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http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=320407121    >:(

 

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I guess they were happy with no hitting last year, because they have the same this year.

All I can remember from the offseason is Wren saying that they were pleased with the staff they had and that all they needed was for everyone to be healthy. Well, except for Chipper, that is true and they still are stinking it up. They needed to make some move to get another big hitter, and they didn't do anything.

This is going to be a replay of the Bobby Cox years. Very good pitching &poor hitting, especially clutch hitting. The Braves pour all their resources into finding pitching for the minors. I understand that, but we have to have some hitting and the Braves have made maybe one major move in 20 years for a power hitter and that was for Fred McGriff. Every other hitter they have traded for or signed has been either over-the-hill, erratic as a hitter, or a bust. They need a couple of clutch hitting batters in the worst way. Let's hope gys like Freeman, Heyward, McCann, Uggla, & Prado can take off and make some noise.

 :popcorn2:

If you keep doing (or keep the same people) the same thing over and over again, you will get the same results or worse. The Braves could end up being bottom dwellers this year.

The Braves did make a trade, ill advised imho, for Mark Texaira a few years back but they seem content to struggle along with good pitching & no offense. I think it catches up with them this year and they sink close to the bottom. Fredi Gonzales seems lost as manager and I expect him to be fired at the end of the year.

2/162

2 runs/ 18 innings.

You are correct that it's only the 2nd game of 162, but I don't see anything they have offensively to show much improvement from where they are currently. I truly hope they prove me wrong. I fear they won't.

I'm with you.  I guess I'm just hoping they'll come alive.  When I look at the facts though, this season doesn't look that great.  I'm  a bit confused as to why the management didn't make moves to improve offensive production.

At least they're consistent! :think:

Man they look horrible on Defense tonight. Fransico looks like a T-ball player. RTR!

"Astros keep Braves winless with 8-3 victory"
http://973thezone.stats.com/multisport/recap.asp?lg=MLB&g=320409118

I don't think I have ever seen a professional team play defense as bad as what the Braves did in the inning they gave up Houston's first three runs. The Braves are worse than what they were when the season ended last year.  :dunno:

Boy, this is starting to look like the teams from the mid-late 1980s. That was some of the worst defense I have ever seen (although some guys blamed it on the field at the old Fulton County Stadium). They have lost to two teams that aren't exactly the 1961 Yankees. The Mets are bad, and so are the Astros, and yet both have owned the Braves thus far.

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Fire Fredi G!

This kind of play keeps up, and I guarantee calls for this will intensify.

At least we're only one game behind the Phillies! :P

Dodgers are 3-1.  Think Blue!

The Braves need a Mgr. but they also need some real players. These players don't like the manager i.e. the Boston Red Sox last year; so they won't play for him. Can you say a professional program in disarray. The high price tickets and play this way is just pure wrong. RTR!

Orioles tied for division lead at 3-1  :D (of course, that will change by the end of this week   :(  )

Looks like they picked up where they left off last year, too.

Problem is, they will start off good and end good, and then hit a skid the rest of the season.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=320410118

BRAVES WIN!!! BRAAAAAAAAVES WIN!!!

6-4 over the Astros.

It's about time they won... It drives me crazy that they always play so poorly in April.

Well I apologize to the Braves. I thought 0-6 was in-line. They won one. RTR!

Perhaps I was a little premature. Braves are now 7-5 and lead Arizona in Arizona, 10-2 in the 8th. They've been beating the cover off the ball the last few games. Since their 0-4 start, they are about to go 8-1 since then.  #+

The Braves hitting has been impressive but I don't think they will continue scoring 10 runs a game. It's good to see the lead-off hitter (Bourn) starting to hit and if he continues stealing bases, he will be a huge asset and make scoring a routine affair. Plus, Uggla, Prado, Freeman, & Francisco have all started hitting. The pitching has looked good, eventhough Tim Hudson has not even pitchedd. If the hitting can be solid to go with this pitching, the Braves could win 95-100 games.


 :popcorn2:

BTW, final score: 10-2 last night.

I'd settle for 9 runs per game.  :)

I really was concerned, not only because of their 0-4 start, but also because of their anemic performance in spring training. I hope they prove me wrong all year.

Me too.  It's been a few years since they were competitive, and it'll be a long summer (awaiting fb) if they don't play well.

It seems the injury bug never leaves this team. If they can get Hanson back to his old self and get Hudson back as well, this should help them a lot. I think the Braves first six batters in their lineup can be as good as any teams, but last year when one of them got in a slump, all of them did the same.

It's a long season but maybe this will be the year that their luck is a little better.

If the Braves average 5 runs a game I would be deliriously happy.

 :clap:

They have sure shocked my socks off. Go Braves! RTR!

Friday night:  Braves get their 9 runs, win 9-1 over Diamondbacks. 
Now 9 wins, 5 losses.

:jump:

Hey they are playing lights out now. Pitching is somewhat better and errors have dissipated. I hope they don't have the sudden crash this year. RTR!

See, I told you they would not keep scoring 10 runs a game.   


 :jokerface:

Braves sweep D'backs. Won tonight 3-2.  #+

Venters and Kimbrel were lights out!  Love to see the Braves playing like this!

Uggla killed the Braves early on last year with his slow start. Even though he is not hitting for high average right now, he is much more productive than this time last year. Heyward is healthy and Freeman is ripping it. The bats, at least right now are alive and pitching is as good as expected. Barring injuries, this may be a better year than I thought.

Braves have definitely heated up coming into LA to play my beloved Boys in Blue.  We're coming off a 10-0 drumming at the hands of the lowly Astros yesterday.

To further reaffirm my belief that the Braves are the luckiest sports franchise of all-time, you all, of course, miss our ace (reigning Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw) and our #2.

You won't need them. The Braves stink up Chavez Ravine annually, regardless.

The game last night surprised me.  I promise to still be e-friends with you all even if the Bravos come back and take the series.

Just in case you missed this, HL.  :D

Jurrjens packing his bags for Gwinnett:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/braves-demote-jair-jurrjens-minors-062919515--mlb.html;_ylt=ApxwlECEEB932RMevlUAQnoRvLYF

Jurrjens style of pitching reminds me of another Brave from long ago, Greg Olsen. I can't remember the Braves closer at the time, but he went on the DL and Olsen took his place. All curve ball, no mustard on his pitches. He had 13 saves in a row before everyone figured out that the curve ball was all he had and they beat him in to oblivion by sitting on the curve ball. I think this is what is happening to JJ. He can't really mix up his pitches and is starting to pay the price.

Tuesday night (late):

BRAVES 4    DODGERS 3

:jump:

When I went to bed, it was early in the game and the Dodgers were already up 2-0 with men on base. I thought "Here we go again". Way to come back, Bravos!!!

Braves did it again Wednesday night, scoring 3 in the 9th: 4-2 over Dodgers.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7857054 (http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7857054)

Way to go Braves!!  :clap:

I cannot remember the last time the Braves took a series from the Dodgers in L.A. Way to go, guys.  #+

Have I ever mentioned my fervent dislike for the Braves?

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Well I don't get to watch a lot of the late games cause my wife goes to bed. She has the bedroom right beside the Living
roojm where I sleep in my recliner. She "hollers I can't sleep" lol. Maybe the Braves can get their stroke back before the pitching wears out. The West Coast is going to mean a lot to them while they are out there. RTR!

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 :punk:

 :lol: :lol:

If you didn't root against the Braves in my Dad's house, you didn't eat.  I like to eat.  Dad watches every Braves game and roots against them.

The Braves are the Auburn of MLB.

Why so much hate for the Braves, HL?  :dunno:

Braves put it on Pittsburgh.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=320427115

Braves win: 6-1  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Well, my Dad has been a Dodgers fan since he started following baseball in the late 50s.  They used to be NL West rivals before expansion and reorganization into 3 divisions.  But you know how it is...being a fan of one team and being constantly annoyed by fans of another team that you're around.  I guess that's what did it for him.

Same thing happened to me.  I was the world's biggest baseball fan growing up (could quote stats at age 6-7) in the mid/late eighties.  We would go to Atlanta anytime the Dodgers were in town, and we could get seats 15 rows behind the visiting dugout without problem.  Fast forward to the early 90s and the Braves run...suddenly people I'd been around for years who never showed any interest in the Braves were "huge fans."  It just turned my stomach to see such a fair weather (or maybe just "Johnny Come Lately") fanbase.

How sickening would it be to see Bryant Denny 30% full just because we have a few bad years?

After we blew two against you guys, now we're doing your heavy lifting for you by sweeping the Nats.

Typical Braves luck... :eyeroll:

Also, judging by the Pirates defensive play, it appears they're trying to hand you that series on a silver platter as well.

We'll take what we can get. Your Dodgers should run away with the west. Maybe we can meet after the regular season also. Would be a good series if both teams continue to play well.

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"Cheer for the Braves or don't cheer."

Your reasoning for hating the Braves is really illogical. First of all, the Braves didn't have a "few" bad years. From 1970 till 1991, the Braves probably had MAYBE 4 decent teams. The 1974 team won 88 games and the 1982 team won the division. That's about the extent of the Braves having a decent team. Most of the time, they stunk. Several years they were the worst or one of the worst teams in all of baseball. This was especially true starting around 1976 thru 1980, then again starting around 1984 till 1991. If Alabama had gone 15-20 years, with teams mostly going 5-7, 4-8, 2-10 during the season, do you really think the stadium would be sold out? The answer is no. Plus baseball is 162 games, not 12, which menas you have to win and play good over a long stretch of games. What was killing the Braves was when Turner bought them, the team was poor and the farm system was totally dry. It took years to rebild the entire organization. When Turner bought the team in 1976, they had FOUR scouts for the entire organization. They ended up with over 40 scouts under Turner. By the way, I was one of those folks in the stands when they would have 10,000 fans present.


 :popcorn2:

Lost 9-3 to Pirates on Monday.  :(

Bunch of losers! Fire Gonzalez, bench Chipper & Uggla, trade Hanson & Minor! Clean house!




 :eyeroll:

@Marshal Matt - A mass uprising of new fans of an opposing team is always annoying.  Similar to what happened in north Alabama in the mid/late 90s during Tennessee's good run.  Moreover, that the Braves were an NL West rival at the time I started following baseball was plenty enough of a logical/rightful reason to hate them.  The fans were just what broke the camel's back.

But alas, we're all licking our wounds today.  Dodgers went down to the Rockies 6-2 last night.

 :-*  A healthy rivalry, replete with good-natured banter, is always welcome to a fan.

Don't know if you are old enough to know this, but in the early 1980's, the Braves & Dodgers were a HOT rivalry. In 1982, the Braves beat the Dodgers by one game to win the division. In 1983, the Dodgers won the division by 3 games. They really went at each other, even had beanballs and bench-clearing fights and I HATED the Dodgers. It was so fun to watch.

 :clap:

Philly 4    Braves 2  (Tuesday night)    :(

Braves & Phillies are 13-13 in the bottom of the 9th. Braves have runners at 1st & 2nd with 1 out.

Braves loaded them up, but couldn't score. 13-13 going to extras.

Braves win: 15-13.  :jump:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320502115

It was the most unexpected result in a baseball game that I have seen in a long time. Halladay was pitching for the Phillies and Hanson for the Braves, two of the better pitchers in baseball and a total of 28 runs scored, unbelievable. Chipper had just hit a long ball just foul down the right field line and came right back with his home run to center field to win the game. Go Braves!!  :clap:

It appears the real Dodgers have shown up.... :cry:

Braves used up all their bats last night as they fell to the Phillies today 4-0.  :(

Friday night: Braves win 9-8 over Colorado.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320504127

Wow! Great comeback. I went to bed when they were down 5-0.

Well they have a flash sometimes but they drop some also.
My heart goes out to the Yankees and fans. I really hated to see the Best Closer in Baseball go down, Mariano Riviera. I don't see our Braves making the play offs this year but I have been wrong before. RTR!

Braves, again, were down early tonight, 6-0 to the Rockies. It is now 8-8 in the 6th.

You've got to be kidding, I fell asleep watching the game after the dude hit the grand slam and when I woke up my wife had changed channels.  :jump:

Anything can happen in that rarefied air.  :D

Bravos are now up 12-8 in the 7th.

Braves are up 11-8 now in the seventh with runners at 1st and 3rd and 1 out. They have scored 10 runs so far in the last 3 innings. I hope Chipper Jones can play this year without any major injury, he is having a banner year so far and this being his farewell.  :clap:

Braves won: 13-9.  :jump:
Thanks for the update, Jamos.

Braves sweep Rockies by beating them 7-2. They're getting some road mojo going now.  :dance: :dance: :dance:

Braves lost to the Cubs last night 5-1. Braves lead tonight 3-1 going to the bottom of the 8th.

Braves win 3-1.  #+

:jump:

Braves (20-13) score 2 in 9th, and win over St Louis 9-7 (Friday night).

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-braves

 #+

Their pitching staff is giving up a lot more runs this year but who cares if you are winning.  :clap:

I'm just glad to see the Braves hitting the ball for a change. With the exception of the series with the Cubs, they've been scoring some runs.

*** Saturday night ***

Braves up 6-1 in the top of 8th vs St. Louis.

Braves win first 2 games in St. Louis, beating them tonight 7-2.

 :jump:

Normally, you have to have some solid pitching to win championships. I have seen the Braves and other teams have outstanding hitting and still have losing records or not making the playoffs. If we cah keep hitting like this, and have a pitching staff that finishes 5th or 6th in the league, they can really have a good team. Also, the relief pitching must stay strong.


 :popcorn2:

Braves won 7-4 on Sunday over St. Louis.  They take over 1st place.

Won 7 of last 10 games.  :jump:

I can't remember the last time Atlanta won a series in St. Louis, much less sweep them. This may turn into a promising season.  :popcorn2:

I think I may owe the Braves an apology. The way they started off I thought no good again but they have been impressive last month or so. Even Chipper still makes fast plays like he did Sunday. RTR!

They are on a roll!!!  :dance:  :clap:

Monday: Braves lost to Cincy 3-1.   :(
Also lost 1st pacle again.

Braves beat the Reds 6-2.  #+

Braves won 6-2 Tuesday.  Back in 1st place.   :clap:

Go Braves. I would love to see the pitching get a little better but right now I'll take it. RTR!

Miami smacked the Bravos tonight 8-4.  :(

Beachy pitches shutout. Braves beat up on the Marlins 7-0.  :dance:

 #+

Braves have lost 3 in a row.  Now 0.5 games back.   :(

They may need a day off for recovery. Leadership needs to step forward now. RTR!

Yeah, but all the games were close. We had solid pitching, but clutch hitting disappeared. Plus, I think Chipper missed all 3 games, not for sure about the last game, though.


 :popcorn2:

Well the REDS have become a thorn in our side I see. MLB has this thing where one team can just cruise by another and then the loser can go on a 7 or 8 game run. It is hard to understand. RTR!

I know, Preacher. Braves lost again last night (4 in a row now).  :(

Braves on the verge of losing 6 in a row, down 8-4 to the Nats at home.  >:(

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Gypsy thinks we need more effort.

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Braves are swept by the Nats and lose 7th in a row, 7-2.

 #-

Bummer   :(

An amzing collapse by the Braves. First, their clutch hitting disapperad and now the pitching has evaporated. Amazing.




 :wall:

Just like the end of last year.

AND WITH THAT, OUR THREAD HAS COME FULL CIRCLE.   :-*

 :lol: Darn if it hasn't.

I know it is early but going from a .5 game ahead to 3 games back and be tied with the Marlins just really shocks me. I thought their hitting and pitching was coming around with some help needed on defense, but wow. It has went south big time. RTR!

The Braves lost their 8th straight game today, 8-2. This is the third blow-out loss in a row, plus Chipper is out with a "bruised" leg. The thing that worries me the most is the pitching falling apart. Pitching is a mandatory requirement to be a contender and I wonder if Gonzalez is handling it properly. I think last year he over-worked the relief pitching, which caught up to them in September.



 :-\

BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! 5-4 over the Cardinals.  :dance:

woot

I am so glad they won. I went to bed early and it was 4-0 then. I thought we had one finally but meds made me sleep. Now we have the streak broke maybe we can get back in the race again. Go Braves Please. RTR!

Man am I proud of the Cardinals. If it wasn't for them thew Braves would be in trouble. 10-7 was a tight game to me and when Kimbrel pitched good and that error by the ShortStop put one man on in the 9th. I thought Oh No here we go again. Sory braves I was wrong. RTR!

Dodgers have lost three 1-run games in a row to the lowly Brew Crew.  If feel y'alls pain about missing Chipper.  We just got Matt Kemp back off the 15-day DL and he messed up his hammy in the 1st inning scoring from 1st on a double.  He was 5-7 with 2HRs and 5RBI in his two "rehab" starts...now he's back on the DL.

 :'(

Don't look now, but the Braves have won 5 in a row and are only 1 game behind the Nats. They beat Toronto 4-3 in 10 innings last night.

Just saw that (5 in a row).  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.  :jump:

God Braves. We Nokohoma back. lol, RTR!

To me, this is the biggest story in baseball so far. This use to be a fearsome hitting team with great starting pitching and a favorite to win the World Series this year.



Phillies manager Charlie Manuel provided the best sound bite of the 2012 season yesterday afternoon when he said no one is afraid of the Phillies.

He isn’t kidding. Not only do the Phillies not play with swagger anymore, but they expect to lose. That has been the theme of the season so far.

After watching them play lousy for most of this season, it wasn’t surprising they took an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers after blowing a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning yesterday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. They were swept, too.


http://phillysportsnut.com/everything-has-gone-wrong-for-phillies-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20PhillySportsNut%20%28Philly%20Sports%20Nut%29
 

The O's took two of three from those morons over the weekend!!! GO BIRDS!!!!
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I like the Baltimore Orioles, I have always liked them. Don't ask me why, cause I don't know. I do know this though, Atlanta blew a 4-0 lead because they got lazy. I never seen them go so dead from one inning to the other. I know 12 runs is hard to beat but our defenses including the pitchers just folded. Go Braves but you got to finish if you want to win. RTR!

Ricky, my wife and I lived near Baltimore for a few years and I kind of developed an affinity for the team while I was up there (as well as the Ravens in football). I consider myself a fan of them and the Braves (heaven help me if the two ever face off in the World Series!). Camden Yards is a great pacle to watch a game.

Braves blew another 4 run lead and lost to the Yankees 6-4 for their 3rd loss in a row.  :(

I hate losing to the freaking Yankees, whether I am watching the Braves or the O's. The worst part for Baltimore fans is those morons drive down from New York and will often outnumber O's fans IN CAMDEN YARDS. Granted, our fan base needs to show a little more loyalty and fill up the stadium to prevent that from happening, but still ....  >:(

Man I remember when Boog Powell and Jim Palmer, Frank Robinson, and the Robinson that played 3rd base. They were good back then. Mgr. Earl Weaver was on fire at one time. He knew baseball. I just have a claim on them now days. If the Braves met them in World Series, which I can never see happening, I too am not sure but I think I would pull for the Braves. RTR!

The Braves have won 4 in a row.  HTH   :clap: :clap: :popcorn2:

This time last year I thought they would win it all but the major crash followed the All Star game. This year I don't think they have a chance. Do you think???  ;)

I think they have an excellent chance to repeat.  :lol:

They go into the ALL Star break playing solid ball. Unfortunately, the injury bug has bitten, again. Simmons, their rookie phenom at SS broke his hand today. Shortstop is a critical position, like catcher. Plus, Simmons could hit, a huge plus for a SS. I'm beginning to thinks the Braves are snake bit.



 >:(

Dang it, I think you are right.  :D

I have always been a Red Sox fan but the Orioles teams in the early 70's were loaded with talent. Great pitching. In addition to Palmer they had Dave McAlly, Doyle Alexander and Mike Flanagan. In addition to Boog, F Robinson and Brooks Robinson they had Davey Johson, Paul Blair and Don Baylor. Those were some good teams.

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No, those were great teams. They won 109 games one year and 108 in another. This was in 1969, 1970, & 1971. They had four twenty game winners in one year, something only done once before in baseball. Earl Weaver grossly underperformed as manager with these teams. They won one World Series, but should have won 3 in-a-row. I am a Braves fan, but I still like the Orioles.


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While I think so, too, the 1971 team was up against a strong Pirates team. Its not a surprise that they lost that one; the O's should have been kicked in 1969 for losing to the Mets.  >:( >:(

5 in a row now!

Braves beat the Mets 7-5 last night.
:jump:

WOOOT! I hope they get healthy. I heard their phenom SS Simmons will be out at least a month.

Yeah, for a cracked pinky.  WTH?  For $1M/year salary I'd play with a compound-fractured pelvis!

I'd certainly at least try to play one-handed for that kind of cashola. Hey, there have been a couple of pitchers that have done it.  :dunno:

They lost their other shortstop to an injured pinky as well last night, the xrays showed no fracture but I think he might be out of the lineup for a few days.

Dadgummed injuries are really plaguing the Braves this year. I'm surprised they are still in the hunt.

Maybe those guys should start wearing a glove!!  LOL

Yep, 2, they've had more than their share of injuries.  Really too bad.

I think Chipper has been a big reason for their success this year, he has been a true leader for them when he has been healthy to play.

I know he's now 40 years old and ready to retire, but I'll sure miss him.

Yep and they will too, big time.

Chipper is another reason I want them in the playoffs this year.  He deserves a curtain call.

That sure would be great for Chipper to go out with a WS win.

With his homer last night, Chipper also tied Mike Schmidt for second in RBIs among third basemen.  #+

Braves rally with 3 in the bottom of the 8th to win 8-7. Kimbrel slams the door shut with another save, striking out the side in the 9th. :jump: :jump:

Kudos to the Braves, it wasn't a pretty win but it counts in the W column. I can't say enough about Kimbrell, he is one tough pitcher.  :clap:

Fox said he has 62 strikeouts in 30 innings of work. The kid is amazing. Glad he made the all-star team and really hope he stays healthy.

He is just nasty with his pitches. I also think that McCann does a job behind the plate with him, he gives him some great targets to throw at and really digs out his low pitches.

McCann is a great catcher, both offensively and defensively. He really knows how to spot the plate.

The Braves have just traded for a shortstop, Paul Janish.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/07/atlanta_braves_trade_for_short.html#incart_flyout_sports

Looks like all "D", no "O".

Maybe he knows how to bunt, that would be something that none of the others can do.

Ain't that the truth!  :wall:

Hey I can bunt from behind my Walker, could I be of help? lol, RTR!

You could probably bunt with your walker better than the Braves, Preacher.  ;)

Directv has free MLB package running right now. I'm watching the Braves and Mets with Chip Caray doing the play-by-play and Tom Glavine doing the color. I did not know Glavine was in the booth for the Braves.  :clap:

The Bravos hung a 6 spot on Mets' ace, Santana, in the bottom of the 5th. 6-0 Atlanta going to the top of the 6th.  #+

Braves just signed Ben Sheets, former LSU pitcher. He started for Atlanta today, pitching 6 shutout innings (2 hits). Braves won 6-1 and are on a tear. That was Sheets first win in over 2 years.

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That's great, they need some pleasant surprises for a change. :clap:

D is what the Braves need at SS. They have lost 2 shortstops to injuries and were just looking for some D to plug the SS hole.

braves need a  SS ? .... three words for ya' 


Jeffrey Michael Blauser


 :lol:

The Dodgers couldn't hit their way out of a paper sack right now.

Wow! I haven't followed them in a while. Last I checked, they had a pretty big lead over everybody else in their division.

They've won 6 of their last 23.  Granted 20 of those were without Matt Kemp and 15 without Andre Either, their two best offensive players by far.

Matt Kemp had 12 homeruns in April.  The ENTIRE Dodger starting line-up had 6 throughout the month of June.

They come out and show what they can do when they sweep the Mets. I just hope they do not have a let down after these games. RTR!

Whoa! Somehow I missed that. The Dodgers were running away in NL West earlier and looked invincible. I was so busy watching the Braves and going up & down then watching the Orioles fade, I missed the Dodgers. Not that I care, since I hate them.


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6 of their last 24   

 :'( :'( :'( :'(

"Braves rally from 9-0 deficit to top Nationals in 11th"

Just 2.5 games back now.  They've won 8 of the last 10.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320720120

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgvXT63yEw

That would be my date, the one at the bottom right, talking (it's what they do) all through my video and ignoring everyone else chopping.

 :lol:

My wife, youngest daughter and I went to a Yankees/ Braves game about 8-9 years ago with my brother and his wife. It was a day game and it was Africa hot. My wife said that she and my daughter were going to the clubhouse to cool off. In my stupidity I told her that was just for members. She said "we'll see" in that "silly rabbit" tone of voice. Sure enough, they got in somehow and watched the whole game from there. My point was going to be that I didn't have to listen to her during the game, but I thing the point just turned out to be how much smarter than me she is.  :-[

Do they catch lots of beads at Mardi Gras?   :)

Lol! I hear ya. I need to catch a game this year to see Chipper before he retires.

He had some great plays last night.

For 40 years old, he still haz skillz.

After trailing 6-0 in the 5th, I figured the Braves were toast. This type of game could be a huge confidence-builder for the rest of the year. Now, if we can keep these guys healthy, we could make the playoffs.


 :popcorn2:

That is going to be the key down the stretch. They get some guys off the DL, and the Braves could certainly make a run at this thing. Unfortunately, it looks like the Orioles are clinging to a wild card spot for dear life at this point. Yankees are running away with the division.  :(

The Yankees looked flat at the start of the season but play like they are on a mission, now. The Braves could really use Beachy, the pitcher they lost to surgery. Plus, I do not think Venters will be effective the rest of the year, if he comes off the disabled list. These are the kind of players who can help you win a pennant. Our hitting has to stay robust and the rest of the pitching staff have to carry the load for us to have a chance to make the playoffs and advance further.

 :popcorn2:

Braves win again 4-0!! They now trail the Nationals by 1.5 games. :clap:

Update for Game 2 of the Saturday doubleheader:
Braves trail 2-3 in the 8th.  They led 2-0 in the 1st.

"We need another comeback."   :popcorn2:

Now trailing 5-2 in the 9th.  :(

Down to the final out now; nobody on base.  Seems like a long shot.
....... If the Braves lose, they're still just 2.5 games back.  That's pretty good considering they're playing the Nats on the road.
.... That's it, final score 5-2.   :'(

They are in good shape. As all of us are saying, if they can get relatively healthy, they have the talent to make the playoffs.

Braves need a couple of starting pitchers, they have a couple that sure have been giving up a lot of runs this year.

I don't know what has happened to Jurrjens, but he is not the pitcher he was in the past. I think everyone has figured out that all he has is the curve ball. Teams have really been teeing off on him this year.

The Braves have won 7 in a row.  Tuesday night: 7-1 over Miami.  :jump:

They are doing it all in streaks this year, winning and losing. Let's hope for the winning streaks to beat out the losing.

What the Braves are doing is nothing short of incredible. They lost Beachey who was leading the majors with the lowest ERA, Chipper missed time early in season, Hanson is hurting, Jurgens is losing his touch, the Braves had to start a reliever, but the Braves are still in the race for the division title. Amazing.


 #+ #+ #+

Chipper is taking credit.  The streak started when he got on "the twitta" as he calls it.  Actually he's been somewhat interesting to follow.  He's revealed some of the club house slang...a homer is called a yicketty (e.g. McCann went yicketty last night), but a long bomb is called a mammo (I assume short for mammoth).

Also, his clubhouse nickname is Battle Axe.

 #+ for the Braves. I see the Braves are 2.5 games back now. It will take a lot of work to make that up.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp?tcid=mm_mlb_standings

They have time if they keep up the 7-3 and 8-2 type streaks. RTR!

I'm just glad they swept the Fillies over the weekend. Now maybe that will finally shut a certain cousin of mine up.

Sorry, fellas.  You guys can blame me for the Braves' loss on Saturday night.  I was at Turner Field, and the Braves RARELY win when I'm there.  I didn't think my hex would be strong enough for them to lose to the lowly 'Stros, but I underestimated my power apparently.

Hey H.L. you didn't have nothing to do with it. The Braves have a way of winning, and losing. They win a few and then they lose 2or 3 or more then they go back to winning. I never seen anything like it. lol, RTR!

I was at the game Friday night for the win.  Maybe you should just give me your tickets.   :D

Be gone evil one!!!!



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The Braves won 6-1 for the 2nd night in a row, this time over the Flighty Phils. Atlanta has completely dominated them so far this year.

I was busy at Church tonight and didn't get to watch. Thanks for posting it. RTR!

It is really frustrating watching the Braves go 7-3, but Washington goes 8-2. Despite some stellar playing and pitching, not to mention solid hitting, the Braves are 4.5 behind the Nationals. There are still 45 games left to play. Go Braves.



 :wall:

I think the Braves will catch the Nats before it's done.  The additions of Sheets and Maholm seem to have solidified the pitching staff and they're still hitting well with Uggla finally showing some signs of life.  It just looks like they're getting really hot at the right time. 

If the Braves just stay atop the wildcard race I'll be happy.  This team is good and worthy of a run.  Fun to watch.

Who would have thought that Ben Sheets would re-emerge to be the effective pitcher he is proving to be for the Braves? This is good stuff. C'mon, guys, no September crash this year!

Yeah, I'm being greedy because I want the Braves to win the division, but it's uncanny that no matter how well the Braves play they just can't seem to gain ground on the Nats. Despite major injuries, the Braves have played very well. Most teams would have self-destructed with such injuries.


 >:(

Harper has been horrible lately and the Nats keep on winning.  Uggla is not earning his paycheck these days, that's for sure.

Dodgers took a one game lead in the West yesterday thanks to the Nats.

We appreciate y'all beating up on Pittsburgh. That put us 3 up on them for the WC.

Well it looks like Atlanta, could be our Wildcard team. If they just get in anyway they can they could win it all. RTR!

I think bamaphil may be right. Shutting down Strasberg for the rest of the year could cost the Nats toward the end. If Sheets, Maholm, and Hudson keep it up, I think the Braves overtake them before it is said and done. However, if Atlanta even justs gets into the playoffs, I think this is a team that could make a deep run.

Medlin toses a 5 hit shutout tonight as the Braves beat the Padres 6-0. Chipper Jones keeps adding to his personal stats as he hit two more homeruns tonight. What an amazing season he is having to cap off a fantastic career. #+

The Braves are darn sure looking good and I couldn't be happier for Chipper! Would love to see them go all the way this year.

That's a huge IF.

Sheets & Hudson are proven starters and winners, so it is definitely possible. Plus, Medlen & Minor have done okay and our bullpen has been exceptional. Maholm is the icing on the cake.

 :clap:

Chipper Jones just homered again on the first pitch of the 2nd inning to give the Braves a 1-0 lead over the Dodgers

Chipper is relatively healthy and on a tear. He is really leading by example here lately.   :clap:

Braves win!! Final is 4-3 in 11 innings. Four Braves relievers shut down Dodgers for the last 4 1/3 innings. The bad news, the Nationals win.

 >:(

I watched the last inning.  Good, solid hit to win the game.  The Braves trailed 3-1 after the 7th.  Big win.

Exactly! All of the players are feeding off of Chippers leadership and success right now and it just might be enough to get them into the playoffs and possibly the world series.  :clap:

Crap, crap, crap!! First Lacy is injured and now the Braves lose to the Nationals, 4-1. I want to scream.


 :wall:

Braves and the Dodgers both doing themselves in this week losing to their respective division leaders.  Sigh...

Braves beat the Nats 5-1 tonight.  :dance:

Finally.  Not a close game yet in that series.

Great! I was watching and came up to the computer in the 8th and they were up 2-0. Medlen is one fine pitcher, he is one tough dude.

We really need to win the next game, which will let the Braves gain 1 game on them.



 :clap:

The Braves lost last night to the Giants 5-2. We are now 6.5 games behind the Nats. The Braves just can't gain ground.


 :o

I do not wish to talk baseball today.   :'(

See if this cheers you up. D**n Dodgers.




http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dodgers-claim-gonzalez--beckett-off-waivers--trade-possibly-looming.html



 >:(

http://espn.go.com/mlb/

ESPN is building it up, HL.

BTW, the Braves lost to the Giants again last night 5-3.  :(

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I will be crap. MORE bad news for the Braves.






http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/msn/braves_place_sheets_on_dl/11547790


 >:(

 :wall: :wall: :wall:

How many more injuries can the Braves handle? The team will collapse if this stuff doesn't stop right now. We have been so lucky with Medlen, Sheets, & Maholm stepping in and being solid.

At least they won today 7-3 over the Giants.

I don't think this injury hurts the Braves in any way just hate to see Sheets get the injury. I think the Braves were already going to reduce the 6 man rotation to a 5 man rotation going into the month of September.

Sheets had really struggled in his last 4-5 starts and I'm pretty sure he would have been the pitcher taken off the 6 man rotation.

Finally, some good news for the Braves. The Nats have lost 4 in-a-row and the Braves gained 2 games in the standings. The Braves won 7-1 on Sunday. They trail by 4.5 games. Also, the Giants have passed the Dodgers and lead them by 2 games in the standings. There will be blood on the field when these guys tangle later in the month.



 :popcorn2:

Well the Dodgers big trade went through, and Adrian Gonzalez hit a 3-run HR on the second pitch he saw in a Dodger uniform.  Yesterday we managed to leave 16...yes, 16...on base and lose to the lowly Marlins.

Thanks for taking a couple back from the Giants.

I've been watching/listening to baseball for over 40 years and I have NEVER heard of a team leaving 16 men on base. Leaving 10 or 11 is usually a disaster. I think I remember the Braves once leaving 13 men on base.

I'm not talking 2-out RISP LOB...just LOB at the end of an inning in general.  We eclipsed our mark of 15LOB from earlier in the year (a game we actually won with 5 runs).

For more on how you accomplish this feat - you get 11 hits (all singles) and 6 walks.  The amazing thing is that we only scored 2 even though we stole three bases and hit into no double plays.  That's all thanks to 2-17 hitting with RISP.

I have been watching the Braves since the 1960's. They have broken every bad record there is, but 16, that has to be like some kind of Gineses World Record. lol, I think we will be alright for the Braves will pull through this. RTR!

20 appears to the be record for LOB in a game.  The Braves managed to leave 18 on base against the Dodgers on June 23, 1986.

Bob Horner was probably out injured, again.

 :wall:

Murph must've been out too.

Uh oh, HL.  :(

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/8312216/los-angeles-dodgers-matt-kemp-leaves-game-collision-wall

Kemp hurt crashing into wall trying to run down a Josh Rutledge triple.

We can't seem to get any traction.  It was diagnosed as a bruised knee...hopefully not serious.  I'd think he would be available to pinch hit at the very least.

Braves win 2-0 on gem pitched by Medlen against Padres. Nats lose to Miami. Braves trail 4 games. Braves are 5 games up in Wild Card.




 :dance:

MD I was thinking this morning how they might get in through the Wildcard. Makes the teams harder to start I guess but they would have to play them at some point anyway. RTR!

Braves lost last night and Nationals won. This pattern is really getting me down.



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Pace yourself.

The Braves beat the Rockies last night 1-0 on a 2 hit shutout. Rutledge had one of the 2 hits for Colorado.

