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AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:11 pm
1st?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:12 pm
Second?
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:12 pm
Yes! Suck it Soph!
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
Yes! My first 1st!
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
cabravesfan – what’s worse – the fires or the spiders?
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:13 pm
jeffrey – was it ghetto creek? I was telling JJ about that the other day. That’s tradition.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
Well played, boys…
Thrillhouse44
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
DOB, I think you got to the airport too early. It gave them too much time to mess it up.
I bet Hanson thrives in tonight’s spotlight.
“It’s the freakin’ weekend, ’bout to have me some fun”
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
Um, I was busy reading the new blog JJ. You know reaaaaaaaading. Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Thanks for the new Blog, Chief!
Yikes. Yo, walk that man.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
This is my ROY take from “The Few, The Proud, The Braves.”
Randy Wells -
Randy has been just dandy for the slumping Chicago Cubs. Having a turblelent begining of the season by going from the minors to the majors, bullpen to rotation, Randy proved he is the only consistant Cubs SP that doesn’t have temper tantrums, doesn’t get injuried by the stupidest thing, and doesn’t suck. How does the Cubs repay him? By giving him no run support. Thus for the 2009 campainge, he has posted a 9 – 6 record, 2.84 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 74k’s. He should be somewhere around 12 – 3, but you don’t get a ROY award by what you should be.
J.A. Happ -
Happ also had to deal with call ups and send downs until things clicked for him. It was not as hard for Happ to get into the starting rotation than it was for Wells to. Phillies could not pitch, Happ finally could, boom. I have called Happ the “luckiest pitcher in baseball” because of his high strand rate and large amounts of run support. Happ has the most innings pitched than either of the other two. He Currently has the best winning percentage (one more win that Hanson). He has the lowest WHIP and ERA (1.17, 2.59). So why isn’t he largely considered the favorite…?
Tommy Hanson -
…Because of this man. Tommy’s stats may not be as good as Happ’s, but he has the one thing that really matters, hype. Hype is what won Soto the ROY last year, even though Jurrjens clearly deserved it. Tommy Hanson is also the reason Glavine doesn’t have a job, if your unfamilar with what I’m talking about, refer to this link. The AFL MVP award might as well be icing on the cake for Hanson. He is projected to be the #1 starter for the Braves next year. Tommy does have more than hype though, he leads both Randy and Happ in K/9, opposing batting average, and P/IP. Talk about Ace material.
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Good stats, Great Read DOB.
BravesFanInPA
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
i have my tickets for the game tonight but it has been raining all day and the forecast is not very good. sunday could be a day night double header which hurts our chances of atleast two out of three
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:15 pm
Hey now…it’s “Rookie of the Year” not “Most Valuable Rookie.” The Phillies winning the division should have nothing to do with the voting.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:16 pm
and, cabravesfan – y’all – who are you trying to fool with that?
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:17 pm
Soph – haha, yeah…Ghetto Creek. I figured that got old to you guys. Even my mom would call them that.
Piedmont Blues (ex-BFIR)
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
A picture of Squeeze without Jools Holland? OK …
Jurrjens4NLCY's anwsering machine
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
Um, I was busy reading the new blog JJ. You know reaaaaaaaading. Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
I’m sorry. Kris isn’t available right now as he is reading the new DOB blog, you know reaaaaaaaading? Oh, I’m sorry you probably don’t know how to do that properly.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:18 pm
oh, and it should be noted that the year I said we won two games, that was the freshman team. Our varsity team was always pretty good. Not to brag or anything.
The other team we beat, of all teams, was Parkview. They were HUGE
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:19 pm
I’m calling you out! You spelled answering wrong in your name. And, you said we’re miseducated down here in GA.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
YEAH! And you put a period to end a question!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
jeffrey – wow, a win vs. Parkview is big. I couldn’t stand them or Brookwood.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
Looks like JJ needs to embiggen his vocabulary.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
It wasn’t a question – it was a statement! Duh.
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
3:22 pm
I have to say that McFann comes across as one of the most intelligent and respectful teens out there today. She’s a cool kid. Props to ya, little sis.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:23 pm
It was either:
A. A question, thus, you f’ed up too.
B. A statement saying that I know how to read, thus, a complement.
Well……?
