Braves Quote For The Day: The Giants Feel Our Pain

by gondeee on Oct 11, 2010 11:13 AM EDT in Braves Quote For The Day

From Grant at McCovey Chronicles regarding last night's game:

Braves fans: we’ve been there. It’s of no consolation to you right now, but we know your pain. We’ve had our sternum pulled out through our nose too. Like, oh, Friday night. The Giants didn’t really deserve to win that game. But I’m pretty danged sure the Braves didn’t, either. They both probably should have just given that game to Doctors Without Borders and taken the tax write-off.

Yep.

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it's easier to say that

when your team is the one up 2-1 though.

by nuftjedi on Oct 11, 2010 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

yeah

see game 1.

and that pitch that he called Heyward out on last night was absolutely ridiculous. He must be buddy-buddy with Hohn.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I knew when Bobby threw down the hat on him Friday that Sunday was not going to be fun to watch.

by J-Freak on Oct 11, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Let's not forget......

the Posey safe call, when he was clearly OUT! Then, he ultimately scored.

DON'T STOP 'TIL WE REACH THE TOP!!!!!!!!
Another SAINTS fan in Panther country!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!
WHO DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by SAINTSfaninNC on Oct 11, 2010 11:21 AM EDT reply actions

just one more ump that doesn’t seem very impartial towards the Braves. if the call is close, it’s going against us.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions

As Braves fans

we’ve seen every imaginable way this team can lose in the postseason. thank goodness #6 won’t be around to mismanage next season. that will exercise some demons.

by NorCalAtlFan on Oct 11, 2010 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

hopefully Bobby’s last good deed for the Braves has already been done: get Freddi Gonzalez in here, next year.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I think its all but set in stone that Fredi will be here next year… There’s been no mention of anything other than that Fredi turned down an interview with the cubs… I think the decision’s already been made

"I wasn’t thinking about it. That’s the worst celebration of all time. I didn’t know what to do. I got lost in the moment." - Brian McCann

by HansonManCrush on Oct 11, 2010 11:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I would bet that Bobby asked him when the Fish cut him loose.

and I’m sure he said yes. they’re just waiting until this season finally ends before announcing it.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Yup, can’t wait to see us actually steal a base.

by king of games on Oct 11, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Easy to say

Up 2-1… If we had our everyday lineup to face their everyday lineup this series would already be over and we’d be headed to Philly… Not making excuses but i doubt they’ve had anything close to the amount of adversity this team has had this year

"I wasn’t thinking about it. That’s the worst celebration of all time. I didn’t know what to do. I got lost in the moment." - Brian McCann

by HansonManCrush on Oct 11, 2010 11:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Well we have given the Giants to early Christmas presents already in this series

Game 1 & 2

by BravesFanScout on Oct 11, 2010 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

9th inning Heyward AB

4 Balls and only 1 Strike thrown. What a joke man. I think the umpires reliability has to be questioned at this point. A missed call at 2b in G1, a missed call at 1b in G2, and a terrible strike zone in G3. Is wearing a Giants T-shirt under that umpires uniform? It makes you wonder.

by BravesFanScout on Oct 11, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

and yet nobody does nothing. because the Braves are the team that ump's like to joke about after the game.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Not defending the strikezone here, but…

Heyward has got to swing the bat in that situation. It’s the 9th inning of the third game. We know the script of this dog and pony show by now. You can’t take those pitches (especially when you’ve been flailing at junk in the dirt). Heyward is one of our best hitters and he has the reach to drive those outside pitches.

I think he’s just mentally lost out there right now – and the bad play in RF didn’t help

He’s 21 years old and will be a star player for many years to come, but he is getting a cold, hard lesson in playoff baseball right now. He has a great head on his shoulders for his age so hopefully he is building on this.

by DCP916 on Oct 11, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

regardless, it’s a fucking joke that that pitch was called a strike. one of the worst strikeout calls I’ve ever seen.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

I was fuming when that ball was called a strike (not to mention the other handful of balls 3-6 inches off the plate). But, Heyward has to be protecting the plate in that situation. If it is remotely close, take that bat off of your shoulder.

by aaaaandTheBravesWin on Oct 11, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I think a new hitting coach would do wonders for Heyward. Right now anything high and inside gets him hard, and he tends to let ptches down the middle go for strikes, like he can’t imagine a pitcher daring to throw him a good pitch.

It shocks him so he just sits there. I’d almost love to see Vlad Guerrero show him a few things about bad ball hitting to do once in a while, or maybe have Ichiro give a few pointers.

by Broccoman on Oct 11, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

you mean "Game 1 & 3"

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Do not want.

It’s cool if Tim Lincecum wants to act like the 15-year old Mitch Kramer from Dazed and Confused and celebrate with profanity and jubilation; his team won, they’re allowed. I don’t hold any ill will against Buster Posey for his defending remarks towards the Conrad error, or admitting getting caught stealing; he’s trying to take the high road, downplay some of the luck involved, and at the same time be humble and grounded. Maybe a little excessive, but it’s peachy.

I also understand that Grant’s remarks are with the best intentions, and trying to inject a little humor, as well as (some of) McC’s visitors who are trying to sympathize to us. This is just me, and no offense to them, or any other baseball fans who want to peek on our side of the fence, but I don’t want your sympathy, or care about your ability to relate. I didn’t like it when Cards fans, and even Mets fans were coming over here to pat us on the shoulders during the April nine-game losing streak, and I don’t like it any more right now. I applaud some of the sportsmanship, but save it for after the series, because we’re still entangled in this series, regardless of what anyone’s prediction is, and I still want the Braves to knock the Giants down, and pile on the scores to margins that not even Bobby Cox could overmanage his way out of.

Afterward, I would gladly, and sincerely begin the laundry list of cliches of good sportsmanship, such as tips of the hat, the equivalents of the the post-game handshakes over the internets, and polite remarks. If the Giants take the series, I’d want them to give all hell to the Phillies. But regardless of the series outcome, I’ll gladly admit that this series has been tight, memorable, and nothing but good games.

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

by royhobbs on Oct 11, 2010 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Hear, hear

Well said, I feel the same way. Rec’d

by Cracker! on Oct 11, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

totally agree

I just want an even playing field. Hohn…. I mean…. Emmel has really tipped the scales this series, which otherwise would have been fairly even.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
Swing and a drive...Belted right! Welcome to the Show!!!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 11, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed here also. Got nothing against the Giants whatsoever, except the next two games. (I do think series heads back to San Fran)

by Broccoman on Oct 11, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Can they really sympathize

After going through so many years of heartbreaking finishes, the Braves fans really have no rival in the shitty empty feeling department. This loss was the worst loss feeling wise, that I have ever had as a Braves fan. I’m in this weird zombie like mood where my thoughts have become manic fluctuating between fuming anger at Conrad/Cox to pity for Conrad to an emotion that I haven’t classified yet when I saw Lincecum and Sanchez go apeshit in their celebration.

No one knows what it like to be a Braves fan, Giants are only good one year out of a decade, for the Braves to consistently let you down year after year and dangle that carrot in front of you is definitely a worse ending feeling than say a Royals fans ending feeling when they start laughing about it by mid April. This has become one of those is it better to have love and lost debates…..

So in conclusion, the sympathy isn’t really genuine, guilt maybe, knowing they have been gifted 2 games in this series. It’s an empty gesture and waste of time.

by Cracker! on Oct 11, 2010 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

Without me thinking clearly or going back and checking, have the Braves given up an earned run in the two losses? I can’t remember if it was an earned it the first game, because obviously it shouldn’t have been a run at all.

There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.

by jbeachbum24 on Oct 11, 2010 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

Tying run last night was earned.

by CharlotteChop on Oct 11, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s right…

There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.

by jbeachbum24 on Oct 11, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

the run that tied the game last night was earned – a clean single off Dunn (and charged to Kimbrel, who walked a batter and gave up a hit)

The Brooks error let the go ahead run score, which was unearned

by DCP916 on Oct 11, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Has anybody else noticed how poorly the REDS played?

As aggravating as it has been to be a Braves fan this week, the Reds are the team that genuinely deserves criticism. Their defense and approach at the plate has actually been worse than ours. They have the NL MVP, a healthy and potent lineup and (arguably) the best defensive 3rd baseman of his generation (Rolen) doing a Brooks Conrad impersonation.

This is a team by the way, that had one playoff appearance in the past 20 years. And their home crowd was just completely dead. I mean that team, and their fans, were just lifeless. That was one of the worst playoff series I’ve ever seen. And the Twins are running a close second as well.

But I guess you get a pass when you’re playing the Almighty Phillies and Yankees, hallowed be their names and revenue streams.

by DCP916 on Oct 11, 2010 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

Heh.

by joshmaurer on Oct 11, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

This Phils team is probably the best team since the 1999 Yankees. I expect them to make everyone look bad.

by roberty on Oct 11, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Does Conrad get a full loss share for Game 3?

Talk about a swing from the bottom of the 8th to the top of the ninth. Now even if we win game 4, we are staring at a Game 5 with a guy who struck out 14 on an off night.

by crime_dog on Oct 11, 2010 1:19 PM EDT reply actions