Game 150 Recap: Braves 11, Mets 3

by gondeee on Sep 21, 2009 10:15 PM EDT in Game Recaps Comment 33 comments

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Atlanta Braves' Chipper Jones, left, greets Nate McLouth, foreground, and Martin Prado at the plate after hitting a second-inning, three-run home run off New York Mets starter Pat Misch in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

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I'd be happy if every game the rest of the season was like this one -- lots of early runs, good pitching, a Braves win. Derek Lowe bounced back from the blister he suffered last start to get his 15th win, and Kenshin Kawakami picked up the piggy-back-start save by 1-hitting the Mets over the last 4 innings. Maybe we found something that can work with 6 starters next year... I mean, the Lowe-Kawakami combo only cost us $22 million a year, but if they can do this every fifth day we might be on to something. (Fat chance, right?)

The Braves offense got homeruns from Garret Anderson, Matt Diaz (again), and Chipper Jones, all against the Mets starter, Pat Misch. It will never, never, ever, never get old beating up on the Mets. Derek Lowe even chipped in with 2 hits, and Kawakami got on base with a walk -- a good day all around for Braves pitchers.

I didn't do too much of watching this game... it was the season premier of Heroes -- priorities.

Final - 9.21.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta Braves	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10	0
New York Mets	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
WP: Derek Lowe (15 - 9) SV: Kenshin Kawakami (1) LP: Pat Misch (1 - 4)

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I'm with ya on Heroes!

Are you going to be checking out FlashForward on Thursday? I’m a huge LOST fan and I’m hoping this will be at least half as good. Your thoughts?

Oh yeah, great butt-whoopin’ by the Braves tonight. Win every game. Now.

Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.

by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 21, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I definitely already have that tivoed

never got into Heroes but I’m so into to Lost its sad sometimes

Cockchafer

by bpk228480 on Sep 22, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm real into Heroes...

But this FlashForward crap looks creepy, at best.

Remember when the Panthers had a good offensive line? Yeah, me too.
--Darin Gantt

by MichaelProcton on Sep 22, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same here with Heroes

Yeah, the look at the upcoming episodes at the end got me jacked up. Looks like an interesting year.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 22, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I give just about every new show a chance to impress me (unless it’s on CBS, I just hate every show on CBS — it’s the way they cast those shows and promote them, I can’t f-in stand ’em).

I never got into Lost… I’m kinda glad actually. Everyone says it’s so great, but then complains about it all the time too.

I’m pretty excited that creepy compass guy is on Heroes. I really enjoyed his character on Prison Break, though his accent in PB was much better than it was last night.

by gondeee on Sep 22, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good job tonight boys

Your early 8 run lead let me watch my Colts on MNF. Muchos gracias.

Frank Wren for GM of the Year.
"Wait, bait and bash." - Jason Heyward's personal philosophy.

by mvhsbball on Sep 21, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m starting to think that maybe Lowe should be in the pen instead of KK.

by MatM on Sep 21, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve thought this for a while, but he costs too much, I’m assuming, to be relegated to the bullpen.

Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.

by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 21, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Efff that

Put him as the closer and call it a day

by drumzalicious on Sep 21, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

THIS

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Sep 22, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DL showed stay in the rotation. He should easily had 17 wins by now

by AlRoBraves95 on Sep 21, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I mentioned this on the game thread, but is anybody else bothered by the fact that we got no-hit after the 3rd inning?

"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."

by bravos1984 on Sep 21, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not really. It would be hard for many to stay focused and continue to press offensively when you’ve amassed 11 runs in 3 innings. If they started to come back on us, I would have been concerned, but D-Lo & KK had them on lockdown tonight! I’m thinking the guys probably relaxed a bit mentally after that.

Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.

by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 21, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let’s just hope it doesn’t carry over like it seems it has at times this year.

"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."

by bravos1984 on Sep 21, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+81

Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.

by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 21, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if we had shown the ability to come back and keep scoring more this year I would feel better about it. But we’ve shown a tendency this year to score very early in games then stop.

by NCChopper on Sep 22, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

honestly

yea i am. I dont care what kind of lead you have you dont just roll over for any team

by drumzalicious on Sep 21, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Classic Braves Hibernation Mode. You get used to it.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 22, 2009 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah....

Every silver lining has its cloud. We wouldn’t want to find too much positive with an 11-3 victory.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Sep 22, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just lost a lot of respect for you, sir.

Heroes? When House is on? Explain.

by Weldon on Sep 22, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

One show has the capacity to actually, you know, have an original plot each week.

The other has rehashed the same storyline for years nwo.

Remember when the Panthers had a good offensive line? Yeah, me too.
--Darin Gantt

by MichaelProcton on Sep 22, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Meh

original doesn’t equal good though. I use to like the show but the writing is overall pretty poor and cliche.

by Cracker! on Sep 22, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sort of with you on this with Heroes. I like the show and all, but every episode I’m thinking of a dozen different and better ways I would have taken the plot. It’s still fun, though.

As for House, the whole solve the medical mystery thing is not really what the show is about for me. I watch it for the witty dialogue and subtle humor.

by gondeee on Sep 22, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be watching House when I get home tonight (it’s DVR’ed). Don’t lose any respect, now. I re-watched last year’s season finale of House last night in preparation for the new season. I’m pretty f-in excited about this year’s House.

by gondeee on Sep 22, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

SEASON PREMIER OF HEROES?????

Peyton orchestrates a win while having the ball less than 15 minutes on MNF and you watch Heroes?? Priorities??? More like poor DVR usage…

by Mark Lempke on Sep 22, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of poor dvr usage, i took a chance by canceling my wife’s (who wasn’t home yet) “Jon and Kate plus 8” so i could record Heroes on tv2, but watch it and be able to check on the Braves on tv1. Ballsy, but luckily they replayed it around midnight, but i didn’t know that at the time.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 22, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sir...

you shock me.

by sddbaker on Sep 22, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, that kind of move is not for the faint of heart, but i played the odds that its cable, and that episode would likely re-air, if not that night, then in the very near future.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 22, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs