Braves Fall Flat Against Nationals, Lose 4-1
by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 24, 2011 4:37 PM EDT
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Chien-Ming Wang had never beaten the Braves in four previous starts against them, so Braves fans who were optimistic about this game had good reason to be. Unfortunately for them, the offense was nonexistent and the Braves lose to the Nationals 4-1.
When the Braves went down in order on eight pitches in the first, that may have been an indication the game wouldn't go well for them. In the second inning, Brandon Beachy issued a pair of one-out walks before giving up a run-scoring single to rookie Chris Marrero.
The way the Braves were hitting in the game, what happened in the fourth made any comeback seem out of reach. Ryan Zimmerman singled leading off and Jayson Werth walked with one out when Danny Espinosa drove home both following a wild pitch with a hit to center. Then with two outs, Wang, 0 for 32 as a hitter with 18 strikeouts and no RBI, singled home another run.
Freddie Freeman hit his 21st home run of the season, but the offense otherwise looked helpless against Wang in six innings, managing only four hits and striking out four times; three of the strikeouts were looking. Beachy walked four and struck out nine in six innings.
The closest the Braves came to scoring again was in the eighth when Brooks Conrad walked with one out and went to third on Michael Bourn's single, but Bourn was caught stealing on a questionable call and Martin Prado flied out to end the threat. This was the only inning where the Braves managed to put two runners on base.
St. Louis won, cutting Atlanta's Wild Card lead back to two with four to play.
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By the way, this ensures that if the Braves clinch the Wild Card, it’ll be at home.
Twitter: @TAlmeyda
just as long as it is before Wednesday
I really don’t want to have to put Hudson out there under stress. Want him ready to go for Game 1 of the NLDS
Haven’t made it to the NLDS yet. Stop the playoff talk last time it happened is when we went on that huge skid. We haven’t made the playoffs yet!
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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PLAYOFFS!!!
sorry but neither I, nor you, nor anyone here has the power to put them in or keep them out of the playoffs.
maybe
right now the Braves are in a playoff spot so it would be silly to not try to look at things with that in mind. that’s all I was going with on the Hudson comment. I hope to not have to use him.
any one have a vid or gif
of bourns steal attempt in the 8th i thought he was out alot of ppl are saying hes safe ??
either way it was a retarded call by freddi g i really think that guy has mental problems
Agreed
You don’t run against Pudge.
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Sep 24, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't understand how you're blaming that on our manager (the one with the name you can't spell).
Bourn has surely had the green light for steals since he came over from Houston and it’s incredibly unlikely Fredi decided to specifically send him against Pudge in the 8th. If it’s anybody’s fault, 95% change it’s Bourn.
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Fredi's call
see Braves post-game quotes
A lot of room in right center, if he hits one there we can dance in the streets, the 2-1....
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2 games up with 4 games left. No help from Marmol today. Please win tommorow, a 1 game lead vs. Philly while STL plays Houston would scare me, a lot.
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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lol, that’s what I was thinking. We lose to Wang and it’s freddie g fault? wow, interesting.
braves#1
his fault because he sent bourn in the 8th when there was no reason to steal !!!!!!! we had prado at the plate and chipper on deck we could of got quit a few runs there
wow, losing to Wang, really? Crazy. I just have zero confidence in this team right now, we could come out an win tomorrow, and still no confidence from me. Just the way we playing now, I just don’t see how we could do anything against the D-backs or Brewers, and if we did, no way we get past Phillies if Jurrjens and Hanson are still a no go. Be nice to make playoffs, but I’m not expecting much. I’m usually pretty optimistic about my Braves, but it has really ran out, can’t believe Wang owned us, very depressing…
braves#1
At this point....
….I would LOVE to see this team in the playoffs. Not because I think they’d be a force, but because I keep hearing how it would be one of the biggest collapses in baseball history should the Cardinals take the WC. Braves won 14 straight division titles, only 1 ring. Braves fans get enough shit for that(although that actually never gets at me), we don’t need a Mets-like collapse…..
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 24, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, my father mentions the Braves failure to win more than one WS every time I bring up baseball. And he was the one who took me to a million Braves games during the 90’s (including a certain Game 6).
But whatever happens, I really just want a chance to watch my favorite team in the postseason again this year. And who knows, this is definitely a sport where anything can happen.
well during that time we ended up winning 1 more WS championship than a lot of teams, hell the Indians, Cubs, Mariners, Mets, and a lot more teams would kill for what the Braves did, so even though we should have at least won the ‘96 championship too, I’m fine with Braves winning the 1 that we have.
That would be awful to have a Mets-like collapse, be nice to at least make playoffs, even though I’m not expecting nothing, better to make it than not to. I just have zero confidence in this team right now.
braves#1
DOB:
#Braves notes: Medlen activated from DL; Alex Gonzalez (calf) expected to play Sunday
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No, f*ck Marmol
The Cubs won yesterday and were 1 out away from winning 2 in a row against the Braves only threat. I hope MLB finds out Marmol isn’t his real name and that he’s 39……..Nunez and Marmol, man I hate those two asshats.
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 24, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You should be more pissed about Braves losing to Wang. All we had to do was beat a so-so SP and we still have a 3 game lead with 4 to go. Your anger should be towards braves, not Marmol. Braves control their own destiny at this point.
braves#1
Trust me, I am
Doesn’t make my hatred for Carlos Marmol any less intense……
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 24, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, I'll throw it out there
Wang was hard to beat. (Let more innuendo commence.)
