GDT #13, 4/14/'14: Braves (Santana) vs Philthies (Hernandez); Still no CJ

[jason27nc]

Can we all just agree to keep this team away from the New York Mets?

YES!!!!!

 

[Heyward]

Hopefully Kimbrel can rest another day now.

hopefully they can rest Carp/Kimbrel plus Walden since he's gone 3+.

Would figure Avilan for the 8th since they have 3 lefties, and switch hitter due up.

 

[datdude12]

the BABIP gods hate heyward

 

[Hawk]

As someone who's watching from Colorado on Extra Innings, I have to ask...is Food Depot a thing? Because that place looks really low rent, and the commercials are creepy.

... leave on a happy note, watching your savings grow ... at FOOD DEPOT! ...

 

[CyYoung31]

When did the Atlanta Braves last do this? I can remember us doing this to the Astros in 92 or 93, but since then I'm not sure...

2003. We lead off the game with Furcal, DeRosa, Sheffield. That was actually the second time that year we did it. The first time was Sheffield, Chipper, Andruw.

 

[FreemanFan]

The bats are alive with the sound of BOOM!

 

[drewdat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_records#Four_consecutive_home_runs_by_a_team_in_one_game

Milwaukee Braves were the first to hit 4 straight in 1961, the D-bags the most recent. Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, and white Frank Thomas were the Braves' hitters.

Oddly, it happened 3 times between 1961 and 1964 and 4 times between 2006 and 2010, and never apart from that.

 

[Krovahn]

Did it in 2008 according to ESPN. Back-to-Back-to-Back I mean.

 

[jsebe10]

As someone who's watching from Colorado on Extra Innings, I have to ask...is Food Depot a thing? Because that place looks really low rent, and the commercials are creepy.

My wife and I went there during our "save money" phase when Obama got elected to his 2nd term, and it was not all that. Prices are cheap but you definitely get what you pay for. Fruits were bruised or near rotted, vegetables didn't look to healthy, and there were a lot of "democrats" in there so the lines were backed up.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Sign. 4-run lead and a leadoff walk.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Looks like we'll still have to use Kimbrel.

 

[CyYoung31]

Throw ****ing strikes.

 

[Hawk]

I think my favorite commercial of late is actually the 'looky, looky, looky, here comes Cookie...' ditty on Braves radio.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

Avilan has been disappointing early on. Granted his season last year was magnificent.

 

[USMA76]

I guess Avilan has to make this as painful as possible.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

This is about to get bad. Real fast.

 

[Hawk]

Why is Avilan even in this game?

 

[bravesnumberone]

That's why you can't walk people in this park. One swing away from being tied.

 

[jason27nc]

So a walk and two hard hit balls. Lets leave the guy in.

 

[bravesnumberone]

And we just have to leave him in because he's facing a lefty.