Game 129 Recap: Braves 9, Phillies 1
by cbwilk on Aug 30, 2009 2:15 AM EDT
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PrintI've been rough on the Braves' offense lately, and they did their best to get me to shut up tonight. Matt Diaz continues his torrid hitting, collecting 3 more hits, making him 19 for his last 27. Matty D rocked Cliff Lee for a home run, as did Garret Anderson and Yunel Escobar. That trio combined for 8 hits and 6 RBI. Chipper Jones joined the home run part as well, but remains mired in a slump as he went hitless in his other 4 at bats. Rookie Reid Gorecki contributed as well, playing center field and scoring twice.
Cliff Lee had been utterly dominant for the Phillies since being picked up from the Indians, but the Braves were able to pound out 10 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings, sending the lefty to his first loss as a Phillie. For his part, Atlanta starter Derek Lowe was able to support his offense's outburst, stymieing Philidelphia for just 1 run over 5.2 innings, collecting his 13th win in the process.
Atlanta gains a game on Philadelphia, putting themselves 7 games back in the Eastern Divison race. They also gained a game in the Wild Card standings, now sitting just 3.5 games out. The Wild Card leading Rockies have lost 2 straight to San Fransisco, who now sit just 1 game behind them in the Wild Card standings. If the Giants can complte the sweep tomorrow, the two teams will be tied. It's worth noting that, after this weekend, Colorado and San Francisco still have three more head-to-head games, which could go a long way in hepling the Braves quest to win the Wild Card.
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its good to see cliff lee and the phillies look mortal for once…
tired of hearing always about how unstoppable and great they are…
That’s all you’ll hear tonight from the ESPNitwits.
by John Holton on Aug 30, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
you workin late tonight CB?
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 3:02 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I’m a night owl, bro. I can’t ever sleep. Especially last night, it was bad.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Me too
But I’m on the west coast so it’s only 12:15. Gotta love the midnight version of BBTN.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 3:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What's the word on Adam LaRoche?
Only caught the recap because of work this evening, but saw he’d left the game with something hamstring related… any news?
"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"
by The Keith Lockhart Era on Aug 30, 2009 3:25 AM EDT reply actions
In his postgame comments from DOB’s blog he said it just tightened up on him and he couldn’t run at all. He didn’t know if or how long he would be out.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 3:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Today's AJC
sez: Rochey aggrevated a painful hip and is day to day. also, Nate re-injured hamstring in AA rehab game and is to be evaluated today.
Hahahah
I think I got kicked out of TheGoodRetard.com… I mean, TheGoodPhight.com. All I did was tell them to lay off BMac and that Citizens Bank Bandbox really is a high school field, and now I get kicked out! Just shows how great TalkingChop is.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 3:39 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well at least you did something to irk them
I’ve been banned from the Angels site Halos Heaven and I never posted or even replied to someone on that site! All I ever do is read it to see how the Angels are doing, I’m still a fan,but I guess I pissed someone somewhere off.lol
Did you post something as clever...
…as the retard bit?
I mean, who wouldn’t want to read such insight?
by EastFallowfield on Aug 30, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Good
You shouldn’t be on there anyway.
Matt Diaz fucking rules.
by esadb on Aug 30, 2009 12:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i know i know. i just like to have fun every once in a while. i know ima bad guy..
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Lowe is the perfect pitcher to square off against the phillies. The ground ball specialist versus the team that relies solely on the HR, good to see us win and keep our wild card hopes alive. This coming week will decide the braves season
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 9:20 AM EDT reply actions
I’m not seeing anyone coming out and saying “Goodbye, postseason,” after this win… where are those people? I miss them raining on my parade.
Just 3.5 back.
Hey, with 33 games left to play, does this mean we may perhaps have a faint heartbeat of a tiny little chance?!
Rockies only have 32 remaining so we will have to play .700 ball if the Rockies play .600 ball like they have been late in this season so it’ll be tough.
Always tough
to chase down a team that you’re not playing. If the Braves had taken care of business against Philadelphia better, both Friday night (when the weather wasted a dominant match-up advantage) and in the previous series, we’d still have a chance to catch them. As it is, that probably isn’t happening.
Whoa
Don’t forget the Braves will also need to jump SF, and hold off the Fish and the Cubbies. It’s really a 5-team race right now.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
the cubs are done, that team is so dysfunctional
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, forgetfulness is such a bitch.
As a fan, I have hope – notwithstanding the soulless mathematical probabilities – that the Braves will storm through the remaining 33 games and the Rockies and Giants falter just enough for us to squeak into the playoffs. And since we will necessarily have to put up an impressive winning percentage for there to be any possibility of this happening in reality, I am focused on the teams in front of us, rather than those behind us.
However, the facts are that the Braves are in the race, have excellent pitching and enough hitters to score some runs with some regularity, and have a realistic possibility of pulling it off.
Therefore: My hope is alive.
Baseball's highest OPS in August belongs to
Matt Diaz., at 1.172. And today is the last day. Ryan Zimmerman is right behind him at 1.171, and Adam Dunn is at 1.152. But who’s that in 4th? Adam LaRoche, at 1.143.
He should get player of the month.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
At the very least
He should get serious consideration. Not to mention, he has to have been player of the week last week-he was ridiculous. He hit something like .600.
Diaz has been great but Zimmermann has been just as good, probably better (better wOBA)
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad Zimmerman is shooting blanks over there.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
My fav 'Matt Diaz' quotes from last night....
~Matt Diaz doesn’t hit home runs; when a pitcher sees him coming, he just turns around and throws the ball over the outfield wall.
~Chuck Norris checks his closet every night for Matt Diaz.
~Matt once told Chipper to hit a pitch, and Chip got a home run.
~If Matt Diaz had created the heavens and the earth, he wouldn’t have taken the 7th day off.
~Michael Jordan once scored 63 points in a game. Matt Diaz’s response was, “So what?”
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
those
were funny
hopefully Diaz will give us reason to come up with more of those tonight!
- and #4 are mine. The other ones were from other peeps.
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
lol, weird. must have inadvertantly typed in code or something…..
“number 2 and 4 are mine…”
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Aug 30, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
....
Matt Wieters Attended A Yankees/Red Sox Series Wearing His O’s Jersey. Both Teams Lost.
lol
Conor Jackson possibly going to be non-tendered after this season
I wouldn’t say no to him at first base. He wouldn’t be the power guy that you ideally want at first, but the Braves will also have Heyward’s power in right next season to counter that.
Games that matter:
Padres 3 Marlins 5 (Top 5th)
Mets 0 Cubs 1 (Top 2nd) P.S. WTF are the Cubs doing?
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
Why do you think the Cubs matter? Better yet, why does anyone behind us matter? If we are to make the playoffs, we have to win. Losing is not an option.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_odds.php
Chances of making the playoffs, as of end of play yesterday
Braves 16.95%
Marlins 3.75%
Cubs 6.26%
2-1 Mets lead!
And the Cubs are only 5.5 back coming into today…just like we were on Friday. Im not worried about them, but you never know with baseball anymore. I just posted it to be a sweetheart.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh
Giants offense is so bad. I honestly don’t know how they’ve scored a run today. Only two hits, and a sac fly.
Helton and Tulowitski trying to put this one out of reach by homering back to back in the top of the 5th.
I mean
Jason Hammel isn’t an elite pitcher. He’s solid. But he’s only thrown 42 pitches through 5 innings. Talk about swing-happy-it’s like the early season Braves (except Chipper).
the Giants are a horrible offensive team.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s rough. Giants are down 4-1 in the 6th, now, and I’m ready to declare that game out of hand. Giants have less chance of scoring 3 runs in 3 innings than we have of scoring 12 runs tonight.
the Giants only score
when we want them to lose.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's part of your problem
Fred Lewis is, arguably, the second best hitter on that team (a problem in and of itself). His .350 OBP rocks out compared to everyone except Kung-Fu Panda.
However, he’s not inserted in this game until the bottom of the 6th as a pinch hitter. Maybe there’s a reason-ie, he’s not healthy, or slumping-but he’s not a bad defensive player. The player who seemingly is taking his spot is a guy with even less power, and worse OBP, but a slightly, slightly higher BA.
Holy Smokes!
Giants scored a run. Actually mounting a rally here in the bottom of the 6th-second and third, no outs, 1 run in.
Sandoval
is actually extremely patient compared to most of the SF regulars. And besides, they seem to be pitching to him. Of course, he’s 1-2 already.
he’s not patient…at all. One of his goals is to hit a pitch on an intention walk i think
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
His 7.1% BB rate is beacon of patience in that line-up. Aaron Roward is at 5.7%, Ishikawa is at 6.9%, Ryan Garko is at 4.7%, Bengie Molina is at 2.8%, Juan Uribe at 5.4%.
It’s sad, but he actually is more inclined to talk a walk than most other Giants. And the pitch he took for strike 3 in that AB should definitely have been ball 4.
i think it’s more because people actually pitch around him, i mean nobody is going to avoid the strike zone with ishikawa, uribe, etc
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Lineup tonight (LaRoche and Churchy are in there)
Diaz rf
Prado 2b
C.Jones 3b
McCann c
Anderson lf
Escobar ss
LaRoche 1b
Church cf
Jurrjens p
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
i’d switch him and GA if i could.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m just glad he is in the lineup today.
I also like seeing Diaz get to hit everyday, but gosh, our OF D is HORRIBLE.
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Aug 30, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaz and Church are actually pretty good, Anderson is god awful
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaz is fine in LF but a disaster waiting to happen in RF.
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
he’s actually pretty good in LF, but in RF you are correct, it isn’t pretty
by McCann's the Man on Aug 30, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yep. and holy cow
our lineup is slowwww tonight. Chipper, BMac, GA and Roachy cant run for sh*t. Prado, Esco and Church are all have decent speed at best (Church can run a little but his back is hurting him). Our 2 fastest players tonight are our RF and pitcher. How often does that happen in baseball?
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
bored, stuck in mississippi, delayed flights
but hey, the m-braves won today, 6-1.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Aug 30, 2009 6:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam!
6-5 giants!
Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
by Scott Coleman on Aug 30, 2009 6:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
HEYJUDE
Stopping giving Braves fans a bad name by crapping all over TheGoodPhight. Bringing opposing arguments is cool, but what you do is not.
This is like the fifth time you've said it
And your opinion ≠ fact, without proof.
I agree that it’s kind of juvenile to go air our dirty laundry on another teams’ site, but it’s a free country, and it’s not my place to say who can do what, and discipline them here for their nonsense elsewhere. Please clarify your above opinion, because I am curious to why you continue to state this.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I just think its annoying.
I guess we arent really the laughing stock of SBnation, but people are making themselves look like Dbags on other sites. And since so many TCers are going to other blogs, people will start to think all braves fans are like that. That just bothers me. They dont even use good arguements. Maybe im overreacting.
Matt Diaz fucking rules.
Yeah
When people cross opposing lines to be trolls, it has the capability to make us look bad, but it’s still not necessarily fair for those who are irked to judge all TC users as infantile trolls because of one or two people.
Maybe a little over-the-top, but I do understand your resentment towards people here go elsewhere to act stupid. It’s something that’s difficult to prevent. TC has over 2,000 members, and unless the actions of a user on someone else’s blog directly brings a hostile situation back to our side of the fence, there’s not really any ground to discipline, IMO.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I don’t see how you making HEY JUDE look stupid over on their site makes braves fans look any better.
Seriously, did you need to post what you did?
"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
by justincredubil02 on Aug 30, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You are wrong. You did not get results.
Because no one cares what you think.
Matt Diaz fucking rules.
I really don't understand flaming on other team's blogs
It’s not that you’re not allowed to visit rival communities, but generally, doing so without bringing into a discussion is pointless.
Acceptable behavior for visiting a rival blog probably resembles this:
“Is Cole Hamels just having a down year, or was he pitching above his head last year? Or does he appear to be injured?”
“Trust me, the Braves’ offense is better than you’re giving it credit, and here’s some numbers”
If you’re going over there just to mock some comment-that’s flaming and isn’t good. If you’re going there to poke fun at their team/ballpark/city, that’s trolling and is bad.
How many Phillies fans have come over here to start flaming/trolling, despite the fact that they’re 7 games ahead of us? Exactly.
And to be honest, I do visit their site regularly, and I certainly take pleasure at their pains when the Braves beat up at them, but I’ve yet to comment there because I don’t want to be incendiary.
by Bronn on Aug 30, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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