Open Thread and Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta: Cubs at Braves (4/19)

by gondeee on Apr 19, 2007 9:04 AM EDT in Open Threads

Today's Starting Pitchers


M. Redman Braves	vs.	R. Hill Cubs


0-2	W-L	2-0
12.96	ERA	0.64
4	SO	11
3	BB	4
0	HR	1
vs. Cubs	--	vs. Braves

Game Time: 7:35 on

On paper this should be a blowout game...with the Cubs blowing out the Braves. We're sending our worst pitcher to the mound and Chicago is sending their best pitcher to the mound. We'll see how our plug pitches tonight, I'm guessing about as poorly as he has his last two starts...ugh.

Add to that the unfortunate news that Mike Gonzalez' elbow could be giving out:

As he struggled through his first few Spring Training outings, Braves left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez indicated he was healthy. But just two weeks into the season, Gonzalez finds himself with a tender elbow that will be evaluated via an MRI on Thursday.

"I'm going to be fine," Gonzalez said after the Braves claimed their 8-6 win over the Cubs at Turner Field on Wednesday night. "It's just a little sore."

I hate bad news.

Don't forget to get your picks in before the game for Nok-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta (click here to learn how to play and to view the leaderboard); the three categories are (1) Attendance, (2) Pick to Click, and (3) Above and Beyond Pick.

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Picks

23,423
Brayan Pena
Redman leaves early and the Vulture gets another win in relief.

by gondeee on Apr 19, 2007 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

picks

1.) 24,789
2.) Mark "Plug" Redman
3.) Redman gets the win, pitches six innings

*Just for kicks - if #3 is not correct, look for him to take Gonzalez's spot in the pen as he goes on the DL, HURRY UP CORMIER, to take his spot in the rotation

by tblack on Apr 19, 2007 9:22 AM EDT reply actions

Humm

Good point. Let's hope it doesn't come to that though.

by gondeee on Apr 19, 2007 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Redman.

Bobby said in an interview last night on Braves Live it almost came to Redman having to pitch from the bullpen and that's just a scary thought. Bobby also said he was glad it didn't have to come to that. So are we.

by mccannfan on Apr 19, 2007 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Pick-O-Rama

24,420
KJ
Frenchy walks twice and homers twice.

by Rain Delay on Apr 19, 2007 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

picks

26,000
Kelly Johnson
Mark Redman gives up less then 5 runs (holds breath)

by CaptainRockSxD on Apr 19, 2007 9:31 AM EDT reply actions

picks

29,000
Redman
Redman goes six without falling apart

by SJsftb27 on Apr 19, 2007 10:08 AM EDT reply actions

picksssssssssssss

32,045
Larry Wayne Jones
Braves 3-4-5 hitters combine for only 1 K

by RehabReject on Apr 19, 2007 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

PICKS

27,531
Matt Diaz
Diaz hits a HR in the 3rd.

by A49erFan77 on Apr 19, 2007 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Picks...

26,567
Chipper
Going out on a limb...Langerhans doesn't strike out (hopefully he never gets an AB)

by jenkins on Apr 19, 2007 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

this is going to be interesting.

31,328
KJ
Redman pitches awfully, but we still win the game.

by mccannfan on Apr 19, 2007 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Pick

1.25,500
2.Kelly stays hot
3.Braves score 3

Go Braves!

by gramsey712 on Apr 19, 2007 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

picky picky kai-o

1 - 28,255
2 - Edgar
3 - Tobacco-Man K's more than he walks.

by BarryFreakinBonds on Apr 19, 2007 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

Picks

29,435
Chipper
Braves win in the 10th with a walkoff homer.

by stu on Apr 19, 2007 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

Picks

22,350
KJ
Cox gets tossed from the game

I haven't seen #3 yet this year...he's due :)

by mfan6 on Apr 19, 2007 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

LMAO

Your #3 is killing me lol...I'm pulling for Bobby. The Countdown is at 7

by CaptainRockSxD on Apr 19, 2007 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

getaway day picks

31,487
Frenchy
Andruw makes an especially dramatic game saving catch

by Velcro Vernacular on Apr 19, 2007 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

Picks

33,106
CJ
Redman allows fewer walks than runs.

