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richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:12 am
PTBNL
March 17th, 2011
12:41 am
Regarding today’s blog, I really like Medlen. I don’t really know how the Brave’s FO view him, but I tend to think he has more value that it seems most Braves fans do. He gets the job done… with great determination.
Well said PTBNL. I’m thinking you kiss off a 13-1 start to a career, and a guy who consistantly strikes out more than a batter an inning [BEACHY] at your peril.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:18 am
Rabid Rascal
March 17th, 2011
8:06 am
Here is an interesting tidbit… Does anyone know what our dear Milky Cabrera has for a batting average this spring? I was pretty astounded to say the least.
LinkReport this comment.CB
March 17th, 2011
8:12 am
1000
Less?????
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:19 am
As in, I could care less…………….but I don’t.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:26 am
TIM COLLINS is projected as a potential starter in KC. Only effective pitcher we had that made KRIS MEDLEN look tall. Same as MATT YOUNG does for BROOKS CONRAD.
So what is the average age here? A burning question posed on St. Patty’s day in the mornin’.
I’m 67. Any other geezers out there. Geezerette nolie is 65. JERRY says he’s old, but won’t divulge. Come on JERRY give.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:29 am
Dammit. Today was supposed to be my grandson’s first game, but he pulled a hamstring in a scrimmage game monday and may not play. I don’t think he should.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:30 am
Love talkin’ to myself. Oh well, enjoy the green today. Feed-bag time.
sidslidkid
March 17th, 2011
8:33 am
I’m 31 richbrave…. Slow morning on the blog. Where is everyone?
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
8:35 am
nolie
March 17th, 2011
1:10 am
keep working with your grandson rich, perhaps he can play SS or CF for us in a few
One can only hope. Free tix to the games whenever. In ML baseball, many aspire, few succeed, but if you don’t, you won’t.
A great education partially paid for by athletics ain’t bad either.
CB
March 17th, 2011
8:38 am
rich,I believe Tim Collins is projected as a reliever,no? Wish he had stayed with Braves.
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
8:49 am
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone!!! I’ll be 28 this Saturday, I wish I could celebrate St. Patty’s day like I use to but kids and responsibility kinda make it hard to act like a complete Drunk anymore. Oh well, IRISH I was drunk!!!
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
9:15 am
Crazy, I’m with you, bud. The good times ain’t what they used to be.
O'Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
9:15 am
G’morn!
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
9:15 am
I, errr rish I was … hiccup, drunck too hiccup…put on somer Corrs fort hr occas holiday.
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
9:24 am
Top of the morning to ya… VCU quiets critics , kinda… Not sure about my Irish ancestry but I do prefer Jameson… Does that count?
O'Gil In Mechanicsville
March 17th, 2011
9:26 am
Yes, I liked Collins too. I thought he was the best piece in the Yunel trade. I guess Dayton Moore thought so too.
bigchiefrg
March 17th, 2011
9:29 am
good morning all… I didnt get to watch the baseball game yest until last night and therefore stayed away from the blog all day yesterday (truly sucked).
I thought Hanson looked good but the one person that I came away most impressed by was Linebrink. O’Flaherty looked really good too. That bullpen is shaping up to be something special.
Pameee
March 17th, 2011
9:29 am
Jerry
March 17th, 2011
1:18 am
I kinda figured you were about my age, but you got me by a few. I’m retired from the fire department, but still work a full-time job to pay the bills.
I think that is a damned shame!!!!
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
9:37 am
Happy St. Paddy’s Day to all.
richbrave, I’m 52, turning 53 on April 2nd.
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
9:38 am
bigchiefrg, I also though Linebrink looked good yesterday. Sherrill… not so much.
fleming
March 17th, 2011
9:39 am
richbrave
61 here
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
9:40 am
What’s up everyone?
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
9:40 am
I’ve got a b-bay on the 25th of this month.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
9:41 am
tiger mcfann is gone to bed must mean its time for me to start posting
Why? What were you planning to say about McCann?
