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Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:13 pm
Crime_
Yeah it’s something to see, really cool when you are boating at night on the bay. Your headline guy had been off his game lately, not a lot of good material to work with is my guess. Not doubt, with tourist season approaching, he will be hitting them out of the park again soon.
Tom O'Hawke
February 25th, 2011
11:13 pm
Bat, interesting story. The “bioluminescence” peaked my curiosity. I know what that looks like with deep sea creatures from seeing documentaries. But I didn’t know what that would look like on the surface of a body of water. Thanks to Google, now I do.
And I think that toxicologist will live a longer and happier life without the “BP” decal on his truck.
Couch Tater
February 25th, 2011
11:14 pm
Fred Wilpon: “I got CASH! Quick!”
Saul Katz: “I got cash! Quick”
Jeff Wilpon: ” I got CASH!”
Bobby Bonilla: “If your team needs cash quick*, Bud Selig Title Loans is there to help. I got my weekly Mets paycheck of $22,948.00, yesterday, because of Bud Selig Title Loans. Now I can rest assured that my contract will be honored until 2035**. That’s a beautiful thing!!”
*Bud Selig Title Loans only available in New York, L.A., Chicago, Dallas and Milwaukee.
**http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575339013108198050.html
Poet
February 25th, 2011
11:14 pm
Thank you, Bat.
Crime Dog
February 25th, 2011
11:15 pm
Bat-
The guy who was churning out the good ones this summer left. We have a new person doing the headlines now. They’re much more generic.
Trey
February 25th, 2011
11:15 pm
Nolie, I have worked with plenty of people who had Napoleon Complex. What you said about that couldn’t be any truer.
Farnsworthy
February 25th, 2011
11:15 pm
Watch out MLB players, that Wisconsin Govenor will be coming after your union next!
keylargo
February 25th, 2011
11:15 pm
OK Brava, thank you. I’ll get it in the morning to watch the game. I have an extra HDMI jack on a plasma TV and I have an HDMI coming off my laptop. It just transfers to the 50″ screen. I do it all the time with NetFlix.
Roman Gal
February 25th, 2011
11:17 pm
True, nolie. I’m still a little bitter toward short people. They always thought they were better than me even though I could’ve used them as bowling pins!
Poet
February 25th, 2011
11:18 pm
Awesome, keylargo! I’ve been too lazy to go and purchase an HDMI cable, so I have to watch on my PC monitor. Still, it’s much better than audio only and gameday.
David O'Brien
February 25th, 2011
11:19 pm
Here’s the Schultz “digi-blog” that Venice Jim was referring to: http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2011/02/25/digi-blog-goes-to-braves-spring-training-at-disney-no-charge/
Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:20 pm
you must be a suspicious lookin’ dude Bat _ nolie
Maybe so, nolie. Could be they are out trying to win over hearts and minds one beach bum at a time.
Brava
February 25th, 2011
11:20 pm
You’re welcome, keylargo. Hope you enjoy it.
keylargo
February 25th, 2011
11:21 pm
Moe – you know with the Mets problems and the Rangers going bankrupt, we will see some very serious negotiations for the next contract. I would bet that the three years of non arb followed by 3 years of arb, then free agency will get tremendous working over. Both sides will be claiming losses.
Tomahawkin
February 25th, 2011
11:21 pm
Crime Dogg!
Hold Down The Fort, I’m off to the Bar be back in 2 hours
Brava
February 25th, 2011
11:22 pm
Bat, that’s a very disquieting story you told about the BP man. I wonder how those people can sleep at night.
Tomahawkin
February 25th, 2011
11:23 pm
@Trey…?
Did You See the Suggestion that a Blogger Posted that D.O.B. Should Work for BSPN…?
Brava
February 25th, 2011
11:24 pm
Tomahawkin, I saw it. Wasn’t it the same dude who always insults Carroll Rogers with sexist remarks? What an idiot.
keylargo
February 25th, 2011
11:25 pm
Poet – It works like a champ on downloads from Netflix and DVD’s as well.
Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:26 pm
And I think that toxicologist will live a longer and happier life without the “BP” decal on his truck. _ Tom O’Hawke
Yeah, he would have been safer if he had brought the checkbook. Well maybe not safe, but at least a little less unpopular.
Trey
February 25th, 2011
11:26 pm
Yeah, I saw it Tomahawkin.
Trey
February 25th, 2011
11:27 pm
Tomahawkin, did you get a chance to read that article I posted?
Poet
February 25th, 2011
11:30 pm
I suppose I should spring for that cable then, keylargo. Thanks.
Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:30 pm
Bat-
The guy who was churning out the good ones this summer left. We have a new person doing the headlines now. They’re much more generic. _ Crime Dog
Man, that is by god tragic! You guys do good work and I appreciate it, but damn, his headlines alone justified the cost of a paper.
Moe Berg
February 25th, 2011
11:33 pm
keylargo–I agree that the negotiations will want to open up the books a lot. Also, the financial problems of the Dodgers. Three teams having such financial trouble heading into the collective bargaining negotiations will make everyone very curious. Add to that the Marlins possible misuse of revenue sharing funds, and there will be a great deal of discussion.
MIBravesFan
February 25th, 2011
11:34 pm
Poet – loved your 10:11 pm poem! Well done!
keylargo
February 25th, 2011
11:35 pm
I just saw a commercial with a nurse and a fireman saying the only thing that keeps them going at the end of a long day is XYZ Energy Drink. So many people are using that stuff now but I bet you in ten years it’s going to be in the cigarette and alcohol category – shunned by the mainstream. They’ll find some things not healthy about it. Like all of life, you can’t get nothing for nothing.
Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:38 pm
I wonder how those people can sleep at night. Brava
Not the most popular guys around these day, though they have there supporters. Something like this might be apply:
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on not understanding it _Upton Sinclair
True then, true today.
Tom O'Hawke
February 25th, 2011
11:42 pm
Thanks for the Schultz “digi-blog” link, DOB.
Very entertaining.
Poet
February 25th, 2011
11:43 pm
MIBravesFan, thank you.
Brava
February 25th, 2011
11:44 pm
Indeed, Bat. Still a shame, though.
Brava
February 25th, 2011
11:45 pm
OK, I’m calling it a night. Got to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for the big game tomorrow!
Nite all!
MIBravesFan
February 25th, 2011
11:52 pm
“Bat Masterson
February 25th, 2011
11:38 pm
I wonder how those people can sleep at night. Brava
Not the most popular guys around these day, though they have there supporters. Something like this might be apply:
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on not understanding it _Upton Sinclair
True then, true today.”
Of course it is. Shakespeare is still relevant because even though the language is different we’re still the same.
Playoffs!!!!
February 25th, 2011
11:57 pm
key largo, moe berg—-I disagree. I don’t anticipate much labor/managment strife in upcoming negoitiations. MLB has never had such a period of prosperity as the last 10 years or so. No one wants what happened in 1994, and how it damaged the game.
The Dodgers and Mets troubles are more a weird type of mismanagment that is not typical of the other teams. Revenue sharing has helped the small market teams. All is relatively well in the world of baseball.
MIBravesFan
February 26th, 2011
12:08 am
Playoffs!!!! – I was thinking the same thing. However interesting it may be to open up the books of the Dodgers, Mets, and Marlins, all signs are that the baseball labor talks are going smoothly and I hope it stays that way. Leave the strife for once to the other leagues (and let the NFL pluck the feathers off their golden goose if they wish).
nolie
February 26th, 2011
12:19 am
slow Friday night
Playoffs!!!!
February 26th, 2011
12:20 am
M.BraveFan—–Yes, and the NFL owners are making TONS of money, and of course, they have their own built-in, free- of-charge minor league feeder system —-namely college football . And they have no gauranteed contracts to pay (in a sport where the players need it the most) and FAT TV contracts
Bat Masterson
February 26th, 2011
12:26 am
Yeah, nolie_
Would you like to hear the story about the amazing looking young woman I saw today? The one with the apparently painted on tiny yellow bikini bottom, bent over in the parking lot?
nolie
February 26th, 2011
12:30 am
shu nuff Bat, I remember the days when I used to hang at the beach almost every day. Then they started charging parking and it all disappeared, the bikinis, the horseshoe games, the bocce…all of it
Bat Masterson
February 26th, 2011
12:38 am
nolie_
Yeah, I know what you mean. They have put in a bunch of boardwalks here lately, wiped out a lot of free parking. Would that I had been able to take a picture. Unfortunately I was on the road, and though I was only doing about ten mph, I still damn near wrecked my truck. If I only had the words I would paint you a picture. Suffice to say, mercy!
DS1
February 26th, 2011
12:44 am
Watch out Bat, that sorta stuff can stop an older man’s heart!
nolie
February 26th, 2011
12:45 am
well the local little Port Charlotte beach is on the bay rather than the big water and the water is not all that special. You can drive north or south 20 miles or so and be back on the coast with bigger nicer beaches and water, so it just didn’t turn out to be appealing enough for folks to pay to park. there is a decent non-beach park with nice horseshoe and bocce sights and no parking so they all moved too.
Bat Masterson
February 26th, 2011
12:46 am
You got that right, Wayne. Luckily I had mine checked out this morning, still good to go.
Tom O'Hawke
February 26th, 2011
12:47 am
Would you like to hear the story about the amazing looking young woman I saw today? The one with the apparently painted on tiny yellow bikini bottom, bent over in the parking lot?
Bat, that wasn’t the same woman that was in that “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”, was it?
Gee, I hope not. She’d be what, at least 70 now? Nosirrrrr!
Bat Masterson
February 26th, 2011
12:50 am
That is all a shame, nolie, it really is. That’s a damned expensive area you live in anyway when you are out trying to have a little fun. Seems like they could cut the locals a little slack.
Bat Masterson
February 26th, 2011
12:53 am
No Sir is right, Tom. Maybe 20, 21, whew! Well somebody has to live here might as well be me.
nolie
February 26th, 2011
1:07 am
http://www.archive.org/details/DM2009-05-29.nak300cp3.gould
Delta Moon. try Life’s a Song
MIBravesFan
February 26th, 2011
1:08 am
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand/The-Ghost-Of-Tom-Joad–184521875
MIBravesFan
February 26th, 2011
1:12 am
Sorry about the timing, nolie – that was unintentional.
nolie
February 26th, 2011
1:14 am
no problemo mi amiga
Ward
February 26th, 2011
1:24 am
D.O.B. Another great article….. I’m late,but I think Matt Youg could be our Bret Butler in center field .It’s nice to to see Nate, Schafer, and Matt Young on our team,and would be happy with either one…………Smile……
Ward
February 26th, 2011
1:26 am
As long as Matt Young, Schafer, and Nate can get on base, and play great defense….. That will please me…..
Ward
February 26th, 2011
1:41 am
Farnsworthy: Go play with your Union, and shut up…….
Ward
February 26th, 2011
1:49 am
I might have to talk to the third person or some thing like that… Where is everybody?????? Nice night, I think so too Ward let’s talk later….. Yeah I think thats a good idea too Ward…….Peace every one….. I shall return…..
Ward
February 26th, 2011
2:05 am
Maybe the aliens came and held up the blog. I must be the only one left……Hmmmm….. I’ll come back later….. smile………
Ward
February 26th, 2011
2:14 am
Talk tomorrow every one………. Now I’m going to go fight the Aliens……. Peace……..Smile………
nolie
February 26th, 2011
2:21 am
Help us ward, help us please. Only you can save u……..
Tomahawkin
February 26th, 2011
3:57 am
Wayyy F’d Up…!
Swing Hard in Case You Hit It (formerly "I Miss Ted Turner")
February 26th, 2011
4:04 am
Gameday.
keylargo
February 26th, 2011
5:16 am
TBS is not giving up on one-hour shows: it has two more in production: “Hound Dogs” about the travails of a minor-league baseball team from the creator of “Bull Durham”
old timer
February 26th, 2011
6:44 am
The other low bar here is the group Young is competing with for a backup job.
ncgary
February 26th, 2011
6:51 am
Of course it is. Shakespeare is still relevant because even though the language is different we’re still the same.
mibravesfan if shakespeare were alive 2day
he’d be stuck in gitmo
branded as a terrorist
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
7:10 am
Sunrise over Dark Star Lake, aka Lake Bryan, on Braves’ 1st gameday of 2011 http://twitpic.com/43xxzn
wjones
February 26th, 2011
7:14 am
“Chop Chop
February 25th, 2011
6:32 pm
You know, if I’ve got to add the +10 wins the Braves are gonna get by Donk, his boogers, and his nuzzle-earning sugar cubes being out of the dugout, I’m gonna say the Braves will be a cool 100-62 this year.
The tide of winning is hereby unleashed.”
Are Chop Chop and Robert the same person? Just saying….
