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Use code “Journal” for a 5% discount.
I heard Sammy Hagar on the radio this morning, and for some reason, it made me think of Livan Hernandez.
One foot on the dirt, and one on the grass, hey!
Well, there’s too many baserunners, I can’t pass.
So, I tried my best illegal move;
I’m like Gaylord Perry – you can’t prove a thing.
So, write me up for 6.25,
God, I wish Eric Gregg was alive.
Waive my contract, all that jive,
I can’t throw 55!
When I throw that slow, you know it’s hard to miss.
And I can’t stop a batter past second base.
What used to take two hours, now takes all day.
It took me 16 hours to beat Tampa Bay!
So, write me up for 6.25,
God, I wish Eric Gregg was alive.
Waive my contract, all that jive,
I can’t throw 55!
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“It’s not a huge deal. I’m more proud of the fact I’ve got a plus-.400 on-base percentage.” -Chipper Jones, on reaching 2,500 career hits.
Nice contrast from that other quote about OBP by a (former) Brave.
Well done, Rusty!
My favorite line was “God, I wish Eric Gregg was alive”.
Yeah, that was great, Rusty. Please don’t take my previous reply the wrong way.
Prado 7 McLouth 8 Chipper 5 McCann 2 Uggla 4 Heyward 9 Gonzalez 6 Freeman 3 Beachy 1
Wow, McCann in a day game after a night game. Dawning of a new day.
Well, McCann is crushing the ball right now, it’s awful hard to keep him out of the lineup.
hey, just wondering if anyone else saw this tweet yesterday by DOB:
“bbonner71: Tomahawk chop is gayest thing ever. #braves
DOB: Guess it’s not as cool as projectile vomiting at Philly ballpark? ”
saw that and couldn’t stop laughing. being from NJ, philly sports fans from any sport are the worst. im a devils fan at hockey and a NYG fan in football, so i have to put up with the unbearable rivalries all year long….
Plus I think Fredi said he was getting the bench some PT in Mil because he was planning on using the full starting lineup against Phi.
Umm.. why is Fox showing Red Sox/Yankees and not Braves/Phillies?
@10 http://the506.com/sports/?p=2096
Thanks. I just panicked early but they’ve cut to the Braves now.
Still, the fact that Braves/Phillies fans outside of the blue area, or yankees/redsox fans inside the blue areas, can’t watch their game of choice is really unforgivable. Especially considering some of them pay for mlb.tv/extra innings.
Serious market failure.
Mmm media conglomerates.
I hate FOX. I’m only about 25 miles above the blue on that map, but still stuck with Buck, McCarver and the Yanks and the Sawx.
im dead in the middle of NYY territory, but this is still crap. i hate my life. mlb radio and mlb.com gameday it is…
I’m told that Ryan Howard can literally put the entire team on his shoulders. The word “figuratively” is literally dressed in rags and standing at an interstate off-ramp.
Pretty good play there from somebody who can’t play defense
The first five hitters in the lineup have 6 walks combined. Not a good number after 8 games.
Freddie’s defense is a revelation.
I love this infield defense. Freeman’s fantastic in the field, and Uggla is way, way better than advertised.
Nice barehanded turn for the DP. Uggla flashin’ the D today. (Good efforts from AAG and Freeman on the play, too.)
God McLouth sucks.
Is there any way to get the game thread comments to automatically refresh?
OBP Update:
#2 hitter Nate McLouth: .258
#6 hitter Jason Heyward: .438
I don’t understand how 93 with excellent command is “not very good stuff.”
Ouch.
Ugh, that sucked.
Schneider?
…
SCHNEIDER?
Seems odd that Sutton just called that Schneider home run the first Beachy has given up in the majors. I seem to recall Weeks hitting one five days ago.
What are the odds this game ends 3-2?
Nice work, sansho at #17.
I think once Uggla gets past his annual bad start, we will complain about lineup construction much less.
YES!!!! Hell of a throw by Heyward!
What a throw from Heyward. Wow.
Hah, I like AAG more when he gets XB hits.
seems like a-gonzalez had a negative rap for a larger part of last season, what would he have to do to regain the collective love of the braves community this season?
Why on earth did this guy have a poor defensive reputation? He’s great.
Because he played on the worst infield in the majors. And he had an awful exhibition game that one time… So obviously he had a lead glove.
@37,38
Yeah, I think that 3 error All-Star game had a lot to do with it.
ugh 3-22 career Uggla v. oswalt
Dangit!
Really? An awkwardly long shot of slow ninjas inside of Brian Wilson’s beard is an mlb commercial? ok.
Argh, Jason.
Has Sherrill retired a righty all season?
Has sherrill retired anyone? Not today!
God dammit.
Well. I guess it’s time to work on that term paper.
Well that escalated quickly.
Baseball is a crime when people like Linebrink get paid millions to be terrible at their job.
Good thing we wasted money on those two clowns.
Ugh. Stephen Marek, Jairo Asencio, and Juan Abreu all seem to be MLB ready relievers. I know we want some experience in the bullpen, but not experience that can’t retire opposing hitters.
Fredi made a mistake not pinch hitting for Beachy in the 5th, letting Sherrill face Valdez, and not bringing in Venters to face Ruiz. Bases loaded in the 7th, you need your ace. He wouldn’t have been warm, I guess. That Heyward pop-up was a killer, too.
Well, damn.
Perfect timing to switch over to the Masters.
Linebrink and Sherrill need a nick-name. Pair of Despair? Scream Team? Has-Been Twins?
It’s days like this that I think, “gee, wouldn’t it be great to have Tim Collins instead of George Sherrill?” Also, I’m glad that I have tickets for tomorrow’s game instead of today’s.
Well, looks like it was a good thing I had to work and didn’t see today’s atrocity.
Sherrill for Whipping Boy.
@ 54 – Legion of Doom.
HEYWARD IS SO CLUTCH
Recapped. Shame on you, Fredi.
Sherrill and Linebrink (whose salary is mostly payed by the White Sox) wouldn’t really be that expensive to fire. Bring on the AAA relief corps.
Finding out that Jairo Asencio is younger than we thought he was, but not enough that it really matters, is kind of like getting the Monopoly Card: “Bank Error in Your Favor – Collect $10.”