Open Thread and NAHWAL: Pirates at Braves (4/2)
by gondeee
on Apr 2, 2008 9:22 AM EDT
in Open Threads
Pittsburgh @ Atlanta
We get our first real look at our new young pitcher, Jair Jurrjens. It’s gonna be an interesting game to watch -- we’ll see if our offense can come out and erase the slow starts they’ve gotten off to in the last two games and once the game is in the hands of the bullpen, if they can keep the runs off the board.
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 -- which is coming soon); the three categories are (1) Attendance, (2) Pick to Click, and (3) Above and Beyond Pick.
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Picks
1. 32,000
2. Chipper
3. At least two players will be HPB
by godawgs on Apr 2, 2008 10:09 AM EDT 0 recs
Also...
Did we ever get results from the last game's picks? I'm new to this, so I probably just don't get it.
by godawgs on
Apr 2, 2008 10:09 AM EDT
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Sometimes...
..it might take Gondee a day or two for results and posts them in the game thread. In other words todays game results will be in this thread when he tally's the scores.
by RainDelay on
Apr 2, 2008 10:20 AM EDT
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Thanks, RD
I can certainly understand how it would take a while to comb through all that stuff.
by godawgs on
Apr 2, 2008 10:21 AM EDT
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Posted
They're updated now at this link: http://www.talkingchop.com/pages/noc-a-homa-win-a-lotta-200
I had to build an Excel spreadsheet that would do all the calculations, and I just went ahead and did it for the whole season, so it took me a bit longer.... oh, and like 50 people are playing this game, so yes it takes me a while to comb through the results (but, to a degree I enjoy it -- some of those picks are pretty funny.
by gondeee on
Apr 2, 2008 2:10 PM EDT
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Let it be known....
.....that if the game ended today, I'd win!!!
(in a 4-way tie, but that's okay).
by secondbass on
Apr 2, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
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picks
1. 34,500
2. Texiera
3. Braves will win by 5.
by deepinmetsterritory on Apr 2, 2008 10:14 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks!
1. 40,001
2. Escobar
3. Jurrjen's goes 6.2, 1 run (earned), 5K's 2BB
by RainDelay on Apr 2, 2008 10:21 AM EDT 0 recs
Hmmm...
Doesn't seem like your "out on a limb" is quite specific enough... Can we get some names of the strikeout victims at least? ;)
by godawgs on
Apr 2, 2008 10:22 AM EDT
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Pickies.
1. 38,000
2. Boomstick
3. 'Pen holds the Pirates scoreless.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 2, 2008 10:25 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 39,437
2. Escobar
3. Jurrjens goes 7, K's 7.
by RonGantFan on Apr 2, 2008 10:35 AM EDT 0 recs
pick
1. 34,800
2. Tex
3. Kotsay robs a Bay of a HR.
My above and beyond was going to be:
After walking 4 in the 9th, the Bucs drop a can of corn, Chipper scores from 1st to tie it and we lose in 12 innings after Nady hits a 3 run shot.
But, I thought what were the chances of that happening?
by jug on Apr 2, 2008 11:03 AM EDT 0 recs
If someone...
...had predicted that correctly the other night, the NAHWAL game should have been cancelled for the rest of the season with all prizes going to that person.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 2, 2008 12:06 PM EDT
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Picks
1. 35,000
2. Chipper
3. Bullpen doesn't allow an earned run
by rearnold on Apr 2, 2008 11:26 AM EDT 0 recs
Mine
I'll do this again!
1. 33,249
2. Francoeur
3. The game-winning RBI for the Braves comes in the 1st inning
by secondbass on Apr 2, 2008 11:28 AM EDT 0 recs
1. 44,000
2. Escobar
3. Martin prado filling in for KJ, collects 2 hits and 2 RBI's
by bACEballstud on Apr 2, 2008 11:28 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 36,246
2. Jair Jurrjens
3. McCann drives in three runs
-sdp-
by sdp on Apr 2, 2008 11:39 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 33, 567
2. Diaz
3. Soriano gets first save of the year with 2 K's and a perfect 9th.
by jack_d on Apr 2, 2008 12:01 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 32,938
2. Escobar
3. Corky Miller hits a home run
by ghos on Apr 2, 2008 12:35 PM EDT 0 recs
I Live For This!
1. 34,017
2. Matty (Diaz)
3. Chipper pops out in the first
by Lizziebeth on Apr 2, 2008 12:40 PM EDT 0 recs
PickS
1) 36,215
2) Francoeur
3) The bullpen outperforms the starter today.
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by ejruiz on Apr 2, 2008 12:43 PM EDT 0 recs
Clarification for #3.
Jurrjens does not get a QS and the bullpen shuts the Pirates out.
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by ejruiz on
Apr 2, 2008 12:44 PM EDT
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NAHWAL
1. 41,781
2. Chipper
3. Jurrjens: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
by A49erFan77 on Apr 2, 2008 12:48 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 37,283
2. McCann
3. Jurrjens will strike out the first batter of the game.
by atlbraves317 on Apr 2, 2008 12:50 PM EDT 0 recs
nahwal
1. 34,978
2. Chipper
3. Brayan Pena gets traded in the top of the 4th inning
by 10-4 on Apr 2, 2008 12:54 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 41,794
2. Frenchy
3. Jurrjens goes perfect through 3
by zest on Apr 2, 2008 1:07 PM EDT 0 recs
1. 38,653
2. Chipper
3. Escobar gets at least two more hits.
by mccannfan on Apr 2, 2008 1:19 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 35, 498
2. Chipper
3. J. J. Ks 6 and lasts at least 7
by Euruproktos on Apr 2, 2008 1:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 33,000
2. Chipper
3. Escobar has at least one double
by brndn on Apr 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1-36,185
2-Frenchy
3-Frenchy drives in yunel escobar twice
by gopherbroke on Apr 2, 2008 1:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 40,770
2. Tex
3. The Braves make zero errors, Jurrjens strikes out at least 6, and the Braves win by more than three runs!
by mvandonsel on Apr 2, 2008 1:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 37,292
2. Frenchy
3. Chipper & Tex hit back to back HR
by 755aaron on Apr 2, 2008 1:51 PM EDT 0 recs
Pickage
1. 39,800
2. Frenchy
3. Braves score three in the first and never relinquish the lead... please!
by gondeee on Apr 2, 2008 2:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 31,224
2. Chipper
3. Chipper and Tex reach base at least 3 times apiece
by mycr0ft on Apr 2, 2008 2:35 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 42,335
2. Escobar
3. Frenchy has 2 outfield assists in the game.
by Something Profound on Apr 2, 2008 2:59 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 35,395
2. Frenchy
3. Braves hit 3 homers in the game
by woodywoodsaver on Apr 2, 2008 3:15 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 36,094
2. Tex
3. Jair picks up the W, strikes out the side in an inning
by jc25 on Apr 2, 2008 3:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Pix
1. 34,300
2. Tex
3. The MLB Extra Innings feed shows the same "commercial" at EVERY FRICKIN' BREAK. Er, actually I guess that's a given so let's go with 3 RBI's for Tex.
by WienerDog on Apr 2, 2008 3:40 PM EDT 0 recs
You wouldn't happen to mean...
...the one where "The Red Sox go..."
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 2, 2008 5:42 PM EDT
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Wasn't that unbelievably annoying?
I had to dive for the mute button many a time.
by WienerDog on
Apr 2, 2008 6:23 PM EDT
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Agreed...
...I'm quick to flip to another channel now.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 3, 2008 12:10 AM EDT
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Pick Time
1. 31, 111
2. Jair
3. An ATL pinch-runner scores a run
by VegasAces on Apr 2, 2008 3:53 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 32,514
2. Matty
3. Extra innings again (!?!)
by Velcro Vernacular on Apr 2, 2008 3:58 PM EDT 0 recs
Yar!
