smoltzie was dealin today

8/19/2007 4:40:48 PM

Just reading some quotes from the Braves it seems they have all but conceded that it's Wild Card or bust at this point. Gotta think they won't win EVERY series from the Mets and we are playing some damn good ball right now. If we can survive these next 12 games 7-5 or better than that is all she wrote for the division...

8/19/2007 11:19:44 PM

^duh....we lost 2-3 from the giants....i mean, it doesnt get worse than that

8/20/2007 1:12:05 AM

we could 34 - 2 the rest of the season... I mean, we could...

8/20/2007 10:31:03 AM

Like I've been saying throughout this thread, the Braves need to focus on the wild card and not worry about the Mets. It is almost impossible to overcome a 5.5 game lead this late in the season against a team with the lineup the Mets trot out.

I am starting to get pissed that the Braves had to play the hardest interleague schedule in the NL this year and teams like the Cubs, SD, LA, Rockies, the Phillies, etc. all had easier schedules especially since the Braves could lose the wild card by just a game or two. If maybe they had a couple of games against shithole teams like the As, Royals, etc instead of playing the Tigers, Indians, Red Sox, they'd be leading the wild card.

Also what the fuck is up with us running into hot teams. D-Backs this past weekend, Cubs a few weeks ago, Tigers when they were rolling, Red Sox when they were rolling, etc.

8/20/2007 2:27:33 PM

DAMN! Tex with another 2 HRs! Also 6 RBI on the night and it's only the 5th inning!

8/20/2007 8:48:04 PM

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"Like I've been saying throughout this thread, the Braves need to focus on the wild card and not worry about the Mets"

what exactly does that mean. its not like there's a different method to winning the wild card than the division. you just try to win games, and whatever happens, happens

8/20/2007 9:11:40 PM

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"what exactly does that mean. its not like there's a different method to winning the wild card than the division. you just try to win games, and whatever happens, happens"

I think what he means is this.. When we play the mets we should just roll over, but we should try to beat the Padres and Phillies. LoL

8/20/2007 9:48:24 PM

[Edited on August 20, 2007 at 10:41 PM. Reason : ]

8/20/2007 10:40:49 PM

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"DAMN! Tex with another 2 HRs! Also 6 RBI on the night and it's only the 5th inning!"

We need to sign him to a long term deal ASAP. The guy is just a fucking beast.

8/21/2007 12:08:10 AM

hell yeah man

they should move tex to the bullpen

8/21/2007 12:40:04 AM

ernie what is your opinion on the michael vick thing? i only ask cause i hold your sport opinion in high regard

8/21/2007 12:47:12 AM

my opinion is that i wish he would have drowned you instead

8/21/2007 12:51:12 AM

wow...so bitter t-rash

8/21/2007 12:56:05 AM

Quote :

"what exactly does that mean. its not like there's a different method to winning the wild card than the division. you just try to win games, and whatever happens, happens"

It means that the Braves do not have to get all desperate and try to worry about making up 5 games (ala the Cardinals this year) in the last 1.5 months of the season. Of course they need to make sure they keep winning, but one two game losing streak to the D-backs is not the end of the world.

On a different note, Chuck James will miss his start tonight with a "dead arm". More like "Chuck James will miss his start tonight because he has a girl's arm". Not good news because Jo Jo "14.50 ERA" Reyes will be filling in. Adam Dunn will probably hit three bombs tonight.

The Braves starting pitching outside of Smoltz/Huddy makes me

8/21/2007 9:30:26 AM

do these fuck bags know the definition of "winning streak?" holy fuck, win one lose one.

8/21/2007 10:20:43 PM

James is officially on the DL, but he'll miss only one more start. The Braves have got to have someone better than Reyes who can give them 4 innings. They keep running that kid out there and he keeps giving up 4 or 5 runs in 3 or less innings.

Mets are hot now and starting to walk away with the divison. I'm torn whether I should root for the Mess to beat the Padres tonight

8/22/2007 9:31:13 AM

^It's tough... But I am pulling for the Mets to take the Padres. That's our chance now... we've completely plundered our chances. We were 2.5 games out a week or so ago...

8/22/2007 9:37:11 AM

Why the hell do we suck so bad against the freaking Reds. We've now lost 4 out of the last five to that shithole AAA team.

8/22/2007 11:55:05 AM

Hey Ernie, mind posting the 3 year ERA+ averages again? I'd like to piss on them...

Also, what is Jo Jo Reyes' ERA+ this year?

8/22/2007 2:27:37 PM

i'm not blaming reyes, the kid obviously isn't ready

i'm blaming mike hampton

it's all his fault

8/22/2007 4:11:55 PM

I'm blaming AOL for not giving Leo Mazzone anything he wanted, which has led to the Braves pitching well to run dry.




Yes I realize that the Braves probably could not have kept Mazzone regardless because he wanted to coach with Perlazzo.

8/22/2007 5:36:21 PM

fuck these faggots, seriously

8/22/2007 8:38:26 PM

^^man.....his pitching staff sure did great tonight!!!

