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jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:01 pm
I remember when you could buy a Coke for a nickel, and get change back.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 31st, 2010
8:02 pm
pssstt . . . have the pessimists and idiots left yet?
JOD
July 31st, 2010
8:02 pm
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
7:59 pm
JOD …I respect that …do your thang ….I rip no one …well maybe nick …hehe
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Thanks… I have been through this before. I was ripping on Francouer when it was not popular to do so, and felt the same wrath when I called it out. I got the same type of reaction.
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:03 pm
oh the worst are when the other team gets a walk off win.
Chip: “and the marlins win” said in the most….flat….depressing…suicidal…..just lost game 7 of the world series after being up 10-2 tone.
JOD
July 31st, 2010
8:03 pm
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 31st, 2010
8:02 pm
pssstt . . . have the pessimists and idiots left yet?
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No, grow thicker skin.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
July 31st, 2010
8:04 pm
I remember when you could buy a Coke for a nickel, and get change back.
There was never any such time. And I would know.
SRF
July 31st, 2010
8:04 pm
nope – still pessimistic
JOD
July 31st, 2010
8:04 pm
Come on guys, yall dont like the awsome stylings of Chip Carrey? I am shocked!
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:04 pm
i dont know, jod, i still find him pretty offensive.
-rimshot-
i’ll be here off and on all night.
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 31st, 2010
8:05 pm
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
7:32 pm
JOD, Braves fans/management love to brag about the 14 straight division titles, but was it really THAT big of a deal ?
Nope, I see some of the idiots are still here.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:05 pm
Troy Glaus is in a major slump. I think it’s time to do something. DL him, call up Freeman. And while you’re at it release Kawakami or send him to AAA, and call up Mike Minor, send Medlen to the bullpen.
Imagine that pitching staff
SP Tim Hudson
SP Jair Jurrjens
SP Tommy Hanson
SP Derek Lowe
SP Mike Minor
RHP Kris Medlen
RHP Peter Moylan
LHP Eric O’Flaherty
RHP Takashi Saito
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
LHP Johnny Venters
LHP Billy Wagner
That’s pretty good starting 5 and an absolutely nasty bullpen. And I assure you everybody will stay fresh because it just gives Bobby so many options.
JOD
July 31st, 2010
8:06 pm
SoWeGa Fanatic
July 31st, 2010
8:05 pm
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
7:32 pm
JOD, Braves fans/management love to brag about the 14 straight division titles, but was it really THAT big of a deal ?
Nope, I see some of the idiots are still here.
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Sorry if I dont march in lock step with you.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:07 pm
jeffrey d …sorry …I trust you know what i meant …what major pub do you write for ? …no disrespect …I just don’t know it all …sorry …maybe you do write for and are paid by a major pub …like I said …I don’t claim to have superior knowledge …I trust your post was in jest and if so I laughed …
N Nine
July 31st, 2010
8:07 pm
I knew that 17HR by A-Gone was grossly overhyped. He’s no slugger..I see we got another very average 4th outfielder.
Stinks we didn’t get two full boxes of peanuts for McLouser.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
July 31st, 2010
8:08 pm
What has Minor pitched in AAA so far. 35 or so innings, I hope he turns out well but ……………….
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:08 pm
I love Chip Carey he is way better Ernie Johnson and and a little better than Jon Sciambi. At least he makes the game exciting.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
July 31st, 2010
8:08 pm
DOB–
Sorry if this has been asked fifty thousand times already, but…where do you think Ankiel will bat in the lineup?
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:10 pm
I was kidding BamaDude….I’m pretty sure nobody comes here just for me. Pretty sure.
ccrider
July 31st, 2010
8:10 pm
Hey, all you so called Braves Fans. You do understand, this team , due to our ownership( Liberty Media), has a self induced payroll of around $87 Million. The Padres, Rays, Rangers and Reds are all below the Braves in payroll. If, you notice, all these teams have one thing in common. THEY are built on home grown prospects, smart trades and intelligent free agent acquisitions.
