Gamethread: Braves @ Reds, June 16, 2009 (63/162) LOSS

[sdp]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1473/atlatcincyn.png
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Atlanta Braves (30-32) vs. Cincinnati Reds (31-31)
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Series Matchups
> TONIGHT: Jair Jurrjens vs. Aaron Harang, 7:15 PM EDT on SPSO
> Wednesday: Javier Vazquez vs. Micah Owings, 7:15 PM EDT on SPSO
> Thursday: Tommy Hanson vs. Matt Maloney, 12:40 PM EDT on SPSO

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Projected Lineup
Nate McLouth, CF
Yunel Escobar, SS
Chipper Jones, 3B
Brian McCann, C
Garret Anderson, LF
Barbaro Canizares, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Kelly Johnson, 2B
Jair Jurrjens, P

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Link Roundup
Hedlin: Braves-Reds Preview (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/preview?gid=290616117)
Bowman: Chipper in need of boost to reach St. Louis (http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090614&content_id=5333548&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl)
Rogers: Schafer certain he will return to Braves (http://www.ajc.com/braves/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/06/15/braves_jordan_schafer.html)
Vivlamore: Injured Hudson delivers advice to young Braves (http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/06/15/braves_tim_hudson.html)

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Upcoming @ Boston
Friday, June 19th: Kenshin Kawakami vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka, 7:15 PM EDT on PTV
Saturday, June 20th: Derek Lowe vs. Josh Beckett, 7:15 PM EDT on PTV
Sunday, June 21st: Jair Jurrjens vs. Tim Wakefield, 1:40 PM EDT on FSS/TBS
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June 16th-18th: Braves @ Reds; June 19th-21st: Braves @ Red Sox
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Go Braves!

[slowride]

Anderson is the perfect guy to protect McCann. I love it.

Seriously....this is awesome.

[Middle Man]

per AJC

Carroll Rogers

June 16th, 2009
3:22 pm
roster move is Casey Kotchman active, Barbaro Canizares sent back to Gwinnett


Thanks for your efforts Barbaro. We hardly got to know ya and hope you'll be back up soon.

[Lauren T.]

Do you think, when Andruw's number is eventually retired ;), that it will be forgotten that Barbie ever wore it?

[KB 34]

Barbie who?

[Lauren T.]

Barbie who?
Exactly. :cool:

[Lauren T.]

So what are you doing during the rain delay? I'm putting away laundry and watching "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here!" It's actually amusing, if you like John Salley and Janice Dickinson and can laugh at Sanjaya. (He and Lou Diamond Phillips are surprisingly likable.)

[Dreamscape]

Lou Diamond Phillips was very good in Courage Under Fire.

[JanShan12]

I'm surfing the internet as I watch the movie Wall-E. :)

[KB 34]

Just got back from playing 3 hours of sand volleyball and now am cooking some supper as I surf the internet. I hear an annoying car radio which is ticking me off a bit....now it's gone which is good.

[-Dr. Brave-]

I've been reading the responses in this thread, which hopefully will keep me awake until this game is

[sdp]

I had to work tonight. The text messages to Google kept saying "Reds 1 Braves 0" so I thought the Braves had been shutout and I was a little unsurprised.

[JanShan12]

Does anyone else want to punch Jeff Francoeur in the face? I would have clapped and smiled if he would have struck out, but a double play with the bases loaded... and worse... he tried to pull the ball instead of hitting something the other way.

[CanadaBravesFan]

He and KJ are really getting on my nerves. They have been USELESS of late

[BigWorm]

After seeing Blanco pinch run for Kotchman in the 8th, I finally realized that Brian Barton was not on the team anymore.

[BigWorm]

Gonzo gets shelled in the 8th.
7-2 Reds
Which means the Braves will score at least two meaningless runs in the ninth to make this loss extra painful.

At least Esco didn't do anything stupid today. Small victories.

[wordslayer©]

Gawd, we suck.

Not like the kind of suck that an infant does on a pacifier.

We suck like a 16 year old getting his first tit.

They say that looking at the sun can ruin your eyesight and sheer the cornea completely off of your eyeball. Watch a braves games lately?

Usually I don't start getting really discouraged until the end of July.

[slowride]

Please nobody mention Frenchy's RBI. It would be simply absurd.

Look. We're not done. We're not. Are we on the verge? Damn right we are!

Time is left. I don't have confidence that Cox will light the fire.....but I hold out hope that SOMEONE will.

Eternal optimist.....out.

[bravos4evr]

Gawd, we suck.

Not like the kind of suck that an infant does on a pacifier.

We suck like a 16 year old getting his first tit.

They say that looking at the sun can ruin your eyesight and sheer the cornea completely off of your eyeball. Watch a braves games lately?

Usually I don't start getting really discouraged until the end of July.

Love ya slayer.... please refer to my thrown in the towel thread..........

[Hobbes]

Look. We're not done. We're not. Are we on the verge? Damn right we are!

Time is left. I don't have confidence that Cox will light the fire.....but I hold out hope that SOMEONE will.

Eternal optimist.....out.
It's a tough time for the optimists out there. I think at this point even Argentina Brave and RiknTN are struggling to remain positive. :)

[Lauren T.]

Sure, it's frustrating when we don't have a winning record, but images like this keep me in the game:

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/04eCehB9Iy4Cj/300x.jpg

"Daaaaaad, Brother velcro-ed me to the wall again! I can't get down!!"

[Hillbilly]

Sure, it's frustrating when we don't have a winning record, but images like this keep me in the game:



Old man in the plaid shirt needs to be benched for uninspired fan support. He looks like he would rather be fishing.