Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves Series Preview
by SCrebel10 on Sep 26, 2011 2:53 PM EDT
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Well, this is it ladies and gentlemen.
After losing two of three to the Washington Nationals and seeing its wild card lead shrink to one game, Atlanta welcomes the Phillies to Turner Field for a regular season ending three-game series.
Since clinching the National League East, Philadelphia has gone 1-9, mainly using a mix and matched lineup at the plate. They used their full lineup for the first time since clinching on Sunday, and broke out of their offensive slump with nine runs and 19 hits against the New York Mets.
So, here's where it stands: A one-game lead with three games against the Phillies while the surging Cardinals play three against the cellar dwelling Houston Astros. Should be a very interesting week in Braves country.
Pitching match-ups after the jump.
Monday September 26, 7:10 PM EDT
Tuesday September 27, 7:10 PM EDT
Wednesday September 28th, 7:10 PM EDT
Johnny Wholestaff
This matchup could change. The Phillies will have a bullpen game of sorts, where it looks like a mixture of Worley, Hamels, and the Philly pen could throw. For Atlanta, if it clinches the wildcard before this game, you could see either Tommy Hanson or Jair Jurrjens starting here if either one of them is deemed healthy enough.
Series Outlook:
Who knows. Bottom line, Atlanta needs to win games and the rest will take care of itself. The final playoff push starts now.
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I don’t even care what the Braves do in the playoffs at this point. I just want them to avoid a collapse that we’ll never hear the end of from ESPN etc. Sweep the Phillies please!
ESPN talking about the Braves?
That’d be a first.
Only if it's bad.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
..unless the Cardinals sweep the Astros
Which would force a tiebreaker.
If both Cards & Braves sweep, then Braves are in cause they’re still 1 up. That said, I don’t see them beating Cliff Lee tonight & for some reason, that idiot Fredi G. is pitching D. Lowe tomorrow, so we can forget about that too. Basically, the Braves give up on any postseason aspirations as long as they keep Fredi & Larry Parrish around.
I feel much more comfortable with Delgado pitching than Lowe, and feel more confident that we possibly could do something against Oswalt than Lee. Really wished Fredi would start Lowe tonight and Delgado tomorrow, but we all know that won’t happen.
braves#1
I don't know about that
Our team seems to pull it out against Lee more often then not based on my viewing of games not actual stats. I mean I remember at the beginning of the season he recorded a career high in strikeouts and we still won the game so hopefully wee can work some magic tonite.
Pretty sure he was just pointing out that
if we go 2-1 (winning the series) and they go 3-0… we’re not in.
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BRAVES SWEEP!!!!
I don’t care what anyone says, BRAVES SWEEP!!! The Astros take two out of three from the Cards. BRING OUT THE BROOMS!!!! I’M PUMPED!!!!!
If we lose this lead my TV may get its ass kicked!
by CaliforniaBrave on Sep 26, 2011 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
Guts
Well, we’re going to see what this team has inside. It’s time that the veterans stand-up and be accounted for. Mac, Chipper and Huddy need to lead this team the next three days. No excuses. Don’t break our hearts again.
They have been.
But as they say, you can lead a horse to water…
by Aaron Meier on Sep 26, 2011 4:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
STL/HOU stats to make you feel better
- The Cardinals are facing Wandy Rodriguez tonight. Rodriguez is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in September. He’s got a 19:3 K:BB ratio.
- Jaime Garcia is his opponent tonight. Garcia has never beaten the Astros. In his career, he’s 0-3 with a 5.91 ERA against the Astros. Astros opponents hit .341 off him. This season, he’s 0-2 with a 5.51 ERA against the Astros, with them hitting .318 against him.
- Tuesday’s starter for the Astros, Henry Sosa, has allowed three or less earned runs in five of his last six starts.
- Wednesday’s starter for the Astros, Brett Myers, is a candidate for NL Pitcher of the Month in September. In his last six starts, Myers is 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA. He owns a 31:6 K:BB ratio and opponents are only hitting .180 against him in that stretch.
- The Cardinals only scored 6 runs during the entire Cubs series and were actually outscored 8-6. Two runs were gifts from Carlos Marmol, two more runs were scored on sacrifice plays by their pitchers, the other two were solo home runs (Molina and Furcal).
- Tony La Russa has used Jason Motte the last two games, so he’d likely be unavailable or tired tonight if he used him again. Motte’s pitched in 11 of the last 17 games.
The breakdown:
Cliff Lee is elated about something.
Roy Oswalt loves him some gum.
Derek Lowe is looking for his next ship to come in.
Tim Hudson is concerned about that moss on his face.
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Lol
It always cracks me up that their “stock pic” of Huddy is from the 4-5 days he had a full beard, before he realized all he needed was the patch.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And it’s pretty out of date too, right? Hudson is a fine-looking gentleman. No reason the widget couldn’t be updated to reflect that.
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Never would have expected Huddy to be a redhead. Go figure….
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"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly Right
Series Outlook:
Who knows. Bottom line, Atlanta needs to win games and the rest will take care of itself
Forty thousand tickets already sold.
If anyone knocks baseball I get upset, because I think it's a wonderful life.
Well that’s reassuring.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
They still have to show up.
If anyone knocks baseball I get upset, because I think it's a wonderful life.
Well, we’re not in Miami. So I expect them to show up….and to have actually paid for said tickets.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
For all of us UBER-Phillies-Haters.......
Personally, I’m scared for the furniture in my apartment. Something might end up a few floors down between now and Wednesday. And there might be some knives in the wall before the end of it….
“I just….. I just black out, and when I woke up I was screaming,’I told you not to go there!! I TOLD you not to go there!!”
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
My brother-in-law, who is a Cubs fan, laughed at me when I said something similar.
He basically said, “Yeah, well take that feeling and stretch it out for a whole year and now you’re living in my world.”
by Nabb1 on Sep 26, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was expecting Marmol to cave, and for the Cards to win that game (with the faint hope that the Cubs might actually hold on) so I took the implosion pretty well. I was expecting 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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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
The way the Cards were mirroring the Cubs runs that game…… that’s never a good sign. It was inevitable, reagardless of the Mets game…. the Mets and Cardinals have had some intriguing match-ups the last few years. Just leave it to Molina or Pujols or Marmol and that’s how she wrote 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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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
marmol is an awful closer. you know it wasn’t good when he threw about 97 sliders in a row. didn’t even want to throw a fastball. the cubs did as well as expected, taking one game. the atl shat the bed. again. no point in blaming the cubs when they couldn’t take care of their own business.
be nice if after randall shuts down the phils in the first, he toes the mound in the 2nd with a crooked number backing him up. i know, wishful thinking, but it’s nice to dream.
by SidBreamsSlide on Sep 26, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Going to the game tonight
I’m scared. But it can’t end any worse than game 3 of the NLDS last year. WE CAN DO THIS! I hope.
The Starting 9
1. Bourn – CF
2. Prado – LF
3. Jones – 3B
4. Uggla – 2B
5. Freeman – 1B
6. McCann – C
7. Diaz – RF
8. Gonzalez – SS
9. Delgado – P
Lol…… well, there’s your sign.
hasta lasagna, don’t get any on ya
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t even think of a time when it was like, Bourn on 3rd, Prado on 1st with no outs…
I’m not even sure that’s ever happened. More strike em out, throw em out double plays that will really cost us.
kosher
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I mean, bat him lower in the order and he hits, but Fredi wants him at #2.
I’d like to see Jack in there for Uggla. Dude has regressed to pre-streak strikeout awfulness.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, we always thought that this series would be pivotal in deciding a playoff spot.
Just thought it would be for the division instead of the wild card. Let’s win it anyway. Go Braves!
Phillies Starting 9
Looks like Manuel kept his promise. He’s using his entire starting lineup.
1. Rollins – SS
2. Utley – 2B
3. Pence – RF
4. Howard – 1B
5. Victorino – CF
6. Ibanez – LF
7. Polanco – 3B
8. Ruiz – C
9. Lee – P
They’ll probably get through two turns in the order before Charlie starts plugging in the bench.
