true, i have to tell myself it was jorge sosa, and they didn't touch the bullpen for much. that's comforting.

because they're mets fans, they'd boo their own grandmothers

[Edited on April 17, 2006 at 9:57 PM. Reason : 7]

4/17/2006 9:54:59 PM

Sosa is a fine pitcher. He did so well last year in Hampton/Thompson/Hudson's absence. If Kyle Davies comes out tonight and actually pitches in the first inning, we have a chance at winning this one. He's allowed 9 runs this season.... 8 have been in the first inning.

So hold your breath for inning 1 here.

In the meantime, there's no reason to suspect C. Jones' DL stint will last any longer than it has to. He should be back on April 25.

Same for Ramirez. He'll probably go do a AAA rehab start and be welcomed back on.

We're getting there. We're braves fans. We're used to 500 ball through the all star break then some crazy 20 - 2 streak.

4/18/2006 8:45:14 AM

We need to make a deal for some starting pitching. I think davies will end up being pretty good but ever time sosa or ramirez takes the mound i know the other team will hit a few homeruns. They just can't keep the ball down at all. And its the same problem davies is having right now as well.

4/18/2006 2:42:35 PM

we need to trade for the D-Train.

4/18/2006 3:17:34 PM

Quote :

"we need to make a deal trade for the D-Train give up on this year"

[Edited on April 18, 2006 at 3:29 PM. Reason : internet is really hard]

4/18/2006 3:28:54 PM

you suck at trolling

4/18/2006 3:30:06 PM

anyone know how long Hampton is supposed to be out?

4/18/2006 3:30:27 PM

^^awww how sad you think I was trying to troll

I was really just trying to help you cope with the current situation

4/18/2006 3:33:45 PM

we dont need to cope because we know we'll come out on top

4/18/2006 3:41:39 PM

Quote :

"anyone know how long Hampton is supposed to be out?"

Until 2007

4/18/2006 4:12:01 PM

Haha.. it's like 2 teams that we don't know playing tonight.

Have fun with the bottom of our order tonight. The killer 4 of Valentin, Chavez, Hernandez, and Zambrano...

4/18/2006 6:07:14 PM

looks like there swinging the bats tonight

4/18/2006 7:46:55 PM

Back to back homers by Jones and LaRoche in top of 3rd. 5-0 Braves. Davies actually got thru the first without blowing up.

4/18/2006 7:47:52 PM

boooom! Atta boy Andy. GG Rochey.

4/18/2006 7:50:12 PM

HR #7 for Andy. 4 RBI on he night so far.

4/18/2006 8:13:11 PM

Davies is throwing a gem out there. Wonderful so far.

And Andruw with 2... he's picking up right where he left off last year... at this rate, he'll pass Hank Aaron. How about 2 Braves at the #1 and #2 spot on the holy grail of all sports stats?

4/18/2006 8:58:50 PM

I see on gametracker that Giles went out and Pena batted for him... I really hope he's not hurt. What's the story?

4/18/2006 9:11:25 PM

probably just wanted to get pena in the game

absolute gem from davies tonight. awesome game.

[Edited on April 18, 2006 at 9:23 PM. Reason : ]

4/18/2006 9:12:05 PM

Kyle Davies

<3

N.Y.

4/18/2006 9:56:59 PM

damn son, nice complete game. Kick ass. We need more of that shit from our starting pitchers.

4/18/2006 10:00:22 PM

today made me feel good, hopefully we close out strong tomorrow. Scott Van Pelt just clowned the mets

4/18/2006 11:09:08 PM

yeah, we really need to win the series to save face

we haven't lost a series to the Met's since like 97 or 98 or somethin like that

4/19/2006 12:07:16 AM

since 2000 we're 66-44 against the mets

4/19/2006 3:25:32 AM

Yea since 2000 we're also like 60 games under .500.. not exactly a great accomplishment.

^^ season series..

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 8:27 AM. Reason : x]

4/19/2006 8:27:09 AM

wtf is up with this lineup?

pratt, pena, diaz

jesus christ

4/19/2006 1:24:27 PM

I feel you. Woodward, Valentin, Castro, Chavez... this is the poorest excuse of two lineups I think I've ever seen...

4/19/2006 1:31:31 PM

yeah, would be nice to see these two go head to head at full strength.

and i really wish brian jordan would just retire.

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 1:40 PM. Reason : .]

4/19/2006 1:38:07 PM

way to take Tommy deep Andy!

4/19/2006 2:24:57 PM

Pretty funny article in the AJC today. I don't agree on either side talking shit after a single win, but nonetheless...

Quote :

"As always, Mets get the reality slap By Jeff Schultz | Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 12:34 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution New York — If there was one thing that we all learned about the Braves on Tuesday night, it’s that they’ve got spunk. I mean, here it is the dog days of April, the division race over — and yet the Braves managed to pull together for one magical night to slay the mighty New York Mets, who were 10-2, toppled several countries and ate Godzilla. Oh, they’ll be talking about this for years. The morning after the Mets’ resounding, dominating, dare I say overwhelming, 4-3 win over the Braves, a headline in Tuesday’s New York Post blared: “BRAVE NEW WORLD. Mets show Atlanta who’s boss.” In the Daily News, the game story began: “Don’t worry Braves, there’s always the wild card.” It’s a wonder anybody made it to game two of the series, what with parade traffic. Then the Braves won, 7-1. Keep hope alive. Just so you know, I did the math. The Mets’ magic number to clinch the National League East over the Braves remains at 145. “We better get to work,” Marcus Giles cracked. “That’s New York,” Adam LaRoche said. “I’m sure by next week, the story will be, ‘Better luck next year.’ “ And this: “We’re a few games back in April. We’re not sweating.” Yes, it’s April on all parts of the globe except Flushing, where it’s October. Since they last won a World Series in 1986, there generally have been two absolutes about the New York Mets: 1) They’re supposed to be great; 2) They’re not. Only with that coupled entry can a franchise have such spectacular and amusing crashes. The Mets have watched the Braves win the division all too often. I guess they figure if they have a five-game lead in April, best to milk it for all it’s worth. You would just think that after so much misery and Atlanta’s 14 straight division titles, spring celebrations would be, um, tempered. “The commissioner tells me we get to play the entire schedule,” Bobby Cox said. Really? “Yeah. I talked to Bud today.” Why does this happen? How is it that clear-thinking people — work with me here, for the sake of argument — can look at the Braves being 6-8 and declare them dead? In the NFL, they would be dead. In baseball, they haven’t even gone once through the sock drawer yet. The Braves are now 7-8. But mortal starts are not uncommon for them. They were 7-8 at this time a year ago. They were 33-32 in mid-June. They were 37-40 through June in 2004. They were 26-26 through May in 2001. If there weren’t 162 games, it would be a problem. There are. It isn’t. The only difference this season is that the Mets actually have lived up to the hype. (Well, some of it.) Over the past two years, they have added Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Paul Lo Duca and Billy Wagner. Some things, apparently, even the Mets can’t mess up. But Tuesday was the inevitable reality slap. Andruw Jones hit two home runs. LaRoche hit another. The Braves, playing without Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria, led 5-0 through three innings — and the Mets hadn’t even set their playoff rotation yet. Kyle Davies threw a complete game. He allowed only three hits and struck out six. So it turns out that a Braves pitcher actually can throw a strike without Leo Mazzone. OK. So what’s next week’s premature panic attack going to be? “It seems like the same story every year,” Giles said. “Slow April, hot summer and a disappointing postseason, to be honest with you. The point is there’s no need to worry. It’s just to give people something to write about. Don’t get me wrong — this division is not ours. But there’s definitely no need to panic right now.” Or celebrate. Tom Glavine, the former Brave, has seen this race from both sides. He has a little more perspective than Joe from Queens. “It’s funny,” Glavine said when asked about the hype surrounding this series. “This organization obviously hasn’t had the success we’ve wanted to have. The Braves are the envy of everybody in baseball, except for maybe the Yankees. Any time you have the opportunity to be one up on the prohibitive favorite, people are gonna run with it. As players, we’re more mindful of how this plays out in October than where we are right now.” Meanwhile, the Mets lost. They’re six games out of last. "

4/19/2006 3:48:00 PM

Quote :

"“That’s New York,” Adam LaRoche said. “I’m sure by next week, the story will be, ‘Better luck next year.’ “ "

HAhahahahahahahaha Mahahahahahahahaha

4/19/2006 3:51:38 PM

hoo ha

4/19/2006 3:54:53 PM

Oh...and they did beat the Mets today.

Hudson had a 1 hit shutout going into the 9th.

Andruw homers again.

Braves win 2-1

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 5:16 PM. Reason : Mets suck, hah]

4/19/2006 5:15:47 PM

bout time huddy, he's been killing my fantasy team too

4/19/2006 5:27:06 PM

where the fuck are you NYM410

4/19/2006 7:47:56 PM

braves rock, i am just posting so this is above the mets thread

4/19/2006 7:54:03 PM

Anybody have any news on Giles - is he going to play this weekend?

4/20/2006 3:30:53 PM

Quote :

"ATLANTA -- An MRI taken in Atlanta on Thursday morning showed that Braves second baseman Marcus Giles has a sprained ligament in his left middle finger. Giles, who feared that he might have broken the finger while sliding into second base against the Mets on Tuesday night, will rejoin the Braves for their series against the Nationals in Washington on Friday. Before deciding whether to place him on the disabled list, the club will continue to evaluate him over the weekend. "

4/20/2006 9:38:40 PM

Thanks^

Also an update on the sale of the team. God please, please let Arthur Blank purchase the Braves!!

