Open Thread and NAHWAL: Please Sweep
by gondeee
on Apr 20, 2008 2:39 AM EDT
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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves
This is a real-time post. i'm still up at this hour, please do not refer to what is keeping me up. I will only say that there needs to be some sort of post-inebriated mental genie that keeps one from drinking so much.
By the way, if it seems like I've been a zombie recently, that's true, and it may be more pronounced in the near future. Work has been all-consuming and they may send me to Singapore next week, so that will be interesting / slash less-than-full-time. Kudos to Matt (that yondaime guy) who has been doing a great job with the minor league updates.
Arrrrrrggghhhh!!!! I want a sweep!!!
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Make It Happen!
I feel this sweep coming and it’s just the beginning!
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by ejruiz on
Apr 20, 2008 6:14 AM EDT
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Mine
1. 36,249
2. Frenchy
3. 4 total Braves HRs
by secondbass on
Apr 20, 2008 6:39 AM EDT
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picks
1. 34,500
2. Frenchy
3. Escobar hits at least one double
by brndn on
Apr 20, 2008 7:37 AM EDT
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Picks for a sweep!
1. 38,111
2. McCann
3. Jurrjens continues his solid start to the year with a QS
by VegasAces on
Apr 20, 2008 8:25 AM EDT
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NAHWAL
1. 36.380
2. Teixeira
3. Bobby uses 5 relievers.
by pett-man on
Apr 20, 2008 8:27 AM EDT
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picks.
1. 35,243
2. KJ
3. Jurrjens strikes out at least 5 and doesn’t walk anyone.
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by mccannfan on
Apr 20, 2008 8:55 AM EDT
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picks
1. 37,900
2. Chipper
3. Acosta picks up the save.
by RonGantFan on
Apr 20, 2008 9:14 AM EDT
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Pickage
1. 40,404 late arriving
2. Chipper off the right hander
3. Matt Diaz plays
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 9:30 AM EDT
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picks
1) 41,214
2) Jurrjens
3) Jair strikes out 4 or more Dodgahs
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 10:21 AM EDT
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Picks FTW...
1. 32,231
2. Jair Jurrjens
3. Teixeira homers
-sdp-
by sdp on
Apr 20, 2008 10:22 AM EDT
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pik
1. 42,000
2. jurrjens
3. chipper homers
by chance13ga on
Apr 20, 2008 10:38 AM EDT
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Picks
1. 36,283
2. Chipper
3. 2 Braves have multi-hit days with one being Matty. (He better freaking play today!)
by musicman on
Apr 20, 2008 11:13 AM EDT
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1. 40,474
2. chipper
3. braves sweep, bullpen allows 0 runs yet again
by jc25 on
Apr 20, 2008 11:52 AM EDT
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1. 39,017
2. Chipper
3. Jair has a QS and gets the win
by jess7 on
Apr 20, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
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1. 41,023
2. Tex
3. Braves score 8 runs—Chipper and Tex combine for 6 of them.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 1:07 PM EDT
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I say...
...keep picking Tex every game.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 20, 2008 4:59 PM EDT
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Broom.
Gondee…in the midst of your alcohol-related stuper it would be great if you went back to the game against Lowe and updated my NAHWAL points. I picked Chipper as my #2.
I myself enjoy a snifter of port at Christmas, but I can’t have some lush blog-running botching my points when Steven Segal drinks are on the line…GOD.
1. 41,999
2. Francoeur
3. 3+ runs in at least 2 innings for the Braves.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 20, 2008 1:09 PM EDT
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Picks
1. 37,814
2. Chipper
3. Chipper and Tex have back to back HRs
by hbkbraves on
Apr 20, 2008 1:23 PM EDT
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Mine!
1. 38,694
2. Escobar
3. Andruw strikes out twice, Escobar has three RBIs
by Samson on
Apr 20, 2008 1:38 PM EDT
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Diaz
the whole series off!...killing my picks. Curious about the amount of ‘rest’ Bobby’s giving him all of the sudden. Don’t get me wrong, I think Blanco is better defensively…and is showing some promise at the plate. But Bobby saying he just wanted to rest Diaz (3 starts) because he had played every game coming into the series (15) just seems strange.
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 1:50 PM EDT
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Yeah, I don’t know about that. I think Diaz is pretty well-rested at this point.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 2:12 PM EDT
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ew
Kotsay in the six hole? Wow, thats uh…something.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 2:10 PM EDT
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Blonde or Brunette?
Behind home plate, when leftie is up and camera zooms on the batter. Blonde in red tank top, brunette in green NICE. I love HD…
Go Braves!
by WienerDog on
Apr 20, 2008 2:15 PM EDT
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yeah but...
pretty unsightly on the righty shot
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 3:50 PM EDT
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commentary
Ron Darling sucks. He’s making Chip Caray look good by comparison.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 2:32 PM EDT
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meh
At least we got on the board…we’re really working the count well against Kuroda, he’s got 68 pitches through 3. No way he gets past 5. Awful AB by Francoeur to end the inning though…gets to 2-0, and takes 2 horrible swings that result in a weak grounder to short.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 2:40 PM EDT
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We are seemingly more patient today, working the count. Almost too much even, there have been some pitches that were really hittable the guys took. But, I’m not going to complain.
