Quote :

"how long til Wickman's fat ass is back as the closer?"

Seriously. I need him back helping my fantasy squads ASAP.

5/3/2007 3:27:45 PM

he's on my team too... and as long as he pitches like he did the last few outings, he can stay on the DL.


He's on the 15 day DL, btw

5/3/2007 3:35:58 PM

They won't rush Wickman back as long as Yates and Paronto are pitching well along with Gonzalez and Soriano. I think Cox over used Wickman and then going to Colorado just sapped his fat ass. He tried to compensate for his lack of energy and over threw and pulled a muscle.

Hopefully Cox will play matchups with his closers going forward (kind of like last night where Gonzalez pitched the 8th because Utley and Howard were due up).

5/3/2007 4:29:34 PM

Quote :

"lil willie"

...is 29

5/3/2007 4:43:35 PM

Quote :

"lil willie"

...is 5' 9"

5/3/2007 5:57:56 PM

Willie made a niiiiiiiice catch to save a few runs.

5/4/2007 11:03:26 PM

now we just need the mets to lose a couple of games...

5/5/2007 1:47:03 AM

fucking mets will never lose

Yates sucked ass last night. Still almost made a comeback in the 9th. Kelly Johnson is clutch. Hopefully we can win today's game and take 2/3 from the Dodgers.

[Edited on May 6, 2007 at 12:47 PM. Reason : cb]

5/6/2007 12:46:50 PM

Haha, Juan Pierre is the dumbest player in the history of the sport.

5/6/2007 1:09:07 PM

interesting turn of events in the 7th inning

5/6/2007 3:54:05 PM

lets see if gonzalez can get his first save of the year

5/6/2007 3:57:45 PM

wtg Mike

5/6/2007 4:03:36 PM

skip caray quote of the day:

"has ryan langerhans been traded yet today?"

5/6/2007 7:06:51 PM

you can always bank on the caray's giving some great quotes

5/6/2007 7:51:54 PM

The one about making a silk purse out of Tsao's ear was pretty hilarious. I think it was Chip that said it.

5/6/2007 9:32:00 PM

7th inning was huge today though....and didnt happen because of the usual suspects. Salty, Woodward, Thorman etc. were big in that inning

5/6/2007 9:48:00 PM

chipper did not strike out in the 7th, horseshit call

5/7/2007 12:41:38 AM

^ That was a horrible call. I mean the bat barely moved at all. What was even worse was how quickly Bob Davidson ran Bobby out of the game. He threw him out before he even left the dugout. I know you cannot argue balls and strikes, but this was not like arguing an inside pitch or something. Chipper clearly did not swing.

Thankfully it did not cost the Braves in the end

5/7/2007 9:28:32 AM

You can yell to the umps arguing balls and strikes (and they can still kick you out, depending on what you say). But as soon as bobby stepped onto the turf, he was out. You have to expect to get kicked out for that.

Yea, it was a bullshit call, but Bobby should know better (actually he really doenst... I think he's like 5 behind the all-time leader in career ejections ).

5/7/2007 10:00:54 AM

I didn't even see the blown call on LaRoche's run in the fifth. That was worse than the check swing call. You can see his helmet come down and everything. Crazy bad.

5/7/2007 12:38:14 PM

smoltz vs. maddux wednesday night.... should be a good one

5/7/2007 6:49:29 PM

i hate the braves, but they making me some $$$ in the sports betting arena

5/7/2007 6:57:02 PM

Larue has been called up to pitch tomorrow night.

5/7/2007 10:36:59 PM

^ You just lost all Braves fan credibility with that statement.

LEREW

5/8/2007 12:16:27 AM

Hey since the next 2 games are not on television around here I invite yall to come up to Damon's and watch the game. Plenty of Braves fans up there...and if I remember correctly Tuesday night is 2 dollar 16 oz Miller Lites. Team Trivia is also at 9 and the game is on. We got a good crowd starting to become regulars. Join on in and start your group.

5/8/2007 3:05:22 AM

villarreal was the schedule starter for tonight

who was sent down to make room for lerew?

5/8/2007 6:10:38 AM

^

Quote :

"Right-handed reliever Kevin Barry, who hasn't pitched since being promoted on Friday, is the likely candidate to be sent to Richmond"

5/8/2007 6:14:43 AM

right, but i wonder who actually was sent down

5/8/2007 6:21:33 AM

nice of andruw to show back up and lerew looked good... time for the hall of famers to go tomorrow night... should be a lot of fun to watch.

5/8/2007 10:10:20 PM

nice win to even the series up, gotta work tomorrow night so I'll miss the game. Maybe I'll DVR it and have it to watch later...

5/8/2007 10:22:11 PM

Something about a 20-12 record just looks oh so nice.

5/8/2007 10:34:54 PM

Colyer was given the option to richmond. He has 10 days to accept it

5/9/2007 12:26:48 AM

This is going to be a battle all season. Let's go BRAVES!

5/9/2007 1:22:09 AM

Eh, the Mets have played like shit offensively most of the year and are still tied for first. Once Delgado and Wright start hitting and they actually fucking knock runners in from 3rd w/ less than 2 outs we'll go on a major run... We're lucky to be 20-12 actually in my mind. A bunch of needlessly close games against the Rockies and D-Backs... Of course the great equalizer might be the insanely hard schedule the Mets play in the summer. The only team in baseball history that has to play EVERY team that made the playoffs the year before.

I'll stick by my prediction that the Mets win the East by 6-8 games. That's not trolling, just what I said at the beginning of the year..

[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 11:31 AM. Reason : x]

5/9/2007 11:30:37 AM

^ You act as if the Mets are going to play a harder schedule than the Braves. Let's take a look:

Both teams play basically the same NL schedule = Wash

In interleague:

Braves play the Red Sox vs. the Mess playing the Yankees = Sox > Yankees

Braves play the Indians vs. the Mess playing the A's = Indians > A's

Both play the Twins and Tigers = wash

The Braves have the harder schedule.

Also you act like the Mets should be playing better, but Maine will not win 26 games and Oliver Perez is still a inconsistent as hell. El Duque will continue to fall apart, Delgado is overrated/overpaid, Wright might just be in for a shitty season.

While the Braves are playing well, they still have room for improvement. McCann has really struggled ever since getting hit in the hand about a month ago (not talking about the most recent incident which led to Salt getting called up), Andruw will start hitting soon, and we have had basically zero output from 1B and LF. Plus Mark Redman has been going out every fifth day for an automatic loss.

I am surprised at your arrogance regarding the Mets. Yeah they are good, but they are not going to run away with the division.

5/9/2007 11:56:41 AM

I'm not trying to be a dick but how can I not think they'll be great again? A 97 win team with better pitching and a healthy LF who can actually hit lefties (the major weakness of a year ago) plus the continued maturation of Reyes (who I think has cemented himself as the best all around SS in the sport... at 23).

The Braves have a hard schedule as well but they don't play the Yankees -- who will be healthy by the time they play the Mets -- at all, let alone 6 times and they don't play every AL playoff team. Plus the Mets play the NL West's best team two series on the road. I'm not just talking out of my ass, I've heard it mentioned more than a few times that the Mets have one of the hardest schedules in baseball history.

I don't think Maine will keep this up obviously (just like Hudson won't). In fact I think he'll get his first L this afternoon...

Quote :

"and we have had basically zero output from 1B and LF."

Without a trade what makes you think you will? Willie Harris is a career backup and a .240 hitter and Thorman is a kid.. I don't expect much out of the 5th spot in the rotation until Pedro gets back because Pelfrey is a kid...

[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 12:12 PM. Reason : also the Mets are only paying Delgado like $9M this year.. hardly overpaid for 30, 110 every year]

5/9/2007 12:10:30 PM

^ The Red Sox are a better team than the Yankees.

Who are you assuming is the best team in the NL West - the Dodgers?? We'll see at the end of the year.

Who made the playoffs last year does not mean shit when we talk about this year's schedule. The A's are not as good this year as last. The Indians are a better team and the Braves have to play them plus the other two playoff teams (twins and tigers)

Until you mentioned it here, I hadn't even heard of this talk of the Mets having a historically hard schedule. They obviously do, but it's not that much different from the Braves where it will impact which team wins the division.

As for LF/1B, I expect Thorman to get better as the season progresses and even if it is Diaz/Wilson/Harris in LF, the Braves can expect better production than the 3 RBIs in April they got from Langerhans/Diaz. Basically the Braves have room to improve as well.

The Delgado comment I threw out of my ass because just don't like him.

I still expect the Mets to win the division because of Reyes and the experience in the lineup, but I think it will be dogfight all year because Cox >> Randolph.



[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason : vb]

5/9/2007 12:39:16 PM

5/9/2007 6:38:15 PM

^ the good old days... then throw in some Avery, Pete Smith, Alejandro Pena, and Charlie Liebrandt

5/9/2007 8:34:49 PM

good ole days =

sid bream
mark lemke
jeff blauser
terry pendelton
ron gant
otis nixon / sanders (eh maybe sanders)
dave justice

and

pitching crew


braves take the lead!!!

5/9/2007 9:30:49 PM

Rafael Belliard old school ftw

witnessing his 2nd and final home run live on tv= priceless

[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 9:39 PM. Reason : ]

5/9/2007 9:39:10 PM

you want to go really old school???

Ken Hubbard
Andreas Thomas
Albert Hall

5/9/2007 9:43:04 PM

How the hell you gonna leave Dale Murphy off that list?

Quote :

"Rafael Belliard old school ftw witnessing his 2nd and final home run live on tv= priceless"

He has to hold the record for least homeruns vs length of career of a non pitcher I would think. Its pretty amazing to play as long as he did and only hit 2. Anyone know if he has the least?

[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 9:58 PM. Reason : .]

5/9/2007 9:57:54 PM

And Zane Smith?!

5/9/2007 9:59:00 PM

^^ Murph was too easy

^ HAHAAHHAA oh shit, I forgot all about Zane Smith

5/9/2007 10:14:11 PM

Easy or not, he is def real old school.

5/9/2007 10:18:49 PM

^^^^ i can't imagine there's anyone (non-pitcher) with half the plate appearanceas as raf and only 2 hr

i remember every time he came up to bat it seemed like they mentioned how long it had been since he had homered and when i saw him hit that one, i went fucking crazy

5/9/2007 10:50:31 PM

Quote :

"LINE DRIVE BASE HIT... ONE RUN IS IN... HERE COMES BREAM... HE ISSSSSSSSSSSSSS........ SAFE! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN! BRAVES WIN!"

What Braves fan doesn't know where they were when that happened?

Still brings tears to my eyes

[Edited on May 9, 2007 at 10:51 PM. Reason : .]

5/9/2007 10:51:03 PM

the crime dog

5/9/2007 11:09:55 PM

mark lemke is all back-alley-drug-dealered out now. i saw him at the games this past weekend doing the radio show with chip and he had his hair slicked back with a leather coat and sunglasses. certainly not the one i remember

5/10/2007 6:27:03 AM