Friday, August 7, 2009
Say It Ain't So
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Uppers and Downers
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Links: Scouring Them Internets So You Don't Have To
- Marc Anthony just bought a share of the Miami Dolphins. Here's hoping that T.I.'s first order of business on May 27th, 2010 is to team with Ludacris and Lil Jon to relieve Liberty Mutual of the Braves
- Quote from Posnanski's list of the Top 100 players in baseball right now, where Yunel Escobar was ranked 90th: "There are issues with him, sure. But last I checked, brilliant defensive shortstops who hit .307 with some power are not all that easy to find." Other Braves on his list: Chipper (87), Mac (81), Soriano (75), Vazquez (55).
- The Mets begin to unravel. What's that? They're 44-49? Oh... this is awkward...
- This has to make Garret Anderson nervous
Monday, July 20, 2009
Who Would Win This Race?
Full Name | Garret Joseph Anderson | NASA's Crawler-Transporter System |
Date of Birth | June 30th, 1972 | January 1966 |
Place of Birth | L.A. | Kennedy Space Center |
Age | 37 years | 43 years |
Years in Service | 15 | 43 |
Height | 6' 3'' | 20' - 26' |
Weight | 190 lbs. | 5,400,000 lbs. |
Cost | $2,500,000 | $91,916,294.90 ($14,000,000 in 1966) |
Top Speed | Unknown | 2 mph |
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Long Reliever or Second Baseman?
Sunday, July 12, 2009
A Eugoogaly for Jeff Francoeur
Saturday, July 11, 2009
7/11/09 - Braves 4, Rockies 3: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- The MLB Network broadcasting Joe and Boog
- Conrad's hustle on his grounder in the 2nd, allowing Mac to score after GA moved him over
- JJ scoring Conrad (through a stop sign) on another hustle play by the second baseman
- Soriano in the 9th (3 K's)
- Prado jogging on the tag from second in the 5th, nearly costing the Braves a run
- Joe likes Lady GaGa
- Whatever happened when Moylan's pitch went off Mac's mask, allowing the third Rockies run
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Retro Live Blog
7:00 : Time for the second running diary of The Braves Drinking Game. Things could be a little strange since I have to watch it on WGN, the local Chicago network, and so will have to deal with the Cubs announcers. In order to compensate, I have elected to begin the game with a Sparks. If you are unfamiliar with the beverage, it is a “premium malt beverage with natural flavor, certified color & FD&C yellow number five”. Also, it is 6% alcohol by volume.
7:02 : Just heard that Javier Vazquez is pitching. He is the ideal pitcher for the BDG. I like where this is going.
7:05: A few more rules for tonight's game. Back when this game was created, we would always drink to a Pete Orr sighting. Now, we have decided on Eddie Perez. He always looks happy, so I can drink to that. Since it is an away game, we will also be drinking to any Braves fan in the stands.
7:06 : Even though Zambrano is going on short rest, it will be tough without Chipper. Seems like a pretty telling sight that Conrad is playing 2nd and not KJ, even though Zambrano is a righty.
7:08: Zambrano working very quickly. After a McLouth walk and Prado sacrifice, McLouth almost gets picked off of second. Anderson grounds out to second, allowing McLlouth to make it to 3rd with 2 outs and McCann up to bat.
7:09 : And the Braves take the lead! McCann RBI single to right.
7:11 : The Cuban Missile strikes out on a high fastball. Not a bad inning by Zambrano, but the Braves get a run.
7:12 : After running the count full, Fukudome strikes out to start it out for the Cubs.
7:16 : A nice defensive play by Escobar to get Theriot.
7:18 : And Vazquez gets the strikeout on Lee to end the inning. Solid first inning by the Bravos, hopefully they can keep it going. Vazquez looked pretty solid, and maybe the offense will be able to get another run or two off Zambrano.
7:20 : Kotchman starts out the 2nd by grounding out to first. Some great defensive first basemen in this game with Kotchman and Lee over there.
7:21 : Since Frenchy somehow hit the ball to opposite field, everybody loses the Frenchy Mini-Game.
7:22 : I think Conrad gets a x3 multiplier. He was hitting well in AAA, but hasn't looked awesome.
7:23 : Well Conrad shows me. After a solid 9 second hit, I think Conrad might deserve a x2 multiplier. Sadly, Vazquez follows him with a groundout to short to end the inning.
7:26 : And the Cubs clean-up hitter starts out the bottom half of the 2nd with a single to right.
7:27 : Ramirez just misses a double by pushing it foul down the right field line. Scary moment.
7:28 : The Cubs announcers just describe Ramirez's swing as “very violent”. Interesting way to describe a talented hitter's swing. He ends up with a single to bring up Soriano. He's pretty fast, so it could be tough to double him up.
7:32 : And Soriano strikes out for the first out of the inning. Cubs fans boo him, which they probably should. On top of a disappointing year, that was a pretty poor at-bat. More than a few Cubbies are probably annoyed he is under contract for a while.
7:35 : One of the guys playing the BDG just burnt popcorn. This is miserable. And he has had less than a beer. Yes, not even a beer.
7:37 : Great over the shoulder catch by McLouth after a long at-bat by Fontenot. Koyie Hill, the back-up to Geovany Soto, comes to bat.
7:40 : Hill runs the count full with 2 outs, putting the runners into motion early. Hill gets the RBI after a solid at-bat. McLouth makes a decent play to hold Ramirez at second, but he could have been caught in a run-down.
7:43 : Zambrano up to bat, but this is no easy out. He is a solid hitter that really likes to take his cuts up there.
7:44 : Vazquez strikes out Zambrano to end the inning.
7:46 : McLouth grounds out to short to start out the Braves half of the 3rd.
7:48 : I just found out KJ went on the DL for a wrist injury. Either way, Prado is usually the starter and he singles to right. Anderson will probably just ground into a double play anyway.
7:50 : Well he struck out. That's a little better. He has to be the worst 3 hole hitter in any game tonight.
7:52 : McCann doubles to right to bring in Prado from 1st. He really is great to have. The Cuban Missile up to bat now.
7:54 : Escobar whiffs badly on the same pitch twice. I wish the cameras had stayed on him long enough to capture his reaction.
7:57 : After his 5th strike out in 10 batters, Vazquez retakes MVP of the BDG from McCann. He follows up the strikeout to Fukudome with a great defensive play.
7:59 : And Vazquez retires the side quickly. Another good inning for the Braves.
8:01 : Kotchman takes a walk on 4 pitches to bring up Frenchy. The guesses are a double play to short and a single to left.
8:04 : And he strikes out on a pitch at the eyes. Should have known.
8:05 : Conrad almost gets a seeing-eye single, but Fontenot tracks it down. Still advancaes the runner. Maybe Vazquez could help himself out here.
8:06 : Vazquez grounds out to end the inning. Zambrano has slowed down a lot, maybe we can get to the bullpen pretty early tonight.
8:09 : The Cubs announcers began the inning by talking about how impressive Vazquez has been this year. Hopefully more people will look past his records and into the other stats to see just how incredible he has been.
8:11: Prado catches a little flair to 3rd to get the first out of the inning. On the next pitch Conrad makes a great diving stop on a ball off the side of the mound to get Ramirez.
8:13: The WGN cameras show a guy creepily stroking the arm of a girl who looks incredibly uncomfortable. I'll drink to that. Soriano up to bat.
8:14: Soriano singles on Vazquez's 65th pitch of the night. Of those 65, 50 have been strikes. That's an amazing rate.
8:17: Fontenot grounds out to end the inning. The Braves bring the top of the order up, maybe we can get an insurance run or two for Vazquez.
8:21: And Zambrano quickly retires McLouth and Prado to start the 5th. I don't know if WGN completely lacks a trivia game or if we just missed it. Either way, I'm fairly disappointed.
8:22: Anderson walks to bring up McCann. A two run homer here would be awesome. Instead he just misses a double down the line and strikes out looking on a great pitch to end the inning.
8:27: McCann starts out the bottom of the 5th with a great/lucky play to get Hill, which is followed up by a nice diving play by Escobar to get Zambrano.
8:28: Also, Zambrano is a switch hitter?
8:29: Another quick inning by Vazquez. And a Natural Light commercial!! “natastrophe- the unfortunate loss or destruction of one's Natty Light”. Do you really need to advertise for beer that costs under 70 cents per can?
8:31: WGN gives out a player of the game in the 6th inning. Does that make sense to anybody? And it was given to Zambrano, not Vazquez. Everything about that situation is incorrect.
8:33: Kotchman hits a looping single with one out. Same guesses for the Frenchy Mini-game, and again nobody wins. Still, he hits it to right again, so maybe that's a good sign for him.
8:35: I'll drink to Brooks Conrad not wearing batting gloves. Good for him.
8:38: But Conrad strikes out. The announcers seem to think Zambrano is done for the night, which is probably good for the Braves.
8:39: One of the guys playing the BDG just said “the only way to eat a Pop-Tart is get the unfrosted kind and put butter on it.” I am appalled.
8:42: Vazquez gets the first batter of the inning to ground out. Even though Theriot is on my fantasy team, I want nothing more than for him to strikeout every time he gets up for the next couple of games.
8:46: And Vazquez gets Lee to strike out. I missed the third out.
8:49: Another Natty Light commercial!! “natapult- the act of launching a Natty Light as to eliminate time or movement.” God Bless America.
8:50: Cox sends Vazquez up there. I guess it makes sense, he's looked great and was leading off the inning. I can't see him going more than 7, though, with Gonzalez and Soriano in the pen.
8:51: The WGN cameras just showed a little kid with a Red Sox hat and Cubs sweater. I can't blame him for that, but I can blame his parents. He should be a fan of one or the other, not both.
8:55: And McLouth gets a one out double. We really should be able to get him home with Prado and, I guess, Anderson up. I still don't like Anderson there.
8:57: And Prado hits a looping flyout to right. Please prove me wrong, Anderson.
9:01: Anderson gets one friendly call, and then an obvious one to run the count full. After fouling a few off, he flies out to left to end the Braves threat. And now we get the traditional Take Me Out to The Ball Game. By some guy I have never heard of. Whatever.
9:17: After a brief hiatus in which I missed the entire 7th inning, I return to see Vazquez has kept it together. After 108 pitches, he is probably done. McCann almost beats out an infield single, but is somehow called out. I disagree, but neither McCann nor Hubbard were too angry about the call.
9:20: The Cuban Missile hits a little flair to Lee for the second out of the inning.
9:21: And Kotchman taps out to the pitcher to end the inning. From the way the announcers were talking, Cox will send Mike Gonzalez in for the 8th. Gonzo is a solid player for the BDG.
9:24: The always crazy Milton Bradley takes the first pitch of the inning to left, but Anderson snags it for the first out of the 8th.
9:26: A fly out to left notches the 2nd out of the inning. The Cubs announcers are criticizing Gonzo for his delivery, but I have no doubt in my mind that both of them would bend over backward for the chance to have him as their closer over Gregg.
9:28: Theriot gets a good bounce off the right field wall to grab a double off of Gonzo. Immediately afterwards, Lee flies out to Prado to end the inning and the threat. Let's see if we can an insurance run or two.
9:31: And everybody loses again. Shockingly, nobody guessed infield single to short. There cannot have been very many of those this year, right? For anybody?
9:33: And Conrad lays down a beautiful bunt. After a second straight infield single, Diaz comes up with a great chance to add a few runs.
9:34: But, instead, Diaz pops up trying to sacrifice. I would rather let him swing away than bunt. He knows how to hit and runs hard, so it would be tough to double him up. If you want to bunt throw Blanco in there, or maybe even a pitcher. Diaz cannot practice bunting often, if ever.
9:36: And McLouth flies out to left for the 2nd out of the inning. Hopefully Prado can get us something out of this inning.
9:38: Prado runs the count full, letting Frenchy and Conrad get a running start. Both can move, but Fontenot makes a diving stop to just beat Prado at first. Headed into the bottom of the 9th, Braves lead 2-1.
9:41: Soriano comes in to try and pick up the save. It will not be an easy task with the cleanup hitter(whose name I can't spell) Ramirez and Soriano up for the Cubs.
9:42: And the first batter for the Cubs lines out to deep center. One down.
9:47: Where the hell was Escobar on that Soriano single? He wasn't even on the screen. Was the Cuban Missile playing him to that much of a pull?
9:50: Braves win!!! Solid inning by Soriano, and Vazquez finally gets a win. It's a shame they only got 2 runs, but I guess we can get away with it while Vazquez is on the mound. And any win the Bravos get with Chipper out is a huge plus. Well that brings us to 1-1 on the year while writing a running diary of the BDG. I plan on doing this more, so maybe this could become like Frenchy's Turkey Underwear.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Links: Scouring Them Internets So You Don't Have To
- Lance Niekro, nephew of Phil, made his debut as a knuckleballer the other night.
- Bleacher Report gets to the root of KJ and Francouer's woes.
- There are two things in these pictures of Jenna Jameson that I'm not used to. The first is that she looks awful.
- Carlos Delgado is insecure.
- I hate these people, but love this website.
- The Man Wall. I'm speechless. (via Joe Posnanski)
- Apparently we just missed out on Jason Bay last year, who has 19 HRs and 70 RBIs. (via Chop-N-Change)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7/1/09 - Phillies 1, Braves 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- Jurrjens (7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER) no hitting the NL's leading offense for 6.2 innings
- Martin Prado's 2 RBI double and scoring from first on Chipper's double
- Francoeur's opposite field single after a few that way last night
- Diaz's homer in 5th. Vying for a job?
- Diory Hernandez's first major league homerun and his hustle on The Cuban Missile's infield single
- Medlen and Acosta in the 8th and 9th: 1 H, 0 BB
- Kelly Johnson's saying all the right things after his benching
- Mac's throws to second on steals by Rollins and Victorino
- He's human: Prado's error in the 6th
- KJ striking out... Hate to see it
Monday, June 29, 2009
Look on the Bright Side
Saturday, June 27, 2009
What Happens When You Listen to Me? This.
6:35: First pitch, first beer cracked. I’m nervous about not having McCann, especially playing the Red Sox. At least Cody Ross is a major league player, unlike Corky Miller.
6:39: No Ellsbury is a good sign. Nice pitch from Jurrjens. I’m also still violently hungover. This first beer is a struggle.
6:40: Nice, quick inning from Jurrjens. He keeping the ball down very well, hopefully he remembers that the Braves can’t score more than 2 runs for him.
6:43: McLouth jumps on the first pitch, but it’s a long lineout. Beckett is going to be tough. I usually like for our hitters to see a few more pitches, but you can’t really criticize McLouth.
6:44: I like Prado way more than Kelly. However, much like Kelly, Prado hits an easy grounder to second.
6:46: I really hope the offense shows up tonight. Otherwise I’ll have start making up new rules, like “Grass is green, drink” or drink for every strike. Also, Chipper somehow fouled off a ball, but ultimately grounds out.
6:47: I wish Chipper and Beckett had invited me to join the Sweet Facial Hair Club. The ladies love the ginger nutduster.
6:49: Announcers are talking about the attendance. It’s good that we’re selling out, but I wish the stadium would sell out for the Braves, not their opponent.
6:50: I hate David Ortiz. I’m thrilled he popped up.
6:53: A ball hit to Chipper, THAT HE ACTUALLY CAUGHT! Really though, another good inning by JJ, minus the walk. I wish he got a few more strikeouts, but that’s only so I can drink more.
6:57: Frenchy Mini-Game time!! The guesses, from the 3 of us playing: 6-4-3 double play, fly out left, strike swinging. We almost had a winner, but Frenchy elected to just watch.
7:01: Ross rolls one to third. At least we have one hit.
7:03: How is Nick Green starting for the Red Sox? Being Nick Green, he grounds out.
7:06: We may have added a fourth member. But he is struggling to stand up. Take note of the time. Another strikeout for JJ, he’s pitching well.
7:10: Diory Hernandez double!!! 8 Seconds!!! Good start to the third. Until JJ pops up a bunt attempt. At least McLouth and Prado are coming up. We need to get something going.
7:12: HBP from McLouth, then a nice, borderline illegal slide on Nick Green. He may get hit again later, but it did break up the double play. I like the trade for him more and more every time I see him.
7:16: The Braves have almost scored more runs with 2 outs than with none or one combined. I’d like to call that clutch hitting, but my guess is dumb luck.
7:17: Great pitch by Beckett to strike out Chipper. Typical Braves to get a lead-off double and get nothing out of it.
7:18: Trivia Question! “When was the last time the Braves led the league in being shut out? (Which they currently do)” The guesses: 1990, 1991, 1992. Not really sure why were focused on early 90’s, but my guess was 1990 since we were awful.
7:21: Nice strikeout. Hopefully JJ can stay out of trouble after that leadoff single.
7:24: Great double play. JJ is dealing tonight. On a related note, one of the other players (FlexSteel) just threw in a horseshoe dip. This should be entertaining.
7:25: Trivia Answer: 1988. Nobody wins, so everybody drinks. On a related note, I’m feeling better.
7:28: Great start to the bottom of the 4th. Two straight singles, sadly Frenchy comes up. Mini-Game time. Our guesses? 6-4-3 double play, strikeout looking, and the rare single.
7:31: Frenchy struck out on an awful pitch? I wish I could bet on things like that. Help me out Vegas.
7:34: The announcers are talking about Beckett’s legs. They forgot to call “no-homo”.
7:36: And a weak tapper by Diory ends the inning. I am not remotely surprised we did not score despite having 2 runners on and no outs.
7:39: I am conflicted about this game. Beckett is on my fantasy team, and I usually try to not start my pitchers against the Braves but forgot to remove him today. I still want the Braves to get about 8 runs off of him, though.
7:40: I hate David Ortiz even more now. That was a bomb.
7:45: Good pitch to get the strikeout. Beckett looks totally disinterested at the plate, like he has no desire to be up to bat. Nice pitch by JJ to notch his 6th strikeout of the night.
7:49: The announcers are still talking about the All-American Rejects. Please stop talking about them. Inform people they are playing at Turner Field and move on.
7:50: Beckett almost gets trucked by David Ortiz on a pop up by the Braves dugout. Shockingly, JJ is having a good at-bat and making Beckett throw some pitches.
7:52: JJ works Beckett for 9 pitches, so his strikeout is not totally worthless. That also means that at-bat by JJ was better than any at-bat Frenchy has had in the past month.
7:55: Hopefully McLouth tries to take 2nd here. Veritek isn’t near where he used to be, and it would be a good RBI chance for Chipper. After 3 pitches, he hasn’t moved, and on the 4th pitch of the at-bat, Chipper grounds out to end the inning. I hate the Braves offense.
7:58: One commercial just took up the entire commercial break. What company dropped that sort of bank?
8:00: A chant of “Let’s Go Red Sox” can be heard on TV in Turner Field. That is embarrassing for all Braves fans.
8:01: A balk by JJ moves Pedroia to 3rd with no outs. And J.D. Drew grounds out to 2nd to bring in Pedroia. Interesting move by having the whole infield in except Prado. Maybe he supposed to be there since Drew pulls it so much, maybe he missed a signal. Either way, the good guys are down 2-0 now.
8:05: JJ gets
8:07: National Lampoon’s European Vacation has me more excited than the Braves offense.
8:09: Horrendous swing to strike out by
8:10: Kotchman gets another hit, bringing him to 3/3. Apparently Frenchy’s intro music is Kenny Chesney. Among all of the problems I have with Frenchy’s offensive game, this one is near the top.
8:11: A 6-4-3 double play! We have a winner in the Frenchy Mini-Game! Sadly, winning the Mini-Game means the Braves ultimately lose.
8:14: David Ortiz pops out. Good.
8:18: After David Ross catches Kotsay trying to steal, I realize there is no rule for a caught stealing. I’ll throw in 5 seconds for a caught stealing.
8:24: Great play by Green to get Hernandez. We have little to no offense and aren’t even getting any luck. And then Beckett strikes out JJ to end the inning. We’ve got a nice pitching duel here, which sucks for me because that means you drink less.
8:29: Only 84 pitches for JJ through 7 innings. Good night for JJ, but gives up a lead off walk to start the 8th.
8:36: And now the Braves are down 3-0. It would be nice if the Braves could manufacture a run or two.
8:38: JJ in a little bit of trouble here with 2 on and only one out. Hopefully JJ can get Youkilis to ground into a double play.
8:41: Another balk by JJ. Bobby comes out, he may extend his lead for career ejections. Sadly he does not. I’m with Bobby, I didn’t see a balk there, but now there’s no double play.
8:43: And we get a special play. A wild pitch and then a pick off of Youkilis who thought about taking 2nd after the walk, but got picked off 1st. Ends with the Sox having 2 outs, but plate their fourth run.
8:47: Grounder to first ends the inning. Braves need a bunch of offense very quickly.
8:50: Good start to the 8th for the Braves, as long as McLouth didn’t hurt himself. He gets pulled, though. If McLouth is out, the Braves are done. Blanco replaces McLouth after the error by Okajima.
8:55: After a walk by Prado we now have runners on 1st and 2nd for Chipper. But instead of the typical good at-bat by Chipper, we get one that resembles a Frenchy at-bat. Awful at-bat for Chipper, hopefully
8:59: Another reminder that we are under .500. And then a strikeout looking by Garret Anderson after he swung at a pitch at his eyes. I hate our offense. Kotchman is 3/3, hopefully he can make it 4/4 and break up this shut out.
9:02: Kotchman strikes out. I am not remotely surprised that, for the second time tonight, the Braves get 2 runners on with no outs and don’t get a single run.
9:04: That’s a good stat to see that Mike G. and Soriano are 2 and 3 in strikeouts by relievers. It would be even better if we could ever get a lead for them to protect.
9:07: Ellsbury is falling over while swinging, but is still fighting off pitches. And now Gonzalez throws the ball juuuuust a bit outside. Finally he strikes him out with a nasty slider.
9:10: Gonzalez is a key player in the Braves Drinking Game. Those strikeouts really help.
9:12: And Gonzalez strikes out the side. Fantastic inning for the Braves Drinking Game. Now all we need is a Mike Gonzalez grand slam to really get this party started. But really getting any runs off of Papelbon (a.k.a. Pap-Smear) will be tough.
9:15: Frenchy Mini-Game! The guesses are strikeout swinging, pop out right (definitely not happening) and a groundout to short. Shockingly, he takes the first pitch, but flies out to short. Nobody wins. Again.
9:16: Cody Ross is now up. Well crap.
9:17: CODY ROSS HOMERUN! A solid 9 second batch, but Kelly Johnson flies out in a pinch hitting appearance.
9:19: I just got a text saying the Braves should convert Ross to a corner outfielder or second. That is actually a great idea. Second isn’t realistic, but Ross cannot be a worse leftfielder than Garrett Anderson. There is no way. And he is a better hitter than Frenchy.
9:20: And now we’re threatening after a Brian McCann pinch hit double.
9:23: But Gregor Blanco strikes out to end the game. I guess it’s good we didn’t get shutout but it still sucks. Man, I really hate our offense.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
How to Get Through a Jeff Francoeur At-Bat
Braves Drinking Game - designed to be played with your favorite light beer
Braves on Offense
- Single - Drink 1 second
- Double - 2 seconds
- Triple - 3 seconds
- Homerun - 4 seconds
- Inside-the-Park HR - 6 seconds
- Walk - 1 second
- Hit-By-Pitch - 3 seconds
- Opponent Error - 3 seconds + 1 second per base gained on error
- Runners Advance on Play - 1 second per base advanced
- Stolen Base - 3 seconds for 2nd base, 5 seconds for 3rd base
- RBI - Additional 1 second per RBI. So 2 run HR is 6 seconds
- Jeff Francoeur Walk - 8 seconds
- Jeff Francoeur Mini-game - When Francoeur begins walking to the plate, each player shouts out what he thinks will occur. Players must be as specific as possible (“Ground out to Short” or “Fly Out to Left” or “Strike Out Swinging”). If nobody guesses correctly, all players drink 3 seconds. If somebody guesses correctly, losing players drink 5 seconds.
- Multipliers - Multiply all Hits by these players.
Starting Pitchers - x4
Relief Pitchers - x6
David Ross - x2
Diory Hernandez - x3
Jeff Francoeur - x2
Gregor Blanco - x3
Kelly Johnson - x2
Example: Tim Hudson hits a double, 2x4= 8 seconds
Braves on Defense
- Out - 1 second per out
- Double Play - 3 seconds + seconds per outs
- Runner Thrown Out From OF - Bonus 5 seconds
- Run-down - 1 extra second per throws made
- Strike Out Swinging - 3 seconds
- Strike Out Looking - 5 seconds
- Pitching change - 1 second per inning pitch
- Potential Web-Gem Nominee - 7 seconds
Any Time
- Braves Player Ejected - 3 seconds
- Opposing Player Ejected - 5 seconds
- Bobby Cox Ejected - 10 seconds
- Phillies loss - 5 seconds
- Mets loss - 5 seconds
- Marlins loss - 3 seconds
- Nationals loss - 2 seconds
- Hot Girl in the Stands - 3 seconds
- Tomahawk Chop - When the Chop begins, everybody must start chopping. The last player to begin chopping must finish their beer. If a player goes to the bathroom, they are still playing and must chop.
- Trivia Question - Every player gets 1 unique guess for trivia questions. If the answer contains 3 players, only 1 player must be different to be unique. If any player of the BDG answers trivia question correctly, all others must drink for 8 seconds.
- Obscure Statistic - 3 seconds
To celebrate the publishing of The Braves Drinking Game, The Ginger-Beard will be chiming in with a live blog of tomorrow's matchup between Josh Beckett and Jair Jurrjens (which I will have to post Saturday). May this game guide Braves fans through Jeff Bennett appearances, balls booted by Chipper, and inexplicable plays by The Cuban Missile for years to come.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
6/23/09 - Yankees 0, Braves 4: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- The Cuban Missile's baserunning. Stole second then advanced on the throwing error and tagged from first on Chipper's deep fly ball. Heads up play, for once.
- Mac continuing to play out of his mind: 3/4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Garret Anderson's big double to plate two
- Tommy Hanson not backing down from the vaunted Yankees lineup
- His 3 strikeouts of Posada on those nasty sliders
- The bullpen: 3.2 IP, o H
- The call on Hanson's pitch to Jeter in the 4th
- Chipper making another error on the throw from TCM, his 9th already
- Francoeur and KJ: 0/6. How did Kelly see only 8 pitches?
- Watching Garret Anderson "run" after Jeter's double
- 5 walks issued by Hanson in 5.1 IP. Those are eventually going to catch up to him.
A Week Later, How We Feeling?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
6/17/09 - Braves 3, Reds 4: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- The Cuban Missile's homer and diving stop in the 4th.
- Francoeur's hustle on his single/triple to center.
- Leaving a man on third with no outs.
- Mac: 0/4, 4 LOB
- Kelly Johnson 0/4 again, couldn't bring Francoeur home from third.
- Leaving men on first and second with no outs.
- Micah Owings's 3-run HR. He kills us.
- 0/9 with RISP.
Why I'm Not Giving Up On These Braves (Yet)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Links: Scouring Them Internets So You Don't Have To
- Brief review of the Braves's draft (via Talking Chop)
- On the heels of another attempt to rid ourselves of Francoeur, an exhaustive look at outfielders that could potentially be available.
- The Bearded Icon himself, making his first start in the majors any day now, says he wants to pitch next year, too. That'll really get in the way of his making the PGA tour.
- The lawyer that represnted 23 of the 24 Florida Gators who have been arrested under Urban Meyer has been the subject of a few cases himself. Here's a few lines from a 2000 lawsuit filed by his secretary, Pamela Thigpen:
Nice. (via Deadspin)
- Johnson repeatedly told Thigpen: she just wanted to 'get down on his hog and honk it
- He also told her, at least once, to give his client a 'mercy fuck.'
- Johnson also dictated to Thigpen while urinating in the bathroom in his office and left a nude picture of himself for Thigpen to find in his office
- Sticking with that theme, here's a little something from Kobe's Colorado deposition (again via Deadspin):
I asked her if I could cum in her face and she was like no um, I thought she was cool, you know, I stopped. I stopped pumping and uh, I just, I just stood there ... She wasn't that attractive.
- This website claims it's "no joke." I beg to differ.
- A little late, but here's a review (by a fellow Vandy Alum) of Mike Minor.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
6/14/09 - Braves 2, Orioles 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
CodyDavid Ross filled in for Mac and went 2/2 with 2 solo homers, providing the only offense of the day for the Braves.
- After going 0/3 today, Chipper is now 0 for his last 21, just 2 hitless at bats shy of his career high. As usual, he is seeking the advice of his father, not Terry Pendleton. With the offense struggling the last couple of years and more than one hitter seeking outside advice (Francoeur in the offseason), seems like the hitting coach is not doing his job.
- Kris Medlen walked 5 in 4 relief innings, giving up 4 runs in the process.
- Derek Lowe got rocked: 2.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER.
- After botching a double play in the first inning and throwing home (about 4 seconds too late) during a rundown inthe second, Bobby Cox benched The Cuban Missile. These boneheaded plays came on the heels of a number of mental errors by the Missle. Hopefully this will get through to him.
- Kelly Johnson, with a hit today, raised his June batting average to .174.
- The offense. In general.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Why the Braves Should Trade Javy Vazquez
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
6/9/09 - Pirates 3, Braves 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- McLouth scoring from second on an infield single in the 2nd.
- Chipper continuing to carry the offense. At this rate, he's bound to blow out his back any day not.
- Francoeur sitting.
- Bunt for a hit by KJ. Why doesn't he (and Schafer, for that matter) do more of this?
- Quality start by Lowe (7 IP, 3 R).
- The Cuban Missile coming through in the clutch again (hitting .411 with RISP, second in the NL) and his throwing play in the 8th after the ball went off Chipper's glove.
- Gonzo and Soriano shutting the door in the 8th and 9th and looking dominant doing it (2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K)
- The player formerly known as Garret Anderson. What happened to his bat speed?
- Couldn't find anything here... Any body got one?
Links: Scouring Them Internets So You Don't Have To
- Elton John says Joe Mauer is the best catcher in the league, something Sir Elton has a keen interest in
- Gotta like it when the team you just made a trade with has to issue a letter to its fans afterwards
- Zack Morris impersonating a real person impersonating Zack Morris (via HotClicks)
- Posnanski, despite writing otherwise, doesn't seem to be a big Francoeur fan...
- Isn't this the man who pitched a perfect game hungover?
- Never watched it before this one, but a pretty good Mayne Street