GDT #29: 5/3/14 Giants (Vogelsong) at Braves (Teheran) Operation: End Losing Streak

[thewupk]

Braves:
Heyward
BUpton
Freeman
JUpton
Gattis
Johnson
Uggla
Simmons
Teheran

Giants:
A. Pagan
H. Pence
B. Posey
M. Morse
B. Belt
P. Sandoval
B. Crawford
B. Hicks, 2B
R. Vogelsong

[Jay212033]

Please just start hitting is all I ask. This is just pitiful.

[bravesnumberone]

Fredi making baby steps here.

[The Chosen One]

Uggla almost 8th.

[bravesnumberone]

Going with a six-pack of Fat Tire for the game. Hopefully this offense doesn't make me go to 12.

[nsacpi]

Expecting a huge game from Uggla.

[jsebe10]

Who the hell is that Gattis guy?

[bravesnumberone]

Who the hell is that Gattis guy?

Idk. Heard something about how he can't walk.

:fredi:

[Julio3000]

Already ****faced. Going to have to sober up and reload by gametime.

JT is going to shut these left-coast ladies down. Who's going to score some runs for him?

[bravesnumberone]

Already ****faced. Going to have to sober up and reload by gametime.

JT is going to shut these left-coast ladies down. Who's going to score some runs for him?

John Thomson is back in the rotation? **** me, who's he replacing? I gotta stop drinking.

[Julio3000]

John Thomson is back in the rotation? **** me, who's he replacing? I gotta stop drinking.

/Slow clap.

[jsebe10]

We gotta go out tonight and put Volgelsong's d1ck in the dirt and end this silly 4 game skid mark

[Hawk]

/Slow clap.

I personally thought Justin Timberlake was making his MLB debut.

[Julio3000]

I personally thought Justin Timberlake was making his MLB debut.

I'm just allergic to calling the kid Julio, for reasons which should be obvious. I settled on Jive Turkey last year.

[bravesnumberone]

Dig the uniforms.

[UNCBlue012]

Need to get this win! Teheran is a good guy to have up.

[nsacpi]

Idk. Heard something about how he can't walk.

:fredi:

Bad knees

[UNCBlue012]

Good to see more homers being allowed by our pitchers. I can't even watch games on this losing streak without being mad lol

[Julio3000]

Jive Turkey is going to give up the longball once in a while.

[Julio3000]

Time to do work.

[bravesnumberone]

I found someone slower than McCann.

[UNCBlue012]

Thanks Chris.

[Julio3000]

I found someone slower than McCann.

For real. How can this be?

[zitothebrave]

COme on Julio pick yourself up!

[PurpleBrave]

One of the benefits of batting one of your best hitters 8th is that you clear the 9 hole a little more often

[stpeteirish]

another night of RISP failure I see.

[bravesnumberone]

Steal, hit and run, or bunt. Gotta do something here.

[zitothebrave]

Come on Lossman!

[zitothebrave]

II'm so glad J-Hey is running again.

[bravesnumberone]

:Gasp:

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[zitothebrave]

Lossman!!!!!

[bravesnumberone]

:Gasp::Gasp:


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[Julio3000]

I love that Jason, Boss, and Justin have all been running.

[bravesnumberone]

Idk what the **** that was.

:fredi:

[UNCBlue012]

Good double by BJ but we were pretty much given a run and didn't conceive. No idea why Freddie tried to steal

[zitothebrave]

Gattis :facepalm:

[stpeteirish]

I love that Jason, Boss, and Justin have all been running.

However running Freddie on a 3-2 pitch to the strikeout prone Gattis is pure idiocy

[UNCBlue012]

Hahahaha then buster ties it. Offense has a chance and does nothing.

[bravesnumberone]

And of course we give it right the hell back.

:mad::mad0182:

[zitothebrave]

However running Freddie on a 3-2 pitch to the strikeout prone Gattis is pure idiocy

Indeed.

[Julio3000]

However running Freddie on a 3-2 pitch to the strikeout prone Gattis is pure idiocy

Yeah, that's just . . . ugh.

[tvsportscaster]

2nd night in a row, the tie game didn't last one batter.

[50PoundHead]

However running Freddie on a 3-2 pitch to the strikeout prone Gattis is pure idiocy

Gattis isn't that strikeout prone. It still may be questionable strategy, but not because Gattis is s whiff machine.

[bravesnumberone]

It's questionable because Freeman is slower than pond water.

[Julio3000]

It's questionable because Freeman is slower than pond water.

^^^^^

[zitothebrave]

Gattis isn't that strikeout prone. It still may be questionable strategy, but not because Gattis is s whiff machine.

He K's around 22% of the time. He's no Uggla or Lossman but he Ks a lot.

[bravesnumberone]

It really goes back to what I said about Fredi earlier. Now, if Freeman did that on his own, Fredi needed to politely ask him what the hell he was doing.

[zitothebrave]

FREE TLS

[bravesnumberone]

Running out of beer.....

[stpeteirish]

BJ has been our best RBI man lately, that's pretty sad. CJ has 4 RBI's this year, that's terrible. And he hit clean up for a while.

[bravesnumberone]

BJ has been our best RBI man lately, that's pretty sad. CJ has 4 RBI's this year, that's terrible. And he hit clean up for a while.

And we just extended him three years.....

[stpeteirish]

I smell another complete game loss.

[bravesnumberone]

I'm encouraged by Heyward.

[zitothebrave]

Heybeast!!

[bravesnumberone]

Doumit would have let that drop.

[bravesnumberone]

I believe that's 10-for-98 on the year with RISP.

What a pathetic effort from Justin.

[UNCBlue012]

Justin swings at an awful pitch again. Stop. Stop struggling with RISP.

[tvsportscaster]

It's almost automatic, Braves get runners on, Braves strand runners. This team is absolutely pathetic right now offensively. What was that crap Justin was swinging at.

[Jay212033]

This team sucks with RISP smh. I still can’t get over 1st and 3rd NO OUTS and we couldn't score that's just pathetic.

[jsebe10]

I believe that's 10-for-98 on the year with RISP.

What a pathetic effort from Justin.

Is that 10-98 fact?

[bravesnumberone]

Is that 10-98 fact?

Unless I heard wrong, Chip said they were 8-for-90 coming in to tonight's game. And I've got them 2-for-8 tonight.

[bravesnumberone]

LOLOLOLOLOL

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[The Chosen One]

LOLOLOLOLOL

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[bravesnumberone]

?

Justin missing the ball. It was good try though.

[The Chosen One]

OK. I'm stuck in church atm. Am not watching.

[bravesnumberone]

Another terrible at bat and prime example of what I'm talking about with this team. 3-1 and you swing at two above your head almost.

[Jay212033]

If we lose another game in the same fashion we lost the previous night I'm done watching the Braves until after the draft.

[sturg33]

Gattis has been a lot better lately at plate discipline and getting himself in a good hitters count. But the guy just refuses to actually take the damn walk

[bravesnumberone]

:happy0157::panic::panic:

[gilesfan]

If we lose another game in the same fashion we lost the previous night I'm done watching the Braves until after the draft.

MLB, NFL, or NBA?

[bravesnumberone]

We just handed Vogelsong that inning.

[gilesfan]

Pathetic offense. Ugh.

[Jay212033]

Hell all of them lol!

[50PoundHead]

Gattis has been a lot better lately at plate discipline and getting himself in a good hitters count. But the guy just refuses to actually take the damn walk

I'm just watching on Gameday so I have no idea where the pitches actually are, but it looks like we are whiffing on 89/90 mph fastballs. That's not a good sign.

[tvsportscaster]

We just handed Vogelsong that inning.

Yeah, Vogelsong is trying to give them this game and the Braves won't take it.

[bravesnumberone]

I'm just watching on Gameday so I have no idea where the pitches actually are, but it looks like we are whiffing on 89/90 mph fastballs. That's not a good sign.

In their defense, it is very difficult to hit a pitch above your head.

[bravesnumberone]

LOL F this crap.

[tvsportscaster]

Well if the game wasn't over before now, it is now. 2 runs might as well be 10 the way this team is swinging the bat.

[zitothebrave]

God damnit ****ing homers.

[50PoundHead]

In their defense, it is very difficult to hit a pitch above your head.

It looked that way on the Gameday strike zone and I thought, "Must be a bad read because no one would ever swing at something like that." Wrong.

[bravesnumberone]

BTW, Braves hitters. That's what the hell you do to a pitch over the middle of the plate. Oh wait....we don't swing at those, I forgot.

[stpeteirish]

This team just cannot lay off bad pitches, so everyone pitches us out of the zone. We have to just go ahead and take the walks. But the problem with that is you need 4 of them to score. Have to get some hits with men on from those walks.

[stpeteirish]

jeez, five runs in the series, five solo HR's.

[bravesnumberone]

Anxious to see how we squander an opportunity, so hopefully we'll get a couple runners on here.

[jsebe10]

HOF managing by Bochy here. Going for the throat in the 7th with his BP. Love it.

[bravesnumberone]

Automatic.

[PurpleBrave]

This isn't just a slump, this is the way the team is. Sorry. We're results oriented and haven't paid attention due to the fact the team has been winning because of an elite performance by the pitching staff.

Vogelsong was one of the worst pitchers in the game coming into tonight...Lincecum wasn't much better...and we made them both look like a reincarnation of Catfish Hunter

[jsebe10]

This isn't just a slump, this is the way the team is. Sorry. We're results oriented and haven't paid attention due to the fact the team has been winning because of an elite performance by the pitching staff.

Vogelsong was one of the worst pitchers in the game coming into tonight...Lincecum wasn't much better...and we made them both look like a reincarnation of Catfish Hunter

It's a slump. They go through these little spurts every season where nothing goes our way, but they will play through it... Just gotta be patient.

[bravesnumberone]

Fckin Carpenter.

[NinersSBChamps]

Looks like I didn't miss anything again tonight.

[jsebe10]

And the fckn walks continue from the bullpen.

[cajunrevenge]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED

[thewupk]

Fckin Carpenter.

Carpenter is actually a pretty good reliever despite the walks

[bravesnumberone]

Carpenter is actually a pretty good reliever despite the walks

But you can't be walking Gregor Blanco with the top of their order coming up. Pagan just missed a homer.

[bravesnumberone]

3-4-5 coming up.

[thewupk]

But you can't be walking Gregor Blanco with the top of their order coming up. Pagan just missed a homer.

One of Blanco's only attributes is that he is good at taking a walk. 15% on the year and 11.7% for his career.

[nsacpi]

Good job Carp

[Millwood1Hitter]

but
But
BUT

It's a 162 game season.
Everyone's in a slump.
The bullpen will take care of itself.

Take off your rose colored glasses, this team has some serious issues and legit concerns most on here don't want to admit to.

Fine, I'm not a homer. Just a basketball coach who is a competitor, wants to win every game, so what do I know.

[Julio3000]

but
But
BUT

It's a 162 game season.
Everyone's in a slump.
The bullpen will take care of itself.

Take off your rose colored glasses, this team has some serious issues and legit concerns most on here don't want to admit to.

Fine, I'm not a homer. Just a basketball coach who is a competitor, wants to win every game, so what do I know.

Ladies and gentlemen, Booby Knight.

[The Chosen One]

but
But
BUT

It's a 162 game season.
Everyone's in a slump.
The bullpen will take care of itself.

Take off your rose colored glasses, this team has some serious issues and legit concerns most on here don't want to admit to.

Fine, I'm not a homer. Just a basketball coach who is a competitor, wants to win every game, so what do I know.

Fun fact. We aren't going to win every game.

[bravesnumberone]

I think Freeman should steal here.

[jsebe10]

I think Freeman should steal here.

Lol

[thewupk]

but
But
BUT

It's a 162 game season.
Everyone's in a slump.
The bullpen will take care of itself.

Take off your rose colored glasses, this team has some serious issues and legit concerns most on here don't want to admit to.

Fine, I'm not a homer. Just a basketball coach who is a competitor, wants to win every game, so what do I know.

Not much apparently. For one our bullpen is still pretty awesome. 2.38 FIP coming into tonight which is the best in baseball.

[stpeteirish]

This isn't just a slump, this is the way the team is. Sorry. We're results oriented and haven't paid attention due to the fact the team has been winning because of an elite performance by the pitching staff.

Vogelsong was one of the worst pitchers in the game coming into tonight...Lincecum wasn't much better...and we made them both look like a reincarnation of Catfish Hunter

yeah when you lose a home gam ,throwing your ace vs their #5 its a bad result.

[bravesnumberone]

:Sad:

[thewupk]

Has April got a hit this month yet?

[bravesnumberone]

Great performance from the heart of the order. This just be one of them streaks.

[Millwood1Hitter]

Fun fact. We aren't going to win every game.

No **** we aren't going to win every game, I understand that.

BUT this is not a good baseball team, specifically hitting team.

Anyone that thinks otherwise or thinks its a slump needs to take their blinders off.

[Julio3000]

Has April got a hit this month yet?

Maypril singled in his first AB.

[jsebe10]

No **** we aren't going to win every game, I understand that.

BUT this is not a good baseball team, specifically hitting team.

Anyone that thinks otherwise or thinks its a slump needs to take their blinders off.

It's the same offense as last year!!! Minus the fat ass sellout in pin stripes.

[sturg33]

I nominate Millwood as the worst poster on the board...

got anymore fake quotes for us?

[thewupk]

Maypril singled in his first AB.

Only a single? Weak.

[thewupk]

It's the same offense as last year!!! Minus the fat ass sellout in pin stripes.

We must have overachieved last year then.

[jpack1]

The fail on this offense right now is epic. Some kind of shake up needs to be coming. I know it is a long season but this offense is putrid

[Millwood1Hitter]

Ryan Vogelsauce is arguably one of the worst starting pitchers in the game, yet we are making him look like Clemens in the mid 80s throwing high heat.

And it's not just tonight, it's a trend, basically a month long season trend with the exception of Freddie carrying us and a burst from JUp.

Last night we made Tim Lincecum look like David Cone in his prime.

[bravesnumberone]

Good work from Hale.

[Julio3000]

Ryan Vogelsauce is arguably one of the worst starting pitchers in the game, yet we are making him look like Clemens in the mid 80s throwing high heat.

And it's not just tonight, it's a trend, basically a month long season trend with the exception of Freddie carrying us and a burst from JUp.

Last night we made Tim Lincecum look like David Cone in his prime.

:pound:

[nsacpi]

Nice inning from Hale

[parkvadawg]

but
But
BUT

It's a 162 game season.
Everyone's in a slump.
The bullpen will take care of itself.

Take off your rose colored glasses, this team has some serious issues and legit concerns most on here don't want to admit to.

Fine, I'm not a homer. Just a basketball coach who is a competitor, wants to win every game, so what do I know.

Nope you will be the one that says " I'm happy to be wrong" when we go on a hot steak and make the playoffs. Happens every year. Save the bitching for when our season ends. Then you will have a gripe and I'll agree. I'll never forgive Fredi for the KKKimbrel situation last year. I tend to understand baseball vs being a "competitor" lol. Highs and lows sir

[The Chosen One]

No **** we aren't going to win every game, I understand that.

BUT this is not a good baseball team, specifically hitting team.

Anyone that thinks otherwise or thinks its a slump needs to take their blinders off.

Freddie is in a slump. Heyward is coming alive. Uggla won't be in much longer, BJ is no longer on life support.

Our pitching is still one of the best staffs in the league

[thewupk]

Damn Crawford is pretty legit out there

[bravesnumberone]

Crawford is pretty damn good.

It's unbelievable how bad this team is against any good pitcher right now.

I can almost feel the 13-game win streak coming.

[jpack1]

Wow Crawford can freaking play.

[AerchAngel]

Ummm, we suck.

[jsebe10]

I know it's painful folks and people prolly wanna punch a wall, but hang in there. The offense will come around. We've seen this before. Hell we lost. 9 in a row the year these cock knockers beat us in the playoffs.

[tvsportscaster]

The bad thing is now you face the Giants best pitcher Bumgarner trying to avoid a sweep. This team is in a bigtime funk right now.

[bravesnumberone]

The bad thing is now you face the Giants best pitcher Bumgarner trying to avoid a sweep. This team is in a bigtime funk right now.

And then we welcome in the Cardinals.

[sturg33]

Last year the team had 3 four game losing streaks... but none more than 4

[jsebe10]

The bad thing is now you face the Giants best pitcher Bumgarner trying to avoid a sweep. This team is in a bigtime funk right now.

They are. And wait until you see what Fredi will throw out there tomorrow. Lol

[bravesnumberone]

Brian Jordan actually making some sense.

[AerchAngel]

Brian Jordan actually making some sense.

Since I can't see the show, what did he say?

[bravesnumberone]

Since I can't see the show, what did he say?

He said at some point there has to be a change in the lineup. Idk if it will help, but it was at least a reasonable statement.

[tvsportscaster]

Now the Dodgers have coughed up a 7-2 lead against the Marlins, its tied 7-7 and bases loaded 1 out in the 9th. Fish will be 1 and a half games back.

[bravesnumberone]

Giess that makes the Dodgers awful, too.

[NinersSBChamps]

Now the Dodgers have coughed up a 7-2 lead against the Marlins, its tied 7-7 and bases loaded 1 out in the 9th. Fish will be 1 and a half games back.

Marlins are just over achieving though.

[The Chosen One]

Marlins are just over achieving though.

Lol marlins are overachieving and we are doomed for failure.

[cajunrevenge]

Said it before the firsy marlins game and will say it again, the marlins are a good team.

[cajunrevenge]

The bad thing is now you face the Giants best pitcher Bumgarner trying to avoid a sweep. This team is in a bigtime funk right now.

My fantasy week is riding on him so 5 innings 9 runs guaranteed.

[yeezus]

Said it before the firsy marlins game and will say it again, the marlins are a good team.

They are not a division contender though. Some guys are playing way above their heads right now.

[thewupk]

The only silver lining at the moment about our offense is that Heyward and BJ are actually doing fairly well recently. Just a shame that April and One Eye Freddie are struggling now. Can't blame the top of the order for not getting on base at the moment.

Since 4/20 for Heyward
333/370/431 - 126 WRC+

Since 4/10 for Upton
247/348/390 - 111 WRC+

Both aren't playing perfect even in these good stretches as you would like to see more power and walks from Heyward and more power from Upton. But they are playing better then they were in the first couple of weeks of the season and at any point last year for Upton. Hopefully they can keep it up. I'm more encouraged by BJ as he's striking out considerably less then last year and has a really good walk rate in this stretch of good games. He's stealing and running the bases well and playing a plus outfield. If keeps this up the rest of the year (fingers crossed) he should actually be worth the money he's getting paid.

[zitothebrave]

Anyone else wonder if maybe Jason found a new pregame ritual on 4/20 :YDS:

[thewupk]

Anyone else wonder if maybe Jason found a new pregame ritual on 4/20 :YDS:

Nah he's into cocaine remember

[zitothebrave]

No he's into crack. And I'm suggesting that the weed levels out the crack making him focus on the ball more. Would need to conduct some trials to test my theory.