(It's really hard to come up with something positive for this game!)

by torchy on Apr 19, 2007 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

4 the sweep...

29,977
Chipper
Matt Diaz proves once and for all why he should be the everyday LF!!!

by JerBall on Apr 19, 2007 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

4/19/07

28,719
Diaz
3 K's for Soriano

by rabies on Apr 19, 2007 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

sorry cubs

23,790
Chipper
Redmond goes only 3, the Bullpin proves again why we will be the best in the east

by RandyRocks on Apr 19, 2007 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

Picks

24,212
Johnson
Chipper goes yard in the 1st.

by mhsiegel14 on Apr 19, 2007 2:27 PM EDT reply actions

hmmm

26,000
andruw
Diaz makes a great defensive play

by chance13ga on Apr 19, 2007 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

Close

The sliding catch was good, but not great. If he had made that catch on the second homerun ball that would have been great.

by gondeee on Apr 19, 2007 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Picks

27,444
Diaz
KJ scores 3 runs

by subwindow on Apr 19, 2007 3:50 PM EDT reply actions

Redman is bad for your health...

30,001
ER
Yates has 1K and 1BB

Crosby The Anti-Gondeee

by crosby on Apr 19, 2007 4:03 PM EDT reply actions

Giving It A Shot

27,869.
Chipper Jones.
The Braves RP combine for better numbers than Rich Hill posts as the Cubs starter.

by ejruiz on Apr 19, 2007 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

picks

24,807
McCann
Final Score: Braves 4, Cubs 2

by thebeard on Apr 19, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions

Mine

27,382
McCann
Edgar homers and singles twice

by secondbass on Apr 19, 2007 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

Picks

26,500
Chipper
Redman gives up 5 ER and is taken out in the fifth

by brndn on Apr 19, 2007 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

More news on Aybar

http://rain-delay.com/?p=665

Uh..not sure what to say.....

by Rain Delay on Apr 19, 2007 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

cubbies, gm2

27,774
McCann
Final score Braves 9, Cubs 7

by emerson on Apr 19, 2007 6:23 PM EDT reply actions

NAHWAL Results for Game 15

Attendance for tonight's game was 31,603. With a guess of 31,487, Velcro Vernacular gets the point.

Only one player of the game, and that was Kelly Johnson. Points go to Rain Delay, CaptainRockSxD, mccannfan, gramsey712, mfan6, and mhsiegel14.

It wasn't a positive, but torchy gets a point for his AAB pick, as does BarryFreakinBonds, RehabReject, SJsftb27, and CaptainRockSxD.

by gondeee on Apr 19, 2007 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

c'mon now

Andruw and SYNAPS are two strikeout-prone players. Through 14 games:
Francoeur 14 K
A. Jones 16 K
C. Jones 10 K

average of 2.85 K's per game with those three. and they struck out ONCE on a night where as a team they had 4 hits.

by RehabReject on Apr 19, 2007 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

It's a point!

Look, we all knew tonight was going to be bad. Our batting practice pitcher was on the mound (despite his quality start) and we were up against a tough arm with 2 of our best in slumps.

by torchy on Apr 20, 2007 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

uh

"we all knew tonight was going to be bad"

--this is irrelevant and has nothing to do with my AAB pick. if anything, it validates my pick since "we all knew it was going to be bad", yet the 3-4-5 hitters only struck out once.

"our batting practice pitcher was on the mound"

--completely irrelevant to my AAB pick

"we were up against a tough arm"

--I guess. I don't think the Cubs themselves knew who this Hill guy was

"2 of our best in slumps"

--yes, and I predicted that they would NOT do what hitters usually do while slumping which is strike out a lot

I guess I'm just bitter because I put some effort into my AAB picks while others go for very lame things like "Redman will suck" or "Redman WON'T suck"

by RehabReject on Apr 20, 2007 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions