Open Thread and NAHWAL: Pirates at Braves (3/31)
by gondeee on Mar 31, 2008 10:13 AM EDT
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PrintPittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves, Mar 31, 2008 7:10 PM EDT
Well last night’s game kind of blew. We seemed real flat and maybe a little lost, or maybe we were a bit too distracted by the new Nats stadium and all that fanfare as well as our new alternate road uniforms (they’re distractingly dull). Maybe this team just needed a good slap in the face to realize that the real season has actually begun.
I’ll be sporting my 755 shirt tonight at the old ballpark, though it will probably be covered up by a jacket or two as it is supposed to be in the mid-50s and a little chilly. I’m guessing that Tom Glavine will get a pretty solid ovation without too many boos, but we’ll see, there are some crazy fans out there.
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.
1. 45,000
2. McCann
3. Glavine induces more flyouts than groundouts.
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 31, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions
Cheers
I'll be there too, cheering on Tommy at the top of my lungs. I'm bringing a dozen people, so hopefully the stands won't be too empty...
picks
1. 46,845
2. Tex
3. Tex and McCann hit back to back homers
by woodywoodsaver on Mar 31, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
Picks
1. 41,250
2. K.J.
3. Braves have a 5 run inning
Picks
1. 42,182
2. Tex
3. Braves put up at least 10 runs
Picksburg Pirates
1. 41,038.3
2. Glavine
3. Braves turn at least 3 double plays.
Picks
1. 43,000
2. McCann
3. Glavine goes 7 and gives up 5 hits
Picks
1. 50,096
2. Escobar
3. Kelly Johnson Leadoff Homerun.
picks
1. 47,276
2. Tex
3. Francoeur has at least 2 RBI
Picks
1. 43,895
2. Escobar
3. Kotsay hits a HR and has 3 RBIs for the game
picks
1. 38,000
2. Chipper
3. Blanco gets in there with an EBH
Picks and Jersey Comment
I actually really loved the new road alternate jersey. I cannot wait until it's available to purchase.
1. 41,032
2. Chipper
3. Yunel Escobar steals 2 bases.
Picks
1. 49,980
2. Tex
3. Tommy gets a QS and a W in his first game back in the correct uniform.
by Something Profound on Mar 31, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
Picks
1. 50,050
2. Kotsay
3. Soriano gets two strikeouts in 1IP and the save
by deepinmetsterritory on Mar 31, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
Pick-O-Rama
1. 50,100
2. Heap
3. Tommy gets out of the first unscathed (no hits, 1 K 2 groundball outs).
Picks
1. 45,296
2. Chipper Jones
3. Glavine pitches 6 shutout innings and gets win
Picks
1. 46,460
2. Chipper
3. Kotsay makes a diving catch in center
picks
1. 38,111
2. Teix
3. Glavine hits a double
Bustins
Picks
1. 46,250
2. Chipper
3. McCann throws out a runner & has 2+ rbi
Picks
1. 42,777
2. Kelly Johnson
3. Johnson collects 3 hits, scores twice, and knocks in two
Picks
1. 43,634
2. Escobar
3. Escobar goes 4-4 and scores 3 runs
The new "special" road unis . . .
are hideous. The hats aren't bad, though.
1) 44,573
2) Heap
3) Heap has two extra base hits
Glavine
Any one claiming to be a Braves fan who boos him should be instantly escorted from the stadium and kindly asked never to return.
loved the unis last night...simple and clean
51,100
Escobar
Esco gets 3 big hits, 2 of them doubles
by GRABtheMIC on Mar 31, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions
Tonight
1. 49,999
2. Texiera
3. Texiera hits one out
Opener Picks
1. 52,220
2. Sticking with Chipper
3. I finally catch a freaking fly ball -- 100+ baseball games and I've never gotten one!
Picks
I was a fan of the unis. Not so much the blue numbers, but everything else was pretty smooth. At least it's not the same old gray for the 30th straight year...
1. 40,736
2. Glavine
3. Frenchy and McCann hit back-to-back HR's
Picks
1. 44,720
2. Glavine
3. 1st Soriano save on 1-2-3 ninth
Picks
1. 48,988
2. Chipper
3. Acosta strikes out 2 in an 11 pitch 8th
Picks
1. 50,005
2. Glavine
3. Glavine goes 6 and picks up 5 Ks in the victory.
does peachtree TV have an HD equivalent??
1. 39,879
2. Frenchy
3. Kelly walks twice
by Velcro Vernacular on Mar 31, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions
Picks
1. 40,230
2. Chipper
3. Soriano gets the save without allowing a hit.
by theangelicdoctor on Mar 31, 2008 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
Picks
1 46,985
2. Yunnel
3. Braves hitters have fewer Ks and more BBs than Bucs
by RandyRocks on Mar 31, 2008 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
NAHWAL
1. 40,260
2. Matt Diaz in the 8 hole
3. Bobby Cox will make stupid ass decisions like batting Kotsay 7th at least fifty more times this season.
Kelly Johnson
For those watching, did he hurt himself scoring?
That would be it...
...and according to Skip and Pete the knee has been bothering Scooter for a week or two.
oh great.......
What a surprise, our bullpen's imploding again. Damn we're off to a sloppy start this year.
by BlauserToLemkeToBream on Mar 31, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
any updates on kelly?
What do you guys think, does this expedite a callup for Lillibridge?
by BlauserToLemkeToBream on Mar 31, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
well
i think it expedites the necessary return for CHUCK AND SMOLTZ so jurrjens can help shore up the bullpen.
If anything..
...James needs to be in the pen. Jurrjens hasn't even started a regular season game and you want to put him in the bullpen.
Ugh
You just knew the optimism was misplaced.
(overreacting)
although tonight's game sucked
I actually think our bullpen is going to be decent this season, with Soriano, Moylan, Ring, and tonight's hero, Acosta.
Jurrjens is more valuable to us in the rotation.
by BlauserToLemkeToBream on Mar 31, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
the plot thickens!
Anything but a game-ending double-play, Yunel!
by BlauserToLemkeToBream on Mar 31, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
what the hell happened there?
Did Bay just lose the ball in the lights, or was he waved off?
by BlauserToLemkeToBream on Mar 31, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
Picks
Is it too late to change my pick for impact player to "The Lights Behind Home Plate?"
And Another Thing
How about Chipper Jones hauling himself around the bases. Where's that DiMaggio quote they were trumpeting on ESPN all night last night?
Boyer
I really missed him. I loved watching him pitch. He was tough out there. I hope he has a great year.
PISSED
here in the macon area my peachtree tv turned into the local "community bulletin board" just as the bottom of the ninth started. i'll be giving my provider a pleasant call tomorrow. if anyone else lives in the area and had the same issue, please do the same.
WTF...
...how many 3-run bombs can you give up and expect to still win the game? I'm drained.
Certainly a different start than last year...
by Smoltz's Beard on Mar 31, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions
Booby Cox: 0, opposition: 2
More bullpen bullshit. Matt Suck-az and Jeff Suck-coeur also helped this losing effort. Tex is also on notice for sucking. Way to burn Jurjenns in a losing effort.
COX CAN'T MANAGE A BULLPEN WORTH SHIT!
Results
Attendance for the game was 45,269, with a guess of 45,296, jack_d gets two points -- nice!
The picks to click were Tom Glavine, Yunel Escobar, Chipper Jones, and Mark Kotsay. One point each goes to:
secondbass
godawgs
jug
bACEballstud
hbkbraves
brndn
Stephen Webb
deepinmetsterritory
torchy
mvandonsel
VegasAces
jack_d
GMills
Murphy03
mycr0ft
pcongnu
chance13ga
jess7
GRABtheMIC
gondeee
zest
jcarp11
woogidy
Stook
bigjoe
theangelicdoctor
RandyRocks
AAB picks, one point each:
secondbass
gopherbroke
755aaron
Euruproktos
AAB picks, two points each to:
mycr0ft
RandyRocks
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