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sdp
06-13-2009, 11:32 AM
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Kenshin Kawakami (3-6, 4.62) vs. Rich Hill (2-1, 5.24)

Go Braves!
sdp
06-13-2009, 05:54 PM
STARTING LINEUP

Nate McLouth, CF
Yunel Escobar, SS
Chipper Jones, 3B
Brian McCann, C
Barbaro Canizares, 1B
Martin Prado, DH
Matt Diaz, LF
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Kelly Johnson, 2B
JanShan12
06-13-2009, 06:33 PM
Every day I hope I'll log on and see a lineup I like... and I'm still waiting.
Flying Spaghetti Monster
06-13-2009, 08:29 PM
This is not a great start.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 08:31 PM
Wow, KK has got NOTHING tonight. He must have eaten some bad crab cakes or something. Fortunately, Wieners swings at ball 4 and the Braves are only down 2-0 after 1. KK must have thrown about 100 pitches in the first inning.
Dreamscape
06-13-2009, 09:13 PM
...Prado was "healthy" enough to play third last night, but today, the Barbarian is at first and Prado DH's?

Bobby confuses the hell out of me. I haven't even got to the Francoeur part of the equation.

Adam Jones is a good ballplayer, fyi.
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 09:19 PM
Frenchy with the bases juiced here with 1 out.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:21 PM
Hill keeps throwing hittable pitches to JF on an 0-2 count. He obviously didn't get the memo. 3-2 Braves on doub.
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 09:21 PM
And he come through with a ground rule double. Two runs score. Good AB for Frenchy.
Dreamscape
06-13-2009, 09:22 PM
Did Hill throw a strike?
bravestud
06-13-2009, 09:23 PM
That really was a great at-bat by Francoeur.

In other news, hell is a cool 66 degrees today.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:24 PM
Frenchy thrown out at the plate by his old buddy from home, Markakasakis. 4-2 Braves
Andy G.
06-13-2009, 09:26 PM
Francoeur was safe at the plate. The tag missed him.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:26 PM
That really was a great at-bat by Francoeur.

In other news, hell is a cool 66 degrees today.

I guess. I think JF swang at 5 or 6 straight pitches. I would call it a really bad pitch sequence by R Hill.
Andy G.
06-13-2009, 09:28 PM
...Prado was "healthy" enough to play third last night, but today, the Barbarian is at first and Prado DH's?

Bobby confuses the hell out of me. I haven't even got to the Francoeur part of the equation.

Adam Jones is a good ballplayer, fyi.
Prado was limping a lot last night. I would have been surprised if the played the field tonight. If he didn't hit that homerun Hernandez might have gotten to play.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:28 PM
Francoeur was safe at the plate. The tag missed him.

Very close but I think you're right. The Braves really seem to be on the short end of the bad call list this year so far.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:33 PM
You know, if ol' Chipper isn't too cool to catch popups with 2 hands, why are some of the young guys?

KK finally settling down a bit after struggling early.
Middle Man
06-13-2009, 09:47 PM
Barbaro has been quick out of the gate since his call-up. He's hitting .333 and has looked pretty good at 1B.
Flying Spaghetti Monster
06-13-2009, 09:49 PM
Ken is at 100 pitches... Uh-Oh
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:01 PM
Frenchy with a couple hits...
Flying Spaghetti Monster
06-13-2009, 10:07 PM
Frenchy with a couple hits...

http://blindsquirrelproduction.com/blindsquirrel.jpg
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:18 PM
LOL....that was good. :)
Dreamscape
06-13-2009, 10:20 PM
Chipper sucks.

Last night, we had a third baseman that hit homers. Get him back in there!
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 10:24 PM
O'Flah is O'Flat tonight.
bravestud
06-13-2009, 10:25 PM
Cox finally pulls O'Flaherty. Would have been a great move two batters ago.
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:28 PM
O'flaherty with a poor outting. Nice assist by Frenchy.....ok i'll stop now :p

Too bad. I was hoping moylan would get the night off.
Andy G.
06-13-2009, 10:28 PM
O'Flaherty!!!

Emilio!!!

I don't know why, but I always want to yell O'Flaherty's name like that. Random, I know.
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:31 PM
^underrated movie actually...
Dreamscape
06-13-2009, 10:31 PM
Sucks when Eric O'Flaherty starts to pitch like...Eric O'Flaherty.
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:33 PM
Dear Lord Moylan........game is getting out of hand.

Don't we have some kid named Medlen back there that we never use? Use him!
bravestud
06-13-2009, 10:35 PM
Moylan leads the world in 3-0 counts.
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 10:35 PM
O'Flahs apparently contagious as he has passed it along to Moylan. Sometime tonight...we're going to regret having used both Gonzales and Soriano so much the last few days.
bravestud
06-13-2009, 10:36 PM
Moylan's totally lost it.
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:37 PM
Someone check Moylan's visa.....
Hobbes
06-13-2009, 10:38 PM
I'm normally in the camp of cutting Bobby some slack, but his management of the bullpen (and lineup) this season has me seriously wondering if age has caught up to him.
sdp
06-13-2009, 10:40 PM
Implosion.
Dreamscape
06-13-2009, 10:43 PM
Do I even want to know the score? I turned it off to not take any RAM away from watching The Spirit.
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:44 PM
I'm normally in the camp of cutting Bobby some slack, but his management of the bullpen (and lineup) this season has me seriously wondering if age has caught up to him.

I've never trusted his management of the bullpen. McMichael anyone?

The lineup I don't mind as much as he hasn't always had the luxury of having true lead off and power clean up guys the last few years.
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 10:47 PM
Absolutely no excuse giving up 6 runs right there to this weak team...Absolutely no excuse. :mad:
Murphys#1Fan
06-13-2009, 10:56 PM
KJ...I've been dogging you all season...time to make me eat crow and hit a long one here.
MSbravefan
06-13-2009, 10:56 PM
I will no longer have any hope for this team as long as Bobby is the manager. His use of the bullpen is horrendous.. Moylan should sue Bobby for trying to wreck his career coming off Tommy John Surgery
slowride
06-13-2009, 10:58 PM
Well....I'm guessing bobby will throw Soriano....because.....he's on shrooms.

But at least we have the top of the lineup coming up in the 9th right?
GeneGarberForPrez
06-13-2009, 11:10 PM
Would it make sense not to pitch Kawakami and Hanson on back-to-back nights? They are the two guys least likely to go deep in games. That way, you don't unduly tax the bullpen on consecutive days. If you stick Hanson between, say Lowe and Jurrjens, maybe you keep the arms in the bullpen a little fresher?
slowride
06-13-2009, 11:15 PM
Cox would be sure to get them in there either way.....
sdp
06-14-2009, 12:48 AM
Is Medlen in Bobby's doghouse? Flat-billed cap or something piss him off? This guy is wasting away in the bullpen and he needs to be in AAA if he's not going to be used up here.
Dreamscape
06-14-2009, 12:57 AM
He's the "long reliever."

He's here so Jeff Bennett can be a set up guy.
CharlotteBrave
06-14-2009, 11:36 AM
Missed the game, but wow, that's a frustrating box score to read... Moylan continues to give up runs, and O'Flaherty has had two rough outings in a row.

And I agree with you guys about Medlen, the kid has some good stuff, why aren't we using him?
KB 34
06-15-2009, 12:51 AM
He's the "long reliever."

He's here so Jeff Bennett can be a set up guy.
If the Braves had sort of half followed your advice Hanson would have playing long reliever. Thank goodness they were paranoid with service time.
Dreamscape
06-15-2009, 01:08 AM
Probably. But, then, if they had completely followed my advice, things would be different.