Braves lead 1-0 today after 3. They had the bases loaded, nobody out in the B-3 and failed to score.  >:(

Bottom of 6th.  Still Braves 1-0.  :fingernails:

Going to the B-8, still 1-0.

Braves win: 1-0  :jump:

They sure in an up and down mode for some reason. I the Nats have the upper hand right now but if the Braves can at least get in on the Wildcard, I think they will move forward. RTR!

I think the win today puts them up by 3 games on the Cardinals and 4 on the Dodgers for the WC.

Hey thanks 2Stater, I wonder if Ben Sheets will be pitching soon? I kind of liked him till he fell apart on me for a spell but we need some of them big old rough neck looking pitchers. RTR!

I think he is still on the DL, Preacher.

I have given up hope that the Braves can pass the Nats. The Nats have too much pitching & too much hitting. Let's hope they trip up in the playoffs and the Braves can make it to the World Series.


 :clap:

I just hope we don't crash and burn for the WC again this year.

They're getting some decent pitching right now, I just wish their bats would wake up.

You got that right. Hitting is absolutely anemic.

You left your popcorn at the football game, 2.

Oops, ahem, sorry.  :-[

What do you mean? They have ALL Star Uggla hitting for them.


 :dunno:

The bats have a tendency to fade in the Atlanta heat.  :dunno:

Come on, guys.  The Braves are leading the WC race, and VERY likely to make the playoffs.  How about a little enthusiasm.  Maybe they're just pacing themselves.  Playing 'possum??

I'm very hopeful and skeptically optomistic for them. You have to remember, though, they had a much bigger lead than this last year and blew it. But I'm still doing the tomahawk chop with my foam replica. Go Bravos!

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 :lol:  #+

OUCH!!!   The truth can be painful.


 :wall:

CB, I'll have to count on your ears burning to know this is posted, but don't look now, your O's are tied for first with the Yankees.

Truly.  Yankees tanked recently (won just 3 of last 10).

I won some autographed Orioles memorabilia last year in a golf tourney and gave it to CB. I think it brought him/them luck.  :-*

I like the Orioles, always have. I would love to see them win the division and go to the World Series. Love to see the Yankees choke.


 #+

It's been a very long time since the O's have even made the post season, I wouldn't mind seeing that myself.

Hey the orioles are now tied at the top of the division. I love the Orioles and Camden Yards. I always since the days of Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson. Shoot I use to have all those Baseball cards. RTR!

The Bravos just beat the Mets in New York 3-0 for their 3rd straight shutout.

 :jump:

Go Braves!!

The best thing that came out of the game tonight, other than the win, was Dan Uggla had a double and a home run. The Braves needs this man to get on a hot streak in a bad way to finish out the season.

They've all got to hit better. I was looking at the batting averages and people like Brian McCann are hitting around .225. Pitching is good, but some lively bats will get them to the playoffs.

This season has turned full-blown depressing.

You just need a full-blown conversion to Bravedom.

That would be almost like becoming a barner to me.

That makes it crystal clear.  How about, "Maybe next year."

Give me your address and I will send you some Braves gear.


 ;)

Braves bats came alive today in an 11-3 beatdown of the Mets. Unfortunately, the Nats rallied to beat the Marlins in extras. The Cards currently trail Milwaukee 3-1 in the 3rd. Let's hope that holds up.

The Braves swept the Mets by beating them 3-2 in extras today. The Nats lost. The Braves trail the Nats by 5 1/2 games for the division and are up by 5 1/2 on the Cards for the WC.

 :jump:

This has been a good weekend for me:

Braves won 2 games.
Tide won.
Barn lost.
Atlanta Falcons won.


 :dance:

Me too, MD. Add to the above list that I shot a 77 today and won all the money.

 :jump:

Yeah, I think I saw you playing. You're on the right.



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 ;)

Looks just like me, except he has better form.  :clap:

Braves are 81-61 with 20 games left in season going in to tonight's game. They are up 5.5 over the Cards for the Wildcard and 6.5 over the Dodgers.



 :popcorn2:

They currently trail Milwaukee 1-0 in the 6th. They lost last night to the Brewers
4-1. The Braves had 1 run on 10 hits, Milwaukee had 4 runs on 4 hits.

 :pullhair:

Just be glad you aren't Dodgers fans.  We're crashing and burning.  We've had a lot of bad luck with injuries, but our guys just aren't pushing runs across.  Period.  Got beat 1-0 last night on an unearned run.  Sigh.

Sympathy card is in the mail.

BTW, Braves lost 5-0.

And the Cards lost again, also, so the Braves haven't lost any ground. HL, the way the Dodgers started out this year, I thought they may have had the best team in baseball. Injuries have a way of turning great seasons around. I know it's got to be painful for you to watch.

It was all smoke and mirrors at the beginning.  That lineup was 20th or worse in the majors.  The talent on the team is much higher now than at the beginning of the year, especially offensively, yet we're struggling to score.  The chemistry just isn't there right now...maybe we brought too many new faces into the clubhouse too late.  

We benefited greatly from an easy schedule early on.  

Snicker, snicker.




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Wednesday:

Braves lost
Cards lost
Dodgers lost

I guess no one wants to go to the playoffs.


 :popcorn2:

Starting to look like last year.

Except last year at this time, the Cards were winning.

Somebody with baseball links start a countdown-to-clinch "clock" (number of games to clinch).  I want to prepare for how much disappointment I should invest.   ;)

Good article about this whole mess with the Braves, Cards, & Dodgers.






http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-09-12/braves-will-survive-september-but-have-october-concerns

The Braves score a run in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Nats 2-1.  :dance:

 #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+ #+

So now the Braves are 6 games back. If they sweep the Nats then it could be a race. JMHO. RTR!

So far, so good:

Braves beat Nats 5-4
Tide wins




 :dance:

... Aubs rolled trees stumps after squeezing past unranked ULM, Tyler Wilson melted down, and we're #1.

 :dance:

They won't get many chances this year so they better take the opportunity when they can.  :lol:

No hyperbole:

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All of that for beating La.-Monroe?! They are desperate.



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Good weekend.

Braves sweep Nats and won tonight(Sunday) 5-1
Braves lead wildcard by 6 games with 16 to play
Tide destroys Arkansas
Chiznik out-coached by Taggart of La-Monroe and everyone knows it.
Falcons play Broncos and P. Manning on Monday night



 #+

Braves win 7-5 over Miami. Down by 5 games to Nats.



 :popcorn2:

The Dodgers have a really tough schedule to finish out the year.  We're playing two division leaders this week - the Nats and the Reds.  And of course we have our own division leader (Giants) left.

The Braves right now are playing as good at the end of year as I can remember even back to the 1960's. Of course like all young boys my favorite BB Cards was of the Yankees. Go Braves. RTR!

Boy, the Dodgers are in some deep do-do. However, I would appreciate it if you sweep the Nats for the Braves.


 :clap:

The Braves scored 3 in the T-9 to tie the Marlins 3-3. Miami had runners on 1st & 3rd, nobody out in the bottom half and the Braves got out of it. Going to extras.

Braves lost in 10 innings 4-3.  :facepalm:

And St. Louis won.



 :wall: :wall: :wall:

Well maybe they had a loss and now springs back into the win column like they have been doing. I really think the new players and some of the young ones realize what they have at stake. RTR!

The Cards are playing the two worst teams in the NL this week, so you may want to install some rubber padding on that wall.

Aren't the Braves and Cards the top two teams for the two wildcard spots?

Yessir.  Braves pretty much have one spot clinched.  The Cards are 1 1/2 up on the Dodgers.

I believe their is one more week in regular season? Then the work really begins. I want to see how Gonazalous handles the second season. I also hope Ben Sheets can make a comeback. I ain't holding my breath though. RTR!

Braves win 3-0, Medlen does it again. :clap:

Bravos shut out the fish tonight 3-0. 12 games left in the regular season.

 :rofl: :rofl:

 :dance: :dance: :dance:

I like our chances - "Go Braves"

Saturday September 22nd:

Tide wins.
Auburn loses.
Braves win.
Michigan loses, again.
Big Ten looks like crap, again.

Pretty good weekend for me.


 :dance:

Don't forget about the $40 you saved.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

The Braves beat Philly again today 2-1, they're almost there. :clap:

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320923122

Tim Hudson pitched a great game, gave up 2 hits. The bullpen shut them down in the 8th & 9th. Braves are 8.5 up in Wild Card with 9 games left.



 #+

I'm in Hotlanta as we speak. The locals are rather happy about that, not to mention the Falcons, who put a beatdown on SD yesterday.

Bad timimg, too bad the Braves aren't in town.

They are tomorrow night. But I'll be heading back.

The Braves can now forget about last year's flop as they defeated Miami 4-3 tonight and they are in the playoffs. Freeman hit a 2 run homer in the bottom of the 9th to win the game. Medlen pitched and this should extend his record for Braves games won when he started. #+

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=320925115

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WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!

