Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves GameThread, Jul 2, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

Phils @ Braves: Game 2 Open Thread

by gondeee on Jul 2, 2008 11:08 AM EDT in Open Threads

Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves

That was a pretty crappy game last night. Poor Charlie Morton reverted to his old form of completely falling apart when he gets into trouble. I was all excited to see Chipper and Kotsay back in the lineup, but the excitement quickly faded.

I tell you, I haven't been to a Braves game at the Ted in a month or so, but I don't remember it being so loud. Last night I had to scream at the person right next to me in order for them to hear me when anything was playing on the PA system. They really have the sound in that stadium cranked up. It's sad really, that loud music is the only way they think the fans will be able to get into the game.

We're barely treading water right now.

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Philadelphia Phillies
@ Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field

Adam Eaton vs Jorge Campillo

Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 0-5 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

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Anyone else catch the name of that ship? Stangely fitting, if maybe a bit unfair to the man…

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 11:13 AM EDT 0 recs

Haha...

...nice catch. +1

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up 0 recs

Not so much

If it were the USS Bobby, I might agree with you. It ain’t TP’s ship to sink though.

"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)

by jamesrael on Jul 2, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up 0 recs

True, but it’s still kind of comical.

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 12:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Everyone, give gondeee credit...

The AA meetings must be working, because he is actually getting the game threads posted in timely fashion these days. Kudos to you, gondeee.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 11:17 AM EDT 0 recs

I heard

gondeee was arrested because he had too much Wild Turkey and Fighting Cock, and was suspected of illegal cock-fighting, but when the fuzz raided his pad, they realized that it was just brands of alcohol. They held onto him anyway, just to sober him up, which is why he hasn’t been going to any games recently. Travel abroad my ass…

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up 0 recs

C’mon…everyone knows that his booze of choice is Old Grand Dad Whiskey.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up 0 recs

Really?

I would’ve pegged him more of a Knob Creek kinda guy.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up 0 recs

House of Stuart

nuff said…... (although I’ll still add something)..... that stuff will unclog your shower drain after you make some toasts

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Are you kidding me?

gondeee and Old Grand-dad? Knob Creek? You guys give him too much credit. gondeee is much more of a Night Train Express kind of guy.

As an aside, that is Old Grand-dad 114—which is high-class to a friend of mine’s dad, who is a regular consumer of Old Grand-dad original. If anyone has every drank Old Grand-dad, do yourself a favor and get some good bourbon.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up 0 recs

Please.

The end.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

it crossed my mind

...to bust out the Champipple. Seriously. But, I know that gondeee does not consume this tasty spirit because they no longer produce Ripple.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Do you honestly think...

...that it is out of the capacity of an alcoholic like gondeee to not be capable of creating his own Ripple?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

...yes, I’m sorry.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

Good call...

...it’s a lock that Gondee just makes his own moonshine in a still located in some alley. Surprisingly enough I found a picture.

I think that’s Gondee on the left smoking his pipe.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 2, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

+100

nice. I have a picture of my great grandfather, who was a sheriff’s deputy back in the hollers of KY, busting up a moonshine still. I am not sure what year, but it is awesome.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

Haha, that’s awesome.

I'm gettin' out of this town alive...even if it kills me.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 3, 2008 8:41 AM EDT up 0 recs

Gondee

Prob drinks those little bottles of alcohol you get at liquor stores and on airplanes. Doesn’t matter what kind. As long as it does the job. Straight up. No ice. No mixers.

"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)

by jamesrael on Jul 2, 2008 12:06 PM EDT 0 recs

I can't tell you...

... how fucking much I hate loud music at baseball games. It’s not a goddamn minor league baseball game—I’ve come to watch world class athletes play major league baseball, not listen to every player’s favorite damn rap song blast as he he strides to the plate.

Bugs the hell out of me.

While I’m on it, the Braves’ PA announcer fucking gets under my skin too. I’ve been to a lot of parks where the each players name is simply announced (home team or away team)—nothing dramatic about it. That guy at Turner Field announcing acts like superheros are coming to bat.

I’m just a baseball traditionalist. I hate random ass music blasting at games, I hate player introduction music, I hate small-time announcers with big-time jobs, and I hate the commercialization of baseball.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 2, 2008 12:48 PM EDT 0 recs

Either you’re showing your age, or you just really don’t like rap music. Pretty much everything you describe can be categorized under the umbrella of “Fan Experience,” which is what the music, the PA announcer, and all the promotions are supposed to enhance.

I understand the tradition aspect, but it’s hard pressed to find anywhere that hasn’t turned into what all parks have become, unless all teams are supposed to be treated like the away team.

Just a question, if you were in charge, what would you do differently? I remember watching NBA up until about the late 90s, and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden seemed to be the only team/venue that still had a manual organ operator playing during the game, timeouts, and between key plays.

Personally, I’m ambivalent towards individual music per-players – I find it amusing the types of music certain guys come out to. Jogs the imagination. Chipper Jones comes out to Trick Daddy’s heavily edited/censored “Let’s Go,” while almost every Dominican, Cuban, or Venezuelan player seems to come out to “Rompe.” Brian McCann comes out to Rap/R&B, while Jeff Francoeur comes out to Country/Bon Jovi – imagine what it was like when they lived together?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

sdp

Have you ever seen a game at Wrigley? If not, you must go, as it is exactly what you described. No jumbo-tron (although there are shitty CRT TVs up in the rafters, but you really can see them well). Players come out to organ music. No between inning music. The announcer is very low-key. You’ll be hard pressed to find advertisements at the scoreboard or wall, save the modest Under Armor signs painted on the garages. I enjoy it very much.

