Category: Recaps 2011

Some people seem to have decided that Chipper is a problem. This is dumb; he’s one of the best players on the team. He’s not what he once was, but here you’ve got a third baseman putting up a .275/.344/.470...

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 28, 2011 – ESPN. And so it ends. Somehow, you knew Scott Linebrink would be involved. He would have to be. The season in microcosm: The Braves...

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 27, 2011 – ESPN. I hope the Cardinals vote Derek Lowe a playoff share. He’s the MVP of their stretch run, for sure. Lowe failed to make it...

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 26, 2011 – ESPN. Once again, a young starting pitcher did enough to keep the team in the game, only to see the offense completely shut down....

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 25, 2011 – ESPN. You guys need a sense of history here. This is a collapse for the ages. The Braves got four-hit today, yet still should have...

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 24, 2011 – ESPN. If you don’t score, you won’t win. It’s pretty simple, really. The Nats scored a run in the second after...

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals – Box Score – September 23, 2011 – ESPN. Get out to a big lead and then try to hang on. It’s not like it’s symbolic of the season or anything. The Braves...

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 21, 2011 – ESPN. Maybe I should have gone with “Low” for the game thread. Or “Everybody Hurts”. Not that Derek Lowe was...

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 20, 2011 – ESPN. So I had only two arrows left in my luck-changing quiver. Not wanting to deploy Collins yet, I went with not watching the game and...

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins – Box Score – September 19, 2011 – ESPN. I just don’t understand it. It doesn’t make any sense. Having rallied back from 4-1 down to take the lead, with the...

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 18, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves were able to strand even more runners than the Mets, and the Mets won the game long after both starters were gone. After a...

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 17, 2011 – ESPN. Thank God for Tim Hudson. Hudson threw eight shutout innings while the Braves were getting shutout in their turn, keeping the team in...

New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 16, 2011 – ESPN. Derek Lowe: Bad at his job. He doesn’t even eat innings: he just immediately regurgitates them. The Braves are desperately trying...

Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 14, 2011 – ESPN. So of course Alex Gonzalez saved the day. Everything is backwards this month anyway. For six innings the Braves were two-hit by Ricky...

Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 13, 2011 – ESPN. The Braves broke a nine-game losing streak against teams that aren’t the Mets. They still didn’t hit well with runners on...

Florida Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 12, 2011 – ESPN. This is really frustrating. The Braves rallied back, twice, from two runs down to tie it, only to go into extras and continually fail...

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 11, 2011 – ESPN. So, another stinkbomb. This is not making me optimistic. Tim Hudson held the Cards for two innings, but with two out in the third...

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 10, 2011 – ESPN. Okay, now I’m worried. Derek Lowe gave up eight hits and four runs in the first three innings. He settled down after that,...

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – September 09, 2011 – ESPN. So now the most reliable part of the team is breaking down. The Braves took a 2-1 lead in the first; it stayed that way until the...

Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – Box Score – September 08, 2011 – ESPN. Ah, the Mets, the perfect cure. In the first, Michael Bourn reached on a throwing error, went to second on a stolen base, then third on...