Home teams in bold.
Alabama 31, Florida 20
Georgia 20, Colorado 14
Auburn 52, ULM 23
Vandy 24, UConn 17
MSU 41, Alcorn St 10
Kentucky 28, Ole Miss 26
LSU 31, Tennessee 15
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Can’t BELIEVE how many hours of my formative years Stephen J. Cannell was responsible for… This isn’t ALL of his stuff I watched… but these are ones I know I watched fairly regularly at one point or another.
* 21 Jump Street
* The A-Team
* Baa Baa Black Sheep
* The Commish
* The Greatest American Hero
* Hardcastle and McCormick
* Hunter
* Magnum, P.I. (acting)
* Riptide
* The Rockford Files
* Stingray
Just the hours watching A-Team, Magnum, and Rockford really add up.
Thanks for picking us against Colorado, Mac. Makes me feel a little better.
I don’t know if you should be happy, I think I’ve picked UGA every week.
Ok scratch that. Let’s just say I’ll feel a little better if you guys beat Florida this weekend.
Is batting Melky 5th the baseball equivalent of playing chess without your queen, or casting Eliza Dushku as the lead in a television show?
Hey!
Dushku is very, very pretty.
And very, very hot in “Dollhouse.”
She was very hot in Dollhouse, a show I actually liked. But she was one of the weaker links in the show. The strongest links, in my opinion, were Olivia Williams, Enver Gjokaj, Reed Diamond, and my college acquaintance Fran Kranz.
#5 – its worse than that
Infante
Heyward
Bmac
Lee
Melky
Nate
AAG
Brooks
Beachy
Phillies lineup – no Victorino or Polanco:
Rollins SS
Francisco RF
Utley 2B
Howard 1B
Werth CF
Ibanez LF
Dobbs 3B
Ruiz C
Kendrick P
Man, Cannell died? He just produced The A-Team movie!
What are the chances Charlie and Bobby have a gentleman’s agreement for the phillies to take it easy this weekend and let a win or two slide the braves way?
Continuing our conversation from the last thread about our Northerly Neighbors, here’s a slightly riveting story about Quebec, “The Most Corrupt Province in Canada“!
(It being Canada, the magazine has already apologized for having given offense, writing, “Maclean’s is a great supporter of both the Carnaval and of Quebec tourism. Our coverage of political issues in the province will do nothing to diminish that support.”)
@8 – Critiquing Eliza Dushku for her, uh, acting? OHHHHHkay.
I hope Turner is packed for Bobby this weekend. I can’t be there, unfortunately.
I loved the Rockford Files! Jim Garner = Great TV Star!
RH Vance Worley will pitch Sat for Phillies. Hamels will pitch Sunday. They are going #1 Doc, #2 Oswalt, #3 Hamels for playoffs.
@15
I think as of now there are only standing room tickets available for this weekend.
#15/#18 – yeah, thats true. I heard it was a packed house and only about 50-100 standing room tickets available now
By the way, for those of you who wondered what was up with Will Carroll, wonder no longer:
Werth in centerfield tonight. Boras will be pleased.
I know it probably makes sense with a two game lead with three to play, but I was kind of hoping we’d just keep rolling with the three man rotation right through the playoffs. We’re all-in at this point.
The Phillies “taking it easy” are still way more talented than the Braves “desperately fighting for a playoff spot.”
I know the other options suck, but it still burns me that Melky is in the lineup. Especially with a flyball pitcher in there.
Great. Fox Sports has pulled their programming from Dish Network after Dish refused to pay a rate increase. Now I can’t watch the game. Anybody know were I can get it online?
Why is Bobby so fascinated with Melky and hitting him 5th? Ugh.
Well…it is kind of fascinating.
Awesome. The radio station I can get the Braves on has high school football instead.
GO BRAVES.
DIE MELKY.
DirecTV is better. I used to have Dish and don’t regret the switch.
Is it just me, or does Moylan have really girly eyelashes?
Courtney C- send me an email (greerscott50@gmail) and I will give you my password for MLB.com. I live inPhilly and I’m work, so the game is blacked out for me.
I hope Turner is packed for Bobby this weekend. I can’t be there, unfortunately.
Yeah I won’t be there either but, for reasons I’m not entirely clear on, I will be attending Joe Torre’s final game as Dodger manager on Sunday.
I have three pretty sweet tickets and will be taking my daughter and her best friend. So it will be me, two five year old girls with no interest in baseball, and a meaningless Dodgers-DBacks game during the hottest week of the year. I expect it to be every bit as miserable as it sounds. Like Beachy tonight, if we make past the fifth inning, it will be a miracle.
The Dad of the other girl, who is from Scotland and knows precious little about the game, wanted to take the girls and finally got tickets for the last game of the year. But – you guessed it – had a last minute business trip come up and now I’m stuck with it. It is Fan Appreciation Day presented by Hyundai so maybe I’ll win a car (if ‘car’ is indeed the proper word for a Hyundai). Although given the current ownership situation I expect the prizes to be pretty lean this year.
Is Melky Cabrera going to be batting fifth in the playoffs?
I’m listening to Reds announcers talking about how, if Drew Stubbs were a rookie, he’d win ROY over Heyward this year…
Can this game start already?
With Hinske hitting a homer and getting a bases loaded walk in his last 2 PA I’m surprised he isn’t getting a start tonight. At least he is a power threat.
If Albert Pujols were a rookie, he’d beat Heyward for the award, too, IMO.
Any Milton High alums on this board? VU’s looking to close out its 2011 hoops recruiting class with an athletic shooter named Dai-Jon Parker. I’m trying to remember the last basketball player from Georgia we signed, and it may have been Brendan Plavich back in 2000. Kind of hard to believe.
Love me some Beachy.
First ever home start. Now. In this. Crazy.
36- The crazier part is that I think he can really get it done, based on his first two starts.
Let’s destroy Kendrick.
He’s facing almost all of them. Victorino sits, but I don’t think anyone else scary is out. If Beachy can get through this, I’ll be impressed.
has heyward been wearing the protective brace on his thumb while running? i dont remember.
chip: “HIGH FLY BALL…”. ball caught about 220 feet out.
LEE!!!!
Scoring from first! Awesome. Someone ate his Wheaties.
DERREK!
Yes yes yes!!
And now….Melky!!
i h8 chunkydunky. good job, lee!
Watching Melky’s swing is like watching Frenchy. You see them swinging so hard just to see a routine flyout, ha.
Melky eats poop.
Seriously, why isn’t Conrad hitting 5th?
Werth tried to hit that 5,000 feet.
Scored a single. Yunel would totally have gotten to that.
Nice. The kid is on fire.
Hey,did you guys hear? Beachy was not drafted? Wow. On a side note, Jerome Bettis is from Detroit.
Yunel who?
I think Ibanez is an alien. His head just looks so weird.
@54 Yeap, that’s right. He came absolutely from no where.
Chip doesn’t even know who’s batting. Can he please get fired, already?
You crushed that one New Guy.
Chipper’s already the hitting coach.
Chipper would be a great hitting coach.
I love watching Melky run.
I love watching Bobby shake his head after that play.
OK, I’ll play
I love poking myself in the eye with a sharp stick.
Wow! Not sure we got him… Good job, Joyce! What a play.
That was just sick.
Call was right.
That was a helluva play.
Lee can play some defense.
So, the braves goes to po if the braves win and the padres lose today?
Nella fantasia esiste un vento caldo,
Io sogno d’anime che sono sempre libere,
Come le nuvole che volano
I have been being addicted to an angel’s voice.
Lee’s defense has been phenomenal.
ugh chip
Hammered to center! I expected Infante to make the play
69- That’s right. If either happens, the Braves are guaranteed to host a play-in game.
That soundtrack for the Pads-Giants preview was an interesting production choice.
Infante’s OPS on September 1 was 833; it currently sits at 775.
Chip must’ve not ever heard the word “jinx” before. He keeps talking about the playoffs like there a done deal and it’s making me nervous.
Chip is so awful that I’ve opted for the Phillies feed.
Chipper teaching Ankiel how not to get striked out.
Chipper for hitting coach…yes.
And Maddux for pitching coach.
How can we get rid of Chip?
Feed him to Melky.
That Georgia lottery commercial was indefensible. Not just a bad idea, but an idea that leaves no beginnings of a clue as to what its aims or inspirations were.
Because goats breathe fire, right? In fairy tales and stuff?
Oh, well at least it’s normal to bring a goat to a bar and grill, right? And goats are emblematic of luck and gambling. No?
Well, here we go. At least there’s that old story about the goat that laid the golden eggs. That must have been it. Wait, goats are live-birthing?
If you topped him with sour cream and onion, it might work.
That is definitely an out if Yunel is the shortstop.
It’s two outs.
We miss you Yesco.
Howard would have been out if we were in the shift, right? Or were we?
Too bad about the quicksand in LF and SS. It’s really making Melky and AAG look bad.
I loathe AAG.
Well, Dish Network found a way, but it’s a little extreme. Listening to Don and Jim now. I would listen more often if it was synced with TV. How on earth is Don not on TV? Don and Jim are miles better than Chip and Joe.
Jim Powell is really, really good. If I get desperate, I pipe my radio through my laptop so I can delay it to sync with TV. You have to do it with broadcast radio, though, because internet radio lags.
Man, I hate Ruiz.
