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MZ
January 31st, 2010
12:51 am
What is wrong with me?? I cannot stop listening to mid-90s pop/soul/r&b/hip-hop … and, i mean, I’m talkin obscure stuff (debelah morgan, mya, westlife, savage garden, jane child, r. kelly, sonique, breeders, cardigans, coolio, skee-lo, montell jordan, etc.) …
it started out as innocently as me getting an iTunes gift card for Xmas … I like to actually have the physical CD of the music I buy, so I generally don’t download stuff, but when i get itunes gift cards, I can’t pass that up, so I decided to just download a bunch of stuff that I wouldn’t normally buy the CD for anyway … but stuff that I wanted to listen to ..
so i just got on this kick where I started downloading some Aaliyah, some Diana King and some Blu Cantrell … now I can’t stop … well, let me rephrase … I can and have stopped the downloading, but now, I’m loading up my Amazon cart with stuff like Babyface’s greatest hits, mary j. blige’s greatest hits and Jon Secada’s greatest hits …
and who knows where it ends?? next thing you know, I’ll be purchasing some Brandy, some Monica and some Joe
nolie
January 31st, 2010
12:53 am
I think I hurt his alter ego’s feelings and I ain’t done much of that lately, so I think I know who the dastardly coward is, but I’m having a good time so I hope it continues. Plus tone and phrasing are pretty telling about a poster.:)
Venice Jim
January 31st, 2010
12:54 am
Just to add to the insanity, but for my brother, who got to go home from the hospital today (at least for now), my favorite song from his favorite group (nolie should know this, maybe…) – very dissimilar to Heath’s song…
Smile an everlasting smile, a smile can bring you
near to me.
Don’t ever let me find you down, cause that would
bring a tear to me.
This world has lost its glory, let’s start a
brand new story now, my love.
Right now, there’ll be no other time and I can
show you how, my love.
Talk in everlasting words, and dedicate them all
to me.
And I will give you all my life, I’m here if you
should call to me.
You think that I don’t even mean a single word I
say.
It’s only words, and words are all I have, to
take your heart away.
puke
January 31st, 2010
12:54 am
prove it Nolie, you think you know how it is, in your own mind anyway. call someone out but you will be wrong old man
nolie
January 31st, 2010
12:55 am
I know how you feel, MZ. sometimes a guy just gets a little compulsive about a certain thing for a while. get yourself a coupla 1TB drives and go wild!!
Moe Berg
January 31st, 2010
12:56 am
Life has just begun,
Jack has found his Jill ;
Don’t konw what you’ve done
But I’m all a-thrill.
How could words express
Your divine appeal ?
You can never guess
All the love I feel
From now on, Lady, I insist,
For me no other girls exist.
‘S wonderful ! ‘S marvelous !
(That) You should care for me !
‘S awful nice ! ‘S paradise !
‘S what I love to see !
You’ve made my life so glamorous,
You can’t blame me for feeling amorous,
‘S wonderful ! ‘S marvelous !
That you should care for me !
I can never get Gershwin out of my mind.
i don't know
January 31st, 2010
12:56 am
I saw Bassnectar at 40 Watt. Damn I was trippin balls.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
12:56 am
Great to hear Jim, I hope it bodes for better things
Moe Berg
January 31st, 2010
12:57 am
Venice Jim–Very happy for you and your brother. Hope he is recovering well.
Venice Jim
January 31st, 2010
12:58 am
nolie – too early too tell – initial news sucks, but he’s relatively young and healthy, so I am optimistic…
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:05 am
prove it Nolie, you think you know how it is, in your own mind anyway. call someone out but you will be wrong old man puko
don’t wanna puko, having too much fun reading your angry little screeds. Call yourself out iffen you got any cojones, which of course you obviously don’t have or you wouldn’t be sniping incognito. I’m sure that is impressing everybody on the board….well maybe not
let’s see it’s prolly somebody who thinks he’s an artiste and shown it in previous posts. this is sooo much fun.
hey how ’bout some more songs dude, don’t give up on me now that I’m gettin’ into that stuff. What kinda music it that anyhoo?
AtTheMike
January 31st, 2010
1:06 am
I’d like to think wren is negotiating with boras this weekend and a deal could be close by early this week. Really– damon is just what the doctor ordered since nate’s power could be much better utilized hitting like 6th or 7th.
Just so many good things can come out of braves getting damon.
I, like a lot of you, would hate to see diaz’ playing time get cut into because he’s such a pro…. but come one– damon would simply bring more to the table. Maybe heyward starts in AAA and matt gets plenty of playing time in RF platooning with melky. If heyward starts in atlanta than so be it– we need damon at the top of our lineup.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:07 am
initial news sucks, VJ
ah man I’m sorry about that initial bad news, I really am. Good luck to y’all.
Moe Berg
January 31st, 2010
1:08 am
How about some Cole Porter? Here’s some that Bobby Short sang in Woody Allen’s ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’.
Why am I…..Just as happy as a child
Why am I…..Like a racehorse running wild
Why am I…..In a state of ecstasy
The reason is ’cause something’s happened to me
I’m in love again, and the spring is comin’
I’m in love again, hear my heart strings strummin’
I’m in love again, and the hymn I’m hummin’
is the “Huddle Up, Cuddle Up Blues”
I’m in love again, and I can’t rise above it
I’m in love again, and I love, love, love it
I’m in love again, and I’m darn glad of it
Good news!
Someone sad had the awful luck to meet
Someone bad, but the kind of bad that’s sweet
No one knows what a glimpse of paradise
Someone who’s naughty showed to someone who’s nice
I’m in love again, and with glee I bubble
I’m in love again, and the fun’s just double
I’m in love again, if I got in trouble
I’ll be cursin’ one person I know
I’m in love again, I’m a lovebird sigin’
I’m in love again, I’m the spring lamb springin’
I’m in love again, weddin’ bells are ringin’
Let’s go!
damnwhycanthawksbeatmagic?
January 31st, 2010
1:08 am
Anybody listen to moe.? They’re fu**in awesome.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:09 am
I have often walked down this street before;
But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before.
All at once am I Several stories high.
Knowing I’m on the street where you live.
Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour Out of ev’ry door?
No, it’s just on the street where you live!
And oh! The towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near.
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear!
People stop and stare. They don’t bother me.
For there’s no where else on earth that I would rather be.
Let the time go by, I won’t care if I
Can be here on the street where you live.
AtTheMike
January 31st, 2010
1:18 am
My brother is a 29 year old alcoholic. The poor kid wouldn’t so much as hurt a fly, he’s his own worst enemy. He doesn’t work, has no girlfriend and no friends. Alcohol has already taken his life and I and the rest of his family have tried to help, but to no affect.
He lives with my dad in the middle of nowhere. He is a smart guy who is completely lost in this world.
Life can be downright unfair sometimes.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:20 am
what, that’s it? Puko already got his little spell of nastiness out of his system? Damn, what fun is that? Not only a coward, but no staying power either. Kinda disappointin’ IYAM.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
1:30 am
The mood seems a little somber right now…I must have missed something. When I posted my song, I was actually jamming to it. Sorry if I missed something VJ.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
1:31 am
…course, right now I’m jammin’ to Metalicca, Enter Sandman right now too.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:32 am
AtTheMike I’m sorry that my silly little post followed yours.It detracts from the seriousness of your thought. We all have friends/relatives like that and it is a sad perplexing problem.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:34 am
The mood seems a little somber right now…I must have missed something. Heath
Jim said that the initial news about his brother is not good.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
1:36 am
Now jammin’ to some zz top…sharp dressed man.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
1:47 am
Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An’ I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An’ stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.
I’d smoked my brain the night before,
On cigarettes and songs I’d been pickin’.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid,
Cussin’ at a can that he was kicking.
Then I crossed the empty street,
‘n caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin’ chicken.
And it took me back to somethin’,
That I’d lost somehow, somewhere along the way.
On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
‘Cos there’s something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there’s nothin’ short of dyin’,
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin’ city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin’ comin’ down.
In the park I saw a daddy,
With a laughin’ little girl who he was swingin’.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school,
And listened to the song they were singin’.
Then I headed back for home,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin’.
And it echoed through the canyons,
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.
On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
‘Cos there’s something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there’s nothin’ short of dyin’,
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin’ city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin’ comin’ down.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
1:49 am
DOB -
You like Rush, right? You were talking about women singers being stranded on an island or something earlier and for some reason I just though of Rush and wanted to ask ya.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:02 am
well all the the same characters? enlighten me,
Heath
January 31st, 2010
2:05 am
When I get high
I get high on speed
Top fuel funny car’s
A drug for me
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Always got the cops
Coming after me
Custom built bike doing 103
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Ooh,are you ready girls?
Ooh,are you ready now?
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
Skydive naked
From an aeroplane
Or a lady with a
Body from outerspace
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Say I got trouble
Trouble in my eyes
I’m just looking for Another good time
My heart, my heart
Kickstart my heart
Yeh, are you ready girls?
Yeh, are you ready now?
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, kickstart my heart…
When we started this band
All we needed, needed was a laugh
Years gone by…
I’d say we’ve kicked some ass
When I’m enraged
Or hittin’ the stage
Adrenaline rushing
Through my veins
And I’d say we’re still kickin’ ass
Ooo, ahh, kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
And to think, we did all of this…
To rock
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Hope it never stops
Ooh, yeah, baby
Ooh, yeah
Kickstart my heart
Give it a start
Ooh, yeah
Ok boys, let’s rock the house
That’s all.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:06 am
mornin’ Uga, how goes it?
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:09 am
nolie last night you complained about a post of mine that was too long, which is no longer here despite the fact there are longer ones still on. Yet you have a post that is just as long and are now posting song lyrics. Talk about wearing out a scrollwheel. Why is it if someone new comes on the blog several of the regulars pick a fight with them and make them feel out of place.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:12 am
nolie, watching body of lies.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:14 am
birdsawgbill, we are special.
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
2:15 am
MZ: I don’t know what’s wrong with you. Sorry. But for your sake, I do hope you snap out of it. I mean, with the exception of a few of those artists … whew.
And the lyrics — if I ask nicely, will you stop with those? There’s only room on this blog for one of us to offend people with lyrics, and what I post is at least fine songwriting that some just happen to not like.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:20 am
DOB, snapping up. ask schultz about mark fox? doing a great job with not so much. the dawgs blew another lead on the road.
either way got a hunch about fox. other then the fla. game we have competed on the road.
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
2:22 am
We just watched Glengarry Glen Ross. Hadn’t watched it in 6-7 years, and hadn’t even opened the DVD I bought a couple years back. It’s even better than I remembered.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:23 am
DOB, maybe jack lemmons best role.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
2:25 am
no more lyrics…sorry. Didn’t think what I posted was all thaaaaat bad.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:26 am
pachino, ed harris, lemmon, and a kevin spacey before. dont forget about arkin. what a great cast.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
2:31 am
Do you believe in love at first sight?…or should I walk by again?
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:32 am
nolie last night you complained about a post of mine that was too long, bird
I was joking because there had been numerous links to that article the day b4. I couldn’t care less how long your posts are. Heck I read N8’s posts and they are marathon events where you hafta stop and take a breath sometimes. Sorry if you took me seriously man. Post away all you want at whatever length.
I was not picking a fight with you and I was not aware that you were new.
You prolly will help yourself here if you learn not to take everything to heart. There is some rough and tumble humor and the occasional dog fight, but for the most part it’s a fine place to be.
and I’m certainly not the only ones posting lyrics, a frequent event at night. Though I see Dave just came down on it.
Mattatrab
January 31st, 2010
2:35 am
Hey i was just going to say Rupp areana does seem as big in person as the 23,000 capacity the website says it is.
Mattatrab
January 31st, 2010
2:35 am
So how about this : Sign Damon for 1-year 4.2 Million and then trade Schafer and Diaz to Florida for Dan Uggla (plus cash and minor leaguer) Move Prado back to the bench to help Power the bench and 2nd at the same time?
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
2:35 am
Mark in mid-town: Graham Parker’s upcoming album isn’t as good as Don’t Tell Columbus, but only because, as you said, that’s one of the better albums of the past decade (I agree with you). But Imaginary Television is another solid GP album, bunch of mid-tempo rockers, couple of ballads, etc., and songwriting as sharp as ever, with that sardonic wit in full effect. The album concept — he writes theme songs to his own imaginary TV shows — lends itself perfectly to his knack for storytelling in four-minute bursts.
By the way, did you get the album he did with the Figgs 4-5 years ago, Songs of No Consequence? If you didn’t, you should seek it. It’s really a rockin’ album that seemed like it got overlooked. It was a lot better than the one he put out right before it, Your Country, and a few before that. To me it sounded a lot like earlier Parker because of the harder-edged band behind him, or like Elvis Costello when Elvis still had that snarl.
Heath
January 31st, 2010
2:37 am
Mattatrab -
The RCA dome seemed bigger on the field than watching on TV.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:39 am
and Bill if your post is no longer around it had nothing to do with me, and I saw nothing in it that would cause it to be deleted(not that I have anything to do with that). The blog has been acting a little funky lately -at least from my perspective- and sometimes things just disappear. Maybe DOB knows what happened. Sorry again and welcome to the board.
Mattatrab
January 31st, 2010
2:40 am
lol wow why so much anger in a sports blog? I understand Georgia had a bad season but still…. j/k j/k
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:40 am
uga,
Thats exactly what I’m talking about. Plus I havent seen anything that special. Theres no sense in doing this to people as this is usually an interesting blog. And most on here seem nice its just a few like you that are rude. Maybe you werent raised with any manners. I know a few people that have blogged on here and got the same treatment even when agreeing with some of the regulars. One was told he wasnt on here enough to have an opinion and to stay out of the conversation even though he agreed with the one that told him that. I’m a 35 yr baseball fan that doesnt just watch it but I study it almost daily. I love to talk baseball and everytime I try on here someone like you is a smart aleck so I usually stay away. I’m just tired of staying away. So go ahead and get smart with me if you want but I am going to blog from now on. And if you dont like it dont read it.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:44 am
So go ahead and get smart with me if you want but I am going to blog from now on. And if you dont like it dont read it. bird
did you read my apology? If so and you are still angry, I’m not sure how much fun you are gonna have here as soon as a few find out how touchy you are.
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:44 am
If healthy Glaus makes the Braves lineup pretty dangerous. And with the pitching they have I actually see them as a little less flawed than the Phillies. The Phils have too many Ks in the lineup.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:45 am
Sorry matt I don’t like your idea, but that’s just me
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:47 am
nolie just saw your apology thanks. Glad to be here.
Just askin
January 31st, 2010
2:48 am
The Phils have too many Ks in the lineup Birddawgbill
if I disagree with you and say that Ks aren’t all that important, are you going to take that personally?
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
2:51 am
uga-brave: Lemmon was phenomenal in it, just as Pacino, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin was. And Kevin Spacey. Not to mention Alec Baldwin’s 15-minute tour-de-force scene.
But the scene at the end, where Spacey’s character tells Shelley (Lemmon) that he’s going to let the cops what happened, that Shelley is “going away,” you can just see Lemmon’s character go limp, lifeless, as he realizes there’s no hope. He’s gone in those few seconds.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
2:52 am
Uga I don’t know why, but I haven’t seen that yet. Do you like it? Let me know.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:52 am
bird, nolie is one of the coolest guys on here. only second of best to bay area steve. and of course to our moderator. so dont get to upset.
once again we talk baseball. b’que and movies. sorry we offended you.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
2:54 am
dob, a salesman diaster. gurantee there are salesman on here that know that feeling.
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:54 am
Matt, they would be crazy to trade Shafer or Diaz. Plus Uggla will add too many Ks to a lineup that doesnt carry alot of them. I say dont ever take on Ks for some power. Shafer has a chance to be special so if you trade him you better get more than a .250 hitter even he does hit 30 hrs a year.
Mattatrab
January 31st, 2010
2:58 am
I dont know I just think lately the braves are putting to much risk into all these minor leaguers coming up and not enough money towards the proven guys that are out there.
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:58 am
Ks are important a ball put in play has a chance to produce something while a ball in the catchers mitt is just an out.
And no I wont get offended, I dont mind a disagreement I just dont like it when someone is smart with me for no reason. I will never get smart or call somebody a name on here until I know them enough to feel comfortable doing it. And even then I wont use namecalling. I love a good baseball argument though. Thats why I think its the greatest sport there is b/c there are so many different ways to buid a winner.
uga-brave
January 31st, 2010
3:00 am
bird, schaffer reminds me of a young steve finley. hope he is half as good.
nolie as far as body of lies, average. so far.
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
3:02 am
Nolie, I only frowned on the awful lyrics that were being posted. Not Kristofferson. Like you, I know that Kristofferson, while certainly not a bad actor, is a brilliant songwriter.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
3:02 am
and not enough money towards the proven guys that are out there. matt
I think they are doing as much as they can afford to do matt. There are questions no doubt, but pretty much all but a few teams have them every year.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
3:04 am
G’nite mates, gonna try for some shuteye.
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
3:05 am
uga good comparison. I always liked Finley. Luis Gonzo was alot like that early in his career but I believe he sacrificed some speed for power with roids later on.
David O'Brien
January 31st, 2010
3:05 am
uga-brave: I did way too much cold-calling in my one year of selling commodity options in the late ’80s. Know full well about those bad leads, the dead beats. (Fortunately, we never met with potential customers in person, just on the phone. But I still hated every second of that job.)
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
3:08 am
Kristofferson is without a doubt one of the best songwriters ever. Not to mention he has some pretty funny stories.
semiballcoach
January 31st, 2010
6:50 am
DOB–thanks for putting an end to the lyrics, i was afraid we were about to bombarded with kc and sunshine band material
Jeff R
January 31st, 2010
7:17 am
DOB, great rundown on Hanson. Kid should be great (okay, so I’m rasing expectations).
Medlen, who won an honorable mention in your article, deserves more opportunities this season to pitch in pressure situations (set up and closing, but also jams).
I don’t know if management still projects Medlen a starter or hopes to develop him as a bona fide relief man. I think he could be a very effective starter, but I think Medlen could potential be an outstanding reliever.
Damon… I’d be surprised if Wren went after him. Got to believe the Wren-ster is looking at Heyward coming up by the summer and, perhaps, Schafer coming up (if he’s taking IL pitchers apart).
China Grove
January 31st, 2010
7:25 am
Moe Berg
Watched Hannah and Her Sisters yesterday afternoon – true classic. Hadn’t seen it in ten years or more.
Al Swearengen
January 31st, 2010
7:45 am
Why is it if someone new comes on the blog several of the regulars pick a fight with them and make them feel out of place.
Welcome to effin’ Deadwood! Pain or damage don’t end the world, or despair, or effin’ beatings. The world ends when you’re dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man — and give some back.
richbrave
January 31st, 2010
7:59 am
David O’Brien
January 31st, 2010
3:05 am
uga-brave: I did way too much cold-calling in my one year of selling commodity options in the late ’80s. Know full well about those bad leads, the dead beats. (Fortunately, we never met with potential customers in person, just on the phone. But I still hated every second of that job.)
No more than the ones getting them, I’m sure. Cold-calling sucks the big weenie. I would end an unsuccessful phone lead by asking if they wanted a call-back and if so, when. I remember one fella’ saying the third time around, “I don’t want to meet you, and I don’t want to hear about your G**-d****d product.” Used to get a fella’ from SAN FRAN. trying to sell that stuff. Tried out a couple of his recommends on Sure.Trade.com. Real dogs. Finally told him not to call anymore. Best thing to give a salesperson is honesty. To paraphrase an old political line, “Just say no.” They don’t have to waste their time, you don’t have to waste yours.
richbrave
January 31st, 2010
8:05 am
One of my favorite KRISTOFFERSON roles was in PHAROH’s ARMY with PATRICIA CLARKSON and CRIS COOPER.
richbrave
January 31st, 2010
8:10 am
birddawgbill
January 31st, 2010
2:47 am
nolie just saw your apology thanks. Glad to be here.
Yee-Haw good buddy.
JasonInFL
January 31st, 2010
8:13 am
The Tracker wasn’t bas
richbrave
January 31st, 2010
8:18 am
“Rip Torn charged with breaking into Conn. bank.”
Headlines about one of my fav character actors. He’s been in hundreds of movies it seems. CROSS CREEK with PETER COYOTE and MARY STEENBERGEN, HEARTLAND with CONCHITA FERRELL, MEN IN BLACK more recently. So now at 78, he gets OJT for his new role as a jail-bird? Sad.
JasonInFL
January 31st, 2010
8:36 am
*bad
Jay212033
January 31st, 2010
8:36 am
ace
Are you from Valdosta?
hank
January 31st, 2010
9:35 am
im glad 2 see that a team is interested in Garret Anderson .mlbtrade rumors says the dodgers have been talking 2 him
Chris from the Rock
January 31st, 2010
9:48 am
Yeah, we don’t want Wren getting any ideas about bringing Loaf back, do we? Lonnie Smith is a better option out there in LF.
nolie
January 31st, 2010
9:56 am
Too bad about Rip rich, he made a buncha movies with Kris and Willie too. Even starred in a few year ago.One called Payday was a pretty darn good look at a not-so-nice country singer. Pretty good flick.
jeffrey d
January 31st, 2010
10:07 am
Man…sorry I missed Karaoke night last night
Daybed Wagmoe
January 31st, 2010
10:18 am
I’ve been watching all the episodes of “Sons of Anarchy” this month, and I just got caught up with everything last night, watching the season finale of season 2. Damn, that has become a very, very good, very intriguing show. They brought together all of the storylines with Zobelle, Gemma, Stahl, the Irish, et al in a very clever way in the finale, though as great as that was, I think the “moment” of the entire show was when Gemma sat Jax and Clay down to tell them what happened. Can’t wait for the new season.
Lew
January 31st, 2010
10:40 am
The Braves trqade a player making next to nothing (Schafer) a player making around $2 mil (Diaz), sign a player for $4.2 million and trade (more players likely making little money-read that prospects) for a player making over $7 million so they can put a .300 hitter (Prado) on the bench?
Funny, but for some reason I don’t see that (taking on about $9 mil in salary or depleting the Farm System) happening.
Lew
January 31st, 2010
10:48 am
Mattatrab-Exactly what minor league players are we putting too much risk into? Schafer who came up and was sent down? Heyward and Freeman who aren’t up yet (and they got Glaus to hold for Freeman)? Medlen who gave a solid performance last year? Teheran, Vizcaino or Delgado who won’t see the bigs for another three or so years (if then)? Or maybe Tommy Hanson who won 12 games in his rookie season had one of the lowest BAA numbers in the NL as well as a sub 3.00 ERA?
CB
January 31st, 2010
10:51 am
Lew,when are you planning to go to Orlando? I am hoping this winter will slow down a little bit here in NC- we got 8 inches of snow yesterday. Don’t want to be driving in snow with RV when we head out 25th.
Tomas
January 31st, 2010
10:58 am
For 2 million, why not give Damon a shot? I mean Matt Diaz, Melky, and Damon, are 3 capable hitters, they will have one hell of a rotation on the outfield, and a hell of a bench.
jeffrey d
January 31st, 2010
10:59 am
If Damon was available for $2 million I’m pretty sure the Braves would do that.
jeffrey d
January 31st, 2010
11:02 am
But heck…didn’t we get Loaf for more than $2 million?
Daybed Wagmoe
January 31st, 2010
11:08 am
jeffrey d — Yup, Garret was $2.5 mill.
Mitchie-san
January 31st, 2010
11:11 am
Does anyone care about the Pro Bowl?
They really messed up moving it this year. Lots of people out here are upset and dissapointed. That includes players.
At least we get it back next year.
Patrick
January 31st, 2010
11:14 am
Wren is not going to get Damon, even though he’s being handed out on a silver platter.
Nope, what Wren has done is put a perfectly good 4th place team on the field this season.
I hope NO ONE goes to the games! So he can see how much he’s hated and how bad of a GM he is!
Eric from MO
January 31st, 2010
11:17 am
Richbrave Rip Torn isnt one of my favorite actors but damn he has the best name.
Patrick
January 31st, 2010
11:18 am
What’s even worse is the Melkly F’ing Cabrera is making $3+mil. I would have rather Wren said no thanks to Cabrera in the trade, just get another prospect instead and then take the money saved from the absolutely WORTHLESS Melky Cabrera and have used it on Damon….if I’m not mistaken…his 24 Home Runs hit hit last season would have LED the Braves. Instead we get a guy that hit 11 I think, just Frank Wren’s type of guy. A LOSER!
Lew
January 31st, 2010
11:18 am
CB-I’m flying down on the 19th and returning the 26th.
Eric from MO
January 31st, 2010
11:20 am
Patrick…best rotation…argueably best and deepest bullpen…top 5 farm system…highest scoring NL offense in the 2nd half last year…your right…4th place here we come…what an ass Wren is…
Eric from MO
January 31st, 2010
11:22 am
Mitchie no dont care about the Pro Bowl. However I never did before either. To me they should just make it an honor to be named to the Pro Bowl and just do away with it all together.
jeffrey d
January 31st, 2010
11:23 am
I hope NO ONE goes to the games! So he can see how much he’s hated and how bad of a GM he is! Patrick
Actually it’s mostly just the loonies like you that “hate” Wren. A lot of people think he’s doing a pretty good job, especially given the limited budget.
jeffrey d
January 31st, 2010
11:26 am
To me they should just make it an honor to be named to the Pro Bowl and just do away with it all together
I agree. I don’t know why, but the idea of watching the best football players play together isn’t as intriguing as watching the best baseball players play together. Maybe that’s just me though.
Lew
January 31st, 2010
11:27 am
Patrick-Careful Dude, your non understanding of the situation is showing like a cheap slip.
First of all, you seriously believe that Wren could have gotten a better deal from the Yankees, but decided WTF, I like Melky best, or that the other players he got in the deal were just throw ins to make Wren look like And Idiot?
No, he got what he could get for a pitcher who’s one year worth at the price he was making, with an up and down career, who wasn’t worth nearly as much as some misguided Denizens thought he was.
In addition, at the time, Damon was still asking for a two year $20 mil deal-way over what the Braves had available and (apparently) much more than anyone else thought he was worth. So you think Wren could get him for less than we paid Garrett Anderson last year but passed up the chance?
Come on Dude. What Wren did was to get a versatile outfielder, capable of playing all three outfield positions, with a history of playing in the postseason and performing admirably under much pressure. Also let us not mention we got an incredible top flight pitching prospect in Vizcaino and another reliever who should be ready in a year or so. In addition, you might want to maybe gloss over the fact that should we sign another outfielder (one who I’m certain, Wren will ask your approval before making the deal so you’ll be happy and quit calling him a loser), Melky would be quite affordable trade bait-someone likely to be traded with no real difficulty. But, WTF, you’re unhappy so he should go try to re-do the deal. Right?
Mitchie-san
January 31st, 2010
11:32 am
I never really cared either, but I had so much fun last year at the game. Aloha stadium is about 2 miles from my house and I can see it everytime I go outside at work. This morning the stadium is desolate…
There have been a lot of talk on the radio and in the papers about how much money we are losing since its not here.
Honestly, I havent even bothered to see who is playing today. I know it isnt anyone in the Super Bowl.
CB
January 31st, 2010
11:46 am
Have a good time,Lew. I guess I won’t go to any games this year because Patrick told me not to- probably tear up all these tickets I have and stand outside with a sign saying Fire Wren. Well,maybe not.