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LTBF
October 27th, 2010
7:21 pm
MiaBchBravesFan 7:15
Right on
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
7:24 pm
Watching Feliz and Andrus in a Ranger’s uni makes my blood BOIL. MBBF
Andrus doesn’t bother me at all, a good post season does not a hitter make, ask Lempke.
His defense fell off a cliff this year and he hit 643 in one of the best hitters parks around-likely less than that if he were here.
Nothing about any of that even slightly bothers me, let alone boils my blood.
I do miss Feliz but we have 2 or three others that are probably almost as good.
David O'Brien
October 27th, 2010
7:31 pm
Adam Rubin got a bunch of us to give him some big and/or bad contracts for each MLB team, and he compiled them all in a comprehensive report for ESPN.com:
http://proxy.espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/11484/toxicology-report-bad-contracts-to-swap
Mitchie-san
October 27th, 2010
7:32 pm
Rangers in 6.
ncscoots
October 27th, 2010
7:36 pm
I may be a Braves fan, but I choose not to look at the reality through rose-colored glasses; it is what it is.
You know, I always get a kick out of that “it is what it is…or at least, what I say it is”.
David O'Brien
October 27th, 2010
7:37 pm
Here’s one guy’s take on best postseason pitchers ever, and he ranks Glavine No. 9 and Smoltz No. 4 (Maddux is No. 31): http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=schoenfield/101026
LTBF
October 27th, 2010
7:41 pm
DOB Started the talk about tradeing Prado, is he nuts? tradeing Prado for Rasmas. You don’t trade your best postion player DOB.
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
7:45 pm
I saw one little blurb that said what the Cardinals would be asking for Rasmus.
Or the Cardinals could look to upgrade their infield by asking the Braves for a package that includes Martin Prado
I think some people saw a blog titled “Braves MUST trade Prado ASAP!!!”
TnBrian
October 27th, 2010
7:51 pm
YES!! Get to listen to Buck & McCarver all series.
McCarver: “It was a hiiiiiigh changeup that stayed in the hitters eyyyyyes ….that’s whyyyyy it hit hiiigh off the CF wall. Excuse me, it was a hiiiigh sliiiider, same difference ….changeup, sliiider. There’s no difference is EITHER one of those pitches, Joe.”
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
7:53 pm
Justice ahead of Andruw? Really? Andruw was by far a better fielder, he hit 100 or so more HR, 200 more RBI, etc in just one more season than Justice.
Justice hit for a better average, but that was about it. Halle Berry only counts for so many points. murph
yeah she’s great, but not great enough to put David ahead of Andruw, not even counting Justice’s PEDs history.
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
7:55 pm
Justice and Jones keep changing places in my mind. Owl
really? you need to straighten that out, cause they aren’t even close
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:00 pm
I linked to the albatross contract article. Is there any scenario where FW would ever consider dealing Chipper Jones???
I can’t see any…
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:01 pm
Ugh…Andrus is hitting 1.000 in the World Series. Way to blow that one Wren, TP, and Bobby
Couch Tater
October 27th, 2010
8:02 pm
So, I’m talking to my swing guru, the Maharishi Yogi Berra, on the golf course and we start discussing the DH, and how many folks have not seen a World Series without the Designated Hitter.
Sad.
Anyway, I told him I needed a Designated Driver.
Analyzing my swing he said, “Quit meditating over your swing and establish a stronger core. Let’s go get a six-pack”
Profound.
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:03 pm
I had to change the serpentine belt on my truck yesterday……Bobby’s fault!
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:03 pm
you got that sooo right jeffrey
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:04 pm
Ballgame!
Braveman
October 27th, 2010
8:04 pm
I believe that was on John Sherholtz fellas.
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:06 pm
Oh, sorry. Way to blow that one Schuerholz, TP, and Bobby
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:07 pm
Giants in 8…..
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:08 pm
Great. Now Lincecum is hittable
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:09 pm
21 years ago, I was anticipating a Giants A’s World Serious, as the earth started to shake violently………..
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:09 pm
Wayne-
Are you aware of any GM that would trade anything for a 37 year old coming off major knee surgery that is still owed $28 million over the next 2 years? I’m thinking no. (Not that I think they would even try to trade Chipper…besides, he’s a 10-and-5 guy so even if Wren wanted to trade him, I doubt it would happen)
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:10 pm
…and stupid
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:10 pm
Timmy with the serious brain cramp…
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
Wait, the Hawks opener is on too!
TnBrian
October 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
Probably too much pot before the game for Lincecum
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:11 pm
yeah Braveman, we were being facetious.
I just wrote about how I don’t regret losing him at all so far
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:12 pm
c’mon cab, it’s called a brain f@rt!
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:13 pm
I was being facetious too. I do wish we still had Andrus, but I applauded the Teixeira trade
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:13 pm
Wayne-
I’m a girl…it’s a cramp
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:14 pm
i fggfered you were jeff
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:14 pm
Well, I figured TP and Bobby were as responsible as Wren was
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:15 pm
I’m a girl… CAB
and fairly baseball smart considering….
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:16 pm
Teixeira was traded??
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:16 pm
must be Jim thar, tutoring you….
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:17 pm
nolie-
you’re just trying to p*ss me off, aren’t you? And here I always thought you were one of the good guys…
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:17 pm
VJ’s at work…just me and the dog at the moment
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
nah, just being a p o w
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
nolie
How could a guy get so lucky to latch onto a she-male that loves baseball like cab and some of the others on here??
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:18 pm
is there a game on?
TnBrian
October 27th, 2010
8:19 pm
Joe Buck- don’t interupt McCarver when he’s talking about the Great Mariano Rivera or the Great Yankees. Don’t ever do that!
David O'Brien
October 27th, 2010
8:20 pm
LTBF: Keep trying. But those who read the blog know I didn’t “start the talk” about trading Prado. What I wrote was what St. Louis would likely ask for in a trade for Rasmus, according to a person familiar with the Cardinals’ needs and their thinking. If you’d prefer not to see things like that, if they shock you or disturb you, as seems to be the case, you might just want to avoid Hot Stove talk altogether.
Or at least you might want to save getting worked up over the Prado thing until you hear the Braves have actually entertained the thought of trading him, or someone covering the Braves suggests the Braves should trade him, something like that. Right now, you’re leaping to conclusions and acting as if a simple this-is-where-the-Cardinals-would-likely-begin-such-discussions is an actual trade rumor. It is not.
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:20 pm
well somebody got my share DS1, musta been Jim
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:21 pm
is there a game on?
Hawks and Grizzlies
Tomas
October 27th, 2010
8:22 pm
Giants making the NL look bad
jeffrey d
October 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
Not that anybody’s watching the Hawks/Grizzlies, but I went to a Grizzlies game with my dad last season (he lives in Memphis) and he pointed out that every now and then there’s a split second flash through the stadium. Some newpaper has an agreement with the FedEx Arena, and every time they take a picture, they get that flash for optimal results.
I might not have noticed if he didn’t say anything, but now that I know, it’s all you see!
Bravefaninok
October 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
effrey d
October 27th, 2010
7:45 pm
I saw one little blurb that said what the Cardinals would be asking for Rasmus.
Or the Cardinals could look to upgrade their infield by asking the Braves for a package that includes Martin Prado
I think some people saw a blog titled “Braves MUST trade Prado ASAP!
We could send them Diory and A stud pitching prospect for Rasmus…..Not Prado
David O'Brien
October 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
Infante for President: Barbaro has not come up in any conversations I’ve had invidually with team officials or that we as a group had with Wren after the season. I think it’s fair to say he’s not prominent in Braves plans, just a year older. Classis “Quad-A” player, as they’re often referred to. Can tear up Triple-A pitching, but hasn’t convinced anyone that he can do same against big-league pitching. He’s also a bad defensive player.
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:23 pm
IMO they were lucky to get here Tomas, not sure they can keep it up though I hope so
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:24 pm
Gotta run for a while folks. Catch up witch ya later!
keylargo
October 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
McCann moves to third on the double by Lee. I mean Molina.
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:27 pm
Should I be insulted that I was just called a she-male?
Tomas
October 27th, 2010
8:29 pm
I’m watching ESPN, Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe…….Thorne is awesome, Sutcliffe makes some obnoxious comments
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:32 pm
no I think he was playing the same silly game that I was. I know I respect you and he likely does too
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:36 pm
nolie-
I actually meant to put a
at the end of my comment about you p*ssing me off…I know you were kidding (I hope. I’d hate to have to hunt you down and feed you to my dog…) 
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
8:39 pm
one of my worst nightmares since a kid was being fed to a three-legged dog, so I’ll hafta at least think about being nicer to you and Jim
McFann O O – 6
October 27th, 2010
8:39 pm
Brave4life funny commercial
Yeah, that one was hilarious…brings back memories—that was one of our favorites when it was on!
keylargo McCann moves to third on the double by Lee. I mean Molina.
So…he moved to third on the double by Molina?
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:42 pm
nolie-
Only me…she’s my dog
McFann O O – 6
October 27th, 2010
8:51 pm
Does Nala really have only three legs?
MiaBchBravesFan
October 27th, 2010
8:51 pm
“Should I be insulted that I was just called a she-male?”
Naw. It’s the New Milennium. You get to be the lady you are – and one of the guys – but still the lady.
It’s a win-win!
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
8:54 pm
McFann-
NO! Last summer she did something to her back leg and started hopping around on the 3 good ones, so Tom O’Hawke decided she only had 3 legs and it took off from there
MiaBchBravesFan-
Works for me
McFann O O – 6
October 27th, 2010
8:56 pm
cabravesfan—
OK! I think I remember that now…
Just making sure.
DS1
October 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
cabravesfan
“She-male” Play on words, administered with much respect and fondness!
A true quandry tonight. FoxNews, Jazz basketball and World Serious!!
Steve McP
October 27th, 2010
8:57 pm
Just read the bad contract piece, boy there are some GM’s really going to be trying to be creative this off season.
In the Braves section I thought McLouth would get a mention, I know it wasn’t the Braves contract to start with, but they are they are the ones lumbered with it in 2011.
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:01 pm
Steve McP
Might be going out on a limb a bit, but I think McLouth will show some value next year. (or maybe it’s just the optimist in me showing through)
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:04 pm
Wayne-
I was hoping you were not being mean
McFann-
She would still eat nolie if it was necessary
McFann O O – 6
October 27th, 2010
9:07 pm
cabravesfan—
Oh, I’m sure she would!
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:17 pm
Me? Mean?
That’s why I changed the moniker. No more mean. I might be critical, or sarcastic, but never mean again!
DS1
Means:
Duh-Wayne the Sensitive One
or Da Sensitive One
Thanks to my buddy Miami Beach (I hope?), I have turned over a new lease on blogging life. Too many negative nellies to get a guy off his normal game. Not letting that happen any more.
(even if that old f@rt nolie tries to get me going, it ain’t gonna work!)
TnBrian
October 27th, 2010
9:18 pm
Am I wrong for saying I don’t like Andres Torres? I don’t know him, but he looks like a stupid little punk to me.
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:18 pm
Miami Beach
But that don’t mean I’m not going to argue with you though!!
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
9:19 pm
dang Wayne, I bet I can
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:20 pm
TnBrian
I kinda had a hard time in Colorado with Eric Young. They played that gangsta music that I dislike very much every time he came up, and it tended to shape my image of the person……….
Torres, I wish we had that dude! He and I are surgery soul mates……almost.
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
9:21 pm
I don’t know DS1, gooey goody-goody might be more annoying than snark…
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:22 pm
nolie
Ain’t happenin! Besides, yo mamma would not like you being that way now, would she?
Gonna leave for a while. I have some LOVELY nachos awaiting me!!
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:23 pm
nolie
Hey, I can be critical without being mean………I think.
Steve McP
October 27th, 2010
9:24 pm
DS1 – but will he show $7 Mill+ value?
Expecting a different outcome from the same event is indeed optimistic, but I too hope for the best result, a median average across all bands plus remembering to throw the ball in is in that “best result” range.
MiaBchBravesFan
October 27th, 2010
9:29 pm
FOXNews???
I’ll take WS and NBA over FOXNews or CNN…
any
day
of
the
week!
All cable news is, is pablum to insult your senses.
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
9:31 pm
in 2009 McNate had 9 kills, thats not bad for a CFer. maybe he just started feeling sorry for runners last year?
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:31 pm
Love and hate GA/fla weekend……..love that I get to be with so many of my friends that I don’t see often….hate that I have to clean the house in ways that it doesn’t often get cleaned……I don’t buy the “Merry Maids” business…….if they had to dust and clean floors like I have the past four hours, they would NOT be “Merry”……p.s……I’m half way done…..go Brangers!!
Tom O'Hawke
October 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
McFann-
NO! Last summer she did something to her back leg and started hopping around on the 3 good ones, so Tom O’Hawke decided she only had 3 legs and it took off from there cabravesfan
McFann The “something” she did to her back leg resulted from an exploding Bic lighter as she tried to light up another cigarette. Dang chain-smokin’ doggy!
Bravefaninok
October 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
The Giants came to play!
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:41 pm
Tom-
Just to be clear, my dog is a 3 legged, chain-smoking, beer guzzling mutt? Did I get it all?
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:43 pm
Gonna leave for a while. I have some LOVELY nachos awaiting me!! DS1
In New Mexico I get “carne adovada burritos” ……so effin good!…..didn’t find’em in Utah.
Here, the best I can do is churizzo quesadias…salantro is bery, bery good stuff.
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
Just to be clear, my dog is a 3 legged, chain-smoking, beer guzzling mutt? Did I get it all?
cab
Everybody knows you can’t smoke in CA….especially dogs!
MikeInFl
October 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
Just to be clear, my dog is a 3 legged, chain-smoking, beer guzzling mutt…
So is my girlfriend.
Never thought I’d see Cliff Lee get lit up like this in a post-season game. His command has been bad all game. Giants dodging a big bullet if they can beat him in Game 1.
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:46 pm
Salt life -
You can smoke in your home…and in certain other places…but I don’t let her smoke inside
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:46 pm
Ooohh!……wait…sorry….you didn’t say smoking what. I just assumed tobacco….my bad.
Tom O'Hawke
October 27th, 2010
9:46 pm
Tom-
Just to be clear, my dog is a 3 legged, chain-smoking, beer guzzling mutt? Did I get it all?
Yes, cabravesfan, and I can really relate to the beer guzzling.
So, how are you two?
noleeeee
October 27th, 2010
9:47 pm
so Hamilton & Car-Go win Players of the Year huh?
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
Salt life -
At least for another week, tobacco is the only thing that is legal to smoke in California
Tom-
If you mean me and the dog we are good
If you mean me and VJ, we are good 
Nice to see you are no longer ignoring me…
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
cab……I was villified, denigrated, and ostricized anytime I tried to light up in CA….(the hookers didn’t mind, though)
nashvillewill
October 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
NOOOOOOOO! Please don’t even mention the heart of this team–Prado, Infante, Kimbrel, Venters–as trade bait. We were one hitter and one manager away from being really a top team. Play Infante in LF–one problem solved. Find the money for Werth or Crawford. Then minor tweeks and we have a contender. Too much tinkering with a solid base always is asking for trouble.
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
Salt Life
Chain restaurant. Cafe Rio. For chain food, pretty darned good. The hole in the wall places are the best though………
Chile Relleno’s might be my favorite……..
DS1
October 27th, 2010
9:51 pm
Smoked dog??? You guys are going a little too far now. This ain’t Korea!
Salt life
October 27th, 2010
9:51 pm
Maybe the hookers were in LV not CA….I can smoke in Vegas…..sometimes I get mixed up. (don’t know how to do the cute little emoticons or I would……I’m not real smart)
Bravefaninok
October 27th, 2010
9:51 pm
I am gonna say it……………BALLGAME!!!!
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:51 pm
Salt life -
It’s illegal in most public places, except in the designated areas…but a lot of people will glare, many because they are just not used to it anymore.
David O'Brien
October 27th, 2010
9:52 pm
And the Game 1 rout is on
cabravesfan
October 27th, 2010
9:53 pm
Wayne-
Not “smoked” dog… “smoking” dog!