Nats @ Braves (4/12/07) Game 9 7:35 P.M EDT

Pai Gow · Post #1 » by **Pai Gow** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:18 am

Washington "Only God can save this sinking ship" Nationals

VS.

Atlanta "We'll probably blow it in September" Braves

Featuring..

Jason "I didn't win a game last year, now I'm starting" Bergmann

VS.

John "Hudson wishes he could hold my jock" Smoltz

AT..
Turner "We've got a big **** TV" Field

H Bomb13 · Post #2 » by **H Bomb13** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:45 pm

These pre-game posts are great. Keep it up AK. Let's bring out the brooms tonight, the big dog is on the hill. Come on Smoltz!

Post #3 » by **lpsevier** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:34 pm

Smoltz is only going to give up 4 hits.

Calling it now.

High 5 · Post #4 » by **High 5** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:14 pm

lpsevier wrote:Smoltz is only going to give up 4 hits.

Calling it now.

Four hits? Wow, you must not think much of Smoltz. I'm calling two. But just as long as we get the W, it's all good.

I hate that we had to waste our big three on the Nats.

magicfan217 · Post #5 » by **magicfan217** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:28 pm

High 5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Four hits? Wow, you must not think much of Smoltz. I'm calling two. But just as long as we get the W, it's all good.

I hate that we had to waste our big three on the Nats.

yea..sweeping them really sucks. haha :wink:

High 5 · Post #6 » by **High 5** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:44 pm

magicfan217 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

yea..sweeping them really sucks. haha

My point is we could've swept them with Davies, Redman and an injured Hampton.

Pai Gow · Post #7 » by **Pai Gow** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:38 pm

High 5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

My point is we could've swept them with Davies, Redman and an injured Hampton.

I actually agree with this, really no reason to put Smoltz out there, especially so soon after his last start.. as lame as it sounds, it's true, it's a marathon, not a sprint.

NDaATL · Post #8 » by **NDaATL** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:32 pm

Awesome pregame thread..

Let's complete this sweep.

Post #9 » by **MagicMadness** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:40 pm

Why isn't Deadman pitching tonight?

nc21tarheels · Post #10 » by **nc21tarheels** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:03 am

i really wish we would have held smotlz til tomorrow. :shrug

High 5 · Post #11 » by **High 5** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:38 am

Left Smoltz in there too long.

utjazzfan4life · Post #12 » by **utjazzfan4life** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:20 am

we're still 7-2, but for some reason this loss really hurts.

Post #13 » by **MagicMadness** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 2:22 am

I'm surprised we're 7-2 when we've got starters like Johnson, Thorman, and Langerhans with sub-.200 batting averages.

Especially Johnson. He's our friggin' lead-off hitter and he rarely gets on base.

NDaATL · Post #14 » by **NDaATL** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:13 am

I can't believe we couldn't back up a great performance by Smoltz with TWO runs..

nc21tarheels · Post #15 » by **nc21tarheels** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:27 am

i watched the first 6 innings. 0-0. What happened after that?

Pai Gow · Post #16 » by **Pai Gow** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:00 am

nc21tarheels wrote:i watched the first 6 innings. 0-0. What happened after that?

Well, Smolty probably should have been pulled in the 8th, but they let him go, couple of wild pitches and a clutch hit and yeah Smoltzy was done.

We had the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th but Thorman struck out on check swing.. pretty horrible stuff.

High 5 · Post #17 » by **High 5** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:32 am

There was no reason to keep Smoltz in that long. I'd trust our bullpen against the Nats bullpen any day. You could tell Smoltz was spent from the first batter.

Lord Commander · Post #18 » by **Lord Commander** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:34 pm

Wow...the Nationals :-?

Good luck with the Fish - it should be a fun series (from an outsider's point of view anyway

)

DirtybirdGA · Post #19 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:52 pm

I know they won the series but still. :nonono:

Post #20 » by **lpsevier** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:59 pm

We've got to win games like that for Smoltz.