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Paul Reubens
August 6th, 2009
4:25 pm
“I don’t go to theaters with sticky floors….” – DOB
Me neither. Not after the “episode”.
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:25 pm
RHR- Just rub some dirt on it and get back in there. You’ll live.
Brett Esterson
August 6th, 2009
4:25 pm
Nah, more like Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino (that’s the way to tell someone to get off your lawn).
Knowitall
August 6th, 2009
4:25 pm
DOB
I agree with you on the movie thing. It’s just so much easier to catch a matinee these days. No waiting in line and you can watch the movie in peace.
Soph/Mixxo
Prince doesn’t have in contact because basically Cecil gambled away all of his money and then abandoned his family. I think there was an article in Sports Illustrated a couple of years ago……..I agree that you can’t go into the other team’s clubhouse but I also think that the Dodgers are completely wrong for thinking that it’s ok to hit someone when your up by 13 runs. That’s adding insult to injury and then to do it with 2 out in the 9th when you don’t have to worry about a response is kind of cowardly don’t you think?
cabravesfan
August 6th, 2009
4:26 pm
breakfast and a ballgame?
McFann-
Absolutely
Can you think of a better way to start the day? (although I’m usually not home for the 9am games during the week)
Just saw your e-mail- THANK YOU! You’re awesome
Daslied
August 6th, 2009
4:26 pm
I was 14 in 1987. And I hated Whitesnake then. Or so I’m claiming.
Nate
August 6th, 2009
4:26 pm
Lowe has been a good but not great pitcher this year, and his numbers aren’t likely to improve in the next few years. Pitchers generally don’t get better with age. It’s not that he’s pitched poorly it just that his contract is huge, and he’s on the wrong side of 35. With the kind of money he’s getting you have to expect more, and it could certainly be better spent elsewhere.
The Braves haven’t eaten bad contracts in the past, but we’re in a new Frank Wren era. Mr. Suspender’s track record may not count for much here. And besides, the Braves haven’t had many bad long term contracts to deal with before either.
The Braves are gonna have to find a big out field bat, and closer this offseason if they really want to contend next year. I know they’ve got some money coming off the books, but some of the younger players will also likely get raises. The money for that bat and a closer has got to come from somewhere, and moving Lowe would free up a lot of money.
RHR
August 6th, 2009
4:26 pm
Anders – I don’t like to get dirty. I’ll drink some ‘tussin instead.
madison man
August 6th, 2009
4:26 pm
Bill Murray…
N8
August 6th, 2009
4:28 pm
Still talking about Whitesnake, huh? I thought I was the only one that brings that up? Oh I get it. I’m the only one that gets lambasted for it. It’s all clear now.
Nothing to see here folks, keep it moving along.
TcD
August 6th, 2009
4:29 pm
DOB – Taking a moment out from building a smarter planet to peruse the blog and see someone accusing you of being 75??? Agree with you re: movies and the people I choose to watch them with – and yep, Hurt Locker is a great movie definitely best viewed on the big screen.
And have seen the Boss twice – the last time at Gwinnett for The Rising – old and new stuff was great – so kudos to him for still rocking at 60….not there yet, but I can see it a lot clearer than I could 5 years ago…
And pull the Bravos through for those of us who won’t be up to see much past the 1st or 2nd inning tonight.
TnBrian
August 6th, 2009
4:30 pm
Gotta a funny story from last night… we went and saw my grandad in the hospital after his back surgery and with him being a huge Braves fan he wanted to know if they won the last few games. Yeah, I said, and the first thing out of his mouth was, “DAMN, they piss me off, they traded Kotchman because of money!” Now he was pretty doped up on pain killers so he was pretty delusional, but he loves his team. He also said that LA would woop our butts because Torre can out manage Bobby any day. Anyways, I thought it was funny.
Daslied
August 6th, 2009
4:31 pm
N8 – what are the rules about Coverdale/Page?
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
4:31 pm
cabravesfan–
Actually, yeah…that might be kinda sweet! I’m…usually up by 9.
You’re very welcome…and thank you!
N8
August 6th, 2009
4:32 pm
And yes. DOB is a music “snob”. My guess is that he wouldn’t have a problem admitting it. He’s just lucky that most of us are blog “snobs” and require the same level of excellence as he does for his opinion on what music should be.
God forbid that DOB be considered the David Coverdale of blog-masters.
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
4:32 pm
TnBrian He also said that LA would woop our butts because Torre can out manage Bobby any day.
Sounds like my Grandpa!
Doc Holiday
August 6th, 2009
4:32 pm
I wonder where are all those big baseball knowledge guys that spent 2 months singing their sect anthem:
………..BUT IT IS STILL EARLY…………
I kind of miss that famous phrase.
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:33 pm
TcD – Didn’t you used to be LSD? I mean, that 4:29 has hallucinogenics all over it.
Crazy Trades McGee
August 6th, 2009
4:33 pm
Can I talk about Ronnie James Dio? The only reason I want Norton on the team is that so occassionally I get to hear him walk out to “Holy Diver”. Although the Killswitch Engage version is pretty good. If you haven’t seen the music videos for both version then you are missing out.
Soph
August 6th, 2009
4:34 pm
Knowitall -
I don’t agree with what the Dodgers did either but it’s just odd how Prince reacted AFTERWARDS. I was watching clips of when he got hit and then him on base and he actually seemed kind of amused. Not sure what caused him to snap afterwards. Then, in interviews he went onto say he didn’t remember the incident.
Thanks for the info on Cecil Fielder by the way.
N8
August 6th, 2009
4:34 pm
“N8 – what are the rules about Coverdale/Page?” Daslied
I asked DOB that question long ago (and got no response), as well. My question/opinion is that if Coverdale is “cool” enough for Jimmy Page to do and album and tour with, he certainly can’t be all that bad right?
I’m not denying the cheesiness of a guy like Coverdale. But I remember reading some pretty impressive quotes about his singing ability from Jimmy Page. That’s good enough for me.
N8
August 6th, 2009
4:36 pm
Alright people. I need a “blogging about music” intervention. I’ve already typed too much. I may need help walking away from the keyboard.
Wish me luck.
ChurchMan
August 6th, 2009
4:36 pm
Wild Card matchups this weekend:
Giants off today then 3 with the Reds – leader
Rockies lost today then 4 with the Cubs – 1 GB
Cardinals off today then 3 with the Pirates – 2 GB
Marlins lost today then 3 with the Phillies – 5GB
Braves play 4 with LA – 5 GB
(honorable mentions: Brewers: 6, Astros: 7, Mets: 8.5)
Giants and Cardinals look to have the weekend advantage, Rockies/Cubs could go back and forth, Marlins might be faltering a bit, and the Braves surprise you every game
TcD
August 6th, 2009
4:39 pm
Anders
Flashback maybe???? But alas, no LSD here … and I will strongly state that I have never knowingly ingested any PEDs…
Heath
August 6th, 2009
4:39 pm
DOB -
Wow, that’s the most I’ve ever gotten from you! I feel important now. : ) Usually we just share a quick one-liner about our love of fish tacos in San Diego. I guess it’s just a difference of taste for us…I, like you, can’t stand those people that distrub the movie or the prices…but I also really like having the ability to pause. Since I have a really good surround sound system too, I don’t miss going out. To each his own, I guess. Anyway, keep the movie suggestions coming…you’re usually spot on.
I live in Cleveland, Ohio right now. [I changed my screen name from Heath (Cleveland) to just Heath.]
Nova Scotia Steve
August 6th, 2009
4:41 pm
ChruchMan “and the Braves surprise you every game”
its true…ya never know what the hell you’re going to get
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:41 pm
Tcd- I have the list right here. And your name is on it.
Heath
August 6th, 2009
4:43 pm
Up-to-the-minute playoff odds for ATL:
Div: 11.5%
WC: 3.4%
Total: 14.8%
A win tonight would go a long way…as will a series win this season, especially if the Marlins take the series against the Phils. (As if the rest of you didn’t know that, huh?)
Nova Scotia Steve
August 6th, 2009
4:43 pm
Interesting Note here…
BBL-Baseball-Brawl
INDEX:Sports
Update:UPDATES with sentence.
Chicago Cubs prospect pitcher who injured fan sentenced to 30 days in jail
DAYTON, Ohio – A judge has ordered a minor league pitcher to serve 30 days in jail and three years’ probation for injuring a fan when he threw a baseball during a melee in Dayton last year.
Twenty-two-year-old Julio Castillo, a Chicago Cubs prospect, had faced up to eight years in prison. Montgomery County Judge Connie Price said Thursday she believes Castillo is remorseful.
She also ordered Castillo to get anger management counselling, write an apology to the fan, stay employed and work toward a high school equivalency diploma.
Castillo was pitching for the visiting Peoria Chiefs when a brawl broke out in the game against the Dayton Dragons.
The native of the Dominican Republic told the judge through an interpreter he was sorry.
(The Associated Press)
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:43 pm
Heath – Have you gone to the Football HOF since you’ve been in Ohio? Well worth the trip. Much more interactive than baseballs HOF.
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:45 pm
Nova Scotia – That kid got off easy. Could have been a lot worse.
Lew
August 6th, 2009
4:46 pm
I was 14 in 1965. There was no Whitesnake for testosterone driven teenagers. The Four Seasons just didn’t do it. Had to wait on Whitesnake, hence the arrested development.
True Blue
August 6th, 2009
4:49 pm
Manny’s heating up. watch out.
Daybed Wagmoe
August 6th, 2009
4:49 pm
DOB and other movie fans — are yall familiar with the website metacritic.com? It’s a site for movies — as well as music, video games, etc. — and gives it a score out of 100, based on all of the reviews from different media sources. Worth checking out.
Mixxo
August 6th, 2009
4:51 pm
Lew –
I dunno, I was 9 in ‘65 and The Stones & Dave Clark Five sufficed just fine for pre-teen angst.
Pierson Brave
August 6th, 2009
4:52 pm
gunga gunga galunga.
BT
August 6th, 2009
4:52 pm
DOB if you ever start getting upset about the strange rantings on your Blog, ask Schultz what topic came up today on his.
DUMBO
August 6th, 2009
4:57 pm
Of course you do…my normal-sized ears are quite enticing, or so I hear (STEVE OH)
Hee hee
abwright
August 6th, 2009
4:58 pm
True Blue, 4:49 pm … “Manny’s heating up. watch out.”
Maybe Manny got a supply of some stuff that isn’t detectable yet. You should just say, “Manny’s juicing up.”
Heath
August 6th, 2009
4:58 pm
Anders
August 6th, 2009
4:43 pm
Heath – Have you gone to the Football HOF since you’ve been in Ohio? Well worth the trip. Much more interactive than baseballs HOF.
No…believe it or not, no desire.
Mixxo
August 6th, 2009
4:59 pm
Starting that weird refresh “thing” again.
Sometimes it will….sometimes it won’t.
bravesfanforever
August 6th, 2009
5:00 pm
I really hate this blog format. I think a lot of you do too. When you put a lot of thought into a post then it goes off into oblivion when you hit submit, that’s just not right.
RHR
August 6th, 2009
5:01 pm
Sounds like my Grandpa!
Mine three.
wjones
August 6th, 2009
5:02 pm
“Maybe Manny got a supply of some stuff that isn’t detectable yet. You should just say, “Manny’s juicing up.””
Manny definitely contradicts the theory that PED users are fanatics about conditioning. He’s about as “buffed” as Andruw was his last few years here.
Heath
August 6th, 2009
5:03 pm
bravesfanforever
August 6th, 2009
5:00 pm
I really hate this blog format. I think a lot of you do too. When you put a lot of thought into a post then it goes off into oblivion when you hit submit, that’s just not right.
Cheddar or gouda?
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
5:03 pm
RHR–
Haha! That’s funny.
The other funny thing is that some of Bobby’s mannerisms remind us of Grandpa…
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
5:05 pm
Oh, BTW–Saltalamacchia left the Rangers-A’s game after 1 inning due to an injured neck/shoulder or something…he made a throwing error, then was PH’d for in the 2nd.
Anyway…
stamper
August 6th, 2009
5:06 pm
So i was really bored earlier and decided to take a look at our bullpen statistics… specifically Moylan.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it, and i’m sorry if many people have been talking about this… but i was kinda shocked to see how impressive Moylan’s numbers have been since May.
And while, yes, he had a rough patch toward the all star break in colorado and washington, his stuff has been particularly impressive… which kinda surprised me, considering how much negative press he receives among a few of the bloggers here (Lentz comes to mind).
And since the all star break, he’s been even better… Yes, he had a rough inning against San Francisco, but as I recall nothing went really well for the Braves in that game. but here’s how he’s done since the All Star Break…
10 2/3 IP, 2 Runs, 0 ER, 7 Hits, 0 Walks, 12 K’s… Not bad at all.
once again, sorry if people have already mentioned this
Bay Area Steve
August 6th, 2009
5:08 pm
Run Heap,
nice Chris Rock reference.
As to your previous, I suspect nothing less than acetone would do.
DUMBO
August 6th, 2009
5:09 pm
So many journeymen in AAA and a lot of high-talent prospects in AA. (Tommy P)
It irritates me every time I read this crap. Hitters see WAY more breaking balls in AAA than they do in AA and that is usually a part of the game that every young hitter needs work on. Sheeesh.
Rob from SC
August 6th, 2009
5:11 pm
McFann :Ô:
I read on Rotoworld that after a pitch, Salty threw wild to the pitcher and let a run score.
Lew
August 6th, 2009
5:13 pm
Mixxo-Let’s see now-on one hand we have the Dave Clark Five, on the other Tawny Kitaen. Sorry Dude, I prefer my teenage angst-even if it came later.
Roman Gal
August 6th, 2009
5:15 pm
Rihanna Diane von Furstenburg gets more coverage from bloggers here than Prince William gets in the UK media, is he that GOOD ? dogsbrekky
Oh yes…he is that good.
Roman Gal
August 6th, 2009
5:15 pm
my normal-sized ears are quite enticing, or so I hear. Steve from OH
You just keep flattering yourself…normal-sized ears are overrated anyways.
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
5:15 pm
Rob fromSC–
Really? Gameday says he was trying to pick-off Garciaparra at third base. So yeah, guess that led to the injury…?
nolie
August 6th, 2009
5:16 pm
I was always under the impression that many of the Braves top prospects were kept in AA simply because it was closer and the facilities were so much better then the ones in Richmond- (CBF)
to an extent you are right, but they are also referring to the fact that some highly regarded prospects jump past AAA and go directly to the bigs and that some teams use AAA as sort of a holding pen for someone they might need during a season. However not all that many guy spend no time in AAA and likely 20 players on the roster are better than the corresponding 20 on an AA roster. Even with the new Braves setup we might still see a few guys jump from AA to the show, but most will make a stop in AAA.
TommyP
August 6th, 2009
5:23 pm
DUMBO: Someone else made reference to curveballs, etc. when talking about AAA and AA.
I made reference that AAA is a journeymen’s haven. And it is. I listed all of the Braves journeymen at AAA. Sorry if you can’t handle facts so well.
nolie
August 6th, 2009
5:26 pm
AAA is a placeholder for the majors, an NFL taxi squad…..i.e. “We have no spot open for you at the moment” for the ones that still possess the prospect tag (Tommy P)
and 80%+ of those “placeholders” are better than the guys at AA whatever you wanna call them. Sounds like you’re quoting some articles you read from some theoretical baseball writers. I’ve been there and done that. AAA is better overall, and way better as far as giving young hitters experience at hitting breaking balls. 2 great players on a team do not make up for the difference in quality of the rest of the roster. oh well…
Roman Gal
August 6th, 2009
5:29 pm
(though most college kids are a little past yelling at the screen and talking on the phone, etc. right?) DOB
I feel the need to share about my worst movie experience…I went to go see “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” for a Saturday matinee. The theater was full of senior adults and this one lady’s phone rang in the middle of the movie. She answered the phone and started talking in the theater…and you know how some elderly folks are hard of hearing and talk louder than necessary, well…this woman spoke much louder than necessary. Plus, once she was off the phone, she needed to share the funny stories that the person on the phone told her.
Bleh…
nolie
August 6th, 2009
5:35 pm
Can we please ban posters who criticize Bobby or yourself?
I always get a kick out of this kinda crap. The Cox haters claim that Cox is always being praised, but in truth you almost never seen a post about Cox that isn’t a slam, and only in response to such do you usually see a few sticking up for him. The exchange is almost never started by posts praising Cox. Pretty funny stuff IIAM.
McFann :Ô:
August 6th, 2009
5:38 pm
Roman Gal–
Good grief!
That’s terrible!
David O'Brien
August 6th, 2009
5:40 pm
NEW BLOGGAGE
Chop Chop
August 6th, 2009
5:41 pm
Bobby Cox is the best manager I’ve ever seen.
Bring it on, haters.
Chop Chop
August 6th, 2009
5:41 pm
Good. New blog. I won’t repost that.
TommyP
August 6th, 2009
5:42 pm
and 80%+ of those “placeholders” are better than the guys at AA whatever you wanna call them. Sounds like you’re quoting some articles you read from some theoretical baseball writers. I’ve been there and done that. AAA is better overall, and way better as far as giving young hitters experience at hitting breaking balls. 2 great players on a team do not make up for the difference in quality of the rest of the roster. oh well…
Nolie: I’ll take that as a compliment that I’m “quoting some articles….” LOL
I’m not quoting articles. The difference in AAA and AA is the AA players have better tools, more raw talent. The AAA players have more experience, are gamers, etc.
You sound like you’re having a bad day, bro. You’re next response was “I always get a kick out of this kinda crap.”
Braves Grrrl
August 6th, 2009
5:44 pm
Recently saw The Ugly Truth (I’ll admit it was only to see Gerard Butler!). While there, I had the good luck to be seated next to a young woman who had the loudest and most prolific sneeze you’ve ever heard. I lost my hearing for a couple of minutes each time she sneezed, and the poor people sitting in front of her got a shower.
Even seeing Gerard Butler couldn’t erase the yuck of that!
nolie
August 6th, 2009
5:58 pm
He has 94 ab’s now, in 109 plate appearances. .415/.496/.702!! (WJones)
and that means what? 109PA is a drop in the bucket. IIRC Chipper had 500+ and hit .249, was that a significant sample size? Perhaps not. Ah the sitcom generation.
wjones
August 6th, 2009
6:08 pm
“He has 94 ab’s now, in 109 plate appearances. .415/.496/.702!! (WJones)
and that means what? 109PA is a drop in the bucket. IIRC Chipper had 500+ and hit .249, was that a significant sample size? Perhaps not. Ah the sitcom generation.”
I was responding to the fact that you had said “Wait until he has 100 ab’s…”. Well, he is almost there, and has over 100 PA’s. So that’s not good then? OK. Tell me when he has enough PA’s to evaluate him, then. Apparently he has gotten Wren’s attention, who is most likely a better judge than either of us.
And comparing apples to oranges does not impress me, either. Chipper hit .248 at what, age 32? In an injury plagued year? After 9 years of consistent, sustained excellence? And what has he done since? And we are going to compare that to a kid, highly thought of, who gets called up to a higher league and immediately begins dominating said league? A league that has been proven to be a major jump, perhaps the biggest jump save the jump to the majors? I don’t think we can discount it. If you are waiting to see him rack up 500 PA’s in Pearl, don’t hold your breath.