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LT-A Blogger
April 28th, 2010
11:45 pm
This wholly sucks. This team seems done/white flag and all, and I just had to put my cursor over the time to make sure it’s April
No seeming leadership. No hitting. No hitting. No hitting. Did I mention……. Plenty of good pitching wasted.
At least there’s the WC, then football, and Pavement at the Tabernacle.
Moe Berg
April 28th, 2010
11:45 pm
cabravesfan–I think you may be right. Perhaps being swamped in other parts of my life is actually a good thing.
uga-brave
April 28th, 2010
11:45 pm
this goes deeper then the current major league payroll.
back in 2003, in order to save money they slashed their scouting department in half.
UKUGA
April 28th, 2010
11:45 pm
I think by “we”, Bobby means the collective group of major leaguers. He’s comparing the Majors to the Japanese leagues.
Moe Berg
April 28th, 2010
11:47 pm
nolie, How are you feeling about the team and its prospects? I know that things can be turned around at any time? How do you evaluate them now?
uga-brave
April 28th, 2010
11:47 pm
anders, how about the habs goalie. stopped 131 out of the last 134 shots. talk about standing on your head.
nolie
April 28th, 2010
11:48 pm
back in 2003, in order to save money they slashed their scouting department in half. UGa
yeah and since then they got Hanson in a DFE and Heyward lower than anybody expected. Cutting that staff still left them with one of the best in the majors. Kind of a stretch there big guy
Anders
April 28th, 2010
11:48 pm
this goes deeper then the current major league payroll.
back in 2003, in order to save money they slashed their scouting department in half.(uga-brave)
Are you blaming the scouting department for Glaus, Lowe and Chipper’s extension? I’m not sure you have a grasp on where your problems in 2010 lie.
unbelievable
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
good news is that we get Wainright for a day game in which he’s a little worse, bad news is he’s got a career 1.50era against the braves and we couldnt hit Tony La Rusa if he was pitching
nolie
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
I think we need to put out a contract on all of them Moe
4th place at best
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
N8 ” can’t wait to see what kind of crowd shows up at the Ted after this road trip ? Considering there was as many Phillies fans as Braves fans last week at the Ted, I wonder how well Astros fans travel ?
NO MORE BOBBY
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
I am going actually. Have tickets behind home for Fridays game (losing = cheap tickets on Ebay). I still like to go watch my Braves and just baseball period.
UKUGA
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
I could be wrong, but i think there were a lot more posts in the first hour after last tuesday’s game than there have been in the hour + since tonight’s game ended.
If we keep losing, the blog will die.
Tomahawkin
April 28th, 2010
11:49 pm
When was the last braves Homerun 75 days or innings ago?
Anders
April 28th, 2010
11:50 pm
uga-brave – The abs goalie is playing unconscious hockey. When he wakes up they will fall hard. Happens all the time in the NHL playoffs.
uga-brave
April 28th, 2010
11:51 pm
glord1, come to turner field, chicks dig the small ball.
cabravesfan
April 28th, 2010
11:51 pm
Moe Berg-
The way I see it, you have one of two options…keep busy with real work or start drinking heavily…your call
PDub
April 28th, 2010
11:51 pm
The good news is if we keep losing at this pace, MATT PURKE HERE WE COME!
richbrave
April 28th, 2010
11:51 pm
SHYT, just dumped an hours worth of minors wrap-up and highlights, or in ROME’s case low lights. Sorry folks. Not tonight.
Tom O'Hawke
April 28th, 2010
11:52 pm
Tom-
I hear it is quite lovely there this time of year…
Ahh, cabravesfan, compared to here during the game, it’s like tip-toeing thru’ the tulips. (Just have to remember to duck when you hear, “INCOMING”.)
Tomahawkin
April 28th, 2010
11:52 pm
“If we keep losing, the blog will die.”
Nope, Not by a longshot,. The 1992 braves were in last til late May, so once this team wins 2 series in a row the Frontrunners will be back
TnBrian
April 28th, 2010
11:52 pm
Sorry, I know everybody has their own thing when it comes to a hobby … but hockey? I’d rather watch college hoops and that’s saying something.
glord1
April 28th, 2010
11:53 pm
PDub – much of what you say is true. Here is my problem. The players are not held accountable for poor fundimentals and their appears to be very little attention to detail. Some of the guys are getting unlucky but to continue to have men at third with less than two outs and NEVER get them in is poor hitting fundimentals.
I do not believe this team will be fine but they will improve offensively. Their track records and law of averages say they have to. Some is not Bobbys fault but here is what is.
Having Moylan pitch to a lefty when they are hitting .375 off him. Continuing to run up Norton last year in crutial situations. And generally making stupid game decisions.
One thing to ponder. What manager in MLB has the longest tenue without making the play offs at this time? Yep you guessed it.
cabravesfan
April 28th, 2010
11:53 pm
Tom-
I can live with that
(totally random question, but I remember you saying your father was from Montreal- you wouldn’t happen to be a Habs fan would you?)
uga-brave
April 28th, 2010
11:54 pm
anders, nothing like a game seven in the nhl.
well i am probably one of the few that can say i attended both playoff games in thrashers history, albeit both losses to your rangers.
nolie
April 28th, 2010
11:54 pm
actually Moe I don’t see them as much different than b4 but I wasn’t one of the guys predicting 90+ wins either. They had a lot of questions with possible good upsides, so far that ain’t happened. One thing is for damned sure we aren’t gonna have 5 guys hitting under 200 forever.
You know that this place is hysteria central when any thing goes wrong. always has been to some extent, always will be. though I can remember a day when we weren’t as overrun with emotional wingnuts as we are now.
richbrave
April 28th, 2010
11:55 pm
uga-brave
April 28th, 2010
11:51 pm
glord1, come to turner field, chicks dig the small ball.
“Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it’s something fairly unusual..” STRIPES-BILL MURRAY.
Moe Berg
April 28th, 2010
11:55 pm
cabravesfan–Perhaps, I will try both.
Tom O'Hawke
April 28th, 2010
11:56 pm
cabravesfan
Last week, VJ was lamenting about how he may have to work during Braves’ games, as the new Director of the Mathnasium.
Is he looking to hire any help?
TnBrian
April 28th, 2010
11:56 pm
We can rant and rave until our faces turn blue … ain’t changing a damn thing. There’s so much wring with this team right now that I wouldn’t even know where to start. It’s literally overwhelming. Just April my white ass! Bad thing is that even last year at this time Chipper was pretty good at the plate and half decent in the field. He’s BAD early on this year. Imagine how bad he’ll be as the season wears on?
Get ready for a looooooooong and rough ride Braves fan.
Anders
April 28th, 2010
11:56 pm
TnBrian- Broaden your horizons young man. Go to an NHL playoff game. I’m telling you there’s nothing like it. Especially a game 7. Granted it’s not like watching 48 cars go around in a circle for 200 or so laps but it’s not a bad hobby.
cabravesfan
April 28th, 2010
11:57 pm
Moe-
I would suggest calling in sick and sticking a straw in whatever bottle is closest but that’s just me
cabravesfan
April 28th, 2010
11:58 pm
Tom-
No idea…if he ever comes home I’ll ask him
glord1
April 28th, 2010
11:58 pm
Sorry Purke is draft eligible after the 2012 season. He is a college freshman and I beliive not eligible until after his junior year.
Rob from SC
April 28th, 2010
11:58 pm
I think the losing streak is my fault. We have not won since I lost my wedding ring
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:00 am
uga-brave – Nothing personal but I think the NHL needs to eliminate Atlanta, Tampa, Florida,Pheonix and Nashville immediately. Nobody cares in those cities anyway – why bother?
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:01 am
Well at least your wife didn’t break your other shoulder for doing that Rob
Moe Berg
April 29th, 2010
12:01 am
cabravesfan–I am having a scotch but will have to go in for at least a bit tomorrow. By the time I am able to check in tomorrow, the game should be over. I guess that means it will be time for another scotch.
Bat Masterson
April 29th, 2010
12:01 am
I can remember a day when we weren’t as overrun with emotional wingnuts as we are now.
Sign of the times every nut job in the world can go somewhere to be heard, or at least shout.
Bravesfan2010
April 29th, 2010
12:02 am
Anders, maybe if the Thrashers had a good team people would care about them.
4th place at best
April 29th, 2010
12:02 am
TnBrian, Anders is right. Hockey is a sport that is SO much better live ! like NASCAR, once you see it live you’re hooked.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:02 am
Moe-
I like your planning
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:02 am
I see for the first time in a while that ol’ Anders is here on a regular basis. Wonder why that is? Are the Mets winning?
Bravesfan2010
April 29th, 2010
12:02 am
Folks, it’s time to get ready for football season cause the falcons are the only team worth watching in Atlanta.
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:03 am
nolie
I had it sitting on the bean bag chair for a few days. I knew just where it was. THen my wife says you better move it before it gets lost and now I have no idea where it is. I haave searched everywhere. moved furniture, checked the vaccum and garbage. It’s gone
I know the ring doesn’t mean anything, but I really feel sick without it
braves70
April 29th, 2010
12:03 am
Anders, I live in Nashville. I wish hockey would leave. It takes up time on the sports talk when we could be discussing football & baseball. The people in Canada want hockey but the league will not let folks in Hamilton or Saskatoon have it.
Moe Berg
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
Rob from SC–I don’t think that counts. My dad lost his some time back, and they made it to the World Series. We have to find something else to blame it on.
uga-brave
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
anders, maybe but tampa has won a cup and florida has played for one.
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
You know things are rough when I want KElly Johnson back
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
maybe she hid it to try to make you feel guilty for allowing it to lay around?
Tom O'Hawke
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
I remember you saying your father was from Montreal- you wouldn’t happen to be a Habs fan would you?
LAdy, no. My father let me make my own decisions about everything (damn him). I was into hockey for only a short time of my life. While I followed the Braves, as he did, I was a Ranger fan. That was the only NY team I ever rooted for. Oh, and yes, he had me skating as soon as I could walk, and he was a Montreal fan in hockey.
When I was a kid, he took me to the “Garden”, on a few occasions to watch our teams play. For whatever reason, I just enjoyed baseball, then football, a lot more than hockey.
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:05 am
Moe Berg
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
Rob from SC–I don’t think that counts. My dad lost his some time back, and they made it to the World Series. We have to find something else to blame it on.
It is really sad to watch this team
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:05 am
Anders, maybe if the Thrashers had a good team people would care about them (Bravesfan2010)
Tampa and Carolina both won the cup and nobody cares about those teams now. In the NHL you need the fans to come out even in the down years. They don’t have any TV money to speak of. Bettmans “sun belt” experiment has been a bust. Break it up and move on.
glord1
April 29th, 2010
12:06 am
I agree Rob its got to be some other fans fault. Anybody else do or not do something over the last 8 days?
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:06 am
nolie
I thought so too for the first few days, but it has been over a week. She knows how upset I am
UKUGA
April 29th, 2010
12:06 am
T-Hawkin,
How was the blog in 1992?
I still remember Terry Pendleton’s homer on June 2nd that year off Mitch Williams?
Started the resurgence.
I didn’t mean that the blog could not be resuscitated, I just meant that people will quit coming here and arguing all hours of the night if the Braves don’t win soon.
Especially if this carries through the week-end.
I sure hope I can find something better to do than talk about Braves losses on the internet this week-end.
Anders' Mom
April 29th, 2010
12:07 am
So proud of ya, Son. No girlfriend, no life, no manners, no subtlety. But at least your scuzzy, wish-they-were-Yankees ugly stepbrother, dysfunctional ballclub is temporarily in first place. Now run along to the blog of some other team and strut around some. Gooooood boy! That’s my baby. Now, come give big mama some shuuuuugerrrrrrr. Fuggin’ loser.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
Tom-
Of course he had you skating and Of course he was a Habs fan! He was from MONTREAL! Isn’t it against the law to NOT be a fan? Never been to the Garden, of course, but I was still sad to see they tore it down and replaced it with…whatever is there now (or did they “remodel” it? can’t remember)
Bravesfan2010
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
I just noticed the Trashers were 3rd from last in attendance this year. Pretty pathetic. I don’t think it’ll be much longer before the Thrashers leave Atlanta.
glord1
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:04 am
You know things are rough when I want KElly Johnson back
I dont want Kelly back. If he was on tis team he would be hitting .220 at best. I believe at this point Pujols could not hit .250 wearing an A on his cap.
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
It’s so bad, even our AAA team got no-hit
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
Nolie- You saying I’m only here when the Mets are rolling – like last year?
BTW- I was here all last week BEFORE the Mets/Braves series. Remember that? When the Braves were like 3 games in front of the Mets. You sound as desperate as your beloved team.
uga-brave
April 29th, 2010
12:09 am
anders, current ownerhip in atlanta is the reason for the thrashers demise. they just dont have the finances. second lowest payroll in hockey.
UKUGA
April 29th, 2010
12:10 am
braves70,
IIRC, the presence of the Predators is what cost Nashville a chance at the Grizzlies a few year’s back (2003?). Some issue with the arena lease, and inability to work two team’s schedules into the arena’s availability.
Hockey was the “it” sport for so many cities, but Nashville jumped in and regretted it.
I went to a game there once. It was weird. Cool arena, but every time the Predators scored, they had some country music singer on a video singing, “I like it, I love it, I want some more of it.”
I’m no hockey purist, (heck, I’m from Kentucky, what do I know about hockey), but the whole thing made me kind of cringe.
Plus, the Oilers lost.
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:10 am
Paging
Jermaine Dye
Elijah Dukes
glord1
April 29th, 2010
12:10 am
Rob from SC
April 29th, 2010
12:08 am
It’s so bad, even our AAA team got no-hit
True Rob but you have to tip your cap to Tillman. He is one heck of a pitcher…….says the manager.
Bravesfan2010
April 29th, 2010
12:10 am
Surprisingly, the Hawks didnt have great attendance this year either. They were in the bototm half of the league despite winning over 50 games. The Falcons were also in the bottom half in the NFL. The Braves are the only team in Atlanta in the top half of attendance.
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:11 am
Ander’s Mom is back! Wow I haven’t heard from her since 2008. I guess the Mets are really back. Nice.
TnBrian
April 29th, 2010
12:11 am
I don’t know guys, I’ve been to a few Nascar races at Darlington and I’m not hooked. And that’s one of the funnest tracks because ‘It’s too tough to tame!”
glord1
April 29th, 2010
12:12 am
I would take a shot at Dye. He cant play defense but with 20 errors in 21 games already who cares. Atleast we would not go 8 games without a dinger.
Moe Berg
April 29th, 2010
12:12 am
Rob from SC–I know. Right now, I am glad that I don’t have any special cable package to enable me to watch them often. It provides a convenient excuse to avoid the pain.
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:13 am
anders, current ownerhip in atlanta is the reason for the thrashers demise. they just dont have the finances. second lowest payroll in hockey.(uga-brave)
because there’s no gauranteed money to be made. That’s my point. Nobody wants hockey in the sun belt. Move on Bettman.
braves70
April 29th, 2010
12:13 am
True UKUGA. The Predators were given basically exclusive rights to an arena built on the tax-payer’s dime by our stupid mayor who used that as a springboard to become our stupid Governor.
Tom O'Hawke
April 29th, 2010
12:17 am
Never been to the Garden, of course, but I was still sad to see they tore it down and replaced it with…whatever is there now (or did they “remodel” it? can’t remember) (cabravesfan)
If the Mets ever start winning, and Anders comes around again, you probably can ask him. He may know.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:19 am
Tom-
I just realized you meant MSG didn’t you? Here I am thinking about the Montreal Forum and for some reason thinking that is what you were talking about…it’s been a loooong day
NO MORE BOBBY
April 29th, 2010
12:20 am
This should cheer you guys up. Nite and God bless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cCFn55Zxkc&feature=player_embedded
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:21 am
You sound as desperate as your beloved team. Anders
just what am I sounding so desperate about Anders? poking a bit of fun at you is a board past time, and no matter what you say there is no question that over the years you spend much more time here when the Mets are doing well than when they aren’t. Twist it all you want, that’s the way it has always been.
Mike
April 29th, 2010
12:21 am
I can’t believe that people can get paid to talk about something so stupid. Heyward has talent, no doubt but to actually give a firm opinion by anyone is dumb. Stupid robots. LOL.
Tom O'Hawke
April 29th, 2010
12:22 am
cabravesfan, I thought you were just kidding around for Anders’ sake.
It’s OK, though. You are 3,000 miles away.
uga-brave
April 29th, 2010
12:22 am
braves have five regular contributors who have higher .oba’s then slg%.
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:23 am
Oh i am sooo desperate, my lil’ Bravies is doin’ so bad. please help someone, anyone please please.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:23 am
Tom-
I told you I needed to be saved from Stupid…looks like it’s too late for me
Daybed Wagmoe
April 29th, 2010
12:23 am
“It’s unlikely any team would make a major move at this time with their roster,” Wren said. “It’s just 20 games, and there are a lot of players [around baseball] well under their norms and other players well over.”
To me, this quote seems that Wren is saying that it’d be unlikely for him to find a trade partner this early in the season — rather than him saying, “it’s too early for us to make a major move.” Kinda like he’s saying, “sure, I’d love to do something here, but teams don’t want to do that this early on.”
I wonder what it’d take to get Josh Willingham from the Nationals. Or Ty Wigginton (6 HR, .327 average) from the Orioles. Or…ahhhhh, forget it.
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:25 am
nolie- Sure it is. sure it is. Keep telling yourself that.
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:27 am
Wigginton ain’t all that special, he’s just hot now in a good hitters park
Tom O'Hawke
April 29th, 2010
12:27 am
cabravesfan, with Jim working these late hours, aren’t you starving?
cabravesfan, if you keep starving, won’t you be throwing Jim out?
(See, nolie? This is all part of my plan. I got Jim that night job.)
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:28 am
sure what is Anders? that you’re a DB? Yeah that’s true alright.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:29 am
Tom-
VJ usually makes something that will last more then one day…or I go get junk food like I did tonight (he had to work unusually long tonight…should be home soon) so I won’t be throwing him out any time soon…sorry
(and as I typed that he pulled into the garage)
Tom O'Hawke
April 29th, 2010
12:31 am
CURSES, foiled again.
Oh, and tell him I said “hi”.
nolie
April 29th, 2010
12:32 am
too bad Tom
Yunel's Frosted Tips
April 29th, 2010
12:32 am
Guitars, Cadillacs (Dwight Yoakum)
Girl, you taught me how to hurt real bad
And cry myself to sleep
And showed me how this town can shatter dreams
Another lesson ’bout a naive fool
Who came to Babylon
And found out that the pie
Don’t taste so sweet
Now it’s guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
Lonely, lonely streets that I call home
Yea, my guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
It’s the only thing that keep me hangin’ on
Ain’t no glamour in this tinsle land
Of lost and wasted lives
Painful scars are all that’s left of me
I wanna thank-you girl for teachin’ me
Brand new ways to be cruel
Like findin’ mine now I guess I’ll just leave
And it’s guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
Lonely, lonely streets that I call home
Yea, my guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
It’s the only thing that keep me hangin’ on
Oh it’s guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
Lonely, lonely streets that I call home
Yea, my guitars, cadillacs, hillbilly music
It’s The only thing that keep me hangin’ on
It’s the only thing that keep me hangin’ on
It’s the only thing that keep me hangin’ on
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:33 am
Tom-
I’m still waiting for you to come out here for the cage match
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:33 am
Cabravesfan- They did tear down the Forum in Montreal and replaced it with a cookie cutter hockey rink which was originally the Molsen Centre (It actually looks like brewery from the outside) They now call it the Bell Centre.
there was no rink like the Forum. That place was magical! You know what was really magical about that place to me? I saw the ball go through Bill Buckners legs in game 6 of the 1986 WS in the bar downstairs at the old Forum. I was there for a Rangers/Habs game that night. I was much more of a hockey fan than baseball in those days. Those fans were rooting so hard against the Mets because we had Carter who was their big star up until then. Crazy night!
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:35 am
nolie- Yeah, you got me pegged.
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:35 am
Anders-
Yeah- I wasn’t sure if they completely tore it down or did some remodel that took all the charm and history out of it…I would have loved to see a game there- oh well…
cabravesfan
April 29th, 2010
12:36 am
Anders-
and thanks- love the story! That is the kind of memory that makes it sad to see all these great old parks disappear…
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:38 am
cabravesfan – The forum was up on St. catherines street in Montreal. They built an apartment building on the sight.
If you’ve never been to Montreal you should go Absolutely wonderful city. Great food, better people.
Anders' Mom
April 29th, 2010
12:39 am
Anders when the Mets suck (thankfully, often): Comes around in spurts, makes nice, oozing butthole comments about 1/5 of input.
Anders when Mets suck at the same time the Braves suck: Come around a little more, oozing butthole comments comprise about 1/2 of input.
Anders when Mets are doing well: Ooze Freaking City. Bye bye spurts, HELLO RUNS!
And then blah blah “oh I was here when blah blah don’t know what you’re blah blah no girlfriend for meeeeeeeeeee.”
Anders
April 29th, 2010
12:42 am
Hey Nolie- why don’t you ask my Mom out. Sounds like you two have a lot in common!
N8
April 29th, 2010
12:43 am
Somebody go check DOB. I’m worried about him. I’d be worried that maybe he said something that might offend some players, and that maybe a couple of them took a swing at him.
No worries though. I’m sure they would have missed.