Braves Comeback To Win Game Two Thanks To Rick Ankiel
by gondeee on Oct 9, 2010 1:40 AM EDT
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Giants starter Matt Cain made the Braves think they were facing Tim Lincecum all over again for the first five innings, but Atlanta finally scored a run in the sixth then tied the game in the eighth off the Giants closer, Brian Wilson. Extra innings was then very VERY kind to Atlanta, capped off by a Rick Ankiel go-ahead solo home run.
Ankiel hit a no-doubter off of Ramon Ramirez deep into McCovey Cove beyond the right field wall. He had that chance thanks to a huge double play off the bat of Buster Posey, turned by "third baseman" Troy Glaus the inning before. The bad news is that the Braves may have lost closer Billy Wagner. He seemed to pull a muscle in his left side while pitching in the tenth inning, and had to leave the game, giving way to Kyle Farnsworth -- who came up huge to get out of a bases loaded jam and finish out the win.
It is unbelievable that we actually scored off this Giants team, let alone this Giants' bullpen -- one of the best in the game. Giants manager Bruce Bochy went to his closer Brian Wilson in the eighth with two runners on, and he could't hold the game and allowed the Braves to score three runs and tie the game. Amazing. The Braves needed that, and so did Alex Gonzalez who had the key hit in the inning, a game-tying two-run double.
There were just so many big plays in this game, and I'm way to amped/excited to adequately recap this game. So many key moments, and the Braves were finally able to take advantage of them. GO HERE for the inning by inning live recap of the game.
Wow, what a game, the Braves now command home-field advantage coming back to Turner Field for two games where they are a much better team. Crazy win for Atlanta. Improbable. But that describes this depleted Braves team -- improbable.
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Who woulda thunk it? ;-)
When we tied the game, then Farns went 2 innings, it was already so unbelievable that one more miracle could happen, right?
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
by NCChopper on Oct 9, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+ infinite
"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 9, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
just had to check in
but I am still way too pumped up to say anything other than HELL YEAH!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!
and thanks Rick for getting me in trouble with the wife for screaming and waking her up. LOL!
If ANYONE goes over to McCovey Chronicles and trolls
You’re banned from TC. Other than that…
GO CRAZY IN HERE!
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
I see how it is....
You get to troll on your Giants fan friend via text message, but you’re imposing restrictions on our trolling. Hypocrite! :-p
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 1:45 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
He started talking shit first so I reserve every right to go spray paint a big “A” on his garage door, right?
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
What if you were a prior, unbias previous member?
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 9, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Just don’t go tonight…or through the next 5 or so days.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea
The same undocorkscrew that was so unbaised on Phillies websites that the members went digging for his personal information to post online. We still talk about the gay kid from Florida often. You suck. Stop going to other blogs pretending to be ‘a fan of baseball!’
what?
Is this Catholic school where you monitor our outside lives?
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:19 AM EDT up reply actions
its the same courtesy we would want from the Giants fans regarding the first game, or any game that we lose on the last AB.
"No. Lonely people mixing with one another? Breeding? Creating an even lonelier generation? You're not even allowing natural selection do its work. Pssh. You're like the guy who invented the seat belt."
Dwight Schrute
I wouldn’t expect their “home” site to threaten to ban them though.
Asking for common courtesy is one thing – threatening repercussions is another.
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
No it isn’t – which is why threatening to ban people is ridiculous.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. But I really am not concerned about that. I am concerned with threatening people for what they do on their own…
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I would suppose....
that since SBNation is a “family” of blogs, and all the “siblings” like to stand up for each other, especially for the nice siblings, like MC, then I see no reason they shouldn’t threaten us with banning if we troll over there. He specifically said McCovey Chronicles, not any other Giants blog.
"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
Where's the 'Glaus will not play 3B again people?'
They were vicious today. ‘Can we FINALLY put this to rest, yadda yadda yadda’
How goes it?
GREAT F_CKING WIN!
The game-saving double play aside, I’d still be terrified to play him at 3B for a full game. You saw what the Giants started doing immediately – bunting to the third base side. They know. We know. I’m sure Glaus knows.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
The only thing the Giants know...
…is that Glaus is slow and he hasn’t played 3B all year. They certainly won’t be bunting often if he’s at 3B. That was a smart play, but I don’t see it being a huge issue. The Giants don’t have a ton of speed…
I think he can handle it.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 9, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think he can
I think on anything hit to the left side, we’d need to have Gonzo shaded toward third to make up for Glaus’ absolute non-existent range.
Still, good to see him contribute.
no
no
no
a fully streched infante is 8 feet closer than glaus would be.
SLO
www.efrenmusic.com
HINSKE for Mayor!!
If only Infante were fully stretched.
He was more like bent over.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 4:18 AM EDT up reply actions
But that said...
…I’m nervous about him there for a full 9 as well. But his bat could carry a team and I don’t think your losing much from the position. Range, yes……but routine plays, I’d trust Glaus more.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 9, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
It was Edgar Rentaria. He may very well have bunted had Infante been there. It’s not like they tried to bunt with Pablo Sandoval.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m terrified to have either infante or conrad at 3rd. As I see it, glaus can’t do any worse.
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
Yes. That was me. I’m man enough to admit Glaus killed that vidro.
However, if you think he’s a postseason solution at 3B, you are more insane than Jeffrey Dahmer.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
This
… I mean come on… you saw the first AB with him in at third.
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Thank you, Troy Glaus!!
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
How about Mike Minor to replace Wagner?
Extra hard throwing lefty to replace a hard throwing lefty-I bet Minor could even crank it up a couple more notches coming of the pen. Thoughts?
Braves can't add anyone to replace Wagner's spot on the roster?
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 9, 2010 1:47 AM EDT up reply actions
However
He would not be eligible for the NLCS if we replace him.
Dunno if he’ll be back anyway, as I wasn’t able to watch the end of the game…just giving the logistics of the situation.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
So who should we replace him with if Wagner is indeed injured, Chief Knockahoma?
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
How about Craig Kimbrel?
He could be the closer of the future.
Losing Wagner sucks....
….but Kimbrel definitely looks like he can close a ballgame.
For your viewing pleasure again...
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
Omg
Sick. I love it.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Oct 9, 2010 1:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It’s doubly sick, isn’t it?
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
Tunnels
Gotta love em.
On train going home from Braves game. Some quotes for your reading pleasure:
“Ankiel? Did he pitch the 10th?”
“I could hit into a double play off Kyle Farnsworth”
And my favorite:
“well, this just proves we shoulda kept Zito on the postseason roster”
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Oct 9, 2010 2:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
4,535 comments tonight in the GT
nicely done.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
Wow.
Wow. Wow. Shamwow. I feel smug about my 5-2 win prediction. Didn’t expect anything like that.
Now this series is ours. Go Huddy! Go Braves!
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
by Jman781 on Oct 9, 2010 1:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
You feel smug about being wrong?
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I predicted
5 runs. Many said that was impossible.
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
by Jman781 on Oct 9, 2010 1:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well….I’m sure the pundits were basing that on a standard 9 inning game. Technically, it took the Braves 11 innings to get 5 runs, therefore it’s a disqualification. :-p
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
And you're right
I underestimated the Giants!
Heck of a game. I’ll keep it simple. Braves win Sunday.
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
by Jman781 on Oct 9, 2010 1:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I can only imagine what it would've sounded like if Chip Carey was in the booth.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12783913&topic_id=14873328
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
Yeah...
but I was watching the TV with the mute button, and the video was ahead of the radio, and I was already jumping around, so I didn’t really listen much…
"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
I usually do that
and pause the tv so the radio is in sync but with the way the game was going I just let it ride with the tv broadcast.
Yeah, me too...
But I was housesitting tonight, and didn’t have a DVR…
"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
I want OUR broadcasters
Joe and Chip
All others are second best
Wooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Un freaking believable. At tonights game and never gave up hope (well, until Farnscane in, then I switched to reverse voodoo Jobu hex to keep em guessing).
Go Braves!!!! Let’s win this thing in ATL for Bobby!!!
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Oct 9, 2010 1:50 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Lol autotype
Farnscane. I love it.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Oct 9, 2010 1:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That is totally his new name. Well done, T-9!
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by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions
AAPL actually
But thanks.
Also, got to watch BP today…Farnscane ran all over the field at a dead sprint. Either dude knew something we didn’t, or else he was just mega pumped up shagging flies in CF.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
hahaha. Awesome!
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions
soooo
Glaus starting at 3B? Move Heyward down? Solve our offensive issues???
Infante 2B
McLouth LF
Lee 1B
McCann C
Glaus 3B
Heyward RF
Gonzalez SS
Ankiel CF
Hudson P
Let Glaus attempt a couple of innings and if he looks terrible, replace him....
….his bat could really help this lineup.
by Undocorkscrew on Oct 9, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
well to be fair
He would be more productive than Conrad has been
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
no not we
a majority of the rest of talking chop does. I think Glaus and Ankiel are fine. They bring a lot defensively and some occasional pop
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Heyward is fine.
It’s been 8 ABs, man.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Heyward
by mastermike on Aug 17, 2010 8:22 PM EDT on Open Thread 8/17: Braves vs. Nationals
is a god BUM Wow, .139 BA this month, the next overhyped guy from Georgia. Might as well call him Frenchy and send him to the Mets for another bum in the OF.
Wow.
He’s a “God Bum”. The ultimate kind of bum!
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought he had some quality ABs tonight. He was working the count very well and just ran into some tough pitches/questionable calls from the ump behind the plate.
Heyward always seems to run into questionable calls because his eye is phenomenal. I always want to give him the benefit of the doubt on pitches he thinks are balls. I’m not worried about him at all.
(I realize you agree with me, just wanted to extrapolate a bit there.)
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions
to be fair
he has had some good ABs and had some calls go very much against him in the zone.
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I rarely make predictions...
but when I do:
GUESS WHAT!
The Braves are going to win tonight!
by sddbaker on Oct 8, 2010 5:13 PM CDT reply actions
You can book it!
"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
Check the CALENDAR... IT'S NOW
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
by NCChopper on Oct 9, 2010 1:52 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
I'll rec it again...
I Love the Braves/ no homo
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
COXTOBER!
"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
How sick is this Craig Kimbrel kid?
Special thanks (in no order) to: Bobby Cox for getting thrown out, Derrek Lee, Brian McCann, Dunn, Moylan, TROY GLAUS, RICK ANKIEL, Alex Gonzalez, and Kyle Farnsworth.
You have to add Infante to that list
Couple of hits and one hell of a turn at second for the game-saving double play. Not to mention Kimbrel for his ability to crush the spirit of the Giants hitters.
Each time Kimbrel strikes out a batter, he captures the guy’s soul to eat later.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I think a big thanks
goes to Farnsworth. It wasnt pretty but man he is the reason we could come back and win. Without those 2 scoreless innings we lose
Think of all the trades.
Gonzo, Lee, Farnsworth, and Ankiel all came through tonight.
Regular season be damned. The postseason is where it matters.
"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones
by Jman781 on Oct 9, 2010 2:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
too bad
the regular season is what gets us to the post-season.
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
We are here ain't we??
"The Dos Equis guys want me to be the least interesting man in the world" - Drama
and wasn’t Blanco and Jo JO traded for Farnscane and Ankiel??
SLO
www.efrenmusic.com
HINSKE for Mayor!!
No. JoJo went to Toronto in the Escobar deal.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions
mooooooooooooooonshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttt
thats all I said at the bar and no one else understood it
"I am here to be real and state the things you are all to scared to say because you don’t want to get your feelings hurt or you don’t want to hurt these bloggers feelings. I mean did you read this garbage preview? I mean seriously, it was a pile of crap." - Mastermike
I just rewatched Ankiel’s HR.
It’s about time the postseason was good to us Braves fans.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
this game proves to me that being a brave fan in the bronx for 20 years has made me knowledgeable about the team enough to know that Glaus should start at 3B in game 3 and McLouth in LF. Everything else stays the same (with Infante at 2nd of course). Let Minor take Wagner’s spot in the bullpen, Kimbrel or Venters closes things out. We’re good to go baby!
He must be able to see the future
For putting in Glaus..If Conrad stays in, do you want that DP going from Infante to Conrad to Lee, I certainly don’t
Leaving a hot Kimbrel in for 2 innings with a tie game and Wags warming up doesn’t happy with Bobby.
I thought that was a great call.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
“happen” even.
hooray for drinking and rooting for winning teams!
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Prediction
Your 9ers will be 4-4 in four weeks and will take the NFC West, my friend. They completely outplayed the Falcons last week (score board be damned!)
Happiness for all!
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Well I appreciate that
We are all hoping, schedule lightens up.
God damn Nate Clements…Great play by Roddy White though.
Have to Agree
My one knock on Cox has always been his failure to leave a hot player in. Such a good manager, but there are times…
by BravesFaninAZ on Oct 9, 2010 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions
You're naive if you think Cox wasn't still calling the shots.
Chino Cadahia manages a bullpen better than Bobby Cox.
I may very well be naive, but I’ve been watching Bobby for a very long time and that move did not reek of patented, Bobby Cox postseason bullpen management. I realize managers often hide behind the scenes and still call the shots and all that, but the decision to stick with Kimbrel just seemed a bit too aggressive… especially after the way Bobby managed the bullpen last night.
Either way, I thought it was great call.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Not really.
Considering they’d already used up much of their bullpen, and had no idea how long the game would last, combined with Kimbrel throwing extremely well, it was a no-brainer. That’s what you do in a tie game, late. You can’t run through your entire bullpen by the time you go into extra innings.
Ooooooh now there’s an idea, guy! Let’s argue!
We all know you can’t say something on TC without it turning into an argument about nothing in particular!
Do you feel better now that you feel you’ve proved me wrong?
Braves win. It’s a celebration, bitches.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Ain't No Celebration Til I see Llamsauras
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Rainbow Llamasuaras FTW
And there it is. Braves win!!
Wooo!!!
Just did a RL dance (think Charlie in It’s Always Sunny) in my dining room. My dog has got a case of some seriously freakin out.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
i actually think
they both did bad and this is why i disagree with how they play to matchups so much. We essentially were out of pitchers because we forget that people other than Venters, Kimbrel, and Wagner can throw to both lefties and righties.
I think going forward we severely handicap our relievers by not letting them learn how to pitch in the more challenging situations
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Fear the Beard.
Hah!
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
Some drunk Giant fan behind me tonight
Kept insisting Wilson was the beat closer in the NL and loved bringing him in for 6 outs. “who’s better” he said.
“Heath Bell? Wagner?”
“nah, Wilson is da man.”
I agree. Love that Wilson.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
by Yakker on Oct 9, 2010 2:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He’s one of the best closers ever…..for the Braves.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
This year? Brian Wilson is an elite closer. He’s had a damn fine year. Bringing him in for a 6 out save was not ridiculous. It just didn’t work out.
Some days you’re the dog, some days the fire hydrant. Last night, Wilson was the latter.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Wilson’s meh, but his surface stats make him look sick b/c of park/luck factors.
IMO bringing him in for 6 outs (with men on the corners and no one out) was a risk Boch didn’t need to take. But that’s the great thing about baseball. We’ll never know what would have happened if they’d left Romo in or fielded Melky’s dribbler cleanly, but we’ll sure get to talk about it for years and years.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
That stupid dyed beard...
makes me want him to lose forever.
"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
I don't think...
I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
Here’s a confession. After the 3rd inning, I quit watching, and actually went to sleep. When I woke up and checked my phone we were tied.
"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
I’m not going to be harsh on you. You’ve been around the whole year.
This was awesome. I can only hope you can watch the comeback.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Almost stopped watching but stayed up and they won, INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here’s my confession: I thought Farnsworth was definitely giving up a run to Posey and almost shat myself when Glaus went to turn two but it payed off
by PhuckthePhillies on Oct 9, 2010 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Ditto.
I have had no faith in the Farns.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Really though...
I just wanted to get away for a minute. I can’t believe I was calm enough to go to sleep.
"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
A pass.
You get. But damn if you didn’t miss some unbelievably memorable shit.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Well...
I did see everything beginning with the bottom of the 8th….
"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
I did cut out a couple times to watch some hockey
but came back after we got the first run and rolled through the rest rocking on my couch like Leo
Hockey>Baseball>Football>Bass fishing>Chinese checkers>Basketball
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Ugh...
Screw the thrashers.
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
Boo you
Evander Kane is the man, man!
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on Oct 9, 2010 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Go Canes!!!
What, did you forget North Carolina cares about the Braves too?
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
<---Caps Fan
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
same here
I need to take back agreeing about “screw the thrashers”
the Caps shit the bed themselves more than anything the Thrashers did.
well still...
they made us shit it!
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
PREDATORS, baby.
"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
I have a massive headache.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
I am going to be so hungover
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
I may or may not be drunk and/or high….surrounded by phillies fans this was one of the greatest wins in recent memory
"I am here to be real and state the things you are all to scared to say because you don’t want to get your feelings hurt or you don’t want to hurt these bloggers feelings. I mean did you read this garbage preview? I mean seriously, it was a pile of crap." - Mastermike
ajcbraves
#Braves’ Wagner has strained left oblique, out at least rest of NLDS. Braves will make move Sunday, Saito or Jurrjens likely added.
I really wish EOF never would have gotten Mono
That sucks that he’s having so many problems from it…..I feel bad for him
Would rather see what Minor could do out of the bullpen
I think he’d be good in that role. I’d feel better about him than replacing an injured pitcher with another injured pitcher
Minor's arm is dead
he lost like 10 mph on his fast ball over the month and a half he pitched with the big club… really doubt we will be seeing him again this year.
mlbbowman
Wagner (oblique strain) will be replaced on the roster Sun., likely w/ Saito or Jurrjens. This means Wagner will not be eligible for NLCS
that’s a bigger bummer if that last part is true
However...
he will be eligible for the World Series.
"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
I like the way you think
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
I am plenty OK with Saito if he’s feeling good.
Man, we have some pitching.
by get swoll yunel on Oct 9, 2010 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions
can't disagree with this
ajcbraves
#Braves’ Cox said he’s leaning toward stating Derek Lowe in Game 4 on Monday, instead of rookie Beachy
Lowe was definitely not the problem
I think he's doing more than leaning
That is just what he told everyone
Is Lincecum slated for game 4? Either way i think you have to pitch Lowe. And either way, I really hope we can wrap this up without heading back out west.
Doubt they start Linc on short rest unless they're facing elim
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
And they’re not going to be?
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Hope so
But let’s play the game first. Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves the way the SF fans in the mid innings last night, already talking about how they were gonna match up with Philly.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
The guy in Titantic...
who first sees the iceberg….looks like Nate McLouth.
"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
You remember the face of an extra in a movie that's been out for 10 years?
by Creek Johnson on Oct 9, 2010 2:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I happen to like the movie, ok. I last watched it probably a few months ago. And that part tends to stick with you. It’s when the important stuff starts happening.
It's on TNT right now.
First time I’ve watched it since originally at the theater.
"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
Don't feel bad
It is my favorite movie. I have watched it over 150 times. I know every word. I am not ashamed.
"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
Holy hell
Body Double!
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by -InsertWittyNameHere- on Oct 9, 2010 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions
What a great win
Who would have thought that Glaus would have made a big defensive play at 3rd, Ankiel would have hit the GW homer, and Farnsworth would have gotten the save?
Delgado is impressive
Considering he didnt even play in the division…
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
COX EJECTION HIGHLIGHT NO. 161:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12782279&topic_id=14873328&c_id=mlb
Still can’t tell myself…
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
Wow, per DOB twitter:
Glaus also told teammates he just about threw up from the adrenaline, etc, had never been inserted in game as late-innings replacement
"The Dos Equis guys want me to be the least interesting man in the world" - Drama
Rick Ankiel press conference was great
He seems like such a nice guy….I feel bad for yelling at him throughout the year
It was good to see a guy like him, who has had such an up and down career, have something like that happen to him too. He’s been one of the most resilient players that I can remember, failing at one position and going back down to learn another AND THEN make it back to The Show….amazing, great to see
I agree
I really like him from his days with St. Louis. After that collision it just all went down hill though. I wouldnt mind the Braves bringing him back instead of signing an overpriced Outfielder (Jayson Werth, Carl Crawford)
by drumzalicious on Oct 9, 2010 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta feel good for him
After all that happened ten years ago, he’s such a great story in sports. I’m glad something like this happened to him. Maybe it will pump us up and we can take the next two in Atlanta.
Since it hasn't been said yet
Look what happens with no ‘erras’
Even Enfanee went without an erra!
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions
god dammit no...
not the jinx… please no
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
I got to watch every second of the game, but was not afforded the ability to watch with a fellow Braves fan live, well with the exception of a 4 year old at times, so I’m stoked, but I wish I could share these moments live…
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
It was great
Me and a friend of mine (both braves fans) were jumping around, yelling, high fiving, all that good stuff, and all our other friends (cubs fans) were sitting there smiling at us, laughing at times, I’ve just realized that the thoughts going through their heads had to be similar to “geez, I wish I wasn’t a cubs fan right now…..or ever”
Kudos… I’ve been there. Glad you guys get to experience it.
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
THIS
Went to the game with fellow TCer mvandonsel, and for folks who haven’t had the pleasure of watching a game with seriously knowledgable Braves fans who follow every AB, it’s an unreal experience…
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Speaking of which...
Who’s going to be in the standing room for Game 3 at the Ted?
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
I’ll be there, but I’m gonna be behind the Braves dugout a couple rows up.
by thenightstallion on Oct 9, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
This game was so exhausting. I about lost my shit when Wags got injured and Farnsworth came in. And then I about lost it for other reasons when Glaus turned that double play. I knew after that, we had this.
Well actually, I initially thought we had it when Melky made that catch and doubled the guy up. But then Farnsworth ended up coming in, so it changed things a bit.
For the first time all year...
I was actually on the verge of tears when Wags went down.
"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
Me too.
I started tearing up from excitement over us tying it up, but not as much as when Wags went down. At the point you just have to wonder if this whole thing is some kind of sick joke.
I remember thinking…hasn’t our team suffered enough injuries? My JOY from the previous inning was quickly replaced with a gut wrenching worry about Wags. It’s amazing how our hobbled together team continues to refuse t die.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
I went over to McCovey Chronicles and read through their threads
And one guys came out and defended Wags….it was great, I should go back and find it, everyone on the thread was making fun of him for being injured, and one person stood up and told them to knock it off, that it’s not funny to watch a hall of famer go down from injury on what could be the last pitch of his career…..from this point on I will respect MCC….I don’t troll any other blogs, but If I ever considered it, I would refrain from doing it there for this reason alone, it was great to see.
So in other words you respect the guy who made the post.
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
Yes, here it is
Uh for those of you celebrating his injury,
you can all go straight to hell.
That injury may have been the reason he just walked off a baseball field for the last time. Not a cool way to end it when he came back from injury already to have such a great season after being written off.
So ya, go to hell and all.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, RHP. 2010 Line: 0 H, 2 BB, 0.00 ERA. CALL HIM UP!
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
by scout6 on Oct 8, 2010 11:56 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
I sobbed through Chipper's press conference after the injury
Wags going down just pisses me off because honestly, who else could we lose? I will say this – if we win this series, it will defy all odds with everything that’s happened to this team in the past two months with injuries. I hope we get to the NLCS and Wagner comes back. I don’t want that to be the last play of his career.
BUT
The rules state that if we replace Wags on the NLDS roster he’s ineligible for the next round, even if healthy. So best case is we beat the Phils and get Wags back for the WS.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Wags actually initially hurt himself on the last pitch to Edgar
He then really injured himself bad on the next pitch and said after the game that he was thankful the bunt came straight to him, because he could barely move. What people aren’t giving him credit for is the throw he made to first to get the runner out while in all that pain. Pretty gutsy play, and very crucial. Sure, it’s not going out on top. But there are worse ways to go.
This is true
But its kind of the way I feel about Chipper. When he went down, it was on a spectacular defensive play. Still don’t want it to end like that though. Difference is, Wags won’t want to come back.
I know
We MUST win this series so that he can hopefully pitch another day.
I think we do have the bullpen depth to pull this off
by LEastCoastBears on Oct 9, 2010 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Sad that we’ve had to experience basically the same thing 3 times this year, a key player getting an injury and immediately knowing they probably won’t be back this year.
Hopefully I’m wrong about Wags but it still feels like shit.
The really sad thing is
it’s happened five times
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by -InsertWittyNameHere- on Oct 9, 2010 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I about teared up with excitement and bewilderment when Ankiel crushed that ball.
I couldn’t believe it. I was in shock. And it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy than Rick. It was one of the few times I was actually rooting for the player separate from rooting for the team.
If I stood for you
And I bled for you
Would you come and save me
If we took a chance
Did it all again
Would you run away
Or stand/
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
WOW, that was just a gutsy, gutsy win by the Braves
a patented come from behind win by this year’s bunch
Bobby
leaning towards Lowe in Game 4. Probably due to Wagner being out and the need for another reliever which Beachy was great at before starting
If Wagner is really gone (no way of coming back into this series), I do believe the Braves can replace him (alas what happened with Baldelli and the Rays after game 1 of that series this year)
by LEastCoastBears on Oct 9, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Obviously not an ideal situation by any means, and I hope for his sake that that is not the last time that we see Billy Wagner in the MLB. For Wagner to not be able to continue, it unfortunately had to be something serious. I hope I’m wrong.
by LEastCoastBears on Oct 9, 2010 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Lost my voice
As did everyone else I am sure.
I am never superstitious, but for some reason tonight I changed my mind. After we gave up 4 runs, I take off my brand new Hanson jersey and put on our Sunday Red jersey since I didn’t wear that one yesterday either. Then in the 8th inning, just before it starts, I make my two friends (couple of cute girls who came over just to support), pick from my random stash of 45 different Braves hats, and put one on in rally cap mode (mine is the shark look). Sure enough, this worked, and I feel like I am on to something…
I must admit, I was so devastated early in this game, I thought it was over, I saw no hope, but I still figured I’d try something… glad it worked!
GO BRAVES!!!!
There it's decided....
it’s all about the hot girls….if you just send a reasonable amount of hot women all is well……………….quick
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
When we, Just can’t seem to move on
Thinking there’s, no end to our journey
When you just, don’t know what else to do
Take a deep breath
Each time it is within our reach,
It leaves again and again,
But we will never, be afraid
’Cause nothing will stop us now.
Our true hearts unite as one
Our true ties can never break
With our bonds we’ll make it through thick and thin
And together we will find
Everything we’re searching for
We wont stop until, we reach the End.
Though the pain we will survive
Gain the strength to stay alive
’Cause within our reach, is Destiny
Hell of a game.
Just a hell of a game. In October, it’s not always the best players. Sometimes you just get that swing right, and all of a sudden—history.
Something very fitting
In having Kyle Farnsworth, of all the people on this Earth, be the man who came through when we most needed it to notch our first playoff win since ’05.
"Everybody's gotta do what they've gotta do." - Joe Simpson
Crazy
You can’t make this stuff up. Truly stranger than fiction.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by -InsertWittyNameHere- on Oct 9, 2010 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to sound overly negative on an otherwise tremendous effort tonight....
…..but I swear I thought he hung all but 3 pitches that were in the zone during his two innings tonight….I mean, I think we got really lucky on some of those…
Question is…
Should a game 5 be necessary in SF, do we go Hudson on short rest, or Hanson?
I hate the Phillies so much...
Has to be Hanson for like 3 innings then the bullpen.
by romone_braves91 on Oct 9, 2010 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Hudson pitching Game 5 on just two days rest is just asking for trouble.
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
I think
That’s one big reason he came out relatively quickly tonight.
"Everybody's gotta do what they've gotta do." - Joe Simpson
I would prefer no Game 5
my heart can’t handle it.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Their fans
In this series have reminded me of the assholes in ‘93 who showered the field with baseballs after a Greg Olsen homer. I’d prefer not to go back there until 2011.
"Everybody's gotta do what they've gotta do." - Joe Simpson
Hanson.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 2:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm...I wonder what will be the Top Play on SC tonight?
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
Utley
Conning his way on to first, of course.
Unless ARod farted somewhere near a mic tonight.
"Everybody's gotta do what they've gotta do." - Joe Simpson
~ spits coffee on computer screen, goes to get a paper towel ~
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Coffee. Suuuuuuuure…
:)
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Mornin’ justin – what time is it for you? I’m trying to function on 4 hrs sleep.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Good morning! The timeis 1736. I’ve been going since 0545 (for the game, of course).
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta be honest, the news always makes me worry about you (and others) over in places no one would want to go.
Stay safe so we can enjoy the rest of our run to the WS with ya… ok?
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Absolutely!
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
So many times this year,
when Chipper went down, then when Prado got hurt, and finally with Wagner tonight, I just couldn’t help but thinking that it just must not be meant to be. I mean why does that keep happening? It just seems so unfair. But then, this team. It’s unbelievable. I’m yelling and screaming at them, practically pulling my hair out with frustration — and they come through anyway. Gonzo hits the game-tying double. Glaus comes in at 3rd and makes an unbelievably gutsy play that could have lost the game had it not been so well executed by both him and Omar (the turn he made was awesome). Farnsworth of all people gets the win and Ankiel splashes the game-winner. I’m sure I look like a crazed idiot because I just can’t seem to stop smiling.
I just wish we could watch together….man I’ve watched an ass load of games…I just want to share the experience, but I’m not afforded that opportunity.
There are no Giants in Braves Country. Well, except Jason Heyward.
Yeah, same here.
I watch every game on my computer on Mlb.tv, so I’m glad for the game threads, to at least feel like I’m not alone in it. With the postseason on TBS, I’ve gotten to watch these games with family, but while they root for the Braves, they are nowhere near diehards. They just kept complaining that the game was on too late, so not exactly the most fun to watch with.
Just think how much more epic our World Series victory will be precisely BECAUSE of all the adversity we’ve had to face this season. To me, this team’s season is like a Rocky movie, and we’re in Round 8 of the fight, right before he gets really, really pissed off and starts kicking some serious ass.
This
Its cheesy but i keep playing the seen in my head from Rocky IV after Rocky lands his first punch on the Russian and his trainer’s yelling in his face, “See! You cut him! He’s bleeding! You Hurt Him! He’s not a machine, he’s a man!!!” this, team… This F’in team!!!!
"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 9, 2010 6:22 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We've been due for a while, now.
"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 9, 2010 6:29 AM EDT up reply actions
194 people are on TC right now
at 3am in the morning on the east coast, where like 77% of our views come from. Hell yes!
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
this series was perfect for me
no game tomorrow, so i can watch my Arizona Wildcats in peace. Should be a great game vs. Oregon State.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I down with it.
"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
I'm
"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
YES.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 3:08 AM EDT up reply actions
IDK
After tonight in the SF bleachers, I think I’ll have “Po-seys-bet-ter” ringing in my head for the next 15 years. Especially when Heyward wins the triple crown next year.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Replace it with “Hey-ward’s bet-ter”.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m partial to “Busty Poser” myself…
by Aaron Meier on Oct 9, 2010 12:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That's awesome.
"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
This was awesome.
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 3:15 AM EDT reply actions
Oyster Pubes grounding into that Double Play, Karma?
For that shitty remark about “Glad no instant replay.” (paraphrasing)
And their punk ass fans
Disrespecting Jason both days.
"Everybody's gotta do what they've gotta do." - Joe Simpson
this win brought to you by mid-season pickups...
and an amazing DP started by Glaus at 3b. who’da thunk it?
Damn I love this team
Alright everyone, I'm out
Have a great night/morning.
What a game.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 3:17 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Prediction
Braves win this series in four, takes all seven to take the Phillies down, then takes the Rangers in seven.
by BravesFaninAZ on Oct 9, 2010 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions
lol....Rangers...
Do you think Bud Selig would allow a World Series to take place if both the Phillies AND Yankees are eliminated?
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on Oct 9, 2010 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Ankiel gets the ink
But we had so many heroes tonight. Farnsworth and Glaus, yep. The ’pen was phenomenal tonight, D-Lee jumpstarting the offense and with the great digs at 1st, A-Gon with the HUGE double, Melky for hustling and getting Huff to come off the bag.
All year...
MVP goes to the entire 40-man roster practically!
"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 9, 2010 6:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not to be all wishy washy or anything...
but Rick Ankiel is my new favorite Brave.
OK, not really, but he’s at least moved up the list a few spots. I’d been begging all game for SOMEBODY on this team to hit a homerun, even if we lost, just to show some sign of life…was totally not expecting it to come from him.
And by the way, any other ballpark, and we’d be singing McCann’s praises tonight instead of Ankiel’s. But hey…whatever works.
So many incredible storylines in this game.
Rick Ankiel getting the game-winner for the Braves after being completely incapable of pitching against the Braves 10 years ago.
Kyle Farnsworth getting a win in extra innings for their first postseason victory since 2005 after being unable to hold a 5-run lead in Game 4 of the NLDS in 2005, a game that went into extra innings.
Troy Glaus comes in to play third base after only playing two innings at the hot corner all season and makes the most important defensive play of the Braves’ entire 2010 season.
Best of all? This game was a microcosm of this team all year. There was no one hero. It was a unified effort. From the bullpen throwing 7 scoreless innings, to Lee & McCann’s back-to-back hits, Gonzalez’s double, Glaus’ huge double play, Ankiel’s homer, and Farnsworth getting the job done after being forced into emergency action when Wagner went down, the whole team was the hero tonight.
What an inspiring win. What a devastating loss for the Giants.
Don’t forget Chino – he was nearly perfect tonight!
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 4:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Chino for 2011 Manager!
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
It was essentially our entire season
All wrapped up into one game.
“For Cox it was the 161st ejection of his career, 158 in the regular season and three in the postseason. One more and Cox will have a season’s full of ejections on his resume. He’ll have at least two chances to earn that distinction.”
Viva los Bravos
"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 9, 2010 5:56 AM EDT reply actions
p.s. Remember this?
Remember all the responses after this pic was posted….?
“That would be awesome if Ankiel wasn’t in it.”
“Fuck Ankiel. Get out of that pic.”
etc.
Well, you know what, fuck you. It’s called faith. Look into it.
"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 9, 2010 6:42 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I still think he strikes out too much, but how many power-hitters dont?!?!?! I heard Bobby in an interview on the news this morning “He is the guy always hitting them out in bp, he has tremendous power”. I will allow for redemption and admit it if I am wrong. Ankiel was the right guy at the right time. He was due, I am out of cliche’s. GOOD DAMN WIN! Go Braves, lets get it done at home!
Cox also said Yost told him that Ankiel could carry a team for awhile...
And Cox said they’ve been waiting for him to do just that.
Ankiel's
Made more decent contact than anyone this series I feel… He’s connecting well
"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 9, 2010 10:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree
Not a good idea to knock on one of our players, especially when Cox seems to think a lot of him by playing him so often. I always felt ok about Ankiel – yeah, yeah, easy to say now- but I mean it. His fielding is miles better than anyone else in the outfield, except Heyward. He has always shown he has power. I loved it when he knocked the second baseman over last night! He showed up bigtime in one our recent losses to the Phillies.
It seems to me that instead of saying that last night was a fluke, we should be talking about who is hot, and that would be the Braves! This is an awesome year in the making, right here, right now.
by BravesFaninAZ on Oct 10, 2010 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
rec'd baby
"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
THE GAME IS OVER. THE BRAVES SEASON IS OVER. Seriously?
We were losing by three runs in the first inning? If you didn’t think we could come back from that then wow. If you haven’t realized this by now, never count this Braves team out of a game. That is what most that comment so ridiculous. Great win and Go Braves
Kindly do not watch anymore?
:)
This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT
by justincredubil02 on Oct 9, 2010 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Damnit, I feel asleep. Nice win though
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.
what worries me
is that Wagner could be out for the rest of the post season
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
Kimbrell, Venters is back, etc. still the best.
"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 9, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Feel bad for Wagner
But if Saito comes back strong, then I feel confident handing the reigns over to Venters/Kimbrel.
Man, I really wanted to stay up and watch the whole game, but I’ve had such a long week at work that I was completely exhausted. I think I fell asleep in the 5th, so I missed all the good stuff! Damn it!
That’s ok, I’d like to say that by me falling asleep and not watching is what “jinxed” the Braves into winning. Woot!! All me, baby.
Oh, and this is why I’m so happy our bullpen is so damn good. I don’t think the Braves have ever had a better bullpen…and to think Saito is out!
I passed out when it was 4-1
and woke up on my couch around 5, the tv still on mute, my ipod still playing music through my headphones. It was actually my favorite Nirvana track from Nevermind, Drain You, which is what the Braves can do to you, haha. But that should have clued me off as a good signm because I love that song.
anyways… I made my way over to the computer expecting to see 4-1 as the final score. I saw 5-4 Braves, and have been wired ever since. Let me tell you… It’s the closest feeling like Christmas morning that I’ve felt in a long, long time. I helped jinx it with you, man, lol, because I passed the fuck out, too.
"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 9, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
All those Giants fans that came over here saying, “Fear the Beard!! Fear the Beard!!!”, lol, can flog off.
Fear the Braves.
"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 9, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
So its the closest feeling to Christmas morning you've felt
Since last Christmas?
Gotta love DOB sometimes.
This was his notation in the quotes after the game:
[Cox passes Ankiel as manager is leaving and Ankiel’s on way to interview room. “Way to go Rick,” Cox says. “Thanks, Skipper,” says Ankiel, and hugs the manager. Cox then continues shuffling on down the hall, his steel spikes clanging on the concrete as he walks with a uniformed police officer on either side of him through a hallway also used by fans to enter the lower level of seats. There are no drunk Giants shouting at him tonight, like there were in this hallway after Thursday’s postgame presser, when I was walking behind him and heard it all. Drunks must leave quicker after a loss.]
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
nice
"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 9, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Wish I could've seen that exchange between Rick and Bobby.
Touching. I hope this story ends on a high note.
Moylan (love that guy)
"Whoever’s writing this script, just keep doing it."
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
that one's my fav
"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 9, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Sweet Sassy Mollasy! I’m celebrating like a slave who made it to the North! Old Man River……..
Coming soon: winningugly visits Atlanta, takes dump in royhobbs’ Braves hat.
Das only in the moanin...
you spose to be up cookin’ brea-wah by then anyway…. that’s like an alarm clock…WOO-WOOO!!!
- Bub Rub and Lil Sis
"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 9, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Chipper Jones (on Glaus being at 3rd)
"He came off the field and said he was about to throw up. Said he’s never really been put in for defensive purposes before [Chipper is laughing here, hardly able to finish the sentence.] When they hit it, I didn’t even know he was in the game. I was like, ‘Oh, my God, that’s Troy.’
"And he made a decent throw and we got the double play. It was just fun to see his reaction, because he literally looked like he was about to heave."
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
by NCChopper on Oct 9, 2010 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
lmao
"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 9, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I love Chipper.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
by Scott Coleman on Oct 9, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Lee (on this team’s late-innings drama and comeback wins)
"I just told them, can we please score some runs in the first four or five innings, because I’m aging too quick here. But I guess it’s never boring."
AMEN Lee.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
lol. it’s probably just me getting older, but ive got a shitload of greys this 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 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Chipper (on how Rick is liked by his teammates)
"I think if you had been in here when everybody came off the field and went through the congratulatory line, you would see how people feel about him, and how all of his teammates have always felt about him. They’re always pulling for him. I mean, we absolutely mobbed him when he came in here."
"I don’t think other players might have got quite the reception that he got, for the simple fact that he’s such a favorite here in the clubhouse."
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Great clubhouse chemistry. Great character guys.
Hard to imagine Yunel Escobar on this team right now.
Thanks for the quotes NCC
Are you serious?!
I went to bed before the eight inning, went to work and when I left and turned the radio on and the announcers said that we won with an Ankiel HR. I thought I heard wrong but…….are you serious?!
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
oh....i thought so
the Braves I know are down 0-2. What, wait a minute!!
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
The morning after...
I’m still excited about the win last night. Currently tailgating in Athens but everyone is still talking about the Braves. What a great win. Forget ‘Fear the Beard’, on to ‘Fear the Braves’. Looking forward to Sunday/Monday, gonna be there Monday night.
Again, WOW and HELL YES!!!!
Glaus regained a lot of respect with that DP too. Clutch play.
by murph35 on Oct 9, 2010 9:54 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Anyone besides me, seeing the posts all displaying BOLD for the last 1/3 of the page?
They were not before when I was here earlier…just when I came back and refreshed the page.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Anyone know if the condensed game is on MLB.com
I wouldn’t mind watching it again.
If Jason Heyward were to hit a home run off of you, you would have to fight the urge to thank him.
Everyone plays Mario Kart Wii, if you don't your a member of Al-Qaeda.
by bravesforever16 on Oct 9, 2010 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
A lot of people criticized Frank Wren's mid-season trades,
and not without good reason in some cases. Yet this game somehow made him look like a genius. Gonzalez and Ankiel only got the two biggest hits of the Braves’ season so far. Farnsworth escaped a perilous jam and locked the Giants down in the last inning. And Lee had a good game too, especially defensively, scooping like 10 balls. I love it when a plan comes together (even if I had no idea that this was possible).
What an awesome and thrilling win. I really wish I wasn’t moving right now (like, RIGHT now), or else I’d be able to hang around more and celebrate. Hopefully I’ll have plenty of time to celebrate tomorrow at Turner Field!
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
“Brian McCann’s RBI single in the sixth snapped a 24-inning postseason scoreless stretch by the Braves dating to their last trip to the playoffs in ’05.”
"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 9, 2010 11:27 AM EDT reply actions
Swing and a Drive!!
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Belted Right!!!
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Way gone.
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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 9, 2010 11:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That finger point is bad azz
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Mac, Ankiel, Farnsworth
lol. just cuz i’m in a really good mood. we’re advancing in this bitch.
"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 9, 2010 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
ive got an extra ticket
for game 3 on Sunday.. if anyone’s interested.
by HudsonsBeard on Oct 9, 2010 12:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I’m on my way right now from orlando FL, you can do it!!
by HudsonsBeard on Oct 9, 2010 2:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
McCann and Ankiel had a talk, I hope. Did anyone else who actually watched the game see what I saw in the highlights? On the Giants single up the middle, Ankiel was charging towards the ball, picked it up and was always looking toward home. A Giant was heading home from second base. Ankiel picked up the ball, but there was nowhere to throw, because McCann totally gave up on the play and was somewhere between the plate and the mound. Did Ankiel have a play if McCann was at the plate? I don’t know, but I have seen this before where players give up when there might still be a chance. Game seven of the WS with Yankees and Diamondbacks comes to mind – the last play of the game the outfielder totally gave up on it.
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