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
7:28 am
Time to fire up a Macanudo, pour a big to-go cup of coffee, put on the Jamey Johnson CD and hit the Fla. turnpike to Port. St. Lousy for Braves-Mets.
Mike S
February 26th, 2011
7:28 am
It’s the prettiest one yet, DOB… Play Ball!!
CB
February 26th, 2011
7:38 am
wjones,believe me,they are not the same person. Chop Chop is our Mr.Sarcastic on the blog and Robert is our Mr. Proctologist- anal retentive.
CB
February 26th, 2011
7:40 am
DOB,I liked how you were opening the window on the digi-blog. Very cool,sir.
ColoradoBravesFan
February 26th, 2011
8:15 am
YESSS… Finally we will have Baseball again. Well at least ST games. Can’t wait to start getting some of our “ifs” answered. If Chipper can return healthy, if Nate can at least be an avg CFer, will Schafer make the big league club, or be at AAA.
Thanks DOB for all the great info. GO BRAVES.
richbrave
February 26th, 2011
8:20 am
DS1
February 25th, 2011
5:38 pm
richbrave
For an old f@rt, we’ve always known you were a “Young” man at heart!
I’ve had a lot of things said of me, but that one ranks at the top. THANX DS1
Bay Area Steve
February 26th, 2011
8:23 am
Poet,
You’ve outdone yourself, again, with that 10:11. My favorite:
‘In this Brave new world, with its brand new skipper, A big Uggla stick and a resurging Chipper’
McFann Ô Ô
February 26th, 2011
9:20 am
Tomahawkin I’m was On Youtube searching braves videos…
Ah! Well, see, that’s the trouble with YouTube sometimes—you’re just trying to look up something nice, and they gotta toss those obscene videos in your face…
Keylargo I’m trying to get advice on getting the game on TV tomorrow and I have two transvestites and a Drill Sgt. in a mini dress available. What’ll I do McFann?
Huh…?
Bruce i should have written admire rather than appreciate.
That’s OK.
Thank you!
McFann Ô Ô
February 26th, 2011
9:21 am
Twitter does NOT wanna open for me…
Beautiful sunrise, Chief!
1976 fan
February 26th, 2011
9:24 am
Dear Mr O’Brien and Bloggers, Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you. I suffered a great loss in Oct. For the few minutes I read your blog there was some relief from the overwhelming sadness. I love this team, no matter what the line-up, and have never looked forward to anything as much as I have the start of this season. In case you ever think what you do doesn’t matter…it mattered to me more than words can explain. Thank You.
McFann Ô Ô
February 26th, 2011
9:30 am
1976 fan—
Sorry for your loss! Glad to know we could be of help—thank you for the kind words.
McFann Ô Ô
February 26th, 2011
9:38 am
OK, gotta run…should be back by game time…I hope…
Fan since 1977
February 26th, 2011
9:46 am
1976 –
Very sorry for your loss. Hang in there, and there is reason to be excited about this team.
Nice story, DOB, outfield depth is not looking like the problem it was in the offseason – I hope.
LJ
February 26th, 2011
9:56 am
1976, God Bless you, hang in there, you are not alone.
Lew
February 26th, 2011
10:13 am
1976 – We may be a dysfunctional family (at the best of times), but there’s never a lack of concern here. Take Care.
haggard
February 26th, 2011
10:13 am
1976 fan
You’re among friends here with generous hearts and sincere, caring ways–especially during times of need, be it emotional or physical. That’s a fact.
Sometimes I wonder if David O’Brien knew just what he was creating, (or what he was getting himself into- smile) when he created this forum a few years back. But his best traits, beginning with generosity, are on display daily and it seems as if most participants attempt to emulate him in their own unique ways. And as for entertainment content, sometimes it even tops cable TV !
Don’t be a stranger, 1976 fan.
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
10:17 am
1 hour and 50 minutes, 3/4ths of a cigar, one coffee and one Red Bull later, we’re here among the New Yorkers. Jamey Johnson, Elvis Presley and Husker Du (Zen Arcade album) fueled the drive.
Game day, folks!
Brava
February 26th, 2011
10:17 am
1976 fan, reading your post brought tears to my eyes. My sincere condolences for your loss. So good that you could find a bit of comfort here. Hang in there, it gets easier with time.
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
10:20 am
Lineup’s official, in case you missed my Twitter post made during drive:
1. Schafer DH
2. McLouth CF
3. Heyward RF
4. McCann C
5. Hinske LF
6. Freeman 1B
7. Conrad 2B
8. Hicks 3B
9. Hernandez SS
haggard
February 26th, 2011
10:24 am
“Chicago bypassed Sandberg and offered the job to interim manager Mike Quade, the equivalent of turning down a date with Halle Berry to hang with your high school librarian.”–Sports Illustrated’s Jeff Pearlman
Now that’s good.
haggard
February 26th, 2011
10:30 am
David O’Brien
That Jamey Johnson seems to be the real deal, as was John Prine at the Fox Theater last night. What a storyteller.
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
10:34 am
Mets lineup: 1. Reyes SS, 2. Castillo 2B, 3. Wright 3B, 4. Pagan CF, 5. Bay LF, 6. Davis 1B, 7. Thole C, 8. Hairston DH, 9. FMartinez RF
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
10:35 am
Haggard, Prine’s still going strong after his health scare, ain’t he? You’re right: great storyteller, in song and between songs.
Braveheart
February 26th, 2011
10:40 am
What exactly do people mean by “Live Tweeting” or “Live blogging”? As opposed to what? Pre-recorded Tweeting? Comatose blogging?
Great question. It always annoys me when sites or writers try to sell that. It’s almost like they’re admitting they don’t understand these new mediums, so they’re like, yeah, well, I don’t normally interact with you losers, but my boss is making me do so today, so join me if you’d like, but I’d prefer that you didn’t so that my bosses won’t make me do this too much, but, hey, the invitation is out there, and at least now my bosses can’t say I didn’t make a half-hearted attempt to comply and interact with you chumps
LTBF
February 26th, 2011
10:44 am
Kinda looks like a ST lineup. Oh well guess it is.
Brava
February 26th, 2011
10:45 am
DOB, who is the Mets starting pitcher?
Anthony
February 26th, 2011
10:46 am
What a day. 2011 season is around the corner. Can’t beat spring training baseball.
One guyi’m rooting for above all else – Jordan Schafer. I remember the story DOB did a year or so ago about Diaz and Schafter and how Diaz was helping Schafter in a batting cage in Lakeland during offseason. Hope the guy makes the roster and has regular playing time; I think he’s going to make it hard on Fredi to not play him.
haggard
February 26th, 2011
10:48 am
Braveheart @ 10:40
LOL !
LTBF
February 26th, 2011
10:56 am
Thinking about buying MLBTV package for one month so I can watch game online. THey say no blackouts, is that true? Also do they really refund your money if you cancil in five days?
David O'Brien
February 26th, 2011
10:56 am
Starting pitchers for this Grapefruit League lid-lifter (love that, don’t ya?) are Braves’ Jurrjens & Mets RH Jenrry Mejia (hard thrower, could be their closer in future)
haggard
February 26th, 2011
10:59 am
Often given the credit of discovering John Prine, Kris Kristofferson heard Prine and remarked that he wrote songs so good that “we’ll have to break his thumbs.”–Prine’s site
Lew
February 26th, 2011
10:59 am
Jair, just by starting the game today, puts himself well ahead of last year at this time. Hope it heralds a to a return to his 2009 form.
Lew
February 26th, 2011
11:03 am
LTBF – I’ve had the Extra Innings package on cable for some years now (I assume that’s what you mean). Never heard of a one month deal, though.
I watch about 300 games a year on it (sometimes three or so a day and lots of surfing between NLEast games), but I do believe there are blackouts if you’re in your local team’s area. EG – I don’t get the Red Sox games here (could on NESN, though).
Lew
February 26th, 2011
11:04 am
Maybe not the same. Used to have it on computer but gave it up – rather watch it on the large screen.
Bravefaninok
February 26th, 2011
11:04 am
LTBF
February 26th, 2011
10:56 am
Thinking about buying MLBTV package for one month so I can watch game online. THey say no blackouts, is that true? Also do they really refund your money if you cancil in five days?
The no blackouts in ST is true,but they billed me on oct 8th last year,I cancelled on oct 11 and got no refund……keep in mind the games were over for the year and playoffs were on tbs/fox.
Braveheart
February 26th, 2011
11:07 am
Jair, just by starting the game today, puts himself well ahead of last year at this time. Hope it heralds a to a return to his 2009 form.
Was thinking myself that it was good that Jair was the first one up. A good way to start quickly putting the bad taste of 2010 behind him. A good move by Fredi.