What is this crap about Braves fans trolling? We've got Nats fans and Cards fans and even Rays fans up in here trolling on us and suddenly we are the bad guys. The only teams that I know that we openly troll are the Mets and the Phils for obvious reasons.

I give praise to the Cards all the time for being a first class oganization and extremely well managed.

As for Strasburg, he has had a solid season, but somewhat inconsistent and the Nats have given him no run support. The Nats as a whole have just had a bad season. Got off to a bad start and never really recovered. Strasburg is still a dominant pitcher when he's on.



[Edited on August 8, 2013 at 10:30 AM. Reason : b]

8/8/2013 10:30:10 AM

Didn't say trolling, just hating on Strasburg. He's clearly a special player. As for the Harper incident, I really didn't see him "showboating" or "posing" after the homer. Heat of the moment got to both of them I guess.

I would worry with this Braves team that their lead is so big they become complacent through the regular season. They seriously have nothing to play for outside of home field and they will probably get that as well with their easy record and the Central teams beating each other up.

[Edited on August 8, 2013 at 10:42 AM. Reason : The 5 playoff teams this year are pretty much already set, so much for WC drama]

8/8/2013 10:41:11 AM

i don't see this team getting complacent. in fact i think it's the opposite happening. this team is out to crush anyone that steps in their way. you can feel the clubhouse vibe really starting to take shape in all the pre/post game locker talk.



so what do you guys think will happen when Malholm is activated? Do we take the chance and run a 6 man rotation giving our top guys an extra day of rest for the rest of the season? Or do we send someone like Alex Wood back to the bullpen?

8/8/2013 12:58:37 PM

^Tough question. Beachy got rocked in his first start back but other than the HR he gave up against the Phils, he looked pretty solid. Hopefully he continues to get better.

8/8/2013 1:52:14 PM

They will probably put Maholm back in the rotation and then work in spot starts for Wood, but also use the extra arm to get the other guys a little more rest. Braves need that home field advantage as they are tough to beat at home.

The thing about this streak is that it correlates with Maholm being out. He was pitching so shitty that it's been a blessing with him gone. Maybe they'll just leave him out until the team cools off.

8/8/2013 5:19:48 PM

The cardinals didn't have a hard time beating last year at home. Basically we can when anywhere but the west coast and Pittsburgh

8/8/2013 6:45:05 PM

all we do is when when when when

8/8/2013 6:47:42 PM

Fucking ipad

8/8/2013 10:45:34 PM

first night in two weeks we couldn't watch a Braves win...

8/8/2013 11:24:53 PM

5^ the streak started when the Waffle House at The Turner opened up. Direct correlation

[Edited on August 9, 2013 at 7:07 AM. Reason : .]

8/9/2013 7:06:45 AM

^^i put off taking a girl out to the movies until last night because i knew it was an off day.

8/9/2013 7:44:33 AM

Quote :

"• Outfielder Jordan Schafer could be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday. Schafer has been sidelined since July 3 with a stress fracture in his right foot and has appeared in six Minor League rehab games with Triple-A Gwinnett. Through Wednesday's action, he is 2-for-23 for Gwinnett."

8/9/2013 11:47:02 AM

Gettin the party started early tonight.

8/9/2013 7:50:23 PM

Sounds like he's better than Uggla right now

8/9/2013 10:49:20 PM

Lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AVI1JAxTRw

8/9/2013 11:05:53 PM

The streak will end tomorrow night because ill be at the game.

8/9/2013 11:15:45 PM

^I know that feeling. I ended Uggla's 30+ game hit streak against the Cubs a couple years back...

8/10/2013 4:34:28 AM

Nvm

[Edited on August 10, 2013 at 6:17 PM. Reason : .]

8/10/2013 6:08:23 PM

That Heyward catch was right in front of my seat.

8/10/2013 7:23:50 PM

Deja vu with a Gattis passed ball scoring the go ahead run.

I mean fuck

8/10/2013 10:20:32 PM

Quote :

" Marlins 1 (44-71, 18-39 away) Braves 0 (71-46, 39-16 home) "

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!!!

8/10/2013 11:06:00 PM

Too bad Wood couldn't get any run support. He pitched a damn fine game.

8/10/2013 11:51:13 PM

that's the second game Gattis has cost us behind the plate. Dude is not the future.

8/11/2013 11:22:17 AM

^ He is not the future as a catcher, but the Braves will need to find somewhere for him to play. He's a perfect DH.

Sucks that the streak was broken, but glad they bounced right back on Sunday. Playing the awful Phillies tonight. Hamels is pitching so hopefully he'll continue to be awful too.

8/12/2013 8:33:59 AM

yeah Eovaldi pitched a gem against us. just goes to show even the hottest bats can be silenced at any given time when a pitcher is on. Oh well, we started another streak yesterday so hopefully we can beat up on the Phils for a few more nights and extend our lead.

8/12/2013 8:56:24 AM

I would think Gattis is capable of playing 3rd or 1st base...Chris Johnson's surprising year has made it difficult for me to think of a place Gattis could play though.

It would be nice if he had the ability to play 2nd base...






[Edited on August 12, 2013 at 9:13 AM. Reason : asdf]

8/12/2013 9:12:41 AM

Gattis at third
Troy Glaus at short
Bob Wickman at second

8/12/2013 9:50:21 AM

So the Wild Pitch was Gattis' fault. What about the meatball Varvarro threw or Justin misplaying that ball that lead to the triple. I would say a majority of catchers in MLB probably would have let that one through.

8/12/2013 10:50:28 AM

when you call for that pitch three times in a row you are just asking for it.

8/12/2013 11:04:48 AM

not newsworthy, but an interesting nugget nonetheless.

RT @BravesWebbGem: "Braves' entire rotation is making less money this year than the Angels are paying Joe Blanton."

8/12/2013 12:51:16 PM

^ LOL. That is truly amazing. The Braves are going to be paying a small fortune though in a couple years to keep Teheran and Minor around if they keep it up.

8/12/2013 1:22:52 PM

let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

[Edited on August 12, 2013 at 3:07 PM. Reason : and hopefully throw Dan Uggla off of said bridge]

8/12/2013 3:07:14 PM

The only thing about basketball that needs to transfer to the diamond is that players should give up big contracts to play for a team that has a chance of winning a title. I don't see why guys don't do this. They are already making tons of money

Win a ring and get what you lost in endorsements and playoff bonuses

8/12/2013 5:46:43 PM

Time for another wining streak.

8/12/2013 8:59:01 PM

Umm is BJ point shaving or something? Put your fucking glove up and catch the ball

8/12/2013 9:42:26 PM

Worst

Outfield

In

Baseball

8/12/2013 9:57:00 PM

BJ Upton is a waste of natural talent

8/12/2013 10:56:47 PM

More like a waste of roster space. Wtf was I so happy when he to signed?

8/13/2013 12:13:48 AM

Man dies from fall from the 400 level into the player's parking lot.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/man-critical-after-fall-upper-deck-turner-field/nZMkZ/

8/13/2013 12:34:10 AM

Was just getting ready to post that. Some say it was 30 ft and others say it was 60

8/13/2013 12:50:53 AM

Too bad he did not land on BJ...


too soon???

8/13/2013 7:10:50 AM

Uggla to DL.

8/13/2013 3:46:48 PM

he shouldnt have been so much of a Homer

8/13/2013 3:47:50 PM

LOL he is going on the DL for Lasik surgery. That is truly awful. I guess they figure this will give him time to play some rehab games with his new eyes.

So Pastornicky got called up to play 2B I guess. At least this improves the defense. Uggla for all his striking out still hit some HRs and had a decent OBP.

Can FFF play 2B so that Gattis can play 1B?

8/13/2013 4:46:03 PM

Weird. During the rain delay Saturday night I was standing by the rails that overlooked the players parking on the 200 level and I was thinking how easy it would be to fall over the rails.

8/13/2013 5:47:22 PM

Quote :

"Was just getting ready to post that. Some say it was 30 ft and others say it was 60"

85 feet officially.

8/13/2013 5:54:58 PM

Shit!!

8/13/2013 6:59:17 PM

IIRC where he fell is one of the designated smoking areas. So he was being a jerkoff near the railings.

Also reported the family intends to sue the Braves and MLB

8/13/2013 9:01:36 PM

See kids. Smoking kills.

8/13/2013 9:06:12 PM

Schafer makes BJ look pathetic. You know he wouldn't have put forth that much effort

8/13/2013 9:23:32 PM