Monday Night's Braves Lineup
by gondeee on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM EDT
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PrintChanges, changes, changes a-plenty in tonight's Braves lineup versus the left-handed starter for the Giants, Madison Bumgarner:
- Omar Infante, 2B
- Matt Diaz, LF
- Derrek Lee, 1B
- Brian McCann, C
- Alex Gonzalez, SS
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Troy Glaus, 3B
- Rick Ankiel, CF
- Derek Lowe, P
I approve! Though I'm not sure Diaz is hitting any better than Heyward at this point, but at least you can sacrifice with him and not feel bad about it.
Cox is getting just about every right-hander he can in the game without sticking the immovable object (Melky Cabrera) in center field.
Of course the biggest change is the defensive one, with Glaus replacing Brooks Conrad in the field.
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WIN.
Except Troy is at 3rd, not 1st.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
Since Rick Ankiel is not the Ankiel of old...
as in failpitching – for – the – Cardinals old……it seems Conrad has assumed the role.
My condolences, and his Sandovallike benching is unfortunately overdue..
No one feels worse about his amazing string of gaffes than he does, of course.
Where will he play next year (a la Jose “BOOTED BY” Lind)?
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 11, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Pinch hitter
Same as this year.
Troll elsewhere.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
I'm NOT trolling.
See the “My condolences”? They’re genuine.
I understand your natural suspicion, though.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 11, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, game 1 must have been a real tear-jerker.
"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 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Just sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop, really.
Hey, I’ll be the first to admit we backed into the playoffs.
Hell, I’d send the Diamondbacks a gift basket for all; their hard sweeping work on our behalf.
We’re fortunate as hell, in other words. These unearned runs don’t inspire any added confidence.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 11, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Damned rogue commas...
Proofreader failYOU’RE FIRED. AGAIN.
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by victor frankenstein on Oct 11, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Great changes
I am happy that it finally took Bobby 3 games in to wake him up about the lineup, but better late than never and now we just gotta get some damn runs!!!!
It is so frustrating watching these guys swing and miss and make the giants look un- hittable.
Lincecum is a freak but I want us to face him once more because that would mean a win tonight!
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BravesFan22
Two players at 1st, nobody at 2nd. It’s a bold choice, let’s see how it works out.
"I've been to two rodeos and three goat ropin's, but I've never seen anything like that" - Joe Simpson on Brooks Conrad's walkoff Grand Slam, 5/20/10
This is two days in a row now you lazy journalist.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
he
must be banned lol
"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 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re going down swinging. I hope Conrad stays in the tunnel for the entire game.
DON'T GO TO SLEEP EARLY OR JEFF FRANCOEUR WILL HAUNT YOUR DREAMS AND LOWER YOUR OBP. - Scott
After what Hinske's been doing in that role....
…..that would be silly.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Conrad pinch-hits tonight and hits a homer to put the Braves on top.
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I like it...
….but HATE Gonzo in the 5th spot. McCann’s unlikely to get much to hit yet again…..
It’s so they can’t double LOOGY us with McCann and Heyward.
That being said, I’d rather have Troy there instead of Gonzalez.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Have to agree with you, oh wise one
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
“wise one”
that’s a first.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh...we typically
think a lot alike on these threads, my friend, so I thought I’d toss you a prop.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
well thanks friend!
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not your friend, guy!
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
Just read this on Yahoo Sports just before the lineup was announced
• Upgrade the No. 5 lineup spot: This could be another place where Troy Glaus(notes) fits in. They need the threat of something, anything, from the batter behind Brian McCann.
It’s not coming from Alex Gonzalez.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Gonzo period. But really nobody is having a great series, so Bobby might as well have filled out the bottom of the line up by picking out of a hat.
lowe is..
can we bat him 5th….?
"Whoever’s writing this script, just keep doing it."...... Peter Moylan
by Hektor DiPaula on Oct 11, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I predict
World Series MVP Troy Glaus will be who shows up to the stadium tonight
"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
I predict
Glaus will think it’s the middle of May tonight.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a bunch of chloroform
If somebody has some calendars and some old newspapers from May, we can make this happen!
by Creek Johnson on Oct 11, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Conrad gets a big pinch hit tonight…and I hope Troy gets a big hit too….love those guys.
Man the time is passing FAST today. It’s already 3ish.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 11, 2010 3:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I love this team too...
Here’s to hoping they keep it going past tonite!
"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 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm PUMPED about the lineup! We may lose 20-0, but at least there was a change made.
It will be interesting and fun to see Glaus get a shot at 3rd and it’s nice to see Heyward hitting lower in the order. If I am the Giants I would bunt the ball to 3rd every time up. haha. It will be fun just to see if he can make the play.
Agreed
I too am excited about this lineup, even though I realize the Braves just have not been able to score many runs in this series, maybe and hopefully that this is a change in the lineup that will just somehow explode the bats. I would love to see the Braves come out and just crush the Giants 6 or 7 to nothing.
GO BRAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If we go down, we’re going down swinging.
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+1
"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 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
So what you’re saying is there will yet again be double digit strikeouts by the Braves line up? Hmm yeah I can definitely see that.
Half and half - pop-ups and K's
that’s my last negative post today…LOL
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
it was meant more as a “we’re not going down without a fight”… But I could have interpreted that wrong…
"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 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
If we go down, we’re going downswinging.
make that check swinging…. Hammel is at 3rd tonight….
"Whoever’s writing this script, just keep doing it."...... Peter Moylan
by Hektor DiPaula on Oct 11, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he has cycled back around to one of the outfield lines tonight. I could be wrong, though.
by kidnarcolepsy on Oct 11, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope you're right, for HIS sake
because if he effs up another call tonight, the Braves fans at the stadium might send the lynch mob after him.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
because if he effs up another call tonight, the Braves fans at the stadium might send the lynch mob after him.eat him
FTFY. You eat your enemy to obtain his power; then you go out there and blow a slew of calls against the Giants, and toss Bochy for arguing.
hahaha. I love you guys.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 11, 2010 4:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thank you Bobby Cox
Finally, a lineup I approve of……
I still believe we can win this series.
Go Braves!
*Just Chill* when things start to look a bit difficult-don't panic as you take away your ability to think straight. Go Braves! Go Dawgs! Go Falcons!
Can't wait to see the bunt fest now that Glaus is at 3B.
But I’m not complaining. There’s really nothing else Bobby can do. There’s no way you can throw Conrad back out there.
by AnEternalEnigma on Oct 11, 2010 3:22 PM EDT reply actions
Giants don't have a ton of speed....
….and Glaus got to Renteria’s bunt well enough, it was just a perfect one. I really don’t see the Giants trying to take much advantage of that.
Although I can’t think of a more beat-up, slow 4-some in McCann, Glaus, Lowe, and Lee all going after a bunt at the same time.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Yesterday was the single worst day as a sports fan
Between what happened with the Braves. To what ensued with my Niners last night. I have never experienced two more humiliating loses in such a short period of time.
Good news is it ain’t over, here’s to redemption!!
My weekend was just as horrible
On Saturday – the Canes get the sh*t kicked out of them by FSU. Then coupled with the Braves game, my fantasy football team got beat. Best part, you ask? I lead the league in points (by more than 60 over the 2nd guy) and I am 0-5. Talk about bad luck!!
Safe to say, I’m glad this past weekend is over.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
If I lumped in fantasy it is even worse
I scored the lowest points in 2 leagues, but I already have a win in both, my teams are garbage though.
On the bright side, a majority of the 49er fans over at NinersNation are actually A’s fans so I didn’t have to hear about the Braves game.
I'm in a Yahoo! league, and...
Well at least they’re A’s fans…that would add insult to injury.
I haven’t posted a week under 120 points, and each week, I just so happen to play the team that has the greatest week of all time vs. my squad. Here’s my lineup:
P. Rivers, C. Johnson, P. Hills (used to be Ryan Grant…whoops), R. Wayne, J. Maclin, Flex (used to be Portis, now it’s D. Henderson from NO, for now), A. Gates, R. Bironhas (sp) and the GB defense. 0-5, really
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Post fail...
I put in the 1st sentence after the fact…you get my point. LOL
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
That is pretty rough. I’ve had similar things happen different years. Plenty of time left right…
I pretty much
need to win out at this point, in order to make the playoffs. Everyone is saying the same thing on my message board for the league – if I get in, nobody wants to play me.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep...waaaay pissed about that game
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It really doesn't matter when
they couldn’t stop the run and had Harris playing on 1 leg (well, groin) for most of the game.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Win or lose, this was a helluva of ride for the 2010 Braves....
Regardless of what happens tonight, this was by far one of the best/most exciting season the Braves have had in a long time. It was going to take a miracle of epic proportion for us to make it to the World Series. Injuries to key players (I think Heyward is still bothered by the thumb) was our biggest killer. I’m glad that we aren’t going down quietly. Let’s Go Braves!
by romone_braves91 on Oct 11, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions
we r gonna win this series
Glaus should have been in the lineup a long time ago.i approve of this move. Go Bobby!
I just want
to win so bad tonite so this team can go back to SF and kick the shit outta Lincecum… That stoner girly skateboarder needs to be put in his place
"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
Game 5 strategy - shoot middle!! LMAO!!!
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I just hope
there’s a game 5 to develop a strategy for
"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 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
This, but literally
Even if he throws a shutout, I seriously hope we storm the mound and kick the shit out of him. I hate that guy.
by Creek Johnson on Oct 11, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of Game 4 of the NLDS vs. Houston in 2004.
Down 2-1 in the series, Bobby swapped J.D. Drew and Marcus Giles. Drew hit #2 and Giles hit #3. Drew ended up hitting the game-winner with 2 outs.
Hopefully Diaz can show us how #2 is done tonight.
by AnEternalEnigma on Oct 11, 2010 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Let’s just hope for a different Game 5.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's worry about Game 4, first...
and have Diaz remember he kills LHP!!
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
"hopefully diaz can show us how #2 is done tonight"
EPIC.
rec’ed
Last night, I went from jumping up and down, screaming and turning red in the face…. to….. just turning red in the face.
No reaction tonite from me, until the damned thing is over.
"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 3:35 PM EDT reply actions
I'm seriously considering
not watching the game… All of their runs have been scored when I’m away from the TV/radio or, alas, after I fell asleep on Friday night while listening after it went into extras… I feel if I keep away they’ll put up some big numbers… but how can I not watch?
"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 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, same here.
screw it. i’m watching anyway. our only run is coming in the 8th inning, anyway.
you heard it here, first.
"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 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
How bout this, instead??
How about we jump on em in the bottom of the first inning, hang a crooked number, and have SF chase US down, for a change?
Atlanta has played from behind for the better part of the whole series, thus far. Let’s change it up, shall we??
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
this
"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 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
we’ve played from behind for the better part of the 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 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly...
let’s do something different tonight…just for shits and giggles!!
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds great, in theory, however.....
another lefty that we haven’t seen before.
and from what I hear, he’s legit.
"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 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Derek Lowe
Is pretty legit too… And they say pitching him on short rest puts more drop on his sinker… we’ll see
"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 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
He's good, but he's also a rookie
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
so...... no perfect game, but a no-hitter.......?
lol. i joke.
"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 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It was such a brutal 10 minutes....
Bad timing has done quite a bit of harm to this club.
The Braves start falling apart just when the Phillies get healthy, for example.
Wagner surprisingly stays healthy the entire season, goes down one game before the Braves need him the most.
It’s remarkable what this team has been through. Just stay healthy next year, add a decent bat, and give it another go. Very excited for this club.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i'm very optimistic for next year too, however.... i wanna see
new manager = Fredi Gonzalez
new hitting coach = __________ (whom-the-fuck-ever)
"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 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
How's this for the new hitting coach........
Chipper Jones…player coach!!
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds great. nowhere to go but up.
pitching (check) …..as evidenced by PLAYOFFS
hitting (______) any type of gameplan here would probably get us to another WS
"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 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
not to mention
Jurrjens will be back in full form next year and Hanson will be over his sophmore slump… Our staff is gonna be deadly… deadly…
"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 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
It's all about the bats and bullpen this offseason.
I’m not going to rosterbate, but let’s hope FW solidifies the OF this coming offseason and maybe scoop up another arm for the pen, assuming Wags retires.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He will
I’m a Wren believer…. He’s got my support, 100%
"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 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Improve the team by 20+ wins with a declining payroll in two years? That works for me.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ted Turner was at the game. Maybe the collapse re-lit the fire.
"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 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
so true… so so true…
J.S.: Ted we want to bring this guy to improve the club, but we need to increase payroll to do it.
Ted: Done… No questions asked
"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 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd already have the check written
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Stupid
Jane Fonda
"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 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame…
but he knows…
it’s his own damn fault.
lol. he knew what he was getting into. women are nuts.
"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 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
+1000….indeed
"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 4:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Meds, Chipper, etc
"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 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
O'Flaherty's injuries are the most underrated to this team.
that guy is key
"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 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
the difference
EOF has nasty stuff in the clutch.
Dunn doesn’t.
"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 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
EOF
Is clutch… Poor guy what’s his status can he at least see clearly again?
"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 4:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Heyward
in his second year, having made numerous adjustments over the winter to prep for ML pitching….
I hate myself for forgetting to mention Meds…. There’s no excuse… I guesss it’s because he’ll be out the first half
"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 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
true
I realized after posting I wasn’t giving him enough credit and my mind was simply recalling his W-L record without considering the periphals
"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 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm embarrassed
"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 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
oh I see what you are saying
HE IS NOT A WINNAR. DFA HIM WITH HEYWARD
package
him and Heyward in a trade for Jeff Francoeur
"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 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually
Hanson has been 1A and 1B with Huddy. There’s really not too much difference.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Love the Line-Up Changes...
Go Braves!
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
Said before and I'll say it again...
Deploy Troy!!! Go Bravos!!!! Time to show these SF pansies what heart and determination are all about!
"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
i approve!
I LOVE THIS LINEUP!!
go braves!! we get 5+ runs tonight!
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Is anyone else as crazy as I am?
I mean last night just killed me. I could hardly sleep because I just kept replaying everything over and over in my mind. I need to learn to deal with this sort of thing better. I was seriously considering not watching the game tonight because I just didn’t think I could deal with the stress all over again, but who am I kidding? There is no way in heck I’m not watching.
Maybe I need some sort of sports fan therapy. Or you know, let’s just win it all. That would solve things. Get it done boys!
Somebody posted something like this last night, so I'll echo that post...
Your Atlanta Braves – giving their fans heart attacks since 1991.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I posted that in the game thread yesterday.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 11, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at the game. I barely slept.
It’s hard to sleep after such a huge build-up and quick come-down. Hinske’s 2-run homer was seriously one of the most thrilling things I’ve ever seen in person. And within 20 minutes, it was completely taken away.
by AnEternalEnigma on Oct 11, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that I've really accepted that it happened.
To hit the homer and go ahead, it just felt meant to be. I keep asking, why? Why did we hit the homerun just to lose anyway? Probably overly melodramatic, but I’m one of those people that believes that everything happens for a reason, and I couldn’t stop saying, why, why, why.
Maybe Troy was meant to lead us to the finish, and this all had to happen to get him back on the field? Wishful thinking I know, but it makes me feel a little better to think so.
Just don't ever get to a point where...
…you’re having to RELY on a sports team to cheer you up. Even the best of the best get tripped up, just try and put it in perspective.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Last night was like.....
finding out you’ve won 10 mil in the lotto……..and then you find out they made a mistake with the last number, and you don’t win shit.
"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 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
All day / last night I haven't stopped thinking about
what would have happened if Kimbrel had been left in to finish the ninth.
We would be going for the series win tonight
In stead if we win we have to go back to SF and face their ace…..Last night was a Hall of Fame bad bad move…..I was screaming at my TV when I say Bobby coming out!
Same here.
I was yelling “No bobby DO NOT come out of there. DO NOT make this move.”
I was also screaming when I saw McOut step up, tho.
At that point, I knew it was officially over.
"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 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone else think
Farnsworth should close. I know that is a bit of a sore subject, but he pitched 2 innings in game 2, not without issue, but without runs. And he came in last night and got the necessary ground ball to at least get to the bottom of the 9th with the game still tied, but Brooks was having none of it.
I figured its the unpopular move
Just throwing it out there.
Not to say Kimbrel
Wasn’t really given a fair opportunity. If it had been Wags, Bobby let’s him pitch. He ends up with the L and besides allowing the base-runners (yes a large part) had no say in the matter.
Actually you may be right
Soo many things going on last night
Kimbrel's the guy IMHO
I cringe every time Farnsworth toes the slab, personally.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
How about Conrad calling off a Gold Glover on a popup in the 9th last night?
Couldn’t help but to chuckle….
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I was absolutely screaming
Hoping he would hear me..
Fear the Glaus-o-saur!!!!
"That's my teammate, man... That's my quarterback"
by TurnerTheBurner on Oct 11, 2010 4:00 PM EDT reply actions
For what it is worth
Posey is playing better than Heyward…..Not that I’m knocking J-Hey…just the facts
Yep, in his whopping 14 PA's....
…that include 5 singles and 1 XBH. At least one of those were infield singles….
Heyward looks beat up to hell….
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody who has gotten a hit is playing better than Heyward. Doesn’t mean he can’t start it up tonight!
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
Here’s hoping you are right; However it looked like the K in the first inning was on a hanging slider; And he is missing 91 and 92 mph fastballs down the middle; I’d say be more aggressive at the plate and forget the On Base Percentage…..Look for the inside fastball and do what Ron Gant use to do with those.
It seems like forever since he has swung at the first pitch. I don’t mean to always do it, but switch it up a bit.
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
He swung at a first pitch last nite.
Flyout to Burrell in the 4th.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Right on! Here's to Heyward catching fire!
by BravesFaninAZ on Oct 11, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Heyward will start hitting and then all the people cheering the decision to drop him down in the lineup will cry, “WHY ISN’T HE HITTING LOWER IN THE LINEUP!?”
It makes me laugh.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 11, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the hell
Did it take Bobby until potentially the last game of the season to realize that Heyward needed to get out of the 2 spot?
Kawakami - 1, Halladay - 0
I dunno, he fit in the #2 spot perfectly most of the time...
Most patient hitter on the team, didn’t have a ton of power, gets on base with the best of them……
When Chipper went down, I was screaming for Heyward in the #3 hole. But it honestly wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Once his power starts developing more, he’s definitely a middle of the order guy.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
the same reason
it took him so long to plug Prado into the lead-off spot. if he had waited any longer to do so, we wouldn’t have made it to the play-offs with it being so close of a race.
"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 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I have class from 1:40 to 4:30
and it’ll take 10 minutes to get home. Guess who’s leaving a few minutes early?
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
lol
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Where are you at, mvhs?
7pm EDT start…I’m assuming you’re on the left coast?
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Arizona
i give up trying to remember that most of you are ahead of me
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 11, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
My bad...
I thought they changed it to a 4:30 start time, in which case I’d be shutting off my PC right about….now.
Eddie V
by DolphinNation on Oct 11, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright ladies and gents
I’m outta here. Gotta do some work here. See you all on the OT in 2 hours!
Eddie V
Hey Gondee..........
That 1 finger typing will get ya in trouble !!
I'm getting excited about this game!
And I may as well ask this here: is there anything for a vegetarian to eat in the stadium besides slices of cheese pizza? That was all I could find last night, but surely someone here knows of something else, right?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Nachos
with salsa and jalapenos and/or cheese. You might have to go to the Chophouse to find alternate options, but since they’re actually a restaurant, you might be able to find some non-meat options there. Or the 755 club, which has the same type of menu.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
finally the mastermike´s post has effect
Heyward is batting sixth
The Topic Is Movies(just trying to pass the time)
Top 5 of the year?
Mine, in no particular order:
1. Four Lions
2. Winter’s Bone
3. 127 Hours
4. Blue Valentine
5. The Kids Are All Right
Still a ton left to see: Get Low, The Social Network, Black Swan, True Grit, The Kings Speech, Biutiful, Rabbit Hole, Another Year, Hereafter, a billion documentaries….
You've seen all of those? Festivals?
I can’t wait for 127 Hours, Black Swan, and True Grit.
Most of them at TIFF...
…but a couple of advanced screenings as well. Got lucky this year…
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
127 Hours....
…was fantastic. It’s a tough watch, and I generally dislike Franco……..but wow, knocked it out of the fucking park here.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked him in Pineapple Express and Milk....
…and he showed he had some chops with those two films. But Flyboys, Spider Man, Freaks and Geeks, etc…….didn’t like him.
I hear he’s pretty great in Howl as well.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Piranha 3d
Was the Citizen Kane of Piranha movies.
Go USA, Braves, BU Terriers, Irish, Caps, Colts, Hoyas, NU Cats, Wizards, DC United, Washington Freedom
BU Hockey: National Champions 1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009
Social Network
Was a pretty good movie, I was impressed
"Whoever’s writing this script, just keep doing it." - Peter Moylan (After game 2 of the NLDS)
Agreed. Great movie.
Fincher/Sorkin did a great job.
What?!
No Machete?!
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on Oct 11, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Toy Story 3 was sooo awesome.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 11, 2010 4:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Undocorkscrew:
Where do you go for movie news etc? I read a couple of sites daily but I hadn’t heard much/anything of a few of the more indie films you mentioned.
awardsdaily.com
Excellent site, if you disregard their Oscar obsession. But they cover mainstream, indy, foreign, pretty consistently. Great for finding some hidden gems.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 11, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck tonight from Phils fan
I dont really have a rooting interest in the game, other than wanting this series to go 5 games, so I’ll be pulling for the Braves tonight.
Thanks!
Most Philly fans that have been coming here are trolling. The kind words really mean a lot.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Oct 11, 2010 4:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why five?
Considering the Phillies swept, you aren’t concerned that this long layoff until the start of the NLCS might take the sharpness off of some of the Phillies players?
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
The Phillies had to sit for 8 days for the 2008 World Series to begin while the Rays and Red Sox were beating each other.
Phillies won the series in 5 games. Didn’t seem to affect them too much.
by AnEternalEnigma on Oct 11, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Do or Die Time
I do see this team rallying around both Bobby and Conrad to take the game tonight. Here is to Heyward finally getting a postseason hit (and in a key situation) and Conrad coming through as a pinch hitter.
Fingers crossed that Troy does an adequate job tonight.
by LEastCoastBears on Oct 11, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
NLCS or bust
"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 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
did you just watch the replay of the error....?
i said the same thing…..
"Whoever’s writing this script, just keep doing it."...... Peter Moylan
by Hektor DiPaula on Oct 11, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I just had to let out frustration
Wasn’t able to the night of as much, the GF came over right after
GSO
i don't "love" this lineup
but there was nothing else to be done. glaus is still a huge liability at 3b.
@ZachKleinWSB: Didn’t get it on video, but Glaus threw 2 balls past the first baseman during practice.
Nope but tomorrow he'll be buried in my backyard.
by Creek Johnson on Oct 11, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, a little harsh, but still
I think he’s at Third tonight.
by Creek Johnson on Oct 11, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
i´m feeling check swings fails
Hopefully, Braves will try to hit him throwing the bat or make a clothes line to him when someone is running throught 3rd
This game feels like a placeholder.
If we lose, I won’t be too broken up. We had the weakest side in the postseason, and it showed. Glad we didn’t get swept.
In a way, things are more problematic if we win. I just know I’ll get emotionally invested in Game 5, even though I shouldn’t, but I just can’t see how this lineup gets past Lincecum. Winning the right to face one of the top 3 pitchers in the league hardly feels like winning at all.
It's baseball!
No matter who is pitching, on any given night…
by BravesFaninAZ on Oct 11, 2010 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I am FineHamAbounds, and I endorse this lineup.
I see a lot of K’s, but I see a lot of power too. And Conrad’s on the bench as a pinch hitter where he belongs. You know Bobby will use him in a late-inning situation, just like he always runs a reliever back out there the day after a tough outing. Braves win tonight, Brooks gets his redemption, and we head back to San Fran to exact revenge on Tim Lincecum.
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." ~George Carlin
Don't ya just love Bobby sometimes
A lineup change should have occurred a month ago, but he waits till a playoff elimination game to do it. Yeah “Thanks Bobby”
Who is LeBron, and where is Miami?
by Kineticist on Oct 11, 2010 5:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Whatever.
Could be his last game tonight. He’s made his fair share of mistakes, including a few during this series (and last night), but the truth is that his squad is just weak. Can’t blame him for that. Whatever else happens, I hope he goes out on a high note of some sort.
So they are going with Glaus at 3B
Interesting
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by bestbostonsports on Oct 11, 2010 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
since i followed this blog all year like a kid a barney concert, and I just now had the guts to sign up, this being my first day, i would just like to say one last thing while the braves are still in the action(for sure, i think it will be more to come also)….
uh… Go Braves!!!!
(and you thought it would be something profound or meaningful)
Love this lineup
As much as one of our lineups can be loved. Which would be more like a gentle dislike.
Braves Win! Braves Win!
WELL IT'S
ABOUT DAMN TIME BOBBY!!! This lineup should have come a long, long time ago. Better late than never.
by WeStillHaveBobby on Oct 11, 2010 6:07 PM EDT reply actions
Where do I send pictures
That I’ve taken during the game. I’ve got a good one akready
by murph35 on Oct 11, 2010 6:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
here.
starting a thread requires you to write a short lil essay.
"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 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Mobile commenting won't let me
I’ll see what I can do
by murph35 on Oct 11, 2010 6:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can’t wait to see Nate batting with the game on the line, in the 9th, again.
Cheers. We’re all going to need it, tonite. Either way. I’m good. We got him to the playoffs. That’s enough. We’re decimated.
Go BRAVES!!!!
"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 6:13 PM EDT reply actions
This.
It’s hard to get too down on this team, as it doesn’t nearly resemble the team that got us here. Braves fans know what would have happened with a fully healthy roster.
by king of games on Oct 11, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If we had Chipper, Prado and Medlen in there, this series would be over….Philly headed to Atlanta (yes, that’s right – the Braves would have held onto the division lead).
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 11, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
+ 0.5
Who is LeBron, and where is Miami?
by Kineticist on Oct 11, 2010 6:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I like this lineup for one big reason:
The lower half isn’t filled with auto-outs. I feel like the team has a real chance to score in any given inning tonight, instead of just every other inning or every third inning, like it has been in previous games.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 11, 2010 6:23 PM EDT reply actions
also, the magical power of my new Chipper and Bmac cards will propel us to victory
"My name is Micheal J. Caboose, and I HATE BABIES!!"
by -1 on Oct 11, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Series not over yet...
But having a day to think about it puts this series in perspective. Regardless of the result, this has been one of the most thrilling postseason series I have ever seen.
by DreamWithinADream on Oct 11, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions
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