Atlanta @ Philadelphia GameThread, May 13, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

Open Thread and NAHWAL: Braves at Phils

by gondeee on May 13, 2008 7:21 AM EDT in Open Threads

Atlanta @ Philadelphia

Who would have thought that Jo-Jo Reyes would have a 2.25 ERA? I know it's only two starts (one and a half really), but he's managed to pitch rather effectively this year. Take into account that through five starts at Richmond this year his ERA down there is only 1.17, and perhaps Jo-Jo has turned the corner just a bit. I've always liked the fact that he's a real fighter out there on the mound, and I think he's learning to be more consistent than he's been in the past. Let's hope I didn't just jinx him, and let's hope the blister that caused him to leave his last start early is no longer an issue.

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Jo-Jo Reyes	1-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	9	3	2	0	5	6	2.25	1.75

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2008 - Kyle Kendrick	2-2	7	7	0	0	0	0	38.1	49	28	21	5	12	18	4.93	1.59

By the way, the probably pitchers for the Braves says that Jurrjens is scheduled to start on Friday, so unless that changes we won't get to see old Charlie Morton. Too bad, I've always wanted to say that our rotation consists of two Chucks, a Tom, a Jair, and a Jo-Jo.

Don't forget to pick for NAHWAL. Hopefully I'll be able to stay up tonight and catch up on the points -- jet lag is still killing me.

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Atlanta Braves
@ Philadelphia Phillies

Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:05 PM EDT
Citizens Bank Park

Jo-Jo Reyes vs Kyle Kendrick

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Ugh

After that disgusting trip to Pittsburg, I’m way less than optimistic once again. But I’ll try:

1- 33,567
2- Chipper
3- Jo-Jo comes out and it ain’t for a blister. Oops, there went the optimism!

by WienerDog on May 13, 2008 8:33 AM EDT 0 recs

I should qualify my AAB…it’s due to a rather large run deficit.

by WienerDog on May 13, 2008 10:12 AM EDT up 0 recs

Cheesesteak Picks

1. 35, 111
2. Chipper
3. Reyes surprises the lot of us by lasting 6 innings

by VegasAces on May 13, 2008 9:01 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks.

1. 36,666
2. McCann
3. Howard is struck out at least twice with RISP.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 9:12 AM EDT 0 recs

picks

1. 35,049
2. Kotsay
3. Braves turn the 5-4-3 DP

by traphicg on May 13, 2008 9:22 AM EDT 0 recs

picks

GODDAMMIT, I wanted to see Morton. I guess Bobby’s logic is “he didn’t pitch too well, he got SHELLED in 5! I guess I can start him on 3 days rest”.

1) 38,654
2) Yunel
3) Kyle Kendrick doesn’t make it through 5

by bigjoe on May 13, 2008 9:38 AM EDT 0 recs

picks

1. 30,302
2. Yunel
3. Kendrick gets traded to Japan right before he pitches. Then McCann goes deep again.

by RonGantFan on May 13, 2008 9:39 AM EDT 0 recs

NAHWAL

1. 30,905
2. Chipper
3. Braves go yard 4 times.

by pett-man on May 13, 2008 9:43 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 32,323
2. Chipper
3. Two switch hitters hit homeruns—though not necessarily switch-hit home runs.

by Euruproktos on May 13, 2008 9:50 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

We’re not supposed to beat the Phillies, therefore we’re going to take 2/3 from them. We’ll lose like tonight, but then SLAY THE DRAGONS in Brett Myers and Cole Hamels. Thank Pujols it doesn’t look like we’ll get Jamie Moyer – he frustrates Braves players and fans alike.

1. 32,112
2. Chipper Jones
3. Pat Burrell will do something (error, not run hard on the base paths) that will make all of Philadelphia collectively boo the ever living hell out of him.

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by royhobbs on May 13, 2008 10:12 AM EDT 0 recs

He’s fun to watch in LF. I laugh every time. It’s a good thing he’s put up a .388+ OBP for the last 3 years.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up 0 recs

It was awesome

When I went to Philly, Burrell did one of those numbers where he threw the ball, and his arm went forward with the motion, but the ball just kinda squirted back behind him. Two-runs scored, one of them unearned on his bonehead error, and the Philly fans booed him then, and every at-bat for the rest of the game. Amazingly, the Phils won on a walk-off homer by Victorino.

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by royhobbs on May 13, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up 0 recs

I just remember the time I saw him last year, someone hit a ball down the line into the corner. You’d expect the runners to stop at some point when the LF collects the ball, but they just kept running. The camera cuts to Burrell basically kicking the ball into the wall, trying to bend over and pick it up but it keeps slipping out of his hands. He’s a disaster…probably better suited as an AL DH.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 11:58 AM EDT up 0 recs

He must've laid off the styrofoam

Several (6-yikes!) years ago he ate at the sushi/fusion restaurant I used to work at and, when leaving, asked me for a to-go cup. When I offered him a top, he said “no thanks, I just chew on the styrofoam.” I was a little at a loss for words, so I told him “just don’t swallow”.
Great dresser, charming smile, very nice to fans, just a little, uh, bumbledy (?)...

by Lizziebeth on May 13, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Haha

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 1:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

This explains a lot.