Irish Tater
March 17th, 2011
9:46 am
A lit’l Irish ballad…
Rory Gallagher – “Off The Handle” (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yml4V-zcf3A&feature=related
R.I.P.
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
9:47 am
39 here, but look 29, so I’m not worried
bigchiefrg
March 17th, 2011
9:48 am
yeah O’brava, I think Sherrill got out over his skis a little bit against some right handed batters. Sherrill is gonna be REALLY good for neutralizing that murderer’s row of LH batters in Philly. He looks like he would be impossible to pick up by a LH batter.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
9:50 am
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
9:52 am
You know, I hadn’t thought about it that way, bigchiefrg, when I was trying to figure out why Wren wanted Sherrill. That makes a lot of sense.
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
9:56 am
And to you, McFann!
ColoradoBravesFan
March 17th, 2011
9:56 am
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all. 43 here in CO.
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
9:59 am
Thanks, bravesgrl4life!
Not sure if “McFann” is Irish or Scottish, but my real last name is Irish…
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
10:00 am
Sherrill is gonna be REALLY good for neutralizing that murderer’s row of LH batters in Philly. He looks like he would be impossible to pick up by a LH batter.
If we didn’t sign him he would be with the Phillies right now (he picked the Braves over the Phillies) and there fans would be saying “yo dis dude gonna be da shis nit against dim LH hitters in A-Town, Heyward and McCanns ain’t got a chance yo!!”.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:04 am
bravesgrl4life, we’ll after next Friday I will no longer be able to say I’m thirty something.
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:05 am
McFann, today we’re all a McSomething, right? Actually, I’ve been tracing my paternal heritage and have found that I am about a 7th generation American, but some of my dad’s ancestors came from Ireland and Scotland. He also had French and Native American ancestors. My natural hair color is kind of a dark blonde that gets red gold in the sun, and I have the fair skin of the Irish background. I got the dark eyes and high cheekbones from the Native American side. So, I guess I am really a mutt, but there is some Irish in there
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
10:05 am
The more lefty’s we have in our pen the better and the less they have in Philly the better. Not saying Sherrill was signed to prevent the Phillies from getting him. But it did keep the filthies from adding a quality LH’er to there pen…. Added Bonus for us!!
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
10:06 am
Sois thsats would beish O’McFann then?
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:06 am
AT – I’ve got 7 months and 1 week until I can’t say I’m 30 something anymore.
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
10:09 am
MvFann,
My real last name is also Irish, but I got it through adoption. I immigrated from France when I was 6.
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
10:10 am
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣ , I love your Philly fan impersonation.
DAP
March 17th, 2011
10:12 am
i think wren got sherrill to be a situational lefty to free o’flarety up. o’flarety is a pretty good pitcher and i believe could easily be a set up man or even occasional closer. but, losing dunn, it was looking like o
flarety had the LOOGY role. with sherrill being the left specialist, it frees o’flarety up, making our bullpen even more flexible. weve got alot of great arms out there.
timthebrave
March 17th, 2011
10:12 am
Happy st patricks day everyone….I will be watching basketball today. This is the only time of year I really enjoy watching basketball and not just UGA
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:13 am
My ancestors traces back to the vikings in Denmark.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:13 am
bravesgrl4life, I’m with you though.. as long as you don’t feel it or look it…. it’s okay.
O'Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
10:15 am
My temper is probably result of the wee bit of Irish blood in me. My chiseled lines, big boned frame and dashing good looks are likely from my dominant Norwegian heritage.
I’m wearing some green though!
Ease® in Woodstock
March 17th, 2011
10:16 am
therd iris coffee did morin.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:16 am
DAP, I agree with you. I think Sherrill will serve as our situational lefty. That’s why I’m not too concerned about his ERA in ST, I think it’s naturally going to be inflated just because he’s working a full inning to get work in.. facing both righties and lefties.
O'Mixxo
March 17th, 2011
10:17 am
Arkansas Transplant -
Also of Viking descent.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:18 am
O’Mixxo, can I have that horn back?
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
10:20 am
scotch-irish and cherokee indian on my mom’s side, english on my dad’s side. i dont have any ancestors that came over after the civil war, so we’ve been here awhile. im 26 and a third.
bigchiefrg
March 17th, 2011
10:24 am
I agree with you guys about Sherrill but I think he has a lot higher upside then being just situational. As recently as ‘09, he was lights out to both Lefties and Righties. With bullpen work being so much mental, I think he could really become very good if he gets that swagger back.
bigchiefrg
March 17th, 2011
10:26 am
On the heritage thing, how many times removed before you just become plain American?
Bayou Brave
March 17th, 2011
10:28 am
Scotch-Irish on one side and either Scotch or Irish on they other…they think. Supposed to have some native american in there, too. I think they are guessing to be honest.
30.
Bayou Brave
March 17th, 2011
10:29 am
bigchiefrg, I always consider myself just plain “American”
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
10:29 am
turned 39 yesterday
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:30 am
bigchiefrg, that’s a good question. On both sides of my family, excepting my maternal grandfather’s side (which I can’t find out much about since I don’t have his mother’s maiden name), I’ve traced back to the early 1700’s and until that point, every one was born here.
BravePack
March 17th, 2011
10:31 am
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. DOB must have been celebrating early as he must be passed out on the Blarney Stone and is no where to be found. Didn’t even post a daily sunrise pic. That’s alright rest up Dave you deserve it.
I see everyone is revealing how young they are so I’m a yong 35 years old. CraZy I agree with ya and the not being able to get pass out drunk anymore as each year passes. With 2 kids age 8 and 11 and having to work 5-6 days a week and recovery time going from a few hours the next day to 2-3 days later it becomes very hard to drink like we did when we were in our 20’s. Like they say older and wiser so when we do go out and drink pacing ourselves is the key.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:31 am
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
10:00 am
Sherrill is gonna be REALLY good for neutralizing that murderer’s row of LH batters in Philly. He looks like he would be impossible to pick up by a LH batter.
If we didn’t sign him he would be with the Phillies right now (he picked the Braves over the Phillies) and there fans would be saying “yo dis dude gonna be da shis nit against dim LH hitters in A-Town, Heyward and McCanns ain’t got a chance yo!!”.
SHERRILL:
I know he was happy about that K he got on a righthander yesterday, but he’s gotta’ tighten up over here in ATLANTA if he’s gonna’ be effective. Looked sloppy yesterday. And he’s completely vulnerable against right-handers off what I saw. His style appears to be to pitch going away from lefty’s, and into the happy zone for righty’s. He didn’t show me he could use both sides of the plate, just the left side, and not particularly effective there. I’m not favorably impressed at this point. Haven’t seen him work before. Maybe he was better in other appearances. Willing to change my mind when I see better outings however.
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:33 am
Welcome to the club, Big Nick
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:35 am
BravePack
March 17th, 2011
10:31 am
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. DOB must have been celebrating early as he must be passed out on the Blarney Stone and is no where to be found. Didn’t even post a daily sunrise pic. That’s alright rest up Dave you deserve it.
I see everyone is revealing how young they are so I’m a yong 35 years old. CraZy I agree with ya and the not being able to get pass out drunk anymore as each year passes. With 2 kids age 8 and 11 and having to work 5-6 days a week and recovery time going from a few hours the next day to 2-3 days later it becomes very hard to drink like we did when we were in our 20’s. Like they say older and wiser so when we do go out and drink pacing ourselves is the key.
Heh,heh,heh, growing up I see. Just wait ’till you’re sixty eight. Hey, I can’t BE the elder statesman on this blog. When I started in 2007, there were plenty of people that sweemed older than I. GIL……..little help.
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
10:35 am
richbrave: I feel the same way about Sherrill. Never was going to be on the cover of muscles and fitness but maybe his conditioning is playing a role in his decline???
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:37 am
BP, did you start a RttS game yet?
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
10:37 am
bravesgrl4life—Not sure about you but the next one might just sting a little.
Steven Lemon
March 17th, 2011
10:38 am
Just two things: 1. “Just spring soreness”???? Hoodahell is HE kidding? “spring soreness” doe4snt last FIVE DAYS unless you have been sitting around all winter inhaling bon-bons. As much as I like Heyward, he seems destined to replace Chipper as the resident sick bay resident.
2. “Brian McCann just needs some at bats against lefties”, so you sit the rookie who ALSO needs those at bats?? Is Bobby Cox still pulling these strings? Brian has hit lefties and has a couple of years facing major league lefties. If Freeman is the first baseman of the future, wouldn’t HE need those at bats more than BeeMac?
God, I sure hope these guys don’t pan out like they are looking like they might.
Loads of major league talent, managed by minor league decisions.
bigchiefrg
March 17th, 2011
10:38 am
I just think it’s funny because everyone seems to be Irish on St Patty’s day. I am protestant and still am wearing a green tie today. I do love the Guinness and a couple of fingers of bushmills too.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:38 am
richbrave, who’s older between you and Lew?
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:39 am
bravesgrl4life, I’ll let you know how it feels after next week.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:40 am
30 was the worst birthday for me. I truly believed anybody that age or older was dead. Didn’t know shyt. Well now………..
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:41 am
29 was harder for me than 30 was. Not sure why, it just was.
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
10:41 am
richbrave – good luck to the Spiders today! I was happy with the Rams last night…
Carroll Rogers
March 17th, 2011
10:41 am
Happy St. Patty’s day and hey again, y’all….Back down to fill in for DOB for a few days….couple items of business.
1) Braves announced concert series for the summer, and I bet you wish DOB was here to give his musical analysis on it. All I can say is I’m especially excited for the first group announced – the Avett Brothers on April 10,….Yacht Revue on May 30….and going retro with Athens’ own B-52s on July 16…..The Braves will hold another concert on Sept. 17, band to be announced.
2) with the night game tonight (6:05 vs. Nats) new blog won’t be posted until later in the day.
bravofan
March 17th, 2011
10:42 am
clemson or west virginia?
♣~♣~CrαZy~♣~♣
March 17th, 2011
10:42 am
richbrave
I haven’t been all too impressed either but I think Sherrill could be the LH version of Moylan. Moylan gets RH out and Sherrill gets LH out. We shall see.
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
10:42 am
bigchieffrg I agree with you guys about Sherrill but I think he has a lot higher upside then being just situational. As recently as ‘09, he was lights out to both Lefties and Righties.
in ‘09 righties OPSed almost .700 against him, more than twice as high as lefties. while .700 isnt really high, i wouldnt call it “lights out”.
in fact, i can only find one year in his entore career (2007) where he was really good against righties, and in his career he has given up a .800 OPS to righties. no, i think his ceiling is a lights out LOOGY, and a risk doing anything else.
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
10:44 am
Carroll – congrats on the ACC Championship game! Can’t wait to see if Kyrie can play…
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
10:44 am
Ring ding diddle-iddle Idey-Ohh!
Ring ding diddly I-Oh!
Oh, lad I don’t know where ya been but I see ya won first prize.
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
10:46 am
bigchieffrg On the heritage thing, how many times removed before you just become plain American?
i say you dont have to be removed at all to be just plain american, if youre an american. were just talking about ancestry here. i mean, its like looking at all of MLB and saying “there all baseball players!” Yes, but some play for the NL and some for the AL, and it subdivides further from there. no biggie. they are all still baseball players.
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
10:47 am
happy early birthday, big nick.
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:48 am
I’m not sure between LEW and I. I might shade him a tad. But he and I are two of the only older regulars here still posting. GIL in MECHANICSVILLE is younger than I, but closer to myself than to your age. He does read here a bit, but rarely posts unlike my loquacious self…..But that true to form for me. Don’t ask if you don’t want an opinion……..right or wrong, and I’m both here frequently.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
10:48 am
AT, you’re turning 40? 40??? Pretty soon you’ll be commiserating with Lew and nolie about your hip hurting before it rains and the rising cost of prescription medication.
I’m 36 and I can already see the change happening… on the 4th of July I get mad at the kids setting off fireworks in the neighborhood because they scare my dog. I yell and people who drive too fast in my neighborhood…
richbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:50 am
Venice Jim
March 17th, 2011
10:41 am
richbrave – good luck to the Spiders today! I was happy with the Rams last night…
Thanx VJ. I hope your partner wasn’t put off by any of my comments last night. Certainly wasn’t downing her or S-CAL.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:50 am
Murph, I think I’m already getting there.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
10:51 am
Mornin’ Carroll
Your Alma mater is looking good !
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
10:51 am
Happy belated birthday, Big Nick!
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
10:52 am
Lot’s of interesting heritage in here! I’ve got some Austrian in me, too, I think…a little German, a tiny bit of Indian…all adds up to just plain American!
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:52 am
richbrave, opinions don’t bother me. You know what they say about opinions anyways.
O'Brava
March 17th, 2011
10:52 am
bigchiefrg, I wasn’t born in the US, but I consider myself 100% American.
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:52 am
Murph, did you get any RttS time in lastnight?
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
10:53 am
mcfann I’ve got some Austrian in me, too
austrian hunh? well put anotha’ shrimp on tha’ baaah-bie!!!!
abwright
March 17th, 2011
10:54 am
Hillbilly, the greatest “walk up song” on the blog … by far.
T’Hawkin should be taking lessons.
Murph
March 17th, 2011
10:56 am
AT, nope, didn’t get to even turn the PS3 on… did you play at all?
I am starting to think the secret to hitting is to guess high heat with every pitch (someone on here said that a while ago). If you guess high and guess fastball then you’ll set yourself up well because a) you’ll know if you need to sit heater or offspeed and b) if it’s not in the upper third you know to look low or take the pitch completely.
I’m going to try and get on tonight and test that out to see if it improves my hitting fortunes at all.
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
10:56 am
Carroll—Do you get the feeling after Wren’s interview yesterday that the Braves might do a little roster tinkering by opening day?
McFann Ô Ô
March 17th, 2011
10:58 am
McDAP—
Haha…what?
LANIGANrichbrave
March 17th, 2011
10:58 am
Geez, you guys……..It’s easier to divulge personal info [age, etc.] anonymously than face to face isn’t it?
Thought I’d incorporate a little personal green into the post equation today in honor of my maternal grandfather. Now if the green in the stock market would just take off……..
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:58 am
Like that tune there, Hillbilly
And now, I’m off to see if my local bbq joint is celebrating St. Patty’s Day with some corn beef and cabbage. I am hoping for the cabbage at least
Hillbilly
March 17th, 2011
11:00 am
abwright, Brilliant song. I haven’t heard it in a while, though.
McDAP
March 17th, 2011
11:00 am
mcfann Haha…what?
c’mon, dont you watch movies? check out “Dumb and Dumber” its one of the funniest movies ever. you only need to see the first few minutes to catch that reference i just ht you with.
LANIGANrichbrave
March 17th, 2011
11:01 am
Arkansas Transplant
March 17th, 2011
10:52 am
richbrave, opinions don’t bother me. You know what they say about opinions anyways.
Heh,heh, carry one with me all the time.
haggard
March 17th, 2011
11:01 am
” the next one might just sting a little”–Big Nick
Nah, Big Nick. Piece of cake. Like Grouch Marx said, “Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough”.
50 here and just about to slide into 51 as I share the day with Rogers Hornsby, Pete Rose, Greg Maddux, and Steve Avery
Big Nick
March 17th, 2011
11:03 am
McDAP–”Harry your hands are freezing”
LANIGANrichbrave
March 17th, 2011
11:03 am
bravesgrl4life
March 17th, 2011
10:58 am
Like that tune there, Hillbilly
And now, I’m off to see if my local bbq joint is celebrating St. Patty’s Day with some corn beef and cabbage. I am hoping for the cabbage at least
LOL! Is that a lament girl or hopes and dreams? Ha,ha,ha.