1) 33,946
2) Chipper
3) The aforementioned Larry Wayne Jones has at least two extra base hits on the way to the Braves first victory of the season.
by supesk6 on Apr 2, 2008 5:21 PM EDT 0 recs
pikin
1. 37,500
2. escobar
3. esco gets 2 extra base hits
by chance13ga on Apr 2, 2008 5:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 42,678
2. C. Jones
3. C. Jones hits decisive HR
by OntheGo on Apr 2, 2008 5:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
37,685
Jurrjens
Jurrjens will K the side at some point
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane
by Stephen Webb on Apr 2, 2008 6:31 PM EDT 0 recs
Pick'em
1. 28,800
2. Kotsay..mark it down
3. Braves turn 3 Double Plays
by Stook on Apr 2, 2008 6:41 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 30,000
2. Chipper
3. Frenchy goes 2-4 including 1 XBH
by jess7 on Apr 2, 2008 6:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 33,263
2. Diaz
3. Jurrjens pitches 7.0 Innnings of 2run 6 hit ball.
by Welby24 on Apr 2, 2008 6:57 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 35,941
2. Kotsay
3. A brave homers in 1st inning
I remember '95
by dannycco on Apr 2, 2008 7:01 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 33,358
2. Teixeira
3. Prado and Escobar combine for 3 double plays
by Doz on Apr 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs
attendance
what's with the pathetic looking crowd tonight?
i realize there is an attendance boost in the summer, and the pirates aren't exactly a huge draw, but this is the opening series of the year.
atlanta really drops the balls when it comes to sports teams. we deserve our poor reputation as fans.
by get swoll yunel on Apr 2, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs
I agree, attendance seems awful tonight...
...especially for such a beautiful night! I would love to be there, but I'm in another state about 150 miles from ATL.
I would think that for such a nice stadium, and such a consistently good team, the Braves would draw better than they have been.
Any thoughts?
by jug on
Apr 2, 2008 9:02 PM EDT
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As the Sports Guy said
Atlanta is the worst major sports city in America. I just don't think there's such thing as a casual fan here; either you care as much as us or not at all.
by 17843 on
Apr 2, 2008 10:06 PM EDT
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hm
i wish i could move to atlanta and get one of those 81 game season ticket plans.
by bigjoe on
Apr 2, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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Agreed...
...if I lived in the ATL I would be at every home game.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 3, 2008 12:11 AM EDT
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No mystery for me at least
We've got some of the best radio and TV guys around (at least in my opinion), getting to the game for many people is not easy thanks to traffic. For me, it is at least a 6 hour ordeal to get to the game, and I live in the metro.
by godawgs on
Apr 3, 2008 12:00 AM EDT
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who decided
that xavier nady was going to be the player of the month for april?
by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 2, 2008 9:05 PM EDT 0 recs
note to bobby
STOP PLAYING THE MATCHUP GAME, YOU CAN'T USE 6 OR MORE PITCHERS EVERY DAMN NIGHT.
by bigjoe on Apr 2, 2008 9:30 PM EDT 0 recs
early
I think he generally does this early in the year, before he has really figured out exactly who are the best guys and to share the workload until everyone gets into the groove. Maybe I am wrong about that, but it does seem like in the beginning of the season we see more guys from the pen...
by jug on
Apr 2, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
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Yeah...
..you're probably right but at the same time he keeps up this pace and the bullpen is going to be dead ass tired come the end of May.
by RainDelay on
Apr 3, 2008 10:18 AM EDT
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Resop
Jeez - i thought resop was a joke - you know something about his name spelled backwards - i never realized he was a real guy....
by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 2, 2008 9:40 PM EDT 0 recs
That name
Every time I hear "Chris Resop" I think of "Chris Reitsma" which of course momentarily induces sickness...
by WienerDog on
Apr 3, 2008 7:46 AM EDT
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hooray
we got a win! the pitching was good, if not overworked! the offense exploded near the end of the game! woohoo, we're not gonna finish 0-162!!!
by bigjoe on Apr 2, 2008 10:34 PM EDT 0 recs
NAHWAL Results
Attendance for the game was a pitiful 17,893. With a guess of 28,800, Stook gets one point.
The picks to click were Jurrjens, Yunel, Chipper, and Prado. One point each goes to:
godawgs
RainDelay
RonGantFan
rearnold
bACEballstud
sdp
ghos
bigjoe
A49erFan77
10-4
mccannfan
Euruproktos
GMills
brndn
mycr0ft
Something Profound
VegasAces
supesk6
GRABtheMIC
chance13ga
OntheGo
Stephen Webb
jess7
AAB picks, one point to:
Smoltz's Beard
rearnold
ejruiz
mccannfan
WienerDog
GRABtheMIC
woodywoodsaver
yondaime4
by gondeee on Apr 3, 2008 2:38 PM EDT 0 recs
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