Quote :

"Progress made in sale of Braves Blank, media firm both in serious talks By TIM TUCKER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/21/06 Time Warner, seeking a buyer for the Braves, has made significant progress in negotiations with both Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Colorado-based Liberty Media, people familiar with the talks said Thursday. Negotiations have progressed far enough that a deal could be completed fairly quickly with either bidder. Blank and Time Warner have closed the gap that earlier divided them on financial terms, putting a possible deal within striking range. But Time Warner could opt to instead include the team as part of a larger transaction being negotiated with Liberty Media. Two other bidders for the Braves —- a group led by Atlanta-based real estate executive Ron Terwilliger and the family of Atlanta radio mogul Lew Dickey Jr. —- also continue to have talks with Time Warner about buying the team. But their negotiations have not progressed nearly as far as those with Blank and Liberty. If the battle to buy the Braves comes down to Blank vs. Liberty, the contest offers a stark contrast of potential owners: the well-known local individual vs. the unknown out-of-town corporation. Blank, the Home Depot co-founder, expressed interest as soon as Time Warner put the team up for sale in December. There were extensive talks between Blank's representatives and Time Warner in January and February, but Blank broke off talks in late February because of a disagreement on price. He resumed talks a month later and apparently has upped his offer to Time Warner's liking. Time Warner is believed to be seeking $400 million-plus for the Braves. Meanwhile, Time Warner and Liberty Media are deep into discussions about a larger deal that could include the Braves, other assets and some of Liberty's $3 billion worth of Time Warner stock, a person familiar with those negotiations said. The person added that Liberty's interest in the Braves has grown over the past month but cautioned that the Liberty negotiations are particularly complex and fluid. Liberty Media, a publicly traded holding company based in Englewood, Colo., owns stakes in many businesses, including shopping network QVC, a 19 percent interest in Fox parent company News Corp. and a 6 1/2 percent stake in the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche. Liberty and Time Warner are 50-50 partners in Court TV, which also could be involved in a Braves transaction. Liberty's chairman is former cable TV magnate John Malone, who controlled a large stake in Turner Broadcasting before it was acquired by Time Warner. Liberty Media has said that it wants to unload its stake in Time Warner. Liberty CEO Greg Maffei told investors on a conference call last month that he "would love to get some operating assets from Time Warner ... particularly in ways we can do that tax efficiently and somehow manage a tax-free redemption of stock." Liberty Media spokesman John Orr was not available for comment Thursday. However, he told the Journal-Constitution last month that the most tax-efficient way to sell stock "is to exchange it back to the issuer for an operating business they own." Asked at the time if Liberty would want to own the Braves, Orr said he couldn't comment on the team specifically but added: "If we acquired any asset ... we would be hoping to acquire a strong management team that could continue to operate the asset as it has in the past." There also could be significant tax advantages for Time Warner in exchanging the team for its own stock. Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons earlier this year increased the company's stock buyback program to $20 billion. "

4/21/2006 9:12:53 AM

nats up 1-0 in the first

smoltzie is struggling

4/21/2006 9:37:51 PM

That Zimmerman catch was nasty.

4/21/2006 10:04:50 PM

If for some reason (like me), streaming audio is free at http://www.wdun.com

4/21/2006 10:16:27 PM

thank god

my mlb.tv suddenly realized the game was blacked out and cut off on me

4/21/2006 10:25:54 PM

goto http://www.proxy4free.com

find one in another country. put it in firefox and it should work. if it goes too slow keep putting in other ones until it runs smooth.. I would give you the one that works smooth but I'm in boring ass New Bern and not at home so I don't have it..

4/21/2006 10:27:59 PM

sweet

for a dirty mets fan, you're alright

[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 10:29 PM. Reason : although i'd rather listen to poor quality chip and pete than those dopes on fsn]

4/21/2006 10:29:20 PM

what a pathetic bullpen, but it doesn't help that soriano wore out smoltz, too...guess we picked the wrong night to see him. nothing to hit the rest of the series.

4/21/2006 11:55:53 PM

I petition we just play the mets the rest of the year.

4/22/2006 12:33:38 AM

not with this lineup you shouldn't

on that note, wtf langerhans...4Ks? i mean just damn

4/22/2006 12:37:52 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRs60GZ1q1o&search=chicks%20dig%20the%20long%20ball

4/23/2006 2:22:58 AM

^ haha. that's great

4/23/2006 11:25:48 AM

Betemit with the clutch 3-run homer tonight and Prado looked especially good in Giles' absence.

Rietsma struggled, but thankfully Villareal was able to mop up and sure of the win for the braves.

4/23/2006 11:20:56 PM