The Joy Of Victory, The Agony Of Defeat
by gondeee on May 20, 2010 5:27 PM EDT
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PrintIt's always fun to quote the other team's fans, because we've all been there. Here is my favorite comment from Red Reporter after the granny:
Anyone else see that coming, cause I sure did.
Thanks for taking out Rhodes, Dusty.
Might I remind all of the exuberant Braves fans on Talking Chop not to go over to another team's blog and trash them. Even after their team takes a punishing loss on a game that they had in the bag. If you do that and get banned by them, then you'll get banned here too. I've already had to warn one person.
The general feeling at Red Reporter is that Dusty Baker managed the ninth inning terribly, especially, like the comment above alludes to, taking out Rhodes, who had just struck out Heyward and bringing in another pitcher. Why not ride the hot hand. Conrad is hit-less in four at-bats against left-handed pitching this year, and only 2-for-14 lifetime. He hardly ever faces them, and when he does he's not good against them.
Dusty Baker, worst manager in baseball.
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Is Dusty Baker worse than Lou Pineilla?
I swear they are the same person.
Official MCM Hater!
"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"
Mark Prior is like “What about me? I was the next best thing until I shook hands with Dusty.”
by romone_braves91 on May 20, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh. Mark Prior did suffer some freak injuries that weren’t Dusty’s fault, like crashing into Mark Giles.
MarCUS Giles. :)
MUST RECONFIGURE STRIKEZONE PARAMETERS TO ACCOUNT FOR FALLIBLE HUMAN UMPIRE - CyborgHanson48
I see your LOL...
And raise you a ROFL! That was damned funny. };0)
"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
Was that one person Molly Flogger?
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
Pendleton was hamming up his resume a few days ago on MLB Network….
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:42 PM EDT reply actions
Since you brought up TP....
In the post game interview it was brought up with Conrad that before he came up to bat he had went over to Chipper to talk to him….yes, about how he should bat against the new guy they brought in…..whoa, hold the bus…I like this 30year old…“Skip the Dip, Go straight to the Chip”…(my quote)
I am infinitely glad that this didn’t happen the other way around. I still remember the 3rd game of the year last year, against Philly. I would not wish that on anyone. As bad as that was, though, this one has to be worse.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
yea
this might help me finally put that game to rest. although last nights bullpen implosion didnt help
by drumzalicious on May 20, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I made one comment over there, but it was during the 9th inning, and it was in response to someone complaining about Chip Caray. I essentially agreed that Chip is horrible.
Skip warped him. lol. What do you expect?
I like Chip, compared to what else is out there right now. GIVE US HICKMAN, DAMNIT!!!!!
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Chip’s much better than Hickman or Brian Jordan, I’ll agree. That’s like preferring AIDS to Ebola, though.
……How about that grand slam? lol
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I was surprised
He went with Arthur instead of Cordero in the first place. I know it’s a matchups thing but most managers (for good or ill) go with their designated closer in those situations. I think he felt that Conrad could be overmatched in a way that Heyward was unlikey to be. Don’t know that I would have done it any differently, myself.
Well that ruins my plans for this evening.
Jason Heyward bunted once, and it ended up being a homer.
Hey! the blockquote didn’t show up!!!!
Might I remind all of the exuberant Braves fans on Talking Chop not to go over to another team’s blog and trash them.
Jason Heyward bunted once, and it ended up being a homer.
lmao
Who’s got the time for all that shit……….nvm. lol
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy hunting, matey.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I just went over to read their comments
and they said some nice things about us, even after one TChopper had not been very classy. I was impressed.
same here. kudos reds fans!
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 21, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I visited too...
I like their fans, they seem respectful, giving props to some of our guys (one guy came up with Kimbrell Slice, haha) and pretty funny..
Brandon W: "What's up Heyward?"
Jason H: "Hangin with Freddie, What you up to Brandon?"
Brandon W: "nothing much."
The Phillies and Brewers fans were the worst I’ve seen this year.
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
AA is a great blog too
With a nice community. They’ve got their own share of idiots, too, but the majority of them are pretty awesome.
It’s true, though. Kind of like here-all the other Mets’ communities suck, so the good ones end up on the SBNation blog. Just like there aren’t many other good Braves’ communities. When idiots wander over to AA, they tend to get shouted down by the regulars.
We need to make a list of top 5 opposing team blogs
Not a full ranking, because we don’t want to rank anyone last and thus offend people, but there’s some good ones out there for visiting
I’ve said it a million times before but besides this blog, which is the best and my favorite, MetsBlog is actually a fantastic blog. The commenters can be a bit much sometimes but the guys that run it, especially Matt Cerrone, are great at what they do. It’s a great read even for fans of other teams. It’s one of the only things Mets fans have to be proud of, besides Ike Davis.
Yeah, I really like their community.
"SHOULD YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMEPLATE RUNS ON AFTERNOON GAME YOU MUST PRY THEM FROM MY COLD METALLIC HANDS" ~ Cyborg Hanson
by Smoltz's Beard on May 20, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Philles fans….? Really?
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"i’m going to keep stats on you for as long as it humors me….target is unclear" - BMacAttack (Hohn's queef)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 20, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
They're good people at RR
A little lacking in the spelling department, though. ;)
"If I had a little humility, I would be perfect" - Ted Turner
Haha, I saw that green you got yesterday. Well done.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on May 20, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I am.
That 43.20 ERA dropped me from 2nd to 6th in my league. I’ll take the Braves win though.
by Quilvio Veras on May 20, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
43.20 ERA!
Is that his season ERA now? Hope not, thats not pretty
Jason Heyward bunted once, and it ended up being a homer.
Me neither. Though it would be nice if Lincecum could pitch a complete game shutout tonight to offset that for me…
Not to jinx Lincecum or anything
but historically he handles the D-backs very well. I’d wager that he’ll correct your pitching stats a bit tonight.
Be not simply good -- be good for something. - Thoreau
Engh...
I’m slightly upset about it. I’m middle of the pack right now. We have a 12 team league. He’s gotta help me out dang it. C.J. Wilson and Jered Weaver didn’t help me much the other night either.
However, my Yahoo Fantasy Sports update thing told me that Tommy had been having flu-like symptoms for a few days. He was pitching light headed and what not. If that’s the case, why didn’t he just skip his start? Geez.
Oh well, I’m happy the Braves won though. Seems like the lesser named guys are showing up more and more here and there in the games recently.
I just went over to RR to look at the comments, and they’re pretty funny. They’re like us in the way that they’re posting funny pictures. One was of a train crash, which i think kind of describes the walk-off on their side.
Jason Heyward bunted once, and it ended up being a homer.
There are quite a few good baseball blogs on the SB Nation network. But still…
Talking Chop > Everyone
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 20, 2010 6:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was at the last two games...
Game 1 was amazing, because Jason Heyward rules and my friend (from Cincinnati) is a Jay Bruce fan and hates the fact that J-Hey is better than Bruce. So it was nice to see Heyward come through in a big way.
Game 2 was the best ending of a baseball game I have ever seen. My Cincy friend got out of the stadium real fast.
We all have to keep in mind, it is never over until that final out.
Joe Thurston who?
Watching Bobby Cox pick boogers since 1995
by a hooter's baby on May 20, 2010 7:03 PM EDT reply actions
Haha...well said.
"SHOULD YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMEPLATE RUNS ON AFTERNOON GAME YOU MUST PRY THEM FROM MY COLD METALLIC HANDS" ~ Cyborg Hanson
by Smoltz's Beard on May 20, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
i actually had forgotten that we signed him
by drumzalicious on May 20, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I know it's awfully dangerous for my first comment on a new blog to be a wrestling reference...
Thanks for taking out Rhodes, Dusty.
What does the American Dream have to do with anything?
\sarcasm
Ugh. Those awful polka-dotted trunks. I saw him live as a kid. Ted Dibiase beat his ass and slaped the Million Dollar Dream on him.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on May 20, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"SHOULD YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMEPLATE RUNS ON AFTERNOON GAME YOU MUST PRY THEM FROM MY COLD METALLIC HANDS" ~ Cyborg Hanson
by Smoltz's Beard on May 20, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This photo is just begging for a caption contest.
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on May 21, 2010 4:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I would have to guess
Braves = America’s Team
Rhodes = American Dream (in his case his pic is looking a little nightmarish)….yes, I watched him on TV and his act (hate to ruin it for ya CB, that its not real..hee hee) was stolen by the Hulk….(The one where; you can’t hurt me even though you are beating the…bleep…out of me) after shaking like an NFL Def lineman celebratory sack dancer he would stop, his oppenent would stop, after the obligutory stare down he would strike with some type of move and deliver his own knock down blow…in Dusty’s case it was the elbow…(I loved it when he would roll his hands in a circle before it)…..Yes, therapy is going well…why do you ask?
I don't want him to get hurt...
But I would not shed a tear if he decided to play in Japan for the next decade
They may have to hospitalize Sid Bream!
-We miss you Skip!
by RaymondBatista on May 20, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
um…yeah, that’s a bit too far
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 21, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't wish injuries on other teams' players, please.
It’s not classy. If you must, wish that he just goes into a horrible slump or something.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 20, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
In Uggla's case
You could wish him to get picked up by a truant officer next time he comes to Atlanta. With any luck they wouldn’t iron out the mixup until the Fish were ready to leave.
by Sam Jethroe on May 20, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear Chase,
I feel like I can call you Chase because you and me are so much alike. I would love to meet you some day. It would be great to have a catch. I know I can’t throw as fast as you, but I think you would be impressed with my speed. I love your hair. You run fast. Do you have a good relationship with your father? Me neither. These are all things we can talk about and more. I know you have not been getting my letters because I know you would write back if you did, and I hope you write back this time and we get to be good friends. I am sure our relationship would be a real home run.
Mac
I watched this game on Gameday from work (I could watch mlb.tv at work but I’d probably get fired; I have a ridiculous workplace). I was mostly just peeking at it until the bottom of the 9th, where I realized that we had a chance, then a real possibility. I really one of Heyward/Conrad/Infante to reach so that Glausosaur would get a chance to do a walk-off, but Brooksy beat me to it.
Also, Dusty, why do you even have a closer if you’re not going to bring him in to put out the fire? I mean, I’ll take the win, it was one of the best games I’ve ever been around to experience, but I’d have brought Cordero in after Nate’s single to face Ross and Prado. The tying runs was on deck when Ross was up, so it was a save situation, was it not?
We benefitted BIGTIME from their screwups
3 runs on 3 errors, 7 runs in a horribly mismanaged 9th….we should send a fruit basket to Dusty.
john maine left the mets game today after 5 pitches due to an injury
their rotation is so screwed. they’ve lost nieve to injury and perez to ineffectiveness, and now their starting five is something like this: Santana / Pelfrey / R.A. Dickey / Takahashi (or TBD) / TBD
Sounds good.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 20, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
“Prevention and Recovery” strikes again. That’s brutal. And to think, they let Nelson Figueroa go for nothing. They’re probably going to have to put Oliver Perez back in the rotation, the poor sons of guns.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
by Jacob Peterson on May 20, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds better than good.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 20, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
DLowe to the Mets?
Oh, I’d probably fly to Atlanta and make out with Frank Wren if he pulled that off.
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 20, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
i’ve heard a lot of mets fans that want vazquez from the yankees. i can’t imagine what the yankees could want. maybe omar offers a basket of crap, and then we can offer lowe and our offer will look so good, cashman would OK it.
or maybe i’m just dreaming
man, for vazquez’s sake, i hope that doesn’t happen.
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 21, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
For Frenchy and Acosta maybe?
ducks various hurled objects
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
why duck? The Braves would do that deal the very second it was offered. We get rid of DLowe and we just DFA Francine and put Acosta in AAA.
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 20, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
wow that sucks.
They could prob have Mejia (sp?) in the rotation in a few weeks.
by drumzalicious on May 20, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
LETS TRADE THEM KK AND JO JO FOR THAT IKE DAVIS KID. IF THEY DON’T TAKE IT, TOSS IN LOWE FOR CHRIS CARTER.
-C
by cthabeerman on May 20, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised if they kick the tires on Washburn.
Cause they need him in the worst way possible.
by soup du jour on May 21, 2010 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I love three 3 things in life: Family, Money, and Baseball. Come March the order of those three get changed up a bit.
Joe Simpson on the walkoff “That’s ridiculous!”
I love Joe.
Seriously. Last I looked the game was 5-0 Reds. So I get home from work and ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME? 7 run comeback capped by a walkoff grand slam?
BY SHAWSHANK NO LESS?
Wow am I glad I DVR’d the game. I don’t think I’ll be erasing it anytime soon.
Also, the Reds defense was absolutely atrocious today. And Dusty Baker IS the worst manager in baseball. Right now, Rhodes>The rest of the pen.
Finally, Mike Leake is good. If he can get away from Baker, he’s going to be a very good one indeed.
Oh yeah! I FINALLY got to see Kimbrel today. Rusty, but I really liked what I saw.
When you've said Jason Heyward, you've said it all.........
Kimbrel is our future closer ~ D. Baker is terrible as are the Reds.
Sorry Reds fans but you are totally pretenders as you have been for a while; that was some of the worst coaching, and playing by a MLB team that I have seen in years. My goodness are you kidding me four errors and you entered the ninth with a six run lead and couldn’t hold it PLEASE ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME DUSTY BAKER !.
Use your brain stay with the veteran Rhodes would made Heyward look like a total rookie ( which no other MLB pitcher has to this point) and make Conrad face a lefty as well and make him get a hit off Rhodes, no way that happens.
REDS are pretenders and the don’t deserve to have the record they have and be in first place if they are still their which I could care less about.
As for Kimbrel he is going to be a beast for many seasons and help take the sting out of losing J. Devine in the deal that brought Kotsay to ATL for one season or 3/4 of a season that is combined w/ back problems and his being traded at the deadline or after the deadline or whatever the hell ~ who cares.
Kimbrel needs to stay up all season and work with Wagner and learn the mentality of being a MLB closer; he is getting close but just needs more experience and work. Solid middle reliever right now just needs to work and face more live MLB hitters to become a closer. Still though in a year or two fans are going to be cheering for him coming into the game in the bottom of the ninth for sure.
Go Braves.
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on May 20, 2010 10:23 PM EDT reply actions
Bottom of the ninth meant top half good grief typo HELLO !
by Holty_Panthers_Fan on May 20, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the hate for the Reds?
"Dum spiro spero"
by Bravely going forward on May 21, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Honest question here
Do you, you know…actually watch the games?
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 21, 2010 4:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Doubt it, he strikes me as someone who just reads the boxscores in the morning for most games. Also, Marmol apparently didn’t make Heyward look like a rookie on his strikeout.
"SHOULD YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMEPLATE RUNS ON AFTERNOON GAME YOU MUST PRY THEM FROM MY COLD METALLIC HANDS" ~ Cyborg Hanson
by Smoltz's Beard on May 21, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Have you watched much Marmol this year Beard?...
I’m not sure how he’s done the past week or two, but for the first month, month and a half, he was making a lot of players “look like a rookie” with that nasty pitch in the dirt. I recall seeing quite a few highlights of him making guys look like idiots on the same pitch Heyward was flailing at.
by Mr. Sanchez on May 21, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes I have, and he’s on several fantasy teams of mine so I know how well he’s doing. You’re taking my post the wrong way, like I’m trying to insult Heyward or something. I’m just bring it up because HPF said the Rhodes was the first pitcher to make Heyward look like a rookie, which clearly isn’t true.
Simmer down now.
"SHOULD YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE HOMEPLATE RUNS ON AFTERNOON GAME YOU MUST PRY THEM FROM MY COLD METALLIC HANDS" ~ Cyborg Hanson
by Smoltz's Beard on May 21, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Except they didn’t reap quite enough benefit from our bad BP decisions….
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 21, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
we won this fucking game? srsly?
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
Reds won 19-1
"Batting 4th and doing the catching, says here this guy weighs 210 pounds...I'm not buyin it! It's Brian McCann."
by Scott Coleman on May 20, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i usually cede the game when down by 8. The odds of this win are minute.
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
by TradeAndruw on May 20, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
And that is why you are not a true fan.
"Never doubt Derek Lowe's ability to win despite himself."
by EricGreggWasPaidOff on May 21, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away
by TradeAndruw on May 20, 2010 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Good stuff.
I never noticed before, but Hulk actually has the proper finger position for an E barre chord.
Hulk plays the guitar. Who knew?
Help me! Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire...with me in them!!
by !Vive la Francoeur! on May 21, 2010 4:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I only hate two kinds of people...
People who hate other teams fans. And mets fans
Braves Win! Braves Win!
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