Braves Rally, But Fall to Fish 6-5
by moorebraves on Sep 19, 2011 10:38 PM EDT
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Devastating. When Omar Infante hit a long two-run walk-off homer tonight, it took the Braves a long, long time to walk off of the field. You could see just how devastated Craig Kimbrel was to have given up his second homer in as many days and you had to feel bad for the guy. After rallying to take the lead, the Braves bullpen blew yet another lead behind some hard luck and now the Braves wild card lead has shrunk to just 2.5 games over the Cardinals.
The young Marlins took care of the scoring early on for the Fish. Mike Stanton hit two homers that likely totaled 1,000 combined feet in the first and third innings to put the Marlins on top 2-0. Heyward came back with a solo shot of his own in the top of the sixth to cut the deficit to one run. In the following half inning, Minor wisely pitched around Stanton in his third at-bat, putting him on base on just four pitches but then gave up another long shot to Logan Morrison that extended the Marlin lead to 4-1.
The Braves staged their late rally in the top of the seventh beginning with a solo shot off of the bat of Dan Uggla to right center field. Then, after McCann and Freeman smoked ground balls right at infielders to get a quick two outs, followed by one by Alex Gonzalez that got through the left side hole. The Braves were able to capitalize on back-to-back walks to Jason Heyward and Brooks Conrad. Mike Dunn was able to saw off Michael Bourn's bat, but the ball fell directly in front of second base and all runners advanced, scoring Alex Gonzalez. Ryan Webb came on and walked Martin Prado, to even the score at four runs apiece. When Chipper came to the plate, a routine ground ball to Omar Infante bounced off of his glove and far enough to force a bad throw, scoring pinch runner Antoan Richardson.
Then the Braves were defeated in the ninth after getting the Marlins down to their last strike. Emilio Bonifacio was facing an 0-2 count with two outs and ultimately chopped a ball right to Chipper Jones. Chipper lost the ball in the lights though and Bonifacio reached once the ball skipped past Jones. Omar Infante made up for his fielding blunder in a big way in the next at-bat. After Kimbrel buzzed Infante high and tight, Omar hit a deep fly ball into the left field seats that let the game get away from the Braves for a second straight day.
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I feel sick
We still have a 2.5 game lead, but we sure as hell don’t have momentum.
Something HAS to change. The Braves gotta want it more than the Cardinals, or at least as much.
The thing that has to change is that we have to start getting better pitching performances out of our starters. Before last night, our starters has made it out of the 6th ONE time in the previous twenty games (Huddy’s start Saturday). The starters have one win in the last ten games. The most depressing part is that this is what we’ll have for the rest of the year. JJ is as good as done and Tommy will get one rehab start if he doesn’t have a setback. Then he may pitch the last game of the year against Philly.
I’m just really depressed this morning. The difference between putting a nail in the Cards and still having to grind is apparently a ball lost in the lights.
You'd think I was Travis Tritt struttin my FINE ASS on down to Florida
Well that was a kick in the nuts.
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 Sep 19, 2011 10:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Most painful loss of the year
By a longshot
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 Sep 19, 2011 10:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
By an Infante longshot?
/looking for cyanide…
by TBuzz on Sep 19, 2011 10:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
/passes bottle
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 Sep 19, 2011 10:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess Imhotep finally got his revenge...
by TBuzz on Sep 19, 2011 10:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I said during the last series against the Marlins that he was bitter about the trade. I think he proved me right.
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Well he almost cost the Marlins the game
With the error for leading run. I don’t think he is bitter at all about the trade I just think he got an up and in fastball and turned on it
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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Stop injecting logic into things.
I only have a few sources of happiness and fun in my life after a loss like this and you have to ruin it.
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I was reading this...
and I thought “that sounds like something Sarah would say.” BAM.
by tomahawklove on Sep 20, 2011 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Can we please not use that word here?
I’ve gotten a bellyfull of it over the years from people like that charming fellow who came by for a visit right after the game, before Mr. Tony gave him a Nike enema.
Amazing
This losing streak is taking on a grandeur of its own.
it's only a 2 game losing streak
But it’s been a horrible 2 weeks
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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Not sure how long I can keep this up.
~ "Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West ~
Yep
At least we can tell ourselves it’s just a game and change the channel. Some of these guys might not ever have another chance like this.
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 Sep 19, 2011 10:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Very well put. My number 1 sports interest so of course I take it very seriously
But this is the kind of (potential) collapse players don’t recover from
I hope they feel awful they have played horrible baseball lately. They played an OK game today and yesterday and saw O’Ventbrel blow it…twice in a row
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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They did battle back in this one, which is makes it the lungs deflating loss that it was. We have no choice but to bounce back. The entire season, in my opinion, hangs on how we handle this loss. Even if you don’t buy the momentum argument, just numbers wise, we have to start winning some of these precious few remaining games.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
tomorrow is another day...
GO BRAVES!!!! Once u get the “W” it will goes on and on and on….
by Braves.14 on Sep 19, 2011 10:50 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
^Well played Sir
"We did a lot of good things last year, and now we've got Julio ... That does nothing but improve the offense, and we expect to do better. That's our goal, to lead the NFL in everything. Every offensive category." -Roddy White
by Beachy Keen on Sep 19, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Braves still hold their own fate
If they go 4-4 the rest of the way, the Cardinals have to go 7-2 to finish tied. The Giants have to go 8-1.
It sucks, but at least if they’re still at the point where if they win, it doesn’t matter what the other teams do.
by AnEternalEnigma on Sep 19, 2011 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
Not time to hit the panic button yet, in my opinion. The numbers are in the Braves’ favor. The 2.5 game lead still counts. The way the team is losing certainly doesn’t build much confidence, but the Braves will still be favored in 4 of the next 5 games (they have to face Strausburg).
Even if the statistics aren’t troublesome, you have to see what is happening on the field. We are struggling against everybody and the Cardinals are taking care of business. That is what should make you panic not the raw stats.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
Plus the fact that the Cards get to play the Mets, Cubs and Astros in their last three series.
The best team of the three is the Mets. The METS.
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The Cubs are a rivalry and they have little inspiration left for in this season other than ruining Cardinal dreams. They might not roll over as much as the Astros.I’m hoping that the Cardinals are about to run out of steam…
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
we'll never know...
The Cards win the series against the Phillies, but I’m positive they can’t sweep neither of these 3 teams!
by Braves.14 on Sep 19, 2011 11:09 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I watch all the games. 1 run wins and loses are basically bad luck over the course of a season. It’ll even out.
Today we battled back, which makes this loss that much more tragic. But we have looked terrible lately, and even worse is that our area of strength has become an area of weakness in pitching. And it’s an absolutely terrible time to have that reversal.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
With that logic they have been running out of time as they have been tearing up opponents and stringing together wins. But in reality they were doing everything possible to compete. And they are still doing that, and we are doing the opposite. Time might be on our side, but time is trumped by outstanding play.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
Then maybe we should reassess the value of “running out of time” because it is very possible, even if, all things equal, improbable, and everything that is happening on the field is pointing in that direction.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
I guess I’m saying I would put a substantial portion of my meager net worth on a straight up bet that the Braves make the playoffs. Momentum is a narrative. Just like today the Marlins had momentum all game until the Braves did, until they didn’t.
Our bad play hasn’t really been predicated on momentum, or some sort of divine intervention. In fact, it’s a product of key pitching injuries, regression to the mean in the bullpen, and a bunch of players who have lost their swing. More directly, it’s been a struggle to string together hits and struggles with RISP, which is bound to balance out, but it has in fact been a trend all year.
The big picture is that we benefit more from playing good baseball than from the paucity of remaining games.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
If there is a pattern to the numbers why should we ignore them?
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
Hard to be favored
When statistically we are awful vs the Nats the last couple of years.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 19, 2011 11:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
moorebraves I have no idea how you managed to write this so objectively. This was a back-breaker. This is the kind of game that is crucial for momentum. But it isn’t always negative. Hopefully this is rock-bottom. Sometimes teams need that. Let’s hope there is a huge reality check and confidence is replaced with tension because the even-keeled thing is obviously not working.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
What a rush
Hearing literally dozens of fans going crazy in the stands.
Freeman isn’t on Heyward’s level in terms of tools, skills, or baseball IQ–but it’s fair to say Freeman has failed to meet the modest expectations in place for him - Capitol Avenue Club (May 28th, 2011)
I lol'd
Thanks, I needed that
"The Dos Equis guys want me to be the least interesting man in the world" - Drama
by BravesDawg16 on Sep 19, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad I’m on vacation and don’t have to watch this.
If anyone knocks baseball I get upset, because I think it's a wonderful life.
No pressure
He’s gonna carve the fish up like a beast.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 19, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't doubt him. Just saying
We’re about to find out what the team is made of
Someone needs to tell Frank Wren that he needs a motivational speaker/smelling salt holder and I think I could do the job perfectly.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
Braves are still in the driver seat
2.5 game lead is still a lead…just have to find a way to win
probably another closed door meeting to rally the troop?
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 19, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
Didn’t work so well last time. Here’s hoping the times are changing.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 19, 2011 11:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It did so work.
We won the game that night and the game after.
It’s just that apparently they only work as a short-term thing.
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So we agree on closed door meetings after every game?
Or… A countdown cardboard cutout of Rachel Phelps to motivate them?
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 19, 2011 11:45 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
For anyone wondering:
The Cardinals are 8-4 on the season against the Cubs. They are 8-4 against the Astros. 1-2 against the Mets.
by AnEternalEnigma on Sep 19, 2011 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
As much as I hate a Braves loss, this needs to be said
Mike Stanton is man! He’s 40 21!
"We did a lot of good things last year, and now we've got Julio ... That does nothing but improve the offense, and we expect to do better. That's our goal, to lead the NFL in everything. Every offensive category." -Roddy White
I came here expecting “Write your own recap.”
I’m not satisfied.
Okay, here goes: Write your own recap.
That’s better.
by Ivan the Great on Sep 19, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
Win
All we can do up to this point is win. Go Braves!
by yellowjackets87 on Sep 19, 2011 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
oh man
i was at work all i got to watch was the rally and the first out of the 9th. I come back and the Braves lose what a day
That was really tough to swallow.
I feel the same way I felt after Matty Diaz got thrown out a third in 2009 to end our playoff hopes towards the end of the season.
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 19, 2011 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
I was thinking of that game last night as well.
Some things just get seared into your memory. Need some hapy thoughts right now….happy thoughts.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby
lol reply fail
today sucks
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
This sums up my feelings.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 19, 2011 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
You know what tomorrow is?
The start of a win streak. As much as Kimbrel hates himself right now, I still think Lowe feels worse. I think Delgado is going to pitch his way into the starting rotation (for next year) tomorrow and Lowe will have one if his playoff-esque dominating starts on Wednesday. I don’t care if I am insane with optimism. It beats the hell out of this pessimism. Let’s go, Bravos!
by sidbreamsstache on Sep 19, 2011 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This & rec
Dug out my rally, Chief Nocahoma, shirt. Plan on wearing it until the bitter end or a WS championship, whichever comes first. Braves nation can either hang their head or go down, kicking & screaming. I choose the latter. Let’s fry some Fish, swat some Nats, & slap around some Phils. As a fan I vow to shun sound reasoning, stats, odds and logic. Pure, unadulterated, illogical, positive fanaticism is on tap until the end of the season. Go Braves!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby
Another note-tomorrow is an absolute must-win. We can already chalk Wednesday up as a loss, so Delgado and the offense need to step up tomorrow and get a win. It is absolutely CRUCIAL.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 19, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
I disagree.
Getting swept at the hands of the Marlins would pretty much be a death blow, though.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 19, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
With Lowe pitching twice, 6-2 is the ceiling.
And it would be a miracle. I think we’ll finish 3-5 or 4-4 and hope like hell that the Cardinals somehow cool off.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 19, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea I think we're more likely to finish 4-4 and be sweating it out to the end but I'm trying to stay somewhat optimistic
Can’t see the Cards losing more than 2-3 given the quality of their opponents
stranger things have happened
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by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 19, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Cubs, Mets, and Astros.
While we get the Marlins, Nats, and Phillies.
Christ.
"And like lambs to the slaughter, the Braves take the field."- Skip Caray
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 19, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Today
Sink clogged. Cannot do anything in my sink. Contacts took 20 minutes to put in because (as I discovered) one of them was ripped.