 :dance:

What an awesome en to the game tonight!  #+

Well the Braves are now in. I just hope they don't get morbid going into the play offs. This is going to be some of the finest games I think we have seen in a long time. Go Braves. RTR!

Braves win. Beat Marlins 6-2 with Hanson pitching 5 strong innings. I didn't know he was back. That is great news with the playoffs coming up.


 :clap:

Braves in, now I if the O's get in, it will be a great postseason for me.  :D

The O's are looking good. They are 3 up with 6 games to play.


 :popcorn2:

I think the O's can still beat the Yankees for a division title. Well I hope so anyway. RTR!

That's what we are hoping for, ricky!!

Saturday night. Braves win 2-0! Mike Minor looks sharp and wins his 5th in a row. That's good with the playoffs around the corner.



 :popcorn:

Sunday
Braves win 6-2. Medlen pitches a gem for 6 innings. Braves are 93-66 on year, a very good record, so far. Orioles & Yanks tied for lead in division. Go O's! Dodgers in a battle for last NL wildcard, but time running out on Dodgers.



 :popcorn:

Darn tootin'!

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First winning season in 15 years?

Yeah, that's about right. First winning record since 1997.

Braves set a new major league record with the win today.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320930115

Braves win 4-0. They used 8 pitchers, 7 of whom pitched 1 inning. The Braves finished 94-68 on the season. They play the Wild Card game on Friday in a one game series in Atlanta. I guess they use Medlen since he is their best pitcher or maybe Hudson since they HAVE to win this game. If the Braves win, they start a 5 game series against the Nats on Sunday. Nats have home field advantage. Dodgers miss the playoffs.



 :popcorn2:

Why in the world did they use 8 pitchers?  Were they trying to give everybody a practice inning?

They play Friday and they did not want to wear out one pitcher who might not be available for Friday's big game. Plus, they give each pitcher a little work to keep them loose and sharp.


 :popcorn2:

I don't like the extra wild card team, or more precisely, the one game playoff between the wild card teams. You play 162 games for the year and your playoff life hangs in the balance of 1 game? At least make it 2 out of 3.

Hey I would love to see the Orioles and Braves in the World Series. I could not loose. lol, RTR!

Agree. However, I wouldn't mind seeing the Braves & Tigers with Cabrera playing. Don't get to see a Triple Crown Winner play in the World Series too often.



 :popcorn2:

At least Ross has been good at catcher.





http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Braves-bench-C-Brian-McCann-for-wildcard-game-98805549


 :dog:

Well Gonzalez has them in the playoffs in his 2nd year so I ain't about to 2nd guess his coaching. I do think that Brian Mc is one person who can get hot at anytime and then with him being due, he would go crazy. I hope Chipper has a great series and really gets some great hits and good defensive play. RTR!

Good breakdown of the Braves/Cards game on Friday. Game starts at 4 pm in Atlanta. Medlen vs Kyle Lohse in pitching. Lohse is their best pitcher with a 16-3 record and ERA of 2.86. We have the much better relief pitching and I think overall defense. Interesting game. Winner takes all.



 :popcorn2:


http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121004&content_id=39474942&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl

Well I for one if I am still here, will be watching that game. Too, there will be no interruptions, no kids, grand kids or ladies from church making racket. lol, RTR!

I'm considering...considering...pulling for the Braves.  A piece of me would like to see Larry Wayne have a nice going away prize.

Now that's the spirit, HL, lol! I feel bad that your Dodgers didn't make it in, but they've got a good nucleus going into next year. They've just got to find some chemistry.

I'm trying to remember how the Dodgers fell apart. Did they suffer major injuries or have guys with nagging injuries? Also, is their manager on the hotseat?


 ???

I'm much more hopeful and excited going into next year than I was this year.  We really had a bad offensive line-up at the beginning of the year.  The chemistry seemed to come around the last couple weeks after being lost around June.  They made a nice push (won 8 out of their last 10), but just couldn't close the gap.  But I think it will leave a better taste in everyone's mouths over the off season, and it will help the team chemistry/morale going into next year.


Several things.  At the beginning of the year they were really playing over their heads.  Their offensive line up was mediocre at best.  But Matt Kemp had a record setting April and pushed them to the best record in baseball after 30-40 games.  Then the injury bug hit.  Kemp went down for about 60 games overall and was never the same afterwards.  His hamstring limited him on the base paths and in the field, and now it has come out that he's requiring fairly serious shoulder surgery in the off season.  Of the starting five - Ted Lilly was lost for the year almost immediately.  Billingsley was hurting the first half of the year, finally healed up around the All-Star break, went on a 8-9 game tear and then was lost for the year to injury.  Clayton Kershaw battled plantar fasciatus (sp?) and a hip impingement most of the year.  That isn't much of an excuse though as he still led the MLB in ERA and WHIP (though only had a 14-9 record).  Overall, the Dodgers were second to only the Red Sox for DL assignments.

No, I don't think Mattingley is on the hot seat because he never really had the horses to compete this year until August.  If something catastrophic doesn't happen to prevent them from making a run next year, he will be on the hot seat if he doesn't make the postseason.

Wow! I did not know they had so many injuries. The Braves started the year off without Hudson (P), then they lost the major league leader in ERA (Beachey) for the year, plus off & on injuries for Chipper, Prado, McCann, Simmons, Hanson (P), Venters (P), Diaz for season, and Sheets (P). I am amazed the Braves still won 94 games losing pitchers for 15 games at a time and all the other injuries. Thanks for the Dodgers update. Don't forget to wear your Braves cap during the game today.


 :dog:

Well, the Braves have continued their 20 year history of choking the big one. They lost at HOME to St. Louis, an inferior team to Atlanta.



 >:( >:( >:(

I agree but will wonder , without the "call" on the infield fly
what would have happened , maybe nothing and they still lost
but it will always be the "ump" game now ...
chances are the results would be the same , but ...

It took entirelly too long, but we FINALLY took one from you guys.

How about that Puig, huh?

I wonder how long it would be before you said something.  :lol:

Yea, but look at the real side, Atlanta has been winning a lot. They may choke and lose out again but right now they are playing hard. RTR!

The really funny (and sad thing, at the same time) is that I have a cousin who is a Phillies fan, and she always gloats the next day when the Braves loose a game. She usually hushes up when I tell her to look up at the standings and see that the Braves still leade her Fillies by 6.5 games.

By the way, my other team, the O's, are only 2.5 back of the Red Sux.  :clap: :clap:

Good time to revive the thread.
Braves up 8.5 games over the Nationals; Phillies collapse.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings

 #+

My other team, the O's are not doing so hot, though.  :'(

I noticed CB. I think maybe to many injuries or maybe just need to make more team play. I hope it works out. RTR!

The pitching hasn't been so bad, and there aren't too many injuries, ricky. The problem is they can't hit right now. They have lost 5 of their last 7, in those 5 games they have only scored 9 runs. For a team that depends on scoring a lot of runs to win games, that ain't gonna get it done.  >:(

I love the Braves, but with all their pitching injuries, I can not see how they make it to the World Series. Tim Hudson out for the season, Brandon Beachy who has just returned to replace Hudson. Beachy has not pitched in the majors since last year.  Starter Paul Malhom is out with a bruised wrist, Venters has been in & out of the lineup, O'Flaherty is out for season, & I can't remember what else. We just picked up Scott Downs, a lefty with some decent stuff who comes out of the bullpen, but he is 37 years old.


 :popcorn2:

He's just a young pup. ;D

Young pup with great reaction time:

"Downs escaped the jam by making just one pitch, a liner he caught on the mound from Todd Helton."

Braves win: 9-8  http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/30/2739877/ex-cat-scott-downs-wins-braves.html

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Braves are so far ahead at this point with such an easy schedule remaining (only 7 games against teams above .500), it seems impossible for them to miss the playoffs.  I'd be surprised if they make it past the first round, however.  Losing Hudson hurts, but I don't think they can score runs against a teams best 3 starters in a playoff series either.

I watched part of the game last night. It looked like one of those games that would be fun to be there. Pretty good, coming back from 5-0.

I just hope the Braves don't leak oil down the stretch as they are capable of doing, particularly with the injuries. We'll just have to see how it plays out.

Their problems have remained the same in the playoffs since they went to the World Series in 1991. No clutch hitting and relief pitching falling apart in the late innings.


 :wall: :wall:

I was just thinking of the Braves success right now and immediately I was reminded of all of their past late season failures. Their bats are red hot right now and I just don't see this lasting for the rest of the season. Their pitching is very iffy and must have the hot bat support that they are enjoying at the moment. Then there is the injury bug that seems to have become a permanent resident with the team. They have the big lead and I'm not so sure that either the Nationals or Phillies can regroup and make a run at them but if that is the case and maybe a trade or two by the Braves they just might it to the big dance. I've got my fingers crosssed. ;)

Good assessment, Jamos.
I think we need to set our Braves' priorities and try to enjoy them.  Try this:

1. Get into the playoffs as a wildcard:  Woot, enjoy.

2. Win their division:  WOOOOT.  Enjoy.
3. Get into the World Series:   :clap:  Enjoy.
4. Win World Series:  Celebrate like there's no tomorrow.  #+

Meanwhile:  :yawn:

Exactly. :lol:

9-0 tonight so far.  Rockies are cooked.

