Official 2008 Atlanta Braves Season Thread (59-77) vol. We Blow

John Smoltz had 10 K's today and only needs 4 more K's to reach 3,000 career K's
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Chipper Jones has a monster game today 2 homeruns 4 hits total
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Jones, Tex, McCann had back to back homeruns.
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niiiiiiiice job by the braves today.
finally i come home to see that they have won. nice.

just in time to handle the dodgers at home.
go get em' bravos!
 
About damn time we got a victory we need so bad. Offense erupted tonight. Chipper hit two homers tonight.
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Smoltz near the 3,000 milestone? His next scheduled start will be in Atlanta vs the Nationals on Tuesday. He can do it on that day
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Us Braves fans will welcome back Andruw to Atlanta when the Dodgers come to town.
 
Yeah Braves fans will cheer Andruw's comeback he did so much for the Braves he should not be remembered for last year but what he did in his great Bravescareer.

The problem the Braves have is that when they are winning a blow out game like today the Bullpen pitches great, but when they are in a close game they give upruns that cost them the win just like all of their 1 run losses this year.

Friday: Derek Lowe vs Jeff Bennett
 
Friday, April 18, 2008
Moylan trying rehab to avoid season-ending surgery
ESPN.com news services

MIAMI -- Atlanta Braves reliever Peter Moylan may need season-ending surgery on his injured right elbow. An examination Wednesday by Dr. James Andrews confirmed a team doctor's earlier diagnosis -- a bone spur is pressing against a ligament in his right elbow. Moylan, who was put on the disabled list Tuesday, will undergo another two weeks of treatment, the team said Thursday. The Braves said he'll be re-evaluated after further treatment. If that does not work, Moylan might require reconstructive surgery on his elbow ligament, also known as Tommy John surgery. "You move on," manager Bobby Cox said before Thursday night's game at Florida, an 8-0 win for Atlanta. "Somebody's got to pick him up." Moylan, a native of Australia, was 0-1 with one save and a 1.59 ERA in seven games this season. He pitched 90 innings in 80 games as a rookie last year, going 5-3 with one save and a 1.80 ERA. "We're disappointed, for both Peter and our club, because he was an important part of our bullpen," Braves general manager Frank Wren said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "We hope that the rehab in two weeks will improve his chances of returning this year, but understand that may not be possible." "It's going to be real tough [to replace him]," reliever Blaine Boyer, a rookie who could find himself facing more pressure situations in Moylan's absence, told the newspaper. "Pete, he's just had a rubber arm. He just threw up nasty stuff all the time. "That's just a huge loss for us. But we've got to pick him up, and I think we've got the guys to do it."


-Smoltz with a sore shoulder
-Glavine with a sore hamstring
-Gonzalez recovering from Tommy John
-Hampton just being himself
-Soriano with a %@%% up elbow
-Hudson has a "Sore" arm since his fastball was topping out around 88mph against the Marlins
-Chuck James still recovering from his injury
-Jo-Jo not ready for the majors.....

All you can do is laugh at this point.....I'm not even goin to take baseball seriously until All-Star break.......
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Andruw is back and has 2 strike outs
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Jeff Bennett pitching good so far.

Bennett out in 4 2/3 innings 0 earned runs. Bullpen needs to hold this one.

Chipper Jones 3 run homerun he's on fire
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(17 Rbi)

Chipper Jones another homerun
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hit 2 of them today Braves lead 6-1
 
chipper straight dishing filth past couple days.
dudes batting out of his mind right now...

as for andruw...
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straight garbage now.

hopefully james can pitch solid. the bullpen is weak right now
and the longer you can let them rest is obviously the better.

come one guys, ill be watching on fox today!!!!!
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Braves won 4-1. Chuck James pitched for Tom Glavine who went on the 15 DL.

A lot of mixed reactions to Andruw coming back some boo and some cheer, but he is still playing really bad striking out too much.

Andruw finally got his first homerun of the season
 
personally, im glad to see andruw gone.
kotsay is filling in the void plenty right now.
doing a hell of a lot better than jones.

as for the actual game i saw it all on fox.
very nice 4 run inning. leaving that many ppl
on base is asking for a loss though. luckily the dodgers
didnt want the win...

bring out the brooms for tomorrows game.
hopefully the braves can finish this series off
and roll right into the next one!

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personally, im glad to see andruw gone.
kotsay is filling in the void plenty right now.
doing a hell of a lot better than jones.
he's doing better than Andruw at the plate..
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dudesalways be getting that twisted.. acting like baseball only consists of taking hacks at the plate..

And if you seriously would rather have mark kotsay over andruw jones for any entire season.. then
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Mark Kotsay has never produced like Andruw has in his entire career while i miss Andruw it would've cost the Braves way too much to keep him see what theDodgers paid. I would've liked to keep Andruw if he would've taken a huge paycut and if the Braves were financially good to throw money around like theMets, Yankees, and Boston.

I would've loved to see Andruw remain a Brave for his whole MLB career but it didn't happen at least if and when he goes into the hall of fame he willdon the Braves cap.
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Damn Andruw is struggling with the Dodgers as of right now, but at least he got his first homer of the season back to Turner Field.
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But Mark Kotsay is is filling in his void in a good way.
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Lets get a sweep tomorrow.
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Our offense is terrible right now,
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Leadoff man got on in 7 of the 9 innings and we only managed one run, Andruw Jones' first HR as a Dodger (
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The whole team is getting off to a slow start, hopefully we can salvage one win tomorrow and beat the Reds.

Martin, Jones, Kemp, Ethier need to get going. The only two producing are Kent and Furcal. Raffy is on another level right now.
 
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personally, im glad to see andruw gone.
kotsay is filling in the void plenty right now.
doing a hell of a lot better than jones.
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he's doing better than Andruw at the plate..
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dudes always be getting that twisted.. acting like baseball only consists of taking hacks at the plate..

And if you seriously would rather have mark kotsay over andruw jones for any entire season.. then
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dude im not talking about his career. im talking about right now.

do you not see the difference. kotsay is doing his job out there in centerfield and hes hitting a lot better than jones.

im not talking about the last 10 years. hes not here anymore and hes struggling his a** off.


nonetheless, go braves. bring out the brooms!!!

trill, update the record on the thread title.
 
Braves win Jurrjens pitched great going 7 innings and had 8 K's allowed only one run.
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Kelly Johnson homerun and Chipper hit a double.

Rafael Soriano could come off the DL on Tuesday.

Tex homer Braves just knocked Proctor around big in the 8th inning. Prado hit a triple.



Andruw Jones Curacao vs Jair Jurrjens Curacao Jurrjens won striking Andruw out 3 times.

Braves sweep the Dodgers
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Got the sweep.
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Great day by Jurrjens. 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 8 K.

Offense woke up late to seal the W.

Andruw striking out three more times...
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Got our first 3-game sweep of the season.
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Jurrjens only allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 7 innings pitched.

Andruw struck out 3 times......
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This is the Atlanta team we are supposed to be.

Next up a mini 2-game home set vs the Nats
 
Great game today Yunel Escobar showing off his cannon at the plate getting Felipe Lopez out.

McCann with a homerun.

Hudson got out of trouble and got the win

Tomorrow John Smoltz goes for Career Strike Out # 3,000
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currently only needs 4 more to accomplish this.


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SMOLTZIE IS OFFICIALLY MR 3000 IN STRIKEOUTS!!!!
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CONGRATS ON HIM BEING THE 16TH PITCHER IN MLB HISTORY TO REACH THAT MILESTONE!!!!!!!!
 
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