Braves Quote For The Day... The Swagger Is Back!

by gondeee on Jul 3, 2010 9:32 AM EDT in Braves Quote For The Day

From Billy Wagner after last night's Braves comeback win:

"Any team that comes in here knows it," Wagner said. "They've watched ESPN. They've seen how we've come back. We've done it in a lot of different ways. We're a tough team to face when it's close at the end."

Some may call it the cockiness of old Braves teams, but there was a swagger about the Braves teams of the 90's and early 2000's. Other teams were afraid of Atlanta and what they could do night after night, and that fear is officially back. At least the Braves players are acting like it is, and that's a huge can of confidence to have in your corner every game.

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THIS!

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by SidGlaus on Jul 3, 2010 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

I love this team.

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by gramsey712 on Jul 3, 2010 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

THIS

by Braves24 on Jul 3, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think other teams fear the Braves.

But I don’t care. These last at bat wins are going to give me a heart attack. But I’ll have a smile on my face! Braves do have a swagger. I don’t need the other teams to fear us. (and they don’t…..yet!) Just need them to lose. (and they do!) Go Braves!!

Braves Win! Braves Win!

by Frozen Fan on Jul 3, 2010 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

I hope they don’t fear them. They might get a surprise that way.

by blwfish on Jul 3, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

It is major league baseball. Any given day or night … blah, blah.

by fandave on Jul 3, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Improvement

I think that the Braves are one big hitter away from being great. If they can manage to get a big OF bat before the trading deadline then I would be at 10 in confidence. Currently they are winning games because of their pitching and timely hitting. I like Gregor Blanco in CF and he should stay there. If Wren can put a package together that doesn’t cripple our prospects and get us a hitter I would be thrilled. Imagine an OF with 2 power bats… Reminds me of Ron Gant and David Justice. That would be sweet.

by rcates on Jul 3, 2010 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

Blanco has been great. Not sure they will give him the CF reigns over trading for one, but he has been a key fill in. Props to Gregor.

by CharlotteChop on Jul 3, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I would love to see Kemp in center or left… Thats the one guy i want before the deadline passes! But i gotta say it, Blanco is puttin in work!!

by UpstateNyBravesFan on Jul 3, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course

As they say, momentum is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher.

by Bronn on Jul 3, 2010 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

ESPN is not the best channel to see Braves highlights…,

"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones

by MBL1 on Jul 3, 2010 11:29 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Remember the last few seasons? Felt like we could never, ever, ever win a close game.

by VictorW on Jul 3, 2010 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

And this year it actually feels like we can’t lose those games

by VictorW on Jul 3, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

What a difference

Guys like Wags, Hinske, and Ross that are role players but leaders can take a team to the top, especially when teamed with such solid everyday team players. Over the course of a season teams are seperated on average by a run maybe two. Having leaders and winning attitudes are what helps teams make plays to win close games and come from behind late to win vs losing 21 one run games in a row. This team has winning attitudes and it shows by winning these come from behind games.

by CharlotteChop on Jul 3, 2010 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

ESPN?

What has Wags been watching?!

by sag969 on Jul 3, 2010 12:31 PM EDT reply actions

The Mothership diligently crawls Braves scores during their Top 10 AL East Plays Of The Hour specials, and this has spread fear far and wide

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by Jason Kirk on Jul 3, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

+2

1 for the ESPN slam
1 for the DP show reference

"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton

by UMDBHIK on Jul 4, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

He meant hypothetically...

The Reds are the team that ESPN has latched onto, with the Phils and Mets not being in 1st. And they simply choose to not mention the Braves, week after week, in hopes that they’ll cave, and then the Mets or Phils will be the “big story.”

It’s going to suck for all of them when the Braves Win It All.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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I see a troll under that bridge!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 3, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

IDEA!!

The TCers should start a national sports tv network showing mostly Braves games and talking about the Braves all the time!
that should do it

"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones

by MBL1 on Jul 3, 2010 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

We used to have that until the AOL merger and Jamie Kellner.

by Broccoman on Jul 3, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I would like to know how to extend my subscription to your newsletter.

"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton

by UMDBHIK on Jul 4, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Rays

Have the same discrimination at Espn

"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010

by Cammando2317 on Jul 3, 2010 1:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

The Rays aren't leading their division

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
I see a troll under that bridge!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 3, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

They were at one point.

by Bronn on Jul 3, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

But.....not anymore......the Braves still are, and have been.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
I see a troll under that bridge!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 3, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Awww.

Awww come one man! You’re make a petty argument and you know they are right up there. Stop it.

"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010

by Cammando2317 on Jul 3, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Not exactly sure what that means, and why you guys have bleeding hearts for the Rays...

but the last time I checked, they are in 3rd. The Braves are in 1st. We can keep going on aboot this for days, tho.

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
I see a troll under that bridge!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 4, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Every time I see your posts, I cringe.

Because they are a low budget team in a ridiculous division… they have had great success all year… they HAVE BEEN leading there division (up until two weeks ago) and they dont get the notoriety they should…. MUCH LIKE OUR FUCKIN BRAVES which was the original point.

"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010

by Cammando2317 on Jul 4, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I have some tongs to unclench those panties if you’d like.

"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton

by UMDBHIK on Jul 4, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

But this dude’s out of line and I cant stand him anymore.

"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010

by Cammando2317 on Jul 4, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Last-At-Bat Wins?

So I keep hearing on sports news sites that this our whatever’th “last-at-bat” win of the season, which makes sense to me if we’re talking about walk-offs, but how can anything be a last-at-bat win if it’s not a walkoff? I mean, they have to get the guy after you out to move the game on so we can get the save, right? Wouldn’t by definition any win that isn’t a walk-off not be a last-at-bat win? Or is it just a win where its either a walk-off, or we only had one more chance to try to score (like 2 outs or something) and it would’ve been our last at-bat had we not gotten a hit or whatever… anyone with better baseball knowledge wanna help me out?

by Xshare on Jul 3, 2010 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

It’s the team’s last time batting basically. So it would be either the bottom of the 8th or 9th in home games, and the top of 9th in away games (in 9-inning games). It just means that they take the lead in the inning that they last bat.

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by sleezer1788 on Jul 3, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

If you score the winning run the last time anybody on your team bats...

It’s a last at bat win.

Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.

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by MichaelProcton on Jul 3, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions

lololol. Now I get it. : )

"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
I see a troll under that bridge!

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Jul 3, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions