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Braves vs. Pirates, 12 May 2008: Let's Play Two

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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates


Jair Jurrjens vs. Zach Duke in the early game, Tim Hudson vs. John Van Benschoten in the nightcap. The Braves could score a lot of runs today.

Here's the box for Game One.

And here's the box for Game Two.

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Freddy’s shoulder must really be bothering him today…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke with the K!

Jurrjens can really handle the bat, so don’t dismiss it.

by azibuck on May 12, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Argh...

The Braves are getting revenge for all of our DPs on Saturday.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dang...

Very early start.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Watching on Gameday

Duke to Chipper:

84mph fastball
83mph changeup

That’s just not going to work, regardless that it worked, there.

by azibuck on May 12, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whew...

That inning got kinda dramatic

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jurrjens is letting a lot of pitches hang up. We drove a couple deep in this inning. If we can just get a little more on the ball, I think we might be able to do a little damage.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As much as I like Jurrjens

I am hoping we get to him. I’m not looking forward to Hudson v. JVB

by DITO on May 12, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Teixiera has back spasms

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1 hit & 3 errors

through 4.5 for the Buccos.
That’s not very exciting…

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

All 3 errors

looked like mental lapses, too… Not to make excuses, but I think the cold weather is making everybody sluggish

Also, 3-mile high pop-up base hit!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bases loaded, 1 out...

Duke up to bat.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

why did bautista bunt there? so bixler or duke can drive the runs in?

not often the #7 guy bunts with the pitcher staying in the game.

by johnnycuff on May 12, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jurrjens

Just nailed Bixler hard as hell in the back. Ow!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 1:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bixler hurt?

Is that the “injury delay” on Gameday?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I take it he's fine though...

as he’s still in the game

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke Ks

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Freddy!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now that Freddy's back...

can we move McLouth back to lead-off?
He’s disappeared since moving down…

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jurrjens done.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jurrjens

only threw 69 pitches… Duke is walking everybody :(

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dear Neil Walker...

Please start hitting.

Your friend,

Hitman Easler

by Hitman Easler on May 12, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CGz in at 3rd.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 2:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Stupid staff meetings...

glad I came back to still see a 3-0 lead.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Black Hole!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 2:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Going Deep!!!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 2:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Burnett in to pitch.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 2:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

and so it begins :(

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

5 straight...

why were we excited about Burnett again?

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Because he was good in AAA.

And because no one else in our bullpen was very exciting.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:05 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

burnett at 91 mph

see 91 and 90 on the gun…i guess that is good (for burnett). Doesn’t fit with NH’s power arms in the bullpen approach though.

by SpacePirate on May 12, 2008 3:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Huge K

there.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There’s a K

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Game!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

six in a row?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on May 12, 2008 3:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lineups

no texiera for the braves

us:
fred
eye chart 3b
nate
bay
X
laroche
paulino
rivas =(
JVB

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and they say that

the game will start at 3:40

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 3:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In what time-zone?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah. Okay...

was gonna say, 3:40 MST would’ve been like 2.5 hours off.
Didn’t seem right…

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is this the thread for Game 2?

And is the game still gonna start at 2:05 MST?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how bizarre!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen* a victory, much less a shutout, as bizarre as that one. even after Laroche’s homer, the final line was 5 runs, 5 hits, and 4 errors for the Bucs. combined with Duke’s line of 6 IP, 5 H, 5 BB, and just 3 K, as well as Burnett’s “you mean I’m NOT supposed to let the other team on base?” start to the 9th inning, there’s no way I would have predicted the pirates were on the winning side.

“seen” = by watching an automatically updated box score on yahoo.com

by humbucker on May 12, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

An ugly win is still a win...

...but it’s also still ugly…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow

a clean first inning for JVB

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least

the Braves announcers can pronounce his name, unlike the morons in Washington

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mientkiewicz & Nate!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

another lead!

all we need is a shutout from JVB!!

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Come on X-Man...

a DP?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 3:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He’s not 100% healthy, and it kinda shows

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait...

what happened to him?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Double play!

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You could hear a pin drop in the stadium today.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they never learn

that these 12:35 starts dont sell. I understand the idea, but this isn’t Chicago.

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 4:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Black Hole

has got to lead the league in ground outs to the first baseman, no?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice bunt :/

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bad bunt :)

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tied up.

:(

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll take it so far

Up till now my friends and I referred to JVB as the “human white flag”—as in when he comes in we basically concede the game. Kind of like Ryan Vogelsong’s role a few years back

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 4:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

0 balls and 2 strikes on jvb

also known as the jason bay count

by johnnycuff on May 12, 2008 4:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

fun fact about JVB

both of his career MLB hits were for extra bases (a homer in 2004 and a double last year)

after popping out today his first time up, he is now 2 for 17 for a career average of .118 behind the plate.

by humbucker on May 12, 2008 4:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that homer

was his first MLB at bat ( i think)

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 4:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lineup question

Why Minky 2nd? He’s 1/2 and scored, so I’m asking more generally. For that matter, why Bautista 2nd?

by azibuck on May 12, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Minky with an error… he’s mad about his last out, too. MINKY SMASH!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

aaaand missed a pop foul, too.

he’s having a bad day.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That error cost us pretty dearly, too :(

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's baaaaaack

JVB remembered he’s no longer in INDY

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 4:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why'd JVB

get the start today?
Just curious… is he in the rotation now?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not in rotation, but not sure why they started him…

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 4:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And to end all the luck

the team has had recently?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Black Hole...

One hit would’ve tied it… and you K’d. :(

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 4:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

remember what I said.....

human white flag

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on May 12, 2008 5:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

on the bright side... normalcy!

that 5th inning was a return to reality. JVB’s season ERA is now comfortably above 9, just like last year, and he once again has more BB than K in his MLB career (as a pitcher). plus, he’s on the hook for another L.

HUZZAH! all is right in the world!

by humbucker on May 12, 2008 5:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

four runs, no outs?

Gah.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on May 12, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well...

we’re in full-on nightmare mode now.

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on May 12, 2008 5:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHAT IS WITH THE BUNT SHOW

Pirates Cove

by MarcB on May 12, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Starting JVB was brilliant

what’s next?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 5:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

7-run inning?

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 6:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

all right, Nate!

great job getting your first hit of the day. now all we need is a 7-run home run from Bay, and we’re tied!

by humbucker on May 12, 2008 6:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Game. :(

There goes the winning streak.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2008 6:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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