Someone tell Melky that if you catch the ball in the air the batter is out.
Man, I hate the Phillies.
No Prado in the lineup???
I like how Joe just credited Melky not laying out as a premeditated “strategic” move.
I really don’t like the idea of Beachy going through the order again next inning. Could get ugly.
That inning could have been a lot worse.
Brule, Prado is out for the season.
Three crap hits in that inning. So annoying. Why can’t we get some of those?
The phillies don’t have any easy outs. No melkys on that team.
.396 OBP for Ruiz. Really? He actually leads the team.
Because the Phillies have a good defense.
Melky sprints backwards to play the ball on a short-hop. He’s one of the worst all-around players I’ve ever seen (and there have been *lots* of bad Braves over the years). How this guy is on a major league roster is just baffling to me.
(There that should be enough poor-mouthing to at least force Melky to get the game winning hit tonight)
It’s more like a waddle than a sprint.
I’m kind of glad he only struck out with a guy on first. When he’s up, I expect the worst.
Well he’s 0 for his last 18 and has a sub 600 OPS this month. Can’t do much worse than that.
3-1 counts are when magic happens.
Kendrick can’t throw 3 strikes in a row yet we are doing nothing.
When the team really need him, if he can’t be available. He is a good-for-nothing. Though chipper is one of my favorite braves even he is a good-for-nothing. He is not a real hero.
C’mon, Melky, have a heart attack.
I think you gotta pinch hit for Beachy here.
Why, you didn’t hit for Melky last inning.
I would like to introduce Melky to a nifty new maneuver. It’s called the “slide”. Quite useful when trying to get to that ball at your feet.
Lets play Beachy in LF.
I had to push the glasses up and rub my eyes after that last comment, Mac.
Beachy is an OBP machine.
First major league walk. There’s something.
Ok, come on Jason.
That was just weird- having a .325 hitter bunt the pitcher over.
I don’t think NL minor league affiliates should have the DH. Pitchers need to learn to hit, baserun, etc.
Chip said all year long Heyward has been clutch, which makes me immediately think he hasn’t been.
Damn. Heyward hit that well.
BEAT KYLE KENDRICK’S ASS
Ibanez played that ball well
Heyward should have bunted Beachy to third. Obviously.
Heyward actually has been “clutch.” .930 OPS with RISP, 1.095 OPS with RISP and two outs.
YES.
I freaking love you Lee!!!
Derek!
And then there’s Melky.
Die Melky.
I hate Melky
Of all the Melky at-bats this year, that was maybe the Melkiest.
Wow, Melky.
Where is Eric Hinske?
1st pitch pop up. jajajaja
He really SUCKS!
this is past bobby being stubborn. now, he’s just being an idiot. MELKY IS HORRIBLE, BOBBY! WHY WOULD YOU BAT SOMEONE HORRIBLE 5TH?
From @braveshaiku: Sometimes I feel fat / Then I watch Melky play left / And I feel less fat
@123 I know. I just thought it had become a perverse universe now that I just assume anything Chip says is wrong.
Why on earth would you hit Melky fifth?
Mystery Date
Mystery Date
Will it be a Lee? GASP
Or a Melky….sigh.
Open the door for your Mystery Date.
Goddamn, Melky.
Melky really does make Ryan Howard look svelte.
All those Philly hits were at Melky.
bobby needs to practice tough love on melky.
I think we should name Mike Leach a coach and have him lock Melky in the shed.
That trivia question’s good. My first guess is Moises Alou.
who would you rather have at the plate in a clutch situation? Frenchy or Melkey?
I miss Andruw.
Joey, good guess, I am going Bonds
Good job Beach
Infante didn’t cover
Embarrassing.
So defense is important, huh.
Why wouldn’t you just go to first LIKE A NORMAL PERSON
Beachy’s struck out 15 in 15 innings. Just so you know. Really, I’d be in favor of carrying him as a long man on the NLDS roster. Especially if it’s him versus Melky.
Conrad gets the error? Sigh.
with the catcher running you go to 2?!??!
This situation feels familiar. Throw it 3 inches outside and see if he calls it strike three.
Beachy’s not eligible for post-season, is he?
I have no problem with that error going to Conrad. Conrad needs to have the arm strength to throw to first base with a catcher running.
@157, he can be, thanks to Medlen and Chipper.
Freaking fat ass.
FOLK VILLAIN
Terrible. Ugh.
That 3-2 pitch was not close.
they took beachy out for this.
Infante should get the error
Moylan should have been out of the inning but you only exacerbate the problem by letting him face a LHB.
He might be because of Medlen being on the 60 day DL, but I think we have to use that spot on Kimbrel who wasn’t on the 25 man on August 31st.
