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cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
12:30 pm
Tom-
That’s right! I had forgotten about that…I wouldn’t worry too much if I were you
Soph
November 28th, 2010
12:34 pm
cab’s here and VJ survived. Yay.
Tom O'Hawke
November 28th, 2010
12:35 pm
I worry about every team they play, but I won’t worry about the 49ers now. Right now I have another team to worry about.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
12:39 pm
Soph-
I have never been to a game where it rained that hard…
Tom-
I would worry about the falcons (even though I picked your boys). I would not, under any circumstances, worry about the 49ers
Russell Bell
November 28th, 2010
12:44 pm
Tom – you certainly do need to worry! Falcons are no pushover this year. National media gives them no love, but they’re on a roll of their own, and play well at home.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:02 pm
cab, you picked his boys? Fine, I pick the Cardinals tomorrow. Ha.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
1:03 pm
Soph-
I struggled with it…if it helps, I only gave them a 1…
VaBravesFan
November 28th, 2010
1:03 pm
I think Uggla batting cleanup for 150+ games makes the most sense. I know Heyward batting 6th gives him more RBI opportunites but he should bat 2nd or 3rd. We need the kid getting as many AB’s as he can. To be honest Fredi should just put Heyward in the 3-hole and give Chipper his choice of 2nd or 6th. Chipper behind McCann sounds good to me also.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
1:04 pm
VJ much more confident in the Falcons then I am in the Pack…they got a 9 from him
Venice Jim
November 28th, 2010
1:11 pm
Would the Giants please stop fumbling?…especially at the 3 yard line after a 77 yard drive…
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:12 pm
Good lawd, is Billick trying to jinx the Falcons? How about you talk about making 3 after he actually puts the ball through the goal.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:12 pm
VJ – Jacobs?
Venice Jim
November 28th, 2010
1:14 pm
No, a receiver – play is under review…
Venice Jim
November 28th, 2010
1:14 pm
Reversed – pass ruled incomplete…
Trey
November 28th, 2010
1:15 pm
How’s it going everyone?
VaBravesFan
November 28th, 2010
1:17 pm
Redskins just drived 83 yards on the Vikings to open the game. 4 for 4 on 3rd downs. Best drive we have had the whole season. McNabb looked GREAT. We also mixed in the Wild Cat with WR Brandon Banks who is 5′5 160 lbs.
David O'Brien
November 28th, 2010
1:18 pm
Javy Vazquez close to signing with Marlins, the only
teamNL team that’s closer than Atlanta to his home and family in Puerto Rico. That has been at top of his priority list for a while now.Trey
November 28th, 2010
1:20 pm
DOB, I’d hate to see him go to the Marlins because he’d be in our division, but I am glad he will get to be closer to his family.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
1:20 pm
So far its been a great extended weekend of football, college and professional. It’ll be even better if my falcons win today. Defend the Dome.
Doc Holiday
November 28th, 2010
1:25 pm
VaBravesFan,
Got a point there.
Its going to be interesting what Gonzalez might do if we finish may and Freeman and Jason hitting around .300 and Chipper hitting around .270
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:28 pm
Goin’ fine Trey…..better with a Falcons victory though.
Aaron Rodgers is awesome.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:28 pm
Falcons have lost their composure already.
Pack 35
Birds 17
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:29 pm
Our talent doesn’t match up with Green Bay.
Doc Holiday
November 28th, 2010
1:32 pm
Just the thought about the braves having Medlen + Hanson + JJ + Minor + Beachy + Medlen is just amazing………….thats 6 top of the line young guns……….all those guys can be 1-3 pitchers on most teams when they get to their 25th birthday.
So in a few years, I think we are going to se Hudson start lowering the ladder and be behind all this kids.
Braves can get lot of value while trading a pair of those guys, since we might not need all of them. Id start with JJ if Medlen comes back strong.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
1:32 pm
Its the 1st quarter, panic much? I will say that the Packers have been greatly aided so far by the penalties the falcons are committing. Its stopped the falcons drive for a field goal and has extended the packers drive but its only the first, 3 more quarters for them to get their crap together.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:33 pm
I hope Hanson grows a pair in the off season.
