Braves thread

[81911SC]

2 strike single by Chipper and a homer by Mccann :eek:
2-0 in the bottom of the 1st.

[81911SC]

And a home by Francouer!

[Ed]

shaeffer (sp?) homerun

[sogood]

Another Braves home run. Talk about being off to a good start.

[81911SC]

Unreal start

[81911SC]

shaeffer (sp?) homerunOn his 1st MLB at bat.

[EJ25RUN]

I saw Smoltz pitch his 3,000th strike outs last year at the Ted.

But, i was at Road Atlanta today so didn't see the game.

[81911SC]

It just started.

[EJ25RUN]

It just started.
oh....well. *turns on tv*

[81911SC]

GEEZ another!
edit. almost.
shit

[FlipKing]

Great game pitched by Lowe. Suprised by him to be honest. Hopefully frenchy has turned it around. We might have a chance this year. Who played center last year?

[drpepper14]

Why did we pull Lowe again?? I know the first game of the year is kinda early for a complete game shutout, but the man pitched 6, 1-2-3 innings and now this notoriously wild and injure prone closer is throwing the game away!

[FlipKing]

I agree. A lil worried....

[81911SC]

Gonzalez is such a bitch.

[sogood]

Well, Gonzalez pulled it out, but not in a very convincing fashion.

[81911SC]

No, that was near ugly.

[BanginJimmy]

Braves got off to a hot start but the bats still arent there yet. I will hold off further comment on that for about a month though as everyone still has to get up to game speed.

Lowe looked good. He was throwing strikes and he was throwing ground balls. The bats need some more work despite the hot start as they got ice cold after the first couple innings.

[LeGeNdaRyLeGeNd]

Gonzalez.. is borderline terrible. im not sure if he understands the strikezone or not. he was clearly aiming at the umpires head a few times and the dirt the other times. He pulled it together but i thought we were gonna blow another one when ryan howard stepped up to the plate with the tying run. hopefully things will be better on the closing end.

Braves 1-0

[Spectic Tank]

Gonzalez got lucky on those last two strikeouts. Howard swung at an ugly pitch with a 3 ball count. I'm nervous whenever Gonzalez comes into the game.

[big crunch22]

Who played center last year?
Mark Cotsay (sp?)

[FlipKing]

No younger guy...cant remember.lol He was fast too played good D.

[Honda_98_civ]

I believe they will do good this year, this is Chippers 14th year with the braves and im sure he wants another world series so maybe with a little motivation he can get the bats around, also with the help of Jeff and Brian it should be a good season to be a braves fan after last year.

[FlipKing]

Braves looking good again... Good offense, nice pitching so far

[81911SC]

And we shut them out.
2-0 Yessir

[FlipKing]

Undefeated season!!!! lulz :) I'm becoming more optimistic about the season now anyway

[81911SC]

Undefeated season!!!! lulz :) I'm becoming more optimistic about the season now anyway:lmfao:

[BanginJimmy]

Didnt see tonights game, how were the bats?

[FlipKing]

Aslong as our pitching stays healthy and frency keeps knowing how to hit, we'll be ok

[81911SC]

Didnt see tonights game, how were the bats?1st pitch homer, something else, chipper single or double or some shit and chipper home run. Too tired to look.

[FlipKing]

4 runs, Johnson and Chipper went deep.

[BanginJimmy]

nice, 8 runs in 2 games to start the season.


looking at scores from all over the league, it looks like all the pitchers need to get back in the groove. There have been A LOT of runs scored.

[Spectic Tank]

There have been A LOT of runs scored.

Hell yea, and only 1 against the Braves so far.


No younger guy...cant remember.lol He was fast too played good D.

You're probably thinking of Josh Anderson who got traded to the Tigers.

[FlipKing]

Ahh, ok. Well not sure about that one then. Trading a promising young cf so that one who has been suspsended for hgh can play? errr....

[FlipKing]

Braves looking good again. Bats are killing it

[Spectic Tank]

Ahh, ok. Well not sure about that one then. Trading a promising young cf so that one who has been suspsended for hgh can play? errr....

He was out of Minor League options with the ballclub. He would either have to stay on the roster or clear waivers to back to AAA(which he wouldn't have done). Wish we could have kept him for depth, but such is life...

Looks like Mr. HGH hit his second home run of the season...lol

[FlipKing]

Our relievers failed so hard,lol

[dragnGSR]

Our relievers failed so hard,lol

Way to blow a 6 run lead.

[FlipKing]

actually...it was a 7 run lead :(

[81911SC]

Disgusting. Somebody must have told us it was a playoff game or something. LOL

[FlipKing]

Yeah, it was pretty sad. 3-4 different relievers, all those walks, hit by pitch, 4 singles. It was sad.

[JTM]

BRAVES FTW!!! anyways season is too long..too early to tell..hope no one gets seriously injured...

[Spectic Tank]

Anyone see what Tommy Hanson did yesterday? 10 K's in a 9-1 victory...he's been impressive.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/04/09/gwinnett_braves_hanson.html

[brandenj]

Who played center last year?

josh anderson mainly, we also played brandon jones there as well sometimes when we needed a better bat

[FlipKing]

Josh anderson was the one. Kinda sad we traded him. He was good and clean.

[JTM]

yessir i heard the japanese dude did good last night!! starters looks good so far...

[brandenj]

Josh anderson was the one. Kinda sad we traded him. He was good and clean.

i liked him, but jordan schaffer is a stud, he has more potential than anderson imo

[FlipKing]

Well, he also got supsended for HGH last year...lol

[81911SC]

Another win boys

[brandenj]

Well, he also got supsended for HGH last year...lol

true, lol. bravos ftw again

[HyPer50]

josh anderson mainly, we also played brandon jones there as well sometimes when we needed a better bat

Hmm... Mark Kotsay actually played center field the most last year, up until getting traded to Boston. Good game today heh

[drpepper14]

Yeah schafer is pretty impressive, but the HGH charges don't bother me in the least. It is not the same as using steroids, and the only main advantages are a slight boost in recovery periods for the muscle tissue and an ability to stay lean year round. It does not help with muscle growth as much as some might think.

[FlipKing]

well,lol, he is tied for team lead in homers and he isnt supposed to be a power guy. Season is looking good early tho

[Honda_98_civ]

who is ready for October? i do believe the braves are.

[FlipKing]

I hope so. Its early. We have to avoid the injury bug and probably pull Hanson up. Jurjjens and Hanson A nasty pair to have to face on back to back nights.

[HyPer50]

Sucks that they are going to let Jojo fill in for Glavine this weekend.. I was really hoping this would be Hanson's shot for some early MLB action heh.

[FlipKing]

Vasquez had 12 strike outs. just got pulled. Down 3-1 hopefully we can get a comeback

[Spectic Tank]

Vasquez had 12 strike outs. just got pulled. Down 3-1 hopefully we can get a comeback

That was a tough loss for Vasquez. Gotta give it up to the guy on the mound for the Marlins though...

[FlipKing]

yeah, sucks, he pitched pretty well

[FlipKing]

Lowe looking rocky early

[FlipKing]

Peter Moylan sucks so hard.

[FlipKing]

Holy shit, can the braves get a bullpen?

[Spectic Tank]

Yea, that was bullshit.

[brandenj]

yeah blain boyer is garbage

[FlipKing]

Seems most of our bullpen is

[FlipKing]

swept, that hurt

[81911SC]

Ugh.

[FlipKing]

bullpen def needs work

[81911SC]

Only lost 5 in a row now? Lol
It's ok though, we're kinda beat up.
Just got me a new hat though. :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Looks like they're taking it out on the Pirates today. 10-0 in the seventh inning. Vazquez had 8 strikeouts in 6 innings as well. Later, QD.

[81911SC]

Still a shutout too. ~knocks on wood~
Glad to have Chipper back in the lineup.

[quickdodge®]

So much for the shutout but they played an excellent game. Later, QD.

[FlipKing]

Well, looked better today. But lost 5 in a row that for the most part, the bullpen was horrible,lol