Fathers @ Native American Warriors (Also NAHWAL)
by yondaime4
on May 6, 2008 12:00 PM EDT
San Diego @ Atlanta
There's nothing like playing one of the worst teams in baseball to help get you back in a division race of your own. The Pads offense has been - how shall I put this - abysmal? Atrocious? Ghastly? We'll go with that. Anyways they have the second fewest runs scored in the NL and the worst AVG and OPS.
The thing is their pitching is still pretty good, the starters at the very least. Their starters ERA is right behind ours at 3.84. Their bullpen ERA is last in the league though so we need to work the count on the starters.
We get Chris Young first but luckily we will miss Peavy in the series so we have a good shot throughout with Hudson and Reyes throwing the next two games. Jurrjens will pitch tonight and we all know he has been at worst solid this season and at best a revelation by angel Gabriel.
Alright people get to chatting I want 500 posts by 9 o'clock.
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Pads Picks
1. 24,111
2. Norton
3. The new guy breaks open the game with a key PH-RBI
by VegasAces on May 6, 2008 12:12 PM EDT 0 recs
Uh-Oh
Just thought of something – will Norton even be in uniform tonight?
by VegasAces on
May 6, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
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I'd say so...
... you know Bobby’s philosophy, “Start ‘em as soon as they get here.” I could definitely see Greg Norton in left tonight.
-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-
by sdp on
May 6, 2008 1:50 PM EDT
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Jurrjens
Tonight he throws his first career complete game shutout.
by gopherbroke on May 6, 2008 12:30 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 27,565
2. Jurrjens
3. KJ walks 3 times
by ghost of tom thobe on May 6, 2008 12:32 PM EDT 0 recs
Pitching
Young’s ERA isn’t terrible and he’s been playing out west against the likes of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, his WHIP is 1.38, which is good for the Braves. With a little clutch hitting tonight we’ll take this first game no problem. Padres have the worst offense in the league.
2008 National League Ranks – Padres
AVG R OBP SLG OPS SB
.230 108 .302 .341 .643 7
16th 15th* 16th 16th 16th 16th
*Giants are 16th w/o Bonds and 106 Runs.
Jurrjens, Hudson, and Reyes will have no problem dealing with the Padres offense. If we can produce some runs against Young and their number 4 and 5 starters (wednesday and thursday’s games), we should be golden and sweep the series.
by AtlantaBred on May 6, 2008 12:32 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 30,322
2. Mark Kotsay
3. Chris Young plunks a batter and ends up costing him at least one run.
I wouldn’t underestimate the Padres. Chris Young had a pretty good outing his last time at the Ted, and Khalil Greene is one of the most underrated shortstops in the league. The guy has great range, and a little pop in his bat too. I don’t care if we don’t have to face Peavy or Maddux; we didn’t have to face Santana or Perez in that Mets series, and looked what happened there, injuries, sickness or not. Pitching-wise, we should have beaten them, but we didn’t.
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by royhobbs on May 6, 2008 12:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Just got back
Player of the game, as decided by the Ted:
Mark Kotsay.
Score one for the Natural.
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by royhobbs on
May 6, 2008 11:21 PM EDT
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picks.
1. 33,353
2. KJ
3. Three Braves homer.
Catcher's Blog - Braves blog by a huge Braves fan.
by mccannfan on May 6, 2008 12:47 PM EDT 0 recs
PICKS
1) 19,951
2) Jurrjens
3) Jair allows 4 or less hits and gets the win
by bigjoe on May 6, 2008 1:00 PM EDT 0 recs
Just saw this sexy fact on ESPNEWS:
Jurrjens, ATL: has allowed 7 hits last 20 IP
Thats INSANE. 7 hits over 3 starts? SEVEN HITS?? Dear god.
by bigjoe on May 6, 2008 1:00 PM EDT 0 recs
At this point...
...whatever we get out of Gorkys is pretty much a bonus in regards to that trade.
by Smoltz's Beard on
May 6, 2008 1:36 PM EDT
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Especially...
Anyone see Renteria’s two errors last night? If there is ever such thing as a position player affected by what league they’re in, Renteria is a prime example. As much as I like the person he is, Renteria is definitely chipping away at age and wear.
Just realized I can contribute for the quest for 500 comments tonight – going to the game, afterall.
one more time ... for sting!! a sports blog written by two opinionated males
by royhobbs on
May 6, 2008 1:40 PM EDT
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I should be in rare form tonight to help you out.
by Smoltz's Beard on
May 6, 2008 2:08 PM EDT
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I don’t have beer tonight, so this could get interesting.
by bigjoe on
May 6, 2008 2:41 PM EDT
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I don’t know if I’ll be around…Not that anyone cares, I just felt the need to mention it.
by jug on
May 6, 2008 3:40 PM EDT
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be around
sometimes i get too angry to post during the games, but i should be around. Nothing like the mid-6th inning meltdown thread going buckwild.
by traphicg on
May 6, 2008 3:55 PM EDT
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you are required to be here…. or stuff will happen
by yondaime4 on
May 6, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
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Too angry?
This is the best place to be too angry, cause someone will always say something to make me laugh.
Otherwise I sit in my room and listen to Killswitch Engage, and that doesn’t usually turn out well.
by Smoltz's Beard on
May 6, 2008 4:46 PM EDT
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I might..
actually might be in the game thread. But that means I’ll need to fire up the laptop since I’m watching via MLB .tv.. Though we win when I don’t watch, so I may have to listen to Pete and Skip on XM.
by RainDelay on
May 6, 2008 5:58 PM EDT
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Oh who am I kidding...
I’m sure I’ll be here for at least part of the game. Too bad my girlfriend just doesn’t understand the greater joys of Braves baseball and blogging…
by jug on
May 6, 2008 6:15 PM EDT
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Picks.
1) 16,432
2) JJ
3) Jair goes 7 or more, allows fewer than 3 runs and gets the W.
by Perrinbar on May 6, 2008 1:19 PM EDT 0 recs
pics
1. 27,098
2. Tex
3. the surgeon has at least 6Ks on the way to a W.
by jug on May 6, 2008 1:50 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 19,424
2. Jurrjens
3. Chipper homers
-RETIRE, BOBBY COX!-
by sdp on May 6, 2008 1:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks.
1. 21,450
2. Surgeon
3. KJ keeps it going, getting on base at least 3 times.
by Smoltz's Beard on May 6, 2008 2:15 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 20,000
2. Jair
3. Escobar gets on base at least 3 times
by brndn on May 6, 2008 2:17 PM EDT 0 recs
NAHWAL
1. 22,421
2. Frenchy
3. Frenchy will (1) have a good night offensively and (2) throw a runner out at the plate
by pett-man on May 6, 2008 2:20 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 20,500
2. Tex
3. Tex hits the go ahead homer in the 9th
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on May 6, 2008 2:21 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 18,497
2. Kelly —are we seeing the beginning of a hot streak?
3. Braves win 6 to 3. Jair picks up the W.
by ghos on May 6, 2008 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
Missed the last week or more, but here goes:
1. 19,423
2. Chipper
3. Braves win in extra innings
I remember '95
by dannycco on May 6, 2008 3:44 PM EDT 0 recs
picks
1. 20,938
2. McCann
3. Frenchy gets an assist at 2nd base
by traphicg on May 6, 2008 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
GUYS!!!!
We only have like 30 Posts, get on the ball!
by yondaime4 on May 6, 2008 4:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Mark Kotsay has more homers than Andruw Jones, and more than twice as many hits.
He’s also making half as much money. That worked out pretty well so far.
by bigjoe on May 6, 2008 4:33 PM EDT 0 recs
a card board standee of Andruw at the plate would be more effective offensively than the real Andruw has been this year.
by yondaime4 on
May 6, 2008 4:52 PM EDT
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we could do it pound for pound but i don’ think there is a cardboard mine with that much cardboard in it anywhere in the south.
by yondaime4 on
May 6, 2008 5:08 PM EDT
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Half as much money
Isn’t most of kotsay’s money being paid by the a’s? – net to the braves is way less than half
by Hot Cup Joe on
May 6, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
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pick-o-rama
1. 22,222
2. Chipper
3. Yunel get plunked…(it almost happened on the 2-2 count last game)...btw…not hoping it will happen
by OntheGo on May 6, 2008 5:32 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm pickin...
1. 20,234
2. Scooter
3. Scooter gets on base every at-bat, JJ goes 6.5 IP & only gives up 2 hits.
by Lizziebeth on May 6, 2008 5:42 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 23,050
2. Chip
3. Braves win first one-run game of the year
by rearnold on May 6, 2008 5:56 PM EDT 0 recs
The Picks...
1.24,320
2.The Chipster
3. JJ goes 7 1BB 6K 1R
by RainDelay on May 6, 2008 5:59 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1. 24, 338
2. Chipper
3. Someone in the bullpen gets a save
by hbkbraves on May 6, 2008 6:21 PM EDT 0 recs
Picks
1) 23,333
2) Chipper
3) Chipper has 3 hits & 3 RBIs
by Murphy03 on May 6, 2008 6:37 PM EDT 0 recs
Moylan
Braves Live just said Moylan will need TJ surgery and its already scheduled.
by jug on May 6, 2008 6:40 PM EDT 0 recs
I had been under the impression
that is was pretty much going to happen the whole time. On the radio they kept saying in very rare situations guys with his problem worked through it without surgery, but that was highly unlikely. It sucks, thats for sure. We need to get Gonzalez back before everything falls apart.
by Perrinbar on
May 6, 2008 7:04 PM EDT
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he had a...
...setback of some sort recently. I posted a link in the Moylan fanpost…doesn’t say more than that though.
by jug on
May 6, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
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Well that's
about par for the course. Man we have shit luck on this stuff.
by Perrinbar on
May 6, 2008 7:07 PM EDT
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Let's not start poorly.
C’mon JJ, outs are what we need.
by Perrinbar on May 6, 2008 7:13 PM EDT 0 recs
nah...
We will rock Young… I have never been too impressed with him.
by jug on
May 6, 2008 7:20 PM EDT
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5?
We need at least 10 to “put it away” as evident Sunday.
by jug on
May 6, 2008 7:21 PM EDT
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Yes, let us steal more often.
Possibly when there are fewer than 2 outs.
by Perrinbar on May 6, 2008 7:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Well I don't want to be
the first to be unsuccessful against George Muresan out there.
by jug on
May 6, 2008 7:30 PM EDT
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maybe we can get some production out of the bottom of the lineup tonight. i’d like to see a couple runs from SK tonight.
by bigjoe on May 6, 2008 7:30 PM EDT 0 recs
Gant just said the reason the back end of the lineup is doing well...
...is b/c McCann is hitting well with RISP. Besides the fact that that doesn’t make any sense, isn’t McCann doing horribly with RISP?
by Smoltz's Beard on May 6, 2008 7:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Maybe Kotsay can do that.
You know, hitting thing he does.
by Perrinbar on May 6, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs
That a way Mark.
So much better than AJ would have been. Thank heavens.
by Perrinbar on
May 6, 2008 7:45 PM EDT
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