They are a hot team right now, and the regulars are getting some rest.

I just wonder who will be in the 5 man starting rotation. We have:

Minor (our best starter, 25 yoa out of Vandy)
Teheran (22 yoa, thank goodness he has come out of nowhere)
Medlen (hot & cold & 27 yoa)
Beachy (pitched his first game in over a year the other night)
Wood (22 yoa)

Maholm should be coming off the DL in a week, hopefully

This starting rotation makes me queasy.


 :tinfoil:

The Braves seem to be trolling right along, but, what happens if we have one more starting player period goes down, than we are in trouble. I know when they are this hot just before the play offs start it really scares me. RTR!

Won again last night and are now 11 games in first. Bravos lead 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th tonight. If they blow an 11 game lead, they need to be shot.

September hasn't always been good to the Braves. :afraid:

Right now they have some injuries in pitching and if those guys get back by mid September they should go all the way. Am I dreaming? RTR!

No, just some good positive thinking. Go Braves!! :clap:

Braves up 11-2 in the 9th.

They're hot as a $2 pistol right now.

The offense has been unreal the last few games. And the Teheran and Minor have been nearly untouchable. I saw some of the highlights of the game (can't get Braves broadcasts up here  >:( ) and Teheran looked like he had some filthy stuff last night. He threw one changeup that was just nasty.

Bravos beat the failing Phils 5-4 in 12 today. They are 21 games over .500.

(http://www.freewebs.com/smokin1/smokin-logo.jpg)

Well done Braves. Now it is time to maybe rest and heal some of the players, or would that be a bad idea with the roll they are on? RTR!

Nine in a row, just what the Braves needed to get the team going in the right direction.


 :popcorn2:

There's a lot of bench strength on this team, something that can make dreams come true. :clap:

I have noticed that my Philly-loving cousin isn't saying nearly as much on Facebook right now.  :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

The Phils have a very mediocre team. The team that surprises me is the Nats. I thought after last year that they were the real deal, but I guess they woke up and found out they they were the Nats.

Yeah, I think several people up here expected the Nats to make a World Series run. But then they realized, "What a minute. We're really the Expos!"

 :lol2:

Yeah, that and Washington has had so many successful baseball teams over the course of history. Remember the Washington Senators? Me neither.

LOL, I remember the Senators. I believe if I am not wrong that Ted Williams played for them at one time. I think I have the link for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams
RTR!

The Splendid Splinter. What a hitter he was.

No, he MANAGED the team around 1968, but he never played for them. I remember seeing a couple of their games on TV.


 :D

I saw the Senators play an exhibition game at Rickwood Field in B'ham in the late 60's. Each year B'ham would host an exhibition game or two as teams were leaving Florida and heading North getting ready for the season to start. My Dad always took me to those games.

The Nationals lose today so the Braves can add to their lead with a win. The Braves have 51 games remaining for this season.

Braves at Phillies at 7PM on ESPN.   :popcorn2:
Thanks for the update on the Nats.

Braves 4-1 over the Phillies in the 4th.   (http://www.jenius.com.au/images_2009/snack.gif)

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
We're thinking too much alike now.  (http://www.jenius.com.au/images_2009/snack.gif)

Sorry about that, I removed my post.

No need for that; it happens. 

Braves just got out of a mess with a pickoff at 2nd.  Still 4-1.

Braves win 4-1. There seems to be some magic in Atlanta. :clap:

The Braves will vist the Nationals tonight, Minor is pitching for the Braves and Strasburg for the Mats, 6:05 ct. If the Braves sweep or win this series, they will be hard to catch in the East.

Thanks, J.
'Winning the East' is less a worry now than complacency. 
"KEEP IT GOING, BRAVES".   :worship:

Kemp's left foot is in a boot, Hanley's arm is in a sling, and Puig's thumb is injured.

Our season probably rests on the results of Hanley's MRI today.

10 straight! I love it.


 #+ #+ #+

Braves are leading the Nats 2-1 after 5 innings. :clap:

Braves go into the 9th leading the Nats 3-2 :clap:

Hold 'em Braves!

Goes final, 3-2. 11 in a row. WOOOT!

LF and I just watched the final 2 innings. 
The baseball gods are definitely Braves fans!  :worship: :worship:

Braves and the Nats are just getting started, Teheran is pitching for the Braves and Gonzalez for the Nats. Go Braves!!!

WTH?  Jason Heyward with neck injury.  Braves have enough injuries this year for 3 teams.
 :wall: :wall:

Heyward stays injured. He is either injury-prone or a crybaby.

 ???

They're saying sprained neck muscle and that he's day to day.

Bats are pretty quiet so far, down 1-0.

Gattis just hit a 2 out, 2 run single to put the Braves up 2-1.

Greg Oden comes to mind as a comparison to JH. He has so much potential, yet he can't stay healthy long enough to completely utilize it.

Teheran just plunked Bryce Harper. Harper took exception. Benches slowly cleared, but no fights.

That'll leave a bruise.

Did he strain his neck?


 :eyeroll:

Not unless his neck is near his butt. That's where he got hit.  :lol2:

BJ has back to back hits.  :o

Kimbrel in to try and close it out.

Kimbrel shuts them down. Braves win another 1 run game, 2-1. 12 in a row!

Edit: They are now up by 14 1/2 games in the East.

They will going for their Atlanta record of 13 in-a-row. They started the 1982 season off at 13-0. Joe Torre was manager.



 :jump:

I remember it well. Dale Murphy and company went to the post season for the first time in years.

There are many heros on this team and that's a good formula for success.

Smoltz said this is the best bullpen the Braves have ever had.

Harper is a punk.

Can't argue that.

12 in a row, and lead by 14.5 games.
Not in my lifetime!  Fun team to watch.
:jump:

Medlen will be pitching for the Braves tonight.  He gives up a lot of "taters" so the Braves might have to score a few more runs than they have in this series so far to win tonight.

I was prepared for Philly to win last night.  That bottom-of-the-7th, bases-loaded mess was escaped when the batter swung at a 3-2 pitch in the dirt.  The Phillies blew chances time and again.  Call it good pitching, but it was equally bad hitting.

The Braves may win by 6 tonight, or may lose by 6.  That's what makes it fun to watch.  The chance at 13 in a row means I'll be perched in front of the TV.
 :popcorn2:

Me too, Go Braves!! :D

Braves up 2-0 top of 4th, bases loaded, 2 outs.

:jump:


edit:  2-0 bottom of 4th.   :wall:

Medlen gives up a 2 run "tater" and the game is now tied 2-2

Yeah, he walked one with 2 outs, then gave up his first hit: homer.
Braves have 7 hits; Phillies have 1.  Game tied.

Yeah, he walked one with 2 outs, then gave up his first hit: homer. 
Braves have 7 hits; Phillies have 1.  Game tied.

I know; said that.  Now it's bottom of 6th, still tied. 
Braves wasted a lot of hits so far.

Leaving that many runners on base is like the Braves of old, maybe they can squeeze this one out. Having said all of this, the Braves just took a 3-2 lead on a Justin Upton homer.

Phillies tie it: 3-3

Braves will have to earn this one.

:jump:

Braves indeed are earning it.  13 hits now.
Braves lead 6-3 (bottom of 8th).

Top of the 9th now, still 6-3 Braves.

 :popcorn: :popcorn:

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Hero tonight?  Upton had 4 hits.

Wow they are looking good right now. You have to be pleased if your a fan of the Braves. RTR!

The magic number for the Braves to clinch the East is 33 with 48 games left to play. Go Braves!! :clap:

I like Braves baseball & I can not lie
All you other teams can't deny
With 13 straight & in 1st place
A 15.5 lead in yo face


 #+ #+ #+

Heyward played and went 2-4 with a double & RBI. B. J. Upton went 4-5 and seems to FINALLY start hitting. He's hitting around .200 with 20 RBI & makes $13,500,000 a year.



 :popcorn2:

His early-season slump is history.  He has now hit safely in five games since returning from the disabled list, going 10 for 21 overall with two doubles and three stolen bases.  He had 4 hits last night.

Maybe he's not worth the money (who is?), but he was the key to last-night's win.  Glad he's a Brave.  Hope he keeps hitting.
 :P

This is great. The Braves are playing the best I have seen them in several years. As an added bonus, it is driving both of the Nats fans up here crazy.  :lol2: :lol2:

 :jump: :jump:

Sir Wins-A-Lot in the house.


You guys should have a lot of fun the rest of the way.  The Braves have a series against St. Louis and a series against Cleveland, and no other games against teams with winning records, including the entire month of September.

Braves are smoking Miami in the 3rd, 5-0.

