Open Thread and Noc-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta: Braves at Phillies (4/5)

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2007 8:42 AM EDT in Open Threads

Today's Starting Pitchers


C. James Braves	vs.	A. Eaton Phillies


--	W-L	--
--	ERA	--
--	SO	--
--	BB	-
--	HR	--
vs. Phillies	--	vs. Braves

Could these games get any more exciting...I think not. Is it too early to label this year's team "the cardiac kids?" We need a game where we have a comfortable lead the entire game, so we can sit back and relax - but let's save the bashing until the Mets come to town this weekend.

Don't forget to get your picks in before the game for Nok-A-Homa-Win-A-Lotta (click here to learn how to play); the three categories are (1) Attendance, (2) Pick to Click, and (3) Above and Beyond Pick.

Here are yesterday's results:

Box Score >>

Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 2 at Citizens Bank Park
Atlanta Record: (2-0)
Philadelphia Record: (0-2)

Winning pitcher - Macay McBride (1-0)
Losing pitcher - Ryan Madson (0-2)
SV - Bob Wickman (1)

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Picks

38,313
Chipper
All the Braves runs come via the homerun.

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2007 8:47 AM EDT reply actions

picks.

36,899
Chuck James
Kelly Johnson turns a monster double play in the 5th.

by mccannfan on Apr 5, 2007 8:51 AM EDT reply actions

My guess

29,513
A. Jones
AJ hits a monster home run to break the game open.

by torchy on Apr 5, 2007 8:55 AM EDT reply actions

Met fan picks

39,500
McCann
Frenchie goes for the anti-cycle: strikeout looking, strike out swinging, fielders choice-runner out at the plate, and hit into inning ending double play.

by leving on Apr 5, 2007 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

picks from the Dirty Dirty (229 Baby)

41,270
Kelly Johnson
Chuck James gets an 0-2 fastball from Eaton and parks it

by CaptainRockSxD on Apr 5, 2007 9:12 AM EDT reply actions

hmmmm

39,220
Andruwwwwwww
Thorman gets dinger #2

by Rain Delay on Apr 5, 2007 9:30 AM EDT reply actions

04/05/07

35,477
Francoeur
Braves swipe 3 bags

by rabies on Apr 5, 2007 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

I've got to do better than yesterday..

37,340
Chipper Jones
Braves score in the first and don't (quite) give the lead back all day.

by jjschiller on Apr 5, 2007 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

I got SOMETHING right

We got on the board in the first!

Lets see if it stands up..

by jjschiller on Apr 5, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

come onnnnnn Frenchy!

37,709
Francoeur
Braves commit 3 errors but still win the game

by RehabReject on Apr 5, 2007 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

taking a bite out of Eaton

36,245
Chipper
Langerhans triples leading off the 3rd.

Take A Bite Out of Crime

by CrimeDog on Apr 5, 2007 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

Pics

39,485
Chuck James
Fracouer gets a hit the opposite way in the 5th

.....Matt

by yondaime4 on Apr 5, 2007 11:11 AM EDT reply actions

nice job

he did it in the 5th

by chance13ga on Apr 5, 2007 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Where are the fans?

33,111 tix sold, but only 1000 show up beacuse Philly fans are already frustrated with the team!
Andruw, 'cause he's do
Pat Burrell actually breaks down in left field, crying from the onslaught of booing from the City of Brotherly Love, costing the Phillies the game by booting Andruw's line drive and letting Renteria and Chipper score the game winners.

On a side note, I was at the game last night in Philly. It may only be the first series of the year, but the cold weather and raucous Philly fans chanting M-V-P every time Howard came to the plate made it feel like the division was on the line last night. Interestingly, as soon as Flash Gordon came in to pitch the ninth, there was a palpable nervousness from EVERYONE (save us few Braves fans). There is a lot pressure for Philly to avoid their typical slow start. After Wickman finished them off in the 11th for the win, our walk to the parking lot felt like a pissed off funeral procession. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Last night was college night/dollar dog night. What does that equal? Apparently a lot of underage drinking arrests and a crowd of 20 year olds using my car as a urinal and dry humping station. Beautiful game, nonetheless.

by Dkam on Apr 5, 2007 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

Excellent Report

I got a good laugh out of that!

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2007 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

blah

now you guys start stealing your attendance numbers from me...i'll probably get indicted for that line...stupid grand juries...

1 - 33,238
2 - Edgar, once again
3 - Frenchy pulls the Golden Sombrero (0-4, all Ks)

by BarryFreakinBonds on Apr 5, 2007 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

4-5-07

31,828
Chipper
Kelly Johnson leads off with single

by jack dein on Apr 5, 2007 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

Hmm..

40,589
Kelly Johnson
Francoeur triples

by SJsftb27 on Apr 5, 2007 12:24 PM EDT reply actions

here goes

38,533
chipper
james strikes with the bat and helps own cause

by ryan c on Apr 5, 2007 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

pickin

34,500
mcann
james strikes out 10

by chance13ga on Apr 5, 2007 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

gm3

36,418
Andruw
chipper and andruw go backtoback in the 7th

by emerson on Apr 5, 2007 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

I'm bad at this but it's still fun

37,156
Kelly
Diaz makes a great catch in foul territory

by Velcro Vernacular on Apr 5, 2007 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

game 3

36,666
McCann. He's so hot right now. McCann. (Oh well, doesn't work quite as well as "Hansel")
The Braves commit 3 errors

by subwindow on Apr 5, 2007 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Game 3

30,279
Andruw Jones
Chuck James strikes out 7

by Stephen @ Talking Chop on Apr 5, 2007 1:48 PM EDT reply actions

Okay.....

36,314
Kelly Johnson
KJ will lead off the game with a homer, and he will have two stolen bases on the day.

by secondbass on Apr 5, 2007 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

The fun

What's cool about this is that one of these days, one of us is going to get lucky and nail a prediction or two. That will be cool, and I hope it's me!

by secondbass on Apr 5, 2007 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Predictions

39,634
Chipper
Triple play in the 5th.

by stu on Apr 5, 2007 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

Kelly Johnson

Great job of getting on base, jerk-off. I believe his current OBP is .000

by TradeAndruw on Apr 5, 2007 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

Well, that shut me up

Go Kelly!!!

by TradeAndruw on Apr 5, 2007 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

NAHWAL results for game 3

Today's attendance was 30,062, and Stephen gets the point for being the closest at 30,279.

After Chuck James it was tough to choose the other picks to clicks. I'm choosing Renteria because of his three hits and no one else. There were some other mildly deserving folks, like McCann who got the scoring started, Johnson who broke it open, or Soriano who got us out of a pretty scary situation in the ninth. But one point a piece will only go to the folks who had Chuck or Edgar. These folks receive a point for picking them: mccannfan, yondaime4, and BarryFreakinBonds.

It looks like we have our first two winners in the Above and Beyond category. Because the Braves scored in the first and didn't (quite) give the lead back all day, jjschiller gets one point, and even more amazing and precise, yondaime4 will get two points for saying accurately that Francoeur would get a hit to the off field in the fifth inning. Good job you two!

I wonder if Macay McBride will have to walk home from Philly as punishment for his ninth inning meltdown.

by gondeee on Apr 5, 2007 6:45 PM EDT reply actions