Jurrjens looks pretty good so far. Getting some good location & velocity.
Agreed on Frenchy. C’mon Jeff, you can do better!
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 2:44 PM EDT
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I had to say anything about Jair, didn’t I?
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 2:46 PM EDT
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haha
i was preparing a post saying something like “perfect 12 pitch inning”. yeah.
why does corky miller have a job? guy can’t hit a lick.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 2:53 PM EDT
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Fortunately...
... for Corky, his job isn’t to hit.
-sdp-
by sdp on
Apr 20, 2008 3:19 PM EDT
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?!?!?!?
please, oh god PLEASE let that just be a bruise.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:13 PM EDT
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Well...
you’re not gonna hear Chipper and Smoltzie sniping about one another playing thru some pain this year. And I think Chipper thought he got all of that one and had to hustle it into a double…that can hurt ailing legs.
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 3:16 PM EDT
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Let's get some runs!!!!
Frenchy killed that ball! To bad Andruw plays center field.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:19 PM EDT
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ASS HEAD
That guy at second for the Dodgers has made some tough plays today!!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:21 PM EDT
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ugh
Lets hope Chipper got pulled for precautionary reasons and nothing serious.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:22 PM EDT
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Damn it!
And he has been killing the ball too!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT
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yeah…maybe it was just so he can keep a high average.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT
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Some of you creative types...
need to put your heads together and come up with a nickname for Jair…he’s gonna be around for a while!
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 3:26 PM EDT
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Bingo...
...did you not see Jurrjen’s Surgeons?
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 20, 2008 4:53 PM EDT
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Yes...
...that is where its from. Did it seem like I came up with it on my own? What gave you that impression…
I’m not very creative or original, but I’m good at stealing other people’s ideas!
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 8:41 PM EDT
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Sorry...
...meant to reply to OntheGo’s comment. I stupid.
by Smoltz's Beard on
Apr 21, 2008 9:16 AM EDT
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Unitl somebody comes up with something
I’ll just call him…FILTHY!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:29 PM EDT
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ah
There we go Corky, in your 3 ABs, you’ve hit the ball a combined total of what, 40 feet? And allowed 2 stolen bases? WAY TO EARN THAT PAYCHECK!
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:33 PM EDT
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Scott Proctor...
getting ready? Riiiiiiight he was squatting there!
That was a BS call by the plate umpire on that strike to Kelly.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:37 PM EDT
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kuroda
he’s going on fumes. i can’t believe he’s one out from a quality start. that would be the worst QS ever.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
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way to
hit the ball prado.
incredible catch.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 3:41 PM EDT
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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!
F-THAT. WE BETTER NOT LOSE BY A RUN!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 3:42 PM EDT
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Per Pete on radio from the Braves training room...
... aggravated the right quad again.
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by sdp on
Apr 20, 2008 3:42 PM EDT
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Chipper aggravated the right quad again...
...
-sdp-
by sdp on
Apr 20, 2008 3:43 PM EDT
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I didn't think...
anyone was getting that one
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Apr 20, 2008 3:44 PM EDT
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argh
if that ball goes 5 more foot, 4 runs score…because with the way andruw was loafing, no way does he get to the ball.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:44 PM EDT
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Come on..
J4…just keep doing what you’ve been doing
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 3:46 PM EDT
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ugh
Jair’s out of gas. GET HIM OUT OF THERE, NOW.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 3:53 PM EDT
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That is the fastest
That I have ever seen Tex run!!!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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awesome
two SHIT HITS to start the inning, now we need a nice solid one that goes about 400 ft
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 4:01 PM EDT
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We deserve a big
hit after we got robbed last inning
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:02 PM EDT
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REALLY????
If Martin would have caught that I would have turned the game off.
You think that Corky could have caught that?
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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well, nice try Matt. You looked worse than Frenchy.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 4:10 PM EDT
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He’ll get it together. He is going after pitches instead of letting them come to him. He’s too anxious to hit, and not just have a good AB.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
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REALLY
WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU SWING AT THAT??!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:09 PM EDT
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I wish Bobby
Would have let the kid hit.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:11 PM EDT
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OOOPS
Do you guys think that Tex is starting to come around?
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
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yes. by the end of the month he’ll be at .250, and by the end of may, he should be at .280 or so, and we really can’t complain about that
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Apr 20, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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He has had two
big hits in this series
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Apr 20, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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I hope so.
