Open Thread and NAHWAL: Fish at Braves

Still very disappointed about last nights game. Won’t be around here for tonight’s game until late…my old man softball league begins tonight.

1. 25,000
2. Francoeur
3. The Braves knock Miller out of the game, and in the same inning they also knock his replacement out as well.

1. 20,111
2. Diaz
3. Marlins use at least 4 pitchers

I tried to stick with the game for it’s entirety last night, but I couldn’t do it. As soon as Campillo threw the ball past Yuni, I performed my now-patented “toss-the-headphones-and-roll-over” manouver, and went to sleep hoping a miracle comeback would greet me in the AM. Imagine my (lack of) surprise when I saw the final – and that Resop was involved (not that it mattered at that point, really).

Hmm, the Braves MO is usually that they either destroy or get completely owned by young pitchers they’re not very familiar with. Like Lannan – torch him once, get frozen by him the second time through.

1. 13,233
2. Chipper Jones
3. Chipper walks once, doubles once and homers.

1. 25,868
2. KJ
3. KJ walks once and hits a 2 run homerun.

1- 22,333
2- Yunel
3- Heap guns down a base-stealing fish.

1. 17,435
2. Tex
3. Bennett pitches out of his head: 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 Ks, 2 BBs and the W.

1. 22,342
2. Matt Diaz
3. Teixeira gets at least two hits and two RBI.

1. 19,249
2. Yunel
3. Frenchy goes deep

1. 18,687
2. Frenchy
3. Braves win 10-8. Ohman picks up the win.

1. 17.171
2. Chipper
3. Yunel gets 3 hits

1. 14,341
2. Chipper Jones
3. Bennett gets a no-decision, but the Braves win by 3+ runs

1. 17,283
2. Scooter
3. Scooter goes 4-5 with 2 2B and 4 RBI

1) It kinda sucks to have to pick anything under 20k but…19,828 (Why do we have to have suck wimpy attendances?)
2) Bennett
3) Jeff Bennett is the 4th starter in a row to start the seventh but he gets it done. His line, 7 IP, 4 H’s, 1ER, 3 K’s.
JB in ATL

...”such” wimpy attendances…in case anyone cares

1) 19,034
2) McCann
3) Braves go batshit with the bats – at least 8 runs

1. 15,000
2. chipper
3. braves score 5 runs

1. 20,265
2. Chip… won’t have two bad games in a row
3. Braves chase Miller in the 3rd

1. 19,625
2. McCann
3. Chipper goes a 3B shy of the cycle

1. 17,314
2. Chipper 3 Hits one being a homer…..
3. Bennett goes 5 giving up 2 runs.

1. 16,895
2. Chipper
3. Tex goes yard

I’ll find a game I’m good at…

Picks:
1. 21,435
2. Frenchy
3. Chipper and Heap both have RBIs

1. 17,483
2. Chipper
3. Bennett picks off one of the Marlins. Bonus points if it’s Hanley.

1) 20,000
2) Bennett
3) The man with too many double letters Ks 5+ but gets the ND.

The Braves were about as effective as the SBNation was tonight.

Maybe the Angels will take him back if we threw in a bag of balls. This guy is terrible. He can throw 98 mph but it must be the straightest fastball in the history of mankind because it gets raked by everyone.

Because I get the same awful feeling every time he comes in…

Dont’ we need a nickname for him? I’ll start with:

1- The Tee. (Because he might as well put the ball on one)
2- Lights Out (as in turn the stadium ones off because the game is effectively over)
3- Rescore (because the opposing team likely will score, then score again, and so on)

“The Human Victory Cigar” – for the other team, that is.

... no corresponding move announced. Glavine is coming off the DL on Tuesday, and the Braves want a fresh arm for the bullpen going into the weekend series at Shea.

Attendance for the game was 19,852, with a guess of 20,000, torchy gets the point.

The only pick to click was Matt Diaz. One point each to:

VegasAces
pett-man
mccannfan
ghost of tom thobe

AAB picks, one point to:

Perrinbar

Two AAB points to 6stringbeliever