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jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
3:30 pm
In every state, you can find a select few that aren’t pricks, but the vast majority really sucks
Your cup of coffee there, Jerr….half full is it?
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
3:30 pm
This game against the Bengals is a great reason why over the years, I’ve learned not to get too high or low with any Atlanta team. Just when you think a corner is being turned…BAM, you slam into a wall.
Bat Masterson
October 24th, 2010
3:31 pm
Ross made $4 million this year and would receive a raise in his final year of arbitration, but Sabean left a clear impression that the club will tender him a contract.
“His situation is not daunting,” Sabean said. “His number isn’t going to go off the map. His platform year was last year, not this year, so it’s a very affordable situation if we go that route.” Giants GM Brian Sabean
I’m glad Ross helped the Giants beat the Phillies, but who knows, they may change their mind about him. After the World Series he will still be Cody Ross no matter what he does. It’s a long way to spring training, I hope the Braves can do better that Cody freakin’ Ross.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
3:32 pm
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
3:30 pm
In every state, you can find a select few that aren’t pricks, but the vast majority really sucks
Your cup of coffee there, Jerr….half full is it?
Just curious, but how to you equate “majority” as being “half full”?
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
3:32 pm
We’re losing by a point, Mixxo
nolie
October 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
I hope the Braves can do better that Cody freakin’ Ross. Bat
me too, but I won’t be too surprised in that is the level of OFer we get, though likely not Ross himself. I think he stays in SF
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Just a little sarcasm, Jerry….you said a majority of the people in every state “really suck,” and I was asking if your cup was half empty or half full
Bat Masterson
October 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
Me too, nolie, me too.
Doc Holiday
October 24th, 2010
3:45 pm
Let me tell you what………….this WS has been said to be played by a pair of underdogs (MLB.com), but in by book the Rangers were never underdogs………I knew this team was for real when they swept the Yankees late in the season. Yankees were giving all they had cause they were in a dog fight with the Rays and yet the Rangers took care very convincingly.
Secondly, I think this will be a very exciting WS after all. I mean Lee vs Lincecum? NL best pitching against a great hitting Rangers team.
2 teams that are playing hard and that are second to none. Neither of the 2 got to the WS just because of the luck factor……….they played hard and to tell you the truth, they are indeed the 2 teams playing the best baseball in october………so……….let the games begin.
McFann O O – 6
October 24th, 2010
3:59 pm
Bengie would get a ring no matter who wins!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-molina102410
That’s so funny…Bet that doesn’t happen all that much.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:01 pm
Just saw a video on the 2010 Falcons Cheerleaders. Definitely easy on the eyes.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:05 pm
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Just a little sarcasm, Jerry….you said a majority of the people in every state “really suck,” and I was asking if your cup was half empty or half full
I knew someone would pick up on that “every state” reference. Can’t get much past you guys on this blog.
I should have just reiterated that I meant people that live in Pennslyvania only. They actually make New Yorkers look good. That is pretty bad.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:07 pm
Doc Holiday
October 24th, 2010
3:45 pm
Let me tell you what………….this WS has been said to be played by a pair of underdogs (MLB.com), but in by book the Rangers were never underdogs…
I just wish I had picked these two teams in Vegas. I’d be a rich man right now.
Soph
October 24th, 2010
4:08 pm
Damn, Roddy had a day. Good stuff.
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
4:08 pm
I think DOB is correct. Wren attempts to swing a deal for a power-hitting outfielder rather than try to obtain one on open market.
Now, I’d rather see Wren swing a deal for a younger outfielder who the team could control for a while, but I don’t know what younger talent is available.
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
4:09 pm
“but I won’t be too surprised if that is the level of OFer”
To you nolie –
“Every party has a pooper that’s why we invited you ….. party pooper, party pooper”
Soph
October 24th, 2010
4:11 pm
I see the defense didn’t.
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
4:13 pm
Anybody else the least bit concerned about our closer next season, whoever that might be? I’m betting Kimbrel is the guy, but he’s so young and will go through that learning process. I just see a closer as a key to a winning team. I’m hoping he does good because he’s probably already got that role in the Braves’ eyes right now. Their focus has to be on getting a hitter first.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:14 pm
I should have just reiterated that I meant people that live in Pennslyvania only Jerry
another load of crap. try “some people all over”
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:16 pm
well then, poop on you Brian…..
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:17 pm
Maybe I’m looking at it the wrong way, but too many times I see Michael Turner being tackled easily by a lone tackler. Back in the day of William Andrews, you never ever saw him tackled by one guy. He just kept driving with those legs. Turner is bigger than Andrews was. Doesn’t add up for me.
Soph
October 24th, 2010
4:18 pm
Poor cab.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:19 pm
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:14 pm
I should have just reiterated that I meant people that live in Pennslyvania only Jerry
another load of crap. try “some people all over”
Nah, I’ll just go with “some people all over and most people in Pennslyvania”.
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
4:20 pm
Jerry – well 100% of the Pennsylvanians I know are great people.
Of course, that’s only 2 out of a few million, but still.
Brave4life
October 24th, 2010
4:20 pm
I miss Braves baseball
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
4:21 pm
HA, I’m so glad Philly lost. Especially in their park. How DARE they come here and talk about how many chances we blew during our run. Hey, they haven’t been exactly dominating in the postseason since their run started in ‘07. That team isn’t getting any younger either. Howard’s contract already looks like it’ll be a burden for them.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:22 pm
I’d say that I am from Pennsylvania , but that just might be aiding Jerry’s argument. The Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch are pretty nice folk though
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:26 pm
It’s reallt that “City of Brotherly Love” thingy. A lot of guys hate that so they overcompensate by being mean to Braves fans, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
4:26 pm
I keep going back to Rasmus as a guy who’d fit exactly what we need (aside from being a lefty), but you have to think it’ll take a ton to get him. Unless he’s such a pain in the butt to LaRussa and others that they’ll actually take a bit less to get rid of him, I don’t see Wren offering up what it’ll take to get that kid here.
Damn, I just don’t know what’s out there. Not right now anyways. Should be interesting. That or disappointing.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:27 pm
I don’t see Wren offering up what it’ll take to get that kid here. TnB
party pooper
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:29 pm
It’s kinda funny, even back in vaudeville days and B4, Philly was always considered a tough town to play to.Some things never change I guess
CB
October 24th, 2010
4:30 pm
Soph,I don’t feel sorry for cab. Panthers 1st win.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:31 pm
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
4:08 pm
I think DOB is correct. Wren attempts to swing a deal for a power-hitting outfielder rather than try to obtain one on open market.
Now, I’d rather see Wren swing a deal for a younger outfielder who the team could control for a while, but I don’t know what younger talent is available.
I will more than likely happen is that Wren will do what he has done since he’s been here. He will look for a reclamation project and hope he gets lucky. So far that hasn’t worked out for him. No reason to think it will now. Me, I’m just hoping that Chipper comes back healthy and Freeman gets used to Major League pitching in a hurry. I also hope that Heyward with a year under his belt will be a bit more consistant. Play Infante a little in left if Diaz doesn’t come back strong along with Hinske. Everything really hinges on the centerfield position. As much as people wanna hope that Nate can turn into a good player, that ain’t gonna happen. He can’t be counted on to even play good defense. So help me God, I just hope that Wren will take a chance on Andruw. I don’t care what anyone says, he comes cheap and he still can play the position and drive in some runs. Just don’t bat him above the 6th spot in the lineup. And Pendleton can’t screw him or anyone else up anymore. Thank God!
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:34 pm
, he comes cheap and he still can play the position and drive in some runs. J
he hasn’t played it much the last several years and when he did he didn’t play it all that well.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:35 pm
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:22 pm
I’d say that I am from Pennsylvania , but that just might be aiding Jerry’s argument.
You’re right!
Soph
October 24th, 2010
4:36 pm
CB – congrats! Falcons won, Saints lost so I’m happy. Throw in the Yanks & Phils losses from this weekend and I’m in sports heaven.
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
4:38 pm
Jerry… I’m not sure that will be the case. Wren usually does his reclamation projects as placeholders until minor league talent can come up. There’s no real outfield talent in the higher minors for the Braves. If Wren is willing to give up some pitching, he may just entice a GM to surrender a talented outfielder – again, preferably a younger one who the Braves can control awhile.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:40 pm
nolie
October 24th, 2010
4:34 pm
, he comes cheap and he still can play the position and drive in some runs. J
he hasn’t played it much the last several years and when he did he didn’t play it all that well.
Okay, just for arguments sake, lets say you are gonna look for a reclamation project that you hope will be serviceable player who might have a revival of sorts. Who would you go for? For me, it’s Andruw. You know that Wren isn’t going to trade away one of our blue chip pitchers for someone with a high end, so we are left with someone off the scrap heap.
Couch Tater
October 24th, 2010
4:42 pm
Beep Baseball. To pitch a perfect game, everyone hits…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhC90287XqM&feature=related
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
4:44 pm
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
4:38 pm
Jerry… I’m not sure that will be the case. Wren usually does his reclamation projects as placeholders until minor league talent can come up. There’s no real outfield talent in the higher minors for the Braves. If Wren is willing to give up some pitching, he may just entice a GM to surrender a talented outfielder – again, preferably a younger one who the Braves can control awhile.
But the Braves have nothing to speak of at the moment at any position other than pitching. And Wren could get that really good player with some of our pitching prospects, like a Colby Rasmus. But the big question is, will he? I personally don’t believe he has it in him to make that deal.
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
4:45 pm
To me, the Andruw Jones thing is buried forever. Let it go because he’s not the answer to any of our problems. He’s just not. As a platoon, yes. But the thing is, we already have platoons on the team anyways. There’s no use for him here.
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
4:50 pm
Jerry, I think any pitcher Wren would be willing to surrender – and I’m thinking Jurrjens – would require talent plus in return. Pitching is still at a premium in the majors. I think if Wren was willing to part with some pitching talent, he’d probably get a healthy return. I’m starting to think Wren may just do so. Just a hunch at this point.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
4:52 pm
Andruw Jones is old, fat, and slow. I don’t care if he still hits for power (he did play at the Cell last year) – he is not the answer.
Wren can and will do better (i.e. younger).
cabravesfan
October 24th, 2010
4:54 pm
Soph-
I totally expected the 49ers to lose today. Flying across the country, just won their first game against their cross-city rivals, playing a team that had not won a game all year, flying to London right after the game…throw in Alex Smith getting hurt (I know he’s not great, but he’s better then David Carr) and it was a given.
Mutts
October 24th, 2010
4:56 pm
So glad the Phillies fans heard the Phat Lady sing in their own “always sold out” park. Some dynasty! BTW, Martin Prado has officially become the premier second baseman in the NL; ‘ol Chase looked a lot like Brooks Conrad during the playoffs (no offense, Brooks). Ryan Howard can be a terror in the regular season, but he’s less than clutch in the playoffs. And as of 2011, the Phillies will be Werthless. GO BRAVES! Hey, has anyone seen the little Philly pukes that used to litter our Braves’ blogs?
Skeeterleg
October 24th, 2010
4:56 pm
Anybody else the least bit concerned about our closer next season, whoever that might be? I’m betting Kimbrel is the guy, but he’s so young and will go through that learning process.
Neftali Feliz is young. That didn’t make a difference. Besides, the Braves have groomed Kinbrel to be a closer since he stepped into the minor league system. Hes ready.
Jeff R
October 24th, 2010
5:02 pm
Kimbrel and Venters are slated to close and setup, as I’ve read. I think Medlen will be added back into the bullpen mix later in the season.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
5:05 pm
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
4:52 pm
Andruw Jones is old, fat, and slow. I don’t care if he still hits for power (he did play at the Cell last year) – he is not the answer.
Wren can and will do better (i.e. younger).
Yeah, he has proven that, right? Don’t bet the farm on it.
CB
October 24th, 2010
5:11 pm
cab,quit whining- you lost!
nolie
October 24th, 2010
5:12 pm
I think any pitcher Wren would be willing to surrender – and I’m thinking Jurrjens – would require talent plus in return.
As I’ve said B4 and posted some ESPN Insider stuff that agrees, JJ does not have the trade value at this time that he did B4. It is highly unlikely that he will bring back an established producer by himself let alone added talent, perhaps a young guy with some promise who is not yet established in the bigs.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:14 pm
Like it would be hard to find a warm body more capable than Andruw in the OF at this point of his career. Even if he has to dumpster-dive, I expect Wren will fish up someone better than AJ.
cabravesfan
October 24th, 2010
5:15 pm
CB-
Not whining- being realistic. My expectations for this team have gone from “playoffs” to “please just win one game” to “please just get blown out because you play like crap and I can’t take you teasing me anymore.” This is the life of a die hard 49ers fan. Sad, I know
nolie
October 24th, 2010
5:17 pm
thar was gold in then thar hills at one time CAB, but I’m afraid its all played out
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:19 pm
“Andruw Jones is old, fat, and slow. I don’t care if he still hits for power (he did play at the Cell last year) – he is not the answer.”
Wren can and will do better (i.e. younger).
Yes Russell, like he did better when picking up Melky, and Ankiel? Believe that if you want.
cabravesfan
October 24th, 2010
5:21 pm
nolie-
they will be back…one day…hopefully in my lifetime
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:23 pm
Also Russell, Andruw is only 33.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:23 pm
Melky came with 2 young pitchers attached.
Ankle was a midseason gamble, and other than Collins (a 5′7″ hard to project LHP), he gave up garbage for garbage.
Try again.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:25 pm
Russell, why don’t you try again? Melky is garbage so was Ankiel.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:27 pm
You’re looking at those moves like they were huge commitments on Wren’s part. No one is disputing Melky and Ankle were awful, but they were parts of larger deals. Look at the bigger picture.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:28 pm
You look at the bigger picture. If Wren did something like that, what makes you think he will get someone better than Andruw this year? Last year he didn’t, what makes you think this off season will be any different.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:29 pm
Russell, he may and he may not. I don’t know, but I would not get my hopes up if I was you.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:32 pm
I’d gladly take Andruw back from all the crap I saw in the outfield this year. I would have taken him back the second the Braves traded him. True, he struck out a lot, but he had great defense, something we lacked this year.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:33 pm
I mean let him go, I apologize.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:34 pm
After watching the Melky clown-car show in the OF in 2010, I think Wren will target someone who can at least field the position AND hit for some power. Is that guy going to be a reclamation project again (similar to 1B with Glaus this season)? Yeah maybe, but I still think it will be someone better overall than Andruw.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:35 pm
Russell, he may get someone better, but he may not and I still wouldn’t get my hopes up. If we had the spending money like the Yankees, then maybe it would be different.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:36 pm
And if it does end up being Andruw Jones… well crap. Another year with a bottom-of-the-league outfield – unless Nate turns it around.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
5:37 pm
I’d be happy if we had Andruw back, but I don’t think he will be coming back.
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:45 pm
I just don’t see what Andruw brings to the table at this stage. A .729 OPS on the road (away from the Cell) in 135 ABs this year with 7 HRs.
Maybe another stop in the ATL would rejuvenate his career. More likely, he would be slightly below an NL average OF for us with declining defensive skills. I mean, can he even play CF everyday anymore? I doubt it.
He is another platoon player for the Braves. At least he’s right-handed, I guess.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
5:49 pm
Wren will do better than Druw
Soph
October 24th, 2010
5:52 pm
I can bust out my Andruw bobblehead if he comes back.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
5:55 pm
bobblehead or bubblebutt Soph ?
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
6:00 pm
Andruw’s world class BBQ-gut.
Trey - 6
October 24th, 2010
6:17 pm
Nolie, he may and he may not. There is a reason that Baltimore fired him.
richbrave
October 24th, 2010
6:23 pm
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richbrave
October 24th, 2010
6:25 pm
Do we get any comp picks for WAGNER retiring, or releasing SAITO or CABRERA?
D.J.
October 24th, 2010
6:27 pm
no richbrave, that’s only for arbitration.
nolie
October 24th, 2010
6:32 pm
he may and he may not. There is a reason that Baltimore fired him
the Baltimore owner is an interfering azswipe who fired Wren mostly because he refused to hold up transportation for Ripken. He was not a GM there long enough to be fired for failure to make the right trades and he could only trade for what the owner wanted anyway.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
6:34 pm
Russell Bell
October 24th, 2010
5:23 pm
Melky came with 2 young pitchers attached.
Ankle was a midseason gamble, and other than Collins (a 5′7″ hard to project LHP), he gave up garbage for garbage.
I wouldn’t exactly classify Gregor Blanco as garbage. Between 2 teams, he hit .283 this year. That could have helped us out tremendously instead of the sub Mendoza line players we ran out there in Ankiel and McLouth. And as for Melky, we aren’t even talking about the players that came with him. We are discussing outfielders, and Melky sucked at that just like the aforementioned.
David O'Brien
October 24th, 2010
6:36 pm
Daddy D’z on a sunny Sunday afternoon in October. BBQ brisket, green beans, cornbread, red beans & rice, and sweet tea. (And she had the pork, plus a mac & cheese side, both of which I ended up eating quite a bit.)
Now that’s good eating.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
6:37 pm
nolie
October 24th, 2010
5:49 pm
Wren will do better than Druw
I suppose there’s a first time for everything, but so far, Wren has done nothing but hold the team down with a centerfielder who can’t even hit .200.
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
6:39 pm
You sound like a country song, DOB. Did you drive there on a tractor?
David O'Brien
October 24th, 2010
6:41 pm
Do we get any comp picks for WAGNER retiring, or releasing SAITO or CABRERA? — richbrave
You don’t get comp picks for a player who retires. As for Saito, his contract stipulated he be released to become a free agent at season’s end despite not having six years’ service; so, no, you don’t get comp picks for him.
Cabrera wasn’t a free agent, so of course you don’t get compensatory picks for releasing him. If that were the case every team would release every mediocre/bad player they had at season’s end, regardless of service time, and just stock up on draft picks.
And you certainly don’t get compensatory picks for any free agent if you release him before the arbitration date for free agents, which is why no team releases players this early who might end up being classified (Type A or Type B) free agents. Which is what I tried to explain to the guy on here a few days ago who just thought the Braves should release Derrek Lee and everyone else on the roster that he didn’t like, regardless of whether of the rules regarding free agency, compensation picks, etc.
(Remember last winter, when the Braves had to decide whether to offer Soriano arbitration, if they wanted to get draft pick compensation? And they did offer it, and he accepted?)
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
6:43 pm
Wren traded for a incumbent All Star in Nate McLouth…nobody knew that he’d hit 10 points under .200 in his first full season with the Braves
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
6:46 pm
I remember last year…at one point we were set to get something like 3 first round draft picks – our own, one for Gonzalez, and one for MFIKY. Then we lost ours for signing Wagner (definitely worth it), Soriano accepted arb, and we ended up getting a second round pick for Gonzalez because the O’s 1st round was protected
David O'Brien
October 24th, 2010
6:46 pm
jeffrey d, we rode there on a motorcycle, not a tractor. Although a tractor would be quite interesting to see in that neighborhood of Atlanta, as anyone who’s familiar with Daddy D’z or the area can attest (it’s practically downtown, about a mile or so from Turner Field, on Memorial Drive).
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
6:52 pm
I got sick of Andruw’s smiles after he K’d.
DOB, I ate homeade tacos for supper. Not from scratch, just bought the taco kit. Not as good as your BBQ, probably, but it filled me up damnit.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
6:52 pm
I don’t know what Andruw would do if he were here, but I would be willing to bet that he would catch anything that lands in his glove. McLouth couldn’t guarantee that. Also, Andruw at his fattest never got turned around on the ball and always got great jumps. Also, when it came time for Andruw to throw the freakin ball, he threw it. I saw too things this year that I didn’t think was possible. I saw Melky throw a ball from centerfield to right field like a girl in grade school. I also saw McLouth hold the ball in medium depth centerfield and a runner on third who tagged and scored with no throw. The situation was perfect to throw home and Nate refused to. I also saw him lob a ball over the cutoff man like he was being paid to throw the game. No matter what you think of Andruw, he was great in the outfield and was even good in his worst year here. He doesn’t even have to play center. He could play right with Heyward in center.
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
6:54 pm
Hey, way to shoot down my tractor joke by saying “Um, actually I’m a bad *ss. I took the motorcycle.”
