GG Diaz. 3-3 4 RBI, 1 run scored.

8/14/2006 8:53:43 PM

Chipper Jones is on fire. He's back . . . but too little too late.

8/14/2006 8:58:30 PM

damn... Chipper just drilled another one. 2 HRs on the night for Chipper.

8/14/2006 8:58:36 PM

Diaz has now hit straight in 9 straight ab's. THe record is 12.

8/14/2006 9:13:36 PM

Diaz just tied the National League record of 10 consecutive hits in as many at bats.

[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 9:15 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2006 9:14:47 PM

sorry meant 10. i counted wrong

[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 9:15 PM. Reason : h]

how about diaz as a leadoff hitter. It seems hes got a great approach to the plate even those he's pretty slow. But i'd rather have him batting a spot where he'd get on base as oppsoed to giles who strikes out 4 out of 5 times.

[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 9:16 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2006 9:15:10 PM

Chipper hits his 3rd HR of the game. It's the first 3-HR game of his career.

[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 9:31 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2006 9:31:07 PM

wow just wow..

8/14/2006 9:32:40 PM

[Edited on August 14, 2006 at 9:36 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2006 9:34:12 PM

If he keeps this up for the rest of the games I'll say the Braves have a chance . . .

8/14/2006 9:34:56 PM

Diaz's streak ends at 10.

8/14/2006 9:47:34 PM

wish this game was televised...

8/14/2006 9:55:08 PM

You need Turner South . . . err . . . Fox Sports. That's essentially what it is now.

8/14/2006 10:40:10 PM

adam laroche hit an absolute fucking monster home run

hit of the 469 sign on the third deck of RFK

too bad we lost

8/16/2006 10:16:43 PM

go braves.

8/17/2006 1:15:32 AM

^^OFF. English please.

8/17/2006 2:34:19 AM

stfu. I understood him.

8/17/2006 9:56:16 AM

regardless of my grammar slip-up that was one of the biggest homeruns i've ever seen

8/17/2006 11:26:10 AM

RFK is a fucking huge place anyway... and to go upper deck... that's a beast.

8/17/2006 11:39:18 AM

LaRoche's strong 2nd half has been one of the few positives this season. If Chuck James can continue to pitch well like he has in his past few starts, then maybe that'll carry over to next season which is another positive. McCann has continued to develop so that is great as well. Renteria's return to the NL has been successful.

The rest of the season has been horrible. Hudson = flop, Franceuor still has zero plate discipline, Giles really sucked in the leadoff spot, bullpen = shit, young arms except James showed little or no development, traded our best utility player Betemit, Ramirez/Thomson/Hampton = injuries as always.

I just hope the Braves can keep from finishing last this year.

8/17/2006 11:56:30 AM

Quote :

"Hampton = injuries"

This one we knew before the season started, so that's negligible to this year. However, Hudson's down year and the lack of discipline instilled in Francouer should be cause for concern. Especially with Smoltz going into the final year of his deal and the Andruw trade rumors. I want to see some bullpen help in the offseason more than anything, though.

8/17/2006 1:44:37 PM

villareal went 5 innings, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K

where did that come from

8/17/2006 8:08:44 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=372970

wish we could bump this.

8/17/2006 8:28:25 PM

Quote :

"i'll say this the mets aren't gonna suck neither are the braves phillies will be mediocre marlins are going to absolutely blow and the nationals are the expos should be a hell of a two team race"

ahahaha, at least nym410 agreed

8/17/2006 8:41:01 PM

2 more positives....

Wickman and Baez

Wickman has told reporters that he wants to return to Atlanta next season.

8/18/2006 7:36:04 AM

Laroche hits another HR.

8/18/2006 8:04:50 PM

two consecutive landslide victories against the natspos

this is the most frustrating season ever

8/27/2006 4:34:28 PM

only 5 games out of the wildcard. come on bravos!

8/27/2006 11:06:35 PM

With like 27 teams to pass.

8/27/2006 11:38:47 PM

Quote :

"2 more positives.... Wickman and Baez "

Baez is on the DL now. He hasn't really done anything anyway and Betemit would have been more valuable to us the past month with Chipper and Giles both missing some games. Scherholtz really pulled a Steve Phillips when he traded away Betemit.

As for the wild card, the Braves only hope is to win like 13 out of 15 or 10 in a row or something ridiculous like that because the rest of the teams are going to atleast play near .500 ball and in order to make up five games and jump 6 teams, you've got to be on a damn roll. The fact that the Braves are 7 games under .500 and still within 5 games makes me wish I wasn't an NL fan.

8/28/2006 3:25:50 PM

Quote :

"“All I know is, after these last two years and with my desire to work out, I’ve got two or three more years, easy. I used to always be of the mind-set that, ‘If it’s not here, it won’t be anywhere else.’ But that’s not the case any more. I’ll pitch somewhere else.” The Braves need significant fixes if they’re going to become a playoff team again. But when Smoltz was asked what areas he would try to improve if he was general manager, he smiled. “Every time I answer that, homeboy upstairs criticizes me,” he said, a reference to Schuerholz."

We'll take ya up here for a few years John... You'll win a pennant for sure on our team!

[Edited on August 28, 2006 at 3:37 PM. Reason : x]

8/28/2006 3:36:52 PM

^ Smoltz's option for 2007 is only $8 million. For a pitcher leading the NL in innings, second in strikeouts, first in K/BB ratio, that is a freaking huge bargin. Why Scheurholtz has not picked it up yet is beyond me. It probably has something to do with the ownership of the team still being in limbo, but if they let him walk over $8 million, the Braves are going to see even worse attendance next year.

8/28/2006 4:04:41 PM

That guy sitting behind the plate yelling "Barry, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL!!!" while wearing a shirt that says "Indict Bonds" is really starting to get on my nerves. I'm blaming that guy for the two homers Barry has hit tonight.

8/29/2006 9:18:48 PM

aha

Quote :

"NL's biggest busts 9. Russ Ortiz, P, Diamondbacks (now an Oriole). He won't have to worry about the 100-grand bonus his contract calls for should he be World Series MVP. In actuality, he may be having the worst year of anyone in the bigs (0-8, 9.06)."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/jon_heyman/08/29/nl.busts/1.html

hudson is on the list and marcus shares the #1 spot with his brother

[Edited on August 30, 2006 at 12:55 AM. Reason : ]

8/30/2006 12:54:58 AM

Quote :

"Why Scheurholtz has not picked it up yet is beyond me. "

Scheurholtz said the normal Braves policy is to not negotiate contracts untill the season is over. He said he expects Smoltz to be a Braves next year.

8/30/2006 2:26:07 AM

Quote :

"John Smoltz was called to the office by Braves general manager John Schueholz but both said afterward they felt good about the meeting and in agreement on how to treat future contract concerns: privately."

8/30/2006 12:19:48 PM

good. Dont' want the same shit that happened with glavine to happen with smoltz.

8/30/2006 12:31:45 PM

Quote :

"But as Smoltz was reminded Tuesday, Schuerholz's normal practice is to wait until the end of the season before exercising options."

8/30/2006 4:33:59 PM

anybody as excited to see Laroche's 2nd half of the season as me? Hes been pretty consistent lately and has brought his average up to .283 while hitting 27 homers and now has 77 RBI.

He could easily hit .285 with 30 homers and 90 RBI on the season.........thats a hell of a season

8/30/2006 4:48:41 PM

replying to my own message..........3-3 tonite so far with 2 doubles and a triple and 3 RBI.....

8/30/2006 9:15:52 PM

laroche has really turned it on in the 2nd half..arguably playing the best ball in the 2nd half out of anyone...braves need all the help they can get..this city gave up on them months ago

8/30/2006 9:19:52 PM

Its because he finally started taking meds for his ADD.

8/30/2006 9:41:20 PM

just hit another double

4-4 with 3 doubles, a triple and 3 RBI on the night. His BA is up to .290

8/30/2006 9:57:06 PM

No doubt that LaRoche has been playing like an all star in the 2nd half. I'm really glad to see him hitting so well for a long period because the rest of his career has been so streaky. Atleast his strong performance gives Schuerholtz and Cox one less position to worry about this off season.

Seeing that Giles will likely be traded, the Braves basically only have to worry LF, 2B (unless they try to move Andruw this offseason) and of course the main concern of pitching.

Davies will be back in a few days so it'll be interesting to see if he can be effective. If so that'll setup a rotation going into the spring looking like: Smoltz, Hudson, Hampton, Ramirez, James/Davies. Thomson will not be back. Davies was lights out in his two starts at AAA Richmond.

8/31/2006 11:01:26 AM

laroche was sick last night, hope he can keep that kinda hitting going until the end, and maybe we can end up at 500

8/31/2006 12:39:10 PM

i hope he can get a hit with the bases loaded and two outs

oops

8/31/2006 10:17:48 PM

don't ever count on hampton, he's a walking injury

8/31/2006 10:25:27 PM

rosters expand tomorrow

joey d is coming back to the big club

8/31/2006 10:44:46 PM

Fucking LaRoche was anti-clutch last night. Struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th and then hit in to a game ending double play. Smoltz looked like shit last night too.

Also why the fuck does Barry Bonds own the damn Braves. I swear he is always 2-3 or 3-4 against us - just walk his cream and clear ass and stop pretending you are going to get him out.



[Edited on September 1, 2006 at 9:17 AM. Reason : sd]

9/1/2006 9:15:18 AM

Rochy was cluch today! 2 run homer to take the lead.

9/2/2006 4:58:15 PM