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Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
7:48 pm
DawgsBrekky
4 Lokos is a fruity flavored malt beverage…
Has anyone ever had Zima? I always wondered what that tasted like…
When I was little I’d see their ads when Zima was Hot on the Streets and thought maybe it may taste like “Clearly Canadian” fruit-flavored water…
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:48 pm
And that is why Soph is my friend
David O'Brien
December 4th, 2010
7:48 pm
Robert, I’m a journalist. I don’t go around making bets for money on my blog, or anywhere else in public. Think, please.
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
7:49 pm
TREY:
Whaz’ up dude?
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:49 pm
DOB-
Did you really just ask Robert to think? You know better then that!
Steve McP
December 4th, 2010
7:49 pm
Robert
December 4th, 2010
7:37 pm
Now if Bobby Cox coached Auburn, Oregon would roll them
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Now that’s just funny, nice to see Robert has a sense of humour.
ward
December 4th, 2010
7:49 pm
Robert: Take a time out pill…….
Snotboogie
December 4th, 2010
7:50 pm
Gatorade showers or Walk-off HR celebrations.
I cant figure out which one has been more overdone. I think the headcoach has to be in a deep coma to not see one coming.
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
7:51 pm
Soph
“I’m cheering for Oregon.”
EWWW. Soph, You just dropped the Ball
Snotboogie
December 4th, 2010
7:52 pm
cab
You cant say I didnt warn you.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:52 pm
Snot-
I know, I know…I usually ignore him, but then he got on that Oregon bashing crap… I couldn’t stop myself!
Soph
December 4th, 2010
7:52 pm
cab, the arrogance thing you mentioned annoys me too and I live here.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
7:53 pm
Hey, not too much richbrave. Just got done with the shooting range not too long ago.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:53 pm
Soph-
I imagine! At least I don’t get it 24/7
NoBreggie4Dogs
December 4th, 2010
7:54 pm
God I actually agreed with ROBERT…. err once
Soph
December 4th, 2010
7:54 pm
Sorry, T. I can tolerate the Dawgs at times but I’m not really an SEC girl.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:54 pm
*crosses NoBreggie4Dogs off Christmas list…
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
7:55 pm
D.O.B.
“I don’t go around making bets for money on my blog, or anywhere else in public. Think Please”
OUCH! I was hoping one of these days you put a “Bank On It” Quote onto one of your posts…(joking)
And I got you “On Deck!” with that post about BSPN…because I agree to disagree with that post…
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
7:55 pm
Well the two best teams will be playing and i’m looking forward to the game. I think Auburn will win. I read that someone said Oregon had a better strength of schedule than Auburn, i’m not buying it but it doesn’t matter now, they will face off to see who truly is the best. SEC pride and I gotta agree with what MikeInFl said at 7:44.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
7:57 pm
How’s it going with you richbrave?
Soph
December 4th, 2010
7:57 pm
Jake, are you watching the Hawks/Heat game right now?
NoBreggie4Dogs
December 4th, 2010
7:57 pm
CA – I said ONCE
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
7:58 pm
Soph
“cab, the arrogance thing you mentioned annoys me too and I live here.”
lol, Because We Both Know That The SEC comes Correct! WOOOOO!!!
Probably one of the few Times I have debated with you Soph, but all is Good
And Auburn and the SEC will be Pretty Boy Flexing after the Championship game is over “Mark It Down
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
7:58 pm
NoBreggie4Dogs -
Once is enough, my (former) friend!
NoBreggie4Dogs
December 4th, 2010
7:58 pm
THawk – I would bet with Robert but I agree with him, Auburn by a LOT
NoBreggie4Dogs
December 4th, 2010
7:59 pm
What channel in NY can I see Hawks game on, anyone … anyone.. any other sucker live up here in the cold
Nick
December 4th, 2010
7:59 pm
The Braves need to trade Beachy & Minor for Greinke.
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
8:00 pm
Soph, Yeah, I just flipped there, almost forgot about it. Will be interesting to see how the team survives missing Joe for over a month.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
8:00 pm
Dude, I can’t take both of them right now! Make him go away!!!
Bama Brave
December 4th, 2010
8:01 pm
I hope we get us a outfielder with some speed. so far we have put together a SLOW team!
Robert
December 4th, 2010
8:02 pm
“Be glad to. Because I’m not convinced Oregon will beat Auburn either.”
It’s all about depth of game quickness
Look, there are individual players in the Pac-10. Big-10, ACC, Big East, and even the WAC and Mountain West who can play with anybody
But when you look at in-game quickness (as opposed to 40 times) two or three deep at every position on both sides of the ball, ONLY the Big 12 can even pretend to keep up with the SEC
And that total team quickness is why the teams that turn the corner ten times a game and rack up 50 points a game all year suddenly find that the d-line seems to be in their backfield one tick before the ball is snapped when they play the elite of the SEC
Frankly I think it would be great for college football if things were more level. But, at this point, they simply arent.
Will it change? Sure it will. This kind of stuff is cyclical
One of these days, the SEC is gonna play someone in the title game and find themselves overmatched and it’ll be like wow, where did that come from
What I am saying is that Oregon, for all the points they’ve put up against who they have played, havent shown me any more reason to think they are that team and this is the year than any of the other highly touted, supposedly powerhouse teams that have been summarily dismantled by a progression of SEC teams over the past decade
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:03 pm
Oaklahoma, and Nebraska is on. Should be a good one
BravesFanChris26
December 4th, 2010
8:03 pm
Interesting tidbit on MLB Trade Rumors.
It said that Braves have at least inquired on Zack Greinke. Perhaps send Jurrjens over there in part of the deal (and obviously more)? Just speculation of course.
Braveheart
December 4th, 2010
8:03 pm
I can’t believe there are that many empty seats in Miami for the Heat game.
Efrim
December 4th, 2010
8:03 pm
Wren called about Greinke?
The Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, plus the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals have called Royals general manager Dayton Moore.
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/baseball/2010/12/04/16431131.html
Maybe that was before the Uggla deal. Can’t imagine they’d be able to add the payroll, and want to give up what it would take to get him. Never hurts to check the price though…..if the report is even true.
Soph
December 4th, 2010
8:03 pm
Jake, my brother keeps whining about how Larry Drew doesn’t play Jordan Crawford enough. I kind of agree with him because from what I’ve seen (which is pretty limited), he’s not bad.
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
8:04 pm
Bama Brave
“I hope we get us a outfielder with some speed. so far we have put together a SLOW team!”
Ever since 1993 we always have had slow teams…you just finding that out, my man?
BravesFanChris26
December 4th, 2010
8:04 pm
If not Jurrjens, then say Minor and some prospects not of the untouchable ones for Greinke?
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
8:05 pm
I can’t believe there are that many empty seats in Miami for the Heat game.
I can, got a lot of family down there, thats Dolphins territory. Thats pretty much the only pro team they really support. A lot of the national media love to give Atlanta flack for our fan support but Miami has always been just as bad if not worse.
Jacarandus Maximus
December 4th, 2010
8:05 pm
Bama Brave
December 4th, 2010
8:01 pm
I hope we get us a outfielder with some speed. so far we have put together a SLOW team!
Aim of the game is to score runs not be 1st to 1st base but if we need speed maybe Michael Johnson could wear his gold spikes for us
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
8:06 pm
Braveheart
I can’t believe there are that many empty seats in Miami for the Heat game.”
Good, And Thats easy Because 1) The NBA Sucks 2) Miami is a worse Sports Town than Atlanta 3) The Heat and the Lyin King haven’t lived up to their hype
NoBreggie4Dogs
December 4th, 2010
8:07 pm
Going to watcha movie cause can’t see Hawks Heat up here in Stinkeesville
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
8:10 pm
I gotta agree with you and your brother Soph but like you the times i’ve seen him have been limited but they have left an impression on me. To me, Teague still hasn’t developed a good enough offensive game and turns the ball over to much for my liking but how does he learn if he doesn’t play. I still would like to see the rookie more though.
I think most folks are beginning to see that this teams struggles stretched far beyond coach Woodson and his not so good offensive game. I’ve found myself questioning their effort a lot this season. I almost miss the bald guy constantly yelling at them from the bench.
Joker AKA Tomahawkin
December 4th, 2010
8:10 pm
Jake W
I lived In Boca Raton Fl for a year and agreed, Dolphins down there is a Religion especially Dan Marino…he’s a living legend down there, even though I hear he was a prick in person
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:10 pm
Get Grienke! He’s a good pither. I’ll be o.k. with it, if Wren doesn’t give up too much……
Bravefaninok
December 4th, 2010
8:10 pm
Nick
December 4th, 2010
7:59 pm
The Braves need to trade Beachy & Minor for Greinke.
Gonna take alot more than that. …I would guess JJ Delgodo orTehran and Minor and 1 more prospect.
The Braves do not need Greinke and KC aint sending money to ATl to cover salary
Razorback Red
December 4th, 2010
8:11 pm
For the first time ever, my Hogs will be in a BCS bowl! Barring an unexpected, stupid choice by those with the power. I’m elated.
Bama Brave
December 4th, 2010
8:11 pm
no im tired of slow teams.
Razorback Red
December 4th, 2010
8:11 pm
Now if we can just get Mallet and one of the best receiving corps in the nation to stay.
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:12 pm
If Miami doesn’t make it to the Play- Offs? Will their fans have a riot, and blame Lebron?
Braveheart
December 4th, 2010
8:12 pm
Jake, yeah, I know how bad Miami usually is, but, man, they’ve got two of the biggest stars in sports today on their team. What the hell was the point of putting the two of them together and paying them and Bosh all that money if it wasn’t gonna put a butt in every seat?
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
8:13 pm
Razorback Red -
Pac-10’s got 2 teams in the BCS for the first time too…that makes me happy, even if one of them is not USC
old man
December 4th, 2010
8:13 pm
I don’t like Oregon or Auburn. Actually, I sort of liked both teams in the past. But Oregon is simply buying its success with Nike money, and Auburn has this Cam Newton thing. Why do all these NCAA investigations take years, but this only took a few weeks? I hear he cheated on tests and stole something at Florida. The way the whole thing happened, saying Cam knew nothing, just seems odd. I will grudgingly pull for Oregon. He seems like a very confident and assertive young man. Hard to believe he had zero involvement in his own career development. To be that successful, you have to be very competitive, and I just don’t think you compete that hard just because you love football. At that level, you do it because you want to play in the NFL. So saying he was happy to be completely ignorant about his future makes no sense to me.
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:14 pm
Let the master do his work!Chemistry in motion…….
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
8:14 pm
Trey
December 4th, 2010
7:53 pm
Hey, not too much richbrave. Just got done with the shooting range not too long ago
Great. My son-in-law just got a six-point buck this morning, what did you hit?
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:15 pm
It would be cool if the Braves got Greinke, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
Braveheart
December 4th, 2010
8:15 pm
Looks like some of those seats are starting to fill up almost halfway through the second quarter. That’s like showing up to a game in the 4th inning. why bother?
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:16 pm
richbrave, I actually did surprisingly well, even though I haven’t shot in over a year and a half. Not sure what my score would have been, since I didn’t keep score.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
8:16 pm
Looks like some of those seats are starting to fill up almost halfway through the second quarter
Braveheart-
Clearly you have never been to a Lakers game in LA…come in the 2nd quarter, leave midway through the 4th…that’s the norm (it’s the norm for Dodger games too, come to think of it)
Razorback Red
December 4th, 2010
8:16 pm
cabravesfan, I am never one to blame refs, but if a few certain calls would have went the way they were supposed to during the Hogs/Tigers game, it probably would have been Arkansas whooping up on USCeast today. And that saddens me.
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
8:17 pm
Jacarandus Maximus
December 4th, 2010
8:05 pm
Bama Brave
December 4th, 2010
8:01 pm
I hope we get us a outfielder with some speed. so far we have put together a SLOW team!
All three BRAVES CF hopefuls can motor pretty well. SCHAFER, YOUNG, and CONSTANZA who might be the swiftist of them all.
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
8:18 pm
Razorback Red -
I know the feeling- the Pac-10 may have the worst officials I have ever seen- and not just by favoring teams that are playing my school…I’ve seen some truly horrendous calls go in favor of USC as well…
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:18 pm
Grienke doesnt make sense for us, he wouldnt fit in our budget. Also it would take a good package to get him. He’s under contract for 2 more seasons at 13.5 mil a season. The money doesnt fit at all. Trade Derek Lowe to a team in desperate need of a starting pitcher thats willing to take on most of Lowe’s contract which would mean we wouldnt get much in return and then deal youngins for Grienke…… Idk I think were set.
Billy walsh
December 4th, 2010
8:19 pm
Grienke to the braves doesn’t add up. Maybe if they moved Lowe.
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:20 pm
keep our prospects and lets play ball.
McFann O O
December 4th, 2010
8:20 pm
I love It’s A Wonderful Life and cry more during it every time we watch it. LORD, but that’s a great movie. Jimmy Stewart is the best.
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
8:21 pm
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:16 pm
richbrave, I actually did surprisingly well, even though I haven’t shot in over a year and a half. Not sure what my score would have been, since I didn’t keep score.
I understand. Practice makes perfect…….and I’m serious. That’s why I leave weapons alone. If you don’t use them constantly, you lose respect for them, and that leads to accidents. Unfortunately, fatal ones very often. I also stay out of the woods during hunting season. A lot of itchy, shoot-first, see what moved second fingers out there.
Razorback Red
December 4th, 2010
8:22 pm
cab-,
Believe me, we have our own conspiracy in the SEC. a bunch of people believe that the SEC has officials protect the unbeaten teams of the league. Does it happen? I don’t know. But some calls this year really make you wonder. And I’m not talking about just against the UofA. It has happened to many teams.
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:25 pm
Grienke was a C- young a couple years ago.Lack of run support last year,didn’t help his cause…..
cabravesfan
December 4th, 2010
8:25 pm
Razorback Red -
There was the opposite thought out here for a few years- USC (the best in the conference at that time) was being called for an alarmingly higher number of penalties then the rest of the league…theories abounded!
Razorback Red
December 4th, 2010
8:25 pm
By the way this Greinke thing is intriguing, but unlikely.
David O'Brien
December 4th, 2010
8:26 pm
I can’t believe there are that many empty seats in Miami for the Heat game. — Braveheart
I can. Having lived there and covered sports there for 13 years, I can honestly say it’s the worst overall college and pro sports market of any major metro area in the U.S.
As you know, they draw flies for baseball. They had fewer than 30,000 for UM’s final home game this season, and rarely sell out any UM football game if the ‘Canes aren’t competing for a national title or playing one of the two biggest state schools. They rarely sell out hoops games despite having the smallest arena in the ACC.
As for it being “Dolphins country,” check the empty seats in the upper deck at some of their games. A few years ago, the Dolphins had the dubious distinction of being the only team that had NFL playoff games blacked out locally — in back-to-back years a while back if I’m not mistaken — because they didn’t sell out before the blackout deadline.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:26 pm
richbrave, that’s why you always have to be very careful. I never touch mine unless I go to the range, but I didn’t even use mine, but theirs today.
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
8:26 pm
GREINKE next season if LOWE has a good 2011. Maybe a trade at that point.
Braveheart
December 4th, 2010
8:26 pm
Miami has the 4th best record in the East. They’ll make the playoffs. Already have a 4.5 game lead on the 9th best team.
Playoffs!!!!
December 4th, 2010
8:26 pm
I’ve got a strong suspicion that either Brooks Conrad or Diory Hernandez won’t be on the Braves opening day roster.
The Braves obviously need another backup outfielder, especially with Prado expected to fill in for Chipper at third at times. And that outfielder should be able to play centerfield too.
We also need a backup shortstop. With the signing of Eric Henske, we have limited roster spots left. So, one of our utility infielders needs to be able to play the outfield, too (sort of a Omar Infante type).
Neither Brooksie or Diory fit the bill there. One of them has to go.
What do you think? DOB–anyone?
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
8:28 pm
I can’t and won’t root for Oregon. I’m SEC all the way. I’m just happy though that the championship game is between Auburn and Oregon. No offense to all the Boise and TCU fans but I think the championship game this year definitely features the two best teams.
As for the Cam Newton controversy I think most folks are making a big deal about it. They never said Cam is in the clear, they said currently and right now, at this point in their investigation he is eligible to play. I never read it liked they completely cleared the guy. Anyway, I enjoy watching him play. What will happen will happen.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:29 pm
It would be a wonderful surprise to hear that we got Greinke, but I am not going to get my hopes up. However, the holidays are right around the corner and it would be a great gift for the Braves.
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:29 pm
Nebraska srikes first 66 yard run touch down……
dp
December 4th, 2010
8:30 pm
DOB do you think the braves are serious about getting grienke or just kicking the tires
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:30 pm
Playoffs, I don’t know what the Braves plan on doing. Anything is possible, but we could have brought back Diaz if we thought we needed another backup.
ward
December 4th, 2010
8:33 pm
Talk to you guy’s later….. Let Diaz be…… Let It Be….. Oh just Let It Be…… Peace………
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
8:36 pm
As for it being “Dolphins country,” check the empty seats in the upper deck at some of their games. A few years ago, the Dolphins had the dubious distinction of being the only team that had NFL playoff games blacked out locally — in back-to-back years a while back if I’m not mistaken — because they didn’t sell out before the blackout deadline.
I called it Dolphins country because that pretty much is the only pro sports team that the city ever really talks about. No mention of the marlins, occasional mentions of the heat but at least in terms of conversation for pro sports the dolphins are the team they talk about the most but like I said, regardless of team i’ve always thought they are just as bad if not worse than Atlanta. In my personal opinion, I think they are worse for the reasons you said but it always seems to me at least that Atlanta catches the worse flack nationally for having bad pro-sports fans.
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:37 pm
Idk what about send Derek Lowe and 2-3 prospects with 3 mil for Grienke. The Royals end up paying Lowe 13.5 a year while adding youngins and filling Grienke’s spot. We get Grienke for 2 seasons. I’m not saying I like this idea just throwing it out there. How much better would Grienke be over Lowe for 2 seasons? Would it be worth trading prospects for? I mean we already have a great rotation. I like the way Lowe pitched for us. We should stand pat unless its a no-brianer type of deal.
Bravefaninok
December 4th, 2010
8:41 pm
Maybee FW can get Dayton to take Mcnate and KK for Greinke…..The money works for ATL
I said it before Nick could…….HaHaHa
Playoffs!!!!
December 4th, 2010
8:43 pm
Trey–But Diaz is limited and where he can play. Basically just left field;, he played some rightfield with the Braves. But doesn’t have a good enough arm to play there. That’s one reason he’s gone.
What the Braves need is two backup middle infielders, one of which can play the outfield
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:46 pm
Trey
Yeah but who pays a Backup OFer 2.5 mil, Diaz cant play CF, He’s a average Defender at best and also our Corner OF spots are filled. Were better off paying less than a million to a Schafer or Young. Diaz would get very little playing time and be another pinch hitter, just wont play enough to make 2.5 mil. See if the Braves added a Matt Kemp for example, keeping Diaz for 2.5 mil makes tons of sense. So he can platoon with McLouth in LF and get plenty of AB’s.
Bench
Ross, Hinske, Mather, Hernandez, Young or Schafer
Conrad was very clutch as a pinch hitter but Mather can play 1b,3b,Lf,Rf and could be a more athletic Hinske type of player. Hernandez is a good defender who can play 3b,SS,2b he gets the nod.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:49 pm
Playoffs, yeah, but I am not going to try and predict what the Braves will do. I know I’d be wrong.
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:49 pm
Hopefully Young wins the Job so Schafer can stay in AAA and get as many AB’s as he can. Schafer still has a chance to be our everyday CF in 2012, and his chances are better if he gets alot of playing time, and thats in AAA.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:49 pm
VABravesFan, do you know how much snow is supposed to fall up here?
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
8:53 pm
Trey
we suppost to get a dusting or less, Its snowing right now, starting to stick to the trash can a little. I know south of here in NC is where most will fall.
The A Bomb
December 4th, 2010
8:54 pm
If we’re EVEN rumored to be kicking the tires on Greinke sounds like ol’ Frank maybe isn’t done…. especially with about $1 million to spend as of right now.
We may not be bystanders. Sounds like a Lowe move could happen, since he’s the big ticket item needed to free up payroll. Interesting.
And, of course, convince Kawakami he needs to take the next flight to Tokyo.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
8:57 pm
VaBravesFan, oh now I hate NC! I wish we were getting most of the snow. Heh, it will snow again.
Braveheart
December 4th, 2010
9:00 pm
I hope Frank has given them a call about Greinke even if it is just a due diligence type of thing.
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
9:01 pm
I can bet every team atleast asked about Grienke, he is simaler to Justin Upton, everybody’s interested. Just think in 2 year’s Zack will be a free Agent he’s gonna get more than 13.5 mil a year for sure.
Trey
December 4th, 2010
9:05 pm
As long as the Phillies don’t make some moves and find a way to put Grienke on the roster, I will be content.
Jake W.
December 4th, 2010
9:05 pm
Greinke playing in Atlanta is more believable than Greinke playing in New York. I saw where he was willing to be traded to the Yankees on espn’s bottom line but I couldn’t help but thinking this could be Javy Vazquez times 10 situation in New York. Big change from Kansas City Zach.
The A Bomb
December 4th, 2010
9:07 pm
I can also believe a Lowe deal with the Yanks could happen.
His performance in the playoffs was a win-win for Atlanta.
VaBravesFan
December 4th, 2010
9:07 pm
Or the Braves could just trade a package for Adrian Gonzalez. And lets win a World Series in 2011 LOL The RedSox would be pissed. We could easily offer a better deal. Then next offseason we decide who to Lock Up between Uggla and Gonzo lol, I’m not serious people just having fun.
richbrave
December 4th, 2010
9:09 pm
Man, let ST begin. MATHER, YOUNG, SCHAFER, and CONSTANZA battling for the last OF slot. With his experience and versatility, I got to believe ‘THE BEAV’ has the upper hand going in.