Braves vs Brewers 4-14-12 Game Thread

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I am getting ready to head down to the Ted.

No Chipper gain tonight, so bummed about that. Hopefully Minor can give us 6+ innings and we get another W.

Also another note, Rosenthal had a note somewhere, not sure if it was an article, on TV today or in a video clip on-line, that said our TV deal is likely to be the worse in the entire league in a couple years. This is likely to kill, or at least severely hamper our chances of re-signing and keeping our guys.

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Hope Slink has fun and Minor delivers a 6IP+ winning game.

Can't get either MLB Game score or EPSN Braves to connect. I'm really hating this puter now--

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Top 1st----

Braves are wearing their new Retro Unis tonight.


Weeks --- 0-1 called, 1-1 inside, 2-1 low, 3-1 low, ball 4 outside, Such a GREAT START

Gomez --- 0-1 swinging, 0-2 swinging, singles past a diving Pastornicky

Braun --- 1-0 inside, 1-1 chopped foul to left side, 1-2 long, loud foul down LF line, Ks swinging at change up

Ramirez, runners 1st/2nd, 1 out, --- 1-0 low and inside, 1-1 swinging at pitch out of zone, 2-1 inside, 2-2 foul to right side, GIDP 5u-3

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Bot 1st ---


Bourn --- 0-1 called, 1-1 low, 2-1 outside, 2-2 down Peachtree called, 3-2 low, pops out to LF reaching for a pitch off the plate

Prado --- 0-1 called, FO 9 routine

Freddie --- 1-0 low, 2-0 low and inside, 3-0 inside, 3-1 taking, 3-2 swinging with a weird swing, FO 7 esentially flipping bat at a low and outside pitch.

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Top 2nd--- 0-0, Braves 0s across board and looked like LLs at the plate


Hart --- HBP on leg, 1st pitch

Lucroy --- GIDP 6-4-3

GAmel --- 1-0 inside, 2-0 outside, 3-0 checked swing on outside pitch, 3-1 taking, 3-2 swinging, GO 4-3

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Bot 2nd --- 0-0


Mc-Can't --- 1-0 low, 2-0 outside, 2-1 called, 3-1 low and away, ball 4 inside

Uggla --- 0-1 swinging for Columbus, FO 7 shallow-- 1st time I've seen a BIG IF shift for Uggla

Heyward --- singles on weak roller thru SS hole on BIG shift, Mc-Can't going to 3rd is hit in back, ball gets away, Mc-Can't scores, Heyward goes to 3rd as no one covered 3rd

Francisco, Heyward at 3rd --- DBLS to RCF, 2-0 Braves

Pastornicky, Francisco at 2nd, 1 out, --- 1-0 low, 2-0 low and away, 2-1 foul to right side, FO 9 shallow

Minor, Francisco at 2nd, 2 outs, --- 0-1 swinging, 0-2 swinging, 1-2 low and away, GO 6-3

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Top 3rd --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP,


Izturis --- 0-1 called, 0-2 called, 1-2 outside, FO 9 in tracks

Marcum --- 0-1 swinging, 0-2 swinging, 1-2 bouncing to plate, 2-2 low, 3-2 outside, NO EXCUSE for this piss poor sequence, foul back, pops out to Bourn just behind 2nd

Weeks --- 1-0 high and outside, 1-1 called, 1-2 called, Ks swinging

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Bot 3rd --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP

Bourn --- 0-1 foul bunt attempt, FO 9 edge of track

Prado --- 1-0 outside, 1-1 swinging, something wrong with Prado-- shaking head and rubbing leg, 1-2 swinging, Ks swinging at pitch in dirt-- last 2 pitches were way out of zone. Is he dizzy????

Freddie --- 1-0 low and away, 1-1 foul, 2-1 inside, 2-2 foul towards 1st, 3-2 inside, Ks looking

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Top 4th --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP

Gomez --- 0-1 swinging, 1-1 low, 1-2 foul, FO 9 shallow

Braun --- 1-0 inside, FO 8 routine

Ramirez --- GO 5-3 on 1st pitch

Minor with 48 pitches thus far

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Bot 4th --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP


Mc-Can't --- 0-1 swinging, 0-2 foul down right side, 1-2 in dirt, pops out to Gomez in shallow CF

Uggla --- 0-1 swinging for Bainbridge on pitch WAY out of zone, pops out to 1st

Heyward --- 1-0 low, 1-1 swinging, 1-2 swinging, 2-2 outside, Ks swinging at pitch in dirt

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Top 5th ---


Hart --- 1-0 low, 1-1 swinging, 1-2 swinging, 2-2 inside, 3-2 inside, foul back, Ks looking

Lucroy --- 0-1 called, 0-2 foul to right side, 1-2 inside, foul back, topped foul at plate, GO 6-3

Gamel --- FO 8 in shallow RCF on 1st pitch


62 pitches thus far

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Bot 5th --- 2-0 Braves


Francisco --- 1-1 count, GO 4-3

Pastornicky --- 0-1 swinging, 0-2 foul to right side, 1-2 in dirt outside, Ks swinging at pitch way out of zone

Minor --- 1-0 low and away, 1-1 foul to right side, 1-2 called, 2-2 in dirt outside, GO 4-3

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Top 6th --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP


Izturis --- 0-1 called, 0-2 foul, foul, GO 4-3

That's a new high for the Braves this year-- 1st out in 6th by starter

Marcum --- 0-1 called, 1-1 appeal denied, 2-1 outside, 2-2 called, foul, 3-2 high and outside, PUT THE FRICKIN PITCHER AWAY, fouls out to Mc-Can't

Weeks --- 0-1 called, 0-2 called, 1-2 low, foul back, Ks swinging-- 4 Ks and 6IP

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Bot 6th --- 2-0 Braves, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB, 1-3 w/RISP


Bourn --- 0-1 swinging, 1-1 low, 2-1 outside, singles sharply to CF

Prado --- throw to 1st, throw to 1st, and again, PITCH THE F****** BALL!!!, 0-1 foul down RF line, throw to 1st, 0-2 foul to right side, 1-2 low and away, HeHeHe-- Marcum Balk on move towards 1st, 2-2 in dirt, 3-2 low and away, steps off mound, GO 4-3 moves Bourn to 3rd

Freddie, Bourn at 3rd --- 1-0 low, 2-0 inside, 2-1 called, 2-2 called, 3-2 outside, Ks swinging--- Freddie looks lost at the plate and not seeing the zone

Mc-Can't, Bourn still at 3rd, 2 outs, --- 1-0 inside, 1-1 called, pops out to Ramirez

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Top 7th --- 2-0 Braves, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB, 1-6 w/RISP


Gomez makes 1st out of inning-- FO 7

Braun --- 1-2 count, 2-2 low and inside, FO 9 routine

Ramirez --- 0-1 foul to right side, 0-2 called, pretty pitch, foul to right side reaching, 1-2 in dirt(right at mitt), fouls out to Freddie

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Braves go quietly in 7th

Top 8th--

Minor gets 1 out, then the collapse--

An IF single and E-4 allow a run to score after Venters got the runner at home.

Weeks with runners on corners, 2 outs Ks swinging

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Bot 8th --- 2-1 Braves, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB, 1-6 w/RISP

RHP Veras in for Brewers

Hinske PH for Venters --- 1-0 inside, 1-1 foul to left side, 2-1 inside, 3-1 inside, 3-2 foul to seats behind BC dugout, ball 4 high

Bourn --- 0-1 breaking ball called, 1-1 low and away, 2-1 outside, 2-2 foul back, foul to left side, 3-2 outside, GO 4-3 with Hinske running and making 2nd

Prado, Hinske at 2nd, 1 out, --- 0-1 breaking ball called, 1-1 inside, 1-2 foul, 2-2 in dirt, WP moves Hinske to 3rd, GO 6-3

Freddie with ugly swings last couple of games, Hinske at 3rd, 2 outs, --- 1-0 in dirt, 1-1 foul to left side, 1-2 foul to left side, Ks swinging--- Freddie has developed a HUGE LOOP in his swing

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Top 9th --- 2-1 Braves, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB, 1-8 w/RISP

Minor's line--- 7.1 IP, 0 ER. 1 BB, 4 Ks, 99 pitches/57 strikes



Gomez --- 0-1 called, 0-2 swinging-bunt attempt, 1-2 low and away, 2-2 in dirt, sharp foul to right side, FO 8 near track

Braun --- 1-0 low, 2-0 outside, 3-0 low, ball 4

Ramirez --- 0-1 called, singles to RF,

Hart --- 0-1 called, 1-1 inside????, 2-1 outside, 2-2 slider called, 3-2 inside, ball 4 loads the bases

Kottaras PH for Lucroy, bases loaded, 1 out, --- 0-1 slider called, 0-2 slider called, foul to seats behind 3rd, 1-2 high and outside, Ks looking at slider

Gamel --- 0-1 slider called, 0-2 swinging at slider, Ks swinging

Kimbrel reached deep for those last 2 outs.


The crowd is erupting. Very vocal again tonight.

Final--

Braves 2-1, 3 hits, 1 error, 4 LOB, 1-8 w/RISP

Minor's line--- 7.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks, 99 pitches/57 strikes

[slinkster65]

Really great game. WOuld have been nice if the hitters could have gotten at least 1 of those runners from 3rd in with 1 out. Luckily we only needed the 2 last night.

The ump seemed to have a very inconsitent zone from the 6th inning or so on. We were up in section 401, 5 rows up and could call most any pitch (except if it was low or high) and it just wasn't good.

Minor looked fantastic though. I fhe can go out and give us 6+ for most of his starts this year, that will help out this team a ton.