Open Thread and NAHWAL: Mets at Bravers (4/6)
by gondeee
on Apr 6, 2008 6:30 AM EDT
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New York @ Atlanta
Holy crap, my f-in computer f-in crapped out... f-stick!
Enough about me, how bout them Braves?
I'm posting from a friend's PC, so I'm cutting this off here. Don't forget to play NAHWAL for the final day -- results may be a bit delayed, I hope you understand.
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I will be at the game today...all the way from Dallas
1. 40,002
2. Chipper
3. Smoltz gives up fewer ER than Santana
by jess7 on Apr 6, 2008 6:45 AM EDT 0 recs
Pick-o-rama
1. 39,111
2. Smoltz
3. Chipper and Tex combine for at least 3 hits
by VegasAces on Apr 6, 2008 9:00 AM EDT 0 recs
picks.
1. 42,291
2. Smoltz
3. Chipper gets on base at least three times.
by mccannfan on Apr 6, 2008 9:24 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 43,111
2. Escobar
3. Escobar leads the spanking of Santana with 3 hits and a web gem candidate
by OntheGo on Apr 6, 2008 9:34 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1) 43,300
2) Smoltz
3) Escobar hits a triple and scores at least twice.
by Murphy03 on Apr 6, 2008 10:19 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 45,311
2. Chipper Jones
3. Jeff Francoeur homers off of the great Santana.
one more time ... for sting!! a sports blog written by two opinionated males
by royhobbs on Apr 6, 2008 10:33 AM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 34,781
2. Chipper
3. Braves hit 2 HRs off of Johan
by A49erFan77 on Apr 6, 2008 10:59 AM EDT 0 recs
Johan was not born on Krypton
1) 41,764
2) Chipper
3) Chipper has at least 2 extra base hits
by supesk6 on Apr 6, 2008 11:09 AM EDT 0 recs
pick
1. 42,456
2. chipper
3. Braves knock Santana out in the 4th...and they play "oye como va" as he heads to the dugout.
by jug on Apr 6, 2008 11:18 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 44,750
2. Tex
3. 3 Braves releivers combine for 3 perfect innings of releif
by gopherbroke on Apr 6, 2008 11:19 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 41,155
2. Yunel
3. Tex homers
Section 435 - A Braves blog. From the upper deck at Turner Field.
by 6stringbeliever on Apr 6, 2008 11:26 AM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 39,925
2. Diaz
3. Braves knock out Santana in the 4th
by Doz on Apr 6, 2008 11:33 AM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 35,592
2. Escobar
3. Smoltz goes 6 and gives up 2 runs with 7 K's.
by jack_d on Apr 6, 2008 12:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 41,286
2. Teixeira
3. Teixeira and Chipper go back to back jacks off Santana
by atl14yearsschaffer on Apr 6, 2008 12:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Here we go!
1. 40,387
2. Smotlz
3. A Brave hits a three run homer after the third inning.
by Samson on Apr 6, 2008 12:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Word to your moms mom
1. 39,356
2. Scooter
3. Smoltz goes 6.1 with 4K's 3BB 2R 1Earned
by RainDelay on Apr 6, 2008 12:36 PM EDT 0 recs
I Live For This!
1. 42,929
2. Smoltzie!
3. Playing the optimist: Smoltzie gets enough support to get a win.
by Lizziebeth on Apr 6, 2008 12:46 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 41,324
2. Chipper
3. Smoltz dominates in his first start, doesn't give up a run. Bonus: Santana goes the distance, but gets tagged with the L.
by jc25 on Apr 6, 2008 1:05 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 45,652
2. Yunel
3. Braves get at least 10 hits and pick up a win
by whunt13 on Apr 6, 2008 1:07 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 25,000
2. Chipper
3. braves actually win a 1-run game, final 5-4.
by bACEballstud on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks.
1. 34,500
2. The Bearded One.
3. Francoeur with an outfield assist.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 6, 2008 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 38,924
2. Chipper
3. Smotlz throws 3 hit baseball through 7 innings
by Welby24 on Apr 6, 2008 1:16 PM EDT 0 recs
ugh
This is gonna be a long game, Smoltz is getting squeezed horribly.
by bigjoe on Apr 6, 2008 1:47 PM EDT 0 recs
really.
He looked sharp, but I cannot figure out this guy's strikezone.
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 1:56 PM EDT
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tbs
I know it's all about the red sox in this world, but for pete's sake - seeing them instead of the braves on tbs today - this is just sad!!
by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 6, 2008 1:57 PM EDT 0 recs
sign o' the times
truly things have changed. TBS used to stand for "The Braves Station," what does it stand for now?
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 1:59 PM EDT
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don't know...kotsay would have had it easily if he and frenchy had communicated better.
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 2:14 PM EDT
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smoltz, that is
The really embarrassing thing is that i'm sitting here grading papers and ripping students to shreds for their misspellings....
by Hot Cup Joe on
Apr 6, 2008 2:17 PM EDT
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maybe if your teacher had been so diligent you would not make spelling errors!
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 2:19 PM EDT
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Gotta love
Having a pitcher on third - no way Santana is going to risk a collision.
by jgraham on Apr 6, 2008 2:13 PM EDT 0 recs
and with
mccann apparently taking up the slack for andruw at the buffet line, i guess the rebuilding process is complete
by Hot Cup Joe on Apr 6, 2008 2:43 PM EDT 0 recs
ugh
not stealing a run in the 4th is gonna hurt, methinks.
by bigjoe on Apr 6, 2008 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Hasn't been a problem...yet
Anyone else surprised Santana can actually hit the ball?
by jgraham on Apr 6, 2008 2:54 PM EDT 0 recs
High strike
They're definitely calling it this year. Gotay got jobbed.
by jgraham on Apr 6, 2008 2:59 PM EDT 0 recs
This guy's strike zone...
.... has been about as dynamic as you can get. There are some sorry umpires in the game today.
-sdp-
by sdp on
Apr 6, 2008 3:18 PM EDT
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Gotay
He kinda has an attitude up there at the plate. It definitely caused him a strikeout the other night and might have contributed to that high strike call as well. His long walks outside of the batter's box between pitches isn't helping his cause with the umps
by bravesguy95 on Apr 6, 2008 3:37 PM EDT 0 recs
woop
THERES the breathing room we needed. But with the way we've pitched today, I don't think we need it.
by bigjoe on Apr 6, 2008 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
TEX!!!
How HUGE did he come up today!?!
RE-SIGN this guy!
by VegasAces on Apr 6, 2008 4:12 PM EDT 0 recs
I know! I was just thinking, we need to pay this guy whatever we can and keep him. He is going to be good for a long time.
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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Doesn't seem
like there's any way for the team to maintain any credibility without landing tex - If scheurholz or whoever is calling the shots has any credibility with his liberty media overlords, he has to go on the line for this one.
by Hot Cup Joe on
Apr 6, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
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Yes, Boras is going to demand a high price. But come on, there likely isn't any better all-around 1B. He is young, capable of hitting 50 HRs in a season and a gold glover.
When is Hampton's contract up? Will that free up some payroll?
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 4:22 PM EDT
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Seems so
USA Today printed a by team breakdown of salaries this week. Hampton's contract is done - gosh, bet he gets a lot of marketplace interest next winter! I think Smoltz and possibly chipper have one year after this and no other big money deals are hanging over the team.
Here's a link:
http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/default.aspx
by Hot Cup Joe on
Apr 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
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IF...
Glavine retires in conjunction with Hampton's contract being finished, I think the Braves could pay Tex 21-23 mil/year. However, even if they could, I don't know if paying one guy so much money will be in accordance with the organization's philosophy.
-sdp-
by sdp on
Apr 6, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
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Not really clear
what the liberty media overlords have for a philosophy. Their original purchase was described as tax-avoidance shenanigans where they were going to have to hold the team for 5 years to get their write off and were not expected to spend anything over the bare minimum in that period. Clearly that's not the whole story - they swapped salty at 350K for tex at 12M, and threw 8M at glavine - they could be running this show cheaper. Still, they kissed off andruw when it seems like they could have been competitive, so hard to say.
by Hot Cup Joe on
Apr 6, 2008 4:47 PM EDT
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It will be interesting to see what happens. I wish would could be the Yankees for like a week just to be able to throw some money at Teixeira. I am hoping that we could land him for a little less than $23 mil/yr, and maybe Liberty will be willing to do it? I agree with you, but I think they kissed Andruw because they knew he wasn't worth it. I don't know how much that was ownership and how much it was GM decision.
Interesting topic.
by jug on
Apr 6, 2008 7:16 PM EDT
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oh christ
They just can't go a game without raising my BP a few points, can they?
by bigjoe on Apr 6, 2008 4:13 PM EDT 0 recs
FEELS GOOD
To win two against the Mets! Great weekend for the Bravos. Smoltz looked sharp as a nail. I hope his shoulder does not give him problems, because he showed that he STILL has it and could have another GREAT year. Tex, man, I want to see him in a Braves uni for a long time.
by jug on Apr 6, 2008 4:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Tex
Yesssssss! Whatever it takes to resign that guy...
Taking two from the Mets...soooo sweet!
by WienerDog on Apr 6, 2008 4:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Great game...
