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Andrew in PA
December 6th, 2010
10:00 pm
Mikeinfl, love that trade you put together there.
Trey
December 6th, 2010
10:02 pm
Nolie, I don’t feel I am that tough of an audience.
I didn’t like what I saw from Lowe, but he turned it around and had me change my mind quick, fast, and in a hurry.
shinburger
December 6th, 2010
10:02 pm
Im glad were not all obsessed with trying to dump D. Lowe this offseason. I got sick of all that talk last year.
Coach (2011 Fredi G. a Go)
December 6th, 2010
10:03 pm
The Brewers are rumored to want young starting pitching in return for Lorenzo Cain, while Frank Wren has shown zero inclination to trade the same in recent history. So this rumor will be going nowhere fast and is already dead on arrival.
P'cola Brave
December 6th, 2010
10:03 pm
Personally I think Beachy threw better out of him and Minor.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:04 pm
Nolie, I don’t feel I am that tough of an audience Trey
if you ain’t satisfied with a 3.00 ERA and 15Ks and 3 walks in 15IP from a rook just up to the bigs, then you are indeed a tough audience.
menlobrave
December 6th, 2010
10:05 pm
MlBraves fans: Three good mystery writers: Ian Rankin-writes about a scottish detective named Rebus; Henning Mankell who writes about a Swedish detective Kurt Wallender; and my favorite James Lee Burke who writes about a New Iberia, La. dtective named Dave Robicheaux. There’s also Lee Child whose character is Jack Reacher, but he’s less a detective than an action hero. Happy reading!
Fredi's Fu Manchu
December 6th, 2010
10:05 pm
I th ink a mid-market team needs to be high on a player like Schafer – and I argue this team should not worry about Schafer at the plate (shouldn’t have to w/ there lineup). His D deserves more talk. McLouth drove me nuts at the plate, but defensively was worse. No idea what UZR says @ McLouth, just know what my eyes saw – ugly. At best were going to have a weak arm / avg speed in left (Prado).
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:05 pm
Cain must not have enough steals for coach
Trey
December 6th, 2010
10:06 pm
Okay, okay, okay, you got me Nolie! Those are some impressive numbers and I do gotta give him props!
Innocent Bystander
December 6th, 2010
10:08 pm
Beachy showed promise, but you can’t tell a whole lot in 15 innings of work.
I still think Minor will be more of a 2-3 starter, and Beachy will be a 4-5 guy. However, with the current rotation and the talent we have in the minors, a typical 4-5 guy won’t have a spot in the 2012-2013 rotation.
Fredi's Fu Manchu
December 6th, 2010
10:08 pm
Sanchez’ ball floats.
Trey
December 6th, 2010
10:09 pm
Innocent, true, but those were a heck of a 15 innings. However, no telling what would have happened if he threw 50 or 100.
Trey
December 6th, 2010
10:10 pm
I just have to watch him next season to decide how I feel.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:10 pm
good suggestions menlo, especially Burke and Child.
I’d add Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch books, John Sandford’s Prey novels, and Robert Crais’ Elvis Cole books
Plus of course Lawrence Block and Elmore Leonard
P'cola Brave
December 6th, 2010
10:11 pm
Beachy stepped up when we needed him to. Beachy threw in some big games.
menlobrave
December 6th, 2010
10:11 pm
MlBraves fan, BTW, some of the Mankell and Rankin books are on DVD. They’re on the PBS website if you want to order them. I love the inspector Morse/Lewis series. There’s also Midsomer Murders series on TV-they’re good as well. And Michael Connelly writes some good LA detective stuff.
shinburger
December 6th, 2010
10:11 pm
So if wren does extend uggla whats everybodies prediction on numbers? Hes thought to make over 10 million in arb this year and has already turned down 4/48 from marlins.I wonder if he would accept same offer from braves?
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:12 pm
that’s true IB, just saying that the 15 IP were well done. Not a big enough sample size to mean anything I agree. Like I said I ain’t sold on him just giving props where they were due
Trey
December 6th, 2010
10:12 pm
P’Cola, I am just going to decide next season. 15 innings is really not a lot of work, but he did do well in the 15 innings.
Fredi's Fu Manchu
December 6th, 2010
10:12 pm
Can’t protect a 3 man rush, geez.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:13 pm
I love Insp Morse too. Have evey one of the episodes. good stuff.
Innocent Bystander
December 6th, 2010
10:14 pm
I’d offer 4/50, and wouldn’t go any further than 5/60.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:15 pm
I hope he does not go for more than 4 guaranteed years Shin. a 5th year option would be ok. 4/52?
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:15 pm
Amazon’s ascendance no doubt is a function of its nontraditional ways. Though neither a publisher nor strictly-speaking a bookseller, it has become the world’s largest retailer of books in any form. And it has done so as a software company that offers great deals on Vienna sausages as well as hardbacks. Bezos’s customers come for the low prices, not to fondle, sniff, or otherwise interact with the product. The most one can do is “browse” some pages electronically. Bezos thinks pleasing the customer is all that matters, and his strategy—nearly endless inventory at rock-bottom prices—is working.
Couch Tater_
Thanks for the link. I worry, probably more than a sane person should, about the demise of the brick and mortar bookstore. What can I say, they are like a church to me and one of the first things I do when going to Barnes and Nobles is check out the new writers section. I’ve found some great books there. There is always a certain serendipitous experience to be had at a bookstore, at least for me.
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:15 pm
“menlobrave
December 6th, 2010
10:05 pm
MlBraves fans: Three good mystery writers: Ian Rankin-writes about a scottish detective named Rebus; Henning Mankell who writes about a Swedish detective Kurt Wallender; and my favorite James Lee Burke who writes about a New Iberia, La. dtective named Dave Robicheaux. There’s also Lee Child whose character is Jack Reacher, but he’s less a detective than an action hero. Happy reading!”
Thanks for the suggestions! I’m familiar with the Wallender character due to the Kenneth Branagh “Masterpiece” series, which I thought was good. These all sound like some good reading.
P'cola Brave
December 6th, 2010
10:15 pm
Would a Victor Martinez contract be fair enough.
menlobrave
December 6th, 2010
10:16 pm
Nolie, Agree with all, especially Crais.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:21 pm
I recommend a site to purchase books fron especially if you buy hard backs, but it’s great for paperbacks too.
http://www.abebooks.com/
I have bought hundreds of books from all over the world from there and never once been unhappy
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:23 pm
I guess Burke and Connelly are my faves, but all those we mentioned are great
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:24 pm
Bat – there may not be much any of us can do about the brick and mortar bookstores, but we can support our libraries.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:27 pm
MIBF_
True, I’m not sure what I would have done without the library when I was young.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:29 pm
Has anyone read ” The Life Of Pi” by Yann Martel?
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:32 pm
is it a cookbook Bat?
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:35 pm
Close nolie
I loved it
Yann Martel’s imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting “religions the way a dog attracts fleas.” Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker (”His head was the size and color of the lifebuoy, with teeth”)
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:36 pm
menlobrave – I also liked Midsomer Murders. Inspector Morse/Lewis were/are my favorites.
nolie – John Thaw was great as Morse.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
10:37 pm
Bat – have not read it, but just read that Ang Lee is doing a movie version…
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:39 pm
VJ_
That’s a movie I will have to see.
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:40 pm
“Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:35 pm
Close nolie I loved it
Yann Martel’s imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting “religions the way a dog attracts fleas.” Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker (”His head was the size and color of the lifebuoy, with teeth”)”
That’s some preview!
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:40 pm
It starts slow but worth the wait.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
10:42 pm
Bat – the only reason I noticed the story is that the Indian actor who is in “In Treatment” on HBO this season will be starring in it…he is excellent…
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:43 pm
MIBF_
I copied about half of the preview. Pi and Richard Parker spend 227 days adrift in the Pacific.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:44 pm
In Treatment is a great show. Byrne is always awesome anyway
nolie
December 6th, 2010
10:45 pm
eating zebras and drunken orangs ?
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
10:45 pm
nolie – totally agree – he can do so much with facial expressions, he is amazing…
TnBrian
December 6th, 2010
10:47 pm
nolie, yeah $13 M a year sounds about right for Uggla. Even if it had to go 14-15 M I’d think he’d be worth it. He’s always healthy and consistant with the bat on top of apparantly being a very good teammate/guy.
I see the Braves locking him up soon. Wren seems persistant when he wants something done.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:48 pm
VJ_
I’ll look into it. I have Showtime but not HBO. I’m interested in the True Blood series because I read the Sookie Sackhouse series but have not seen it.
Everyone I recommended Pi to loved it.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
10:53 pm
An award winner in Canada, Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s second novel, should prove to be a breakout book in the U.S. At one point in his journey, Pi recounts, “My greatest wish–other than salvation–was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One that I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time.” It’s safe to say that the fabulous, fablelike Life of Pi is such a book. –Brad Thomas Parsons
I’m working on commission here, okay.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
10:53 pm
Bat – no, this will be a real life motion pitcher (sic) …
shinburger
December 6th, 2010
10:55 pm
I like the sound of 4/50 with a 5th year option
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
10:56 pm
And, Bat, not ever seeing my girl Anna as Sookie – shame on you…
I got cab into it, so she rented the first two seasons, and we were able to watch this one, until we somehow missed the final episode since it was on Labor Day weekend, which I did not expect – but a replay is 12 days away…
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:56 pm
VJ is at it again!
jeffrey d
December 6th, 2010
10:58 pm
This is from one of the mini blogs…I don’t know why, but it struck me as pretty funny
DOB, how much trade value do you think Arody’s Vizciano has? Andrew in PA
This would probably be be a real bad time to trade Arodys (there’s no apostrophe) Vizcaino DOB
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
10:58 pm
“a real life motion pitcher (sic)”
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:00 pm
Life of Pi
In Movie Theaters: December 14, 2012
Got it VJ, thanks. 2012, hope we’re still here.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:02 pm
And, Bat, not ever seeing my girl Anna as Sookie – shame on you… VJ
Yeah, I’m much chagrined. I guess I’ll have to buy the DVDs or watch online somewhere.
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
11:07 pm
Bat – I think it’s December 21, 2012 that is supposed to be the Mayan doomsday, so the movie should actually make it to the theaters
Bay Area Steve
December 6th, 2010
11:09 pm
Would you frickin’ “readers” kindly shut your pie-holes? I is tryin’ to watch the TV.
Andrew in PA
December 6th, 2010
11:11 pm
Cain, Ryan, JC Romero. Boom offseason over.
Spider29
December 6th, 2010
11:11 pm
SoWeGa, before you decide on Kindle, check out Nook at Barnes and Noble. Also, you guys mentioned some of my favorite current authors. Love the Reacher series and the books by Michael Connelly. Have you read Harlan Coban?
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:12 pm
MIBF_
Whoa, seven days to spare, nothing to worry about, thanks.
richbrave
December 6th, 2010
11:13 pm
nolie:
Are you familiar with my fellow central VIRGINIAN JIM ADKINS? Some smooth guitar. Rivals CHARLIE BYRD in a rhythm-style way. Young fingers, very distinct strong chords. Great pace.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:14 pm
Whatcha watching there BAS?
Bay Area Steve
December 6th, 2010
11:17 pm
Sorry Bat. I lied. Just wanted to reiterate my envy of those who can read.
And, to represent for the unwashed, huddled masses.
cabravesfan
December 6th, 2010
11:17 pm
BAS-
Can’t we be both? I often (well, not so much anymore, but I used to) read and watch TV at the same time
Andrew in PA
December 6th, 2010
11:18 pm
Red sox interested in mags. If they sign another starter they will trade someone.
richbrave
December 6th, 2010
11:18 pm
FALL BALL
Light schedules all ’round. No BRAVES in action today.
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:19 pm
Have you read Harlan Coben?
Nope, sounds interesting though.
BravesFanChris26
December 6th, 2010
11:21 pm
Interesting that Red Sox interested in Maggs.
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
11:21 pm
“cabravesfan
December 6th, 2010
11:17 pm
BAS-
Can’t we be both? I often (well, not so much anymore, but I used to) read and watch TV at the same time”
Heck, I for one still do, although it’s usually the newspaper I’m reading now.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:24 pm
I’m usually reading the blog and watching TV…
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:24 pm
BAS _
Did you finish “A Confederacy of Dunces”? Did you like it?
Moe Berg
December 6th, 2010
11:26 pm
“I’m usually reading the blog and watching TV…”
How much concentration does it take to process a rant by Nick or Robert?
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:29 pm
My Mom once said she used to think I was smart because I would read, watch TV and talk on the phone at the same time. One of these days I’m going to ask, what do you mean used to.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:29 pm
Moe – watching the “Boardwalk Empire” finale – have no idea what you just said…
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:30 pm
Bat – I assume you mean a real phone…
Moe Berg
December 6th, 2010
11:30 pm
Very nice, VJ. I am off to grab some dinner. Enjoy the show.
detroitchris
December 6th, 2010
11:31 pm
DOB, could you see a situation where the yanks call the braves about pitching if they miss out on Lee followed by a Pettitte retirement? Do you think they would have interest in Lowe and the 30M hes owed the next 2 seasons? Do you think Wren in that spot would pull the trigger and give himself money to work with?
MIBravesFan
December 6th, 2010
11:31 pm
“Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:29 pm
My Mom once said she used to think I was smart because I would read, watch TV and talk on the phone at the same time. One of these days I’m going to ask, what do you mean used to.”
Couch Tater
December 6th, 2010
11:31 pm
I think this is appropriate for Peter Moylan’s blog…
How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found on a modestly sized oceanographic research vessel.
It is possible to create an all grain beer, but with the inferior products you’re brewing with, you want to give the yeast more to eat. In my experience, the best you can hope for is Vegemite, marmite, or some other yeast extract.
http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=1419
I need to read more literature.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
11:32 pm
I read several of Coben’s Myron Bolitar books. I see he is writing a lot more stand alone novels the last few years. I tend to like series: once I get hooked on the main character I usually buy the complete series
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:34 pm
Bat – I assume you mean a real phone…
Landline, with a cord, dinosaur days.
Brave4life- We almost had it
December 6th, 2010
11:35 pm
Nationals WILL sign Cliff LEE
Bank On it
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:36 pm
My reading has slowed frighteningly over the years – almost done with John Irving’s most recent – he has been my favorite for a long time, and I once saw him do a reading from “The Cider House Rules” at Duke – need to get cab to read him…
Bay Area Steve
December 6th, 2010
11:37 pm
I did, Bat, but I struggled. Felt like a chore.
I used to go through books like nuttin’. (Clancy, Grisham, and the like; not exactly the toughest reads) Anymore, I prefer this fine glass of Canadian Mist, the paper, the blog and Joe Pos…
Got a stack of from the library just staring at me: Sick Puppy, Hiaasen; Motherless Brooklyn, Lethem; The Mind of Bill James, Gray; The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, Kennedy. All highly rec’d, and ain’t one been cracked.
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:37 pm
Bat – that’s what I figured…
Brave4life- We almost had it
December 6th, 2010
11:39 pm
Jets are literally getting raped right now
richbrave
December 6th, 2010
11:40 pm
2
David O'Brien
December 6th, 2010
11:46 pm
Brave4life: Literally, huh?
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:47 pm
and “literally” means??? And, really, does that word really have an appropriate context in terms of normal sports, at least to a blog which includes normal human beings?
Venice Jim
December 6th, 2010
11:47 pm
Thanks, DOB…
Bat Masterson
December 6th, 2010
11:47 pm
BAS_
Some of the biggest waste of time books I have read have been Pulitzer Prize winners. When I was younger I was more patient with the Thomas Wolfes of the world, today I don’t know. Maybe not so much.
I like Carl Hiaasen
richbrave
December 6th, 2010
11:47 pm
3
nolie
December 6th, 2010
11:47 pm
yeah my reading has tapered off alarmingly over the years . Even with magazines. Used to be I always had something in my hands to read. Gettin’ old is dah pits
P'cola Brave
December 6th, 2010
11:50 pm
If in the longshot the Yanks miss out on Lee and Pettite retires I would expect the Yanks to call Wren to check in. Doubt they’d be looking for Lowe. May want someone younger like JJ. You can bank on them checking w/ KC first though on Greinke.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
11:51 pm
I’ll second the nomination of Hiaasen. Good ol’ Florida boy. Think he won a Pulitzer didn’t he?
Bay Area Steve
December 6th, 2010
11:51 pm
nolie,
ya got any Mac knowledge to go with all that PC stuff rattlin’ ’round upstairs?
Braveheart
December 6th, 2010
11:51 pm
Yeah, BAS, I used to read alot as well. 3 or 4 newspapers a day. Books, countless magazines. Now? Whatever I come across on the internet, and maybe some sports biographies and trivia books that I can skip around on while I’m taking a dump. Pretty sad actually. My attention span was a 1000 times better when I was a kid than it is now.
Bay Area Steve
December 6th, 2010
11:52 pm
Note to self: read the Hiaasen first.
nolie
December 6th, 2010
11:52 pm
wait’ll you really get old BH