GET IT IN your heads! We are not the Yankees, Phillies, Red Sox, Cardinals, White Sox, Tigers, Angels or up till this year the Dodgers. That will not change or likely improve until the Braves are sold, sometime in the future.
If, many of you had your way, the Braves would have traded Minor, Freeman, Teheren, Delgado, Vizcaino, Beachy, Kimbrell, etc. for Adam Dunn, Cliff Lee and Corey Hart. All for JUST a BETTER chance and winning a World Series. These prospects are the ones that if utilized and added to properly will form the foundation of a team that will compete for World Seires for the next 10 years. Trading for Hart, Lee and Dunn would leave us with 1 year of Hart next year and without the payroll to resign Lee and Dunn.
I will be the first to yell and scream, if the Braves become a BIG PAYROLL team in the future and make economical safe moves to better the team. But, the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies Etc. can trade as many top prospects as the like, BECAUSE the can just go sign a high priced top free agent to replace them. Do you not learn through history? We signed Derek Lowe and Kawakami to big contracts and are unable to spend to make the team better because of that(and the McLouth trade)
We need to nuture our very best prospects, build a extremely deep farm system and trade the players to replenish that become too expensive to resign (possibly Hanson, Jurrjens ) in 3 years to add young valuable position players to Minor, Teheren, Delgado Etc. and our core position and bullpen players of McCann, Prado, Heyward, Freeman , Venters, Kimbrell, O’flaherty, Dunn Etc.
But, GUESS WHAT, we are still competing NOW. First Place in the NL East and Leading the Wild Card. So cheer for the team and quit your BI***in!
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
July 31st, 2010
8:10 pm
Sorry if this has been asked fifty thousand times already, but…where do you think Ankiel will bat in the lineup?
I’m guessing 10th more often than not.
Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson
July 31st, 2010
8:11 pm
jeffer d _
I do man, if your name is not on the page, I leave.
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:11 pm
I really don’t get the Cards essentially giving up Ludwick for Westbrook. If I was a Cardinals fan, I’d be furious.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
I agree that Chip is way better than Ernie Johnson but is that saying a lot ? Ernie is the worst baseball announcer I’ve ever heard.
JOD
July 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
Hopefully, Ankiel can find Gonzalez’s missing offense, cause I heard alot about it before Escobar was traded.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
jeffrey d …from reading your posts today …I will come here to read yours …hehehe
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
ha…thanks Bat
Roman Gal
July 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
Sorry if this has been asked fifty thousand times already, but…where do you think Ankiel will bat in the lineup? McFann
I bet he’ll bat fifth.
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:13 pm
i hope steve and scoots were here with their chests all puffed out when melky crapped the bed.
I wasn’t able to see it (thanks, Fox!) but I could smell it all the way in Toledo when I read it on the Blackberry during dinner.
My steak didn’t taste right afterward…
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:13 pm
My goodness, what’s wrong with Ernie Johnson? He’s not great, but he’s not terrible. He’s just average. He’s there.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:14 pm
CCRider, don’t you agree that in 4-5 years Heyward will become way too expensive for the Braves to afford ? He’ll probably demand at least $25 mill a year and I don’t see the Braves paying him or anyone else that much.
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:16 pm
Hey, was it just me, or was the scoreboard on Fox too far to the left? The score was cut off….and I was watching on a widescreen.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:16 pm
jeffery d …I hoped your were kidding …never can tell on her …and I meant that I do sometimes rip some Braves ….just no fellow bloggers …btw am I a blogger now ?? …if some it must be the “end of the world as we know it” …lol
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:16 pm
CCRider, we’re not leading in the Wild Card because we’re not in the Wild Card Race. But the team leading in the Wild Card race ( Giants ) has won more games than the Braves and is 15 games over .500 just like the Braves are.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:17 pm
Mike Minor has been outstanding in AAA. 5 starts 31.2 IP 4-1 with a 1.99ERA, 35 strikeouts, and 10 walks.
