Show #178: Nightmare Start for the Braves
The significance of the sweep. Should Fredi go? And Good Signs/Bad Signs of the week.
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April 13th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
175 — I know! I saw that too. Last inning, right after Hinske flew out to left, they showed Heyward out at second base, and he kicked the bag in what looked like frustration and anger. Different circumstances, but still that same fire.
Also, I just saw a stat on the bottom of MLB Network that said that tonight’s quality start for RA Dickey (vs. Philly) was his 14th consecutive QS, longest active one in the majors.
April 13th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Absolutely! Don’t mind a little anger/frustration…at all!
April 13th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
I’m glad that our fans boo Ryan Braun every time he does anything.
April 13th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Great to see that huge crowd turn out. And great that the Braves won for them.
April 13th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Great to see some offense. More please.
Great to have something to watch on a Saturday morning.
I just skipped the part when the brewers went from 2 to 8.
April 14th, 2012 at 12:15 am
Anne: Bill Bartholomay the guy that brought the Braves to Atlanta threw out the first pitch. I get that he’s more than integral and everything, but a pretty boring choice.
April 14th, 2012 at 12:18 am
It was a strange game. No energy when JJ started giving up bombs, then the place went nuts as we batted around in the 5th (Bourn with 2 hits in the inning, Marteeen with 2 outs in the inning), then deflated again, then elated again in the 8th and finishing off the 9th. The place was exhausted when it was all over.
AND – the scoreboard was a complete disaster for the first few innings. Wrong pictures, wrong names – the field level screens (with the current pitcher’s stats weren’t on at all), it was nothing short of embarrassing. I mean, I think they had this date on their calendars for a while now.
April 14th, 2012 at 1:47 am
steve- did it sell out?
April 14th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Haha…did y’all see Thole’s bone headed base running? Friday 13th indeed.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:21 am
Will: it was a sellout and they started selling standing room only tix Friday morning. That said, there were scattered empty seats around the stadium. It didn’t quite look like the sellouts in the last playoff series against the Giants.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:22 am
Was Chipper in the dugout last night for the game? Was he freaking out and doing big congratulations to everyone after the big hits?
April 14th, 2012 at 10:28 am
I read C Jones wasn’t at the park – gettin’ drained.
April 14th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
He was there. He was part of pregame intros.
April 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Anyone have a recommendation for a reliable website (that’s not mlbtv, that is) where you can watch Braves games live?
April 14th, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Chipper was in the trainers room getting his knee drained during the game.
April 14th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
@Steve
Try googling “mlb network live streaming”.
April 14th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
YAY! A Braves started recorded a out in the sixth inning!!!
April 14th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Yay! A Braves started completed the sixth inning!!!
April 14th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
PHHHHEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
April 14th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Back at .500 baby!
April 14th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
I’m starting to think Kimbrel just likes the drama.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Kimbrel had it all the way.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Not that any of the wins so far have been “good,” but tonight’s may have been the best of the four. Last night’s was great, but it shouldn’t have gotten so close after we were up by 5 runs. Tonight, starting pitching and bullpen took care of it — even though it got really hairy at the end there.
Fredi batting Freeman 3rd and Heyward 6th/7th continues to baffle me. I love Freeman, but Heyward is batting much better right now.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:27 pm
I’ve decided Kimbrel needs a new song. I like Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult.
The home opener was exhausting but entertaining.
Minor looks like a #2 pitcher when he is on.
April 14th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
@198
Yeah I agree. At first I understood it was to take pressure off of J Hey but now either Chipper or Jason needs to be hitting 3rd.