Archive for April, 2009
Dead ball game thread: April 29, Cards at Braves
Thought of the day: Casey Kotchman is basically a dead-ball era first baseman. He might as well be Frank Chance.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 20 – Braves 2, Cardinals 1
Reyes proved me wrong. Man, did he ever make me eat my words. For a long time in this game, it looked like he was finally going to give a very strong performance with no results, but the offense was able to overcome and win the game on a single hit. Nice going.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 19 - Cardinals 3, Braves 2
Let me start out by saying that I dislike the Cardinals. I don’t know what it is about them as an institution: Tony La Russa, David Eckstein, whoever their new shortstop is, Blaine Boyer, and ESPN’s love-fest with Pujols, but I don’t like them. I also don’t like the fact that they always beat up on the Braves. Last night was just such an occasion and proved to be frustrating to watch at times. It was a 1-run loss that put them below .500 in a game where the offense struggled to mightily to do much of anything. I’m going to chart a graph of how the Braves seem to always stay at the .500 line.
Read the rest of this entry »Clutch game thread: April 28, Cards at Braves
Thought of the day:
I do not believe that athletes are better people than us, I do not believe that athletic contests are tests of character, and I do not believe that there is any such thing as an ability to perform in clutch situations. It’s just a lot of poppycock.
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Game 18 - Reds 8, Braves 2
You can’t win them all. The Braves should just be happy with themselves that they were able to rebound after a weak series against the Nationals. After two wins to begin the series, they just couldn’t complete the sweep, and got roughed up pretty bad in the process.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 17 - Braves 10, Reds 2
I mentioned yesterday that I thought that today’s game was going to be a pitching duel. Well, apparently I was only half right, as Lowe came to pitch, but the Braves absolutely teed off of Arroyo. The end result was the start of a winning streak and a record above .500. Hopefully they can keep this momentum going. Onto the game.
Read the rest of this entry »Another inexplicable Saturday day game thread: April 25, Braves at Reds
I suppose they have their reasons.
Game 16 - Braves 4, Reds 3
The reason why the Braves won against the Nationals on Wednesday night was because they walked in the only run of the game. The Braves won tonight for a similar reason: patience at the plate. Once again, the Braves were aided by the opposing pitchers walking in runs. The result was a win in game one of the series and a record back at .500.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 15 - Braves 1, Nationals 0
The Braves finally put an end to another losing streak that they were on and prevented themselves from being swept on Wednesday night. Oddly enough, it wasn’t the offense that overcame its adversaries, but the Nationals’ bullpen doing itself in.
Read the rest of this entry »Passing on a request game thread: April 24, Braves at Reds
John Strubel is writing a book about the July 4-5, 1985 Mets-Braves game (the Fireworks Game). He’s interested in anyone who was at the game or viewed it “in its entirety” on TBS. (I dunno, maybe you could have missed a bit of the middle innings.) He can be contacted at john@johnstrubel.com.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 14 - Nationals 4, Braves 3
The rain continues to keep on pouring and the Braves continue to keep on losing.
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Game 13 - Nationals 3, Braves 2
I’m more upset with the weather than I am actually with the way this game turned out. Sure, the Braves lost a 1-run game to a team that had a 1-10 record, but thunderstorms in the cold weather? Oh well, I guess that’s not for me to decide. This game had two rain delays in it, which tends to happen when it rains a lot. Fortunately, they were able to play all 9 innings. Unfortunately, their offensive woes continue and they lost.
Read the rest of this entry »Repeats already? game thread: April 20, Braves at Nats
Might not be a game. Might rain.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 12 - Braves 11, Pirates 1
It’s about time. That’s all I can really say about this win. Well, not really, but it still felt warranted. Everything was working for the Braves today, who returned to a .500 record. The starter didn’t put the game out of reach, the bullpen didn’t follow suit, and the offense rejoined the club today. This combination prevented an embarrassing sweep by the Pirates and ended a 5-game losing streak. Onto the game.
Read the rest of this entry »Game 11 - Pirates 10, Braves 0
I thought the Braves got over this last season. I thought that the offense problem wouldn’t be an issue after the way the season started. I thought this team was done losing 5 in a row to mediocre teams. I thought this team was finished with playing below .500. Apparently, I was wrong. This game was the epitome of last season. The starting pitching had a meltdown, the bullpen matched the starter’s effort, and the offense was nowhere to be found. It’s been 22 innings since the Braves have scored a run. Let’s get on with this.
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