In 20 minor league starts(15 in AA, 5 in AAA) he has pitched 118.2IP 6-7 with a 3.49ERA, 144 strikeouts, and 44 walks. That’s nasty with all those strikeouts. He reminds me of Cole Hamels, with a 90-94mph fastball and an excellent change up.
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
July 31st, 2010
8:17 pm
Bat M.–
Nice…
Roman Gal I bet he’ll bat fifth.
He. Wouldn’t. Dare.
Gone Viral
July 31st, 2010
8:18 pm
“I really don’t get the Cards essentially giving up Ludwick for Westbrook. If I was a Cardinals fan, I’d be furious.”
I don’t get the desire to acquire Westbrook, but John Jay’s 1.23 OPS in July made the Cardinals think that Ludwick was superfluous. Time will tell whether this was a fluke month for Jay or not, but he was at the heart of their winning streak.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:18 pm
that should have been “if so” it must be the end of the world …..
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:18 pm
I mean I would rather have won 2 WS and no division titles than win 1 WS and 14 division titles JOD
then you are not a baseball fan, just a desperate sports junkie with a jones for winning.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:19 pm
Braves fans/management brag about winning division titles. Yankees fans/management brag about winning WS. That’s the difference between the 2 teams.
the real difference is the Yanks have a payroll 2.5 to three times as large dummie
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:19 pm
Yeah, I didn’t understand that deal from the Cards’ perspective at all. Why did they want Westbrook and his salary that badly? Was the prospect they got that good (didn’t see who it was)?
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:20 pm
Nolee, whoever said money buys championships ?
McFann :Ô: :Ô:
July 31st, 2010
8:20 pm
jeffrey d–
It was REALLY bad on our standard-screen TV! Haha, you couldn’t see the actual score, so in the eighth or whenever, I said something to my Sister about it being 4-2, then as they’re going to break, they show the score, and I’m like…oh, it’s 5-2…
Flat Bill Kid
July 31st, 2010
8:21 pm
Have to say that I wasn’t too impressed with slick Rick and the farnz but we didn’t give up any of our best prospects or kmed. I’m real happy with this trade because we got another bullpen piece that can get some outs, and we got an upgrade to blanco. Also something to think about…we don’t have to pick up slick rick’s option paving the way for an ellsbury or someone else not mentioned to play CF. I applaud Wren for keeping the awesome farm and getting an upgrade, although slight, to what we had before the deadline.
IVAN ...
July 31st, 2010
8:21 pm
Good post DOB, I agree on Saito.
He almost scares me late in games like Chavez did.
Will give Farnsworth the benefit of the doubt until he proves different…
Will be hoping R. Ankiel gets it done in center..
We need Prado back .
Omar will fill in fine.
Thought 2 years ago he was the better hitter between himself and Prado..
Give Melky credit… He played hard as he could, gave it his all.
Today was a total brain – farrrrt !
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:22 pm
Ernie Johnson puts me to sleep. He doesn’t make the game as exciting as Chip does. The only bad thing about Chip is he expects a homer everytime the ball is in the air, probably an effect of having called all those homers for Sosa and McGwire(when he faced chicago).
Ray Parker Jr.
July 31st, 2010
8:24 pm
Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. – Satchel Paige
westgadave
July 31st, 2010
8:24 pm
The Braves are not the Yankees–or for that matter even the Phillies with respect to payroll, attendance etc. and prb never will be. I am not suggesting that you have to have a $150-200 mil payroll to win championships–but less face it–it helps to have a lot of resources. As long as we are stuck in the middle of the pack in terms of payroll the Braves will always have challenges with regard to stacking their roster the way most of us fans would like. I am not certain this team is good enought to get to the WS–but I do think they are good enought to get into the playoffs–and sometimes odd things happen in the playoffs….ie, the Marlins in 2003 and the Cardinals a few years ago.
The thing that I just don’t get by so many on here is the notion that Cox, Wren, JS are just hapless idiots who dont care about winning or who are not trying—-thats just simply BS–no matter how you slice it. They have to work within the paramaters they are given by the people signing the checks–thats true in any business–isnt it? I think most resonable folks would argue that given the payroll restrictions that actually started what 10 years ago ago or more when Ted sold the team that they have not done badly—but what does it take—for Cox to come out and say I dont want to win–I am stupid and I do not belong int he dugout?…..or for Wren to say that he is in incapable moron who lacks the drive and knowledge to be a major league GM. How many other teams over the years do some of you guys think might have liked to have had Bobby as a manager—I think he stayed here all these years because this is where he wanted to be—same for JS and now Wren.
I would love to see 3-4 WS banners hanging from the Ted–but how many do you think the Yankees would have if they had worked within a budget like most other major league teams—would Cashman look all that smart if he had an annual budget of $85-90 million—-thats what A-Rod, Jeter, Marianno and Tex make–forget the other 21 guys.
If there were 3 million plus in the stands every year that would help —is that the fault of the manager or the GM also. How many Ws rings do you think Joe Torre would have if he had been on a team that had a more normal payroll and a more normal owner—how many has he won since the left the Bronx?
All I am saying is a little perspective from some of you people——I have been as disappointed in the last few years as anyone on this blog I dare say–but at the end of the day I am a Braves fan–I have lived and died with them for 35 years since I was kid. But all the personal attacks on people who have brought the only success this franchise has known since it has been in Atlanta is just hard for me to understand.
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:25 pm
I do sometimes rip some Braves ….just no fellow bloggers
Hey, good for you. I’m working on that. I try to keep to a “don’t say it on here if you wouldn’t say it in person” mantra, but it’s hard sometimes. I have to remember that even though I may think somebody has the stupidest opinion in the history of opinions, that doesn’t mean that me and my opinion are God’s gift to the blog.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:26 pm
I think Chip and EJ are total opposites. Chip makes an infield pop up sound like a HR and EJ makes a HR sound like it’s an infield pop up.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:26 pm
noleeeee …co-sign …just do not understand thinking like JOD in that regard …the Braves run of the 90’s has never been matched (not even by the yanks) and prob never will again …I am very proud I lived though those years in the ATL …and was lucky to see all those (well ya know lots of ‘em) games at Fulton Co and the Ted ….haters will hate
Gone Viral
July 31st, 2010
8:26 pm
“Hopefully, Ankiel can find Gonzalez’s missing offense, cause I heard alot about it before Escobar was traded.”
As opposed to Escobar’s .618 OPS? The problem with this bit you’re doing is that it requires two things: ignorance of Escobar’s 2010 performance of a Brave and the overlooking of Gonzalez’s gastritis. BTW, with his 0-4 game today, Escobar is now for 2 for his last 13 as a Blue Jay. His July OPS, even tossing in that hot streak the first few days in Toronto, is .743 as opposed to Gonzalez is at .750…with gastritis.
You may now return to your mindless ranting.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:27 pm
Kyle Farnsworth a 5.25 million club option which I think they should pick up. Takashi Saito has done an okay job but I think everybody would agree that Farnsworth is better, younger, and less fragile than Saito.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:27 pm
Westgadave, I’ll tell you who doesn’t care about winning. LIBERTY MEDIA.
westgadave
July 31st, 2010
8:28 pm
sorry about the spelling–I didnt proof it
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:28 pm
I wish someone like Arthur Blank or Mark Cuban would buy the Braves.
cabravesfan
July 31st, 2010
8:29 pm
Kyle Farnsworth is a badass…
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1818684
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:30 pm
On an unrelated note, can anyone believe the Phillies will pay Blanton 10MM next year? Almost makes Lowe look like a bargain.
Playoffs!!!!
July 31st, 2010
8:30 pm
Like the trade. Farnsworth is an big upgrade over Chavez. Just don’t let Farnsworth close any games. I’ll miss Blanco some, but we needed some power and Ankiel will give us 9-10 HRs if gets 200 ABs against rightys. And he plays very good defense, and a great arm.
And please give Glaus a day off. I mean how BAD does this guy need one or more! With an extra outfielder, Heinske can move to first base at times.
I guess everyone wants a blockbuster trade, but this is better than nothing.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:31 pm
BravesFan2010 exactly.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:32 pm
jeffrey d = voice of reason/sanity, props to ya …very refreshing ….oh I know you are not the “lone ranger” …hehe …
westgadave
July 31st, 2010
8:32 pm
Bravesfan–I agree with that to some extent–they do care about their investment and getting their money back when they sell—I just hope Arthur Blank or David Dickey is still around when they decide to sell and maybe just maybe we have some accountable local ownership again– more a fan than a faceless corp………where are you Ted Turner?
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:34 pm
BravesFan–well, you never know. I kinda think LM will sell them as soon as they can, and Cuban is looking to buy a team.
Playoffs!!!!
July 31st, 2010
8:34 pm
Hey, just wondering? Why don’t we have our own cable network like the Yankees? We’re the only team in the South. ( not counting the Marlins or Rays–they’re not really in the South).
Then we’d have a lot more money for player payroll.
BamaDude @ CowCollege AL
July 31st, 2010
8:35 pm
I say I wish Ted was still our owner …would love a passionate dude like Cuban as the Barves owner …not sure ’bout Blank but even he would be a def upgrade
Gone Viral
July 31st, 2010
8:37 pm
“Have to say that I wasn’t too impressed with slick Rick and the farnz but we didn’t give up any of our best prospects or kmed.”
A poster earlier today did an exceptional job of breaking down the deal. While I have enjoyed the comical aspect of the same people complaining about our overworked bullpen last night complaining about Bobby leaving JJ in too long today (seriously, those posts should come with a two drink minimum), as I said last night, our bullpen looks exhausted. Even if we can escape an inning with Chavez last night, get him a win, and ship him out of town for Kyle Farnsworth, I’m all for that.
Farnsworth, for all of his overhead, is a legit flamethrower. The opportunity cost is that we give up the promise of Tim Collins for it, and we probably let Farnsworth go in the offseason rather than pay him $5.25 million. That’s the part I regret but if Collins seals the deal, we have to do it since Ankiel is better than our other options. I wanted Willingham and Ellsbury would have worked, but the fact that we fill out our 25 man roster as completely as is possible in this day and age without giving up any of best organizational arms is an achievement.
I will be curious if we tweak further in August or if this is it. Looking at our roster now, none of the names makes me cringe although I think Glaus is in the same spot Heyward was last month. He needs to be recovering on the DL. Why we don’t seem to want to do that, I don’t know.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:37 pm
nothing buys you a guaranteed championship. but a huge payroll puts you in the middle of getting into the post season almost every year which is the greatest single requirement to winning a championship. Remind me how many times the Yanks have failed to reach post season the last 15 years?
Once you get there it is a crap shoot for every team, but are you suggesting an extra 140 million dollars wouldn’t make the Braves a little bit better team this year? hope not….
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:38 pm
But with as low as payroll is and with the prospects coming thru the system, they might hold on to the club. They’re probably making a good profit as is and stand to make more $$ as Heyward matures and the Braves move into their window for winning.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:38 pm
I wish we did have our own cable network. I’m not sure why we don’t.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:38 pm
been some talk about LM wanting to keep them longer than the minimum prescribed time, STEVE.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:40 pm
Steve, but as heyward matures he will become too expensive, and the Yankees or Red Sox will pick him up.
Gone Viral
July 31st, 2010
8:40 pm
“Kyle Farnsworth is a badass…”
I don’t know the rules about posting subscriber content, but for those who have ESPN Insider, here is an article about him being voted the toughest guy in baseball:
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/news/story?id=5159572
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:40 pm
nolie–has there? That’s a bummer.
westgadave
July 31st, 2010
8:40 pm
Playoffs–we had one–it was called TBS and it disintegrated with t he whole time warner merger crap with Ted after he sold
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:41 pm
I’ll buy the team. Payroll’s gonna take a hit, though.
westgadave
July 31st, 2010
8:42 pm
TBS became Peachtree TV and the rest is history—relative to the regional Braves network I mean
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:43 pm
That was an awesome video of Farnsworth taking down Paul Wilson. Boy is he strong.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:44 pm
Well folks, I can assure you that if I ever happen to come into a few billion dollars, I will make sure the Braves always have the highest payroll in baseball.