I also don’t expect Lee to go longer than 5 innings. That’s 4 guaranteed innings against the Phillies bullpen, which has been laughable lately. Bastardo and Stutes have totally fallen apart in September. Lidge is walking more people than Marmol.
I could definitely see him going 6
And frankly, Cholly is kind of weird about his aces, and seems to think they are immune to injuries. It’s not out of the question Lee would be allowed to start the 8th if he’s rolling (even though that would be a bad decision from the Phillies’ point of view).
KEY TO GAME
PATIENCE. I will scream bloody murder tonight if we start letting Lee have 8 and 11 pitch innings like we did last time we saw him. Even if he gets the Braves 1-2-3 in an inning, I want to see pitches taken, foul balls hit, and smart, composed hitting.
On a related note, kiss my ass Parrish.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 26, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If only...
That were a good strategy against Lee. He doesn’t throw balls, so swinging is the way to beat him.
If you think standing up there and taking pitches against a guy that has had a < 2 BB/9 since 2008 (2.16 BB/9 for his career) is a good strategy, I never want to hear you talk about bad managing.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
He's on a limited pitch count
I’m more worried about getting him out of the game than anything.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 26, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Phug’em!!!
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Watch two or three of them get injured because of their coaches righteousness
by tombowski02 on Sep 26, 2011 4:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Delgado was solid his last outing
And he was under a lot of pressure. I guess he’s starting to figure out that high pressure settings is the norm in Braves country.
"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
give up 1 run and you lose is pretty standard
by SuperHeyward on Sep 26, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Something is seriously wrong here...
It’s a Philly series and Beachy isn’t pitching. What’s up w’dat?
"Forget Roy Halladay or Clayton Kershaw or Cliff Lee, the NL Cy Young Award should go to O’Ventrel." - David Schoenfield, ESPN.com, 8/19/11
FTFY
Derek Lowe… starting… in… postseason EVER?
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess is he will have an extremely short leash with Meds waiting in the wings.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
As in…once he allows a base-runner to see second base, enter Meds. :)
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by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. That first double with no outs, I’d pull him.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL – you didn’t sense the sarcasm, I assume.
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by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
No sarcasm at this point. Just truth that hasn’t yet happened.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
1st inning…..leadoff double…out comes Fredi, signaling for Meds. I think my head would explode.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
At least be relieved that Meds is there. Pitching.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with you
It’s not sarcasm. It’s called “let’s not fuck this up tonight, Derek, mkay?”
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 26, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Meds is just getting back from injury
I don’t know if he’s actually clear to go more than, say, 2 innings. I hope to God that if Bad Lowe shows up, Fredi just makes it into a bullpen game immediately, but somehow I see him saving the bullpen for a Wednesday game that may end up mattering much less…
As long as Lowe isn’t facing Lee or Halladay, I will admit that there is a slight chance he has a good game. Not a W, but a good game.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
LET’S GO PIRATES ASTROS!!!!
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, this is it, Braves fans
Anyone have anything inspirational to say, before game time? I’m hoping we can have some sort of Hoosiers rendition (remember in the locker room, before the championship game) in this thread, to somehow right the ship for the next 3 games. Ready….GO!!
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
From the greatest coach ever......
Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose
by Run N Gun 09 on Sep 26, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely rec’d
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"Lets go out there and win one for the Gipper!"
“They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our… FREEDOM!”
Or we can do this:
Or this:
Or this:
Yeah, I know it makes no sense, but don’t you really want to do this? You know you do.
That “pointing dance move”…..
I thought the last time anybody did that was 1960s Bahamas….
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Finger Dancing, helping the rhythmically challenged since the 1960s!
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.
Phillies are playing their A lineup again today
And presumably their starters will stay on the field unless it turns into a blowout either way. Best we can hope for is maybe backups starting on Wednesday, or if not that, then maybe half-days from some of their starters.
