Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves GameThread, Apr 3, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Open Thread and NAHWAL: Pirates at Braves (4/3)

by gondeee on Apr 3, 2008 9:45 AM EDT in Open Threads Comment 69 comments

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Atlanta Braves

The new Mike Hampton doll, complete with wheelchair.

Just pull something and get it over with. I feel like the entire Braves nation is just waiting for the other shoe to drop with Hampton.

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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Atlanta Braves

Thursday, Apr 3, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field
Zach Duke vs Mike Hampton

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picks

1. 20.765
2. Riding the Tex train
3. He may be Mr. Glass, but he can still hit -- Hampton drives in a run with a double

by jc25 on Apr 3, 2008 9:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 36,238
2. Hampton
3. Escobar drives Prado in for the winning run.

by RonGantFan on Apr 3, 2008 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks.

1. 34,535
2. Frenchy
3. McCann gets two hits.

by mccannfan on Apr 3, 2008 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hospital Hampton Picks

1. 36,450
2. Kotsay
3. Hampton pitches 5 innings, 2K's, 3BB, 3R (2 Earned)

Two Teams, Two Coasts - One Obsession

by RainDelay on Apr 3, 2008 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 19,924
2. Hampton
3. Hampton earns his first win since late 2005

-sdp-

by sdp on Apr 3, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 39,876
2. Hampton
3. Tex has a multi hit game

by whunt13 on Apr 3, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 18,754
2. Escobar
3. braves will score first, hampton will be good for 5.2 innings, bullpen will blow save, francoeur will hit game-breaking RBI to opposite field

by royhobbs on Apr 3, 2008 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1, 33,456
2. Chipper (Is it cheating to just pick him every game until he hurts some strange part of himself--spleen maybe?)
3. Hampton strikes out at the plate as many hitters as he strikes out from the mound.

by Euruproktos on Apr 3, 2008 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 27,234
2. Frenchy
3. Hampton severly injures himself before getting out fo the first

by call_me_chipper on Apr 3, 2008 11:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pickers

1. 20,100
2. Chipper
3. Braves score 11 runs

by jug on Apr 3, 2008 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picking my Nose

1. 21,578
2. Frenchy
3. Bucs go hitless till the 4th

by RandyRocks on Apr 3, 2008 11:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mine

1. 16,249
2. McCann
3. Escobar scores 3 runs

by secondbass on Apr 3, 2008 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 27,845
2. Matty D
3. Braves score runs in the first 3 odd numbered inning, 1-3-5

by gopherbroke on Apr 3, 2008 11:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 23,542
2. Chipper
3. Hampton walks 4 but allows only one run

by ghos on Apr 3, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 29,792
2. Hampton
3. QS and at least 1 RBI for Hampton

by 755aaron on Apr 3, 2008 11:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 31,648
2. Chipper
3. Hampton goes 7 innings, allowing 1 run and 4 hits

by 10-4 on Apr 3, 2008 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 28,926
2. 2nd Base (Either Martin or KJ, depending on who gets the nod.)
3. Hampton has an extra base hit. Probably in the 5th inning.

by JDMaker1 on Apr 3, 2008 11:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 30,432
2. McCann
3. Hampton goes 6 giving up 3 runs with 4 K's

by jack_d on Apr 3, 2008 12:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks.

1. 36,987
2. Diaz
3. Soriano notches a save.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 3, 2008 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

NAHWAL

1. 19,781
2. Yunel
3. Hampton: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

by A49erFan77 on Apr 3, 2008 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Held together by twine and duct tape

1) 27,715
2) Esco (or Yuni, whatever you prefer for nickname)
3) Hampton gets the W--which, let's face it, would be above and beyond anything we're figuring on.

by supesk6 on Apr 3, 2008 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 23,593
2. Diaz
3. Hampton has a quality start and gets 2 hits at the plate

by woodywoodsaver on Apr 3, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 28,760
2. Escobar
3. Hampton induces 3 GIDPs.

by Something Profound on Apr 3, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 33,250
2. Hampton
3. Hampton gets the win, gives up 2 runs, and gets one hit.

by deepinmetsterritory on Apr 3, 2008 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 23,650

2. Frenchy

3. Hampton's left arm literally comes off at the shoulder in the 2nd.

by GMills on Apr 3, 2008 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 31,550
2. Tex
3. Soriano saves and gives Hampton his first win since the Ice Age with 2 Ks in the 9th

by traphicg on Apr 3, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 24,349
2. Chipper
3. Bobby uses at least 3 pitchers in the 7th inning.

by Perrinbar on Apr 3, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Haha...

...seems to be the trend.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 3, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 22,417
2. Escobar
3. Hampton goes 5 strong innings giving up 2 ERs

by OntheGo on Apr 3, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pic

Love your pic!

by jug on Apr 3, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Framed the Power Alley poster

and still hangs in my game room...next to a signed print of a Murphy portrait. Painted by the artist who paints the portraits all the HOF inductees hanging in Cooperstown these days. Apparently, he painted it for one of Murph's charity auctions. Had to have it, in case Murph never makes it in.

by OntheGo on Apr 4, 2008 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I used to have that poster in my bed room.

Two Teams, Two Coasts - One Obsession

by RainDelay on Apr 3, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 17,558
2. Big Tex gets going tonight!
3. Mike "Bubble Boy" Hampton strikes out at least 5, the Braves homer at least 3 times, and we will win by more than 3 runs again!

by mvandonsel on Apr 3, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 33,333
2. Tex
3. Hampton goes 7 w/ no earned runs through 5, Soriano gets 1st save

by Murphy03 on Apr 3, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 29,819
2. Larry Wayne Jones
3. Heap has 3 hits

by zest on Apr 3, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pix

1. 28,517
2. Tex
3. A meteor lands on Hampton, Bobby declares he's "day-to-day".

by WienerDog on Apr 3, 2008 2:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Point!

OK Gondee, No meteor (yet, it's early) but I don't I deserve a point for the day-today bit? ;-)

by WienerDog on Apr 3, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picks made of glass

1. 18,835
2. Lar
3. Braves score double-digit runs again and win

by gondeee on Apr 3, 2008 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 23,000
2. McCann
3. Hampton gets his first win since 2005

by rearnold on Apr 3, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1. 23,097
2. Chipper
3. Braves turn 4 double plays.

by bACEballstud on Apr 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1) 29,354
2) Kotsay
3) Hampton gets hurt running the bases

I remember '95

by dannycco on Apr 3, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1) 25,242
2) Chipper
3) Duke doesn't make it 5 innings.

by theangelicdoctor on Apr 3, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 24,335
2. Chipper
3. Braves infield combines for 5 hits

by yondaime4 on Apr 3, 2008 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 28,950
2. Hampton
3. Hampton retires 10+ in a row

by mycr0ft on Apr 3, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

NAHWAL

1. 22,500
2. Diaz
3. Xavier Nady hits a bomb

by 17843 on Apr 3, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 17,900
2. Frenchy
3. Prado (or whoever starts at 2nd/leads off) scores at least 2 runs

by brndn on Apr 3, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,111
2. Hampton
3. Frenchy swings at the first pitch in at least 2 ABs

by VegasAces on Apr 3, 2008 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PICKS

1) 16, 200
2) Chipper
3) Cox uses 6+ relievers tonight.

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by ejruiz on Apr 3, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I suck at this

But I'm going to keep trying!

1. 15,729
2. Hampton; that is until...
3. Mr. Glass defiantly gets through the game uninjured only to slip and fall on the dugout steps after missing a high-five from Rog; which results in him going on the D....well, you know the rest.

by Lizziebeth on Apr 3, 2008 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Piques

1. 23,245
2. Escobar
3. Cox Ejected in 5th.

by Chin Music on Apr 3, 2008 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1) 22,302
2) Kotsay
3) Hampton doesn't leave with an injury

"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 3, 2008 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 25,600
2. Tex
3. Cox is due to get tossed from a game. I predict he'll be in the showers by the 6th.

by Stook on Apr 3, 2008 6:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,222
2. Scooter
3. We "only" use 4 relievers

by Bama_Ben on Apr 3, 2008 6:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 26,002
2. Escobar
3. Braves turn two double plays

by jess7 on Apr 3, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

its a pants party

21,200
hamstring hampton (although he wont last very long)
Braves hit 2+ homers again!

by GRABtheMIC on Apr 3, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Picks

1. 20.965
2. Escobar
3. Braves score 7 again this evening!!

by Welby24 on Apr 3, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You gotta be shitting me...

...Hampton isn't starting...

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 3, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well that was quick.

Pedro, we don't need no stinking Pedro. Hampton is perfectly capable of hurting himself without even pitching.

by Perrinbar on Apr 3, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hampton scratched

Uhhh...there's a shocker. Who had "less than1" on their innings pitched projection?

by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 3, 2008 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Nice crowd, too - there's nothing like a 40 degree and windy night at the ol' ball yard - actually sitting hampton down seems pretty reasonable.

by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 3, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

picks

1. 19950
2. Chipper
3. Braves has more homers than the Pirates have runs

by godawgs on Apr 3, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hampton

wow this guy is a fucking joke... scratched with a "strained pectoral muscle"?

forgive me if i think this guy has been/is taking us for a ride... i think he realized he could keep coming up with bogus health problems and still get paid his absurd salary.

over/under 10000 on actual attendance tonight?

by get swoll yunel on Apr 3, 2008 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You've got to be joking....

...he's taking us for a ride and making up crap? What's next, a secret government cover up?

Two Teams, Two Coasts - One Obsession

by RainDelay on Apr 3, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Add a 4th question - choose 1

Who will be the braves 5th starter this year?
I'll go Royce Ring.

over/under on actual attendance after 5th inning?

The pirates catcher resembles which teletubby?

by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 3, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bumblebee

The catcher kind of reminds me of a transformer.

by gondeee on Apr 3, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I forgot...

...how non-existent our offense can be at times. Now that it's setting in it feels familiar...Chipper getting on base what seems like every time he steps up to the plate, and everyone else botching it.

Here's hoping we crack the bullpen soon.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 3, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Shitty...

...call on Escobar.

by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 3, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice one, gondeee...

How about sharing your Mike Hampton voodoo doll with us?
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Kevin Ray
Roanoke, VA

by kray1000 on Apr 3, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Results

I had totally forgotten about giving points for this game (perhaps I wanted to forget the game). The attendance for the game was 19,240. With a guess of 18,835, gondeee gets the point.

The picks to click were Chipper, Diaz, and Boyer. One point each to:

Euruproktos
jug
gopherbroke
ghos
10-4
Smoltz's Beard
woodywoodsaver
Perrinbar
zest
gondeee
bACEballstud
theangelicdoctor
yondaime4
17843
ejruiz
godawgs

AAB picks, one point to:

ejreuiz

by gondeee on Apr 7, 2008 9:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs