lol at the fat chick who threw mccann's ball back.

8/25/2011 4:00:43 PM

FFF says "I want da gold glove gimme da gold glove"

8/25/2011 4:10:36 PM

i was about to say, if he's not handed the gold glove on a errr...silver platter then fuck that award

8/25/2011 4:22:50 PM

1B gold glove is meaningless ever since Palmeiro won it in a year he played all of 28 games in the field

8/25/2011 4:24:21 PM

All individual awards are meaningless

Maddux one time was like, "No cares if you win four Cy Youngs, they're not throwing you any parades"

But it would still be neat. Last Brave to win a GG in the field other than Andruw was Marquis Grissom.

[Edited on August 25, 2011 at 4:29 PM. Reason : Melky won the Doo Doo Glove]

8/25/2011 4:28:54 PM

THROW IT BACK!

THROW IT BACK!



^Francoeur 2007?

8/25/2011 4:35:58 PM

BMaC doing big things again

got to love how 3 bravos are in the race for mvp

8/25/2011 4:40:36 PM

There are zero Braves in the MVP race

Quote :

"^Francoeur 2007?"

Francoeur 2007

[Edited on August 25, 2011 at 4:46 PM. Reason : First infielder since TP]

8/25/2011 4:44:15 PM

Kimbrel and Freeman are the main two candidates for ROY

8/25/2011 4:47:52 PM

o'rly?

8/25/2011 4:49:21 PM

Freeman has no shot

25 homers from a rookie 1B is solid, but 50 saves from a rookie closer in unprecendented

Not to mention all the K's

8/25/2011 4:51:15 PM

Yeah i mean he's definitely going to win but I just thought it was pretty sweet how the top two candidates are both bravos..

8/25/2011 4:53:08 PM

Quote :

"got to love how 3 bravos are in the race for mvp"

lol wut? Uggla for 2nd half MVP maybe.

8/25/2011 6:35:54 PM

Sorry I meant ROY.

8/26/2011 3:53:48 PM

Rainouts this weekend hurt you guy, doubleheader on Sep 8th now wedged between two tough road series

8/26/2011 3:56:01 PM

^ After the Philly series, it may not even matter. Unless the Braves sweep the Phils or they get in a funk, the Braves will pretty much be set in the WC. St Louis is out of it already so hopefully they'll be playing some young guys two weeks from now.

Plus the Braves should have Hanson back so they'll have 6 reliable arms (if you include BLowe) so they can weather that shitty stretch of games.

Having the next two days off might actually be helpful to the Braves as they did not have to use any of the Big Three out of the pen yesterday so even if they are used tonight, they'll get a mini All Star break to hopefully help them this last 1.5 months of the season. Plus all the other guys can always enjoy an extra day off like Chipper and McCann.

[Edited on August 26, 2011 at 4:08 PM. Reason : ^^ Who else besides Freeman and Kimbrel would be in ROY race - Costanza? Does Beachy qualify?]

8/26/2011 4:07:30 PM

I'll never discount the fact that we'll get in a funk. I'm still convinced that are hitting is still suspect.

8/26/2011 4:26:08 PM

^ The Braves lineup today is a lot different than that shit lineup they were rolling out for the first 60% of the season. Adding Bourne was huge as it put Prado in his prototypical #2 hole that he is perfect for. Chipper finally is swinging a good bat, McCann has been there all season, Uggla is out of his mind right now, but never should have been hitting .160, Gonzalez sucks regardless, and Costanza/Heyward is light years better than McLouth/Schafer nightmare.

This lineup is not the Yankees or Red Sox, but it is not that putrid 2 runs per game shit we saw all May and June.

8/26/2011 4:33:40 PM

"Joe Constanza" made the not top ten plays for sniffing/licking his bat.

8/26/2011 6:59:34 PM

2 weeks ago called

8/26/2011 7:13:45 PM

^^^

2 Hit Shutout.

I'm not sayin', but I'm just sayin'.

8/26/2011 10:07:49 PM

2 hit, 13 k performance outta chris capuano? really?

8/27/2011 12:21:29 AM

Remember when this team played baseball games

8/29/2011 9:02:14 PM

post break slump or post break sizzle?


what say ye?

8/30/2011 2:57:13 PM

hopefully post-break health. Can't seem to have the entire team healthy at any point.

8/30/2011 5:34:55 PM

livan hernandez tossing a gem against the braves yet again. tale of two halves for jurrjens, he better figure his shit out before the playoffs

8/30/2011 8:57:41 PM

matt diaz back

8/31/2011 11:50:40 AM

Livan Hernadez threw his 50,000 career pitch last night. For whatever that's worth.

45,000 have been against the Braves.

8/31/2011 1:44:45 PM

Diaz isn't a bad pickup. Signed through next year at $2m+, but he's hitting lefties well.

8/31/2011 2:36:58 PM

Quote :

" Bourn CF Prado LF McCann C Uggla 2B Jones 3B Diaz RF Freeman 1B Gonzalez SS Lowe RH"

This is not a bad lineup

RIP Heyward

8/31/2011 5:23:13 PM

is the Summer of Jorge over?

8/31/2011 5:24:20 PM

A right field divided against itself cannot stand

Or something

Independent Jose

8/31/2011 5:25:01 PM

Diaz should only be used against LHP, he's never shown much ability to hit RHP. Constanza should get the starts against RHP. Heyward should be sent to the minors to try and get his confidence back.

8/31/2011 5:28:50 PM

Heyward should have been sent down two months ago

Doubt he'll go anywhere with rosters expanding tomorrow

KING OF DA TUB CAGE!

8/31/2011 5:31:24 PM

Lowe hit that ball like a motherfucker

8/31/2011 7:54:33 PM

450

8/31/2011 8:24:30 PM

Lol. Craigslist.

8/31/2011 9:30:55 PM

Quote :

"The Braves said the Elias Sports Bureau reported Lowe is only the third pitcher since 1900 to hit his first career homer at 38 or older. Randy Johnson was 40 when he hit his first homer in 2003. Preacher Roe was 38 when he hit his first homer in 1953. "

Goddamn!! Baseball stats gives me the biggest boner.

8/31/2011 9:47:23 PM

Braves acquire Jack Wilson from Mariners for PTBNL.

8/31/2011 9:50:20 PM

Hmm more bats. Good move.

8/31/2011 9:56:03 PM

Jack Wilson and bats do not comprehend. Dude is a horrible hitter, but outstanding in the field. He'll be a late inning sub for defense most likely.

9/1/2011 2:41:35 PM

Compare to lugo. He's got a bat.

9/1/2011 4:21:39 PM

^ I'll give you that, but everyone knows Lugo never should have been back in the bigs anyway. Wilson is a good addition though and can play both SS and 2B and has a little speed so if/when he spells Gonzalez or Uggla down the stretch, it won't be the dramatic drop off it was to Lugo or Diory.

Lugo will forever be remembered for his epic slide at home that ruined the Pirates 2011 season.

[Edited on September 1, 2011 at 4:52 PM. Reason : er]

9/1/2011 4:52:42 PM

chipper's 5th HR in last 10 games, maybe he'll stay hot for the last 30 into the playoffs

9/1/2011 7:52:14 PM

chip has been incredibly hot lately. If we could get Jurrjens and Hanson back to pre-all star break form...we would be looking good

9/1/2011 8:36:07 PM

451

9/1/2011 9:17:13 PM

^^that's a mighty big if right now...hanson might not even pitch again this year and jurrjens just seems completely lost right now. at least hudson is solid as ever, beachy is looking like a sure thing, lowe has had a few good outings lately, and minor is pitching really well. plus teheran and delgado on the way!

[Edited on September 1, 2011 at 9:52 PM. Reason : {}]

9/1/2011 9:50:46 PM

I'd bet that Hanson isn't coming back. Good chance that JJ is done, too. He'll miss at least his next start with the knee. Hudson, Good Lowe, Beachy, Minor is still the second best rotation in the playoffs.

9/2/2011 5:28:12 AM

why the Fuck cant we beat the dodgers

9/3/2011 11:18:43 PM

Game's on MLBN tonight for out of market bros

9/5/2011 6:55:01 PM