Simply because I am tired of hearing EVERY game that he is a slow-starter and never has a good April.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
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He has had
Two big hits in this series.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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Yunel
plays the game different…I love it
by OntheGo on
Apr 20, 2008 4:17 PM EDT
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uh?
that coulda been interference on andruw during pierre’s second steal…he didn’t make an attempt to get out of the way.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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Actually, a batter is taught to stay still. It’s when a batter attempts to get out the way and contact is made that interference is called. As long as he stays in his spot in the box and doesn’t make a move, you don’t have interference.
by musicman on
Apr 20, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
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Give Eithier
Credit. The score should be like 6-1 Braves.
Way to go Boyer!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:23 PM EDT
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wpw
Boyer looked horrible, and still was able to get out of it. Stunning.
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
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HOW IN THE F
WAS THAT A STRIKE TO GOTAY???!!!!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:28 PM EDT
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Indeed...
...another good AB by Gotay though.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:55 PM EDT
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Yeah
I think I have a better arm then he does.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:32 PM EDT
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WOOP!
NICE hit by prado, nothing ethier could do this time. come on tex, lets add a little more
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 4:33 PM EDT
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There goes the save situation
Booooooomstick!!!
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Apr 20, 2008 4:34 PM EDT
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hot damn!
I’d say tex is coming around!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 4:34 PM EDT
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Okay
it just took eight innings for the offense to wake up
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Apr 20, 2008 4:36 PM EDT
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woo
and the hit parade continues…come on mrs kotsay’s baby boy!
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 4:36 PM EDT
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Well...
Let’s not use all of our hits in this inning. Save some for tomorrow!
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:36 PM EDT
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Escobar
Anybody know his contract status? I know they signed him in ‘05, but for how long? Just curious.
by jug on
Apr 20, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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he hasn’t even reached arbitration status yet. we’ve got him for at least 5 years
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Apr 20, 2008 4:38 PM EDT
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Finally....
...some run support for Jurrjens.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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alright!
lets see if diaz can break out of that slump now.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:37 PM EDT
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I say start talking about
extending Kotsay
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Apr 20, 2008 4:39 PM EDT
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Yeah...
I was talking about that earlier. We should sign him through at least next year.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
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You would have been...
...beat down with that comment just one month ago. My how things change.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
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Kotsay's...
... also still pretty young (in baseball terms) at 32, so my guess is he’ll be looking for one more longer-term contract for some cash—like three years at $21 million or so. I don’t know that the Braves would buy that.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:42 PM EDT
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You are right
about that. I don’t think the Braves would go for an extended contract.
by mvandonsel on
Apr 20, 2008 4:44 PM EDT
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good point
guess it depends on what we do with Tex, and if we have to go get some pitchers?
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Apr 20, 2008 4:44 PM EDT
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Diaz...
.... just looks awful at the plate right now.
-sdp-
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Apr 20, 2008 4:41 PM EDT
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pierre on the other hand bounces it to the cutoff man thats in the outfield
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Apr 20, 2008 4:48 PM EDT
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Well...
I am glad it isn’t a one run game.
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Apr 20, 2008 4:50 PM EDT
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HA!
I fooled you all! I actually watched the game today and they still won!
Great stuff, I loved watching JJ carve up that lineup…especially AJ. Saw that hit by Boomstick coming a mile away, awesome stuff. It is funny, though, that when KJ botched that short-hopper I was cursing him up and down, and then comes back with a big hit late in the game and a great defensive play to his glove side to end the inning.
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NAHWAL Results
Attendance for the game was 36,772. With a guess of 36,380, pett-man gets the point.
The picks to click were KJ, Tex, and Jair (apologies to Frenchy). One point each to:
pett-man
mccannfan
bigjoe
sdp
chance13ga
jug
AAB picks, one point each to:
VegasAces
bigjoe
sdp
jess7
Two points to jc25 (hey, is this thing rigged!).
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Apr 20, 2008 5:08 PM EDT
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Week three NAHWAL winner is...
... jc25 who miraculously got a two-point AAB pick to clinch it.
jc25 7
hbkbraves 6
morri029 6
sdp 6
chance13ga 5
mccannfan 5
VegasAces 5
welby24 4
jess7 4
pett-man 4
jack_d 3
NickATL 3
OntheGo 3
Perrinbar 3
secondbass 3
WienerDog 3
jug 3
bigjoe 3
Smoltz’s Beard 3
rearnold 2
royhobbs 2
Stook 2
traphicg 2
10-4 1
6stringbeliever 1
Bama_Ben 1
brndn 1
Chopaholic 1
dannycco 1
hippybustins 1
JDMaker1 1
Lizziebeth 1
Murphy03 1
mycr0ft 1
Rain Delay 1
supesk6 1
torchy 1
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Apr 20, 2008 5:10 PM EDT
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Folks, we've got a platoon.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080420&;content_id=2559028&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
by bigjoe on
Apr 20, 2008 5:49 PM EDT
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