8/22/2007 9:08:48 PM

sigh

8/22/2007 9:49:44 PM

Mets couldn't help you guys out tonight... Peavy was too good.

8/22/2007 9:57:11 PM

through all of our shittiness, still just a game back in the WC

8/22/2007 10:02:34 PM

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"Yes I realize that the Braves probably could not have kept Mazzone regardless because he wanted to coach with Perlazzo. "

Can we get him back?

8/22/2007 11:29:10 PM

Salty finally had a great game with the Rangers.

J. Saltalamacchia (TEX)
4-6, 2 HR,
7 RBI, 5 R,
BB
@ BAL
Final

8/23/2007 1:59:50 AM

Good God the Reds play like the fucking Big Red Machine when they see the Braves. This team is set up so well for the playoffs with the Smoltz-Hudson one-two punch, but they'll never make it because of the joke that is their 3-4-5 starters.

Moylan has a rubber arm - they should give him a shot at starting.

8/23/2007 3:25:26 PM

8/23/2007 7:55:06 PM

anybody know a Timothy Woodhouse of Raleigh?

8/23/2007 8:04:42 PM

^

No. But can he pitch 7 strong innings every 5th day??

8/23/2007 8:05:53 PM

i dunno but his name was on in the Braves game right before I posted that...whatever contest they've got...if a Brave steals a base or hits a homer in that inning he wins, or whatever

8/23/2007 8:21:01 PM

ahahaha Bobby Cox and Terry Pendleton have both been thrown out and its only the 6th inning

8/23/2007 8:55:14 PM

dayum, Chipper with 5 RBI on the night so far. Ok serious question here. If the Braves make the playoffs will Bobby win Manager of the year? And will Chipper get MVP?

8/23/2007 9:14:12 PM

Serious question? Are you high? A lot of people think the Braves had more talent than the Mets until very recently (healthy Mets team). If anything, they've underperformed...

You can thank Marlon Anderson anytime now..

8/23/2007 9:17:42 PM

I think Cox is a shoe-in for Manager of the Year regardless from his ejections record alone...did any other managers set any records this year????

8/23/2007 9:21:22 PM

damn, tyler yates was freakin houdini out there

8/23/2007 10:42:34 PM

^why didnt he just tag the runner at 3rd instead of throwing it to chipper??

8/23/2007 10:46:15 PM

yeah i was wondering that, because the runner at 2nd was already standing there. one of them would've been automatically out i think

oh great, bob "i can't pitch without giving up 2 earned" wickman is on the hill

[Edited on August 23, 2007 at 10:51 PM. Reason : .]

8/23/2007 10:48:49 PM

ahaha man he is the least agile runner in the MLB i think

i remember a few weeks back he caught some popfly on the mound but he fell down right afterwards and you could just see his entire body of fat jiggling...i lol'd

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"bob "i can't pitch without giving up 2 earned" wickman "

well, at least you know your team

[Edited on August 23, 2007 at 10:58 PM. Reason : .]

8/23/2007 10:55:52 PM

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"oh great, bob "i can't pitch without giving up 2 earned" wickman is on the hill"

Nail on the head.

If Wickman's fatass could have covered first, the Braves might have won that game. Holy fuck the Braves suck ass against the Reds. 6 losses in 7 games in the past month or so. Way to blow the season against possibly the worst team in the NL outside of DC.

Time to show Roger McDowell the door. Other than Hudson pitching better this year and Moylan coming out of nowhere, the Braves have made zero progress in the pitching department and all of the young guys look like shit.

8/24/2007 12:01:13 PM

According to the ESPN ticker, "Braves designate P Bob Wickman for assignment" - THANK GOD. See ya later, buddy.Give up game-losing homeruns on somebody else's team

8/24/2007 6:11:32 PM

lol, werent there rednecks arguing with me earlier this year that Wickman was as good as Wagner on here?

^^ oh come on... dont blame roger... blame cox for overusing the arms and scheurholz for acquiring guys who have never thrown 60+ IP in the bigs before..

[Edited on August 24, 2007 at 6:18 PM. Reason : x]

8/24/2007 6:18:03 PM

designating big bob was probably overkill

oh well, i guess wickmania is over

[Edited on August 24, 2007 at 6:32 PM. Reason : apparently he was unwilling to pitch in the 7th or 8th, so i guess this makes sense ]

8/24/2007 6:30:30 PM

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"blame cox for overusing the arms and scheurholz for acquiring guys who have never thrown 60+ IP in the bigs before.."

because thats why mike gonzalez needed tommy john after throwing 17 innings

8/24/2007 6:44:03 PM

^don't pay attention to him. He hasn't started talkin major shit until its pretty much obvious that we can't catch the mets. He brings nothing to this thread.

8/25/2007 3:32:08 PM

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"Last season, Wickman gave up a game-ending grand slam to Dunn that gave the Reds a 9-8 win over Cleveland. "We have to forget what happened here, go to St. Louis and try to get started on a good note," Wickman said."

i like how he totally blows off that he lost the game. good riddance you fat fucking bastard

8/25/2007 3:38:08 PM

yeah man! you told him! on the internet!

8/25/2007 3:59:10 PM