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
6:55 pm
If I want to be honest with myself I don’t see a big time star as our offseason hitter. I really don’t. I see a semi star guy and probably another platoon guy to split time with McLouth in CF/LF. It just won’t be anything major.
Remember, we were planty good enough on offense before both Chipper and Prado went down. Add to the fact Heyward got hurt and that fu*** him up all year and I believe that, plus Infante looked whipped towards the end there. Wasn’t the same guy in the postseason. Oh, and McCann had a down year.
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
6:58 pm
The team has got to somehow someway play better defense too. That got rediculous. I don’t ever remember seeing a Braves team play such poor D. Not in my lifetime of following this team, since ‘92.
Pameeee
October 24th, 2010
7:03 pm
I just googled Daddy D and it is an interesting looking place. I envy anyone that can eat large portions of mac N cheese, hey even a small portion. Seems like big fun is had there with the Blues bands and all.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
7:05 pm
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
6:43 pm
Wren traded for a incumbent All Star in Nate McLouth…nobody knew that he’d hit 10 points under .200 in his first full season with the Braves
Wren traded for a player that with the exception of one year when he hit .276, he never hit above .258 and that was a 3-year stretch. When he was traded here, he was batting .256 and the rest is history. Offensively and defensively, Nate McLouth is a joke and continues to be a joke. I think I would rather have one of those pitch back thingies out in center instead of Nate. At least that way if a ball hits it, the ball will bounce back to the infield.
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
7:08 pm
I dunno…call me an optimist, but I see that Nate hit .276 in just his first full season, and I’ll be hoping he bounces back
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
7:14 pm
TnBrian
October 24th, 2010
6:58 pm
The team has got to somehow someway play better defense too. That got rediculous. I don’t ever remember seeing a Braves team play such poor D. Not in my lifetime of following this team, since ‘92.
I’ve seen every team in a Braves uniform since they came here in 1966 and there has never been a more pathetic defensive team than I watched this year. I remember all the years at Atlanta Stadium when prior to the season they held MotoCross there every year. The infield was torn up and it baked hard and took some of the most ridiculous hops you’d ever see on an infield. But outside of all the infield woes, we at least had outfielders who caught the ball and threw the ball. This year, we all had to hold our breath and wonder, “is this fly ball going to be the next lowlight” for this season? It was a miracle that we made the playoffs. If we had some of the pitchers we had back in the 809s and before, we would have set franchise records in losses. Pitching was our only saving grace, and that’s not taking anything away from Prado and Infante.
David O'Brien
October 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
jeffrey d, actually you’d probably need to be a bada$$ to drive a tractor to Daddy D’z. That, and/or slightly insane.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
October 24th, 2010
7:17 pm
Where’s all’em brash Phillies fans that thought their boys wuz so good?
Steve from OH
October 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
Some kid drove a tractor to school when I was a senior in high school. It was awesome.
Jerry
October 24th, 2010
7:22 pm
jeffrey d
October 24th, 2010
7:08 pm
I dunno…call me an optimist, but I see that Nate hit .276 in just his first full season, and I’ll be hoping he bounces back
You must be the eternal optimist, and I’m the exact opposite. All I know is that he has had 2 full seasons since he hit .276 and he isn’t getting any better. Hell, I’d even take the .256 he hit 2 years ago if he could field his position, but he can’t. And personally, I don’t really think you can have a defensive slump unless you just aren’t taking care of your body. Over the years, I’ve never seen a outfielder get turned around and misjudge balls as I’ve seen with McLouth to the point where I just lowered my head and stared at the ground, an never have I ever stood and screamed at the tv, “THROW THE BALL YOU AZZHOLE”. But I did this year. I don’t wanna see that lack of defensive output again.
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
October 24th, 2010
7:25 pm
You know the food’s good at a place called Daddy D’z. They bring folks in with good chow instead of fancy names. If all the waitresses are ugly as Hell, your mouth should begin watering immediately; it’s gonna be GOOD!
Mr. Turnip-Green Jeans
October 24th, 2010
7:31 pm
Y’all ever seen the drunk get tased off the riding-mower, trying to flee police on a Snapper?