Game 20 Recap: Cardinals 1, Braves 2
by gondeee on Apr 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT
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PrintI was totally right about this game being all offense and no pitching... okay, I was totally off, and what a great game by Jo-Jo Reyes. If he could pitch that way every game we wouldn't need to make fun of him -- I mean, one walk and seven strikeouts!
How about the rockin' Gonzo striking out the heart of the Cards order in the ninth. The pitching was clicking tonight.
The hitting was aided by three walks in the eighth and a wimpy but effective two-run single by Matt Diaz. The Cards did not want to pitch to Chipper Jones tonight, so they walked him four times. Unfortunately, they seemed to figure out how to get Casey Kotchman out, after yesterday's three-hit performance he went 0-for-4 with seven men left on base.
I'm pretty sure Jeff Francoeur broke another bat or two tonight, though there is no picture eveidence, otherwise I would post it.
The rubber game is tomorrow. I think a good goal for this team is to win series, and a win tomorrow would give us two series wins in a row.
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We only won this game because Green’s horrible defense bailed out Diaz’s horrible hitting.
Still, this somehow felt like the sort of win that could turn things around for the team.
Bingo. Diaz swung at ball 4, and I threw a fit only to watch that seeing eye single somehow find the outfield grass.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 29, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
the more i see jo-jo pitching this well the more i dislike the idea of him as trade bait
"When life gives you lemons, just say 'Fuck the lemons,' and bail."
by Bravely going forward on Apr 29, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions
Soccer score wins are better than giving up a 7-run lead in the late innings. Still. . . big ups to the Braves for finding new ways to make EVERY GAME feel like a colo-rectal exam. Whatever, I’ll take it if it means October baseball. And a clean bill of health.
very nice and yeah we have had to deal with a lot of crap
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
~Earl Wilson
by BeantownVol on Apr 29, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Gonzo
Seems to be back to form. Hit 95 consistently and was working the rubber as Joe and Chip pointed out. I think Gonzalez’s 9th inning work was the most impressive performance of the game.
"Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!"
When he came out to the mound he had that “refuse to lose” look on his face. The guy was fantastic striking out the side (Pujols being the icing on the cake). Moylan had a solid inning also. Jo-Jo goes w/out saying. Great pitching performance all around. Now about the bats, sheeze. RISP all night long & all you’ve got to show for it is 2 runs squeaked out in the 8th due to poor pitching (all breaking balls to Diaz) and bad defense @ short. The Braves are going give me a heart attack before the seasons up.
Seven men LOB for Kotchman…I noticed this stat during the game…..I really don’t understand his hitting….great with nobody on base but he is god awful if anyone is out there…..good thing he plays fantastic defense
But...
Chipper will have like a .700 OBP by the time McCann gets back thanks to Kotchman.
Refuse to lose
Gonzo had that refuse to look mentality the moment he took the mound. Fantastic performance striking out the side, especially the big guy Pujols. Pitching was great throughout the game. We need some bats coming to life. I’m going to have a heart attck before the seasons up w/these late innings, come from behind, one run games.
If I have to watch Escobar make another baserunning blunder, im going to personally fly down to ATL and shave those blonde tips off his Cuban melon. This guy is a great player and has lots of enthusiasm, but how long will it take before he learns? Or before the FO gets sick of it. I cant imagine Bobby being to happy about it, picked off on 1st Mon, turned a DP on himself overunning 3rd last night. this boy is killin me.
No way!
Even during the worst of games, a mere glimpse of those Panama City curls can get me to belly laugh. Dude looks like he totally just fucking LOVES eating at Chili’s.
But yeah, our base running’s been sucking all around.
by Meatloafin' on Apr 29, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Relax, we're only talking about the blonde tips...
The curls are fine as long as they’re not blonde! I love Yuni, but the 1986 highlights have got to go. :)
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
Old Francoeur
Would have whiffed on those outside pitches that he was given. I think he deserves a lot of credit for keeping the inning alive by nursing that walks kill, and despite it not amounting to anything, he got a great jump on the Diaz hit and went from 1st-to-3rd on a very crappy Khalil Greene-assisted single subsequently.
I’m not going to lie, seeing Mike Gonzalez make Albert Pujols look silly was possibly the greatest moment of the season for me, thus far. If the heart of the order in the 9th inning is the adrenaline that Gonzo needs to be this damn filthy, I would love to see him in October.
A fantastic win for the home team last night!
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
What i thought was funny was that Gonzo would get to rocking facing Pujols, and you would think “ok, he’s throwing this time, well, this time, ok this time.” Pujols stepped out of the box a couple times; it seemed to bother him. I was afraid he was angering the Machine. But it worked out, and Gonzo was unbelieveable.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
The funniest part...
was that Gonzo would just keep rocking when the batters would step out, instead of stopping and starting again when they stepped back in.
Great two games
Even Monday’s game against the Cards was a whopper. Great pitching going on. I really hope we win the rubber match but I hope even more it’s the same kind of game as the first two. These one-run games are fun as long as we win at least a few of them.
Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.
Gonzo…so money he doesn’t even know it.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 29, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Apr 29, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I’m excited about how our pitching staff has taken shape so far this year. If we can just get KK worked out, we should at least be in every game. Now, it would help if our offense could get more than 2 runs in a game a little more consistently!
by dunnytwogloves on Apr 29, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions
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