I really wish things hadn’t gotten to this point. I’d have been just fine with a nice, early clinch and a relaxing coast into the postseason. If the Braves blow this lead, it’s going to poison my memories of this season, and make me much less eager for baseball to return in the spring.
i hear you. but if there is any positive that can be taken out of this is that the youngsters have been exposed to high pressure situations. they may not have all risen up, but they were exposed. hopefully accelerating their learning curves. that’s what i tell myself anyways. it’s all i have at this point
by SidBreamsSlide on Sep 26, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Scenarios
If Braves go 3-0:
Braves win NL Wild Card
If Braves go 2-1:
Cardinals must go 3-0 to force tiebreaker
If Braves go 1-2:
Cardinals must go 3-0 to win NL Wild Card; 2-1 to force tiebreaker
If Braves go 0-3:
Cardinals must go 2-1 to win NL Wild Card; 1-2 to force tiebreaker
If there is a tiebreaker, it would be held in St. Louis on Thursday, September 29. The pitching probables are Brandon Beachy vs. Kyle Lohse.
I'm feeling a tiebreaker in my bones
I guess so long as the Braves won it, I’d be ok…although they would probably be in very bad shape, pitching wise, and would have a quick and sad first round exit.
Here’s a question for everyone: would you rather Braves blow the lead in the regular season and let the Cards in with no playoff, or get a one-game playoff, but lose that? I think I’d rather see them get a one-game playoff, even if they lose it. One more day of excitement before the long, dreary offseason.
I hope your bones are wrong
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Braves are favorites
according to the current ESPN poll 56% for Braves winning the wild card
Lead off walks usually lead to runs, unless they don't. -Joe Simpson
If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing, then you don't like baseball. -Chuck Tanner
Fredi’s line-up (for the next 3 nights) lowers it to 36%.
And I’m not even one of the “up in arms, uber-crazy line-up people.” But this is mindless.
Keep running it out there until you can’t run it anymore, Fred.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m usually a critic of Freddi’s line up, but I’m not sure what there is to complain about today. Maybe you swap Prado and Diaz but I don’t expect that would make all that much difference.
Whether you bat Prado 2nd, or lower in the order, is all the difference it takes. It’s a mental thing. And we’re screwed.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m hoping it’s on either ESPN or MLBN tonight.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice…may go to the bar then. I mean, get drunk with a win for celebration purposes, or drink myself into a coma if they lose.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
I just told my friend the exact same thing on facebook. We are gonna get happy drunk or punching drunk. Either way we’re drunk.
I parrty with two r's.
by ChippersMyLifeCoach on Sep 26, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If our season really depends on something that miniscule,
we’re screwed anyway.
by Aaron Meier on Sep 26, 2011 5:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Prado should be hitting 6th, at the highest right now. He was doing better there, and to Chipper (based on his I am not a table setter comments) and Fredi, that meant it was time to put him back to hitting 2nd where he’s once again not doing anything.
If they would just lower Prado, I’d feel a lot more confident.
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ESPN giving us a favorable poll.
We’re doomed.
"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
Yep…we’re so effed
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
They know what they’re doing. They have no conceivable reason to favor us in that poll.
La Jinx
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
/ESPN’d
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure the calls for his head will begin if/when this happens, and I wouldn’t blame them. I’m not 100% sure that I’d be on board for him being fired, but as for Parrish, yeah, he can leave, like…before the game tonight. Hell, mvhs or TL2 can go be the hitting coach for all I care. Anybody is better than Parrish.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 26, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i think parrish will be fired either way, but fredi will be around another year
i doubt wren will go and fire a manager that has only been here one year, especially since bobby was around for a couple of decades
Mother Nature sticking her nose in our buisness
100% chance of precip @ 800. 80% @ 900. Drops off after that but delays suck.
"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
whaaaa…….. my god
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
this team has been playing under a proverbial Irene-like rain cloud for weeks now….
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 26, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Not all bad news, I can’t imagine that Lee comes back in after a delay, which brings it to the bullpen more quickly. In the mean time we have a couple of unused starters who can go in and basically make a short start during the second part of the game.
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.
it's the crackhead weather.com computer saying that
If it so much as sees a pigeon pissing it says there’s an 85% chance of rain for the whole metro area. There’s about a 50% chance of storms in the “real” forecast and if you actually bother to look at the radar, you’ll see a line of them slowly moving into NW GA. If anything, we might face rain late in the game, not a delay to start.
So yea, uh, let’s score early and often, mkay?
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 26, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Cliff Lee on pitch-count tonight
Phillies beat reporter says Lee is on a pitch-count of 75 tonight
all year we have followed our braves, cheered for them, swore at them and just sometimes shook our head, but one thing is for sure….you will not see these braves go down without a fight. They have come too far this year just to give up now. It may seem as if we have been playing lifeless this month, and quite frankly, how can one argue. But I do know one thing, we are back at home and what a better way to celebrate than in front of our fans and these pesky Phillies. Our lineup starts fresh tonight…no thinking of the past, just three games, three games to send us into the playoffs. lets jump on lee early and often. Be patient and just let the game come to you. Don’t press and play Atlanta Braves baseball. if there ever was a time to start a winning streak and gain momentum, now is the time. We need to pull out all stops, this is for the playoffs, lets have some legends born tonight. GO BRAVOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by CaptainLou02 on Sep 26, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
this
Playoff really starts tonight. Room for margin is gone (I really don’t want to see the Braves travel to St. Louis for an one game playoff on Thursday) so the team now really need to get it done.
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 26, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This
should have been under the inspirational speeches section. Excellently said!
If we do lose I hope Chipper beats up Ryan Howard as a consolation prize to us fans.
Hinske and Ross vs The Phillies?
That would be a fair matchup.
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 26, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
but Chipper needs to retire in style, with a big uppercut to somebody’s jaw.
Uggla could stand outside the fight flexing and asking if anybody has tickets to the gun show.
And we are still up one game, right?
So, you’re saying there’s a chance?
by biggjoe404 on Sep 26, 2011 5:11 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What was all that one in a million talk??
"The Dos Equis guys want me to be the least interesting man in the world" - Drama
by BravesDawg16 on Sep 26, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahh
Vintage Farrelly bro’s. My oh my what they’ve turned into…..
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 26, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, so here we are. At the end of the marathon baseball season with 3 games deciding our fate and either validating or undermining over half a year of work. It’s terrible that it’s come down to this, but we have to win. Each game here is a must win and it starts tonight.
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’re gathered here today to witness YOUR miracle. We are in desperate times father, we have gone astray. Lord we ask you to lay your hands upon all the braves players; lord if you don’t mind please give all the Phillies and Cards players muscle cramps, explosive diarrhea and temporary blindness. And lastly lord please instill infinite speed and accuracy behind the braves bats so that every ball pitched helps braves cause. Unleash your judgement upon all who attempt to harm the braves, for it is a sin! In the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost, and Bobby Cox amen.
-Reverendhokalugie
God… if there is a God… if you’re a man or a woman… if you’re listening, I’d really, really like a family. My dad says that will only happen if the Braves win the pennant. The baseball team, I mean. So, maybe you can help them win a little. Amen.
I parrty with two r's.
by ChippersMyLifeCoach on Sep 26, 2011 5:41 PM EDT reply actions
Anybody watch Breaking Bad last night?
Best 47 minutes of television I’ve ever seen. What’s crazy is that prior to that, episode 10 took the cake……
@pnewberry1963: Spoke with Michael Bourn in #Braves clubhouse. He’s been texting former teammates in Houston, reminding them season isn’t over. #helpwanted
I hope the reports are true about how much the players liked him there
Then again, I’m not sure he’s even met half of the current roster….
by Undocorkscrew on Sep 26, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Its football season.
That being said Im a lifelong Saints fan down on the MS Gulf Coast and my experience with these kind of situations is always being let down.
Trends always come to an end, but its gotten to the point with this team in September that I dont expect anything positive.
Its not that I dont want it to happen, but my mind has been set up for disappointment, so I wait for it.
Prove me wrong, Bravos.
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. -Ty Cobb
Remaking the paper bag already...
We CAN pull this out. Players just need to pull their heads out of the sand and get to work with some swagger, no more non-chalant stuff I have been hearing/seeing.
We hear a lot about Fredi and the team being “even-keeled” but we should reassess the value of that when the ship is upside down.
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.
The team has made countless mental mistakes along with poor decisions from the bench.
That when compiled, probably would add up to around 10-15 wins, easily.
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault. -Ty Cobb
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