Left house. Typical day- could not get anything done no matter how much I worked. Came home. Cats wrecked the blinds. Watch the Braves game, watch choke. Throw remote at television. Remote breaks. Remember that I was down 5 points in my fantasy football game… against my dad, always a big rivalry game. Turn on Giants game… Bradshaw has 59 rushing yards. I needed him to get 60 rushing yards to salvage a tie.
Yeah. That was my day. But nowhere to go but up… right?
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Thank goodness the Braves built such a big lead.
Looks like we’ll need every game of it. I look forward to the other wild card contenders getting back to divisional play. Thanks Phillies. Real hot team came to town and beat you up. Wink, wink (;
Open Letter to the Braves
Dear Braves, my friends and I would really enjoy giving your team money to go watch you play in the playoffs. Sounds good, right? Well, here’s the thing. You actually have to start winning games to make that happen. You have 8 games left and the Cardinals are only 2.5 games back. Can you just win half of them and see where you end up? Please? Just 4 of them? Thanks.
by AnEternalEnigma on Sep 19, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
all these
years and the Natinals and Marlins beating us come down to this everyone hold on to your butts
Minor, Kimbrel, Chipper... FUCK!
Fuck fuck fuck… FUCK!!!!!111one
by Tomahawk45 on Sep 20, 2011 12:33 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Should Ross catch tomorrow?
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2011/09/19/braves-quotes-after-mondays-loss-to-marlins/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog
CHIPPER JONES
Have you ever had that happen before, losing a chopped grounder in the lights?
"Oh, yeah. If you play baseball in a football stadium, I guess that happens from time to time. But it’s just extremely bad timing. Pretty helpless feeling when the game should be over. I had no clue where the ball was until it bounced."
blame the lights if you want Hoss…bottom line is you gotta make that play. maybe you should just own up to it.
How do you make a play on a ball you never see?
Everything they say about the lights is correct. They move them when football season starts. This is not the first time this has happened.
by AnEternalEnigma on Sep 20, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Your midichlorian count must be unnaturally low.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
VENT
Idk. I’m pissed. I want to hear some accountability from Jones either way, whether it is his fault or not. He’s the leader of team, but I never hear him directly shoulder the blame for things that happen with him. Not just now, I’ve been reading his comments for a long time. Maybe he did lose it in the lights. Maybe, with an 0-2 count and 2 outs he just expected a punchout and concentration drifted a bit, just enough to lose it in the lights. We’ll never know, will we? Bottom line is, this game needed to be won and they are collapsing. Wonder if they still “like the spot they’re in”?
I'm sure they're fine with the spot their in
I’m not gonna deny that they’ve played bad baseball over these past few weeks, but it’s pretty obvious that bad luck as played a pretty decent role.
The fact remains that they’re still in a spot where they control their destiny with 8 games to go. They’re more than capable of playing better than this, we all know that. And plus, I think that it’s more likely that the Braves snap out of this than the Cardinals/Giants keeping up this pace.
We’ve got 2 left with a team we’ve handled all year(as well as being 1 out away from handling them further tonight) and then head to Washington to play their below-average club. The Nats give them trouble, but the fact is that they’re just not a good club.
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 20, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
They're*
Shame I have to give in to the grammar patrol…
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 20, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Can we please, please, please
take down the playoff rotation fanpost?
"It just looks so far away, I pray to God I get there."
-Brian McCann on stealing bases
by mr.shiggles on Sep 20, 2011 1:07 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Let’s do it. Officially seconded.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
Seriously, let’s delete that post. It was posted on the first day of a 3 game sweep by the Cardinals.Since then we’ve been 3-7. It’s like we are being punished for our insolence.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
You’d think people would have learned after the “Kimbrel is Untouchable”, “Chipper super healthy”, “Jurrjens on an amazing roll”
All of those posts lead to terrible streaks
by drumzalicious on Sep 20, 2011 1:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely. A “Cardinals 2011 WS Champions thread” or a “2012 Off-Season Rosterbation thread” is much needed.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
CAC is doing a pretty impressive job shitting on our luck. The “Derek Lowe isn’t that bad” (right before that terrible Mets game) post followed by the “Jonny Venters not Historically Unique” (Which is a completely punchless title, but can basically be summed up by saying that Jonny Venter’s “overuse” is a non-issue.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
or how about Fredi Gonzalez: Braves Manager Foreverz! Can’t you just see it? With a picture of DOB and Fredi on motorcycles on a street called Bobby Cox’s Legacy Turnpike.
Sgt.: Pointed stick? Oh, oh, oh. We want to learn how to defend ourselves against pointed sticks, do we? Getting all high and mighty, eh? Fresh fruit not good enough for you eh? Well I'll tell you something my lad. When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don't come crying to me! Now, the passion fruit.
I am requesting
A thunderdome thread if the Braves lose tomorrow.
Hell, it worked last season.
by dragonhawk26 on Sep 20, 2011 1:27 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
There will be another season after this one is over
The games will continue ………………………………….long…..long after you and I and team that we remember. Still, I think it is sweet poetry of the sport that the one who beats Kimbrel is a former Brave.
Keep focused on what is important and enjoy the ride. Soon it will become only a memory.
Regards from Japan.
He whose words outnumber his deeds, know that his death is better than his life.
We need another Karma thread or something
by drumzalicious on Sep 20, 2011 1:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
If there is any silver lining to any of this
It seems the Braves have upgraded from bad baseball to unlucky baseball. They got a ton of breaks in this game that they haven’t gotten lately, such as Bourn’s broken bat single, Prado’s bases-loaded walk, and Infante’s error.
But at least now they just seem snakebitten instead of playing bad, right? …Right?
by AnEternalEnigma on Sep 20, 2011 2:42 AM EDT reply actions
Just go 5-3
the rest of the way. While the Cardinal’s schedule is easy the rest of the way, they’ll have trouble going 8-1.
My head says the Braves are still in good position, needing only to go .500 the rest of the way to be virtually assured of at least a tie for the wild card. My heart says, “AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!” How about building a 3-4 run lead for once so the game doesn’t have to come down to worn out Venters and Kimbrel pitching in the final innings?
of course the phillies find another way to screw us over, i hate to admit this but i just dont see this team turning it around, i have a bad feeling that the cardinals will catch us
If Halladay, Lee, and Hamels all break their arms while playing tag in the clubhouse, We'll be set
by suicide bunting is a sin on Sep 20, 2011 7:01 AM EDT reply actions
This sums it all up:
Back up the truck, back it up!
I don't ask for much but all I ask is that you to throw strikes.
by georgiadawgsfan on Sep 20, 2011 7:33 AM EDT reply actions
As funny as this is
it’s soooo very true. Ugh…2.5 with 8 to go. Welp, at least they make it interesting!!
/prepares for coronary
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 20, 2011 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
To hell with interesting.
The Chinese have a curse that more or less goes, “May you live in interesting times.”
Forgot to use the sarcasm font around that part about making it interesting…
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 20, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
Omar got lucky. He turned around a high inside Kimbrel fastball. How many people can do that. It wasn’t a bad pitch. Tough luck loss. Gotta go get ’em tomorrow.
"I Farted" - Me, everday
….and the next day, and the day after the off day on Thursday.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 20, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
One game is bad luck;
losing on a consistent basis is just bad baseball. And honestly even if they do make the playoffs who amoung us does not think they will get swept in the first round.
I don't ask for much but all I ask is that you to throw strikes.
by georgiadawgsfan on Sep 20, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I wouldn't be so sure.
You really don’t know what effect getting the weight of that chase off their shoulders will do, especially when they will get there with no expectations. When the Cardinals won it all in 2006, they basically fell bass-ackwards into the playoffs after having a horrible September that saw them almost blow a pretty big lead and needing to win on the last day of the regular season to avoid a one-game playoff on Monday (IIRC). Everyone declared the Cards DOA, and low and behold, they won the whole thing. I’m not saying the Braves will do that, but it’s certainly possible that getting the stress of September off of them, maybe a jolt with Hanson back in the rotation… I wouldn’t write it off at all.
I blame this on all those
that kept saying the playoffs were a lock this year. With the way this team has been playing, a 2.5 game lead can fade quickly.
If we miss the playoffs it’s going to be one long and depressing winter.
by WeStillHaveBobby on Sep 20, 2011 9:57 AM EDT reply actions
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