lets put another 5 game win streak together
will someone nicely reopen the nationals thread

[Edited on April 23, 2012 at 9:49 PM. Reason : 5]

4/23/2012 9:48:47 PM

Jurrjens sent to Gwinnett. Looks like we're going with a 4-man rotation until we activate Huddy beginning of next week.

[Edited on April 24, 2012 at 9:28 AM. Reason : jurjjens herpaderp]

4/24/2012 9:27:55 AM

Hopefully JJ can figure out what the hell he is doing wrong. Outside of a few hot stretchs in his career, he's never been much more than a #3 or #4. Still he is important as the Braves try to meld the young pitchers into the rotation over the next couple years.

I still don't understand why the Braves are not giving Medlen a chance at the rotation. Maybe his arm strength or stamina is not there?

Gotta give credit to Ernie for calling JJ's demise way back in middle of last year.

4/24/2012 1:23:27 PM

aint worried about JJ or delgato cause the the bullpen is fantastic from all the games ive seen. and ive see all but last night.
get well soon JJ

4/24/2012 5:40:55 PM

4/24/2012 5:41:53 PM

lol

4/24/2012 5:44:28 PM

Quote :

"the bullpen is fantastic from all the games ive seen"

You apparently have not seen any games in which Chad Durbin or Livan have pitched. EOF has not pitched particular well yet either (he's allowed a base runner in every game he's pitched this season).

Overall the Braves pen is very solid though thanks to Kimbrel, Venters, Medlen, and EOF assuming he gets back in a groove. Martinez has been decent this year as well, but he'll probably kill himself soon with all his drunk driving.

4/25/2012 9:30:44 AM

Wooooo what clutch hitting in the 9th tonight to win it, hugeee road trip going 5-2 against the d-backs and dodgers. I love the way this team has been playing since the 0-4 to start the season. Now if we can just bring the nationals back down to earth

4/26/2012 1:24:30 AM

What an awesome game today. O'Ventbral is a 3 headed monster of 3 headed monsters.

[Edited on April 26, 2012 at 2:12 AM. Reason : monsterrrsss]

4/26/2012 2:12:19 AM

hell yeah, i went back to work with them down 2-1 goin to the 9th and checked it about 30 minutes ago and found out they won 4-2! WOOT

12-7 now after starting out 0-4. Not too shabby!

4/26/2012 3:57:36 AM

Washington is a solid team, but they are playing over their heads. They'll come back down to earth. The NL East is a beast this year especially if the Mets hang around that .500 mark.

4/26/2012 9:06:38 AM

4 game series starting tonight against the Bucs. It is amazing that the Pirates are only 8-10 despite the solid SP they have received. Burnett has only had what 1-2 starts so I guess that skews it some, but look at the ERAs:

Probable starting pitchers:

Friday: Braves RH Tommy Hanson (2-2, 3.38 ERA) vs. RH A.J. Burnett (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

Saturday: Braves RH Randall Delgado (2-1, 5.74) vs. LH Erik Bedard (0-4, 2.63)

Sunday: Braves RH Tim Hudson (17-9, 2.83 in 2011) vs. RH Kevin Correia (1-0, 2.00)

Monday: Braves LH Mike Minor (2-1, 3.42) vs. RH James McDonald (0-1, 2.78)

4/27/2012 11:54:30 AM

nothing gained and nothing lost.

4/29/2012 1:35:32 AM

Bedard was very good tonight.

4/29/2012 3:07:45 AM

I loves me some Don Sutton but we need more Murph on the radio.

4/29/2012 3:33:22 PM

I don't know if I should be happy or sad that Juan Francisco shares the team lead in Home Runs...

4/30/2012 4:51:59 AM

^ I really don't give a crap as long as they keep winning. The Braves don't have much power anyway except for Uggla and he is a notoriously slow starter.

Hudson did not look good last night, but he fought out of a lot of jams and got the W. Braves finally caught the Nats too.

4/30/2012 11:16:13 AM

Quote :

"The Braves don't have much power anyway"

im not arguing with you but i think freeman has been showin some muscle here of late

4/30/2012 6:00:21 PM

.............and theres a bomb to Rf from Freaky Fredy

4/30/2012 7:23:40 PM

I like listening to Don Sutton making fun of people that say FFF doesn't have power.

4/30/2012 7:29:10 PM

Quote :

"Straightball"

4/30/2012 9:50:38 PM

yo what station on the radio? im in the 336

4/30/2012 11:15:47 PM

big game tonight

5/1/2012 6:38:42 PM

wigginton fucked his on player

5/1/2012 8:55:35 PM

nice to know we still can't beat the fillies even when they aren't very good

5/1/2012 9:55:17 PM

43% attendance

5/2/2012 12:36:21 AM

hawks game last night.

The MLB network broadcast was talking about the low attendance last night too.

5/2/2012 7:15:24 AM

Braves played without Heyward and Chipper again last night. The lineup just sucks w/o Chipper. Chipper and Heyward have the pain tolerance of a newborn.

5/2/2012 9:52:40 AM

Chipper is in tonight
10-2 with him playing

5/2/2012 6:53:16 PM

glavine and smoltzy in the booth at the same time....lovin it

5/2/2012 7:25:03 PM

down 4 with halladay on the mound...shi....

5/2/2012 8:00:28 PM

jeepers...now the phillies are just playing pepper with the outfield wall.

5/2/2012 8:38:16 PM

Quote :

"STATION TO STATION"

5/2/2012 8:52:28 PM

Fuck yeah

Saw that coming as soon as it left his hand

5/2/2012 8:56:57 PM

BMcC getting it done

5/2/2012 8:58:36 PM

what am i watching, an American League game?

5/2/2012 8:59:51 PM

8 grand slams seems like a lot

[Edited on May 2, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Reason : Unless you're jaybee]

[Edited on May 2, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Reason : Talkin bout that Denny's]

[Edited on May 2, 2012 at 9:01 PM. Reason : Miss you big guy]

5/2/2012 8:59:53 PM

Chippers been playing for 35 years and only had 6 grand slams.


8 GS in 3000 ABs versus 6 GS in 9000 ABs

[Edited on May 2, 2012 at 9:05 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2012 9:01:23 PM

well hot damn....i retract my previous statement. 8 runs in 6 innings off of halladay? woot...nice pinch hit heyward!

5/2/2012 9:14:21 PM

BRAVES ROCK DOC

Would be the ESPN headline if ESPN cared

5/2/2012 9:14:38 PM

in his career, when Roy Halladay is given a 4+ run lead, he is 107-0

[Edited on May 2, 2012 at 9:31 PM. Reason : whoops, i must have jinxed the braves]

5/2/2012 9:23:03 PM

o'flaherty...son of a damn you have been horrible this season dawg

5/2/2012 9:35:24 PM

^^^^^^^ Don Sutton called it an arena baseball game

5/2/2012 9:49:10 PM

^^^^http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlikokl9BnM#t=23s

5/2/2012 9:52:20 PM

7 rbi for their fatass catcher.

5/2/2012 9:54:38 PM

what the hell is going on??? 12-12 now with runners on 1st and 3rd and Freeman at bat with McCann on deck now. bottom 8th...wow

5/2/2012 10:13:44 PM

Big pimpin prado

5/2/2012 10:14:24 PM

F
F
F

5/2/2012 10:17:07 PM

13-12 with Kimbrel comin in to try and lock it up

5/2/2012 10:17:33 PM

i wish Ernie's "AL is NBA Jam" comment was in a thread and not itcb so I could quote it for posterity

5/2/2012 10:18:04 PM