Braves still leading after 5 innings. Brandon Beach, just came off the DL is pitching for the Braves, he has given up 2 hits walked none and srruck out three.  #+

I know the first 4 innings they were pounding Miami. The HR by McCann just kept going. RTR!

CHOP CHOP CHOP   #+

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Braves pitching is as good as it gets. As the roster fights back from injury, if they don't regress, they should be hard to beat.

Remember, the Braves are beating a lot of cupcake teams. It will be a lot tougher in the playoffs and we need some real competition to get ready for the playoffs.


 :popcorn2:

ahh ... the old playoff crumble ... I remember that happening one time
or was it two ? or three ?  Four ?

 :wall:

All but one.  :-[

sorry to go all DD on ya' there buddy  :-[


 :lol:


GO BRAVES !!!!  :worship: :clap: :wave:

Yeah. but we don't have Bobby Cox around to screw things up & we have great relief pitching.


 :clap: :clap:

things are looking pretty good right now and we can all hope it stays
on the current path ...

besides , it wasn't that so long ago we were all still a little "cautious" about
our TIDE dropping it like it was hot ...

 :lol:

DD reference!!  :lol: :lol: :lol2: :lol2:

They really do need to learn how to kick it up a notch in the playoffs. But after 21 years, can they?  :lol2:

just saw the Oakland and Toronto score  :lol2:

thought it was preseason football score for minute

14-6 A's  :lol2:

factoid :
Since franchise relocated to Atlanta in 1966, the 2000 Braves hold team record - 15 straight wins

 ;D

Braves win 5-0 with Beachey going 8 innings with 3 hits & 0 runs. If Beachey is back, look out world. He was leading the MAJORS in ERA when he was injured last year.



 #+ #+ #+

Beachy was very impressive last night, what a void he will fill. I'm really impressed with the bench strength of the Braves, it seems to make no difference of who they are playing they all are performing at a very high level. The Braves are expecting some players to start returning from the DL so it will be interesting as to who will be sent back to the minors.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/team-report-atlanta-braves-090011851--mlb.html;_ylt=A2KLOzEyIAZSrkUAIppNbK5_

While I agree that the teams they are playing are not the Dodgers or the Orioles (ahem), it doesn't take away from their accomplishment. These are still major league teams, and no matter how much better the other team is, they will lose to bad teams sometimes. Even the 1927 Yankees didn't win every game.

 The Braves and Marlins are in a tough one tonight, they're in the 5th inning with no score. Wood is pitching for the Braves and Eovaldi for the marlins, each team has one hit.

Braves third baseman and NL leading hitter Chris Johnson was ejected by home plate umpire Jim Joyce in the first inning for arguing balls and strikes.

Awww, he is letting the ump get inside his head and control him. He knows he is better than this so he needs to learn how punish the umpire by playing hard. Never let somebody control your actions, if you do they control your life. RTR!

ahh , the ole "hey ump" , "can I pet your seeing eye dog" routine ?   :lol2:
it will get ya' every time  :clap:

Braves lose in the 9th, 1-0  to snap their 14 game winning streak. :(

oops  :dunno:

I knew I should'a stayed the heck away from this thread until
after this happened

 :wall: :wall: :wall:

:puttingwheelsbackonbus:

Dang. I knew it had to end sometime, but I was hoping for like 20 or so in a row. Oh well, pivk yourself up and start a new streak today.

I leave town and this happens.   :tinfoil:

So the ump is upset that the best hitter for average in baseball is questioning his calls. Once again, the umps think the game is about them.


 :wall:

Well they could have never started a second winning streak without losing one game. RTR!

I didn't see it, but Jim Joyce has been voted as the best umpire in MLB every time the players have voted for 10+ years, and it usually isn't close.

Interesting info. I have never seen that, though I know Joe West is usually voted the worst. Maybe Johnson was rude or offensive.


 ???

Braves beat Marlins 9-4 even though Minor has a shaky game, but Braves gave him great run support. Minor is 12-5 with 2.87 ERA for the season. Heyward hitting lead-off seems to be a positive move for him. I'm glad the Braves ended their losing streak.



 :popcorn2:

Like I said, I didn't see the game but I've heard multiple Braves fans complaining; that was the only reason I knew who the ump was for the game.

Actually CB Bucknor has been considered the worst in all the players votes for several years.  Cowboy Joe isn't all the bad of an ump when he can keep his ego inside his hat.

You're welcome, Red Sox and Orioles fans.  We got the sweep of the Rays!

 :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

Next up - Mets, Phillies, and Marlins.  (i.e. You're welcome Braves' fans)

The Red Sox needed that too. The Dodgers must be playing well. The Rays had been hot.

The Braves have been in a rain delay, they should be getting started soon.

Phillies pitcher Hamels throwing great game. In over 6 innings he has no walks, 8 strikeouts, 4 hits, and no runs given up. Phillies lead 4-0.



 :wall:

I have to guess that alcohol had something to do with this.





http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/13/man-dies-after-falling-65-feet-from-stands-during-atlanta-braves-game/

Phils win 5-1.


 >:(

 :(

"A man who was hospitalized Monday night after falling roughly 65 feet from an upper deck at Turner Field ...has died."

 :( :(

It was a bad night at Turner Field. I never can understand why fans fall from the bleachers or maybe I can. :(

They will probably do to the Ted what they've done to the interstate overpasses in Atlanta, fence the top rails. Apparently, the suicide of choice in Atlanta a while back was hurling one's self off of the overpasses onto either the interstate or a car. Either way, you catch your death of bumper.

The Braves and Phillies are in the top of the 5th with the Braves leading 3-0. Medlen is pitching for the Braves and has given up 2 hits. He actually drove in their first run with a double to right field driving in Pastornicky. Go Braves!! :clap:

Anyone happen to know what JH batting average is while batting in the lead off spot?

Top of 9th.
Braves ahead 3-1.

It goes final. 3-1 Braves.  #+

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

I'm not sure how many games ago they moved him to the leadoff spot but here's a stat that indicates how well he has been hitting.

Heyward is hitting .385 over his last 14 games with 18 runs.

Thanks, he has been a huge plus there.

I like the way he has changed his swing from trying to hit everything over the fence to line driving the ball and using his speed on the bases. This is the maturity that the Braves have been waiting to see from him, and I think he likes this role of batting first.

I think he has been in the lead off spot a week, maybe a little more. I think it was at the start of the Nats series last week.

Yes 2Stater if I am correct he started and went 3 for 4 that day I believe. Don't hold me to that, I am trying to find a box score for that day. RTR!

Freddy G made a good move in doing that.

Uggla went on the 15 day disabled list for eye surgery. This caught me totally off guard.

 :o




http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/braves/2013/08/13/dan-uggla-disabled-list-eye-surgery-atlanta/2650181/

Nope. He started at lead-off when the 14 game win streak started on July 26 vs. the Cardinals. Here's a link from August 9th:


http://www.bloguin.com/theoutsidecorner/2013-articles/august/batting-jason-heyward-leadoff-is-brave-move-that-s-paying-off.html

Per the post game show last night, they said that he was batting over.390 since moving to the leadoff spot.

The Dodgers are 24-3 since All-Star break!!!

39-8 in their last 47 which is the best run any MLB team has been on since 1951.  I sure hope they don't get to the playoffs and crap out.

Man, they are totally on fire! They still have Kemp injured, too, don't they?

Braves game being delayed by rain again.

Heyward just homered in his first at bat. Braves up 1-0 in the first.

Well, you can add a double to his nights work, he is 2 for 2 and the Braves now lead 3-0 in the 2nd with 1 out and runners on the corners. The Phillies have changed pitchers.

Now 5-0.  :clap:

A 6'5" 225# right fielder who bats lead-off. Amazing, I have never heard of such a thing in baseball.


 :worship:

We had to come from behind all three games against the Mets.  It took until the 12th to finish them off last night.

I don't know if this is a good or bad thing (bad that we're getting behind against a poor team but good that we were able to come back).

Winning is winning. It doesn't matter how. Just get to the post season and hope your team gets hot. There are so many playoff teams now, that it's not the best team in baseball to win it all, it's whoever gets on a roll at the end. But, you've just got to get there first.

I think these close games and come back wins will keep the faith strong in these guys not to quit. They know they have comeback and not to give up,  we have batters for offense and our pitching has come along great. I would want to see another big win streak at the very last game of the season if it was up to me. RTR!

Braves and Nats are tied up in the botoom of the 10th 2-2

Braves win it in the 10th, 3-2, on a J Upton home run. #+

 #+ #+ #+ #+

Another streak started already. Just keep on keepin on! RTR!

I think the Braves don't like Harper.

Just because they hit him twice last night? Surely it was an accident.


 :eyeroll:

Just like it was last week.  :lol2:

Braves trail 7-4 in 8th. Mike Minor & our relief pitching got shelled. Heyward hit a homer.



 >:(

Yep, goes to the 9th.  Braves trailing by 2: 7-5.   :popcorn2:

7-7

 #+ #+ #+