Marlins @ Braves 9-29-09

[Lauren T.]

Spreading the word -- free tickets to tonight's game!

http://rowlandsoffice.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/free-braves-tickets/

[JanShan12]

Unfortunately, I can't make it to Atlanta in an hour, but would jump on this opportunity if I were there. I've been waiting all day for the game to start. I'm expecting a big performance from Hudson.

[warefreak]

I'm not one to wish ill on anybody but Johnson just got over the flu. When I had the flu I was pretty weak for awhile.

I hope you feel better Josh, but at the same time I hope you're at 50% energy just like the rest of us are after we recover from the flu! (at least tonight)

[bravos4evr]

Guys often pitch very well after illness or cuz they are a little tired. It seems to make the ball move more and they don't overthrown as much. Butheck, the way this team is playing now, it seems we could win a 3 game series against Koufax, Gibson and Drysdale!

[Lauren T.]

BELIEVE video (http://twitvid.com/CD7CE)

[sdp]

I'm nervous as hell.

[Lauren T.]

Watch the video and Gonzo's shirtlessness will calm you down.

...No? Just me? ;)

[Middle Man]

Get KK warmed up, Bobby. 1-0 fishies.

Bad night to have Mrs. Hudson in the booth. I bet she's crazy nervous.

[JanShan12]

Marlins have an early lead, but Diaz-Escobar just threw out the catcher trying to score 2 on Johnson's single. Hudson escapes the 2nd with only 1 run scoring.

[JanShan12]

Escobar with a 2 out single and then stole 2nd for LaRoche. A base hit would be nice.

Never mind. LaRoche strikes out.

[JanShan12]

Hudson's slider is looking really good.

Nice to see McCann throw someone out at 2nd.

[Middle Man]

Attaboy Timmy. That's more like it. Better stick with the slider tonight.

[Lauren T.]

Bad night to have Mrs. Hudson in the booth. I bet she's crazy nervous.
Mrs. Huddy is the most level-headed and normal of all the wives I've been around. She's seen him pitch in bigger games -- I don't think she is/was nervous at all.

By the way, if anyone's interested in volunteering with the Hudson Family Foundation, I have a connection over there and can give you more info.

[Middle Man]

Jan, are watching on mlb.tv premium?

[JanShan12]

Jan, are watching on mlb.tv premium?

Yes I am. Could you tell from the delay in my responses? :)

[Middle Man]

Mrs. Huddy is the most level-headed and normal of all the wives I've been around. She's seen him pitch in bigger games -- I don't think she is/was nervous at all.

By the way, if anyone's interested in volunteering with the Hudson Family Foundation, I have a connection over there and can give you more info.

Yeah, she did a fantastic job. I hope hubby maintains his composure as well as wifey.

[Middle Man]

Yes I am. Could you tell from the delay in my responses? :)

Yep. I'll try not to give away anything. :D

[JanShan12]

Yep. I'll try not to give away anything. :D

I just took it off of HD, so I'm live with you now. :D

[IkeWagner]

How are Johnson and Huddy looking?

[Hobbes]

McCann was swinging for the fences there.

[Chris_Moderato]

Rally! Rally! Rally!

[Hobbes]

Braves score!

[-Dr. Brave-]

For the fourth time in five innings, Huddy allows the first batter in the inning to reach. :thumbsdown:

Medlen and Kawakami throwing in the bullpen.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Maybin's 2-run homer makes it 4-1 in the 5th.

[IkeWagner]

Damnit. Please lose tonight Rockies.

[Chris_Moderato]

Ouch. That one hurt.

[sdp]

Damn.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Greg Norton, batting .100 vs right-handed pitchers, actually draws a walk. Miracles really do happen.

Hudson's night is finished.

[Wahoo]

Greg Norton, batting .100 vs right-handed pitchers, actually draws a walk.

Miracles really do happen.

Hudson's night is finished.

Why the hell is Greg Norton always the first guy off the bench?

[Hobbes]

Braves need to start scoring.

[Hobbes]

Bases loaded. Come on Brian!

[Hobbes]

Damn. :(

[-Dr. Brave-]

Kawakami pitching for the Braves.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Josh Johnson is done, replaced by Brian Sandwiches. ;)

[-Dr. Brave-]

Braves getting hungry in the 6th... first and second, nobody out.

Wild pitch... Anderson walks to third and Escobar at second.

LaRoche flies out, but Diaz hits a three-run homer to tie it!

[Hobbes]

YEAH BABY!!!

[-Dr. Brave-]

http://www.roanokevalleyweather.com/posted/believedammit.jpg

GO BRAVES

[sdp]

HECK YES!!

[IkeWagner]

Holy ****

[warefreak]

I thought we lost this one... come on baby!!! Let's win it.

[luvdembravos]

I believe!

[Middle Man]

Ha, I missed a couple of innings and got back just in time for the HR. Good timing. Ya gotta love that we're already getting deep into the fishy bullpen.

[JanShan12]

Oh wow! I did not see that coming! Thank you, Matt Diaz!!!!!

Rockies and Brewers tied at 1 in the 3rd, but the Brewers have the bases loaded.

[IkeWagner]

Why was Johnson taken out????

[jlcct]

Diaz is supposed to be a guest analyst for the post season on espn. He might not make it.

[JanShan12]

Rockies just walked in a run!!! 2-1 Brewers!

A double play ends the top of the 3rd, but the Brewers now lead.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Why was Johnson taken out????

Joba rules.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Diaz is supposed to be a guest analyst for the post season on espn. He might not make it.

For ESPN6?

[-Dr. Brave-]

Another leadoff double for the pfish... Coghlan at second. Might as well plunk his ass.

Marlins bunt him to third and Ramirez walked intentionally.

[-Dr. Brave-]

And Cannot Cantu singles to left to give the Marlins the lead.

[Hobbes]

Crap. 5-4 Marlins.

[IkeWagner]

not good not good...get kawakami out of there for chrissake

[Chris_Moderato]

Come on Eric O! Save our butts!

[Chris_Moderato]

PHEW!!! Damn that was close.

[Hobbes]

O'Flaherty stops the bleeding.

[JanShan12]

It was just one run. We can do it! I love all the "believe" signs at Turner Field. I downloaded a couple from the Braves website to save as my wallpaper.

[Hobbes]

Nice job GA. Just need a single here to tie it up.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Bottom 7, 5-4 Marlins.

Two on, two out for Escobar.

[Hobbes]

D'OH!

[TB2]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!!

[-Dr. Brave-]

Gonzalez pitching the 8th for Atlanta, trailing by a run.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Damn, gamethread page 5. Is it April already?

[-Dr. Brave-]

Coghlan with another double. :rolleyes:

[Hobbes]

Damn that Coughlin guy.

[Hobbes]

Nice job Gonzo.

[JanShan12]

Great job by Gonzo to get out of it! Come on offense... 2 more runs (minimum)!!! :)

[Chris_Moderato]

Must crush washed-up Donnelly.

[JanShan12]

Come on, LaRoche. Get hot!!!

[-Dr. Brave-]

Chris Coghlan is hitting .529 since September 26.

Four straight multi-hit games.

[JanShan12]

Any chance Diaz can do it again?

[-Dr. Brave-]

Any chance Diaz can do it again?

Not quite.

[JanShan12]

2 quick outs. Up to Infante in the 8th.

[JanShan12]

It's nice having the Rockies game up side by side of this game. This week of the season alone has made my purchase of MLB.tv Premium worth it.

[JanShan12]

Base hit! The Braves keep hope alive. Time for a big hit, McLouth!

[JanShan12]

Rockies with a leadoff double in the 6th. We need this game!

[-Dr. Brave-]

C'mon, Nate. Think hot.

[KB 34]

Let's go Braves. We need a win badly and contract time is coming up shortly. The arbitrators are waiting and Boras is excited as are the other agents. Teams are stupid and pay lots of money to players who get hot for a few weeks. Just some food for thought for Braves players.

[JanShan12]

Rockies just tied it up with back-to-back doubles. Still 0 outs and Helton on 2nd. :(

[-Dr. Brave-]

Kris Medlen pitches the 9th for the Braves.

He hasn't pitched since September 20. Wonder what he did to piss off Bobby?

[-Dr. Brave-]

Quick inning for Medlen.

Do or don't for the Braves. Prado, Chipper, and Mac due up in the bottom of the 9th.

[JanShan12]

That sounds like at least 1 run to me!

[Hobbes]

Good hustle Prado!

[Chris_Moderato]

Come on Chip. Send this thing home, you old bastard!

[Chris_Moderato]

****!

[Hobbes]

DAMN!!!!

[sdp]

:thumbsdown:

[-Dr. Brave-]

That sounds like at least 1 run to me!

Congratulations on 4000 posts.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Game.

[Hobbes]

Crap. Braves lose.

Let's go Brewers!

[Wahoo]

Hate to say but that Chipper AB is a microcosm of why this team isn't in the playoffs right now.

[Middle Man]

That hurts. And the Rockies are about to break things open out in Colorado. Fatal

[Chris_Moderato]

Dammit! And the Brewers are farting it away as we speak. We're going to have to be perfect for the rest of the season, I think.

[JanShan12]

Thanks, Dr. Brave.

To make things worse, Rockies are beating the Brewers 4-2.

[KB 34]

Excuse me while I bang by head with my fist. This sucks.

[Middle Man]

Hate to say but that Chipper AB is a microcosm of why this team isn't in the playoffs right now.

No team is in the playoffs right now.

[luvdembravos]

Dammit! And the Brewers are farting it away as we speak. We're going to have to be perfect for the rest of the season, I think.

I agree. We have to win out. One more loss and it's over.

[KB 34]

The Brewers need to make me proud and ameliorate the Braves playoff situation. Right now it's in a huge abyss. Hopefully some umpires advocate for Brewer pitchers. Do I hear antipathy for Chipper? Don't antagonize him, he's archaic and might ride a horse out of the stadium in disgust. Hopefully BC articulates well in the postgame press conference. The Braves need a catalyst tomorrow or there will be chaos in the Braves world. I'm a chauvinist when it comes to the Braves. Losing teams are banal you know. Attenuate that lead and go Braves.

[Chris_Moderato]

I agree. We have to win out. One more loss and it's over.

And I don't even think I'm being pessimistic with that statement. I think we can do it. I think we can win five in a row. Tomorrow we start the next streak.

[Chris_Moderato]

The Brewers need to make me proud and ameliorate the Braves playoff situation. Right now it's in a huge abyss. Hopefully some umpires advocate for Brewer pitchers. Do I hear antipathy for Chipper? Don't antagonize him, he's archaic and might ride a horse out of the stadium in disgust. Hopefully BC articulates well in the postgame press conference. The Braves need a catalyst tomorrow or there will be chaos in the Braves world. I'm a chauvinist when it comes to the Braves. Losing teams are banal you know. Attenuate that lead and go Braves.

Someone has been reading his "word-a-day" calendar.

[sdp]

That sucked. At any rate, this is a difficult way to do things. You've got to be even keeled over the course of an entire season. Trying to go on an insane 13-game winning streak to end the season is just too much. The door is still open, but it's closing quickly. Gotta win out from here.

[sdp]

Someone has been reading his "word-a-day" calendar.

GRE study book, I bet.

[Middle Man]

And I don't even think I'm being pessimistic with that statement. I think we can do it. I think we can win five in a row. Tomorrow we start the next streak.

I think we can win 5 in a row too. But I'm afraid that won't do it any more. We need to win 6 in a row (counting the play-in game) and the Rockies need to lose 4 of 6 (assuming they win tonight and counting the play-in game) in order to make the playoffs. Our half court shot just became a full court shot.

[KB 34]

GRE study book, I bet.
Correct, most often tested words hit list.

[Middle Man]

Ummm, wow. the Brewskis scored 3 in the 9th to tie. they're in the bottom of the 10th.

[Middle Man]

on to the 11th and I have to get up in 5 1/2 hours so off to bed I go. Good luck brewers

[Hobbes]

Colorado wins. :thumbsdown:

[Chris_Moderato]

Win five or go home, Braves!

[Middle Man]

The Braves need to win tonight and hope they can make up the game they lost yesterday. It's not unreasonable to think that the Rockers could lose 2 of 3 in LA, especially if LA is fighting for home field advantage (which it appears they will be with their recent losses) but to be 3 games back with 3 to go is... well, not good. I think even Gilley and AB would not like our chances. Got to keep fingers crossed that Colorado loses tonight (and/or tomorrow.)

[Lauren T.]

Chipper and Mac lost the game for us last night. I'm sure they're both supremely pissed at themselves.

Diaz is supposed to be a guest analyst for the post season on espn.
More info please? When, where, TV, radio? I love MattE -- I do hope he's on TV!

[argentina brave]

The Braves need to win tonight and hope they can make up the game they lost yesterday. It's not unreasonable to think that the Rockers could lose 2 of 3 in LA, especially if LA is fighting for home field advantage (which it appears they will be with their recent losses) but to be 3 games back with 3 to go is... well, not good. I think even Gilley and AB would not like our chances. Got to keep fingers crossed that Colorado loses tonight (and/or tomorrow.)

don't like our chances at all....but, i like them better than the majority of those on the outside looking in. every day that we're still in it is a good day.

someone on here a while back started that 8 loss countdown to signify elimination, and i believe we're at 7....those are my feelings about our chances. win out and we keep playing.

[jlcct]

Chipper and Mac lost the game for us last night. I'm sure they're both supremely pissed at themselves.


More info please? When, where, TV, radio? I love MattE -- I do hope he's on TV!

I don't know much. He was interviewed on espn yesterday. That's the first I heard of it. He said no offense guys but I hope I can't make it.