But, the reality is that most teams can’t get away with that. The Braves need promotions, we need stuff for kids, we need commercialization. That is the unfortunate reality. Guys like us go to the game to watch the sport, but many casual fans need something else. Kids are a large market, and they need something else. In Chicago, there are enough guys and gals like us, who just love baseball, that they can sell seats without all the hoopla. Maybe 2 other teams can do this… The Red Sox and The Yankees.

So, I agree with you sdp, I hate all that shit too. But, it is necessary to get people to the games and to keep revenue up in order for us to see big names like Chipper, Smoltz, and, uh, well, Mike Hampton on the payroll. I guess what I’m saying is we can’t fight it.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

Must… not… type. .. . . “who is mike hampton?” ....

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

matt morris

used to come out to a Phish song. During one of his signing sessions, a friend of mine shot the breeze about Phish with him, and ended up with all sorts of free signed gear that he didnt have to wait at all for.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Chipper

Is Crazy Train, no? You mean he used to come out to Trick (I can’t remember, nor do I know anything about rap)?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

as far as I can remember

he would be comign out to Crazy Train….. if i’m in the shower and i hear “ALL ABOARD!!!!” i tend to forget my second rinse cycle.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

It “borrows” riffs from Crazy Train, mostly in the beginning… but the official title is “Let’s Go.”

Lyrics: View at your own risk, very un-PC.
http://www.lyrics007.com/Trick%20Daddy%20Lyrics/Let’s%20Go%20Lyrics.html

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 2, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Just listened to it...

wow.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

out of town = braves fast

ok ok, i’m totally the dude who cries wolf, and says i’m going to take a braves fast, but they dont last. I cant handle losses. I need to get over that. But, Chip and Killa and we still have nothing. Chip goes 1-3 and LOWERS his BA, that hilarious statement is the only thing getting me through this season.

Guys, i’m going to be out of town, so i’m going to miss every game until monday. I’m currently happy about this, as I feel my heartburn subsiding already. But, we all know, 7 pm tonight, i’ll be stepping over people in the airport to see a scoreboard on some tv. I hate losing.

by traphicg on Jul 2, 2008 12:52 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm looking for a...

‘battle to the bat rack’ game for our guys. With Jorge’s slimy stuff against Eaton’s questionable stuff, I am looking for Cy Young to be on our team tonight.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 6:03 PM EDT 0 recs

Game hasn't even started...

Already seen the Carabba commercial…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:55 PM EDT 0 recs

x2

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

lineup

blanco lf
escobar ss
c. jones 3b
teixeira 1b
mccann c
johnson 2b
francoeur rf
kotsay cf
campillo p

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:11 PM EDT 0 recs

MUCH better

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

i’m listening to the audio of the game tonight because i’m watching the raw 15th anniversary DVD, and its awesome

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs

Is your gf's buddy on it?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

oooh, burn…

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

nah. he actually just made his raw debut on monday.

on a related note, bite me.

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Got any of your growler left?

Might need it…

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

The Rev works around the double…good times.

Can we PLEASE score some runs tonight! What I would give for one of those get-an-early-lead-and-cruise games

by VegasAces on Jul 2, 2008 7:20 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm prepared to give up beer

for 2 weeks for that.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

make that 10 days.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yunel...

welcome back…and quite the bat flip into fair territory.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:25 PM EDT 0 recs

grrr

we’re awesome with RISP.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:29 PM EDT 0 recs

almost got it.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:36 PM EDT 0 recs

and it begins.

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:39 PM EDT 0 recs

Gregor

got his action that inning. Best throw this year from him too. IMO

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:41 PM EDT 0 recs

whew...

I can’t believe they only got 1

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is it just me?

Or does FYF’s “new stance” look exactly like Adam DaRoach’s old stance from when he was in ATL?

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:46 PM EDT 0 recs

LaRoche was more open.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

now that I think about it, you’re right.

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Almost like

McCann’s father is working with him

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

I feel like

he looks more like McCann…beard, upright, bat on shoulder.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

unfortunately, his baseball skills are nowhere near heap’s

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

First he wants Heap money, now he's after his stance

Heap better keep an eye on his new wife

by Rhyno18 on Jul 2, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

I said last night...

the stress/pressure/whatever to perform is showing on just about everyone in their body language…particuarly evident with Frenchy, Manny, and Boyer.

by OntheGo on Jul 2, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

WTF? FYF?

Might as well just swing every time.

That was terrible.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT 0 recs

at least they’re booing the struggling corpse of jeff francoeur

by bigjoe on Jul 2, 2008 7:48 PM EDT 0 recs

I am starting

to feel bad for the guy.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

Because is so worried about

getting out of the slump that he’s fucked everything up. He should have stayed with his swing from last year. Why change it in the middle of the season?

"Have you ever had your heart broken?"
"Yeah, when we lost the pennant in '87."

by jug on Jul 2, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up 0 recs