Braves Quote For The Day II: Before You Boo Brooks Read This

I really feel horrible for Brooksy, he seems like a really nice guy. He was never supposed to be playing in the field in the first place, and it’s really a shame it had to go down like this. Hopefully Bobby will figure something out, and maybe Brooksy can get us a big hit off the bench tonight.

Those who have been ragging on him really need to stop. Complaining about the errors isn’t going to help anyone, so it’s best to move on to Game 4.

That being said, I think it’s best if Brooks takes a breather today and let someone else man second base.

I mean, that was as bad as an error as you are going to make. But even Red Sox fans have found a way to forgive Bucknor. I really liked Conrad, that grand slam he hit was the first time I heard of him, and I have kinda liked him ever sense

I don’t blame Brooks Conrad. I feel horrible for him, and I really wish he had never been in that position. I assign the blame to two places…Bobby Cox for not making the defensive sub (I don’t care HOW shaken up our team is, in that situation, you go for the kill, which means pulling Conrad), and the baseball gods for all of these freakin injuries.

We wouldn’t be in the playoffs in the first place without his clutch bench play this season. He’s a great guy, and works his butt off for this team. It’s unfortunate that his miscues cost us the game (and potentially the series), but he’s human just like the rest of us. Any true Braves fan would look past this and should be happy to have Brooks Conrad as part of our team. I know I am.

without every single person I know bringing up that game and twisting the knife just a little more. Even the guy at the Wendy’s drive-thru brought it up! Of course, that’s what I get for wearing a Braves t-shirt today I guess.

He has been downright awful, there’s not denying that. But he’s a great guy, and we wouldn’t be here without him, but whats past is just that, past. And present, the guy couldn’t field a ground ball with a 15 foot glove. Baseball is such a mental game, and its not Brooks lack of skill thats causing this, its his seriously bruised mentality. Walking out of the gates last night there were so many people screaming for his blood. I hate to even think about it, but it wouldn’t it all shock me if he turned into a Donnie Moore. I really hate it for the guy. Hope he gets his head straight. No one deserves to live through what he is having to live through

He over manages in the playoffs. He always has and it is the reason they only have 1 WS. He tries to mix and match with the lefty/righty match ups instead of going with the hot hand. Kimbrel was on fire last night. He had Ishikawa but lost him and had Sanchez 0-2 and gave up a bleeder single up the middle. Taking Kimbrel out of the game COst them the game. I would have understood if he was falling behind and was walking everyone, but he wasn’t. He was throwing GAS and was actually locating his pitches pretty well. I should be going to tonight’s game getting ready for series VICTORY, but instead I may be watching the Giants celebrate on our field.

His heroics are way back in the rear view mirror. So stop bringing up that as an excuse not to be pissed that he shit the bed yesterday.

it’s all in Brooksy’s head right now. Man I feel bad for him. He’s won a few games for us this year. Brooksy can’t go out there tonight. The fans will kill him.

I find it hard to feel bad for the professional baseball player whose job it is to field balls! If he’s playing in AAA, AA, or A, he still must be able to posses the ability TO FIELD A GROUND BALL AND THROW IT RELIABLY!

A case could be made for every coach and scout who has ever coached or scouted him that they were all so terrible at their jobs that hey allowed him to reach the majors.

ALMOST make me ashamed to be a Braves fan after the booing last night. I was at the game and was disgusted by the people booing Brooks. I realize much of our losing had to do with him, but we wouldn’t even be in the playoffs without the contributions of Raw Dog. (I personally am way more upset with Bobby pulling Kimbrel) Every player on this team respects and admires him. For God’s sake, most of us haven’t spent 10 years in the minors. I support him because he is a BRAVE. He needs us now more than ever and booing him will not help anything. He is going to redeem himself tonight off of the bench. Bank on it. Go Brooks and GO BRAVES

i’m just as frustrated as everyone else. brooks is the ire of all of our rage and has taken on the human form of all the blown calls, meltdowns over the years.
when these playoffs started, i knew that this was a very flawed team but tried to remain optimistic and was happy that made it as far as they have. it just sux that the flaws of the team remain and that despite those flaws, the team should be in the drivers seat of this series.
they tie it up today and i will do my best to represent the Braves fandom in a positive light in SF.

I sincerely hope the fans have the good sense to at least not boo him. I totally agree that it would be great if Atlanta fans showed the class to do at least that.
Thinking about it, I do believe that whoever was responsible for showing Brook’s GS last night was trying to get the fans to remember all that he has done for the team in the past. That being said, it is understandable that people were mad at him. I hope that they are largely over it by now. Thank goodness Bobby does not have him in the regular lineup tonight. It is clear that he needs time to clear his head before he fields another ball.