...very happy to see several things today. Smoltz looked great as usual, and the bullpen finally came out and bridged the gap. Most importantly we took down Santana the first time we faced him, so all the Mets fans can STFU about how great he is.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 6, 2008 6:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Bullpen
When Gotay PH for Smoltz after five IP, I turned to my wife and said "no way they hold them scoreless for four innings". Technically, I guess I was right, but thanks to TEX (there's that name again!), I didn't have to be.
GREAT job out of the 'pen today. Now we can start worrying again, though, with a 4 game set at COL coming up. I'm hoping for a nice long start from Glavine and/or Jair, because I just have a feeling that James is only going to go 5 in his start. If we can get back to Hudson without burning everyone out, I'll be pleased.
Also, overlooked player of the game yesterday, in my book - Boyer. Excellent work out of him.
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Apr 7, 2008 6:58 AM EDT
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Agreed...
...he looked pretty sharp out there. Ohman is on my good side as well.
Now, if we can just keep Resop out of the game I'll be good.
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Apr 7, 2008 9:02 AM EDT
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boyer
I'm driving the Blaine Boyer bandwagon, you all can hop on if you want. I'm assuming he's gonna be this year's Moylan with more strikeouts.
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Apr 7, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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Results
The attendance for the game was 39,414. With a guess of 39,356 Rain Delay gets the point.
The picks to click were Juan Smolatzo, Boomstick, and Kotsay (big props for the D). One point each goes to:
VegasAces
mccannfan
Murphy03
yondaime4
gopherbroke
Stook
atl14yearsschaffer
Samson
RainDelay
Lizziebeth
chance13ga
Smoltz's Beard
hbkbraves
AAB picks, one point each to:
jess7
sdp
6stringbeliever
brndn
Lizziebeth
by gondeee on Apr 7, 2008 9:14 AM EDT 0 recs
Week 1 Winner...
...is bACEballstud with 5 points. I will try to be more on the ball with posting the totals next week. Hopefully my computer can get fixed today. I feel like someone has cut off my arm. Here are the week 1 totals:
bACEballstud 5
brndn 4
chance13ga 4
ejruiz 4
gondeee 4
gopherbroke 4
GRABtheMIC 4
jack_d 4
jess7 4
mccannfan 4
Murphy03 4
mycr0ft 4
Rain Delay 4
secondbass 4
Smoltz's Beard 4
VegasAces 4
bigjoe 3
Euruproktos 3
godawgs 3
hbkbraves 3
jug 3
RandyRocks 3
sdp 3
Stook 3
torchy 3
yondaime4 3
17843 2
10-4 2
755aaron 2
A49erFan77 2
deepinmetsterritory 2
ghos 2
Gmills 2
jcarp11 2
mvandonsel 2
rearnold 2
Stephen Webb 2
supesk6 2
theangelicdoctor 2
woodywoodsaver 2
zest 2
Lizziebeth 2
epati 1
OntheGo 1
pcongnu 1
RonGantFan 1
Something Profound 1
whunt13 1
WienerDog 1
woogidy 1
Bama_Ben 1
jc25 1
6stringbeliever 1
atl14yearsschaffer 1
Samson 1
Perrinbar 1
by gondeee on Apr 7, 2008 9:41 AM EDT 0 recs
Yes . . .
Big ups, Gondee. As always, a fine job around here at the Chop, not just with this, but everything. Man, there are a crap ton of people playing NAHWAL.
by supesk6 on
Apr 7, 2008 11:23 AM EDT
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Picks for Monday @ Colorado
I'm gonna put them here in case they happen since I missed the last two, as seemed to happened every weekend last year, too.
1. 24,149
2. Chipper
3. Glavine with the QS, three Ks too.
by Euruproktos on Apr 7, 2008 6:51 PM EDT 0 recs
Good idea
I should have put mine here too, of course as it turns out, I wouldn't have gotten any points anyway so it doesn't matter.
by VegasAces on
Apr 8, 2008 6:49 AM EDT
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Picks
As the game starts in 30+min and there's no new thread here are my picks for monday also.
1) 28,000
2) Glavine
3) Soriano gets the save w/ at least 1 K
by torchy on Apr 7, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs
Monday Picks
1. 24,000
2. Chipper
3. Braves will hit more HRs than the Rockies score runs
by godawgs on Apr 7, 2008 8:01 PM EDT 0 recs
Me too...
About to leave work and won't get home before the game starts, so I'll post monday's picks here too, just in case.
1. 19,477
2. Tommy
3. Heap has at least 1 homer
by Lizziebeth on Apr 7, 2008 8:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 17, 245
2. Glavine
3. Chipper and Tex each homer
by jack_d on Apr 7, 2008 8:12 PM EDT 0 recs
Monday
I've never met a bandwagon I couldn't jump on :)
1. 36,352
2. Chipper
3. Tommy strikes out 5 in 6 innings of work.
by Perrinbar on Apr 7, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
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