April 21 Gamethread: Braves (Hudson) vs. Nationals (Chico)

[ATlinVA]

Wow. Jorge Sosa sure is blowing the game for the Mets. It was a one game going into the inning and now it's a six.
Heillman or whatever his name is started the inning and gave up two runs and left two on base for the pie homer.

[BravesFan7689]

Good to see he's up to his old tricks.


Maybe he's still a Brave at heart and is helping us out.. ;)

[Nasadega]

“A Boone reached on infield single to third, A Kearns scored, J Estrada to second, J Estrada to third, A Boone to first on throwing error by third baseman C Jones.A Boone out at second.”

What the hell is this? The scorer is either drunk, or... no he's drunk.

[SamtheBravesFan]

I always call Felix "pie" and not "pee-ay", because it's more fun. :p Thanks for the homer off of Sosa, Pie-man!

[Nasadega]

Mizzle's gonna hit ya, dood :mad:

[GoBraves2K8]

“A Boone reached on infield single to third, A Kearns scored, J Estrada to second, J Estrada to third, A Boone to first on throwing error by third baseman C Jones.A Boone out at second.”

What the hell is this? The scorer is either drunk, or... no he's drunk.

According to my scorecard, I gave Boone a hit and I later added an E5 on that play.

[BGarrett7]

“A Boone reached on infield single to third, A Kearns scored, J Estrada to second, J Estrada to third, A Boone to first on throwing error by third baseman C Jones.A Boone out at second.”Well, how would you score it?

[McCarroll21]

Let's go Manny! I've got other games I want to watch, like one out in Arizona.

[Chief Knockahoma]

end this thing Acosta.

[BravesFan7689]

Let's get this game over with Manny!

[Nasadega]

Well, how would you score it?

Either a hit or an error. How do you have a hit and reach first on an error on the same play?

[GrandMasterB]

A double play would be nice here, Manny.

[Chief Knockahoma]

sit him down Manny!

[jones2510]

one more acosta

[BravesFan7689]

1 more out Manny. You can do this.

[RockTheShow]

Mets Lost.

[Leaf]

Get 'emm.

[BravesFan7689]

Whew. That was one nasty pitch by Manny.

[Chief Knockahoma]

Mets Lost.

i like when that happens.

especially when the Braves can get a W.

[RockTheShow]

BOOM!

Ballgame.

5W.

[Chief Knockahoma]

sit down Austin Kearns!

[Leaf]

:bravesflag2::bravesflag2::chop::chop:

5 straight, yeeeeeahhh! :beer:

[BravesFan7689]

Great last pitch there. 5 straight wins now!

[uofafan]

5 straight

[jones2510]

woot!!!! braves win again:beer:


:bravesflag1::chop:

[GrandMasterB]

Game over! They've matched their longest winning streaks from last year now. Looks like we're in good shape to pass them tomorrow with Smoltz on the mound.

[nittanylionfan3]

Yeah!!! Keep it rolling!

[BravesFan7689]

Anybody got an idea of the timetable for Glavine's return right now?

[Nasadega]

Yay for winning streaks! Lets get em tomorrow with Smoltz on the mound! Good night guys

[DSBraves26]

Nice win Braves!! 5 in a row baby....and Braves win/Mets lose is always enjoyable

[Chief Knockahoma]

Looks like we're in good shape to pass them tomorrow with Smoltz on the mound.

hey hey hey! you jinxed Huddy earlier, you just need to shut your dirty, Volunteer mouth right now!

:D:D:D

[GoBraves2K8]

Well, how would you score it?

I'll score it a Hit and an RBI for Boone and I'll give it an error on that play in the Top of the 8th.

[nittanylionfan3]

hey hey hey! you jinxed Huddy earlier, you just need to shut your dirty, Volunteer mouth right now!

:D:D:D


Just about to say the same thing!:D

[GrandMasterB]

hey hey hey! you jinxed Huddy earlier, you just need to shut your dirty, Volunteer mouth right now!

:D:D:D

Hey, we still got the win. :D

[LOL_Braves]

Over .500 for the first time in 2008. Right on! :beer:

[boof1027]

Watching Baseball tonight and saw the play when he called Escobar out at first. Was he effin blind?

[Leaf]

Over .500 for the first time in 2008. Right on! :beer:

:beer: Let's keep it up! Continue the streak! :nod:

[Chop33]

5 game streak with Smoltz up next! :D

:chop::chop::chop::chop::chop:

[GoBraves2K8]

Here are tonight's winning totals:

Braves: 7 runs on 13 hits with 2 errors and they left 10 men on base
Nationals: 3 runs on 13 hits with 0 errors and 11 left on base

Winning Pitcher: Tim Hudson (3-1, 2.93)
Losing Pitcher: Matt Chico (0-4, 6.04)
Home Runs: Brian McCann (ATL, 5)
Attendance: 16,706
Bulova Time of Game: 2:50

[Moylan #58]

Woo great game! Good to see Matt get out of his hitting slump, Blanco will still probably start in Left tomorrow.

5 straight!

[nittanylionfan3]

Attendance: 16,706.
That seems like a rather low number. Are people just not coming out to watch the Braves?

[GoBraves2K8]

5 game streak with Smoltz up next! :D

:chop::chop::chop::chop::chop:

And we will all be witnesses to history tomorrow night as Smoltzie goes for strikeout number 3,000!

[McCarroll21]

Attendance: 16,706.
That seems like a rather low number. Are people just not coming out to watch the Braves?
Not against the Nationals ... and it's sad.

[PhantomsCV]

Attendance: 16,706.
That seems like a rather low number. Are people just not coming out to watch the Braves?

It's Monday night.

[PhantomsCV]

good game.

[LOL_Braves]

Here are tonight's winning totals:

Braves: 7 runs on 13 hits with 2 errors and they left 10 men on base
Nationals: 3 runs on 13 hits with 0 errors and 11 left on base

Winning Pitcher: Tim Hudson (3-1, 2.93)
Losing Pitcher: Matt Chico (0-4, 6.04)
Home Runs: Brian McCann (ATL, 5)
Attendance: 16,706
Bulova Time of Game: 2:50

Almost 17,000? Wow, weekday game + Nationals = Nobody showing up whatsoever. That's a good number for a basketball game, but definitely not a baseball game.

But who cares, we won!

[MPH]

Big game for the v-thing.

[dogmanx23]

WOOOT BRAVES WIN!!!!!

<<<<<<<<<<< Gives everyone high fives good game see ya tomorrow GOOOOOOO BRAVES!

[josephw000]

Other day I went to a Pads Rocks game and there couldn't of been more than 12,000 in attendance....I think its across the board.....

[steltz02]

I went to the game on Friday (Dodgers). We got there at game time.. The line was all the way through the cue and all the way out the main gate, and down the street. Baseball attendance is weird, if it is a big game, and the team is playing well, it will be packed. If the 'casual fan' isn't interested in the game, and it isn't a weekend game, it will often be empty.

On TV it looked pretty horrible though.

[lilsnatch07]

1. It's a monday
2. It's the Nats
3. School isn't out
4. Atlanta isn't NY (population wise)

What do people expect? We put up 46000+ on the weekends right?

[LOL_Braves]

For a game such as this, I guess it's normal to have a crowd like that. This isn't the Bronx, Boston, or Wrigley where they'd sell out to see their respective team's hat on home plate for 3 hours.

[GTBrave]

Great game. Let's see number 6!

[MPH]

Atlantans were spoiled for too many years by TBS. Braves fans never got in the habit of going out to the ballpark because almost all the games were on TV.

[JCStone7]

I tried to chime in via txt message on Francoeur's assist but was DENIED! LOL

All good, great game. Time to witness some history tonight!

[vnodnarb]

Atlantans were spoiled for too many years by TBS. Braves fans never got in the habit of going out to the ballpark because almost all the games were on TV.

Do you think that will increase attendance in the future at least a little bit?

[C-Dawg]

Do you think that will increase attendance in the future at least a little bit?

I was wondering the same thing. But surely they had more to gain from having the national exposure, and all the advertising that went along with having the games on TBS than they do from conning 1,000 extra people into the stands. perhaps it used to be that way, but now it's different since the team owner doesn't also own the station.

[MPH]

I was wondering the same thing. But surely they had more to gain from having the national exposure, and all the advertising that went along with having the games on TBS than they do from conning 1,000 extra people into the stands. perhaps it used to be that way, but now it's different since the team owner doesn't also own the station.
Ted Turner built a huge media empire by leveraging off the "Superstation," and the Braves were one of the things that made it "Super." For Turner, making the Braves into "America's Team" by televising all the games nationwide was one small part of a brilliant, comprehensive, long-term strategy that dwarfed the importance of putting people in the stadium seats. Now some casual Braves fans are a little turned off on baseball because it's no longer as easy to watch as it was in the past. I doubt the current dissatisfaction with Braves telecasts will put MORE butts in the seats - maybe the opposite.

[mark]

Atlantans were spoiled for too many years by TBS. Braves fans never got in the habit of going out to the ballpark because almost all the games were on TV.

i question the amount of influence that having all games televised has on discouraging people from going to the game. the YES network televises probably 155 of the Yankees games. and they sell out all the time

[MPH]

i question the amount of influence that having all games televised has on discouraging people from going to the game. the YES network televises probably 155 of the Yankees games. and they sell out all the time
The difference is that TBS broadcast most Braves games for almost the whole time the team has been in Atlanta and as long as most Braves fans have been alive, while the YES Network is a relatively recent development in the overall history of the Yankees.

Even better examples that support your point are the Cubs and Mets, who both had most games on TV and national cable exposure but still had good attendance. The difference, though, is that in NY and Chicago attending ballgames in person was already a habit that predated pervasive TV exposure.