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rammerjammer
March 30th, 2010
4:46 pm
I confess, I really enjoy reading Bobby’s quotes. When you’re bad, you’re “ok.” When you’re good, you’re “great.” And when you’re great, you invoke comparison to HOFers!
Gonna miss ol’ number six.
Steve McP
March 30th, 2010
4:49 pm
Tongue firmly in cheek DAP
SC Smith
March 30th, 2010
4:54 pm
Kimbrel hasn’t pitched above A-Ball yet. Bobby wants him to be the closer in AAA. He will be up soon enough. Hopefully Chavez will get right, but if not he really won’t see that much action with our rotation and the five top relivers in the pen now. He will be used mostly to mop up.
ncscoots
March 30th, 2010
4:55 pm
confess, I really enjoy reading Bobby’s quotes. When you’re bad, you’re “ok.” When you’re good, you’re “great.” And when you’re great, you invoke comparison to HOFers!
You might tell your kids in private that they have to buck up, but you don’t bring it up when you’re swapping photos with the guy in the next seat. I’m going to miss 6 myself.
cricket
March 30th, 2010
5:05 pm
You might tell your kids in private that they have to buck up, but you don’t bring it up when you’re swapping photos with the guy in the next seat. I’m going to miss 6 myself.
Agreed, hit the proverbial nail on the head.
RC
March 30th, 2010
5:06 pm
confess, I really enjoy reading Bobby’s quotes. When you’re bad, you’re “ok.” When you’re good, you’re “great.” And when you’re great, you invoke comparison to HOFers!
You might tell your kids in private that they have to buck up, but you don’t bring it up when you’re swapping photos with the guy in the next seat. I’m going to miss 6 myself.
Especially when there’s a chance that you’ll be able to trade your kids to another parent for thier better kids
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:07 pm
Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview issue hits newsstands this week, and Philly ace Halladay is on cover. But they have six regional versions of the cover, with a different inset photo in upper right corner.
McCann is the photo in one of the six issues, in catcher’s gear chasing a foul ball. It says “Braves are SI’s NL Wild Card Pick.”
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:08 pm
RC,did you ever think it might be the other way around- your kids wanting to trade you?
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:13 pm
Asked Chipper if it was encouraging to see the organization put aside service-time issues or anything else with Heyward and put him on 25-man roster after the spring he’s had:
“Yeah. I think all these players are worried about is taking the best 25 players north, and Jason is certainly one of the 25 best players in this camp. And I’m glad that the brass is making the commitment to him. Hopefully they make a long-term commitment to him here pretty soon. He’d be one of those guys that you’d want to lock up.”
RC
March 30th, 2010
5:16 pm
CB, I don’t have any kids of my own yet, but I’m fairly certain that every kid has that thought at some point in their life (I know I did a few times).
Savannah Skip
March 30th, 2010
5:17 pm
How can you not love being at Spring Training, Dave?
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:20 pm
RC
I know that my granddaughter, in front of her peers, would trade her mom in immediately. BUT, let one of those peers say something bad about her mom and she becomes a little tiger to protect her.
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:20 pm
RC,yes,I have often seen young people who have been more mature than the parents- worked as a youth director{unpaid} for a church and felt awful sorry for many of them.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
has the blog folks ever done a day where they meet up at turner and go to a game?
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
My nephew, who is a huge Yankees fan, is coming in for a visit tomorrow night. That makes this game even sweeter to me although I’m sure he’ll point out that we were playing their B team.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
5:23 pm
Kind of strange the way when you talk about things……
This morning we were talking about old bloggers and Wurlitzers. The group we discussed were integral in starting the Wurlitzer program. Journalist Jimmy Smith named the award and Carolina Lady wrangled DOB’s address. We shocked hell out of the NotoriousOne with his Johnny Cash drawing – the first Wurlitzer.
I just got an email from Movie producer Chris Milk, who, in partnership with Music Producer Rick Rubin are producing a Johnny Cash video project. Apparently the MIB drawing has had me “tagged as a featured artist’” on the project.
Who would have figured when we came up with the idea, where it would lead?
DirtyDawg
March 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
As much as I love the Conrad kid, I have to agree with those that are saying Thurston. He, Thurston, did himself proud today with that two-out, run-producing hit after Connie had struck out.
I wish the announcers had called our attention to the ’switch-pitcher’ earlier, I would have loved to have paid more attention to him. And I also wish Conrad had taken a few more pitches…have always wondered how an ambidextrous pitcher and a switch-hitter would handle a critical at bat. I’m reminded of a Limerick – no I won’t tell it all cause it’s, after all, a Limerick – that ends with…’they argued all night over who had the right, to do what, and with which, and to whom.’
Another thing about Conrad. Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the kid doesn’t wear batting gloves…and I’ve yet to hear the announcers mention it – last year, or this. But something I had never noticed before today was that Posada doesn’t either – looks like it works for him, certainly did today.
RC
March 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
CB, that’s always a sad situation to see. I didn’t mean to make it sound like it’s like that with my parents….they are great. I was just joking that every kid probably wishes they were in a different family at some point growing up, not realizing how lucky they often are.
BravePack
March 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
DOB
Have you talked to Schafer recently? Any improvement on the wrist? Did they say how long until he’s hitting live pitching or if he’ll be ready for AAA season opener? Thanks.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
FEAR-Denizens have gone to games together on quite a few occasions and gt together for Opening Day parties.
Snotboogie
March 30th, 2010
5:25 pm
Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview issue hits newsstands this week, ………………………..
McCann is the photo in one of the six issues………. DOB
May I be the first to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:26 pm
Fear
Haven’t done it with any of these bloggers but did it with quite a few from an ancient Braves chat room. We remain good friends to this day. Matter of fact, one of the girls from that chat room is coming to visit tonight. We never attended a game together but have stayed in touch for about 14 years now and I’ll finally get to meet her.
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
RC,I understood you were making a joke- didn’t mean to get too serious on you.
flange1
March 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
Any news from RHR?
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:28 pm
Congratulations,Lew!
nolie
March 30th, 2010
5:29 pm
some of the fans in the Atlanta area get together at a bar to watch the first game of the season. kinda surprised KC hasn’t started talking about it yet.
tiger297
March 30th, 2010
5:30 pm
Lew/Fear
If you are getting a group together let me know unless you have another season ticket holder hookup…in addition to the discount on our regular seats we also get the same discount on any others we purchase
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:30 pm
Lew
that sounds great and from everything I’ve heard on here from those who know you, you deserve it.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
Just Pat-Thanks. Association with this blog hasn’ t hurt me, by any means. As for deserving? probably not. I just never got caught.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
5:33 pm
tiger-I’ll be watching in Vermont. A bunch of Denizens called me from the bar last Opening Day, though.
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
nolie,it would be my luck I would end up at a bar with Mitchell and PL. Now, if it was with someone like you,Lew,scoots or some of the other good denizens it would be great.
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Lew
And, I can’t be sure but there MAY have been a Carolina Lady in that ancient Braves chat room I referenced. Seems like there was.
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:34 pm
Acosta has indeed been claimed by the Mets on waivers. Braves tried to take him off 40-man and he got claimed.
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
He had an option, but this has nothing to do with options. They were trying to drop him from 40-man, after already optioning him to Triple-A.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
Just Pat-Wouldn’t surprise me in the least. She’s a huge Braves’ fan. Her daughter, too.
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
Braves did clear a spot by outrighting RHP Juan Abreu to Double-A after he cleared waivers.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:37 pm
so manny is gone? sweet…..I mean good for him
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
Can’t quite figure out exactly how I feel about the Acosta/Mets deal.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:38 pm
I think a get together would be fun. As long as you know who doesn’t fly in from Frisco. hahaha
TexasBrave
March 30th, 2010
5:39 pm
DOB why would they make a move so soon when teams still have not finalized their 40 man rosters? If they waited tell closer to opening day he might not have been picked up.
David O'Brien
March 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
Braves are at 37 on 40-man roster. One spot will go to Heyward. They’ll need one spot for Proctor, but not till around mid-April. Joe Thurston could get one, if he wins that job over Conrad.
tiger297
March 30th, 2010
5:41 pm
don’t the braves have the option to cancel the waiver and pull him back or coordinate a trade for him?
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:42 pm
Lew
If you stay in touch with Carolina Lady, ask if she remembers Shelley, CMACC, Bo, Jen, Cuz, and, of course, I was just “Pat” back then. There’s tons more that were on there….they’re just the ones I remember off the top of my head.
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
5:46 pm
Fear
We used to have “private messages” in that chat room so that we could PM each other and set up a meet without any of the “undesirables” knowing what we were doing.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:47 pm
Just Pat – yeah any yahoo could show up. i’m going to the game on the 18th against the Rox.
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:48 pm
“Undesirables” are people like you and I,Fear. lol
JerseyGil
March 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
LEW…Congrat..if this the same Chris Milk that produce the Music of
“The Saints Are Coming”….U2…
bravesgirlnc
March 30th, 2010
5:50 pm
Wow, Can you imagine a game where O. Perez and Manny both pitch? That poor, poor catcher.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
hey I represent that remark!
Reid in EAV
March 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
So wow, the Mets have Acosta AND Francoeur now? It’s like the ‘27 Yankees! Look out, I think they’re gonna trade for Andruw Jones now…
flange1
March 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
Hey LEw,
Congrats on the Cash stuff!
nolie
March 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
nolie,it would be my luck I would end up at a bar with Mitchell and PL. Now, if it was with someone like you,Lew,scoots or some of the other good denizens it would be great CB
from what they posted last season after the bar blast, they had a pretty good group and a good time. I thinks MetsFanInAtlanta even showed up and was cordial.
Reid in EAV
March 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
Dear Mets: I hear Dan Kolb and Bob Wickman are also available. Just a li’l word to the wise.
CB
March 30th, 2010
5:54 pm
Manny will probably learn how to pitch with the Mets. Where is Anders?
JerseyGil
March 30th, 2010
5:55 pm
Anders…will be happy with Acosta pick,,,,
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
5:55 pm
Then we could all go see GWAR at the masquerade. hahhaha
wjones
March 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
Didn’t the Mets have Washburn at some point, too?
Daniel
March 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
DOB- Great job covering ST. I know you will be glad to get back to the ATL. You missed a killer show with Spoon/Deerhunter at the Tabernacle. But, we still have great stuff coming up. I can’t wait for Manchester Orchestra at the Variety.
I finally caught the Fantastic Mr. Fox (I know I am late) but it was awesome, best Wes Anderson film since Rushmore.
You HAVE to see “A Prophet”… I believe it is still at the Tara.
Also, got an early copy of the new Broken Social Scene… great!
I have been a little disappointed with “The Big To Do”… am I missing something? I ,dunno, I love the Truckers, but it just felt real “samey” to me… what’s your take?
brian
March 30th, 2010
5:59 pm
I assume the Braves pulled Acosta back off waivers so he could not go to the Mets. Correct?
Jinx (formerly known as woogidy)
March 30th, 2010
6:03 pm
Yeah, no doubt he got pulled back.
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:03 pm
assume the Braves pulled Acosta back off waivers so he could not go to the Mets. Correct? Brian
didn’t sound like it to me
richbrave
March 30th, 2010
6:05 pm
Gil In Mechanicsville
March 30th, 2010
12:24 pm
And Lew, it was over a perceived slight to Journalist Bob by DOB that started it all. I think it was after Dave had been on the road about 10 days and just was fed up with who knows what. Anyway, the insults started flying and the next thing you know… gone…
Yeah, I remember that dust-up. Never did understand what it was all about.
Glad you stayed GIL. Good to hear from you occasionally.
Just Pat
March 30th, 2010
6:11 pm
Shoot!!!! Guests arriving WAY before thought they’d be here….about an hour away now….gotta run. Y’all take care.
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:12 pm
I don’t know, I think nostalgia is working it’s magic on the board today.
Jay212033
March 30th, 2010
6:12 pm
I bet Acosta goes to the Mets and will be ligts out! He’s not as bad as most here make him out to be.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
6:16 pm
FEAR-Don’t get to talk about GWAR all that often. I was an Artist Guest at a Sci Fi convention in Reno some years back and Danielle Stampe and Hunter Jackson were Media Guests – their table was across from mine and we talked a good bit over three days.. Needless to say, it was a raucous weekend.
reyesisdaman
March 30th, 2010
6:16 pm
Think the Mets farm system is bad? Think again.
The most underrated prospect group
The Mets’ minor-league system looks a lot better now than most realized last year, when so-called experts rated it near the bottom. Those ratings will need to be re-evaluated now that five young Mets looked very good or better this spring. Left-hander Jon Niese will be the fifth starter (one scout said, “He won’t be No. 5 for long.”), shortstop Ruben Tejada will start the year with the Mets and supremely-talented right-hander Jenrry Mejia may make it as a reliever. GM Omar Minaya was determined not to take Mejia to start the spring, but the momentum seems to be swinging the other way. Plus, Fernando Martinez re-established his value as a bright young outfield prospect and first baseman Ike Davis looked terrific, especially at bat. It’s too late to give ex-Mets exec Tony Bernazard his job back, but if removing his shirt and being impolite once or twice were his only faults, firing him seems like a bad call now.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_heyman/03/29/spring.stories/index.html#ixzz0jhVWUNYh
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Lew
March 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
reyes-Keep talking. You’ll convince someone (likely yourself) eventually.
Randy S
March 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
The Braves cannot pull Manny back. That is a different waivers process, the post trade deadline waivers. If you place a player on waivers to remove him from the 40-man and he is claimed, he is gone.
It is interesting to see the Bravos open up so many spots on the 40-man though. Really don’t see any sort of trade coming, especially not one that would require additional spots on the 40-man. We shall see.
Bubdylan
March 30th, 2010
6:19 pm
“Left-hander Jon Niese will be the fifth starter (one scout said, “He won’t be No. 5 for long.”)”
Really? How’s he ever gonna work his way up through Perez, Pelfrey, and Maine?
thinbreakness
March 30th, 2010
6:20 pm
reyes-
NY magazine, NY team.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
6:20 pm
Hey Bubdylan-where you been?
Bubdylan
March 30th, 2010
6:21 pm
Lew, I fell asleep?
the real Andy
March 30th, 2010
6:22 pm
unlike most, i’m disappointed to see acosta go. i got to see a couple of his better performances in person, and i was blown away (as were the hitters). too bad he couldn’t be consistent. ah well. i would wish him luck, but he’s going to the mets organization, so… safe travels?
Lew
March 30th, 2010
6:26 pm
Bub Van Winkle?
TnBrian
March 30th, 2010
6:27 pm
Acosta got claimed off waivers by the Mets? Uh, … anyways:
Thurston has looked slick on the field every game I’ve watched him this spring and he’s showed a little power too. You have to love Conrad, but Thurston has just out played him.
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:27 pm
Hey bub, good to see you.
toga party
March 30th, 2010
6:28 pm
TexasBraveDOB why would they make a move so soon when teams still have not finalized their 40 man rosters? If they waited tell closer to opening day he might not have been picked up.
That’s the same thing I’m wondering. They already had a spot for Heyward, so what’s the rush to try to clear Acosta? There’s no one else they need to add before opening day, unless they’re planning to give Thurston a shot. But even if that were the case, why two roster moves when you only need one more spot at the most?
Is something else brewing?
Please don’t mistake this post as concern about losing Acosta. I’m really just curious why they are doing it this way and exposing anyone. I have to think the Phils would have claimed Acosta if the Mets hadn’t. Their bullpen is decimated right now.
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:28 pm
You have to love Conrad, but Thurston has just out played him. TnB
which might be one of the reasons that they cleared off extra room on the 40 man roster
TnBrian
March 30th, 2010
6:29 pm
You can smell baseball just around the corner … fresh cut grass, weather heating up, and the smell of Mutt trolls polluting every rival blog spewing a bunch of BS that only they believe.
Lew
March 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
Andy-I feel kind of like that with JoJo. My Wife and I went to Toronto for a series a couple years ago and JoJo threw one hell of a good game – one of the best I’ve seen in person -even though if I remember correctly he lost the game 1-0. Come to think of it, Jurrjens threw an even better game to open that series.
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:30 pm
I have to think the Phils would have claimed Acosta if the Mets hadn’t. toga
perhaps that was the plan. subtraction by addition so to speak, for the Mets or Phils ??
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
6:31 pm
Lew – My crappy band in high school opened for Dave Brockie’s (lead singer from GWAR)side band. He was real cool. Took us to waffle house and paid. Seen them several times.
TnBrian
March 30th, 2010
6:31 pm
nolie, hmmmm ,,,
toga party
March 30th, 2010
6:34 pm
perhaps that was the plan. subtraction by addition so to speak, for the Mets or Phils ??
Ah yes, Wren is the new master of subterfuge.
Bubdylan
March 30th, 2010
6:42 pm
Lew, exactly! And for much the same reason. (strange beer)
Thanks, nolie.
Jinx (formerly known as woogidy)
March 30th, 2010
6:44 pm
Acosta is G-O-N-E gone! He was claimed and taken. Oh well. I don’t think Bobby liked him very much.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
6:45 pm
cant say I’m sad about manny
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
I’m kinda sad that he never lived up to his talent here. good luck kid
Baseball 101
March 30th, 2010
6:50 pm
Acosta is G-O-N-E gone! He was claimed and taken.
I always thought he would look better in a Mets uniform anyway
nolie
March 30th, 2010
6:59 pm
sigh
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
7:00 pm
ddoogg33 – please never post here again
nolie
March 30th, 2010
7:04 pm
double sigh
ddoogg33
March 30th, 2010
7:04 pm
where did u get ur name from robbing people or selling dope
toga party
March 30th, 2010
7:04 pm
lol, my little boy (20 months) just went pee in the bathtub and got a full body pee shiver. Some things are just too funny to get upset about.
FEAR
March 30th, 2010
7:05 pm
OH I see! someone must be bored today.
ddoogg33
March 30th, 2010
7:05 pm
go to sleep if u r tired quit sighing truth hurts
Gil In Mechanicsville
March 30th, 2010
7:06 pm
Congratulations Lew… Please become very famous so my own Wurlitzer will become valuable… but try not to cut any ears off or anything…
Pat, you can catch up with Carolina Lady here…
http://bravesandstuff.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/94-hello-again-everybody-cant-you-just-hear-it/
nolie
March 30th, 2010
7:07 pm
triple sigh
ddoogg33
March 30th, 2010
7:07 pm
toga they get mad when u tell the truth