This story is almost as amusing as the one time a friend of mine went to a club with some friends of friends, and was hanging out with Steve Trachsel, who drunken signed her ticket stub (season ticket, with Chipper receiving 1999 MVP award pic on it) “F* YOU, love Steve Trachsel PS Chippers a Fag”

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by royhobbs on May 13, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh man...

that IS hilarious!

by Lizziebeth on May 13, 2008 2:48 PM EDT up 0 recs

picks

1. 41,338
2. KJ
3. Braves get 3 stolen bases

by jc25 on May 13, 2008 10:16 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks from the brush fires

1. 34,434
2. Chipper
3. Braves hit 3 homeruns in the Phllies’ bandbox of a stadium

by OntheGo on May 13, 2008 10:26 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks and Pic

1. 32,382
2. McCann
3. Team LOB less than or equal to 5. (Can’t blame me for hoping…)

Anybody seen the movie Swingers? The Braves are like a big bear with claws and fangs. And the Phils are just a little bunny, kinda cowering there in the corner. Man, we got these claws and we’re staring at these claws and thinking to ourselves, and with these claws we’re thinking, “How are we supposed to kill this bunny, how are we supposed to kill this bunny?” We’re not hurting it. We’re just kinda gently batting the bunny around, you know what I mean? And the bunny’s scared, the bunny’s scared of us, shivering. And we got these fucking claws and these fangs, man! And we’re looking at our claws and we’re looking at our fangs. And we’re thinking to ourselves, we don’t know what to do, man. “We don’t know how to kill the bunny.” With this we don’t know how to kill the bunny, do you know what I mean?

We’re like a big bear.

by jug on May 13, 2008 11:19 AM EDT 0 recs

This place is dead anyways.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up 0 recs

Mine

1. 34,249
2. Jo Jo
3. Frenchy 4-4

by secondbass on May 13, 2008 11:23 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 33,298
2. SK
3. Kendrick out by the 4th inning.

by musicman on May 13, 2008 11:25 AM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 38,888
2. Chipper Jones
3. Blaine Boyer pitches a scoreless inning

-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-

by sdp on May 13, 2008 11:33 AM EDT 0 recs

picks

1. 39,111
2. Yunel
3. JO-JO pitches 5 innings with 2 ER

Bustins

by hippybustins on May 13, 2008 11:49 AM EDT 0 recs

picks.

1. 37,874
2. Kotsay
3. Frenchy robs a homerun from Ryan Howard/or Chase Utley.

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by mccannfan on May 13, 2008 12:01 PM EDT 0 recs

Picks.

1. 35,933
2. Chipper
3. Jo-Jo does his best JJ impression and leaves with a QS and less than 3 walks.

by Perrinbar on May 13, 2008 1:36 PM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 36,528
2. Larry Wayne Jones Jr.
3. Jo-Jo pitches 7 scoreless

by ghost of tom thobe on May 13, 2008 3:34 PM EDT 0 recs

Braves lineup:

Y. Escobar ss
M. Kotsay cf
C. Jones 3b
B. McCann c
G. Norton 1b
J. Francoeur rf
K. Johnson 2b
G. Blanco lf
J. Reyes p

-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-

by sdp on May 13, 2008 3:55 PM EDT 0 recs

Woah

Tex still spasming?

hmm…not good.

by jug on May 13, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

True…we will need him back pronto. But Rake is 3 for 9 with 2 walks so far for us. Not bad, as long as he can stay hot while Tex rests.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh

Not questioning the Rake. He’s won me over. Just saying, never good when the million-dollar boy is hurting.

by jug on May 13, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

Agreed.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 13, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Glad to see Bobby mix it up some, hopefully this will get the offense going

by frozen rope on May 13, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

holy lord, kelly BUMPED DOWN THE ORDER. probably for the best with the way SK has been hitting. hopefully yuney gets to run a little tonight.

by bigjoe on May 13, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Bobby did this before, Kelly moved down – Kelly heated up and was installed back in the top of the order. Good call though, even if I think Kelly should still be our lead off guy. But hey if this sparks him, then all the better.

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by RainDelay on May 13, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

hell ya

mix it up. But, I would go Blanco, Yunel, Chipper. I have enough faith in Blanco right now to get a good AB, whether he walks or gets a hit.

And I think we should run more on the bases. Sure, right now we pick an chose our spots and so when we steal we are usually successful. And lately its been too many lefties that its not really been a good time. I think if we run more, sure, we’re going to make a few mistakes and get thrown out, but we can throw Kendrick off and maybe get a few extra runs. Guys like Yunel & Blanco and Kotsay and KJ, they should be able to get a few tonight since we finally get to see a RHP again.

Just my opinion.

by jug on May 13, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

pik

1. 37,000
2. chipper
3. 2 steals for the braves

by chance13ga on May 13, 2008 4:36 PM EDT 0 recs

picks

1. 37,500
2. Escobar
3. Blanco hits a double

by brndn on May 13, 2008 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 36,562
2. Kotsay
3. Ring strikes out Howard stranding at least one inherited runner

by frozen rope on May 13, 2008 6:38 PM EDT 0 recs

Picks

1. 36,000
2. Chipper
3. Jo Jo reaches base

by mycr0ft on May 13, 2008 6:57 PM EDT 0 recs

I couldn’t even make it to the first pitch with the Phillies announcers. Gary Matthews is HORRIBLE.

by bigjoe on May 13, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! CHIP CARAY!!!!! fuck me

by bigjoe on May 13, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

lol

I think its funny everybody hates chip caray so much. I actually don’t think he’s THAT bad…But, I haven’t had to hear him in a while.

by jug on May 13, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

you don't like

the Sarge?

by jug on May 13, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

if you saw the hat he was wearing, you’d despise him too. he said something along the lines of “the braves aren’t driving runs in”, as they show the graphic that says we’re first in the league in batting average.

by bigjoe on May 13, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up 0 recs