"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
Damn, losing against Wang sucks.
Also, Marmol is a shit.
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Sep 24, 2011 6:23 PM EDT reply actions
I had to work today
and guess I missed a doozie of a day. 2 up with 4 to play…we will get this done.
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
When I kept saying last night I'd like to see us clinch in person
I did not mean that we needed to lose today. It makes me nervous. I was really ok with us clinching tomorrow!
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Are the phils really starting hamels on wednesday?
Really? Starting their #3 4 days after his last start on the last day of the season?
With Cliff the day before, which also seems a little odd?
Nevermind, Halladay's going tomorrow
Wouldn’t surprise me to see Manuel skip him though…
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 24, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If Phillies are smart, they would be very careful in our next series. Who you want to face first round if you are Phillies? A hot Cardinals team that just took 3 out of 4 against them or D-backs/Brewers first round? If I were the Phillies I would really be careful and not let the Braves lose that WC. I don’t think I would want to face the Cards in first round if I were them. Phillies are by far the better team, but you know how a 5 game series can be, all that matters is who is the hottest at this point, and Cards are red hot. Not saying Phillies should roll over against us this coming up series, but if their manager is smart, he would manage it with the intent on NOT facing Cards in the first round…
braves#1
if the braves haven't clinched
the Phillies have to at least give the appearance they are going to play up to 100% since Manuel said all that about it not being fair when they were playing the Cardinals after already clinching the East.
being fair and smart are two totally different things. He can still play some of his big players to an extent. Hell, I’m fine with Phillies wanting to stick it to us so that we don’t make playoffs, but be careful what they wish for, could be a hot Cardinals team ready to upset them in first round too… Cardinals have every confidence in the world that they can beat them and beat their best pitchers in a 5 game series.
braves#1
They're just getting a little work in
Hamels wouldn’t pitch again until next Tuesday and Lee is gonna pitch Game 2 on Sunday.
by a hooter's baby on Sep 24, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Carlos Marmol
You suck
Your sister sucks
And your mother woulda sucked but I didn’t have five dollars.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Sigh...
I just continue to be baffled at how this team still cannot get it together. They haven’t put together any level of consistency on offense ALL YEAR. The pitching got them here and now the pitching is failing and the offense continues to fail. Pitcher have given up 12 runs in the last 3 games with Huddy, Beachy, & Lowe going. And to the Marlins & Nats. Come on!
This team doesn’t have it. If they manage to hang on and make it in, it will be an early exit. The team has done nothing to make me expect otherwise. According to reports scouts have begun questioning Fredi as a manager and the fact that he hasnt been able to get this team on a winning track. I totally agree. I just dont think he has what it takes. I just dont know if the team responds to him.
Sigh…
ehhh, also hurts that our number 1 and 2 SP’s in Hanson and Jurrjens hasn’t pitched in a MLB game since August 6th for Hanson and August 30th for Jurrjens(he was pitching poorly even before then though). So, it’s tough losing your two best SP. Without either of them come playoff time, then highly unlikely we do anything, especially how we have been playing.
Honestly man, I have watched most of the September games, and I see it more than just Fredi. I see a team that just can’t execute(again more than the manager fault), the players just can’t get the timely hits, or the sac flies when needed and all sorts of shit. This is wayyyyyy more than Fredi being a bad manager, this month the players just look lost. Not really sure what Fredi can do when you have 2nd and 3rd with 0 out and you can’t get any runs in, but that is the type of crap that has happened this month. Fredi hasn’t been perfect, but this collapse is on the players, not sure what more Fredi can do at this point…
braves#1
Pssst....
Remember the Braves coughing up a division lead to Philly last year and then claiming the WC on the last day of the season?
Fredi wasn’t the manager last year. They struggled down the stretch due to injuries last year. Not the manager’s fault.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
You know what is really scary...
That the Phils having lost 8 IN A ROW!!!! are probably going to be going on all cylinders for our series cause they will want to get on a winning track for the play-offs.
OUCH.
Like I said earlier in a previous post, if the Phillies end up sweeping or taking 2 of 3 from us and the cards take that WC. Cards are hot and we can’t do shit. Let the Phillies laugh their asses off eliminating us, I would laugh more when Cards stun the Phillies and the baseball world by advancing in the NLCS… Seen it many times where a favorite and much better team gets beat by a hot team in playoffs, especially first round.
braves#1
come on now
even if the Phillies are trying all out to win, Braves can still win the series
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 25, 2011 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
disappointed
that it’s not possible for the Braves to clinch here in DC and with that late collapse by the Cubs, it’s almost nerve wrecking time again
clinching at home would actually be nicer for the Braves and hopefully that can happen on Monday or Tuesday at the latest
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 25, 2011 1:06 AM EDT reply actions
Pujols is doing everything he can to carry the Cards
Cardinal pitching is not so good. Braves are just too inconsistent for me to be comfortable. I wish I could learn to root for the Brewers….
Which team (probably) in the NL or AL playoffs have the most ex-Braves?
He whose words outnumber his deeds, know that his death is better than his life.
My guess? Texas
Andrus, Harrison, Feliz, and I think I might be missing another.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
It's Texas
With Red Sox and Rays close behind with 3
The PuertoRican Kid
by Kobe:The Legend on Sep 25, 2011 3:39 AM EDT up reply actions
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