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Post by GTfan on Sept 4, 2004 22:44:54 GMT -5
(For now on, so I can get through the season, I'm going to only post a report for the best game in every series and no more Inbox posts)
Atlanta Braves (47-37) @ Philadelphia Phillies (43-42) Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Series Impact- 9/10
Series Matchup The Braves have 5 players in the lineup today with a batting avg. over .300 including ageless wonder, Julio Franco who has an outstanding avg of .398! While the highest avg on the Phillies is .288 by Plasido Polanco. This game has a huge impact on the division outcome and if the Braves can hold onto a 12th straight championship.
Who's Hot MVP canidate, Bobby Abreu, of the Phillies has done wonders with the bat. He has 20 HRs and has batted .271.
July 9th ATL- Paul Byrd (3-6) @ PHI- Randy Wolf (6-7)
Pitching Matchup This matchup has two pitchers having mediocre years. Wolf made the all-star team last year and is disappointing this year with a 6-7 record. And Paul Byrd has been outstanding at times but fails to keep a consistent record.
PLAY BALL! It didn't take long for the Braves to score as Marcus Giles lifted one to straight away center on the first pitch from Wolf to put ATL up 1.
1-0 ATL Mid 1st
But the Phillies responded right away when Thome brought in Rollins from 2nd in the 1st.
1-1 End 1st
And Rollins showed great fielding in the 2nd by robbing Drew of a hit by diving into the outfield and then catching a ball hit right on the nose by Franco. Then Andruw made a rare bad throw to the cutoff man in the 4th which allowed Burrell to come all the way home. Then Polanco just put the ball in play and the Phillies had two runs on the board.
3-1 PHI End 4th
But Eddie Perez brought the Braves to with in one in the 7th with a sac fly that Drew was able to just barely make it home around the tag for a run.
3-2 PHI Mid 7th
But speed-baller, Billy Wagner, shut out the Braves in the 9th and struck out pinch-hitter, Andres Galarraga, to get the save.
3-2 PHI F
WP- Randy Wolf (7-7) LP- Paul Byrd (3-7) SV- Billy Wagner (17)
HR- Marcus Giles (9)
Player of the Game Randy Wolf- 5.1 IP, 3 H, R, ER, BB, 3 K
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Post by GTfan on Sept 4, 2004 22:53:21 GMT -5
July 10th 16-5 ATL F
WP- Russ Ortiz (8-3) LP- R. Fujii
HR- Chipper Jones (7) Andres Galarraga (8)
Player of the Game Marcus Giles- 4 for 6- 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored
July 11th 5-1 ATL F
WP- Mike Hampton (9-6) LP- V. Padilla (2-10)
HR- none
Player of the Game Mike Hampton- 7.1 IP, 4 H, R, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
So the Braves finish out the first half of the season by winning a series in Philly and are ready for the All-Star Break.
UP Next: All-Star Game
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Post by PJ520 on Sept 6, 2004 18:09:35 GMT -5
Which Braves are going to the all-star game?
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 12:13:07 GMT -5
ATL Braves(49-38) Halfway Stats Batting 1- Rafael Furcal- .272, 6 HR, 32 RBI 2- Marcus Giles- .253, 9 HR, 34 RBI 3- J. D. Drew- .304, 18 HR, 51 RBI 4- Chipper Jones- .323, 7 HR, 48 RBI 5- Andruw Jones- .318, 35 HR, 70 RBI 6- Andres Galarraga- .340, 8 HR, 33 RBI 7- Johnny Estrada- .333, 1 HR, 24 RBI 8- Mark Derosa- .263, 3 HR, 24 RBI --- Julio Franco- .394, 8 HR, 19 RBI Eddie Perez- .312, 2 HR, 17 RBI Gary Matthews Jr.- .310, 1 HR, 2 RBI Carlos Feebles- .250, 1 HR, 6 RBI
Pitching Starters Russ Ortiz- (8-3)- 3.75 ERA, 75 K, 46 BB Mike Hampton- (9-6)- 2.84 ERA, 77 K, 26 BB John Thomson- (6-5)- 3.69 ERA, 58 K, 26 BB Horacio Ramirez- (8-7)- 5.67 ERA, 60 K, 33 BB Paul Byrd- (3-7)- 3.24 ERA, 70 K, 13 BB
Bullpen Antonio Alfonseca- 26 IP, 1.73 ERA, 4-0, 19 K, 4 BB, 2 HR Armando Almanza- 33.1 IP, 4.32 ERA, 1-1, 23 K, 9 BB, 2 HR Jung Bong- 47 IP, 2.68 ERA, 6-3, 41 K, 10 BB, 1 HR Will Cunnane- 12 IP, 4.50 ERA, 0-1, 5 K, 3 BB, 1 HR Kevin Gryboski- 25 IP, 6.84 ERA, 2-3, 16 K, 7 BB, 4 HR C. J. Nitkowski- 3.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0-0, 4 K, 3 BB, 0 HR John Smoltz- 28 IP, 0.32 ERA, 1-0, 19 K, 4 BB, 0 HR, 17 Saves Tim Drew- 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0-0, 6 K, 0 BB, 1 HR
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 12:34:54 GMT -5
All-Star Team RosterAL1- CF- Carlos Beltran- Royals/Angels 2- 2B- Bret Boone- Marineers 3- RF- Vladmir Guerrero- Angels 4- SS- Alex Rodriguez- Rangers(yep, he wasn't traded) 5- LF- Manny Ramirez- Red Sox 6- 1B- Carlos Delgado- Blue Jays 7- C- Jason Varitek- Red Sox 8- 3B- Scott Spiezio- Marineers 9- P- Tim Wakefield- Red Sox --- Vernon Wells- Blue Jays Javy Lopez- Orioles Ichiro- Marineers Nomar Garciaparra- Red Sox Alphonso Soriano- Yankees Edgar Martinez- Marineers Hank Blaylock- Rangers PitchersTim Wakefield- Red Sox --- Derek Lowe- Red Sox Pedro Martinez- Red Sox C. C. Sebathia- Indians Curt Schilling- Red Sox K. Sasaki- Marineers Keith Foulke- Red Sox J. Percival- ? Julio- ? The Whole BOS rotation just about is in it and only one Yankee made the team NL1- SS- Orlando Cabrera- Expos 2- CF- Andruw Jones- Braves3- LF- Barry Bonds- Giants 4- 1B- Todd Helton- Rockies 5- 3B- Endsberg- ? 6- C- Mike Piazza- Mets 7- 2B- Jose Vidro- Expos 8- RF- Bobby Abreu- Phillies 9- P- Roy Oswalt- HOU --- Albert Pujols- Cardinals Luis Gonzalez- Diamondbacks Jeff Bagwell- Astros Scott Rolen- Cardinals Lance Berkman- Astros Rafael Furcal- BravesRoberto Alomar- D'Backs A. J. Pierzinski- Giants PitchersRoy Owalt- Astros --- Jeff Weaver- Dodgers Jason Schmidt- Giants Mark Prior- Cubs Andy Petitte- Astros M. Martei- ? Armando Benitez- Marlins Brandon Looper- Mets David Kolb- Brewers
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 12:37:27 GMT -5
All-Star Game Final NL- 3 AL- 4 F
WP- Tim Wakefield LP- Armando Benitez SV- Sasaki
HR- Vladmir Guerrero Andruw Jones
UP NEXT: ATL vs MON
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 16:22:13 GMT -5
ATL (49-38) vs MON (46-42) Turner Field
Series Preview The Braves continue their series with the 2nd place Expos right out of the All-Star Break and are trying to keep the pesky Expos away.
Who's Hot Both teams have two players in their lineup from the All-star team. MON has Orlando Cabrera at SS and Jose Vidro at 2B. And ATL has Furcal at SS and HR leader Andruw Jones at CF.
July 15th MON- 1 ATL- 0 F
WP-Tony Armas Jr (12-3) LP- John Thomson (6-6)
HR- none
Player of the Game SP- Tony Armas Jr- CG, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 12 K, 1 BB
And this game wasn't even the best in this series so you know that it is going to get better. ;D
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 16:49:30 GMT -5
ATL- Horacio Ramirez (8-7) vs MON- Jeff Supan (8-5) Impact- 8/10
Pitching Matchup Supan is 8-5 but has an excellent ERA of 2.83 while Ramirez's has jumped to 5.67. If Ramirez can pitch like he did at the beginning of the year then they will stand a good chance in this pivatol game.
PLAY BALL Everett started it early for MON with a 2B to score Jordan and Batista's grounder scored one as well and the Expos had an early lead on struggling Ramirez and were looking to get within one of the divison.
2-0 MON Mid 1st
Then they kept it going with another RBI double in the 2nd by Guzman and the 2 or 3 Expo fans that were there were ecstatic.
3-0 MON Mid 2nd
Then Ramirez kept the rally going by walking in 2 Expos in the 6th to extend the lead to 5.
5-0 MON Mid 6th
But Chipper brought ATL closer with a 2-run HR in the 6th to shorten the lead.
5-2 MON End 6th
And just when you thought the Braves were out of it, Ramirez was replaced with Bong and he pitched 2 hitless innings. Then the Braves rally started in the 8th by loaded for Andruw. Its hit hard! Back, Back, GONE! Grand Slam for Andruw Jones and the Braves have the lead!
6-5 ATL End 8th
And all the Braves needed was a perfect inning from Smoltz and they got it and the huge win over their division rival.
6-5 ATL F
WP- Jung Bong (7-3) LP- Jeff Supan (8-6) SV- John Smoltz (18)
HR- Chipper Jones (8) Andruw Jones GS (38)
Player of the Game Andruw Jones- 1 for 4- GS, 4 RBI
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 17:00:28 GMT -5
July 17th- Gm 3 ATL- 6 MON- 5 F
WP- Kevin Gryboski (3-3) LP- Jason Marquis (3-7) SV- John Smoltz (19)
HR- MON- Carl Everett (15) ATL- Marcus Giles (10) Chipper Jones (9) Andres Galarraga (9)
Player of the Game Marcus Giles- 1 for 2- 2-run HR, run scored
July 18th- Gm 4 ATL- 1 MON- 4 F
WP- Jason Marquis (4-7) LP- Russ Ortiz (8-4) SV- Rocky Biddle (17)
HR- Mark Derosa (4)
Player of the Game OF- Brian Jordan- 2 for 5- 3B, 2 RBI
UP NEXT: ATL vs PHI
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Post by GTfan on Sept 8, 2004 17:05:00 GMT -5
Trade ATL traded (2B) Jesse Garcia to PHI for (SP) Josh Hancock.
My AAA team is need of a good starter bad. Carlos Feebles will fill in for Garcia.
Call Ups/Send Downs Jaret Wright to MLB C. J. Nitkowski to AAA Carlos Feebles to AAA Ty Wiggington to MLB Lee Martinez to AA
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Post by GTfan on Sept 10, 2004 20:31:38 GMT -5
Atlanta Braves (51-40) vs. Philadelphia Philllies (47-45) Turner Field, Atlanta 2 Gm Series
Series Preview The Braves have dominated the Phillies this year just like they have the Expos with an 8-3 record. But Philadelphia made a huge trade yesterday by giving up Jim Thome to the Blue Jays for Carlos Delgado. Delgado now has the highest season avg. on the team.
Who's Hot Bobby Abreu is trying to turn his good first half into a good season with his 21 HRs and .268 avg.
July 19th 4-1 ATL F
WP- Mike Hampton (10-6) LP- V. Padilla (2-11) SV- John Smoltz (20)
HR- PHI- Shawn Wooten (6) ATL- Andruw Jones (37)
Player of the Game Mike Hampton- 6.2 IP, R, ER, BB, K
ANOTHER TRADE ATL trade (SP) John Thomson and (3B) Ty Wiggington to NYY for (3B) Aaron Boone and (SP) Terry Sanderson.
(I figured that Wiggington wasn't any use for me and Boone could be a good starter)
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Post by GTfan on Sept 10, 2004 20:50:16 GMT -5
July 20th ATL- Tim Drew (0-0) vs. PHI- Brent Myers (10-3)
Pitching Rookie, Tim Drew, is getting his first MLB start of his career, instead of Ramirez pitching who was set to at first. He will face Myers has had a good year en route to 10 wins with an ERA of 2.65.
PLAY BALL The Phillies got on Drew early with an RBI triple by Delgado in the 1st for his first RBI as a Phillie. And Burrell followed that with a double.
2-0 PHI Mid 1st
Then red hot Abreu added an RBI off of Gryboski in the 5th to widen the lead.
3-0 PHI Mid 5th
It wasn't getting any better in the 6th with an RBI base hit from Marlon Byrd that scored Burrell.
4-0 PHI Mid 6th
But a Braves rally got started in the 6th started by a pinch-hit 2-run HR by Mark Derosa who wanted his starting spot back, bad. Then Giles and Drew kept it going with back-to-back RBIs to tie it and Myers hadn't even gotten an out. But he got a double play to escape the rough inning.
4-4 End 6th
Then the relief pitchers started pitching well and it went into extras with it still tied thanks to another solid effort from Jung Bong who pitched 3 scorless innings. And Bong layed down a key sac-bunt in the bottom of the 10th that brought Estrada to 3rd for Furcal.
Base Hit! Furcal wins it for the Braves in extras, 5-4!
5-4 ATL F/10
WP- Jung Bong (8-3) LP- P. Fujii (2-5)
HR- Mark Derosa (5) (Aaron Boone- 0 for 3)
Player of the Game Rafael Furcal- 2 for 5- 2B, GW RBI in 10th
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Post by PJ520 on Sept 16, 2004 17:45:06 GMT -5
Looking good, hope an update comes soon
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Post by GTfan on Sept 19, 2004 20:26:59 GMT -5
Atlanta Braves (53-40) vs. Pittburgh Pirates (39-54) 2 Games Turner Field 5/10
Series Preview The Pirates have not had a good season by being 15 games under .500. Mackowiak leads the team with RBIs from the 2-spot with a measly 46 and is one of the few players who is having a decent year. This 2-game series doesn't seem like a lot for Atlanta but they need to try to distance themselves from the NL East.
Who's Hot PIT-Mackowiak has batted .266 with 11 HR and 46 RBI which is outstanding for this team.
ATL- The all-star SS on the Braves, Furcal, has been getting hits and RBIs at will and has been getting around the bases well.
July 21 ATL- Paul Byrd (3-7) vs. PIT- Josh Fogg (2-9)
Pitching Matchup Fogg has an awful record of 2-9 and a large ERA of 4.50. This could be Byrd's chance to finally put his potential to play.
PLAY BALL Well, Kendall didn't wait long to heat up by driving a deep ball to left field on the first pitch of the game from Byrd.
1-0 PIT Mid 1st
Then Pitt loaded the bases in the 5th and Wilson doubled to score everybody on the first pitch from struggling Cunnane.
4-0 PIT Mid 5th
But "The Big Cat", Galarraga, shortened the deficit with a blast into the Braves bullpen.
4-1 PIT End 5th
Then Galarraga remained the 1-man wrecking crew with another solo-shot in the 7th.
4-2 PIT End 7th
Then Furcal kept the steady comeback going with the 3rd ATL homerun of the day to make it only a 1-run game going into the 9th.
4-3 PIT End 8th
Then Furcal had the chance to be the hero in the 9th with a runner 90 ft from homeplate with 2 outs. Hit hard...
BASE HIT! We're goin' to extras!
4-4 End 9th
A combination of Alfonseca and Smoltz finished the 10th and the Braves had no more relievers left in their bullpen so they needed a quick end to the game as Andruw came to the plate in 10th.
Vogelsong stared down the league's leader in HRs and got two easy strikes on him. The 0-2 pitch...
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Post by GTfan on Sept 19, 2004 20:38:15 GMT -5
Clobbered! Could be, Might be, GONE! WALK OFF HOMER!
5-4 ATL F/10
WP- John Smoltz (2-0) LP- R. Vogelsong
HR- Jason Kendall (9) Rafael Furcal (7) Andruw Jones (38) Andres Galarraga 2 (11)
Player of the Game Undoubtfully, Andruw Jones- 2 for 5- Walk off HR in 10th
July 22 ATL- Terry Sanderson (1-1) vs. PIT- S. Torres (7-2)
3-2 ATL F
WP- Terry Sanderson (2-1) LP- S. Torres (7-3) SV- John Smoltz (21)
HR- Jason Kendall (10) Marcus Giles (11) Andruw Jones (39)-(again)
Player of the Game Terry Sanderson- 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, K (This guys ratings are horrible, but I can pitch well with him, because his pitch meter goes by slow)
UP NEXT: ATL @ NYM
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