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Backs @ Braves: Game 3

Gondeee_tiny by gondeee on in Open Threads

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves


Very, very, very nice win last night. I was remarking (to myself probably) a week or so ago that Jeff Francoeur has not had a "walk-off moment" in quite some time. I honestly can't remember him having one at all this year, so it was really great to see him come through with a walk-off homerun in yesterday's game. It was also good for us to beat another top pitcher like Randy Johnson (okay, maybe he's not quite a top pitcher anymore, but he certainly looked like one against the Braves yesterday). That game also gives us confidence that we can come back in close games -- something we've had a problem with this year.

Yunel Escobar plays with a lot of emotion, and it came through extra intense in yesterday's game, especially when he was called out for interference late in the game. It occurred to me that his emotions might be way out of whack with his best friend Brayan Pena being designated for assignment two days ago, combined with having to sit out a couple of games because of the injury caused by Ryan Church's slide(s).

Old-man Glavine will try to match what Randy Johnson did on the mound yesterday, but with hopefully a better outcome than Johnson had.

Next Game

Arizona Diamondbacks
@ Atlanta Braves

Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:35 PM EDT
Turner Field

Micah Owings vs Tom Glavine

Mostly sunny. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.

 

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Remember, no NAHWAL today.

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Goin' to the game...

Everybody here have fun today…I’ll be at the game sitting behind MattE, encouraging him to not be afraid of the wall; go ahead and jump. Hopefully nothing will make it that far and those comments will not be needed!
Go Bravos!

by Lizziebeth on May 25, 2008 9:43 AM EDT   0 recs

May 13, 2006...

... was Francoeur’s last walk-off homer. He did have a couple of walk-off hits last year.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on May 25, 2008 9:49 AM EDT   0 recs

Escobar is hilarious when he's pissed...

... I don’t know how to explain it, but his body language and movements are hilarious when he’s pissed.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on May 25, 2008 9:57 AM EDT   0 recs

And you know

The Spanish curse-words must be flying off his tongue. I got a chuckle out of him yesterday too.

by jug on May 25, 2008 10:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Today's game

I doubt I’m going to be able to watch, so I’ll follow along via GameCast for most of it. But, I’m going to need someone to fill in for the victory cigar for when we win. Any volunteers that I can count on not to post early (Ahem, bigjoe…)?

Here are the links: Alternate Jamie
Normal Jamie

For las chicas: Smoltzie

by jug on May 25, 2008 10:31 AM EDT   0 recs

I’ll be around

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 11:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lineups just posted...

and god help us, were going chipper-less today

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 12:21 PM EDT   0 recs

ARIZONA
Young, CF
Drew, SS
Hudson, 2B
Jackson, 1B
Upton, RF
Snyder, C
Byrnes, RF
Reynolds, 3B
Owings, P

BRAVES
Escobar, SS
Kotsay, CF
Johnson, 2B
Teixeira, 1B
McCann, C
Francoeur, RF
Blanco, LF
Infante, 3B
Glavine, P

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 1:12 PM EDT   0 recs

...and it begins

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 1:37 PM EDT   0 recs

goddammit

good start glavine

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 1:37 PM EDT   0 recs

i know...

and this microscopic strike zone aint helping matters

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 1:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Tom aint gonna last 4 at this rate. Shame we burned Bennett out yesterday

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 1:47 PM EDT   0 recs

...so THATS THE WAY ITS GONNA BE????

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 1:54 PM EDT   0 recs

McCann

Taking good notes from Chipper

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:07 PM EDT   0 recs

heap now has the highest BA among catchers in the majors. FU JOE MAUER!!!

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:08 PM EDT   0 recs

AND...

leads the Braves in extra base hits

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

HUDDY BUSTED OUT GREG WHITE PREGAME!!!!

they’re watching us…

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:11 PM EDT   0 recs

alright infante, PROVE YOUR WORTH

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:12 PM EDT   0 recs

need to get a run here…come on Infante!

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:13 PM EDT   0 recs

squeeze play right now might be fun

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:15 PM EDT   0 recs

I thought he was gonna bunt into a dbl play….id rather have him just strike out and put the bat back in Yunell’s hand

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on Yunel!

Make this inning even longer for Owings

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:19 PM EDT   0 recs

at least tommy made him work and didn’t vidro

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:19 PM EDT   0 recs

WOO FREE RUN!

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Kotsay

likes the first pitch…but I question swinging at that first pitch…after 3-2 to Glavine and 5 pitch bases loaded walk to Yunel. Oh well…new ballgame and a future HoFer on the mound.

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:24 PM EDT   0 recs

...to pull a frenchy, great

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:24 PM EDT   0 recs

for what its worth, i’m down to my last half glass of beer and not even close to being drunk. not good times at all.

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:25 PM EDT   0 recs

ouch….I just started takin shots of Bourbon…should be an interesting afternoon

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

rum and cokes have been working for me during this home stand

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I prefter DP with a lime but to each his own…Beam and Dew has never done me wrong

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

big joe can’t drink liquor. when big joe drinks liquor…BAD THINGS HAPPEN. details to follow if prodded.

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

im just sayin if your out of brews ya gotta drink something

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no liquor in the house. i COULD always go out and buy beer, but then i’d have to wait for it to cool, and change…and meh, thats too much effort

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

cant argue with that

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 2:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OntheGo is a FL native…we tend to be rummers

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

KJ

sweet start to the inning

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:40 PM EDT   0 recs

I’LL TAKE IT!!!!

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:46 PM EDT   0 recs

first pitch AGAIN? come on greg

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:47 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice quickie

for Tommy…finally

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 2:51 PM EDT   0 recs

Too many balls for Tommy. 72 total, 36/36 S/B so far

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 2:56 PM EDT   0 recs

Been sqeezed by the ump…and without his best stuff

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 3:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

needed those quick outs!!!

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 3:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Question

did Yunell play in to many games to be up for Rookie of the Year this year??

by clemsonfan on May 25, 2008 3:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah...

... last year was his rookie season. He finished 6th in Rookie of the Year voting.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on May 25, 2008 3:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on Tommy...

hold your lead

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 3:04 PM EDT   0 recs

SON OF A BITCH

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 3:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Tom Glavine

Master of the batting practice fastball

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on May 25, 2008 3:15 PM EDT   0 recs

somehow...

2 outs and no one on, turns into a grand slam… way to fuck it up glavine.

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 3:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Not to mention the facts that

1. Eric Byrnes almost fell down swinging at that ball

2. It bounced off the top of the fence

by mvandonsel on May 25, 2008 3:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

im more of the thinking...

that owings is gonna settle down with a lead and pitch a couple more scoreless innings

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 3:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe…it looks like he’s getting more movement on less velocity…everyone is pulling him foul

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 3:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

another lineout for mac

stroked the ball 3 times this game and only has one hit to show for it

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 3:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

geez...

every inning seems like the braves get set down 1-2-3, and then have to struggle to get through the next half

by KC Braves on May 25, 2008 3:45 PM EDT   0 recs

they haven’t mentioned who’s on deck

by OntheGo on May 25, 2008 3:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

can’t be stockman. CAN’T BE.

by bigjoe on May 25, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs