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richbrave
November 25th, 2010
4:27 pm
Hey TREY:
Happy Thanksgiving.
Trey
November 25th, 2010
4:28 pm
Happy Thanksgiving richbrave!
BravesAC
November 25th, 2010
4:37 pm
When we sit down to our family Thanksgiving dinner, and I lead the family prayer, there’s lot to be thankful for – sons home safe from the war, having a good job, great wife – but this year I’ve gotta add “and Dan Uggla hitting cleanup!!”. Come on spring.
Small note: Plugged Uggla into my Braves lineup on MLB Power Pros. In 2 games he’s got 6 homers….it’s a sign!!!!
BravesAC
November 25th, 2010
4:39 pm
Forgot to add “Happy Thansgiving to all on the blog – DOB, Carroll, the contributors”…you guys sure have been entertaining this past year – just like the Braves
nolie
November 25th, 2010
5:04 pm
I’d say there’s an 85% chance that he is Trey
richbrave
November 25th, 2010
5:13 pm
Seven newbies, three independent leaguer’s and four minor leagues FA’s. Let’s take a look at last season’s results, one from each group.
OF KEENAN WILEY – RASCALS (MO.)/DANVILLE; 6′0″ 175: Age 23: Lefty.
O’FALLEN: 15 G, 39 AB, 5 R, 12 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB, 3 SO, 1 SB, 2 CS, .404 OBP, .436 SLG, .308 BA, -?- OPS, 1 E.
DANVILLE: 20 G, 67 AB, 7 R, 22 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 9 SO, 3 SB, 3 CS, .384 OBP, .388 SLG, .328 BA, .766 OPS, 1 E.
OF JOSE CONSTANZA – COLUMBUS/DOMINICAN; 5′9″ 150; Age: 27: Lefty.
COLUMBUS: 113 G, 404 AB, 69 R, 129 H, 11 2B, 8 3B, 1 HR, 32 RBI, 35 BB, 54 SO, 34 SB, 6 CS, .373 OBP, .394 SLG, .319 BA, .766 OPS, 2 E.
EASTERN TOROS: 15 G, 61 AB, 15 R, 27 H, 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO, 8 SB, 0 CS, .469 OBP, .525 SLG, .441 BA, .993 OPS, 0 E.
Trey
November 25th, 2010
5:22 pm
Nolie, I mean he plays football and the football goes against what PETA supports.
Pameeee
November 25th, 2010
6:04 pm
I wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving and much thanks to DOB and Carroll as was stated earlier they have brought Braves fans together all over the world.
nolie
November 25th, 2010
6:51 pm
I’m not sure how football goes against PETA
TnBrian
November 25th, 2010
7:00 pm
GOBBLE GOBBLE!! Happy Thanksgiving and don’t go shopping this weekend. Migrains will happen.
marked
November 25th, 2010
7:51 pm
6:51
Gave you an hour to think it over.
Pigskins dummy.
nolie
November 25th, 2010
8:07 pm
so what? baseball is leather too, what’s the damn difference ?
Bravefaninok
November 25th, 2010
9:12 pm
nolie
November 25th, 2010
8:07 pm
so what? baseball is leather too, what’s the damn difference ?
I thought baseballs were made of horsehide,gloves are cowhide ….dam they switched to cowhide
“The baseball has undergone only one significant change since that time, when a shortage in the supply of horses in 1974 prompted a switch from horsehide to cowhide covers.”
Read more: How baseball is made – material, history, used, parts, dimensions, composition, machine, Raw Materials, The Manufacturing Process of baseball, Quality Control, The Future http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Baseball.html#ixzz16LnB3IIS
Bravefaninok
November 25th, 2010
9:14 pm
Either way peta members are probly is not baseball fans.
cricket
November 25th, 2010
9:57 pm
Happy Thanksgiving All !!
Bored murph is my new favorite blogger. Thanks Colbrave for the hilarious story. No matter offseason, this blog absolutely rules.
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:28 pm
Where is everybody? All I hear is crickets
nolie
November 25th, 2010
10:33 pm
chirrrp chirrp
nolie
November 25th, 2010
10:35 pm
actually many foooballs are not even leather anymore, but the pro and college ones must be
I know PETA advocates that follow both sports though they are not real hard-core PETAphiles
richbrave
November 25th, 2010
10:40 pm
nolie:
Hope you had a great turkey-day.
Bama Brave
November 25th, 2010
10:43 pm
Whats the latest on colby rasmus ?
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:44 pm
But you don’t hope I had a great turkey-day.
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:45 pm
Whats the latest on colby rasmus ?
He’s currently on the sofa regretting that third piece of pecan pie.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
10:48 pm
He’s currently on the sofa regretting that third piece of pecan pie.
Somehow, I doubt he’s regretting it…
Russell Bell
November 25th, 2010
10:49 pm
Rasmus is staying in St. Louis.
Even if some team overwhelms the Cardinals with a can’t refuse offer, it won’t be the Braves.
gobble, gobble – time for more sweet potato souffle.
Venice Jim
November 25th, 2010
10:49 pm
Good evening, all – I hope everyone has had a great Thanksgiving!
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:49 pm
That was actually me about 8 hours ago
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:50 pm
You too VJ!
Did cab live up to her 30 minute projection?
richbrave
November 25th, 2010
10:50 pm
FALL BALL
Was going to report, but all games in progress and early or not under way yet. Tomorrow.
Venice Jim
November 25th, 2010
10:50 pm
even jeffrey d!
Venice Jim
November 25th, 2010
10:51 pm
What was her 30 minute projection?
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
10:52 pm
jeffrey d-
That doesn’t surprise me. I loaded up on green beans. I might actually turn into a green bean sometime in the near future…
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
10:54 pm
Getting drunk, of course.
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:54 pm
I’m sorry, 20 minutes
cabravesfan
November 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
…And for the record, I plan on not being sober after about 20 minutes of our arrival to my brother’s house… (we are bringing the beer- I made sure we got some of my favorite )
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
10:56 pm
There’s a big difference between loading up on green beans and loading up on pecan pie.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
10:58 pm
True, but it’s filling nonetheless.
Venice Jim
November 25th, 2010
10:59 pm
jeffrey – she did somewhat better than that – she was very taken, however, with the Sam Adams Chocolate Bock – however, not that I would spread any tales of unexpected consequences, I will just say that she got sleepy very early out here on the left coast and has ceded the evening’s blog activities to me…
nolie
November 25th, 2010
10:59 pm
yup.pecan pie is WAAAY better
Bama Brave
November 25th, 2010
11:02 pm
Are we gonna get him?
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:02 pm
I think you’re pretty capable
unbelievable
November 25th, 2010
11:03 pm
not a pecan pie fan, but I do enjoy banana pudding, choc pie, and cheesecake
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:03 pm
Bama Brave – I’d love to get Rasmus, but I really don’t see it happening.
Russell Bell
November 25th, 2010
11:05 pm
Pecan pie is delicious.
No, Bama Brave, Rasmus will not be a Brave in 2011 unless Wren trades St. Louis half the farm plus a couple MLB regulars.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:06 pm
unbelievable-
Banana pudding is some good stuff!
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:09 pm
Only with ‘nilla Wafers
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:11 pm
I just saw a funny preview with Matt Ryan where he’s making fun of his recievers.
I must watch this!
nolie
November 25th, 2010
11:14 pm
I wonder why they made FREE CELL easier in WIN 7? Kinda hard to actually lose a game anywore
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:15 pm
You can keep undoing, so if you make a mistake you can easily go back and fix it. In the old version you could only undo once
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:17 pm
nolie-
Are you a hardcore Freeceller? My roommate has what we like to call The Freecell Face when she plays. It’s pretty scary.
nolie
November 25th, 2010
11:21 pm
yeah I guess I am kinda hard core, but with the multimove undo button in W7 you should win about 98+ % of the games now if you wanna expend the energy
nolie
November 25th, 2010
11:23 pm
I guess they changed it for the dummies. I know folks who couldn’t win 75% of their games B4
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:24 pm
nolie – I know exactly what you mean. I played FreeCell a lot on my old computer, and I was proud of my Win/Loss record. Now, like you said, you can pretty much win them all. If you play yourself into a hole, you can just undo it back to the beginning.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:25 pm
Haha. That’s sad.
Pameeee
November 25th, 2010
11:26 pm
That is funny to come on read the blog and see I was not the only one eating large amounts of green beans. My family thought it strange since everyone was pigging on ham, stuffing and cake that I would eat all these green beans.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:26 pm
I actually haven’t played Freecell since I got Windows 7. There are some new games on here that are pretty cool.
richbrave
November 25th, 2010
11:26 pm
Let’s look at two more of these new guys the organization has brought in since August.
JASON LOWEY RH/RP; O’FALLEN/MYRTLE BEACH/MEXICO; 5′ 10″ 190; Age 24.
O’FALLEN RIVER CITY RASCALS.: 31 G, 1-3, 21 SV, 28 GF, 31.2 IP, 24 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 3 HB, 1 WP, 14 BB, 48 SO, 2.90 ERA.
MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS: 6 G, 1-0, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0ER, 0HR, 0 HB, 0 WP, 0 BB, 16 SO, 0.00 ERA, 0.63 WHIP, .167 AvAg.
NAVAJOA MAYAS: 7 G, 0-0, 2 SV, 2 SVO, 8.1 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 0 HB, 1 WP, 4 BB, 11 SO, 6.48 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, .324 AvAg.
WILKIN CASTILLO C LOUISVILLE/DOMINICAN 6′ 0″ 200; Switch-Hitter; Age 26.
LOUISVILLE BATS: 92 G, 317 AB, 45 R, 81 H, 16 2B, 3 3B, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 12 BB, 50 SO, 11 SB, 3 CS, .287 OBP, .410 SLG, .256 BA, .697 OPS.
ESCONGITO LIONS: 28 G, 95 AB, 10 R, 24 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 13 SO, 2 SB, 3 CS, .280 OBP, .368 SLG, .253 BA, .648 OPS.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:27 pm
Pam-
We’re kindred spirits! My brother and I used to fight over the green beans. My family has since learned to make enough for both of us.
jeffrey d
November 25th, 2010
11:28 pm
I didn’t realize people actually ate those green beans.
Roman Gal
November 25th, 2010
11:32 pm
Green beans are right up there as one of my favorites.
P'cola Brave
November 25th, 2010
11:43 pm
We didn’t have straight green beans but green bean casserole. Not as great as straight green beans to me but I still put it down.
brian
November 25th, 2010
11:49 pm
Rasmus will not be a Brave unless the Braves are willing to trade Delgado and Kimbrel for starters
nolie
November 25th, 2010
11:57 pm
actually i love vegetables but green beans are not one of my real favorites, especially canned ones…yuck
in gact other than corn and okra I ain’t thrilled about any canned veggies.. I LOVE fresh asparagus, but canned ones are nothing like the real stuff…another yuck
P'cola Brave
November 26th, 2010
12:03 am
I love some green beans, corn, and fried okra. Add brocolli to that to.
jeffrey d
November 26th, 2010
12:07 am
Rasmus will not be a Brave unless the Braves are willing to trade Delgado and Kimbrel for starters
Why would they trade Delgado and Kimbrel for backups?
Mitchie-san
November 26th, 2010
12:22 am
I can eat green bean caserole by the pound.
UKUGA
November 26th, 2010
12:41 am
Thanksgiving is a special night. Jimmy Walker used to say “dy-no-mite!!!”
uga-brave
November 26th, 2010
1:32 am
hope all had a happy turkey day. that saints win did the falcons no favor.
count down to a braves free diaz.
Roman Gal
November 26th, 2010
3:19 am
nolie-
I agree that fresh veggies are better. I’m lucky in that regard because our school hosts a farmers market every so often so we can get fresh stuff and one of my roommates works for the greenhouse so she saves us some.
Happy Black Friday to everyone!
Braveheart
November 26th, 2010
7:26 am
http://www.nydailynews.com/fdcp?1290774343268
If you ask me, the Yankees shouldn’t have to budge off their reported three-year, $45 million offer to their iconic team captain for a lot of reasons. The problem is, in taking the justifiably hard line they have, telling Jeter to go shop their offer to see if anyone else is inclined to even come close to matching it, much less topping it, they’ve now painted him into a corner from which it will be hard to get out of and still save public face.
Better they should have just told the world how greedy and unreasonable Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, are being in this negotiation. To do that, however, apparently would have been to betray an agreement the two sides made going in – which was not to negotiate in the media or reveal each other’s positions.
The reason the Yankees’ offer is out there is because whenever a club makes an offer to a free agent it becomes common knowledge in the central offices of baseball and throughout the industry. On the other hand, the players’ and agents’ asking prices never get revealed unless they themselves let them be known.
If this is true, and an offer made by a team becomes common knowledge in the central offices of baseball and throughout the industry, why do they then so often get victimized by the claims of a “mystery team” making a better offer by the likes of Boras?
richbrave
November 26th, 2010
8:21 am
No one else is going to offer three @ 15 mill. The Stankies just want this deal done so they can move on.
John in NY
November 26th, 2010
8:58 am
What is the blogs thoughts of adding former farmhand, Zach Miner, to the bullpen? He may be a non tender candidate. I know he’s been injured the past few seasons but he does have a power arm, and is a veteran presence in the pen.
Carroll Rogers
November 26th, 2010
9:01 am
Howdy there and happy black Friday. Trust everyone had a great holiday, and plan to stretch it into a nice long weekend….I’m sitting here at the airport in Charlotte about to board a plane for Philly. Am driving from there out to Atlantic City to cover the Yellow Jackets in a couple of games in the Legends Classic the next two days. Never been to Atlantic City. Heard it was cheesy, but hey, you gotta see it for yourself, right?
richbrave
November 26th, 2010
9:08 am
Carroll Rogers
November 26th, 2010
9:01 am
Howdy there and happy black Friday. Trust everyone had a great holiday, and plan to stretch it into a nice long weekend….I’m sitting here at the airport in Charlotte about to board a plane for Philly. Am driving from there out to Atlantic City to cover the Yellow Jackets in a couple of games in the Legends Classic the next two days. Never been to Atlantic City. Heard it was cheesy, but hey, you gotta see it for yourself, right?
You’ll enjoy yourself I think. Have several first cousins there, and vist them frequently. Always attend the A-10 b-ball tournement in March. Don’t gamble, but having family put you up takes the slickness off the place. Anyway, enjoy.
richbrave
November 26th, 2010
9:09 am
Oh, and we’ll see the GT b-ball team on the hardwood soon. GO SPIDERS.
GTSteve
November 26th, 2010
9:26 am
Carroll must have drawn the short straw…flying out to work on a holiday weekend…and having to watch GA Tech play basketball….brutal
LJ
November 26th, 2010
10:03 am
You’ll like Atlantic City if you keep an open mind. Visit Michael’s on the Boardwalk, and think of Cheers. If a country boy from Virginia can embrace it, you can city girl.
semiballcoach
November 26th, 2010
10:03 am
the players association makes sure that the players know what’s being offered and encourage the players to take the highest offer….but if the owners were to publicize their offers or agree that they aren’t going to pay the big contracts, they are accused of collusion…..the players are still being paid on a wage scale artificially created by steroids….just look at the jeter/arod situation as proof
Lew
November 26th, 2010
11:04 am
Not so sure what roids have to do with anything in this instance. Player’s salaries would have appreciated pretty drastically even if there was no PED problem for all those years.
Once a level has been reached, it’s virtually imposible to put that Genie back in the bottle and even without the drugs, salaries will continue to go higher. Just wait until the Pujols contract extension or Free Agency gets here and watch what happens to the salary structure then. You ain’t seen nothin yet. (gratuitous reference to Bachman Turner Overdrive for all y’all LOF’s).
Billy walsh
November 26th, 2010
11:51 am
Atlantic city cheesy? No. Seedy yes
Russell Bell
November 26th, 2010
11:59 am
I know a lot of people think the Yanks should pony up to keep Jeter, but it makes no business sense whatsoever. Heck, 3 yrs at $15 mill a season is a ton of money for a 36 year old SS with decreasing range – regardless of what he does off the field and the tone he sets in the clubhouse.
I wager Jeter would be fortunate to get 2 years at $12 mill per season on the open market, perhaps with a club option 3rd year.
I know ego (on both sides) has a lot to do with this situation getting dragged out, but ultimately, Jeter should remember he is a commodity like all other ‘ball players. Whether its an appropriate way to look at a person’s worth or not, Jeter has a ‘dollar value’ and the Yankees’ offer is almost certainly higher than market price.
Sorry Jeter, you need to get over yourself. I can’t believe I’m aligning myself with the Yankees front office, but they made a sterling offer to him, IMO.
Lew
November 26th, 2010
12:09 pm
Billy – You should have seen it before the Gambling makeover.
Lew
November 26th, 2010
12:12 pm
Jeter needs to realize that Chipper at age 36, signed for $14 mil per year for three years and he had just won a Batting Championship – not had the worst year of his career like Jeter.
They should sign him, but it’s a fair deal for a team icon.
TnBrian
November 26th, 2010
12:34 pm
I’m a tad worried about our defense for next year. Prado seems athletic enough to handle LF, so I don’t worry about that position. Uggla will be his not so great self at 2nd, Chipper isn’t nearly as rangy as he once was at 3rd and is prone to the wild, lazy throws, Gonzalez didn’t amaze me at SS (hopefully he’ll sure himself up there in 2011), Nate in CF can be painful to watch, especially when he “throws”, Heyward is a tad above average in RF (not spectacular), Freeman is supposdly a great defensive 1st baseman and Mac is a tad below average defensive C.
Guys, that’s two positions that are above average (Heyward/Freeman) and FF hasn’t yet proved himself at 1st in the bigs for a long stretch. This is why I’m a little surprised Wren seems fine with the idea of Nate in CF again to start the season. That’s one position I would’ve liked to see him get an all glove man and have Nate PH or platoon. It’s sad his salary doesn’t allow them to think that way. Damn business of baseball.
TnBrian
November 26th, 2010
12:38 pm
Maybe the all glove man for CF will end up being Joe Mather. I’ve read nothing but positive things on his defense in CF/OF. Hey, if he can hit just a little and play better D than Nate then he’d be my guy. Nate is maddening to watch because he seems stubborn and unteachable. Reminds me of Frenchy and the Andruw at the end of his Braves era.
Lew
November 26th, 2010
12:39 pm
TnBRian – There’s quite a bit of difference between Wren being fine with Nate in CF and not having much choice about the decision.
He’ll find someone else who’s got some CF skills and they’ll likely be some platooning. Then again, maybe Nate decides to be the player they originally felt he was and improves over last year.
One way or another, salary or no, I get the feeling Nate is on a very short leash.
Lew
November 26th, 2010
12:44 pm
However, when I hear complaints about the defense (and there ISsome validity to the arguement), I wonder if pople realize that Freeman at First base is a definite improvement over Glaus and that Prado in LF (he’s played quite a bit there in winterball) are two major improvements over last year before we even start to play.
Also, when you figure Prado, Infante and Brooks at second last year, Uggla has only four more errors than they did combined, so it seems a wash, to me. Add Uggla’s offense and we come out plus.
No worse than last year defensively and maybe (when the last parts are added) even a tad better. The offense will be much improved with Freeman just being cosistent and Uggla adding protection to Chipper, Prado and (maybe) Mac in the lineup.
David O'Brien
November 26th, 2010
1:06 pm
Lew: I agree with the gist of your 12:44 p.m. comment. Freeman’s a major upgrade defensively at 1B. And while I don’t know that Prado will be an outstanding defensive outfielder, I’m confident he will be significantly better than the mediocre-and-worse defensive players the Braves have run out there in the past couple of years. Coupled with the obviously improved offense he provides at the position, and it’s a big overall upgrade in LF.
I also think you’re right that the second-base defensive dropoff isn’t going to be as precipitous as some here fear. Fact is, Braves didn’t get great 2B defense last season. And from all the games I’ve seen the Marlins play against the Braves, Uggla’s D isn’t nearly as lousy as some claim. I was also at the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, and his D was a debacle that night. But I’ll judge him not by that one night in the late innings of an All-Star Game, but by the regular-season games I’ve seen him play against the Braves.
While he’s certainly not a stellar defensive player, he does turn the double-play well. And making 4-5 more errors than the average 2B isn’t going to cost the Braves nearly as many games as he’s going to help them win by hitting two or three times as many homers and driving so many more runs than a typical 2B, and having an OPS so much higher than most at his positions, and giving opposing pitchers another big hitter to worry about when facing the Braves lineup.
David O'Brien
November 26th, 2010
1:09 pm
TnBrian: When I asked Wren directly, during the GM meetings, about Mather as a CF option, he made it clear that’s not what the Braves are planning on. What I get from Braves is that while Mather can play CF on a limited basis, if needed there, it’s not something they’d want to do on any sort of regular basis. He’s a corner guy — corner infielder and corner outfielder.
Tomahawkin (I'm Kicking New Flava In Ya Ear)
November 26th, 2010
1:24 pm
Black Peas Playing in The Stuper Bowl…?
Blah!
Their Pop Tart Music is Garbage…Give me some old Outkast for the Stuper Bowl halftime show…Especially since its on my birthday…
Rob from SC
November 26th, 2010
1:25 pm
Derek Jeter is crazy…..
Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reports that Derek Jeter and the Yankees are “at least $80 million apart” in negotiations.
Yikes. Madden says that Jeter’s initial contract request called for six years and $150 million. The Yanks, meanwhile, are sticking to their guns on a generous three-year, $45 million proposal. Jeter, 36, batted just .270/.340/.370 this past season and played poor defense at the shortstop position. The Yankees have no reason, really, to sweeten their offer.
Tomahawkin (I'm Kicking New Flava In Ya Ear)
November 26th, 2010
1:27 pm
D.O.B.
Co-Sign on that post about Uggla’s defense. Most fans only remember what he did in the 2009 all star game…
but the thing I love about Uggla is that he Clowns at Turner Field and he is gonna Kill Philly, you can take that to the Bank
Not to mention if we don’t sign Uggla to a 3 year deal (like I suggest) then we get draft picks if he walks after we offer him arbitration…
Rob from SC
November 26th, 2010
1:29 pm
DOB
If Hinske re-signs, That would leave our bench with Ross, Hinske, and Mather. Hernandez can play SS and Young in CF
Wouldn’t Conrad be the odd man out?
Tomahawkin (I'm Kicking New Flava In Ya Ear)
November 26th, 2010
1:30 pm
D.O.B.
You Cranking up some X-Mas music yet…
The Jackson 5 X-Mas songs make me just turn the radio off, to bad I still have to hear that stuff when I go shopping…
But I do want to hear some Boyz II Men Christmas Music and Mariah’s X-Mas hits go Hard!
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:32 pm
Rob From SC
Connie will be on the team next year “Bank on It” after what he did as a pinch hitter last year you can’t refute that…
With those options you just listed I think the braves will drop a pitcher to make room, but that will all be based on what everyone does in S. Training…So its too early to tell…
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:34 pm
My Narrow ass is starting to think that Hinske will go to Milwaukee since he is from Wisconsin and that the Fact that L. Media and Wren are lowballing him with the cheap contract BS
GRRRRRRRR!!!!!
MFin04
November 26th, 2010
1:36 pm
Anyone see any Black Friday Deals on CFs or Relief pitchers? Ok I kid, but seriously is there any names circulating for filling either of those two spots?
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:40 pm
This Effing Headcold won’t go away, I think I might have S.A.R.S….
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:42 pm
MFIN04
The braves are done addressing the OF…We will sign a reliever around or after X-Mas (Hopefully Kevin Gregg) after that we are set with Nate-Dawg in CF for April
Bat Masterson
November 26th, 2010
1:44 pm
Report: Derek Jeter wanted six years, $150 million at first (!)
By ‘Duk
If Bill Madden’s report on Derek Jeter’s(notes) initial salary demand is right, I like to think that ol’ No. 2 was wearing this look on his face when it was delivered.
A request for a six-year deal that would be worth a total of $150 million and end when he’s 42 years old?
Well, we’ve all started a negotiation with a comical request that we knew we had no shot at getting met.
(Indeed, my father likes to say that if you don’t get asked to leave at least one dealership when shopping for a new car, you’re doing it wrong.)
That reminds be of being tossed from a Ford dealership in 1992. I wanted to buy a new pick up that year and had been using the internet for awhile by then so I did a little research. I found a site that had all the inside information about auto dealers, factory invoice, dealer markups, shipping cost, factory holdbacks and how it all worked. Well I put together a file for the truck I wanted and headed out to a dealership.
The dealership I went to claimed to have the best deals, so I talked to a salesman and laid out what I wanted. We were in the showroom and he left and came back with the sales manager. He offered a deal higher than I wanted to pay so I started to make my case. I told him I was offering him a small profit over cost and when he factored in the factory holdback it was more than fair. When I mentioned ” factory holdback” he went apoplectic. Things got a little loud and he was telling me I did not know what the hell I was talking about. Well in short order he was screaming at me to get the hell out of his dealership, calling me a smart assed punk, people were watching as he was trying to push me out. I was laughing as I left and said make them tell you about the dealer holdback and left.
So when I left I thought, that hit a nerve, and headed to another dealership. I talked to a salesman there and told him what I wanted to do. He got the sales manager and I went into his office and laid out my deal for him and he said, yeah I’ll sell you the truck for that. So after we had done the paper work, he said do me a favor and tell me where you got all this information. I knew the guy from high school so I told him where I got it, that it was all available on line, even showed him a site. He just shook his head and said, damn this is going to change things.
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:48 pm
Anyone know the latest with Matty-D…?
If Hinske walks then Matty-D will our Rubberband Man as primary pinch hitter…
Sick Tomahawkin
November 26th, 2010
1:49 pm
This Jeter Crap is starting to remind me of BSPN and LeBoring James
Enough already!