Show #166: The Braves Leave No Room for Error
Sizing up the Braves chances of getting to the post season. Should Fredi stay? And is there a better batting order?
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September 26th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Fredi Gonzalez on Cliff Lee: “He’s pretty good. He’s better than pretty good. He’s darn good.”
English 101 Lesson: The Varying Degrees of Adjectives, taught by Fredi Gonzalez:
Pretty < Darn
September 26th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Yeah, if the Astros do our bidding for us, I guess. How lame is this ending?!
Looks like the ‘stros walked it off tonight with a win over STL.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
So IF we win tomorrow….worst thing we can do is tie?
September 27th, 2011 at 12:24 am
I am taking so little gratification in sitting around hoping the Astros win. What a pathetic way to get to the post season. Hey Braves, how about doing it yourself. Man up.
September 27th, 2011 at 5:49 am
Curt –
That hurts.
But we have seen pictures of you from highschool…
Mullett-boy!!
Were gonna do it just to get back at you….
September 27th, 2011 at 6:31 am
Here’s hoping
September 27th, 2011 at 8:28 am
OK, two games left, one game lead in the WC. I’ve got a weird feeling we’re going to win today, sort of the same feeling I had when DLowe started game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Umm, so have we got Ortiz in the lineup?
September 27th, 2011 at 9:17 am
john j “I stand by what I said about it not being “primarily…. pitching” that has lost a 10 1/2 game lead.”
i cant say youre wrong, man. stand on.
September 27th, 2011 at 11:59 am
I desparately want the Braves to get in because of a win TONIGHT. This is the last moment of the season to take back some of the control and show they have something left. I’m not interested in getting in solely because of beating the collection of middle relievers on Wednesday.
Of course, the somewhat ridiculous thing about that last paragraph is that I don’t think they have a win left in them. Losing that lead last night + a clearly hobbled Chipper feels like the final nail. And I don’t think the Cards lose the final two in Houston.
September 27th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
@84 – Don’t forget who is taking the mound for us tonight. Make sure you factor that into the saddest equation ever.
September 27th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Watched Moneyball last night. Watching a movie about baseball while your team plays such an important game is not recommended. The last thing I want is to have a tie breaker in St. Louis. That would be worse than embarrassing. Something is broken with this team. Post season hope meter is still at a zero but I still will watch. Every pitch. And get rip roaring mad when they lose.
September 27th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
And Stevie (@84) that is a bold assumption that we could beat a Pu-Pu platter of Phillies pitchers if it came down to that. I fear that our Poo-Poo platter of a lineup would struggle in A League of Their Own. Double Entendre INTENDED! ZING!
September 27th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Against Oswalt there is no reason why Prado should hit 2nd in the lineup tonight. Jason needs to be at the top. This left right thing isn’t working right now so I say stack up the left handed hitters.
September 27th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Darth Vader: “Luke, I am your father.” I’ll be as surprised as Luke was if we clinch tonight. But who knows, Luke, I mean Lowe might have one left in him. After all, he was seen backing up to collect his last check and he is feeling guilty about making $1.67 mil per win; one more win will cut it to $1.5 mil per win which is much more reasonable.
September 27th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Don’t look now, but, Bourn is .271 BA and only .314 OBP since coming over. Fredi and his pal, Parrish have converted another good hitter to fit their 3 runs or less offense.
September 27th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
It’s all because Glenn Hubbard is gone……
September 27th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
And…so it goes. Uncle.
September 27th, 2011 at 7:31 pm
@90
In all seriousness, that is not a coincidence. I’m campaigning hard to get Parrish fired and TP re hired.
September 27th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Parrish is a mole sent to destroy our hitters.
September 27th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Bullpen, better warm up. NOW.
September 27th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
And . . . we’re . . . off . . .
Just turned on the game, and it’s over. Kill me.
September 27th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
I must say what I have said all season. Wren made a terrible decsion on the long contract to Lowe. He should have been traded early this year even if the Braves had to eat most of the contract. He is a cancer.
Of course, it doesn’t really matter since the Braves haven’t hit for weeks.
September 27th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
The Braves are likely to make the top 10 all time list of Sept. chokes.
September 27th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
With the entire season on the line, it will be interesting to see what Fredi does to manufacture a run or two.
September 27th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
I’m not sure if I’m more mad at Lowe, or myself for actually expecting a different result tonight