did we get a clear view as to why? Turns out, it was a big play in the game—if the Hogs turn that INT into 28-10, it’s sleepytime for the Dogs—but I still never saw a clear shot of what happened.
Nonetheless, I’m happy with a road win, thrilled to make such a strong comeback, encouraged by Cox’s night & relieved as hell that they finally played a little D—hey, a pass rush!—when they needed it most.
Phillies starters have totaled 10 innings this series and they’ll probably take 2 out of 3.
Brian J.
on September 20, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I’ll say this for Boone- he’s the best of our bullpen’s worst three.
Brian J.
on September 20, 2009 at 4:35 pm
And the Emperor, because what heart-crushing loss could exclude him?
NickC
on September 20, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Without wanting to jinx it, Haren has shut out the Rockies thru 6 and used only 69 pitches. The less the Dbacks bullpen pitches, the better.
Joshua
on September 20, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Yeah, we had a chance to gain ground on everyone today – too bad really. But I can still see us winning this game against this bullpen. I just wish we had all our starters in there – it would make it alot easier.
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“Raffy had a bad ninth inning for whatever reason,” Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said.
I have a pretty good idea what the reason is, Bobby.
1. McLouth CF
2. Prado 1B
3. Jones 3B
4. Diaz RF
5. Anderson LF
6. Infante SS
7. Ross C
8. Conrad 2B
9. Hanson P
I’m not sure we can really afford to punt a game at this stage. I’m not looking forward to any ground balls not hit straight at an infielder.
@1 – What reason is that Rob? Because he has pitched in less games than Moylan who just came off Tommy John surgery and can’t pitch half as effective. The dude is a cry-baby and needs to get over himself. He can pitch – WHEN HE WANTS TO.
@2 – Holy crap – I thought we were trying to get Hanson a ROY trophy. Good luck with that lineup and defense.
The dude is a cry-baby and needs to get over himself. He can pitch – WHEN HE WANTS TO.
Your absolutely right Joshua. Soriano was clearly just acting out last night. Probably needs a time out or something.
I just remember us having alot of problems with him last year, or am I just imagining that? Besides, if he doesn’t feel that he can pitch effectively, he should make himself unavailable – that does happen. And like I said before, his velocity was UP last night – he couldn’t have been that fatigued.
And like I said yesterday, I’m not defending Bobby for using him – it was senseless and needs to stop. All I am saying is that Sori needs to be held accountable as well. I don’t see everyone blaming Lidge’s problems on anyone else.
Yeah, last year the Braves were saying that Soriano was a whiner because the MRIs kept coming back negative and he kept saying that his elbow hurt. And you know what? He had a transposed nerve that made his elbow hurt but didn’t show up on the MRI.
Hanson better be ready to go 9 and hit 2 homers otherwise his chances of getting a win today look bleak.
What a strange inning.
The bad calls are going our way for once.
He looked safe to me, and to be honest the pitch looked outside.
It’s raining,
It’s pouring
Bobby Cox is snoring
He told Yunel
To go to Hell
And our chances died a-borning.
Victorino’s IQ test results came back negative.
Edit: Oops. Didn’t see that the call was bad; still not the greatest idea given what Howard’s done to our pitchers.
Matty! Now, Tommy, you gotta make it stand up.
Love Diaz.
That was the strangest of innings.
At least one of the cameras has a very bad color maladjustment.
What did that bitch Victorino do to get ejected?
Stupid poetic justice.
This isn’t a good sign. We’re not going to get more than six innings of Hanson, leaving three innings for our Bullpen Full O’ Land Mines.
Edit: Of course, this isn’t a lovely sign either.
Anderson won’t go within 3 yards of the left field wall. He should have caught that.
A rain delay knocking Lee out of the game would be quite a good thing, especially with them having used long relievers the last two nights.
I think it’s just about too late for that rain delay, Nick. Unless it happens before this becomes an official game at the end of the 5th.
Looks like we’ll fall 3 outs short of an official game. How sad.
19, he bitched around after getting called out on a steal attempt. Threw his helmet in front of the ump, then yelled at him.
He was clearly safe though.
I really don’t like the fact the umps made the Braves play the field through that crap and let the Phils get by without it. I understand they needed to put the tarp down, but it should have been at the START of the inning. You should put that on your Awful Umpiring site, Mac.
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Dunno how many of you watched the UGA-Arkansas shootout, but was I the only person who was made a little bit crazy by ESPN’s game coverage?
It seemed that every time a crucial replay needed to be shown, the network either went to another promotion, showed highlights that everybody had seen a million times already—USC lost, we know; Notre Dame won, we know; Florida didn’t score 100 points, we know—or they just plain botched the shot.
When the Arkansas LB got tossed from the game, did we get a clear view as to why? Turns out, it was a big play in the game—if the Hogs turn that INT into 28-10, it’s sleepytime for the Dogs—but I still never saw a clear shot of what happened.
Nonetheless, I’m happy with a road win, thrilled to make such a strong comeback, encouraged by Cox’s night & relieved as hell that they finally played a little D—hey, a pass rush!—when they needed it most.
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Did anybody else just see that call in the Titans-Texans game? I had no idea that was the rule.
The Falcons are going to blow this, aren’t they?
No.
Apparently the Bears have five Vanderbilt players. And this is a … good thing?
Titans are going to lose and start 0-2, surprising.
Phillies starters have totaled 10 innings this series and they’ll probably take 2 out of 3.
I’ll say this for Boone- he’s the best of our bullpen’s worst three.
And the Emperor, because what heart-crushing loss could exclude him?
Without wanting to jinx it, Haren has shut out the Rockies thru 6 and used only 69 pitches. The less the Dbacks bullpen pitches, the better.
Yeah, we had a chance to gain ground on everyone today – too bad really. But I can still see us winning this game against this bullpen. I just wish we had all our starters in there – it would make it alot easier.
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if you arent watching this game, Chipper and Anderson were both called out on strikes on balls well below their knees and in.
Nick, you jinxed it. The Rockies scored 3 in the 7th.
The Cubs have sent Milton Bradley packing for the rest of the season. Links: 1 | 2
Glad we avoided that guy.
anyone want Bradley for free?
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=322741
If another runner gets on Bobby runs for McCann, right?
Sadly, we’ll never know.
Good season in the end. Let’s shut down Hanson now though.
shut down Hanson and JJ, get rid of Bobby
Recap is up. Shut down ACHE.
How can you shut down someone who never started, Mac?