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:44 pm
I will say this–they (as long as he doesn’t spend too much) stay out of Wren and Schuerholz’s way and let them run the club. But I don’t think they spend as much as they could. But hey, it’s their perogative.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:46 pm
I don’t think they are all that bad owners. Certainly a huge improvement over AOL/TW.
Not a whole lot of folks around who can spend 100 million plus for salary given the attendance and lack of a superstation type outlet. I’m thinking that if Blanks bought it he would not be able to spend all that much more than LM is, and Ted has said several times that he is not rich enough anymore to do so with the escalating costs involved in the sport
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:46 pm
I know the Yankees have more resources than the Braves, but does anyone think our management ( Liberty Media) actually cares as much about winning as the Steinbrenners do ?
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:47 pm
I wonder if Bill Gates would be interested in buying a baseball team ? That would definitely help to have an owner who’s worth like $40 billion.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:48 pm
probably not, why would they? It was basically a financial deal not a baseball love deal.
noleeeee
July 31st, 2010
8:49 pm
I imagine if Billie G was interested, he’d own the Mariners
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:49 pm
I hate having a corporation as owners. They don’t have any real love for the Braves.
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:50 pm
opulance. we dont has it.
Playoffs!!!!
July 31st, 2010
8:51 pm
WestGaDave–Well, we need a new one. One that airs Braves 24/7. The Yankees Yes Network even shows batting practice everyday. And there’s enough playoff footage from the 14-straight to fill a lot a air time.
We could have a Bobby-Cam and follow him everyday-( he gets to the park at 8 a.m.)
But seriously, I think it would fly.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:52 pm
I was looking at an article that showed the 50 most valuable sporting franchises in the world. Other than a few soccer teams in Europe, like 95% of teh teams were NFL teams. Why are NFL teams so much more valuable than MLB teams ?
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:52 pm
if bill gates did want to buy a team it would be the mariners…besides, what is this? throw out the name of every rich dude you ever heard of as a fantasy land owner of the braves?
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:52 pm
Those Phillies are all cheaters. Blanton sticking his arm to get hit.
Brian McCann's Elbow
July 31st, 2010
8:53 pm
Ha Ha..Joe Blanton tried to inimitate the master and the ump called him back.
Steve from OH
July 31st, 2010
8:53 pm
opulance. we dont has it.
And we just traded our miniature giraffe to the Royals. Fudge.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:53 pm
Playoffs, that would be so awesome to have an entire channel devoted entirely to the Braves. They could show old Braves games, and a bunch of other stuff.
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:54 pm
speaking of getting hit, man was JJ hot when he got beaned or what? you have to admit, it does look suspicious after they hit meds last night and got him out of the game. weren’t hitting JJ so they threw at him? thats phillies level bush league right there.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:54 pm
Imagine I Farnsworth hit Adam Dunn and Dunn charges the mound…….Who wins????
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:55 pm
i want a miniature giraffe.
jeffrey d
July 31st, 2010
8:55 pm
Can you imagine if Gates was an owner? He could purchase every free agent and have the single A team stocked with Major Leaguers. The rest of the clubs would have to put together a team of ragtag misfits who didn’t get along at first, but by the end of the season, they understand the true value of hustle and sportsmanship.
Tomas
July 31st, 2010
8:56 pm
The Padres inquired about Jacoby Ellsbury before picking up Ryan Ludwick, but were told he’s not available according to ESPN Boston’s Gordon Edes
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:56 pm
but i have never seen JJ act all MFIKY like that. if was like a MFIKY stare come to life for a second there. I thought he was going to bust a cap.
BravesFan2010
July 31st, 2010
8:56 pm
Jeffrey, Gates has the power to do that.
RHR
July 31st, 2010
8:58 pm
yes jeffrey, and they would bring their kids to the clubhouse and have a ferris wheel in the bullpen. it would be a fun team anyway, lots of smiles.