Brandon from Warner Robins
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Try going to Houston County. Haven’t beat Northside and 1 win against Warner Robins in 18 years.
OptimisticInTexas
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
DOB, isn’t it Pablo Sandoval? Pedro’s the guy the Braves are facing today…
atlbravesfan44
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Thanks DOB. Good stats on the ROY candidates.
richbrave
August 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Punctuation police – plu-e-e-e-ze !!!! Give us a break.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
DOB – excellent song – I was not familiar with it, and just listened. Don’t know Squeeze beyond the obvious ones (Tempted and Black Coffee both fantastic) – I need to explore some more.
Kat(i)e
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
Soph-
Hey, I went to Parkview.(I don’t take any offense at you hating us) I can definitely agree with you on the hatred for Brookwood, though
Random
August 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
Bay Area Steve (August 28th, 2009
2:44 pm) –
Thanks. I think.
(Damn me with faint praise, grumble, grimp, grrr . . .)
PS: “vacuous comments, demeaning nicknames and online rutting” ==> “jerkish-nutbag”?
Okay.
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:26 pm
Well, it was Parkview’s freshman team, but still.
Me and Francoeur graduated the same year, but I doubt he was on their freshman team. Probably played JV or Varsity even. But it’s cool to think that I possibly could’ve gotten burned by Jeff Francoeur in a live play of football.
I was good friends with our quarterback throughout college, and he’d always brag about getting sacked by David Pollack in high school.
PWHjort
August 28th, 2009
3:27 pm
Anders,
Do you prefer Amazin’ Avenue or MetsBlog or another one?
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:27 pm
Aw, man, the Panda isn’t a rookie? Stinks for him.
And, yeah, you can write me up on it, I love that guy!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Kate – as I recall, nobody liked Parkview because y’all were incredible at every sport.
flange1
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Piedmont Blues,
I can live without Jools, but a Squeeze picture without Gilson Lavis is criminal!
This is the new Squeeze, they are great, but not as good as the old Squeeze!
Great band choice DOB!!!!
Shamus Thacker
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Great info DOB, thanks…
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
(Pollack went to Shiloh)
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
VJ-
I was told “y’all” was proper Southern and I should use it while conversing on the blog
yall are crazy
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
Enough of the “first” comments. The way you people treat it, one would think you had actually accomplished something in life. Grow the hell up, seriously.
Frank Wren
August 28th, 2009
3:30 pm
He cant win it because those awards like Gold Gloves only go to the big market players who are on ESPN all the time.
Can you guys remember who Chipper finished second to even though he was clearly the better player?
Yup you guessed it Big Market LA pitcher Hideo Nomo
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Soph, I’m waaaaiting…..
Baba O'Riley
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Westside ended Pollack’s and Fred Gibson’s high school careers the same year.
Random
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
DOB –
Thanks for the Squeeze entry!!!
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Based on her last comment, I can only assume that “yall are crazy” is cabravesfan trying to secretly expose her hate of “first!” bloggers.
bravesgrl4life
August 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
You are correct, CABraves
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:32 pm
He cant win it because those awards like Gold Gloves only go to the big market players who are on ESPN all the time.
Hanson is the only reason why ESPN is even on the Braves….
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:32 pm
Where did Gibson go?
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:33 pm
yall are crazy
It’s fun to try to be first. You need to lighten the hell up, seriously.
Baba O'Riley
August 28th, 2009
3:34 pm
Ware County
Hurricane Corky
August 28th, 2009
3:34 pm
DOB — the Giants’ slugger is Pablo Sandoval… not Pedro.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
I was told “y’all” was proper Southern and I should use it while conversing on the blog
And that would be correct, as long it used in the proper context and drawled properly. Please don’t give me that short, curt “y’all” that I sometimes hear from folks who haven’t quite gotten the proper intonation down yet, LOL. A properly-spoken “y’all” always sounds as if it has multiple syllables; how many just depends on your upbringing.
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
73 is such a odd number…is there any reason why Tommy wers that number??
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
*wears
yall are crazy
August 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
Whatever man. One would think an adult (as I assume you are) would have a bit more maturity though. I thought it was just the little tykes on ebaumsworld.com and Youtube who took pride in commenting first. You need to find some new ways to have fun.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:37 pm
JJ -
See richbrave’s response below -
Punctuation police – plu-e-e-e-ze !!!! Give us a break.
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:37 pm
jeffrey d – can assure you that is not cabravesfan – she would have used an apostrophe
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
Kat(i)e -
Yuck, Parkview!
jeffrey’s right, I only disliked ya’ll because of all the attention they got via football. And, I hated Brookwood more than you guys!
Hurricane Corky
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
Nova Scotia Steve — He wore 73 in spring training… has been wearing 48 since the call up.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:39 pm
73 is such a odd number…is there any reason why Tommy wers that number??
Because 10 is already taken, I imagine.
brent a.
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
Why is there a cat-fight, right at the beginning of the blog . . . ???
As I said yesterday, I expect that the Braves will tease us at least one more time.
If Hanson shuts down the Phils tonight, and Lincecum does the same to the Rocks, then, let the big tease begin!
And His Next Words Are . . .
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
yall are crazy (August 28th, 2009 3:30 pm): “Enough of the “first” comments. The way you people treat it, one would think you had actually accomplished something in life. Grow the hell up, seriously”
And His Next Words Are . . .
“You kids get outa my yard!!!”
Kat(i)e
August 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
Soph-
I just got on the blog, so sorry if you already said this, but what high school did you go to?
CaliChopper
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
DOB – Thanks for turning me onto Band Of Skulls, like their sound. Ol girl singing has a lot of Chrissie Hynde quality to her voice don’t you think? I’d like to hear her sing something that really shows off her pipes
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Soph,
easy way out huh….
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
bravesgrl4life–
Aw, thanks…props to you, too!
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Oops. Corky puts the number thing to rights, LOL. Guess I should have been paying more attention to the jersey, eh? Props to Corky!
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
Kat(i)e -
I went to Meadowcreek.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
If I could hae one baseball related wish…. it would be to let all pitchers use metal bats, just to screw with the AL…
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
brent a Why is there a cat-fight, right at the beginning of the blog . . . ???
It carried over from the last one.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
*have
cabravesfan
August 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
ncscoots-
I promise whenever I use it I will drawl it out as long as possible
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:44 pm
Nu uh JJ. I win because you made your spelling mistake first. Props to me for catching it by the way.
Kurdt Kobain
August 28th, 2009
3:44 pm
Hmmm… would I rather the Braves face Cliff Lee, or J A Happ?
Let’s give Lee his first loss with the Phils.
David O'Brien
August 28th, 2009
3:45 pm
It’s pouring and forecast is terrible.
If we play, here’s lineup:
Diaz rf
Prado 2b
Jones 3b
McCann c
Anderson lf
Escobar ss
LaRoche 1b
Church cf
Hanson rhp
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
I promise whenever I use it I will drawl it out as long as possible
cab – listen to Paula Deen on Food Network and practice afterwards. That’s the ultimate southern ya’ll/y’all.
Is this a baseball blog?
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
Or a high school cafeteria?
AndyC
August 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
yall are crazy
I don’t know if you are new here or you are posting under a different name because you don’t have the guts to say this to me using your regular name, but please don’t tell me what I need and don’t need to do. I’ll run my own life and you take care of yours.
McFann :Ô:
August 28th, 2009
3:47 pm
“If we play”? Fooey! We don’t want no stinking rain-outs! We don’t want no stinkin’ doubleheaders!
THanks for the lineup, anyway, Chief…[sigh]…
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:48 pm
Nu uh JJ. I win because you made your spelling mistake first. Props to me for catching it by the way.
You can’t props yourself, thats immoral, you’ll go blind doing that….
It was nice before when we could have our fun in peace, now people like “brent a.” and “richbrave” actually think we are serious….
I don’t think we can decide a winner until the game is over, but I’m fine with letting you tie it up 2 – 2.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:48 pm
cab, we’ll make a “delightful Southern belle” out of you yet, LOL.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:49 pm
Is this a baseball blog? Or a high school cafeteria?
Its a GIANT inside joke, best to stay out of it….
Chong
August 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
jeffrey d
August 28th, 2009
3:08 pm
I want to go to college there, I would not be caught dead in a GA public school, hehe.
Hey now…we may not be as smart as them rich folk in Alabammer, but we can count as good as the rest of em
How do they teach ‘em in Bammer? one, two, earnhardt, four
BravesfaninWis
August 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
I think to much is being put into the win last night.. The reality is that we lost 2 of 3 against a very bad team on our home turf in the midst of a potential playoff run.. It’s safe to say that we need to take at least 2 of these 3 games from the Phillies, and preferably a sweep.. I highly doubt a sweep is in order seeing as though we just lost 2 of 3 against a very bad Padre team with “homefield” advantage.. If we win 2, and the WC teams ahead of us lose, we are back in the WC race, but at this point I have lost all hope and confidence in the Braves to think they have what it takes to make the playoffs.. I guess I am just hanging on to the false hope that the Braves may have something left, but I seriously doubt it..
Vinings JIm
August 28th, 2009
3:51 pm
ncscoots – I can not imagine her saying it in a way you would approve of
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:52 pm
Soph, yes, Paula has a good “y’all”; Kyra Sedgwick also has a pretty good one as “The Closer”. I’d say that those are two good ones which one might emulate, in an effort to reach authenticity, LOL.
DAP
August 28th, 2009
3:53 pm
Looks like JJ needs to embiggen his vocabulary.
hahaha!!! im gonna use that.
Chop Chop
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
I’ve known many delightful Southern belles, scoots. Ever stood in line in a South Georgia Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon? Yeah. Lots of delightful ones there. Dale Jr. tees and jorts are quite flattering to a Southern belle’s figure.
Hannibal Lechter
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
Somebody stole your bag DOB.
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
VJ, I am a man of optimism, LOL, thus, hope endures.
faninva
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
“If we play”? Fooey! We don’t want no stinking rain-outs! We don’t want no stinkin’ doubleheaders! – McFann
Boy, don’t mess with Rally McTurtle…mess with the turtle and you’ll get the shell, young man!
Nova Scotia Steve
August 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
Right on…yeah I didn’t think he wore 73…
njbraves
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
I’d be shocked if they get this game in….it’s been pouring all day and isn’t letting up.
Soph
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
You can’t props yourself, thats immoral, you’ll go blind doing that…
Fine, I don’t want to be conceited so I’ll take back my self props. Boo.
I don’t think we can decide a winner until the game is over, but I’m fine with letting you tie it up 2 – 2.
Letting me? Yeah right, in yo’ dreams kid. We’ll finish this l8r (channeling my inner teenager, yeah remember that from yesterday?)
ncscoots
August 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
I’ve known many delightful Southern belles, scoots. Ever stood in line in a South Georgia Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon?
Chop, can’t say that I have had the pleasure of that no-doubt exquisite experience, LOL.
GboroBravo
August 28th, 2009
3:56 pm
DOB, have you heard the single I’m Alive by Kenny Chesney feat Dave Mathews? I’m normally not a Chesney fan but this one is pretty good. Go here and you can stream it if you like:
http://www.the9513.com/kenny-chesney-dave-matthews-%E2%80%9Cim-alive%E2%80%9D/
TommyP
August 28th, 2009
3:57 pm
It’s Pablo.
No mention of Garrett Jones???????????? Wow. The guy has absolutely mashed the baseball since coming up.
In 48 games and 189 at bats, he’s hit .291, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 15 homers, 30 ribbies, 8 steals, .353 OBP, .608 SLG and a .961 OPS.
He’s DEFINITELY in the discussion. The big fella has only been caught stealing once. 6-4, 245 pounder with power and speed? He’s definitely in the running to win the award.
Jurrjens4NLCY {Knoble.MLBlogs.com}
August 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
Letting me? Yeah right, in yo’ dreams kid. We’ll finish this l8r (channeling my inner teenager, yeah remember that from yesterday?)
Yes I do!
Soph,
I think I’m falling in love…