Let me get this straight:
A ball to center that should have been caught
intentional walk
error on easy grounder with catcher running
walk
We have multiple guys. Medlen, Chipper, Prado. The positional constraint is only within a playoff series, not for subbing people on the postseason roster.
MOTHERFUCKER
Wow. Go Giants?
Gotta be shtting me.
Fuck this.
Go Giants
Why was mike dunn even pitching?
L – Beachy
lol
Mother FUCK!
I am going to go cry.
I hate phillies. And really tired and sleepy to die now.
Lets go Giants!
Melky Cabrera betting not be in the fucking lineup tomorrow.
resilient. remember, guys? except for melky, of course.
Can’t give the Phillies 5 outs
Even with this loss we’re in good shape. Out of 32 possibilities from the three NL West games and the two Braves games:
In 26 situations, Braves win the wild card.
In 3 situations, Braves tie just the Pads.
In two situations, Braves tie the Pads and Giants.
Only one out of 32 situations remaining if the team loses this game results in the Braves’ outright elimination.
geez, alex looks stupid bad right now.
Okay, I’m there. Might as well play Diory.
I don’t think I could stomach a sweep from the Phillies second string.
This sucks. Chip and Joe are clueless. No insight. I wish I could put this comment section on my tv and mute these two homers.
This is not even close to a playoff caliber team. It will be some weird type of karmic justice when we back in after getting swept but the Pads losing 2 of 3, then proceed to win the World Series via a streak of completely improbable luck.
You know you’re bad when Chip says something about you that is actually true and not just stupid.
anyone else have Dish Network? What the hell is this with them not carrying Fox channels due to Fox’s price increases? its complete BS
Put Kawakami in so the relievers Bobby likes to use are all (except Moylan) completely rested.
Farnsworth is fine, too. Burn him up.
If it makes anybody feel better, this was probably our least favorable matchup of the three, assuming the Hamels start is largely a bullpen game.
MLB network has a thing in the corner saying “NYY/BOS rain delay.” Would they skip Giants/Pads for the Yankersox?
I mean, I can always watch it on the MLB.TV, but the cable channel tends to not stutter at inopportune moments. Plus, it would just suck to exist in a world where that would happen.
Greetings from Las Vegas…
I love the sports book, but watching that Rollins GSHR sucked.
Go Giants
Beachy pitched his ass off.
Basically it’s going to take a miracle for us to win on a day when Agony, Melky and McLoser are all in the lineup.
My MLB network says Braves/phils but is showing TB/KC because I live in atl. Next game shows giants/pads.
Lisp up in the ‘pen.
Fuck that back stabbing AT&T Q/A BS! WTF?
I think Hamels AND Oswalt are both pitching a few innings Sunday. So it has to happen tomorrow or we’re effd
can the bottom of the 8th be anymore discouraging?
Chip thinks the appearance of the Lisp might get the crowd fired up.
MLB Network is showing Dbacks/Dodgers. What?
hopefully Matt Cain can help us out a bit tonight
He looks good so far. His slider looks like it’s breaking pretty sharply.
I really wish these guys would stop talking about Braves’ fans wishing the Phils would call off the dogs. We don’t. We want our guys to play freaking baseball. Cover 2nd. Catch a ball hit right at you. Look like you want to go to the post season.
Pads got Snitkered.
That play at the plate was nice. Padres pushed too hard, and the Giants didn’t mess it up.
San Diego has a Snitker!
oh dear lord.
Son of a BITCH.
mac,
let it go down that mike minor should have gotten out of that inning unscathed. brooks conrad sure is showing tonight why he’s a bench player and not a regular starter.
Beachy was the best pitcher on the mound for us tonight.
Also, the more runs they score, the easier this game becomes to forget. Let’s hope the Giants win and just move on to tomorrow.
Bruce Chen just shut out the Rays.
I assume MLB Network is gonna switch to the Padres-Giants game once our game is over?
2 on, 1 out, Posey up. Looking good for our dear friends the Giants.
So they FINALLY let Boscan get some action.
J.C. Boscan in the game.
Glad they got Boscan in. Seems like there have been some disasters that he should have gotten into before, and he was running out of time.
1-0 Pads. Crap.
Boscan 0-for-0, BB, R.
Might be his career line.
fitting. melky will get to make the last out. it’s hard to blame cox on a night when the braves lose 11-5, but putting melky in the lineup at 5th is like playing russian roulette with 6 bullets.
4-0 Pads – Gonzo withe a 3 run bomb
pads up 4-0
This game exemplifies losing as a team. Everyone has to contribute.
Except Derrek Lee. I think it exemplifies how one guy having a great night can’t make up for everyone else sucking.
Very true, Mac. It’s a shame that he’s finally coming around but the rest of the team is just done.
God, it needs to be tomorrow, and we need to freaking win.
Recapped.