Russell Bell
November 28th, 2010
1:36 pm
I hope you learn to whine less this offseason Mixxo.
McFann O O
November 28th, 2010
1:36 pm
YOU’RE here??
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:37 pm
“Next level” teams don’t commit stupid penalties. Hope they get it together soon.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:38 pm
I’m errywhere babe.
Whatcha doin’ fer dinner?
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:39 pm
I’m like a bad rash.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
1:43 pm
“Next level” teams don’t commit stupid penalties. Hope they get it together soon
All teams commit stupid penalties at some point during the year because there’s at least one stupid person on each team. Some just hide it better and keep theirs to a minimum.
McFann O O
November 28th, 2010
1:44 pm
Oh yikes, that’s uh…yikes…
I’m eating dinner at my aunt and uncle’s house, if it’s any of your business.
Bravefaninok
November 28th, 2010
1:45 pm
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/11/marlins-reach-agreement-with-javier-vazquez.html
It is done…
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:45 pm
Falcons have got to calm down and stop making these stupid penalties.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:47 pm
Fudgesicles.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:50 pm
We’re beating ourselves. I hate losing like that.
and the fish get Vasquez…..that’s all we need.
A beautiful Sunday….shot to he**.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:51 pm
The Pack want this.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
1:53 pm
Wooh, thank you A-Rodge!
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
1:55 pm
The penalties are bad but I think any true falcons fan knew our defense was suspect. All the national media brag on our offense and their long drives and how that wears down the other teams defense but in reality its big for the falcons because it keeps our defense off the field a lot as well and keeps quarterbacks like Brees on the bench.
keylargo
November 28th, 2010
1:58 pm
Javy Vazquez close to signing with Marlins, the only team that’s closer than Atlanta to his home and family in Puerto Rico.
I’d bet the Tampa Bay Rays are closer to Puerto Rico than ATL.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:59 pm
True statement Jake. Our D is a bit porous.
David O'Brien
November 28th, 2010
2:00 pm
I found this interesting, from the Bill Chuck Files: “Over the last three seasons, Carl Crawford and Shane Victorino have each hit 42 homers, 31 triples, and grounded into 19 double plays.’’
After reading that, I was curious how the rest of their stats compared, given that we know Crawford is going to break the bank this winter with a huge long-term contract that could exceed $100 million in total value.
I was a bit surprised how comparable the stats were, even considering Philly plays in a hitter-friendly ballpark (the Rays play in a bunch of them, too).
Over the past three seasons, Victorino has hit .281 with 168 extra-base hits (42 homers), 189 RBI, 158 walks, 288 runs, 98 stolen bases (25 CS), a .346 OBP and .441 slugging percentage (.787 OPS) in 449 games.
Over the past three seasons, Crawford has hit .297 with 133 extra-base hits (42 homers), 215 RBI, 127 walks, 275 runs, 132 stolen bases (33 CS), a .349 OBP and .454 slugging percentage (.803 OPS) in 419 games.
Victorino has three Gold Gloves and five errors in that span, while Crawford has one Gold Glove and 10 errors (not that errors are great indicators of defensive prowess, but we might as well provide them, for what it’s worth).
Victorino, with five-plus years of service time, has two seasons left on a three-year, $22 million contract extension before he’s eligible for free agency.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
2:01 pm
Nicely done by Matty & Tony G.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:03 pm
Soph-
They got lucky Green bay didn’t challenge that
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
2:04 pm
Victorino is one of my favorite ballplayers. Guy’s a beast!
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
2:05 pm
Yeah Soph, but we’re gonna need all the luck we can get in this one.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
2:05 pm
They got lucky Green bay didn’t challenge that
The cheese must have obstructed their eyes from seeing that one. I’ll take it.
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:06 pm
National media gives them no love
I don’t think that’s true. They might not get the attention some teams get, but what attention they do get is pretty loving.
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:08 pm
They got lucky Green bay didn’t challenge that cab
I don’t know what you’re talking about. All I saw was pure Tony G. magic!
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:10 pm
RG-
Hey, I got no horse in this race…I just call it like I see it
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
2:11 pm
This first half I gotta give the d some credit though, we usually don’t hold teams to just field goals in the redzone and that turnover was huge. After all the bad penalties looks like we’ll be heading to the half up 7. Given the way we started thats good.
David O'Brien
November 28th, 2010
2:12 pm
True that, keylargo. I shoulda said only NL team.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
2:13 pm
“….a bit porous.”
But, not nearly as bad as the Braves D. :facepalm:
And Roodge Owns
November 28th, 2010
2:14 pm
I was just thinking:
We dumped Javier Vazquez’s salary to pick up a bat, but never actually use that salary relief for a slugger.
Now the Marlins have used the salary relief from giving us their slugger to pick up Javier Vazquez.
Funny old world.
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:15 pm
cab-
Magic!
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:16 pm
RG-
nothing wrong with a little luck either
Soph
November 28th, 2010
2:16 pm
Not sure why GB is holding back on the challenges. That’s the second time they should have challenged.
Like Jake said though – I’ll take it.
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:20 pm
Shoulda. Coulda. Woulda.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
2:21 pm
Yup. No more beating them up after the plays are over though!
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:22 pm
Like I said- don’t really care who wins- just glad I get to see a good game…
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:23 pm
Soph-
I agree. It seemed like the QB got the first down when he slid earlier. It is strange.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
2:23 pm
Enjoy the game today ’cause the MNF game is crapppppy.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
2:25 pm
We dumped Javier Vazquez’s salary to pick up a bat, but never actually use that salary relief for a slugger
Never got the slugger that year but we were able to resign Hudson and now used a piece in that Vazquez trade to help get that big slugger this year. All in all I think that trade worked out pretty good for the braves, except for that whole you have to take Melky for a year but we survived that and go into next season down the Melk Man and up an Uggla. No major prospects moved either.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:26 pm
Seriously, how many problems can Brett Favre come up with to keep himself in the headlines?? First it was the ankle, then the shoulder, now he claims he might have pneumonia (which the Vikings say is just a sinus infection…Dear Brett- big difference between pneumonia and sinus problems!)…is swine flu next on his list??
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
2:27 pm
Soph-
Doc Holiday
November 28th, 2010
2:28 pm
DOB,
Very interesting……….We all know Victorino is a very very good player. He just gets lost between so many starts. I wonder if he can put all those numbers while playing, say, for the Padres or for……Kansas City.
Might not be as good as he is right now, but he is still worth several millions a year, no argument there.
I wouldnt like him in Atlanta…….let the Phillies have him, I just love to hate him.
Roman Gal
November 28th, 2010
2:29 pm
So, I had no idea Samuel L. Jackson went to college in Atlanta. It took me by surprise to see him in those Falcons commercials and it really took me by surprise to see him at the UGA game last night.
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
2:33 pm
Seriously, how many problems can Brett Favre come up with to keep himself in the headlines?? First it was the ankle, then the shoulder, now he claims he might have pneumonia (which the Vikings say is just a sinus infection…Dear Brett- big difference between pneumonia and sinus problems!)…is swine flu next on his list??
No, but Brett is from Miss. The way things are going for him this year all he needs now is to be linked to the Cam Newton/Miss St drama. Somewhere in that story could be a Brett Favre link, you never know.
And Roodge Owns
November 28th, 2010
2:40 pm
Money Given to Cam Newton By Bret Favre Through Scott Boras Forces Michael Vick Retirement
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
2:46 pm
We’re LOSING this game.
Dangit!
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
2:48 pm
Boy NFL players are lucky they don’t have to deal with college football and their unsportsmanlike penalties.
AdirondackDave
November 28th, 2010
3:00 pm
So much for my idea of trading Lowe and his contract and then picking up Vazquez again.
Venice Jim
November 28th, 2010
3:06 pm
Well done, Michael!
Venice Jim
November 28th, 2010
3:13 pm
And well done, Eli!
Doc Holiday
November 28th, 2010
3:17 pm
So where does our potential opening day offense stands right now? What could we expect out of this group? Im gonna put down some numbers, realistic numbers based on career numbers (what a player is capable of considering age/experience, last season performance and AAA numbers, sometimes just typing relevant stats for each player:
Player Pos. BA 2B R RBI HR OBP SLG OPS
PRADO LF .310 45 110 70 15 .350 .460 .810
JASON RF .290 40 100 90 25 .400 .500 .900
CHIPPER 3B .300 25 110 100 25 .400 .500 .900
UGGLA 2B .280 35 100 100 30 .360 .500 .900
MCCAN C .275 35 65 90 22 .360 .480 .840
AGON SS .255 35 60 70 20 .290 .440 .730
FREEMAN 1B .280 35 80 85 20 .360 .450 .810
NATE CF .255 20 70 70 15 .265 .450 .715
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
3:18 pm
HUGE “stop!”
Eric In Albany N.Y.
November 28th, 2010
3:20 pm
will javy do well in the nl again?
id javys AL struggles more a yankee issue than an AL issue?
who is the real JAVY?
UKUGA
November 28th, 2010
3:22 pm
Go Lakers!
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
3:24 pm
Go Lakers!
And I was having such a nice day…
Doc Holiday
November 28th, 2010
3:24 pm
Maybe somebody could repost that info to be more clear………..Im not good at that.
But if you carefully see………we have a team with:
4 guys with the potential to score 100+ runs
6 guys with the potential or 35+ doubles
5 guys with the potential of 80 RBI (you could add martin but him batting leadoff might affect his RBI total)
6 guys capable of .800+ OPS
6 guys with the potential of .350+ OBP
Man, this offense is good……….and if Nate hit somewhere around what he is “capable of”, as and 8th hitter, you are cooking.
jeffrey d
November 28th, 2010
3:26 pm
HUGE “stop!”
Wait, I thought we were losing this game…
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:29 pm
So close.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:32 pm
Big 4th down.
I can’t watch.
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
3:32 pm
Ballgame.
MikeInFl
November 28th, 2010
3:32 pm
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
1:28 pm
Falcons have lost their composure already.
Pack 35
Birds 17
Glad to know there’s an offseason equivalent to the popular 4th inning “Ballgame!” call.
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:32 pm
That was a delay of game ho’s.
jeffrey d
November 28th, 2010
3:33 pm
I can’t watch.
I can watch…I’m just watching on GameTracker. It’s much easier (plus, I’m not around a TV)
How’ve you been Soph?
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
3:33 pm
Aaron Rodgers…..wish we had ‘im.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
3:33 pm
Soph-
Magic giveth, Magic taketh away
jeffrey d
November 28th, 2010
3:34 pm
Glad to know there’s an offseason equivalent to the popular 4th inning “Ballgame!” call.
You mean like calling it over when your team still has the lead? A lead that likely won’t be beat in regulation?
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
3:34 pm
Aaron Rodgers…we coulda had him
Mixxo
November 28th, 2010
3:35 pm
MikeInFl – I know sports brah, what can I say?
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:35 pm
Doing well, jeffrey. Trying not to pass out during the last two minutes of this game.
What’s going on with you?
jeffrey d
November 28th, 2010
3:36 pm
Aaron Rodgers…we coulda had him
But hasn’t Alex Smith been so much better?
Jake W.
November 28th, 2010
3:37 pm
Can they stop them once more?
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:37 pm
Hey, I like Matty.
cabravesfan
November 28th, 2010
3:37 pm
Jeffrey-
I honestly don’t know how good Alex could have been…he keeps hurting his shoulder and changing offensive coordinators…
Soph
November 28th, 2010
3:38 pm
Ok, I really can’t watch now.
Eek.
jeffrey d
November 28th, 2010
3:38 pm
I thought you were too good for the blog. At least that’s what RHR told me.
I’ve been better…me and Ms. jeffrey d (ms…not mrs) are probably broken up as of yesterday, so that stinks. We’ve got less than 3 weeks of school left though