Gamethread: Braves vs Mets - 8/31/10

[Hobbes]

Fifth inning and the Barves lead 3-2. They've got bases loaded with nobody out and Diaz at the plate.

Diaz strikes out.

[Hobbes]

ROSS WITH A GRAND SLAM!!!

[-Dr. Brave-]

Go Braves!

[Hobbes]

8-2 Barves in the 6th.

[Hobbes]

Clean inning for O'Flaherty.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Ankiel's twin sucks.

[Hobbes]

Ankiel sucks.
He is dreadful. ;)

Barves tack on another run. 9-2 Barves.

[Braves N Canes]

Sorry the name is escaping me but is the CF we gave up, is he still hitting .300?

[Andy G.]

Gregor blanco is hitting .261 with a .680 OPS in Kansas City.

[-Dr. Brave-]

Sorry the name is escaping me but is the CF we gave up, is he still hitting .300?

No, but Blanco is hitting .300 points higher than the guy he replaced.

Blanco (.261)
Ankiel (-.039)

[Lauren T.]

And Blanco regularly makes MLB Network's highlight reels with some spectacular plays in CF. (I don't really watch ESPN now that I have MLB Network, because MLBN rocks.)

[Hobbes]

Nice play by Infante to end it.

Barves win!

[Middle Man]

Yay Braves! Great chance to pick up another game tonight.

Ross: best backup catcher in baseball.

I'm not sure which is dumber - batting Ross 8th or batting Francoeur 4th.

[alaskabravesfan]

Now let's root for the Dodgers tonight!

[-Dr. Brave-]

Now let's root for the Dodgers tonight!

I'd rather root against the Phillies. :cool:

[-Dr. Brave-]

I'm not sure which is dumber - batting Ross 8th or batting Francoeur 4th.

No formal announcement yet, but it appears Francoeur has been traded (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/rangers-considering-jeff-francoeur.html) to the Rangers.

[Lauren T.]

Frenchy and Salty on the same team? So many crazy eyes!! LOVE IT.

[Middle Man]

Kendrick shaky in the first - 1-0 Dodgers

[Hobbes]

No formal announcement yet, but it appears Francoeur has been traded (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/rangers-considering-jeff-francoeur.html) to the Rangers.
It's a shame that the Rangers relieved the Mets of their problem.

[Hobbes]

Kendrick shaky in the first - 1-0 Dodgers
They had bases loaded with one out, but only got the one run.

[-Dr. Brave-]

It's a shame that the Rangers relieved the Mets of their problem.

That's true. And if the Mets get rid of Minaya, the NL East may be in for a rude awakening in coming seasons.

[Hobbes]

Brian freakin' Schneider with a 3-run homer.

[Garydee]

I'm glad to see Derek Lee looking like his old self. If he keeps healthy this offense is going to be downright scary.

[Middle Man]

Brian freakin' Schneider with a 3-run homer.

It's the night of backup catcher HRs. This pitcher for the Dodgers is kind of sucky. I'm not so confident. Ooops, he's yanked already.

[Middle Man]

The reliever is pretty sucky too. 6-1 Phils. Good night.

[Hobbes]

The reliever is pretty sucky too. 6-1 Phils. Good night.
That was the first homer for Ryan Howard in the month of August.

[KB 34]

I would like to extend my sympathy to Texas fans because their playoff dreams just went down the drain some. Also, I'm quite disappointed in the Mets management for learning from their mistake in just over a year since I was hoping they'd keep him around for another year and help the Barves out.

[luvdembravos]

No formal announcement yet, but it appears Francoeur has been traded (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/08/rangers-considering-jeff-francoeur.html) to the Rangers.

and the Mets acquire a player with a lower OBP than Francoeur...I didn't think that was possible.

[Hillbilly]

Frenchy and Salty on the same team? So many crazy eyes!! LOVE IT.


Salty was traded to the Red Sox a few weeks ago.

[Lauren T.]

Yeah, someone posted that on my blog's FB wall too - I totally knew that and was half-asleep while posting last night. :D Not getting enough rest these days. Still going to the game tonight!